Morning Tribune, 8 May 1939

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE So. 82. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, May 8, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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    CRITICAL DAYS IN EUROPE
    289 1 \is Powers Form Military Alliance t;LO- SOVIET TALKS: AKDOWN FEARED London, May 7, Sunday papers' diplomatic corresents and editorials give prominence Anglo -Soviet negotiations, most of clieving that a critical stage has been [to have been generally agreed that the British Governlishes to confine the agreement
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    106 1 Berlin, May 7. Ps of importance reBk Hanzig are not exkr the present, accordpolitical circles where fcalk of a plebiscite at [It must be left to the m there to decide fhey want to return to p or remain the Free is. fcluctantly confirmed m F«ttprters that Herr Hitter
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    BULGARIA SHOWS HER MIGHT
    79 1 Sofia. May 7. CRIES of "we want Dobruja and Thrace" was raised by trie crowd watching a great military parade here to-day— the Bulgarian St George's Day. Military bands were playing the Dobrujan national song, which the crowd sang. King Boris and Queen Joanna attended 'the
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    "TWO ROADS FOR GERMANY"
    119 1 Warsaw, May 7. r\s now for Germany to speak" writes the newspaper "Dobry Wieczor." "The world has agreed that Berlin should furnish proofs, if an understanding with Poland is really desired. "Wiecxor Warszawski" declares. "Berlin has now to choose between two roads, of which one is
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    GERMAN PRESS ALLEGES POLISH PERSECUTION
    158 1 GERMAN PRESS ALLEGES POLISH PERSECUTION Berlin, May 7. GERMAN refugees from Polish "persecution" are fleeing across the frontier into Germany m a steadily increasing flow, according to the Berlin press, which hurls sharp accusations against the Polish Government m connection with the exodus. A German news agency says thai I
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    Windsor To Broadcast To U.S. To-day
    58 1 The DUKE OF WINDSOR will broadcast to American listeners today (May 8) from the histo^c battlefield town of Verdun, where he is at present staying, accordiiiß to a statement issued m New York by the National Broadcasting Company of America. It is stated the
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    "PERFECT ACCORD" IN MILAN TALKS
    270 1 "PERFECT ACCORD" IN MILAN TALKS ROME, MAY 7. 1 A POLITICAL AND Mli LITARY ALLIANCE WAS AGREED UPON BETWEEN COUNT CIANO AND HERR VON RIBBENTROP AT MILAN. An official communique, issued after the meeting of the ministers, says. "In conversations beiween Count Ciano and Herr von Ribbentrop on May 6
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    POPE ON PEACE
    90 1 Vatican City. May 7. THE Pope, broadcasting to the French National Eucharistic Conference at Algiers, made a brief reference to peace "so ardently desired by anxious humanity tim Holiness urged that the month of May should be entirely devoted to universal prayer In order that there should
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    AIR RAID DANGERS EXAGGERATED
    2809 2 DEFENCE SECRETARY'S A.R.P. BROADCAST Trenches Evacuation Not Practicable POtt LS« vasL nvijonty fit the population ojf S-njrapore, trenches ami i^evv ihritew »W out of tlw question, while Ujffl Hill migration is not piacticabk. (factored Mr. C. A. VBdand, M C.8., Secretary for Defence. Malaya, m i
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    FAREWELL TO SIR GEORGE TRIMMER
    38 2 FAREWELL TO SIR GEORGE TRIMMER Photograph taken at «k I J J.S.d on Saturday 1 S| J J occasion of the h on im •George Trimmer ,JSS J ■from left). v h o is "^1 country shortly.- Tribune
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    Dead Man's Allegations Against Five Chinese
    158 2 (From Our Own Reporter* Ipoh, Saturday convicted m court for petty theft, a Chinese compfc to the magistrate that he had been beaten by several patriots who had caught him. A few days later the man As a result, the Police caused five Chinese
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    NEW BAND AT TANGLIN CLUB
    108 2 THE new band of the Tanglin Club 1 played lor the first time at I the dances on Saturday evening,' and proved a great success. The Cluu was crowded and members were highly appreciative of the excellent music provided. Mr. I. if, Nick is the
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    64 2 I Singapore. Sufl MR. Tan Seng Kum. a Raffles College, was knockej by a .notor-car this afternoon n was riding a bicycle m Lowiam off Upper Serangoon Road Mr. Tan was shocked and scious on the arrival of the ajj and suffered a lacerated wo#o the left ear besides
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      42 2 L VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL 1 PIANOFORTE RECITAL ?H BY I CLIFFORD HUNTSMAN I f the Celebrated English Pianist ,S TUESDAY, MAY 9 sMs: AT I 9.30 P. M. 1 Booki "S at JOHN LITTLES $3, 2 &$1 1 1 Zr i SiSF«
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      28 2 "CARLOS" No. 2, THE ARCADE, Telephone 6332 European Hair Dressers For Ladies and Gentlemen Specialists m all the latest methods and experts m pedicure and manicure. Prices moderate.
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      77 2 Pains. i 5 Jgj wear^S Sown »'^Viß J«fftS can't f»t rid of h ,A Kill tM fg| cines Wause you jf} your kidneys. 6th.T >v S£ ,nty. lights, Leg Pams. circieJ.^j f Headache., Dltt'"* 85 L Appe t.« a and Rheumati.rn. poor app^ t erqy Swollen Ankles. c f ,u?^.
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    Malaya's Radio Telephone Link with U.S.A., Canada & Mexico
    308 3 Malaya's Radio Telephone Link with U.S.A., Canada Mexico "lIITLO AMERICA" I W VICE TO OPEN ON JUNE 1 Fune 1, a public Radio Telephone Service between Mafand North America (U.S.A., Canada and Mexico) will available. Is will be completed during three periods daily as fol--7.20 a.m. to 7.50 a.m.* 10.50
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    TO ENGLAND IN A SAMPAN
    298 3 HFWO venturesome young Malayans are leaving Singapore on the fifteenth of this month m a sampan costing sixty dollars m the hope of eventually reaching London. They are Mr. R. Balah and Mr. 8. Weerasekera. They have had the scheme under Consideration tut some time,
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    Federal Secretary eaves On Retirement
    159 3 nribunr Staff Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. m thirty years' service m Hn.i. the Hon. Mr. C. D. ■c (Federal Secretary) left B yesterday aboasjJ the Can■r Ireland on retirement. who was 53 years of Bir to Malaya m 1910. He was ■u-hed to the Indian
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    "PARIS HNEYMOON" AT THE PAVILION
    113 3 "PARIS HNEYMOON" AT THE PAVILION romance and music Die nWned m the Him "Paris H.)n?y- wnich began a season at the °n [ast night. BCi isby's inclusion m the cast, n *r with such favourites as Edaverett Horton and Franciska i?«r s mcien t guarantee of the °f the production,
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      19 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLES, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION PERSONAL ACCIDENT.
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      BULLION MARKET
      26 4 London. Saturday. Previous To-day ChamIHMJI BAR GOLD, Fine, per oz. £7-8-6 £7-8-6 Snot 20l 4 2 38 3 Fo^ard 20 1,16 20 3 16
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      53 4 Bl BBI K Previous Tft i On J Neglected 1 r.. sss 8 ***** jft. Ist Forward (June) Buyers 8 7.. Sellers 8 116 g 1516 2nd Forward (July Sept.) Buyeri 8 116 8 llfi SeUtt* 8' 8 8 U6 3rd Forward (Oct. Dec.) Buyers 8 8 »>
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      METAL MARKET
      16 4 London. Saturday. TIN STANDARD Previous To-day Change Cash afternoon price) »H Closed Forward £223
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      PRODUCE
      75 4 PALM OIL (Malay) Previous To-dT° D|^B In bulk May; June shipment £14-10-0 Sellers COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) -l May Shipment £11-6-3 Sellers SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) M May June Shipment 8 9 Sellers TAPIOCA Seed Pearl Ist quaP«v Singapore) May Shipment 13 9 Sellers HH PEPPER (F.A.Q.) H White Muntok May
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      68 4 London. Previous To-day r.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 176.73 Unchanged H IM. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8 76% 8.76 3 8 r.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 8 516 Unchanged M r.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is 2 13J16 Unchangea H T.T. on Japan <
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      147 4 Lone fl Previous To-day Distillers 88 6 88 9 Dunlop Rubber 25 6 25 9 General Electric 78 10 2 794', Imperial Checimal Industries 29 10 4 30 6" Imperial Tobacco 123 9 124 4'^ Anglo-Dutch 23 3 23 9 Canadian Pacific 4> H 4 1 16
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      44 4 New York. RUBBER Previous To-day Market Tone Stead y Dull Spot Buyers 16 15 7 s Sellers 16 8 16 Forward July Sept Buyers 16 16 SeUers 16> 8 W-- 'US Market Tone Steady Quiet Spot 49 1 4 49 4
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    Treasury Borrowing
    80 4 London. May 7. AUTSTANDING incidents m the money market during the week have been a rfce of over £16,000.000 m bankers' resources, p further expansion m lote circulation and I sharp drop r. discount rates. The ca.se which developed m the monetary situation caused a further rapid decline
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    Charge Of Hawking In Cecil Street
    123 4 Singapore, Saturday. "f PLEAD to the charge. 1 have jusi come from Johore where 1 had i licence which I hay? since kwt," was th« pl( B Chiong Chin Ngoa made to Mr. 11. Kofc ill the fourth police court this morning when hewas
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    46 4 Rome, May 7. The official Informazione Diplomatica alludes to the Ribbentrop-Ciano conversations and says that while nothing sensational will emerge from the Milan talks, it will be made clear that the Axis while being ready to defend itself strenuously against attemnts at pnririnstrument of peace- Reuter
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    733 5 I Singapore. May 6. 1 p.m. I MINING I 2 9 3 6 I 4 9 5,3 cd W 38!- 42- 18 6 19 3 W 0.65 0.70 I 18;6 19|6 X,,- IJ7V4 122^2 W 96 103 I, 20 21 if a« P 1 0.30 035 I 0.58 0.52
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    82 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore. May 6. 1 pjn. Date Ex Dlv. year fttvable May 19 May 13 2 1 2v 2 May 3 Apr. 27 2V 2 May 9 Apr. 30 10% May 13 May 8 7y 2 May 13 May 7 3% Company Dividend Books Clone
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    208 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Saturday. IMM Buyers Sellers Ampats 2 9 3,6 Ayer Wengs 0.65 0.70 Batu Seiangors 1.20 1.25 Hong Fatts 0.59 0.62 ccl Hongkong Tin 16J6 17 6xd Jelebus 0.56 0.60 Kamunting Tin B|3 91Katu Tin 21 1- 221Kents 119 23 Killinghalls 1213 13 3 Kramats ..9- 9f9
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    220 5 wayiurd c Ltd. $30,000 011 Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn KGAFOTJE MUNICIPALITY 1 O1 red 1940 $400,000 jwt. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 norn f red. 1947 $t. 600,000 106 108 norn Int. Mar. 31 3ept. 30.... iw» red. 1955 $1,000,000 113*2 IHV2 norn
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      155 5 MEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ, N, V. Jstablished by Royal Charter AD. 1824. Incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society i BANKERS AMSTERDAM Paid Up Capital t. 40,030,000,Reserve Fund 10,500,000,Chalrman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBGCK. Managing Board: 0. CRENA DE lONOH LL.D. Preside at Vi. TAUDIN CHABOT -Direct A. PAUW
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    ATTEMPTED SUCIDE CHARGE
    45 6 ATTEMPTED SUCIDE CHARGE bingapore. Saturday J. A. Embury mentW^Wi allegedi attempt* SSg?>TS born 18-year-old HukSn V 5 m the Second Police clfl^ Conrad Oldham this mSXM ing his worship thatTh^^ still an inmate „f the gL^ and asked that her csS?l^ for another week Hi^orshi?*
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    SIX INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT
    72 6 Singapore. Sunday. A MOTOR lorry, proceeding along Bukit Hni ih Road shortly after 12 30 yesterday afternoon, collided with a Municipal ".abb cart which six coolies of the Municipal Electrical department were pushing. All the six coolies were injured, some of them suffering abrasions on
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      131 6 PAVILION 6i5 9-iS TO-NIGHT .creen a favourite villain. Akim Tamiroff. as tte Mayor of rusmam funniest fellow m viars! "PARIS HONEYMOON" A PAKAMOrvr PICTrRE WITH I BING CROSBY FRANCISKA GAAL AKIM I \MIROFF fcr j52 EDWARD I^^? k -5« WLJfA EVBBETI P/ R kflM HORTON J I I L BEN
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      138 6 Js.mm «>■!.. t| -^The film is tw iet as good as 'Victoria the .Great." SUNDAY GRApfe I BOOK NOW FOR THE GAL NIGHT OF THE SEASON--, i TO-MORROW IcaWtol =^L j HISTORYS GREATEST QUEEN as the Cent Figure m a Grand vexv Impressive Story will THRILL Ever> Cinemagoer THE FINEST
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    217 7 I Singapore, Saturday. KING that death by corropoisoningr is becoming frei that a little carelessness suits m death, Mr. W. G te Singapore Coroner, reverdict of death by mis- at the conclusion of the eld yesterday into the death tteen-year-old Chinese girl, who died at the General on the
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      141 7 POSITIVELY LAST DAY OF 20th Century-Fox Funniest Comedy idea I MENJOU OAKIE HALEY I]{ I wjSnmaTtinba^nes 1 It OIOKOI IARIICR WARRIN HYMER 1 1| Wr.d«d by Williom A. SeHer Sow^i H A 20th Qntory-Hx Plctura by Gordon 1 f^k > T Darrylt2ofcick».a« B e«if» < Juctio. «nd ReveH XVi, ii
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    General A.R.P. Training To Start In Johore Shortly
    494 8 State Possesses First Mobile Gas Chamber I From Our Otvn Correspondent] Muar, Saturday. PRELIMINARY steps to train selected men from various districts m Johore as air raid wardens and instructors have been taken, and it —i* expected that the first instructors' classes
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    35 8 Mr. Chen Bing Niang (second son of Madam Chen Wong Kiang J and Miss Dang Ong Ing (a nurse attached to the St. Andrews paedic Hospital), who were married at St. Peter's Church on Tribune.
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    Radio Show May 10-24
    101 8 Radio Show May 10-24 FOR the first time m the history of Radio m Malaya an Exhibition by leading radio firms will be held m the Great World from May 10 to May 24. A feature of the Exhibition will be a studio which the R.M.B.r. a* ill erect m
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    Boy Found Drowned
    96 8 Singapore, Sunday. A THREE- YKAR-OLD Chinese boy, living at Padang Terbakar, just beyond the Bedok Police Station, was found drowned on the Bedok beach shortly a ft?r three o'clock yesterday afternoon. His body was found m front of the B"dok nment h Uday fcun alows at From
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    Cheaper Travel To Malaya
    74 8 London, May 7. ITNDKR a new sea and air travel v scheme at reduced fares, a traveller can get from New York to Africa or Malaya via England and travel m thirteen days, crossing: the Atlanlie by boat and completing the trip by flyingboat. The arrangement
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    9 8 i" U ndon !m May 4 dehverea
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    36 8 dcm hv A° CC i ed from Eur °P c &c. (Lonf k v lr <Im^ial> to-day. Delivery of boxholder,' letters only at 4 pm and general delivery of letter* at 4 05 "pirn
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    It Britain Will Retain 5 Ships
    266 9 If Germany Denounce Naval Treaty IF HITLER denounces the Anglo-German Naval Treaty, Britain will be released from the obligation to scrap five 30,000-ton, fifteen-inch-gun battleships of the Royal Sovereign class. Germany has already been notUiert that the Admiralty intend to scrap two jf these
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    UNKNOWN
    92 9 Carls n of Portland, has been selected as •ijiient of the Ooerlini skip, which for iO iviied funds for an rient to represent P sty n the Orient. jected to <-pend aye:»'.n ring this, if war conhe will go on to jo n tr.e m China, wherever n time
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    "Factories To Due Operations
    192 9 Berlin K/t'h c>-:t Czech, has !?fi Hth the assurance that Kir < ontr< I <»i" his shoe KMm. Vloravia m Government Vfcfit to ■ense business going. It I into the country t4.5W) mgn currency every week. mved m Berlin an ur.willI Germans marched mlo Ha he
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    233 9 MOrity of cases the ama;ut}i peking his nose into Bort m than he is *ela-\: the private dc--1 l "d t.pon with consideriour. I States there are numer•^euthing agencies which, U?V dl are not popular with 1 inclothea men. s to keep an eye on easing number of' self-
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    Don't Look A Man In The Eye.
    179 9 Don't Look A Man In The Eye. London DEAUTY expert M. Dono Edmund, D one-time adviser to the late Queen Marrc of Rumania, wants to give a tip to the girls of th« world Don't look a ma 1 straight m the eye. "It is not alluring," he says. "H
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    Sun Regulates Traffic Lighting
    197 9 THE tunnels which have been built at all the important roads out of Paris m order to avoid cross traffic are lit by light whose intensity i* regulated by the sun. If the day is dull, the lighting m the tunnel is dimmer, but if the
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    GAS MASKS FOR DIPLOMATS
    35 9 Washington. IN accordance with State Department instructions, the various U.S. Embassies and Consulates m Europe have been provided with pamasks of the type currently used hr the I nited States Army.
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Monday. .May 8. 1939. CHINAS CONTRIBUTION
    299 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Monday. .May 8. 1939. CHINAS CONTRIBUTION /v\LV Mitetty arc the ooontries of Europe hfgimtfag to realise how mik-h \hey owe to China under th(! leackiship of (u-ncralissimo Chiang Kni-s^e!<. Wlvv the hostilities btfSUi In 1037, whflU Britain and Other democratic ;oimtries deplored Japan's act ci' brigandage and symr.-hised
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    60 10 s tul omlnn i S*«" M »t Wormwood Kov,^ \«n.rv t M V SlC^ a l Drive w]lich the > yin Perform at the Royal Mil ary lournanient, Olympia, and at the Northern Command Tattoo to take place at Koundhay Park. Leeds. "X" Batten is no" the only art,..ery unit
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    "BRING 'Em Back ALIVE
    1022 10  - "BRING 'Em Back ALIVE Frank Buck DV 7 X«T#K_* im 'I'IJK juntfe ia aiwa dark and 1 dim r his is tIuMV :IIV really four layers to an Aaiatw I" ____tK.nl On the jrround is a ttMck arc <n oi jungle arasa tha la metimea four or nvr fort tii
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    HANGES IN MOTOR TAXATION URGED IN BRITAIN
    518 11 Present Legislation Is A Handicap To Export Trade London IN a Memorandum which has been sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the Motor Legislation Committee and the British Road Federation, a request is made for far-reaching changes m the basis of
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    ECONOMIC SANCTIONS INNATELY DANGEROUS
    190 11 Washington. put economic pres.Uions and hope to 1, at peace wiin ,(i Mr. Bernard M. ric an economic oefoic the Senate ommlttee. lions are innately i they fail they are bound r I doubt whether coo- re on our part could pre>r was deler- It." inch
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    UNKNOWN
    166 11 ol patieacf because his big iimuusine always is run"ut of gasoline. Mr. Seihin l rhairman of the Central p •"•■•■>■ Cummission and former Finance Minister has decided to go about bis business hareafUr m a horse-drawn carriage, providing he can locate one, says the 'Yomiuri. The 73-year-old financier is
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    Shanghai Defence Costs $3,000,000
    121 11 Shanghai Defence Costs $3,000,000 Shanghai. /WINKS*: reports here state that v> the Japanese authorities are proceeding with plans for huge fortifications m Che Woosung area. They say large quantitits of materials have already been shipped to Woosung vvhich will take at least thrie months to omplete at a cost ot
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    JAPAN'S LOSSES DUE TO U. S. BOYCOTT
    203 11 JAPAN'S LOSSES DUE TO U. S. BOYCOTT Washington. AMERICA'S unofficial boycott against Japanese gooes accounts for about 26 per cen^ uf the tolal decrease of $52,000,000 m American imports from Japan during the fir ->t year of the Sino-Japanese war, declares a writer m the "Far Eastern Survey" of the
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      20 11 I —I *<* Your Convenience FORE OR AFTER THE SHOW WXE At The APITOL RESTAURANT Sidney Rock Oysters AND Strawberries obtainable.
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      128 11 TMI^IIUI^OfIIC POOD SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY 12 noon on 19th May.^939. Municipal Secretary. The Traction Engines Motor Cars Ordinance (Chapter 214) X the ,aid ownen commwiica^ with the unricrsigned before tne si** May 1939, the said registrations will be cancelled. q q MEREDITH Registrar of Vt nicies. Motor Car. Motor Cvcl^ Motor
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    BRITAIN?" RECRUITING CAMPAIGN IN FU WING
    291 12  - BRITAIN?" RECRUITING CAMPAIGN IN FU WING Sir John Ande by SIR JOHN ANMiKSON THI lORD Civilian Defence, and Mr. Herbert! County Counr'l. Inspected two nut, Horse Guards Parade. Lond< n. befn vans arc niuijiped u-ith cha rs and be able to t-upply *rr formation and g recruit for two women's
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    SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL FORMS HIS OWN UNIT
    28 12 SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL FORMS HIS OWN UNIT D »«ion. butit, Tl ;h new vi it »U. h? 3 ff" and t0 be ktum a Kw*. C__M__a_? Planet News
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    Since You Must Have A Writing Desk
    1243 14 Since You Must Have A Writing Desk Let It Be Both Decorative And Practical So That It May Add To The Beauty Of Your Home TOO many houses which are beautiluliy lurnished have a lack of desk room which can cause real m- j convenience, although this is not l
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    When you buy Chairs And Settees
    1001 15 Remember These Points About Them seating accomodation such an enormous clifh, comfort of the horn: woman should know to what to look for when ing chairs and settees. L the case of p^ain rattan or caneed chairs the chief thing is to r the
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    MAKE A NOTE OF THESE...
    142 15 Broken walnuts mixed with hot golden syrup make a delicious sauce for vanilla icp crisvn. To avoid tears and trouble when extiacting on!dn juice, .sprinkle salt on Ihs Surface bt cut onion, then scrapt: onion with a spoon to extract the iuiee. i[: For a
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      285 17 ll K\S PHILP LIKE. I (Incorporated hi Australia) I NEXT SAILINGS WL\ May 28 June 3 MR June 30 July 4 cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the mg rates ■lass pwsfngers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or ■ne to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel. DANE/SYDNEY
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      67 17 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA -SHI It ALA" 8,000 TONS SAILING MAY 18 AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon 3M °6ric B iaiXK e ßltu S rn tickets to China and Japan Interchange
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      226 17 JSTAL INTELLIGENCE TO-DAY "Qantas" May 8 9 p.m. unolc Plancius ,,8 9 a.m. mmbas and Singkawang Boelongan z 8 4 prn. banlDab 4 'Qantas" ,,8 9 p.m. t»or Dillyx -Qantas" 8 9 p.m. TO MORROW S Uthern Gorgon 9 2 p» ein "Imperial" 9 2 pm. "Imperial" ,.9 2 p.m.
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    COURSE RECORDS SMASHED AT BUKIT TIMAH
    1331 18 COLDEN GLIMPSE WINS GOVERNOR'S CUP IN CREAT STYLE Singapore. Sunday. A RECORD crowd was present at Bukit Timah yesterday— A Governor's Cup Day. Right from the first race, there was brisk betting on the cash sweeps and the totes, and punters received their first
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    OME SOCCER RESULTS & TABLES
    915 19 OME SOCCER RESULTS TABLES ING are Home soccer i«and tables correcled upto ;-end:— ISM LEAGUE, D*V. I. 2 Brentford 0 1 Middlesbrough l 2 Portsmouth 1 2 Preston N. 1 Bolton 1 3 ETverton 0 0 Stokp 0 2 Liverpool 0 0 Sunderland 0 p W. L. D. F. A.
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    Y. M. C. A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL
    376 19 Singapore. Sunday. I/IXN competition characterised the 14th Annual Handicap Swimming: Carnival of the Young Men's Christian Association held At the V.M.C.A. swimming' pool yesterday. A feature of the eve ling's programme was the Fancy Diving competition which was won by Lee Hon Ming. Another
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    435 19 Quail Plays Great Game Singapore, Sunday. RE 3, Loyals 0. CONSOLIDATING their position at the top of the senior division of the league, the R.E. playing at Gillman Barracks, yesterday defeated the Loyals m their nr.i"h-looked-forward-t clash by three clear goals. The Sappers were the masters of the situation
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    192 19 Singapore. Sunday. I hia. who heat A- S. B. li.i the final of last year's ■■junior lawn tennis chainHi repeated his success H .mie player m the final V Championship of the ■fourth open lawn tennis Hi played yesterday. B a ton In two sets, and the H-i dicates
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    $156,206 LIABILITIES, $889 ASSETS
    509 20 Bankrupt's Discharge Application Fails Singapore, Saturday. A N application by a Chinese bankrupt. Ang Teck Sey, for a diswas refused by his iordship Sir Percy McElwaine at the Ugh Court to-day on the grounds that "it is a thoroughly bad banruptcy." In refusing the discharge, his
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    24 20 Jeremiah (J. Donnelly up), coming m after it had dead-heated for first place with Measure (Dodds riding), m the first race on Saturday.— Tribune
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    China Celebrates Youth Movement Anniversary
    149 20 China Celebrates Youth Movement Anniversary ••PEZE Clima" enthusiastically celery brated m Friday the twentieth anniversary' of *he Youth Movement, the day when, 20 years a^o, college and university stuciei ts m Peiping demonstrated riga .n.st the defunct Peking Government's itjlux* to demand the return of TV&lgta-J by Ji.prn at the
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    CABINET MINISTERS DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL SITUATION
    160 20 London, May 6 MEETING of Cabinet ministers, com- prising the foreign policy sub-cor-n was held last evening to review ie present international affairs inclu'ing, it is assumed, terms O f Colonrl leek's speech m Lower House of the olish ParJiament delivered early m ie day
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    Alleged Theft
    137 20 POM SEE T E CK S i n a a c t n U ChfV n cse. aged 28. appeared before Mr h• the Si »gapore Fifth Police Magistrate, on charges (a) that he at 7 45 p.m yesterday being a servant m the euploy of Mr. Tan
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    Tads Beat Chinese In Reserve Division.
    480 20 Manchester Rs. 2. s.c.faJ DISAPPOINTING soccer] witnessed at the StJ yesterday when m a rJ Division soccer fixtuJ Manchesters defeated the J F.A. by the odd ?oal mi n J The van of both teams duj markably poor finish though]] was particularly noticeable m
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      186 20 Law Notice For To-day Before the Chief Justice. Magistrate's Appeals— Gulam Shah b. Shadali Shah vs. Rex. Mahmood b Madon vs. Rex. 10th May at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's Appeals— Low Tng vs. Rex. 11th May at 10.30 a.m. Div. 1 39— R.P. Bradley vs. U. A. Brad 'py and anor.
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    Over 100 Burnt To Death In Chungking Refugee Camp
    611 21 TRAGIC SCENES CHUNGKING. MAY 6. FIRES IN DIFFERENT PARTS F THF WARTIME CAPITAL OF I CAUSED BY JAPANESE L N( j ON T!HE EVENING OF *]*ND RAGING FOR MORE S THIRTY HOURS, WERE Ely extinguished early [MORNING. Lissimo cniang Kai-shek has
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    h's Beauty Spot May Be Closed To Public Use
    437 21 h's Beauty Spot May Be Closed To Public Use (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ipoh, May 7. :l\ tucked away m the hinterland, snug and secure m its cosiness is one of Ipoh's beauty spots which has constantly ?d an ideal place for picnicking and which may shortly be 1 to the
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    DEPARTMENT HEADS MEET IN IPOH
    85 21 (From Our Own Reporter! Ipoh, May i. IN important governmental meting A nresided over by the Hon. Mr. Maicus P rS [British Resident, was held m ipoh on Wednesday last, at which heads of several departments were pre.^i. f The meeting P was E win
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    PROVINCE HEALTH DEPT. MOVES INTO NEW BUILDING
    94 21 PROVINCE HEALTH DEPT. MOVES INTO NEW BUILDING (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, May 7 THE Health Department at Butterwortn wmch was tormerly noused m two old wards m the compound of the Butterworth Hospital, now has its own building. The building which is situated next to the new Post Office,
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    KNIFE ATTACK IN TEMPLE
    215 21 KNIFE ATTACK IN TEMPLE Ipoh, Saturday. THE holy precincts of the Sikh Temple m Kampar was rudely desecrated early one morning as the result of a stabbing incident m which a Sikh received a knife injury from a compatriot necessitating his stay of nearly three months m the hospital. This
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    YOUNG BRIDE'S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
    69 21 YOUNG BRIDE'S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Singapore, Saturday ••I quarrelled with my mother-in-la* that is why I attempted to end lin; life said Lee Yuen Kew. a 15-year-oK uride, m the Third Tolice Court thi m Yuen g kew pleaded guilty to attempting to commit suicide at her home Ir Prinsep Street
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    MR. P. F. KINSEY
    28 21 Mr P. F Kinsey. of the legal firm o' Messrs. Sisson and Delay, -has return^, to Singapore from leave by the P. C "Ranchi."
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    INDIA MUST BACK BRITAIN IN WAR
    134 21 Sholapur, May 7. TT would be dishonest and unfair to India if she refused to participate m any war which Britain mi^ht be involved, declared Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan, Premier of the Punjab, presiding: over the AllIndia Muslim League Conference. Sir Sikandar uttered a
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    Stole Clock
    86 21 Singapore, Saturday. LIM KIM LEONG pleaded guiltty th^ morning m the Fifth Police Court before Mr. L. C. Goh to a charge that he at 8 p.m. yesterday at Ololland Road committed theft of a clock valued al $3.50, the property of Mr. Lim Meng On the application
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      Time Saves Services
      385 22 CEYLONESE HAVE UPPERHAND IN BALESTIER MATCH THE early morning shower ye-terday prevented the cricket match on Balestier Plain, between 'he C.S.C. and Mm United Services first teams, from commencing at 11 o clock as originally intended. The Ceylonese went out to bat at 11.30 a.m. and at
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      C. S. C. Unlucky To Draw With R. E.'s
      200 22 C. S. C. Unlucky To Draw With R. E.'s Singapore, Sunday. Time saved the R.E. yesterday m their match against the C.S.C. at Bales, .er. Following are the scores: CEYLON S.C. B Dudley lbw. Simpson 4 Ayadurai lbw. Lucas 5 T. E. K. Retnam c Gould b Johnston-? 25 Muthucumaru
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      ST. ANDREW'S BEAT ST. JOSEPH
      198 22 ST. ANDREW'S B EAT ST. JOSEPH CT. Andrew I easily beat St. Joseph's yin their axturo yesterday D. Mcv«? performed a (food doable for his sid<= scorini? 24 runs and taking four Josephian wickets for 33 runs Following are the full .scores:— St. Andrew's N Capel bO Campbell 31 J
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      Airmen Beat Indians
      184 22 THE I. A. wcro beaten by the R.A.F. at Balesticr on Satl.rday by one run. Feature of the match was the good batting of Marshall. The scores were:— Indian Association T Singh b Rowlett 33 B S. Varma b Rowlett l Baskaran c Mayfield b Hall 49
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      RAFFLES DEFEAT A. C. S.
      257 22 RAFFLES DEFEAT A. C. S. Singapore, Sunday. CCORING 104 runs yesterday, v Raffles Institution defeated the A. C. S. by 33 runs, m a cricket match played on the R. I. ground. E. W Barker (R. I.) top scored m the game with 34 runs, while R. Thamotharam alao of
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      Chines Trounc S.A.O.B
      229 22 Chines Trounc S.A.O.B sin^i|HirJ a cricket match nIaJH fc.L.K.L. ground vestnd S.C.R.C. XI defeated the Si J Old Boys' Association by J A feature of the match! fine hitting of On« Ken? J top-scored with b 4 runs 5A.0.8.A. XI I J. Duclos b Ong Suee Law P Hill b
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      CRICKET
      23 22 The cricket match betwe^H Andrew's School and S.CC. Saturday May 13 will be MM rer Park instead of at m ground J^k
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      HARD COURT TENNIS
      30 22 In the British hard pionship final. K^2^B mcrs beat Mrs. I M Lizana, &-3, 6— < v received from L-ndoii y^M Results" of the oreat J-»™ yesterday yerc- ■<;■
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      23 22 The Police Rese^« d '3M C. C. Reserves b> .pfl r*c#i match pU vecJ t 'hpi4 yesterday. The score at t H
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      28 22 y m c h rn The final of tn *vi handicap f*^2fM Tuesday, May 9. a > 9 fa A* V Dr. V. Xavier and w M
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    ENGLISH RUGGER CUP FINAL SURPRISE
    106 23 London, Saturday I)V League Cup final ,i Uembly to-day, Ha!iaford by 2ft points (four ,J,! (a try) before a r r' and their d quickly threw the f n stride. klini by the Halifax me*i jiy movements on the part IC 'i rhreequarters. was one
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    202 23 I Singapore. Saturday. I game was played at the ***** this afternoon when m Club met the second Re Ceylon Sports Club. Kill retired with a score of Ke ceylonese. his being the fcei of runs for the side, fctauntoa was the SCO's m uns not out. for six
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    87 23 i are the S.R.C. tennis ties:— MONDAY Miip Doubles <Semi-ftnai> P. l «E G Wheatley vs. Dr. 3. N S Hogar. (Sin «lps> W. N. Mocre Webb; o d'Crur vs. F. OehVY ce o v.s W. Mathews; R. J G. Ritchie, j. JIESDAY handicap "A", (Final) R E.
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    Recs Go Down To Medical College
    249 23 Recs Go Down To Medical College Singapore, Saturday. DLAYING against the SR.C. at the lat- ter's pitch to-day, the Medical College Union scored a brilliant victory by beating the "Recs" by 132 runs m an inning's game. L. Alvis scored a century and retired for the Collegians. The results were
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    S.C.R.C. Tennis Ties
    184 23 FOLLOWING are further ties; this week m the S.C.R.C. Spring tennis tournament: MONDAY Court A Tan Puay Hee <— 3> vs. Yap MooK Kirn <scr.>; Court BT. G. Sect 6> vs. Le^ Sze Tat (—6); Court C Cecil Wong <scr.) vs. Sim Teng Boon 3> Court D
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    MATCH UNPLAYED
    28 23 The cricket match between the Public Services Law vs. Merchants m the cricket tournament of the S.C.C. was not played yester** owing to wet ground conditions
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    French Horse Wins Great Jubilee Race
    149 23 French Horse Wins Great Jubilee Race Kemp to n Park, May THE four-year-old French bred Antonym, owned by a Dutchman Mr. Holdert, trained by a Frenchman Count Henri, and ridden by the young English jockey Tucker, won the Great Jubilee race to-day, over Va mile. Antonym started at 10 to
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    CRICKET IN MUAR
    290 23 [From Our Own Correspondent] Muar. GOOD batting by B van Schoonbeck and M. K. Pillai. who scored 44 and 33 respectively and good length bowling by A. Ponnampalam who eaptmed 4 wickets for It runs were mainly responsible for the Indo*Ceylonese Association scoring a win over Kok
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    58 23 Twenty- three cards were taken oat m the May Ladies spoon at the Keppel C.C. and the following returned:— Mrs M. G. Harvey ia"s Mrs G V Andrews 47— 1i=34 Mrs. R. W. McCreath 52—^-'J Mrs. R. E. Earle Mrs F. Starr 47— 12-i5 Mrs! E. A.
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    Title For Sin Kie
    207 23 Title For Sin Kie BRITISH TENNIS RESULTS LONDON, MAY 7. KHO SIN KIF BEAT CHOY IN THE FINAL OF THE ENGLISH HARD COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BOURNEMOUTH YESTERDAY 7—5, 6—l, G-4. Choy led by 3—o m the first set through Kho Sin Kie's errors. After that Sin Kie, with magnificent
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    Fine Concert At Memorial Hall
    180 23 Fine Concert At Memorial Hall EXCELLENT musical entertainment was ghstD las* night at the Victoria i Memorial Ban when Mr. Werner Baer, the Doted organist, gare a recital which will be. It is' fcoped, a prelimr to a seriss #f monthly reoftoJs to be given at the Memorial Hall. Last
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    Crooning Competition At Happy World
    94 23 Singapore, Sunday. A CROONING competition open to amateurs only, held at the morning ginsting dance at the Happy World today, was a great success. A record crowd was present and dancing was carried on until 530 pffl. There were 38 competitors and tht judges found
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    MAJESTIES ON WAY TO CANADA
    545 24 KING HAS SPECIAL PLUG FOR HIS ELECTRIC RAZOR London. May 7. THE las* impression which (he concourse of people > n > lulh retain of Ihe historic Royal tliparture is ol the two small I nncesses on the tetty. straining their eyes m an effort
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    ANGLO-RUMANIAN AGREEMENT
    157 24 ANGLO -RUMANIAN AGREEMENT Bucharest, May 7. DEFORE Sir Frederick Leith-Rcss goes to Athens on Tuesday, it is expected that a memorandum will be initialled embodying the points 3f agreement reached between the British economic delegation and Rumania. It is understood that a permanent nixed committee will be established to leal
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    LADIES GOLF RESULT
    141 24 THE Royal Singapore Golf Club (ladies) 1 v. Island Golf Club (ladies) match was played at Bukit Timah on Friday and resulted m a win for the Island Golf Club ladies tby 3 17 2 points to 2» 2 The following is the result: R.S.G.C. I.G.C. mat,
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    Labour Party's Drastic Reforms For Army
    115 24 LONDON. MAY 7. CWEEPING PROPOSALS FOR 'THE. REORGANISATION AND DEMOCRATISATION OF THE ARMED FORCES ARE CONTAINED IN A LABOUR PARTY POLICE S "A'IEMENT ON DEFENCE WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED AT TH-l PARTY CONFERENCE AT WHITSUN. IMPROVEMENT OF LAY CONDITIONS ARE OUTLINED, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT
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    Pope Takes A Hand In Crisis Settlement
    282 24 London. May 6. 1 |1 is indicated m Paris, says a Reuter message fro m lhe F capital, that the Pope has taken diplomatic action to assist j n J oeaceful settlement of the German-Polish ihpvtt. V f Papal Niimiu's visit v j
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    WOMAN APPOINTED CAMBRIDGE PROFESSOR
    89 24 London, Sunday. pOR the first tirv.e m the history of L Cambridge University a woman has .en appoints to a professorship. She is Dorothy Annie Carrod who has been appointed to faceted Profe.ssor Minns m the Disney Prjfe-orship of Archaeology, one of Cambridge." oldest professorships Garrod
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    European Peace
    52 24 m/^t s T t turd ay-M. Bonnet reporton th :h r 'V n h Cabi: ft morning on the efforts :e:ng made by the Holy See for the maintenance of peace m Europe. Bonnet's statement was made m the light -)f fcla talk with the pISS I Nunci>
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    STOP PRESS
    119 24 London. SunfrJ REUTERS special repre^enu™ aboard the Empress of Au> "V reports that while the ship P loU through a moderate swell n D *M sunshine uith a stiff breeze blo«J Their Majesties attended d'* l 1 vice this mornins. l>( uIu 1 !5 T B Captain A.
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