Morning Tribune, 10 May 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL 2.— No. 84. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, May 10, 1937 FIVE CENTS.
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    London Stage Set For The Coronation
    1109 1 London Stage Set For The Coronation MILLIONS WATCH FINAL REHEARSAL Crowds Wait All Xiglu To S« h Pageant London, May 9. JHE stage is now set and everything is prepared to the last detail for the Coronation ceremony. To-day, a large proportion of London's millions watched the final rehearsal in
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    BUS STRIKE STILL UNSETTLED
    509 1 Important Meeting On Monday London. May 9. THE London bus strike is still unsettled. A conference of busmen delegates which began at 10 o'clock last nigh' was adjourned at 12.30 this morning after receiving a full report of the negotiations. The conference decided to consult the
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    BRITISH NEWSPAPERS BANNED
    65 1 Italian Correspondents Leaving London? Rome, May. 8. I T tW announced that all f>ailv MaS r WS aPCrS exce the •^ver haviS!; 11 N WS and Ob ♦er na\ 0 been banned in Italy r respo°nd7nt fO1 r the wit «drawal of «nite P thus tL m
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    INSURGENT ATTACK ON BASQUES
    1116 1 INSURGENT ATTACK ON BASQUES HEA VY RAIN OF BOMBS MOOR* IMI It THE PROVINCE FOR FIRST TIME Bilbao, May 9. JHE insurgents have continued the attack on Mount Sollube with the object of breaking the Basque ring round Bermeo. While bombs were continually rained on positions on the mountain, the
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    MORE FIGHTING ON FRONTIER
    67 1 Tribesmen Attack During Dust-Storm Simla, May 9. AFTER a quiet week fighting has again broken out on the frontier where the Razmak Brigade, engaged in road making north of Razmak on May 8, was attacked during a dust-storm while withdrawing its headquarters. It is believed that
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    Overseer Fatally Stabbed
    57 1 Singapore, Sunday. Mr. Bernard Klattie, m overseer of the Public Works Department, was fatally stabbed in the chest by an Indian coolie at the Government quarry, Bukit Timah, early thi« afternoon. Mr. Klattie was rushed to hospital but succumbed before arrival. The reason for the attack is
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    Smuggled Goods
    38 1 Shanghai May 8. AS a proof of their true sense of patriotism, cloth merchants in Foochow have decided not to sell any smuggled goods f"teps are being taken to liquidate such stocks- Sin Chew jit Poh
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      20 1 ON OTHER PAGES j Paf e i Saturday's Races AS Midds. Win Soccer 26 Kowing Regatta 27 Week-End Cricket 27
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      37 1 POWDERED MILK WHOLE MlLK^x II I SAFE, CONVENIENT AND PURE i Obtainable Everywhere. DISTRIBUTORS I.IT/ BROS. A CO. iJ _w r —^y^ >-^- i i i 0-~- ii _f**^^*"*" f~"~ i rf"™" i bi j* i lyi,^--.^*. _l
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    The Hindenburg Disaster
    383 2 King Sends Message Of Sympathy Berlin. May 9. KING George bM MOt telegram to Hitler stating he is deeply shocked at the news of the Hinrienburg disaster and expressing sincere condolence. Berlin. May 9 Dr. Eckener will be the principal member of the commission of six to
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    The Tribune Group
    49 2 The Tri bune Group The Coronation WeekHolidays AWING to the Coronation, publication of the following papers of the Tribune Group will be suspended on the dates given hereunder: Malava Tribune, S'pore Ma? 12 Malava Tribune, K. L. May 13 Malava Tribune, Ipoh May 12 Morning Tribune, S'pore May 13
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    34 2 M. Pot em kin t lie Soviet Amh to Franee hai been relieved i I lomatlc duties nn<i appointed First a tart Commtmr for Foreign Affatrt. h^ en Amb. i ador to I -ince
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    Nudists Bombed
    45 2 Nelson, British Columbia. FOUR schools and two community halls in the Doukhobor (Sons of Freedom^ Nudist Settlement, near here, have been destroyed by fire, and a bomb exploded in another school on Sunday. The fire^ are believed to be the work of incendiaries.
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    19 2 Mr K. A Haddacks and his bride (Miss Edith Peardan) after their wedding: at St Andrew's Cathedral <*" Saturday. Tribune
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    Pretty Wedding
    249 2 Mr. K. A. Haddacks And Miss Edith Peardan Singapore. Saturday ST. Andrew's Cathedral waa ihe I of a pretty wedding this aJ noor. w'hen Miss Edith R. Pea youngest daughter of the late Mr. R T. Peardan and Mrs. Peardan. of P..--mouch. became the bride of Mr. Kenned
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    Fright
    52 2 nIVE Brothers Fright who sough r election to Minster (Tham-t Coun cil were all defeated in a record P°" reC c e o n un y cillor S. Jezard. aged 75. J among eleven councillors ret ur nea. h^ son, who led the campaign o younger council, did not
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    "THAT GIRL FROM PARIS"
    162 3 A musing Entertainment At The Capitol V ER n' am "u ing 1S the RK O Radio plcooS^tTh VfISS from Paris which .a the Capitol. -Se hri ea T di nR n role is that ver verhe u* *£2 Pons> who snows tliat operate s t£
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    BRITISH STEAMER BADLY DAMAGED
    121 3 Collision In The English Channel London, May 9. THE British steamer Willesden of 4 563 1 tons was badly holed in a collision with the Italian steamer Gian Franco of 8,181 tons in thick fog in the English Channel off Dover early thic morning, and was
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    A Fowl Crime
    99 3 Cairo. THE wife of an Egyptian police sergeant is to a;:pear shortly before the Tanta summary court on a charge of murdering— a chicken. Amina and her husband lived in the same house with a police constable and his wife. The constable's wife insisted on using the
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    Law Xotiee For To'-day
    42 3 Law Xotiee For To'- day Before the Acting Chief Justice in the Ist Court at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses, Motion and Judgment Summons. Before Mr. Justice Horn e in the 2ni Court at 11 a.m. Assizes:— Rex vs. Eng Kiam Hion.
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    23 3 The bridal car snapped at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday after the wedding of Mr. K. A. Haddacks and Miss Edith Peardan. Tribune
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    Agreement Reached
    78 3 Agreement Reached Montreux Conference Ends London, May 8. AT the International Conference at Montreux, which concluded to-day an agreement was reached among the powers concerned for the abolition of recapitulations in Egypt, and for reoi^anisation on a new basis of the :mxed Courts during the transition period. Nahas Pasha leader
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    MOST SENSIBLE COURSE
    43 3 Montreux, May 8. The Egyptian Capitulation Convention was signed this morning. Naha Pasha said the Conference had succeeded because Egypt had chosen the most sensible and most reasonable course of appealing to the goodwill and reason of the powers. Reuter
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      18 3 philmp'S RUBBER SOLES Made in England Famous for its Longwear From All Shoe-Makers Sole. Agents: RAHAMIN PENHAS Singapore.
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      31 3 M^*^ Jo^b, /&&^S mmm m^m M^Mi \\MWjj I*™) c^ra I x^^ i A^. PRINCESS OF HOLLYWOOD I COSMETICS 3»f »lMf per doxen OBTAINABLE THROUGHOUT MALAYA Sole Agents: MONTOR LIMITED. SINGAPORE. j,^^
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      145 4 RI BBEH London. May C Previous To-day Change Quiet Firm Buyer, ita 10 15 16 +3 16 Wt Seller, 10** IU|M +3 16 Mav" Buyers 10 13 16 11 +3 16 Sellers 10 15 16 11 8 +3 16 July Sept- Buyers 10 15 16 11* +3-16 Sellers
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      124 4 Distillers 115 6 116 6 Duniop Rubber 34 9 35 l General Electric 85 9 86 6 Imperial Chemical Industrie, 38 3 38 4' 2 Imperial Tobacco ™X 2 Anglo-Dutch Jj* 3 Canadian Pacific 13 2 l London Tin (New Share) 6 l -1% Rubber Plant Investment
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      70 4 London. May 8 Previous To-day Chang* T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 110.01 109.91 10 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.99 1316 8.99 916 —4 16 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 219 32 ls. 219,32 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) ls. 3d. is. 3d
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      BULLION MARKET
      30 4 London. May 8. GOLD Previous To-day Change Fine Bar per m £708 4 +M f a t VEB a^° 20 7 16 20 7 16 4 month* forward
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      METAL MARKET
      24 4 London. May 7. TIN Standard. Previous To-day Chann Spot (afternoon closing price) £249 4 £251 -p. Forward £247V 2 £249> 4 +1*
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      48 4 RUBBER New York. Mav 3. Previous To-day Change Tone Quiet Firm Spot Buyers. 2115 16 22 716 Sellera ***** 22 916 <; July/Sept Buyers. 22 116 229 16 +i_ Sellera. 22 316 22 11! 16 M 2 TIN Standard. Tone Quiet Steady Boot 55*4 55V 2
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      FRASER & COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends
      92 4 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. May 8 Total for Company Dividend Books Close financial v y Date Ex. Div year Payable Date to date To ir AmpatTin 5% Final Apr 26 May" May 3 W| Lahat Mines 12y 2 ?c Final May i< Sungei Kinta 5% Final Apr.
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    Rubber Returns
    47 4 The rubber returns of the following companies for the month of April, 1937, are as follows:— lb. Alor Gajah 16,750 Australasia 20,000 Ayer Panas 67,000 Bukit Kubu 13.000 Glenealy 38,553 Jalan Kebun 11.700 Kluang 26,121 Pajam 148,700 Port Swettenham 9,000 Tambalak 15,000 Teluk Anson 49,130
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    MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE
    254 4 Profit Of Over Eleven Thousand Dollars THE report of the directors of the Malaya Publishing House, Ltd., Singapore, to be presented at the annual meeting of the shareholders at the premises of the company in Stamford Road on May 25, states: Your directors submit herewith the duly
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    Stanton Nelson & Co.'s Review
    261 4 Stanton Nelson Co.'s Review \FTER the storms of April, the month of May opened quietly, but with rather more confidence in all markets, prices show a steady advance through the week. Shipments from Malaya for the month of April were 58,718 tons, and foreign imports into the country, 17.136 tons.
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    Johore Plonlers
    63 4 Meeting Of Chinese Estate Owners UNDER the auspices of the Joho r Planters' Association, a gener al mee ing of Chinese estate owners held at the Singapore Chinese ChamK of Commerce on Friday. May H. a p.m. The agenda will delude discuss Sf the continuation of the Rubb
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    Mr. G. E. Teak
    12 4 H.E. the High Commissioner has from April 0.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING
      661 5 Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers North Taiping 086 0.85 0.90 61- Pahang Con. 26*3 28,- 26 6 28,- Pangnga R »l- 12; lif- ij_j_ Pattani 6j9 76 73 7j9 1 Parol 08 085 0.80 0.84 51- Pengkalen J 6 J: "J* Mfc 176 1 Petaling Tin
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      GENERAL
      404 5 Fa; Fd. 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 155 1.65 1.55 1.65 22 do 7 1 2 r "c Prefs. 2.45 2.55 2.45 2.55 IC 10 Atlas Ice 3.00 lO.OOnom 8.00 10.00 1 1 M. Broadcasting.. 0.89 0.95 0.90 0.95 IC 5 B M. Trustee 6.25 7.00 6.25 7JB £100
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      157 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Mar "If c 194 m m J nt. r' fn? 7 M r 7 d 1947 ""00-000 V^L Ma y 1 Nov. 1 ion ioo -?Jff_^«S» toTiS? 9 1 080 m.000.000 lr -1 Sept. i my 3% 1935 red. 1975-85 $4,000,000 Int. Apr. 1 Oct.
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      RUBBER SHARES
      317 5 AJienby AlorOajah 290 UI 190 2 00xd Amal. Malay A0 l-47*/ 2 i. 40 1 50 er Hitam 7, /2 2.10 i. 90 2.05 A. v er Molek 50 160 1.50 165 Pana, 25 Ui 1.35 1.45 sett 185 1.95 IQn inn 53L-W::: iS 2* S edfor d
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    THE LOCAL MARKETS
    119 5 (From Our Financial Correspondent) It ii Mm- r Singapore, Saturday morning. Singapore: 37% cts., up y+ ct. Market Tone: Steady Quiet. London: 10%d., up *4d. Market Tone: Easier after firm. New York: 21 15|16 cts., up ct, Market Tone: Quiet. Singapore, Saturday. The local market has been
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    Tin
    25 5 Singapore, Saturday noon. Singapore: $123^, up $1%. London: Spot £251, up 355.; three months £249 55., up 355. New York: 55*4 cts., up ct.
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    Exchange
    7 5 London-New York 493.80 New York-London 493%
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    Share Markets
    185 5 Messrs. Fraser Co.'s Report MINING. Tin 3 months 249 1 up 30]According to cable advices from London there are buyers there of Kamuntings. Pangnga Rivers and Ampats at improved prices and the market in Tin shares there appears generally firm. Locally amongst Sterlings there are also buyer* for
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    Messrs. Julian Israel's Report
    241 5 TIN, London up 35 and 35!-, very steady. N. York up 3 8 quiet. Rubber: London up quiet. New York up 4 quiet. Locally buyers at 28' 2 OD. MINING: Raubs $6.55-$6.70. Tin share market is steady. S. Kintal $8.60-$8.90, S. UlftJ $3.27>/?-$3.32'-Honp Fatts $1 30-$l
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    Guthrie & Co.'s Weekly Report
    168 6 Guthrie Co.'s Weekly Report Singapore, Friday. THE recent heavy liquidation in all rubber markets having in the meantime subsided, a steadier tone has latterly been in evidence, and while price movements have been less spectacular, an appreciable advance has been recorded over the week. Buyers are displaying some caution, however,
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    Outputs Of Rubber
    29 6 Singapore Friday. April April Company's year 1937 1936 to-date Henrietta Rubber Ltd ateS> 127.100 88.200 474.800 lbs. Sungei Matang Rubber Ltd 39.000 28.500 145 500 lbs.
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    Exehange
    170 6 selling Singapore, May 8. London T.T. London demand London 4 months' sight Lyons demand "i? Hamburg demand I l New York demand y*° Montreal demand Batavia demand Samarang hemann lU *'2 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand }^a Madras and Colombo demand 1m j b Hongkong demand $100=Strs. $53 5
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    Produce
    236 6 Singapore, May 7. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $146 R. fSiam) 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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    Bolivian Tiu
    62 6 Agreement To Increase Output New York, May 7. IT is announced that an agreement has been concluded between the Bolivian Government and mine operators under which the output of tin is to be increased. Thirty-five per cent, of the receipts from export> wiU be handed over to the
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    The Governor
    59 6 His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas and attended by the personal staff, wii leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur at 10 p.m. on May 17 and return to Singapore by the night-mail tr am le a me Kuala Lumpur on May 19. While a
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    THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
    46 6 (Established in 1330 > Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up^ V 100 000.000 Reserve Fund Y. 130.900.000 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.
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      129 6 Nederlandsche HandelMaatschappij, X.V. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Chart* r AX> 1824. Paid Up Capital I «'WO-Wg Statutory Reserve Fund s '°°°'xSn Special Reserve 1,000,000 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D CRENA DE LONGH President M TAUDIN CHABOT Director. A. A.
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      60 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FPEE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) in SAFE BOXES in our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so that SAFETY
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      121 6 BANK OF CHINA BALANCE SHEET. 31st DECEMBER. 1936 1^ LIABILITIES Paid-up Capital $40,000,000.90 C^^ DU S291.U5.676.18 statutory Reserve 2.546.***** bullion and Foreign Bills Discounted 18 902,028.82 Due to Banks and Bougnc Sh Overtom and 434.747,004.96 Currents* Other investments 31,176,367.13 Kposits 450.*****2K Fixed loans 256,659.058.60 s^ngs^partment Sav^pepartment Bills Received for 201,434
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    BRITAIN'S CHEAPEST AEROPLANE DEMONSTRATED AT HANWORTH
    154 7 A £180 light aeroplane the cheapest made in Britain, was demonstrated ior the first tim e at Hanworth Aerodrome near London. The machine designed an d "manufactured by Captain C. H. Latimer-Needham of Luton Aircraft. It is equipped with a mutor-cyr e engine wh
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      255 8 LSHES SAUCY, SNAPPY AND WILL THRILL YOU WITH HER GOLDEN VOICE! S X%k CAPITOL f I Come and Meet yI LILY K() PONS S m l>»i; Musical Comedy Hit k If "THAT GIRL From PARIS" Y with GENE RAYMOND, MISCHA AVER, Y LUCILLE BALL (New Hollywood Beauty). i Y With
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      140 8 ™^|j|^^ A PROGRAMMEW^rt!^!^^^ /J^^^W ALHAMBRA T v <<; GOD S "COUNTRY <^JS^ and the WOMAN" From James Oliver Curwooti's World Famous Novel Filmed in Technicolour In a Warner Bros'. Picture with GEORGE BRENT and BEVERLY ROBERTS. .^*Sjmi^^F jfl )e Thousands <• <• <*^ -8* -B* *S» •S»-^ <• <* <•
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    AIR EXPERT PROPHECIES SPEED UMIT
    251 9 No More Than 600 M.P.H. London. h rw^maSe\ y M,H. E Ths r President of the Royal Aerc*3ffiES* addressing the Society moving body compresses the air i in from of it, explained Mr. Wimj -I- inri I this pressure is communica?Tu> the air further ahead,
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    Wrecked A Cafe
    176 9 Shopkeepers Terrorised By Gangsters W I ESSES in this case have already been threatened with violence, ar.d the police can de&l with the matter se^f e r d Insp Siviour when a sth€ jequel to the wrecking of a cafe in fhe nr SeaP ark road and
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    Future Of Gold
    166 9 General Smuts Speaks Of Recent Debacle Cape Town. May 8. A PnR A p V r f m Sp^ Ch was m *de by the aclu HouS a 6 Mlr V ster General Smuts, to ar^ine out nf Se JS bly on *e future of gold sha
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    Trade In Arms
    204 9 Universal System Of State Monopoly London May 8. THE British Government has accepted the conclusion reached by the Royal Commission on the Manufacture and Trade in Arms that in the present state of international affairs the establishment of a universal system of State monopoly is unlikely either
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    Dog Gives Warning
    183 9 Newly -Wed Couple's BedRoom Window Escape From Fire A NEWLY-MARRIED couple figured in an early morning flre drama at Blackburn the other day. Mrs. Kathleen RatclifTe, 24, of Dew-hurst-street, was awakened by the howling of her dog downstairs and a Stirling sensation due to smoke. Donning scanty
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    EASTERN GARDEN PARTY
    164 9 Queen Mary Present: Community Singing <By Air Mail) London. HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY has consented to be present at the annual Indian Empire and Eastern Oa r den Party, which will be held at the Hurling ham Club, Fulham, on the afternoon of Monday, July 5. Those
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    CLEANING THE CROWN JEWELS
    271 9 Guarded Day A nd Night (By Air Mall) London. rE Crown Jewels, which will be usea during the Coronation ceremony, have been taken from the Tower of London to Messrs. Garrard and Company, the Crown jewellers, in Albemarlestreet, London, W. A special guard of police officers
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      134 9 OF ALL CORONATION ATTRACTIONS THE MOST OUTSTANDING WILL BE JOHN DRINKWATER'S SCREEN EPIC "THE KINGS' PEOPLE"! ENACTED BY EMINENT PEOPLE INCLUDING BERNARD SHAW SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN VISCOUNTESS ASTOR MARY CLARE and Theatreland's Darling MISS VIOLET LORAINE In Excerpts From 'The Bing Boys" PRESENTED WITH A WONDERFUL ALL-COLOUR MUSICAL, I PLAYED
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    SUICIDE IN PAVILION OF FAMOUS CRICKETER
    392 10 SUICIDE IN PAVILION OF FAMOUS CRICKETER Home Worries Lead To End Of Distinguished Career IN the cricket pavilion of Wellington College, Crowthome, Berkshire, where he was found shot through the h^art, the inquest was held on Albeic Edward Roll. T.T former Sussex and EngAmd cricketer, u.no had been coach to
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    53 10 Mr H Holland, Assistant Superintendent Printing Department. Federa ed e ZT^ iay states Dr. J. H. Bowyer, an officer in the M^ rS al c e G f ade Bof the Malayan Medical Service, has been appointed to act as the State Medical and Health Officer. Negri Sembilan, with effect
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    138 10 Thirty-one year old Earl Realty w»s secretly married at the Guildhall register office, London, to Mrs. Dnrothy Power Sands Virginian beauty heiress and one of New York's best dressed women. Mrs. Sands was married first to Mr. Harry Hall, a prominent Ne w York stock-broker, who was killed in 1931
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    DEATH SHOTS FIRED at HUDDLED MEN
    634 10 Judgment Awarded Against Police: Stern Words By Judge CPECIAL detectives of the Irish Free State Police Force known n were the subject of an outspoken indictment by Mr Justi™* men Dublin High Court. y Justlce H ann a in For the death of a
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    BUS STRIKE INQUIRY
    406 10 Report Favours Adjustments London, May 7. THE court of inquiry into the central London bus strike was concluded this morning and a long report was ir the hands of the Minister of Labou this afternoon. It is understood tha the court expressed the opinion tha some of
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    Smugglers' Ruse
    130 10 Tobacco Hidden Inside Large Doll Naples. AN innocent "babe" has been deceMK the custom officials here. For some time past a woman, dressed as a peasant, accompanied by a mar presumed to be her husband, has hew arriving regularly three times a week in Naples by coastal steamer.
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    A BRILLIANT GIRL'S SAD END
    467 11 Ashamed Of Her life In London London. tnrv of a brilliant girl's downfall I N tIU 7 nJon told at a Paddington in--1 n °S in which was drawn a h prossbones played a part, skull d r^° wa D s found in the room
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    CHIMPS HELP TO LAY NEW FLOOR IN PETS' CORNER.
    112 11 CHIMPS HELP TO LAY NEW FLOOR IN PETS' CORNER. Receiving the "assistance" of Jai ie and Peter, the chimpanzees, workm n are laying a new wooden floor in the Pets' Corner at the Londoi Zee. Last year, heavy rainfall made the ground so wet that the Corner had to be
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    Drugs & Locusts
    128 11 Drugs Locusts The Modern Plagues Of Egypt pO Plague, 0 modern attackfd m druß ddi ction-are to be ssssp s erniy than ever by thp **$^/tS!S* drugs is bein li 1 nds to us four weapons: l! "m donp C1 K em l Films wlll sh ew the 2 T
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Monday, May 10. 1937. CORONATION WEEK
    324 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Monday, May 10. 1937. CORONATION WEEK CORONATION week has begun. In Singapore, as in all parts of the British Empire, the communftievS who acknowledge loyalty to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are combining to make the celebration a record display of joyousness in the life of
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    AROUND MALAYA
    701 12 I AST year the number of telephones in use in Malaya increased by 459. according to the annual report of the Post and Telegraphs Department. The nett revenue fiom this sourc 1 however, decreased both in the Colony and the Federated Malay States. $375,919 was collected in the
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    PERSONALITIES
    185 12 The death took place recently from influenza of Mr. K. Rajan, of Imperial Chemical Industries. Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur. He leaves a young widc*w. Mr. K. E. M. Naina Mohamed of Ipoh left for India at the end of last week. He sailed on the "Rajula" and e>pects to be
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    59 12 Mr. William E. Tocher (Belfast College of Art and Royal Academy Schools) who has been awarded the Rome Scholarship tor Sculpture for 1937. Candidates were required to submit a figure or group in the round representing "Diana." Winners of Rome Scholarships, which are also given in Painting, Engraving and Architecture,
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    Appalling Story Of Assault On Girl
    522 13 aiIEGED TO HAVE BEEN STRIPPED BOUND Serious Charge Against Four Young Men m .v,at eirl was forced into a car and stripped of all her ciothiLLEiiATIONS tnai a were made when four youths— all under the age A ing. except her sl( Leicester, appeared
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    734 13 Chairman's Report On 1936 MR. V. A. Lowinger, head of the Malayan Agency in London, who is chairman and treasurer of the F.M.&. War Relief Fund, has issued the following report on the Fund for the year 1936:— The report is presented for the information of the General
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    Car Crash Attributed To Champagne
    211 13 DLEADING guilty at Folkestone to driving a car while under the influence of drink, Lieut. Errol Henry Gerrard Lonsdale, of the R.A.S.C, stationed at Buller Camp. Aldershot. blamed champagne which he had at a wedding reception. "I am not in the habit of taking much
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    LOADED GVN IN HOUSE
    220 13 Causes Young Girl's Death PRITICISM of the "pernicious practice of bringing loaded weapons into a house" was made by the Middlesborough coroner, Mr. O H. Cochrane. when he recorded a verdict of "Accidental death" on Mrs. Doreen Cartwright, 28, of Whitehouse Cottage, North Ormesby. Mrs. Cartwright
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    155 15 From the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral a Bluecoat Boy, J. C. D. Lawrance, (above) will carry out an ancient privilege accorded Christ's Hospital when he offers an address to the King during his Majesty's first State visit to the City on May
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    756 16 Suggestion* for 41 <' O 111 11 1 01l 41 t i II vour lioiiks in ai iii a ii ii <i %%or(h^ of sim-Ii sjooil I'ri4 k iiils. IT is a barren room that is without books and a lovable one that is richly bestrewn with
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    389 16 London. Town houses that have changed little during the 90 years that saw five coronations—from 1820 to 1910 hav e been revolutionised in readiness for the crowning of George VI. Kitchens show the most change, especially those being transformed prior to the planning of coronation balls and dinner
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    290 18 Dominant Position In China "DRITISH influence in the Chinese shipping world is much stronger than Japanese,' asserted Mr. Hori, president of the Nisshin Steamship Company, when interviewed on the Shanghai Mara which arrived in Kobe on Apr. 14, says the "Japan Chronicle." Mr. Hori visited China as a
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    404 18 Increase In Tonnage Last Year i THE gross revenue received by the Dublin Port and Docks Board during 1936 amounted to £264.595. and, with expendi- ture totalling £251,605, there was a sur plus of £12.990. a ur The accounts of the board which have just been issued, show
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    149 18 Hospital On Banks Of River Nile Cairo. ONE of the largest and best-equipped hospitals in the world, built at a cost of nearly £1,000.000, is to be opened shortly in Egypt on the banks of the river Nile. Called the "King Fuad I Hospital." after the late King
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    142 19 Milk Man Who Invented Story Of Robbery FOUND at a telephone kiosk near Sight-hill Cemetery, Glasgow, apparejntly in a semi-conscious condition, a young milk salesman. James Dubber. told the police tliat he haa been struck on the head with a bottle by a man whose description he
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    34 19 The District Officer, Lower Perak, Mr. Innes Miller, who was taken suddenly ill some time ago, has made a remarkable recovery at the Batu Gajah hospital, and is expected back In Teluk Anson soon.
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    113 20 Royal Barge Leads Rehearsal Of King's River Trip A rehearsal took place on the Thames for th e King'? trip from Westminster to Greenwich, London, before hf opened the National Maritime Museum. The Royal Barge in which **e Win* Trailed headed the rehearsal procession, in which high-speed m otor torpedo
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      1077 21 >^r**~+^ fc.^r-» fc^^l J^"^ *^T"* W^^^ ]fIS THE RADIOJ British Empire I'rogramme 2* -6 20 p.Dit— 9.** metrei (2L47 mej.> S& i«B6 metres (17.79 mcs.) and (2L53 «n«.K rSS^SjI msrts°(9.Si m me..); ?Sn -553 metres (IUS mcs.); I9 60 metres (1531 m<s.) *nd S£o 55 metres (15.18 me). TO-DAY TRANSMISSION
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      516 21 Programme Of B. M. B. t Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY 5.30 p.m.:— Reading of Loyal Address. Relayed from the Victoria Memorial Hall. 6.00 pm.:— Malay Music (Gramophone Records): Tijah Kronchong, Miss Tijah: Dudok Bertentang. Miso Juli; Padang Telite, Mr. S. Husans; Bachang Manis, Miss Asmah Bangsawan; Pak Malau,
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      512 21 mas:— Tai Chin Wai Chuan; Choot Fang Kong Thang; The Ruse of- the Empty City; The Fourth Son Intends to pay a Visit to his mother. 7.40 p.m.:— Time, Weather and Announcements. 7.45 p.m French Language Lesson, No. 4. By Blanche Rosain. 8.05 p.m.: "Crowning of the King". A Talk
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    PRIZES FOR TEA
    400 22 **A Mean Kind Of Fraud AFTER hearing of the way in which it was alleged, golden prizes were dc-ngled before the eyes of maid-ser-vants, cooks, and housekeepers to Induce them to buy tea from certain firms, Mr Ivan Snell, the Marylebone magistrate asked: "Is there no way
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    China Station
    149 22 Unpopular With Navy: Too Far From Home London. •fHINA is the Navy's least popular station for foreign service, owing to is distance from home." This statement is contained in a reouest dealt with in the Review ot 6erv:ce Conditions for 1936, issued here bj the Admiralty. The request
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    57 22 The British Minister in Bolivia has made representations about the im&ri?2 nm f nt of two En K^hmen, Mr j w Webster and Mr. A. E Ash ton. general tradin K agents, of La Paz. They have been iri prison for some weeks, and the Minister has been instructed to
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    Sir IV. S. $ha w Dead
    138 22 Former Malaya Chief Justice (By Air Mail London. SIR WALTER DIDNEY SHAW, a forma Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, has died at his home at Fennel^. Wimborne. Dorset. He was 74 years of age. Sir Walter had a distinguished colonial legal career. He
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    43 22 The former Cunard White Star liner "Majestic" which is to be put Into commission at Rosyth dockyard, as the naval training ship "Caledonia*' has arrived at the Dockyard. Here w e see her passing under Forth Bridee on arrival at Rosvth. Topical Press
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    PAINTING CORONATION SCENE
    104 22 Mr. Frank Salisbury Commissioned (By Air Mail* London. MH FRANK O. SALIBURY is to be commissioned to paint the scene in Westminster Abbey at the Coronation. He has already been commissioned to paint trie scene in th e Guildhall on May 19, when the King and Queen
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    86 22 Mr. T. A. Henderson, the British tourist who was injured in the Oetztaler Alps, was taken down to Vent on a sledge. His injury is not serious. M. Bodard. the French Minister the last foreign diplomatic representative formerly accredited to the Government of the Emperor of Ethiopia to remain in
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    Australian Air Force Ready To Help
    335 23 /A DEFENCE OF SINGAPORE Why U.S. Planes Are Used lF rom Our Om Correspondent) (By Air Mail) London, May 1. THF statement that the Australian \ir Force might quite possibly be able to supplement the defence I Singapore or the East Indies in herven
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    Richard Burton
    65 23 Southport. May 9. Richard Burton of Hooton runner up for the last two years, won the Dunlop Southport £1.600 gold championship with rounds of 72-67 and 72-68. an aggregate 280. Charles Whitcombe was second with 74-72 and 71-66. 283. John Busson of Pannei was third with 75-70 and
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    German Ship Launched
    54 23 Berlin, May 8. ,ni t presen <* of Hitler and 50.000 pectators the first 25 000-ton vessel of ■strength through joy" organisation was launched at Hamburg. r.ctf J e u ssel was christened Wiihem by the widow of the Nazi leader f dead in Switzerland in February
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    Conference Called
    58 23 Marquat Shanghai. May 8. MARSHAL Yen Shi Shan, Provincial ™an of Shansi, and a member Standing Military Committee, is high officers of the atSnn Sui y uen military command to n a M C a O y n i5 renCe heM reported that military represen- >[ Hopei. Charhar,
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    Dr. H. H. KUNG 'PHONES FROM LONDON
    131 23 Enquiries After Health Of Marshal Chiang Shanghai May 8. DR. Kung Hsiang Hsi, who is now in London to represent China as Chief Delegate at the Coronation, telephoned yesterday to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek in his Shanghai residence enquiring after his health. The
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    ANGLO-AUSTRIAN MEETING
    78 23 Foreign Minister To See Mr. Eden Vienna. May 7. rE Foreign Minister, Dr. Schmidt, will interview Mr. Anthony Eden in London next week, according to a communique, which also announces that Dr. Schmidt will visit Paris after the Coronation Concrete negotiations are not intended but Austrian political circles
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    Industrial Truce
    133 23 French Premier Appeal To Workers Paris. May 9. ON the eve of the debate in the Chamber in which M. Blum's policy will be challenged workers and employers have announced a six months' industrial truce under which collective agreements due shortly to expire are renewed for a further
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    French General Dead
    88 23 Paris. General Tisseyre, who fought in Mexico and in the war of 1870 under Marshal Bazaine, has died at Sournia, near Perpignan, at the age of 98. He took part in the Tonkin campaign of 1885-1888, was a member of the commission which delimitated the frontier with
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    50 23 Shanghai, May 8. THE Japanese Consul in Shanghai has presented new demands to the Chinese Municipal Council regarding the position of the "extra" roads controversy It is understood that if the demands were accepted, it would amount to the surrender of all municipal rights, and Shanghai. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    "A DEGENERATING PEOPLE"
    258 23 Doctor Attacks Birth Control Christchurch, New Zealand. "WE are a degenerating people, the cause of our decline U birth control, with a train of other moral evils following upon it, and unless a stop is put to it the nation must come to a minserable end." This
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    Stock Exchange
    202 23 London. May 9. On the Stock Exchange to-day the satisfactory passing off of the settlement enhanced the markets' optimistic disposition and despite a little week-end liquidation all sections closed firm. Home Rails especially enjoyed strong support and diamonds moved up on the news that De Beers were paying
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    Train Wreck Sequel
    116 23 Moscow One railway official was shot, and four others received from three to 10 years' imprisonment, as a result of a trtin wreck on the transcaucus railway in the USSR Two Red army soldiers were seriously injured and 13 coaches were derailed In the wreck, which occurred
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    GERMAN FILM ON CHINA
    120 23 A mbassador's Protest Berlin, May 7. FMLM entitled "Alarm in Pekin," now being completed at the Xeubabelsberg Studios, outside Berlin, led to the Chinese Ambassador. Mr. Tien Fong Cheng call in at the Foreign Office. The film deals with the Boxer Rising and the Assassination of
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    Colonial Trade
    364 23 Slump Effects Thrown Off By 1935 London. THE Colonial Empire had generally recovered by 1935 from the disastrous fall in prices of the world crisis in 1929-31. That year may be regarded as a turning point in the trade position of the Colonies. This is revealed in an
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    Bathroom Explodes
    47 23 Geneva. FOUR persons— a hairdresser, his wlft, his child, and a milkman— were killed and six seriously injured when a bathroom waterhealer exploded in a flat here recently. The hairdresser, whom the police were about to aiTMI for arson, had put dynamite in the seyser.
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    SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES
    217 24 SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES Singapore's Coronation Programme Singapore, Saturday. SINGAPORE'S Coronation programme is selling like hot cakes. Two thousand copies were ordered bv the Municipality from the printers. Lithographers Ltd., and yesterdav some 600 or "JOO copies were made available for sale at the various newsagents and booksellers. This morning
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    NEW STATUE OF RAFFLES
    98 24 For Gallery Of Imperial Institute (From Our Oxen Correspondent) (By Air Mail) London, May 1. MR. Herbert H. Cawood, the sculptor, has been commissioned to produce a statue of Stamford Raffles to bf placed in the gallery of Empire makers at the Imperial Institute. Mr. Cawood
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    BRITISH MINISTER IN SI AM
    41 24 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Saturday. THE British Minister is leaving for London next week, after the Coronation. He hopes to return before the end of the year. He is sailing by the Ranpura from Penang.
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    12 24 l.mit Christopher winner of the Junior Sculls at Saturday's R.S.YC. regatta Tribune
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    Carnegie tyrants
    197 24 Two For Malayan Civil Servants •By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 1. TWO Malayan Civil Servants are among the sixteen officers of the Colonial Service selected to receive grants ior special research from the Trustees or the Carnegie Corporation. As long ago as 1932 the
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    Tinned Pineapples
    95 24 During the week ending May 1. 1937. exports from Malayan ports amounted to 36.589 cases, of which: 21,372 (58 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom, 3 658 HO per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe, 4.065 (11 per cent) cases to Canada, and 7.494 (21
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    Dog-less Head
    88 24 Warsaw. DROFESSOR Brukhonenko, pupil of the Russian scientist the late Professor Pavlov, has carried out experiments on a dead dog, whereby he claims that it is possible to revive a dead animal or a dead person independently of the heart. In his laboratory near Petrograd Professor Brukhonenko cut
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    13 24 C. A. Adderley who was beaten in the Junior Sculls on Saturday. Tribune
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    31 24 Shanghai May 8. jT is reported t'.at over i%j hundred overseas Chinese in Russia have been deported. They are on their way home now. The reason is unknown. Chew Jit Poh
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    Bird Invasion
    94 24 AN unprecedented invasion of hundreds of thousands of starlings from the Continent is puzzling Norfolk naturalists. At Sheringham. Yarmouth, and Norwich the sky has been darkened with the birds, numbers of which fell down chimneys of hotels and boardinghouses, and were so exhausted that they allowed people to
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    Crab-Wise Ship
    55 24 r overcome the difficulties of navigating the narrow River Lymington. in the Isle of Wight, at low tide, the Southern Railway has ordered a passenger ship which can go backwards, forwards, or crab-wise at will. The new ship will have no rudder, but will be driven by two
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    19 24 T. H. Stone who was beaten by Drakeford in the Challenge Sculls at the R.S.WC. regatta «n Saturday Tribune
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    MEDALS FOR THF CORONATION
    188 24 On Sale In The Straits Settlements |iS Majesty the King has a; the issue of the customary offcia tiedal to commemorate His Ma 'oronation. The medal will shov Towned Effigy of His Majesty th« King on the obverse and that of Hti lajesty the Queen on
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    TRADING PROFIT OF RAFFLES HOTEL
    172 24 Goes To Debentures And Depreciation THE directors of Raffles Hotel, Ltd.. 1 Singapore, submit the following report for consideration by the shareholders at the annual general meeting of the company, to be held at the registered office, French Bank Buildings, on May 29.: After providing
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    Shock He Outlived
    35 24 GORDON Bannister, aged 35, of Peml> brpke-terrace, Bridlington. an employee at Bridlington Corporation electricity works, received an 11.00Cvolts shock at the works recently But he escaped with burns and is in hospital
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    20 24 B. Drakeford (challenger) who <!r feat«i T. H. Stone in the Challent Sculls at the R.S.YC regatta on Saturday. Tribune
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      281 24 Coronation Week Details Of 8.8.C. Service Schedule ALLOWING is the 8.8.C. Empire V broadcasting service schedule ofj Dequencies which will be brought into operation during Coronation Week Local times and dates are given in all Ca i S 2 S 20~p.m.-2.35 p.m. GSG, GSO. GSD GSB 605 p.m. -0.20 a.m.
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    Thrilling Raring At Biikit Timah
    1660 25 THE GOVERNOR PRESENT Sunshine Sue's Fine Win s.ngapore. Saturday, nivi ucati.ev favourea tfce th:. F 1 i.v- r M'W 10-day si the Sm- r c!«b 5um...... Cover j B ™eet£f, whe* then 'in, was keen and IkfflM m vd Dividends were on JTrTS many v.eU-backed
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    13 25 Sunshine Sue beinjj led in by Mrs. P. Logue, Jockey Martin up. Tribune
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    CANADA FALLING INTO LINE
    65 25 Limiting Number Of Golf Clubs Toronto, May 3. THE Royal Canadian Golfing Association has decided to enforce the mit of 14 clubs in tournament play. o be effective from Jan. 1, 1938, as in the United States. This action is taken in order to keep he
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    13 25 Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard travelled from Monte Carlo to Paris by road.
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    MIDDS. WIN IST DIVISION ENCOUNTER
    578 26 MIDDS. WIN IST DIVISION ENCOUNTER Tables Turned On Police At Stadium Singapore, Saturday. m APENING the scorinu within a few minutes of the kick-off, the Middlessx V beat the Police In a First Division League game at tne Anson Road Stadium to-day by the only goal of the match. In
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL
    34 26 Two incidents snapped by the Trib r»i during Saturday's First Division soccer mutch between the Middlesex Regiment and the Polire The former won by the on baj -met.' during th? match. Tribune
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    S.C.C & R.E. Draw
    260 26 S.C.C R.E. Draw Good Batting On Both Sides Singapore, Saturday. THE two-day cricket match at the S.C.C.. begun on Friday afternoon, was left drawn the RE. replying with 124 for the loss of six wickets after the, S.C.C. had made 184, all out. E. G. Staunton contributed a capital 55
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    14 26 Queen's Course (Mayo up) afier winning the Singapore Stakes (Race 5) on Saturday. Tribune
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    LIGHT WEIGHT TITLE
    143 26 Lou Ambers Beats Canzoneri New York, May 8. IN a title bout for the world's light weight championship held here to-day, Lou Ambers beat Tony Canzoneri on points. Both boxers weighed in at 9 stone S. Ambers was a 3-1 favourite Eleven thousand spectators paid £49,714 to
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    19 26 A struggle for V^ess\on_ An cident during Saturday's f"^ D^ d sion match between the rot c the Tribunr
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    NON BENDERS WIN CRICKET ENCOUNTER
    322 27 Victory By Six Wickets Over United Services 9 Officers Singapore. Sunday. p t xHRKABLE bowling and batting AKh Innrp bv T. Leijssius was A ble V the Non Benders n o the United Services x wickets In a cricket Vthe S.CC. Padang tor accounting for
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    BASEBALL SEASON OPENS
    137 27 Japanese Win Friendly Game ur Singapore. Sunday >mgapore Baseball Association rated the formal opening of igUe season at th e Japanese Club uncl m St. George's Road this afteii a friendly game between the -panese Association and the Rest. D. Harrison, President of th» oall Association, threw
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    A. C. S Beaten
    516 27 Cricket At Hong Lim Green Singapore. Saturday. mifc S.C.R.C. beat the Anglo-Chi- nese School by 40 runs in the cricket match played at Hong: Lim (ireen this afternoon. Scores ACS IST INNINGS Cecil Wong c Hon Kan b Kee Pow 8 E Ebert c b Swee
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    KEEN ROWING AT YACHT CLUB REGATTA
    627 27 KEEN ROWING AT YACHT CLUB REGATTA English And Colonial Crew Wins International Fours Singapore, Saturday. THE principal event, tile final of the International Fours justified expectations in providing a hard fought race *of a very high standard. The English and Colonial Four defeated the Irish and Welsh Four by the
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    22 27 Charley's Aunt J. Donnelly up) be ing led in bv trainer Van Breukelen after winning the 4th race on Satu rday. Tribune
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    19 27 utenani Pu-chieh younge] brothej of tho Emperor of Manchukuo married Miss Hiroko randdaughter of tht Marquifl Saga, In Tokyo.
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    Some Close Finishes At Bukit Timah
    26 28 Race 4 The Penan? Plate. Tribune Race 5. The Singapore Stakes. Tr ibune Race 6. The Coronation Cup. Tri bune
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    96 28 The seven-year-old daughter of Mr. Thean Chong Hin of Kangar Hospital was saved from being drowned m river bv a young Malay. It appears .nt girl with her sister and some other cnmren were olaying on the bridge wwn she missed her footing in £j«HjJj scale the raUings and fell
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