Malaya Tribune, 19 April 1933

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XX. No. 91 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1933 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Wednesday, Apr. 19, 1933. Malaya Tribune 20 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1933. FIVE CENTSp
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    MAN WHO KNOWS 200 TONGUES.
    1943 2 "Monsieur Typhon." DOG THAT LOVES FLYING. BERLIN LETTER. (COPTMIGHT BY TMANSOCEAfn Eerlin (By Air M»il>. OW the most remarkable and distinguished of German KtaoUsfe, man who unaerI inds two Hundred UnmHW and is able to converse fluently in six.y of them, recently Bred do th
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    "IT'S A GIRL!"
    124 2 "IT'S A GIRL! How "Prince Charming" Deceived Burmese. Rangoon. Everyone in the Sal ween District was charmed by the manners of a young man who announced that he was a Shan Prince, according to a Press report from Papun. The Prince immediately became most popular. I Entertainments were given in
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    POISON ARROW TERROR.
    453 2 Semkau The Mysterious. "INVISIBLE" LEADER OF BUSHMEN. Windhoek I British S. W. Africa). A mysiorious chief is believed to be directing bands (if catth-slaughtering Bushmen which have swept across the Bechuanaland border Into South West Africa. Complaints from farmers have been pouring into the police posts it
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    RIGOURS OF "PURGE."
    271 2 Fate Of Russian Aristocrats' Children. Mo:cow. Russian city dwellers are beginning to feci he rigours of the new passport system tor al' litizens which is aimed at the examination of everyone's social ttatus and the expulsi n of 'unsocial elements" from the great cities. Thousands in Moscow
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    WOMAN DIPLOMAT.
    124 2 Her Friends Said She Was Frivolous. Madrid. All her friends at the University here said that Senorita Margarita Salaverria was one of the light-hearted and frivolous girl students. But now, though she is not yet twentyfive, the has become the first woman diplomat in Spain. Margarita obtained a
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    MORE SPANIARDS NOW.
    79 2 Europe's Highest Death Rate Falling. Madrid. Births exceeded deaths by 281,630 during 1932 in Spain, according to statistics published by the Geographical Statistical Institute. Deaths numbered 388,895. a decrease of 19,716 on 1931, bringing down the death rate of the country with the highest mortality in Europe
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      682 2 Owing to the huge success and the I appreciation of the smokers of Lion ArifJ/1 WN 1 cigarettes for the Slogan competition which (jLUMNII UrAlF 1 I closed on March 15 in Kuala Lumpur, we B have decided to make an open competition g HTtl I iViTHI for all Malaya.
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    A BALKAN "HELEN OF TROY."
    172 3 villas U Wan U) vi:; v PEASANT (ilRL. Belgrade, offer a Yugo- el eauiy was so U d t steal her r arms, i Ifles, shot-guns. A f -.ml poles, many testifies to the of thwn 1 ijcttle of Tzetiextent and fought in South n
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    MEANT OTHER TEAM.
    142 3 Scboolbo] Expel For Football Cheer. Belgrade. ■aataj cri iof Doi. itij Jugo-Slavia" from one of the cte-roona d 1 the Grammar kM -Shins eacber caught the buy who ihonttng and rushed him re ~dr;..i; r B•: :he boy could rxpiain he was t-xpeUed from the school and
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    INDIA DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.
    451 3 London Opinion On Its Effects. A London message of March 31 statesThe prevailing opinion in political circles here is that Government's position has been materially strengthened by the Commons debate with improved prospects oi the White Paper proposals going without substantial alteration Little account is
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    MURDER IN LAW COURT.
    78 3 Alexandria. A man has been slabbed to death in a crowded law court at Assiut. just as he was entering the dock to be tried for murder. This man. Saad Aly Husstin. was charged with the murder of a villager or Deirut, in the Assiut Province.
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    "TRUTH IS A LIE THAT LASTS."
    220 3 Briand Would Not Write Memoirs. Paris. "Why should I write my memoirs? To write memohs is to divide events which one has witnessed into two groups: those that went well and those that went badly. One claims the authorship of the first, and attributes
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    FATAL JAMMY FACE.
    228 3 Boy Who Wanted To Be An Al C a pone. Belgrade. It was the jammy face of the ek yen-year-old leader of a gang of thieves which led to his undoing. A detective saw the boy. his face smeared with jam, carrying a bag of empty jars.
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    EXILES RETURN.
    184 3 Leave Turkey So They Can Wear The Fez. 1 B Igrade. Moslems bcknging to 80-n:an famllicv which emigrated tc Turkey 35 years ago shea Bccr.ia was occupied by th? Austrl&ns. have ;.nt delegates to nefOtaUe for .heir r turn CO Ersnia, where they still own land. In Turkty
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    PRINCE AND PEASANTS.
    146 3 Three "New Boys" At Royal School. Bucharest. Three peasant boys arc now attending Prince Michael's private school at the Royal Palacr here. This makts a total of nine boys, including Prince Michael. The other boyj represent at the same time the «middle classes and the best scholars
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    TRAIN OVER PRECIPICE.
    118 3 Rescue Thrills After Landslide. Madrid. Seventeen loaded gocds wagon? were dragged over a precipice 117 feet high when a train wa c derail :d by a fa'l of earth and rock which followed hea\y rains near Avila. Two guards were hurled ever the precipic with the wagons.
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    WE MAY ALL GO MAD.
    516 3 Weakened Tissues. FAMOUS SURGEON ON MENTAL CRASH. Montreal. I A world plunged into lunacy v a result of 1 SS 01 moder meiual faculties is pictured as a possibility by WacSed ry in G A ra JH thC famOU:S h practised in Aberdeen until 19>3
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    RAILWAY SMASH SEQUEL.
    145 3 Soviet Engine Driver To Be Shot. Moscow. March 6. The Supreme Court her? has established Mi? guilt of a number of railwaymen on the Moscow-Kazan Rail ay, whose criminal ncgligencc'" resulted In th? wreck of two loca'. ■rains on Feb. 13 and the loss cf an unstatci
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    TEN SUICIDE ATTEMPTS.
    95 3 The Woman Who Could Not Die. Belgrade. A Btzty>sereß year c!d wrman in a village near Veliki Bechkerek became depressed ana wanted to c;.d her life. Four times she cut the veins in her wrists. Doctors stopped her from bleeding to death. Three times she tried to
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    CUPID CUPS.
    93 3 Photographs On Dishes And Plates. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. j Romano? is being brought into the kitchen j ■»ith the aid cf an invention for dishes explained at the annual convention of th? American Ceramic Society. Chcmis'ry has now enabled phonography t: be used en pottery* and glassware. With this
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      78 3 PllD!a7lT Several patent preparations have been j j I j offered to the public of Malaya for j nvi v 'SINGAPORE FOOT' but none quite j j 7.") cts so good as CUREZIT. j a bottle. i P V MORE It is a definite cure for SINGAPORE s FOOT and
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      237 4 *M**u**Mw*9*mmt^mm**+*m**H***a* M. HASSAN. ELECTRICAL AND WATER CONTRACTOR. .36-37, Bras Basah Road, SINGAPORE. If you are in need of electric lights, fans, motors, etc., and water service, please write to the above address or 'Phone 3411. TO LET. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN RENT From Ist January, 1933. AT SIANG LIM PARK QEYLANG.
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      640 4 TO LET. TO LET—I6S, Tank Road, Immediate entry apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET—I, Margate Rd., off Grove Rd., Close to Katong Park. Entry 1-5-33. Particulars Tel. 3170. TO LET —CAPITOL THEATRE. MALACCA. Apply to S. Fung, Raffles Chambers, Singapore, or to Mrs. Tan Soo Sim, Malacca. TO LET—• Silverton," 8,
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      281 4 situations vacant. WANTED —Salesmen en commission basis. Apply in writing to Frhel Co., 135, c o M.T. WANTED —Canvassers, (ladies and Gentleman) for Margo Soap, Neem Tooth Paste, No Pain Balms and Other Products, on 20 P commis-ion fust w ek. Starting talary, en satisfactory work $5.00 and s': weekly.
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      415 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. THE SZE HAI TONG BANKING INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th? T'A enty-sixth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at ihe Registered Oflice of the Bank, at Nos. 55, 57 and 58, Chulia Street. Singapore, on Saturday, the 22nd Auril. 1933. at 1
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      416 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. TRADE MARK NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade M2rk depict-d above is the ab olute proper';Cl the Straits Mosqui o Destroyer Co.. carrying on business at No. 43-A. Lim Road, Singapoic, and is used by them as the Trade Mark in connection with mosemiec-sticks I manufactured
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    Sports & Pastimes.
    297 5 Sports Pastimes. CRICKET. THr: PENANG-PERAK .MATCH. fm Batting By Cheow Teik. pateta between Pciung ~-a y t d over the w«ek- P ''left drawn, were as ~d a Fwaaf -1 Era b Sar 'k g..' 17 Stippiah t C*™ t i( pjjj 7 cox c J** J b saravanamuttu 3
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    AMALACCA MATCH.
    129 5 omhincd Schools' Poor Display. r—^ WW Correspondent./ Malacca. April 17. c *fcined Efh«,i pTanr v Association met the INN, u:ci Nrt them by 41 runs. 5; s U»i i SF A c.;-:" C: V :i r <** b Ibrahim r Per,- fa Kon 17 Extras 2 Total 99
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    CEYLON S.C. AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    468 5 Drawn Game With Tamils P.C.A. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 17 While the State cricket was in progress on the main padang, th-3 Princes Roed ground was occupied by the annual encounter between the Singapore Ceylon Spcrt Club and the Selanfor Tamils Physical
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    UL BEAT 5.J.0.8.A.
    183 5 Batsmen On Top At Balestier. On Sunday the Indian Association defeated the St. Joseph's Old Boys" Association at Balestier by eight wickets. Scores: ST. JOSEPH'S 0.8 A. I. Eber c and b B. R. Mistry 37 W. Ess b B. R. Mistry 0 I Edwards not out
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    Y.I.R.C. BEAT V.M.C.A.
    179 5 Close Game At Anson Road. The Ycung Indians R.C. beat the V.M.C.A. 2nd XI on the V.M.C.A. ground on Saturday by 12 runs. Scoraa: V.M.C.A. Fong Limb Bairamji 16 Lovick b Bairamji 30 Stack b Ling&m 10 Sin gam b Lingam o Flynn b Lingam 8 Kirn
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    MUSLIM P. & L. N. DISPLAY.
    99 5 MUSLIM P. L. N. DISPLAY. WEIGHT-LIFTING. The Young Muslim Physioal and Literary Union, through the courtesy of Mr. Ong Boon Tat and Mr. Ong Peng Hock in granting the loan of their Moonlight Hall, New World arranging a special weight-lifting championship contest to be held there on Saturday, April 29.
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    VICTORY AM) DEFEAT.
    168 5 Klang Party's Tournament In Malacca. BADMINTON. 'Fro.n Our Own Correspondent./ Malacca April 15. The Yale Badminton Party of Klang visiied Malacca and beat the Simith Sports Club by seven games to one on :he Hvjh School court yesterday. Th* fame party lost to the Argonauts Badminton Party,
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    MUAR TOURNAMENT.
    195 5 Special Contests For The Sultan's Visit. Muar, April 14. A dcubles tournament is now being run in Muar in eonjuction with the Sultan's visit to Muar on May 31, on which day the finalwill be played. Badminton is getting very popular in Muar and as time does not
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    S.B.A. OFFICERS.
    104 5 Fourth Annual General Meeting. At the fourth annual general meeting of members of the Singapore Badminton Association on me 25th inst. at the V.M.C.A. the following were elected office bearers for the i:.-uing year. President. Dr. Poh Chee Juay (i :-elected>, Vice-Presidents, Messrs. C. Misson and Tan Sro
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    SUNRAYS BEAT I .l .B.P.
    123 5 The Sunrays A.P. team beat Union Chinese B.P. on Sunday at the court of the Modern English High School by 7 games to nil. Scores (Sunrays players mentioned first): Micha.l Tan beat Chua Chian Lee 15—3. 15—2; Lawence de Scuza beat Lim Boon Chye 15—9,
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    MAYFAIR BEAT MERRIPALS.
    104 5 The Mayfaii 4 BP. beat the Merripals on the iatter s court on Saturday by four games to three. Scores (Mayfair players mentioned first): Lee Cheng Kuan beat Koh Lock Num 14—14 (3—2), 13—13 (5—0): Kwek Chip Jlan beat Teo Chye Guan 15—9. 5—15, 15—9; Soon Kay
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    BOUTS AT MALACCA, %
    169 5 BOUTS AT MALACCA, Thrilling Main Event Ends In A Draw. WRESTLING. From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. April 14. The City Park management staged a series of wrestling bouts in Malacca on Thursday night. Baboo Raw 125 lb v. Aghat Singh (Malacca*. The Sikh proved superior winning by two falls within
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    JOHORE COMPETITION.
    102 5 Military Force's Annual Event. GOLF. (From Our Own Correspondent.' Johore Bahru, April I§. On the eve of Hari Raja Hajl. the Johore Military Forces held their annual flag competition on the J.MF. links. The first prize was won by Inche Ismail bin Abu Bakar boa secretary of the
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    Shipping News & Notices. ON THE CHINA COAST.
    756 6 Shipping News Notices. ON THE CHINA COAST. Itecent Transfers And Appointments. MP.. W. B. B. Paul, chief officer, "Ngankin," has gone chief officer, "Poyang." Mr. P. J. Greg?, chief officer, "Poyang," has gone ohiei office: "Ngankin." Mr. N. Pounder, chief officer, "Shantung," has gon; ch.cf officer, tug "Taikoc." Capt, R.
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    U.S. TECHNIQUE.
    335 6 "Nothing To Learn From Britain." A BRITISH shipowner, who h*s many busi- <*» ness interests in the United States, has recently returned to England irom a visft to that country, during which he had the opportunity of going on board one of the four new vessels Which have
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    BRITISH STOWAWAY.
    169 6 Man Who Wanted To Get Out Of Australia. Discovered in th? bunkers after the I:.s. Kin Roes" was two days out from Sydney. an Englishman. Charles Albert Rideout*. aged 22, was charged b?fore Mr. Butters at the Kovvlocn (Hongkong) Magistracy on Apr. 10 with stowing away on the
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    U.S. MERCHANTMEN.
    492 6 Record Figures For Motorship Tonnage. ACCORDING to figure- compiled by the United States Commerce Department's Eur.au of Navigation and Steamboats Inspection, there were 24.913 vessels cf 15,120.453 gross tons in the United States merchant marine on. Dec. 31, 1932. This is a decline of les~ than one-half of
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    SURVEY OF YANGTSZE.
    98 6 Nanking. April 4. It was announced to-day that th? Ministiv ol Cemmunicaticns will soon undertake an aero un "y °f th? upper reaches of the Yangtsze. between Chunkiang and lehang. with a view to improving naviga'ion conditions. An aercplan? for th? purpose will be lent by I
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    SHIP PUTS BACK TO PORT.
    575 6 Master's Action After Fight On Board. THAT the master cf the- s.s. "IXwangtuna" brought the vessel back to port after having left for Canton, was revealed at the Kowloon (Hongkong) Magistracy en Apr. 10 when three men, Cheung Lam, Mok Pingkwong and Mok Sau-kan, were
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      349 6 Where You May Buy The Malaya Tribune THE MALAYA TRIBUNE IS ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING DEPOTS: SINGAPORE. Y. Moharned Ibrahim. 134, Tanjong Pagar Road, and Keppel Road Railway Station. A. Paiasamy, General Hospital (News Seller) Mr. E. S. Kattuvasa, 391, New Eridge Road. E. S. Nainamsah. 23 Neil Road.
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    357 7 Mining Shares. v d. r.sday. 11 a.m. c notation* «re Issued rvj f to'.- ange and stock K fraser Cotrolwrs mk SHler». I«UK 23 3 24 3 Asan K ip. 20!- QOCD 126 ft 11|- 1205 0.07% Ba an? 1 0 35 0 .40 Ji Batu C»»M
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
    72 7 IISSrED EI FBASER 4 CO.. EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Buyers. Sellers. I -WJt Co.d S orage 100 101 Ci Singapore Municipal I 1,0 113 Cm? 104 108 nom 1909 4 Drppi' n c:r 108 nom 100 105 nom im 116 ci o per cent n 3 S
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION.
    248 7 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. RUBBER JUMPS 2 CT. IN SINGAPORE. Effect Of Restriction Talk. (By Our Financial Correspondent./ Singapore, Wednesday, noon. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore) 7 7 16 cts., up i/o ct. Tin (Singapore) $82'»,. up Yesterday's Prices:— London Rubber 2 17 32d., up 7 82d. Market Tone:
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    THE COMMODITIES.
    41 7 Latest Quotations. RUBBER. London Spot: 2 17 32d. New Ycrk: 3 1116 cents. Singapore: 7%—7 4 cents. TIN. London Spot: £157 15s. (Up 225. 6d.). London 3 months: £15b 10s. tUp 255.). Singapore: $82.75. COPRA. Sundried $3.80 Mixed $3.55
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    LAVANT RUBBER CO., LTD.
    620 7 Capital Reduction Scheme. The twenty-third annual ordinary genera] j met tin* of the Lavant Rubber Company, Ltd.. was h-ld at Bunge House. St. Mary Axe. EC. Sir Herbert Wright (chairman) presiding. The chairman, in the courae of his address, said: Gentlem n, —The crop cl rubber
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    MONEY AVAILABLE.
    83 7 Easier Conditions In The Market. Reuter Wireless. London. April 15. Eupplies on the money market this week have been greatly in excess of demand and very easy conditions have therefore prevailed. Finally accommodation over the holidays was offered down to one-quarter per cent. Cn the Foreign Exchange market
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    213 7 (By Courtesy of Hongkong Bank.) Singapore, April 19. Selling: London 4 months' sight 2s. 3 27j32d., London 3 months' sight 2s. ***** d. London 60 days' sight 2s. 3 25 32d., London 30 days' sight 2s. 3 \id.. London demand 2s. 323 32d., London T.T. 2s. 3 1U16d.,
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    WOOL MARKET.
    57 7 Production Maintained Near Record Level. Reuter Wireless. fiondon, April 17. N.Kwithstanci,,,,, lh( k)W Russ.a aim,, ahOM a big decreaaa, her crop being eaOenmted at 56 per cent Z S* Tn» Crop production IJ a The enormous strides made by Jarameal nat. Japanese, v port oi wool In tm
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    STEEL TUBE CARTEL.
    44 7 Reuter Wireless. Bi iaaa k, April 10. The agreement:, m eonaeetion witi, the International Steel Tube-Cartel bave been prolonged until March. 193., FrlUc <18 r m,>nlS :in O*»»» Belgium. U "f Ury C/echo-Slovakia. ErttaM Canada and the United States -ReuU r
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    IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRIES.
    786 7 Sir W. Larke And The Future Prospects. I,is subject Iron MJ JT*i: Pwent and Putore," sir William, j. la.ne. tv.tj.iL.. gave .ui interesting address lo tlie membrs oi the. West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute in Glasgow. As a result of war and poet-war experience.
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    378 7 Rubber Shares. Singapore, Wednesday. 11 a.m. The following rubber share quotatJone §am Issued by Fraser and Co. and LyaU and Kraft: "save Value. Fraser Lyail s» Bhar«a. St Co. avvatt 1 AUenby $0.45 $0.55 $0.45 $0.55 1 Alar Gujah 0.25 035 030 040 IA. HI tarn 0.50
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    GENERAL.
    278 7 FRASER CO '9 QUOTATIONS. a oJ 3«; CLOSINO QUOTATIONS. |2 2> Buyers. Sellers. $2 $2 Al x. Brick Pref. 0.80 1.00 norn $2 $2 Alex. Brick Orel. 0.30 0.50 norn tl £1 B. Ameri. Tobacco 93 3 97j6 $10 $5 B. Maluya Trustee 5.30 5.50 £1 £1 C. Tin
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    AT THE CINEMAS
    71 9 I "fires Of Fate" At Roxj. gramnu last night the F»U Briti.-h Interdotation "The Tragedy of the t t! late Sir Arthur Conan s .t-ttings in Egypt :s Jf 5 ««tains beautiful views of I- "-fr Matthews and principal rcles in :re* of a man who is
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    23 9 a European.! LW cond Magistrate (Mr. •V! *m*+mr\ Thwnley claimed r- »i i !:Ci the case was the accused being I
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    KNOCKED DOWN BY LORRY.
    23 9 nu > Inchan t ertm i I a motor lorry in y afternoon. Both Qrotn Mnbwhnee to the being treated
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    SAMSU IN BIKE TUBES.
    30 9 v '-t i Goodship cf with samsu led to t d wh were charged H A. Forrer. v further enquiries. 1 to a house in Tiong
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    What's On To-Night.
    69 9 < M «»br a F r T ra the Sky," starring -uarion Nixon. Ki s m.. Ad J rp Walt rp, n Maturing Bernice «d»con etc. Pa, r our Troubles." iVorl j pasar malam, »88. silent and talking at S'ar Talk! w H V, M Ua,a<s in
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    CLAIM FOR ACCOUNTS.
    624 9 Rents Collected On Bukit Timah Property. In Supreme Court yesterday, before air. Mills. Law Soon Wah, a Chinese lady, sued Low Peng Say and Chop Yong Hong claiming that an account be taken of all the rents and profits received by them in thfir management of a
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    CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
    245 9 "The doctrine of Atonement" was the subject of the sermon at all Christian Science churches on Sunday,, the golden text being "There is one God, and cne mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." 1, Timothy. 2:5 These lesson-sermons, which are previously studied by the congregations
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    RED SENTENCED.
    74 9 Dutch Naval Revolt Echo. Reuter Wireless. Amsterdam. April 15. Five months' imprisonment was inflictcd on Sneevliet, f'ecrEtarv of the Revolutionary Socialist Party and a member of the Provincial Council, charged in connection with the recent troubl? at the Naval establishments following the mutinj aboard the "Zeven Provincien" in
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    FIRST "WET" WEEK.
    88 9 Marked Decrease In Drunkenness In America. Reuter. New York. April 18. Reports from al parts of the United States show that the first legal "Wet" week was marked everywhere by a decrease in drunkenness and disorder, despite the heavy demand for beer. A hundred thousand barrels of
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    BURIED CHANDU.
    45 9 Revenue Officers Find 812,000 Worth. One thousand six hundred tahils of nonGovernment chandu valued at $12.224 were discovered by Revenue Officers on Monday in a coconut plantation in Bukit Brown. Bukit limah Road. The chandu was found buried underground. No arrests were made.
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    PRODUCE.
    200 9 Singapore. April 19. R. (Siani) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $115 R. iSian-.t W. Coast 2 $109 Rice. B. Siam N. 1 $114 Rice. B. Siam N. 2 $109 Rice. Siam "Old" per koyan No. 1 $182 Rice. Siam Old" No. 2 $162 Rice, Siam "Old" No. 3
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    SINGAPORE BUDDHISTS.
    43 9 have teen made to purchase a picec cf land at Outram Road to erect a Buddhist Temcle. "Those who have promised conations are asked to send in their contributions as early as possible in order to settle the oalence still outstanding.
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    DELIBERATE FLOODING.
    47 9 Armed Men Blow Up Dam Of Mississippi. Reuter. Sumner (Mississippi). April 18. Three hundred armed men overpowered the guard at Chute Bridge and dynamited the Mississippi levee, resulting in the flooding of thousands cf acres, endangering the already flooded towns. Swanlake. Glendora and Black Bayou—Reuter.
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    SAVING OWNERS FROM RUIN.
    128 9 Plan Of International Action. SHIPPING NEWS. Reuter Wireless. London, April 17. A plan of hueinational co-operation for shippers to facilitate deliberation oi the World Economic Conference has been submitted to I inc.- bnu.sh uiiamoer of Snipping by a de- nutation from the Baltic International Maritime conference,
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    SOLD TO JAPANESE.
    95 9 C able And Oil Boats Leave Singapore. The Patrol.- a cable boat belonging to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd.. and the "Myrshell," belonging to the A.P.C.. have been sold to the Japanese. Tin former is of 1 281 mt tonnage and has b.er lying off Tanjong
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    GUNNERS CHARGED.
    234 9 Court Sequel To Joy Rde. GA::.g their- names H Sherlock Holmes. Charles Kraybrouk and Donald Hopkins, Gunners attached -to Blakan Mat] ;ipo?ared befcvt the Third Magistrate I Mr. J F. F. Gregg) true morning X) a charge of theft of a motorcar valued at 3300 and. alternatively, with
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    LIKE CAESAR'S WIFE.
    522 9 Gaol For Ex-Constable. OFFERED BRIBE OF FORTY DOLLARS. "I agree it is a despicable tiling to attempt to bribe a police officer who, as everytxjdy knows, must be like Caesar's wife,'* said defending counsel before the Second Magistrate yesterday, in the course of his address in a,
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    TRIAL OF REDS.
    196 9 Trotsky Faction Leaders In Shanghai. Shanghai, Aprii 14. The trial of Chen Tn Hsiu and Pang Shuit Tse. notorious Red leaders, opens to-riuy. The indictment has been narrowed down to 'spreading Red propaganda endangering the Republic."—"Sin Chew Jit Poh." [The two men were arrested a few montns
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    BUS DRIVER FINED.
    90 9 Avoided Cyclist And Ran Into Coolies Convicted on a charge cf causing grievous hurt by rash driving, a Chinese bus driver, Lim Hap Kiat. was lined $25 or. in default, one month's rigorous imprisonr>"nt by the District Judge (Mr. H. A. Foner) yesterday. The case was a
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    PERSIAN OIL PARLEY.
    66 9 British Hope For An Early Agreement. Reuter. Teheran. April 18. Negotiations between Sir John Cadmun. cnairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co., and the Persian Government for renewal of the company's concession have opened. The Persian Government has submitted proposals which Sir J. Cadman is* considering. The tenour
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      132 9 THE SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS. This Week's Programme Of Drills. TO-DAY. APRIL 19. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. M.G. PI Eurasian. I.A. 2nd Position. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. S.R.A. (V), A.A. Gun Drill. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. D Eurasian Coy Company Parade. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. Ist Bn. Si?. Sec., 30 yards Range. TO-MORROW. APRIL 20 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. 2nd Bn. Sig.
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    DEEDS—NOT WORDS.
    628 10 j Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang's arrival in Singapore coincided with the collapse of the Chinese defences south of the Great Wall. This young ex-ruler of North China was held primarily responsible for the loss of Manchuria and Jehol and will no doubt be even more forcibly blamed if
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    M. HERRIOT LEAVES.
    117 10 Delegate To Washington Talks. Havre. April 17 HUS3 crowds chteied M. Herriot when he sailrd this evening in the Tie de France" as France's sp cial representative to participate in the conversa ions in Washington.—Retltei Wireless. Shanghai. ADril 19 Accompanied by Mr. Yang Poo and a staff
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    PERSIA AND SOVIET.
    71 10 Cancellation Of Trade Treaty? Reuter. Teheran. April 19. An eccncmic conference established by the Fcrsian Government is daily reviewing PersoSoviet trade relations. The Minister of Posts i»nd Telegraphs, presidirg. declared that the Persian Government was discontented with the present Perso-Soviet Trade Treaty and suggested various modifications. Leading
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    INTERNAL LOAN.
    46 10 To Develop Wealth Of Siam. Trom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, April 18. The Government is issuing a ten million tical internal loan at 4* per c.nt. interest tc be payable half-yearly. The purpose of the loin is to develop the wealth of the country.
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    SPEEDWAY CRASH.
    56 10 Reuter Wireless. Rome. April 17 S.gnora Olivieri. mother of the Priva c Secrc tary cf the Queen of Italy, and her chauffeur were killed and her son injured when thencar collided with another car in which Prince Pctemziani. ex-Governor of Rom-, was drivin" along .he Ostian sDetdway. accompanied
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    CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.
    42 10 Reuter Wireless. London. April 17. Magnificent charitable bequests, exceedine £750,000, arc contained in the will of Baronet Seaforth. which include £267,000 to the Gsr man Red Cress. £60.000 to the Seiforth Sanitorium and £30.000 to Dr. Barnado's hom*s —Reuter Wireless.
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    WOMAN FLYER HERE.
    376 10 Attempt To Regain A Record. MRS. Harry Bonncy, the young Australian airwoman who took off from Port Darwin on Saturday morning, arrived at Seletar Air Baseyesterday shortly before 1 p.m., fallowing elo.viy the K.N.I.L.M. plane from Balavia. which arrives every Tuesday. They were not flying tcge'her. however,
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    137 10 Likely Appointment Of Mr. Chung Ah Ming. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. April 19. 11 is understood that Mr. Chung AL vling. at present a member of the Perak State Council. Ls likely to be appointed to the Federal C-uncil in succession to Mr. Cheah Cheung Lim. whose
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    NO RANSOM.
    165 10 Manchukuo And Captured Britons. Reuter Wireless. Newchang, April 18. Anxiety is growing for the safety of the three British officers who were captured by the bandits, who killed seven of the pirates and carried off their captives by junk. Daily meetings are taking place" between thBritish actir.g Consul
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    MOUNTAINEER KILLED.
    24 10 Reuter Wireless. cce cn t FSfS C<ub L th 2 Itallan Alpine Club. \va> killed to-day by falling into a —Kuter Wireless.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    38 10 rSHT Holland and Germany by the "Poelau lello. due at Singapore to-morrow at <S anHa bj the Monroe," due at Singapore at daylight on Saturday MvT 3 "T^ 0 mailS despatched on S a m" &i
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    69 10 Indian and Ceylonese ladies who nre members. of the t, ,i Ce^ T cnese ladi <* "ho are members Pf the Ladies Union and Lo us Club hays been invited to Lady dementi's "At Home" to-moirow at 4.45 p.m. The Hon. Mr. A. M. Goodman, the Secretary SSSff. Aff£irs SS
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    On Other Pages.
    66 10 BERLIN LETTER. ,n page 2 WE MAY ALL GO MAD. en pag- 3 CLUB'd^RV EWS n PagCS 6 and 14 uj_ub DiARY. en page 13 JOHORE NOTES AND NEWS, on page 13 J£S? CHINA AFFAIRS, en pagl 14 MOAT AS BOMB SHELTER, on na-e 15 NEW COLOSSAL
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    TOPICS OF TO-DAY.
    362 10 (BY "LOOKER-OX Moscow has compromised Not a aingk death a the theatrical ap prosecutor! Several cf the Brito sion. They won't mind that 1 Royalties have to broadcasting music they will start paying ing to it. Perhaps that's a i view of the efforts now h lr
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    TRAFFIC IN WOMEN.
    93 10 Closing Of Licensed Houses. Gen va, April l* ,1 A further stage in the of traffic in women and childr n *as wa*J by th? conclusion of the h.v: committee dealing with such traffl The committee decided to abolition cf ihe age limi; for it is now
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    JIMMY WALKER.
    35 10 Marriage To British F*" Actress. Reuter. Can. Apnl •Jimmy Walker. cx-M has married Betty Comp BO actress. Mr. Wa'ker's first wife on March 27 on the ground oi tion. Mr. fVsJfcM Ben* —Reuter.
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      200 10 I DIARY OF EVENTS, Public Functions And Sports Fixtures. TO-DAY, APRIL 19. IliPh Tides. —5.09 a.m.. 8.04 p.m. League Football: Div. 11, Wiltshires II v. Malays 11. Anson Road; Div. 111. Med. Services v. V.M.C.A., Jalan Besar. TO-MORROW, APRIL 20. High Tides. —7.04 a.m., 8.49 p.m. League Football: Div. I,
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    MOSCOW VERDICT: BRITAIN TO TAKE ACTION.
    71 11 TWO ENGLISHMEN SENT TO PRISON. EXPULSION FOR THREE: ACQUITTAL FOR ONE. No Death Sentences. British Privy Council Considering Strong Action ssued its verdict. There were no death qs arc sent to prison, Thornton for ars, Gregory is acquitted and Monkar expelled from the country.
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    ELIBERATE OVER FIVE HOURS.
    1461 11 Reuter. IT adjoining I H Russian cuftet. H dlcinf cr I British Emtassy I ...t::;g the I Judges' :^"ai*irff H DkhtMM gets y Nordwafl and H Zn r. :....:u;ov five. I I m... half years. I three mpany wtu con- position I thi meantime Mm cociptn:
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    DRIVE TO PEIPING.
    49 11 Forcing The Chinese To Negotiate. Peiping, April 19. Noon. Sixty thousand Japanese troops are concentrated at the passes of the Great Wali. and more Manchukuo troops, ready to swoop down on Tienstin and Peiping. with the object of forcing China into direct negotiations.—"Mm Kuo Jih Pao."
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    ANOTHER AIR RECORD?
    123 11 Italian Claims Highest Speed. Reuter Wireless. Milan. April 19. COLONEL Bernasconi, head of the high speed flying school at Desenzano. Lake Garda. claims (it is reported > that he has attained a speed cf over 700 kilometres an hour in a new plane. The report is not
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    CHIEF JUSTICE'S RETIREMENT.
    1283 11 Farewell Speeches. SUPREME COURT FUNCTION. Warm tributes were paid to-day in Si*—*- Court «0 Sir WUIiJ inTon V Chlef Justice who EST r ro ;L Th? Court uncomfortably n>*ded Wlth members J mZmTiSZI fpW I I I I spectators, including Lady Muris«n. -ft? 1 SP JUStiCe mcunt
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    SILVER RATIO REJECTED.
    204 11 International Agreement Preferred. Reuter. New York. April 18. 'THE Senates rejection of the free coinage of silver ration is attributed, according to a -New York Times" message from Washington to the fact that Roost vel: may seek t; makwith Britain. France. Germany and Japan a international agreement
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    LUAN RIVER CROSSED.
    1006 11 THE THREAT TO PEIPING. People la A Panic. Chiang I'rged To Go North. Shanghai. April 19. fpHOUGH meeting with stiiT resistance, the Japanese are maKing steady progress in their drive on Tientsin and Peiping The ma'n Ch.'-.ese forces have withdrawn to Luansi. where trenches and other defence
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    EVERTON WHACKED TWICE BY LEEDS UNITED.
    1164 12 YESTERDAY'S RETURN MATCH CUP FINALISTS RESERVING THEMSELVES FOR WEMBLEY? Everton. who have reached the tinal of tue FA. Cup. and will oppose Manchester Ci.y at Wembley Stadium on the 29th. lost their fa >me and away matches with the promoted team. Leeds United, on
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    THE SCOTTISH CUP.
    233 12 Celtic Definitely The Better Side. Reuter Wireless. London. April 15. A crowd of 103.0C0 peopls saw Celtic win the Scottish Association Football Cup by beating Motherwell by on? goal to nil. The match was played at Hampden Park. After McClory had pushed away two corner kicks by
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    WEAK DEFENCE.
    167 12 Sclangor Eleven's Victory In Malacca. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Apr! 14. On Good Friday the Khampong Bharu Youngsters cf Kuala Lumpur, opposed the perhimpcnan Stia on the Kubu Padang Malacca. The visitors played pretty football but Put eh at left back and Zainol in goal kept them
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    JOHORE DISTRICT LEAGUE.
    109 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. April 14. The League season opened in Johore Bahru on the 11th inst. when the Police met the P. W. D. on the English College Padang, and defeated them by 2 goals to one. On the following day the Johore Chinese
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    LOCAL FRIENDLIES.
    99 12 United Chinese FA. team v. Treasury Department to-day on the J.C.S.A. ground at 5 p.m: Boon Choon. Hock Beng. Boh Lim. Teck Chye. Yong Nghee. Yu Kiong. Chan Ann. Kirn Wee. Chwee Eng. Chin Pi row. Ah Kow. Kay Eng. and Guan Chye. Treasury-Audit team: O. C. Aeria.
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    Islanders Eclipse Cricket Club In League Match
    512 12 S.A.F.A. LEAGUE, DIV. I. S.C.C. Beaten. POOR GAME ON THE PADANG. The S. C. C. exhibited poor form in their game on the Padang last night with Pulau Brani in Div. 1. of the S. A. F. A. League, and the final score
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    CHINESE BEAT MARINE.
    696 12 Last Minute Goal Decides Match. The recond string of the Marine Department and the third string jf the Chinese clashed in a Third Division niatch at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday the game resulting in a victory for the Chinese by the odd goal in three. The
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    JOHORE C.C. WIN.
    201 12 Exciting Finish In S.R.C. Match. CRICKET. Johore beat the S.R.C. by one run on Monday. Scores: JOHORE C.C:—Peng Hock run out 29, Kandasamy b Cordeiro 6. Ward c Tessensohn b Alvis 8. Thompson st. Tessensohn b G. Valberg 3, Campbell c Alvw b G. Valberg 0. Davis
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    S.C.R.C. BEAT TAMILS.
    188 12 Good Bowling By ChowTat. The S.C.R.C. beat the C.T.A. on Saturday at Hong Lim Green by 42 runs. Scores S.C.R.C. Slow Hian b Emerson 1 Hoahing c Ka'igcrsu c Emerson 9 Kee choe run cut 7 Chiap Kim st Singam b Emerson 0 John Lim c Sundram
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    V.M.C.A. BEAT INDIANS.
    188 12 Brilliant Century By G. Willis. Th. V.M.C.A. beat the Indian jaenf in 2nd XI on Monday at Balestier Ro?d by 191 runs. Scores V.M.C.A. R. Lyne c Davar b Mistry li G. Willis no: eul 137 D Ross not out 53 Extras 10 Total .for 1 wkt.
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    MUNICIPAL XI BEATEN.
    236 12 Evan Wong Recovers His Form. The S.C.R.C. beat a Municipal XI on the S.C.R.C. ground on Monday by 23 runs Scores MUNICIPALITY. A. Jansen b Evan Wong 22 vH. Moss c Chocr. Leong b Wong 0 T. Codeiro b Boon 11 Collick runt out 14 T. da
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    PADMORE SHIELD.
    105 12 Exciting Match In Local Tournament. BILLIARDS The following two matches in the Malayan billdiards championship tournament for the Padmore challege shield at the New World were played off yesterday: 6.30 p.m. S. S. Varma 'Indian Association) lost to Sirad bin Haji Ahmad (Java Pranakan Club' by 192 to
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    BUD
    27 12 To Fight In Colombo En Route. BOXING. < FrQm Our Own < Bud Wallcv (flyweight a Lin. his manacer. H by the "Suwa Maru." route for seme fight-
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    178 12 S.RC.. TOM" if] 1 To-days ties in th, BMA jas fcl cv s P I SINGLES HANDICAP N [v. J. S. dc Souza civ.- j 15.1 v. 0. G. Btnon iph, I Gehlers (etmj 3) v. K. C V J. B. Quays (plus 151 i M A C
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    19 12 HOME FRIENDLH& To-day.- IjUl I follows: jSg Bath 15. Leicester H Cardiff 5. C KCWpOrt 9. E
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    JOHORE NOTES AND NEWS.
    356 13 Went For Joyride. CHINESE FINED TEN DOLLARS. 'F;um Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. April 17. Poh Keng Hye. a Hylam. who was on April 4 sentenced to undergo a week s rigorous imprisonment by the Second Magistrate, Singapore, for having driven a Johore Bahru car at
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    BRITISH TRADE FAIR.
    302 13 Firms Who Will Exhibit At Great World. The following is a list of the l:cal firms who will exhibit at the British Trade Fair to be held at the Great World from May 24 to May 30 the numbers of th? stalls allotted are given i; .Viatc
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    GEN. HONJO.
    46 13 New A.D.C. To Emperor Of Japan. K t Tokyo, April 6. General Honjo, who was commander of the Japanese forces in Manchuria at the outbreak of the present Sino-Japanese undeclared war. has been appointerd Chief Aide-de-Camp to the Empeitar in succession to General INara.
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    HARBOUR BOARD.
    108 13 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES. Singapore. April 19. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Hakusan Maru 18; Bulan 16; Azumasan Mam H; Chenonceaux 11; Achilles 9: Narbada 7 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Steel Traveller 30; Karagola 32; Adrastus 37. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate
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      390 13 i 7 i3 To-Night: 9.30 Charles King in j X KP S BY WALTER EJNDRUM. I the uorld of Billiards entitles him• to sptak with authority I r budding player, and here he gives of his ri 0« hand. The one thing that makes this book I 00 billiards is
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      63 13 j Famous POLYDOR Records j j FANTASIAS FROM THE OPERAS: t j La Boheme, j i I Madame Butterfly, j I Carmen, j II Trovatore, i j Rigoletto. j J PLAYED BY THE BERLIN STATE OPERA j j ORCHESTRA. PAUL GODWIN ORCH. j AND ETC. j •**♦*♦<*>- Season Co Ltd.
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      540 13 CLUB DIARY. (There ait. numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the "Malaya Tribune." This Diary is provided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest will still be included in the
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    SOUTH CHINA AFFAIRS.
    469 14 Campaign Against The Reds. Hongkong, April 18. The Sincere Co. and the Asia Hot'. 1 of Canton, who were fined 5200,000 for having stocked Japan sp goods by the Naticnal Salvation Association, have petitioned the Southwest Political Council appealing against the fines and asking that the Association
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    UNUSUAL CHARGE.
    555 14 Change Alley Fire Sequel. A further stage va- reached before the Third Magistia c (Mr. J. F. F. Gregg) yesterday in the case In which Goli Wang Yong. the proprietor of (J, Change Alley, a sundry goods shep. stands charged with causing mischief ty tire. R will be
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    CHETTIARS' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    454 14 Two Hundred At Annual Meeting. At the secend annual general meeting of the F.M.S. Chettiars' Chamber of Commerce more than 200 members fr:m Ipoh, Taiping, Seremban. Klang, Bentong, Kajang. Men akao. Semeniyh, Tampin. Kuala Kubu Bahru. Kampai, Raub, Serendah, Parit Buntar, Kuala Sclangor, Tanjong Malim. P.awang.
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    TRIBUTE TO LAWYER.
    332 14 Keen Sportsman In His Work. V W VI tl C<-x »o'i;, j«!.rrh 71. Eloquent tributes were paid at the Kurunesala District Court to the late Mr. W. V. Wijejekoon. proctor unci Notary. The deceased was a brother of Messrs. A. R. Wijekoon (till recently President. Sinhalese Association),
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    181 14 The 2nd annual general meeting of the i Una rL Athle ie and Musical Pa"* was held on the 9tn Inst at the Pre-idcnts residence 143 Nell Road, at 1 p.m. The President, Mr Choa Jocn Hean, was in the chair. The report and statement cf accounts for year ended
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    906 14 The Wilson Report. LADY NICHOLSON ON MALAYA. /From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 5. The wea'her still continues to tc redolent of Malaya, and Malayans at Home are almost fancying hemselves back in the land that is always aftcrnocn and to make mr.tters even more icalistic, the
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    THE DOG LOVER.
    91 14 Vienna March 16. This is a clause in Ihe will of the wife of p. Vienna business man My two beloved dogs are to have 1.000 schillings (£3O. each. Romeo is to be given one cushion and one cover Juliet, however, is to have two cushions and
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    OUR READERS' VIEWS.
    94 14 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. [Our readers are invited tn write to us on subjects of public interest v stood that the "Malaya Tribune" docs not necessarily endorse opinions put MM b; *«fcr pandents. LETTERS SHOULD BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, preferably hv *»i spacing), and on one
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    Filthy Public Latrines.
    116 14 iTo the Ed.tor, 'Malaya Tribune.") Sir —I shall deem it a great fav:ur if you will allow me a little space in your widelyread paper to say a few w rds anent the abovementioned subject, in the hope that they will catch the eye of some responsible
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    Money-Lenders And Legislation.
    232 14 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir, —Opinions from corresp:ndents on the ab ve mat:er have been given expression in the column» of your paper, leading to a unanimous conclusion as to the necessity of legislation. Money-lenders should not be abused cr blamed f r the hazardous, reckless
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    Thali.
    328 14 fTc the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") s^r —Ecing a regular reader cf the People's r-ap?i I had occasion to go through letters cn the Tamils Reform Association contributed by 1 Mr. S. D. Ra j man and N.S. on the 1st and 10th met. respectively. As I 2m a Hindu,
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    Water-Meter Rents For Unemployed"
    106 14 (To the Editor, "Malai T ri Sir.-There has been .son:, water-meter rente in th* n is vain to talk of abolishing :h( r Paper It of water-meters, tut I sugge M ,n would be of great benefit >a as well as to the unemployed t0 relief
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    Hindu Association.
    95 14 (To the Editor, -Malaya Tribune Sir,—Recently a mee.ing of Hir*. at the premises or the Ran*S at which it was unanimous!; dSt,*** 1 organise the Hindu Association andl 10 s„and donations were received bv the treasurer. Since then there has be ui n the Association. Will the n
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    A Call For Catholic Leaders.
    473 14 <To the Ed tor, 'Malaya Tribune Eir,— I am glad that my letter on the abr* has elicited two letters, one from Us -cbastian Pierre and another from an anom mous writer. "S.G.S.," and I hope yJTS kindly publish the following letter lest mr views
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    MOAT AS BOMB SHELTER?
    270 15 Priceless Treasures. PEKING'S FEARS OF ATTACK. Peiping. Considerable alarm, is being felt here lest the Japanese should carry their offensive beyond ie limits of Jehol and that as a consequence the ancient capital a ill be subjected ;o aerial bombardment. Many people are leaving the city,
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    TURKISH GIRL ELOPES.
    153 15 Handsome Young Greek Actor s Conquest. Istanbul. A nandsome Greek actcr has eloped in a seaplane with a pretty young Istanbul girl. I he aetor L> a matinee idol who came to Istanbul this winter with a Greek theatrical troupe, and the girl who is only 18.
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    57 15 Clara Bow. red-headed screen actress has returned to New York with a new prescription for keeping a marriage happy. Wi'h her was her husband. Rex Bell. You just say Tm sorry dear every night before going to sleep". declared Miss Bow. Then you'll both sleep well and there won t
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    SISTER RESTORED TO BROTHER.
    241 15 Struck By Zangara's Bullet. Miami (Florida) An assassin's bullet intended for Mr. Roosevelt, new President of the United States, is to bring a brother and sister, lo«.t to each other for six years, togtther again. Miss Margaret Kruis, of Newark, New Jersey, one of the five
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    ENGLAND IS POLITE.
    195 15 Japanese Praises Freedom Of Speech. Tokio. England is polite and is a country of good newspapers, but its politics have degenerated, declares Mr. Sobei Mogi, an alert young man of Yokohama. He has just returned here after spending ten years abroad. With the appearnce of the Coalition
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    THE WHITE HOUSE.
    201 15 Mrs. Roosevelt Planning To Cut Expenses. New York. Mrs RooEevelt is planr.ing lo cut the expense; cf the White House by 25 p°r cent arben slie moves there to-morrow. "Of ccurs< I can't say po;i nely what I am going to d 1 until I get down
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    FROG STEEPLECHASE.
    54 15 Annual Event Badiy Hit By Depression. Angels' Camps (California). There will be no jumping frog jubilee hers this year. The annual treat of this old mining town has been cancelled on account of the depression. For the previous frog" steeplechases contestants have arrived from all parts of the
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    WINE OUSTING BEER.
    103 15 Belgrade. Wine is ous.ing beer as a drink in Bosnia owing to its estrone cheapness. Since thf? Government dropped its duty on wine and spirits, the consump.ion of beer has fallen by more than fifty per cent. In Sarajevo, for instance, comparative figur s are:— Year Quantity
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    WIRELESS SCHOOL.
    69 15 Prague. Students of the Pi ague Stat 2 school at Klarc, are frequently star led by the voic- of their headmaster. Yet they never see him. All tlie 13 class rooms are equipped with wireless and a small transmitter permits relays from within the school premises. The headmaster
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    RICH GIRL TWICE ELOPES.
    285 16 Pined For Policeman. FORCED MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. Belgrade. After eloping Bret from her father's hou*3 and then from her husband s, the young daughter of one of the proudest and wealthiest nobles of Dinja Vakuf in Bosnia has been allowed to marry a simple policeman. The
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    JAPANESE GOODS.
    217 16 Hritish Anxiety About WorldWide Dumping. Rome. Anxiety expressed in Great Britain over the flooding of world markets with cheap Japanese goods, pariicularly textiles, has found an echo in Italy, whose exporters of textiles are steadily losing ground before competition from the Far East. The gravity of the situation
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    NEWSPAPER IN GAOL.
    137 16 Plenty Of Sport, But No Crime Stories. 1 Ccnvicts In Exeter and Par knur? t prisons arc to be supplied every week with a newspaper cf their own. This newspaper, which is to be run as an experiment, will contain a summary of the world's news during
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    MASSED AIR ATTACK.
    207 16 Thrilling Climax To Fleet Manoeuvres. Long Beach (California). A diamatic climax to the manoeuvres of the combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets of the United States Navy has been the (theoretical) destruction of tlie base here by aircraft of the "black" fleet. The giant aircraft-carrier "Saratoga," escorted by
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    WOMEN'S DAY.
    165 16 Russia Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary. Moscow. March! 8 The twentieth anniversary of "International Women's Day" Ls accorded extensive attention in the press to-day. "Soviet Power." writes the newspaper 'Pravda." "has entirely eliminated the inequality of women's rights in politics. There is no country in the world with laws which
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    FARM RELIEF BILL.
    125 16 £2,000,000,000 For Farm 1 Mortgages. Reuter. Washington. April 13. The House of Representatives has passed President Roosevelt's Farm Relief Bill proposing the issue of $2,000,000,000 four per cent. Government bonds for refinancing farm mortgages. The Bill was sent to the Senate, which amended it so as to
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    27 16 Dona Ramona Ramos, who was said to be the oldest woman in Spain, has died at El Ferrol. aged 109. She preserved all her facilities the last.
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    42 16 A 67-year old farm hand at Lowville New York, who had turned somersaults for year-, to keep himself in physical trim, somersaulted once too often. He has died of a fracture of a vertebra in his neck, caused by his unusual exercise.
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    NEW COLOSSAL AIRSHIP.
    618 16 Successor To 111-Fated "Akron." So colossal that if placed on end beside the great Wcolworth skyscvraper in New York she .vould be only seven feet less in height, America's new mammoth lighter-than-air craft, the U.S.S. macon," the last word in modern improvements, is expected shortly to make
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    TO CARRY 75 PEOPLE.
    155 16 The Largest Passenger Aeroplane. Moscow. An aeropmne which will carry 75 passengers claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world, is now under construction at the Central Hydrodynamic Institute here. It is the "ANT-20." an all-metal macnine In its wings will be four
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    MECHANICAL NIGHTINGALE.
    80 16 Helsingfors. A mechanical nightingale, which Ivar Kreucer kept In a silver box and turned on to keep himself from being lonely, is for sale In a Stockholm watchmaker's shop for £25. The toy is six inches high and fcur Inche? wide. It is stated to be of French
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    18 16 A six-foot clergyman and a 42-inch midget have filed notice of intention to be married in Los Angeles.
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    32 16 A woman has been seen in the streets of Colombo, wearing an eJghteen-inch lizard as a neck ornament. The lizard appeared to be perfectly contented to be carried about la this way.
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    THE DOME OF ST. PETER'S.
    240 17 Cement Pumped Into Cracks. Vatican City, Mar. 3. Oas hundred tons of liquid cement have be n pumped into cracks in the great dome of Sc Peter's, which have caused anxiety about thsafety of the Church's s ructure Builders are working overtime' to compile the
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    JOURNEY FOR A JOB.
    185 17 Nyasaland To Egypt On A Bicycle. I Venice. a iS hlS Way home ~after a 10,000-mile trip in search of work His search has failed. His home is at Recoaro (Viconzaj. Over two years ago he left for Beiia, Portuguese East Africa. There he expected to
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    PETROL FROM COAL.
    176 17 First Contract Placed For Air Force. The Air Ministry have placed a contract for 12 months' supplies of a new type of aviation petrol made from British ccal. This is the first order of its kind placed by the Air Ministry. The petrol is produced by Low
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    TAX ATTACKS.
    152 17 French Facing Revenue Squeeze. Paris. March 5. The French just now are feeling the full force of taxation. "They shall have taxes wherever they go!" seems to be the official slogan. On every hand is a little reminder of the fact that the new taxes included in the
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    POSTAL WORKERS.
    105 17 New Organisation Opens In Canton. Canton, April 4. The Kwangtung Postal Workers' Association formally established yesterday afternoon, the opening ceremony being held at the Educational Society. At its first regular meeting, fifteen persons were elected to become trustees of the new organisations. Celebrations were augmented by the presence
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    SINGAPORE MARKET.
    465 17 Details Of Cnrrefrt Price*. Singapore, April 13. MEAT. Beef, steak (round), katl 30 Beef, stew or curry, kati 25 Pork, lean, kati 42 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality), kati 34 Mutton, Australian, lb. 35 Fowl, kati 40 Hens (locally rearedt, kati 43 Ducks, each §2 Pigeon, domestic
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    RETURN TO CHINA?
    192 17 Lease Of Hongkong's New Territories. Canton, April 6. j Mr. Kan Chia Hou. Commissioner of Foreign Affairs of the South-western Provinces, is interesting himself in matters of foreign relations and U collecting data. The matters U.clude the lease- of the New Territories of Hongkong to the.British Government.
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    KANSU HARDSHIP.
    54 17 Ruinous Taxation Of Farmers. Nanking t Aprjl '7. The delegate from K#nsu 'states that the farming population, in spite .of a good., harvest, are facing ruin and starvation because of the confiscatory local taxation. Most of the farmers, the delegate stated, have disposed of all their produce in
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    BEAUTY QUEEN TO MARRY.
    89 17 Women's Gratitude To Kemal. Istanbul. '•Mi» Turkey ?9S*^£f S h JUSt eleCted Th* w Is to be married. tort IsUnbui e ro ty who is 20 told Istanbul Correspondent that: I am^enga g eS a to a atho present doW J >oUng man who is at
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    LATEST DEVICE.
    65 17 For Defence Against 'Planes. Marseilles, March 8. skv rt et a°hVh» fine StCel Stretchec a "oss the of two and a Jialf miles tn of aircraft is the latest d-vi-e nU)fS f0r air t,efence purposes, and it U 5 "2*nded from captive balloons f that practical!v eSSJT approachmg
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    HIGH WAGES.
    192 17 Ford Still Believes In Them. New York. Mr. Henry Ford s"ill believes in high wittfel !He says that ihey mv t be raised swiftly whY business volume picks up. according to an interview printed in "The Busing Week," a leadine business publication. "Where c?c? can you cell cars
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    STATE ETIQUETTE LESSONS.
    84 17 Paris I The French Fcreign Office has announced mat it gives lessons in etiquette, tellin" hos- tcsses how to seat their guests, in what' form to greet important peonages, how to write a letter in the formal third person only used for Princes cf the State and
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    24 17 Police burst in on a wedding near Osaka tied the bridegroom with rope and marched him to the station. He was accused of robbery
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    AWAY FROM THE BANDITS.
    143 17 Lindberghs To Reside hi France Cannes, March 4. Th- arrival lure a few days ago in the greateal secrecy oi Mrs. Dwlght Morrow, the mother cf Mrs. Lindbergh, tends to confirm the rumour that the famous American airman and hi.s wife nnd baby are coing to
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    £25 PRIZE OFFERED.
    67 17 Wanted, The Perfect Shop Assistant. Madrid. March 5. A competition to discover the steadiest and most industrious shop assistant has beer, arranged by the Madrid Chamber of Commerce. There is a prize of £25 for the winner. Each competitor must furnish details of his employment, and the
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    41 17 Damages of £150 are being claimed by a divorced woman in Osaka. She declares that her husband's father turned her out of the house and sent her to her home because he did not like looking at her face any longer/
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      219 17 th< first time in A^* Ai tilm-pack Malaya. appeal to the I ca" rho works to a ack cameras Never produced. n a "i has tx en taken'over I down to the thH v »/fctail nd th their largeHi« 52 rl highly efficient H 52ters they are capable of producH
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    COMPLICATIONS IN FAR EAST.
    447 18 Where Powers Went Wrong. Paris, March 2. "The present pcsitin in the Far Eat is extremely dangerous. The plea, advanced by Sir John Simon, tha: Britain has kept out o> trouble should be put in cold st rage fyr a while until the consequences of what
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    FAR TOO CLEVER.
    129 18 Inventor's "Secret" Sends Him To Prison. Berlin. An inventor who has been rent to penal rervitude here for t%vo and a half years told the court that among: the devices of which he was the author were: A toothbrush which provided its own flow of water. An
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    JAPAN'S PROTEST.
    64 18 Against Activities In Fukien. Reuter. Tjiiyo, April f. A strong protest will be Icd~ed with ihe Filhen Provincial au'ho-.i'ies and the National Ccvernment with regard to the alleged antiJapanese agitation In Fukien which, it is s'a ed, Is assuming alarming proportions. It is alleged that frequent cases occur
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    WEALTHY MEN BEGGING.
    80 18 Prague. More men who have been begging although actually wealthy have been arrested by the Prague Police. They included: A beggar who had three meals a day in a first-claas restaurant, at five shillings a meal; A beggar who earned several pounds a day —and spent it
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    TALLEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
    189 18 Is Already Seven Foot Six Inches. 1 j Belgrade. A young man. who. at the age of 20, is now 7 feet 6 inches tall, is expected to become 'he tallest man in the world. Local doctors who have examined him believe he will reach
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    COLDS MAY BE A BLESSING.
    78 18 Memphis < Tennossee >. The common cold may be a blessing in disguise. Dr. Cler-.dcnlng. Prcfessor at the University of Kansas, told physicians attending a medical assembly here that eclds gave men the opportunity to "101 l around the house foi a couple cf days."
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      211 18 week commencing at 1 p.m. GMT. or 8.20 p.m. Singapore Time. This well-received station is I very punctual and opens with two verses of "L Marseillaise" after which the call sign is given, "Alio, Alio, ici Paris, station d'Etat Rado Ooloniale" repeated. "Alio, Alio," being said quickly. Then follows wavelength,
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    4036 19  -  Our Short Story. By H.G. Wells. mm p I tried to recall little in—dodging !:vb h on I oieanbM or HI they're venty (athorns I with fifty I it was B il eaißC down himself HI I was that if a rich wmM got my I
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