Morning Tribune, 23 March 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 44. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, March 23, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 686 1 iti m:\vi i» TENSION PEACE PLAN HITLER SAYS i COUNCIL OP NAZI MINISTERS AND CHIEFS OF THE GERMAN FORCES MET AT MIDNIGHT TO CONSIDER THE TERMS OF PEACE DISCUSSION SUBMITTED BY THE LOCARNO POWERS, ACCORDING TO A REUTER CABLE. HERR HITLER PRESIDED AND THE OTHERS PRESENT
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  • 185 1 A Hospital Tragedy A EUROPEAN patient m the General Hosnital was found dead on Saturday nteht on the ground beneath the balcony of the ward m which he was staving. He is believed to have fallen from the balcony. It is understood that the man, who was only
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  • 212 1 Storm Affects 700 Lines APPROXIMATELY seven hundred 1 telephones were pat out of v action daring the terrific rain storm which broke (m Singapore yesterday afternoon. The damage, as can be imagined, has caused serious dislocation m the service and the Oriental Telephone and Electric
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  • 101 1 Washington. Mar. 22. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has asked I congress to aporooriate $1,500,000,000 for re'tef work m the financial year be^inni'^e July Ist. The Provident stated that the trend of r-em^ovmpnt *l upward but the present rate of progress is inadequate. He therefore appealed to
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    18 1 I This tree was blown down across the thoroughfare m Neil Road during yesterday's rain and lightning stor.n.
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  • 47 1 THE Morning Tribune undefstands that there will be no further attempt made to recover the two Remaining bodies from the wreck of the R.A.F. bomber which crashed on Friday m the sea. A machine will fly over the spot and a wreath will be dropped.
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  • 139 1 Pennsylvania Damage ROSSITER MAR. 22. ANOTHER ALARMING AMERICAN FLOOD SITUATION IS REPORTED IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE FIVE WERE DROWNED WHEN A DAM BURT AND SWEPT THROUGH THE NARROW VALLEY, INUNDATING THE LITTLE TOWN OF BEDFORD. THE FLOOD AREA COVERS LARGE PARTS OF MARYLAND AND WEST VIRGINIA. THE
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  • 85 2 IN BRITISH NAVY Damage To New Destroyer London, Mar. 22 THE seventh case of suspected sabotage m the Navy within the last few months is reported. It is learned m official quarters m London that a suspected case of wilful damage occurred on the new destroyer Griffin,
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  • 109 2 High Efficiency Machine London, Mar. 22. A WONDERFUL display of aerobatics was given at the Hayes, Middlesex, aerodrome by the new Fairey "battle" machine, which is described as the R.A.F.'s fastest single-engine bomber. Its speed and horse power are secret but it was indicated that within ten
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  • 34 2  - Sin Chew Jit Poh Opium smokers m the various districts m Honan are being arrested and brought before the magistrates. More than 300 were tried yesterday and or- dered to abstain from the habit.—
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  • 27 2 A beetle that cannot be killed with the poison ga: usually empioyea for killing beetles has been discovered by a South German scientist, Dr. Seitz of Darmstadt.
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  • 415 2 A Unique Recital For Singapore A CONCERT of a kind unique for "Singapore was given at the Goodwood park Hotel last night, and proved a gratifying success. Organised by Mr. John Tryner, It was a recital of modern British music. Britain, said Mr. Tryner, had been described
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  • 17 2 Damage done by the U.S. floods is estimated at $300,000,000 of which $100,--000.000 is m Western Pennsylvania.
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  • 87 2 FIRE THRILL AT PAVILION THEATRE THERE was a thrill for theatre goers at the Pavilion last night when the Neon light sign over the entrance of the theatre fused and burst into flames.. The fire brigade was summoned and two engines arrived. The firemen dealt with the outbreaking by rearing
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  • 77 2 Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A Defeats Indians (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur Saturday. THE V.M.C.A. defeated the Selangor I* Indian Association to-day for the ifirst time m four seasons, by 38 runs, on the V.M.C.A. ground. The Y. M .C. A. scored 113. G. Radcliffe topping the score
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    • 86 2 frail m m m mm m m**m*m*^**m*mn T "THIS MILK KEEPS »MH^ g X WITHOUT T REFRIGERATION!"^ j\ q rwiv Klim Powdered for all uses. Recommended |J X Whole Milk— the milk by doctors for even the frailS that keeps. Klim is pure, est babies. If your dealer U fresh
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    • 39 2 "MASTER" LAMINATED STEEL PADLOCKS m m*\ l */'i THE SOLE GENUINE ROSKOPF PATENT WATCHES INTRODUCED /j%9pfiS§^ MILLIONS 70 YEARS (^fif^jl*) IN USE AGO VjISsR TO-DAY Mj£sy See the new displays at all dealers. Sole Agents: Weill MoiltOr Ltd. SINGAPORE.
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  • 97 3 3 -Power Naval Pact Ready TO BE SIGNED AT ONCE Why Italy Did Not Join London, Mar. 22. THE new Naval Pact is now completed and will be signed by Britain, the United States and France at a plenary session of the Naval Conference on Wednesday. It provided that the
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  • 177 3 Rome. Mar. 22 "The treaty does not altogether satisfy us technically but we desire to attenuate the divergence which exists as much as possible." declared the Italian UnderSecretary for the Navy, Admiral Cavagnari. m a speech to the Chamber. He went on "The completion of the treaty would constitute a
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  • 45 3 Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terreli 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers (1 at 2.30 pm.), Originating Summonses and Motions and also Summonses not heard on Saturday. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the Ist Court at 11 a.m. Assizos:— Rex vs. Dorai Manickam Davis.
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  • 15 3 Mr. c. D. Ahearne, M.C.S., has been appointed a member of the Indian immigration Committee.
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  • 122 3 Leaving To-day By Air For Java Mi 3 H^ LES CHAPLIN,, his leading 1,1 lady Miss Paulette Goddard and her mother were due to leave Singapore this morning by Qantas 'plane for Bali }f£ havin e spent a week here. They propose to spend about ten days «rSI
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  • 180 3 To-day In Singapore FOOTBALL:— S. A. FA. League, Div. 11. Marine v. H. M. S. Terror, Anson Road Stadium; Com. Cup, Post Office v. Municipal "B." F. and N.; S. R B. v. M. P. H., S. H. B.; Municipal "A" v. Nestanglo, Post Office; Friendly, St. Joseph's Institution II
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  • 131 3 Mr. L. S. Harland And Miss C. Zuidmeer DEFORE the registrar, Mr. L. B. GibD son, on "Friday, the wedding took place of Mr. Lionel Stanley Harland, of Kelemak Estate, Alor Gajah, Malacca, eldest* son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Harland, to Miss Catherina Cornelia Zuidmeer, eldest daughter
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  • 56 3 BELIEVED to be the last direct descendant of the royal Tudors, Miss Anna Jemima Tudor, of Hadley Green, Barnet, Hearts, has died at the age of ninetythree. She was the first daughter of the late Rev. W. H. Tudor, and, with her two spinster sisters, lived at
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  • 191 3 Preparations For King's Coronation London. i NEW organ— expected to cost £20,000 —is to be installed m Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King Edward the Eighth next year. The famous organ now m use is completely worn out. "Most of our present organ is 200 years old,"
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  • Up-To-The Minute Financial News
    • 428 4 U.K. Stocks May Be Down Singapore, Saturday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 26V4 cts., unchanged. Marke* Tone: Very Steady. To-day's Prices: London: 7V 2 d., unchanged. Market Tone: Very steady. New York: 16 cts., up I|l6 ct. Market Tone: Steady. TIN London: Spot £214 55., down 10s.; three months
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    • 63 4 Special London Cable j (By Our Financial Correspondent) London, March, 20. THE closing prices were as follows LONDON RUBBER Market Tone: Quiet. Spot: 7 15 32 (down 132) July-Sept: 7% (unchanged). LONDON TIN Market closed LONDON GOLD Spot: £7.0.11 (down Id.) LONDON SILVER Spot: 1913,16 (up 3 16).
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    • 209 4 Decline In Japanese Quotations Hong Kong, Mar. 15. ACCORDING to the fortnightly report issued by the Kwangtung Raw Silk Testing Bureau on March 1 the market for raw silk was quiet and weak, buyers having mostly withdrawn m view of the sharp decline of Japan quotations during
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    • 83 4 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Saturday noon. No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (FOB. March) 26 716 2QV 2 Good F.A.Q. m cases (FOB. March) 26»/ 4 26 5116 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Spore) 25 Va 26 5116 do. Apr. June 26V 2 26% do. July
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    • 327 4 •New York prices quoted m TJA currency. The above are dealers' middle prices; Jobbers margins, brokerage *od Stamp duty are not included. Share of tl denomination onl*. M P»• otherwise stated Prertously Yesterday Rise or fail War Loan, 3Vi p.c 106 5 1 16
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    • 112 4 Meeting Of The United Asbestos Hongkong, Mar. 15. A FINAL meeting of the United Asbestos qriental Agency Ltd. m voluntary liquidation) was held m the offices of Dodwell and Co Ltd., the Liquidators recently, Those present were Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell (m the chair), Mr. A. C. I. Bowker
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    • 25 4 The tender of Mr Chan Twee Kirn of $16,325 for the provision and erection oi a Health Centre at Masjid Tanan, Malacca, has been accepted.
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    • 38 4 Chicago, Mar. 15 rEAT prices were downward on the softness oi the Winnipeg market and the slow cash demand. In the absence of any important demand, pront-taktng increased. Support was limited to privileged holders and short-covering.
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    • 42 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) V.100,000,000 Reserve Fund V.129,150,000 Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Manager, H. UNAGAMI. Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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    • 16 4 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPOREFire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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  • 1069 5 FRASER CO's SHARE LIST Punggor ($1) .25 .30 Radella ($5) 4.20 4.50 cc Sandycroft ($2) 1.05 1.15 Sungei Bagan ($2) 2.80 2.90 Sungei Ramal ($1) 1.50 1.60 S. Tukang $1|- .99 1.03 Tambalak ($1) 62 67 Tapah ($1) 1.85 1.95 cc T. Anson ($1) 1.25 1.35 cd Temerloh ($1) .60
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  • 1289 5 QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS BY FRASER NEAVE $30,000 Increase In Profit Last Year Singapore, Saturday. AVERY satisfactory year, during which a net profit of $348,092 was made as compared with $317,200 for the previous year, was reported by Mr. W. H. Macgregor, the chairman of Fraser and Neave, Ltd., at the thirty-ninth
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    • 30 5 Sime, Darby Co.. Ltd. t Insurance Agents and Brokers (LLOYDS) All classes of insurance transacted m 5, Malacca Street, AGENCY APPLICATIONS INVITED. g|n a Phone 5144. "LOWEST QUOTATIONS PROMPT SETTLEMENTS."
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  • 1382 6 The LIGHTER SIDE Of LONDON LIFE (By Air Mail) London, Mar. 9. THE famous airwoman. Mrs. Amy Molli--1 son. who has often lamented that her flying records have brought her no permanent work, is about to embark on an original enterprise. She has formed a company to run aerial cruises;
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    • 136 6 7th and LAST DAY! j Don't miss this final opportunity of seeing one of the most specta- cular pictures since 'The Ten Commandments" [CAPITOLJ 6 15 TO-MORROW NIGHT— j A Beautiful Star m a Glamorous new Paramount Production! S MARGARET m mmm mm RANDOLPH SCOTT (of "ROBERTA" fame) j Positively
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    • 186 7 MARLBOROUGH 1 TONIGHT 915 A splendid Double-feature Attraction. Two wonderful pictures for one payment tom tyler m "Mystery Ranch** DICK TALMADGE m '"Fighting Pilot" (The Kin; of Stunts) mm THEATRE ROYAL 615 TONIGHT 915 MASTER MOHAMED and MISS SANTA KUMARI m "HATAM TAI" (Chapter 3) Greater, Grander and More Spectacular
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  • 525 8 DEATH AND RUIN Shocks Which Kill Thousands London, Mar. 10. |\URING the last six years there has been an earthquake every day, according to Miss Ethel F. Bellamy, assistant ii the director of the University Observatory at Oxford. Miss Bellamy is the only woman seismologist m
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  • 54 8 GirVs Body On Beach Mystery F[E possibility that a woman was aboard the steamer Kenbtrook, which foundered with all hands m West Bay, Dorset, last January, was raised at a Weymouth inquest on the partly-clothed body of a girl washed up at Chesil Beach, The inquest was
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  • 185 8 Husband Who Feared Strangers I Berlin, Mar. 20. IfIISCOVERY of a young and beautiful woman chained to the wall of a room m a farmhouse near Novy Bohumin, on the north Czechoslovak frontier, has led the police to arrest her husband, an elderly farmer. The room was
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  • 316 8 at Athens. She obtained money to assist her m defraying the legal costs of an action to recover the estates. NAME WITHHELD With the consent of the Judge, the "aged and fra<! lady's" name was withheld. Mrs. Harding, said counsel, obtained a peculiar influence over her,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 99 8 SUN TALKIE HALL 7.15 TO-NIGHT 9.30 I %t 1 K lII3JIIIM m "JACK AHOY" < THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE l CORPORATION LIMITED. I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) j FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR, ACCIDENT WORKMEN'S COMPENj SATION INSURANCE UNDERTAKEN. FULL PARTICULARS AND RATES APPLY, I 16D, CECIL STREET L. G. JOHNSON,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 216 8 Cl M IMA DIARY 1 CAPITOL~1 1 PAVILION 1 "^^ffl.*^^ Parents sleeP DSSa/wSJSTetc Calhem NEXT CHANGE:-"Passing of the Third Dorotny wuson, etc. p^ Back starring Conrad Veidt NEXT CHANGE:— So Red the Rose." COMING SOON:— "Bottom of the COMING SOON:— "Three Live Ghosts." World," the official record of the ammmmmmammmm^
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  • 483 9 WOOD 'PROPS 9 HARDENED Advantages Over Metal Type London. ALL wooden air propellers supplied to the Royal Air Force are now required by the Air Ministry to be finished by a process which hardens the wood and preserves it from changes and deterioration due to
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  • 98 9 MRS. WINFRED CROSSLEY, daughter of Dr. Harrison, who is nursing the St. Ncots quads, is to become an acrobatic pilot. Two years ago Mrs. Crossiey saw an air display; saw how simple it looked, and decided to learn to fly. For months she followed the display
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  • 163 9 Details Of This Year's Arrangements London, March 19. NAVY Week will be held this year at Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham, from Saturday, August 1, to Saturday, August 8. Among many new features will be spectacular and realistic displays showing modern warships m action with tor-pedo-bomber 'planes of the
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  • Article, Illustration
    55 9 THE FISHERMAN'S PARADISE. The lower reaches of this mountain stream m Moravia, Czechoslovakia, are said to be so crowded with fish that poachers are allowed to operate almost without hindrance from the local Game Warden. Fish of nine pounds and more are not unusual, and they will rise to almost
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  • The MORNING TRIBUNE
    • 288 10 "(COLLECTIVE impudence," "a mockery of Germany's readiness for an understanding," "impossible and unreasonable demands," these are some of the expressions used by German papers regarding the new suggestions for a Locarno plan and a unilateral border zone. This is only to be expected, of course, for Germany's demands
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    580 10 MR. WILLIAM EDWARD ROOTES, who is chairman and head of the Rootes group of companies, which constitutes one of the most important among the three biggest motor manufacturing organisations m Greafc Britain, is due m Singapore on Wednesday. With his brother, Mr. Reginald Claud Rootes, he is the
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  • 229 10 Mr. R. L. Doughty, Manager of Kong Lee Estate, sailed for home on leave by the s.s. "Suwa Maru." Yesterday was the seventv-fourtk Birthday of H.H. The Sultan of Kedah and a statutory holiday m Kedah. A Mr. Lee Soon Aun, the well-known race horse owner, has acquired the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 15 10 K^^^^ifl^l j^ aX a C E^^ i TZi Vnß^^^^bgu2k2hlll^^v A 1 V ..I mI'X^H wlrt\
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    • 138 10 A Perfect Combination for your Electric Torch ill rri iii v^nb lus^sfe^^^Hg^^^^^-^j/'a. *s^* /^l—W^m lllmlllllllll II mi -i I /V *4jf*A y I'Kj r^SS^IEiSJ HlllllillllllllllDllllilWV bUM/V OSRAM Rashlight Bulbs are made The illustrations show the C EC m the famous Osram-G EC. Lamp Unit CcN. and 4 A volt pocket
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  • 546 11 BARGAINS AT THE DEPOT S 'pore *s Curious Auction Mart Singapore, £'*nday. rpWICE each year the premises of the Registrar of Vehicles at Middle Road, Singapore, resemble an auction mart and the hammer has under it a varied collection of old vehicles to be sold
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  • Article, Illustration
    35 11 A heterogenous collection of motor and other vehicles was put up for auction at the Depot at Middle Road on Tuesday last. Picture shows a section of the yard and some of the keen bidders.
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  • 383 11 Victoria and Albert m 1932-33. For this service he received the M.V.O. and was promoted to captain m December, 1933, at the age of 43. He gained the D.S.O. for active service m the Caspian Sea m 1919. In the summer of 1918 a "hush hush" military
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  • 21 11 Mr. S. Manuel, of the staff of the Anglo-Chinese School, Sitiawan, has gone on transfer to the Anglo-Chinese chool, Teluk Anson.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 41 11 j Telegraphic Address: PHONE 5934 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 Dan^eon Wednesday March 25 DINERS $1.50. NO AFTER-DINNER ADMISSION CHARGE
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    • 121 11 Potage Parmentier Fish A La Menagere Crumbed Chickencutlet Crumbed Chicken Cutlet Cold Meat Salad Pudding A Lai Reine Cheese, Fruit, Coffee. Try Our SPECIALTIES. FRESHi: Ikiors D'Oeuvres Varies "Capitol" baked Alasca ft A Choice of Over 100 other dishes. 'Phone 49f€. Tolley's Brandy j COMPETITION IDEA. I PRIZE $100 CASH
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  • Article, Illustration
    90 12 The desolate scene m St. James* Park, London, S.W., where the lake, having teen drained, tires the appearance of an oil field pipe line. A group taken at the "Jantzen" display held at the John little Cafe on Saturday morning. A scene from the Chinese v. Inniskillings soccer match at
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  • 84 13 Six squadrons of bombers were recently launched against London and vital southern air bases m a 24-hour day-and-night battle. They were opposed by 72 R.A.F. fighters and interceptors, representing the air defence of Great Britain. Photo shows: Pilots receiving instructions whilst their 'planes were
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  • 2014 14 Books and AUTHORS Chinese Testament Gollancs $4 by S. Tretiakov. Grandsons Gollanz IS by Louis Adamic. The Tavern Gotland S3 by Marguerite Steen. Up m the Hills Heineman S3 by Lord Dunsany Salar the Salmon Faber and Faber S3 by Henry Williamson. San Francisco Tales D. Apple ton- Century by
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 32 14 dorotliY more gives Zota Foam reducing baths m her new salon.. Invaluable for Rheumatism, Sciatica Lumbago. 2ND FLOOR, 18, BATTERY RD. Phone 6995. LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS. 79 Stamford Road. Tel. 4610. CORNER HOUSE
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    • 46 14 I*" FREE SAMPLE OFFER "1 j Send 10 cents m cash or stamps, to cover postage I I and packing, and a free sample will be sent by I return. > Address j \vsiU s "Mil*" Dept., I j 129 1?5, Cecil Street, I Singapore. L 1
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    • 58 14 y^-^ CROWN CORKS I carry ready stocks of crown corks, crown-corking machines and aerated water machines. My prices defy competition. Phone 3784, call or write for particulars. M. WEINBERG 74, Robinson Road, Singapore. I'HOEXIX I LEMON BARLEY WATER A BEVERAGE i r*'" i '"li) II ff i Manufactured by j
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 96 15 LUGGAGE CARRIER 1 SINGAPORE 1 j LUGGAGE j j CARRIER CO. i I Baggage Contractors Forwarding S J Agents. Booking Agents for F.M.S. Railways. j I Baggage Agents for:— Blue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line Nederland Line 8.1.5. N. Co., Ltd., 1 etc. etc. > Tel. Address 'UKKUOT PHONE 2428
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    • 85 15 A TOURIST'S SHOPPING GUIDE TAILOR .5. Fresh stocks of English Suiting* and Shirtings of various quali- i ties* Please come or write to t us so that we could come and 1 see you for a trial order. Best t workmanship at very low prices. j BARKAT ALI 1 I
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    • 73 15 RESTAURANT 4 Real European Food iCome and have your steak cooked as yon like it on an open I charcoal grill by JOHN, Slnfa- t pore's leading Chef. OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT Arcade Restaurant Colly e Quay, Phone 4825. CURIOS I Camphor-wood Chests Mah Jong sets Handkerchiefs Emb. linen table cloths
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    • 148 15 CHEMIST 1 FEED TOUR DOG WITH SPILLERS Dog Biscuits WINALOT MEAL SPILLERS SHAPES OSOKO SAVAL No. 1 No. 2. Agents: FEDERAL DISPENSARY, LTD. (Inc. In F.M.S.) Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. BOOKSHOP LAWN TENNIS HANDBOOK OF MALAYA 1936 Foreword by The Don. Sir Walter Uuggard, K.C., Forword by Sir William Murison, K.C.,
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  • THE HARBOUR
    • 144 16 THE following passengers for the Straits are due by the Bl*e Funnel liner Aeneas, arriving at Singapore on Tuesday: Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hogg, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Gibson, Mr. W. E. Rootes, Mrs. R. W. Blair, Miss M. G. Blair, Mr. J B Reid,
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    • 227 16 Ship Launched In Lake Constance London, Mar. 15. AN unusual feat of transportation which has been successfully accomplished is the carriage by road from Winterthur, m Switzerland, to Constance, 30 miles away, of the steel huli of the passenger ship Ar?nenberg. The hull, which is completely welded.
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    • 165 16 New Board Of Trade Instructions London, Mar. 15. WHEN Parliament considers the financial side of the renewal of the tramp shipping subsidy of £2.000,000 a year to-morrow, questions will be asked on the safety of life at sea m British ship«. It is understood that there will be
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    • 43 16 Mr. W. A. McMichael, resident manager of Sungei Biong Estate, Kuala Kangsar, will act as resident general manager of Kuala Kangsar Plantations, Limited, at Gapis Estate, Padang Rengas, when Mr. C. H. M. Sturges, general manager, goes on home leave on March 28.
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    • 102 16 Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive: Rohna 22 j Cremer 20 i Op ten Noort lg 3 Ipoh 16 3 Rahman 15 3 Peisander 13 President Adams 11 3 Kudat g Gleniffer 6 Kangaroo 30 3 Getsuyo Maru 32 Silveryew 37 Darvel 39 3 Tosari
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    • 400 16 Liners To Be Known As Cabin Ships Paris, March 15 THE dispute between Cunard White Star Ltd. and the French Line, which threatened to wreck the North Atlantic Passenger Conference and start a rate-cutting "war," was declared settled after a final meeting of the Conference here this evening. Cunard
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 447 16 J A i Joo ,'^ji s .___■>! \Jt/ £_r__^__H EE~ *9r _m_ lr Oi \J* and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. I¥. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS. Dae Dae Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1936 1036 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 27 BURDWAN 6,070 June 4 BHUTAN 6,100 Apr. 9 CORFU 15,000 June 5 RAJPUTANA
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    • 60 16 B. 1. (ArCAR) SAILINGS FOR HONG KONG, AMOY, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Tonnage Leayw SHIRALA 8,000 Mar. 26 1 TTLAWA 10,000 Apr. 9 SANTHIA 8,000 Apr. 23 FOR PENANG AND CALCUTf A. TALMA 10,000 Apr. 4 SIRDHANA 8,000 Apr. 18 Special Holiday Return Tickets to China and Japan issued at greatly
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  • —News Of The Day
    • 345 17 Award To Admiralty Confirmed London, March 15. IN the King's Bench Division recently, before Mr. Justice Branson, considederation was given to an award m the form of a special case stated by Sir William Norman Reaburn, as arbitra^ tor, m an arbitration between the Admiralty and the owners
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    • 206 17 Deposited In Cathedral At Portsmouth AT a recent morning service an admiral's flag, once flown m H.M.S. Iron Duke and until recently In H.M.S. Victory, was ceremoniously deposited m Portsmouth Cathedral. The flag, m the charge of a naval escort and colour party, was brought to the west
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 238 17 111 B\*» FIIIIP LINE. (Incorporated ln Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Saus MAREUA "J* flg 3 sS^heap round trip tickets Irom Singapore to Australia Issued at the T "f cfaSpassengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel. $430.71 2nd class BRISBANEISYDNEY return $642.86 Ist c
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    • 500 17 few >_^ TO FRENCH PORTS V—^~\ I |W Jy HOMEWARDS. fc^ t v««t^a 8t Nazalre Bordeaux Apr. 4 CAP PADARAN *£r M^Wes. N^ > ANGO For iSS* 2_s_i 8t Nazalre Bordeaux May 2 J CAPVARELXA jgffflg ggg Bordeaux May 5 DALNY OUTWARDS (from Marseilles). m For Saigon, Tourane Haiohong. Apr
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  • 868 18 (By Air Mail) London. Mar. 9. GOOD news for the well-dressed woman this week Some of the fascinating frocks worn by stars appearing m the new film The Tunnel." (which will be seen m Singapore shortly), have been copied by a first class
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  • 81 18 MR. Justice Goddard, at Notts Assizes. had before him a fifteen-year-old Leicester boy who had been ordered U strokes of the birch at Leicester, t lie punishment later being remitted i oll w ing an application to the Home Office by one of the local
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  • 72 18 "UOWEVER much one may regret the .Passing of the grand jury, lam afraid it is useless to expect that that ancient institution will ever be revived said Mr. Justice Goddard at Nottingham Assizes. Speaking of justices of the peace Mr Justice Goddard said that people' who
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  • 91 18 Cows Sold For 2s. 6d. Each FIVE cows and two horses, seized by the Milk Marketing Board, brought only 19s. 6d. when sold by auction at Bank Top Farm, Bardsley, near Ashton-under-Lyne. Two cows brought 3s. each and three brought 2s. 6d. each. The two horses were sold
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  • 79 18 Cabins Fitted As Beauty Salons DECORATING work on the CunardWhite Star liner Queen Mary will be ompleted at Southampton. Six hundred men, including riggers. painters, plumbers, engineers, furnishers and decorators are expected to go south from Clydebank to give the finishing touches. Of the ship's 1,000 cabins, only
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  • 76 18 Train Delayed Forty Minutes London, Mar. 19. A TRAIN from London to Manchestei KikhT RSI? 1 or 40 minutes outsi <ie whi&ic (Northants > tunnel recently, while is over a miles long k_!r? drl er of a London-bound train had reported that he had hit an obsthrough. n
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  • 229 18 C anal Mystery Woman's Terrible Injuries Tipton, Mar. 19. THAT she was battered to death and thrown into the canal from a motor lorry is one of the snsational theories regarding the fate of a married woman found dead m the canal at Princes End here. The body was identified
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    • 58 19 9 I A Magnificent Pictorial Record, of a Great Achievement Rear- Admiral RICHARD BYRD'S SOUTHS POLE Expedition .A "AT THE BOTTOM OF M THE WORLD" j ITO BE PRESENTED AS Special Supporting Attraction with j J PARAMOUNT^ Snappy comedy I "HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE" Featuring CAROLE LOMBARD and Fred Mac
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    • 22 19 4* Br y Sole Agents for Malaya: SIME, DARBY CO., LTD., Singapore Muar Malacca Seremban Kuala Lumpur IP o l and Penang.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 406 19 joM THE RADIO j mt m, w J _^_^g^ British Empire Programme Transmission 2: OSG 16.86 metre* (17.79 mcs.) from 6.20 pjn. to 745 pjn. »no also from 745 pjn. to 9.05 pjn iigF 19.12 metres (15.14 mcs.) fro_i 6.20 pjn. to 9.05 pjn.; and GSB 31.5a metres (9.51 mcs.)
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    • 392 19 m A minor: Adagio; Prestissimo (SaintSaens). David Griffiths and String Orchestra: Concerto m G Minor- (1) Grave (2) Allegro (3) Sarabande (4) Allegro (Handel). Orchestra: Suite. Impressions of Italy: (1) Serenade (2) A la fontaine (3) A Mules (4) Sur la Cime (5) Napoli (Charpentier). Greenwich Time Signal at 7.20
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    • 188 19 V.U.C. Calcutta 49.10 Metres (6,109 Kcs.) TO-DAY 2.26 p.m. Time Signal. Bydney Pearch's Sextette. A Light Orchestral Programme from the Studio. 9.41 p.m. News Bulletin m English. 10.41 p.m. Weather Forecast, General Nfws Bulletin, Market Prices, Jute and G-jnny Closing Rates. (In Bengali). 10.56 p.m. Vocal Music (Bengali). 11.36 pjn.
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    • 153 19 News Bulletin, Market Prices, Jute and Gunny Closing Rates. (In Bengali). 10.56 p.m. A Chamber Concert from the Studio. Arranged and directed by M. Phil. Sandre, Mus. Doc., (Principal, The Calcutta Bchool of Music). 11.50 pjn. Weather Reports, 2nd News Bulletin, Market Prices, Jute and Gunny Closing Rates. (In English).
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  • 234 20 Meritorious Service Recognised Hong Kong, Mar. 15. rO officers, one navigating and one engineer, of the N.Y.K. Line, have been officially commended by the Company and have received from the President, Mr. Noburu Ohtani, a gold medal, Kinko-sho .accompanied by a testimonial and a sum of money awarded
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  • 90 20 I DER father was once wealthy and was W an imoortant north-east Kent landowner—but for about 15 years she has lived m a tiny rat- infested hut on land over whicti she used to ride to hounds. This story was told of a Miss Barling to
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    • 66 20 ♦yjjKOL SAYAH MErTh^UDAH" t A BIGGEST SHOW J 1 OF THE YEAR! pi j $2,000,000 worth m^^Bii^^cf Pof Fun and Beauty I ,11MB| m f% j IGOLDWYN 1 i «J^»*_ llZ__A Wm\ L^StP ETHEL MERMAN X 1 _,a_^ SALLY EILERS it 1 J l_|U r PARKYAKARKUS and tha I 1
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 487 20 OX THE RADIO (Continued from page 19) music by Wolf-Ferrari and Martucci. Gino del Signore (tenor); songs by Denza, Tosti, Brogi and others. /.11.1. Singapore Wavelength 49.9 metres (6.018 kcs). TO-DAY 6 p.m. Recorded music. 6.45 p.m. News bulletin. 7 p.m. Relay of concert artistes from the new "ZJLL" Studio:—
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    • 529 20 String Quartet. 12.20 p.m. Cello solos. 12.50 p.m. Song recital by Marcel Wittrisch. 1.10 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 1.20 p.m. Film songs. Close down. 5.50 p.m. Time signal. Half-hour for children by Dick. 6.15 p.rh. Brief talk by Dick. 6.30 p.m. General music. 6.50 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 7.10 p.m.
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    • 122 20 7.35 p.m. Concert of Light Music (cont T2 e 0 d) p.m. Close DJB, DJN (Gcnn.. En 8 g 25p.m. Call DJA. DJB, DJN (Germ. Engl German Folk Song. Programme Forecast (Germ., Engl.). 8.35 p.m. News m German on dja, D >iso p.m. Folk Music. Johanna and Fr tz Angermann
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  • 603 21 OVER 600 NEW LICENCES How The Money Is Spent A YEAR of further progress and expansion is reviewed m the report of the Governors of the British Broadcasting Corporation for 1935. The number of licences increased from 6.780,569 at December 31, 1934, to 7,403,109 at
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  • 447 21 PRESS VIEWS ON LOCARNO POWERS PROPOSALS London The new Locarno plan has had a mixed reception m the press. The Times is hopeful and regards Herr Hitler's offer as substantial opening the way back to action and reality and promising a new foundation for law and its observance. The Morning
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  • 185 21 Archdeacon Graham White's Tribute ARCHDEACON Graham White, as chairman of the Rotary Interim Relief Fund, has sent the following letter to the president of the Singapore Rotary Club: Now that the Silver Jubilee Fund is about to function, the members of the Rotary Interim Relief Fund appointed by
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  • 99 21 Economic Dominance Peiping Mar. 22. GENERAL Tada, the Japanese Commander m Tientsin, yesterday again asserted that before the Japanese authorities would discuss other Issues with accepted first: 1. A plan should be worked out under which the Chinese authorities would co-operate with the Japanese to suppress the
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  • 22 21 Mr. K. P. Reynolds has been a member of the Indian Immigration Committee during the absence on leave of Mr. D. Parquharson.
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  • 324 21 Closing Stages Reached Singapore, Saturday. r« YM.CJL Open Invitation Tennis Tournament has now reached its closing stages. Several ties were played yesterday. m In the men's open singles N. S. Wise beat I. A. Alsagoff m tw# sets and qualified to meet Ramaiy* m the semi-finals. C.
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  • 68 21 Four schools have been struck off the Register of Schools— states a notification m the Government Gazette. The schools were: Tong Nam Public School, Air Base Rd., 12 m.s., Singapore. Hua Koon Private School, Tampenis Rd.. 7 3 4 m.s., Singapore. Chin Kang Public School, 457-D, East Coast Rd., 7
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 41 21 J AN ABSORBING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING SCREEN MASTERPIECE T W&S&W:. THE PASSING «f «h« &.$f v: THIRD FLOOR RACK" t l^^S- GAUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE, STARRING J t#Jt CONRAD VEIDTf *3' WITH ANNA LEE RENE RAY g I %^«§IK next change, PAVILION tiiiimtrrnii i I
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  • 486 22 SINGLE POINT VICTORY Kerr Man Of Match London, Mar. 2L DRILLIANT weather favoured the international rugby encounter between England and Scotland for the Calcutta Cup to-day at Twickenham. A crowd of 60,000 which packed the ground saw England emerge victorious after a thrilling game by 9
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  • 59 22 To Address Singapore Rotary Club MR. J. G. HAY will be the speaker at the meeting of the Singapore RotarJ Club at the Adelphi Hotel mTwgSSMr Hay is managing director m London cf Guthrie and Co.. Ltd a member of the International Rubber Regulation f S ,cc
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  • 67 22 "IN some respects this is the -„.,e have ever heard, remarked Mr. Dummett, the Bow-street magistrate, when remanding m custody Sidney Samuel Schneider, a youn^ commercial traveller, of Moresby-road, Upper Clapton, on a charge of dangerous driving m High Holborn. Miss Gertrude Agnes Gunn, of
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  • 863 22 Mr. Eden*s Speech On The White Paper London, Mar. 20. r REIGN statesmen and ambassadors were present m the distinguished strangers' gallery of the Bouse of Commons when the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Anthony Eden) rose m a crowded House this afternoon to make a statement on the
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  • 308 22 Annual Meeting Of Spore Association Singapore, Saturday. MR. David Frankel presided at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Billiards Association held m the Metropole Hotel this afternoon. In his address Mr. Frankel said he was glad to see so many delegates from the various associations present. He thanked
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  • 131 22 Mr. Droogleever To Act As Convener FROM Wednesday, March 25, a limited number of courts will be available for booking for ordinary and mixed doubles tennis. Members are notified that Mr. W. H. Droogleever has accepted the .invitation of the Committee to act. as Coven er of Tennis
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  • 47 22 The following index numbers representing the estimated traffic receipt: of Cable and Wireless Limited as related to comparable traffic m the year 1929 based at 100 is for favour of publication: February 1936 73 3 Average for 1935 724 Average for 2 months 1936 72.2
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 28 22 The News Everybody's Been Waiting For! J SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF S Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's famous Production. j ]|fiia___L ©N_ THE B° IT]yTY j at the ALHAMBRA Thursday next! j
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  • 1827 23 SUNDERLAND UPSET Still A Tussle In Div. 2 London, Mar. 21. IT will be an Arsenal-Sheffield United Cup Final next month, a first and second divisional clash, with the Arsenal favourites, perhaps, but only very slightly. In two very hard -fought semifinals to-day, m which really dour cup-tie
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  • 71 23 Trotter Hits Out For Selangor Club (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur Saturday. THE Selangor club defeated the Kilat 1 Club on the Padang to-day by 91 first the Selangor Club scored 164 Trotter contributing 42, whichJnch!de™wo 6 hits* and five boundaries^ v Ponniah the former Singapore cricked*
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  • 62 23 Singapore, Saturday noon The following have accepted to play association football for S.C.C. 2nd XI v S.R.C. 2nd XI on Monday, at S.c.u. R. V. Welch; A. Ferguson andW.^J. V ncent; J. R. Bryant, C. J. Bembroke and D W Dunhill; W. T. Henman, M. P Wright, H.
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    • 25 23 _Bu^*ttttrt__ For T RACKETS RESTRINGING There is only RELIABLE QUEEN'S 3, Prince Street. Phone Telegrams 7634 "Tennis" English, Australian American Gut, only used. No other:
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  • 1190 24 INNISKILLINGS DRAW WITH CHINESE Missed. Penalty Prevented Victory Singapore, Saturday. I*HE first division soccer eleven of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers completely confounded their critics to-day when they made their debut m local league soccer and shared points with the Chinese, each side scoring once. It
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    16 24 Keng Hock puts m a hot one. An incident m the Innfskillings Chinese match on Saturday.
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    15 24 McFarland, the Inniskillings* skipp-v. sets hi«? head to it— another m cident from the game.
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  • 22 24 On account of the rain on Saturday, the cricket matches between S.C.C. and V.M.C.A., and S.R.C. and P.W.D., were cancelled.
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  • 216 24 Interesting And Valuable Publication Singapore, Friday. AN interesting and valuable contribution to the progress of tennis m Malaya is the "Lawn Tennis Handbook of Malaya," published by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya. .The book contains all the information relating to the game m Malaya and details of
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