Morning Tribune, 21 October 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 225. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, October 21, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 655 1 II IKS FOM SAfETY 01 MB. A- KXhKV SOURABAYA DISASTER mm i»\s*fc*«i«tts xor vi:t PEARS are felt for the safety of a Singapore resident, Mr. H. A. Exley Of 35 Paterson Road, following the tragic loss of the X.P.M. .steamer Van der Wijck, which
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  • 149 1 Final Stages Of I om Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Oct 20. "1 suggest that the ease against the defendants which has been buiit up by the protecution is as .shaky as the builriint: itself. 1 said the Hon." Mr. E. D Shearn, counsel for the defence
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  • 121 1 Improvement hi Riots Situation Bombay. Oit 20. T H Wtary will be withdrawing by to-day and the First Pun- present making the last affected areas This inaennlte improvement m th.- The coMtructkm of the Pri If 1 this a strong police B uard. clunno the rioting
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  • 52 1 Colombo, Oct. 20. A DYNAMITE explosion during work on the construction of a defence boom cut the Trincomalee Naval Base resulted m the death of Mr. Rodrigo, head overseer, and a number of workmen, and seriously injured Mr. F. R. Bennett, who is attached to the Naval
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    86 1 Sought Information For Germany Metz. Oct. 17. A THIRTY- YEAR-OLD Luxemburg engineer, Frederic Martin, has been sentenced to ten years' penal servituci. by a French military court on a charge of espionage connected with the fottifi cation of the famous Maginot LintIt was alleged he sought Information l(>r
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  • 20 1 The Gow-rnment research i>hip William Scoresby will sail to-day on her sixth voyage to the Antarctic to investigate marine life.
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  • 551 1 Preparations In Capital London, Oct 2V MADRID la becoming hard pressed ten to the south where General France > right wins threatens the vital rail-lir.* to Albacete and Valencia. Farthf north, the greater manoeuvring power of the Insurgents, stiffened by Morrisn troops and strong regular contingents,
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  • 813 2 JUDGE ALLOWS PETITION BY LAWYER Shorter Period Of Probation Before Admission WITHOUT wishing to lay down any hard and fast rule which might bind me on future occasions. I think that where a candidate lacks experience of any branch of legal work he should usually be required to pain such
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  • 69 2 Gmundcn. Austria, Oct. 17. Anxiety is felt at the condition o. Prince Valdemar of Denmark, aged 7£ a great uncle of King Edward who is seriously ill from bronchitis. He givv worse to-day— fleuter Wireless. Venice, Oct. 19. The damage by the earthquake is now estimated at
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  • 500 2 Famous Indian Statesman Visits Singapore For Holiday Singapore. Tuesday. I LARGE number of prominent local Indians were present at the wharf this evening to welcome to Singapore Nawab Sir Mohamed Habibullah, KB., X. C.5.1., K.C.1.E., LL. D., the wellknown Indian statesman, who arrived by the Conte Verde. Among them were
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  • 112 2 Illegal Gratification Of 50 Cents Stngapon Tuesdu lATIP BIN ABDUL RAt-HID a M"uv lanct-corporal attached to the Orchard Road Police Station, M yesterday sentenced to threi mouthf rigorous imprisonment by M: tE. Colman. the Fi f th Magistral' on a charge of obtaining- an Illegal gratification ol 50 cents.
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  • 44 2 Aii enjoyable tea dance was given by Mr. ted "Mrs. Peng Cheng Yean at 7. Buckley Road on Monday In honour of His Highness the Sultan of KeUntM and His K:ghness the Raja ol Ke'antia who are visiting Singapore A Up company were present
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  • 408 3 New Japanese Motor ship ADDITION TO N.Y.K. FLEET iWa/^w Voyage To East Singapore, Tuesday. \F\V 7 367 gross tonnage motor A veJ s el with a total cargo space r 13 000 tons ls now on her *£??<&£•»"*£ SSSi ManT and is now running m ,i; recently inaugurated North Lope
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  • 23 3 N°' V *c rninv > n ibo «ti. Oct. 9. l l^^-,r^) has mdc the )mp1 the conquest ot
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  • 148 3 Strong Bid For Negro Votes New York. Oct. 20. THE costliest presidential election m America's history is reaching a climax. It is estimated t,he combined cost of both the parties is between four and five millions sterling of which the republicans are laying out the most. Both
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  • 128 3 New Singapore Concern A MEETING was held at Mr. John Breman's house m Upper Wilkie Road on Friday last to discuss the question of the formation of a Singapore Poultry and Pigeon Club. There was a representative gathering and it was unanimously decided to form the Club. The
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    12 3 The new N.Y.K. motorship, Akagi Maru, which is due m Singapore to-day.
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  • 49 3 Before th e Acting Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— 5.76 36 T. S. Rengasamy Chettiar vs K. S. Periasamy. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. 5.271|36— Esther Low etc. vs. Chang Heng Ping.
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  • 35 3 There will be a worshipping celebration of Buddha Sam Poh Hoofs birthday and attainment of Buddhahood on Oct. 22 and 23 at 12 4 milestone. Seletar Road, at Lord Budaia Temple. All are cordially invited.
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  • 214 3 Since She Lost 45 lbs. of Unwanted Fat Less than a year ago this woman weighed 12 stone 10 lbs. But she found a way to get rid of her ugly fat, yes— 45 lbs. of it— and get back her girlish vigour. Here is
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    • 7 3 Up B V Bl ..•■f> lit HI
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    • 61 3 lIIMH I LlltS AND FIELD GLASSES BY THE BEST MAKERS ZEISS, HEATH, ETC. Stocked by MOTION, SMITH SON 15, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. CITRODOIV OBTAINABLE FROM THE LEADING DISPENSARIES. SOLE AGENTS: SCHMIDT CO., 90, ROBINSON ROAD Look For This gJQM) Trade Maii When Buying A Watch. I VERY ATTRACTIVE SELECTIONS IN
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  • REUTERS COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 127 4 London, Oct. 20. DI TUDCD tVU DDC/H Previous To-day Change |Bpot Buyert 7? 8 7 7 8 BeUeri 7 15,16 715|16 November Buyers V /B 7 7 8 SeUers 7 15.16 7 15]16 December Buyers 7 15 16 715,16 Jan. Mar Buyers 715,16 8 up 116 SeUers 4
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    • 89 4 London, Oct 20 y Change Guinness 146- 146Imperial Chemical Industries 41 10» 2 41 1O' 2 Imperial Tobacco 1676 167 6 Gu?a Ka?umpong 31,3 31 :3 4 Langlaate Estates 23 6 23 9 Rubber Plant. Investment Trust 33- 33-Anglo-Iranian 97 6 99 4* 2 up l iol,
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    • 30 4 T TIN Standard. Previous To-day Chanpe Cash (official price) £202* 8 £199 5 8 -3 3 months forward (official price) £200 3 8 £198 l 4 -2» 8
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    • 56 4 RUBBER New York, Oct 19 I Previous To-day Change Tone Dull Very dull Spot Buyert 16 3 8 16 3 8 Sellers 16 7 16 16 12 1 16 Jan. Mar. Buyers. 1612 1612 Bellers 16 916 16 5 8 --H6 TIN Standard Tone Quiet Steady Spot
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    • 82 4 London, Oct. 20. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 104.98 105.10 up .12 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 9.10-1,4 9.13% up 3y 2 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 2Y 2 Is. 2 9,16 up 1116 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is.
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  • 57 4 Rugby. Od For a distance of 5.4 mtlßt. om- most modern highways which > iy going conversion to a dual cai u with space for footpaths and cy 000 will run along the exact line oi Tne year old Roman "Fosse J" ay bPlwc **n length of
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  • 260 4 Depression In Gold Bloc Countries London. INDUSTRY has remained depressed m 1 countries belonging to the gold bloc, although during the last year and the early part of 1936, industrial activity has quickened noticeably m practically all other countries. This conclusion is reached m "World Production and Prices,"
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  • 162 4 Opening Of Trial In London London, Oct. 19. A DENIAL that he suggested to George Orsborne that the Girl Pa; should be taken out and not brought back was given by Mr J,ohn Moore, managing director of the Morstrand Fishing Company, owners of the Girl Pat. at jne
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    • 22 4 :Hn:H::::H:::H:::::H:::::!::::::::::!:::::H::::::::::::: i: ::::::n::::::::::::y j SOUTH 1 !|p| BRITISH %/||^J INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. I ESTABLISHED 1872 XCL. Dom), bu i ■t flnlajson Green.
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  • 1306 5 jj. Frtuter and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Issued oyrj^_ Singapore. Oct. 20. 5 p.m 3 «lr* 1940 $400 000 Int 3 935 1975-1985 $4,000,000 U> 2PiE?-JT $1 -°W.OOO 4^'., 1929 red. 1959-69 $8,250 000 i" 9 3 mSi pt 30 12 122 "«m
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
    • 116 5 SinfiaDore: 27 2 cts., up 116 ct Market Tone: Steady Quiet London: 7 7 a d., unchanged. Market Tone: Quirt New York: 16 3 8 ctt., unchanged. Market Tone: Dull. Singapore, Tin -day evening. Very little business has passed locally to-day and prices haw remained steady at around yesterday's
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    • 27 5 Singapore, Tuesday, noon. Singapore: $100, up 8 London: £202 10s., up 605..: three months t2OO 55., up 655. New York: 45 cts., up 5 8 Ct.
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    • 10 5 London-New York 4.88 9 16 New York-London ***** 32
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  • 114 5 Singapore, Tuesday, 5 p.m. Messrs Fraser and Co., m their daily comment on the closing trend of the local market, state: The market has been without any particular feature to-day. In the tin share market, dollar issues came m for considerable support but bids did not attract much
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  • 118 5 Tin locally up 7 8. Rubber slightly firmer locally. Mining. Despite the firmness of both the Tin Metal and Tin share markets m London, a certain degree of weakness has developed m local tin shares, probably induced by the uncertainty of the forthcoming report from the
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  • 48 5 London. Oct. 1 J rks of rubber In London on Sati. r fi.- v ia<t amounted to 42 177 tot.s Lorficm deliveries totalled 764 tons. P;>bb r stocks m Liverpool on Hi o.t-. ('v w»T" nlaced at 57.031. whil deliveries 1.181 tons.— Reuter
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  • 23 5 London. Oct. Vj Stocks of pepper m London or Saturday last were as follows:--White 11.957 tons Black 1.780 tons Reutc
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  • 346 6 Maori Uwii and Peat, Ltd In their London rubbef market review dated Oct 6. state: Plantation -The market has been vei steady since the Control Committee a meeting last week, m spite oi no announcement beinu made, and eonttan to expectations, the devaluation of UK guilder brought no
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  • 173 6 Singapore, Oet 20. R. < Sunn W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $138' R. (Sium- W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $133' R. »Siam> W. Coast No 3 per Koyan $126 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. Al $220 R (BUm) "White Rice" No 1 $175 R. »Siam> -While Rice" No
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  • Exchanges
    • 110 6 London T.T. 2,4 116 London demand 2 4 l,lb London 4 months' sigh 2 4 V« Lyons demand 12 fO Hamburg d mand i* l New York demand &7 Mimtreal demand 56 15 16 Ba'avia demand 105 l Samarmng demand 105 4 Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demands 154 5
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    • 78 6 London T.T. 24 732 London demand 24 Vi London 30 days' sight 2|4 932 London 60 days' sight 24 932 London 3 months' sight 2,4 516 London 4 months' sight 2 4 516 New York demand 58 New York 90 ds 58% Calcutta, Bombay, Rangoon, Madras and Colombo demands
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  • 155 6 Three Sikhs On Serious Charge 'From Our Own Reportei > Kuala Lumpur. Monday. COURT bail In the .sum of $1,000 each was asked for In tht- first court today, when two Sikh.s. Hasur Singh and Sadur Sin^h were produced and chanted, the first with <iivins false evidence m
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  • 94 6 The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn. DAILY PRICES CURRENT Singapore, Tuesday noon. No. I.X.R.S.S. m CftMM FOB. October' 27 5 t 2,- Good F.AQ. m cases FOB. October* 27 916 27 1116 No. I.XR.S.S. (Spot-loose (awardable Spore- 27 2 27^ tt do October 27 5 B 27? 4 do
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  • 42 6 •Established In 18k<i Capital Subscribed (Fully 3atd U VI,: Reserve Fund V.130.3 Head Office: YOKOHA.V SINGAPORE BRANC MEYER CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACF Manager T. YAMAMftn Tel: No. 6049 Manager\ Room 5921 5922 General on v. 5923 6472 Comprauu:.
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    • 34 6 0~ 0~ _0~ _jf~ _0~ _0~- i i_&~~- _0~ MQ^ J ABSOLUTE SECURITY i H I \IO\ INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD I i i S Afents: S SIIVIE. DARBY CO.. LTD. J Singapore Branches. A
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    • 395 6 BANK Of CHLYI (Incorporated m China by Special Charter' 12. CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Managers Office 6444 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office 5188—5189 with 1] eitensfom Cable Address: CHI NC.Kt O PAID-IP CAPITAL: C h S4U(J(jii RESERVE FCNDS: N $3.*****143 TOTAL RESOI T RCES: $1 342 J4 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
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  • 887 7 Scheme Arranged For Benefit Of Industrial Workers London. Oct. 5. ma i triest pennon plan ever arranged T h United Kingdom for the t of industrial workers comes into benefl «i u l slates the Insurance operatl ;;nci "t o the Financial News f!tT«15,000 employees of
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  • 265 7 l oliv c Forced To Guard Cemetry Belgrade S n t} n^ 1TI V US women steel article? fS I!owers wreaths and other "S m r Braves m order to work m& r?m c reed the dir^tor of BelS^STSJnS apply t0 the police frXV f h2s
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  • 535 7 Pressure Of Native Output Is London. Oct. 8 TEARS that the depreciation of the guilder and the resultant advance m the guilder price of rubber might lead to a recurrence of trouble m the native districts of the Netherlands Indies are being allayed by the
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  • 138 7 Turns Blood white Mysterious Disease Baffles Doctors Adelaide DOCTORS here are baffled by a mysterious disease which takes a toll ol live or six lives a year m this city and which has just claimed as its lates victim the daughter of a well-knowi. citizen. Known as leuchaemia. it affects
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  • 176 7 Found After Hiding For 10 Years Belgrade UNTIL a few days ago. the only people who £new of the existence of Yugoslavia's biggest woman, who weighs 36 stone, were her father and a cousin. Now she has suddenly become famous —all because she could not get enougr* to
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  • 68 7 Further Rise In Oil Output London. Oct 2 MEXICAN Eaple Oil announces that the production i'or the week encit.i Fxpt 26 amounted to 519.000 barrels This follows an increase of 33.000 barrels the previous week, when the output was 497.000 barrels, and bring- p r duction almost up
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  • 93 7 Tale Of Woman Who Waited New Orleans. Louisiane. MISS ALICE FAZENDE was 25 wh* r> her fiance marched away \c tin Civil War. That was m 1861. "I'll never many anyone else if yv.: don't come back." she promised him He never came back, and Miss Fazendt kept her
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  • 71 7 Germany Helps The Workless NEW series of postage stands to be sold at slighUy more than face value, has been issued by the German post office m connexion with fus winter help campaign. The proceeds from the supplementary charges will go to the relief of the uncmployad. There
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  • 182 8 Singapore Boy Scouts ON Saturday and Sunday On r 18 representative patrols ol s^f from Raffles Institution. Victori i Srhn St. Andrew's School and the aSS Chinese School went into camp tor Vh final competition for the District Flao which have been held for some veaii h the Anglo Chinese
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  • 141 8 Alpine Glacier Yields 19H Victims Rome BODIES Of 16 soldiers who died fighting m the Grtat War In 1916 ha?t been recovered fiom a glacier 9.0j; feet up m the Mount Adamellc groui of the Dolomites. The bodies were found by workmen They had been set free as
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  • 59 8 But Born Miles Apart Rockwood, Tennessee. TWINS have been born wiih birthplaces 40 miles apart near Rockwood Tennessee. Charles Max Rose was borne to Mrs Charles Rose a t the family home m London County. The mother was ther. brought 40 miles to a Rockwood hospital where a girl
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    • 427 8 I OPENS TONIGHT! PA VI 1.1 OX 6.15 9.15 I CtAPHANDSI_IT'S THE SEASON'S SCREAM-LIMED HIT! f A Stand up and cheer for the biggest laugh-show of V R^^l A ne Y eaT Take seven grand comedy stars the V A world's funniest writer, P. G. Wodehouse the di- •J* V
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    • 54 9 La'tsi London lasliions: Fox furs go with this very lovely gou'n for evening wear. TAft^AM TH£ APE ||MAN THE MAN WHO (-OULD WORK MIRACLES" '"KKMEN's nmS ACCIDENT, BURGLARY, S j TS lON AND PUBLIC LIABILITY IN- j SURANCB UNDERTAKEN. J j CUJars and apply, 16D, Cecil Street, Singapore. j L
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    • 180 9 TO-DAY'S BIG EVENT! T I CAPITOL I! OPENING AT SPECIAL MATINEE 3-15 J SHIRLEY TEMPLE! KIE WORLD'S SWEETHEART S bTbTbTbhbbL jgA^~^ J ft I *m^l^B^M^. i ft v A^B^B^l Bk^t^B B^b^^^H B^4£* 1 y HP t^B b^b^ b^bVi« V VCjiav a iPJbbI bbt^biL i ..j^m 1 bbV^B i -4. -bbbbbbbbT
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  • 3295 10 hp M. r* LONDON Point Of VIEW Cruise Of Home Fleet: Conservative And Labour Party Conferences: Making London Beautiful: The Mobile P. 0.: Unemployment Figures: Fighting Fund For Liberals: Film Education: New York Comes To Piccadilly: Separate Cycle Tracks (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London,
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  • 221 11 Amazing Affair In Japanese University Tokio nay hfti led to an extraordinary jEALOia* U operating theatre J f PSucS Co^e of Kyushu ImW!J a Vw !r operation thiy were P eri:: ?froni 1 i cask and beaten m**s huirl the operation was not BffiibWSSi mb?rsof
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  • 133 11 'Identical With Fascism" Paris. i\ :iai conference against A" and the persecution of th, Jews is now ifrting here, attended 200 del gates representing a i coun ries. A of political bodies, trades atlons, and literary and ural s are r-presenua. blFr nch Radical Sonalis: and C les. the
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  • 85 11 ftHish Workmen In Germany Berlin MXTEEN British miners from Wales »ye arrived m Essen to study the their German colleagues. They wi'h miners" families visit pits rial plants, take pan m offi>ns and also a. lend a "broado! the Essen wireless station proc eding to Essen the miners
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  • 33 11 ItfOßKTin v London, Oct 19. a*ed m repaln tv of Salisbury Cathe. '.'•'^"■st cathedral spire by many is regarded rul m the world, ched to raise »ry repairs to tish Wireless
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  • 37 11 1 voar h th th n, c K orres P°ndlng •JSf numbp r of deaths nrnd^ts mi n Great Brivrov'l n mcre^ of 13 on hSSSriTft oi M LTr/' 943 a decrease T r o!nl ff)r previous
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  • 120 11 French Ministers Welcome It Paris ITTENTION has been drawn by the French Ministers of Public Works and Agriculture i 0 the new Dover-Dun-kerque Ferry Service for pass?ngers and Roods, which is to now inaugurated. They have issued a circular drawing tho attention of French producers, especially of fruits,
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  • 146 11 Super Dog At Berlin Show Berlin ENGLISH, Scotch and Irish dogs will b? presented among the 775 pedigree dogs at the Berlin Dog Show of th> Reich's Dog Association which opens m Berlin. "Dixi," an Alsatian; especially trained for serving deaf and dumb people, will also b e
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    140 11 Italy's Secret War Plans Rome. CTRINGENT measures for i/he maintenance of secrecy about Italy's war industries havp b^en taken by the General Commissioner for War Manufac- j tv res. H<> circularised all regular arms and munitions works, and over 1.000 factories tomporarily "mobilised" for wa r output I recalling
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  • 310 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1936 RESTRICTION OF TEA AN enactment providing for the restriction of tea cultivation m Malaya is to be introduced m the Federal Council, and it is explained that the intention is to tfive aid to the industry m Ceylon. Tea is an infant industry
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  • 616 12 MALAYA'S dependence on outside sources for the bulk of her food supplies has for many years, been a favourite topic with Governors and High Commissioners, the Press and other bodies and institutions which function m the public interest. Particularly m regard to rice production was this disability, for
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  • 392 12 Mr. J. Calder. First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, goes on a month's holiday to Snanghai at the end of the week and. during his absence, it is stated; Mr. H. C. Dakers. Protector of Chinese, will act for him. Mr. Hugh W. Dornhorsi. L.D.S., R.C.S., England, arrives from England by
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  • 69 12 St. Martin -In -The -Field Crypt To Be Extended Four vaults underneath St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. WC are to be demolished m order that the Crypt may be extended. The vau contain coffins and loose human bones that are hundreds of years old. More room is wanted for social and welfare
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  • 971 13 THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM British Association And Education Blackpool. Sept. 14. v l 3 sections and two subsecT Ht f .he B;«tish Assjciaiion T h e last of me« Profes- jfTBJK r 0 Se Geologists J Hwdrick to the SricS rfe£ and m other sections u*r#. discussions on more than £V£
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    12 13 Latest London Fashions:— Fox furs finish this new coat for cold weather-
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  • 84 13 Supervision Of Law Literature Asked Berlin. ALMOST hall the literature published A m Germany on law has had to be rejected m the past because it clashed with Nazi views and conceptions, according to the investigations of the Nazi party's literary examination board. This statement
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    265 14 Great activity prevailed m Tbropnorton Street. London. i w connection with the Revaluation of the franc and the ensuing crisis. Photo:— Crowds of bidders and bu ers outcide the B*nK m Thro^mortnn S c on Sept. 28. [orfunß a mobile service m th, form of a ,rae«.r and ...herinn i,
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  • 1229 16 FEEDING the BRUTE YOU yourself may be content with a menu for dinner or luncheon consisting of one substantial dish and som c fruit; bu. when you have to cater for a man you will have either to augment such menus or substitute menus mat men like. Some of my
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    • 68 16 Grand Opportunity To show every lady m Singapore what is a nice natural permanent wave, we have decided to reduce our rates for perming by 33 per cent, which makes it possible for you to have the very best wave for $10 only. Everything is under the control of and
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    • 21 16 t r -is Maison Ltffk IMIOI M V I FOH j i Q gj PHONE 3463 THE PHOENIX AERATED WATER WORKS
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  • 362 17 Some delightful DESERTS for HOT WEATHER MENUS. th^L ar fu the breez es that whisper through the wisteria at evening, but u?X* T r c o1 the fruit custard that lurks m the refrigerator, if you've been forehanded and set it a-cooling m the morning. For the fruits giving up
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    • 55 17 SINGAPORE LUGGAGE j CARRIER CO. Baggage Contractors Forwarding Agenta. Booking. Agents for TM3. Railways. Baggage Agents for.— Blue Funnel line East Asiatic line J Nederland line B.I.SJJ. Co., Ltd., etc.. etc Tel. Address •XUOOAOl" PHONE 2428 or call Union Bldf. CAMERAS AND FILMS PL 4 vd/f^M "^iB mm i^l hi
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    • 145 17 I A TO! III VI S 4.1 lIM BOOKSHOP USEFUL BOOKS How to Make Your Will— A. A. Croft $1.50; A Manual of Foreign Exchange— H. E. Evitt $3.50; Your Speaking Voice and Its Possibilities— H St. John Rumsey $2.00; Living by the Pen— Cecil Hunt $3.00; Rapid Calculations— A.
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    • 77 17 SILK STORE \Jknl TRjmRHAI 23, High St. Phone 3849. RESTAURANT Beal European Food Come and have your steak cooked as you like it on an open charcoal grill by JOHN. Singapore's leading Chef. OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT Arcade Restaurant) CoUyer Quay, Phone W* HAIRDRESSER Maison Marcelle j For a Natural j
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    • 92 17 CHEMIST Bp Kf.mnrnd.-d dpi-ouumm MedUal Inftttm /AAOX& MDS TO BEAUTY ROUGE POWDER LIPSTICK ALL AVAILABLE IN SHADES TO HARMONISE WITH YOUR COLOURING CREAMS AND LOTIONS FOR THE GREASY NORMAL AND DRY SKIN. BEAUTY BY CULTURE AGENTS: THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. (INC. IN F.M.S.) RAFFLES PLACE CARPETS WE CARRY A FINE
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  • 212 18 STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES '10-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Rengat and Tembilahan Makasser 21 li a m Pengerang s Soon Heng Oct 21 am Djambi and K. Toengkal§ Tobelo 21 p m Kretay Valaya 21 l pm Dungun, Kemaman and Kemasek A f?*? g 21 2 p. m
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  • 353 18 Overall Dimensions Will Be The Same TUNARD-WHITE STAR have announced that the new ship, the contract for which was signed recently, will be of approximately the same overall dimensions as the Queen Mary. It is not possible to say yet how her gross tonnage
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    • 452 18 BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due Tonnage Spore. Due 1936. Tonnage Spore. CARTHAGE 15.000 Oct. 23 1937. BURDAWAN 6,070 Oct. 23 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Jan. 1 NALDERA 16,000 Nov. 6 BHUTAN 6,100 Jan 14 SOMALI 6.810 Nov. 18 CORFU 15,000 Jan. 15 CAMORIN 15.000 Nov. 20 BEHAR 6.000 Jan. 24
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    • 139 18 M. M. LINE (MESSAGERIES MARITIMES > (Incorporated m France) SPECIAL CRUISE TO JAPAN Leaving Singapore NOVEMBER 20th Visiting: Saigon, Hongkong Shanghai by m.v. "PRESIDENT DOUMER" Returning Singapore JANUARY sth by m.v. "JEAN LABORDE" 15 DAYS IN JAPAN including FIRST CLASS RETURN PASSAGES, Hotels, motor-cars, sightseeing m Japan at an ALL
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    • 118 18 N.Y.KJWNE GENERAL PASSENGER AGKM: CUNARD WHITE STAK. I (Incorporated m Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo Aden, Port Said, Marseilles GibraWtf. s.s. KATORI MARU ct s.s. KASHIMA MARU v Z m.s. YASUKUNI MARU Rates to Ist Class „f? d C '^2 Naples $497 $540 $317 IgJ Marseilles 514 557 326
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  • THE HARBOUR
    • 104 19 larnNGSIDE THE WHARVES TO ARRIVE KEPm HARBOIR Main Wharf: BOY, Lch Mars. WBt. on iviurf: Cardtnm. VhSSrXS IN DRY DOCKS Tani'Mi? Pa ear: >it tori t Dock: Caisson. Fennel Harbour: king's Dock: Etrr-ma. No 1 Dock: P.W.D. Grab No. 1. Godown Gate No 22 1 Rajula 20
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    • 30 19 The M M. liner Felix Roussel is due I Singapore at 6 a.m. on Friday and will sail for Saigon. Hongkong. Shanghai and Kobe a t noon the same day.
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    • 68 19 Air Mail Despatches Medan, Jask§, t Amsterdam? and +Londcm§: Netherlands, closing 12.45 p.m. today, tf Australia, New Zealand, Java ana Timor Dilly: Qantas, closing 7 pjn. to-morrow Hongkong, Canton, "Shanghai, 'Kobe and 'Manila via Penang: Imperial closing 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Java and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands .closing 7 a.m. to-day.
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    • 65 19 Mails from China and Japan by the Rawalpindi are expected to-day. Mails from South Africa and South America by the Manila Maru are expected to-day. Mails from Europe 'London Mails) despatched on Oct. 1 by the P. and O. (Carthage) are expected on ihe 23rd Oct. The delivery
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    • 22 19 The Chargeurs Reunis liner Cap Tourane is due at Singapore to-day from Colombo and will sail to-day for Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong.
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    • 275 19 lirilXS PHILP LIKE. (Incorporated In Australia) NEXT BAIUNGS. Due Balls MERKXJH Oct. 28 NOT. S MARELLA Nov. 28 J^'.J Special cheap round trip uckets from Singapore to Australia Issued at tn following rates. n^i First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or w» bourne to the connecting KP.M.
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    • 422 19 J^S ji^"_ TO FRENCH p ORTS U^^TV I EoE \W^ J^ W HOMEWARDS. I OUTWARDS Dec I i (from Marseilles). w LINO^ 171^^^ For Salgol1 Tou «n« Haiphong. Oct. 21 CAP ST. JACQUES N^f FORBIN nuv. io FARES FROM ANT PLACE, MALAYA TO MARSEILLES f&K^ 6 G.G. PASQUIER For Saigon
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  • 213 20 Big Vote For Roosevelt unemployed will vote for pJSJS Roosevelt m the forthcoming n r 2 ent tial election, according to tho i t en poll by the American Institute of Opinion. T Pu bhc The unemployeds' vote will be cm, follows according to the p^n ast
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  • 87 20 Without causing an alarm. Seeing them sleeping soundly, ih thief thought that he too might snatcn n few minutes rest. He lay down on a sofa and wem to sleep. When he awoke, he found the pohc: bi the room waiting to arrest him Burglar's 40 Winks
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    • 41 20 ASAHI BEER I j AND SUN STOUT i^B POPULAR Bw&rfifc AND S JlffiW REFRESHING j j sft7/ f/ie fte*f an^f tfte j i Cheapest m the market. Sole Importers: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD. KJJVL CHAMBERS, No. 1, FINLAYSON GREEN, I SINGAPORE.
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 1518 21 ~~~Z^Z~*~*~*~~' 705 P- m New s m French f —^"^r^MMi? n/% m a 1 w?r l lllllw ot concert i 2 Ro Roim Jfcl^y I■■ P^ JH.XmJLPM^P cois de Teramond. 3y pta1 25.40 metres «HBlokcs. V^ 1 |by^ O r. P w m -oSSST SoCial ™-"V 1 Ra B tes
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  • 641 22 HERE are strange stories from many parts ol the world sent by Reuter this week-end: COCK LAYS EGGS Six little chicks have hatched from eggs produced by a rooster which suddenly stopped 'bossing" a farm yard at Blacksburg, Virginia, and started laying eggs. The chicks were smaller
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  • 196 22 Dying Boy's Talk With Goalkeeper Vienna lOY at talking to his "hero," Peter J Platzer the Austrian International goalkeeper, saved the life of 1 1-year-old Franz Pichler. Franz had been knocked down by a motor-car m the street and taken to a hospital m
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  • 83 22 America's Huge Annual Donations New York. BETWEEN £300,000,000 and £400,000,000 are contributed annually to charities by people m the United States, according to the latest issue of "The Index," a statistical magazine." Contributions to churches take nrst olace m philanthrophy, and according to the paper more than
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    • 602 22 On The Radio ™reejwv RSt<) (Continued from page 21) a35 p.m. Sign off DJA and DJB New v (MK Tir p E m gl Call DJE and U» T"S£t£Z* S"? German, English). German Folk h J hour^at p JP«;d up v S °6 ng 20 p.m. Concert of Light Muslr.
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  • 113 23 American Visitors To Singapore \ii, s Beatrice Jonas of New York is typical of the type of Charming s > ho came through Singapore and to whom round he their charms as has been sugMMtpMfc ■^jjygrjg travellers m our columns lately. This is Mr. Julius Briitlebank as our photographer saw
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  • 146 23 TRADE PACT WITH INDIA 1932 agreement shall continue m force, subject to termination at three months notice by either side, unless It is replaced by a new agreement. It has been further agreed, m the event of failure to conclude j a ne* agreement neither party shall withdraw the existing
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  • 1598 24 HITCH OVER REALISATION ON AN ESTATE Cause Of Well-Known European's Bankruptcy Sinca port'. TwJ'iBJT. Till pubiif examination m bankruptiv of Ronald Harry Clement Laverton, a European vas ho!<! m the High Court to-d-v before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark The examination was conducted by Mr. E. 15. l\illi:iM«s the Offinal Assignee,
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  • 292 24 Canada To Remain Judg? Of Own Actions London. MR. W. L. Mackenzie King, the Piimt Minister of Canada speaking iroir. the rostium of the League Assembly declared himself agains; the policy ol collective security, sayins that Canada would remain judge of her own actions
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  • 95 24 Duke Of Montrose Wants Home Rule London, Oct 17. A DEMAND lor Scotti.-h Home Rule was voiced by the Duke of Montrose at the Scottish Liberal Conference when he declared Scotland was I grow; nt? poorer annually and Pariiai ment was too busy with general affairs to attend
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  • 575 24 BUDGET FOR 1937 Council Meet Next Week THE annual speech by H E the Or 1 nor 'Sir Shenton Thomas) *,r tN- feature of the Legislative r L Budget meeting en Monday The followine questions arp tn asked: The Honourable Mr f !>,■■ v 0.8. E.: Abo!d 1. "What is
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  • 21 24 Major Wayatt of the tforthaniD'*;' shir c Regiment, sails on CXJtober Singapore, where he is tc< tak> up post, of G.S.O.
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  • 194 25 MURDERED ON ROAD jurottg Road Tragedy Singapore, Tuesday. the village. hUd n the So 24? she left her morn nR There »as a rt track leadSTfro^ Se main road to her hO S! had proceeded a few hundred va nl whence came upon her
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  • 306 25 Seizures This Week Singapore, Tuesday. IPART from preventing the smuggling < n of opium and other contraband articles into the Colony, officers of the Excise Department have other responsible duties to perform. They have also to prevent the smuggling of rubber from Dutch territory. A permit is
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  • 216 25 An Adaption From P. 6. Wodehome MOST of us have probably read that amusing Wodehouse story "Piccadilly Jim"— or at least heard about it. Now Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has brought it to the screen— funnier m the "flesh" than it ever was m type. This hilarious comedy
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  • 108 25 New Issue At The Alhambra FE success of "Tarzan, The Ape Man, when it was shown m Singapore some time ago, has promptea the management of vhe Alhambra to bring out a brand new re-issue of tne production, which commenced a season at ihis cinema last night. The
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  • 58 25 London. Oct. 19. Canon W. H Carnegie, the well-known writes on Church subjects and Rector of St. Margarets and Canon of Westminster since 1913, has died aged 76 Canon Carnegie, who has been Speaker's Chaplain at the House of Commons since 1916, was Archdeacon of Westminster
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  • 112 25 Mr. Att lee's Request To Baldwin London, Oct. 19. A REQUEST he considers the Immediate summoning of Parliament on account of the increasing gravity of the situation regarding non-interven-tion m Spain is contained m a letter from Major Attlee to Mr. Baldwin m which the former declares,
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  • 142 25 Chinese Remanded For Sentence A Singapore, Tuesday. N opium smugglers' attempt to evade a Revenue Officer was described before Mr. L. B. Gibson. District Judge, Criminal District Court to-day, when a Chinese, Teo Hong Hee, pleaded guilty to possession of 30 tahils of chandu. Mr. J. H. Johnston,
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  • 38 25 London. Oct. 20. rE cunarder Lancastria, inward bound from a Mediterranean cruise with 600 passengers went aground during a gale m the Mersey early to-day. Though refloating is at present impossible the liner is m no danger.— Reuter.
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  • 283 25 Visitors Front Formosa Singapore, Tuesday. THE Hozan Maru which arrived m Singapore to-day, had on board ninety Japanese, prominent personalties m Formosa and Japan, who are on a Sl easure cruise of tne Sou^ Seas «vJr? c f P ?I ty S hich te under tne leaderf
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  • 43 25 A steel pontoon for cross-river traffic between Hull and New Holland. Lincolnshire, has been launched from the yard of the Furness Shipbuilding Company at Haverton Hill-on-Tees. It is expected that tjie pontoon, which measures 150 ft by 50 ft., will reach Hull soon.
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 102 25 4 Guaranteed Family Income— During The Years When Most Needed A Simple, Practical and Economical Solution THE GUARANTEED FAMUXY INCOME BENEFIT has been designed to meet the problem faced by all married men. IT PROVIDES A simple, economical, practical method, whereby you may adequately provide for the care and comfort
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  • 437 26 Appeal Of Chinese (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. THE Chief Justice, Mr. Justice a'Deckeit Terrell, to-day dismissed the appeal of Saw (him Chuan, a well-known local Chinese, against the sentence of one day's simple imprisonment and a fine of $100 imposed on him by the
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  • 127 26 11 Killed: Engine Driver Attacked Cairo, Oci. 17. ELEVEN were killed of whom four are students anci three students and one policeman were injured when the Cairo Alexandria exprc.s crashed mto an enthusiastic crowd smunrtng the fine Tonkh Station to welcome Nahas Pasha who is going to
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  • 33 26 Shanghai, o<\ 19. The exodus of Japanese women and children from Hankow Is continuing but the number of able-bodied men is Increasing, especially m the Japanese concession, most of whom are military reserves.
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  • 62 26 New UfIOOMO Company Floated Melbourne, Oct. 19. FORMED at the invitation of the Commonwealth Government to establish an aircraft factory for Aircraft Limited" has 'been registered here with a limited capital of 91,000,000 which is being: provided by the Broken Hill Proprietary Comnany. Limited. Imperial Chemical
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  • 117 26 Seven-Y ear-Old Offence Singapore, Tuesday. AT the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry before Mr A D York, the Third Magistrate, this afternoon, an elderly Sikh named Johan Singh was committed to the next Assizes to stand trial on a charge of murder of Natah Singh, a watchman m
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  • 90 26 French Political Leader Arrested jyi Dorgeres, leader of the Agrarian lfl Party, popularly known as the Green Shirts, v rrested for refusing to teave tl precincts whence he had gone In m ndeavour to secure the release ol arrested upporters. The arrests were made last ni^hi when the
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    27 26 A scene on the new R.lf c«'-rse at Cameron Highlands, where His Excellency the Governor drove the hrsi ball when he declared the course open last week.
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  • 203 26 German And Italian Replies Received London. Oct. 19. THE contents of the German reply to British Locarno note are still undisclosed but it is understood an important point therein is the objectio to the new Locarno being concluded within the framework of the Leagu; Covenant on the ground
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  • 118 26 Supreme Power Conferred On Goiring Berlin, Oct. 19. QUPREME authority And responsibi- lity for carrying out new four-year plan ahr.ed at making Germany and Independent of foreii n raw materials i conferred on General Qoering by ft decree issued by Hitler which states the execution of the riew
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  • 156 26 Holder Beats Mizler London, Oct. 19 |N a 15-round fight for the British light-weight championship to-night at the Empress Stadium. Jimmy w?X (Chester), the holder, outpointed Soil 11 Mizler of London. narr v The bout was the main feature of the first programme of the newlv-fonrn* National Sparing
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  • 186 26 S. R. A. New Classification List THE Straits Racing Association \um the following now list of classification of horses and ponies HORSES Transfers From Class 2 to Class I.— Blue Pr i From Class 3 to Class I— Clifton Lad Elegance, Glencar. Kuala Laddie lleriden. Switchback. Sunny Crow. Zuitree From
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  • 70 26 Japanese Seize Chinf* Journal* ToVTHE Tokyo police seized I catod copies of the August issues of the BhP.ngh lournals, Caricature W<»' d rent World, allegedly b< contained disrespectful carica the Emperor and the Minister General Araki. speakably insulting refer n Japane.se institutions," accord the Miyako Sh?mbun whlcn stands
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  • 1389 27  - MERCHANTS WIN THO OUTPLAYED Hermes (By RUGBY TOURNEY OPENS lIMIOX A UtAH-ll: \\l\ TIIEIII O%V.\ Singapore, Tuesday. HTHOKiH outplayed territorially A 'for the greater part of the Zmt the Merchants gained a surj:; victory m the opening match ,i the B.C.C. Rugby tournament thi» re nins. U** the United Services
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  • 63 27 Coming Events At The R,S, Y»C, AN Friday, there will be the usual afternoon races at the R.S.Y.C for the "B" and "C" Classes, start, at 5.20 p.m. and 5.25 p.m. respectively. On Sunday, the International 6metre Class will sail the first Race of a series for the
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  • 158 27 New Singapore Club Singapore. Tuesday. IT is indeed very interesting to note that the Singapore Teachers' Association have now succeeded In getting together a rugby team and will m every way provide suitable opposition for the various local teams m the near future. The successful displays of
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  • 29 27 race for the Chinta Challenge Cup. starting at 10.10 a.m. The "C" Class will sail the final race for the Sailing Committee 1934 Challenge Cup, starting at 10.20 a.m.
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  • 40 27 London, Oct. 17. The death has occurred of Sir John Hunter, one of Clydeside's greatest industrialists. He was connected with the firm of Sir William Arrol and Company, Limited, when it built the Forth of Tay .tower bridges. Reuter Wireless.
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    • 44 27 I If/I \^^t^^^^l^^S^\ *j*'M 'W Ij» nL 8.-ft. -^Biki i 11 1 i^B^^^^^XvA^ IB f I I^^h 1 1 1 I\iKd^ I Hsi i \JBWI SHliy^wA/l Look for the "HAIRY MAI©When buying butter. Stocked by all high-class Dealers. SOLE AGENTS (jUTIIRIE^b (In In SS
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  • 114 28 tine action picture of A. P Crai starting off on a sprint during yesterdays match. Lt. Chestnut* U about to attempt a tackle. Another fine action study. U. McColl, the Officers' scrum half, gets the ball out well from a scrum. Egerton Smith has failed
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