Morning Tribune, 7 April 1938

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 3.-NQ. 57. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, April 7, 1938. FIVE CENTS.
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    JAPANESE FACING HUNGER & AMMUNITION SHORTAGE
    818 1 JAPANESE FACING HUNGER AMMUNITION SHORTAGE SURROUNDING CHINESE TROOPS STOP SUPPLIES AND REINFORCEMENTS HANKOW, WEDNESDAY. THE PUGHT OF THE JAPANESE TROOPS, NOW FACING REVERSES IN THE TAIERCHWANG AREA, WHERE THEY ARE BEING ENCIRCLED BY THE CHINESE, GROWS DAILY MORE AND MORE DESPERATE. According to the latest messages, hunger is facing them
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    Malayan Chinese Swindled?
    154 1 HAVE Malayan Chinese been swindled in the name of charity for China? A sensai tional story is being alleged concerning a recent visitor S posing himself as president and representative of the "Chinese Ambulance Brigade, Canton," to which, it was claimed, the S Malayan volunteer ambulance unit
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    Bachelors In The Navy Will Suffer!
    132 1 London, Wednesday. r reply to questions in the Commons regarding the effect of the proposed scheme for the British Navy, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. Duff Cooper, said that orders will be issued to the Fleet on Apr. 8 to provide an
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    Johore Sultan & Ex-Sultana Had "Tiffs About Dancing"
    683 1 Johore Sultan Ex-Sultana Had "Tiffs About Dancing" |HE LONDON DAILY MAIL, last week, bore a story of the divorce of the Sultan of Johore. The story, by Ralph Hewins, reads as follows:— Four times the 6 ft. 6 in. multiSultan of Johore repeatr; l n e Malayan word Talak ("Get
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    REICH & VATICAN
    167 1 REICH VATICAN i Valentia, Wednesday. CARDINAL INNITZER had an audience of the Pope to-day I lasting 77 minutes. Misstated, j S though unconfirmed, that his i visit was in connection with an I attempt to bring about recon- I ciliaticn between the Reich I i and ttle Vatican. He has
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    35 1 Barcelona, Wednesday. THE new Spanish cabinet Includes two representatives of two trade unions with a membership totalling nearly five millions, which were excluded «^.J"S former Cabinet, but have now joinea the political Popular Front.- Reuter
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    GREAT GOLD Scandal
    110 1 GREAT GOLD Scandal BUCHAREST, WEDNESDAY. THE EX-MINISTER OF JUSTICE, M. XENI, WAS ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED THIS MORNING ON A CHARGE OF IMPLICATION IN RUMANIA'S GREATEST GOLD CONTRABAND SCANDAL OF RECENT YEARS. Eleven others are alleged to be implicated, including an ex-diplomat, M. Buzdugan, son of a leading member ol the
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    31 1 Bucharest, Later. Buzdugan committed suicide this morning after returning from the CouJV of Justice where he was questioned for many hours with reference to his participation in the smuggling case.- Reuter
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    15 1 Paris, Wednesday. The Chamber adopted the finance bill to-day by f V-. 250 votes. Reuter
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    CHINESE SAILORS, ON STRIKE, TELL THELR TALE
    643 2 CHINESE SAILORS, ON STRIKE, TELL THELR TALE STORY OF WALK-OUT AT JAPANESE MINES NORWEGIAN STEAMER HELD UP AT DUNCCUN the risk a Te„: l-l to 'p'nd a nfch/in a Police work in view, how the men was to i Chinese in lock-up and how they p* kesman of the M
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    Negligence Not Proved
    126 2 Negligence Not Proved Estate Manager Acquitted On Driving Charges (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Wednesday. THE case against Mr. E. C. Crosse, I manager of Henyang Estate. Masai, Johore, was concluded this afternoon, when he was acquitted by Mr. I. S. Cameron, th" acting First Magistrate, Johore Bahru, on
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    Johore International Library
    168 2 (From Our Oun Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Wednesday. THE second annual general meeting of the International Library. Johore Bahru, held at the Library Hall this evening, was presided over by Wan Idris bin Ibrahim. Mr. J. W. Moore, the Hon. Secretary, said that the financial position of the
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    AVERAGE BALI WOMAN LOOKS COARSE!
    610 2 AVERAGE BALI WOMAN LOOKS COARSE! LOCAL RESIDENT'S IMPRESSIONS Singapore, Wednesday. BALI instead of being primitive, probablv had a higher civilisation than the others in the Malaysian world, said Mr. G. L. Peet in the course of his address on "A tnp to Bali" to members and guests of the Singapore
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    ANGLO-U.S. FAITH IN CHINA
    154 2 Shipping Concern Purchased Hongkong, Wednesday. ANE of the biggest financial operav tions in Chinese history is announced by the agent of Mr. William Hunt, the American financier and former diplomat of Tientsin, with the purehase, at an undisclosed price, of the Government owned China Steam Navigation
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      132 2 PHILIPPINE (Tel. 4334) CO., n }sr S 330 or chard Rd. WW ft DRY CLEANING A AND DYEING Aig SPECIALISTS. Mj9 (wi Special machines *wJ6Mtm tor dr cleaning Competitive Frices. Gelling Up Nights Caused By Germs Ara you worried and annoyed by conit "Getting vou iid know that the true
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    HOW TO COMBAT MUSTARD GAS
    564 3 SINGAPORE A.R.P. LECTURE ,nnns residents in Singapore should take during a gas mask attack THI .-pi. cautions resl d protective clothing should be used, formed the h )U respirators ana pro w Hutchinson> of the Sin gapore Air subject of given at the Municipal Board
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    EUROPEAN OFFICER AND "A LARGE LADY"
    257 3 Laughter ln Court 'From Cur Oxen Reporter) Ipoh, Wednesday. A BEVY of eleven gaily dressed Chinese women and one Malay woman lent a touch of colour to the otherwise drab interior of the First Magistrate's Cour* when they appeared before Mr. L. C. Simpson
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    Philatelist Who 'Grubbed" In Dustbin' Fined
    98 3 Singapore. Wednesday. CHARGED this morning with grabbing t in the dustbin in Raffles Place, oefore Mr. E. C G. Barrett, the Third Magistrate. See Meng Chuan denied erubbinß" but said he was stampcollecting from envelopes he found in the bin. Court Inspector: "Yes. your
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    "ALL CREEK TO ME" SAYS INTERPRETER
    130 3 Singapore, Wednesday. WHAT the man has said is all Greek to me, sir, said a bewilder•c interpreter to Mr. E. C. G. Barrett. the Third Magistrate, when, in answer to a charge ol 'lodging in the open auit visible means." a 32-year-old lew, poured
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    BANGKOK AIR MAIL
    45 3 With reference to the news published ta the Morning Tribune, yesterday, conng air mails to Bangkok, we desire to make it clear that any misunderling which has arisen is not the of any mistake on the part of the Singapore poetal authorities.
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    College Of Medicine Examination Results
    623 3 College Of Medicine Examination Results THE following are the results of the March 1938 Professional Examinations at the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore: Medical FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION The following have passed in Part II j and have qualified for the L.M.S. Dip- I loma:— A. Arulanandam, Choo-Ng Ang
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      95 3 Property Sale Singapore, Wednesday. THE following Singapore properties were to-day sold by public auction in the sale-room of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.. Ltd. 30 years' old leasehold land and premises No. 104 l formerly No. 60) Market Street, area 1,052 sq. ft dated April 1. 1914. for $2,000, to
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      152 4 London. Apr. 6. Previous To-day Change OlsUJiers 944U 946 lY 2 a Dunlop Rubbtii 28 3 28 3 General Electric. 70 6 716 Imperial Chemlcai Industrie* 0 09 30 7 l^> ~7i /2 5 Imperial Tobacco 1381 i, 136 3 1( V;£ An*lo-Dutch 213 221- +3a Canadian
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      52 4 lon, Apr 6. ki nna Prevlo To-day Change M Steady Sl)O Buyers 51 5 7n. u beiieri' iti 59 16 Ist Forward <May) Buyti 5 7 Hi hl|M Beilera B r|l6 5 914 2nd forward (June) Buy Irt rofvtrt (Juiy^pt.) buyers 5 7 16 Ijll -J-'s oeucia 5
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      76 4 PAI.M OIL (Malaya) London. Apr. 6. Previous To-day In bulk April May shpt. £14 17 Sellers £14.15.0 Sellers COPRA (Mraits, F.M.8.) April Shipment £11 lf) 0 Paid IU n, fJMS SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) VUBBLM April Mav Shipment 83 Belli UnctaanfW l^^XA^ 14 3 Seller. H Sellers PfcPFf^l (F.A.44.) sniprnen t
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      METAL MARKET
      23 4 JIN Standard London A u 6 Previous To-day Change Spot (afternoon price) £1683 4 i:}?®? 4 77 Forward IMMI £1691 b
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      SHARE MARKET Messrs. Fraser & Co's Report
      234 4 SHARE MARKET Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore, Wednesday. MINING: Tin at midday was H6HI down $1.00. The local market was unperturbed by the falls in commodity prices in London and New York while the fall in Tin locally had no adverse effect on share values and after a quiet opening
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      68 4 London. Apr I Previous To-day Change IT. vu rarta (closing middle rate) MMI 16 <J 6 8 aT. on Amsterdam (closing middle ratei 8.9b 816 Changed )T on atiangbal (closing aelling rau; s.lnom. JSSfld Ji on HongKm-j (closing selling rate) Is 2 unhanged I.T. on Japan (closing selling
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      34 4 ftUBRER Now York. Apr 5. Previous To-day Chanf Tone Q» i(>: Q uiet Z Bu y ers m 107 BeUcrt 11', 11 —V* TW Easy Easy Tone 38 38', 5 s
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      S'PORE RUBBER AUCTION
      177 4 Prices Realised At Sales Yesterday AT the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 1376th auction held yesterday there were:— Catalogued 1,855.646 lbs.— tons 828.42 Offered 1,422.673 635.12 Sold 1,099.336 490.77 London -Spot 53 8 d. New York-opot 10 7 8 cents. PRICFS REALISED RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Cts.
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      BULLION MARKET
      29 4 London, Apr. 6. GOLD To-day Chaw Fine Bar per at ff.0.0% £7.0 l 1 +ia SILVER 19 d Spot a 8 5/ R 18% Jpi, forward- ltt
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      632 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore. Apr. 6. 5 p.m. MINING 3 3 6cd Kumbang 28- 30,- 42,6 47 6iiom ,f; Hinm ..18 6 19 6 S Jei m 'in Tin 1-0.6 1 1 A langor 1.25 1.32' 2 cd Burma Mala IJi- 20Chenderiang 15; 16;Hitam Tin 0.30 0.40
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      434 5 Con. TS. Ords. 17 6 18 6 E. Realty Co. 1.32 '2 \A Trust Ag. 4.75 5.J5 Eastern United 32.50 33.50xd F. and N. Ord. 13.50 14.00 do W, Prefs. 9.15 9.40 Gammon Malava 1.40 1.47 j Gt. E. Life f. pd. 75.00 78.00 Gt E. L. pt. pd. 23.00
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      310 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. I M**mtment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commoditin. Daily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Servic: Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGBL CHICAGO BOARD OF ilt ADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE.
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      140 5 iiERLANDSCHE HANDELTSCHAPPIJ N.V. orated in the Netherlands, herlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM ;d by Royal Charter A.D 1824 p Capital t 40,030,000 ry Reserve Fund 5,000.000 Reserve 1.000,000 ian of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: ADE lONGH President )IN CHABOT Director IUW on COLLOT ICURY BING
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      187 6 inroutth -V-.V V/\IXF f 1 1 who I livmi'. it will t aud mk vou' tk Wrnl A^kWmmWt^kmm. t_W r pifi nun" m rnti( s m *W' m mahhequimQl ®(7 lA>r> of a ShoftfiHi Millmm) W-^mm mJL^ *-^mmm\ AIAN CURTISRAIPH MORGAN M-,3^« Hirio com*'" JH BH^IH mm^m****mmmm^mm* THE CAPITOL'S NEXT
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      272 6 TsMWEKS of LAUGHTBB greeted this Side-splitting Comedy at yesterdays Opening Shows! TO-NIGHT At The CAPITOL^ 3 ot^o^ l/?m The Create* Comedy Special Added Attraction:-- By AIR MAIL: LATEST GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS including THE GRAND NATIONAL. The Arrival of CLOUSTON in London from his record-breaking return trip to New Zealand and
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    RETURNED TO JOHORE
    34 7 Dato BaU Mohamed Said, Private Secretary to the Sultan of Johore, and (right) his son, Awang bin Haji Mohamed Said, who returned to Singapore in the Marnix Van St. Aldegonde yesterday.
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    Australia's Iron Resources: Limited Visible Deposits
    397 7 Canberra, March 22. THF Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, in a recent statement to the Press announced that the Minister for the Interior has received from the Commonwealth Geologist «I)r. W'oolnough) a report on the iron ore resources of Australia. Mr Lyons said that Dr.
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    World Buying British 'Planes
    104 7 World Buying British 'Planes It London, Apr. 5. v/as reveled by the President of the .uent'!£T d of rade to reo] y a p ,ia--507 aeJ?ni QUeStlon thai durin R la^ y >ar actui P anes Unit€d Kingdom manuuilim IQTel QTe ex P° rted to the value of 2"^ 5
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      55 7 j& *P^ -Ymm\r^™a I sS^> tale of a I stunning steno who was determined to teach her boss the 11 M fjk~ rf, but tt |ho« i) > I »'"> p m P m m m w ■L |vl 1 fl |j f~f yl f '{tl I^^Wri^^^^^^^^^^jrf^^^^M \\mi\\ l l
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      354 7 TU n 4 ww TWO SHOWS r^% ALHAMBRA us.** COME AND CHEER Uncle Sam's Greatest Fighting Force! You hailed The Army in Flirtation Walk" You saluted the Navy in Shipmates Forever NOW CHEER THE MARINES in THE GREATEST MUSICAL of THEM ALL! m* r&rhmf^^&r^'* 4l 9Lr^\**~' imLm-m K^^ Mmf^ M
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    SELANCOR'S RULER WELCOMED BY STATE COUNCIL
    597 8 SELANCOR'S RULER WELCOMED BY STATE COUNCIL i "I PLACE ALL MY TRUST IN COD ALMIGHTY" (From Our Owr Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. G LOWING tributes to the memory of the late Sultan Suleiman Shah were paid by unofficial members at the first State Counc.l meeting of the new rei«n, held
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    R.A.F. Bomber Still Missing
    170 8 Singapore, Wednesday^ kLTHOVGH a daylong search A by more than thirty nirrralt from Seletar ailed to Zatc the missing Vildebeeste Ser from No. 100 Squardron Schwas lost on Monday nigh in a squall off the eastern end oj tie Straits of Singapore, the search has not
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    "Eat Less Bread" Campaign
    214 8 "Eat Less Bread" Campaign Pretoria AN "eat less bread" campaign is to be started by railwaymen here if the price of bread is raised, owing to the high cost of South African flour. They j will also appeal to the Government to j permit the immediate importation of duty free
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    Caused Hurt
    57 8 Singapore, Wednesday. Two months' rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan were imposed this morning on a young Teochew, Koh Swee Oh, after he had been tried and found guilty by Mr. E. C. G. Barrett, the Third Magistrate, of voluntarily causing hurt with a knife to
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    28 8 Miss Florence Wong, pupil of Miss M. Aitken, has won the local exhibition of the Trinity College of music, London (value £6, for Senior Grade Practical Division Pianoforte.
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      51 8 "~j 'BULLDOG' Jm S T o r T mu ~~"$lA act3 as a tonic anc tody builder. ■m Ia —-W Pm _^*m. kl* ■"■< wm f-jLM *k —^—^&^——\< Look for the "j^^ whole bodv of C*^^ the Bulldog on the label. GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU (Sole Agents: GUTT^IE^ (5
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      PRESERVING THE RE-ENTRIES
      873 9 (By "Horatius") j •HERE is an old and colloquial couplet I which says:— Thrice is he armed, who hath his qU But e ten U times he. who gets his blows m A uply that to the bridge table and you realise the advantage which the defending
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    PRISONER WARNS JUDGE
    95 9 PRISONER WARNS JUDGE Montreal, Quebec. •ring at the judge in court here. Wilfrid Duncan is to spend an two years in the penitentiary, uuncan was convicted of stealing a and $1.25 (five shillings) from a >ear s-old woman and sentenced to p *o years. He defied the judge, Mr. E.
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    25 Years In Hospital
    147 9 25 Years In Hospital Elgin, Illinois. SENT to a hospital 25 years ago "for three weeks," Mf. Francfs Pfcsk is still there. He i.s nearly 78 now. He entered the hospital in February, 1913, a year after he had fallen from a root He expected to remain there for three
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    Church Robbed: Feet Clue
    162 9 Alexandria. IRREPLACEABLE silver has beei\ stolen from St. Andrew's Church of Scotland in Alexandria when one of the most impudent and daring robberies was perpetrated in the early hours of Sunday morning. Great value is attached to the stolen property which includes the communion plate, table
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      81 9 \Htm-t ofwfh& o^iddMS^Me^s i i i^ m^^^^^^ P' V) «l fl'r Who Refused all but m, *m**^ i m. Children all over the World can tell the difference >J>> > I Wmfihjt* J between mediocre mi* ani food milk, that is wby MiBKTCW/nl Clover Brand Evaporated Milk is REAL Milk
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday Apr. 7, 1938. MORE GOOD NEWS
    313 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday Apr. 7, 1938. MORE GOOD NEWS JAPAN may yet have to come li terms witli China. She expected to uin thc war within three months, using 400,000 men; she has used 800,000 and the war has gone on for nine months, and Japan is no nearer
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    54 10 I rim takea .it the height of a flre at a paper mills at Wraysbury, SUines, Middlesex recently. The works were entirely gutted despite the efTorts of four flre brigades. The destruction of the mills— which have been CS- I i tubhshed for many years -will cause a lot of
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    NO FRIENDS
    712 10 The Spy is a Man (or Woman) with THE spy has no protection, no privileges, no entrenchments, no cover, yet upon rvices may depend the IMM „ry or defeat, the very life of a nation 'writes Lt Col. Graham Se^r in tir Daily Mail» The born spy is
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    PERSONALITIES
    139 10 Mr H. T. Gordon Robey is now attached to the Rubber Regulation Department. Johore. C.S.M. and I. Wyatt of Kedah Volunteer Force goes on leave at the end of this month. Mr G A. R. Cowdroy has been apnointed to be an Assistant Superintendent of Rubber Control, Penang. Mr.
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    SCOTLAND YARD DETECTIVES FIGHT DOPE SMOKE RACKET
    478 11 SCOTLAND YARD DETECTIVES FIGHT DOPE SMOKE RACKET SURREPTITIOUS CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA PLANT <**' London. PICKED detectives are waging a secret "war" against a growing traffic in doped cigarettes among the West End's underworld. The drug they are fighting is not cocaine, opium, or anything else vhich requires elaborate smuggling, but
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    ACTRESS ROBBED OF JEWELLERY
    82 11 ACTRESS ROBBED OF JEWELLERY A Rorrpdv Angeles California. A w!n ERY of nearJ y £2000 worth of Mice bv e Mi ha i re P° rt^ *> the film i acSeS Barbara Stanwyck, the *ek£» Y u^ ches and brooches which *Vfk?i ln u a leather case, Miss Stand 'awer
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    U.S. MANOEUVRES CALLED OFF DUE TO SPY SCARE
    406 11 U.S. MANOEUVRES CALLED OFF DUE TO SPY SCARE r-MEN engaged in the United States' most intensive spy hunt since the A tf war are said to be closing in on six more members of the ring which is alleged to have sold military secrets to foreign Powers. Although the G.men
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    ILLEGAL TO WORK!
    118 11 J j Fordsburg. Transvaal. THE defence that it is illegal to work on a Sunday was i I successfully put forward by a i S native charged here with refus- ing to obey the command of his t employer to water his garden. I I The defence
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    "New" Heart For Girl Of 9
    250 11 UER life at one time despaired of, nine-years-old Kathleen Munger, of Ashbourne-grove, Chiswick, now lies in an oxygen tent in West London Hospital recovering from one of the most intricate operations known to surgery that of scraping the heart. The girl's parents, realising that
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      99 11 anomalies Crossed jB eyes. Complicated /[^HSS^^ cases of defective U yL^ vision. Glasses if needed. R. A. THOMPSON, D.OS. (Dr. of Ocular Science) 4, Arcade. Phone 3002. Consultation wi hout cost or obligation. DINE DANCE at the Capitol Restaurant Music by KURT BLACH his Orchestra FRIDAY WEDNESDAY. 8 P.M. io
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    BERLIN BRAVADO
    111 12 III.RR HITLER (on balcony) reviewing the Vienna Infantry Regiment marching past below during their parade in Berlin following the Anschluss. Piero Sansalvadore. the well-known artist who has Mi. •Devonshire Lad" for submission foi this year's KuM.k (Devonshire) boy named Peter Eland, who iflap 1 In London for many
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    GLIMPSES AT THE ZOO
    129 13 Old boots arc noted for comfort, and these two new Emu chicks of the Londo n Zoo seem to appreciate a comfortable spot from which to take a look round even if they are only four days oM. (Planet News). Gertie, Barbu, George and Jubilee, the
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      34 13 lATMOS CLOCKS WORK FOR CENTURIES WITHOUT WINDING. IT IS PERPETUAL M0T10N. li Mf\-wi^A^Am^^^k It I I I J| i imm Agent: RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPOh Opened up to 6 pjn. everyday including Saturdays.
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    THIS BUSINESS OF SHOPPING
    1456 14 i.~i DRviTifiE in Capitol buildings, she greeted y when w« '.vomf7n we"ve lots of new things to show sC"^s.nTon5 C "^s.n Ton tST^Si new V S to you all for her new w were very U£ witj „-.^ovely OAJ^"S^ md was J»»« he d off EXAC^Y
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      74 14 GOWNS has ju-t unpacked another Urge shipment in morning and afternoon Frocks in the latest fabrics. Capitol Bldfs. phone Singapore 3838 MILLINER J ROMA WYLKS designs and makes HATS lat RODNEY HOUSE Battery I Road. DRY CLEANER PARIS CO. DRY CLEANEM DE LUXE. Dainty fabrics are handled with the utmost
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      85 14 (Continued on next page) •PEK PORES j ARE DANGER SIGNALS j PORE CREAM j fj^gSft ELIZABETH ARDEN 8 to?K*4&**^i COARSE AND ROUGHENED Skin blackheads 1-vDflQii <eoull££L« unlovely eruptions, all these can be avoided if you i i \£*&rUL£r.£zfr'^r carefully puard the texture of your skin. I NsL^J^^>#B' ELIZABETH ARDEN'S Pore
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      122 14 JEWELLER "BURMA GEMS" enable you to wear the LATEST FASHIONS IN MODERN JEWELLERY for this Easter. the new wide-link j BRACELETS the latest large BROOCHES the new BROOCHES which form two separate CLIPS ALL AT $5. I HAMLEYS for CIRO PEARLS LTD. AND BURMA GEM CO., LTD. Rodney House, 10,
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      115 15 GOWNS AND MILLINERY VISIT TJtaAwa The only three guinea Shop in the East where dresses and hats are imported and designed. 2nd. Floor Rodnev House, No. 10. Battery Road, Tel. 6832. SINGAPORE. FLORIST ut rr with nowfu" »»«I*HIU AH-rrrm I BRIDAL BOUQUETS presentations baskets and FRESH FLORAL WREATHS, made to
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      133 15 JEWELLER NEWEST PATTERNS IN Ladies Diamonds set platinum. WRIST WATCHES A large selection including* watches with diamond bracelets attached. B. P. DE SILVA, LTD. (Incorporated in Ceylon) Singapore Ipoh Penang 1 HAIR DRESSER MAISON MARTIN Hair Professur Coiffeurs and j Gents France. Onlv the artist's flair can interpret the wave
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      462 16 "^^V^l^V ~Hf ~^^k g I i I \m I B M^a ~mmmm— W ——^—^—w^—wmm—m—mmmmmm^mmmAAmA. El mm i 'Bl ll _^fc— 1 Zfc?rrnT^^il I m Hi m mm S^^MM BYP&Oa^dBRifiSH INDIA.LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. Du6 j Due Tonnage S'pore Tonnage S'pore 1938 'SOMALI 6,800 3 CORFU 15,000 Apr. 8 NALDERA
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      471 16 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA I lUN uj., liu. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA S A N T II A 8,000 TONS SAILING APRIL 7, AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon and becond Saloon passengers. Special Holiday Return tickets to
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    160 17 The s.s. Comte Rosso is due here at 4 p.m. on Friday from Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila and is expected to sail again at 8 p.m. on the same day for Colombo, Bombay, Port Said, Brindisi. Venice and Trieste. SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
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    Netherland Pianist Coming
    100 17 Singapore, Wednesday. MR. Francois de Haan, well-known Netherlands pianist, who is in Java, will visit Singapore at the week-end and give «two concerts for Singapore music lovers. Mr. de Haan was in Singapore last 1 year, and his concert at the Hollandsche Club on that occasion was
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    16 17 Mr. G. E Turner, M.C.S., has been appointed to officiate as Harbour Master and Magistrate, Malacca.
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      294 17 "^^J m i^^—^m^mmmmm^^^^_— BIR\S PHILP LIXE. (Incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS Due Sails. MARELLA Apr. 30 May 3 MERKUR May 30 June 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
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      237 17 X. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated ln Japan) To LONDON via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Apr. 14 s.s. HARUNA MARU Apr. 28 s.s. KATORI MARU May 12 Rates to lst Class 2nd clas* Naples $574 $621 $634 I*Bl
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      287 17 I POSTAL INTELLIGENCE 4__ STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Kedah 7 10 a.m. sambas s^ kawang Sff i 1 S£ ■•rh?n°i n fencrally o Hoihow Santhia 7 1.30 p.m. P-Trcels only) Ra J ula n 7 2.30 p.m. u en 'Parcels oniy; Karagola 7 3 p.m.
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    UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR YACHTING
    595 18 Kaa For St. Patrick's Trophy At R.S. Y.C Si: Tin: kSY.C 6-mctres race which or phv I itened for ligh ner aft iot "'y; 1 round The we :ondltions were x the n, ''unity of the, competing crews, and Kathleen, the; v..cht. i iui i largely;
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    TICHBORNE DOLE DISTRIBUTED
    43 18 The 800-year-old custom of distributing the "Tichborne Dole" was carried out by Sir Anthony Tichborne at Tichborne Park, nea- .Vresford. Hampshire, when fifty hundredweights of fiour was uiven away. Photo ■hews Sir Anthony Tichborne distributing the "dole" of flour. <P.N\>.
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    SINGAPORE'S OLDEST CONSUL RETIRING
    200 18 SINGAPORE'S OLDEST CONSUL RETIRING SAW SERVICE ABROAD FOR 42 YEARS Singapore. Wednesday. I AM looking forward to settling dowr in my own country, the more sc as in my long career of 42 years' service 1 have always been abroad.'' said Dr. W Muenss. 64-year-old German ConsulGeneral at Singapore, who
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      56 18 SINGLE SHELL D S E I X\iT77k DODGE -WMl^ PACKARD l^J^ $fe tk CHRYSLER k STUDEBAKER jjUJf r.._^| LANCHESTER TRIPLE *S I El AT E~"2fc MORRIS JV CITROEN y m^ STANDARD AEROSHELL THE OIL FOR YOUR '4^ L AGON DA Bfl Ia ROLLS ROY( m\ *m SINGER SPORI Asiatic Petroleum
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      42 18 PACKARD-BELL RADIOS for 1938 "lationized dial-. Feature* Modern Cabinet styling Full range tone. BEAI TY youll admire I TONE vou'll enjov PERFORMANCE youll 'raise!!! DISTRIBUTE MALAYA LIM KOK CEK Co. ri tts: r\ PRESS RADIO SERVI 54. Selefffl Road, opoov, T'hune: 3893.
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      96 18 LOYALS ARRIVE Singapore, Wednesday. FE Loyal Regiment, of about 800 strong. (30 officers and ■J7O other ranks), arrived here by the troopship Somersetshire this morning. Lt.-Col. J. E. Hume is in command. The Loyals had from time to time manned the British defence sector in Shanghai when the Sino-Japanese war
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    PRISON FOR EUROPEAN MOTORIST
    645 19 CROWNS APPEAL VERDICT Gross Negligence" Says Judge Singapore, Wednesday. IT appears to me that an offence of this seriousness, resulting in the death of one man and serious iniurv to two others deserves imprixmment," said Mr. Justice VReckett Terrell to-day, when he revised the sentence of
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    Palmist Told P.C's Wife To Leave Home
    316 19 A FORTUNE-TELLER who advised a policeman's wife to go off with another man. and a woman who was said to prey on guileless young women wishing to have their fortunes told were convicted in London some time ago. i For pretending to tell
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    KING'S SYMPATHY
    105 19 KING'S SYMPATHY THE following telegrams have been received by His Excellency the High Commissioner from the Secretary of State for the Colonies: "His Majesty the King commands me to inform you that he has learnt with deep regret of the death of Hts Highness the Sultan of Selangor on Mar.
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    FRASER & COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends
    205 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore, Apr. 6, 5 p.m. Total for Company Dividend Books Date Ex. dit. year Close able Ampat Tin 5% final Apr 21 May 13 Apr. 22 8' <- less tax Batu Selangor 5% int. Apr. 20 Apr. 26 Apr 21 10'1 Batu Selangor 5%
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      164 20 Jt Y ilflfov World M J i "Urn BUY PILOT PEN THE CHEAPEST E^ M A market to-day. It's worth paying doubl- iX\ tl _m m suc marvellous instrument with mW i L stylish models of the latest and is of no F I y f^Mml ferior quality. The barrels
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      578 20 ON THE RADIO j LOINUUli i 9__«n'; 1.1x1— 9.15 (21-47 mcs); GSG lab )£a 6 metres (17.79 men) and GSO «e ,t i. hat r Kose K metres (15.18 Transmission 3.— 9.15 p.rn.— o.ZQ P A Twilu ,ht>; Dum< a.m. GSft-lIW metres (21.47 mcs); K n -in ,P de of
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      724 20 I SINGAPORE HONGKONG moDhom n-etres .9.52 mcs). M 4 20 p.m. Relay— The Dance Orel. from the Roof Garden of the Hongk Gramopnone r, y/SS 5 20 p.m.-Studio-The Chlldrej Y; mdShan"- Hour m Hong." Ki s g 20 p.m.— Sea Shanties. Sun Fan. urcxi- 0 p. m ._ciosing Local Stock
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    At The Cinemas "MANNEQUIN" Joan Crawford Scores At The Pavilion
    517 21 At The Cinemas "MANNEQUIN" Joan Crawford Scores At The Pavilion inAN CRAWFORD, exotic as ever, takes J the leading part in ''Mannequin'', o-hich with Spencer Tracy in the other main role, began a season at the PaviU Tt bVftlm'of moods. It deals with higher emotional and sentimental impulses which beset
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    Singapore, Wednesday.
    37 21 ;;>id publicity after her sensa-;^-uit, in which her husband a share of her £70,000 annual i-iLw Hon Mrs A S. Cunningjveia arrived here yesterday by the iL i. St en route to tor a holiday.
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    SKINS AND PULAU BRANI PLAY A DRAW
    327 21 SKINS AND PULAU BRANI PLAY A DRAW Slippery Ground Mars Div. 2 Soccer At Tanglin Skins II 1; P. Brani 1. IN a Second Division Soccer match Dlayed at Tanglin yesterday afternoon, the Skins II tfrsw I—l with Pulau Brani. The Skins were entirely off form and were lucky to
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    ENTERTAINMENT IN BRITISH NAVY
    59 21 London, Wednesday. ALL ships under construction nboyf- and including gunboats are beim fitted with equipment for sound reproduction for training and instructlona purposes, said Mr. Duff Cooper at question time in the Commons. This equipment will be suitable for the production 0/ sound films and enable
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    Huge Haul Of Alleged Contraband Chandu
    251 21 Singapore, Wednesday. ANE of the largest seizures of alleged contraband chandu had a sequel in the* Criminal District Court to-day when five Chinese, Liu E. Tong, Liew Jan Choon. Niew How Yeong, Chu Chiang Wer and Liu Chan Fah, claimed trial on a charge
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    Sarazen Peeved
    33 21 iHfusta Wednesd STATING that he considered he has been unfairly treated by being repeatedly passed over for the captaincy of the Americin ham. (iejie razen announced that he has retion.- Reuter
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    MALAYS LOSE AFTER LEADING 2-NIL
    686 22 MALA YS LOSE AFTER LEADING 2-NIL FIRST DIVISION SOCCER Splendid Rally By Chinese (By Ko.tr> MncM Y w S of Ih* *MM "•'•»«"<■ SS?SJS the Picture in th, mil Mv contention that I SSedaforward with the *giujd*£ «,t Kent' Hock waa proved yesterday loi. the quintette In placed Yew Leng.
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    PENANG RACES
    105 22 Weights For Two Events On Saturday Weights for two races at Penang on Saturday are as follows: Horses. Class 2, Div. "A". 1 mile and 110 yds. Keleast 9-12 Lucky Life Deepdene Ml Ganderdown 8.12 Bilsdean MMM Clever Alec 8.00 Sly Lady Ml Market Bov Ml Zentree ~_-W
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    S.C.C. Tennis
    88 22 THERE was again no play in the lawn tennis tournament at the S.C.C. yesterday. TO-DAY'S TIES Championship Doubles (semi-final > K MacLennan and R. F. B. Gurr (vs.) E. C. Cherrington and R. F. Smith. Veterans' Doubles Handicap OR. S. Bateman and R. E. Prentis ls > vs.
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    CLERICAL UNION BEAT S.C.C. II
    445 22 Seven Goals Jn Padang Game Clerical Union 5 1 S.C.C. II kin fewer than seven goals were ,c red MO tewei u v,^ Third Division soccer Nin yesterdays T^ ftira u d on the Padang when the b m the Clerical Union c^as, h a
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    COLUMN STAKES
    47 22 London, Wednesday THE following is the result of the 1 Column Produce Stakes to-day:— SOLAR FLOWER 1 SCHIA PARELLI THE SIREN 3 Six ran. Won by 2 lengths; 5 lengthbetween second and third Betting: Evens on Solar Flower; 9--2 Schia Parelli; 20—1 The Siren Reuter.
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      28 22 The Tides T °*r V H m 8 ft 5 in < 50 P»"-. o II 8 in TO-MORROW: 3.10 a.m., 8 ft.; 5.28 p.m., o ft. 5 ins.
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      38 22 Law Notice For To-day Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell in 2nd Court at 11 a.m. For further consideration: S.83 35 Wee Seek Hock vs Lim Peng Mau. Followed by— OS 12 38 Re Will of Anacleto Pereira deceased.
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    BEANO WINS A GREAT RACE
    1336 23 SATISFACTORY DIVIDENDS Fine Weather At Penang (From Our Own Reporter* Penang, Wednesday, n H. the Tuanku Amaloedin's Beano H ran a ffreat race in the last event (>1 the Penang races to-day to pay the useful dividend of $78, the high ,st dividend of the
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    SINGAPORE BOY
    77 23 Wins Public Schools Boxing Contest AT Bedford, in the annual inter-public schools boxing contest between Eton. Haileybury, Bedford and Dulwich the Eton captain of boxing, B. N. D. Clarke, son of Dr. Noel Clarke of Singapore, won the final of lightweight division. The Eton College annual gymnastic competition
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE TABLES
    400 23 S.A.F.A. LEAGUE TABLES POSITIONS in the S.A.F.A. League comi petitions, revised to date, are as follows: P. W. L D. For Ag. Pts. Malays <9» 5 4 1 0 14 4 8 Chinese il» 5 3 0 2 13 7 8 Skins (2) 4 2 0 2 6 3 6
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      107 23 i I^n .cr--, nt. TT *To -THF GRFAT ZIEGFELD" BLAZING with GLAMOIR. AT LAST! The Screen s Successor To iHr, iiitr^ti GAIETY, GORGEOI S (iIRLS. 1 m oV~rnt biccest"show!^S«S~l easter ._______o_^^^^P mf^m/A II '.fIH T»r> nav Col* Portoi «onv» hiU' Jr> .fi^^Fl zJVjjWI Lk 0 mmmmM&^Tm 500fl»C>ofl.d«ei.Qd».U.9.» I jj WEEK
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    MADAM SUN FO ARRIVES IN S'PORE
    134 24 ON WAY TO EUROPE To Tell Oj Japanese Barbarism MADAM SIN FO, wife of Dr. Sun to, the < hinese envoy to Kurope, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Naldera from Hongkong. M her way to Kurope, as representative or the Women's anti-aggression Society
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    SPIRITED SOCCER ON WATER-LOGGED GROUND
    303 24 SPIRITED SOCCER ON WATER-LOGGED GROUND j POIICE RESERVES WIN 4-1 Police 4; Mun. Services 1> DESPITE the water-logged condition of the field, spirited soccer was seen in yesterday's Third Division fixture, played at Thomson Road, between Police II and the Municipal Services. The Police won 4—l. The Municipal team was
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    PUBLIC SPIRIT IN BRITAIN
    296 24 London, Wednesday. FE Minister for Co-ordination of Defence, Sir Thomas Inskip, speaking in London said he was receiving large numbers of letters from people of all classes offering whatever service they could render to their country. This he said, was a remarkable manifestation of public spirit
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      133 24 Mr. DAi\ CUPID P\4 T>VrT /-Po can be ca P tured b y every girl that possesses an /^C^^^^^^x alluring and captivating personalty, but to y i f^r\Q fl Q iVrVi achieve the desired ends she must wear a cun- 1 V'S! W-rj I ning hat t0 complete her ensemble.
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