Morning Tribune, 16 April 1937

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE 2.— No. 64. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, April 16, 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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    WARNING SENT TO GENERAL FRANCO
    747 1 \0 INTERFERENCE WITH BRITISH SHIPS NAVAL PROTECTION lilt, i 111 IM HILLS l»l\\ TO ENM London, Apr. 15. JHE vote of censure which was debated m the Commons last night was defeated by 345 votes to 130, and Thc Times says that seldom have figures
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    Abolition Of Capitulations In Egypt
    194 1 JT Montreux. April 15. J is understood that the Capitulations Commission this morning discussed the transition period to complete the abolition of capitulations, which Th the most irJl portant items on the agenda. 12 oh Frencn favour an eighteen-year period. The Egyptians concede ana possibly
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    WEAKNESS OF RUBBER ON LONDON MARKET
    183 1 Speculators Fail To Recover Nerve After Gold Scare London, April 15. THE failure of speculators to recover their nerve after the recent Roosevelt gold scare li the chief reason advanced by leading rubber dealers for to-day's weakness of the commodity, which opened at 10
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    29 1 London, April 15. The King and Queen travelled by road from Windsor Castle to Buckinghnm palace this morning. They will return to Windsor this i;f ternoon.— Britsg Official Wirelss
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    Control Schemes
    74 1 For Son-Intervention In Spain London. April 15. THE Chairman's Sub-Committee of the Non-intervention Committee met this morning at the Foreign Office to consider a date for the simultaneous putting into operation of control schemes on land and sea. It is understood that the International Board for Non-intervention has
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    Penang Municipal Coolie Lines
    1290 2 SASTRI REPORT CHARGES REFUTED President's Strong Defence Of Accommodation Provided Penang. Wednesday THIS criticism is the only strongly condemnatory criticism m the whoje reoort. The immediate impression on the reader must inevitably be that the Penang Municipal coolie lines are m general old and of an
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    CORONER'S INQUEST INTO BANK CLERK'S DEATH
    1136 2 Fatal Injuries Sustained In Fall From A Beam Singapore. Thursday A JURY of three persons was called by the Singapore Coroner ,Mr \v w Quarrie. to-day. to sit m the inquest into the death of Tan Yap Lo receiving cashier employed by the Sze
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    ALLEGED SUICIDE ATTEMPT
    335 2 1 Startling Discovery In Johore 'From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru. April 14 A STARTLING discovery was made by two ol his friends when Mr. L. D. Maria Soo- ay. Senior Telegraph clerk In the General Po>t Office. Johore Bahru. v.ith over 20 years service, was found
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    18 2 London, April 14. THE Sultan of Pahang arrived m London to-day to attend the Coronation.— British Official Wireless
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    CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT AND LOAN SOCIETY
    414 3 CO- OPERATIVE THRIFT AND LOAN SOCIETY Government Services' Organisation Declares Dividend Singapore, Wednesday. rr._ wn of 3>2 per cent, wa* declared at the annual general meeting DIVIDt-N^ v a Governmen t Servants' Co-operative Thrift and Loan SoA 0< \T tn d_? at the Co-operative Officer's Office, Fullerton Building. l n
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    Gold Mining Bureau
    41 3 Shanghai. Apr 13. hern Autonomous authoriabiished a Goldmining Buungchow with the Chinese ren Yu Kang as the superintendant. s report^ tha- Japanese capital has ted for the develooment of the mines m East Hopei.- Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    17 3 Windsor Town Council has approved scheme for lighting the principal of the borough wi'h mercury ur lamps.
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    THE MAHARAJA OF TRAVANCORE
    200 3 Indian Ruler To Visit Malaya Singapore» Thursday. H.H. the Maharaja of Travancorr Maharani Setu Parvati Bai and the Elaya Raja, are expected to arriv« m Singapore In the course cf a six weeks' I holiday tour of Java. Bali and the Dutcn East Indies, early next
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    Chinese Shipping
    43 3  -  Shanghai, Apr. IS. The China Merchant Steamship Navigation Company is enjoying excellent business since the inauguration of th° China-Manila Service. This has encouraged the company to think of extending its services to other foreign ports as well. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    Portrait Painter's Quest
    419 3 Shanghai, then at the Nev York fair,] and will then go to South America and Europe. In every showing, the public will be asked to vote along two ines: First for the country as represented by its various beautiful women, and second, for the most outstanding portrait
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      56 3 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT THF SOCII TV OF YOKKSKIKKMEN IN MALAYA The Annual General Meeting of the above Society will be held m the Adelphi Hotel on Tuesday 20th April 1937. at 5.30 p.m T. C HOOD. Acting Hon. Secretary. M AST i: II LAMINATED PADLOCKS Strongest m the World From All
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      48 3 q_ «J» /^P^\ /oS^\ a4^^^\\ litnjiilm mM<m M^Lml I llf___( 1. II d^y I BB- 11 ED| I ll ivJSrs^ %*t£i^/ \|^S__^i/! i \^|ggg||^ v <■ PRINCESS OF HOLLYWOOD COSMETICS i JUST ARRIVED BY PRESIDENT WILSON I OBTAINABLE THROUCiHOUT MALAYA J Sole Agents: MONTOR LIMITED. I SINGAPORE. S. Jf
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      65 3 Law _\oli<-<» For To diiT tore the Acting Chief Justice m the m _y 11 a.m. Summcnses-in-Chsmbers, Originating ummonse* and Motions. ►re Mr. Justice Home m the 2nd at 10 30 o.m te 46 37— R? Boey Sian Cha etc. 11 a.m.:— Judgment m Bkcy. 116 35 Lee Siew Bin.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      144 4 RLBBER London. Apr. 15. Last Price To-day Change Tone Steady Irregular Spot Buyers. lUi 1Q3 8 aeuen n 3 16 10 316 May buyers 113 16 10 316 —J 8 Sellers. ll'i 107 July Sept Buyers 11 :5 8 10 15 16 —7 16 Sellers. 117 16 11
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      61 4 Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 1100 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8963 16 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 2 5 8 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 3d. T.T. on Japan (closing selling rate) Is. 2 1 64 Is. 2
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      BULLION MARKET
      73 4 Professors Jules Bloch, Carl Brockelman. and J. Ph. Yogel, of the Universities of Paris, Breslau. and Leyden res- pectively. have been elected honorary members of the Royal Asiatic Society m recognition of their services to Oriental research London. Apr. 15. nOID Previous To-day Change UL £7.1.6' 2 7.1.6
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      "Blue Blood" Bill
      117 4 Quebec. Feudal titles may return to Quebec if a Bill which is to come before the Quebec legislature Ls passed. Descendants of the seigneurial barons of the ••ancien regime" m France would have their titles confirmed by law under a private member's Bill to be introduced by
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      "My Feet Hurt"
      99 4 Brooklyn, New York. Residents of a remote section of Brooklyn have just found out why their mail has not been reaching them. Henry M. Briggs. a 48-year-old post-j man. is being neld for a Grand Jury on! a charge of delaying delivery of the United States mails.
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      109 4 London. Apr. 15 Previous To-day change Distillers 2 ll flj Dunlop Rubber 35 3 34 10' 2 General Electric °J' l o Q 2 3 Imperial Chemical Industries Imperial Tobacco O dian tC Paclflc l London Tin (New Share) J>* J Rubber Plant Investment Trust 43l'_> 4JJ
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      METAL MARKET
      24 4 London. Apr I TIN Standard. Previous To-day Chanw Spot (afternoon closing price) £276' 4 271 4 Forward £273 2683 4 -4' 4
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      MAY YORK CABLE
      58 4 RUBBER New York. April 14 Previous To-day Chaap Tone Dull Steady Spot Buyers. 23 1 8 22 7 16 Beller* 23 3 16 22 9 16 April June Buye*i. 23* 4 22 9 16 —1111 BeUeri. 23 5 16 22 1116 s 8 TIN Standard. Tone Quiet
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      300-Year-Old Convent
      165 4 I Paris. A 300-year-old convent, dating from the reign of Louis XIV, is to be used as a holiday home for British children m Paris who would otherwise be unable to leave the city m summer. The Convent, "Les Annonciades," at Meulan on the river Seine, has been
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      FRASER & COMPANY.
      203 4 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Apr 15. Total for Company Dividend Books Close financial Date Ex. Div TIN Payable Date to daa To Hong Fatt 5^ Final Apr. 10 Apr. 21 Apr. 11 Hong Fatt 4Tc Int. Apr. 10 Apr. 21 Apr. 11 Johan I 2\ 2 f
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      RUBBER SHARES
      364 5 'Shares v **e tl unless uihenv'se .tated) 110 120 105 115 Kluang M 345 340 350 Kuala Sidim ?f 210 285 Kundong 265 2|55 2.65 Lunas 190 180 i.90 Malaka Pinda 030 xvianuui-ivkong JJ-jf/2 0H Mentakab (.20) o*l 053 052 o*4 NewSerendah ($2) 3.00 315 300 315 New
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      GENERAL
      295 5 Par Pd. ,J I f3sX*:. a"? TOO' ..25 7J6 vi 00 £100 Cable •A' Wireless 7%* N° m Com Pref. Stock £2.1 £28 v £1 n Con.T.S.7^; Pre. 2-- 28- 17- Ifl ConT.B. Ord 30- 309 316 32 6 |Isl E. Realty Co 115 1.20 1.10 I.JO 10 5
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      MINING
      684 5 Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Singapore, Apr. 15. 6 p.m. T rt 63 69 63 69 4 -^Kumbane' 35 3 36 9 35- 36 6 A^ m ?Ssliiv 57- 59 6 56- 58 6 £1 A^ tr S it^m 29- 30- 29- 30 6 5- Ayer
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      157 5 PENANG MUNICIPAL E% 6 4 *****0 126 d. 1 I 9 n 3 t 7^ pt 1 f 5 Ma ?:T OO0 99. 2 .OC, ci S.S AND F.M.S. LOANS F.M.S. 4* 1931 red. 1959 $16,000--000 Int. Jan. 1 July 1 118 FMS O^ofl 6 nt r^
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
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      Rubber
      186 5 Singapore, Thursday morning. Singapore: 38 cts.. down 112 cts. Market Tone: Irregular. London: 11 1 Bd. Market Tone: Easier at the close. New York: 22 716 cts. Singapore, Thursday evening. Further liquidation and only poor support from the trade has again brought prices tumbling down. Business op :ed here
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      Exchage
      8 5 London-New York 490 27|32 New York-London 490.72
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      Share Markets
      237 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report Singapore, April ID. Tin at midday was $134.50. down On a firm lead from London Sterling tin shares her? were rather steadier. For Bangrins and Pukets there was quite a strong demand and both these counters staged quite a substantial advance. In other sterling
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      Mr. Julian Israel's Report
      260 5 Singapore, Thursday. Tin locally down $0.75. Rubber locally has been very weak but the clostng price is a little better at 38 buyers July Sep. Mining. Raubs $6 80 $7 00 Tin lhares arc not firmer, but prices are fairly well maintained. S Kinta.s $9 50
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      Tin
      29 5 Singapore, Thursday noon. Singapore: $134' 2 down 3/4. London: Spot £276 55., tip 555.: three months £273, up 555. New York: 60 7 8 cts., up 14 ct.
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    Sugar Parleys
    121 6 Dutch Driving A Hard Bargain London. April 14. THE bargaining for shares ln a free market continued In the S Conference when the negotiating committee discussed the claims ot the French and Dutch. It Is understood the French delegates pointed out that they are .-ell -sufficient and wanting
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    34 6 Mr. J. W. Ridley. Inspector of Machi- nery. Taiping and the Dindings. has come to Singapore, to board a ship for Trengganu. on a tour of inspection. He\will be absent for about three weeks
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    Exchange
    189 6 Singapore, Apr. 15. lon T.I 2 4 118 London demand 2 4 1 16 ■London 4 months' sight 2 4^ demand 1275 iburg demand Ml New York demand 57 3 16 >id 57 1 It) a demand 104 .< Bamarang demand 103 7 a Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand
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    Produce
    209 6 Singapore. April 15. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Kovan $152 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $142 R. (81am) W. Coast No. 3 per Kovan $136 R. (Siam i "White" No. Al $234 R. (Biam) "White Rice" No 1 $*n8 R. Siam > "White Rice"
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    The S'pore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn.
    136 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Thursday noon. Mr. Chong Wan Fook paid his first official inspection after his promotion to the rank of Assistant District Commissioner, Perak. South to the AngloChinese School Troops on Saturday Apr. 10. He returned m the afternoon the same
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      127 6 Xederlandsche HandelMaatschappij. W*V. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter JU*. Wi Paid Up Capital I 40,030.000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,900,000 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 J.
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      60 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FPEE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) m SAFE BOXES fo our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KE.S, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so that SAFETY
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      228 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 18_0> Capital Subscribed tFuiiy paidup) V.lOO 000,000 Reserve Fund Y.iao.soo.oooco Head Office: YGi__i_^ uA SINGAPORE BRANCH, t MEYER CHAMBERS _FFLES PLACE Manager T. YAMAMOTo Tel: No. 6049 ivlanagers Room 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore D.sk BANK OF CHINA k< Incorporated m
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    ITALIAN PEASANTS RE-ENACT THE PASSION
    149 7 ITALIAN PEASANTS RE-ENACT THE PASSION Scenes from the Passion of Jesus Christ were enacted by peasants at the Italian village of Sezze. recen.lv. Our p hold shows the Ascent of Calvary, a seen c from the Passion at Sexze, with a peasant representing Jesus wearing a crown of thorns. (Planet
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      234 8 > YOU'LL TALK ABOUT THE 1 Glorious Yoiee and Magnetic Charm of this J New 11-year-old Star for weeks jf v ■__F'-__a. N,(iI,TIY fUIS T A Matinee To-morrow >___ S__r*^ t ___L _W?_?^^ r I i' li' B_t_**P t. ;N i X *<i!_!t __Li_S_^v*^' GRAND COMEDY ■Km^ r t" S>l
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      217 8 li,, Malaya Tribune says It's an EXCELLENT PICTURE Positively ILHAMBRA Last Night 6-15 9-15 ■■BBBBBBBBB***" *BB) Bj____________«_ _-*_"-»»"»"*-i HE WAS NOT HUMAN But his courage was greater than man's, his love was deeper than woman's MICMTY NOAH BEERY JR. BARBARA READ Original Story by ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE Directed by Lewis
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    Return Bout
    85 9 jack Carroll And Jimmy Leto Sydney, N.S.W., April 5. m -urn bout between Jimmy Leto T Tick Carroll will take place at 1 Ruschcutters Bay. Syd- \im\ 26 .voters' applied to Stadiums J ose of the Stadium, ana •^eeU^ok place m the! Air on the Sydney Sports Ground
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    French Shipping Strike
    25 9 St. Nazaire, Apr. 15. Three hundred workmen engaged on construction of the new cruiser Leygues struck to-day for an of wages.- Reuter
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    23 9 t n A t. A Ritchie. 0.8.E has been appointed to be HonoArivi. cr m the matter of Wild Life vation m Kedah.
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    Locarno Pact
    131 9 Parties Still Bound By Its Terms London, April 14. HIS Majesty's Government are still t>ound by the first paragraph of section three of the text of the proposals of March 19, 1936, by which they declared as regards their obligations •> France and Belgium that nothing that had
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      137 9 AI -HAMBRA_- SHORTLY Tlie Famous Star of FLASH GORDON Returns m a Grand Comedy Romance Also on the Same Programme Return Screening By Special Request The Sensational Fight Between JOE LOUIS and MAX SCHMELLING OO®©^©®®©©©@^@@@@^^@@^^®@o^^.©© Memorable Event, Unique m Singapore's Theatrical History X 0 I' I CAPITOL TUESDAY, APRIL 27th
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      57 9 FREDERICK LONSDALE S FAMOUS COMEDY With Your 3 Favourite Stars Together 3 FOR FUN! And fun for Joan and Bill J** roariously to- W** jgether again' -jp ■''l__ :&;!™s JT £*m_\\\m£e. *^F _r^^*^* \_______V'" w_ B^^V;' *v i _______fl __W^^ ni i_bi' >XltA^ MORGAI^ •Wl/(/>%ssit Rtloh Nigel Bruc [I tftitxij/ok/tivn
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      205 9 S COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY ANNOUNCE 1 ERROL FLYNN I Famous Star of CAPTAIN BLOOD ""CHARGE OF THE j LIGHT BRIGADE i and 1 1 i. oris i: j You Remember Her m 'ANTHONY ADVERSE <- m Warner Brothers' 11 1 I LIGHT" From The Famous Novel By Lloyd C. Douglas
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    Veteran Of The American Civil War
    412 10 AT SYDNEY MEETING Shook Hands With Lincoln Sydney. N.S.W. April 5. AMAN who shook hands with President Abraham Lincoln, who witnessed the historic scene when Lee surrendered hie sword to General Grant, and who carries to-day the scars of wounds received at the Battle
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    New Stamps
    95 10 A ustralian Coronation Issue Sydney. N.S.W.. April 5. ON May 10 the Post Office will release for sale to the public the two new Id and 2d postage stamps now being printed. The bust of King Georee VI will appear on the 2d ones, and the Queen will
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    Television
    75 10 Shots To Be Taken Of King And Queen CLOSE-UPS" of the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family will be televised during the Coronation procession, following recent successful experiments carried out by 8.8.C. experts with the tclephoto-lensed camera Now the experts are busy selecting the best
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    Statue To Briand
    208 10 To Be Set Up On The Quai D'Orsay Paris. A STATUE to commemorate Aristide Briand. France's famous Foreign Minister, is to be erected here. It will be set up on the Quai uursay only a stone's throw away from the famous clock room, where, among many other
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    A Second Bradman?
    152 10 Mittagong. N.S.W. April 6. Kenneth Riley, quiet, unassuming youth of 20. who plays with the Mittagong club, has broken all records locally, except Bradman's 320 not out. He recently made 320 against Bowral. He did not know that another run would have broken the record, and was
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    29 10 The new Perak Detective Chief, Mr] D. P. McNamara. AC. P.. assumed duties at the Ipoh headquarters last week, relieving Mr. J. A. Cresswell, who goes on Home leave.
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    AIRLINE PILOTING TOO RISKY
    441 10 AIRLINE PILOTING TOO RISKY But Airman Plans Record Flight To England mmm _m Sydney. N.S.W. April 5. p. protest against the principle of 1 expecting T h<> pilot to "get through no matter what the conditions, Mr. HF. Broadbent has given up being an air mail pilot. "G- t-through-despite-t he-weal
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    GOLFERS RISKED DEATH
    186 10 Explosives Hidden In A Bunker Sydney, N.S.W.. April GOLFERS who played balls out 0 f bunker near the 17th hole at ..loor. Parke, Sydney, ran the risk of beta blown to pieces. Gelignite, detonators, and lv buried just under the sand, and tlr secretary of the club
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    37 10 Inche Samsudin bin Nain. who was attached to the Seremban Land Office for some time past as Assistant Collector of Land Revenue, has gone to Jekbu to take up duties there as Assistant Collector of Land Revenue.
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    39 10 Che Abu Bakar bin Mohamed is acting as Superintendent. Post, and Telegraph, Kedah. vice Che Mohamed Arshad bit: Osman who is on four months' leave Che Abdul Hamid is acting as Assistant Superintendent m place of Che Abu Bakar.
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    PREPARATIONS AT THE ABBEY
    97 11 A view of the annexe which is being built at Westminster Abbey, London, m readiness for the Coronation m May. (Topical Press). thousand men of the Brigade of Guards paid a visit to Westminster Abbey, to test the stability of the stands which will bfl used
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Friday, April 16, 1937. ALARMIST VIEWS IN SIAM
    344 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Friday, April 16, 1937. ALARMIST VIEWS IN SIAM IlfE have already alluded te a broadcast speech delivered by Luanfc Bipul, the Siamese Minister of Defence, who is at present acting as Premier, m which h*> emphasised the necessity lor Siam being as strongly armed as possible. The
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    AROUND MALAYA
    881 12 AWING to lack of numbers Ipoh cannot have Its platoon of Eurasian volunteers. The rule apparently is thai a pit may not number less than 32 persons living within a radius oi 10 miles from the training centre and as Ipoh could only muster 20, the idea oi
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    PERSONALITIES
    157 12 Mr Lim Teong Aik of the tutorial staff of the Hutchings School. Penang. who underwent an operation a few days ago. has been discharged from the hospital. Mr and Mrs. Harry Koelmeyer. Jr. of Kuala Lumpur have gone to Sungei Patani for a short holiday and are residing at
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    Spent Nineteen Years In Hospital
    1019 13 Spent Nineteen Years I n Hospital RESULT OF WAR WOUND Sow Happy To Be Up And Out London. an October 13, 1918-he will never U forget that 13th— William Inglis stopped a Biece f shrapnel with his spine. He went into hospital since then he has been m thirty hospitals,
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    16 13 Mr and Mrs. F. Hilton, ol Kuala Sawah, a£u> Singapore, en route for Home on leave.
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    ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOKS
    93 13 In Great Demand In Finland Helsinki, Finland. ENGLIST grammars and dictionaries are now best sellers m Finland, bookshop proprietors report, stressing the craze to learn the English language which is now sweeping the country. An unprecedented demand for such books as "One Thousand English Words,'' "Speak English."
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    Radio Success
    141 13 Young Schoolgirl Wins Fame New York. A TWELVE- YEAR -OLD girl hopped excitedly from one leg to the otner lin a Sheffield theatre while 100 10s. notes were counted into her hand. She was Irene Price, the London schoolgirl, who made an overnight success on the radio and
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    church Services At St. Joseph's
    106 13 church Services At St. Joseph's Sunday, April 18, 5.30 a.m. Low Mass., 6.30 a.m. Low Mass., 8.30 a.m. High Mass, Third Sunday after Easter. External Solemnity of St. Joseph. Mass of St. Joseph, p. 167. Second collect of the Sunday. Preface of St. Joseph, p. 44. N.B.:— Feast of the
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    London Divis Rehearse Trim For nal Signals Motor-Cycling Tournament
    293 14 London Divis Rehearse Trim For nal Signals Motor-Cycling Tournament The London Divisional Signals (City of London Signals) rehearsed their display of trick motor-cycle riding at Moris Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire, m preparation for the Royal Tournament, which opens at Olympia. London, on May 27. Our photo shows one of the motor-cyclists
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    MENUS FOR WEEK
    904 16 MENUS FOR WEEK I*_ cup flour y_ teaspoon salt V 2 teaspoon cinnamon *8 teaspoon clove V_ teaspoon nutmeg cup chopped dated V_ cup chopped nuts 2 tablespoons melted fat or oil Beat egg, add molasses. Dissolve soda m water, and stir into egg mixture. Add the flour, salt, and
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    Useful Recipes
    93 17 Useful Recipes FRUIT CUP SALAD l cups diced pineapple IV2 cups orange sections IV2 cups cherries, seeded Va cup nutmeats 1 small banana 2 tablespoons confectioners* sugar Vz teaspoon vinegar 2 cup mayonnaise Arrange three small cuplike leaves of lettuce on each plate. In one place pineapple, m another cherries,
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    14 18 The Rohna has arrived at Penang bringing 2.604 State-aided labourers from Madras.
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      173 18 M. M. LINE (Incoroorated m France) (MESSAGERIES MARITIMES) General Agents for Cie GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE Air-FRANCE MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES Homeward for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles •CHENONCEAUX 14.825 T. Apr. lo ANDRE LEBON 13,681 T. Apr. 27 JEAN LABORDE 11.414 T. May 11 PORTHOS 12.692 T. May 26 ARAMIS
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      279 18 j POSTAL INTELLIGENCE m STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TODAY FOR PER DATE AND TTMi Tandjong Pandan Siberg Apr. 16 8 Tandjong Pinang Siberg 16 8 am Southern z (Adelaide only) Baloeranv m 830 am Ceylon Baloeran 16 8.30 am Europe: G. Britain and Europe generally *Baloeran 8.30 am Australia. Southern z
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      93 18 Air Mail Despatches Java and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. Sunday. Hongkong, Canton. ♦Shanghai. *Kobe. ♦Manila and vU.S.A.: Imperial, dosing 7 p.m. to-morrow. Medan. JaskS. Amsterdam and *Londonii: Netherlands, closing 12.45 p.m to-morrow. Penang. Siam. Burma. India. Iraq. Palestine. Egypt, E. and S. Africa. Great Britain, Ireland. Europe and
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      91 19 Till- HAKBOUR 4 till IPS IN DOCK v-HIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE KEPPEL HARBOUR Wharf: Lch. Spartan. Dredger kuantan. Patras, Tvs Pentower. land. Lch. Moonstone, N. Base Lighter "X" 180. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS ranjaag Pagar: Dock: Tidore. ria Dock: Tug Varum. Keppel Harbour: j Dock: Benakat.
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      250 19 I'asiM'iigt'rft ll v Air Arrivals and departures by X.L.M and X N.I.L.M. planes:— Arrived irom Neth. Indie- by plane "PK-AFL": Mr. B. Lo\en. Mr.' J F. Chamberlain and Mr. E. C. Arbuckle. Left tor Netn. indies by piane "PKAFL": Mr. L mw Guan Icm,. Mr J. W. Graham and Mr.
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    Belgian Schoolchildren At Tower Of London
    91 20 Belgian Schoolchildren At Tower Of London Belgium and Holland, which have also been brought into the scheme. Our nhoto shows a Yeomen Warder pointing out a Touer landmark to some the Belgian visitors. Planet News The third launch of the year at P.-Mast took place when Messrs. Harland and Wolff
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      876 21 rf -^-_—^--^•.^•—^>-^—^— mm^m^ ON THE RADIOJ i m V 2 Ro, Horn--25.4 metres (11,810 kcs) TO-DAY 9.20 p.m. Opening announcement. News m English. Variety Bruno Barilli. "Music and musicians Dance music. News m Italian. TO-MORROW 9.20 p.m. Opening announcement. The week m review News m Hindustani. Dance music. Music requested
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      302 21 Programmes Of XII L Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY 6.00 p.m. Dance Music and Kroi.chongs, played by the D'Souza Great I World Band. 7.00 p.m. Chinese Music (Gramophone Records) Cantonese Music: Two Orchestral Recitals: Paving way with Water Lilies. A Bolt from the Blue. A Comical Song— Song of
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      320 21 Mandarin Music. Two Accordion Solo, Ol Mandarin Songs: The Fishers' Song. The Song of the Scythe. Historical Mandarin Song:— The Song of. Mook Lan— the Girl Soldier Two Modern Mandarin Songs: The Evp of Spring. The Song of FishThe Ploughing Song. 6.30 p.m. Children's Hour: Shirley Temple Songs, sung by
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    Terror Of The North-West Frontier
    408 22 THE FAKIR Troops Start A Man-Hunt SOMEWHEBI m the wild, barren hills of India' North-West Frontier a tail man of thirty-six. with lived red hair and beard, flowing iroat and baggy trousers, lies m hiding. He knows that 6,000 British soldiers are on their way
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    OVERSEAS LEAGUE
    78 22 Neiv Headquarters Opened London. April 14 WHEN the Duke of Gloucester opened the extension of the London headquarters of the Overseas Luigue to-day he read a message from the King to "49,000 members on every continent both within the British Empire and among British communities m foreign lands."
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    Coal Carbonisation
    42 22 London, April 14. The Duke of Kent at Bolsoner. Derbyshire, to-day officially opened the new low temperature carbonisation plant which has been erected at cost of £100.000 and la one of the largest smokeleas fuel plants m the world British
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    ZERO HOUR FOR TAXPAYERS
    136 22 British Budget On Tuesday London. April 14. FE budget will be opened m the Commons next Tuesday and on that night the Chancellor of the Exchequer will broadcast an explanation of his financial measures. On the two following evenings some comment on the budget will be
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    OVERSEAS TRADE JUMP
    99 22 Highest Level Since 1932 London, April 14. OVERSEAS trade returns show exports m March were at the highest level attained since the beginning of 1932. Exports were valued at £43.469.622 (compared with £36 509.552 m March 1936) and imports totalled £82.691,379 (against £68.000.224 a year ago> while
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    The Cholera Epidemie In Siam
    493 23 The Cholera E pidemie In Siam CONFINED TO NATIVES Due To Unhealthy Conditions Singapore. Wednesday A GRAPHIC picture of allegedly insanitary conditions m Bangkok 5i..,,. In jeneral was painted by H. .1. Edam, an American traveller pharmaceutical products, who has arrived In Singapore after his ws it to Siam. Which
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    St. Andrew's School
    48 23 Thp annual speech day and distribu- >! prizes of St. Andrew's School will 1 Place at the Victoria Memorial Hall H^ lUa y. April 23, at 6 p.m. J l^e General Officer Commanding, W. G. S. Dobbie will p* a and Mrs. Dobbie will present the
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    Women In Ocean Fire Drama
    379 23 SHIP ABLAZE 450 MILES OFF HONOLULU Several Hours In Boats: Picked Up By U.S. Cruiser Honolulu. TIGHT *ers, four of them women, took to the lifeboats when the British v steamer Silver LarclT (5 640 tons' caught fire m the Pacific. 450 miles from Honolulu
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    Plotters On Trial
    95 23  -  Attempted Assassination Recalled Shanghai. Apr. 15. AT the trial held m the Nanking Supreme Court yesterday, the attorneygeneral charged twelve defendants for being connected with the attempted assassinatkm of Mr. Wang Cheng Wai. Chairman of the National Political Counsel Among them nine were obviously involved In criminal
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    Official Injured
    41 23  -  Shanghai. Apr 15. Mr. Wu Chic Hui. a member of the Examination Yuen sustained head injuries m an accident when his motorcar overturned midway between Fenghua and Hangchow. He was transferred to Shanghai for treatment. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    Sniyuan Tension
    111 23  - Sniyua n Tension Re-Invasion Of Province Feared Shanghai, Apr. 15. THE scattered troops of General Lt Shiu Hsin m Manchukuo have been reorganised and expanded by the Japanese. The planning for the re-invns!on of Suiyuan has become more and more evident. fn view of the tension of the situation, the
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    A Disclaimer
    108 23  -  Chinese Statement To Colombo Press Shanghai. Apr. 15. A REPRESENTATIVE of Dr Kung Hsiang Hsi. Chinese Finance Minister, issued a statement to the foreign press m Colombo denying the followingJapanese allegations: (1) That China had raised a loan of £20,000,000 from England (2) That England had increased her
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    Former Foreign Minister
    54 23  -  Shanghai. Aur. 15 It Ls reported from Japanese sources that General _Changchum, ex-Foreign Minister of China, will not visit Japan until he has concluded his tour of Europe and America. Then he will exchange views with Japanese officials and social leaders for the readjustment of Sino-Japanese diplomacy.
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    45 23 Towkay Lim Siok Tan, the well-known merchant and landed proprietor and father of Towkay Lim Cheng Chuan. J.P Tapah. left last week for China on six months' holiday. A large number of business men and friends saw him off at the Tapah Road Railway Station
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    WOMAN'S FALL DOWN STAIRS
    368 23 Ipoh Coroner 's Verdict (From Our Own Reporte/ 1 ipoh, April 1 1 rili_ Rashlm sitting as Coroner at the l* Second Magistrate's Court last afternoon inquired into the circumsta: connected with the death of a Chir Woman named Wong Yau Lan. aged GT. who died
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    ATLANTIC LINER HELD UP
    72 23 Sit-Down Strike By Crew New York. April 14 TWO hundred and fifty passengers for Europe were delayed to-day when the liner President Roosevelt faiied to sailed at noon owing to a sit down strike by the crew, who refused to Blgn their articles unless the Line
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    Tax On Rice
    63 23  -  Shanghai. Apr 16 The Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Industry, have jointly proclaimed that the issuing of certificates to rice merchants for the exemp tion of import tax will be postponed until further investigations. It is understood that Mr Ching Tien Kuo will leave for
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    Gandhi's Advice To Indian Congress
    192 24 STILL OPPOSES GOVERNORS British Efforts Unavailing London, Apr. 14. AslKllS of important efforts by Britain recently to placate the Indian Congress opposition has failed to shake Mahatma Gandhi m the 'advice he has given to Congress not to accept office m the Provinces where the
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    World Cruise
    158 24 Small Yacht Due In Singapore Singapore. Thursday. EXPECTED to arrive m Singapore tomorrow is a small five-ton yacht Driac II owned by an entering traveller and adventurer named Mr. A. G. H McPherson who is on a cruise around the world Mr McPherson was Penang last week and
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    Motor-Cyclists Hurt
    59 24 Motor -Cyclists Hurt Singapore, Thursday. Whilst travelling along Havelock Road shortly after midnight a Chinese motor cyclist and pillion rider were injured when the vehicle skidded off the road. The motor cyclist received Lacerated wounds over the head and was taken to the General Hospital by ambulance m a semi-conscious
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    Raffles Library
    297 24 New Books For Issu( To-Morrow THE undernoted newly added nonfiction works will be ready for issue at the Raffles Library to-morrow: Mohammed: The Man and his Faith, Tor Andrae; Moons. Myths and Man. H S Bellamy; Any Luck? Eugene V Connett; Dmg Dong Bell: Walter de la Mars:
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    Pat-aile Of Troops
    154 24 Ceremonials In Honour Of Coronation A CEREMONIAL Parade of the Troops m honour of the Coronation of His Majesty the King will he held on the Esplanade on Wednesday, May IJ at 7 30 a.m. His Excellency the Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief will attend and will take the
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    Szechuan Development
    61 24 Shanghai. Apr. 15 Mr. Ho Kuo Kwang. a member of the Travelling Headquarters arrived at Chengtu and consulted General Liv Hsiang, Provincial Chairman of Szechuan, regarding procedures for enforcing the arrangem?nts reached between the Central Authority and the Provincial Government. It is understood that a pifTantic plan for
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    38 24 Enche Abdul Aziz, who went to Tan. jong Malim about a month ago to act for Tungku Syed Abu Bakar as Assistant District Officer there has returned to Tapah and resumed duties as Deputy Assistant District Officer. Tapah.
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    BRITISH SHIPING IN SPANISH WATERS
    438 24 BRITISH SHIPING IN SPANISH WATERS FULL NAVAL PROTECTION censure MOTION LOST l\ HOUSE <H COMMONS DV 345 votes to 130 the House of Commons affirmed its confidence n the I B fhcnvp mnt's oolicv m protection of shipping m territorial waters o: U tish GovenmKnt s poncv ni p debated
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    NORTH CHINA SMUGGLING
    137 24 Questions In The Commons London. Apr. 14 A RECENT report gives ground thinking the situation as rei. smuggling m North China generally i improving. Mr. Eden told a questione: m the Commons, but he added that he would consider whether there waa further action that could usefully
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    NEW ARMY CHIEF IN MALAYA
    56 24 Colonel Studd For Administration AdmiMsirukiv" London. Apr 1* IEUT-COL. A. B. Thomson tf™ L Buffs, has been «g^J£Sd adjutant and quarter-master «ng charge of the Wto***^ £t. 2. troops In China, with eflwt t o Colonel M. A. Studd ta appo; a corresponding post in
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    SINGAPORE BASE AND AUSTRALIA
    95 24 "Vital To Us" Says Mission Leader MR. Angus Mitchell, leader ol the Rotary goodwill mission from Australia and New Zealand, interviewed by a Tribune representative on Australian opinion of the Singapore Naval Base. said: f "We think it is very good, as it is oi vital
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    Cathedral Floor Collapses
    43 24 Mexico City, Apr. 14 Just as the ceremony of installing Luis Mattines as Archbishop of Mexico was about to take place the floor of 'he. cathedra! caved m and seventy we:e injured. Many victims are not expected to live. Reuter
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    F.M.S. Action
    92 24 Queried In The House Of Commons London. Apr. 14. I RISING out of the recent strike A selangor and Negri Sernbilan UK Labour member. Mr. Parker asked the House of Commons what authority the strike organ--were banished from Selangor. d Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby Gore iw that
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    Ambassador To China?
    52 24 Shanghai, Apr. i-» Since the return of Mr. Kod^ma^ his economic mission to uni "tihiiitv has been rife as to the possibiht his being appointed Japanese Am dor to the Chinese Gove r nm k^ however, was denied by Mr. present Ambassador who said vm rumours were
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    NO WOMEN'S DAVIS CUP COMPETITION
    687 25 NO WOMEN'S DAVIS CUP C OMPETITION PROPOSAL REJECTED INSUFFICIENCY Ol REALLY GOOD WOMEX PLAYERS London. April 1. •HUE Australian proposal to institute o women's team championship on the lines of the Davis Cup was rejected at the rxieeting of the I.L.T F. meeting 1U There was little enthusiasm for the
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    TENNIS STAR'S LOVE SET
    264 25 Dorothy Round To Wed Dudley Doctor CHYEST of tennis stars, Miss Dorothy 0 Round is engaged to be married to Dr. Douglas Leigh Little, who is m practice In her home town of Dudley 1 Worcs I They met eighteen months ago, six months after Dr.
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    Cricket Teams
    63 25 The following have been selected to represent the Nondescripts' Cricket Club against the Katong Sports Club on Sunday on the NCC. grounds, commencing at 1.30 p.m.: R. E. Fernando. Van Ja_isz, Pat Cooke, T. Santa Maria, D. Cooray, X T. Ooi. Poh Guan Hock. af. I.ereira. de Vaz.
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    SEQUEL TO STRIKES IN NEGRI SEMBILAN
    742 25 SEQUEL TO STRIKES IN NEGRI SEMBILAN Alleged Intimidation Of A Kepala (From Our Own Reporter j Seremban. Wednesday I AN echo of the recent labour unrest m I* 1 Negri Sembilan was heard In the local Police Court to-day when 18 young Chinese rubber tappers from the Rantau district were
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    Fatal Accident
    133 25 Javanese Faces Court Charge Singapore. Thursday. A FATAL accident that occurred m Lorong 33. Geylang. on Dec. 11. resulting m the death of an elderly Indian, had a sequel m the Criminal District Court, before Mr. H A Forrer. to-day. when a Javanese. Kashi bin Kashim, was charged
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    Indian Railways
    164 25 New Programme To Cost MJMJM New Delhi. PROGRAMME of railway works In India for the year 1937 38 to cost about £6.000,000 is to come before the Legislative Assembly during th e discussion on the railway budget. The programme provides for new constructions and ptireha.se of new railway
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    Japanese Crusier
    140 25 Taking Prince Chichibu's Baggage Singapore. Thursday. I IT Is extremely doubtful whether anyone 1 knew that the 10.000-tgn Japan, I cruiser Ashigara which was In Singapore during the week-end on her way to the Coronation naval review at Spithead next month, carried tire baggage of Prince and Princess
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    Record Receipts For Baer-Farr Fight
    223 26 TITLE BOUT AT HARRINGA V Odds On American Boxer London, April 15. r- NIGHTS fight between Max Baer. the former world heavyweight champion, and Tommy Farr. the Walsh, British and Empire champion at Harringay Stadium. has caught the imagination of the public. Nt fight m
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    Manchester City
    220 26 League Championship Nearer London. Apr. 14. BY beating Sunderland at Roker Park yesterday, Manchester City further strengthened their chance* of winning the League championship this year. having beaten Arsenal at Maine Road last Saturday, and Brentford both at home and away within the last fortnight. The Gunners are
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    First Division Soccer
    34 26 Above and below: Incidents snapred by the Tribune cameraman durin; the First Division soccer match between the Sappers and the Gunners, which the latter won. See repoit on page 27. Tribune
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    Lawn Bowls
    73 26 Final Play At Th> s.c.c. Singapore. Thursday. G. W. Gilmour and V. P. Barbat (4-2) beat A. Ferguson and C O Fu_' Q 4l this evening m the final of the Handicap Doubles, S.C.C. Lawn Bowla Tournament. It was a closely contestrd mdtch anc they w?re all square
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    Seditious Documents
    45 26 Singapore. Thursday. The Indians Aramugam, Veerasamy and Apoadurai appeared before Mr. Tan Thoon Lip In the Third Court this morning on a charge of possession of seditious documents Pending further inquiry the three accused were remanded m police c for twenty four hours.
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    PERAK TURF CLUB
    243 26 List Of Imported Griffins THE following is a list of the Perak Turf Club Pony griffins imported last week, giving name. sex. age. height and breeding:— Kissing Cup ch.a.g 3 yrs.. 14.2 BeonTarka Mare. Donavro b.a.g. 4 yrs., 14.14 PacoletLady Cesanus. Oak Lady br.a.m. 5 years., 14
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    72 26 The Royal National Life-boat Inst tion has awarded its silver medal to i swain George Leng. of Plamboroueh. Yorkshire, and its thanks inscribed on vellum to each of the eight .members I his crew for their gallantry In res.. the crew of 15 of the Grimsby trawler Lord Ernie on
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    Good Win For Gunners At Stadium
    545 27 IST. DIVISION SOCCER Sappers Weak In Attack Singapore. Thursday. TRIERS all the way, the R.E. lacked one thing m their play-good ,i„khing-and it was this weakness rarer attack that had a lot to do ,t their defeat by the R.A. m a I ,r\i
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    Business House League
    362 27 Heap Eng Moh Lose To Topham Jones Singapore. Thursday. IN a Business Houses League match played on the Fraser and Neave I ground between Heap Eng Moh and Topham Jones to-day, the former lost by 2 goals to 1. Play, at the opening of the game was
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    46 27 Messrs J. Holt and Co.. Liverpool, have placed an order for two caage and passenger stealers with Messrs. Cammell Laird and Co.. Birkenhead. They will be 360 ft. long. 52ft. wide, and 31ft. deep with a cargo carrying capacity of 4.500 tons, and will be oil-fired.
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    24 27 A rate of 17s. 6d. m the for the coming year— an increase of Bd.— is recommended by East Ham Town Council's Finance Committee.
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    Recs. Win Soccer Encounter
    344 27 Frayed Tempers On The Padang Singapore. Thursday TEMPERS were frayed on the Padang this afternrjen when the Recs. and the Excise Department met m the Second Division of the League. The little good football that was seen w r as spoilt by too much whistle and
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    14 27 Mr. J. H. Soady has been appointed Coroner for the Tonbridge distri. Of Kent.
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    TAIPING SKYE MEET
    282 27 Opening Day 's Events (From Our Own Reporter) THE two-day Taiping Skye meeting starts to-day with a card of seven events. There are no scratchlngs. lhe first Double Tote ls on races 3 and 4, and the second on 6 and 7. The Big Sweep is on
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    Rubber Tappers
    240 28 Return To Work After Strike (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Apr 13 IT will be recalled that during the 1 Easter holidays towards the end of March, several hundreds of rubber tappers m the Penggerang district and near Segamat went on strike, but a settlement was arrived
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    34 28 A service to dedicate the organ will be held at the S4nese Methodist Church, X impons Kapor Road, on Sunday at p.m There will be special music church choir and also on the 01
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    WESLEY CHURCH HALL
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    345 28 Count Felix Von Luckner Coming Here Singapore. Thursday. ANE of Germany's greatest and most Wl daring sea raiders during the Great War is expected to arrive m Singapore shortly m the course of a world tour which he has planned. He is Count Felix von Luckner— at
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    124 28 Metz. Herr Hitler has given a special pardon to 200 of the Sarre miners who were recently arrested for infringment of the German currency regulations. There were released from prison and will return to work m the French mines, on the condition that they change only a third
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