Morning Tribune, 25 October 1937

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    Masthead
    10 1 MORNING TRIBUNE —No. 227. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, October2s, 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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    JAPANESE ATTACK ON BRITONS
    630 1 Plane Peppers Defence Post ULSTER RIFLEMAN DIES OF MACHINE GUN Deliberate' Says Eye Witness Shanghai. Oct. 24. KIVATE \V. McCiowan. an Lister Rifles man from Donegal, has died after admission to hospital suffering from a gunshot wound received when he was fired on by a machine
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    Italian Troops For Libya Go To Spain
    62 1 Italian Troops For Libya Go To Spain London, Oct. 20. ACCORDING to a Spanish Press Agency menage from (iibraltar (hitherto unconfirmed elsewhere the Italian List.. (>l\u\. and SSrd Regiments which left Italy on Oct. 11 ostensibly for Libya have landed at Cadi/ m the past week. They were ferried across
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    GENERAL OFFENSIVE
    93 1 Japanese Drive On Tachang Shanghai, Oci 24. The Japanese have launched their tongheralded general offensive, In which at present they are applying the strongest pressure to the Tachang and Kiangwan sectors Tiny claim the Chinese forces at Tachang and Kiangwan are m General II announced to-day that tiif
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    British Tramp Owners
    41 1 London, Oct L'O Brttlsfa tramp owners meeting m Lo. don have adopted a scheme voluntary co-operation In the shipping industry. Provided that ninety pel of tramp shipowner ilgn, the scheme will operate from Jan. 1. ifl3B. Reuter Wireless
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    END OF WAR IN SIGHT?
    140 1 Italian tew Of Position In Spain Rome. Oct. VON Ribbentrop had convei f Mussolini and Count Ciano this evening and it is believed discus i the future policy of the Rome-Berlin m view of the changed .situation bi Spain and the non-intervention coin tnittee. It
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    MISS BATTEN
    88 1 Clips 14 Hours Off Record London 0 Miss .Iran Batten Landed al Lympne aerodrome U i 4r> p m hay n from Rome In ;i day with j halt .it Marseilli she lowered tl me time ago by Jin dbent by fourteen nou I nine mmii Meanwhile, Broadbent
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    Lord Rutherford's Burial
    19 1 London, Oct 20. The late Lord Rutherford ill b<« buried In Westminster Ahbv on Reuter Wireless
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      26 1 ON OTHFR PAGES Page police dispUj 1 1 wccldiiiff Ij and Japan 1 Home soccer m sby 83 J L !in boxing 84 i koH U
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      70 1 W KLTM now enablr.s you to I A give your children PI J I mllkf ih for Y^ "WTt^li 1 drinking, and at VttjJlJ I pri< I l M ol tne marvellou.s KLQI MIXKHfI and mix it I II dm ded a glass lull or I There is none left
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    POLICE EFFORT FOR POPPY DAY
    680 2 DISPLAY AT THE DEPOT Mock Riot And Gas Drill POLICE measures to iliml with a niork riot and methods 01 Mmbalini k^ attacks wW hl among the highlights of tin- display wi»i<h the s.s Police win K'\« at thr parade ground <»f <l Thow mb
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    AIR DEFENCE
    206 2 Necessity For Full Precautions London, Oct. 24. THE Home Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare, speaking at Newcastle on air defenc precautions, said it was depressing that m urn civilisation should be farced to defend Itself with gas masks m underground (-oilers and human beings be taught once again to
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    LOCAL WEDDING
    321 2 Miss Crawford And Mr. R. H. Peall Singapore, Saturday. THE Presbyterian Church, beautifully decorated with white carnations and other white flowers, made a very pretty setting for the wedding of Miss Isabel Willina Lily Crawford and Mr. Richard H. Peall, which took place there this afternoon. Miss Crawford
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    123 2 Drama In "Man Of The People" THE story of a young lawyer who finds that he la unable to win any cases unless he joints the district political organisation la vividly portrayed by Joseph Calleia In "Man Of The People." which opened at the Alhambra Theatre, last night.
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  • LATEST CHINESE CABLES
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      Reported Replacement Of Gen. Matsui
      227 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Oct. 23. THE battle m Tazang on Friday wa:> described as bloodier thai: the Battle of Verdan In France. The Chinese attacked from five routes an. ceeded m registering a sienal v They are now consolidating the positions which they
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    PUBLIC HEALTH
    203 2 Great Strides Of Past 100 Years London. Oct. 24 THE achievements of public health services during the past hundred years. Including the addition of sixteen ye average the expectations of lite were escribed by the Chairman of the Centra Council for health and education, m a speech m
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    MAURETANIA II
    80 2 New Liner For Cunard White Star FE new Cunard White Star be launched at the end of J"[- v "U 1 and is intended for servi London. Havre Southampton York, m conjunction with Britannia, and will be named ilia after her famous predec< time holder of the Blue
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      99 2 Help Kidneys Clean Oil Poisonous Acids Your Kidneys nave nine million tiny tiil>«n or nitt-ri wtili U arc •■ndunK«-r«-ii by lrrltutlnK«lruK« or neglect Unknown i > l I ir < 1 1 1 1 (ifr Up Nlchtfl, Nervouai i v Hwolli-n Ankli-.s, Bladder i lil«, ii. i. Hin kache, Rheumatlam,
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    ITALY'S SYMPATHY WITH JAPAN
    525 3 POLITICAL ALLIANCE? Significant News From Tokyo Tokyo, Oct. 23. .unnection with the hurried journeying^ of Japanese Ambassadol m Europe a Foreign Office s ok ,sman, asked by Reuter whether a triple alliance is m the offing;, jenied such a possibility. The Nichi Nichi, however, reliably ■earns
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    POPPY DAY
    181 3 Entertainments At Raffles And Seaview TWO dances are being held In connection with Poppy Day. The Poppy Day Dance at Raffles Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 9, which is being run by the Committee, promises to be a gay and crowded function. H.E. the Governor anci Lady Thomas have
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    TRAIN ATTACKED
    54 3 More Bombing Near Hongkong Hongkong. Oct. 24. CONTINUED bombing has completely v disrupted the Kowloon Canton Railway, destroying several miles of track and several coaches of a Kowloon -bound train this morning. Two passengers were killed from the 800 who scattered frantically into the paddy fields while 'planes
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    Johore Appointments
    78 3 The appointment of His Highness Tunku Abubakar as a member o f the Council of Ministers, with effect from Aug. 30. Is announced m the Johore Government Gazette. Mr. A. B. Griffin. Surveyor, has been seconded for service m Johore. The Hon. Dato Mohamed Salleh bin Ali. State
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    "HANDS OFF"
    154 3 Uanese Policy In China Cleveland Ohio, Oct. 22. MR YAKICHI ROSUMA. counsellor of the Japanese embassy m Washington, addressing the Foreign Policy Association, predicted a "satisfactory and reasonably quick settlement with China if there is no outside encouragement or assistance given to the Chinese forces and if no
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    LONDON FUND
    132 3 Excellent Response For Aid To China London, Oct 24. SUMS ranging from 1,000 guineas to a shilling were received at the Mansion House m response to the Lord Mayor's China appeal. The larger amounts include 1.000 guineas from tht City Corporation, £1.000 each from th( Bank of England,
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    MR. RALPH ARAKIE
    76 3 Whole Estate Left To Wife MR Ralph Aral::, formally >f RaOPes lfl College, Singapore, who died m tragic circumstances on Oct. 7, 1936 left estate m England of the gross value of £5,778. with net personalty £5,198 and property In the Straits Settlements valued at $23,481, all
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      16 3 Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE. Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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      143 3 m r /*^c2*\ Doily care »o IL *"~sPjl facilitate lh« 'ATT^t 4 dresi-ng /^B^l r s Sllvlkrln ~-'jP^/7>r* Lotion i irr A SILVIKRIN PBODUCTt. Pure Silvikrin Hair Tonic LotionConcentrated Liquid Shampoo Powder Shampoo— Solidified Brilliantine —Silvifix Hair Cream— Sweet Oil ~f Almonds. MADE IN ENGLAND. Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENIIAS. Singapore.
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      40 3 Law Notice For To-day Before the Acting Chief Justice at 1 a.m. 2 Summonses-in-Chambers Before Mr. Justice Howes m the 2n< Court at 11 a.m. Motion. Petitions and Judgment Sum mon Before Mr. Justice Home at 11 am Summonse.s-in -Chambers
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      81 3 MUAR NAN YANG HOTEL AGENTS. Express Service 3 times daily. 1 HAI CHEW HOTEL, 35, Beach Road, Singapore, Tel: 3015. 2. NAN YANG HOTEL, 41, Jalan Maharani. Muar. Tel. 156. 3. NAN CHANG HOTEL, 84, Bunga Ray a, Malacca. Tel: 92. 1. Singapore to Muar, Malacca X..L. at 7.00 a.m.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      70 4 London Oct 23 PMfioui To Chin* bubbia Q«»e< Btea Qu ldv Bu 7 en. *****6 {HIM Forward) Nov. Baj^ }JJgJ 7 7 1116 (2nd Forward) Dec. Bugen. 7%^ 7% (3rd Forward) Jan.|Mar. Bujers. 7W 16 Jtt 16 T^*^ IW Brtlen Unchanged PKPPKK (F.A.Q.) tuMmn 3 7 Sellers White
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      42 4 Previous To-day Change TT. on Paris (closing middle rate) 146 22 g TT. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) www Unchanged T.T. on Shanghai closing selling rate^ s. Unchanged T.T. on Hongkone \clostag selling rate) J Unchanged S on 495 17
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      METAL MARKET
      18 4 London. Oct 23. TIN Standard Previous To-day Change Rpo t .afternoon closing price. WMfc glased Forwwd
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      50 4 New York. Oct. 24 im mil K Previous To-day Change Dull Dull Tone Buyers 15 13 16 in', —116 SP 01 Sellers 15 IS 16 15 7 H -1 16 "Mar. Buyers 16 15 15 16 —116 Sellers *****6 16 1 16 TIN Quiet Tone 49 Spot
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      101 4 London, Oc: Previous To-day Chanpc distillers 108- \f- M Dunlop Rubber 34 3 34- 3d General Electric 80 10V 2 8OJV2 Serial Chemical Industries 36 6 3£3 3d Imperial Tobacco 150 150.7 2 Anglo-Dutch 32 3 g|3 Canadian Pacific 8V 2 fa London Tin (New Sh^f^.^ Rubber
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      BULLION MARKET
      16 4 London. Oct. 23 nnin Previous To-day Change WLU £7-0-8 £7-0-8 Fine Bar per <w.
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    London Stock Exchange
    215 4 London, Oct. 22. The Stock Exchange to-day was quiet, and narrow, dealers being disposed to await developments before committing Some week-end realising caused irregularity but the satisfactory undertone is unimpaired. Far Eastern bonds were appreciably firmer. The Belga weakened on internal political fears Wall Sireet was irregularly
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      19 4 SOI I H lIIIIIISII INSURANCE OMPANY, LTD. IVI AHI IMII l> 1»72 I Tel 5926, 2, Finlay&on C- 1
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      44 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880k Capital Subscribed 'Fully paid up) V 100,000,000 Fund V 134,400,000 00 Head otiice Yokohama SINGAPORE BRANCH MEYKR CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLAQE. Ifftl t. YAMAMOTO. T^l No. 6049 Managers Room. 5921. 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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      171 4 lI A XH OF CHINA (Incorporated m China by Special Charter). 12. CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Manager's Office 6444 Exchange Dept. 6441 Gejieral Office 5188-9 Cable Address; "CHUNGKUO" PAID IP CAPITAL Ch. 40.000,000.00 RESERVE FUNDS IN EXCESS OF Ch. S 4,800.000.00 TOTAL ASSETS APPROXIMATELY Ch. $1800.000,000 00 HEAD OFFICE; SHANGHAI
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    838 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore, Oct. 23. 1 p.m. Praser Co. Buyers Sellers An- 4 lOVz 5|4'/ 2 Asam Kumbang 30 31 6 Austral Malay 50 55 -nom. Hitam 30 6 32|\ver Weng 0.87 2 0.92 \> .m Tin 23.6 24 6xc Batu Selangor 1.77»/ 2 1.82>/ 2
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    194 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore. Saturday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 5 5 6 Batu Selangor 175 1.82 Hongkong Tin 29 30 Hong Fatt 1.15 1.20 Jelebu 0.87 0.92 K. Lanjut 22 9 23 9 Kamunting Tin 11.6 12 6 Katu 23 24 Killinghall 22 6 23 6 Kuchai 170 1.75 Lingui
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    Soviet Birth-rate Soars
    37 5 Moscow During the Brst eight monthj oj this 65.627 birthl were recorded m Leningrad, according to the Tua Agen cy. This is twice as many l rv corded during the corresponding period In 1036.
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    223 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY PENANG MUNICIPAL 6% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int 4V,<7 i™S r 31 1° 102 104 nom *y 2 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 4Vcr !?I Mar 31 30 108 HO nom 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31. Sept. 30 113 115 nom c 1913 red.
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      263 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commodlth s. Daily Foreign Market Cables and Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF. N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE HONGKONG
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      186 6 *V* I LAST NICHT 6 15 9 1 5: SPECIAL MVNMi TO-DAY 15 SCHOOI CHILDREN ADMITTBD CENTS N out sim h (>l > l^^l^^•. ItWVIONJ) MASSI-V ml^^J§L *3 i. 1 ANOTHER SUCCbSTfRoS SIETRO-GOl DWYN-MAYER f i ALHAMBRA 10 N 'B ht6 |5 9 |3 J j l idtfU, CAN DQ
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      249 6 j D^//'/ Miss This Grand Picture, j ,j Positively LAST NIGHT! j| CAPITOL j 6-15 and 9-15 BB Made i i ill I 'W^'^r man 3 I Th« niost spectacular adv*ntar« **Mw EtKjSMiL'y ii iv iv rwsl pflFMr r' I I»> imKr^i Adolph Zgkor prutnfi OF A 5 nl GARY
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    M.P.'sORDERED TO LEAVE CHURCH
    195 7 mtnotion At Society Wedding Belgrade. i/I'ION was caused m the Ortho- athedral at Skoplje during a Mg dding, when the priest officiatdenly left the altar and ordered mbers of Parliament, who were c guests, to leave the church. eatened that unless they left he it continue
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    PRESENCE OF MIND
    111 7 Grabs Escaping Prisoner Paris. TOE presence oi mind of a magistrate at Lorient has been responsible for the recapture of a prisoner who tried to escape while beiim Questioned m court. A docker named Louis Coustans was of stabbing a fellow worker. replying to the magistrate's queshe
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      267 7 I AT LAST! The PERFECT MUSICAL T i PICTURE.. .Gorgeous Girls.. Lilting J Songs Music:.. Uproarious Comedy... j FILMED IN THE NEW TECHNICOLOR I I [TO -MORROW at the CAPITOL jj i HERE'S THE PICTURE YOU'RE GOING TO TALK MIOIT FOR WEEKS! 1 IN ENTERTAINMENT I I p.\ /^ir^r^Vx* et
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    SECRET SOCIETY IN PALESTINE
    606 8 INVESTIC 1770.V BY POLICE Cases Terrorism md Violence usalem. SENSATIONAL revelations «<i the 3 existence of ;i terrorist lecrel society, it ll«v;«-*i t*» '»<• nin f»\ fount. Jewish ext ol Tel > .\jM cted, following tl c murd< i •<• 1 ,i old Hebrew :>»«'t Zvl
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    ITALIAN COUNT
    440 8 Land Dispute Leads To Excommunication Turin. THE Pope has excommunicated Count 1 Vittono Ferraris di Celle, a wealthy landowner of Cuneo. near here, and the City and diocese of Cuneo is m a state Ol intense excitement. The rouble arose through a dispute over .some land. For a
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    32 8 The provisions of notification N<> published m the Gazette of 10, 1915, m tli« blishment ol an ofllce for the i ■I: ol companies tt the Bankrupt Office, Singapore, have been revoktd
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    PHANTOM BABY-THIEF
    266 8 Riddle Of Child Lost And Found London. MOTHERS m Stepney. E terrified during the last few days by reports that •a baby snatcher was prowling the district, began a hunt last night when it became known that, a few hours before, a 20-months-old baby girl, m her perambulator,
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    A RECORD?
    97 8 Woman's Six Babies In A Fortnight A CARTAGFNA woman who lias given birth to six children m |usl over a fortnight is exporting v seventh. First she gave birth to twin girls. About ten days later, she bore another •set of twin girls, but they were stillborn. Five
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    BUS SERVICES
    229 8 To Be Accelerated In Colombo? CEPARATE halting places for out»s station 'buses may shortly be erected m Colombo, if the proposal made by the Superintendent of Police, Colombo, is put into effect. It has been suggested by the police that one of the many difficulties m the matter
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      102 8 Singapore Volunteers The following la the Programn Drills up to and for week end. 31, 1937. MONDAY, OCT. 25 5.30 p.m.— Headquarters, 30 Range. S.R.E. <v>, L.A. Train TUESDAY, OCT. 26 5.15 p.m Headquarters, 30 y Range. "D" Coy. 5.15 p.m Headquarters. Ist. 8 Signal Section, Lecture. WEDNESDAY, OCT. tl
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    FAR EAST CRISIS & WORLD WAR
    236 9 FAR EAST CRISIS WORLD WAR GENERAL CHEN'S VIEWS China Awaits League Colombo. BEFORE Japan achieves her aims, be must wipe out all the i\'f stern interests m China," said General Chen, formerly (iovernor o f Kwangtunff Province, who passed thiniißh this port en route for China after a years study
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    DIAMOND FIELD
    273 9 Rapid Development In Sierra Leone T development "with almost starling rapidity.' and unnoticed by the public, of a new diamond field m Sierra la tit. scribed m the new issue of Bulletin of the Imperial Institute. Kensington, by the man who fust gem, Mr. J. D. Pollett, Geological
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    SEEN IN A CLUB
    178 9 Women Sat On Men's Knees "Kissing Cuddling" London. PREMISES known as "The 400," above a garage m Kingston, Surrey, where women sat on men's knees, kissing and cuddling, where drink was supplied, and where on cne occasion all the lights were switched out for a time,
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    THE "MAGIC FLUTE"
    186 9 Mozart Memorials Built In Vienna Vienna. THE largest part of the huge tenement block, known aa the "Freihaus," which was broken up a year ago. hftfl been replaced by modern builci: The Freihaus was, at Lhe end ol the eighteenth century, the home of Mozart who, m
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    GIANT FLYING BOAT
    101 9 Addition To V Navy I Btatford, Connecticut. MONSTER Dying boat, with pread greater than that <>i commercial a< >■. ha b developed for the United states Na Construction is now virtually conipjete at the Statford works of tin Blkorsky Aircraft Corporation, where U perimenta on the machine
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Monday. Oct. 25, 1937. ITALY'S ATTITUDE
    328 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Monday. Oct. 25, 1937. ITALY'S ATTITUDE ■FRIDAY'S massage from Europe suggesting that Italy was adopting a mon conciliatory attitude m regard to Spain was aa unexpected us it was premature. Signor Mussolini and his Fascist followers arc not, and never have been, good material on which to
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    JAPAN'S drift to FASCISM
    800 10 Ji. and 8 tl y e rapprochemenl i to be takin have learned thai the the Wlchi-Nichl anticipate v political alll while m Europe inticipated that will join m the nnany and Japan Denunciation ol the story m Bolshevik inda was the reply of the [talii
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    Gazette Appointments
    148 10 HE. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Frederick George Aplin. Senior Superintendent, Customs and Excise, F.M.S., to be a Justice of the Peace for the Settlement of Singapore Mr. C. Wilson, M.C.S. and Mr. G. W. Bryant, M.C.S., have resumed duties as Controller of Labour, Malaya
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    THE STRENGTH OF WORLD POWERS
    380 11 FIGHTING FORCES COMPARED Quest ion Of Basic War Washington MILITARY observers hold the opinion that Japan, Italy and Germany are considerably outnumbered m military strength by the British, French, Russian and Chinese combinations with whom they are quarreUinf. They are practically evenly matched r< ards
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    MARRIAGE RUSE
    72 11 Carried Out To Avoid Customs Duty crease In the number of hidings near the Austro-Jugoslav baffled Austrian authorities. ear there were eight times as mages between Austrian peaI Jugoslav peasant girls as m the number is still increasing./ •sticians found that m 1936, forty s many cattle were
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    ENGLAND'S YOUTH
    279 11 Prefers Work In "Pleasant" Industries London BOYS leaving school to-day demand jobs m trades where prospects are assured. -Blind -alley jobs are being shunned by the modern boy," a Ministry of Labour official stated recently. "The shortage of juvenile labour has made him independent m the choice of
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    NEW MILK PLAN
    156 11 Rejected By National Farmers' Union London. THE National Farmers' Union nrrntlv demanded withdrawal of the Government's White Paper on milk policy and the introduction, instead, of th< levy subsidy policy announced m July 1935 by the then Minister of Agriculture Mr Walter Elliot. Mr. Elliot at that
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    SPANISH ART TREASURES
    548 11 L Safe As They Can Be" London "THE principal works of art In Spain an iafe m they can be In it circumstances This is the conclusion reached by Sir Frederic Kenyon, rormrr director Df the British Museum, and Mr. J. C. Mann, who have made I
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      33 11 THE TRUE TONIC FOOD I Obtolnabl* of mil Chmmttu ond Storm hfhjggjvc (IOOI) W 1)1) 5934 JK Telr graphic Add.esa: CHAM.MISHLT SITUATED IDR*L ?O^ VISITORS TOU&IST& Vartoaitaf WacUxtUn far AntertatnT w r l
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    NEW R.A.F. 'DROME IN PREPARATION
    338 12 I our hm.dn-d at rrs of land arc kctaf leveled at Clvrnping. near Littlehampton. Sussex for the new aerodrome Construction of will take m Vapfon aerodrome was started only roar months ai;o. The skeletons of the Riant hangars have already been erected. Photo shows tractors
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      39 13 I Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING THE LATEST PATTERNS OF HALLMARKED BRITISH I SILVERWARE I HOES D'OEUVRE DISHES SWEET DISHES cic ALSO CLOCKS JEWELLEEY WATCHES I I HE BEST IS TO COJVIK AND SEE RENE ULLMANN I Kafflca Place, SINGAPORE.
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    WOMAN DAY BY DAY
    1075 14 (Frntr Our On n Correspondent} London, Ocf A BIRTHDAY «ritb plnfc Ictoi and two candles, and a big 'lock work tram from the Duke ol w..--the chiel delighta ol Prince Ed ol Kent, on hi., second birthday th^ 'i tie birthday pent at Cop] the Duke
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    890 14 Buckinghamshire, and the Posl Office sent .i ipecial van to deliver the piles <>; presents for the little Prince Prince Edward's lat< i photograph show:, linn as .i sturdy little »ny. ridiculously like his rather. He Is a great favourite with the villagers round Copwhen he Is pushed through the
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      24 14 Maison Marcelle For a Natural KKV^' Oi Try our iaU*l •A > polnt-wtndlni U V /A 18 SUmf or4 Rd. Tel. «lt7 Prop J KOOY,
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      206 14 T H ir""aME W 10 Big Features Cools, dehumidip.es, cleans, gentiy MM* WM Af circulates air icithoui draft gg^ ImSl *No pipe connections- -vo alterations UJUUUSiJL —uses small space near window You plug it m you r light socket PORTABLE just like a radio Completely automatic, you jusi AIR CONDITIONER
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      83 15 A TOURIST'S SIIOPPINGj GUIDE I STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHS studio l\ l\ for J foto- portrait by 9 foto-artist only £7£5 7K~gZX Have Your X 5^ Examined by the most modern methods known to science! R. A. THOMPSON, D.O^. (Dr. of ocular science) 4, Arcade. Phon e 3002. Consultation without cost or
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      41 15 CAMERAS AND FILMS i i ]j^ 5/L/C STORE J§^* EXCLUSIVE Kffl^ DRESS-MAKERS. Tajmahal Store 23, HIGH STREET HAIR-DRESSER j±^.^ ip i fie waved by THE CONTINENTAL A New W*r£su Perm^n^nt Waving j from 4merlca j MAISON PERM Stamford Road lei. 4610
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      262 15 Don't Do SOik SOB Don't wonder why Mrs. So-aad- Do let common sense be your M» never visits you a second time if Ku«ac ui miwiuBiiuj ut-Miauie the relations between vour tables heights for your auxiliary tables. and sofa are as difficult as these. Those holding cigarettes, books and she
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      430 16 BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIATITNES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outward*. Due I)uc1 )uc T«nna K e Spore Tonnage Spore j rajAjTANA 1700U Nov. 5 CARTHAGE 15,000 Jan. 14 SOUDAN 6 500 Nov. 19 SOMALI 6,800 Jan. 14 RANI'URA 17,000 Nov 19 COMORIN 15,000 Jan. 28 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Dec KAISAR I. HIND 11.500
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      501 16 r. A/rnr<;Pilles Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk Nov. 7 ADEN .v/rrSnes Nunte-s, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Nov. a CAP TOURANE For pMaracUles, wan Antwerp Dunkirk Doc i ™P™ JACQUES £5 Mai^ille.: Nantes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux Dee OUTWARDS. (from Marseilles) i CAP ST JACQUES For Saigon Tourane Haipohong Nov J I TAP PADARAM I
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    SHIPBUILDING IN SWEDEN
    210 17 SHIPBUILDING IN SWEDEN MkA^QO dross lons I On Order I Tin: Bw< nmittee ol Uoyd'i Reter reports that 121,600 ns are under construe tlo m Sweden at the pri tonnage on order at the yards totals 74 ■ships oj tons, which record for Sweden. Of these ship I, Of 119,500
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    MERCHANT SHIPPING
    182 17 All-Round Improvement In Conditions London IMPROVED conditions '>l employment m the Merchant Service had i- llllted from the CJovei nment B to Shipping, said Captain Euan Waliaci P uiianieiitai ictary to the Board of Trade, fti Conservative fete ftt Luni:bank, Renfrewshire, recently. Ships built under the Scrap-and-i'. icheme,
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    31 17 H E the < ien ni^ to approve the promotion <>i Bui ph Horace i s 8 R N V R to the rank ol i-aiit. List II with < ffect from Sept
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      299 17 IMU\* PHILP LIKE. (Incorporated m Australia) Due Sails. MERKUR Oct 30 Nov. 3 MARELLA Nov. 29 Dec. 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the following rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Mfibourne to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel. BRISBANE SYDNEY
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      127 17 X. V. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. i lncorporated m Japan). To LONDON via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar m.s. TERUKUNI MARU Nf/V 10 s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Nov 25 ss. "HARUNA MARU Dec 0 Rates to Ist Cla 2nd clasa Naples $497 $540 $317
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      252 17 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE! TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIMi fPlanciua Oct. 25 9 a.m S. Soon HenA 25 9 a.m. South-West Sumatra, i. ist Borneo. Celobes. Moluccas Timor Dilly Reael 25 11 a.m. K icat, Sambas and kawj Boelongan 25 4 p.m. TO-MORROW Xi ck, Padang, Pakan iiai 26 3 p.ni.
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      317 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS iLONGSIDI THE WHARVES OK EXPECTED TO ARRH I I ulrancr Kxit ni i) Godown (iate Gate Planciufi 22 1 Kmta 16 2 3 Taksaim 18 2 3 Hectpi 2 l Bhutan 8 2 Celebes Ma m ii 2 3 Skagerak 3U Alipore 32 2 Taybank :^4
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      105 17 (Continued from previous inlumn Mr I i) Fleming, Di O, K. Q h Hunt man, Mi o. w Lii Mr and Mi J. Q Murray Mi .J .J 8h( I i»: J w Bcharff, Mrs I, Thomson, Mr U V Welch, J D. Green, Mr M J i .1 c
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    MODERN MEN ARE VERY FAIR
    423 18 S\ )S WOMAN M. P. Are Women Always Fair To Them? I, women's email cipation came «<» •»«^< l hr Suffrage movement, U>-aay mrh leaving school can look forward to i career m the universities, In the prn. !■<• "i medicine or law. or m
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    Peasants Killed By A Bear
    64 18 Belgrade hunt which look place nei: Klutch, In E tie othei day, h. ;t peasant, was killwounded animal winch tic led only with an ■hen pu mi morl ded i Brkitch tly attacked and broki mcd huntsman Othi i In ixn the wound. -I pln|
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    THE DRUG MENACE
    185 18 Egyp t Has 3,000 Juvenile Addicts DM WEEN 2,000 and 3.000 children unD der ten In Egypt are known to be dl J?os?^ Cl ?nem, accordini to the Bn-tish-staffed anti-narcoUca service to Efcypt acquired the habit while acting ST messengers and go-betweens In the n uilit-ial ,n
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    NEW REGULATIONS
    107 18 To Make Visits To Egypt More Pleasant Alexand NEW regulation! foe dragomen and guides whereby they will hai Ludlea from the Dn i school, li.r i been drawn op he Ministry «»t Interior hew The regulation are designed to render visits more pleasant Inter tl Application bj dragomen
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    AFRICAN PYGMIES
    219 18 Kill Elephants And Giant Tribes STRANGE tales of an African race of pygmies, who hunt elephants by running under them and stabbing their bellies and who allow themselves to be hugged by giant gorillas m order to stag them are* told by lour Italian explorers who have arrived
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    MINIATURE BELLS
    105 18 Bell-Making Industry 1 o Be Revolutionised Cologne THK Invention oi B bell-founder al Ptslnf, near Munich, may revoli. tlonise the bell making industry. The found! r, Heir Oberaseher. has constructed b peal of miniature bells [n the form Of tubes less than orftortk m Inch thick and about
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    DANGEROUS DRUGS
    373 18 I Little Illicit Traffic In Britain THE number of people known v addicted to narcotic drugs m the United Kingdom last year was onl; of whom 313 were men and 303 women This is stated m a Government n to the League of Nations on the m opium
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    18 18 District Inspector P. W i Of the Northern Ireland Crimi vestigatlon Department, has d shooting mar Cushendall. Norti.
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    FIREMEN ARRESTED
    143 19 Alleged To Have Burnt Buildings T chief and five other members of Vbsecon volunteer lire brigade it been irre.steri and i tiarged B number of buildings on foments alleged to the liremen confr i n bored to death waiting they started setting fire to ted and unoccupied buildfor
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    QUEEN BEE" 'PLANE
    104 19 Crash Causes Surprise To Spectators Alexandria. IS who saw an aeroplane Jj the British cruiser. "Devonm to the beach here and U p to assist the occupants, v they could find nobody In onishment was only disthe arrival of a party of im the cruiser, who explained
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    TEACHER EJECTED
    130 19 ruling that coughing during classes constituted a breach of discipline and merited corporal punishment. In retaliation, the students placed snuff all over the teachers desk and blew on it when he began to lecture. The schoolmaster went into violent and uncontrollable paroxysms <>t coughing and sneezing himself. Then
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    NEW TRAINING PLANE
    187 19 Will Enable Novices To Fly In An Hour THE Royal Dutch Air Line iklm.i will tak< hoi tJ di new American training 'plane, which the makei claim, it Lble tor a i to lly alter one hum instruction The feature ol tin machine tricycles land] Tin- idea
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    "LOVER'S LANE" GANG
    193 19 Arrested By Disguised Policemen two New York Btate troopers dre 1 Iris and took a third alom their escort, wh. n they arrested youths charged with lying In ambush In lonely -Lover's Lane ault girl rob their escorts. They decided on the niSC alter a: tack which
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    MR. J. W. POWER
    107 20 British Resident Dies At Palma Palma. Mallorca. A BRITISH resident. Mr. John W. Power. a well-known authority on sherry and at one time British Vice-Consul at Lenares m Spain, has died here at the age of 76. There being no Anglican chaplain resident on the island,
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    MARRIAGE BY PROXY
    105 20 Parties Miles Apart On Wedding Day Grand Rapids, Michiean. TiWENTY-FOUR year-old Miss Joan A Kingma of Grand Rapids, is soon to be married to Mr. Herman A. Yogel. aged :"4. but the couple will be 8.000 n part on their wedding day. The wedding is to take
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    290 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Company D l^ d rvt i* *>ate Ex. Div. l 7** Baiißrin >> < int. uci. io j^ ov 5 Oc 8 Johan 1 0^; Int. Oct. 23 o?t" 29 Oct 23 Kamuntiiiß Tin 12£% Final Nov v 18 22Larut 1!-No. 17 Oct. 20
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      839 20 [on the radio BRITISH EMPIRE I cmDTWAVF PROGRAMME U Transmission 2:— 6.20 p.m. 9.15 Th e following are the principal pm (iSJ ISJI metres (21.53 mcs); American ■hort-wave tranamttsions. <iSII 13 97 metres (2147 mcs); GS(i Th e numbers Immediately after the 10.86 metres (17.79 mcs) and GSO call-letters refer
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      382 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres Tn n v and failure of Ferdinand de Lesseps. By Alfred Dunning, produced by Felix Fel 6.00 p.m.: -Malay Music 'Gramophone tQn Recorded m the London Studios Records i "Singapore Kronchong Mic* thf> Britlsn Broadcasting Corporation Julie. "Ranjang Rapat",
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    PERAK RACING SEASON CLOSES
    1086 21 FINAL DAY'S RESULTS j'scam Upsets Race 2 From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Saturday. EXCELLENT sport was provided when a large crowd turned up for the final day of the Perak Turf Club's Autumn race meeting m Ipoh this afternoon. Piscara provided the big upset of the
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    BADMINTON
    63 21 Final Ties In The Tournament THE last two ties of the Singapore Badminton Championship Tournament, played m the Haw-Par Hall, Clerical Union, yesterday, resulted as follows: Seah Eng Hee and Tan Chong Tee Mayflower beat Wong Peng Soon and Chan Chim Bock (Mayflower). 4—21 3 -2. s—l. Mrs. L.
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    TATE TO GO
    81 21 Famous Bowler's "Chuck Out" London, Oct. 20. IT is a big surprise. It means I have got the chuck out. said Maurice Tate, the famous Test Match bowler who played In twenty Tests against Australia, when informed by the Sussex Cricket Club that his services expire m
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL
    113 21 Army Team Defeats Bangkok (From Our Own Correspondent > Bangkok, Oct. 23. ¥N a rugby match played here under perfect ground conditions, the Army XV from Singapore defeated Bangkok. The visitors were better all round Bangkok did not deserve to win on the afternoon's play, but with a
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    RAFFLES WIN
    58 21 One-Sided Hockey Game With St. Andrew's Singapore, Saturday THE Raffles Schoolboys were far too good for St. Andrew's School m their first eleven hockey match on the R.I. ground this afternoon, winning by six goals to nil. The match was a one-sided affair throughout and there was no
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      131 21 CiVfiW WOIILII T <AII A 11 1 I j To-Night S \on-stop n\\<i; j j FROM 9.30 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. j ADMISSION 50 Cts. TEA DANCE ON EVERY TUES, THURS, SAT, nd SUNDAY. S FREE ADMISSION j j KRONCHONC STAMBOEL COMPETITION |at m NEW WORLD BOXING ARENA 1 f ON i
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    CHELSEA CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP OF THE LEAGUE
    1214 22 Sunderhmd's Victory (her West Brow wich Kloii. OCt 23 nfOUBH Mid Scottish football match* E» played to-day resulted as follows: DTRE-LKAGI I f ...ml 5 Ireland 1 i \(.i isii LCAOd, DIV. I Birmingham 1 Derby C o Charlton A Bolton w. Chel 2
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    English League Beat Irishmen
    247 22 English League Beat Irishmen Belfast. OC( 24 TORTY thousand people saw the EnRF° nsh League defeat the Irish Leaßge by five goals to one yesterday. t( 'SSf Woodley Chelsea). Srroston -Leeds). Barkas he^[ v^l Cravston (Arsenal), Cullls (W(l y er SamptSli). Copping ArsenalK Geldard (Everton) Hall .Tottenham. Mills .Chelsea). Goulden
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    HOME RUGBY
    114 22 Australians Held To A Draw By Hull London. Oct. 23. RESULTS of principal Home rugby football matches played 10-day are a.s follows: Barrow 6: Hull Kingston S. Bramlcy 4; Rochdale 0. Broughton 10: Warrington 8. Castleford 3; Wakefield 5 Dewsbury 5; York 9. Huddersfield (5: Bradford 0. Hull
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    NEGRI TROUNCE PENANG
    661 22 Northerners Fail On I niiv I K> 14- I (From Our Own Reporter) Sererrtban, Sunday ON a rain-soaked pitch on which, water lay m pools, Penang w< soundly defeated by Negri and MaJ m a rugby match on the station pa to-day by 29 points to nil.
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    S.C.C. TOO STRONG FOR SAPPERS
    1143 23 IMPRESSIVE RUGBY Club Gel 20 Points Without Reply (By Hermes) WM II several of their star men away m Bangkok with the Army representative side on tour, the Royal Engineers were considerably below strength when they met the S.C.C. m i rugby match on the
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR
    54 23 Secret Talks At Tea Berchts;aden, Oct. 22. THE Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived at the Fuehrer's home at 2.30 pm and the visit lasted two hours during which the uartv had tea on the balcony overlooking the Bavarian Alp Reticence is observed concerning the Kubieet of
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    FARRER PARK RUGBY
    205 23 Asiatic XV Beaten By RAF. "A" Singapore, Saturday. DESPITE losing three of their players m the second half of the game, the R.A.F. "A" rugby football XV inflicted a severe defeat on the Singapore Asiatics by 15 points (one goal, one drop goal, und two tries) to
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    SKINS DEFEAT GUNNERS
    578 23 Lively Rugby At Tanglin o The meeting of the R Inns PnsU the 9th Heavy Brigade, RA. at Tanglin on Saturday afternoon was pro dIICUVe of one of the best gat n m Tanglin this season The Skins won by a goal and two tries to one
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    FINE BOXING BY INNISKILLINGS
    795 24 INTER-COMPANY CONTESTS "S" Company Win The Shield »s waa Ui be i i'- 1 1 !Mml <l 555 A thai bad tb« proud dj» tlnct j«" umnin, the Malaya <*»«>™< Boxing Championship Joi the ius whs and also anßCxini most ol t llrlll lono «n m
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    34 24 Mr C F Waterfall, Chief Secretary ol the Government ol the Central Provinindia. has ippolnted Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The present Commisioner, Mr. W. A. Cosgrave, vacates his m February.
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    PRESIDENT'S PRIZE AT S.G.C.
    400 24 Win For Markham [nd Brown THE President's Prize c-jmpetr played at Bukii Timah on Sunday morning and resulted In a win Markham and E. G. Brown wit: t of 66. The following cards were returned M J Markham E. G. Brown R. Renton A. W. W
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      83 24 For Years, Everybody Has Been Asking s "When Are They Going To Make 'THE PRISONER OF ZENDA' m Sound!" j VI I [ST IT HAS BEEN MM)/ I! s I N (i.ila Premiere s THE CAPITOL, TUES. NOV. 2nd J n D v OPENING WITH 1 SHOWS: 10.30 A.M.— 3.15—
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      22 24 A. S. GILES? 1 CIVIL NAVAL, AND MILITARY TAILOR AND OUTFITTER S No. 8, The Arcade, Singapore. THONE 7M4. THE TAILOR. J
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