Malaya Tribune, 10 March 1938

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    38 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales \ol. XXVII. -No. 58. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Thursday, Mar. 10, 11)38. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938
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      125 1 THE NEWS WITH YOUR BREAKFAST Try The >10lt\l\4. TRIBUNE Weighing Machines Pooley's have been manufacturing scales for on er a century, and 10th ;I J :auu Jk oi Ilu> railway traffic of (.ivat Britain 'j i is weighed n\<«: the Pooley weighing j^" Bp^"** I machines. The cheapest machines aiiifei
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      329 1 I Read The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya j I PEERLESS ERASMIC SOAP Dainty, Alluring, Fra grant PEERLESS ERASMIC is incomparable and invaluable Jggfk Wi for tne tollet and can be applied without C*^\ s <..,..-. harm to the most delicate skins. Refresh- in g an d invigorating it is
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTES DREDGING OF S'HAI HARBOUR
    602 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTES DREDGING OF S'HAI HARBOUR Japanese Navy Seize The Necessary Craft ■EHE date when dredging operations will he resumed in Shanghai's harbour la entirely dependent upon the Successful conclusion of negotiation* now being carried on between the directors Of the Whangpoo CConservancyirvancy Board and the Japanese Naval authorities
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    FATIGUE OF STEEL
    164 2 Bridges Lose Their Strength New York. Under the .strain of "fatigue" the huge steel parts of bridges may lose from a half to two thirds of their strength, according to a report made to the American Society of Civil Engineers. The discovery was majjĕ through tests with
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    NORMANDIE'S RECORD
    46 2 In a statement issued by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, Ltd. (French Line), it is stated that during 1937 the Normandie made 36 Atlantic crossings, in all seasons and all weathers, and for the same 122,400 miles traveled gave the extraordinary average of 28 87 knots.
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      435 2 4TEAMER 6AJUNGO.* P 0. BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England). p O. S. N. CO.'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore. 1938. RANPURA 17.000 Mar. 11 BHUTAN 6,100 Mar 12 m hah 6,000 Mar. 21 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Mar. 25 < ORIU 15,000 Apr. 3 SOUDAN «.500 Apr. 8 CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. 22
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      669 2 I 1 I I KOKUSAI LINE j i i (KOKUSAI RISEN KAISHA) i J (Incorporated in Japan). j I For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES NEW YORK (via Panama). i Due. Duo. Sailing D i!*,. i Penan, Spore Spore v.a. \m s KOMAKI MARU Mar. 22 Mar. 25 ims KANO MARU Apr.
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      467 2 PASSENGER ANT) FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motors-hips. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From M 8 Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'n* MEONIA 29-3 29-3 30-3 31-3 ALSIA 19-4 19-4 20-4 21-4 BORINGIA 10-5 10-5 11-5 U-o
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      392 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. §NOSDDEbTS€HE| (Incorpoi it Germany) The undernoted are the intended fixtures: OUTWARD For MANILA, HONGKONG, I NORTH CHINA and Due S pore. urn s.s. ISAR, omits Manila and Japan "POTSDAM" omiti N China i "AACHEN'* GmitS Mi i "GNEISENAU" omiC N China HOMEWARD For HOLLAND, HAMBURG S HN. Sails
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    RIOT CHARGE MAY PROCEED
    274 3 Despite Aoquitt Of Murder (From Our Own Report Seremban. Tuesday. THE riot at Chuah Village on Ort. 30 last year featured in the Supreme Court this morning when the Hon. Mr. Justice Howes, in a long judgment, dismissed the preliminary objection raised by Mr E. Jeff
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    WOMEN AS SOLDIERS
    120 3 Petition To Be Sent To China Chief Shanghai, Mar. 9. THOUSANDS of women delegates from popular bodies and Government and Party organs celebrated International Women's Day (Mar. 8) In Canton yesterday and passed, the following resolutions: 1. Send messages of comfort to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. the
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    FOUGHT OVER WIFE
    131 3 Brother To Face Trial Next Week (from Our Own CorrcrpnvUcntj Johore Bahru. Mar. 8. AT the first Assizes for this year, to be held in Johore Bahru before Mr. Justice J. V. G. Mills on Mar. 15. a Bugis land-owner of Pontian Besar named Bachok bin Malapak,
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      642 3 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS PUBLIC NOTICES Singapore Municipality TENDERS. ■irNDERS ars now Invited lor the fnilowtng materials or service. For ulars see Municipal Tender Room of Two Electricity en Pumping Sets- <40 !o in each) for the ter Dept. 4 p.m., 25th April, 1938. fV' to l r 2 M Water Cot
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      627 3 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. HAYTOR RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. (Incorporator! in the Straits Settlement NOTICE IS' HEREBY GIVEN that at the Annual General Meeting of 'the Company to be held on Saturday, the 26th March, 1937. the Directors wi'l recommerd that a dividend of 10 per cent., tor the year ended 31st
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      608 3 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. DRESSERS'"EXAMINATION An examination tor dre.sers WUI te held in Singapore, Penang.and MaL J™on the 11th, 12th and 13th April 193*. Estate dressers who have ttoJ»ec»Ssary tra.ning may enter for this examin particulars may be obtained on application to the Chief Medical Officer in each Entries must b
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      491 3 POSITIONS VACANT WANTED— For Hair Dressing Salo m expert hair dresser who can do permanent hair waving. Good prospects fo the right person. Apply stating salary lequired. Box No. 99, "H.8.T." MalayTribune, Singapore. WANTED an experienced advertising Canvasser. Decent Commission and Salary. Apply Manager P.O. Box 99. I Singapore. A
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      337 3 ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE cf luxuriously-made, essentially modern in design, ivindsomelv-polished in walnut and oak, high-grade teak, real European household furniture of every description, beautifully-made, sound crafts, manship, polished teak, wine cabinet together with the hand cut-crystal decantera, liqueur and cocktail glasses, colour, ful high quality camels' hair Pekin cent e
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      103 3 SWISS WATCHES. Gent's Chrome hinged eases high grade 15 Jewels Swiss movements with Good leather j straps and in Ik>x at $5 50 each. Ladies' 14 Xl Gold car.c 15 Jewels I Swiss Lever movements with j Moire Band and in Bo* at $9.50 each. Mi works guaranteed f roc
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    "NEW-COMERS TAKE OUR JOBS"
    398 4 Move To Stop Immigration Into South Africa Cape Town. rOLLOWING an announcement that Durban business men iuve promised to guarantee the necessa'v deposits to enable 100 British artizans to come to South Africa, it is revealed that a move has been made to stop the bringing
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    418 4 LONDON COMMODITIES London, Mar. 9. To-day Change SPOt Buyers Steady Seller* J J 5 b 7 116 Ist Forward (April) Buyers J. G 1516 Sellers JJS t 1116 2nd Forward (May) Buyers 7 Sellers I fi 7 ||16 Brd Forward (JulyiSept.) Buyers J{i 7 116 Sellers Jfjj
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    LOWER PRODUCTION OF TIN
    1163 4 REALISTIC POLICY OF THE I. T. C. (By Air Mail) London, Feb. 23. gELDOM has the International Tin Committee been confronted with such a clear issue as that to be decided at to-morrow's meeting- at The Hague. Interminable controversy surrounds the Tin Control, but on this
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    PRODUCE
    177 4 Singapore, Mar. P. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per fCoyan $151 R. (Siam> W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $146 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $142 Siam Rice "Lowhway" No. 1 $205 Siam Rice •"Lowhway" No. 2 $187 Siam Rice "Lowhway" No. 3 $177 Siam
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    RUBBER CONTROL REVISION
    344 4 Judgment And Foresight Of I.R.R.C. «By Air Maili London, Feb. 23 CERTAIN dramatic events m the rubber market since the of the year have confirmed ti:e widespread impression that dv- existhv, restriction scheme would be extended for a further period. The provisional draft of the revised schemc
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    ENGLISH WALNUT TREES
    66 4 Withstand Rigorous Climate 0 Northern America Ithaca, New York ■> English walnut trees have o- :< cossfully introduced here desp;'< rigorous climate of northern Ann--' Seedlings obtained bv a rein' neer, Mr. S. H Graham, froi where they were developed, pron be the first walnuts ever to
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    94 4 British Official Wireless. Loncioi! Faiis 157 15 32 New York 5 01 3 l r i Montreal 5.01' Brussels 29.63 Geneva 21.60«Amsterdam 8. 9<Y Milan 95 «4 Berlin 12.42 Prague 142 3 4 Belgrade 216 Copenhagen 22.40 Stockholm 19.42 Oslo 19 90 Madrid nominal Vienna 26 tt Lisbon
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      536 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. HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Managing Director 3172 Secretary 4944 Oeneral M&nager 3513 Accountant 3026 Telegraphic Address: "OVERSEA" LONDON BANKERS: NEW YORK BANKERS: Midland Bank, Ltd., IS J Irving Trust
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      54 4 SAFE II DEPOSIT A specially constructed strong-room, protected by a heavy entrance door, contains a large i number of private safes I 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
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES
    847 5 Quotation By Fraser And Co. Singapore, Mar. 9, 5 p.m. MINING Fraser Co. Buyers. Sellers. Ampat Tin 3:101/2 4 4V 2 Ysam Kumbang 28 301-A-'stral Malay 49- 516xdnom \vc r Hitam 23 24 6 Aver V/eng 0.62Yz 0.70 Bangrin Tin 21 6 22 6 *atu 140
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    EXCHANGES
    206 5 The rollowing are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular .ssued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING Singapore, Mar. 10. London T.T. 2 3 15 16 London demand 2 3 15 16 Lyons demand 1825 Switzerland demand 250 Hamburg demand 142 New York
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    THE AMERICAN MARKET
    403 5 Daily Report By S. E. Levy Co. Singapore, Thursday. WE are indebted lo Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., Singapore, lor the following on American Maiket conuitions:— T Messrs. White, Weld and Co.. Ne;» York, report to us by cable as follows.--STOCKS. The market's strength de pite
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    295 5 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Total for financial Company Dividend Books Date E\ Div. year close Payable Date to date Singapore, Mar. 9, 5 p.m. TIN: Austral Malay 9d. Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 5 5% 3d. Bonus. Burma Malay 6d. Div. Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Mar. 25 12V
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    238 5 -marti Co., Ltd $30,000 tot Apr. 30, Oct. 31 95 105 nom ■SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL: 1901 red. 1040 $400,0u0 Int. Mar. 31, Sept. 30 102 104 nom 1907 rod. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. M IT. 31, Sept. 30 108 110 nom 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31, Sept.
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    162 5 Report By Fraser And Co. Singapore, Mar. 10. RAINING Tin three months £186.10.0 uu 20-. Spot £186 10.0 up 20- and NewYork 41 7 8 cts. up i 8 cts. lh c tone of the market is rather better thi; morning owing tc improved commodity prices and
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    TIN
    15 5 Mar. 10. The price of tin at noon in Singapore to-day was:— |92 (up
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    RUBBER
    17 5 The price of rubber at noon in Singapore to-day was:— Buyers 23« (up Sellers 23% (u;>
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    Lyall And Evatt's Share Quotations
    334 5 MINING Singapore. Thursday. Buyers Sellers Ampat 4 4 6 Ayer Hitams 23 25 Bangrina 21 6 22 6 Batu Selangor 1.44 1.48 Chanderiangs 15 16 Hitam Tin 0 39 0.43 cd Hongkong Tin 22 23 Hong Fatts 1.06 t 09 Idris Hyd. 5 6 6
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET.
    41 5 Manila, March 9. Last Sale Prices. Previous To-day Artamok 0.57 0.55 Pesos Atck 0.27 0.26 Coco Grove 0.58 0.55 Consolidated Mines 0.011 0.011 I.X.L. 0.77 0.75 Masbate 0.215 0.20 San Mauricio 0.53 0.50 United Paracale 0.43 0.41
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    EUROPEAN ACCUSED
    60 5 Elects To Go For Trial Singapore, Wednesday. A European, Mr. P. H. Compstoi was charged in the Fourth Police Court before Mr. E. C. G. Barrett this morning, with drivine his car in a neglia:en l manner along Kallang Road on Jan 29 last. The accused claimed trial,
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    FRENCH BUSINESS CHIEF KILLED
    136 5 Founded A Singapore Firm Singapore, Wednesday. M. and Mm:;. Robert Boudon, we.lknown among the French community in Singapore, wer e among tne three passengers incinerated when un Air France airliner crashed in flames neat Allahabad on Monday. The managing director of the Malayan Rubber Trading Company,
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    117 5 Singapore, Mar. 10. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. East Wharf < Entrance Gate 1) Rajula 22. Sheers Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Golc 19. Main Whari (Entrance Gate 2> Ccmorin 18; Juno 16; Agamemnon 14; Kudat 12; Aramis 11. Empire Dock I Entrance Gate 2) Ipoh
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
    183 5 Prices Realised At Sales Yesterday The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's 1.382rd Auction was held yesterday. There v/ere: Catalogued 1 698.652 lbs. equal to 753.33 tons. Offered 1,329,984 lbs. equal to 593 71 tons. Sold 1,263,058 lbs. equal to 563.86 tons. London-Spot: 6 15 16d. New
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      324 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore, Bankers and Broker* <n Securities and Commodities. Daily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service, i I Members: I NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    123 6 Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air (X.L.M.) to-day Deliveries oi boxholders' letters only e>.3o p.m. today and general delivery of j otters and parcels 8.45 a.m. respectively to-mo r rov.\ Mails expected irom Europe etc. iLondonl by Air (Imperial) tc-day. De.'iveries of boxholders' letters only c\3o p.m.
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS
    137 6 Machine-Gun Practice From Changi North Owners and masters of snipping are requested to keep their vesselr as clear of the range as possible during the ma-chine-gun practice, which will take place from Changi North (Telok Paku) oil Mar. 8, 11. 15, 18. 21. 22; 23; 25; a;
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    147 6 Arrived in Singapore on Mar. 8 from N.E.I, by KNILM plane "PK-AFL": Mr. K. C. Bryant, Mrs. M. E. H. Smith, Mr. Ch. G. R. Begin. Arrived in Singapore on Mar. 8 from Europe, India and Penang by KLM blanc "Gier":—Mr. and Mrs. M. Tauw, Mf. and
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    To-day's Diary Of Events
    220 6 SPORT The Tides:—3.24 a.m., 8 ft. 3 ins.; 5.32 p.m., 6 ft. 3 ins. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I. Gordons v. S.R.C., Anson Read Stadium; Div. tt, Indian Assn. v. Excise S.C, S.R.C. Tennis: Tournament at V.M C.A. Jubilee Trophy Race for Merchant Ships Lifeboats, 4.30
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    REPORT ON OIL PALMS
    497 6 Steady Fall In Price THE following io. the report of the directors of Oii Palm Plantations, Ltd., on Oil Palm A" Estate for the year ended Dec. 31, 1937, its fourth yeaiof production:— PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT production for the year was 875.T3 tons ol oil.
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    CHINA GETTING MORE PLANES
    242 6 ENGINEERS FROM BRITAIN FOUR PLANTS Retired Officer Is Testing Machines Canton. M.v s. THE sudden unexpected revival of Chinese aerial activity ta v>uth China, which has accounted for the destruction of twenty Japanese planes in the past fortnight, it is claimed, Ls chiefly the result of
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    27 6 The s.s. Manila Maru for Sou.!) Africa &c. Mails previously annaun d mg at 11 a.m. tc-morrow will at 1 p.m. on the same day.
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    17 6 The An Mail tfletherland ed frcm Singapore on Mar. t wai delivered In London yesterday.
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    Untitled
    45 6 A Chinese woman, who was untitled a car, was injured in a collision between the car and another motor car at the junction of Middle Road and Bencoolen Street, yesterday morning. She received a small lacerated wound over the forehead and was shocked though conscious.
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      232 6 %Mt& Uriel MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL J S TO-NIGHT j ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to C.15 p.m. DINNER DANCE (formal) ;U5 lo midnight. N FAREWELL APPEARANCE OF ill Ml X JACQITEEJME j POPULAR AMERICAN DANCERS. j S 1 ASI NIGHT. XOX-DINEKS $1.00. TO-MORROW First Appearance of N'tw Cabaret S i JUNE and
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      85 6 GOUT ffi, with uric and nodulM (tspM F I > —O>W j RHEUMATISM LUMBAGO KIMEYBLAMER TROUBLES ETC CURED WfTH UROLYSAN I I pg| Remove the poisonous uric acid which is the cause of los* »1 f i if 1 of appetite, disinclination to i y 1 work, mental and physical
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      469 6 I POSTAL INTELLIGENCE! i i STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TO-DAY FOR TER DATE AND TIME France (Parcels only) Aramis Mar. 10 1.30 p.rn Aden (Parcels only) Rajula u in 5"' Burma Xaragola *j Km India:—East, North and West Karagola JJJ P-JJJ' India:—South Raiula J fjr Tandjong Pandan Mijer 1U p 1
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    JUNIOR CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION
    3330 7 FULL LIST OF UP-COUNTRY RESULTS Singapore, Wednesday. THE following are Malayan results Cf the Special School Certifiand the Junior Cambridge cxnoK't ons. In the School Ccrtifirate, 1.281 candidates were successful nut of a total of 1,970 while I gift! cut of 2,918 were successful in tbt junior.
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      166 7 INSECTS W YOURJjJEALTH M Bl KILL THEM WITH 1 $1 A*f discovered'^^^^^^^^ this way to ample vigour ''^^^^^^3% HALL'S WINE J j^. ensures fa/jTU ALREADY he's a success, thank, Mg Mff MAjFW* to his VITALITY. He's di* Ĕ M/J* ĔjWmT covered that Hall's Wine is the f natural tonic which
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      103 7 suffered so much with indigestion,* J writes Mrs. Singleton, of Bow. "that I dreaded mealtimes coming round. I was afraid to eat. Since taking "Bisurated' Magnesia I can eat anything. My husband also suffered for years with Gastric Ulcers, but since taking 'Bisurated' Magnesia lit has been free from pain."
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      222 8 I STARTS iMI \>lltlt\ j jj TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 ADVENTURE AS ROMANTIC AS j j DEVIL-MAY CARE DRUMMOND HIMSELF! J J lih fiancee disappears into the London night, feaving a riddle as due' S MYSTERY w,th t O'ommond putting all H&fresrt into solving it l 1 j «m JOHN BARRYMORE
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      662 8 Jf. m J TRULY A GAY and MAGNIFICENT ENTERTAINMENT! +mm v M 'jB :Jn reaching new heights as the year's most t- S k 1 //rrifffTkT Y/^T?^ Esroe' jfil I S SHI I Iro i I IH 1 mci 7 uciing the recent j i I ii« Jl AA A
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      90 8 I I 'nn FUN IS FAS! FURIOUS" j "GOCL CO .:EDY" straits Tim PAVILiC TO-NIGHT v 6.15—9.15 MADELEINE CARROLL FRANCIS LEDERER rrssgay, gorgeous fun J when this blonde gets $4,000,000 to spend on love I j|J| I V- Broadway gasped when this playboy Wm f stepped out to f help
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    LONDON'S AIR DEFENCES
    255 9 To fie Tested On Vast Scale In August London. Feb. 12. ON DON'S anti-raid defences will be tested on a ;igantic scale during I fortnight of August. The h<, capital ?nd a large portion of LasUrn Counties will be "blacked in the biggest test th:*t Great :ji*it
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    Walked From Asia To America!
    463 9 Washington, D.C. TT is possible to walk across the Bering Strait from the Asiatic ConI tinent to America. The Smithsonian Institute, in an announcement duly authenticating a j case in which this lent was accomplished during the last 25 years, declares that this throws light
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    WHERE EMOTIONS COME FROM
    430 9 Scientist Finds Origin A "RING" IN THE BRAIN Ithaca, Now York. WHE discovery that emotions and consciousness originate In ;i ring-shaped structure deep in the middle of the brain has been made at Cornell University. It was made by Dr. James W. Papez, Professor of Anatomy,
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    EFFICIENCY MEDALS
    30 9 The Government Gazette announces the award of the Efficiency Medal to R.S.M.F. R. Hprrktge and C.S.M. R. F. W. Leonard, of the Straits Set- I tlements Volunteer Force.
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    Scientist Finds Drug, Saves Dying Wife
    252 9 WORKED 48 HOURS WITHOUT STOP BEDSIDE DRAMA Synthetic Sleep System Solved (By Air Mail) London, Feb. 23. WHEN doctors told Mr. David De- l;n*'<«y, British «esearch scientist, that his wife, il! after p major c :>»•» lion, was too weak to be given ciuias
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    SAILOR'S FUNERAL
    37 9 .From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Tuesday. The funeral of the British saiior who lost overboard at Malacca on Monday and whose body was recoveied this mornine ioek place In Malacca to-day with full naval honours.
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    EMPIRE AIR RAID TASK
    226 9 London, DRECAUTICNS to 'or take] tair raids are "an Empire problem," according to Wing Oommaitder E. 1 Koosoll, Inspector-General of the Homo Office Air Raid Precautions Department, as there is no point in the Empire that cannot be reached by aircraft. Sneaking at a Royai Empire
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      210 9 Pain 25 Lbs. New Cinema Way There is no longer any excuse for men women to remain Titin. Nervous, un- •weight. Run-Down, and Friendless. In Hollywood the Cinema Star- are under a f ;vere strain nieht and day and require tlu Ik ll Oi medical service* la maintain normal Weight
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      201 9 EMPRESS LADIES PERMANENT WAVE 61. Selegie Road. FOR YOUR LATEST PERMANENT WAVE fc M H GUARANTEE 6 MONTHS PRICE: |7K Sh-, $5-. VII TO lIIA Tii ATIt E i AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED RUTH DRAPER THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHARACTER ARTISTE. (MARCH 21st, 22nd, 23rd 24th. BOOKING OPENS SHORTLY
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      48 9 j FASTEST FUNFEST j J SINCE THE FIRST t KISS IN A GAB! j j j CHESTER MORRIS j FA V W R A V j LIONEL STANDER j Oirecfed by S S Alfred E. Green I AlhambrA i s NE X T S t CHANGI' i J
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS.
    59 10 ZACHARIAH—On 10th March, 1938, at No. 441-D, Valley Road, Upper Serangccn, Mary Clara iD'Cotta) Zachariah. 72 years. The funeral will take place at the Bidadari Cemetery at 5.30 p.m to-day. HARDMAN—at the General Hospital yesterday, Margaret, daughter of Sergeant Major and Mrs. F. Hardman. Funeral at Bidadari
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    NOT FEASIBLE
    905 10 WHILE mankind is constituted as it is, tlie idea of an international police force taking practical shape is extremely remote. Vet the number of people who subscribe to ii see no insuperable obstacles in the way of putting it into practice. They visualise a body recruited from the
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    U.S. TAXATION BILL
    53 10 Reuter. Washington, Mar. 9. The HoonP of Representatives has approved the clauses of the Tax Bi". >roviding tor changes In the presort Xrrporate undistributed profits. and ci gains tax. The President has signed a bill Lo maintain the full capital of the Commodity Cre Ut Corporation at
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    EGYPTIAN DECREE
    47 10 Reuter Wireless. Cairo, March 9. King Farouk has signed a decree banning all associations of a military character. The decree provides that insignia and uniforms of such associations shall be confiscated. This means the disappearance of the Blue Shirt and Green Shirt organisations.— Reuter Wireless.
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    JAPANO-SOVIET BORDER
    41 10 Reuter. Tokyo, March 9. Action the nature of wh ch is not divulged will be taken by the Japanese Army "to remedy the situatirn" on the Japano-Soviet border at Saghalien, announced Mr. Kato. Vice-Minister of War. in the Diet—Reuter.
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    NOTES & COMMENTS CEYLON'S AIR MAIL
    188 10 NOTES COMMENTS CEYLON'S AIR MAIL a NEW era in the postal history of Ceylon was ushered In on Feb. 28. when Sir Andrew Caldecott, the Governor, formally opened the Ratmalana aerodrome and inaugurated the Rnpire Air mail service for Ceylon. Xnere will now be four despatches of air-mails trom Colombo
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    AIR LINK WITH IPOH
    266 10 IpVIDENCE Oi the fact that Ipoh U J awakani lg to the new responsibilities that will fall to it when it becomes (he state capital of Perak in the near iuturc are not lacking in these days. The news that the automatic lelephonr system IS to
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    EDUCATIONAL DESTRUCTION
    248 10 1 TNDER the title, -What China built in a generation, Japan destroys in a day" the China Information c has issued a statement d< destructive effects of J a tarism on Chinese education. The following i s «tract trom th statement T r Japanese Q ment its ar
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    UNRIVALLED BARBARITY
    202 10 "OUCH being the facts in wi|h Japan's attemot I j crip] and crush the cultural life of China, the motive behind her acts is not far to seek. Erroneously blaming Chines universities instead of herself f^: China's national sentiment igainst her, but rightly alive to a atw and
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    Topics Of The Day
    288 10 By "Looker On' ■jUSTICUFFS in the Japanese Diet. A fljittniff to a sort of spat. V *T* Some men don't realise which side o| their biead Ul buttered; but it doesn't matter—they eat both sides. A constable had occasion to speak a lew words of warning
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    614 11 SHOULD JAPAN PAY? NOT ASKED Foreign Office Bills Approved British Official Wireless. London, Mar. INTRODUCING the Foreign Office I supplementary estimates in the ions to day, including a grant iidii to Sir Hughe Knatchbull n. Mr. It. A. Butler, the new l nder- Secretary, said he
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    NEW INDIES CHIEF
    65 11 Sir Hughe Hugessen, former ambassador to China, who is voted c grant of 15,000 as compensation 10-> the injury he suffered when attacked by Japanese airmen near Nanking tail August. Mr. R.A. Butler, the Under-Secretary of State for foreign affair*, who maintained that the Japanese should not be asked to
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    Eden To Become Diplomatic Envoy?
    57 11 Shanghai, Mar. 10. IN a United Press report it is stated that political circles in Britain have started a move aimed at the appointment of Mr. Anthony Eden, former Foreign Secretary, as Ambassador to the United States. Questioned regarding the suggestion of his appointment, Mr.
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    ROME TALKS HELD UP
    158 11 Resumption To-Morrow FASCIST COUNCIL MEETS TO-DAY Reuter. Rome, Mar. 9. HPHERE was no further meeting to-day of the Earl of Perth and Count Ciar.o and it is believed they will not meet again before Friday, after the meeting rt 10 p.m. to-morrow of the Fascist Grand
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    WORST FLOODS FOR A CENTURY
    76 11 Japanese Refuse To Give Relief Shanghai. March 10. THE flood disaster in North China especially in Tsangchow, Chimghsien, and Chiaohsien—all to tne south of Tientsin—is unprecedented in Chinese history for a hundred years. Over 180 gaps have been created in the Yun River and the
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    AIR RAID DAMAGE
    47 11 Japanese Destroy 18 Planes Reuter. Peiping, Mar. 9. AN official Japanese report claims that seven Chinese planes were d"s'royed on the ground and 11 shot down ?n combat during three air raids on Sianfu in Shensi yesterday afternoon There were no Japanese losses —Rente'-.
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    DECREE NISI
    51 11 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Wednesday. A decree nisi granted to Mr?. S. C. Chan, the European wife of Mr. Chan Seng Chin, barrister-at-law and eldest sen Of Mr. Chan Kang Swi, J P.. last year was made absolute to-day by Mr. justice Home, in the Hinh Court,
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    HIGHER PAY IN DOCKYARDS?
    182 11 Queries In Commons fir CHARGEMEN'S RATE IS TOO LOW Reuter. London, Mar. t>. rpHE wages of English chargemen in Hongkong dockyard were the subject of a question in th? Commons to-day by a member wha said that their pay worked out at £3 4.0 weekly, which
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    CHANGES IN THE CABINET
    150 11 Lord Maugham To Be Chancellor British Official Wireless. Loitdon, Mar 9. IT is officially announced thai the King has approved that Viscount. Hailshair. be appointed Lord President of the Council in succession to Viscount Ha'ifav, who has gone to the Foreign Office, and that Lord Maugham,
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    NEW BATTLESHIPS
    85 11 No Decision On Size At Present Reuter. London. March 9. THE tonnage of the two capital ships in the 1938 new construction programme is still being considered, said Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare in the Commons. At present he was unable to make a statement, but he added that the
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    Prince Bernhard In London
    51 11 British Official Wireless. London, Mar. y. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and his brother. Prince Ernest Asehwir of Lippe Biesterfeld, who arrived in London this morning on their first visit, were the guests of the King and Queen at luncheon at Buckingham Palace to day.—British Official
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    BRITISH MISSIONARY ASSAULTED BY JAPANESE
    194 11 STRUCK BY ARMED SENTRY TSANGCHAO INCIDENT FORCED TO DOFF HAT AND BOW TO GUARD Reuter. Peking, March 0. JT is understood that the British authorities in Shanghai are making strong representations to the Japanese Embassy regarding 1 an assault by a Japanese soldier on the
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    AIR MINISTRY PROBE?
    81 11 Debate On Cadman Report Next Week British Official Wireless. London. Mar. 9. THE Cadman report on civil aviation 1 will be debated in the Commons early next week. The Opposition leader has given notice that he will in the debate on the air estimates press for a
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    25 11 Reuter. Paris. March 9. The Government is not resigning tonight, but M. Chautemps will make a declaration in the Chamber at 9.30 a.m to-morrow. —Reuter.
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    COLLAPSE OR NO?
    94 11 Anglo-Irish Talks Are Trembling Reuter. London. March 9. MR. De Valera had a surprise interview with Sir Samuel Koare this afternoon, lasting an hour and a half. Sir Samuel, as Home Secretary, is the Mini tci responsible for the affairs of Northern Ireland. The meeting Of the
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    18 11 Inspector J. Lyons, First Inspector of tN.- frathe Prane'l. v.ill b»> proceed lle < »z to l W. !!^>.!,<>' h>./
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    PLEBISCITE IN AUSTRIA
    257 11 FREE VOTE Schuschnigg Asks For Confidence Reuter. Innsbruck, Mar. 9. DR. von Schuschnigg has proclaimel a plebiscite for Sunday on the question of approval of tho Government programme for the year. He announced that the year wouM be a vear of labour and promised a hu«° programme
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    17 11 Mr. V. E. H. Rhodes, the Negri Sembilan cricketer, of Bangi. Negri Sembilan, has returned from leave
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    SUBVERSIVE PROPAGANDA DANGER IS REASON FOR MALAYAN NEWS FAMINE
    389 12 COMMONS ANSWER EXPLAINED CARE NEEDED w Reuter. JJAMihRS of subversive propaganda from foreign countries getting into the wrong hands is one of the reasons for the famine of news in Malaya, a competent authority informed the Malaya Tribune to-day. This "famine"
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    "BOOLOO" FILM CASE
    108 12 Judgment Reserved In Civil Suit Singapore, Wednesday. JUDGMENT was reserved by Mr. Justice a'Beckctt Terrell in the High Court to-day, at the conclusion of the civil suit brought against Mr. John E Burch, the American producer of toe Malayan film "Booloo" by Woo Chew Sin a carpenter
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    COMPROMISE WITH AMERICA
    174 12 Pacific. Islands Dispute PREMIER'S HINT IN COMMONS Reuter. London, Mar. 9. JN the Commons to-day, Mr. Chamberlain, at question time, announced that the United States Government last year contested the validity of the British, claim to the Phoenix group, in which Canton and Enderbury are situated, and
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    HUNGARIAN ARMS PLAN
    87 12 Leads To Resignation Of Cahinet Reuter. Budapest, Mar. 8. THE Hungarian Cabinet has re- signed. The Regent has accepted the resignation and asked the Premier. to form a new Cabinet. It is understood this will differ from the old only insofar as the ministers of Finance and
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    MR. J. B. WEISS
    126 12 Departure Of Johore Official 'From Our Own Reporter) Johore Bahru. Mar. 9. ON the eve of the departure en long leave for Home of Mr. J. B. Weiss, a group photograph, with Mr. Weiss as the central figure with the staff of the Sunreme Court and
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    MR. SEET SWEE HOE
    104 12 Death Ends 57 Years Of Service A very large number of people in Singapore will learn with great regret cf the death of Mr. Sect Swee Hoe. salesman employed by Messrs. Robmsor and Co.. Ltd Mr. Sect Swee Hoe had an amazing record of service w;j;h
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    MARGARET HARDMAN
    74 12 Death In Hospital From Malaria Singapore, Thursday. Much sympathy will be felt for Regimental Sergeant Major F. Hardman. Instructor to the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, and Mrs. Hardman in the death of their daugh ter, Margaret. Margaret had been suffering from malaria for about three weeks. She was
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    NEW F.M.S. JUDGE
    38 12 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. It is understood that Raja Musa, registrar of the Supreme Court, has been appointed to act as judge, F.M.S to take the assizes at Seremban, irom Monday next.
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    V.G.S. Dobbie. G.O.C., Malaya, Mrs. Dobbie and Lieut. O.C.S. Dobb; \ A.D.C. io the G 0.C.. who returned to Singapore this morning after a tour oi Siam and French Indo-Chma.
    29 12 V.G.S. Dobbie. G.O.C., Malaya, Mrs. Dobbie and Lieut. O.C.S. Dobb; A.D.C. io the G 0.C.. who returned to Singapore this morning after a tour oi Siam and French Indo-Chma.
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    IMMIGRATION OF WOMEN
    201 12 A QUOTA i Effective From May 1 Singapore. Wednesday. THE immigration of women into the Colony is to be controlled as from May 1, according to official information received to-day. A communique issued by the Colonial Secretariat states: "We are officiaily informed that it is the intention
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    GORDONS GIVE A BALL
    186 12 To Celebrate Ladysmith Day THE first ball given by the Gordon Highlanders in Singapore, attended by more than 600 guests, including Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas, and Commodore Clarke, was held last night at the Victoria Memorial Hail. The occasion was the annual commemoration of the
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    PROPERTY SALE
    47 12 Two sites <freehold», containing respective areas of 3,607 sq.ft. and 637 sq. ft., and house known as 4, Lorong 23. olf Geylang Road, were yesterday sold in the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co., Ltd., for $4,400, to Mr. Shaik Mohamed bin Sallim Alkalalee.
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    TYPEWRITER THEFT ALLEGED
    61 12 Indian Clerk Claims Trial Singapore, Thursday. PDASS, an Indian clerk employed by Messrs'. Fraser and Neave. Ltd.. claimed to be tried on a charge of theft oj two typewriters valued at $M.34. when he appeared before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, the Second Magistrate, this morning. The case
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    SEQUEL TO CRASH
    102 12 Estate Manager Is Summoned (From Our Ou/n Correspondent) Joliore Bahru, Mar. 8. FOLLOWING a collision between a car driven by Mr. E. C. Crosse of Hanyang Estate, Masai, Johore, and one driven by Tungku Awang of the Magistrate's Court, Johore Bahru, Mr. Crosse was summoned before Mr.
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    REPORTS TO POLICE
    157 12 House Of Actress Broken Into A Malay actress reported to the police on Tuesday that her house at Jco Chiat Terrace had been broken into and dress and clothing to the value of SIJ stolen. An Arab is alleged to have perpetrated the theft. A European laid
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    ENTERED HOUSE
    121 12 Chinese Recommended For Banishment (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, March 3. A CHINA-BORN Chinese, Chan Beng Seng, with seven previous convictions, was sentenced to seven month?' r.i., to be followed by 18 months' police supervision, by the District, Judge, Mr B. F. Bridge, this morning. Accused was convicted
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    G.O.C. RETURNS
    92 12 From Tour Of Siam And Indo-China Singapore, Thursday. H E. Major-Gen. W. G. S. Do'obie, Officer Commanding. Malaya, and Mrs. Dobbie returned by the "Aramis" this morning after a holiday trip to Siam and French Indo-China. By the same steamer, Mme. Pages, wife of the Governor pf Cochin-China
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    HOLY SEPULCHRE
    32 12 Reuter. Cairo, Mar. 9. It is understood that the Fgyph..; Government is contributing £30,000 to repair the holy sepulchre at Jerusalem, considering it to be sacred to Christians and Moslems.—Reuter.
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    Ogpu Says Doctors Maltreated Patients
    202 12 BROUGHT ABOUT DEATH AIR POISONED Report By Five Experts jfencoii, Mar VAGODA gave m en i fore a military I Supremo Comt. It i the evidence ftflfa Is which are alleged to hav< aided the Trotskyite (*Hmter-revolutionaries on whose behalf a The court received n
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    SMILED WHEN HE WAS GAOLED
    155 12 Chinese Refuses To Explain Thefts (From Our Oun Correspovv Johore Bahru, March 8 A YOUNG Chinese named L.r. H2 U years' old. appeared l Sheikh Abu Bakar bin V a c Magistrate) to answer fnv chu against him. He pleaded gui.'tv to T h' all
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    35 12 Sir.« :po W In a coconut Road tiii.s mor: ii.. ic have fallen about coconut tree. He complain back and was was taken hi a dition to the Tan Tock by ambulance.
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    STOP PRESS
    68 12 Washington Much Interest U Shakespeare's am Commons yesten i for American fai Singapore bs A Navy Dep said the stop, is ti ment was a rou::.: pointed out 11 ships of larger tonnn cruisers eanni t obi ties at Manila and to proceed to Hawaii was not open
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    Luxury Liner Due On Monday
    435 13 MORE TOURISTS COMING Vv CAPTAIN ....nb Made To Vessel M! ile 20,000-ton crui- > "Reliance,* 1 of the in Line, is due in o'clock on Monday "Reliance" ieft New 9 and in due back in May 24. ge the "Reliance" will nee of 39,000 miles
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    36 13 The "Reliance," the ***** ton luxuryv liner of the Hamburg-American fleet. She is here on Monday in the c urse ol a world cruise. Many rapoitant persona! Uef are en board. RELATIONS WITH CHINA ARE GOOD
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    RELATIONS WITH CHINA ARE GOOD
    204 13 Claims Former Shanghai Italian Consul Singapore, Wednesday. RELATIONS between China and Italy have been very good, th.ey still are nd will be. Italy, as you know, has no' exterraed any material help to Japan, nd is anxious that the Far Eastern rouble should be amicably settled as soon possible.' said
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    MUNICIPAL SERVICES CLUB
    129 13 Dinner At Airport Hotel A DINNER will be held at the Airport Hotel on April 2, to celebrate the anniversary of the Municipal Services Club. It has been decided to charge members at $1.25 per head. Guests can be invi.ed at $1 per head for ladies and ai $2.25 per
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    AMBULANCE CALLS
    86 13 Dutch Sailor Tn Hospital With Scalds Two Malays and two IncUm coolies employed by the Municipal Water Department were knocked down by a car yesterday morning while they were pushing a hand-cart. They received various injuries and romplainsd of severe pain when taken to hospital. i A Dutch sailor of
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT RULING
    720 13 COVERTURE Important Judgment Delivered j Singapore, Wednesday. AN interesti»<» point arising in a bankruptcy matter was decided by Mr. .lustier a'Beekett Terrell in the High Court to-day, when his lordship gave judgment, in which he held that a widow could not be made bankrupt »n respect of nonsatisfaction of a
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    Keen Play In Y. M. C. A. Tourney
    462 15 CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS doubles Three-Set Match Unfinished (,K! I.MNCi struggle, with the A ip.tncse pair displaying more rtro.i tennis, was witnessed yester- thr V.M.C.A. when Murakami i \iz. v.a met Thutt Pitt and \\ih> W an. v. hieh was unfinished, with «J 2.
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    Cricket Teams
    131 15 teams for week-end matches elected as follows S.C. team vs. R.A.F. on Satur--3.C. at 2 p.m. A. S. A. Jansen, undrum, M. A. K. Hamid. A. P. Thuraisingam, J. N. Fernando, a nam, A. Raja, K. ThillalA Ponnampalam, V. Ambia--3.C. team vs. Indian AssociaHunday at C.S.C. at 2
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    LADIES GOLF
    114 15 Keppel vs Sepoy JLines THE lollowing are the teams for the match between the ladies of Sepoy Lines Golf Club and the I vdie- oi Keppel Golf Club to be played at Keppel to-morrow I Friday» 'Sepoy Lines names mentioned' firsti: 3.45 p.m Miss M. M. Hodlcy vs
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    Water Polo
    19 15 In a water polo match at Tangling yesterday, the 7th Heavy Battery, R.A., beat the R.A.M.C. 4—l.
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    Royal Mail To Be Sold
    41 15 Reuter. London, Mar. 0. I fHE Grand National favourite, Royal Mail, last year's winner, whose owner Mr. Lloyd Thomas was recently killed riding him. will be auctioned without reserve, probably at Hurst Park on Saturday. Renter.
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    R.A.O.C. Beat Ceylon S.C.
    79 15 IN a friendly soccer*match between the PAC.C. and ttte Ceylon r 3.C. at tne CSC. ground on Tuesday, the »Wiers proved superior and won by 4—2. me R.A.O.C. scored first through a penalty kick taken by Corr. Five minutes later, from a corner Kick by Orme,
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    English & Scottish League Soccer Garrison League
    368 15 English Scottish League Soccer Garrison League Programme For Saturday ENGLISH and Scottish League fixtures for Satrrday are as follows ENGLISH LEAGUE, Div. I Birmingham v. Manchester C. Charlton A. v. Huddersfieid T. Chelsea v. Boltcn W. Grimsby T. v. W'hampton W. Leeds U. v. Leicester C. Liverpool v. Sunderland. Middlesbrough
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    I.A. SOCCER
    325 15 Tamils Beat Hindus In League Csarne IN a game in the Indian Association Football League the Tamil Brotherhood Party beat the Hindu Association by 4—3 at the M.F A. ground. The T.B.P. led 4-nil at *he interval but in the second session, they adoptee f ensive tactics, which
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    Yorks' Cup Hopes Ended In Replay
    279 15 Huddersfield Wi its At Home Reuter. VORK CITY, surprise team of the F. A. competition, had their Cup hopes ended yesterday when they visited Huddersfield Town for their sixth round replay, after having been held to a goalless draw on their own ground on
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    America Uses More Rubber
    169 16 BUT INCREASE IS ONLY SLIGHT (By Air Mail) (From Our Oton Correspondent) London, Feb. 23. SLIGHT, though not very encouraging increase in American rubber consumption is recorded in the January figures. Consumption for the month was 29,429 tons; per working day it was 1,177 tons, as
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    TRANSPORT BOARD
    55 16 (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Tuesday. The Negri Bembllan Club was the venue of the F.M.S. Transport Board's sittings yesterday and to-day. wnen numerous applications for the various licences were heard. Most of these which were ur.epposed were Granted, while some were refused and others postponed. The Chairman,
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    FAST WORK
    58 16 POLICE at Bologna (Italy) raided the hermetically sealed box in which Gentil Cadramel was lying, on the twenty-third day of his record-breaking fast. They found that he was being fed through a hole in the bottom of the case. His wife did the feeding through the floorboards. Cadramel
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    BAHAU LABOUR TROUBLE
    160 16 Chinese On Rioting Charge (From Our Oxen Reporter) Seremban. Tuesday. AN echo of the labour trouble at Bahau early last month, when 300 hungry Chinese were driven out of employment owing to the reduced quota and raided and wrecked a Chinese provision shop there was heard in
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    Fresh Bid To Increase Fleet Air Arm
    420 16 GETTING READY FOR 1940 PEAK 7-YEAR PLAN New Branch Starts Next Month (By Air Mail) (From Our Ov: i Rcp< rtc r London, Feb. 23. IMPORTANT developments in the> recruiting of officers lor the fleet air arm, which have become necessary as a
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    ETHIOPIA RECOGNISED
    14 16 Reuter. Bucharest. Mar. 8. i Rumania has officially recognised the Italian Empire.—Reuter.
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    Maharajah Wants To Buy £1000 Island
    125 16 DAJ Kumar Pr (una Tihanjde, thirl y-tm old Maharajah of Bastai Central Provinces of In wants to buy lonely Swona Iland, mentioned as b« sale for £1.000. S'nce his beautiful 2&-y< died in England early hi 193 ifter operation for appendicitis R has been
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    SUICIDE ATTEMPT ADMITTED
    174 16 Woman Put In Husband Care Singapore. I uesaay. THAT because she had b. 1 .t chru: sufferer from a complaint for over tin- took the poison to end her lire, admitted by a Cantono.se worn n, C:. Ah Moey, who stood in the rt I charged with
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    CHEFOO TELEGRAPH RESTRICTIONS
    88 16 Reuter. London, March I THE British Consul a 1 1 ported that the Cl office, under Instruct!* ing "provisional gov< ing to accept code t< Butler, Parliamentary Ministry of Labour, In tne < plying to Mr. Marsden. A protest has be< rangements made for cial messages tc
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    MUSLIM UNION
    65 16 Officials Elect d For Current ea! A GENERAL meeting Muslim Literary :ti was held on Sunt! 1; Road, SingaDore. elected officials and bers: President, Mr. Gaznavi; vice-prr.-K Mohamed Ibr 'iim: dullah M. Sahib; n< Mohamed Hassan .*1 Mr. Ibrahim M. secretary, Mr. Abdul mad: foreman mem 1 1
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    NEW YORK FAILURE
    64 16 Reuter. New York. Mar. 8. The firm of Richard Whitney and Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange, has announced its inability to meet its obligations. The Stock Exchange subsequently suspended the firm for insolvency and has also suspended the New York Curb Exchange. The senior
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    U.S. POLICE HUNT MAN WITH "NARCOTIC KISS"
    276 18 MARRIES WOMEN THEN ROBS THEM .By Air Ma I) kg! London, Feb. 23. 'PHE Lnited States police have started a hunt for a handsome man with a "narcotic kiss" which leaves his victims "with trembling knees and a feeling of helplessness/ The hunt
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    FEARS OF ROME TALKS?
    162 18 Franc Slumps Again In London Reuter London, Mar. 8. EMBOLDENED by the retreating tactics of the French exchange control, "bears" lost no time in renewing thendrive against franc this morning. After opening at 155.31 to the pound compared with 154.96 overnight, th? rate quickly weakened to
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    RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGE
    53 18 Singapore. Wednesday. On a charge of driving a motor van in a reckless manner along Oxlev Rise on Jan. 30. a Malay named Sendot bin Kassnn anoeo-ed before Mr E. C. O Barrett, the Fourth Smgaoore Magistrate this morning. He claimed trial, and the case was postponed
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    MODERN TIMES
    43 18 CINESTAR Pauleite Go&dard who leapt r '■■<> fame hi Charlie Cliapin's "Modern Times" and uhose name has been linked up romantically with his ever since. Now -he's going to forget romance, make a oid to be a star in her own right.
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    NANKING BELOW ZERO
    82 18 Grave Hardships For Ref ugecs THE temperature in Nanking duri v? the jlast few days has fallen be'ow zero. The refugees are experiencing considerable hardship. Many of r'ied through want of clothing and the situation is causing deep concern to 'he j authorities in the Safety Zone.
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    JAPANESE WAR LORD KILLED
    151 18 General Doihara Two Italians Die In Air Raid Shanghai, Mar. 9. TT is reported that Division-Com-mander General Doihara has been killed during an engagement with Chinese guerilla units In the north of the Taoching Railway. During the Japanese aerial attack on Chengchow yesterday, two Italian Missionaries
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    3,500-YEAR-OLD GOLD VASES
    102 18 I Athens. Gold objects some 3.500 years old have been turned up by the plough at the village of Almyros, near Calamata. They include coins, vases and household utensils. The farmer who made the discovery while tilling his fields soJd the objects to villagers, who in turn
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    What Readers Are Saying ASIATICS AND THE FLYING CLUBS
    661 19 More letters are published to-day concerning Asiatics and the Hying clubs. Mr. G. S. Teo asks what are the intrinsic values of Cambridge Examinations, and suggests that they have long outgrown their usefulness. We welcome intelligent letters on any subject from
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    PREMATURE
    140 19 c Editor of the Malaya Tribune > rhe correspondence on Asiatics Flying Clubs is waxing fast and The issue Is not so much wheIsland Flying Clyja should be -'d: but, whether, it is right for the ■lit.- Chinese to form it. tar u.s I know certain Straits Chiated for
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    WHY CHAMPION OTHERS?
    119 19 1'tc Editor of the Malaya Tribune) V/hy should people want to worry "'.vds about the Island Flying Club? i>-m ors of the Island Flying Club v treated as they deserve, that is, that if next time they are ever ir* difficulty they should be asked to solve
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    GAMBLING EVIL
    143 19 (To the Editor of the Malaya Tiibune) Sir, —A line must be drawn between a common game and gambling. A game of skill but not mere chance is not classified as gambling. Apparently legitimate business is sometime a gamble and so is life. Gambling in the proper sense
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMS.
    144 19 (Tc the Editor of the Malaya Tribune) Sir, —Year in, year out, secondary schools in Malaya are turning out hundreds of successful Cambridge students, and the general question on usually associates with them is, y/Jv remunerations do they derive from tne successes in the Cambridge Examna* rther than
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    WHO ARE THE BOXING CHAMPIONS?
    90 19 (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune) Sir,— May I suggest through your columns that the Singapore Boxing Board of Control publish a list of all recognised Singapore champions? I am sure boxing enthusiasts are most anxious to know who our champions are. and. further,
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    SEREMBAN TRAGEDY
    108 19 Cyclist Dies In Hospital i (From Own Reporter' Seremban, Tuesday. MAT Zib bin Talib, a 16-year-old employee of the Negri Sembilan Secretariat, met with a tragic death on Sunday night, succumbing in the Seremban Hospital to injuries received in a motor collision at the ninth mile. Seremban-Mautin road.
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    SHANGHAI EDITOR'S MOVE
    36 19 Reuter. London, Mar. 8. Mr. Edwin Haward has resigned from the editorship of the North China Daily News and has taken up charge of Indian section 01 -Great Britain and the East." —Reuter.
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    £100 MILLIONS FOR DEFENCE IN 1938
    249 19 French Costs Rise SPECIAL MINISTER APPOINTED Reuter. Paris, Mar. 8. FJHE Minister of Finance (M. Marchandeau) revealed to-day that, expenditure on armaments amounted to £21 millions in the i.rst two months of this year and would total over £100 millions before the end ol
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    International Women's Day
    96 20 Picture shows the big gathering inside the Palace theatre. Lv Tong Sen Street, when addresses were delivered in connection with the celebration of the International Women's Day. (Tribune). One of the many young women who addressed the gathering which attended the Women's International Day meeting at the
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