Morning Tribune, 21 August 1937

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 2.— No. 172. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, August 21, 1937. FIVE ('KNTS
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  • 952 1 SHANGHAI I HORRORS JAPANESE FALL BACK FEVERE BOMBING BY BOTH SIDES I Shanghai, Aug. 20. 10.15 p. in I I THERE Ls now no doubt that regular I M Japanese troops are fighting I -lit- by side with the Japanese I marines in Shanghai, but
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  • 236 1 Chinese General's Prediction Shanghai. Aug. 20. THE conviction that hostilities in Shanghai would soon be over with a smashing victory for the Chinese was expressed by General Chang Chi Chung, the Chinese I Commander-in-Chief when interviewed by Reuter to-day at the Chinese headquarters, the gate
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  • 107 1 Moscow. Aug. 20. JAPANESE reports that signals were flashed to the Chinese from the Soviet Consulate General in Shanghai were emphatically denied here. It is stated that three days ago Japanese troops attempted to enter the Consulate, forcibly removing two Chinese employees who refused them entry.
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  • 27 1 Mi- Orm.sby-Onrr Colonial old Parliament that agreements de- prevent the Introduction sinvos Into their territories had subscribed to bv all the leading chiefs In tlic Aden Protectorate.
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  • 297 1 Shell Explodes On U.S. Warship Washington, Aug 20 AFFICIALS of the Navy Department v state that they expect the Commander of the United States Asiatic Fleet to 'make a sharp protest both to China and Japan concerning the explosion of an anti-aircraft shell O n board the
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  • 110 1 Japanese Prestige London, Aug. 20 ALTHOUGH Japan's negative attitude to the British proposal Is deplored, it is hoped in British circles that the reply is not final and may be reconsidered. Japanese circles in London declare that although a neutralisation scheme in the Yangtsepoo might have been considered
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  • 97 1 London, Aug. 20. IT is considered probable that China will shortly appeal to the League of Nations under Article XVII of the Covenant according to Chinese circles in London. It is pointed out that China has up to the present refrained from taking this
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  • 25 1 The Princess Royal opened at Central Hall. We.s-t minis' er. the International Congress of Nurses, which was attended by 3,500 representatives of nearly 40 countries
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  • 49 1 Flames roaring across the main Colrhest< i-Maklon road held up traillc for two hours when fire seriously damaged t!i" works of F. Mutton ;md Sons A /ire at Gravescnd Airport destroyed two aeroplanes and sen! part of the roof crashing to the ground, several other 'planes being safely removed
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    • 35 1 ON OTHER PAGES Page i Chinese Victory 2 stabbing Case Judge ment Japan's Desire 21 i sjfety of Shanghai Hes-denti 22 S Local Sport 23 V i Spor e Races u i Home (ricket 24
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    • 33 1 WANT MILK THAT KLFPS PERFFPTT V S WITHOUT REFRIGERATION IN ANY CM\V/tp 9 j THEN GET KUM POWDKIiKi) WHOLE S j V 1 J^P''^ r OSTAINABU KVKKVUHIKF DISTUBI7TOB& j tigTE BROS. A CO.
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  • 221 2 GREATEST VICTOR Y OVER JAPANESE SINCE HOSTILITIES STARTED Troops Routed b Warship Chimed Sit ii k Nanking, Aus 20 m chine* Foreign Offlc I* .-..-a a,, offlcW ,'uv,' -At Drcaent Japanese warshipa are mhii anchoring within theinterna lonaiwaw™ near Huangpo River We hope that foreign authorities will demand Japanwarships to
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  • 61 2 Tamil Charged With Rash Driving Singapore, Friday. UEEVAN, a Tamil Hindu, of Jpian Junos, was arraigned to-day in the Fourth Magistrate's Court and chargtd with driving a motor car in a negligent manner and thereby causing the death of a woman, Ong Choo Kucxn, but not amounting to
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  • 70 2 lIM.AS Canberra For Singapore HM.A.S CANBERRA, flagship of Roar- Admiral R. H. O. Lane-Poole, C.8., 0.8.E., commanding the Austrclian Squadron, is making a cruise 10 Sinnapor?, where she is expected from Sept 1 to 8. The Canberra Uft Sydney on Aug. 11. and was due to call at
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  • 214 2 Instalments Increased And Reduced Singapore. Friday •TAN Sip Chew, a clerk In the employ of 1 imperial Airways Ltd or i a salary of $108 per month, who was adjudicated bankrupt in February. 1932 WM to-da> ordered to pay $8 per month by way of instalments for the
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  • 163 2 Issue To Be Tried By High Court Singapore, Friday. AN issue as to whether the debtor, a woman named Lim Kim Bee, was a married woman or a widow, at the time of the petiMon, will be tried by the High Court as the result of a question
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  • 70 2 Singapore, Friday A report vai made to the Police last night that a Morris Oowlev tvvo-sra-Icr car belonging to Mr. n. e. Hunter of the Malaya Tribune Press, Ltd. had stolen hom opposite the offices i Ihe Tribune In Anson Road. Shortly alter midnight the car wasfound in
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  • 162 2 Death Of Indian Member Of Crew Singapore. Friday. CEVENTEEN hundred Chinese imminanti bound for Malaya and Culcutta respectively, and eight guards, were landed at St. Johns Island to-day following a case of cholera on board the s.s. Talma which arrived at Singapore from Hong Kong. The
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  • 118 2 Busy Scenes At West Wharf Singapore, Friday. THE embarking activities of the Ist Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, lent a military atmosphere to the wharves to-day. Lorries laden with troops arrived at 2p.m. sharp, and alter the roll call, the men proceeded to go on board. All looked cheerful
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  • 42 2 London Auk 19 Princess Margaret will be seven years old on Sa'urday. Hers will be the second royal birthday to be celebrated since the royal household moved to Balmoral on Augutt 4, which was the Queen's birthday. British Official
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  • 163 2 Man Of 65 Grantd Discharge Singapore, Friday. WITH liabilities amounting to $''36,363.46. towards which ta had paid a small percentage. V Sin- Phang. who shortly before hi> bankruptcy in 1933. was appoin ed a Justice of the Peace, was granted his discharge from bankrupts b> t£ \ctinß
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  • 107 2 Recklessness And No Singapore. Friday PLEADING guilty -to a charge of cinvg I recklessly and missing a policeman by a few inches and l an charge of driving without reaii^ at the inter-section of Orchard Road Dhoby Ghaut at s£sl,4 a European. Mr. F. C. J. vv" No.
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  • 51 2 Singapore- f ':;J A CHINESE cyclist was fata wh-n his machine cam*- sion with a motor lorry to Bou Road shortly before 2 ji.m The deceased had tnj skull ba.shed In b«JJ!!. I multioli. abrasiona to di"' 1 the body. He died in the on the way to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 157 2 Asthma Cause Killed in 24 Hours Thanks t< > the discover} of an American physician, it now In pos»lhlt< in g«?i rid of those terrible spells of choking, gaHnlni?, roughing and wheeling Asthma by killing t in' ii u<- cauas which i• rm in the blood. No 1 1 1
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  • 965 3 Where Misdirection By The Trial Judge Occurred In Summing Up n ;N T G that the jury wer e misdire Singapore. Friday. h -ntly allowed the appeal of Rat° ted the Coun of Criminal Appeal ,t«d and sentenced to death by M
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  • 208 3 At the commencement of the appeal Crown Counsel called the attention of the Court to the fact that although the original application giving the grounds of appeal was filed within the prescribed perod of ten days subsequently, two sets of additional'groundof appeal were filed without the leave of
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  • 150 3 MAINTENANCE CLAIM [gainst Well-known Pcmk Chinese (From our On n Correspondent Penang, Aug. 19. TCUIRTHER evidence was recorded i:i the Police Court to-day during the hearing of the maintenance ise against Mr. Chung Chee Leng, the well-known CiMicse of Per.ik ami Penang, by a reman with whom he Lived ior
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  • 92 3 Subject To Three Won //is' Suspension Singapore, Friday. /V RANGASAMY a clerk in the cmoloy U of the Singapore Traction Company was granted his discharge from bankruptcy, by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, the Acting Chief Justice, to-day, .subject to three months' suspension. Mr. Ambrose, the Assistant Official Assignee.
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  • 23 3 Amonß the new bills eazetted yoslorday are those dealing with amendments to Immigration and the Importation of Textiles into the Colony
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  • 212 3 At 7<> KrusrhiM ('oiKjuiTfcl His Complaint At HG fMtfl <il a^e. this man is still •joing strong, yet 10 years ago he was I:. id up for vvceks with an attack >r (Kiti^a Hut he conquered the trouble and it has i.nver come back
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  • 41 3 t Junction of Selegie Rd. and Short St.) There are vacancies in all classes from Primary to the Senior Cambridge. Shorthand, Book-keeping and Typewriting also taught FREE OF CHARGE in the HIGHER standards. KNKOL NOW. Apply The Principal.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 64 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 $10(Mo $150 per month <$l--2.5.4d.> with passage paid and free quarters Applications which should contain fall particular! of age, education
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    • 102 3 T It A X N O ft A N CORN CURE BATH SALT _SURE CURE From All Chemists Sole Agents: RAHAMIN PENHAS Singapore. Law Notice For To-day Before the Acting Chief Justice 1n the Ist Court at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's Appeals: Rex vs. Chhoa Mui Sai. Rex vs. Lsmail bin
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 116 4 London. Aug. 20. Sept. Buyers. B% 8% OctlDec. Buyers. {9% 8% Sellers. 8 15 16 8 15 16 Jan.lMar. Buyers 9 8 15 16 —1 16 Sellers 9 1 16 9 1 16 B— i ■i■■ tn London. Aug. 20. PALM OIL (Malaya) ln bulp JulylAug. shpt. £23.0
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    • 153 4 London. Aug. 20 Previous To-day 109 6 108 6 H )unlop kuoor" SD y _3 rai Flei'tnc 86 86 Brlal Industrie* 38 3 38 1V 2 _ju nperlal Tobaeer 153 9 1581% Dutch 39 3 39- Jj llao Pacin* ll 7 8 il 5 s _j Tin
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    • 53 4 KC'RBRR New York. Auf 19 Previous To-day Changi Dull Steady Buyert. 18 3 16 18 116 -i 8 Seller* 18 5 16 18 3 16 -J 8 R«llM* 18 5 16 18 1 -116 OctDec. Buyer! 18 7 16 18 3 8 -116 .n- Quiet Dull not
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    • 23 4 TIN Standard. London. Aug. 20 Previous To-dav c^^^pf Spot (afternoon closing price) £265% £264^ t\y A Forward £264 £263 £1 i
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    • 35 4 London. Aug. 20 GOLD p-pv'om To-d*»" Ch jrinp pai- oer oi £6.19.3 > L £6.19 i'-. 1 RTLVFR Rnnt *****6 19 15 IG 4 months forward HI S 16 19 15! 16 L d
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    • 78 4 London, Aug. 20. cl Previoui iii-ou*' I r r.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) ffiSn ooaisilfl r.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 9-04 916 g lo r.v. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) I% nominal Is. 2% nom -ft tc T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 3 3
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    • 140 4 No Acceptance For Goods In Chinese Ports London. Aus. 20. LOYDS Underwriters and marine as--1 surance companies are giving arty-eight hours notice that they have prided not to Insure goods on shore, ither before load.ng or after discharge, l Shanghai and other Chinese ports, lcluding Hongkong. Dairen and
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    • 78 4 London. Aug. 19 OWING to the improved wheat price the deficiency payments to whej.: growers under the Wheat Act of 1832 WIU be the lowest since the Act c Into operation namely, just uv shillings per quarter. The I wil leave the Wheat Fund wit plus of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 20 4 SOI 111 lIIUTIMI INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. CAN YOU AI FORD AN UNINSURED LOSS BY I Mil? 5tM. 2. Ptnlayaon Ortw
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    • 47 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established In 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y. ICO OOO.OOO Reserve Fund Y 130.910.000 0( Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH. MEYER CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACF Manager t. YAMAMOTO V« r No. 6040 Manager's Room 5921 5022 Oonmi omce. 592M «472 Comnrartore'i Desk
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    • 30 4 A i m. JL i j ABSOLUTE SECURITY I INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. I f 1 V I 1 i j SIME, DARBY CO.. LTD. J J Bineapore Branches A m
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  • 833 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company [Singapore, Aug. 20, 5 p.m. t roser «fc Co. Buyers Sellers .1 Tin 6,6 71Kumbang 36- 37Malay 58- 60 -cd Hitam 34 9 36.6 Weng 1.35 1.40 in Tin 26- 279eiaugor 2.18 2.23 r ma Malay 31 6 33 6 27,6 29,..n Tin 0.41
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  • 178 5 Messrs. Fraser Co/s Report Singapore. Friday MINING: Tin at midday $131 'i down U 2 Locally the market was rather quieter to-day but Mambaus changed hands in fairly large quantities at higher prices than yesterday, while business was reported in Batu Selangors. Ulu Klangs and Hong Fatts at
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  • 55 5 Singapore. Friday. 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 0.74 0.75 Benguet Consolidated 10.25 10.50 IXL. 0.64 0 64 San Mauricio 0 95 0 97 United
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  • 26 5 The Grenadier Guards and French Republican Guard bands performed at an impressive Anglo-French demonstration in Boulogne before the Mayors Ol Dover. Folk-stone, Dean. fUmiffttc and Queenborough.
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  • 229 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY 1901 red 1940 $400,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept 30 103V 2 105'/ 2 nom 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 ...107 110 nom 1909 red 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 114 115 nom 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mar. 31 Sept.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 266 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila. Singapore, investment Bankers and Brokers Hi Securities and Comn Dad'i foreign Market Cabl and Quotation Sen Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF. X.V. NEW YORK COFFEE A SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI stock EXCHANGE. HONGKONG
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    • 163 6 TO-DAY -Q.5-9-. CAPITOL ASTAIRI ,#vV^ v g* 1 u.ih I h\\ MM) I VERETT lIOKTON and BIK IKM BLORI See Mvli) and GINGER Jm Wlr Dancing on Roller Skates Dancing ,^JS| to the accompaniment ••> i Ship's *^^1 ensines Singing New Hits. CAPTAIN JANUARY 1 M Curley Top k4 Stowaway
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    • 240 6 THE SHOW OF the MONTH! *W>" J>-U LAST DAY ::-I."S ti-i:> A WONDERFUL STORY, SET 1 /V V> r IN SPLENDID SCENES AND FILMED ENTIRELY IN THE WONDROUS NEW TECHNlv^*^i U Leslie Banks Henry Fonda F «^H IN 20TH CENTURY-FOXS ALL-COLOUR MASTERPIECE f DRAMA! SPECTACLE! SURPRISE! i^^^iA^ AND ALL IN
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  • 168 7 BOYS CONQUER MOUNTAIN [scent On North [merican Peak Valdez, Alaska. I luthfill climbers have announI] conquest of the 17,500 foot I i ueania. on the Alaska-Cana-I der, which they claim to be V mountain hitherto unclimb- rth America. n bera Mr. Bradford WashI and Mr. Robert H. Bates: I j
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  • 29 7 I'ifty-one forest fires were caused In wv last year by the general public nd the 407 fires which occurred d d totalling £20.170. states the try Commissioners' annual report.
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  • 32 7 I- Id Chase. 2;000 acres north ot tent Park, is to be added to London a reen belt", and the L.C.C. Parks Comn commended a contribution of II 00 to the cost.
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  • 136 7 Sequel To Death After Septic Poisoning Singapore, Thursday "HERE being no medical evidence to support a suspicion of malpractice. Mr W MacQuarrie, the Singapore Coroner, 'o-day recorded a verdict of death by misadventure after an inquiry into the death of a 35-year-old married woman. Lim Suk Khim. who
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 107 7 A SCREEN MASTERPIECE YOU WILL WANT TO CHEER AS THIS MIGHTY EPIC INFOLDS BEFORE YOl R ASTONISHED EYES! **> V St^Hl^n^^p'^ 'fmtfi^i"! '^^^^v rl AI?I* T M f i [^LHAMBRA NEXT CHANCE J WABIiIKI WIJHHXir* /VOW FOLLOW THE CROWD j s To The i New World Cabaret s FUN FROLIC
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    • 53 7 TAPITOL FRIDAY, AUG. 21th. A NEW SPARKLING STAGE ATTRACTION DIRECT FROM AMERICA. REX STORY'S HOLLYWOOD NON-STOP VAUDEVILLE REVUE NEW GIRLS! NEW SONGS! NEW DANCES. To bo presented with M G. M.'l Bip, Musical Comedy With LAUREL HARDY, TATSY KELLY and a Hundred Girls. tyjSst&''' f'''-jP' j %&4 f -a v
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    63 8 Oh the occasion of the Fete Nationale in Brussels, commemorating the election of Leopold I as first King of the Belgians in 18.11. King Leopold 111 and the Royal children were present. The King presented industrial medals to veteran workers. The King is seen pinning on a medal to a
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  • 238 8 BRITISH ARMS MAKE PEACE SECURE Sir Samuel Hoare ()u Progress Of Programme Cambridge. Day by day Britain's rearmament programme Is strengthening the cause of peace in the world." declared Bir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary in a speech here. "Majesiicaliy and uninterruptedly our great naval programme proceeds ■poo r course'
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  • 33 8 Thirteen days have been remitted 1 om the sentence of oo day detention i bv comt mart ai on Gunner J M Sneddon, of th<» sund Ileld Battery 1 Artillery, for desertion, 1
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  • 20 8 Bpanl b fvommn aged ••<• one Leader had Urge stun nc note* w:i, arrested In :""i charged with stealing L' hop
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  • 151 8 Dispute May Cause Price Rise Calcutta. TEN thousand Qshermen are on .strike at Chandpur on the Megna River, 250 miles from here. The strike is due to disputes with leaseholders of fisheries ma nly on the question of rates It followed close on I strike In the
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  • 693 8 Optimistic Report By Department Overseas Trade THE Department of Overseas Trade has issued an optimistic report nomic and commercial conditions in Malaya, prepared by Mr. a land who was th e officer in charge of the British Trade Commissioner Sngapore, during the absence of
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  • 194 8 Mountain Res: inAbove Chamoinx Paris THE presence of mind of a porter the giant glacier above Chamom saved the lives of three people. A party composed of M. and Mme Henry Roy. their 14-year-old-.son. and two young Frenchwomen. Miles. Plaeor. and Leon, was being taken down
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  • 245 8 "Printers' Resources Severely I .don. PRINTING defect in the threehall- penny Coronation stamps Issued i Great Britain has been revealed hew through a complaint by Post Otfia Workers. Mr. J. Coyne. Assistant Secretary the Union of Post Office Work* warded to the Director General t Personnel Department
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  • Article, Illustration
    43 9 on. Mrs. Edward Greenall (Captain* Making a shot for Hug by against RaneUffa in the final of the Ladies inter club Cup— (Topical Press). Miss Judy Forwood (Rugby) left, striking the ball, with the Hon. Mrs. Murray (Ranelagfh) in close attendance.— (Topical Press).
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 29 9 |TY ff* IP IrY mX mh^ J W mmmj m^ Brewed and bottled in Singapore by the ARCHIPELAGO BREWERY CO., LTD. SOLE AGENTS: SIME, DARBY 8c CO., LTD. W.P.t
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    • 306 9 TRADE BARGAINS I j FOR SALE MOTORS FOR SALE 1936 MODEL REFRIGERATORS A GREATLY REDUCED PRICES 3 2 Cubic Feet $i>iu 00 4 240 00 5 280.00 Before you buy any refrigerator be in to see our 1937 models with 5-\ea guaranteed sealed units. LEE FLETCHER 102-106, Orchard Roi'd. SINGAPORE
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    • 303 9 r l GUARANTEED USED CARS A .selection of 70—80 excellent (Jaed C always available in stock. We cai, icCOmibend the following real harv.uns, which are backed by our guarantee and I 1 cc service: 1935 Model ford Saloon 10 H V Price $1,025; 1935 Model rial Ardita Baloon 1(3.5 H.P.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 101 9 A!R MAIL DESPATCHES I Medan, Jaskl, I and L (foil- Netherlands, closing 1 '.w p.m. '<» day. Hongkong, ('ante:!, Shanghai Manila and tsa. Imperial c IC pmi to-day. Pi nmg .si.nu Bui ma, Indl i itine, Bgypi E and 8 Africa, I Britain, Ireland Eun p and N ind \merica:
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE
    • 276 10 ANE of the most extraordinary of the communications issued by the Japanese in connection with affairs in Shanghai had to do with the withdrawal of police guards from the Yangtse Poo area. This step, taken by the Municipal Council on account of the Chinese bombardment, is described by
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  • 767 10 Traffic problems should be tackled by motorists IS a measure towards promoting quiet in the streets of Singapore, a committee of the Municipal Commissioners has recommended <h;.t the municipality, with the co-operation of the police of the traffic branch, should carry on a campaign to put a stop to excessive
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    72 10 A* thousands of excited people we e entering the King: and Queen when they drove through Belfast <*i their short visit to Northern Ireland, police were patrolling vantage points to prevent a repetition of a serie* of outrages committed only a short while before they arrived. Armed men blew up
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  • 123 10 H.E. the High Commissioner has left Singapore for Ipoh. During his absence the Hon'ble Mr. F. J. Morten has been. appointed Governor Deputy. i Mr. Palgrave Simpson, the former Penang lawyer and Legislative Councilor, who went home on retirement two vears ago, is' on a business vl£it to Penang.
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  • 692 11 \stomshment At Ruling Of o J Appeal Court DRIVER CANNOT ENTER NEGLIGENCE PLEA AGAINST PEDESTRIAN London, July 26. BRITISH motorists are discussing with astonishment and concern a ruling •riven in the Court of Appeal (writes W. A. McKenzie in the Daily Mail.). It was held
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  • 297 11 Two Bushmen Dead In Fight With Police Windhoek, S.W. Africa. A FIGHT between a police patrol and bushmen in the Kalahari Desert about 150 miles north-east of Gobabis, has resulted in two deaths. A bushman was killed outright, and a native guide with the police patrol died after
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    65 11 A competitor, eyes fixed anxiously on his egg, tries to keep a hand as he races across the pool in the egR and spoon race.- Planet News A girl bather lights a cigarette for her companion in the water at the Clacton, Essex, swimming pool— an incident during a novel
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  • 163 11 500-Line Ode Wins Bardic Chair Machynlleth. Wales IN the presence of 15,000 people a BBC official, son of a quarryman, was installed in the Bardic Chair at the Royal Welsh National Eisteddford here Mr. T. Rowland Hughe.s, who is in charge of special programmes at BBC. House, Cardiff,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 32 11 THE TRUE TONJC FOOD Obt atncbh of «<i Chomifti orxi $torw 5933 t^ GOODWOOD PHONE ~y i y9l Telegraphic Address: CHARMINGLY SITUATED IDEAL FOR VISITORS AND TOURISTS. u.irivailtd Facilities for Pruatf Eutertainrtitni*
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  • 202 12 MOCK WARFARE IN ESSEX With the Balloon Section of the Ro v al Air Force co-operating, the assembled artillery brigades are holding their annual manoeuvres in Essex and Hertfordshire. The R.AF. ballo »ns ar P observing for the artillery. Chief purpose of the exercises, in uhich Eastland and Westland are
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE
    • 12 1 MORNING TRIBUNE No. 8. August 21, 19.37. EDITED BY HERMES" Every Saturday.
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    • 950 1 Midds' Players Have Not Gone To Hongkong; Will Complete Matches CRICKET CLUB IN DANGER OF WOODEN SPOON AGAIN ONCE again the Inniskillings have flattered to deceive in the S.A.F.A. first division championship. A fortnight ago one would have been prepared to wager that they would manage to
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    • 40 1 In To day's Supplement Page Penang Kugby .News Singapore Kugby 2 (iolf Notes 3 Perak Sport 3 America's Cup 3 Pictures 4 and 5 Home Cricket b Boxing Notes 7 Home Soccer 7 Racing Notes 8 Soccer Summary 8
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    • 303 1 Chinese Should Win Kliney Cup DUTCH CLUB FORM UNKNOWN THE elimination Ol the Cricket Club from the Kliney Cup inter-dub tennis competition by the Chinese has left the latter more or less favourites for the Irophy this season. The Club were regarded M their strongest rivals with the singles between
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    • 1055 2 PENANG'S RUGBY LOSSES ARE NOT BALANCED 'From O' Own Correspondent, Penang. Aug 20 A BUSY rafter .season covering 1 period Of four months, is promised fOf Penanß. It is a fairly Ufual matter, in forecasing tb« prOtpeoU tor the coming ■tMOII, to first pick out a few of the more
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    • 62 2 The British Olympic weight-lifting -harnpionships were decided in London. The metric system was uaed and the weij.'Jits returned in kilogrammes Winners were: Bantam-weight.— S BaMer •Goolei. 230 Feat.her-weight.-N. Holroyd (Elland i. 280 Middle-weight.— C. Gotts eCastlefordi, 292 2 Light-weight —A. Griffin 'Islington; (Golden. 633* z Heavy-weight R. Walter (Wakefieldi
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    • 20 2 The touring, British Women's. Hockey team, defeated South /WatiCaUa by i>even goals to one in the inter-state tournament, at Brisbane.
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    • 38 2 Next year's world table tennis championshps will be held in London, the finals taking place at the Empire Pool. Wembley, on Jan 29. The opening rounds will be held at the Royal Albert Hall':. beginning on Jan 24
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    • 355 2 Soccer Season Lasts Too Long (Continued from page for the league competitions, but \t might well be waived for the cup com. petition, which should be an entirely open affair One could understand it being put uu if the Government Services hact been walking away with th e cup in
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    • 441 2 FULL PROGRAMME OF RUGBY IN NEW SINGAPORE SEASON THE hope that the Public Services RFC, formerly one of the most active of local rugby clubs, would be revived this year has proved vain. Apparently there is still not enough support forthcoming for activity to be resumed The club went out
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    • 620 3 R. U. SUPPOR T IN PERAK i From Oil- Own Corresponder.tj Ipoh, Aug. 20. THE two-day Skye meeting of the Perak Turf Club, which was concluded on Saturday in Ipoh, was exceptionally interesting to local followers of the sport for many reasons. One of the outstanding
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    • 743 3 PATERSON TAKES SEVEN FROM "THE COLONEL" AT THE S .G .C. rOLF of the weekend in Singapore was outstanding for two things— a remarkable round of 65 by M M. Paterson at 'he S.G.C., when he returned a card seven under bogey for the course, and the feat of Tajiri.
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    • 116 3 Davis Cup For Germany In Two Years •GERMANY should be abl e to take the Davis Oup "from America in two vears time" said Christian Boussus, of French Davis Cup team, in a Paris interview. Henner Henkel. according to Boussus, is Germany's key player. While von Cranim may have reached
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    • 26 3 Pataudi Returns To County Cricket The Nawab of Pataudi reappeared in English cricket after an absence of three year.s when he played for Worcestershire against Warwickshire.
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    • 36 3 In Yorkshires needle match with Lancashire, Herbert SutclifTe, the Yorkihire opening batsman, scored hi? 100th century for his county and the 137th of his career, after being dropped when he had scored two.
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    • 440 3 America Builds Best Yachts To-day SORRY STORY OF /I// AMERICA S CUP THE defender Ranger took nv c races in a row from the challenger. Endeavour 11. in the struggle for the Americas Cup. which has been in possession of the Unitnl States since 1851. Three of the four races'
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      • 50 3 7 <^&0 \\k if On It! V \K Uuild up your child's strength Jfe>-^^ "i .i foundation <>t u«»od \NO/ health. MONT BLANC milk C'f^TTllli contains all the vita jjEJJSJff mins that go to make ■r^^ip vigorous health. dikiJßß! Joseph Travers Sons Ltd. J^liliiiliH Singapore, Penally. Kuala Lumpur. U B-4
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    • 97 4 KLINEY CUP TENNIS BEGINS Ihe K'iim\ (up inli-i 1 1 1 1 > tennis competition opened hetween the S.C.C. and the Chinese. Here Mf N. 8. Wise and Vonp I,oon tion» first strings in the singles Left: ■iriifiu KJ^B| »io](K the unridlK Intern itional mJ women's athietij Ur.y Smith and
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      • 50 4 RALEIGH J&an THE ALL STEEL B| CYCLE m rUK MACHINE THAT HAS nL STOOD ALL TESTS AND IS I J^^li lt&^ GUARANTEED FOR EVER! j iiyb|^u\ From $45.00 Each i I v\ IS HIRE PURCHASE I TERMS ARRANGED J i Sole Agents: I ROBINSON &C j( ,i. KI AI.A LUMPUR.
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    • 108 5 INTERNA TIONAL A THLETICS the high jump at the the White City, (rifht) a I Mitcham, Surrey, for the it White City. In ova] dimmer to rross the Competitors taking the first flight in the 120 yards hurdles won by l>. O. Finlay of England. at White CHjN V' m
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    • 1380 6 Championship May Go South After 16 Years 'From Ou r Own Correspondent) London. Aug. 7. MIDDLESEX ook the lead in the county cricket race over the Bank holiday. Thanks to an overwhelming victory over Sussex and Lancashire's dramatic win against Yorkshire the Lord's team went
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    • 62 6 Donald Budge Will Never Turn Pro. Donald Budge, the world's gin tennis amateur, will never turn pn fessional. according to Mr. W. I non-playing captain of the Amer Davis Cup team. "He has had tempting offers, course, but h e is not interested." ,Mr Pate. "After he has finished playing
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    • 55 6 It is reported from Prague thai Manzel, the giant Czechoslovakian Cup player, who was seeded ft< bledon this year, has decided to t from tennis on medical advice Jack Doyle, the Irish boxer, at Reno, Nevada, by air. and said I he intended to obtain a divorce
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      • 47 6 I you've dot a GRIP I like an I INDlAtyri^ tjkr INDIA Tyres, like the bulldog, y^ have a tenacious Grip. They take hold of the road and W "never let go." Don't take I risks— fit INDIAs to your car. I SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. W.P.S
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    • 769 7 Boon Mah Going Hard After The Lightweight Championship QOXINCi crowds are fickle indeed Hundreds who booed Gunboat Jack ihm.f tamo t dis P l^ gainst Bon Pon, ibout a month ago cheered him to the "afters last Saturday night at the Happy Wor ]d wnen he outpointed Mohamed Fahmy over
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      24 7 Tan Huck Toe takes a .high shot while Loon Chong looks on anxiously —an incident in the Kliney Cup doubles match, Chinese vs S.C.C.
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    • 1374 7 LEICESTER S ROMANTIC RISE TO THE TOP NEW HOME SOCCER SEASON OPENING NEXT WEEK (From Our Oicn Correspondent London, Aug. 7. THE Midlands and Lancashire are the two sections of the country which are represented by clubs promoted to Division 1 for the new soccer season As far as the
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    • 624 8 seen for the first time in Malaya at Bukit Timah in the next few weeks Among the class 1 horses, the new comers are Bombus. Dainty Silvius, Kol Sabah 'late Panhandale), Measure Lucky Life and Faithful. The last tw< have already run up-country.
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      527 8  -  Captain Hawk By Mrs. Logue, wife of Phil Logue, the well-known trainer, is a prominent personality at race meetings in Malaya. Hardly a meeting passes without her leading in a lew winners. This is the happy smile she gave our photographer when bringing in Sunshine Sue after winning
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    • 297 8 Singapore Soccer Summary FIXTURES, RESUffS AND TABLES FOLLOWING are the principal soccer fixtures in Singapore durmg the coming week. First Division To-day: Middlesex vs Sappers. Aug. 24: Middlesex vs Inniskilling 4 Aug 25: Cricket Club vs Gunners at S.C.C. Aug. 27: Malays \is Chinese. Second Division Aug 23: Publishers vs
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    • 67 8 A MEETING of the Committee of S.A.F.A. League, held recently decided that in view of the fact that tne Excise Department played im-W 8 players in their game against the Ushers on Aug. 12. the game which ded in a draw, should be deceit favour of the
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    • 36 8 The Australian women cricketer England ended their tour with one feat, in the second Test Match at B:> pool. They won 12 matches and five. They were guests at the Ovet Club at a farewell reception.
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    • 51 8 R. Hope (Thames R.C.) won Wingfield Sculls, the amateur scu championship of the Thames, over Putney-Mortlake course, beating a mate, T. H. Tyler, by two lenptl 21 min. 45 sec. This is the fast< returned in the race since 1933, win F. Southwood set up the record i min. 11
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    • 146 13 Four times in every hour St. George will behead a dragon r»n a new electric clock which is shortly to be shipped to Perth for erection in the tower of London Court, one of the most modern buildings in the Westeiln Australian city. The clock
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      • 42 13 THE REAL INVESTMENT WONDERFUL VALUE IN JEWELLERY SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES DIAMONDS EMERALDS SAPPHIRES RUBIS, etc. TIIK BIGGEST ASSORTMENT. EVER SEEN OF RINGS BROOCHES CLIPS EARRINGS BRACELETS ETC., etc. RENE ULLMANN Raffles Plare, SINGAPORE. Including Saturdays Opened up to G p.m. everyday
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      1651 14 FASHIO NS Sharkskin the most popular Fabric during last Days of Summer Style takes Tempo from modern Music Blouses fit into Fashion Picture for Women ''beyond Cute Stage" VOU can't get away from it, sharkskin is undoubtedly the most successful fabric, and for a good many pleasing reasons! It's cool,
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    • 84 15 Those who enjoy variety in their jewelled clips will be delighted at I (bid made by Eleanor Powell The itltftng star wa.s allowed a !<\r hours' ■hopping time recently, and irbea ■be returned she was wearing a dip that struck envy in the heart <•! costume jewelry loving
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      • 37 15 KAYSER SILK HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR Sole Distributors: Tajjmahal Store 23, HIGH ST. Maison Marceile For a Natural tV^^^^s t ermanenl (J^^^T S^l Try our latest ♦ijjMS' point-windlug V A 96 Stamford Rd. TcL 4M7 Frop. J. KOO*.
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      • 28 15 LINENS that make your table the envy of your friends are to be had at mt JA££ 7MI at popular prices. 18, Battery Road, Ist Fl»«r Phone 7143.
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      • 98 15 A TOURIST'S SHOPPING GUIDE STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHS i Studio 33 S FOR I NATURAL ARTISTIC S PORTRAITS I by i t Miniature Cameras 33, Stamford Road Tel. 3304 I R. A. THOMPSON D.O.Sc. (Dr. of Ocular Science). Practice Limited To The Eye. 4, ARCADE, GROUND FLOOR. Phone 3002 Hours 9-5 Saturday
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      • 67 15 CAMERAS AND FILMS m I HAIR-DRESSER Be waved by 1 THE CONTINENTAL A New jPfcgfm Permanen't Waving Machine j from America MAISON PERM 1 Stamford Kuad Tel 4610 "J* STATIONER Now On Sale In New Guise MALAYAN Story "Teller 54 Pages for 10 cents. Two Complete Malayan Stories Spexial Magazine
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      • 539 16 J J «^mi <i j :r JT J i^tr^^^ v? Tr^ h i,,v iMH<i^rs<^ BY P&0 and BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. Dae Doe Tonnage S'pore. rooaa.ee S'pore, 1037. 1937 CORFU 15,000 Aug. 27 BEHAR 16,000 Nov. 1 SOMALJ 6 800 Aug. 27 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Nov. 5 NALDERA
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      • 524 16 to frfnch pORTS V C SL A HOMEWARDS. LINOIS For Marseilles. Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk 1 CAP PADARAN For Marseilles. Nan'e.s. St. Na/aire Bordeair D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk'' I CAP VARELLA For Marseilles. Nantes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux OUTWARDS. (from Marseilles) l CAP PADARAN For Saigourane. Haiphcng I d'ENTKECASTEAUX Se
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    • 185 17 Officer Of Anshun Honoured For Gallantry A MERCHANT marine Officer who is well known in Shanghai wa.s accorded a signal honour for bravery by the British Consul in Swatow recently, ac wording to the "Shipping Review The officer wa-- Mr W. Davidson, BeMate of the China Navigation >any's
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    • 598 17 SHIPBUILDING IN BRITAIN Lass Of Foreign Orders A satisfactory feature of the Off placed in Bi Its n for new tonna last month ls that two of the new ihlpt to b built In British yard.-, are fof foreign owner- The Burntisland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.. is to build I oil
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      • 280 17 wrirvs piiiii* 1 1 i; (incorporated In Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Sails. MERKUR Aug. 30 Sept. 4 MAKELLA Oct 1 Oct 5 Special cheap round trio tickets trom Singapore to Australia Issued at the following ratfcft First Class passengers may irmnjiei at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting
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      • 135 17 K. Li^iE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARI) WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated in Japan 1. To LONDON, via Penang. Colombo. Aden. Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. ms. YASUKUNI MARU Sept. 4 '•s.k. HAKONE MARU 1 Sept 1(5 .ss. SUWA MARU Sept. 30 ,s.s, "FUSHIMI MARU" Oct 14 Rates to l.st ClaM ?nd elan
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      • 291 17 I POSTAL INTELLIGENCE i STEAMER MAIL DESPATCHES itVDAI FOR PER DATE AND TIME p mangkat. Sambas and Bingkawang Botlongan Aug. 21 3 a.m. I engerang Aik Soon 21 9 a.m. 1 ontiana* TOhit] 21 11 a.m. China G: G. Merlin H 21 11 a.m. iidihow Muinaxn 21 1 p.m. nbi
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      • 158 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES Oli r.Aiit l*D TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit (iodown (iate Ciate Rajvla 22 l l Olenaden 19 i l Man. la Main 1H 2 3 Cuacan ifi 2 I Kola 15 2 3 Muinam 13 2 3 Diomi'd 13 2 3 Centaur 11 2
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      • 15 17 Parcel Mails For Honpkonp H ally 'I for d«s] 11 p m terday i p.n
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    • 204 19 Weekly Reports Bv Dealers I m act ol disappointing American I J statistics on a market already I j by the Sino-Japanese trot K as usual by well-organised I l from New York, caused a sharp I j in 'he week (says Messrs. I j Nelson and
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    • 191 19 Messrs. Guthrie Co's Report HE week has again been one of narrow fiuc'uations < state Messrs. Guthrie J Co.) and although sellers have been in this market, buying interesc i oeen no more than sufficient to lep prices fairly steady. The market as a whole appears to Ejard present levels
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    • 180 19 Messrs Lewis And Peat's Report out-break of further hostilities in China and the crisis that has deve--1 round Shanghai, should not have h direct effect on rubber, Messrs Lewis and Peat's weekly 1 report issued yesterday*, but as autiooary measure, i* will be I that practically all stocks and tiea
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    • 270 19 Dividend Of Five Per Cent. THE annual meeting of the Bukit K.B. 1 Rubber Co.. Ltd.. will be held at 4, Fort Road, Malacca, on Au». 28. at noon. In their report for the year ended June 30. the directors .state:— The operations for the year resulted
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    • 40 19 Singapore. Friday. INFORMATION has been received by the 1 Singapore office of Lloyd Triestino that the liner Victoria left Shanghai on Wednesday and is due at Hongkong at noon to-day. She will come on to Singapore via Manila.
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    • 29 19 Hornsoy Borough Council's new car park at Crouch End. which in two weeks took Is. 9d. at a cost of £16, la in iuture to be free and unattended.
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    • 209 19 Alleged Culprit Arrested In Johore 'From Our Own Correspondent) JOhOrt H.ihru. Auf 19. A MAN named Tan Moh Heii",. who r Is alleged, la wanted by the Bin ion- police for a crime committed In 1935, and who was arrested In ECulai, Johore Bah.ru, on Aug 18.
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    • 114 19 Military Manoeuvres In Johore Cancelled (From Our Own Correspondent) Juhore Bahru. hag, 20 THE weather in Johore during the past few weeks has been very unsettled there being constant showers of rain during all times of the day As a result, the Military Manoeuvres which had been arranged
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    • 23 19 Employees of municipal passenger transport undertakings throughout Britain, except in London, are to press for a minimum wage increase of 4s. a week.
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    • 404 19 lolion fapistrates 1 1 iti ici mail (Pi Own Cot i nlj Johorc Bahru, /tug 18 "COME <>r ycu driver are rerjj caretesa when driving Everyone h i equal ii"ii en the road hi this case you had about 112 feel ol thi road i which to
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    • 29 19 Mrs. Mandcr. wife of Mr Geoffrey Mander. M.P.. travelled by car and train from Euston to Wolverhampton In a race with 163 pigeons, but was 'beaten by 17 minutes
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    • 94 20 The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assn. DAILY PRICES CTRRKM Singapore, Friday no n Buyers. Belli No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases <F.0.8. AugUStJ 29 916 29 :i Good F.A.Q. In bales iF.0.8. AuglUft) 128 15 1 No. I.X.R.S.S. i Spct-loo.se awardable Spore' 29 2 do. August 29\, 2 do. September 29
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    • 245 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Aug. 20, 5 p.m. Company Dividend Total ft* Books Close financial TIN Date Ex. Div yeai Payable Date to date Austral Malay 3 3 4 Int. Sept 3 33/4% R on iJ ls a Se P fc io sept 4 io r Ipoh
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      • 486 20 **•> A ON THE RADIO j •5" < w w BRITISH EMPIRE PROGRAMME Transmission 2: 6.05 p.m. 9.15 pm. (iSH 13.97 metres (21.47 mrs); OSCi 16 86 metres (17 79 mcs); GSJ 13.93 metres (21.53 mcs.). Transmission 3: 9.35 p.m. 0.20 a.m. (iSH ISJI metres (21.47 mcs.); GBO 16 86
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      • 441 20 8.50 p.m. News in French. Colonial Market Prices. 9.20 p.m. The Message from Paris by Mr. Francois Porche. 930p m. Judicial Talk by M. Henri Delmont. 9.40 p.m. Gramophone Records. 9.50 p.m. Concert with the Lucien Goldy Orchestra, Mrs. Marthe Daumom. (Vocalist), Mr. Priolet (Tenor): The French Army'.s Tongking March
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      • 290 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY 12.45 p.m: Light Orchestral Concert played by Kellers Famous Hungarian bund. Relayed from the Adelphi Hotel. 2.00 p.m.:— lntervalCOO p.m.: Chinese Music, Cantonese (Gramophone Records): "Mr. Wong ol Canton", .sung by Ho Tai Soh, Chuee Teng Kock, Sun
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      • 180 20 7.00 p.m.— Orchestral Concert, pi., ed by the Berlin Philharmonic Or (Gramophone Records); "Til Eu] pels Lustigc Strciche"— Richard Overture "Egmont" Beethoven best raum"— Liszt. 7.30 p.m.:— Time, Weather, New an Announcements. 7.45 p.m.:— Dance Music played bv th« Station Dane* Orchestra, under" tn direction of Rex Allen. 8.10 p.m.:—
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    • 78 21 Singapore. Friday. fHARQED with causing the deaths of Tan Yee Bah and Tan Moh Meng lusing grievous hurt to Tan Joo by driving a motor lorry along Timah Road on July 24 at such a 1 and in such a manner as to cause ehicle to
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    • 55 21 IrmaUon having been receiver a dangerous, infectious or con|°us disease, namely, cholera, exists Pidemlc state at Macao, it i l(( i by His Excellency the Oovi cise of the powers eonfem M "I the Quarantine and Of Disease Ordinance, that the Cacao Is an infected place tor 8
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    • 435 21 JAPAN'S DESIRE FOR FREE HAND IN EAST ASIA "Not A Licence To Play Havoc With Lawful Brit is li interests" London, Aug. 20. |T is time that Japan learns that the free hand which she desires in East 1 .Via will in no cireunv'anees include licence to play havoc with
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    • 214 21 Cholera Epidemic Serious Singapore, Friday. DROMPT measures are being taken by the League of Nations Health Bureau to help to combat the cholera epidemic in Hongkong, which last week resulted in 136 reported case* with 82 deaths. Enough l anti-cholera vaccine to make 250,000 inoculations
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    • 112 21 Smoked Because He Was 111 'From Our Oim Correspondent i Johore Bahru, Aug. 19. STILL another case in which a Chinese was caught smoking a cigarette In Court House while cases were beiii'i heard occurred this morning. The culprit, who pave his name tl Tay Cheng Sow
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    • 41 21 A lecture will be delivered at the Printers 1 Association Hall 191-B. Cecil Street, on Monday, Aug. 23, 1937, at 530 p.m Mr. S. M. T. Naidu will speak on "Merits of Reliance" in English. All interested are Invited.
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    • 228 21 ANOTHER BREACH OF DIPLOMATIC ACCORD Portugal-Czechoslovakia Split London, Aug. 20. THE breach In diplomatic accord which has occurred between Portugal and Czechoslovakia is viewed here with great concern and newspapers express the hope that it may he speedily repaired. The Daily Telegraph layr There la no reason to doubt the
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    • 148 21 Prize Distribution And Concert Singapore, Friday THE Stamford High School, Geylang, uave i concert on the occasion of their lirst annual prize distribution held in the school's hall this afternoon A varied programme of longf, recitations and sketches by the pupils was provided The 1 unction was
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      • 65 21 ■R^^^Ejnft j FLY HOME^ IN LUXURY Luxury air liners leave Singapore every Sunday and Wednesday for London. Weeks of tedious travel saved. Perfect comfort. Nights spent on land. No tips. Also twice weekly services to Australia As more and more of the new double-decked, 4-cngined Empire flying-boats come into commission,
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    • 376 22 MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS First Batch Arrive In Hongkong llonuknng. Aug. 20. HIEBOWING iWrles arc whu by tiu- lirsi brick of refugeei from Shanghai »Iki arrived at Hongkong amid thiind rstorms by IfcjC Rajpu(aiia at dusk yesterday Tmj reveal that the was grtataf than at lirsl thought.
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    • 69 22 Shanghai, Aug. 20. REPLYING to the notification frcm the Foreign Office, Admiral Yarnell, of the United States Navy, stated that his warships would remain off the Bund as long as a single American citizen remained in Shanghai. It is understood that Admiral Little, commander-in-chief of the China
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    • 380 22 Tokyo's "Never Skill We Leave These Responsibilities" To Others Singapore, Friday. Lm foiiowine is the text of an offlcial statement issued from Tokyo and pta'/for wlthriruwm« their respective "forces from Shanghai and its vicinity. •Mr Horinouehi made the following answer to this proposal
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    • 234 22 Far Failing To Pay Maintenance Ordered By Singapore Court Singapore, Friday. A PPEARING on a summons to show cause why he should not be committed to A nrUon for failing to pay the maintenance instalments of $35 per month to Ms wife Ms Mai
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    • 135 22 Singapore, Friday. A LARGE consignment of anticholera vaccine arrived at Singapore from Bandoeng by the Sibajik this morning before being rushed for Hongkong, enough to inject a quarter of a mi'lion people. Of the 200 litres of vaccine weighing 1.400 lb. gross, 200 !b being enough
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    • 31 22 Mr E N C. Woollerton is temporarily appointed to be an unofficial member of the Legislative Council during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. Horace W Raper.
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    • 26 22 Shanghai, Aug. 20. (IEEMAM residents of Shanghai I spent last nieM at a roneentration point, sleeping on camp cots, ready for evacuation. Reuter.
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    • 30 22 TO-DAY: 10 lK :l m H fl 5 ins lolr> p. m I ft 5 s TO-MORROW: 11.15 am., 8 ft. ins.; 10.50 p.m., 9 ft. 9 ins.
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    • 37 22 Outrageous Regime In Manchuria Moscow, Aug. 20. THE Soviet Consulates at Pogranichna--1 ya and Sakhalien have been closed, according to Kharbarovsk reports. Which ascribe this action to "The outrageous regime created for Soviet Consulates in Manchuria."— Reuter.
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    • 438 22 Eight Planes Brought Down Singapore. Friday THE following communique from Nanking was received this evening horn the Chinese Consulate-General m Singapore: The Japanese suffered a total loss eight planes in four successive raids attempted on Nanking ycsteiday. two being brought down in Kiahsinj three in Chuyung
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    • 22 22 The Hon. Mr. A. B. Jon! I pointed an Official Member of tive Council for a further ten years. I
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      23 23 An incident in yesterday's First Division game between the R.A.F. and the Skins. The match ended in a draw of 2— all. (Tribune).
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    • 578 23 1 1 FID TO A DRAW BY AIRMEN first Division League Soccer Singapore. Friday, i! irtf "soldiers' day" at the An.,111 Road Stadium this afternoon when the Inniskilling Fusiliers tere opposed to the Royal Air orce in tho First Division of the s \.r.\. League. iporten
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    • 164 23 TANCLIN CLUB TENNIS Tournament Results And Ties Singapore, Friday TO-DAY'S results and ties for Monday, in the lawn tennis tournament at the Tanslin Club, are as follows: Dyne Cup:— Mr. Miss Seth (+l5l beat Mr. Mrs. Knight (+3) 6-2, 6-3. Cullen Cup:— Miss Hopkin Kor-k (+3) beat Mr. Mrs. Coltart
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    • 177 23 Six -A 'Side Tournament Programme THE following games in the SRC six-a-side hockey tourney have been arranged for next week: Friday:— Team "C": EG. Wheat ley, L Reutens, F. H. Smith, CD. Ross, W N. Moore, F. Chopard, vs Team "D": C J. Alphonso, J. G. Ritchie, K.
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    • 231 23 Club Loses Five Wickets For 78 Rut is Singapore, Friday. WINNING the toss and batting first, the Cricket Club scored 78 runs for the loss of five wickets during the 75 minutes' play in their twoday fixture with the Combined Schools to-day. Vander Bosch, the
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    • 261 23 Six'A'Side Matches On The Padauu Singapore, Friday. TIIK S.R.C. six-a-side hotkey tour- nament was carried a step further with the completion of two matches on their ground this evening. In th > first match, A. M. Valberg s team (Whitest defeated E. G. Wheatley's side
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    • 417 23 Sim Seng Watt Wins Singles Singapore, Friday. THE following are the latest results in the Singapore Teachers* tennis tournament: MEN'S OPEN SINGLES Semi-finals:— Choo Keng Kiat beat Tan Joo Lim (w0.).; Sim Seng Watt beat S C Ting 6—l, 6—3. Final:— Sim Seng Watt beat Choo Keng Kiat
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    • 413 24 STORE A UTUMN GOLD CUP RA CES WEIGHTS FOR Ist DAY'S EVENTS Everythinp Ready For August 28 Singapore, Friday EVERYTHING is spick and span at Bukit Ifanah in readiness for the opening day of the Singapore Turf Clubs Autumn Gold (up five day professional race meeting which starts on Saturday,
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    • 288 24 A CHALLENGE MATCH A liddlesex Versus I Yorkshire London, Aug. 20. THE terrific struggle in the County Cricket Championship between Middlesex and Yorkshire has resulted in a most interesting challenge from R. V. Robins, Middlesex Captain, which was accepted by Brian Sellers, the Yorkshire skipper.
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    • 124 24 Y.M.C.A. Eliminate The Recreation Club Singapore, Friday. f THE S.R.C were defeated in both 1 their singles matches by the t Y.M.C.A. in the "Kliney" Cup competition on the S.R.C. courts this i afternoon. In the first match. Kamis »Y.M.C.A. had an easy passage in his
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    • 81 24 Concluding ties In the subsidiary lawn bowls tournament at the Singapore Cricket Club will be played as follows: Monday: -E J Cassels &A. Honds vs E. Fozard C G Fugler. Tuesday (final):— O. P. Griffith Jones W. H. Stuart Clark vs. Winners of E. Fozard C. G.
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    • 68 24 Harold Windsor Outclassed By Terry O'Campo (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, FWda: TERRY O'Campo (9.1) complt classed Harold Windsor (9.8 1 ten three-minute rounds at the W .Park to-ni^ht. Windsor received severe pui in every round, but gamely to his opponent. In the other contests. Sulairran outpointed
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