Morning Tribune, 24 April 1936

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 71. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, April 24, 1936. FIVE CENTS
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    SHIPPING SERVICES OF EMPIRE
    143 1 JKIUAIX IO REMAIN SUBSIDY? i»iiomi«i: nil BURGIN, parliamentary seenU tarv to the Botid of Trade, speak- /ilull last night, said the G vernment intended to maintain the Empire shipping routes. Some uneasiness might be telt at the events in the Pacific and as to possibility of
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    Malaria Experts
    45 1 Two of the malaria experts who have arrived in Singapore to take part in the new malariology course under the auspices of the League of Nations Health Bureau. They are, left, Dr. U. Tin, the Burma representative, and Dr. P. Vimolvejj, from Bangkok.
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    MEMORIAL HALL CABARET?
    53 1 New Application To Commissioners Sinirapore, Thursday. THE Morning Tribune understands that an application has been made to the Municipal Commissioners for permission to 'ease the Victoria Memorial Hall. Il is understood that the proposal is to use the premises as eaWrd and dance hall. See Leading Article
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    Synthetic Rubber
    85 1 Possibilities For The London, Apr. 23. would be folly to adopt an ostrichattitude and disregard the poss of synthetic rubber in th? w j I'houßh its cost is uneconomic exchange between countries fl f> ared Mr. Robert Stewart. i»n matins r WCrS> ASS Kwted that the future of
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    THE RHINELAND PROBLEM
    198 1 British Reply To Hitler London, Apr. 23. IN pursuance of the decision taken by the Locarno signatories on the position in Germany at their meeting in Geneva on Apr. 10, the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, is at present engaged on the questions which he is to
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    Lost Diplomat
    85 1  -  R.A.F. Found In Desert By London. Apr. 20. THE German minister in Cairo, Baron von Stohrer. who had been missing in the desert for six days, was found to-day by an aeroplane of number 210 squadron of the Royal Air Force, which had been engaged in the search.
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    Submarine Strikes Bottom At Exercises
    44 1 Hongkong, Apr. 23. The submarine H.M.S. Perseus struck bottom while carrying out exercises during the summer cruise to Weihaiwei. No serious damage occurred and nobody on board v as injured. The Perseus is returning to Hongkong for repairs. Reuter.
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    Coldest April For Ninety Years
    137 1 Coldest April For Ninety Years London, Apr. 23. THIS month promises to be the coldest April in Britain for ninety years. There has been a ceaseiess succession of biting north east winds, snow and frost, and day temperatures average 12 to 20 degrees below the normal for this time of
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    Italy's War Costs
    32 1 Further A ppropriation Of £23,000,000 Rome, Apr. 23. JDDITIONAL war appropriation of about £23,000.000 is revealed in the official Gazette, bringing the total of war appropriation to £162,000,000.— Reuter.
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    Malaria Course On Monday
    769 2  -  Mr. Small DELEGATES ARRIVE Opening By Singapore, Thursday. Jl RRWGOII NTS have now been JJ cnmpletod for the holding of the third international course in malariology in Singapore. The Hon. Mr. A. S. Small, the Colonial Secretary, who will deputise for HE. the Governor on his
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    II-Year Task
    142 2 A merican Dictionary Completed Chicago. AFTER an 11 -year stay at Chicago University, Sir William Craigie has linished compiling his monumental American Dictionary. It has now been sent to the printer. He will sail for England with Lady Craigie to start work on an historical dictionary of the
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    Coroner's Court
    159 2 Coffccshop Proprietor Found Hanging Singapore, THE death of a Hylam coffeeshop proprietor. Tia» It Chow, who was found hanging in a back room above his ea'ing shop in East Coast Road on thmorning of Apr. 15, formed the subject of an inquiry commenced by the Singapore Coroner, Mr.
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    19 DEAD: 130 INJURED
    48 2 Casualties In Jewish Arab Clash Beirut, April 21. DEPORTS from Palestine give the casualties in the Jew-Arab clashes at 19 dead and 130 injured. The situation in Jaffa is stated to be considerably quieter, though there is still some agitation elsewhere. Reuter Wireless. j
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    40 2  - Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, April 23. A REPORT from Chengtu, the Szechuen capital, rtates that tho main force of the Communists under Chu Hsu have .retreated to Tanpar and Kangting. The remnants are staying outside the 'city of Mokunq
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    TWO WOMEN DROWNED
    181 2 Ponggol River Tragedy Singapore, Thursday. WHILST sailing along the Ptafrt Kiver in a small kolcli on u u I afternoon of April 11, a party four Chinese, which included thre< i women and a man, were overtal by a terrific storm. Their frail craft was left i<>
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    Properly Sale
    139 2 Rubber Land In Malacca District THE sum of $10,470 was realised at a sale of rubber land conducted by Messrs. Ching Keng Lee and Co.. Ltd., yesterday. Details are as follows Undivided half share of two pieci s of rubber land at Bukit Lintang, Malacca, area 58 acres
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    Police Band
    60 2 The Municipal engagements of the 3 olice Band for the month of May are is follows: May 3, 8.00 p.m.— Botanic Gardens. May 5, 5.30 p.m.— Telok Aver. May 8, 5.30 p.m.— Katong Park May 12, 7.00 p.m.— Waterloo Street May 19. 5.30 p.m.— Botanic Gardens. May 22,
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    New Iron Mine In Johore
    328 3 A JAPANESE VENTURE First Shipment E Ready Singapore Thursday. the first shipment of iron ore ww shortly be sent to Japan. •Mr S Sizuka's iron-mine in Johore be Uttfe known, but it is a huge enterorii E.cri the Japanese papers have I SSt pub£*ed anything
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    19 3 Mr. Hachisaburo Hirao, a non-party member of the House of Peers, has been appointed Minister for Education in Japan.
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    Eight Previous Convictions
    204 3 'Notorious Housebreaker' 9 Gaoled Singapore, Thursday. DESCRIBED as a "notorious housebreaker," by Chief Inspector E. V. Fowler of the Detective Branch, Singapore, a middle-aged Bugis, named Buang bin Haji Eusope, was this morning sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. M. H. Blacker, the Third Magistrate,
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    The Alhambra
    91 3 Fastest Tap Dancer In The World ELEANOR Whitney is billed as the fastest tap dancer in the world and judging by her performance at the Alhambra in "Millions in the Air" this is no exaggeration. The only criticism is that we do not see enough of this charming
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    Famine In China
    68 3  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh More Than A Million People Starving Shanghai, Apr. 23. MORE than a million people in the province of Kansu are starving as the result of a serious famine. A plague epidemic has also broken out. A dozen districts along the Huangho River are
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    S'pore Ratepayers' Association
    97 3 Committee's Views On Victoria Theatre Singapore, Thursday. THE matter of tne Victoiia Theatre was discussed at a meeting of the committee of the .Singapore Ratepayers' Association this afternoon, and the following resolution was passed by a majority:— "Tlie committee' of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association are f the
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    Spies In Japan
    83 3 Espionage In An Embassy THE Hoehi Shimbun splashes the outline of an espionage case involving a certain (obviously Soviet) embassy, which the Police Board has been busily sleuthing since Feb. 26, with the result that 17 "undesirable" Japanese, alleged to be Communists, have so far been arrested
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    Law Notice For To – day
    60 3 Law Notice For To day Before the Acting Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Adrian Clark in the Ist Court at 10.30 a.m. Originating Motion No. 7 1936. Before the Acting Chief Justice in the Ist Court at 10.45 a.m. Motions. At 11 a.m.: Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. Before Mr. Justice
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    Conscription In Austria
    128 3 To Be Enforced In The Autumn Vienna, April 23. THE Austrian Conscription Law of April 1, wlfich, it is understood, will only operate in an emergency, will be enforced in the Autumn This decision, which will involve the calling to the colours in the Autumn of 50,000
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    Government House
    61 3 Sir Josiah Crosby arrived to stay at Government House. Lieut-Col. and Mrs. H. B. W. Savile left Government House. Wednesday, April 22. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning. His Excellency dined with Lieut. -Col. M. F. Hammond-Smith and
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    Mongolia Pact
    37 3  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh China To Appeal To League Nanking, April 22. AS Russia has refused to rescind the Soviet-Outer Mongol Pact, the Chinese Foreign Office is preparing to apnea! to the League for assistance
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      4 3 MASTER LAMINATED STEEL PADLOCKS
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      THE LOCAL MARKET
      245 4 Nothing To Report (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore. Thursday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 26Vi> cts., down 8 ct. Market Tone: Dull. Tin (S'pore) $102%. down $*4. To-day's Prices:— London: 7V:>d., down l 16d. Market Tone: Slightly easier. New York: 15 cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Dull. TIN London: Spot
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      Share Business
      198 4 Singapore, Thursday. There was considerably more activity in the market to-day, interest being spread over all classes of stocks, both tins, rubbers and industrials. There was a good inquiry for Kuchais, Kramats, Kampong Lanjuts and Sungei Luas Raub.s changed hands in fair quantity and the pessimism of last
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      73 4 Special London Cable (By Our Financial Correspondent London, April, 23. THE following were the closing prices for rubber, tin, gold, silver copra and wolfram: Market tone: Steady. LONDON RUBBER Spot: ***** (inchanged). July-Sept.: ***** (up 132). LONDON TIN Spot: £206 (down 4 July-Sept.: £262% (unchanged). LONDON GOLD Spot:
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      The Exchanges
      44 4 Yesterday's Closing Prices (By Our Financial Correspondent) London, April, 23. The closing prices were as follows London New York Cross Rate 4.93 716 (down U). London— Paris 74 15[16 (unchanged). London Amsterdam: 7.27 Vi (down Va). London Hongkong: Is. 3 13j16d. (unchanged).
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      Rubber Exports
      45 4 Unused Credits At End Of March THE Controller of Rubber, Malaya, forwards the following statement of export credits unused and cancelled on Mar. 31:— F.M.S. 4,338 lbs. Johore 2,356 S.S. Mainland 3,537 S.S. Islands 1,038 Kedah 456 Labuan 93 Trengganu 15,167 Total 26,985
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      The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn.
      84 4 The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn. Singapore, Thursday noon. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (FOB. April) 26% 26 3 4 Good F.A.Q. in cases (F.OB. April) 26 916 26% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) awardable S'pore) 26M> 26% do. May June 26 3 4 26?a do. July Sept. 27 27% do. Oct.
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK PRICES
      317 4 London, April 23, 6.30 p.m. Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or fall. otherwise stated War Loan, 3ft PC 107^ 107 916 +i 16 Com. Union Assce. (Units) lift lift Prudential Assce. "A"..'. 38ft 38ft Royal Assce. (£1 share 10s. pd.) 9
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      Rubber Auction
      158 4 The 1.274th Auction, was held on April 22. Catalogued 1,081,439 lbs.— tons 482.79 Offered 1,022,008 lbs.— tons 456.25 Sold 931,034 lbs.— tons 415.6 i London— Spot 7.9 16d New York— Spot 15.7 8 cts. PRICES REALIZED RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Cents per lb. Standard Quality 26y 2 (26% 1
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      3 4 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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      17 4 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED. China Building, Chulia Street. PHONE 5808. SINGAPOREFire, Marine, Motor L VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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    FRASER & CO.'s SHARE LIST
    1024 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Singapore. Thursday. 5 p.ml I Bayers. Sellers 5 3 61Ampat Tin (45.) 2g9 306 Asam Kumbang »J 59 6 Austral Malay i6 153 Ay er Hitam (55.) 1>75 Ay erWeng(s> 18 ?j 19|6 Bangrin Tin l»l 89 93cd Batu Selangor ($D 15| Chenderiang 50 53cd Hitam
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    Trade Barriers
    213 5 Tariffs And Quotas Condemned LNew Yoik, Apr. 13. IMITATION of trade by high tariffs, quotas, and exchange restrictions was condemned by Mr. C. S. Haight, In an address at New. York. Mr. Haight made a strong plea for a return to reciprocal trading, and saia that under the
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    British Ports
    159 5 THE Board of Trade statistics relating to the movement of passengers during 1935 between Britain and other countries reveal the fact that Southampton, for many years Britain's premier port for ocean passengers, considerably increased its lead during last year. The figures for the leading ports are:— 1935. 1934.
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    Webley And Scott
    225 5 Proposed Scheme Of Reconstruction London, Apr. 5. THE terms of the reconstruction scheme proposed by Webley and Scott have been sent to shareholders. The following items are to be written down: Debit to profit and loss account £33,768, goodwill £10,000, depreciation, freehold land, -plant, machinery, etc. £23,232,
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    Metal Research
    175 5 Attitude Towards New Alloys London, Apr. 5. DESEARCH work on metals was reft viewed by Mr. W. R. Baiclay, in hio presidential address to the Institute of Metals, in London. "The stimulus given to research," said Mr. Barclay, "has unquestionably been an incentive to the industrial worker to
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    THEIR BEST FILM
    271 6 Astaire And Rogers FRED ASTAIRE and Ginger Rogers come to the screen as co-stars team in their fourth musical picture romance, "Top Hat," which features a score of lyrics and melodies by Irving Berlin. They introduce a new sensational ballroom dance in "Piccolino." "Flying Down to Rio"
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    14 6 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat opening Monday next .at the Capitol.
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    NEW EDWARD HORTON
    507 6 Comedian As A Crooner EVERYONE who can remember back t the days of close harmony in t t: corner barber-shop will feel a remini cent glow creeping over him as hi listens to Edward Everett Horton war ble "Down by the Old Mill Stream" m* "Her Master's
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    BRITISH FILMS
    167 6 The productions on which B I P are to embark during 1936 fall broadly into five classifications These are 1 1 'Musical 2. Patriotic 3. "English." 4, Thrillers. 5. Comedies. Into the first class come "Glamorous Night," "The Lilac Domino." "The Star of the Circus." "Musical Interlude a
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    43 6 Marlene Dietrich, appearing with Gary Cooper in Paramount^ "Desire." learned to speak English from governesses brought to the continent from England when she was a little girl. Although many persons consider her English to be llawless. she considers her French to be superior
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    38 6 More than 1.000 feet of steep stairways were built along the ocean cliffs at Three Arch Bay, south of Hollywood for players and set workers of Paramount's 'Give Us This Night" company starring Jan Kiepura and Gladys Swarthout.
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    20 6 Maureen O'Sullivan and Eric Linden in the M.G.M. production "The Voice of Bugle Ann"— opening at the Pavilion next week.
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      202 6 "BETTER THAN 'ONE NIGHT OF LOVE'" "A WONDERFUL SHOW!" "GREAT PICTURE!" THOSE ARE THE ENTHUSIASTIC OPINIONS OF ALL WHO SEE IT f CAPITOL to-wght 6.15—9.15 A new and greater screen triumph for the glorious, star of "ONE NIGHT OF LOVE" GRACE MOORE immT \mmm^^m^mmm^% mf^.<W Jlfc Wat H Fj mam
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    HONOURED BY KING
    287 7 HONOURED BY KING Grace Moore s Performance A COMMAND performance for fne King! Prom time immemorial this has been one ol the most conspicuous honours to be accorded a performer. To-day as hi the past the greatest thespians are those who have given special performances for crowned heads. Any previous
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    20 7 •> in i scene from her new singing picture "On Wings of Grace "»<"* r uhich b now showing at the Capitol.
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    LURE OF THE FILMS
    280 7 "Might Happen To Me' London IT is not too much to say that, given some looks, personality and a little intelligence, almost anybody can be taken into a film studio and made into something quite satisfactory perhaps more than satisfactory and the consequence is that thousands
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      49 7 Cl M EM A DIARY CAPITOL PAVILION T °-o? G s^.- Gr r e ,n "On Wings 'O-^T:-^ »2£Z£&2& Colm^i and <( Joan d ALHAMBRA «^^^.^u •SS3S* M ARLBORO ?!1 lo^ard and Eleanore Whitney TO-NlGHT:— Marion Davies and Gary Cooper in "Operator 13." RQ XY «,WAI **RS*r on Resolution ROYAL
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      206 7 A Popular star in a delightful Light role, with glamorous Monte Carlo as background pavilion (_^y^Tsr \m£' mUm i^^T TltH M^^m^. WCt m nt^Lj-^ m L mmmmm^—L mmm^A—^ m^—\\ I*4. m w WCTMt mm f NIGEL BRUCE W^ w* yp* i<w*^ p resßn t j|,jjosip|iK,Sclwick 1 -i '■'■fflt&ST'' &m Oirattad
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    "Inevitability Of The Trial Of War"
    1151 8 CHANGES IN ITALY Intervention In Industry A DDRESSING the second National Assembly of Corporations on the seventeenth anniversary of the formation of the first Fascist ffroup, Siflrnor Mussolini outlined a vast "townplanning scheme" for the development of the national economy, and announced that the
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    36 8 At the village of Tone de Claramunt. in Catalonia, the town clerk was killed, the Alcalde and another official gravely wounded, and several other persons less seriously wounded in a riot in connection with military conscription.
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    47 8 A farewell dinner was given in Paris in honour of the French trans-Green-land expedition, the members of which, Dr. Robert Gcssain and MM. Michel Perez and Paul Emile Victor, will leave early next month on an attempt to cross Greenland from the west coast to the east.
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    DOG DERBY ON ICE
    290 8 Two Teams Meet U Disaster St. John's, Newfoundland FOURTEEN teams of yapping sled do T with their drivers took part in I thrilling dog Derby over a 30-mile course of sea ice at Alexis Bay, Labrador. The race, an annual event, was tot the Hope Simpson
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      76 8 SUN TALKIE HALL 7.15 TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. Special Double Feature Programme UNIVERSALS COMEDY RIOT "THE POOR RICH* JOHN WAYNE in "THE LUCKY TEXAN" j New World Cabaret j ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY j TO-DAY TO-MORROW j 1 24th 25th APRIL. I SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE WONDEIt KID M J j IMITATION JAZZ
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    So Transfer Of Former Colonies
    458 9 A USTRALIA 'S RESOLVE A "Sacred Trust Canberra. GERMANY'S bid for her former colonies is not likely to meet with success, at any rate where \ustrali.i is concerned. So declared Mr. Lyons, the Australian Prime Minister, in the Federal Uoutv of Representatives. BEITISB ATTITUDB He
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    69 9 utenant-Cotond Sir Percy Laurie. r Commissioner of Police at New jnj Yard, who in 1.933 announced ement with Lord Trenrhard's that younger men should be i advancement in the and said that ho himself would *wtthi n three years, proposes to reApivMMted to his pre- three -cars ago, having pre-
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    PIGEON FLIES ATLANTIC
    168 9 Note To Girl In Canada Reaburn. Manitoba. A CARRIER pigeon, which people here say must have flown the Atlantic, has turned up with a message from Lizzie Tuck in England to her niece. Mrs J. F. Maccrady. of this town. The two had heard nothing of each
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    WAR SUPPLIES
    188 9 Italian Ships In Canal London A SUBSTANTIAL increase in tonnages carried by Italian ships through the Suez Canal in 1935 and a decrease in British tonnages is shown in returns oublished in the Board of Trade Journal British ships carried 15,733.000 tons through the Canal In 1935. 1.503.000
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    26 9 The "Queen Mary" on left, moving into her new berth at Southampton whilst the Aquitania is seen on right leaving on a voyage to New York.
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    DRUG MENACE IN LONDON
    144 9 "Yard" Plans Swoop I London. A ROUND-UP of West-End drug gangs is to be made within the next few weeks. Big increases in the number of drug addicts have been worrying Scotland Yard for some time. It was felt that a new gang, with extensive supplies
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    NO REMEDY
    198 9 Arthritis Beats Doctors London CHRONIC rheumatism diseases— the chief of which is arthritis— still baffle medical science. This was stressed by Dr. Fox. President of the International League Against Rheumatism while lecturing in London at the Institute of Hygiene. "It remains a reproach to science," said Dr. Fox.
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    TRUTH OF THE BIBLE
    410 9 Old Testament Evidence London. AS the result of continued archaeological research in the East. Sir Charles Marston, the archaeologist, has now published a pamphlet on "Fresh evidence about the Old Testament." STRIKING DISCOVERIES Sir Charles has given his wealth unsparingly to financing excavations in his campaign
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    Colours To Be Worn
    73 9 London. The King and Queen Mary would welcome the wearing of colours by the public after Easter, it is learned officially from Buckingham Palace. Persons connected with the Court, and those in official positions will continue to observe the full periods of Court and half mourning.
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    81 9 Mr. W. H. Gatfield, Protector of Chinese, Perak, is leaving on transfer this week to Singapore to take the place of Mr. Jeff. Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Malaya, who has left on home furlough. It will be remembered that since Mr. McEvatt. Assistant Protector of Chinese. Perak. went on
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  • The MORNING TRIBUNE
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      SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE
      296 10 IT is reported that an offer has been made to the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to rent the Memorial Hall for use as a dance retort and cabaret, and we congratulate the enterprising individual responsible on his bright idea. What is sauce for the Victoria Theatre is
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    AROUND MALAYA
    514 10 |N his review of 1935 which he delivered at the annual meeting of that influential body of planters, the United Planting Association of Malaya, the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer, had some interesting things to say. He referred to 1935 as a year of steady, if unspectacular, progress,
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    PERSONALITIES
    222 10 Mr. and Mrs. L. J. B. Madden of Taiping will be sailing forJHome on May 9. Mr. A. J. Owen, of Seremban, is shortly going to Merton Estate, Klang to take up duties. Mr. C. James, Hospital Assistant, Alor Star Prisons, has returned from India and has resumed duty.
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      94 10 v. >.••■•• tmmm m m mmm M H ß gg ai ß m a mmmmmmmmmmmm mm m mmmmmamammaammmammmmammmamammaamamawmmmammamammama Lord Gowrie. the Governor-General of Australia, recently held a review of the light horse regiments of the Australian military forces at Goulburn. New South Wales. A photograph of the charge of the
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    Lives Of Malav Fisherfolk In S'pore
    462 11 A PRECARIOUS LIVING Big Colony At Siglap Singapore, Thursday. PRACTICALLY the whole of I t h e Malav colony of Singapore and particularly those dwellers alone: the coast depend for their very existence on the sea and fishinff is their mainstay. Many who had
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    Access To Docks
    419 11 New Bridge To Cost £102,500 London, Apr. 20. THE Minister of Transport has made a grant from the Road Fund towards the cost of a further instalment of the scheme for the improvement of the approaches to London Docks. The work now proposed is the construction by
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    76 11 The cause of the gas alarm which spread over half Liverpool for three hours is still a mystery. Hundreds of complaints were received by Corporation officials, the gas company, and the police. The engineer of the Liverpool Gas Company said he was satisfied that the odour was not due to
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    26 11 Mrs. Ramplen Jones, of Kuala Lumpur, is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. A C Maxwell, wife of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Teluk Anson.
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    LONG PRISON TERMS
    63 11 G-Men's 10,000 Years Washington. IN their unceasing war against crime America's G-Men last year secured 3.717 convictions against criminals. The total sentences imposed aggregated 10.757 years. Speaking before Congress, Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, gave a resume of his men's activities.
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    193 12 BRITAIN'S NEW BOATS INTE VICTORI ONDER FLYING OR VIEWS: FALLS A feature of the new flying boats will be the comfortable beds, which provide sleeping accommodation for sixteen long-distance passengers. On day stages it will be possible to take another eight passengers. Great care has been devoted to the design
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    1444 14 BELIEVE IN BREAKFAST DREAKFAST either makes or breaks the day! The right kind of food, chosen with an appreciation of the season as well as of the person, and served attractively, is the best take-off for a hot sultry day. Many a fickle appetite is pepped up to the point
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      43 14 4 r jmaison Lgafe^ Perm mffiiji I 4610. tfcz* I jC 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 189, Cecil Street, Singapore.
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    87 15 2 quarts cider Strained juice of 1 orange 1 apple 1 liqueur glass brandy 3 pints soda water Blocks of ice 2 tablespoons caster suga-: dissolved in 3 tablespoons water 3 slices lemon 2 flasaei sherry or. if preferred curacao Sprig of borage or mint Pour sugar, orange
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    SOUR CABBAGE
    224 15 SO often when the simpler types of meat dishes appear on the dinner menu there arises a genuine need for a, slightly tart salad. Here is when our old friend from the farm, cabbage, steps into the picture and provides as delicious a salad as one couid want.
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      146 15 CHEMIST NYAL FIGSEN. $0-60 A pleasant way to remedy constipation Nyals Figsen may be eaten like Candy and will act on the bowels, liver and stomach Agents. FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD., (Inc. in F.M.S.) 8, Raffles Place, Singapore. SHK STORE I Ail FOR SILK NOVELTIES J TnjmQHQL I /TOR€ 23, High
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      435 16 The following passengers are sailing for Home by the Naldera, which Is due to leave Singapore at 9.30 this morning:— Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Longland, Comdr. and Mrs.. H. Sharpe, Lady M. Blake, Sir Mark Dalrymple, Lt. and Mrs. M. B. Cooper, Mr. C. F. Birt,
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      262 16 The Thi rd c ha ron New Vessel For West Australia London, Apr. 13. FOR the new ship which is being buiit at Dundee for their West Australian servic.? the Blue Funnel Line have chosen the name Charon, a name which she will be the third to bear in just
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      90 16 KEPPEL nARROUR \lain Wharf: Lch. Dolphin. Tug Per. tower. VESSELS IX DRV DOCKS Keppel Harbour Vo. 2 Dock: Pacific, W Bt. Sweet. SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Godown Gate No Op ten Noort 22 j Hai Hing 20 Naldera 18 3 Chitral 18 Tanfield
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      MAILS CLOSE
      79 16 TO-DAY Sarikei and Sibu (Angby; Bam *Europe, Great Britain and Europe (generally (Dempo» 8. n io a.m. Mecicin (Dempo) 8.30 an: Karimon iHang Yon) 9 a.nv Pengerang iS. Soon Heng) 9 air. Rene;at and Tembiiahan (Fievoi noon Trencjganu (generally), Besut, Dungun Keinaman and Kemaaek <Aing Leong) Java. South
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      73 16 Mails expected from Europ. etc. (London) by Air Imperials, general delivery of letters 8.45 a.m. to-day. MaiLs expected Iron Europe (Amsterdam) by Air Netherlands i, general delivery of letters 8.45 a.m. to-day. Mails expectel frvr Europe (London Mails i by P. and O. Chitral, time of delivery of
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      177 16 THE following visitors to Singapore art registered at Raffles HotelMr. Ott Walter from Colombo. Mr. T. J. Mirchandain from Madras. Mr H. H. Louch, from Bangkok, Mr. 1 Randell. Miss M. Duke, from Hong Kon.c Mrs. J. de F. Soule, Mr. and Mrs. N Crouche and son, en
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      27 16 The twelfth annual report (for I' 1 of the Joint East African Board on velopments in Kenya, Nyasaland. Tan 1 nyika. Uganda, and Zanzibar has pe< issued
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      THE POTSDAM
      242 17 Details Of Fire HF storv of how an "electrical nerve I^centre" ol the Norddcutscher Lloyd finer Po sdari was put out of action when h-nk, out in her engine-room was SSd when the vessel reached SouthampA S lights on board went out main engines stopped, and her •■press
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      NEW SERVICE
      158 17 From Japan To America V AWASAKI Risen Kaisha, of Kobe, are inaugurating a new service from Japan to San Francisco and Los Angeles and then to Mexico and Central America, Canal Zone and principal ports of West Coast South' America as far us Valparaiso and Talcahuano, Chile. The
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      57 17 The County of Cornwall Shipping Co. have become subscribers to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and are giving a guinea for each of their vessels in gratitude for the rescue of the crew of their steamer Taycraig. who were rescued by the motor lifeboat at Penlee, Cornwall, when she was
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      57 17 Some 200 scale models, made by Mr. J. B. Glossop. of Hull, showing every type of unit In the British Fleet at the close of t r ne war, have been placed in the Hull Museum, and will be displayed in conjunction with models of the coast and harbour at
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      340 17 9MR\S I* lI I L P L 1 XE (Incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Sails. MERKUR Apr. 29 May 3 MARELLA May 28 June 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
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      584 17 \f^ jis TO FRENCH PORTS yT*^~#\ j %JT Jg HOMEWARDS. V CAP VARELLA For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 2 i i DALNY For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk May 5 I DESIRADE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 29 D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk June 4 c
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    Seven-Day Lawsuit Ends
    1325 18 WIFE WINS HER CASE Use Of "Muck- London, April, 11 IVyiIKN a suit which lasted seven days was stopped by a jury in the Divorce Court, a decree nisi was granted to a wife who had defended herself against efcargM involving three different men. Sir Boyd Morriman,
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    Village Moved
    286 18 Makes Way For R.A.F. Station London i pHE village of Thorney, on Thorney 1 i Island, near Chichester, which has 00 years of recorded history as a farm- ng community, is being transplanted nto various parts of Sussex. The village has its own school, manor iJ louse, and
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    DEMAND FOR CLERKS
    397 18 Posts For Boys And Girls THE demand for junior clerks in London offices exceeded the supply at manv periods of last vear and the supplv of girls was trreatly below requirement*. A lar?e proportion of tho nosts for irirK were offered at hirher initin' salaries than formerly.
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    A Woman Thief
    253 18 Enough To Stock A Shop GOODS sufficient to stock a small shop were exhibited at Stoke Newincton police court when a young woman elerl was remanded in custody charged with shoplifting. She pleaded guilty. The woman was Georgina Clement 1 thirty-one, of Bouverie-rd., Stoke New ington. who
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      334 19 OX THE RADIO British Empire programme Trtnsmiarfon Z: GSG lfcM 9.05 p.m. <W' wi ie J. < ?Jr^i»M rn.tß. Transmission S: GSF ...P"~ Mi* mcs.) from »j* M-M pjnLj osb 25 29 metres (11.86 mcs.) from ?ff pi to 0.20 a.m.; and GSB 1L55 mrtres (9.51 mcs.) from IMI pjn.
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      397 19 sented by Douglas Moodie.. 11.05p.m. A Recital by Isolde Menges (Violin) Gavotte in E (6th Sonata) (Bach, arr. Kreisler) Ave Maria (Schubert, arr. Wilhelmj). Danza EsDanola No. 2 (Granados, arr. Kreisler). 11.15 p.m. The news and Announcements. 11.35 p.m. John Reynders with his Orchestra, and John Turner (Tenor) March, Montmartre
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      475 19 Ladybirds' Ball (Ewing). Musetta (La Boheme) (Pucccini, arr. Stanford Robinson. Alone (Herb Brown, arr. Zalva). Selection, Chu Chin Chow (Norton, arr. Fletcher). 8.15 p.m. l"he News and Announcements. 8.35 p.m. Close down. TRANSMISSION 3 8.50 p.m. Big Ben. The F.A. Cup Final. A running commentary on the match, relayed from
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      291 19 9.00 p.m. Close Down. 11. I. Singapore 31.36 Metres (9,656 kcs.) SUNDAY 11.00 a.m. 1.30 p.m.— Recorded Music V.U.B. Bombay 31.36 Metres (9,565 kcs. SUNDAY 1.20 p.m.— The V.U.B. Indian Orchestra Radio-Colonial TO-I'AY Wavelength 25.23 metres (11,880 kcs.) 2.20 p.m.— Relay from Paris— P.T.T. 2.40 p.m.— Recorded music. 3.00 p.m.—
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    Under Suspicion
    200 20  -  Sin Chew Jit Poll Former War Minister Of Manchukuo Shanghai, April 21. GENERAL Chang Hai Pang, former War U Minister of the Manchukuo, is under the suspicion of the Japanese as he is unwilling to comply with the order to move his troops to northern Manchuria. He is
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    No Reduction?
    155 20 No Reduction Rubber Market And The Quota London, Apr 21 MO fireworks in the form of q UoU N revision are likely to result from the meeting of the rubber committee scheduled in London on Apr. 28 is th* general belief of rubber interests both in London and Amsterdam. The
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    25 20 An aeroplane piloted by Mr. Rodweli King, of Johannesburg, with Mr. LG. Putman. geologist, as passenger, crashed at Somabula, Southern Rhodesia, both occupants being killed.
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      828 20 n «wmwA Including PassacagUia and Fugue by O^ Till'. lIAIflf) Johannes Gunther. Hermann Hoppe. Hans Bohnenstingl. 11.20 p.m. Close DJA, DJB, DJN (Continued from page 19) (German, Engl.). 6.20 p.m. Concert relayed from Ra- TO-MORROW dio-Paris. 7.20 p.m. News in English. 4.10 p.m. Call DJB, DJN (German, 7.35 p.m. Concert
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    Naval Needs Of Britain
    918 21 FALLING TOO LOW Danger To The Empire (By Air Mail) London, Apr. 14. THE presence of the British Fleet Tin the Eastern Mediterranean has more than anything else, prevented the war between Italy and \bvssinia from spreading into a general conflagration. curtain E. Altham. R. N.,
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    Tea Restrieiion
    116 21 Evidence Of Satisfactory Working London, April 21. FURTHER evidence of the satisfactory working of tea restriction is shewn by Lloyd Matheson and Carritts March statistics giving stocks in United Kingdom warehouses at 249.3, million pounds, a reduction of Just over 40 million pounds, compared with last year, while
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    "Found Drowned"
    71 21 "Fou nd Drowned" Two Coroner's Inquires Held In Singapore Singapore. MR.«W. G. PORTER, the Singapore Coroner, held two inquiries this afternoon Jnto the deaths of two elderly Chinese who were gound floating in the sea in Tanjong Hhu and off the Esplanaed, respectively, on April la. The Coroner returned findings
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    Bogus Tailor's Agent
    287 21 Sinhalese Convicted In Johore Bahru (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Apr. 20. A SINHALESE named R.M.P. Banda, who represented himself as a travelling salesman and an agent for Groves and Lindley Ltd., England, was charged before Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahya (Second Magistrate) with having falsely
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    To-day In Singapore
    204 21 To-day In Singapore high hue:— iz.du p.m. MEETING —Municipal Commissioners' Meeting 2.15 p.m. FOOTBALL:— S. A. F. A. League, Div. I R. Inniskilling Fus. v. R.E. Anson Road Stadium. POLICE BAND:— Performance, Botanic Gardens 5. 30 p.m. CAPITOL:— Grace Moore in "On Wings of Song." PAVILION:— "The Man Who Broke
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    OFFICIALS SHOT
    270 21 Unrest In The Manchukuo Shanghai, Apr. 23. DISCONTENT over the Japanese regime in Manchuria is reported to be brewing in Manchuria. Four Chinese officials have been executed by the Japanese authorities and many others are under suspicion. General Chang Hai Pang, former War Minister, has refused to lead
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    China's Finances
    146 21 Need For Better Managed System London, April 23. COMMENTING on the interview Sir t Frederick Leith-Ross gave recently on China's finances, The Times city correspondent says that if his expectation that China can manage a new currency system is successfully realised China would have taken a great step
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    Unemployment In America
    657 22 SITUATION WORSE Million A Day In "Doles" Washington. UNOFFICIAL but reliab'c estimate U made here show that about 24,000,000 American citizens of all ages are now receiving relief from Federal and State sources in one form or another. Mr. Roosevelt's work relief procramm", with its huge Congressional
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    Reporter's Act
    186 22 Strong Criticism From Coroner Singapore, Wednesday. THE actions of a reporter employed in one of the Chinese newspapers was commented upon by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, to-day. He was conducting an inquiry into the death of a young Hylam woman who was found hanging in
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    Cholera In Bangkok
    59 22 A GOVERNMENT Gazette notification states that information having been received that a dangerous infectious or contagious disease, namely cholera exists in an epidemic state at Bangkok and East Coast of Siam, South of Bangkok, H.E. the Governor declares that the port of Bangkok and the East Coast
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    24 22 President Roosevelt, with his son James and his uncle Mr. Frederic A. Delano, has started for a fishing-holiday to the east of the Bahamas.
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    North China
    198 22 New Defence Plans On Border Shanghai, April 22. GENERAL Uyeda, the Chief of Staff at ll the Japanese Headquarters at Changchun, returned to the city yesterday and straightaway summoned a conferenced of high military officers to discuss measures to deal with the present situation in North China and
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    Pledge Wanted
    115 22 Recession Of Mandates And Colonies London, Apr. 21. IN the House of Commons, implying to the demand that the Government should pledge itself not to consider the recession of mandates, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the CDionies, &aid that the recent statements on the subject made by
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    45 22 The Egyptian authorities are investigating the nature of an epidemic from which it is reported that on three consecutive days four, seven, and 14 Beduin died in the Western Desert. The epidemic is affecting those engaged on the new desert motor-road between Cairo land Alexandria.
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    New Viceroy
    149 22 Human Touches In His Speech New Delhi, Apr. is. I ORD LINLITHGOW'S broadcast to tl people of India was characterised by human touches, especially when the new Viceroy urged district officers il "know your villages" and advised the younger generation to fear God, honour the King-Emperor and obey
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    Far East Ships
    86 22 Quota System To Be Adopted Shanghai, April 22. OWING to the trade depression in the Far East, British, American. French. Italian, German and other shipping interests are conferring in Shanghai. It was decided to adopt a quota system in May. As all anti-smuggling measures have proved ineffective
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    King's Niece
    80 22 Surprise Visit To The Princess London, Apr. 22. HIS Majesty the King, who was prevented owing to other engagements from attending Princess Elizabeths tenth birthday party at Windsor yesterday, paid a surprise visit to his niece in the evening. The King's present to the Princess was a gold-mounted
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    25 23 G. C. R Franks, who after a very good race Just managed to beat N. W. Hill in the sculls yesterday at the R.S.Y.C. regatta.
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    Penang Races
    390 23 Handicaps tor Saturday <Frovi Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Thursday. n* miuiwinc rre the handicap* for T% < ciV races on Saturday of ironic Tur Club's Extra Meeting: HORSFS. (LASS 2. DIV. I: 812 FIR. queens Coyr* 9.0: Of"*"^ tr ,^oi Ri9- Tot". c away 8.9 KiiKaaic N* M
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    21 23 th rs Y C fours, who are fancied as likely winner Duncans crew Tney a re a powerful and experienced crew.
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    R. S. Y. C.
    110 23 Programme Of Week-End Races THE usual afternoon races of the R.S.Y.C. will be sailed on Friday, starting at 5.20 p.m. On Sunday. April 26. the International 6-metre will sail a Sweepstake Race, starting at 10 a.m. The "B" Class will sail the second race of a
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    Home Football
    55 23 London, April 22. THE following matches in the English and Scottish Football L: agues were played to-day: FIRST DIVISION Leeds U. 3. Sunderland 0. Birmingham 4. Sheffield W. 1. Chelsea I, Portsmouth 0. SECOND DIVISION Blackpool 6. Newcastle U. 0. THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN) Bournemouth 2, Watford 2. Gillingham
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    Soviei Cotton
    65 23 3,000,000 More Bales This Year London, Apr. 23. THE Soviet estimates to produce there 1 million more bales of cotton in 1930. Awarding to the Financial Times, uroduction is being stimulated by mSed pymciits for high yields m cotton growing sections The Journal adds that if this rate
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    Singapore Golf Club
    435 23 7 earns For England v. Thc\ Rest Singapore, Thursday. THE following are the teams and start Ing times for the above four-ball match to be played at Bukit Timah on Sunday morning. Apr 1 26 (England players mentioned first > 8 30 J. H. Beeton and R.
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    New L.B.W. Rule
    22 23 London, April 23 The Svdney Cricketing Board of Coi.tvPhas a^ed that the new L.B.W. rule should be made law.-Reuter.
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    Good Rowing On Breakwater Course
    377 24 REGATTA AT R« 5. Y, C First Heats Described Singapore, Thursday. INTERESTING rowing was seen over the breakwater course I his evening when the preliminary heats of the K.S.Y.C. rowing trial-, were carried out. Conditions were good at first, but Inter the wind backed to
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    Div. 3 Points Shared
    131 24 f Jl FOOTBALL match was played betn ween the S.C.F.A. in and s R on the latter*i ground J n u th(l first half S.C.F.A. 11l had tne better of the exchanges and led by 3-2. Tonny, Peng Cher and Sim Lim were the S.C FA.
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    57 24 Shanghai, April 23. THE Japanese Government regards China's attitude towards Japan as not being clear. Mr. Baehlro Arita. the Foreign Minister, intends first of all to place RussoJapanese relations on bettor footing before concentrating on a fundamental settlement of Sino-Japanses relations. Negotiations for the settlement of North China issues are
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    Petersen vs. McAvoy
    51 24 London, April 23. JACK Petersen defends his British and Empire Heavyweight titles in a 15-round contest against Jock McAvoy, the British Middleweight Champion, at the Earl's Court Stadium to-day. Petersen is the favourite. The respective weights are: Petersen 13.2, McAvoy 12.3. Petersen receives £4,500 and McAvoy £4,ooo.—
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    Thieves Active
    126 24 Javanese Girl Reported Missing Singapore. Thursday. SEVERAL reports of thefts have been made to the Detective Branch within i the last 24 hours. Mrs J Dalton. a European woman living in Oxley Road, lost $63 in casn and jewellery valued at $50 on Wednesday night, and a Eurasian
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    19 24 Allan's crew, which was well beaten in the fours last night at the R.S.Y.C. regatta over the breakwater course.
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    33 24 Hongkong. April 23. Many Chinese labourers have applied for pass ports from the Amoy authorities to go to Europe Most of them havp been engaged to work in factories in France and Italy.
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    NEARING THE END
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