Morning Tribune, 7 August 1936

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  • 13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VVOL. 1.-No. 161. SINGAPOKE, FRIDAY, August 7, 1936 FIVE CENTS.
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  • 230 1 HIREE ©»ESTIONS TO AN ACCUSATION? MORI-: REBELS LAND IX SPAIN FROM MOROCCO Rome, Aug. 6. mmf-TNIQUE issued to-day announces agreement m principle reigns intervention m Spain. The communique says that IHly <ked France three questions:— 1 If moral solidarity with the conflicting parties, as expressed
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  • 45 1 Eighl Killed In St. Louis, Mo.. Aug. 6. p E tight ccupanta ol an American pa In iding the two WOU, were killed when the machine £J snec es from here ran a hei feet JJ* r *-h remains a oystery.- Reuter
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  • 154 1 FRANCE WEAKER IN LONDON Effect Of Spanish Situation London, Aug. 6. THE franc and other gold currencies weakened sharply to-day m terms of sterling under heavy offerings iron: Continental quarters, with buyers reluctant to absorb them. At present the British control has not operated. Foreign exchange operators attribute the weakness
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  • 71 1 SIXTY MINERS KILLED Colliery Explosion In pEARS are entertained for the safety 1 of miners entombed ta the Wharncllffe Wo d Meor colliery n-'ar Barns] y, where a fire occurred to-day following an explosion. Te-- rq n^arlv collieries we: vi to a^sf.^t m the rescue i fl It feared that
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  • 90 1 "Officers' Lives Xot Safe" Hankow, Aug. 6. THE British Consular Court here today sentenced six British firemen on j the Bank Line steamer Luceric from .Australia to from four to twelve weeks imprisonment on charges of insubordination and assault. The captain of the steamer testified that the
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  • 29 1 The King has approved the appointment of Capt. R. H.. Besan as naval attache at the British Embassy m Rome m succession to Capt. Pot;, says British Official Wireless
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  • 477 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Pon Fl HEMES WITHOUT WATER Fierce Blaze In erixiv 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Thursday. THE absence of a hydrant or well In the locality considerably hampered; the efforts of firemen to cope with a, large fire which broke out m Silibin fil- j
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  • 851 2 A POLITICAL SCANDAL Inquiry Board's JtvCfiort London, Aug*. 4. rr report of the Board of Enquiry into the alleged discussions between Sir Christopher Bullock, Permanent Secretary to the Air Ministry, and Sir Eric fieddes, Chairman of Imperial Airways, m regard to the possibility of Sir Christopher
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  • 197 2 Local Japanese Firm Summoned Singapore, Thursday. THE Japanese firm of Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. through their solicitor, Mr. T.C. Spenser Wilkinson, answered a summons this afternoon under the Textile Quotas Ordinance before Mr. A.D. York, the Third Magistrate m a preliminary inquiry. Mr. P.D. Lawson, Assistant Superintendent of Excise,
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  • 107 2 Singapore, Thursday We regret to record that news has been received of the death at Bournemouth yesterday of Robert Roy Hay Miller, the elder son of Mr. and Mrs Colin H. Miller, of Lenggenu Estate, Lenggeng Rubber Co., Ltd., Semenyih The deceased, who was only 16 years o*
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  • 20 2 Mr. Leonard Charles Collett. the superintendent of Plumstead Cemetery, Woolwich, died at Blackpool, where he had been attending a conference.
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  • 181 2 Discovered In A Living Room Singapore, Thursday. A TEN- FOOT python was found asleep In a small room of a building m an allcvway two doors away from the Adelphi" Hotel, at one-o'clock to-day. An Indian by the name of M. A. Wilson wa.s retiring to rest m
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  • 361 2 Discussion At S.CMA, Meeting j THE Mvi Tsai question was discussed a: the last committee meeting of the Straits Chinese Briiish Association, Singapore. Mr. Chua Keh Hai stated that he had asked the hon. secretary to reouest the Association's nominee on the Chinese Advisory Board,
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  • 50 2 A milk seller of Segamat, named Veerasamy was charged before Ungku Lsmail bin Abdul Rahman m the Police Court with having offered for sale cows' milk adulterated with 20 per cent, of wat r. Mr. S. Thurairajah, Seniar Health Inspector, Segamat, prosecuted and accused, who pleaded guilty was fined $5.
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  • 375 2 Charge Of Rash Act Singapore, Thi. THE story of how two Indian workmen were crushed to death when amo tor-lorry laden with water pip, turned on the woodlands Road oc \C morning of June 13, was told bel eMr L. B Gibson District Judge, I District Court,
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  • 147 2 Behaviour Of Chinese In Hospital Singapore. Thursday. A VERDICT of suicide was returned by the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. Jj Porter, to-day. at the conclusion ol^ inquiry into the death of a Chines* named Yeo Guan Tuck The evidence disclosed that the man was suffering from stomach
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  • 287 3  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh READY TO TALK Reply To Chiang's Ultimatum Hongkong, Aug. 6. MARSHAL Chiang Kai Shek/s ulti--1 „aten to the Kwanjel «a_am _nder expired yesterday It is th.lt Cenerals U Tsung ion ...I Pai Cham have again J n,l to Marshal Chiang stating thei
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  • 69 3 LABOUR SPLIT IN U.S.A. Ten Unions May Be Suspended Washington, Au^ 6 ASK *M has 0c- -Ist of the national I'^nmeiiof thcFof|( r;t *>ted for the suspenmemb *my a million hn L. Lewis's "dustriai Organisation /.failure of the Lewis and eleven to appear at of their r 1( and rebellion
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  • 30 3 London Transport improvements ?T° d durine tthins° ns are to be -m 2_ ln *Sd3Lt t next f yearT SSPloyment. dir^n tho Worl < will give ***** Jj-taiVtS British Official Wireless
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  • 98 3 Man's Chin Blown Off (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Thursday. A SHOOTING accident which resulted m the death of a Chinese, occurred m the early hours of this morning. It appears that a party of Chinese left Malacca for Bukit Bruang to shoot flying foxes. While the
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  • 180 3 Echo Of Housebreaking Affair Singapore, Thursday. rWO more arrests have been made by officers of the Detective Branch m connection with the case of housebreaking and theft that occurred m the »esidence of Mr. J. A. Clark on July 13. The ai rested persons are Fusiliers Orr and
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  • 114 3 Found In Road With Head Battered Singapore. Thursday. MYSTERY surrounds the death of a Chinese who was found lying m Pasir Panjang Road yesterday afternoon with numerous head injuries. A policeman made the discovery. The Chinese, whose head was badly battered was unconscious. He was conveyed by ambulance
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  • 91 3 London. Aug. 6. SJKJHT thousand sightseers m Band ringham House had a surprise yesterUnknown to them tho kinc had nown to Sandringham to pay a visit W> his mother prior to leaving on his' holiday abroad, and during the afternoon both the King and Queen Mary
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  • 77 3 THE engagement is announced, and the short.?"" 1 6 X m r Probably take P ]a £th»r n Darllll Kton. Durham, of iiJ f WI JJ lam Granville Dobbie Lieutenant Royal Engineers, elder son 22TO 1 °£S£ Commanding Malaya and Mrs Dobbie. to Benita May only s
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  • 51 3 Singapore, Thursday. THERE was a large audience present at the Victoria Theatre to-night when the Singapore Teachers' Association gave splendidly acted dramatic and musical presentations. The programme was very well received and it wa.s a pity that the dramatic section were not able to stage it for another
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    • 172 3 Law \mi< For To day m The Acting Chief Justice at Ipoh— Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark at 10.30 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers. Originating Summonses and Motion At 11.30 a.m:— Bankruptcy. On moving from Ealing to Temple Dinsley. Herts. Princess Helena Collet has presented to St Petei's Church Ealing,
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 137 4 London, Aug. 5 RUBBER price To-day's Change. Tone DULL DULL B S B S B Spot 79 16 7 1116 79 16 7 1116 September 79 16 7 1116 758 ***** up 1 16 Oct.HDec. 758 734 7 1116 734 up 1,16 Jan.JMar. 7 1116 73 4 734
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    • 74 4 Previous To-day Change. T.T. on Pans (closing middle rate) 76 13 76 19 up o* TT. O n Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 739^ 739 i' 2 up T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 12 15/32 12 15/32 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) 13 13 T.T. on Japan
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    • 30 4 London, Aug. 5. Previous To-day Chancre (iOLD Fine Bar per oz £6.18.7 £6.18.6 —Id SILVER S^ 19 9116 19 9|lB 2 months forward 19 9 16 19 9|16
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    • 291 4 MALAYANS AT HOME 'By Air Mail* London, July 29. /'ALLERS at Malaya House recent; p v included. Mr. and Mrs. G.C. O'Farrell, KualLumpur. R.B. Willmot, Trade Com-mlt-kmer. Mr. and Mrs. H Gl moiir Kelantan. Capt. B.Y.S. Au dullah. Johore Bahru, T.H. TrumblSingapore. Mr. R. j. Fairar C.M.G. late Pr sident
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    • 38 4 With a view to encouraging British motor touring during the summer season the Belgian Government are instituting a special transport service oi motor-cars between Dover and Ostena and also making reduction Ui iw usually imposed on touring ris
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    • 130 4 London, Aug Shares of £1 denomination unless Previous To-day m, otherwise stated. <-nange J. P. Coats 53,6 53,6 Distillers 1U5,6 104,6 Dunlop Rubber 36,10 3610 General Electric 84 3 84,3 Guinness 154.6 154 6 Imperial Chemical Industries 39,10 39,10 Imperial Tobacco 160,- 159,4 Anglo-Dutch 27 3 27
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    • 22 4 London, An? 5 TIN Standard. Cash 'official price) £184V 2 £184% 3 months forward (official price) £181% £180 7 a
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    • 51 4 New York. Aui: o RUBBER Previous To-day Change. Tone Dull Qlß>l ne B S B S B S q 16i, 16 3 8 16 316 165)16 116 -1 IS t Ot Dec KPh 16', 16 51G16 7 1, -UG -116 TIN Standard Tone Quht Dull Spot 477
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    • 40 4 "•"!«KJJ~:":::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::i:i:i:::i:::::«:;j;;» SOUTH BRITISH J Hf_ rTIT* on\ ™lt*Ai j A W^i^i/ iNSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. vo!_C^ Hi!! IM__— 1^— I CAN YOU AFFORD 111 AN UNINSURED I OSS BY rIK t W. J. DEXTER, Manager. Tel. 5926. 2, Finlayson Green. jjji:
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    • 19 4 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED. China Ruildinjr, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. MMGAPO-* m\ r Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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  • 563 5 (I by Fraser and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. MTVTMr Thursday. Aug. 6th 5 p.m. c t v«ii fc Evatr Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Xr r S &Uer S B y uy"rs Sellers Sellers Buyers Seller's ift 41- 36 4!--4-Ampat Tin 2 2 9-
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  • 409 5 Pr.r Pd 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.20 130 120 130 2 2 do T' 2 r Prefs. 1.45 145 2 55 10 lu AtlU Ice 1000 ll.OO 10 00 1100 H £1 BAT 5150 60.0 5.15.0 600 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 090 2 O o 0 90
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  • 145 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5" 1901 red. 1940 $400 000 Int <V S rV% 17 3 60( 006 >»« UO no,n •wft'&.'aruuii "a tlom M S*"* I**!1 U8 120 norn iwwi $2..000,000 m m WJan2oJul V2O 118 120 4%tf 1930 red. 1970-80 $6,000,000 Int. Mar. 1 Sept. 1 125
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  • 263 5 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Allenl Jtof.Oajah lfi s 1.55 165 Amal. Malay 2 2 !05 0.95 1.C5 Aj^Hitam ?-20 335 3.30 3.40 JlwUolek **2 1.40 1.50 Ayerp anas 0.97 110 100 1.10 gassett J 160 1.50 162 atu Lintane V 065 °60 0.65 Borelli 1H 125
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
    • 129 5 I From Our Financial Correspondent/ Singapore, Thursday evening. Singapore: 26 5 8 cents, down 18 cent. Market Tone: Quiet. London: 7 9 16d.. down 18d. Market Tone: Easier. New York: 16 18, down 18 cent. Market Tone: Quiet. Prices again eased to-day and the buying was rather poor. At
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    • 99 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Thursday noon. Tone of maket: Idle. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7 9 16d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 16 3116 per lb. Buyers. Sellers.. No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (F. 0.8. August) 26 13;i6 *****16 Good
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    • 30 5 Singapore, Thursday noon. Singapore: $90 38. down $18. London: (Spot) £184 55., down 225. 6d., three months £181. down 255. New York: 42 3-i cents, down 1 8 cent.
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    • 214 5 Singapore. Thursday 5 p.m MESSRS Fraser and Company, m their daily market report, write as follows: Very little of any interest has taken place m the market to-day. Southern Kintas, the indicator stock of the market, at the moment, opened with sellers at 5.12 l 2 cum div.
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    • 90 5 The improvement m the fortunes of the Clyde shipbuilding industry has rontimied without cheek since August. 1035, and recent figures reveal that the rr»t«» of betterment has increased. Fifteen orders were placed on the river during April, t°n being for merchant ships and the rest from the Admiralty. The ten
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  • 204 6 SELLING Singapore, Aug. 6. London 4 months' sight 2,4 Vfe London 3 months' sight 2 4y London GO days' sight 2|4 3,3^ London 30 days' sight 2|4 3,32 London demand 2,4 I|l6 liondon T.T. *l* *1 10 Lyons and Paris demand 888 Hamburg demand 140 New York demand
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  • 175 6 Singapore, Aug. 6. R. (Siam) W Coast No. 1 per Koyansl43 R. (Siam W. Coa.st No. 2 per Koyan $135 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $123 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. Al $200 R. (Riam) "Sinhuay" No. 1 $169 R. Siam) "Sinhuay" No. 2 $158 R. (Siam)
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  • 266 6 Big Revenue Increase Recorded THE directors of the Menglembu Lode Mining Co., Ltd., m their report to be (submitted at the twelfth annual general (meeting of the company, to be held at the registered office, 1. Dowing S reet, Penang, on Wednesday. Aug. 5, state:— There was no
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  • 237 6 Dividend Reduced To 6 Per Cent. THE report of the directors of Clceiy Rubber Estates Co. Ltd. for thc .ear ended March 31. 1936, states that ,he net revenue, after providing fc administration expenses and writingoil 1,400 for depreciation, was £9.400 vhich has been added to the amount
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  • 58 6 Madison Wisconsin Aug 5 The Federal Grand Jury has indicted 25 major oil companies, three trade journal publishing companies and 58 individuals on a charge of violating the Anti- Sherman Trust Act by having "combined and conspired" to fix petrol prices, particularly m ten of the Middle Western States, by
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  • 83 6 A nova] national scheme for the Presentation of talking films to farmers and others on market days m the various market towns throughout the country has now been inaugurated. These films are of definite agricultural interest and have been produced by firms dealing m products of interest to farmers, such
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 26 6 ABSOLUTE SECURITY j j j Moron I \io\ j INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. i Agents: j J SIME DARBY CO., LTD. j i Singapore Branches •J, 0
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    • 445 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) T.100.00M8 Reserve Fund y r Head Offlce: YOKOHAMA G| SINGAPORE BRANCH MEYER CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACE. Manager, t. YAH O TO Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room 5921 5922 General Offlce 5923 6472 Comprador^ D BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated
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  • 1368 7 ANGLO-ORIENTAL MINING CORPORATION Capital Reorganisation To Be Considered London, July 22. ma ordinary general meeting Oriental Mining Cor- r o m held a. the CharterPS" institute. 20 Aldermanbury. < dl Mr eJ. Bunbury, chairLon Jnoany presiding. ■8 "SI J-. Weedon) the notice convincing the *2 report of th auditors n,
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  • 1781 7 Substantially Improved Position The Case For Restriction (By Air Mail) London. July 22. j The tenth ordinary general meeting of the members of the London Tin Cor- poration, Ltd., was held at the Charter- ed Insurance Institute, 20 Alderman- bury, London, E.C. Mr. E J
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    • 207 8 T One of the most exciting Spy Mories ever filmed! With England's J most popular star m his best role! J IPIH|| < AI»ITOL| j mtl 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 -~m3KBL\ s \m i fl EL vl D. $^j__ il^__H_Swßf i meet \<.u\ '^^MBM i THRILLS! SENSATION! SUSPENSE J TORN APART
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    • 210 8 THE RADIANT CHARMER OF "RENDEZVOUS" SCORE 8+ A ANOTHER SENSATIONAL SUCCESS IN THIS COMEDY- A ROMANCE! A V aA GEORGE mTmmmmWk, ROSALIND %v RAFTIM^* RUSSELL *i J J Tne "man" f W y™e g/r/ /n N LEO CARRILLO «gw "J f W ARLINE JUDGE Mf V J ALAN DINEHART !1
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  • 670 9 GOLD MINING ACTIVITY IN NORTH WALES Prospectors Following In Path Of The Romans pimp-tint, Carmarthenshire. Hon of the Ogofau mm I* bring worked near this A ;:d b, a^ear to warrant tw. f^hat -old prospecting m Walts I proposition: secondly. promise of a new indu<; yen opportunity to de.mployment to
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    • 170 9 [PAVILION— SUNDAY t Return Screening of the picture m which Bette Davis was .J. [•awarded the official trophy by the Motion Picture Academy for j* f the best performance of the year "DANGEROUS" f r A Warner Brothers' picture starring Bette Davis and Franchot J. Tone. f APITOL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
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  • 730 10 OVERHAULING TURBINES Early Attempt On Record London. THE necessity for re blading some of the Queen Mary's turbines at such an early stage m her carter is apt to be regarded by the uninitiated as evidence of faulty design '»r workmanship, but the reai truir of
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  • Article, Illustration
    104 10 A Fascist riot m the streets of Paris. Violent street fighting took place m the Avenue des Champs Elysees recently. A number of rioters and police were injured and thirty arrests were made before order was restored. The trouble began after an ex-soldiers' association had made its annual pilgrimage to
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  • 264 10 Woman Is Sent To Prison London. AT Marlborough Street Police Court Mrs. Agnes Collins. 48. of Carbuvton Street. Great Portland Street. W.. rleaded "Guilty' 'to a charge of attempting to obtain 30s. from Colonel Henry Fortesque. of Weybridge. by false pretences with intent to defraud, between June 18
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  • 242 10 Scheme To Extend Work Of National Trust London. Aug. 4. AN Interesting scheme for extending the scope of the work of the National Trust for the preservation of places of historic interest or natural beauty is announced. It results from an arrangement reached between the Trust
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  • 324 10 STAGES OF DEFENCE Sir T. Inskip On Progress London SIR Thomas Inskip, Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, speaking at Orleton Park, Shropshire, said was sure they had welcomed the fusion which had come to the people who were licking their lips m anticipation of a first-class political sensation m
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  • 55 10 At the Surrey Assizes at Kin Mrs Gladys Rosina Barrett. 43 ol Permit's Farm. Burgh Health, indicted fc the murder of her two sons, Brian tin. 8. and William John. 4. by plar I them m a copper of boiling water, found insane and unfit to plead. was ordered to
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  • 53 10 Richard A Plathen. 35. ol Wesl Gardens. Edinburgh, national h ing officer for Scotland oi the Bri Union of Fascists. wa.s fined assault at Edinburgh Sherifl Coui intimated that owing to the Impoi which Fascists attached to the c i account of the future conduct ol m bigs an appeal
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  • 670 11 POLAND BARS P THE WAY Oermano- Polish friendship Danzig. Mil n0 dan I J n I, ,„,r future of a coup on the n rt of the local Nazis nor a Putsch Kanisea rre- Berlin. th, immediate issues of the present JX m Danzig
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    • 110 11 LUGGAGE CARRIER j SINGAPORE I I LUGGAGE j CARRIER CO. j 1 Baggage Contractors Forwarding J 1 Agents. I Booking Agents for FMS 1 Railways j Baggage Agents for:— I I Blue Funnel Line I East Asiatic Line Nederland Line 8.1.5. N. Co., Ltd.. etc., etc. Tel. Address "LUGGAGE" 1
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    • 88 11 A TOI BUST'S I SHOPPING GUIDE I Jil|ffl EXCLUSIVE r^llkj j)syL LINGERIE Tajmahal Store 23, HIGH ST. BEAUTY r^^^^^^_-_--_-_-^-_i_^__________^^ i dorothy more... has received a beautiful collection of flap- jacks and cocktail boxes. A few leather zip fashion powder boxes are still available. 18, battery road, 1 phone 6995. HAIRDRESSER
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    • 145 11 TAILOR Fresh stocks of English Suitings and Shirtings of various quali- ties- Please come or vrite to us so that we could come and I sea you for a trial order. Best j workmanship at very low prices. lIAItK AT AM j I BROS. j i Civil MiliUry Indian Tailor*,
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    • 85 11 CHEMIST _L"1 Lm i MJ-_k"J i_fki MtLfM mm* <— I 1 r _H__S w£f^*\**^m li-PA k t A****7 Agents: FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD(Inc. m F.M.S.) 8. Raffles Place. Singapore. RESTAURANT .> j Ileal European i Food i Come and have your steak cookied as you like it on an open J
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE
    • 332 12 rrilE first thought that occurs on reading of the dismissal of Sir Christopher Bullock from his post as Permanent Secretary to the Air Ministry is that it is most regrettable that this scandal should have come so soon after the resignation of Mr. J. H. Thomas and
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  • 748 12 AAYS of the first steamships, of the overland route through Egypt, of mail vessels heavily armed against pirates, of undisputed British supremacy on the seas, are recalled m the story of the progress of the P. and O. which we reproduce this morning on the page opposite and
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  • Article, Illustration
    457 12 Many will remember Mr. H. C. Aitchi- t son, who resigned from the F.M.S. Police m 1935. He has been living m South Africa, and m May of this year obtained a post m the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police. At the meeting of the Malayan Estate Owners' Association on Saturday
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  • 4115 13 100 Years Of The P And O Mail ,P And O Old Style, And PIONEERS IN THE EAST Romantic Story Of Progress MEAT BRITAIN may justly claim considerable portion of the credit for opening the commercial tOU Z slorv 1 of origin of commuJ o etueen Europe. India and t,
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  • 90 14 New Empire Flying -Boat Comp The first of the huge Empire flying-boats which are being built at the works of Messrs. Short Brothers, Rochester, is seen on the slipway m preparation for the trial flights. Men are making the final adjustments. Women's AAA. championship meeting at the White City, London.
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  • 114 15 I closer view of the Empire flying- boat at Rochester. It is the first of a number under construction for the service of Imperial Airways, and they win allow more room for passengers than any machines of th e kind yet built. in S Il^*°i of Miss
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    • 34 15 W*Zl£y\ t eip MAMSiy m -*s*+Afßtftibtn*A%JL -xim&d^k P ifc LyrULSt jwuturu-** J& tT *slbrfjt3 tfie <fo^&t <*r*h*xJt**Utn4fLiJa fxcrrt. 4 t _4^e -Sl+uhijC A&S44/& *m a^/^ lUfrrrt&n tl j *y t^enc t/Umcxnn <i tfaffles fWoe.
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    1732 16 MENUS for every meal of the week end are suggested on the opposite page, breakfasts for Saturday, Sunday and also Monday morning, simple luncheons for the heat of mid-day, a little more to eat at dinner after the day is over, and a seven course dinner on Saturday
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    • 148 17 mm STO ft ACE I MEM SUGGESTIONS FOR THE WEEK-END. 1 I V*»^_ x\ A DINNER BREAKFAST %n >^^ M I V m XV v fl ii v W I riciaj S i I I II r fl a V I ream of Mushroom Stewed Prunes. *X Tournedos of Beef
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  • 83 18 H.M.S. Birmingham, one of the fou: cruisers authorised m the 1934 programme, will be launched on September 1 Her keel plate was laid at Devonport Dockyard on July 18. 1935. by tho wife of the Commander-in-Chit tf Ply mouth. She belongs to the Southampton class of 9.000 tons.
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  • 55 18 SEAFARERS Steamships. Ltd.. has beei formed with a capital of £20.000 t carry on the business of Bhirowners. carriers of passengers and goods o] kinds by water, land and air. shipbroker etc The directors are: Messrs. Demotrius D. Stathatos (permanent, director Stathatos and Co.. Ltd.'. Edward B
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  • 39 18 THE British tanker Uskvalley, which I ran aground near Condostrov Island Onega Bay, m the White Sea October, has been salvaged by a Sou expedition The vessel has been towed KCgel where it will be completely overhauled.
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  • 33 18 Helsingfors Municipal Board has de cided to send two delegates to the In ternational Olympic Commit cc m B ernn to extend an official *******2&£^ holding of the Games m Helsm m 1940.
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    • 502 18 W mm U*nj| *^181 tf____-^_-_-_-_-__l^_ifc2_^ '^iStm^^^ *M *mm M %**M 9t^Z' ,u '''''> BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore 1936. 1936. CHITRAL 15,000 Aug. 14 RANCHI 17,000 Oct. 9 9 BHUTAN 6,100 Aug. 27 BURDWAN 6,070 Oct. 22 RANPURA 17,000 Aug. 28 CARTHAGE 15,000
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    • 166 18 M. HI. LINE. (Incorporated m France) (MESSAGERIES MARITIMES) General Agents for Cie GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE Air-FRANCE MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES Homeward for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles CHANTILLY 9,986 T. Aug. 8 ARAMIS 17.536 T. Aug. 18 PRES. DOUMER 11,898 T. Sept. 15 CHENONCEAUX 14.825 T. Aug. 29 •Also Calling
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    • 118 18 GENERAL PASSENGER AG! CUNARD WHITE STAR, Ll (Incorporated m Japan v To LONDON, via NgMi j C*g» Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Glh "l\ s.s. FUSHIMI MARU Au 3 ss. HAKOZAKI MARU m .s. TERUKUNI MARU Rates to WOjl Jr* $543 Naples $497 $540 $317 ft Marseilles 514 557 32b London
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 161 18 THE llAltltOllt _______£%ss^' r* iw_ir B. i .i mm rmlmm. I ____H__K *^P? -an $z^m.<, v________ikj< i «w ?*s&&&■ _hP___K -t I IL > Mr Ong Boon Tat, of the New World photographed on the Victoria before he sailed for a round the world trip. MAILS CLOSE j TO-DAY Tandjong
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    • 68 18 SHIPS L\ DIM h SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVFs OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVI aiown Ga\ Nn 22 i 18 16 13 11 9 32 4 4 51 s 53 KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: Lch. Dolphi. Alice. Lch. Crow. Lighter Cuacom Kwang. Tinombo. WBt. Spring. Rokan Tug Prince. Oil Wharf: H.M.S. Herald
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    33 19 md Mrs Chang Usiiell Ifceng and their children, photographed by me .1111: -.'.man on the Victeria. Mr. and ."Mrs. Cham; are 011 tin it to England where Mr. Chang will further hi> studie>.
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    • 315 19 !I llt S PII 1 1. P LIW E (Incorporated ln Australia* Due Sail* MERKUR Aug. 28 Sept, 3 -LA Sept. 28 Oct. 3 cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia lssuea si th I rate* y transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or Mci kP M Vessel BRISRA.M SYDNEY
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    • 513 19 ffV y/ra TO FRKNCH PORTS V*^ J-l j 1** J^ b b^ a vi \V if mLm*mm\m\ HOMEWARDS. V 1 Suplel? ARAN F p' M M rSeUl^ antcs St Nazaire "rrdeaux Se, I 1 nSn^ For Marseilles Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk Sept 14 t DALNY F S;r ß e n,Cll 'S
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  • 48 20 —this. Here ls seen one of the latest of the P. and O. super linerv of recent liners, the Strathmore, put into service m 1935. The new vessels which the company are now building are of the same design a^ the "Strath" boats
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  • 827 21 PROPOSED NEW GOVERNMENT Threat Of Worse ''Putsch' Sofia. alleged demise or the ue and Of the apM Kiosseivanofl as gjhi, m M ToohefPa stead. s not yet returned to its life. 1 I l'.'l'.mnit: no new 1 un try councils have been the decree Laws
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  • 237 21 Business Men's Copenhagen. THE steamship Voltaire, which has left Southampton with an expedition of Bri ish business explorers on board, should find good hunting here. The 350 men and women now on their way to Denmark, representing the cream of Great Britain's advertising, publicity and business enterprise,
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  • 180 21 Proceeds Exceed Two Previous Years THE net proceeds of the Navy Weeks at the three home ports In '935 amounted to £16.621 15s. loci, an Increase over those f the immediately preceding years (£14«20 Ss. m 1934 and I £12 875 1»S. 3d. m !933>. f The result
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  • 116 21 12,183 Deaths: $600,00^000 Crop Damage Washington. THE official number of deaths resulting from America's heat wave during the week of July 13 was to-day placed at 12.183 In an announcement issued by the Bureau of the Census. '•From the standpoint of mortalities, the official report stated, "the
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    • 1033 22 IO^^HEJKADIO British I limit**' L 730a m A Programme of New *-<M_uipirtr Gramophone Records. 8.00 a.m. The News and Announce- v ro^ramme •JE£ v Greenwich Time Signal at 8.05 a.m. Transmission 2: GSfl 15 97 metm of B^° m A^ e y e wlt ness account (21.47 mcs.) and GSG
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    • 304 22 Phohi Holland 1 2.8. W. Hon^T^ (Wavelength 19.71 Metres) l **»Ujl TO-DAY M metres (8 kc S TO-D vY '•50 p.m. National Anthem and *M- on owning announcement. «»._u-e.JO p.m.— Chines £.00 p.m. Music. gramme. P ra v 8.05 p.m. Latest news from Holland. 10 30 P-m— European r_ 8.20
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  • 1497 23 j IST WORD Negotiation With Siam il a j impor, ffuinssiiy. i FEEL that it fa unwise to aiform any definite itil the actual terms ln-r.l. It is dlfli"lllt that the last uord has ■li;;t!« Mv The a failure to continue a despite the many
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  • 266 23 Voluntary Retirement Provided For Hongkong IN order to effect economies, necessitated by the fall m the sterling value of the Hongkong dollar, the Government proposes to permit voluntary retirement of certain of its officers before thc age of fifty, provided they retire within the next two years.
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  • 55 23 Two Seamen Killed When (inn Hack Are* San Diego. LEO S Morande, boatswain's mate, and Percy William Cofer, second cia-s seaman, were killed, md nine were sei--ously injured, recent when a six |uK*a gun auoard uu CSS. Marbiehead m can Diego Bay. back-fired it is alleged thai someone
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  • 395 23 Boa rd Selangor Club Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. THE vexed question of whether the Selangor Club could enclose the Paillng wai brought up at to to-day's me -ting of thc Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Hoard under general. The Chairman (Major G. M. Kidd) referred to a letter to the
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  • 209 23 Warship Journey From Singapore To Zoo HM.S. Cornwall, a cruiser attached to the China Squadron, has added another page to the achievements of the Royal Navy— the transportation of a live and bad-tempered six-foot crocodile from Singapore to England: There have been several similar attempts by kind-hearted ships'
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  • 25 23 V g Caroline Oldham. 7" m ton, 1 died In the i man Hospital from Injuries I v 'h ber head becoming wedged In .te.
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  • 466 24 Record Breaking At The Olympics AMERICA TO THE FORE Britains Wins Walking Berlin, Aug. 5. MORE record breaking by the 1,1 American Negro Athlete. Jesse Owens, was the feature of the Olympic Games when they were continued m Berlin to-da.v. After twice doing the heats for the 200 metres m
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  • 71 24 Singapore, Thursday. Filial devotion on the part of Pjh Lee Keh who pleaded that he wished to help Ms need mother m China landm bpfnre Mr A D Y °rk. the third Magistrate, this morning Lee Keh admitted that he had committed theft as a servant of
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  • 26 24 The LM S new motor vessel TeM winch was recently conveyed m sections by rail from Barrow-in-Furness and afterwards assembled at Lakeside Windermere, has been launched
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  • 540 24 How New Golf Problems Are Solved WHEN it was arranged that the Open Golf Championship should be played at Hoylake, that grand course on the other side of the Mersey which divides Liverpool from Cheshire, the club decided that they would give the professionals new problems to solve. In their
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  • 127 24 Verdict On Fatality At The Naval Rase Singapore, Wednesday. k rinding of accidental death, with a n rider that there was no evidence of any criminal negligence on the part of any persons, was recorded to-day by Mr. W. G. Porter after a Coroner's inquiry into the death
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  • 60 24 Wife Of Japanese Officer Executed For Mutiny Tokio. STTIRED m a white kimono, m which corpses usually are wrapped. Mrs. Tamae Kurihara on Sunday morning -wallowed poison before a decorateel picture of her late husband, the former Lieut. Yasuhlde Kurihara, who was executed on July 12 by a
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  • 250 24 Franco-Scottish Festival Le Touquel. HIGHLAND dancers of the Ist Batt_l_, Queen's Own Cameron ffigwS* 1 are to give exhibi ions of Highft dancing m aid of charity durir Franco-Scottish Festival Vb? The Festival has been organised h, the mayor and the municipal Li ties under the patronage
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  • 132 24 \Girl Sees After Cornea Grafted On Eye I SLMOST blind .^incc birth Miss Ma '-"a ret Vernall. 18. of Road, Waltham.stow. Essex, ha dreamed that one day she would to see clearly. Her dream Is coming true suit of a delicate operation al Royal Eye Hospital, St.
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  • 111 24 Petty -Officer At Air Rase Charged Singapore, Thursday. TRANSFERRED from the fifth Mj 1 t rate's Court. Chief Petty John William Chales Ough, of th yal Air Force Wireless Station, al ed before Mr. LB. Gibson m the < minal District Court this morning w answer a charge
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  • 28 24 The body of a man. aged jj* was found on the railway line Zw south of West Green Station, ham. His left arm was tat' Ihe initials E.C.I.L.V.
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    • 259 24 i»ito<;iMMMi:s ox rm: iiaiiio (Continued from page 22) 7.35 p.m. Continuation of Ccncert- 12 20 p.m. End of Broadcast. I Relayed. 8.20 pm. The Important Trends ot Contemporary Thought, by Mr P. Descaves 8.30 p.m. Humour of To-day. by Mr. Dessoudeix. 8.40 p.m. Colonial Market Rates. 8.50 p.m. Concert, soloists:
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    • 37 24 2 Ro. Koine 31.13 metres (9635 kcs.) 25.40 metres (***** kcs.) 9.20 p.m. News m English. I Broadcast of selections from the opera "Cavallcria Rusticana" by P. Mascagni Talk on topics of general interest. News m Italian.
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  • 338 25  - TURF TOPICS Captain Hawk Reflections On Racing Matters by AS I was saying last week. Major Fox has two young geldings recently imported from Australia which are now m the process of being broken m. I first saw these ponies a few days after they had been landed, and I
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    225 25 Challenge To British Golfers ,F England seems to be giving way to I challengers from other countries m certain sports, at least that is not vholly the case with golf. The English players may not succeed against America's best when it comes Efcontest. Uke that for the Walker
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  • 82 25 U Tht Clerical Union To-Day Gnu Singapore, Tliursday. OH GUAN CHUAH. ol the Clerical fn and Tan Thean Tek, of the C. meet to-morrcw nght. m the h for the Singapore Billiards ation Challenge Shield. The Which will be 500 up, will be at Bpm Ck m ul
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  • 269 25 When the horse has fully recovered from the telling effects of the sea voyage, and begins to look like the thoroughbred he really is, the next step m the process of breaking him m is to j make him accustomed to having a bit i m his
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  • 150 25 Two or three weeks is the usual time for a pony to become accustomed to bit and reins*. Then he must be taught to answer the reins. This is done by the horse being driven on very long reins which are held and managed by the trainer
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  • 221 25 Major Fox has another colt now being broken m by Major Doyle at the latter *s 'Sanatorium at the Cameron Highlands. This colt was born at the Sanatorium and is now rising two years old. His sire is a colt by Bold and Bad out of Jet,
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  • 224 25 Much comment has been made ln racing circles, of the unusual procedure adopted by the Penang Turf Club m working In a Skye Meeting between two days of Professional racing. Usually a Skye or "extra" meeting for amateur riders is held after the Professional Meeting. This enables the
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  • 187 25 Members of the Chinese Friendly Association are requested to note that a special general meeting of the Association will be held on Monday at 8 p.m. sharp., at the Association's' premises. The agenda will b? to collect subscriptions, confirm the minutes of thc. previous meeting, confirm the
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  • 198 25 A feature of the Skye Meeting was tne excellent riding of Mr. L. Whitaker who brought In the winners of the first four races. This is not the first time that Mr. L. Whitaker has brought m four winners m one afternoon although it is the first time
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  • 500 26 AGAINST THE Y. M. C. A. Plenty Of Hard jr.... Hitting Singapore, Thursday DESPONDING to an invitation from the SCC. team of V.M.C.A. players were entertained to tennis on the Cricket Club courts this afternoon S:.\ matches, three singles and three doubts, were played and
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  • 281 26 Jury Return Verdict Of\ Manslaughter THE Coroner's inquiry conducted byi Mr. W. Schoficld at the Central Magistracy, Hongkong into the death of Chan On, who was killed as the result Ci a bomb explosion at No. 261 Des Voeux Road Central on June 18 was concluded on July
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  • 159 26 'From Our Own Correspondent) i Johore Bahru, Aug. 5. ANOTHER step forward m the march J of progress m Johore is the building j of a second court house m Segamat. At present there is only one magistrate's court In the district and when there is an
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  • 81 26 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 5. MEMBERS of various communities m Johore Bahru were present at a tea party given this afternoon at the Hwa MUI Restaurant m honour of Mr. Sohan Singh, of Johore, who sails for India on y^ n Z 1 7 AfUr
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  • 64 26 The following have accented to nlav' nickel or tho s.C.C. vs. Raffles College College 9 at 2 Pm at Raffl "si P. Bartram. W. W. Dean, p o'Neil Dunne A C. Growder. T. A. D.' Hewan A. P. Hunter. L. A Hygate. W H Mc-I Weill J.
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  • 41 26 A military lorry carrying 12 Spanish S£S a d a l°ad of munitions waVhed through the parapet of a bridge near Ceuta and f-_.ll 20ft, into a ravine One soldier was killed and the others were injured, two of them seriously
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  • 483 26 English Golf Professionals Beat Scotland In Annual Match -By Air MailLondon, June 24. ENGLAND defeated Scotland m the professional international golf match here and so continued a domination that has extended for more i than 30 years. Scotland have not been successful since they won the inaugural match m 1903.
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  • 140 26 GOVT. SERVICES F.A. Positions In League To Aug. 1 THE following are the League positions m the Government Foot hail League up to Aug. I:— DIVISION I I P. W. L. D.F. A.Pts. Monopolies I. *****06 Marine Dept. 3 3 0 0 0 2 6 General Post Office 2 2
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  • 65 26 The following have been invited to Play for the Old Boys m the annua? cricket fixture between Past and the 1 Boys of the St. Andrew's School on Saturday:— J. Lovick J Ferguson, J. Ransom, R. Tan. D. Ross J. Sanderson. J. Duclos. M. Armstrong Lee Kit Soon.
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  • 38 26 Playing on the Istana Padang at Johore Bahru on Monday afternoon the Social Athletic Party of Singapore met and defeated the Johore Chinese Football Association by 2 goals to 1 m a friendly game of soccer.
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  • 98 26 Address Hy Mrs. Dobbie To-Day MEfctBEF.B r>f the y\. minded that to-day al 5.30 pm at :he Raffles Quay building, there will be i membership meeting for 1 n :ion of new members. Mh G rude Dwen, M.8.E., Malayan Di tary, will take the chair Mr S. Small.
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  • 71 26 Georgt Raft g. R v mt Therf Is some very fine Had to Haprx Fox (Urn vow at tlv P Hion George Raft Ron ilind i 1 George Ll now more or les refon i llnd, till Mvrna Toy I nhe r*ss Trie film T i horou^hm v-..0
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  • 555 27 VERY POOR MATCH Shariff's Fine Display Singapore, Thursday. jV x Second DtvtriSß football match i Blayed SB the Singapore Harbour Board f»«nd this afternoon. the Government Monopolies beat ji,, i;.\. by the only goal of the Match. >yhc 'Tne did not provide a high standard
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  • 197 27 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 5. i The handicap billiards tournament being held by the Johore International Library. Johore Bahru was begun yesterday when W. Minty —225 beat K. E. Webb —125 by 250—131. This evening, G. Lowe —250 beat C. S. Webb —25 by —250—226.
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  • 63 27 The Railway Institute, Singapore, will be visiting Johore Bahru on Sunday next to play football against the Old Boys Association, Johore Bahru. The following players have been selected: Chelliah, Ahmat, Ah Han, Swee Hock. Raj ulu, Saad Bin Sabtu, Chua Keng Swee, Rajah, Choon Whatt, Peng Tay, Chua
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  • 57 27 THE Golden Bell Minstrels will render musical selections for the 7th Annual Athletic Sports of the Mercantile Institute, from 4 p.m. onwards, at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday Aug. 8. Mrs. P. A. McElwaine has kindly consented to distribute the prizes, and the Hon. Mr. P. A
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  • 57 27 The following have accepted to play Cricket for the S.C.C. vs. RE. on Saturday. Aug. 8. at 2 p.m. at S.C.C.:— C W. Auchmuty. T. V. Anderson. R. F. Broome. G. T. Gillespie. E. N. Griffith ronee, w. R. If. Haxworth (Capt.), Fl. U, H. C. Lee. Lt.
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  • 380 27 SHOULD KENG HOCK PLAY IN CUP FINAL? jVeteran Soccer Fan Records An Emphatic Protest (To the Editor of the Morning Tribune) Sir.— We can but admire the very frank and candid manner m which you have treated the unpleasant incidents which occurred m the Services—Singapore Match two weeks ago. As
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  • 45 27 THE Annual Cricket Match for the Clark Shield between the Past and Present will be played on Saturday Aug. 8 on the Raffles Institution Ground at 2 p.m An at Home will be held, to whia all Members and friends are invited. tudes.
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  • 32 27 San Pedro (California). Aug. 5 Two Soviet airmen. Levanevsky and Levchenko, took off this afternoon for Moscow via Alaska with the object of studying flying conditions at high alti- Reuter
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