Malaya Tribune, 26 February 1938

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  • 39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: < Largest Sales iol. XXVII. -No. 48. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1938 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Saturday. Feb. 26, 1938. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1938 FIVE JpgNT^T
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 396 1 THE NEWS W ITH YOUR BREAKFAST Try The MOHM.X. TRIBUNE V A rich and mellow wine with a delicious Ibvoor for -ill occasions. No hetter value f' obtainable anywhere. n /I valuable a.s a <«.nic. BQUE AGENTS: *'W fcf GuTnpjE c €fo I (INC. IN S.S.) 1 .V.P.S. SRA I
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    • 77 1 J H| **101 USES FOIt VINEGAR /r This is the title of a booklet, crammed full of useful information about vinegsr of interest to every modern household. It can be had for the asking. Wtttt In to Sime Darby Co., Ltd., giving your address and they will post one to
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    • 8 1 Head The SUNDAY j TRIBUTE Dominant In Malaya
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  • 97 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTES "MAGIC EYE" Reuter. Safety For Ships At Sea London, Feb. 24. THE "magic eye", by which a ship's pilot is enabled to see through fog for a distance of 30 miles is the latest invention of the Baird television pioneer who before leaving London aboard the liner
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  • 728 2 Singapore, Friday. The following passengers are travelling by the P. and O. liner Carthage which left Singapore for Europe today:— Mrs O Shelton Agar, Mr. and Mrs. X W Andrew, AB. R. C. Allen, A B H T B Austin, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Anslow, Miss
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  • 124 2 The following passengers disembarked at Singapore from the P. and O. liner which arrived here from China and Japan on Wednesday:— Mr. C. D. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wilson, Mr. Fu Shang-huin, Mr. R. D. Allen, Mrs. V. Duthie, Miss E. Hanbury, Ft. M. P. Mendes,
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  • 54 2 Cortland, New York. Water lilies have been found in full bloom in a pond here which was covered with ice 15 inches thick. Mr. Elmer Barber and his two sons were breaking the ice when they discovered the lilies. The seeds were sown in the pond in their
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 402 2 4TEAMEK SAILINGS. P&Oanrf BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England). I* O. S. N. CO.'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. S pore. 1938. N ALDERA 16,000 In port RANPURA 17,000 Mar. 11 BHUTAN MOO Mar. 12 BEHAR 6,000 Mar. 21 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Mar. 25 CORFU 15.000 Apr. 3 SOUDAN 6,500 Apr. 8 CHITRAL
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    • 643 2 M. B. K. j 1 KOKUSAI LINE 1 (KOKUSAI RISEN KAISHA) S 1 (Incorporated in Japan). S For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama), j S Due. Due. Sailing Penang Spore Spore via. Ne* Yor i m s KOMAKI MARU Mar. 15) Mar. 22 Mar. 25 May t> J
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    • 453 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have udioining private bath Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. lIAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From M S Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'ng JUTLANDIA 8-3 8-3 9-3 10-3 MEONIA 29-3 29-3 30-3 31-3 ALSIA 19-4 19-4 20-4 21-4
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    • 315 2 STEAMER SAILIX I IlloVdl I Some advanl N.D.L Exok. I SPEED: I CABtt I more com! I SOCIAL R I all on main pi I deck with larg DECK SP extra large spori I plenty other I FOOD: I The variety and that everybody will be 1 ENJOY YOUR VOi
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  • 857 3 50 Years On The Stage TRIBUTE TO A GREAT ACTRESS QNE of tht* most admired and heloved of our actresses, Mis? Irenjs Vanbrugn, celebrates the jubilee of her first stage appearance during the present year. There will obviously be a series of celebrations, dinners of theatrical clubs,
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  • 269 3 Turkey Their Favourite "Meat" New York City. A SURVEY conducted among 22.0)') children by th: Boys' Athletic Club here throws interesting light on what young people in 1938 like and dislike The children were nged between si< and IG. The survey shows that; Spinach is quite
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 476 3 Classified Advertisements PUBLIC NOTICrS ingapore Municipality TENDERS. no* invited for th* iterials or service. For Municipal Tender Room 250 •Q of steel sheet in lengths, o "about 32 lbs. 12 noon, March 22, 1933 one Singls Lift Su r for Gasworks. r .'d; posit $50). 4 p.m.. 9th May, 1938
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    • 429 3 POSITIONS VACANT I OT ANTED—Up-country Agents for saleable commodities. Apply Box No 77 C;o Malaya Tribu re, Singapore. WANT] D Expert typewriter mechanic. Qcod opening for first class man Apply Ronco Ltd., Singapore. WANTED- Lady to teach two little girls at home. Apply No. 3, Lorong 102. Changi Road. RANTED:
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    • 432 3 WE STOCK SELL MORE WATCHES than any other Firm in Malaya and Far East. We can always sell lower. Good values are obtainable :n all lines of watches we stock. ENQUIRIES invited from all markets. I j PHONE 3785 Write or Call at E. NASSIM SONS, 381, North Bridge Road,
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    • 341 3 glares, uVu ci tne newest and best in Ophthalmic service. Especially Loldt in screw rimless mounting?} v£nm wSrio? strength, security and economy f If you nave not yet tried NAN SIN service, make it your first New Year's ooinSt U> make a convenientappoimment or better still, make a f ,X
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    • 192 3 FU L v r E YEWFAR OFFERS YOU HANDSOME APPEARANCE j| EYE jr. w COMFORT, JfP J WIDE VISION HIGH i TEMPLES '-*i CONSULT NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO.. 71, H gh Street, Singapore. I L I ii i v i%riii M i J For a limited time only we are
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  • 958 4 Reduction Durinir 1937 FALL EQUALS FOUR YEARS' TOTAL CardifF. ALTHOUGH the index of unemployment in Wales remained appreciably higher than that of any other administrative division, and was twice as high as the index for Great Britain as a whole, the percentage fall in unemployment in
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  • 434 4 LONDON COMMODITIES London. Feb. 25. RUBBER Previous To-day Change RUBBER Steady Quietly Steady Sellers 7 5 16 jo F Forward (March) Buyers J 316 I ml Sellers 7 5 16 7 5 w +u6 2nd Forward (Apr.l June) Buyers 3g Sellers 7 38 i 3rd Forward (JulylSept.)
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  • 188 4 Singapore, Feb. 25. R. <Siam> W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $15R. 'Siani» W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $152 R. (Siami W Coast No. 3 per Koyan S1 ir. Siam Ricx "LowhwAy" No. 1 $200 Sinn Rice "Lowhway" No. 2 $18 r > Siam Rice "Lowhway" No. 3
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  • 93 4 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Friday noon Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases tF.0.8. Feb.) 24 24 4 Good F.A.Q. in bales (FOB. Feb.) 23 23»4 No. I.X.R.S.S. iSpot-loose) (awardable Spore; 23 5 s 23 3 i do. Mar. 24 24 do. Apr., 1
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  • 110 4 London, Feb. 25. Paris 153 25 32 New York 5.02 Montreal 5.02 Brussels 29 55 7 8 Geneva 21.59 1 4 Amsterdam 8.96 5 e Milan 95% Eerlln 12.40V 4 Prague 142 13 16 Belgrade 216 Copenhagen 22.40 Stockholm 19.41 Oslo 19.90 Madrid nominal Vienna 26U Lisbon 110
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 522 4 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. 'Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) CAPITAL: Authorised $40,000,000.00. Issued and Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HFMJ OFFICE CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Managing Director 3172 Secretary 4944 General Meager 3513 Accountant 3026 Telegraphic Address: "OVERSEA" LONDON BANKERS: NEW YORK BANKERS: Midland Bank. Ltd., J Irving Trust Co.,
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    • 216 4 ANNOUNCING Follow-on Trufood W The march of science brings many blessings. Until now, weaning Baby from the bottle to more advanced food has beer a most difficult peiiod, full of guess work and uncertainty, resulting all too often in a falling-back of Baby's condition. Now, accuracy takes the place of
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  • 823 5 Quotations By Fraser And Co. Singapore. Feb. 24. "5 p.m. MINING Fraser Co. Buyers. Sellers. Ampat Tin O 4|9 Ai un Kumbang 28|- 301--\ustral Malay 50|- 52|6cdnom Aver Hitam 22« 23 6 Aver Weng 0.62 Vz 0.70 rin Tin 111- 22!--gatu Seiangor 1.50 1.55 Burma Malay
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  • 146 5 GirTs Charms Cause Three Deaths Sofia. The fatal attraction of a girl for a young man has been responsible for three deaths at Tohirpan, Southern Bulgaria. Totu Dimitroff. a 17-year-old youth, fell desperately in love with a girl a year his iunior. As she refused his advances, Dimitroff
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  • 75 5 Seville's Gift To Teruel Fighters Sarar;ossa. The city of Seville has sent the insurgent soldiers on the Teruel front ai. en in e train laden with food and drink as a present. The train is composed of 17 trucks and contains: I 25,000 litres of wine, I
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  • 152 5 ERASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Total for Books Close financial Company Dividend Date Ex Div. year Payable Date to date Singapore, Feb. 24. 5 p.m. TIN: To Austral Malay 9d. Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 5 5% 3d. Bonus. Rantau Ord 4% Int Mar. 11 Mar 21 Mar 12
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  • 240 5 8% Maynard Co., Ltd., $30,000 int. Apr. 30, Oct. 31 95 105 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL: IWI red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31, Sept. 30 102 104 norn 11 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int War. 31, Sept. 30 ~.108 110 norn *H 1909 red. 1055 $1,000,000 Int. Mar.
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  • 373 5  -  Government Forms New Body (By Air Mail. London, Feb. 8. ESTABLISHMENT of a Committee which will be charged with co-ordinatLcg all aspects of British national publicity abroad has been announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons. The chairman will be Sir
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  • 171 5 Interest In Broadcast Course In Palestine Jerusalem. English lessons broadcast from Jerusalem ore proving popular. Some 400 applications have been received for outlines of coming lessons from widely-different persons and places, in answer to an invitation sent out by the station. One application was from an American mechanic
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  • 753 5 Local Firms Review The Week DEPORTS of Singapore firm I on market r- *mditiooa during the week ende-n Feb. 25 are as follows: LEWIS PEAT (SINGAPORE) The draft of the new rubber regulation agreement carrying control on for a further period of five years has been published
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  • 318 5  -  Experiments In London Theatre (By Air Mail London, Feb. 12. TELEVISION in colour as an adjunct to cinema entertainment seems to bt much nearer. On Friday night Mr. John Logic Baird decided that ihe time was ripe to announce the remit cf many month.; of experimenting at
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  • 22 5 Mr. F.J. Smith, warder grade III. S.S. Prisons, has been .seconded for .service under the government of Johore. with claim to pension.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 57 5 SAFE DEPOSIT A specially constructed strong-room, protectea by a heavy entrance door, contains a large number of private safes each fitted with a deed box. These are obtainable at a rental of $5— p.a. upwards according to the size of the safe required. further particulars from P o BANK. UNION
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    • 140 5 S, R LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investmen* Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities, Daily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service, Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF N V NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG
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    • 143 5 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China by Special Charter). 12, Cecil Street, Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office 6441 Asst. Manager's Office 6442 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office 5188 9 Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO." Paid Up Capital Ch. 40.000.000.00 Reserve Funds in excess Ch. 4.800.000.00 Total Assets approximately Ch 51.800.900,000.00 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.
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  • 96 6 v M.edan, Ju.sk-.. and tLondonl: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. to-day. Javu and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. to-morrow. Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly: Qantas, "Sydney) closing 10 p.m. to-morrow. Fenang, Siam, Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine. Egypt, E. and S. Africa. Great Ireland. Europe and
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  • 183 6 Mails expected irom Penang and Kuala Lumpur by Air (Internal Service) to-day. Deliveries of boxholders' letters only 7.30 o.m. to-day and general delivery oi letters 8.25 a.m. en Monday. Mails expected from Netherlands Ind.es by Air (X.L.M.) to-day. Deliveries of boxholders* letters only 530 p.m. today and general
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  • 17 6 The Air Mail '.Netherlands) despatched from Singapore on Feb. 20 was delivered in London yesterday.
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  • 90 6 Women Attend While Men Are At Work Istanbul. Seme 150,000 people (almost a quarter of the population of the city) have attended the compulsory air raid precautions courses in Istanbul. Over 40 per cent, or those attending were women cr gals. The Government decree making the course?
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  • 96 6 Harbin. Manchukuo. A family here «M shocked to receive r letter stating that the eldest sun. a vcuth of 20. had been kidnapped and demanding 700 Mancnukuo dollars <aboj: J.4o' as ransom. Afraid to intorm the police in case the kidnappers avenged ihemselves by harming their captive, the
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  • 87 6 £1,800,003 —BY MISTAKE Bridgeville, Delaware. A cheque for 9.000.015 cicllrrs £1.800.003) has bee.i sent to Mr. W. B. Irultt, a local resident, by mistake. Mr. Truitt sent some holly to a firr.: in New York, enclosing with it a bill for 15 dollars i£3>. He has now received a checruc
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  • 66 6 Cologne. A novel wav of finding a sweetheart was evolved by a eirl employed in a cigarette factory at Bunde. Wesphilia. In a number of packets she inserted slios of paper bearing her name and address. It was not long before yhe rereived a letter from a young
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  • 118 6 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, FEB. 26 Races: Singapore Turf Club Spring Meeting, 3rd and last day. Hockey Colony v. F.M.S., Kuala Lumpur: Clerical Union v. St. Joseph's Church Brigade, C.U. Cricket: LA. v. M F.A., 1.A.; S.J.L I v. Wearne Bros. S.C., 5.J.1.; CSC. v. ACS.,
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  • 166 6 ALHAMBRA. —Mischa Aver in Merry Go-Round Of 1938" 3.15. 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL.- Barry K. Barnes in "Tie Return Of The Scarlet Pimpernel" 3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION—Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjcu in "Stage Door" 3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH.— Revenge" 'Hindustani) 6.15 and 9.15 p.m.
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  • 122 6 Hand-Written W T ith One Pen Bombay. A. rare lGth century book dealing with the history of the Moghul Empire may shortly be brcught to England for oook. which is called "Shah Nama". was written in Persian entirely l»v hand, bv Abdul Fazal. chief writer at the
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  • 33 6 Capt, W.F. Fletcher, at present attached to Headquarters Win? will succeed Cant S Mortimer. Officer Commanding, "E" Eurasian Comnanv Penan° nnd Province Welle<:lev Volun teer Corp;, who will be go ng on leave
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  • 105 6 Singapore. Feb M Ships alongside the Wharves or pectc-o to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1» Hague Maru 22; Sandviken Hons Kheng 20. Sheers Wharf (Entrance Gate 1» Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 2> Naldera 18; Kis'na 16; Klias 12; Ifalini 9; President Doumer 7. Empire Dock (Entrance
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  • 129 6 Titan. British. 5,737 ton.,, trom Hti'&c date Feb. 25. to P. Bwettenhmi I Vat Shins. British, 1.424 U irom Hongkong Feb. 25. to Penan; ilate departure uncertain Tomohcn, Dutch. f.S.t tons Sinßkawang Feb. 25, to Smgkaw.n M Merkus. Dutch. 596 ton... from H« Feb. 25. to S. Fandjang
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 261 6 MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL A TO-NIGHT I j Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 pm. SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL j J (formall Balloons. Also SPECIAI CABARET PROGRAMME BY j Bil faO JACQUELINE j I RE-ENGAGEMENT OWING TO PREVIOUS POPULARITY SUCCESS. S I EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. j Dinner $3 00. BOOK YOUR
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    • 25 6 NOTICE The mail for Dungun hitherto despatched by steamer is discontinued and will be despatched by Rail in future. DOt9 ME I J THANKS /^s^^^
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 106 6 J POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Djambi 'fcLToba FeD 26 3 pm. Sarawak (generally) Bintulu Miri oc n Sarikei and Sibu Darvel J J-Jj P™ Borneo (North*, Brunei and Labuan Darvel J y JJ'JJJ laboean Bilik Jarak "21 „m Muntck and Palembang Senang
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    • 266 6 CLUB DIARY [There are numerous Clubs in Singepore members of which are renders f the "Malaya Tribune:' This Diary provided specially for them. Set taries are invited to co-operate tn keep, ing it up-to-date and complete. Happening* of general interest will still be included in the "Diary of Evert.." Th
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 561 7 CHURCH SERVICES Details For The Week-End s t ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL riav. 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. >0 a m Matins. Choral Eucharist, m. Sunday School. ~v Evensong and Sermon. The Rev. D. E. J. Hodge. Weekdays: :r.union on Wednesday (Ash Ineaday) at 7 and 8 ajn. on Monday and Friday at
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    • 359 7 Thursday, 5.30 p.m. The Friendly Band Meeting. CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH (235, Telok Ayer Street) Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday School Classes 11 a.m. Service in Hokien. Speaker: Rev. Hong Han Keng. 3.30 pjn. Service in Mandarin. Speaker: Mr. John Huang. Monday, 7.30 p.m. Discussion Clars. Tuesday. 7.30 p.m. Epworth League Service.
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    • 307 7 4.30 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes. 6 p.m. English Service. Speaker: Mr. C. Teskey. Tuesday, 5.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. (Malay Service). Prayer and Ministry Meeting. Speaker: Mr. Ong Tiang Tye. Friday, 5.30 p.m. Bible Address in English. Speaker: Mr. L. J. Donaldson. "BETHESDA" (KATONG) (Junction of
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    • 351 7 Saturday (to-day). Sabbath School. 3.40 p.m. Divine Service. 5 p.m. Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Chinese Services Pastor: Phang Yin Hec. Church Elder: C. ML Lee. Saturday (to-day) Sabbath School, 10 ajn Divine Service, n a.m. Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Seminary Church (401, Upper Serangoon Road) Pastor: F. L.
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    • 376 7 How much younger would v you look and feel if your skin was clear and entirely free from blemish mmm\ Pimples, spots, blackheads, Jf* enlarged pore>, burning irri- -7 tations and ugly complexion &w defects are woman's most com- rid the skin of pimples, outmon ageing enemies. To breaks, rashes
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    • 46 7 TOOK TYPEWRITER CO., No C-A Change Alley _mm* Singapore Tel **§B ***** Ibil AX% No 2633 IS?<Sf Stockists of Erik l %anBC3BH Brand new Portable Typewriters m Model V fab. with 'cey-set Tabulator jfiSw^KP Mew Secondhand selfKolok Ribbons and Carbon Pajer. Work Owaranteed mm Charge* Mrteraia
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 402 8 immm i mum i mrs^xawm*^p— ,i»im'c BEAUTIFUL GIRLS! 3 Shows To-Day. I NEW SONGS! j|r HILARIOUS A I R t 1 To-Nigh c—Last Night—at 7.45 p.m. lillllll Mm Two shows For One Payment Second Show: Charlie Ruggles— Eleanore Whitney in "TURN OFF THE MOON" Music' Girls! Dances! Comeay! Romance! mmmm
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    • 362 8 S The SPY STORY that has thrilled millions of Readers Baroness Orczy's famous Adventure Romance of the French Revolution s fu ShBHI 3 sh vvs T ciay i I t A new screen favourite i aHH as the dashing English adven- S made Jamous m> Story I j "THE RETURN
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    • 296 8 PAVILION 3-15 6-15 9-15 SP In this corner Terry Ran- j /**li 1 > jPUjgl EL daU, rich and stage struck. B§Kf JHfl X In taat corner Jean Mait- BpF J|ra^^ AShE r^ f JM|J* land, beautiful but broke. I fek^ When the gong rings X hV ne V enter
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  • 200 9 Jewellers Hurt In Coleman Street A STABBING affray took place in the driver's quarters Of the Burlington Hot» Coleman Street, shortly after ten •(■!(,k last night in which two brothers 4 K. Arnolis, a Singhalese jewel merxv t with premises in North Bridge and his brother. H.
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  • 80 9 Motor-Cycle Tragedy Near Penang v ri Oi<r Ov n Reporter; Pen'in it. Ffb 2o. rr tta of the Sultan Abdul I H mid College at Alor St?jr were y involved in a motor-cycle ulting m one being killed and r seriously injured. ident occurod at the fifth mile.
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  • 89 9 Hon. Mr. S. W. R. D. 3andaMinister for local Adminis- he Ceylon State Council, is in Singapore on Mar. 14 iv back irom the 150 th anni- celebrations in Australia which i at present attending as Ceylon s ifl ii. delegate. ception in his honour is beine
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  • 47 9 i tv street accident occurred yester- ting in Serangoon Road in conce of which a Chinese cyclist lined a fracture of his left thigh, (i his machine came into collision m :or lorry. Bleeding from the was noted, and the man wa:to hospital by ambulance.
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  • 222 9  -  Reminiscences Of Malaya (By Air Mail 'From Our Oxen Correspondent) London, Feb. 12. Laurence and Lady Guillemaro wer e. the guests of nonour at an informal meeting of the Colonial Empire Union at Overseas House on Tuesday. Introducing Sir Laurence, the chairman. Major Simnett, quoted the
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  • 174 9 Even the man who declares, with a kind of perverted pride, T can't tell one tune from another' can usually put a name to the 'Barcarolle,' from The Tales of Hoffmann.' when he hears it. The life of its composer, Jacques Offenbach, will shortly be broadcast from
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  • 13 9 Information has been received that small-pox exists in an epidemic state at Swatow.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 253 9 STAMFORD HIGH SCHOOL, GEYLANG. Classes from Infants to Senior Cambridge. FEES:—Lower Elementary $2.50; Higher Elementary $4; Cambridge Classes *5 SFECIAL MATRICULATION EVENING CLASS has already commenced and is m prcgress. Students wishing to sit for the next Exam, will be best advised to join up immediatelyFees for Five Subjects including
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    • 547 9 MR. LONG-SHOT SAYS HE IS AS FIT AS A FIDDLE AT 50! mm f MM mm Do you like to be a young old man at M as Mr. Long Shot? Vrs! You can be active, happy, look and feel younger and able to enjoy the pleasures of life to
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    • 326 9 When LONDON'S MILLIONS flock! jto a motion picture There's a good j j reason and HERE IT IS j I IC WK LLOYIL Director off J "CAVALCADE" MUTINY ON i ijHE BOUNTY" and other world-1 famous pictures I HAS GIVEN THE MOTION PICTURE j INDUSTRY yet ANOTHER TRIUMPH I "WELLS
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  • 62 10 ONG—Ong Hai Yah, aged 74, passed away peacefully at his residence, No 172, Frankel Estate, Siglap, at 9 p.m on Feb. 24. He leaves behind his wife, 3 sons, 5 daughters, Ong Kim Neo (Chua Kim Neo) etc. and several grand sons to mourn his loss. Funeral
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  • 693 10 QX Thursday the first consignment of letters under the new "all-up" air mail scheme, under which all first-class mail will go by air without surcharge instead ot by surface transport, was despatched from Southampton in the living-boat Centurion. This is a develc; ment in communications to which
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  • 93 10 Another Reduction In Price Singapore. Friday A FURTHER reduction in the price ol water to be supplied to ship m the harbour was announced by Mr W. Eartley at to-day's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. He said that as the result ol an agreement between the Commissioners
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  • 74 10 Returns After A Year's Holiday MRS. B. C. Roberts. OBE wife of the Bishop of o aporc. leturned las*, night by the Naidcra after a year's holiday abroad. The Rt Rev. Basil Roberts disembarked at Penana on Thursday. He was on furlouph for about eight months. The
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  • 124 10 Capt. A. H. Todd. S.S.V.F.. has been the Efficiency Decor.itic 1. Mr If. W. F. Tweedie is appointed to act as Director. Raffles Mu~eem and I.'brary. Singapore, with effect from Feb. Mr J. S. Brassier is anpointed to act as Deputy Director of Public Works, S.S., with effect
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  • 59 10 Singapore, Friday. Approval was given at to-day's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners; tc the 'ns'.allaticn cl two new experimental traffic lights control signals, to tc operated through the agency of the telephone system, one at the junction of North Bridge Road and Scamford Road and the other
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  • 148 10 NOTES COMMENTS The Air Mail PROM Mar. 2 all letters and post- card* from Malaya for Europe ana places en route will be carried by ai. The last sea mail for such mattci closed yesterday and will take thr- c weeks to reach London, so matter oV»- atched by next
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  • 282 10 yHE Mediterranean problem has been before the eyes of the world ever since Italy launched her campaign in Abyssinia. At first, 'Jtic centre of attention was the eastern portion cf 'hat great inland sea, but with the outbrea* of the Spanish civil war the whole Mediterranean problem came
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  • 266 10 General Franco is Holding the Strait of Gibraltar and the most important part cf the Balearic Isiands, h-e could not enforce an effetl.'ve blockade of the Spanish eastern coast without encountering the strongest opposition from Great Britain ano France, whose trade would be serious ly affected. Furthermore, an
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  • 260 10 rpAKING the whole Mediterranean situation into consideration, it can be easily understood why Ifr. C lerlain, the British Premier, bau cently been anxious to reach an onderr.'anding with Italy for the settler.-/. :it of past differences, the accentuation of which may mean disaster. The propaganda war, for instance
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  • 155 10 By "Looker 0*" RETIRED police-officer says he must have wasted thousands of hours trying to serve summonses They also wait who only stand and serve. *f* t\m *r* A man r.ppearing on the music-hall stage swallows every description cl metal wire. He is particularly fond of
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 250 10 i —RALEIGH THE ALL-STEEL BICYCLE LEAtfS AGAIN! SPRA-BONDERIZING" —Not easy to remember but remember W Spra-Bonderiwng is a patent VlZsZjp VL' process consisting of .six separate Km i mWk operations. It forms a coating, *i whicjl actually becomes part of Raleigh alone of all cycle manu,j Wm A V% facturers
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    • 38 10 RACTICE LIMITED TO THE EYE. SPECIALIZING Ocular Muscle anomalies. Cross--ed eyes. Complicated cases of defective vision Glasses if needed. R. A. THOMPSON, D.O-Sc. (Dr. of Ocular Science). 4, ARCADE, GROUND FLOOR. 'Phone 3002. Consultation Without Cost ar Obligation.
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  • 311 11 DEBATE TO BE HELD ITALY AND GERMANY PLEASED WITH CHANGE Reuter. London, Feb. 25. |i i\ announced to-day that Lord Halifax, at present Lore Seal, has been appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs >ion to Mi. Anthony Rden, whose dramatic
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  • 81 11 A Key Position TIIRKAT TO JAPAN'S ADVANCE Reuter. Peiping, Feb. 25. ESF forces estimated at 0 and an unstated numese troops arc desperatefor Lingshih, the key to the important pass into Southhe Chinese control of which right flank of the Japadown the Peiping-Hankow Etihvay. the centre
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  • 12 11 untitled German. M.C.S.. has been ervice under the governth as Assistant Adviser.
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  • 17 11 untitled was elected President of S «1 fty Ol St. George*Selanat a meeting of the society week.
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  • 2 11 STOP PRESS
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  • 174 11 British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 25. A FEATURE of Imperial Airways' summer programme so far as speed and comfort of flying are concerned will be ihe bringing into service of new first luxury planes. In the new air liners, weighing when fully loaded approximately twenty
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  • 73 11 Hu?e Area Of Downs Saved British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 24. Approximately 12.000 acres of downlarid and water meadows in Sussex, between Eastbourne and Seaford. w»!I Le preserved against building development for all time, according to an announcement by the Ministry of health to-night. This results from the
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  • 169 11 British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 25 i THE remarkable response last year among young men eligible for service as pilots in the Royal Air Force to the announcement of the increaser'. number of vacancies to be filled as a result of the Government's
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  • 70 11 Picked up by the gale that swept across the coast, beach huts were smashed to the ground fifty yards away on the Seasalter Golf Course at Whits table, Kent. The gale, worst known in Englard for fifty years, left a trail of wreckage across the south and east coasts. Photo
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  • 284 11 STILL FIRM A Content To Await I Verdict Reuter. i London, Feb. 24. MR. Anthony Eden in a speech at Leamington explained his view of the reason for his resignation from the Foreign Office. He emphatically denied the suggestion hat it
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  • 142 11 Forced Landing? TRAINING FOR RECORD FLIGHT Reuter and British Official Wireless. London. Feb. 25. nLANES from seven R.A.F. sta tions were searching this morn ins for the R.A.F. Victors WeUesley bomber which is missing in the cours<of a fight round Britain, preparatory to attem: ting
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  • 68 11 Compromise With The Governors Reuter. Lucknow Feb. 25 THE United Provinces Government, which resigned over thr Governor's refusal tn sanction a general release of political prisoners, has withdrawn its resignation. The Governor and the Premier have come to an arrangement whereby the case of each prisoner
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  • 98 11 Twentieth Anniversary Celebrations Reuter. Moscow. Feb. 24. IN connection with the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Red Army high Soviet leaders were to-day decorated with the covetpd Order of Lenin, "for courage and self denial shown in battles with the enemies of the
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  • 117 11 Death Recalls Guatemala 'Quake London. Feb. 24. THE death ha.s occurred, says Reuter, of Dr. Thomas Gann. Dr. Thomas William Francis I Gann was a member of the Legislative Council ?nd Principal Medical Officer in British Honduras. He was in charge of the relief expedition to sufferers
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  • 48 11 British Official Wireless. Civil Estimates For 1938 Are Op London. Feb. 23. A white paper issued to-day shows that civil estimates and estimates for revenue drpartments for the coming year represent an increase compared with 1937 of £20,312,636. the total being £510-102 315 -British Official Wiroless.
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  • 141 11 Egypt Stands Firm REBUFF TO ITALIAN DEMAND Reuter. Cairo, Feb. 25. EGYPT will not tolerate interference from a foreign power for her defence, declared Mr. Ahmed Maher, of the dissident Wafdists. refering to reports that Italy is seeking to in the defence of the Suez Canal.
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  • 61 11 3,000 National Defence Workers Reuter. Valencienne, Feb. 24. THE long threatened strike of steel workers in North France materialised to-day, when 3.000 employees at Scieries Dv Nord struck, demanding an Jeven per cent, increase of wages instead of the four and a half per cent, offered by
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  • 71 11 14 Per Cent. Income For Defence Reuter. Rangoon, Feb. 24 MILLION and a half pounds sterling, A representing 14 per cent, of Burma's ordinary revenue, is earmarked for dart pee in the budget introduced in the House of representatives by the finance minister, Mr. Uhtoon Aung Gyau. This
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  • 50 11 Ribbentrop To Return To London Reuter. London. Feb. 24. Herr Ribbentrop will shortly visit London to bid farewell to friends. It is understood he will see Mr. Chamberlain, and Lord Halifax, but there is nothing to indicate it will be anything more than informal talks over Anglo-German relations—Reuter.
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  • 39 11 Jerusalem. Feb. 23. The new £250,000 port for passenger ships at Telaviv was inaugurated today. Owing to a heavy gale accompanied by rain, the landing of passengers and other outside ceremonies had to be cancelled, i Ami
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  • 96 11 REJECTED Firm Attitude Of Washington Reuter. Washington. Feb 25. MR. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, told a press correspondent today that the United States have refused to accept Japan's warning that Americans should leave Central China and specially mark their property. He said a straightforward note
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  • 124 11 De Valera Returns Next Week British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 25. MR. De Valera and his colleagues are going back to Dublin to-morrow, as their presence is required in connection •vi'h internal affairs. They will return to London on Wednesday and the discussions with the United Kingdom ministers
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  • 98 11 Detail Discussions In Camera British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 25. LORD Plymouth, chairman of the Nonintervention Committer' is continuing the series of consultations which he has had in the last few days and In course of which he has seen the Fiench, Italian and Russian ambassadors and the German
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  • 117 11 Revision Of Insurance Rates Reuter. London. Feb. 25. k REVISION in the rating of war risks on cargo bound to and Irom China ports has been effected by a meeting of the war risks rating committee and Lloyds underwriters. For rating purposes, the China coast had been divided
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  • 73 11 Meeting Of The Privy Council British Official Wireless. London. Feb. 24. The Prime Minuter had an audience of the King at Buckingham Palace thic evening. Another minister who had an audience to-day was Lord Halifax, who is at present in charge of the Foreign Office and who
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    • 47 11 SCIENTIFIC EYE EXAMINATION. With Most Up-To Date Instruments To Discover Your Eye Defects, With Latest Style Eyewear To Enhance Your Appearance, Fr tire Satisfactory Service Guaranteed Yet Cheaper Charge Than Elsewhere Assured. C. S. CHONC, OPTO (U SA THE BERLIN OPTICAL CO., 142 South Bridge Road. Singapore.
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  • 2091 12 MUNICIPAL DEBATE PRESENCE MIGHT INFLUENCE FREEDOM OF DISCUSSION 7* 7 i Singapore, Friday. THAT a commissioner should not only refrain from voting and speaking when matters in which he had a "pecuniary interest" were under discussion but he should also
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  • 176 12 To Be Opened On Mar. 5 Singapore. Friday. AUTHORITIES interested in the welfare of the progressive Malay Settlement of Singapore—located off Jalan Eunos—have a step further oy providing this humble and contented community of Maiavs with a weekly fair. Malay vendors from all coiners ci Singapore will
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  • 133 12 The following Committees have been appointed by the Hospital Board to visit the Hospitals in Singapore and Penang.Singapore: Mrs. A. B. Jordan. Mrs. C. R Cherry. Mr. W. Hay. Dr. J. S. Sloper. and the Hon. Mr. R. Williamson. Free Maternity Hospital. Kandan? Kerbau: Mrs. J. T. N
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  • 62 12 The Hon. Mr. A. S. Small. Colonial Secretary, returned from leave by the Naldera last night. He was met by Capt. Gwyn: A.D.C. to the Governor, and prominent Singapore officials. Among others who disembarked at Singapore were Mrs. McElwaine. wife of the"Chief Justice, S.S.. Major and Mrs.
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  • 248 12 Great Programme At The Capitol AT THE CINEMAS mwvRF can have been few among the T Capitol audiences last night, who «Si thoroughly delighted with the prograanme w hi ch b e g a n a season last ni F?rst and foremost we have ''The Return of
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  • 133 12 "Merry Go Round" Of 1938 THOSE desiring an enjoyable evening's entertainment should not hesitate to visit the Alhambra Theatre where "Merry Go Round of 1938", had a premiere last night. It is a melange of slapstick comedy, music and romance in which those four madcaps of comedy, Billy
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  • 97 12 Fine Tamil Talkie At The Royal THERE was a large audience at the Theatre Royal, North Bridge Roaa, last night when an entertaining TamU picture, "Chandra Kantha" was shown. "Chandra Kantha" deals with a detective story. It is one of Raja Sandow's best productions, and the players featured
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  • 161 12 Accident At Jurong Road Quarry TWO Chinese quarry-men were burled alive by an avalanche of loose earth and stones hi a quarry at the B%th milestone, Jurong Road, shortly after four o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the wall of a trench, a squad of men was cutting, gave way.
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  • 49 12 The public engagements of the Police Band for the month of Ma«-cn are as follows:— Ist.—Telok Ayer, 6 p.m. 3rd —Katong Park, 6 p.m. Bth —Waterloo Street, 7 p.m. 10th.—Telok Ayer, 6 p.m. 20th.—Botanic Gardens. 8.30 p.m. 22nd —Katong Park. 8.30 p.m. 31st.—Botanic Gardens. 5 30 pjn.
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  • 29 12 Mr. R.P.S. Walker, MA. (Oxon) former acting Superintendent of Education. Kedah, and more recently Headmaster, King Edward VII School, Taiping. assumed duties as Inspector of Schools, Penang, on Monday.
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  • 639 12 PENANG CASE Court Reserves Its Judgment Singapore, Fridav JUDGMENT was reserved by the full Court of Criminal Appeal consisting of their lordships th e Chief Justice, Mr. P. A McElwiint, Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell and Mr' Justice Home to-day, in the appeal of Kichiyoshi Ohki. a Japanese,
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  • 63 12 Municipality And Iht Rules Singapore, Frida> MR. C. C. Dunman wa* elected to on the committee to inu 'V,etir.S vident. Fund rules at to-days of the Municipal f The appointment of a <-0. to sit on the Artisans' V-ag* 1 meettee was postponed until tin ing of the
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  • 11 12 Mr. Blackburn untitled Estate. Sltiawan. U Home leave early in Maren
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    • 53 12 OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. CHINA BUILDING, CHUUA ST. THONE 5808. SINGAPORE. FIXE, MARINE, MOTOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. AGENTS: MALACCA HONG CHYE ft CO., SEREMBAN CHIENT BROS., K. LUMPUR WENG HENG LOONG NG KON CHEE, KLANG LEE ENG TEH. IPOH LEE AH WENG, PENANG GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY. LTT BRANCHES: OVEI SEA-CHINESE
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    • 8 12 9go BRANDY |||jpJ AT ALL FESTIVITIES W.P.B. I
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  • 732 13 XVVO PROTESTS Indictment Against Commissioners? Singapore, Friday. -I i r us at all events try to avoid L h vin? levelled at us what is > the most melancholy of all uns, that of being too late." \tract from the speech of Jones
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  • 586 13 Official Statement By The Consulate i j T l .iatcmcnt is issue by 1 the Siamese Consulate-Oei i connection with tt c ani oi ratifications of the A iglc Siamese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation: In cordance with the Trea'y of i tmmerce and Navigation concludi between S-am
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  • 128 13 Success Of Raid On Formosa A CHINESE official despatch from Hankow, dated Feb. 24. reads: With a view to wip na cut the Japanese in truments of destruction, Chinese planes hew vestcrdav to North Formosa and vigorcuslv bombed the Japanese air base, completely destroying toe cil reserve
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  • 188 13 liecord Firm Proprietors Fined $5 Singapore, Friday. MR. H. E. Hemsley of Messrs. M. E. and 1 lemsley and Company, Malacca it, and Mrs. Hemsley, were this aorning fined $5 each by Mr. E. C. G. Barrett, ti.e Fourth Magistrate, on a ge of assisting in carrying on
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  • 88 13 Municipal Commissioners Pass The Neccssary Resolution Singapore, Friday. Mr. S. Q. Wong was clected Chairman when tne President, Mr. W. Bartley, temporarily vacated his seat at to-day's meeting of the Municioal Commisoners. consideration of action taken oy Committee No 7, came up lor discussion. The meeting unanimously confirmed
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  • 97 13 At a joint meeting of South Indian Associations it was decided to request the 8.1.5. N. Co. to slop the practice oi fencing off vessels on the date of the r departure fcr Coromandal Ccast ports. The Indian member on the Legislative Council, the Indian Agent and Indian
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  • 1069 13 DISCUSSION At Commissioners Meeting Singapore, Friday. PURCHASERS of houses within fttnnlclaal w »n. if an 3mpnHm»nt to ««»#»*i« n 30? of the Municipal Or'fn**** wh r «h was a t m «>«»tin«r of the Cnmm'ss'oners in l«»st year tew, have to make sure that the or and
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    • 129 13 We too, feet coisideraoh satisfaction in bang able to offer our many customers the following selection of POULTRY and GAME TURKEYS PIGEONS CAPONS DUCKLINGS PHEASANT CHICKENS FOWLS QUAIJ. «13 swum 'PHONE: SPORE 5376 (4 lines), K. LUMPUR 3331 (2 lines). IPOH 110 111 (2 lines). Aivt: of Singapore Cold Storage
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  • 1104 14 THIS AFTERNOON'S CARD OF EVENTS AT BUKIT TIMAH rr-HE Spring racing reason of the Singapore Turf Club will be brought to a clcse with the running off of the third and final card of eight events ?t Bukit Timah
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  • 531 14 Four Bouts EndAbruptly THREE technical knock-outs and a knock-out marked the junior boxing promotion at the Happy World last ni«ht. thrills and comedy mingling and providing the audience with an evening of good sport. The main event, a six three-minute round contest between Kid
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  • 51 14 QELECTIOXS by "Aigus for this afternoon's races at Bukit Timah are as follaws: Race I—AMBIL King Carwyne Race 2—MAID OF CASHEL Kabinda Race 3—INVENTORY St. Charles Race 4 -KALILI Rostrum Race S—PRINCE HERODE The Poacher Race 6—MADAM Dcuble Form Race 7—3EAUDEKIN Blue Peter Race B—JACATRA Fifty
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  • 484 14 Full Programme Of Matches 'THE following is the complete pro- grrmme cf matches in th? Business Houses League competition which starts on Monday: Feb. 28. Monday. Wearnes vs. M.P.H.. at S'taaium. Mar. l, Tuesday, A.P.C. vs. Straits Times, at V.M.C.A. Mar. 7, Monday, Wearnes vs. H. H
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  • 18 14 S.C.C. members are requested that entries for the Spring tennis tournament close on Friday, March 4.
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  • 17 14 S.C.C. members are reminded that entries tor the billiards championship and handicap tournaments close to-day
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  • 215 14 Knocked Out By Marques (From Our Oun Rep* Kuala Lumpur Frir VENTURA MAItQUBS 9.3 kn Nai Boon Mah 9 7>, in the round of their scheduled 10 i undSS test to-night at tie Bukit Bintane It was a whirlwind affair v. cd. which thrilled
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  • 89 14 The following will repr. sentl Association at cricket in their matches: On Saturday vs. the If.F.A oa Ii ground at 2 p.m. Rani Pian.. Aliadin Cooper Sandosham. Tharu;?. Sineta Wauzir Singh, M. S. Dass. P X BhLkaran, S. S Varma. A. N ChatterJj p Gupta, Choor Singh. Reserve:
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  • 92 14 Khalsa Association team va R.A OC to-day at 2 p.m. on the Association ground: Dharamraj; Dei Mahan S:ngh, Williams, p Singh Sarmukh Singh, Kartar Singh, Gui tin-jh, Gurcn-ran He h, 8 8 Chowdhory, Amgad Singh. R erves: Amar Singh. Sansar Singh and M. vV. Titus. Khalsa team vs.
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  • 182 14 Inter-Company Knockout Competition X N a hard-fought game of soccer at I Tanglin, in the first round of the inter-Company knockout competition. "A" Co., Skins beat "B" Co. 2—1 yesterday. Exchanges were fairly even until McGoldrick nearly scored for "B". "A" Co., then replied with a fine passing
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  • 145 14 Teams for Ceylon S.C. trial at Balestier on Sunday "A" M. Ignatius. V. R. Sabapathy. R. V. S- Sundrum. V. Paramsothy, K. Kanagaretnam. H. de Zilva, K. Tnillainathan. E. Sinnathurai. S. Thuraismgam, D. K. Samy, J. R. Muthiah. ■B T. E. K. Retnam. A. S. A. Jansen.
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  • 57 14 Enggor F.A. XI vs. the Hindi: Association on Sunday at the S.H.R. Junior Service Club's ground:—Tan Chin lye, Shingara Singh, Cheung Hock Lye. Danroff, Ramoo, Koh Hin Chye, Sect Eng Cheng, J. Roy,, A. del Fernandez, Lman and Ong Eng Flm. Reserves Ang Gek Hua. Tan Swee Penj,
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  • 368 15 SECOND DAY Another Exhibition jo-morrow who beat Tilden in a R ,1 mutch the previous day. utstanding figure in yesi:,,is display at the Happy 'l 11 Mini), lit beat Cochet 6—4, j ni the doubles, partnering I big share in a 6—1 vu
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  • 83 15 Kf-yal Marines' Team Beaten -'uily contested game of soccer n Canning yesterday. Fort nd Signals combined beat a ol Royal Marines 4—1. :un es were even for the first i 11 utes. Then Wilson scored I0r ine visitors. (i J 1 -intoned side retaliated and Pike Homer who
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  • 42 15 Union team v. St. Joseph's de to-day at C.U. ground: S. M. Angullia, S. Koey feck Kirn, Tay Chin Lye, P. Tony Teo. F. A. Pereira. h »ni Bock, A. Hamil, Willy Ess. P Balasingam, Jit Mui. r Conceicao.
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  • 742 15 Open Championship Meeting EOLLOWING are ties in the V.M.C.A. r open tennis tournament, which begins next week. MEN'S OPEN SINGLES Byes: T. Aizawa. Yap Ah Hian, Wee Eng Lock. H. K. Yadi. T. C. Goh. Chua Choon Leong vs. I. Nikagawa, M I. Reshty vs. A. H.
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  • 574 15 Goalless Draw At The S.C.C. SECOND elevens of the Padang clubs played a goalless draw at soccer on the S.C.C. ground last evening. Play was mediocre, but exciting from the spectators point of view in the number of glorious misses in front of goal by both
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    194 15 BUT for the gcod goalkeeping of Alphonso, the S.R.C. would have gone down by a much wider margin in their friendly soccer fixture against the R.A.M.C. on the padang on Thursday, the game ending in a wm for the Medical Corps by three goals to one. The Club
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    • 18 15 Jewellery of Distinction at U. S. de Silva manulacturina jeweller of over 3f yearr experience 106, Orchard Road.
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  • 2548 16 EYE-WITNESSES' STORY OF THE CRASH (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Feb. 25. THE death of the Hon Mr. Eric Newbold, who was involved in the Esplanade tragedy at Penang on Chinese New Year's Day, and whose body was afterwards discovered in the assay room of
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  • 51 16 Reuter Wireless. New York Fob mThe new French Ambassador United States predicted on arm* that France will follow SO > reroenised the Italian Ethiopia and added that the n of Mr. Eden would Interrupt tne nal policy of France. Tho t* >' would continue to co-operate iw
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    • 100 16 A medicine made especially for YOUR BABY During the first few years of life your baby may be troubled with many minor ailments. Colic, diarrhea, sour stomach, indigestion and constipation are some of these. Castoria' helps to correct these conditions by eliminating the causes and regulating the stomach and bowels.
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    • 20 17 IN ANY LANGUAGE v S*zr-—,.. S r^-p^ NX p^^ Coming pc»oQ GOLD LEAF TEA MEANS j INCOMPARABLE IN QUA LIP.
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    • 205 17 MULLARDI THE MASTER VALVE TO SUIT ANY RADIO SET j Sole Distributors for Malaya: Hoe Boon Leong j 60-62, Selegie Road. I SINGAPORE Thone 3033. Send a call or write to the UNIVERSAL RADIO HOUSE 205, ORCHARD ROAD PHONE 45«7 When you need service. "CARRARDS" °i r j For $65.00
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    • 1413 17 To-Day s Programmes radio-colonial, France a west African quintet Wavelength 19.63 metres (15.243 kes) I fl S w a I It should be interesting to hear how II -Z Mr+-d-^~mm^ > 6.20 pm. Gramophone Records. I African music adapts itself to beinis pl»v--f IdllCt T till I J■ M Iflfl
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  • 86 18 Crashed Into Lamp Standard Singapore, Friday. |or. J. F. Hannyngton, Assistant District Judge, Civil District Court, Singapore, was this morning fitted by Mr. E. C. G. Barrett, the Fourth X vibrate, on a charge of driving a rr< tor-car In a negligent manrer along IC?:?p:l Road shortly
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  • 61 18 Singapore, Friday. Kandasamy ?athan, a Tamil goldsmith, was to-day sentenced to eight months' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by six months police supervision, by Mr. H. A. Forrer, District Judge, when he claimed trial on two c; Ages of criminal of trust in leoect of gold and
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  • 110 18 Case To Go To Higher Court? Singapore, Friday. OS'IRO Takisho, a well-built Japane e. appeared before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, the Second Magistrate, this mon ing, cn a charge of housebreaking by entering a house belonging to a Japanese woman named Koshima Ohta in Malay Street or: the
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  • 64 18 Bail Of $500 For Chinese Singapore, Friday. *N tlie Third Police Court, before Mr. W. G. Reeves, Lee Lay, a Chinese was charged with causing hurt while robbing one Wong Ah Tar of cash and two .small pearls, valued at $4. at Duxton Road on Feb. 22. Bail
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  • 58 18 Singapore, Friday At to-day's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Mr. E. A. Brown inquired the estimated coj-t of the proposed trial traffic islands lor the junction of Patcrson Hill and Irwell Bank Road with Grange Road. The President informed Mr. Browr that the estimated rest was $500. and
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  • 228 18 Municipality To Raise A Loan Singapore, Friday. FOUR million. doUan will be raised by r the Municipality in the near future to finance sewage work, electricity extensions and road development. The decision to raise this loan arrived at to-day's meeting of the Commissioners, when Mr. W. Bartley moved
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  • 102 18 A CABLE was received yesterday by Mr. Lini Chong Pang informing him of the death cf his elder brother, Mr. Lim Chong Kjo, cn Wednesday at Leysin Switzerland. Deceased left Singapore about a year ago for Switzsrland on me advice. He
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  • 56 18 Contracts lnve been placed for th, provision of two further high-power ~>ort-wave transmitters at the Empire Station at Davpntry and for th* 1 necessary plant and auxiliary equi'j--3 tent. An extension to the building v ouse the new transmitters is ahead? fn hand These developments at Daventry are
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  • 270 18 Revised Rules Agreed Upon REVISED rules for the Society oi v j. shircmen in Malaya w r agreed to and "•as.-i ci at t! nual general mzeting of th s at Raffles Hotel, Singapore, vr-st The Hon. Mr A. B Jim;, chair and there was a fair alt
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  • 202 18 Brigade Receives Five Calls 1LTOGETHER five calls were registered n at the Central Fire Station. H:U Street, yesterday afternoon. The first three took the engines to Henderson Road. Tiong Bahru Road and Mandai Road, where lallans and scrub were burning fiercely unchecked ana menacing private in the vicinity.
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  • 65 18 Singapore. I cnarged with committing theft in respect ot a typewriter, valued at Slot/ the property ot Mr. A V CJoodale, while employed at Messrs. Roneo Co. Ltd.. on Dec. 13 last. Chua Chwee X appeared before Mr. W 0 Ri the 'Jhird Singapore Magi trate thJ morning.
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  • 46 18 The annual general Meet:n<; ol tbe Chinese Association will be belt Saturday, March 5, a! 2 .30 Street. The re-union dinner «11 tak« place the same night at 7 30 p Mrs. Kao Ling Pai will distribul prizes won in the various town am
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    • 672 18 CHILD'S 4 YEARS C: STOMACH TROUBLE What can be mora distressing than th« sight of a child in the toils of stomach trouble If your little boy or girl suffers from indigestion or loss of appetite, taka a tip from Mrs. Surguy. This is what she writes My little daughter,
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    • 186 18 SHE was proud oi her gteewdag leeth —but only the fronti wert really clean Th* big, old-fashioned brash the used did not fit the inner ourr* el her mouth. Tek'i short head ii tciecvhncnllY designed »c clean the becki cc well a* the fionu ai teeth. Tok's searching motion leaves
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    • 235 18 NEW BLOOD PURIFIER AND REMEDY FOR •SILtOUS COMPLAINTS muidred' of lhnu-and-of n ami w—Ml who have snflered from debility, eh p V *ia. nervous rillMtioi UMi bD«lttVwi«dC" ing fevers have f"iin<l new health, joy and new lit.- I.v taking U* JJ Tonic Bitter*. Uhy remain weak ami despairing wheat At
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  • 313 19 Thrift And Loan Annual Report FF, sixth annual general meeting oi members of the Singapore English School Teachers' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. Ltd.. will be held on Mar. 10, at 3.30 p.m., at the St. Joseph s Institution. Refreshments will be served. The report and statement of
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