Malaya Tribune, 21 February 1936

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXIII —No. 43 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1936 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Friday, Feb. 21, 1936. Malaya Tribune 20 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1936 M viii van i&
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      155 1 I Red* TKĕ SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya Be sure you net the BEST! 9 WE RECOMMEND 'A H MEUKOW M FINE COGNAC BRANDY "S- VSTAir "1-STAR" I YOU NEED STEARNS' TONIC j v r i: is FEVEK. tjSM*& SICKMESIS BECAUSE STEARNS* pNK W^^ RESTORE, REVITALIZE, REPLENISH, REVIVE Your Appetite,
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      205 1 All attractive 1936 models of these famous Hatches:— WYLER CYMA KOSKOPF VULCAIN M.C.C. POLAR are on display. Prices are extremely moderate. Malayan Watch Cc Watch Dealers Repairers. 433, North Bridge Road, (near Middle Road). s5a!Ss:-SIME, DARBY ic£ Ltd.. Sioppore-Johore-Matocca and Negri Sembilan. w.s. 2 i'for's rron I j HEALTHY f
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES. A PEEP AT THE QUEEN MARY
    767 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES. A PEEP AT THE QUEEN MARY Ship's Safeguards ELABORATE SET OF DETECTORS AXLY a few privileged persons out of the thousands who apply have been allowed to have a peep at the Queen Mary, building on Clydebank. Some of the distinguished visitors who witnessed the launch of
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    WARSHIP'S MISHAP
    124 2 Japanese Destroyer In Slight Collision Kobe. Feb 7 THE destroyer Shirakumo came into 1 collision wltn the Datren Klsheu Kaisha ship Teuzan Maru it Tib ton*» off Fukuura. Hikoshlma island in the Kammon Straits, yesterday morning Berth vessels sustained damage but not dcrioualy. says the Japan Chronicle Ttoe
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    GAS TO DRIVE TUGS
    149 2 Effort To Conserve German Raw 'Materials Essen. The great national campaign now in progress in Germany for ameliorating the economic situation caused by the shortage of foreign currencies necessitating the restriction of the import of raw materials such as mineral oils has already led to many
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    ITALIAN COMPANY
    56 2 Rumours Of Round-The-World Service Rome. Feb. 5 Press reports to-day indicate that an Italian shippin* company may shortly start a round-the-world service new "ne will be routed' through the Red Sear with a call at Massawa and thai? across the Indian Ocean, to the Far East, the Pacific,
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      444 2 Pa O.nd BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Dae. Tonnage. S'pore. 1980 RANCHI 17,000 Feb. 28 BANGALORE 6.000 Mar. 12 NALDERA 16,000 Mar. 13 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 27 BHUTAN 6,100 Apr. 9 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Apr. 10 BEHAR 6,000 Apr. 19 CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. 24 SOUDAN 6,500 May
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      550 2 Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles ft Gibraltar. S.S. HAKONE MARU Mar. 5 s.s. SUWA MARU Mar. 19 s-s. "FUSHIMI MARU" Apr. 2 sjs. KAKOZAKI MARU Apr. 1« Rates to 1st class 2nd class
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      445 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Clas s Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From S'pore Malacca Port Penang M.S. S'ham MEONIA 3-3 3-3 4-3 6-3 ALSIA 24-3 24-3 25-3 27-3 FTONIA 31-3 31-3 1-4
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      446 2 STEAMER SAILINGS nordd£l t tschp:r 1 LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany). The undernoted are the Com pa tended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. For MANILA. ASCII U NORTH CHINA JAPAN 1935 "HAVEL" also calls Iloilo. F "SCHARNHORST"' omits North China -GOSLAR" omits Manila liai SDONAU HOMEWARDS FOR HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN:— "NJfCKAR" also calls
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    138 3 MOKE CONFIDENCE LOCALLY Rally Follows Pric? Lapse From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 25 r > 5 cts., anged. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin (Spore) $102' unchanged. To-day's Prices:— London: 7 5 16d., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady. New York: 15"» cts., up 116 ct. Market
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    FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1557 3 FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt:— MINING Singapore, Friday, 10 a.m. Issue. Fraser Lyall Value Co. Evatt 4.- Ampat 5,9 6 3 5 9 6 3 £1 A. Kumbang 29 31 29 6 3116 £1
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    90 3 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Thursday noon. Buyers. Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F. 0.8. February) 25->3 Good F.A.Q. in cases (FO.B. February) 25 715 No I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose* iawardable Spore) 25 1 2 ».4 do. March 25? 4 25 sdo. Apr. June 26 26*
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    STERLING CREDIT TO FRANCE
    229 3 A Return For Previous Good Offices British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 20. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was questioned in the House of Commons regarding sterling credit to France. He replied that the French Government had recently informed him of its desire to
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    LONDON RUBBER
    281 3 Big Decrease In World Stocks MESSRS. Lewis and Peat. Ltd.. London, in their weekly report dated Feb. 1. state: Plantation -The market has been rather quiet durinu the week but values have-remained steady with a slightly upward tendency. It is reoorted from Holland that trw? survey of native
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    111 3 Interest In Armaments Shares Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 17. Interest on the Stock Exchange has recn mainlv confined to issues closely .inied with armaments and several sub•tantial rises have been registered, especially In aviation ano motor shares. Otherwise the markets have been quiet Copper experienced sharp rise, following
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    BRITAIN'S TRADE
    65 3 Favourable Balance Of £236,00f) t (M0 Reuter. Ocs'iifr th- or vts.b'e Inqprta rt rl £*>Arc o o 010 J3"i»uP* »n 1335 h-»d a fsu"«rab'e bVitice ci rroar including iiav»jjible cxnorU c* E37 OCOOW nnm-n'-o'l wit*! nod" rsn hnlanee ftf £IUJO 000 in the yirviouv year The rhief items
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT
    212 3 A Few Minor Srt-Baeka Sustained RUMOURS of strike troubles in America have caused prices to fluctuate slightly during the last few days. It is not surprising that after the con tinued rise in prices, minor act-backs should be sustained, state Messr.v Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Singapore, In their
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    EFFECT OF U.S. SILVER POLICY
    63 3 Hig Increase In Net Exports Reuter. Ltnuluh. fv»i IW AN an.HWtuADt» quulMcatiim of in»» u»)i balftnoe payments I» «Hat ihr p-tt Jt Wuw; Is dw to tlu* *fT»* t-. ot America's iivir piogrumiiie Ipuflluv. ro a lui'Bt- net «POrt rtf -WW whioli IOSC H' i:i
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    BUILDING SOCIETIES
    149 3 Loans May Reach New High Record There are indications that the pa year has been a record one for building societies and loans may total i: 130.000,000 According to the current issue of trie Building Societies' Gazette record advances of 1124,000,000 made In 1934 may be exceeded. "When
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    ECONOMIC EXPERT
    91 3 Sir P. Leith-Ross To Visit Canton Hongkong. Feb 30 Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, the British et-onomlc expert, is leaving for Cunlon to-night. Arrangements are being made to welcome him Sir Frederick ha* completed hla i-ro-uomic survey of China and is shortly returning *<• tjondon.—Sin Chew .it' rob llongfcoti*;, l
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    62 3 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore, Friday. MINING: Steady. Southern Kinta— business done $5.62»2, Klang Riv-r buyers, Kuchois .74 .77. Ulu $12* .-aid for shares. Takuapas 20 6 21 3. Norths rtendv .70 73. Hone: Fatts still iTn. .93, B*lfu SelangOT8 93% buvers, e. Lua c UJi $141. PlJRRFRS Unchanged. INDUSTRIES:
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      238 3 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Capital Fully Paid Yen 100,000.000. Reserve Fund Yen 127,450.000 HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA. BRANCHES at Alexandria, Batavla, Dumoay, Berlin, Calcutta, Canton, uairen, Fengtien. Hamburg, Hanfcow. Harbin, Honolulu, Hongkong, Hsinking. Karachi. Kobe, London, Los Angeles. Manila, Moji, Nagasaki, Nagoya. New York, Osaka, Paris,
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      27 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. FIRE. MARINE, MOTOR CAR. PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: 16D. Cecil St.. Singapore L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager.
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      350 3 THE EASTERN BANK. LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) sin<;apokk bkanch: 4. D'Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed Capital f2.uuu.uu* Paid-up Capital £1,000,000 Reserve Funr 4 bQ0,0V HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. BRANCHES: Bombay. Calcutta Colombo. Kirachi Madras. Amara Baghdad. Bihrein Basra. Kirkuk. Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened ano money received on Fixed Deposits
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      475 4 SCHIFFNER CO., LTD. TELEPHONE 7342. M. HASSAN 38 ft 37, EUAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake aJi sorts of work in ek-ctrical, gas and water service Ham. We £;ve prompt attention to ali orders either big or small. Why not c■ nsult U3 about your requirements? E-*irr.ate submitted upon request
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      445 4 TO IET. Commodious Riverside Jod-wra Ma* 82 A 83. Robertson Quay t* Meyer Brother*. For Sale LAND FOR SALE—No. 397. Coronation Road Apply 34, Bournemouth Road, Katong. Wanted WANTED—Small freehold house with land, about 5,000 sq. ft. or land alone, McPherson Road, particulars to Bos No. 85. Malaya Tribune. MEDICINES
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      703 4 JOIN RAJAHS COLLEGE Dickson "Rood, Singapore. The only centre in Malaya for specialised commercial training day and night classes. 3 WELLINGTON ENGLISH SCHOOL «2. RANGOON ROAl>. Few vacancies in morning school Moderate fees. Em-opear. Prlnci»»! Nignt ciass for English will be formed should* sufficient popils enroll. Private tuition afternoons. Apply
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      575 4 FINEST SELECTION of Cyma, VukAin, M C C sj unbreakable ss.-i watchez. ALL 1936 MODELS OX DISPLAY AT Tiwrv WUU mi 429 N Br.: (Near itdcl» Bad 13*3C* Vi. El ML.MOT Ipyyi< Mart rue com. vmmsl I PAINTS AND VARNISHES. OF ALL VARIETIES Boon Seng Co. Ltd. 36 18, Robinson
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      224 5 GET YOUR BINOCULARS REPAIRED CLEANED At ELLISON S. EZEK1EL CO., Opticians, Watchmakers and Photography Dealers. Only Address: —3 Capitol Bldg. ""Stamford Road, Singapore. Thone 2751. Charges Very Moderate. Orders received by post Attended to immediately. Sundays: Office Open All Day. E§M NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED The Practical Engineer Mechanical Pocket
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      175 5 Week-End Shopping Bargains IN SINGAPORE. This weekly feature is intended to serve as a guide to the latest goods and novelties on display in the shopping centres of Singapore. It should doubtless prove very helpful to our readers when planning their week-end shopping. The firms mentioned here are of higji
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      145 5 .J. SOW: IJ8KRJL j ANNUALS. j S Electrical Year Book 1936 30.90 Mechanical World Year Book i 1936 0.90 Mechanical Engineer's Pocket I S Book 1936 1.80 The "Practical Engineer" i S Mechanical Pocket Book f I and Diary, 1936 1.50 i t Sporting Chronicle RACING UP-TO-DATE, Jan. 1 to
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      109 5 I /f FOR I fEET YOUR PHOTOGRAPH BECOMES A TREASURED RECORD PORTRAITS CINECAMERAS. DEVELOPING PROJECTORS PRINTING ZEISS-CONTAX. ENLARGEMENT LEICA ETC OUT-DOOR- y«SSV PHOTOGRAPH /HD£\ TEL fifrfiO (|Jly A.R& STUDIO MEYER BUILDINGS, North Bridge Road. PHONE 5929 THE PENGUIN BOOKS FULL LENGTH NOVELS PRICE 30 CENTS by P. G. WODEHOUSE, LINKLATER,
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      130 5 150 pairs of K j Ladies' Stockings \f jf 72 Price. A It HATS y K HANDBAGS 1 NOVELTIES V CAPITOL ELDG. 7-9, STAMFORD ROAD, Aff ART FURNITURE! A DEPOT SHOW ROOMS 32, 34 36. ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. j i Factory:—15A to 15D Cuppage Road. ARTISTIC FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS DESIGNERS WOODWORK
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      235 5 PRIMA EAU DE COLOGNE. EXCELDA HANDKERCHIEFS (Manchester, Fast Colour). HOUSEHOLD KITCHEN requisites GARDEN TOOLS Etc. Pay Us A Visit Hoon Seek Trading Company 1 Raffles Place 64 Jalan Ibrahim, Singapore s 8 5S Johore Bahni m gjji BOOKS WORTH KEEPING* Peoples Of All Nations (7 volumes I edited by J.
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— To-Day's Shipping
    191 6 BERNARDIN DE ST. PIERRE The Bernardin de St. Pierre is expected to arrive in Singapore from Saigon to-day at 1 p.m., and sail on the same day at 7 p.m. for Madras, Pondicherry, Colombo, Aden, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles. D'ARTAGNAN The
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    121 6 Mails expected from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. by Air (Qantas*, time of delivery of boxholders' letters cnly 3.30 p.m. and general delivery of i "letters 4 05 p.m. to-morrow. Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air (Netherlands), time of de!ivery of boxholders' letters only 3 30 r m.
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    26 6 The s.s. Bernardin de St. Pierre for Southern India. Mails previously announced as closing at noon to-day will now close at 4 p.m. to-day.
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    Money Market
    296 6 SELLING Singapore, Feb. 20. London 4 months' sight 2]*Va London 3 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London 60 days'sight 2 4 1,16 London 30 days' sight 2(4 1(32 London demand 214 London T.T. 2j4 Lyons and Paris demand 885 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 58 Batavia
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    AMUSEMENTS
    85 6 ALHAMBRA.—"B Bells"' with Ann Sothern, Ralph Bellamy etc. CAPITOL—"Thanks A Million Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, etc. EMPlRE.—Chinese picture. GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. HOLLYWOOD—His Greatest Game: and "The Gay Divorcee." MARLBOROUGH.—"The Mcst Dangerous Game." NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing. Side-shows, Malay Operas. Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas.
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      409 6 ~~S MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL k TO-NIGHT r 1 1 *1 n CABARET ATTRACTION Cocktail Dance esc to Bis P m £VY MARNY Dinner Dance Song and Dance parodists EVY ARMONT. 'The woman (informal) with the golden voice" 9.30 to midnight Holland's well known Radio star. NON-DINERS $1.00. RAFFLES CELEBRATED jj
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      274 6 Kill Kidney Trouble Quick Thousar 3s of sufferers from Kidney trouble and Bladder weakness have •topped Getting Up Nights. Leg Pains. Circles Under Eyes, Swollen Ankles, Nervousness. Stiffness. Rheumatism, Dixslness. Lumbago, Burning. Itching, Smarting, Aridity and I»ss of Vigour.by a Doctor's netv discovery raMed Cystex (Sisstex). Gently soo-hes. tones, cleans,
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      205 6 SARSAPARILLA TONIC blood builder and purifier, cures various tropical diseases. Price per botti« $1.00. Small bottle 50 cts. Per full Course (6 bottles) $5.00Agents: A. M. Mohd. Ebrahim Co. 79, Hill Street, Singapore. Tel 3786. BE U P—TO —J ATS! HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED AND WELL-DRESSED! CONSULT US FOR A
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      111 6 I Postal Intelligence SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Rengat and Tembilahan > (Flevo) noon Java, South-West Sumatra, S East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Plancius) 2.30 p.m. Muntok (Plancius) 2.30 p.m. Soengei Liat (Plancius)2."30 p.m. Bandjermasin (Plancius) 2.30 p.m. Bengkalis, F. de Kock Padang. Pakan Baroe, Siak and Selat Pandjang
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      142 6 J I Diary of the Day 1 WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, FEB 21 High Tides:—9 09 a.m.. 10 51 p.ro Football: S.CC. v. R.A.F. SCC. TO-MORROW. FEB 22 High Tides:—10.01 a.m., 11.16 pm. Cricket: A C S Old Boys v. Pre v Boys. S C R
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    Detective Shot In Burglar Hunt MISTAKEN FOR FUGITIVE
    786 7 GUN BATTLE Wounded By Fellow Officer IJKTECTIVE David Shearer, who wont unscathed in a gun battle two bandits three years ago, a victim, recently, to the fire of other officer in the Vancouver lJ»'partment. ifcen for an escaping burglar "v Cimton Street,
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    TRIED THE DOORS
    134 7 hen Something Must Have Disturbed Them N.i old me not to frighten away the ruder 3 and he'd call the radio car I tould hear two of the youths trytlie basement windows. Then a rd fellow came into the back yard ~:a the lane and climbed on
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    MRS. MARGARET SANGER
    98 7 birth Control Lectures Banned In China? Canton, Feb. 21. THE Canton Municipal authorities have requested the American Consul not to allow Mrs. Margaret Sanger to lecture on birth control in Canton on the ground that birth control is harmful to the struggle for national existence and is
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      176 7 SUCCESS WILL YOU PAY THE J«gf* jou are normal you want the com and luxuries which are tne -products of Success-a home of your a new car-the leisure to readmeans to travel. ,mmrU want these things very much you are keen enough to pewerve experience and facility n handling .tine
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      305 7 SCRATCHING never gives a D 0 6 relief —but it often leads to Eczema A word of warning if your dog is Start now to keep him St and happy scratching. He is feeling the terrible always. Give your dog Bob Martin's itching sensation under his skin which Condition Powders
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      183 7 rFOOTBALLERST HERE'S AX OPPORTIXITY OF A ,lFE TIME! OUR WHOLE STOCK OF Js rj rev c NOW BEING OFFERED L.OOR AT UNDER COST «l MB,BI 1 1 ***** (iREAT ASSORTMENT OF (ft IV^fe SPE( IAL iltl! 7 DISCOUNT colour combinations, %m.J TO CLUBS 5 PLAIN EMERALD 0R I REVERSED HALVES.
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      354 8 A NEW STAR SHINES BRIGHT IN THE CINEMA HEAVENS! Audiences jSL u l see! lALHAMBBA j 6,15 T o^lolll, 9,15 Matinee To-morrow. MM DRAM A TO FREEZE YOUR NERVES: l^y^^Mrl^y^^^s- X| I ROMANCE TO THRILL YOUR HEART! I J I A BEAUTIFUL GIRL AND 60 SAVAGE f I imW MEN
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      626 8 I 4, j Mjy 52.000.000 —TWO YEARS TO MAKE—TO BRING Note the Da!e j I I 'XJ>V March 3rd GABLE*)* 1 c^ol WTIĔk jf LATIIUn S TO N el| w Kven vvv( V Mrlm. Records are troin r f jP Wo bc shaCU-rod. j A A THUNDEROUS SALUTE FROM j
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      445 9 SYNTHETIC RUBBER CLAIM May Affect International Market London. Feb. 20. the "Germania," commenting on Herr 1 Hitler's claim that Germany tm solved the .synthetic rubber problem a/iuts that natural rubber is considerablycheaper than the synthetic product of hich at oies?nt only 60 tons aio "oeinf produced monthly in the faco
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      106 9 1L Movy F,,rt «*'on Wolk'l Y( jj OtW KEELEIM the "Tops" in musical produeAte' atch for the opening We make practical study of you* a ?i w Wl 8ug est especially becoming to you FIGARO Phone 2868. RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 120) »nd ■t 98, BRAS BASAH ROAD. $10 $12 $15
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      163 9 rtltA X II THiA T R E T l NEW WORLD I GRAND STAGE ATTRACTION J j Opening To-morrow 22nd. J "BLAI W-WIT" j Sumatra Stage Sensation. With *a selected Artiste including i V I KAttlOS ST?;VK KKONCHONG SINGERS Friers:— 25c., 50c., 75c, $1, and $1.25. S Inchntiitg free admission
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      158 9 I i II 1MIIUllll I I RECORDS FROM FILM: "THANKS Come early l'lc'ise mm^. (>1 83 Htgll Street, Singapore. MMf CRO\> N RECORD COMPANY, KB GAY MUSIC HOI SE, 20.°> Hat u Road, Kuaia Lumpur. r i •l> 1EA DANCES J From 5 to 7.-W p.m. j Every Tw \sday,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH
    20 10 To Mi. and Mrs. B. E. Johannes, a son, at their residence, 9, Capitol Flats, this morning.
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    49 10 CHI-CHOA—The engagement is announced of Mr. Chi Swan Chiang, son of Mr. and the late Mrs. Chi Sun Cheng of Malacca, to Miss Choa Kwee Neo (Jeanne», daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. Choa Joon Hean of Singapore. The marriage will take place on 14th March, 1936.
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    INTERNAL AIR SERVICE
    360 10 rjpHERE was reason to hope thai by this time Malaya would be in possession of its own internal air service, providing a reguiai daily link between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. It will be remembered that H.E. the Governor expressed himself yery strongly in favour of such
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    THE SLAVE TRADE
    319 10 have received another letter from Kis Hiprhness the Sultan Cf Johore with regard to the traffic in women brouprht to Malaya from •Tava and sold under conditions which can be referred to by no ther word than that of slavery. His Highness states that it would be'Veil
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    LEAGUE COVENANT
    156 10 No St :ps Contemplated For Revision British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 19. REPLYING to the debate raised in the House of Lords by Lord Rennell on the constitution of the League of Nations, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Stanhope, said that for many reasons the British Government
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    R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS
    103 10 New Post For Squadron-leader Langford-Sainsbury London, Feb. 11. 'From Our Own Correspondent) Flying Officer G. W. P. Grant and Pilot Officer R. C. Meares have beer, appointed to No. 100 Squadron, Singapore. Squadron Leader T. A. LangfordSainsbury who recently returned from three years In Command of No. 36
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    Untitled
    97 10 Mrs. Skelchy, wife of Mr. R. R. Skelchy, Clerk of Works, Public Works DeDartment. Ipoh, is expected back in Malaya by the P. and O. Ranchi on Feb. 27. with her two daughters, Ethel and Winifred Skelchy. who were studying in England for five years. After schooling the first girl
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    NOTES & COMMENTS After Nine Years
    184 10 NOTES COMMENTS After Nine Years WELL-MERITED encomiums were paid at the meeting of the Legislative Council by the ucting Colonial Secretary o the work of Mr. Palgrave Simpson, who has reiirea from th? Council after nine years as European nominated member for Penane. To Mr. Small's references were added those
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    Rice Cultivation
    251 10 U7HILE it, is generally agreed thai Malaya should be made more selfsufficing in the matter of padi cultivation (considerable progress has already been made towards that goal i, the magnitude of the problem is not so widely appreciated. Those who want quick results will modify their views considerably
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    "Quack" Dentists
    190 10 JJENTISTS in Ceylon have given to a grievance, against the incn ing menace of unregistered prj tioners. Curiously enough the complainI Ceylon is against Chinese practitioner i who appear to have invaded thai colony and set up as dentists without ha. ing the necessary qualifications which will entitle
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    Tuberculosis
    172 10 WEEK ago we commented on the fact that although 5.000 people die from tuberculosis every year in Malaya, no sanatorium exists for the treatment of the disease, this being a matter In which the country lacks woefully behind the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies. The scourge of tuberculosis
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    Topics Of The Day
    290 10 By "Looker On" JAYS the South China Morning Post Malaya is to have a national park as a memorial for the Jubilee. In Hon°kong there is some suggestion roc planting another gloxinia in the Botanical Gardens. A Yorkshire jeweller has invented an adjustable wedding-ring, it is
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    JAPANESE AND MANCHUS PREPARE FOR AIR ATTACKS SOVIET REJECTS COMPROMISE
    131 11 WAR DISPLAY Many Clashes On The Frontier Shanghai, Feb. 21. OEVENTY TWO j Russian planes manoeuvred in eastern Outer Mongolia on Wednesday near the border. The Japanese and Manchukuo authorities have decided to divide Kirin and Heilungkung provinces into 16
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    DISASTERS TO R.A.F. BOMBERS
    297 11 Statement In House Of Commons British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 19. AT question.time in the House of Com- mons. the Under-Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon. gave particulars of the lents which occurred early to-day. When two R. A. F. bombers crashed ng the winter manoeuvres.
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    SIR ALEX. CADOGAN
    139 11 To Be Under-Secretary Of State For Foreign Affairs Reuter. London, Feb. 20. HM the King has approved the apoointment of Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull Hugessen, at present minister in Teheran, to the Ambassadorship in China in succession to Sir Alexander Cadogan. who has been appointed ue-Under-Secrctary of
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    NEW JAPANESE DEMAND
    233 11 No Hostile Books REBELS SEIZE WALL CUSTOMS I Peiping, Feb. 21. QENERAL Tada, the Japanese Commander in Tientsin, in a telephone communication yesterday to General Sum Che Yuen, the Governor of Hopei, demanded the immediate suppression of anti-Japanese passages in school text books. The latter replied that
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    TIENTSIN ICE-BOUND AGAIN
    80 11 Icebreakers Unable To Help Shipping Reuter. Tientsin, Feb. 20. UfITH ice packs blown in from the sea, the port is ice bound again and numerous British and other ships are ice-jammed. The steamer Kanchow ran ashore with a disabled steering gear and ice-breakers are helpless as the
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    TERRITORIAL ARMY
    123 11 Appointment Of New Director General British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 19. lIEUTENANT General Sir Walter Kirfce has been appointed Director General of the Territorial Army in succession to Lieutenant General Sir Charles Bon-ham-Carter. who as announced two days ago, has been appointed Governor and Commander in-Chief of Malta.
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    SAMSU DISTILLED BY LEPERS
    631 11 AMAZING CASE Two Men Patients In Johore Asylum (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 20. A FFW months ago there was a case in which the Punjabi watchman a* the Leoer Asylum situated five miles out of Johore Bahru town and two least! were caught
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    WHOSE SKELETON?
    59 11 Bunch Of Keys Found Near It Singapore, Friday. Mystery still surrounds the discovery of a human skeleton recently in a plot of land in the vicinity of the Great World. Firemen came upon the skeleton whilst they were extinguishing a grass fire. A bunch of keys found near
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    ITALY DECLINES TO SIGN
    210 11 Naval Treaty UNLESS BRITISH FLEET IS WITHDRAWN Reuter. London, Feb. 20. pOLITICAL issues threaten to prolong the Naval Conference now that the technical problems are on the verge of solution. In addition to the French attitude, it is reported from Rome that Admiral Raine Ribiscia, the
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    NEW BATTLE
    37 11 Desperate Fighting In Abyssinia Reuter. Addis Ababa, Feb. 20. A DESPERATE battle between the forces of Ras Kassa and Ras Seyoum and the Italian Black Shirts is unofficially reported to be raging in Tembien. —Reuter.
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    TWO MISSING MEN SOUGHT
    297 11 Unreported On North Arm Cruise PROVINCIAL police are conducting searches for two Vancouver men. one of whom is missing in the North Arm of Burrard Inlet and the other who is lost in the hills in vicinity of Seymour Creek. The first is Howard Galbraith. aged
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    JAPANESE FORCES IN NORTH CHINA
    123 11 To Be Doubled IMPERIAL SANCTION OBTAINED Reuter. Tokyo, Feb. 20. War Office announces that Imperial sanction has been obtained for the despatch of two divisions to replace the Japanese divisions in Harbin and Tsitsihar and also a unit to replace a portion of the forces
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    EARTHQUAKE ROCKS OSAKA
    127 11 MANY FIRES Casualties Not Yet Known Reuter. Tokyo, Feb. 21. FAIRLY severe earthquake shook Osaka at 10.07 a.m., and a number of houses is reported to have collapsed. The casualties are not known. Fires have broken out in several places Later. Reports of the earthquake which rocked
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    ADMINISTRATIVE DOOR CLOSED TO NON-MALAYS POSITION IN THE F. M. S.
    2280 12 CLEAR STATEMENT BY HIGH COMMISSIONER "WHILE it is correct, as the acting Chief Secretary has said, fchat I will give the matter consideration, it will not be fair to admit to the honourable member and those whom he represents
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    KUALA LUMPUR HOTEL SITE
    193 12 Suit Over Excavation Work (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. BEFORE the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Thomas, in the Smpreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday the suit in which P.K.S.P. Periakaruppan Chettiar is claiming $15,095.90 for excavation work carried out on the Hotel Majestic site from
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    BRIGHT PROSPECTS
    70 12 Sino-Japanese Parley At Nanking Shanghai, Feb. 20. Blight prospects are attached to the .forthcoming Sino-Japanese conference in Nanking to settle outstanding questions. The Japanese leaders have agreed to the desirability of such a parley, and the situation in North China has consequently eased. Major-General Doihara has been oromoted
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    SUBSIDY FOR TRAMP SHIPPING
    217 12 Justified To Meet Foreign Competition British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 20. THE President of the Board of. Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman, in moving the Second Reading in the House of Commons of the Government's Bill to continue the subsidy in aid of tramp shipping amounting to
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    ANNA MAY WONG
    66 12 Famous Film Star To Visit Malaya Hongkong, Feb. 20. MISS Anna May Wong, the well-known Chinese cinema and stage actress who has appeared in several Hollywood productions, will arrive in Hongkong to-morrow. After meeting her parents she will proceed to Malaya and the neighbouring countries on a
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    ACCUSED GIVES EVIDENCE
    139 12 Rash Driving Chargc- PEDESTRIAN AT THK JUNCTION Singapore, Friday. ]L|R. L. II Wylie, the European motorist who is accused of causing hurt to Mrs. D. O. Mosley anu Miss K. M. Goode by rash driving, gave evidence before the Bistr-ici Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer. yesterday, when
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    ACCUSEDS EVIDENCE
    933 12 "I Applied My Brakes Vcrv Hard" hard as I could put them on at that point. Then I saw the pavement on the other side looming up and I instinctively went left." The pavement seemed to be quite close, said witness. Mr. Burke: At what speed were you
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    Admiral Getting Acquainted CHINA STATION COMMANDER
    291 13 AT THE BASE Arrival Of H.M.S. Kent Singapore, Friday. H.M.S. Kent, the flagship of the China Station, arrived in Singapore this morning, anchoring off the Naval Base at Seletar. On board was Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little, K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the China Station. Commodore Mark-Wardlaw
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    DEFENCE POLICY
    110 13 Tentative Date For Debate Fixed British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 20. THE Government's arms expansion programme and the aspects of foreign policy which have rendered it necessary will probably be debated in the House of Commons on March 8. Estimates of the cost of the defence services for
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    STOLEN CAR RECOVERED
    29 13 The motor-car belonging to Lt. Lethbridge that was stolen from Jardine Steps on Thursday night was recovered this morning in Teluk Blanga Road. It was deserted.
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    CAPTAIN TAN SOO HOCK, J.P.
    161 13 D?ath Of Well-Known Malacca Man (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 21. MEMBERS of all communities here are shrcked at the death, which occurred this morning at four o'clock of Captain Tan Soo Hock, J.P., a wellknown and respected local resident, at the age of
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    EASTERN EXTENSIONS
    67 13 Transit Time For Cables To London The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the transit time on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London on Feb. 20 were as follows':— Telegrams handed in up to 5 p.m. 3 minutes. Telegrams handed in up to 5.30 p.m. 8 minutes.
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    ROAD DEATHS
    68 13 British Wireless. London, Feb. 20. DO AD accident figures in Britain last week were: 94 killed, 2,784 injured In the corresponding week of last year the figures were 127 killed, 3.320 injured. The number of killed last week is the lowest since the end of May 1935, when
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    AT THE CINEMA BRIGHT MUSICAN SHOW
    317 13 "Thanks A Million" At The Capitol 1 PICTURE which has Dick Powell sing--1 ing tuneful melodies, Paul Whiteman and his Band, Rubinoff, who does such amazing things with the violin, and other numbers may well be said to "have everything" from the point of
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    "EIGHT BELLS"
    191 13 Drama Of The Sea At The Alhambra Singapore, Friday. NEVER has the fury of a storm at sea been so realistically brought to the screen than in the thrilling drama "Eight Bells." which opened at the Alhambra Theatre yesterday. It Is a picture which feUs, vividly, of the
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    CINEMA PAGE
    23 13 AWING to heavy demands on our space, the weekly page of Cinema News and Notes is unavoidably held oves for tomorrow.
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    MISSING MAN FOUND
    250 13 Prospector On Visit To Friends FB. Cleveland, who was missing after •he left his home. 804 East Thirteenth Avenue, Vancouver, to go to Seymour Creek for the day, has been found. He stayed with friends the Provincial Police of Lynn Creek stated and he has returned home.
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    MALAYAN CHINESE FOOTBALLERS FOR BERLIN? SOME CONFLICTING REPORTS
    516 14 LATEST FACTS Trial Games In Hongkong Singapore, Friday. OBFOBTS to hand concerning the possibility of a number of Singapore Chinese football players being chosen to represent China at the world Olympic Games to be held in Berlin in August are conflicting. A
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    OUT FOR A NEW CAR RECORD
    121 14 Capt. Eyston's Attempt Next Week London. Feb. 20. CAPTAIN G. E. T. Eyston, the wellknown raring motorist, who holds several world records, hopes to create a new record for cars with heavy oil engines in an attempt he is preparing to make on Pendene
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    BILLIARDS
    40 14 The following will represent the Junior Civil Service Association in a friendly match of billiards against St. JosephV, Church Brigade on Sunday, at the J.C.S.A ,Club premises:—Messrs: James Lee, Goh Chiang Chuah. Lim Hong Seng and Abdul Ghani (Captain).
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    A TWO-HORSE AFFAIR?
    304 14 The Grand National GOLDEN MILLER AND REYNOLDSTOWN CONSIDERING the disaster that has befallen Grand National favourites, it is remarkable th<> number of jumping enthusiasts who regard this year's contest solely as a two-horse affair—Golden Miller and Reynoldstown. OUTSTANDING CLAIMS Granted, the admirers of these two ?olendidly consist
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    OLYMPIC WOMEN COMPETITORS
    128 14 To Be Accommodated In Special 'Home THE women competitors in the forthcoming Games of the Xlth Olympiad will be accommodated in the "Comradeship House" on the Reich Sports Field, which can provide residence for 45U guests. The "Comradeship House" has been newly erected, and is destined foi
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    COMMERCIAL CUP SOCCER
    121 14 Municipal Services Enter Two Teams Singapore, Friday. TIGHT teams hove entered for the Commercial Cup soccer competition this year They are: Municipal "A" and "B M teams, Fraser and Neave, Post Offlcc, Malaya Publishing House, Straits Tiroes, Nestles and Anglo-Swisa Co., and the Singapore Harbour Board. The
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    KEPPEL G.C.
    159 14 Teams For Match On Sunday THE following are the teams for the President v. Vice-President Fourball Foursomes match to be played at Keppel Golf Club on Sunday, Feb. 23 Ihe President players are mentioned .irst: a.m. 350 F. Starr and W. Griffiths v. H Fancott a/id J. W.
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    LEAGUE SOCCER
    36 14 Reuter. London. Feb. 20 The following matches in the English Football League were played to-day: SECOND DIVISION Leicester C. I; Bury 2. Sheffield U. 1; Blackpool 0. Hull City 2; Bradford C. 5 Reuter.
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    SQUASH RACKETS
    33 14 The following are the results of yesterday's ties in the Tanglin Club Squash Racket competitions Bateman Cup Lt. Home beat Prentis 9-2. 9-0. 9-1. New Cup Henman beat Penrice 9-3, 9-4.
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    NEW RACE HORSES
    110 14 Batch Of Geldings Fillies Arrive THE P. O. Somali which arrived, in Singapore on Monday brought eight new English geldings and fillies, which were taken to the Singapore Turf Club's stables after they had b:en examined by the Veterinary Surgeon. Tlie animals are in excellent condition and
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    A.C.S. SOCCER
    61 14 The following will represent the "Old Doys" v. the Present (ACS.) at soccer on the S.RC. ground on Monday, Feb 24 at 5.15 p.m. sharp:—Muthukumaru. Henry Crocker, Tan Hak Wan, Teo Ho Tung, Koh Hor Khoon, A. Kadi;. O. Day, J. Goh, Ha Tee Sian, Ha Hai San,
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    50 14 The following will represent the Seniors vs. Juniors on the Anson Road Ground to-morrow (Saturday), at 2 pm.:—Lee Fong Lim (Capt.), A. Normanbhoy. H. Gibson. W. Willis, R. Berenger, E. H. King, Thong Sing Ching, J. Sanderson. A. Natheniels, S. W. G. Bennet. Purshotum. Reserves:—M. Marshall, S. Marshall.
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    LION CITY CLUB
    44 14 Members of the Lion City Club and ;ts "Funeral Branch" are requested to note that the club-house har, been given up and that in future sot off.cial address will be at No. 513, Kampong Hahru Road, the residence of the Yieepr>sident.
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    CLERICAL UNION SOCCER
    38 14 In the opening match of the season, the C.U. 11l defeated the 11l by 2-nil on the home ground before a large gathering of spectators and supporters. The scorers were Choon Keng and Ho Tung.
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    SUNDAY'S BIG BATTLES
    183 14  -  A Good Card JAPANESE CHAMPION'S DEBUT (By "K.O." Singapore, Friday. HPHE stage is set for Sunday's ring A battles at the New World Stadium. Natori, Japan's national champion, and Raphael, Europe's former lightweight king, and those two great featherweights, Ventura Marquez and Joe Eagle, have set their
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    LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
    91 14 Diamond "Baby" Johnson Re-Matched Singapore, Friday. THE Board of Contiol, has sant1 tidied the title fight between Joe Diamond and "Baby" Johnson, be staged at the Olympic Stadium on Fe*. 28. under the promotion of Mr. S. C. Seng. It will be over 15 three-minute rounds and the
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    SELANGOR CLUB
    45 14 Decision To Adopt New L.B.W. Rule, Cricketers in Singapore will be glad to learn that the Selangor Club have reconsidered their decision in regard to the new l.b.w. rule in cricket and have nov? decided to adopt the rule during the present season.
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    BRITISH INTEREST IN ABYSSINIA ALLEGED SECRET REPORT
    393 15 LAKE TSANA Foreign Office Inquiry Reuter. Rome, Feb. 20. A DOCUMENT, purporting to be a private report on Britain's attitude to Italy's claims in Abyssinia, presented by Sir John Maffey to the British Foreign l Office, is given prominence in Giornale D'ltalia. Sir
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    DEPARTMENTAL INQUIRY
    162 15 British Interests Limited To Lake Tsana Reuter. London. Ft'o. 10. Department a) inquiries are being r<..ttle into the ciieumstances of the teukage of the Maffey Document. Meanwhile, tv *s officially pointed out 'nit the rtperl supports the British claim that Britain' backing ol th<» l eague- over Ihe
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    PUBLICATION IN ITALY
    333 15 Mystification Rather Than Embarrassment British Official Wireless. "Loudon, Feb. 20. Some ruriostty was shown by Members of the House of Commons this 1 u-moon about the eiroumstances in which extract'; from an unpublished official British document regardinc Abyssinia h.id .appeared in an Italian 'tcw.spaper It L«? thought
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    ALLEGED CHEATING
    121 15 Women Before Second Magistrate r Singapore, Friday. O Chinese women, Ho Ah-Kiew and Lee Puah Tee, appeared before the Second Magistrate, Mr. N. Grice, yesterday, in the role of complainant" and accused, respectively. Lee Puah Tee was accused of cheating her compatriot of $401. The complainant related how,
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    CABLE TRAFFIC
    39 15 The following index numbers representing the estimated traffic receipts of Cable and Wireless Limited as related to comparable traffic in the year 1929 based at 100:— January 1936 71.2 Average for 1934 72.4 Average for 1935 73.5
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    SHIPPING SUBSIDY ESTIMATES
    139 15 Advisory Committee's Recommendations Reuter. Ottawa, Feb. 20. THE Canadian Government's shipping subsidy estimates include a decrease of £29.800 in the service to China and an increase of £20.000 to New Zealand. The London Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee inquiring into the recent losses on British ships on behalf
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    SHIPYARD WORKERS
    57 15 Wage Advance Of Two Shillings British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 20. As result of the negotiations between shipbuilding employers and Trade Unions, adult shipyard workers will receive in April an advance of two shillings per week, or four per cent, in case of piece workers. The agreement is
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    FROM MANILA TO SINGAPORE
    211 15 Youths Sail In Frail Craft HOPE evident on their faces, and the Fates sitting beside them as co-pilots, two adventure-driven American lads, Gene Darling of Seattle and Chris Maxam of Detroit, have just sailed from Manila in their cat-boat Hi-de-Hi beund for Singapore. Unmoved b> the
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    20 15 The Court of Appeal in Johore will zlt on WodnoHday. pod 26 and not on Monday, 22. as originally announced.
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    FUNCTIONS OF AUDITOR
    441 16 Watchdog But Not A Bloodhound AN interesting lecture was given by Mr. J. H. Scott-Taggart, A.1.M.T.A., FS.S., Asst. Municipal Treasurer (Costing) to an informal group of Municipal Junior Officers who are Accountant and Secretary students at the Municipal Offices on Wednesday, on the .subject of "Practical Auditing."
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    A LEFT CABINET
    103 16 Spanish Premier Promises Amnesty Reuter Madrid, Feb. 20. SENOR Azana, the new Spanish Premier, has formed a Cabinet consisting of 11 members of his Republican Left Party and two of the Rebublican Union Party. The new Preimier was greeted with delirious enthusiasm when, accompanied by the members
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    50 16 Hongkong, Feb. 21. Miss Hu Mv Lnn. the talented daughter cf Mr. Hu Han Mm. has arrived hfr<» from Canton to inquire cf Mr. Wang Ching Wei's health. The ex-Fremier is passing through Hongkong to-day on his way to Europe for heaylth reasons.—Sin Chew Jit Pch.
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    NATIONAL DEFENCE PROGRAMME
    141 16 Plans To Be Announced Shortly British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 20 ANSWERING a Parliamentary question this afternoon, the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said that the plans to be announced shortly for making good the deficiencies in the national defences would be a co-ordhi a ted programme
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    108 16 Liverpool Steamer Sends Ou! S.O.S. Reuter. New Yu»k Feb 20 The 7.000 tort Liverpool liner Novu Scotia. which i.s on a voyage Irom the Virgin Islei. to New York. has sent ou: an S.O.S. message stating thut she binlost her propeller It is believed thai she n
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      840 18 mm i w t soliste: Mme. Ninon Guerald. 11.40 a.m. News in English. I VdS tlalarail Listeners* Oletta. fantaisic (Feyrien; Au Sotr 12 noon. Recorded music. I *5™ ann MUSiC Dy «etdeh- m <G Dupont> Chanson des noisettes (U. 12.50 p.m. News to Spanish. h«j-en. Good night ProeraiI T0 KatllO
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    YOUTH ON MURDER CHARGE
    398 19 Mitten Clue QUARREL OVER A WOMAN Moncton, Jan. 8. William Bannister, 18--year-old Berry Mills Road resident, was arraigned in a crowded court to-day on a charge of murdering Philip Lake, whose charred body was found in the ruins of his squatter's shack at lonely Pacific Junction.
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    DUCHY OF CORNWALL
    239 19  -  Appanage Of Sovereign's Eldest Son (By Air Mail London, Feb. 4. THERE is no Duke of Cornwall to-day for the first time since King Edward VII wajs born duke. For the heir to the Throne of England becomes duke with- out creation on his birth or on
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    HEALTH OF THE TOWN
    159 19 Statement Of Singapore Municipality THE Singapore Municipal health state--1 ment for the week endecT Feb. 15 shows that there were 214 deaths, compared with 198 in the previous week, and with 177 and the corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were:— Beri-beri
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    ITALY AND OIL
    202 19 Already Glutted With Supplies |T has not been possible for the Geneva experts to collect any reliable or useful statistics whatever, says the Observer. It is more than two months since the oil sanction was agreed "in principle" by Geneva, since, in other words, Italy was warned
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