Morning Tribune, 10 March 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 33. FIVE CENTS. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, March 10, 1936.
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  • 1368 1 fi»Ai\(E tUKISIS TO \it.ors \n; LEAGUE MEETS TO-DAY \O I I 'It THE It MOVE MAIIE BY 111 TEE II A MEETING of the Locarno Powers took place m Paris yesterday to consider the question of Germany's repudiation of the Treaty and to decide what steps
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  • 44 1 Ex-Singapore R.A.F. Man Killed London, March 9. f LYING Officer Peter Godfrey, formerly of the Royal Artillery, and stationed at Singapore until last year, when he joined the R.A-F., was killed with Plying Officer Robert Legg m a crash at Atley Hill, Yorkshire. Reuter
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  • 77 1 London, Mar. 9. MR. Anthony Eden, m the House of Commons to-night, said that the occupation, by Germany, of the demilitarised zone had profoundly shaken confidence m any engagement into which Germany may enter m the future. (Cheers.) He had no reason to suppose that the German action
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  • 123 1 Record For Home Flight Too London, March 9. FLIGHT Lieutenant Rose reached Croydon this morning, having established a new record for the flight from the Cape. Rose's time was six days, seven hours and nve minutes, compared wilY the previous record of six days, twelve hours
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  • 24 1 London, March 9. DR. GOERTZ has been found guilty and sentenced to four years' penal servitude.- Reuter (See Story on page 2).
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  • 31 1 Water from the hose -pipes froze on the walls and roadway while firemen tried to extinguish a fire which destroyed a block of residential flats at Wykeham Road, Hendon Central, recently.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 6 1 Tomorrow 's Race Weights Vai*v '11
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    • 67 1 An gnu nied Service Of London Market Prices —page 4 to-day. RICH FRESH MILK WITH THE RISK REMOVED BEAR M BRAND THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE WIIIMI SU ISS MILK Delicious milk from the mountain valleys of Switzerland, prepared m its natural state with its health giving vitamins. Endorsed by the
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  • 345 2 NO DANGER OF WAR Views Of British London, Mar. 9. GERMANY'S dramatic action has invested to-day*s debate on the Defence policy m the House of Commons with an added interest. The Cabinet is expected to discuss the new situation m the morning, after which Mr.
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  • 32 2 The Aetinp: Chief Justice at Penang Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Assizes: No. 3— Rex. v. Chhui Yi.
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  • 47 2 A 95-year-old recluse was burned to death m his bungalow at Cowfold, near Horsham. He was John Horatio Pitcher, who since the death of his wife and daughter over 50 years ago had lived m solitude near a monastery about 100 yards from the main LondonBrighton road
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  • 111 2 NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of this Company will be held at the Registered Office, Hongkong Bank Chambers, Collyer Quay, Singapore, on Friday, 20th March, 1936, at 12 o'clock noon at which the Directors will recommend that
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  • 39 2 Tl-'p Doncaster Corporation has decided to extend its aerodrome, erect new buildings, and anply to the Air Ministry for recognition as a Customs airo">rt. Doncarter is f o be a halt on daily air services betveen Amsterdam and Liverpool.
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  • 426 2 AIRPORT PLAN FOR NOVEL German Doctor On Spy Charge London, Mar. 5. DR. Hermann Gortz entered the witness box at the Old Bailey m the afternoon and Rive an account of thy actions which led to the charges, Describing his career he said, he received the Iron Cross m war
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  • 28 2 The Lady Margaret Gold Medal--the highest award given by the Poetry Society- was awarded to Miss Kna Milner, of Epsom. The only other competitor was Miss Joyce Golcher.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 24 2 MM 111 BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., (Incorporated m New Zealand) Fire, Marine, Motor and Workmen's Compensation. W J. DEXTER. Manager. OFFICE 2, FIXLAYSON GREEN.
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    • 12 2 DERRICK CO., Chartered Accountants. Secretaries. Hongkong Bank Chambers, Singapore. 6th March, 1936.
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    • 65 2 FRESH MILK— WITH Vggg ALL THE TROUBLE fcJ REMOVED! LET Xl m put an end to delicious, nourishing milk your troubles with milk, to drink. It is especially For Klim is rich, pure cows good for babies. If your milk, powdered —with only dealer cannot supply you, water removed. Klim
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  • 1629 3 RAPID RETURN JOURNEY Story Of The Flight Singapore, Tuesday. THE R.A.F. goodwill flight to the Far East, consisting of three Singapore flying boats, which left Singapore on Feb. 10, are due back at the Air Base at 1 p.m. to-day. It will be recalled that the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 32 3 ["MAN LIOVJ RAPID-HARDENING CEMENT *~~~^A lIO^KOPB PATENT WATCHES INTRODUCED ZQs^B%v MILLIONS 70 YEARS (*(t^-^^*| IN ISE AGO KJs^SMTJ TODAY See the new displays at all dealers. Sole Agents: Weill MoiltOr W. "NCAPOM.
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    • 26 3 "WUII II i CiG/XRCTTE I T)^ m y. I I i»i« m !••<•■• J I I W^giJyMH Sole ArenUr xiS I fc' lIFNBY HAtUU i. CO LTD
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  • Up-To-The-Minute Financial News
    • 344 4 Effect Of Events In Europe (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday morring. Rubber (Singapore) 26 cts-, unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin (Singapore) $103; down To-day's Prices: London: I\><\., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady. New York: 15T» cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet steady. TIN London: No market. New York:
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    • 68 4 Special London Cable (From Our Financial Correspondent) London, March 9. The closing prices were as follows: LONDON RUBBER Market Tone: Idle. Spot: 715|32 (down 1|16). July-Sept. 7% (unchanged). LONDON TIN Spot: Z2I&A (up iy 4 July-Sept: £204 13|16 (down 1|16). LONDON GOLD Spot: £7- Is. (up liy 2
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    • 45 4 Yesterday's Closing Prices 'From Our Financial Correspondent) London, March 9. The closing prices were as follows:— London— New York Cross Rate: 4.97% (down .01 Vs) London— Paris 75 (up 316) London— Amsterdam: 7.27% (up V-i) London— Hongkong: ls. 3 11 16 d. (unchanged)
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    • 82 4 Sheffield, Mar. 2. It is understood that the new coal sales organisation known as the South Yorkshire Collieries' Federation, which has just been formed with headquarters m Sheffield, will deal with the output of 25 South Yorkshire collieries, having a total annual production of about 23.000,000 tons, which
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    • 66 4 (F.O.3. March i 25 15 16 26 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) awardable Spore* 25 15 16 26 do. March 26 1 16 26 3 16 do. Apr. June 26 > 4 26% do. July Sept. 26 V 2 26% do. Oct.Dec. 26 3 i 26% Tone of Market:— Slightly easier. Latest
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    • 336 4 *New York prices quoted m U.S. currency. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers margins, brokerage and Stamp duty arc not included. London. Mar. 9, 6.30 p.m. Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or fall War Loan, 3% P-c 107
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 37 4 THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. DAILY PRICHS CURRENT. Singapore, Monday noon. vo tydqc Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (F. 0.8. March) 26 8 26 3 16 Good F.A.Q. m cases (Continued m next column)
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    • 42 4 THF. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880 > Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) V.100,000.000 Reserve Fund V.127,450,000 Head Office: YOKOHAMA, SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE. Manager, R UNAGAMT. Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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    • 32 4 lit //^U 1 1 ~/v> II EVERYONE OF THEM J A A W,7 //SA A V *zA >i a s 1 1; ni> ■!-:<' i-: IV c<s £jA l^rt^HlHlL..^. m modern watchmaking history!
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  • 1119 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Singapore, Monday. 5 p.m. Buyers. Sellers AlDpal Tin (45.) 53. 59 A?am Kumbang <£> 29- 30s.cd. ral Malay <£) 59s 6as cd v Hitam '55. 14s. 9d. 15s. fid. Aver Weng (sl> 170 1.80 Bangrin Tin 19- 20Batu Selangor ($1) .92 95 Chenderlang <£) 13 6
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  • 1027 5 RESTRICTION PLAN WAS ESSENTIAL Promising Outlook For Val Dor Rubber THE twenty-sixth annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Val dOr Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, 9. St. Helens-place, E.C., Sir R. Graham (tbe chairman) presiding. The representative of the secretaries and agents
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 232 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., THE HO HONG BANK, LTD., AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL: Authorised 540.000.000.00 Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE: CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH: 458. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chee Swee Cheng,
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  • 301 6 The Press The Most Effective Medium Hollywood, Mar. 2. WITH theatre box office receipts expected to exceed $1,000,000,000 during 1936, the motion picture industry is sharply raising its allocation for advertising, it has been disclosed m Hollywood. On the basis of rtatistics compiled by the United States department
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  • 37 6 CIR Guy Standing has no fear for chilly baths, m fact he seeks them. Every morning he motors to Malibu Lake, breaks the thin coat of ice and takes a dip for his health.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 137 6 j 5^ Aloha Wanderwell m Person A Special Attraction Opening TO-NIGHT j 6 15 and 9.15 j ALHAIVIBRA matinee to-morrow I I j J Paramount^ Gay Musical Com edy with a cast of favourites j "TWO FOR TO-NIGHT" |J| with BING CROSBY J^^^lk .JOAN BENNETT C-#^^^- JRk 1 ON THE
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    • 53 6 -m%^^^B ENORMOUS SUCCESS! I T You nave heard and raved over I her records now hear her sing Jj^^^^^^^^bl^hH to you on tfie screen Sreemati K. B. SUNDARAMBAL "RHAIfTA DllAli 1 A ■^HHHBHj^^^H^^H The GltttMl Mythological and f^^^^^^^^S^^^^^^m Musical Extravaganza of the ■wAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwAwJI Voqi* ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■i Prices: 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c,
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  • 584 7 Hollywood Lunar Expert ONE of the most industrious and imaginative of Hollywood's makers of i iovie moons is Lou Witte. In ten years time he has created 162 lunar phenomena, comprising angry, romantic, stormy and swiss-cheese moons. When it is apparent that even a movie executive
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  • 49 7 rLAUDETTE Colbert's dog "Smokie" was the recipient of a novel Christmas gift. One of Claudette's studio friends made up a box of very colourful bows (one for each day m the week) which was presented to the Paramount star for her pet. "Bmokie" barked his appreciation!
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  • 121 7 Gladys Swart hon t Chooses THE Hollywood penchant for "10 best" 1 lists cropped out again recently when Gladys Swarthout, on the eve of her departure after seven months m the film capital, named the 10 most entertaining men and a like number of women she has
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  • 34 7 HAROLD LLOYD, who plays a milkmanprizefighter m Paramount's "The Milky Way," used to deliver milk m Omaha, and once seriously considered entering the prize ring after becoming a clever amateur boxer.
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  • 41 7 EIEANORE WHITNEY, flash tap dancer signed by Paramount for "Millions m the Air," pleas< d her dancing teacher when she was a 10-: ear-old girl by learning difficult itepe he hud been unable to teach any girl dancer.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 213 7 6.15 to night msl MARLBOROUGH T0 MORROW KING CROSBY EDMUND LOWE and and CLAIRE TREVOR KITTY CARLISLE m In I'nramount's H rn m A1 mz II Lilt mk ill HI S 31V VVO 111 AIM *j*j*~ Matinees: SAT. and SUN. at 2.13. "DUCK SOUP" and "SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM"
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  • 544 8 EFFIGY OF NEW KING Twenty Million A Day WITH the accession of King Edward, plans are being made throughout the British Empire for the issue of new coinage and postage stamps bearing his effigy, and ♦be transference of his name or intials to vanious State documents. The
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  • 188 8 Shaved Off Wife's Hair Belgrade, Mar. 4. A HUSBAND at a village near Smederevo, Jugoslavia, was so jealous of his wife that he: Forbade her to watch for fear other men should see her beauty; Shaved off her hair and eyebrows. Now he ihas been brought before
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  • 18 8 Mr. W. Skrine has been elected President of the Selangor Branch of the Royal Society of St. George.
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  • 88 8 Toronto /TORE the incorrigible boy by giving him v a pet to care for, was the advice offered by J. M. Wilson, managing director of the Toronto Humane Society as he recently addressed the meeting at which an Oakville branch of the society was organized. He
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  • 57 8 Savings Now Exceed tlftOOfiOOfiOO Berlin, Mar. 4 INVESTMENTS m German Savings Banks had reached £1,070,720,000 (at the present rate of exchange) at the end of 1935, it is revealed here. This sum includes the interest paid on the invested capital during the whole year. Investments last year increased
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  • 18 8 Mr. Victor Hlnchy, of Ttnggi River Estate, Kuala Selangor, and Mrs. Hinchy are m Ipoh on a visit.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 89 8 LAST NIGHT A HEART-STIRRING CRIME jj^f^^^^f JB§| STORY BY DASHIELL HAMMETT II |T^^/ author of "THE THIN MAN" I|9C9HVnBHHHIJ| 63 WOMAN m the DA It Si The romance of two burning souls m bondage of the past with FAY WRAY RALPH BELLAMY THRILL FOLLOWS THUNDERfNG THRILL TO-MORROW— ROMANCE AND GREED
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    • 159 8 Grand Theatre (NEW WORLD) 6 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT LAST NIGHT The SUPER Rs. 300.000 TAMIL TALKIE "BHAKTA FEATURING SREEMATI K. B. SUNDARAMBAL (Sooth India's Famous Artist) Full of Comedy Melodious Songs. Charming Settings it Excellent Recording. Prices of admission include tree gate to New World
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  • 1076 9 'BREN 9 LIGHT AUTOMATIC Lewis Gun To Be Superseded THE recent letter to the London Press m which Colonrl Head commuted on the reduced value of the m modern warfare raised quesins worth attention, and would seem to bate attracted it. The new infantry organisation
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  • 20 9 Major Bruce, of the Malay Regiment, Port Dickson, is proceeding on leave and Major Bretherton is to act for him.
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  • 25 9 Major W. H. Elkins. 0.8. E., of the FMS Railways Transportation Department, who has been m Ipoh on inspection duty, has returned to Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 193 9 Its New Complaints Department Paris, Mar. 4. ALSACE Lorraine now has a "Complaints Department" to deal with administration problems. It has been established by the Minister m charge of the affairs of the recovered territory, M. George Mandel, who, as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs instituted a similar
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  • 130 9 Cunning Of Oriental Smugglers Calcutta, Mar. 4. CMUGGLERS have been trying to transfer silk from the small Frenchgcverned settlement of Chandernagore near here into British India by stuffing it into drums used by a band of strolling singers. The ruse was discovered by a Customs detective with
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  • Page 9 Advertisements

  • 315 10 The MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Mar. 10, 1936. A GAME OF BLUFF WHEN the hard words have been said, and calmer minds have sized up the European situation, it will be found that Herr Hitler's action m placing troops m the demilitarised Rhineland Zone, and m denouncing the clauses of
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  • Article, Illustration
    628 10 THE question of town-planning raised by Mr. John Hands at .the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board has given rise to a fair amount of discussion. In Ipoh, it is said that the mainj trouble is that the Sanitary Board, having after a blare of trumpets laid down an elaborate
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  • 265 10 Mr. L. Raphael, Secretary of the French Consulate, Singapore, who lost his mother on the 23rd of February, has received further cable news informing him of the death of his father, which took place on the 4th instant, at Katikal (French India) where he was SubDirector of the French
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 8 10 ft A£k 'ft •> wm OS IIX fc*. w^*Z^^
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    • 66 10 For blighter nurseries! Buy a carton of Light! Poor light makes dull children. Brighten up the nursery with Osram Coiled Coil lamps famous for their extra brilliance <md soft, good light! Buy Or.im O packed m the familiar red and black carton the carton of light sretm co^co^^ THE GENERAL
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  • 863 11 FINE WORK OF A.A.M. Lamentable Lack Of Support Singapore, Monday. JHE importance and magnitude of the work carried on m a most unobtrusive way by (he Automobile Association of Malaya, with headquarters m Singapore, is certainly not so generally known as it should be. The Singapore parent
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  • 69 11 Ancient Tradition Observed Paris, Mar. 4. THE first strawberies of the year have just been eaten at Marseilles, m accordance with a tradition that goes back to the 14th century. The occasion was the annual banquet of the Company of Notaries, at which strawberries are always served. Earlier m
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  • 114 11 The World's Largest Reptile Bombay, Mar. 4. BENITO," a python over 20 feet long and believed here to be the largest reptile m the world, is to be immortalized. Plans have been made to cast him m plaster and place him m a suitable setting; a
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 44 11 Dunwir 5933 Telegraphic Address: FHUNfc 5934 '""fl GOODWOOD The most charmingly situated Hotel m the Island. Ideal for permanent residents RESTAURANT Table d'hote and a la carte. COCKTAIL BAR LOUNGE TENNIS. Special Dinner Dance on Thursday, March 12." DINERS $1.50. NO AFTER-DINNER ADMISSION CHARGE.
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    • 63 11 TO-DAY r TIFFIN: $1.00 Cream of Pea* Fillet of Selanjjin Orientale Fricassse of Chicken French Beans Boiled Potato Cold Meat Salad Corn Cakes Syrup Cheese, Fruit, Coffee. Try Our SPECIALTIES. ED EC II r" Baked Alasca A Choice of over 100 other dishes. PHONE 4906. Jlg^gjl DDALSnV l|S|§pJ AT ALL
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  • 165 12 When the Hirer Lea from Tottenham to Waltham Cross was froier, over and barfes had difliciilty m moviut; atom, the ict-breaker was bronrht to the rescue. not been frozen over before for years. General Medical Council m new British film. A scene m
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  • 1028 14 ALTHOUGH there appear to be many kinds and varieties of skins m this world, to me they can be divided into normal, dry and greasy. The great thing is to get yourself into the right category. If your skin is normally healthy, treat this
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 12 14 HI AISOX PERM LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS. 79 Stamford Road. Tel. 4610. c'ornhk HOUSE
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    • 129 14 OASIS PORTUGUESE SARDINES A Not just plain ttjL small fish, but •jfgg ty^" GENUINE j^^y^ Jj sardines from JfcfefjCx Portugal, a tin jf^jff^ of which con--1 f 1 tains more vitaIJmj^^^" mins than a litre of Cod Liver Oil. Try Oasis once and you will have no other. Ideal for
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    • 97 14 now COTY ()erlumes can bestow the ()ower to cliarm Coli tvorf wonian tbero is ONE perfect Dlfll ONE Civ Porfuniu lh»t upcuks to MM of iMf hearty nnd ilhM Whoth«r y.mr ftnot ta cxprci*. d L> dolicat-i UnUuy of tL«' On. nt. deli'n't. RmM p> rfumr, oi a s.ip|)'.:M itii,
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  • 95 15 Answers To Correspondents Mrs. W. R. You will see m to-day's article how to treat a dry skin. The really important point Js to always use a little grease before using soap and water. There is no harm m the latter providing you use grease first. Miss H. Freckles are
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  • 405 15 The Present Mode In Coiffeurs Is Revealing YOUR EARS, are they a blight, or a blessing? These organs of hearing. > far a^ being beauty assets is concerned, are just about what you make them Naturally prominent ears on a woman should never be seen, but
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  • 318 15 UNDERWEIGHT AND NERVES ANE would think from all we hear and v read about diets th.it every last woman m the land is j^ring from overweight. There's no denying that bulging waistlines are prevalent, but because there has been such a to-do raised on the subject, the equally distracting and
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 117 15 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE 1 LUGGAGE j CARRIER CO. i Baggage Contractors Forwarding j Agents. Booking Agents for F.M.S. i Railways. Baggage Agents for:— Blue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line Nederland Line 1 8.1.5. N. Co., Ltd., etc.. etc. Tel. Address 'LUGGAGE" J PHONE 2428 or call Union Bldg. HAIRDRESSER 'V^ni
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    • 114 15 A TOURIST'S SHOPPING GUIDE STATIONER We stock y I I I(V I lll\4. j STATIONERY S E. M. GLOVER CO., j 9, The Arcade, SINGAPORE. Tel: 2219. GRAMOPHONES I COLUMBIA GRAMOPHONES and RECORDS J i NEW MODELS I $21 to $50— JjtjSß S ROBINSON PIANO Co., SJ3. Ltd. I Winchester
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    • 54 15 CAMERAS AND FILMS EYES I i Qualified Eye Specialists. Eye Examinations. Eyeglasses. Exclusively. Phone 3002. RESTAURANT Real European i i Food r Come and have your steak cook- ed as you like it on an open charcoal grill by JOHN, Sln^a- pore's leading Chef. OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT {Arcade Restaurant! Collyer
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    • 68 15 CHEMIST I FEED YOUR DOG WITH SPILLERS Dog Miscuits I WINALOT MEAL SPILLERS SHAPES I OSOKO SAVAL No. 1 No. 2. Agents: FEDERAL DISPENSARY, LTD. (Inc. m F.M.S.) Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. SILK STORE INGAPORE'S MOST UP-TO-DATE SILK STORE Tajjmahal Store 23, HIGH ST. CURIOS Camphor-wood Chests Mah Jong sets Handkerchiefs
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  • Article, Illustration
    22 16 Mr. Fred Poirier a prominent Magazi ne Publisher of Montreal and his son Lt M Jack Poirier arrived on Sunday.
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  • 106 16 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Godown Gate No KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: Lch. Vededge. Lch. Lucifer, Subok. Lch. Kittiwake, Patra.v Earge, "Chang", Lch. Sir H. Anderson VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Keppel Harbour No. 1 Dock: Tung Song. No. 2 Dock: Lch. No. 4 R.A.F.
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  • 66 16 London. Mar. 1 THE Admiralty announce that, subject to the settlement of certain point of detail, they decided to entrust trie construction ef the following vessels c the 1935 programme to the firing men tioned: Minelaying submarine. H.M.S. Caen lot. to Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited. GreenocK
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  • 125 16 Important Addition To Union Fleet Belfast, Mar. 1. THERE was launched by Messrs. Harland and Wolff. Ltd., at Belfast the third of the five ships they have m hand for the Union-Castle Line. She is the Dunnottar Castle, and is intended for the company's services between the United
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  • 85 16 London, Mar. 1. CAPTAIN W. Morton Betts, commander of the Union-Castle liner Warwick Castle, and commodore of the fleet, has retired. He has been 40 years m the company's service, and m command for 20 years. During the Naval Review last year Captain Betts was one of the
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 475 16 JL S y <ft^ BRITISH INDIA V. O. S. W. €O-S SAILINGS, OUTWARDS. Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1936 1936 BANGALORE 6.000 Mar. 13 SOUDAN 6.500 May 6 NALDERA 16,000 Mar. 13 RANPURA 17,000 May 8 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 27 RAWALPINDI 17,000 May 22 BHUTAN 6,100 Apr. 9 CORFU
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 46 16 MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Karimon (Tong Hengi 9 a.m. Tandjong Pinang t Silver Gull> 9 a.m. Pengerang (Aik Soon» 9 a.m. Netherlands Indies, Bagan and Selat Pandjang 'Hong Thong) 3 p.m. Fort de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe and Siak fHon? Kwongi 3 p.m. Mails for En rone).
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  • News Of The Day
    • 72 17 L Conference Notice To Shippers r[E Continental-East Asiatic Conference has given its approval to a new agreement between the Hamburg-Ame-rika Line, Norddeutscher Lloyd and Rickmers Line according to which the following came into force on January 7:— Shippers under their contract with the Conference may also use vessels
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    • 33 17 THE above steamer has left Hongkong and is expected to arrive m Singapore Port at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the 11th instant. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharf on arrival.
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    • 68 17 Mails expected from Europe etc. i London by Air (Imperial) general delivery of letters 8.25 a.m. to-day. Mails expected from Europe (Amsterdam > by Air (Netherlands), general delivery of letters 8.25 a.m. to-day. Mails expected from China and Japan by the Africa Maru, due at Singapore, to-day. Mails
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    • 86 17 Scheme For Whangpoo Bridge CONSTRUCTION wffffSSl ISjjAd v bridge to span the Whangpoo River has been postponed, the City Government of Greater Shanghai having been instructed by the central authorities to delay the execution of the project The Whangpoo Bridge has been projected for many years. A few
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    • 173 17 THE following visitors to Singapore are registered at Raffles Hotel: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Me Gee, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pinckney, Mr. Fred J. Helntz, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Maraman, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Manassa, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Urquhart, Mr. and Mrs.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 275 17 It I II VS PIIILP LltfE. (Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Sails. MARELLA Mar. 28 Apr. S MERKUR Apr. 28 May 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the following rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the
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    • 335 17 JS^ y^ TO FRENCH PORTS t^ tM HOMEWARDS. M ANPxO For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Apr. 4 SappADARAN For Marseille*, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Apr 4 CAP VARELLA For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 2 DALNY^ For MarseUles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 5 OUTWARDS (from Marseilles). 1936 For
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    • 146 17 GARGO SERVICE Calling at Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi, Aden, Suez, Port Said. Piraeus, Susak, Flume, Brindlsl, Venice and Trieste. m V. COL DI LANA Apr. 20 m.v. FUSIJAMA June 8 Calling at Batavia, Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yok°hamk FUSIJAMA April 10 Ist Class 2nd Class 2nd Economical Class 720.00 $480.00
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  • 756 18 INNOVATIONS PROPOSED No Convertible Sighters Bisley Camp. A SPECIAL general meeting of the National Rifle Association will be held shortly at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, The meeting has been called, under the rules of the association, on the requisition of the required number
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  • 201 18 Novel Method Of Giving Poison Bucharest, Rou mania. A WEIRD mystery of sudden death, with beautiful "Miss Roumania" as the victim and a tooth brush as the suspected lethal weapon has left Bucharest police up against a dead end. They denied reports circulated abroad that an
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    201 18 Drawing Society's Exhibition London, Mar. 2. PREPARATIONS are well advanced for the Royal Drawing Society's annual exhibition of young people's drawings and paintings, popularly known as the "Children's Royal Academy." During March, the last of the drawings from remote parts of the Empire will have been received m
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  • 227 18 £20 A Month For Car-Chase Widow London. Mar. 3. PENDING settlement of the question of compensation, the widow of Mr. J. P. Greene, who was killed by a police car during a chase of alleged bandits at Ealing, m December, is to be paid from the Police
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    • 144 19 rf7T r^3«H«*^^« T T l C? C* 1 T l7 Ij|j X J5 V3f XV y^ either, but here it is "RENDEZVOUS" another grand and funny and exciting entertainment that's going to give you a flock of thrills and a load of laughs. It's got something to do with the
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    • 574 19 ON THE RADIO k ßritish Empire Programme Transmission 2: GSG 16.86 metre (17.79 mcs.) from 6.20 p.m. to 7.35 p.m muu also from 7.35 p.m. to 9.05 pan. oSf 19-82 metres (15.14 mcs.) fron 6.20 p.m. to 9.05 p.m.; and GSB 31.5: metres (9.51 mcs.) from 6.20 pan. U 9.05
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    • 488 19 Cole, Betty Bolton (South Africa), and the Band. The programme presented by Ralph Coram and John Pudney. 7.05 p.m. A Pianoforte Recital. 7.15 p.m. Talk: "The Conquest of the Air— 4." Greenwich Time Signal at 7.20 p.m. 7.35 p.m. The 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra; leader, Daniel Melsa; conductor, Eric Fogg. The
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    • 315 19 9.20 p.m. New German Legislation Dr. Fritz Schwiegk. 9.20 p.m. News m English on DJA and In Dutch on DJB, DJN. 9.35 p.m. To-day m Germany. Sound Pictures. 9.50 p.m. Great Concert of Light ,Music. The Station Orchestra conduct- led by Fritz Wicke. 10.50 p.m. String Quintet m G major
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    • 301 19 7.10 p.m. Chamber music 8.00 p.m. Talk by Mr. S. J. Richter. 8.20 p.m. Concert by Nirom Orchestra: (1.) Der Freischulz, overture von Weber); (2a.) Prelude (Poissinger); (b.) Le c}gne (Palmgren); (3.) Aria Lensky from "Eugen Onegin" (Tschaikowsky); (4.) Gedeelte from the operette "Der Orlow" (Granichstadten); (5.) Bauernlieder Walzer (Pachernegg),
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  • 889 20 SHOTS IN THE DARK Chinese Charged With Murder Singapore, Monday. CHONG Scow Cheow a Chinese coolie employed on excavation work at Kampong Bakap, was on his way to the New World about 8.30 p.m. on the night of Nov. 21. He had just reached the junction
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  • 146 20 Decorations For War Horses Vienna, Mar. 4. ALL horses m Austria which took part m the War and are still alive are to be awarded medals by order of the War Ministry, and— as a more pactical gesture— are to be given extra rations of best oats. This
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  • 191 20 Bill Of 135 A Year For Ginger Ale New York, Mar. 4 "I ITTLE Gloria" Vanderbilt, whose custody has been disputed between her mother and her aunt, Mrs. HamPayne Whitney is fond of mineral wate: and ginger ale. Last year it cost her mother £35-35.-id to keep Gloria,
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    • 162 20 News Bulletin, Market Prices, Jute and Gunny Closing Rates.. (In English.) 0.11 a.m. Dance Music. (Recorded). TO-MORROW 2.2fi p.m. Time Signal. The Grand Hotel Orchestra. Relayed from the Grand Hotel, Calcutta. 9.41 p.m. News Bulletin m English. 10.41 p.m. Weather Forecast, General News Bulletin, Market Prices, Jute and Gunny Closing
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    • 167 20 I n? pm Day s Programme. Music. Pm Selection of URht Recorded 735 p.m. News Bulletin 7.40 p.m. Can You Identify These? A literary and Musical Competition 8 p.m. Song Recital by Dr. CampbelL accompanjed by Mr. Tom Anthony *h k Recor ded Violin Music playf d by Albert Sandier
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  • 722 21 NEW BRITISH PLAN Will Cost Less Than Sea Trip London, March 2. A POWERFUL British financial syndicate is planning to back its faith m the airship by having a giant craft built abroad for service on a direct Plymouth -New York route across the North Atlantic. Fares
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  • 139 21 Ex- Royal Family Deaths Of Prince And Princess r Rangoon, Mar. 4. O members of the ex-Royal family of Upper Burma have died They oro Princes- Kyaukyit Htaik Khaungtin, aged 76. daughter of th* late King Mindon, the last-but-one king or Upper Burma, and Prince John William Moung Lat, nephew
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  • 73 21 New York, Mar. 3. |T is understood that a bank group, in--1 eluding Bancamerica Blair, the Atlas Corporation and the Lehman Corporation, has acquired a large block of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company's stock— reputed to be around 300,000 shares and sufficient to establish the working
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    • 73 21 UNIVERSAL'S SMASHING COMPANION PICTURE TO "EAST OF BORNEO"! i ALHAMBRA Friday, March 13th i^ BHHHHH i BHMHHHHHa ii^i HVHaiaM^ WMnHaMHMH l HH H^iMBMMMaaBHBaH r IF.. -A V-'-.V-^^Be. !^^jP^".'.'-'*.V--'V'->V". -V "David Copperfield," "Bengal Lancers" "Scarlet Pimpernel" "Roberta" "Clive of India" "Three Musketeers" "Mutiny on the Bounty" and NOW Amalgamated Theatres announce
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    • 148 21 To-day In Singapore HIGH TIDES:— II.34 a.m., 11. 56 p.m. CAPITOL:— "Mutiny on the Bounty," with Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, etc. PAVILION: "Where's George" (Sydney Howard). ALHAMBRA:— "Our Little Girl" (Shirley Temple). RlTZ:— Wallace Beery m "West Point of the Air" and Warner Oland In "Charlie Chan m London."
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  • 1013 22 COMMERCIAL PILOT "Publicity Is Infra. Dig. Singapore, Monday. THE first woman m Australia to get a "B" licence a licence for commercial flying— Mrs. "Bobbie" Terry a famous British aviatrix from Australia, who is incidentally one of the very few women flying there, arrived m Singapore
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  • 74 22 Special Notice To Patrons OWING to the definite booking of the British Production "Moscow Nights" for screening to-day, it was impossible to extend the showing of "Mutiny on the Bounty." However, arrangements have been made to release this production again m Singapore m the near future. As an
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  • 76 22 Shanghai Procession Broken Up Shanghai, Mar. 9. r MAN'S Day was celebrated m all Chinese cities yesterday. It passed off quietly m all places except Shanghai, where there was a proce^ion yesterday evening. The crowd marched into the Foreign Settlement after a mass meeting at the V.M.C.A. The
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  • 21 22 Mr. G. M. Beaton, a British merchant from Edinburgh, is visiting Perak m the course of a business tour of Malaya.
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  • 103 22 Italian Troops Jubilant Asmara, March 8. PENERAL Badoglio has also ordered all U artillery bombardment and infantry fighting to cease. Scenes of jubilation were witnessed when the news became known. General Badoglio. who has returned here, was cheered by an elated crowd of officers and men as
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  • 19 22 Mrs Ashford, wife of Mr. W. G. Ashford, of Benta Estate, Pahang, is back from a holiday at Home.
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    • 44 22 Opening at the CAPITOL FRIDAY. ■P^l^SSfffil England's Prince of Musical Comedy $1 i V JL*l JACK BUCHANAN fc^K F COME OUT OF THE PANTRY W(p^ v. > t A British and Dominion Comedy with FAY WRAY and g fflr-^ V —i... —^^M.Jl ELSIE RANDOLPH J
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  • 639 23 MEETING OF S. B. A. Question Of Purses Singapore, Monday. rpilE need for a training gymna!X sium m Singapore for boxers was stressed at the Annual General Meeting of the Singapore Boxing Association held at the New World Cabaret to-day. The President, Mr. F. W. Brewer, took
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    22 23 The soccer eleven of the R.A.F. this season, who promise to provide some thrills m the first division of the S.A.F.A. league.
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  • 125 23 King Alfonso To Meet Htr In Rome London, Mar. 4. QUEEN Victoria Eugenic of Spain has left London for Rome, where she will stay with the King and Queen of Italy. She was seen off at Victoria Station by a number of English friends, including Laay Patricia
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  • 145 23 Attempt To Evade Quarantine Singapore, Monday. THIRTEEN Teochew Chinese seamen were this morning produced before the Second Police Magistrate and charged with 'that on or about Mar. 8, 1936, did abet the attempted wrongful landing m the Colony of 137 alien Chinese by causing them to be
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  • 149 23 Arbitration Settlement Only Partial New York, Mar. 8. THE lift strike has been settled by arbitration m 58 buildings, where the managements have agreed to increase men's pay for $1 a month, but continues elsewhere. The police have enlisted 5,500 eligible candidates for membership of the Police Force
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  • 181 23 Good Programme At The Capitol Singapore, Monday. pXCELLENT entertainment was pro- vided those who attended the Charity Matinee m aid of the Child Welfare Society at the Capitol Theatre yesterday evening. There was quite a large attendance and the funds of the Society should benefit greatly as a
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    • 11 23 I "MAS TEH" LAMINATED STEEL PADLOCKS. ■FBI V/ A fl Br
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    • 27 23 J|:|;:T|:|l« rackets RESTRINGING There is only g| RELIABLE Itt PLACF I QUEEN'S 3. Prince Street. Phone Telegrams 7634 "Tennis" English. Australian American Gut, only used. No other.
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    • 56 23 p i THERE HAS BEEN NO SLUMP IN LIFE ASSURANCE. WHY? BECAUSE LIFE ASSURANCE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE. YOU NEED A POLICY THERE IS A POLICY TO SUIT YOU APPLY FOR PARTICULARS TO THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD
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  • 457 24 HANDICAPS FOR SECOND DAY THE following are the handicaps for the second day of the S.T.C. Spring Meeting to be run at Bukit Timah tomorrow. Horses Class I— Div. 3 -About 7 furs. Loch Tulla 9 0 The Roumba 8.10 Russian Rose 8.9 Ncnva *3ukit Timah Fourth
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  • 168 24 Paris, Mar. 9. FOLLOWING Italy's acceptance of 1 the Geneva peace proposal the Italian High Command has decided to abstain for the moment from all action of an offensive nature, including air bombardment, according to a message from Asmara. Bombing planes from the interior have been
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  • 29 24 Roman relics, including a bronze statuette, a brooch, bracelet, and locket m bronze, and a quantity of ironwork, coins, and pottery have been found during excavations near Colchester Castle.
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  • 74 24 The sale of King Edward the Sixth's Schools, Birmingham, has been completed, and one of the old landmarks will disappear. The site, covering an acre and a half m the heart of the city, was too valuable for scholastic purposes, and the board of governors obtained £400,000 for it with
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  • 236 24 Results Of Tournament Ties Singapore, Monday. THE V.M.C.A. Open Invitation Tennis Tournament was continued en the Association Courts to-day when five ties m the Men's Doubles Handicap, two ties m the Men's Open Singles and three ties m tho Men's Handicap Singles were decided. Chief interest m the
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  • 30 24 Singapore, Monday. In a Commercial Cup match played on the Post Office ground this evening, the Municipal Services "A" beat the Straits Times Sports Club by eight goals to nil.
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  • 177 24 Weekend Sport At R.S.Y.C. Singapore, Monday. YESTERDAY the International Sixmetre Class sailed a sweepstake race m a light breeze from the n.n c which strengthened during the morning. The sea was moderate and the tide I flooding. Tarbet, skippered by w j Wearne. finished first. The
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  • 13 24 Mr. S. I Saul has left Singapore for a short holiday m Japan.
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