Morning Tribune, 26 May 1937

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  • 13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL 2.-No. 97. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. May 26, 1937. FIVE CENTS
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  • 665 1 ONE HUNDRED PERSONS KILLED Exreuifom Of Two Germans To Be i o«l|M»ne€l Madrid, May 25. THE capital suffered a terrific strain of 20 hours of almost F incessant gunfire. One hundred were killed and hardly a nerson had a wink of sleep during the night.
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  • 36 1 Le Havre, May 25. Th c strike among French seamen is spreading. A thousand members of the Normandie's crew, due to sail for America to-morrow have joined. Marseilles and other ports are Reuter affected.
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  • 23 1 London, May 25. To-day's meeting of tho International Rubber Committee was confined to routine matters and no communique was issued. Reuter
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  • 120 1 Force To Land At Fort Bayard Shanghai, May 25. THE French aviators Doret and Michelleti, who left Paris on Saturday morning on a flight to Tokyo, arrived at Hanoi at 2.55 p.m. to-day (G.M.T.* and left for Hongkong at 4.30 p.m. No news was received of the
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  • 369 1 DEFENCE QUESTION AT MEETING IMPERIAL CONFERENCE A MUNITIONS COMMITTEE FORMED London, May 25. MR. Stanley Baldwin, the British Prime Minister, presided at the sixth meeting of the principal delegates to the Imperial Conference at No. 10 Downing S'reet when according to a communque, yesterday's discussion on defence initiated by Sir
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  • 277 1 Dr. Kung Impressed By Cordial And Friendly Feelings London, May 25. VICE Admiral Sir Herbert MeadeFetherstonhaugh, (representing H.M. The King), Sir Alexander Cadogan, (former British Ambas-« sador to Chna), Sir Frederick LeithRoss (Ch ef Economic Adviser to the British Government), and many other friends Here present at
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  • 383 2 MALAY DRIVER CHARGED Death Of Mr. John Morey Singapore, Tuesday. rHAT fatal accident that occurred m Bukit Timah Road on Mar. 13. resulting m the death of Mr. John Morcy, of the firm of Messrs John Morey Co., and a Chinese named Bian Tow,
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  • 38 2 Seventy Years Old To-day HER Majesty Queen M?.ry, mother of His Maj3sty the King, Is seventy years old to-day. A Royal Salute will be fired m Singapore m celebration of the occasion, boKinning at noon.
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  • 71 2 Schedule For Second Half Of Year A PROCLAMATION by H. E. the Governor nubii^ViM m a special issue of the Straits Settlements Gazette fixes the total amount of rrpulated textile* wn'on may be imported from July 1 to Dor- 31. Tho totals m vnrds provided m the i
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  • 186 2 Good Entertainment At The Pavilion Singapore. Tuesday SING Me a Love Song" the new Warner Bros, introduced at the Pavilion Theatre yesterday provides entertainment of the type which cinema goers most appreciate. There is lilting music, rollicking laughter and a glowing romance, m which the
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  • 182 2 Coronation Abbey Scenes Filmed IN the new programme of tfie Capuol 1 is the Paramount picture of the Coronation service m Westminster Abbey and it is a deeply impressive record of 1 Through the caniera we are taken into the Abbey and see from a perfec position the
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  • 38 2 A silver candelabrum, about 100 years old was presented to Dover Corporation on behalf of Mr. H. DOyly W. Astley, m memory of his uncle, the late r E F Astley, who was Mayor of Dover m 1857.
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  • 218 2 MAKING FIREWORKS WITHOUT A LICENCE Two Chinese Contractors Get Heavy Fines Singapore, Tuesday. TWO fireworks contractors, Chan Ah Lrtk and Chan Ah Siong, appeared m the Criminal District Court to-day, before Mr. H. A. Forrer. charged with manafacturittf black pun powder exnlosive without a licence. They pleadod guilty. Chan Ah
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  • 1145 2 BETTER TREATMENT URGED S I ISShIM. SI»1I4 II AT Sl\<.Al»U|||; PHI.SHVI I JII.W 111 X lie A TRENCHANT pha for better treatment of pc average luropeau workiiMc m this country, especially on estates and mines, was made by the Rev. Hamil. ton Aikin. of Ipoh. at
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  • 384 2 Alleged Robbery From A Chinese Singapore, Tuesday. A CHARGE of robbery of $47 against two privates of the First Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, G. Bradman and G. Orme, formed the subject oft preliminary inquiry before Mr X Blacker, the Third Magistrate, to-day. The accused were undefended
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    • 75 2 Asthma Germs Killed m 3 Minuses Choking, gasping, whm Bronchitis poison your By»t( r« health and weaken your I the prescription of an An* starts killing Asthma Oj m puriliea the blood and buiMs i so that you can slsep ■oundl> anything and enjoy life. Men successful that it is
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  • 564 3 TO MEET ANY CRISIS little Remains To Be Done London, May 25. Tin: Imperial Conference was resumed at the House of Commons t0 _day, Mr. Lyons (Premier of Australia' presiding. Sir Thomas Inskip opened a dis(USsioll on defence. The Canadian aml Australian Defence Ministers followed
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  • 113 3 Jawaharlal Nehru's Visit (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 24. lAWAHARLAL NEHRU, who is expected «J m Singapore by the morning mail on May 26, is expected to stay m Singapore for only two days, but even these two days will, perhaps have to be divided
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  • 219 3 List Of Donations Acknowledged THE General Committee of the Y.W.C.A. acknowledges with thanks the following further list, of donations to their Finance Campaign: Mr. Yeo San Twee $120. Mr Aw Boon Par $100. Messrs. Fogden Brisbane and Co., W. Hammer and Co., Anonymous, Mrs. Lim Boon Thin.
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  • 48 3 Singapore, Tuesday. Found lying face downwards m a un conscious condition m the Yard of the Capitol Theatre at about 8.30 this morning an Indian cake seller was taken tj the General Hospital by ambulance tot medical attention. H e had slight abrasions over the heait
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  • 20 3 Henry Smith, 50, of Camden Street Kentish Town, was killed when he fell from a window of his top-floor flat.
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  • 281 3 SINGAPORE TRADE SCHOOL PLANS Big Extensions In View IT is understood that plajis for tbQ 1 development of the Singapore Trade School, as. exclusively revealed m tr-c Tribune early this month, will be accelerated, and provision is most likeiv to be made m the 1938 Budget estfmates which will come
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    • 19 3 Special offer for one month only PERMANENT WAVE Pram $5 to $8 Maison Soma. 330. Orchard Road. 'Phone 6843.
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    • 214 3 DISLOCATED KLBOW LED TO NEURITIS Could Not Straighten Her Arm Four months ago, this woman dislocated her left elbow. Although the elbow was properly set she developed neuritis and could not straighten her arm. She was ordered to take Kruschen— with the happy result described m this letter: "I had
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 112 3 Passengers By Air Arrived m Singapore from Netherlands Indies by X.L.M. plane PH-AKQ "Kwak" on May 22:— Mr. F. Gain. Mr. O. O. Bill. Mr. G L. Mac Coy, Mr. R. A. Cohendet. Left Singapore by X.L.M. plane PH-AKQ "Kwak" on May 22:— For Medan: Mr. R. A. Cohendet. For
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 135 4 London. May 25. RUBBER Dull Quiet Ton e 10 3 16 10' 8 —116 s P ot buyers. ***** ***** _i 8 Sellers. IQI n6 Ma S' W5.16 ***** July Sept. BuyeS: 1 6 J c«l]pr«! 10 '16 10 516 8 Oct. Dec. ISyS: }<>». 6 Sellers. MH
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    • 77 4 London. May 25. Previous To-day T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 110 69 110 48 —21 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) BgBls 16 ***** 16 _i 8 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) i s 29 16 Is 29 16 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) is.
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    • 35 4 London, May 25. GOLD Previous To-day Change Fine Bar per oz- £7.0.6 £7.0.5 2 SILVER Spot 20 4 20 3 8 -'s 4 months forward i j.l 20 516 20 716 l 8
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    • 238 4 Mr. Baldwin's Last Speech As Premier London, May 25. A REMARKABLE demonstration of affection was accorded to Mr. Stanley Baldwin at his last public speecn as Prime Minister at the Empire Day banquet m London which was presided over by the Earl of Athlone, former Governor-General of
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    • 267 4 X.P.M. Agent Going On Leave il FAREWELL party was given m n honour of Mr. R. Pronk, X.P.M. agent, who is going home on leave by Mr. Lim Kirn Tian, at No. 36 Jurong Road, on Sunday. A large number of well-known people attended. Mr. Lim Kirn
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    • 56 4 What is believed to be a case of suicide was brought to th e notice of the Penang Police on Thursday last week when a Chinese was found dead m a room m the Huan X w Hotel, Chulia Street The decease Teng Lun Lian, was about 35 and is
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    • 136 4 LO NDON SHARE LIST London, May 25 Previous To-day ChanM Distillers 115 9 114 9 Dunlop Rubber 34 3 34,3 General Electric 85 1] 2 85 4 1 Imperial Chemical Industries 37,7 2 37 7* 2 155- 155- Imperial Tobacco 416 40 3 _i ■> Anglo-Dutch 1314 13 Canadian Pacific
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    • 25 4 TIN Standard. London. May 25 Previous To-day Change Spot (afternoon closing price) £254 3 4 254 > 2 Forward £253» 2 252*4 3 4
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    • 44 4 TtUBBER New York. May 24 Tone Dull Very Dull Spot Buyers. 21 1 16 20 7 8 Sellers. 213 16 21 July Sept. Buyers. 213 16 21 -»j Sellers. 215 16 21*8 TIN Tone m Quiet Steady Spot 563 4 56
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    • 134 4 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. May 25 Total for Company Dividend Books Close^ Payable Date to date TIN TO mr Idris 5% Int. May 21 ..June 3 May 27 }J; Raub 10% Int. June 8 June 14 June 9 "J Tongkah Harbour 4% Int. June 22 June 29
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    • 59 4 Members Of Trotskyist Band Alleged Moscow, May 25. ELEVEN .railway officials have been executed at Khabarovsk, close to the border of Manchukuo, as members of the alleged Trotskyist band of spies, wreckers and diversionists. The accused were charged with acting under instructions from the Japanese Intelligence Service
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    • 84 4 Sydney, N.S.W. May 3. Since two Japanese storks arrived from Osaka Zoo early this year, the animal population at Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, N.S.W. has increased considerably. Seven lion cubs, a baby hippo, a kudu, two monkeys, several finches, and an uncountable number of fish have been born. "If our
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
    • 98 5 Singapore, Tuesday morning. Singapore: 35 1 4 cts. Market Tone: Easier. London: 10 3 16d., down 1 16 d Market Tone: Dull. New York: 20 716 cts., down 3 1G cts. Market Tone: Very dull. Singapore, Tuesday evening. A small set back m prices has taken place this afternoon,
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    • 32 5 Buyers Sellers Spot 35 11 35 3,8 July Sept. 35 I*2 35 5 8 Oct. .Dec. 35 5 8 35 3 4 Jan Mar. 35 5 8 35 3 4
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    • 24 5 Singapore, Tuesday noon. Singapore: $126, up $12. Singapore: Spot, £254 34; three months £253 1,2. New York: 56 cts., down 3 8 ct.
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    • 10 5 London-New York 494.23 New York -London 494 3 8
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  • 1643 5 Wrf by Fraser and Co& Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Broker, *Taser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers s agr^ f f c Avpr Hitam Z1 28 6 28- 30- 5; Aver Weng 0115o 115 1 30nom 1.25 1.50N c Banerm ifi 22 6 4
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  • 232 5 Messrs. Frasi r Co.'s Report Singapore, May 25. Mining. Tin midday 126 up $V 2. The London Share market yesterday was ieported as being much better, and our own cable advices were to the effect that the Tin Share market m London wa s active and the prices
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  • 140 5 Ministers And Elders Gather Here MINISTERS and Elders of the Presbyterian Churches m Malaya are arriving m Singapore to-day fo/ the halfyearly meetings of the Malaya Field Committee, the Committee responsible for the oversight of the work of the Presbyterian Church m Malaya. A welcome is to
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  • 137 6 Daring Robbery In S. Patani Sungei Patani. May 23. NO tract* has yet been found of the thief or thieves who. taking advantage of the inmates being away at the Coronation Celebrations m the town, entered the premises occupied by some hospital dressers. The intruders did not
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  • 159 6 L(From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 24. THE Hon. Dato Abdullah bin Esa. State Commissioner. Segamat, Johore, sailed from Singapore on May 20 by the Dutch mail "Tinimbc" for Sumatra on l r 2 months holiday. He was accompanied by Inche Mohamed Salleh bin Alwi. Inche Keshran
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  • 131 6 Nederlandsche HandelMaatschappij, N.V. incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1824. Paid Up Capital f 40.030,000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1,000,000 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Afanaging Board: D. CRENA DE lONGH President M. TAUDIN CHABOT Director.
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  • 180 6 SELLING Singapore, May 25. London T.T. 2;4 London demand l D London 4 months' sight J s Lyons demand Hamburg demand New York demand 57 li.io Montreal demand j>Ja Bat a via demand 1( J« 4 Samarang demand 104/2 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand J54.S Madras and Colombo demand
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  • 199 6 Singapore. May 25. 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 $230 R. (Siam) "White Rice" No. 1 $220 R. (Siam) "White Rice" No. 2
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  • 98 6 DAILY PRICES CUBBENT. Singapore, Tuesday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. In cases (FOB. May 35 5 8 357 8 Good FAQ. m bales (F.OB. May 34 916 34 11 16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose* (awardable S'pore> 35 4 35 3 8 do. June 35
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  • 45 6 Police-Superintendent Bolton will, at Gray's Inn Road Police Station, make presentation to Mrs. Loveyes. of Catherine Street. City Road, m recognition of her courage m going to the assistance of two policemen when they were attacked by a gang of men m Leather Lane. Holborn.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 60 6 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FPEE yourselves from the FEAR cf BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) m SAFE BOXES m our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these Bafe boxes, so that SAFETY
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    • 206 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y. loo 000.000 Reserve Fund V.130.900.***** Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH. MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE. Manager T. YAMAMOTO Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk. RANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m China by
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  • 3358 7 (By Air Mail) Our Own Correspondent) London, May 14. WAS one of the few "outsiders" pri•lleged to watch the Coronation ceremony m Westminster Abbey. ni SK racefully comfortable m everydothes. I and my fellow journalist, Sorted the event from the Triforium: illerv that runs along the top
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 293 8 A Real Scoop! THE FIRST (PARAMOUNT) 2-REEL PICTURE of THE COMPLETE CORONATION CEREMONY iAVI T O L 3 SHOWS TOD AY a 15 6 15 9 15 The Famous Boy Tenor m RKO-Radio's outstanding: Musical Novelty 8088 l BiIEEX Excellent 2-Reel AIR MAIL PICTURE of the Entire Ceremony of the
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    • 215 8 The 930 a.m. West Worthing to Little- Two teams from London liampton train became derailed between Glasgow, and one from Derby Uln Ansmering Station and Arundel June- pct P in the final of the ambulan tion and blocked both up and down petition for L.M.S. Railway wornon 00 1 lines
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  • 215 9 Man Lost: Line Cut Under Sea Darwin, May 11. ANSWERING a call from a diver 3b i*. fathoms below, a pearling lugger crew hauled up the life-line to lind him missing. The diver desended from a Japanese lugger 40 miles north of Elcho Island. Ke was below
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  • 194 9 Malay Finds His Lost Goat Kuala Kangsar, Sunday. UOW a Malay of Mannong, Kuala Kang--11 sar, lost and found his goat was related by a Malay last evening The man lost a 3»/ 2 years old full grown he-goat and In the course of his search In the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 396 9 THAT MADE A WOMAN SHRIEK I GRAND GUIGNOL S MOST STARTLING THRILLER AN INTENSELY EXCITING, THRILLING AND BRILLIANTLY ACTED STUDY of THE MACABRE I 4L For Ann Harding I have nothing but Kven more spine-tickling than the T B^il Rathbone went "Genuine thrills of the kind the cinema play. n/iiiv
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  • 110 10 Malayan Chinese Asked To Assist Singapore, Tuesday. THE Chinese Chamber of Commerce m Singapore received a report from the Ministry of Communications yesterday stating that China to-day is facing a period of gigantic reconstruction. The realisation of the importance of civil aviation and railway communication has induced
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  • 341 10 Governor To Arrive By Plane THE Singapore Airport will be formally opened by H.E. th e Governor on June 12. His Excellency and staff will arrive by air at 4.30 p.m. After the inaugural on speeches, there will be a display of flying, (weather permitting!. There is
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  • 62 10 Funds To Be Raised For Famine Relief Singapore, Ma:THE Great Worl« management ha nounced to the Chinese Cham! Commerce, that the Great Amusement Park will be at the disposal of the Szechu-n Famine Remittee for three iuccessive nights. The proceeds o? those three n n un' n
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  • 79 11 Dick Merrill, foremost American civil pilot, and Jack Lambie, landed at Croydon after their 3.300 miles non-stop flight from New York i n 21 hours 40 minutes. The flight was accomplished at an average speed of 150 miles an hour. Planet wews D »ck
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  • 307 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Wed., May 26, 1937. A WRONG POLICY OUBBER and tin companies registered m London, and their agents m Singapore, are still worried about the rise-in-profits tax, which is to be specifically devoted to the National Defence Contribution. It is perfectlynatural that they should be worried; the cable
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  • Article, Illustration
    637 12 THE Estate Asiatic Staffs Association of Negrl Srmbilan. In their annual report, comment on the provident fund scheme. The establishment of separate funds 'hey declare, will raise discontent among members as naturally they cannot l>. ai beneficial as a central fund. WlthOUl m nnv wav belittling 'he efforts
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  • 275 12 The Hon. Ch e Mohamed Sheriff, Secretary to Government, Kedah, is on short leave at present. Mr. R. A. B. Stanhope. M.R.C.V.S.. has been appointed to officiate as Government Veterinary Surgeon. Penang. Capt. and Mrs. H. Rawcliffe and their two daughters will leave Port Swettenham for home m the
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  • Article, Illustration
    52 12 Mrs. Simpson's divorce decree was made absolute by the President, S Boyd Merriman in the Divorce Court, London. Her decree nisi was granted by Mr. Justice Hawke at Ipswich Assizes last year. Here we see Mr. Theodore Goddard, Mrs. Wallis Simpson's solicitor, leaving n* London home for the Law Courts.
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  • 239 13 BRITISH FACE ANXIETY pilgrimage Week Starts Jerusalem, Apr. 16. BRITISH poiice and troops m Palestine entered upon a period nixitty and tense expectancy tojgi when thousands of Moslem ullage crowded into the wide court- ,rd> of the Great Mosque of Omar, the old city of
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  • 162 13 Orchestra 300 Miles From Stage Berlin. *N opera performance m which the chestral accompaniment travelled over 300 miles to the stage has been i at the High School of Music m new system was developed by Dr. Wch Fischer, of Zurich, and is being l out here with
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  • 33 13 who Perer a. the Penang schoolboy week mj ssing since Tuesday last on Ph* brou g nt back to his parents cnpn'ciJ^'J by an I P° h resident, who re6*useo 4 ne boy.
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  • 35 13 DrodiiJ. J l s almos t incessant rain has of ohr Oods m Yugoslavia. The town /^novatz is under water. The ho US e?L urn rlsen and has floo<Je (J 4<s> r Widin, m BuJgaria.
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  • 341 13 ANN A BELLA DOUBLES FOR OWN FILM "Wings Of The Morning" In Paris Paris. ANNABELLA, the beautiful blonae, French actress well-known to British film audiences, is now busy here on tht complicated task of making the French version of her new English film. "Wings Of The Morning." At the same
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  • 54 13 What is believed to be a case of suicide was brought to the notice of the Penang Police on Thursday last week when a Chinese was found dead m a room m the Huan Kew Hotel, Chulia Street The deceased, Teng Lun Lian, was about 35 and is alleged to
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  • Article, Illustration
    67 13 The Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and the Crown Princess arrived at St. Pancras Station, London, with Prince Gustaf Adolf, the Crown Prince's eldest son, and his wife, Princess Sibylla for the Coronation. They were welcomed by the Duke of Gloucester. Our photo shows, left to right, the Duke
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  • 173 13 New Textile Concern Founded Cairo A TEXTILE manufacturing and dyeing concern known as the Bradford Dyers" Association of Egypt is shortly to be established at Alexandria Th? inception of the new enterprise la conslcered here as a very importmt event m Egyptian industrial history The chaiiman
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  • 76 13 Mr C. W. van der Spuv. the underground manager, was finidTfSO at Johan?or £li Un *?V he Mines and V/orks Act 2L??J? nB ken an unjustified risk m SfT**?* the Shift to Bo underground i« ter and Jack mne on March In u°° men were passed He was found to
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  • 52 13 The death of Mr. Cheah Eng Hean a retired Penang business man occurred at his residence No. 152, McNair Stree* a f g «n at^ 40 p m on Frid ay at the age of 60 The deceased leaves two sons Chuan Him. a daughter. Mrs. Khaw Ewe Hong and
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  • 187 13 3 Pla nes Destroyed On Aerodrome Santander'B Air Defence Still Weak Hendaye. DECENT insurgent air-raids on Santander have caused panic among a large section of the population, according to eye-witnesses who have returned here It is stated, however, that the objective of the air-raids has been the Albericia Aerodrome, which
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  • 172 13 South African Flying Flea Flies Cape Town THE first "flying flea" to take the air 1 m South Africa has undergone successful trials at Cape Town. Built at home by a local resident, the complete machine was produced for less than £150. Six other flying fleas have
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • 506 14 After leaving the Arlberg express at Verneuil l'Etang. 33 miles south-east of Paris, the Duke of Windsor jumper into Mrs. Wallis Simpson's car and drove off on the 160 miles journey to the Chateau de Cande near Tours. France, where he joined Mrs. Simpson. Our
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 42 15 THE REAL INVESTMENT... WONDERFUL VALUE IN JEWELLERY SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES DIAMONDS EMERALDS SAPPHIRES —RUBIS, etc.— .THE BIGGEST ASSORTMENT. EVER SEEN OF RINGS BROOCHES CLIPS EARRINGS BRACELETS ETC., etc. RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. Opened up to 6 p.m. everyday including Saturdays—
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  • Article, Illustration
    1787 16 CHEESE IDEAS usiilr iroiii if* Miilrilioim- *h«««« nuin> arr«'«»liii« Ninoiirs Ihai aid m makints e\en the plainest diwh lake oil IF you are one of those people who tell the grocer that they just want cheese you're missing a lot of fun. For there are dozens of kinds of cheese—
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    • 89 16 iK/^^nri'O J ALYAALK »^y v^ j I U J \y I THE HHZ You II save money, too, Si^^ when you serve AYLMBB SOUPS, because each tin. (by adding milk or water) makes double the quantity of full-bodied soup sufficient for at least 4 generous servings. Discriminating hostesses serve AYLMER
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 56 17 V J -1 J -1 J Maison Marcelle I -£^E- For a Natural 4Wv^^J^ Permanent m¥^\ wawN$v J point-winding If system 35 Stamford Rd. Tel. 4807 Prop. J. JtOOY. LATEST STYLES IN Ladies' Underwear VISIT Tajmalial Store 23 HIGH ST. Ladies rdressers j MAISON PERM 79, Stamford Road. TeL: 4610
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    • 13 17 f iraoiivK j FOR !y|W|lJe PHONI 3463 THE PHOENIX AERATED WATER WORKS ■B.^,
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    • 227 17 t A TOURISTS Sn6l»l»U^C;t GUIDE STATIONER IMV fWMAmn fc^k £ffi READING m BL f/ AT CHEAPER BPi^ sub s cts I 1 V 10 cts. A BOOK. glover] 9 Detective Fiction Arcade, LIBRARY! Sinsapore BOOKSHOP Over 1,000,000 Copies Sold. 2-70 Hutchinson's Famous 2-70 Net CENTURY Net OMNIBUSES EACH 1024 PAGES
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    • 77 17 Bur to I Ouiek I leaieri for sain c day service Goods handed m by 10 a.m. can be collected bj 6 p.m. same day. Town Agent:— H. B. WINTER, 20, Battery Road, Singapore. 171, Orchard ltd Phone 7771. EYES Eye Examinations, Eyeglasses Exclusively. THOMPSON OPTICAL CO., Qualified eyesight Specialists
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  • 551 18 Merchant Venturers Success Of Newcastle Club HOW the Royal Naval Reserve Officers' Club of Liverpool helped m the formation of the Merchant Venturers' Club of Newcastle was described by Captain George Davey when he addressed the weekly luncheon gathering of Tleserve OiTlcPrs m Liverpool recently. Captain Davey said that there
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 307 18 THEY DO LOOK AFTER YOU ON THE g& Pf\ Bill CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO, AND BOMBA*. Available for two months. From SINGAPORE. To:— Ist Class 2nd Claw Hongkong $137.14 $102.86 Shanghai $188.57 $137.14 Kobe or Yokohama $222.86 $154.29 Colombo $205.71 $137J4 Bombay $274.29 $162.86 All vessels may
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    • 139 18 X. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, MarseiUes 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 Rates to Ist Class tnd class Naples
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 228 18 POSTAL IXTELLI(GENi|/ STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TO-DAY ro 11 dati and nm 'engerang S. Soon Heng May 26 9 am Siam (Parcels only) Kampar 26 n nm Rengat and TembUahan Mapia 26 li Denmark (Parcels only) Java 26 n Djambi and K. Toengkal Togian 2 6 i n" m Kretay Suddhadib
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  • THE HARBOUR
    • 86 19 SWPoI A EXPE G C™ TO^™™ 3 KEPPEL HARBOUR whui; Lch Kingfisher, Darvei, VISSELS IN DRY DOCKS Keppcl Harbour: I Dock: Pinna. Dock: Bertha. Dock: Dredger Todak. Boelongan. Godown Gate wo. ville 22 I on 1 Lee zu L pushima Maru 18 3 Bulan 16 3 Somali
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    • 26 19 The MM. liner Porthos is due at Singapore on Thursday at 6 a.m. and will sail for Colombo and Europe the same day at 1 p.m.
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    • 139 19 /a P«» Sc ™P lrOtl Bombay. CCRAP iron weighing about 10 000 tons J and valued at £30,000 has been shipped from Bombay to Japan m 23 sni Ps during the last few weeks. With prices for gcrap iron rising jn America and on the Continent, Japan has
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    • 81 19 Indian Party To Penetrate The Himalayas Th& has developed m India, and it has now penetrated :he untrodden tracts of the Himalayas. a party under the leadership of a professor of the Meerut College is starting on the trek £vm Dcv Prayag m the Tehri State, (United Provinces).
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    • 232 19 BLRXS PIIILP LINE (incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. MAHELLA jSf 4 June 30 Juiy pedal cheap round trip tickets' trom Singapore to Australia issued at the FirrSa^TaLngers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting X.P.M. VesseL •nmi 2nd class BRISBANE SYDNEY return $642.86 Ist class H30.71
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    • 542 19 feSw>^ T0 FRENCH PORTS f^_ Ml HOMEWARDS. Vj Dunkirk Ma 28 S FORBIN For MarS Vv? a' St Na o Zail>e Bord eaux May 27 DESIRADE For Marse Hes Nnu» Dunkirk June 13 ror Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux June 24 OUTWARDS. (from Marseilles) I ll For Saigon, Tourane, Haiphong
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  • 899 20 OUR LONDON MARKET REVIEW BY MR MAIL The Week In The Market: Another Wave Of Selling: Technical Factors Cause Rubber h Slump: Tin Outlook Still Hopeful (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 14. CORONATION week has found tie London markets m not v?ry cheerful conditions. After a strong openin? to
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  • 167 20 Amateur Astronomer's Fourth Discovery I NEW comet was discovered b- if, A Walter Gale, at his private oi nTl't SydnCy< th °X It will become know n a s the Dale Three other comets hav c been dk covered by Mr. Gale, m 1894 iqp
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    • 133 20 is pleased THE STANDARD SIZE OF PQjl ENGLAND'S I HIGHEST CLASS Iftlll CIGA ETTE Hjfjli^B l ij Malaya's favourite luxury cigarette has always been Black White, magnum size. Now for the first time, j Malaya is enjoying the Standard size 45 cents for y^ >w tins of 50. Made m
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    • 153 21 tfv-/ 5Ti Once weak W vC^<and miserable full of Energy and Cheer" As for Sanatogen, it can never be beaten, it is just like drinking magic, and those who have had a nervous breakdown, like myself, please tell them to try Sanatogen. I can eat, sleep and enjoy life now.
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    • 1008 21 ON THE RADIO! Hrltisl* EmilirC Hotel, London. 4 8 30 P- m News and announcements. Programme ce a W m ch ci T^ e dor al at 83G am TRANSMISSION 2 ;r;uismi*sion 2:— 6.05 p.m.- -9.15 605 pm Big Ben Incidental to a (.SH 13.97 metres (21.47 mc».); play 1
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    • 535 21 Programme Off B. M. B. C. Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY i nhone Records). Cantonrso Dramas: unn »m' o i *n "Koo Yum Suh Kip Chi Chai Fei Yin^i ntfnn pLSh^ y Hao." "The Returning of Chicw Chi ofione Records): Singapore Rumba. Che 1,,^ t k chow" .Solo Son"
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  • 68 22 Coronation Contingents Attend Anzac Day Service At St. Paul's Cathedral ■mC Cg contingents from the Dominions marched through Landon to St. Paul's Cathedral to attend the annual Anzae Dav service The r*u e commemorates the lanamg of Australian and New Zealand (Anzac) troops at Gallipoli. Here we se« *h« a
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    • 862 22 ON THF PAnir^ 835 P- m piano Quintette by Heinz' 850 p.m. News m French. Colonial M t m A %lil V-ri^ Int KAUIU Thiessen, I Market Prices I .§.A. ihorhUlU' 9.05 p.m. Arabesque and Romance 1 9.20 p.m Economic and Social Talk (Continued from page 21) by Schumann. Christine
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  • 223 23 LABOUR MOTION LOST Vital Service Of Royal Family London, May 24. IN the House of Commons to-day Major Attlee (Leader of the Opposition) moved a motion to make the Civil List provisions last for a single year, m order to permit an inquiry into
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  • 95 23 \o Writ Issued By Mr. London, May, 26. A STATEMENT on behalf of the dismissed Chief, Commissioner of the Salvation Army. Mr. Mapps. says that has not served any writs. f any party has issued a writ :t ls f his concern and can only relate to
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  • 96 23 New Minister Of Trade Suggested I London, May 24. N view of the imminence of Mr. Stanley Baldwin's departure lobby gossip is busy Cabinet-making, is suggested that Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha will become Minister of Health, that Mr. Oliver Stanley *«ll succeed Mr. Walter Runciman as President of the
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  • 54 23 London, May 24. Owen St. Clair O'Malley has been appointed British Minister m Mexico Renter. Owen St. Clair O'Malley, C.M.G. been Counsellor at the Foreign nc c 1933. Born m 1887 and educated at Oxford, <l the Foreign Office m 1911. n 1928 he was Counsellor at
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  • 199 23 Royal Family Attend At St. Paul's London, May 24. rHE Archbishop of York preached at an Empire Day service of thanksciving for the Coronation m St. Paul's Cathedral attended by the King and Queen, Queen Mary and other members of the Royal family and all
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  • 99 23 Chinese Fined For Theft Of Coconuts Penang. A FINE of $2 with the alternative of eight days' rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr. H. Watson m the Penang Police Court on Saturday on a Chinese, Yeoh Soon Leong, who was found guilty of th e theft
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  • 80 23 Indian Charged With Grievous Hurt Penang. AN Indian, Vengadasalam, was arraigned before Mr. H. Watson m the Penang Police Court on Saturday on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a compatriot, Palanisamy, by biting off the top of his fourth finger at Queen Street
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  • 106 23 Possession Of Illegal Plant Singapore, Tuesday. MR H A Forrer, District Judge, Criminal District Court, imposed a fine of $30 m default a month's r.i. on an Indian Mohamedan. Omar bin Gisek today who pleaded guilty to possession o. a part of a plant of the species Cannabic
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  • 27 23 The Home Secretary has made orders permitting cinemas to open on Sundays at Coulsdon and Purley, Gillingham, and Deal, consequent on polls m favour of the proposal.
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  • 1750 23 CORONATION MEDALS FOR MALAYA Official List Of The Recipients Published A SPECIAL issue of the Government Gazette gives the following list of recipients of the Coronation Medal m the Straits Settlements and Malay States. An additional list of recipients m the Volunteer Forces will be published later. His Excellency Sir
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  • 253 24 COMMITTEE FORMED Sitting Delayed By Illness THE sittings of the Committee appointed by the Malayan Government to consider the restoration of temporary allowances m the Public Service are to be delayed as a result of the indisposition of the chairman, SJI- Atholl MacGregor, Chief Justice of
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  • 99 24 Unemployment Insurance Scheme Washington, May 24. pKESIDENT Roosevelt has scored an- other legal victory m the Supreme Court. A majority opinion of 5 to 4, upheld the constitutionality of the President's unemployment insurance asures, ruling that the tax on payiclls to finance unemployment benefits .as legitimate. Had
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  • 121 24 Possibility Of A Truce Dismissed Bayonne, May 25. 'UNCONDITIONAL surrender or v merciless war" is the gist of a note broadcast from Salamanaca, m which any possibility of a truce is sumntarily dismissed m the most energetic terms. The Salamanaca communique claims that according to Government sources ten
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  • 352 24 Profits Tax To Be Modified London, May 24 THE Finance Bill, the text of which was issued this evening, has aroused unusual interest from the fact that it i embodies changes m the Budget proposals for the National Defence Con'ribution foreshadowed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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  • 100 24 Now Almost Country Wide London, May 24. LORD Cranborne stated at Commons question time that the Italian forces had m the past three or four months further extended the area of their occupation m Abyssinia. Reliable information was difficult to obtain but broadly speaking the position
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  • 133 24 At a General Committee meeting ot the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, which follow the ordinary monthly meeting to be held on Friday at 2.15 p.m.. the members will consider a proposal "to amend Section 29 of the Municipal Ordinance, so as to permit of expenditure of Municipal Funds en
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  • 421 24 TAMIL WOMAN STABBED BY HUSBAND Murder Trial In Johore 'Fro7?i Our Own Correspond* Johore Bahru, May THE alleged murder of a Tamil woman named Kaliammah l>\ her husband, Ramasamy. a weeder on Mount Alma Estate, Kota Tfnfgi, Johore, was described by an eye-wit-ness when the preliminary" inquiry was begun this
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  • 91 24 Public Holiday In Johore (From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru, May TO-DAY was observed as a public day throughout the State of Jonon m honour of the birthday of phet Mohamed which is celebrated the twelfth day of the Rabil Awai. From 4 to 7.30 p.m. yesterday, were
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  • 16 24 Mr. N. G Baguley has been app director of the Retail Tradinp Stai Association's testing house.
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  • 402 26 THE HISTORIC BEATING OF THE RETREAT Colourful Event On Padang Singapore, Tuesday THE massed beating of th e Retreat, m which th' p.pes and bands of the threj regular oattalions m Singapore took part, which was to have been held last week during Coronation time but had to be postponed
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  • 132 26 Alor Star, May 22. THE Kedah Medical Recreation Club. Alor Star, celebrated the Coronation on Thursday evening with a dinner held m the Club House, where covers were laid for 50. Dr. P. T. K. Nayar, President of the Club, proposed the toast of Their Majes'ics the
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  • 24 26 TO-DAY: 1150 a.m.. 8 ft; 11.05 p.m.. 9 ft, m. SD-MORROW: 12.22 p.m.. 7 ft. 9 ins k 11.2G p.m I ins
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  • 53 26 Ex- Malayan At Sandwich IV 4 London, May 24. IN the first round of the British Amateur solf chamninnshin at Sandwich. H P. Tv»*»r Ro«,| S f Oporjres. heat W. J. Gibb (Siam) 3 anrt 2-_p«»Htpr r-ihb. who was formerly stationed M Kuala Lummir, won fhe Malayan ♦•♦'p before beinjr
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  • 187 26 It has now been arranged to reply the Europeans vs. the R*st cricket match for the Clarke Cup, on June 12 and 13. It will be recalled that this match was played on May 14 and 15, and was left unfinished, the game being abandoned soon
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  • 271 26 Two-Day Competition At Jalan Besar Singapore, Tuesday. THE Nan Yang Chinese Girls High School drew well ahead of their many competitors to-day, durum the flrst section of the Annual Inkr-School Sports for Chinese schools. Over three thousand spectators and competitors assembled at the Jalan Besar Stadium forming
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  • 52 26 The following have accepted to play for S. C. C. vs. Johore on S^turda; at 2 p.m. at S. C.C.: M. S. Banivi. P. Bartram, B. Gaillard, A. C. Grouder, P. W. Holt. C. F. Jennings. C G. Jenner, J. McLeod, J. E. Slad' P. Egerton Smith, J.
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  • 194 26 American Colt Causinn Anxiety London, May 24. THE American colt, Perifox, the second favourite for Derby has jarred ajo nt which is causing considerable anxiety to his thousands of backers. Wearing a bandage on the near forelep, Perifox is on the "easy" list to-day and is confined to
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  • 21 26 Miss Gladys Allen, an ns*istnn; tress at the Roedca,, School B has been appointed headmMi' new Morrvwuod Secondary BcftOOJ Girls, Bristol.
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  • 563 27 IST. DIVISION SOCCER Thrilling Match At Stadium Singapore, Tuesday. A large crowd saw an exciting game at the Anson Road Stad.um this afternoon when the Inniskillings and the Chinese met m the First Division of the League. Two goals down within fine minutes of the
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  • 136 27 Quick Finishes In Three Games TWO days sufficed for decisions In 1 three of the County championship cricket matches begun on Saturday. Lancashire and Glamorgan winning their respective games with one innings to spare while Derby, although collaps ing for 88 in their second Innings, were able
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    20 27 The S.C.F A. team who drew with the Inniskillings in yesterday's First Division match at the Anson Road Stadium. Tribune
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  • 268 27 Cubs Beat C.C.AA. In Close Game Fthe first League fixture between the Cubs and CCA. A. held at Farrei Park on Sunday the former won by 17 runs to 15 m a 7 inning game. As was expected it was a close gamt between evenly matched teams. The
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  • 393 27 BUSINESS HOUSE LEAGUE LAST MINUTE Vl< TOHY lOH I KAMI! A VIWI Singapore, Tuesday DV the odd goal In three. Fraser and Neaves defeated Wearne's m thei>Business Houses League encounter on tl c F. and N. ground this evening. The latter part of the game was
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  • 159 27 THE following are the teams anil starting times for the ladies' match between the Garrison Golf Club anu the Island Club to be played at the Island, on Thursday (Garrison names first): 4.20 p.m. Mrs. A. C. Potts (22) vs. Mrs. D. Duncan (35). 4.25 p.m.
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  • 106 27 1 Result Of May L.G.U. Competition THE Singapore Golf Club, May L. G. U Medal competition was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and resulted HI a tie between Mrs. M. M. Paterson and Mrs A. C. Macdonald with a score of Tl The following cards were returned: Mrs.
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  • 98 27 Police Beat Jorinthians In League (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May, 24. THE Police met the Jor'.nthians In the first round of the J.B.D f. League on the Lstana Padang yesterday and won by 2 l. The game was fast, and the Police attacking opened the score
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  • 107 28 The finish of the 100 yards for girls which was won by the Nan Yang High School, at the annual Inter- School Sports for Chinese schoob*. held at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Tribune Winner of the Throwing the Baseball event (Nan Yang High School). Tribune The winner
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  • 56 28 A reminder is given to those who have not as yet availed themselves of Hendry's bargain sale that it is extended until June 5. Some very good bargains can be picked up here and those who intend to give wedding gifts might take the opportunity of picking up something really
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  • 80 28 Atmospheric Electricity Probable Cause Lakehurst. May 25 A SPARK from the sky and B brace wire, it is probabl•Hindcnburc" disaster accordi Eckrner giving evidence S< th( He pointed out the con* witnesses state that the fire the stem Indicating the exfc gas in the rear of the
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  • 34 28 Notice having been /V^ ,t small-pox exists m an epidemic Delhi, a special issue of tbe Settlements Government Clares the town an infected P the Quarantine and Prev.num Disease Ordinance.
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