Malaya Tribune, 20 May 1935

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Dialaya's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales XXII. -No. KK» SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1935 FIVE CENTT- The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Monday, May 20, 1935. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE; MONDAY, MAY 20, 1935 FIVE CENTS.
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      91 1 J The Irtbune Dominant In -JAlalaya POOLEY WEIGHING OF ALL KINDS MS ARK RENOWNED FOR I ACCURACY LONG SERVICE Sole Ajjpnt* «s> I MILK AT ITS BEST j j SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITE BRAND j BECAUSE THE QUALITY /.S WORTH TWICE THE PRICE I SAFE AND GOOD FOR BABY j Blue Cross
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      311 1 (■Pli) CAMERAS —Ask to see, The "Contax" Blfe "Super-Ikonta*' The "Super-Nettcl" The "Baby Ikonta" —iii mi i i mi, i i mt |L_ i i j| i I THE IMPROVED British Made X/iri/TDC sowing =I^= are designed with a view to service and utility. Tested azvl proved material only is
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    Shipping News & Notices. LIGHT ON PRATAS ISLAND
    533 2 Shipping News Notices. LIGHT ON PRATAS ISLAND 8 seller WHY MAINTENANCE IS IMPRACTICABLE ti. i» I(tlt.s u t<»li> ill l.Ko"X.< .1». X. <, "l. X. ul <lli".t < .'X<.lnnlli.'l1.liUi',<>. <!,? t«»llnvvinjs nolc t<i lin .^l^^'i> ,!<>! i','b-,l I'll»? lV il,).,. ...,.,i-r<.I u,' I'lil'u' >' > N,n1 1< >0ll Vlt ,i
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    CHINESE SHIPPING
    246 2 j Co-Operative Society In Formation 1 II SCHEME to group all Chinese shipping interests into a conference to fix rates and stop ruinous competition has been forwarded by the preparatory committee of the Ch na Navigators Co-operative Society, to be inaugurated on May 1, says the' Shanghai Times.
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    NEW BRAZILIAN COMPANY
    137 2 Services To Europe And United States According to official information the rans-Atlamic shipping company which was recently incorporated by the Sao Paul. «Sl e *r° vern n t> j" to begin !ts existence with the arrival of the first vessel a t Sao Paulo shortly. is To
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      413 2 STEAMER SAILINGS PaO and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Dae Tonnage. Singapore 1935. MANTUA 11,000 May 24 BANGALORE 6,000 June CARTHAGfc 15,000 June r RAWALPINDI 3 7,000 June 2j BHUTAN C.lOO July 4 KAIS A R-I-HIND 11.500 July 5 BfiHAR 0,000 July 1? RANCH* 17,000 July
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      468 2 cl l.'lv.. I.. l..>n<l<>., tuples, X»s««ill«. I »35. 5.x. 1.! <-. 5l/5l!!>!l 27 i ll.I'K' .->! .l'»l.v 2^ i n 2»p»n via llnnlllionzr. Next 5«j1 n?5 2935. Xl 5, XlM >ll.v 'N 16 lll ltl.1l «X Til lv l5li5. li'..!t.'l.,?il- Hi»? <10?l .ln?,ull 5223 fI5^l llnunll tke >VorI«i touristXll'POX I'll
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      518 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore. Malacca. Port Penang M.S. Sham. ♦JUTLANDIA 4-6 4-6 5-6 7-C MEONIA 25-6 25-6 26-6 28-6 ALSIA 16-7 16-7 17-7 19-7 BORINGIA 6-8 6-8 7-8 9-8 ERRIA 27-8 27-8 28-8 30-8 "Calls Dunkirk. The above
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      461 2 STEAMER SAILINGS tNORDDEUTSCHKk" (Incorporated n The undemoted are the Company*! n tended fixtures: OUTWARDS. 1936. DONAU, for Manila, Hongkong, S'hai, N. China Japan -n SCHARNHORST. for Manila, H'kong, S'hai, Yokohama Kobe Jua* R FRANKEN, for Manila, Hon* k< i g, S'hai, N. China Japan 11 HOMEWARDS. U For Rotterdam, Hamburg
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    158 3 Kl'BKER SLIGHTLY EASIER !c;i Baying Interest Continues b Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday morning. T<> day's Prices:— i; ;>biT (Singapore), 19% cts., down ct. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin (Singapore), $113 7 8 up $i/ 8 Saturday's Prices:— I.i >n: 5 15 16d., down 1 16d. M.rketTone: Quiet.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    102 3 DAILY PRICES <:URKEi«7. Tor R.M.A. No 1. X Ribbed Smoked Sheea S ngapors, Monday, noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X R.S.S. in c :«os (F. 0.8. May) 10 20 Good F.A.Q. in caaea (FOR May) W5 ir> yj 716 No. I.X.RS.S. (Sp<»t. loose) (awardable S'p »re) 1!)
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    Financial News & Views LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1463 3 Financial News Views LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS MINING i Singapore, Mon lay, 10 a.m. issue Frs.ser vs" co. Evatt J; Ar at u 4 3 4 9r;d 4 3 4 6 l\ A" uinDan g 32;- 34 31 6 33 6 £1 A. Malay 59 61 59 61 5 I-
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    ONLY FRACTIONAL ALTERATIONS
    294 3 I Lewis And Peat's Weekly Rubber Report 1 London. May 8. Ia their weekly report, Messrs Lewis and Peat. Ltd.. state:— PLANTATION.—The market has been quiet during the week with only a small business passing and values only show fractional alterations. The Dutch East Indian shipments for
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    STOCK MARKETS
    29 3 London, May 18. GTERLING on New York is 1.92 'X—K— Paris 74 3 16. Gold 141s. Bd.. Silver Spot 35. forward 35 3 16.— British Officia! Wireless.
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    PINEAPPLE EXPORTS
    92 3 During the week endine: May U, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 40.593 cases, of which: 27,510 (68 per cent.) 3ases were to tne United Kingdom. 735 (2 per cent > cases to the Continent of Europe. 8,600 (21 jKT cat.) cases to Canada and 3.748 '9 per
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    IRISH BUDGET
    110 3 Encouraging Financial Position Reuter Wireless. Dublin, May 15. AN encouraging financial position was disclosed by Senator Mcentce. when introducing the Budget in the Dail Whereas he budgetted last year for a deficit of £7,713,000 to be provided by borrowing, the actual deficit was only £2,433.000. A substantial increase
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    218 3 Improvement In Indian Loans Reuter Wireless. London, May 15. Or the Stock Exchange to-day some good features relieved the general quietness and oil shares attracted attention on divic'end declarations of I\> 2 per cent by the Royal Dutch 12y 2 per cent, by Shell sport. Ir lian loans
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    BRITISH TRADE
    79 3 I Increases Recorded In Imports And Exports British Wireless. London, May 15. British imports in April were £3,500,000 more than in April 1934 and export; similarly showed an increase of 12,900,000. Nearly the whole increase in exports was in articles wholly or mainiy manulactured. Only four out of
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    72 3 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore, Monday. MINING: Quiet. Petaling *5.65 $5.78 Kuchais .67 .72. Hone F*tta sellers .50.' Lukufcs 86 SU, Puchongs 10- 10 9, Raub.s $4.05 $4.20, Mambaus buyers .40. RUBBERS: Slightly easier. Connemara $1.45 $155, Indragiris $1.15 $1.20, Luna.; $1.80 $1.90, Mentakabs .41 42, Ayer Panas $1.62V 2
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      111 3 THE SOUTH BRITISH WSURANCB COMPANY, LTD., (Incorporated in New Zealand). 'IRE, MARINE, MOTOR Ml *OKKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager, un ICE: 2, FINLAYSON GREEN. THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in England). 81NGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D'Almeida Street. authorised and Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 £1,000,000 ■•wrve Fund and Rest 600,000 HEAD OFFICE:
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      75 3 Nederlandsche flandel-Maatschappij, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITh BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA. Branches throughout) the Dutch Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank. Limited. Coircspondei-ts tn the principal Cities of
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      22 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAB, PERSONAL ACCIDENT ANT) WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HEAD 07FICE: 16D, Cecil St.. Singapore.
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      62 3 WITH ANNUAL INTEREST OF 2% p.a. PAID QUARTERLY. A SAVINGS ACCOUNT is your easiest way to save. Al! the odd cents put carefully aside and regularly deposited will very quickly give you ready money (or any possible emergency. Easily accessible and always available you should hesKate no longer to open
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      452 3 r^"^^ —r r SAFEGUARDED INSURANCE. I So long as premiums on insurance are met. protection for your family is a certainty. But there is always the danger that protection may be lost, when an accident diverts funds from the insurance to meet expenses. The Asia Life offers a sure and
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      606 4 M. HASSAN, M 87, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work to electrical, gas and water service lines. We give prompt attention to all orders either big or small. Why not consult us about your requirements submitted upon request without charge or obligation. thonejmitjl MALAYA TRIBUNE. THONRB:
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      676 4 FOR SALE —B.S.A. Motor Cycle 1935 nodel, iV* horse power, moderate \pply to 422. River Valley Road. FOR SAI-E— A handsome Motor Cruiser, ouilt and engined by Thornycroft. Cabin, electric light, ice chest and lavatory. Burns terosene. Price $1,800. Apply Box No W2, c o Malaya Tribune. SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED—Salesmen
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      613 4 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. We. the VICTORIA PHARMACY, |»te of Victor a Street, beg to inform our ciientr, that we have removed our business to bigger premises at 434, North Bridge Road. FOG WAH KHIAM. Managing Proprietor. Victoria Pharma y, 434, North Bridge Rd Opposite to Yick Woh Hing. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
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      694 4 THE PERFECT KEROSENE GAS-COOKER. ickless Smokeless Odourless. 4 gal. kerosene lasts for 24 hours. Inspect it H try it out without any obligation. Sole D'stributors: BOON SENG CO., LTD., 36 38, Kobinson Road. Tel. 7268. A NEW SPIRIT IN THE MEDICAL WORLD. A speciality for complicated and given up cases.
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      339 4 I A NEW SELEC lON or CLOCKS WATCHES JUST UNPACKED THEY ARE MODERATELY PRH TO SUIT EVERYONE'S PI H 425, NORTH BRIDGE RO \d, (Near Middle Rami). 3tf3Bjeanjomnmfi££a TRY SARSaPARILLA TONIC The blood builder a-.d purifier an i vmced of its effects in curing var i i eases, chronic or
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    DRESDEN CHINA FIGURES
    389 5 Fascinating Exhibition In London (By Air Mail). London, May 1. VISITORS ho London for the Jub lee cele- bratbns will have the opportunity of seeing what is regarded as being th? finest private collection of Early Dresden Figures. This collection has been formed with the v most
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    "FREE WHEEL" PLANE
    183 5 Flying For Next To Nothing tßy Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) r, u r London, May 3. Flying for next to nothing is the objective of an astonishing new aeroplane shown for the first time at thRoyal Aeronautical Society's garden party at the Great West Acrodrom?
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    SECOND TO NONE
    163 5 Britain To Build More War Planes (By Air Mail) iFrom Our Own Correspondent) London. May 8. Britain's task of bringing her air forces o a bare level with Germany's is rendered more difficult by tho fact that German aircraft production on a big basis is in full
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    ATE AN I.O.U.
    75 5 Prague. Demeter Kopina, a sy-year-old peasant at Berehovo, in Carpath'an Ruthenia, borrowed £12 from a money-lending institution. After the terms of the loan had expired, he could not pay, so the institution instructed its lawyers i\j sue. Demeter came to the lawyer's office, where he was shown
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    R.A.F. SPEED-UP STARTS
    366 5 Hundreds Of New Pilots (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 3. WORK is to be speeded up immediately to finish Britain's "Air Defence Zone," and all the military aircraft builders are to accelerate the production cf the latest type machines. While ihis is going
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    ATTACKED BY BUZZARDS
    116 5 Boy Who Tried To Examine Their Nest Cologne. A schoolboy of Salmrohr, near Trier walking in a wood near his heme, saw a fine nest in a tree and climbed up to examine it. When he reached it the hen bird, a buzzard, attacked him. The boy
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      478 5 Start '«aaa C at irnra Soap today. s,r how Baeb it help*} Through its naaj ihoaaaaWk have found relief Iron ipparentlj hopeless skin troubles. I uticur.i Soap contains the same ,1,! it' mediralion that has made CatkwM I intment the lirst thoughtin i_' piaaples, ee/erna and other ailment*. Make Cuticura
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      33 5 ROWNTREE'S PASTILLES Pastilles and Gums packed in glass jars taste even better than they look. You can't mistake the superior flavours which can only be attained by using the best and purest ingredients
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      316 5 I I A CLEAR COMPLEXION CALLS I FOR CLEAN SYSTEM I 'Recess elimination elsewhere ~juu— I meaning large pores, oily com- I Zp! ex ion. Keep bowels regular ffa&m xtiKk S I Zi 1 I 1 j DELtC!OUS Z I|S C "aXATIVS A delicious Chocolate laxative that I ffl acts
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    MAYOR EATS RAW MEAT
    121 6 To Prove That It Is Not Bad Ogdensburg, New York. Indignant at charges that bad mca 1 watj being distributed amongst the unemployed, the Mayor of this town call? d for ha'f a carcp,se of raw veal to be brought before the welfare committee Cutting off
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING VESSELS ARRIVED
    178 6 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING VESSELS ARRIVED Singapore. Monday. Khoen Hoea, Dutch, 611 tons, from Pontianak 20.5; to Pontianak 22 5. Reael. Dutch, 1,496 tons, from Cheribon 20.5; to Paclang Baal 25.5. Ban Hong Liong, British, 1.003 tons, from Cheribon 20.5; to Batavia 21.5. Albert Sarraut, French,
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    118 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, ivlay 20. East Wharf (Entrance Oate 1) II M.S. Herald 22: Rorma 22; Pronto 20. Main Wharf (Enhance Ga<e 3> Nieuw Holland 18: Mindcroo 16; Achillea 14: President Hayes 11; Clengarry 8: Hai Lee 6. Rmmre Dor* (Entrance Ga«e
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    "PUBLIC BORE NO. 1"
    216 6 New York Paper Organises Competition New York. lIAVE you ever tried making a list of ■v your most boring acquaintances? If so, you might go in for the "New York's Public Bore No. 1." Cash prizes are offered. Prizes, too—of a sort—will also be awarded to
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    COMBINE AS CHRISTIANS
    130 6 British Attorhey-Gertcrars Peace Recipe London, May 1. Sir Thomas Inskip. the Attorney-Geneial of the British Government, at the annual meeting of the Church Missionary Society at the Central Hall, Westminster, said no merely negative conception would accomplish pea^e. He added, "In a world in which wars and
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    45 6 Mails expected from Netherlands Indies, by air <Netherlands-, nme or delivery of boxholders' letters only 3.30 p.m. to-morrow, and general deliveries o; letlers and parcels 4 05 p.m. to-morrow. Mails expected from China and Japan, by the Penang Maru. due at Singapore to-morrow.
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    HELPLESS IN GRASP OF OCTOPUS
    227 6 9 Man Saved From Death By Friend San Francisco. IIELPLESS in the grasp of an enormous octopus, whose tentacles had imprisoned both his legs and his left arm. a San Jose resident. Frank Coltrin. saved from a terrible death by the frantic efforts of a
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    RECRUITING POSTERS
    204 6 "Start Your Army Career In Jubilee Year" (By Air Mad). London, May I. The War Office has used the occasion of the Jubilee t-o launch a new departure in recruiting posters. Hitherto the largest poster in use ha? measured 3 feet 4 inches by 5 feet, wh le
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    MONEY MARKET
    201 6 SELLING Singapore, Hay 20. London 4 months' sight 214 I|l6 London 3 months' sight 2;4 1|32 London 60 days' sight 2i4 London 30 days' sight 2|3 31|32 London demand 2 3 15|16 London T.T. 2;3 15|16 Lyons and Paris demand 864 Hamburg demand 14! New York demand 57
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    103 6 London. Mav 19Paris 74 45 64. Lisbon 110. Nev. York 4.921/a. Athens 515, sellers. Montreal 4.91 V 2 Bucharest 482 1 2 Brussels 29.05. Belgrade 217. Geneva 15.23. Montevideo 39 3 4. Amsterdam 7.27. sellers official. Milan 59 13 16. Buenos Aires 15, Berlin 12.22. sellers official. Stockholm
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    PRODUCE
    212 6 Singapore, ivlay 20. R. <Siam> W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $151 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $148 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $14G Rice. B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $131 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $128 Rice, Siam Al
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    AMUSEMENTS
    64 6 ALHAMBRA. —"Sequoia." CAPITOL.—"FoIies Bergcrc." EMPlRE.—"Klondike." GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancmg Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chinese wa yangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. HOLLYWOOD.—'' Ya m Be n g." MARLBOROUGH. —"Hindustani talkie.*' NEW WORLD. —Cabaret Dancing Side-snows. Mamy Opera*, Chinese Wayangs. Cinemas, Talkies, etc. PAVILION.—"The Crash." RlTZ.—"'That's A Good Girl and "The Old Dark House."
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      362 6 I SINGAPORE HOTELS J «■MMMPPJaMMPJMMPM Sea View Hotel J THIS WEEK: I TUESDAY I WEDNESDAY I FRIDAY 3 SATURDAY SPECI4L DINNER DANCE CONCERT AND DANCE MUSIC BY THE FAMOUS KELLER BAND J GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL THE MOST CHARMINGLY SITUATED HOTEL ON THE ISLAND Every room has a bathroom and verandah
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      272 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS MUNICIPAL NOTICE. i For Information ol Medical Practitioners. I I Please note that a case f Small Pos been notified in resident of ffartal J Road. Singapore. By Order. P. S. HUNTER, Municipal Health Ofl IS TUBERCULOSIS CURABLE Tin Fight against Tuberculosis bel to t-he most burning questions
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      92 6 are t7lubs oncl HocsetteH in 3inoapore. mo>5t o/ t/»c n»cn«d«r« o/ «onicn are reacler, o/ ine T'ridune." ?««<« Oiarv <H v?or»llie<l 5peclaliu /or t«on» Hecretai-icH <7tv»leti to co-operate in Keepino it up-to-<late a>nli complete. ttappeninys o/ general interest will ««till lie inclusecl in t/lie a/ Kv<?nt»/' T'ne "club Diar?/" can
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      18 6 Broadway Musical Party: Music pract'ce, Mr. Chan Hung Chong's residence, 623. Geylang Road (opposite Lorong 36), 7.30 p.m.
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      155 6 I POSTAL IjggjjjGgjgl SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Yuensang) 2 p.m. China (generally) (Yuensang) 2 p.m. Hongkong (Yuensang) 2 p.m. Japan (Yuensang) 2 p.m. Pontianak (Raub, 2 p.m. Hoihow (Hai Lee) 2 p.m. Java, South West Sumatra, S.East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and T. Dilly
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      74 6 DAILY WEATHER REPORT Malayan Meteorological Service Yesterday. Last Night Max. Bright Mm. Temp. Rainfall. Sunshine. Temp. Stations. Deg. F. Inches. Hours. Deg. F. Alor Star SS 0.05 8.3 75 Sitiawan Dl 0.52 7.1 T6 Kota Bharu 92 0.14 9.5 76 BukL Jeram 89 Nil 4 3 7.'} Malacca 82 Nil
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      217 6 WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixture TO-DAY, MAY 20 i High Tides.—l 2.36 p.m., 11.50 L m Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I R| f v. RE.. Anson Road Stadium- D 111, S.C.F.A. v. S.R.C., SJt.C; Com Cup, Straits Times v. Fn Neave, F. and N. ground; Muh Services v.
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    ANTI-OPIUM SOCIETY
    363 7 Slogan Competition For Children IT has been recognised that a valuable contribution to the solution of the opium problem is to prevent the younger generation from becoming addicted to the drug. While the Anti-Opium Clinic cures those who are already addicted, the Singapore An ti-Opium Society carries on
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    26 7 The Tong Wah School Singapore, will present a theatrical performance at the Great World on June 17 in aid of tne funds cf the school. ILL
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    NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS
    110 7 The ft llowi.ig information has been received from the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics, Batavia. N Produ-t on on Estates converted to long tons cf 2 240 lbs. dry weight. Tcvritorv Total March 1934. 1935. Java 77,429 6.469 Outer Provinces 104,695 *7.710 Netherlands Indies
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    CHRISTIANITY AS REAL AS EVER
    374 7 Despite "Recrudescence Of Paganism" (By Air Mail) Plymouth, May 1. rtESPITE a "recrudescence of paganism" "in Britain and other countries, orthodox religion is as real and widespread as ever in this country. Such was the view expressed by the Rev. M. E. Aubrey, general secretary
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    FRENCH SEAMEN
    101 7 Strikers Accept Government's I Proposals Reuter. Paris, May 19. The seamen's strike has been settled, the strikers having accepted the Government's proposals. At a meeting, the strikers decided to resume by a large majority after hearing the Secretary of the Seamen's Federation, who previously conferred with j the
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
    204 7 DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, as represented by exports from Federated Malay Mates, Confederated Malay States, and Straits Settlements (Settlement of Malacca), ot Tin and Tin-m-Ore at 75.5 per cent, during the month of April, 1935. i t i ti» Tons Tons Fed:rated Malay States 4 077 Unfederated Malay States,
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      236 7 I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 1' M«IWMIM«< 1 HOWARD RADIO j km all thi latest radio improve- AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL 2 in wrnWj sm»H>ih being controlled by 1 tuhi'- instead of the usual 2or 2 TONE is remarkably mellow and
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      261 7 I jf/ Here b IT is as well to know that whatever the cause of your weakness, new health and new vitality are near at hand. With Sanatogen you can build up your health again in a perfecdy natural manner. And Sanatogen is something of which you can be sure.
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      470 7 l.l N"l>eless L»l?IItL Albert 8uNivan lor oclav 28 5i^>^,.5i^««, tUe t3el,n3n 8nort- »I^»^lll«N» tt» l lin. NouZe lVll n 3<o6clllrcl. l n.,n lime Ilunu, it, 7.20 7 29 pm T'Nc Nvc:. 0rl-No8-"n ,.:n ill. 5N. X1.v Itnor. clm.' lor llaclne 2ncl <I1»cler Nil» !tU5Nl>< 5 ol ..nnll-.l proLrllnunl- l- 2145
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      668 8 NOMINATED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF 1935 g If you <■ something different—see this startling entertainment J jALiHA M B R A j Specia Matinees for Schoolchildren. THE GREATEST DRAMA EVER~"cONCEIVED IN THE MIND OF y'jllw! MAN !—Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most amazing no\el adventure of the |^W^/WJ^^^ml^^P^^ JE \N PARKER in 1.-G.-M.'s
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    FOUR DEATHS FROM ACCIDENT
    278 9 .Try Driver Charged CQITTTED ON ONE COUNT rum Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Saturday, i R persons are dead as the result 11 an accident involving a lorry if,'/ a coffin and 28 persons, while s way to the burial ground at ei Kakap. finally only one
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    MR. P. E. THOMAS
    206 9 Xcw President Of The R.I.B.A. By Air Mail» London, May 1 Th C v c 1 of the Roya! Institute -rf Bii > Architects hove nominated Mr. Thomas, F.R.I B.A., fr I r the session 1935-36. H? will suc'cei(I Sir Gilts Gilbert Scott, R.A., in June.
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    MARKET LIST
    454 9 Details Of Current Prices Singapore, May 17. MEAT Beef, steak, kati 32 Beef, stew or curry, kati 25 Fillet steak, per lb. 45 Mutton, Australian, per lb. 30 Pork, lean, kati 44 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality), kati 36 POULTRY Capons (locally reared), kati 52 Ducks, each
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    "STICK 'EM UP!"
    140 9 Boys Rob Clerk With Bows And Arrows Prague. A municipal clerk of Bratislava, in Slovakia, has been held up by boy "gangsters" armed with—bows and arrows. Jiri Gabris, the clerk, was on his way home through Tunnel Street when he neard the oder, "Stick 'em up!" He
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    CHINA OBTAINING MORE LOANS
    419 9 The Powers* Exchange Of Ambassadors years, from June, 1936. More Nanking war 'planes have arrived at Kwanmlng, in Yunnan, to assis' in the operations against the Reas. There are now 45 Nanking 'planes in tht--lty. The outflow of silver from Manchuria has become heavier and much
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    BRITAIN'S EMBASSY
    134 9 Favourable Reception By Press British Official Wireless. London, May 19. The announcement that the British Lega ion in Pekin, like those of certain o her Powers, is to become an Embassy is commented on favourably in the Press here: The Times, in a leader, refers to the grea'ness
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH.
    29 10 TAN —Mrs. Tan Siang Hee of No. 12 Chapel Road, gave birth to a girl at the Maternity Hospital. Both mother and child are doing well.
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    MALAYAN MATTERS
    817 10 jyjESSRS. Strauss and Company, the tin experts, who nave never looked with favour on tin control, return to the attack in their April review. They roundly condemn the "short supply high price" policy adopted by the 1.T.C., and express the view that it may be that the restriction
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    NEW G.O.C. FOR MALAYA
    254 10 j Major-General W.G.S. Dobbie I lIT is officially announced that Major- General W. G. S Dobbie. C.8.. C.M.G I D.5.0., will succeed Major-General E 6 j Lewin, C.8., C.M.G.. D.5.0., as General I Officer Commanding, Malaya, and will j take over the command in November Major-General
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    Notes and Comments Chinese Labour Shortage
    125 10 (JTRIKING evidence of the acute shortage of Chinese labour in Johore is contained in the report of the Johore Planters' Association for 1934-5. The Association made inquiries to ascertain why, although 4,000 are allowed into Malaya each month, no agricultural labour was arriving, and
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    Timid Governments
    190 10 JHE Malayan Governments have definitely refused to remove the resj trictions, the reason given being that j 'hey do not wish again to incur the heavy expense of repatriating surplus labour. This surely is an exceedingly um'd attitud? for the authorities of a supposedly progressive country to adopt
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    Celebrities
    127 10 example of how cairniy Singapore takes its distinguished visitors was supplied over the week-end. We had with us Mrs. Cromwell, formerly Miss Dor is Duke, described as the richest girl in the world," and NoeJ Coward, the dramatist. In other places the news of such arrivals would set crowds
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    Brass Bands Beware!
    171 10 JHE authorities of Greater Shanghai take their duties very seiiously. Con- sider, for instance, the matter of brass bands. In such places as Singapore the brass bands which perambulate the streets on the occasion of weddings, funerals and entertainments seem to be very much a law unto
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    Topics Of The Day
    454 10 By "Looker-On" JHE idea bshind the two-referee system at football matches seems to be that one shall control the game while the other is for the spectators to play with. The woman who told a magistrate that she didn't mind her husband going to prim probably
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    48 Killed In Crash Of World's Biggest Plane TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN MOSCOW
    270 11 Collision In The Air STUNT PLANE HITS GIANT MACHINE Moscow, May 18. pORTY-EIGHT people were killed to-day when the world s biggest plane, the Maxim Gorky, crashed after a collision with a smaller plane. The dead comprise 11
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    REDS BESIEGING HUILI
    315 11 Fired On By War Plane Shanghai. May 19. THE Rods under Chu Mo are continuing their siege of Huili. They climbed nni, 'L f th s ri,y 0,1 several occasions Shino riv l n off by incessant math ne-gun fire by the defenders Both sides have suffered
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    GERMAN MINISTER IN WARSAW
    291 11 Relations With Poland FRIENDLY TALK WITI M. LAVAL Reuter. Warsaw, May 19. contents of Herr Hitler's speech on Tuesday are likely to be vitally affected by General Goering s week-end consultations on Germany's relations with her neighbours. Light is thrown on General Goering s talk with
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    THE KING AND QUEEN
    113 11 j Second Jubilee Drive Through London Boroughs British Official Wireless. London, May 19. The King and Queen ihis afternoon made the second of their four Jubilee Drives through London Boroughs. On th?s occasion they followed a long route through South London. The King wore his full
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    COLD SPELL IN BRITAIN
    120 11 Heavy Fall Of Snow In Various Districts British Official Wireless. London. May 18. ALTHOUGH mild is forecast Britain is- still experiencing a cold spell which is said to be the most severe in any May for 100 years. Yesterday morning's disastrous frost of 16 degrees in
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    SILVER JUBILEE FUND
    64 11 Singapore Total Nearing $50,000 THE twelfth list of subscriptions to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund is as follows: Amount previously acknowledged $46,722.44 Mr. G. A. Chaik 20.00 Mr. V. B. Jepscn 100.00 Asiatic Staff. Mansfield Co. 38.50 Mr. H. C. Slirubsole 250.00 Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk
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    SHENSI WINDSTORM
    48 11 Heavy Damage To Rice Crops Shanghai, May 18. A windstorm swept the district around Sian-iu, the capital of Shensi. on Thursuay night. As a result the rice fields and other farm land suffered heavily. Telegraph wires were destroyed and trees were blown down.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    116 11 Saturday, May 18. Mr. R. Williamson. Dr. and Mrs. P. S. Hunter, Mr. C. A. Niven. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Tull, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Manasseh. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hayes, Mrs. P. S. Laing, Mr. R. C. Symonds, Lieut, and Mrs. C. M. Keble,
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    15 11 The Aston Villa Club fortnightly dance will be held this afternoon beginning at five o'clock.
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    20 11 Mr. C. R. Campbell, the well-known trainer, has been ill for some days and is in the General Hospital, Singapore.
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    LEAGUE'S FUTURE IN THE BALANCE
    220 11 Italo-Abyssinian Dispute ITALY'S WITHDRAWAL FEARED Reuter. Geneva, May 19. 'pHE Italo-Abyssinian question is likely to come before the League Council on Wednesday or Thursday, after the arrival of M. Laval from Paris. League quarters do not disguise the gravity of the situation as they realise
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    $3,000,000 DAMAGE
    72 11 Heavy Floods In Texas And Oklahoma Reuter. New York, May 19. THE drought-stricken regions of Texas and Ok'ahoma, which were recent.'/ darkened by a heavy pall of dust, ar now flooded following heavy ra'ns during the night. At least twenty are reported to be dead and missing, while
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    INDUSTRIES FAIR
    96 11 Engineering And Hardware Section British Official Wireless. London, May 19. The engineering and hardware section of he British Industries Fair opens at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham on Monday and will continue until May 31. This is the first year when a "Heavy" j section of the Fair has been
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    LORD MAYOR OF LONDON
    100 11 Visit To The Flagship Nelson British Official Wireless. j London, May 19. t The Lord Mayor of London, who by virtue of his office is Admiral of the Port of London, accompanied by the Sheriffs, visited the Flagship Nelson to-dav as a guest of Admiral Lord
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    MEMEL NAZIS
    28 11 ve»tk 8entence8 (!ommute6 In Imprigonment XllUNlls. D»l2V 19 700 l.itNtUtlU2n N28 com» mutexl tne sentences tNe lour I>l2«ls. cn2r»?e6 vltn treason to llle Imprisonment —Neuter Reuter.
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    JUBILEE TRUST FUND
    29 11 British Official Wireless. London, May 19. Subscriptions to King George's JubileTrust Fund for the assistance of youth organisations now amount to about 1 £750,000—British Ofllcial WtneW
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    U.S. VETERANS' BONUS BILL
    183 11 llth Hour Effort To Win President's Approval Reuter. I Washington, May ly. J pRESIDENT Roosevelt's decision to deliver his message vetoing the Veterans' I Bonus Bill personally, probably on May 22, is deeply resented by the currency inflation party, who >.sk why they should have been
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    TRAPPED MINERS DOOMED
    108 11 Pit Now Flooded EIGHT HUNDRED MEN MISSING Shanghai, May 19. ■JiHE Ministry of Industry has instructed the Construction Department of Shantung to carry out an investigation into the colliery disaster at the Chichuen mines with the view to giving relief to the families of the victims. The
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    Acute Shortage Of Labour Continues JOHORE PLANTERS' REPORT
    1071 12 Facts And Figures WAGES UNDULY HIGH 4 AUTHENTIC information discloses a serious shortage of labour and the result is that wages have risen to such an extent that estates in Johore are prevented from benefiting by Rubber Regulation." This statement by Mr.
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    SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT
    594 12 Request For Withdrawal Of Restrictions A sub-committee was subsequently formed to consider the matter further, and a meeting was held on Feb. 8, 1935, when the following statement of the actual position of labour shortage was drawn up and submitted to the General Adviser on Feb. 18:— "We
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    THE RESULTS
    1728 12 Wagss At An Unjustified Level "The Government have definitely ;refused to remove the restrictions, the leason given being that they do not to again incur the heavy expense of repatriating surplus labour. "This reason definitely indicai.es that the Government of th's country are very pessimistic regard'ng the future
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    ASSOCIATION'S VIEW
    592 12 Shortage Acute On Smaller Estates With the assistance of the Secretary Rubber Regulation, Johore, who kindly' furnished the Association with a estates in Johore of 100 acres and ovet a circular was sent out on Mar. 7 to 625 estates requesting them to furnish the Association, as accurately
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    Uncrowned King Of Arabs Passes DEATH OF COLONEL LAWRENCE
    1635 13 Fatal Injuries I CAREER OF HIGH ADVENTURE London, May 19. "I AWRENCE of Arabia" (Aircraftsman T. E. Shaw) has died from the injuries he received in a motor-cycle accident, when he collidhI with a bicycle ridden by a child. Col. Lawrence
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE ENTERTAINED
    331 13 International Club At Home (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Monday. THE Royal Johore International Club 1 was the scene of another very successful function yesterday, when the members were at home to bid bon voyage to K.H. the Sultan, who sails to-morrow for Colombo, where
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    HOSPITAL WEEK
    140 13 Appeal For Funds For St. Andrew's Mission MONDAY. May 27, sees the opening of hosphal week in Singapore when a campaign will be conducted in aid of the funds of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital. The excellent work done by th s institution is widely known and worthy of
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    CUP SOCCER IN THE NORTH
    414 14 Penang's Good Win KEDAH DECISIVELY BEATEN Penang, Sunday. jpENANG scored a splendid victory over Kedah in their Malaya Cup game on Saturday last by four goals -o one. Play was rather slow, due to the ground being sodden after rain. After a raid by Kedah
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    AMICABLE A.A.
    48 14 Members of the Amicable Athletic Association are hereby notified that a Mah-Jong Competition has been organised and those who wish to compete are requested to sign their names on the entry form which is being posted on the Association's notice. board. Entries clcse on June 5.
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    SOUTH AFRICANS MEET M.C.C.
    164 14 Tourists Score 297 In First Innings Reuter. London, May 18. THE South African tourists met the M.C.C. at Lords to-day. The visiters scored 297 in their first innings, Sit die knocking up a brilliant 132. Ihr M.C.C. had lest one wicket for 17 runs at close
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    £1,600 GOLF TOURNEY
    81 14 Record-Breaking Scores In Second Round Reuter Wireless. Southport, May 16. DECORD-BREAKING golf was witnessed in the second round of the £1,600 Dunlop Southport Tournament. Alfred Padgham. the holder, returneu a card of 70, beating the record by two strokes and previously Henry Cotton, British Open Champion, and
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    WAKEN LION A.P.
    230 14 Inter-Team Tournament Final I Players of the above teams are notified that the final tit in the InterTeam Tournament will be played at the club premises on Sunday, May 26, 1935, at 8 p.m. sharp. No postponement will be allowed to participators, who are asked to be
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    THE DERBY
    125 14 Bobsleigh Enhances His Chances Reuter Wireless. Newmarket, May 15 I ORD Derby's Bobsleigh, second favourite for the Derby, who lost prestige in the 2,000 Guineas, rehabilitated himself by winning the Newmarket Stakes to-day, beating the Aga Khan's Hairan easily by two lengths. Bobsleigh considerably enhanced his chances by
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    ARSENAL'S RETAINED
    58 14 "Every Man On The Book," Says Manager Arsenal are retaining every player on their books for next season. "We have not definitely settled ou: plans for next season, but you may say we are keeping every player we have. After aU we haven't a very big paying staff—cmly
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    GOLF MATCH CANCELLED
    34 14 The match between Keppel Golf Club and Sepoy L nes Golf Club which was to have been played over the Keppel course on Sunday, May 19, was cancelled owing to rain.
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS
    49 14 Japan Enters Second Round Reuter. The Hague. May 18. IN the first round of- the Davis Cup. Japan beat Holland by three matches to nil. Prague, May 19. Czechoslovakia beat Yugoslavia by four matches to one. Czechoslovakia will now meet Japan in the second round —Reuter.
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    MERRY LADS BEATEN
    130 14 A friendly match of badminton was played between the Playwell B.P. and the Merry Lads 8.P., held at the former's court in 26, Carlisle Road. The Merry Lads B.P. was beaten by the Playwell B.P. by 8 games to nil. Scores (Playwell players mentioned first):— Chou See
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    GOOD FOOTBALL IN JOHORE
    401 14 Singapore Malays Beat J.M.F. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johcre Bahru. May 19. A GOOD game between the Singapore Malays and the Johore Military Forces, which was part of th? programme at the function to bid bon voyage to H. H. the Sultan, was witnessed tnis evening
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    CRICKET WASHED OUT
    34 14 Singapore. Monday. The heavy rain which fell in Singapore yesterday morning resulted in the cancellation of the S.CC. cricket tournament match, Merchants versus Public Services and the S.R.C. versus S.C.R.C. fixture.
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    GOVT. F.A. LEAGUE
    197 14 Position Of The Teams To Date The fallowing is the position of team* in both divisions of Government Services F.A. as at May 16. IST DIVISION Goals. Team. i P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt=. Marine De Pt 3 3 0 0 13 2 6 Govt
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    LEAGUE SOCCER
    52 14 The following players will represent the SC. FA 11l against the S.R.C. today (Monday) at the S.R.C. ground. Jwee Yeow, Kok Yin, Swee Thye Ah Chew, Eng Quee Ah Chee, Ah Soo, Tiang Hock. Chang Kwang, Peng Howe, Tian Sin, Peng Cher, Toe Siong, Tian Dlit, and KUn
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    Week-End Sport In Malaya: Sunday Games Washed Out S.R.C. HOME AND HOME
    46 14 School Matches INTERESTING JOHO FIXTURE JJEAVY rain yesterday interfered with all sport, washing out several cricket matches, as well as an inter-club golf fixture. Several interesting cricket matches were, however, played o n Saturday.
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    NINE MEN A SIDE
    312 14 Win For M. Orr s Team By 13 Runs In a home and home match o> R.R.C. gjound c-n Saturday. M O team beat P. D'Almeida*., team b runs. Each side was represented by nY Batt r ng first Orr' s side se, up a 123
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    WIN FOR C.S.C.
    192 14 Raffles Beaten By Narrow Margin Playing on the Raffles Institution ground on Saturday, the Ccy.on Sporus Club beat the School by the narrow margin of 16 runs. C.S.C.: Fernando b Sundram 5: Tlvi hnathan b Sundram 0; Hamid c Watt s b Varma 23: Sinnadurai b Sundram
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    ST. ANDREWS WIN
    267 14 St. Joseph's Beaten By 8 Wickets A brilliant century by J. ftefgus was the main factor which enabled St. Andrew's School to defeat lh< Si Joseph's Institution at cricket las; Satu; day by eight wickets. Ferguson's score included nine and seven boundaries. Batting first, St., Joseph's Inst
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    384 15 Mixed Foursomes IILLEMARD CUP SEMI-FINALS Singapore Goif Ciub monthly r -c foursomes competition was at Bukit Timah on Sunday •malted in a win for Miss M. „nd T. C. Hamlvn with a net f 32%. jjrd:s were taken out and the :i r returned: M Snow and
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    TOURISTS AT DOGS
    60 15 Vnd They Backed Winner Of Big Race South African Test cricketei> the iogs" at London, Whi'i. recently. i captain. H F. Wade, presented -y ta Mr. E. McKay, whose grt-y-I Kinj, won the final of the Lan. 1 Invitation Stakes —the GreyQeroy rehearsal. br adcast to the
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    PERRY'S LOYALTY
    304 15 Had Contract In Front Of Him New York. p. J. PERRY sprang ancther surprise when he left secretly in the Bev?ngaria frj- England The fact only became knowT. next day. He wishes to be in England in time t.: compete in the British hard courts lawn tennis tournament
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    ATHLETIC FEATS
    72 15 New World s Record For Low Hurdles Reuter. New York. May 19. NEW world s record of 22 9 It «etonds for the 220 yards low hurdles was made by Jesse Owens of Ohio State Iniversity at Evanston, Illinois. He also equalled the world's record for the Hundred
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    R.S.Y.C. TENNIS
    94 15 Revised Tournament Ties For This Week Tlije- revised list 01 ties far this week n the R S.Y.C lawn teams tourna merit Is as follows: TO-DAY Mrs. Nathan and Nathan v MrMclntosh and Kinder TO-MORROW Mrs. McDonald and McDonald v. Hiss Dunne and Coltart Mrs. Brown and Scra.se
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    BILLIARDS
    56 15 A friendly billiards matcn was prayec between J.C.S.A. and tLe Pest Office Srjcrts Club yesterday at the former's premises.. The results *vere: Tan Miang Kans iJ.C.S.L 1 bear Nr Fook Chin 'P O.SC' A. Ghan (J.C.S.A. beat Razak CP 0.5.C.) J. Lee (J.C.S.A beat C Albuqueiaue P. O.S.C. I
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS COMPETITION
    448 15 United Stat?s' Prospect* Discussed New York. ALTHOUGH many exper-s are counting the United States as a rertain loser in the next Davis Cup matches even be!ore the de rounds are played. Walter Merrill Hall, president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, took occasion to say
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    YANK "FINDS" BRITON
    106 15 13-Year-Old Champion Diver Of Bermuda New York. Knot Beasiey. the Well-known term s coach, who was responsible for Frank Parker'3 present high position in Amer efta lawn tennis, has returned from 3 rmuda with a young British bo> Reglnaid Chapman Cooper, who a like, to rise to
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    BRITISH GOLF
    549 15 Surprise Come-Back By Archie Compston trLTc London. THE first of the season's profeasiuaa: golf tournaments is over, and son c •crt ol a line can be got on Britain'.--«:dtr Cup team. The tournament, the Roehamotun invitation, was won by Archie Gimvttoo. The giant Archie staged a ssrorise come-back
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    SWIMMING
    60 15 Sports At The S.S.C. On June 3 Singapore, Monday. THE two breadths sealed handicap, race to have been held at the Singapore Swimming OUub yesterday, was postpened to next Sunday The B class aggregate race arranged for next Sunday will be heid on Mon■day. June 3. as one of
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    77 15 The engagement was announced re cently of Mr. Robert Strickland Gilbert Scott, the Sussex cricketer, and M Mary 'Marycita) Marguerite elder daughter of Mr. Arthur F. Loveda'y and Mr!-. Loveday, cf Aynhoe, Bar.bury, 1 Oxfordshire. Mr Scott, who captained Sussex ;n I many matches during the 1933 1,
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    578 15 Veteran's Skill Versus Texan's Punch (By Air Mail) London, May 8. ABIE Wa t ar, th- cciourLd Texan, is one of th*- most formidabie-iook;ng heavyweignts I nave seen, writes Jimmy Wilde, the eX-F'yweight Champion of tne World. His massive rippling muscl-s and powerful chest tr
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    338 16 Most Powerful Stimulant Known -Iff i h S 1 New York. THE discovery of a new drug to combat heart disease, described as the mosi powerful drug known for stimulation of the heart and several times more potent than digitalis, has been announced at a meeting
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    154 16 Man Who Changed Aopearancc Of His Face Tokyo. A Japanese Common st, who is in prison SOW awaiting trial, might still be a free man had he paid more attention to detail. Want d ii connection with the murder of se/eial other Crmmunist suspected of beng
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    166 16 The present attraction at the Roxy, "A j Bill of Divorcement" which opened a two 1 day run at the theatre last night, depicts John Barrymore in the role of a husband j \&ho returns home after an absence of 15 years which he has
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    237 16 Mr. George M. Clark Miss Olive Tough Singapore, Monday. THE wedding took place at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on Saturday, of Mr. George M. Clark, of the United Engineers, Singapore, son of Mr. Mrs. Duncan Clark, of Greenock. Scotland, to Miss Olive Lamount Tough, daughter of Mr. and
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    288 16 Woman In A Critical Condition Sngapore, Monday. A SERIES of casss including enc in which a woman is said to h a ye drunk a solution of caustic soda were dealt with b T tho Ambulance Department over the week-end. On Saturday afternoon a Chinese woman sustained
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    702 17 fHE ETHICS OF THE QUESTION "Direct Attack By A Bowler On A Batsman** i.UY comprehensive and full explanation of the recent storm nated in cricketing circles over "bodyline" bowling is con- in the following article, which is reproduced from
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    1065 17 Reply To Unwarrantable Attacks Mr. D. McCraith read the Committee's statement, which was as fellows:— I have been deputed by the Committee to make the following statement of the facts and events which have Jed to Us convening this meeting. As it has been considered and approved by
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    547 17 Umpires' Opinion Of The Bowling> Immediately after play shopped Messrs. j H. Bushby and W. C. Bull, representing j Australia, .saw cur Secretary. Mr. H. A. Brown, and protested againsj the nature of the two overs in question, alleging j that they were a direct attack upon .he
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    1095 17 "A Direct Attack On Our Batsman" On August 25 a letter marked "Private and Confidential" was received from the Secretary of the M.C.C. enclosing a copy of a letter to him by Mr. H Busho> as follows: AUSTRALIAN BO \KD OF CONTROL OF NATIONAL CRICKBT, AUSTRALIAN XI: ENGLISH
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    1311 18 Change Of Officers VISIT OF LADY BADEN-POWELL Singapore, Monday. pOOD progress in all centres, with the exception of Malacca, was at the annual meeting of the Council of the Girl Guides' Association of Malaya. Tribute was paid to the inspiring influence
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    171 18 Rice Boycott Would Be Impracticable Shanghai, May 20. THE Siamese Government has sent its Ccmmissioner of Customs to China to investigate trade possibilities and discuss with the Chinese Government the problem of improving 'he relptions between the two countries. The envoy is expected to arrive in
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    107 18 Prisoners Who Rob A Pel ct Station Melbourne. Three prisoners, being transferred from Bendigo Gaol to the prison at Pentridge were lodged at a Melbourne polk station en route, while waiting for a prison ran to complete the transfer. The men took advantage of the break in
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    77 18 Pilot Not Seriously Injured Reuter. Shanghai, May 19. It now transpires that Mr. H. Bioiles. the pilot of the Air-liner which clashed In the Whangpoo River near Shanghai on Baturday, did not sustain a broken arm. as previously announced, but received cuts on his face. —Reuter. The
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    1156 19 N.tLJ. Meeting IiKGISTRATION OF JOURNALISTS London, Apr. 24. his presidential address to the ai> I nual delegate meeting of the Na- Union of Journalists at the Western Hotel, Southampton, Thursday, Mr. E. J. T. Didymus Led that the union had reached a »eak in its membership. The
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    319 19 Will Be Fought On Land: Not In The Air Berlin. IN "the war of the future" the derisive battles will be fought on land—no. in the air. This is the conclusion reached by the military expert of the Berliner Tageblatt, Dr. M Marth, in an
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    153 19 Building A Beautiful Railway Terminus In London London, Apr. 30. The suggestion that London miprht celebrate the Jubilee by building a really fine railway terminus was made by Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, when opening an Architectural Association Exhibition of photograpns and
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    65 19 Communication Between Drivers Signalmen Paris. In future all locomotives £j*» Fte 33| State railways will be equipped wrto wireless telephones, whereby signalmen and drivers will be in immediate and constant communication. T i PP ipce The experimental stage in wireless telephony for railway engines is now apparatus
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    292 19 "Arabian Nights" Stories Exploded Rome. THE Maharajah of Patiala dislikes being 1 made to appear an "Arabian Nights prince." This reputation has been given Lim, he told Reuter, by number of fantastic stories that have appeared in the newspapers regarding the way in which ne spends his
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    202 19 Malaria Victim Wins Case (By Air Mail) London, Apr. 29. A sergeant of the Scouts Guards, who fell off a motor cycle and was charged at Westminster with having been under the influence of drink, made a successful plea that he had suffered a sudden attack ot malaria.
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    136 19 World's Largest Ranch Divided Up Houston, Texas. The King Ranch, of South-West Texas, reputed t,<» be the largest ranch in the world, has been divided up among the heirs of Mrs. Henrietta King, widow of its founder, Captain Richard King, who first settled there in 1853. The ranch
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    96 19 Famous Galleries In Europe Lending Pictures (By Air Mail) London, May 3. Loans of art treasures from some of the most famous galleries of Europe were announced by Lord Herbert, who presided at a meeting of the general committee of the Exhibition of Russian Art which
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    245 19 "Precocity Extract" TAKES HALF NORMAL TIME Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. claims of "Precocity Extract," the gland treatment that makes rats grow up, physically and mentally, in half the normal time, have now been substantiated and reported to the American Philosophical Society here. It now remains to see what
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    141 19 Ode By Poet Laureate Set To Music (By Air Mail). London, Apr. 30. MR. John Masefield, the Poet Laureate, has written for the Jubilee Souvenir official programme "A Prayer for the King's Majesty." It has been set to music by Sir Walford Davies, Master of the King's
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    200 19 British Empire Has field Its Own (By Air Mail). London, May 2. "In all the difficulties of the world, we of the British Empire have held our own better than any other people in the whole world. "I see no reason to suppose why, even in the distant
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