Morning Tribune, 18 May 1937

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE TolTj^n^ 90 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, May 18, 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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    Did Britain Give Italy A Free Hand In Abyssinia?
    403 1 Did Britain Give Italy A Free Hand In Abyssinia? IMA2IMC ALLEGATION IN AMERICA SECRET PACT STORY "ABSOLUTE HYPOCRISY* OF THE 1 1: u;i i: powers New York, May 16. A REMARKABIiE story of a secret pact between Italy and Great Britain under which Britain agreed to the conquest of Abyssinia
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    H.M.S.Cumberland
    72 1 ground On Shore Of Yangtse Shanghai, May 15. > |p-S Cumberland, sailing for Nanking C Otr lth Admiral Sir Charles Little s r m ander-in-chief of the China ,°n on board, grounded at 6.23 a.m. Chink nortn bank of the Yangtse, near nsiang, after anchoring in a fog Cumberland
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    42 1 Smiling broadly, th £>uke of Win dsor posed with Mrs. Wallis Simpson for the first timPfor photographers in the grounds of the Chateau d e Cande, near Tours, France, where they were reunited after the Duke's dash across Europe. Pla net News
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    LONDON TRANSPORT HOLDUP
    103 1 Unexpected Attitude Of Tram-men London, May 17. FEARS of a stoppage of London's transport are revived by an unexpected development last night, when a mass meeting of tramwaymen demanded that their Council should call for the immediate withdrawal of labour in support of the busmen "in order
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    Hainan Island
    109 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh. Malayan Development Plan Progresses "Singapore, May, 17. rE Hainan Development Company, which was organised by Malayan industial leaders sometime ago, Is now functioning in Hainan. Headquarters have already been established there. According to the report of Mr. Wan*? Mo Jen and Mr. Chang Han
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    PACIFIC PARLEY SOON?
    90 1 Australian Premier's Plan Melbourne, May 17. IT is expected here that Great Britain will invite those nations interested in the Pacific to take part in a conference in the near future. The suggestion was made by Mr. Lyons, the Australian Premier, at the opening of the Imperial
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    Village Raid By Cavalry
    39 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, May 17. A number of cavalrymen from the Mongolian Autonomous Government raided a village in Nantaochin on the night of May 14. Thev were, however, driven back by Chinese defenders.
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    EXPLOSION ON LAUNCH
    163 1 Terrible Tragedy A t Hongkong ti Hongkong, May 17. A TERRIFIC explosion demolished an Osaka Shosen Kaisha launch here to-day, killing at least twenty and scattering the bodies along the bund and on the roofs of buildings, «ie being flung within a few feet of Reuters' office
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      34 1 torn v ON OTHER •PAGES I 4 y Page coronation news Monlreux results 3 J y iMionts chief retires 6 J llailuays solvent 24 Guillemard Cup 25 State cricket 25 Yesterday's races 26 I
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      76 1 FRESH MILK— WITH 1 fl i**n ALL THE TROUBLE I REMOVED! J JET Klim put an end to delicious, nourishing milk ■L' your troubles with milk, to drink. It is especially J For Klim is rich, pure cows good for babies. If your 1 milk, powdered— with only dealer cannot
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    Commissioners At Home
    1429 2 Commissioners At Home CORONATION CELEBRATIONS NEAR THEIR END Muslim Procession And Rally Of Youth Singapore, Monday. WhO £he'r£epUon k by the Municipal- Commissioners on the padang to-day was and drums of the Middlesex Regiment.— This will be the first occasion, it is s believed, that the bands of all the
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    F. M. S. Railways
    79 2 Air Conditioned Coach Service rE F.M.S. Railways announce that, owin<? to unavoidable circumstances, it has been necessary to withdraw one air conditioned coach from service on the Penang-Kuala Lumpur day man trains. An air conditioned coach now mns only on the under mentioned days: Kuala Lumpur
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    13 2 His Excellency the Governor and Lady Thomas arriving: at the padanr yesterday. Tribune
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    BRITAIN'S TRADE EXPANSION
    159 2 Official Returns For April ■ondor., May, AN increase of nearly £10,000.000, or over thirty per cent, in the value i British exports cotiDareu with a year ago is a feature of the overseas trade returns for April. Exports of United Kingdom goods amounted to £43,027.031 against £43,469.623
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    Governor's Tour
    143 2 Leaving By Sea Belle ft May 22 E the Governor, Sir Shent^n TO** H and Lady Thomas *nd Miss Tnomj accompanied by the P"™* v f and the aide-de-camp wul leave pore for a tour of the East Coast W K Sea Belle at 10 a.m. on Saumu
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    Reply To Hitler
    67 2 King George's Pi* For Peace Berlin, JHF Jjj TELEGRAM from King George > m^ Ato Hitler's Coronation v he s fj ••I value especially your pood wu mvself my royal house and wj SSd 6 snaT reciprocate comp.-^ hopes that mv reign yyy^tl the continuation of Peace
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    RELIC OF FEUDALISM ABOLISHED
    683 3 MONTREUX RESULTS ivilVT -CAPITULATIONS'* REALLY MEANT Montreux. May 14. ntinnai svstem which dates from the Middle Ages will finally be N international y the conference at Montreux. A abolished as a i capitulations was first established in the 15th This system, Qf Turkey to encourage the
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    School Artists
    221 3 Interesting Show At St. Andrew's Singapore, Monday. IN Inter-School Art Exhibition of a very high standard was commenced to-day at the St. Andrew's School for a three day showing. Rev. A. C. Parr acting Principal stated t))at the exhibition was highly satisfactory and most of the exhibits worthy
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    RUSSIA'S NEW WAR PLANS
    150 3 Total Militarisation Of Country i Moscow, May 17. THE newly created Military Councils are invested with extraordinary powers under a decree signed by Kalinin, pre- sident of the Supreme Council of the Soviets and Molotov, president of the Council of the People's Commissars. With a view
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    18 3 Mr. and Mrs. Bartley greeting some of the guests yesterday at the Municipal Commissioners Coronation "At Home.'*. Tribune
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    28 3 Mr. E. G. Holiday, a director o? Messrs. Lewis and Peet (Singapore, Ltd.. and Mrs. Holiday will sail for Home on leave on the Fionla from Penantj to-day.
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      15 3 TRAXXOSAX CORN CURE BATH SALT SURE CURE From All Chemists Sole Agents: RAHAMIN PENHAS. Singapore.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON CO MMODITIES
      75 4 RUBBE London, May if Cone _l r Spot Buyera Sellera Buyers r i nm-n Sellera. CLOSED JulyiSept. Buyers Sellers Oct., Dec. Buyers Sellers. Til*, i f ALM OIL (Malay) London. May 15. In bulk May'June COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.). May Shipment. SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) May Shipment. TAPIOCA (lst
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      73 4 London, May 15. Previous To-day Chang* T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 110.26 110.26 T.T on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.99»4 8.99 9 16 +516 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 2 9 16 Is. 2 9 16 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) ls. 3d. t
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      BULLION MARKET
      30 4 London, May 15. GOLD Previous To-day Change Fine Bar per ot. £70 8 *™.6% -1% SILVER aix>t ***** 20% _I|l6 4 months forward 2 0 9.16 20% -I[l6
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      122 4 London, May 14 Distillers 114 3 114|- 3 Duniop Rubber 3 4 34* _m General Electric 849 847% _li 2 Imperial Chemical Industries .2125? -21';,. 1] 2 154 4% 154 4% Imperial Tobacco 40 3 39 Anglo-Dutch 12 3/ 4 i 2 5 8 Canadian Pacific 5
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      METAI MAItKET
      22 4 Kll 1 London, May 14. TIN Standard. Previous To-day cuann Root (afternoon closing price) J 2 49 Forward £246 4
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      39 4 RUBBER New York. May 15. Tone Steady Quiet scot Buyera. 20 13 16 20 Jfc +116 Sellera 21 21 July/Sept. Buyers. 21 21 BeUera. 213 16 213 16 TIN Standard. TaM Dull Steady Spot 54% 55
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      FRASER & COMPANY.
      79 4 FRASER COMPANY. List Qf Current Dividends illil.t Jj Singapore, May 15 Total for *W„, Dividend Books Close *-g Payable Date to TIN Lahat Mines 12%% Final May 17 10 -j Raub 10% Int. June 8 June 14 June 9 Rawang Cone 2%% Int. May 19 May 26 May M 12%%
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    Coronation Greetings For King From Spain
    541 4 Coronation Greetings For King From Spain London, May 16. THE President of the Basque Republic has cabled Coronation greetings to Their Majesties stating "even in these bitter moments when their ideals of Christianity, liberty and justice are being attacked, they do not forget the identity of their aspirations for humanity
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    Steel Strike
    90 4 Workers' New Threat In US. Pittsburgs, May, 16. A STRIKE of workers in the five big independent steel corporations, cmploying 200.000 men, may be called here by Mr. Philip Murray, in whom is vested authority to call such a "walk-out This hinted that this action may be taken
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      22 4 i \w SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION, MOTOR CAR INSURANCE AT REASONABLE RATE&. Tel. 5926, 2, Finlayson Green.
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1650 5 |^tf_ft/ *><"*r anrf C7 o<( fe Lyall and Evatt. Exchange and Stock Rmkrr* I Fraser as uo. j-.yan Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Bellers 5 9 63 5 9 6 3 L- A^pat i]n 356 376 35 366 £1 Asam Kumbang sgg £1 Austral Mamy 27Q 2g 3Q
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    Exchange
    170 5 SELLING London T.T. M London demand 2j4 1 16 London 4 months' sight 2 4^ Lyons demand 1275 Hamburg demand 14iiz, New York demand 575? Montreal demand 57 7115 Batavia demand ***** Samarang demand ***** Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand 154 Madras and Colombo demand 154% Hongkong demand $100=Strs.
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    Produce
    205 5 Singapore, May 14. 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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    London Invaded
    173 5 Coronation Crowds From Provinces London, May, 16. CUMULATED by the Coronation the J* ru holiday spirit is running high this Whitsuntide. The railway B csnwnte? holiday arrangements this year are havtog to allow for special traffic of v?sitora from the provinces who were unon Wp°Hn ee H the
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    Telephone Chief Retiring
    1378 6 17 YEARS IN THE EAST Progress Made In 1936 MR J Pierrepont, general manager of fine Singapore branch of the I Oriental Telephone and Electric^C£ Ltd is retiring from the Last next year for health reasons He has been II years associated with the company here. This
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    CORONATION GUESTS DEPART
    98 6 Palace Farewell By King And Queen London, May 16. MEMBERS of the foreign deputations who came to London for the Coronation took leave of the King and Queen at Buckingham palace this m The nß deputations, which included foreign Royalties who were not staying at Buckingham Palace,
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    Jubilee Gift
    104 6 Banquetting Plate For Holyrood London, May 16. A S a memorial of the Silver Jubilee of A King George the Fifth and Queen Mary a private donor, a resident in Edinburgh, has given to the palace of Holyrood House a silver banqueting service of 4.000 pieces and other
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    20 6 H H the Sultan of Selangor is la Sin gapore where he is spending a shor holiday by the sea.
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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 eafe boxes, so that SAFETY
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      165 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD (Established in 1880 1 Capital Subscribed (Fully Paid up) Y.i*****.000 Reserve Fund Y 130.900.***** 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. Nederlandsclie llandelMaatschappij, \.V. (Netherlands Trading Society*
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    Archery As Diversion At Coro Ball Rehearsal
    91 7 Archery As Diversion At Coro Ball Rehearsal Girls in fancy dress practising arch ery during an interval i n th, rehearsal for the Coronation Ball. Planet News n *tion O Rfn CSS w^ Orford JUld A** 1 1 who appeared as 'Queen Elizabeth", took nart in a rehearsal mi r.reit
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    Ambulance Call
    41 8 Singapore, Monday The Municipal ambulance was called to Clifford Pier shortly after 8.20 last night to convey a European seaman of the Seafarer, who was suffering from fits to. the General Hospital. His wrist and right leg were cut.
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    BLACKMAILER GETS GAOL
    341 8 Two Women Victims •VOU persuaded one of these women 1 into thinking she had done som P thing wrong and then you bled ht white. By every artifice which "S wicked man can turn to the usages of love or passion you persuaded her to sur render
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    MONTE CARLO MAKES A PROFIT
    95 8 Wiping Out Last Yeafs Losses Monte Carlo. THE gambling tables of Monte Carlo 1 made a profit of 2.148.000 franc, (£21,500) last year, it was announced a* the shareholders' meeting here of Societe Des Bains De Mer. which runs the tables. Wfl This year's balance
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      144 8 iEasily The Winner of the Grand Coronation- week P LAUGH STAKES! i t 4* Warner Bros/ Hilarious Screen Version of the RECOKD-BREAKING STAGE COMEDY S FRANK McHUGH Jmti^4^-^m JOANBLONDELL M^^SM/W t HUGHES ALLEN JENKINS SKs^jt/^^o y rodn A Wrtt Nof I Plctvr* 1 To be presented with a magnificent Cinecolor
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      136 8 ALII A MR It OPENING TO MORROW A HURTFUL OF ROMANCE! flP^A^ SensaW^ *^JBE ?I tional C^"^^|^i^ Heavyweight t^Jfe ■■kSI Contest WK^^t -<\ Between JF&&m* a JOE M w Y LOUIS ,r\ Sensa I k^ 1 3l tional »l A J| Brown jj^^ Bomber) and AL ETTORE *mL The tk
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    The Cleanest Town
    167 9 ■,d Manners" Rules In Riga Riga, Latvia. A DRIVE to make the Latvian capital the cleanest, tidiest and best-man-rured city has been star f ed by the Mayor of Riga. Heiv are a few of the Don'ts" that have been advised by the municipality:— Spit in the
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    38 9 Mm \nita Lizana. the Chilean champion, beat Miss J. M. Notlev in the first round of the women's singles at the British Hard r.nri (Tumoionsnips at Bournemouth Hampshire. Senorita Lizana itooftaf to make a low return. Planet News
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    LESS ALCOHOL FROM POTATOES
    111 9 Under Nazi Four -Year Plan Berlin LESS alcohol and more albumen will be produced from German potatoes by a new process invented by Professor Fink, of Berlin, according to the "Landware an agricultural paper. The yield of albumen, a nourishing substance found almost pure in white
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    "Call By Dead Sou"
    141 9 Woman's Suicide After Hearing Medium's Words AFTER .being told by a spiritualistic medium that a dead son was calling isr, Mrs. Kathleen Upton, 50. of Purkquare. Esher, committed suicide. At the inquest Mr. Willie Upton told the coroner ho found his wife dead with h?r head
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      80 9 A PICTURE THAT CAN BE SEEN AGAIN AND AGAIN! ALHAMBRA FINAL 2 shows tonight j Metro Goldwyn Mayer's < £jSSiiuiG:2 RECORD BREAKING Mr*AW$L SCREEN TRIUMPH r% La K^^ vA if*\ i l^^ CT IW I 9 &7wf »K F m 'j• l c 1 i>rtii<w*' t^JH 1 •«> 1 1
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      174 9 4fc— T GRAND FUN FROM THE FIRST W^WK^ j TO THE LAST LAUGH JC**fljP iPAVILION 6.15 9.IS WbWJ COMEDY THRILLER HH^IHhBBI 'Esi'ioxAi;!!* WE^ with mft J&S j, »v 1 1 it 181 ♦■ti s EDMUND LOWE MADGE EVANS 1 gPAUL LUKAS KETTI GALLIAN MPHHiiU X Extra! FARR Beats BAER! mBKBBBtHm
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION OF MALAYA
    1341 10 RUBBER PRODUCTION OF MALAYA THE A. B. C. SYSTEM WHAT IS THE COUNTRY'S REAL CAPACITY? Ipoh. THERE is a widespread belief in this country that the majority of estates cannot for any length of time, produce 100 per cent, of their basic quo f as writes an F.M.S. Correspondent in
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    "Radio Spy"
    190 10 U.S. Admiral 9 s Secret Report To Congress Washington A 'RADIO SPY" has been developed by the American navy. By means of the "spy" the presence of enemy ships, it is claimed, can be detected at a distance of many miles either from ship or shore. The existence
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    Is Rugger Dangerous?
    207 10 Is Rugger Dangerous? "Yes," Says Judge nuri nQ Hearing Of Boy' s Claim DUGBY football H "a highly dan game in the eyes of many a S s to Mr Justice Hilbery, w hosp x are stated in "Who's Who' to be vl Lv? ing and walking. lacht During a
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    Chess Tournament
    83 10 American Player's Success At Ostend Brussels. THE British entrant, A. Reynolds. placed tenth in 'Tournoi Des Mtib* chess championship which has just ended at Ostend. Reynolds had the distinction of beating Robert Fine, the U.S. player, who was bracketed first with a Swiss and an Esthonian in the
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      29 10 l iD©naJLcb OXFORD Sausages you are fg :^<^jißf^^^^^^ t\ canned the same day they are jSj X^^ jg 'Iw^lm:''^^^^- :^v'^^^' ''^^S^ or butter, ttey are equally dellUArVHIJt SAUSAGES d
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, May 18, 1937. SYNTHETIC RUBBER
    331 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, May 18, 1937. SYNTHETIC RUBBER A CABLE from Berlin announces that German imports of rubber, oil seed and other products from British Malaya were almost doubled during the first quarter of the year. This followed close upon news of a less satisfactory description to the effect
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    AROUND MALAYA
    768 12 ANE of the most spectacular f entires of the local Coronation celebrp/w'ons was the gigantic processions organised by the Chinese and Malay communities in Singapore, and it is indeed unfortunate that the Chinese show which was at night, was partly ruined by an untimely shower of rain. Typically
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    PERSONALITIES
    169 12 Mr. Tan Sooi Soo of Penang is in Singapore on a business trip. Mr. G Terrell, the wel) knov/n Ipoh aviator and lawyer, leaves shortly for home on leave. Miss P D. Baedya of Bangkok, who spent two weeks' vacation in Penan:; has returned to Bangkok. Mrs M Saravanamuttu
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    Cameos
    319 12 "Let There Be Light" Oh, God, omnipotent! Lord of the World, Who rules Earth, Heaven, and Sea, The uttermost star, and nethermost deep, Is it right that such things be? I ask not of Thee in a captious vein, Nor w.-ih thought iconoclast, But. my brain is racked with
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    Beauty aids not expensive
    497 17 Beauty aids not expensive MUCH advertised and expensive beauty aids are not absolutely necessary. A girl can make the most of what beauty Nature gave her. and even improve upon it, with very simple household remedies. Castor oil, mineral oil, vinegar, milk eggs and witch hazel are among the most
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      23 17 i 9' x 12' Fine Peking 1 Rugs. 1 i While they last $129.00 only s 18, Battery Road, 'Phone 7143. Ist Floor.
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      70 17 EYES Eye Examinations, Eyeglasses Exclusively. THOMPSON OPTICAL CO., Qualified eyesight Specialists 4, ARCADE, GROUND FLOOR. LARGEST. BEST EQUIPPED. R. A. Thompson D.O.Sc. Dr. of Ocular Science. CAMERAS AND FILMS D/? F CLEANING Burtol Oniek Cleaners s a iii dair service Goods handed in by 10 a.m. can be collected b>
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    COSTS OF MERCHANT SHIPS
    348 18 New Orders Depend Upon Earning Capacity INTERESTING comments on the prk- of new ships ar e made in a recert issue of the "Burntisland Shipyard Jouinal" by Mr. Wilfred Ayre. chairman and managing director of the Burntisland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Merchant ships, says Mr. Ayre, have
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      468 18 BY P&OandBRITISH INDIA LINES Outward*. Dae Doe Tonnage S pore. ronoaje S'pore. 1937. 1937. NALDERA 16,000 May 21 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 July 2 CARTHAGE 15,000 June 4 RAJPUTANA 17,000 July 16 BHUTAN 6.100 June 5 RANPURA 17,000 July 30 BEHAR 6.000 June 14 BURDWAN 6.070 July 31 RANCHI 17.000 June 18
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      137 18 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON, via Penan*. Colombo, Aden, Pet Said, Marseilles ft Gibraltar. s.s. "FUSHIMI MARU" May 27 s.s. "HAKAZAKI MARU" June 10 m.s. TERUKUNI MARU June 23 s.s. "HAKUSAN MARU" July 8 Kates to Ist Class End class Naples 9497 ft
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      343 18 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TO-DAY *°K DATS AND TIM* °engerang R. Soon Heng May 18 9 am U.S.A. (Parcels only* President Pierce 18 10°n am "eylon t> President Pierce 13 n a JJ T ndo-China D'Artagnan 18 1 "Toihow Muinam 18 D^ '^hina generally Hawaii Maru n 18 0
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  • THE HARBOUR
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      SHIPS IN DOCK
      117 19 KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: WB Bertha, Tug Rose. Dredger Todak, Pacific. VESSrLS IX DRY DOCKS Tanjoiigr Pagar: Sheers Wharf: Muinam. Albert Dock: Crane-lighter f\ Keppel Harbour: No. 2 Dock: Marudu. chips ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Godown Gate No. 29 1 Van Heutsz 20 1
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      39 19 Mr. St. Ceorgj Wood, M.C., Royal Artillery, stationed at Minora Sind, Indiy, who has be:n flitting his brother Mr J. Dunford Wood of Ipoh, returned to In 'ia by the P. and O liner Rajputana, accompanied by his wife.
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      Passengers By The Aeneas
      97 19 Passengers By The Aeneas The following passengers for the Straits arrived by the Blue Funnel liner Aenoas: Lieut. Col. J. C. P. Tosh, M.C., R.E., Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Newby, Mr G. R. Matthews, Mr. A. T. Wedgwood, Mr J M. Herries, Mr. and Mrs. W K. Smith Mr.
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      Air Mail Despatches
      102 19 Air Mail Despatches Penang, Siam, Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine. Egypt, E. and S. Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Nigeria, Gold Coast and N. and S. America: Imperial, closing 7 p.m. to-day. Medan, Jask§, tAmsterdam§ and tLondont: Netherlands, closing 12.45 p.m. to-morrow. Java and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 7 a.m. Wednesday.
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      15 19 Mr. Lim Cheng Yam, chief clerk of the Ipoh Customs, is being transferred to Singapore.
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      426 19 JpV^i TO FRENCH PORTS 1. OUTWARDS. S FORBIN (fr m Marseill j DESIRADE POr Salgo^ T <>urane, Haiphong May 18 > CA^%URANK JuSI 15 S S j FARES FROM ANIT PLACE, itALAVA TO MARSEILLES J S T j j S:S: R ~^Ti— r May 24 j May j sjaras? 3SWBKS
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      126 21 MHR^ RncF in I /•W /AJLUfoI ill f W"~rT ii?M*M 117 ii 9 f /frbe World ll^m r y n K'^Sant Coloured S II mm Barrel Of The Latest |||Pt )ml M No pen on the market can surpass J||F fTfflK\ 1 yC^"^^^ "PILOT" in cheapness, refinement, so- J^ s/
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      513 21 JON THE RADIO; British Empire Programme Kr 6 metres (17.79 mcs.) GSJ metre? (21.53 mcs) and GSO 114 metres (15.18 mcs.). mLsion 3 :-9.35 P m.-0.20 iGSB 13.97 metres (21.47 mcs); JS? 19JI metres (15.14 mcs.) and rsG J6 86 metres (17.79 mcs.) and <M 13 93 metres (21.53 mce.).
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      494 21 (Williams, arr. Barnes). 7.50 p.m. 'London Pie'— Coronation Edition. A radio revue. Book and lyrics by Harry Howard and Sidney Vivian, with an additional monologue by Fred Rome. Music by Harry Howard. Musical arrangement by Harry Bidgood. The cast supported by Harry Bidgood's Band. Production by William MacLurg. 8.30 p.m.
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      525 21 Programme Of 11. M. B. C. Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY TO-MORROW Re 6 C °ord?) m: Malay MUSIC (Gra «> ne Phone 0 l££F*h Tallan^^ Tlmbang Banja, Miss Salinah. Tan- M al R s P art "i A*™* jong, Miss Naimah. Sri Tambak, Miss 2 a an RaJa
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    57 22 "Pagoda at New World"— Wee Peng Hong c o Mercantile Institution, Queen Street, ngapore. •On Watch"-C. s. Yuen. 48 Strain Street, Bukit Mertajam. "Kampong Java Caoul"— Phillip Chew, 49 Norfolk IM. Singapore. "A Small Repair Job"— Lee Pak Yen co Mails' Branch, G.P.0.. Spore "Ftahinr RodfT-Miss T. S. Tye, co
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      1002 22 ON THE RADIO (Continued from page 21) 7.35 a.m. N»'ws in French, Market 6.35 a.m. Gramophone Records. i\ir©lH NlallOli Prices, Rates of Exchange. lliruiU 8 a.m. News in Spanish. 8.10 a.m. News in Portuguese. TO-DAY 8.20 a.m. Close Down. Wavelength 1968 metres (15.243 kcs) 6.20 a.m. Gymnastics. 620 pm Concert
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    394 23 AN this page and the one opposite, will v will be found pictures received for our photographic competition for which these pages are reserved every Tuesday. The competition will carry prizes of handsome cameras and films. Three Agfa cameras and twelve rolls of film will be
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    23 23 •Front of the K*W World"— Wee Peng Hong, co Mercantile Institute Queen Street, Singapore. Play Time"-S. C Yuen, 48 Straight St.eet. Bukit Mertajam.
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    19 23 "Morning Dip"— Lee Chin Yonn, 49 Norfolk Road, Singapore. 'Sampans at rest"— Tan Khian? Kboo, 57 Cairnhill Road. Singapore.
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      41 23 For this i o m p e i i t i o n «nl\ •^•9Rf -Films can be used. Hoes this mean a handicap'? Definitely not! The experienced photographer would have chosen, anyhow, the reliable. ISOCHROME-film The Film For the tropics!
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    Wage Cuts To Be Restored
    1404 24 RAILWAYS SOLVENT AGAIN IN 1936 Over-Capitalisation A Heavy Burden THE vear 1936 saw the Federated Malay States Railways restored to a condition of solvency says Mr. D. H. Elias. General Manager, in his annual report just issued That is to say that after meeting ail
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    18 24 Mr. W. Bartley, president of the Municipal Commissioners and Mn Hartley photographed 'at the At Home yesterday. Tribune
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      47 24 UNIVERSALLY ACCLAIMED THE SCREEN'S DANCING DIVINITY, SHI IS BACK AGAIN AFTER HER LONG ILLNESS. TO CHARM AND DELIGHT MORE THAN |mL 9H9^ EVER BEFORE im 1191 Ji ssii Matthews II J^ IN THE GAUMONT BRITISH MUSICAL SUCCESS jfl| WT DHead Over Heels' i OPENS TO MOBRWV p^^n^lll^
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    Trophy Tennis Honours Easy
    758 25 -OLONY AND STATES EACH GAIN u ONE TROPHY Women's Events Provide Closest Tussle ■up annual lawn tennis competition bet P S States for the Guillemaid rich side winning a trophy. t0 d Th S raits Settlements captured th? Gainst the Malay States' 10 P P The?;
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    26 25 MkJ \i r Mps Pennefather (left), the Colony pair who opposed Moir and Mrs. Woods in th e doables of the McCabe Reay Cud yesterday. Tribune
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    450 25 SELANGOR WIN WITH INNINGS TO SPARE Malacca Collapse At Their Second Yen ture (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, May 17. CELANGOR beat Malacca to-day by an innings and 12 runs in the interstate cricket match. Gulland declared the Selangor Innings closed at noon at 235 for eight wickets. Gill
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    2817 26 $73 DIVIDEND PAID Summer Meeting Ends Singapore, Monday. VEDAS, Mr. A. van Tooren's Aus- tralian gelding which won the S.T.C. Anniversary as well as the Governor's Cup last year, sprang a surprise this afternoon to win the Governor's Cup for a second time and pay
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    17 27 Miss Humphrey, one of the best of the F.M.S. team in the MeCabe Rcay tennis matches. Tribune
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    54 27 Lady Helen Song w'll distribute the prizes at the conclusion of the annual athletic sports of *he Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday afternoon. The sports meeting for young men and young women, which the Rotary Club is organising, will be held at Jala*
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    106 28 Wait-a-bit (Farthing up) was the winner of the opening event In th e final day of the Singapore Spring meeting at Bukit Timah yesterday. Re is see.i here winning from Rawang and Spear of Sarawak, having come through at thesixth furlong and won in the
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