Morning Tribune, 6 May 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 2.— No. 81. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, May 6, 1937. FIVE CENTS
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    Brook Arrives At Heston Aerodrome
    293 1 Brook Arrives At Heston Aerodrome BEATS AMY JOHNSONS TIME BY 16 HOURS .\Y%% Itccord For Cape To England Flight TN spite of being delayed for nearly 24 hours at Bor, a hundred miles north of Juba. in the Sudan, where he was forced down by a thunderstorm, H. L. Brook,
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    Coronation
    440 1 Full Dress-Rehearsal U The Abbey London, May 5. J 'ntment and the coronation of me Queen were the principal paits Abbey rehearsal this morning, Rache I Howard deputising for Her widen Ur Duch esses held the Sad^L^^^dy Rachel Howard's anoimment! mt USCd for the Ma*jestsa?°B! ".C* state <* that
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    Honour For Australia
    138 1 Only Contingent From Overseas to Mount Full Guard London, May 5. REGARDING the announcement o; Dominions' troops mounting guard at the Royal Palaces next week it is learned that the Indians will not participate in mounting guard as the contingent is not suitably composed for tne purpose,
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    Hainan Island
    90 1 Plans For Its Development Hong Kong, May 5. MR. Ching Tien Kuo, Head of the Merchants Investigation Mission to Hainan, has returned to Canton after a careful survey of all the ecqnomic possibilities of the island. A conference will soon be held to work out plans for its
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR SPEEDS TO MEET MRS. SIMPSON
    317 1 To Be Married In France After The Coronation T London. April 5. HE Duke of Windsor sped by train through Austria, Switzerland and France through the night and early morning on his way to Verneuil, near Paris where he will see Mrs.
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    Chinese Airman
    41 1 Safe Arrival At Shanghai Shanghai. May 5. THE Chinese aviator Mr. Khou Kee Mian arrived in Shanghai from Hongkong this afternoon, completing the trip from Batavia in his own aeroplane. He is staying in Shanghai for six weeks. Reuter
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    ALL QUIET AT BARCELONA
    172 1 Govt. Restores Order Valencia. May 5. u f*ALM has actually returned to Barcelona. The Union and political parties are restoring order and everyone is returning to work." So states a communique issued early this morning by 4 the Republican Cabinet after an all-day* consideration of the
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    Spheres Of Influence In China
    86 1 London, May 5. IN the House of Commons Mr. Eden announced that the Government doe' not intend suggesting the revival 0! spheres of influence in China when re> plying to the Conservative candidate Mr. Morgan who asked whether, in anj negotiations for a better understanding
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    25 1 The East Grinstead Methodist Church, on the main London-Eastbourne road, has been sold for £8250. and the site will be used for a multiple shop.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      26 1 t i OV OTHER PAGES < j t Page Ij; Clerk Convicted 2 jj Kotary Address 2 1 Yesterday's Races 25 S C C. Tennis 27 i.
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      35 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK IDAiJ A MfiiJl PUT KLIM IN YOUR PANTRY AND BE ASSURED OF A NEVER FAILING SOURCE OF SUPPLY— SAFE, CONVENIENT AND PURESUITABLE FOR COOKING OR DRINKINGFOR YOUNG OR OLD. DISTRIBUTORS: GETZ BROS. <©.
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    ACCOUNTS CLERK GETS ONE YEAR
    1228 2 ACCOUNTS CLERK GETS ONE YEAR JUR YS VERDICT IN 5 MTS. pi TIM: ATTEMPT TO EMMJCATE SI l»i IllOltS I am definite I went to see Mr. Bone on the 10th because when I suggested going on the 11th he said. "No it Is a public holiday and I am
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    Less Cholera
    86 2 Cooler Days And Rains In Siam (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, May 5. COOLER clays and rains are Helping the medical authorities in their fight against cholera. For the week-ended May 1. cases in the Kingdom totalled 500. and deaths 302. compared with the period ending April 24
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    48 2 Sentence of six months' imprisonment with hard labour was passed by Mr. Barrington-Ward, K.C., at Lambeth Police Court on Norman Bebastian Dobson, 35. who was stated to have posed as "The Converted Monk." for incurring a debt of 14s. lOd. for lodgings by false pretenct Vicarage Road, Camberwell.
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    SHANGHAI, THE GAY CITY OF THE EAST
    1206 2 SHANGHAI, THE GAY CITY OF THE EAST Interesting Address A% Yesterdays Rotary Tiffin -WITH a total population of 3,500,000. Shanghai ranks amongst the W rknen cities in the world. If it were like Singapore, a single adj trative entity backed by a sound Government by which i th e work
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    nip NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING
    530 3 nip NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING Woman's Plea In Child-Murder •i DID not know what I was doing when I committed the offence; I shall be very I Dieted if your Lordship will release me so that I can go home to my hushed and my son said Ong
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    Maharaja Of Travancore
    170 3 A Day In His Life On Board Ship (By A Staff Reporter) THE Maharaja of Travancore, on board ship during his present tour: Rises at 5 or 5.30 a.m. each day, Goes to bed at 10 p.m., Has a vegetarian diet prepared by his own special cook,
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    REBEL LEADER'S FLIGHT TO JAPAN
    132 3 Autonomous Movement In North China? Shanghai, May 5. FAVELLERS who arrived here from Kalgan, revealed the news that Cheuk Shi Hai, a rebel Jeader, flew to Japan in April in connection with the organisation of autonomous movements It is reported that different leagues in North
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    Police Band.
    56 3 'n e at Katon e Park this Ma c T"Th g T r B s'" o'cloek:- w", ert Song." Romberg, mbie*^ J lolets Stolz w Perfec niV-^ rd ner; Cornet Solo. -A L °ve" Gar d^ a Ob J-?o nd Suite, "In a "The Dolhr pS Ketelbe y;
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    "FOR CROWN AND GLORY"
    162 3 Notable Picture At The Capitol REMARKABLY interesting is the picture "For Crown And Glory" now at the Capitol. Commemorating the Coronation, it tells in cinema-photo-graphy the story of the years King George VI has lived, and the pictures form a vivid pageant of a momentouj period.
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    The Alhambra
    123 3 Stage Magic Show And Joe E. Brown THE fare at the Alhambra Theatre at 1 present is an excellent one of both stage and screen entertainment combined. On the screen is "Polo Joe," which is back again in Singapore for a return run, but for sheer riotous laughter
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    40 3 Singapore, Wednesday. Charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Rahman bin Abbas at the 12th mile Seletar, G. F H Willappeared before the Third Magistrate. Mr. Ta n Thoon Lip, to-day The easi ZWZtt bail in the sum of B
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    LONDON BUS STRIKE
    75 3 Tram Workers To Join London, May 5. A DEFINITE possibility has arisen of tram and trolley -bus men striking in sympathy with London busmen. A delegate meeting being held to-day will demand "plenary powers for strike action" from the executive of the Transport Workers' Union. According to
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    Flying Prince
    70 3 Cape Flight Abandoned? Taking Off For Paris Paris, May 5. DRINCE Cantacuzene, the Rumanian aviator who abandoned his flight at Aoulef, Algeria, will attempt to take off with a full fuel load for Paris via Bukarest after repairs. A previous message stated that in trying to take off
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    23 3 The Leeds Corporation Housing Committee proposes to give 100,000 bulbs and 23,000 packets of seeds to tenants in corporation houses as Coronation gifts
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      17 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE. Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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      63 3 1007, PURE on PENNSYLVANIA J^L _-_> motor oil £*3__r If I M *^^S=CS SAFE •«^r-S3T'. LUaRICATIOH FROM HIGH CLASS OIL DEALERS IN MALAYA, OR FROM RAHAMIN PENHAS Singapore. l/^F^K /^^v 1 i xyS^ \l3i^ t 4. PpMcess of nf I HOLLYWOOD I j COSMETICS j 3»i»l>" per dozen j j
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      39 3 Xotiee For To day p. Cou °at m JU f tice Laville in the let 8 r n l s e^%sr originating T" a 11 a m Ce H rne ln the 2n Re x vs. Eng Khlam Hlong.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      130 4 London May 5 Distillers 113 3 115,6 23 Dunlop Rubber 34 34 6 General Electric 85 3 85 6 3 Imperial Chemical Industrlei 37 4*/ 2 37 7>_ 3 Imperial Tobacco l *S: Anglo-Dutch "E HS 1 1 Canadian Pacific *J JL ■ML London Tin (New Share)
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      LOMION COMMODITIES
      116 4 RUBBER London May 5. previous To-day Change foTfe IS +316 JulySept. Buyers 1Q3 8 109 16 SeUert. 10 7 16 10 5 8 "^lb Oct.,Dec. Buyers 10 7 16 10*8 }g 8eUers. 10% 10 1116 -J.^ PALM OIL (Malay) London May 5^ I, bulk Apr. May £25.10.0 Value
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      72 4 London May 5. Previous To-day Changi T.T. on Parts (closing middle rate) 109.78 110.03 +M T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) »99^ 8 7 o 2 iov> ii2 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 2 5 8 is. Zl^H T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 3d.
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      BULLION MARKET
      33 4 London May 5. mi n Previous To-day Change £7.0.8 1 2 £7.0.9i 2 +ld Fine Bar per oa SILVER ***** ***** bPOt ~a 2 3 8 2Q1 '2 8 monthi forward
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      NEW YORK CABLE.
      63 4 RUBBER New York. May 4 Previous To-day Change Tone Quiet Very Dull Spot Buyert. 20 15 16 21 U -5 16 Bellert. 21 1 16 21 3 8 -5 16 July/Sept. Buyers. 21 116 2P 8 -5 16 Bellen. 21 3 16 21 H 8 16 TIN'
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      FRASER & COMPANY.
      103 4 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore, May 5. Total for j Company Dividend Boots Close finanuai rnn Payable Date to date To Ampat Tin 5% Final Apr 26 May 11 May 3 7fc% Lahat Mines 1»%% Final May 17 stone 5% Int. Apr. 29 May 8 Apr. 30 Suneel
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      |Mr. Chin Chin Joon
      230 4 Siong and another, and several great grand children to mourn his loss. The deceased was formerly a prominent official of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the United Chinese Library (a society of Which the present Chinese Central Government has full recognizance the Hakka Community Guild, and
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      Mr. A.K. Pickering
      139 4 Death After Short Illness AS already reported, the death took place at the General Hospital. Singapore, on Monday, of Mr. Arthur Edward Pickering at the age of 35 years. Mr. Pickering was an Army man and joined the Prisons Department, S.S. and about eight years ago. He
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      Sugar Pact Adopted
      68 4 London, May 5. THE draft of the international sugar agreement was adopted at the meeting of the sugar conference yesterday. It is learnt that the total requirements of a free market have been raised to 3,*****0 tons per year, compared with the original estimate of 3,176.000 tons.
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      METAl MARKET
      21 4 London May 5 TIN Standard. Prevloua To-day Chan* Spot (afternoon closing price) £253 252 Forward £250 249 J 2
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      108 4 WREATHS Wreaths were received from the folI lowing:— His loving wife and son Dad, Lucy and Harold. Aunt Hannah, Daisy, John and Sianey. Martha, Clara, Tom and children. Aunt Gertie and Aunt Hetty, Teddy, May and John de Foe. Mrs. Kleinmann and George. Mr. and Mrs H S Kirwan; The
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      116 4 Mr. and Mrs. R. Rangel, The Prison staff, Johore; Dr. and Mrs. Abdul Samat. Mr. and Mrs. EH. R Bowerman. Mr. and Mrs. A. Adcock, Mr. and Mrs. S. Cork. Dr and Mrs. Chapkhanavalla, Mi. N r' Mistri, Annie, Albert and children. Mr N Wright, Mr and Mrs Tan Chin
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
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      Rubber
      112 5 Singapore, Wednesday morning. Singapore: 36 18 cts., up 1 2 ct. Market Tone: Steady, Quiet. London: 10 3 16d., up l,Bd. Market Tone: Quiet. New York: 21 1|4 cts.,* up 5,16 cts. Market Tone: Very Dull. Singapore, Wednesday evening. Prices have again advanced a little to-day but only a
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      Tin
      30 5 Singapore. Wednesday noon. Singapore: $122 34, down $3 1,4. London: Spot £253, down 100s.; three months £250. down 100s. New York: 55 7 8 cts., down 1 14 cts.
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      Exchange
      8 5 London-New York 493.77 New York-London 493 518
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      Share Markets
      213 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report Singapore May 5. Tin at midday was $122 34. down $3 1 4. From reports of the London market this morning it would appear that the fears expressed about the settlement on Thursday have been somewhat allayed this week as quotations all round are
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING
      628 5 mD at Tin o J 36- 35- 36 6 Ji" _vam Kumbang 3 59 6 57 60|g Malay- g 6 29 6 28- 29 6 5 Aver Hitam ,40 1.50 1.45 1.60 5 Aver Weng Iff 24 22 9 23 9 BangrinTi-i LB5 1.70 1.65 L7O "1 Batu Selangor
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      GENERAL
      390 5 ft Ul U. tg Ug i ssssss ss ts a £100 £100 Cable A' Wireless 7i/ 2 Tc Nom Com Pref. Stock W* Wk £I£l Con.T.S.7^Pre. 27- 28- 266 27 6 £I£l ConT.S. Ord 28- «P 29 30 I] Si E. Realty Co tg 120 1.10 l^u 10 5
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      214 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int Mar 31 Sept- 30 1031/2 105V 2 nom 4 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 _< inL Mar 31 SeDt 30 107 110 nom 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int Mar 31 Sem. 30 115 117 nom 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 S m
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      RUBBER SHARES
      390 5 AlorGaiah 190 195 190 2 00xd Amal S v 140 1AV lM 150 Aver ffitam 97 2 210 190 205 AverS 150 L6 150 iM AyerPanas L35 IAS lM iM Bassett 1 85 20 1 90 200 Ba tuLinta nf 077, 2 °82 080 0.85 Bedford I g
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    Mr. Julian Israel's Report
    278 5 Tin Locally down $3 /4. Rubber Locally buyers at 35 3 i July! Sept. Mining. Raubs $6.55— 56.70. TinIn spite of the drop in the price of local Tin, there are good enquiries to: the dollar counters at higher levels S Kintas $8.50— 58.75, S. Luas
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    WORLD-WIDE LANDSLIDE IN PRICES
    999 6 WORLD-WIDE LANDSLIDE IN PRICES Messrs Fraser Co's Weekly Share Market Report ERASER and Co.'s weekly report on the s share market, dated May 4. states: In the market places of the world there has been, we imagine, only one topic for serious discussion since we wrote our last report, the
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    Exchange
    176 6 SELLING Singapore, May 5. London T.T. 2,4 ljll London demand *IJJ London 4 months' sight WJ Lyons demand JJJJ Hamburg demand I 4l New York demand 57 9|it Monti eal demand 57% Batavia demand JJJg Jsamarang hemann 104y 2 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand IMg Madras and Colombo demand
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    Produce
    204 6 Singapore. May 5. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $146 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $137 R. (Siam W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $132 R. (Siam) "White'' No. Al $226 R. (Siam) "White Rice" No. 1 $213 R. (Siam) "White Rice" No. 2
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      59 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) in SAFE BOXES in our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can hav e access to these safe boxes, so that
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      192 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established in 1880 Capital Subscribed (Fully Paid up) Y. 100.000.000 Reserve Fund Y.I 30.900. 000 00 Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE. Manager T. YAMAMOTO Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room 5921 5922 General Office 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk. 1 Nederlandsche HandelMaatschappij, X.V.
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    Camp In Heart Of London
    83 7 Troops who have come to London from all over the Empire to take part in the Coronation celebrations are encamped in Kensington Gardens under canvas. This picture by Topical Press shows a general view of tn* vast camp which has sprung up in the Gardens.
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      210 8 2 ITS GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO GIVE YOU A GRAND TIME! Down-To-Earth Fun and Marvellous Tunes *g F[NAL showings *©ISGP-^^ I "ji^ j "UNDER YOURf I SPELL" I kIMfeJMK 20TH CENTURY-FOX PICTI RE WITH** ■k LAWRENCE TIBBETT g Xjj WJ ■> .fte-$% XING OF SONG jgj I f »JL^
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      219 8 "AN INSPIRING and VALUABLE RECORD t i 'i iiiiHyi iiiid________i____i__ _B 9 K a __^K_^ •FOR IHOWiX AND GLORY" i A Mighty Pageant of Inspiring Incidents which have crowded around the British Monarchy from the days of Queen Victoria until the present time. jjflßj: WITH SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION Paramount laughable
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    THE FATE OF A COCKEREL
    281 9 THE FATE OF A COCKEREL I'nusual London Case London. T vr a West Kensington dmncr L aC ino a vves cockerel. f table the other day w w t Va h cn Us spring-time out>ndon Court uhen i complaints by Acted neighbours own er s distrw tea GunieL an ;ts
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    "No Time"
    198 9 Shopkeeper's Plea Fails Penang. HE practice of some shop proprietors in sending their employees to re--1 them in Court to answer sum onses was criticised i n the Police Court, wnen the name of Ch'ng Oon Yeone la called a Chinese, answering the I Gua n Seng, appeared
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    Man – Eater
    89 9 Man Eater Third Victim In Kedah Alor Star, May 3. ANOTHER victim has been claimed W a tiger near Chungloon this mornine when a Malay named Ibrahim *a.s reported to have been carried away. Up to the present no trace has Deefound of the unfortunate man mis is the third
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    Oliver Baldwin
    85 9 To Contest Election At Paisley Paisley. MR. OLIVER BALDWIN, son of the Prime Minister, was adopted prospective Parliamentary candidate for Paisley at the next general election at a meeting of the Socialist Party here. There were two other names before the meeting, including that of Mr. John Downie,
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      216 9 JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED! WARNER BROS.' HILARIOUS I SCREEN COMEDY AND AN EXCELLENT STAGE SHOW 1 JkrjfTKJK^^afSK&i imppod on tho day of tno bio; w*«B M s ?'Sr.-».^^^^^^^^^M P"Js*^ BBaBBBB— _E_l_bl HB SlW'^ Mbbbbbbbe jot cpHVW n ';r 'POLO JOE Rlllll_____l Capitol recently r nPP^'^^^H 3f_ CAROL HUGHES-RICHARD GALUOIEK
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    Former Malayan Sent To Prison
    885 10 GOT CREDIT BY FRAUD f Story Of Strange Career (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, April 21. AN ex-colonel who, according to A the police evidence, was at one time in the Federated Malay States, where he became associated with men suspected of
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    Official Robbed
    62 10 Burglar Decamps With Cash And Watch Kuala Lumpur. May 3. A BURGLAR broke into the house or Mr G. L. Miller of the F.M.S. Railways in the early hours of Sunday morning and finding the keys lying on a dresser unlocked the drawers and decamped with $25 and
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    15 10 Renong Tin Dredging Co., Ltd.— No. 2 dredge. 460.88 piculs; No. 3 dredge, 566.44 piculs.
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    WOMAN DOCTOR REFUSES TO ANSWER CALL
    367 10 Girl Dies Of Pneumonia: Parents Seek Medical Aid In Vain London. FR a breach of medical service rules, a woman doctor, who pleaded illness and tiredness, was fined £5 by the Middlesex Insurance Committee The doctor, it was stated, not knowing a girl on
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    Explosives
    120 10 Big Theft Reported At P.W. THE theft of nearly 1.000 sttcka o| gelignite and about 1.500 detonator from the P.W.D. magazine, at the Cherok Tokun Reservoir has been rerjortej to the Police at Bukit Mertajam. The theft is stated to have taken place about five days ago. The Police
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      155 10 Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids The only way your body can clean out health -destroying Acids from your blood is through nine million tiny Kiiln. y tubes or filters, but beware of cheap, drastic, irritating drugs. Weak Kidneys usually the real cause of Getting Up Nights, N< r ousness, Swollen
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    Rubber Price Out Of Control
    1175 11 RESTRICTION TOO SLOW IN EARLY STAGES Now It Has The Bit In Its Teeth Thvt the Rubber Regulation Committee have lost control of the restriction „tn____ was the view put forward by the chairman at the 28th ordinary ,enen meeting of the Kampong Kuantan Rubber
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    36 11 Che Kassim bin Hanapee, the wellknown footballer of Kedah, is to be married this week, to Che Pok binti Che Man, of Alor Star. Che Kassim. is now a Warder in the Sungei Patani Prisons Department.
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    JOHORE POSTAL AFFAIRS
    412 11 Farewell Message Of The P.G. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 2 AT the annual general meeting of the Posts and Telegraphs Recreation Club, Johore Bahru. held in the club pre-; mises, the following were elected office- 1 bearers for the ensuing year. President, Inche A.
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    BIGGEST SHARK EVER CAUGHT
    218 11 Landed Bu Danish Consul In Sydney Sydney, Apr. 12. THE biggest shark ever caught with rod and reel was captured off Sydney Heads recently by Dr. Erik Fischer, the Consul for Denmark in Sydney It was a tiger shark, weighing 1,049 lb., 13 lb. more than
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    SULTANS LONDON
    329 11 News Of OtM Malayans 1 (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. y FE Sultans of Trengganu and PM have arrived for the Coronatill The former came by the same < j channel steamer which brought s4] hundred visitors from India, inclil several ruling Princes, who
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    Dunlop Cotton Mill
    116 11 (By Air Mail) London, Apr. Report of Dunlop Cotton Mills 0 (trolled by Dunlop Rubber Co.) for shows profit on trading, including j terest and miscellaneous receipts £33( <agst. £274,532), less depreciation £105 (£105,126) making net profit £221 (£169,406), add £9,615 brought in To reserve £49,435 (£53,543),
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    35 11 The F.M.S. Court of Appeal op< in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lum before the Chief Justice, F.M.S. Samuel Joyce Thomas, Mr. Ju Howes, acting Chief Justice, Straits tlements, and Mr. Justice Cussen Mr. Justice Pedlow.
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE
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      COST OF LIVING
      293 12 pOPLE m Malaya who are concerned about the undoubted »e in the cost of living in the uritry during recent months may jtoibly find some consolation om the statement in the House Commons by the Chancellor of e Exchequer that with increasg prosperity and improved emoyment there
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    AROUND MALAYA
    559 12 FE very nature of official reports perhaps militates against their being concise documents. Year by year certain information has to be repeated in order that each year's report shall be as nearly self-explanatory as possible without reference to those of earlier years. It is a long time, however,
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    76 12 A new suuiie_s steel steam locomotive has been introduced on the Bu lington Railroad in America to battle with Diesel-electric locomotive of the same line to determine which is king of the rails, weigwnj tons loaded, the stainless steel locomotive is said to have speed of 100 to 125 miles
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    PERSONALITIES
    275 12 Mr. J. A. Hunter, Under Secretary, S.S.. is going home on leave this week to join Mrs. Hunter in Monte Carlo. Mr. E. T. Williams will act for him. The District Officer, Lower Perak, Mr. Innes Miller, who was taken suddenly ill some time ago, has made a remarkable
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    The Mystery Of Frank Vosper's Death
    2064 13 The Mystery Of Frank Vosper' s Death j OVE -MAKING DENIED Accident Verdict Returned Eastbourne rill INQUEST denials of A 1 11 Vkin. in a liner's cabin, A '"Vancn cabin's evidence of and il that led him to reject ■"^.""r «l accident, supplied the lhe tbeoi of investigation at lha,,U
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    TEBING AND GADJAH RUBBER ESTATES
    259 13 Interest In Seroeway Co. J By Air Mail) London, Apr. 14. THF directors cf Tebing Rubber Estates (1931* and of Gadjah Rubber Estates < 1932) have issued identical circulars to shareholders stating that, in view of inquiries received from various shareholders as to the interest
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    85 14 King George To His _int Georf the Sixth recently unveiled two memorial, A ceremonies of nnveilinff. In the centre is the mosaic b_»!£ the Utt «r sabeth (reels a Guardsman at WeUingUn B^~ w h£ ,H_ nt in th ti unveilinf The pictures in the* cent^Tn^on |fc I&n^jJ A test
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    68 15 KH Ane a t Windsor and the other at the Guards* chapei in WeHiagion in nt in the chancel of the chapel. Our pictures on this pt*e show tho T front of the communion rail in the chancel. On the left Qaeea RU. *2. the riifht. drapinjr
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      217 18 BRITISH INDIA SAILINGS FOR BANGKOK. I For PENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA Leave 1 Leave Due Singaporel Due Singapore KISTNA In Port May 81 KARAGOLA In Port To-day KOLA May 11 May 15 1 ELEPHANTA May 12 May 13 For Port Swettenham, Penang, Negapatam, Karikal, Porto Novo, Cuddalore, Pondicherry and Madras. RAJULA
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      42 18 N«*feeT«Hfarinerf The Commanding Officer. Stork in a Marine Notice througl Master attendant, S.S., si. unlighted survey beacons at ihc en to Malacca Strait, near Sanpal rock 7 deg. 09' N., Long. 98 deg. 48'E. (ap mentioned in previous notices, I been withdrawn.
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      253 18 BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due One Tonnage s pore. Tonnage Spore. 1937. 1937. BANGALORE 6,000 May 8 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
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      317 19 IH lt\% PHI LP LINE (incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. (Due Sails. MAR ELLA May 29 June 4 MERKUR June 30 July 4 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the follow— if rateFirst Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the
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    78 20 ««re shows H. W. App. e n AA'SX 5_S M.™" Rounding on e of the bends during the trial, with the famous Crystal Palace tower in the background. i~ «~»us urystaJ Topical Prees Here is Appleton receiving assistance after running on to the banking Planet
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      144 21 M| A carefree GOOD HEALTH My whole family has benefited so much by the use of Kalzana that I only wish more would give it a trial/ 9 writes Mrs. U., London. Mineral starvation is the cause of many troubles children are often pale, irritable and handicapped by a slow
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      1076 21 JOX THE RADIO) V Finnire transmission 2 riiisn ftiupn- 605 pm Big Ben >Love in Green <-»>ifiiiin k wich villa e A new musical comedy in I rOSrttM^MM-; two acts being a modernised version of Love in a Village, by Arne (1762). New book and lyrics by John Watt. New
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      474 21 Programme Off 11. ML B. Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Stanford Robinson. 6.00 p.m. Chinese Music (Gramo- 10 15 P- m close down, phone Records, Cantonese): Three Or- mr^ maddau; chestral Recitals— Ascending, All Re- TO-MORROW joice, Pak Niew Woh Meng Comical Song— The Country
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      1631 22 ON THE RADIO X.11.J. Pemng IS.A. Sluu U y iUil m n (Continued from page 21) (Wavelength 49.3 metres) ■*<»«* I**l l|| 5.20 p.m. With the world's famous When the "Maigrat" calls. TO-DAY h f o ii 0W i nR are tl Drche.stra. 9.20 p.m. News and Economic Review nn
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    1310 23 UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE "Innocent" Man Who Decided To (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. AST-MINUTE confession that he stabbed the deceased under grave proA vocation was made before the F.M..S. Court of Appeal by a man who was ftiinfl against sentence of death.
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    615 23 London, May 5. Mr. Quo Tai Chi, the Chinese Ambassador, gave a banquet last night at Claridge's to about forty Chinese and foreign guests. The room was charmingly decorated in spring flowers and there was a pleasant atmosphere of general and
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    CHOLERA IN EASTERN CITIES
    488 24 CHOLERA IN EASTERN CITIES Pamphlet Issued By League IN connection with the outbreak of cholera in certain Eastern cities, the following useful advice has been sent for publication by the League of Nations Health Organisation. Eastern Bureau:— The mouth is the only portal for the entry of cholera. It has
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    34 24 Mr. J. H. Whiting, past chairman of the Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets Committee, was presented with a cl)ck by the members of the committee in recognition of his three years' service in the chair.
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    33 24 Charles William Knight, 40. an accountant, of St. Martin's Lane. W.C.. was remanded on £1.500 bail at Bow Street Police Court charged with forging and uttering three cheques for £50 £65. and £65.
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    319 24 Questions In Parliament On Anglo-American Economic Co-Operation London, May 4. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer J-JlJ^ 1 had questions to answer in the Commons relating w^co United States in other aspects of the United Mr. Chamberlain was asked about the Durcnase s of fresh States and collaboration between the Ind
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    MAGNIFICENT PARADE IN S'PORE
    671 24 MAGNIFICENT PARADE IN S'PORE Yahya bin Abu Talib. DP. M.J. Detachment Straits Settlements Police: 50 files. Mr. I. C MacMillan, Ccmdt,. Straits Settlements Police Depot. BANDS TO PLAY In addition the Bands of the following units will be on parade: Ist Bn. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Ist Bn. The Middlesex
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    2535 25 OBJECTION OVER-RULED IN SECOND EVENT Yesterday's Races: Ming Pays Singapore. Wednesday. attendance for a week day at Bukit Tirnah to-day when the I H°of eight races was run off in dull weather. I it tip better than on the opening day but
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    27 26 Ike Chinese Third team took full league points from the Casuals in yesterday's League encounter at Anson Road Stadium. Here is an incident in the gume. Tribune
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    30 26 S.C.C. Drew With Social Athletic Party j Singapore, Wednesday. Meeting m a friendly game on the Padang this afternoon the S.C.C. and the Social Athletic Party drew 2—2.
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    20 26 William Henry Styles of Eastport Lane, Lewes, fell in front of an electric train at Lewes Station and was killed.
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    18 26 William Williams, of Wharf Farm. Hinckley, Leicestershire, died from injuries caused when he was gored by a bull.
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    DAY OF UNITED INTERCESSION
    286 26 DA Y OF UNITED INTERCESSION Duke Duchess Of Kent A ROYAL Duke and Duchess, statesA men. bishops, soldiers, financiers and evangelists will be among those at the Queen's Hall on May 11. when I day of united intercession and conference is to be held as a prelude to the Coronation.
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    24 26 Mr. M. L. Philips leads in his English geldnj? Blue and White which won the tMird race vesterday. Abdul Farad is the jockey. Tribune
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    29 26 Mrs. Susan Robins. Cornwall's centenarian, who at the age of six worked for 2V_d. a day dressing tin, died at her home at Minions, near Callington. She was 101.
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    Englishwoman & Clark Gable
    217 26 Englishwoman Clark Gable Fatherhood Stunt?: Request For A Retrial Los Angeles May 5. THE sentence on Mrs. Violet Norton th I Englishwoman who was found cf misusing the mails and who allega that Clark Gable, the film star, is 'he father of her child has been postponed for a week.
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    25 26 11 lived Thomas Noel Stokes, aged U, w« at the Penarth branch of me>> [U Children's Home, was g^r^iimorfootof a 140ft. cliff at Penarth gan).
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    Wise And Smith Win Doubles
    541 27 AND PATERSON PUT NU UP GAME DISPLAY End Of S. C. C. Spring Tennis Tournament Singapore. Wednesday. Rnrins Tennis Tournament was concluded this afternoon with the r L thp'noubles Championship final between N. S. Wise and Rov 1 a pitcrson and V. Anderson. v rll
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    CHINESE TAKE FULL POINTS FROM CASUALS
    543 27 CHINESE TAKE FULL POINTS FROM CASU ALS Interesting Third Division Soccer Encounter Singapore, Wednesday. DLAVINCi in the Third Division of the S.A F.A League at Anson Koad Stadium to-day. the S C.F.A third string took full points from the Casuals, emerging victorious by four goals to two. The Chinese were
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    60 28 How They Finish At Bukit Timah Yesterday aythario had a clear win by 1'- lengths from Quick Money. Tribune Ming, Hercules and Honours Gay shared the honours in the second race yesterday. A good picture of the fi nish. Tribune Blue and White cantered home three lengths ahead of Beth,
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      25 28 A~ S. CiILEsT t 1 CIVIL NAVAL. AND MILITARY TAILOR AND OUTFITTER. No. 6, The Arcade, Singapore. i 1 TIIONE 7994. P TH E TAILOR. <.
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      66 28 TOR the convenience of the motorist who after a good evoning out feels unequal to the task of driving home, a taxi company at Tulsa, Oklahoma, has introduced a "Blotto Service." It consists of a cab and two drivers. The motorist is driven home in the cab by one driver,
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