Morning Tribune, 10 August 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE v 2.— No. K)2. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, August 10. 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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    J.S. NAVAL VISIT TO JAPAN OFF – Ships To Remain At Peiping
    863 1 J.S. NAVAL VISIT TO JAPAN OFF Ships To Remain At Peiping SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS ARE VIRTUALLY SEVERED FUT WAR STILL HANGS IN THE BALANCE WASHINGTON message says the projected goodwill visit of four American warships to Japan is indefinitely postponed. Ti m is not disclosed, but it is believed to be
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT
    106 1 Cambria One Minute Ahead Of Sister Ship London, Aug. 9. THE Imperial Airways flying boat Cambria arrived at Foynes this morning from Bo: wood. The Cambria took twelve hours two minutes for the journey and her average speed was 168 miles a hour. She left Botwood m extremely
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    SIAM SCANDAL
    86 1 Premier Reappointed To His Post <From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 9. A SECRET session of the Assembly was held on Sunday evening but there was no meeting to-day. Members of the Assembly called on Phya Bahol on Saturday urging him to reconsider his resignation, without producing any
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    24 1 Six naval ratings belonging to the mine-sweeper Harrier were rescued by a pinnace when their boat capsized m Portland Harbour during a havy squall
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    63 1 Ten passengers one of them British and a crew of live, an air hostess included, were killed when the buieh airliner "Flamenßo". en route from Amsterdam to Paris, via Brussels, clashed and burst into flames nine miies from Brussels. The blaze was so furious that no one wa.s able to
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    18 1 General Evangeline Booth will leave London on September 22 for a tour of the United States and Canada.
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    36 1 The Chilean Cabinet of Senor Ifatias Silva has resigned. This is the fourth time the Cabinet has resigned this year. and each time so far Senor Silva has returned at the head of a reconstructed Ministry.
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    SANITATION A MAJOR PROBLEM OF FAR EASTERN COUNTRIES
    886 1 SANITATION A MAJOR PROBLEM OF FAR EASTERN COUNTRIES Batavia. Aug 9. COMMITTEES for detailed discussion of the various subjects before the Rura Hygiene Conference at Bandoeng have now been appointed and are ii session The second plenary session of the Conference took the form of a scries of speeches by
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    Killed By Lightning
    37 1 Singapore, Monday. A CHINESE twakow coolie who was sitting on top of his craft yesterday afternoon was killed by lightning which preceded a thunderbolt. Another coolie who was m the same boat escaped injury.
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      36 1 j (>N OTHER PAGES I Page MU« Appeal Result I evidence 4 In Collision I I ia I Naars v nemployment 21 Getters' Protest 22 s pen beat Police 23 i l( i,r Killed 23 j
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    ALKAFF & CO's APPEAL ALLOWED
    1424 2 ALKAFF CO's APPEAL ALLOWED Back Lane Plans Disputed WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO ISSUE AGAINST COVERNOR But Rules Preclude Acting In A Dual Capacity Sin: Monday ny materia ol two to one. the Court ol CWU Appeal In their J»ag™ent Into the high court and be quashed tl wiute, and it
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    DO JAPANESE APPRECIATE MUSIC OF WEST?
    281 2 HOW much do Japanese understand of Western music? It is a difficult question to answer. If you consider 'he at reception that famous Western musicians and singers receive m Japan you must conclude that Japanese appreciate the best 'hat the West can give them
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    JACK & CICELY
    132 2 JACK CICELY Great Fun At The Pavilion JACK Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge are the stars of the British production. 'Take My Tip", which is now at the Pavilion, and it is a picture which audiences will find immensely entertaining. j These fine artistes were together m I pictures as a
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    MOTHER'S STORY TO COURT
    364 2 Saw Daughter Kilty In Accident Singapore. uday THE dramatic story of how a Chine- I I woman saw her six d-a-aal year-old daughter killed outright by iB Ford motor lorry whilst the; wi-reY.B tempting to cross Geylang R -..k: oiurieß afternoon of June 24, this year
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    JOHORE ACCIDENT
    209 2 Case Against P.W.D. Man Postponed (From Ocr Own Correspondent Johore Bahru. Aug. 8 THE case was mentioned again this morning before Inche Haron bin Ahmad I Third Magistrate* In which Mr R. A. Gonzales, a technical subordinate m the P.W.D., Malacca, is charged with having caused hurt to
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      142 2 MenMadeYoung Vigour Increased In 24 Hours If YOU fool old b< fort' your tirm-. and Unable tO enjoy tin- pleasures of >nutb, take Dr. Nixon's Vi-Tab.s and reatore your Manhood, Vitality ami Energy. B'tf reaulta In -i bonis. Dr. Nixon a Vi-Tibs are new dlacovery and Kuaranteed to build new
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    ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT IN AFFIDAVIT
    510 3 ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT IN AFFIDAVIT ittese Charged As Sequel To Civil Case In Supreme Court Singapore. Monday. i-HMINARY inquiry was started this afternoon before Mr. K. A. Blacker, A rhird Police Magistrate, against Chua Kirn Chai into a proposed charge h vina given false evidence m a judicial proceeding. ot
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    TO ESCAPE HIS DEBTS
    123 3 Cave False Information To Police Singapore. Monday. A MISTAKEN notion that a report to the n police that his house had been(i would automatically relieve him 01 his debts resulted m a charge of hayIven false informa'ion to the police framed against Nah Woo Siang. He
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    Singapore Wedding
    51 3 Singapore, Monday. The wedding took place at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Saturday between Mr. Theodore Simon, son of Mr and Mrs. T. Simon, of Bangalore, India,! and Miss Henrietta Mary Gibson, daughter of Mr and Mrs A.M. Gibson The Rev. Father Maury officiated at the
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    K. L AERODROME
    385 3 Now Suitable For Heavy Aircraft THE work of conditioning an area of 600 yards by 180 yards on the Kuala Lumpur Aerodrome was completed satisfactorily and this landing ground is now licensed for aircraft up to 5.000 pounds gross weight, says the annual report on the social
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    INTERPRETERS IN A QUANDARY
    115 3 Japanese Tisherman tails To Understand Singapore. Monday INTERPRETERS m the Second Police Court were m a quandary this morning how to explain a charge of having been drunk and incapable to a young Japanese fisherman, Takiri. Attempts were made m Malay, m Chinese and. as a
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    HONAN FLOODS
    53 3  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Thousand-Feet Dyke Collapse Shanghai, Aug. 9 CONTINUOUS downpours of rain m he v province of Honan are causing widespread floods m many low-lying areas Communications are everywhere inter rupted The thousand-feet dyke along the Yun River In Northern Kiangsu has collapsed, and two-thirds of
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    WEDDING IN K.L
    183 3 Mr. N. A. Lazaroo And Miss Kathleen Danker 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. ST. John's Church, Bukit Nanas, was the scene of a pretty wedding this morning, when Mr. Nelson Aloysius Lazaroo, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P Lazaroo. of Kuala Lumpur, led to
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    17 3 A. C. Meyer, winner of the putting the shot event at Wearne Bros, sports on Saturday. Tribune
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      78 3 Law Notice For To-day Before the Acting Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 11 a.m. For mention:— Bkcy. 116 35 Re Lee Siew Bin— Motion to reverse or vary O. As rejection of proof of debt. S.. 82 37 H R. L. Dyne vs. Badariah Hanim binte Abdullah Tame
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      28 3 MASTER LAMINATED STEEL PADLOCKS Strongest m the World From All Dealers. Sole Agents: RAHAMIN PENHAS Singapore. i x£&ifr^£j>^ N&tj«2^2ir I I MM l i ni..... i w«g^^H^g— «aWgM^^^«—
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      83 4 i London. Aug. 9. PALM OIL- (Malaya; PrlCt To-<uy In bulp July Aur. shpt. £24.2.6 Value Unchanged COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) Auk. Shipment. £16.76 Buyers £16.10.0 Sellers SAGO FLOUK (Sarawak) July Aur. Shipment. 101 Value 10 Sell€rs TAPIOCA (Ist quality) TT w 56 Sellers Unchanged Seed Pearl (Epore) July
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      126 4 Pre.ons J+iJ™* W*tuien 1113 Dunlop Rubber Jf.2 35 9 1' General Electric 85 9 Imperial Chemical Industrie! 39 J a Imperial Tobacco *55 153 9 Ex. Div Anglo-Dutch 41 413 Canadian Pacific 12 5 8 12 3 4 London Tin (New Share* 5 9 5 9 Rubber
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      METAL MARKET
      26 4 TIN Standard. London. Aug. 9. Previous To-day Change Spot (afternoon closing price) £269! b £269 3 4 +U Forward £267 f 267*4 +3 4
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      BULLION MARKET
      25 4 London. Aug. 9. GOLD Previous To-day Chans* Fine Bar per oz. £6.19.5 £6.19.4 -1 SILVER Spot 20 20 4 months forward 20 20
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      72 4 London Auu. 9. Prevonw To-da* Ch&ng* FT on Paris (closing middle rate) 132.85 _.O3 rT on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 9.04' 9.04 U lti -f5 16 r.T. on Bhanghml iclosin R scllinß rate) J s 93 2 Unchanueti TT on HongKouK (clodng selling rate) rJS 16 Unchanged r.T.
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      49 4 'rubber Now Yl)rk Au 8 Previous To-day Change Tone Qiiu-i Dull Snot Buycri. 18 9 16 18-> X +116 Sellen. 18 1116 18^ -f 1 1 6 Octnec Buyers 18 1116 18 1116 Belleri. 18 13 16 18 13 16 Tone Firm Steady S^t 60: 603
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      RUBBER MARKET
      295 4 Messrs Lewis And Peat's Report THE following is Messrs. Lewis and Peat's weekly report on the rubber market dated London. July 27: The market has been depressed during the week, chiefly owing to the selling or transferring of a heavy August position m the Settlement House. Yesterday was
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      STEAMER BOMBED
      86 4 British Protest To Rebel LAI Authorities London. Aug. 9. SIR Henry Chilton, British ambassador to Spain, now at Hendaye. had been ins ructed to convey a strong protest to the authorities at Salamanca In regard to the attack made upon the British tanker, British Corporal, by three large
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      Contractor Fined
      126 4 (From o>r Own Cones vc. a Johore Bahru. A. 3 k MOTOR lorry conveying Lai from Singapore to Johore m at the Causeway, Johore Bahru, a.m. on July 17. The driver' of the lorry, who gai name as Cnaric Nell Lembru charged this morning before Haron bin Ahmad
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      75 4 I 'ZfftZ THE YOKOHAMA taSh SPECIE BANK LTD I V wl IT A/ (Established m 1880) I Capital Subscrioed (Fully a^AITTH Pald UP> Y. 100.000.000 [^"l I II Reserve Fund Y. 130.900,000 (k Hl| r l^ll Head Offlre: YOKOHAMA INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. BINQAPORE BRANCH. MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACF passim, i;
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      20 4 ABSOLUTE SECURITY 1 s INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. I I I i Agenta: > SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. I Singapore ft Branchea.
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    798 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore. Aug. V 6 p.m. Fraser «Sc Co. Buyers Sellers it Tin 6.6 Jjim Kumbang 37;- 38,6 ral Malay 58- «0 -cd Hitam 34 6 36jWeng 1-35 1.40 m Tin 27 i- 28 r Batu Selangor 2.05 2.10xd :i ,na Malay 32,9 34|,:,deriang 27,6
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    SHARE MARKETS
    202 5 Messrs. Fraser Co/s Report Singapore, Monday. MINING. Tin at midday Sl31 T s up 's. In the absence of news from London, the Tin Share market ai a whole was much quieter to-day Sterlings remained steady with buyers of Siones, Pahangs. Kinta Kellas and Killinghalls After the firmness
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    TIN PRODUCTION
    85 5 July Figures Far Below Those Of June DOMESTIC production oi tin, as represented by exports from the Federated Malay States, Unfederateu Malay States and Straits Settlement, i Settlement of Malacca) of tin and tin-in-ore at 75.5 per cent, during tne month of July, amounted to 5.665 tons The
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    233 5 PENANG MUNICIPAL 5% 1926 red. 1956-66 $4,000,000 Int May 1 Nov. 1 120V 2 122 ci 4%% 1929 red. 1959-69 $8,250,000 Int. May 15 Nov. 15 117»/ 2 lltli ci 3% 1935 red. 1955-65 $625,000 Int. June 1 Dec. 1 100' i 101 ci 3% 1937 red
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      262 5 ■S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong. Manila. Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers w Securities and Commodity Daily Foreign Market Cables and Qrolatuw Srrru r. Membon NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF. NY. NEW YORK COFFEE ft SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO HOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE.
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    MAD DASH IN STOLEN CAR
    117 7 \wht I tie idem In Penang From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Aug. 9 r unique for its peculiar A stances occurred here lart before midnight, when a have been stolen and cony youths, m course of a 100 d dash m Burmah Road hit ter
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      163 7 iBB»—B—— B»B— —1 BBWBM I—^l— 0/k?iiing At THEATRE ROYAL TO-MORROW 2 SHOWS NIUIiTLY 6-15 9-15 Popular Prices .S2, $1, 75 cents, 50 cents, 25 cents. Tin: BIGGEST ORIENTAL STAGE ATTRACTION lUX BROUGHT TO SINGAPORE A DISTINGUISHED CA I Ol CE^BRATED ARTISTES PROM SCREEN-STARS AND RADIO! DISPLAYING THEIR FASCINATING ORIENTAL ARTS
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      107 7 Vessels Arrived Raub, British. 573 tons, from Kuantan 0.8 to Kuantan via ports 11.8 Hufthor. Norwegian, 861 tons, from Bangkok 9.8 to Malacca 10.8. Reynst. Dutch. 1.432 tons, from Sourabaya 9.8 to Java ports 12.8. Khoen Hoea, Dutch. 611 tons, from Pontianak 9.8 to Pontianak 11.8. Giang Seng. British. 1.085
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    MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS
    624 8 Heavy Damage Sttll Caused By Termites ar some M different species of termite* m Malaya; not all it is true attack buildings but, as an instance, the treatment found efficacious for eradicating dry wood living termites would not bt effective against earth dwelling termites. The ,nf,s t
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    THESSALONIK!
    37 8 New Name For Salonika Athens. DV Royal decree the port of Salonika is m future to be known as Thessa-j loniki. Any pondenee or cables' not bearing the new nam c will not be deli-! vered.
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    53 8 A view of the racing from the crowded Trundle Hill on the Opening day of "Glorious Goodwood." one of the year's fashionable race meetings. near Chichester. Sussex. Firozepore, owned by Mr. Strassburye Iu j ridden by Gordon Richards, won the big race— the Steward's dp— with ILirmachus second and Gunboat
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    REVIEW OF WAR
    153 8 Peace Exhibit At Pans Exhibition Paris. A COMPLETE review of wars iln< fifteenth century, underlining terrible effects on humanity, is a ture of the Pavilion of Peaca ai Paris Exhibition. The exhibit was inaugurated m v presence of M. Leon Blum, M. Hi M. Delbos and M.
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    28 8 The centenary of Queen Victoria cession was marked at Windsor wreaths being placed on her tomb Frogmore by the King and Q'" other members of the Royal Fan
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    AIR-CONDITIONED RAIL TRAVEL
    335 8 i Experiments With New Coaches Begin This Mont It Bombay. July 3fl COOL, noiseless, and clear transport— the dream of thousands of trai across India's hot and dusty plains— is about to become a reality. Five partially completed railway coaches standing m the huge w 1 k
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    SPAIN HAS A PASSION FOR BEER
    330 9 SUPPLIES SOON EXHAUSTED Preference To Trout Line Twiners o (from A. Frank Tinsley. Reuter's Spejs! «sp<ndent with the Republican Valencia. Ell probably the most popular beverage m Republican Spain to-dUy, but as is the case with a'l then' is a scarcity of it, ainly
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    450 YEARS
    75 9 Village Record Of Nine Golden Weddings Dunkirk. MINK golden weddings have been celeI rated on the same day at the vilof Cappellebrouck near here, fhe whole population— l.o74 people— arl m thp festivities, m which the '■>id couples', with their children, grand children and other relatives, 75 farrilics
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    DOG RESCUE
    66 9 Saves Two Girls From Drowning Grimsby. Ontario. 1 ais here owe their lives to I It Dane. are Frances Jacklin, aged 18. r of the do?, and B< ttj smith. 1 8 girl and tnf>n her friend uot Ultu s while they were swim'H the lake here. Frances
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    90 9 Miss Barbara Blair, the beauty qu» en who made HoLywooci history by receiving a salary of £300 a week for eighteen months without making a picture, arrived at Southampton on the "Berengaria" from New York to marry William Arthur Phillips, a 32-year-cld London financier. Miss Blair, who is 24, met
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    "I THINK HE IS A COMMON SWINDLER"
    314 9 Strong Comments By "I THINK he is a common swindler, I and if anybody meets Mr. Owen Parker Swift, hate of Ebury-street. S.W., I hope they will give him a wide berth. I suppcse he Ls a man who gets £685 cut of
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    CAVE DWELLERS
    219 9 They Eat Rats And Snakes In New Guinea Papua. A SMALL tribe of cave-men has been found living m the mountain of Mandate New Guinea. The tribe numbers not more than 200. Of these. 33 women and seven are children. During the dry season these people live m
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    NORTH POLE QUEST
    354 9 America Seeks New Territory York AMERICA is OUI U> claim any land thai may be m the Arctic areas "where no white m .ha ravelled." This i. me of the objectives ol an American expedition which has sei from Port Newark. Ne I J( r ••>. I
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    HOME DANCERS
    177 9 One Death Every 5 Minutes In America Chicago ACCIDENTS cost the United States *****0 lives and 3,700 000,000 dollars (£740.()()().000i m IMS. This is the timate Of the National Safely Council One person was Injured accidentally every three .seconds, and there wer 10,730,000 cases m all Ov^r 400.
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    ROAD POLICY IN MALAYA
    820 10 Needs Proper Co-ordinal 90ME tin it was suggested m f} that s Malayan R I c f irntM tn ernes of devt l pmi n< of tn d houi th co mtrv for thi menl of vehicular Iran nor; t the* towns and the Anyone who
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    51 10 The Tidworth Tattoo, m which 2,000 troops of the Southern Command are taking part, was rehearsed at the Tidworth Arena, Salisbury Plain, W ltshire. Photo shows smoke rising from the field of battle as troops of the Queen's Royal Regiment seized Vigo fort a scene from the regiment's history Planet
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE
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      KATONG AND AIRCRAFT
      296 10 THE establishment of the Singapore Airport has brought a complaint which was not altogether unexpected. A Katong correspondent signing himself Nervous writes of pilots who 44 allow their craft to just miss the tops of our houses m their flights." He asks that low flying should be
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    SOUTH AFRICAN M.P's OVERPAID?
    413 11 t 7OO A YEAR SALARY More In The Other Dominions Johannesburg. All South African MP s. overpaid with £700 a year? I Ins is the question being asked m th, Union following the news that British M.P s have voted themseU«?s m increase from to £000
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    MORTAL SIN
    107 11 Priest Warns Single Regina, Saskatchewan. T HI girl who puts her foot on the running-board of a motorcar to-day t.s mortal sin", declared Father Hughes m an address to his conon here. Kirl of 25 years ago", he conti"would not dare be seen out riding horse and buggy
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    OPERATION TURNED HIM INTO SUPER SALESMAN!
    351 11 Remarkable Story From Atlantic City Atlantic City. THE remarkable story of how an operation on a man's brain changed him from a business failure into a high-powered salesman who became a millionaire was described before the annual meeting of the American Medical Association here
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    WORLD RECORD
    57 11 Pigeon Flies 2,039 Miles The Pas. Manitoba. k WORLD'S record flight is claimed for a homing pigeon which has flown from this Northern Manlaoba mining centre, m Canada, to San Antonio, Texas— a distance of 2.039 miles The pigeon, named '"Lady Churchill", completed its long flight across Canada
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    54 11 Prince Edward of Kent, baby son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, tumbled down the steps as he was leaving his home m Belgrave Square with his sister, Princess Alexandra, to spend a holiday at Bloody Point House, near Sandwich, Kent. Photo shows the Duchess assisting Prince Edward after
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    FIRST OFFICER KILLED
    162 11 Memorial .1/ Spot Where I le Fell Brussels. S SPECIAL monument Is to be inau- guratcd m memory of the flrsl Belgian officer killed m the Great War He was Commandant Baron Camille de I Borne. His regiment, the 2nd Lancers, have raised a subscription for a
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    THIEF'S HOARD
    134 11 Street Mishap Reveals His Secret Belgrade A ONE-LEGGED war veteran of Ljubljana, named Mijo Lukitch. is serving a sentence Of three years* imprisonment as a result of catching his wooden leg m I tram track. Pa.ssers-by. who saw the poorly-dressed d:sabled man fall m the street, threw him
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    Garden Party To Overseas'Nurses
    240 12 The Queen and Queen Mary were hostesses at a garden party given at BnckinrJat] the International Council of Nurses now meeting at Caxton Hall, London Pm-tol Buckingham Palactl The wedding took place at St. Bury an. near Penzance Cornwall, recently of MM cissa Paynter, daughter of
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      84 12 SHORT CUT ENGLAND WEEKS of surface travel saved by flying Home. Luxurious air litters. EVERY comfort for passengers, PLENTY of room for luggage. NIGHTS spent on land— hotels, meals— even tips included m the fare. Two services weekly Singapore to London. Also twice weekly to Brisbane. A I RWA^3 INCORPORATED
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    At Buckingham Palace
    90 13 The Tidworth Tattoo, m which 2.000 troops of the Southern Command took part, was rehearsed at th c Tidworth Arena, Salisbury Plain. Wiltshire. Photo shows kilted men of the Ist Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Riving a Highland dancing display at the rehearsal. This is part <»f
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    Marconi Love Story Revealed At Cornish Girl's Wedding
    146 13 Marconi Love Story Revealed At Cornish Girl's Wedding astonished and delighted i< ftke Quern bv a minia"story of Windsor Castle, comprising 100 pages il- f ated by 20 tiny paintings and which took three ;hs to complete, that she has commissioned the artist "U a miniature of Princess Elisabeth to
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      42 13 BsnV(^^^\\nif( c m L -I II IS I POC X I I WATCHES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION BEST SWISS MADE 162 FIRST PRIZES IN THE EXHIBITIONS. HIGHEST QUALITY LOWEST PRICES. JEWELLERY WATCHES Set with REAL DIAMONDS A SPECIALITY RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPORE.
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    Dotting Your Eyes
    1882 14 Dotting Your Eyes And shaping your brows are more WHAT is it that you remember most about eyes? Judging by a discussion at a party the other night, it would seem to be expression every time We were teasing a man because he admired some woman for her eyes which
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      32 15 ifijmnHflL/TOM 23 HIGH STREET. j Maison Marcelle I For a Natural I &>£ s^l lry our iatCBt I X &ty point- windinf U 1^ system <, 35 Stamford R4. TeL 4807 rrop. J KOOY.
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      85 15 HAIRDRESSER ZZ. v lovely Indies 1 Have Their \\:>. s j. *$l*\y® M AISO X j Ift vara B aa am m Stamford Rd. J PI-15 tl It*. MM ST A TIONER Out on Aug. 15 In New Guise MALA V A X I Story "Teller 54 Pages for 10
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      482 16 aa i mm tM aaVi t v H H aT^TiJ i "t a. tf.«ft l_l I ('■UJ'^iar^ -^^2. I j I J (^i^C^^Sl^^ -I m W\ BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. Due Uu lonna*. Bpoft, roooaf. gPJt* RAWALPINDI 17 000 Aug. g BHJJT^ J^g g£ g
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      555 16 J!^wA TO FRENCH PORTS V__^__^ j EL WL HOMEWARDS. i CAP St. JACQUES For Marseilles. Nantes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux Aug. M I t LINOIS For Marseilles. Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Sept 4 I CAP PADARAN For Marseilles. Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Sept 7 I D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Oct.
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    SHIPBUILDING RETURNS
    691 17 Construction At End Statistics issued by Lloyd's k« of Whipping regard ng merchant Ships under construction at the end of June last show that m Great Britain and Ireland there LS an increase of 185.519 tons m the work n hand M compared with the figures for the
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      585 17 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE! STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES FOR PER DATE AND TIME m Canada and Western s „i U.S.A. Suwa Maru Aui;. 10 9 a.m. a (generally) Hoihow Suwa Maru 10 9 a.m. Kong and Formosa Suwa Maru 10 9 a.m. Suwa Main 10 9 a.m. :ao Buwa Maru 10 9 a.m.
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      135 17 N. I li. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. "KASHIMA MARU" Aug 19 m.s. YASUKUNI MARU Sept 1 "s.s. HAKONE MARU" Sept 16 s.s. SUWA MARU Sept. 30 Kates to lst Class 2nd class
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      329 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPE( TED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Rohna 22 l Van Heutsz 20 Anshun 19 1 1 Hague Maru 16 2 3 Suwa Main 18 2 I Olenogle 13 2 3 President Harrison 11 2 3 Bumaeus 1 n
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    LOCAL SPORTS PICTURES
    125 18 One of tlir events at the Singapore f Mnesc English School Sports on Saturday. (Tribune). C. J Meyer, winner of the hish jump at Nearncs Bros' m k tion. Tribune Tribune Physical drill display by the pupils. Children's ra<e at the A.P.C. Sports merting on Saturday. Tribune
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    AGFA PICTURE CONTEST
    286 19 AGFA PICTURE CONTEST R Entries Are Invited will be found pictures I for our photographic Competition carries prizes of 3 and films. Three Agfa nd twelve rolls of film will h* eh month to readers whf best photographs. graphs must b e taken on op Agfa film-packs 1 herewith a
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    21 19 "Passing Through"- -Rama Subramanian, 45 Market Street, Singapore "No Look -Se c Please"— Lee Pak Yen. c> Mails Branch. G.P.0., Singapore.
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    45 19 "The Cenotaph. Or "In Memory Of Our Glorious Dead" -Tay Jim Lock 35 Circular Road, Singapore. "Low Tide" Zaini Hit Minto Road. Singapore, "Raffles Hotel"— V. Nachiyappan co P.R.M.P No. 45 Market Street. Sinapore. "Municipal Buildings"— S. P. Sethu Raman. No 5 Tampin Road, Gemas.
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      39 19 For this I ti 111 p c 1 1 1 1 on Cimil* -Films ran be used. Hoes this mean a handicap? Definitely The experienced photographer wou Id have chosen, anyhow, the reliable. ISOCHROME-f&m The Film For the tropics!
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    222 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Aug. 9 6 p.m Company Dividend «*,s TIN Date Ex Div JS TIN Payable Date to date Austral Malay 3%% Int. Sept 3 c a 101 334% Bonus h Sept 10 Sept 4 BatuSelangor 15% Int. Aug STo Aug 13 Aug 6 Hongkong
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      69 20 /tjßcst m Jt\ Mite World M J 1/ Mmm T,IK 1937 MODELS OF LATEST Jsf Ak J at mm Tne new PILOT P ens will im P r€SS you as lf# mmm inlaid bands of Gold. p I mmw^^ "non-breakable" plastic material which f mI jof having one at least
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      527 20 fON THE RADIO 4 El 10.10 pm. Operatic Music. 10 35 p.m. The Hungana Gipsy Or- chestra. conducted by Bela Bizony. From nnnrD A AAAAF the Hungarian Restaurant London PRULiKA/V\/V\t j pm .summer Over the British Isles' 4: The North. Produced by D. G. m 9M sit Brldson. j^r,^ J^»sr-aa
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      601 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY Adventure of the Dancing p !v Musical Comedy. Book and l A 6.00 p.m.:-lndian Music (Gramo- Mcc McGin< Music by Ja(i .o? phone Records). Recorded m the London Studio 6.30 p.m. Chinese Music. Cantonese Britisn Broadcasting Corpora'; he
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    NEW INVENTIONS MAY INCREASE UNEMPLOYMENT
    463 21 Social Implications Of Technological *i a a r Washington. July 31. A \RNING that America faces further unemployment is contained m a A 150.000-word report on "Technological tiends and national policy, including la] implications of new inventions", issued after three years' study by a m
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    COLLISION ON HIGH SEAS
    169 21 Damages Suit For Loss 0/ Tongkang Singapore, Monday. FURTHER evidence was recorded by Mr. Justice Laville m the High Court to-day m the case m which Ch'ng Kirn Huat. the Chinese owner of a tongkang. is suing the Hamburg-Americanische Packetfahrt Actien Gasellschaft for damages for the
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    MUI TSAI REPORT
    55 21 Discussion By Chinese Association AT !he committee meeting of the Chinee* Association, Singapore, held Aug. 6. the Mvi Tsai Report was <"scu sod at p,reat length. JJ c subject is of considerable bland importance II was decided J Wng it up again at the next meet»R ol
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    26 21 k Th" first playing field m memory of S.,^' °eorge V., presented by Mr. Ernest t uril(r, was opened at Princes RisSeit> U Buckinenainsnlre- by Lord
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    PROF. V. L KELLOG
    161 21 Death Of Famous Scientist Hartford. (Connecticut*. Aug. 9 THE death is announced, at Hartford to-day, of Professor Vernon Lyman Kellog— Reuter. Professor Vernon Lyman Kellog was born at Emporia. Kansas, on Dec. 1. 1867. He distinguished himself m many of the universities In England and on
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    Passengers By Air
    76 21 Arrivals and departures by X.L.M. and K.N.I.L.M. planes: Arrived from N.E.I, by the Reiger.— Mrs. L. M. Hancock, Mr. Sellers. Left by the Reiger. For Medan:— Mr. H. J. H. Haas. For Bangkok:— Mr. and Mrs. I. Onishi, Mr. J. Oe. Arrived by the Wielewaal:— Mr. P.
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    U.S. GOLFERS 'MOAN' WITHDRAWN
    1114 22 PLAYED BAD GOLF Non-Playing Captain 's Comment London. July 29, THE I nited States Ryder (up teams accusation of bad sport manship on Uie part of British crouds has been warmly criticised here and m America. Dudley, Guldahl and Shute on their arrival m New York
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    16 22 Start of the walking race at the API sp«r!« at Paya Lebar at the weekend. Tribune
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    Singapore Teachers
    83 22 The following are the results of ties Played to date m the Singapore Teachers' Association: Open Singles: H. M Balhetchet beat Yun Chong 6—o. B—6; Keng Kiat beat Yew Cheng 7—5. 6—l; Joo Lim beat G. W. Reeves 6—l, 6—2; S. C. Ting beat Sun Loon 6—2. 6—o.
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    16 22 The Police goalkeeper makes a clean catch to clear his charge from an Xl attack. Tribune
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    40 22 Since the middle of January H.M. Con-sul-General at Barcelona has been able to secure the evacuation of 253 nuns from Catalonia partly m the French ship Imerethie II and partly m H.M. hospital ship Maine and other British naval vessels.
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    S.R.C TENNIS
    48 22 Autumn Tournament Arrangements ENTRIES for the SRC. autumn tenni tournament close on Aug. 16. The events to be competed for. commencing from Monday. Aug. 23. are: Singles handicap "A" and "B". doubles handicap, veterans" singles handicap mixed doubles handicap, ladies' singles handicap and ladies' doubles handicap.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    92 22 A.C. Binnine Wins The August Medal THIRTY-THREE cards were taken for the Keppel G.C. August Med* which resulted m a win for AC v" with a score of 82—15 67 net The following have qualified I Keppel Cup: <r r A. C. Binnie 82-15 F. W. Dunhill
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    8 22 A Police defender heads away under pressure. Tribune
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    SAPPERS WIN BY FOUR TO ONE
    555 23 POOR SHOW BY POLICE Madin Nets Three Goals Singapore. .Monday. pi WIXG uith a considerably weakened forward line due to the absence of Dr R. c Oehlers, their >tar" centre forward and regular ..Ml -getter, the Police were defeated by the RE. m their
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF
    209 23 Draw In Championship Competition JHE following qualified for the Island Club championship whidi will b. payed ofi on Saturday, the draw and Starting times being as follows: 2.45 p.m. S. I. M. Ibrahim vs C A R Bateman. 2.50 p.m. Yong Loon Chong vs. W MrMullan 2.55
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    15 23 Deliberate is the word for this clearance by an R.E back m yesterday's match. Tribune
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    Netball Tournament
    172 23 Three teams of netball players oi Ua Y.W.C.A. Sports Club took Urn t-eld on Saturday m an •American' tournament arranged by the club lo mark the close of the netball season. Spirited play coupled with man;, hilarious incidents kept players and spectators well entertained. Team B" proved the
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    R.A.F. Far Hast Command
    66 23 Flight Lieutenants promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader on Lst August, 1937: J. E. M. Macullum. R.A.F. Station, Kai Tak. C M. Grierson, No. 230 Squadron, Seletar. W. G. Abrams. No. 205 Squadron, Seletar. G. F. Simond, No. 36 Squadron,, Seletar R. C. Field. Headquarters
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    JIMMY GUTHRIE DEAD
    111 23 Famous T. T. Riders I dial Crash London, Aug. I, TOE well-known and brilliant British motor cycle racer, James Guthrie, who had on six occasions won the isle ol Man Tourist Trophy races, was totally 11 lured yesterday while competing ill [he 500 C German Grand Prix
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    Tanglin Club tenuis tournament
    36 23 Tanglin Club tenuis tournament AWING to the courts being too wet lor v tennis, the ties originally scheduled for yesterday will be played this after noon (Tuesday, and to-day's ties will be played to-morrow I Wednesday
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    teachers' Chess tourney
    33 23 The Singapore Teachers' chess tournament commenced on Monday a'. (> p.m. at Raffles Institution, by kind permission of the headmaster. Iff. D W. MacLeod, who is also President of the Association
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    Johore Soccer
    29 23 HM.S. Terror met the Johore Bahru Police at soccer on the Istana Padang on Saturday and lost, by three goals to one, Mr S. M Still refereed
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    24 23 When Capt. R. s. Rattray, of WinSlow, Buckinghamshire, crashed In a glider on the Barnet by-pass, his ma- ~%> was uaiiia^cu but he was unhurt
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    PAPUAN IDEAS OF LIFE & DEATH
    617 24 PAPUAN IDEAS OF LIFE DEA TH AN INTELLIGENT RACE Mr. Brudo Relates His Experiences ..v.inp iMMNonality men_ A N ml rr "ofes or Morhnow,kis famous book Mclansia is m Natives m the S,n B ap»re today He is NT. v£tarta yesterday barked by the VI wrW island for <- U
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    INDULGING IN FLUTTER AT "PAI-KAU"
    213 24 INDULGING IN FLUTTER AT "PAI-KAU" A Itdnwhl Raid O Singapore. Monday A LIGHTNING midnight raid on the third floor of the Southern Hotel by Inspector C. W. Such of the Centra! Division resulted m the arrest of 21 Chinese, including eight women, who were indulging m a flutter at "pai-kau
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    DOLLAR WEAK
    113 24 Yesterday's Money Market Changes London. Aug. 9. THE City attributes the weakness of the Dollar to heavy sales of Japanese gold to the United States m connection with the Far Eastern situation. After touching 49.925 the dollar recovered on commercial demand, but quite ;übstantial selling orders are reported
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    44 24 The spectacle of Vesuvius m eruption drew many tourists to the slopes of the volcano, particularly at night. An opening has appeared at the base of the eruptive cone of a new crevice, from which s small stream of incandescent lava i s flowing.
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