Morning Tribune, 25 December 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 281- SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, December 25, 193(>. FIVE CENTS
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  • 660 1 SETTLEMENT OF ItEVOLT IN VIEW CHANG WEAKENING TRANSFER OF 111 111 I TROOPS TO «.l VI II \l vi:\ ACCORDING to a Reuter message from Shanghai, a settlement of the Sianfu revolt is likely and the release of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is expected shortly. It
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  • 62 1 New York. UNNERVED by a vivid dream of a car smash, Mr. John H. Gallagher, a Philadelphia insurance executive, telephoned to his home from iiner Queen Mary Ahile returning to America from Europe. His wife answered the telephone —but she could not bring herself to tell him
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  • 184 1 Free People Tired Of Militarists Buenos Aires Dec 23. IN his closing address to the InterAmerican Peace Conference Mr. Cordell Hull (U.S. Secretary of State) declared that he could not emphasise too strongly that the American nations were not moving towards a oolicy of continental isolation.
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  • 205 1 BIG COIN SEIZURE Singapore, Thursday. UNDOUBTEDLY the most comprehensive outfit for the manufacture of spurious coins ever discovered in Singanore was sc'zed by the Pohce yesterdav afternoon. Mr. Fowler, A.S.P. in charge of investigations. Detective Braneh. and Inspectors Kay and Teh raided a house in Valley Road, in the Paya
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  • 209 1 Broadcast To The World Vatican City, Dec. 24. THE Pope, in his world-wide broadcast from his bedside to-day, deplored the "many great evils which have fallen like a scourge on humanity, civil society and the Church". He added that, to-day more than ever, he felt near and
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 13 1 j i ITKOIMI j for I HEAD-ACHES > does not aflfeet S the heart
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    • 67 1 A.-M*Mlh^ FRESH MILK-WITH Bnjffl I i ijgTOM ALL THE TROUBLE lg 3? REMOVED! II JET Klim put an end to delicious, nourishing milk •L-* your troubles with miik. to drink. It is especially i For Klim is rich, pure cows good for babies. If your fj f milk, powdered— with
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  • 539 2 I Heart Scraped While SHU Beating London. DOCTORS at the Royal Chest Hospital City Road, E.C. have successfully perform ?d a marvel of modern surgery by cutting open a man's chest and sera ping his heart while it was still beating. The 28-year-old patient's home is
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    207 2 Australian Model 'Plane's Record Sydney. NSW Dec 17 A MODEL aeroplane which broke English and Australian records for sustained flight recently, is reported to have come down at Thirroul. on the South Coast of NSW. Powered with a tiny engine of oneeighth h p.. the model which
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  • 156 2 Sydney. NSW. Dec 15. Miss Jean Batten recently visited Sydney to meet her mother on her arrival from England and take her back to New Zealand. During her shot stay in Sydney, the happiness of Miss Batten's reunion with her mother was tempered with sadness. "Buddy
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  • 53 2 Cholera has reappeared in three districts in Slam. At Petchabun, on the southern line there are 29 cases > and 20 deaths. At Lopburi, on the northern line thera are 13 cases and eight deaths, while in the riverine town of Meklong there are four cases all fatal, for the
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  • 155 2 Christmas In New York New York. Dec. 23. THE United States is enjoying the most prosperous Christmas season for many years. Unprecedented volumes cf mail are being handled by the post offices, giving a strongly reinforced postal army a colossal task. I Five thousand temporary employees augmented
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  • 323 2 "WINTER HELP" PLAN Suggested For England By Lord Mottistone London A NATION wide scheme of voluntary assistance, following the lines of the German 'Winter Help" scheme, and b Scandinavian scheme was suggested by Lord Mottistone, chairman of thNational Savings Committee, whe" > peaking at a luncheon at the London Mansion
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  • 44 2 A voung Chinese pleaded guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Police Court recently to the theft of a tin of cigarettes from a flvie-foot wav stall, but had to be postponed until the prosecuting In specter obtained official conformation of two previous convictions at Seremban
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 10 2 WING LOONG >r PERFECT TAILORING 100. HIGH STREET. 'PHONE 7627
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    • 135 2 /***X FIEZ-VOUS AU FRANCAIS.. I? f l\ v When it comes to passing judgment Vt C upon a Whisky we are content to ac--7 fROMn (1 cept the verdict of the Scot. An Eng--3 a,.^ y lishman may be relied upon to assess mJm^rrl /i th e merits of a
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 40 2 DEATH. McINTYRE. On Thursday 24th. December, 1936, at No. 73 Cairnhill I Road, Singapore, PAUL McINTYRE late of Messrs. Boustead Co., Ltd. A funeral service will be held at the Bidadari Roman Catholic Chapel at 4-30 p.m. to-day Deeply regretted.
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  • 737 3 Seats For Seeing The Procession MESSRS. Mansfield and Co., Ltd., have made arrangement with Messrs. Roxburgh, Colin Scott Co.. Ltd Glasgow and London, who are close associates of Messrs. Alfred Holt Co for certain facilities to be made available for those who may be visiting England
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  • 328 3 Girl Keeps Crocodiles. Snakes Lizards i HOULD a girl be allowed to keep a zoo In her flat? Police and local authorities of Dar- mstadt, near Frankfurt-on-Main. are fighting a minor battle with some of Germany's leading scientists on th.s question. This is how it has
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  • 184 3 Monday, Dec. 14. In the afternoon His Excellency and Lady Thomas attended an At Home given by the Consul-General of Germany and Mrs. Maenss. His Excellency and Lady Thomas, dined with Lieut. -Colonel and Mrs. O. H. Tidbury and afterwards attended a concert at the Victoria Theatre. Tuesday,
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  • 437 3 Letters To The Editor HOME RULE What Mr. Balfour Thought WE have received the following letter from Mr. Harold W. V. Temperley, Professor of Modern History. Cambridge? University, who is at present visiting Malaya. (To thj Editor of the Morning Tribune* Sir,— ln the interesting review by Mr. Desmond MacCarthy
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  • 194 3 Now Sleeps Like a lop Thanks to Kruschen This man used to pass night after night with hardly a wink of sleep. All the remedies he tried failed to help him, until he started taking a daily dose of Kruschen. That was what he needed
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  • 28 3 London, Dec 24. Postal receipts in November showed the largest increase over the preceding month recorded for any month since October. 1928.— British Official Wireless-
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  • 27 3 Shanghai, Dec. 24. Mr. Li Tsun, a former admiral in the Kwangtung Navy, died at Tientsin yesterday at the age of 73.— Sin Chew Jit
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  • 67 3 In the final of the Taiping Indian Association billiards tournament played at Taiping, E. A. Badsha bat his elder brother, E. Kamaluddin by 250 points to 224 points. The game was very closely contested. Badsha has therefore become the proud possessor of the challenge cup presented by Mr. S. K.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 65 3 SilviVrin SOLIDIFIED BRILLIANTINE is one of the best /^J^ h British Preparations in USLf^lk the market. J Ifll It keeps the hair neat A^v-Y^^ and wavy, does not fi^^^m. Stain, prevents the for- H mat ion of dandruff and falling of the hair. At all Chemists High Class Stores 55
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    • 17 3 A g > #"MAi\ &LlOi\" t RAPID HARDENING j CEMENT J^^k WATCHES AT EVERY DEALER. MOXTOIt Ltd, AGENTS
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 140 4 Previous London. To-day Dec 23 Change Distillers 123 124--up 1 Dunlop Rubbei 35--35 1 1 2 up 11, Oeneral Eieetrie 93 6 94--up 16 Imperial Chemical Induetr"-* Imperial Tobacco 42 1 1 L > 42 I', 182 6 183 0 up 1 3 Anglo-Dutch -4-3-up 1 Canadian
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    • 167 4 LOND ON COMMODITIES RUBBER Previous London. To-day Dec. 24. Change. Tone Very Steady Firm Spot Buyers Sellers 9 78 10 10 1 16 10 3 16 r 3 16 --3 16 Jan. Mar. c Buyers Sellers 9 78 10 10 18 10 3 16 --14 --3 16 Apr. June JulyiSept.
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    • 25 4 London. Dec. 23 Previous To-day OfeMgfl £233-14 £232 3 4 — > 4 £233-14 £233 — » 4 TIN Standard. Spot (afternoon closing Drlce)
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    • 61 4 RUBBER Tone ■901 Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Previous Quiet 20 «., 203 a 20 3 16 20 5 16 Quiet New York. To-day Stead v 20 13 16 20 15 16 203 4 20? 8 Dull Dec 23. Change f9 16 9 16 9 16 -9 16
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    • 28 4 London. To-day £7-1-6 Dec 23. Change 1 GOLD fine Bar per oe. SILVER ■tal 1 months forwari Previous £7-1-7 21-14 21-3 16 20% 20 13 16
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    • 78 4 London. Dec. 23. Previous To-day Change 1 T. on Paris closing middle rate) 105.13 105.15 .02 I7T on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.96-3 4 8.97 Va +y 2 T.T. on Shanghai closing selling rate) ls. 2 1.2 Is. 2V 2 — T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) ls.
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  • 159 4 Prices Realised At Sales Yesterday Singapore, Thursday. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's 1309th Auction which took place yesterday resulted as follows: Catalogued 896,492 lbs. tons 400.22 Offered 833,650 372.17 Sold 757,566 338.20 London—Spot S 7Bd., New York—Spot 20 4 cts. PRICES REALIZED Kibbed Smoked Sheet.
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  • 104 4 At the end of November, 1936 the total planted area of rubber in Malaw was 2,021,969 acres of which 1.172. £37 acres was composed of estates of undei 100 acres. Stocks at the beginning of Novimbt i amounted to: at ports 6,838 tons; will dealers 31.945 tons, on
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  • 75 4 -rhe M.S. "Lalandla" which arrives at Penang on Jan. 5. and Singapore on Jan. 8. brings the following passenger^ for Malaya: Mrs. V. S. Westh and infant, Mrs M. Fitzwilliams. Mr. B Wilier Mr DKoning, Mrs. De Koning Mr.' H. P pros. Mrs. H. P. Dros Mr. H.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 17 4 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 625 5 raser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4 Ampat Tin 5 5 7'/o «i 5.6 33 57--24 6 1 9(1 £l Asam Kumbang 32 mi i /2 34 31 £l Austral Malay 55,--5 6-xd 55 5 Ayer Hitam 23 24 6 23 1 Ayer Weng 1.90 2.00 1.80
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    • 465 5 par Pd. 2 2 Alex Brick CM i. 1.25 1.40 l 1.25 135 2 2 do 7ft% Prefs. 232' 2 2.40 2.25 235 10 10 8.00 lO.OOnom 8.00 10.00 tl £l B.A.T 610.0 615.0 6 10.0 6.15.0 1 1 M. Broadcasting 085 0.95 0.90 1.00 10 5 B. M.
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    • 210 5 1V 2 1930 red. 1970-80 $6,000,000 Int. Mar. 1 Sept. 1 126' 2 128' 2 cl. 3% 1935 red 1975-1985 $4,000,000 Int. Apr. 1 Oct. 1 inni PENANG MUNICIPAL 2 1013,' ni JUI Cl 5% 1926 red. 1956-66 $4,000,000 Int. May 1 Nov. 1 125 127ci 4
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    • 366 5 Allenby 2.20 235 2.20 2.35 Alor Gajah 1.75 1 90 1 80 1.90 Amal. Malay 2.25 2.40 2.30 245 Ayer Hitam 1.80 1.95 1.85 1 95 Ayer Molek 1.55 1.65 1 55 1 65 Ayer Panas 2.22 1 2 232» 2 2.20 2.35 Bassett 0.90 0.95 0.90 0
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
    • 184 5 Singapore, Thursday morning. Singapore. 35 3 8 cts.. up 1 1 8 ct Market Tone: Firm. London: 10 1 16d., up 31 6d Market Tone: Steady after firm. New York: 20 13 16 cUs.. up 916 ct. Market Tone: Steady. Singapore, Thursday evening. Contrary to expectation X'mas Eve has
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    • 22 5 Singapore, Thursday noon. London: £232 155.. down 10s.; 'hree months £233. down ss. New York: 517 8 cts.. down 18 ct
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    • 12 5 Ex chang e London-New York 4.91 5 \c> New York-London 4.91 732
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    • 118 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report In their daily comments on the closing trend of th market. Messrs Fraser and Co.. state as follows:— Tin— The shar e market continued firm throughout the day with buyers mainlv interested in the London and Australian sections of the market. We close witl
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    • 68 5 Tin Locally down -V Rubber closes ™3-£SEs about 36 cBnts ln a]l Positions. MINING. Raubs $6 55—6.75 Tin shares are very steady. S Kintas $9 10— •59 30. Sungei Lua,s $2 174 222V_ Hong Fat's $1.45— $1.50 Rahmans $1.22-"', $1274. Kuchais $1.65—51.70 Linguis $1 85- $1.90.
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  • 104 6 SELLING Singapore Dec. 24. 1 London T.T. 2,4 116 I London demand 2 4 1 16 London 4 months' sight 24*fe • Lyon demand 1230 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 516 Montreal demand 57 316 Batavia demand 104 Samarang demand ***** Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demands 154%
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  • 150 6 Rub ber Firm Lewis And Peat's Weekly Lewis and Peat in their weekly rubber report dated Dec. 24, state: The market this week has been very firm and prices have again reached a new high level and closes before the holidays with a very strong under-cur-rent. Although the higher the
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  • 82 6 London T.T. 14 732 ijondon demand 2,4*; London 30 days' sight 2|4 9 32 London 60 days' sight 2|4 5! 16 London 3 months' sight 2 4 5 16 London 4 months' sight 24 1132, New York demand 58 5 16 New York 30 d s 59 1 16
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  • 179 6 Singapore. Dec 24. R. «Siami W. Coast No 1 per Koya n a 15ft R. (Siami W. Coast No 2 per Koyan $148 R. <Siam» W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $132 R. iSiami "White"' No Al $242 R <Siamt "White Rice' No. 1 $216 R. <Siam» "White Rice'
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  • 53 6 Singapore, Wednesday. Two members ot the staff of the; Banque De L'lndo Chine have been bestowed with long service medals by the French Government. They are Mr. Wee Chye Kim (clerk) j and A. Sandanasamy »head tamby»: who have both completed 27 years ser- j vice
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  • 57 6 Singapore, Thursday. Mr. Rudolph Block, a well-known American journalist, is due in Singapore by the Jutlandia on Jan. 29, coming from' Europe. Mr. Block who writes for the Hearst Press in America, is better known a.s Bruno Lessing and Vagabondus, under which names many articles by him
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  • 120 6 Nederlandsche HandelMaatshcappij, N.V. L( Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1824. Paid Up Capital f 40,030,000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1,000,000 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D CRENA DE lONGH President. M. TAUDIN CHABOT Director. A. A. PAUW
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 60 6 Oversea -Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. FREE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) in SAFE BOXES in our VAULTS AT CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to' these safe boxes, so that SAFETY
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    • 274 6 The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn. DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Thursday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. December) 35l 2 359 16 Good F.A.Q. in cases (FOB. December) 35 716 35* 2 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose* (awardable Spore) 35* 2 35% do. January 35 2 35% do. Jan.
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    • 43 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established ln 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y.i00.00 Reserve Fund Y.130,900,000 N Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACF. Manager T. YAMAMOTO Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 7 mmm mmmmum n 9 „Av tn. f,rnnT. and aeri -ulturalists who had produ< be* crops throuih.^he^e^J^ jn Rome (Flanet New s).
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 226 8 ®—«Br— Wt: WISH OLR MANY PAtIOW A Ml M»_ 3n miA X MAKE THE BEST~OF~THIS HAPPY T 0 by seeing The BIG X MAS WEEK SHOW tfAPITOL 3 SHOWS DAILY I* 1 V-» Mr*ll W I— 3-15 G-15 9-15 j® T —j FRED ASTAIR T <-"^'<- l^VsV l N Song
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    • 302 8 T ALH A M BRA T S COMMENCING FRIDAY lst Jan. 193V S Grand New Year Attraction. MomTLm OUTCAST WOMAN... J 1 LIVING DANGEROUSLY... *£7^> LOVING RECKLESSLY! S S f DRAMA FLAMES AT WHITE S 'Nt/V HEAT... AS TWO MEN DEFY THE S i jt Y\/j > r OOOM OF
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  • 372 9 Walter NeussVs Purse SLEEP being a great restorative. Walter Neusel slumbered until nearly noon on the day after his s renuously gained victory over Ben Foord. the British heavy-weight champion, at Harringay Arena, recently. Then a late breakfast and the pleasant duty of collecting his cheque from
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  • 235 9 Street Littered With Dead Madrid. DURING a heavy air jombardment here recently, a bomb hit two crowded tramwaycars which were standing in the centre of Cibeles-square and blew them to pieces. The street was littered with mangled bodies, and walls of offices about the quare— which
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  • 260 9 /fi Objects And Aims London THE ideal of Empire Unity is advocate, as the be.sis oi the poncy of tne Lmp.re Unity Canv^'"n oy Mr L. b. Am.ry. MP., former Secretary of biaie for Dominionj Alam and President o* -he Chamberlain Centenary committee. T .n a statement
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 322 9 Empire Talkie j TANJONG PAGAR ROAD J 7-p.m TO-NIGHT 9-p.m. FINAL CHAPTERS 9—12 OF UNI VERS AL'S GREATEST AIR THRILLER "TAIL SPIN TOMMY IN THE *»lti:AT Aili MYSTERY" Don't Miss The Concluding Chapters MORE THRILLS and STUNTS THAN EVER. Supported by TOM MIX in Universale Western Drama I "Till: HI
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    • 180 9 LAST 6 PERFORMANCES X'MAS WEEK ATTRACTION AND 6 FAREWELL NIGHTS DARDANELLA GRAND THEATRE NEW WORLD To-Night Friday 25 Dec. SPECIAL X'MAS PROGRAMME NEW BALI NIGHT" All Dance Programme All New Bali Dances. 100^ ORIENTAL NIGHT —NO VAUDEVILLE NO STORY. That same programme that will be Presented at the •TROCADERO" PARIS,
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  • 582 10 BEST TIME TO BUY RUBBER SHARES Scope For Substantial Increase Next Year THE best time to buy Rubber shares is when the market is in a quiet state like the present. Apart from the leaders of the market, some buyers may be desirous of buying smaller-priced shares, either a little
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  • 113 10 Sir James Jeans, the astronomer, paid a tribute to bridge recently at a luncheon of the National Institute of Industrial Psvchology. Quoting an imaginary conversation between himself and an inhabitant of "Erehwon," who suggested a training in bridge in place of present-day education, Sir James said: "Bridge
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  • 77 10 Four minutes from the end of an Ice Hockey League match at Wembley recently betw?e n Harringav Racers and Wembley Monarchs two Harringay players, skating furiously to stave off an attack, collided at 20 miles an hour and one. "Fan"' Hexim°r. was carried off .suffering from concussion Heximer
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  • 151 10 Sound Financial Position Revealed THE 93rd half-yearly ordinary meeting of the N.Y.K. (Nipp'on Yusen Kaishai was held on Nov. 27 in Tokyo. Mr. K. Kagami presiding. 'lne Diiectors. in their statement of the assets and liabilities of the company for the term ending Sept. 30. state that
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  • 38 10 Mor? than forty policemen, together with detectives of the Selangor Criminal Investigation Department, are carrying cut an extensive search of Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs for a handcuffed Tamil, who escaped after being arrested on charge of shoplifting.
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  • 215 10 The Kidnapping Bank Clerk Budapest M. FERENE SARGA, a £2 10s. a week insurance clerk who leapt from obscurity in January by kidnanping ana marrying Mile. Magda Darko, a Buda pest society beauty, is again in the lime light. He has eleven sabre duels to fight and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 15 10 qj\ m v>eldrest Hosiery ~m\\/n^ \-M'\\ Pair Wm^^y Guaranteed -s_^"^ JffiiL-,-^ &OULATRAMI 48, im.il STREET.
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    • 180 10 rWf_TW_ltll K L 1^ -B__lLjULIJi VTI I I m\uii\^Ui h^\ LJ^^ol_ldl*4 I )C_ I ml^mv9\ I_^ TO, inC. I I _^___t* I \m^~\J^mm i Fever more often attacks^ lowered system t L 117 HEN your powers of resistance are! low, you fall an easy victim to any f\NX\ I infection.
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  • Article, Illustration
    76 11 A largo crowd gathered in Downing Street to see Mr. Stanley Ba'dwin, the Premier, leave for the House of Commons to make the announcement of King Edward VIII's abdication. Our picture shows Mr. Baldwin facing a bat;ery of cameras as he left No. 10, watched by the crowd. (Planet News).
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  • 325 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Friday, Dec. 25, 1936. CHRISTMAS DAY rrHIS article appears on Christmas Day, and the thought occurs that this is the first Christmas which the youthful Morning Tribune has celebrated. We are not a year old yet, for it was in February that we made our bow, and
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    943 12 THE past week has been one of hectic buying and spending all over Malaya in preparation for Christmas, which has at last arrived and is the brightest Christmas season in this country for many years. The thoughts of all people are naturally turned to such familiar matters as
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  • 176 12 Yang Mulia Raja, Halid, Magistrate Seiama. is spending hk Christmas Holidays in Ipoh. Che Wan Hamaruddm, A D O Selama, who was on medical leave, resumed duty last week. Che Abdul Aziz, second Magistrate Tapah. who was on a short vacation to Lambor, Parit, has resumed duty. Yang Mulia,
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  • 489 13 OPEN TO ALL MALA YANS Announcement By Mr. Sastri THE announcement ol the Rt Hon Srinivasa Sastri P.c. C.H., that he was willing to take ever' year two or ;hree local students of more than average ability for a course of higher education in
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  • 39 13 The third cycling carnival organised by the Penang Cycle Tradrs' Union will be held at the Chung Ling School Ground. Ayer Itam Read, at 2.30 p.m. on Januarv 10. 1937. A programme of twclv? events has been drawn up.
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  • Article, Illustration
    53 13 Tho Hnnourab'e Ivv Somerset has closed her herbalist's shop and beautv parlour at 28. Buckingham Palace-road She is however, rarrvine on hor business nrivatelv as regards face massaire. beauty preparations and herbs SOCCER— Giifillan (Portsmouth goalkeeper) saves from Reid, of Brentford, in rhe match between Brentford and Portsmouth at Brentford,
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  • 225 13 Sharp Increase In Exports Amsterdam A SHARP increase in N.E.I, native rubber exports occurred in November, despite the recent increases in the export duty, says the "Financial News." According to preliminary figures is- sued recently, they amounted to 16,275 tons, against. 12.171 in October. The permissible export
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 85 13 msamtm wKr^ TELEPHONE 4906 Special Boxing Day Dinner December 26th $2-00. PRAWN COCKTAIL CONSOMME JULIENNE FRIED FISH WHITEBAIT lAUCI GRILLED LAMB CT'TLET ROAST CAPON HAM ICED ASPARAGUS MINCE PIES PLUM PUDDING VANILLA ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE SAUCE DESSERT CAFE Special New Year's Eve Dinner December 31st $2-75. Miomvoon imiik hotel Y'msi«
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    • 148 13 THE IMPROVED I O AMI I I DLAL-SEAL ■:\TL\taisin:u As in the former model, the valve seals both the inner 4imn IBrl chamber and the nozzle nort with the result that each 9. Ck m compartment is isolated from the other, and also from the k '^jjjjra. atmosphere. The mechanism
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  • Article, Illustration
    232 14 Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Minister cancelled his proposed visit to the opening $>f the League of Nations Conference owing to the national crisis. Her we see Mr. Eden (right) arriving at No. 10, Downing Street for a special meeting of the Cabinet, with Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, (centre) Minister for
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 54 15 FOR CHRISTMAS YOU WILL FIND THE LARGEST SELEC-i3\S DIAMOND RINSS— BRACELETS —BROOCHES, etc. AT Hene ULLT.2ANN WHERE QUALITY ar.d VALUE ARE TRADITIONAL Such Wonderful Christms* Presents were never seen before in Singapore. The Best is to come and see RENE ULLMANN JEWELS-IS Raffles Place. SINGAPORE Opened daily including Saturdayfrom 8
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    • 555 17 Continued from previous page) -ninutes. Add the kidney mixture and ','ui until just on the boil. Season well ive the rind and rust from the and grill or fry it. Make the M\d cut in into rounds or squarets .sh: Put the toast on a hot dish. put a rasher
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    • 468 17 A TOURISTS SHOPPING GUIDE LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE j 1 LUGGAGE j j CARRIER CO. j Baggage Contractors Forwarding Agenta. Booking, Agents for FJ4.S. Railways Baggage Agents for;- Blue Funnel Une i East Asiatic Line Nederiand Line b.l.a.N. Co., Ltd.. t i etc., etc. I>. Address "LUGGAGE" I 1 PHONE 2428
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    • 165 17 DR Y CLEANING Hurtol Cleaners for same daj service Goods handed in by 10 a.m. can be collected by 6 p.m. same day. 278, Orchard Qd. Phone 7776. I BEAUTY Nice To Give tk Lovely To Receive are the delightful Xmas gifts Party Vanities, Powder Boxes, Beauty Boxes, Bath Coffrets
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    • 226 17 CHEMIST <i quite easily be remedy i by the use of Innoxa aids to beauty. > No matter how active your IKe, <' > or how hot the day, you can preserve j that charming matt akin surface S which is so admired. t In five simple stages Innoxa v
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  • 33 18 TOMORROW FOR PER WATE AND llA^t Indo-China Albert Sarraut Dec. 26 11 an, Netherlands Indies:— Bagan Toboali 26 1 pjn Parcels and Registration close Vt hour earlier unless otherwise stated.
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    • 504 18 'i— s_Ws^sslßs-e-Ss-W_issl_a_i^M B»^_fc_»_L_!" k_jnL h _s_s_D _ss_e-T?"*^_^fe_i^__ r=»* TO S_l^^__»^___!"""" BYP&OandBRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage S'pore. 1937. i9il RAWALPINDI 17.000 Jan I gATHAY 15.000 Mar. 12 •BHUTAN 6 100 Jan. 16 BURDWAN 6,070 Mar. 13 ?5r?U loiuoo Jan. 15 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Mar. 26 RFHAR 6 000
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    • 176 18 JU. M. LINE. (Incorporated in France) (MESSAGERIES MARITIMES) General Agents for Cie GENERALE TKANSATLANTIQUE Air-FRANCE MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES Homeward for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles D'ARTAGNAN 15,105 T. Jan. 2 CHENONCEAUX 14,825 T. Jan. 19 JEAN LABORDE 11.414 T. Feb. 2 ARAMIS 17,536 T. Feb. 13 PORTHOS Mar.
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    • 134 18 n.y.k. line GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (incorporated in Japan) To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo Aden, Port Said, Marseilles tk Gibraltar s.s. fushimi MAnu Jan. 7 s.s. HAKOZAKI MARU Jan. 21 m.s. TERUKUNI MARU Feb 3 Rates to lst Class 2nd class Naples $497 $540 1317 tk $347
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    • 226 18 POSTAL I^TELLIGEXCJEJ Air Mail Despatehe* Hongkong, Canton. 'Shanghai, "Kobe and •ManUa via Penang. Imperial closing 7 p.m. to-morriw. Medan. JaskS. 'Amsterdam? and -London?: Netherlands, closing 12.45 p.m tc -morrow. Penang, Siam. Burma. India, Iraq Palestine Egypt, E. and S. Africa. Great 'Britain, Ireland. Europe, and N. and S America: Imperial,
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    • 386 18 Mai 3% i>\|M k f'tV<_ Mails expected from Europe etc (Am tttrdam) by Air (Netherlands* to-day General delivery of letters today a.m. Mails expec;ed from Europe (London MaiLs> by 8.1. (Rohna) on Saturday and general delivery of letters at 9 an: the same day. Mails expected from Europe etc Kota
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    • 592 19 Tllfc IlAltBOUlt: SHIPS IX DOCK In Fortified /,„,„> maS ALONGS.DE THE WHARVES apan(> p Ex****. SotiH OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE »^m%mg% OflC/ief vessel Godown. Gate No Santhla 14 3 Examination of the crew of a Soviet Centaur 12 31 freighter, which on Dec ,7 dropped Taybank 30 3: anchor in
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    • 551 19 i^K i/s._ T ,U,N(M ™RTS —1 IORBIN For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Jan 7 r^S/ ADARAN For Nante St. Nazaire a Bordeaux Jan 7 ANGO For Marseilles, Have, Antwerp 6z Dunkirk Feb '4 CAP VARELLA For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Feb. 4 J I OUTWARDS iQ_a 1 ANGO For
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    53 20 Large stocks of British Columbia timber for coronation stands arrived in H Park London, recently, and work has now began on the erection of stands. Our picture shows the British Columbia timber being unloaded in Hyde Park. Topical Press Topical Press Hauling up Christmas provisions at the Wolf Rock Lighthouse,
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    • 1191 21 |OX THE RADIO! British Empire y; conductor, b. waiton Programme a 'SLW ****JL*\%% Jen Arran^d by Pasco Thornton. iransmlssion 2:— 6.2« p.m.— 9.15 L52 pm 5, t dents Songs. pm GSH 13.97 metres (21.47 mcs); Rr B n ?f n p n m j. Children's Hour. 'The c,W 16.86 metres
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    • 576 21 Come. Come to the Manger (Arundel Hymnbook, 43). 5.25 p.m. Close down. TRANSMISSION 2 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. The 8.8.C Theatre Orchestra; leader. Montague Brearley; conducted by Harold Lowe. Ernest Butcher (Baritone). 7.25 p.m. Aston Villa v. Swansea Town. 7.45 pm. Musical Interlude. 7.50 p.m. Hanwell Silver Band; conductor, J.
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    • 394 21 I 7.35 p.m. Popular recorded music. 7.50 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 7.55 p.m. Selections from the operette "Show Boat." 8.35 p.m. Paul Schramm and Diny Soetermeer. 935 p.m. Vaudeville programme 9.50 p.m. Dance music by the Hawaiian Syncopators. 11.20 p.m. Recorded music 11.50 p.m. Close down. SUNDAY 7.20 a.m 9.50
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  • 372 22 "For Defence Of Freedom London. TO stop the coming war we must in the next six months gather together the greatest number of nations—all as well armed as possible and united under the Covenant of the League." This declaration was made by Mr. Winston Churchill,
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  • 38 22 HE. Sir Andrew Caldecott, Governor of Hong Kong, formerly Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, received word recently of the death of his father tre Rev. Andrew Caldecott. at Worthing, Sussex. The Rev. Andrew Caldecott was 82 years of age.
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  • 42 22 Mr. K Kanagasundaram, BA <Lond.> of the Ceylon Civil Service, is on a six weeks' visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. P Kathiravelu of Pari Gardens. Ipoh. Mr. Kanagasundaram is an old bov of the Methodist Bovs' School, Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 654 22 WORLD'S CHAMPION TYPIST 130 Words A Gets Toronto ON the light -flooded tan- bark floor of Toronto's great Coliseum a whistle .shrilled, a stop-watch clicked, ninety-one typewriters broke into a furious clatter states a recent issue of the Literary Digest From dim ringside seats. 8.000 suddenly silent spectators stared out
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  • 207 22 Husband 's Second "Wife" Horbury. 'YorkshireTHE bodies of Jack Hodgson, a youni- Midgeley bricklayer, and of tin girl of 26 who was believed to be hi wife, were buried in the same grave here recently. They were killed together In a motor accident, says the "Daily Mail
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  • 34 22 The engagement is announced ot Mr Lai Nang Fun, of th? P.W.D., Tapah and Miss Por Joo Ai of Penang. and the marriage will take place some time ii the middle of next year.
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    • 530 23 ON THE RADIO I (Continued from 5.50 a.m. Radio Guild, dramatic t tch— New York iNBO. W3XAL i 7780; 16.8. 4.20 a.m. Tea Time at Morrells— Chicago (NBC) Schenectady. W2XAF 80; 31.4. 7.20 a.m. Christ ma.s Greetings— Bosin WIXAL 6.040; 49.6. 8.20 a.m. Irene Rich— New York NBCt, W3XAL 6.100;
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    • 554 23 I page 21.) 5.20 p.m. Songs by Robert Schu mann. Vera Amsinck-Sthamer. 5.35 p.m. Sign off DJA and DJB <G rm., Engl.). 6 15 p.m. Call DJA. DJB DJE (German. English*. German Folk Song. 6.20 p.m. Concert of Light Music. 7.20 p.m. New s in English. 7.35 p.m. Concert of
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    • 481 23 Stiebiiz KWS Orchestra ■inducted bv Kurt Stiebitz. Soloist: Rudolf Mo^cr at the piano. 11.05 p.m. Short pieces for violin and piano Lilli Friedemann. Enith Axcn- feld. 11.20 p.m. Sign off DJA. DJB. DJQ. DJE (Germ Engl. Itadio-4 oloiii.il TO-DAY Wavelength: 25.24 metres (11.885 kcs) 2.20 p.m. Relay from P. T.T.
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    • 488 23 SUNDAY Wavelength 25.60 metres '11.720 kcs> 6.35 a.m. Concert relayed from Radio-Parts. 7.35 a.m. News in French, Market Prices 8 10 am. News in Spanish. 8.20 a.m. News in English. 835 a.m. Records or Theatrical Broadcast. 10.35 a.m. End of Broadcast. 11.05 a.m. News in French, Market Prices 11.40 a.m.
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  • 213 24 Turk Claims Tower Of\ Kolossi Limassol, Cyprus. REDA BEY, a wealthy Turk who traces] his ancestry back to the times ot Mohamed the Conqueror, has come to Cyprus in the manner of his forefathers on spoilage bent. He is claiming ownership of the famom Tower of
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  • 45 24 lo: J. B. Hobbs made a dozen centuries S for England in the Tests. His Yorkshire la henchman. H Sutcliff?. made eight. Y And Don Bradman's number for Austra- is lia is eight— five of these ar? over 200. O and two over 300. T
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  • 149 24 Siamese Twins In Triplets Istanbul. FAME and fortune have been brought to a cobbler and his wife in the small town of Marache, in Anatolia, by the birth to them of triplets, two of whom are Siamese twins. All three are girls. The twins are linked
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  • 90 24 The St. George's Church Penang, was he scene of a pretty Chinese wedding n Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Yeoh iwee Kheng. of the tutorial staff of the mglo-Chinese Primary School, was larried to Miss Ooi Seok Loo, a teacher 1 the Union Kindergarten, Mr. Yeoh wee Kheng is the second
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  • 276 24 Nazis Thwart Catholics: "Unpatriotic Church" Munich t TENSION between the Catholic Church 1 I and Nazi officials here has burst into open strife again over poor-boxes. 1 The Catholic Church had requestca that all Municipal poor-boxes be rei moved from Church buildings. The radical Nazi Town
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  • 278 24 Adventurous Life Of Mr. H. K. Hales Singapore. Thursday. AMONG those welcomed at the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday was Mr. H. K. Hales, a Member of Parliament and a prominent businessman. Sixtvnine years of age. Mr. Hales is a pleasant personality. He is on one of his
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  • 66 24 At St. Mary's Church Kuala Lumpur last week the Rev. G. B. Thompson (solemnized the marriage of Mr Henry L Pave, eldest son of the late Mr R Hi] (Pavee and Mrs. Pav: e of Kuala Lumpu»* and brother of Inspector Pavee of the' Ipoh Police, to Miss Kathle n
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  • 203 24 "LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS STA R" Methodist Sunday School Pageant Singapore, Thursday. rpHE Tamil Methodist Sunday School A. children wound up their activities for the year last night with an excellently directed and acted Christmas pageant entitled "The Light of the Christmas Star." There was a good attendance The programme opened
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  • 102 24 Shared By Two Old Men TWO old men in Europe can betweei them boast 165 living descendant according to the following Reuter mesi ages FAMILY PARTY OF 85 Copenhagen Lauritz Noergaard. a farmer in the Thyland district of Denmark, claims have 85 descendants still alive. They are made
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  • 124 24 (Continued from page 23) ca.st for Asia. China. Japan, Further (India, by the Rom. Cath. Broad. Ann. 1. Music 2. Political talk by Paul dr Waart. 3. Mission news. 4 Music 5 Talk. 6. Journal. Beginning of the Phohi programme for the Netherlands Indies. Wav< length 25.57 metres. 8.50 p.m.
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    • 120 24 1 1 luiltlV HO V \L| Gala Opening To-day "MADAN MAiXJAKY" A Hindustani Talkie. m a— mm SPECIAL HOLIDAY ATTRACTION! o|MninU M Tho VA\ lIJO\ TO-VK.HT 2 SHOWS ft.l3-5). 1 3 One of the Best British Pictures of the ."Month "JOHNLODGJ^ .^__B _^_r I I _f^ m^rn fc^^^tl E_X^_l I
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    • 80 24 kL. 11. J. IViinn. (Wavelength 49.3 Metres) TO-DAY 7.00 p.m. Opening Record and D. Programme. 7.05 p.m. "A Good Old-Fashiom :d Christmas" (4i "Christmas Day." witn Carols 7.30 p.m. Children's Hour. 8.00 p.m. Recorded OratoMo Music 8.25 p.m. What's On In Penang 830 p.m. <5) "ChrLstmas Duwei and Carols. 900
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  • 1130 25 BATTING AND BOWLING STRENGTHENED Melbourne Game May Decide The Ashes mm- w mmr m**- their batting failures which resulted i n the loss of the first and second Test Matches, Australia have called in the services of two of their best players, whose absence from the
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  • 216 25 Long Programmes Of Sec And Land Events Singapore. Thursday. IN accordance with custom, the Nev Year sea and land sports will be helc on New Year's Day. Jan. 1. Long Programmes have been drawn up for both sports, the sea sports including sailing races and rowing
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  • 105 25 Singapore. Thursday. THE following are the results of thi finals of the S.C.R.C. Tenni' Tournaments played this evening. Singles Handicap Dr P. T. Lieui (—l2) beat Tan Yon« Poh (—6l 7.5., 4.6 6.4. Veterans Singles Handicap Chia Keng Ty e <— 9> defeated Kol Thian Seng (—6)
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  • 52 25 The Selangor Chinese will meet the S.C.F.A. in a friendly football match at the Anson Road Stadium to-day commencing at 5 p.m. They will meet the Royal Air Force (this year's S.A.F.A. League champions) at the Anson Road Stadium to-morrow. Admission charges of 50, 25 and 10 cents will
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  • 98 25 Czechoslovakians Married: Consul Present Singapore, Thursday. A PRETTY Czechoslovakian marriage was solemnised at the Cathedral ol the Good Shepherd yesterday when Mis.. Hilda Stibalova, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Stibal of Czechoslovakia, became the bride of Mr. Karel Obruca, son ol Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Obruca, of
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  • 170 25 r Statement Of Singapore Municipality rJWE Singapore Municipal health statement ioi the week ended Dec. 19 shows that there were 216 deaths, compared with ?96 in the previous week and with 230 In the corresponding week o: last year. The chief causes of death were: beriberi
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  • 147 25 Malacca Municipal (From Our Own Correspondent) 5 Malacca, Thursday. AS a sequel to an alleged demonstraI tion by Municipal coolies at the Municipal Depot recently for better wages and conditions, I understand the writth en demands have been sent to the Municipal Engineer and the Health Officer.
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  • 142 25 NEW P. O. LINER NAMED "Strathallan" Will Be Ready Next Year London. STRATHALLAN" is to be the name of one of the two new liners now being built for the P. and O. company at Barrow .shipyards. The name means Valley of the Allan —strath being a Scottish word for
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  • 47 25 A utomobile A ssociation Th> Automobile Association of Malaya announces that Messrs. Rennie Lowick and Co.. Ltd., Hongkong Bank Chambers will become general secretaries on Jan. 1. and from that date all correspondence should be forwarded to that address and not to Harrisons Barker and Co., Ltd.
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  • 467 26 OPENS BOXING Handicaps And Selections (By "Capt. Hawk.") Singapore, Thursday. THE Peoiang Gold Cup meeting starts at 2.30 pjn. on Boxing Day, Saturday, Dec. 26. Owing to the Christmas holidays, there will be no issue of this paper on Dec. 26, and the selections, therefore,
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  • 51 26 An interesting rugby match is anti cipated at 'he Anson Road Stadium o Sunday when t>he Army meet Peral Play will commence at 5 p.m. Admission charges of 50, 25 and 1 cents will be made. Perak are meeting the Singapoi civilian side on Saturday at the
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  • 585 26 HOLIDAY FOOTBALL FIXTURES Matches For Christmas Day, Boxing Day And Dec. 28 fHE following is the full list of home foothall fixtures to be played on Christmas Day. Boxinc Day. and Dec. 28 (the last football dav in the present year) 1 Christmas Day (Dec. 25) FIRST DIVISION Arsenal v
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  • 1669 27 Director-General Defines Its Duties THE Territorial Army has two sepa- rate duties. The first is to provide for the defence of this country against attack by air and to man the coast defence batteries which protect ,>ur important anchorages. The second is to provide a force .apable
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  • 127 27 TALKING HIMSELF TO DEATH Boy's Illness Puzzles Doctors Memphis. Tennessee THE pathetic case of a four-year-old boy who is talking himself to death is baffling doctors here. The boy is Emmie Wilson. He cannot stop talking. Ever since he was brought into hospital here recently he has prattled away, day
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  • 263 27 CHRISTMAS DAY Raffles Hotel: Orchestral concert* from 12.30 to 2 p.m. and irom 8.15 to 9.15 p m Special X'mas dinner and dance. Sea View Hotel: Special X'mas dinner and dance. New World Cabaret: Yule Tide dance with novelties Tea dance from 5.30 to 8 p.m.
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  • 68 27 Cairo. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, will be the central figure on a rew set of Egyptian stamps which are to be issued shortly in comemmoration of the signature of the Anglo-Egyptian Tiea'ty of Alliance. The issue will be in four denominations and will represent the
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  • 561 28 The early cessation of rains is pro- 1 bably responsible for the occurrence of cholera in thr.e provincial towns in I Siam. A total of 46 cases. 32 of which have proved fatal, has been recorded for the we k ended Dec. 12. No cases
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