Malaya Tribune, 14 December 1936

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  • 52 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXfIL No. 294. SINGAPORE MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1936 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune Singapore: M nd y, Dec. 14, 1C36. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1936 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 119 1 Read The SUNDAY 4 THIBUNE Dominant //t Malaya 5 GOLDEN VALLEY* AUSTRALIAN BRANDY THE LABEL TO LOOK I Oil Have you entered for the $1,000.00 COMPETITION For further particulars watch the Press or apply to GuTnME E €fc? w.s. .J. 1 O CEDAR POLISH I j MAKES THAT CLEAN DUSTLESS
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    • 397 1 THE NEWS*' WITH YOUR BREAKFAST Try The MORKIXG •TRIBUTE KLIM j j POWDERED MILK j PURE SAFE I MILK MILK > I FOR AffiJl FOR I MILK I V IV j DRINKING OR f?§pp, GROWING j j COOKING. CHILDREN. j Obtainable at all Leading Provision Dealers. DISTRIBUTORS: GETZ BROS. CO.
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    • 464 2 "TOBLEH" Swiss Chocolates "Toblerone" "Hazelnut" "Berna" "Tobleretti" "Amanda" Assorted in tins etc., etc. These delicious Swiss Chocolates are obtainable at Provision Stores, Cates, Railway Stations, etc., etc. An interesting Picture Album combined with a "Question Answer" competition is given free of charge when you buy a Tobler. Swiss Chocolate. If
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    • 498 2 Cambridge Classes Additional Staff. Mr. S. D. Luther, B.A. (Hist) Mr. M. S. R. Aiyer, B.A. (Math) Mr. M. B. Menon, B.A. (Econ.) ADMISSION FOR 1937 Mercantile Institution Is open to enrol pupils—boys, girls and working menPrimary to Senior Cambridge and Commercial. Morning, Afternoon and Evening classes. Special Afternoon classes
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    • 550 2 FOR SALE—One Rachals Upright Piano and one Organ, both in very good tone. Can be seen at 109 Rangoon Road between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to c p.m. Have your Horoscope correctly done by world famous psychic astrologists ana your future business line correctly foretold by
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    • 208 2 FOR PERFECT SERVICE AND ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION entrust all your Clock and Watch Repairs to YICK WOH HING 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. (Near Middle Road). Contractors for the Repair of Clocks and Watches to the British Army and R.A.F. Base in Malaya. X jr 1 i P.S. SARSAPARILLA TONIC Blood builder
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    • 158 2 j NEEDLERS7i Quality Chocolates, Buttered Brazils. Almonds, Boiled Sweets, etc., J etc., FRESH SHIPMENT TO HAND. Attractive Trinket Sets, Gifts, Glove Handkerchief Boxes etc.. S etc., filled with chocolates of NEEDLERS' fame to be had at dealers of repute. j«- F. A. BARTHOLOMEUSZ LTD., i j PHONE 2234. 1 2
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  • 526 3 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES LIABILITY OF U.S. SHIPOWNERS Reports Of Committee On Admiralty AT a meeting of the Admiralty Comi?«ro m v te i e of the Bar Association of New York two majority reports of the Committee on Admiralty and three minority reports came before the Association for discussion. The
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  • 103 3 According to statistics compiled by the Swedish Shipowners' Association, there were 15 Swedish ships, aggregating 53,250 gross tons, laid up on Nov. 1. which compares with 11 vessels of 22,606 tons at the beginning of October. Six of tcu vessels were over 4,000 tons each, and the
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  • 80 3 As a result of a recent conference attended by meteorologists and air transport experts, plans are now being made for forecasting the weather over Africa as a whole. British East Africa, British, French, and Italian Somaliland, and Eritrea, are to broadcast daily reports from the station at Asmara. Another station
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    • 423 3 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA 0. S. N. COs SAILINGS OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore 1936. RANPURA 17,000 Dec. II BANGALORE 6,000 Dec. II 1937. RAWALPINDI 17,000 Jan. 1 BHUTAN 6,100 Jan. If CORFU 15,000 Jan. IE BEHAR 6,000 Jan. 25 CARTHAGE 17,000 Jan. 2£ SOUDAN 6,500 Feb. 12 NALDERA 16,000 Feb
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    • 54 3 I. S. K. LINE (ISHIHARA SANGYO KAIUN KAISHA, LTD.) (Incorporated in Japan) Direct Japan—Singapore Service. (Inward) (Arrival) MALTA MARU Dec. 24 BOSTON MARU Jan. 14 HAVRE MARU Jan. 26 AGENTS: ISHIHARA SANGYO KOSHI, LIMITED. (Incorporated fn S.S.) TELEPHONES: 5211 5212. UNION BUILDING SINGAPORE. Landing Agents: rHE SOUTHERN GODOWN CO., LTD..
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    • 526 3 M. B. K. I LINE I j (KOKUSAI KISEN KAISRA) i (Incorporated in Japan) For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama) Due o, Due Sailing One i m|s KFYOSUIVn MARU SSTS DeTl? n' P N «wYork m,s KOMAKI MARU 75Lm Mar', "l fi£ 3 J FARES: TO KOBE Yl7O
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    • 430 3 SPECIAL Christmas HOLIDAY CRUISE Dec. 18th, 1936 to Jan. Bth, 1937, by the new and modern I m/s "ERRIA" 14,700 Tons Displacement to Saigon and Bangkok CA ?RIVATE V MTH D,OINING ENJOY 3 WEEKS VACATION AT SFA AND TOURING INDOCHINA AND SIAM MODERATE FARES Independent Overland Tours to ANGKOR and
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    • 525 3 STEAMEK SAILINGS w NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD ST (Incorporated in Germany). OUTWARDS MA £o\£: H H ™%i°? 6 > SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA JAPAN. Due Spore. mjs. "HAVEL" rJJ?^ s.s. "POTSDAM" omits North 1937 China Tqn P I s.s. "DONAU" omits Manila Taku Bar Japan j an 10 Due Port Swettenham Jan 9th
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  • 376 4 LONDON COMMODITIES RUBBER London. Dec. 12. Previous To-day Change Tone Easier Nervous Spot Buyers ***** 9 116 Sellers 9>/ 8 9V 8 jan"|Mar. Buyers ***** 8 ***** Vs Sellers 9/8 91|16 —I|l6 Apr.|June Buyers 9 1116 815 16 Va SeUers 93 16 91 16 July Sept. Buyers
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  • 275 4 Dividend Of 75 Cents For Half Year I'HE report of the Directors of the Straits Trading Company, Ltd., for the hall year ended Sept. 30, 1936, after writing off depreciation, making provision for bad and doubtful debts, and including a transfer from internal reserves, shows a balance
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  • 104 4 Exports From Malaya For Previous Week During the week ending Dec. 5, 1936 exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 65,197 cases, of which: 56,271 (86 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 2,270 (4 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 3,218 (5
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  • 205 4 The followine is the schedule to a proclamation under the Importation of Textiles (Quotas) ordinance that the total nnantities of textile eoods of the classes set out in the schedule manufactured in the countries specified therein, whichwbi commencing on JarLl 1937. and ending on 1937, both days
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  • 165 4 An Explanation l POSITION OP BOLIVIA AND SIAM Reuter. London, Dec. 12. JN view of the considerable confusion which has arisen from yesterday's announcement by the Tin Committee the following appraisal of the position may prove helpful. The Committee's recommendation of a 100 per cent, quota
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  • 32 4 The extension of the Imperial Airways Khartoum-Kanaservice to Lagos enables mails to be transported between Lagos and London in six days, as compared with from 15 to 19 days by surface transport.
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  • 245 4 Hague Figures WORLD CONSUMPTION RISES 14 PER CENT. (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 2. records are mentioned in The Hague Statistical Bulletin relating to tin consumption during the year ended September 1936. World consumption during the year rose by 14 per
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  • 32 4 During the first six months of this year, air-liners operating on scheduled services in the United States flew 33,523,075 miles, and carried 483,712 passengers. July's passenger figures. 110,690, established a new record.
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  • 30 4 Sir Frederick Leith-Ross. Chief Economic Adviser to the Government, gave an address .on his recent mission to the Far Bast at the Empire trade luncheon of the Royal Empire Society.
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    • 550 4 I Oversea-Chinese Ban king Corporation Ltd. j (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). H Successors to j The Chinese Commercial Bank Limited, The Ho Hong Bank Limited and < The Oversea-Chinese Bank Limited, j CAPITAL: ft Authorised $40,000,000.00 Issued* and Paid Up $10,000»000. 00. HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE
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    • 317 4 THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D"Aimfida Street. Authorised and Buescribed Capital E2.000.00C Paid-up Capital £1,000.010 Reserve Fund 500,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi, Madras, Amara, Baghdad Bahrein, Basra. Kirkuk, Mosul and Singapoie. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and jioney received on Fixed Deposits or
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  • 692 5 The Week In The Market: The Constitutional Crisis: Mincing Lane Still Puzzled: Tin Supplies Scanty BY AIR MAIL From our Own Correspondent, London, Dec. 3 LONDON markets after recovering somewhat have once again witnessed rloua setback. On Wednesday last stock markets suffered their worst slump the
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  • 594 5 Opinion Of The Trade (By Air Mail) London, Dec. 2. THERE (s, naturally, strong and divided on thSW in the Britlfih film trade on the findings of the Lord Moyne Committer Report, published this week rhe twenty-eight clauses of the RePOit have covered far mor- ground, and
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  • 127 5 "One Of Greatest Temptations For Evil" Salt Late City, Utah. Bare backs and bare legs for girls arc "one of the greatest temptations for evil." says Mrs. Ruth May Fox. president of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association. "I don't think the young men car.? to
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  • 31 5 Mr. Wong Kim Hone, who was the partner in Messrs. Barnabas and Co., architects, engineers and surveyors, has now started to practise on his own at 73. Klyne Street. Kuala I.umpur.
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  • 1666 5 INDUSTR YIN STRONG POSITION: BETTER TURNOVER (By Air Mail). London, Nov. 27. JJURING the current year the Oil share market has provided one of the most interesting sections of the Stock !ft han c tates the financial News Although the London market 1» £L tncted
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  • 121 5 Preliminary work is in hand in connection with the site of the seaplane base which will be used at Durban South Africa, by the flying-boats of the new Empire air-mail service An sistant-Port-Captain 'Flvingi has just been appointed to devote himself t Q this preliminary work. He is Captain N
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    • 283 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED FIRE. MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLE, BURGLARY, PERSONAL ACCIDENT, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: 16D, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. L. G. JOHNSON. < SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) FIRE, MARINE, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION, MOTOR CAR INSURANCE AT REASONABLE RATES. W. J.
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  • 600 6 CALMNESS AND COURAGE IN TIME OF STRESS Reuter Wireless. Reuter Wireless. London, Dec. 12. THE new Kin* and Queen and the 1 former monarch dined m the Royal Lodge. Windsor wBB ■> Quetn Mother, the Duke of Glou""ter 1 the Princess Royal and
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  • 90 6 Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Dec. 12. ANOTHER official demand for the return of Germany's colonies was made by Dr. Schacht, chief of the Reichsbank, in a speech to the Geographical and Statistical Society at Frankfurt to-night. He described Germany's lack of space as a nightmare and declared
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  • 245 6 Inherits Fortune And Loses Temper Berlin. HAVING just inh rited 18 million Marks, <ab;:ut £1,500.000». left by a Mrs. Henrietta Garett of New York, Johann Peter Christian Schaefer. aged 82. has lost his temper. Th money is disturbing his peace and since he learned that his claim
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  • 85 6 Colony's Message Of Loyalty 'J'HE following telegram has been dispatched by the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies: Dec. 12. "On the occasion of the procla'ming of His Most Gracious Majesty GEORGE THE SIXTH I offer to His Majesty on behalf of all the
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  • 96 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore. Dec. 14. East Wharf (Entrance Gate U Rajula 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Delagoa Maru 18; Tapti 16. Perseus 14; Glenshiel 9: Hosang 7. Empire Dock «jsjTnrHnet >*w 3) Silversandal 30: Rhesus 34; Marudu 38. Empire Dock Entrance
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  • 129 6 ALHAMBRA.— "Step On It" and Honour of the Range," 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL.—"To Mary With Love." 3.15, 6.15 ar.d J. 15 p.m. PAVILION —"The House of Rothschild," 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH "Hilal-E-Idd" (Hindustani)—6.ls and 9.15 p.m. EMPlRE.—"Cnandu On The Magic Is'and" 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. GARRICK—"The
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  • 269 6 Poured Acid Over Wife A YOUNG woman in a white mask to hide her injured face left the Old Bulley and wfts> driven back to Lewisham Hospital, where .she will remain until after Christmas. The victim ol a jealous outburst Mrs Chri&ilna Peuree, aped 29, is
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  • 423 6 Scheme Fur Rice And Grain Stores Canton No\ nr\llE present use in We i.it it A. provisions In CanUm mil parts of the Province, i<•- jAamlj. to the exceptiowO drought, unr due to the continued n-> i?. pi ice ot importd ifce I', 112 of food pricc.s
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  • 143 6 Goes On Hunger Sirike On Hoard Ship Ca!n. Abdel Rachman Fadi. the ropn v. v out a country who has spent ti>» j four months on board ship, i& no *iun strike Abdel. who considers himself s world's most unpopular man. wui priVfd of his nationality some
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    • 533 6 w T f affiles Htfth; MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J i J J Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. j 1 \Ck S i and DANCE (informal) i 'V 3 9.30 to midnight and J N £> v New Cabaret Attraction Carmen and Conrad Non-iliners SI.OO j i V\l\S X NEW
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    • 53 6 I BALLOONS!!! Beautiful Balloons!!! I Colourful Balloons!; S FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES, NEW YEAR PRESENTS AN»M DANCE HALLS. y S j ALL SIZES, ALL SHAPES i AND ARTISTIC DESIGNS, y BEST AMERICAN M VDE. y J A MOHICAN PRODUCT. j I Sole Agents in Malaya. j Sun Company j 124 Cecil
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 449 6 CLUB DIARY {Tnnre are nnmerous Clubs ana iocietiez in Singapore, most of tne members of which are readers of me 'Malaya Tribune." This Diary is proidea specially for them. Sectaries ire invited to co-operate v-w-date and complete. enl7 riSSS interest Kg** d Z> tn the "Diary of Events." The CluO
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  • 868 7 CALLS "OTHER WOMAN 9 "MISS SNAKE-IN-THE-GRASS" (By Air Mail) i London, Dec. 2. ■REFERRING to "the other woman" in a breach of promise case at Glamorgan Assizes, at Swansea, Mr. Justice Swift instructed counsel not j to mention the name but to call her
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  • 426 7 Danger Of Breakdown Of Voluntary System THE voluntary system of enlistment into the Army, in which this country hasllor;n r prided itself, is in imminent danger of breakdown, writes the military correspondent of "The Observer." To bring the three parts of our land forces up to
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  • 237 7 Exciting Rescue With Spears And Guns Mt. Isa. ABLACKBOY, gripped by an 18ft. crocodile as he slept beside a tributary of the Mitchell River, was rescued aftei che reptile was chased by dozens of tribesmen with spears and three white men with guns. As day
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  • 29 7 Mr. Justice Pedlow has been appointed Judge, Negri Sembilan, and he and Mrs. Pedlow, who will be greatly missed in local musical circles, will leave for Scremban next week.
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  • 423 7 WELL-KNOWN FLEA TRAINER DEAD Made Fortune Out Of Tiny Insects New York. MR. William Heckler, owner of the famous Broadway flea circus, known tc many English and other tourists in New York, has died here at the age of 60. Born in Switzerland, he succumbed io a long illness at
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  • 110 7 CHILDREN CINEMAS Must Get Archbishop's Permission To Go Belgrade. An edict forbidding all schoolchildren, priests and nuns In his diocese to visr cinemas—without hi* express permission —has been issued by the Archbishop u* Sarajevo Dr Ivan ShariP-h Writing in the diocese journal, "Vrnhosna." the Archbishop explain:* In ord?r is issued
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  • 853 7 MR. BRUCE LOCKHART'S NEW THOUGHT-PROVOKING BOOK (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 2. is no longer primitive and Bruce Lockhart is no longer young. This is the inescapable conclusion one reaches after reading "Return to Malaya" (Putnams 10 6d.), one of the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 131 7 MEN IN MIDDLE LIFE No symptom can be more disturbing to the peace of mind than undue frequency and urgency. This distressing complaint is very common to men in middle life, and may well be due to enlargement and hardening of the Prostate Gland. The dangers of enlarged prostate are
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    • 270 7 YOUTH YIGOUII. VITALITY Hew towel ill It is no longer required to carry through a treatment for hours or weeks if you feel weak or prematurely old. German Doctor's latest discovery by th? name Man Power Piils give marvellous and immediate results in cases of exhaustion, etc. They work quickly
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    • 345 8 < m CONTINUED SUCCESS OF GRAND TWO FEATURE BILL! I j ALII AM Hit A to-night 6-15 wsl j Special Holiday Matinee To-day Jsf~ «i»AßU pjctußß 1 Suspense: 'HONOR OF j THE RANGE" i I with CECELIA PARKER IF A I WUM M LAS! MINUTE RESCUES! DARI j dim I
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    • 267 8 If CAP! TO L jj •J. HOLIDAY MATINEE TO-DAY 3.15 1 TWO POPULAR STARS TOGETHER! J_ j G_«_J BAXTER LOY t W \?>i^ r^AN HUNTER A X, W CLAIRE TREVOR j JEAN DIXON I Dorryl F. Zonock From the story by 1 t VA Ch o» ''orfachv> mom t RtchardShmrman
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    • 201 8 I BROUGHT BACK! (j I PAVILION To-night 6-15 9-15 j THE BIGGEST HIT IN MOTION PICTURE HISTORY t j GEORGE ARLISS' GREATEST TRIUMPH i.HEmLKEDIMFRAID* j ■■■Where his loved ones were stoned i I THE HOISI OF <; ROTHSCHILD V SOUS KAtIOM IOKITTA YOUNO mm *o*t*T_rj>Ut4o_±_JW »«Ua»»d thru U N ITtD^AtTISTS^,
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  • 96 9 CUIAP CHUAN, aged 65, of 11 Kee. No. 575 Beach Road, .\ay peacefully on Dec. 13. u nt? behind him his beloved ,;ii Messrs. Goh Kim Cheh, •I Hony Cheh. Meng Cheh, ,h. Huns Cheh, Thian Cheh, St Nam Cheh; 5 daughters, I ichnc Wee, Mrs. Low Cheng Misses
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  • 642 9 INDIAN PRINCES FEDERATION Hard Bargainers PUTTING OFF THE DECISION Delhi. rpHE Princes have loomed largest on the Indian scene of late. The investiture of the young Maharajah of Gwalior with ruling powers by the Viceroy was a brilliant function, and the week's pageantry, riviving the glamorous tradition of Mahratta chivalry,
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  • 86 9 More Candidates tor Parliament London. Th? British Union of Fascists have issued a second list of prospective Fascist parliamentary candidates for the next election. They are: Commander C. E. Hudson, R.N.R. (Chichester): Ralph Gladwyn Jebb (West Dorset); F. H. Lawton (North Hammersmith): E. F. Jorian Jenks (Horsham and
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  • 154 9 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, DEC. 14 Concert Party. Victoria Theatre. 9.15 pm. Terror, Football: Emden v. H.M.S. Terror, SCC Y.M.C.A. v. Police, Anson Road'; Raffles College match, "Colony" v. "F.M.S." R.C M.C.U. v Y.M.C.A. Juniors, M.C.U., s K »B" v. R.A. 11th .A. Battery. S.R.C., G
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 369 9 j iT £ST ADVERTISEMENTS -By European Manufacturyoung Malay to train for small department. Must Seventh Standard. Speak I be mechanically minded, oi Cycles useful. Malay only, alary $25. Apply Box No. a Tribune. Singapore. STED Car for Estate Use. or similar H.P. Preferred, able and reasonable. Inspect Box No. 516,
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    • 186 9 I IT'S THE CAPITOL'S i ATTRACTION I FOR X'MAS WEEK! I IHBIB I (tR < O m ,h V| CTO« VOC&F. i ca ~> h {i c n MODERiC*. i i fe< «»i C BlO*E, Ifllt J I FU»NtSS, GEORGES I METAXA. J I A Glorious Triumph to Conclude j.
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    • 336 9 OPENING TO-NIGHT YOUR HARI RAY A ATTRACTION. i HILAL-E-IDD R THE CRESCENT OF HARI RAYA THE ONE AND THE ONLY MOSLEM J PICTURE, WHICH IS PERTINEN T TO THIS FESTIVAL 1 i CRESCENT, Etc.. Etc. j t TO-NIGHT AT 6.15 9.15 I I Special Holiday Matinees MARLBOROUGH S To-morrow and
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  • 851 10 would like to see the Agricultural Depai■tm: nt of th's country develop the healthy h bt of rubbing its eyes and open ng them wide again to discover outstanding delects in our farm ng system. It is time the sopor.fie effect engendered by the inactivi y
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  • 128 10 More Money Circulating In United States Reuter Wireless. New York, Dec. 12. Money in circulation in America on Nov. 30 showed an increase of $115,000 000 compared with October and 'of 5620.000.000 over November, 1935 The -Ocal on Nov. 30 was $6,460,000 000 ieuter Wireless. Washington,
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  • 64 10 IJritish Ready To Reopen Discussion Reuter Wireless. London, Dct\ ijj. Thf Or!fi.ri* ftwrrnmrnt j* ready to •ropan Hi? whenever "rir'•nn]Btftrce«; wnrrnnt hope or a satihfne"ory result Thi* I* tb-» purport of thr -eply to n note from the United Stale* tresetfHng n afatemen 4 of the Britirti
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  • 40 10 Pact To Be Submitted For Ratification Reuter. Buenos Aires, Dec 13 The Fan American Peace Pact was signed by the nations represented at th conference and will be submitted to th* Parliaments of th? signatories ior ratification—Reuter.
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  • 133 10 NOTES COMMENTS Proclamation I QFFICIALS of the Colony and Malay States have had an exceedingly 1 busy time during the last few days. Arrangements for the reading of the proclamation of His Majesty the King had to be made at the shortest of notices, and it Is a credit to
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  • 170 10 1 rjuTEY heard the message with mingled feelings. There i s profound sorrow over what has occurred. As w e look back upon the past week, we realise .still more fully the crisis through which the Empire has passed. But with sorrow there is abundant loyalty to
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  • 234 10 JINGAPORE has the pleasure of wei coming this week the officers aiid men of the German cruiser Emden and is glad of the oppoitunity of testifying to the good relations which exist between the British and German j peoples. It might be mentioned that a deep I impression
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  • 225 10 {JLVERAL interesting articles on the prospects of a university belni established in Singapore are contained in the latest number of Raffles Coll"g? Magazine. The edito: refers to what he terms "a favourite and persistent method of attack," namely to "divio? the annual expenditure by the number o: students
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  • 393 10 By "Looker OrT I SCOTSMAN stood treat for the crowd in a pub so that the fellows wouldn't think him as close as storytellers make his countrymen out to be —and then found out that all the time they thought he was Irish. The recent discussion
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 241 10 jAN IDEAL X'MAS GIFTf S IMPERIAL MODEL No. 2A (AS ILLUSTRATED) I t j HEAVILY NICKEL PLATED WITH SPARE BLADE $14.50 j J IMPERIAL MODEL NO. 1. SILVER FINISH ,$13.5 C 1 j IMPERIAL MODEL NO. 2 NICKEL FINISH .«10.00 1 J Have you seen our X'mas Display? j ROBINSON
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    • 27 10 m/ii'LWAYsr I Hari Raya Puasa CHRift'TMAS j New Year I HOLIDAYS CHEAP RETURN TICKETS ALL CLASSES FROM ALL STATIONS. iOth December, 10,*1G—3rd January, 1937 ENQUIRE STATION MASTER
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  • 751 11 DENIED BY YOUNG MARSHAL ARMY MARCHING TO SUPPRESS THE REVOLT Reuter. DUMOURS that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, China's virtual dictator until his kidnapping on Saturday by Marshal ang Hsueh Liang, has been executed are denied by the .r. who has
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  • 1412 11 How Shensi Coup Was Carried Out Nanking, Dec. 13. MUTINOUS Chinese troops carried out a coup d'etat at Sianfu, the capital of the Shensi Province, in the morning. Fighting is reported, but the details are not known. Chiang Kai Shek left Siaiu'u yesterday evening for Chinghua Tze, a
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  • 40 11 Confined To House With Influenza Reuter. London, Dec. 14. JT is officially announced that Queen Elizabeth is suffering from a mild attack of influenza and will have to remain at her home in Piccadilly for a fewdays.—Reuter.
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  • 84 11 Ex-King Mrs. Simpson Whsn the Kins and Mrs Bimpson were on holiday. This esctasiw picture was taken at Dubrovnil; when King Edward and Mrs Walli Simpson were on holiday together on the yacht Nahlin. The Kinspent much time rcwing and bathi ig. The ex-King and Mrs. Wallis Simpson 'in bathing
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    • 63 11 jj ll CREAM tRAGKESS" ARE DELICIOUS! With cheese or as a "snack" their crisp wholesomeness makes them acceptable at all times. Try the new Air Tight Carton which keeps them as fresh as in tins, and is so very much cheaper. Wnl" r r SSW*** a "d South Malaya. JOSEPH
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    • 92 11 Save With JJ JVJ V, "Silent Circulator" Refrigeratio;:. H.M.V. saves its cost many times over—in refrigeration and food costs. The basis of H.M.V. economy is the dependable, efficient "Silent Circulator" cold-making mechanism. With but three slowly moving parls, the "Silent Circulator" has surplus power, is almost everlasting, operates on very
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  • 653 12 LABOURERS KEEP TO THEIR PROMISE ASSURANCE TO THOSE LEFT OUT Singapore, Monday. AFTER a fortnight of anxiety, not only to the Singapore Municipality but to the general public, the strike of Indian labour in Sinvrapore has ended and the labourer* have
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  • 48 12 Singapore, Monday. Late on Saturday night at Tessensohn Road, a Chinese was assaulted by four others and stabbed on the back by one of them. The wound which was deep, bled profusely, and the patient was removed by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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  • 257 12 An Open Mind READY TO LISTEN TO ALL SIDES (From Our Ovm Correspondent) Penang, Sunday. npHE Right Hon. Mr, V. S. Srinivasa Sastri and Mr. G. S. Bozman, who comprise the deputation sent by the Government of India to inquire into the conditions of Indian labourers in
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  • 219 12 Profit Of $379,343 For The Year rE annual meeting of the Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., will be held in Penang on Dec. 21. In the report for the year ended Aug. 31. the directors state:— The profit for the year amounted to $329,343.40 which includes
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  • 237 12 Functions Limited ONLY "EXTERNAL" RECOGNITION Reuter Wireless. Dublin, Dec. 12. pUNDAMENTAL changes in the constitution of the Irish Free State are made in the Bill which Mr. De Valera laid before the animated special session of the Dail this afternoon. The Saorstat had intimated to
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  • 226 12 Meeting Of Accession Council a REUTER message, dealing with the Accession Council at St. James' Palace stated that the King entered the Palace and walked slowly to the crimsongold throne to meet the assembled Councillors, with High Commissioners from the Dominions and India who met to "ppbllsh
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  • 334 12 "ALL RANKS" Will Keep In Close Touch London, Dec. 12. JJIS Majesty King George VI has issued a message to the Navy, the Army and the Air Services. In his message to the Navy, he recalls v/ith pride that as his dear father did before him,
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  • 82 12 Members of the S. R. C. are notified that a mah jong drive will be- held in the Club pavilion on Thursday, commencing at 6 p.m. There will be two complete rounds. Prizes will be given to the Lady and Gentleman scoring the highest points. Members and lady friends desirous
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  • 222 12 Mrs. Simpson's Circle ARCHBISHOP ON THE RADIO Reuter. London, Dec. 14. "J£DWARD Vltl received from God a high and sacred trust," declared the Archbishop of Canterbury in a broadcast address. "With characteristic fiankness he told us the motive for surrendering thai trust—it was a craving for
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  • 284 12 EX-KING'S TITLE Royal Speech On Accession Reuter. Tilt t«*%t of ;he no»* King's *>jKwh to Ihe ,4ccwfio« Count (n in a supplement to the Lvnflow Gw«HA The Kmc su>-: "I meet you 10-dav in ciri ittn stances which arc wiihout pjili.i in the history of
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  • 56 12 Address By Dr. Lin Boon Kc-ng The weekly meeting of the Singapore Rotary Cub is to be held to-morrow I Tuesday I instead of Wednesday, as Wednesday is a public holMjiv The speaker will be Dr. Lim Boon Keng. pasi president of the Amoy Rotary Club. His cubiect
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    • 48 12 Z.H.J. PENANG (Wavelength 49.3 metres) TO-DAY 7.00 p.m. Opening Record and Announcements for the week. 7.05 p.m. Light Orchestral Music. 7.55 p.m. News Bulletin. 8.00 p.m. Madam Butterfly Act 11, Part II (Puccini). 8.30 p.m. What's On In Penang. 8.35 p.m. Recorded Variety Programme 9.00 p.m. Close down.
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  • 199 13 locks well Guest Of Baron Rothschild Reuter. Vienna. Dec. 13. rr,ii liuni* of Windsor (formerly 1 Kmc tduard VIU> arrived at um. and drove off immediately ,itt Kothscliild s private car for Fj»« Hie iruit» drew inio she station i j
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  • 39 13 Guest Of Baron Rothschild Reuter. A Reuter correspondent aboard the Royal train says it is officially announced that the Duke of Windsor will stay at Enzesfeld. 15 miles trum Vienna as a guest of Baron Louis Rothschild.—Reuter.
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  • 222 13 Myrna Loy In "To Mary —With Love" AT THE CINEMAS r Mary—With Love." the Twentieth Century Fox picture at the Capitoi. is the tale of ten years and the change* they brought to a married couple The period is 1925 and 1935. and ingenious is the method by
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  • 281 13 GAS ATTACKS Minister's Statement At Geneva Reuter. Salamanca, Dec. 12. THE insurgent broadcast announces that a Government vessel carrying arms and provisions has been captured by the cruiser Canarias, 150 miles from the Balerrics. The vessel, which was bound for Barcelona, was ordered to proceed to Palma
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  • 272 13 German Naval Visitors Entertained rrtHE Dutch Club was a gay scene last 1 nigh; when the German community entertained the officers, cadets and men of the cruder Emden and many Singapore friends. The olficcrs and crew were entertained to a dinner, and then followed a
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  • 101 13 Moslem Request Approved By Government AT a meeting of the Mohammedan Advisory Board, Singapore, it was decided to approach the Government and the Municipality with the request that Moslem employees be granted leave until 11 a.m. on Hari Raya Puasa, which falls earlier than the date gazetted
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    • 44 13 tin Copies Developing j and 1 inches Printing .or Sl.OO SERVICE LILYWIITE STUDIO 7» North Bridge Road. Singapore. Have your photograph artistically taken at our studio We use exclusively MIMOSA plates and papers for best result j Rapid service for Developing and Printing. X
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    • 177 13 CHRISTMAS 1936 A Complete Range of GROCERIES PROVISIONS, WINES, SPIRITS TOBACCOS at Singapore's shopping centre "COLD STORAGE" All the proprietary brands of Whiskies, Gins, Wines, etc.. are stocked. Tinned soups, jams, fruits, vegetables, etc., from the best BRITISH and AMERICAN packing houses. Crystallized Fruits, X'mas Puddings, Almonds, Raisins. Nuts etc.
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  • 1329 14 THE EVILS •OF THE TIME LIMIT THERE is irony in the Australian situation. A little time ago the question was, 'Whom will G. O. Allen leave out of the big games with so many men to choose from?" Would
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  • 331 14 Bustling Rugger In The Mud (From Our Own Correspondent) T Johore Rahiu, Sunday. HE South Johore Rugby Football Club were at home to the Royal Arfllery yesterday and beat them on the Civil Service C!uh padang by nine point.* (one dropped goal and one goal) to
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  • 102 14 Calcutta Boxing: Win For Tarley Also Calcutta. Dec. 5. IN Martin's open-air boxing stadium 1 to-night. Gunboat Jack, the holder of the middle-weight championship of All-India, retained the title, beating Frank Malinao champion of Japan, on points, in a twelve-round contest. The fiffht was well-contested. Malinao
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  • 969 14 THRILLING RUGGER MATCH AT SEREMBAN (From Our Own Reporter) Sereinban, Saturday, A F f ER by foe to three at the interval. Netrrialacea were unlucky to lomg Singapore by six. points to five M heii rugger encounter on the Station jmclan# here hi»
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  • 188 14 JUNE 3 Not To Fight Louis During "Tuning-Up' Reuter. New York, Dei i::, JIMMY Braddock. the world h< u weight champion, will d«i>»nl t title against Max Sclfirn.-liiiM'. German champion, on June *5. at Lonjf Island Bowl. The New York Slate A'nki, Commission hah stipulated tin»» r. boxers
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  • 86 14 Singapore. Monday TWO new boxers. Joe Bautlsia an Johnny Mortell. arrived from M nJI« yesterday, to light for Mr. Bertie Bell. Bautfsta, a welterweight, is anxjoii. «w!w e w the be6{ ln IILS ln Malays whilst Mortell. u flyweight. is after Ui nest thai can oftered.
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  • 191 14 Queensland Country XI Do Well Reuter. Ipswich, Dec. 12 IN the match between the M.C.C. and 1 a Queensland Country Eleven the latter, batting first, knocked up' 300 runs. T. Allen made 118. The M.C.C. had made 31 without loss at the close of play. The
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  • 50 14 Singapore Coits Ist XI vs the Selangor Colts Ist XI on Tuesday at Inniskillings ground. Tanglin- A D'Sylva, A. Jansen, G. Scott, M Kohlcff, L. Reutens, E. Loveday. R Thov M. N. Hay, F. Moreira j' Loveday. Reserves: H. C. Humpries Dr Xavier, J. Reutens. Umpire: g' Tessenhon.
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  • 330 15 ;R N.S.W.? Decision Challenged In Australia N S W. Nov. 23. the Board ci' Control c oi the proposal ire cricket team to during the isoth ans challenged charge cf the ceie-p-uminßhair.» had given reasons why nracticable, w e might i ye with it. but merely ne
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  • 227 15 Record Season Expected Next Year UNUSUAL activity is reported this U' i n the yacht-building md. It fa many years such a large number of orders beer hand: some firms are short n; and everything points record season next year. 7 ill be driven especial b" c iaces
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  • 223 15 Penang Nearly Win At Hockey iFroin Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Saturday. IT is doubtful if worse conditions could have prevailed than those existing when Selangor and Penang took tnt he'd at the Huthings School ground io-day for their inter-State hockey encounter. Great things were expected of
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  • 98 15 Reuter. London, Dec. 12. IJOME rugger results to-day:— Cheshire 19 Northumberland 13 Cornwall 0 Gloucestershire It Devon Somerset Durham 26 Cumberland 0 Blackheath 13 Leicester Guv's Hospital 8 The Army 4 London Welsh 38 Aberavon 3 Old Merchant T. 11 Harlequins 10 Plymouth Albion 14 London Univ. 3
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  • 200 15 Championship Tournament Results Singapore. Monday. THE following ere the results of yesterday's ties In the S.C.R.C. Open Tennis Tournament. Singles Handicap K. I Tan. -3 beat I Abed 12 6—4, 4—6. 6—2: Dr. P T. Liem—l2 beat K. I. Tan, 6—l. 6—4: Teo Tian Keng—6 bat
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  • 244 15 Wins For Aston A. C. And Siong 800 Singapore, Sunday. THE Aston Athletic Club beat the Social Athletic Party by Aye goals t 0 thr-e in a fast soccer match played on thp Jalan Besar ground to-day. In the first half Kee Slang scored two goals for
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  • 140 15 Atlanta. Georgia. ARTHUR A Zimmerman, the world's champion, bicyclist, has died here aL 20 years he hadlived in Atlantic City. New Jersey, and was here with his wife on a visit. Mr Zimmerman was well known in England where he raced with consider- able success during the
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    • 164 15 -s* j ONE WEEK LOCAL LEAVER I Mlffirefl f«»r a trip <«> <h« fc fairy inland < BALI Wednesday: Singapore-Batavia Thursday: Batavia-Bali > i Friday. Saturday, Sanday: BALI Sunday evening: Bali-Sourabaya j Mondaiv: Sourabaya-Batavia J S Tuesda'v: Batavia-Singapore or S Tuesday: Sourabaya-Singapore, Total fare approximately 5360.— y Only Aeroplanes can
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  • 296 16 Ramona Wins Lipton Challenge Cup Singapore, Monday. T"S <^f nallonai ciaas oi K.S.Y.C. yachts ye&terday sailed the hna race of the series for the Li D ton Challenge Cup. 'me wind was ught from the North, with the tide ebh« n S Kathleen 111, skippered by
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  • 36 16 The Army qualified for the r, their programme on Saturday beaM,S Up ru^\ r nal b completing The Army are the onIy^&JESV3 ,hr 5; A Z and R by 18-0 1 the Southern section of «5
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  • 113 16 I Malacca Badminton Party Lose All Matches (From Our Own Correspondent) A m Malacca, Monday. T the M.V.C. Hall before a larggathering yesterday, the Sunnydale badminton Party of Kuala Lumpur de leated the Argonauts Badminton Party of Malacca by five matches to nil Results .(Malacca players
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  • 103 16 To-day, S.R.C. vs. R.A. II A .A. Battery, ?en H^°« ld ~f R Eber A M. Janv£ r H^ mphr T les R Donough, A. J. inJL Maddox J F Cockburn, C J D C?u Z BrUynS 001 A. SRC ed S? y i at SRC xr n
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  • 682 16 TITLE FIGHT J.H. Lewis A Worthy Champion A PLUCKY, but much too defensive Len ™7** went under, a well-beaten man, to the Negro champion. John Henry Lewis, on points in the fight for the world light-heavy-weight title, at Wembley, states a message in mail week Harvey
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  • 155 16 iTo the Edifor o! the Mnlv Jb v 5U 1 ;uri in 9 M<l Vl your lender of tfi Bth »n«uiit Your Mfitenee "if ihr. rutllpJy with r-hor demand ottn look forward to uum»h und diminished prospects r.f IG irrnt" ic a fact
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  • 190 16 fTu the Ectitor of the Malay: :ril r: Sir.—Milny of ihc outcast and i> owned dogj, in Singapore hove uiproved themselves to t* a i* Z. menace to the health of tin- luu, and their very existence tlircaicj spread disease. The greater percentage of ft P animals
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  • 54 16 Katcncr Side Overwhelm Indian Reserves The K.tnnn o Sin 8 a Pore. Monday. ealy P?* tion "rr«rr»«." lP c Indl an Associaterdav by n l np at ff B f lestler Plai Y<* led by 8% L nil Kato l; *He: k LeVmL interval The scorers «2».
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  • 379 17 450 Detectives To Be Trained (By Air Mail) London, Dec. 2. SENIOR officers of Scotland Yard will to-morrow begin an intensive gasdrill course. Before the end of the week 450 detectives will have been trained as "gas experts" Special Branch officers of Sco land Yard, under
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  • 385 17 Common Interests "AGE DOES NOT MATTER" MARY PICKFORD. the "world'* sweetheart" of silent tilm day-:, is, as already announced, to marry Charles ("Buddy") Rogers, film actor and dance land leader. She 5h 42; he is 31* But she not think that Will make any difference to
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  • 40 17 It is hoped to inaugurate on July 1, next year the great Canadian transcontinental air-mail. The ground organisation of this route, it is now estimated will have cost approximately £1.500,000 by the time the last intermediate landing-ground has been equipped.
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    • 87 17 Kill Kidney Trouble Quick Thousands of sufferers from Kidney trouble and Bladder weakness nave stopped Getting Up Nights. Leg Pains. Circles Under Eyes, Swollen Ankles, Nervousness, Stiffness, Rheumatlsrn, DBziness. Lumbago, Burning. Itching. Smarting. Acidity and Loss of Vigour by a Doctor's new discovery called Cystex (faissiex). Gently soothes, tones, cleans,
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    • 72 17 Guaranteed radio service work at reasonable prices. Guaranteed certificate given with each radio repair. Spot Radio Ltd., 58, Orchard Road. Monde Radio (distributors) Phone 3925 for a prompt response, '1 I I 1 I I 111 i_JHB A BRITISH RADIO of latest design. BimaWaW pie and reliable in inn operation.
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    • 163 17 {Latest in Quality RADIOS.\ 1937 n Over Models in stock EVERY MODEL A CHALLENGER j iSole Agents "H.M.V." American Radios j Ikee huat radio COMPANY,! 122/124 Orchard Road. t (j Phone: 4566, Singapore. «J. J f AT LAST!! j l THF LONG AWAITED WELLS-GARDNER RECEIVERS FEATURESI MAXIMUM QUALITY SEE i
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    • 1573 17 Malayan Listeners 9 Radio -rnnroTOl? Yvow (5) Soldiers (Besly). Prelude and! London. vr isH IrvEi Dance for Small Orchestra (Miriam 6.30 a.m. Talk: 'Scientists at Woik. BK* 1 AfMITQ Hyde). Ballet Music, Ascanio: (1) En- 6.50 a.m. 'Half-an-Hour in East pft( HiKAi** 1 0 tree dv maitre dcs jeu:; (2)
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  • 1114 18 PEACE-LOVING AND SKILLED WORKERS JJED fezzes and brown faces, the muiti-coloured silken robes and shawls of many of the women, lend a dash of gaiety and colour to thjostling crowd which awaits the liner nosing her way to Cape Town quay. As he lands,
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  • 289 18 Rays Which Bring Down Aeroplanes (By Air Mail) London, Dec. 2. H OP ffomtL th a c menaCe to civilisation 0f the Chemical bombs and gas WhT anes carryin S however far 1« ha i was wanted— tion of civihfe e d°c f ounfries 0r
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  • 566 18 Examination By Medical Board Hongkong. SEVERAL hundred people listened v intently for an hour and a half recently in the Club de Lusitano while Sim* J A Sh erry, formerly of 'the vfedical Bureau of Lourdes, told of casts 31 supernatural healing witnessed by himself, and
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  • 54 18 Coser Supervision Of Those Living Abroad Berlin. Closer supervision of the movements of German citizens living abroad is fcLSSf? 8 1 by the German Nationlfe; Investigation of marriages, contracted eoMeetion'o? JSSSSS? aM of th. f o r e'Kner who speaks slighting* S.'VS "SĔ 6 be of German or!|in
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  • 37 18 Mr, and Mrs. G.R. L'Estrange, fromerly of Negri Sembitan and Sumatra are Passengers on the P r 7 I" atra are In Pentng on l>c 17 T?, v win d cecdta* to Tela* Aiaso™ V WU1 cr
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  • 42 18 Mr. K. B. Eyre. Manager, Messrs Hamper Co an fE r T^ rs has left on a fortnight iC d i:,, Taipin SMr. 8. O Tvte a rilrlvL ho J lda y and firm is acting during hi s abs#nc» c ms
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  • 667 18 RISING PRICE Some Optimistic Forecasts 'From Our Own Correspondent, 'By Air Man, London, Dec RUBBER shares are again h. *g, in stock brokers c ?c U^a ,n, r creep back to the mid,• to given to them just c C d t ,lnan shorflived stampede the
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  • 99 18 Increase By Nearly One Million Washington. The population of the United States na s increased by nearly one million in vie past year, according to the Depart merit of Commerce here. qc« nnn J? ta over the year wLi «08,000 inhabitants; the total population W k ioo
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    • 250 18 YOUR CHILD LOOK TOO THIN? ,J?* m ther strives to console herS L WI l h l he thou^h t that her child, although thin, is "wiry oily 100 weil does she realise that an extra few pounds of weight would make j ouch a difference to the child's appearance
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    • 126 19 "HAZELINE* A (Trade Mark) I SMOW" Vr/YA\\ u\ For enduring Throughout the day's most f\ j t l arduous engagements ycu can Ns v%/«- < re 'y u P on "'Hazeline' f A' j vr-j Snow" to maintain the I I l\ j youthful bloom of your skin I and
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    • 2030 19 a M 9 mm WEDNESDAY V.U.C. CALCUTTA Hi»l.i*-in Listeners Itadio 1225 pm Call DJA )JB (German TO DAy English). German Folk Seng. (Continued from page 17) 12 .30 p.m. Musical Variety. 11.46 a.r\ Time signal. "Beaten 1.20 p.m. News in German. at the r st., A Musical Burlesque. rt mi
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  • 2282 2  -  A Story Of A Wrong And How It Was Righted By Lydia A. Brown rvVERNIGH I there hadllg» a seveie 0 frost, and the froze"i lake i d e ro«n<fc ol Mo i lon Qnn P n l m f All nature Bta silver to
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  • 171 2 His Lessons For The Church (By Air Mail' Sydney, Nov. 23. IF Christ were in Sydney, he would be on the Hill at cricket matches, driving home to the crowd the lessons of the game, according to the Moderator cf the Sydney Presbytery 'the Rev.
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  • 83 2 Mother Of Twenty-Nine Children 'By Air Ma:, Bendigo I Victoria. Nov 24 MRS Annie Brown, of Pemberto. Western Australia, is the proud mother of a family of 21 children including twins. She has had 29 children but eight had died The 21 living are robust and healthy
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  • 4295 3  -  By Francis Marowe P Tdin?fo traV r from their^ind 0 wlth train was held un at 1 nor th-bound yond York- i pat a station just beside was a bed at the neaiest hotel" and resumption of the journe? by an early morning train. Among the passengers who
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  • 163 4 Why is a horse a very amiable untitled —Because it can stand a lot of chafT. i Why does a puss purr?— For an obvious pur-puss. A A What is the difference between and a rickety chair o —The cow give milk and the chair gives way whi What is
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  • 1180 6 IT was Christmas Eve! A melodious peal of bells rang out from the old church tower, whilst overhead the stars shone brilliantly over a snow-clad landscape. At the head of the village street the Manor House was ablaze with lights, for within i"cs walls
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  • 237 6 Keen Interest Among The Students Amhertsburg, Ontario. DOYS and girls at the high school v here are being given lessons in how to avoid accidents when driving a car. There are 49 in the class, the youngest aged 14, and 30 per cent, of them drive
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  • 37 6 What fruit resembles two?—A pear. What insect lives on nothing?—A moth, because it eats holes. What trees do we find indoors?—Boottrees and ashes. A Where do all boys go to on their tenth birthday?—lnto their eleventh year.
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  • 180 6 Seeks Refuge In Police Garage •f** Berlin. A motorist from Aix la Chapelle, who has just learned to drive, narrowly missed knocking down a motorcyclist near a village in the Eifel Mountains. Preparing to apologize, he discovered to his horror that the cyclist was a country policeman. Quickly
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  • 36 6 The third annual free treat for childr!n*i3n^ atong distric t will take place at ths Ritz Theatre on Wednesday, Dec 23. Tickets for fre e admission may b* obtained at 7, Brooke Road.
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  • 64 6 When is a top like cream?—When It is whipped. A When is a window like an easy riddle? When you can see through it. A What pie has wings?—A magpie. A A Why is a bird on a fence like a penny? A A A What is the difference between
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  • 222 6 But Divorce "Business" In Brisk Too Reno. Nevada. jIfiARRIAGE is flourishing in Rem divorce capital of the world. A total of 5,588 marriage licences were issued in the first nine months this year, compared with 4.444 is during the some period of 1935. Most of the
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  • 79 6 Why can a blind girl always untitled father?— Because a father is alws a-pparent. What do they do with peaches In California?— They eat what they can, and can what they can't. A A A A Why is a sovereign you earn like s guinea?— Because it is one pound
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    • 583 7 GUT OF DISTINCTION Parker's amazing Vacumatic-the ever welcome gift because this rare and exclusive beauty charms and delights all who receive it. The revolutionary pen that holds 102% more ink and shows when to refill! HOOSING a g.ft that w.ll really women who want the finest things in What other
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  • 996 8  - After Dinner Is The Time for MIRTH MYSTERY by Prof. Nikaldi Well, friends, here I am again, with my bag of tricks. No, I haven t brought the rabbit this time, only a little bag for a moment or two I am going lio to nuzzle you with a few
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  • 236 8 To Marry Hon. Lavinia Mary Strutt ißy Air MaiU London. Nov. 29. rrtHE Duke of Norfolk, who. as Earl YfLSSi ol England, will be "general manager" of the Coronation is to the Hon Lavinia Mary Strutt. 20-year I old only daughter of Lord Belper and i
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  • 501 8 Questions On Spain MR. EDEN'S REPLIES IN COMMONS cßy Ail Mail) London, Nov. 29 VITHEN Mr. LtL n statement in th( House ot I dmmm yesterday on the a British ships calling at Spanish ports he was a*ked by Mr. V wood (Soc. what was
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  • 16 8 Which is casler to spell untitled dcc.tll< u «e'5>. Y7ben i-; a bos"' U n.rneo ll.
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    • 199 8 l|Lj I Flowers For Christmas. In Singapore the name "Daisy" is so closely associated fjfe lower w th fine floral arrang ements that our shop has become SHOP I centre ()f nterest t0 thMSe xvho are seeking the most is orchard rd I ofo flnwpr<4 for all occasions. This I
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  • 1146 9 The Choice Of Your Guests By MRS. BEATRICE BERLEY. v want to give a party! And ally want it to be a great sueWTell then, let me see if I can r am going to presume that is not a
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  • 243 9 What business never progresses o —The stationery business. A A Why is a horse a very amiable anima. o —Because it can stand a lot of chaff. <■ oo o» oo Why is a newsboy never coin?— Because selling papers maintains the circulation. A oo
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  • 776 9 A Scottish minister Jordan by n im° haa a son at Edinburgh University studying medicine. As the minister rad a big family, he and his wife had rad to struggle hard to keep the boy icr four years at college, and it was a source
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  • 1045 11  -  By Prunella Gay If Brenda May had not painted her nails red this story might never have been written. But she did paint them red. and all because Mrs. Gorrinjjer who employed her in daily work, gave hei some nail polish to which she herself had
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  • 1268 11 To Tell When Your Children Are Tired Oft' IM;iviiii» By CONSTANCE EGAN Nary was just a little ordinary every- Cay canary. But he had belonged to Bobbie for five whole years; had been 1 Eobbie's one and only pet ever since he was a tiny until this
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    • 101 11 s>" fa^&Jfit Chromium from 5 to 30 TRAVELLING CLOC KS CHIMING CLOCKS CHROMIC.M TABLE CLOCKS M I ]f "to 1 clay alarm, from 12.- Bwfe SET T lt I I Geld 21 to 160 2 Cay alarms 24.- 26" to 31" from 18- 8 day Swiss IdL— I—~l Stainless steel
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  • 4092 12 By L. G, Redmond Howard and Alva Delbert Evans j IIE was a tfrave little nipper whom the ambulance had brought into hospital on Christmas Eve—knocked down in the Market just as he had been about to sell his ist packet
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    • 35 12 I Yv THE \V MARINE i* Motor \k Vehicles \ASSURANCE^ Workmen's LTD. Compensation CHINA BUILDING CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE *J VV« HARRIES* Telegrams: CENTENARY Managing Director Phone sgog AGENTS THROUGHOUT MALAYA i LOWEST RATES LIBERAL SETTLEMENTS
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    • 70 13 0 I i_ M I ()V \I TIM will not only help you to enjoy a Happy Christmas but will keep you in robust health throughout the coming year Ovaltine is scientifically prepared from the highest qualities of malt extract, fresh creamy milk and new laid eggs. Nourishing and sustaining,
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  • 3812 14  -  By K. F. Brodrick EAGERLY, Peter rose from his chair in the farm sitting-room and looked out of the window. In the room a log-fire burning brightly, soft rugs and easy chairs were offering a man warmth and comfort. Outside it was snowing. "I
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    • 47 14 \Ye extent! Uw I world-wide eostoniers S iiiitl users oi' our worldj tamei! "Tigc I-** I ratio IHHj j >iark medicinal proflurt* WB a llappr Hfcrry Christmas 111 j am! a Prosperous Mew JjK^ Year. s I j s I ENG AUN TONG THE TIGER MEDICAL HALE
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  • 3141 15  -  By Adrian Astor 808 PARDOE was well aware that a head, even on the best pair of shoulders, could at times play a decidedly shabby tnck. but he couldn't think of any trick shabbier than that his head should start aching just before Christmas.
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    • 32 15 Greetings t t for i I a Merry Christmas A t ana <> v O Prosperous New Year 1 BANK OF CHINAI (Incorporated in China by Special Charter) H 12. Cecil Street, Singapore.
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  • 126 16 Why is a baker a silly fellow?—Because he sells what he kneads. A A Why are pianos noble things?— Because if they are not grand, at least they are upright. When is a hat not a hat?— When it becomes you. Little Maggie was explaining to her five-year-old brother how
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  • 437 16 COOLCOACHES A Demonstration At Smethwick (By Air Mail t (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Nov. 25. k DEMONSTRATION, under arti- flcially created tropical conditions, of the air-conditioning of railway coaches was given this week by the engineering «inn of J. Stone and Co. at Smethwick. Inside
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  • 24 16 What was the first banking transaction? —When Pharaoh received a cheque on the bank of the Red Sea, which had been crossed by Moses.
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  • 244 16 "Floating Hotels" On The Thames? (By Air Mail) London, Nov. 29. TWENTY-ONE shipping companies have applied to the Port of London Authority for permission to anchor waseu in tne Thames for use as "floating hotels" during the Coronation. Some of these ships will bring visitors from overseas; others
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  • 822 16 "A Soldiers' Battle' "TIME THE TRUTH CAME OUT" (By Air Mail) London, Nov. 2l'. (From Our Own Correspondent j TENERAL Gough, speaking :it a supper and concert of "old cutnI radeb" of the Fifth Army at Wellington Rarrack.s last night, deieudfd the Fifth Army against
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    • 254 16 <• j OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING j j CORPORATION LIMITED. I (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) j S Successors to S L The Chinese Commercial Bank Ltd., J The Ho Hong Bank Limited and 5 The Oversea-Chinese Bank Limited. 1 AUTHORISED CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 H ISSUED PAID UP $10,000,000.0^ I Head Office, China
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous

  • 1244 17 By Hector Stannard IF there be one feature of the oldfashioned Christmas which remains fixed, firm, permanent, and immovable, it is the Christmas ghost. One may try to believe, as Ebenezer Scrooge did in regard to the ghost
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  • 54 17 What county in Ireland reminds you of a candle nearly burnt out?—Wicklow. Where does a snowdrop grow best?— On its stafk. A Who was the first man tc travel around the world?— The man in the moon. A Why is E cleverer than a mouse? —Because It can run away
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  • 211 17 THE world would probably not be any the worse If a iew of its popular institutions were suppressed by governments. Ibis observation cannot have application to Christmas. Yuletide is a festival which, from the birth of the Christian era, has exercised a tremendous appeal to all
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  • 125 17 THE principal dish on an Austrian table on Christmas Day contains consecrated eggs, which husband and father distributes. After eating .eyes at* ckred and heads are bowed to the table in the belief that Jacob's ladder is riescendine; from beaven to earth, ana that angels are descending to bless
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  • 97 17 AS in England, 'turkey—stuffed with chestnuts or truffle.—and plum pud- I ding (the French style it "plomb pcucing are prominent items In Yuietide fare. On Christmas Eve parent J from bed for hours fashioning, for the r children on the morrow, a lhtle cat;.e >\ shed containing a manger,
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  • 151 17 CHRISTMAS might also setm to have been "invented" specially for English children in India. Much, eery much, attention do they receive, and much is showered up"on them. Ihe revolve around the juveniles. From the bazaars native servants obtsm weird ana highly-coloured toys for "little missie or "young master," who
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  • 195 17 IN Italy Christmas is the Festival of tne 1 Mother and Child. Although customs vary different parts of the country fairs a-e general. About a week before Chrfstmastide stalls laden with toys and trinkets are erected in the old squares and narrow streets. In Rome are sold small coloured
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  • 218 18 A TRADITIONAL festival in Mexic extending to nine days, is styled the "Posada" (inn). After the introductory church services, children form in line in their homes and, as they sing can they visit all parts of the house The children regard themselves as representatives of the Holy Pamilv. en
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  • 3705 18  -  By Guy Fletcher IT was Christmas Eve. The night was pitch black, and a south-wester roared ever the countryside. In an old farmhouse, a mile from a public toad., five from a village, three people sat round a fire. The low, latticed window
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  • 99 20 CECELIA PARKER, popular young Metru-Goldwyn-Mayer featured player, discovers that Santa Claus has been more than kind. Claire Trevor, of Fox film fame, gives us an idea of how the modern Santa Claus will pay his nocturnal visits this year. ALL TUCKED IN AND WAITING
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    • 178 21 CADBURYS ATTRACTIVE OFFER COMPLETE jOSi WEDGWOOD SET %5 f AND SPECIAL SPOONS v friiP"^ fl WHAt squ*mvi.a g B rfr > jew labels or hhmi II AND DOCS. fl I JTjZ id _J% No. I. One Beaker and saucer 2 Mb. equivalent ■Bfe. Bflfe ■■k I I j fl No.
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  • 453 22 How would you speak of a tailor If you could not think of his name?— Mr. So-and-So (sew and sew). A A A A Why is a street door like a beerbarrel?—Because it is often tapped. A Why is a milkman like a mill
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  • 755 22 ARIENTAL bric-a-brac has always rail ther frightened people, especially people who live in Malaya, where they have not been seeing the best of Oriental art, for what used to come down to Singapore from China has always been rather bizarre and gaudy, and usually
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  • 277 22 Tragedy Of Australian Wilds (By Air Mail) Darwin, Nov. 24. JACK MacKay, wanted by the Crown as J a witness in a cattle charge, was found dying of starvation in the Roper River district by a black-tracker after a 200-mile trip to his hut. The
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    • 93 22 fARCADE RESTAURANT i EUROPEAN FOOD of QUALITY Fully Licensed Separate Bar j I FOOD PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION j j OF JOHN, SINGAPORE'S LEADING CHEF j CELEBRATE XMAS AND THE NEW YEAR HERE! i j ,5. Mil I I I llllMMM—jjjjjjjjjy I MAKE THIS A X'MAS TO BE REMEMBERED BY
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  • 2871 23  -  By Daisy M. Edginton GREGORY, gloomy-eyed and still waited for Mary by a wood of Christmas whiteness. Five minutes, ten minutes; then he saw her coming to him through the alley, and into his eyes flashed the look of all true lovers in all the world
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