Morning Tribune, 25 April 1936

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 72. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, April 25, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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    CHILDREN KILLED ON THE ROADS
    166 1 MX-5 OF TOTAL SAFETY PLANS s e;w i»iioiim:m IX I.K. London, April 24. TilK interdepartmental committee which lias reported on road safety among school children reveals that one m five persona killed on the roads m Britain m 1933, the last year for which full
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    Mr. Chaplin
    148 1 Unconfirmed Rumours Of RF\T\D^A O rr, Singapore. Friday. rumours were current r,r ln M SII V\ apore to da y to the eff e c hat Mr Charlie Chaplin, the famouo *n? h°, meCllan had m?t with an accident between Angkor and Bangkok. thr.ro T u of mc
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    Air To Australia
    78 1 A S ea dy announced, the Qantas AirBrisbane wiii V K c between Singapore and tho fiirL U becom^ twice weekly with May l 5 sin Kapore on Friday, MM from Darwin on Monday. (>e from Sin eapore will leave from wS. 1 Fricla y and the
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    25 1 A new picture showing the giant liner Queen Mary at Southampton She is steaming past the Majestic (formerly Britain's largest liner) and completely dwarfs her.
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    BIGGEST TRADING NATION
    188 1 Britain Led In 1935 London, April 24. THE April number of the. monthly bulletin of statistics of the League of Nations shows that owing m large part to a rise m gold prices of about 5 per cent, the gold value of world trade last February was
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    Britain's Policy On Arms
    112 1 London, April 24. DEFERRING to the rearmament X policy m a public speech last night, Lord Stanley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, said the fact that defences were being made good did not mean they were going to give up hope of coming to some agreement
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    31 1 Singapoie, Friday. WITHIN the last two months t:n motor-cars have been reported as missing, and m all cases the vehicles v;ere deserted long before the reports to the police were made.
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    Tea Duty
    73 1 Representations By India And Ceylon London, April 23. I JOINT meeting ot i.he representatives of the Indian and Ceylon Tea Associations passed a resolution unanimously to make representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the increase of the duty on tea. Although the nature of these representations
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    DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
    173 1 Chancellor And Churchill London, Apr. 24. THE main budget debate m the House 1 of Commons ended late last night and the formal resolutions were accepted without a division. In replying to the debate the Chancellor of the Exchequer dealt with the criticisms of Mr. Winston Churchill
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    26 1  - Nanking, April 24. The results of the census taken m Nanking m March are: Families 197,221; population 1,017,643. males 609.211; females 408.432. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    Status Quo On Theatre Question
    5764 2 HISTORY OF FILM VENTURE LIVELY DEBATE AT MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS No Subsiding AFTER a debate lasting thiee hours thp Municipal Commissioners ol Singapore at their meeting yesterday agreed to the motion of Mr. S. B. Tan rescinding the motion passed m February on the subject
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    BLINDING HEADACHES MADE HER HELPLESS
    189 3 Forced to Lie Down For Hours at a Time The severity of this woman's headaches can be easily imagined from her statement that she seemed to lose her sight, and all power m her hands. Other sufferers from headaches will be interested to read her
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      73 3 io-ilav In S£g TIDES.-0.15 a.m., 1.36 p.m. JJ.P.A. v. S.C.P.A., Anson Road otadium. CRI^ ET -SC.c. v. Old Rafflesians Jjßy S.C.C.; S.C.C. v. P W D Sports Club, Upper Serangoon Road; tvC.R.C. v. A.C.8., S.C.R.C.; TnH- v United Services LS.R.C. kin m Assn v RA <BlaS?hnm atl i IA St
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      THE LOCAL MARKET
      310 4 No Trade to Speak Of (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 261/2 cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Dull. Tin (Singapore) $102, down To-day's Prices: London: 7 9 16d., up l'l6d. Market Tone: Steady Quiet. New York: 15% cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. TIN London: Spot
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      37 4 Mr. B P Nicholas, of Messrs. B.P. Nicholas and Sons, bankers, Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs Nicholas with their daughter and daughter-in-law will be leaving for Colombo en route to Jaffna during the early part of next month.
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      73 4 Special London Cable London, April, 24. THE following were the closing prices for rubber, tin, gold, silver copra and wolfram: Market tone: Quiet. LONDON RUBBER Spot: 7 916 (down 132). July-Sept.: 7 2132 (down 1|32). LONDON TIN Spot: £206 (down Vs). July-Sept.: £202% (down LONDON GOLD Spat: £7.0.11
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      The Exchanges
      43 4 Yesterday's Closing Prices (By Our Financial Correspondent) London, April, 24. The closing prices were as follows London New York Cross Rate 4.9311,16 (up 116). London Paris 75 (up 1,16). changed). London Amsterdam: 7.28 (up J4). London Hongkong: Is. 3 13|16d. (unchanged).
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      The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber
      87 4 The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn. Singapore, Friday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (P. 0.8. April) 26 9|16 26% Good F.A.Q. m cases (F. 0.8. April) 20Vz 26 9; 16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Spore) 26 1/ 2 26% do. May' June 26% 27 do. July Sept.
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK PRICES
      319 4 London, April 24, 6.30 p.m.. m Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or fall otherwise stated War Loan, ZY 2 p.c 107 9 1 16 107% +ljlg Com. Union Assce. (Units) 11 V 2 11V 2 Prudential Assce. "A" 3BV 4 38%
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    FRASER & CO.'s SHARE LIST
    995 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Parit Perak ($1) 2.30 240 Punggor ($1) .27 31 Radella ($5) 4.05 435 Sandycroft ($2) 1.00 1 10 Sungei Bagan ($2) 2.75 2.90 Sungei Ramai ($1) 1.40 1.50 8. Tukang $1|- 1.00 l.io Tambalak ($1) .62 66 Tapah ($1) 1.80 1.95 T. Anson ($1) 1.25 1.35
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    OUt LONDON MARKET REVIEW
    766 5 OUt LONDON MARKET REVIEW By Air Mail IMPROVING MARKETS: RUBBER SHARES: TIN STILL UNSATISFACTORY: BOLIVIAN QUOTA London, Apr. 14. A GENERAL improvement m tone during the few days preceding and following the Easter holidays was notice able m all the London markets. The Stock_ Exchange stood well up to the
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      154 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., THE HO HONG BANR, LTD.. AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL: Authorised $40,000,000.00 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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    DRURY LANE MUSICAL
    477 6 Coming To The Capitol FOR the first time m many years the heat of tom-toms was heard over the historic Lake Tahoe region as more than seven hundred Indians, representing eighteen tribes, gathered together ir a spectacular ceremonial dance. Their three-hundred-odd tepees lined the curving shore between
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    THOSE MERRY MARXES
    224 6 Insanity In Studio INSANITY reigned at Metro-Goldwvn 1 Mayer with the Marx Brothers at V reins "Sometimes I think they're sane but after a day with them, I had my doubts" So says Sam Wood, who directed the inimitable trio m "A Night at the opera opening
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    A PACK OF HOUNDS
    210 6 New Barrymore Film WITH a pack of hounds m full cry. and Lionel Barrymore as principal er, production of "The Voice ot Busie Ann" at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, was marked with an authentic reoresentation of a traditional Missouri fox-hunt. The new picture, a vivid romance of
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    16 6 Fred Astaire and Edward Everett Horton m "Top Hat" which opens on Monday at the Capitol.
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      215 6 POSITIVELY LAST TWO DAYS of SEASON ovfaT~<T7eTniteT opening of "TOP HAT" MONDAY! i DONT MISS THIS PERFECT Singing Picture. Never before has anything like it been heard! I MATINEES S I^, i% M* MM f W flj TO-DAY and TO-MORROW j 11 I at3ls j «l cj NirjHTT V OK
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    JAMES DUNN FILM
    390 7 'Welcome Home Coming TO world forever eager to catch the I salient traits of its more colourful personalities m a catch-phrase, "the boy next door 1 seems an apt characterisation for popular, effusive James Dunn. the star of Fox Film's "Welcome Home," which is coming to the
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    57 7 The new scoring stage, just completed at Columbia Studios was used for the first time when the recording for Grace Moore's "The King Step Out" were made. It is said to be the only acoustically perfect room m the world and contains many innovations, such as floating walls and floors,
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      120 7 CINEMA Til CAPITOL PAVILION TO-NIGHT:— Grace Moore m "On Wings TO-NIGHT:— "The Man Who Broke the of Song Bank at Monte Carlo", with Ronald Colman and Joan Bennett. Added attraction:— "Wings Over Everest." ALHAMBRA TO-M(iHT:-'Millions m the Air," with! M ARLBOROUGH John Howard, Wendy Barrie, Willie Howard and Eleanore Whitney.
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      200 7 Positively LAST DAY! Owing to Up-country bookings season MIST FINISH TO-NIGHT! j |PAVILION Matinee To-day 3.15 To-nitrht 9l 6.15 and 9.15 I ONLY THE SCREEN'S MOST FASCINATING OlnK could portray the most fascinating character m fact or fiction! Dirtcttd by Stephen Ribtrtt From tht play by Ilia Surgulchoff and Frtdtrict
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    No Encirclement Of Germany Wanted
    1377 8 MINISTER ON PACTS Reich As Free Partner London. J^ORD Halifax addressed a meeting held at the Colston Hall, Bristol, on the European situation. Lord Halifax said m the course of his speech: RESPECT FOR TREATIES It has been the single desire of the whole country,
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    50 8 An opportunity of testing the efficiency of the machinery for detecting raiding aircraft under winter conditions was afforded by the R.A.F. winter air exercises which have just taken place. One of the objectives for the day raids was Hornchurch Aerodrome, where this picture of fighting aircraft m readiness was taken.
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    MIGHT LOSE SEATS
    79 8 Ten Japanese M.P. 's Tokiyo AT least ten elected members of Japanese Parliament are likely lose their seats as the result of vftolatioi s of' the Electorial Law m the course the General Election last month, it reported here. Altogether, there were 1,513 violations involving 3,831 persons.
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      89 8 THE iASTERM IMTII) ASSOMNCti <OIM»Olt\IIO\ LIMITi:».. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) IRE, MARINE, MOTOR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT, BURGLARY, ORKMEN'S COMPENSAIiON AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE UNDERTAKEN. Full particulars and rates apply, 16D, Cecil Street, Singapore. j L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager. < >^'^» r— m—,_o-, i 0- 0-i,r <t^ <>jo>,_o i_^ii_^i _mtj^
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      76 8 SUN TALKIE HALL 7.15 TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. Special Double Feature Programme UNIVERSAL'S COMEDY RIOT "THE POOR RICH" JOHN WAYNE m "THE LUCKY TEXAN' I New Worjd Cabaret; j ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY j i TO-DAY I j SPECIAL EXCiAGEMENT OF j THE WONDER KID j who will appear m the TAP DANCE
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    "Air Control Of The Mediterranean"
    457 9 CLAIMS BY ITALY Development Of Air Force Rome. m the Chamber durimr the debate on the Air Estimates. General Valie, UnderSccretarv of State for the Air, review^ at length the deveiopP^lfl m the Italian Air Force durim! the past 12 months. If,' declared "with legitimate
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    46 9 A group of the principal figures who took part m the discussion on midEuropean problems m Rome. Left to right: General Gombos (the Hungarian Prime Minister), M. de Kanya (Hungarian Foreign Minister), Baron von Berger-Waldenegg (Austrian Foreign Minister), Signor Mussolini, and Herr von Schuschnigg (Austrian Chancellor).
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    Mother Love
    204 9 ]V 'W Adrian Gave Up Her Baby London, Apr. 22. ian Nash, twenty-one-year-old unmod mother, of Drummond st., Th ln desperate dilemma. Pavin« hnr e in° f her child who had been Adrian h tmue u t0 P a y her. «™H b °re him no malice. Without
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    INCOME TAX PUZZLE
    325 9 Can't Be Made Simple London, Apr. 2. IT is impossible to make the Income Tax law more understandable to the "Man m the Street." After eight and a half years' hard work the Income Tax Codification Committee have come to this conclusion. The result of the labours
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    POST OFFICE RAID
    368 9 Accused Man's Alibi London A JURY stopped a case at the Central Criminal Court m which Sydney Wood, 25. fruiterer, committed from the West London Police on bail, pleaded "Not Guilty" to a charge of stealing £38 while armed with an offensive weapon. The defendant was found
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    Men Beaten
    102 9 Women Drivers At Brooklands Brookhnds, Apr. 22 WOMEN racing drivers, allowed for the first time at Brooklands Automobile Racing Club meetings to compete against men, justified their "emancipation" at the opening of the motor racing season, when women gained first and fourth places m the second handicap race.
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    WOMEN TALK DIVORCE
    376 9 Legal Reforms Urged London. REFORM of the divorce laws was discussed by the delegates at the annual meeting of the National Council for Equal Citizenship, at the Millicent Fawcett Hall, Westminster. Mrs. H. Gray strongly urged that mutual consent, after a waiting period of two years, should
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    1200,000 For Colne
    161 9 London The town of Colne m Lancashire, is to benefit to the tune of £200,000 as the result of a legacy left to it by an eccentric London (Ontario) jeweller named Peter Birtwistle, who died nine years By the will the money was not to be paid
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    THE THEATRE The MORNING TRIBUNE
    272 10 Singapore: Saturday, Apr. 25, 1936. A FTER all the fuss that has been made about the original resolution on the Victoria Theatre of the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore, passed on Feb. 28 last, the Commissioners have now, on the reopening of the discussion, rescinded the
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    Personal Viewpoint
    720 10 A Weekend Causer ie by Aulol veus MOT a few Malayans have received a nasty shock at the changes m taxation which Mr. Neville Chamberlain has felt constrained to make m his fifth budget as Chancellor of the National Government. There are quite a lot of people m
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    PERSONALITIES
    253 10 Mr. and Mrs. W. J. P. Grenier, of Kuala Lumpur, are on a visit to Ipoh. Mr. P. H. O'Flynn. A.C.P 0.C.P.D., Teluk Anson, who was on leave, has resumed duties. The Rev. Frank Oliver, Chaplain, Perak South has announced that he is retiring next month owing to ill-health.
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    Indian Potteries In Singapore
    979 11 SEVERAL NEW WORKS r Amazing Skill Of Craftsman Singapore, Friday. ASIATIC homes m Singapore, chiefly Indian and Malay, and m not a few cases Straitshorn Chinese, no longer entirely depend on India for their supply of earthern cooking pots and utensils. Until a few months ajro
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    Bank Directors
    167 11 Three Elected In London London THREE new directors of the Bank of England have been elected. The remaining 21 who were elected have all held the post before. The new governors are Mr. Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard, M. Laurence John Cadbury and Mr. John Coldbrook Hanbury-Williams. Mr Bernard,
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    WINTER SPORTS: A MENT: ROAD-MA
    116 12 WINTER SPORTS: A MENT: ROAD -MA Earl Cadogan and the Hon. Primrose Yarde-Buller are engaged to be married. Here they are having a look at one of the jumps on the steeplechase course at the North Warwickshire Hunt Point- to-Point meeting at Banner Hill, Kenilworth. Skiers nearing the end of
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    SOCIETY ENGAGEG IN ETHIOPIA
    95 13 An Italian Somali sold ier buying native delicacies at Makale after the capture of the town by the invaders. ertical descent of 4,500 feet. The Patscherkofel proed by a cable railway. The opening of this railway scent m the Austrian Alps— the run from Glungeler to
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    OUR LETTER FROM PARIS
    955 14 Darling Jeanette. The collection at Madeleine Vionnet is full of dashing novelties. Her great talent as dress maker gives us graceful silk jersey and soft crepe gowns, whicn are really sumptuous. She takes so much care to see whether the folds and pleats are hanging down
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    31 14 Very elegant is this chiffon gown on Grecian lines with its high waist to give length to the legs and a tight bouquet at the bosom to relieve, the perpendicular lines.
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    15 14 Tailored evening ensemble which would be lovely copied m linen In BSSSSS 8 equally charming.
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    Reversals of Roles in Materials
    851 14 THERE is a new sort of light frock 1 this spring that is most important. It is the dressy spectator sport frock. Real sophisticates have avoided this sort of thing for many seasons. It wai the smart thing to do. But the reversal has now
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      126 14 I W Obtainable from: V( MAYNARDS. Battorv A*J~W^V k >A Road. Ai^lr^lx I I\ WIHTFAWAY. tkß>k [t\rW/ I V fiL *A| LAW CO., LTD. I" fii 1 m rC P O HTVNAM IT T T lu Ccut de Lou^nel dispensary. m J mmmmmmm mm rt* h«m^-^-^^ Bridge Road. Prima ranks
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    28 15 Alphabet scarfs give a smart rather than learned touch to midseason costumes. They are long streamers of coloured crepe embroidered with the scattered letters of the owner's name.
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    26 15 Hand bags of linen or leather, that will change its colour to match your ensemble by simply presenting its lining, can be bought at Enid Petrie's.
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      100 15 LUGGAGE CARRIER I SINGAPORE j LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. j Ravage Contractors Forwarding j Agents. Booking Apents for F.M.B. Railways. Baggage Agents for:— Blue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line Nederland Line 8.1.5. N. Co., Ltd., etc.. etc. Tel. Address.— "LUGGAGE" J PHONE 2428 or call Union Bldg. s BOOKSHOP RAPIB CALCULATIONS
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      96 15 A iOIHIVIS I SHOPPING GUIDE I EYES Qualified Eye Specialiaf. Eye Examinations. Eyeglasses. Exclusively. Phone 3002. GRAMOPHONES COLUMBIA 1 GRAMOPHONES and RECORDS NEW MODELS jk $21 to $50- rf^m ROBINSON PIANO Co^ SA UA Winchester House, Collyer Quay. Singapore, opposite the NEW PIER. TAILOR Fresh stocks of English Suiting* and
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      50 15 CAMERA* AND FILMS wtMm I lifl i 1 HAIRDRESSER A JL Riff I 1 I I ess for modem I J|^^Hm Hair dressing BKai^^^^^^^3s Stamford Rd. Proprietor: Y. Kooy, Tel. 4807. 5/LK STORE i i LATEST Dress Materials FOR ALL OCCASIONS. DRESSMAKING A SPECIALITY VISIT Tajjmalial Sioio 23, HIGH ST.
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      130 15 CHEMIST NYAL ANTACID POWDER $1.00 Acidity of the stomach is often accompanied by gas pains, dyspepsia, ulcers, digestive disturbances and heartburn Nyal Antacid Powder will quickly and safely relieve this condition. Agents. FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD., (Inc. m F.M.S.) 8, Raffles Place, Singapore. CURIOS CHINESE NEW SHIPMENT ARRIVED Please come to
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      492 16 I*. O. S. X. CO*§ SAILINGS, OUTWARDS. Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. CHITRAL 15.000 In port SOMALI 6,810 July 1 SOUDAN 6.500 May 6 NALDERA 16,000 July 3 RANPURA 17.000 May 10 KAISAR-I-HIND 11.500 July 1? RAWALPINDI 17.000 May 22 BANGALORE 6.000 July 30 BURDWAN 6.070 June 4 RAJPUTANA 17.000 July
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      247 16 Raffles Hotel THE following visitors to Singapore are registered at Raffles Hotel: Mr. and Mrs. John Templeton. Mr J Donaldson, from Kuala Lumpur; Commander F. Fegas from Malacca: Mr. J. BL Rich, Kuala Lumpur: Mr. Fred Gilbert from Kuala Lumpur; Mr. F. H Bomei from Palembang; Miss BeamlirK. Madame C.
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      485 16 THE HARBOUR! PASSENGERS RY AIR THE following were passengers by Dutch 'planes during the week: Arrived from N.E.I, by KNILM- 'plane "PK-AFK."— April 21, Mr. Fockens, Mrs. Boyer. Mrs. Haas, Mrs. Yeap Hock Hoo, Mr E. A. C. Koopman. Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM-'plane •Kwak"— April 22, Mr. C. H.
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      256 16 IMSSIM.I US m rilllllAl THE following passengers disembarked from the P. and O. Chitral which arrived m Singapore yesterday after noon. Mr. R. L. Akers, Mr. E. A Barnes Miss L. Buston, Mr. G. Bell, Mr H G Beverley, Miss G. M. Bradshaw, Mr B. Bran ton. Mr. J. F.
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    News Of The Day
    21 17 Mrs. D. J. Murnane and her young son were passengers by the Xaldera, going Home on Leave.
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      332 17 BFHXS PHILP LIKE. 'Incorporated m 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 Mcl oourne tv the connecting X.P.M.
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      400 17 TIM V^ y^ TO FRENCH PORTS u5^TT\ jK^ HOMEWARDS. V j CAP VARELLA For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 2 DALNY For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk May 5 DESIRADE For Marseilles. Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 29 i D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk June 4 OUTWARDS (from Marseilles).
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    Gangsters Find Britain A Haven
    657 18 ARRIVE FROM U.S.A. Cannot Be Kept Out London. I^ETAILS of an amazing influx into Britain of American and Continental desperadoes who are causing sxave concern to the authorities, have heen revealed. These men. who have seen franc warfare m all its phases on the other
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    25 18 Miss Josephine Nadin, a 21-year-old Derbyshire girl, testing her parachute at Broxbourne Aerodrome, Herts. She claims to be the youngest 1 professional parachutiste m Britain.
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    Wriling In U.S.
    110 18 W riling In U.S. Why Americans Fail New York. Apr. 22. ENGLISH and French schoolchildren are far m advance of American children m handwriting, the increased use of typewriters m America probably being one of the reasons. This is the view expressed by the editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin
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    Higher Rates
    197 18 Tenants And Owners To Suffer London, Apr. 22. HIGHER rates can b e expected m at least half of the towns and counties m the country during the half-year that begins next month, and that will mean higher rents. Under the rent Restriction Act a landlord is allowed
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    ENGLISH BOY WANTED
    214 18 An Offer From Harvard Cambridge, Mass. AN 18-year-old English boy of Bonder. land, a descendant of John Harvard the founder of Harvard University. being invited to enrol as an undergraduate at the famous College this to mark its tercentenary. A handful of graduates interested m the English
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    89 18 "Too British To Appeal To Foreigners" Durban. Apr. 22 I ORD Baden-Powell's "one big mistake' was m starting the Boy Scout movement on a national, instead of an international basis. So declared Lady Baden-Powell, speaking here recently. She went on to say that the late King Edward
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      33 18 ll|li|ll||!|ll|!ll!lllll 1 '|li|l!|iHII|lllll|ll|ll|ll|ll|lllllllllll|MIMIII|IHlllllllllll|tllll|i;illllllllllHIIIIHII|ll|: 1,***** |i I I j t THE LAST WORD IN THE ART OF BREwfNG A Sole Importers: »J S ast Asia ie t0,,,p ailVs Limiled., <. KUALA LUMPUR _J, PENANG. t
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      150 19 S II ERROR i\E T,....0„ rbJ AUSTIN I A new saloon is added to the range of models, available on the famous "Ten-Four" chassis, the Sherborne, distinctive lltis an attractive four seater, six window model, with new body lines sweeping down from the roof to the tail m a I
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      1102 19 t t B*«W'^lfi^^ft te Winter (Soprano). Sextet: Summer mmm.^mv FTW 1 B^ Word Abideth ia and m aiif wi? A i te J n 00n (Erlc c °ates), Lute Song '4^%T 1 H Mi M\UMmm two or Three Page 78. Psalm J Cedric ShaipeiPavane de la cou? itfi^l I VJ
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      56 20 l&^" Mr-* EVERY DOGLOVER WILL TALK Mk, ABOUT THIS PICTURE \k^ [NEXT WEEK a< the PAVILION.! (iwildttridb LIONEL BARRYMORE 5S and MAUREEN (VSILLIVAN i no m fut H%\ M.-G.-M/s inspiring adaptation of a wl/jfr <<THE VOICE 0F RliriF ANN" I The story of a great i UUVJLiLi /ill 11 I
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      25 20 Alciol I F\) F^ Ip W\ Brewed and bottled m Singapore by the ARCHIPELAGO BREWERY CO., LTD. SOLE AGENTS: SIME, DARBY 8c CO., LTD. IDS
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      336 20 OX THE RADIO (Continued from page 19) 12.20 p.m. Matinee music by Niron Orchestra 1.10 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 1.50 p.m. Dance music. Close down. 5.50 p.m. Time signal. Concert by Nirom Orchestra, conducted by Carcl van der Bijl. 6.50 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 7.10 p.m. Popular music. 8.20 p.m.
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      409 20 9.50 p.m. Recorded music. End of transmission. TO-MORROW Wavelength 25.60 metres (11,720 kcs) 6.35 a.m. Concert relayed from Ra-dio-Paris. 7.35 a.m. News m French. 8 a.m. News m Spanish 8.20 a.m. News m English. 8.35 a.m. Recorded music. End of transmission 11.05 a.m. Talk. 11.20 a.m. News m English. 11.35
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      326 20 4.50 p.m.— News and Review of the Week m English. 5.05 p.m.— Hitler Youth Programme: Folk Song Singing. 5.20 p.m.— Songs and Dances of the Nations. 4 6.05 p.m.— News and Review of the Week m German. 6 20 p.m.— Concert of Light Music. 7.20 p.m.— News m English. 7.35
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      226 20 "Prince's" Restaurant by the Grand Hotel Orchestra. 11.56 p.m. Weather Forecast, 2nd News Bulletin, Market Prices, Jute am Gunny Closing Rates. (In English i 0.11 a.m Dance Music relayed from "Prince's" Restaurantr—(contd.). TO-MORROW 12.41 p.m.—The Grand Hotel Or chestra. Relayed from the Palm Court of the Grand Hotel. Interval Item
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    1895 21 Some Com ments On The Week's Sport oy Hermes i n first S A.F.A. trial of the seaU/ ITH T to take place on Wednesday T P itaSum the minds of footnext at the p f* re turned towards the S a ii followers are^ turn
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    103 21 Following are the current positions m the S. A.F.A. first division table, corrected up to yesterday, when the R E. met the Inniskillings: P W L D F A Pts. Royal Air Force 6 4 1 119 7 9 Inniskillings 6 2 1 3 17 7 7;
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    256 21 List Of Fixtures For To-Day THE following matches m the English and ScottisTi Football Leagues will be played to-day: FIRST DIVISION Aston Villa v. Blackburn R. Bolton W. v. Arsenal. Brentford v. West Bromwich A. Derby C. v. Sunderland. Everton v. Birmingham. Huddersfield T. v. Manchester C. Middlesbro'
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    52 21 HE. the High Commissioner has been pleased to appoint Mr. Cecil Joseph Parker, M.C.. Acting Adviser, Public, Works. Malay States, to be an Offic^l Member of the Federal Council during the absence on leave of the Hon. Major R L Nunn, D SO., Adviser, Public Works. Malay States, as from
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    46 21 Invitations ha^e been issued for the wedding of Miss Anita Frankfcl, daughter of Mr. and Mis. Julian Frankel, and Mr Kurt Lewandowski, which will tp.ke place at the Chesed-el Synagogue, Singapore, on May 10. and will be followed by a reception at Mount Alma. Dalvey Road
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      44 21 •GIRL SUFFERS FROM NEW DISEASE- HAS NOT STOPPED LAUGHING FOR 6 DAYS" (Ext ract from recent news m a Local raper.) SHE MIST HAVE BEEN TO SEE JHE MARX BROTHERS m "A NIGHT AT THE OPERA" LOOK OUT! IT'S COMING TO THE ALHAMBRA SOON!
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      41 22 I JEANETTE MacDONALD TAKES HER HIGH NOTES LIKE REYNOLDSTOWN TOOK BE ECHER'S BROOK" NEWS OF THE WORLD. APRIL STH. _J*EAJ^ T]HISJVEEK^[AirPAPERS Inumph for iv unging JSP^^P m A N OPFA'INfi •""'Qfl romanc* _Msm Jr __^W hit iongi, ipactacU'! TCT* mM^t 0B&*
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      107 22 A Guaranteed Family Income— During The Years When Most Needed A Simple, Practical and Economical Solution THE GUARANTEED FAMILY INCOME BENEFIT has been designed to meet the problem faced by all married men. IT PROVIDES cc .T°!? ieal P racti <*l method, whereby you may ade- ITI L F u
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    WHO WILL WIN AT WEMBLEY TO-DAY?
    607 23 W HO WILL WIN AT WEMBLEY TO-DAY? n Current From It Should Be Arsenal's Day (B> "Spectator") Britain to day will |U; M vcmbley, where over A «tte fa" s will watch 90.000 en i v v shoffic!d United Ihe ov n what promises to ttte T h m"t interesting
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    How They Got There
    62 23 I J I j ARSENAL: Beat Bristol R. s—l.5 1. Beat Liverpool 2 o. Drew Newca'f'e 3 3. Beat Newcastle 3 o. Beat Barnsley 4 l. Beat Grimsby I—o.1 0. SHEFFIELD U: Drew Burn'.ey o—o.0 0. Beat Burnley 2 l. Drew Preston o—o.0 0. Beat Preston
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      277 23 aW _jatmm*MW i _V /i^fKt.'.- ■'*____±r- WWk >"<?& -St**- JBw On Sale -**m it m MV At aii Wr'"" «^r Mm) Stores... S.-W*" If only as a delightful cooling drink- 'Ovaltine'. is a perfect tonic f jod. deliciously creamy and refreshing you prepared from the highest qualities would give pride
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    Inniskillings Take Second Place
    675 24 2-GOALS WIN OVER R. E. A Disappointing Game by "Full Back" Singapore, Friday. CONTRARY to anticipation poor v soccer was served up at the Anson Koad Stadium tins ;>fternoon. when the Inniskillings -m.' the Ilnval Engineers met m the First I>ivisi»>»i of the S.A.F.A. League This
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    26 24 *n incident m yesterday's soccer match at Anson Road, m which the inniskillings beat the RE and thus moved into second place m the league table.
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    Swimming Carnival
    62 24 Swimming Carnival Lady Sotw To Distribute Prizes Singapore, Friday. TO-MORROW'S Swimming Carnival at the V.M.C.A. Swimming Pool m Foi\ Canning will start at 4.15 p.m. Admission will be by programmes which will be on sale at 10 cents. At the conclusion of the sports, the prizes will be distributed by
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    45 24 Built On Manchuria Border Shanghai, Apr. 24. THE Soviet is planning to build 40 forts along the Heilungkiang and Usuri Rivers, on the Soviet-Mancnurian border. Woik will be started m May. The cost is estimated at 12.000.0 CC roubles. -Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    27 24 Mr E. S. Ezekiel, of the well-known firm of opticians, Messrs. Ellison S. Ezekiel and Company, Capitol Buildings, is leaving to-day for Sarawak on a business tour.
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    31 24 London, April 23. The following match m the Southern i Section of the Third Division of the English Football League was played to- day: I Clapton O. 0; Aldershot 1. Reuter
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    213 24 Singapore, Friday. BY beating R.K. Buchanan and A. A. A. Paterson by B—6, 5—7; 6 3 m the semi-final of the Cham pionship Doubles of the S.C.C Spring Tennis Tournament thi:* evening E. C. Cherrington and W. J M Warden qualified to meet N. S. Wise and
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    CUP FINAL
    119 24 (Continued from page 23) Outstanding m their forward line are Dodds (centre-forward) and Barclay (Inside-right) and it is these two, m my opinion, that the Arsenal defence will have to watch. Both are very clever footballers and consistent marksmen. The rest of the team contains no outstanding personality
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      50 24 „|.1I,IIII• I I < The Cup Final Broadcasts Transmission 3, Saturday, April 25, 1.30 p.m. GMT Transmission 4, Saturday, April 25, 7.10 p.m. GMT Transmission 5, Saturday, April 25, 11.25 p.m. GMT Transmission 1, Sunday, April 26, 5.55 a.m. GMT I I I I I 111 I l'T'|'HH. |m|ii| i|ii|!itn|
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