Morning Tribune, 4 February 1937

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE -VOlT^N^Jl-— SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, February 4, 1937. FIVE CENT 51
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    "ENEMY" CONVERGING ON SINGAPORE
    503 1 in 1 1 1 ami foiic i:s LOCATED IN MIMIC WAR HEAVY ATTACK FROM AIR O\ THE HERMES INDICATIONS late last night were that a big attack, converging from several directions, would be made upon the fortress of Singapore in the early hours of this morning.
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    NORTH WEST CHINA
    295 1  -  peace Is Again Jeopardised Shanghai. Feb. 3. T HL peace of North-we,t China is arain jeopardised. The extremist elements in Chan* h h Liangs former amry, »id e d by "—K seized control of Sianfu Iftfr a clash uith the moderates. M the pats and mounted macnine
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    U.S. Strike
    138 1 rovrpvn» Detroit, Feb. 3 G nERNOR Murphy has arranged UHis a a n? n u erence tw ««n John Snl th. H mer Mart *n, represenMotor U r ICePresid n t of General hopes to Poration whereby he flf t£ strike^ Pe3CefUl s€ttlem nt Keuter. TV rA Akron.
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    U. S. Journalist Dead
    23 1 U. S. Journalist Dead <&'$ as o L ««rr*^ e of S Mr e Lio 3 nel i^' (!P Robert R a ii»,^J:L™ -Heuter.
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    "War" Bulletin
    230 1 FOLLOWING is the official Com- munique issue from Fort Canning last night at 9 p.m: Since the issue of the last communique operations have been confined to air attacks by both sides. In estimating the probable results of these operations it must not be forgotten that, for the
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    U. S. CITY IN DANGER
    219 1 O/iio River's New Rise New York. Feb. 3. AFTER remaining stationary for n fifteen hours, the Ohio River has begun a new rise against the seawall at Cairo. The patrol has been doubled along the emergency hulk head. whilst the Coast Guards, with 55 boats
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    AIR FORCE FUNERAL
    534 2 Full Honours For Pilot Officer Singapore. Wednesday THE funeral of Pilot Officer Robert 1 Douglas Blair, who lost ins Lite U the flying-boat crash at Seletar took; place this afternoon at tne BidadarH cemetery with Full Air Force Honours. Wing Commander Rev. J. A. Jagoe.j rA F
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    Exchequer Returns Better
    47 2 London. Feb. 2 EXCHEQUER returns show that total ordinary revenue amounts to £565.--174,741. compared with £556.566,538 at I the corresponding date last year Total ordinary expenditure is £642.--786.995. compared with £616.825,518 at the corresponding date of 1936 -British cid 1 W irt* lo s
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    Breach Of Trust
    545 2 Case Against Chinese Continues Singapore. Wednesday. rE preliminary inquiry into the case in which Wee Siang Yon'g. stands charged with criminal breach of trust, when a servant of the United Engineers Ltd. in respect of thr,'? sums of money, amounting to $303 03 came up for furIther
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    OBTAINED TYPEWRITERS FROM LOCAL FIRM
    796 2 OBTAINED TYPEWRITERS FROM LOCAL FIRM Case Heard Before Criminal District Court Singapore. Wednesday. ALLEGED to have cheated the firm of Messrs Roneo Ltd. by dis honestly inducing them to deliver to him several noiseless portable Royal typewriters on Sept. 19 ana 30 H.M. Marso stood his trial before Mr H
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    COURT MAKES NO ORDER
    361 2 A Settlement: Alleged Wron^ Dismissal Singapore, Wedne.dju ALL allegations made bv ft* A Anglo-French and Bendix^ Ltd against Mr. Leonard Rich** a former employee, and all an*-, tions made against Anglo-French ,1 Bendixens. Ltd.. by Mr i-*" Richards, during the hearing civil suit brought by Mr.
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    New Uniforms
    49 2 London I New green and blue uniform issued to the troop.s of the and Territorial armies taking the Coronation narade in Londo:. In making this announcement Commons question time the War a tary said no decision had been regfardin* general distribution new uniforms —British Ofßcia IMb. i
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    Need Of University In Malaya
    4898 3  -  HASH IMS REVIEW (APT. PUBLIC MEETING IN SINGAPORE Director Of Education Must Be An Expert Singapore, Wednesday. T EW argument for the establishment of a University in SingaA re W as bi ought forward this evening by the Hon. Capt. N. M. ISO., Malay Member
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    Law Notice For To – day
    84 3 Law Notice For To day Before th e Chisf Justice in the Ist Court at 9.30 a.m. Magistrate's AppealRex vs. Lim Lim. A t 10.30 a.m.—Judgment in Magistrate's Appeal No. 73 36— Hex vs. K. Ramalingam Th;var and Kamachi Thevar. At 11 am— Part heard— S.236 36— Ng Bay Koh
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      17 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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      85 3 eJ(IC£ J OUHWT' (BRITISH) Only the purest and finest quality ingredients are used, in this Face Ponder which is silk sifted and will not clog the pores. Gives the bloom ot youth to every skin. From all leading Dispensaries and High-Class Stores. Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS. /o^sk "MAN LIOW y@^7
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      143 4 LONDON CO M MODITIES 9UkAV9 London, Feb. 3. Buyers. Sellers. Buyers. Sellers. Buyers. Sellers. Buyers. Sellers. Previous Idle 10V 4 10 5 16 10U 10 5 16 10', 10 5 16 li) 1 10" 4 To-day Steady 10% 10 7 16 10% 10 7 16 10% 10 7 16 106
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGEz
      79 4 London, Feb. 3. Previous To-Day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 105.07 105.10 +.03 l A 132 132 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.94-3 4 8.95 TT. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) ls. 2 2132 ls. 2 11.16 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) ls. 3d.
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      BLLION MARKET
      32 4 Previous London. To-Day Feb 3. Change Shh $t*^ HH GOLD Fine Bar per oz. £7-2-0 £7-1-11 SILVER Spot 2 months forward 20 18 20 ***** 19 15 16 —ll6 -4.
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      LONDON SHAKE LIST
      143 4 Bf" hp<"^ _y_j^_P'' tfc*^^^-' > v >j Gp London. Feb 3 Distillers Previous 1179 To-day 118Change 1 Dunlop Rubber -3-5-—3 General Electric 91--92 9 fIU •• 1 1 Imperial Chemical Industries 40;7& 40 9 Imperial Tobacco 1626 Ex. Div. 1613 1 2 1 0 Anglo-Dutch 423 42
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      METAL MARKET
      22 4 UN Standard. Spot (afternoon closing price) Forward Previous £22B £22B-3 4 London. To-day 230' 231 t Feb 3 Change •
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      NEW YORK TABLE
      49 4 RUBBER Ren York. Feb 2. Previous Steady 20 15 16 HikT^n Tone Spot Buyers. Quiet -116 f> Sellers. 21 1 16 21 -116 AprilJune TIN* Standard. Buyers. Sellers. 20 15 16 21 1 16 2 T 8 -11. Tone Spot Quiet 49% mini mmWiVmrn __f m
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      TIN PRICES A SHADE EASIER
      886 4 TIN PRICES A SHADE EASIER Fraser And Co.'s Share Market I^RASER and Co.'s weekly report on the share market, dated Teb. 2, states During the past week several factors have contributed to produce what appeared to be a rather uneasy frame of mind in financial circles at home and although
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    Rubber Dealing
    128 4 "Certain Difficulties" Revealed London. Feb. 2. DEALINGS in London rubber have been greatly handicapped since rumours started two days ago that the settlement had revealed certain difficulties. Hopfs that concerted efforts will succeed in overcoming the trouble have now been abandoned and an announcement is expected early tomorrow.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING THE LOCAL MARKETS
      713 5 MINING THE LOCAL MARKETS (From Our Financial Correspondent'! Rubber Singapore. Wednesday morning. Singapore: 3518 cus., up 1 8 ct. Market Tone: Steady. Quiet. London: 10 5 16d., down 1,16d. Market Tone: Quiet. New York: 20 7 8 cts., down 1,8 ct. Market Tone: Quiet. Although the strike news from America
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS Share Market
      405 5 DEBENTURES AND LOANS Share Market Messrs. Fraser Co's Report IN their daily comments on the closing trend of the share market, Messrs Fraser and Co. State: Mining. Tin 113 3 4 up 114 at midaay. Tin shares w~-re a quiet market throughout the day but on the whole there was
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      Sir Eric Phipps
      46 5 Transfer To Paris From Berlin London, Feb. 2. THE King has approved the appointment of Sir Eric Phipps. ambassador at Berlin, to be His Majesty's ambassador-extraordinary and plenipotentiary at Paris, in succession to Sir George Clerk, who is retiring In a few months
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      GENERAL
      504 5 ■.«-.- Pd. 1.2 Alex Brick OrC 145 1.55 1 40 1.50 f22 do 7' 2 tNU--2 45 2.55 2 52 2.60 ■:c jo Atlas Ice 800 lO.OOnora 8 OO 1000 1 l II Broadcasting n B9 095 0 90 0.95 ■ifl o B IC Trustee 625 7 00 6.25
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      RUBBER SHARES
      340 5 British Official Wireless. itmares are tl unless crhw^i"e stated) ouenojr 195 2.05 1.90 2.05 1.60 1.70 1.60 1.70 2.10 1.70 2.20 1.85 2.10 200 2.25 2.15 1.40 1.50cd 1.95 2.05 1 95 205 2.00 2.15 0 82'., 1.47% 1.35 087' 2 1.57i/ 2 1.42' n 082 150 1.35
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    Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, X.V.
    100 6 Nederlandsche HandelMaatschappij, X.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 l.oooiooo Ctal """i f c"^^ D t Managing Board D CRENA DE lONGH President M. TAUDIN CHABOT Director A. A. PAUW C. J. baron COLLOT
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    Exchange
    179 6 SELLING Singapore. Feb. 3. London T.T. 2 4 116 London demand 2 4 1.16 London 4 months' sight 2 4^ Lyons demand 1230 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 j r Montreal demand 57 Batavia demand 103 3 4 Samarang demand 103Vi Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demands 154
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    Produce
    204 6 Singapore. Feb. 3. I. «Siam» W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $158 <Siam> W. Coast No. 2 pe r Koyan $14? J (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $140 R. <Siami "White" No. Al $242 R. (Siamt "White Rice" No 1 $220 R. <Siam» "White Rice" No 2
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      59 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAR jf BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) in SAFE BOXES VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING. CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and DNLY YOU can hav e access to these safe boxes, so that SAFETY and
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      335 6 The S'pore Chamber Of jjjg YOKOHAMA Commerce Rubber Assn. Vl *vu/\IYIA DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Of CvlEi OAWIV, LID Singapore, Wednesday noon. (Established in 1880Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases Capital Subscribed (Pullv (F.0.8. February* 35 716 35 916 miy Good F.A.Q. in cases paid up) Yiooooo to (FOB. February* 35»/
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    YOUNGEST PEER AT CORONATION
    345 7 The magnificent red and white robes of velvet and ermine to be worn by peers and peeresses at the Coronation next May are being made by hand in the West End workrooms of Messrs. Wilkinson, the Court tailors. Nearly twenty yards of hand-woven velvet ar e
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      255 8 Dietrich photographs superbly in colour. The^ §Film is a triumph. The scene in which Tilly Losch dances^ @for the Trappist monk is a masterpiece of its sort bree^ ©Press (yesterday). f <c I < AIM TO I. I^^^;: 6-15 NIGHTLY 9-15 jj^ S v':- Trulj an Unforgettable ft 9^^ V
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      218 8 PAVILION 1 TO-MGirr s-ilT^r 1 I TRULY V PICTURE NOT TO BE HISSED] 1 5 Made By The Company §ft~*- Released thnn J That Gave you Dods worth UNITED ARTIST Samuel Goldwyn present wifh J edna ferber-s EDWARD ARNOir JOa M<CRU FRANCES FARMER Mady Christians Walter Brtnnan Frank Shields Andrea
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    WIFE'S CASE FAILS
    424 9 Her Admission In Witness Box ~r riVinK en her husband, W ITH George White, a former sta lU t Suffolk Regiment, and corpo" 1 loader at a brewery, the *>* \r Edmunds justices dismissed Bury St. of Mrs. Florence R. the appljcat fd Brandon, SufWhite. 24. 01
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    SPECTACLE LENSES
    124 9 Thrhinn Industry In U.K. London, Feb. 2. [HE progress of the British spectacle bvthoHVu! ustrv was commented on oVnino ealth Minist afternoon in pft IShSS***" of opthalmlc **Ssff fIWjLSP 11 had been and th f, y Brltish manufacturers the nre P r st had so Creased that at
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    24 9 A scene from the new M.G.M. Jungle Thriller "Tarzan Escapes" featurring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan which opens at the Capitol on Tuesday next.
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    GENERAL BOOTH'S VISIT
    208 9 Programme Of Friday's Meeting TICKETS covering all the available seating accommodation In the Memorial Hall for General Evanjreline Booth's lecture on Friday morning have now been issued. The organisers would be obliged if any people who find thev are unable to use the tickets Issued to them
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    THEORY OF DISEASE
    396 9 Mill Girl Infects Six Others THAT smallpox germs carried in raw cotton were the source of infection of the first of seven cases of the disease now isolated in Oldham, is the theory that is causing some alarm among cotton operatives generally. Two new cases of the
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      31 9 ALREADY HAILED AS THE OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE OF HARRY MGOETZ jj| B^ pnttnU cm IM lm Bi coon* ciAU ic fl^f H P^ 4v^ OPENING FEBRUARY 10TH CHINESE NEW YEAR ALHAMBRA
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      117 9 C^) l/ 1 CAPITOL. Saturday Morning at 11 Special MICKEY MOUSE' MATINEE. /f^Ty^\ Excellent programme including l\S^n) DONALD DUCK'S funniest coloured cartoon "Donald and PL UTO, M "Table Tennis" (an excellent Sporting \et[^\^Ak^^^^ novelty) and other musicals, cartoons, etc. SPECIAL "TARZAN" YELL CONTEST! 6 PRIZES (2 Free Seats each for
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    EXTENSIVE PLANS FOR BRITISH RAILWAYS
    1041 10 MORE ELECTRIC EXPRESSES l.x.k.h/% six-iiorn sehvick BY "i OHOXATIOV* THAINS gons. including 7,550 open goods vehicles (of which 300 will be adapted for conveying road-rail containers). 430 covered goods wagons. 150 for fish, 1 2.>i> for iron, steel and timber. 700 for cattle, and 1,600
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    GIRL MUST LEAVE HOME
    271 10 "Beyond Control" At Age Of Fifteen WHEN a 15-year-old girl appeared before the Highgate Juvenile Court as being outside the control of her parent, her widowed mother declared that she tap-danced in her bedroom directly she rose in the morning, and from when she returned home
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    BUTLER WAS DRUNK
    237 10 Earned Night Mental Ward AXFORD Public AttbUnce Comm> V heard of an amazing error 1 a man who was merely ciriL'k eby fled insane one evening ana the committee's mental hospita n J° morning he was found u> b£ The man was a butler at Oxfordshire, and
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      86 10 Kill Kidney Trouble Quick Thousands of iuff«r«ri from K trouble and Bladder wreakm Btoppod Getting Up Nights. I^. Clrrios Under Byes, 8w Wsrfuusn— s, Stiffness, Rh< tism, Dixzincss. Lumbagt), Burnlni li ln»r. AcMlty and Low ofA r ln .'<>r\s n.-w discovery called t*J tex fjontly !«><>th<-s 1 h. al.s, raw
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    Oocean Drama: Plane Crashes Into Ship
    137 11 Captain A. Wilson, the master of the Corrib, photographed when his ship arrived at Belfast after the amazing mid-sea rescue. Battling to reach the Belfast steam- r 'Ton-ib "as her en?itrs threatened o fail over the In h Sea a plane piloted In (apt.
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE
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      THE S.S.A. AGAIN
      310 12 JN the minutes of the last meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association committee it is recorded that a sub-com-mittee submitted draft resolutions on the question of "representation" as opposed to "nomination" Kb the matter of Municipal Commissioners appointed through the ugency of the Association. The proposed
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    AROUND MALAYA
    696 12 ALTHOUGH it is being done at the request of certain members, it is doubtful whether the decision of the Singapore Turf Club to reserve seats for members at $2 per seat P e r day is a real necessity. The spacious stands of the club afford more than
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    PERSONALITIES
    184 12 Mr. C. B. P. Parry, of Sabak Bernam is a patient in the Batu Gajah Hospital H? has been operated on for app.ndicitis Mr. J.N.D. Harrison, Passed Probationary Assistant Commissioner of Police F.M.S., has been appointed to up an Assistant Commissioner of Police M S Mr and Mrs. H.
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    152 12 Prcftendary Carlile, head of the Church army celebrated his 90th birthday recently. A celebration lunch was given him at (he Bryan-ton square, London, headquarters of the Church Army, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury presided. Here we see Prebendary Carlile eittinj one of his birthday cakes at the lunch while
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    trim Fate Of Eccentric Spinster
    451 13 tfVRDERED BY DWARF Clue Of Blood On Hat ■ruRFF oin-poin^ of Wood on a hat r^TabU bed at Manchester Assizes h milt of "Th* Dwarf"— the name tbe Ki been S iven cails ot hls be had l been _f was $entence d f ef
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    Edward VIII Stamp
    118 13 H °y Of 18 Helped To Design It 1 Hubert john tist. heWri f Tor Quay, a keen philate-, 1 design the King Edward he began work on the deGP o A P ril he sent it to the He th n u>o davs b»f no more
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    Bain Kawan
    271 13 Better Results On Rubber And Coconuts <By Air Mail* London, Jan. 20. THE twenty-seventh annual ordinary general meeting of the Bat j Kawan Ruboer and Coconut Plantations, Ltd., was held yesterday at 71, St. Mary-axe. EC. Mr. E. B. Skinner (the chairman! said that the accounts showed considerable
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    17 13 Oxford University's two crews leaving their boathouse for an afternoon's practice at Medley, near Oxford. (Topical Press).
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    MURDERED IN CHINA
    87 13 British Customs Officer's Fate CMUGGLERS are reported to have murdered Mr Thomas Gordon Paget. a British officer in the Chinese Customs at Kwangchauwan. a big port south-west of Canton. Details of his death are at present lacking but local authorities are making investigations. A 38-year-old native of
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    DENIED HE WAS WED
    290 13 "But Changed His Mind When Wife Walked In" FAT the money had never been in the house, and that his story of the theft had been made up to stop his forthcoming marriage to a young woman, was alleged to have been admitted to the police
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    Talked To Death
    146 13 "Second Case Of Its Kind In Medical History AFTER talking for 13 days without ceasing, Mr. Howard Stillman, a farmer, has died at Ocala, Florida. His last words— he died in the 418th hour of his uncontrollable flow of speech— were mumblings about the Bible. Mr. Stillman,
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    New Coronation Fashions Shown
    156 14 Banding together for the first time, fifteen of world taymat.^j A Nina Batchelor Coronation hat fashion of white osprey, worn with a gown trimmed with Bird of Paradi e featbt-rs. A Faille de Soir in brown printed satin with oyster coat trimmed with ostrich feathers a
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    First Time By London Designers
    150 15 ii ni-ived their new Coronation fashions before designers ai*v**J Carid^c s London. (Planet News). A Coronation hat fashion worn with a gown with a frilled front. )nl\ 11 \earv of age. Derek Skeffington of London. Europe's youngest dress Ifsigner. i> her e seen adjusting one
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    BOOKS of the WEEK
    3009 16 The Abyssinian Debarle— All sides of Scotland "Trimly Town" A Polish Jewish Saga Translated from Yiddish— atirir Rhymes— Raring Xonsenee Xovels. -rEASAR in Abyssinia" is, from one point of view, as good a description of the Abyssinian war, from the Abyssinian side, as is likely to
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      69 17 &jS§). Chinese New Year 9m\ Is Coming! *\W r N favour HOLIDAY PARTIES wear a Coiffeur that is both BEAUTIFUL and PRACTICAL because of its BASIC PERMANENT wave by MAISOft MARTIN Professor of 'Academie de Coiffure de Paris Amber Mansions, Orchard Road Tel. 3450 5 per cent, reductions for all
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      46 17 "A TOURIST'S SHOPPING! I GUIDE j I FURNITURE ARTISTIC LAMP SHADES AT PASKOE'S LTD. 54, ORCHARD ROAD. CAMERAS AND FILMS i EYES Specializing: .-LyA^J^i^ete^ flsion, problem II ft. A. THOMPSON, D.O.Sc, (Doctor of Ocular Science) 4, Arcade, Ground Floor. Phone 3002. 35 Years European Clinical Experience
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      270 17 CHEMIST j| 1 1 bpLJUwHllllll i tk^^^M fr^fcA H^^M tf^^A Af^^MHk i w RWr %^^P «SV| VW UN otv^rW i whkJi to m JLIrW. h^k^^A Ml^A^k^A l^l^^M^M^^k i f fruay tkln. t bMuty prabl— w I I f unfortunately MMMflfd bf All < t iMimM umo«pH«r«. i i Vlilt your
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    Air Mail Despatches
    67 18 Air Mail Despatches Java and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. to-day. Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly: Qantas, closing 7 p.m to-day. Penang, Siam, Burma, India Iraq Palestine. Egypt, E. and S. Africa. Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, and N. and S, America: Imperial, closing 7 p.m. Saturday. Hongkong,
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    Notice To Mariners
    120 18 Work In Progress At Tanjong Rhu The Master Attendant In a marino notice says that, until further notice th e boundaries marking the approach channel and seaplane anchorage of the Singapore Civil Aerodrome at th»> western end of Tanjong Rhu are now in the course of construction
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    Mails Expected
    48 18 Mails expected from Europe (London nails by 8.1. (Rajula. tomorrow Tim. of delivery of boxholdcrv letters only at 8.45 a.m. and general iKiiu I at the same tim MaiLs expected from China and Japa'i by Sirdhana to-morrow MaiLs expected from Holland etc bv Djambi on Saturday.
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    FREEDOM TO FIX WAGES
    302 18 Shipbuilding Employers' Stand At Enquiry CTRONG opposition to any departure u from the principle that the shipbuilding and shiprepairmt; Industry should be free to fix the rates of wages and conditions of employment m reiation to the industry's circumstances, without reference to conditions applying in other
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      475 18 m^m BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA.LINES Outwards. Due Due Tonnage Spore. ToDuage S'pore. 1937. 1937. SOUDAN 6,500 Feb 12 RANPURA 17,000 Apr. 9 NALDERA 16,000 Feb. 12 SOMALI 6,800 Apr. 9 RANCHI 17.000 Feb. 26 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Aor. 23 CATHAY 15,000 Mar. 12 BANGALORE 6,000 May 3 BURDAWAN 6 070 Mar.
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      280 18 j POSTAL INTELLIGENCE STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TO-DAY roR PER DATE AND TIME China (generally) Anhui Feh Hoihow Hai Lee to ]Xm Hongkong Anhui X pm America (North) Except Western w Pm. Canada and Western States of U.S.A. Karoa Feb 4 •> Aden t Karoa J P-m. Burma Karoa I Pm
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    SUCCUMBED IN HOSPITAL
    152 19 Butcher's Wife On Murder Charge AFTER lingering in hospital for nearly n a week with a bullet-wound, Cecil Walter Teesdale, 28, butcher, of Com-' fortsavenue, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, succumbe.i to his in.»ury. His wife, Mrs. Doris Vanda Ursula Teesdale, 28, had been twice remanded on a charge of
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      228 19 BIHXS PHILP LINE. Incorporated in Aus'raila) NEXT SAIL-rGS. S« M A a pr.3 s^heap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia Issued at the FliTKSser... n muy transfer at Singapore. Brisbane. Sydney or I THE BANK LINE. I AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE. I (Owners: Messrs. ANDREW WEIR CO.) I For
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      154 19 iTll£ HARBOUR! Godown Gate No. I Bangalore lfl 3 Muinam H 3 Kota Baroe 8 3 LimaMaru 6 3 Mayebashi M«* ru 31 3 Ipoh 32 3 Sllv -rwillow r 34 3 Javanese Prince 3 Raby Castle 46 4 Benlawers 48 3 Kinta 1 4 KEPPEI HARBOUR Mam Wharf: Pacific.
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      80 19 Vessels In Port Kedah, British, 1.033 tons, from Penans 2.2 to Belawan 4.2. T-rukuni Maru, Japanese, 7,156 tons from Yokohama 2.2 to London 3.2 Silveray, British. 2,026 tons, from Vancouver 2.2 to Java 3.2. Jean Laborde, French, 6 592 tons, from Kobe 2 2 to Marseilles 22. Chekiang, British, 1.313
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    MAN'S ALLEGED AXE ATTACK ON WIFE
    443 20 MAN'S ALLEGED AXE ATTACK ON WIFE Sister's Evidence Of Couples Unhappiness FERE was a dramatic moment during the hearing of a wife-murder charge, at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire when a police officer held up for inspection a blood-stained axe aheged to have been used by a man in an atGuilty," and reserving
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    Raffles Library
    379 20 New Books For Issue On Saturday THE undernoted newly added nonfiction and fiction works will be ready for issue at Raffles Library on Sa ßomn£ ~Stonemason, Illustrated, M Bower; 'This Small World of Mine, Sir Hector Livingston Duff; Arthur James Balfour: First Earl of Balfour KG.. O M
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    111 20 (Topical Pi*sks) Although he is 71 years of age. Mr. Trevor Davis, still runs strenuous ten mile cross country runs with the Blackheath Harriers. H e na been chosen to represent them in a championship race shorty. Her e we see Mr. Trevor Davis vaulting over n bar during a
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      1771 21 .g. t* <~ m~ m 50 P m A Countryman's Diary A 6.50 a.m. Time signal. Recorded music b^^ lk b y AO. Street. continued M M h -< -wm im -BT^"^ M^m. 7.05 p.m. The -Commodore Grand Or- 7.50 a.m. Close down. B^U 04 If m |||l|\ chestra, directed
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      198 22 Strengthen I body against I Feverish Diseases I The chance of catching malaria and other feverish diseases is far greater, if the power of resistance is lowered. Lack of minerals in the body usually causes this lowering. Tiredness, heart troubles, irritability and dizziness are signs that your power of resistance
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      865 22 ON THE RADIO 'Continued from page 12) I anniversary of the death of Wilhelm TO-MORROW Gustloff (Broadcast from Schwenni.l 5.51p.m. News bulletin in Bengali. 10.50 p.m.— Military Concert. 6.11 p.m. Nrw;s bulletin in English. n.20 p.m.— Sign off DJA, DJB, DJN. 6.31p.m. Indian theatrical night. DJE, DJQ. 9.31 p.m. Time
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    Straits Settlements Association
    721 23 Straits Settlem ents Association NOMINEES AGAIN Interest In A University ...rps of the last meeting of T Ht nsta ts Settlements (Singa--1 lh A -«Sa ion contain the following: ommittee appointed at the t meetinu submitted draft reso ula nv l the question of "representa£s o nnoobed to -nomination." The
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    COLOMBO RADIO STATION
    172 23 Interesting Children's Hour MALAYAN Radio listeners will be interested to hear that the Colomb? Broadcasting Station has an English Children's Hour evc-ry Wednesday at 8.20 p.m. Malayan rime, conducted by Aunt Jenny. The transmission comes out very distinctly here and local children are assured of in interesting
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    School Radio
    151 23 H.BiC. Pamphlets In Great Demand DURING 1936 the 8.8.C. issued abou r 600.000 pamphlets in connection with school broadcasting. This represents an increase of 400.000 in the lasi two years. This convincing demonstration of the popularity of the pamphlets is all the more remarkable because about 95 per
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    Local Wedding
    88 23 W ell-Known Rugby Player Married THE marriage took place before Mr. W. G. Reeves. Registrar of Marriages, in the Singapore Registry on Tuesday, of Mr Richard Frederick Cyprian Markham. Assistant Inspector of Schools. Singapore, and Mrs Bridge, .^ora de Heriz-Smßh of Johannesburg. South Africa, daughter of Mr. Frederick
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    REVIVAL ON CLYDESIDE
    92 23 Six Years' Slump Ended London. Feb. 2. FEBRUARY has started well for the Clyde shipyards with the announcement of three new contracts. Denny Brothers of Dumbarton have been commissioned to build two 4.000--ton cargo liners for the Henderson Line of Glasgow and t'ie Nourse Line have instructed
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    Royal Navy
    302 23 Awards In The Honours List THE following Naval awards appeared in the Honours List as published in the London Times of Feb. 1: Personal Naval Aides-de-Camp to The King.— Captain H.R.H. Duke of Kent; C^nmander The Lord Louis Mountbatten. K.C.B. (Military Division).— Vice Admiral F. L. Tottenham. C.B.
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    Dead Beside Bottle
    60 23 Singapore. Wednesday. A letter addressed to the Coroner was left by a young Straits-born Chinese r/ho died in his home in Bukit Tir"?h Road yesterday afternoon. An empty bottle of lysol was found in the roon.. The ambulance was called but he died before its arrival An
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    SAFEGUARDS IN FACTORIES
    219 23 New Legislation: Reduced Hours For Youngsters London, Feb 2. THE Governments Factories Bill issued 1 to-day consists of 14 parts and a total of 152 clauses. Various distinction which exist in the present law between factories and workshops and between textile and non-tex-tile factories ar e abolished
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    "TOMMY" CUSACK DEAD
    167 23 Tragedy Of Malacca Volunteers Leader (From Our Own Correspondent > T UE Malacca, Feb. 3. HE whole of Malacca is shockeci a; the news of the sudden death undc tragic circumstances of Sergeant Major T. A. Cusack, M.8.E., of Malacca Volunteer Corps, yesterday evening. His body was
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    Internal Air Services In May This Year
    440 25 Internal Air Services In May This Year >jnsapore, Wednesday INTFKNAI iir services in Malaya I W ill I)*' inaugurated in May of thi> year under present arran&e"Sfcan ini<»rmecl by Messrs. Wearne Bnthers limited, that the service which they have had under contemplation for the last two years will be he^un
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    CAMERON HIGHLANDS SOCIETY
    59 25 A Successful Year's Operations A SUCCESSFUL financial year is ren ported by the Cameron Highlands Society, whose balance sheet reveals a balance of $193.38 in hand. The surplus on the year was $86.63. There are now 48 members of the society The annual meeting will take place
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING
    1344 25 Questions On F. M. S. Electricity Board (From Owr Own Reporter) K.L., Wednesday. THERE was a full attendance of 1 members at the meeting of the Federal Council this morning, when several new members took the oath, and were admitted, these being Mr. S. W. Jones (British
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    Golden Glimpse Surprises To Pay $79
    1297 26 YESTERDAYS RACES Good Dividends At Ipoh (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Wednesday. FINE weather favoured the second day of the Perak Turf Club's Sprint; Meeting this afternoon. The dividends w e re good, and in most cases punters fared well. Golden Glimpse, a new
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION WIN HOCKEY ENCOUNTER
    401 26 Ceylon Sports Club Lose By One Goal To Nil Singapore, Wednesday. THE Indian Association beat the Ceylon Sports Club at Hockey by on e goal to nil a wtn game, at the Balestier plains this evening. Stick passing move, ments were conspicuous by their absence;
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    S'ore Soccer
    144 26 Div. 3 Champions Lose To P.O. XI FAST and exciting football was served up last evening when the Post Office Club Football XI defeated the M.P.H. (last year's Third Division champions,) by three goals to one at Serangoon. The Post Office XI played with much tetter understanding, and
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    The Malay Union
    78 26 Tuajn Haji Ambo' Sooloh bin Haji Omar, J. p., president, and the Kesa tuan Melayu (Malay Union) are entertaining th» Malay officers and N. C. O.'s of the Malay Regiment, now in Singapore, to a "Jamuan Nasi" at the president's house, 103, Java Road, on Sunday at
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    "Come & Get It"
    193 26 "Come Get It" Outstanding Picture At The Pavilion COME And Get It," tbs Uni'.ed Artists' production now at the Pa lion, is an exceptionally good picture. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, it hzs that fine actor Edward Arnold M the star, and the story is on? which grips the attention. Based
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    Swimming Record
    48 26 Amsterdam, Feb. 2 The Dutch Olympic lady swimmer. Nida Seneff broke the world's record for int 200 metres back-stroke when slip covered th e distance in 2 minutes 44-b.u seconds. 4 q. The previous record of 2 minute* 7 lOths seconds was held by Holm Jam
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    Afghanistan Premier
    25 26 London, Feb The premier of Afghanistan S "S Mohammed Hashim Khan, was tht of the Prime Minister to lunch Downing Street to-day.-Britisn Wireless.
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    England Now In Second Innings
    1386 27 |48 FOR 3 AT 1 CLOSE Australia's Late Collapse I «<n\SD are 243 runs behind with I E stven wick* -ts in hand, patting -in Il r e",nd inning in the fourth I J* t l t "he close of play yesterday. Is* jr'at 148
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    S.C.C. Lose To Police At Hockey
    44 27 Singapore. Wednesday. Playing on the Police Depot ground in Thompson Road to-day, the S.C.C. lost to the Police by one goal to nil. Dr Oehlers of the Police scored the winning goal a few minutes before full time
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    S.C.C. SOCCER TRIAL
    250 27 Colours Defeat Whites Singapore, Wednesday. FOLLOWING yesterday's soccer tru:. the S.C.C. players were out again this afternoon Yesterday the Colours won by an overwhelming margin. They won again, but only by a solitary, goal this time. Webb scoring midway in the second half MANY CHANGES They were
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    Hockey Cancelled
    47 27 The Hockey Match which was to have been played between the SRC. and the R.A.F., on the S.R.C. padang this eve ning was cancelled owing to th> inability of the R.A.F. to raise a team, due to the manoeuvres which are going on at present.
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    EUROPEANS V. REST
    626 28 Malacca Hockey Fixture {From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Wednesday. npHROUGH the enthusiasm of Mr. 1 A W. Hay, who is running hockey at The Club, a fixture that promises to be popular will be inaugurated to-morrow, namely the Europeans v. Rest. In this first encounter of its
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    TWO POSSIBLE SIDES
    290 28 The Services: Men Eligible To Play (BY "FORWARD") WHERE has been some disagreeA ment, it is understood, over the selection of the Colony hockey eleven to meet the F-M.S. m the annual match which will be played in Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, Feb. 27. Malacca and Penang
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    PICKED UP FROM THE SEA
    87 28 Chinese Falls From Tanker Singapore, Wednesday. ON being called to Jardin Steps yesterday afternoon the ambulance dresser had to render first aid to a Chinese who was drenched and in a state of collapse. It appears he was a tailor attached to the crew of
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    Ai Tong Old Boys
    110 28 The following are the Office-Bearers for this year of the Al Tong Old Boys' Society:— President: Mr. Lee Seng Ark. Vice-Presidents: Mr. Lee Kim Soo, Mr. Yeo Hoon Cheon, Mr. Chiang Wei Sin. Secretary: Mr. Goh Seng Yeok. Vice-Secretary: Mr. Huang Che Pin. Treasurer: Mr. Ching
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    LINERS USED AS HOTELS
    107 28 Manila Full: Catholic Congress Begins Manila, Feb. 3. CATHOLICS from all over the world v are gathered here for the opening of the thirty -third Eucharistic Congress and the city is crowded, every available bed in the hotels, private houses, schools and clubs being occupied while
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    Mr. Henry Gittins Dead
    42 28 (Frovi Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 3. Mr. Henry Gittins, who has been connected with the State Railways of Siam for 33 years, and who was the colleague and adviser of Prince Purachatra, died in London on Tuesday.
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    Naval Construction
    66 28 London, Feb. 3. In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced that the Portsmouth and Chatham dockyards were beginning en Feb. 15 with th? construction of two cruisers of the Dido class 5,000 tons). Sir Philip Sassoon, Under Secretary of State
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    U. S. LABOUR SITUATION
    439 28 Strikers Seize Factories Washington. Feb. 2. ft GRAVE situation in the relati,* of the Government. capS 2 labour is feared as a relult of TS peal to the courts in regard to tk. :tS me^ acticnofth The British Socialist M P \ik< Ellen WUkinson. recently addm?
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    London-Malaya Telephone
    60 28 London -Malaya Telephone London, ij*^ In the House of Commons Mr Or Gore the Colonial f hf I in replying to a ques ion, that of equipment, including ransp c( excluding erection, l m *V* p JL d Mai munication between London and j mt £1,840 sterling. JBLSjm U aware,
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