Morning Tribune, 28 April 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 2— No. 74. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, April 28, 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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    WORST AIR RAID OF SPANISH WAR
    925 1 Basque Capital Blotted Out By German Raiders ivomi:\ ami niiiJim: \>io\«, VICTIMS MANY women and children are among the victims of a savage air raid which to day entirely blotted out Guernica, the ancient capital of the Basque country. At least a hundred civilians
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    New Strike In Ford Factory
    32 1 Richmond (California!, Apr 24. A sit-down strike involving 1,300 workers has begun m the Ford Company's plant here follow Jig alleged discrimination against twelve employees Reuter Wireless
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    Threat Of Coronation Traffic Holdup Not Yet Withdrawn
    280 1 Threat Of Coronation Traffic Holdup Not Yet Withdrawn London. Apr. 24 j\ >UR conference passed a resoluthat having heard a full report atitf J ie l otiations t0 date w as fully •he London Transport Board wen satisfaction to the mini•mandsof the busmen. 11 »n was announced by Mr. vin,
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    HROOKS 24 HOURS BEHIND
    172 1 Mishap Checks Flight Record Attempt London, April 27. AS a result of being forced down m a thunderstorm near Bor, a hundred miles north of Juba, m the Sudan, the hopes of H. L. Brook, the British airman, of establishing a new record for the England
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    27 1 M Detessan is returning to-day and the General Committee meets to-morrow. Neutral observers suggest that France cannot afford to embitter Egyptian feeling by too implacable opposition Reuter
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    EGYPT & THE FRENCH
    68 1 EGYPT THE FRENCH Montreux Talks Held Up Montreux, April 27. THERE are signs that the Egyptians sat digging their toes on the French demands which have caused an unexpected hitch m the smooth sailing of the conference. In plain terms, apart from technicalities the French demand that Egypt should conclude
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR'S LIBEL SUIT
    185 1 Author Publishers Served With Writ London, April 27. REUTER understands that Messrs. Allen Overy. the Duke of Windsor's solicitors, have served a writ upon Messrs. William Heinemann, the pu&Tishers, and on Geoffrey Dennis, the author, of the book "Coronation Commentary", claiming da ma e»s for
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    Life Sentence On "Oily Man"
    364 2 BANISHEE PLEADS RETURN WAS ACCIDENTAL Prau Carried Ashore Here In A Storm ng the people of certain districts m homes, committing petty thefts and rate his misdeeds with an unusual Singapore, Tuesday. riE nocturnal escapades, about a year ago. of a midnight prowler who pained
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    YOUNG FRISCO WEDS
    231 2 Registry Office Ceremony Singapore. Tuesday IDOL of thousands of Singapore fight fans. "Young Frisco." Francisco Enselio. was this afternoon married at the Registrar's Office by Mr W. G. Reeves, the Second Magistrate, to Miss Doreen Phylis Cole, beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs Pennell Cole, of Rangoon
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    Royal Wedding
    42 2 King And Queen's Nth Celebration London, Apr. 26 THE King and Queen celebrated the Fourteenth anniversary of their wedding to-dny. The bells of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, where their Majesties are m residence, were rung.- British Official Wireless
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    Lord Clarendon
    58 2 Created Knight Of The London, Apr. 24. A COURT Circular announces the Earl of Clarendon had an audience wi f h the Kin^ this evening upon relinquishing his appointment ;is Governor-General and Commander-in -Chief of the Union of South Africa and His Majesty invested him with the insignia
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    Gresford Pit
    46 2 More Prosecutions Withdrawn London, Apr 26. SUMMONSES against five more detendants m the Gresford Pit prosecution have been withdrawn and they were discharged, leaving as the only defendants United Westminster and Wrexham 1 Collieries (proprietors of the Pit) and another -Reuter Wireless. Reuter Wireless
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    ANOTHER BAN ON PRESS REPORTERS
    198 2 Action Of A Perak Sanitary Taiping. Monday A DECISION to ban press reporters from the meetings of the Board was take;. at a recent, meeting ot the Larut and Matang Sanitary Board, the minutes of which have just been circulated. This decision was a reversal
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    GOVERNOR'S EAST COAST TRIP
    156 2 Sea Belle To Go Into Commission IT is understood that His Excellency the Governor will make another trip of 10 to 12 days up the East Coast after the local Coronation Celebrat.ons by the Sea Belle No official details are available, but the tour (it is
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    Western Pact
    152 2 Negotiations Proceeding In Brussels London, April 26. TOE Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, who was enthusiastically received on his arrival by air m Brussels last evening, had conversations this morning with the Prime Minister. M. Van Zeeland and the Foreign Minister. M. Staak, and this afternoon he will
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    Duke Of Connaught
    42 2 A bulletin concerning tbe 1 Connaught issued at Bournen wheie he is staying and has ll c fl fined to his room with muscular ij weakness, says the Impnwrement™ j condition of His Royal ttgnnes maintained British Official wireless
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    Master Of Rolls
    46 2 Sir Wilfrid Greene Succeeds London. Apr. 26. SIR Wilfrid Greene has been appointed Master of the Rolls m succession to Lord Wright who has been appointed a Lord of Appeal. Sir Frank Mackinnem has been appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal.— Reuter Wireless
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      18 2 SHE'LL STEAL YOUR HEARTS! LOOK OUT FOR "THAT GIRL FROM PARIS"; SUES DUE HEBE NEXT WEEK •> r jfc
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      84 2 Asthma Germi Killed m 3 Minuief Choking, gaspnii,'. Wh< Bronchitis poison your "y* l health and weaken your I the prescription of an Aim M starts killing Asthma Germa In puritlos the blood and buIW« n m «o th;it you ran sleep M-niMi^ «M anything and enjoy M* M I
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    "MINIATURE MINT" IN COURT
    194 3 "MINIATURE MINT" IN COURT COINING CASE «|||\|M «KTS FIVE YEARS SEXTEXCE Singapore, Tuesday. -tatttpf mint— comprised of instruments and other paraphernalia MINIATU L miii b ts aU tQla were arrayed on the bar table of the ft amounting k> Lim Keng Kwee a young CnineS g and sim Gel: s
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    LA MERI DELIGHTS SINGAPORE
    336 3 Splendid Evening At Capitol IT was unfortunate that La Me.; could give only one performance m Singapore. It was fortunate, however, that she was able to secure the largest theatre m the city. The Capitol was filled last night with a cosmopolitan audience that very soon
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    Coronation Film
    134 3 Singapore Within A Few Days Singapore. Tuesday. CINGAPORE will be provided with the v great privilege of viewing the Coron celebration! m London by an arSement between the British MovieNi ws and Twentieth Century Fox us. The pictures will be filmed In techlur by Twentieth Century Fox s
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    Officer Assaulted
    83 3 Chinese Seaman Gets (Fine Singapore, Monday. k FINE of $7 or seven days' imprisonwaa imposed on a Chinese. Khan, by the Third Magistrate. Mr. Lewis to-day. accrued was convicted on a charge Ing Mr. K. A Brant, the cer of the vessel Michael Jep;on Apr. 19. It appears
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    Coronation Banquet In Johore
    72 3 Coronation Banquet In Johore »nw> the Regent of Johore >anquet at the Istana Besar, ihru, on Friday, May 7, m me Coronation of His Ma- Ktog George VI. I Thomas, Inspector of Mines, ISomo > o R T°"K OI transfer t0 r he I KamS Poh Mr l L Patterson
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    Nval Movements
    59 3 Shmapore, Tuesday. H.M.S. Herald (Capt. N. A. C. Hardy. R.Ni, surveying vessel, is expected to arrive at Singapore about April 29. H.M.S. Endeavour <Capt. A. G. N. Wyatt, R.N.». surveying vessel, on passage to the New Zealand station, is expected at Singapore to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Lester L.
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    Law Noice For To – day
    55 3 Law Noice For To day Before the Acting Chief Justice m tht Ist Court at 11 a.m. S. 4137— Cheok Chin Huat and ors. vs. Cheok Chin Soon ors. (Summons No 150 37 adjourned from Chambers). Before Mr. Justice Home m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Assizes:— Rex vs.
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    CORONATION IN SINGAPORE
    453 3 Cathedral Plans For May 12 [RETAILS of the Coronation Service m Singapore and of the Chinese Lantern Procession on May 13 are contained m communiques issued yesterday. The official communique .states: A Thanksgiving Service m honour of the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI will be
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    SHE WAS A HUMAN POISON FACTORY
    197 3 Full of Uric Acid and Unable to Move If all your joints were so stiff with uric acid that you thought yourself fortunate even to be able to sit all day m a chair, you would do anything to get, wcil This woman had
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      112 4 London, Apr. 27 Distillers 108 9 1113 Dunlop Rubber flj* gj* General Electric 3 ;j Imperial Chemical Industries 3 150 7 1 101 l 7*2 Imperial Tobacco 4Q 39 6 —6 Anglo-Dutch 13 i 13 Canadian Pacific 5 3 5 jl London Tin (New Share) ?q 38
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      144 4 RUBBER London. Api I*. Previous To-day Change Dull Very Steady IZ Buyers. 10 13 16 10* -1 16 Bp l Seiien 10 15 16 10 1316 -Vs rvlav Buyers 10 13 16 10^ -M 6 Sellers. 10 15 16 10 13 16 H July'scpt. Buyers 11 IQ7 ""JJ
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      METAL MARKET
      24 4 London. Apr 21 TIN Standard. Prevlou- To-day Chanpt Spot (afternoon closing price) £251 3 4 £260 Forward £248' 2 £257 -9' 2
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      73 4 London. Apr. 27. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) UUf 11 1-44 +j» T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) J- 00 1 6 V, r lv\? T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 2 19 32 Is. 2 9 16 +1 32 T.T on Hongkong
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      11 4 RUBBER New York. Apr Previous To-day Change Barely
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      BULLION MARKET
      32 4 London. Apr. '21. rrki n Previous To-day Change £7.0.9' •> £7.0. 5*2 Fine Bar D«r ol SILVER ***** 2Ql^ 116 Wpot 20 3 8 20 5 16 —116 i month* forward
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      Coal Royalties
      65 4 Government To Pay £66\ Millions London. April. 26 THE Prime Minister informed \h* Commons to-day that a weciai £tamal on [he valuation of mining royal tie.s had Riven a special award under the Uims ol which the compensation, able would be £66,450,000 and announced that the Gknrernnient had
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      Economic Talks
      132 4 British Attitude Defined London, Apr. 26. THE British Government consider that before any steps are taken to sum- mon a further world conference 1 > thorough and comprehensive investiga- tion is required to ascertain that there *s pro pect of success. In repeating this statement m the Commons
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      French Crisis
      84 4 Debate On Policy On Friday Paris, April 26. THE Cabinet agreed to a Chamber debute on general policy on April 30 after a Cabinet meeting. M. Vincent Annul stated the Treasury situation was satisfactory and the Government had M1 intention of Issuing any long term loan other than
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      FRASER & COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends
      217 4 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Apr. 27. Total for Books Close financial Company Dividend Books Uose y^ TIN Payable Date t0 date AmpatTin 5^ Final Apr 26 May 11 May 3 Lohat Mines I2fc* Final Ma >' Petaling 10% Int Apr. 24 n May 4 Api. Rahman Hyd
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      Church-Like Calm
      113 4 Church-Like Calm Credit Easy In Money Market London, Apr. 24. ON the Money market the budget proposals caused considerable discussion but m no way disturbed the churchlike calm of this section of the City. Credit continued to flow easily and the amount, of capital seeking safe repose was reflected m
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1648 5 Issued by Fraser and Co.& Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Apr. 27 6 p.m. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 53 6 -cd 5 9 6 3cd Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers *mpat Tin 35 3 36 9 35-
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    THE LOCAL MARKETS
    7 5 'From Our Financial Correspondent)
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    Rubber
    209 5 Singapore, Tuesday morning. Singapore: 37 cts., down 2 1,2 cts. Maret Tone: Weak. London: 10 13 16d., down 5,16 d. Market Tone: Weak. Singapore, Tuesday evening. The big falls m price m both London and New York cam. 1 U a shock to this market this morning and business
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    Tin
    31 5 Singapore, Tuesday noon. Singapore: $124 38, down $5;8. London: Spot £251 155., down £8 155.; hree months £248 10s., down £8. New York: 55 3 8 cts., down 112 cts.
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    Exchange
    9 5 London-New York 493.27 New York-London 493 23 32
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    Share Markets
    268 5 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Tin at midday was $124 3,8, down 5,8 The rather heavy fall m practically every share on the list m the London Stock Exchange yesterday came as rather a surprise to local investors. In some quarters a recrudescence of the gold scare is given
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    Mr. Julian Israel's Report
    198 5 TIN locally down $5.8. Rubber locally Steady buyers at 37 3 8 July Sept. MINING. Raubs $6.60— 56.75. Tin share Market is inclined to be I little easier and little business is patting. S. Kinta.s $8 20 $8.50. B. Luas $2.25— 52 30. Hong Fatts $125
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    Last Warning
    75 6 Severe Punishment For Smugglers Shanghai. Apr. 27. |N view of the fact that there are still 1 many firms m Tientsin whirh have r.ot yet registered the amount of smuggled goods m their present stock, the Customs authorities are issuing a last warning to them that failure to
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    Exchange
    182 6 SELLING Singapore, Apr. 27. London 1 .T. 2i4 118 London demand 2 4 Ijl6 London 4 months' sight 2 4'/ 8 Lyons demand 1285 Hamburg demand HIV2 New York demand 57 5 8 Montreal demand 57 2 Batavia demand 104^4 Samarang demand 104 1/ 2 Caicutta. Bombay and Rangoon
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    The S'pore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn.
    146 6 Mr. Pirow. South African Minister of Railways, when opening the Witwatersrand Agricultural Society Show, announced railway developments on the Rand and at Pretoria to cost more than £6.000 000. The expenditure of £4.750.000 on the Rand would include the construction of three branch
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    Mutiny In Manchuria
    38 6 Shanghai, Apr. 27. Over 300 regulars of the Manchukuo Aimy mutinied m Tao-ho-Hsien, south of the Sungari River, on Apr. 22 After killing eight Japanese officers, they fled to the mountains.— Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    Armed Robbery
    41 6 Singapore, Tuesday Shortly betore 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon .six Chinese armed with knives held up a compatriot near the 12th mile, Jurong Road and robbed him of a carton Of cigarettes A report was made to the police later.
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    Produce
    209 6 Singapore, April 27. R. 'S;am) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $146 P.. (Siamt W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $137 R. 'Siam W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $132 R. 'Siam' "White" No. Al $226 R. i Siam > "White Rice" No. 1 $213 R 'Siam i "White
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      58 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FPEE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) m SAFE BOXES VAULTS at CHINA P.UILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so that SAFETY and PRIVACY
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      233 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Estabiisned m 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y.i 00.000.000 Reserve Fund V.130.900 < Head Office: YCivunnMiA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS \FFLES PLACE. Manager T. YAMAMOTo Tel: No. 8049 Ivlanagers Room 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore s D<:sk BAXK OF CHINA (Incorporated In
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    CORONATION CROWDS
    2121 7 CATERING FOR from Our Own correspondent) London April 16. -bkmfn'DOUS quantities of food and f dr. k are being ordered by London f»r the huge crowds that will jSFlff sueets Ind parks on Coro"Cer^fore have such extensive prebeen made. One catering C "one laying m stocks worth "B&yrSrt
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      215 8 a m OPENING TONIGHT IMf I 1^ IP |.15 9-15 I s THE HERO OF CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE and "CAPTAIN BLOOD IN HIS FIRST MODERN ROLE I '^p .?Sr* sHt Bt i S™*^u2fa4« > w l^ ■■ote; vdBBBF .^Bl Bk T tßm ii'fJiiT-iiliTY^ v. B* ,^1 B*"^BJ B
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      222 8 BROUGHT BACK IN RESPONSE TO HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS ALHAMBRA ito-day 3-15 6-is 1.15 DONT MISS IT THIS TIME! M G MS DAZZLING SUCCESSOR TO THE GREAT ZIEGFELDT What a giant show to welcome bfcck lovely Eleanor Powell Queen of Taps' Mightier than any othei production o« -stage ot screen Another
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    Port Of London
    330 9 Modernisation And Improvement muv Port of London has made another T erord-the registered tonnage of 1 riving at and leaving the •'year was 5.688.829 tons more 1933 or 10.1 per cent, higher nnage was 62.168.833 tors. tp tonnage for 1933 was 16.9 per JtoUe total for the
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    Flying-Boat Ablaze
    34 9 Flying-Boat Ablaze HAS. Seaplane 1 Blackened Hulk •^c-kened Hulk now remains -theSarolondon. an ei-ht-k out while the en--s*Jf started for coastal seaplane to i d a wide area aroun^ lire t0 ket^ a^y yes-
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    DEATH AFTER WEDDING
    40 9 Uf r/>'dS ourofAPaH F °und On Railway As ;i h d e di iife an Wood h^" MM^k. 48. of I 5 Herts was found dead J o^ Wickenden llVe So much A f 111^" ana the
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    Dunlop
    280 9 Good Profits Reflect Good Management London, April 14. JUDGING by the speech of Sir George Beharrell at th e meeting, good management contributed more to last year's improvement In the results of Dunlcp Rubber Co. than good fortune. Nevertheless, m many countries general conditions were considerably better In 1936,
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    "Rice In Malaya"
    312 10 Dr. Tempany's Lectures In Britain THAT Dr. Tempany is busy enlighiening the British public on Malayan Agriculture is proved by his many public addresses m Britain. The Crown Colonist commenting on Dr. Tempany's recent address "Rice m Malaya" at Empire Society says: In Malaya. Dr. Tempany tells
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    Singapore Fortnightly Club
    43 10 The Fortnightly Club will meet at the headquarter* of the y.w.c.a. at RafBm Quay on Thursday evening at 6.30 When Mrs. E. V. Davies will speak on the subject of "Tremendous Trifles'. meeting is open to non-members Itbef sex. i
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    "Converted Monk"
    111 10 Detective's Evidence Of Man's Alleged Pose STATED to have posed up and aown tne country as "Th e Reverend Norman Sebastian Dobson, the converted monk.' Norman Sebastian Dobson, 37. of no fixed address, was at Lambeth remanded m custody. He was facing a charge of Incurring a debt
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    JACK CARROLL AND JIMMY LETO
    108 10 Return Bout At Sydney Sydney. April 5. THE return bout between Jimmy Leto and Jack Carroll will take place at the Stadium. Rushcutter's Bay, Sydney, on April 26. The promoters applied to Stadiums Ltd. tor the use of the Stadium, and consent has been given.
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    Victim Of Rare Disease
    69 10 Sent to Broadmoor Criminal Lunatio Asylum m 1927, after being found unfV to plead at Canterbury on a change of assault, Thomas Taylor, 37. fell victim to a rare disease. At the assylum inquest the medlcdi officer said Taylor's illness, known a** schizophrenic stupor, was characterised
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    "Get Away One Day A Week"
    751 10 "Get Away One Day A Week" A COMPLETE holiday once a week— this A Ls the secret of Mr. Baldwin's good health during his long term of office. Get out of the crowd for a day every week he counselled .statesmen during the debate on the Ministers of back. M
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    Kenneth Riley
    149 10 May Be A Second Bradman Mittagong, April 6 ifENNETH RILEY, quiet, unassi youth of 20, who plays ltn "i Mittagong club, has broken all recorilocally, except Bradman's 320 no t ou He recently made 320 against Bo^n. He did not know that another run woiua have broken the
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    Manniquin Parade Of Coronation Gowns In Singapore
    434 11 Manniquin Parade Of Coronation Gowns In Singapore IT was unanimously agreed that John Little's mannequin parade of Coronation fashions was one of the most successful staged m Singapore. Our photographer took these pictures of a few of the charming models. The one at the top of the page is "Gloria,"
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      RADIO CONVENTION
      308 12 VOW that Malaya is more or less on the radio map, with a medium-wave broadcasting station at Singapore and short-wave transmitters run by radio societies upCOlintry, the question of getting into touch with neighbouring and other countries which have estabI hed broadcasting as part of their rational life
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    AROUND MALAYA
    934 12 ILMOST at the same time as the pronouncement of Government disapproval of the policy of secrecy adopted without authority by the Rural Board m Singapore comes news from Kuala Lumpur of the decision of the Larut and Matans Sanitary Board to ban press reporters from the meetings of
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    PERSONALITIES
    91 12 Miss Leong Yut Hoong, a well-known Pcnang girl swimmer, is an inmate of the General Hospital. Miss E. F. McConachy, Malayan Nursing Service, has been seconded for service m Johore, with effect from March 2G. Mrs. H T. Hackworthy of Kuala LumDur, has bom admitted to the Bung*ai Hospital,
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    DEAD GIRL ON ROAD
    326 13 Killed By A Lorry Coventry ..inn F drivinß near Coventry on the W,fm London Coventry road, a mo- „ir. lying on her back m rlTsmilinK at him. and her cloth.;^W^ the motorist stanRob'nson. a London company directed round her and went on to "where he picked
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    Astonishing Scenes At International Ice Hockey Matches
    539 13 London. Mar. 4. fAN ADA won the world ice-hockey championship at Harringay after one of L the most amazing muddles international sport has ever known, writes the London Correspondent of the 'Straits Echo.' At the end of the regulation 45 minutes of the
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    MR. NEVILLE TO BE BRI PRE CHAMBERLAIN AIN'S NEXT ER ?
    382 14 MR. NEVILLE TO BE BRI PRE CHAMBERLAIN AIN'S NEXT ER King Gustaf of Sweden a rived m Paris after a three months' stay on the Cote d'Azur Our photo shows King Gustaf (left) wi*h the Swedish Minister on arrival m Paris. (Pla- Planet News Mr Neville Chamberlain. Chancellor of the
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      42 15 THE REAL INVESTMENT... WONDERFUL VALUE IN JEWELLERY SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES DIAMONDS EMERALDS SAPPHIRES —RUBIS, etc.— THE BIGGEST ASSORTMENT. EVER SEEN OF RINGS BROOCHES CLIPS EARRINGS BRACELETS ETC., etc. RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. Opened up to H p.m. everyday imludini; Saturdays—
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    A COMMITTEE TEA-PARTY
    2336 16 and how to give it THIS is the time of the Coronation I season when everyone is getting into the social stride. Committees of every description are springing up like mushrooms m the night committees charit- t able, organisations for balls, jumble sales. And they can be
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      497 18 BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Doe Doc Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spot 1937. 1937. BANGALORE 6,000 May 5 SOUDAN 6,500 July 2 CORFU 15,500 May KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 July 2 NALDERA 16,000 May 21 RAJPUTANA 17,000 July 16 CARTHAGE 15,000 June 4 RANPURA 17,000 July 30 BHUTAN 6.100 June 5 BURDWAN
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      174 18 M. M. LINE (Incoroorated In France) (MESSAGERIES MARITIMES) General Agents for t Cie GENERALS TRANSATLANTIQUE 1 Air-FRANCE D MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES Homeward for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles JEAN LABORDE 11,414 T. May 11 VILLE D'AMIENS 6,975 T. May 14 PORTHOS 12,692 T. May 26 ARAMIS 17,536 T.
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      461 18 3 I POSTAL INTELLIGENCE 1 STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TO-DAY TOR PER DATS! AND TTJfc Pengerang S. Soon Heng Apr. 28 9 am Sarawak (generally) Bintulu Vyner Brooke 28 n Indo-China De La Tour 28 li am Rengat and Tembilahan Makasser 28 1 Great Britain, Europe, Egypt and Ceylon (Parcels only)
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      65 19 IPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES PEC-TED TO ARRIVE KKPPIf HARBOUR Charon, Pacific N. 3a?e X 180. Lrh. Curley. H.M.B. 'Endeavour". ITSSBBLB IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar: Sheers Wharf: Nagisan Maru. Dock: Crane-Lighter F.. Tut. Tunda. ria Dock: Tug Varuna. The P. and O. Burdwan is due at Sin:.om
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      96 19 Arrivals and departures by Imperial 1 w H Crowther and Captain nGurney from Brisbane, Mrs. G. Edwards hom Darwin and Mr. G. G. Woods. lrom Daly Waters. Left by the "Atalanta":— Captain L. j Brain Captain W. H. Growther and Captain C. R. Gurney for Penang, Mrs.
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      Train Crash
      115 19 h was wcashed to matchwood, and the passengers were only extricated Witt* meat difficulty from the tangled mass o; wreckage. Tho injured, who included the driver and fireman of the stationary train were taken to St. Andrew's Hosuitai. Bow. In Fog: Fifteen Injured FIFTEEN persons were injured when
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      284 19 lUlt\S PHILJP LIMB (incorporated m Australia) MERKUR Apr Dl 3o May' 4 MARELLA May 29 JTL Special cheap round trip tickets trom Singapore to Australia issued at me following rate* First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel. BRISBANE SYDNEY ictum $642.86
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    AUSTRALIAN AIRLINE PILOT RESIGNS
    438 20 AUSTRALIAN AIRLINE PILOT RESIGNS "Too Risky" He Says: But Plans Record Flight To England IN protest against the principle of expecting the pilot to "get through. no matter wliJTt the conditions. Mr. H. F. Broadbent has given up being an air mail pilot t (let-throuuh-riespite-the-weather spirit and competition with surface
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    NEW STAMPS OUT MAY 10
    96 20 Id. And 2d. Now Being Printed Sydney. 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 George VI will appear on the 2d. ones, and the
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    Flying Doctor
    192 20 Figures In Another Sensational Rescue Darwin, April 5. DR RMTON, the flying doctor, has figured m another sensational rescue. Some days ago a native arrived a' Darwin and reported that George Hunter a buffalo shOOtCl was dangerously il! m Arnhem Land. The native had walked M mUea to
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    Mother, I' Short!'
    197 20 U.S. "Vice Fighter" Ambushed By Gangsters Los Angeles. "TiMOTHER, I'm shot. Don't let them Ixl get Mary Lou."' gasped Mr. Buron Fitts, Los Angeles's district attorney and chief "Vice Fighter," as he collapsed a 1 the door of his parents' home here last night. He had been
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    BLATCH FOR AMERICA
    177 20 Will Seek Figh t For Title Sydney, Apr. 5 ON behalf of Alf Blatch, Austnii lightweight champion. M r £a Kirkland has cabled Madison' Smn Gardens, seeking terms for bouts America. ln He has not yet received a reply fa*. the manager (Mr. J. Johnson 2? Kirkland
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      137 21 'HI •I hove founa Sanatogen really marvellous. Under the trying conditions one has to live m this country, Sanatogen is a boon to those who an run-down? writes Mr. FJ). BJf., Motihari, Br. India, Weakness, listlessness and fatigue will soon disappear after a short course ol Sanatogen. Thousands and thousands
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      434 21 JON THE RADIOj •a» I. f nillirf Birmingham. Toccata m A (Purcell, llrltlSll Hillip» m^ arr Wi iton). Elves (Bonnet). Sona- ta in G: (1) Andante maestoso (2) |*|«||<f|*linilllt '.Allegretto (3) Andante espressivo (4) m Presto (Elgar). Caprice m B flat tGuilmant). Tuba Tune (Cocker). on* 8.20 p.m. Variety. M
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      908 21 l ro«*rai limn s Of ZII L Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY wood Recorded m the London Studios of the British Broadcasting Corporation 6.00 p.m.:— Malay Music. (Gramo- 9.30 p.m. Dance Music and Variety, phone Records): Siti Zaibaida, Miss (Gramophone Records i Nuimah; Timbang Daik. Miss Naimah; 10.15 p.m.
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      236 22 ON THE RADIO (Continued from page 21) io .11 p.m. Indian music. 10.21 p.m. Recitation from Haftz. 10.31 p.m. Light Hindustani songs. 10.51 p.m. News bulletin m English. 11.11 p.m. Talk: (English)— Memorable Moments. <No.2>. By W. C. Wordsworth. 11.26 p.m. Paul Strauss and his orchestra. Dance music. Relayed from
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      67 22 (Soloist: Mr. Navarra). Symphony m C 'Paul Dukas). 11.20 p.m Rates of Exchange and French Stock (Rentes). 11.25 p.m. Close Down. TO-MORROW Wavelength 25.60 metres 11.720 kcs.). G. 35 a.m. Gramophone Records. 7.35 a.m. News m French, Market Prices, Rates of Exchange. 8 a.m. News m Spanish. 8.10 a.m. News
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      83 22 7 0d p.m. Talk on Current French Events m Greek by Mr. Apostolis. 720 p.m. News m English. 735 p.m. Concert. Relay from Radio-Paris. 05 pm. Talk on French Events 820 p.m. Continuation of Concert relayed > 2.50 p.m News m French. Coloniaj Market Prices. 920 p.m. International Talk by
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      72 22 Scnata op 3 (Beetfioven) Mr Benvenutti). Winter Voyage 'Excerpts) (Schubert) The Son^s of Bilit:(Excerpts) (Cl. Debussy). (Soloist: Mr Blanc-Audra) 1120 p.m. Rates of Exchange and Fiench Stock (Rentes). 11.25 p.m. Close Down Wavelength: 25.60 metres (11.720 ko> FRIDAY 635 a.m. Gramophone Records. tJ- 2, m< News French, Markr Prices. Rates
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    CHINESE KILLER ESCAPES GALLOWS
    463 23 prison For Parang Attack In A Kulai Hut (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Apr 26. •TV rhar-ed with the murder of a 60 year old pineapple planter of vUXY^arey middle aged Chinese named Chye Mm Lum (I named Chye Nee mm noon convict€d b y
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    RUBBER PRICE MOVEMENTS
    241 23 Necessity For Stability «By Air Main London. April 13. rE variations m the price of rubbei during 1936. and the rise m the last three months, were commented on Dy Sir George Beharrell at yesterday's meeting of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. This did not. m his
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    Malays Leaving
    127 23 To Study Medicine And Law (From Our Owrt Correspondent) Johore Bahru. April 26. UIGHER education for Johore Malays, which was advocated m the Council of State m Johore by the Hon. Inche Onn bin Jaffar, allows of two more Malays of Johore leaving for England. They are, Inche
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    Amelia Earhart
    36 23 New World Flight Attempt Next Month New York, April 26. IMELIA Earhart (Mrs. Putnam) has dis- closed that she is starting another ttempt at a world flight from Burbank California) by May I— Reuter.
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    NEW AIR BASE ON SITE IN THE JUNGLE
    14 23 Australian Defence Link With Singapore dfb
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    QUARREL OVER 62 CENTS
    365 23 Fatal Sequel Described Singapore, Tuesday. A QUARREL over 62 cents which ended m the death of a Chinese named Chong Boon Hin and the arrest of his assailant on a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, was recounted to Mr. Justice Home at the
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    U. S. Minister To Siam Resigns
    50 23 News has been received m Bangkok that the American Minister to Siam, Mr. J. M. Baker, who is at present m the United States, has had to resign his post on account of ill health. Mr. Baker had been Minister to Siam since 1933.
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    Coronation Flags
    325 23 Japanese Fined In Kuala Lumpur (From Our Oivn Reporter) i Kuala Lumpur, Monday. JN the First Court this morning, Raja Petra. passed sentence on Y. Shigashiyama, a Japanese, who was arrested on April 17. at the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, and subsequently charged with having attempted to evade
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    CORONATION IN JOHORE
    213 24 Banquet, And Treat For School Children 'From Our Oirii Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Apr. 25. IN connection with the Coronation celebration*, at meeting held a few days it was decided that a banquet be d In thp Istap.a Bi the night Feb. 7. Excellency the Governor and other
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    Cash Missing
    217 24 Discovery After Holiday Eln India 'From Our Oicti Correspondent) Johore Bahru, April 26. AN estate and house-owner of Johore named Kootha Ferumal Vandayai. who recently returned from a holiday m India, having m his absence appointed one R. K. Suppiah as his attorney, was complainant at the preliminary
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    North China
    106 24 Armies Changing Positions Shanghai, Apr. 27. THE whole pf the army under the com- mand of General Yu Hsu Chung has )'-cn transferred to take up new position* In certain strategic areas while that under the command of General Ho Chu Kuo, is still m Shensi awaiting orders
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    CO-OPERATORS' DIVIDEND PLAN TOO AMBITIOUS
    817 24 Revision After Explanation By Government Officer Singapore. Tuesday. A PROPOSAL by the committee of the Municipal Employees" Co-operat'.ve Thi if t and Loan Society to pay a dividend of six per cent was criticised by the Co-operative Officer at the annual meeting yesterday and after
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    Yukon Territory
    66 24 To Be Absorbed By British Columbia Victoria. 8.C., Apr. 29. MR. Patuilo Premier of British Colum- bia. has announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Canadian Government by which British Columbia will acquire the Yukon territory. If the British Columbia legislature approves the territory will be absorbed
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    Hank's Move
    40 24 Cheaper Remittance Rates For Chinese Shanghai, Apr. 26. THE Bank of Kwangsi is. thinking of extending cheap remittance rates to overseas Chinese m Malaya. If circumstances permit, an office will be established m Singapore. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    Editor Attacked
    52 24 Shanghai. Apr. 26. For certain unknown reasons. Mr. Yen To Hoh. editor of the Hsin Wen Pao m Shanghai, was attacked on the road by a man with a knife. A deep wound was inflicted on the neck, but it did not prove to be fatal.- Sin Chew
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    POLICE CHANGES in JOHORE
    151 24 POLICE CHANGES in JOHORE C.P.O. Returns From Holiday m (From Our Own Correspo Kdrrit) Johore Bahru. April 27 AN enquires made from Po] n V quarters here, the foUowinc nn? transfers m Johore State- hi ollct proved I am told. The Court Inspector, j. Inche Abdullah bin Kassim f^' OO
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    Broken Propellor
    86 24 Beelam Towed Into Singapore Singapore. Tuesday THE Beelam. a Heap tag Uoh yes c! 1 plying between Singapore and Pulaa Sugi. is lying at the docks here with broken jrropellor shaft. The accident occurred yesterday jfl Tanjong Batu. but it is not known how the break was caused.
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    Radiophone Talk To China
    79 24 Shanghai Apr 27 Dr. Kung Hsiang Ksi. Chief Delegate to represent China at the Coronation. radiophoned to Madam Soong Mci Line. wife of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek m Shanghai from Genoa last night On account of atmospheric interference, the voice was not clear, and little could
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    EUROPEAN XI FOR CLARKE CUP
    630 25  -  HARMES by Some Pointers From Padang Match Between S. C. C. And Services the inability of L. Alvis to turn out and will certainly give added strength to the bowling. The trial was not satisfactory as it might have been. It started on a sticky
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    THE REST
    772 25 I T Rest XI for the Clarke Cup match I played on May 15 and 16 has ed as follows: H N. Balhetchet (captain), p. d'Almeida A. M. Valberg Evan Wong Swee Keng T X Thillainathan C Thuraisingham V Sabapathy X Muthucumaru S de Silva K. V. S.
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    EUROPEANS
    79 25 CUGGESTED selection by Hermes of the European XI for the Clarke Cup match. To be selected from: F. P. H. Pearse J. E. Slade A. C. Growder J. H. Abbott C. G. Jenner B. Gaillard J. McLeod P. Holt Lieut. Simpson Lieut Cocks L'Bdr. Waites L.A.C. Evans PO Longmore
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    MORE CRICKET REFORM SCHEMES
    1121 26 MORE CRICKET REFORM SCHEMES FREAK PROPOSALS I %LX OF "HEATH" OF THE GAME PROVES ITS VITALITY think of anything better than any plan which might occur to the Advisory County Cricket Committee, or to the captains and secretaries when they hold their periodical meetings. After all those who sit on
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    Eurasian Volunteers
    94 26 Eu rasian Volunteers We are informed that the statement m yesterday's issue that "m a few day's time a notice will be issued from military headquarters at Fort Canning, calling for youths of Eurasian riationality throughout the country, to form a new Volunteer battalion for Malaya" was incorrect. The question
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      68 26 SPECIAL CORONATION ATTRACTION AT THE PAVILION "The King's People" The Epic Warner Bros. Film By JOHN DRINKWATEK Enacted By: Viscountess Astor, M.P., George Bernard Shaw, Sir Austen Chamberlain, John Drinkwater, Mary Clare and other Distinguished English Personages GALA PR^E MIE R E WEDNESDAY I2ih MA* __^^^-«> TIT STAETED INQA¥ PAREE
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    Godown Doubles Final At S.C.C.
    604 27 rHERRINGTON AND NEYLAND v WIN Hard Match Goes To Third Set For Decision Singapore. Tuesday. -h „f tpnnis displayed did al no stage of the game reach WH the standard of e,n cusp ay was wltnessed Qn the gc c height, of b f ''"'^AJrrington
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    Results In S.R.C. Tourney
    61 27 This evening ties m the S.R.C Tournament resulted as follows: Men's Championship Singles S Oehlers beat S. de Souza 6—2, 6—o. E Le Mercier beat J. S. de Souza 6—l, 6—2 Men's Singles Handicap "A" A. M Valberg beat A Norris 6—3. B—6 Men's Singles Handicap
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    Home Soccer
    50 27 Results Of Postponed Matches London, Apr. 26. POSTPONED matches played to-day resulted as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE DIV. II West Ham U. 2, Aston V. 1. THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN) Walsall 1, Newport County 2. THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN) Halifax T. 0. Oldham A. 1. Tranmere R. 6, Gateshead 1. —Reuter.
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    Home Tennis
    67 27 Davis Cup Stars On Hard Courts Bournemouth Apr. 26. BRITISH Davis cup players are appearing m the British Hard Courts' Championship Austin played brilliantly to beat the left hander F. R. Stroud recently returned from Burma 61, 6 1 6 0. Kay Stammers, the women's singles winner last
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    Death Jump
    65 27 Reuter. Stunt Parachutist Killed Paris. Apr. 25. FE famous American birdman, Clem Sohn was killed while giving a flying exhibition at Vincennes. He jumped from an aeroplane at a height of 6,560 feet and glided like a bird downward and then released the parachute on his back and
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    VAPOUR AND FORGET-ME-NOT MOVE WELL
    13 27 VAPOUR AND FORGET-ME-NOT MOVE WELL Notes On Yesterday's Training At Bukit Timah dfb
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    The Guineas
    156 27 Probable Runners <& Jockeys London. Apr. 26. nROBABLES for the Two Thousan I Guineas are: Pot Boiler (Gordon Richards). Goya II (Elliott). Fair Copy (Perrymam. Phakos (Nevett). Foray (Pai Beasley). Le Grand Due (Smirke). Sultan Mahomed (D. Smith). Senior (Harry Wragg). Diplomat (Sirett). Scarlet Plume (Beary>. Midway Sun
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    Golf Title
    54 27 Amateurs Begin At Taunton Taunton, Apr. 26. rO hundred golfers are competini here for the English Amateu Championship. Harry Bentley, th holder, Cyril Tolley ex-British Amateu Champion and Charles Stowe, of Peni Colliery, an engineer, are all well-fancie< and won their first round matches h which there were
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    Soviet Industry
    78 27 Second Five Year Plat Completed Moscow. Apr. 26. INDUSTRY'S second five year plai 1 amounting to 86,400 000 roubles wa fulfilled by April Ist, nine months ahea< of schedule while the railway and trans port's second five year plan was com pleted by January 1, over a year
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    Stars Of The S.C.C. Tennis Tourney
    40 28 Stars Of The S.C.C. Tennis Tourney E. C. Cherrington, who with B. Ne viand won the Godown Doubles Championship m the S.C.C. spring tournament yesterday, a hard match against Gilmour and partner going to the third set for decision. Tribune
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    MARITIME MUSEUM OPENED
    151 28 Historic Royal Journey Down Thames London. April 27. AN historic journey down the Thames was made to-day by the King and Queen— the first time m a hundred years that a Royal Journey has been made by water to fulfil a public engagement. Their Majesties, accompanied by
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    Mr. Manuel Quezon
    66 28 New York. April 27. Mr. Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines, is sailing by the Normandie to-day and will spend a week m Ireland and a week m Denmark to study land tenancy Droblems before returning to Manila.- Mr. Lapointe, the Canadian Minister of Justice, has announced
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      32 28 THE CAPITOL'S SPECIAL ATTRACTION FOR CORONATION WEEK! Opening Weds. May 12th Alexander Korda's Great Spectacular British Triumph AWARDED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS GOLD MEDAL AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM OF THE^ YEAR.
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