Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 26 December 1937

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    23 1 The Sunday Tribune VOL. s— No 29. SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1937. I IVE CENTS. The Sunday Tribune SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1937.
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    JAPANESE CONSIDER THE FUTURE OF SHANGHAI
    155 1 MUST BE FRIENDLY TO TOKYO j A NEW WOOSUNG PLANNING BOARD MAKES ITS REPORT Tokyo, Dec. 25. TPHE r.l-inet Planning Board, "nhich has been considering measures to dea 1 with Shanghai m the future," has worked out a plan to effecflfcrccmpit. change m that
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    TEREUL CAPTURED
    135 1 Fall Of The La^Jnsurgent hamts of the tfMftHH^^ The last of the Insurgent jmroaftioiite. a town where sorie 4W »W, B a 1 civil guards, have been htpttf out, Wit it was captured tn the morning. A Government officer stated that the 100 000 government troops operating against
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    AMBASSADOR RECALLED
    16 1 Hankow, uec. fa^ado?^ Moscow^'has been recallea. are amon^ the possible canaiaa the post.- Reuter
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    "CHINA DAY"
    66 1 Appeal By President Of Indian Congress Allahabad, Dec 25. t^WAHARLAL SWtfu, ghe FSM&jient of r «I the Congress, appealed for the observance of "China Day" throughout India on Jar.. 9 next, when collections will be made for medical aid to China. The Nehru referred to the appeal for
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    62 1 This picture gives t?nible evidence of the grim battles fought as the Japanese pressed onward through shattered towns and villages to the north, harried by the Ch'nese. Japanese troops are- here seen hauling a heavy gun through a ruined town on their way north. Note the shattered windows of the
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    EXCHANGE RESTRICTION
    73 1 New Decree Issued In Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 25. A new exchange restriction decree has been' issued v.hereby the Bank of Brazil virtually monopolises the foreign exchange. n Importers of foreign goods are perra&:ed to make payments abroad only wrnifl the limits cf the quota based on
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    REVOLUTION IN SEOUL
    173 1  -  Nanyang Siang Pau Officials Killed; 25(P Koreans Arrested Shanghai, Dec. 25. fpHE Chinese are Still holding Janchiao lure Kiinqchanch^^ -The Japanese. •keve tba^Srtel SUtopei. v^. 71-. r, lsv&*ttftiis& pvSeoii! '^r %cvcrnoi's br?Men, kyTing und s vcrp! important Japanese ofnqpais Over 250 y«ung Koreans have been arvcric r\.
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    King Speaks To Empire
    144 1 CHRISTMAS DAY GREETINGS Relayed On American Networks London, Dec. 25. TTIS Majesty the jOng, brdH■Tl casting from Santfrin^ham ito on^ thr^t IJ«3t«d .State* nat&hal "igifeoxW' uto*B*d the i broadcasts initiated by his j&fher the revered head of a great family. He continued: "I cannot aspire to
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    39 1 Kankow, Dec. 23.. As a result of last-minute cancellations, the Christmas Express carries 294 passengers instead of 324. The passengers comprise 107 Britons, 96 Americans, 41 Germans. 25 Russians, 10 French, 9 Italians, 3 Swedes and 3 Norwegians.— Reuter
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    English And Scottish Football Results
    326 1 ARSENAL BEATEN AGAIN i i Kilmarnock Trounced By Celtic London, Dec. 25. fOLLOWING arc the results of the English and Scottish league foot- ball matches played to-day: ENGLISH LEAGUE, DIV. I. Blackpool 2 Arsenal 1 I Balton W. 2 Derby C. *0 I Chelsea 1
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    HEAVY FIGHTING IN HANGCHOW
    413 1  -  Nanyang Siang Pau Enemy Repulsed ECONOMIC POSITION IN JAPAN SERIOUS? Shanghai, Dec. 5. 'THE Chinese are holding the suburbs of Hangchow, and have voluntarily destroyed the water works Women, children and the aged In Hangchow have evacuated to ChinHangchow is a dead city.. The* streets and
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    52 1 Business Virtually At A Standstill London, Dec. 25. Tn 'the Stock Exchange. Paris again nnquiied for a few Kaffir special He* but local business was virtually at a standstill. Prces however, were well maintained Far Eastern loans which were furttaet marked down. Commodities wer* quiet Wall Strec, opened
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    MARYSE HILSZ
    41 1 Saigon. Dec. 24 Ifaryse Hiisz took off at 17.04 GMT. on her return journey to Pans^ She plans to fly to France m three hots, landing at Jodhpur, Dadtescius and Paris soenmng Christmas Day Ui ttoe air. a Reuter
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    BOMBING OF THE PANAY
    374 1 TOKYO REPLY Effect Of Film Story On U.S. Public Washington, Dec. 24. Till] Japanese reply U> the United Sffctec proie-H against the bombins of tJ r P* n »V will closely scrutinised by the State Department. After th< reports of Lieut. Com- mander J. J. Hughes,
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    NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
    52 1 No Saturday Night Issue Next Week Q\\lN(. to the New Year hoidays next week, Ihere will be no Saturday Ntjfcl Edition of the Sunday Tribune. The Five a.m. Edition, however, containing results of all home ■oeecr played on New Year's I)a>. will be published as usual on
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    NORTH CHINA
    56 1 Development Plan Approved By Japanese Cabinet Tokyo. De< 2. r > After two hours' deliberation y«terday after: oon, and after making certain < modifications m the wording, the Cabinet i approved the plan for developing N<*lh I China The substance of the plan Will b reported by the
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    H.M.S. "CAPETOWN*
    29 1 London. Dec 25 It is learned m London that th^ cruiser, 'Cap<town" ha« fcow cleared 1 thp* Yni>(?t.se ii tvci is •pnrout^ for Hihik 1 fcong Reuter
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    SIGNIFICANCE OF NEW LONDON-HAGUE AXIS
    518 2 MALAYA THE N. E. I. CO-OPERATION Anglo-Batavian Dinner (From Our Oun Correspond" r l l (By Air Mail) London, I>ec. 15. r»L()SFK to-operation between Malaya and the N.E.I, and a ljomlon- Hague axis were mentioned at a Hell-attended dinner of the \n»l«>-Batavi:ii> Society at which
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    VALUABLE PENDANT LOST
    51 2 Paris. Madame Sabbeck Bey, wife of the Commissioner-General of the Egyptian Pavilion, has reported to the police the loss of a pendant valued at 22,500 francs. She believes that the pendant, whicn consisted of a platinum chain adorned with gems, must have been stolen m the Exhibition
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    DENTIST TESTING NEW GAS DIES
    121 2 Leaves Note Describing Its Effects Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. A DENTIST has died testing a new anaesthetic gas. He left a scrawled note telling of the effects of the gas upon him. Police have disclosed the existence of the note which Dr. Nathan Saul scribbled with a
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    SAVED FROM SAFE
    147 2 Youth Locked In For Joke Vienna MEPOMUK, a jeweller's apprentice ol Grasslitz (Czechoslovakia), locked his friend Jiri m a big jeweller's safe for a joke and then found he could not get him out. Their master, who had the only key m his pocket, was out of
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    TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
    150 2 Paris Smokes 4,395,000,000 Cigarettes A Year Paris. Some 4,395,000,000 cigarettes are smoked each year m the Seine Department, which includes Paris and its suburbs. This department leads the other 95 departments of France m the use of tobacco. Taking the population of the Seine as 5.000,000, it means
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    SLOW PROGRESS REPORTED
    571 2 The Tin Buffer Pool Negotiations (From Our Oivn Correspondent* u*y Air Mail) London, l>.c. !5. THE reserve tin stock proposra was discussed by a sub-committee of the I T C on Dec. 9, the day preceding that on which the new quota was fixed. Business of far
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    INFANT MORTALITY IN U.S.
    70 2 New York. Eight hundred babies under one yeai of age are killed annually m the United States as a result of smothering, and 1,200 others die as a result of accidents occurring within the home. These figures, which have been issued by an American Insurance Company,
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    ENGLAND AUSTRALIA ROUTE
    1376 2 ENGLAND AUSTRALIA ROUTE MORE ABOUT THE FLYINGBOAT SERVICE INTERESTING developments can Dow be recorded as to the plans which are m hand for operating Empire flying-boats right through between England, and Australia. The other day the Imperial Airways "Cordelia" returned to Southampton after a flight as far as Singapore. The
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      174 2 TO-MORROW BOXING DAY i Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. i I SPECIAL DINNER BALL (FANCY DRESS OPTIONAL) i LATEST PARISIAN NOVELTIES' FAVOURS S CRACKERS, BALLOONS, ETC. BEAUTIFUL GIFT FOR EVERY LADY DINER EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. Dinner $7.00. Non-diners $3.00 Accommodation cannot be guaranteed unless reserved. I THE GAYEST
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    BATTLE OF THE TIN QUOTA
    537 3 BA TTLE OF THE TIN QUOTA EFFORTS OF THE DELEGATES FROM MALAYA London's Rapid Price Increase (From Our Own Corresponded* •By Air Mail* London. Dec. 15. BELIEVE it cw not m Malaya, the British section of the I T.I 1 is well satisfied with the efforts which resulted m the
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    MR. C. T. KWONG
    93 3 Promoted To Be Chinese Vice-Consul Singapore, Dec. 25. advice has been reJL ceived from the National Government of the promotion of Mr. C. T. Kwong to be Chinese Vice-Consul m Singapore. Mr. Kwong has been the Eleve-Consul for the last four years. After spending years with
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    THE GARRICK
    45 3 The special matinees, to-day and tomorrow, at the Garrick Theatre, Geylang Serai, will start at 1.30 p.m. instead of at 2 p.m. as advertised. The whole 15 chapters of the serial thriller, "The Black Coin." will be shown at one screening each day.
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    I. T. C. QUOTA DECISION
    709 3 ITS PORTENT How Calculations Were Made (From Our Own Reporter) (By Air Mail). London, Dec. 15. CO far as Malaya is concerned, the y effects of the I.T.C. quota decision is that her standard tonnage for the first quarter will be> taken as at an
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    116 3 Results Of December Medal Competitions Singapore, Saturday. THE December Medal competitions were played at Bukit Timah on Friday and resulted m a tie between Mrs. M. M. Pa f erson and Mrs. A. F. Hunter with a score of 75. The following cards were returned: Mrs. M.
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    RIFLE SHOOTING
    105 3 High Scores By Overseas Women (From Our Own Correspondent} (By Air Mail). London, Dec. 15. KENYA Rifle Association won the Colonial Rifle Association's small-bore match for 1937. They won the challenge cup and silver medals with a total of 1,576. Fiji, with 1,559 won bronze medals. Other teams
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    "HOLLYWOOD COWBOY"
    79 3 Excellent Picture At The Alhambra Singapore. Saturday. George O'Brien, ever popular m his "he-man" roles, was seen at his best at the Alhambra Theatre last night when his latest starring picture "Hollywood Cowboy," had a successful premiere. The story is baaed on a new type of Western drama
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    25 3 December visitors to Hyde Park, swathed m ankle-length fur coats against the thill, biting »i (is l-'iat kept London's temperatures m the thirties, Planet News
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    THE RITZ
    104 3 The Ritz cinema m Geylan? is putting an interesting programme to-morrow viirrht, with two shows for one payment. "Best Man Wins," Edmuni Love and Jack Hoit, will be shown at tie. first house at 7 45 p.m., ana will be followed at the second house, at 9.15 Rjn.,
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    S.C.R.C. AT HOME
    421 3 Tea And Distribution Of Prizes Singapore. Saturday. A THOROUGHLY enjoyable affair was the S.C.R.C.'s annual at home, held this evening at Hong Lim Green. The' programme included tea, tennis exhibition and prize distribution, which was followed by dancing. Owing to the inability to finish the I tennis
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    EMPIRE EXHIBITION
    68 3 State Opening By The King London, Dec. 23. THE King has agreed to open the Empire exhibition at Glasgow on May 3. The Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia have accepted invitations to become honorary presidents of the exhibition, to which 12,000,000
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    THE AMERICAN MARKET
    466 3 Daily Report By S. E. Levy Co. Singapore, Saturday. Wi: arc indebted to Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., Singapore, for the following on American Market con-d-tions: Messrs. White, Weld and Co., New Yoik, report to us by cable as follows: COTTON* 4,100.000 bales so far have
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
    35 3 Manila, Dec. 24. Last Sale Prices Previous. To-day Antamok 0.49 0.49 Pesos Benguet Con'd 8.80 unquoted Consolidated Mines 0.011 0.011 I.X.L. 0.51 unquoted San Mauricio 0.41 0.41 United Paracale 0.41 0.41
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    DEFENCE AT ALL COSTS
    231 3 Kwanlunjr's IvoyaHy WILL NOT YIELD AN INCH Shanghai, Dai U. WILL bad my arm) to iiX* If tho rapaneae attempt to Invade the pro- rince/* declared General Yu I Mou, Comman^er-in-Chief <r the Kwangt'tng foeeea, En til Entflnritw riven to preaami i yestenb We will not
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    AMBULANCE CALLS
    172 3 Cases Of Alleged Assault And Stabbing Singapore, Saturday. THREE BUM of alleged assault took 1 place during the day. One occurred In Beach Road. Two Chinese were involved, and they had to be n moved to hospital by ambuiance. One of them had external injuries, and th» other
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    SOVIET'S SPORTSMEN
    132 3 Shortage Of Winter Sports Equipment H<l*inki. With the approach of the winter sports season, an acute short ag« equipment such as skates, .skLs. thick boots and sweaters ha.s been revealed m Soviet Russia, according to the Krasnyi Sport <"Red Sport"). Such equipment and clothes as can be obtained
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      33 3 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT WANTED: Secondhand 1935 or later, Austin 7 or Morris 8 Tourer. Give particulars and price. Only private owners need write, not interested in salesmen's offers. Box 460 c|o Sunday Tribune, Singapore.
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      67 3 S. E. LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers In Securities and Commodities. Ditty Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service. Members NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE BROKERS' ASSN. MANILA
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    MALAYAN HUSBAND'S SEPARATION
    251 4 MALAYAN HUSBAND'S SEP ARATION Wife Accused Of Drunkenness (Frotv Cur Own Correspondent. > (By Air Mail). London, Dec. 15 THE chief Constructional Engineer m the Federated Malay States, Mr. John S. Whittaker, of Observatory-gardens. Kensington, sought a separation order at Wuttord from his wife, Mrs. Bessie V. Whittaker, on the
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    HISTORICAL RELIC
    175 4 1 M- Year-Old Ota itory To Be Preserved Portland, Maine. A 130-year-old ob. atory tower which Hashed ashore Hi news of an American sea victory during the War ot Independence m 1812 > ad become a permanent historical re he structure is 82 feet high and i.s r
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    "LIFE AND DEATH" MAJOR-GENERAL
    198 4 New Military Courts In Palestine Jerusalem. TOMPLETE powers over life and death v have been vested m Major-General Archibald Percival Wavell, the General Officer Commanding m Palestine, under the new Military Courts Regulations which came into operation on Nov. 18. There will be no appeals from
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    TREASURE RECOVERED
    123 4 Lying Under Hedge For 23 Years Brussels. Driving his pick under a hedgerow, Emile, Harier, of Musson m the Liege valley, brought to light silver church ornaments which are believed to have been buried at the beginning of the invasion of Belgium m 1914. Local villagers consider they
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    NEW BELGIAN STAMPS
    99 4 One In Four Has An Error Brussels. Belgian collectors have discovered that one stamp m a series of lour of a commemorative issue has an erroi. The stamps, two of which are of the value of 1 fir. 50 (brown) surcharged 2 fr. 50, and two of
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      184 4 f ThT^d^Tshow^you could have for your Holiday Entertainment! I See it TO-DAY at the CAPITOL 1 1 i flr wk~A A. wL A. a a. «m B^iaHii-j, >:^ i fSHSI DUKIIIN W l^ P^H I Musical Triumph that lifts you to the skies! i M 100 lllEi\ T and A
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      310 4 PAVILION 3 TIMES T DAY fei 3.15 6.1 5 9.15 tg .og f s a Picture youi, mUNIbUMtni ¥JJ W*» <X Hr don o r?ol ortui" |ob of going r -itjfc' HM^BBBU 1 from rag* to riches— and picking up Ifcii^^rt* plenty of love and kmev on lh# wov t
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    LAUREL & HARDY AS DESPERADOES
    156 5 LAUREL HARDY AS DESPERADOES IT ALL HAPPENS "WA V OUT WEST" A LAUGH EPIC OF THE STAGE COACH DAYS T'lIE vogue of the popularity m Western pictures now includes so rollicking and stellar a team of comic stars as T.aurel and Hardy, who will be s?e;i at the next change
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    25 5 Man. Vhirk. the Souih Sea Inland beauty, appears m "Robinson Crusoe! of Clipper Island." which will be screened at the Alhambra Theatre* Singapore, this week.
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    IDEAL FILM FOR COMEDY KINGS
    277 5 WAY Out West" is an ideal veh'de for them: mw of *he mast h'liriouslyfunnv features they have ever presented As a P^ir of "t^nriprh*^!" rt^°rt r>i"r>snectors m a br.rke round of th° colour and thrills r>f the env PO's wiM wpst, Laurel and Hardy romp
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    "ROBINSON CRUSOE'
    208 5 South Sea Island Setting EIGHTEEN thousand feet of startl- ing action and drama packed into a seven reel feature production. That is what theatre patrons may expect when they see Republic's "Robinson Ciusoe of Clipper Island," starring Mala at the Alhambra Theatre Singapore next week which was condensed
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    "The Life Of Emile Zola "
    270 5 "The Life Of Emile Zola WITH PAUL MUNI Scenes Of Devil's Island FJALF the town of Lagima Beach, California, turned out recently m various states of dishabille when a cannon was fired without warning on their beautiful beach. The alarm was soon quietod when it was discovered that a group
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    Candid Camera Shots
    277 5 TARY GRANT changing his telephone number to duck real estate agents who were t'nped oft' by a "friend" that ho was m the n^rk^t for nroperty m Hollywood IRENE DUNNE wearing dark glasses nnd slacks ar»d siting m me gallery at a nreview of her new picture,
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    Bobby Breen's New Film
    324 5 Bobby Breen 's New Film "MAKE A WISH" Several Tuneful Songs BOBBY Eicon's new musical starring vehicle "^lak^ a Wi h," which opens at (he Capitol, Theatre, Singa] i". shortly, brings n»t on\\ tl>e engaging boy lyrics tenor m a character ist;f :illy Bobby Breen staring role but also the
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      144 5 Cts^ on the large (Soz.) size and 3Ci LARGE SIZE on the small (A ioi.) size, is what you save by buying Andrews m the 8 OZ t) J<L Economy Tin. There is no change T in quantity or quality. For nearly CuAM c 50 years England has enjoyed the
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    EX-KAISER STILL CHOPS WOOD
    654 6 Full Of Energy READS THE BIBLE DAILY Doom (Holland), Nov. 23. AS he sits m lonely Doom House, his home of exile, the aged exKawer's mind is full of new campaigns. This time they are on a chess board. He is taking an intense interesi m
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    HISTORIC THEATRE SAVED
    104 6 Venice. The 300-year-old Goldoni Theatre m Venice, one of the most historic m the world, has been saved from the housebreakers. The theatre had been sold and was to have been pulled down to make way for a huge cinema. The municipal authorities appealed to the Government
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    ENERGY AND EYESTRAIN
    357 6  -  R. A. Thompson By D.O.Sc. (Doctor of Ocular Science) WHEN we sleep, nature stores up a .supply of nervous energy which is used by all organs of the body the next day. The human eyes use about 16 per cent, of this energy, when m a normal
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    BRITAIN AND POLAND
    116 6 Relations With The League London. Dec. 20. AUESTIONED on the recent statement x issued m Warsaw on Polish relations with the League of Nations, m" Eden reminded the Commons nf the Communique issued by Hn Polish foreign minister and huardf over a year ago at the end
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    CATS KILL SNAKES
    72 6 Van Reenen, Natal. A woman resident here went into her kitchen to investigate a scuffling noise there. She found her two cats struggling with a ringhals snake (similar to < cobra* which they managed to kill. Later on the same day the cats kille 1 a second
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    STRICTLY BETWEEN OURSELVES
    1746 7 STRICTLY BETWEEN OURSELVES GATHER that Mr. St. John Ervine, the noted playwright and critic, is not fond of sm In one of his articles m the Observer be refers with feeling to "the man who w3l blandly puff clouds of smoke over hi> neighbours m a theatre as if he
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      95 7 t S tlt d most important item on my shopping list Eaten at every meal and of vital necessity to every member of the family Butter must be of the very best quality and full of concentrated goodness i nourishment. "S.C.S Butter posse these attributes and is always a favourite
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    FIDDLER'S LASS BY JUNE DALE
    2091 8 Our Short Story rr\\l. t driven by a fierce wind lashed furiously m my face as I struggled to the bus stop, one hand clutching my violin case and the 'Ahcv my hat. A few ainutes later th« i lasi bus cam? along". It carried
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    SANATORIUM PATIENT CHECKS LOSS OF WEIGHT
    229 8 SANATORIUM PATIENT CHECKS LOSS OF WEIGHT Took Flesh-Forming Tablets If you are troubled by steady loss of weight read this letter from a man who put on flesh steadily after taking a course of tiny, tasteless, flesh-forming tablets— although 12 months m a sanatorium had failed to help him. I
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    GOLDEN APPLES
    89 8 Calgary. Alberta. Gold nuggets are being found m apples by Canadian housewives. A woman m Michel, British Columbia, was the first to report such a discovery. She found a gold nugget about the size of a pin head m an appte. Mrs. Ben Danielson, who lives m Coutts.
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      9 8 Read The MALAYA TRIBUNE For The Best Sports Reports
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    POULTRY AND THE BIBLE
    861 9 POULTRY NOTES Wet Weather Food BE CAREFUL OP OVERFEEDING (By John <i. Breman, V.1). M.. C.P.E.. Secrjtai;. -M;i!iaj;er M Vht Laying Hen W9, 0 I U< ad, n tpoi npHKRK is perha] when ]x>ultry rt attention than at Christmas In Eur America the burges! con<*t)mp ion
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    BACKBONE OF INDUSTRY
    106 9 The Small Shopkeepers In Britain (By Air Mail) London, Dec. 11. "The thousands ot small shopkeepers m this country are the backbone oi British industry and they form the most vital link m this country's vast sa'es system, whijh is undoubtedly the most successful and efficient m
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    What Is Your Face Value?
    122 9 The first impression you make »on people is through your general anpearance. If you are easy to look at, vcur 'iace value' is increased immediately. But if your complexion is mucldy and pimply, your eye, dull, your ssion unhappy, the estimate of you is lowered.
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    WINE RATIONS FOR SCHOOLBOYS
    278 9 Test By South African Doctor Cape Town. IN experiment to test the relative food 1* values of irilk and wine is planned by Dr. C. Louis Leipoldt, editor of "The South African Medical Journal." "The main difficulty m all dietetic experiments," he said m an interview,
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    A Woman Peeps At Singapore.
    2896 10 A Woman Peeps At Singapore. -By our ivoinai! correspondent f|X) begin with. I want to wish a!! my X readers a very, very happy Nev Year and lots of everything they wish them-j-elves. It's no good saying "Ha; Christmas." fat from my recent "peep- ing" I have seen that you
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    200 10 Jan. 26 will be a night of gaiety at Raffles Hotel the occasion being the Australian Sesquiennial Dinner when the Australian Community will entertain their Singapore friends m honour of the. 150 th anniversary. Well-known Singapore hostesses will attend who include Mrs. Tedder. Mrs. Bartley, Mrs. Wearne,
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      63 10 Priscilla Ltd. HAS JUST RECEIVED A SMALL SHIPMENT OP j "HUBRITE" i FROCKS. j i (HEAVYWEIGHT MATERIALS) Tel. 3335. 61, Stamford Rd. doroHiy more has some unusual gifts foi X'mas presents. 18, battery road, Ist floor. phone 699 d. PALAIS dcs MODES S 12A, Capitol Build. EXCLUSIVE MODEL EVENING GOWNS
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      52 10 II II SEASONABLE GIFTS for LADIES. Perfumery Perfume Sprays Powder Bowls Coffrets Vanity Cases Beautimirrors Manicure Sets Bath Salts Handkerchief Puffs Cologne And Lavender Watersfor MEN. Ilazors Shaving Brushes Hair Brushes Colour- d Shamng Soap Bowls Coif rets for Men Men's Eau de Cologne MEDICAL HALL LTD. I 3, BATTERY
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      139 10 of BOND ST LONDON OUR NEW STOCK HAS JUST ARRIVED Singapore is becoming jewel-conscious women are realising the allure and smartness of modern jewellery. Ciro jewels aie akin to real, the only difference being m the nrice: See them, and judge for yourself at: HAMLEYS Rodney House, 10, Battery Road.
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      72 10 BUY YOUR X'MAS PARTY DRESSES Designed by "MADAM PAGE" 13, Battery Road from ELSIE MARY (of Londen) at 37, Selegie Road. MORNING, AFTERNOON, COCKTAIL EVENING DRESSES. From $5.50 tc $30. Dressmaking Millinery. Saturdays open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. By Appointment k\/^ i f 4? Iff I I! y
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      24 10 7VE dADE ?A£E has just received a new sh^ ment of LINGERIE m unusual designs, from Shanghai. 18. Battery Road, Ist floor. Pho-ne 7143.
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    NOTES from KUALA LUMPUR and FRASER'S HILL
    632 11 NOTES from KUALA LUMPUR and FRASER'S HILL OX v. night, I found a party of i* the Eastern enjoying I noticed Miss Mary Day blue and whire figured coti an off-the-shouMer ?ht bodice and bot; Coates pretty m I crepe dress cut on h an orange flower Reeve-Tucker m a
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    705 11 THRISTMAS time on the Hill is un- doubtedly a festive season m every itnse of the word for the majority of visitors arrive m parties to occupy the various bungalows which are all full to overflowing and everyone is imbued with the Christmas spirit to a
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      150 11 studio Q O for foto-portrait by foto-artist S only s At Vogue's! NEW SHIPMENT JUST UNPACKED MAIDEN FORM "SOCIAL SEASON* BKASSIEKES WHOLE WORLD NOW LOOKS TO HOL L YWOOD FOR ADVANCED HOLLYWOOD! THE HOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ORIGIN OF THE WORLDS MOST RAVISHING FASHIONS WITH .DEN-FORM BRASSIERE
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      122 11 T t Fresh stock of Morning, Afternoon, j and Evening Dresses. s s Hats blocked and made to order. |de SOTZA'S j S Tel. 3188. 9, Stamford Road. s W t,^o^* *^o^* fc^^^"* t^^^"* ±^o^*-- VOV Advance Models of 1938 For Evening Wear Just Received At from the Leading houses
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      47 11 HO TO MADAME PAGE Late of 92. Piccadilly, London. For Expert Dressmaking and Designing. MATERNITY GOWNS, TWEED SUITS COATS. A Speciality. Special attention to up-country orders. Hats made and remodelled by iMISS HENSON. STRAWS', FELTS VELOURS designed to order. 13, Battery Bldg., Battery Road. Singapore. Tel. 6327.
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      193 11 11 Stamford Road, Phone 663f THE ULTIMATE CHOICE OF THE DISTINGUISHED LADY Sole Agents for: 1 VANINA 1 PARIS FORIMIER f LEYNA BEAUVILAIN J IHIEPt© WOIRSIHIIIP/ 1 r Small boys can be heroes to smaller girls \\J and the love of admiration sosms to be instinct Jrjr m the species.
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      14 11 Christie's Christmas shipment just landed (towns and drosses for all occasions 19, Stamford Road,
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      97 11 V K<l>! /i/nii//«f a; j I'K'wn haired gtrli ihouid „m No 11m pre I servr* t! natural fail cohMt of the hair anj I mphisitet ti.e baauu it! luurou& quality. 6 }*rtji7t tin J ir Amaroi No <♦ |XJ/«Mt«ll. DMMiH the ri^bt I pMpoT.on of pure li'vptun Henna I I
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    SUNDAY TRIBUNE Singapore: Sunday, Dec. 26, 1937. CHRISTMAS—AND WAR
    593 12 SUNDAY TRIBUNE Singapore: Sunday, Dec. 26, 1937. CHRISTMAS— AND WAR 'pHE Christina son is a tim 2 when we do yur best to look on the bright <idQ. We try to forget the care- y life and to enjoy ourselves and. if we are thoughtful, we remember those who are
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    There is no PEACE AND GOODWILL this Christmas
    1102 12  - There is no PEACE AND GOODWILL this Christmas C. H. W. Goult IN the friendly atmosphere oi' the club verandah a companion was expounding on the subject of Christmas m the tropics. On the table beside him stood a tall glass from which he sipped reflectively from tim to time
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    WIT and WISDOM OF THE WEEK.
    339 12  -  Anglius JUST a few to take your mind oil that problem of Christmas boxes. Vicar— Quite a lot of people had coughs during my sermon this morning. Old Verger Coughs? They ain't coughs, zur. Them's time signals. A TIMID-LOOKING woman was buy- ing- a
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    NEW CHARTER OF EFFICIENCY FOR BRITISH ARMY
    1111 13 CHANGES IN THE COMMAND VSSCOUNT GORT Warrior As Head Of The Forces Air Mail) London, Dec. 12. IN Uu nd varied history of tht British Army there has been ial Mr. Hore-Belisha's i-tutitjn of the Army nd the sudden, metecrie i -General Vist
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    AUSTRALIAN SALMON TO BE CANNED
    316 13 Order For 5,000,000 Tins For New Industry Sydney, N.S.W., Dec. 13. WHOLESALE grocery houses have agreed to take the salmon fish pack of the Narooma Canning Co., Narooma, over a period, ana assist m advertising the prcauct on the local market. The signing of a
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    HUNT FOR WILD MAN
    83 13 Istanbul Gendarmes and hunters me searching the forests round Erzerum m eastern Anatolia for a huge wild man referred to locally as "Tarzan." Four wood-cutters have described an encounter with the man. Walling through the forest, they were suddenly confronted by "a gigantic human being", his
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    19½-FOOT MAMMOTH
    203 13 Well Preserved In Frozen I (i round IOSCOW. THE well-preserved body of a mam- moth 19'- > feet long has been discovered near Foyers Bay. according U) 0 radiogram received here by the Administration of the North Sea Route trcin Wrangel Island. The body #aa found on ire
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    BOY SHOT
    130 13 .Curator Of Sydney Cricket C round Remanded Sydney, N.S.W., Dec 14. William Stewart. 70. Curator of the Sydney Cricket Ground, known by all international cricketers as the man responsible for the preparation of the Test wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground, was remanded to Jan. 5, at the
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    PALACE DEMOLISHED
    100 13 Santiago, (Chile* The Palace of Pizzarro, famous oonquistador, m Lima (Peru) is being rapidly pulled down. On its site a new building is to be constructed at a <-o of £80.000. The whole of the north front has already been demolished and soon the south front will also
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    AUSTRALIA'S RECORD TAXES
    86 13 Collections Increase By euio.oon 13 |H the 1 0 ccted £A108.303,000 m ation Lcfi mi 5.A3. 710.000 more than m th< preredjrear, while nl P i i which ti a rec< 13-14 only £4:M The or. Wila turn issued the ether di year Comle i 1770,000 the
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    21 13 Berlin. A carrot ru arty ?a) Inches Long been dup up m a fttld near WernJeeIlartz Mountains. It weighs over pounds*
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    GASTRITIS
    258 13 The Truth Yon cannot hope to K<>t re;illy better from poor stomach trouble until you know the exact caste of H 1 hen only can you treat it scientifically and leel your pain go for food If you are troubled wilh flatulencr, if you feel unpleasantly lull after ordinary
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    A SCOTSMAN LOOKS AT MALAYA
    1507 14  -  W. B. Paterson In Which I Discourse On Turkeys, Plum Puddings, Including One Which Bounced, Suggest A Good New Year Resolution For The General Manager And Make A Solemn Resolution Myself Not To Make Any Resolutions. ASSUMING that you have digested your turkey and plum
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      512 14 COMPETITION RESULTS. KINGS GATE Announces THE WIXNEItS COMPETITION NO. 2 In the opinion of the judges five competitors tied for Ist prizeMiss Evelyn Ong, Miss Norna Khoo. 582A. Serangoon Road, 49. Beang Teik Road, Singapore. Penang. J S M. Rennie, John Chong Luke, 9, "de Souza Street, 51. Wall Street
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    Tragedy Of A War-Shattered Man
    1782 15 SHOOTS SISTER AND THEN SUICIDE NIGHT OF HORROR IN DOCTORS HOUSE Mr Mail) Lonelo.i, Dec. 4. "TJ E e^ lim e r a^ reaiJ y dead physically and slowly dying morally, and so life became intolerable/ In these dramatic words a greyhaired doctor laid bare,
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    POLITICIANS FIGHT REVOLVER DUEL
    254 15 One Wounded And Taken To Hospital Santiago, Chi THE first duel between politicians m Chile for 20 years has been fought near here between Don Octavio Senoret and Don Juan Antonio Rios. It was fought with revolvers and Senor £enoret received a m rious leg wound.
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      144 15 BATTiRSBY BRITISH PUR f 7 j^^^^S FELTB ARE OBTAINABLE Jg&ft* IN IMAIT LONDON STYLES >fi m AND VAtloUs WEIGHTS V^^mfll TO P »-EASE DISCIIMINATING BATTERSBY HATS Wkj NATURAL WHITENESS igK Restored To Dull Off-Color Teeth ifid3i l *"i n antiseptic cleansing dentifrice that's x bringing new attractiveness to thousands j&^i^hj
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    "HOW DID YOU GET IN THERE?"
    1183 16  - "HOW DID YOU GET IN THERE?" G. S. Hammonds Knock-knock! AT my elbow as I typo stands a little wccdeii box. I can see it out of the cormr of my eye, and r or the time being it is constantly m my thoughts. Foi it Is a very now
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      426 16 IF YOUR FEET aren't sweet-* they need this daily treat When flM* swell, burn, ache and become tender, sore or offensive J when hard skin f n lea ana mak' when corns throb: wl joint swells into a pai when you feel you want to slip your shoes off m
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      313 16 Mnnnnin FIRSF tn VA" Ut 3M| 1 1 MOSQUITO BITES >^ >^ 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I se r rioS tei tr*ble C Wood BIGGER ROOMIER WITH NEW LUXURY NEW DRIVING EASL X Ski 8J poisoning m many cases M w I1 I I (1 I if-*
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    SYDNEY'S NEW LORD MAYOR
    218 17 SYDNEY'S NEW LORD MAYOR Youngest In The History ()i The City s aw., Dvc n. 4 LDERMAN N idfieW Nock. A ci Lord Mayor of r day by the new City Council I I Lorcl Mayor m th( > of Sydney. Mr. Neck la 36 years of age He has
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    WINTER SUBSCRIPTION
    72 17 Nearly £2.500 Collected In Government Spain Barcelona are pouring m from all ■nt Spain for the "national ion for the winter canilims at providing troops inn clothes and other winter to date amount to t about £2.480 iributions from prominent r^riclude 25.000 pesetas (£3OGi tror. S Manuel Azana.
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    JO'BURG HOUSEWIVES ALARMED
    390 17 JO'BURG HOUSEWIVES ALARMED 'Menace" Of Rocketing Prices Cape Town. pREAT Britain not the only place wtioic (here Is talk of riding price;. Housewives m Johannesburg are alarmed arid indignant about the ri.se to the cost living on the Rand, and the Housewives' Lsague of South Africa Ls organising to fight
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    BRONZE TEETH
    54 17 AschafTenburv. (Germany). Two ."k^ietons with bronze crowns op their teeth wfere found m an ancient <: round im*arthed by workmen dr^mT excavations here. The skeletons, of a man nnfl a woniaii rre believed to be 3.000 year? old Between them they had seven teeth which had been crowned
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    HOLY CARPET WILL CROSS SEA ALONE
    247 17 "Howdah" To Remain In Egypt Cairo. pon l-easons of economy, the exquisitely embroidered holy Mahmal, m which the Holy Carpet, or Kiswa, is taken to Mecca, will no longer be shipped across the Red Sea to Jeddah but will remain at Suez. The Mahmal
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    145 17 Plane Shipped Across Timor Sea Darwin, Northern Territory. Local residents contend that Mr. A. Whit-ehead, a young Oxford University graduate, who arrived here by the Merkur, hns made the most sensible flight to Australia. Mr. Whitehead shipped his Miles Falcon monoplane from Sourabaya to Darwin and will continue
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    NEXT DOOR TO LEGAL WIFE
    368 17 Man's Bigamy Discovered By Chance Sydney. DECAUSE of high fares and rent, a man D moved with the woman whom he had married bigamously to a house next door to that occupied by his legal wife. This was revealed at the Sydney Quart er Sessions,
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    65 17 Cologne. A valuable diamond was found inside a smoked herring at Wuesterlatersdorf. The purchaser was preparing it for eating when he discovered the jewel. Part of a gold setting was still attached to it. It is thought that some one must have lost the diamond from
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      174 17 GIVE IT A NAME Drinking whisky without knowing the name ot it shows remarkable indifference to a good thing And though all genuine Scotch whisky is good, there is something consistently excellent about Johnnie Walker which makes it always worth giving your whisky that name, instead of just asking for
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      643 17 And Stop Limping LEG ACHSS AJID PAINS tooa raoish whea Elasto take* PainfuJ ana swollen (varicoio) reins ar« forgotten and soon disappear, skin trouble* clear up, leg sores become clean and healthy and quickly heal, piles are cured, inflammation and irritation are soothed, rheumatism simply fades away, and th« whol*
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    918 18  -  Horatius THE "BUND" THREE NO TRUMPS (By WHEN partner has opened the bidding with One So Trumps and you have enough strength to support him, but not sufficient for a normal bid m suit stretch a point, and prefer the suit denomination to the response of Two No
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    100 TIMES TTS WORTH
    249 18 America's Rich Bargain In Alaska Washington, D C. MINERALS valued at over 722,000.000 dollars £144.400.000), have been produced m Alaska since the United States Government bought the territory from Russia 70 years a^o for the su'Ti of only 7.200,000 dollars <£1.440 000). The richness of the
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      CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED
      884 19  -  Racquet Pcrak MANY UPSETS Tan Cheng Phor Well Beaten 'By THE 1937 Open Perak Badminton Championships, which were concluded m the Ipoh Town Hall on Sunday before a large crowd of enthusiasts from all parts of the state, may be described as a tournament of surprises, for no
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      SHAMROCKS' VISIT
      390 19 Malacca To Penang Matches During Xtnas (From Our Own Correspondent) THE Inter-Party Badminton League is nearinir a finish and all fixtures for this week-end have been postponed to Jan. 7. The clash for championship honours between the Argonauts A party and the Shamrocks A string will probably take
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      21 19 The li'iird Anniversary of the "Central Badminton Party," Johore Bahru. was celebrated by the menbers during the Hari Raya Puasa. Tribune
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      A TEAM WITH A GOOD RECORD
      618 19  -  Sphinx Penang LIMSTEAD B.P. Honest Painstaking Efforts (By pItOBABLY no other badminton party m the Northern Settlement can claim the distinction of having a longer list of open champions and runners-up m the singles and the doubles m individual sections, and an equally imposing
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      S'PORE SIDE BEATEN
      470 19 Selangor K. L. Matches Soo Kee Looked A Novice (By The Rambler RAFFLES Institution did not have a very successful time during their sporting week-end spent here. Like the hockey team their badminton team proved unsuccessful m their match against the Victoria Institution, but, nevertheless they put
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      INTER-STATE MATCH
      568 19  -  Phoenix Singapore NEXT EASTER? Suggestion For Future State Fixtures (By CONSIDERABLE interest is centred round the inter-State friendly match between Singapore and Sclangor, which the SB.A at a committee meeting held last week, decided to arrange. If arrangements materialised, the match would be played during the coming Easter
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      KNEES WENT STIFF IN HIS SLEEP
      197 19 Agony to Move Them When He Awoke "For three years," writes this City man. "I suffered with pains arross trm lower part of my back. In the morning. I awoke with knees 60 stiff that it VM agony to move them. Special treatment would
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      472 19 Widow of Army Officer Tells Amazing Story Cruel Attacks in the? Middle of the Night Believes Three Ephazone Tablets Cured Her Of Asthma Mr* AC.C. haii t brM beyead bat owa gar dee far tbree yeare ewiag te Cardiac Attkat T»)t erael attacks lad her (iinmiH aaa a Baere wtaak
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    WEEKLY REVIEW OF MALAYAN SPORT IN THIS CORNER
    784 20 WEEKLY REVIEW OF MALAYAN SPORT IN THIS CORNER Week-End Inter -State Matches Singapore's Sorry Display Against Malacca Inexcusably Defeated hy Pemtng "All Blues" Rugby Football Cup Oi f *t rtion Sing t vo/e A tiatics WellBeaten Perak Thoroughly Deserved Their Success N*gri All-Blues Turn Will Come Malaya Cup Matches Segri-Malacea's
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    896 20 SPORTS JOTTINGS FROM MALACCA IN spite of the fact that two regular members of the eleven were absent, and they were playing on neutral ground, Malacca held the all-ccnquerins: Singapore hockey team to a draw of two goals each. It was hard luck on Malacca hockey supporters that they were
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    817 20 TO-NIGHT is the occasion of the fourth meeting of these excellent middleweight* Mohd. Fahmy and Young Frisco. The New World is the scene of combat, and the contest is, m the parlance of promoters, a "natural." By a natural they mean something which is a sure
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      139 20 RESTORED MEN AND WOMEN MADE YOUNG AGAIN REMARKABLE GLAND DISCOVERY B.v GERMAN SCIENTIST Diagram SHOWING ACTION OF OKASA ON HUMAN BODY. WHAT OKASA DOES OKASA is a Gland Hormon preparation discovered by the famous German Scientist Prof. Lahusen (Privy Councillor), M.D. of Berlin University. Increased vitality and youthfuiness healthy complexion,
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      28 20 Did you Maclean your teeth to-day? Ah! I see you did HACLEAHS PEROXIDE TOOTH PASTE If you use a solid dentifrice, try the r;ew MACLEANS SOLID PEROXIDE DENTIFRTCC
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    LOCAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK
    1395 21 SINGAPORE STATION ON 225 METRES ™>LL >W!N T <; a^e the programmes o be broadcast from the 8.M.8.C. during tho coming week:— TO-DAY n 00 a m ;_vocal S- lections (Gra- Records Vocal Selections La Traviata" Verdi). Chorus md Reich Opera Orchestra. Potpourri B ar"
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    MALAYS' TENNIS
    283 21 Tournament To Start On Monday THE first round of the second allSingapore Malays' lawn tennis championships, will be played at the V.M.C.A. courts m Bras Basah Road from Monday <27> at 9 a.m. instead of Saturday (25th) as originally announced. The reason for the alteration of the date
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    POLICE HOCKEY
    77 21 F.M.S. v, Colony Match In Kuala Lumpur 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 23. THE following have been selected to re--1 present the F.M.S. Police against ,he Colony Police m their annual hockey natch at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 23: Jagindar Singh (Depot); Mat Noor (Depot) and
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    WOMEN'S FASHIONS
    130 21 Sport And Travel Motifs In U.S. Next Year New York. American women's fashions next year will ho dominated by sport and, travel motifs. igifP Ihk" was revealed by a collection of 700 dresses, representing the lacest fashions, shown here to 1,500 leaders m .i" ctress trade. With few
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    "STOLE" SWEETHEARTS TEETH
    87 21 Melbourne. Hearing that his girl friend was going out that night with another mam, a young Ballarat man decided on stern measures. He pushed her to the ground, pulled out her false teeth and took then away. He also took her fur coat and it. This was
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    MEDITERRANEAN AND EMPIRE SECURITY
    732 21 Need For Strong Base In The East (By Air Mail) London, Dec. 8. THE need for a strong British base m 1 the Eastern Mediterranean to supplement Gibraltar and Malta m protecting shipping routes was emphasised by Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond, formerly Commandant of the Imperial
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    PASSENGERS
    119 21 The following are passengers by the Katori Maru which left Singapore for Europe, via ports, on Dec. 23: Mr. A. Enomoto, Mr. K. Kawajiri, Mr. and Mrs. K. Murata, Mr, X; Nakashima, Mr. S. Ikeda, Mr. and Mrs. Morino, Mr. G. Toyota, Mrs. Y. Hogen. Mr. H. J. Buddeke,
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    HOUDINI COW
    79 21 Ermelo, Transvaal A cow which no gate could stop Fa died here It became famous m the district for |ts ability to open any gate, however intricate its look. Once it was tempted by a field of cabbages, but Its path was barred by p. Rate which, for
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    METEOR STORM
    186 21 Indian Villagers Thought "End Of The World" New Delhi. RUMBLING sounds like an earthquake and dazzling lights flashing In the sky followed by a severe storm and sudden shower of meteoric fragments were believed by the Inhabitants of a village 50 miles from Jhansi (United Provinces) to herald
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    DIALLED WRONG NUMBER
    141 21 Three Months' Impri&tinietii For 'Phone Moke" Cologne. A new variation on the old game of ringing the lront door-bell of houses r;nd running away has resulted m a practical joker here being sent to orison ior three months. It. was staled m court that the '"joker," a
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    KEY ROAMS INSIDE GIRL FOR WEEK
    302 21 Jolting Of Tram Started It Moving Sydney, N S W Dee 11 AMONG her souvenir. Quilkey, 12. of Sydney, will all time the key of the I For eight day- shl I an interview, it had been wandering through her 'in. sides "I swallowed
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    GIFT TO HOSPITAL
    59 21 London. Doc 23. The private secretary of Sainl Mary's Hospital has sent a letter of thanks to Mr. E. W. Meyerstein for a gift of £32.576, for the acquisition of land adjoining the hnsnital necessary lor its proposed extension. *tfl| Earner m mc 1 Mr. Ifeyerstein presented
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    S.C.C. VOLUNTEER SNOOKER
    150 22 S.C.C VOLUNTEER SNOOKER ml final ties In the Volunteer tournament at the S.C.C. will i 'Hows: Tuesday. <28th>: C. R. Wardle and Seward vs. C Foglar and Roy Brown. SEET KIM CHENG B.P. Ties m the open singles (knock out) tournament of the Sect Kirn Cheng DP., to be played
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    FLOP AT THE FOURTH
    737 22 Australian Rugby Team's Early Reverse ALTHOUGH not unexpected— l hinted at the possibility last week the Australian Tourists' first reverse was disappointing from the point of view that Prigg and his colleagues gave a display much inferior to anticipations, writes "Forward" m the Sporting Chronicle. I
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    PRINCIPLES OF CRICKET
    1110 22 NEVER CHANGE Plum Warner And Major Pridham IN a rerent of "The Sir Pe'ham Warner reminded us that: "The principles t}\ ckel, like, the principles <>i warfare, <!<» not change." The most elemetti of these may be enuminted as i«>llows, writes IVlapor C. 11. B. Pridham m
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    Review Of Australia's Test Talent
    3085 23 COMING FIGHT FOR THE ASHES GRIMMETT STILL FEARED ON ENGLISH WICKETS ALTHOUGH four >*ars will have -M'ti on i iht-y faced him pn Englferi wrckei I fumy that many batsmen will feel incredulous and, perhaps, relieved if Grimmett is left out of the Australian team
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    CHINESE HOCKEY XI
    228 23 Muar Forms First Team Fn Johore (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat. /CONGRATULATIONS to une -uar V> Chinese for being the first Chinese lijci«ey side m Johore to take to the ficiti. They made a successiui start a lew days ago when, m their first match, mey
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    BLUEFIELD B.P.
    59 23 Office-bearers of the Bluefield Badminion Party, formerly known as the liainbow Badminton Party, for the en-i-uing year, are; Prus^aenti^-Mr. Robert Khoo; hon. secretary, Mr. Gan Poh Yew; hon. ueasurer, Mr. Cheong Ki_n Swee; hon. auditor, Mr. Song Bah Chee; sports captain, Mr. Koh Cheng Hock; assistant sports captain,
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    CAMBRIDGE BEAT OXFORD
    655 23 AT FENNER'S Freshmen's Athletics Match CAMBRIDGE only lived up to expectav tionr, m beating Oxford comfortably m the Freshmen's athletics match at Fenners. Cambridge. They won nin<> of the thirteen events, and under the new system won" by 72 points to 45. Five points are given for
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    402 23 Christmas Competitions To-Day •THE following is the resul' of the draw lor the KeppM g.c. Chrtstmu otapleford Foursomes to be played this morning. 8.45 a.m. W. G Griffiths and J. II Addi.s v. w. Y. s^.npie and H Pancott o.oU a.m. G Prttchett and B. la Cloche
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    TO-NIGHT'S BOXING
    273 23 Milling's Remarkable Record RUSH Milling, who meets Joe Diamond at the New World to-night, in the same programme as the Fahmy-Frisco fight, has had a remarkably .successful I career, for he has been in professional buxmg only two years. Giving an account of himself, he writes 1 was
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