Malaya Tribune, 3 February 1936

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    37 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Latest Sales Vol XXIII -No. 27 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1936 FTVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Monday, Feb. 3. Malaya Tribune 20 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1936 FIVE CENTS
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      103 1 1 Read The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya i B RTTl s h CEMENTS and r? MTER STRENGTH, GREATER BEAUTY give LONGER LIFE IN CONCRETE PORTLAND CEMENT STOCKED BY FERROCRETE SNOWCRETE GUTHRI^gllg COLORCRETE (Incorporated in S.S.) J #RK At ITS BEST SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITE BRAND BECAUSE THE QUALITY IS WORTH TWICE
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      319 1 GRAND DISPLAY OF NEWEST STYLES OF WATCHES FOB NEW YEAR GIFTS Genuine Reduced Price* On riew at MALAYAN WATCH CO, 433, North Bridge Road, (near Middle Road) The Original primus TjsL A Whether for HEATING and LIGHTING ffP^MT^ or occasional COOKING when it seems I unnecessary to light a wood
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES SHIPPING SUBSIDIES IN U.S.
    778 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES SHIPPING SUBSIDIES IN U.S. Direct Aid To Industry Advocated ADOPTION of legislation enabling the replacement of indirect shipping subsiaies by direct aid, based on building and operatmg ditterences, has been reeommenaed by Mr. D. C. Koper, Secretary oi Commerce, in his annual report to Congress. Mi. Roper
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    THE SCYTHIA
    116 2 London. The British Transatlantic passenger steamer, Scythia, of 20,000 tons, has been withdrawn from the service and is being transformed into a transport ship for troops, according to press reports here, which point out that this is the first case of a vessel being so fitted since the
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    NEW HUTCH LINER
    158 2 Four Yards Share Work Of Building EIRST keel plates for the new Holland America Line passenger steamer have been laid on a building berth specially reconstructed for the ship In the yard of the Rotterdam Drydock Company. The new vessel will not only be the biggest unit
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    MUSICAL VOYAGE
    141 2 12 Wireless Sets On Tramp Vessel When the tramp motor vessel, King Stephen, on its way from the Pacific Coast of America to Port Adelaide with 3.000,000 super feet of timber, called at San Pedro, 12 wireless sets were purchased and the officers, engineers and members of the
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      424 2 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore. 1936. SOMALI 6,810 Feb, 12 CORFU 15,000 Feb. 14 RANCHI 17,000. Feb. 28 BANGALORE 6,000 Mar. 12 NALDERA 16,000 Her. 13 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 27 BHUTAN 6,100 Apr. 9 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Apr. 10 BEHAR 6,000 Apr. 19 CHITRAL
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      557 2 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated in Japan). T 0 LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles and Gibraltar. s.s. KASHIMA MARU Feb. 6 f m.s. YASUKUNI MARU Feb. 19 s.s. HAKONE MARU Mar. 5 s.s. SUWA MARU Mar. 19 Rates to Ist class 2nd class Naples
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      468 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. XT XT FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham JUTLANDIA 11-2 11-2 12-2 14-2 MEONIA 3-3 3-3 4-3 6-3 ALSIA 24-3 24-3
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      438 2 STEAMER SAILINGS i 1 mmaammammmmmmm i r% NORPDEUTSCHER LLOYD W (Incorporated In Germany). The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. For MANILA, HONGKONG SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA JAPAN. 1936. I "TRAVE" Eg s "HAVEL" 5 I "DONAU" omits ManUa Mar. 8 HOMEWARDS FOR HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN:— "NECKAR" also calls
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET FOSITION
    113 3 VERY STEADY TONE MAINTAINED Buyers Again In Evidence Singapore, Monday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 24*4 cts., up ct. Market Tone: Very steady. Tin (Singapore) $101; down To-day's Prices:— London: 6 15'16d., unchanged. Market Tone: Very steady. New York: 15 cts., up ct. Market Tone: Quiet. TIN London: No
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    N.E.I. SUGAR
    31 3 Production Quota For Next Year Batavia, Jan. 30. Under new ordinances for the -reorganisation of the sugar industry, the production quota for 1937 has been fixed at 1,400,000 tons.
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    FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1554 3 FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt:— MINING Singapore, Mondoy. 10 a.m. Issue. Fraser Lyall Value Co Evatt 4;- Ampat 5|6 6|- 5 6 61£1 A. Kumbang 33 34 32 6 33 6 £1 A. Malay
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    90 3 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Saturday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F. 0.8. February) 24% 24 9 1b Good F.A.Q. in cases (F. 0.8. February) 24V 2 24 9 1b No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loosei (awardable Spore) 24 24% do. February 24 V 4
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    GLENEALY PAYS 6 PER CENT.
    652 3 Satisfactory Year EFFICIENTLY RUN ESTATE Singapore, Saturday. A DIVIDEND of six per cent, was declared at the twenty-sixth annual general meeting of the Glenealy Plantations, Ltd., held at the registered office of the company in the Hongkong Bank Chambers at noon to-day. Mr. H. Atkin-Berry
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    AUSTRALIAN WOOL
    80 3 Barter Plan WUH Germany Opposed Reuter Wireless. Canhorw T o r A plan for hatterinc Atistral'an wool against German motot denounced bv Blr Henrv Minister t| trade, who sta'ed that '"to Commonwealth rouid not <=unoort the prCTH»f*4. Ho raid it was imr» n s c 'blf> thus to
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    273 3 Sentiment Good: Most Sections Firm Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 23. THOUGH business has not been particularly voluminous, the general sentiment has been good and most sections have ruled firm. Rubbers have been dull, however, and gilt-edged securities lacked support. The Railway Finance Corporation is issuing on Friday nrentyseven
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    PEIPING BANKS
    143 3 Loan Of £5,000,000 To Tide Over Settlement Day Helping, Jan. 13. loan of $5 000 000 has been assured by seven leading banks for the relief of needy business concerns In Peiping, a< a result of negotiations conducted between the banking syndicate and ihe HopeiCharhar Political Council, it
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    BABCOCK AND WILCOX
    80 3 German Branch Again Paying 3 i*er Cent. The German subsidiary of Eabeock and Wilcox, boiler makers, at Oberhausen, In the Rhineland, Is prying a dividend of 3 per cent, for the financial year ended Sept 30, l;»3. r > Phis Is the same rate as a year
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      245 3 THE UNITED CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. '.Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) 31-A, Cbulia Street, (Bonham Building) Singapore. Authorised Capital $4,000,000. Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up $1,000,900 slagraphic Address:— Telephone Nob.:— Tyehuabank 6182, 5183, 6184, 5186 6186. Board of Directors:— Wee Kheng Chiang, Esq., Chairman. I »00 Beng Cheang, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
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      26 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTDFIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. BEAD OFFICE: 16D, Cecil St.. Singapore. L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager.
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      453 3 r i I I i i SAFEGUARDED INSURANCE. lia lour: as premiums: on Insurance are met piotection 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
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      873 4 •> 1 I SCHIFFNER CO., LTD. j TELEPHONE 7342. j .J. .J. M. HASSAN 36 37, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work in electrical, gas and water service lines. We give prompt attention to all orders either big or small. Why not consult us about your
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      629 4 GRAMOPHONE NEEDLES. Buy direct from the manufacturers' representatives—excellent quality. Price 25c. per box, containing 5 Tins, —each tin 200 needles, totalling 1,000 needles in all, obtainable from NASSDtf, 381, North Bridge Road, Singapore. Phone 3785. We wish to notify the public that we have completely printed the Romanised Malay Story
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      746 4 TENDERS INVITED Tenders are invited for the supply of rations excluding rice and of firewood to the Po Leung Kuk, York Hill, from the 1st March, 1936, to the 28th February, 1937, inclusive. Particulars of the quantities of rations and firewood to be supplied may be obtained on application to
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      613 4 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Summary Case. In Bankruptcv No. 463 of 1931. Re F. F. JOHNSON (T. F. JOHNSON) c'o His Majesty's Naval Base, Seletar, Singapore. Foreman. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Third and Final Dividend is intended
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      463 4 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Applications are invited for the iollowing appointments:— Two Surveyors and Draftsmen in Grade 2. One Assistant Surveyor and Draftsman in Grade 3. The initial salary of the Grade 2 appointments is $180 p.m., rising by annual increments of $10. p.m. to a maximum salary of $270 p.m. The
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    British Power In The Far East
    1034 5 NEW BASE AT HONGKONG VITAL CHOICE Naval Conference Useless ifrom Our Own Correspondent) (By Air Mail) London, Jan. 21. AS seemed inevitable from the start, Japan has withdrawn from the London Naval Conference. Ensuing four-power discussions will be conducted with a view to subsequent
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    52 5 When Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, First Magistrate, Ipoh, goes on Home leavi on Feb. 15. he will be succeeded by Mr. V. W. W. S. Purcell who will, "later take over duties as Protector of Chinese, Perak. when Mr. W. H. Gatfield goes on leave towards the end of
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    THE NORTH CHINA CRISIS
    444 5 Harsh Demands KALGAN—URGA ROUTE CUT Shanghai, Feb. 2 IATEST reports from North China L state that the situation there has become more complicated. The intention of the Japanese is to discuss with the Chinese their demands, which are considered extremely "harsh." The negotiations arranged to be
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    RUBBER ON THE BEACH
    122 5 Mystery Of The Wexford Coast <By Air Mail* (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Jan. 21. IARGE quantities of raw robber and L tallow have been found :n the beach alone: the fifteen miles stretch nf South Wexford coast between Rosstare and Kilmore quay. Civic guards and
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    COOLED WITHIN A YEAR
    97 5 Restitution Decree Against A Musical Director I By Air Maii) London, Jan 21. Married four years ago. Mts. Marjoris Barbirolli, of Home Field. Saitfoid. Somerset, was granted a decree ol restitution of conjugal "rights in the Divorce Court against her husband. Mr. Giovanni Battista (otherwise John»
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    THE CULTURE OF CHINA
    217 5 "Will Survive That Of The West" THAT China's philosophic culture will in the end come out on top of the aggressive culture of the West was the; opinion expressed by Dr. Philip K. C. lyau, the Chinese Consul-General lot Malaya, in a short speech delivered at
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      77 5 P O P ULA^^^^^^^ ALL OVER THE WORLD '^^^W lri.it ;it its freshest and finest, J^^T Eure sugar and unfailing quaiit> X^ftjr jvc made Messrs. Chivers' Jams Xw^Xtf^ 99^ world-wide favourites. I housands V oi tons of ripe- fruits from our V. {MfR^ 1^ own orchards are made into jam
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      45 5 11. Cleanses effectively and thoroughly the |||||p mouth, gums and dental |§§|§1 inter-spaces. 2. Non-irritating to the |llf|P mucous membranes. 3. Economical (May be WfflMfr diluted 48 to 1». 4. Has a pleasant taste |§||§l and odour (Winter- |§§§§l I That is what ASTEING- J
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      306 5 TERRIBLE PAINS *iyr* '•'':'"JZ AFTER EATING To have terrible pain after every meal; to dread eating for fear of the inevitable indigestion; to be, in fact, a confirmed stomach sufferer—such was the unhappy lot < f Mrs. A. E B until she began tak n<r Maclean Brand Stomach Powder. "I
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— To-Day's Shipping
    87 6 NOTICE TO MARINERS Owners and masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the gun practice, which will take place from Changi Area on Feb. 10, 11 and 25 (alternative days 12 and
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    WARNING NOTICES.
    39 6 A large white flag will be hoisted at Battery Hill, Changi, 24 hours prior to the commencement of practice. A large red flag will be hoisted at Battery Hill, Changi, during the period the area is closed.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    67 6 Deucalion. British, 4,647 tons, from Yokohama 2.2, to Glasgow 5.2. Makasser, Dutch, 1,027 tons, from Indragiri 2.2, to Indragiri 5.2. Harberton, British 2,727 tons, from Dairen 3 .2, to Port Said 3 .2. Ipoh, British, 528 tons, from Penang 3.2, to Penang 5.2. The Messageries Maritimes liner Marechal
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    THE HARBOUR
    102 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, Feb. 3. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3> Deucalion 13; Mayebashi Maru 11; Rheinland 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Flylebank 33; Cingalese Prince 37; Kajang 39. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 4) Nil. West
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    67 6 Mails expected from Netherlands Tndies by Air (Netherlands), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 1 p.m., and general delivery of letters ana parcels 1.40 p.m. to-morrow. Mails expected from Holland etc. by Indrapoera, due at Singapore, tomorrow. Mails dxpected from Europe, etc. (Amsterdam) by Air (Netherlands), time
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    58 6 The air mail (Imperial) despatched from Singapore on Jan. 23 was delivered in London on Feb. 3 (11 days). •The air mail (Netherlands despatched from Singapore on Jan. 25 was delivered in London on Feb. 1 (7 days). Mail despatched from Singapore on Jan. 10 by Karoa was
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    BLOW FOR INDIAN JUTE MILLS
    269 6 Operatives To Work Longer Hours THE Bengal Government has evidently not been impressed by the various £chemes which the Indian Jute Mills' Association has put forward for the rationalisation of the lute industry in order to obtain support from the Government for legislation to restrict
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    Money Market
    192 6 SELLING Singapore, Jan. SI. London 4 months' sight 2)4 Vs London 3 months' sight 2|4 3|32 London 60 days' sight 2|4 l! 16 London 30 days' sight 2!4 1J32 London demand 2|4 London T.T. 2 4 Lyons' and Paris demand 870 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 58
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    108 6 British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 1. Paris 74 59 64. New York 5.0G 5 8 Montreal 4.99 l 2 Brussels 29.34. Geneva 15.19V 2 Amsterdam 7.28 1 2. Milan 62 V a Berlin 12 29. Stockholm 19.39 Vs. Copenhagen 22.39 1 '<>. Oslo 19.901/2. Vienna 26 V 2
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    Produce Prices
    203 6 Singapore, Jan. 30. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $111 R. <Siam» W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $107 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $105 Rice, B. Siam, No. 1 per Koyan $108 Rice, B. Siam, No. 2 per Koyan $104 Siam, Rice,
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    Diary of the Day WHAT'S ON?
    71 6 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, FEB. 3 High Tides:—6.06 a.m., 9.10 p.m. Tennis: Tournament at S.C.C. TO-MORROW, FEB. 4 High Tides:—7.36 a.m., 10.10 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5 High Tides:—8.50 a.m., 10.54 p.m. Rotary Tiffin, Business Meeting, Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. THURSDAY, FEB. 0
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    AMUSEMENTS
    163 6 ALHAMBRA —"The Irish In Us." CAPITOL. —"The Big Broadcast of 1936." Also special pictures of The Passing of King George V., the Proclamation of King Edward VIII and scenes during the conveying of the Body of His Late Majesty from Sandringham to London. EMPIRE. —Chinese picture. GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing,
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      408 6 MALAYA'S .PREMIER HOTEL 4 1— ——a> TO-NIGHT II CABARET ATTRACTION loekiail Vanee I 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. LOU V S A Dinner A Dance SILVIA the (informal) POPULAR COMEDY TAP 9.30 to midnight DANCING TEAM. NON-DINERS $1.00 SATURDAY NEXT— 1 Malayan Rugby Union End of the Season BALL CABARET. EXTENSION
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      30 6 JOY OF LIVING AND l HEALTHY CHILDREN through the Hormone i r Preparation Sold at all Dispensaries Stores. Sole agents NAINA MOM A VItD SONS, Singapore and Kuala i umpur.
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      57 6 of your head and will surest a coiffure especially becoming to you FIGARO Phone 2868. RAFFL a? S J2°' rEL < Roo 120) .nd Jt W BRAS BASAH ROAD. $10 $12 $15 only Perm. B «t W«v. Soeci.lisU **A III It O FROM THE EAST" Chapter 13 A Chinese Silent
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      210 6 MIRACULOUS PILLS CURE! Radical Cure Without Operation Consult The Famous Piles Specialists Piles of every desfSgx cription are radical- ly cured by us witht out Surgical Operas' tion. Our treatmen: is pamless and we guarantee complete WmmmWk, f JmW CUre W t^in a Week 3 r u'uAMM Terms Moderate rv«
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      226 6 CLUB niAHY [There are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the 'Malaya Tribune." This Diary is provided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest will still be included in the
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      119 6 Postal Intelligence SINGAPORE MAIL CLOSE TO-DAY Pontianak (Raub) 2 p.m. Australia, Mew Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly by Air (Qantas) 7 p.m. Java and Southern Sumatra by Air (Netherlands) 7 p.m. TO-MORROW Karimon (Hang Yon) 9 a.m. Pamangkat Sambas and Singkawang (Tomohon) 9 a.m. Pengerang (S. Soon Heng) 9 a.m.
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    STATISTICS LIBRARY
    445 7 Publications Issued Or Received THE following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., during the i riod Jan. 25 to 31, 1936, inclusive, and are available for public use in the Re■ence Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications/ may be made by members
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    BRITAIN IN MOURNING
    139 7 Kinji Receives Visitors At Huckingham Palace Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 29. After the funeral the country's life has r-turned to normal and flags have been full-masted. Mourning dress is still largely observed but dance-music broadcasting hcis been resumed. The King motored from York House to Buckingham Palace
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    PONTIAN NOTES AND NEWS
    102 7 Rapid Progress Made: Town Board: barter l&ipply: New School And Mosque: two Mcii Catried Off By Tigers (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Jan. 30. DONTIAN, in the Kukup district, which is about 38 miles from the capital, has made rapid progress during the past few
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    WATER SUPPLY
    105 7 At present Pontian depends on the rains artd wells for its water supply, but by June this year, I am told, Pontian will have its own water supply. The Public Works Department is at present engaged in laying pipe lines, about six miles of which have already been
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    A NEW MOSQUE
    80 7 Pontian Kechil will also have a new mosque, the building oi which will commence this year at a cost of over $40,000. The new building will be a handsome structure and the site, which I understand has hot yet been definitely de cided upon, is expected to
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    CAUGHT BY TIGERS?
    81 7 The village of Sungei Karang, about ten miles distant from Pontian Kechil is surrounded by. thicic jungle, and during this month two men mysteriously disappeared, and later, their bodies were discovered some distance away from the main road partly eaten, it is believed, by tigers which had
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    TRAPPED IN FOWL RUN
    84 7 A few days ago a report was made to the ADO., Kukup, Ungku Majid, that a tiger had been trapped in a fowl run at Ayer Baloi, about i even miles from Pontian town. Gn going to the spot Ungku Majid iound that the animnl was
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    NAZIS AND THE JEWS
    76 7 German Move To Impress Foreign Visitors Reuter Wireless. Berlin. Jan. 29. In order to avoid making a bad impression on foreign visitors the Nazi authorities in Bavaria have ordered all anti-Jewish notice, including those forbidding Jews to enter hotels, restaurants and cafes, -to be removed during
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    FACE BADLY CLAWED
    92 7 Man Knocked Unconeious By Eagle Sherbrooke, Quebec. In a desperate fight with a giant eagle here. a French-Canadian named Armand Lemieux was badly clawed about the face and head ard knocked unconscious. Lfmieux was on his way to work with two companions when suddenly the eagle swooped
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      36 7 FANCY CHINA TEA SETS i Prices from S2J50 to $14.00 per set of 21 pieces for six persons. Als 0 TEA CUPS SAUCERS. HYE SENG CO., J tt iti Chulia St: 'Phone No. 4817. 1 ♦J.
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      85 7 (ROYAL NETHERLANDS j I ift&f" INDIES' AIRWAYS) S j VISIT BALI, T«E WONDERFUL PARADISE j i ISLAND OF THE EAST I THE K.N.I.L.M. PLANE LEAVES SINGAPORE J FOR BATAVIA AND BALI i j EVEfcY WEDNESDAY AT 8 A.M. < J ARRIVES IN BATAVIA 12.00 NOON J AND IN BALI (DEN
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      119 7 i THE MANAGEMENT I I WHIT EAW AYS j i I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY j j OF THANKING THE PUBLIC j FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT I DURING THE PAST MONTH j I IN MAKING THEIR j j GREAT 111 < OVYI 111 4TIO\ SALE I I AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS i
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      453 8 S PACKED OUT AT ALL SHOWS DURING THE WEEK-END i IT S PARAMOUNT'S GRANDEST MUSICAL STAR-FILLED ENTERTAINMENT SINCE I S RAMQUNT 0N PARADE" and "KING OF JAZZ" j j IIH. l j j P*' :a M WM with LYDA ROiiERU, BILL ROBINSON, ETHEL N S MERMAN and her Beautiful Girls
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      220 8 6 NEW SONG HITS IN A GRAND NEW-STYLE MUSICAL COMEDY STUDDED WITH STARS, GIRLS, *j jfgk L UGHS AND MUSIC GEORGE RAFT dgkm I PAVILION ALICE FAYii in i it H FRANCES LANG FORD. PATS i' KELLY and hundred of others r• W> N I jj ALSo"sPECIAL PICTURES ED BY
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    LEAGUE HOSTESS FOUND DEAD
    165 9 Tragic Discovery In Locked Room i/NOWN to diplomats all over the v.onu, and affectionately referred to bv her friends as the '"Lady of the League," a tamous Geneva hostess has been f ound dead in her room at a Brussels hotel. She was. says the 'News
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    CEYLON'S FINANCES
    195 9 Surplus Balance For First Quarter A surplus balance of Rs. 73'J,263 in the n first quarter of the current financial year is shown in Ceylon's financial statement for December, 1935. v c a PP roxi mate revenue for the three months October, November and December was Rs. 26,378,115
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    MARKET LIST
    459 9 The Current Singapore Prices Singapore, Jan. 31. MEAT Beef, steak, kati Beef, stew cr cuny, kati Fillet, steak, per lb. Jj? Mutton, Australian, per lb. Jj Pork, lean, kati Jf Pork lean and fat (1st quality), kati 34 POULTRY Capons locally reared, kati 50 Ducks, each Fowls, kati
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    DENTAL INSURANCE
    293 9 Novel Scheme Started In Ceylon 1 scheme which will cheapen the cost 1 of dental service has lust been completed by the Ceylon Dental Association. It is to be known as the Dental Health Insurance Scheme. It includes a system of registration for persons with an income below
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    POULTRY BOOKLETS.
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    DOMESTIC^CCURRENCES BIRTH
    21 10 WHITE.—At the General Hospital, Singapore, on Feb. 3, 1936, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. S. White, a son.
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    MALAYAN MATTERS
    633 10 it would be too much to expect the policy to meet with the approval of everyone immediately concerned, it may be said without fear of contradiction that the public generally in Singapore will applaud the; decision of the Municipal Commissioners to limit the speed of motor lorries in
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    SYRIAN RIOTS
    121 10 Order Restored After A Week Reuter Wireless. Beirut, Jan. 29. After riots lasting for a week, in which four people were killed in Damascus and two in Aleppo, in the course of the Nationalist agitation against the Government, order has been restored throughout Syria. The work of the
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    MR. NEO YEW SING
    101 10 Death Of Member Of Johore Detective Force (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 2. The death occurred in Johore Bahru yesterday morning at his father's residence after a short illness of Mr. Neo Yew Sing Detective Investigating Officer attached to the Pontian Police force at
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    WRIT OF ARREST
    75 10 Issued By Admiralty For Italian Steamer Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 31. The Admiralty Marshal has given instructions for a writ to be issued for the arrest of the Italian steamer Fedora which came into collision with the Russian ship Pravda south of Dungeness to-day during a fog.
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    MEXICAN GENERAL
    42 10 Dies At The Age Of 114 Mexico City, Jan. 22. General Juarez, who was 114 years of age and the father of 39 children, died here to-day. He had participated in almost every revolution since Benito Juarez opposed Emperor Maximilian.
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    UNEMPLOYED FUND
    21 10 We acknowledge receipt of $1 from "A Contributor" for the Singapore Rotary Club fund for the relief of unemployed.
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    31 10 Mr. A. E. Hall, a well-known Hongkong solicitor, died in Canton on Jan. 21 after a long illness. The funeral took nlace at the Happy Valley Cemetery, Hongkong, on Jan. 23.
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Beer In Cans
    241 10 NOTES COMMENTS Beer In Cans jyjALAYA, not unnaturally, is taking a lively interest in the subject of canned beer. America apparently has quite made up its mind that the brew tastes just as well out of a can a# it does out of anything else. Someone has unkindly said that
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    Safety First
    242 10 £APTAIN H. J. RatclifTe, secretary of the Royal Automobile Club, who was recently on a visit to Singapore, did not take long to find out that the majority of pedestrians in Singapore are deficient in road sense and that were they to be set down in the streets
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    Willie Harmston
    183 10 MEMORIES of the day when the circus loomed large in the entertainment world of the East are recalled by tbo news of the death of Mr. Willie Harmrton. proprietor of the circus which bore his name. Though only forty-nine years of age. Mr. Harmston was a veteran of
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    The Circus In Malaya
    288 10 •pHE circus was always popular in Malaya, and clowns with an uncanny facility for picking up the language would present jokes in Malay for the delectation of local audiences. Of late years, however, other forms of entertainment had provided serious competition. Mr. Harmston kept on. always
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    Topics Of The Day
    263 10 By "Looker On" Man in court complained that his wife ruled him with a rod of iron. He produced several bruises and th<* kitchen poker to .corroborate his statement. Fashion experts predict that dresses which button up at the back'may return to favour. Which means that
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    FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL FOR STOREKEEPER
    176 11 SINGAPORE COURT SENSATION LOST COPRA Weil-Known Chinese Charged Singapore, Monday. pOPRA valued at $70,000 is missing from Messrs. Boustead Co.'s godowns at Robertson Quay, Havelock Road, Singapore, and a well-known Chinese storekeeper has been arrested. He was charged to-day and allowed bail in $50,000.
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    FRENCH POLICY
    91 11 Agreement With Britain Essential Reuter Wireless. Paris, Jan. 30. Terming itself a Government of Repuolican conciliation ana vigilance, the Government, in its aeciaration ot policy., -.ays its obvious task is to assure fan and tree elections and there was no time ior a wide and constructive programme. The
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    ROSS AND CROMARTY
    49 11 Four Candidates To Contest By-Election London, Jan. 31. Four candidates, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald (National Government), Mr. Randolph Churchill (Conservative), Mr. Hector McNeil (Labour*, and Mr. Russell Thomas (Liberal) were nominated to-day for the bye-election in the Ross and Cromarty division. Polling will be on Feb. 10.
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    CAPT. FREYBERG
    112 11 Capt. Geoffrey H. Freyberg, 0.8. E., R.N., Master Attendant, Straits Settlements, who has been a patient in the General Hospital, Singapore, for the past week, is shortly returning to duty for a brief period. He will sail for Eng'and on retirement on Feb. 19 and rejoin Mrs. Freyberg
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    30 11 Mr. J. L. Woods of Messrs. Cowdy and •Tones who went on home leave in April asl is expected back in Ipoh some time at the end of this week.
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    14 11 Mr. H. C. R. Rendle Federal Secretary l l't". llio well Klwwn «U6b> t'»»
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    18 11 The Acting Chief Secretary, the Hon. Mr. Marcus Rex, who has been indisposed, is reported to be better.
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    77 11 Mr. J. Chandra Chatterjee, B.A. •Cantab.) will give an address on "The Greatest Need of India To-day" under 'he auspices of the Indian Association, Singapore, at 6 p.m. to-morrow. Mr. C. R. Menon will preside. On Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. he will lecture at the Premises of the Theosophical Society,
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    U.S. NEUTRALITY BILL ATTACKED
    134 11 By Law Expert MAY BRING AMERICA INTO WAR Reuter. Washington, Feb. 2. A SENSATION has been caused in political circles by the violent denunciation of the Neutrality Bill by Mr. John BassettMoore, a leading United States authority on international law, before the Foreign Affairs Committee of
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    KING'S BENCH
    151 11 Retiring Age Fixed At 72 Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 30. A Royal Commission report which has been issued suggests that future appointment to the King's Bench Division should be subject to a fixed retiring age of seventy-two.—Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 30. The Royal Commission on the Despatch of
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    SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE
    63 11 To Be Raised To 15 In 1939 Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 30. The Education Bill which has been issued provides for the raising of the school-leaving age from fourteen to fifteen on Sept. 1, 1939. Provision has been made for exemption of school atendance between these ages if
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    EGYPT AND BRITAIN
    34 11 Reuter Wireless. Cario, Jan. 30. The King has appointed a delegation under the Presidency of Nahas Pasha, leader of the Wafd, to negotiate with Britain. The delegation represents all parties.—Reuter Wireless.
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    14 11 Dr. Chen Su Lan has returned to Singapore after a holiday at Cameron Highlands.
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    FAREWELL TO THE WILTSHIRES
    212 11 At Horn? On Board GUNNERS ON THE DORSETSHIRE Singapore, Monday. A pleasant function took place on board the transport Dorsetshire on Saturday evening as a farewell to the First Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment who left for India, where they are to take up duties at
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    HAILSTONES AS LARGE AS COCONUTS
    48 11 Nineteen Killed In The Transvaal Reuter. Johannesburg, Feb. 2. TJAILSTONES as large as coconuts killed 19 natives near Settlers, in the Transvaal. This was followed by a cloudburst in which fifteen inches rain fell in quarter of an hour. Seven natives were drowned.—Reuter.
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    AFFAIRS IN EGYPT
    73 11 Neutral Cabinet To Be Formed Reuter Wireless. Cairo, Jan. 30. Aly Pasha Maher, the King's political adviser, is forming a neutral Cabinei containing friends from all parties, witn himself as the Prime Minister and Minister for the Interior. This move follows the failure of prolonged offorts to
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    ITALIAN LEMONS
    69 11 Four Hundred Cases Seized By British Customs Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 30. Four-hundred cases of Italian-grown •emons have been seized by the Customs at City Railway goods station. This is the first seizure since the imposition of sanctions. The lemons had been declared to be Syrian. Each bore
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    RAINS MAY STOP ITALIANS
    630 11 BAD TACTICS Ras Desta And Fail Of Negeili Reuter Wireless. Addis, Ababa, Jan. 29. TNTEREST here is mainly concentrated on the Sidamo operations on the Southern front. The heavy rains which usually begin early in February should greatly hinder any further Italian advance. The speed fo
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    20 11 Reuter Wireless. Naples. Jan. 30. Over five-thousand troops, including regular infantry and black shirts, have sailed for East Africa.—Reuter Wireless.
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    7 11 A meeting of the Johore State COuncil
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    AUSTRALIA-S'PORE AIR MAIL
    67 11 Negotiations On Form Of Service Reuter. Sydney, Feb. 2. ALTHOUGH the Australian Commonwealth has rejected the British fly-ing-boat service proposals, the two Governments are continuing negotiations concerning the form the air mail service is to take. Mr. Parkhill, Federal Minister for Defence, issued a statement that the
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    U.S. SUPREME COURT
    56 11 To Give Another Ruling On New Deal Reuter. Washington, Feb. 2. THE verdict of the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley authority is expected to-morrow. Supporters of the New Deal have small hopes of a favourable ruling, but it is thought possible that the
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    NEW YORK FACES HUGE STRIKE
    73 11 SECRET ORDER 20,000 Millinery Workers Reuter. New York, Feb. 2. V T EW York faces a strike of life-operators, charwomen, skyscrapers and also 20,000 millinery workers. The strike of the millinery workers was scheduled to start at 10 a.m., but the time for the former
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    'GREAT DOMICILED COMMUNITY'
    1775 12 'GREA T DOMICILED COMMUNITY' WORK OF STRAITS CHINESE Dato Braddell's Tribute ROTARIANS HONOUR SIR ONG SIANG Mi •npO those of us who know Singapore and who long for its ever-increasing greatness it has been a joy to find a new attitude towards our great domiciled community. We know how important
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    LORD NUFFIELD'S GENEROSITY
    282 12 GIVES 53Q.000 For Charities In The Colony "|T was announced on Saturday night that Lord Nuffield, the head of Morris Motors, who has been visiting Singapore, had decided to give $20,000 to local charities. Since then, the Malaya Tribune is informed, Lord Nuffield has increased his munificent
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    CHETTIAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    116 12 Singapore. Monday. The fifth annual general meeting of the Chettiar «Nattukkoitai» Chamber of Commerce. Singapore, was held yesterday. Officers were elected as fellows'— .'resident, Mr. ST. A. ST. Sithambaram Chettiar; Vice-President, Mr M S M. S. Chettiappa Chettiar: Secretary, Mr. RM. N. Sathappa Chettiar: Assistant Secretary.
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    THE PAVILION
    242 12 The Passing Of King George V AT THE CINEMA Singapore, Mo nday. LARGE crowds at the Pavilion yesterday saw the special air mail films secured by Paramount of the passing of King George V and the Proclamation of King Edward VIH. The views are most impressive, including lengthy
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    32 12 Mr. Nai Narabhipal. Secretary to H.R.H. Prince Baribatra. arrived in Singapore this morning after a holiday trip to Java. He is returning tc Bangkok to-morrow. Mr. Narabhipal is accompanied by his daughter.
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    40 12 The marriage of Mr. G. R. Livett, Assistant Commissioner of Police. Ipoh to Miss Jean Scott v/ill take place at St. Andrew's Church, Ipoh, on Mar. 14 and there will be a reception at the Masonic Hall, Tiger Lane, afterwards.
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    45 12 It is understood that Mr. J. T. Chappel, the well-known Perak rugger player, will shortly be going on leave. Mr. Chappel's absence will be felt, by the Ipoh Club whom he has represented at soccer, rugger, hockey, cricket, tennis and table tennis for several years
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    94 12 Mr. S. Sankunni. the all-India general worker and propagandist for the Siddha Samaj, accompanied by his assistant, Mr. S. K. Visuvanatha Iyer, has arrived in Kuala Lumpur from India to pay respects to and discus* Samaj affairs with their Guru. His Holiness Swami Sree Sivananda Paramanamsa. the founder of the
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    DEATH OF MR. HAROLD STAMFORD EBER
    968 12 Largely Attended Funeral At Bidadari THE death took place at the General Hospital, Singapore on Friday night Jan 31, of Mr. Harold Stamford Eber, popularly known as Harry, at the age of 47 years. Mr. Eber's death was most unexpected as he was in
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    QUARREL ENDS IN DEATH
    656 12 FATAL STAB Johore Coolie Sent To Prison (From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru, Feb. J. rpHE first session of the John Bahru Assizes for 1936 opuie« this morning in the Supreme ('our here before Mr. Justice J. V. G. Mil There are six cases on the
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    China Government To Be Re-organised
    599 13 WHEN HU REACHES NANKING NEW YUANS? Japan's Eyes On Shantung THE whole National Government of China re-organised when Mr. Hu Han Min, the veteran K?,« through Singapore, arrives in Nanking this month. n A Nanking report states that the t. Shanghai Feb It is rumoured
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    TWENTY CONVICTS INCINERATED
    74 13 Trapped In Blazing Lorry Reuter Wireless. s-ot- b-M- (Alabaa!a), Ian. 31. TWENTY negro convicts loeked in a wire cage in a lorry, mrt with a fearful death a dnim of petrol caught fire. They were unable to escape and it is expected that two others will succumb
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    JOHORE P.O. CLERK
    115 13 Charged With Criminal Breach Of Trust (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 2. The clerk in charge of the Post Office, Kulai, Ibrahim bin Ismail, was produced yesterday before Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahya (Second Magistrate, Johore Bahru) on a charge of having committed criminal breach
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    DOG DEAD BY CORPSE OF WOMAN
    95 13 Who Saved It From Ths L-thal Chamber MRS Grace Riley, aged seven^y^five, in Ovf£r£ °J eVery stra y cat and dog S«? xford had a favourite mongrel M&«2S^ saved him from to l d the xford coroner how riSrt ?n £°2 nd Mrs RiIe
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    CAIRO UNREST
    219 13 Students And Police In Fierce Clashes Reuter Wireless. Cairo, Jan. 29. FIFTY students and several police were Ho njured in n e htin g which broke out to-day and is still proceeding t>i rlgmated when the P° lic e, who had thrown a cordon around rioting stuhfSL the
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    £8,000,000,000
    89 13 What The World Fays la Taxes New York. Britons who complain of high taxation may find a little consolation In the fact that the world's total tax bill is £8,000,000,000. After lengthy wrestling with figures at a meeting here 18 scholars of Ameri can taxation put the world's total
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    DOG WINS FIGHT WITH EAGLE
    104 13 Stockholm. A huge golden eagle which swooped on to a dog in the Umeas region of North Sweden lost both its prey and its life—because it could not disengage its claws again from the dog's back When it attempted to fly off with the dog
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    HIGHEST PARACHUTE TOWER
    83 13 Moscow. Life will be all ups and downs shortly for the men excavating Moscow's Underground railway. These men have their own "aero club," and it is now building a 165-foot parachute tower which will be the highest in Mascow. When it is complete the men will spend
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    WAR ON DRUG TRAFFIC
    65 13 MIF? Alexandria. Thirty-six members of one drug trafficking gang have been caught and sentenced here by the Special Narcotics Court. All appealed against their sentences In the majority of the cases, the sentences were confirmed but several whose sentences were five years imprisonment and fines of
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    18,575-MILE AIR RACE
    108 14 IN OCTOBER French Marathan: Paris To Saigon (By Air Mail) Paris, Jan. 31. AN air race from Paris to Saigon (French Cochin China) and hack will be held this year. It will start at dawn on October 25. The race will be open to all 'pfanes. On
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    JUNIOR BILLIARDS
    84 14 Singapore, Monday. THE result of the play at the Metro--1 pole Hotel on Saturday in the Junior Billiards Championship competition is as follows: Khoo Kirn Swee (Aston 1 beat L. A. C. Tweedle (R.A.F.) by 2do to 55, and Chua Koon Lim (Aston) beat Chew Kirn Swee (Amicable
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    JAPANESE SKATERS
    106 14 Berlin Jan. 13. JAPANESE skaters, who are to meet the J champions of the world at Garmiseh Patenkirsehen in Germany, arrived in Berlin safely to-day, making the long rail journey via Siberia without incident. The heroine of the day is little Yetsuko, 11-year-old girl wonder of the rink,
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    NANKING BASKETBALL PLAYERS
    107 14 Splendid Display At The Great World Singapore, Monday. LARGE crowds watched the Nanking basketball players in action at the Great World on Saturday and Sunday against "crack" Singapore teams. A numher of thrilling games were seen. The visitors gave a splendid display of marksmanship and speed. They
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    OLYMPIC FEATURES
    184 14 Nswport-Cuxhavcn Yacht Race FROM Newport (U.S.A.) to Cuxhaven oh the North Sea coast of Germany is the course of the most recently instituted Atlantic Yacht Race. Captain Schlimbach, skipper of the Stortebecker, the first German yacht to take part in the Newport-Bergen (Norway) race has arranged this latest
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    S.C.R.C.
    39 14 A cricket meeting open to all members will be held at the S.C.R.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 5.30 p.m. for (a) the election of officials for the ensuing year, (b> General. All interested are invited to attend.
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    OPEN INVITATION TENNIS
    764 14 Sunday's Results GOOD PROGRESS MADE Singapore, Monday. yyiTH that resourceful hon. referee Mr. D. H. Kleinman keeping the players hard at it, excellent progress was made in the open invitation tennis tournament being played on the courts of the S.C.C. The tournament was arranged for the Chinese
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    TO-DAY'S TIES
    74 14 There will be seven ties played off o-day. They are as follows: Open men's singles.—N. S. Wise vs. Lieut Home; S. Abed vs. A. D. Anderson. Open ladies' singles.—Miss Toby vs. Miss Coleman; Open mixed doubles.—F. V. Duckworth and Miss Saunders vs. Mr. and Mrs. Warden. Handicap men's
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    A STEEL-SHAFTED BAT
    120 14 Poser For M.C.C. DON BRADMAN'S NEW EXPERIMENT London, Jan. 25. DON BRADMAN is experimenting on a new terror for both bowlers and fieldsmen, namely, a steelshafted bat, according to a cable to the "Daily Express" from Sydney. Ihc handle consists of a steel tube, covered with a
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    AUSTRALIA'S CRICKET FUTURE
    247 14 Two Promising N.S.W. Batsmen '•T will be interesting to see how long it is before R. Little and R. Robinson, the promising young New South Wales batsmen, appear in a national side, writes a sports correspondent in a London paper. I make no apology for the air
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    BEGGAR'S LUCK
    154 14 Wants "Grand Funeral" Wh?n He Dies Avisawella. (Ceylon) Jan. 1C. 'THE beggar who won Rs. 920 for his fiftv cents at the Taldua races (Ceylon) on Tuesday was given police Detection yesterday while he walked through the Avisawella town, carrying a bag on his shoulders. A lartre crowd
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    ALL-INDIA LADIES' GOLF TITLE
    136 14 Mrs. Marr Beats Mrs. Scott In Final MRS. A. A. Marr won the Ladies' Golf Championship of India, beating Mrs. S K. Scott. 5 and 4. in the final. Mrs. Marr has a brief but imposing record in the championship. Last yeor she entered for the
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    Success For Tarbet's New Owner
    532 14 WIN IN 6-METRE CLASS R.S.Y.C. RACES Breeze Gets Club Pennant Singapore, Monday. YESTERDAY the International Sixmetre Class sailed a Sweepsta Race. There was a fresh North Easterly breeze blowing. Tarfoel was first away but to leeward. In the beat to the Man-o'-War buoy Kathleen gained
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    704 15 SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB February Medal LADIES' FOURSOMES COMPETITION THE February Medal Competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a win for T. C. Hamlyn in "A" division with a net score of 70, in a win for V. P.
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    LORD DERBY
    88 15 To Lease Late King's Race-Horses Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 31. Lord Derby is leasing King George's jace-horses until the end of the year. Jhe King, however, has every intention of continuing the Royal connection with '■he turf. hord Derby to-day told Renter that 111 Majesty has confirmed the
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    GRAND NATIONAL ENTRIES
    488 15 Race To Be Run On March 27 THE following are the entries for the Grand National to be run at Liverpool on March 2? over four miles 856 yards:— Yrs. Alexeena (Mr. A. Redman) Rimell 10 Ascetic's Pride (Miss N. M. Court) Harries 9 Avenger (Mrs. Mimday)
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    Siamese To Meet Young Johnson
    305 15 MR. BELL'S CARD FOR THURSDAY AT NEW WORLD Frank Weber vs. Joe Eagle (By "K.O.") Singapore, Monday. promises to be a splendid boxing card will be staged at the New World Arena on Thursday, Feb. 6, under the promotion of Mr. C A. Bell. The
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    SWIMMING RECORD
    47 15 Reuter. New Time For 440 Yards Free Style Tmp r« Copenhagen. Feb. 2. Hfc fifteen-year eld Ragnhildhvegen. swam ie 440 yards free style in 5 29 mini 910 sees, beating Lenore Kight'i time of 5 mins. 30 stcs. made in Boston in March 1934 —Reuter.
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      306 15 I THE I CHEAT EASTERN LIFE is j "GREAT" I by reason of the fact j that in a period of little more than a quarter of I a century it has f (1) built up a large business all over Asia; (2) acquired a thoroughly sound financial position; j
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    CIVIL AVIATION
    130 16 Millions To Be Spent On Airports Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 30. IT is estimated that millions win be spent on airport equipment in the next few years, following the opening by Sir Philip Sassoon of the first aerodrome quipment exhibition arranged by the Aerodrome Owners' Association. Eighty firms
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    COFFEE FOR ENGINES
    110 16 Costa Rica Declines Barter Deal With Germany San Jose, Costa Rica. A barter deal arranged by the German Minister by which Costa Rica would exchange coffee for two German electric railway engines has been blocked by action in the Costa Rican Congress. The last act of Congress
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    125 16 Patient Who Was Poisoned Reuter Wireless. Loudon, Jan. 30. »phe jury at the Nottingham. Inquest on l fifty-year old Iflaa Ada Louisa Baguley, returned a verdict of "Wilfui Murder" against Ronald Sullivan and Nurse Dorothea Nancy Waddingnam, who were in charge of tl*e Nursing Home at which Miss
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    HOUSEWIVES AS SPIES
    87 16 "Cat.-hing" Shopkeepers Who Overcharge Berlin. German housewives are now engaged in Secret Service"' work—spying out those shops which charge too much for their foodstuffs. The Government press department of Dusseldorf.. in the Rhineland. announces that a number of food shops have been shut down because their proprietors
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    NEW YEAR FATHER
    98 16 Children Always Born On Same Day Barcelona. ANGEL Martinez, a Barcelona factory worker, has four times been presented with a child on the same date. Martinez is now 44 yeans old. He was first married in 1918. On Jan. 1, 1919, his first child, a son, Pepite,
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    FIELD PUNISHMENT
    139 16 Beating Or Mule-Driving For Breaches Of Discipline Asmara. Even a native column in the Italian armies in East Africa has to have a supply and ammunition caravan. Thus is nearly always made up of baggage mules. The difficulty in Askari regiments is to find men to lead the
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    BRIDGE OVER THE BOSPHORUS
    198 16 Connecting Europe With Asia Minor Istanbul Constantinople. EUROPE may soon be directly connected by road and rail with Asia Minor and India. A suspension bridge, linking both banks of the Bosphorus, forms part of a plan elaborated by the Istanbul municipality. The design and estimates of
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    OLD FISH
    133 16 Said To Be More Nourishing Munich. THE older fish become, the more nourishing they are as tood, according to the newspapers here. South German scientists have been investigating the ages of various kinds of fish with the object of discovering which live longest and are therefore most nourishing.
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    177 16 Story With A Moral For Husbands Prague A happy "bachelor party" held by a Civil Servant and his closest friends here has resulted In his bringing an unusual claim for damages against his fellow revellers. On the morning rfter the party he awoke with a violent
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    70 16 12,500,000 Persons To Receive Aid Berlin. About 12.500,000 poisons will receive aid in Germany's vast winter relict work this year. This was announced here In a broadcast statement by the head of the relief work organization. Herr Hilgenfeldt. According to Herr Hilgenfeldt: 12,500.000 persons will be aided
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    FRENCH SHIPYARD STRIKE
    86 18 Eight Thousand Workers To Down Tools Reuter. St. Nazaire, Feb. 2. EIGHT thousand workers in the Penho t shipyard have unanimously decided to strike against the proposed i in wages and are sending delegates Havre to instruct the workers on the liner Normandie to down tools. It
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    "NO LIKE HIM FELLER"
    136 18 Australian Blacks' First Flight Sydney, Jan. 20. Six North Queensland aborigine "stone-age" men brought to Sydney to act in a film, have made their first flight in an aeroplane—and they did not like It. In recognition of the great occasion, they excitedly dressed beforehand In ceremonial
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    77 18 Addresses Fascist (J rand Council Reuter. Rome, Feb. 2. c*IGNOR Mussolini spoke for two hours in the Fascist Grand Council, detailing the political and military situation, according to a brief communique issued at the close. The Council meets again at 10 p.m. on Feb. 4, which is noteworthy
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    AMBULANCE SERVICE
    62 18 The number of calls attended during the month of January. 1936. was 211, and of these 27 were to cases outside Municipal Limits. The cases are classified as follows Motor car accidents 34: motor lorry accidents 15: motor bus accidents 3: trolley car accidents 9; collapse cases 23;
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    CHINESE PHYSICS
    28 18 Nanking. Feb. 2. The Central National Physicians institute has decided to establish a br at San Francisco in order to pro: Chinese physics.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    71 18 After nearly forty years in Government service. Mr. C. C. Stewart, Office Assistant to the Resident Councillor Penang, went on leave on Thursday prior to retirement. During his M years service he has served in practically every Department in Penang Province Wellesley. Mr. Stewart eldest son, Mr. Stanley Stewart, was
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      199 18 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORIN The programme of dillls up to ami for week ending Feb. 9. 1936: TO-DAY. FEB 3 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, Cadre Classes, L.A. and M.G. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, S.R.A. (v) Lecture. •,.1? p.m.—Headquarters S.V.F.A.. FA Training. 6.15 p.m.—Miniature Range, S.R.A. (v) Recruits. Empire Test. TO-MORROW. FEB. 4 0,15 pm.—Headquarters, Cadre
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    A SINGAPORE CRIME STORY
    790 19 MYSTERY OF POISONED NOR WEGIAN MANY years ago Singapore had the reputation of being the Chicago of the East. Crimes of violence were rampant u nd clashes between desperate gunman and the police were not infrequent. The Colony was riddled with secret societies. The police force
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    CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN CURED
    209 19 A Remedy for Consumption Has Been Found. 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 caa be cured after
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    METHYLATED SPIRIT EXPLOSION
    312 19 Kills 20-Year-Old Chinese Singapore, Saturday. A VERDICT ot death by misadventure n was returned by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, this morning, at an inquiry into the death of a 20-year-old Hokien Chinese named Goh Sal who died from shock and extensive burns received in
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