Morning Tribune, 26 October 1936

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  • 11 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 1-No. 229. SINGAPORE, MQNDAi, Ocoh.,- •>,■■ Iyr f...„-.
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  • 118 1 sx VSIIAMIOST ALL SAVED 01 F KELAXTAX (OAST Singapore, Sunday. MEWS has been received in SingaW pore to-day of the sinking of onr of the smaller ships of the Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., the s.s. Asdar.g. off the East Coast yesterday. It is understood that the
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  • 76 1 France Russia Friendship May Cost 2 EMore Allies Paris, Oct. 21. TEARS that the recently more proJ T lm t Franc <>-Soviet friendship S ftance two other allies in neuwl Belgium expressed In the P E 5 connection with the news K!^ the Rumanian Premier, herded on U has gone
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  • 32 1 Berlin. Oct. 24. hor G ;;,'S"" ui f r Emden <>n Varna h tT"?* 0 38 After visiUnit £S> StaSSS 01 wi Proceed to Du! «> *SFSi fe ShanBhal the Reuter
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  • 49 1 o n£ e m of R UBBia's lna^ his 400, h para c^ute experts, has n now it i h a a f r^ chute toP. Th<£ qualifi ed paranhi h more than y° uth and P th is i"* oo S o^^ Rro^- rapidly nuin^r is expected to
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  • 999 1 INSURGENTS ADVANCING ON MADRID Government Militia Suffer Heavy Losses Lisbon, Oct. 21. THE insurgents continue their "closing in" movement on Madrid and the fall of the capital is expected at any moment after which the Government troops are expected to retreat to Catalonia. The following telegrams gives a picture of
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  • 103 1 Shanghai, Oct. 25. /JENERAL Yang Yung-Tai, Goveru nor of Hupeh. was assassinated this afternoon. Six shots were fired, two of which found its mark. The victim was rushed to hospital but died a few minutes later. His assailant, a Chinese was arrested. General Yang Vung-Tai was
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  • 135 1 Recognition By Germany Berlin. Oct. 24. rERMANY has recognised Italy's East U African Empire, including Abyssinia Contrary to expectations, Mussolini in an eagerly awaited speech here, did not refer to Germany's recognition of the conquest of Abyssinia. Addressing a crowd of 150,000, he declared: "I wish to
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  • 510 1 Autumn Manoeuvres May Cause Incident Shanghai, Oct. 25. MR. S. Kawagoe, the Japanese AmIW bassador. has intimated to the Chinese Government that unless Marshal Chiang Kai Shek returns to Nanking immediately the Sino- Japanese negotia tions will have to be broken off. The Japanese military authorities consider
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  • 476 2 Mrs. H. F. Giffening Dies From Her Injuries (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 25. A VERY serious accident took place in the early hours of this morning in Victory Avenue when two cars came into violent collision, resulting in seven people being
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  • 140 2 Mr. Claude Marcus died in hospital at 9 o'clock this evening car, a Morris, was approaching town from the opposite direction. A head-on collision occurred on the lift hand side of the road as one travels towards the railway station. COMPLETELY WRECKED Both cars were completely wrecked.
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  • 54 2 Nanking. Oct. 25. The Central Government is highly concerned with the rise in prices of foodstuffs in various parts of China A proposal to institute an i mbargo on the export of foodstuffs is under consideration. Prices in the Lunghai Railway districts rose further yesterday causing much
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  • 48 2 Lisbon. Oct. 24. The Portuguese Government has announced it has served diplomatic relations with the Spanish Government, to whom it has sent a note giving reasons, which it reserves the right to publish at the opportune moment. The Charge d'Affaires. who is at Alicante, has been recalled Reuter
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  • 35 2 During a demonstration at Piatra, near Neamt, in Moldavia, peasants tried to secure the release of two monks who had been arrested for preaching against the new calendar. A policeman and a peasant were killed
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  • 406 2 "Undesirable State Of Affairs' 9 London. Qet m THE Judge was very tetere summing-up at the trial oj •> Orsbornes at the Old Bailey It lasted two hours and the fod said some press proprietor had i«mT to pay the two prisoners and •*,,',> f?
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  • 36 2 Nanking, Oct. 25 Sir Hugh Knatchbull-Hui'-ss-n he British Ambassador, called on Ger.eral Chang Chun, the Chinese Foreign Minister, and Mr. Chang Hal tin vice Foreign Minister, at the vwuoluaopu yesterday. Sin Chew Jit Pol
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    • 23 2 tiTHonox AGAINST HEAD -ACHES DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART 1 OBTAINABLE FROM THE LEADING DISPENSARIES SOLE AGENTS: SCHMIDT CO., 90, ROBINSON R< >vD
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  • 286 3 Tragedy Of War Must Be Avoided Indianapolis. Oct. 24. 4T TON II Wti* l0 GUl Wn PeCPIC ■SOLATIUM declared Governor 1 m rt>eech "foreign affairs Landon in to-day j policies of neutrality Contrasting w« v hi modern and i.s..lati«.n 1 t -sa d n orld
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  • 114 3 Found Drowned After Court Case A WOMAN who had bee n convicted at Norhamp'on Polic Court stealing articles valued at 2s. from a large multipi.- rtore and had been bound over for <ix months, went home and told her husband that she was going to drown herself Liter
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  • 90 3 Second Annual Conference In London THE second annual conference of National Labour supporters of the Oovt opened in London to-day under the' Presidency of Earl De L a Warr. About 100 delegates attended Including Mr Runny MacDonald. Lord President of n he Council. Mr. Malcolm Macdonald ?XT Lord
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  • Article, Illustration
    17 3 JOI S J hor J J»"» half, ..kes the ball at his («< after breaking round a scrum.
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  • 5 3 fnited 3;* individuals in the
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  • 67 3 Breaks Leg On Tour With Husband •t»HE United States' only woman diplo- mat. Mrs. Ruth t)we n Rohde < until her recent marriage. Mrs. Ruth Oweni. who for three years was United States Minister in Denmark, broke a leg while ♦ouring with her husband on behalf of President
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  • 65 3 Foochow. Oct. 25. Seven birthday planes for Marshal Chiang Kai Shek were christened by General Chen Ti Cheng's daughter yesterday morning in the presence of Generla Chiang Ting Wen. Vice- Admiral Chen Shao Ying and Mr. Chen Yi (Governor) and other officials and thousands of people at
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  • 58 3 London. Oct. 25. Saavedra Lamas arrives in London tomorrow on an official visit of five days He will be the guest of the Government at a dinner on Monday and a luncheon in his honour will be given on Wednesday by the Lord Mayor of London. On Friday
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  • 28 3 Leading British song writers havt formed the "British Authors' and Com posers' Protection Association," which will urge the BBC. to establish a British quota for broadcast dance tunes.
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  • 140 3 I Chases Thief Through Streets A MAN who was stated to have had 12 previous convictions and to have been chased through the streets in the west End by a woman store detective and arrested, was at London Sessions sentenced to three years' penal servitude. He was Frank
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  • 127 3 Forced An Entrance Through Skylight HOW two youthful cat burglars, aged 11 8 and 9, climbed 50 ft up a drain pipe to the roof of a warehouse, forced an entrance through a skylight, and spent two hours ransacking the building and Hunting fireworks, was described at Plymouth
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  • 39 3 The air race for the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe at Etampes was won by M. Lacombe, who covered the 2,000 kilometres (1.242 miles) in 5 hours Bmin. 7 sec, at an average speed of 389.462 kilometres an hour.
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  • 236 3 Election Opinions hi America London, Oct. 23. UR. Roosevelt is likely to win by a comfortable margin, according to the collated opinions of Reuter cc respondents throughout the United States Mr Roosevelt appears to be leading In 32 States, with 314 electoral college votes, and Mr
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    • 63 3 Law Volirr For To-dav The Acting .Chief Justice at Kuala Lumpur— Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses, Motion and Judgment Summonses. L\^K)|| RAPID HARDENING Look For This kjDo Trade Mark When Buying A Watch. VERY ATTRACTIVE SELECTIONS IN GOLD, CHROMIUM STEEL. AT
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 62 4 Jan._"ar oii/» q 1 ia London. Oct. 24. PALM OIL (Malay. Quotation To-day In bulk Oct.,Nov. Shipment. £22. 5.0 Value Unchanged Nov Shipment £15.13.9 Pd. Buyers £15.15.0 Pd. SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) Nov.iDec. Shipment 9|lott Sellers Unchanged Pearl (S'pore) Oct. Shipment 16 3 Sellers Unchanged White Muntok (Oct.|Dec. Shipment)
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    • 137 4 London. Oct 23 Previous To-day PK J Change J m P Coat* 53 6 53 9 Distillers 114 6 114 6 Duniop Rubber 36 104 3610>. General Electric 91 91 Guinness 146 146 Imperial Chemical Industrie. 42- 4110'. Imperial Tobacco 173 9 173 9 Anglo-Met. 329 32y
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    • 28 4 London. Oct 23 f IN -Standard. Previous To-day Change Cash (official price) £196 U £197? 8 Hft 3 months forward (official price) £194% £195' 8 flfc
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    • 60 4 RUBBER New York. Oct 24 Previous To-day Change Ton Steady Dull or_T Buveri 16 7 16 16 7 16 Spot nuyera 1U Sellers 16V 2 Mfc Ja"n.Mar. Buyers. 16 916 16 916 Seller* 16% 1«*8 TIN Standard Tone Q uiet Quiet Spot 44 8 8 London Stock
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    • 73 4 London, Oct. 24. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Pari* (cloalng middle rate) 105.15 105.10 5 T.T. on Amsterdam (cloalng middle rate) 9.06 9.06y 2 re T.T. on Shanghai (cloalng selling rate) Is. 2 1732d Is. 2 17j32d T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 3d. Is. 2 31|32d.
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  • 84 4 Germany Italy Vo-operation Between Their Youth Berlin. Od the CLOSER co-operation between youth of Germany and IW stressed at a rally of Hitler; which Count Cianc j was prcsc h Von Schirach. the Geinui he leader, announced a new plan i h exchange of youth leaders countries. pome German leaders
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  • 66 4 Government Takes British Owned Production Mexico City, Oct. 23. rE government has taken control of cotton production in the state of Coahuila owned by British interests and in which £750,000 is invested. It is presumed that compensation will be made to the owners in Agrarian bonds. The
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  • 84 4 Elections In Norway No Clear Majority For Labour Oslo, Od 21 The final results of the Stormy i-lec-tions show the Labour Governmeiu na» failed to obtain a clear majority 1 1 auir ed, only increasing their number of >eats from 69 to 71 in a House of 100. The Conservatives
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  • 1474 5 e d by Fraser and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers 'Share are $1 unless otherwi.se F?ated> Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 3 6 4 r 4,- 4|4fc 4 UU* Tm 26 6 28.6 2616 28|6 B 15J6 16|3 161- 16|V. Ayer
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
    • 130 5 Singapore: 27V0 cts M up >/8 ct. Market Tone: Steady. London: 77 »d., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady. New York: 16 716 cts., up i/ 8 ct. Market Tone: Steady. Singapore, Saturday evening. This morning's market has been very steady with sellers scarce and a good inquiry for all positions.
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    • 26 5 I Singapore, Saturday noon. Singapore $#7%, up $3/±. London: £199, up 305.; three months £197 55., up 255. New York: 44V^ cts., uu '4 ct.
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    • 10 5 London-New York 4.58 15 16 New York-London 1.887 h
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  • 97 5 Research Work In The South Seas London A SCIENTIFIC wonder ship, which will be a floating research station, cost irorp than £200.000 and take two years to build, has been ordered by (he Admiralty. It will be a 650 tons brigantine the men elaborately equipped craft of its
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  • 107 5 German Appeal To Housewives Berlin FEE Minister for Agriculture, Herr Walter Darre. has published an appeal to the German housewives asking them to accep t with understanding the occasional scarcity of c?rtain provisions that will be unavoidable during the winter. He recommends them to make shift with whatever
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  • 81 5 A Siamese. Nai Buen Fusanee. who stated that he was a member of the Royal Family, was fined $20 recently by the Per.ang Police Magistrate. for having driven a motor car in a negligent manner at the junction of Penang Road and Phee Choon Road on Oct. 11 at 8.30
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  • 20 5 An octopus, weighing 61b.. was caught with rod and line recently off Weymouth pier by Mr E. Bristow, of Northampton.
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  • 115 6 More Than 40 People Injured Shanghai, Oct. 24 TWO trains on the Canton-Hankow Railway collided yesterday morr. ing One 'overturned and the oth::; was derailed More than 40 passenge: w^re injured. A train conveying passengers wh are on their way to Canton to attein! th° Statp burial of
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  • 182 6 Singapore. Oct. 24. SELLING London T.T. 2;4 ljlO London demand 2(4 IJIB London 4 months' sight 2|4Ve Lyons demand 1225 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 Montreal demand 56 15; 16 Batavia demand 105 Samarang demand 104 3 4 Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demands 154 5 8 Madras
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  • 56 6 Report Of Commander In Chief London. Oct. 23. THE Admiralty states that the Com-mander-in-chief has reported that as a result of investigations into the indiscipline in H. M.S. Guardian on Oct. 15, one Able Seaman was courtmartialled and eleven others involved less seriously Some younger ratings had been
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  • 67 6 Visit By King On Nov. 12 London. Oct. 24 His Majesty King Edward VIII aboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and A-bci\ attended by Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir Ernie Chatfield, Admiral of the Uieet, will visit the Home Fleet in Portland waters on Nov. 12 and 13.
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  • 173 6 Singapore, Oct. 23. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $138 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $133 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $126 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. Al $220 R. (Siam) "White Rice" No. 1 $175 R. (Siam) "Whii^ Rice" No 2
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  • 60 6 Shanghai, Oct. 23. The Chinese newspaper Leh Po suggests that the people throughout the country donate one day's pay to the nation for buying planes for defence purposes. The shops it is suggested, should donate their profits and the workers their salaries for one day. The proposal
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  • 46 6 Shanghai, pet. 23. Dr Ma Yin Cho, the economic expert, interviewed, stated that the high prices of Foodstuffs in Central and North China are due to heavy buying by certain foreigners for private stocking. Speculation it, a secondary cause. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    • 29 6 s s j ABSOLUTE SECURITY j S S S Motor I\\io\ S S INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. j i j I Agents: SIME. DARBY CO.. LTD. i J Singapore Branches.
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    • 471 6 The S-pore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn. DAILY PRICES CURRENT Singapore, Saturday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases F.0.8. October) 27*8 273/ 4 Good F.A.Q. in cases iF.OB. October) 27 916 27 ll;16 No I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable S'pore) 27^ 27 9,16 do. November 27 &16 27» 8 do. Nov.
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    • 41 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Established in 1880 Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up- v Reserve Fund Y.130 1 Head Office: YOKOHV' SINGAPORE BRAN' MEYER CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACE Manager T. Tel: No. 6049 Manager 1 5921 5922 Genera: Ofl 5923 6472 Comprati.
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  • 527 7 Twenty -Seventh Annual General Meeting By Air Mail' London, Oct. 15. o ,m KVCntH annual general T HE tW 0 f n Kamuning <Perak) I meeting tn« heW s Rubberand him:ri street E.C.. M* terday it" the chairman), pre*^JEtE Financial News ildm 'n -iv
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  • 398 7 Tyres \ou* Cost Less And Last Longer ACCORDING to the magazine "Auto- motive Indu.stnes" of Feb. 2, 1936, would tyre sales at present are considerably less than they were during the years preceding 1929. During 1929 there were over 69.000,000 tyres sold, whereas during 1935 the total
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  • 65 7 The allegation that a Police Inspector refused to record his report of an assault was made recently by Alfred Petersen. a young Eurasian, before Mr H. A. L Luckham. the Penang Second Magistrate Petersen is the complainant in a case in which two Chinese. Chuah Peng Hai and Tan Cheng
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  • 31 7 The Malayan Suguna Vilasa Samaj. Kuala Lumpur, will put on the boards the play Usha Parinayam. In Tamil, on Saturday. Nov 7. at 830p m. at :he Town Hall Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 597 7 Liberated From Engagement To Gold Lausanne THE Swiss Government decided on the 26th September to bring the franc into line with the big monetary values or the world and has specified in a decree of the 27th September the extent and technical modalities of the
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  • 434 7 Fortieth Festival At Inverness Inverness. Sept 22. DURING fhis week Inverness, sometimes known as the capital of the Highlands, is offering its hospitality to those of the Celtic race throughout the highlands and islands, writes The Times, special correspondent This is the fortieth Mod organised by
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  • 320 7 Woman Rises From Hot Ashes Simla THE ghost of a woman, arising from her smouldering ashes, struck terror into the hearts of the people of Sanjauli. a suburb of Simla. A hill woman had died soon after giving birth to a child, and there is an
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    • 225 8 > P. a "ODEHOVSES^ jm! the screen^ HAmEST SHOW T W^^KK^^K^m l^l**3£r>TfcT€*f3\ m-g-ms seven-starred 4. <• k^l (pJC^yU^^^-^ 1^ MAMMOTH FUN FESTIVAL' Jl r I^>*^3^^ TO-NIGHT 615 -9 15 V L^^ ROBERT MONTGOMERY, J Ar W' jb^r -C B.OKE MADCK MORGAN ETC. The Startling Story of Death on the Highways-W
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    • 232 8 COLONIAL TRAIN ISG CAMP Germany 9 8 Preparation For "Future Tasks' ■mil FARMERS, traders, and other German* T who lived in the former Germ* colonies are undergoing extensive ing at a new "colonial training can Wilhelmshagen near Berlin. They are being prepared for tutur* tasks" awaiting them. The course luti
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  • 594 9 Demand For Meat Duties This London flirll outlook does not im«IE agricultuial ou actlon prove, nor do a»> connd ence K Governing imminen t, hat an auncultural Cortafes the Dam espond elU &r National Farmers K^ff Erst meeting after the J** 11 at^ in fighting mood
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  • 209 9 "FLYING FILIPINOS" HONOURED Wecial Stamps To Mark I Pioneer Flight I Ifhai Manila 'Philippines) JECLU stamps will b, on sale in The Philippines shortly to oommemorIthe .recem Hmht from Manila SSS. B fW U T; f0 Madrid of the Filim* m Antonli Arnaiz and Juan rCu m ;f s S
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    • 28 9 MOSI INUSUAL SEE^^ YOU'LL EVEBI T HE MAN WHO COULD W ORK MIRACLES'* \'f^\ RECORD WEEK IN LONDON W '4» ls MICKEY ■^^^^■■^^^^^•jl '^^^^H 10 Tms week.j,^ Kf^J[|
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    • 187 9 j(MHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiHHHiMn|MiiiiiimitnHiiNM«miMM^^^iiMm«f S CRITERION FlLMSpre»«nti I FAIRBANKS T^^ffl accused 3^S| FLORENCE DESMOND BASIL SYDNBY *V?] I L SO WALT DISNEY'S NEWEST SILLY SYMPHONY i M -$S "BROKEN TOYS" I NEXT CHANGE I* AVIL I O X *r. A iTO MORROW: Paramount's Scintillating Extravaganza of Wit and Music with the Screen's Greatest
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  • 402 10 EX-CONVICT'S PROMISE Facing TheFuture With Hope MEAN to keep my promise to the Judge to go straight. Freedom after all this time it doesn't seem real but I know I shall succeed." lifVhese words ex-convict Wil'iam Reilly, aged 55, a painter, told me of
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  • 269 10 THE death ratio in the Royal Navy during 1934 was the lowest on record. The report for that year, issued recently as a Blue Book, also shows that there was a decrease in the Incidence ol disease, and in the number ol men invalided, compared with both
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  • 301 10 Identification Parade "A Farce" AFTER an identification parade had been described by Mr. R. E. Dummett at Bow-street recently as a "monstrous farce," a Scotland Yard official stated that a certified copy of the magistrate's remarks would be presented to the Commissioner of Police. A lad who had
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  • 277 10 Work Of Junior Chambers Of Commerce rOR the first time delegates from the T United States and Canada attended the annual conference of Junior Chambers of Commerce of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at Liverpool recently. The movement began in the U.S. A about 20 years ago and
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  • 38 10 As the first of a series of destroyers to be built at Cockatoo Island dockyard for defence against sea raids the Austiallan Government hav e ordered a flot'Ha leader armed with 6 in. guns for the destroyer unit.
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  • 305 10 Young Frenchman Faces Murder And Kidnapping Charges Chaumont, Sept. 30. A CRIME which stirred all France was described to-day when Gabriel Soclay appears before the Chaumont 'Assizes to face charges of murder and kidnapping. Pleading not guilty, he says he is the ictim of mistaken
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  • 169 10 Dead Men Tell Tales Of Bandits' Fate Ankara tOUR corpses exposed on high poles in a public square are grim witnesses to a fierce battle between bandits and gendarmes in the mountains of TachKessen, near Hassan-Kale by the RussoTurkish frontier. A gang of brigands under the
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  • 171 10 Not Good For German Journalists Berlin. rbe "first with the news" is now "Verboten" to Berlin's evening papers, under a new instruction issued by Dr. Goebbels's press authorities. Under this order no evening news-paper-vendor may begin to sell the early editions of the papers before 2.30
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  • 281 10 Additional Flying Boat Squadron For Singapore London. Oc:. 12. MO. 230 (F.8.) Squadron is b.ing added 11 fo the establishment of the Royal Air Force in the Far East Command, and the five Shor f "Singapore Hl' flying boats with which it is equipped will be
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  • 29 10 In the 122 county boroughs and grea Towns the births registered during u» last week of September number.^ and the deaths numbered 3,650. 59 than in the preceding week
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  • 730 11 HOME OFFICE PLANS Danger Of Gas In Air Raids London. II|PV ,|,M plans for dealing G uit'^ a.^-k in air raids rLSL* Ma J° r stuart ,ere deM office expert, at rSSN^S- by the Medical a Pr tL'ners' DM at V.ctona Ball. Bloomsbury, recently. With
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  • 193 11 Belgium Wants Petrol Substitute Brussels AlO-T6N lorry running on palm-oil and a saloon car with charcoal gas as a fuel are among the motor vehicles being driven around Belgium. But they may provide the solution to one of Belgium's national problems. Belgium has to
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  • 187 11 New York Magistrate Impressed New York. IMPRESSED by the fairness of Britain's courts of justice, a New York city magistrate who has been on a visit to England made a heated attack on New York's magistrates' courts when he arrived back here. •What a contrast between
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  • 309 11 By Wife Who Lost Bag 1 MANS alleged theft of a young mar«ned woman's handbag and subsequent offer to return correspondence for payment of £10 wer e mentioned at Win /Chester County Police Court recently Ronald Leslie Winter aged 27 of Eastgate-street, Winchester was commuted for trial on
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  • 238 11 Experiment At North Country School AN experiment which may lead to a reduction in the number of road accidents to children is being made in a Northumberland secondary school The headmaster of Tynemouth Municipal High School. Mr. J. H. Smedley. has introduced a new kind of
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  • 35 11 The sum of £2,848.000,000 sufficient to redeem a third of the National Debt, was stated recently by Sir Theodore Chambers, vice-chairman of the National Savings Movement, to be the toiai savings of British small investors.
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  • 626 11 Proposal Condemned As "Undesirable" London. Sept. 22. AS the outcome of a circular letter by Miss Ethel Scarborough, chairman of Barnet Council, on the subject of air raid precautions (published recently In The Times i, the Hertfordshire County Council Air Raid Precautions Group Committee for Area
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  • 23 11 A man said to have robbed his wiles money boxes, and then faked a burglary, was at Greenwich Police Court placed on probation.
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE
    • 301 12 rpHE strike of employees of the Singapore Traction Company was over on Saturday, and all concerned can congratulate themselves on the speedy termination of trouble which might have been serious. Strikes in themselves are, of course, perfectly legal, for no one can force men to work against
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  • 909 12 THOSE who are in tn e naDit 01 iu»i«h»»b to the enjoyable broadcasts from ZHJ Penang hav e come to regard the playing of "Land of Hope and Glory" as the prelude to that station's programmes. That most of them, being only human, were getting a little bit
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  • Article, Illustration
    256 12 Mr. Roy Waugh, of Guthrie Co., has been staying at 3 Mattock Road, Caterham-on-the-Hill Mr. A. A. Henggler and Mr. W. Warren, of Anglo-Oriental (Malaya), Ltd., were in Ipoh recently from Kuala Lumpur. The Tapah magistrate, Y. M. Raja Haji Shahar Shah, who has been away on short leave
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  • 779 13 Haven't Known Rest For Forty -Six Years London. m rf transport is to lose one THE world wj^gj GeO rge McLaren ol 'vnnoean General Manager of wn E Him Pacific Railway, and now the canadun Paci nex ye 71 years old J the se
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  • 167 13 Farmers Guard Their Property "'m Ittnfe are keonh, farmcrs and Recently 26 rirK P S a watch. at Sandrl/4 t we r ,l bad| y damaged Tv° th mos spread h D n 3llv *U t££E?- ow er told a *<■ bh» We do not know S»°1"
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  • 52 13 The African World has issued a special number in connexion with the Johannesburg Golden Jubilee. Besides being an attractive souvenir, it includes articles which trace Johannesburg's evolution from a huddle pf tents and tin shanties to a modern city of imposing buildings and broad thoroughfares, and which survey comprehensively the
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  • 398 13 REVENUE FOR £150,000 STATIONS 8.8.C. Preparing For Ten Million Licences I_ London. F the present rate of increase in the number of wireless licence-holders is maintained, the total at the end of another five years will exceed 10 millions, writes F. G PRINCE-WHITE in the Daily Mail. The additions to
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    • 29 13 P H()\|.; To |«fr >a w% k 1 A *t u n "'■ffraDDlO AGQITSS. r Sed T /n!L!? EAL FOR VISITORS AND TOURIST. 11 Uea Cities jor private entertainments.
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    • 113 13 Capitol Restaurant OPENING WED 28th, OCT: DOfTBLE ATTRACTION!! 11 Anthony Adverse" SPECIAL DINNER MENU •Lst Clear Turtle Soup or (Any selection you desire) Boiled Fresh Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce or Fresh Backed Crab, Grilled Fillet Steak or Grilled Lamb Cutlet, Peach Melba CREESE OR FRUIT COFFEE D^l YOUR TABLE HERE BOOK
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  • 164 14 THE CIVIL WAR IN SP AN The castle of Mount Aragon. where some of the heaviest fighting occurred. Ready for the defence of Madrid. A motor-cycle section awaiting orders- Government artillery on Mount Arafon which considerably embar J stirgents towards Madrid. afl Bdvani" Helping a wounded comrade. wasliresented in France
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  • 2544 16 Mr. Lloyd George and the General -Work of the \avj in the Mediterranean-Reckless Sentimentality in a Witty Book-Park Shadow of Catastrophe -Another War i\ovel. War Memoirs Vol. V. by D'Lloyd George Seas of Adventure by E. Keble Chatterton. Back Again by Denis Mackail. Shining Scabbard by
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    • 67 16 Grand Opportunity! To show every lady in 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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    • 17 16 PIIO|L\I\ i I r.W||i| 1 1 T T tPHONE 3 i ;i THE PHOENIX AERATED WATER WORK.*
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    • 51 17 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE LUGGAGE j CARRIER CO. j i Baggage Contractors ft Forwarding Agent* Booking Agents for TMM. I Railways. Baggage Agents for— Blue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line J Nederland Line BJ.S.N. Co. Ltd, I etc., etc Tel. Addresi.- "LUOGAOf PHONE 2428 or call Union Bldf CAMERAS AND FILMS
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    • 83 17 HAIRDRESSER J Maison Marcelle A^s&6rfr- p *nnanent j o/ Try Ottr utert <^>5' point-windinf 35 Stamford Rd. TeL «#7 Prop. J. ROOT, ~SILK~sfdRE^ 4.1 \>IOIHM S i; o w x s TAILORED WITH EXACTING PRECISION BY EXPERTS at Tajjmalial Stow 23, HIGH ST. RESTAURANT Real European i l oo<l Come
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    • 99 17 a Maison yHhjjT 46*10. //JU^ I CHEMIST 7y A««mnn«M l|4 ifptimmmU Jfarf««i /Tof^im /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. I BEAUTY BY CULTURE AGENTS: THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY rLTD. (INC. IN
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    • 414 18 J 1 JTi%(:'^r i^ I BY P&OandBRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due Dut Tonnage gpore. Tonnage Dore •SSBSr S "f \l. hawalpind: n.OOO j SSSSSS.A IS Sec: .S >™» £:S BANGALORE 6,000 Dec. 17 BEHAR 6-000 Ja RANPURA 17.000 Dec. 18 w.uuu RANCHI 17,000 Feb. 12 SALDERA 16.000 Feb. 26 Homewards.
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    • 300 18 NOTICE TO MARINERSI Machine-Gun Practice From Blakang Mati Owners and masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear oi the range as possible during the machine-gun practice, which will take I place from Blakan Mati on Oct. 27 and 30, commencing at 7 p.m. A red flag
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    • 122 18 GENERAL PASSENGER AC. hM CUNARP WHITE STAK n> (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, via ****»*> SgSw. Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraiu s.s. KATORI MARU s.s. KASHIMA MARU N 25 m.s. YASUKUNI MARU -^l lsas Rates to Ist Clasj Naples 1497 ft IJ4O 13" 'y! MaVseilles 514 557 369 London 557
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    • 427 18 i POSTAL INTELLIGENCE 1 J STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES FOR PER AND H ME Pengerang Aik Soon 2 G a, n Medan Plar l clu 26 am lndoChina G G. Pasquier 2 6Ji China Hoihow tt China (generally* Hoihow Hai Lee Oct. 2fa 2 Pamangkat, Sambas and Singkawang Boelongan 2f TO-MORROW
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    • 666 19 Till HARROUR 4Illl l^ IMM:I4 C.M.S.K. COMPANY -5^S»S B *SB» I Big Savings^ In Operating Godown Gate No. planf ius o-i 1 THROUGH the enforcement of more Manai Maru 0 1 I rigid supervision, the China MerHa j Lee I chants Steam Navigation Company has ru 18 3 been able
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    • 366 19 iOV>^ 1( > FRENCH PoK'ltt V -i "t -i^B homewards. I OUTWARDS Dec. 11 (from Marseilles). Spot jacques For Touranc '"nov. 5 FORBIN Nov. 18 CAP. PADARAN ec 6 FARES FROM ANY PLACE, MALA Y A TO MARSKIUJBB if, 16 j G O G O PA M S E Q
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  • 70 20 Firemen putting out a burning car which was overturned in Mile End Road during the communist procession recently following the riots with the Fascists. oroSion itn^h?. 'l the East Kn <* of London recently a Communist procession through the Last End took place. Picture shows: A-
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    • 427 21 IqS THE RADIO I British Empire |»rosjr* inillie GSfl 1397 metre I***™** and GSG (131* mcs.) froit *"Lnsmi>^' 1 3 TJsf 19.82 metre «1 to 1150 p.? l9 ge me tr«i "•transmission »>• f** t me t rei (9.51 (^\nd^SD25 C 53 metre, H1.75 me..) TODAY TKANSMISSION 2 Mi Ben
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    • 563 21 I 6.52 p.m.— A Programme of Concert' I Marches. Th e BBC Military Band; con- Jductor, B. Walton O'DonneU. French MUitary March (Algerian Suite) (Sainu Saens). Imperial March (Elgar). Joyous March (Chabrer. arr. ChUtonj. Turkish s March (Mussorgsky). Slavonic March a (Tchaikovsky) 7.22 p.m.— "Arctic Sledge Dogs." A I talk
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    • 499 21 6.20 pm. Concert. 650 p.m. Nirom news bulletai < 10 p.m. Classical concert. 8 pm. A talk. 820p m. Variety programme by Nirom Orchestra, conducted bv Carel van der Bijl. 9.20 pm. Dance music by "Red* Nichols and his Five Pennies, i 9.50 p.m. Variety music. 10 20 pm. Popular
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    • 400 21 2 9nV' m A Happ y Celebration. 20 p.m. News in German tin Jd > P m A HaPPy Celebratl °n (coainVeVz^alan 0 8 OUf l vieV O i n P E m nglis N h eWS EC nOnUC Pi^uref m To day m Gcrm any Sound ment° P m
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  • 188 22 Municipality Founds Foxterrier Pack Warsaw SO serious has the plague of rats in Warsaw's biggest market halls become that the Municipal Council has established a kennel of 28 specially trained "ratting" foxterriers. Poison and gas were unable to defeat the rats. When they were employed thei
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  • 315 22 Pilot's Es cape Aeroplane On Railway Line London. Sept. 23. A ROYAL AIR FORCE aeroplane from Duxford. piloted by Pilot Officer PS. Hutchin.son, landed on Newmarket HeaUi about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. There was a thick fog at the time The pilot took off again and apparently lost his bearings
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  • 88 22 A maniac chained to a tree in thttown of Chengmai, the northern capital of Siam. broke loose recently and having found a knife proceeded to a nearby school where children were a f play. He ripped open the .stomach of a 2 > 2-year-old boy killing him on the spot,
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  • 186 22 British Scholars Awarded Honorary Degrees I Cambridge. Massachusetts. I EMINENT men from the Universities of t England and Scotland were amonfe the 62 of the world's most distinguished scholars awarded honorary degress 'during the Tercentenary Celebration ol the founding of Harvard University. Among the awards were: DOCTOR
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  • 179 22 Peasants Defend Bakers 9 Union A PLIT loaf h as caused a strit here. d The Bakers' Union decided On strike because certain bakers v.J the ing the "split" loaf, KoX^Tj* caire; it was argued that a it nf2 u extra preparation it could no, L
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  • 105 22 2OOJOOO People See Film Berlin A CROWD of 200,000 people witched showing of a film in Brunswick was projected on to a huse screen open air in Leonhard Square A light of 1.200.000.000 candlepowei was necessary to throw the film on the screen, which was 360 feet
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  • 17 22 The Commonwealth Rifle Association Council has decided to send a team I 16 to Bisely in 1937
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    • 275 22 On The Radio r 'Continued from page 21.) "Mrs. Bourgeois-Felix). The Devil's Trill (Tartini) (Mr. G. Tzipine). Five Poems (Wagner). Mr. Lovano Gaspard ol the Night (Maurice Ravel) (lflK Valentin-Thyssens) The Fair (Jean Clerguei The Mosque (Jean Clerguei Two April Songs (A. Honegger) Mrs. Bourgeois-Felix). Nocturne and Tarentella (Szymanowsky» 10.15
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  • 2082 23 Non- Intervention Agreement Useless FIRM PROTEST BY PORTUGAL Charges Against Soviet Italy London. Oct. 23. vu'hdrawal of the 1 ...noum-ed in a I* I ,.rd Plymouth im ,nittee> by M. .,,r ,.r ,.s S ».d the opinion had turned out torn scrap of PM«J only way.oir ol »J be to
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  • 486 24 40 Out Of 61 Participants Finish The Course Singapore. Sunday SIXTY-ONE out of sixty-four men, clad in running singlets and shorts, commenced the gruelling 10-mile cross country race at 7 o'clock this morning. The air was cool and refreshing at this time, but as the sun
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  • 160 24 For Post of Lord Mayor Of London London DICK WHITTINGTON would probably "turn again"— this time in hit. it he realised the possibility of there being a woman Lord Mayor of London. A woman income-tax accountant. Miss Elsa Vagnoilni, is trying to ger her foot en the ladder
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  • 92 24 Moscow To Vladivostok In 26 Hours ANEW type of 260-m.p.h. air liner will shortly enable another of the world's great land surfaces to be spanned in little moie than I days journey. A machine of this type, a twinengined monoplane, has first made a record trial flight
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  • 72 24 I A rickshaw was an exhibit in the TeAnson Court recently when the puller was charged with failing to obey a constables orders regarding the parking of his rickshaw in the centre of the road near the town's railway station. The accused in his plea said that, even if lie
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  • 177 24 Result Of "Terrorism" Complaints London. PATROLS in the Etepney Green area in the East End of London each night in future are to start as a result of complaints of 'terrorism." Special fodt police who will perform this duty will carry out their work between
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  • 98 24 New York. "Edward VIII haloes and Prince of Wales's Feathers have become fashionable in New York with the approach of Coronation Year. Smart women are wearing as evening coiffures three small ostrich tips clippr to the back of the head. Haloes of tir.y ortrich tips in
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  • 28 24 Shanghai, Oct. 25. Mr Chiang Ting, Fu. the newly-ap-pointed Chinese Ambassador to Russia, left Shanghai yesterday morning for Moscow to assume duties— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    276 24 Good Sport At The YJf.C.A. Singapore, Saturday. A FINE afternoon favoured the fourth annual swimming Rala, held at the Y.M.C.A. pool to-day A large attendance was present. Miss M L. Rank distributed the prizes at the completion of the events The following are che results: 80 yds. free-style
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  • 464 24 S. C. R. C. PRIZE PRESENTATION Sports Fixtures Concluded Singapore. Saturday MEMBERS of the Straits Chinese p. creation Club were at hom? t^ afternoon, the occasion being »he elusion of their annual sports fix,,. The Club in Hong Lim Green T tastefully decorated with lanterns flowers and on the green
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  • 97 24 Keppel v. Garrison Ladies 9 Match Following are players in the K'-PPJjJ Golf Club ladies vs. Garrison GoU <-» lanes' match at Keppel on Wednesday < Garrison players mentioned fir-sj Mrs. Morgan vs. Mrs. L. A. WUUan* Mrs. O'Grady vs. Mrs. J. D^ s Mrs. demons vs. Mrs
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  • 24 24 men and 973 children. fo ji o wine The total included the i en British nationals: 738 men sk>« fja and 287 children-British Wireless.
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  • 368 25 favourites In- Men's Doubles Beaten Convincingly Singapore Sunday. nmrise in the s emi-nnals Badminton Men's 1 onhe^a tournament at Doubles Cl^P j£ u tni m oming. to ck nC t .x c ation.s. Wee Boon Hai Contr ,iU chone Teck-a State pair, EKtl nominated Charlia Chua
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  • 215 25 Impressive Work-Outs On The Track rE only local trainer Mr. P. Logue has ttte most horses participating in the Perak Autumn meeting opening on Saturday next. Three outstation strings have arrived Mr. O'Neill's in charge of Dodd. Mr. Sherida's, in charge of Woods. Mr. Van Breukelen's,
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  • 26 25 The Maharajah of Mysore who has arrived on the Riviera from Italy and is staying at Nice, had a meeting with the former Khedive of Egypt.
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    19 25 Winner of the 30 yards free style championship for ladies at the Epworth League gala at the Y.M.C.A. pool.
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  • 469 25 ■•From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh. Saturday. THE handicaps fur the opening day of the Penik Autumn Meeting are a- follows:— Hursts Class l. Division 1. 5 fins. (Straight ■astern Knight 9.0 Btm3bine Sw 8.7 Miltondale 8.4 Knight's Eye 8.2 Belle Edna 8.1
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  • 426 25 Season Brought To A Close Singapore, Saturday. THE Y.M.C.A. autumn tennis Tournev was brought to a close to-day when w£ nV aIS H° f l he han dicap mixed double" &^L2ff Ah Hian G Giving away 15 points in every came Mrs. Pennefather and Ah Hian wV>'
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  • 127 25 Protection A gainst Attack Bucharest. Oct. 21. A FURTHER link in the chain of measures to protect Czecho-Slovakia from sudden attack is expected to be forged when King Carol goes to Prague at the end of the month when, it is understood, an agreement will be reached between Rumania,
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  • 1459 26 Newport Registers First Win Of Season Singapore. Sunday. PORTSMOUTH (leading team) and I Derby (second in table) clashed yesterday in Div. 1 of th e English League at the latter's headquarters, and Portsmouth won 3 l. As a consequence. Brentford, beating Liverpool 5—2 at
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  • 40 26 Bombay, Oct. 21. pEACE is almost fully restored after a week of uproar in which 61 were killed. 550 wounded. 1.300 arrested and me hundred shops looted. The firebrigade was called out 71 times.— teuter Wireless.
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  • 419 26 WEST AUSTRALIA FORCE A DRAW Second Wicket Record Set Up Against M.C.C. Perth, Oct 24 THE match between the M.C.C. and West Australia combined was drawn. From yesterday's total of 293 for one wickets West Australia (in their reply to the M.C.C.'s first Innings 1 total of 497) declared at
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  • 130 26 British Interests In China Suffer London. Oct. 24. "DRITISH traders have to meet the competition of American soods carried by fast ships to China and everything possible must be done to remove the disadvantage from which Britain >uffers." .said Mr. W M. Kirkpatrick, who is to repiesent
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  • 56 26 Three Participants Take-Off Paris. Oct. 25. THREE participants in the Saigon air race took off from Le Bourget at dawn this morning. Challe Bril left at 6 am. Arnoux Japy at 6 02 a.m. and Detroyat Darmcunt at 6.04 a.m. Challe returned later with slight engine trouble
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  • 62 26 London. Oct. 25. Nominations took place yesterday for thfe Municipal elections on November all over England. A third of the seats on councils have to be filled. The Labour Party is specially on the defensive in the forthcoming elections. It was three years ago it had its principal
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  • 25 26 Foreign reports that M. Litvinoff is resigning the post of Foreign Commissar are malicious anti-Soviet propaganda devoid of any foundation, states tb* TtM pency Reuter
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  • 352 26 Grads Beaten By Undergrads Singapore. Saturday. THE Under- graduates of Rallies College scored an overwhelming victory in iheir annual hockey match against the Graduates of the College at Buki* Timah this evening by ten goals to nil. The Under- Graduates attacked soon after the start, and
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  • 1933 27 SATURDAY'S RUGBY 4 Mil 11 1 H GOOD VICTORY FOR I>ON SINGAPORE H gv Hermes) I Singapore, Saturday. ,u> of brilliant defence by the figure on the padanf thto rugby hx lure eful margin of I SSS S5Ss I 1936 state side the firmer Simes the
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    • 29 27 "GOLDIN Hill illllllllli VAUIY" BRANDY A HIGH QUALITY BRAND AT A LOW PRICE Obtainable at an first-class stores. M f»UTHIIIE C 6fc in ins S) SOLE AGENTS f IlKjy *<
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  • 65 28 Singapore— Johore State Rugby Singapore and Johore met in a friendly inter-State rugby match on the padang on Saturday, when the home side were victors in a good match by 19 points to five. Here are the two teams photographed before the match. A line out near the Johore 25.
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  • 36 28 E the Gov ernor, accompanied bv for S 1 1 Staff> will Singapore ror Kuala Lumpur by the night mail tram on Tuesday and return to SiSia Pore on the morning ot Nov 8
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    • 57 28 1 tVI -ft**^ lo^* m VQ\ t?S?S^iu^e 1 I ~^Kt^^ FINGER TOUCH Her*utbeio«tu»vt^ COMFORT 1 CONTROL Home Surprwingly knr lltf to pricft, Miult t©4 Wkist letters on I laSmft^HT wtiterCompmof. pt^oi eTt^^ 0 F^°NL° LTD., 3, Malacca Street, SINGAPORE. Please send me pa rticulars of your trial offer in connection
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