Malaya Tribune, 18 May 1936

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales vol xxm. No. 115 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1936 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Monday, May 18, 1936. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY,, MAY 18, 1936. FIVE CEkt?
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      137 1 Read The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya 1 GILBEY'S INVALSD PORT THE PURE GRAPE JUICE 21 A RICH AND MELLOW WINE Aiftjik WITH A DELICIOUS FLAVOUR FOR ALL OCCASIONS. No better value obtainable anywhere. l SOLE AGENTS (INC IN S.S.) tO.S. ("STAR BRAND" j j Switch To Vegetable Margarine I
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      185 1 THE NEWS j WITH YOUR BREAKFAST Try The >lORM\r. TRIBUNE PEERLESS I ERASM1C SOAP Dainty, Alluring, Fragrant PEERLESS mk ERASMIC is incomparable and invaluable Kjfft for the toilet and ca n be applied without %A harm to the most del cate skins. Refreshm ancJ invigorating it is a direct aid
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES THE PLACING OF CONTRACTS
    414 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES THE PLACING OF CONTRACTS Factors Prejudicing British Yards IN one week this year specifications were officially approved for the following tonnages of merchant ships to be built: In Germany 57.000 tons. In Holland 18.000 tons. In United Kingdom 9.000 tons. The Germans and the Dutch have many
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    MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT
    187 2 Speed Of 45 Knots In Thames Trials The latest in miniature war craft was put through her trials at Greenhi;he, on the Thames, last month. II *as one of four high-speed torpedo motor boats built by Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., for a Far Eastern
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    SUBSIDY POLICY
    154 2 Third Scrap-and-Build Scheme For Japan Shipping circles pin considerable hone to the avowals of Mr. Tanomogi the Communication Minister, that he win formulate a definite policy on the shaping industry, says the "Japan ChromhJL? cx P°cted that the new policy will, inter alia, aim at the lowering of
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    THE "QUEEN MARY" WILL PAY
    199 2 Size And Speed Needed For Economy Liverpool, April 30. THE Queen Mary should prove a most 1 profitable ship, said Sir Percy Bates, Chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company, speaking at the annual Meeting of the company at Liverpool. '•We know already from her trials
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      367 2 /'V. INDIA P O. S. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore. 1936. RAWALPINDI 17,000 May 22 •BURDWAN 6,070 June i CORFU 5,000 June 5 RANCHI 7,000 June 19 SOMALI 6,810 July 1 NALDERA 16,000 Jury 3 KAISAR.I-HIND 11,500 July 3 BANGALORE 6,000 July 30 RAJPUTANA 17.00U July 31 CHITRAL
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      569 2 N. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Pott Said, Marseilles ft Gibraltar. s.s. HARUNA MARU May 28 s.s. KATORI MARU June 11 s.s. KASHIMA MARU June 25 t m.s. YASUKUNI MARU July 8 Rates to Ist class
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      539 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class "Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham *LALANDIA 26-5 26-5 27-5 29-5 JUTLANDIA 16-6 16-6 17-6 19-6 MEONIA 7-7 7-7 8-7 10-7
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      483 2 STEAMER SAILINGS w NORUDE UTStH Kit fcSi LI.OVD fIT Incorporatea in Germany). The undernoted are the Compan-* intended fixtures:— J OUTWARDS. For MANILA, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI NORTH CHINA JAPAN. Due B*pot* f "NECKAR" Mav'2"» "SCHARNHORST" omits North China j, in 3 HOMEWARDS FOR HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN:— "DONAU" also calls Marseilles,
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    167 3 FAIR INQUIRY BY TRADE Distinctly Good Undertone Prevails I Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Monday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 26 V 4 cts., unchanged .Market Tone: Very Steady. Tin (Spore) $1004 down To-dayV Prices:— L ndon: 7 7 16d., unchanged. Market Tone: Firm. New York: 16% cts., up 1
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    FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1630 3 FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS Th, following share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co and Lyall and Evatt:— MINING J Singapore, Monday, 10 a.m. Issut. Fraser Lyall Value Co. Evatt 4 Ampat 5 3 5 9 5,6 6£l A. Kumbang 28 9 29 6 28 3 29
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    LABU DIVIDEND OF 10 PER CENT.
    709 3 Amenities For The Workers (By Air Mail) London, May 6. THE twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the Labu (F.M.S.) Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on April 30 in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers' Association, 19. Fenchurchstreet, E.C. Brig. Gen. the Hon. Charles
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    CHINA MARKET RALLIES
    46 3 Shanghai, May 17. THE financial market rallied following Dr. II. H. Kung's explanation of the minting of token coins. The Bank of China will ship 20.000,000 ounces of silver during June, in two batches, as supplies for their branch there.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    236 3 Activity In American Issues Reuter Wireless. London, May 13. AN the Stock Exchange there was a hu<re turnover American and Canadian Eagle issues came in for renewed demand, based on hopes of a resumption of ordinary dividends. Among foreign issues Far Eastern:, were depressed. Foreign Exchanges:—Francs improve substantially
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    IN U.S. BANKS
    35 3 Foreign Balances Increase By $26,000,000 Reuter Wireless. New York, May 13. The foreign balances in American banks on May 6 totalled $379,000,000, an increase of $26,000,000 over the previou3 week —Reuter Wireless.
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    PINEAPPLE EXPORTS
    93 3 During the week ending May 9th, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 82.285 cases, of which: 6C\413 184 per cent.' cases were to the United Kingdom, 1.910 <2 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 7.766 110 per cent" cases to Canada, and 3,196 (4 per cent.t
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      190 3 THE SZE HAI TONG BANKING AND INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in S.S.) Authorised Capital $2,000,000 Subscribed and Paid Up $2,000,00 C General Reserve $2,000,000 Head Office. 56, 57 58, Chulia Street, Singapore. Telegraphic Address SZEHAITONG Board of Directors. Lee Wee Nam Esq., Chairman Managing Director, Tan Yeow Thuan Esq., Deputy
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      32 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLE BURGLARY, PERSONAL ACCI DENT, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND- PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE. 16D, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. L. G. JOHNSON, Ger »ral "\farca*er.
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      33 3 MM TIE Bit IT IS II INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand) over soo BRANCHES and AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD W. J. DEXTER, Manager. Tel. 5926, 2, Finlayson Green i 4 < I
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      500 3 The P.&O. Banking Corporation, Ltd. (Incorporated in England) SAFE DEPOSIT SERVICE Safe Deposit facilities are now available at the P. O. Banking Corporation, Ltd., Union Building, Singapore. Conditions of service and full particulars may be obtained on application to the Manager. Safes are available from $5 per annum upwards. THE
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    ALLEGED SHOOTING OF DOCTOR
    252 4 "Icy Blonde's" Story l n Court IN tears, Vera Stretz, the "icy blond* t With the iron nerve," accused 3% murder," recent^^ New York court of a wealthy search for a "great love," 0 f her w for him, of how she shot him e She
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    FRENCH GOVERNMENT
    119 4 Radical Socialists Agree To Collaborate Reuter Wireless. Paris, May 13. T HE tt^f U th 0f i he ExecuUf e Commihas U nan^oX^fedX al^iSS Government! to ratified 6 af 5?. d u t will be cutive commfttee g the Exe r^Sl e g^eral Federation of Labour representing Labourites
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    CITY MEDALS DISPUTE
    124 4 New York To Pay 3-Year-Old Bill New York The city medals which were presented to Jim and Amy Mollison, Wiley Post and Amelia Earhart, for their aviation teats, are at last to be paid for. T h c medals were presented to the Modisons for their Atlantic
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    THE SOVIET
    36 4 Reuter. A_ Moscow, May 17 COMMISSION presided over by M a r^,ZT^ n 65! completed a draft new fcoviet constitution providing for a secret ballot, equal franchise for industrialists and peasants and direct election.—Reuter.
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    ATHENS STRIKE
    37 4 Mobs Stone Tram-Cars And Damage Shops Reuter Wireless. Athens, May 13. The strikers waylaid and stoned tramcars, damaging shops in the main streets. Minor clashes between the strikers and the police are proceeding everywhere.—Reuter Wireless.
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      480 4 M. HASSAN 36 37, BRAS HAS AH ROAD. SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work jj in electrical, gas and water serH vice lines. We give prompt attention to all orders either big or small. Why not consult us about your requirements Estimate submitted upon re- quest without charge or
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      716 4 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE—AII good furniture, 3-room J Flat, close town, no reasonable offer I refused. Write Box 173, Malaya Tribune, Singapore. CANVAS BED Manufactured by machinery in all designs with superior quality at a most economic price. Wholesale and Retail. Please call at Lee Kee, 67, Bukit Timah Road. KENNEL
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      704 4 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned Yong Pek Pin carrying on business under the style of Chop Fook Hm at No. 658, North Bridge Road, Singapore, has resolved to wind up the 6aid business. 1C IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that all creditors and other persons having any claims
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      658 4 I ESTATE OF TAN KHEAM HOCK, 1 DECEASED. MOTGAGEES' SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD LEASEHOLD SINGAPORE PROPERTIES. At the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co., Ltd., No. 30, Chulia Street. On Wednesday, 3rd June 1936, at 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and houses Nos. 186, 188 and 190,
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      447 4 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS i i SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. "No. 352 of 1924. Re CHOP ENG HIN of No. 15, Telok Ayer Street, Singapore. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a First and Final Dividend is intended to be declared in
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    THE NEGUS
    36 5 Intends To Visit England And Geneva Reuter Wireless. Jerusalem, May 13. Haile Selassie told Reuter that he intends to go to England and visit Geneva before the next session of the Leagu* Council.—Reuter Wireless
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    STANISH CABINET
    65 5 Catalonia Represented For First Time Reuter Wireless. Madrid, May 13. J HE new Cabinet under the Premier ship of Casarcs QuircFga contains no Socialists or Communists and is describable as of Moderate Republican tendencies, practically the same complexion as its predecessor. A feature is the inclusion of a
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      189 5 FIGHTING MALARIA. Malaria has always been the scourge of those who live in hot countries. The most distressing feature is the obstinate way it remains in the svstem after attacks have subsided, leaving the sufferer weak and depressed. After a malarial attack, treatment should be undertaken to free the system
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      216 5 INCREASE YOUR EARNING POWER If you make 110 effort to increase your Knowledge and Earning power whilst those around you are doing so, what is going to happen when your Employer finds he can get a bettor man at the same Day? The "better man" will soon be drawing more
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      13 5 -^CHOCOLATE ifff'iS^jj DozJl) OozTfU Bristol ALSO CREAMY MILK AND FINE VANILLA MAAS—F 8.
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      205 5 tl ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINES ■B ACCELERATED SUMMER SERVICE as from 22nd April. I SINGAPORE LONIK)N IN 5V 2 DAYS Planes leave Singapore eve y Wednesday and Saturday 2.45 p.m. Arrive in London on Monti iy and Thursday resp. at 8.35 p.m. Apply X.L M. K.N.I.L.M. Offi-s 49 Stamford Road
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      36 5 j Tel 3786 A BE UP—TO—DATE! HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED AND WELL-DRESSED! CONSULT US FOR A PAIR OF MODERN, SMART AND WELL-FITTED EYE-GLASSES. SIGHT-TESTING FREE. Expert Workmanship Guaranteed NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO., 96, High Street. SINGAPORE.
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      1815 5 Imperial^Arways 9 News Bulletin STUDIES OF THE sss WEATHER I GREAT ENTHUSIASM I TT Mdn Fi f A M p I obtaining bv air reguiar supplies of •rirsi Air-Mail troni London! Perishable food-stuffs from the nearest Reaches Hnnoicnntr ma n f^ ntl of supply MpfonroWir.nl fw« "OngKOng Another interesting fact
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— To-Day's Shipping
    65 6 THE MAJESTIC Bought By Sheffield Firm For Breaking Up Reuter Wireless. London, May 15. The 56,600-ton Cunard-White Star liner Majestic has been bought by a Sheffield firm for breaking up. She was built in Hamburg for the Hamburg-Amerika line just before the
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    THE HARBOUR
    106 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, May 18. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Rohna 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Ipoh 15; Glenogle 13; Pres: Monroe 11; Kudati 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Silverwalnut 36; Katong 38. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 4) Tsushima Maru
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    NEW YEAR ACTIVITY
    217 6 Busy Times At Th€ Austin Works Following the records of 1935. the New Year has opened well for the Austin Motor Company, and all production lines have been fully occupied since the holidays. The sales department reports increased orders, and it has been necessary for several important
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    QUESTION AND ANSWER
    142 6 The introduction of the Rolls-Royce 12-cylinder model has naturally brought up the old question as to the desirability of doubling the number of cylinders when the existing "six" was so good and the possibility of a greatly increased number of working parts lowering the standard of reliability.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    90 6 Mails expected from China by the Cremer, due at Singapore, to-day. Mail expected from South and East Africa by the Italy Maru, due at Singapore, to-day. Mails expected from Australia and Netherlands Indies etc., by air (Qantas) time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 3.30 p.m. and general
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    MAIL DELIVERED
    22 6 The mail despatched from Singapore, on April 24, by the Naldera was delivered in London on May 16, (22 days).
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    MALAYAN TENNIS TOURNEY
    267 6 Ceylon Champions To Participate /From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Monday. NOW ihat Perak is to be the venue of the Malayan tennis championship meeting over the August Bank holiday week-end, there are various indications that the tournament will be distinctive in many respects. In the first place,
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    KARAK RUBBER
    75 6 Net profits amounting to £1,388 afe shown by the accounts for 1935 of the Karak Rubber Company (against £4,224 for 1934). The directors recommend a dividend of 2\' 2 per cent, (against 5 per cent.) which leaves £2,560 to be carried forward (against £2,488). A crop of 395,9361b.
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    Money Market
    205 6 SELLING Singapore, May 15. London 4 months* sight 24 332 London 3 months' sight 2(4 3 32 London 60 days' sight 2j4 116 London 30 days' sight 2j4 11« London demand 2,4 1,32 LopdonTiT. 2|4 1;32 Lyons and Paris demand 87~i Hamhurg demand 140 New York demand 57
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    109 6 British Official Wireless. London, May 16. Parts 75 23 64. New York 4.96 V 2 Mtontreal 4.977' 8 Brussels 29.34. Geneva 15.35. Amsterdam 7.34 Milan 63 y 4 Berlin 1233. Stockholm 16.39 Vfe. Copenhagen 22.39*4. Oslo 19.90V 2 Vienna 26 V 2 Prague 119%. Helsingfors 222. Madrid 36
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    PRODUCE
    189 6 Singapore, May 14R. <Siam) VV. Coast No. 1 per Koyansl42 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $133 R. <Slam> W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $127 Siam, Rice, 1 $235 Siam, Rice, 2 $176 R. 'Siamt "Sinhuay" No. AI $210 R. <Siam> "Sinhuay" No. 1 $178 R.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    137 6 ALHAMBRA—Screen: "Way Down East," Stage: Rex Story's Nine O'Clock Revue. CAPITOL.—"Modern Tunes" (Charlie Chaplin), 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION—'Car of Dreams" (Robertson Hare*. 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH. 'Here comes the Band"—6.ls and 9.15 p.m. GREAT WORLD.—cabaret Dancing Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wiyangs, Globe Theatre— "Look Up and Laugh"
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      494 6 MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J( TO-NIGHT Cl 1 I CABARET ATTRACTION ocktaii Uance i^i D jv p, 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. ImllfM OC Dinner Dance BORIS UL THE WORLD FAMOUS DANCERS (informal) FROM DIAGHLIEW RUSSIAN 9.30 to midnight BALLET. NON-DINERS $1.00 NISXT~SATURDAY SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL CABARET. EXTENSION TO 1 A.M.
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      55 6 Help Kidneys KiOney Trouble or Bladder Weak* w wesa makes you suffer from Gettin* Up Nights. Nervousness, I>izzinees. Rheumatism. Stlffnoes. Burning Smarting. Itching or AcidJtv try the new discovery Cystex (Sms-tes) Guaranteed to end your troubles i». g days or money back. At all chemists. PHILLIPS RUBBER SOLES HEELS Famous
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      44 6 c > Scientific i IH V>lO\l> j Mounted on Sovereign gold t Highly appreciated by H.E. Countess of Willingdon 'W r: w .!> w --■■j j 5 s CATALOGUE FREE S. G. B. COMPANY, LIMITED., J J Post Box No. 203 MADRAS. Telegrams: Splendid. i •> sj.
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      270 6 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS Programme of Drills up to and for week ending 24th May 1936. TO-DAY 5.30 p.m.—Headquarters, S.R.A.(V), Ceremonial Drill. 5.30 p.m.—Headquarters, S.R.E.(v I Ceremonial Drill. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, S.F.C.R.E. (v) Malay Sections, Drill. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, S.V.F.A., F.i_. Training. 5.15 p.m.—Miniature Range, Recruits, Empire Test. TO-MORROW 3.15 p.m —Headquarters, S.V.A.C.S.,
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      75 6 i Postal Intelligence j .j..—. —-—*4 SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Bengat and Tembilahan (Ban Siong Bee) noon Pontianak (Raub) 3 p.m. TO-MORROW Indo China (Angers) 10 a.m. Australia, Eastern and Southern (Nieuw Holland) 1.30 p.m. New Zealand (Nieuw Holland) 1.30 p.m. Bengkalis and Laboean Bilik (M. S. Kampari 2 p.m.
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      298 6 Diary of the Day I WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, MAY 18 High Tides:—B.27 a.m., 8.36 p.m. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I, Middlesex Rgt. v. S.C.F.A., Anson Road Stadium; Div. 11, Marines v. Fort Canning, Pulau Brani; Com Cup, M.P.H. v. F. and N., F. and N.;
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    ANTI-TOXIN FROM SNAKE VENOM
    808 7 Coagulant Properties REPTILE PARKS ESTABLISHED (By Air Mail) London, May 6. AMONGST many remarkable advancements which medicine and surgery have seen during the last decades, none are more astonishing than those associated* with snake venom. Since the dawn of ■an, serpents, venomous and othervise, have been
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    JAPAN'S ARMY IN NORTH CHINA
    71 7 Attitude Of United States Unchanged Reuter. Washington, May 17. DEPLYING to Press Conference quesrwi 10ns as to weth er the United States SSSSZS Wa f studyin the Japanese strengthening of the North China garrisons, in order to determine if a breach iLttl xer Protocols was
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    FRANCO-SOVIET PACT
    13 7 Reuter Wireless. Paris, May 17. promulSttni 'JSt haS been P Pact.-
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    HELPED BY THE WIND
    63 7 Negro Olympic Sprinter's Fast Time For 100 Yards Reuter. Madison (Wisconsin), May 17 Jesse Owens, the famous negro Olympic Games sprinter, beat the world s record time for 100 yards by clocking 9.3 seconds against the existing time of 9.4 seconds but, as he was added
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    LAW FOR ABORIGINES
    250 7 Scientist To Dispense Justice Canberra, May 2. II QUALIFIED anthropologist is to be f 1 appointed to deal with aboriginal law-breakers among tribes of the < south-western portion of the Northern Territory, who hitherto have been deau with by a police patrol. This decision—an important change in
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    WORLD FAIR
    54 7 To Be Held In New York In 1939 Reuter Wireless. Washington, May 13. il RESOLUTION, authorising President Roosevelt to invit? foreign countries to participate in a World's Fair has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. ne fair will be held in New
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      15 7 Okasa PHOTOGRAPHIC i REQUIREMENT GI AN SINGH a Oft A T TE tTY A D
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      147 7 BOYRIL costs less than INFLUENZA 2 APB 32 ■■■■■I SELF-TREATMENT OF DISEASE WITH MARVELLOUS RESULTS. |||§g Price $3.00 each i SOLE SUPPLIER:- 1 MAX TING SUM -D.M.T.. D.S.T., MB.P, I FP.C. (Lond.), F.N.AJ*.-Th. (Lonfl.) Mechano-Therapy, Psycho-Therapy and Electro-Therapy, j 6, JALAN SKOLA, KUALA LUMPUR. TESTIMONIAL: 20th. April, 1936. > I
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      200 7 £@(lTti'f'l¥l(J Sole Agents for fashion PAX concealinq footwear comfort Beautiful Shoes WOmenfolk from beautiful leathers. MODEL S506 MODEL S486 Beautiful Blue Glace Kid Court Charming Shoe in Brown Jfciede. Shoe. Machine sewn Welded soles. 91/ Hoo] a 2* Inch Heel. Chic. PRIPF «s PRICE $8.75 PRICE $8.75 jd&i M jpR
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      253 7 CLUB DIARY ITKere art numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which ate readers of the "Malaya Tribune." -This Diary is provided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping U up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest unll still be included In the
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    POWERS' CLAIMS TO COLONIES
    264 8 Examination Of Trade Problems THE conclusion that from a strictly economic point of view my colonial changes among the Powers must be oi limited efficacy is reached in a paper en raw materials and colonies. It is produced by the Information Department of the Royal Institute
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      167 8 S SEASON EXTENDED OWING TO SUCCESS LAST 2 DAYS S j THE BIGGEST STAGE AND SCREEN DOUBLE ATTRACTION i |,RESEXTF I> V f| %ml 1111 t j 6.13 TO-xir;iiT 9.15 "£SS *j j I AT POPULAR PRICES j ROCHELLE HUDSON J X/l r\ HENRY FON n A Pritty Girls Ne*
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      154 8 <• [THEATRE ROYAL| 615 *****: Your last chance to see this Brilliant Hindustani Comedy Romance I !*tian-chandH s i s TO-MORROW: j MISS VIJAYAL in t j "RUKMANGATHA" j J The Year's Outstanding TAMIL PICTURE. j j I MARLBOROUGH I c.15 to-night 9.15 i 11,0 LEWIS and his 0 chestra
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      164 8 Positively Last Night of this Rollicking I Musical Comedy j PAVILION GRETE MOSHEIM The Vivacious new Continental Star wA I with ROBERTSON HARE j 'CAR OF DREAMS' Hsar the Song Hits See the Dazzling Ice i t Skating Carnival S TO-MORROW NIGHT I j I England's prettiest and most Talsnted
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    NORTH MALAY RUBBER
    830 9 Improved Outlook CAPITAL INCREASE I APPROVED JHE fourth annual general meeting of members of North Malay Rubber Estates (1931), Ltd., was held at 58, Mark-lane, E.C. Mr. T. Taylor (the chairman of the company), who presided, said that the financial result of the year 1935 proved to
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    MOTORING RECORD CLAIM
    355 9 Australian's Bid Of 2,000,000 Miles Sydney, May 4. CLAIM to a world's record is made by Mr. Otto O. Ochs, of the staff of Grenville Motors, who states that he has driven "well over 2,000,000 miles" as a motorist. Mr. Ochs's claim has ended discussion here on
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    47 10 Messrs. Aloysius, Vincent and Nelson Monteiro wish to express their sincere thanks to all relatives kind friends who attended the funeral of their beloved father the late' Charles James Monteiro and to those who sent wreaths and letters of condolence in their sad bereavement.
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    DEATHS
    164 10 MADAM YEO KAN CHIL, aged 71, the wife of the late Mr. Low Ah Fat*, passed away peacefully at her residence, 32 Amoy Street, on the 18th. May. She leaves behind her one son Low Bah Chee, one daughter-in-law Tan Poh Neo and three grandsons. Low Hock Kee, Low
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    MALAYAN MATTERS
    763 10 'JpO-DAY, Malaya is growing double the amount of rice that she grew in 1930. That in itself is an achievement worth putting on record, but, noteworthy as it is, the country is still a considerable distance from the day on which it can claim to be selfsufficing in
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    REASONS OF ECONOMY
    48 10 Guatemala Withdraws From The League Of Nations Reuter. Geneva, May 17. The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry has informed the League Secretariat that the reason for Guatemala's withdrawal is "economy." Sanctions are not mentioned. Guatemala promises to pay her five years' arrears to the League contributions. —Reuter.
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    NAVAL APPOINTMENTS
    88 10 London, May 17 The Admiralty announce the following flag appointments: Vice Admiral Geoffrey Blake to be Vice Admiral commanding the Battle Cruiser Squadron in succession to Vice Admiral Sidney R. Bailey to date from July 1936. Vice Admiral Blake will assume command In August when he will relieve
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Bravo, Amy!
    194 10 NOTES COMMENTS Bravo, Amy! TVER since Amy Johnson (as she then was) made her wonderful flight to Australia in 1930, the people of Malaya have felt a kind of personal interest in her achievements. We well remember that Sunday when the intrepid girl, at that time with very litUe flying
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    Trans-Atlantic Flight
    249 10 lAMES MOLLISON and Amy Johnson were married in August, 1932. and very soon afterwards Mr. Mollison made his first trans-Atlantic flight. T e was given a great welcome in New York, after accomplishing the first east to west solo flight across the North Atlantic. It, was in August
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    Spirit Of Adventure
    214 10 QNE often wonders what makes peopi e attempt these hazardous feats The Mollisons might have retired from competitive flying years ago with achievements to their credit which would have made their names remem- bered. but still, in spite of all the danj gers, they keep on, impelled
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    Too Many Clubs
    221 10 pOLLOWING the decision of the Penj ang Golf Club and the Penang Cricket Club to amalgamate, the suggestion emanates from Ipoh that there are too many clubs in Tintown. Those who know Perak's capital-elect will be disposed to agree. For its size, the town possesses more clubs
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    Topics Of The Day
    286 10 By "Looker On" "JJVERYTHING in this world has a place," says a novelist. Unless, of course, we happen to back it. AAA A party of foreign tourists in London were taken to an exhibition of modem art. Apart from this, every consideration was shown them. A
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    90 MILLION DOLLARS BUDGET DEFICIT IN CHINA MOVE FOR A NEW LOAN
    110 11 "FINANCES ARE SOUND" SILVER AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES Sin Chew Jit Poh. rrHE national budget for the 25th year of the Republic has been submitted to the Political Council, and is estimated at $1,015,658,450. This sum is felt
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    CURRENCY REFORM MEASURES
    602 11 Reuter. Nanking, May 17. nil. H.H. Kung. the Chinese Finance Minister, has announced three measures intended to assure the permanency of an independent currency system which will not be linked to any foreign monetary unit. Firstly, the Government will continue to maintain adequate reserves against the note
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    PRINCE STARHEMBERG
    105 11 Retains Office As Supreme Sports Leader Reuter Wireless. Vienna, May 14. The only office which Prince Starhemoerg retains is that of Supreme Sports Leader, and in this capacity he is leaving to-night for Rome to attend Sunday's international football match between Austria and Italy. It is stated in
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    POLISH CABINET
    63 11 Reuter Wireless. Wareaw. May 15. The Koscialkwskis Cabinet, which has ne ld offic? since last October has resigned as the result of dissension in tr »e Government ranks, the military section of which is demanding a stronpr line against alleged Communist tendencies in the country. General Slawojskladkowski, the
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    STEAMER IN DISTRESS
    99 11 U.S. Coastguard Cutter Goes To The Rescue Reuter Wireless. Bremerton (Washington) May 14. A radio message has been received from th/J American s'earner North Sea stating that the vessel is sinking. Previously it was reported that the North Sea was carrying 140 passengers and that, she had
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    SOUTH PACIFIC
    42 11 Japan Will Never Relinquish Islands Mandates Reuter Wireless. Tckyo, May 15. The Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, has informed the House of Representatives that Japan has firmly decided never to relinquish her mandatory rights in the South Pacific Islands.—Reuter Wireless. I
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    ITALY RESENTS PROPAGANDA
    74 11 IN ETHIOPIA Foreign Journalists Expelled Reuter. Addis Ababa, May 17. CEVEN men, including four journalists, found Riiilty by the Italian authorities of anti-Italian propaganda and c>uionage, left by this morning's train under notice cf expulsion. The journalists are, Mr. Steer of the London Times, M. Nebenzahl of
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    FOUND HANGED IN SURGERY
    185 11 Johore Bahru Dental Assistant (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 17. YESTERDAY afternoon, a Japanese named Mr. Ohtsu. an assistant to Mr. K. Homma, D.D.S., Tokyo, dentist- of Johore Bahru. was found hanging in the dental surgery by a rope suspended from the staircase of
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    RAIL SPEED UP
    124 11 Southern Railway Opens Relief Track London, May 16. To-morrow the Southern Railway bungs into service the new line between wimoledon and Earlsneld constructed as a 2,200 feet long "fly-over" to obviate the necessity of local trains crossing the path of fast expresses in and out 01 Waterloo.
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    AUSTRIAN CABINET
    100 11 Main Reasons For Its Reconstruction Reuter Wireless. London, May 14. A reduction in the Italian subsidy for the Heinwehr owing to the pressure of sanctions is regarded In diplomatic circles as the main reason for the reconstruction of the Austrian Cabinet. A contributory factor was the glowing congratulations
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    "LABURNUM GROVE"
    70 11 Production By Singapore Amateurs The Singapore Amateur Dramatic Club's first production, "Laburnum Grove," by J. B. Priestley, will be presented at* the Victoria Theatre on July 8, 9, 10 and 11. An excellent cast of players has been selectsd. Rehearsals will begin at the Club's premises, 3, Grange
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    ISSUE IN EAST HOPEI
    516 11 A RUMOUR Government May Be Abolished Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, May 16. AMAZING information has leaked n out from officir.l circles in Peining to the effect that Gen. Sing Che Yuen has verbally accepted the Japanese demand in Tientsin, whereby Gen. Sing Che Yuen will
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    FIRE EXCHANGED WITH GUNBOAT
    85 11 Russo-Japanese Clash On River Shanghai, May 18. JAPANESE troops were moved J from Fuchin to the banks of the Heilungkiang River yesterday morning to attack a Russian gunboat alleged to have invaded Manchukuo waters. The warship exchanged fire with Japanese. Half an hour later, the Russian
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    AMY MOLLISON'S FEAT
    113 11 Glowing Tributes In The Press London. May 17. THE newspapers, without exception, pay glowing editorial tributes to the great achievement of Mrs. Amy Mollison in setting up new records for the Lon-don-Cape and Cape-London flights and for the double journey. Her time for the homeward flight by
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    20 11 London, May 16. The Foreign Secretary who returned from Geneva last evening is spending a week-end in London.—British Official Wireless.
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    MORE TROUBLE IN JERUSALEM
    212 11 THREE DEAD f i i Assassin Makes Good His Escape Reuter Wireless. Jerusalem. May 17. JROOPS were called out this evening after a shooting affray in which an unknown man emptied a revolver into a crowd leaving a cinema. Two Jews were killed on the s><>t
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    Mystery Hut On Johore Estate
    344 12 SHOOTING CASE SEQUEL SECOND BODY Unearthed By The Police (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 17. THERE have been sensational de- velopments in connection with the alleged murder of the Hylam who was found shot dead on an estate in Ulu Ayer Molch, about
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    DUM-DUM BULLETS
    219 12 Italy Withdraws Protest To League London, May 16. I to press messages from 1 Geneva it would appear the Italian Government has decided to withdraw the communication it deposited with the Secretariat making further allegations as to the supply of dumdum bullets of British manufacture to the Abyssinian
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    SUNGEI KRUIT RUBBER
    248 12 Dividend Of Six Per Cent. THE twenty-sixth ordinary general meeting of the Sungei Kruit Rub»ei Estate, Ltd., was held on Thursday last at 30, Mincing-lane, E.C. Mr. H. A. Barrett (the chairman) said that the year 1935 had been a testing period for the International Restriction Scheme.
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    HOW KID BERG LOST
    542 12 T.K.O Verdict WALSH WINS THE TITLE London, May 11. |£ID Berg, the British lightweight champion, sensationally lost his title to Jimmy Walsh, of Chester, at the Liverpool Stadium last night The referee stopped the tight in the ninth round, after? Berg had been severely punished. The
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    BULB GROWING
    65 12 Now Thriving Industry In England London, May 16. Many visitors are being attracted tomorrow to Lincolnshire to see the magnificent display of flowers, over 3,000 acres, where a thriving British bulb and flower-growing industry is giving permanent employment to more than 2,000 workers. It is estimated that over
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    GERMANY A REAL MENACE
    437 12 WORLD PEACE Collective Security Essential GERMANY is the most serious menace to the peace of the world at the present time, declared Lord Eustace Percy, formerly a member of the Cabinet, in a speech during the week-end. A strengthening of the principles of the League and
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    SOVIET AND NAVAL TREATY
    137 12 Must Consider Baltic And Far East Reuter. London, May 17. RUSSIA will sign no treaty which does not give her the right to have in the Baltic a fleet capable of resisting the German Navy and in the Far East, one able to defend her coasts
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    THE QUEEN MARY
    190 12 "Goodwill Cargo" For Maiden Voyage London, May 16. WHEN the Cunard-Whlte Star liner Queen Mary sails on her maiden voyage to New York on May 27, she will carry what is described as "good will cargo" consisting of illuminated addresses from the Mayors of the Cinque Ports—now
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    THE DERBY
    62 12 Arrangements For Broadcast By B.B.C. ADVICE has been received from the British Broadcasting Corporation that revised arrangements have been made to broadcast the Derby on May 27 between 9.35 and 11.5 p.m. local time. A commentary on the arrival of the Queen Mary at New York will probably
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    THE QUEEN MARY'S INSURANCES
    512 12 £60,000 Premium For Hull Risk ILEARN1 LEARN that substantial progress is being made with the placing of the full sea risk insurance on the Queen Mary, on which the brokers acting for Cunard White Star Ltd., made a beginning on Tuesday (Apr. 14), writes the marine
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    M. TSALDRIS
    154 12 Death Of Ex-Premier Of Greece Athens, May 17. The death is announced of the ex. Premier, M. Tsaldris.—Reuter. M. Tsaldris, who WU a lawyer by profession, was born in 1868 and educated in Athens and at French and German Universities. He had been a deputy since 1910. He
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    PIGEON BEATS PLANE
    100 12 In 110-Mile Handicap Race San Diego, California. A homing pigeon flying at just under 5U miles an hour beat a large transport aeroplane over a 110-mile course in a handicap race from Hollywood to here. r.i,?o? v i h( bird and its mechanical rival had to fight
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    LARGEST GOLD NUGGET
    43 12 Atl m Columbia. The largest gold nugget in the history of this mining district has been picked up by a "greenhorn" prospector named Carl Lykkegard. The nugget weighed 44 ounces 3 pennyweights and was valued at 1236 dollars (nearly £250).
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    A NON-SUBSIDISED BASIS
    392 12 Victoria Theatre Terms NO MATINEES ON SUNDAYS TN connection with the agreement for letting: the Victoria Theatre for exhibition of sound films, it was agreed by Municipal Committee No 1 on May 5: (1) That so far as it is possible in differing circumstances to make comparisons,
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    SHANGHAI REVUE
    134 12 Good Entertainment At Palace Theatre Singapore, Sunday. The Shanghai Revue which opened last night at the Palace Theatre attracted a large crowd and it did not disappoint. Wit, youth and* charm sparkled behind the footlights. Miss Yong, "the Queen of Chinese Stage shows," danced with a grace of
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    Landing Of Hylants In Johore
    397 13 FROM CHINA IN A JUNK AGENT'S PLEA Vessel Ordered To Be Seized From Our Own Correspondent) Jonore Bahru, May 17. i i will be recalled that some months ago a large number of Hvlams were landed on the East ,'iast of Johore having sailed all
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    ITALY TO RESPECT ALL RELIGIONS
    278 13 Clearinsr Up Process In Abyssinia I 1 Reuter Wireless. Addis Ababa, May 14. jpULL adherence and co-operatio.i wich Its Man Government has been dec ared by the Venernb.e Abuii Kyri!lof. Egyptian hr-ri of vtbio D ?an Church, who called on Marshal PadogBadoglio r er >Hed
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    1 CWT. OF FAKE STAMPS
    99 13 Three Arrests After Raid On Workshop Paris. Three arrests have followed the recent discovery of over a hundredweight of newly-printed French 50 centimes postlge stamps near Fontainebleau. Believed to be the output of a large scale clandestine organisation, stamps ot a face value of £2,666
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    MEMO TO GERMANY
    38 13 Hitler Postpones His Reply To Britain Reuter Wireless. Berlin. May 15. Herr Hitlor has decided to postpone a reply to the British Memorandum in view of the present uncertainty of the International situation.—Reuter Wir* less.
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    INDIAN LABOUR & SEX-RATIO
    581 13 INDIAN LABOUR SEX-RATIO NO QUOTA Committee Meeting At Penang THE following are the Minutes of a meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee hud at Penan? on May 8, with the Hon. Mr. C. Wilson, Ag. Controller of Labour, Malaya, in the Chair. The minutes cf (he meeting held at Kuala
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    WAGES IN ENGLAND
    101 13 Weekly Increase Of Nearly £34,000 In April British Official Wireless. London, May 16. I Information received at the Labour Ministry of changes of rates of wages which came into operation in April shows an increase of nearly £34,000 :.n the weekly fulltime wages of 332,500 workers with
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    PADANG CLUBS WIN EASILY AT CRICKET
    92 14 CHINESE AIRMEN TROUNCED BRILLIANT CENTURY BY PEARSE I NUMBER of interesting cricket matches were played in Singapore yesterday. The S.C.C. entertained the Chinese and won easily by eight wickets, a brilliant century by Pearse, the Colony cricketer, being the main feature of the match.
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    NON-BENDERS BEAT SERVICES
    327 14 Singapore, Monday. POOD bowling by W. W. Dean and J bright batting by Goodman, Leijssius, Gibson and Riches enabled the Singapore Non-Benders to secure a decisive victory over the United Services at Tanglin yesterday, the veterans winning on the first innings by 124 runs. The Services were
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    S.C.C. IN FORM
    883 14 Growder And Jsnner Bowl Well sPCORING 214 runs lor the loss of two wickets the S.C.C. declared their innings closed in t\h?ir cricket match with the S.C.R.C. 011 the Padang yesterday. The Chinese could only reply with a score of 134 runs and thereby gave the Padang
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    PETERSEN-McAVOY FIGHT
    856 14 DULL AFFAIR "Goliath" Defeats "David" DOWN the corridor of the Prizefight Stadium a victorious giant in a green dressing-gown came leaping and laughing towards me. writes "Old Corinth" in a home paper. He was followed by a lot of little men. some in white sweaters: and flannels who,
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    BADMINTON IN SINGAPORE
    159 14 Results In The Junior Tournament Singapore, Monday. FIVE singles and three doubles ties 1 were played in the Clerical Union Hall yesterday in the Singapore Junior Badminton Championship tournament. The results were as follow: JUNIOR SINGLES Ngin Eng Meng (Marigold) beat Chua Leng Yong (Marigold), 15-7, 15-7.
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    THE DERBY
    16 14 Reuter. London, May 17. The King's horse. Fairey, has been scratched from the Derby.—Reuter
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    HUMAN'S CENTURY FOR M.C.C.
    58 14 j Against All India i HENDREN WYATT j BAT WELL JN the match begun at Lord's on Saturday between the M.C.C imi All India, the M.C.C. won the toss and scored 382. Hendren made 88 Wyatt 65, Allen 54 and Human 115 At the close of
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    141 14 Lancashire's Huge Score Against Somerset THE following are the close of ni av scores in the English County Crcket Championship matches begun on Satu". Sussex v. Leicester At Hove—Sussex 297. Leicester 83 for three wickets. Derby v. Surrey At Derby—Derby 175 (Gover iivp wickets for 63). Surrey 187
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS
    67 14 Results In European Zone Second Round Reuter. London, May 17. THE following nre U\3 results of th* second round in the Davis CupEuropean Zons-— At Dussddorf, Germany beat Hungary by 3 matches to nil. At Montreaux. Switzerland beat Denmark by 3 matches to nil. At Oslo. Belgium
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    HURDLES RECORD
    37 14 By American University Undergraduate Reuter. Birmingham, (Alabama) May it Forrest Towns, a Georgia Univei.iu undergraduate established a world record for the 120 yards hui dies of 14 1 10 beating Beard's 14 15 sees Reuter.
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    Belle Edna (Whalan *;p> being led in after winning the SttW«« Stakes at Bukit Timah on Saturday.
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    Handicaps For Wednesday's Races
    311 15 SINGAPORE SUMMER MEETING 4 MOTHER CARD OF eight EVENTS «Hi following are the complete weights for the fourth day's races, to be n on Wednesday, of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Meeting i 3 7 furlongs. 9.0 8.13 8.11 8.9 88 8.7 8.6 8.6 P
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    Pox, the well-known "uner, who has several in the present meei-1 his first win on Saturday.
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    TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL
    61 15 Hflesa To Meet Chinese In First Division Singapore, Monday. IN exciting match is expected at the Anson Road Stadium to-day, *hen the Middlesex and the Chinese clash in the First Division of the League. lt is their first meeting. The Chinese are the strongest ori&aa side, and it
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    GOVERNOR'S CUP
    194 15 Some Weights For Fifth Day WEIGHTS for five of the fifth day's races next Saturday are as follows: The Governor's Cup, Horses Class 1. Div. 1, 9 furs. Strathpeffer 9.0 Jack Fly 8.7 Prohibition 8.5 Miltondale 8.4 Vedas 8.4 Eastern Knight 8.0 Kalili 7.5 Herbe Folle M Nutcracker
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    MALACCA SOCCER
    75 15 Municipality Defeat The P.W.D. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Saturday. IN the first match of the Government 1 Service Football League competition the Municipality defeated the PW.D. by three goals to nil. The game was thrilling from start to finish. Leon, the Municipal centre-for-ward, scored all three goals
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    KATHLEEN III WINS MARION CUP RACING AT R.S.Y.C.
    267 15 Punai First In "B Class Singapore, Monday. YESTERDAY the International Six 1 metre Class sailed the final race for the Marion Challenge Cup during which a light breeze from the S. W. prevailed. The sea was smooth and the tide ebbing. Ramona,
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    S.R.C. BILLIARDS
    145 15 Results Of Tournament Games Results in the S.R.C. Billiards tournament are as follow:— Singles Championship I semi-finals >: Dr. C. L. Tessensohn beat E. H. Valberg. 400—388; W. A. Aeria beat A. G. Valberg. 400—351. Singles "A" HandicaD I semi-finals I: W. H. Mofbergen (—75» beat W. A.
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    INTERNATIONAL TENNIS
    65 15 France Leads Britain By 12—7 Reuter. Auteuil, May 17. France leads Great Britain by 12 matches to 7 at the end of the second day in the lawn tennis match being played here. Latest results are as follow: Perry (Britain) beat Destemeau, 6—3, 6— 3. Boussus (France) ber.t
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    PERFORMANCE FIGURES
    202 15 Interesting English road performance figures relative to the 25 h.p. Wolseley Super Six Saloon have been issued by the manufacturers. A standard production ear was taken from the finishing line, run in with ordinary care for 2.000 miles, and subjected to a number of tests, including these of
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    SELANGOR WIN AT FOOTBALL
    472 15 OVER NEGRI Interesting Game In Seremban (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. OELANGOR to-day won the inter- State football match against Negri Sembilan as they weie expected to do, scoring five goals and conceding two. This seemingly convincing victory, howevtr, must not be wrongly valued, for
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    SOCIAL A.P.
    74 15 Playing at the Tanglin ground on Saturday last the Social A.P. drew 2—2 with the Inniskillings Fusiliers (H. Q. Wing) in a friendly football match. Yeow Cheng Hoe scored for the Party. The Social A.P. will meet the Yock Eng Chinese School in a friendly basketball match on
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    GIRL'S LEAP FOR LIFE
    853 16 Car Ablaze EXCITING RACE AT BROOKLANDS (By Air Mail) London, May 6. THRILLING finish, when only a second separated the first two home, and a woman driver's leap l'rom a blazing car, were the chie£ incidents of the International Trophy race at Brojklands. Young Miss Doreen
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    MARKET LIST
    474 16 The Current Singapore Prices Singapore, May 15. MEAT Beef, steak, kati 33 Beef, stew or curry, kati 25 Fillet, steak, per 10. 50 Mutton, Australia, per lb. 38 Pork, lean, kati 40 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) 34 POULTRY Capons (locally reared), kati 50 Ducks, each 40
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    LEPERS' ORGY OF KILLING
    86 16 Reign Of Terror In The Philippines Reuter. Manila, May 17. CIX murderous lepers who escaped from the large leper colony in Culion Island are terrorising the inhabitants of Palawan and other neighbouring islands. The lepers after killing four fishermen seized their boat and sailed for an
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    336 16 LETTERS TO ]W EDITOR RATES AND s,: RVl(f The Lower r era k Sanii Hoard rro tu c MUor o/ Sir-It is intcrestinp to the Lower Porak s mm after the lapse of f, meeting ana forwar°"e for p ub]! proceedmgs C W although it wou!d\/ representatives of the p
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    267 16 Prison Department And Malays (To the Editor oj the Malaya Tribm Sir.—As your paper Is the peopl paper and you have alway cause. I would like to blii notice two grievances in t Staff of the Prison Depart inc.' The salary of an Asiatic war cper
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    62 16 Park Named After Him i' 1 British Columbia Victoria. British Columbia. A new game preserve. 5.000 -r; miles in extent, has been named smuir Park" in honour of the Go' General of Canada, it is announce-» here. The park lies between Oot.sa a Colia in British Columbia. Lord
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    ITALY MAY LEAVE THE LEAGUE
    125 18 Membership Hanging In The Balance Reuter Wireless. Rome, May 13. THE decree announcing the annexation of Abyssinia will be rushed through the Chamber of Deputies to-morrow as urgency measures and it is possible Signor Mussolini will make an important otaiement. Meanwhile Italy':» continued membeiship of
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    PADI GROWING
    282 18 Malacca Central Districts Competition (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Friday. The central district padi competition ueia ;o-aay at tne in tne presence of a large gathering which induced, Mr. juay, tne Agricultural officer, Mr. Heath and a large number 01 Dcinangs, ren&nulus una competitors. The entries were large
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    JAPAN'S BUDGET
    78 18 Yen 7,091.700,000 Required To Balance It Reuter. Tokyo, May 17. THE Lower House passed the 1936-37 1 Budget? totalling Yen 23.099.100,000 expenditure made up as follows: Navy Yen 5,503,900,000: Army. 5,083,100,000 Finance, Yen 4.975,600,000: Home Office, Yen 2,068,100,000; Communications Yen 1,964,900,000: Education Yen 1.423,800,000: Agriculture Yen 944.400.000; Justice
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    DEBATE AT Y.M.C.A.
    87 18 Should Singapore Have A University A debate "That the time has come for Singapore to have a university," will be held at the Y.M.C.A. on Wednesday. May 20. at 8.15 p.m.. between the Y.M.C.A. and the Anglo-Chinese School literary and debating societies. The A.C.S.. which take the
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    NAVAL BUILDING PROGRAMME
    639 18 Supplementary Estimates £2,000,000 MOKE for STORE BASE (By Air Mail) London, May (j. THE Supplementary Navy Estimate L f °]I! fl(U***** Presented on Thursday, provides the first insta ments of money for the ships of hi construction programmes „f 1936; for certain additional exw>n diture on equipment,
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      403 18 Mafavan Listeners Radio (Continued from pagt 17) BERLIN STATION DJN 31.45 metres (9,540 kcs), DJB 19.74 metres (15.200 kcs.). DJA 31.38 metres (9,560 kcs.); DJQ 19.63 metres (15,280 kcs.); DJE 16 89 metres (17.76C Kcs.). TO-DAY 4.10 p.m. Call DJB, DTN. DJQ (Ger man, English) German Folk Song. 4.15 p.m.
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    GIRL CHANGED INTO MAN
    262 19 l)rca ms Hlrt Become U 1)1 True- Istanbul. rps have become pi, righf to wear I, tG act as a boy and games. Emm Mitranl, a fig-year-old boy showed er at the amazing change tak eii Place fan his life— itly a girl, rkish quarter of
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    "BLUE DEVILS"
    104 19 lonument To French Mountain Troops Of The War Paris. A nuEM the Blue Devils," taym Id corps, is shortjto ;}f Grenoble. These n troops, who take their fckname from their dark blue uni*m did fine work during the War. Tre principal feature of the monu*n ls a bronze
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    73 19 T w n In Danger Of Being Pushed Into Sea Belgrade. the Bay of Kotor iger of being pushed t lhe se >' by a tndsli-te vvars ago «h~ town was 111 th!s way and to-day the Oh :iares it t have discovered that a i,w wood? d
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    ROAD SAFETY
    158 19 Publicity Campaign In Britain I ROAD Safety publicity campaign on a national scale in Britain is suggested in order to check the daily toll of accidents and to render people "safety-minded." To be effective it would have to be carried out by experts and on very extensive lines,
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    FROM PETROL TO OIL
    160 19 Many Vehicles Now Being Converted A considerable number of motor transport operators, both at home and Overseas, are carrying out conversion of their vehicles from petrol to oil, and some firms are doing big business in this direction. Perkins engines, for instance, have been designed specially
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    FORTY-HOUR WEEK
    54 19 New Zealand Govt. Swallows j Its Own Medicine Wellington. The forty-hour week will be adopted in all Government services in New Zealand. "We cannot expect private employers to swallow the Government's medicine unless the Government is prepared to swallow it as well", declared Mr. Savage, the prime minister
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    "GLOOMY SUNDAY"
    234 19 Song May Be Banned In U.S. Washington. A song-hit which is_ sweeping Europe may be banned in'the United St ates if a motion by Representative Karl Stefan of Nebraska is adopted by Congress. The song is "Gloomy Sunday," which has spread all over Europe from Budapest, reputedly leaving
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    75 19 Reaches Height Of 26 Miles In 71 Minutes Novosibirsk, W. Siberia. A radio balloon sent up at Novosibirsk. Western Siberia, reached a height of 26' 1 miles—and it only took 71 minutes 20 seconds to do it. Signals from the balloon, which was designed by Professor P. A.
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    TRAVELLING DISPENSARY
    66 19 Calcutta. Bengal's first travelling eye dispensary has left here on its tour of the countryside to fight eye diseases. Equipped with all uD-to-date opthalmic appliances, the dispensary is in charge of an experienced eye specialist who In addition to treating cases of disease, will give information on the
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    MARRIAGES IN HOLLYWOOD
    327 19 Average Duration of Less Than Six Years Hollywood. THE average marriage in the film colony here lasts exactly five years eleven monflhs and seven days, according to a census taken of 200 marriages contracted by film actors and directors. When both husband and wife are film payers,
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    GERMAN ARTIST DIES
    68 19 Kitchener, Ontario. The death has occurred here of Mr. Ernst Heilemann, a noted German artist who once painted a rait nf H***'*'* Mr. Heilemann painted many other world-famous figures, including Pope Pius XL He was 66 years old. A native ox Berlin, he died in the town
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