Morning Tribune, 19 August 1937

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE FIVE CENTS. VOL. 2— No. 170. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. August 19, 1987.
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    NAVAL ARRAY IN WHANGPOO
    381 1 33 JAPANESE WARSHIPS Chinese Claim Successes In Chapei Sector THERE was a sudden dearth of f news from Shanghai last night 11 regard to the progress of events 11 that city. Particularly after the boiling developments which were letailed by Reuter earlier yesterday, his sudden silence
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    US DOLLAR
    104 1 Exchange Market Faken Aback By Fall London, Aug. 18. CONSIDERABLE interest was aroused in foreign exchange circles as 1 the result of a sharp fall in the dollar which closed to-day at 4.9940, compared with 4.9840 last night. While somewhat taken aback by the suddenness of the decline,
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    FLOATING CRANE
    134 1 New Equipment For Ship Canal London, Aug. 18. THE Manchester Ship Canal Company has just made an important addition to the mechanical equipment or the Port of Manchester in the form of a large electrically operated floating crane, the only one of its kind in existence and notable
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    Nankow's Brave Defenders
    226 1 Nanking, Aug. 18. |N an official communique issued by the Central Government, it is stated: "The spirit of the defenders at Nankow should be followed by all the soldiers of the Chinese nation. "During the v ery severe battle on Aug. 14, the defenders braved showers of
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    THE GAMBLE IN SHANGHAI
    397 1 "The Japanese May Wm London, Aug. 18. JAPAN miscalculated 1932 when their invasion of Shanghai brought them nothing more filling than ultimate retreat, declares the Manchester Guardian in an edi'orial reviewing the operations in North China. The Chinese Government will now presumably subordinate everything to the
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    STOP PRESS
    178 1 America's I luge Exports to China Or Japan Washington, Aug. 18. "THE situation is so unequal that an application of the Neutrality Act might put the United States in the position of favouring one nation" said the Secretary for Commerce* Mr. Roper, in referring to the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
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    31 1 Washington. Aug 16. A bill to prevent evasion of taxes has been passed by the House of Representatives by 173 votes to nothing and now goes to the Senate Reuter Wireless
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    19 1 Zurich, Aug 17 Professor Welzmann was re-elected president of the World Zionist Coneres; at the final session Reuter Wireless
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      32 1 ON OTHER PAGES Pa*e US. Policy in i Shanghai 2 i Japan's "Big Push" 2 Penang Tragedy 3 Rotary Address 3 l| 1 Shanghai Bombing 21 I l>ocal Sport 23 1 4.
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    AMERICA'S POLICY IN SHANGHAI
    427 2 TWO SCHOOLS Ol OPINION Government Taking Middle Course London. Aug \i THE State Department's policy vis-a-vi* the present situation in China iclarified by The Times' Washington q». respondent who points out that he administration is faced with tw i schoo! of public opinion. Firstly the Internationalist.
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    SUCCESS CLAIMED BY CHINESE
    150 2 29 Japanese Planes Shot Down To Dale Shanghai, Aug 18. ■N an official announcement, It ll 1 stated that, during the last few days no fewer than 29 Japanese planes have been brought down, including lour forced landings. The seven killed and fourteen wounded Japanese airmen
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    RAILWAYS CHOKED WITH TROOPS
    59 2 Tientsin. Auk. 18. OVERSHADOWED by events in ShaiiKhai, the very heavy influx tf Japanese troops into North China is continuing- Sixteen transports oft Taku Bar are unloadiiiK and the men are expected to march to Tientsin. In the meantime the railway from Shanhaikuan to Tientsin is
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    142 2 guards, their connection with the rear has been cut off, and they are expected to fall into Chinese hand.- at any moment. The Japanr.se controlled area in Shanghai has become smaller and smaller m consequence of Chinese pressure. The Chinese are consolidating every foot of territory gained. The Chinese airmen
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    45 2 Berlin. Aug 17 The issue of a new international consolidated loin of 700 million marks bearing interest at 4' per cent and redeemable within fifteen years is announced hy the Reich authorities. The rate of i ii-' i M 75 oer cent Reuter Reuter Wireless
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    Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids
    119 2 The only way your body ran clean out Stealth-destroying Adds from your blood is through nine million tiny Khlm y ml,, i <>r Oltera, i>ut beware of cheap drat tic Irritating drugs. Weak Kidneys UHually'are UM real cause of Getting L'j> Nights Nervousness, .Swollen Ankles,
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    GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS PENANG NEWSPAPER
    248 2 GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS PENANG NEWSPAPER No Publication For One Month; Reason Not Given Penang. Aug. 17. QUITE a sensation has been caused among the Chinese reading public of Pennnff by the announcement that the Modem Daily News, a Chinese newspaper published locally has been suspended bv the Government for one month
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    SHANGHAI LIKE A JAPANESE NAVAL BASE
    280 2 'This Is Really The Bio Push" O Singapore. Wednesday. THE early incidents which in all probability led to the present hostilities in Shanghai were related by a British resident of Tokyo who arrived in Singapore to-day by the Kashima Maru. In the course of
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    Stock Exchange
    69 2 London. Aim. 17 I ON the Stoek Exchange to-day a revival of nmrrv and late dealings for peeiallaed Kaffirs, copper, diamonds ind gilt-edged came as a welcome relief hul otherwise the markets ruled dull, *ar Bs tern bonds stain rallied from •hf> lowest levela on bear covering and
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    US INDUSTRY Upward Movement Will Be Continued
    113 2 US INDUSTRY Upward Movement Will Be Continued Washington. Auu 16 WHILE expecting only a negligible ln- crease in American industrial production for the remainder of this year, the Bureau Of Agricultural Economics gays there appears little doubt we are still in the advancing phase of the business cycie and sooner
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    11 2 peopaf advanced on speculative buying Wall Street opened irregular.- Reuter Wireless
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    RELATIONS NOT SEVERED
    40 2 It is generally believed tl I ent Rooseveit will not UW 1 trality Act whilst Smo-Ja! I lomatic relations are not sev< The Admiralty has I that Canadian shipping I vtrt to other ports vessels Shanghai.- Reuter
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    "WINGS OF THE MORNING"
    183 2 Soluble Production At Pavilion WINGS of the Morning", the 20th century Fox production, now at the Pavilion, has several notable features. To begin with, it is all in technicolour and there are beautiful scenes of Ireland. London and Epsom Downs. Then it introduces a number of
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    "MIDDLE ROAD"
    44 2 Washington I In the Sino-Japanese dfc I United States is followme M 'middle road" policy of si M extreme nationalism anc m tionalism. It wIU either fl attitude towards other na g fuse to protect its citf*ens they need assistance.— Reuter Wireless
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    GRUESOME TRAGEDY IN PENANG
    146 3 WOMAN WITH SLIT THROAT Blood Drops Through Room Floor (From O-tr Own Reporter) Penang, Wednesday. A VERY" gruesome tragedy was discovered this afternoon in a house in Cannon Street. Penang. when blood was noticed dripping through the wooden flVor of an upstairs room. Investigation led to
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    19 3 The National Spinsters' Pensions Assocation's petition was .sent on a decorated lorry from Bradford to the Hou^e of Commons.
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    24 3 Revenue from motor-licences in Britain for the first half of this year totalled £26,894.278. as compared with £25.134.052 for the same period last year.
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    CHINA'S WAR ON ILLITERACY AND ILL-HEALTH
    1526 3 NEW LITE MOVEMENT SHANGHAI JOURNALIST DESCRIBES THE PLAN TO ROTARIANS I, Singapore, Wednesday "IMERICA, Italy, Germany, France and Soviet Russia have their New Deals r\ >ne form or another. We Chinese likewise have our New Deal but mm art given more— we are being
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    Law Notice For To-day
    48 3 Before the Acting Chief Justice hi the Ist Court at 11 a.m. Magistrates Appeal: Rex vs. Chhoa Mui Sai. Rex Vl Tneh Bah Tang. Before Mr. Justice Home in the 2nd Court at 10.30 a.m. Assizes:— Rex vs. Kavena Ismail Sahib Kavrma Abdullasah Saiboo.
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    Soviet Council Changes
    81 3 Moscow. Aug 16 IMPORTANT changes in the Government include the appointment of M. Chubar as Vice-President of the Council of Peoples' Commissaries to be Minister of Finance in succession to the veteran economist M Grinko and the appointment of M. Matther Berman to the Ministry of Communications
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      17 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Huilding, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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      164 3 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT SITUATION VACANT BRITISH NORTH BORNEO STATE RAILWAYS. Applications are invited for the appointment of Asiatic Permanent Way Inspector on the above Railway, on a live year agreement, salary $100 'o $150 per month '.SI 2aV4dJ with passage paid and free quarters, Applications which should contain full particulars Ol
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      LONDON COMMODITIES London. Aug. 18.
      137 4 LONDON COMMODITIES London. Aug. 18. London. Aug. 18. PALM OIL (Malayan ym T(K<U In bulp JulylAug. shpt. £23 10 0 Value £23.5.0 Value COFKA a traits, F.M.S.) Aug. Shipment. £16 2 6 Sellers £16.0.0 Sellers SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) JulylAug. Shipment. 10- Sellers 10 3 Sellers TAPIOCA (lst quality) Seed Pearl
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      METAL MARKET
      29 4 TIN Standard. London. Aug. 18. Previous To-dav Change Snot (afternoon closing price) £267 £265" £1 3 4 Forward £264 3 4 £263 3 4 £1 i i
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      BULLION MARKET
      35 4 COLD London. Aug. 18. Previous To-day Changb Fine Bar per os. £6.19.6 £6.19 4i 2 iu KILVKK Spot 20 19 15 16 —1 16 4 months forward 20 19 15 16 -1 10
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      76 4 London. Aug. 18. Previous To-day Chang* r.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 132.85 132.91 +.06 r.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 9.03 4 9.04 3 8 +s 8 Y.x. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is, 27 16 nom Unquoted r.T. on HongKong (closing selling rate) Is. 3d. Is.
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      52 4 RUBBER New York Aug n Previous To-day Change BP l SjKJ 1811 18 316 +> 8 BeUers. gjlfl 18 5 16 +1" n.n Sellers. is 3ig i 8 7ig Xi O^ l Buyera 18 516 is 7 16 l! 8 A. 8 25? Quiet Steady Bpot 59'
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      113 4 London. Ai, ig Previous To-day Cha^ 110- 110Dibtlller* 35 35 Duniop Rubber gg 86 General Electric 38 4 i 3a fi 7imperial Chemical Industries g J 1 2 imperial Tobacco 393 393 2 -<' 2 Anglo-Dutch \l 6 Canadian Pacific X JJ l i London Tin (New
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      Raffles Library
      290 4 The undernoted newly added nonfiction and fiction works will be ready for issue at Raffles Library on Saturday next: The Origins of Jansenism. Nigel Abercrombie; Mariners of Brittany, Illustrated, Peter F. Anson; His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Illustrated, Sir George Aston; A History of
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      SPANISH CIVIL
      151 4 Heavy Fighting Still Madrid. Aug. 17. HEAVY fighting raged throughout yesterday on the northern front according to a Santander message which claims the government troops offered a stiff resistance to the insurgent advance particularly outside Reinosarifle Machine gun fire took a heavy toll of the advancing waves of
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      25 4 When Crown Prince Frederic k 2c Denmark was motoring in North Zeeland the back wheel of his car fell off, but he was not injured.
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      76 4 'THE YOKOHAMA ffitiSk SPECIE BANK, LTD. H vt\ FnT b V'l Established in 1880 1 vOßillt^v Capital Subscribed (Fully N^ i^£^ paid up) Y.1C0.000.000 IfiAWTVII Reserve Fund Y. 130,900.000 0t r |^B Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. oiwui^n. MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE I ASSUIVIIEI 3 I Manager
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      22 4 j ABSOLUTE SECURITY j Motol Union INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD i m i I SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. S Singapore <te Branches. I
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    SfOCKS & SHARES
    790 5 SfOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore, Aug. 18. 5 p.m. Fraser «fc Co. Buyers Sellers L Tin 616 71- .umbang 36- 37Malay -.58- 60 -cd tam 34,9 36:6 E Weng 1-35 1.40 Tin --256 266 Btu SeiangOf 2.18 2.23 K^ Malay -.316 336 henderiang 27,6 291K Tin 0.41 0.44
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    SHARE MARKET
    269 5 Messrs. Fraser Co/s Report Singapore. Wednesday. MINING: Tin waS $130' s. «P j_ rprl nrt the Stock Cab.es Iro^»* easier. Exchange there .oDe a shares but the nd f calP that the market in appear to i nalca i. steady Lonthis particular section is^^ m pa to, are
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    27 5 Mr R W E. Harper, on his return from leave will be posted to Tapah In place of Mr. J. Gardiner who will relieve Mr. I. awes.
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    20 5 Mr S H. Ferris, of Hounslow. Middlesex broke the Land's End to John o'3roats cycling record by 2 hours 20
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    226 5 PENANG MUNICIPAL U 5% 1926 red. 1956-66 $4,000,000 Int May 1 Nov. 1 120V 2 122 ci 4 3 4 1929 red. 1959-69 $8,250,000 I Int May 15 Nov. 15 117>/ 2 lliH ci 3% 1935 red. 1955-65 $625,000 Int. June 1 Dec. 1 100i/ 4 101
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      262 5 S. E LEVY Ct (Al Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. investment Bankers ant Brokers m Securities and Cesmmodttk Dail'i Foreign Market Cables and Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF. N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO HOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG
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    MASS EXECUTION Five Murderers In One Day
    73 6 Pretoria. Trai riVE natives, convicted ol 1 been executed at the Pi one day. a,/: They were Sitondlo Niamandhb i Mashal. known as the Tzaneen Kii2 George Hlongwane, Simon MkJ Nota Kampira. ma Mkize was sentenced in the i High Court at Maritzburg
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    27 6 Six German ex-sold:ers who were k terned near Dorchester during 2 European War. arrived to spend holiday with ex-Servicemen .some 5 whom wer e formerly their guar*
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      224 6 e^s^ FOLLOW THE CROWDS TO THE BIG LAUGH snow fIANKH... NIGHTLY J^W^ FRED ASTAIRE and >^ I GINGER ROGERS Dancing on Roller Skates Dancing to -J y 'lsff the accompaniment of a Ships engines 1 *Afakt Singing New Hits in RKO-RADIO'S "SHALL WE DANCE" J^ J with EDWARD KVKKKTT lIOKTON
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      119 6 NOW FOLLOW THE CROWd] j To The ;New World Cabaret! ■PUN FROLIC AND DANCE I NON-STOP DANCE j From 9.30 Midnight Admission 50 cts. j lU.IMI From 6—8.30 p.m.— No Admission Charge CAPITOL FRIDAY 27th AUG. THE SNAPPIEST STAGE SHOW IN YEARS! DIRECT FROM AMERICA! REX STORY'S HOLLYWOOD NONSTOP 3La-FAST-STEPPING
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    NON-STOPVAUDEVILLE
    262 7 Re v Story's New Company For Capitol Rv. well-known throughout the as a comedian-Impresa-rio will arrive in Singapore shortly with new troupe of performers, compristali nted artistes. E ry, whose former attractions. i -O'clock Revue" and "The lywood Revue", will be remembered tregoers, comes to Singa- r successful engagements
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    59 7 Siam, Burma. India. Iraq, n Egypt, E. and S. Africa. Great and. Europe and N. and S. a Imperial, closing 10 p.m. lay Munpur and Penang: Internal closing 6 a.m. Saturday, v. Canton. Shanghai. •Kobe, •id U.S.A.: Imperial, closing > m. Saturday. tralia, New Zealand. Java ana
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    The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Asstu
    286 7 The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Asstu Singapore, rhursday. IHE .Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's 1343rd auction ook place yesterday and resulted as follows: catalogued 1.289.411 lbs.— tons 575.63 Offeree! 755.090 lbs— tons 337.10 Sold 753.074 lbs.— tons 336.20 London— Spot 8 11 16d. New \crk— Spot 18 3
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      153 7 LOOK WHO'S COMING CHARLIE RUCCLES in a New GIRL SHOW, Hysterical. Lyrical! MM e^ A iianoi: jflf[ SeWIBI L eMV i V VJe^E^eHl F y mjPmmmiW' Ui >^ a 4'. Hll efs \t m kJ. +F Cll'^Rl^l i i^ ab\w Wi 1 IT/iV^^ ..i fKI IjA /-U API IF ELEANORE
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    SCANDAL AT NATIONAL GALLERY
    658 8 CRITICISM BY COMMITTEE Grave Lack Ol Full Supervision London, July M> CHARGES ol "grave lack of supervision on the part of superior officirs" of MM National Gallery are levelled by the Committee of Publie Accounts, in a report on their investigations into a ease of embezzlement
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    33 8 It is reported from Italy that an air service between Rome and Buenos Arts will be inaugurated in Oc.'ober by Marshal Balbo. who led the massed, flight from Italy to Chicago in 1933
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    29 8 The remains of the Maharanee of Tndore. who died, aged 22. at Samaden, Bwitserland were cremated at Chur, F.niradine, according to Indian rites, the Maharaja being absent through indisposition.
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    M.P. BANNED
    85 8 Remarkable Political Position MR. D L LIPSON, Independent Conservative MP. for Cheltenham, has been refused membership of Cheltenham Conservative Association. The tion is to seek another candidate to re present it at the next general election Disappointed at not having been chosen as candidate. Mr. Lipson opposed t!
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    CONSUL REPAID
    73 8 Cheated Out Of £1,285 By Director IT was stated at the Old Bailey tliat £1.285 obtained bv fal^e pretence* from M. Vic' or Verstraeten. Belgian Con sular at Le Havre, in connection with his collection of Chinese antiques, is to w repaid to him in full. Andrew Bolivar
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    "Foster German Friendship" Says Mr. Amery
    81 8 "Foster German Friendship" Says Mr. Amery MR. L. 3. Amery. MP., former Secretary to f he European Commonwealth o Ha ions, when he addressed the R Empire Society summer school at OXI "We could not afford to i ursu policy which would bring us Into conmcwith Germanv.' Italy, and Japan
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    34 8 St. Matthewts School, Q ue P n ra ?nd Paddington. is to be demol shed, a parents petitioned the mayor. Sn rold Kenyon, for a new £20,000 school towards which the children have one
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    TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF LOCAL SCHOOL
    29 9 TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF LOCAL SCHOOL A page of Tribune pictures of the dancing display h which marked the twentieth anniversary celebrations of the Nanyang Girls' High School last week-end
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday, Aug. 19, 1937. RADIO – TELEPHONY
    292 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday, Aug. 19, 1937. RADIO TELEPHONY DECENTLY it was announced by the Malayan Posts and Telegraphs Department that the tests of a radio-telephone service between Malaya and the United Kingdom via Bandoeng and Amsterdam had not proved sufficiently satisfactory to justify a service being offered to the
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    Britain decides to face facts
    850 10 Britain decides to fa ce facts TIIKRE has been I s 4 range silence on the part of British commentators In the matter Of the reports which have been published on the continent to .he effec' that the British rapprochement With Italy, the terms of which were conveyed in 'he
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    PERSONALITIES
    101 10 Mr P. H. O'Flynn. 0.C.P.D.. Ta wih go to Har'j in the same capacity early next month. He will be reli?/*d by Mr. H. Davis, at present at Ipoh. Mr. G. B. Linford. adjutant, F.M.S. Police, Federal headquarters, is going on leave shortly and will be succeeded by Mr,
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    GOVERNMENT IN RURAL AREAS
    1441 11 REVOLUTIONARY CHANCES TO BE MADE Hygiene Conference Favours Village Committee System Bandoeng. Wednesday. REVOLUTIONARY changes in the practice of local Government in rural areas V he tropics are visualised in the final reports and recommendations of rions committees of the Conference on Rural Hygiene, which has
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    ROYAL CEREMONIAL AS SEEN
    272 12 Driving in a gorgeous State coach through excited crowds, the boy King Farouk of Egypt went from the Abdin Pa ace in Cairo to Parliament to take the oath of Loyalty before hi s ministers at his Investiture. Since no king is allowed to be crowned
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    EGYPT, FRANCE AND BRITAIN
    170 13 The first reigning monarch to visit the town for 300 years, the King arrived with the Queen at Newport. Monmouthshire, at the start of his tour of South Wales. During the short visit the King cut the lirst sod of the new civic centre. Photo shows
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      33 13 Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING THE LATEST PATTERNS OF HALLMARKED BRITISH SILVERWARE MORS DOEUVRE DISHES SWEET DISHES etc. ALSO CLOCKS JEWELLERY WATCHES THE BEST IS TO COME \M> SEE RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPORE.
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    BOOKS of the WEEK
    2260 14 Story of a Moslem Convert-Monuments of Empire Lancashire at Play New Novels hv Owen Rutter Triumphant Pilgrimage oy (Harrap. 10s. 6d.) A M Hamilton Road Through Kurdistan tWukm and Faber. 12s. 6d.) c,t. i Albert Richard VOWM "I he hronicles of Shark Co < n VVor|dN
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    46 15 Trewhella Winch operators controlling bridge erection in driving the road through th? Rowanduz Gorge which was the second of the two I roads the engineer author A. M Hamilton, as a member of the staff of the Iraq Public Works Depart- ment was ordered to build.
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    POSTAL INTELLIGENCE
    165 17 STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES supplementary mail closes 7.45 a.m. on Aug. 20 by train to connect with s.s. Karoa at Penang. Registered mail closes 7 p.m. to-day. (Parcels and Registration close half an hour earlier unless otherwise stated). TODAY Merkus Aug. 19 8 a.m. > rang £ik Soon 19
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    80 17 Mails arived from Europe (Amsterby Air (Netherlands" yesterday. General delivery of letters 8.25 a.m. to-day llaua arirved from Penang and Kuala Lumpur by Air (Internal Service) yesterday General deliveries of letters 8.25 am to-day. Mails expected from China and Japan (Continued in next column) by the Talma due
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    19 17 The Air Mail (Netherlands* despatched from Singapore on Aug. 11 was delivered in London on Aug. 17.
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    155 17 SHIPS ALONGHDfI THE WHARVES OR EXft-'ECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown (iate Gate KEPPEL lIARBOIR Main Wharf: P.W D. Grabs Nos. 1 and 2 and Hoppers Nos. 1, 2, 3. 4, 5. C. 7 and 8, Dredger Tembakul. Tug Belan^kas. Lch. Mary Rose. Kinta Dalia. Balawan.
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    29 17 A Violent explosion from demolition work on the ruined Crystal Palace put out of action the motor racing track telephone circuits, but they were restored after an hour's work.
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    SCRAP & BUILD SCHEME
    786 17 SCRAP BUILD SCHEME £3,545,124 Already Advanced THJE mcreaing scarcity and tonnage has militated against ths complete success ol the ".scrap and build" .scheme according to 'he report ol the ships' Replacement Committee, issued last month. Under the scheme the Board of Trade was empowered to assist, with ths concurrence of
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      287 17 liril.VS IMIILP LINE (incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Dae Sails. MERKUR Aug. 30 Sept. 4 LRELLa Oct. 1 Oct. 5 Special cheap round trip tickets trom Singapore to Australia Issued at the sing rates First Class passengers may trans er at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting K.P.M.
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      135 17 N. 1. K. LINE 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 10 m.S. YASUKUNI MARU Sept 4 "s.s. HAKONE MARU" Sept 10 s.s. SUWA MARU Sept. 30 Kates to Ist Class 2nd class
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    FRASER AND CO.'S WEEKLY SHARE MARKET REPORT
    960 18 Rude Setback To Last Week's Spirit Of Optimism FRASER and Co s weekly report on the are market dated Aug. 17, nit ol perhaps rather quaild optimism In which we wrote a i: ago has received b somewhat shock during the last few
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    6 MEN IN A JUNK 96 Hours In The Open Sea
    160 18 6 MEN IN A JUNK 96 Hours In The Open Sea (From Our Own Reporter) Penang. Aug. 17 CIX Chinese, who returned to Penang 10-oay. told of the harrowing time of lour days and nights in the open sea in Siamese waters within sight of Pulau Kapai. i hey sailed
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    26 18 A House of Commons Select Cominrttee approved the Dartford Tunnel ,*****. concerning the £3.500.000 scheme to cons- met a Thames Tunnel betjWeen Darttord and Purfleet i
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    DEATH OF DR. K. RAGHUNATHAN
    345 18 Well-Known Practmonl hi Singapore Singapore, W< THE Indian community in 1 has lost a leading and personality by the sudden d K. Raghunathan. J.P., j Kemaman, Trengganu, whit gone on a holiday. Although been in indifferent health for past the news of his demise with
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    Vessels Arrived
    139 18 Katong, British. 863 tons, fl I 17.8 to Sibu 21.8 Edendale, British. 1001 tons HinjO Banka. 17.8 to Bah ports 20.8. I Kola, British, 729 tons, from Bai 17.8 Bangkok 21.8. mining. British. 1275 ton Wf iBOk 17.8 Port Swettenham Panama. Danish, 4246 tons. Shanghai 18.8 to Penang
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    Deferred Departures
    47 18 Mails for Hongkong Szc. origin* vertised for despatch bv s.s closed at 10 a.m. yesterdav will i despatched by Van Heutfz clo 2 p.m. to-day. The s.s. Panama for Denmaik only). Mails previously an:.' closing at 3.30 p.m. to-day am clase at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow.
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    LOCAL SPORT IN PICTURES
    94 19 K. F. Smith and Chua < hoon Leong, who met in the ether singles match in the Cup. The Chinese won both singles on the lirst day. (Tribune). X. s. Wise. S.C.C. champion, was again decisively beaten by the Chinese player, Yong Loon Chang, when they
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    MIRACULOUS ESCAPES IN T. T. TROPHY RACE
    212 19 Douglas. ISle of Man, FREDDIE FRITH, the 28-years-old Grimsby building contractor, could hardly see er stand when he staggered into the paddock winner ol the fastest motor-cycle Tourist Trophy race ever run and the first man to cover a lap of the Frith
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      203 20 HKifil?-- ffJ W Z «mmA*mm. mpdSl ID I m J m mmmm T,!K 1937 MODELS OF LATEST km L al M W Tn^ new PILOT pens will impress you as jEfltfli liiCnT, ml MW no otner range of pens has ever done— ffljyS' r ;"^Ji ml Am W tne really
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      503 20 foN THE RADIO BRITISH EMPIRE "g^. Time Signal at 1150 p.m. nnnrDAAAAAC H™ P m Mv Smoking-jacket and PROGRAMMt Buttonboots.' An anthology of period verse, made by Desmond Hawkins. 'The vintage poet had to belong to the Bohemian world, his only exercise rowing on Transmission 2:— 6.05 p.m.— 915 tho
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      891 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY 8 10 p.m.:— Light Song Recital rrornn 'mophone Records): (a) "Sonu ol lt r 6.00 p.m.: -Indian Music (Gramo- Vol^ a (b) "Greetings to phone Records) ■»fa%n#»!Bung by Constantin Stellak^ 6.30 p.m.: -Chinese Music Pe »P;* I- G
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    SYSTEMATIC BOMBING BY JAPANtSE
    579 21 SDER IDEAL] CONDITIONS j I utile Opposition By Chinese I Shanghai, Aug. 18. Sijl \I)RONS of Japanese planes iin appeared at 8.20 a.m. and bombed strategic points extending from Chapei to (Voosaaf. I he attackers met with futde opposition, their machine-guns working their will, as they
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    FALSE INFORMATION AGAINST COMPATRIOT
    426 21 Johore Chinese Fined $50 For Laying An Untrue Charge 'From Ou r Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Aug. 17. AS the result of information given to the police by a Chinese named Lye Hua re- garding the illegal possession of hundred tubes of chandu by another Chinese
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    Police Band
    58 21 The Police Band, under. Mr. J. C. Hitch, will play the following programme at Telok Ayer to-day beginning at six p.m.— March "The 92nd. In Copenhagen.* Pecking; Overture, "Tally Ho!*' Ansell; Selection, "The Blue Mazurka," Lehar; Waltz. "Nights of Gladness," AnclifTe; Solo for Comet, "Good Bye," Tosti; Descriptive,
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    BIGGEST SHOW EVER
    335 21 Coronation Tattoo News i THE Searchlight Tattoo to be produced 1 on the old Race Course. Farrer Park on Aug. 27, 28, 30 and 31, wil be one of the most spectacular displays Singa- poreans have had the opportunity to witness for many a year. It will
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    COLD FROM CHINA
    165 21 Sent To London For Refining London. Aug. 18 DETWEEN Aug. 12 and 16. gold valued at £1,215,000 arrived here from China Some suggest that China shipped h< r Kold to London in order to acquire iter Ming assets and as the metal did not appear on the
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    MINISTERS MEET IN LONDON
    198 21 Protection Of British Lives And Property London. Aug. 18. AT yesterday's meeMng of British Ministers at the Foreign Office, at which all possible measures to protect British lives and Interests in Shanghai were decided upon, the wider questions effecting the Issues Involved in the Far Eastern
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    $85,000 BAIL
    220 21 Hotel Clerk To Stand His Trial Singapore. Wednesday. AT the conclusion to-day of a preliminary inquiry held before Mr. F V. Duckworth, the Second Police Mag'strate, Mr. Khoo Kheng Hoe, formerly i clerk employed at Rallies Hotel, was Committed to stand his trial at the forthcoming Assizes on
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES
    124 21 l onkartp Owner i I rial Continued Singapore, Wednesday CURTHER evidence was recorded by Mr. Justice Home in the Assise Court to-day, ln the case in which Kavena Ismail Sahib, an elderly Indian Mohammedan, is chafed on three counts, with criminal breach of trust j The accused is
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    SURIN ESTATE LITIGANTS AGAIN BEFORE THE COURT
    1272 22 Judgment Reserved After Argument On Summons To Vary Registrar's Certificate THE estate of the late Mrs. Elizabeth the High Court to-day. when Mr. P Daisy Aroozoo, Miss Elisabeth Aroozoo peared in support of a summons to dis ed in respect of the estate.
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    The League And Palestine
    74 22 Geneva. Aug. 17. THE League Mandates Commission has comoleted its report to the Council on the Palestine question and it is understood the commission will not object in principle to the British plan for partition but suggest the institution of a transitional period, if necessary with
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    JAPANESE THREAT TO BOMB SKYSCRAPER
    393 22 Foreigners Leaving Hurriedly Shanghai, Aug. 18. WAR activity by air, land and sea vesterdav was responsible for the Bd eleration of British and American registrations for voluntary evacuation. The total booking of British women and children was 3.176. representing more than half the total of
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    NEW SCUDAI LTD.
    319 22 Dividend Of 5 Per Cent Proposed THE annual general meeting of New Scudai. Ltd.. will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company. 96. Market Street. Singapore, on Friday. Aug. 27. at noon. The profit for the financial year ending March 31. was $54,355 which, with
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    CAR REMOVED FROM PARK
    389 22 Young Gunner U[ Off With Fines Singapore. Wednesday. AN unblemished .record,, as >lS the 701.ce were concerned, an 'military record induced Mr. H A Forrer to take a lenient view of The offences committed by James Kilpatrick a young gunner, stationed Mati. j Kilpatrck pleaded guilty
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    LEAGUE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
    580 23 VIRTUALLY WON BY S.C.F.A. S.C.C. Beaten By 4 Clear Goals Singapore, Wednesday. THE S.C.F.A. further consolidated their position at the head of the FA. First Division League table this afternoon at the Anson Road vadium by beating the S.C.C. by lir clear goals. The result was a
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY
    205 23 R.A.F Town Office Beat j t> S. Bank Singapore. Wednesday IN a friendly match played this afternoon on the Clerical Union ground, between the R.A.F. (Town Office* and the Hongkong Shanghai Bank, the Airmen won by four goals to two. The first half was a dull affair. It
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    The Tides
    29 23 TO-DAY: 9.l<> a.m., 7 ft 6 ins.; 8.45 p.m.. 8 ft. <i ins. TO-MORKOW: 10.20 a.m., 8 ft 1 in.; 9 3.) p.m., 9 ft. 1 in.
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    CRICKET CLUB ELIMINATED FROM "KLINEY" CUP
    369 23 CRICKET CLUB ELIMINATED FROM "KLINEY" CUP RecsAnd Y.M.C.A. A Ma/eh All At End Of First Day's Plav At S.R.C Singapore THE S.C.R.C. eliminated the Cricket Club from the 'Kliney 1 tennis tournament on the SC C courts by three matches To-day's matches provided interesting tennis, particularly the match between N.
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    JOHORE SOCCER
    306 23 Customs Win Toh Ah Boon Shield i From Our Own Correspondent i Johore Bahru, Aue 18 FOOTBALL enthusiasts in Johore are looking forward with great Interest u. the final match in the Hull Cup Competition, which »ia.s now been definitely fixed to be played on Aug. 24 on
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS
    180 23 Results Of Yesterday's Ties Singapore. Wednesday THE following are the result* of ties nlaved to-day m the Tanglin Club Tennis Tournament: Mixed Doublts Open: Mrs Jemmett Droogleever beat Miss Robinson Slade 1 6 3. 6 2; Lady Addison Macpherson beat Mrs Wa'.herston del Tufo 6—2. If 4
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    HEALTH TALKS IN BANDOENG
    191 24 Chairman Of Conference In Singapore Singapore. Wednesday. ALL the people ar e quite satisfied with the outcome of the Conference," said Professor C. D. de Langen, the president and chairman of the Bandoeng Health Conference and former professor of the School of Medicine in Batavia in
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    B.M.BC.
    130 24 Amateur Dramatics On The Air Singapore. Wednesday. IT is felt that quite a number of people would enjoy taking part in broadcast plays, and the publ c would enjoy listening to them. The British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation would, theretore, like to know of anyone who would care to become
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    S.C.C. Lawn Bowls
    53 24 Singapore. Wednesday. The final in th e lawn bowl doubles championship will be played at the S.C.C. to-day (Thursday) between T. B. Rogers and J. Riley, and H. Gild and H. E. Stevens. In the subsidiary tournament. E. Fozard and C. G. Fugler meet E. G. Staunton
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    Manila Gold Share Market
    56 24 Singapore. Wednesday Messrs S E Levy and Co Singapore have received cabled news from Manila giving the following prices: Previous To-day's Last Sale Last Sale Prices Prices Pesos AntamoK 0 75 0 74 Benguet Consolidated 10.25 10.25 I XL. 0.64 0 62 San Mauncio 0 96
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    NEUTRAL ZONE PLAN
    282 24 Considered By British Ministers London, Aug. 18. FE Daily Telegraph states that the neutral zone plan evloved by the British Consul-General in Shanghai was considered at yesterday's meeting of Ministers in London and understands that urgent diplomatic approaches will now be made from all the capitals concerned
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    30 24 NOTIONAL MOBILIZATION Paris, Aug. 17 According to the Nanking correspondent of Havas the Legislative Yuan has ornmulgated a law for "national mobili station. Details are not yet known.— Reuter Wireless
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    PENANG CHINESE
    128 24 Distress Relief Fund Started (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Aug. 18. [JONATIONS amounting to $60,000 Chinese currency; were collected for the Penang Chinese Distress Relief at a meeting held to-day to consider means of relief for distressed Chinese in China. Mr. Low Geok Swee gave $50,000 and Mr.
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    48 24 A tinpy manuscript of Gray's "Elegy," bound in gold and decorated with rubies, rubies, feched £40 at a sale by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, Leicester-square. After an R.A.F. 'plane had ver-run the landing field at Tangmere. Sussex, and crashed into a bank, its four occupants climbed out uninjured.
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    HOCKEY AT THE S.R.C.
    391 24 HOCKEY AT THE S.R.C. Start Of Six* A Aide Tourney ON the S.R.C. padang to-diy matches were played in the tix+ side hotkey tourney for number* 0l that club. The games were played ten minutes each way, and served in the nature of a practice for the stick weildei> in
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    MALAYAN POLO
    147 24 Tournament At Kuala Kangsar Starts (From Ovr Own Reporter' Ipoh. Aug. l K THE All-Malayan Polo tournament^ began yesterday at Kuala K* earlier than scheduled, owing to the pending departure of the Middles Regt. to Hongkong. H n Lieu's. T. W. Chatty and of Singapore, received orders .to
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