Morning Tribune, 8 May 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 2.— No. 83. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, May 8, 1937. HVE CENTS
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    LOST AIRSHIP SABOTAGED ?
    1245 1 LOST AIRSHIP SABOTAGED Vi'AIITLIXG ALLEGATION BY IMC HUGO ECKENER STORY OF THREATENING LETTERS EYE-WITNESSES TELL OF MYSIIItIOIS EXPLOSIONS NEW YORK, MAY 7. THE SENSATIONAL ALLEGATION THAT THE DISASTER TO THE AIRSHIP HINDENBURG MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SABOTAGE WAS MADE BY DOCTOR ECKENER WHO ARRIVED AT GRAZ LASTJUGHT^ "He told
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    18 1 Dr. Hugo Eckener. He is the designer of the Hindenburg and other airships now in service in Germany.
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    34 VICTIMS OF THE DISASTER
    49 1 Latest Casualty Roll Of The Airship Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 7. THE latest casualty roll of the air--1 ship Hindenburg is given as 34 dead or missing, including two who died in hospital. Survivors number 42 members of the crew and 24 passengers.- -Renter.
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    A HEALTH TO HIS MAJESTY
    161 1 Historic Occasion At Westminster ixrndon, May 7. POBER Empire legislators threw off all restraint and accorded His Majesty the King a long and hearty welcome when he rose to respond to the toast of his health proposed by the Lord Chancellor at the luncheon in
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    Steel Shortage
    129 1 Sunken Ship To Be Broken Up Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 6. BRITISH firms are to be supplied with iron and steel from the sea bed as a result of advances in world prices of scrap metal. The rises in cost have led to a decision to salvage the
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    29 1 Railway air services on May 10, a fortnight earlier than usual, will begin to operate 76 regular services by air in trie British Isles over ***** miles ol route.
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      42 1 p, 0N OTHCT PAGEB j Fa e J Batu Aran* Affair 2 1 Uiltf Weds i I T t ,h»re Banquet i Hon.r (Ticket Z« J S3 sports Notes 25 v T.-day's Races 26 KKral Soccer J (K> V.( Rowing 27 *9*
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    Echo Of Batu Arang Strike
    1148 2 Echo Of Batu Arang Strike SHOOTING OF UNIDENTIFIED CHINESE Inquiry Begins At K. L.: Police Officers Give Evidence (From Our Own Reporter) mmm Kuala Lumpur. Thursday AN echo of the Batu Arang strike and a clash which occurred on the minr between police and armed workmen, was heard in the
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    "Dark Journey"
    183 2 Exciting Espionage Film At Pavilion DARK Journey,' a London Film production starring Conrad Veidt and Vivien Leigh as rival spies In a gripping espionage drama, introduced at the Pavilion Theatre last night, provides first ,class entertainment with a highly sensational climax. As Madeleine, a French spy carrying on
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    Alleged Murder
    98 2 Indian Stabbed In Stomach Singapore Friday SHORTLY after nine o'clock last night, an Indian mandor attached to the Town Cleansing Department was alleged to have been fatally stabbed by a compariot in Canal Road. The deceased received a deep stab wound in the abdomen which resulted in the
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    14 2 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stefani after their wedding at the Registry office yesterday. (Tribune).
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    Federal Council
    34 2 The next meeting of the Federal Council will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. June 29. at 10 a.m. There rill be no ceremonial opening and uniform will not be worn.
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    25 2 Th.«? Hon. Mr. Norman Lockhart Smith is now the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong till the arrival of the new Governor, Sir Geoffrey Northcote.
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    Travelling Maharaja Is In The Dumps
    503 2 Travelling Maharaja Is In The Du mps (By A Staff Reporter) AN unhappy Maharajah is in Singapore at the moment, spending an uneasy holiday and all on account of an accident to his secretary who badly fractured his right leg while playing deck tennis with his master. His Highness, who
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    Editor Wedded
    549 2 Mr. F. R. Stefani And Mm Sylvia Greenstone Singapore. Friday THE marriage took place this afternoon of Miss Sylvia Greenstone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Greenstone of London, to Mr. Francesco Robert Stefani. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. Stefani of Kelso, Scotland. The bride
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    JOHORE HAS FAITH IN BRITAIN
    724 3 JOHORE HAS FAITH IN BRITAIN INDEPENDENCE ASSURED HTTIAI TBIBITE AT ICTAXA <oko\atio\ irwoi i;r (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 7. rVERY success attended the banquet given by His Highness the Regent f Johore at the Istana Besar to-night in honour of the Coronation of Kino r P oree
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    Women's Seuffle
    143 3 Dispute Ends In A Fine Singapore. Friday ;IT happened in a back lane in Siang Lim Park one morning towards the end of March. Two Chinese wOmen 'housewives) came out of their back doors, they scoulded at each other and said nasty things— then, it alleged one of
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    Singapore Musical Society
    109 3 "MEMBERS of the choir of tbf Singa--111 pore Musical Society are notified that there will be no choral rehearsal during Coronation week and that the "text rehearsal has been fixed for Frilay, May 21. at 5.30 p.m. Members of the orchestra ar e notified hat there will
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    Searchlight Display
    90 3 Searchlight Display On Three Evenings Next Week JJURING Coronation celebrations a u short searchlight display will be given at Fort Canning on three evenings by the Portress Royal Engineers, eight lights being manned by personnel of 30th Fortress Coy., Royal Engineers. It will consist of four displays each lasting about
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    49 3 Final touches are now being put to the Venetian poles which line the route from Government House to Collyer Quay 'and form the principal part of the Coronation decorations in Singapore. The poles are illuminated from within, and each bears shield and flags as seen in this picture. (Tribune).
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    SCIATICA RAN IN THE FAMILY
    96 3 Kruschen Ends Family Curse t3£ how he'^dT^ CUrSe letter fea -^jf -2«a never had a suspicion of pain I npvpr of urip lih U Can keep down the ex ce.^ son *L?° d eV ry day !t stand s to reamore you will not have
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    33 3 Rugby, May 6. The Prime Minister of Canada Mr Mackenzie King declared open this morning the New Chelsea bridge built of all Empire materials at a cost of £310 736 —British Official Wireless
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    31 3 Mr. Runciman stated in the House of Commons that a Bill dealing with unit trusts was iri course of preparation, but he was unaOle to say when it would be introduced
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      52 3 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT Notice is hereby given that Marie J Campbell of 185A Orchard Road. Singapore, is applying to the Governor for naturalization and that any person who knows any reason why naturaliza tion should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of tht facts to the Colonial
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      47 3 TRAXNOSAN CORN CURE BATH SALT SURE CURE From All Chemists Sole Agents: RAHAMIN PENHAS Singapore. •8* i /^P%\ /^S?X /^Ss>> ip/^^ &Jms\ RftM^Pt* i v^^^-^<^v/ 7 t J i J.^ f I PRINCESS OF~j COSMETICS s j I OBTAINABLE THROUGHOUT MALAYA S Sole Agents: MONTOR LIMITED. SINGAPORE.
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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    LONDON COMMODITIES
    138 4 RUBBER London. May 7. Previous To-day Change n*„m Steady Quiet Unl Buyers. lO l^ POt Sellers 10 916 10* 8 fi M Buyers 10 916 10 13 16 +4 Sellers. 10*e 10 15 16 +5 6 July'sept 10 1116 10 15 16 +J4 Sellers. 10 3 Jfi Oct.iDec.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    66 4 London, May 7. Previous To-day Changi T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 109.96 HMLj tiS T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 9.00 I~JSm T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 2 19 32 is. T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 3d. is. sa T.T. on Japan (closing
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    BULLION MARKET
    34 4 London. May 7. MWX Previous To-day Change GOLD £7.0.84 7 -0 8 x /2 Fine Bar per oa SILVER 20 7J6 20% -l!16 bipot 204 20 7 16 —116 i months forward
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    45 4 In view of the impending departure ol the Kcv. Father Michel Olcomendy, parish palest of the Church of Our Laay «f Lourdeb, Singapore, to France on leave, the Indian Catholic Community wW present to him a purse on Sunday immediately after the 8 o'clock Mass
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    Queer Hobby
    186 4 House Filled With Dustbin Rubbish Paris. TWELVE lorries were required to carry away the rubbish collected bv an old woman as a hobby here Madame Baucher lived in a comfort-able-looking three-storied house in the suburbs of Paris. Late every night she used to go out with a broken
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    36 4 The leave of absence granted to Mr. P. S. Williams of the M.G.S., and Miss I. G. J. Parfitt, Malayan Educational Service, has been further extended for three months and four davs, and one month respectively.
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    LONDON SHARE LIST
    120 4 London. Mav 7 Distillers U5 6 116 6 Dunlop Rubber 34 9 35Oeneral Electric 859 866 -9 Imperial Chemical Industries 38 3 38 4»_ m 155 7V. 156 3 7 t? Tobacco 42 3 43/3 Anglo-Dutch 13 V 2 14 Canadian Pacific .i? c„ London Tin (New
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    METAI MARKET
    25 4 i-Gndon. May 7 TIN Standard. Hmtm To d mnn Spot (affernoon closing price) £249 U £251 +1% Forward £247 ft £249 4 +1%
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    NEW YORK CABLE
    50 4 RUBBER New York. May 6 Previous To-day Change Tone Steady Very Dull Spot Buyera 21 716 *****6 f% Bellera 21 916 2113 16 4*K July/Sept. Buyers 21 9 16 21 7 8 +5 16 Sellers. *****6 22 -^5 16 TIN Standard. Tone Quiet Easy Spot 55% 54-8
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    94 4 FRASER COMPANY. Singapore, May 7 Total for mmnanv Dividend Books Close flßtt !__l! Company --n £x Diy ye^ r Payable Date t0 TIN To Ampat Tin 5% Final Apr 26 May 11 May 3 m Lahat Mines 12Vi% Final J»J JJ A 23 Sungei Kinta 5% Final Apr 20 May
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    Lewis & Peat's Weekly Rubber Report
    174 4 Lewis Peat's Weekly Rubber Report Confidence is steadily being restored to the rubber market, and the outlook to-day is very different to that of a fortnight ago. The recovery in the world's stock markets is mainly responsible for this f change of front, and considerable sup-: port has come in
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    Bolivia Tin
    56 4 Increased Output Planned New York. Ma TT is announced that an ■ggJflS 1 been concluded with Bolivian Gc^ eminent mine operators under the output of tin will be Thirtyflve per cent o t v ne from exports will be handed over -w Government with a view to si
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    18 4 The Duke of Roxburghe^was an'. batch of motorists fined at West L Police Court for exceeding tne limit.
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    25 4 Seventeenth and 18th cental j coins that are being gjwgftoS, unSussex are believed to have earthed and kept secret while oia were demolished at Chichester.
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    662 5 Ittued byFraser anH Coufe Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers MINING Singapore, May 7, 6 p.m Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Fraser St Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 5 6 6 -xd 59 6 3xd >_ Ampat Tm 34 36 35;-
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
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      Rubber
      97 5 Singapore, Friday morning. Singapore: 37 5 8 cts., up 1 1 4 cts. Market Tone: Very Steady. London: 10 1 2d., up l,Bd. Market Tone: Very Steady. New York: 2111,16 cts., up 1,4 ct. Market Tone: Dull. With a good enquiry from both the trade and jmtside operators prices
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      CLOSING PRICES
      27 5 Buyers Sellers Spot 37 3,4 37 7|B May June 38 38 1^8 July Sept. 38 1,8 381|4 Oct.Dec. 38 1,4 38 3 8 Tone: Steady.
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      Tin
      31 5 Singapore, Friday noon. Singapore: $1215 8, down $1 3;8 London: Spot £249 55.. down 555.: three months £247 10s., down 40s. New York: 54 7 8 ctfc., down 12 ct.
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      Exchange
      8 5 London-New York 493.95 New York-London 493 11)16
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    GENERAL
    415 5 Par Pd. 1 1 Malacca Elec. 10% p re f 2.30 240 2.30 240 10 10 Maynard 2.00 3.00n0m2 00 3.00 1 1 M. Breweries 2.35 2.45 2.40 2.50 10 10 McAlister 25.90 26.50 26.00 26..50 10 5 Overseas Ass. 8.00 8.25 8.00 B^3o 40 40 O'sea C.B.C 25.65
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    Share Markets
    253 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report Singapore, May 7. Mining. Tin midday $121 down $1 3 8 The London Share market was again reported as being firmer though quiet. A fairly large range of both buying and selling orders for Tin shares were received from London, and the market generally
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    212 5 _^J____F_^X SINGAPORE MC NICIPALITY 1901 red. 194C $400,000 Int Mar 31Sept30 1»* 105t/2 nom 412r T??\/ ed 1947 $1600.000 ;v; %q ar n 31 ept 30 i° 7 HO nom I 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 < 1913^ 31 InSept1 n Sept 30 115 H7 nom Mir ?c
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    RUBBER SHARES
    350 5 AJlenb y Alor Gajah 19 195 19 0 2.00xd Amal. Malav 1,4 14?, 2 IM 150 A >' e r Hitani 971/ 210 19 0 2.05 Aver Molek 1,5 160 15 0 1.65 Jy*- Panas 125 135 L35 1.45 Bassett ]85 1.95 1.90 200 at u Limine 0771/2
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    Mr. Julian Israel's Report
    211 5 Mr. Julian Israel 's Report Singapore, May 7. Tin locally down $1%. Rubber locally buyers at 38c July Sept'. Mining. Raubs $6.55— 56.70. Tiu shares are steady— fair business is pa.* 1 sing at quotations. S. Kintas $8.65 $8.90, S. Luas $2.27 1 /2 $2.32 1 /2 Hong Fatts $1.32
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    MEDIATION IN SPAIN?
    580 6 Declaration By Mr. Eden London, May 6. THE Hou.se of Commons adjourned until May 24 after a speech by Mr. Eden in which he declared that passions seemed to he remounting in Spain. The conflict could only be terminated, he said, if all the great powers agreed
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    25 6 Three detectives against whom judsment for £300 was given in Dublin High Court for shootintr dead a farmer's son at Cork have decided to appeal.
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    20 6 Miss Adrienne Ames, the film actress, was granted n divorce from her film actor husband. Bruce Cabot, in Los •lr»s
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    Mrs. Fred Perry
    51 6 Hollywood, California > JJS B it H S2 X lnson the film actress S2. *2 Fred Perry the tenn is player has been given a star part in the nev Bin "Vogues of 1938." She will nlav opposite Warner Baxter P V.a'nger nlm WUI be produced b
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    17 6 W M n R K i, Bee v assistant engineer P. home K angsar, has left for
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    Exchange
    182 6 SELLING Singapore, May 7. (London T.T. 2f I|l6 i London demand 24 116 London 4 months' sight 2 4 16 Lyons demand 1275 Hamburg demand 141 V 2 New York demand 57 916 Montreal demand 57% Batavia demand 104 3 4 Samarang hemann 304^2 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand
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    Produce
    197 6 Singapore, May 7. 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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    The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn.
    77 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Friday noon. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. May) 38 38 Good F.A.Q. in cases (F.0.8. May) 37% 37% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable S'pore) 37% 21% do. May 37% 37% do. MaylJune 37% 38 do. JulyjSept. 38 38% do. Oct.iDec.
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    23 6 The seismograph at Self ridge's Ox-ford-street, registered a small earthquake recently from 7.24 am to 8.30 a.m.. probably a very considerable distance away.
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    SHOW-BOATS' OF THE THAMES
    37 7 ?£Z?£?£2£s. TfiSM*""* P,° la .£gU^_R^J* »2_1 j» J£.«_2S__! ftands which have been bail, for th. Coronation crow* front rf wows tne seats in position in the "Coronation "frand-stand" at Bockin.han- Palace. (Planet News).
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      227 8 HERE SHE IS! TO-DAY at the APITOL| Meei -THAT MSI! I rum PAMS" in a grand new Song Dance Hit by the producers of TOP HAT SWING TIME and ROBERTA Wkoop-U-U Ltij^4gC\ f_ot J Go! or a izz Y' dazzling fnMfe y musical show as La li^jj Belle Mam'selle blows
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      198 8 THE GREATEST ALL COLOUR FILM EVER SCREENED COMES BACK! ALHAMBRAj ?r N L™S |F md m woman' JaK^ .<J^*J' W from the Morld-fimoul novel by ■Lv?"^**' jH^e BEVERLY ROBERTS I A Warsir Irtt. Ptctiri Directed kt S ]O l*jl. ON THE STAGE:— I ANOTHER ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME BY Theatre
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    LOCAL OFFICIAL CORONATION PROGRAMME
    318 9 LOCAL OFFICIAL CORONATION PROGRAMME One Week Of Rejoicing n«.'TNG is a summary of the OffiF°S?SSm*» programme for Singapore. MONDAY MAY 10. ■M n m Victoria Memorial Hall, R e s adm, P M the Loyal Address. TUESDAY, MAY 11 *in d m Victoria Memorial Hall, United Coronation Service. Coronation Day
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    Egyptian Government's Grant Of £3,000
    86 9 Cairo. t of £3.000 has been made by t»an Government to th e recent>rmed Anglo-Egyptian Union which deepening the friendship and i gg« bet ween Egypt and 2' 7 m e P mh Uncll of the Union consists of j n embers under the chairmanship
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    Keeping Peace
    141 9 Minister's Address To Educationalists London, May 5. THE Minister of Education addressing foreign and overseas teachers visiting England for the Coronation spoke of the nope of men back from the war in 1918 that through the League of Nations public opinion would be mobilised and focussed to prevent
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    Woman Found Murdered
    70 9 Paris A 73-year-old woman was founci murdered in her house ji St. Lo, her head broken open, apparently wth some heavy tool. A gardener who had worked at the house the evening before, waj. questioned by the police. He has now, it is alleged, admitted that he
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    44 9 The "Courtier", twelfth and latest ol the Imperial Airways fleet of flying- boat?, arrived at Southampton from Rochester (Heat) where she was built and will shortly go into service. Our photo shows the "Courtier" taxi-ing into the special landing raft at Southampton. (Planet News).
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      173 9 YOU'LL NOT FIND ONE DULL MOMENT IN THIS THRILLING AND EXCITING MOVE IT'S ONE OF OUR GREAT LINE-UP OF It I1; PICTURES FOR PRESENTATION DURING CORONATION MONTH! LONDON FILM PRODUCTIONS PRESENT 1937s MOST BREATHTAKING FILM J^\ DARK JOURNEY JKC^Jfi iO X lI A I) V K I II T BW*
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    Organist's Wife & The "Other Man"
    1157 10 Organist's Wife The "Other Man" HER FRIENDSHIP WITH A DENTIST Husband's Alleged Jealousy Unreasonable Liverpool. AifEQATIONS tYiat she had been confronted with locked doors and two deA^iv™n she sought to recover two children from the husband L with > whom she had ceased to live, were made at Liverpool by
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    American Gold Policy
    140 10 London May 6 THE recent reaction of commodity prices must surely have satisfied President Roosevelt's wishes and, accordingly, eliminated any necessity for action to reduce the dollar price of gold, says Messrs. f. Henry Schroder and Company's quarterly review. It points out. furthermore, that any isolated currency
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    18 10 Mr. C. W. S. Hartley, Agricultural Officer. Perak Soutb has recovered lrorii his illness and has resumed duties.
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    ALLEGED WIFE MURDER
    218 10 Tamil Charged At Johore (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 6 A TAMIL weeder on Mount Alma Estate who, it is alleged, stubbed his wfr to death with a pen-knife at the li*h mile village, on the road to Kota Tinge last night, was charged this
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    Dinner To Empire Statesmen
    78 10 London All Dominions Prime Ministers. State Premiers and Colonial Governor? attending the Coronation are to be the guests of the combined Empire Societie, at a dinner at Gros\enor House on Ma\ ?4, where they will meet Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Neville Chamberlain, th 1 Chancellor of
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    NORTH MALAY RUBBER ESTATES
    862 11 NORTH MALAY RUBBER ESTATES New Capital To Be Issued m fiftli annual general meeting of i Malay Rubber Estates (1931), :1 recently at 58 Mark-lane, Taylor (the chairman) and. in the course of his speech. Since the directors' report was premeeting of the International nbber Regulation Committee has been t
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      228 11 TRADE BARGAINS FOR SALE 1936 MODEL REFRIGERATORS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES 3V 2 Cubic Feet $210.00 4 240 00 5 280.00 Before you buy any refrigerator be sure to see our 1937 models with 5-year guaranteed sealed units. LEE FLETCHER 102-106, Orchard Road, SINGAPORE. BARGAINS! Read this page of Special
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      392 11 SPORTS GOODS requisites for Tennis, Golf, Bad i and Base Ball. Stringing racket speciality. SINGAPORE SPORTS HOME (The Peace Co.). 171 Oichard Road' Singacore Tel No. 8271 MOTORS FOR SALE GUARANTEED USED CARS. A selection of 70—80 excellent Used Cars always available in stock. We can relommend the following as
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      369 11 WEARING APPAREL Yong Lee Co., High Class Ladlea Dressmaker. Large choice of ready made dresses also made to order. 82, Orchard Road. made to order. Ready made Dresses for sa!o. Perfect stylo and finish THING YONG— Ladies' Tailor from Shanghai. No. 153, Orchard Road. Maison Madge, 29, Stamford Poaa Phone
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Saturday, May 8, 1937. THE AIRSHIP DISASTER
    315 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Saturday, May 8, 1937. THE AIRSHIP DISASTER fpHE news of the disaster which overtook Germany giant airship Hindenburg, causing terrible toss of life, has shocked the world. It comes at a time when Dr. fickener and those associated with him appeared to have demonstrated that transport by
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    PERSONALITIES
    143 12 Rev. DP. Coole, principal of tne Anglo Chinese School, Sitiawan. is at Kuala Lumpur to attend the Methodist Educational Conference Che Chik is acting as Malay Assistant Inspector of Vernacular Schools, •Cedah, in the absence on leave of Che Jarus bin Haji Abdul Rahman Mr. Krishnasamy, overseer, P.W.D., terapu,
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    Personal Viewpoint
    785 12  -  Autolycus A Weekend Causerie QUITE the most outstanding feature of world news in the past six months has been the plethora of strikes which have occurred or have been threatened in the two great democratic countries, Britain and America. Just now the threat that is worrying Britain more
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    19 12 Miss Tara Isvaran playing tennis i n her Indian dress on the courts South Wimbledon, London, (Topica I Press).
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    Wife's Alleged Lover Shot Down Dead
    848 13 uUSBAND ACCUSED OF MURDER Admits Killing Of 21- Year Old Student Hutchin. r^TIONS that an engineer, after learning that his wife had been seduced student, riddled the youth with bullets, were made in an amazing Spr rhar*e ai Hitchin. Herts. r r ed the
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    The Aquitania
    91 13 Breaks Own Record Across Atlantic London. May 5. THE Cunard-White Star liner Aquitania which reached Southampton this afternoon from New York completed the best steaming performance in her twenty-three years career. She crossed the Atlantic oetween the Ambrose Channel light vessels and Cherbourg breakwater, a distance of 3.199
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    U.S. World Fair
    35 13 London, May 5 His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom has accepted the invitation of the United States Government to participate officially in the World's Fair m New York during 1939.- British
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    Buoyant Revenue
    86 13 Feature Of Exchequer Returns London May 5. BUOYANT revenue i.s again the feature of the Exchequer returns which show that total ordinary revenue amounts t'> £60.199.129 compared with £53.009,314 a< the corresponding date of last year. The yield of income tax at £10.894.000 is £1.802.000 higher than in
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    STAGGERED INTO HOME
    170 13 Miner Accused Of Cousin?; Wounds Of Boy Of 16 CUFFERING from severe wounds a 16- year-old boy. Harold Jones, of Broadfields. Goldenhill. Stoke, staggered into his home. Police were informed and the boy was removed to hospital where he was detained. Later, at Tunstall, John Gorman. 32
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    MYSTERY OF NAKED MAN
    177 13 Solved By Sir Bernard Spilsbury Bouvnena. AFTER being called in by the Southend n coroner. Sir Bernard Spilsbury. the Home Office pathologist, cleared up the mystery connected with the death of Leslie Sadler, 78, retired Bank of England official, who for 15 years had lived alone
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    QUADS BORN IN LONDON
    226 13 Husband Gets A Shock London (AMAZEMENT was expressed by a 37- year-old London boot-trade worker when he heard his wife had given birth to quadruplets. He is Mr. Willam Chapman, of Garn-ham-street. Stoke Newington, and his 38-year-old wife Florence became the mother of three girls and
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    72 13 New Government Bill Considered London, May 5. TOR the second day in succession the Commons discussed the livestocK industry on the report stage of a bill embodying the Government's long-tern policy and making provision for a subsidy to producers of fat cattle for the regulation of imports and
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    UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
    285 14 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN J 4Loudspeakers which are to be used in con junction with a microphone by the £fc> l police to control crowds during the forthcoming Coronation drive were tried for position on the Marble Arch. Lonion. Here we see a workman fitting a > loudspeaker in one of the
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    98 16 Little vestees an* boleror. are nri^ d to most any kind of frock. And tomt of the smar f est ones are in a contrasting colour 10 the rest of the costume Sweaters and skirts are being introduced in more new styles and colours han we've seen worn for a
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    182 17 What is looked at twice..... At pockets placarded everywhere, decorative, but part of the intregal cut placed high on the bosom, staggered from the yoke-line down to the wais applied on the bias, on every side everywhere, but always with some excuse for their smart interference. At the auburn haired
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    POSTAL INTELLIGENCE
    124 18 STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TO-DAY ***** DAT? AND TIM* Pengerang s Soon H Pontianak Tohiti 8 am Formosa 5 Hongkong -t Corfu China (generally) tl Corfu Western Canada t+ and Western 8 Pm States of U.S.A. S Corfu Japan and Macao 5 Corfu Siam (Parcels only) Klstna Djambi Toba
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    390 18 ld The following are passengers by the Kakone Maru which left Singapore for Europe, via ports, on Apr. 30:— Mr. B. Mukerji, Mr. M. L. Wyneken Si., Mrs. P. M. Wyneken, Mtr. M. L. Wyneken 111, Mtr. L. T. Wyneken, Mtr. G. E. Wyneken, Mtr. A. A. Wyneken.
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      327 18 Air Mail Despatches Hongkong, Canton. 'Shanghai, *Kobe, 1 Manila and U.S.A.: Imperial, closing 7 p.m. to-day. Medan. Jask§. and don Netherlands, closing 12.45 p.m. Penang, Siam. Burma, India, Iraq. Palestine, Egypt. E. and S. Africa. Great Britain, Ireland, Europe and N. and S. America: Imperial, closing 7 p.m. toAustralia, New
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      119 18 Passengers Arriving The following passengcis are rrivina in Singapore by the Bakusan MarJ which fa due here from Europe on May Mrs. A. D e Hoog, Mr. auri Mrs w Fnedlander. Miss D. C. IVXlander Mr H. Hansen, Miss P. A. K. Henrivik.s MisHodge. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hoen
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    222 20 The "Spray" Express, a new trail? which deals out death at 20 miles a«t hour to weeds growing on the Great Western Railway's lines, has started work in the Oswestry district of Shropshire. The train is composed of an engine three tenders, holding 9.500 salions of water, which have been
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      1995 21 j Programme Of II. M. II. $|i\ T I_ Hill KAMM-Oj Singapore Station On 225 Metres >^^^~ 1J v^^^-^w^ TO-DAY 7 p.m.:— Hawaiian Music (Gramophone V Records). fttillire wal Davies. 12.45 p.m.:--Light Orchestral Music, 7 4 p.m.:— Time, Weather and Anlll'lll^* 1 MJMm*!"*^ 635 pm Early-English Music." The played by
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    78 22 Three modern type R.A.F. 'planes flying over Danes Dyke, near Flamboroug h, Yorks. The machines are "Anson" bombers. In centre foreground can be seen the Dyke where the Danes first landed in England. (Topical Press). The Australian Coronation contingent were guests of Mr. Leslie Boyce, M.P., for Gloucester at the
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    TRAGIC GUN DRAMA
    255 22 Dying Husband Explains WHILE being removed on a stretcher to hospital in a dying condition, one of the last thoughts of Norman Hartley Hopkinson. 28, chemist's assistant, of Rossendale-road, Burnley was for his young wife, who had accidentally shot hl They had been out gull-shooting, as they
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      235 22 ON THE RADIO (Continued from page 21) 940 pm Gram. Records. 10 p.m. Daily News Bulletin, in 10 Dm Organ recital. loio pm. Close down. National anthem. ZBW3 Hongkong Wavelength 31.4 metres (9.52 mcs.). TO-DAY 3.30 p.m. Chinese programme. 6.30 p.m. European programme. 6.50 pm Stock quotations and Exchange Market
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    Security For Labourers
    831 23 Security For Labourers .NDIAN AGENT ON MALAYA'S |ND PROBLEMS Conditions Are Better Than Three Years Ago Singapore. Friday. bmiilM Aeent for the Government of Ifidia, had some D^o Sahib K. A. M f u d ?"'*£*e on the question of India labour in Malaya [Crtment observations > te a^ yesterday
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    25 23 Mr Montagu Norman was re-elected for his eighteenth successive term as governor of the Bank of England and Mr. Basil G Catterns was re-elected deputy-governor.
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    50 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, May 7. THE torpedo boats and mine -layers built for the Siamese navy in Italy arrived in Home waters this afternoon and were given an official and popular welcome by great crowds gathered on both banks of the river.
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING
    570 23 Malacca Incident: "Strong Action Must Be Taken Says Vet: (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Thursday. ON being told Mr Ellis was a European I walked back to my car and stated the fact to my wife and had a consultation with her. We decided whether
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    Malaya House
    240 23 News Of People On Leave (From Our Own Correspondent) (By Air Mail* London, Apr! 28. WALLERS at Malaya House this week v include: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beatty, MaMr and Mrs. L. C. Chasey. P.W.S. Mr. J. D. G Morice, Customs, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. A. P. Newboult, Trengganu.
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    Strike Averted
    160 23 Parley Of Coalfields Disputants London, May 7. THE threat of an immediate national coal strike has been averted. After a six-hour conference between Captain Crookshank (Secretary of Mines) and the Executive of the Mineworkers' Federation yesterday evening it was officially announced that the executive was prepared to suspend
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    Cheap Money
    147 23 The Chancellor States His Views London, May 6. A QUESTION in the Commons gave the Chancellor of the Exchequer a second opportunity in the last few days to state his view on the effects of the cheap money policy both on prices and on employment. He said he
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    Kent Total 512 For Three
    886 24 JIM PARKS IN GREAT BATTING FORM Returned M. C. C. Tourists Doing Their Stuff JIM Parks, the Sussex all-rounder who strted off the new season with a flourish against Worcestershire the other day by scoring a century, repeated the feat when the county met Cambridge
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    FIVE CENTURIES YESTERDAY
    91 24 FIVE CENTURIES YESTERDA Y Kent Get First 500 Total THE six home cricket matches which concluded yesterday produced a vTop of five centuries, including the first double century of the season; they also produced the first innings total of less than 100 and the first of over 500. The centuries
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    HOME CRICKET IN BRIEF
    196 24 Yesterday 's i Ma tches BRIEF results of yesterday's home cricket as cabled by Reuter were as follows Sussex: 262 iJ. H. Parks 144 not out> and 283 for five wickets, declared <J. H Parks 84, T. Cook 98 >. Cambridge University. 190 (Rought. rought 92
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    Raceecourse Smash
    148 24 Five Horses Put Out Of Race Cape Town. A REMARKABLE smash put five horses out of the main race on the Kenilworth ex lu One hi <<- "had to be destroyed. Two jockeys a ere injured. The ra e was the Stewards' Handicap (1 I|2 miles) As the
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    29 24 Mrs Helen Love, called the "Will Suicide Murderess." because she went into a trance when convicted of murdering her husband, has been sentenced at Los Angeles to 7 years.
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    BROADCAST OF THE CORONATION
    141 24 BROADCAST OF THE CORONA TION Fifty-Eight Microphones To Be Used London. "THE most complicated outside broad- cast yet undertaken" is how the British Broadcasting Corporation describe their arrangements to describe the Coronation over the air to listeners in this country, throughout the Empire and world. Fifty-eight microphone, 12 tons of
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    Village Menaced
    240 24 River Of Mud Due To Rain Paris. FOR the third time this year the village of Serrieres en Chatagne "Savoy is threatened by a river of mud Already a dozen houses are engulfed to a depth of ten feet. The visitations are due to the exceptionally heavy rains
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    Burglar Writes His Thanks
    58 24 Burglar Writes His Thanks Fredericia, Jutland A LETTER of thanks-and a "proinJs return'-from a burglar who bi into his house some time ago DM received by a farmer, Gert J<" near here. ninO The burglar stole a lot of ciu.^ and a large sum of money AJJ on the part
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    11 24 W. R. Hammond, who took five wickets for 30 against Hampshire.
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    WHY is there NO CORONATION SPORT?
    1409 25  - WHY is there NO CORONATION SPORT? HERMES by It Is Not Too Late To Organise One Or Two Charity Matches 1T ha. been a lifeless and uninteresting local soccer, thanks mainly to he i o'u'v ol the S.C.F.A. in cutting out n marches on account ot the a handful of
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    Coronation
    236 25 Final Preparations In London London, May 7. BRDATB arrivals in London for Coronation included General jning, who will represent the United He was welcomed by the rtcan Ambassador and representaof thr- foreign office. laharajah of Mvsore and Chah•r Khan, uncle of the King of Afghanisis Afghan Minister in Paris.
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    27 25 Children found a pear-shaped live aerial bomb weighing 112 lb. and of a type carried by aircraft during the war at Keeper's Bottom Copse, near Botley, Hampshire.
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    Who Will Win The Coronation Cup?
    1475 26 TO-DAY'S BIG RACE: CLC FINISH EXPECTED Second Run For The Griff h A rgo utat's Cha nee WHO will win the Coronation Cup? This is the question on the lips of racing enthusiasts all over Malaya, and judging by the number of upcountry residonts
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    CAPTAIN HAWK'S SELECTIONS
    41 26 Race I—Cosmetic1 —Cosmetic Miss Singapore Race 2 —Sly Lady Drummer Boy Race ?r— Argoutat Hard Road Rare 4 —Rruas Alum Rock Race s—Greenstone5 —Greenstone Gee Up Race 6—Miltondale Vandal Race 7 —Mountain Stream Vapour Race B—Kalili Russian Rose
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    943 26 RACE 0NE— 2.30 p.m. HORSES— CLASS 4— DIVISION 3— s* FURLONGS 00 0 GEORGE EDWARDES 9.00 "Mr B CarrT 0 0 UPRIGHT 8.11 ALAN LOKE Maior T Mc f Mill <* 1 0.0 RELIEF 8.09 H.H. the Sultan of Perak p L t
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    Chinese Held To A Draw
    729 27 FORWARDS MISSED CHANCES TOO OFTEN Terror Fully Deserved Their Point Singapore, Friday. UI C SED opportunities on the part of the Chinese forwards resulted in them M having r -o be satisfied with a draw of 2—2 when the S.C.F.A. and H M S Terror
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    S.C.C. Breakfast
    24 27 We are notified that no further bookings can be received for the Singapore Cricket Club breakfast on the morning of May 12.
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    30 27 Mr G Rosl has taken over the management ol the Fiat Branch in Penan-* from Mr k. Mariotti who is leavinSingapore on transfer by the s.s Con'*Biancamano on May 25
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    Home Boxing
    165 27 Baer Licks Jim Wilde London. May 7. TWO interesting fights wer e staged a* 1 the Harringay arena this evenin > the results being: Buddy Baer (U.S.A.) beat Jim Wilde 6S> V h^ referee st °PPing the fight IS e r f0 l urth of a ten rounc
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    Drawn Game
    41 27 Two Goals Shared In B.H. League Singapore, Friday. IN a Business Houses League Soccer match played on the Y.M.C A ground this evening, the Bata Shoe Company drew with Psterson Simons Both goals were scored durin** the first half.
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    25 27 The depot ship for submarines of the 1937 programme is to be built by John Brown and Company, Ltd.. Clydebank at a cost of £1,500,000
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    FINE ROWING BY R. S. Y. C.
    447 27 Regatta Final To-day AN Thursday evening spectators left v Clifford's Pier and the Yacht Club Basin in full anticipation of seeing some spectacular races, for rumours were current tha* th e four International Fours i had been rowing repeated trial courses in less
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    Terror Hold Chinese To A Draw
    74 28 Terror Hold Chinese To A Draw A Chinese player gets away with 'he ball well under control an incident from yesterday's second divis ion soccer match in which the Chinese second string were held to a draw by H.M.S. Terror. (Tribune). If he falls, was he pushed? A picture which
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    Strike Threat
    201 28 Early Settlement In Prospect London. May 7. PROSPECTS of an early settlement of the London omnibus strike and of the Harworth colliery dispute, with its threat of a national coal strike, were improved as the result of yesterday's developments T The report of the Court of Inquiry which
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    NEW FRENCH NAVAL BASE
    147 28 Long-Felt Want In Morocco Paris, May 6. AGADIR. the port in French Morocco where the appearance of the German gunboat "Pantier" in 1911 nearly set the world aflame, is to become a French naval base. As there is no good anchorage along this wild stretch of
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    41 28 London. May 6. PENERAL Hertzog. Prime Minister of South Africa and Mr. Savage. Prime Minister of New Zealand, had audiences of the King at Buckingham Palace today. Each Minister remained with the King for about half an hour —British Official Wireless.
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