Malaya Tribune, 14 December 1934

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    42 1 The Malaya Tribune Largest Circulation Of Any Daily Newspaper In Malaya Vol. XXL- -No. 304 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Friday, Dec. 14, 1934. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934 FIVE CENTS 7
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    Shipping News & Notices. "'Reserves Are Dangerously Low"
    1215 2 Shipping News Notices. Reserves Are Dangerously Low" Of The Singapore Harbour Hoard A DEFICIT of $183,409 is shown in the annual report of the Singapore Harbour Board, just issued over the signature of Mr. C. W. A. Trimmer, the Chairman. The report is for *he year ci ded June 30
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    WHALE HURLS SHIP INTO THE AIR
    167 2 Sinking Launch Just Reaches Shore Wellington. A RAPIDLY sinking craft with a badly wounded harpoon gunner on board just managed to reach shore in the nick of time near Queen Charlotte Sound to-day after an extraordinary adventure with a whale. The crew of the
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    FIRE IN CARGO
    329 2 Spontaneous Combustion Of Fish-Meal THE Netherlands Court of Navigation at Amsterdam have held an inquiry into 'he circumstances attending an cutbreak cf fire in the cargo of tbe HcJUwd- East Asia liner Grootekerk, while homeward bound. The only witness called was the master, who stated that this
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      408 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. P& and! BRITISH INDIA I» S. N. Co/s SAILING?. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore. •SOMALI 0.3! l? Dec. It j S ALDER A 10,000 Dec. 21 1035. RAWALPINDI 17.000 Jan. 4 BANGALORE sfuoo5 f u00 Jan. 17 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Jan. 18 CHITRAL IMOO Feb. 1 PIIT'TAX 0,100 Feb. 14
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      198 2 \m LLOYD TRIESTtNO S (Incorporated in Italy). 0 ffl v EXPRESS SERVICE. [j CARGO SERVICE. D S SINGAPORE TO ITALY CHINA, jl Calling at Penang, Colombo, Bombay, jj S Calling at Colombo, Bombay, Suez cl i Aden Maasowah Saez, Port g Port Said, Brindisi, Venice Trieste! j Said P,raeus 3
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      468 2 ff.Y.K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS for CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan.) To London via Naples, Marseilles. Next Sailinjr>— 1934 s.s. KASHIMA MARU Dec. 14 m.s. YASUKUNI MARU Dec. 26 1935 s.s. HAKONE MARU Jan. 10 MINIMUM FARES TO Ist class 2nd class London 5600 $429 Marseilles $557 $411
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      500 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. NORDDEUTSCHEr *Incorporated ii The undernoted are the Company's tended nxturei:— OUTWARDS 1934 "DONAU," for Uoilo, Manila. H'kong, S'hai, N. China Japar, Di "FULDA" for Manila H'konfcS'hai, N. China Japan Jai HOMEWARDS. For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen, t "SCHLESIEN," also calls Genoa 1&M and M'seilles Dec 17 f KOENIGSBERG." also
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1306 3 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following mining share quotations are issued by Fraser Co., exchange and stock brokers. Rubber quotationg are those of Fraser Co., and Lyall and Evatt: MINING Singapore, Friday, 10 a.m. The following mining share .juotavions are issued by Fraser and Co., exchange and
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    PARTLY SEASONAL
    281 3 Falling Tendency Of Tin Consumption. (By Air Mail) (Fro7n Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 28. THE present falling tendency of Worki t.n consumption, although partially seasonal, i.s due 10 ihe downward trend m the U.S.A., Germany and France, says the Bulletin of the International Council. A marked upward
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    RUBBER REPORT
    111 3 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, dated Dec. 13, state: The market remains quiet but steady and very little interest is being shown either by the trade or speculators. Stocks in the hands of dealers and in course of shipment in the Straits Settlement
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    69 3 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Tor X.M.A. No. I. X. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Buyers. Sellers. Singapore, Friday, noon. Spot (loose) 20% 20*4» (F. 0.8.) Current month 20 a 4 207» Jan. March 21V4 21% April June 22 a 22% July Sept. 23^ 8 24 Tone of Market:—Quiet. Latest
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    SIONE TIN (F.M.S.)
    239 3 Chairman's Remarks On Quota Problem (By Air Mail) London, Nov. 28. THE seventh annual general meeting of Sione Tin (F.M.S.), Ltd., was held yesterday at Winchester House, E.C Mr. H. B. Ward (the chairman) saia the net profit amounted to £2,886, as against £'310 for the previous
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    OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION
    1079 3 Definite Upward Trend In Trade i Singapore, Friday. THE Fourteenth annual general meeting of the Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd., was held to-day in China Buildirg, Singapore. The Hon. Mr. S Q. Wong presided and addressed the meetirg as follows:— The year covered by the accounts before you
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      425 3 TO-DAY'S POSITION REDUCTION OF TAX ON D.E.I. RUBBER letter Demand From The Trade {By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday, noon. To-day's Prices Rubber (Singapore), cts., down V 4 ct. Market Tone: Easier. Tin (Singapore), $*****, unchanged. Yesterday's Prices:— London: 6Ud., down l;16d. Market Tone: Steady after easier. New York: 12
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      27 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOD CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: 16D, Cecil St, Singapore. 1,. O JOHNSON. General Mmrer.
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      80 3 Ha Ddel-Maatscha ppij, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, Limited. Correspondents in the principal
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      61 3 WITH ANNUAL INTEREST OF 2%% p.a. PAID QUARTERLY. A SAVINGS ACCOUNT is your easiest way to save. Al> (he odd rents pat rarerully aside and regularly deposited will very quickly give yon ready money for any possible emergency. Easily accessible and always available you should hesHate no longer to open
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      221 3 Oversea-Chinese* Banking" Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. Ltd.. THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. AND 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 OF DIRECTORS: '"h<. Swee Cheng.
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      646 4 11l I» 111 I II II HIMIWMIU—— rriTT I m. huun, M, A 87, BRAS BAS AH BO AD. SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work in electrical, gas and water service line. We give prompt attention to all orders either bijr or small. I I Why not consult us
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      660 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF Valuable 999 years' leasehold land and premises situate at and known as Nos. 589-4 and 589-5, Kallang also kncwn a3 Nds. 589-4 and 589-5. Lorong 27, off Geyiane Road, Singapore. To be sold by Messrs. Powell Co., Ltd., at their saleroom, No. 2. Raffles Place,
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      794 4 NOTICE. MAISON CHIC PARISIEN, LIMITED. (In Voluntary Liquidation). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Creditors (if any) of the abovenamed Company will be held at No. 96, Market Street, Singapore, on Monday, >he 81st day of December, 1934. at 3 p.m. Dated the 13th day of December,
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      379 4 EDUCATIONAL. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL. Established 1928. (A Government Registered School). (For Boys and Girls). l-A. Kirk Terrace, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. Enrol for a Sound Musical Education -Systematic Training both in Technique and Theory. Complete Courses eading to T.C.L. Certificate, Diploma, '5 etc Booklet free. M. ANCIANO, Principal. ENSURE YOUR
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      671 4 Eton High School (Junction of Selegie Road and Short Street) i There are vacancies in all j classes from Primary to the Senior Cambridge. ENROL NOW. j i Apply The Principal. l j, MP, M —r- B mMmtm mm mm mm i..i|-|ig i mWm 1M I I '1:1 1 I
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    Began Their Careers As Models TWO OUTSTANDING STARS
    726 5 Ladder Of Success NORMA SHEARER AND FREDRIC MARCH JIUTH is still stranger than fiction, and Norma Shearer and Fredric inarch prove it. The two stars who comprise one of the outstanding romantic teams on to-day's screen, first worked together as anonymous advertising
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    YOUR LUCK.
    40 5 ONE YEAR MONTHLY DETAILS $1.50 Weekly details, 1 year $7.00. Correct answer* for 5 questions $1.00. Payable in Advance. Send copy of Horoscope or time ana of birth or of writing letter and aDproximate «ge. HAN UMAX JOTHISHA
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    Screen Entertainment In Singapore
    194 5 THE CAPITOL Famous Dumas Adventure Epic Glimpses Of Some Forthcoming Films "•THE Count of Monte Crisio." the J million dollar Reliance production ol the Alexandre Dumas novei which has thrilled millions of readers in every civilised country in the world will be the Capitol's next attraction.
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    ALICE IN WONDERLAND
    22 5 A scene from "Cockeyed Caval.ers." featuring Wheeler and Woolsey with inelma Todd which comes to the Alhambra next week. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
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    AT THE PAVILION
    314 5 THE yiotion picture version of Lewir. Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" cr>nie.s to the Capitol Theatre a:s special week attraction on Dec. 23, Produced by Paramount, the luntastic settings, unusual make-up and novelty of the treatment and the fastmoving story ail go to make the picture one of the outstanding hits
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    "THE BARRETS OF WIMPOLE STREET"
    99 5 "Journey's End." On receiving the assignment he immediately son- o England lor Clive to play hi- original role of Captain Stanhope, and th':s (Wcctnr ruid actor did their Urst film work in ;he same picture Clive returned to London, and later, when Whale wus about to commence the filming o"Firnker.j>:tii*"
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    111 5 IF you wish to sec what win undoubtedly be chosen as one of the icr. best pictures of the year, go to th? Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday next and relax in the lavender and old lace i of "'ihe Barretts of Wimpole Street" Metro-GoJdwyn-Mayer's new him starring Norma Shearer The
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    "COCKEYED CAVALIERS"
    392 5 FIVE new songs are introduced in "Strict.lv Dynamite," RKO-Radio Pictures hit comedy starring Jimmy Durante and Lupe Velez of "Hollywood Party" fame, which opens at th e Alhambra on Sunday. Durante s heard in two songs of his cwn composition, "Hot Patata" and "I'm Putty in Your Hands," which arc
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      402 5 [imagine How Proud I Am M —when other mothers ask me how I keep baby so healthy. I Sh e's never been ill. Hardly ever cries. She is a contented 1 baby. And all because of proper feeding. Ever since wean--1 ing I 'ye beer\giving her Quaker Oats gruel. Itsupplicspractically
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING VESSELS ARRIVED
    84 6 Kum Sang, British, 3,341 tons, from Moji 14-12, to Calcutta 15-12. Belawan, Dutch, 715 tons, from Bandjermasin 13-12, to Bandjermasin 16-1? Albert Larraut, French, 1,132 tons from Saigon 14-12, to Saigon 17-12. Toboali, Dutch, 672 tons, from Baga; 13-12, to
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    142 6 SHTPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OTi EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, Dec. 14. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Op Ten Noort 22; Anshun 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Kutsang 18; Leverkusen 14; Takada 11; Kumsang 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Zuiko 30; Steel Traveler 35; Muncastcr Castle 37;
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    SALE OF STAMPS
    54 6 Ihe Main Counter at the General Pos h Office. Singapore, will be opened on Sundays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in future for the sale of stamps only. Registered Correspondence will not be accepted on Sundays. After 6 p.m. stamps may be obtained as usual at
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    23 6 The s.s. Leverkusen for Manila. Maiis previously announced as closing at 2 p.m. yesterday will now close at 2 p.m. to-day
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
    161 6 Woman Pleads Hardship And Is Hound Over Singapore, Friday. Pleading guilty to a charge of attempting to commit suicide by taking three tubes of chandu in her house in China Street, a Chinese woman named Low Chin Chye was this morning bound ovei to be of good behaviour
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    MONEY MARKET
    285 6 SELLING Singapore, Dec. 14. London 3 months' sfcfat J* London 4 months' sitfbt JJ 3,16 London 60 days' sight W ißg London 30 days' sight 2gf V* London demand iioo London T.T. j a l* Lyons and Paris demand If. Hongkong demand 24%% JUS. New York demand Jj.
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    PRODUCE
    208 6 Singapore, Dec. 13. R (Siam W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $114 R <S1 a) W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $112 R. iSiam) W. Coast K. 3 per Koyan $110 Rice, B. Slam N. 1 per Koyan $113 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $111 Siam, Al
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    AMUSEMENTS
    71 6 ALHAMBR A -"She Learned About Sailors." APCLLO.—"Au Chua Pek Chua." CAPITOL.—"Chu Chin Chow." EMPIRE.—"X ng Kong." GREAT WORLD—Cabaret Ounfng, Side-shows, Dean's Grand Opera, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.—9 15 pm. Tank Road. MARLBOROUGH—Hindustani talkie. NEW WORLD. —Cabaret Dancmf, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. FAVILION "One
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      357 6 SINGAPORE HOTELS j i v i—iiwiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiii ii mi iii i —am—ißiniii mm -^********************5^^ SEA VIEW HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT, g ENTIRELY RENOVATED. X EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH, RUNNING HOT COLD WATER. jjj TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING. g ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS. ft TO-NIGHT I Special Dinner
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      65 6 Great World Cabaret j j CHILDREN'S X'MAS TREAT I I SATURDAY —DEC. 15 I c I 5 to 7 p.m. c c S DANCING DISPLAY BY THE TALENTED I JUVENILE PUPILS OF I ANGELA DI MARTINIS I a PRESENTS FOR ALL FROM SANTA CLAUS X Organised And Arranged By Angela
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      67 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Singapore Municipality TENDERS. TENDERS are now invited for the following materials or services. For particula rl see Municipal Tender Room. Date of closing: P» l>ly of 15 tons of pig ,/ead for the water de- fcartment, 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, 1934. I «yAipply of Sluice Valves for
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      26 6 I FIGARO Ladies Hairdressers. J PERMANENT WAYINO By European Experts. $8. $10 and $15 only I RAFFLES HOTEL. (Room 120) and at 93, Bros Basah Itoad.
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      467 6 [POSTAL 1 HTULKiCNCtI SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Honekong (Kutsang) 2 p.m. ?apan «WjS Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Kutsang) 2 p.m. China (generally), Philippine Islands (Leverkusen) 2 p.m. Java South-West Sumatra, S.East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and T DUly (Op ten Noort) 2.30 p.m. Muntok (Op ten Noort) 2.30
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      371 6 DIARY Of jjjj DAY! WHAT'S ON? Ptiblic Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, DEC. 14 High Tides —4.27 a.m., 4.22 p.m. Races: Taiping Amateur Meeting, firs: day. Rugby: Wiltshires II v. R.A. Hockey: S.C.R.C. v. Medical College, College ground; S.R.C. v. R.A., S.R.C., Police "A" v. Indian Assn., Balestie* Road. Football:
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      317 7 W And Weakly tNTIL BABY'S OWN TABLETS Mr F a 9t ZT TH S L Mopeth 333I > gained with th "„V Ban k <*, is „0 Own Tablet that d from Bahy'a Child', case foi nnb^Lr' ndS <* of other ..a er. S? 1 1 m the interests ■4*oS
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      115 7 BE EG HAM'S PILLS 9 Constipation, Liverish ness, Indigestion, Biliousness j Purely Vegetable. Sold Everywhere The World's Medicine J KEASOiVS WHY J you -i^^ I SHOULD USE THE < IMPERIAL AIRMAIL I JĔfS&m\\ Because the rate I m m is now educed to I KkJK» 25 Cents per half I
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      615 7 Wireless TO-DAY'S EMPIRE PROGRAMME Organ Recital By Reginald New wire,ess at i£' 2 P m Big Ben Reginald New at the Organ of the IW,I 'Lames. eo.on-on-ships rro^i;%A£u£ >Me "20 p <orCCnW th Signal at 7.35 p.m. "Drought,"* by U Si„ 4i> H^ B^u C D '>-»-ra, Th* J <
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      133 7 BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE STATION Wireless Programme For To-Day THE wireless programme for to-day as J*«2° U 2f ec by the German ShortHn,Kp e K Sta ion Berlin > Broadcast"* 5 v w l ro dcastin S on a wavelength of 31.38 metres is as follows:— sngij Grf. v an x«o:k Sonf
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      212 8 i :'V-fh/WAiKMO|I 1 t .v:N. m mm radio pON V/v,, T HELM A TODD A~gjp r.curc DOROTHY in I I NW 11- AsconethordotK jg fT** J- V ma fec the mm* :X E TWO NEW SONGS and GIRLS! GIRLS!! t L .T.. X SPECIAL MATINEES TO-DAY (FRIDAY) J TO-MORROW and
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      253 8 I Lupe Velez Jimmy Durante ("Strictly Dynamite" jtijfc ISaSZS2S2SEMbtt«« in i'!i, 1 .M.ni,.i.....i..i..i iDiRnRWYnYRTOI OM.IM of poignant heurt- ffijgßffi JJJ 1 breaks and fiercest I Joys!... The story of I a woman unafraid §jj m P j jof life-and of the V //f I consequences |f\ Live with Gals- pf
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      140 8 I just Arrived for NEEDLE-WORK LOVERS. LIGHT HANDY! CONVENIENT SQUARE EMBROIDERY FRAMES Adjustable to any desired sizes. Size Assorted. ALSO ROUND Embroidery Frames of All Sizes. Available from D. T. LIM CO., 353, North Bridge Road, Singapore. STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY (Established m *****. Stationers and Repairers. 14-A. Change Alley. Singapore.
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    COMMUNISM IN GERMANY
    408 9 An Acute Menae? GENERAL GOERING'S ADDRESS Reuter. Berlin. Dec. 13. THE retention of concentration J camps as an essential part of the process for subduing" Communism in Germany was averred by General Goering in an address on this subject to ji gathering of diplomatists, foreign journalists and
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    BODIES FOUND
    54 9 Missionaries Captured By Communists Reuter. T__ Shanghai. Dee. 14. HE bodies of the missionaries John Stam and his wile Betty. who were reported to have )een captured by Communists in China, have been found, rays a telegram received by the China Inland Mission. The fate of their littli
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      426 9 [lIL v HAWAIIAN GUITAR RECORDS. munsH 80 CTS- 8010. IN THE PARK L\ PAREE, POY smfpi-c mm SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO SMECK S TRIO. 8054. MY MOONLIGHT MADONNA, ROY *VV< THĔti TROUBLE IN PARADISE UMMtSHm TWO. 8099. JUST A YEAR AGO TO-NIGHT, ROY SMECK'S TRIO. I 8045. DARLING, DALE AND
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      114 9 MARLBOROUGH I SPECIAL RETURN SCREENING 1 Veer Babruvahan I rjj OPENING SUNDAY N A TREMENDOUS STAGE PROGRAMME. I Stage Dancing and Singing by MISS VIMLA BAI together with n A Hindustani Talkie j Subhagya Sunderi j Featuring that well-known actress MISS SULOCHANA. |fcS2SaSS2SS2S2S^ Globe Theatre I TO-NIGHT NIGHTLY I A
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      503 9 i im i i i iv.wtvii:' THE NAPLES STORE i Capitol Building, 163, North Bridge Road. j 50 p3r cent Reduction Sale. "A Special Christmas Offer To Everybody" For purchasers of $10 a Cloth Coloured Picture, large size Free. I j For purchasers of $5/- a Cloth Coloured Picture, medium
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    MR. HU HAN MIN
    642 10 TO the average reader the report that Mr. Hu Han Mm is to be given the post of Party Leader in the Nanking Government may convey very little. To the student of Chinese affairs, if the veteran Kuomintang leader accepts the post, it is an event
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    33 10 Mr. S. Fortune, sub-agent for the Chartered Bank at Klang. is leaving text month on transfer to the bank's branch in Manila. He v. ill be succeeded by Mr Read, from Kuala Lumpur.
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    HOME MAIL
    75 10 Delay In Delivery In Singapore- Singapore, Friday. THERE was a delay in the delivery of the English mail in Singapore this morning owing to the late arrival of the train from Kuala Lumpur. Two trains left Kuala Lumpur last night, one bringing the ordinary F.M.S mail and the
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    K.L. SPORTSMAN ENGAGED
    118 10 Mr. G. M. Knocker And Miss C. Folsom (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. The engagement ds announced and the marriage will take place shortly, of Mr. Geoffrey Michael Knocker, of Kuala Lumpur, son of Mr. Herbert W. Knocker, of Westerham, Kent, and Miss Christine Folsom,
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    SEREMBAN NEWS
    112 10 Farewell Entertainment To Schoolmaster (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 13. Mr. R. J. Huddie, European Master, King George V School, Seremban, who is proceeding home on leave next week v. as entertained to a dinner by the School staff at the Station Restaurant iast night. He will
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    Notes and Comments Malacca Representation
    169 10 TWO correspondents in Malacca write to us criticising the suggested appointment of Mr. Tan Soo Chong as a member of the Legislative Council hi succession to Mr. Tan Cheng Lock. Their complaint is that he is young and he is inexperienced. The reply to this
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    The Manoeuvres
    182 10 QINGAPORE Is the scene of important manoeuvres at the present time, a rig naval force attacking the island and being resisted by our full muitary strength regular and volunteer. The Air Force, so strongly represented in Singapore these days, naturally comes mto the argument as well. It is
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    Malaya's Fruit Industry
    242 10 MALAYA'S fruit industry has been given such little attention in the past, that the majority of people are unaware of the factors which are available and which offer bright prospect, fox its exploitation. For instanc.-, Malaya has the proper climate and so-: for the cultivation of tropical
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    Organised Industry
    126 10 H7HAT the Government of the West Indies did to achieve this resiit w;.s to organise the industry on sric-ntific and commercial lines. A on Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation wit* held last year with two object: in view The first of these took stock «<f the industry as it
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    Topics Of The Day
    323 10 By "Looker-On" BURGLARS stole a stock of perfumes in London the other day. The police arc hot on the scent. The sort of doll that used to cry "Mama" when squeezed, says a toy manufacturer, is a thing of the past. So is that sort of
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      209 10 ask r PRICE For $3 35PerBott,f I yfflm I v** rv [including duty j twk I jl ®ETER I THE FINEST OF M j I OLD SCOTCH WHISKIES BJU| Sole Agents: ROBINSON CO., LTD., (t KUALA LUMPUR i < i i i i i i i i::iiiiuni|!;| I I I
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      75 10 *f PERFECTION just- 0\ "jfk ly describe* the sup- ►X C\j erior workmanship of ■m Singapore's Leading k\ As Tailor. WING LOONG n\ (A is undoubtedly in the s\ A forefront and offers »s you, with Perfection in \N A, Suitings, Style and Cat, V s complete satisfaction \S and
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    Colombo Swept By Vast Malaria Epidemic HALF A MILLION VICTIMS
    109 11 HUNGER AND LACK OF MEDICINE Sequel To Drought Govt. Starts Belief Fund Reuter. Colombo, Dec. 13. HALF a million people are stricken down with malaria in Colombo—the worst epidemic for 20 years. The epidemic is attributed to the great drought.
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    WIDESPREAD DISTRESS
    389 11 THERE is acute distress in various 1 parts of the Island as the result ol a serious outbreak of malaria. Several hundreds of villagers, who the thief victims, have been plunged into extreme poverty. Dr R Briercliffe, th e Director of m :al and S?nitary Services, told of
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    S.H. BOARD'S DEFICIT
    40 11 A deficit of $183,409 is shown in 'he annual report of the Singapore Harbour Board for the period ended June 30. 1934. The report is to be found on the shipping Page, page 2, of to-day's kmwt.
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    36 11 FINANCIAL NEWS. 3 CINEMA TOPICS, 5. CLUB DIARY, 6. WIRELESS PROGRAMME, 7. THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES, 12. NTSHIMURA INQUEST, 13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, 16. rorrv rpo ft* OPFVT ATR POP r. I l
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    CHINESE AVIATION MISSION
    62 11 Tony Juan Mancini. the Italian Waiter, said to be involved in one of the Trunk crimes at Brighton. CHINESE AVIATION MISSION Extensive Tour Of British Factories Reuter. London, Dec. 13. Mr. Mac Teng Chu. head of the Chinese Aviation Mission to England, interviewed by Reuter. expressed is warmest appreciation of
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    HOUSE OF LORDS SENSATION
    159 11 ally assigned by the Air Ministry, he has seen everything from the earliest stages of the training of a flying man to the complicated manoeuvres and daredevil aerobatics of the R A.F. highspeed fliers. Although he is deferring conclusions till the end of the whole tour, he said he would
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    KING OF SIAM
    106 11 London. Dec. 14. IT is expected that the Government will make concessions to Lord He wart over the Supreme Court Bill, as the Ministers are appalled at the idea of the fierce public controversy threatened by Lord Hewart. Probably the offending clause will be dropped, though the concessions may not
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    DRESSER FOUND DEAD
    69 11 London, Dec. 13. The Siamese delegation is awaiting a date for a further audience to he fixed by the King, which may be within the next counle of days Meanwhile no developments are. likely. Yesterday's talk was described by Chao Phva Sridharmadmibes, President of the. National As'emblv, who said "Yesterday's
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    BRIGHTON TRUNK CRIME
    724 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 13. X Sabapathy, a dresser at the General Hospital, Seremban, was found dead, hanging, last night. He had suffered from gastric ulcer and he left letters addressed to his wife and the Medical Officer. His age was ihoiit 44. BRIGHTON TRUNK CRIME Trial At
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    SHIP'S HOLD ON FIRE
    98 11 Coastguards Requested To Stand By Reuter. Washington, Dec. 13. One of the holds of the American steamer "Pan-Atlantic" is afire. The ship is off the Florida coast and has asked coastguards to stand by.—Reuter. Jacksonville, Dec. 14The fire on the, pan Atlantic liner is now under
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    “THE RIGHT THING TO DO”
    238 11 Closing Stages Of India Debate Reuter. London, Dec. 13. THE closing stages of the momentous debate on the India Bill was heard by a packed House. All the galleries were full of eager visitors and every seat in the House was taken. The highest, standard
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    DUTCH NATIVE RUBBER
    74 11 Basic Export Duty To Be Reduced Reuter. Batavia, Dec. 13. THE bask- export duty on native rubber from Dec. 16 will be decreased from twenty cents to sixteen cen s per kilogram dryweight. The object of this is to stimulate native production, which during the last month
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    CLAIM FOR $200,000
    66 11 Bridge Experts To Be Sued Reuter. Cleveland (Ohio), Dec. 14. MR. Ely Culbertson will have his next bridge battle in Court. Mr. Vincent Boland, the author of the Bridge Bidding System, will file a suit for $200,000 damages against Mr. Culbertson, Mr. Hal Sims and the American
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    CHINA REDS
    140 11 Suppressing Isolated Remnant Bands Hongkong, Dec. 14. The remnants of the Reds under Ho Lung and Slao Hak invaded Shunchow, a city in Hunan. last week-end, a belated message states. They were repulsed by General Chan Kid Chan\s units. General Chen Tsi Tang, the Canton commander-in-chief, has transferred
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    CHINA'S LEAGUE FEES
    67 11 Shanghai, Dec. 14. The League Membership Fee Committee have decided to reduce the amount of China's annual fee from 46 units to 42 units, which is equal to 30,000 Swiss francs. China is exempted from payment of her arrears for the years between 1931 and 1934, but
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    FLOOR COLLAPSES AT CONCERT
    166 11 Audience Precipitated 40 Feet Reuter. London, Dec. 13. ONE-HUNDRED- AND-EIGHTY persons, including many children, were injured, three seriously, in the collapse of the floor during a concert in a school hall at Liverpool which was attended by five hundred people. The audience were precipitated 40 feet
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    19 11 The Straets Chinese community in Singapore will entertain th< new Governor, Sir Shentoa Thomas, to dinner on Dec. 27.
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    FAILURE OF NAVAL TALKS
    301 11 Resumption Improbable U.S. DELEGATION NOT DEPRESSED Reuter. London, Dec. 13. NO date has been fixed for the resumption of the naval talks and it is probable they will never resume. The necessary preparation for the Naval Conference in 1935 will, therefore, be left to diplomatic channels.
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    A Grim Grey Line In The Harbour SKIRMISH WITH DESTROYERS
    390 12 Naval Manoeuvres SPOTTED BY THE SEARCHLIGHTS Singapore, Friday. CROWDS of people who lined the water-front last night in the hope of being able to witness something of the combined military, naval and air force manoeuvres which commenced yesterday were disappointed
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    ATTACK ON THE BASE
    520 12 Volunteers To Take Part In Defence It has not been possible to get any definite information of what the general scheme of the manoeuvres will be, except that it will be an attack on the Naval Base by the Navy. The base is being defended by
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    SUNDAY'S SPECTACLE
    245 12 Destroyers To Pass Through Harbour The public of Singapore will have th 1 rare opportunity of seeing some of the fastest destroyers in the world, when 12 or more of Ist and Bth flotillas of the British Navy pass through Keppel Harbour from West to East on Sunday,
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    MOSQUITO BUSES
    236 12 I Abolition Favoured In Debate Singapore. Friday. SUPPORT for the Singapore Municipality's decision to abolish mosquito buses by the end of the year was forthcoming at a debate last night organised by the Chinese Christian Association and held in their hall in Prinsep Street. By a majority of
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    SHIPWRECKED CREW
    81 12 Washed Ashore On Sarawak Coast +o the exceptionally bnd weatherexperienced all along the Sarawak coast lately, the crew of a S ngapore Junk, th? Kwong Thye Lee. nine in all. were washed ashore in their junk, during a storm at Tintara point, near B ntula. They waik'd along
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    LAMP BURSTS
    65 12 Wharf Worker Seriously Injured Singapore, Friday, A Chinese coolie was seriously injured near the East Wharf, Tanjong Paga**. early this morning when in the process rf demolishing an old boiler with an acetylene lamp, the lamp burst and struck him all over the face. He was taken to
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    72 12 Mrs. Speakman. wife of Mr. T. P. Speakman. Senior Traffic Assistant. F-M.S. Railways. Kelantan S-ction, who was away in Singapore on a holiday returned to Kota Bharu on Dec. 10. Mr. J. W. Lewis, Acting Chief Engineer of the Ways and Works of the F.M.S. Railways, accompanied by Mr. Allan,
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    HUGE PROFITS IN WAR TIME
    83 12 Cases Of Large Companies In The U.S. Reuter. i Washington. Dec. 14. FGURES showing war time profits from 20 to 362 per cent, on invested capital from scores of companies manufacturing war material were submitted to the Senate Enquiry Committee, i In numerous cases large
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    THE CINEMAS
    92 12 Good Musical Comedy At The Roxy Crowded houses thronged the Roxy Theatre Inst nigh; at both performances when the RKO-Radio musical comedy. "Hips, Hips, Hooray," commenced a run. Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey appear as peaaiers oi uavourcu np-biicnj. with varieties ranging from vanilla to raspberry. The clowning
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    "Street Angel" At The Marlborough
    139 12 Far the past one or two years» movn» ccitndrucis ui lacia iiave tu.-. ja ol Miss Maohuri, "Watch ihis g.r!she'U go far." During that period sli: has played small parts of varying, bu: much importance, in a series of pictures. Now she has be?» given
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    U.S. CASH BONDS
    52 12 $976,000,000 To Be Converted Into New Notes Reuter. New York, Dec. 13. Trr Treasury announced the allotment oi $968,000,000 cash subscriptions xor the recent offering of 18-year and 18-month bonds, while of the maturing certificates, totalling $992,000,000. $976.0'<0,000 be converted to new notet. having, $16,000,000 redeemable for
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
    195 12 Many Fine Acts Offered In Singapore HARMSTON'S circus concludes its present Singapore season to-night, and is leaving for Rangoon to-morrow. It is a remarkably good show, and the public will be well advised to take this last opportunity of feeing a genuine circus with particularly good acts. The
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    LOCAL ACCIDENTS
    122 12 Bus Passenger's Fall Into A Drain j I Singapore. Friday. A Chinese passenger, who was seated In the front i eai of a motor-bus. fell into a drain when the bus ccihced with a tramway post in Scutn 3:idge Road to-day. He received Injuries 10 his head] fac?
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    ALSAGOFF CASE JUDGMENT
    1436 12 Liability Of The Second Defendant Singapore, Thursday. MR. Justice a'Beckett Terrell delivered judgment to the Supreme Court to-day in a matter arising out of a case concerning the administration of a settlement on trust. The plaintiffs in, the case were Syed Mohammed bin Ali Alsagoff, Syed Ibrahim
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    “BULLET-PROOF” MEN IN CHINA
    106 12 Out To Save The World t Tientsin. Nov. 23 HE Heavenly Gates Sacred Soclec., new religious sroup which claim-, t, have bc?n designated to :-av«? world, has sprung up 111 0&0mj1... district near here. Members of this society, numbcnit" not more than one hundred, a?i w
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    MOTOR CYCLE LOST
    120 12 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Thursd After the practical elimination of thefts here by the "auger" gane and following strict police action on theft over pedal cycles, a novel k"nd of theft by removing parts of a stolon car and abandoning the machine in a secluded
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    Fatal Dose Of Strychnine In Stomach Inquest On Mr. Nishimura
    80 13 Coroner Reserves Verdict Singapore, Friday. continuation yesterday afterI ~f the inquest on Mr. Y. ra a well-known Japanese man who collapsed and died a police office, the widow, a young woman, gave evidence, ioua evidence by doctors and its was
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    WIDOW'S EVIDENCE
    1215 13 Cane Home Early In The Afternoon widow, Mrs. Shigero Nishimura. hat she and her late husband lived j \V, Rise. iec 5 Mr. Nishimura arose at G. 30 hich was his usual time. He left al 8 15 a.m. after breakfast i\ bachelors lived in the same and
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    THE INTERPRETER
    553 13 Witness Of Incident In The Office Mr. H. Hanafusa, Japanese interpreter attached to the Special Branch, said that at about 2.30 p.m. on the day in question he entered the outer office of Mr. Prithvi Chand. He saw Mr. Nishimura seated in a corner on a chair. He
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    CHINESE CUTTER FIRED ON
    422 13 Returns Compliment JAPANESE STEAMER DETAINED Shanghai, Dec. 13. THREE members of the crew of a cucter belonging to the Chinese Maritime Customs were wounded as the result of a running battle between the patrol boat and a Japanese steamer last Sunday outside Shiho, near Shanhaikwan, in
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    “GHASTLY COLLAPSE”
    82 13 Gloomy Prophesy For The United States Reuter. New York, Dec 13. 1 -The Administration's recovery programme is leading to an inevitable currency collapse which will be a ghastly social and economic calamity," prophesied Mr. Lewis Douglas, formerly Mr. Roosevelt's Budget director, in an address here. He declared that
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    European Ladies Overwhelmed At Hockey Decisive Win For G.S.C.
    998 14 Home Team Scores Six Times Singapore, Friday. BRILLIANT combination by the Girls Sports Club hockey team gave them a very decisive victory against the Europeans by six goals to nil on the G.S.C. ground yesterday. That the home team deserved to
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    S.C.C. WIN BY ODD GOAL
    931 14 Hockey At Tan. Jin I WILTS' PUT lIP GREAT OPPOSITION Singapore. Friday* gO.ME first-class hockey was seei: at lanolin Barracks yesterday in a match between the S.C.C. and the iltahire Regiment, which re>ui ed in a win for the former bv the odd goal in
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    Selangor Club Score Good Win Over Indians
    507 14 Colts And The Y.M.CA. Pi ay 4 Goal-Less ftftur fFrow Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thprssday. TWO interesting hockey matches were played in Kua Lumpur to-day, one on the Selangor Club Padang and tf* other on the Y.M.CA. ground. On the Padang, the
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    A GOALLESS DRAW
    321 14 Selangor Colts Held ti\ Y.M.C.A. IN an interesting game at :ii€ v-oca-Li ii grouiid Tv-day, Uie S*l»ig<>r Colts met lhe Y M.C A in !;u: k. u I hockey Derby.' vrliich r suited in k goalies* dra*f. A fnrr.vir ncoiujJ.' also resulted In a d'a^, The Association
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    Dramatic Incident At Golf Tourney BRIDGE CRASHES INTO CANAL
    122 15 Nobody Injured WINNER UNAFFECTED BY ACCIDENT Miami, Dec. 13. i Til PRE w*w 11 dramatic incident jusr tit*lore the finish of the $12 J>Of» imort» Golf Tournament i: Olin Dutrn won uith an ajfgre. i score of 21)2 over 72 holes.
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    ENGLISH F.A. CUP
    38 15 Krsult Of Replays In Second Round TMI t.-;.5 v- in h»* *won«| round of i|,i li I A tup ti'ftlll.Cil ;|c 112 I VM Northampton IL 1 f'r.l M lafu t cvti:, Mmn). II» r.
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    JOHORE BADMINTON
    27 15 Hon. secretary of ihe Johore n Association writes stating tha r ihe report that 13 nthlia.od pletter io the Association dean extraordinary general meet- incorrect
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    ASIATIC RUGBY IN MALAYA
    206 15 Trophy Match At Seremban (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 18. THE final mutch lo r the Rugby Trophy will be played here on Sa urday between an Asiatic fifteens representing Perak and Negri SembUan, Uoth teams are lieUl.ng their strongest available t a !en-, and
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    SOCCER
    29 15 U.A.F. Brat Destroyer Flotilla Singapore, Friday. playing a: Sil« i: yesterday, the Royal A«r Fo c* i-a the i)es*i*oycr "Flotilla In a ft friendly by three to one.
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    HOME RUGBY
    22 15 Reuter. London. Dec. 13. Tbe foMcwirtg match in the Rugty Onion was played to-day: Edinburgh U. 14: Portsmouth Service 23.—Reuter.
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    TAIPING AMATEUR RACES
    319 15 Handicaps $6r To-Day frfcvfe FOR HpriE Taiping Turf Club's Amateur Meet, opens to-day at Taipinp with a card' of eight events, five ;Wh!ch are for ponies over five furlonfts. Double Totes will be hold on races 4 and 5 and G and 7 and the Mem bers
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    CHAMPIONSHIP
    58 15 Malaya Services Team To Take Part Fis expected that a football team representing the Combined Servicein Malaya will visit Manila from Feb 7 to Mar. 7 to participate in a series o r matches In the National Championshn of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation. The strength of the party
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    SOCCER
    71 15 Bendemeer A.C. v Raffles School A team will be selected from the following to. represent for Bendemef Athletic Club against the Raffles Schoo' XI in a friendly game of soccer tomorrow (Saturday), at the Rafnc3 School ground: Yew Meng, Ah Konr Peck Kan, Kok Yin. Keng Swee. M\ Wehg,
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    ROSERAY B.P.
    54 15 The iinal of *he ddubles championship tournament cf the Roseray 8.P., between Koh Cheni? Mob and Wee Setiir Chiang and Oh Tiahg- Hock and Yea K an Ann will be played at the party's court at Horatio's Villa, 45, Lcr. 17-A, Geylang, next Monday at 5.20 p.m. LigKt
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    CUR TRADERS VIEWS
    84 16 Letters To The j Editor. [Our readers are invited to write tc us on subjects of public interest. It must be understood that the "Malaya Tribune" does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed by correspondents. LETTERS SHOULD BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, preferably typewritten (double spacing), and on
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    Malacca Representation
    467 16 To the Editor, the Malaya Tribune. Sir,—Much dissatisfaction is felt in local circles with regard to the rumours current in Malacca as to Mr. Tan Soo Chong's probable nomination in the Legislative Council. Mr. Tan Soo Chong is undoubtedly young in age and equally so in his experience.
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    U.S. AND HOLLAND Reciprocal Trade Pact To Be Negotiated
    96 16 Reuter. Washington, Dec. 13. A State Department announcement that Holland has been added to the ttsi of countries with which the Unitel States wishes to negotiate a reciprocal trade pact has aroused interest in wheat circles, who are alive to the
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    CHINA BUYS PLANES
    58 16 Huge Order For American Firm Shanghai, Dec. 14. According to a United Pr ss report, the Nanking Government has ordered 50 training 'planes from the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo. U.S.A. Thirty machines have b~en assembled and will be shipped to Shanghai. Thi value of the order
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    13 16 The Aronda arrived at Port Swettenham to-day, bringing 1,864 state-aided labourers from Madras,
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    FOUR DAYS ON THE INDIAN OCEAN
    533 17 Junk Crews' Terrible Experience I s vossma about in the Indian Ocean ir I a small junk of about 50 tons for four days at the mercy of the waves and living only on coconuts was the harrowing experience of a crew of oho
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    POULTRY FANCIER!
    93 17 Chinese Who Found Four Fowls Singapore. Thursday. Pleading guilty to a charge of fraudulent possession of four fowls, a Chinese, named Lum Tong, was this, morning sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. M. Brander, the third magistrate. The accused stated that he found the fowls
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    FOUR ROLLS OF CLOTH
    119 17 Ricksha Coolie's Story lv Court Singapore, Thursday. Charged with fraudulent possession of four rolls of coloured material valued at $12, Scow Lew Pi, a ricksha puller pleaded guilty before Mr. J. M. Brander, the third magistrate this morning, The accused said that he was engaged, by
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    TOKYO CABARETS
    69 17 Married Woaiea To Be Barred In Future No married women wul be permitted to dance at a cabaret in Tokyo in the future, according to a new rule announced by the Metropolitan Police Board to-day. In view of frequent evidences of decay In public morality in the city's
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    GRASS FIRE IN K.L.
    45 17 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. At about 5 p.m. tc-day a grass fire broke out in Maxwell Road, near the railway bridge. The Fire Brigade were quickly on the scene and put the blaze out in half an hour.
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      560 17 The Singapore Flower Show 1935. will again be held at the New World, Jalan Besar, Singapore, on FRIDAY. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THE STH, 6TH 7TH APRIL, 1935. fennel prize $4, third prize $3), in addition to cups and medals. No entrance q n4"reTr ir toVw One Es 88 > Bridge
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      275 17 J) Now that bare legs and bare backs I <W*T thoroughly enjoy a dinner party. 1 After all. your guests come to you to (l W fl be not to feed your mosquitoes! V 8 m II Keep some Shelitox handy for your )f WW boy to spray round the
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    RETIREMENT OF DR. STONE
    476 18 Tributes From Staff Of Mental Hospital A TEA party was given yesterday by the Chinese Staff of the Mental Hospital Singapore, in honour of Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Stone, who are leaving for England, on retirement. Tea was served on :he lawns of the hospital,
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    MORE TROOPS FOR MANCHURIA
    296 18 Ten Thousand Leave Japan Shanghai, Dec. 14. MORE than 10,000 troops belonging to the Third Japanese Division have embarked from" Japan for North Manchuria. It will be recalled that last week a large force passed through Dairen for North Manchuria. The Japanese troops in eastern Kirin
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      324 18 Messrs. POWELL £0., LTD., 2, Raffles Place. I (Established 1863). I Straita Settlements' Oldest Sale room. open Daily for inspection of furniture antiques, hardware and miscellaneous goods. a I 1 I m a 1 TO LET. Z m m m m 5 J a I 1 large 2-storey expound house,
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    UNION-CASTLE COMPANY
    714 19 Voting Control RIGHTS OF. ORDINARY SHARE-HOLDERS (By Air Mail) From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 28. Justice Clauson, in the Chancery Division yesterday, made an order which will prevent the extension, for a time at least, of the oring rights of the Preference shareholders of the Union-Castle Mail
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    PERMANENT CHARTER
    934 19 Statement Of Mr. Justice Clauson Mr Justice Clauson, giving judgment, said it was quite plain irom the resoJuion that the object of the proposal to liter the Articles was to ensure that the present position, where the voting control was in the hands of one class of shareholders,
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    STONE COFFINS
    95 19 Burial Method In Palestine In 2.500 B.C. Jerusalem. A number of otsueries. or stone coffin*. has boon discovered by workmen querying in a grave] pit outside a Jewish colony in Centrai Palestine Experts who opened them found that they contained human bongs. dating from a period 2.500 years
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    THE KING'S SILVER JUBILEE
    389 19 Review Of The Fleel To Be Held THE House of Commons cheered the announcement, which was made by the First Lord of the Admiralty last week, t.hut, as part of the SUver Jubilee < celebrations next year, the King hoped to review the Fleet at Spithead
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    A TOKYO VAGABOND
    224 19 W ill Not Return To Luxurious» Home Tokyo. Aii old bedraggled vagabond waikd into the? Marumouchl Polico Station in l Tokyo carrying a lady's handbag whicn I he had found. He talked to the police, and though he said that he would not tell them hr birthplace
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