Malaya Tribune, 29 December 1934

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Largest Circulation Of Any Daily Newspaper lit Malaya Vol. XXI, No. 316 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1934 KKh CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Saturday, Dec. 29, 1934. Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAi 7 1934. FIVE CENTS.
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    GIRLS' CORNER AUNT SALLY'S LETTER
    65 2 Dear Girls, I hope you have all thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas festivities, and are still having a jolly time. I must take this opportunity of thanking all those who sent me Christmas greetings. Your contributions this week have been quite numerous, and I hope you
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    Bravery
    346 2 (By "Mystery Girl") Bravery is meant to those wno risk their lives to help others out of a dangerous situation. Naturally, people will admire the hero and his name will appear in b g letters in the newspapers. Then the news will spread like fire all over the world.
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    Story Of A Monkey
    155 2 (By "Lucky Moon.") I am a monkey. My home is in the Singapore Botanical Gardens. I get up tearly in the morning and climb up the fruit trees with some other monkeys hoping to get something to eat. But by good luck a kind little girl
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    The Cunning Beggar
    166 2 (By "Lucky Moon") I One day a priest saw a beggar lvincr on the five-foot path. He said to the beggar, "The Almighty God will grant you any one wish you have «t^t 6 u eg gar to to himself. If I ask for gold, what is
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    Ghosts!
    434 2 <By "Mystery Girl") During the last Easter holidays, I had been reading so many thrilling stories about ghosts that I began to feel afraid and at night, I used to call my brothers to sleep with me. When they heard what was frightening me, they began to laugh and
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    The Children's Victory
    246 2 (By "Titania Wong") It is a yearly custom in the German city of Hamburg for children dressed in white to pass through the streets with branches of cherry-trees laden with fruit. This festival has been held for four hundred years, and serves to remind the people of
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    The Spell Of Silena
    312 2 (By "Jĕaniety"j Silence! The only silence many people know is that accompanied by sleep. There are, however, other examples of silence Imagine, the great White Silence of the Arctic snows, where the atmosphere is charged with heavy, breathing chill where the whiteness glistens like sunlight on
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    A Cheery Contribution
    150 2 (By '-Lilian Goh") Well! the holidays are here. I hope my cousins are enjoying themselves thoroughly. But please do not forget the "Corner." I am very pleased with the "corner" nowadays. Every week new members are joining the "Corner." That's fine. Keep the ball rolling girls. But
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    The Very Far, Far Fast
    179 2 'By "Dewdrop.") Once a good and peace-loving man ruled the large land of China. He hated war. Now an Indian Prince dotenbmsd to conquer China, and news were carried to the good King, who was greatly troubled. He called together all his wiscmsn, and one
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    A Strange Illness
    135 2 (By "Water Lily.") Once upon a time there was a kin*; who had wealth and great power, but he was not happy. One day a strange illness fell upon him and filled his mind with sad gloomy thoughts. So he called Ms chief doctor to examine him;
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    NEW CORNERITES
    33 2 Amy Loo. Lee Pi Hua are welcomed to the Corner, and their badges have already been forwarded to them. W'll Miss Lee Pi Hi a please give me hr*r pen name.
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      281 2 JAVA SYRUPS. The best of its kind ever imported from Java for public demand. Highly concentrated aroma of Rose, Tamarind, Vanilla, Strawberry, Raspberry, Cherry etc., etc. Petis Oedang (Shrimp Paste) Delicious for making rodjaks and sambals. It is clean, nice and tasty too. fn bottles of A. B C qualities.
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    MALARIA SCOURGE IN CEYLON
    582 3 Latest Reports EPIDEMIC STILL SPREADING Colombo, Dec. 15. T'HE malaria situation continues to cause much anxiety to the Health authorities. The epidemic has been spreading in spite of all possible jnedical precautions. The Times of Ceylon was informed that the epidemic had spread eastwards as far
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    SURGEON'S CAMPAIGN
    421 3 Distribution Of Medicine At Centres Ratnapura. Dec. 13. Malaria is still raging '•> the Kstnapura U T r hf 8 i.uation within the U.D.C. area >s a? outside, but some of \ne "°.lrf?art todlv affected by the epidemic. is «he worst affect-d W *The S^'S%tse C0 X^ ITI
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    CROPS PLENTIFUL IN SWITZERLAND
    526 3 Economic Situation Is Stable Lausanne. rE economic situation in Switzerland continues very stable. Whilst, on one hand, the stagnation persists and is even accentuated, on the other hand symptoms of improvement have appeared. For instance, the crops, especially the vintage, have been plentiful and of high
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    WOMEN IN NAZI PRISON CAMPS
    760 3 Tales Of Suffering SOME TYPICAL CASES IN Germany to-day there are many 1 thousands of political prisoners under various forms of arrest. Much non-party publicity has already been given to the male victims of the Hitler regime, and several bodies are doing what is possible
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    HONOUR FOR SHAW
    59 3 His Works Translated Into Bashkiria?! Moscow. The works of Bernard Shaw are to be translated into the Bashkirlan language for the first timeThe books will be published next year The Bashkirian race is compored of people of Finnish stock, living mostly m the South Ural region of
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      253 3 J health! MarcovttcOl}^^ WHITE j Virginia Cigarettes /OLE Di/TWBUTOR/:-HENRy WAUGH &Co.,Ln>. J IM ,llll. l l lJ M lMlUl.lllllllM FITS HEAT The secret oi keeping dog healthy in hot climates is in git ing less meat in the daily diet and substituting Sherley s I.ACTOL. While giving the same nourishment
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    Shipping News & Notices. BUILDING OF CRUISER AT WALKER YARD
    288 4 Shipping News Notices. BUILDING OF CRUISER AT WALKER YARD Barrow Council's Representations IN the House of Commons, yesterday, Sir Jonah Walker Smith asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what circumstances were taken into consideration by the Admiralty in requiring Messrs. Vic-kers-Armstrongs to build the cruiser for which their tender
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    BRITANNIC AND GEORGIC
    290 4 London, Havre Southampton Service Mr. R. V. Edwards, chairman of the Transport Committee of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, speaking at the monthly council meeting, yesterday, said he felt sure that everybody was greatly distressed to learn of the decision of Cunard White Star Ltd. to remove
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    IDLE FRENCH TONNAGE
    154 4 "Situation Of Fleet Still Alarming" Paris, Tuesday. "The situation of the French merchant fleet is still alarming," declared the Rapporteur on the Mercantile Marine Budget in the French Chamber of Deputies to-day. He produced an array of impressive statistics to show tWsi Out of a total tonnage
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    SEA TRAGEDY
    392 4 Rescuers Perish When Lifeboat Swamps New York, Dec. 14. FIGHTING mountainous seas, the liner Ascania and the Belg.an steamer Jean Jabot, rushed to the rescue of the British steamer UsworLh, according to wire, less messages reaching here to-day. The two big ships, working i n conjunction, rescued all
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    HARBOUR MISHAP
    293 4 President Jefferson In Slight Collision THE Dollar liner President Jefferson and the Danish ship Afrika were in collision recently in Hongkong harbour. Capt. Lustie, of the President Jefferson, which was coming in from Shanghai, a reporter that his ship had anchored in the middle of the harbour in
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    FAR EAST SHIPPING COMPETITION
    163 4 Suggested Anglo-Italian Co-Operation (l{y Air Mail) Berlin, Dec. 5. THE "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" reports that the British P. ««nd O. and '..'ic I ::haii Lloyd Triesuiono i'r pping companies are contemplating cooperation in iheir Eastern services' to meet the competition threatened by the forthcoming German service from
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    FREIGHT SERVICE
    239 4 Belfast Linked To New York By Sea New York, Nov. 11. THE United States Lines yesterday started regular freight service between Belfast and New York, with vhe departure of the American Importer from the North of Ireland port. A sailing is scheduled for every two weeks by this
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      337 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. BRITISH INDIA P. 0. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1935. RAWALPINDI 17,000 Jan. 4 BANGALORE 6,000 Jan. 17 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Jan. 18 CHITRAL 15.000 Feb. 1 BHUTAN 6,100 Feb. 14 CARTHAGE 15.00 Feb. 15 BEHAR e.OO' Feb. 28 CATHAY 15,000 Jtac. 1 SOUDAN 6.600 Mar.
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      179 4 |W LLOYD TRIESTINO f S (Incori)orated in Italy). rjj EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. S SINGAPORE TO ITALY CHINA. Calling at Penang, Colombo, Bombay, B rvmi__ i-i i v Karachi, Aden, Massowah, Suez, Port Cj fa ££rl at ■SftSK, Bombay Suez Said, Piraeus, Brindisi, Venice and ft J/j Fort Said, Brindisi,
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      506 4 N. Y.K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS for CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan.) To London via Naples, Marseilles. Next Sailings— 1935 3.3. HAKONE MARU Jan. 10 s.s. SUWA MARU Jan. 25 s.s. FUSHIMI MARU Feb 8 s.s. HAKOZAKI MARU Feb. 21 m.s. TERKUNI MARU Mar. 6 MINIMUM FARES TO
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      572 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. «yg NORDDEUTSCIIElt miffing LLOYD. <lncor©oratad Germany). The undernoted are the Company's st. tended fixtures y OUTWARDS. 1935. "FULDA" for Manila HTcong S'hai, N. China Japan Ta <«1SAR." for Manila H'kong S'hai, N. China Japan Ian "COBLENZ." for Manila, HTcong 15 S'hai, N. China Japan j an 0n c?u
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    123 5 DULL AND SLIGHTLY EASIER Local Prices Remain Unchanged (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Saturday, 11 a.m. To-day's Prices Rubber (Singapore) 20»/> cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Very dull. Yesterday's Prices:— London: 6V+d., down 1 16d. Market Tone: Dull and slightly easier. New York: 12 11 16 cts., down
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    65 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT For R.M.A. No. I. X. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Singapore, Thursday, noon. Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 20% 20% (F. 0.8.) January 20 13 16 20 15 16 Jan. March 21% 21% April June 23% 23 July Sept. 24*4 24% Tone of Market: Quiet. Lates»
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    32 5 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following mining share quotations are issued by Fraser Co., exchange and stock brokers. Rubber quotations are those of Fraser Co., and Lyall and Evatt:
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    MINING
    442 5 Singapore, Saturday, 10 a.m. The following mining share quotations are Issued by Fraser and Co., exchange and stock brokers: Issue. Value. Buyers. Sellers. 4|- Ampat Tin 4|3 4|7% 11 Asam Kunibang Tin 33j- 35£1 Austral Malay 61[- 62|53. Ayer Hitam Tin 13i- 14 -xd $1 Ayer .2.20 2.25 £1
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    DEBEBTURES AND LOANS
    155 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL ISSUED BY FRASER '«X ESgHJINCUr AND STOCK 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Interest M&r* 31§ Sept. lnieresii m 107 109 nom 4Yz% 190 7 red i 9 7 $1,600,000 Interest Mar. 31, Sept. 30 114% 1W% nom 4V 2 1909 red. 1955 $1 000 000
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    RUBBER
    391 5 Singapore, Saturday 10 a.m. The following rubber share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt. Issue. Value. Fraser Lyall and Shares. and Co. Evatt. 1 Allenby 1.85 1.95 1.80 1.90 1 A. Gajah 1.50 1.55 1.50 1.55xd 1 A. Hitam 2.3d 2.40 2.45 2.50 1
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    GENERAL.
    312 5 ERASER CO.'S QUOTATIONS. o CLO6INO QUOTATION 11 if teller $2 $2 A. Brick IV2 Pre l- 75 185 S2 $2 A. Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 $10 $10 Atlas Ice 10.00 10.75 £i £1 B. Amer. Tobacco 123 6 127 6 $10 $5 B. Malaya Trustee 5.75 6 00 £1
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    FINAL DIVIDEND OF 1S. PER SHARE
    260 5 Queensland Insurance Co., Ltd. THE following is the directors' report which wa submitted at the fortyninth annual general meeting held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pitt and Bridge Streets, Sydney, on Friday, November 23, at 10.15 a.m. The Directors now submit Statement
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    PETROL PRICES
    105 5 Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.), I Ltd. Prices for Shell Motor Spirit and various brands of Kerosene are as follows: Shell Aviation Spirit in 4-gallon drums per British Imperial gallon $1-* 9 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial gallon $0.82 Shell Motor Spirit to 4-gallon drums per
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    STANDARD-VACUUM OIL CO.
    54 5 The following are the prices of Socony gasoline and kerosene: BENZINE Socony Motor Gasoline (ex pump) ->er British Imperial Gallon $0.82 j Socony Motor Gasoline (*4 drums) per drum $3.45 Socony Motor Gasoline (*4 tins) per tin $3-70 KEROSENE Devoe's Imperial Brilliant (per tin) $2-43 Sylvan Arrow
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    PRODUCE
    211 5 Singapore, Dec. 28. j R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $125 R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $12:1 R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 3 per Koyan $121 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $12L B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $123 Siam, Al $183
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
    146 5 Prices Realised At Sale Yesterday Singapore, Saturday. THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's weekly auction took place yesterday. Catalogued 1,955,412 lb. =872.95 tons. Offered 1,771,974 lb. =791.06 tons. Sold 1,497,515 lb. =668.53 tons. London.—Spot 6 5|16d. New York.—Spot 12% cents. PRICES REALISED RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Cents
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    BRITISH INDIA COMPANY
    302 5 Loss Following A Freight War The report of the British India S.eam Navigation Co., Ltd., lor the year ended bepiember '60 shows thai the pornt, including £4/,b<'s surplus on sale of steamers and alter providing for Debenture interest 4,574, d rectorss' remuneration £Z,175, and depreciation of steamers
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    LIQUORS AND TOBACCO
    69 5 Importers and exporters of dutiabif; liquors and tobacco into and from Singaoore are hereby notified that on and after Jan. 1. 1935, the arrangement whereby import and export declarations In respect of dutiable goods are endorsed by the Government Monopolies Department will be' cancelled. With effect from
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    BEAR CHANGES TO BULL
    423 5 Market Misinterprets Java News 'By Air Mail/ (F am Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 20. SECOND thoughts, a traditional leatui of lubber brokers, afflicted the London market again this week. News of the reduction of the Dutch native export tax to Florin. 16 was construed as
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    FREE TRADE SITUATION
    139 5 South America Lifts Tax On Imports Reuter. Panama, Dec. 27. British India. Hongkong and also Britp'n will be considerably benefited by the President's signing of a law for creating practically a free trade situation, exempting from duty over 600 articles and giving the President power to include
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      175 5 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED, I MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Capital Fully Paid Ten 100,000,000. Reserve Fund Yen 124,250,000. HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA. BRANCHES at Alexandria, Batavia, Berlin, Dairen. Fengtien, Hamburg, Hankow, Harbin. Honolulu, Hongkong, Hsinking Karachi, Kobe, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Moji, Nagasaki, Nagoya, New York, Osaka, Paris, Peiping, Rangoon,
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      15 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOD CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE.
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      62 5 Nederlandscfce Handel-Maatschappij, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established in Amsterdam, HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BAT A VTA. v ktjws M The National Provincial Bank, f Correspondents in the principal CWaa of the World^ iNGApOßE 0F t. a. 6. Cecil Street Telephone No*. 5264, PENANG
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      214 5 Oversea-Chinese Corporation \U. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. Ltd.. THE HO HONG BANK, LH. AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, Ltd. CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HFAD OFFICE- CHINA BUILDING, THULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH; 458, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chee Swee Cheng. Esq.,
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      751 6 M. 17, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work in electrical, gas and water service line. We give prompt attention to all orders either big or small. Whj* not consult us about your requirements 7 Estimate submitted upon request without charge or obligation. 'PHONE 3411. 4BaaßaUuaaaaaPV£ta£^Vfiar^^BVaßaWMaaßßSaaak MALAYA
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      565 6 EDUCATIONAL. Study MANDARIN in 3 months. A>o Cambridge and Commercial subjects. Apply "Goodcoach" c/o Malaya Tribune. Oi-i'iiirtiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiitiiiiuiiiiitiiimiiiiiiiiw 1 FAR EASTERN j MUSIC SCHOOL j NOTICE. I IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 1 m I that this school will be closed I on Monday, the 24th of Decern- I 1 a I
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      682 6 AUCTION SALE OF Latest design cross-grain pattern wax polished teak household furniture, etc., to'"be held at The branch office of, Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co., Ltd./ No. 35. Jalan Ibrahim; Johore Bahru. ON THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1935, AT 2 P.M. Comprising:—Sitting, dining and bedrocm furniture of every description, gramophones, wall
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      655 6 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. WHARF DEPARTMENT. Holidays—Christmas Day and New Year's Day. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN t-hat on Christmas Day and New Year's Day no vessels will be worked at the Wharves except on payment of additional charges as laid down under the Scale of Rates, and provided special arrangements are
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      297 6 M-iiMiMiiiiMiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiinfTTfniiTiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiii^iV Annual I Clearance Sale of IJigh Quality j FasbioDable i SHOES I m 5 from Ist to 31st i December, 1934. m m i m 3 S Yap henG I 22 23. QUEEN STREET, I SINGAPORE. I Telephone No. 3434. I IJjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKitiiiMiiMuiuiiiuuiuiiiiiiiuaiii.iiiiuiauiuiut^ GREAT EASTERN OPTICAL CO., 275. South Bridge
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      285 6 GUARANTEED SERVICE AND SATISFACTION Get Your Clocks, Watches or Gramo phones that go wrong repaired by Experts at Minimum Cost YICK WOH HING 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD (Near Middle Road) Contractors for the Repair of Clocks and Watches io the British Ana* and R.A.F. Base, Malaya. P.S.,^ YOUR LUCK. ONE
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    In And Out Of Kuala Lumpur Town
    532 7 THE SWIMMING POOL (from Our Own Reporter) K.L., Dec. 28. THE recent tragedy in a mining pool K ual a Lumpur town when a local schoolboy lost his life while bathing with some friends, illustrates 1 very strikingly the sore need of a
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    HOUSES OF ILL-FAME
    242 7 Coffee Shop Keepers Punished In Johore (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Dec. 27. The story was told before the Second SiSrtSSf Johore Bahru. Sheikhi Aim Rikar bin Yahya. to-day of how a Hyfam alleged to b, a CommumstW phased by the police on the facuaai Road
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    CLERICAL UNION
    693 7 Extracts From Annual Circular The following are extracts from the annual circular: Arrears Of Subscriptions:—On Sept. 26, last, the Council decided to wipe off all arrears of subscriptions up to the end of 1933 and to let members pay their 1934 Arrears by instalments, if they so desired.
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    TRIAD SOCIETY CASE
    179 7 Three Cantancse Discharged In Kuala Lumpur (From Our Oton Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 28. A further sequel to the police raid on a house in the Pudu prea in the early hours of the morning of Dec. 17, when books and insignia relating to a Triad Society
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    "TELL THE WHOLE STORY"
    407 7 Assault Charge Against Tamil Fails (From Our Own Rep^rtei) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. AS. a sequel to an alleged attack with a chopper, a Tamil named Chinnathamby, appeared to-day before Mr F. K. Wilson, First Police Magistrate, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to one Ismail
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    LOST WATCHES
    229 7 Two Charges Against K.L. Chinese (From Our Oiv?i Re:^'rter< Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. iN the Kuala Lumpur Poiice Court today, a Chinese, named Leong Wer.g. appeared before the First Magistrate. Mr. F. K. Wilson, on two charges. One was criminal breach of trust in respect of a pocket watch
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    STREET FIGHT
    102 7 Bengalis Charged With Disorderly Conduct (From Our Own Reyntei) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. A six-foot long Malacca cane and a pivce of iron piping were exhibits in a cxse to-day when two Sikhs, Rodar Singh and Gigear S ngh, w re charg d with disorder.y conduct by fighting in
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    HUNGARIAN REVUE
    102 7 Singapore, Fr day. Les Guzzas, the celebrated Hungarian revue dancers, scored a tremendous hit when they returned to the Great World Cabaret last night after engagements at the Tanglin Ciub. in first class acrobatic and classic dancing. There was ano>ner opportunity of seeing these talented dancers at tho
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW — TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    56 8 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING PASSENGERS BY AIR Passengers by the Royal Netherlands Air Lines were From N.E.I. to Europe:—Mr. Ruimsehotel, Mr. Winner. From Singapore to Bangkok:—Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons. From Europe to Singapore:—Mr. Stern. Mr. Van Manen, Mr. and Mrs. Versteege. From Singapore to N.E.I.:—Mr. Saw
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    PASSENGERS
    152 8 Passengers for the Straits by the Hector, wh eh reached Singapore from the United Kingdom to-day, were as follows:— Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Elliott, Mr. E. A. Fisher, .Mr. G. V. Neubronner, Mrs. R. A. M. Stradling, Capt. F. R. Mason, the Rev. C. King, Mr. W. N.
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    137 8 SKIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, Dec. 29. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Rohna 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Exnlorateur Grandidier 18; Minderoo 16: Raub 15; Menelaus 13: Pres. Adams 11; Kudat 9; Chung Hwah 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Laganbank 30; Glenearn
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    LIGHT ON RECENT ASSASSINATIONS
    1267 8 Sinister Activities TERRORIST COMMITS SUICIDE (By Air Mail). Loir/'.::, Dec. 5. WHILE detectives of Scotland Yaid's Special Branch were scorning London for him, a dangerous political suspect and member of terrorist societies lay dying in a Soho room. Afraid of death at the hands of his
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    22 8 The s.s. Karnak for Manila. Mails previously announced as closing at p.m. yesterday will new close at 3 p.m to-day.
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    MONEY MARKET
    200 8 SELLING Singapore, Dec. 28. London 3 months' sight 2{4 7,52 London 4 months' sight 2|4 SfW London 60 days' sight 2|4 h;32 London 30 days' sight 2:4 London demand 2 4 London T.T. 2 4 332 Lyons and Paris demand 807 Hamburg demand 142 ,Nev/ York demand 57
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    93 8 Paris 74 29 32. New York 4.94V 2 Montreal 4.89\' 2 Brussels 21.12. Geneva 15.2G. Amsterdam 7.30%. Milan 57 25 32. Berlin 12.30. Stockholm 26%. j Copenhagen 22.39Vi Oslo !9.90 2 Vienna 27. Prague 118' 8 Helsingfors 226Vs- Madrid 36 5 32. Athens 517 sellers. Bucharest 492 1
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    DIARY OF THE DAY WHAT'S ON?
    107 8 Public Functions Ana Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, DEC. 29 High Tides.—3.4B a.m., 3.46 pjo Rugby: S.C.C. v. United Sei padang: P.S.R.F.C. v. South Ji Johore. Hockey: Macao v. Europeans pad O.R.A. v. R.A., R.I ground Races: Penang Gold Cup Mod— 3rd St. Joseph's Church Christmas
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    AMUSEMENTS
    65 8 ALHAMBRA—"Romanc- In The Rain." APOLLO. —Hindustani pictures. CAPlTOL.—"Treasure Island." EMPlRE.—"Operator 13 GKEAT WOttLjj.- Caoaret Danclag Side-shows, Deans Grand Opera, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. MARLBOROUGH. —7 ami! tal&e. NEW WORLD.—Ca caret U+DOag, Siae-snows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas. Talkies, eic. PAVILION. —"Madame Dv Barry." RITZ. —Double talkie: Joe E.
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    FALL IN COMFORT
    143 8 The Art Of Bell-Defence In Japan SF a man were thrown on to a poncrete footpath, from a spot some distance away, and net hurt it would be extraordinary. Yet Lt would be po sible. apparently if he had reached that stage cf efficiency at Judo which
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      330 8 CLUB DIARY [There are numerous Clubs e.r.d Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the Malaya Tribune." This Diary is pro- vided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest will still be included in
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      327 8 meeting and prize distribution, Aw Boo.: Haw's bungalow. Mayfair Musical Party: Half yeaxlv general meeting, Mr. Pang Cheng Kiat residence, 73, Tanjong Rhu, 12 noon. Loke's B.P.: Quarterly general meeting at Tiong Hoa Hotel, No. 123, North Bridge Road, Singapore, at 8 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 31 Lion City Club: Monthly
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    MALAKA PIND AS RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
    999 9 Trqfit Of $37,187.76 For The Year THE following is the report of the directors to be presented at the twentyfourth annual general meeting of the company which will be held at 96, Market Street, Singapore, on Monday, Dec. 31, at 12 noon. Your Directors
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    MR. BERNARD SHAW A FREEMAN
    262 9 Admitted fey City Court Of Aldermen London. MR. Bernard Shaw has been admitted to the Freedom of the City of London. He was admitted at. a meeting of the Court of Aldermen. His name appeared in the Chamberlain's list for admission, which the court accepted.
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    CANTON TRAIN SMASH
    44 9 Honekong, Dec. 10. Twenty-eight persons, including one engineer, were injured in a crash early this morning as two passenger trains collided at Saichuen station near Canton, recording to word received here. The details of the accident are not available. —Shun Pao.
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    HANGCHOW BANDIT KILLED
    45 9 Hangchow, Dec. 14. A notorious bandit, responsible for a long record of robberies and murders in and around the Hangchow territory, wa<j shot and killed last night by the city cu a vi i laKe not far from Hangf now —Shun Pao.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS.
    117 12 ONG—Madam Yeo Geok*Loon, bekved wife of Mr. Ong Kiam Guan, passed away peacefully at her residence, Xo. 14, Tong Watt Road, on Friday, 28th instant. Aged 51, leaving behind her husband and 5 sons, Ong Chwee Hock, Ong Hock Poh. Ong Chwee Geok. Ong Hock Chwee and
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    CHINESE AND MALAYA
    722 12 MR. C. W. Harrison, in perhaps the best guide book to Malaya ever written, stated that if ever a monument was raised to the man who was responsible for the country's fortunes it would be a statue of a Chinese coolie. The remark is justified in a
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    22 12 Mr. Quek Cheng Kim, formerly of the Raffles Institution, Singapore, has obtained the M 8., B.S. degree at the University of Hongkong.
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    CANTON IRON WORKS
    80 12 Thirty Million Dollar Project Planned Canton, Dec. 29. Canton is to have an iron works which will cost $30,000,000 and is capable of producing 270 tons of steel daily. The money will be raised by means of a loan from American interests. Mr. Hu Chi Yen, who
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    The Chinese Festival Of Tung Chih
    756 12 Celebrating The Turning Point Of The Year FOR twelve days prior to and including New Year's Day, according to the Georgian calendar, there is a Chinese festival—Tung Chih, colloquially known as the Chinese Christmas. Generally, the belief is that only one day suffices for
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    Topics Of The Day
    233 12 By "Looker-On" I STRONGLY object to that ugly wo d 'spinster'," says a woman journalist. Lady-in-wait ng" sounds so uracil nicer. AAA All men speak the same language— when they stumble over a chair in the dark. A A A An American couple who have just
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    Britain Left To Negotiate With Japan
    410 13 NAVAL TALKS END DEFINITELY Farewells Said JAPANESE REJECT BRITISH PLAN Reuter. London, Dec. 28. THE last meeting between the American and British naval delegations is expected to be held this afternoon before the Americans sail for home to-morrow. Admiral Standley is to-day giving a
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    ATLANTIQUE FIRE
    39 13 I Judgment Given For Owners Reuter. Paris, Dec. 28. THE Appeal Court gave judgment to f-vour of the owners against tn? insurance companies in the Atlantique case which arose out of the burning of the French liner.—Reuter.
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    SMUGGLING IN CHINA
    89 13 Japanese Goods Dumped In North Shanghai, Dec. 29. The outflow of silver from North China continues. The traitors are in league with the Japanese, it is anegea, and have organised a society for tne purpose of smuggling silver out of, and Japanese goods into, the country. The
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    27 13 The 24th anniversary of the Jin Hua Kok Association will bel celebrated .al Mr. Chua 6* a Chwee's btingalow 10tt milestone. Telok Msta Ikan, on Satur C:
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    "I'M ALONE" CASE
    179 13 Final Hearing Of Canada's Claim Reuter. i Washington, Dec. 28. AFTER five years, the final hearing of the case of the famous rum-runner "I'm Alone" was opened before the Commissioners. The case has repeatedly cropped up in the American courts since March 1929 when an American coastguard
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    LOST WEDDING RING
    149 13 Found After 33 Years And Returned I Stockholm. Mrs. Liden, wife of a small farmer near Falkenberg, received by post n parket containing a gold wedding ring. Mystified, she examined the ring and discovered from an inscription on it that it was her own which she had
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    NAZI SANTA CLAUS
    94 13 Skimmed-Milk Chocolate Only To Be Used Berlin. Father Christmas will this year be under the "control" of the Reichs Ministry for Nourishment and Agriculture. In accordance with an order issued by this Ministry, chocolate manufacturers who wish to produce chocolate Sante Claus for the German Christmas market
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    KWEICHOW REDS
    277 13 Marshal Chiang Sends His Air Forces I Hongkong, Dec. 29. THE Cantonese troops have been ordered to proceed to Kweichow to assist the troops there against the Reds who are invading the province in large numbers. They have been given instructions to concentrate at Siaopehkiang. The units which
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    AIRPORT FOR OPORTO
    95 13 Site Levelled At The Wine City Oporto. An airport will, it is expected, be established at Oporto shortly. After years of controversy about the best site for an airport, a space about three miles from the centre of the city has been provisionally chosen. It has aheady
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    ON OTHER PAGES
    40 13 GIRLS' CORNER, 2. MALARIA SCOURGE IN CEYLON, 3. FINANCIAL NEWS, 5. CLUB DIARY, 8. CHURCH SERVICES. 11. MUNICIPAL MEETING. 15. SPORTS NEWS, 16 arid 17. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, 13. WIRELESS TOPICS, 19. CEYLON'S HILL STATIONS, 21.
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    CHARHAR TROOPS MUTINY
    399 13 China-Japan Agreement Reached Shanghai, Dec. 29. THE division of troops formerly in the 41st Army under General Sun Tien Ying who did some hard fighting against the Japanese along the Great Wall last' year have mutinied and are j creating disturbances at Shucngtu, in Charhar. General Yu
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    SANTA CLAUS HAS A TEMPER!
    77 13 And Father Walks On Crutches Reuter. London, Dec. 28. TWO boys of Hereford wondered if there really was a Santa (la us. i They hung up their stockings, set a rat trap on the floor and went to sleep. Their father crept in laden with
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    BLACK PLAGUE
    64 13 Thousands Stricken Near Nanking 1 Reuter. Nanking, Dec. 28. CHINESE reports state that thousands have been stricken by the black plague in the vicinity of Tsingkiangpu, two hundred miles north of Nanking, where doctors and aid have been rushed.—Reuter. Shanghai, Dec. 20. The black fever epidemic in North
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    COUNT MUSHAKOYE
    41 13 Japan's Ambassador To Germany Reuter. Berlin, Dec. 28. Count Kimitomo Mushakoye, the new Japanese* Ambassador to Germany, arrived with his wife and were received at the station by Count Bassewitz and other high officials and the entire Embass staff.—Reuter.
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    SIR FRANCIS VOULES MARRIED
    246 13 Chairman Of Rubber Co's In Malaya (From Our Own Correspondent) London, E<ec. 28. IT has just been revealed that Sir Franc s Voules was married in Paris last week to Mademoiselle Louise Rol and that they will be spending their honeymoon in Malaya. Sir Francis Minchin
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    PROF. GRANDCLAUDE
    65 13 Famous Cancer Research Worker's Death Reuter. Paris, Dec. 28. THE death is announced of Professor Grandclaude, Director of the Nord Department of the Anti-Cancer Centre. He accidentally scratched his finger while working in the laboratory ten days ago and germs from a piece of cancer tissue entered and
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    OLDEST AUSTRALIAN DIES
    119 13 London-Born Man's Diet Of Beer And Nuts tj M Melbourne. Believed to b- the oldest man in Au<tra.ia, Mr. Albert Norton, 0 f West Bruns- V ctoria has dierl ncre aged 104 Mr. Norton was born on MayB 1830 in Stepney, London. He worked as a shipwright
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    GREAT BRITAIN'S NEW LAWS
    209 13 Relief For Shop Girls MOTORISTS AND THEIR VICTIMS Reuter. London, Dec. 28. ON New Year's Day inhabitants in Great Britain wiil become subject to a large variety of new laws. Under the Betting Act, one may write to Dublin for a ticket in the Irish Sweep,
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    CAPETOWN TRAGEDY
    120 13 Death Of School Teacher's Companion Reuter. Capetown, Dec. 28. THERE was a sequel to the mysterious tragedy which occurred yesterday at Constantia, near Capetown, in which a young school teacher, Miss Inez Ellenberger and a local man, named Mr. Claude Felbert, were concerned, the latter having to-day succumbed
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    IMPERIAL NATURALISATION
    84 13 It is notified for general information that Forms of Application for certificates of naturalisation under the British Nationality and Status of Al ens Acts, 1914—1933, in accordance with new and revised Instructions under the said Acts are available for sale at the Government Printing Office, Singapore, or at
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    Death Of Prime Minister Of Johore
    243 14 DATO MENTRI BESAR Funeral To-day j KEEN INTEREST IN EDUCATION Singapore, Saturday. WE regret to record the death of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Dato A. Hamid bin Yusop, D.P.M.J., P.I.S., the Dato Mentri Besar of Johore, which occurred at his residence 111 Jalan Tebrau, Johore
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    UNITED STATES AND TURKEY
    85 14 Losses Incurred During The War Reuter. i Istanbul, Dec. 27. rriySEY has agreed to pay America a sum of £260.000 in complete settlement of all claims made by American citizvns for losses incurred in Turkey during the Great War. The sum will be paid in thirteen
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    GAZETTE NOTICES
    321 14 The S.S. Naval Volunteer Reserve A COMMISSION as Acting Sub-Lieut-enant in the Straits Settlements Naval Volunteer Reserve is granted to Mr. Roy Somerset Wilson. His Excellency has accepted the resignation of their Commissions in the Straits Settlements Naval Volunteer Re- 1 serve by Acting Sub-Lieutenant H. G. Hammet,
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    SULTAN & SULTANAH OF JOHORE
    77 14 SULTAN SULTANAH OF JOHORE Leaving Marseilles On Jan. 4 THEIR Highnesses the Sultan and Sultanah of Johore are due to leave Marseilles on the steamer 6abayak on Jan. 4 to return to Malaya. The Sultan and Sultanah left on holiday nine months ago and visited the United States before going
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    WEIRD TRIBAL MUSIC
    170 14 Ceremonies Never Seen By White People Chicago. Gramophone records of music played at weird tribal ceremonies in Nigeria and other parts of Africa have been brought back irom a nine months' expedition by Mrs. Laura C. Boulton, anthropologist at Chicago University. Some of these ceremonies had never
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    THE PRIDE OF WAGGA
    165 14 Trees For The Duke Of Gloucester Sydney, New South Wales. The town council at Wagga decided that when the Duke °f Gloucester visited them they wanted to have a "little something the o.hers haven't got" to show him. So they thought atPut it —hard. At las:
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    JARDINE'S LATEST BOOK
    151 14 How He Would Select The Selectors if Douglas R. JarcUne's clear-cut views on ihe playing qualifications for ffTTgland's Selection Committee governed ihe appointment of ihe Australian selectors, what changes there would be In his latest book, Jardine contends that the Commi tee should possess at least two
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    TO PROVE WHO THEY ARE
    114 14 Tattooing For American Soldiers Washington. A suggestion, made by Lieutenant C. L. Whittle, of Fort Ontario, New York, that every American soldier should be tattooed, has been placed before the War Department here. I L:eut. Whittle thinks that such a system would help in identifying
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    K.L. POLICE COURT
    196 14 Returned Banishee Gaoled For Theft (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Friday. Pleading .guilty to a charge of theft of jewellery and five sarongs, valued ai $70 from a relative, a Boyanese was today sentenced by the First Police Magistrate to undergo four months' rigorous imprisonment. He
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    GOLD MAKES WORK
    92 14 Many More Employed In Mining Johannesburg. Transvaal). Gold mining activity in the Transvaal continues to provide more and more work for White men and natives. The latest official statistics show that gold minir.s in the Union gave employment to 30,788 Europeans and 2.721,951 natives in August, an
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    HOLIDAYING IN SIAM
    56 14 Major-Cencral And Mrs. E. O. Lew in (From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok, Saturday. FOLLOWING a hoi day in Hua Hin, th s G.0.C., Malaya, with Mrs. Lewin arrived here to spend the week-end with the British Minister, before jo'ninc? the eastbound Imperial Airways line: which is again
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT
    49 14 It was reported at the Teluk Ayer Pol ce Station yes'erday. that a Sikh was alleged to have been assaulted by another with a stick. He received a wound above the right temple and had several other abrasion*. He was removed to the General Hospital by ambulance.
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    Good Musical Comedy At Alhambra
    198 14 AT THE CINEMAS ♦•Romance In The Rain," Universal s delightful musical comedy romance, cofeaturing for the first time fascinating Heather Angel and Roger Pryor, had a successful premier at the Ainamnra Theatre last night. It depicts the sotry of a modem Cinderella, who lost her
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    "The Thin Man" At The Roxy
    141 14 The Metro-Goldwyn Mayer production, "The Thin Man," was screened at tha Roxy Theatre last night and attracted crowded houses. The picture tells the story of a retired detective, Nick Charles, who is deprivel of a pleasure trip to New York on his wealthy wife's
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    ROYAL SWANS FOR S.A.
    98 14 Bird Collectors* Present From The King j I 1 j I j East London, Cape Province. Presented by the King to Dr. George Graham o! Tromo brg. a pair of swars from the Royal Swannery on the Thames has arrived in East London on the way
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    LOUDSPEAKERS IN BOARD ROOM?
    281 14 Commissioners Unable To Hear Singapore, Friday. AT future meetings of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners loudspeakers will probably transmit the speeches to the hearers so that they may be distinctly heard. At the adjournment of the monthly meeting of the Commissioners to day, Mr. E. A. Brown
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    HEALTH IN THE EAST
    306 14 Bulletin Of The League Of Nations Eastern Bureau The following is the bulletin tor the week ended Dec. 22, 1934:— PLAGUE: A second case of plague has occurred at Pnom-Penh. all oth?r eastern pons being entirely free from plague notifications this week. RANGOON, from where plague
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    BRITISH CHURCH RECORDS
    137 14 They Prove Germans To Be "Aryan" Dresden, Saxony. Details about British residents in Dresden nearly forty years ago are contained in records of the former English church of All Saints which have just been found. The documents include the second volume of the history of All Saints'
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    GERMAN BANK
    60 14 Prepares For Saar's Return To Germany Berlin. The Dresclner Bank is making preparations for adequate representation in the Saar should the population vote in favour of a return to Germany at the Saar plebiscite. It has arranged to take over the Saarbruecken branch of the French bank "Banque
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    PYJAMA GIRL MURDER
    527 14 The Perfect Crime POLICE BAFFLED BY MYSTERY DUT for the discovery of the body in a culvert, four-and-a-half mil 3 from the New South Wales town pf Albury, on September 1 last anj marks which it is hoped will lead i eventual identification, what since been internationally
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    BANK DIRECTOR CHARGED
    134 14 The Preliminary Hearing Continued Singapore. Friday Further evidence wa* recorded before the Third Magistrate, Mr. J. M. Brand-: to-day, in connection with the charge oi criminal breach of trust involving a total sum of $103,753 aga nst Tan Boon Kiah. a well-known Chinese, and rashiei and one
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      19 14 THI Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, THONE 5808. SINGAPORE FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCI
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    Commissioners' Last Meeting For The Year
    1551 15 PROCEEDINGS OVER IN ONE HOUR New Members I THE ABOLITION OF THE GHARRY Singapore, Friday. rpHE Singapore Municipal Com--1 missioners held their last meeting for the year to-day, the President taking the opportunity at the outset to wish the Commismm the compliments of the
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    EGYPTIAN TREES
    45 15 Nanking, Dec. 14. A representative of the Egyptian Gov ernmeni has presented the China Agricultural Experiment Station here with specimens of trees and some agricultural products. The station will devote the Tangshan afforestation experiment land for thy planting of these trees. —Shun Pao.
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    COURT SEQUEL TO FATALITY
    566 15 Airman Charged TEARS OF VICTIM'S MOTHER Singapore, Friday. A PRELIMINARY inquiry into a charge of causing de.itb by a rash act, preferred against FlightLieut. G. W. Gillan. attached to the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Eagle, occupied the attention of the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. C. H. Whitton, this
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    FOREIGN SEAMEN
    47 15 Threaten To Strike To-Day Hongkong, Dec. 28. NUMBER of the foreign seamen and captains employed in Chinese steamers plying between Hongkong, Canton, Wuchow and Macao are threatening to strike to-morrow unless their demands for better treatment from the owners are granted.— Mm Kuo Jih Pao.
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    Singapore Beat Champions Of China Station
    820 16 PRETTY FOOTBALL AT STADIUM Sailors Shoot Badly LOCAL FORWAfeDS CLEVER Singapore, Friday. THE soccer team of H.M.S. Eagle, the aircraft carrier now in port, were convincingly defeated by a Combined Singapore XI when they clashed at the Anson Road Stadium to-day, by 4 goals
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    STRAITS RACING ASSOCIATION
    142 16 Tentative Schedule Fbr 1935 rE Committee of the Straits Racing Association has issued the following tentative racing schedule for 1935. Horses Ponies Griffins 1234 1 2 3 SINGAPORE- x a b y ruary X X X X X X September X X X X X November XX
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS
    81 16 Matches Arranged For Next Week WEDNESDAY. JAN. 2 "A" CLASS HANDICAP J E Jeans scr. v. M. Melville —25. CHAMPIONSHIP E. B. Evans v. H. Gray. THURSDAY, JAN. 3 "B" CLASS HANDICAP C. G. Fugler —65 v. T. B. Rogers —80. N. Fyfe —30 v. Winner of J.
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    PING-PONG
    54 16 Java Traders v. thong Leng High School The Java Triers' Association will entertain the Chong Leng High School of Penang to a. friendly game of ping pong at the Association's premises tonight at 7 p.m. sharp. Players and supporters are kindly requested to turn up at the Association's premises
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    43 16 ('ompetitions To Be Played In January The January Bogey Competition will be played on, Saturday, Jan. 5, for "A** and "B' divisions and on Sunday, Jan. 6. for "C" aivislop. The January Ladies' Bogey competition will be played on Monday.
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    RUGBY
    211 16 SINGAPORE v. NAVY The following will, play for, Stngaoora v. the Navy (Saturday Dec. 29>. at SCC. Kick off 5 pJB.. A, Hutchison; F. G. Mifins; E. F. 1 Murphy, D. G. M. Owen and A. H. West; H. Price and F. L. Lane, J. A. A. E. S.
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    CEYLON'S MEDICAL SERVICE
    244 16 Tribute By Famous Physician A HIGH tribute to the efficiency of the Department of Medical and Sanitary Services m Ceylon was paid recently by Sir Raymond Crawford, Registrar of I the Royal College of Physicians, and Consulting Physician at Kings College Hospital, London, at a reception given
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    CANADIAN BOY SWIMMER
    104 16 Two Miles Covered In 50 Mins. 39 Sees. Fresh from his duels with Noel Ryan at the British Empire Games, Bob Pirie, the 17-year-old Canadian swimming star, has won the Canadian two-mile championship for Canada for the first time since it was eompe-ed for four years ago.
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    INTERCHANGING UMPIRES
    71 16 WoodfuH"s Suggestion For Next Tests Bill Woodfull, Australia's cricket captain, suggests that Frank Chester, England's famous urilpire. should go out to Australia to officiate in the next series of Tests. This is not a new idea. Several Australians have advocated it for some years. The general feeling was
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    "RABBIT PUNCHES"
    65 16 South African Boxers Want It Allowed Johannesburg Amateur Boxing Association are to recommend to the South African A.8.A.. that hitting on the back of the neck be permitted, but not to count as a point-scoring punch. One of the reasons quoted: "If a boxer has a pronounced crouch,
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    VOLLEY BALL
    46 16 The following will represent the Bushy Park Sports Party, Singapore, v. the India-Ceylon Association, Johore Bahru, at the former's court at Nelson Road on Jan. L at 4.30 p.m.:— Muthiah (capt.), S'thambaranathan, Thamotharampillai, Thambapillai, Selvadorai, Muthu, Ayadorai, Maniam, T. Ayadorai. Reserves: Selvadurai, Retnam, Muthalithamby.
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    HOME FOOTBALL FIXTURES
    270 16 League Games To Be Played To-Day THE following matches in ihe English and Scottish Football Leagues willbe played to-day. FIRST DIVISION Arsenal v. Portsmouth. Aston Villa v. Birmingham. Blackburn R. v. Liverpool. Chelsea v. Derby C. Everton v. Tottenham H. Grimsby T. v. Preston N. E. Kuddersfleld
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    THESE HE-MEN!
    121 16 Young Giants At Wembley Stadium Ik isn't all honey to be a heavy-weight, even at Wembley Stadium. Ten of the young gian s who recently ;ook part in the novices' competi ion, had ihe .ime of their lives. The r day was planned for them to a minue,
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    ONE-LEGGED GOLFER
    81 16 Plays 21 Holes On Windswept Course Although hanmered by the physical disability of having but cne leg <he lost one in the war). H. G. Homer, general manager in New South Wales of the Australian Broadcasting Comnvssion, played 27 holes on the windswept Cornulla course, and, not content
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    HOCKEY TUSSLE DRAWN
    424 16 Wilts And Y.M.C.A. Fail To Score THE YM.C.A. XI did well to hold a strong Wilts XI to a draw in a hockey match on the Y.M.C.A. ground today. The Wilts had the better part of the J ne ,n the whole, although the Y.M.C.A. proved exceedingly
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    BOXING TITLE AT STAKE
    81 16 Max Baer's Strange Arrangement Reuter. Chicago, Dec. 28. MAX Baer says that he is staking his world title to-night in the four round contest against King Levinsky. If Baer is knocked out. he says he will lose his title, otherwise the fight will be a "no
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    S.B. PHYSICAL CULTURE
    120 16 The annual general meeting of the Strai s Bachelors' Physical Culture was held Mr. Aw Boon Haw's bungalow, Pasir Panjang, on Saturday last and the following gen-lemen were elected officebearers for 1934—1935:— Presided —Mr. Cheong Hock Chye. Vice-Presidents—Mr. Chua Swa Chwee, Mr. Teo Hoe Kang and Mr.
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    AMICABLE A.A.
    46 16 Members of the Amicable Athletic Association are hereby informed that notices for the 1935 billiards, football and ping-pong tonrnment are be ng posted on the Club's notice board for the signatures of those who are interested in participating. Entries will close Dec. 31, 1934.
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    RUNAWAY HOCKEY VICTORY
    654 16 Clever Chinese HEAVY DEFEAT FOR Singapore, Friday. CHIN Khean. the S.C.R.C. left inside, was in a scoring mood to-day when he snapped; up six goals for his side, which beat the Ceylon Sports Club by seven goals to nil in a hockey match at Hong Lim green.
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    FOOTBALL
    83 16 St. Mattews v. Siong 800 A.A. A team Will be selected from tlu fj--lowing o-ayers to represent the sr Matthew's Young People's Guild again-t the Stan* 800 Athletic Associu'ion m the S.C.F.A. League to-morrow iSunday. Dec. 30) at the Clerical Union ground at 5 p.m. Ml Loh Kok Chee,
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    "Body-Line" Bowling Revelations
    227 17 NOTTS APOLOGY TO "AUSSIES" Over Voce's Bowling CARE EXPRESSES HIS DISGUST Reuter. Sydney, Dec. 23. THE Australian Board has ar I nouneed that the report from the .Manager of the Australian Tour to England included a letter from the M.C.C. stating that Nottinghamshire on October 26 passed
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    BOXING IN K.L.
    136 17 Board Of Control's First Programme F r om Our Oicn Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 29. THE first programme to be held under the auspices of the Selangor Dosing Board cf Control since its foriMtliil about s x mon hs alO took place to-nigh: when five 'ecu s
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    MATCH STARTS LATE
    87 17 S.R.C. Beat Police At Hockey Singapore, Saturday. A very keenly contested hockey match between the S.R.C. and the Police whicn was played at the Police Depot yesterday in a win for the Recreation Club by the odd goal in five. The match started after 5 p.m. owing
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    OLYMPIC GAMES
    72 17 Japanese Delegate For Committee Meeting Shanghai, Dec. 17. Interviewed by Reuter while passing through Shanghai on the Tasakunu Maru on his way to Europe, Count M chimasa Soyejima said he was going to Oslo for a meeting of the International Olympic Committee. He added that en route he
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    BOXING TITLE
    31 17 An Italian Wins European Championship Rome, Dec. 9. The battling Italian lightweight Oriacdi won the European champ'on&hip on points yesterday in his 15-round ught with Stegemma, the German hampion.
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    HOME RUGBY
    21 17 Reuter. London, Dec. 28. The following match in the Rugby 1 nion was played to-day Leicester 3, Manchester o.—router.
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    PRESENT DAY BOXING CHAMPIONS
    372 17 "Not So Hot," Says Veteran Fighter San Francisco, Dec. 15. VENERABLE Tom Sharkey, the man who beat champions, but n?ver held the crown is back home, wfth th: declaration that the present day heavyweights are a "bunch of chumps In perfect physical condition at 61. Sharkey,
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    SIAMESE GOLF
    45 17 Singapore Player Win Championship (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 28. Captain Bloxham, of the Prisons Department, §ingapcre, won the Open Amateur Golf Championship of Huihin payed during Christmas. His handicap was 4 and the net score was 158. There were 12 entrants.
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    GOLF IN K.L.
    83 17 Madame Chaume On Lo<?al Course (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Fridav. Madame d P la Chaume. who won thj British ladies' open gold title m 1928 and who is now on a tour of Malaya, with her husband, was seen on the ourse oi the Selangor
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    END OF THE RUGBY SEASON
    175 17 I North v. South Match On Jan. 19 THE v Sub-Committee of the Malayar Rugby Union are making elaborate preparations to celebrate the end ol the rugby season in Malaya on Saturday. Jan. 19. when the annual North v. South match will be played at
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    "THEY SIMPLY QUIT"
    110 17 Two Girls Fail To Shatter Flighi Record Oklahoma City, Dec. 10. While their manager stormed and i'aved, the two Oklahoma girls who have been attempting to break the women' 3 sustained flight record of the world landed here to-day. just 33 hours shoi 6 ot the preseni
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    JAPANESE INVITATION
    90 17 British Athletes To Engage Japanese Next Summer Tokyo. Dec. 11. At a meeting of the Japanese Athlete Federation held here to-day it was decided to inv-te British track-stars to participate in a series of dual meets in Japan next summer. In recent years great strides have been made
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    JAPANESE INVITED
    51 17 Baseball Team To Tour South Africa Bloemfontein, Dec. 16. Following the immense strides made by Baseball in South Africa in recent years, a conference representing all the provinces has decided to invite a Japanese team to tour the Union, and to play three Test matches in March and
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    TO-DAY'S RACES AT PENANG
    474 17 Int?rcsting €ard WEIGHTS AND ORDER OF RUNNING I interesting card ol* nine events is clown for the third day of th? Penantr Turf Club's Gold Cup MeetI in£ to-day, beginning at 2.30 p.m., ;in the Northern Settlement. I The meeting has so far been j favoured
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    TO-DAY'S SCRATCHINGS
    38 17 Race I.—i Gent, .Mariette. Race 2.—Nil. Race 3.—Dilatory, The Warrior. Race 4.—Dioware. Bintang Tujoh. Race H —Kirkdale, Jock's Fancy, i Ricana. Race 6.—Nil. Race 7.—Financier. Zreland. Race B.—Sailor Bill (all engagements'* Aviemore, Short Suit. Race 9.—Naghoo.
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    OUR 'READERS VIEWS
    82 18 Letters To The Editor. [Our readers are invited to write tr us on subjects of public interest. It must be understood that the "Malaya Tribune" does not necessarily endorse ofrinions expressed by correspondents. LETTERS SHOULD BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, preferably typewritten (double spacina). and on one'side
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    The Social Evil
    965 18 (To the Editor, the Malaya Tribune) Sir,—In your editorial of yesterday's date you quote in extenso "a doctor of many years' experience in this country" and call him an "authority." So far as this country is concerned, there is no such an "authority" known or in» existence,
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    Malacca Representation
    237 18 To the Editor, the Malaya Tribune. Sir—Protests have been made in connection with theproposednomination of Mr. Tan Soo Chong as the Chin ese representative \of Malacca on the Legislative Council to succeed Mi. l t S he n"o? £r "me to ta.ce you? paper to express my views
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    ROYAL JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
    172 18 Municipality Appoints Committee Singapore, Friday. A SUB-COMMITTEE of six was appointed ai the monthly meeting of the Singapore Mun cipal Commissioners to-day to call for and consider proposals for. and to formulate recommendations as to, the measures to be taken by the Commissioners in connection with the
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    GAMBLERS SURPRISED
    337 18 Raid On Eating House Tn Johore (From Our Own Correspondent) Johor? Bahru, Dec. 27. At about 10.45 last night, the Johore Bahru police received information that gamb.ing was going on in the upstairs of 22. Jalan Tan Hock Ngee, which is an eating house Inspector Elias bin Haji
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    FEMALE PRISONER CAUSES STIR
    102 18 Breaks Grating And Makes Escape Lahore, Dec. 3. QUITE a sensation was caused here when L was known that a female prisoner awaiting her <rial named Munni had escaped from the female ward of the District Jail. Munni aga nst whom there was a charge of
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    563 18 The following novels were added to Raffles Library dur ng the past lorinlAbbott (Jane) Fiddler's Coin. Ames (Jennifer) Good Sport Ayres (R.M.) Much Loved. 2 copies Barrington (E.» The Wooing ol the Q Bin n nett (F) &J. U Hamilton. Bienda Trevisky. Bracey (Axel) Public Enemies. Bloom (Ursula*
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    PROMISE TO LOCAL MEN
    606 18 Higher Posts SANITARY DEPT. VACANCIES Singapore, Friday. OPEAKING on the adjournment at the monthly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to-day, Ifr R. Tessensohn referred to the neea for filling posts in the Town Cleansing Department with locally-quali-fied men. He spoke in reference to a decision /of
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    HURT CHARGE
    138 18 Tamil Admits Being Drunk (From Our Oicn Rep Kuala Lumpur. Thursday ARUMUGAM appeared before the First Magistrate, Mr. F- K. Wilson on charge of causing hurt to a fellow compatrot with a knife at X pong on Dec 25 The accused in h:s gtatcment said that at about
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      1806 19 Radio Programmes For Holidays TELEVISION Po7T~THF NATION EMPIRE STATION PHfVHT hot t a iwr» *W 5 20 a.m. The New Georgian Trio riiOlil, HOLLAND TO-DAY 5.80 a.m. Epllogpe. Cost And Size Of rS3L&£ D S. a k^,! to-day "lCtUreS 6.20 p.m. Big' Ben The Scottish m I Wavel ength: 25.57
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    NOTES FROM KUALA LUMPUR
    211 20 How The King's Message Was Received (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 26. NEARLY every one in Kuala Lumpur was listening in last night to the Christmas hroadcast by H.M. the Particular significance was added to the occasion by the relaying of the broadcast from
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    MOTHER'S FIGHT FOR SON'S CONTROL
    835 20 "I Want My Boys" remarriage hope given up (By Air Mail). London, Dec. 13. DEEP love for a man other than her husband and determination to win back her children absorb the mind ot a wealthy woman oi title, who was the chief figure in
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    ACTION OVER A DEED
    632 20 Jud«re Not Satisfied It Was Signed Under Duress The d.-cd of separation which .-he countess asked Mr. Justice Bennett t set aside was dated Ma.eh 6, 1933, and she alleged that she executed it "und.r the coercion, duress, and undue influence of her husba.id." Her counsel.
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    LOCAL PROGRAMMES
    134 20 A Suggestion By A K.L. Listener A READER from Kuala Lumpur, who signs himself "Radio Listener", writer in making a suggestion regarding the type of programmes that are broadcast ed from Malayan stations. He points out that what is being broadcast at present is mostly dance music. In
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      570 20 BE BUSINESSLIKE! of your business consult .r,.,^, BAR-LOCK TYPEWRIIEB AGENCY, 61, The Arcade, Singapore. j »f<#Hßii»n«»i«H«:«»-?»..»n«n« ,1, ,:i-, ,I n,,, 1 We beg to inform the public that we have opened a branch at Katong j I for the convenience of up-country residents. 5 TAN JOO SOON CO.. I Auctor.ee;
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      354 20 SHE LOST WEIGHT EACH WEEK The Ideal Way To Reduce A woman writes to tell how she is reducing excess fat—and her way seems to be t-he ideal way. "I am 49 years old, 5 ft. 5% ins. m height, and was 13 st. 8 lbs. when I started taking
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      458 20 BERLIN STATION TO-DAY I Wavelengths: DjA. 31.38 metres; DJE is 74 metres: and D3n 31.45 metres. urn DJA. DJN Announcement (Oerm. Engl German Folk Song. Programme Forecast (Germ., Engu. 8.35 p.m. Flute Musc'by Bach, Father and Son. 9.03 p.m. News in English on DJA and in dutch on DJN. 9.20
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    Ceylon's Wonderful Hill Stations
    453 21 "WORLD MUST KNOW OF THIS PARADISE" WHAT A MONTH'S HOLIDAY COSTS DETERMINED «WgTTOB ADVERTISING irtTiTtir at> Nuwara Eliya, Dec. 9. ?E£S£S« ZT r- ing public have never heart £tk reason that the trave mee;i„g held at Nuwar^ iya on 7 S Milne in stations. y c
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    UNIQUE IN THE EAST
    507 21 Position As A Health And Holiday Resort Xuwara Eliya as a health and holiday resor- holds a position which is absolutely unique in the whole of £he East, in that, si ua-ed in the centre of the tropics, it enjoys a climate which can be compared
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    THE SCHEME
    570 21 Inclusive Rates To Be Quoted For Visitors "Regarding the possible query resulting Irom ihe fact that 1 am connected wi-n the Grand Hotel, a large proportion of visitors' expenditure would be spent in this hotel because it is the largest es.ablishmenc of its kind in Nuwara hl.ya, but
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    SENSE OF DUTY
    843 21 Necessity For Improving The Town As Mr. Modder had pointed out, they could not improve the whole town with a few thousand rupees. If they could only increase their balance, they would be able to do very much more. The Central Government, he said, should be roused
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    KANDY ALSO PROTESTS
    834 21 Overseas Propaganda Badly Needed Kandy, Dec. 9. DEFINITE propaganda overseas for Ceylon as a tourist resort were urged yesterday by Major Oldfield, at vhe Hotel Suisse annual meeting. It was not a matter, he said for one hotel or another, bu for the Ceylon Government. Such advertisement
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    BEACONS FOR THE KING'S JUBILEE
    221 21 Fiery Line Round Britain To Be Lit By Scouts London, Dec. 5. **JS and a half after sunset on w!l°i n ii2: *SL 6 ext Boy Scout, in«rt Ln ghi a cna:n of b aeons on high ZJB"S jubilee of the King's reign The Home
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    CANCER CELLS IN ANIMALS
    1022 22 Killed By Injections RESEARCH STAFFS TRIUMPH (By Air Mail) London, Dec. 13. A FAMOUS London hospital announced with a whoop of triumph that one of its distinguished research stfeff had reached a stage in his research at which he could kill cancer cells in animals by
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    MARKET LIST
    453 22 Details Of Current Prices Singapore, Dec. 21. MEAT Beef, steak (round) kati £0 Beef, stew or curry, kati g S£ fat (Ist quality), kati I Mutton, Australian, per lb. Fowl, kati «o Hens (locally reared), kati 38 Ducks (Java), each S Pigeons, domestic, unfledged, pair <0 Pigeons, fledged,
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    'PLANE SEIZED FOR DEBT
    454 22 $2,750 Claim Against Smithy Los Angeles, Nov. 6. AN attachment on Monday tied up the monoDlane Lady Southern Cross, which carried Sir Charles King-ford-Smith and Captain P. G. Taylor across the Pacific in their flight from Australia to California. While Sir Charles was being saluted in
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    SPOOK AEROPLANE AGAIN
    175 22 The Unknown Cipher CODE WIRELESS MESSAGES Oslo. THE "spook aeroplane," which caused a sensation by its appearances over Northern Norway and Finland a year ago, has been seen again in the same districts. Wireless messages believed to have come from the aeroplane hay.? been intercepted. But they
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    THE LATE DR. MEDERLET
    17 22 THE MALAYA TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1934 THE LATE DR. MEDERLET Funeral At St. Mary's Cathedral Madras
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    BOYS' CORNER UNCLE BOB'S LETTER
    102 23 Dear Nephews, This week* mail has been v-jy iieavy and goes to show that you have not fo* got ten the Corner I hope you are all having a good time, and enjoying your holidays. I fina it nctessary to oraw your attention again to
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    Christmas Day
    282 23 (By "Lanny Goh") Of all the holidays we have, Christmas is the most joyous day. This is the holiday when every member of the r.imily tries to get home to take part in the enjoyments thr.t are so general in every English house. At school we have two
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    Singapore Harbour
    173 23 (By "P. Suppiah") The magriificsnt harbour of Singapore, with its splendid breakwaters is situated at Tangjong Pagar. Although I have seen this lovely spot of paradise several times I longed to have a good view of it on a fine moonlight night: at last my ambition was fulfilled.
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    An Air Crash
    111 23 (By "Yearseen," AStar) We. the G.E.S. boys, were having our «t break at 11.15 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. when we saw four R.A.F. bombers flying near our school Suddenly we were surprised to see two men take to their parachutes alter ich one of the bombers came
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    Honesty In Commerce.
    430 23 (By Quentin Durward") p proverb, "Honesty )s the Best hl K ot implies to our doings, but also to trade or commerce. Dishonesty often leads to failure in ousiness, as for example, a man who owns a shop does dishonest acts. Instead of selling his articles at
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    Live And Let Live
    192 23 (By "L. S. Peng.") Man is social. He does not live alone but in a company. To lake an example of a man who ied a solitary life, let us* take Alexandra Selkirk. At present boys and girls crave for society. He or she does not
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    Hawkers
    176 23 (By "Chan Kim Hock.") Hawkers are those who carry goods about for sale, so as to earn their daily bread. These comprise people of the poorer class who, finding it difficult to secure a job, and having no income of the r own are compelled to make a small
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    Examinations And Their Value
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