Malaya Tribune, 6 January 1936

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXIII- -No.. 4 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1936 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Monday, Jan. 6, 1936. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1936. FIVE CENTS
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      265 1 Read The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya MIKINGTON'S BRITISH GLASS "ARMOURPLATE"TOUGHENED PLATE GLASS. The Perfect Crystal Clear SAFETY GLASS for general use spetvally suitable for the Tropics. It w:P withstand great differences of temperature without break ng. It w:il res'st molten lead at 620 deg. F. on one surface and
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      383 1 GRAND DISPLAY OF NEWEST STYLES OF WATCHES FOR NEW YEAR GIFTS Genuine Reduced Prices On view at MALAYAN WATCH CO, 433, North Bridge Road, (near Middle Road) O CROSSE BLACKWELL'S j I 111 PURE j I MM\ MALT VINEGAR, i There is no finer Vinegar made Guaranteed Pure and Unadulterated
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES. BRITISH SHIPPING TONNAGE
    722 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES. BRITISH SHIPPING TONNAGE Continuous Decline BOARD OF TRADE STATISTICS London, Dec. 20. A CONTINUOUS decline in the registered tonnage of British shipping for some years, up to the end of 1934, is revealed by statistics which are published to-day in the Board of Trade Journal. On Dec.
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    THE MAJESTIC FOR BREAKING UP
    455 2 Berengaria To Continue In Service IT is understood that the Cunard White Star liner Majestic, which was, until the completion of the C.G T liner Normandie, the biggest ship in the world, is to be sold for breaking up This announcement implies that the liner
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      421 2 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore. 1936. CATHAY 15,000 Jan. 17 BURDWAN 6,070 Jan. 22 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Jan. 31 SOMALI 6,810 Feb. 12 CORFU 15,000 Feb. 14 RANCHI 17,000 Feb. 28 BANGALORE 6.000 Mar. 12 NALDERA 16,000 Mar. 13 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 27 BHUTAN
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      572 2 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo. Aden, Port Said, Marseilles and Gibraltar, s.s. HARUNA MARU Jan. 9 se. KATORI MARU Jan. 23 s.s. KASHIMA MARU Feb. 6 t m.s. YASUKUNI MARU Feb. 19 Rates to Ist class 2nd class Naples $497
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      447 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Clas s Motorships. Most Cabins hove adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. STiam LALANDIA 21-1 21-1 22-1 24-1 JUTLANDIA 11-2 11-2 12-2 14-2 MEONIA 3-3 3-3 4-3
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      460 2 STEAMER SAILINGS 1 NORDDEUTSCHKk ¥F I (Incorporated hi Germany). Tne nndernoted are the Company! intended fixtures:--OUTWARDS. FOR MANILA, HONG*OWC, SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA ft JAPAN. 8 "NECKAR" Jan. Q t "STUTTGARC 5 Calls Manila, Hongkong Shanghai only Jan. 8 8 "ODER" Omits Manila Jan. 14 S "TRAVE" Jan. 22 v W
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    147 3 PRICE CONTINUES STEADY No Marked Setback Expected (From Out Financial Correspondents Singapore, Monday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 22y 8 cts., up ct. Market Tone: Steady. Tin (Singapore), $102%, down $l'/4.. To-day's Priced:— London: 6 9 16d., up l.lGd. Market Tone: Firm New York: 13 9 16 cts., up
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    FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1492 3 FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt: MINING Singapore, Monday, 10 a.m. Issue. Fraser Lyall Value Co. Evatt 4j- Ampat 59 6 59 68 £1 A. Kumbang 33 6 34 9 33|6 34 6 £1 A.
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    81 3 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. Saturday, noon. Buyers. Seller-. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.O.B. January) 22K 22% Good F.A.Q. in cases (F.O.B. January) 22 9 16 22% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Singapore) 229|16 22N do. January 22 UI16 »*i d>. Feb.lMar. 23 »M| do..
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    A GREAT TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    284 3 Bi-Cenlenary Of The C.P.R. Montreal, Canada. ONE of the greatest transport systems in the "world, the Canadian Pacific Railway has just celebrated its 50th birthday. Actually the company itself is older than that but it was on Nov. 7. 1885, that the last spike was driven
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    197 3 General Price Trend Upward Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 2. ON the Stock Exchange although the end of the account curtailed activity, 11 an.sactions wei'e fairly numeious with the general price trend upwards, especially among industrials, tea and lubbers, while among foreigners, Russians strengthened on further rumours of the
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    GERMAN MONEY NET
    153 3 Mark Import Ban Hits Emigrants Reuter. Berlin, Dec. 30. The task of getting money out of Germany is made still more difficult for would-be emigrants by the new German decree forbidding the import of n/.rks into Germany. An emigrant is still bound to offer any money he
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    YUGOSLAV FARM PRODUCE
    233 3 Agreement With Britain British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. THE Yugoslav Cabinet 13 reported to have approved the results of the negotiations recently conducted with the British Government during the visit to London in November of Mr. Pilja. head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Yugoslav
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    CANTON BUSINESS
    122 3 Government Loan To Aid Annual Settlement Cant n, DtC. 20. At th.- Monday ies>ioii of the l'rovinc ai Council, the Treasurer, Mr. Au Fong-p.»'i scheme for leading |5 t 0000jM to the city firms that they may clear off the~r liab ties at the end of Chinese New
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    PORT OF LIVERPOOL
    121 3 Handles One-Third Of Britain's Exports Recent official statist cs show that Live pool handles one-th"rd f Britain's exports, and in one year rece yes and dispat lv sh ps of 41,000,000 tonnage, d .scharg.ny and loading 13,600,000 urns of go ds. In the twelve months ending in
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    NEW SCOTTISH INDUSTRIES
    98 3 An electric Hmt> factory involving an out lav of C6O 000 for machinery, nlant. and buiWrwrz to b 1 established by the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale S ciety. It is estimated that the production of lamps will be about l 500 000 per annum. A new Industry, "fusion
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      247 3 THE UNITED CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. 'Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) 31-A, Chulia Street, (Bonham Building) Singapore. Authorised Capital $4,000,000. Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up $1,000.00 C jiejtraphic Address:— Telephone Nos.:— Tyehuabank 5182, 5183, 5184, 5185 5186. Board of Directors:— Wee Kheng Chiang, Esq., Chairman, •oo Beng Cbeang, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
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      27 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORA HON, LTDFIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. BEAD OFFirE: 161). Cecil St., Singapore. L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager.
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      447 3 IrfT I SAFEGUARDED j INSURANCE. So long as premiums on Insurance are met protection for your family is a certainty. But there is always the clanger that protection may be lost, when an accident diverts funds from the insurance to meet expenses. I The Asia Life offers a sure and
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      450 4 «J, Every castome y J 1001 LADIES' HATS j AND J j 250 LADIES' DRESSES j J TO BE SOLD IRRESPECTIVE OF COST i at j I MEYER MANSION, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. M. HASSAN M 87, BRAS BASAK ROAD, SWGAPORe. We undertake al' sorts of work in elpctrical, gas and
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      421 4 MOUSES PROPERTY To Let. OFFICE:—2nd. Floor. 124/126, Robinson Road. SHOPS:—Ground Floor, 203, Serangoon Road, *****30, 332 334, (Ground Floors) Orchard Road, 47, 49, Cross Street, 51. (Ground Floor) Cross Street, 32, Mohamed Sultan Road, 96, Kallang Road. SHOPHOUSES:—63/83, Kirn Yam Road, 2, Race Course Lane. COMPOUND HOUSES:—374, lhomso* Road. 41,
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      656 4 COHRS CORN HEAL—The famous and ideal remedy for Corns etc. N 0 displacing of Plasters. No sticking on Stockings. It's Liquid. No Waste. Proved to be the best by tests. Get a bottle to-day. On sale everywhere in Malaya or from 16 Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. WANTED a limited number of
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      728 4 SINGAPORE CHINESE MANDARIN SCHOOL 74, Prinsep Street. Mandarin Classes for Beginners starting on 6th Jan. 1936. From:—(1) 5.15—7 p.m. Ml (2) 7.15—9 p.m. on Mon. and Thurs. FREE PARTICULARS. English or Shorthand lessons for increasing your efficiency in office work. Apply Box No. 3, Malaya Tribune. 48. DICKSON ROAD, off
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      646 4 SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TKUST Tenders are invited for the erection and completion of one block of 12 houses at Tiong Bahru Road. Plans, specification and Form of Tender may be obtained at the Office of the Singapore Improvement Trust. A deposit of $100 is required, and will be refunded if a
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      349 4 GREAT New Year Sale DRASTIC DISCOUNTS on all marked prices of Clocks Watches New Shipments of the very Latest Designs and Models in Clocks and Watches just received. Do not fail to pay us a visit which we guarantee you will not regret. YICK WOH HING 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD,
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    SCOTLAND IS IN REVOLT!
    454 5 Petition To King MANY "SLIGHTS AND INDIGNITIES" London, Dec. 20. r«ROM the Borders to John O'Groats Scots are up in arms at thfi "slights and indignities" to which they have been sujected byEngland since the Treaty of Union on 1707! They complain that England has for
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    CHINESE CABINET
    268 5 Ministers Educated In Japan flO fewer than six out of the ten men or tee W £Sf £E55 looks at this tim lor the administration of her governE^ ere educated in Japan, fays a Shanghai report commenting on Chiang Ex a ec^ ension between this country and the
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    CHINA'S COMMUNISTS
    65 5 Professor Advises Agrarian Law Revision Riverside, Dec. 20. Dr. Leon Ellis, Professor of International Relations at Washington University, and former Secretary of the Legation at Peiping, told the Institute of World Affairs to-day that communism in China was due to the peasants' land hunger. He said the passage
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    THEIR FAVOURITE DISHES
    289 5 What Chinese Officials Eat THE Lih Pao, popular Chinese tabloid 1 newspaper, gives a brief description of the type of food eaten by various high Chinese Government officials. General Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission and newlyappointed President of the Executive Yuan, has no liking
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      181 5 Everyday new groups of TOURISTS come to witness this IMPORTANT FACT French Indochina IS A TRULY TOPPING LAND for old monuments, fine hill stations, curious populations, exciting big game hunting EXCELLENT ROADS, GOOD HOTELS (FRENCH CUISINE) Apply to Official Tourist Bureau P.O. Box 186, Saigon. y for sb^= /backward r
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      505 5 4 4 v """*">^^^r^!^^^^^ (REFRESHING SOOTHING— COOLING— CLEANSING. Eye Mo effectively washes the eyes counteracting soreness, redness and con- ||§1 junctivitis, without resort to unsanitary eye cups. |§§p The convenient— sanitary —one drop, dropper bottle |§p of Eye Mo is your eye FREDERICK STEARNS tCO ——————ty.s. 2 COLD* TakePEßf jj^^^^^^J
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— To-Day's Shipping
    249 6 PASSENGERS The following passengers disembarked at Singapore from the Chitral which arrived here on Friday:— Mr and Mrs. H. Beckett, Mr. W. Bolton Mr P. Bourne, Mr. W. Furneaux, Mr' B. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. P. He- I witt Mr. C. Jcnes,
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    128 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, Jan. 6. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nagato Maru 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3> Agamemnon 13; Philoctetes 11; Pembrokeshire 9; Malayan Prince 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3» Nankoh Maru 34; Neleus 36; Marudu 38 Empire Dock (Entrance
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    34 6 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore, Monday. MINING: Market rather quiet, Southern Kintas—steady $5.75 buyers $5.85 sellers'. Raubs $5.85 $5.95, Sungei Luas buyers $1.41 x.d. Rantau prefs .87 89, Norths buyers .69 Jelebus $1.02% buyers.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    56 6 Mails expected from Europe etc. (London) by Air (Imperial), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 8 p.m. to-day and general delivery of parcels 8.25 a.m. to-morrow. Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air (Netherlands), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 1 p.m. and general delivery of
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    Money Market
    186 6 SELLING Singapore, Jan. 3. London 4 months' sight 2j4 3|32 London 3 months' sight 2J4 1 w London 60 days* sight 21» Ifg London 30 days' sight *jj London demand 2,3 London T.T. 21 3 «J£ Lyons and Paris demand Hamburg demand f*| New York demand "J** Batavia
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    95 6 British Official Wireless. Paris 74 49 64. New York 4.92 13[16. Montreal 4.94 1 4. Brussels 29.30. Geneva 15.18. Amsterdam 7.26 1|2 Milan 61%. Berlin 12.26. Stockholm 19.39 Vz. Copenhagen 22.39'/2 Oslo 19.90%. Vienna 26%. Prague 119. Heisingfors 226%. Madrid 36 3|32. Rio 4Ya sellers official. London, Jan.
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    34 6 Owing to the late arrival of the outward Imperial aeroplane the air maSs for Australia, Java &c. previously announced as closing at 7 p.m. yesterday will now close at 7 p.m. to-day.
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    Diary of the Day
    194 6 WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, JAN. 6 1 nn P T V SC.R.C X.» S.C.R.C., Hockey. cpr>- Colt# q r c v. Ceylon S.C., S.u.u., voi» wiit<5 I Tanglin', Indian Assn. v. YMC A Battier Road; Medical College v Sikh Police, CoUege grourd;
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    AMUSEMENTS
    76 6 ALHAMBRA.—"Return of Chauua." CAPITOL.—LaureI and Hardy m "Bonnie Scotland." EMPIRE. —Chinese pictures. GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing. Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. HOLLYWOOD —'Hell Cat," and "One More Spring." MARLBOROUGH. Re d Morning." NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. PAVlLlON.—"Enchanted April.' REGAL (Late
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      565 6 -I* —a i^j MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J TO-NIGHT f Wktail Dance 1 cabaret attraction l OCKIMU FIRST APPEARANCE of 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. Dl O Dinner Dance RO *SILI AMI (informal) 9.30 to midnight CONTINENTAL DANCE Non-diners $1.00. I TEAM. RAFFLES CELEBRATED There^Will ORCHESTRA be NO AFTER DINNER DANCE Directed
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      192 6 ®X O-F LAT Z. AMAZING INVENTION!! SENSATIONAL NEW DISCOVER V!!! MAKES TYRES PUNCTURE-PROOF!! I HARMLESS TO RUBBER j i Just squirt NO-FLATZ into tubes through valve stem and enjoy complete I safety. NO-FLATZ SEALS holes m sde by nails, tacks, glass, etc. AIR-TIGHT J INSTANTLY AND PERMANENTLY. Tyres will not
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      171 6 Stop Growing Fat ja You will fall back fifjhSfa in the speed of time You will l>e outdone if you arc iat. jJTiT^. Ih< r< foi c reduce >^ Sold at all Dispensaries Stores SOLE AGENTS NAINA MOHAMED 6c SONS Singapore Kuala Lumpur. LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Singapore Municipality TENDERS. TENDERS are
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      57 6 ary general meeting, 19, Lim Teck Xim Road, 7.30 p.m. Roseray 8.P.: Committee meeting, 45, Lorong 27A, Geylang, 8 p.m. Silver Star Minstrels: Music practice, Mr. S. Leo's residence, 11, Queen Street, 7.30 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 10 Jubilee Minstrel Party: Music practice, Mr. Lim Peng Chiang's residence, 657, Geylang Road,
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      247 6 4* Postal Intelligence •fr SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Pontianak (Raub) 2 p.m. and Tembilahan (San *fiong Bee) noon Africa, South (London Maru) 3 p.m. America, (South) (London Maru) 3 p.m. Australia New Zealand, Java and Timor Diliy (by Air) (Qantas) 7 p.m. Java and Southern Sumatra (by Air) (Netherlands) 7
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      75 7 THE NEW 1936 WESTINGHOUSE PRECIS lON RADrO has Radio's laiest refinement. All-Melal Tabes Which are more powerful, more sensitive, Pr "i-microphonic and vibrationless. Me-al envelope eliminates noise and prevei-ts interaction between circuits. SHADOWGRAPH TUNING. ILLUMINATED COLOUR WAVE BAND SELECTOR. OVERSIZE DYNAMIC SPEAKER. 10 Tube models available. Also special n' dels
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      197 7 DERK P. YONKERMAN, DISCOVERED OF THE NEW REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION. Marvellous as it may seem after centuries of failure, a remedy has been discovered that has cured the deadly Consumption even in the advanced stages of the disease. No one will longer doubt that- Consumption can be cured after reading
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      131 7 mm— m- m tjC^Bfc? owlvei *ff •^^fiflß 1 M 1 cr, but in cold wrttvr f"fl ■niESTORE |fm YOUTHFUL lil VIGOUR I I ffl' gRAND'S Essence of Chicken is a wonderful restorative of lost f »11 i physical powers. It puts no strain 188 /111 whatever upon the digestive system;
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      356 7 Wonderful News For Stomach Sufferers No ma iter what form your stomach trouble takes, you can almost certainly becured. Whether it is "just indigestion." gastrß s of long-s.anding, or an agonising duodenal ulcer, ycu can get immediate relief and lasting cure if you will only tafte Maclean Brand Stomach Powder,
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      1381 7 Malayan LiMtmcV Radio DDITICU VMDTDD ZEG, HONGKONG TO-DAY BKII lotl H/MFlKli PHOHI, HOLLAND own romv 0n 30 29 metres <**w kcs» from 5.30 PROfJRAMMF<S KU KUMt pm. to 8.30 pm. (Malayan time), with _"S.J*S Tlm f .SK" 1 ydney rKOIiKAJWMIIia Quarter Time Wavelength 25.4 Metres <U, B lO kcs, LX£
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      371 8 r 1 MaB has gone in for society mingling with only the best people figuring ttuc'a where the II meet the best men! J B I i iiiifHT ft lALHAMBRA Coming Soon We make a practical study of your head and will suggest a coiffure especially becoming to you FIGARO
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      72 8 LAST TWO PERFORMANCES 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 ALHAMBRA BELA LUGOSI the Master of Thrills and Magic ?n "THE: HETITIIN OF 4 lIA \IH (The Magician) With MARIA ALBA DON'T MISS IT To-night is your last chance it) see it. MARCH CHARLES L| IN VICTOR HUGO'S ml I- II I lIW CHRONICLE
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      273 8 S PAVILION I Had she but j 4 known-what j& her husband llfc j was thinking, |W\ 4 when he held I her -l# V "Lotfy Wit- j i JHtins" have dared 5L t4k do what eve y I MORGAN g g KATHARINE If I X ALEXANDER I V_ t'
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    SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
    452 9 By Great Circle Air Route (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 22. CINGAPORE to San Francisco via W Europe in luxury aeroplanes which will cross the Atlantic non-stop in 24 hours i 5 a vision that will materialise in three years according to
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE
    202 9 No Nearer To Grips With Realities (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 23. AFTER a fortnight's deliberations, the London Naval Conference is no nearer to grips with realities than at the beginning. Nowadays, however, the British defence services do not want, as formerly, upon negotiations
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    GOLDFIELD IDENTITY
    140 9 Mme. Vautier, an old goldfleld identity, died in Kalgoorlie Hospital recently at the age of 104. Recently she fell and broke her leg near her little cottage at Bulong. A kindly disposed oi'd prospector named Jack Frost, who was her friend over the past few years, discovered her
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    BOX OF REPTILIAN TRICKS
    194 9 Malayan Python Arrives At The Zoo (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent j London, Dec. 24. CTOLID Zoo attendants had a realty anxious period this week when the latest box of reptilian tricks arrived Irom Singapore. About 75 snakes were in the consignment but only
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    FLOODS AT HOME
    181 9 Thataes Nearly Four Feel Above Normal Reuter Wireless. London, iiT 1. THE seriousness of the flood situation in England lias been aggravated by the further heavy rainfall i*< the past twenty-four hours. The Tr.at has risen a further 1i IT inches at Windsor and is now forty-six
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    LONDON ROMANCE
    69 9 London. Dec. 23. At a party given at Dorchester House the Chinese Ambassador, at the request of both families, announced the engagement between Mr. Hannibal Liv, B A Cambridge, son of Dr. O. S. Liu. and Miss Liang Yen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E V Yen. and
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    RAIL TRAFFIC
    44 9 Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 1. The railway irafric returns for British Railway groups for 1935 aggregated £151,000,000, an increase of ovci' £1,500,000 compared with 1934. All four groups showed increases, the largest being the London, Midland and Scottish with nearly £900.000.—Reuter Wireless.
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      373 9 WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES Samson's creative designs make their shoes suit your feet. Attractive, shapely, economical and durable, Samson is the last <vord for shoe perfection. Why not try a pair prove it to yourself? Special bargain for shop-soiled shoes. SAMSON SHOE STORE MAIN RETAIL DEPOT: FACTORY--804, North Bridge Road. 17-19,
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      53 9 activated Pancreas-Hormone Tablets for the treatment of DIABETES MELLITUS Sole Agen.s: E. M. ABDULLA CO., 163. Capitol Bdgs., Singapore. THE BEAVTTFUL STAR OF "HAPPINESS AHEAD" JUStiPHINE HXJTCHINSUST m a great I UNITED ARTISTS Production— Hutchiiuon in KB KM Josephine "The Melody HUTCHINSON j capitol I j.,. P h HOUSTON I
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      351 9 v Till >IIMMM S HITS OX FILM: GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS 1935" 8573 According to the Moonlight Alice Faye (Original S Oh! I didn't know Artiste in the Film) 3574 It's an old Southern Custom Cliffe Edward (Ukulele I got shoes—you got shoesies Ike—original artiste) SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA: T. M.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ENGAGEMENT
    39 10 The engagement is announced of "Jock" L. LAIDMAN, of Benini, Transvaal, S.A. to MOLLIE BAWN, eldest daughter of Mrs. A. Paton of Singapore and County Carlow. Mr. La dman wis formerly with United Engineers, Ltd., Singapore.
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    MALAYAN MATTERS
    749 10 jyjALAYA'S pineapple canning industry should receive a decided fillip following the satisfactory announcement by the Canadian Trade Commissioner for Malaya that the fruit is earning increasing approbation in Canada. This can be regarded as a direct result of the efforts made by the administration to improve the methods
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    MR. HU HAN MIN
    135 10 Expected In Singapore On Thursday Hongkong, Jan. 6. MR. Hu Han Mm, the Kuomintang leader, who is away in Europe taking a holiday, is expected in Singapore on Jan. 9. The South-West Political Council of Canton has sent Mr. Chan Yong and Mr. Tse Hi Pang
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    MISS DIANA MURISON
    95 10 To Be Married In Singapore On Feb. 15 A wedding of particular interest will take place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Feb. 15, the bride being Miss Diana Murison, the daughter 01 Sir William Murison (the former Chief Justice, Straits Settlements) and Lady Murison and the
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    MARSHAL CHIANG
    50 10 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Jan. 6. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek arrived in Shanghai yesterday morning from Nanking and called upon Mr. Wang Ching Wei (former Premier), General Huang Fu and Marshal Tuan Chi Jui. He returned to Nanking in the afternoon by 'plane —Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Risks Of Travel
    174 10 NOTES COMMENTS Risks Of Travel THE tragic accident to an Imperial Airways machine, resulting in twelve lives being lost, inevitably causes the public to question the safety of antravel. The answer to the question is contained in the magnificent record of the great passenger-carrying air line.;. Since the last accident
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    Crossword Puzzles
    155 10 THE current issue of the Malayan Law Journal contains some interesting notes on newspaper competitions. Such competitions have been held to be legal if knowledge and skill play a part in influencing the results, and on that basis it has been considered that crossword puzzle competitions are within
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    The High Court View
    171 10 THE Bow Street magistrate, Mr. Dummett, dismissed the summonses, holding that considerable skill was necessary to solve the puzzle, but the Court of King's Bench (Lord Hewart C. J. Humphreys and Singleton J.J.> took a different view on appeal. In the words of the Chief Justice
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    John Hopley
    218 10 AXFORD and Cambridge men and others interested in sport are familiar with the name of Mr. John Hopley, a Cambridge giant of some thirty years ago. He was a cricket blue, and although he was never given a rugger blue he got his cap for England. But it
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    428 10 By "Looker-On" "THE snail has over twenty wives." says a naturalist. But it goes home' very slowly to them. A A A "Cocktails do not make good daughters," holds a cleric. As a compensation, no doubt, many daughters mak? good cocktails. A A A A An
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    ITALIAN ATTACK ON BOTH FRONTS IN ABYSSINIA LIBYAN ARMY SENT TO SOMALILAND
    135 11 ETHIOPIANS WITHDRAWING EMPEROR CALLING UP EVERY AVAILABLE MAN JTALIAN attacks on both fronts, beginning with destructive air attacks, are described in the latest messages from Abyssinia. Many thousands of troops from Italy and the Italian colony of Libya
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    STREAM OF TROOPS THROUGH SUEZ CANAL
    175 11 Mogadishu, Jan. 5. OEUTER'S special correspondent, Major Barnes, after a visit to front in the direction of Dolo, reports threat activity. He saw tremendous quantities of stores and ammunition at Lughferandi, which is a big fortified cantonment surrounded by high walls and equipped with
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    NEW ARMY FOR SOUTH
    339 11 Decisive Results Wanted By February Reuter Wireless. Rome, Jan. b. A liner left Naples to-day for Mogadishu with 2,000 men, mostly gunners of the Tevere Division of the Blackshirt Militia numbering 12,000 men, of whom two-thirds have already reached Somaliland. It is understood that in addition
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    NEW OFFENSIVE IMMINENT
    139 11 Reuter Wireless. Dessie, Jan. 5. Two Italian planes have been brought down in the last two days according to official announcements. In the first case an Abyssinian marksman using a rifle brought down a machine near Makale. Both occupants were killed in the crash. The successful rifleman
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    ITALIANS USE GAS
    165 11 Causes Ethiopian Withdrawal Near Makale Reuter Wireless. Paris, Jan. L According to a message from Addis Ababa, Abyssinian troops on the Tigre front have withdrawn somewhat in the region of Makale. The withdrawal is stated to be due chiefly to the use of gas by Italians on
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    NO MURDER CHARGES THIS TIME
    338 11 Opening Of Singapore Assizes Singapore, Monday. THE first Assizes for the Settlement of Singapore for the year began in the Supreme Coi/t before Mr. Justice A. K. a Beckett Terrell this morning. It was preceded by a ceremonial opening with a service at St. Andrew's
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    MAGNIFICENT AIR PAGEANT
    281 11 Thrilling Programme In Penang (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Js.n. R NEVER in the history of aviauun h» Penang or North Malaya na:> then* been such a magnificent an pageant as was held this evening at the aerodromp in Bayan Lepas. organised ta th? Penang Flying Club.
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    LOST AIR LINER
    92 11 Divers Rs cover Four Bodies Reuter Wireless. Alexandria, Jan. 2. DIVERS have cut their way through to the cabin of the City of Khartoum and recovered the bodies of Mrs. Horsman, Miss Eckford, Signor Tartaglione the steward and another unidentified m it is thought probable it will
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    CHINESE ROBBED
    52 11 European Lady Loses Cash And Jewellery A European lady residing at Mount Sophia had her house broken into during the' week-end. Her handbag containing cash and jewellery valued at $122 was stolen. Three Sikhs are alleged to have robbed a Chinese of $12 last night at the 14th
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    SHOOTING DRAMA IN SHANGHAI
    335 11 Officer Killed A DISGRUNTLED LIEUTENANT TJISGRUNTLED because of the announcement of his demotion, Lieutenant Chang Yueh-chieh shot and killed Major-General Tung Paohui and injured three other officers of the Peace Preservation Corps during a mahjongg game at MajorGeneral Tung's house in Nantac, Shanghai, on Dec. 16.
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    U.S. RAILROADS
    104 11 Reductions In Passenger Fares Shortly Washington, Dec. 23. The Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to halnd down within a fortnight decisions reducing rail-road passenger fares from an average of 3.60 cents per mile to 2 cents for coach and 3 cents for pMllman travelling, while the pullman surcharge
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    20 11 Mr. Colin H. Dakers, M.C.; Malayan Ciyjl Service, has been elected a 'Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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    MAIL BAG THEFT
    120 11 No Arrest Effected As Yet i Singapore, Monday. NO arrest has been made regaiding the mail bag theft in which 41,000 guilders were stolen whilst being sent by the Singapore branch of the Nederlandshe Indische Handelsbank to their head office at Batavia. The matter is being thoroughly
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    MR HU HAN MIN
    56 11 Nanking Minister Him In Singapore Reuter. Nanking, Jan. 6. Mr. Hsu Chung Chi, Vice-President of the Control Yuan, is going to Singapore shortly to welcome Mr. Hu Han Mm on behalf of the National Government.— Reuter. (Mr. Hu Han Mm, the veteran revolutionary leader, is returning
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    BOMBING OF RED CROSS
    79 11 Information Dsclineti International Body Reuter. Geneva, Jan. 5. u s# THE International Red Cross declines to issue any information on the bombing of Red Cross units in Abyssinia on the ground that it wishes to remain neutral as between Ita'v and Abyssinia. The statement has caused
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    FIVE PERISH
    80 11 Landslide- And Floods In Reuter Wireless. Paris, Jan. 2. Five persons perished in a big land- slide near Paris due to heavy rains which have caused serious floods in many parts of France. Several villages are reported isolated and many roads are impassable. Grave anxiety is felt at
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    Sweden's New Year Rejoicings Turned To Tragedy ITALIAN BOMBING OF RED CROSS UNIT
    111 12 ROME'S OFFICIAL DENIAL OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA AMONG ABYSSINIANS TRIES for revenge on Italy and "down with Mussolini mingled with New Year greetings in Stockholm, following the reports of the bombing of the Swedish Red Cross unit near
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    CRIES FOR REVENGE IN STOCKHOLM
    159 12 Reuter Wireless. Stockholm, Jan. 1. CRIES for revenge on Italy and "down with Mussolini" mingled with New Year greetings. The Italian Legation was placed under special guard with mounted police posted at various points. Many watchnight services were converted into memorial services for th 2
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    SCENES IN PARIS
    154 12 Reuter. Paris. Jan. 1. It is reported from Addis Ababa that European residents in the chief hotel were so incensed on hearing of the bombing of the Swedish Red Cross unit that they demonstrated by breaking bottles of Italian liquors and threatening to wreck the proprietor's Italian
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    ROME DENIAL
    174 12 Red Cross Was Not The Objective Reuter Wireless. Rome, Jan. 1. A denial that the Swedish or any other Red Cross establishment was tho objective of the Italian bombing raid near Dolo is contained in a communique which claims that the bombing was fully justified in view of
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    ANOTHER UNIT
    165 12 Many Young Swedes Offer Their Services Reuter Wireless. Dessie, Jan. 3. Nassibu reports that Italian planes on the southern front bombed and machinegunned wells at Bulale and Sasabaneh, 20 miles south of Daggahbur, killing five Abyssinians and 19 camels.—Reuter Wireless. Rome, Jan. 2. The report that the Italians
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    ABYSSINIAN REPRISALS ?
    113 12 ABYSSINIAN REPRISALS Reuter Wireless. Geneva, Jan. 2. The Abyssinian Government, in a note to the League, threatens as reprisals the seizure of the private property of Italian nationals in Abyssinia if the alleged acts of violation of the international law continue by Italy.— Reuter Wireless. Addis Ababa, Jan. 2. "An
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    ITALIAN ADMISSION
    105 12 Reuter Wireless. Rome, Jan. 2. A semi-official statement as regards the bombing of the Swedish Red Cross says that the raid was one of reprisals undertaken- after it had been learned that Flight Lieut. Titominniti. whom the Abyssinians had captured, had been decapitated. A message was dropped explaining
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    ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY
    73 12 Speeches At Luncheon To Be Broadcast British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. The 8.8.C. announces that the follow•ig speeches at the Royal Empire Society luncheon will be broadcast: Firstly, Vice Admiral Sir Humphrey Walwyn. Governor Designate of Newfoundland, transmission 5 on January 8 at 1 a.m. G
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    CHINESE PUBLIC WORKS
    59 12 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Jan. 6. The Central Government has appropriated a sum of $100.000 for the development of public works in Ruling. Mr. Chang Kung Chuen. the Minister of Railways, conferred with the heads of the Peiping-Mukden, Peiping-Sui-yuen, Peiping-Hankow, Tientsin-Pukow and Chingtai Railways yesterday. He
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    WAR RISK PREMIUM
    36 12 Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 5. An immediate reduction in war risk nremium .from five shillings to forty pence per'«mt ha« b'-cn agreed by the ioinl committer of the Company and Lloyds' Underwriters.-Reuter Wireless.
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    SHIP THAT RAN AGROUND
    246 12 Now lii Dry DocJ* In Singapore, Monaay. THE X.P.M. vessel Togian, which ran aground off an island near Palembang recently and had to be towed in to Singapore, is now in dry dock at Keppel for repairs. Several small holes were made in the hull plates
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    POLICE BALL
    144 12 Inspectors Entertain At The Adelphi THE annual fancy dress ball given by t the European Inspectors of the Straits Settlements Police was held at the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday night, and proved a very enjoyable and successful function. The company numbered 250, and included the Colonial Secretary (the
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    GERMAN JUADRUPLETS
    58 12 Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Jan. 3. The little village of Kueps, near Bevreuth, is celebrating the birth of foiir daughters to Johanna Zimmerlein, the 38-year-old wife of a carpenter Dr. Prick. Minister of the Interior, has sent a message of congratulation to the parents while a special report regarding
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    BRIGHT SHOW AT PAVILION
    246 12 Aptjng |n "Enchanted AT THE CINEMAS AVERY bright show is being presented at the Pavilion. The feature picture, "Enchanted April," fits its title. It is both enchanting and highly amusing and it is notable for some fine acting by Ann Harding, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen and
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    SPANISH CORTES
    131 12 Attempt To Impeach The Premier Reuter Wireless. Madrid. Jan. 2. Serious political developments have arisen and an attempt is being made to force the President to re-open the Cortes which is suspended until Jan. 31 and impeach the Premier, on the ground Chat their action in net re-opening
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    MINE HOSTESS
    64 12 Miss Ishbel MacDonald Takes Over. Ye Old Ho Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 3. Miss Ishbel MacDonald. who acted as hostess during her Father's premiership, to-day forraaUy took poss ssion of Ye Old Plow Inn, an old-world hostelry nestling at the foot of the Buckinghampsliire Hills near Chequers. As
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    JAPANESE DEMAND AT TIENTSIN
    150 12 Control Of Former Russian Concession Shanghai, Jan. 6. A DEMAND has been lodged with Mr. Shiao Chen Ying, the Mayor of t"ientsin, by the Japanese for the inclusion of the former Russian Concession in Tientsin in the Japanese Concession. General Sung Che Yuen, Governor of Hopei,
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    FLOODS IN ENGLAND
    223 12 Receding But More Rain Threatening Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 3. THE Thames at Windsor now is a mile and a half wide. The Castle grounds are flooded and for many miles and Eton playing fields are one lrfke. The swans are unable to reach their usual river
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    A GREAT EDITOR
    174 12 Death Of "Marlowe Of The Mail" The death occurred recently in London of Mr. Thomas Marlowe, formerly editor of the Daily Mail. Marlowe, who was born on March 18, 1868, belonged to the dwindling band of notable journalists who obtained their opportunity from the initiative of the
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    NEW AIR MAIL
    174 12 Link With Atlantic Shipping London, Jan. 1. An air service which may develop into an important mail-carrying link is to be opened to-day between London and Lisbon. The journey will be made once a day in euch direction, and negotiations now ln ..P r re i? may
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    NOVEL METHODS OF PREACHING
    587 12 Gospel In Music WORK AMONG THE SAKAIS CRIDAY'S session of the Malaya Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was opened by a devotional service at which Bishop Edwin F. Lee spoke on the subject "Alertness and Courage." At 9.30 the Lay Conference conconsisting of one
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    NARROW ESCAPE OF BRIDAL PARTY CAR OVERTURNS IN SWAMP
    189 13 Near Kuala Kangsar TRYING TO AVOID A CHILD (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. PX ROUTE to Taiping on Sunday morning to fetch his bride for i lie wedding ceremony in Ipoh, Mr. [Jug Khek Cheow had a miraculous -cape
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    MOSCOW AND RED M.P.
    117 13 "Representative Of Our Party" The Moscow Comintern have published with a full-page portrait, a long congratulatory message to Mr. William Gailacher (elected Communist M.P. for \V est Fife at the General Election), who, they state, ls the first man to become lmultaneously a member of their
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    THE MacDONALDS
    81 13 Malcolm To Stand For Ross And Cromarty British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Secretary for the Dominions, was this afternoon adopted by the Ross and Cromarty Liberal Association as the National candidate in the coming by-election. The local Conservative Association endorsed their refusal to
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    PRINCE OF WALES' JUBILEE
    250 13 Plans For Tour Of Wales ARRANGEMENTS are now complete for the celebration of the Jub lee of the Prince of Wales on July 13. As soon as the Court comes out of mourning they will be submitted for official approval. It is hoped to have July
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    41 13 Arrivals And Departures In December, Arrivals and departures of Indian labour during the month cf December were as follows:— Arrivals (state-aided): 177 adults, 40 minors. Arrivals (ordinary deck passengers): 2 028 adults, 152 minors. Departures: 2,718 adults, 275 minors.
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    AMERICAN OIL EMBARGO
    245 13 President's Speech POUCY RE A FFIRMED IN CONGRESS Reuter. Washington, Jan. 4. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, in his speech at the opening of Congress, referred to the danger of war in Europe, owing to the growing ill wili and increasing armaments. He affirmed America's policy of two-fold neutrality, firstly,
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    INSIDIOUS BRITISH PROPAGANDA
    286 13 Reuter Wireless. New York, Jan. 3. Violently attacking the suggestion that the new Neutrality legislation should empower the President to impose discriminatory financial and raw material embargoes, the New York American writes "such an amendment to the present Neutrality Act would drag us through the back door
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    ALL METAL FROCKS
    92 13 NoveHy At British Industries Fair British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. Material for all metal frocks will be included in the display which the Lancashire textile industries will exhibit at next month's British Industries Fair. Three new fabrics to be shown are. firstly, material made entirely of
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    Mexican Boxer's Masterly Display At The New World THIS YEAR'S RUGBY CHAMPIONS
    264 14 An Exciting Tussle Expected London, Dec. !3. THIS year's Rugby football championI ship of the countries comprising Great Britain should be an tussle between Ireland and Scotland, writes a London Sports correspondent. The former country's hue victory lasj
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    ENGLAND v. WALES
    105 14 Match At Swansea On Jan. 18 London, Jan. 8 England will meet Wales at rugby on Jan. 18 at Swansea. The English team will be the same as that which beat the All Blacks on Saturday, namely H. G. Owen Smith (St. Mary's Hospital), Obolensky (Oxford), P.
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    KLANG FOOTBALL
    358 14 Hua Tortgs Beaten In League Game in the Klang Chinese Football League I the Hua Nams defeated the Hua Tongs by 2 goals to nil on Friday last, on the Klang Padang before a large gathering. The Hua Nams* forwards combined well wjth Lee Kirn Tian, the centreforward
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    JOE EAGLE BEATEN ON POINTS
    97 14 A REAL BATTLE ROYAL NAVAL CHAMPION LOSES TO DHAMARAJ (By "X.0.") Singapore, Monday. MIL BELL started the New Year with a ban*. His programme of four bout", staged at the New World last night was one of the best seen in many months, and the
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    SAILORS RESENT REFEREE'S ACTION
    1654 14 IT was a battle royal between two men} with tons of experience and ringcraft tearing into each other from gong to gong, asking; for no quarter and giving none. Marquez was at his best and, in my opinion, he thoroughly deserved to win. and the decision
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    359 14 January Bogey FOUR PLAYERS TIE IN "A" DIVISION rrHE January Bogey-competition of A the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a tie m "A division between M. M. Patersor, T Black, R. H. Allen and G.O. Cruickshank with
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    KIDNAPPING FEAR
    75 14 Fight For Joe Louis In Havana Cancelled Spanish Heavyweight, has been cancelled. The bout was originally arranged to be fought at Havana. Giving his- reason for the cancellation of the fight. Mike Jacobs said, "There is to? much kidnapping down there." New York, Dec. 24. Mike Jacobs, the
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    MAX SCHMELING
    100 16 To Fight Joe Louis In June Bremen, Dec. 22. M AJ Schmeling, the Cierman boxing champion and former champion of the world, to-day returned here aboard the express liner Bremen irom New York where he had witnessed the fight between the sensational negro heavyweight Joe Louis and the
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    CHARLIE PARKER
    180 16 Joins White-Coated Brigade Charlie Parker, great left-aim bowler •f Gloucestershire, has ioiiMfftß. white-coated brigade, and instead of diddling them out n?xt season he will be giving them out. Parker is 51, though you would never suspect it, watching him bowling over after over in his free and easy
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    INTER CLUB GOLF MATCH
    278 16 Keppel G.G Beaten By Island Club f Matth at *> —i C.«b „n KEPPEL CLUB T ISLAND CLUB H. Irving' Jones (6) and 0 xt J. M. Harper (6) n s v N KelJ y Sc r > and R. J. C. La Cloche (9) and
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    APPEAL AFTER STUMPS ARE DRAWN
    102 16 Note Added To Law On Point THE Cricket Annual states that a note is to be added to Law 50 Of the Laws of Cricket as a result ot an incident that occurred during the Suirev v Essex match, last season, when a batsman was
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    LINDBERGHS' FLIGHT
    62 17 Reuter Wireless. New York, Jan. 1. Antagonistic comment on the Lindberghs' flight to England appears in the Daily News and Herald Tribune. The latter says had Lindbergh not been so obstinately reticent about his private affairs here, there would have been less curiosity about them. The News says
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    EGYPT AND THE SUDAN
    270 17 Mr. Eden's Reply To Waf d Demands Reuter Wireless. Cairo, Jan. 1. Mr. Eden has replied sympathetically to the request of the United Front for Britain's acceptance of the draft treaty of 1930, providing for the independence of Egypt and enabling her, inter alia, to join
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    MANCHU RAILWAYS
    72 17 New Lines To Connect With Russian Border Changchun. Dec. 20. to construct seven nev railway, with a total length of 809 kilometres at 'he c st of 85,000,000 Yen. were announced to-day by the Ministry of Communications. Three < f the railway* will parallel or lead to Soviet
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    This Strange World
    731 18 Death Watched Their Wedding Shopping Problem Solved Fined For Killing Husband— Miracle Hands*' QUEER items from many parts of the world are included in messages sent I by Reuter correspondents. Here are some I of them: MARRIED BESIDE COFFIN Betty Ba 1 ne, a Jewish girl, has
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    THE DIONNE "QUINS"
    159 18 New Zealand Officials' Interest Callander, Canada. AMONGST the hundred* of thousands of people who visited the famous Dionne quintuplets here last summer were many visitors from the Empire. New Zealanders, with thriving quadruplets of their own, have been particularly interested in the five little Canadian girls. Amongst
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    "FORTUNATE COUNTRY"
    135 18 Dr. Maurice Laseron, Latvian barrister and journalist, arrived in Australia by the Oronsay recently. Dr. Laseron has lived for fcur years at Geneva. He said he had lived in every capital in Europe, and the few months, he had spent in Australia had convinced him that this was
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    CAVE MAN LIVED IN CEYLON
    434 18 What Archaeologist Saw In Museum P RE-HISTORIC man lived in Ceylon during the stone age. That was the conclusion arrived at by a young Scots archaeologist from Cambridge University, Mr. H. J. H. Drummond, after he had seen the relics at the Colombo Museum recently.
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