Morning Tribune, 8 March 1938

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 3.— No. 31. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, March 8, 1938. FIVE CENTS.
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    BRITISH DESTROYERS AT TACKED
    214 1 BY FIVE UNIDENTIFIED WARPLANES IN VICINITY OFNA VAL BATTLE LONDON, MAR. 7. THE ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES THAT THE DESTROYERS. BLANCHE AND BRILLIANT. WERE ATTACKED AT NOON YESTERDAY "IN THE VICINITY OF THE BATTLE" OFF THE SPANISH COAST BY FIVE UNIDENTIFIED WARPLANES. Several bombs #ere dropped. No one
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    14 1 MR. R. A. BUTLER, the new Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, and Lord Cranborne's successor.
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    French Airliner Crashes: All Occupants Killed
    54 1 New Delhi, Mar. 7. An Air France air-liner, bound irom Indo-China to Paris, crashed to-day m flames at Datia. .It is ■stated that crew and all the three French passengers, one of whom was a woman, were killed. The crew consisted of the pilot
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    SEAMAN'S DEATH
    126 1 [hirst ions In Commons On The British Rescues M London. Mar. < R GEOFFREY SHAKESPEARE voiced the regret of the House of Commons the death of Able-Seaman George when H.M.S. Kempenfeld and "■M.S. Boreas were picking up and jansferring the Baleares 1 survivors to lh Canarias. that Long
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    KING CAROL'S DIVORCE TO BE ANNULLED?
    76 1 Princess Helena May Be Returning Vienna. Mar. 7. RUMANIAN ministerial circles, are stated to be discussing the probability of the return of Princess Helena, followed by annulment of the divorce from King Carol. It is understood that Prince Michael, one of the most important
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    PHOENIX ISLANDS Anglo -U.S. Conversations Being Held
    114 1 PHOENIX ISLANDS Anglo -U. S. Conversations Being Held London. Mar. 7. CONVERSATIONS aie being conducted through diplomatic channels between London and Washington, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent m regard to the United States' formal claim of Canton and Endersbnry islands m the Phoenix group. The Phoenix Islands were incorporated for administrative
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    German Concern Over Far East Trade
    74 1 Berlin, Mar 7. SPEECHES at a banquet of the Ham-burg-Bremen Far Eastern Association have revealed acute anxiety over German trade m the Far East. A Government official, Herr Helfferich said that the "future of German business houses m China fills us with anxiety We
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    VON CRAMM DETAINED BY POLICE
    68 1 Berlin, iMar. 7. DARON Gottfried von Cramm. the v famous tennis player, who only recently returned from a world tour, has been detained by the police, according to a reliable report. There is however no confirmation of the detention from official circles. Reuter. Later: It
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    ANOTHER SHAI OUTRAGE
    80 1 Chinese General Shot In French Concession Shanghai. Mar. 7. ANOTHER terrorist murder was committed in Shanghai to-day. this time in the French concession. The murdered man was Gen. Chow Feng Chi, former head of the Twentieth Route Army. He was shot dead by two armed men when
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    MOSCOW TRIAL More Sensational Disclosures
    117 1 MOSCOW TRIAL More Sensational Disclosures Moscow. Mar. 7. A plot lo seize the Kremlin and all Soviet leaders and control of the Ogpu was described by Bukharin ex-president of the Comintern when the treason trial was resumed here. Bukharin wore a strained appearance and declared he began the coup m
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    China Seeking Credits
    109 1 China Seeking Credits London, Mar. 7. DEUTER understands that the Chinese have approached a group of London Banks for 12 or 24 months' credits on the security of part of the silver recently shipped to London, with interest at four per cent., the silver to be valued for the purposes
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    YELLOW RIVER Crossing By Japanese Imminent ?
    81 1 YELLOW RIVER Crossing By Japanese Imminent Shanghai. March 7. THE Japanese attempt to cross the I Yellow River is believed to be imminent either at Hoku, on the northern edge of Shansi, where the river is frozen, or 750 miles to the south, above Loyang, where the river is narrow
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    FRANCS FALL FURTHER
    83 1 London, Mar. 7. THE vague reference by the French pre- mier to "important sacrifices" In connection with national security, served to create a certain amount of nervousness m the franc this morning. After opening at 153.93, a moderate volume of offerings from the continent drove down the
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      42 1 ON OTHER PAGES Teachers' Salaries 2 D.E.I. Defences 2 Automatic Phones For Perak 3 London Letter 8, 9 17 Cambridge Results 18 S 19/ Local Rifle Shoot 22 S.A.F.A. League Begins 23 12 Goals In Match 23 J Rubber Quota Unfair 24
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    TEACHERS' SALARIES REVISION
    131 2 NEW SCHEME IN HAND Starting Salary Of $100 A Month (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. ANEW salary scheme for teachers m Malaya, it is rumoured, is under consideration. The new scheme, it is understood, will make the starting salary of teachers $100 a month with
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    Christians Support
    74 2 Hankow, Mar. 7. The Chinese Christian National Association was inaugurated here yesterday after a solemn ceremony. Oen. Feng Yu-Hsiang, the Christian General, presiding, made a speech urging Christians to support the Government against invasion. It is reported that the British and U.S. Governments are contemplating the restoration of
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    71 2 A successful function was held at the premises of the Malacca Indian Association when, for the first time, a children's elocution and recitation contest was held. Mr. D. W. Devarajah presided and the following were the prize winners: Ist prize, (Div. A), Ranee Dorai Raj; 2nd prize, Rajee Dorai Raj;
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    Ricksha Ride Thrills Distinguished Visitor
    139 2 Singapore, Monday. An interesting personality now stay-' ing m Raffles Hotel is Lady Beresford Whyte, who arrived here yesterday from London by the Conte Biancamano. She is here on a short holiday and rxpects to go back to London by the Conte Verde, which is
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    New Councillor?
    55 2 (From Our Oven Reporter) Penang, Mar. 7. It is understood that Dr. J. Smith, of Penang, has been appointed to act on the Legislative Council vide Mr H R S. Zehnder, 0.8. E. who js ?oing on leave. Dr. Smith retired from ♦he Municipal Commission m Januan* this
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    D. E. I. DEFENCES TO BE STRENGTHENED
    586 2 MINIMISING INVASION MENACE DUTCH NAVY PATROLS INCLUDE RHIO, NEAR SI NCAPORE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, March 6. fpHE announcement by de Heer Koolhoven, director of one of Holland's biggest aeroplane factories, that this year he is to establish a factory for military
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    MALACCA A, C S. Old Boys' Reunion Function
    247 2 MALACCA A, C S. Old Boys' Reunion Function (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Monday. The Suydam Girls' School Hall was the venue of a pleasant function on Saturday when the old boys of the Anglo-Chinese School held their inaugural dinner. About a hundred old boys attended and Mr. Ho Seng
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    23 2 The Senate of the University of Edinburgh has awarded the Straits Settlements Gold MedaT to Thottakat Bhaskara Menon M^. (Madras) for medical research.
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    AUTOMATIC PHONES FOR PERAK
    403 3 DETAILS OF NEW PLANS jM'ew Air-Conditioned Office In Ipoh (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Monday. f N the course of natural depart- mental development, concomittant with the growth of the town, loon the future state capital, is to be provided with a two storey airconditioned building
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    STUDENT'S SUICIDE
    140 3 Mother's Evidence At Coroner's Inquest Singapore, Monday. "Death was due to corrosive poisoning from caustic soda," said Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, when he returned a verdict of suicide m the case of Poh Tsi Thian, a 19-year-old student of the Chinese High School, who met
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    Penang Flying Accident
    45 3 (From Our Own Reportet Penang, Monday. Flight-Lieut. Alan Grace who was involved m an aeroplane crash while giving an individual aerobatics display yesterday is reported to be progressing satisfactorily m hospital. He is suspected of having sustained a fracture of the arm.
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    MECCA PILGRIMS
    78 3 Eight Deaths On Way Back (From Our Own Reporter, Penang, Monday. Eight Malays out of a party of 1.166 who went to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of the Holy Prophet failed to return. They experienced hardships and seven of them took ill and died
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    Committed To Assizes
    64 3 Mr D. A P. Koning, an assistant employed by a mercantile firm m Singapore, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the next Assizes, by Mr. E. C. G. Barrett, the Fourth Singapore Magistrate, on a charge of causing the death of a Chinese pedestrian while driving
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    28 3 The death has occurred of Mrs. Henrietta Heycock, mother-in-law ot Prince 6irabong.se. the racing motorist. Prince Birabongse married Miss Ceril Heycock at the Siamese Legation on Jan. 12.
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    TWO ACQUITTED OF ASSAULT
    203 3 Rioting Charge Also Withdrawn Singapore, Monday. ON Jan. 3, it is alleged, two Teochews, Ge Yau Teck and Heng Ah Van and several others, assaulted a compatriot named Siak Ouan who sustained fracture of a bone of the left hand. To-day Yau Tek and Ah Yau
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      115 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENT; family of the late Albano de Silva e jider their sincere thanks to their Kind Natives, friends, clubs and Associations the wreaths, letters of condolence "id cablegrams m their recent bereavement. 5 S. F.M.S. papers please copy. Da| NAN NG HOTEL AGENTS. Service 3 times daily. HAI CHEW HOTEL.
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      238 3 For Everything m School Books, Stationery Supplies, etc. Go to PETER CHONG'S Educational Suppliers, Printers, etc. H.M. NAVAL BASE, SINGAPORE. VACANCIES. TWO vacancies exist for ASSISTANT LABOUR SUPERVISORS to assist m supervising the accommodation, living conditions, recreation etc., of Admiralty Asiatic Employees housed m H.M. NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS, SINGAPORE. Candidates, who
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      210 3 GDGDGDG Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m 2nd Court at 11 a.m. For mention: -3. 121 37-S. T. X P. L. M. Muthiah Chettiar vs K. Ismail Sahib and others. Thereafter:— Part heard— S. 467 37Woo Chew Sin vs John E. Burch (11 not concluded on 7th March i. H.M.
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      17 3 HORSE HEAD BRAND MADE IN BURMA GUARANTEED 100% HARPEP. GIU ".AN CO., LTD. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang.
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      124 4 London, Mar. 7. RITBBKB Easier Quietest Ton* 1 7 Spot »3«: 7! 16 7 1.6 Ist' Forward (April! Buyers 7 16 16 rjellcrS 7116 2nd Forward (May) Buyers J£i« j£ •rd Forward (July Sept.) Buyers 73 16 7H Sellers 7'i '4 London. Mar. 7. PALM OIL (Malaya) To
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      8 4 London. Mar. t. Previous To-day CAangt
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      BULLION MARKET
      25 4 London. Mar. 7. GOLD Previous To-day <-n^ Pine Bar ocr £6199 £6198t2 KILVER Rnn 205 16 20U -US 4 mn-«- forward. 20 20
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      109 4 A Sikh, who was taken to hospital kust night from Kandang Kerbau, complained that he had been assaulted by a compatriot. He had a lacerated wound over the left cheek. A European lady reported yesterday the loss of a gold watch valued at $100 from her house
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      145 4 London. Mar 7 r:istn.er> T da y Change Qeneral Electric 3P4V 2 .4,,^ Imperial Chemical Industrie* "1 7»/ 2 7» 2 d 29 4 l 2 28,4 V 2 Imperial Tobacco 140 7>» 140- __7i ri Anelo-Dutch 26 6 26 3 Canadian Pacific 6 7 8 6
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      METAL MARKET
      21 4 JIS Mandard London. Mar 7 Previous To-day Changi Spot (afternoon closing price) £186 £1854 Forward £185* £185 l 2
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    RUBBER REPORT
    438 4 Lewis Peat's London Statement MESSRS. Lewis and Peat, Ltd.. In a their weekly rubber market report from London dated Feb. 22 state: We have had a steadier market during the week, and values are Ud. to 5 16 d. better than we quoted m *our last report. Although
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    SHARE MARKET
    250 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore, Monday. MINING: Tin at midday was $91 :t down Markets were very quiet and dull I davasis usual on Monday with operators preferring to wait a lead from London and New York before entering mo fresh commitments and prices ot Tm 'hares were
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    740 5 STOCKS SHARES I Issued By Fraser Company Singapore. Mar. 7. 5 p.m. Anipat 4 4 6 Asam Kumbang 28 30 Austral Malay 49 -51 6xdnom Aver Hitam 236 Ayer Weng o.62»/2 0 70 Bangrin Tin 21 6 22 6 1 Selangor 1.44 1.48 Burma Malay 21 22 -cd nideriang 15
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    198 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS London, Mar. 7. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 4|- 4|6 Batu Selangor 1.44 1 48 Hongkong Tin 22!- 23 Hong Fatt 1.06 1.09 eleb v 0.73 0.78 Kramat n ijl Kamunting Tin 8 9 9 9 Killinghall 173 183 at \>Tin 23 6 24 6cd r Kuch f
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    222 5 PENANG MUNICIPAL 5% 1926 red. 1956-66 $4.000 000 A%im May 1 N0V 121 1901/ 4 H4% 1929 red. 1959-69 $8,250 000 4 Cl Int. May 15 Nov. 15 i?ni/ 3% 1935 red. 1956-1966 $625,000 IJI d Int. June 1 Dpr» i 3% 1937 red. 195?!6 5 J3.000
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      53 5 Vessels Arrim Glenaffaric, British. 4.906 tons from Yokohama* Mar. 5 to p _taS£_lf_2 Mar. 8. owettenham Valaya. Siamese. 803 tons, from Bane koK Mar. 6. to Bangkok Mar 9 Rajula, British 4702 feme Madras Mar. 5. to Madras Mai? 10°" Feb a il bvThe C rH d fr m Si
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      76 7 Ito-morrow"™ I 1 i Singapore Audiences will experience a\ \NEW THRILL when they See Adomblel SONJA HEXIE "THINJCE"! with I VHOXi: POWER I Arthur i m: Arm: it and Cast of Hundreds. It's 20th Century-Fox films Best Musical Show 4 L \,v/ c*«^ ALHAMBRA ADVINTURE AS ROMANTIC AS DEVIL-MAY CARE
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    9 8 Mr. Eden »ho from ,^^SZXm^^^ Foreign Ministry. Planet News
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    DRAMATIC SCENES IN PARLIAMENT
    3704 8 I THE i LONDON POINT OF j VIEW Debate On Mr. Edens Resignation ißy Air Maili tF rom Our Own Correspondent, London. Feb. T HE House packed *£&.<%£ stand or si e r Malcolm Macrow below the "MW*^- d alt eiSo was the stage MJt on.
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Mar. 8, 1938. CHINESE LABOUR
    312 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Mar. 8, 1938. CHINESE LABOUR VERY welcome is the announcement that the F.M.S. Government is considering a scheme by which tin miners may produce an extra percentage during the AprilJune quarter, to be held m bond and deducted from subsequent quotas, m order to minimise the
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    TRAVEL CONSCIOUS
    760 10 Indian Villagers Become FOR the first time in history the Indian villager is becoming really travelconscious. The motor bus has revolutionized life In a way the train never did for a train journey meant— and still means—a long walk to the nearest railway station, bribing a clerk to
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    PERSONALITIES
    90 10 Dr. Hodges is now the permanent Deputy Medical and Health Officer. Perak. Dr. Strang will assume duties as Medical Officer, Ipoh, on Mar. 15. Dr. Chan Hoi Chan of Ipoh is proceeding on transfer to Taiping as Assistant Health Officer. Dr. Lim Chin Khean. from Singapore has been appointed
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    93 10 Two British warships— the "Cornwall" and the cruiser "Newcastle"— raced th rough a Mediterranean gale m answer to an S.O.S. sent out by the British steamer "Kemmendine" (8,000 tons) which was drifting without a rudder m the Lion Cult off Trance. "Cornwall' got a line aboard the steamer but the
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    Degree Conferred On Lord Nuffield
    511 11 FOR HIS WISDOM AND VISION Promise Of Continued Sydney, Feb. 22. WITH dignified and impressive ceremonial. Lord Nuffield was admitted by the Senate of the University of Sydney to the degree of Doctor of Laws, adeundem gradum. In its 85 years of history the Univer-
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    Six-Day Battle To Save Dog
    292 11 MEN 'PLANE EMPLOYED Worked In Blizzard To Effect Rescue Gerald ton. BUSTER, 120-pound St. Bernard pup, spent six bitter cold days precariously perched on a ledge of a 300-foct cliff while men tried to rescue him. Pilot Nibs Parker landed his plane here with the
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    25 11 til I Mr C C Brown M.C.S., Brid6nt f Pahang has retur ed to Pahang after staying three days at the rest house, Cameron Highlands
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    WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH?
    199 11 Quarrel Then, according to the husband he was suddenly and violently pushed so that he fell into the water. SHOUTED FOR POLICE His wife then started shouting for the police, saying that her husband was try- v c °mmit suicide- Meanwhile, the man had managed
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      59 11 ""Renew 'WM yoiir Vitality with 1 S^ATOgjgj To Radio Owners, i For expert servicing of any make ot radios do not fail t i rinjff up 3893 for immediate attention. Pror it and courteous service. 6#u*.j/ei moderate. HIM; A DANCE at the Capitol Restaurant Music by KURT BLACH his Orchestra
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    "PICK-A-BACK" ANE'S TRIALS
    234 12 "PICK-A-BACK" ANE'S TRIALS Watched by a large, interested crowd, the Mayo Composite plane carried out its test was carried out successfully when the smaller craft "Mercury wa> xta The Mayo plane, which is the result of several years' work, forms an eieht- fnp flying-boat which carries the smaller, heavily-laden seaplane
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      152 12 England now 7 days across the air all the way by Empire Flying-Boat The bie 4-engined EMPIRE flying-boats now leave Singapore for England twice a week* They are the last word m air- going luxury. You have a smoking room on board, a promenade deck, hot and cold meals served
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      31 13 Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING THE LATEST PATTERNS OF HALLMARKED BRITISH SILVERWARE fir Ssiioq Bnt HOBS b'OEUVRfi DlSffra HWUCTUWHBB. AI«O CLOCKS JEWELLERY WATCHES THE BEBT 18 TO COMK AND SFF RENE ULLMANN
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    YOU HAVE ONLY ONE PAIR OF EYES
    1355 14 So Look After Them Carefully for T cai ol i V( is one the thinga that we should cherish beyond many others m life. The good ight that is given to oa at Wrth should be carefully 'nursed' through childhood and brought into
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      101 14 i causad by sudden change (r«m the plains to a hill suiien naad j> no longer worry you. Innoxa preparations In four < simple stages can banish this beauty < problem and render the skin more i radiant than ever. < Approved by tha medical pro- I fession. these aids
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      22 14 MAISON PERM Telephone 4610 takes pleasure m announct the OPENING of their new ultra-modern am AIR-CONDITIONED Ladies Hairdressing Saloon 79, Stamford Road.
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    WHEN YOU CAN'T SLEEP
    938 15 NOTHING Ifl more disturbing than a sleepless nighty and nothing plays er part m producing wrinkles and reing appearance, oourse. all of Us know what it uffer from occasional sleeplessness ben this becomes frequent, it is to find out the reason so as to t further
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    41 15 Your eyes are such delicate things that you should take great care of them, especially m these strenuous days, so make a point of relaxing for a little while every day looking at nothing m particular, to give them a rest.
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    NEW BEAUTY-AIDS
    148 15 NEW BEAUTY- AIDS Whether complexion la to be your obvious dazzle-point or not, youthful petal texture is absolutely essential Try a fruit and gin tonic. It acts \u v cocktail on a tired lace. Ao the balm after cleansing, and leave' on S A u a ,7 h ur before
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      23 15 W£JAZ)£?S££ BBA€» WKAM: UNGBUB: BEADED NECKWEAR: P EVENING COATSUNEN HAGS: etc. no\s stocks just rccei\ cr| 18, Battery Road, Ist Floor, Phone 7143.
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      467 16 N BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. finA uuc I F lit Tonnage Spore Tonnage Spore 1938 iy«so RANPURA 17 000 Mar 11 CARTHAGE 15,000 May 6 •BHUTAN 6.100 M 12 'BURDWAN 6.070 May 7 BErfAR 6 000 Mar 21 RANCHI 17,000 May 20 RAWALPINDI 17 000
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      441 16 TO FRENCH PORTS V HOMEWARDS. I DESIRADE For Marseilles. Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk 13 I TAP ST JACQUES For Marseiles N vre. Antwerp Dunkirk M 12 ADFN For Marseilles. Ha vre. Antwerp Dunkirk Apr 5 CAP. PADARAN For Marseilles, N antes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux Api OUTWARDS (from HaneUlei) I CAP ST.
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      236 17 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS Due Sails. MERKUR Mar. 29 Apr. 2 MARELLA Apr. 30 May 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 Melbourne to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel.
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      204 17 N. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON via Penan;, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. SUWA MARU Mar. 17 •m.s. TERUKUNI MARU Mar. 30 s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Apr 14 Rates to Ist Class 2nd class Naples $574 $621 $634 >{81
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      267 17 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME berlandJ Indies:— Bagan and aeiat Pandjang Hong Thong 8 3 p.m. de Kock, Padang. Pakai: Baroe and Siak Hong Kwong 8 3 pm. faskX "Air N'lands X.L.M." 8 7 p.m Medanx 'Air N'lands X.L.M." 8 7 p.m Fui ope and Great. Britain
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      227 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE I Entrance Exit s h»P (iodown (iate Gate Rajula 22 1 1 Van Houts/ 20 1 1 Golo 19 1 1 Kayeson 18 2 3 Juno 16 2 3 Anshun 14 3 Benavon 7 2 3 Nagato Maru 30
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    CAMBRIDGE RESULTS: FULL LIST
    3509 18 FOR SINGAPORE SCHOOLS The Successful Singapore. Monday. THE following are the Singapore results for the Junior Cambridge Examination and the Special Schoo Certificate t»r Malaya which arrived m Singapore last night by air mail. Junior Examination Results: KAIHIS INSTiniION Abdul Kadir, Abdul Razak, Abdullah Sani, Abu
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    Possessed Drugs
    86 19 Singapore. Monday Teh Kirn Hock was this morning sentenced to 14 months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. H. A. Forrer, District Judge m the Criminal District Court, when he appeared for sentence on two charges of being m possession of a hypodermic syringe, three hypodermic needles and six packets
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    Motorist Fined
    75 19 Singapore, Monday. Mr. Ong Chin Soon, a cashier employed m a rubber factory was today sentenced to pay a fine of $80, or undergo 80 days' r.i. by Mr. E. C. G. Barrett, the Fourth Singapore Magistrate, after trial on a charge of causing hurt to a compatriot
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    COLLISION SEQUEL
    115 19 Chinese Fined And Ordered To Pay Compensation Singapore, Monday. A collision which occurred between a motor-car and a ricKsha on Feb. 20 last, had a sequel m the Fourth Police Court before Mr. E. C. G. Barrett this afternoon. Chia See Chiang was charged with causing hurt to
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    Constables Acquitted
    43 19 Singapore, Monday. Two Malay police constables. Majid bin Abdullah and Aman bin Mohamed Sah, were to-day acquitted by Mr. H. A. Forrer, District Judge, when they were tried on charges of accepting an illegal gratification and abetment of the offence respectively.
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    17 19 Mr. William Norton Gawler, formerly of Johore, has died at Torquay. He was 72 years of age.
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    R.A.F. ATTEMPT ON RECORD
    160 19 Egypt To Australia Non-Stop rjWREE aircraft of the Vickers■l Welleseley type, starting from Lsmailia m the early days of April, are to make a record non-stop flight to Australia. These aircraft, which are service planes m use m several squadrons m England, and not specially constructed
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    CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM
    127 19 Sequel To "Booloo" Production Singapore, Monday. FURTHER evidence was recorded by Mr. Justice Terrell m the High Court to-day m the civil suit m which Woo Chew Sin, a carpenter and cabinetmaker of Woo Sin Chiang and Company is claiming $1,107.72 against Mr. John E. Burch. the American
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      189 20 |<AnJ- 1 T"l JLH^SI UJ II rm lIVJI WX, K—J :l V PILOT i'KN THE CHEAPEST LJ Mm For everlasting performance choo.s? 1U J r=.;::, IA W PILOT" pen the best m the world i'Wy'fi Ml m W market to-day. It's worth paying double fi; r iCV'^ r' I(>r sucn
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      255 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Company Dividend m[r *°"*°"> 7 fOl Books BT- Date fcDlf. y ear Austral Malay 9d. Mar. 4 Mar 11 Mar 5 5^ Burma-Malay 6d. div. Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Mar' 25 12' Katu Tin 6d. div. Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 11 17 Kramat
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      621 20 ON- THE. RADIO J PRPITI^H FMPIRE Case of her Ladyship's Mvr 1 /Sons DIM I Uii i-/T%r ■i>c x Rpmemb(>r The spinner of Death DDOPRAAAAAF -EDhode 10): The Sea Fog.' rr\^VjlNA\/V\/V\l_ 950 pm -sorißS of the Seasons— 2: TranMtiission 2:-6.05 P .m.-9.15 j Summer' Ten minutes of summer-tim-p m CiS.f
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      368 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres tiOO pm.:— lndian Music (Gramophone Records). 6 20 pm —Chinese Music Mandarin Stage Songs. (Gramophone Records i. •Sung Liang Tian Chzee" and "Hun? Yiang Tian." Sung by Huang Hou and Sisters. "Ser Mcc Koh Hong Poo Ih" and "Sze
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      331 20 Sung by Galliano Masini (tencr* Italian, with Orchestra. "To The S' Henri Duparo. Played by the Orchestra de la Societe dv Consen Paris 7.30 p.m.:— Time. Weather. News Announcements. 745 p.m.:— "lreland To-day Fisherman's Luck m Ireland.' Stephen Gvynn. and read by Harrison. 8 00 p.m.:— Light Orchestral Ooi played
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    TREASON TRIAL ALLEGATIONS
    1650 21 SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS IN MOSCOW STORY OF WHITE RUSSIA PLOT VERITABLE HOTBED OF REVOLUTION" WAS PROPOSED Moscow. March 2. iT the treason trial here the A Chairman, Mr. L'lrich. recalled thai the accused had previously admitted all the charges, but M. Krestinski cried out once more: "No, I
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    95 21 'From Our own Correspondent) Malacca, Monday At the annual general meeting of the Malacca Junior Civil Service As.soci.it ion held at their club house. Banda Hilir on Sunday last, the following wen elected office-bearers for the current year President, Mr. Wong Koon Yoon. 'vice-president. Mr.
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    Rubier Crops
    25 21 The following are rubber outputs for the month of February; lb. Henrietta Rubber Estate Ltd. 126,000 Sungel Matang Rubber Estate Ltd 34 500
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    SLEEPING WOMAN ATTACKED?
    276 21 Male Accused Gels Benefit Of Doubt OOVV a young married woman living Kb Kampong Pisanjr, Ipoh, was alleged to have been the victim of an unwelcome visitor al>out 1 a.m. on th« night of Dec. 30 of last year was revealed m the First Magistrate's Court before
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    ROBBERY CHARGE
    94 21 Two Chinese On Bail Of SI,OOO Each Singapore. Monday TWO younp. treilHKtfltd Straits born Chinese, Wu Ban Chee and Wu Hood Kuhr, were this morning accu.sod before Mr. F. V Duckworth, the Second Police Magistrate, of a robbery of $580 The offence was alleged to have been committed
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    ANGLO-ITALIAN TALKS
    55 21 London, Mar. 7. Lord Perth. British Amba.s.sador m Home, accompanied by Mr. Ingram of the Foreign Office, arrived m Rome this evening to take part m the Anglo-Ita-lian talks, which will probably begin later m the week Some preliminary conversations with officials oi the Italian Foreign Office will
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    MALACCA NEWS
    87 21 (From Our Own Correspond Malacca, Mondi Tin: 20,000 too cruise-liner, liahce, ol the Hamburg line, arriv( at Malacca Captain X the master of the ship The ainiu.il mi ol the 81 I iation will be held on Sui i 13, al m a m In the A preml
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    KEEN SHOOTING AT LOCAL MEETING
    357 22 Y.M.CA. TENNIS TOURNEY Yadi Extends Japanese Champion Singapore. Saturday THE men's open .singles m the V.MC.A open lawn tennis tournament at Bras Basah Road lias reached the quarter-final stage. In the matches played to-day, H K. Yadi extended T. Aizawa. the Japanese holder, to three
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    HANDICAP SPOON MEET OF STORE RIFLE ASSN.
    66 22 Nearly A Triple Tie For First Place: THE Singapore Rifle Association held a handicap spoon shoot at Seletar range T on Saturday and at Bukit Timah range on Sunday and an excellent turn(Ut ?£™*l*v™o? the^R .'l F was successful m coming top Witt,
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    ANNUAL MEETING
    345 22 Singapore Badminton Association THE ninth annual general meeting of the Singapore Badminton Association was held on Saturday afternoon at the Garden Club, Chulia Street, to which affiliated clubs and parties sent representatives on whose votes the new oflice bearers were elected as follows: President: Mr. Chua Keh Hai:
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    MALACCA LIBRARY
    210 22 Contribution To Culture Of Settlement 'From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. Monday. THE library is a source of culture as well as light entertainment to the people of this Settlement. It is generously subsidised by a Government grant of $100 yearly and by the provision #of spacious accommodation." says
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    HOUSES LEAGUE SOCCER
    469 22 Hongkong Bank Bern y y Ksiw 9 c THE Hongkong and Shanghai Bank beat Wearnes Sports Club by three goals to nil m a Business Houses League lixture on the V MCA ground las: evening. The winners were much the better balanced side and won fairly comfortably.
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    CHINESE AND SKINS SHARE POINTS
    739 23 FIRST DIVISION SOCCER lalacca Goalkeeper's Singapore Debut By "Rover" BEFORE a good, crowd the S.C.F.A., last year's league champions, drew one-all with the Skins 1937 ?unners-up. in the opening match of t h«. first Division of the S.A.F.A. League at the Anson Road Stadium The
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    TWELVE GOALS IN PADANC SOCCER
    407 23 TWELVE GOALS IN PADANC SOCCER Immigration XI Trounce Recs Reserves B—4 DRIGHT football was seen on the v Pudairg yesterday m a match between the S.R.C. second string and the Immigration Office, who emerged victorious by B—4.8 4. Aziz, the Immigration centre-forward, gave an outstanding performance by scoring five of
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    WEI-HAI'WEI CUP GOLF
    374 23 S.G.C Win Replayed Final THE replay of the final of the Wel-Hai-Wei Cup between the Island Golf Glub and the Singapore Golf Club played at Bukit Tlmah on Sunday morning resulted m a win for the Singapore Golf Club by seven matches to nil. The March bogey
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF
    308 23 Qualifiers For Meyer Cup 1 THE following qualified for the Island j Club championship (Meyer Cup) and the draw and starting times for the first round to be played on Saturday next are as follows 3 p.m. H. L. H. Lim vs. C. A. R. Bate- man.
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    GRAND NATIONAL FAVOURITE UNDECIDED
    202 23 SOLE FRENCH ENTRANT MAY WIN A LTHOUGH the gra^ati^ 7 ha s "ruU^ 5 to go the favourite Much depends on who will ride last years winner, Royal Mail, with the dec ■ol Mr Lloyd Thomas, ft was hoped that last year's rider, Mr. Evan Williams,
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    S.C.C. Soccer
    55 23 S. C. C. Soccer The following have accepted to play for the S.C.C. Ist XI vs the Malays tomorrow (Wednesday) at the S.C.C: E. Cherrington; A. Donald, Lt. C. F. Ci Pearse; F. G. Stiff, C. C. Webster, X C. Gillett; W. D. J. Vincent, R. J. Forbes, W. C.
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    88 23 LJeut.-Col. E. G. Miles, D.5.0., M.C the Royal Berkshire Regiment, has been promoted to the rank of Colonel with seniority from July 1, 1935, and has teen appointed G 5.0.1. Malaya. He is ft graduate of the Staff College and the Imperial Defence College. Colonel Miles was born m 1891.
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    RUBBER QUOTA UNFAIR TO MALAYA
    187 24 CRITICISM OF SCHEME By London Firm s nci Singapore. Monday. AN attack on the rubber restriction A scheme was made by Mr. Walter Fletcher chairman of Messrs. Hecht, Levis and Kahn. Ltd.. of London, m an interview with a representative of the Malaya Tribune to-day
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    F.A. Cup Semi-Finals On Mar. 26
    75 24 F. A. Cup Semi-Finals On Mar. 26 London, Mar. 7. FOLLOWING are semi-final ties m the F.A. Cup competition, fixed for Mar. 26:— Preston v. Villa, at Sheffield Inited's ground. York or IluddersfiHd v. Sunderland. at Blackburn. SCOTTISH CUP, 4th Round Following are ties m the fourth round of the
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    198 24 The Government both m Malaya and at Home had made the last price extremely difficult to attain. In regard to speculation, the speculator was essential to hold the balance between supply and demand, and a blow at the speculator would be disastrous to the planting industry. The outside buyers' faith
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    S.A.F.A. League (Div.1) Opens
    73 24 S.A.F.A. League (Div. 1) Opens THE SKINS' soccer eleven which drew with the Chinese 1-* yesterday in the opening match of the First Division of the S.A.F.A. League Tribune TWO TO ONE: Though almost sandwiched by two Skins' defenders, the Chinese player in the centre seems to have got the
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    Alleged Hold-Up
    31 24 Abdul Aziz, a Bengali Islam made a report yesterday that he had been held up by three Malays at Changi and robbed of $10. The police are investigat- ins
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    CHINESE TOWKAY THREATENED
    79 24 Alleged Intimidation B\ Secret Society THREE unknown Hokiens are alleged v nave entered the house of a wellknown Teochew towkay at Padang Terbakar yesterday and to coax him. "under theats, to join a Secret Society. On his refusal, they* attempted to extort $15, which was not handed
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    FORCED NOTES
    214 24 Chinese Committed To Assizes Singapore, Monday. YOUNG Khek, Wong Kiang Chin, was committed to-day to the Assizes by Mr. F. V. Duckworth. Second Police Magistrate, charged with being m possession of forged ten-dollar notes. Inspector L W. C. Byrde said that he and two police officers went to
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    FOUND GUILTY
    79 24 Japanese Who Were Charged At Capetown Capetown, Mar. THE two Japanese, who were charge under the defence act with trespassing on forbidden territory, were to-aa> found guilty. imnriOne was fined £3 or a month's lmpri sonment while the other, who was youth, was reprimanded. The magistrate said that
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    Austrian Royalty Here
    87 24 Princess Louisanne de L^htenstieand the Baron de Tuyl of Austria am ed at Singapore yesterday by the vessel Opten Noort. after a tour Indo-China, Java and BalK bH They left last night for Negn J3emw lan, where they will spend a few aa. with Mr. and Mrs.
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