Malaya Tribune, 20 April 1934

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    41 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XXI.- No. 83 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY APRIL 20, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Friday, April 20, 1934. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1934. FOR 6 CENTS.
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      41 1 irthnre Dominant In z!Malaya L I MILKMAID TB SWEETENED CONDENSED m/l I Obtainable. will j|% throughout Malaya HHH| IT MII Jl in two sizes -14 oz. BBS and 2 3 U oz. tins. IBSKB iHE MILK WITH THE WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION Bjj^Bl
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      43 1 A. FLINTER. 6, Raffles Place, Sir.frnpore. Importing Diamonds an** Pearl Necklaces of every size and quality. Selling at latest and lowest- market prices. Also buying gold coins and gold ornaments of every class and quality, paying highest prices according to daily exchange rates.
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    YUNNAN-BURMA FRONTIER.
    691 2 No Clear Demarcation. PROBLEM OF THE ABORINGINALS. WITH the penetration by the Burma Cold Mining Company i ~ti<>n of 2.000 armed under the protection 01 British troops the question of de Lrctton of the boundary line betrw(,,n Yunnan and Burma, which had been forgotten for many years, ha
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    HISTORIC MOSAIC.
    177 2 Chopped Up Because It Was Too Big. Moscow. ONE of the most remarkable 18th century mosaics in Europe, which was chopped into pieces because there was no room for it in the Russian Academy of Arts, has now been restored by tne Soviet Academy of Science. Tho mosaic
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    POACHING WITH SPIRIT.
    112 2 Novel Method Of Anmial Thief. Prague. Game-keepers of deer-preserves in Slovakia missed a lot of animals. They watched day and night, but never heard A Then one of them caught a man carrynToff a dead roe. It killed Iby a blow on the head,-and its breath smelt
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    "ALCOHOLOMETER."
    57 2 S0Vi ink* Test NeW Drink icsv. Riga. I*HE ''aJcnliolomf-ter''— a Vdnlnlt A in all Soviet «nd 1» Government nc m~t o fc D, Itoppoywrt. a p j wlth a lon^ ss disuuing «yw through tbe s^r the liquid In I ST&. red: it 1« 1» oJVTo BT onics or
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    "BLUE SULTAN."
    143 2 Gives Himself Up To Spanish Authorities. Madrid. IT is learned here that Merrebl Rebo, 1 the "Blue Sultan/ the religious warrior who has been leading the dissident tribesmen in Morocco against the French and who recently escaped from Se clutches of the Foreign U#m toto Spanish territory, has
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    ANDES PEAK CONQUERED.
    72 2 Italian Flag Removed By Polish j Climbers. i Buenos Aires. A party of Polish climbers has now successfully made the ascent of the Aconcagua Peak in the Andes (21.000 feet) and removed the Italian flag recently erected there, according to a telegram from Mendoza. The flag had
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    NO TAX ON WAR DOGS.
    75 2 Japanese Scheme To Encourage Breeding. I i Tokyo. No dog which could be used by the Japanese army in time of war will be taxed in Tokyo in future. This decision has been reached after a conference between the Municipal authorities and the War Ministry.
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    SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT.
    244 2 Viceroy To Be Consulted before Signature. Bombay. April 4 rE latest air mail reports from L, don confirm the earlier fore? that the publication of the Joim p mentary Committee Report will be ther delayed than May. H. E. the Viceroy himself with him when he flies
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    CARDINAL'S BOOK.
    106 2 "Gross Insult To Genu* People." Freiburg m Bm Under pressure from a group oi scnoolboys, the booksellers of Freiburg bate signed a statement promising "on their word of honour" not to sell Cardinal Faulhaber's book Jew. Christian, and German* and to return outstanding stocks to the publishers. The
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    £500,000 STRUCTURE.
    52 2 Australia's "ThcaUe-HoWV Plan. Elaborate plan* have ojw combined mo>l iavitfily wW* hotel and the bigfiefct «1* tra xl\ estioialed iru' im tore will coet £350.000 o ujrw similar amount in funibMjfc The present intentun 1 new bu&din* U« 112t 1 ready for the l)uWu W 1 year ai
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    THE AUSTRALIAN.
    63 2 At a farewell dinner to the members of the Austral an and bowling of the Australian s.d i than it was in the 193 Ueam. adgamed by W. M. Wood!ull visit should make him a bete.a,.. The Australian team, he tunate to have Oldfield. theirJrijw keeper, with them
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      94 2 OCEDAR POLISH MAKCS THAT CLEAN DUSTINESS HOWE I FRIENDS ADMIRE BEXITTIFUI FIOORS BEAUTIFUL FLOORS I, .vMBS' IDEAL FOR IDEM- for J W U wood Tile Floors i/oo Tile Floors ■Bk. Hkmßf "Cleans As It Polishes" O-Cedar is the safest and best of all polishes for fine furniture, pianos and woodwork.
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      37 2 I THE ORIGINAL j PRIMUS I m I I HEATING and LIGHTING apparatus. rf ?i SOU AG WtrtW I Simc, Darby 6? Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In tut SB.) iM »wa»* SB WWHIBWM1IW" ll||IIIIWMIWr~ M '^*"'^t»"» t>l MII
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      482 2 EMPIRE RADIO. To-Day's Programme. Local Time .gramophone records). n,.. week Abioad, a talk. I.C5 p m The weeK Traviata' (Verdi) 110 pm. Selections from UWJ- me ssrss csss& e.i5 l5 0pm. Sound' Pictures, a feature profCm News Bulletin and Ar,.15 p Fru it Market Notes: ray, relayed from Downside Abbty.
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      52 2 wanda the bagpipe player." Jaromir Weinberger. 6. a. I kiss> your hand, Madam, Tango, Ralph Erwin. b. Tango macabro (Weird tango). Ralph Benatzky. 7. Gypsy thoughts, arr. Loe Cohen. 6. Literary Talk by Johan Talk Koning 7. Dance music conducted by Juan de OciSclS 8. Epilogue and close down, Dutch
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    THE CINEMA'S INFLUENCE IN THE EAST.
    110 3 A REPLY TO CRITICISM. POTENTIAL CAUSE OF CRIME" IDEA SCOUTED. WRITING in ''British Malaya," a member of the overseas sales organisation of British International Pictures, Ltd., replies to the assertion of Mr. A- J. W. Harloff that cinema has a baneful influence on Oriental
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    COMPARISON OF CRIME CAUSES.
    1667 3 |JR Harloff's article (says the v riter) is open to correction on the following points:—" I Mr. Harloff is not apparently familiar with the very stringent trship in force throughout the Orient. Persistence of the belief in in- unsophistication in Oriental and the implication that* and
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    SOVIET EXPERIMENT.
    160 3 To Determine How Deep The Earth Freezes. Yakutsk, Siberia. AN experimental attempt, begun in 1828. to discover to what depth the ground is permanently frozen in the wastes of Siberia, is to be continued by the Yakutsk branch of the Arctic Institute. The experiment started when a merchant,
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    UNUSUAL SOCCER MATCH.
    119 3 Blind Players Against Those Who Can See. London. A football match between nine sightless youths and nine youths with normal sight has been played in pitch darkness at Upper Norwood. It was raining hard, and the field was almost a swamp. The ball was filled with dried
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    REDS EXECUTED.
    86 3 Band Which Once Terrorised Berlin. Reuter Wireless. Berlin. April 17. Four young men belonging 10 <\ banc of Communists who. two years ago terrorised Berlin, w<?re to-day execuuh Hi Plcelzenset» Prison The guru; v. is responsib!e foi organised hi tack.-; on pedestrians, shop keeper and restaurants. The men
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    TURKEYS FOR PRINCE GEORGE.
    57 3 East London. Cape Province. It was just a routine order for tht Royal Train in which Prince George ha' been travelling: seven turkeys. When the order was received, it wa.< found that turkeys could not be bough here. A car had to be requisitioned and sent
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    THEY LIVE ON GRASS.
    44 3 In one village in th» province o' Ciudad Real—San Lorenzo Calatrava— 150 families are declared to be living or boiled grass and herbs. Poverty due to unemployment is reported to be causing peasants to die ol hunger in that province.
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    CZARIST PRISON TO BE RESTORED.
    143 3 Soviet Votes £300,000 For Repairs. Leningrad. rpHE fortress of Peter and Paul for for °nllitir fl 0 i Ce n i Ur if s used as a Priori Srirt against the Cnvii? TTn, 18 t0 be come one of the The Leningrad Soviet has decided
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      140 3 T W White they last! mouse or A I I *Vk? MINNIE MOUSE MASK J FREE WITH EVERY TUBE OF iffw LISTERINE PASTE ■MnpMMa. y r I AVIATION j IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. I K. L. M. 1 AIR FRANCE MAIL CARRIERS EUROPE FAR EAST RELY ON I SHELL OILS FOR THEIR
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      189 4 M. HASSAN. ELECTRICAL AND WATER CONTRACTOR. SS-37, Bras Basah Road, SINGAPORE. If you are in need of electric lights, fans, motor?, etc., and water service, please write to the above address or 'Phone 3411. SIGHT-TESTING .SEEING Don't NEGLECT fa your BELIEVING EYES FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION Please Consult: New
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      534 4 j PUBLIC NOTICES. 1= SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE. SPRING (PROFESSIONAL) RACE MEETING 1934. Saturday sth, Wednesday 9th, I Saturday 12th, Wednesday 16th, Saturday 19th Whit Monday 21st, May. SPRING (AMATEUR) RACE MEETING 1934. Friday 25th Saturday 26th, May. ENTRIES CLOSE for both Meetings at 12 o'clock noon, on WEDNESDAY, 25th
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      603 4 NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. We have been compelled to discontinue our agency relations with certain dealers in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Taiping and Singapore, in consequence of which a considerable number of regular readers of our journal have been unable to obtain their papers. If readers of our paper will send us
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      421 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED— Agents and Canvassers throughout Malaya for aelUng a cheap and elegant article. A a-ood spare time money making opportunity for the r£ht men. Apply to:-CHARI CO., 21, Chulla Street, (First Floor), Singapore. WANTED— An Experienced Teacher for Cambridge Classes. State salary and subjects able to teach, Box
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      322 4 EDUCATIONAL. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL, Established 1928. (A Government Registered School). (For Boys and Girls). t-A, Kirk Terrace, Dhoby Ghaot, Singapore. Enrol for a Sound Mucical EducationSystematic Training both in Technique and Theory. Complete Courses leading to T.C.L. Certificate, Diploma, etc. Booklet free. M ANCIANO. Principal. TUTORIAL, 67-1, Prinsep Street,
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      613 4 shipment! OF THE LA EST VULCAIN I 1« 18 CARAT GOLD fc CHROMIC, WATC;m JUST RECEIVED. EVERY ONE OP THEM SOI D BY tm BEAR A FIVE-YEAR GUARANTEE YICK WOH Hl\(;. 429. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. (Near Middle Road' TO LET. TO LET—No. 38. Scotts Road g n RmU 31, Dhoby
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    OUR READER'S VIEWS. Letters To The Editor.
    92 5 r. f.4*rs ere invited to ortto ID u oa nbfettt Of public Interest. It mat be under.',a/ trir "Malaya Trttm**" doea wad Mcessariiy endortc opinions uttn ibJ by cones- letters SHOULD AS BSJtf A3 POSSfBLS, preferably typewritten (double wid on one side 0/
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    "The Public Speaker And Debater."
    77 5 i :>a Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") I .shall be thankful If any of iii.-is, who subscribes to "The j-ljc-riker and Debater," will kindm {,> me a copy of that magazine, T.i;mary-March, 1933, in which an i oti •Fundamentals of Public .ku'p" by F Peaker. M.A.. la
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    The Title "Dr."
    173 5 Tn the IcUior. "Malaya Tribune") i -l remember having read some- ~cu in the local papers of a case *iUrh u native physician was charged ,1 fined for using the word "Dr." be- lib narns—or something to that AetrL v I enquire through, your esteemed ~.t whether
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    Dr. Khalid Sheldrake.
    158 5 i To the Editor. "Malai/a Triounc.") i A report appears in the TllusWrekly of Ir.diP- of the Bth Inst. i and Mi> Sheldrake are shortly rowncd King ahd Queen of the province of Slnkiang in urc with the wishes ot the tribal ii uho approached him during
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    Badges For Public Men.
    225 5 I r fie Edtlor. "Malaya Tribune.•'J st: The suggestion put forward by correspondent, Mr Tan Kong Boon, > iur issue of the 14th Inst., Is simply •loulmui. Imagine all the Chinese i of the Peace, Municipal Coin- 'inner. 1 and men of standing going r •<'
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    An Appeal To The Ceylon Tamils In Malaya.
    288 5 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune." 4 Sir,—Please permit me to appeal though your columns to the Gey lon TamiLs resident in Malaya for funds for the formation of a central free library In Jaffna, to serve the needs of the whole people
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    A Malaya Custom.
    374 5 (To Che Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir.—l quite agree wltii the reasonable suggestion of "Johorian" on the above subject. I hope that we shall immediately abolish this practlcc. us we arc all aware that all superstitious and nnpleaslng customs should not remain in our n siSome Tengkus and
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    No Gifts!
    24 5 A Malacca correspondent asks il it is rieht that we give a fountain-pen for 150 "Malaya Tribune" sealing labels. It is not.
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    SAVER OF "LIFE OF OUR LORD."
    359 5 Boyhood Friend Of Dickens' Sons. San Francisco. A MAN who once saved the manuscript of Dickens newly published "Life Of Our Lords" from destruction, is living at the Pythian Home, Santa Rosa, near here. Ql He is Mr. William Harrison Culmer, now a patriarchal
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    EMPIRE TOAST.
    105 5 Kipling's Neat Phrase Warmly Received. London. The Overseas League asked Mr Rudyard Kipling to phrase a simple toast to the Empire. He responded with the words: "Our Empire, Her Peace. Her Power. Her Security.' This toast has been warmly received by kindred Empire Societies and other organisations. Among
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    FAKE MARRIAGES.
    66 5 Sheikh Who Falsified 192 Certificates. Alexandria. Newly married couples in Gabares. Lower Egypt, are wondering whether they really are married. The 'Public Notary there, a septuagenarian Sheikh named Kassem Jhmad El Feki, has just been sentenced to tvo years imprisonment for falsifying 102 marriage certificates. It was discovered
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    Colds Soon Broken Up By BABY'S OWN TABLETS.
    103 5 The popularity 0 f Baby's Oati Tablets is shared by parents and children alike for they are both easily administered and pleasant to take, furthermore, they are so thoroughly beneficial to the little ones. Evidence of the emcacy of Baby's Own Tablets
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      24 5 jHiMiiiwrniiniMiiiinrnmiiMß^ MAZDA for Maximum Light at Minimum Cost MAZDA IN I LONG RUN THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, ITse Mazda Save On Your Lighting Bill.
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      331 5 novels just arrived" j THE SINGER PASSES, by Maud Diver S 3 00 j t THANK YOU. JEEVES, by P. G. Wodehouse $3.00. THE UNFINISHED CLUE, by Georgette Heyer S3-00. PORT OF MISSING MEN, by P. C. Wren $3.00. j MEDITERRANEAN MADNESS, by Ursula Bloom $3 00. MY LIFE AS
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    Shipping News & Notices. A STIMULUS TO SHIPPING.
    979 6 Shipping News Notices. A STIMULUS TO SHIPPING. The Creation Of Foreign Trade Zones. THE position of the Por„ of New York Authority i n support legislation for the establishment of foreign irade zones was reaffirmed at a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee by Mr. Waller P. Heddcn,
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    CAPTAIN COOK.
    243 6 Cottage To Be Sent To Australia. rpuE work of packing the tiny two-storey I M Yorkshire co.tage associated wi.h Captain Cook, which has been purchased by the Victorian Government, has now been completed. The cottage has been packed in o more than 1,000 stou, and the London and
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    VOYAGE IN A KETCH.
    164 6 Naval Officers Arrive In Bermuda. Bermuda, April 2. The five British naval officers who have been sailing home from the China station In their 54-foot ketch, the "Tuimoshan," arrived here yesterday from Nassau, Bahamas. Although the Azores offer a convenient half-way station, they have determined to
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    GUNBOAT IN STORM.
    175 6 H M.S. "Mantis" Forced To Up-Anchor At Changsha. I Changsha. March 22. Changsha experienced the heaviest wind storm en March 20 it has had for five years. The British gun-boa. "Mantis" was anchored opposite the Customs landing, but was unable to hold her position. Her anchor* kept
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    WIRELESS ON SHIPS,
    146 6 i Telephoning To The Shore. Rugby, April 15. AT the annual meeting of the Marconi International' Marine Company today the chairman referred to the rapid progress made in equipping ships with wireless telephony. The company conf,nued to co-operate with the General Post Office in developing the wireless
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    IRISH GIRL STOWAWAY.
    175 6 Dramatic Story Of Eleven Days' Ordeal. Halifax, (N.S.). Lack of drinking wat.er cost Catherine Carr er freedom and foiled her daring attempt io prda admission to Canada af.er crossing the A'lantic as a stowaway on board the freighter "Sulairia." Propped up wi.h pillows in her cot in
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    NEW PORTUGUESE SLOOP.
    90 6 Commissioned For Colonial Service. Lisbon, Mar. 17. A new Portuguese sloop "Pedro Nunes," equipped wi h British armaments and German engines, was launched here this af.ernoon in the presence of the President of Portugal amid the cheers of thousands of people. Bull, for colonial service, the "Pedro
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    ITALIAN SHIPPING EXHIBITION.
    115 6 The au horities at Trieste are organising an exhibition, to take place In June, showmg the development of Italy as a maritime nation. The exhibits will be housed in the Maritime Sta ion, and will be divided into five sections. The first will show the "dockyards and
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    GROWTH OF CHINESE SHIPPING.
    613 6 Six Vessels Bought For Coastal Shipping. SIX steamers to be put in o service by their various new owners on different runs on the China coast, have been purchased through ship brokers within ihe past few weeks, says the "China fTt—r." Shanghai. The aggregate sale price
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      316 6 STEAMER SAILINGS. BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO.'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore. MANTUA 11,000 Apr. 27 BHUTAN 6,100 May 10 Rawalpindi 17.000 May 11 BEHAR 6,000 May 34 KA'SAR-I-HIND 11.500 May 25 SOUDAN 6,500 June 6 KAJPUTANA 17.000 June 8 KANCHI 17,000 June 28 Ovyo only. HOMEWARDS. Leave
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      173 6 iff LLOYD TRIESTINO (Incorporated In Italy). EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO ITALY AND CHINA H al m Penan Colombo. Bombay. Karachi. Aden, Massowah, Suea, Port Said. Calling a 1 Colombo. Bombay. Suez, Port Brindisi. Venice and Trieste. Said, Brindisi, Venic; Trieste. mv CLARA CAMUS May 15 May 15 Due
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      213 6 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. D*"t*ch H B Q| Australiscbe Dwnpfschiffs QeaeUschaft (Oncipanlea Incorporated In Germany). PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. OUTWARDS. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI. NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. j i Jtjf Due B*por*. 83. RUHR, via Manila Apr. 22 ma KULMERLAND. via Manila Ma» 1 m.s. PREUSSEN, via Manila May 16 m s.
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      594 6 STEAMER SAILING? Vsh NORDDEUTSCUKK LLOYD. Germany;. The undernoted are the Company's in'end* fixtures:— OUTWARDS. 1914 "COBLENZ." for Manila. Hkong S'hai, North China and Japan Apr "SAALE," for Manila, Hongkong. S'hai, N. China and Japan 5 "MAIN," for Manila, H'kong S'luu. North China and Japan HOMEWARDS. 1634 S "DONAU," for Genoa,
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    523 7 Mining Shares. tpjre. Friday. 11 a.m. ring tin share quotations are I i rasci and Co., exchange and i, k bn ken. if Buyers Sellers. 4 Tin 6 7> 2 71--bang Tin 39 411--4alay 42 6 43 6cd itam Tin 14 9 15 6 1 95 2.00
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION.
    123 7 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. LITTLE BUSINESS PASSING. Local Rubber Price Drops. (By Our Financial Correspondent./ Singapore, Friday, nL,on. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 18" Js cts., down I ct. Market Tone: Steady, quiet. Tin (Singapore), $118, down Yesterday's Prices:— London Rubber, 5 11 16d., unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. New
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    PETROL PRICES.
    167 7 Asiatic i°elroleuiTi Co. (S.S.), Ltd. P:ict'.s for Shell Motor Spirit and various brands of Kero\iu' ar; as fcllv.s: Shell Aviation Spirit in 4-gallcn diums per British Imperial gallon $1 19 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imp rial gallon SO 82 Shell Mo or Spirit in 4-gallon
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    Advances In Tin And Zinc Prices.
    1380 7 Revival Of Substantial Buying Of Copper. London. Mar. 30. THE past week has. on the whole, contained more good than bad j items. The uncertainty over the U. S. code in the copper industry has appar- ently been cleared up. The feared strike in
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    D.E.I. RUBBER.
    373 7 Export Figures For March. rmm following information relative to the rmived b r v an th ""St!**' indust v h been rmived by the R: gis rar-Oeneral. S.S. and B h a e tavS ef f ureau c Z r lc% iXP T<? mbber from the Prin- Uter
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    202 7 Mtssrs. Guthrie Co.'s Weekly Review. I Mmm* Ou hslp atid Cc Ltd.. in U>et: wti'fc- I b' TUbber report of yrstercUyi <i*te. -tauTh price of the cemni odT.y continues to I advanc. orid show* a conildciab'c improttiHnic owr the we«k. iwu. b~en brisk niniiwtacrurrra ha vim. bom ken
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    648 7 Rubber Shares. Singapore, Friday, 11 a.m. The following rubber share quotation! ire issued by Fraser and Co., and LysJJ md Evatt. -—4 issue gf? 'alue. Fraser Ljau m shares. Co. Evatt. 1 Allenby 1.17»/ 2 1-25 1.10 1.20 1 Alor Gajah 0.75 0.85 0.75 0.85 1 A.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    77 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. Friday, noon. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to Londcn Stai.dard, Spot iloosei 18 13 16 18 13 16 do. (FOB.) 19 1 16 19 316 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: May June 19', 19*. July Sop 19 116 19 11 16 Oct. Dec. 19
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      50 7 THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., (Incorporate! in New Zealand.) FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C MARGOLIOUTH. Manager. 2. FINLAYSON GREEN. i EASTERN UNITED *SS! lIANCE CORPORATION, LTD. t I IRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, I RSONAL ACCIDENT and COMPENSATION INSURANCE. OFFICE: No 4. CeeU Sirmt, Slnc»p«re v oov
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      153 7 LEE WAH BANh, Ltd. (.incorporated In the S.S No. 18, SOUTH CANAL RD. Foreign exchange business transacted at favourable rates. Correspondents at the principal centres in China and other parts of the world. Current and Savings Accounts opened; deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be ascertained on application.
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      73 7 YOUR j SMALL COINS may seem too few to bother about. Don't treat them carelessly, they can mean so much. Save each day and deposit regularly In a SAVINGS ACCOUNT plus 2'.;?i Annual In ercst paid quarterly, will soon give you a substantial balance. It's surprising just how quickly small
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      10 7 It's a poor week-end without the Sunday Tribune "—Malaya's brightest
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      208 7 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements.) SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD., THE HO HONG HANK, LTD. AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Uu $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE. CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STRFFT. SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH 458, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chee S*ee Cheng,
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW — TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    133 9 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING VESSELS IN PORT. -Benreoch," Brit., 3,702 tons, from London 19-4. for Hongkong 20-4. "Giang Seng," Brit., 1,069 tons, from arang 18-4, for Batavia 21-4. Toba," Dut.. 684 tons, from Moera Saba 19-4. for Moera Saba 21-4. Takushima Maru," Jap., 3,702 tons on
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    BERNARDIN DE SAINT PIERRE.
    46 9 The "Bernardm de Saint Pierre" is hi re from Pondicherrv on Tuesday. April 24, al Bam. a:;d will prooably sail n the same day at 1 p.m. for Saigon, Tourane >nd Haiphong. She will berth long a SH B. wharf on arrival.
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    MONEY MARKET
    208 9 SELLING. Singapore, *pril 20. London 4 months' sight 2;4 5.3 London 3 months' sight 2 4 9 i London 60 days' sight 24 London 30 days' sight 2 4 764 London demand 2 4 3 32* London T.T. 2.4 564 Lyons and Paris demand 902 Hamburg demand 149
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    409 9 Latest Positions Of The Teams. T ATEST positions in tne S.A.F.A and Commercial Cup competitions are as follows: FIRST DIVISION. Goals. P W. L. D. F. A. Pte 55» 6 5 0 1 20 5 11 wr. F 3 3 2 0 10 8 6 SRC 5 2
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    HARBOUR BOARD.
    105 9 SKIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore, April 20. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Delhi 18; Mirzapore 12; Ophir 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Tung Song 30; Larut 31; Steel Navigator 32; Maron 36. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 4)
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    AMUSEMENTS
    75 9 lo^ HAMR RA--Jimmy Durante ill "Pa-u7A?OLLO"-Hindustani talkie and Western silent picture Anger' 1 OL Mae Wcst in TM No EMPIRE.—Cantonese ialkie. GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing sideshows. Dean's Grand Opera. Chinese Wayangs, Talkies, etc. ISAKO CIRCUS.—Anson Road. MARLPOROUGH A Fool's Bridal Night.'--Cantonese talkie. NEW WORLD. —Cabaret Dancing, sideshows. Malay Operas, Chinese
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    115 9 The local agents of the Netherlands Air Mail Service notify that the outward aeroplane is expected to arrive at Singapore at about 6 p.m. to-day. Provided that this information proves correct the mall will be available to boxholders and window delivery ticket holders at 7 p.m. Correspondence for
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    Z.H.I. SINGAPORE TO-MORROW.
    23 9 (4.49 Metres.) 12 30 till 1.30 p.m. Relay of Raffles Hotel Orches ra under the direction of Mr. Dan Hopkins.
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    THE "ANGERS."
    41 9 The "Angers" is due here from Saigon to-morrow at 11 a.m. and will probably sail on Sunday at 9 a.m. for Madras. Pondicherry. Colombo, Diibouti. Suez. Port Said and Marseilles. She will certh along a S.H.B. wharf on arrival.
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      121 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED—Expert Duco Spray Painter. Apply Box No. 339. c c Malaya Tribune. WANTED —Small second-hand motor car. Replies, particulars and price to Box No. 340, co Malaya Tribune. Singapore Municipality TENDERS. TENDERS are now Invited for the following materials or services For particulars, eae Municipal Tender Room. Execution
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      153 9 [POSTAL INTtLLIG£Ntt| SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY. Banka Island, Java, South-West Sumatra. South-Ea.it Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Ophir) 2.30 p.m. Singkep <Van der Does de Bye> 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock and Padang (Ampang) 3 p.m. Belawan and Medan (Tinombo) 3 p.m. Blinjoe
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      139 9 WHAT'S ON? 2 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures. TO-DAY. APRIL 20. Tid i S 128 3.06 p.m Sotbail C A C .Y et T erJns Doubles vKh SAF A league, Division two. Stadium; Division three "B," Post OJce v. s.A. Union, Geylang YMr 4 i?° Hong SC v M.P.H.. Ipc
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    THE M.A.H.A 's APPEAL.
    672 10 Z A LARGE membership—with two Z or three thousand new ad--1 heront s—is desired by the Malayan i Agri Horticultural Association. The I greater its support, the more useful- ly can the Association serve the purI poses Tor which it exists; and if Z these purposes
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    99 10 Mr. Caldeeott's Visit To Seromban And K.L. I KF 'Mc Offierr Admlnuiicrktv* flir Government Mr Andrrw Calclvcoll, ac- Ccmpauitd by M:*. Cii frtprol l «nd itby tho. jhtmuuil .slttff will l»*avo Slfifpipoic on Monday evoiUi-'i next on z. visit to Serrmban und KuaLi Lumpur and will return on
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    POLICE BAND.
    41 10 The Police Band will play th; following programme at Katong Park tins afternoon, beginning at 5.15 Overture. "Oberon," Weber; detection, I'avalleria Kusticana." Noc turne. "Llebestraum," Liszt "Blue Danube." Sirauss; Select on. "The L* ek," j Myddleton; Suite. "Summer Days.'
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    20 10 A Rcutcr cable from New York announees the death ol Mr. Robert Otb> Howard, director of ;he Dillon Read roiniMuy.
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    18 10 Smuggling dutiable goods into Sumatra <>sn> that ,be <>-> «hire pK,pe»>« in „.l- asrsmlo„« l.», hunt do—n 5iinis'l;l» r>,
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    32 10 .>t. l. lle>wood >Va»l<b»e:!,a.. who e l». leiievi» M< i» P inv..,in a» .lei iltar)' lo K.s.mnl. Xe,',i «i nib» inn ha., n> tean «n,.e In Kn ila Lumpur L»fN<-!.»l A ll:n<:e
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    30 10 Mi A M tbybuilii,. ML.t>. Di«l.ile> (.'flieei. Kuala Kulm. i> U'U'e. Home by <n» la,i!bal;e ,,i>! v.,, K prior to takna. up an appointment ..s A .,...< .'iiiii d 8'eietary. Mamilb,,'.
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    34 10 loe.ku Ali. «on of «N the Snltan «1 l>. v.b" Is»'<ntly reiurmll ll..,,! Em ope. has arrived in Kuala Lumpm and will. I! to undendood. be atlaehed b» lie i «deral Noere'aria! for trui"!'^
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    38 10 l"d Birthday falls on Fn day nek! week The eeremonle.. ">,.. will enoibiue for threi day». Thursday. Friday and Saturday plndahak will be made from 5, am "iiin and from p m >.> ii n in or?«-i»ne>. .1, .-.!,.,i1« .ml,
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    55 10 M.. I. I> <,annnan-, lxpniv lbr,-,».', ,,< »'> .|i, 1 ,!lon. who i<»i,„d «be <:iv>! m lp,< Kuala l mnpur la«,t night fm Slm:«l«uc on ill'men! tte will i>avr .n, bo L'tnua »'nd lupin ?i'»d »henee via where Mr GaMman' vlli Kuala Lumpur at the Kotary Conventlon at Detroit, lor
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    Topics Of The Day. A Malayan Year Book.
    140 10 FROM an unexpected source —Mr. Ward-Jackson's unique Annual Re- port on the P.A.M.—comes the news I that this year may see the publication of a book which is really a "long-fell 1 want," that is. a Malayan Year Book. 111. is to
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    Maps Of Singapore.
    152 10 VALUABLE work has been d-.ne Li recent years by the Map Production Branch of the Survey Department. F.M.S. and S.S., and landowners and those interested in property in the Settlement of Singapore will appreciate the latest productions. There are maps on 4 scales—B, 4. 1 and 2
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    Rubber Statistics.
    167 10 ITLfE publish to-day some very in terest- ing rubber statistics. They show for one thing that Ceylon is exporting at the rate of about 90.000 tons [against 63,808 tons in 1933. and "other countries than Ceylon, y and Netherlands East India" art la the markets with a similar
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    Chettiars' Memorandum.
    168 10 yESTERDAY we published a M randum prepared by Messrs dell Brothers for the Chettiai nection with their petition for th consideration of the Money] r.ow before the Legislative c Such publication was not authors c <■. Messrs. Braddell Brothers, who fiably resent, it. In the circui in which
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    Passing Thoughts
    435 10 By "Looker-On" "OANDS off China!" is Japan's latest cry. China wishes fervently that Japan would take her own advice. It seems that she is merely warning European nations, who decided so successfully to leave well alone two years ago. If all the economic experts in the world were
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    ON OTHER PAGES.
    62 10 YUNNAN-BURMA FRONTIER, on RADIO PROGRAMME, on page 2 CINEMA IN THE EAST, on page OUR READERS' NEWS, on page a SPORTS NEWS, on pages 14 and 15 CLUB DIARY, on page 15. TROPICAL VALLEY" IN CANADA, p 1« CINEMA NEWS, on page 17. INDIA NEWS, on page
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    "Hands Off China!" – British Anxiety Over Declaration.
    319 11 "Hands Off China! British Anxiety Over Declaration. QUESTION IN COMMONS. CONSIDERED REPLY OF CHINA. Peaceful Motives. lU'iiMin For Military instructors. Reuter. THE "Hands off China" warning which Japan has issued to the nations has attracted world-wide attention. China herself has lost no time in issuing a statement to the effect
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    U.S. SHIPPING.
    79 11 Why Policy Of Scrapping Was Stopped. Reuter. Washington April 20. "il'-val that an effort will be «i- Mms o-s.ston to determine the >112 im' Secretary ol Commerce to ncwhant ships, of which o iiOli» ihe Wor. i 'uulputood that the scrappUiu» 1 .hips hiiA been discontinued as thought
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    PRICE OF GOLD.
    97 11 Irged To Aid U.S. Farmers. Reuter. Washington, Apr. l'J. v i>" conclusion of a meeting lust'l'J.va, ihe National Agricultural ''ti.-i' unanimously adopted a urging an immediate increase '> r>rit«. t>! gold to the highest, point i by Uw with a view to raising i>Mr<-husinß power of farmers
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    DISARMAMENT—THE LAST WORD.
    466 11 No Longer Practical Politics. Reuter. London, Apr 19. APART from the publication of a White Paper giving the international memoranda on disarmament, no interpretative statement is available as to the official view of the situation. The Budget has yielded pride of place to the disarmament deadlock in
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    COTTON DEADLOCK.
    218 11 Views Of British Chambers Of Commerce. Reuter. London, April 19. THE Association of British Chambers of Commerce, at its annual meeting, passed a resolution expressing regret at the breakdown in the conversations on textiles between Great Britain and Japan and adding that in the event that early agreed
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    TRADE COMMISION.
    22 11 The Straits Settlements Trad? Commission met in Singapore daily from /pril 10 to 18 to continue discussion of the report.
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    INTER-IMPERIAL TRADE.
    214 11 Budget Debate. CLASS CONCEPTIONS PUT ASIDE. Reuter. London, April 20. HPHE House of Commons concluded the general debate on the Budget without division. The. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, winding up the debate, defended his proposals and emphasised that the Government put aside class conceptions and
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    SINGAPORE—DARWIN.
    47 11 New British Air Line In December. Reuter. Canberra. April 19. A FOURTEEN-DAY air service between London and Brisbane will start in December. The Government has accepted the tender of an Australian company formed jointly by Imperial Airways and an Australian concern for the Sm*apor.?-D?.rwin link.— Heuter.
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    MRS. WILLS MOODY
    142 11 Not To Play For Wightman Cup. Reuter. New York. April 19. Mr. Myrick. President ot the United States Lawn Tennis Association, has announced that Mrs. Moody will not be ncluded in the Wightman cup team. The decision has been prompted by Mrs. Wills-Moody's statement last year that
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    BRITISH BUDGET.
    171 11 What The Press Thinks Of It. Reuter. London, April I® Pew budgets have been so enthusiastically welcomed as Mr. Neville Chamberlain's tonic to the community Apart from the "Daily Herald" and j the "News-Chronicle." which echo Major Attlee's description of "the meanest Budget on rccord," the morning papers
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    TAN KAH KEE FACTORIES.
    414 11 May Be Re-Opened. LOCAL SYNDICATE'S ACTIVITIES. rjHEKE is a possibility that the Tan Kah Kee factories will be opened again. The "Malaya Tribune" learns that a Chinese syndicate headed by a I well-known Singapore business man has approached the company, which is now in voluntary liquidation,
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    TRAIN BOMBED.
    117 11 Two Hundred Japanese Killed. Shanghai. Apr. 20. A TRAIN, drawing 44 coaches, which carrLsd a division of Japanese troops bound for North Manchuria. was dynamited at Wongtaohotse. a station on the Chinese Eastern Railway, on Wednesday Eleven coaches over-turned and the locomotive was wrecked. There were 100 casualties.
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    CRASS ABLAZE.
    48 11 It is believed that yesterday's excessive heat was responsible for a big crass fire which occurred near the 1 unction of Wvan? Satu and Bwiss Cottage. The Fire Brigade was in attendance and extinguished the blaze with little difficulty by the aid of pump and hose.
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    HELP FOR BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.
    114 11 The Problem Of Derelict Areas. Reuter. London, April 19 THE Government is turning its attention to the plight of derelict areas, where the majority of workers have be:n unemployed for several years without hope of work. The Minister of Labour announced in the House of Commons
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    CONTEMPT OF COURT.
    205 11 Motion Against Papers. FINE OF $50 IN EACH CASE. A s sequel to the publication certain reports, alleged to prejudicial to the trial of Mak Weng Cheng. who is accused of the murder of InsfKJctor A. E. Fopojoy, Mr. W. A. Wilson (Editor of the "Malaya I
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      204 11 HEVMAN BUTTER j The fresh delicate j flavour of HEYMAN t j BUTTER is due to j the ideal conditions under which it is made. Produced in Victoria. I u. Australia, it is hrmdled P scru- j (f^^^' 1)U^°US C},r<1 n or(^ r j e>! keep in perfect cou&- SOLE
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    Popejoy Murder Inquiry Continues.
    136 12 MAGISTRATE GIVES EVIDENCE TO-DAY. ALLEGED STATEMENT BY ACCUSED. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL AT THE ASSIZES. THE preliminary inquiry into the charges brought against a young Cantonese named Mak Weng Cheng, said to have been born in Singapore, was continued in the Third Police Court yesterday afternoon and
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    EVIDENCE OF PAWNBROKER'S ASSISTANT.
    3826 12 IjTRTHER dramatic evidence was recorded by J. Bt Brander, the Third Magistrate yesterday afternoon. The accused continued to show the utmost unconcern. Occasionally he would look towards the prosecuting officers and smile broadly. Amongst the crowd in the court were a number of well-dressed Cantonese girls.
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      19 12 THE Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street. 'PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE FIRE, msf7 iOTI» VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE
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    BROOKE DAVID ESTATE.
    774 13 Supreme Court Action. < VSK AGAINST THE TRUSTEES. I I :,fjtinn concerning the .idminu- »rat mi T Hu estate of the late I i.ftk» David came up in the w tui Conrt yesterday before Mr. •t. Prh'hai'd. owrtl»- are ftarnet .Joseph r ..•:>. ii m<»rtgacree of the
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    MALAYAN BILLIARDS.
    429 13 Entries For Championship Tournament. npHE Malayan billiards championship for the "Padmore" Challenge Shield commences at the New WorM tomorrow. There are 46 entries, including one from Ipoh. The table to be used for the tournament is a Walter Lindrum Table, kindly tont for the occasion by Messrs. FrankeL
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    MALACCA MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    149 13 Water Supply Deposit Reduced. (Frov Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. April 19. rE mcnthly meeting of ihe Malacca Municipal Commhsicners was held at the Municipality on Thursday. It was stated that the impcund.ng reservoir was overflowing. The consrmp tion of water for March was 20.822,009 gallons, as compared
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    A.A.M. ANNUAL MEETING.
    389 13 Profit Of $149 Last Year. (From Our Own Correspondent j Seremban, Apr. 19. Referring to the Committee's rennrt uet a ?h? n i S 0r the Period unde r r eP e view, the chairman remarked that it t0 note that nCh H membersh *P increased reeeW^SSK^S
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    LOCAL RADIO.
    153 13 Stations Heard Last Night. J ZHI SINGAPORE «49 metres*:— Very •long and steady, good quality. Relay A dance music from Raffles Hotel and jramophone records. BANDOENG »49 and 65 metres): otrone but suffered from atmospherics ma fading—good quality. An orchestral cert. The 58 metre was also subject o
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    ALLEGED MURDERS.
    79 13 Chinese Placed L'nder Medical Observation. 'From Our Own CorrespondentJ Joh ore Bahru, April 19. In coiineo&lon wil-h the alleged double murder committed in Juhore on April 8. .i> a pineapple factory ultwled ft' the milt Scudttl Koad, a Chinese luimeU Ah Lai who 15 a labourer in the
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    FELL IN THE SEA.
    59 13 Revenue Officer Rescues A Chinese. The presence of mind of a Revenue Officer saved the life of a 45 years old Chinese whom he saw struggling in the sea near the New Pier yesterday evening. The officer plunged into the water and rescued the man who
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    M.F.A. LEAGUE.
    403 13 Fathul Zaman Beat K. Tiong. A T the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday Fathul Zaman beat Kampong Tiong by four goals to one in Division "B" of the M.F.A. League. Fathul Zaman were infinitely superior in all departments., and their forwards combined splendidly, while Kampong Tiong on the other
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    THIRD DIVISION SOCCER.
    440 13 "Recs" Reserves Rout Publishers. THE Recs proved tpo strong a side J for the Malaya Publishing Home P yesterday In the Third Division t"A"> t.l of the S.A.F.A. League. The game was played on the S.R.C j Padang and it was not as one-sided as the s—o
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    MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS.
    707 14 S.C.C. Tournament. HANDICAP EVENTS ON MONDAY. 'THK NC.L. lawn ti/tiliia mixeo doubles (open mid handicap) tournament open* ou Monday when four handicap matches will be played. The draw for thC two »'vrnts as follow:». MIXED DoUBLFS OPEN' M) i»-t' Mrs. R F Smith. Mi O. HjJ Jtr
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    ENGLAND v. THE REST.
    472 14 Sunday's Golf Match At Bukit Timah. THE following are the teams and starting times for the England v. The Rest four-ball golf match to be played at Bukit Timah on Sunday morning: 8.30 R. J. Isherwood and J. B. Carr v. J. T. Smith and R.
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    PENANG RACES.
    271 14 Handicaps For To-Morrow Afternoon. HANDICAPS for to-morrow's races at Penang are as follows: RACE 1 —Ponies. Class 2, Div. 2. Lela Manja 9.1 Taj Mahal 7.12 Glamour 8.12 Lady Nelkin 7.11 Little Miss X 8.4 Bust Up 7.6 Loyalty 8.4 Balkis 7.6 Lee-rick 6.1 Saucy Eyes 7.5 RACE
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    THE MALAYA F.A.
    109 14 A meeting which has been called for to-night at the Fathol Karib Club to discuss the question of the players declared professionals has, we are informed, no connection with the Malaya Football Association, whose Clubs, being affiliated to the S.A.F.A., are not likely to attend at any
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    TO-NIGHT'S BOXING.
    163 14 Champions To Meet At New World. A LARGE crowd is expected to support Mr. C. A. Bell s programme of four fights at the New World Arena tonieht. The main attraction is tne Johnson-Sosa scrap. The negro has leng been recognised as the lightweight champion of Kuala Lumpur.
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    MID-WEEK CRICKET.
    260 14 "Rafs" Trounce Raffles Institution. Visiting the Raffles Institution on Thursday the R A.F. defeated the School at cricket by 80 runs. They batted first and made 132. to which Gowar contributed 25. Hayes 28 ».nd Keck 21. Haves had a merry knock, three sixes being included in his
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    CHINESE S.C.
    113 14 The Chinese Swimming Club will hold its annual all-round swimming competition on May 13. The following are tne events: Handicaps (A and B.) 100 Yards Free Style, 200 Yards Free Style, 400 Yards Free Style, 100 Yards Back Stroke, 200 Yards Breast Stroke. Open (to A and B>:
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    KEPPEL G.C. SPOON.
    22 14 Mrs. E. A. Elder won the Keppel Golf Club women's April spoon competition with a score of 1 down.
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    Cricket Club's Position Strengthened By The Gunners' Win.
    1045 14 Artillery Spring A Surprise On The Airmen. First Success Of The Season In Senior Division Of League, THE Royal Artillery registered their first victory in the First Division of the S.A.FA. League yesterday when they surprisingly defeated the Air Force by the
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    EXHIBITION BADMINTON.
    100 14 Three Johore Players Enter For Singapore Event. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, April 19. Johore badminton enthusiasts are gradually engaging themselves in play with opponents outside; the State, and as the result of a communication received by the Secretary of the Singapore Badminton Association, Johore, will be
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY.
    25 14 The Balestier Friendly Athletic Party beat the Government Trade School 1-0 at soccer, yesterday on the latter's ground. Abdul Sedek was the scorer.
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    30 14 Secretaries of parties wishing to have badminton matches with the Rowell United, are asked to communicate with the hon. secretary of the party, Mr. D. E. Rodrigues, 18, Rowell Road.
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    F.M.S. CRICKET.
    140 14 Police v. Command Ac Kuala Lumpur. what. It t* hoped. wJii »>< cxioket fixture will cotnmt nc' 1 and will be resumed on B«r>d*v A 1 the Malaya Command will u« F.M S. Poliec on «he KuuU I- "n> padung. The following; will b* 'Ik Ma Lav» Command
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    CHINESE ATHLETICS.
    125 14 CHINESE ATHLET ICS. Cross-Country And alkinv Races. The first Slngnpore All-cnun ten miles cross-country r;n*< first Singapore All-Chines r» mile walking race will be ft»'"' Union Athletic Club under me H- age of Dr Phlttp T K Tysm. 1 Aw Boon Huw. Aw Boon Pal. u on May 27. Fifteen
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    BOXING VERDICTS IN MALACCA.
    275 15 Judges' Decisions Criticised. BOXER" (Malacca) writes: 44 riirs ago, we often read of in Singapore and of the unol boxei-s with local boxing the revival of boxing, howthe boxers that are un:te decisions. In Singapore, experience goes, I cannot i judges repeatedly made iheir verdicts, but
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    JOHORE SOCCER.
    100 15 i" l rtlhims Heal Medical Sports Club. Phifo Our Own Correspondent. t J«)iiore Banru, April ia. s t\Uv Club (wdtttig tht* eveniilMUr OU- :j)« McdU-nl Sports Club R.»hru Di- FoottjalJ LenjjYi*-' •i'Wi by rhi .«del Roal m thrrr. I Imlf .hr Joiin liUuis djd mo?? I 'tfi?*! Sall>'h
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    YOUNG'S A.P.
    46 15 Athletic Party team v. the* Siew en Saturday at the Pagar ground at 5 p.m. Wan. Chong Ah Tim, Wong Kuan Hiang, Soon Yin. Ho Tian Seng, Chua Tian wall Chay. Leong Fook Lov g Swif. Kok Kum Choon. Yin 1 xeo Kirn Liat.
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    124 15 American And National Leagues. LATEST results in the U.S. Baseball Leagues are as follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE. ov r R H E St. Louis 2 8 0 (Hadley pitched). Cleveland 0 5 0 New York 0 12 11 'Rush and Dickey scored home runs.) Philadelphia 5 9 1 -Pox
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    E.S.A.M. GOLF.
    82 15 Annual Competition At The Garrison G.C. Tne annual golf competition of the Association of Malaya Singapore branch I will be held at the Garrison G.C. on Sunday. April 29. :cmmencing at 9 a.m. It will take the form of a flag comoetiiion, over nine holes, on handicap. 2ntrar.ee
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    105 15 C.T.A. team v. the C. at Balrstier en Saturday at 2 p.m. N. S. Mu'hu, R T. Singham. P. Re' lasaoapuhy, B. hi.dley. K. MuthucuTnru 'rapt), V. K. Kan an at an? im jj.v. S. Sc ndrum. N. Nadaraja s, A. Sithampararathan, S. fl. Sunar.im. Reserve, S. G
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    40 15 fl R C. team v. I.A. on Saturday at the SRC: G. Tessenaohn, C. Mosbergen H. R Battels, G. Valberg. G. Boaaars A B. Oolliek. J. S- I. Eber. H C Humphreys, G. Westerhout, R. Hoffman. Reserve: V. C. Westerhout.
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    35 15 Indian Association team v. S.C.C. XI on Sunday at 2 ,p.m. at the I A. ground; Abbas Nomanbhoy (capt.». Mallal. Varma, FWrandea, Mistri, Raia Ram Davar. Solakan Singh, Harigovind, Amarelvand. Pi^msn. Reserves: Nathen. Ram Singh.
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    41 15 S.C.C. v. Ceylon Tamil Association on Saturday at Balestier: W. W. Dean fcapt.). A. L. Hill. P. Bartram E. MacCreanor, A. F. Hunter. J. E. C. Mitchell. A. P. Craigie. R. N. Walling R. L. Moir, J. E. Jeans, F. Vine.
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    S.A.F.A. AND THE MALAYS.
    348 15 How The P ition Was Organised. A Sympathiser" writes: 1 A "From the number of letters appearing in recent issues of the 'Malaya Tribune' it is gratifying to note that the matter of the S.A.F.A. and the Malays is having public attention. "The Malay Clubs are
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    KHALSA MATCHES.
    92 15 I Khalsa Association team at cricket v. i the R.A.F. at Seletar on Sunday at j 2 p.m. Ram Piara. Wazir Singh. M. B. t Singh, Gopal Dass. Gcpal Singh, H. i Sineh, Balbir Singh. Thaman Singh. I j Tahil Singh. Chanan Singh, Kernal I S ngh. Reserves,
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    S.C.C. SOCCER.
    58 15 S.C C. II v. R.A.F. n on Tuesday next at the S.C.C. In the Second Division of the j S.A.F.A. League: j I T. G. Lashmar: H. L. Dav*?s. J. A. Hunt; H. V. Welch. L. v. Taylor. John Crichton; ■S. Webb. M. C. Elliot., p. d. Cork.
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      688 15 CLUB DIARY. tr/ if rc are 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 j up-to-date and complete. Happenings Of general interest will still be
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    WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING — Keeping It Dark.
    244 16 WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING Keeping It Dark. THE Penang Municipal Commissioners appears to be chary of exposing themselves to an overdose of the ultraviolet rays of publicity writes "The Egoist" in the Times of Malaya of March 15. Their public meeting on Tuesday was carried through with such expedition
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    Malaya's Trade.
    186 16 r' cannot be said that Malaya's trade statistics for the first month of the present year make too good a showing. The later months of 1933 showed a pro- gressive improvement in the export figures, but January's total at $33.3 millions was the lowest since April of last
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    Lucky Penang!
    109 16 UNLIKE Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, we still have our attractive coffeeshop waitresses. And it is proved that these girls do attract customers and even induce them to linger over an additional cup, we shall not fling down our pen in righteous indignation and volunteer for service with the
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    "WE'LL FIX HIM."
    117 16 Kidnapper Made Good His Threat New York. THE body of a kidnapped man named Max Kasoff was found in a Long Island suburb with two bullet wounds in the head and one in the neck, and a deep cut on the head, made apparently by a blow
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    £2.500 FOR 2½ D.
    65 16 Madrid. A vessel, used as a mortar, was sold for 2 1 2 r i. to a labourer In a village near Gerona. He sold to an antique dealer for 30s. The dealer sold it to a colleague for £150. Now it has been found to
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    "SAFETY FIRST."
    125 16 Inventions To Help "Balloonatics." Moscow. ENGINEERS and scientists of the USSR, are wracking their brains to invent emergency devices to minimise the dangers faced by explorers of the strathosphere—the "balloonatics." as the fl'ppant would describe them. Here are some inventions recently submitted. 1. A hermetically sealed glider, suspended
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    GIVEN TO OWN WIFE.
    109 16 Necklace Which Might Go To The Other Woman. Prague. Legal circles here are tied up with a diamond necklace, trying to work out to whom it really belongs. A man promised a woman friend a birthday present—the value to be limited to £100. But she had
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    HOTEL BLAZE.
    61 16 Thirty-Four Bodies Found In Ruins. Beirut, Syria. Altogether 34 bodies had been removed from the ruins of the Beirut Hotel which suddenly collapsed recently. The hotel was a big building situated in the centre of the town and comprised a popular cafe. The building was an old one,
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    U.S. CONSULATE IN MOSCOW.
    64 16 Reuter. Moscow, March 21. An American Consulate-General will be opened in Moscow on Friday next The new Consul-Oeneral, Mr. Hanson' arrived here to-day, having travelled via Siberia. The United States has had no Consulate in Moscow since the Soviets took pcwer and the new Consulate is
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    SHE DIED OF JOY.
    49 16 Johannesburg. (Transvaal*. A native woman was sent to priMDn fur six weeks for selling liquor, Three days later an &mneatv w» proclaimed in honour of Prince Gcowl vl-alf to Suuth Africa, The woman was told that ahe would be released. She fell to the ground—dead.
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    "TROPICAL VALLEY" IN CANADA.
    382 16 Reports Of Fabulous Wealth There. Fort Simpson, Canada. LURED on by reports of fabulous wealth to be wrested from a mysterious -tropical valley" on the fringe of the Arctic, gold prospectors are rushing by aeroplane and dog sledge to the Nahanni River district of Canada's North-West
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    MASS TRIP ABROAD.
    84 16 AH M.P.'s To Leave Their Country. Belgrade, j The whole of the Yugoslav Parlia- ment—Deputies and Senators—are ex- pected to leave their country in the 2 secolid half of next month. Arrangements are being made for all 2 members of both legislative bodies to 1 travel by
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    BOMBARDED WITH ICE.
    82 16 Prague, j j A rain of ice lumps, which broke 1 windows and struck people in the streets, bombarded the village of Tahanovica, in I Slovakia. i Blocks of ice floating down the river j Hornad had become wedged at a narrow I turning. The river began
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    THE GOLDEN HAT.
    69 16 Berlin. A "Golden Hat," the work of a prehistorc goldsmith, has beqn placed in the Museum ox History at Speyer. It is a golden vessel in the form of a hat, which was found a hundred years ago in a grave in the Rhenish Palatinate. The age
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    OFFICIAL REPORT ON INDIA.
    230 18 London Speculations. PURPOSE OF VICEROY'S HOME VISIT. I r £EE latest air mail despatches I from London indicate that a rapprochement between the Chur|,chillites and Sir Samuel Hoare is in j .sight. It is now fairly certain that law and order will be a reserved subject.
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    TAGORE'S CEYLON VISIT.
    25 18 Dr. Rabindranath Tagore. the Indian Poet, will be visiting Ceylon early next month with a representative group of Indian artists and scholars.
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    20 18 The Nationalist lader, Dr. Kitchlew who was released from gaol in mail week' has resumed practice at the Amritsar BUT*
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    PRIMO CARNERA.
    65 18 Fnmo Camera is "through" with boxing in the United States for the time being, according to his manager, Luigi Soresi. who made this announcement after the collection of the champion's purse. The Italian will leave for a tour of South America at the end of this mon h
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    JACK SHARKEY.
    98 18 Though he has lost his world title. Jack Sharkey, the heavy-weight boxer, is detfemined to main am his name for sartorial elegance. At a little social gathering in Boston he revealed .hat he pays £50 a time for his suits. How delicate is his eye for style can
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    P.W.D. CRICKET.
    48 18 P.W.D.S.C. team v. the S.R.C. 2nd on Saturday at the S.R.C. at 2 p.m.: G. Morgan (capt.), Samson de Silva, A. G. Cooke, A. Inglis, G. Edwards, D. Cruz, A. E. Johnson, G. Singh, F. Ebert, F. W. Ayres, S. Ahin, L. A. Sequiera, N. Siva.
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    MADRAS COUNCIL.
    139 18 Life Extended By Another Year. Madras, March 24. AN announcement of an extension of the life of the Madras Council by one year from November next and an appeal to the Hon. Members and the public generally for their views on the White Faper proposals, and to base
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    NEW STATUS FOR L.M.P.'S.
    116 18 Madras, March 27. 1 Sir George Stanley 'inaugurated this I evening at the Royapuram Medical School a five-year course for medical studies thereby conferring on Madras the unique distinction of being The first province la India to extend ami improve the L.M.P. (Licentiates of Medical Practioners)
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    HANDICAPPING HORSES.
    138 18 How does a handicapper set about his task? There is no set method (Says th? "Sporting Life"). Some s.art at the top and work down, others vice versa, while yet others s r ill begin in the middle, and work alternately to the top and bottom. Generally speaking,
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    THE OLEH OLEH PARTY.
    74 18 At a special general meeting of the members of the Oleh Oleh Party last Sunday, the following additional officebearers for 1934 were elected Hon. treasurer, Mr. Khoo Eng Teck; hon. auditor, Mr. Chan Joo Hai: hon. public officer, Mr. Chua Cheng Yew. rion. gen. superintendent, Mr."Wee
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    CO-OPERATIVE UNION SPORTS.
    74 18 Eleven Co-operative Societies will compete in the sports to b3 heji en ihe Raffles Institution ground on Saturday foi the Gammans' Challenge Cup. Mrs. L. D. Gammans his kindly consented to present the prizes. The well-known firm of Bayer, manufacturers of Aspirin and other pharmaceutical preparations, have
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    27 18 At the Committee meeting of the Chartered Bank (Local Staff) Recreation Club held on Tuesday, Mr. Lim Teck Seng was elected hon. superintendent for the current year.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    218 18 The blowing Information has been received from the Central Bureau of S'ati ties Foreign rubber exports from Netherlands India during the months of January andP-iruwv 1934 (converted to long tons of 2.240 lbs. net weight i.e. including moisture UWy (FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY). Total Java
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    EX-KAISERS AFFAIRS.
    195 18 Money Supply May Be Stopped. Doom. THE ex-Kaiser, may be obliged by his financial position to return to Germany, it is suggested here, though owing to the anti-monarchic feeling shown by the Nazis ,he is certain not to do so for any other reason. If his income from
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    THE GUARD WHO OVERSLEPT.
    64 18 Prague. A guard had to chase his own train in a high-speed motor-car from Bohumin (Moravian, Silesia). The guard and attendants were missing when the train was due to start. Substitutes were hastily found. Five minutes later the men turned up. They had overslept. After a
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    CZAR'S EASTER EGG AUCTIONED.
    154 18 Cost £5,000 To Make Km Sold For £85. London. A GOLD Easter egg which cost £sonn to make has been sold by nS'? 00 at Christie's for £85. aUctl °n It was once the property of n Alexandria 111 and was oresen H ar him in
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    AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE.
    52 18 Rome, If area a The King and Queen ;>! j Prince Devawong and llieir enit. !to the Vatican to-day for with the Pope. in aJdj i The audience lasted 5« pe-, m tln They were taken in four 2** escorted by a Swiss guard Cars j
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    £100 FOR A BEARD.
    63 18 Belgrade. Mihailo Nestorovski is mine tan men for £100-for the loss of a beard His case is that the two men made him drunk and then cut off his lonT sSS black beard and heavy moustaches in the taxi on the way home Mihailo maintains that
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    OIL FOUND IN BRITAIN.
    876 19 To Be Nationalised. SPECIAL AIRCRAFT VALUE. SURPRISE, curiosity, and hope have been excited throughout the country by the unexpected announcement that all oil henceforth md in Britain is to be nationalised. n>m a high authority on the sub- it is learnt that there are latic reasons
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    U.S. AIR LINES.
    142 19 Damages Claim Against Post Office. Reuter. New York, April 18. 17KDUR United States air lines—Boeing JT Air Transport, National Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport and Varney Air Lines—announce that they have filed complaints in Washington against the Postmaster-General and are seeking to prevent him enforcing the order
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    WORLD'S WICKEDEST CITY.
    180 19 Famous Gambling Resort Hit By "Wet" Regime. Los Angeles. Tia Juana was called the "Wickedest City in the World." Americans would flock across the Mexican border to gamble and drink there in the days of Prohibition. Since Repeal came into force, the resort has felt the pinch
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    LICENSING HOURS.
    108 19 A Statute Of Edward VI Invoked. Reuter. London, March 15. A statute of Edward VI. who reigned from 1547-1553. was invoked to support an application for extending licensing from 10 p.m. until 10.30 at Blackburn. This statute made it a penal offence, punishable by imprisonment, for any person
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    SIX PER CENT BONDS.
    57 19 To Complete Canton-Hankow Railway. Reuter. Nanking, April 18. The Central Political Council has approved the issue of six per cent, bonds, to amount to £1,200,000, for the completion of the Canton-Hankow Railway A portion of the future British indemnity fund available to the Ministry of Railway
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    HEALTH OF THE TOWN.
    81 19 The Municipal health statement for the week ended April 14, shows that there were 185 deaths, as compared with 181 in the previous week, and 156 in the corresponding week of last year.* The chief causes of death were:—Beri-beri 8. phthisis 22, malaria 3. pneumonia 21,
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    FIVE NEW RECORDS.
    104 19 British Motor Drivers' Great fiffort. Reuter Wireless. London, Apr. 17. AFTER breaking five world records in a British Napier-Railton car. the team of drivers. John Cobb. Fred Dixon. Cyrill Paul and Charles Brackenbury. were forced to abandon an attempt on the 24-hour record when the car skidded
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    584 19 A List Of Recent Additions. The undernoted non-fiction works wiU be ready for isue on Saturday: Allen <8.M.) Gorden in China. Illustrated and Maps. Angell (Norman) The Great Illusion. Benson (E.P.) The Outbreak of War. 1914. Illustrated. Bartholomew (A.T.) Ed. Further Extracts from the Note-Booke of Samuel Butler.
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    THE "CUTTING" CRITIC.
    62 19 Reuter. Prague. "Cutting criticism' describes the attitude of an unknown North Bohemian towards wireless programmes to-day. Armed with a fpair of pliers, he prowls round looking for aerials and has already accounted for several hundred. No matter! how unobtrusively the aerials are placed he finds them and
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    CANADA URGED TO LEAVE LEAGUE.
    284 19 Conservative Senator's Resolution. Reuter. Ottowa, Mai-. 22. A urging Canada to withdraw from membersnip of the League of Nations was sponsored by Senator A. D. Mcrae (Vancouver) in th* Dominion Senate yesterday. Mr. Mcrae was Conservative organiser in the last Federal election campaign. Explaining the
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    SAVED BY PICTURE.
    105 19 Ailing Boy's Earthquake Escape. Reuter. Santiago (Chile). A 9-year-old boy lay ill in bed in his home in a village in Chile. Over his head hung a picture of "Christ Crucified." An earthquake shook the whole country, lasting for two minutes. The boy's home swayed and creaked
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    WRITER'S SUCCESS.
    116 19 French Woman Wins Prize For Best Novel. Reuter. Paris. The prize for the best novel of the year written by a woman has been won by Mile. Michele Da vet, with her work "The End of the Journey." A large number of novels were sent in for the
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    24 19 Passengers arriving at Singapore by the Imperial Airways liner "Astraea" were Mr. Pinhorn. from Delhi, and Mr. Bush and Mr. Mackintosh, from Alor Star.
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    172 20 The tug-of-war team of the Victori a Bridge School at the inter-school sports. R. B. B. Donnell, a former S.C.C. singles champion, who was a finalist in the championship doubles on Wednesday. The hurdle race in progress at the inter-school sports held at the Jalan
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