Malaya Tribune, 9 January 1934

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  • 36 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XXI. No. 7 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1933 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Tuesday. Jan. 9. 1934. Malaya Tribune SINGAPORE, TUESDAYS JANUARY 9, 1933
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 170 1 Read The Sunday Tribune Dominant In Malaya I Heavy Smokers g*» unseen 1 K w Tl \_Sl% ENEMIES Even the Best of Tobaccos causes dryness and A irritation of the throat—Relieve it with Lakerol 1 Pastilles. They are soothing and keep the mouth (l If fresh and allow no tooaceo
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    • 98 1 A. FLINTEB 6, Raffles Place, Singapore. 'mporting Diamonds and Pearl Necklaces of every size and quality. Selling at latest and lowest market price?. Also buying gold coins and gold ornaments of every class and quality, paying highest prices according to daily exchange rates. It s Worth Reaching For!! I; a
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  • 574 2 "Bandit Suppression." A PREMEDITATED PLAN. "TWER since the signing of the Tangku Armistice Agreement, the Japanese have refrained from further penetration into Chines-i territory although bandits have continued to be active and the Great Wall passes remain in the hands ot the Japanese. "But on Dec. 15,
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  • 265 2 Hatred Of Great Britain. BETWEEN Britain and the Irish Free State, says the Observer, the less said the better. Nothing but action can settle the case. Mr. Thomas last week addressed reasonable remarks to a person who is uot in the ordinary sense a reasonable man.
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  • 120 2 Five Or Six Times More Than Before War. Paris. Official figures show that- the skyhigh cost of living in France is no" coming down; rather the contrary, for it has gone up a point since last month As far as raw materials are concerned, there is a
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  • 87 2 Sequel To Murder Of Nudir Shah. Reuter Wireless. Kabul, Jan. 4. Zahlr Shah has confirmed the sentence of death passed on 14 persons, in addition to Abdul Khaltq and his accomplice. who have been found guilty of conspiracy In connection with the assassination of Nadir Shah These
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  • 56 2 Spent In Discussing The Budget. Helsingfors. While most people in other lands made Christmas Day a festive occasion, the rulers of the Soviet Union fixed Dec. 25, 1933, for a meeting to discuss many important propositions." Among other subjects discussed by the Central Executive Committee on Christmas
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  • 307 2 THE announcement in December of eight new appointments to the •Colonial Administrative Service" following those made in November appears to make it a certainty that the union of Civil Services throughout the Crown Colonies which has been rumoured is already a fait accompli.
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  • 248 2 WHEREVER one goes one hears the question, "When is Restriction coming?". .While it is generally thought that Rubber Restriction in some form will come into operation in 1934, it will be many months before the scheme is completed. It is quite clear that the Dutch themselves have not
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  • 179 2 IN every possible line the .sinister hand of Japan" is making itself felt Sooner or later local manufacturers will be completely ousted and one shudder to think of the fate of the British products and the vital consequences to Malaya and Great Britain if the present position was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 248 2 mm 0• m^Ĕmmmm'Ommm^S^m* g Wear fhe shade ffiaf's rig/if Cufex ecofor your frocfc Ztm.S capped when Every fashionable woman today is nof in use and using variety in nail tints. And the it remains usewoman who combines good taste ab, fo the endwith a sense of value will find in
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    • 209 2 I WHITEAWAY'3 j GREAT JANUARY SALE j THOUSANDS OF EAGER BUYERS WERE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THEIR BARGAINS TO-DAY j JOIN THE HAPPY CROWD TO-MORROW! j j Startling Bargains in Footwear j j BLACK BOX CALF SHOES. Smart Oxford, shape as illustrated, wide fitting, j B^^^^^^T Northampton made. Siz.'s and
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  • 177 3 Illegally Born Children To Be Legitimised. ILLEGITIMATE children, who are very I numerous in Turkey, will be legitimised under the regulations issued in accordance with the recently passed Amnesty Bill. Illegitimacy is largely due to the social reforms. Whether the parents were only religiously married before
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  • 55 3 The Hague. The famous Dutch painter, Hoynk Van Papendrecht, died here recently at the age of 75. From 1885 onwards, lie worked for i aa an illustrator for the "Daily Graphic He was especially well-known for his pictures of military battles, and many of his paintings are
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  • 124 3 French Lottery Winners Hang Back. The fact that it was the delay of*a winner in the French National Lottery which enabled the now famous forger of a ticket to obtain temporary possession of a million francs, has caused inquiry to be made into the winning amounts still unclaimed
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  • 74 3 Lowest Figure Sincc The War. Reuter. London. Dec. 8. Licensing stu Ustlc.s las nod «yesterday» show thai England and Wales were more temperate durmp. iy32 ih,ii< during any year since the ureat War. The figures also reveal that there were only 30,146 convictions lor drunhenries in 1931!
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  • 38 3 Cologne. It was a Champagne Christmas in Germany this year. The Government remitted the excise tax upon German-made champagne so that a bottle of very fair wine could b-> obtained for less than half a crown.
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  • 186 3 Can Tell By The Sound Of Their Hoofs. Barbados «British West Indies*. WHERE is a man of this island who I listens to the thud of horses' hoofs as they come down the straight at the lacecourse here- and can tell the exact distance that separates
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  • 52 3 Cairo. Telephones have just been introduced into Riyadh, the capital of Saudi-Ara-bia, according to the Mecca newspaper 'Om El Kora." The Palace of King Ibn Saud has been linked with the central wireless station, so that the King can also communicate by telephone with various parts of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 226 3 MM i.i 1 v 111 All PRICE 51.450. THE 1934 MORRIS MINOR The Morris Minor has long been famous for its "big car" construction and performance at minimum running cost, and this year sees still more "big car" features. Powerful hydraulic four-wheel brakes give perfect security with the minimum of
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    • 209 3 W I SPARKLING, TASTELESS, WW\ i ODOURLESS r I Manufactured by special process and t* used by all the leading Aerated Water Factories in Malaya. 7, W.J.W. 4. TiiTiTTiniiiinmyiiTinininiTTiniiiinii^^ I 4-TUNE RECORDS Bj^p INVENTED TO SAVE MONEY FOR YOU. I V*A By a special process and space-saving device, you can
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 678 3 TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. I G.M.T. 8.00 a.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. News Bulletin. 8.15 a.m. Interlude (gramophone records). 9.00 a.m. Time Signal from Greenwich. A talk by Sir Thomas Wilford. 9.15-10.00 a.m. Quentin Maclean at the organ of the Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle, London. 12.00 noon. Time Signal from
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  • 517 4 Shipping News Notices. GERMAN STATE AND SHIPPING. Stringent Stipulations Regarding Grants. npHE German Minister of Traffic, Dr. Fessler. discussing the Government's assistance for the reconditioning and reconstruction of German shipping in Haasa." st ates that the law granting that assistance was directed to the alleviation of unemployment during the winter.
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  • 133 4 Alterations In The "Hamburg." I Having had a new forepart fi'ted by Messrs j Bjohm and Voss. the Hamburg-Amerika liner j Hamburg" called at Southampton recently 10 embark passengers for New York. She is 'he first of the four Albert Ballln I class shi P s to
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  • 135 4 Inquiry Court's Tribute To Extinguishing Apparatus. The Netherlands Court of Navigation at Amsterdam has delivered judgment in the inquiry concerning an outbreak of nro on board the United Netherlands Navigation Company's steamer "Oldekirk." while on a homeward voyage from the Far East. The lire was discovered
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  • 254 4 For Moroccan And West African Service. THE Forges et Chantk-rs de la Mediterranee have just booked from the Cie. de Navigation Paquet an order for a new liner to rej place the "Nicolas Paquet," which was lost I several months ago off Tangiers. The new ship will
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  • 215 4 During Melbourne Centenary Celebrations. Following upcn the announcement of a re* auction in passenger fares to Australia on the occasion of the Melbourne Centenary Celebrations this year. Mr. S. M. Bruce, the High Commissioner fcr Australia in London, has received the following cablegram from the Australian Prime Minister
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  • 126 4 Chartered By British Interests. St fa l c f U,e Royal Netherlands been Company of Amsterdam, which have been laid up at their home port, have been chartered b y British interests a horned Ccnimb ?ram 3nd ,Umber from Brlt Columbia to a port m ihe United Kingdom.
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  • 495 4 Newfoundland Schooner Abandoned. By the Purness Withy liner "Nova Scotia," which left Liverpool recently for St. Johns N.F.. Halifay. N.S. and Boston, they were sent back to their hrmes in Newfoundland, as distressed British seamen. Captain Alexander Rodway and the crew of six men of the Newfoundland schooner
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  • 90 4 The management of two further vessels has been lost to South Wales by the transfer of the steamers "Baytree" and "Pirtree." formerly owned by the Branch steamship Co.. Cardiff, to the builders. Messrs. J. L. Thompson and Sons. Sunderland. The Baytree" has a net register tonnage of
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  • 605 4 Adventurers Reach Australia. PURCHASING and outfitting another junk in Hongkong af.c: their first craft f:undered in a storm off the China coaot. Captain Eric de Bisschcp. former assistant superintendent of police in Hankow, and his first officer, Joseph Tatibouet. who are both well-known in
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 476 4 STEAM Kit SAILINGS. f P- &o. BRITISH INDIA 1 APCAR LINES. I (Incorporated in England MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STE».M NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FOR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's 5 Government). A OUTWARD PROM LONDON l* I For China and Japan. i Due
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    • 168 4 Iff LLOYD TRIESTINO (Incorporated Is Italy). EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO ITALY AND CHINA ■tt'UfSJSBMfiS I Calling at Colombo. Bombay. Sue*. Port B lcL BrlndlsL Venlcc Bald, Brlndlsl, Venice and Trieste. Due Leave Due m v MONCALTERE Feb 5 Feb s Spore. Spore. Venice. m.v. COL DI LAKA Feb.
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    • 180 4 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Deutecn JH D P| Australische (Companies incorporated in Germany) PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE* OUTWARDS. HONGKONG. SHANGHAI. NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. t mUL DUISBURG. via Manila m.s. RHEINLAND. via Manila C' 23 tmA SAUERLAND. via Manila 72 M. NORDMARK. ua Manila Feb' 19 mt ERMLAND' Ua ManUa m.s.
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    • 575 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. NORDI)!iUTSCHER LLOYD, (Incorporated m Germany). The under noted ate the Compaur s intend** fixtures:— OUTWARDS 1934 9 "TRAVE," for Manila. H'kong Shai. North China and Japan Jan 17 HOMEWARDS. 1934. t "GOSLAR," for M'seilles, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen Jan. 1) "COBLENZ," for Gfnoa, Barcelona, A dam, R'dam, H'burg
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  • 560 5 Mining Shares. Singapore. Tuesday. 11 a m. Hie following tin share quotations are Issued by Fraser and Co., exchange and stock brokers: Issue VahM Buyers. Sellers. £1 Asam Kumbang Tin 38,- 39 6 II Austral Malay 36j9 37|9 Ayei Hlian Tin 14 6 la o Aver Weng
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  • 146 5 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. RUBBER PRICES DOWN. Stocks Increase In Britain. (By Our Financial Corresvondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, noon. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), IS., down 3 16 cts. Market Tone: Slightly easier. Tin (Singapore), 1131/g. down Yesterday's Prices:— London Rubber. 4% cts., down 1 32d. Market Tone: Idle. r
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  • 185 5 Company's Reply To Inquiries. In conn c:ion «ritta a letter which appeared in our columns rd erday. we ha\e been infoimcd by the manag nnnt oi Malayan Indus ries. Ltd.. that proffCsa is being made in the v>ork oi pi ■paring th. land &nd lav out of the
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  • 126 5 Manchester Research Ends In Success. London. Doc. 13. Cloth which has the appearance of I coloured glass is the latest product oi j research which is being carried out to Manchester to help Lancashire flghl Javanese competition. By the process discovered, designs In cnkmred glass can be
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  • 31 5 The crcp oi Bukit Jelotong Rubber Estates -o December amount d to 19.700 lb a tc a Z Z Ten rath, oi the current financial year oi 125.600 lb.
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  • 1570 5 Would It Reduce Overhead Costs? London, Dec. 22. <By Air Mail). The case for the 'buffer Quota" is put in the following document whicn. I gather, was drawn up by Mr. Howeson. 1 The policy laid down for the guidance of the International Tin Committee
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  • 155 5 Startling Suggestion By A Peer, Reuter. 'j London Jan 8 A NEW British sugar poucy is suggested by i\ Lord Olivier in an ait.cie in the "Times" tc-day. He p:oposes a iHittlMlfil bor.rd to buy at one fixed remunerative price all sugar pioduced at home; al another fixed
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  • 659 5 Rubber Shares. Singapore Tuesday. 11 a.m. The following rubber share quotatioua are issued by Fra.er and Co ana j-yall nid Evatt: Issue Value. r isei Shares. 6l Co Evatt 1 Allenoy IjOO 1.10 097' 4 2 iOO 1 Alor Gajah 0.60 0.70 0.60 0.65 1 A Bltam
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 54 5 THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., (incorporated in New Zealand.) FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L C. MAROOLIODTH. Manager. OFFICE: I. FINLATSON GREEN. UP!** THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. jr»v| FIRE, MARINE, I < MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. m ■RAD OFFICE; N. 4. U
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    • 51 5 THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England). SINGAPORE BRANCH. 4, U Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed Capital £1,000,000 Paid-up-Capital *****0 Reserve Fund and Rest HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. BRANCHES I '"salinVdeposS ACCOUNTS OPC«d .nd bAviiNvji annum. f escrlp-n transacted on all towns of commercial, importance throughout the world. BTEKL I Acting
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    • 91 5 iiIiIIII I I II H i 34 iiiii'l II It *****1111 I I I I •*****1 I I I I I I T^^xS^UWmiwMm I AN ANNUAL I INTEREST J*2fit> j PAID j I Stamps a reassuring Seal I I or. a sound proposition. I I |Xt"JSS-2«i"-. a, a savings Account
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    • 187 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. (incorporated in Straits Settlement*.). i !til) iiOO 000 A Oo! T Paid Up $10,000,000.00. Authorised street, Singapore m*** NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OP DIRECTORS: i man Oh Sian Guan, Esq., Chee Swi-e Ch«n? Esq.. cnairman Parkcane C Hwang, Esq.. Lee Kong Chlan, Esq.. Vice-Chauman g Q
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 525 6 j ALHaMIH 1 Opening TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 ™E^j S Matinees TO-MORROW MIEIMiIMM.' J^S^. 5 Keep your SUNNVSIDE US and SATURDAY H j RE SSCR A FLOCK of B GIRLS! HEAR THE SONG HITS (iather Lip Rouge While You May." "Be Careful" and 'How Do I Look onoi—i oeaoi—_locao i >cao:
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  • 206 7 Larut.' Brit.. 863 toils. arr9th. Dep lo Malacca 10th. Ipoh." Brit. 1.272 tons. Arr from Pmung Bth. Dep. to P Bwettenham HKh Shyogwn Maiu," Jap.. 4.739 tons. \rr Blh from MUkc. Dep to Hongkong i.i-day. H.ivilOar,'" Brit..
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  • 108 7 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore, Jan. 9. East Wharf (Entrance Qate 1). Honolulu Maru 22; Slamat 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). 'lerukuni Maru 18; Havildar 15; Kedah. Kistna 13; Manila Maru 11; Erie Maru. Jmkai Maru 9; Benarty 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate
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  • 178 7 The outward Imperial Airways plane left Bangkok at 4.35 am. tnta morning. The plane will arrive in Singapore at 2 p.m. to-day and correspondence will be available to bex-holders and window delivery ticket holders at 3 p.m Correspondence for uon-boxholdcrs will be sent cut fcr
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  • 185 7 SELLING. Singapore, Jan. 9. London 4 months' sight 24 Jjjj London 3 months' sight *J? London 60 days' sight London 30 days* sight JJ J;JJ London demand London T.T. Lyons and Paris demand -J Hamburg demand JjJ New York demand **2 Batavia and Sourabaya demand Samarang demand Penang
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  • 44 7 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures. TO-DAY JAN 9 High Ildw-fl.ia a.m.. 3.59 p.m. MvcUog S CC. mutual uocccr Hireling in Club Icaing*» »t 6.45 p.m. Rugby. S.C.C Tournament. MerehwU v. PS S.C.C., R. C« v. Wiltshire "A," R.C.
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  • 80 7 ALHAMBRA.—LiIian Harvey and Lew Ayres in My Weakness." CAPITOL.—LioneI Barrymore in "Looking Forward." EMPIRE.—Eddie Cantor in M Palmy Days." GREAT WORLD—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Malay and Chinese Wayangs. cinemas. Talkies: Sky—"What. No Beer." Star: "The Love Parade." MARLBOROUGH.—"Let's Go Places." NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayungs. cinemas, etc.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 151 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that tender* an b invited for the following materl-ila of ■ervteai and that particulars of such tenders v be obtained in the Tender Room. Municlpal Offices:— of Broadben'-s Mangane:* Steel Jaws 4 p.m.. Jan. 31. 1934. ft ipply of Stake
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    • 44 7 Teo Hoo Lye Institution, < Dhoby Ghaut". RL.OI'ENS ON 15th J\M'\KY, 19.i1. Applications for admission now being received at, the School from 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. during week days. A Warning. I Bolt Your Doors—Lock Your Safes. I The INVISIBLE MAN is in town.
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    • 248 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. For German lessons and translations, apply to F. Richter. Belle Vue Hotel. TUok Blangah Road. Tel. 6580. CAMERON HIGHLANDS HOTEL. The Hotel will b; available for use by the Public a: from Ist February next. For rates and all particulars, apply Manageress. Came;on Highlanas Hotel. Cameron Highlands GATTEY
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    • 458 7 A.A.M. ROAD SERVICE. Obstructions And Repairs On Main Routes. THE A.MM. road service bulletin for the week ended Jan. 5 givei the following information: SINGAPORE. MUNICIPAL Changi. Joo Chiat. Tanjong Katong and Grove Roads, level crossings Caution. Newton Circus, at Jn. Newton, Kg. Java, Bt. Timah and Scotts Roads. Traffic
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    • 258 7 1 SINGAPORE ttOTftS 1 j METROPOLE HOTEL I TEL. 7986. BRAS BASAH ROAD. IDEAL CENTRAL. J MODERN SANITATION. >, RUNNING WATER IN ALL ROOMS. GOOD CUISINE. EXCELLENT BAR. j j MODERATE RATES. I i PER DAY. PER MONTH. Single Double. Single Double j Bedroom Only and Attendance .52.50 $4.00 40.00
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 253 7 j [POSTAL INTCLllcSctl SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY. Belawan, Rangoon and Calcutta .Honolulu Maru) 3 p.m. Japan and Korea (Erie Maru) 3 p.m. *Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Europe and Gt. Britain (Mencstheus) 3 p.m. Siam (except Lower Siam) (Halvdan) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, BengkiUs, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock and Padang
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  • 821 8 IpHE Russians and the Japanese are playing an elaborate game of military chess in Siberia, Manchuria and Mongolia. The pieces are being carefully arranged in preparation for—or precaution against—a fully anticipated attack from one side or the other. It is probable tha* neither really wants war but
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  • 207 8 The Rev. H. J. Hutchinson, Chaplain Ipoh, will be leaving the parish after Easter. The members of the Eurasian Association are reminded of the general meeting to-day at 5.15 p.m. at the S.R.C. Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Richards celebrate their silver wedding to-day. They were married at the Cathedral
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  • 121 8 THE three biggest Chinese now represented in the Legislative Council—the Tan. Lim and Khoo respectively. It is said that the new Penang Chinese Member has shown himself as a Municipal Commissioner to be a quiet and unassuming man— what is known as "a
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  • 133 8 TTHE removal of the "mosquito" buses fiom the Serangoon route, and the substitution of the larger and more comfortable green buses, may be welcomed in principle and as an inevitable development in the city's transport. Similar action on the Geylang-Tanjong Pagar-Katong and other routes will be taker within
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  • 193 8 TT is reported that the F.M.S. Railway proposes to increase the fares on the ferry between Penang and Prai from seven cents to ten cents, and fears are aroused that, this will lead to a general revision of freight rates over the whole of the Railway system. The
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  • 221 8 /\NLY a military miracle, it would seem, can save Foochow Tin Fukien junta appears to be tottering tc its fall. Since Marshal Li Chai Sum and the leaders of the 19th Route Army declared their independence, hardly months ago. their plans have gone all wrong. From the first
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  • 469 8 By "Looker-On" make 'good news"—and bad tempers. I Referred to City Fathers I. <•* Bukit Timah Road residents only wish they were living on a bukit. A Nanking's crack troops are certainly cracking up the Fukien revolt. A Now that Foochow is short of "chow" all they have
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  • 40 8 JAPANESE INVADE CHARHAR. on 9UEt 2 RADIO PROGRAMME, on page 3. SPORTS NEWS, on pagM 12 and 13 CLUB DIARY, on page 13. IHE LOCH NESS MONSTER, on page 14 AIR PORTS FOR BRITAIN, on poge 15
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 231 8 "MARMET" i Tbe World s Finest Baby Carriages. MARMET BABY CARRIAGE HAVE A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION FOR LIGHTNESS, DURABILITY AND STYLE. MARMETS— FOR SAFETY. STRENGTH AND SMARTNESS. STOCKED IX VARIOUS COLOURS. PRICES FROM $55. Sole Agent s: ROBINSON CO., LTD., KUALA H'MPt'R. 1 How to get a pound of this i
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    • 80 8 I C" w Concert Flutes Strongly made of Grenadilla Wood, for easy blowing, perfect intonaI tion, durable, and beautiful in appearance. n «V L Tr^*^Ss^l^^^^fl^^9W&s> No. 177. C German Silver Keys at $20. No. ITB. 8 German Si'ver Keys at $25. No. 179. 1« German Silver Keys at $3». Each
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  • 648 9 NANKING TROOPS ON OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY. Rebel Leaders Perturbed. South-West Council Seeks To Stop The Bloodshed. Fukien revolt is hourly collapsing and capitulation is expected at any moment. Nanking's troops have encircled the capital, Foochow, and the rebel
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  • 154 9 Police Chief Saved By Ducking. Chittagong Jan. 8. DETAILS of the bomb outrage in which i Mr. M.F. Cleary. Superintendent of Police, was slightly injured, show that Mr Cleary ducked as the bomo was thrown at him and grappled wich his assailant, whom Mr. Cleary's chauffeur hot dead.'
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  • 35 9 Reuter Wireless. Madrid. Jan. 5. The "state of alarm" declared throughout the country on Dec. 9 nas been rescinded by the Cabinet as from to-day The so-called state of prevention still prevails—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 204 9 Well-Known Architect Sued. ■jtyfß. J. B. Westerhout. a well-known I*l member of the local Eurasian community, and a Municipal Commissioner, figured in a civil suit which commenced in the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Gerahty, K.C. Tanaka Yuki San, a Japanese woman, applied to the Court,
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  • 207 9 Socialist Leaders And Sir Stafford Cripps. London, Jan. 8. SOCIALIST leaders emitted a chorus of repudiation to-day of the speech or Sir Stafford Cripps on Saturday. Mr. J. R. Clynes declared that to anticipate a conflict with the Throne is UM worst method by which any
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  • 365 9 Former Foreign Minister Arrives. "Sin Chew Jit Poh." Hongkong. Jan 8 DR. Lo Wen Kan. former Chinese Foreign Minister, arrived at Canton yesterday. Gen. Wang Chia Leh (Chairman of Kweichowi will leave for Wanning (KwangsU in a week. Whether he will >roceed to Canton or not is no*
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  • 129 9 Agreement Between European Producers. Reuter Wireless. London Jan 5. II is learned thai an agreement is pending between British, German, French, Belgian and Luxemburg steel makers with regard to exports of shipbuilding constructional steel, the agreement covering prices and the division of markets between British and Continental
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  • 360 9 Confusion Of Opinion. U.S. TACTICS NOT UNDERSTOOD. Reuter. London, Jan, 8. correspondents of the leading New York papers report that negotiations are under way for international currency stabilisation, in spite of President Roosevelt's statement that other countries are not yet ready fo; -stabilisation. The "Financial Times"
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  • 117 9 Reuter Wireless. American Girl Flyer Hits Cable. London. Jan. 5. For the second time within a week an aeroplane has met with disaster through hitting u stationary object in the air. Following the disaster to the Imperial Airway's liner in Belgium las; Saturday. Miss Evelyn Frost was
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  • 59 9 Workmen Trapped In Flooded Building. Reuter Wireless. Colmar, Jan. 5. Nine workmen have been drowned following the bursting of a water main between Lake Blanc and Lake Noir. A hugh wave struck the roof of the hydro-electric station, whuh collapsed like matchwood. The men were trapped in the
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  • 48 9 Unable To Negotiate The Suez Canal?* Reuter Wireless. Port. Said. Jarv. 5. The Commonwealth liner Bsperance Bay" 113.85G tons'. bound irom Australia tc London. Ls axhoie In the Bitter Lakes in the Suez Canal She carries 112 paseenger* and a crew ot 220— Reutei Wireless.
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  • 144 9 Principal Seller Commits Suicide. Paris, Jan. 9. STAVISKY shot himself dead in his villa at Chamonix when the police arrived to detain him. The Cabinet is satisfied that M. Dalimier acted in good faith and a crisis has been averted.—Reuter. A message received yesterday stated: M.
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  • 87 9 France And Germany Bid For S.A. Route. Reuter Wireless. Natal. Jan. 4. Major Bonnet, flying .a seaplane, has arrived here, 'having started from St. Louis. Senegal, yesterday afternoon. His arrival marks the first phase of •ompetition between France and Gernany for supremacy in the EuropeAmerican air mail-services. It
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  • 66 9 Britain And German Interest Reduction. Reuter Wireless. London. Jan, 5. It is teamed In well-informed quarters liar the British Government has intlnated to Germany the possibility o( •trtaliatory action falling a satisfactory eply to the British protests ayialust the Reichsbank's reduction in interest povment to British loiv? and
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  • 63 9 Seven Persons Charged With Homicide. Reuter. Paris. Jan. 9. As a sequel to the Georges Philippar" iisaster in May. 1932. seven persons have been charged with homicide by negligence by failure to observe the egulations. They include M. Falcoz. chief engineer of the Messageries Maritimes. and M.
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  • 49 9 "Min Kuo Jih Pao." Shanghai, Jan. 9. A strong force of bandits attacked train along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway yesterday morning at Tungpehpao Station, south of Tiaah. in Shantung, taking.away large quantities of stores. Nine railwaymen and many passengers were wounded in the fighting.— "Min Kuo Jih Pao.'*
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  • 172 9 Reuter. STRUGGLING PILE OF PEOPLE. Patriotic Zeal. Results In Many Deathb in Tokyo. T»'iliyo. «idJj. \i, people UiIImI and niotv than 100 injured, iik-liulin<r fi't seriously hu»*t, when excited crmvilstumbled over euch other in seeing off the newly-enlisted naval ror.ru it»* at Kyoto railway station at 8
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  • 186 9 Expccted To Be P.iven A Bip Job. Reuter. "Sin Chew Jit Poh." Shanghai. J3« 8 Marshal Chang HS»eh Ltatiy iinivwl irom Enrop* this altemoon was greeted by a licust ot proninotit people. He was escorted by well-armed motorcyclists lo his residence In ihr French Concession, which Is
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  • 431 10 Interesting List. ACID-THROWING CASE. CINGAPORE Assizes opened with the usual ceremony this morning when thq Chief Justice, Sir Walter Haggard, with Mr. Justice Geraht> and Mr. Justice Mills attended a service at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The Rev. L. St. G. Petter
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  • 109 10 Snoudrifts Block The Road. Reuter Wireless. Nice. J«w.v 4. TUre? hundred skiers of both sexes had been isolated since Monday In an Alpine hiLinlel. Bauili. 4.500 feet up. owing to snowstorms and drifts filling U\e only road which Is flanked by precipice on both <ide.s. Since Tuesday Hie
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  • 68 10 The Awakening Of The Far East. Reuter. Rome. Jan. 8. The Marchcse Marconi, on his return from the Far East, paid a tribute to the remarkable intellectual awakening in China. At Poking. Nanking and Shanghai, the Chinese were facing big problems with determination. He added that the Japanese
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  • 41 10 Reuter. Honolulu, Jan. S. Tb'= fu> on n,r steamer "Hnrr—i«ntu Valleyreported last week by wireless fciM ie v2! to have been extinguished. About 1.200 bales were discharged probably ten per cent, of the total loss by fire. Renter.
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  • 244 10 Nude Body Of Chinese Youth. THE recovery from the water of the dead bodies of an adult Chinese and a youth of about 17 years was inquired into by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. J. Bourne* yesterday. In spite of the usual police investigations, no trace
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  • 177 10 Accused Who Wanted To Be Lei Off. Charged with fraudulent possession of a quantity of rubber and abetment of receiving an alleged gratification, a Chinese. Tan Soo. pleaded guilty to the second charge when he appeared before the Third Magistrate (Mr. R. J. F. Curtis). The
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  • 100 10 Woman's Complaint To The Police. A Chinese woman of the labouring class had a nasty experience last nighc whilst she was on her way to town. She was walking along a path leading to Macpherson Road when two. Chinese suddenly accosted her. Threatening the woman with injury,
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  • 73 10 Russia Willing To Receive Them. Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Jan. 3. Dimitroff, Taneff and Popoff, the Bulgarian Communists acquitted at the Reichstag fire trial, are still confined in prison, anxiously awaiting news as to which country they are to be sent. No country appears anxious to receive the Bulgarians
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  • 39 10 The Ambulance Dept. had to deal with several more assault cases yesterday. They were called out on five occasions. Two victims were Indians and the others Chinese, including a woman. None or them suffered serious injury.
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  • 34 10 Alleged to have been knocked down by a mosquito" buo on Kallang Road last night, a Chinese woman was taken to hospital by ambulance, suffering from a scries of abrasions. J
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  • 613 10 Local Pathan Watchman Charged. ANOTHER case of dishonest retention of stolen property, said to be connected with a series of thefts in Singapore and Johore Bahru, was heard yesterday by the Third Magistrate, Mr. R. J. F. Curtis. Detective Inspector A. R. McEwan who has been
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  • 304 10 Manchukuo's Reply. JAPAN TO SEIZE MONGOLIA. Shanghai, Jan. 9. Soviets, as already reported, X have concentrated nearly 2,000,000 r en in Siberia in preparation against the Japanese threat. The Manchukuo in turn, has now decided on conscription to organise 300,000 Kuominchun (national forces) to be
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  • 185 10 Died After A Year's Suffering. Before the Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) this morning, an interesting inquiry into the death of a Chinese, who died after suffering for nearly a year, was commenced. He was assaulted by a gang of Chinese in Bali Lane on
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  • 188 10 Directing Operations Against Fukien. "Min Kuo Jih Pao." Shanghai, Jan. 8. According to a Nanchang communique. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is personally directing operations against the Fukien rebels, from Puchonig. Marshal Chiang, it is expected, will close the campaign against the rebels when Foochow has been captured. The
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  • 165 10 Girl Found Drowned In A Well. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Jan. 8. Three inquests were heard by the Seremban Coronor. Raja Kamaralzanan. one of which was into the circumstances leading to the death of a Tamil named Arumugam who was found hanging from a tree at Clovely
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  • 55 10 French Concessions To Germany. Reuter Wireless. Paris, Jan. ft. The concession:; to Germany, which arc understood to be embodied in the French aide mcmoire, include possession of all defensive weapons, and, "under the reserve of a reciprocal undertaking," by all other interested nations, the abolition of half her
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  • 84 10 The bodies of the Chinese larmer and his wife who were entrapped by a landslide at Bedok, Singapore, nave been viewed by the Coroner and an inquiry will be held in due course. It is presumed (hat they were alseep on Friday night or in the early
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  • 31 10 Reuter Wireless. EM Louis. Jan. 3. I The Frvich pilot. M Bonnot. who created a seaplane non-stop record of 4,300 kilometres yesterday, left to-day for Brazil —Reuter Wireless.
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  • 407 10 Question Of Copyright, HUSBAND'S PURCHASE IN BUGIS STREET. A N unusual '.a.i Police C utirtt Tamil Muslim. MohfttuH v tva* charged w(th ••Vfi/j «n» on Sow 22. th'- l\ht+l«»v Strait* barn ChliuHi»-ni The ease wax heard Fourth Magna! rut* (Mr Brander) Mr. 8. Fung ,appnu»ii jn
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  • 86 10 Favourable Reply l«> U'l'i b Note Itnpro'mMc B» rid, ,i Thr BriListo note tlx question Is lit in'in*•* by competent jtuCborltl*' »>u faclory reply i.s rmiurO "i h likely, as th r R< uin«l»u:.K m'u revision oJ tbp doelMuii 112« transfer quota Hum 3n < impossible a* Ihe
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  • 115 11 Deprival Of Sex. FIRST CASE UNDER NAZI LAW. Reuter Wireless. ISrrlim Jan. 5, 'J"* H N'.izi has lost no time ii potting into effect the new law Which fame into Tfvf i -Jail. 1. h«* < Mirl at (Joerlite. Prussian ".ir-ia, las «-MittTc'ed n 54-vear-old t I«iii4»
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  • 88 11 Woman Found Dead In The Street. When the ambulance was called out Uj Mohamed Ali Lane yesterday morning, the dresser found a Chinese woman ol the labouring class lying in a pool of blood. Examination revealed that the woman had died a few minutes before the arrival
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  • 33 11 Reuter Wireless. Buchdov, Jan. 3 I! officially announced that 131 M aCi> ha vis porisbed In ilie coai mliv? «i'vi>ter. AH tour shafts are afire, making lescue work impossible.—Rcuter Wirp)es& r
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  • 71 11 Members of the Telok Ayer Epworth League are requested to note that the annual business meeting of the League will be held on Sunday at 8.30 p.m.. iftei the devotional .service, when the annual report and statement of accounts for last year will be presented .md election of cabinet officers
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  • 22 11 untitled Highlands Hotel—as untitled in our advertisement columns— >pen fof visitors, from the be- next month. Particulars can tamed from the manageress.
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  • 645 11 Man's Story Of Stomach Trouble. TWO Japanese named Takahashi and Motoo Yokoo were convicted yesterday. by the Acting District Judge. Mr. N. A. Worley, of being in possession of 350 and .45 grammes of cocaine respectively. The first accused, who claimed trial was fined $3,000 (In default
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  • 209 11 "Tr M S Joseph, of the British and Bible Society. Ipoh. visited on the Society's business, panied by two schoolboys named Anandoo and S. James. Tney <oh at 4 a.m. the previous day ed Taiping at 9.25 a.m.. haltvefaJ places on their way. completing
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  • 263 11 Toh Yin Swre has issued rnvitations to the marriage of her eldest son Mr Toh Boon Huat, of Ayer Tawah Sitiavan, to Miss Khaw Tuan Bee, third daughter of Mrs. Khaw Boon Chueh and the late Mr. 'Khaw Boon Chueh, of Bukit Tambun, P.W.. at 37. Selangor Road. Penang.
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  • 208 11 The case against a Chinese woman. How Ah Nya, who is charged with illtreating a girl. Mary Leng, by starving i her and beating her. was again postponed on Saturday by Mr. F. K. Wilson, the first magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, as the accused woman is in hospital. Mr. T.
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  • 354 11 Appeal Successful In Local Court. THE case was heard in the Appeal Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Gerahty, X.C.. in which three Chinese. Lim Teck Leek. Sng Seong and Lim Chor Choo. appealed against then 1 conviction in the Police Court on three charges, namely, (1) being in
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  • 71 11 Resigns After Differences With The Nazis. Reuter Wireless. Berlin. Jan. 3. Baron yon Fritsch has been appointed Chief of the Army Command in succession to General yon Hammerstein. who has resigned as being out of sympathy with the Nazi Government. Yon Fritsh served on the General Staff
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  • 54 11 Reuter Wireless. Bucharest. Jan. 5. M. has presented to the King the new list of the Cabinet In which M. Titulescu continues as Minister for Foreign Affairs. The latter has returned from St. Moritz, thus dissipating doubts as to whether he wouid consent to retain office since M.
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  • 230 11 Organising The Girls Of Singapore. WITH the object of getting together girls of the Eurasian community in Singapore, :i ooncert and tea dance, arranged by Mrs Hocquart, were held at the Victoria Theatre and the Victoria Memorial Hall respectively last night. The concert, which Wui> given
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  • 150 11 Volunteers Provide Guard Of Honour. A guard of honour was provided by the S.R.E. (V.). under the command of Major C. G. Burt at the wedding at St. Andrews Cathedral on Saturday of Mr. Robert McGowan Hudson, of the Singapore Harbour Beard, and Miss Ethel Mary Elsdon. of
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    • 256 11 "My Weakness" 1 With Will Be Your -a* weakness !iIiXN WJjB NOW Wks?W lIARVEY Jjt Girls! rfk. £w! Girls! K k and P Girls! f > ft O Pretty Girls, lew m; Gay Girls, f■ AY RES, I t Gorgeous Girls! 3 Frenzy JV ff\\ /T I Opening > j
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  • 1165 12 Tourists Require 82 Runs But Get Only Seven. A FTER losing the First Test at Bombay A by nine wickets. All-India, who were faced witli similar defeat in the Second Test at Calcutta, managed to force a
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  • 32 12 The hockey match arranged for yesterday between the O.R.A. and Ruffles College was cancelled. The Police v. Command match arranged to be played at Tanglin, ako did not take place.
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  • 32 12 It has been decided to change the day on which the course is reserved for men at the Garrison G. C. from Fridays to Mondays, with effect from Feb 2
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  • 47 12 The following will represent the S.V.C. at hockey against the S.R.C. on the Padang this afternoon: H. O. Valberg; C. E. Brooke, W. A. Aeria; T. W. Morray, P. C. Sands, C. E. Fittock; J. Wainwright. G. Willis, N. Hay, W. Willis. M. Wyatt.
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  • 14 12 Willie Smith, tk<; former English billiards champion, will arrive in Singapore on Friday.
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  • 384 12 Sixth Annual General Meeting. THE sixth annual general meeting of the Rovers B.P. will be held at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's Bungalow. Pasir Panjang. on Saturday at 3.30 p.m. The following are extracts from the annual report and statement of accounts to be presented at the meeting:
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  • 196 12 Ladies* January Bogey Competition. The SCC. ladies' January bogey The SCTc. Ladies' Jarjaary bogey competition at Bukit Timah yesterday resulted in a win for Mrs. G. V. Allen in "A" division with a score of 1 down, for Mrs G. A. Thamsen in "B" division asj 1 down,
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  • 47 12 Dr. Alekhine Beaten In Britain. Reuter Wireless. Hastings. Jan. 5. The International Chess Tournament was won for the third successive year by Selo young Czecho-Slovakian. Lilienthal was second and the world champion, Alekhine. was third. He did not lose a single game but drew five.—
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  • 49 12 Capt. Lindsay Years, A. D. C. to H.H. the Sultan of Perak, returned from Home by the "Ranpura" after a holiday in England. When on leave he selected and sen*; out a number of horses from England, including one for the Sultan from the King's stable.
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  • 133 12 Europeans v. Rest On Thursday. THE following are the teams for the annual hockey match between the Europeans and The Rest, to be played at the S.C.C. on Thursday:— EUROPEANS: Pte. Jones (Wiltshires); S T Douglass (R.E.t; T. W. Morray (SCC.I. Lieut. N. C. Philllips <R.A.); Lieut C.
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  • 287 12 Final Match Of The Rugger Season. The final game of the Malayan rugger season, the North v. South match, will be played at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday. Jan. 27. The band and arums of the lsi Wiltshires will be in attendance. The Malayan Rugby Union
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  • 192 12 Presents After Scoring Test Century. Bombay, Dec. 30. Cheques, cash, jewellery, cups, medals, bate and Other pres nts. to a total \alue of approximately £2 250. have been showered en Amar Na h. the nineteen-yar-old hero of the first E cricket T st match, which ended in
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  • 157 12 Malaya Cup Player Now In Hongkong. Quee Liang, the former S.C.P.A. leftwinger, who also played for Singapore in the Malaya Cup competition last year, is now figuring prominently in Hongkong soccer, as a member of the South China Athletic Association, who are now second in the table in
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  • 255 12 Fight At New World On Friday. FOLLOWING the middleweight contest between Sgt. Jim Brady and Arthur Suares on Saturday last, the New World Arena will be the scene of another important contest on Friday, when Harry Graham meets Thajudeen. Both are natural batams, so neither party
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  • 585 12 Yesterday's Hockey. RESERVE TEAMS CLASH. a scrappy game on th Padang yesterday the reserve X of the S.R.C. beat the S.C.C. II a hockey by the odd goal in three. The ground was on the soft side and conditions were not suited to fast game. Both
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  • 1105 13 Honorary Treasurer Asked To Resign? 'From Our Own Correspondent.) a London, Dec. 28. ONE of the most sensational happening! in the history of soccer mistration occurred this week when the Council of the Football Association de. the following official announcement: That m the best interests
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  • 209 13 Hopes For Encouragement Of Professionalism. iJtir Own Corrcjpoiidcnl London. D'.O- 21. iut'iruational Lawn Tennis Fedei»iioii will doubtless have to authorise ''rht'6 between amateurs and profes- ut. at from 1935, thanks to the luittutivi* o( the French delegations, '"lined M Pierre GIUou President of Kroneh Lawn Tennis Federation, at
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  • 139 13 McMillan Scores A First Round Knock-Out. i (From Our Own Correspondent J London. Dec. 21. Not often dees a featherweight fight finish in the first round with a knockcut blow, although boxing fans are quite accustomed to these startling collapses in the heavyweight class. But Johnny McMillan (Glasgow)
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  • 85 13 Tazio Nuvolari the daring Italian racing motorist, who won the Ulster T. T. last year, has accepted an invitation to go to Hollywood to take part in i film. Nuvolari expects to be in the United States for about two months and will be back in Europe
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  • 53 13 Social Athletic Party team v. the Singapore Athletic Union on the S.C.F.A. ground to-morrow at 5 p.m.: Ah Tee. Ban Teck. Chin Aik. Chiang Kwang. Hon Fal, Kirn Swee. Teck Lee. Cheng Hoe. Thian Soo. Ah Sum. Ban Seng. Reserves: Tan 'Buck Seah. Ah Lye, Ang Kay. Hock
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  • 571 13 Should Defend Their Titles Often. i From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 21. THERE has been a lot of discussion about the control of boxing lately, and in particular the right of the Boxing Board to rule the roost has been much questioned. The Board were
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 426 13 J. i Assets exceed $12,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Lit Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry. E.C. The Ccmnany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court oi England and complies
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 552 13 CLUB DIARY. (There are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the "Malaya Tribune." This Via ry 13 provided specially for them. Secretaries art invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-dare and complete. Happenings of general will still be included in the
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  • 473 14 Residents Warned Not To Shoot. Reuter. London. SCOTTISH authorities have at last decided to recognise officially the theory that Loch Ness (Scotland) conceals some strange monster which belongs to a prehistoric species. Admission of the possibility of this theory is contained in the following letter from
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  • 89 14 Concentration Of Troops For Protection Of Kwangtung. Canton, Dec. 20. The authorities here have not yet received any repor: concerning the outbreak of hostilities between the Government and Fukien forces on the Chekiang birder. Ii is pointed out hece that the concentrati:n of troops in the East River
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  • 47 14 Several Charges Against Six Officials. Reuter Wireless. Paris, Jan. 3. Six officials of the Eastern Railway liave been charged in connection with the Lagny disaster, in which over 200 people were killed. The charges are inattention, imprudence, inefficiency, negligence and ncn-observance of regulations.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 58 14 Paris. Nearly £1,480 has been won by a lucky sportsman at the trotting races at Vincennes, who had a "treble" involving odds of over 6,000 to 1. He put 20 francs on "Valentine—the winnings to go on "Hermit," and the further winnings on "Fol Enfant." All
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  • 393 14 Comprehensive Scheme Of T.U.C. London. DETAILS of a draft scheme for a cotton control board and licensing system, which was drawn up by the Research Department of the Trade Union Congress General -Council, have been released for publication. The scheme, it is pointed out, would be
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  • 82 14 Death Of Captain Of Blue Funnel Line. Reuter. London. Captain Edward Waterhouse. who served for twenty-three years with the Blue Funnel Line owned by Alfred Holt and Co.. of Liverpool, collapsed at his home and died recently. Captain Waterhouse lived at Hollybank Road, Birkenhead, and had just
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  • 69 14 Reuter. Brussels. Coke braziers have been burning in the streets at the most exposed Brussels tram and bus stops, during the cold spell which has come to northwest Europe from Russia. Little crowds gather round the braziers to warm themselves while discussing the news of the
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  • 61 14 Reuter. Helsingfors. A man with a curious mania for collecting mascots from the radiator caps of motor-cars has been arrested in Helsingfors. He is said to have been responsible for an epidemic of thefts from cars in parking places—but he never took anything except the mascots. He has
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  • 756 15 The Cities Alert. LORD WAKEFIELD LOOKS AHEAD. npHE important conference in tho City of London on Airports, opened by the Prince of Wales re tilth and due to the great interest taken in this question by the London Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Aeronautical Society,
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  • 41 15 Cairo. A system of pMj^j ties of hashish, Palestine in Kgypt. in the inner-tubes of bicycle tyres has been discovered by the Cairo j "They learnt of this method atter arresting a large group of drug-tramc kers.
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  • 514 15 Bill To End Grave Injustice. SIR John Wardlaw-Milne, M.P., recently presented in the House of Commons his Powers of Disinheritance B 11 for Second Reading. The Bill seeks to remove a curious anomaly under the English law which permits testators to disinherit completely and without appeal those
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  • 73 15 £19,752 Received For Old Masters. Reuter. London. All expectations for high bidding were surpassed at Christie's when the famous art collection from Perm House, the Buckinghamshire residence of Earl Howe, was auctioned. Ninety-two pictures were sold for £19.752 Is. The two highest prices for single pictures were
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  • 76 15 New Belgian Import Regulations To Control Them. Brussels. Dickey" detachable shirt-fronts, •dummy" cuffs, and ties are among the latest articles to be controlled under the Belgian import regulations. Licences must be obtained before any women's or men's clothing can be imported into Belgium. The British Chamber of Commerce
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  • 69 15 Many Soviet Officers To Be Tried. Reuter Wireless. Riga, Jan. 3. Oyer 400 trials of directors and employees o! Government enterprises in the? Soviet. have been instituted by the Stute Prosecutor on charges of withholding workers' wages, said to total over 100.000.000 roubles The Deputy Chairman of the
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  • 162 15 Britain Urged to Take Action. Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 3. THE recent decision of the French Government to reduce import quota licences in respect of United Kingdom cotton goods by 75 per cent, was discussed at a meeting of exporters in Manchester to-day, which decided to urge Government
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  • 144 15 The First Of Its Kind For 2,000 Years. Southampton. For the first time for 2,000 years Jew-ish-owned ship, with an all-Jewish crew has sailed the seas under the flag of Palestine History has thus been made by the trading schooner Emanuel." which docked at Southampton recently with
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  • 121 15 Political Situation Growing More Serious. Reuter Wireless. Athens, Jan. 3. The political situation is daily becoming more and more confused and the Government has new decided that reconstruction of the Cabinet is necessary on the expiry of the legislative session during the next fortnight. It is believed four
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  • 109 15 Proposal Arrives 17 Years Too Late. Belgrade. A delay of 17 years between the posting of a letter and its arrival at its destination has altered the course of a woman's life. She is Mrs. Goldstein, widow of a Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) tobacconist. As a girl she
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  • 64 15 There Is No Crime And No Debt There. Mentone (Texas). Loving County," a division of Texas covering 750 square miles, lives up to its name. It has no crime and no public debt. There is no cemetery. There is no resident clergymen in Mentone, the capital, and only
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  • 69 15 Only Man Who Can Handle "Iron Guard." Reuter Wireless. Bucharest. Jan. 3. M. Tatarescu, Minister for Commerce and Industry in the Duca Cabinet, was to-day sworn in as Premier and successor to M. Duca. He is in the forties and i3 known a& the "iron man" of the
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  • 88 15 More Turkish Women Discard Veils. Tttqwt Istanbul. URKISH peasant women living in and near Tarsus, in Anatolia, h ave announced thek Intention to discard the veil and wear European hats and clothes. Anatolian women havo clung to their veils. 1 long black gowns and primitive
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  • 44 15 Helsingfors. Three American airmen are shortly to fly from the United States to Moscow, according to a report there. They will bring samples of goods for the Russian market, and on their return flight will take samples of Russian products for America.
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    • 258 15 MARGO or NEEM to flowers. The oil of this plant MARGO SOAP, r The Calcutta Chemical:. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in India). 8, Raffles Chambers, SINGAPORE. I 0 o day-as always I OVIITIII I j is Best II j J Cor Work I I Reject substitutes. They art J /ior 7iA<>
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    • 574 16 ML 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. TO LET A suitable business premises, at No s<>, Arab Stre't. Apply to Shaik
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    • 586 16 THE PEOPLE'S PAPER: INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC NOTICES. THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Head Office: China Building SINGAPORE. LOSS OF SCRIP. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has born made to the Liquidators of thus Company to issue duplicate scr P pty Ct the following share certificate which
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    • 361 16 SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED —Experienced Chines: Tapping Conductor able to read, write and speak EngTish. Cantonese, etc.. for large hilly estate in Kedah. Only first class men need apply, good salary Apply Bex No. 275. c o Malaya Tribune. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Three D.C. Linotype motors V-2 H.P., apply to the
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    • 249 16 EDUCATIONAE. Singapore Chinese Mandarin School, 74-74 C, PRINSEP STREET. j N-w Class for Beginners starts on Bth January. 1934. School hours: -7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. FEES: $3 PER MONTH. ENROLMENT: $1. For particulars apply to the PRINCIPAL. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL, l-A. Kirk Terrace, Dhoby Ghaut.
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    • 456 16 THETANGLIN VULCANIZING WORKS, No. 59, Orchard Road, SINGAPORE. Old tyres made new they will give you 80 per cent further service if they are vulcanized by us. Try once and you will be convinced. 'PHONE 2477. SCIENTIFIC GOLD JEWELLERY. Highly appreciated by High Court Judges. Ministers to Government and other
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