Morning Tribune, 10 March 1939

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    11 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE i_No. 33. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY^M^* 10, 1939." FIVE CENTS.
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    REICH WON'T ATTACK FRANCE
    114 1 REICH WON'T ATTACK FRANCE Berlin. Mar. 9. B, inspired statement on Mr. HoreI Idtaha'a speech declares that Brman) is less interested in facts Hout British rearmament than in K mentality which appears to ex■rss itself in the speech. B ent Roosevelt's aggressiveness BrcS authoritarian states has spread, Hme extent to
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    Malaya Mentioned In Record R.A. F. Vote
    231 1 H London, Mat. 9. ■^TKODI CLNG the air estimates I totalling 1205 millions in the Com■ons to-day. Sir Kingtdey Wood ■aphicallv illustrated the growth of W* a«r force, stating that the present mvt was twelve times greater than I™! ar i>om 1929 to
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    MORE BRITISH HELP FOR CHINAP
    878 1 MORE BRITISH HELP FOR CHINAP £10 MILLION LOAN WELCOMED ON ALL SIDES LONDON, MAR. 9. ALL PAPERS GIVE PROMINENCE TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CHINA CURRENCY SUPPORT FUND. VERY LIVELY SATISFACTION IS EXPRESSED AND THERE IS NO DISSENTIENT VOICE. Both the Press and financial circles point out that one result
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    MEDITERRANEAN OPEN TO ALL
    130 1 French Attitude Defined Paris. Mar. 9. FRANCE'S wish to co-operate with other nations to make the Mediterranean "serve the liberties of all nations" is stressed by M. Henry Berenffer (president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate). Speaking at a luncheon in Paris, he said:
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    Britain To Resist Franco Blockade?,
    502 1 Britain To Resist Franco Blockade? MADRID DISORDERS CONTINUE Burgos, Mar. 9. A COMMUNIQUE warns aU ships that between Torrela lighthouse and Cape Prados art submarines on watch under orders to sink any ship of whatever nationality that may attempt to approach within the territorial limit. It adds that this submarine
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    JAP PLANES BOMB BRITISH HOSPITAL
    85 1 Shanghai, Mar. 9. HPHREE direct hits were suffered by' the Jenkin Robertson Hospital of (he English Baptist Mission when! fourteen Japanese aeroplanes bomb-! ed Sian yesterday afternoon. A Chinese nurse was killed ami; there were no foreign casualties. The operating theatre, X-ray depart-* ment, machlneroom
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    NAVAL AND AIR ATTACK ON SINGAPORE PLANNED
    685 2 Huge Manoeuvres And Black-out Next Week Public Commanded To Co-operate (Tribune Staff Reporter) {(EARLY 2,000 policemen, over 5)0 air raid volunteers, over a score of battleships, cruisers and submarines of the China and possibly the East Indies squadrons, military aircraft and those who
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    GRANT OF EXECUTIVE POWERS CRITICISED
    761 2 PAN- MALAYAN OFFICERS (Tribune Staff Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday £XCEPTION was taken by Mr. E. D. Shearn at this morning's meeting of the Selangor State Council at Klang, to the granting of executive powers within the State of Selangor, to one of the pan-Malayan officers,
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    JAPAN'S SECRET AGENT HERE
    359 2 JAPAN'S SECRET AGENT HERE "China W81 Wi,' CONDEMNS Th| JAPANESE I MR. Anilcto De hellis Yq '"author of "Secret Agori of Japt passed through Singapore yea day in the M. M. steamer Presii Doumer" on his way to Kuropei America. Mr. Vespa has been in China I years during which
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    CONTRABAND CHANDU
    80 2 Singapore Thu£ EIGHT months' rigorous ment was passed <>n this mornin* when he pl«« fl ty before the District Ju« :s L. B. Gibson), to a cn irs 5 o rM ,ue sion of 20 tahils of chandu. valued at M l (rt v Accused, wno was st
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      26 2 "CARLOS" No. 2, THE ARCADE, Telephone 6332 European Hair Dressers From Berlin Specialist in all the latest •methods and experts in pedicur? and manicure. Prices moderate.
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    MALAYA TO HAVE R. A. F. VOLUNTEER RESERVE
    585 3 Official Notification Issued IMR OFFICER COMMANDING, FAR EAST, HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THE AIR MIIST RY TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF RAISING A ROYAL AIR FORCE VOL•EER RESERVE IN MALAYA (STATES AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION) ,e Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve is an
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    RUSSIAN PRINCESS TO MARRY VISCOUNT IN SINGAPORE
    280 3 Singapore, Thursday. pRIXCESS Olga DoJ^orouky, the 23-year-old Russian Princess and fiancee of Viscount Tredejrar, who has just returned from a trip to Indo-China, is indisposed and confined to bed. It is believed that I'hucoss is suffering from a bad chill but will be
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    CHARGE OVER $400
    65 3 Singapore. Thuivsclay.-- M. Samy Chettiar (49> claimed fcrtaU this morning in the fourth police court before Mr Ken neth A. Blacker to a charge that he on or abcut the month of January 1939, xi Singapore, being entrusted with certain property, to wit a sum of $400,
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    COUPLE'S ALLEGED FATAL QUARREL
    129 3 COUPLE'S ALLEGED FATAL QUARREL Singapore, Thursday. AN alleged quarrel between a man and his wife at Seletar Road on the of Jan. 25, which ended in the death of the woman, was mentioned this morning before Mr. L.B. Gibson, the District Judge, when Yeow Hoey, a young Cantonese, was charged
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    24 3 Messrs. Khoo 800 Gong and Wong Pak Choy have been appointed to bo members* ol the Chinese Advisory Board. Selangor, for the year 1939.
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      121 3 ENGAGEMENT GIVEnT- WILSON— WILLIAMS "The engagement is announced between Patrick Given- Wilson, only son of the late Harojd Given-Wilson and Mrs. Given-Wilson of London and Sheila Geraldine. youngest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. W. A. Williams of Singapore." THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that an
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      72 3 POLAROID Glasses are the latest scientific discovery in glare protection. They permit you to actually see 20 to 30 feet below the surface of the water. I Now $6.00 See our demonstration of this remarkable nevt invention. Thompson Optical Co., 4, ARCADE, SINGAPORE. PHONE 3©#2. TITAW tKMIXT MADE IN JUGOSLAVIA.
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      13 3 FROM ALL DEAUOUS. F.M.S.— DUTY FREE Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS 117-125, Cecil Street.
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      BULLION MARKET London. Thursday.
      34 4 BULLION MARKET London. Thursday. Previous To-day Change GOLD Fine Bar per oz. £7.8.2> 2 £7.8.3 +fcd SILVER Bpot 20 9 16 20 U —116 4 months' forward 19 7 8 19 15 16 +116
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      Fraser's Daily Report
      157 4 Singapore. Mar. 9. MINING. Tin at midday was $108. 7 b, up V B According to cables received irom London this mornine: several tin .•shares in London made a sharp advance yesterday and bids were received for| Pahangs* at 12 74, Hongkong Tins 166 and Southern Kintas
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      IRAQ REVOLT PLANNED?
      32 4 Cairo, Mar. 9: The Iraq ex-Premier Hikmat Soliman and fifty Army officers have been arrested and charged wito conspiring to overthrow the government, according to a Baghdad telegram. -Reuter.
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      89 4 Following are crop returns for February of: The Ayer Kuning »F.M.S.) Rubber Co.. Ltd., 67.500 lb.; The Badek Rubber Estate Ltd. 'Staffield Estate*. 19,500 lb.; The Bradwall iF.M.S.' Rubber Estate Ltd., 44.300 lb.; The Cher.sonese (F.M.S> Estates Ltd., 59.000 lb Dennistown Rubber Estates LtQ iDennistown Estate). 23.000 lb.; The Highlands
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      END OF PERAK FESTIVITIES
      164 4 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ipoh. Thursday. ANE week's celebrations in connection with the installation of the Sultan of Perak concluded yesterday with the installation of rajas and chiefs. In the presence of the High Commissioner the British Resident and Her Highness the Raja Perempuan. His Highness the
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      JAPAN'S WAR BUDGET
      35 4 Tokio, Mar. 10: The House of Representatives unanimously passed the £270--million extraordinary military budget in connection with the "current China Incident" expenditure. The bill now goes to the House of Peers. Reuter
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      168 4 Previous To^ay n Thur RUBBER Steady Steadv Chan bpot Buyers 8 5,16 8 3 8 SeUers 8 3 8 8 7 16 H lst Forward (Apr. June* Buyers 8^ 8 3 8 H m Sellers 8 7 16 8 1 2nd Forward (July Sept.- Buyers 8 7 16
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      124 4 London. Thursoi] Previous To-aav Chi Distillers 94 94 Dunlop Rubber 27 74 27 6 J General Electric 80.9 80 9 Imperial Chemical Industries 32 3 32 Imperial Tobacco 140 138 9 Anglo-Dutch 27 9 28 Canadian Pacific 54 54 London Tin 3 7> 2 3 74 Rubber
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      51 4 New York. Mar 1 RUBBER Previous To-dav CU Market Tine Steady Steady Spot Buyers 16 3 8 1S 5 8 Sellers 163 4 16^ Forward July Sept. Buyers 16 5 8 16 5 8 Sellers NP 4 16 3 4 Market Tone Steady Quiet 8pot 46 464
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      61 4 London, lamm Previous To-day clu T.T. on Paris (closing selling rate) 176.88 Unchanged T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.82 8.82 1116 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 834 8» 2 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 2 15 16 Unchanned T.T. on Japan (closing selling rate)
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      METAL MARKET
      24 4 London. u^™ Previous To-day tn W TIN STANDARD Spot (afternoon (closing price) £215 1/ 2 £216' 2 Forward £215 £215 3 __jm
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    666 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company MINING Singapore. Mar t. I p.m. &AB»1 391- 44!Kllalaj 211 221L guano 0 63 0.68xd tW 19i- 19|9 MD r 1.324 1-374 uSel 101- 10|9 luntai 211- 22|Malay 1213 13|3 Bdenang 025 0.3C m Tin 0 gs 0.71 P?i! Tin 163 17i ip Kong
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    194 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Mar. 9, 5 p.m. Total foi Company Dividend Books Date Ex Div. year, j Close Payable TIN GENERAL K <- Ayer Weng 5% int. Mar. 6 Mar. 11 Mar. 7 5% Katu 6d. No. 20 Mar 10 M ar. 17 Mar. 11 74%
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    203 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore. Thursday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 3;6 Jjr Ayer Wengs 0-65 0-69 ■Batu Selangors 132 i.jjo Hong Fatts 0.68 0/72 Hongkong Tin ..16 3 17. b Jelebus 0.58 0^63 Kamunting Tin B|3 9 3 Katu Tin 23!- 24 -cd Kents 2|l 2 7 Killinghalls 15|- 16Kramats «|6
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    179 5 In- V ?Uo Lt d- $30,000 30 oct. 3i m m nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Int 1 m d 1940 $4 °0.000 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 1024 1034 nom il i^l 31 Sept. 30 j &S.Mfir m nom i is ssnr m ~****mm* m m c 3% 1937
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      152 5 NEDERLANDSCH HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. incorporated in the Netherlands (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1314 Paid Up Capitr' f 40,030,000 Statutory Resenre Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1.000,000 Chairman of the Board of Direetow H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CHEN A DE lONOH PlOflidOßi M. TAUDIN
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      272 6 Tn HT mcm/S 5 SIAK IKIUMHIT !str^(Fig/,« M|!/ £g T AI Sm "rSd 1 WHAT THE CRIUCS *AY! pLUWING the ttSfi^ n film- -The audience followed the Bl» cVPRF c S f into Chunl? •A marvellous film wit h rapt attention" v Trll f DAILY EXPRESS street fighting ensued, (h"^
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      106 6 I i. t J ONE OF THE MOST THRILLING ACTION PICTVRFS FVFR MADE! AN RKO-RADIO THRILLER! i The CAPITOL'S NEXT Attraction I i packed romance of^Tk^ W I the men who handle T ite^ W I nitro in the oil fields m x v^| f where a girl in i
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      269 7 p AXCE IMLAti;. H T~\ (»nditioned> Phone. 2477. Restaurant Bar Attached I I(;r t DANCES (Nißhtly). From 9.30 P.M. to 12 Midnight. ■^MISSION 50 Cts. ■r|M DANCES: Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. fcniIN SK)>rFREE. t N n TIFFIN DANCE: From 1.30 P.M. to 4.30 P.M. ■^MISSION FREE. fcI'NPAV NIGHT DANCE: From
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      89 7 llm t >|f lI.I.IUIMIIHHIHIIIIIII m A FILM WHICH MUST ON NO ACCOUNT BE MISSED IS J KENTUCKY MOONSHINE" The 20th Century-Fox Presentation now at the ALHAMBRA. J Put KENTUCKY MOONSHINE" on Your Must List— Malaya Tribune. I A 20th Century-Fox Greater Laugh-Musical presenting jTHE RITZ BROTHERS inj MOONSHINE"! with TONY
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    PORTUGUESE CONSUL IN HANKOW INJURED
    159 8 PORTUGUESE CONSUL IN HANKOW INJURED Hongkong. Mar. 8. ACCORDING to a Shanghai dispatch, foreigners there are most indignant over the report that Japanese sentries struck and slightly injured the Hankow Portuguese Consul. A. T. Beltchenko. when he attempting to pass the gate in the special administrative distnct after the curfew
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    BRITISH SHIP DETAINED, SEARCHED
    57 8 Hoagkong. Mar. B.— "Yee Sheng," u .steamer of the British Jardine and Matheison Company, which arrived here from Haiphong on Mar. 6. was to-day halted and searched by a Japanese destroyer ten kilometres south-west of Koihow, north of Hainan Island. The ship was permitted to proceed
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    How International Women's Day Was Celebrated In Chungking
    226 8 How International Women's Day Was Celebrated In Chungking Chungking, Mar. 8. f HINA S war-time capital obseived the International Women's Day 1 elaborately to-day, all cinemas and theatres giving special programmes this morning to women and girls free of charge. A mass meetinfi was held at 2 p.m. and was
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    Japanese Detain Five Chinese
    118 8 Japanese Detain Five Chinese Hongkong. Mar 8. THE Japanese are still detaining five Chinese in the Hongkew sector of the International Settlement under the pretext that investigation has not been completed. It now transpires that the five Chinese are all workers in the British "'Ewo" cotton mills in the Yangtze
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    JAP BOMBERS BUSY
    149 8 JAP BOMBERS BUSY Lanchow Mar s JHIRTY Japanese planes,' fo^. 1 four squadrons, raided man cities in Kansu. Nin*hsia and Sh«2 provinces in north- wen China m trrday morning. The first two squadrons, totalli fifteen machines attacked PineiianT East Kansu, releasing 80 bombs den! Ushing 600 houses and killing SI
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    French Envoy
    34 8 Chungking. Mar. 8— M. Henri Coa French Ambassador, is presenting 1 credentials to President Lin Sen a: p.m. on Mar. 10. says a commun.q^i the National Govenment.— Chinese Co ral News' Agency.
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    APPEAL TO WOMEN THE WORLD
    324 8 Chungking. Mar. 8. AT the request of Chinese women. Madame Chiang Kai Shek has I sent the following message abroad on the occasion of the Inter- I national Women's Day: "To women of all nation's, greetings from I the women of China. Our entire people
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    30 8 Honskong. Mar. s^p^ ndicate that one Japa" 1 M"B Jhot down at Hsianeshan n 3V the guerrillas. The rrpori. oU( »o ;he Japanese airmen D^w A: escaped— Chinese Centr h
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    OVER 400 ENGAGEMENTS IN 14 DAYS
    117 8 Chungking. Mar. 8. ni RING the second half of the month of February the Chinese engaged the Japanese 404 times, killed 21,385 invaders and captured 708 Japanese officers men on all fronts, according to an official announcement. Among the war booty, the Chinese captured
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    BROADWAY MANSIONS SOLD TO JAPS
    56 8 Hongkong. Mar. B.— Shanghai's largest and tallest building, Broadway Mansions was formally sold to the Japanese Shanghai Realty Company by the British Shanghai Land Investment Company at a price of five million Chinese dollars. Broadway Mansions is just north of the Soochow Creek near the
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      83 8 I ■■■C4 j opening today I MARLBOROUGH j 6-15 and 9-15 j (Direction by Shaw Bros. Ltd.) I a 1 MISS NADIA IN:- j j"LOOTARU LALNA"! WITH SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION THE FUNERAL OF I KAMAL (PASHA) ATATURK. '4MIIIIIII I iltlllllUlllllHilll* lllilllMllflllllllllllL [Theatre ROYAL [e-is P .m. To-Night 9.15 P .m.
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    CONTRACT BRIDGE
    684 9  -  "Horatius" tn o I 0\ "THIIOW IBT PLx\Y By success or iailure of a contract ften depends on the ability of ledarer to make two tricks with Utt a tenace being a combinaO i two cards which will each a trick if the suit is led up to
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    German Woollen Dresses Dumped In Britain
    311 9 German Woollen Dresses Dumped In Britain CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY IS BEING EXPRESSED in the woollen industry at German trade methods. Reports which have reached London indicate that greatly increased subsidies are to be given by the German Government to exporters of women's woollen dress goods. Need for foreign currency with which
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      85 9 that's what everybody says on L^l W tasting Crosse Blackwell's W nourishing and tasty soups* IBJ^ It is the obvious verdict, JS^T^J|u C.&.8. Soups contain only *S^~—^^g the very finest ingredients, L (grjvgvj^^glj etables, the result being a fy^ipl^^^^SW T-«.f«C«raSo-p».«hrMJ < m,n <v ar,eti«. l\ llVii^ln^Pß^k I Tomato. Mixed VegetabU.
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, March 10. 1939. BANKERS IN THE EAST
    346 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, March 10. 1939. BANKERS IN THE EAST VERY encouraging to those concerned with trade in the Far East was the confidence expressed by Mr. T. E. Pearce, chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the annual meeting held recently in Hongkong. He pointed out that
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    Why Are Western Name So Dull?
    1160 10  - Why Are Western Name So Dull? KUO GIN CHIU, By A Shanghai Chinese Girl A CHINESE woman has one great advantage over the English— she has a lovely name. It is such a help! You sec. Chinese parents, like English fathers and mothers, want I their little ones to be
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      32 10 To-day s White Label Amwuncement There are women who would rather dye than let ethers know they are grey And some people would sooner die than be deprived of DEWAR'S i W.P.S.-M
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      34 10 Be kind to your eyes v jiiL The Osram Coiled Coil filament gives you up to 20 extra light FREE WONDERFUL MADE IN ENGLANDAdvt of The General Electric Co. Ltd.. 'Magnet House WPS 212A
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    BRITAIN HAS TWENTY Divisions ready
    1598 11 BRITAIN HAS TWENTY Divisions ready far Minister On Army for France London. Mar. 8. i IE Secretary for War, Mr. J Hore Belisna, began his eeth introducing the Army timates by a reference to a .estion which, he said, he ion^M was uppermost in the incUt the House, namely, to
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    KING & POPE
    33 11 KING POPE London, Mar. 8. The King has appointed the Duke of Norfolk to be his special Ambassador and to renresent him at the coronation of Pope Pius XII on Sunday.— British Wireless
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    H.K. And Chartered Banks Participate In New China Loan
    344 11 THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, speaking in the House of Commons, announced that the Government had agreed to give a guarantee for £5,000,000 which would enable the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the Chartered Bank to participate in
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      21 11 ar cfi 14th Opening of the MARCCS SHOW *ECML DINNER $1.75 U Carte also available 22£h Your Table Now VI»ITOL RESTAURANT
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      36 11 I THI THUi TONIC FOOD^ j Ofctrt— M»«f wO O»mkts —4 $»rm PHONF 3 "*>*> -A*\ Telegraphic Address 5934 J& Jl GOODWOOD < hw niui«l> ill Mated ideal fo^ visitors and tourists. COCKTAIL BAR LOVNGE— FIRST CLASS RESTAI'RANT
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    TORPEDO AND BOMB WASHED ASHORE
    619 12 A large torpedo and a small bomb were washed ashoiv .it Adl'vick, near rto^"or, Sussex. It took eight men to drag the weighty torpedo up the beach. It is possib!e that the torpedo ma> have been lost during Fleet exercises, but thre *eems no explanation
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    WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY ARF Off Their Food.
    1207 14 WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY ARF Off Their Food. IN no walk of life is diplomacy more necessary than in the management of young children. The elusive something a mixture of tact, persuasion, suggestion, intution and common sense which we call diplomacy should, therefore, be practised by everyone who has
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    Special Offer Week At Aurora's
    132 14 Special Offer Week At Aurora's S WHEN we visited the Aun Department Store, on Um 2 of North Bridge Road and Street, at the beginning week, we found it packed with cusS tomers. ell eager to take advar of the SPECIAL OFFER W«P organised by this progressive r.nr. S The
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      92 14 I li Hfyßßil li^^ I li^ I :^yy^lijnWll 111 Cut down on the time I SliißlSii!! H|H spent in marketing. Save I fel^iy^ll ilB money by buying food I xyK^^^l 111 in bulk Keep food fresn I 111 longer. And do all three 9 i II by investing in a
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    In Favour Of SALADS
    788 15 In Favour Of SALADS Blend with harmony, season with judgment, garnish with restraint. ■salad Me*** further en»' venetl R stuffed olivts. makes a delicious Kp irate coat* OH a hot duy. Id.- live up to their good looks IB E -.i-.r.c flavour and match both K desirable attributes in dietic
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      429 16 f fj'Hl wmm mii'i f 8Y P&Oaiid BRITISH INDIA LINES INCOKPORATED IN CNOLAND) Outwards Tonnage D °S'pore Tonnagt S*port 1539 1939 c/watt 6 800 Mar. 10 BHUTAN 6,100 May 6 a*& ISSSo mE 10 I BEHAR 6,000 May 1J SS^AL 15 000 Mar. 24 RANPURA 17,000 May 19 15,000 Apr!
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      409 16 j tv TO FRENCH P 0 R T s i j L* CHARCEURS REUNK HOMEWARDS. DESIRADE Marseilles, Harve, Antwerp, Dunkirk Mar j CAP ST. JACQUES For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazarie Bordeaux M ar j TO SAIGON INDOCHINA CAP ST. JACQUES For Saigon, Tourane and Haiphoim CAP VARELLA For Saigon, Tourane
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    160 17 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit SHIP Godown Gate Gatf Opten Noorl 20 1 1 Corfu. Ranpura 18 2 3 Somali, Ketty Brovig 16 2 3 Nea Tyhl 14 2 3 Glenearn 11 2 3 Klias 10 2 3 Gewang 9 2 3
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    Health Of Singapore
    102 17 Health Of Singapore The health statement issued by the Municipality of Singapore for the week ending Mar, 4 shows that 177 deaths \v,ere recorded, the death rate being 16.57 per mille per annum compared with j 16.57 in the preceding week. Chief causes of mortality are beri-beri 6. phthisis 30,
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    26 17 I The Air Mails (Netherlands) despatchled from Singapore on Feb. 28 and Ma-\ 2 were delivered in London on Mar 6 and 8 respectively.
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    FAMOUS CHINESE ARTIST TO GIVE LOCAL EXHIBITION
    552 17 A PT o Singapore, Thursday. KI lov «rs in Singapore will have an opportunity of viewing the works of Professor Hsu Pei-Hung (known throughout the West as Ju l eon), one of the greatest Chinese contemporary artists On his way to India to
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      270 17 H\S PHILP LIXE. H anc/jrporited in Australia). VEXT SAILINGS Apr. 28 May 4 r:und tr.p tickets from Singapore to Australia Issued at the rates. B lgers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane. Sydney or f the connecting K.P.M. Vessel. K'« i i"»^ SYDNi:I retuni lst ci*s* $«30.71 2nd clasc ■t-BOIRXF r^torn
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      65 17 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA "THAW A•* 10,000 TONS SAILING MARCH 23 AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon an Second Saloon passengers. Special Holiday Return tickets to China and Japan nterchanreabie wltn
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    ALLEGED THEFT
    69 19 Singapore. Thursday. Charged at the instance of Inspector Ibrahim of the Central Police Station, a 20-year-old Cantones?. nam >d Wan Ah Ngan. claime j trial this morning in the fourth police court before Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker to a charge that he yesterday at about 11.25 p.m. in
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    Law Notice For To-day
    68 19 The Chief Justice at Penan?— Court of Appeal. Mr. Justice Pedlow at Malacca—Assizes. Before Mr. Justice Home in 3rd Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— Probat? 252 38 Re Essoof Mohamed Saileh Angullia. Suit No. 408 38* deceased, (if not concmded > Thereafter:— O.S. 131 38—
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    Relief For China's Poor
    56 19 Relief For China's Poor Chungking. Mar. 8. The National Relief Commission and The Ministry for the Interior have jointly worked out measures to relieve the nation's beggars. The scheme calls for the expansion of poor homes, opening of institutes, and the establishment of factories to provide shelter and work for
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    "ORPINGTON" TO TOUR JOHORE
    79 19 ORPINGTON, who contributes Poultry notes to the Sunday Tribune, will visit Segamat, Jementah, Tanka, Muar, Batu Pahat, Kluang, Mersing and Jonore Bahru during the week-end. Orpington" will deliver a lecture at Batu Pahat en Saturday on "Common Sense Poultry- Farming and Self Support". The lecture, will
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    INCHE HASHIM BIN MARIDAN
    31 19 [From Our Own Correspondent] Muar, Wednesday. Inche Hashim bin Maiidan, 0.C.P.D., Muar. has been promoted to the rank °f Assistant Commissioner of Police as from March 1.
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    Final Address In Will Case
    286 19 Singapore. Thursday. THE final address of Mr. C. P. Burke. Counsel for Rahimaboo. tHfe sister of Essoof Mohamed Salleh Angullia, concluded at the Singapore High Court this afternoon before Mr. Justice Home, after nearly two weeks' hearing of the suit, popularly known as the "will
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    Mystery Of Tamils Death
    211 20 Mystery Of Tamils Death Singapore. Thursday. •gl know that the deceased left his work at 6 a.m. on Feb. 28 and we know that he was lying ill on his bed at 7.30 a.m.. >a.d Mr W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, at the conclusion of an inquiry into the
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    Alleged Theft Of Account Books
    47 20 Alleged Theft Of Account Books Singapore, Thursday. Moona Muthukaruppan (26» claimed trial this morning in the fourth police court before Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker to a charge that he on Jan. 24 being a clerk to Meeann.i Samy Chettiar, did commit theft by stealing four account books.
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    Child Fatally Injured By Burning Debris
    140 20 Taiping, Thursday. A CHINESE mother left her home in the early hours of the morning on Sunday to buy some vegetables and provisions for her daily use. at a village far from her home. On her return to her little hut she vu surprised
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    GAOL FOR EURASIAN
    82 20 GAOL FOR EURASIAN Singapore. Thursday.-- Six weeks rlKcrous imprisonment to be followed by six months police supervision, was the sentence Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker, the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, passed this morning on a Eurasian named Benjamin Baptist i2l), when he pleaded guilty to a charge that he on Mar.
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    RUGBY LEAGUE
    19 20 London, Mar. 9.— Featherstone beat Rochdale bv 16 points to ni] in a Rugly League match.— Reuter.
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    Anti-War Incidents, Mutinies In South China
    67 20 Anti-War Incidents, Mutinies In South China Hongkong. Mar. B— lt is reported that <iMce the Japanese landing at Bias Bay near Hongkong in October last up to the end of December. 27 anti-war incidents and muntinies occurred among the Japanese forces in South China. Ths War Office in Tokyo is
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    A LEGAL POINT
    510 20 When A CaseM a] Withdrawn UNDER the heading oi a Legalp B "comment was made m the 9 Tribune on the fact that f 7 e £M ant is not present in court J.?» preliminary stages, the mag tral ?H dCC J C ll that the case
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    Hospital Forcibly Occupy
    53 20 Hospital Forcibly Occupy Reports from **£LJ2mm that the American Pre.sb- T al r;d J Hospital at Hoihow. Hai' been forcibly occupied oy }ljle i and turned into a ban. medical staff and |»tten Meanwhile, many to JaP an vehicles, horses and Hi merchandise arrived at c d« nan's only treaty
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    Britain And America Are Japan's Real Enemies"
    236 21 CHINA NOT THE ONL Y OBJECT Shanghai, Mar 9. JAPAN'S legions were fighting in China to kick out the red menace of Soviet Russia and terminate "the imperialist invasion" of Great Britain, declared Seigo Nakano, president of the Tohokai, Japanese rightist party with
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    FILLIP FOR U.S. RECOVERY
    98 21 FILLIP FOR U.S. RECOVERY New York, Mar. 9. i STREETS last minute burst f taring yesterday was mainly 0 encouraging remarks by Mr. i ns the recently appointed tan <»t Commerce, which reflassini: hopes of tangible dements in connection with the lustrations business appeasenbiration's Ibusiness appease--1 programme. Hopkins predicted an
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    1,500 AIR RAID CASUALTIES
    53 21 Mar 9— An official neutral s the air raid casualties ing it fifteen hundred and says I wall was demolish 9— lt is learned from f. neutral sources that t i reduced almost coms aj a result of two Japne on Mar 3 and the on
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    Brazil—U.S. Agreement
    77 21 Brazil— U.S. Agreement Washington, Mar. 9. F*AR reaching agreements between r the United States and Brazil are expected to be announced to-morrow at the conclusion of a month's conversations between the Brazilian Foreign Minister and the administration. Senor Aranha is leaving for Brazil tomorrow. It is learned Aranha has been
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    NEWS IN BRIEF
    116 21 Berlin. Mar. 9:— lt is learned that Germany's second 35.000-ton battleship will be launched at Wilhelmshaven on Apr. 1. Reuter. Berlin. Mar. 9: Reuter is authoritatively informed that Dr. Schacht will leave for India towards the end of the month. It is stated that the visit will
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    King's Message To Pope
    43 21 Rome, Mar. 9: A message from King George to the Pope expresses great pleasure at the election and offers "wannest good wishes for your health and welfare in the discharge of the great responsibility thus devolving upon you." Reuter
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    JEWS LAND IN VENEZUELA
    40 21 Caracase. Venezuela Mar. 9. A party of Austrian Jews who waited ten days aboard the Koeni^stein for permission lo land were allowed to disembark at Laguaira. They are per. mittcd to do land work only. Reuter
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    WHERE IS ERROL FLYNN?
    77 21 WHERE IS ERROL FLYNN? Hollywood, Mar. 9. THE President of Warner Bros, told Keuter he 1* offering: five hundred dollars to any one locating Errol Flynn who has not been heard of by the studio for a fortnight. Lily Damita, Flynn's wife, is reported to have stated that she knew
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    JEWISH COMMUNICATION TO BRITISH DELEGATES
    127 21 JEWISH COMMUNICATION TO BRITISH DELEGATES London, Mar. 9. IT is reliably understood that a communication to be sent to the British delegates of the Palestine conference by the Jewish Agency Executive has been drafted on the following lines: Government is asked for a clear statement of its intentions as regards
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    CHINESE VIEW OF PEACE PROPOSALS
    156 21  - CHINESE VIEW OF PEACE PROPOSALS Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Mar. 9. AS the result of the announcement of the new British loan to China for the stabilisation of Chinese currency, the value of the Chinese dollar has rise 1 sharply in the Shanghai and Hongkong markets. It is, however,
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    SAPPERS BEAT STRONG GUNNERS TEAM IN FIRST DIVISION CAM
    270 22 Three Clear Goal Victory RE 3 R.A nil. DLAYED in atrocious ground conditions, the first Division league fixture between the Royal Artillery, last year's S.A.FA. Cup winners, and the Royal Engineers resulted in a three goals to nil victory for the
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    R. A. O. C. Defeat Gunners
    607 22 R. A. O. C. Defeat Gunners R.A.0.C... 2. R.A. (Blakan Mati) L TN a second division soccer match at Alexandra yesterday the R.A.O.C. won by the odd goal in three against the R.A. (Blakan Mati), in a game which did not lack speed and energy, but which was somewhat spoiled
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    No First Half Score
    52 22 There was no score before the interval when the Gunners attacked persistently with an occasional raid by the Sappers, who were driven back almost immediately by the fine defence play of the Gunners. The Gunners missed one sure goal in this half of the game when
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    103 22 The following have been selected to play soccer for the Junior Department against S.C C "B" XI on Friday, Mar 10 at 5 p.m. on the S.C.C ground: Edward Wee; We e Aik Char, h] Clark: O. J. Moxon, Choo Sen« Ohye (Cap4ain>, Chan Nee Siart; D R.
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    Good Entry For s.cq Tennis Me
    367 22 Good Entry For s.cq Tennis Me A GOOD entr >' has been rec for the Spring Lawn i Championship of the stna Cricket Club. The tourSJ starts on Monday. Championship Single The full draw If u tow Smith v. J. Macintosh DE L i son v. N. Clumeck: E. Chernr.na
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    HARGE OVER DIAMONDS
    93 23 ch^ec,\r S nese was this mom' r P Kenn e pt C h n i ral Police Sta on ftpnv- !i meth A Blacker in the W->3 d£" rt V ih frau dulent pose W ston? ndSl two green ston es, n h one ffreen stone, jadlon
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    General Motors' Expert For Far East
    84 23 General Motors' Expert For Far East London, Mar. 9. ji|R. C. G. Hogg, heavy lorries expert, General Motors, NewYork, passed through England to the Far East on a mission which may influence the future course of the Sino-Japanese war, says the Daily Telegraph's "Day by Day Notes" writer. Mr. Hogg
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    Manchester Reserves Beat Malays
    477 23 Manchester^ Reserves. l. M.F.A. Reserves. .0. JJOLDING the Malay Football Association reserves to a goalless draw in the first half, the Manchester's Reserves scored a late in the second half to give them victory m the Reserve Division football fixture played at the Anson Road stadium
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    Terrific Drive
    110 23 Following a pass from Joy which rebounced off cne of the Malay defenders Hamzah. Falmingham snapped up the ball and sent in a terrific drive to Hashim to open the scoring It was a good goal. This goal came just before the conclusion of the game. Malays rallied
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    BRITISH VICTORY
    56 23 London. Mar. 9 Grea: 3ritr,in bear the United States (holders at squash rackets fcr the Wolfo Noel Cup, by fiv? matches to nil. The British champion Margot Lurob beat the Ame v *car. chainpion. Anne Page -1, 9-1. 9— o. This is Britain's foi.-tli win sinre the inception
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    Home Soccer Results
    69 23 Home Soccer Results London, Mar. 8. THE following are Football League results in matches played to-day. DIVISION I Portsmouth 2; Leeds 0. Derby 0; Chelsea 1. Wolverhampton 6; Middlesbrough 1. Blackpool 2; Preston 1. Everton 4; Leicester 0. DIVISION II (Southern) Mansfield 4: Torquay 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Mopierwell 2; St.
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    Jacks S. C. Draw With Straits Times
    406 23 Jacks S. C. Draw With Straits Times Jacks S.C.. .4, Straits Times. .4. IN a Business Houses League match played on the S.R.C. padang last night, Jacks' Sports Club held the Straits Times to a draw of four-all. The encounter was an even one Jacks started with promise. Read, their
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    S. AFRICA 695 RUNS AREA
    599 24 ENGLAND FACES TEST DEFEA MELVILLE, DESPITE STRAINED LEG, SCORES FIRST TEST CENTURY I ENGLAND HAVE TO MAKE 695 RUNS IN ORDER TO AVERT DEFEAT IN THE FINAL PLAY-TO A-FINISH TEST AT DUR BAN. South Africa's second innings terminated late yesterday to 481 runs (as against
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    SCORE BOARD
    337 24 SOl TH AFRICA lst Innings Van tK Bvl b Perks 125 Mchille hit wkt b Wright 78 Rowan Ibw b Perks 33 Mitchell b Wright 11 Nourse b Perks 103 Dal ton c Ames b Fames 57 Vilio.n c Ames b Perks 0 Grieveson b Perks 75 Langton
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    DISASTROUS FIRE ON NEW VESSEL
    84 24 St. Nazaire, Mar. 9. TIRE broke out, lasting four hours, on 1 the 28,500 ton French liner Pasteui built to succeed the ill-fated Atlantique Tne scaffolding inside the funnel caught fire and pieces of blazing wood fen into the interior, starting fires at different places.
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    Imperial Pacific Conference
    128 24 Imperial Pacific Conference 1-ondon. Mar |T is believed that preparati^ the Imperial Pacific f oß f, have been in progress for son,. according U Reuter's Parlianw correspondent. They are now ticaily completed and the annj ment will not be lung delaved The United Kingdom. AiuS New Zealand will be parties
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    TIMES' TRIBute WAR MINISTER
    138 24 London. Mir. MR. HORE-BELISHA has done I in };ss than two years in I than had been achieved t*f«i generation, declares the Times I leader on the n«* Army denl ments. It adds that the scheme o: An form, on which Mr. Hore-BeUw barked 18 month*
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    9 Drowned With Sight Of Home
    62 24 London. Mar. 9: Movinp :ncdffl« witnessed at Hull this mron n? j the large crowd who a*emW<aj dock to await news following tne» of a trawler which was caugn sudden gust of wind and of the crew of 18 who scrambW the upturned keel
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