Malaya Tribune, 10 March 1936

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales VoL XXIII. No. 58 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1936 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Tuesday, Mar. 10, 1936. Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 193G FIVE CENTS.
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      554 1 fteati The SUNDAV TRIBUhE Dominant In Malaya We have pleasure in announcing that we are offering to all Malayan motorists. LLOYD S comprehensive motor-car polity with no claim bonus commencing at Wll<k Previous year without claim m on any insurance company and rising to OU 77i£ policy benefits include:— 1
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      44 1 r DOES YOUR WATCH need Overhaul or Repair Service T Our expert watch mechanics are always at your service. Charges are extremely moderate. Let us quote for your next repair or overhaul Malayan Watch Co., I 433, North Bridge lid.. near Middle Ho ad.
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    CEYLON PLANTER FOUND SHOT
    244 2 letter To Brother TIRED OF LIFE AS INVALID Kandy (Ceylon), Feb. 28. VIR. C. H. Winter, a young planter, was found dead with a gun shot wound in the head in a locked room in the King's Hotel, Kandy, this morning. He had been an Assistant
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    "ARTISTIC POSE" IN PICTURE ALBUM
    301 2 Abrupt End To Actress s Romance Paris. A PHOTOGRAPH of a beautiful young Parisian actress in an "artistic undraped pose"' has resulted in the abrupt end of her romance—and an actiou for £700 damages against a musie-hai, manager. The photograph is alleged to na\e been
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    MUAR DOCTOR
    74 2 Coming Wedding In Johore Bahru 'From Our Oxen Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Mar. 9. Invitations have been issued for the wedding on Mar. 20 at the residence of the Hon. Dato Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad \asshi in Johore Bahru, of hi* daughter v.ith Dr. Awang bin Hassan of the
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    SINGER'S SHARE DEAL LOSSES
    384 2 Assets £16 FAILURE OF U.S.A. SECURITIES (By Air Mail) London, Feb. 24. OEF0RE the entertainment partnership of Layton and Johnstone was terminated last November, it produced a joint profit of from £14,000 to £33,000 a year. This was revealed during the pu lie examination of Clarence
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    ARMY STRENGTH
    111 2 36,000 Recruits Will Be Needed This Year Reuter Wireless. L: ndcn. U ireh 6. A memorandum accomp.:".: ing Army Estimates :ays that the r will be 10,000 below strength beginning of the financial year 26.C20 will leave the colours durinfi the year; hence 36,000 recruits ar? needed There
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    MUAR BANKRUPTS
    70 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. liar. 9. In connection with the meeting of creditors regarding bankruptcy cas Muar, Mr. J. B. Weiss. Official Assigne< Johore. will be leaving Johore Bairu lor Muar on March 11. Mr. Lai Kai Joo of the Bankruptcy office, Johore Bahru, will assist
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      371 2 •> T DOES TIME HANG HEAVY? I Then try reading iome of these:-- J BACK _X UMBERS The Shadow; Short Stories; Photoplay; Modern Screen; Picture Play; Movie' Classic; Shadowpiay; Motion Picture; True Experiences; True j Stories; The Occult Digest; The literary Digest; The Time; Current His- J tory; Outdoor Life;
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      99 2 I M. SOHAN SINGH MOTOR GARAGES. I L No. 80. Albert St., (Old Gaiety Site) Z No. 32, Jalan Besar (opposite Dunlon Street). 3. No. 21, Kalian? Road. (Near Vicoria Bridge). 1 Space to-let for storing and repairing cars, lorries, etc. at moderate charges, water and light free, fully guaranteed
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      192 2 NEW SHIPMENT 121 Lit iors SAMBALANS Sambal Lengkong. Samba] Dendeng. Sambal Dagieng. Sambal Udang. S ii.ibal Ikan; Sambal Telor Ikan. 40 cents per bottle. DENDENG LEMBU (Dried Beef) $1.25 per tin. Have D. T. LUTB DESSERT COFFEE For your table. Joarse Ground 55 cts. per lb. Fine Ground 50 cts.
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      37 3 V dull Uub AI v \m, -mmm. brand ~r I" Wm.-• I C* "I" 1 I! |TP > X fcd^ ftj I UIJ 1 I /OLE AGENT/ GUTfIRIE C <2 L D IMCORPORATED IN s mi mmm 11,11
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES. SKILLED LABOUR IN SHIPYARDS
    768 4 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES. SKILLED LABOUR IN SHIPYARDS Possibility Of A Serious Shortage PLACING of contracts for a survey ship, a minesweeper and one submarine of the 1935 naval programme by the Admiralty, with the certainty of further more important naval and merchant contracts to follow, raises with some urgency the
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    STREAMLINED FERRY
    265 4 For Regular Service On The Whangpoo MAYBE it will set a precedent in streamlined ferrry boats in China, but whether it does or not, the new ferry No. 17 of the City Government Ferry Service will prove one of the most unique small craft ever seen in the
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    15 4 The P. and O. Rawalpindi is due at Singapore from Hongkong at 10 am to-morrow.
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    24 4 The Chargeurs Reunis liner Can Padaran bo r on wi Ue V from Colom"on°thi Ye s d da dfiy and Will sail for Sai-
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      427 4 TPS BRITISH INDIA I». 0. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore. 1936 BANGALORE 6.000 Mar. 13 NALDERA 16,000 Mar. 13 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 27 BHUTAN 6,100 Apr. 9 RAJPUT ANA 17.000 Apr. 10 BEHAR 6.000 Apr. 19 CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. 24 SOUDAN 6.500 May 6 RANPURA 17,000 May 8
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      53 4 jo.S.K. LINE I s.s. "AFRICA MARU" (10,000 Tons Gross). LEAVES SINGAPORE MAR., 11th., at p.m. direct for COLOMBO (arr. at Colombo, Mar. 16th. p.m.) and South African and South American Ports. Passage Faies to Colombo: Ist. 3rd. Deck. SI 20.00 $31.20 $17. For further particulars, please Apply to: OSAKA SHOSEN
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      587 4 X. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, via NM Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. SUWA MARU M ar- 19 s.s. "FUSHIMI MARU Apr. S MM. KAKOZAKI MARU Apr. 16 m s TERUKUNI MARU Apr. 29 Rates to Ist class 2nd
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      506 4 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious" One Class Motorships. Most Cab ns have adjoining private bath. ExCeIIe FOR UiS MIRSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Tif o Sham ALSIA 24-3 24-3 25-3 27-3 FIONIA 31-3 31-3 1-4 3-4 EORINGIA 14-4 14-4
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      437 4 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Sp* m (Incorporated In Germany). The undernoted are the Company's Intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. For MANILA, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA JAPAN. 1936. I -GOSLAR" omits Manila Mar. 12 DONAU Mar M HOMEWARDS FOR HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN:— SCHARNHORST" also calls Barcelona and Marseilles due Mar. 31 Sails
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    203 5 MOIiE CONFIDENCE APPARENT Price Fails Back Slightly fBy Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, 1 uesday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 25% cts-, down 1 ct. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin (Singapore) $103; unchanged. Id-day's Prices:— London: 7 7 16d., down 1 16d. Market Tone: Quiet. New York: 15 11|16 cts., down
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    FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1535 5 FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The J> > ring share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co. and Ly*-. -.-id Evatt:— MINING Singapore, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Issue. Fiaser i.yall Value Co. Evatt 4 Ampat 5 3 5 9 5 6 6 JJ A. Kumbang 29 30 -cd 29
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    93 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Monday noon. Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F. 0.8. March) 26 3 16 Good F.A.Q. in cases (FOB. March) 25 15 16 26 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Spore) 25 15 16 26 do. March 26 116 26 316
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    SANCTIONS CAUSE TRADE LOSSES
    362 5 British Merchants S:ek Protection THE formation of an association to protect the interests of British merchants and importers whose trade has been seriously affected by the operation ci sanctions against Italy is at present under consideration. The Financial Times understands that Messrs. "CalderMarshall Ibotson and Bound,
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    157 5 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore. Tuesday. Precautionary measures adopted on (he London Sock Exchange have led to an all round drop in prices in view of the European political situation. Rubber too appears to have received a check and should be easier on advices from London and New York. This
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    CHINESE TRADE MISSION
    34 5 Shanghai. Mar. 10. Mr. Chen Kwang Pu and If?. Quo Bing Wan will sail for America on Friday to investigate the Chinese export trade to the United States.—Jin Chew Jit Poh.
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    BRITAIN'S CHANCE
    222 5 India's Urgent N.ed Oi Machinery Lonrivm. Fob. 19. THE opportunities effer by India's industrial dcvetormrnl to British exDorts was dealt with by 85r Thomas Ainscough. Senior Trade Commissioner in India and Ceylon, speaking yo ierday at a lunche. n Riven by the Royal Etnoire Society at the Cannon-street
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    UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
    82 5 London, Mar. 10. The Ministry of Labour reports that on Feb 21 there were approximately 10.475,000 persons in employment in Britain. This was 126.000 more than en Jan. 20 and 378.000 more than on the corresponding date last year. The number of unemployed persons registered on Feb. 24
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    U.P.A.M. AID FOR COCONUTS
    762 5 AND COPRA Mating Of Rajah Hiiam Estate npHE 25th annual general meeting of shareholders of the Rajah Hitam Coconut Estate, Ltd.. was held at the office of the company. No. I, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, the chairman, Mr. W. A. Stanton, presiding. After the notice convening tho
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      217 5 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, touiiioay. Berlin, Calcutta, Canton, Dan-en, Fengtien, Hamburg, Hankow, Harbin, Honolulu, Hongkong, Hsinking. Karachi. Kobe, London, Los Angeles. Manila, Moji. Nagasaki, Nagoya, New York, Osaka. Paris.
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      28 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPOR/. TION, LTD FIRE. MARINE, MOTOR CAR. PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. BEAD OFFICE: 16D, Cecil St., Singapore. I» O. JOHNSON. General Manager.
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      87 5 THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D'Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed Capital £2,000.000 Paid-up Capital £1,000,000 Reserve Fund 500.000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi, Madras. Amara, Baghdad Bahrein, Basra. Kirkuk. Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on Fixed Deposits or
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      228 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. Incorporated in Straits Settlements) SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL: Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE: CHINA BUILDING, CIIULIA STREET. SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH: 458, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chee Swee Cheng,
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    THIRTEEN SEAMEN CHARGED
    145 6 Attempt To Evade Quarantine Singapore. Monday. THIRTEEN Teochew Chinese seamen were this morning produced before the Second Police Magistrate and charged with that on or ab:ut Mar. 8. 1936. did abet the attempted wrongful landing in the Colony of 137 alien Chinese by causing them to be
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    EMILE COUE
    123 6 Memorial To Be Erected At Nancy tt i Paris. Emile Loue. the famous psychologist wh~ taught the world to say '"Every day in every way I am getting better and better." is to have a memorial erected to him at Nancy. A committee on which are represented both
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    TAKU FREED
    32 6 Tientsin, Mar. 9. All steamers at Taku have been freed lrom the ice which has melted. Some of the vessels which have been damiged .-re being repaired.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MALAYAN CHINESE NOTES
    121 6 A New Era For China's Commerce—The Markets In MalayaProgress Of Shanghai Cinema Industry Sum Of $60,000 Lost In Local Film Venture—Straits Chinese in Modern Business—Just As Good Business Men As Their Forefathers—Truth About The Mui-Tsai Problem— Those Telegrams From China (By Our Chinese Correspondent) 4 NEW era
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    Financial Plight
    175 6 INURING the slump, however, these re- mittances Tell off appreciably, and the country was again in a financial plight. It did a good thing, however, in bringing home to all the importance of strengthening China's export trade. The Government and the people were drawn to the need for
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    Bank Of China
    230 6 THE opening of a branch of the Bank of China In Singapore is a very important step in the promotion of trade between China and Malaya Thi.~ bank will act as a sort of liaison between th< China manufactuier and the Malayan importer and give credit facilities
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    Cinema Industry
    246 6 5N yet another industry the Chinese are making tremendous progress. I refer to the cinema industry. It was not so very iong ago when I was privileged to see the first Chinese film shown in Singapore. Since that time the industry has made great strides and to-day even
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    Chinese In Business
    218 6 TT gives me great gratification to think of the many Straits Chinese who have made their mark In modern business Who can say that the present generation of Straits Chinese are not as eood businessmen as their forefathers who, of course did not depend on a first-class
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    On Mui-Tsai
    283 6 FRANKLY, I do not understand the fuL purport of the announcement made in the House of Commons by Mr. J. H Thomas, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the effect that mui-tsai would be abolished. Under the existin b taw mui-tsai will be abolished and abolition
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    Cables From China
    173 6 j I HAVE frequently been asked for parj ticulars concerning the cables re- ceived in Singapore from China by > the vernacular news agencies. The I general impression appears to be that they come In Chinese and have to be translated into English for publication in the
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    LOUIS XIV'S BATH
    130 6 Restored To Palace Of Versailles Paris. Tne famous marble bath used by King Louis XIV has at last been restored to the Palace cf Versailles—the palace he built. It has been placed in the orangery. Like everything belonging to the Roi Soleil. it is on a vast
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    SAAR REFUGEES
    114 6 League To Help Them Settle In South America T Geneva. Tne League of Nations is planning to .settle refugees fr:m the Saar In South V n su PP3rting basis. Offers have already been made to a considerable number of them oy the League Refugee Organisation and ef101 ts
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      605 6 M. HASSAN 1 3« A 37, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. 1 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 requirements Estimate submitted upon request without charge or obligation.
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      786 6 NOTICE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION, LIMITED. APPLICATION has been made to the Directors of the above Company to Lssue duplicate Certificate or Certificates fcr 168 shares of $40.00 each, fully paid, in Company numbered *****7 *****8 ***** ***** and ***** ***** (all inclusive registered in the name of KHOO TECK IMM
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      566 6 TRADE MARK NOTICE COLUMBUS 21 NOTICE is hereby given that the trade mark or name and the figure depicted above are the property of Mr. M. E. Isaac of E. S. Isaac Co., No. 12 Robinson Road, Singapore, and is used by him in respect of electrical lamps, bulbs, accessories
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      374 6 CLUB DIARY IThere are numerous Club* 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. Happening) of general interest will still be included in the
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    ATTRACTIONS OF MALAYA
    464 7 A Land Of Perpetual Summer London. Feu. 26 ■JALAYA, Products and Attrac--1« ttons, was the subject of an address Overseas League members at ucheon in the Overseas Ciub. Bdm! lh yesterday by Mr. c. Jago a relive of the Malayan Government W Slater Brown, C.A.. n oi
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    "CEASE FIRE" IN ABYSSINIA
    107 7 Jubilant Troops Cheer General Reuter. Asmara. March 8. GENERAL BadoeJio has also ordered all y artillery bombardment and infantry fighting to cease. Scenes of jubilation were witnessed when the news became known. General Badoglio, who has returned here, was cheered by an elated crowd of officers
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    WELSH PIONEER DIES
    130 7 Founded U.S. Middle-West Settlement Stella, Nebraska. The last of a {.roup ol Welsh settlers wh r helped to extend the United States frontiers westward some 77 years ago lias died here at the of 83. He was Mr. James Morris, a native of Dowlais, Wales. He was
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    TAIYUEN NOW SAFE
    139 7 Arrival Of Troops Allays Anxisty Shanghai, Mar. 8. UEAVY forces of Suiyuen troops have arrived at Taiyuen, the Shansi capital, thus allaying anxiety amongst the inhabitants. General Hsu Yung Chang, the commander of the anti-bandit campaign. is devising measures to round up the Communist remnants. He has
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    INDIAN CHIEF
    96 7 Death At Age Of 125 Santiago Chile, Jacinto Lefignlv. on? of the famous Araucanian Indian "Casiques" cr lias died at Cttnco at the age of 125. Evidence of his age is given by the birth remit ration records. Jacinto, who was known as "Indomitable." had made a "petition
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    PRAYER BOOK CHANGES
    436 7 Clergy Faces Big: Task PROCLAMATION in the London n Gazette mentions alterations to be made in various "prayers, litanies and collects." These concern King Edward. Que:n Mary, and the Duke and Duchess of York, and until new editions of th° Prayer Book are available the amendments are
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      73 7 The 1936 Willys Sedan The most expensive car in the world may satisfy the vanity of its owner, but fundamentally it does what the Willys will do, namely; transport its passengers safely, comfortably and swiftly from one place to another. To the additional credit of the Willys, however, is its
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      188 7 ARE YOU A HEAD HUNTER? PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:! IT IS IN YOUR OWN INTEREST. <f spring !|Sr from any sort of Af\ I Inflammation of the 4 AKIIIK )l 3 binary tract, there is no",XBM- 1 thing better than ARHEOL to ;\ir)//1s f! fil vi I ivp you immediate
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    WHAT BOOKS DO YOU READ ?
    287 8 WHAT BOOKS DO YOU READ Shanghai Public Library Expt/iirvnt HITHERTO the Shanghai Public Lib- rary has made its purchases of bock.s on the ratio of three works of fiction to one work of non-fiction. Now, as th? result of experience cf the public demands and information regarding the trend of
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    KEPT ALIVE BY MACHINE
    231 8 Four Years Of Artificial Respiration London. Feb 19 k MAN who has been unable to breathe by himself for nearly four years has now died at Cniddingfold, Surrey. He was Mr. S. Crosby Halahan, aged *55. brother of Air Vice-Marshal Halahan. Ever since June, 1932, artificial
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW — To-Day's Shipping
    317 8 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW To-Day's Shipping NOTICE TO MARINERS Anti-Aircraft And Machine-Gun Practices Owners and masters of shipping are reqqested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the anti-aircraft practice, which will take place from Beting Kusa on March 21, 22, 23 and
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    THE HARBOUR
    136 8 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore. Mar. 10. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Rajula 22; Van HeuUz 20; MY •'Athene" 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3> Chr. Huygens 18; Gorgon 15; Philoctetes 13; Kedah 11; Glengarry 9; Kudat 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Karagola
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    METAL TRADE
    219 8 Germany No Longer The International Centre Considering the many difficulties and handicaps, including foreign exchange lestrictions, which the international entrepot trade has to suffer in Germany, many of the internationally-known German metal traders, during recent years transferred the centre of their international activities, which they formerly handled from
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    71 8 Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air I time of delivery of boxholder.s' letters only 1 pm and general delivery of letters and parcels 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails exoected from China and Japan by the Africa Maru. due at Slngaoore, to-day. Mails expected from Holland and Ger:nanv by
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    29 8 The s.s. Kudat for Bangkok (Parcels only 1. Mails previously announced as ing a i 1030 am to da y Will now close at 7 p.m. to-day.
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    MAIL DELIVERED
    22 8 The Air Mail (Netherlands despatcheci norn Singapore on Mar. 4 was de- lvered in London on Mar. 10 (6 days*
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    NEW WARSHIPS FOR SIAM
    197 8 Torpedo Hoats Duo At Singapore Singapore. Tuesday. TWO torpedo boats built in Italy for the Siamese Government are expected to arrive in Singapore to-morrow on route to Bangkok where they will be put into commission. They a*e beta* escorted by the Siame- training ship Chao Phrya.
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    GERMAN SPY?
    66 8 Dr. Herman Gozrtz Found Guilty London, Mar. 9. DR. Herman Goertz, the German novelist and a former officer of the German Air Force, who was indicted at the Old Bailey on charges of making a olan of the R.A.F. aerodrome at Manston, near Broadstairs, and with conspiring to
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    Money Market
    191 8 SELLING Singapore, Mar. 9. Ixmdon 4 months' sigh*, 2]4Va London 3 months' slghn 2i4 3J32 London 80 days* sight 2j4 111« London 30 days' sight 2|4 1f32 London demand 214 London T.T. 24 Lyons and Paris demand 867 Hamburg demand 140 New York demand 57 15 16 Batavia
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    103 8 British Official Wireless. London, Mar. 9 Paris 74 31 32. I New York 4.97 7 3 Montreal 4.98. Brussels 29.30. Geneva 15.15 1 2 Amsterdam 7.27. Milan 62'4. Berlin 12.L2. Stockholm 19.39 V 2 Copenhagen 22.39 1 Oslo 19.90V 2 Vienna 26y 2 Prague 119» 2 Helsingfors 227.
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    PRODUCE
    200 8 Singapore, Mar. 9. R. <Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $118 R. (Siami W. Coast No. 2 per Koyansll4 R. (Siami W. Coast No. 3 per Koyansll2 Rice, B. Siam, No. 1 per Koyan $105 Rice, B. Siam, No. 2 per Koyan $102 Siam, Rice. 1 $202 Siam.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    104 8 ALHALIBRA —"i WO I and special ol i&SS felbha Wanaerwell. CAPITOL 'Moscow Nights" rtth Harry Bam, Laurence Olivn-i ana Pene- tot Dudley Waid. PAVILION.—"L-t .-> Live i -Might with Lilian Harvey anu Turn. Carminati. EMPIR E.—C antonese Talkie. GREAT WORLD. —Cabaret Dancing, Side-shows, Maiay Operas, Chinese Wuyangs, Cinemas, Talkies,
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    LADY MOUNTBATTEN
    114 8 Visiting Singapo e Again Shortly Lady Mountbatten is expected to visit Singapore again shortly. Daughter of Lord Cassel, she Is reputed to be a 30-million dollar heiress Her husband. Lord Mountbatten, is »he commander of the submarine division of the British fleet stationed at Malta, in the Mediterranean,
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      180 8 J Postal Intelligence A SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Trengganu (generally), Besut, Dungun, Kemamun and Kema.sek (Hong Ho) 2 p.m. Netherlands Indies, Bagan and Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong) 3 p.m. Bengkalis and Laboean Bilik iM. S. Kampan 3 p.m. Fort de Koak, Padang, Pakan Baroe and Siak (Hong Kwong; 3 p.m
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      126 8 Diary of the Day J o —i———— r WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, MAR. 10 High Tide:—l2.o3 p.m. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I, Police v. S.C.F.A., Alison Road Stadium, '•'ennis: Tournament at V.M.C.A. TO-MORROW, MAR. 11 High Tides:—o.l9 a.m., 12.34 p.m. Rotary Club Tiffin, Business Ifeetin j
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    MORE BABIES IN GERMANY
    299 9 Fewer Marriages HiTLER'S APPEAL TO NATION London. JJITLER'S appeal to Germans for more children has resulted in remarkable rise in the birth-rate. In 1935 the births in the fifty-five iargest cities totalled 345,000, com- d with 245,000 in 1933—0r five |ier thousand. BIRTH RATE UP Although
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    CHINESE SCHOOLS
    63 9 The Second Joint Malayan Examinations Arrangements are being made ior the jnd Malayan examinations Xor Chinese schoois to be held this year. The first joint 3xaminations were held at all Malayan centres last yeai, and the "system has b?en found to be working satisfactorily. The object of the
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    ANTI-GAS SCHOOL TO BE OPENED
    428 9 Government Takes Over Old Mansion <By Air Mail) London, Feb. 24. gEGINNING In April, members ol the t public services are to receive instruction in anti-gas measures at a new school which is to be opened by the Home Office at Falfteld, Gloucestershire. was. learned
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    BIRTH CONTROL
    45 9 Movement Not Wanted In China Shanghai, Mar. 9. Mrs. Margaret Sanger, the birth control advocate, arrived here yesterday, but left the same evening for Manila. The Chinese authorities, it is believed, refused to give her permission to preach her ideas.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    DR. SUN VAT SEN
    64 9 Eleventh Anniversary Of His Death The eleventh anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Vat Sen. "Father of the Chinese Revolution" falls on Thursday. The Chinese shops in Singapore and other cities in Malaya will fly the Chinese flag at half-mast and the Chinese schools will
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    MRS. GATTY
    39 9 Secures Divorce From Famou? Airman Reuter. Los Angeles. Mar. 10. Mrs. Gatty secured divorce to-day from her cslc'oratrd aiiman husband oi; the ground that he was rarefy ;it hone and was of a quarrelsome dispo -ti_>ii.— Rcuter.
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    TIBET OFFICIALS
    31 9 Nanking, Mar. 10. Mr. Ma Hsuh Tien, who has been nominated Residential Commissioner in Tibet, will accompany the Bane rm Lama to Tibet next month. —Sin Chew Jit poh.
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    THE CAPITOL
    81 9 "Moscow Nights" The New Attraction Owing to the definite booking of the British production "Moscow Nights" at the Capitol for to-day, it is impossible to extend the season of Mutiny on the Bounty." Arrangements have been made, however, for this remarkably successful picture to be shown at the
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    83 9 Monday, Mar. 2. U.E. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little. Commodore F. N. Attwood. R.N., Capt and Mrs. I. B. B. Tower and Suo-Limn M. B. P. Francklin. R.N., arrived to stay at Government House Friday. Mar. 6. H E Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little. Commodore F ft. Attwood, R.N.. Capt.
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    SELAYANG TIN DREDGING
    685 11 Dividend Of 15 Per Cent. Tax Free ißy Air Mail) London, Feb. 23. THE eleventh annual general meeting of 1 Selayang Tin Dredging. Ltd.. was held at King William-street House, E.C. Major Ronald J. Cargill presided, and was supported on the Board by the other director. Mr.
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    PATIENT TERRIFIED
    172 11 Injured Eskimo Escapes From "Mercy" Aeroplane doosrmine North-west Territories. Terrified by the noise of the "mercy" aeroplan? that was to take him to hospital, an injured Eskimo y:uth fouuht with the pilot and mechanic ot the machine here and then fl?d into the snows. The youth was brought
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    MARKET LIST
    462 11 The Current Singapore Prices Singapore, Mar. 6. MEAT Beef, .steak, kati 35 Beef, stew or curry, kati 28 Fillet, steak, per lb. 50 Mutton, Australian, per lb. 28 Pork, lean, kati 42 Pork, lean and tat (Ist quality), kati 32 POULTRY Capons (locally reared), kati 50 Ducks, each
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE MARRIAGE
    49 12 Mr. Lee How Beng eldest son of the late Mr. Lee Loo and eldest son of Mrs. Lee Loo married to Miss Lim Kim Ann second daughter of the late Mr. Lim Siong Toh and second daughter of Mrs. Lim Siong Toh on March 7, 1936.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    72 12 Th"? er<sagement is announced of Mr. Tav Ktim Sun, the youngest son of Mr. Tay Thian Cheok and the late Mrs. Tay Thian Cheok and a brother of Dr. Tay Kum Swan, to Miss Tan Poey Swan, the second daughter of Mrs. Tan Chong Lay and the late Mr.
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    THE NEW CRISIS
    843 12 Britain and other members of the League of Nations have been passionately absorbed in Italy's Abyssinian adventure, many observers have not ceased to reiterate that the paramount duty was to watch Germany. Herr Hitler has lost no time in proving the soundness of the advice. With the
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    A FIRST-RATE FILM
    106 12 Lord Beaverbrook's Letter To M.-G.-M. Lord Beaverbrook. under date Jan 22 ■sent the following letter to Mr. Sam Eckrnan. manager of the London office of Metro-Goldwyn-Maver Pictures Ltd "Denr Mr. Eckrnan. I am very 'much obliged to you for sending me'the film "Rendezvous". "It is. I think,
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    BANK OFFICIALS
    89 12 To Be Entertained By Chinese Chamber Of Commerce Sin?ao3re. Tue-r"av A tea party will be given by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce in honour of the officials of the Bank of China now in Singapore on Wednesda\ at 4 p.m. at the Chamber premises ir Hill Street.
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    47 12 Sir Robert Ho Tung, of Hongkong has been presented with the Order of Commander of the Dragon of Annam The investiture was made by Vice-Admira 1 J. P. Esteva. Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy in the Far East, at the French Consulate-General in Hongkong on Feb. 29.
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Chinese Citizenship
    198 12 NOTES COMMENTS Chinese Citizenship pHINESE in Singapore and other parti oi Malaya may have their names registered as Chinese citizens at a Chinese Consulate-General and one registration will hold good for all time. It has been the practice for years for registration to take place once a year but lately
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    A Registration Office
    113 12 rpHE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce held a meeting last Saturday to discuss measures to assist the Consulates In the work of registration. It was agreed that they should enlighten the illiterate and ignorant Chinese about the procedure to be idopted and the advantages of registration. It
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    Rubber Fashions
    185 12 |T Is observed in the Malayan Agri- j cultural Journal for February that there has been a tendency towards the Belling of more unsmoked rubber sheet, particularly among numerous small- I holdings where, formerly, smoked sheet was prepered. There may be several reasons for ado I change of
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    The Salvation Army
    260 12 "PTiHERE is a crying need for Salva- tion Army work in this part of the world." said Col. George Davis, of Salvation Army headquarters, to a Malaya Tribune representative, ana residents of Singapore can testify to the fact that the Army has most thoroughly justified itself here.
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    Topics Of The Day
    409 12 By "JiOoker On" "TgIEARS," .says a beauty-expert, "are good for one's complexion." Provided of course that it really is one's complexion. *■> The best way to pass several days in bed with flu," soys a writer, "is to read one or two modern novels." Oh. well,
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    WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS OUT OF THE QUESTION
    118 13 GERMAN REPLY TO FRENCH DEMAND PARIS FEAR OF WAR BRITISH GUARANTEE OF HELP IN CASE OF ATTACK GERMANY FLATLY REFUSES TO ACCEDF TO thf FRENCH DEMAND, FOR WITHDRAWAL OF SEr TROOPS FROM THE RHINELAND ZONE BEFORF NEGOTIATIONS CAN BE OPENED FEARS OF W?!
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    PANICKY SELLING OF FRANCS
    194 13 London. Mar. 9. Mi the House of Commons today, Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, delivered an important pronouncement. With his eye on the clock, he rose to speak at 3.45 p.m. as he was due to catch the 4.30 p.m. train to Paris. Mr.
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    PRANCE AND BELGIUM
    100 13 British Assistance In Case Of Attack Reuter. He had nu reason to suppose that the German action implied a threat of hostilities, but should an attack be made on France and Behjium during the period of consideration, Britain was in honour bound to assist them. One of
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    FRENCH FEARS
    231 13 Any Wavering Now Will Mean War Paris, March 9. While Mr. Eden's condemnation cf the German action and his promise to •support France and Belgium against a Gorman attack is appreciated here, the French arc at present more concerned ever the question of British support for France in
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    NO WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
    85 13 France To Ask For Sanctions Reuter. Berlin, Mar. 9. "'THE withdrawal of German troops from the Rhineland is absolutely out of the question," declared an official when interviewed by Reuter in regard to the reported French conditions for negotiations. A report from Geneva states that failing
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    CITY UNSHAKEN
    211 13 Panic-Stricken Flight From The Franc Reuter. London, March 9. The city is unshaken by Herr Hitler's bombshell, which general opinion treats as unincendiarv. While diplomatic repercussions are bound to creat? a period of uncertainty, well-informed circles are hop?ful that in the long run this action will clcar the
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    BRITISH PREMIER'S STATEMENT
    390 13 Aggression Will He Met By Armed Opposition London, Mar. 9. IN the House of Commons, moving the approval of the Government's Defence Plan, Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said he was convinced that the only thing to deter an aggressor from embarking on war was the knowledge that
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    GERMANS ACTIVE IN THE SAAR
    153 13 French Moving Troops To Frontier Reuter. Paris, Mar. 10. The entry of German troops into the Khincland is likely to ensure ratification of the Franco-Soviet Pact by the Ssnate on Thursday by a huge majority. The number of Senators who had been previously opposed to
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    CHARLIE TO MARRY AGAIN
    37 13 Engagement Announced In Shanghai Reuter. Shanghai, Mar. 0. OAULETTE Goddard announced her engagement to Charlie Chaplin on their arrival here from Japan this afternoon. The date of their marriage has not been fixed.—Reuter.
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    COMING PARLEY AT NANKING
    203 13 Prospects Gloomy BRITAIN PROTESTS TO JAPAN Nanking. Mar. 10. pROSPECTS for the Sino-Japanese conference at Nanking- are gloomy owing: to the change of the Japanese Cabinet. Mr. Hachiro Arita, the Japanese Ambassador, is leaving for Shanghai to await fresh instructions before returning to Nanking to conduct
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    R.A.F. OFFICER KILLED IN CRASH
    49 13 Reuter. Formerly Stationed In Singapore London. Mar. 9. pLYING Officer Peter Godfrey, formerly of the Royal Artillery who was stationed in Singapore until last year, when he joined the R.A.F., was killed with Flving-Officer Robert Legg in a crash at Atlev Hill, Yorkshire.— Reuter.
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    GOVERNOR OF GAMBIA
    92 13 Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn Appointed London, Mar. 9. Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn, Colonial Secretary of Hongkong since 1926, has been appointed Governor of Gambia. Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn. K.8.E.. C.M.0., was born on Aug. 4, 1879. He married Bella Sydney Wolf, a wellknown writer, in 1921. He
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    RAVINE HORROR
    60 13 Ruxton Murder Trial Continues Reuter. London, Mar. 9. A [EARLY 100 witnesses have already I been called for the prosecution in the Ruxton Murder Trial and the remainder will largely consist of medical experts who examined parts of the dismembered bodies found in the ravine at Moffat. It
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    BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA
    184 13 Safely Against Capture By Bandits Reuter. London, Mar. 9. |N the House of Commons, replying to M.. H. Day l Labour», Viscount Cranborne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that three Britons captured and held for ransom during the last three years In China had been killed,
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    REDS IN CHINA
    109 13 Successes Of The Troops Shanghai, March 10. THE troops under General Yu Hsueh Chung and Wang Yi Chie launched a combined attack against the Reds at Taninghsicn, in Shansi, on Sunday afternoon. Fighting continued until vesterday morning, by which time the Reds had been bottled up in
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    TOOK IODINE
    91 13 Indian In Love With Chinese Girl Kuala Lumpur, Monday Sheikh Akhbor. who was to-day charged before Mr. J. Calder with attempting to commit suicide by drinking iodine, explained to his worship that he was in love with a Chinese girl who however, had not reciprocrated his affection in
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    GERMAN LEADER'S GESTURE
    338 13 PRESS VIEWS May Blow More Good Than II! Reuter. London, Mar. 9. GERMANY'S dramatic action has invested to-day's debate on t*ic Defence policy in the Hove of Commrn* v/sth an added Interest The Cabinet is expected to discuss the new situation in the morning, after which Mr.
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    SIR F. LEITH-ROSS
    34 13 Shanghai, March 10. fir Frederick Leith-Ross, the British eooncmic expert, is leaving for home to-day by way of Jaoan and America. Fie has completed his investigations in China—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    CHINA'S DELEGATES
    34 13 Nanking. March 10. Messrs. Li Ping Hang, Pow Kuo Wall and Sun Yuh Fang nave been appointed China's delegates to the International Labour Conference at Geneva this year. —Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    END OF R. A. F. GOODWILL FLIGHT
    1651 14 DUE AT AIR BASE TO-DAY FOG DELAYS Chinese Government Thanked Singapore, Tuesday. THE R.A.F. goodwill flight to the Far East, consisting of three Singapore flying boats, which left Singapore on Feb. 10, are due back at the Air Base at 3 p.m. to-day.
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    CHARITY SHOW AT THE CAPITOL
    240 14 In Aid Of Child Welfare Society AT THE CINEMA Singapore. Tuesday. A LARGE crowd supported the Charity Performance given at the Canitol yesterday in aid of the Child Welfare Society. The entire oroceeds of the show went to swell the funds of the society and
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    28 14 Capt E. Cameron. Assistant Staff Officer, F.M.S.V.F.. is temporarily taking over the duties of Adjutant, NS. Battalion, from Capt. J. C. M. Balers with effect from Mar. 10.
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    CITY OF KHARTOUM
    54 14 Pilot's Explanation Of Crash Accepted Reuter. Alexandria, Mar. 9. rE pilot's explanation that the crash of the City of Khartoum was due to the failure of all three engines owing to the exhaustion of the petrol supply was fully accepted at the close of the inquiry by
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    MR. EDEN'S SPEECH IN COMMONS
    776 14 FULL REPORT German Proposals To Be Considered PIE following is a full report, by British Official Wireless, or the speech of Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons on the German occupation of the demilitarised Rhineland Zone and proposals for negotiation
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    CONFIDENCE SHAKEN
    535 14 The Stabilising Influence Of Britain His Majesty's Government will be represented at these conversations by the Lord Privy Seal and myself. The House will no doubt expect some immediate indication of the ideas and intentions with which the representatives of His Majesty's Government must approach at Geneva a
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    THE NEW JAPANESE CABINET
    113 14 An Official Dispatch MR. HIROTA'S TWO POSTS Singapore. Tuesday. A SPECIAL dispatch to the Japanese Consulate-General in Singapore from Tokyo gives the composition of the new Japanese Cabinet under Mr. Koki Hirota who is concurrently Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs, as follows: Foreign Affairs, Mr.
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    SERIES OF THEFTS
    167 14 Six Within Last 24 Hours Singapore, Tuesday. A SERIES of reports of rcooeries have been received by the Detective tranch within the last 24 'tfrirj. Two Europeans are amongst the victims. In the early hours of this burning a Chinese woman living off the 9 mMc, Ciiangi
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    CAPTAIN FINED
    68 14 Passenger List Which Was Wrong Singapore. Tuesday. Captain N. Neilsen, the Danish master on board the S.S. Clara Jebson. was this morning charged before Mi T. D. Hughes, the Second Magistrate with furnishing information to the Immigration Officer a list of passengers on board ship which he knew
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    R.N.V.R. PROPERTY LOST
    65 14 Singapore. Tuesday. A report from the Commander of the R.N.V.R. states that a metal float and kite were lost during sweeping operations in approximately 120 degrees nine cables from the Greenlight on the Southern end of the Breakwater at 6.15 p.m. on Mar. 6. It is possible
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    DANGER TO SHIPPING
    41 14 Singapore, Tuesday. Information has been received by the Master Attendant S.S. from the Captain of the Thames Maru that a large log of wood about 80 feet lcng is floating In Lat. 4.54 N. and Long. 106.07 E
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    38 14 The Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve the promotion of Mr. c. C. Brown, MC.S, 52 *fP Adviser Trengganu, to b* B:itciL o Sld Pana ng. with effect from Sept. 3, 1935, inclusive.
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    A QUALIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT
    1069 15 PIONEER WOMAN AVIATOR SELETAR FLIP She Does Not Like Publicity Singapore, Monday. THE first woman in Australia to get a "B" licence—a licence for commercial flying—Mrs. "Bobbie" Terry a famous British aviatrix from Australia, who is incidentally one of the very few women flying there arrived
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    FATHER OF THE CINEMA
    660 15 MR. LUMIERE Progress In Colour Experiments (By Air Mail) London, Feb. 24. JO > the music of the Marseillaise, fifteen grave gentlemen in morning coats filed on to the stage of the Polytechnic cinema and took their seats in a correct semi-circle, me Lumiere celebrations had
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    ALLEGED USE OF NAME
    102 15 Dionne "Quins" And New York Concern New Ycrk. A New York lawyer. Mr. T. Raymond St. John, has been retained for the Dionne Quintuplets at the instance of the babies' guardian. Mr. David Croll. Canadian Minister of Public welfare. The mcve is believe d to be
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    OPEN INVITATION TENNIS
    598 16 Y esterday's Play MANY INTERESTING MATCHES !>«ngapore, Tuesday. Th* M.C.A. Open Invitation Tennis Tournament was continued on ihc Association Courts yesterday when further ties in th» Men> Doubles Handicap, Singles Hand c and Op«m Singles were decided. < hief interest centred in the match betwern lim Boon
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    RIFLE MEET
    155 16 B.R.A. McntMy Spoon Shoot In Malacca (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Sunday. 'A" and B" cias'es took part in the first monthly Spoon Shoat at the Bukii Sebukor range m iSaturday. Th? fo3k'Win;» re the icons. 200 500 6(iu Total yds. yds, yds. Cant. D Crlvil'c 29 3D
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    A BUSY YEAR FOR SINGAPORE BOXING
    172 16 IMPROVED FORM SHOWN CHAMPIONSHIP RULES PROMOTERS AND GUARANTEE PURSES Singapore, Tuesday. AVw ne *v al et L ng f U,e Boxing Association heldl «t the New World Cabaret t n eht it was stat d that Sinira proved* championship were pat to the me
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF S.B.A.
    2781 16 MK- 1' W. Brewer, President of the J Association, took the chair and there w:i« a good attendance. In opening his speech Mr. Brewer referred to the death in 1935 of two boxes. Battling Kee (Tan Ten# Kee) and Battling Don (Cyril Don), and j ask.nl
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    418 16 Results Of Bogey Competition THE March Bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was p:ayed at Bukit Timali on Saturday and Sunday and :esulted in a Lie in "A" divkion b?twcen R. H. Alien and G. O. Cruickshank with a score of 2 up, in a win
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET
    138 16 Nondescripts Beat M.F.A. Easily The Nondescripts C.C. gained an easy win over the M.F.A. on Sunday last by 6 wickets and 137 runs. The N.C.C. batted first and scored 213 for 4, and declared, Chopand contributing 84, M. A. H. Wyatt 74 and Chooi Singh 38. The M.F.A.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    59 16 On Friday last the M.P.H. met St Patrick's School in a friendly match which ended in a goalless draw. Mr. Lee Abad refereed. The visitors had a very determined forward line, and among the most outstanding of the school players were. Benedict de Souza and Lim Nak, Song
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    431 17 PRESSMEN SHOOT INTO THEIR OWN GOAL Singapore, Tuesday. |N a game that was entirely one- sided, the Municipal Services, uinnei. of the Commercial Cup competition last year, scored an overwhelming victory over the straits Times, last year's wcoden -poonists, by 8 goals to nil on the
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    58 17 Rain Interferes With Play Reuter Christchureh, (N.Z.) Mar. 9. THERE was no play in the fourth and final test between New Zealand and the M.C.C. tourists owing to continuous rain. The match was thus left drawn. The scores were: M.C.C: ISf (Barber GO, Human 46). New
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    685 17 S. Australia's Fifth Victory Reuter. COUTH Australia, led by Don Bradman, has won the Sheffield Shield. Since the institution of the competition in 1392, South Australia has won the shield on five occasions. The previous successes were in 1893- 1909-10, 1912-13 and 1926-27. Adelaide, Feb. 25. South
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    103 17 "FIRST tee flutter"—that awful feeling that you are going to miss the ball with all those folk watching—will be a thing of the past if the latest American golfing idea catches on over here, states the "Daily Express." Westgate Valley club, of Worth, Illinois, have decided to
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    S.C.F.A. II v. MARINE
    75 17 The following are invited to represent S C F A. II against Marine on Thursday March 12, at the Stadium: Yong Chin Wai Mun. Kong Guan. Im Peng, Seng Hock. Ah Weng, Lye Chuan, Tian Hock, Choon Lye, Chin Ann, James Goh Tee Sian, Eng Guan,
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    209 17 Call-Overs For National Lincolnshire Reuter. London, Mar. 9. THE following are the latest call-overs on the Lincolnshire and the Grand National. THE LINCOLNSHIRE 100 to 9 Law Court, taken and offered. 100 to 8 Boethius and Priok, taken and offered. 100 to G Screamer offered, 18 to 1
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    98 17 In a friendly soccer match played at the Outram Road School ground last Sunday, the Siong Loo Athletic A drew with the Juvenile Football Club alter a well contested game. Each side scored one goal. PING-PONG The following will be selected to represent the Association, in a
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    NO CONCERN OF THE LEAGUE
    149 17 SOCCER BETTING POOLS 2-HOUR TALK Previous Resolution Rescinded Reuter. London, Mar. 9. a two hours' meeting, the English Football League decided to revert to the normal fixtures and to rescind its previous resolution describing football pools as a menace, the feeling being that the question
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    25 17 Malays Second Team Withdraw Singapore, Tuesday. M.F.A. second team have withdrawn from the S.A.F.A. League. The team has not yet played any matches.
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    492 18 HANDICAPS SCR A TCHINGS FOR TO- MORR O W Tin; J'Mouiiiß are the band leaps and scratching for the Second Day of the Singapore Turf Club* Spring Meeting to be ran at Bakit T.nv.i h to-morrow. RACE 0NE—2.30 p.m. Hortsfl Class 4—Div. 4 B fttTS. La Colomale
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    29 18 RACE I—Nil. RACE 2—Double Speed. RACE 3—Nil. RACE 4—Austral Waters. RACE s—Lnniskillrn, B vow d I ox. King Carwyne. RACE G—Heart's Content RACE :_l)ouffh Boy. RACE B—NU.
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    INDIAN RECREATION CLUB
    44 18 At a sports meeting held at No. 11 Kinta Road, In it Sunday, the following were elected officebearers for the yeai !930; P. Suppiah, Hen. Football Seer tary; a. Kuppusamy, Hon. Asst. Football Secretary; K. Muthukumaru Foe-" Captain; fcl Dhoss, Vice-Captain.
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    STREET SHOOTING DRAMA
    896 20 MAN KILLED Singapore Tragedy Echo Singapore, Monday. CHONG Scow Cheow a Chinese coolie employed oh excavation work at Kampong Bakap, was on his way to the New World about 8.30 p.m. on the night of Nov. 21. He had just leached the junction of Syed Alwi Road
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      962 20 \t l 1130 am. Morning talk. V. G. R. O. I TIUIU run .speaker 1 1156 p.m. Weather Forecast. 2nd News liiwl_«_ 11.50 a.m. Time signal. Classical Bulletin, Market Prices. Jute and Gunny concert. Closing Rates. <In English). (Continued from page 19) 1220 P m Concert by Richard Sch- j
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    GANGSTERS INVADE ENGLAND
    680 21 GAS-GUN FOUND IN A LONDON HOTEL (F.y Air Mail) London, Feb. 24. rpHE Sunday Dispatch is able to reveal exclusively details of an amazing influx into England of American and Continental desidoea who are causing grave concern to the authorities. These men, who have seen yang warfare
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    CLUB DOGGED BY BAD LUCK
    250 21 Member Who Hooked An Albatross Sydney, Feb. 19. WHETHER or not members of a deep .sea fishing club at Gosford believed previously that it brings the worst of luck t: interfere with an albatross, hey do not scoff at the superstition now. Peculiarly parallel with
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    SECRET OF BRITISH GREATNESS
    425 21 World's Best Politicians, Says A German Berlin. THE secret of Britain's greatness has been discovered by a German. One of the queer facts about the British unearthed in the course of his investigation is that although they are not in the least interested in politics, they
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    JEALOUS HUSBAND
    186 21 Shaves Off Wife's Hair And Eyebrows Belgrade. A HUSBAND at a village near Smederevo, was so jealous of his wife that he Forbade her to wash for fear other men should see her beauty Shaved off her hair and eyebrows. Now he has been brought before the courts
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    Major In Tax Fraud Allegations
    1355 22 TWO OTHERS ALSO CHARGED Outburst In Court STORY OF DROWNED WOMAN London, Feb. 18. gENSATIONAL allegations were made at Newcastle when three people were charged with conspiring together to defraud the Crown in connection with income tnx. It was alleged that one of the accused,
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    BRITISH SEA FEAT HONOURED
    211 22 Warship's Steering Wheel For New Zealand 0 Wellington, New Zealand. ONF of the steering wheels of H.M.S. Calliips—the British warship whir;; accomplished one of the mo:t dilTicu: feats of seamanship ever attemptec to be presented to the Auckland W Memorial Museum by the Admiralty Cn March
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    "HOME ON THE RANGE"
    103 22 One Of Mr. Roosevelt's Favourite Tunes Washington, DC Mr. Roosevelt's taste in music is show:, bv a list of some of his favourite tune which he has just disclosed. A New York dance band conductor Mr. Emil Coleman, wrote to the White House asking what were
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    WAR DAYS UNDER THE SEA
    613 23 Submarine- Hero MINEFIELD THRILL RECALLED (By Air Mail) London, Feb. 24. OtiiiO of a lite-saving exploit on the Yangtse River 33 years ago. ,marine pioneer, war commander, it; now head of the Submarine Service, Hear-Admiral C. P. Talbot, C.B., D.S.O., has been promoted to -admiral
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    THE KAILAN MINES
    67 23 Shanghai, Mar. 9. As the East Hopei Autonomous Government has surrendered their alleged right to collect the coal tax in the demilitarised zone the Kalian Mines have resumed operations. The rie-ht of collecting the consolidated in the demilitarised zone na.s been returned to the Charhar-Hopei Council by
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    JOHORE WEDDING
    297 23 Late Prime Minister's Daughter (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Mar 8. TWO old and well-known Malay families in Johore were united by the mariiage which -as solemnized in Johore Bahru on Friday at the residence &«i£ e ri ate Dal mar bin Eridnt at Eukit Cnagar. i
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    144 23 Town Board's Action Against Stall Holders (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Mar. 8. In the interests of health and cleanness, the Town Board has recently proecttted many stall holders in the Johore Bahiu Public Market. This morning, ten Chinese were summoned before Inche Abdul Raul bin •lohamed
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    IS FISHING CRUEL?
    228 23 Australian R.S.P.C.A. Isn't Sure Sydney, Feb. 24. THE American novelist, Mr. Zane Grey, who had said that he would go and fish somewhere else if he was not "left in peace,' 1 and the New South Wales Tourist Department, which had been deeoly disturbed over the affair,
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    WORK ON ARMAMENTS
    146 23 Trade Union Congress Wants Safeguards Reuter Wireless. London. March 7. Tne Parliamentary Labour Party has approved tne tv-ims 01 a reasons amendment which be moved in the iiouse of Coram-ns next week in opposition to the Government's defence proposals. The decision followed a meeting ct the National
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    427 23 Signal Strengths SHADOWS CAST BY A HILL (By Air Mail) London, Feb. 24. T"'HE television transmitters which are to be installed at the Alexandra PaJace are now being tested. Listeners with receivers that can be tuned down to the neighbourhooa of seven metres have heard, during the
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