Morning Tribune, 18 August 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 2.— No. 169. FIVE CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, August 18, L937.
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    FIRES BLAZING UNCONTROLLED
    936 1 DEATH DESTRUCTION IN SHANGHAI Japanese Bombers Destroy Railway Junction fl RES blazing uncontrolled in the Pootung, Chapei and Hongkew areas of Shanghai legacies of yesterday's air bombing and naval bombardment while Japanese and Chinese aircraft circled, dived and zoomed ominously over the war-stricken city continued to add
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    BRITONS UNDER FIRE IN THE SETTLEMENT
    136 1 Shanghai. Aug 17. A HANDFUL of Britons attached to the Settlement Police Station near the north easternmost limits of Shanghai were under fire this afternoon when Chinese troops pressed the Japanese back in a furious onslaught. The Japanese resisted strongly, but were forced to
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    STOP PRESS ARCTIC FLIERS No Real Anxiety Felt
    316 1 STOP PRESS ARCTIC FLIERS No Real Anxiety Felt Afe Party Safe Shanghai. Aug. 18 ALL the Settlement Police who were in danger as the result of Sino- Japanese fighting in the north-eastern sector of Shanghai are well and safe. The party consist of 39 Britons, 250 Chinese, 60 Japanese and
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      40 1 Ofl OTHER PAGES I Page i Pootung Pounded By Gunfire 2 S Tearful Farewells in i Shanghai j Foreign Views 21 < British Concern 21 S Local Sport 22 S S'pore Race Entries 23 i Tes f Match 24 i J^^
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      81 1 IV j^^Jl^ FRESH MILK WITH ££&g ALL THE [ROUBLE tg k REMOVED! JY IET Klim put an end to delicious, nourishing milk J your troubles with milk, to drink. It is especially For Klim is rich, pure cows good for babies. If your milk, powdered with only dealer cannot supply
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    POOTUNG POUNDED BY GUNFIRE
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    131 2 20 WARSHIPS IN ACTION iunicipal Buildings Shanghai. Aug. W. Tllh battle between the Japanese warships and land forces against the Chinese tnnips in Pootung continued vigorously until 11 p.m. After that there were only brief and occasional bursts of lire and as the night wore on it seemed that both
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    Internal Loan
    261 2 I nternal Loan Shanghai, Aug. 17. IT is officially announced that the issue of National Salvation Bonds to the amount of 8500,000,000 is planned.—Reuter. 15 to 20 Japanese warships must have been in action. The Chinese be'ieve that the Japanese naval bombardments are intended to cover the landing at Woosung
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    Asthma Germs Killed in 3 Minutes
    705 2 Asthma Germs Killed in 3 Minutes Choking, gasping, wheesJag Asthma and Bronchitis poison your system, ruin your Jth and weaken your heart. Mendaco, I'icsi iiption ol ;in American physician, i kiniiiK A: thma (arms iii I minutes, purlflaa lha blood and butldi new vitality so that you can aleep soundly
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    A Preliminarx Inquiry
    130 2 I Singapore, Tuesday. I A PRELIMINARY inquiry into three charges of criminal breach of trust in respect of a total sum of $282.60 against a well-dressed Chinese named Tun Yit Kee was begun before Mr. W. O. Reeves, the Third Magistrate, this afternoon. Mr. Richard Taylour appeared
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    ALLEGED FALSIFICATION OF LOCAL HOTEL ACCOUNTS
    75 2 Preliminary Inquiry Into Proposed Charge Singapore. Tuesday. THE procedure followed in keeping a check on hotel customers' chits and cash disbursements made on their behalt provided an interesting— if somewhat puzzling— sidelight into hotel management during a preliminary inquiry before Mr F V Duckworth,
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    SHIRLEY TEMPLE AT ALHAMBRA
    191 2 'Dimples" h A Grand Picture Singapore, Tuesdaj ONCE again Shirley Temple tap-dance* her way into millions of hearti n her latest film "Dimples" which had a premiere at the Alhambra Theatre Usj afternoon. "Dimples*' is a wonder show with new song hits and astonishing dances, and
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    TATTOO WILL BE HELD
    126 2 Spite Of Absence 0) A liddlcscx Singapore. Tuesdav. IN spite of the fact that the Middlesex Regiment will have left for Hongkong, the Military Tattoo to be held at Farrer Park on Aug: 27. 28. 30, and 31 will go on as planned. The Midds were
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    WAR RELIEF Local Contributions For China
    166 2 WAR RELIEF Local Contributions For China Singapore. Tur AT a meeting held at the Singapore n Chinese Chamber of Comm« to-dav, Mr. Tan Kah Kee was unani mousiy elected rresident of a "V sv id collect funds for the purpose of pr<J; ing relief to refugees and others at cw
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    TEARFUL FAREWELLS IN SHANGHAI
    156 3 [YACUATION OF REFUGEES Some Terrifying Moments Shanghai, Aug. 17 TIIK Rajputana left for Hong Kong this afternoon. All aboard ire happy to be away from Shanghai t ure anxious over the friends and relatives left behind. All were badly seared during the tourney to Woosung. though
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    FOUR PAGES ONLY
    222 3 Shanghai Newspapers Reduce Shanghai, Aug.l7. AWING to the stoppage of gas the North China Daily News and other newspapers in Shanghai have reduced their size to four pages. Reuter. the refugees wondering whether the bombers would come. A decision to send the refugees to the Rajputana. lying
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    Charge Under Textiles Ordinance
    80 3 Charge Under Textiles Ordinance i r Singapore. Tuesday. rl IIKfJNO trial on a charge under the f'uportation of Textile I Quotas i Or- Sim Ah Lee was allowed bail in With two sureties until Aug. 30. H. A. Forrer. in the Criminal Court, this morning. as charged with having impor
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    SHIPS TO OMIT CALLING AT SHANGHAI
    273 3 While Present Conditions Continue Singapore, Tuesday. THE grave situation in Shanghai has seriously affected the shipping companies, and for the t me being the vessels of the principal lines are not calling there. This morning the Agent for the P. and O. Company in
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    CARGO INSURANCE
    113 3 Substantial Increases Announced London, Aug. 17. SUBSTANTIAL increases in insurance of cargoes for the Far East are announced by Lloyds Underwriters. For example, for voyages to and from Shanghai and Yangtse ports' the addition will be three per cent, excluding war risk or ten per cent including risk
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    AN OLD OFFENDER
    107 3 Nine Previous Convictions Proved Singapore, Tuesday. AHMAD bin Bachee put up a very plausible defence before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, the Second Police Magistrate, to-day. on charges of fraudulent possession of property and of the possession of housebreaking implements. He even gave a demonstration Of how a
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    MIDDS. GOING TO HONGKONG
    117 3 Leaving Singapore On Saturday Singapore, Tuesday ACCORDING to present arrangements, the Ist battalion the Middlesex Regiment will leave Singapore for Hongkong on the Blue Funnel steamer Menelaus, which is due to sail on Saturday morning. They are going there to take the place of the troops
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    Insurgent Offensive
    51 3 Salamanca, Aug 15 A big insurgent offensive against Satander opened at dawn and it is claimed the first Basque lines were fairly easily taken and an important breech in posljtions near Soncillo was made and a numiber of villages occupied and much war and many prisoners captured.— Reuter
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    Law Notice For To-day
    52 3 Before the Acting Chief Justice in the Ist Court at 11 a.m. Summons-in-Chambers In Suit No. 993 33 Daisy Aroozoo and ors. vs. Amelia Aroozoo and others. Before Mr. Justice Home in the 2nd Court at 10.30. a.m. Assizes: Rex vs. Kavena Ismail Sahib and Kavena
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    SHE DID NOT LIKE A FAT HUSBAND
    201 3 Wanted Him to Kcjrain His Athletic Figure Like many a former athlete, this man began to put on weight as soon as he was forced to give up his usual exercise, and his wife was not very pleased when she saw how tat
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    LATEST ADVERTISEMENT
    65 3 SITUATION VACANT BRITISH NORTH BORNEO STATE RAILWAYS. Applications are invited for the appointment of Asiatic Permanent Way Inspector on the above Railway, on a five year agreement, salary $100 to $150 per month <$l=2s«4d > with passage paid and free quarters Applications which should contain full particulars of
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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    LONDON COMMODITIES
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    LONDON SHARE LISI
    263 4 London, Aug 17 Previous To-day Chan™ 110 9 110:- Y Distillers 35 4 1- 35- *i Duniop Rubber 86 3 86General Electric 3810tt 38 4V, imperial Chemical Industries iSi»-" 153 9 Imperial Tobacco 39 6 39 3 l Anglo-Dutch 12 V[* -3 Canadian Pacific ",J "s London
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    Manila Gold Share Market
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    FLOODS IN INDIA
    116 4 2,000 Villages Completely Submerged Lucknow. Aug. 16 OVER 2 000 villages in the United Provinces are either completely submerged or segregated as the result of flooding of seven tributaries of the Ganges by incessant monsoon rams^ The suffering caused by loss of life and damage to property
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    METAL MARKET
    25 4 TIN Standard London. Aug. 17. Previous To-day Change Spot (afternoon closing price) £265 1 2 £267 £li 4 Forward £264 OWW. 3 4
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    BULLION MARKET
    84 4 Port Washington, Aug. 16. The Nordmeer landed at Long Island Sound completing her first "survey of t*ie Atlantic from Horts. Azores, where she was catapulted from the mothership Schwabenland last night,— Reuter Wireless. The Duke of Gloucester inspected Eton College Officers' Training Corp*. of which he was a
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    68 4 London. Aug. it. Previoui To-day Chang* r.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) J«£ 32 f 3 r.T on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) n 8 VV on Shanghai (closing selling rate) U. 2 7 16 nom Unchanged fT on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 3d. Unchanged rY on Japan
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    NEW YORK CABLE
    56 4 RUBBER New York Au 16 Previous To-day Change Tone WXH Very Quiet Spot Buyers. I8i 4 18 1 16 —3 16 Sellers. 18% 18 3 16 —3 16 Sellers. 18% 18 3 16 —3 16 Oct|Dec. Buyers IBV2 18 5 16 3 16 > lone > Quiet
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      85 4 THE YOKOHAMA $m& SPECIE BANK, LTD. hi Ift S^IM (Established in 1880) yV ißll/yy^ Capital Subscribed (Fully N? %J|g|P^ paid up) Y. 100.000,00 I Reserve Funa Y.130.900.000.0 Sill Til rm; m mm Head Office: YOKOHAMA lIIIITISII urn mmm m mKwmm Singapore branch. INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. CHAMBERS. I RAFFLES PLACF I.OSS
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      195 4 I ItWk OF CHINA (Incorpora d In China bv Special Charter). 12, CECII STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONE*: Manager's Office 6444 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office 5188-9 Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO" PAID UP CAPITAL Ch. 40.000.000.00 j RESERVE FUNDS IN EXCESS OF Ch. 4.800 .000 00 TOTAL ASSETS APPROXIMATELY Ch. $1,800,000,000.00 a) HEAD
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    STOCKS & SHARES Issued By Fraser & Company
    1022 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company PENANCi MUNICIPAL 5% 1926 red. 1958-66 $4,000,000 Int. May 1 Nov. 1 1 20 o 122 ci 4 3 '7<, 1929 red. 1959-69 $8,250,000 Int. May 15 Nov. 15 ...1171/2 119«' ci 3% 1935 red. 1955-65 $625,000 Int. June 1 Dec. 1 100'^ 101'4
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    SHARE MARKET
    310 5 Messrs. Fraser Co/s Report Singapore, Tuesday. MINING: Tin at midday was $130 l i. down »i. The tone of the London Stock Exchange was reported to be quiet and the tendency is for lower prices under the influence of the Far Eastern situation. There are sellers of Kamras,
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    NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL – MAATSCHAPPU, N. V.
    130 5 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPU, N. V. Incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1824. Paid Up Capital t 40.030.000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000.000 Special Reserve 1,000,000 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CRENA DE lONGII President M. TAUDIN
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    OVERSEA – CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED
    511 5 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important document!) in safe boxes in our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so that SAFETY
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      68 5 S. E LEVY (XX Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapo I in, i r$ and Bro Daily Foreign Market < id Quotation S^ I Membera NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY' EXCHANGE, INC. OF. N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE ft SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARK
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      287 6 f COLOUR SO PERFECT YOU'LL THINK YOU'VE NEVER SEEN COLOUR ON THE SCREEN BEFORE! I i j TT, Ql r„ A FEW OF THF HIGHLIGHTS W\ 6-15-9-15 mj QF THIS vVONDERSHOW, j OPENING TO-DAY. rAVILIOIN SSS,™ 1 J% I The most sensa- ever-changing A,,d tne most in y n H
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      125 6 M II I HI I» LE S wit* FRANK MORGAN STEPIN FETCHIT SIX NEW SONG HITS INCLUDING: HE WAS A DANDY, PICTURE ME WITHOUT YOU HEY, WHAT DID THE BLUE JAY SAY? DANCES, TOO. NOTE:— SHIRLEY TEMPLE SOUVENIR PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AT THE 3-15 SHOW! i I. M
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    'ELEMENTS OF SUSPICION' IN DIVORCE SUIT
    103 7 Doctor And Wife Who Found Marriage cS Unsuitable London. July 2f> GRANTING a decree nisi in the Divorce Court to a wife who. he said, had stated that the last thing in the world she had wanted wa.s divorce, *he President, Sir Boyd Merriman,
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    LORD BEAUCHAMP
    146 7 Globe-Trotting Earl Returns CAKE Beanchamp, who has returned U) s England after an absence of six years, .spent his Oral Full day back in the country quietly at hi.s picturesque and historic home. Madresfleld Court Malvern. During his self-imposed exile brake only by a brief stay m England
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    POLICE SEARCH
    122 7 £2,000 Robbery In Mayfair Flat j SCOTLAND Yard officers were searching for a man and woman believed to I hive carried out a burglary at a Maylair Hat and to have got awav with jewellery and clothes valued at nearly £2.000. Mrs M. Edelle returned to her flat
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    SAVED BIRDS
    88 7 Risked Life When Fire Broke Out MR John James King, aged 49. who lives with his wife and daughter on the Qftll floor of a house in Comptonpiace, Compton-strcet, Clerkenwell, risked his life for two eagebird.s when tire broke out in the flat While Mr King, his head
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    OPENED GATE
    68 7 I Police Search Offices At Night large cordon of special and regular police was thrown round a bltx-k ot Office buildings in Milford-lane. Strand after a gate had been found unlocked by a patrolling oflicei For more than two hours detectives searched the building while a watch was
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      146 7 CAPITAL FRIDAY 27th AUG. THE SNAPPIEST STAGE SHOW IN YEARS! DIRECT FRO»* »*nm?f!»» REX STORY'S jbj j HOLLYWOOD 1 non-stop iL^iy NEW GIRLS! jas^ JajT NEW DANCES! FAST-STEPPING CHORINES! SONG HITS!* TO BE PRESENTED AS SPECIAL STAGE ATTRACTION \Y*TH M G.MS I ATEST MUSICAL COMEDY HIT EVEN BETTER THAN "HOLLYWOOD
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      17 7 ELISABETH RERGNER Dreaming Lips RAYMOND MASSEY ROMNEY BRENT Produced and directed by PAoL CZINNEH Pavilion Next Week!
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    NATIONAL THEATRE IN BRITAIN
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    1909 Plan Coming To Fruition At Last
    155 8 1909 Plan Coming To Fruition At Last SITE OFFERED BY OFFICE OF WORKS i From Out Own Correspondent London. Aug. 7 FOR 29 years the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Committee has been searching for a site for a National Theatre in London. Now at last, after many vicissitudes, it has been
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    THE LONDON POINT OF VIEW
    1362 8 THE LONDON POINT OF VIEW .J. late Sir Herbert Tiv" and (/.her iOVCIS of the drama. The scheme gol ofl to a rtylna *..i with a contribution ol £70,«;fl0 from Sir (then Mr.) Carl Moyer. it waa hoped to build the theatre by ioig, the tercentenary of Shakespeare's death. 11.
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    THE LONDON POLNT OF VIEW
    1847 9 Continued from previous page) B makeshift stage, the King made informal speech, expressing bis 'hat they were enjoying themsel- that they would make new ■iP s the bugie was sounded again. time it was "Come to the Cooke Door. Boys." The King took hs •vith
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    MORNING TRIBUNE
    7 10 Singapore Wed., Aug. 18, 1937.
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    UP TO OUR LEVEL
    333 10 f rHE Singapore Free Press some months ago had a good deal to say about five cent newspapers. If we remember aright the name of this newspaper was not mentioned directly, but the limited few who saw and read the article must have realised that it
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    PERSONAL VIEWPOINT
    392 10 ALL the lip service that has been paid in the pesl fOW years to (he ideal Ol igrlcultural development in Malaya with the Ides Of making ♦he country less dependent on outside sources for >he staple food of the country's masses— rice— is brought strongly to mind by
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    A TOPICAL CAUSERIE by Autolycus
    389 10 A TOPICAL CAUSERIE by Autolycus ers in Malacca and other par's of the country have been eased somewhat, bu* no real drive towards increased production has been undertaken, and Malaya s* ill produces an infinitesimal part of her rice consumption. Nor is market gardening being encouraged as it might be.
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    PERSONALITIES
    198 10 Mrs. Rose Charlotte Joseph ot Penang died on Friday at the age of 78. f Mr R W. Blair is reported to be better and may be able to leave hospital in a day or two. Mr. Marcus Rex. M.C.S arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Mrs. Rc-x. j
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    EXHUMED GLRL'S LOVER ARRESTED
    945 11 JURY FOUND DEATH CAUSED BY A BLOW Father's Story Of Finding Daughter Lying On The Floor A. nd of an inquest at Hounslow. 1 whose body was exhumed from 'heart, was arrested on a chaiß Jury found that the cause of d S. Crone, said this
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    BORROWED £180 AT 385 PER CENT
    318 11 Solicitor's Story Self-Sacrifice "Co that wages of the theatre com- pany could be l>a»d. I borrowed £180 at 38. r > per cent, interest," said a solicitor at London Bankruptcy Court. His public examination proceeded, and officials remained ignorant of a story of self-sacrifice.
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      75 11 THE TRUE TONJC FOOD Obtainable of alt Chmmttu ond Storvs ETON IHCall SCHOOL (Junction of Belegic Rd. and Short St.) There are vacancies in all classes from Primary to the Senior Cambridge. Shorthand, Book-keeping and Typewriting also [aught PRE! OF CHARGE 111 the HIGHER standards ENROL NOW. Apply The Principal.
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    7 12 MORNINO T'M'MVK. W _ll"'" st 18, \WJ_
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    LONDONERS MARK
    122 12 A floating tea-party at Wood Green Londoi meat during tl A rod. a cushion, a heat-wave and a river to keep his legs •jJ^S British workman's idea of a summer fishing holiday, irianci Holiday children, all in bathing costumes deep in the water as they father mxiouslv round
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    London Was Too Hot To Hold Them!
    49 12 Mthough thev have onlv recently returned from Khartoum men of the 2nd Battalion Kssex Regiment were lorced to discard their tunics when drilling in the heat-wave at the Tower of London The battalion is at present stationed at the Tower. (Planet News).
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    HOLIDAY
    39 13 A Polar Bear at the London Zoological Gardens, "asking" his companion to join him in a dip, which undoubtedly is the coollest spot in the Gardens. (Topical Press). Air Baths— a welcon e way of taking refresh(Topical Press).
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    92 13 Wearing costumes designed to catch the eye of the judge, holiday girls paraded at Ferrington-on-Sea, Sussex, in the competition to choose the "Beauty Queen" for the holiday season. (Planet News). Following the example of the ii ..v-famous characters he created, Mr. Cole, author of many books on West Counttry life,
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      42 13 THE REAL INVESTMENT WONDERFUL VALUE IN JEWELLERY SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES DIAMONDS EMERALDS SAPPHIRES IU 'BIS, etc. THE BIGGEST ASSORTMENT. EVER SEEN OF RINGS BROOCHES CLIPS EARRINGS BRACELETS ETC., etc. RENE ULLMANN Kaflles Place, SINGAPORE. including SaturdaysOpened up to o' p.m. everyday
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    PEASANT DISHES
    16 14 PEASANT DISHES are suggested for informal party when peasant cuisine help to create a friendly atmosphere
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    1467 14 Fa hostess keen on originality, any-' thing really new comes as a godsend. and with the present mood for returnmg j <to the soil. I suggest Peasant Parties at t which simple dishes of the provinces of y ▼arious countries are served. < At an informal party it is much
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      30 14 TOMATOES '-Jm Sa^HCATSUP >f*a£&^ateaaaaaa« Mat *3at WmSfi Aylmer, the original Natural liavour Catsup. l! a rare home-made appeal. There's a treat store for you and yours try a bottle toda>
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    Vegetables From Denmark
    197 15 FROM Denmark come *hese recipes for your International Peasant Party. The firs' is for a salad a dish that cannot be done without at a buffet party, and the second is a new way of doing potatoes. RED CABBAGE 1 red cabbage 2 tablespoonfuls redcurrant jelly 1
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    Soup $ Meat Of The Tyrols
    499 15 Soup Meat Of The Tyrols MOR must we let the Tyrols pass unmcn- ticned after the vogue we have had for thing tyrolean. for their food Is as important as their hats and jackets have been decorative. So for soup I will take you there. TYROLEAN LIVER SOUP Tyroler Lebersuppe
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    Food From The Basques
    259 15 THE Basques, inhabitants of that very curious country which Is half French, half Spanish, remain very much an independent race. History may have divided 'his people into two nationalities, but they themselves are still fundamentally apart from such distinctions, which are, after all, arbitrary The mountain
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      106 15 A TOURISTS SHOPPING! GUIDE j STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHS .5. 1 Studio 33 j l FOR NATURAL ARTISTIC PORTRAITS j by j 1 Miniature Cameras t 33, Stamford Road Tel. 3304 •J. EYES R. A. THOMPSON D.O.Sc. (Dr. of Ocular Science). Practice Limited To The Eye. 4, ARCADE, GROUND FLOOR. Phone 3002
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      78 15 CAMERAS AND FILMS WSBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSt Bgß HJ*" "HJIB HAIR-DRESSER i Be waved by i I THE CONTINENTAL A New Wireless Permanent Waving i Machine J from America J MAISON PERM j Stamford Koad Tel. 4610 4 STATIONER Now On Sale In New Guise MALA Y A N Sinrv -TVII«*r 54 Pages
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      343 16 THEY DO LOOK AFTER YOU ON THE am *)iswJ NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A TRIP TO CHINA AND JAPAN, AND ENJOY THE BENEFIT, OF THE BRACING SEA AIR. CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN. COLOMBO, AND BOMBAY. Available for two months. From SINGAPORE. ■M— Ist Class 2nd Class
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    POSTAL INTELLIGENCE
    112 17 STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES TODAY S. Soon Heng Aug. 18 9 a.m. rally* Hoihow Menelaus 18 10 a.m. Menelaus 18 10 a.m. els only) Kepong 18 11 a.m. PJ .parcels only> Adrastus 18 11 a.m. .a Tembilahan Makasser 18 11 a.m. 1 Europe, Egypt and parcels onlyi Deucalion 18
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    76 17 j rid Southern Sumatra: NetherLs closing 7 a.m. to-day. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Internal r service, closing 6 a.m. to-day. Jaskl Amsterdam?) and tiaWtl v therlndas, closing 1.30 p.m. toAustralia, New Zealand, Java and mor Dlly: Qantas, closing 10 p.m. -morrow. Hoi r kong, Canton, Shanghai, *Kobe.
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    18 17 Air Mail I Imperial) despatched orn Singapore on Aug. 8 was delivered lon on Aug. 16.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    56 17 Mails expected from Japan by Lisbon Maru due at Singapore to-day. Mails expected from China and Japan uy the Kashima Maru due at Singapore j to-day. Mails expected from Europe (London mails) by the 8.1. (Rajula) due at Singapore on Friday. Deliveries of boxholders' letters and letters 8.45
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    Post Office Guide
    50 17 The Malayan Post Office Guide 1937 1938 (Revised to Nov. 1 1936) is now on 1 sale at all Post Offices. Prices $1 per copy. The s.s. Adrastus for U.S.A. (Parcels only). Mails previously announced as closing at noon yesterday will now close 'at 11 a.m. to-day.
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    147 17 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHABVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exil Ship God own Gat* 1 Gate, KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: P.W.D. Grabs Nus 1 and 2 and Hoppers Nos. 1 2. 3, 4. 5. (i, 7 and 8, Dredger Tembakul. Tugi Belangkas. Lch. Mary Rose, Kinta, Dalia.
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    Germany's Inland Shipping
    132 17 According to the "Deutsche Bergwerks Zeitungf, at the present time Germany has a fleet of 17,800 ships which can circulate within the 246 inland harbours. In 1936, goods traffic on the waterways attained record figures amounting in the group "more important" harbours to 77.38 million tons as
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    Years Slapping At Gdynia
    66 17 During the past year 4,911 .ships of total net register tonnage of 4,919,705 tons called at the port of Gdynia. Compared with flgurei for 1935. this is an increase of 133 ships and 300,025 tons. Swed sh shipping predominated with 1.355 vessel- of 902,00 tons with
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    ACQUISITION OF NEW TONNAGE
    559 17 Development Of Polish Shipping IN report Imed by the Department of Overseas Trade OH econom e and commercial condition, in Poland (dated March, 1037 and compiled by Mr. C. B. Jerram, Commercial Oouncellor to the British Embassy at Warsaw, it Is stated that the Polish Mercantile
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    Passengers Arriving
    103 17 The folkmin pa i are Ing in Bingap >ie by the Hakusaki which is due ikk from Europe on 4: Mr and Mrs j. j. Andrefouel tar T Andrefouei, Mr V P B Mr R. N. Baron, Mr. E c\\ L pen. Mr. C Q sschleter, Rev M
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      253 17 BIRKS PIIILP LINE 'incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Dae Sails. A Oct. 1 Oct. 5 pecial cheap round trip tickets irom Singapore to Australia Issued at the v rate.- m PMMiwen Brisbane. Sydney or uuume to the conßecUng h P.M. Vessel. .uim 2nd r iw KgSgf™ 1 jg S£S S£=
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      136 17 A. I li. LIN i J: GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. "KASHIMA MARU" Aug. 19 m.s. YASUKUNI MARU Sept 1 "s.s. HAKONE MARU" Sept. 10 s.s. SUWA MARU Sept. 30 Rates to Ist Class
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    £400 DAMAGES TOR A SHOP GIRL
    625 18 WRONGFULLY CHARGED Employers' Generous Settlement London, July 20. i (;IRL employed at a West End A store *lM alleged that she had teea accused »>% her esapleyers ef Btealini Es. I'-'d.. t h <* ekarge aflrr wards aeing withdrawn, received E4M agrees! damages in
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    TUTOR IS GAOLED FOR FRAUD
    372 18 TUTOR IS GAOLED FOR FRAUD Income Fell To £300 Cambridge. OUR 22 years of married life ended in March, when my husband had to leave Cambridge," Mrs. C. A. Joseph, wife of a former Cambridge University M.A. and one time £1.000 a year coach, told a pressman. A few heurs
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    AIRMEN KILLED
    162 18 Three Motorcyclists In Crash THREE newly promoted auxjlary^ porals attached to a squadron stationed at Thoiu drome were killed BlOtor-ey camp. William DavW The victims were William Nortor 25. and John Conway, aged JM. i on-Tees; and Walter Add son. Billingham-on-Tees. A Wttrw Raymond Hindmarsh aged [i leg
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    BRITAIN'S SHIPBUILDING IN 1937
    243 19 MORE MOTOR SHIPS lillion Tons More London, July 26. BRITISH shipbuilding has increased in the past 12 months by 258,482 his. but that this country -mlv third place among the world's shipbuilding nations for the vear ending June 1937. is revealed f n the lHltli i
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    OUTLAW OF 12
    150 19 Lived In Tent And Made Raids TWELVE-YEARS-OLD boy. hi s neat flannel suit belying his career adventure, faced the magistrate at venue court at Windsor. i!v two months he had lived I on an island in the Thames, ling himself in comfort by daily to the surround'ng
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    Higher Freight Rates
    8 19 In nbui that rat con-
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    Banned Swimmer Wants Divorce
    123 19 MRS. Eleanor Holm Jarrett. the swimmer who was suspended from the United States Olympic team following her attendance at a champagne party while travelling to Germany last year, seeks a d vorce. She phoned her husband. Art Jarrett an orchestra leader at the Dallas Texas i
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    ORDER OF LENIN
    79 19 Award For Public Prosecutor Thf Ord"»- of Lenin, Russia's highest honour, has been awarded to let. nsky, ih Chief Public tv>-.» i i.t. r of the Soviet Un.on, for "successful work In strength! nine revolutionary justice." Vishinsky has been the prosecutor In many of the big State
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    Legal Fight Over Cargo Of Bullion
    108 19 Legal Fight Over Cargo Of Bullion THE "mystery cargo," stated to consist, of 110,000,000 worth of bullion, jewels and securities brought by the Brit Sh steamer Seabank to France from Bilbao just before the city's capture by General Franco's forces was the lubject of a dramatic legal battle. English, Canadian,
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      938 20 Ton the radio j BRITISH EMPIRE U. S. A. Shortwave PROGRAMME Programme The following are the principal ftlK Imerican short-wave transmissions Transmission 2:— 605 p.m.— 9.15 T H n m M r s immediately after the pm. CiSII 13.97 metres (21.47 mcs.); call-letters refer to kilocycles, and GSG 1680 metres
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      868 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY Casey on the Cinema Organ Medley. Piano Dnet by Ivor Mi (i uu D.m.:— Chineae Music, Teocne* Dave Kaye pleading" (lf< ramophone Records): "Lim Ken Concert), played by Terence I 1 io Keh" sung by Ah Mai Uae
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    S'PORE ASSIZE COURT
    1084 21 S 'PORE ASSIZE COURT Criminal Breach Of Trust Charge Singapore, Tuesday. MO N Kavena Ismail Sahib, an elderly I W an Mohammedan, was placed on 1 re Mr. Justice Home and a s ury at the Singapore Assize, :o-day, on three charges of cri- < minai breach of trust, it
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    US. Peace Policy
    277 21 Washington, Aug. 16. Twenty-four more Including Germany, Italy and Japan have now formally approved Mr. Hull's enunciation of United States' peace policy which was approved by 37 other nations last week. Japan's reply expresses concurrence and adds Mr. Hull's objectives are only attainable in application to the
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    WAR-STRICKEN SHANGHAI AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
    47 21 Britain's Deep Concern Voiced In Newspapers London, Aug 17. DRITAIN'S deep concern over war-stricken Shanghai and its implications are mirrored in the immense space in the news and literary pages of the press and the broadcast talks and cinema news reel features.
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    "SHALL WE DANCE" Brilliantly Clever Picture At The Capitol
    196 21 "SHALL WE DANCE" Brilliantly Clever Picture At The Capitol WHEN a new Fred Astaire Dinger Rogers picture comes to town, there is really not much to say except to announce the fact. The public knows the rest. Let it be recorded therefore, that "Shall We Dance", the latest R KO
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    Victims Of Bombing In Shanghai
    57 21 Victims Of Bom bing In Shanghai Shanghai, Aug 15. THOSE hi'herto killed in to-day's bombing are A. D. Williams, British Chief Accountant of the Nor'h China Daily News, Professor Robert Reischauer American, of Princeton University and Doctor Frank Rawlinson, the British born American missionary and Mr Montague Smith, a British
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    U.S. & GERMAN ATTITUDE
    553 21 U.S. GERMAN ATTITUDE British Ministers I Meet New York, Aug. 17. IN important statement on the United States policy, by either President Roosevelt or Mr. Hull on the Far Eastern crisis is imminent, according to the New York Times which states that such a declarion was indicated after the President
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    SINGAPORE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS SURPRISINGLY BEATEN
    363 22 "Khney" Cnp Inter-Club Lawn Tennis Matches Between The S.C.C. And S.C.R.C. Singapore. Tuesday. THE B.C.C. made amends lor their der f > at m the Singles matches against the S.C.R.C. in the "Khney Cup" ten lis competition on Monday, when their doubles par N. S.
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    HOCKEY AT THE S.R.C.
    106 22 Six-A-Side Tournament Starting To-day OIX-A-SIDE hockey tournament will be J held at the SRC. starting with games to-day I Wednesday j between the following sides: Tram A: -A. M. Jansen. G. C Ross Capt.). If H Scully. A. R.P. O'Hara, O C. Aeria. DC. Perreau. Team
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS
    285 22 Results Of Tournament Ties Singapore. Tuesday THFI following are "he results of t:< played to-day in the Tangnn Club Tennis Tournaine:*' LAMBS DOUBLES HANDICAP Mrs Elphick and Miss Owen I 2 beat Mrs Coltart and Mrs. Gregory Scr. 6 X 10—8. Mrs. Percival and Mrs. Street en
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    SUNDAY'S YACHTING IN SINGAPORE
    786 22 "Mast Thrilling Conditions THE Second Race for the Guillemard Trophy was sailed last Sundav morning under what were probablv the most thrilling conditions of the year. The start was in a light and fluky south-easterly air with a heavy storm in the offing and a fairly
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    80 22 Dr. James Handy And MM E. Zuberhuhler Singapore, Tuesday THE wedding took place at the V Church this morning of Mis Zuberbuhler and Dr. James T P son of the late Dr. J. Handy, of I pore. Miss Zuberbuhler is a B.A o. Madras University and has been
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    Colonel Franco Arrested
    30 22 Asuncion. DR. Laiva has been sworn In I aidant in succession to Col who resigned after the blood!;--etat. T Is reported Col. Its been arrested —Reuter Wireless
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    The Tides
    26 22 TO-DAY:— B.SB a.m 7 ft. 2 i" s om 8 ft 2 ins. n< TO-MORROW:— MI a.m.. H 8.45 p.m 8 ft H fnv
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    ENTRIES FOR GOLD CUP MEETING
    156 23 SINGAPORE T C. Liny New Horses And Ponies Singapore, Tuesday. A(,OOI> entry have been received tor the Singapore Turf Club's lutumn (Oold Cup) meeting which opens <»n Saturday, Aug. 28. nature of the meeting will be the number of new horses and ponies which will
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    TEN GOALS IN FIRST DIVISION SOCCER MATCH
    846 23 Airmen Witt Comfortably After Indifferent Start A oa it t st Police o Singapore, Tuesday. THE Royal Air Force and the Police, who are both in the lower half of the S.A.F.A. League Division table, were the contesting teams at the Anson Road
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    122 23 Gregory's Good Bowling At Neath London. Aug 17 THE following are the results of matches played in the County Cricket Championship: AT DOVER Kent beat Somerset by 85 runs Kent 134 (Wellard 7 for 62 and 427 for B declared (Woolley 193. Todd 114» Somerset 346 (Cameron ioo»
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY AT THE S.C.C.
    609 23 Scratch Club Side Loses To (in utters Singapore. Tuesday. THE 11th Anti- Aircraft Battery and a Singapore Cricket Club XI played a friendly game of soccer on th«* S.C.C. ground this afternoon. The Weather and field were perfect Mr. R. K. Buchanan referced and the
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    THIRD
    552 24 GREAT EFFORT BY TOURISTS man's Courageous Battinp O London. Aug. 17. THE weather seemed unsettled and there were only 1.500 spectators when the Third Test match between England and the New Zealand tourists was continued at the Oval to-day. The match was left drawn. In answer to the tourists'
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    TEST MATCH DRAWN
    1017 24 Roberts was in next with Moloney and took the scon- past the century marl h. lore he was given out lbw to Goddard. Roberts' score was 9 and the total 107 Tindill and Moloney played till the tenInterval was taken when the score was 117 for 6.
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