Morning Tribune, 16 June 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 2.— No. 115. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, June 16, 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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    IMPORTANCE OF SINGAPORE BASE
    2047 1 EMPHASISED AT THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE END OF SUCCESSFUL PARLEY WORLD PEACE BOUND UP WITH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS THE great importance of the Singapore Base in the scheme of Empire defence was emphasised at the Imperial Conference which came to an end yesterday. The Conference, in the main,
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    5,000 BASQUES CAPTURED
    544 1 But Bilbao Still Being Defended Paris, June 15. PIVE thousand Basques have been cap- tared since the Insurgents pieiced Bilbao's ''iron ring;," according to a Victoria message. The Basque Government is still defending Bilbao stater Mr. Anthory Eden in the House of Commons this afternoon Reuter An
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    ARRESTS DENIED
    133 1 Trotskist Activities In Russia Continuing? Moscow. June 15. THE Warsaw report, that M. Rosenberg and M. Jurenieff were arrested in connection with Trotskist activities, is officially denied. M Jurenieff is at present preparing to leave for Berlin.— Reuter. A previous unconfirmed Reuter message states from Benin that a
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    SPANISH WATERS
    113 1 Control Seheme Agreed Upon London, June 15. THE text of the agreement betweer Great Britain, Germany, Italy am France about the control of Spanish waters was published in Berlin lasi night. Both parties in Spain have been asked to respect foreign warships and agree tc a list of
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    New Tax Proposals
    34 1 London, June 19. The new taxation proposals to replace the defunct National Contribu tion appear in a Whit? Paper issued tomorrow The proposals will probably be discussed on June 21. Reuter
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    JAPANESE ARMY BUDGET
    66 1 Big Increase In Estimates Toklo, Jane 15. rIE Japanese army budget for next year is expected to total 950,000 000 yen, but £55,000,000, according to a TokJo newspaper. The paper estimates that this figure representing an increase of about £13,500,000 over the normal Empire Budget accounted for
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    INDIA
    73 1 Mr. Ceorge Lamburys Suggestion London, June 15. THE constitutional difficulties in India were discussed in the House W Commons last night. Mr. Lansbury urged that the Viceroy should call Congress lead'/rs in consultation in an attempt to bridge tiiC gulf. He thought that the provincial legislators should be summoned
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    CHINA PROTESTS
    79 1 Unauthorised Air Mail Service Nanking, June 15 THE Foreign Office has formally pro- tested to the Japanese Embassy against the authorised Air Mail service from Tokyo to Tientsin of the I/ui Tung Air Transport Company, a SlnoJapanese joint concern at Tientsin working in co-operation with the Japan Air
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      42 1 r 1 ON OTHER PAGES Pare Taxi Driver Gaoled 2 Yesterday's Wedding 2 4 i Double-Deck Buses 7 London Letter g J 1 Cricket Notes 21 S Tennis Tourney i ft Local Soccer 2* 1 j Weights For K. L 23 1~.
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    TAXI DRIVER GETS SIX MONTHS
    143 2 SIKH ADMITS HE WAS DRUNK Knocked Down Three Tamils Singapore. Tuesday. PLEADING guilty to three charges and admitting he was drunk at the time and could not remember what happened a Sikh taxi driver was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment bv Mr. H. A.
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    THE CAPITOL
    162 2 "One In A Million" A Great Picture EVERYBODY in Singapore,, will want to see "One In A Million." a glamorous picture made all the more glamorous by the starring of lovely Sonja Henie in the principal role This spectacular Twentieth-Century Fox film was given its Singapore premiere St
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    "SUBTLETIES"
    174 2 Sophisticated Sorcery At The Victoria 'THE Malayan Magic Circle's produc- 1 tion "Subtleties," which opens tc- night at the Victoria Theatre, had a tiery successful dress rehearsal last night and gave a foretaste of entertainment which will be very popular with local audiences. The programme is varied and all
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    15 2 Mr. Douglas Ross Harper and his bride, Miss Betty Ellis, after their wedding yesterday. Tribunes
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    44 2 Tokyo, June. 13. The Japanese M'nister of Communications has requested the Association of Shipbuilders to put more ships on the to India and other South sea countries, so that a smoother swnnlv nl nit- iron and other raw materials may k be obtained Re::*er.
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    YESTERDAY'S WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL
    657 2 YESTERDAY'S WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL Mr. Douglas Ross Harper And Miss Betty Mary Ellis Singapore. Tu?sdav AVER two hundred people witnesse Q a lovely ceremony at St. Andrew Cathedral this afternoon when the wedding took place of Mr. Dou^la.^ Ross Harper and Miss Betty Mary Ellis The Cathedral was beautifully
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    TWO INDIANS CHARGED
    75 2 TWO INDIANS CHARGED Alleged Attempt To Steal I Singapore. Tuesday. IOHN PAUL Christian and Mohd. MohJ ludeen. two Indians, appeared before the Second Magistrate. Mr. W. G. Reeves to-day, charged with attempting to steal a lorry load of steel, the property of Messrs. Fogden Brisbane Co.. at the Naval Base.
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    TWO-DECK BUSES APPROVED
    281 2 Important Decision By Commissioners THE following decisions of Municipal I committee No. 1. are notified: Apr-eri by a majority to uphold, on ippeai the decision of the Registrar ol Vehicles not to grant a motor hackney carriage drtW* licence to Abdullah Khan—a Commissioner dissenting on the rounds
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    SHIP ON ROCKS
    49 2 All The Passengers ReseueJ Shanghai, June 15. IT is reported that the Haili. a steamer belonging to the China Merchant Steamship Navigation Company, has struck a rock on the Chekiang Coast. The ship is badly damaged but all the passengers were rescued Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    Gen. Sung
    100 2 Shanghai, June 14. IT is reliably stated that General Sung Che Yuen, Chairman of the Charhar-Hopei Political Council, has submitted his resignation, owing to the fact that the Central Executive Yuen has disapproved of the inauguration of the Tokyo-Tientsin Air Service which he is said to have tolerated.
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    END OF JOHORE ASSIZES
    516 3 Attorney's Breach Of (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, June. 14 rp.HE last case on the list before the a. session of the Johore Bahru Assizes was concluded this afternoon before Mr Justice L. V. J. Laville when a young Indian, 21 years, named Suppaiyah, an
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    31 3 Asuncion, June 13. Senor Stefanlch, Paraguayan Foreign Minister, has sent a message to the Chaco Peace Conference assuring the delegates that Paraguary wouid respect peace protocols arranged with Bolivia.— Reuter Wireless
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    533 3 Arrivals And Departures By Dutch Planes ARRIVED in Singapore from N.E.I bv n Special K.N.I.L.M. plane "PK-AFir on June 12:— Mr. G. Fokker Mr W G Sips, Mr. B. v.d. Kolk. Arrived in Singapore from N.E.I. \m plane K wak" on June 12: 77 rJ^- C Dr.
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    50 3 London, June 12. The Admiralty announces the death of Lieut-Commander P. C. Ransome, Commanding Officer of the destroyer Gipsy, as a result of a fall from the; bridge while the Gipsy was proceeding to Gibraltar from England in company I with other vessels of the Mediterranean Fleet.— l Reuter Wireless
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    MAJOR GENERAL DOBBIE
    433 3 cool, and he had to wear thick English clothes. The G.O.C. and Mrs. Dobbie aiso "called at a lot of places in Java," in the course of their round trip. And his main Impression of Java was the density of the population. "I have never seen so
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    40 3 London, June 12. The Buckingham by-election resulted in the election of Major J. P. WhhVley (Conservative) with 17 919 votes. Mr. E. J. Boyce (Liberal) polled 13.348 and Li^ut -Co'onel J. V. Delahaye (Labour) I 12.820. No change. Reuter Wireless
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      81 3 Law Notice For To-day Before the Ag. Chief _*^J_£l Chief Justice, F.M.S. and Mr Justice Howes in the Ist Court at IOSO wn. Court of Anneal: -No. 2— Originating Motion No. *****. n o m Before Mr. Justice Howes at 9-30 a.m. 1 Summons-in-Chambers. Before Mr. Justice Home in the
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      283 3 SO FAT SHE HAD TO SELL HER BUSINESS New Health at 50^TT_ank_ W Kruschen "Two years ago," writes a woman, "I was running a very successful business. It was strenuous, but ihe chance of a liietimc. At the time I weighed 18 st. 10 lbs— but I was exceptionally strong,
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      151 4 London. June 15. iCTBB Last Price To-day Change -ui_c OUH Firm Spot Buyera 93 16 9* 8 +316 Sellers. 95 16 9 716 +ft May Buyers. 93 16 97 16 -Mill Sellers. 9 5 16 9ft +3,16 July Sept. Buyers. 9ft 9 716 4-1116 Sellers. 9 5 16
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      137 4 London. June 15. Previous To-day Chance Distillers 114 6 1 i 3 '7n,, 16 Dunlop Rubber S*' 3 32,10ft 4^ 2 General Electric 81.10ft 80,6 —4ft Imperlal Chemical Industries 36,10ft 36 loft Imperial Tobacco 153 i^ 152 6 -*fc Anglo-Dutch 389 Jfl- —9 Canadian Pacific 13 13
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      METAL MARKET
      23 4 TIN Standard. London June 15. Previous To-day Change Root (afternoon closing price) £244*4 243 3 4 —1 Forward £244ft 243ft -1
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      80 4 London June 15 T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) P *li°s T °nooi Cha n r i g€ T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.97 11 16 8 98* J7 16 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) is 212 Is 2^ 2 TT. on Hongkong (closing selling rate)
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      53 4 KUBBER New York, June 14. Previous To-day ChansTone Verv Quiet Steady Spot Buyers. _8 S 8 18 13 16 +3 16 SeUers. i83 4 18 ft -fft Oct.Dec. Buyers. 18 15 16 19 +116 SeUers 19 1 16 19ft +1 16 UN Ton-) Quiet Easy Spot 55
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      BULLION MARKET
      36 4 GOLD London June 15. Fine Bar per oa r7 n M n f don June 5 .SILVER £7.0.6ft £7.0.5ft Id. Spot 20 io--4 months forward 20 \l\\ i* 19 15 16 —i ie ■EV.
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    China Loan
    55 4 Berlin, June. 13. The Chinese Minister of Finance, Dr H. H. Kung, yesterday told German reporters that if Great Britain ?I us a loa in view of China's strong f nancial position I would consider sucn I Sm^S 1 He added But n^d you I dM not come
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    Sentence Of 75 Years Confirmed
    50 4 Montgomery (Alabama), June 14. The Supreme Court has affirmed the 75 -year sentence on Hey wood Patterson, one of the nine defendants in tlie' Scottsboro case, in which nine negroes were originally condemned to death on charg 5 of assaulting a white woman.— Reuter Wireless
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      13 4 SOUTH HIUTISII I ItANCE COMPANY, LTD. BRANCHES AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 2. m
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      46 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established in 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y. 100 000,000 Reserve Fund Y. 130.900.000 00 Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH. MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE. Manager T. YAMAMOTO Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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      174 4 BANK OF Cff IN A (Incorporated In China by Special Charter). 12, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE TELEPHONES: Manager's Office 6444 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office 5188-9 Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO* PAID LP CAPITAL Ch. 40.000.000.00 RESERVE FUNDS IN EXCESS OF Ch. S 4 800,000 00 TOTAL ASSETS APPROXIMATELY Ch. $1,800,000,000.00 HEAD OFFICE:
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    STOCK AND SHARES. Issued by Fraser and Co & Luall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers
    1712 5 STOCK AND SHARES. Issued by Fras er and Co Luall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore. June 15, C p.m. (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated I ria^r uo. Lyall Evatt 5 9 Bu fi y f s Se e ft rs fibers SeUers 41 Ampat Tin J? J
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
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      Rubber
      76 5 Singapore. Tuesdav morning I Singapore: 32 cts.. down l 3 cl Market Tone: Quiet. London: 9 3 16d., down 18d Market Tone: Dull New York: 18 13 16 cts., down J 10 cts Maiket Tone: Steady. Singapore. Tuesday evening. The market has been idle this afternoon and very little
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      CLOSING PRICES
      24 5 Buyers Sellers ?Ppt 315,8 313 4 July. Sept 32 32 18 Oct.Dec. 32 I'B 32 14 Jan. Mar. 32 18 32 14
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      Tin
      33 5 Singapore, Tuesday noon. Singapore: $121 5 8, down $1 14 London: Spot, £244 3,4. down £4 314: three months, £244 12, down £112 New York: 54 5 8 cts., down 7!8 ct
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      Exchange
      9 5 London-New York 493 55 New York-London 493 15(16
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      193 5 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1821 Paid Up Capital i 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
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      276 6 -^-w-.— j- A t Wk,, I, 7_/ Anmin, And Stunning Omax AU The Critics Are Talking About? jOPEMM. TO-MGIIT! PAVILION TH-ATBft. «15 9.1S j __^__^__H 1 1 i:/( mr ,0 youl ond v u pic,ur 1 S _U_9 _k_T 4^Br _LV I Jo^totk, Ite^ _^__^_l l__w has _I^__H_S— 2 I
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      139 6 I _MB^_— M— i^_- BH_^ MM« EMPIRE TALKIE 7 p.m. TO-NIGHT One Show Only. Ist and 2nd Chapter of the Great Cantonese Talkie "MODERN BRIDE" Complete story will be screened in one night at our usual admission charges. SUN TALKIE New World 7-30 TO-NIGHT 9-30 20th Century Fox present SHIRLEY
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    Swatow Discussion
    36 7 Shanghai, June 15. inougn the prospects of a settlement in the Swatow case have become very much brighter, the Japanese still d^ny responsibility for causing hurt to the Chinese constables Sin Chew Jit poh
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    EDUCATION IN ENGLAND
    258 7 More Technical Training London, June 15. jifANY aspects of the British eduoa--7*7 tl( S al svste m were touched on by (Mr Kenneth Lindsay, ParliamentarJ Secretary U) the Board of Education) in E_£X in^ e HouSe of Commons the Education Estimates, which at £49,361,188 show increase of
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    56 7 For the first time in tfie history cf the school, the Ipoh ACS. and the Arglo-Chinese Continuation School arc holding a combined athletic sports meeting on July 3. The British yacht Ortac, owner Mr. C. F. Kirg, recently won by three hour:; the 310-miles race from Burn-ham-on-Crouch to Heligoland, which
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      116 7 ALHAMBRA SHORTLY! Watch For This Great Motion Picture Event! Bigger than "THE COVERED WAGON" ft**' „Wc DeMi" $s PUINSMMT A Paramount Picture with JAMES ELLISON CHARLES BICKFORD HELEN BURGESS 4& PORTER HALL •(H^j > Oiroctod by Cool B DtMillo >.yHf<* fc .5. j INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS OF WORLD'S M SKATING CHAMPION
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    DERBY NIGHT CELEBRATED
    3055 8 I I I The LONDON Point Of VIEW (By Air Mail) King's Dinner Party To Jockey Club At Buckingham Palace: £20,000 Rush For Coronation Souvenirs: Conservatives I Plan Big Push: Parts Ball For London's Lord Mayor (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 4. ffiHE Derby, although it
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    Son Returns After 23 Years
    119 9 Son Returns After 23 Years Sherrington. Quebec. m on mhn was presumed dead in ,h» Grm War hSsJust returned to hi. p^reKfTto beg forgiveness for a r*-vpar-old family quarrel. 1 Pierre left home 1914 after a quarrel over nertv division which was not to his uk gfg At the end
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      142 9 Tired? -not at ail! Wssmm I'm taking m l have found Sanatogen really marvellous. Under the trying conditions one has to live in this country, Sanatogen is a boon to those who are run-down? writes Mr. F.D. 8.H., Motihari, Br. India. Weakness, listlestness and fatigue will soon disappear after a
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Wed., June 16, 1937. PRIVATE SCHOOLS
    282 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Wed., June 16, 1937. PRIVATE SCHOOLS fYN numerous occasions, during discussion of educational questions, the Tribune has raised the question of private schools, and has urged some effort by the Education Department to improve the general standard of these schools. We are aware that the Education Department
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    AROUND MALAYA
    895 10 MALAYA has repeatedly been referred to in 'he House of Commons during recent debates in connection with the mui-tsai problem. The Home Government considers that a system of childslavery is repugnant to British ideals and therefore i* should not be tolerated In any part of the Empire. The
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    German Consul
    89 10 Mr. W. Maenss. Consul-Gener_l for Germany, has returned from his leave of absence and resumed charge of the local German Consulate -General on June 14th. K. L Wedding The marriage was solemnised at St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday afternoon by the Rev J G Hall between
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    18 10 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor photographed after their wedding at the Chateau de Cande, France. Planet News
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    CLEARED LAND WITHOUT LICENCE
    560 11 JAVANESE FINED IN JOHORE State Forest Taken Over (Frum Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, June 14. ftS alleged fraud being practiced in Mars ia connection with the laaatec of State jungle land to Chinese re.donts c.ime to li<rht recently i Kronen the arrest of five Chinese
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    48 11 M. Dragomir Kassidolac, J*Mi»_ Minister in Bucarest, a personal friend of Prince Paul of Jugoslavia, has been appointed Minister to Britain. The R.N L.I. will shortly lay dowr: five motor- lifeboats— one each 1 W Tynemouth and Newbiggin. Northumberland; Fleetwood. Lancashire; Pooie, Dorset, Aopl o d>~ c Devon.
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    40-HOUR WEEK
    108 11 40- HOUR WEEK China Unable To Accept Suggestion Geneva, June 14 rE TEXTILE Commission failed to reach an agreement regarding modifying the clause for application ra backward countries. Mr. Pao said the Chinese Government supported a 40-hour week in principle but found difficulty in carrying the principle into practice, especially
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    WIVES HIDDEN
    117 11 Albanian Moslems Cheat Unveiling Law Belgrade. i -LAND without women" is the desA cription being applied to many districts of Albania by travellers arriving at Ohrid in Yugoslavia after travelling fhroVgn the staunch Modem districts of Southern Albania. As a sequel to the Government s new law forbidding
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    28 11 A sailor gives bis girl friend a "lift" on the swings at Hampstead Heath, London, where thousands of Londoners spent the day at the Whitsun-Monday fair. Planet News
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    WELLS IN DESERT
    136 11 Vast Enterprise In E gyp l Cain- VAST areas of waterless desert will be fertilised under a great reclamation scheme which is to be undertaken by trie Egyptian Government in the western desert of Egypt. In these wastes where for the past seven years, famine and starvation
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    32 11 The Post and Telegraph Department is installing a telephone service from Parit to Bota Police Station, a distance of about 12 miles. Now they are busy transporting the telegraph posts frora Ipoh.
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    TWO YEARS FOR HOMICIDE
    284 11 Sequel To Estate Slabbing o From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday AFTER a trial lasting a wnole week. Is Devasagayam w:us found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment, at the Selangor Assizes to-day. Mr. Justice R.
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    Dr. Kung In Berlin
    79 11 Berlin, June 14 The Chinese Finance Minister, Dr Kung. spent yesterday with Herr Hitler. It Is believed that during the day the two statesmen discussed many points of their respective countries, but so far Dr. Kung has refused to say anything about his visit and German
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    THE KING AND Q UEEN AT EPSOM
    252 12 THE KING AND Q UEEN A T EPSOM Planet News A party of girls who am n^ed a splendid view of the Derby at Fpsom. Large crowds welcomed the King and Que*n when they armed the course bv Queen Mary and other members of the Royij Lord Lonsdale and the
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      48 13 THE REAL INVESTMENT... WONDERFUL VALUE IN JEWELLERY SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES DIAMONDS EMERALDS SAPPHIRES —RUBIS, etc.— THE BIGGEST ASSORTM I II 1 -1 MENT. EVER SEEN OF RINGS BROOCHES CLIPS EARRINGS BRACELETS ETC., etc. RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. Opened up to 6 p m everyday Including Saturdays—
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    I'm Hungry, Mother!
    1805 14 In answer, we recommend these to satisfy the hunger I HAVE noticed that in the past two weeks, the beauty editress has been doing her stuff by the younger generation, and it has just occurred to me th„t we on the cookery page might do something too.
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      312 16 THEY DO LOOK AFTER YOU ON THE QfL CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO, AND BOMBAX. Available for two months. From SINGAPORE. y Q Ist Class Sua Class $137.14 $102.86 Hongkong J lggs7 $137 14 SrTx*___ SS3 Colombo |***** $162W Bombay au cp W u mav call at any
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      599 16 MTO FRENCH PORTS ls^_^_^_,^ BOMEWARDS. j s FORBIN For Marseilles. Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk June 20 S DESIRADE For Marseilles. Nantes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux Jane 24 ANGO For Marseilles. Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk July 10 CAP TOURANE For Marseilles. Nantes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux July 23 1 OUTWARDS. j (from Marseilles) ANGO flw
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    189 17 SELLING Smgapore, June 14. London T.T. 214 1115 London demand 2 4 1 16 London 4 months' sight 2|4Vfc J Lyons demand 1290 1 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand 57 916 I Montreal demand 57 7JIB I Batavia demand 104 V_ I Samarang demand 104 1 4 I
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    205 17 u Smgapore, June 13. .lE. (Siam) W. Coast No. l per Koyan $146 .I R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $137 |R. (Siam W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan ;.132 JR. (Siam) "Whi'e" No. Al $220 R. (Siam) "White Rice" No. 1 $_10 IR. (Siam) "White Rice"
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      297 17 I M _MM— W^_M_^_a_n_MMM_M( I BIRXS PIIILP lim: (incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Dae Sails. MERKUR June 30 July 4 MARELLA July 31 Aug. 4 Special cheap round trip tickets lrom Singapore to Australia Issued at the following rate* First Class passengers may transfer at smgapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne
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      140 17 IV. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles ft Gibraltar. m.s. TERUKUNI MARU June 23 s.s. "HAKUSAN MARU" July 8 s.s. HARUNA MARU July 22 ss. "KATORI MARU" Aug. 5 Rites to lst Class tndciasa
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      257 17 I^OSTAL INTELLICENCEJ STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TO-DAY Pengerang Slam (Parcels only) S*°» June ie 9 a_. Rengat and TembUahan gg* Mil a.m. y Valava 16 aJn Djambi and K. Toengkal Toetan 16 x P- m MunCok Palembang Theden* 16 Pontianak 8 2_S2S L Q ie 3 p.m. Trengganu (ParceU only) Larut
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      270 17 (SHIPS IN DOCK sl **Pi Godown Gate No Rohna i Mum am 20 Mata Hari 19 Corfu 18 Jeypore 16 Glenshiel 14 >; Gewang 1 1 i Behar 9 Darvel 7 Yoshida Maru No. 3 30 S Kota Radja 32 Silveryew 34 j Elephanta 46 4 Eurylochus 48 4 Arizona
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      139 17 VESSELS IN PORT Khoen Hoea, Dutch, 579 tons, from Pontianak 14.6 to Pontianak 1G.6. Valaya, Siamese, 803 tons from Cheribon 13.6 to Chumpon 16.6. Vapreur, French, 1,132 tons from Haiphong 13.6 to Penang 16.6. Camphuys, Dutch. 1.491 tons from Cheribon 14.6 to Java 17.6. Senang, Dutch, 529 tons from Palembang
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    OLYMPIC CHAMPION'S SCREEN SUCCESS
    36 18 Sonja Henie, Olympic World's Skati ng Champion, who is starred in "One In A Million," the Twentieth Century-Fox Films' spectacular musical comedy which opened last night to crowded audiences at the Capitoi.
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    MALAYAN RUBBER PRODUCTION
    445 19 Importance 0/ Scheme Of Regulation (By Air Mail. London, June 7. MR. Ormsby-Gore, Secretary of State m for the Colonies, and Lady Beatrice Ormsby-Gore were the guests of honour at the annual duiner of the Association of British Malaya at the Hotel Victoria last night. Mr. J.
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    LEAP AMONG M.P.'s
    116 19 Brazilian Tailor's "Protest i 50-FOOT leap from the visiters A gallery on to the floor of the House caused a sensation in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies here. The intruder was an unemployed tailor, Jose Pereira. who jumped down in the middle of a session, while a
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    230 19 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends TO A. Hitam Tin 20% Int. Jun- 8 June 28 June 21 50' Bangrm Tin 5% June 23 Burma Malay 2ft Int. June i June 16 June 10 10% £a tu 2ft% June 23 Jure 30 June 24 2ft% Klang Rivers 5% Final June
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    SHARE MARKET
    282 19 Messrs. Fraser Co/s Repori Singapore, June 15. MESSRS Fraser and Co. in their daily report on the strength of the market state BONING. Tin midday 121^ down 1%. The London Stock Exchange yesterday was reported as being featureless and prices were slightly easier. As far as our cables
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    52 19 Increases of pay ranging from Is. to bs. a week for packers and porters at the Government Supply Stores at Park Royal. N.W., have been awarded by the Industrial Court tTwo officers of the Newcastle steamer Koranton. David Underwood and Stanley Philipps, were wounded at Antwerp recently when a revolver
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    MONKEY BURIED AT SEA
    124 19 "Suicide Because He Was Henpecked" New York. HENPECKED monkey which commit- ted suicide after a quarrel with )il> mate on board the steamer New York was buried at sea He was Hannibal, one of 275 Rher.a* monkeys being transported from India hELSLi^ i*??* 1 maintained that
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    The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn.
    89 19 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Tuesday noon. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases §W (F.0.8. June) 313 o 9 Good FAQ. m bales <F.0.8. June) 307, o, r No. I.X.R.S.S. -Spot-loose; r lawardable S'pore) SIS 313/ NO.IX.R.S.S. June 31V U A do. July Sept. 3 1?
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    27 19 r^)f^ en K lngton Councli finance Committee have recommend a week's _yV^r_Py for attending Territorial camps for eight daystraining, and two weeks if they attend 15 days.
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    LINKING UP THE AIR LINES OF EMPIRE
    449 20 LINKING UP THE AIR LINES OF EMPIRE London Conference Receives Official Report London. June 14. TWO more reports by the Imperial Conference Committees have been issued. namelv polar questions and civil air communications. The former under the chairmanship of Mr R. O. Casey. Treasurer of Australia considered what forms of
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    CARS STOLEN
    243 20 Paris Thieves Have Their Slack Days Paris ON an average 12 motor-cars are stolen every day in Paris, according to police records. The thefts vary in number accord'ir. to the day ol the week. While Mondays. Tuesdays and Fridays are comparatively speaking "off-days" for car thieves, who then
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      942 20 fON THE RADIO A < [BRITISH EMPIRE U. S. A. Shortwave PROGRAMME Programmes The following are the principal AmerlTransmlssion MS p.m.— ».15 can short-wave transmissions. Tht man. GSH 13*97 metres (2X47 mcs.); num bers immediately after the caliGSG 16.86 metres (17.79 mcs.); GSJ I letters refer kilocycles, and the seconc
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      299 20 > PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO HAY Announcements. iu-_#/-_ 4() pn Air xransport. No. 3 /rrnn nt ,u nn p Continuing this series of talks you will 6.00 pm. Malay Music 'Gramophone t(J ni m a dwcnpt ion of an actual Records': Dang.
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    RECORDS BROKEN In Replay Of CLARKE CUP MATCH
    2185 21  - RECORDS BROKEN In Replay Of CLARKE CUP MATCH Hermes CRICKET NOTES LOCAL crickei history was made in 'he replay of the Clarke Cup match between Europeans and the Rest on the padang on Saturday and Sunday, and ready interesting weekend's play was provided But once again the match was drawn,
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    ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET
    184 22 Yorkshire Trounce London. June 14. VORKSIHRE trounced Kent in two days bv an innings and 51 runs in the County championship cricket match commenced at Tonbridge on Cot nrdav Two day, also sufficed for decisions in three other championship fixtures. Notts made short w*>rk of Leicestershire at
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    China Soccer Team For Singapore
    73 22 Hongkong, June 15. THE South China Athletic Association has decided to despatch a team of footballers to Malaya. Li Wai Tong, the star player, who impressed when the Chinese Olympic XI played in Singapore on their way to Berlin, will be among the team but
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    56 22 Berlin, June 12. A German Air Force aeroplane,"carrying a crew of six, crashed in a thunderstorm near Deimold Lippe. and at least three persons were killed instantly. The fate of the others is unknown, but they are believed to be also dead. Apparently the pilot lost his bearings and crashed
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    GOLF
    152 22 Laities' Inter-Club Match THE Singapore Golf Club Ladies beat the Island Golf Club Ladies to much played at Bukit Timah on Monday by 13 points to UFollowing are the scores. (Isla^c Ladies mentioned first). Mrs. C. L. Grierson lost to Mrs. u. V. Alien V'a. i Mrs. J. N.
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    JUNIOR T. T.
    77 22 Guthrie Wins On A Norton London. June 14. JAMES Guthrie, riding a Norton, won the Junior Tourist Trophy motor cycling race in the Isle of Man, for Machines, of 350 cubic centimetres. He covered the 264 miles in three hours, seven minutes 42 seconds at the record
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    P. & O. "CORFU"
    327 22 P. O. "CORFU" List Of Passengers For Europe r-OLLOWING is a list of passengei s T booked bv the Corfu leaving Singapore on Friday, June 18. at 9.30 a.m. for Europe:— Bro. An'hony, Mr. B. Ie D. Anderson Mr J H. Alexander, Lt. and Mrs. H. G Baxter. Miss H.
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    ABYSSINIA
    223 22 Question Of Missionaries Discussed In Commons London. June 14 QUESTIONED about the expulsion ol British missionaries from Abyssinia Mr. Eden said the Government had been in prolonged negotiation with Italy with a view to securing permission for the missionaries to return to Abyssinia and con'inue their work there or
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    DORA CORDINL
    87 22 Work Acquired By The Tate Gallery DORA Gordine, the well-known sculptress, who resided for some years in Johore and specimens of whose work are to be seen in the Singapore Municipal Building, has just had a bronze head acquired by the Tate Gallery. The head is that of
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    50 22 Ankara, June 13. Kemal Ataturk has informed the National Assembly that he is giving f he State all his goods farms, industrial and agricultural enterprises which are of considerable value. The National Assembly voted with enthusiasm a motion expressing great gratitude and proclaiming Kemal Ataturk "Father of Turkey". Reuter Wireless
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    More Siamese Cattle For Malaya ?
    54 22 More Siamese Cattle For Malaya (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, June 15. FOLLOWING the arrival to-day in Bangkok of Capt. Withworh, Veterinary Director. F.M.S., and his inspection of the Siamese Veterinary Services, it is hoped he will report favourably in regard to the increased export, of Siamese cattle to Malaya
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    PARLIAMENT AND INDIA
    196 22 Unable To Hold An Inquest London. June, 15 THERE is an echo of the statement by Lord Zetland (Secretary for India and Burma) in the Lords on Tuesday I i the effect that, with the coming into force of Provincial Autonomy in India, questions in the House
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    OTTAWA AGREEMENTS
    132 22 Imperial Delegates Continue Talks London, Jane 14 ALTIIOICiI the work of the Imperial Conference is concluded the delegates will not have a respite from their work during the remainder of their stay in England M the I'nited Kingdom Government will continue its bilateral talks with the Dominions for
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    ORDER OF CARTER
    167 22 Royal Family At Church Service London. June 14. THE service of the Most Noble Order of the Garter was held this morning St. George's Chapel. Windsor. The King and Queen, Queen Mary, and the Royal Dukes, and the 22 knights of the Order attended the ceremony. This
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    CORDONS DEFEATED BY 6 TO NIL
    609 23 STUBBORNFIGHT BY REGIMENT But S.A.F.A. Team Was Much Too Good Singapore. Tuesday. WELL served both in defence an d at- tack an S.AF.A. XI found no difficulty In ocfeating the Gordon Hiehlanders at the Stadium to-d v winning by six goals to nil The
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    HANDICAPS FOR THURSDAY
    370 23 Opening Day Of K.L Skye Meet From Our Oicn Reporter! Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. FOLLOWING are the handicaps for Thursday the first day of the Selangor Meeting: Horses Class Div. 3— 5 l 2 Furlongs. Kissing Time 10.07 First Bid 10.01 La Coloniale 10.00 Georse Edwardes 9.12 Indult
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    Midds. vs. R. E.
    37 23 The First Division S.A.F.A match! between the Midds and the RE, fixed tor Monday. June 21, has been postponed to Saturday, Aug. 21. The game will take place at the Anson Road Stadium.
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    S'PORE TENNIS TOURNEY
    535 23 Kamis In Good Form Singapore. Tuesday. U Kamis. the Malay "star played good tennis to b.'at E Cherrington decisively on the S.C.C. courts this afternoon, In the Si igaporo championships. Cherring'on fought, hard in the opening set which rea 'h?,l the tenth "are before he lost The
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    FIGHTING IN N. CHINA
    103 24 Chinese Forces Attack Mongolian Army Peiping. June 15 A REPORT from Kaigan states that sharp fighting occurred in Chao Yang Chen township, seven miles south of Chapser, when a force of pro-Chinese volunteers repeatedly attacked two divisions of the Mongolian Army, inflicting some casualties before they
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    ASCOT GOLD VASE
    37 24 Won By Fearless Fox: Thirteen Ran London. June 15 FE Ascot Gold Vase was won by Fearless Fox (11 8 with Union Jack 100 8i second and Silversol '4 It third. Thirteen ran.— Reuter.
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    POLICE CHIEF FIRED AT
    115 24 Incident In Jerusalem: Assailants Escape Jerusalem, June 15 MR. Roy Spicer. Inspector-General oi the Palestine Police, narrowly escaped injury when five shots were fired at his car in the heart of Jerusaleu The driver, a British constable named Morris Milner. was wounded f wice. The assailants
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    STEEL STRIKE
    82 24 Clash Between Pickets An J Police Youngstown. U.S.A., June 15 STRIKE pickets and police clashed outside the Bethlehem Steel Corporation factories. Members of the crowd threw stones but all were subdued by police with the aid of tear gas bombs. Seven people were iniured. The leader of the
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