Malaya Tribune, 16 March 1935

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  • 39 1 The Malaya Tribune Molotfo's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales VXIL- -No. 64 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Saturday, Mar. 16, 1935. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935. FIVE UKHjfc
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 91 1 W The Dominant JF RENOWNED THROUGHOUT MALAYA PUREH XUPPLIEX PRIME AUSTRALIAN EXCEL "BABY" BEEF SUCCULENT AND TENDER JOINTS AND STEAKS SJ& This Beef comes from young bullocks, which have been specially grazed and partly stall-fed.) '"S^^?^^Q^^^^^M^- r FINBST nVIPORTEI) PORK SELECTED ENGLISH Fresh shipments arrive at frequent T FtSH intei
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    801 2 AUNT SALLY'S LETTER My Dear Girls, I was so delighted with the huge mail I received this week, more so because it brought many more applications from girls wanting to join the Corner. "Barbara Wee,'' "Rosalind Wee M and "Sweet Seventeen"—l welcome you my dears to the Corner
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    • 326 2 j FVotect your family/ PESTS J POWD ER! ffiß XIU Power of »i»OOiX Ji-S? 1 I i i 1 r;riMiiii:ii;iiiiiiiii;iiir.-tiiiiiiiiliiliiiiiliiliiiiiliiiiiliili.liiiniiitTili!liiiiiliiiniiil!!iiili/iiii:miiiniiiin» w CROOKES OPTICAL CO, 20«, South Bridge K£.. Singapore. P.O. BOX NO. 59. TEL. NO. 6841. I j a ro >] ea Lenses complete j«# J f j with frame
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    • 362 2 m*m»mmmmmssss*mnym9SKS> Found in Film on teeth W_ the germs of tooth decay! f V Buried beneath an ever-forming film, this invisible enemy attacks jt4§* enamel and destroys the part a(%&!j*m /«S"^S beneath. To fight decay, you 1 J****-*** />%**c*c»< must remove film every day. n* wfor rrr. no /s»* =c=nsHk
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  • 399 3 Shipping News Notices. ROLLS AND SON FAILURE Sequel To Pepper Crisis London, Feb. 27. MR. J. D. Rolls and Mr. H. L. Gabain, trading as Rolls and Son, Mincing Lane produce brokers, have now filed their deed of assignment. This firm was "posW?d" as a result of James and Shakspeare
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  • 202 3 Many Vessels Building In England To-Day Vickers-Armstrongs, Limited, recently laid the keel of a new British cruiser, the Sheffield, at their Walker-on-Tyne yard. They have now two cruisers on .he stocks, and two destroyers will belaid down shortly. Hawthorn Leslie and Co., Limited, Hebburn-on-Tyne, recently officially handed over
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  • 112 3 POSITION: (a) At a distance of 2.3 miles 266 degrees from the flashing white light on extremity of Tanjong Berlayer. Lat. 1 deg. 16' N., Long 103 deg 46' E (approx.). (b) At a distance of 5 cables 329 degrees from (a). DESCRIPTION: In each case a
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  • 465 3 J All Records Broken In First Week fc London, Feb. 27. A LL records are being broken by this year s British Industries Fair, which is be.ng held at the White City and Olympia. Nearly 16.000 members of the general public passed through the turnstiles of both places
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    • 413 3 STEAMER SAILINGS and BRITISH INDIA l\ A O. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore. v»«, 1935. ?BE2. In port. RANCHI 17,000 Mar. 29 BCRDW/.N 6,070 Apr. 11 NALDERA 16.000 Apr. 12 r: AN PUR A 17,000 Apr. 26 SoMALI 6,810 May 8 KAJPUTANA 17,000 May 10 MANTUA 11,000
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    • 571 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore. Malacca. Port Penang. M.S. Sham. ISORINGIA 2-4 2-4 3-4 5-4 KRRIA 23-4 23-4 24-4 25-4 LALANDIA 14 5 14-5 15-5 17-5 J UTLANDIA 4-6 4-6 5-6 7-6 MEONIA 25-6 25-6 26-6 28-6 The above
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    • 485 3 I N.YrK. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan.) To London via Naples, Marseilles. Next Sailings— 1985 s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Mar. 21 s.s. HARUNA MARU April 4 s.s. KATORI MARU Apr. 19 s.s. KASHIMA MARU May 2 m.s. YASUKUNI MARU May 15 MINIMUM FARES TO Ist
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    • 495 3 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER (Incorporated n The umLrnoteu are the Company*? intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. "TRIER," for Manila, H'kon S'hai, N. China Japan Mar. 3') HOMEWARDS. For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen. 1 "DESSAU," also calls Port Sudan Barcelona Mar. 29 t "ILMAR," also calls M'seilles and Havre Mar. 2! "COBLENZ," also calls Genoa,
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    • 531 4 M. HASSAN, 86 ft 87, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work in electrical, gas and water service lines. We give prompt attention to all rrders either big or small. j Why not consult us about your requirements Estimate submitted upon request without charge or obligation. 'PHONE
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    • 861 4 IN THE SUPREME COURT, SINGAPORE. j> Suit No. 381 of 1928 Between Tan Kneng Suan and Tan Seok Tay, (added try Order of Court, dated the 36th Nov.. 1928;, Plaintiffs and Tan Kheng Tin and Tan Thth Tay and the Official Assignee of the Estate of Tan Kheng Tin (added
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    • 650 4 Position of Book-keeper fill?d Applicants thanked. Bjx No. 600. NOTICE. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF MAtATA. THE SINGAPORE MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION THE FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF MAX AY A MOTOR TNSURANCĔ ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA The Offices of members of the above Associations will be closed for th? transit on of
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    • 529 4 I i M i I I i i i rrrr I i i n i i i I I I mi ij; j fRADE LOTtS' I FACE BEAUTIFIER, I (A British Empire Product). f I Makes the FAIR-BEAUTIFUL- BE AUTY-an-ANGEL. i Bewitchingly Perfumed now the I I CRAZE in Malaya,
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    • 344 4 < -miiini<niiiiiiii'iiitii*ni>iiiiiiiii>«irtiiinßTiini)iiiiiiTai;itnriii.iiiintii« 4 I m *w S Ladies' and Gents' Shoes in f the latest styles. Reasonable I Prices. F i STAR SHOE STORE, I 1 NO. 382, N. BRIDGE ROAD. f 5 Factory Showroom I 1 No 17, CASHIN STREET •itttlliilMini' in i I i i i i i
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    • 303 4 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD (Near Middle Road) THE RIGHT SHOP IN TOWN FOR ALL REPAIRS OF CLOCKS, WATCHES AND GRAMOPHONE Contractors for the Repair Clocks Watches to the British y and R.A.F. Ba c, Mala? ■—iiiib i ism Jki uniiMjn JwmniiiiMiuiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiii'iijUhriiiiaiiiitnmimmMim.u. I ii All I j I SCftIFFNER'S f f
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  • 281 5 K iu ou raging Figures For February British Official Wireless. London, March 13. i FRESH rise in Britain's trade is H shown in the February figures. Exports at £34,098,000 show an increase i i'4.038,000, or 13 per cent, compared u -h February 1934. Imports are at
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  • 68 5 r o IL J PRI CEB CURRENT. Tor R.M.A. No. L X. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Ii Singapore, Friday, noon. Buyer*. Sellers. Spot (loose) (l-.O.B) Cuirent month 19% 19% April.June 20*- 2 20% July Sept. 21*4 217« Oct, Dee. '22 7 23 Tone of Market: Dull, l
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  • 1315 5 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following mining share quotations are issued by Vt*°»t Co., exchange and stock brokers. Rubber quotations are thope of Fraser Co., and Lyall and Evalfj MINING Singapore, Saturday, 10 a.m. Issue. Value Buyers Selterw 41- Ampat Tin 4|1% 4|7% £1 Asam Kumbang Tin
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  • 1017 5 Profit Of $32,687 On Year's Working Singapore, Thursday. A DIVIDEND of five per cent., absorbA ing $28,750.00 leaving a balance to be carried forward to the next account of $18,075.11 was declared at. the fifteenth annual general meeting of the Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubber Co., Ltd.. held
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  • 163 5 Political And Financial Crisis Reuter. London, Mar. 15. THE possibility of linking the Shanghai dollar to some foreign currency is discussed by an anonymous correspondent in an article entitled "America Plays Havcc with China," which is given prominence in the Financial News. This writer says that to make
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  • 146 5 STANTON NELSON CO., LTD. Messrs. Stanton Nelson and Co.. Ltd., in their weekly review, dated Mar. la, state: Contrary to general expectation a furfher sharp break in price has taken place 1 this week following on renewed weakness n the commodity and stock exchanges n America. The main adverse influences
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  • 66 5 The following is a list of Outputs for r.he urdermDntioned Estates for the month of February, 1935: Lb. Months Lb. Brunei 36.000 8 279 200 Bu;::t Timah 7.723 12 120 56? Changkat 17.100 1 17.100 Hay tor 13.115 2 27.636 Indragiri 85,114 5 437 259 Lunas 27.800 4
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  • 179 5 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report Singapore, Mar. 15. MESSRS. Lewis and Peat (Sj Ltd.. in their weekly report state r--New York, with only one small reaction, has continued on the downward path assisted by the uncertainties of exchange and of further labour trouble in
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  • 91 5 Sto;k Dealings In Two-Shilling Units London, Feb. 27. Permission to deal ii the £100 s''ock of the Kamuning (Perak) Rubber and Tn C imnany in twc-shill nc units has now preb?en granted. Yesterday there were dealngs at 3s. and 3s. lV 2 d., and the price closed at
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  • 158 5 j 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 $1.19 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial gallon $0.82 Shell Motor Spirit to 4-gallon drums per
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  • 41 5 The following are dredge statistics for the first half of March. Renong Consolidated: Hours run 181 Cubic yards treated 56,000 Tin ore won; piculs 274 Katu Tin: Hours run 226 Cubic yards treated 53,000 Tin ore won piculs 253
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 237 5 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE. < apital Fully Paid Yen 100,000,000. Reserve Fund Yen 125.800,000. HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA. BRANCHES at Alexandria. Bat-avia, Etilin. Dairer., Fengtien, Hamburg, HacI w. Harbin. Honolulu, Hongkong, Hsinr:£, Karachi, Kobe, London. Los Angeles, Man ia, Moji. Nagasaki, Nagoya. New York, Osaka, Paris,
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    • 27 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: 16D, Cecil St., Singapore. L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager.
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    • 80 5 Nederlandsche Handel -Maatscbappi/, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY), Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. WITH BENCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlement*, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, Limited. Correspondents in the principal
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    • 160 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). Tur* m IIV SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,00f.00. Paid Up $10,000.000.00. HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET. SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH 458. NORTH BRID(.E ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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  • 508 6 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING HAIFA HARBOUR Too Small For International Shipping Jerusalem. Although less than eighteen months have passed since Haifa harbour, was officially opened for international shipping, it is proving too small for the traffic which is coming into Palestinian waters. Only four large ships
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  • 121 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, Mar. 16. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nieuw Holland 22; Muinam 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gale 3) Corfu 18; Mata Hari 15; Andre Lebon 11; Bandai Maru 8; Mantai Maru 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) City of Norwich
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  • 146 6 The local Agents of the Qantas Air Mail Service notify that the aeroplane from Australia via Java is expected to 1 arrive at Singapore at about 5 p.m. today The mail will be available to boxhoiders and window delivery ticket holders at about 6 p.m. Correspondence for non-boxholders
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  • 14 6 Left Arrd. By Spore London Air Mail (Dutch) Mar. 7 Mar. 14
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  • 880 6 Large Gathering At Bidadari Singapore, Saturday. THE funeral oi Mr. C. A. da Silva, J.P.. whose death was reported yesterday, took place at Bidadan Cemetery vesteiaay afternoon, following a choral service at the Church of St. Joseph's. The Rev. Father Coroado officiated. There
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  • 308 6 British Official Wireless. PRODUCE Singapore, Mar. 15. R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $140 R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $137 R..(Siam) W. Coast N. 3 per Koyan $135 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $135 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan
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  • 258 6 WHAT'S ON? j Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, MAR. 16 High Tides.—8.16 a.m., 10.14 p.m. Races: Kuala Lumpur Meeting, first d. Football: Government League, Div. Immigration v. Police, Police Dep.,R.A.F. v. Clerical Union, Anson Ro;, Stadium, 5.15 p.m.; S.C.F.A. Compctition, Chinese Companions v. st Mathew's
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  • 65 6 ALHAMBRA.—"CharIie Chan In London." APOLLO.—"Krishna Burtama," a Hindustani talkie. CAPITOL.—• Swee Adeline." CHINESE GIRLS' CIRCUS. Ail Road. 8.30 p.m. EMPIRE Wild Cargo." GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret L* Side-shows. Malay Operas. Chinese V.'uyangs. Cinemas. Talkies, etc. MARLBOROUGH. —Hindustani talkie, "Beauty of Islam." NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dane: Side-shows. Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies,
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  • 210 6 "Bstter Off Than Three Years Ago" Reuter. London, Mar. la. "OURgLY it s not too much to lieu that the developments in the trad of India and China will be one of u most important features in the next decade," ;aid Mr. Walter Runciman, Pis dent
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 521 6 f trTl!.|iitli|:il:!|. tlflt(lalt ft i II J I I I I I I I I I I J SINGAPORE HOTELS i I r 1 1 1 1 I I I i I i IM n I I I I I I Itf I I I I I I I H
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    • 118 6 BROKEN DOWN SYSTEM simply w ea "nil Tl ""derstand. I» **t vital force, th 7t a c^f a ak d wn as wrre, nutter what ma I L" SU,n th N 0 numberless) h*~m„V causes < the y r *lmost the mow promin^St" 6 m UCh the «Pirits and want
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    • 24 6 FIGARO Ladies Hairdressers. PERMANENT WAVING By European Experts. SR. $10 and $15 only. RAFFLES HOTEL, (Room J2o> at 93, Bras Basah Road. TELEPHONE 286s
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 43 6 [POSTAL INTILLIGEHCC SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY *Sir:m, Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, E. and S Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, N. and S. America and whole of Europe (Imperial) 7 p.m. TO-MORROW Australia, New Zealand. Java and Timor (Qantas) 7 p.m. (*Mails for Europe).
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    • 291 7 BIG REDUCTION I j Gents Children Ladies g S.S. F.M.S. S.S. F.M.S. S.S. F.M.S. S.S. F.M.S. O Hi Price $4.90 $5.30 Old Price $1.90 $2 30 Old Price $1.90 $2,10 g£ New Price $3.90 $4.30 New New Price $K3O M I O m^^^^^^^^^^^^ O ART. 7837-6. BLACK PATENT H LEATHER.
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    • 148 8 I ™fj ALHAMBRA HAS BEEN ENTIRELY V REDECORATED COME AND SEE THE THEATRE AND THE I i B mmmaamr FINEST ENTERTAIN MENT IN TOWN I I 111 IHAH D I 1 3 SHOWS TO DAY AND I Ij*LHM D II A I TO-MORROW 3.15, 6.15, 0.15. I IN /ONDON I
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    • 272 8 j Do Your Shoes Give I j You Complete Foot I Comfort 1 When buying Shoes, the three I 2 main things to consider are:— I 2 1. Complete foot comfort, l 2. Durability, I I St. Style. I Yap Heng Shoes possess all I these features. Please call at
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    • 170 8 I '111 ii•• i i MMliitMiiitiiiManiiiiiiininiuiuiMiiiiiM i«■ j paM pavilion JEW with COINR4I) VEIDT and SIR CEDRIO HARDWICKE with jjj^KT^jMp 11 ■11 ■11 111 ■i. •11 11 mmm i n i >■—«____« i J VICTORIA MEMORIAL BALL j j THE EVENT OF THE SEASON j I COMING SHORTLY j MADAME
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  • 145 9 Letters To The Editor, iOur readers are invited to write tc iv 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 one
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  • 220 9 Preliminary Clearing Of The Site (From Our Own Reporter) WT tT Ipon Thursday. |POH is almost assured of an aerodrome. Work in connection with the preliminary clearing of the site chosen for the landing ground will begin" to-day. It is said that it will take about thres months
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  • 150 9 Criticism Of Now Traffic Regulations Reuter. London, Mar. 14. 51* A STORM of criticism ranging from indignation t 0 ridicule is passed by the morning papers on Lord Trenchard's motor "police traps." The idea of the plain-clothes police as spred spies is described unfair and
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  • 141 9 Successful Term Of Service In New Zealand British Official Wireless. London, Mar. 15. Lord Bledisloe, who left New Zealand 1 for England to-day after serving for five j years as Governor-General, before leav- ing received remarkable tributes to the i popularity which he and his wife had I
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    • 322 9 I 8949 lia WUt (had £5 a,., I i $>*__<>_, 8379 Stay as sweet as you arc. I T I II I had a million Dollars. F T 8380 The Continental. pV I La Cucuraeha Rumba I I R::s_ The Merry Widow—Select- on p" Q i 5 8383 Tango Ace.
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    • 186 9 I THE NEW WORLD WISH ALL THEIR MUSLIM FRIENDS SLAMAT HARI RAYA HAJI PRESENT TO THEIR COSMOPOLITAN j FRIENDS PATRONS THE FOLLOWING "QUALITY" VAUDEVILLE PROGRAMME FOR THE TEA AFTER DINNER DANCES TONIGHT (1) HOT JAZZ by Misses Molley, Helen, Julie, Carolina, Ada Mary. ;j (2) Special Number by Miss Anita
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    • 318 9 »^rrriij;;iiiimr>fftftwii:!fniuii»iiiiiiiit^^ 1 BOWDEN S MILK FOOD IS PURE I i I MADE ENTIRELY FROM ENGLISH MILK 1 by the I "IMPROVED ROLLER PROCESS" WITHOUT ANY ADULTERATION SUCH AS CANJ^ft^AR I (SUCROSE). I I See that your Baby m su£ a r (Sucrose). I gets the best. Cane Sugar is not
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  • 41 10 Mrs. C. A. da Silva and family thank all friends for their condolences and for t'heir prayers, flowers and attendance at the funeral. Will everybody, too numerous for individual communication, kindly accept this acknowledgment' of so much sympathy.
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  • 392 10 items of news of interest to all concerned with the tin industry are contained in the cables. One, very welcome to Malaya, is the announcement that the quota is to be raised by five per cent., solhat control will press less hardly on producers. There were some
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  • 320 10 MEMORANDUM issued by the Secretary of State for Air to accompany the Air estimates for 1935, shows how an important a part aviation, both service and civil, now plays in Bntisn policy. The estimated expenditure for this year shows an increase of £3,089,000 over that for 1934,
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  • 318 10 Decline In Britain's Road Toll British Official Wireless. London, Mar. 15. COR the first time since the M nistry of Transport began to publish the weekly traffic casualties exactly a year ago. deaths at 94 dropped below the 100 mark. There has been a
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  • 175 10 Dr. Max Ugner Entertained In Singapore i Singapore. Saturday. A dinner was given by Mr W A t Schaub, the manager of the N V Straits at l e last night in honour of Dr. Max Ilene.--of D the g i e r iS L m K mber
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  • 251 10 jyjOTORISTS in Malaya should render thanks to the particular divinity tha r shapes their ends that, unl ke their confreres at Heme, they have not to contend with a Ministry of Transpoit. endowed with what practically amounts to dictatorial powers and possessing v ews on the
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  • 189 10 |F Lord Trenchard's new regulation is carried into effect, it will add another knot to the already complicated tangle known as the Road Traffic Act, which provides that motorists are only obliged to halt for policemen in uniform. Moreover the speed spies will be unable :o sound their
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  • 161 10 gINGAPORE golfers welcome the opportunity of seeing that great player Joe Kirkwood, either at Bukit Timah or the Island Club. It is inspiring. M well, perhaps, as a little saddening. io watch a master of the great garm. i n action, to note the inevitability 0 f his
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  • 176 10 |T is good news for music lovers that Mme. AmeLta Galli-Curci, most famous of lyric sopranos, is definitely coming to Singapore, and will give a recital at the Memorial Hall on April 13. In an age when the names of film stars are better known than those of opera
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  • 333 10 By "Looker-On" J WANT to have it out with my husband," as the woman said when she arrived at the dentist's with him. A A Then there was the big-game hunter who said "Its neck or nothing," when he went out to shoot a giraffe. AAA
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    • 251 10 I ONE MUST BE I FASHIONABLE j COMPLETELY NEW I t AN INTERESTING NEW SHIPMENT OF I CHOMOLSETTE AND LEATHERETTE GLOVES! I ABSOLUTELY UP-TO-THE-MINUTE! I SIZES 7, 7«/ 2 8, B'/ 2 I PRICES FROM $1.50 TO $2.25. J Robinson Co., Ltd. j I SINGAPORE. I MAR MITE Ijj LRtgurertd
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  • 264 11 DAGGER ATTACK IN MOSQUE DURING MORNING DEVOTIONS Mecca Incident bodyguard Shoots Down Thres Men Reuter. London, Mar. 15. JHE Hedjaz Legation in London states that an attempt was made to assassinate King Ibn Saud at Mecca during the early morning devotions in
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  • 207 11 Contribution To World Peace London, Mar. 15. THE First Lord of the Admiralty in his speech in the House of Commons on the naval estimates, vigorously protested against the misrepresentation which took advantage of the increase in the defence estimates to accuse the Government of War Emergency."
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  • 38 11 GIRLS' CORNER, 2. FINANCIAL NEWS, 5. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, C. BT. PATRICK'S DINNER, 12. THE SINGAPORE ASSIZES, 13. CHURCH SERVICES, 16. SPORTS NEWS, 14 and 15. RADIO TOPICS, 17 and 18. BOYS' CORNER. 19.
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  • 1039 11 Luxury Cruise INTERVIEWS WITH PASSENGERS Singapore, Saturday. "WHY is it that there are so many members of the German nobility on board?" This was a question which a Malaya Tribune representative put to Prince Adolf yon Schaumburg-Lippe, of Bueckeburg, Germany, who with hu> wife, the Princess,
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  • 152 11 Siam Mission Studying Far East Prisons A Siamese Government mission is now in Singapore, on its way to the Far East, the object of the tour being to study Far Eastern prison sys.ems with a view to making the treatment of foreign prisoners in Siam as similar
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  • 78 11 (f rom Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. There were wild rumours in the Railway circles at Sentul yesterday to the effect that there was going to be a strike similar to the one last year among the employees. In anticipation the Police took all necessary precautions. I
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  • 76 11 Mr. A. L. Schiesser, managing director of Pavilion, Ltd., and a director of the Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd., and Mrs. Schiesse.r left at noon to-day by the P. and O. Corfu on a trip to Europe and America in the course of which he will visit *he film studios and film
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  • 88 11 England To Australia SERVICE TO START ON APRIL 17 Reuter. Canberra, Mar. 15. FURTHER step taken in the development of the Empire Air Services whereby possible passengers can travel all the way from England to Australia and vice versa aerially was announced by Mr. Robert Parkhill,
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  • 90 11 Submits Unemployment Plans To Cabinet British Official Wireless. London. March 15. Detailed plans fcr tackling the unemployment problem, which Mr. Lloyd George has prepared in collaboration with a committee of experts were submi. ted 10 the Prime Minister last night In the form of a memorandum of
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  • 47 11 Reduction In Cost Of War Pensions British Official Wireless. London. March 15. Fjirther Civil Estimates were issued yesterday showing a saving of £881.000 on the estimate for the Ministry of Pensions, which represents a progressive natural loducdon in the cos: of War Pensions.—British Official Wireless.
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  • 34 11 Reuter. New York, Mar. 14. The death is announced of Mr. Richard Harrison, the seventy-year-old celebrated Negro actor, who played the part of The Almighty in "Green Pastures for five years.—Reuter.
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  • 68 11 To Be Maintained At 230,000 Reuter. Paris, Mar. 15. DECLARING, that they cannot allow French effectives to fall when German effectives were considerably increased, the Government announced in Parliament measures to maintain the strength of the army at 230,000 till 1940, including an increase in the period
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  • 134 11 Change In Retiring Age Reuter. London, Mar. 15. IjNDER the Superannuation Bill, the Second Reading of which was passed in the House of Commons members of me Consular Service in China will be allowed to retire at the age of 55, instead of 60, as in
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  • 124 11 Assistance For The Home Meat Industry British Official Wireless. London, March 15. The ihird reading of the Government's Cattle Bill was carried in the House of Commons to-day by 118 votes to 29 and later received its first reading in the House of Lords. The object of
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  • 85 11 1,219 People Arrested $1,000,000 WORTH OF NARCOTICS Reuter. New York, Mar. 15. biggest round-up of illegal traders in liquor narcotics in the history of the United States occurred when 1,219 persons were arrested. <»f whom 741 will be charged with illicit manufacture of liquor, 247
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  • 94 11 Boy King Not Returning For Two Years Reuter. Lausanne, Mar. 15. CONTRARY to expectations in Ban 4j kok that the young King of Siam j will return later this year for his Coronation, it is understood here that he I will remain at Lausanne for another two years
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    • 118 11 iltiHU'i' A MOUTRIE I PLAYER PIANOj I I|_LJ_J„.| FOR I j j —l ONLY j3! HHi—=Je j I A WONDERFUL BARGAIN j j S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. j Raffles Place Singapore, j 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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  • 2329 12 Large Merry Crowd WITTY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY iQT. Patrick's Day was celebrated by Irishmen in Singapore with a dinner at Raffles Hotel last night and a celebration it was in the true sense oi the word, for the large
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  • 99 12 Propaganda For National Government Reuter. London, Mar. 14. A NATIONAL Publicity Bureau to carry out propaganda work, for the National Government has been established under the control of a committee consisting of Sir Kingsley Wood, Lord Hutchinson and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald representing the three Parties. Colonel E. H.
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  • 1685 12 Local Firm's Affairs BANKRUPTCY COURT MATTERS Singapore, Friday. I T*HE Bankruptcy Court was this morning'presided over by Mr. I Justice Mills. The list was a small i one and a judgment summons was I dealt with first. In this summons E. W. Diamond j sole
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  • 370 12 I Great Musical Hit At The Capitol AT THE CINEMAS {T would be difficult to dispute the claim made for it that Warner Bros., 'Sweet Adeline," which was shown for the first time at the Capitol last night, is the greatest musical success since "The Gold Diggers." As
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  • 67 12 Lands On Way To New York Reuter. Los Angeles, Mar. 16. WILEY Per,: has started on his new stratosphere flight to New York. Cleveland <Ohio, Mar. 15 W ley Post, who left Los Angeles th-s morning to attempt a stratosphere flight to New York, landr.d here as
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  • 105 12 Poniian kechil, Mai. 14 Mr. A. T. Karthigesu. the D.I.O. or Fontian Kechil. has received a cable from Vaddukcddai, Ceylon, conveying the news of th* death of his father, V. Appacutty on the 13th instant at 3 a.m The deceased who was 73 years old ui *hp
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    • 18 12 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, 'PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE. FIRE, MARINE. MOTOR VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE.
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  • 1901 13 TAN BOON KIAH TRIAL ENDS CRIMINAL .BREACH OF TRUST IN RESPECT OF $103,752 UNANIMOUS verdict of guilty was brought fa b jury at the conclusion to-day of the hearing of the case a I,t an Boon K.ah, until recently Assistant
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  • 198 13 Match Godown Goes Up In Smoke I (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 12. APPROXIMATELY 2,500 cases of matches n valued at about $50,000 were destroyed to-day by a Are which broke out at 49, Wdd Quay, a match godown occupied by Messrs. Long Kee
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  • 168 13 Mr. Law Joo Gin And Miss Low Kirn Ying (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Friday. An interesting wedding was solemnised at ••Yewham." Parry Road, yesterday when two well-known families in Kuaia Lumpur were united. Th? contracting parties were Mr. Law Joo Gin. son of Mr. Law Yew
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    • 32 13 Make Your Own Movies YOU CAN NOW TAKE MOVIES AS CHEAP AS STILT, PICTURES WITH: DEKKO CINE CAMERA Films From $1.20 per roll. SINGAPORE PHOTO CO., 37-39, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. PHONE: 6389.
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    • 189 13 IIIFE 'INSURANCE FOrI S RACEHORSES! j A remarkable policy issued by Lloyd's underwriters is now available covering: racehorses and other valuable animals against death during currency from any cause. Particulars from SIME, DARBY CO.. LTD., (Insurance Department, TEL. 5144. Singapore. I I RTOAL I f, «st 1 I "7 j
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  • 940 14 Good Display With Only Ten Men Chinese Win 3- 1 Keng Hock Scores Twice I HTHE Chinese made a promising start I in the First Division of the S.A.K.A. League at the Anson Road Stadium this afternoon when they defeated the S.R.C
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  • 330 14 HEADLEY'S DOUBLE CENTURY Huge Score Again at England Kingston, Mar. 15. T»HE final Test Match between England and the West Indies was continued to-day in glorious weather on a perfect wicket. The West Indies, who had knocked up the creditable score of 235 for 2,
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  • 227 14 Siamese Kid Beats Bobby Ang. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Saturday. NAI Vee Chan, the Siamese Kid, outpointed Bobby Ang at the Wembley Park last night in a twelve-round bout for the lightweight championship of Penang. Vee Chars made it a snappy fight w.tli plenty of hard hitting.
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  • 43 14 The following will play for the Indian Association against the S.C.C. to-day at 2 p.m. on the I. A. GroundBaskanm (cast). Fernandez, siokhan Singh, Wazir Singh, Mistry. Davar Abbasbhoy, Hergovind. Dharamraj, Varma snd Naden. Resrrves: Kenneddy. Chandy and Anulha.
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  • 47 14 The Chinese Companion A. A. meet Saint Mathew Y.P.G. in the first round of the S.C.F.A. Cuo Comoetition to-day Saturday) at the Jalan Besar Stadium The Amicable A.A. will meet Siong Bco A.A. to-morrow (Sunday) at the amc- place. Admission 10 cts and 20
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  • 993 14 Soccer Notes Comments Review Of The League And Cup Competitions (By Full-Back THE soccer season this year promises to be very interesting, both in the S.A.F.A. League and the Commercial Cuo competition. Dealing with the League first, of the three divisions, the greatest interest is, of course, centred on Division
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    • 75 14 CHINA Underwriters Limited. (Incorporated in Hongkong). A British Company Registered hi Great Britain and Hongkong LIFE, FIRE, MOTOR CAR, MARINE PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE Thone 4276. Office: Hongkong Bank Chambers Second Floor, Singapore. !£!r?J!u! tellS n J Ur b0di,y vigour You sim P'v have some really good restorative to replenish your
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  • 653 15 SEMI-FINALS IN F.A. CUP Lie Four Teams iiOLION TO MEET SHEFFIELD? ,BY "RAMBLER") rifK Inst lap in the race for Wemi.k v will be reached to-day with 1 (laying- of the semi-finals in the lish F.A. Cup. 'our teams will battle for the our of
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  • 127 15 Running Commentary By 8.8.C. THE 8.8.C. announces that a running commentary on the Grand National Steeplechase to be run at Aintree, near Liverpool, on Friday, March 23, will be broadcast through all transmissions as follows: Transmission I—Saturday, March 30, at 6.15 a.m. G M T. Transmission 2—Saturday,
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    • 112 15 r f The Original <, SNL jt^L PRIMUS JSL M j Whether for HEATING and LIGHTING or occaI sional COOKING whsh it seems unnecessary v to light a wood fire the Original Primus Apparatus has no equal for efficiency and economy. The superior workmanship and materials used in I I
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    • 310 15 I Assets exceed $12,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. I The Great Eastern Life Assurance I Company, Limited. j S (Incorporated in the Straitg Settlements). Cj I HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern J-Jfe Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. S LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry, E.C. S The Company has 220,000 deposited with
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  • 68 16 Educational Policy To He Moderated Sin Chew Jit Poh. Wl Shanghai. Mar 15 The Minister of Education < i ,1 Siamese Government intends to 11 or,'" ate his policy dealing witn or V" Schools in Siam in order to n>ac China's opposition, it is learnt in for™
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    • 139 16 10^^ I F- A. BAR THOLOMEI S2, LTD. HHVIiJ F. A. BARTBOI OMEISZ LTD. 20, Kaffles t*uay. Telephone No. 2234. TAU** ,a/ has nia,/(^^^ Singapore famous! h -4M i! l/> OTHERS II j > for a trial order. IR Powder Er gives that m.iv complexion blends naturally v>.th the bcs
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    • 599 16 CHURCH SERVICES Details For This Week-End CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 6.50 a.m., Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m., Matins. 8 a.m., Holy Communion (Choral) 9.15 a.m., Holy Communion. 5.30 p.m., Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. WEEKDAYS Holy Communion on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
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    • 613 16 6 p.m., Testimony Meeting (First Wfd nesday of each month). Reading Room at the above Addreopen Wednesdays and Sa*urda 9.3U to 11.30 a.m. "BETHESDA" Bras Basah Road Sunday, 9 a.m., Breaking of Bread 4 p.m., Bible Classes and Sund™ School. ou.iaay 8 p.m., Gospel Service. Speaker, Mr. A. J. Turner
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  • 835 17 B.B.C. Empire Broadcasting GENERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Increasing Scope I ADVICE OF SPECIALIST COMMITTEES B.B.C. announces that a new General Advisory Council, oi which the Archbishop of York has accepted the Chairmanship, has been J; set up in view of the increasing- scope and responsibilities of the broadcastI' ing service. It
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    • 310 17 How She Fooled Him! A Brides Confession vJHks?VV 'Iv hi neo told me in a jHP 1 of confidence one 'tyf* j And it makes the I never have to powder fig of Cream is the mar- *1 discovery of a great French but makes it four times as adherent
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    • 84 17 p PASKOE Co., if A CORNWALL HOUSE S 54, ORCHARD ROAD. Mr s n X WHEN BUYING p 0 FURNITURE AND e 1 HOUSE FURNISHINGS H E 0 BUY THE BEST, v F S I v BEST E R IS F N CHEAPEST j IN THE END jy FURNITURE, TIENTSIN
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    • 410 17 J CLEARANCE SALE j OF I records (3 for $i> (J RADIOS from $50.00 I GRAMOPHONES from $125 m. &c. Nathan NORTH BRIDGE ROAD X SI and at (l I 2r>. 27 29, ORCHARD ROAD, AMBER MANSIONS. "GIVE ME CASTORIA EVERY TIME!" "WHAT'S CASTORIA?" is the ft JL_* 6 TjjjjjV
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  • 34 18 Mr and Mrs. C. B. Graburn of Simakai. Perak. leave for Home on holiR h c t mon s- .Their many friends m the State Will wish this popular couDle a very happy holiday.
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  • 43 18 Shun Pao. Hongkong. Feb. 25. Two new gunboats, which will be used for patrol duty along the Kwangtung coast, have arrived here from Italy io-da>v One of the vessels immediately proceeded to Canton, the other is leaving on Feb. Pao
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    • 692 18 ■A mm Jj EYESIGHT CONSERVATION. Safeguard your eye* —they are youc greatest possession. It is dangerous to neglect them. Free Sight-Testing and a wide range of glasses and frames K» choose from. NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO., Manufacturing Opticians, 96, High Street, S'..gapore. COULD NOT KNIT FOR NEURITIS If neuritis bothers
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    • 236 18 IB I (radition of quality, maintained for ntarhi I naif-a century I 8 I 60 I Isc 555 i WawiniuiniuMini.w i i i POSTALS Tunes All—Hears All while others fail A real all-wave 13-2000 metres. Guarantee n sensitive, selective, and powerful than any Bet b with 8 valves but cost
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 646 18 BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE STATION Programmes For The Week-End THE wireless programmes for the week- end as announced by the German Shori-wave Station, Berlin, Broadcasting House, are as follows: SATURDAY. 4.05 p.m. DJB, DJN Announcement (Germ., Engl.). German] Folk Song. Programme Forecast (Germ., Engl.). 420 p.m. Short Concert: I n Commemoiation of
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    • 260 18 Wireless EMPIRE PROGRAMMES FOR WEEK-END "Tea Time": Just A Light Entertainment THE Empire wireless programmes for the week-end are as follows:— SATURDAY 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. The Scottish Stud o Orchestra. 7.05 p.m. Sydney Gustard, at the Organ of the Gaumont Palace Cinema, Chester. Greenwich Time Signal at 7.20 p.m.
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    1469 19 UNCLE BOB'S LETTER prar Boys. i was distinctly heartened by the which I received last neck and glad i<> find you are not forng \<»u»" old uncle. cricket season is now on, so not write and tell me all about games in school, etc. another thing. Those of
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    • 19 19 THE ART F^ ING I J The East Asiatic Company, Limited. I KUALA LUMPOK fWfcWfc I ,TI. nrrtr 1
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