Morning Tribune, 28 January 1937

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    11 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE \^C^IB— SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, January 28, 1937, FIVE CEMTS.
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    DISLOYAL WORKERS IN DUCKb
    629 1 gfVEIAI SABOTAGE MISHAPS TO SHIPS < |X V\TI©:*AL IMMLOMRES London, Jan. 27. mmOKMUL disclosures regarding mishaps to warships since S ??J we e made by Sir Samuel Hoare in the House of Comms replying to the labour motion in connect™ with the five dismissed dockyard workers.
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    U. S. Floods
    43 1 Washington. Jan. 26. THE Army is preparing to evacuate every li\ing being for 50 miles on either side of the Mississippi, from Cairo. Illinois, to New Orleans in anticipation of a much more serious flood than has yet occurred.— Reuter.
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    13 1 section of the Second Punjab Regiment mounting guard at Government House yesterday. (Tribune).
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    League Council
    136 1 Franco-Turkish Dispute Settlement? London. Jan 27. AT its meeting this afternoon the League Council will deal with the questions of Alexandretta, Danzig and Spanish refugees. It is believed that progress has been achieved on al! these issues. At the meeting held last night, when the British Foreign Secretary,
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    WESTMINSTER BANK
    119 1 Chairman Refers To Increased Prices London. Jan. 27. CPEAKING at the annual meeting of the tf Wesminster Bank, the Chairman.Mr. Rupert Beckett, affirmed that commodity prices so far owe very little of their increases to undue speculation. SUPPLY AND DEMAND Though the prices of some commodities recently had
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    FLOODS IN U. S. A.
    313 2 Grave Fears Of Epidemics r Washington, Jan. 26. CHRONIC shortage of drinking water and appalling sanitary rdiicJiMon* in the flood area are arousing grave fears of serious epidemics. It is known that the number of fatalites in the flood is 132 and the total is
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    Phya Bahol
    60 2 Siamese Premier To Resign? r t'rom Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 27. IT is again stated in the Siamese Press that the Premier, Phya Bahol, wishes to resign following the end of the next regular parliamentary session ending in October. The Premier has just returned from a strenuous
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    Russian Journalist Murdered In Paris
    149 2 Russian Journalist Murdered In Paris Paris, Jan. 26. THE press is discussing the murder of a well-known Russian journalist, M. Navachin, who was shot in broad daylight in the Bois de Bologna aind they unanimously express the opinion the murder is political. The newspapers, according to their political complexion, variously
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    POLICEMAN VICTIM OF HYLAM'S KNIFE
    575 2 Murder Verdict In Detective Inquest Singapore. Wednesday. A VERDICT of murder against some or parsons unknown was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. McQuarrie. to-day at the conclusion of the inquiry into trn death of Mohamed All Khan the Punjabi detective who was fatally
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    Thaipusam
    110 2 Brilliant Fire-Works Display ONE of the outstanding events in the great festival of Thaipusam occurred last night when the Silver Car was taken in procession to the Raffles Reclamation ground, accompanied by thousands of people, and a display of fireworks was given. It was a night of full moon
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    'Flu Epidemic?
    87 2 Local Doctors Are Kept Busy THE recent influenza epidemic in Eu- rope appears to have reached Singapore. Various offices in the city report absences of members of their staffs through "fever" and several local doctors report that they have a number of influenza cases on their hands. The
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    U. S. Representatives For Coronation
    50 2 Washington, Jan. 26. President, Roosevelt has appointed a .snecial Commission to represent the United States at the Coronation of King George, headed by Mr. James Gerard, Ambassador to Berlin at the outbreak of war and including General John Persing and Admiral Hugh Rodman.— Reuter Wireless
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    U. S. MOTOR STRIKE
    134 2 General Motors' Refusal Washirgton J a: 2 AWING to the refusal of If, v u Sloan. President of Gene^ J^ to accept the invitation of Mk r R> Hrkins. Secretary f or Labout v ances ftr with the union strike ie,H J COn Washington to-niornrv a
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    Cheating Charges
    315 2 Soldiers Victimized With\ Dance Tickets Singapore. Wednesday. THARGED on three counts of cheat y Ismail b. Noor Mohamed appeS this -rning^re the D.tr.f^e The accused pleaded guiltv to r ne I three charges. Mr. Perdriau conducting the case I for the prosecution said that a dance I was
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    Twelve Killed
    30 2 Air Liner Crashes Sear Oran Brussles. JW A BELGIAN air liner retu the Belgian Congo crashed to-day near Oran occupants, eight passengers ana of four, were killed Reuter
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    Alleged Wrongful Dismissal Claim
    1465 3 CIVIL SUIT HEARING Plaintiff CrossExatnined Singapore, Wednesday. T HE hearing in the civil suit in I which Mr. Leonard Richards Haimed damages for alleged wrongM dfcmissal fom the Anglo-French and Bendixens. Ltd was resumed in ?he Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice
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    British Priests
    97 3 To Attend Eucharistic Congress In Manila Singapore, Wednesday. THE British delegation to the Eucharistic Congress arrived yesterday evening by the Stuttgurt on their way lo Manila. The leader is Bishop McGrath of New South Wales. Father C. C. Martindale, a member of the delegation, delivered a lecture t
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      47 3 To day C **t° r ai !'r n e J^tice in tho Ist -^onrrd Riih art heard:-5.***** kndSeSs Ltd VS An^ lo Fl<en^ f 35. r i n 1 Ch^b:Ts in Suit 34 036^Teo Kh?' l n the 2nd c °urt:lan e Co Ltd VSI Fogden Bris
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      17 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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      54 3 Monday's Editiftn of the mornini; i it i in \i: being ihe FIRST WMVI'RSAIIV will eonsist of 36 PAGESThe priee remains Ait five cent*. ROSKOPF PATENT IS THE ONLY WATCH IMPORTED IN MALAYA 1 obu TRADE MARK. B WRIST POCKET— GOLD— CHROME STEEL rAT ALL DEALERS IN MALAYA Sole Agents,
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      44 3 ckuceJcnvd&r (BRITISH) Only the purest and finest quality ingredients are used, in this Face Ponder which is silk sifted and will not clog the pores. Gives the bloom of youth to every skin. From all leading Dispensaries and High-Class Stores. Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS.
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  • RFIITER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      133 4 London. j an 2 Previous To-day ru 120- 119 6 tnan Distillers -6 Duniop Rubber 35 3 3o 3 General Electric 91 90v^ Imperial Chemical Industries 40;9 40 9 Imperial Tobacco 170 169 4U Anglo-Dutch 43^2 W% _3 Canadian Pacific 15 ?a 15 8 London Tin 10
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      124 4 KLbdKfc London. Jan. 27. Spot Buyers. ww 5 16 y Sellers. 10 5 8 i0 m** fliers lO^s iHII 5 16 Apr.jJune Buyers. 10 V 2 a Sellers. 10 5 H io r luivseot Bu y ers 103 i -2 July,fc>epi. Sellers. W> IO 1 /4 London. Jan.
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      METAL MARKET
      24 4 tiv c a a London. Jan II TIN Standard. Previous To-day Chana Spot (afternoon closing price) £227-12 2)6 Forward £228 22 2
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      49 4 RUBBER New York, Jan 26. Previous To-Day Change Tone Dull Dull Spot Buyers. 21 2174 f% Sellers. 21 21 f% April June Buyers. 20 15 16 2V 515 Sellers. ***** 21 a 3 -5 15 TIN Standard. Tone Easy Steady Spot 50 50 b 3 a
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      76 4 LiUiiuuii, _an. -< i Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 105.13 105.16 +03 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.96-14 8.94- 4 —.01/2 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) ls. 2 11 16 ls. 2 11 16 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 31
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      BULLION MARKET
      33 4 London, Jan. 27. Previous To-day Change GOLD £7.1.8V 2 7.1.11 +2V 2 Fine Bar per oz. Q SIL t VER 2 months forward J. 20 2 8 20 3 8 IS&-
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      Stock Exchange
      142 4 London, Jan. 26. On the Stock Exchange apatnetic conditions continued throughout the markets with gilt-edged securities showing further weakness. Leading rubbers showed some sigjns of improvement at the close in sympathy with the sharp advance of the commodity following the announcement the International Rubber Committee had fixed 85
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      12 4 SOUTH HICIIIMI INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. i»\sm:\4.i:hs 11\4.<.\4.l {■ft! 592G. 2. Finlayson Green.
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      59 4 a% 2r) JV ./I ■■■■■■■■■IHb^*^**' VULCAIN VULCAIN Watches never vary either in their sterling qualities or their time-keeping. Ownership ot a VULCAIN Watch is an investment rather than a purchase f or you have a beautiful little piece of workmanship in which you can place the most implicit trust. OBTAINABLE
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      ■-—-—~ MINING
      600 5 MINING Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellen ,565-56 .-a 336 346 32- 34- ..r.fcang 56- 55- 57 9 M*aj gS 23 9 23- 24- JJJ r Hiwun 75 i.8O 175 185 ■••J:.;.; Weng 25- 24 9 25 6 Slnerin TlD if 45 150 1.45 1-50 fseimor }J b
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      1 GENERAL
      413 5 I Brtcl Orl 1.50 1.40 1 50 2J cuTV Well. -'55 2.65 2 55 2 6n f is to H0 lO.OOnom 8.00 10.00 10 0 6 15 0 6.10 0 G 15 0 ■i'i M.'Broadca^g 0.9J I i B. If. Trustee 525 7 00 6.25 7.15 C" TST^Pre
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      I DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      189 5 nXGAPow WMCTFAUTT m t#. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mw 31 Sept 30 108 IM nrm red. 1955 i Ofioooo 1 -."ifiri&iifi i2 i22 ncm J a.?U l «miii !I< nom Ma >* 1 Nov. 1 125i 2 127' 2 I? g- 2 9 n 4 V? S2i.ooo.ooo
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      La, RUBBER SHARES
      267 5 A*or Gajah f2 05 lfl0 2 05 Hita^ y f™ 2.20 2.10 2.25 fcj*naa iK i-?2 cd 140 150 f 2.10 2.00 2.15 a:u Lin?anR i,J? Of)O 87 0-92 87 140 ].50cd J? I-42» 2 1.35 1.45 gj JiJ 1-55 1.45 160 Hj 230 JS SSj Katii
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    THE LOCAL MARKETS
    150 5 From Our Financial Correspondent) Rubber Singapore. Wednesday morninp. Singapore: 35 7 8 cts. Market Tone: Quiet. London: 10 9 16d. Market Tone: Quiet alter firm. New York: 21 1 4 cts. Market Tone: Dull. Singapore. Wednesday evening. The market closes firm this evening With good business passing.
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    Share Markets
    190 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report Singapore, Wednesday. Messrs. Fraser and Company, in their daily comment on the closing trend of the Jocal .share markets, state: Mining. Tin was up > 4 at midday. The Tin Share market continued dull and listless throughout the day with sellers predominating. Amongst Sterling
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    Mr. Julian Israel's Report
    245 5 Mr. Julian Israel in his daily report of me snar? market state: Tin locally up $> 4 Rubber locally closes with buyers about 36 4 c Mining, Raubs $7.10 —57.25 Tin continue a very dull market with buyers scare?. S. Kintas $B.Go— sB 80 tx.d.) S.
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    Malayan Trade
    162 6 Heavy Increase In 1936 THE grass trade of Malaya during December. 1938, amounted £12,683,000 and the total for the year was £134,419,000 as against £124,005.000 in 1935. a rise of about £10.000.000 Imports last month totalled $48,751,000 as against $35,181,000 in Decemb?r 1935. The total imports for the
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    Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappijj, N.V.
    125 6 Nederlandsche HandelMaatschappijj, N.V. (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 C.
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    Exchange
    182 6 SELLING Singapore. Jan 27 London T.T. 2 1 I}2 london demand l London 4 months 1 sight Lyons demand l f™ Hamburg demand «J New York demand *y Montreal demand Batavia demand Samarang demand IUJ 2 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demands J?^ 8 Madras and Colombo demand 154-» 8
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    Produce
    204 6 Singapore. Jan. 25. R (Siami W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $175 R. (Siami W. Coast No 2 per Koyan $154 R. (Siam> W. Coast No 3 per Koyan $146 R. (Siami "White" No Al $255 R. (Siami "White Rice" No. 1 $234 R. Siami "White Rice" No. 2
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    The S'pore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn.
    101 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. Wednesday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. January) 35 15 16 36 1 16 Good F.A.Q. in cases (F.0.8. January" 35 13 16 35 15 16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose (awardable S'poret 35 3 4 35 7 8
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    THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
    41 6 (Established in 1880. Capital Subscribed (Fully Reserve Fund T.mjHj^ Head Office: YOKOBAICJ SINGAPORE BRANCH. MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACF. Manager T. yamau 0:o Tel: N 9 Mana Ser'a Boo* 5921 5922 General Office 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk
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      56 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) in SAFE BOXES to our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING. CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can hav e access to these safe boxes, so that
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      200 6 BANK OF CHIXA (Incorporated In China by Special Charter 12, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONtS Manager's Office 6444 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office 5188-9 Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO" PAID UP CAPITAL Ch. 40.000 .000 00 RESERVE FUNDS IN EXCESS OF Ch. 3 500 000 90 TOTAL ASSETS APPROXIMATELY Ch. SI4OC DOOOOO 00
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    "SCURRILOUS GOSSIP"
    279 7 Club Secretary's Suicide iTfOlffi i i a lettler wriTlcn y t -lub secretary who denied at the himseli nrire Brewer. 67. of St Henry n la*'* £?e WWI d P'-esscd over !!i; told James Frederick The n'w Hanwell. chat Bre I* L i the coroner, was ad k
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    Government House
    257 7 Friday. Jan. 22. A: DOOO r H the Sultan and Raja 'erempuan of Perak. and H.H. the Sultan of Trengßanu called on His Exfcllency at Government House and afterwards accompanied His Excellency ind Lady Thomas to witness the route narch nf the Malay Reqiment at Stamford Road the
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    INDIAN MUTINY ECHO
    141 7 Tragic Death Of Daughter Of Survivor AN echo of the Indian Mutiny was heard at a Paddington inquest on a woman whose father was stated to be one of the survivors of the rising, and who herself was in receipt of a Government pension. She was Miss
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    94 7 With the revival of interest in mosaics both in England and the Con*in«nt, many students are learning and practising the craft at the Cental School of Arts and Crafts. South nmpton Row, London. The classes are directed by Mr. John Cooper vho vimetimes employs the students to help him in
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    ASSAULT ON GIRL OF SIX
    165 7 Farm Servant Ordered Back To Approved School THARGED With having ftSMMited a atot year-oid pi::, an lt-yearg&Jarni servant who once before had been «Kitencec to an approved school, but released before he reached 16. appeared! at Hamilton He was ordered back to the school until
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    MANAGER'S LAST NOTE
    151 7 Sick Man Who Would Never Get Better MY nerves and brains are gone, and I cannot return to duty at Weedon." So ran a note read by the coroner at the inquest at Weedon. Northants, the other day, on Percy William Cates, 54, manager of the Weedon
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      172 8 A GRAND CAST OF REAL STUNT PLAYERS IN THE MOST THRILLING SERIAL EVER ATTEMPTED ON THE SCREEN! FIRST SIX CHAPTERS NEXT change ALHAMBRA »JL» »JL» jft* lt8( J TWO GREAT STARS IX A BRILLIANT RKO-RADIO^ EPIC! THE PICTURE OF THE MONTH!! in f'Mary Of Scotland"! 1 WITH A CAST OF
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      162 8 \l>| M WIN P'HIMIKHi: 10-M«HT «.!.>— ».n !Wx PAVILION-HYSTERIA!" mp (m%> RK RADIOS UUGH SHOW IS HERE U^X The Bride Walks v^ S N W m 111 "7 v v i -v v l Vk\ nd No Wonder! j\ j X^K JUST LOOK who's at the j S s^-^y^ BARBARA
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    RAID ON MOUNTAIN HUT
    164 9 Police Find Illicit Still In Operation Fxcise officers and police UOW Exc *e the slopes of Ben H raided a nut th mor ning Nevis at sheriff at Fort S* c tt told the Court that InsP hurst open the hut door he whei !,^ruloch lving
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    44 9 The iron-ore steamboat, the Blackhiil. that trades between England and Si.ain, photographed on its arrival at the Tyne Dock with a cargo of iron -ore. It belongs to the ConsetJ Iron Works. Durham, and was shelled in Spanish waters some time ago. (Topical Press).
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    Stabbed 2 Women
    263 9 Penal Servitude As Sequel To Drama In House PLEADING guilty to assaulting two women to the danger of their lives, William Hunter, 57, of Wemyss-street, Glasgow, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude by Lord Jamieson at a sitting of the High Court of Justiciary in Glasgow.
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      98 9 [iMAN.. and A WOMAN. .1 f ALONE J 1 Driven to Romantic Mladness by the Alluring j ,j,.Mystery of the Desert!^. ~i i AThe Strangest honeymoon ,g, \in fiction comes to Life as screen story ever has«J» before... S L jf MCVPITOL Next Week li V T fMARLENE DIETRICH* •J,For
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      179 9 oi» i:\i\i. to -.mi; hi SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE i >irmi talkie 7 pm. (TANJONG PAGAR) 9 p.m. SI TALKIE 7-30 p.m. NIGHTLY 9-30 p.m. THE SENSATIONAL MASCOT SERIAL 'SHADOW OF THE EAGLE" WITH THE POPULAR STAR .1 O II W A V A lAND GREAT SUPPORTING CAST OF FAVOURITES IF
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    SUCCESSION TO THE CROWN
    2343 10 SUCCESSION TO THE CROWN Legal Ambiguity To Act Of Settlement THE succession of King George VI brings into practical urgency an ambiguity of the law that has troubled students of the Constitution for more than 40 years, says a writer in "The Times." The Crown is entailed by the Act
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      65 10 WV I y& The four leaf Clove r sign is a sign of good health because it sta V, A fo r CLOVER BRAND. Insist always on CLOVER BRAND Mli^ ATeo to TutTnusi&iMtf^ It's pure it's delicious it'B nourishing. IXU nnv0 y^^jy^^^^ CLOVER BRAND MILK is real Danish Milk, from
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    Stilt Dancers Amid London's Traffic
    50 11 Ammof dancers from the Lande, district of France ,00k part in ,h e Si.ver Jubilee MtaMl the B n>li sh ™*D™< ™6 S»« S as S h«tt *;&^^^r^^ ssxs s"^^;^f low, another view of them as ihey wen*, through South Kensington. (P lt uiet mWBh
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday, Jan. 28, 1937. THE RUBBER QUOTA
    313 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday, Jan. 28, 1937. THE RUBBER QUOTA 'FHERE is relief in the rubber industry that the International Committee has not thought fit to alter the quota for the second quarter of the year, which has already been fixed at 80 per cent., as against 75 per cent,
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    AROUND MALAYA
    770 12 j "AWING to the pre-eminence of the of rubber in Malaya the claims of other agricultural industries, from the investor's point of view, is apt to be overlooked," writes Mr. D. H. Grist, Agricultural Economist of the Department of Agriculture, in a useful and informative booklet just issued
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    PERSONALITIES
    303 12 Mr Joseph Raphael, dresser Butterworth Hospital, retired from trie Government service on Jan. 18. Mr. and Mrs. J. Sinclair, of George Town Dispensary. Ipoh, spent a fortnight's holidays at Cameron Highlands Hotel Mr and Mrs. J. L. Hope, of Ipoh, tr>ent the week-end at Cameron Highlands, at their own
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    Hongkong's Bright Future
    659 13  -  Sir William Shenton By OPTIMISTIC fORECAST London. .i»\ please from recent deV ll an and a bright future for 5 confidently predicted HonSk VUliam Shenton, writin* in fiL-ttTwih" has been unoffi- «,h«.r of the Executive and &SF~fkt the colony of ■rSSr^t!!!? Hon*kon* has rom a barren few-stricken
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    VOYAGE OF "TIGER TIM"
    146 13 Warship Brings A New Specimen For Zoo AFTER travelling half way round the world, a Chinese tiger arrived in H.M.S. Kent, which berthed at Chatham Dockyard the other day at the end of 2V2 years' commission on the China Station. The tiger, six months old and
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    Decree For Lady (Lucy) Knill
    61 13 In an undefended suit heard at Sussex Assizes Lady <Lucy> Knill, of Thornton-hill, Wimbledon, was granted a decree nisi against her husband. Sir John Stuart Knill, Bart., on the ground of his misconduct. Sir John Knill is the son and the grandson of former Lord
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    BROKETV GLASS IN CAKE
    182 13 BROKE TV GLASS IN CAKE fudge 'Unfavourably Impressed' TOMPLAINING that broken glass in a cake had injured her mouth, Mrs. J. E. Firman, of Beaufoy-road, Battersea, together with her husband, claimed £55 for alleged breach of contract from A B Hemmings, Ltd.. bakers and confectioners, of Lavender-hill, Battersea. from whom
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    PETROL GOES UP
    326 13 Kingdom, were particularly strong, rising 11 32, to 63 4. In view of the fact that Apex < Trinidad > Oilfields participates in the profit on refined products derived from the oil which it delivers to Trinidad Leaseholds, the shares of the former also came into prominence,
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      22 13 Btl EXS2J irvi GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL CHAR\fj\p, v r, SITUATED IDEAL FOR VISITORS AND TOURISTS. Lnnvau et i Facilities for Private Entertainments.
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    ART TREASURES DESTROYED IN AIR AIDS ON MADRID
    106 14 ART TREASURES DESTROYED IN AIR A IDS ON MADRID A buUdinf in the CaJle de lo» Madrazo terriblv Handing out the mail to the men an interlude on the front in the Spanish Civil War. (France-Presse). The rums of t« Mm of tk. Duk, ol liil. .her, a number of
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      65 17 ggfr Chinese New Year mm Is Coming! Wy "holiday parties W wear a r Coiffeur that is both BEAUTIFUL and PRACTICAL because of its BASIC PERMANENT wave by MAIBON MARTIN Professor of 'Academic de Coiffure de Paris AnAtt Mansions, Orchard Road Tel. 3450 Per cent, reductions for all during the
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      376 17 I A I OIIUS IS SHOPPIiXGT i GUIDE J, LUGGAGE CHmVMT<iT CARRIER C/fAM/AY T 1 f nETfflßEffli [■jßKassMJsW^Bliiiißl I > can quite Mslly b« rwn«dM I I T r* f* a r* c th€ Ui lnnoM lldl t^ bwit y- i LUOOMOL > No matter how sctlve your !K«. jmm,
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  • POSTAL INTELLIGENCE
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      STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES
      247 18 TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Pamangkat. Sambas and Singkawang Boelongan Jan. 28 8 lb Pcngerang S. Soon Heng 28 9 am Penang Kedah 28 in ajn China (generally) Hoihow Tilawa n 28 1 i )m Hongkong Tilawa 28 l D JB Japan Tilawa H 28 1
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      VACANCIES IN THE NAVY
      453 18 A Chance For Suitable Young Men THE Admiralty announce that there are vacancies for suitable young men between the ages of nineteen and a half and twenty-eight who wish to join the Navy as engine-room, electrical, and ordinance artificers. The physical standard is not unduly high,
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      127 18 N.Y.K.LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. •m.s. TERUKUNI MARU Feb. 3 s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Feb. 18 s.s. HARUNA MARU Mar. 4 Kates to Ist Class End elass Naples |497 $540 1317 |343 Marseilles 514 557
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      212 19 IHIIXS PHILP LIXE. Jan 29 Feb. 2 MARELLA. Feb. 28 THE BANK LINE. AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE. (Owners: Messrs. ANDREW WEIR CO.) For BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE VIA THE CAFE SaUs IXDO-CIIIXA LIXE. D ir ect Service to JAPA^^ hK^. and to CALCUTTA vU Takin, cargo on through BUls
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      451 19 I g^ v HOMEWARDS. s ANGO For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Feb. 16 CAP VARELLA For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Feb. 4 i DALNY For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Mar. 4 CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Mar. 4 c OUTWARDS (from Marseilles). ANGO For Saigon, Tourane
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      374 19 THE HARBOUR SHIP* ll* DOCK Air Mail i.nvGsiDE the wharves Despatchesi SH^ JvpJrTED TO ARRIVE o r fcXr^ 11 Java and Southern Sumatra: NetherGodown. Gate no lr>ndSt closing 7 p.m. to-day. 22 Australia, New Zealand, Java and Rohna 2 0 i I Timor Dilly: Qantas. closing 7 p.m. Hom ,Kheng
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      321 21 US THE Radio! iritl** Empire C £L me res <«•« me*.) GSF Metres (9.51 m«O. GSB 31.5? ni 2 q a<ll g.2t 55 m*r« (9.51 mes) ■ft GSB 31.» mcs) Md TO-DAY TRANSMISSION 2 Ricr Ben A Sonata Recital 'John Londoner at Home -4. 6D ££> with some of his
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      417 21 telle (Popper) 7.35 p.m. 'This is England.' Talks by representative English people: (4> G. C. Drake. Dean's Verger of West minster Abbey. Introduced by Anthony Weymouth 7.50 p.m. The 8.8.C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall. 8.15 p.m. The News and Announce ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 8.35 p.m. 8.35
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      495 21 9.46 p.m. Time signal. Close down. 7.16 p.m. Talk: "Industrial Develop'rnent" (No. 4.) The Chemical Industry en a Small Scale. 7.31 p.m. Clarionet solo. 7.51 p.m. News bulletin in Bengali. 8.11 p.m. News bulletin in English. 8.31 p.m. A debate (English): "Blonde V&. Brunette." 8.46 p.m. A studio concert. 9.46
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      443 21 215 p.m Greetings to our listener* :p New Zealand. 220 p.m. News and Economic Review in English. 2.35 p.m. To-day in Germany Sound Pictures. 2.50 p.m. Concert of an Army Band. 405 p.m. Topical Talk. 420 p.m. The new German boo* 4.35 p.m. "You are Orplid. mv country." Songs by
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    BURGLAR GANGS EMPLOY WOMEN SPIES
    394 22 Police Move To Counter Their THE young woman who calls at thfi door to s-1! her wares may be quite honest. On thj oth^r hand, she may 1 At any rate, there is sufficient evidence in thi hands of police to warrant :nore than a
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    OFFER OF £70 IN COURT
    312 22 Firm's Books Stated To Have Been "Meddled With" WHOLESALE meddling with ine books of a firm of estate agents was alleged at Stratford when William Arthur Collier, 30. "collector, of Emmott-avenue Newbury Park.. Uford. vras charged on a warrant with having embezzled three different sums
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      31 22 ANdQWI HHI^ flP'^Ej H?[-!j I^R-^m\ mR^ZJ B—i BJMii M| .i m M m i^ Brewed and bottled in Singapore by ARCHIPELAGO BREWERY CO., LTD. SOLE AGENTS: SIME, DARBY 8c CO., LTD.
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      459 22 ON THE RADIO (Continued from paoe 21.) ■..Dime. 7.05 p.m Indian music, i! 00 p.m Malay Music. 855 p.m. News Bulletin 9.00 p.m Close Down. IViroin Station TO-DAT 6.20 a.m. Gymnastics. 6 35 a.m. Recorded music. 6.50 a.m. Time signal. Recorded music continued. 7 50 a.m. Close down 10.50 a.m.
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      528 22 k| a.m DonCifl relayed R»--d l7J ?l lJjß. News 111 Frenrli. MilM Pric< B.IU a.m. News in Spanish. 820 am News m English. 835 am Talk by Mme de Qramonl 8.50 a.m. Reeordi 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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    FRASER & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT
    951 23 FRASER CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT Servousness In The Rubber Market cc <;rs FWier and Co.'s weekly re!f pon on e sh*re market dated Jan. "a particular moment appears NotlUn 'h on ed since our last repor t^ a e tP h Phe political or financial t J Kl home, and as
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    $10,000 Bail
    114 23 Two Women And Man Charged Singapore, Wednesday. I CHEESE woman named Kwoh Sam Yut appeared before the third magistrate Mr. W. G Reeves to-day on a charge "that you on April 9 last year did by pretending to be Wong Ah He induce one Peng Yong Tan to
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    Typhoid Begins
    104 23 Cincinnati, Jan. 23. MANY streets In Cincinnati are covered to a depth of 18 feet and influenza and typhoid have broken out among the victims. The police In the flooded areas have been ordered to shoot to kill all looters on sight. In Frankfort, Kentucky, 19 convicts escaped
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    Free Cameras For Efficient Amateur Photographers
    375 23 Free Cameras For Efficient Amateur Photographers DEGINNING from Feo. 2. this page of w the Morning Tribune will become a photographic competition page which will be published every Tuesday. The competition will carry prizes of handsome cameras and films. Three Agfa cameras and twelve rolls of film will be given
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    CHILDREN DRUG ADDICTS
    273 23 Police Catch Gang After Stable Raid I Istanbul. SO many secondary school children in Turkey have become drag addicts and dope pedlary it is alleged, that drastic efforts are being made by the Ministry of the Interior to .stamp out the evil. In co-operation with the Ministry
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    FUNERAL OF MR. S. B. CLAYTON
    280 23 Insurance Companies Send Wreaths Singapore, Wednesday. THE funeral took place at BididJiri Cemetery yesterday afternoon of Mr. Stanley B Clayton, aged 34. who died after injuries received in a fall from his bedroom at the Singapore Club or. to a balcony below. The cortege
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    "Y" To Perform Special Service Here
    1501 24 BRITISH CHIEF'S VISIT Big Plans Lying Ahead Singapore, Wednesday. RECENT developments in Singapore, and Malaya generally, have brought Mr. Oliver H McCowen, C.B.E L.L.8.. Chairman of the Overseas Committee of the English National Council of the Y.M.C.A.. out here, on a special visit. (The
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    Traffic In Women
    154 24 Traffic In Wo men Japanese Delegates To Conference Singapore. Wc-dnesday. REPRESENTING Japan in a League of Nation;; conference on traffic ii. women which is to be held in Java, are Mr. Isono. Mr. Akagi and Mr. Tanaka^ who arrived in Singapore this morning on board the Ranpura. Tlv conference will
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    GERMAN-IT ALIAN TALKS
    198 24 GERMAN-IT ALIAN TA LKS General Goering i,,,/ Signor Mussolini /JENERAL Goering left after a two-? u conversation with Mussolir* communique says the conversation W med up the subjects discussed ai t£ previous meeting. It is believed the Italian reply Bar^ ing non-intervention has been fi n? iiv approved. German circles
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    University For Malaya
    78 24 Under the auspices of th Arab Per* nakan Association, the Hon. Capt. N 1 Hashim. ISO., will read a paper 012 "A University for Malaya" at the Mem Kail. Singapore, on W dnesday. Feb at 5.15. The meeting will be open **cluding ladies. The Congress Party's candid
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      67 24 BEST IX THE WORLD! PILOT VACUUM FILLING PEN WITH TRANSPARKNT BARREL We are quite prepared to engrave your name on the fountain pen free of charge in any style you may require. Vacuum filling pen from $2.00 and upwards Transparent pen from $3.00 and upwards Pilot ink (per 2 oz.
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    "CANNOT LOSE SHENSI"
    617 25 "CANNOT LOSE SHENSI" marshal Chiangs letters To Rebel Chief Nanking. Jan. 27. nt to General Yang Hu TWO letter* Ider of the Shensi reI :ur "Lch ns Kai Shek have S£%Ttter was dated Jan. 10*1*. I by |fr 10 Chun Lm to 1^ a pardon ha.s been carried out. disciplined
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    36 25 An incident in the Seven-a-Side rugger match between the RE. "A" and the S.V.C. "A" which the latter won. (Tribune). Above and below: incidents snapped during the European hockey trials on the Padang yesterday afternoon. (Tribune).
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    Chinese Gaoled
    52 25 Singapore, Wednesday. Judgment was delivered this morning by Mr W. G. Reeves, the third magistrate, in the case in which Tan Khim Chua was charged with knowingly living on the earnings of prostitution. The accused was convicted and sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment and ten strokes of
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    Salesman I in^ii
    117 25 Cheated In Respect Of Goods Singapore, Wednesday. t IM Wah Choo appeared this morning before the third magistrate. Mr. W. G Reeves charged with cheating by personation in respect of goods to the total value of $489.25. The accused who was formerly employed in the O.K. Variety
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    MASS TRIAL IN MOSCOW
    428 25 Spirited Clash: Alleged Plot By Germans Moscow, Jan. 27. THE arrest is announced of another 1 old Bolshevik. M BelobordofT, who ordered the execution of the Czar's family. Sensational evidence was given at the mass trial by a German engineer, Alexander Stein, who had been employed
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    BOMBARDMENT OF MADRID
    163 25 Madrid, Jan. 24. UEAVY artillery fire blasted the centre and most suburban districts of Madrid for several hours. A fire occurred in one quarter but was extinguished. The number of casualties has not yet been computed. To-day's bombardment was the heaviest since the beginning of the siege
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    MORE ABOUT A HARDY PERENNIAL
    1036 26 Amateur Versus "Pro" In Tennis AT a recent meeting of the British Tennis Professionals our old friend the "Opdn" tournament was trotted ovt again. What the professionals mean by an open tournament is not what the l.i.a. defines, and what is generally, known M an
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    The Capitol
    187 26 'Mary Of Scotland" Is Outstanding Film ANE of the most notable of the new v pictures "Mary of Scotland", is now at the Capitol and made a very favourable impression on the large audiences last night. The picture does great credit to the House of R.K.O.— Radio, the
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    Grade Fields' Contract
    63 26 Hollywood, Jan. 23. fn?« a h i( V Fields< has igned a contract for what is stated to be the highest saiary for any woman star in the world namely £200.000 for four films, according to an announcement by Twentieth Century Fox Corporation wenu «n I r
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    The Tides
    30 26 To-day: 012 a.m., 9 ft 2 ins; 11 33 a.m., 10 ft. 2 ins To-morrow: 0.40 a.m.. 9 ft. 2 his 12 11 p.m.. 10 ft 2 ins.
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    JAMES BRADDOCK CONFIDENT
    249 26 Bouts With Louis Ana Schmeling JAMES J. Braddock hoisted a pair o) "brand new dukes" for inspectior 'and quietly assured his listeners thai Madison Square Garden needn't worn (states a Dallas. Texas, message). He'll take Joe Louis, said the confident heavyweight champion. Then he'll pui up his
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    Cycling Carnival
    208 26 Big Singapore Event In February A CYCLING gala has been arranged to take place at the Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore, on Friday and Saturday. Feb. 12 and 13 respectiv3ly, startling each day at 2 p.m. The meeting has been organised by the International Cycle Agency, Singapore, with a
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    Johore A ppointments
    127 26 I \UE are officially informed that His Highness Tungku Ahmad, third sen i ct His Highness the Sultan of Johore, r going to Johore Bahru as acting State Secretary and the Hon. Dato Abdul Kadir. the present acting State Secretary, will go to Muar as acting High
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    TENNIS IN 1936
    458 26 S.L.T.A. To Meet On Friday i THE annual general meeting of J Singapore Lawn Tennis Assortwill be held in the lounge of S on Friday, at 6.30 p.m., to pass th* nual report and accounts and to eiJ? president, a vice-president, an honor, secretary and treasurer, and
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    Chettiars' Temple
    127 26 The Governor Pays A Visit Singapore, Wednesda: INVITATION extended to tbe public by the members o f th (Nattukkottai I community to at rJght's receiption at the Cneti -u. ?le, Tank Road, received I t!> tesponse. wert 1: The Temple and sunoundu JP brilliantly and the crowd iWre
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    S.V.C. "A" Win Seven-A-Side Rugger
    120 27 ENGINEERS "A" EN BEATEN Thrilling Game In Padang Singapore. Wednesday. the Roval Engineers "A" R Y bcat S n,no dav on the Padang 11 in the a m>?e Volunteer Corps "A" the SinsaP e ()f the S .CC. sevenbecame uin«' r tourname nt. They a-side
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    Home Rugger
    287 27 London. Jan. 27 The Royal Naval ollege. Greenwich, were defeated by the Portsmouth Services at rugby to-day by 3 points to 35. Cambridge Iniversity defeated Guy's Hospital b\ 2j points to 10. Reuter 1 I t— The SVC forwards were superior in the scrums and the threes showed
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    Sir Hubert Gough
    37 27 London, Jan. 25. agreed to recoiid -*>" "r ru stion of recognising Sir wartime services. '7 gave that reply to the u who .called on him and dismatter for 20 minutes rhi* Re uter Wireless.
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    Bobby Abel Dead
    192 27 Famous Former Test Players v, Qnrrev Test Crlci" succession in H^f 379 runs against S Surrey, he added 379 ru {Qr he Hampshire at i O r the fl»t wlcffst wicket 364^ t^ ys KshW? aV Oval in 1900^ In the Allowing year, ne IQ9 ?fe to
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    19 27 Aizawa. the Formosan Champion, who was defeated by Choon Leone in the Men's Singles at Farrer Park yesterday. (Tribune).
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    Home Soccer
    62 27 London. Jan. 27. Th« following are the results of today's League football matches:— Bristol City defeated Bournemouth by four goals to one in the Third Division (Southern). In the first round of the Scottish Cup. Moor Park lost to Hamilton hy one goal to seven. Murrayfield and Morton
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    HARD COURTS TENNIS
    147 27 Afor^ Matches At Farrer JRarM Singapore. Wednesday. THE following are the results of the tennis ties played off at the Fairer Park hard-courts to-day: Men's Singles: Choon Leong beat Aizawa, 3—6, 7—5, 6 4. Open Mixed Doubles: Mr. and Mrs. Warden beat Mrs. Pennefather and Yap Ah
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    Ping-Pong
    265 27 Singapore Championship Finals On Sunday THE finals in the Singapore Table Tennis Association's Men's and Women's Singles Championships will be played on Sunday, at the Neptune Hall, Great World, commencing 8 p.m. The order of the ties to be playetl off is as follows: Men's Singles (Play for Position)
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    SIAN REVOLT ENM1W
    120 28 Brighter Outlook: calking Attitude Unchanged Shanghai. Jan 27 ,T I, rumoured that princi p es or .he °6e*tofa" it may. the been reached. »e l t llK u p. as Sian situation Is te *^Jpt the futicusnion between Mr. ™ML£ a remains and Marshal Chiang Kai sneK,
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    Punjab Regiment
    205 28 Indian Troops In Camp At Blakan Mati Singapore, Wednesday. A PORTION of the first battalion of the second Punjab Regiment is at present in camp at Blakan MatL They mounted guard at Government House this morning and will do so again to-morrow. These fine Indian troops arrived at
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    Raw Materials
    147 28 League Adopts Polish Recommendations London, Jan. 27. FE League Council last night adopted the report of Colonel Beck and accented these recommendations to appoint a Pact Finding Committee on raw materials. The report reminded the Council that in view of the keen controversy it provoked, it was of
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    BRITISH INTEREST
    171 28 During a brief discussion. Mr. Eden referred to the great interest taken by the British Government in the development of economic co-operation between nations in the interests of peace. It was decided to leave the date of the first meeting to the discretion of the Secretary-General. A Provisional
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    FRANCE AND TURKEY
    115 28 Though this has not yet been reached the goal is much nearer. At present the French desire a definite and permanent se'ttlemejnt while the Turks, If they cannot obtain virtual independence in Sanjak and Alexandretta are in favour of a provisional agreement that can be revised later.
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    King George VI
    135 28 Diplomats To Present Credentials London, Jan. 26. AMBASSADORS and ministers to the Court of St. James will present their credentials to the King next week. It was announced yesterday that on Feb. 4. the King will receive chiefs and missions, who will present letters and credentials in
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    $50 MILLIONS INVESTED
    104 28 •The Chettiars have invested about 20 million dollars in Singapore and about 50 millions in the Settlements as a whole. The annual assessment paid by the Chettiars to the Singapore Municipality alone Is about $70,000. "It is high time for us to make efforts to protect our
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    ENGLISH EDUCATION
    48 28 *'I have to speak a few words about education. All the members in our community are literate as far as our vernacular is concerned. However the majority of them have neither the time nor inclination for the study of English. With the increasing importance of Eng-
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    FRENCH CREDIT HITCH? ■ITCH?
    161 28 FRENCH CREDIT HITCH? ■ITCH? Rumours Cause Attack On Francs By Speculators London, Jan "fj miTH ammunition provided by n firmed rumours of a hitch In til' French credit negotiations, bea t SDer lators launched a renewed attack a eS French currency to-day. While the spot rate "was rigidly heir* against
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    CHETTIARS ASK FOR REPRESENT A TION
    213 28 $50,000,000 Invested In Colony Singapore, Wednesday. AT the sixth annual general gathering of the Chettiars' Chamber of Commerce on Sacurday, the election of office-bear-ers and committee members for the current year resulted as follows:— President, Mr. M. AR. Narayanan Chettiar; Vice-President, Mr. PR. P.
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