Morning Tribune, 5 January 1937

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  • 12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOITT^No. 288. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, January 5, 1937 FIVE CENTS
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  • 281 1 I vtPTAltf DEFIES REBEL DEMANDS NO SHOTS FIRED SIVWIMI FEARS OF CLASH WITH (iERMiI\Y London, Jan. 4. ANOTHER British ship has been held up by armed trawlers of the insurgent forces m Spain— this time the cargo ship Etrib (1950 lons, home port Uverpool), which was
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  • 149 1 PEARS FOR LIFE OF POPE No Symptonx Of Recovery Vatican City. Jan 1. THE Pope's condition is stated to be un- changed. The intermittent pain is no worse and His Holiness had a rest ful day. There has been no development or complication of the illness and Dr. Milani is
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  • 44 1 A distinguished visitor m the j^rson of Sir Ernest Cooper Riddle, Covcrnor of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, passed through Singapore by the P and O. liner s.s. 'Rawalpindi" recent ly en roue to Hongkong from Colombo Sir Ernest is accompanied by Lady Riddle.
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  • 645 1 London, Jan. 4. t of the declaration concerning [ed'tPr, assuranpc with regard to randan which was signed m <>•> Saturday by Count Ciano the foreign Minister, and Sir Eric d. British Ambassador, is give n 1 m trn press, together with exchanged
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  • 160 1 London. Jan 4 THE attention of the Loncion rubber exchange this morning is fixed very much more on the United States strike situation than on the International Committee's facesaving announcement regarding export licenses. The majority opinion inclines to the view that the Committee's
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    23 1 The launchtns of the 35.000 ton French < battleship "Strasbourg at Na/aire. Bf. Gasnier-Duparc, Mi»j*i* 0^ Marine, wxs preseirt at th« w ceremony France-Press
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  • 52 1 Bangkok Shivers In Monsoon Cold (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 4. INCOMING steamers from Singa- pore report very severe north cast monsoon weather prevailing. Bangkok is shivering this morning m a temperature of 52.7 Fahrenheit Nine people were drowned m the fiulf when a small steamer was overturned m
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  • 566 2 ALLEGED RASH ACT GAHLI JIOItMM. Uf lIMVT AT Ni;itV\<.OO\ Singapore, Monday A COLLISION between a motor-car and a tricycle which resulted m the death of a Chinese bread-seller had i sequel m the Assizes to-day when S.A.S. Park was charged with causing death by a rash
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  • 24 2 Jewellery and nui valued at £430, the property of Miss Muriel Peters, were taken from her home at Fountain Court, Laurie Park, Sydenham, recently.
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  • 37 2 May Be Restored At Sianfu Nanking, Jan. 4 THE State Council has pardoned Chang Hsueh Liang, but it is not yet known whether he is to be reinstated to the command at Sianfu.— Reuter
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  • 688 2 Details Of London Statement London. Jan 4 THE following is the t xt of the de claration signed m Rome on Satur day by the Italian Foreign Minister ami 'the British Ambassador. "His Majesty's Government m trnUnited Kingdom and the Italian Government, animated by a desire
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    • 158 2 tUt ft** w* pab STThere's a lot of delightful refreshment sealed m Pabst TapaCan. When the summer sun beats down— a cool safe drink of pure, wholesome Pabst Export Beer will revive you like a fresh lake breeze For hot weather comfort learn to ask for Pabst TapaCan. At lunch,
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    • 9 2 WING LOONG PERFECT TAILORING 100. HIGH STREET. 'PHONE 7627
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  • 714 3 CLERK GAOLED FOR FORGERY OFFENCES Cheating In Rubber Coupons JJ Singapore. Monday. DLKADING guilty 10 three charges of P Cerv and a charge o using as genuine- i «<>■*«! document W^ B^ H-iudv formerly Chief cierK 01 me RuSb w Coupons Office, was sentenced fo 18 months' imprisonment at the
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  • 106 3 Preparing For The Coronation London. Jan. 4. THE public yesterday paid their la:;' v! it to Westminster Abbey for eigfit months. The doora wtre closed after the evening service and the Dean and Chapter resigned their control until September to the Crown. The keys m the possession
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  • 129 3 Practical Joke Sends Man Mad Belgrade. A PRACTICAL joke played on a peasant at Banja Luke, by a party of friends v no had drunk too much, had a tragi ending when the victim became so terrified that he went raving mad. The peasant. Mirko J noihevitch.,
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  • 382 3 Ceremonial Opening Blngtpore, Monday. THE Ant session of the Singapore Assizes for 1937 was begun m the High Court this morning. t\ was preceded by ren monial opening. At 10.30 a service was held at the Cathedral, conducted by the Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. kcv. B.
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  • 45 3 na Fighting Drug Menace Peiping, ]un. 3. authoritiei started the net r against drug addicts J with vengeance, according othc Kung Pao (Chinese nrw.spapen.i yesterday m the Wuching |»sirii m Tientsin 128 people, including ™o drug addicts and pedlars, were by shooting.- Reuter
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  • 39 3 H.H. Tunku' Yacob. Principal Agricultural Officer. Kedah. find nil wife, Tunku Rapiah. left for Sumatia recently to attend a fair that is being organised at Medan m connection with the mairiage of Princess Juliana They will also visit Brasta.qi.
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    • 57 3 Law *\*»tifc Fair To day Befor the Chief Justice at 2.15 p.m. Summons-in-Chambers m Suit No. 337 36 Before Mr Justice Adrian Clark m the 2nd Court at 11 am. Assizes: Rex ft. 3AS Park. 3IELATI KADJA I'KKFUME THE FAVOURITE PERFUME WITH MCE, GENTLE. LASTING ODOUR. Obtainable from ALL HIGH-CLASS
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    • 27 3 4^\ "MAN LIOX" (f(^|)i RAPID HARDENING C^ L 111 li yggl^k %VATCIIES SOLD THE WORLD OVER. NO MORE TO BE SAID. AT EVERY DEALER. )^TOR LttL AGENTS
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  • 78 3 Figures For Malayan Ports, During 1936 acean shipment! o! rubber. Including v latex, reverted and concentrated latex, during the month of December' from Malayan ports amounted to 38.749 tens. The gross export* for 1936 amounted 1 to 520,177 tons and for 1935 they were 590.319 tons. The monthly
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    • 91 4 LONDON CO MMODITIES MNHN PALM OIL (Malay) Last Price To-day In bulk Dec. IJan. shipment £30 10 0 Value £30.15 0 Value. Jan. Shipment. £23.2 6 Value £23.6.3 Buyers SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) Dec. Shipment 10 4> 2 Seller* Unchanged. I APIOCA (1st quality) cd Pearl (S'pore) December shipment 16 6
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    • 112 4 London, Jan. 4 Previous To-day Change General Electric H6 94 —6 Imperial Chemical Industries 417 4 417»/ 2 Imperial Tobacco 180 7V 2 180 7 Canadian Pacific 14 7 8 14 7 /8 London Tin H,4V 2 11 lOV2 up 6 Rubber Plant. Investment Trust 44,- 429
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    • 22 4 London. Jan 4 TIN Standard. Previous To-day Chanpe Spot closing price £233} £231 2 3 4 Forward BM% £232 -2U
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    • 28 4 RIBISER ew Yor^' n Previous To-daj Change Spo: Buyers. Sellers. Closed April June Euyers. SeUers. TIN Standard Tone Dull Dul Spot o''4 51 J 4
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    • 74 4 London. Jan 4 Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 105 13 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8 96 l 8.96' T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) U 2 19 32 Is 2 5 8 up 132 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is 3
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    • 27 4 London. Jan 4 Previous To-day Change (;oi.d 7 T 8 Fine B:ir per oz. SILVER Snot 215 16 2V\ -116 months forwarG 21 ft|l6 21^
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    • 31 4 SOUTH HI fW% BRITISH 1 INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. ALL BRANCHES OF ACCIDENT I INCLUDING WORKMEN'S I COMPENSATION. I W. J. DEXTER, Manager y TeL o9M. I. Plnlajion Qrttn. i;; II II
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    • 41 4 A chic and modern jy \i f4*J tj#» l!y Perfume and a Face V HL 'la!ll^ Lotion which is both *\m£^^= Invigorating and ex- r^Zl!Zl^l^ quisitely Refreshing. I v L^J I k.l "WJ ul l T» m.C^JI 1 1 tl MASTERS
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  • 1427 5 lgtue d by Fraser and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Fraser 61 Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers tmpat Tin 5 3 5 9 57 6 1 M Asam Kumbang 32- 34- 32,- 34,--£1 Austral Malty 55j
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  • 176 5 It libber (From Our Financial Correspondent/ Singapore. Monday morning Singapore: 37 cts., down 5 8 ct Market Tone: Easier. London: No market. New York: No market. The market opened here this morning with sellers more m evidence and buyers cautious, business was done down to 36 7
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  • 193 5 Mr. Julian Israel's Report Singapore, Jan. 4. Tin locally down 1 3 Rubber locally distinctly weaker— closing about 36c MINING Raubs $6.55— 56 75 Tfc .shares were firm during most of the day, but clo.se slightly under the best S. Kintas $9.40— 59 60, S Luas $2.47 V 2 $2.52i/2,
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  • 10 5 London-New York 4.90 15! 16 New York-London 4.90 *****
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  • 185 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report Singapore, Jan. 4. In their daily comments on the doting trend of the share market, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state: TIN. -was down 18 to-day. The fin .share market was generally stronand active throughout the day. Aus tralans were the principle feature m this
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  • 12 5 Sngapore. Monday noon. London: No market. New York: 51V2 cts., unchanged.
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  • 124 6 Old Year Prolonged To Pass It Paris, Jan. 1. THE Senate by 255 votes to 32 passed the budget with slight modifications and the Chamber is now debating the changes which M Blum is not expected to make a matter of confidence, thus no question of Government crisis
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  • 62 6 L Licences For Six Months London, Jan. 4. REUTER is officially enabled to confirm the reports that British dependencies have been advised by cable by the British members of the I.R.R.C. to issue export licences for rubber for six months instead of one to three months as done
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  • 174 6 SELLING Singapore, Jan. 4. London T.T. Jg }}J London demand «ir? London 4 months' sight MJfc Lyons demand l Hamburg demand J*» New York demand 57 Montreal demand 57N Batavia demand mi??' Samarang demand 103 J 4 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demands 154% Madras and Colombo demand 154% Hongkong
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  • 199 6 Singapore. Jan. 4 R. (Siami W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $171 R. (Siamt W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $150 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $134 R (Siam i "White" No. Al $250 R < Siam i "White Rice" No. 1 $222 R. (Siam i
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    • 125 6 IXcderlandseht* HandelMaatsehappijj. \.V. (Netherlands Trading Society* BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1824. Paid Up Capital f 40,030,000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1,000,000 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D CRENA DE lONGH President. M. TAUDIN CHABOT Director. A A. PAUW C.
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    • 60 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAR Of BURGLARS by keeping your j VALUABLES (jewellery or impor tant documents) m SAFE BOXES m our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so
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    • 331 6 Singapore Chamber Of Jft£ YOKOHAMA Commerce Rubber Assn. DAILY PRICES CURRENT. (Established m 1880 > I Singapore, Monday noon. Capital Subscribed (Fully Buyers. Sellers. paid up> V.100.000.000 No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (FOB. January) 37 37 8 Reserve Fund V.130.900.000 00 Good F.A.Q. m cases (F. 0.8. January* 36 15 16
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  • 525 7 Very Satisfactory Position London rl ninth ordinary g.neral meeting of the Pangnga River Tin Concessions *d.. waa held on Dec. 18. at 20. Alderm 'su- Archibald Mitchelson Bt. (the chairman', presided. Mr A M. Llghtman <r presenting the secretaries the Anglo-Oriental and General Investment Trust, Ltd.> having
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  • 109 7 tt,ooom From V.K. In 11 Months London. deClaredtValue <* cx P° rt s munSw^ Umted Kin^m of arms, air durinir iem lld military and naval stores dirinS }f, 35 .^ounted to £3.687 872, and !i '?V 1o o.aos.o^r s end d November Eua^wJif!? 88 give n by Captain
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  • 91 7 KIDNA PPING THREA T Bodyguard Assigned To British Boy Film Star A BODYGUARD has been assigned In Hollywood to watch ov:r Freddie Bartholomew, the British lad who has become America's most famous boy film star. This follows reports that an attempt might be made to kidnap him. His aunt and
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  • 64 7 Suicide's £26,29 A FORTUNE of £35.893, with net personalty £26,929, was left, it was revealed th^ other day. by Mr Roy Wil son, of Woodbank Hall, Woodbank. near Chester, tanning material merchant. Mr. Wilson was found dead m a West Kirby nursing home with throat wounds on Aug. !2 last,
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    50 7 SOCCER Above we see Arnold (Fulham) and Alsford (Tottenham) in a duel for the ball, in the match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspurs at Craven College, London, and below. Swindin (Arsenal goalkeeper) saving from Barraclough (Chelsea), in the match befween Arsenal and Chelsea at Highbury. London Topical Pre s s
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  • 21 7 Mr. K. H. Bryant, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Malayan Forest Service, has been appointed to officiate as District Forest Officer, Lipis.
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  • 201 7 From London To Ed m- burgh Next Summer London. ANEW "Coronation streamlined ex- press will be run between London-Edinburgh-London at the beginning of next summ'r by the London and North Eastern Railway Company. I Five of the special locomotives to haul th- train are now nearly completed.
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  • 140 7 Theory At Inquest On Fog Crash Victims I THINK the men lost contact with their familiar landmarks, m th? fog, perhaps because they were too keen or b?caus^ they took unnecessary risks." This suggestion was put forward by Fljght-Lieut, Harman. of No. 7 Flying Training Schoo 1
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  • 41 7 Without hearing the defence a jury at Leeds Assizes stopped the case against Edmund Frank Smith 31 a «ii n ger, of Sheffield, who was charged with SSI a g rious offence agalnst a Smith was discharged.
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    • 170 8 I OPENING TONIGHT TEBJAI Tk CAFITDLJOsif a •{•Warner Bros Spectacular Musical Extravaganza with«{. A Two Famous Stars together— iCLARK GABLE and MARION DAVIESi s HML JUk WhJ; Hrn li *^R >'^ jfci^^^^i .y^^^M^^« •>%t 1 I m the Cosmopolitan Production {"CAIN MABEL'! <• •jJVlagnificent Dancing Sequences! Haunting Songs! See s
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    • 229 8 OPENING AT THK ll^^j^^ PAVILION X I UNIVERSAI/S EXCELLENT^. IPi^^^l^HlS^^ COMEDY ROMANCE J \y'j BRINGS TO THE SCREEN]** i v^\Jß x DELIGHTFUL NEW MEOW!. WOOF! PF-F-T! WHAT A FIGHT I* s Kj3n|||K^^Miiili JBiJii wj^^B i I I comuno iowf lioria stuart V i REGINALD OWtN uN.vt»s*i ncru« fISBT i a
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  • 363 9 ON QUEST OF LOVE Astounding Story Of Stowaways TRUE to the old adage, tr.e course of 1 me love 'aid not run smoothly for, r,- veui-oici Stephen Cleary oi New York nor lor a girl of 16, both of whom slowed away m the liner Cameioma when the vessel sailed
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  • 177 9 ttiaby Tnrown Over Bridge COR hawing his caby g.rl over a railway bridge a", L.ve-iant, Blackieath because Ls couiri noi alTord to eep her. a father was sentenced to seven years' pemi servitude a: the Oid Bailey. He is John William Charles Stepiuy Purceli-rrPocor., North Pnlham.
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  • 371 9 Young Medical Man's Death After Holiday THAT a young doctor comni,tuu mi- Cide alter losing faiih m himself, was suggested by me Si. Puncras coroner, Mi. Bentley Purchase, wnen ne received a veraict that tne doctor died irom morphia poisoning, having taken his life wnile 01 unsound
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  • 179 9 A rchhishop's A Hacks On Communism Edinburgh. IN a pastoral letter read- m ail Koman Catholic churches ot the Arcnuioctse oi Sl Anarew s ana Buliilwnrgn, tnc Aicnoisnup U3r. McDonaidi made a sca.iiiiig attacK on UOBUnimlm which he described as "the gieatcsi danger, 1 spiruuaiiy. moially ana socially,
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  • 61 9 Ceylon is losing a popular figure by the retirement of Sir Henry Dowbiggin. C.M.G., Inspector General of the Ceylon Police since 1913. He joined the Ceylon Police m 1901, and went on special duty to Cyprus m 1926 and to Palestine 1910. He holds the King's Police Medal and the
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  • 17 9 Amongst those nominated to the managing committee of the Coronation celebations m Kinta was Mr. Gordon Lawes
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  • 220 9 Lord Ponsonby's "Levy On Wealth" Suggestions I London A LAW tha L la war time men not m the lignung line should sacrifice pan 01 'heir weahn was suggtsleu uy ijUHI Ponsonby. speaking at a meeting ot tne Peace Pledge Union, at the Albert iiaii. Lonuon. The
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  • 87 9 8 New Candidates For Parliament London THE British Union of Fascists have issued a second list of prospective Fascist parliamentary candidates for the next election. They are:— Commander C. E. Hudson, R.N.R. (Chichester); Ralph Gladwyn Jebb (West Dorset); F. H. Lawton (North Hammersmith*; E. F. Jorian Jenks (Horsham
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  • 108 9 1 TWO horses "showed off" near water recently, one skidded into a ditch the other threw his rider into a river. Hindustan, one ot the horses m the St. Pier;-, Selling Handicap at Lingfleld Park, m attempting to 'refuse" a Jump, slipped into the ditch.
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  • 463 9 Discussion By Judge THIRD degree," the meaning of which Lord Justice Scott said he aid not know, was discussed m the Court ot Appeal when Mr Ernest Cooper, formerly a sergeant In Liverpool City Police Force, asked for a new trial of a:i action against the
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    • 53 9 I iTlioatrr »OV\I-| 5 5 tqTday 4s P. S. RATNABAI, P S. SARASWATHI BAI and a big cast m "ILiTiVIWALI" L QUALITY OF "MOVEMENT" IS A CONDITION S PRECEDENT TO A SALE OF WATCH. A FINE SELECTION IN MODERN STYLES S AVAILABLE AT B. P. DE SILVA LIMITED, j AT
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  • 390 10 MEETING THE CHALLENGE Primates Radio i Appeal London. AN appeal to take advantage of the present conditions for the spread of missions tthroughout Che world has been made by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr. Lang, m a broadcast service here. The Archbishop began by contrasting the
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  • 51 10 Campbell Mack's £4,736 Killed at Spoke Aerodronu. Liverpool. On Oct. 19 last, Capt. Tom Campbell Uiuck, the famous airman, of Norfolk road St. John's Wood. N.W., has left £4,73G He died intestate, and letters of ldmillustration have been granted to his widow, Mrs. Florence E. Campbell Black iMus Flor nee
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  • 59 10 The 118 th Punjab Regiment stationed .it Hongkong and numbering about 790 m all passed through Penang on We ne.sday by the 8.1. liner s.s. Santhia en route lo Calcutta. The Regiment is under the charge of Lt.-Col. Brewer and they are made up as follows: Officers, 684 other ranks.
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  • 67 10 Young Farm Labourer Charged After Nine Months fHARGED with the murder of a six-vear-old boy a farm servant. John Flockart Greer. 21. was remanded at Piislev 'The boy John English, was missed from his 'home at Williamson-place, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, and was found strangled m a field
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  • 25 10 Mr Datta, chief Punjabi interpreter First Magistrate's court. Jpoh is on short loave. Mr. S. S. Gill of the Supreme Court has taken his place.
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  • 360 10 Government Commission For Industry London the report of the Board of Trade Comml?he c commluee was set up last march under the chairmanship of Lord Moyne. It suggests that the proposed commission should be composed of members entirely independent of any Passional or financial interest m
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  • 374 10 To Commemorate The Coronation London rE Coronation of King George the Sixth and Queen Elizabeth is to be made the occasion for knitting together m bonds of closest friendship, the youth of Britain and the Empire. On Wednesday May 19— a week after the Coronation— an Empire
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  • 105 11 To celebrate his golden iubilee a s a priest, Monsifnor Martin Howlett received a cheque— contributed by all the Roman Catnolics m England— from Archbishop Hinsley at the Cathedral Hall, Westminster. London. M*r Howlelt, for 31 years Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, was ordainea priest in Rome
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  • 309 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1937. BRITAIN AND ITALY HPHE news of the signing of an agreement between Great Britain and Italy with regard to the Mediterranean has everywhere been greeted with the profoundest satisfaction. Not only does it signify understanding between the two nations, but as has been
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  • 229 12 Mrs David Storch has returned to Ipoh after a trip up the China coast. Che Sulaiman. of the Land Office, Tapah, left for Lumut on transfer on Jan. 1. Mr. Cheah Ghim Leng. J.P.. and Mrs. Cheah have returned to Ipoh from Penang. Mr Davis. A.0.C.D.. Perak, attached to
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  • 627 12 IT If significant of the times that Mr. Baldwin, m "New Year" message to the Primro.sc League, should r.iake the dis urbed state of Europe his chief theme. In the face of the situation prevailing and the growth of armed forces, he said, the rearmament programme was a
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    63 12 The dress rehearsal of Hagenbeck's Circus took place at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington. London, m preparation for the Christmas performances. Above we see girl performers making-up m the dress-ing-room before the rehearsal, and below is .Miss Denise Wathos. of the Carton Sisters, who finds time between rrhearsals to give
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  • 1317 13 A CHANCE ARREST Recognised By Old School-Mate WITH jealously as the suggested motive, a 62-year-old man, whose life is shrouded m mystery strangled I 16-year old girl at the home of his daughter, where he had lived for some time, and afterwards omealed the
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    117 13 Disappearing from Villacoublav (Paris) immediately after returning from a flight with 29-year-old Pierre LallemancV who was taken from his plane with a bullet mi n his bMfc, Mme. Schemeder Chaptllut, 32 a Frenchwoman, crushed m her plane m a ht!d a -1 joining Mill Farm Selsey, Sussex, anl was slightly
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    154 14 •'Alas, my poor brothers!"— A turkey who thought he would take a wa?K to the front of the shop to find out why he had been well fed. He no doubt discovered the reason a picture from Edinburgh taken before Christmas. Topical Press -1 b number of children were gu
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    • 82 14 SHORT CUT to ENGLAND WEEKS of surface travel saved by flying Home. Luxurious air liners. EVERY comfort for passengers. PLENTY Of room for luggage. NIGHTS spent on line i !i O tels, meals— even tips included m the fare. Two services weekly Singapore to London. Also twice weekly to Brisbane.
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  • 841 16 Keep your youthful BEAUTY As long as possible Mn*Kati«'. Ctrmaama and >lak«*-ii|» help m thin tropical heat WHEN exactly is beauty's dangerous age? Like the rise and fall ol Empires, so with beauty, and it happens to us unless we take great and constant care of ourselves. 1 often feel
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  • 354 16 Improve Your Mouth Contours THE other tuning 1 sat enthralled by the acting of an extremely talented woman who WU making her first Anglican film debut. This young wonftm was charming In every respect and the naturalness of her pantomime was J joy to behold. The most outstanding effects she
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    • 24 16 FANCY DRESSES will be greater successes when worn with the right i WIGS Get yours Irom i MAISO\ MUM Tel. 4610 79, Stamford Road.
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    • 36 16 Ml b9f9L CURLS CLEANSES I Baby's head will soon be clustered ■flVcViv w tn adorable curls if the tiny head KwUEI^DSDis cleansed with Nesto! every day. GUARANTEED HARMLESS JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS. LTD.. Singapore Penang Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 292 17 How Are Your Sun burnt Limbs? SUPPOSE there will be the usual uoU of sunburned legs and arms, hXhk noses after these long weekiUl d P^ l u and m ore than one young end what on earth the salt m s W »L done to her permanant. Yes bee
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  • 324 17 Applying Lip Rouge MOST women apply Up rouge with too lavish a hand after they have completed all lacial makeup, right down to the last dab of powder. Now here is a gentle pointer, for those who would strive for a more natural and artistic effect. After foundation lotion of
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    15 17 your dressing table with feminine frills and have attractive bottles for your lotions and astringents.
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    • 45 17 A TOURIST'S SHOPPING LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. Baggage Contractors Forwarding Agent*. Booking. Agents for F.M.S. Railways. Baggage Agents for:— uiue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line Nederland Line 1 8.1.3. N. Co., Ltd., etc., etc Tel. Address.— "LUOOAOB" PHONE 2428 or call Union Bidg.
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    • 138 17 SILK STORE INGAPORE'S MOST UP-TO-DATE SILK STORE Tajmahal Store 23, HIGH ST. EYES Specializing: subnormal 1 1 ffln^fc^S^ vision, problem jRf Glasses II X^V DvvuClL ft. A. THOMPSON, D.O.Sc, (Doctor of Ocular Science) 4, Arcade, Ground Floor. Phone 3002. 35 Tears European Clinical Experience DRY CLEANING Burtol Quick Cleaners for
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    • 220 17 CHEMIST i y A^B MiVmi Pel I I caused by sudden change I 1 from Che plains to a hill station, need S i no longer worry you. Innoxa preparations In four j 1 1 simple suges can banish this beauty problem and render the skin more i radiant than
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  • 153 18 With one month still to run. the output activity of the Clyde shipyard. during 1936 has already exceeded eac) ci the last five years of shipyard work Ninety-two vessels have been Launched m the past 11 months, the Bggregab tonnage of 283.622 exceeding the 1931 output figure by
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  • 41 18 A message from Bremen states thai the Hamburg steam r Elsa on her way to Cherbourg from Danzig with a carg< of coal, sank near Norderney, Channel Islands, and 14 men were drowned. Tw( men were saved.
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  • 14 18 Mr A. Pearce. O C.P.D., Kampar leaves this week for Home on furlough i
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  • 19 18 The Post Office at Trolak is being closed and m its place a postal agency is to be established.
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    • 483 18 BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due Due Tonnage bp..re. Tonnage STpore. 1937 iifii. fiinn Tin 16 CATHAY 15.000 Mar. 12 BHUTAN 6.100 Ja n. 16 BURDAWAN 6070 Mar 13 BEHAK «oS Jan." 25 KAJPUTANA 17.000 Mar. 26 rAHTHAGE 17 000 Jan. 29 KANPURA 17.000 Apr. 9 SOUDAN eisoo Feb.
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    • 128 18 N.I.X.LINE GENEKAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD (Incorporated m Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. FUSHIMI MAIttJ Jan. 7 ss. HAKOZAKI MARU Jan. 21 m.s. TERUKUNI MARU Feb. 3 Rates to Ist Class 2nd class Naples $497 $540 $Sl7 $343 Marseilles 514 557
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 470 18 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES TO-DAY rOR PER DATE AND TIM* Pengerang Aik So °n Jan< 5 9 arr Pamangkat, Sambas and Singkawang Tobelo „5 9 a.m Jaya v South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo Celebes, Moluccas and Timor billy Slamat 5 2.30 p.m Fort de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe and
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    • 64 19 .HIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Godown Gate No. Anhui £J f rank fj SUmat }J Ajax Ainka x Kudat Diom-d Mirzapore Raub Steel Scientist J* Marudu ;J° f Nagato Maru 4b 4 Manoeran 4 J Kedah J J Rimau f N'ankoh Maru l KEPPEL
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    • 15 19 The P. and O. Somali is due at Sin{apore from Hongkong at 6 a.m. toiw.
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    • 41 19 B Hying from Singapore to Alor and back recently, two Royal Air pilots. Flight-Lieut. Sarel and Flight-Lieut. Grace, established a Ma- light aeroplane record. They Hornet Moth two-seater cabin machine belonging to the Royal SingaFlying Club and stopped at all dromes.
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    • 229 19 Strength In World Traffic Rome. THE Italian Cabinet, under the chair- manship of Signor Mussolini, recently announced a sweeping programme calculated to elevate the Italian mercantile marine to a winning place m world competition. It is a programme of concentration, organisation, and finance. The existing nine shipping
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 304 19 IH K\S I'll ILF LINE. Incorporated m Australia! NEXT SAILINGS. MAHKLLA Jan. 28 **Feb. 2 MEKKUR Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the following rates. First Class passen^ is may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connect m
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    • 455 19 JQV>HL TO FRENCH PORTS V- -^~T\ \ST jn |M^ HOMEWARDS. OUTWARDS 1 (from Marseilles). CAP G ?ARELLA Saiß n> Tourane Haiphong Ja^ 7 DALNY Jan 13 CAP. TOURANE J FARES FROM ANT PLACE. MALA VA TO MARSEILLES ISM. TEN DAY HOLIDAY TICKET F FIRST CLASS RETURN FARE $102. *or lurttier
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    • 53 20 I II I i^^a 1 1 W 8 11 I k I Before you I \m\ say Whisky y I u^^g_^^ I .^hl I I I Dewar's I I White Label O¥Hif¥^ 4 ¥^¥^^7 O HH¥\ I Ik/I wA I /a B«r 1^ vT Jk I I I SINGAPORE JOHORE
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    • 436 21 j^ 0+ 0 1 r 1 r rW^WHTW^ II Wm i m 111 I J v A^U.ili*ll Empire 1111 m m mmmm I'rOliriimilM 9 '""SHjl^ (WuSTici); P m V-ii metres (71.79 met) G -i£%s? mertrw (9.51 met). »nd Gbß 31.55 mww i pjn ._ijßf Tra r<Ti ?a 97 mitred i
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    • 434 21 -A 7 mm m m m >*-*. i llllAi II illlllli mWA mm^M.^^ > «8» 8 an, The N«ws and Announceni v Greenwich Time Signal at 8.05 a.m. 820 a.m. Close down. TRANSMISSION 2 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. Variety. Austrtlian artistes, including Imito, who imitates everything; Navarre, impersonations m song;
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    • 720 21 6.20 p.m. Concert of Light Music. I 7.40 p.m. Variety programme. 7.20 p.m. News m English. 8 p.m. A talk. 735 pm Concei t of Light Music 8.20 p.m. Classical concert by Nirom .^continued) Orchestra. Soloist: Carel van der Bijl 8\ 5 ptn Greetings to our Listeners (violin). -n tlie
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  • Article, Illustration
    35 22 The emotion silver of the Em-cr.,r M Jg-fc""* «SSMffii*llW SJiMSTS^ r^ar *s £S SFiSSififSiES an d beIow a prospective buver inspcttine th e Emperors sil er cups and trays at the sale room. Topical Press
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  • 161 22 Haile Selassie's Treasures Sola London CILVER belonging to the Emp ror <»: Abyssinia and brought by him to England when he loft his country, ha? been sold by auction m London. Some 17.000 ounc s of silver and plate last vestiges of. the splendour ol his imperial Palac?,
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    12 22 Preparing the Emperor's silver soup and meat plates for sale. Topical Press
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  • 312 22 A WORLD MENACED BY BOMBS Man Unworthy Of His Power: Call For Air Control London pONQUEST of the air has comj at a v Urn when the human rare is quite unworthy of so tremendous an expension of its power. This is the view expressed by Mr. Winston Churchill, sp
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  • 26 22 Che Kamanidin. M.C.S.. Assistant District Officer. Punt and Bruas. and family returned from Ulu Langat, Se- langor. after .spending their Hari Raya land Christmas holiday., there
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  • 779 23 AIR DEFENCE OF LONDON Territorial AcAc Gunners iKCHIBALD." or, more familiarly. A "Archie," the anti-aircraft gun, riS and will remain to those who were he War. an abomination to the flling man. but a very pleasant help to •hose who went their ways on the earth. and affectionately
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  • 766 23 PROGRESS OF 25 YEARS Canopus Brings Memories WHAT a difference between a passenger flight to-day and a similar experience twenty-five years ago! Recently a p_assenger m 'Canopus', of Imperial Airways which is now on regular service m the Mediterranean, interested his fellow travellers by recalling that as
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  • 343 23 City Fit For Transport Chiefs To Dream In London Fifty Years Hence; Mr. Frank Pick's Rose-Coloure d Spectacles London. ANEW London 50 years hence, with a beautiful Thames crossed by two new bridges, and its roads separated into pedestrian, traffic and through roads, was visualised by Mr. Frank Pick, vice-Chairman
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  • 109 23 ]:i Nonyas And Ten Men Singapore. Monday. THIRTEEN Chinese nonyas and ten men of the same nationality appeared before the Second Magis^ate, Mr. J. P. Biddulph. to-day on charges of gaming m a common gaming house. The men and five women are also charged with being the occupiers
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  • 41 23 Singapore, Monday. A 1 about 7.15 yesterday morning, a Malay woman was found lying unconscious m i drain by the side of North Bridge Road The ambulance was called and the pat ion was removed to 'he General Hospital.
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  • 25 23 An Air Raid Precautions Organiser at a salary of between £400 and £450 a year is to be appointed by the St. Marylebone Borovmh Council
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  • 130 23 Morning Incident In Oxley Road Singapore. Monday. ALI bin Hassan a young Malay was charged this morning before the Second Magistrate, Mr. J. P. Biddulph. with committing theft of a handbag containing $1.40 cents the property of Mrs. A. G. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was on her way along
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  • 95 23 Appointments By The Sultan From Our Own Correspondent* Johore Bahru. Jan. 3 HIS HIGHNESS the Sultan of Jonore has been pleased to appoint H.H. iTengku Aris Bendahara Abu Bakar and I the Hon. Inche Onri bin Jaffar as mem-! ben of the Executive Council, Johore. M from Dec
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  • 55 23 Singapore. Monday A J Fedley who was charged with having committed theft of a motor-car belonging to Mr. A. Piedro, valued approximately $7,000. at Robinson Road Jon Dec. 25 last, was discharged, such i discharge not amounting to an aoquitI tal by the Third Magistrate, Mr
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  • 1037 24 Bitterness Against Britain Now I ORD Mottistone, who has just return-' ed from Egypt, was there at the moment when the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of Friendship and Alliance was introduced into their Parliament; and m an interview recently with a representative of "The Observer" he
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  • 1027 24 Political Usefulness No Insuperable Difficulties; Perfect Stability; New Political Link Between Britain And IT.l T S. DURING the P* week attention hftS once again been, called to the seadrome or Moating island, which, it is claimed will allow air communications over the widest landless routes m
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  • 185 24 Three Chinese In Court Singapore, Monday. THREE Chinese. Ngoh Yew Toh. Lim Toh Loh and Ngoh Scow Loh, ap- 1 peared before Mr. H. A. Foner. District Judge. Criminal District Court, to-day, un charges relating to ;he Excise Ordinance. The first and second accused were charged with removing
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  • 85 24 Prussian Clergymen Aml The Nazis Berlin. Jan 1 Opposition clergymen In Prussia win read declarations from pulpits at the week-end declaring the past yeari showed the pastor* cannot any longer place faith m the Nazis' assurances thai the Christian church will continue unhampered and also protesting againsi state
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 134 24 \*>l A II I] i: XT [ttJj No s^ift. however costly, can be so inseparably personal a pos- m J t MIJb session as a beautiful PILOT transparent pen- m J Jw A handsome "ift of such a graceful PILOT would easily solve ff* .ffihj the complicated prob'ems ol how
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  • 1006 25 Eighty Miles Cairo -Suez Project Is Completed m} nrst-daM macadam highway that iVnis the city of Cairo with 1 uross an undulating gravel U I 1 -r over e lg ht.v miles, and cars n „.r it high speeds can accomplish i^n.uv m
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  • 32 25 inche Rant" bin Ifohamed Ba'at, I n agistrate, Johore Bahru, has left to assume duties as third magistrate, Muar. inche rbrahim bin Ismail from Muar has taken the place of Inche Rauf.
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  • 45 25 The death took place In Kuala liunpur recently of Mrs. A A Kuiasingam. second daughter of the late Mr. Richard Hook Mudaliar. The funeral service was held at S' Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, from where the remain* were taken for interment at Cheras Road Cemetarv
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  • 46 25 A heavy storm swepi over Taipmg recently starting at about one o'clock m the afternoon and remaining unabated, so that even- drain m the town over-) flowed, whilst the suburbs were flooded to a depth of about two feet No damage, however, was dojie to property.
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  • 423 25 400,000,000 More Letter* In A Year AN analysis of a year's Post Office bllllnwi, details of which were t made known recently, shows m commanding figures mat the telephone and the typewriter have truly become ailimportant m modern life. •Astronomical' totals tell how letters,
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  • 220 25 ICnff rr Privai iary 0. the ird. I compx itive exan em < and at the i < ia, wht i settled down to "i" the multifarious dirties which a British coni sular officer Is expecU d to perfoi m He was made a Vice-Consul. was attached
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  • 588 26 AIR FORCE FEAT A n Ou tstanding Singapore. Monday. RALLYING splendidly m the second half, the Koyal Air Force lowerfct the colours of the Singapore Colt* at hockey at the LA. «mund this afternoon. It was the lint defeat MftaiDN hy the Colts this
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  • 378 26 Gunners Too Good For Cricket Club Reserves Singapore. Monday. BY far the superior team, the Royal Artillery 'Blakan Math trounced Jthe SC.C '"Reserves" m th ir hockey match on the Padang this evening by liv goals to one. Although the game was rather one-aided at times. i: never lacked interest.
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  • 79 26 Late Recovery By Navy THE Royal Air Force beat South Johore In their rugby encounter on the Johore Civil Service Sports Club ground on Saturday by ten pants (two goals to eight <a goal and a try.) A feature of the game was the bril liant rally by
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  • 247 26 GREAT WAR'S TOLL 57 More Dead Found On Battlefield Paris. REMAINS of soldiers killed m tho Great War are still being discovered on the battlefields of Flanders and pieces of shell are still being removed from the living —after 20 years. The.se Renter messages tell the grim story:— Remains of
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  • 230 26 Tribute From Marshal Graziani Rome MR. EDEN has sent a message ol thanks ho the Sikh euard which hi.d been Withdrawn from the British Legation at Addis Ababa "for the gallant and effective services of all ranks during a very trying period." After 14 months' duty
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  • 123 26 To-day In Singapore RUGBY:- Tournament. Merchant* vs Etceteras, s.c c HOCKEY: R A.M. C. vs. Middli "D" Co., Tanglin; s.C.R c F.W.D. I. McPliorson Road; I A II v Clerical Union I. A r< lice Band Performance] Telok Aver 5 p m. ALHAMBRA:— Conrad Nage] and Kay iker m "The
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  • 205 26 VICTORY FOR C. S. C. Dull Game At Singapore, Monday PLAYING on their own ground Ir Balestfer Plain this afternoon, th( Ceylon Sports Club beat the Police by 3_l m a dull hockey f.ame. The C ylonese deserved to win. Tin were the 'better .side, both individually and as a
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  • 271 26 January Bogey Play At S.G.C. THE January Bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Eukit Timah on Saturday and yesterday and resulted m a win for H. A. Muria\ m "A" division with a score of "Ail square," m a win for F. P. Donnelly
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous

  • 1049 27 SLOW BUT DOGGED II %lID IOriMH IWIX.S TASK FOB EN€LAtfB Melbourne. Jan. 4 .iiQTRALIA appear to have the third A S Match -m their pocket" after iIJ? nlav They now hold the com,nnd n^ dvantageof 318 runs and have 10 xuckets to fall, and the
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  • 37 27 The Air mail (Imperial) despatched from Singapore on Dec. 23 was delivered m London on Jan. 1. The mail despatched from Singapore on Dec. 11 by the Karoa was delivered m London on Jan. 2.
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  • 159 27 Bradman Has 5 And Hammond 3 HAMMOND .scored his trird doubk century m Tests agairut Australia when he made 231 not out m the Second Test which England won by an innings or.d 22 runs. Only Bradman has eclipsed him with live such scores m the
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  • 27 27 Inche Abdul Hamid bin Abdul Kadir, 0.C.P.D., Plentong, who w*s away on casual leave spent at Muar, Malacca, Seremban and Kuala Pilah, has returned nnd resumed duties.
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  • 81 27 Singapore Association i Plans There is every probability that an Open Amateur Tournam:nt will be held early m February. After the great success of the last Championship Tourna ment held at th: end of September it is to be hoped that the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will receive
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  • 31 27 When coliecting straw for cattle a youns farmer found his father. Edgar Taplin, of Horn? Farm. Hedge End. near Southampton, shot dead under a rick with a sporting gun beside him.
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  • 152 27 Annual Meeting Next Week Singapore, Monday. A SPECIAL meeting of representatives of clubs and teams which competed m the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the S.A.F.A. League comp?titions In 1936 was held at the Anson Road Stadium this evening for the purpose of nominating two delegate.s to
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  • 120 27 Inniskillings Lose To R4 M C Singapore, Monday THE RAM C beat the "F" Coy Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers by 11 points <1 goal and 2 tries* to nil at Tangun The home pack was heavier but the hooker's efforts were .spoilt by the back row's indifferent footwork. The
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  • 21 27 Aftrr thoir exrt'nsj birthday party the St. Neots quadruplets brpjan the first day of their second year by sleep ing late.
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  • 73 28 Dost most Mohamcd scoring the Gunners first goal. Tribune McCreanor looks on while Large and Mann fight for possession. Tribune Green, the S.C.C. custodian, comes out to save but Wilson (R.A.) neatly puts the ball past) him. Tribune A midfiHd incident during the R.A..--S.C.C. match. Tribune
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 114 28 KovnUn£M and /btopcmjufettAM new* tyftm appAocaJted *A body with the capacity of an ordinary x^ 10 h.p. car. A f oll length big-car chassis frame of 3' 9" B wheelbase, speciaUy designed for its body Four full size semi-elliptic springs. Full size 4y 2 diameter dynamo and lar»r capacity battery.
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