Malaya Tribune, 12 May 1934

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  • 41 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XXI.- •No. lfi2 SINGAPORE, SATURDAYS MAY 12, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Saturday, May 12, 1934. Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. MAY 12, 1934. FOR 5 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 64 1 7?<v/7 The (Tribune Dominant in I 4 "EXCEL'BEL E This is succulent beef from specially stall-fed young, Steers. Roasting joints SA and cuts for grilling, of tender and delicious flavour. M FINEST AUSTRALIAN AND -NEW ZEALAND LAMB j f for oppetWng roMte and grilb. j ,r 1 SELECTED ENGLISH FISH
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    • 43 1 A. F^?KTE% 6, Kaffles J Importing I)ianl<Ws 'and 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 j according to daily exchange rates.
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  • 106 2 More New Members Welcomed. Drvar Girls, Five new members have been admitted and are welcomed to our "Circle* this week, their pen-names "N. r. Flower. "Rosalind P.," "Miss Trengtranu.' "Miss Madera," and "Pantner Woman," the last-named being introduced by "Lady Monte Carlo," who, having l"ft
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  • 252 2 'By "Ju7ie Chan.") «OLAM" goes the door. Here I am in my Old Corner again. Oh hello Tai and -Sunny Girl." Oh! Is that you Ja iet." Pleased to meet you all in the Corner, after a long absence. Cneer up "Sunny Girl" forget all about your lost
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  • 191 2 'By "Red Riding Hood.") OBEDIENCE la a duty that we owe to God, to our parents and to our teachers. There are two motives that cause children to obey, one is fear and the other is love. A child may be told to do a thing, and as willingly
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  • 132 2 \By Miss Nooriyah, Trengganu.) I HAVE received the beautiful badge. I love it very much, and to-day I am wearing it on my coat. Oh, how nice it looks! Money is a good servant, but a cruel master. If we have money, we should make up our minds to
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  • 273 2 ißy "Linda," London.) I WONDER if many of you ever think to yourselves what music you like for its particular style. I suppose jazz is your favourite as it is mine, in a way i love the gay catchy tune and jazzy style in each note of.
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  • 184 2 (By "Peacock Tan") IT is an advantage to form the habit of rising early when quite young. If formed then, it is likely to be kept up in after life. People who rise early, feel fresher, and in better form for work, than those who act up late.
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  • 101 2 (By "Mickey Mouse," Malacca.) «lITHY do you wound me?" cried the ff maiden to a rose, as she felt it tear her delicate fingers. "To teach you," said the rose, that anything worth having must be obtained with trouble. "Is there any way to overcome this difficulty?" asked
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  • 106 2 (By "Nellie Choo. ONCE there was a labourer who u very ill. So he sent for a doet who asked for a pen and paper to write a prescription. There were no such things in the house, so the labourer's wife went to borrow some from
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  • 102 2 (By "Annie Cftoo.") ONCE there was an old woman who had no children. She lived in a neat little cottage. One ciay a friend paid her a visit and saw her busily working. "Well done," he cried, "You have made your house very clean and neat without
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  • 97 2 (By "N. T. Flower.') LAST Saturday morning I ana my siste woke up very early and decided tha there was nothing more enjoyable thai to take a walk along the sea-shore. The rising sun gradually appeared ii the East, Wet with pearls of the morning dew, the grass
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  • 95 2 <By "Pearly Tooth." 1 ONCE three artists were competing for a prize. One painted a wrea'ii of flowers. It was so beautiful that a bee settled on it. Another painted a basket cf fruits ro beautifully tha' aiox tried to seize some of the Irui The third
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  • 77 2 (By "Pollyanna THERE was once a man who wa.-> lyn seriously ill. His servant who tended to give him his medicine, ,1, him. by mistake, some ink from bo on the shelf. When the servant covered the error, he exclaimed. "Oh dear! what mu.st I do, sir 1
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  • 70 2 (By "Pearly Tooth.") ONE day a bee was flying home his day's work. He fell in a ;>• and was almost drowned. A dov the bee. He plucked a big leaf i threw it near the tree. The bee climbed on to the leal, n dried his wings.
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  • 26 2 (By "Constance.") I WISH to remind Sunny Girl, of h«J promise to write an article regular' I have not seen any contribution* her lately.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 388 2 I l lllllllilllill |::in|Htm:niit!if-.in i ■tttiiailtMllll.iiHlMlMtllllllU* BUY BRITISH. I IB ALL WOOL BUNTING For Flags. Assorted Colours, i From LIVERPOOL. CUTLERY TABLE E.P.N.S. WARE. I From SHEFFIELD. ALI MINIUM BRASS WARE, 1 Fiom BIRMINGHAM. Z CROCKERY, From Stoke-on-Trent. Z HYE SENG CO., I 35 36, CHULIA STREET. 'Phone 4817. I
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  • 245 3 Ik i have been issued by Mr. Lye to a dinner at lo3j i Road, to-day on the octhe marriage of his eldest son,, (i Choon. to Miss Lim Poh aiid-daughter of Mr. and Mrs Boon Bin. which will take place in rormed style
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  • 302 3 learn with much regret that Mr. our People's Warden and Secre- MZu° f the Churcn Committee is < ca"? y vi^ eeding to England on cal advice, says the St. Mary's Church I Pa h leaflet. "We shall miss Mr and Mrs. Evans very much during thei absence, and
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  • 130 3 Popularity Of "The Student Prince." Berlin. 1; un Meyer-Foerster. author of i Heidelberg," the famous play about I ;c .nt prince, which more than 30 j !'o 'created a furore," and which nied to have been the most sue- I uI ;tagc hit of all time, has sud-
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  • 106 3 Postman's Curious And Costly Hobby. Prague. A Prague postman who was always wanting money to burn—literally—has been cured of his expensive fancy at a mental clinic here. From time to time the postman felt that his head would burst unless he ctuld burn some banknotes. He tried
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  • 354 3 Appellant In Murder Case Not Present. npHE Second session for the year of the F.M.S. full Court of Appeal began at the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, before the Hon. Mr. C. J. Thomas, Chief Justice, F.M.S., President. Sir Walter Huggard, Chief Justice. S.S., and
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  • 72 3 Man Who Lived After "Fatal" Wound. Budtpest. Karl Morosmaros. a labourer of Miscoloz. aear Pudapest, owes his life to a freak of nature. During a fight he was/severely wounded by a knife thrust orer thf "heart." Doctors rushed to the scene expecting to find him dying—instiad he was
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 152 3 f s Coolness depends on health and health is ensured by ENO. If your bl od-strcrm is polluted by poisons caused by constipation, yon cannot expect to keep cool and comfortable. The impurities in the blood fflwl mum be eliminated regularly and there is no safer, surer, or pleasanter {Ml
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    • 506 3 The mother on the right is Mrs. Howard with her little son —fed on Cow Gate —Ist prize winners in the London News-Chronicle "Mother and Child Competition," Feb. 1932. HPHE doubts and difficulties of the past have gone and the drudgery loo! Look at thc<e sparkling mothers with their bonny
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  • 1507 4 Shipping News Notices. NEED FOR STATE ASSISTANCE. Plight Of Netherlands Shipping. THE need for temporary 6tate assistance to Netherlands shipowners, in view of thp inadequacy of their own resources, to meet the exceptional circumstances was emphasised at the annual general meeting of the Netherlands Shipowners' Association, held at The Hague
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  • 491 4 Four Governments Take Action. Reuter. TOHE Danish, Netherland, Norwegian and 1 Swedish Ministers in London have recently on behalf of their respective Governments,' made representations to the British Government with regard to the precarious state n %-hich shipping finds itself to-day, states neuter They have pointed out that
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  • 83 4 Service Bdween China And Foreipi Seaports. Shanghai, Apr. 7. Under orders of the Ministry of Communica ions, the China «erchan.s Steam Navigatwn Company is now drawing up plans for the inauguration of feelgn. shipping service *-een China and oreign seaports. To start •vitn two lines will*? established, one
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  • 46 4 Shanghai, Api. n. The Chinese w|ship s now gathering in Shanghai will havi their spring manoeuvres )ff the Chekiang *>ast in the near future M ogether efgh.eei: ships will participate in the review which i>expected to last for three weeks.—"Shanghai phe n Pao
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  • 565 4 Generous Offer Of Sir James Caird. THE Prime Minister announced, in the House of Commons that the Government Intended to introduce legislation for the establishment of a National Maritime Museum in Greenwich Hospital Buildings, including the Queen's Home, following Sir James Caird's generous offer of hk magnificent
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 342 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. "1" p*o and BRITISH INDIA P. 0. S. N. CO/S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage Singapore RAWALPINDI 17,000 In port HAR 6.000 May 24 j. [SAR-1 HIND 11.500 May 25 SOUD.A N 6 500 June 6 j RAJPUTANA 17.000 June 8 R |NCHI 17.000 June 22 BtTRDWAN 6,070 July
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    • 63 4 AMERICAN LLOYD AGENCY, LTD., (Incorporated In S.S.). Steamship passages booked by all Lines. Airmail tickets obtainable here. F.M.S. Railway tickets may be purchased at this office. NO BOOKING FEES. Baggage, household effects and merchandise collected, stored, shipped or delivered a', reasonable rates. Insurance effected. Further information regarding sailings and fares
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    • 200 4 I tif novo mm (Incorporated in Raß. EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. j SINGAPORE TO ITALY CHINA. Cdfa. at Pena* Co.ombo, Bombay, j Calling at Colombo, Bombay Suez j* ra Aden 3Sow ah. Sue-, Port j Port Said, Brindisi, Venice Trieste' Br,ndis, nice and Trieste. Due Leave Due m v CLARA
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    • 223 4 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Australlscfae Dampfachlfli Oeaellschatt. (Oanpanlea Incorporated In Germany). PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. OUTWARDS. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. Due 8*1)0«. •s.s. PREUSSEN, via Manila May 19 8 s. SCHEER, via Manila May 27 m.s. DUISBURG. via Manila May 29 ms. RHEINLAND, via Manila June 12 m.s. SAUERLAND,
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    • 576 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. $32 NORDDEUTSCHER lloyd (Incorporated j n Germany). The undernoted are the Company's tended fixtures:— <"«pany s ln OUTWARDS. "MAIN," for Manila, H'kong 1954 S'hai, North China and Japan May 22 HOMEWARDS. "GOSLAR," for Genoa, M'seilles Oran, Havre, R'dam, H'burg and Bremen v "SAARBRUCKEN," for Genoa, 7 Barcelona, Lisbon,
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  • 544 5 Singapore. Saturday. 11 a.m. me following tin share quotations are W u"d by Fraser and Co., exchange and itock broken. Buyera. BeU.». Tin 69 7.Kumbang Tin 37 6 40 1 Malay 43 6 45 Hit am Tin 14 9 15 6 Went! 207 2 2.15
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  • 157 5 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. LOCAL RUBBER PRICE DOWN. Quieter Conditions This Morning. (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Saturday J1 a.m. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 21% cts., down 1 1. (t. Market Tone: Quier. Yesterday's Prices London Rubber. 6 vd., up 1 ,d. Market Tone: irregular. New York, 13V£
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  • 206 5 Singapore, May 11. I r <Siam> W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $90 r' «siam> W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $Bo Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $85 Rice, B. Siam K. 2 per Koyan $81 Siam, No. 1 JJg Siam, No. 2 h m J»J Siam,
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  • 280 5 Tapping Suspended Last Year. THE annual general meeting of the Bukit Timah Rubber Estates. Ltd, was held yesterday at the registered offices of the Company. French Bank Buildings with Mr. H. D. Mundell in the chair. Others present were Mr. J. A. Elias. Mr. G. Parbury.
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  • 177 5 The weekly rubber auction report of He Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubb-r Association, dated May 9, states: Catalogued 1,791,216 lb. 759.47 tuns. Offered 1.461.800 1b.=***** tons. Sold 1,135,638 1h.=506.94 tons. London, spot 7 1 >»d. Now York, spot 15 0 16 cts. PRICES REALISED. RIBBED SMOKED SHEET:
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  • 131 5 Foreign exports of tin being final shipments on o.ean-stcamei at all Malayan ports, during the month >t April, 1931. Destination. Tons United Kingdom 100 United States of Amerrn 2,040 Continent of Europu British Possessions »88 Japan 23 j: Netherlands India Other Foreign Countrie Total 3,784 ExportMont hi
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  • 102 5 Messrs. Guthrie a| Co., Ltd., reported the following latest Veers' prices, received by cable on May 10, Malayan Palm uu and Palm Kernels: PALM OIL IN BUL: I c.i.f. landed weigh* New York Phdadel- I phia $2.25 (U.S. curflicy) per lb. c.i.f. landed weight) U.S.A. Pacific Ports
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  • 749 5 Outlook Of Plantation Industry. 'By Air Mail.» London, May 2. HPHE ordinary gem ral meeting of the Bukit Cloh Rubber Co.. Ltd., was held at the registered office. 33, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. R. Arnold (chairman of the company* presiding The Secretary (Mr. A. B. Simson* having read the
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  • 31 5 The following list of outputs is reported for April: Brunei JWjg Bukit Timah UJg Changkat fMj* Haytor jjtSi Indragiri J0,788 Lunas 38,800 Nyalas JWg Tapah 81,930 Ulu Pandan 7,318
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  • 548 5 Reviews By Singapore Firms. MESSRS Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd.. in their weekly rubber report dated May 11, state: Buying, mostly of speculative nature, continued throughout last week and all markets were dangerously loaded with bull accounts. On Wednesday the persentage of the basic quota fixed by
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  • 33 5 The output of the Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates. Ltd.. for April amount.; to 42 300 ib.. making a total of 354.300 lb. for the eight months of the currem financial year.
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  • 23 5 The output of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd for the four weeks ended April 25 amounted to 2.021.50 ounces.
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  • 664 5 Singapore. Saturday. 11 a.m. The following rubber share quotation; are Issued by Fraser and Co., and LymL and Evatt. issue t/aiue. Fraser uymu m I snares Co sr»»»* 1 Allenby 1.70 1.90 175 190 1 Alor Gajah 1.10 1.20 1.00 110 IA. Hitam 1.60 1.75
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  • 69 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Friday, noon. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose) 21% 21'« do. (F. 0.8.) 21 7 8 22 Standard R.SS. on Tender: May l 21 H June 21% 22 July Sept. 22% 22 4 1 Jan.Manh 23% 23% Tone of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 47 5 THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., (Incorporated In New Zealand.) FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C. MAROOLIOUTH, Manager. OFFICE: I, FINLAYSON GREEN. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIXE, BtARINE, MOTOR CAR, PLRSONAL ACCIDBNT and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. BAD OFFICE. Ha 4. OecU Strati, WMW*
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    • 84 5 THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated to England). SINGAPORE BRANCH 4 D'A'meida Street Authorised end Subscribe* Paid-up-Capital Reserve Fund and Rest *w,vuv HEAD OFFICE LONDON. BRANCHES: R«mbav Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi. Madras, Amara Baghdad. Bahrein. Basra, Klrkuk. Moeul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on Fixed Deposit on terms to
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    • 154 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. (Incorporated in Strait* Settlement*.) SUCCESSORS TO THF CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD., THE HO HONC BAN*. IHE CHINMBUW the OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE. CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET. SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH 458. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD Or DIRECTORS I Cnee S*ee
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    • 559 6 M. HASSAN ELECTRICAL AND WATER CONTRACTOR. lf-37, Brag 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. MALAYA TRIBUNE. PHONE: SSII and 5812. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Delivery Including Including ■1 office
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    • 794 6 PUBLIC NOTICES, i STRAITS AUCTION ROOMS, 5 TH 4864. 155, Orchard Road. Tel. 4J64: AUCTION SALE OF Latest Cross Grained and Black Tea£ Household Furniture. Iron Bedsteads, One Baby* Cot (Iron) Provisions, Scents, Cur** tain ;Rod*, Gramophones, Clocks, HamsJ Ornaments, One" National Cash R%Mfl Cabinet, Ink. Tennis Balls and 101,
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    • 657 6 EDUCATIONAL. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL, Established 1928. (A Government Registered School). (For Boys and Girls). I-A, Kirk Terrace, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. Enrol for a Sound Musical EducationSystematic Training: both In Technique and Theory. Complete Courses leading to T.OX. Certificate, Diploma, etc. Booklet free. M ANCIA.NO. Principal. I TUTORIAL j j
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    • 104 6 SITUATIONS VACANT. ,i vTFD Lady Stenographer for Merest Box No 349 c 0 Malaya Tribune. WANTED— By a well educated and com-i-filv trained businessman a financing SS or wth $25,000. No risk Business partner competition, great V<Ty niti Equal position of trust proSd Address Box No. SB, C o Malaya
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    • 236 6 FOR SALE. i FOR SALE—-One secondhand Overland Whippet Motor Car in good running condition. Apply No. 85, Cecil Street. OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS. Please note the change in our name and address. A. R. RODRIGLES CO., 42, Bencoolen Street, SINGAPORE. C.0% reduction on Musical Instruments will be continued for a
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    • 386 6 I VULCAIN I THE I RELIABLE 1 AND I FASHIONABLE WATCH. Latest Range of Designs Now on View at YICK WOH HING 429, NORTH feRIDGE KoAjt (Near Riddle Rd.i. Wlßlßli—lllU Tftlllfflium TO LET. TO LET—No. 5. Raffles Place, spacious office accommodation. Amtabl show room, etc. Apply Meyer Brother,. TO LET—SS,
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  • 222 7 Pedestrian Fined At Penang. TOxst case of its kind in Penang Inee the new law was introduced n i -itioned before Mr. D. Wills in e Court on Monday, when a imed Loke Chocn Seng, was with loitering on the public reby causing obstruction to Penang
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  • 81 7 Bamelin To Celebrate His 650 th Anniversary. Reuter. Berlin. ..uversary of the Pied Piper of Is to be celebrated this summer. 24 to July 2 there will be an ammc of plays and processions, od in automatic clock in the gable .d •!v ch/eitshaus" (marriage house) til] be
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  • 67 7 T I'l in To Reconstruct A C»ty- I Canton. A municipal lottery in which the prizes r !•> bf land, and buildings has been at Canton, "to master reconstrrtion plans." The first prize will be a piece of land thr> main street valued at 100.000 irs «approximately £7.000
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  • 192 7 Ex-War Ac* Now Chinese General. Reuter. San Francisco. "WILD Ike" is on his way to England. f J A lean, quiet, unassuming American, his other names are J. Arnold Hallet and he is at present a general m the Chinese aviation service. He is on h?s honeymoon—but that
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  • 169 7 Italian Traveller Returns From Mongolia. Peking, Apr. 11. Described by his friends as second Marco Polo, the Italian traveller Dr. A. oriandim, has reappeared after being lost to sight in Mongolia for some time. Leaving Pailingmiao, the great Lama Monastery in Inner Mongolia, on Nov. 22 of
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  • 78 7 Housekeeper Rewarded For 30 Years' Service. London. Mi s Mary Ada Harlcy, of Mcrrilocks-road, Blundollsands, near Liverpool, became housekeeper to a widower, Mr. William Harry Jones. She stayed in the same post for nearly 30 years. Her heal h failed and she became bedridden Then,
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  • 299 7 "A Serious Matter For Britain." THE British defence scheme at Singapore i and talk of Japan's preparing to finance the digging of a canal across the Is'hmus of Kra, six hundred mHes north of Singapore, have attracted some attention In the London papers. 1 Mr. L. Harricon
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  • 128 7 League Depends On Support From England And France. Reuter. Lisbon. If England and France continue to stand by the League of Nations all will be well, according to the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Caeiro da Matta. In an interview with the press, he stated:— "While England
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  • 100 7 Women Betray Themselves By What They Eat. Reuter. Nice. A woman's real age is nearly alway.* revealed by her taste in food, according to one of the leading gastronomic experts on the Riviera. A young girl thinks that the meal only really starts with the "sweet," A
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  • 75 7 Madrid. For eight months not a jingle letter posted in a certain pillar tox at Gijon has reached its destination Now the police have dscoverd the reason. The letters, with all the itamps carefully torn off, have been found in a sewer. None of them had been
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  • 586 7 Formation Of Provident Fund Proposed. i rpHE fifth annual general meeting of I X the Estates Asiatic Staffs' Associption was held at Klang. on the 6th inst. i the chairman, Mr. E. Karunakaran pre- siding. Prior to the meeting a badminton match was played between the branches
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  • 98 7 Minister To Investigate AntiSmuggling Measures. Reuter. The Hague. A secret tour of -the Belgo-Dutch frontier has just been carried out by Mr. P. J. Oud, Dutch Minister of Finance. He wanted to see if bona fide travellers were in any way inconvenienced, or even endangered, by the measures
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  • 91 7 Eight Men's Narrow Escape From Drowning. Ottawa. j Eight mm narrowly escaped drowning when an ice-jam loosened by dynamite tnrew Into thf» icy waters of the Rideau River here. They were able, however, to grasp the branch of a tree which projected from a small bland
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 202 7 WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH 18 IMPOSSIBLE. ra) VETARZQPSSS 1| "«v«. D«f OPe waa therm anything Ilk* It, nor ar« it* marvellou* properties likely RoSS.^^ y*r to 6e equa.ied in diseases arising from impure blood. It searches out and expels So afflu the vital current every lurking trace mi poisonous matter,
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    • 179 7 amw m Tim a r< -f mm \m± I' HUHI I Today's Quickest aid to sparkling cleanness of TEETH. There has never been anyth In* like this in a dentifrice before. Food an* drink leave ugly and harmful residues upon That is wh Dr best's Tooth Paste has horn perfected
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  • 124 8 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING HARBOUR BOARD. SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore, May 12. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). H.M.S. Herald East End. Main Wharf i Entrance Gate 3> Toussoum 18; Kinta 17; Pacific Maru 15; Bengalen 13; N. Holland 11; Durban Maru
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  • 120 8 Big Drop In Visitors To Switzerland. Geneva. IN spite of remarkable favourable winter sports conditions little improvement was recorded in the Swiss tourist industry last winter. Few hotels had guests in paying quantities, and most establishments were run at a loss. The balance sheet of one of the
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  • 157 8 Not Returning To Geneva Yet. Nanking, April 1. Mr. Rajchmann, League of Nations liaison officer in China, is returning to Geneva on April 10 at the request cf the League of Nations Council. It is still unknown whether he wir return to China after the League Council meeting.—"China
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  • 90 8 Money To Be Spent On Charities Instead. Reuter. Instanbul. The Ci'.y Fathers of Istanbul warned to show their high opinion of the President of the Republic, Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the "maker of modern Turkey." They vo ed £15,000 to build him a villa in th? nearby island
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  • 73 8 Australia's "Mail Order" Sunday School. Sydney. More than 1.000 children in remo.e parts of New South Wales are being given Sunday School lescons By post. Many of thorn live »n districts where there is no other form of religious instruction. Queensland. Western Australia and Fiji c*^ 0
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  • 44 8 From South Africa and South America by the "Africa Maru," due at Singapore to-morrow. From China and Japan by the "Muroran Maru." due at Singapore on Monday morning. From China and Japan by the "Hakodate Maru." due at Singapore on Monday afternoon.
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  • 95 8 Increase Of Export Duty On Silver. Shanghai, March 27. According to information from local banking circles the Chinese Government is planning to increase the export duty on silver to prevent an outflow of silver from China. Although it is still unknown what will be the rate of taxation
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  • 72 8 Association Formed In Shanghai. Shanghai, Apr. 11. Under the auspices of the various local public organisations a Beggars' Relief Association was formally formed yesterday. The Association has established five -omnittees. ont for the of women beggars, one for men, a third for children, a fourth for old ones
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  • 52 8 Shanghai, April By order of general Chiang Kai Snek (he road construction programme in the rive South-eastern provinces is < xpected to be completed before the end of the coming Tune. An additional $1,000,000 has ben raised by the authorities concerned to speed up the York, it is
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  • 196 8 SELLING. Singapore, May 11. London 4 months* sight 2)4 ***** London 3 months' sight 214 5j32 London 60 days' sight 2]4 9|64 London 30 days' sight London demand 2 4 7164 London T.T. 2|4 3|32 Lyon and Paris demand 896 Hamburg demand 149 New York demand 59% Batavia
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  • 86 8 British And U.S. Students To Study In Moscow. Reuter. Moscow. A special summer course for British and American studen s is being organised by tne societies for cultural rela:ions with abroad a: the First State Universi y, Moscow. Some 150 students have already enrolled themselves for the course.
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  • 62 8 Three Large Buildings To The Salvation Army. Reuter. Stockholm. The Salvation Army in Stockholm has received a donation worth one million kronor f£50.000 at current rates). It consists of ihree large buildings. No conditions are attached to the gift except that the donor, who wishes to remain
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  • 39 8 Minbola. Long Island. The jury had been absent for five hours—and no decision had been reached in a manslaughter case. The judge investigated. He found that the jurors were gambling with lumps of sugar, marked as dice.
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  • 69 8 While ski-ing is still being enjoyed in deep snow on the Feldberg, Black Forest, open air swimming is taking place in the same district in the unique min-eral-water swimming pool in Bladenweiler. The water is radio-active and has a temperature of 79.52 degrees F. The spring has
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  • 309 8 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures, TO-DAY, MAY 12 High Tides.—lo.ls a.m., 10 p ai Golf: Keppel O.C. May Meda! Singapore Races, Spring M Day. Federal Council Meeting re R striction, Kuala Lumpur Cricket: R.I. v. Indian Assoc! A.C.S. v. A.P.C., AP C s State
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  • 72 8 ALHAMBRA.—"DeviI Tig. APOLLO—-Hindustani CAPITOL. Stanley Lupino in "H and the Chin Loo company ol < jugglers on the stage. EMPlRE.—Footligh I P GREAT WORLD—Ca: sideshows, Dean's Grand Op ra. < Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkie.-. I ISAKO CIRCUS.— 430 pJB, p.m. MARLBOROUGH.-Hindu NEW WORLD.—Cabaret sideshows, Malay Operas, Chines* yangs, cinemas, etc.
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    • 504 8 METROPOLE HOTEL TEL. 7986. BRAS BASAH ROAD. IDEAL CENTRAL. modern sanitation. running Water in all rooms, good cuisine. excellent bar. moderate rates. per day. per month. Single Double. Single Double Bedroom Only and Attendance $2.50 $4.00 40.00 70.00 Bed and Breakfast -'$3.00 $5.00 55.00 $100.00 Bedroom and All Meals from
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    • 267 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. ItOTICE. IN THE SUPBEME COURT OF THE STRAIN SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit Ifo. 209 of 1934. Between DAVID KITOVIfz, Plaintiff and CHEANG JIM lIHEAN, Defendant To, CHEANG JIM KHEAN, of No. ]fy, Havelock Road, tnm Singapore, Gentleman. TAKE NOTICI that this action was on the 12th day
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    • 42 8 iiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiitiirrri7Tiint!iMiiii!iiiiiiiijiintuiiiiiiiiiiiiiTii!>i i i i BRITISH TRADE FAIR, 1934 I To-Day May 12th. Last Day m m Open 6.30 p.m. onwards at the [GREAT WORLD] I KIM SENG ROAD, SINGAPORE. j m m 7 «tinmmmui linn tin minium mi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiuiuiuiuiuii.tuiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiii.il im 1 1
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    • 89 8 [POSTAL INTtLLIOENCC SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSfc. TO-DAY. Kemaman, Kemasek, Kretay, Dungun, Trengganu an Besut (Asdang) 2 p.m. Dj3mbi (Toba) 3 p.m. I Banka Island, Piafijoe and i Palembang (Senang) 4 p.m. Tembilahan and Rengat (Maros) 4 p.m. Bengkalis and Bagan (Toboali) 4 p.m. Tandjong Balei and Laboean Bilik (Rantau) 4 p.m.
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  • 152 9 Letters To The Editor. paper on*. Pen name, o/ muil be encto** a. grantee jaUh c jyjt observed-mere aim* to *> ar ff «men and ATSmS» Soremban Shophouses. Editor, "Malaya Tribune") i h. re are many old and rotten \s. built some half a century in the
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  • 281 9 B To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune") W: 1 you kindly allow me a B v,)._ir valuable paper to voice -iiiits. which will interest and neral public of Kota Bahru B been away from this place B I was born here) for quite a B On my return a
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  • 1205 9 Tr > the Editor, "Malaya Tribune."} rnred by a letter in your paper j .1 determined to say some"Mcerning Mr. Francis Tay's '•vhen he suggested war as a t"i" the slump, which has been !f, e. hardship and problem lor five or six years. ound
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  • 216 9 Rivers Appear In A Desert. Capetown. V'EW rivers have suddenly appeared *J in the Kalahari desert of South Africa. An inland "sea," six miles long and four miles wide, has been formed about 130 miles from the Orange River at a spot where water has hardly ever
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  • 432 9 Line Between Nanking And Shaokwan. Wuhu, March 23. For the purpose of linking up the five south-eastern provinces of Kiansi. Anhui, Chekiang, Fukien and Kwangtung, a new railway will soon be built between Nanking and Shaokwan in Kwangtung. The construction will be made under the auspices of the
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  • 74 9 Strange Passion Leads To Prison. Reuter. Paris. A man whose strange pastipn was collecting funera' urns, wreaths, crucifies and other objects to be found in cemeteles, has been axrested here. He is a Belgian named Leq|eux. The police detained him just as he lJvJn®' a Cemetery carrying two
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  • 245 9 Coupons For Export To Be Issued. rpHE Bill to provide for the control of A the production and export of *übber in Ceylon was gazetted yesterday It will be moved in the State Councii on Tuesday, May 15. The essential feature of the Bill is
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  • 103 9 Park To Be Closed For 30 Years. Reuter. Cologne. One of the largest of Cologne's open spaces, the Wanner Heide. has been closed by order of the Lord Mayor—for the next 30 years. The reason for this is stated to be the danger from bombs and othfr
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    • 437 9 I- 1 mckenzie's Cough Mixture AND lung Tonic for COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS and other affections of the nose, throat, and lungs. SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AND YDULTS. riJ OBTAINABLE FROM ALL CHEMISTS AND FROM THE MAKERS Maynard Co. Ltd, 11, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONE 6115. CHEONG KOON SENG CO., LTD.,
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    • 543 10 i inn, iiiimiiiiiii umin m■ >"■'■ immmmmmnamtmrntm i«*i»»in»*«ii«»i*»Miw*i» 5 S m showing 5 i mMBMm TO-DAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 j j LILIAN HARVEY 1 In a romantic and intriguing iove story 'bp "THE ONLY GIRL m j"* with CHARLES BOYEB f m I A Pavilion, Ltd., Release. d Merry and
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    • 224 10 ALH4MBR4 Packed Out Yesterday I I SHOWING TO-DAY: 3.15, 6.15 ».15. J THE FIRST PERFECT TALKIE xViADE IN SINGAPORE j [LOST IN A JUNGLE ALIVE WITH PERU I v Two men and a girl... pitted |Jn* ;Jy i i against nature at its crudest... 'IflfiLli facing the jungle's fiercest man-
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  • 71 11 doubt that Maiaya is on f recovery. There i all sides that efforts-are ■•its. partially or ther sign o! the times was company meetings which thin the last ten days in ►rs* being voted extra and the auditors, who had ■ed
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  • 159 11 t six months or so De Press and those connected try have stressed for constructive action to hit form of agriculture, tfutia of Perak.'. who takes a teresl in agricultural ed the matter in the State 3 also brought at the when the High Com- i nol
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  • 232 11 tl it the Government has ter $4 000 in order that I. > m ploy men t Fund tinue tl icir distribution of another six montns will i line new.'; to the vvork- j n there are still a large <- Settlement d that it is/the intention j
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  • 271 11 THE impression left on the minds ol those who for various reasons have been in contact with "the rank and file of the railway strikers during the pasv few days has been that the majority ot them had very little of a sense of grievance and no
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  • 328 11 Model Citizen Arrested After 24 Years. Reuter. Ottawa. I Premier Mi. Bennett, has been urged to use his influence to secure clemency in a remarkable case—that oi nn alleged fugitive from prison who lived for 24 years as a model citizen. B&t*. Bennett said, "I am
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  • 475 11 Details Of Current Prices. Singapore, May 4. MEAT. Beef, steak (round), kati 31 Beef, stew or curry, kati 25 pork, lean, kati 40 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality*, kati 32 Mutton, Australian, lb. 40 Fowl, kati 40 Hens (locally reared', kati 36 Ducks, (Java), each 45 Pigeons,
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  • 212 11 Clever Swindle On Russian Leaders. Two leading members of the Russian community in Shanghai. Mr. P. I■ Zati zeff editor of the "Solvo." and General M k Dieterichs. have been the victims of a clever swindle at the hands of another Russian worked in connection with Customs procedure.
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    • 125 11 this week is hospital weekT" Book for the Capitol Thea-tre at 5.15 ON MONDAY next pirformanoe M ST. andreVs mission HOSPITAL. I The Police Hand will pi>9 :it t,u> I Theatre from '».30 p.m. IL w .w». T i NEW WORLD CABARET "CABARET DE LUXE" RACE 0 TO-NIGHT SATURDAY, 12th
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    • 322 11 \DON'T MISS THIS/\ j WE~fNVITE YOU TO OUR <fig} I ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING j JSL SALE, NOW IN PROGRESS— BARGAINS IN A:LL j KINDS OF SILK MATERIALS. 1 JH4MATIWALL GURBAM4L Co., I j 52. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. I phoni: J MaNY children quickly tire of mill. Vet how essential. it is
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  • 60 12 Mrs. Uni Chan Sin and family of No. L'l. (<orong J'J, Geylung Road, wish to toii'U'r their heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for their kind attendan e at the funeral tho late Mr. Lim Chan Sin, and also those who sent wreaths, letters of condolence, and
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  • 46 12 A. IIij?h Mas*, (if Requiem will br sunjr at the Church of St. Joseph, Victoria Street, at 6.30 a.m. on Monday, 14th May, 19.51, for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Louisana (Anna) de osta. Friends and relatives arc kindly requested to attend.
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  • 791 12 T.HERE is little cause for wonder that Lord Salisbury's plan for the reform of the House of Lords is being bitterly assailed. It has not the slightest chance of winning acceptance, but that it should be seriously put forward is somewhat amazing. It would provide for a
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  • 102 12 The Hon Dr. Noel Clarke has been appointed an unofficial member of the Council, in place of Mr John Bagnall, who has gone on leave mS%?5t? 5S tlle aPPoint"uni or Mr. Khoo Sun Ewp y,-. fl,rt,lrr Period of three years. The appointment of vir. w j wiimv mm as an
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  • 136 12 rjp.RULY Japan is unfortunate in her spokesmen, and sooner or later a lip-sealing edict will be issued from Tokyo. The latest instance of excessive candour is provided by Admiral Matsushita, who when visiting Berlin compared Japan's position to-day with that of Germany before
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  • 147 12 rpHERE are still people who feel faith in astrologers and other foretellers of the future, and in India such faith dies hard. Hence a good deal of interest has been manifested in predictions made by an occultist named Jashanmal Relaram Kirpalani, who is leading a hermit's life on
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  • 102 12 SIGNIFICANT article pondont of the Dr emphasises the haportanee preserving absolute Imparl dealings with foreign P passage is: "Her best Menc Ramsay the fact that pu is out and out as imp,:,,;, western Powers wesi Our safety lies in holding Z scrupulously equal This mediately after a
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  • 123 12 UfE haven't heard of any J gentlemen in Singapore the brood is not «Un In Malaya appears from a a merchant-one in a smali business-to our Kuala Lam I temporary, m the worst of u le S tmies his rent was reduced by on a month: now. with
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  • 418 12 By "Looker-fin' MOTHERS' Day in Singapore to-mor-row. I read. A ft* Hasn't anyone ever thought of starting a FoOicrs' Day? mm *t After all, it's poor old dad who brings home the wherewithal. m A "Polish Orders for Britain." That should help to brighten things up. A funeral-banner
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  • 39 12 GIRLS' CORNER, on page 2 F.M.S. COURT OF APPEAL, DO P OUR READERS' VIEWS, on 00 RADIO NEWS, on page 19 CHURCH SERVICES, on page 20 CHINA NEWS, on page 21 ROYS' CORNER, on page 23.
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    • 399 12 j. COLUMBIA MILK! UNSWEETENED EVAPORATED. m I 1 VACIIIIM PACKED I f|f ;A As Th, Day I If J I* Was Made I I 1 j j s |j4( j Price Per Tin f m Tin I > M I Large Size 20 Cents I H..;| ''-tNEO Small Size 10
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    • 122 12 I THE ART OF PER- FECT TAILOR iNG. I The famous house of WING I *-OONG enjoys this Kinjular distinction, and offers you I ,ts ""tiled service and hjgh I Brade workmanship. I PHON£ W 7627 I WING LOONO I HIGH ST SINGAPORE /^~>^ Angela d7~MartfDisj ENGLISH S( HOOL OF
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  • 342 13 Chinese Protests. DIRECT SETTLEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Shanghai, May 12. r ,ese Government has dteto convene a conference oi iea to the Nine-Power i< k application of the I icle against Japan, man of the Government Sino-Japanese problems China will be disposed of
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  • 71 13 Victorious Forces To Disarm. Peiping, Apr. 1. aubined Shansi and Suiyuan illy sent against General Sun 1 troops in Ninghsia are being md they are withdrawing :w:n Ninghsia. i arming process of General Sun :oops at Smi.shengkur.g lias 'ompleted. ther 20 000 rifles, -several hun•ciiinvgimt; and thirty arti.'Jtry
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  • 365 13 Effects Of The Rajchmann Report. Reuter. London, May 11. "F>R Rajchmann's appointment by the League Council to investigate conditions in China and the fact that Japan is not represented on the china committee of the League Council was probably a contributory cause to Lie recent .semi-official
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  • 292 13 General Strike By Shanghai Workers. Shanghai, Mar. 29. As the result of a dispute between the employers and employees of the umbrella making trade, and the employers' decision to reduce wages, the employees declared a general strike yesterday. The strike affects 53 umbrella factories. The strike is going
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  • 38 13 Two events, 100 yards for those over 30 and half-mile for the under 30's, will be open to old boys of the AngloChinese School at their annual sports on Friday next at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
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  • 85 13 Due To Drought. BLACK PALL OVER THE CITY. Reuter. New York, May il. enormous dust cloud from th 1 drought stricken Middle Vest descended on New York City to-ia\, completely blotting out the sun and hanging over the skyscrapers Ike a pall. The cloud brought
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  • 90 13 Former Cuban Secretary lor War. Reuter. New York. May 11. On the request of the Consul-Ge.cral for Cuba, a warrant has been issue? for the arrest of Alberto Herrpra Frmch;. better known as General Herrera. exSecretary for War. on a charge of aurder. This is presumably based on
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  • 63 13 Supplementary Appropriation Measure Of J,322,000,000. Reuter. Wchingtim, May 12. Mr. Roosevelt an his immediate assistants have agre to a supplementary appropriatii measure for $1,322,000,000 for t* general recovery funds instead of 500.000,000. as previously contemplat by Mr. Roosevelt in order to secure balanced Budget It has been deced
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  • 128 13 Billiards (jampionship Tourtment. In the concludinties in the quarteifinal round of t Padmore Shield Malayan billiards lampionship at the New World last lht. Gan Hock Hoe (U.C.F.A.) beat T< Beng Wan (Amicables) 300—280. ,nd V. Woodford (Fathol Karib) b< Goh Guan Chuah (Clerical Union) 3 -272. The first
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  • 161 13 European Allotment. NATIVE EXPORT DUTY. Reuter. Batavia, May 11. legislation has been prepared to implement the Rubber Control Agreement. It provides for the restriction oi native rubber by an export duty oi' varying amount in different districts, the revenue from this to be devoted to the
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  • 55 13 Rendered Idle Through Labour Trouble.' Reuter. Detroit, May 11. FOURTEEN thousand motor work- ers have been rendered idle by the closing of the Buick Motor Company's factory at Flint, Michigan, as a result of a "walk out" by 5,000 union employees, of the Fisher Body Company, which majt.es
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  • 124 13 Future Of Volunteers' Families. i Paotouchen, Suiyuan, Mar. 30. General Chu Chi Tsing, a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kucmintimg and foir."»er commander of Chinese volunteers in Jehol and Man churia, has arrived at Paotouchen to make arrangements wi'h General Fu Tso Vi, Chairman
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  • 62 13 Seeking Opinion Of Shanghai Englishmen. Shanghai, Mar. 26. The British Minister. Sir Alexander Cadogan. is expected to arrive here from Nanking this morning. It is said that the British Minister has come for the specific purpose of sounding the opinion of British nationals in Shanghai concerning the proposed
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  • 27 13 Signed Between Uruguay And Japan. Reuter. Montevideo, May 11. A commercial treaty giving most favoured nation treatment has been signed between Uruguay and Japan Reuter.
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  • 119 13 Assured Sympathetic Consideration. Reuter. Washington, May 11. JT is authoritative stated at the 1 White House that the United States Government is willing to enter into discussions with regard to war debt revision with individual nations, but refuses to join any general debt confer- 1 ence.
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  • 158 13 Agreement Practically Reached In Washington. Reuter. New York. May 11. It is stated that a highly discretionary bill making silver part of the legitimate monetary stock of the United States is about all the silver supporters expect to obtain as a result of the protracted negotiations, according to
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  • 124 13 Conclusion Of His Visit To Malaya. Indust?v hen tn K^ 8 Jss the of inaustry to the' Chinese Government has been extensively entertai d in £BS°S Sil ce he «tuSedoTwe£ D^ ay trip through Malaya. on Thursday he was the (meet nhonour at a tea party
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  • 99 13 London Prediction. INCREASED COST OF RUBBER. Reuter. London, May 12. IT is foreshadowed that the prices of motor-car tyres will be increased from five to \%Vt per cent from Monday, on account of th* 1 rising price of rubber.—Reuter. On inquiry from dealers in Singapore, a "Malaya
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  • 94 13 Clearing House Association's Decision. Reuter. New York, May 11. The member banks of the New York Clearing House Association have indicated their intention of settling the Federal suit arising from their collective assurance guaranteeing deposits of the bankrupt Harriman Bank Trust Co. by offering to pay off the
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  • 70 13 Town Suggests A Defence Campaign. Reuter. Chicago. May 11. On the eve of Samuel Insull's arraignment here, a campaign in his defence has been opened at Cali f ornia, 3 mountainous township :of 2.090 inhabitants. They held a ma.sj meeting to urge a Insuil defence campaign and passed
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    • 167 13 "STRICTLY j BETWEEN j OURSELVES" Head H. L. HOPKII in the "SUNDAY TRIBUNE I Now On Sale g 1 HIS MASTER'S VOICE 1 NEW RECORDS For May I Two very g ;od records from this issue arc Bravo Hearts I which is a March number in the style of the
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  • 865 14 A Ceylon Case. TICKET RECEIPTS SYSTEM. GaUe, May 4. rpHE evidence of Mr. J. E. Perera, secretary of the Galle Gymkhana Clu 1 was concluded to-day in the case in which Mr. E. F. C. Lodowyke, former Sweep Secretary of the
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  • 576 14 "Luxury," Says Local Judge. MR. Justice Prichard presided over the sitting of the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. In the course of the public examination of a bankrupt his lordship referred to the keeping of a mistress as a luxury. Receiving and adjudication orders were made against Tan
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  • 105 14 Increased Membership Of The Association. The campaign recently launched by the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association to obtain increased membership is meeting with considerable success Particularly satisfactory is the number of applications received for life membership, the subscription for which is only $20. Ordinary membership is $2, and there is
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  • 377 14 Allegations Against Lorry Driver. JUDGMENT was reserved by the Disf trict Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday, in the case in which Tan Ah Pian. a lorry driver, is charged with causing death by a rash act "arid causing hurt by a rash act. Judgment will be delivered
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  • 69 14 Highly Recommended By Experts. Reuter. Madrid. Bread containing 40 per cent, rice will be eaten in Madrid shortly if the municipal laboratory's new loaf is adopted. Experts declare that the new bread, which contains 60 per cent, wheat, is "very good" and recommend it highly. The new bread
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  • 48 14 To-night is the last night of the British Trade Fair at the Great World Large crowds have visited the exhibition each night since it was opened a week Egoi on Friday and it is hoped thai tonight's attendance will be in the nature of a record.
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  • 402 14 Intervtevr With Freroch Writer. IN the course of a round-the-world tour, M. Francis de Croisset, wellk nowr. French playwright and author, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the ••Rawalpindi" en route to the Far East where he will spend about four months "studying at first hand, the
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  • 101 14 I Swedish Proposal For 'Another Four. j i Stockholm. A proposal has been submitted to the Swedish Riksdag tor the addition of four "bank lolidays" to the already numerous religious and traditional feastdays which tte country enjoys. The id)a is thit the day preceding three of the
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  • 218 14 Mr. R. A. Ashworth And Miss I. Holmes. THE wedding of Mr. R. A. Ashworth, son of the late Mr. H. A. Ashworth and Mrs. Ashworth, of Ringwood, Hants, and Miss Isabel Holmes, daughter of Canon E. L. Holmes and Mrs. Holmes, of Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, took place
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  • 128 14 Burmese Youths' Crusade Against Vice. I Reuter. Rangoon. Burmese youths have formed a league known as "His Majesty's Loyal Bachelors"—and in reply to a letter from a girl student at Rangoon University asking what the League stands for, the President of the Bachelors has replied"Our movement represents a
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  • 124 14 Clinging To Headlight Of An Express. Reuter. Rochester. New York. A nightmare train-ride clinging t<> the front of an express railway engine has saved the life of Ralf Coletta. He is a lorry-driver aged 19..His lorry i was crashed into and smashed to atoms ;by an express
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  • 142 14 Dinner Jackets And Tails To Go. Reuter. I Cologne. 1 A new and standaidised uniform *niut be worn by all waiters employed in German re- staurants. hotels and bĕer-gardens after Ocl. The old traditional national costumes, as well as dinner jackets and tall coats, are to disappear
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  • 62 14 Sydney. Miss Barbara Murrell, aged 20, of Hurstville, near Sydney, has only one hand. This fact might have daunted some! girls—but Barbara accepted it as a challenge. To-day, she has a certificate for typing at the rate of 50 words a minute; prizes for sewing and knitting; She
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  • 254 14 Tamils Charged \t Assizes. /CHARGED with culpabh amounting to murri< of the death on Mar i 1 two Tamils. Tharmalingam ram. claimed trial wh< raigned in the Assize Court fore a common jury and M Gerahty. Mr. N. A. Worley. act! lie Prosecutor, conducted tion ani Mr.
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  • 147 14 Rejuvenation Expert's New Quest. Reuter. Jerusalem. Dr. Serge Voronoff, the rejuvenation expert, wants to know why people iive tc be 100—without the aid of monkey glands. Ho is on his way to Eaghaad and Teheran alter a visit to Palestine because he has heard that those
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  • 91 14 j -ISOfii Anniversary Of A tniqui Event. Reuter. I Berlin. This is the 350th anniversary ol t] year when Germany had two EasterA unique monument at Lauterbacl .(Saxony), called the Cstersaeule fEastei pillar), commemorates the fact. The Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1584. when 20 days were dropped
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  • 897 15 Alleged Murder, DEAD MAN'S WIFE CHARGED. I VVO Sikhs and three women of the nationality stood in the i„ fore the Third Magistrate j, M. Brander) yesterday, i with murdering a compatOne of the women accused is
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  • 127 15 Death Of A Well-Known Figure. A FAMILIAR figure in Singapore ii nassed away last night through the death in the General Hospital of Mi. Frederick Diage. He was seventy years of age Mr. Drage was easily recognisable on account of nis striking height, for he was about
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  • 45 15 The appointment of Lieut. David Colville as Adjutant of the Malacca Volunteer Corps is announced in the Government Gazette. I I The annual general meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) AssociaI tion will be held in the Exchange Room icn Tuesday next at 5 p.m.
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  • 438 15 Interesting Debate By Chinese. •MEMBERS of the Btr»tia Chinese Readmg Club debated the subject. That no Press reports snould appeal 01 offences by first oflendeiV at tne insulate Hail in Prinsep Street. Mi. Song Ong Sian*j presided, invote was in favour of tne affirmative ny
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  • 196 15 Dato's Wife Committed For Trial. AT the close of the preliminary inquiry at Kuala Lipis into the death of a Chinese tapper named Chong Wah on the evening of Feb. 12, in connection with which Siti Hara, the young wife of Dato' Stia Wangsa Awang Prang,
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  • 225 15 Lilian Harvey In "The Only Girl." As a contrast to American pictures comes the musical production "The Only Girl," in which Lilian Harvey is presented at the Pavilion. For it is the Lilian Harvey of the Erich Pommer period that we see—Erich Pommer who made "Congress Dances" —and
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  • 77 15 Another of Ben Travers' farce with Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn provides excellent entertainment at the Etaxy Theatre where the British and Dominions' production, "A Cuckoo In a Nest." was screened last night. Ralph Lynn is his usual in mitable self and the two stars
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  • 131 15 The Ritz cinema at Geylang, opposite Lorong 41, provided very entertaining fare of two full-length talkies and a number of shorts, newsreel, etc., to an appreciative audience last night. The two chief pictures are "The Singing Fool," starring AI Jolson and Betty Bronson at
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  • 106 15 Changes In Teams For WeekEnd Match. Some of the players invited being unavailable, the sides for the weeK-end tiiai commencing at the S.C.C. to-aay will be G. Carr (capt.), •P. Cordeiro, P. D'Almeida, D. D'Cotta, T. Edwards O. R. T. Henman, R. L. Moir, K. Muthucumaru, M. Orr,
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  • 98 15 Schem? To Ensure Quick Promotion. Reuter. Rome, May It. j AIMING at the quicker promotion oi efficient young officers an Army j Bill has been drafced by the order of Slgnor Mussolini and v,as tabled in the i Chamber to-day.. It provides for compulsory yearly vacations, practically amounting
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  • 18 15 It is hoped that the telephone link between Ceylon and India will be compl in October or November.
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  • 71 15 Motor-Cycle Accident In Singapore. THE condition of Mr. R. N. Jack, who was injured in an accident on Thursday night, when he was riding a motor-bicycle, is reported to be very much the same as he was yesterday. He is said to be still unconscious. Mr.
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  • 38 15 Mr. K. P. Mohamed Yousoff, of the Indian Labour Co., has been appointed a member of the Mohammedan Advisory Board, Singapore. This is the first time that a Malayali Muslim has been appointed to the local Advisory Board.
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    • 168 15 .il:t 1 l I I 111 I 1 I I I I I f ■•Wllllllllllllllllllpl I 111 HUM 1111 l MMM«« I SATISFACTION I i The Satisfaction of LEICA CAMERA users can be proved by f 1 the fact that no late model Leica Camera his been brought to I
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    • 94 15 ONLY A CIGARETTE!!! Yes!! But with a Filter a Cork Tip m mmmmm^ "'^i Smoke the r «JS FILTER r thai 1453 JM BRITISH SbSE&r^. fpsßk DOCTORS have approved IN ROUND AIRTIGHT TINS OF SO OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE inß net 1 WV VdSB I S aJ& I FILTER TIPPED VIRGINIA made
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  • 970 16 Marines Rout Policemen In Second Division. Malays registered their first g win in the Senior Division of the yk.A.F.A. League yesterday, beating jjihe I.C.F.A. by 3-1 at the Jalan Besar Tt was a dull game, but the Malays flayed better footbalf and fully ■eservod
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  • 254 16 Australians Win At Cambridge. London, May 11. rE Australians defeated Cambridge University at Cambridge by "an innings and 163 runs yesterday. Cambridge, who were faced with a first innings deficit cf 323 runs, only got 163 runs in their second innings. Cox scored 51. not out. and
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  • 129 16 The Solar Athletic Union, which is now affiliated to the 5.8.A., will be glad to hear from other affiliated Parties and Associations wishing to have matches in badminton with them. Communications should be sent to Mr. Wee Cheng Siang, care of Messrs. Malaya Tobacco Distributors, or to the
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  • 115 16 Ties for Monday in the tennis tournament at the V.M.C.A.: E. J. Ellis and J. Soloman v. P. C. Sands and Yousof b Ishak; A. Nomanbhoy and A. Nakhoda v. Tan Thian Sang and Poh Guan Chwee; Mrs. Pennefather and I. A. Alsagoff v. Mrs. R. Lyne and
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  • 58 16 V.M.C.A. team v. St. Joseph's Institution on Monday on St. Joseph's ground at 5 p.m.: J. Sanderson; Lee Kit Soon, Kee Yew Hock; Chan Ah Wing, Lim Chwee Chwee, Au Peck Kan; Yap Yeow Slang, D. Ross, Chan Joo Kirn, J. M. Fraser, Au Peck Whye. Reserves: R.
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  • 117 16 Probables For To-Day's Race. Reuter. London, May 11. THE following are the probable starters for the Great Jubilee Handicap (1 mile 2 fur.) to be run at Kempton tomorrow: Statesman (C. Smirke). Scarlet Tiger (Carslake). Disarmament (Bullock). The Blue Boy (Dick). Attwood (Jones). Thrapston (Weston). Montrose (Gordon
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  • 144 16 Tournament Results And Ties. Results of ties in the S.R.C. lawn tennis tournament are: Championship: V. C. Werterhouv beat Dr. S. L. Cehlers 4—6. 7—5, 7—5; M. A. Cordeiro beat F. Scully 6—3, 3—6. 6—4; M. A Corc'eiro beat N. E. Ess 6—o. 2—l (retired*. "B" Singles Handicap:
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  • 43 16 The Singapore Swimming Club pool will be closed for cleaning to-morrow at 8 p.m., and will re-open on Wednesday at 6 a.m. High tide in the Pagar on Monday will be at 11.40 a.m. and on Tuesday at 12.19 p.m.
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  • 38 16 Lourdes XI v. the General Hospital Recreation Club at soccer to-day at the Railway Institute ground: Thavathasan; G. Veerappan, Leo; Muthuveloo Supramanian, Sangaram; Muthiah G Lourdesamy, G. Paul, M. 3. Vythilingam, Suppiah. Reserves:—Sam Anthony. Nadaisan Balasupramanian, and Magalingam
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  • 14 16 The Solar Athletic Union has been exempted from registration by the Registrar of Societies.
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  • 887 16 Prospect Of Another Afternoon's Exci ing Sport. the weather prospects favourable and several of the more prominent performers making their second runs, some thrilling finishes should be witnessed at Bukit Timah this afternoon, when the third
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  • 147 16 (By "The-Man-at-the-Rails.") RACE I.—VALKYRIE Vaswyne and Diamond Dust, places. RACE 2.—BAY LADDIE First Verb and Legation, places. RACE 3—RON A WELKIN Golden Horn and Gallant Maggie, places. RACE 4.—TRIPLE GREEN Eleventh Hour and Lady Agnes, places. RACE S.—GOLDEN STAR Oolong and Aurora, places. RACE 6.—FED
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 229 16 i i mini nniiiimnininHiinjj I INSURING YOUR ABILITY I TO RETAIN YOUR INSURANCE j I Many persons though fully appreciating the benefits of insurance 1 I have refnuned until now from taking advantage of these benefiu for I 5 fear of the future possibility of beine unahl» f„ I uene
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  • 756 17 Best Footballer" Recounts His Experiences. a little over six weeks in tlon, Mr. A. L. Henry, winMalayan Breweries' "Best r" competition, has returned d in Singapore yesterday f by the "Rawalpindi" and first to greet him was a Tribune" reporter,
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  • 374 17 Latest Positions Of The Teams. positions in the S.A.F.A. League nercial Cup competitions are FIRST DIVISION. Goals. P W. L. D. F. A. Pts. 8 6 1 1 23. 8 13 7 5 1 1 28 5 11 6 4 2 0 12 8 8 6 3 2
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  • 61 17 Government Services To Enter Team. > At a committee meeting held at the offices of the Master Attendant on Tuesday evening it was decided to enter a team to represent the Association in this year's S.A.F.A. Cup competition. The following were elected to form the selection committee: —Messrs.
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  • 115 17 A match consisting of four singles and two doubles was played between the "B" teams of the Harbour View B.P. and the Henderson A.P. last Sunday at the latter's court, resulting In a draw f Scores: (Harbour-view mentioned first) SINGLES:—Tan Lye Chuan beat Yap Yew Keng 15--7, 15-8;
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  • 58 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) A oarty from the "Tong Nam pore, visited Johore Bahru yesterday and eneaeed in ping-pong and basket-ball aglfnst the "Foon Yew" Chinese School The home side won all the games ai Ping-pong: Foon Yew defeated the Tong Nam by 3 games to 2.
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  • 32 17 Indian Association team v, the C.T.A. on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Balestier: Amarchand, Hergovind, Davar, Mistry, Varma, Solokhan Singh, Paraman, Sinha, Paranjothi, Taherally, Abbasbhoy. Reserves: Nadean, Kenneddy, Ibrahim.
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  • 258 17 Americans Win The Foursomes. Reuter. London, May 11. THE weather was warm and bright today for the start of the Walker Cup golf match between Great Britain and the United States at St. Andrew's. An. East wind blew across the course, which was in splendid condition.
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  • 66 17 Ho Hong Sports Club team v. the Clerical Union at their ground on Tuesday, I will be selected from the following: Soh Peng Keong. Koh Hor Khoon, Ban j Swce Thye, Lim Ah Goo, Ng Eng Kwee, Low Peng Nam, Yeo Sim Lim, Lim Chwee Eng,
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  • 69 17 It was estimated that 30,000 Scotsmen travelled to London for the inter- 1 national match at Wembley. They did not all get there. Seven of a party from Edinburgh were taken from one of the special trains at Newcastle. They had no tickets, and they landed in the
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  • 51 17 S.C.C. team v. the R.E. and RA. on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Pulau Brani: P. Bartram. J. M. Brander, F. W. Fargus, W. Hannay, P. W. Holt. J. W. Jackson. J. E. Jeans, Dr. J. M. A. Lowson. J. E. C. Mitchell, A. H. Williams. J. H.
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  • 44 17 The. year's probable Singapore Malaya Cup team are to meet a team organised by Mr. J. Lee on Thursday. May 24, at the Anson Road Stadium. i The gate proceeds are to be in aid of i St. Andrew's Hospital Fund.
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  • 44 17 S.C.C. "B" XI v. the Bramtoco S.C. on Thursday at the S.C.C: D. R. Howgill; J. R. MacDougall, R. Davidson; G. Boas, T. W. Morray, T. M. Maclachlan; C. Fittock, C. H. W. Coult, ft. Land, F. E. Hindley, J. B. Pynegar.
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  • 213 17 Colony Team To Meet Malay States. THE annual Guillemard Cup match between the Colony and the Malay States will be played in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 19, and 21. Mpart from Lim Bong Soo there will be several absentees from the Colony side,
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  • 50 17 U.C.B.P. "B" against Hiang's A.P. "B" to-morrow at their court, Beng Swee PlclCG SINGLES: Chua Chian Lee. Choo Tian Hong, Wilkie Chan, Chua Yam Buk. Chan Seah Kong. DOUBLES: Chua Chian Nee and Chua Chian Lee. Reserves: Lav Jiak Seek, Wee Chow Teck and Chiang Mou Yong.
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  • 663 17 Great Sporting Carnival Opens In Manila To day. 1 Hongkong, May 12. Manila to-day begins the. Far East Olympic Games, in which teams from China, Japan, the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies arc taking part. Although Japan threatened. to withdraw from the Games, because,
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  • 96 17 Nondescripts C.C. teams in week-end matches: v. the Police XI on Saturday, On the N.C.C. ground at 2 p.m.: S Choor Singh, J. N. Fernando, Carlo p«rcrnr I Salim. F. Chopard. P. R. Forbes X T. Ooi, V. Chelliah, F. Perera, P. M. Siriscna, H. J. Bruyns, A.
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  • 95 17 Rovers' B.P. team v. the Sort Kirn Cheng B.P. on Sunday, at the Rover*" court, Grange Road: Wee Cheng Hock. Lee Beng Watt, Yao Tian Beiig, Low Poh HaL Lew Poh San (vice-capt.), Koh Yew Keng, Wee Eng Siang, Tan Huck Kong. Quek Kiane Ngiap, Low Bok Eng,
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  • 1046 18 Novel Scheme Suggested For G. ouping Ot The Counties. ry inz, often been asserted, and with I con: idcrabie Uuin, 100, that whatever ructions of the County Chamhip the best County siuo oi me -lies at the top. The facj emalns however, that the
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  • 181 18 Sidney Lee Wins First Money Match, Sidney Lex-, the amaleur billiard champion who recently joined the professional lanks, has won his lirst match under his new status, says a London message dated April 19. He was matched with Inman, and given 2,000 start in a fortnight's play.
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  • 148 18 Cup Presented By Chinese Swimmers. The competition for the Chinese t!r n f g^ S hield for inter-Sub v a junior section of the Y M.C.A. commenced on Thursdav aftPr! noon at the pool at Fort Canning. There twelve events to be competed for j The first event
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  • 31 18 There was no tennis at the S.R.C i yesterday owing to th e wet conditions of the courts after the morning's rein. Postponed ties will be played next week.
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  • 143 18 New Association's First State Team. I (From O-ir Own Correspondent Malacca, May lot For the first time in the history of ft! la Q CC p a p Cri e et a State XI will play on at Sin e a Pors on May 19 and 20. The
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  • 45 18 Clerical Union "A" team v. the "B" team in the C.U. League? to-morrow S. Koey Hoe (Capt.), Muthucumaru, Siak Kuan, Ghani, D. A. Samy, w F 1 Gomes, Keng Huat, Yeow Siang, Kirn Kee, Lav Peck Jim, De Souza and Kia Fong.
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  • 666 18 Diamond Disposes Of Kid d'Silva. TN the belated Diamond-D'Silva fi,ht 5 whi ch came off on Monday w SSL^J 0 D Silva had th "toug he time of his career m dealing with ftt rough-house tactics of the S inVV h Nubian, Joe Diamond. Sln eapoDiamond took
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  • 60 18 j The following have been invited to I play Association football fcr the S.C.C. Iv. the Marine F.C. on Tuesday at the S.C.C. in the Second Division of the S.A.F.A. League A. Van Bachove: A. Ferguson, J. Crichton; Robertson. A.N. Other, S. Webb; C. Carr, M. C. Elliott.
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 209 18 Assets etceed $12,000,00«. AMiTMiee lo forc# OTtr $35,000,60F The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Incorporated la tbr ttnttt ertUssratt) !HEAD OPPICS: Great Eastern life Bulldlnt. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OPPICB: if. Old Jewry. M. The Company has (20.000 deposited wltb the Supreme Cnort ot England and oompUes with the
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    • 28 18 ®Hear LILIAN HARVEY Sing Her Latest Songs FROM "THE ONLY GIRL" j j ON ODEON j OBTAINABLE AT: j NANG HENG CO. j (Agents), 103-105, Sele.arie Road. j
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 444 18 i CLUB DIARY. [There are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the i "Malaya Tribune." This Diary is proj tided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings 1 c/ general interest will still
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  • 1102 19 Tovver ful Sets. S EXAMPLE TO M ALATA. I hin which is alleged to be ~r(l country in many resertainly more progresthaii we are in Malaya in jatiei of radio and broadln the article below, n bj Mr. Patrick Clifford W rid-Radio," interesting
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  • 390 19 Of The Empire Broadcast. IIfRITING to a Home paper on the vv subject of recepton of the Empire transmissions in Java, Mr. J. M. Kv.'ik. of Samarang. says: I have been entertaining my family and friends with the 8.8.C. for over six months, and they are all unanimous
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 48 19 THE ORIENTAL OPTICAL CO., Head Office: 1««. Sorfta Bridge Rd, Branch Office: 348 North Bridge Road. THE ONLY OPTICIAN Han over ten years experience, numerous crrtt flcaV, of Quality and workmanship obtained One iit will convince you of cheapness of pric« and high quality of goods. TESTING FREB.
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    • 128 19 08H*» LAMPS jgj^g THE CHEMUMr 1» THE jjMt I The Osram Lamp is stronger and more economical in current con- I sumption. Replace your future g breakages with O S RAM 1 ffgr There's B 188 OSRAM lamp for 3 Jmf every lighting purpose... I _J2HBb^B^^^^l :lK( TRir LAMPS I
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 385 19 EMPIRE RADIO. To-Day's Programme. Local Time 12.3» p.m. Time Signal from Big Tom tSt. Paul's Cathedral. London >. Band music, a programme of gramophone records. 1.05 p.m. Science in the Making, a talk b; Mr. Gerald Heard. 1.20 p.m. Music of the Eas. (gramophone records*. (Time Signal from Greenwich at
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  • 269 20 Warehouse Stocked With Rich Booty. Reuter. Belgrade. A PRETTY, cultured girl of 26 has been arrested in Belgrade and charged with being the leader of one of the best organised gang of shop thieves in Europe Pepitza Trauber, dark, slim, exquisitely dressed, was formerly well-known
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  • 136 20 Famous Mansion Bought For Club. Reuter. London, April 3. THE Overseas League is still growing. II now has a membership of well over 45,000 British people and the number is steadily increasing To mate room for this expansion VHej||ad|p has purcliaaed as an annex one of; fepTrnqft. famous
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  • 140 20 To Be Examined By Mental Experts. Reuter. Marseilles. SPADA. "the last of the Corsican bandits," who is serving sentences of two years and five years for being in possession of firearms and suspending the Vico-Ajaccio postal service, arrived here under a strong guard. He has been brought
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  • 42 20 Paris. The eminent archaeologist, Professor Joseph Loth, who specialised in the Celtic period has died at the age of 86. He was a Doctor Honoris Causa of Glasgow and Dublin Universities and a Member of the Philogical Society of London.
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  • 162 20 Japan's Search For Scrap Metal. Port of Spain, Trinidad. PURSUING their world-wide search for scrap-metal to feed the ever-in-creasing demands of Osaka's busy factories, Japanese agents are scouring the British West Indies for ancient sugarmaking machinery which has lain rusting in the canefields for years. Thousands
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  • 16 20 H. E. Sir George Stanley will enter on his duties as Acting Viceroy on May 16.
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  • 639 20 Truth Of The Real Problem. ¥T. wao not meant to be a simple 1 when Prince Teh of Inner Mon -X"? vocated autonomy for Inner MonrV, year. The matter was simplified U rWh clever manoeuvres on the part >j iovemmen. The appointment of an autonomous n,,h. council
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  • 86 20 Arrested For Professing "Cure" Unhappy Lovers. Istanbul. The "Miracle woman" of Turkey been arrested here. t She is Mde. Hairie, who claimed cure women of the effects of love affairs and to drive away the £> Her method was to breathe on patients for a long time and
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  • 78 20 Soviet's 50,000.000 Roubles Scheme. Leningrad More than 50,000,000 roubles <abouu £5,000,000) are being spent on the lishment of farms within the Circle, according to the Tass Agt' !1L The scheme provides for; Sixteen dairy and vegetable farm>. Six pig farms, and Two farms for growing fodder
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  • 18 20 It has been decided to transfer untitled Jawaharlal Nehru to the Dehra Pun pnw during the hot weather.
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 434 20 I I I I I I I I I I I V I I I B I| "••■■■■■■■■■■■■■MBllB .1 ..•«>>..>■> .1 g Bourn -vita BETTER for VI|TA iB J j/**/* W jl i^VSIB ener gy i tain in its power soothe them* jjently to sleep. THE SECRET OF BOURN-VITA I
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    • 556 20 CHURCH SERVICES. Details For This Week-End. S. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 6.50 a.m., Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m., Matins. 8 a.m., Holy Communion (Choral). 5.30 p.m., Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. 10.30 a.m. Voluntary Service at Air Base. 8.30 p.m., Service at Missions to Seamen. Holy Communion on Monday, Wednes day, and Friday at
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  • 462 21 The Causes. VICTIM OF FOREIGN DUMPING. to information from A circles the economic he silk trade in China m had to worse. Last i lot of cotton was left era ot" different cotton Shanghai recently held to discuss the possibility reduction of working
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  • 441 21 Results Of Civil War. Foochow, Apr. 2. (by Air Mail) FOLLOWING the recent uprising of the 19th Route Army against the Central Government, Fukien has been in the grip of an unprecedented financial crisis. During the last three months, no less than 130 shops have suspended
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  • 86 21 Shanghai. Mir. 23. An rigiieu'tura! bank will soon be established to Shanghei w'-:h an initial capital of iSrOO.OCO. it is learned here to-day. The crp'al Will be furnished by bech local merchants and he Minis ry of Industry and Mr. &fsl Ch?h Tze, Director of the General Affairs
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  • 224 21 Tension Between Japan And Russia. Peiping, Apr. 1. SINCE the visi. of a Japanese Delegation to Mongolia the rela ions between Soviet Russia and Japan have taken a turn for the worse. The Japanese military authorities have given orders for the cons ruction as soon as
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  • 91 21 Shanghai. Apr. 4. Shanghai will observe Children's Day to-day by a meeting this morning in the premises of the Municipal Government ot Greater Shanghai which will be presided over by MayoWti Teh Chen. The audience will consist of represent a* ive? from different primary and middle school.;. The
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  • 71 21 Changsha. Apr. 7. A serious ox plague has broken out in Hunan and so far a laige number cf oxen have succumbed to the dread disease. Reports are flowing in to Changsha from different districts informing the provincial govcrnmen: of the seriousness of the plague in .heir respective
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  • 722 21 China Yesterday And To-Day. rpo-DAY (Mar. 29) is the anniversary J. of the death of the 72 martyrs of the Chinese Revolution who gave their lives for the country in an abortive attempt to dis'odge the Manchus from Can.on one year before the actual outbreak of the
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 24 21 (51 Quality always tells 1 ftp i I'OVALTINE'J 1 is the most widely used 1; I Food Beverage B I in the World M
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  • 318 22 Pope Shocked By Working Conditions. Reuter. Rome. THE Pope has been shocKed to learn that the incense burned in countless Christian chufches throughout the world is the product of sweated labour. It is probable that as a result of this revelation the British Protectorate ot Aden
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  • 145 22 Chancellor Wants "Cordial Contact." I Santiago. Chile. A Chancellor of the Exchequer who is I anxious to establish cordial contact" with tax-payers exists in the person of Don Gustavo Ross. Finance Minister of 1 Chile. He has issued an edict instructing local tax collectors to pass un to
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  • 54 22 Esperantists To Hold Congress In Canada. Reuter. Toronto. Bsperan o entlmsiMrta win hold their annual tueetini in Toronto on July 2. Mr. J. J. Sussmuth, chairman of the executive rommi'tee of the Esperanto Association of North America, has complied arrangement Tor ,he Congress. More th an 700
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  • 188 22 Angler Who Hooks A Baby Crocodile. Poona. AN angler who hooked a baby crocodile in a lake at Loni, near Poona, almost caused the death of two friends —one of them an Englishman and the other an Indian—who were bathing nearby. They were attacked and chased by
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  • 92 22 Malta Preference For Empire Goods. Malta. The Governor has issued a proclamation amending the import duties ordinance whereby the duty on foreign imports is increased by ten per cent Empire goods are accorded a preferential tariff. The latter are defined as follows Goods wholly produced in countries
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  • 119 22 King Ibn Saud As A Peacemaker. Up to the present no collision has taken place between the troops of Kinlon Saud. of Arabia, and those of the iman OJ Yemen, the Ruler of the region in the South-West angle of the Peninsula. This statement is made in an
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  • 95 22 May Be Deported Though Offered Home. Halifax. (Nova Scotia). Catherine Carr. the plucky Belfast Bin WOO Stowed away in the lifeboat of ft™;? ter n i is now in the immigration hospital here recovering from the effects of exposure and starvation on JZL voyage, may be deported in
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  • 72 22 Where Loudspeakers Blare All Night. Santiago, Chile. I The Governor of Santiago. Don Julio Bustaments. aeclares that the city Is I the noisiest capital in the world He says that the continuous din has become "-an intolerable nuisance Causes of unnecessary noise are stated by the Governor to
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  • 61 22 Turkey Celebrates Great Moslem Festival Reuter. Istanbul. About 15.000 rams were slaiiPi'tered b> Turks in Istanbul on the occasion of Courban Bairam. the great Moslem religious festival. Most of the sheep were given by their owners to the poor Thousands of rams were killed by charitable societies
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  • 528 22 Papal Ceremony Ends Holy Year. Rome. rPHREE gilded bricks laid by Pope Plus uL X L Wxt a golden trowel closed the Holy Door of St. Peter's and marked the end of the Holy Year in celebration of the 19th centenary of the crucifixion of Christ.
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  • 138 22 Where Farm Labourers Go To "College." Moscow. "Universities"' have been opened—experimentally—in certain agricultural districts of the U.S.S.R. so that the workers on collective farms can acquire culture. Several such universities have been established and farm labourers are en courased to spend their days-off in attending lectures. On
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  • 114 22 Turkey Prepares To Welcome Delegates. Istanbul. Turkish women, in their fight for sex equality with men, have been encouraged by the announcement that the International Women's Congress is to b* held this year in Turkey. The Congress will meet at the former Sultan's Palace of Yildiz
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 307 22 Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured in the I home counties, the 'Allenburys* Foods are as easily 1 digested as mother's milk. They are germ free and I are simply and quickly made by the addition of 1 boiling water only. Fresh supplies, specially packed 1 for
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    • 174 22 PERSONS NOT F Vr LIVELONG f» Eminent Declares In a recent lecture bef< Academy of liedicim an stated that per- o. the longest. Common sense ance companies often folks, or charge higi r count of the risk, p strain on the heart (even rheumatism, acid health and lassitude) ar with
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  • 100 23 I look At This Week's Post Bag. Nephews, again I have received is asking me how to beo, rs of the "Corner." I have ined in this Chat, but for Se benefil of those who did not see T repeat it. ea to do is
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  • 250 23 i By S.K.S.) it w r -rural that every man on earth '-ren th and therefore it is on? of r e i "f necessities of life. Our an,'c\tor- perhaps used more of their phystrength than we do to-day be- :.ng their period they had no p
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  • 133 23 >By "Kuala Kid.") S;' ettenham, where I come from, on the left bank of the rivei. It is the chief port of „as well as of the Federated Auiiaj States. miles away from the Federal 0 u >t Kuala Lumpur, to which it is by road and rail.
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  • 138 23 'By Daud Kassim.) !l; past, Empire rose up and fell. v,i read how Alexander the Great 'd an Empire by the aid of his 1 When he died the Greek Empire '•■> pieces. Rome was once the of Europe. name of a Roman general sent into the
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  • 260 23 ißy "Sam Par Loh.") Once upon a time, there lived in China three notorious bandit leaders by the names of Wong Choy, Hai Mair and Kiat Keok respectively. They were the worst characters that ever walked upon the surface of the earth. They used to lay waste
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  • 177 23 i By T. W. Koh.) What is more enchanting or ible than a day out in a smiling rSuntrv' What wonders dance before one's gaze as one blithely treads the flower-strewn paths of a f^gfrict! It is spring-time, and I write my reader to accompany through the
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  • 373 23 {By L. S. Peng.) Last Wednesday I rose early in the morning. I think I was on the at 4 a.m. It was rather dark, .houg could see few things as the street .amps were bright. M There were not many people in woe street, of course.
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  • 173 23 [By L. S. Peng. One evening I was accompanied by my friends for an evening walk after a few hours' study at home. When we were walking we happened to meet our brother and his friends, who requested us to follow them to Katong Park but we
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