Morning Tribune, 17 December 1938

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  • 12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VNo. 272. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. December 17. 193a FIVE CENTS.
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  • 117 1 IDEA OF WAR KILLED A T MUNICH L Berlin. Dec. 16. 1,1(1 »f war between Germany "<> Britain has been completely Z !U,,! b the Munich dehpe v*! St>pt 30 the nitrites at4onal Zeitung of Essen fe commenting on Mr. hamulus speech. Bnanv krtions do not prevail in 1^;. would
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  • 230 1 Paris, Dec. 16. JT is reported here that Grand Duke Vladimir, aged 21, pretender to the throne of all the Russias, is leaving here next week for Berlin. There he will be received by Hitler, according to Madame Tabouis writing in O'Euvre. 'In Berlin it
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  • 267 1 CHAMBERLAIN WILL OFFER SOMALILAND O MUSSOLINI SAYS PARIS REPORT LONDON. DEC. 16. INQUIRIES IN BRITISH OFFICIAL CIRCLES IN LONDON REVEALED THAT NOTHING IS KNOWN ABOUT A SUGGESTION WHICH APPEARED IN PARIS NEWSPAPERS THAT MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN MAY OFFER SIGNOR MUSSOLINI BRITISH SOMALILAND IN RETURN FOR A MORE PEACEFUL PO LICY.
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  • 165 1 U. S. A. LOAN FOR CHINA New York, Dec. 16. MR Jesse Jones, chairman of th« Reconstruction and Finance Corporation, announcing credftfl ti the Universal Company, New York, said that the proceeds are to bo used for financing the exportation of United States agricultural and manufactured products to China and
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  • 65 1 Empire Air Base In Portsmouth Portsmouth. Dec. 16.- The City Council has approved the proposals to establish by private enterprise an Empire air base at Langstone -harbour despite the opposition of the Admiralty v.h( wrote declaring "any scheme for utilising Lpngstone harboiu for an air oase must be incompatible with
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  • 121 2 B. M. A. Member Here rribufte Staf Reporter) Richard Arthur .William. formerly a member oi the Council of the JJitish Medical Associal ion, armed in SiniMtore on hoard the Carthage, P. iiner. this afternoon, it i.s his intention ;o v»it me King VTllCollefl of Medicine here, for himself the progress
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  • 283 2 GOVT'S OFFER OF LAND (Tribune Staff Reporter) |F sufficient financial support is forthcoming, Malaya will have the first tennis club, membership of which will be open to all, irrespective of race, colour or creed. Movement to form such a club is afoot, and
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    81 2 Cav. I'flf. A. Perego. the Ci for Italy in Singapore, will! en route for home torn (Sunday*. He will so to Cak by Imperial Airways plantl ing at three o'clock, and tin overland bv car to Bombay! be will take a steamer fori! M Perego has been abort vears
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  • 84 2 JAP BAN ON FOREIGNERS IN CHINA Tientsin, Dec. hi MANY foreigners here are compelled to spend 'he night at the French concession owing to the Japanese order prohibiting then leaving the area until daylight. The Japanese announced that henceforth foreigners moving in hinese-Japanese areas at daytime must show passports. These
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  • 176 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban. to* THE strangest request any Malayan Judge has had 1 time l ame to the Hon. Mr. Justice Raja Musa at the «wj of the case in which Arumugam stood charged with J"^ his wife on Mav 14 at Perenhtian Siput
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    • 113 2 LUXURY U is the luxuxy which surprises so many passengers in the fuar-engined Imperial flying-boats. They find themselves takiug meals in the comfortable soundproof saloons, enjoying the passing scenery trom the promenade deck, smoking or having their afternoon nap- with a stewrd always at their service. Nighis are spent quietly
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    • 41 2 IX'MAS WILL BE J j HERE AGAIN J j HAVE THOSE PARTY j 5 AND DANCE S j FROCK'S CLEANED j Just Phone 7776, Our Van j WILL COLLECT AND DELIVER S jßurtol Quick! Cleaners j S 278. Orchard Road. SINGAPORE
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  • 466 3 AUSTRALIAN PILOT IN FA TAL CAR CRASH iinese charged ith causing death Singapore, Friday. I days after his arrival from Australia, a commercial pilot in the employ of Wearnes Air Service became one of the lulling parties to a "crash" in the small hours of Sept. 25. This i revealed
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  • 28 3 N> ir a Nutt °-B-E.. who was fort(1" of the Straits Trading Jhich a Pa^enger on the Sarpedon cue at Singapore on the 25th
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  • 166 3 "Scotch Whisky Made In Japan GMIgOW, Dec 1»> AN interesting description of a polite Japanese R entlemen at Campbeltown who made friends with distillerv officials and took copious notes and sketches uas given by an expert chemist, a witness in the ••Scotch whiskv" caae "huh h enthralling all Scotland. The
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  • 84 3 TREAT FOR 1,500 CHILDREN One thousand, five hundred children of the unemployed were given a special treat at the New World amusement park yesterday afternoon. The treat was under the auspices of the Singapore Rotary Club, and was organised by the Salvation Army with the co-operation of the New World
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  • 55 3 Licence Suspended Singapore. Friday.— O Hap Seng, a motor cvclist was to-day fined $30 or In default thirty days si. and had his licence suspended for six months by Mr C. H Whitton, when he pleaded guilty to the charge of riding negligently, thereby colliding with a motor car at
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    • 59 3 i; INNER AT THE ORCHARD RESTAURANT IS SO ECONOMICAL That's something not to be turned down .-.uch a nice place good service ..and excellent food.' You like, to be the host too; It! charges are so marvellously moderate ORCHARD RESTAURANT No. 38 Orchard Road, Singapore. THE WRITING I BjfS|fc FLUID
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    • 353 3 NOTICE Ownew Ol Rubber elates of MM ><rvs and over in the Islands of Singa pore and Penang are reminded that all credits issued for the fourth quarter Ol 1938 will expire on the 31st December. 1938. and any unused portion of suth credit! will be cancelled and all saic
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    • 110 4 London. Friday Tn-rHv Change Previous io-aa> RUBBER eri steady Quietest 2nd Forward Buyers 8 116 jM.ljj 3rd Forward (Apr. June) HE 2*16 rll6 m a m London. Friday. o Avir, To-day I'ALM Oil (Malaya) fwnow In bulk Dec. Jan. shipment Unchanged COPRA (^traits, F.M.S.) Dec. Shipment n[) u
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    • 27 4 c;OLD I******* "J Fine Bar 3*l o* £7.8.8 3:., SILVER Spot 20 l 16 19 I 4 months' forward 19 7 16 19 5 16
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    • 21 4 London ft TIN STAND ARD Previous To-day Spot (afternoon (closing price) £215' 2 BMt] Forward £21*3 3 4 m&\
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    • 18 4 London. Dec. W-fffJ gees' fund is now over 10L3W deluding a thou sana si Lloyds.- Reuter
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    • 107 4 Imperial CHemlcal IndoitrlM JJjj* WMk -'•hS London Tin Jftji i*] 4 2 n ~I Rubber Plan Investment Trxm r] 4 fjg Linearis 14 Ayer Hitam jfilfc Southern Klnta* HI- n Pahangs 12 6 12 6 London Ascitic 3 4\ 2 3 4 l 2 Kaffirs (West Wit.
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    • 71 4 London, Friday. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing selling rate) 177.65 177.60 —.65 TT on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8 60 7 8 8.59 3 4 l l T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 8 3 4 Unchanged T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 31 16
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    • 140 4 Fraser's Daily Re po rt Singapore. Dec. 16. MINING. Tin at midday was $1104. up 78. Offerings from London this morning included Hongkong Tins at 20 3. Ayer Hitams 23 44. Ipohs 24 6 ;md Malavan Tin at 33 6 while a bid was rereceived for Southern Kintas at $4.60.
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    • 36 4 Moscow Dec. te.-Th. airman 11 Chkalov. wh Moscow to Am- ii- Pole was killed when htaiv plane He will be buried wdthin the Kremlin and his I unii; awarded a pension Reuter
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    • 54 4 Vice-president of the Sin hala Maha Sabha. Mr M 3 Pe*£ wife and Mrs. Guruge «re erWJ to tea last night bv the om the Singapore Buddhist A 67. Spottisvvood Pane J Members of the Smhala Maha* were also present at the IWrt»j and Mrs. MS Perera and Ml*
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    • 72 4 A successful fancy dress dance was held by the Y.W.C.A. Sports Club at the S.V.C. Hall last night, when over three hundred guests attended. The gathering, many of whom wore fancy dress, danced to the lilting strain* of the Sambodians Dance Band. Daintily dressed members attended to the
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    • 35 4 Now York. Dec. 15. RUBBER Previous To-dav Change Market Tone Quiet Steadv Spot Sellers 16 IL6 15 15 I*> '<; Forward AprilJdne Buyers 16 316 16 110 1 8 Market Tone Steady Quiet
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    • 157 4 Washington. Dec. 16. PARTIAL loss of foreign markets and the prospects of a declining domestic demand for farm products in later year* make gwri mental crop control more or less permanent, declares Mr. Wdjj secretary of agriculture in his department's annual report t«»
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  • 654 5 STOCKS SHARES ied By Fraser Company Sn i Dec. 16. 5 p.m. 3i7' 2 4.1'; K'mbang 30j-Nom BMaia-. 43 47 Nom 231- 24 3 0.60 0.65 TIE 216 22 6 ■f^ c Vn 2 I 2113 22 3 ■nan," 12 9 13 9 ■Tin 0.32 0.36 ■Fat: 0.67- 2 0.72-&
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  • 207 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore, Dec 16. spm .a**** boo*. du, -uw ITO Close Payable GENERAL Hongkong Tin s'.5 fi)ial I>T 30 20% K,ll -nghall 2'/ 2 final Dec. 30 Dec. ID 15% SuJthern Kim „3i M Dec. 21 Dec 15 15% •southern Kinta mt Dec M Jut
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  • 222 5 LYALL EVATFS QUOTATIONS Singapore, Thursday < MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 36 41Batu Selangors 1.32 1.37 Hongkong Tin 206 21 6cd Hong Fatts 0.65 0.70 Jelebus 0.65 0.70 Kamunting Tin lOi- 11 Katu Tin 25 f- 26--1 Killinghalls 16 6 176cd 2 Kramats 10- 10 9cd Kuchais 1.25 130 Laruts 91-
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  • 149 5 11 innnj rco i%2 $2.750,00C tot Ma* 15 Nov. 15 cj. •*<-, 1938 red. 1958 $4,000,000 St May II Nov. 15 Ml c.i. PENANG MUNICIPAL |«4 :926 red 1956-613 $4,000,000 Tit May 1 Nov. 1 Ji 19 37 re- 1955;«5»,000,00t- wans ,y, 4 i, a i9SI red.
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    • 160 5 NEDERLANDSCH HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. I incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 132* Paid Up Capital f 40,030.000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1.000, ,0C Chairman of the Board of Director* H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CIUCNA ul IONOH Preside*. M.
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    • 289 6 A LOVE en»Y »ith DRAMA, DANCING and THKU.I-S: PAVILION 3is 6-i5 9-i5 TO-DAY _________________mt^f^^^^^^ -____________________w_ww\W_WW\M __-m %«4tl ll la mm rfVT^m m mmi%^m_u if fiilf -M ''•^/J^^HHlt' •••YOU tAn I a^IL t-i JB i__m 1 "^^K tI _£___\m J I^l KJ t Jr/ mm I _______ww ____t____m m m r_mtk
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    • 191 6 The Greatest Adventure Storx ol v 1 c 'tarH Amazing! Sensational! Awe-inspiring in its Realistic Grandeur! I ,capitol! i,^' 3.15—6.15—9.15 H YOUR FAVOURITE STAR m her f lne lam or ii JBi /Ja m/ I and HENRY FONDA (9^fj^^ff\ Paramount^ Powerful Epu of the I Arctic Seas I "SPAWN OF
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    • 285 7 '■^mucous Screening u PIREj i f %I .Tanjon* Pa*ar> 9 P.M. ftUM Special Double First fun feature programme j PHIL REGAN j Republics Musical Sensation j flappy-Go-Lucky Supported by 808 STEELE RIDING FOOL" j L Thrilling Western OM«na^^ llmixnti'c nights IRK HERE AGAIN j YOU'LL SAY so \FTER SEEING SHANGHAI
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    • 126 7 j HERES THE BRICHTES7 WEEK END SHOW I I DAILY AT 11 A.M. 3-15-6-15 9-15 P.M.: f] i ;'CvjßiC il ri&i^Bn •______\m^M '-'^P At »^^^^TB^^^b D^jfisy^ "-?V^ A __J&v ™$mm i^ssw?^^. i I J* I^* SHOW PEOPLE- R U EE'. VOD THE TIME 01 I 'HC TEMPLE R| I I
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  • 332 8 Sequel To Ricksha Singapore Friday ALLEGED to have been concerned with three other men in the hold-up of a ricksha in Home Road on the night of Sept 29. Tang Wah. a Cantonese youth, was committed to the Assizes today by the
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  • 177 8 House Of Millionaire's Widow Raided m Our Own Correspondent] npBB.EE masked Chinese bandits J made dJuring raid on the house occupied by the widow of the wellknow Chinese millionaire. Oei Ti m* Ham. in Semaranir. Fortunately for the occupants of the house, the police were aware of the premeditated raid,
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  • 168 8 Singapore Crime Reports Singapore. Friday —A Cantonese riding a bicycle and armed with a knife robbed an Hainanese of cash, 76 cents, and two photographs in Paterson Road at 9.45 p.m last night. No arrests have been made Singapore. Friday —A Kheh reports that cash $65 was stolen from his
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  • 82 8 FAILED TO COMPLY Singapore, Friday. fl|R. L. C. Goh, the fifth police magistrate cautioned and discharged the manager of K. Baba Co. this morning on three charges of failing to comply with the standard specification of electric appliances. His worship also ordered the confiscation of 18. two wav B.C. switch
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  • 249 8 J understand that questions are to be asked in Parliament regarding the design of our two battleships, Lion and Temeraire, of next year's building programme, writes Hector C. By water in the Daily Telegraph. Contracts for these ships are to be placed shortly. Displacing
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  • 170 8 $1,350 WORTH O RUBBER SEIZED Sl "Sapore. Friday. THE seizure o! ..0 pic N» valued at $1,350 yards off P ulau bin on J« ber 1, at 7 a.m. had J to-day i„ he Sixth JJ Court, when Tan Poon 3 Kok. Tan Chwee and Tan 2 Juan were convicted
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  • 106 8 India Judge On Malayan Holiday (Tribune Staff Reporter* SIR Leonard Adami and Lii Adami were among the pa«M S ers who arrived in Singapore t! i afternoon on board the P A 6 Liner Carthage. They joined the vessel at Morsel and are now ejijoying a short M in Malaya
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    • 94 8 I GRAND THEATRE:; II NEW WORLD) j 2 Matinee^: To-day To-morrow <* l nited Artirrts All Technicolour J »4 Production !"A Star is Born" with FREDERIC MARCH j JANET GAYNOR. I ALSO 2 "West Bound Limited" I EMPIRE CINEMA 1 1 (Tanjong Pagan I Mitinees: To-day To-morrow S Ginger Rogers
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  • 335 9 ;0,000,000 Scheme For rrigating Queensland jItUJA S greatest engineer, Mr. J. J. C Bradfield, who built >e famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and several other importpeering feats, has turned his attention to a £30 *****0 p of dams, canals and aqueducts which will carry the water the
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  • 180 9 alvage Men's Losses [Rt in a palace of the HSth tntury BC at Alalakh, North was mentioned by Sir LeoWoolley at the annual meetn London recently, of the BriSchool of Archaeology in Iraq. «onard recently returned from iting the palace. archives room of the palace,
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  • 285 9 elics Of A Massacre Wpre Foun d IK Louis Trichardt. J Stoltz, the farmer who found rifles and other supposed J*** a 100-year-old massacre in remote "caves of death" Th i v m Transvaa, > has now told the story of his discovery. 10o e Voor trekker leader Van Rensburg,
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  • 58 9 Joei McCrea and Frances Dee. vacationing In the East following- completion of Miss Dee's role m "If I Wen King". write that they rented a car ;.nd are motoring through '.he New England] states. They will return to Hollywccdi October 10th, when Joel is scheduled tol start work
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  • 184 9 BRITISH EXPORTS TAKEN BY EMPIRE EMPIRE tra<|e i„ 1938 has been better maintained than British trade with foreign countries This emerges dearly from the returns of geographical distribution of importexport trade for January-Septem-ber, published by the Board of Trade In the first nine months of 1938 Bn- 1 tain's imports
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  • 190 9 FOR BREEDING PURPOSES A NEW consignment of animals to be used for breeding purposes by the Bureau of Animal Industry is due to arrive in Mahila from, Oakland, California, Dr (iregorio San Agustin, director of animal industry, announces. The new consignment which, according to Dr San
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    • 153 9 THE CROWN LANDS ORDINANCE. __mmmmmmmm_________________________________. NOTICE OF SALE OF CROWN LAND mm_JSSSSi I& REB y GIVEN that a leiLse for th term of 99 years of ghe undermentioned Crown Land off Palmer Road, Singapore, will be sold by Public Auction at the Land Office, at 11 a.m., on Thursday, (22nd)
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  • 341 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Saturday, December 17, 1938. THE COLONIAL EMPIRE ||R. Malcolm MacDonald's much criticised speech, in which he appeared to visualise the eventual break up of the British Empire, has been warmly defended by the Prime Minister. He remarked that it had been only partially reported "—we fully anticipated this
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  • 1226 10  - The Wet Season BRINGS MORE "COLDS" L. M. BUSH M.D. By HOW TO AVOID THEM IVERY wet neoM brings its vpidenm of coals. Here a medim expert tells why M catch colds and km to prevent them. MANY people are sure their colds are caught from draughts of air. Others
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  • 1488 11 I over, Christmas is a i m a til iksgiving and rejoicing. ..go, Bishop Julius of < BLc Pu-mber 25th as the day < ■numeration of Christ's birth. I has wrought many changes, but i us ever the same i FHE M-just a village but the 1
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    • 45 11 POLAROID Glares are the latest scientific discovery in flare protection They permit you to actually see 20 to 30 feet below the surface of the water. Now $6.00 See our demonstration of this remark ible new invention. THOMPSON OPTICAL Co. L ARCADE, SINGAPORE, PBONE 3002.,
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    • 37 11 THI TRUI TONIC FOOO Obmlmmbh mf mil Chmmtiu mi*4 Storm* i DIJ/ivl 5933 w .IN Telecrapbir Address. PHONfc 5934 y S y GOODWOOD Cbarmmflr tifaatrd iHral fot visitors and tourists. COCKTAIL .BAR St LOUNGE— FIRST CLASS RLSTAITRANT
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  • 276 12 The 17,200-ton motorship "Durban Castle." which left Belfast. Northern Ireland, recently en her trials, is Messrs. Harland and Wolff's latest addition to the fleet of the Union Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd. The liner is intended for the intermediate services to South and East Africa. She
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE Sports Supplement
    • 18 1 MORNING TRIBUNE Sp or t s Su pp lement N„ December 17, 1938. EDITED BY HERMES Every Saturday.
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    • 1152 1  - SINGAPORE in inal, or ARMY Hermes By Singapore have not appeared in the Malaya Cup final for four years past. The chances this year are rosier than at any time in that period but the loss of J. B. Potter, the scrum half, who is injured, may prove too big
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    • 135 1 Teams For To-day TEAMS for to-day's needle match in the southern section of toe Malava Cup competition are given below. The match is to start at 5 p.m. and the ground will be endosed, as usual. The winners of today's game will meet Selangor 111 the (up final on Jan.
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    • 32 1 Lieut. Prest finds himself up against three of the Johore forwards lan Mackenzie. F.W. Saunders and Williams. Johore put in some grand foot rftshes at times in the game.
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      • 33 1 ON OTHER PACES Page Tanglin notes 2 Singapore hockey 3 Johore hockey 3 All Blues eup 1 Sclangor notes Seletar sport 5 Berg's title chances ti Turf Topies 1 Ski-ing in Britain S
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    • 112 2 FOUR STAL WAR TS OF THE ARMY XI I wonderful improvement in forward play since the Malaya Cup proffWMM commenceu has been a feature of the Army rugby season. These four pictures include three of the stalwarts of the forward divi<ici.. all hard woikfrs in the 100-e and tight scrums
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    • 728 2 AS mentioned in mv last notes the Manchester Individual Boxing Championships began on Thursday evening which was a great disappointment to all Tanglin boxing enthusiasts. There \ver e only eighteen entrants and the standard was very far below expectations. The final of the light
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    • 61 2 Mi Vernon Stokes, a director of Ports"l mouth F C will surcend Mr William Ficktord. late president ol the Football iation. as honorary treasurer of the Hampshire Football Association Mr Pickioid l.eld the office ol hon treasurer for over ftft 3 yean from the
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    • 893 3 INCAPORE are still weak in the forwar ds HOCKEY NOTES j E i nditions have again n ver mkind to local hockey md several good matches shed OU I last week. The Singaifalac a match played last Sunthe one of importance and played under very poor tis. round was far
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    • 320 3 PROMISING FORM BY JOHORE HOCKEY MEN PHIEF interest in hockey during the week in Johore was the fourth South Johore trial held at the English College ground, Johore Bahru. The game probable South Johore players, scored hore Bahru RI. a side comprising of was of a one-sided nature in which
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    • 94 3 Arranged For July Of Next Year THE 76th annual prize meeting of the National Kinv Association will be held at Bislev next year from July 10 to July 22 The National Small-Bore meeting, run eon- jointly bv the N.R.A., and the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, will be
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    • 32 3 A stand on the count) cricket grounu at Derbv has been wrecked by a gale, and the cost ol re-erection will absorb the greater part ol Derbyshire's share of Test match profits.
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    • 468 4 Negri shock northern finalists MEGRI followed up their surprise win over the Seletar Services of a fortnight ago with an even bigger surprise against Selangor last Saturday, holding them to a scoreless draw after out-playing them at their own game forward. When Negri w err beating the Navy and Air
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    • 317 4 INTER-STATE hockey up in the north is remarkable for the large number of goals scored so far this season. Only about a fortnight ago, Penang team travelled down to Ipoh where they were heavily defeated by a formidable Perak XI by six goals without any
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    • 225 4 DROBABLY one of the big Asiatic crowds em at H rugger match watched Sinsi| s>nd Perak. led by two brotl ba'tle for the All Blue> cup. Th:y d.d not see very thrilling citing rugger, replete with pretty I moves and blood-tingling solo ra out they
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    • 125 4 W. J. O'REILLY'S claim, made in a public specvh in Sydney that the Australian cricketers were overworked on their recent tour of England, is being warmly supported by other Australian players, past and present. W. M. Woodfull, a former Australian captain, suggests two days instead of
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    • 133 4 ESSEX CAPTAINCY T.N. Pearce May Have To Give Up THERE is some doubt that T. N Pearce will be able to continue m> captain of Essex. He has held the captaincy jointly with D. R Wilcox since 1933 An Essex official stated that the claims of business would make heavy
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    • 98 4 Impressed By Talent I Indian Cricket I fLARRIE Grimmett. the famouij t tralian spin bowler whose oji from the side to tour England tWM mer caused not a little comme* left India and sailed f«« six weeks' stay as the uu- >* tne raja of Jath. A
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    • 51 4 No Competitions On Sundays •'"HE Amateur Svvn inl in ■i opposed to comp „i t to Sundays, has deem- u h d Council a rule pro! petitions. After mu d o| Committee agreed W Council that men sai to wear trunks in> perm baths where the au such
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    • 757 5 U country by the R.A.F. rugby team this week end when L v play three matches in four days against Selan-or at' Kuala L i ak at Ipoh and Penang at Penang. should, if nothing *e jjem '<>d appetite for Christmas. Ct
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    • 116 5 D. VI. V ROBINS has inf rmed 11 Middlesex County Cricket Club that owing to thr claims of business he must resign the captaincy, although he hopes to play for the side occasionally. In a letter to the president Robins wrote: "I spent four ol
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    • 114 5 THERE is talk in German boxing circles of matching Eddie Phillips, George James or Jack London against "alteiNeusel at Dortmund, in a bout tor the benefit cf the strength through joy .movement." i Other p .-ible opponents for v use! ere Andre Unglet, the French
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    • 133 5 HAR VEY REGAINS TITLE ten Harvey, at the age of 31, after probably the longest career in flrst«!a«s boxing, is British heavy-weight champion again. Boxing superbly, with the speed and lhythm of a man ten years younger, he overwhelmed Eddie Phillips, the 27 -years-old Londoner, and won on a disqualification
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    • 147 5 PAUL Ker&s. 21-year-old Estonian, and Reuben Fine, the young American, were joint winners of the International Chess Tournament played in various towns in Holland with 8V 2 points each These two young players mot in the fourteenth and last round at Amsterdam and the match
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    • 221 6 BERGS CHANCE OF TITLE FIGHT THK chances of a fight between Kid Berg and Henry Armstrong for the latter* world welterweight title look very favourable.** according to Frankie Jacobs. Bergs man- I discussed the possibility of such a match with General J. J. Phelan, of he New York State Athletic
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    • 168 6 OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENTS URGED vn; Br president of the Austra- \\:in L.'l ki advocating the adoption of open lawn tennis tournament Upon a motion moved b> Mr. Biookes. (he Australian L.T.A. have agreeo to ask the State Associations for inefc i pinions In order that the matter may be placed
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    • 118 6 TOMMY FARR, according to reports in N(\v York, has written to a iiiend in Tonypandy. the Welsh town In which he was born, 10 sa> thai he intends making his home in the United States. Fair, who was teeently deprived ol his British heavyweight
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    • 60 6 German To Stage New Championships? GERMANY will probably stage, the World Cycling Championships in j 1941 Poland had asked to organise the (championships: but the track on which they intended to hold them is not expected to be ready In time. If Germany is entrusted with the task.
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    • 211 6 Special Inquiry By Ihe League A JOINT commission of the Football League and the Football Association »s to enquire into matters alleged to concern Stockport County, the Third Division— Northern Section football club. These tacts were confirmed by Mr. E Barlon chairman of Stockport County, who declined
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    • 96 6 Special Organisation On Maginot Line k SPORTS organisation which will pro-] vide for the arrangement of game.> r the soldiers of France's Maginot Line is: iieing formed in Paris. The need for recreation for the men: who man France's long line of fortifica-j tions is felt to
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    • 219 6 Davis Cup For The 'Aussies Next Year?' POSSIBLE member* ol the Mj team to represent Great Britaa in the Olympic Game* at Hehinfc in 1940 are to be asked forthwitll undertake intensive t raining unde their own teaches, sccordinitot Amateur Swimming AsMdalte The diving rob- ttee, it i Stated, were
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    • 24 6 The Soviet light-! 'lifter, Khotimsky I grams (about 275 lbs record for the two-; 1 Khotimsky s new existing Soviet rec
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    • 79 6 ▼ABLE tennis is becoming a very popu- lar sport in France. The French T.T. Federation announce^ that there are 450 actual clubs in 24 various regional committees, to which <;re affiliated 5.000 clubs. One reason for the growth in popula- ntv of the game Ls
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    • 721 7  - CHRISTMAS ra cing is POPULAR Marcus Superbus MM»f I opifft h IbG r«*to* a record entry for its Xmas New Year meeting i very encouraging start for the new season for a club faring most poorly during the season that will come '-•noon. for the Gold Cup are lower than
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    • 419 7 ((By "Permanian 'V\l boxing in Peiak has once Sgain become a regular attraction. there is nt indication of weekly promotions being stayed in the begi! nmg si next year. Taipnv; took the lead this tunc to tans in the North with lively sport on Saturday
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    • 50 7 1 SPECIAL issue of stamps is i A m ule :n Poland t ,e(;m 1 neniora World Ski Championships hch are be held at Zakopane. South poiano. in Xh which will show mountain <k?-ina scenes, will be franked feki F( n i by the post ofnce.
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    • 265 7 Identity Numbers In Soccer Soon jpOJC mimic time now considerable controversy has centred in England around the question of the numbering oi players la soccer matches and the latest contribution Ml this important point r a decision <\ Tottenham Hotspur to number their players in all matches outside the Football
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    • 37 7 'piiE Lawn Tennis Association received ■A £12.0!):'. as Its ShST" oi the pro!'! on the All-England chairplonshins al Wlm« blsdon in VJ'M an increase of more than £1.000 on the 193(1 figures, 110,969
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    • 150 8 This looks like the real CHRISTMAS weather These pictures, which smack of the Alps and holidays far from home, were actually taken in the Scottish hills near Perth, where winter sport is in full swing. Snow falls early in Scotland each winter, whiie England rarely sees a fall of the
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      • 46 9 CHRISTMAS fm I py c Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING IHE LATEST PATTERNS OF HALLMARKED BRITISH SILVERWARE Tea Sets Sauce Boats Coffee Sets Trays etc. HORfl DOECVKE DISHKS SWEET DISHES etc. ALSO CLOCKS JEWELLERY WATCHES THE BEST IS iO COME AM) SEE RENE ULLMANN Kaffirs Place, SIMiAPOFE.
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    • 1633 10 Christmas is the Children' s Tim we grown-ups may have a certain feeling of excitment as Christmas approarhes this is. nevertheless first and foremost, the children's time and it is safe to say that the "Christmas spirit" will be a hundred times stronger in the home which has chillren tnan
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    • 412 11 GET GLITTER in YOUR GIFTS y ot[ parcels tor "absent friends" are by now well on the way to theo the ones to be delivered by hand, through the local post ox morning, have still to be packed up. by far ihe most exciting to deal with. Since they have
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    • 357 11 Cocktails, Cups— And Cordials at this time o: year we must give a A certain amount of attention to the drinks question if at no other. Sherry, or simple appetisers such as gin and Italian or French vermouth ior a mixture of both with the gin), or gin and 'Angostura
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      • 55 11 i PERMANENT WAVING A SPECIALITY j PRICEB: $10.00 $12.00 $18 00 J MAISM PEBM j LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS I 79 Stamford Rd. 1 FORT ROAD i SINGAPORE MALACCA I i (Phone: 4610> I (Phone l»l> > v W£iAD£?A££ Table Linen Unusual designs in table mats and table cloths just received. 18
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      • 455 12 m^ m^ m^ m^L^ m^ m^ m WMß^^pfS_____\_^ mm*-* *jM mmm_\\\\\\\\_\} mm l^^mmmmm \k"mw mM II I BY P*O*d BRITISH INDIA. LINES •IN COKPO RATED Df KNOLAJTD) Outwards Due One lonnast s'por* Tonnage S*pere 1931 1939 CARTHAGE 15,000 Ln port RANPURA HMO Jan. 17 t BHUTAN 6.100 Dec. 19 RAWALPINDI
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      • 323 12 !h- v T0 FRENCH Por t H**V CHARCE^T^f UNls I HOMEWARDS. j CAP VARELLA For Maiaeilea, Nantes, St, Naza < a n^ D'ENTPECASTE-AUX For Marseilles. Havre. Antwerp Dunkfrf JTO SAIGON INDOCHINA I CAP PADARAN Tor Saigo/i. Tourane ar.d Raip) j 8. A. M. 1. (from Saigon) j G G. PASQUTER
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    • 306 13 FIGHT FOR LIFE OF ARTIFICIAL SIAMESE TWIN London. fa SURGICAL experiment in skin grafting that made "artificial Siamese twins" of a boy and a girl has failed because the doctors found that the girl's body was acting as a -vampire" by draining the blood from his body. Doctors Robert Moran
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    • 192 13 The following passengers tor straits ports are travelling on the Blue Funnel liner Sarpedon. which is due at Singapore on the 25th inst:— Mr and Mrs. WedgOOd, Mrs. and Miss S Evans. Mr. and Mrs. R.G. King. Mr and Mrs. A. MacKenzie. Mr. J.L. Gray. Mr.
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    • 123 13 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Godown Gate Gate Hai Hing 22 1 1 Tokusima Maru 20 1 1 Carthage 18 2 3 Rowan bank 16 2 3 Raub 12 2 3 Teiresias 11 2 3 Narbada.Tanimbar 7 2 3 v(nuiilij..i o\J o
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    • 122 13 South Africa Is Mobilised To A Man THE solidarity ol the Empire was demonstrated in South Afriea on the day the British Fleet was mobiliisc-u during the crisis. The commander of the naval statioi at Simonstown on the eastern coast sent out telegrams and broadcast messages culling in the reservists
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      • 232 13 BI'RXS PIIILP LIXE. I Incorporated in Australia). NEXT SAILINGS Dae Sails. KV: Dec. 31 Jan. 5 ELLA Jan. 29 Feb. 3 a: ebeap round tr:p tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the Int rttw Class passengers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane. Sydney or wrne to the connecting K.P.M. Vessel.
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      • 51 13 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. FOR HONG KONG, MOJI. KOBE VNI) OSAKA V s.s. SIIIII A I A I X.OUU lUi\iO The above ve.s.se! ha* excellent modern accommodation for First BaloOfl am ticket, ro Chins and Japan (interchangeable with Jjo sn Coy.) issued at. reduced i HARPER, GILFILLAN 00.,
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      • 203 13 )STAL INTELLIGENCE TO-DAY Montevideo Maru CC 17 1 nm W\, Montevideo Maru 17 5£ B^ei and Übaan Marudu^ rl a 17 U, PirceU on!) S" I"***1 11 4 p.m Lfo^at Britain x gLJI m f L KIM^ 1? 10am P 17 2 p.m. Old Macao H U am. and Selat
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      • 285 14 TRADE BARGAINS MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE GUARANTEED USED CARS A selection of 70 80 excellent used cars always available in stock. We can recommend these ear backed by oar Reconditioned and Guaranteed plus FREE SERVICE. Wearne 9 Used Car Mart FOR SALE CROCKERY, CUTLERY,' KITCHEN UTENSILS HOON SECK TRADING CO.,
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      • 1291 14 ON THE AIR TO-DAY TO-MORRoij^ J TRANSMISSION ."> M^SINGAPORE Mc s mM m w *r a.m. ZHL 225 metres (1.33 mcls) am. e very-day )ife'-5»- 6 2 655 Recital by Joseph Pessac M sißnal. Recorded M pm (South African Violinist. A Z Tim! 12 4? Light Orchestral Concert by increased
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    • 244 15 League Opium Board Head Retires THt recent meeting of the Per manent Central Opium Board of the League of Nations was the last to meet under the chairmanship of .Mr Leonard A. Lyall. Mr. Lyall, who has presided over the Board since its inception, has had a great deal to
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    • 102 15 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore Friday. [Hh rapid growth of the pineapple canning business from insignifi™nee °"e of southern Malaya's major industries is responsible for the creation of a new demonstration and experimental canning factory at the fifth mile, Scudai Road. Johore Buildings to house the
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    • 231 15 A Double Blow To Chinese Industry London rpHE following appears in the Evening -a Standard with regard to Synthetic Silk. Next month, I understand, the new £1.000.000 syynthetic textile plant of du Pont de Nemours will be started in Seaford. Delaware. I The synthetic fibe which is to
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      • 713 15 in the radio I I TRANSMISSION Mca d9S m.) c;SR uj Mcs <3155 m) m M 640 London Log.'* snc mu- si) M^c Hall* including: Benv urd.-uy I:ett and WlUiams (Twc jQVwI M Boys with their Phono-fiddles) Opening. Alfredo George Doonan (The Life and t^i\ oul Ul the Party); and
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      • 112 15 PARIS TPA-2 15 24 Mcs (19.7 m.) 6.20 Concert relayed trom RadioParis 7 10 Talk in current French events 7 20 News in Engllsn. 7.35 Gramophone records. 8 05 A talk. m 825 Concert relayed from RadioParis. 9.20 News in French. Colonial Market prices. 9 30 Talk and other features.
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    • 114 16 Mrs Roocevelt announced recently that the King and Queen will probably occupy the entire east end of the second floor of the White House duiing their visit to Washington, the Queen bating as a bedroom the study in which Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation <,f
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    • 1336 16 OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORA TIOJSTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Singapore, Friday. THE eighteenth annual general meeting of the Overseas Assurance Corporation. Ltd., was held this morning. Dr. S. C. Yin pre*ided and spoke as follows in presenting the report Hid accounts: I am particularly pleased to joe able 'o present to you
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    • 148 16 79 MEN KILLED B E LECTR IC SPARK Commiss oner uk C the causes of Plosion in Derbvvh Pil when 79 m n EIXL? *> were injured, has Uves conclusion that due to an elet-tric a d,sast He found that the sparkling, occurred aft? Joint box had broken bv, 5
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    • 150 16 Vancouver. Cud DUNS have been formobtoj commence the reforesuii the areas oi British foluata Canada's Pacific Coast, vhick and are being denuded froo stands of the world- famoosD* fir. A large-scale program of I ing. sufficient \o restore win 10.000 acres of land annually, i mencing three
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    • 70 16 Unconscious 11 Ho After Kno ck out IIMMY Acamick. who in oc*o* I J knocked uneom r"J eieven hours in his fit hi witn«J Roscoe Toles. haj b en re,ea*a hospital. hrvmii When Adamick eni «JJV itcrine iron: cerebrii cencu.^--thought that u e) id. Now. howei announce he will resume
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    • 375 17 |HE .-Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce forwards the ap pended letter received from Mr. S. S. Franklin, of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Milk Products. Ltd. and states that it has been circulated to all the Chinese newspaper with the request that the fullest publicity should
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    • 297 17 LAST NIGHTS FIRST NIGHTS SHOPworn Ansel," the M.G.M picture at the Pavilion, tells a story which holds the attention from start to finish. In fact it is one of the finest pictures of human interest we have seen for a long time It is a story of the United States
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    • 156 17 Manchester Regiment's Boxing Tourney Till: Manchester Regiment conciud ed iin.iK of their individual boxing belts at Tanglin Barracks last nlgM altogether six bouts being fought otT. Standard of boxing was high considering I hat the Regiment did not partici pate in the sport for Offer a year when they were
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      • 104 17 f j Bombay Tailoring Co. I ARMY CONTRA! TORS— GENERAL MKKCHANTS. j Late Contractor To The Ist. P.n Royal InniskiPing Fusiliers* P* 332 ORCHARD EOAD— PHONE NO. 4349 Opposite Ordure' Road Police Station. We have pleasure to announce that we t.ave opened our new premises Of R.xid. We specialise in
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      • 121 17 Handicaps )r To-day's Races At Taiping Ldicape for the second day the Taiping Skye meet toollowi: RACE I (U V Div. 1. abt. H Furs., U4 pm RACE 2 L lan »i l>iv 6 Furs.— 3 p.m., kt Maggie ror Kubl.ii }0 1U P 9 0 9 0 RACE 3
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      • 40 17 RACE 8 Horses, (lass 4.— Abt. I fur> b P.M. Authentic l Chiton Lad Queen oi Hearts 10.0 Just My "Luck jj 0 Q Ousher u 8 6 Double Totes 4 and a. I and I. Sweep on Race 8.
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      • 59 17 Title Table* TO-DAY EflOH Water -ti.46 am. <« ft. 4 to.) —8.00 p.m. <8 ft. 5 to.) LOW WATER 12.26 a.m. »3 ft. 6 to.) 1.35 p.m (3 ft, o to.) TO-MORROW HIGH WATER -7.44 ain <8 ft. 7 to.) 9.11 p.m. <8 ft. 2 In.) LOW WATER —1.45 a.m
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    • 736 18 EXPLODE PAYS $96 (From Our Own Reporter) IJLAVY rain attended the opening day of the December meeting of the Taiping Turf Club at Taiping yesterday. The atten(l'incp was fair. H. H. the Sultan of Perak and the Hon'ble the British Resident were present. RACE ONE
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    • 93 18 Race 1 Armv Contractor Sl2 $7 Little Miss X $16 Faith $8 Race 2: Phar Par $43 $10 Twinkling Eyes $10 Glamour $10 Race 3: M.G.M. $50 &$9 Gallant Maggie $15 Auboss $12 Race 4: Jost My Luck $12 $10 Clifton Lad $7 Star Lock $5
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    • 352 18 Y. M. C. BEAT R. A. S. pLAYIJNGon their own grou J Y.M.C.A. lost by three J one to the R.A.S.C. in a 11 of hockey yesterday evenJ was never of a "high throughout and the Y's who only ten men were lucky 2 did not lose by a bi
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      • 93 18 BIG SWEEP (Total Pool $10,355). First ***** Second ***** Third ***** Starters: *****. *****. *****. *****. *****. *****. *****. j M I. AST THE LONG AWAITED ORIENT CHAMPIONSHIP Jt/m\^^ At The NEW -WORLD IO M4.HI I TO^3 K ART AII SINGH M BOCK 4 111 IX4, f I FIRST ORIENT
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    • 659 19 MORTE LL SUFFERS SENSATIONAL KNOCK-OUT IN SIXTH ROUND rrenas Loses To Bernal card of fighting was served to fight fans to-night t the L tadium. All fights were keenly contested and even though l; oked of fight between Sompong and Marques did not ma- main contest between Johnny Mortell and
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    • 133 19 TEAMS for the next Singapore wo--1 men's hockey trial have been selected as follows: Whites: Miss. M Oehlers; Miss. M. Clarke (capt Miss. S. Armstrong; Miss. M. Bliss, Miss. M. d'Silva: Mrs. M. Eber; Mrs. Sheppard, Miss. P Eber, Miss. B. Chan, Miss Nellie Chia, Miss. Siggs
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    • 309 19 S.C.R.C. "A" 5; R.A.M.C 0. DLAYING one of the best games of the season, the S.C.R.C. hockey "A*' Eleven won a rousing victory over the R.A.M.C. who were trounced to the tune of five goals to nil, at Hong Lim Green last
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    • 355 19 R.E. (Pulau Brani) 8 pts.; 5.A.0.8 3. TWO missed penalties cost the 5.A.0.8. the game against the R.E. (Pulau Brani) which they lost by eight points (one goal and penalty) to three (try) at Farier Park yesterday afternoon. Splendid kicking by Madin was the feature of
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