Morning Tribune, 31 March 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 2.— No. 50. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, March 31, 1937 KIVK CENTS
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    Grim Fight For Litieh Spanish Mines Ex peeled
    669 1 Grim Fight For Lit i eh Spanish Mines Ex peeled SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT CO UNTER A TTA CK Insurgent Warship* Fin* On British $<< k aiii< k r Valencia, Mar. 30. A REVIVAL of the grim struggle in the Pozoblanco region for the possession of the mercury mines at Almaden, the
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    Duke Of Windsor
    105 1 Arrive* 1/ Austrian Resort St Wolfß:mp. M" NINE frown Bntbh and American Journalists, carefully shepherded I iocal detectives, comprised the v I dience when the Duke of Wind ed at llausappcsback after-th-hour lourney from Enzesfeld, the viuch wt through 0 blindinu snowstorm ipulace in the sunouni trict
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    Strike Situation Better
    167 1 Coolies Charged In Court 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. ALL remaining members of the Malay Regiment, brought to Kuala Lumpur In connection with the strikes, returned to Port Dickson to-day from Batu Arang where they have been stationed during the last few days. Conditions
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    BRITIAN ENJOYS FINE EASTER
    123 1 BRITIAN ENJOYS FINE EASTER VERY LITTLE RAINFALL HEAVY TRAFFIC KIT II W \((IIMMS London. Mar 30 THE early Easter nu'an.s a (,old Easter for the British I.sles and throughout the holiday there VM practically no rainfall and a considerable fall of snow in most places, particularly In Ireland and the
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    Serious Fire At Rantau
    248 1 80 Chinese Rendered Homeless fFtOm Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Mar 30. i SERIOUS lire resulting in the total A destruction of five shop-houses, rendering about 80 Chinese homeless, took ])jace at Rantau town, about 12 mild from Ser?mbar. at 8.30 p.m. to-day. Damage Wfcl estimated
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    Frontier Affray
    83 1 Tribesmen A Hack Convoy New Delhi, Mar. 30. TWO British officers were killed and one wounded on the Razmak Koad by tribesmen in south-weKt Damdil. Two Indian officers were also killed and one wounded, while 19 Indian soldiers were killed and 38 wounded. One British signaller was wounded.
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    39 1 Ottawa. March 29. LORD and Lady Tweed.smuir have left for Washington on a "friendly" call «n President and Mrs Roosevelt whom they are visiting for the first time. The TweedonuJrs will return to Ottawa on rll a Reuter Wireless
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    Promotion For Officer In Municipality Queried
    1938 2 Promotion For Officer In Municipality Queried PRESIDENT DEFENDS ACTION COMMISSIONERS MEET 111 4.1 PLAXS FOR EXTENSION Ol WATER WORK* REVEALED PLANS for a considerable extension of water works to meet demand which is well above normal, and which has resulted in proposals (such as the development of the Seletar basin,
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    ROAD DEATHS IN SINGAPORE
    413 2 References At Municipal Meeting Singapore, Tuesday. REFERENCES to the exceptionally high number of fatal motoring accidents which occurred last month were made at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to-day. Speaking at the adjournment. Mr E M. F. Ferguson said that he had noticed the growing
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    Malacca Strike
    95 2 Three Estates Affected By Dispute 'From Our Own Correspondent > Malacca, Mar. 30 A COOLIES' strike which started at Sempang Ampat has spread to Gadek and Krubong and about 400 coolies are reported to be on strike. The situation is far from normal and it is anticipated that
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    MUNICIAPL CIVIL SERVICE
    175 2 Suggestion By Mr. Chua Keh Hai Mntapoce, Tii.sttay i'" Btralti Settlements Civil Serves to b? officers of the MunldpaKty m Mi La>cock was soine awiv soon, and he made that pro S ft oi cmnrction with the ad^ncemer' •theme for which Mr Laycock wT a .large extent,
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    ARTISANS' WAGES COMMITTEE
    255 2 Tiro Appointed To Fill Vacancies Singapore. Tuesday AT tOHlay*! meeting of the Municipal Commissioners Mr L W. Geddes was appointed to the Artisans' Wage.Committee, and Mr. Seow Poh Leng to Committee No 5. to fill up two vacancies which had risen. Mr. \V Bartley. the President, announced
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      8 2 EWING LOONG PERFECT TAILORING WO. HIGH STREET pHONE
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      72 2 Asthma Germs Killed in 3 Minutes rh-.kirig. gasping, wh- -zinc A BronchitS potoon nw«j2S h.alth and weaken jrourj bea rt. the prescription of an .tarts killing A-t ana o*-r > i.^ purifip.s the blood and builds I Be w Jo that yoo can •Jeep »ound thing aid enjoy l»e ,m..!
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    High Speed Cause Of Double
    1684 3 High Speed Cause Of Double MISADVENTURE VERDICT IN BEATON CASE "Road Lighting Could Not Have Caused Confusion" F Singapore. Tuesday. ERE is no doubt whatever that the car was driven by Mr Beaton It is not clear whether he wanted to turn into Alexandra Road or to drive on into
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    To-flay
    57 3 To -flay Before the Chief Justice in the Ist Court at 10.30 a.m. Judgment in OM. Vi 36. At 11 a.m.:— 5.524 3tS— CherifTa Patlmah binte Syed Mohalar Masoohor vs. D Vappoo Marican etc. Before Mr. Justice Horne in the 3rd Court at 11 a.m. •provisionally) O.S. 143 36 ~Teo
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    Fatality
    285 3 PAHANG STATE COUNCIL The Sultans Visit To England A MEETING of the BtaU Council of Pahang was held at Fekan on March 18. The following are the main item.' of business transacted The Gold Buyers < Amendment Enactment. 1937 was passed The Council confirmed a by-law which had been
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    REDUCING MADE HER FEEL FITTER
    199 3 Lost lbs of Fat Gained Health and Vigour You KWUCltllHll hear a stout woman sav I bOtUd like to reduce, but I'm sure it must be very weakening You Deed have no fear of that if you reduce the Kruschen way I,f you have any
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      108 3 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT DEATH LEE- -Mr. Lee Chim Sian, brother Ol Messrs Lee Chim Bong. Chim Tuan Chim Hock and Chim Huk. passed away peacefully and suddenly at the General Hospital, on Monday, March 29th, at 1.30 a.m.. at the age of 53 He leaves behind him. his beloved wife. Madam
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      LONDON COMMODITES
      163 4 RUBBER London. Mar 30. Last Price To-day Change Tone Steady Quiet Spot Buyers. 12 13 16 13 516 f% h Sellers 12 15 16 13 7 16 +*4 April Buyers 12 13 16 13 5 16 nom l 2 Sellers. 12 15 16 13 7 16 nom J-%
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      79 4 London. Mar 30 Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 106 35 106.33 —.02 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.92 7 16 8.92 3 4 -5 16 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) la, 2 11 16 Is 211 16 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling
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      BULLION MARKET.
      35 4 London. Mar. 30 Previous To-day Changs HOLD Fine Bar per ot 7.2.4 7.2.3 —1 SILVER 20 9 16 20 13 16 -i 4 bpot 2058 20 13 16 -3 16 J. month* forward
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      Siamese Patrol Boat
      41 4 Singapore. Tuesday. The Farafindhu. a 50-ton Siamese Hvei patrol boat under the command of Ueut Kris Chareonsook arrived in Singapore last Saturday from Bangkok With a crow of 19 on board. She sailed the .same evening for Bhukat.
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      Money Market
      70 4 Demand For Holiday Currency London. Mar. 27. THE Money Market experienced rather more active and tighter conditions under the influence of revenue payments and good demand for holiday currency. Despite the usability of money, however, me average rate for Treasury Bills registered the lowest level for some time.
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      Textile Parley
      65 4 German Representation At Conference Washington. Mar. 30. /GERMANY will be represented by an official observer at the International Textile Conference which opens here April.2. according to an announcemii." bj the International Labour Office. It will be the first time that Germany has been represented at an International Labour
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      26 4 •ndon. March. 20 Brie Phelps beat Lou Barrv bv the Putney-Mortlake con for the English sculling championship. The time was 24 minutes 50 seconds. Reuter Wireless.
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      LONDON SHARE LIST.
      118 4 Previous *r London. Mar M Distillers mi n?' day Ch Dunlop Rubber 35 5, l Oeneral Electric 87 25 6 Imperial Chemical Industries 38 10', ™1! 2 Imperial Tobacco 155 2 ,X l K8 Anglo-Dutch 40 15d Canadian Pacific i?, 6 4 6 London Tin (New Share)
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      METAL MARKET.
      23 4 HN Standard London. Mar 30. Previous To-day Chane. Spot i afternoon closing price) £300 co 93 Forward 290 i 2 fm^
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      54 4 Rl BBER u^ York. Mar 29. Previous To-day Change Tone Firm Steady Spot Buyera. 26 116 264 -7 16 Sellera 26 3 16 2m 7 16 AprilJune Buye^i. 26' 8 26 3 8 Sellen. 26 l 4 26 3 4 TIN Standard. Tone Steady Quiet Spot 66
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      FRASER & COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      332 4 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore. Mar. 25. Total ror Boots Coae financial riMW rwvirund Date Ex. Div. year Company DTOdeno Payable Da* to date Su™i Way 5% int. Mar. 17 Mar. 31 Mar. 18 15% Kent 5% Final Apr. 5 Takuapa 6d. Bonus 6d. Div. Apr. 24 Apr.
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      51 4 Windsor (Ontario) Mar. 29 WHILE the Chrysler conference is dragging on at Lansing. Michigan, thp Chrysler Corporation of Canada has announced their Windsor factories would be closed on Monday temporarily, idling i further 2,000 as the result of the shortage of materials normally imported from the United States' factories.— Reuter
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      Silver Stocks
      6 4 Shanghai, U- 11 pwmSs
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    THE LOCAL MARKETS
    197 5 (From Our Financial Corre^ondentt Itiilihn Singapore, Tuesday mornim? Bini apore 45 eta up 112 cts Market Tone Kirm I ondon! No fnnrket Market Tone Firm aftei tmn-\--a York M1 I ctf., up 716 Market Tone stei Singapore, Tue day even,: The EUngapore market hi been firm to-day
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    Share Markets
    187 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report ttngftporti Mar. 30 MDfINO. Midday Tin $142';, up $1 The Tin share market experienced a fair days trading to-day considering that it was the first day after the holidays. Amongst Sterling shares there werte buyen of Stone*, KilUnghallt, Hongkong Tins. Selayangs, Malay Siams and
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    Mr. Julian Israel's Report
    251 5 Tin locally up $1 Rubber locally closing very firm with buyers at 46' 4 July Sept. Mining. Raubs $7 00 $7 15. The holiday feeling still prevails, the market, which is deficient in both buyers and .sellers at pf<vsfcnt 'quotations. Better prices are anticipated. S Kinta.s
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    CABINET CRISIS IS SPAIN
    138 6 More Government Successes London. Mar 30. rO big Government successes are recorded by Spanish News Agency messages from Madrid and Valencia. The Madrid message states that the Madrid-Valencia road at Arganda has been cleared of fighting as a result of deliberate flooding of several square miles
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    Firmer Tone Likely
    75 6 Tin. London, no market. New York, down J 4. Rubber. Lor.don. no market. New York, up 7 16. steady. Locally opened with business done at 45 3 4 c July Sept. MINING— Raubs $7.00— 57.15. TIN RUBBER— The markets have hardly opened yet after the holidays but
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    Exchange.
    108 6 SELLING Singapore. Mar. 30. London T.T. Jl9 London demand 2 4 ljio London 4 months' sight 2 4 l 8 Lyons demand 1240, Hamburg demand 1411 New York demand 57 j Montreal demand 56 7 8 Batavia demand 103 8 Samarang demand 103 3 8 Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon
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    BUYING
    80 6 London T.T. 2 4 7:32 London demand 24*4 London 30 days' sight 2 4 932 London 60 days' sight 2 4 516 London 3 months' sight 2 4 516 London 4 months' sight 2 4 1132 New York demand 57^ New York 90 d s 58 Calcutta. Bombay. Rangoon,
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    Produee
    214 6 Singapore. Mar 30 R. <Siam> W. Coast No. 1 per Kovan $156 IR. (BUm) W Coast No. 2 per Koyan $146 |R. •Siam' W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $140 |R. (Sainl "White"' No. Al $242 |R. 'Siam' 'White Rice" Ko 1 $226 |R. 'Siam' -White Rice" No. 2
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    Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn.
    92 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Singapore. Tuesday noon. Buyers Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (FOB. March* 45 4 455 8 Good FAQ. in cases (F.0.8. March* 44 3 4 45 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose* lawardable Spore* 45 4 45 8 do April 45 1 45 3 4
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    Central Military College
    31 6 Canton. Mar. 30 General Chen Cheng's mission to Canton is to inaugurate a branch there of the Central Military College and inspect national defences. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    TRAGEDY JUST AVERTED
    474 7 Mother's Suicide Attempt Itanchesu r ACTING upon a letter that Wtl cipA livered to h ml the Manchester coroner's officer hastened to an apparently empty house in Granby-ro\*. Manchester, to make a dramatic dis- wi-ry In a gas- filled room there he found Mrs. l'Vf'ia Mabel Gibson.
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    STAKED ALL AND LOST
    85 7 Stockbroker's Fraudulent Conversion Of £7800 Belfast. YOU staked to win and you lost. You increased the stakes and you plunged and lost everything." Lord Justice Andes told William Henry Oransden, 41 -year-old Belfast stockbroker, who was charged at Belfast with the fraudulent conversion of £78.000. "You
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    32 7 The famous film Mar Maurice flu valier and the coloured American dance, Josrphme Bakrr a re here wen trying to baptise a baby elephant which was born in hurope. (t ranee -Prcsse)
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    20 7 This years Paris Cran d Prix was »on by a Bu^rW^by VVim...e is here ,ccn in his after the race.
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    14 7 ii- Rorli n met with HCftl Mi«< k > »"*re PC MC some «»f the
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    100 CIGARS A WEEK
    22 8 100 CIGARS A WEEK GrtefJlMeken Man's sUu, In lied except to wash himself g °W U P week Bailev smoked 100 nall
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      486 8 t~ g~ f~ r~ f- t- rj~ f- ~f~ -f~ J~ J*"-*~ '-0~ _j-_|-_j- j- j- 0- ,^,m S The First JUNGLE Picture with a Thrilling Malayan Story |«APITOL Opening TO-DAY ~^A 1 THE THRILLING STORY OF A 1 BEAUTIFUL CHILD Ol IK! JUNGLI I «BP^*^ \M» UY\l LOVE FOR
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      20 8 The Famous Star of 'Bishop Misbehaves Returns in another Grand MetroGold wyn- Mayer Comedy PAVILION Next Change *l*^l Stuart Erwin
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    SERVICE OF PREPARATION FOR CORONATION
    514 9 Christian Churches Throughout Empire To Combine MR. EDWIN A. BROWN. Choirmaster St. Andrew's Cathedral, writes to us as follows:— "On the authority of the heads of all the Christian Churches throughout the Empire, a great Service of preparation for the Coronation is to be held
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    The Capital
    50 9 Film Of Grand !\alional To-Night the Param un( picture ol the Grand 1 Nat:' nal showinc th» raci from I tart to Rnlsh, bai b len ret h d by air and Will be shown :it the Capita from to-night, tn conjunction with the film "The Jungle Princi
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    Vessels In Port
    51 9 D»uca»lon Br t, 4,644 from tfoko3MI n. oia bow 31 J Perak, Brit.. 519 tons, rran Pei uig 29.^. to Penan* 31.3. ICsmdt!. Bnt o 8! > t()li ()111 v;,,,,,.,. I '"13. to RN.B. 3.4. Mon-ld. Rr 4: .i() -r fa in Melbcurne 20 3. to Australia
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    DEATH DIVE FROM TRAIN
    137 9 Wife's Daxh With Child To Raise A larnt Just before :i train entered Nottingham l.ms tattoo at night, John MII chcii. 35, railway cleaner, ol Freeman's ritcii. Nottingham dived through a window in tin- CORidOf and was killed \>\ ;i passengei ti tin travel* iiii" in
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      108 9 ITS" MORE THRILLING THAN EVER NOW! Universals Greatest Serial First G Chapters Open TO-DAY ALHAMBK A 3.15-6.15-9.15 vt*. jfe*^L £Vajßfi^H "•"i'iv! tf. M )S^H Mwl-^l^K^'-^Vr^l^^^^MilMH You've READ Flosh^^Bw^y NOW... Gordon in the news- 'Wgf S« f lflsh Gordon papers 1 You've his mosf ostound HEARD Flash Gordon W in 9
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    KING'S RACING HOLIDAY
    2627 10 Cut Short To Attend To Affairs Of State: But Attends The Grand National: Royal Train Now Coronation Blue: Funeral Of Sir A. Chamberlain: Imperial Conference Agenda: Police Borrow Army Horses The LONDON Point Of VIEW (By Air Mail* (From Our Own Correspondent) London. March IP HIS duties
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    GAOL FOR DOG OWNER
    133 11 Forbidden To Hold Licence A aain Mitcham roR the rest of his life Cyril Smith F 29. a lorry driver, of Mill Gree-road. Beddington Corner. Mitcham. will not be able to hold a dog licence This was the decision of the Mitciian magistrates when Smith was
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    5 11 Ik. Kin, „-..nMv fc^ "SSSLTT
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    P. C. "CHOSE TO FALL"
    334 11 Sold Police Secrets Glasgow CIX hard lab up wai the J tpnce lm B<>w Bne f£ I on B married police officer, the (lI ur young children, who wa^ convici -I o corruptly accepting monef It w stated trial the man. William Cruikshanks, 32. while
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Wed.. Mar. 31, 1937. THE SALVATION ARMY
    314 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Wed.. Mar. 31, 1937. THE SALVATION ARMY 'THE issue of the annual appeal for funds by the headquarters of the Salvation Army in Malaya ■s a reminder of the splendid work which has been accomplished since fta establishment in Singapore three years ago. At the time there
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    AROUND MALAYA
    758 12 VUALA Lumpur the other day provided .1 delightful study in contra Troops from the Malav Regiment were Batu Arang Colliery it a preonary measure owing to the strik* there while In the police court the M.. ..>::aU\ Mr. C H. Daker>. was prettd with a Pair of white
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    PERSONALITIES
    201 12 Che Ma"arofT. second magistrate. Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. Ma'arofT are in Singapore en route for Europe. Mrs. T. J. Thomas, wife of the Headmaster of the Sultan Abdul Hamid College, Alor Star, has returned from England. Dr. <Mrs.> Coutts Milne has been appointed temporarily a.s Lady Medical Officer in
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    48 12 Mr. Rickard J. Sandier, the Swedish Foreign Minister, who is on^an cial visit to Britain, left his London hotel with his wife for buc ham Palace where they were received by the in B piane t Mrs Sandier leaving their hot el for Buckingham Palace. *k\ .-.'"Tf News).
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    Lortl Hewart On Corruption
    508 13 "A MALIGNANT DISEASE" Director Gets London ALTHOUGH fllll 111 nmd had made earnest appeals on their behalf, two men stood with bowed heads to listen at Hertford Assizes to the stern condemnation of their conduct by the Lord Chief Justice. Lord Hewart. The men were Harry
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    14 13 Major Hardinge. the King's Fnvate Secretary, and Mrs. Hardinge arrived at Viceroy's House, Delhi.
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    39 13 Mr R E. L. Davies, Manager, New Columbia Estate. Ayer Tawar. Sitiawan who was away in Cameron Higniands with his family, returned to Sitiawan last week. Mr. R. E. L. Davies U OK president of the Lumut Golf Club
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    94 13 Caledonia, the Imperial Airways long-range flying boat, arrived at Southampton after flying non-stop firm Alexandria, Egypt, in fifteen hours. This was her third long-range experimental flight. Last month. Caledonia flew non-stop from Southampton to Alexandria, covering the 2,300 mi^s at an average speed of 180 miles an hour. Caledonia is
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    Razor Outrages.
    214 13 Many Woman Victims In Bradford Bradford SPECIAL reinforcements or police, uniformed and plain clothes, are keeping watch at Bradford on the crowds thronging the main thoroughfares. Their vigil has been inspired by an outbreak of dress-slashing among women in shopping crowds and cinema queues, and the number of
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    Scene In Cinema.
    142 13 Labourer ''Suspected Of Evil Designs" A RRESTED in a cinema, John Reid A Keir 45. labourer, of Cambus-road. Plaistow, was remanded in custody at East Ham the other day, charged as •'1 oose and disorderly person, disturbine the public peace, and suspected of evil designs," and with
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    RUBBER OUTPUT & DEMAND
    699 13 RUBBER OUTPUT DEMAND New Quota And Supply Situation ilk An Mail.t London. March 17. Prosp ct of a rubber .scarcity are little alleviated by the International unbCommittee'i decision to raise the to !>d p r <•• i!' for tin second :i |1! ol i!.. Nor Indeed had It been expected
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    King An See Roy Win Nati Queen Mail rand nal
    250 14 King An See Roy Win Nati Queen Mail rand nal The field taking Berher'a Brook th* first tine round. Planet NtWS) Royal Mail (the winner. 2) taking: Beehers Brook followed by Drim, who lost his jockey but finished the course riderless, and without bit or reinv i Planet News'* Royal
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    MY COOK IS AN AMATEUR
    3824 16 I lie si 017 of how a plain rook ran be turned into a *r< asm* and a |irolV*siuii«i! IT is the first interview with a sturdy. impassive person sent from an agency or a friend to change an upset hie to one of ease
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      STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES
      229 18 z Postal articles prepaid at letter rate cr'.v will be forwarded. I No parcel mail. Via Calcutta. Takes air mail .-orrespondenc? lor Cnm. Honolulu and USA. to Manila i hence by Pan American AirwaySupplementary mail clo>*\< T.43 am. on Apr 2 by train to connect with sj
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      15 18 Mails E*ptM*icd Mails expected from China and Iv the Kashima Ifaru due at Singapore to-day.
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      68 18 Air Mail i^t'spatfh'** Java and southern Sumatra Iteiher-L-.nds. closing 7 p.m. to-dtf. Medan JaskS, Amsterdam! and rumNetherlands, closing ll« New Z- aland. Jav, Timor Dilly Qantas. closing I pm tO HoSg Canton. 'Shanghai. 'Kobe •S. and VU.S.A: Imperial, el 7 p.m. Saturday. Hv Air to Hongkong only. vßv Air from
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      SHIPS IN DOCK
      84 19 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Karoa 22 j Soudan ia j Bennerii 16 y nonroo 14 3 LossJebank 30 intville 32 City of Birmingham 34 Silverash 36 s.iwahloentn 4 6 ]j Marellt 48 Kashima Maru 4 Siberoet 50 Mar\i 5q KEPPEL HARBOIR V! Wharf:
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      HONGKONG HARBOUR COLLISION
      200 19 Ships Damaged But \obody Injured Hongkong 4 COLLISION occurred in the harbour shortly after seven o'clock on the night of March 18 between the Kong,moon steamer Tai Le e and another ship whose identity could not be officially Wish d. Twenty minutes before the mishap the Tai
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      237 19 BIR S P II I L F LI E (incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Sails. MARELLA M »r- 29 Apr. 3 MERKUR Apr. 30 May 4 Special cheap round trip tickets irom Singapore to Australia issued at the nrs^Class^ssengers may trans! er at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to
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    FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN tIN
    101 20 FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN tIN The funeral service for Sir Austen Chamberlain was held at St. Mar«arrt> Church. Westminster. London. Here «e the i-u!Tin containing Sir A« tens remains leaving -he church a.ter the >eruce. (Topical Press). Lady Chamberlain, followed by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. 4 Mrs.
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    Abyssinian
    51 21 Italian Reply To Alleged Atrocities Rome, Mar 10 THE tatement that a British foreign Office report placed below Parlla ment, In part confirms the report! of atr Titic by Etalian soldiers on Abysilnians after the attempted assassination <>f Marsha] Orazlani at Addis Ababa, has cati Ind hi the Italian
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    Lie- Detector.
    275 21 Dooms Killer To The Electric Chair Chicago AFTER a dramatic eleventh-hour bid by his sister Ron to HtTt his life. Joseph Rappaport was sent to tin- electric chair in Chicago M the result ">t an experiment with B Uc detector Rappaport. was convicted of killing Max Dent, i
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    COMMISSIONER OF THE PHILIPPINES
    86 21 Mr. Paul V. McNutfl Appointment Washington, M MR Paul V McNutt. the newly appointed Commissioner ol the Philippine I land... h:i.s returned (<» Washll i „Mi Indianapolis and has established an oilic m the War Department He said that he Intends to c with the in'"!
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    TIN COMMITTEES NEW POLICY
    1671 22 TIN COMMITTEES NEW POLICY SOUND SOBER OUTLOOK MAIIKI I ASSURED THAT \O SIIOIM M.I IS POSSUM I (By Air Mail) London Mar 9 ITNTIL quite recently tin had not taken u part in the sharp up-ward movement of metal prices. Between December 31. 1936. and February 15. 1937. the cash
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    "Iniguitous Trade"
    46 22 "Iniguitous Trade" SeweJ To Sale Of ir Rule To Boy Of 13 London Claud Mulins. maX !ar Western poiice^f^* Southsummon^ for U rtfle to boy of 13 an air 53ft when i^«KßKia He had now been finta 2s her 20.^ and Bon Marche. Ltd.. "id l
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    LEAGUE BUREAU IN SINGAPORE
    2000 23 Broadcast Talk By Dr. M. D. Mackenzie IN account of the work of the Singa- pore Bureau of the League of Nations was given by Dr. M. D. Mackenzie. Acting Director of the Bureau, in an address broadcasting from the B M.B.C. Station on Monday evening
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    Boy Killed In Car Mishap
    370 23 Driver Charged With Rashness iFrom Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru. Mar 28 AS the result of the death of a Chinese boy named Tan Ah Tong. 13 years of age. who it is alleged, was knocked down by a taxi in Scudai Village. 64
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    Siiriker Returning
    258 23 Situation Quiet In Neqri Sembilan (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban. Monday. AS anticipated yesterday, about 60 per cent, of the strikers in Negri Sembilan returned to work this morning, and it is hoped that this percentage will be increased to 85 to-morrow. The situation is quiet in the
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    WEDDING IN SEREMBAN
    369 23 Eurasian Families United 'From Our Own Reportm Seremban. lloadaj T Ht MM Eurasian community in Beremban, well-known represenUvei of other nationalises and a ithering of friends and relatives from other parts „f Malaya were oreJ' lf :t Church ol the Visitation oeremban this nornlnf to witness the
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    French Aviator
    149 23 Fails To Arrive In Singapore Singapore, Tuesday. M ANDRE Japy, the intrepid French ITI aviator who was expected to arrive in Singapore thii afternoon by the Messaperies Maritime* mail liner Bernardin de St. Pierre. wa.s not on board. If understood that he left Shanghai for America and will
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    Governor Of Macao
    98 23 Singapore. Tuesday. Bla BxceUtncy, Benhor Arthur magtnnl Darbcm. Oownor ol M- m arrived in Singapore flu fttrnOOO by the Dutch mail liner Bakx ran "i his way back U> the Portu >>loi;y near Boofkoni to .serve hlfl thud tern» of Governorship He left Macao a t»w jrean
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    COMMISSIONERS TO RAISE LOAN
    663 24 COMMISSIONERS TO RAISE LOAN S2 3/4 Millions To Pay Off Water Debt -a pore. Tu Fathers." Opening the discussion on the reimiu- I Mr W. Barney, the President in a difficulty hen On tht ble before you. you will rind a resolution with regard to the raising of a of
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    COMMISSIONERS AND SALE OF LAND
    668 24 COMMISSIONERS AND SALE OF LAND Powers Of Limitation Never Exercised QNCE again, the Singapore Municipal Commissioners discussed, in open meeting, a decision by one of their committees, deciding to adhere to a previous decision approving the sale of liuiiUrpft] land at Aljunied Road, being pan, of lot *****. Mukim XXIV
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    RETROSPECT
    1919 25  -  HERMES Easter Some Reflections On The Cricket Test by JF SINGAPORE, as the "M.C.C. of Malaya," had set itself out to celebrate the centenary year of cricket in Malaya in elaborate style, no better celebration could have been conceived than was provided at the weekend by the allMalaya match
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    ALL-MALAYA vs SIR JULIEN CAH'S XI SIR JULIEN CAHN'S XI ALL MALAYA
    378 25 ALL-MALAYA vs SIR JULIEN CAH'S XI SIR JULIEN CAHN'S XI ALL MALAYA Scoreboard In Full i. h. fhP nrPPkPnd "W cncket match between all-Malaya and Sir Julien Cahn's XT are Riven below in a form convenient for reference Full scores in the weekend^ the visito rs requiring 53 runs at
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    Italian Policy
    91 26 Friendslxip With Austria Rome March 27 |T ki understood Mussolini has decided not to visit country estate this week- >nd but to remain in Rome to handle the international situation II Duce will receive a visit from Dr <=chuschnie;g in the coming week when he is expected to
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    National Trust Gets Large Area
    73 26 London. Mar. 30 MANY miles of the Cornish coast have been handed over to the National Trust during the last three years. The coast and the beautiful clear land extending for nearly a mile from Mullion Cliffs to Predannach Head have been made over to
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    The Tides.
    28 26 TO-DAY: 0.36 am.. 8 ft 9 ins.; 120 p.m.. 7 ft. 8 ins. TO MOUROW: 102 am., 8 ft. B»-. 1.55 p.m.. 7 ft. 4 ins.
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    The coronaion
    114 26 Royal Delegations From i Many Lands London. Mar 3u ir PO far is is already known the dele r 5 gations from overseas to the cor:- J nation will include 34 royal persona? > 29 Indian princes, nine foreign r..:: i seven prime ministers and commanders-in-chief. Among the
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    The Finlands
    26 26 F/oorf »Wfcr V((?r/ 1 London. MM 30 N the inland *>%«»£. f fe°S. a «n :i If that in the absence o I asrasfM 3
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES. LTD.
    779 26 MALAYAN COLLIERIES. LTD. 7§ PER CENT. DIVIDEND Ol Ol A IMMIGKATIOX SYSTEM v IIIIIHIMI) (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 30. r:s-H2rf§ Necessity of introdm in, t and organisation into operation ol ihe system. The report and ■^£™"L p^t qilt ft f> n al dividend of --12 per tei.i.
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    Monvincing Win For R.A. At Stadium
    586 27 Monvi nci ng Wi n For R. A. At Stadi u m tklays fail Vto score First Division Soccer Singapore, Tuesday. POOD football was served up at U the Anson Road Stadium this afternoon when the R.A. and the s Malays met in the First Division of the League. After
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    Boxing's Tragic Side
    46 27 k Sam Lang ford, whom many still consider 'the greatest fighter of them all." is now blind and a begI gar in Harlem (states a New York message). Tapping throigh the familiar streets with his cane he I sells photographs of Joe Louis.
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    Home Leagues.
    207 27 Easter Monday Football London, Mar 29. THE following are to-day's soccer re suits: FIRST DIVISION Birmingham 0 Middlesbro Charlton 1 Chelsea Derby 3 Huddersfield 3 Everton 2 Manchester Utd. 3 Manchester City 5 Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 2 Grimsbv 1 Preston 1 Brentford 1 Sheffield Wed 2 Bolton 0
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    HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
    503 27 Mrs. Nantazie Mr Reshty Win In Y.M.C.A. Tourney Singapore. Tuesday. 1 MRS M. Namazle and Mr. I. Reshty became the Handicap Mixed Doubles Champions of the Y.M.C.A. open ten- nis tournament when they beat Mrs. Mackenzie and Mr. I. B Ah*v; in sir»»"^ f 1 seLs
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    25 27 A Malay defender in action. An incident during thp First Division game at th e Stadium yesterday be! ween the R.A. an,| the Malays. (Tribune).
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    3RD. DIVISION SOCCER
    297 27 Fine Victory For S. H. B. Singapore Tin IN thi third Division match played on 1 the 8.H.8. grounds to day. the S.H.B beat the Casuals by ttvc |Oall to one The fame was very one Mdrd the S.H.B forwards were far superior than their opponents, and
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    Business Houses League
    264 27 Nentanglo Defeat Fraser And Neave Singapore, Tuesday. UESTANGLO were rather forttnate to have walked off winners by three to one in their Business House League match against Fraser and Neaves on the F. and N. ground this evening After forcing the play for a considerable period of
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    A RRA NGEMENTS FOR CORONATION.
    566 28 Municipal Commissioners' Decisions m: Singapore. T;. PARTICULARS of the poronatirn cele- brat ions m Siniraporfc are contained In minutes of Municipal commitire decisions which were approved at to-day's in meeting of the Municipal Commissionerin The iollowinfc decisions of the Corot j. nation Sub-Committee were passed.
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    46 28 ;h2B. The Pope, seated on his throne assisted in the celebration of Pontifical Hi^h at §t Peter which rarely has been 91 oackei. It big public ceremony since the Po-^e's illness He a!tena,ard c blessed 150^00 people densely throngine the oi St. Peters Reutc v 55.
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    ARTISANS' WAGES COMMITTEE
    211 28 Increase For Labourers Approved Singapore. Tuesday AT to-day's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners the recommendations of a special committee appointed to go into the rates of pay to artisans in the employ of the Municipality, and known as the Artisar.s' Wages Committee, were tabled The report was
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    HOme Rug
    77 28 Matches On Easter I Monday I Loo mO-DAYS rugger results Cardiff 0, Harlequins 0. Gloucester 13. Sale 14. Newport 16. London Welsh 6 Pontypool 8. Northampton b. Swansea 3. Barbarian.? 10. Aberavon 11, Devon port Servl Bath 11. Old Merchant Taylors 0 Bridgend 11. Coventry 6. Bristol 11,
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    Army Soccer Final.
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