Morning Tribune, 29 January 1938

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  • 11 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE '^r^-^Tm^ SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, January, 29, 1938. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 244 1 Roosevelt's HUGE VOTES FOR ARMY NAVY WORLD WAR FEARED WHOLE NATION MAY BE MOBILISED Washington, Jan. 28. THE long-awaited speech of Presi- dent Roosevelt on national defence was delivered to Congress today. The address opened with a recapitulation of Government's efforts to find a way to limit
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  • 37 1 Ambassadors Return J T Shanghai. Jan. 28. Japanese decision Mr vri the Japanese .^Chinese Ambassador. a nnj has arrived at M Preparing to fly So :.:^t l >ealln^ the Km- guerilla ODeratlons, Reuter
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  • 204 1 SR CTC/Z CLEMENTI WARNS EUROPE Need For Impregnable Base At Singapore London, Jan. 28. BRITAIN should keep out of the Sino-Japanese dispute, declares Sir Cecil dementi, former Governor of the S.S. and High Commissioner for the F.M.S., m an interview with the Daily Sketch.
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  • 67 1 Two Charged Under Official Secrets Act London, Jan. 28. TWO men named Percy Eded Glad- ing and Albery Williams were today charged under the official secrete act at Bow Street, being concerned m obtaining four official blue prints which might directly or indirectly be useful to an enemy. They were
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  • 62 1 THE Reichstag will not meet on Jan. 1 30, according to reliable information. Hitler's decision has astonished his nearest friends. It is believed that the Fuhrers' view is that the Reichstaß should be the medium of Hp political speeches on foreign affairs, and the present moment
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  • 56 1 Londor. Jan. 28. Mr. Williams Esau Heard, the world's oldest shipbroker. died to-day at Newport. Monmouthshire, aged 102. For over 70 years. he was one of the most prominent members of the South Wales shipping fraternity. He went to work m f a £°p hat and frock coat with a
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  • 1061 1 JAPANESE MODIFY CENSORSHIP IN SHANGHAI Business circles point out that the legality of the Japanese claim to censor foreign cables is more than doubtful. It is expected that when Parliament reassembles, Government will be pressed to take a much firmer attitude on this question Doubts regarding Japan's financial stability are
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  • 42 1 Attempt To Bomb Japanese Censors Shanghai, Jan. 28. A HAND grenade was thrown into the offices occupied by the Japanese censors supervising Chinese newspapers. The missile missed a window, hit the woodwork and rebounded. It exploded outside. There were no casualties. Reuter
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  • 34 1 TV O n Frankfort. Jan. 28. The German racing driver. Berndt eyer was killed to-day while try establish a record on the motor •ere The car skidded *nri «»m™_ Faulted on the track.- Reuter
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  • 98 1 Many Parliamentarians A nested Vienna, Jan. 28. DREMIER Metaxas has proclaimed an absolute dictatorship m Greece according to a message from Athens. Since the publication some days ago of a proclamation by the Greek opposition leaders criticising the Government policy calling people to join m the movement
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    • 31 1 ON OTHER PAGES Pajre Turf Club meeting I Black-Out Plans 3 Distress Relief I**] Firms Kubber Quota W j Spore Boxing 22 Ka ce Selections 23 Van Zeeland Report Reactions 24
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    • 23 1 WANT MILK THAT KEEPS^ PERPFrrTV^ WITHOUT REFRIGERATION IN AOT THEN GET KUM POWDERED Wtole °iS JL™ j OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE DISTRIBITORS. i:ft/ irirnv .4 <*
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  • 1033 2 FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO TURF CLUB SOON? "Indifferent Riding" By Amateurs Criticised At Annual Meeting Singapore, Friday. A SURPLUS of receipts over expenditun of $154,183.22 after donating t< charities the sum of $18,949 and writini off for depreciation the .sum of $114,490.3: was the satisfactory result
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  • 101 2 THE following appears m the ml- nutes of a committee meeting of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association held on Thursday: "A letter was laid on the table from Mr. M B. Bell, complaining of the jtctlon of a dog shooter who threatened to
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  • 274 2 But Mr. Brown Is Not Discouraged Singapore, Friday. nESPITE Mr. E. A. Brown's plea for ■J more public clocks, no further provision will be made for them by the Municipality The Commissioners at their meeting held to-day confirmed the decision of Committee No. G who, by
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  • 190 2 On Official Visit To Malaya (From Our Own Reporte: Penang, Friday. "I MAY be m a position to say some thing more definite when I reach Singapore at the end of my tour" said Sir Frank A. Stockdale, agricultural adviser to the Secretary of State for the
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  • 47 2 q A small Chinese girl was knocked t down by a motor car m Syed Alwee Road yesterday afternoon. She was t extricated from underneath the car and i was taken by ambulance to the General t Hospital, suffering from abrasions m va-
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  • 62 2 Eight Penang Chinese Sentenced (From Our Own Reporter) Penapg, Jan. 28. JUDGMENT was delivered by Mr. K. A. Blacker this morning m a case m which eight Chinese, who were involved m the death of Ngo Wah Soon, Chulia Street, on Oct. 17 last, and against whom
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  • 144 2 Pepper In Eyes, Ear Nearly Sliced Off AN elderly Straits- born Chinese was the victim of a knife-and-pepper attack shortly after one o'clock yesterday He was reported to have been attacked by a number of Chinese while he was sitting m a bar at Hylam Street His assailants were alleged
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  • 215 2 Allegedly By Cobbler Who Was Arrested I MALAY police constable was admitt- ed yesterday evening to the General iospital with a stab wound m his left ide and another m his left thigh. His assailant was said to be an elderly i cobbler whom he had arrested or
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  • 298 2 COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS LIKELY INJUSTICE Plumber's Allegations Against Municipal Officer Singapore, Friday. PRAVE allegations that an inspect© attached to the Water Departmen was the "prodigy of a senior officer" o that department, and that this parti cular senior officer was giving hin trouble, were made by a plumber whose licence was
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  • 131 2 Robeson s Best Film At Alhambra PAUL ROBESON, the famous Negro singer, who is known throughout the world for his stirring baritone voice thrilled large audiences at the Alhambra Theatre last night m what can easily be described as his best film. "King Solomon's Mines", adapted from
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  • 94 2 Ratepayers To Discuss Differentiation FE Singapore Ratepayers' Association is to investigate and discuss the question of different rates charged for water by the Municipality After a meeting of the committee had been held last Thursday, the following was minuted: "Members pointed out that m some districts, semi-detached houses
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  • 175 3 ON SATURDAY NEXT I Whole Town And East I Coast Area .TTENTION is drawn to a notificaii I t..;>i"" appears m the r t'e Fvtraorfinar? inviting the Ca h 10 co-operate m an expenpu i "black-out" of certain areas TsSltpS 'during the hours of 2 and
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  • 65 3 Singapore, Friday. After the end of February next, the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation, who are radiating radio programmes from station ZHL, Singapore, will cease to receive a monthly grant of SI. OOO from the Municipality. The decision not to continue this grant was
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  • 107 3 Before the Chief Justice, S.S.. the Ag. Chief Justice. F.M.S. and Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m the Ist Court at 9.30 a.m. Court of Criminal Appeal. No. 14 37 -Rex vs. Mohameci Sultan bin Kader Shah. No. 15 37— Rex vs. U. K. Kanagasabapathy. No. 16
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  • 223 3 Commissioners And Their Entertainment Singapore. Friday. EVERY courtesy and hospitality will be extended to the crews of the Ame-i rican squadron visiting Singapore m connection with the opening of the Naval Base. At to-day's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. Mr. W. Bartley. the president, intimated that the government
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  • 99 3 Assize Court Trial Ends In A Discharge Singapore. Friday. JjUDAGAR dingh left the Assize Cour v this afternoon a free man. H was brought up for trial on a charge o causing alleged mischief by fire an< thereby causing damage to a number o buildings m Change
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  • 290 3 2,750 Individuals Drawing Relief: Jubilee Fund Report THE following is the report on the 1 working of the Silver Jubilee Fund, Singapore, for the six months, July to December. 1937: During the second six months of 1937, relief according to the new scale made
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  • 73 3 Thirty Officers At G.H.Q. k MEETING of Senior officers of the f* Volunteer Local Forces m Malaya has 28 and 29 by His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, Malaya, states on omcial communique from Fort Canning The programme will include lectures Snn Z e ?f cs
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    • 25 3 [horse head I I 'BRAND <*ND# [MADE IN BURMA 100% It IKI I ISi| HARP ER GILF:- LAN CO.. LTD. Ku.U L»»p ur> Pen Be
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    • 269 3 LAY AWAKE IN AGONY WITH NEURITIS Kruschen Salts Effected a Complete Cure. Ordinary headaches are bad enough but they are as nothing compared to the awful pains of neuritis m the head says his woman. R Cad how Krusche-i completely banished the painI had neuritis m the head and ri^ht
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 164 4 London. Jan. 28. RUBBER Previous To-day Change Tone Rteadv Steady Bpot Buyers 73 16 7>„ —116 Sellers 7»/ 4 7 316 —1 16 3rd Forward (July .Sept.) Buyers 73 16 7» H —116 Sellers 7', 7 316 —1 16 2nd Forward (Apr.JJune) Buyers 75 16 7V 4 —116
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    • 140 4 London, Jan 27 Previous To-day Chan e Distillers ln9fi in9-7 d 0n Jan 28 Dunlop Rubber gf D 09 In,/ 3d General Electric 2 2 d. Imperial Chemical Industries nl l /z —4^. Imperial Tobacco 14Q41 2 Hh +1^ Anglo-Dutch 2 gS" +7^ d Canadian Pacific f%
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    • 27 4 TIN Standard London, Jan 28 Previous To-day Chance Spot (afternoon closing price) £179 1 4 £178 1 2 Forward £180 £179 1,2 _i 2 4
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    • 70 4 London, Jan. 28. Previous To-day Chance T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 154.93 153.25 —1 68 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.96 7 8 8.96 13 16 116 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 12-5 16 12-9 32 —132 TT. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) 13-116 Unchanged
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    • 36 4 **OLD London. Jan. 28. Fine Bar tv»r n* Previous To-day Change SILVER £6 19 6 W- 19-6 1 2 +i/2d. POt '20 4 20' 8 _i/« 4 months' forward 20 19 7 8 _V
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    • 55 4 RUBBER New York, Jan. 27. Ton a Previous To-day Chang Tone Very Dull Very Duil Spot Buyers 1434 14 1116 —116 Sellers w H 14 13 16 -116 AprlJune Buyers 15 w a _y R Sellers 15»/ 8 15 _i/„ TIN 8 Ton* Barely Steady Steady SO
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  • 262 4 (From Our Oivn Correspondent j Malacca. Friday. WHEN a Chinese was produced before Commander J. C. Derrick, police magistrate, on a charge of hawking without s a licence, it was revealed that the man n was a cobbler and not a hawker. The charge was withdrawn and the
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  • 241 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore, Friday. ALTHOUGH news from outside centre; was not particularly encouraging agair this morning markets after opening un decided developed a better tone during the day and a fair volume of busines: was transacted m Tins, Rubbers anc Industrials. MINING: Tin at midday was
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  • 826 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company B. M. Trustee 60C 675 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 22 6 23 6xi Con. T. S. Ord. 19 9 206 E. Realty Co. 1.25 1.35 fist. Trust Ag. 4.75 6.15 eastern United 33.00 34.00 F. and N. Ord. 14.00 14.80 do 74% Prefs.
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  • 193 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Friday. Buyers Sellers Ampat 4 6 4 10>/ 2 Batu Selangor 1.50 1.55 Hongkong Tin 25 3 26 3 Hong Fatt 1.05 1.09 Jelebu ..80 84 Kramat U|6 12|3 Kamunting Tin 106 116 Killinghall 18- 19Katu Tin ..24- 25Kuchai 1.50 1.55 Larut HI- I*lLingui Tin 165
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  • 35 5 The directors and management of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd announce the opening of a w branch office m Singapore at 253, Sourh Bridge Road. It will begin business on Feb 7.
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  • 148 5 ITd Co. Ltd. 30,000 Int. 30,000,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. SI 195.00 $105.00 norn SING APORE Ml MCIPALIT* |v, .JJj*- 31 Sept. 80 102 104 norn IV c 1907 red. 1947 $1.600 000 •*>£.>WVAdi* 108 no norn 'iwe-il 107 109 norn 1% 19I»^*?,L. Nor 120% 122 cl
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    • 230 5 IS R LEVY CO. j Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commodities. Daily Foreign Market Cable ana Quotation Service. j Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF NY NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 309 6 f "VICTORIA THE GREAT' IS A MAGNIFICENT s _o*tk PICTURE STRAITS TIMES tk BhHl^ Several thousands of Singapore people saw this 4 Ik brilliantly-produced masterpiece, and they echoed the j», Jl^l lf^uPß B\ whole-hearted applause which has greeted it wherever S JnS «1 has been shown' MORNING TRIBUNE '&Om%M *Mtft
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    • 242 6 fCU'LLGO BANJO-EYED\ WITH JOY y V I I ef CANTOR^ TONY MARTIN lOth ROLAND YOUNG JUNE LANG LOUISE HOVICK MRGINTA FIELD Al-AN DINEHAPT VAYMOND SCOTT Ouu,t.i CAPITOL.. Coming Soon MARLBOROUGH TO-DAY 3.15—6.15 and 9.15 "BAJ— BAHADUR or "THE HAWK" A splendid Entertainment For Tho HOLIDAYS j ALHAMBRA To-Day 10-30 a.m.
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  • 144 7 r surance firm, with liabilities amounting to $1,617.44, was granted his discharge from bankruptcy by his lordship, subject to nine months' suspensio i. Mr. Tan informed his lorcuhip that the bankrupt had paid a dividend of 24 per cent, for the benefit of his creditors. I Creditor
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    • 255 7 SPLENDOUR and SPECTACLE \a WAR and RE\ OLUTION EMPIRES TREMBLING M r\ THE WOULD AFLAME ...WHILE NAPOLEON flKplb* nit CONQUEROR i s enslaved by a woman of fire -~4wf«^ The L Ye and Lii StOr> f the Worlds Gre atest Dictator— I ETA GARBO and I fM T> I CHARLES
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    • 147 7 j A FILM of MALAYA m THE LANGUAGE of MALAYA! ALL-MALAY CAST ALL-MALAY TALKING i i M l^^yHl^H^ THRILLING STORY! LOVELY MUSIC GREATEST ALL-MALAY i FILM EVER MADE EXTRA ATTRACTION: LAUREL AND HARDY m "DIRTY J n THAT MANS HERE AGAIN! —THE THIN MAN WE MEAN, AND MRS. T. M
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  • 167 8 Illness The Cause Of Insolvency Singapore. Friday. Made a bankrupt on his own petition m 1933. Khoo Joo Poh, for the last 18 years a clerk employed by the Chartered Bank, was granted his discharge from bankruptcy by Mr. Justice McElwaine to-day, subject to six months 1 suspension.
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  • 262 8 Little Research In The Philippines MALAYA is very fortunate to receive grants from the Carnegie foundations to carry on the work and research m the archeological field." stated Di Eduardo Quisumbing, Philippine Delegate to the Far Eastern Congress oi PrehLstorians. at a dinner given by tne
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  • 579 8 Mr. Brown Raises Kallang Road Discussion: "Quite Satisfactory, Replies President Singapore, Friday. CRITICISM of bad lighting on that t stretch of Kallang Road between Crawford Street and Sir Arthur'^ Bridge wa.s made by Mr. E. A. Brown at today's meeting of the
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    • 381 8 j TRADE BARGAINS J i iL MOTORS FOR SALE GUARANTEED USED CARS.—/ selection of 70—80 excellent Used Can always available m stock. We can re commend the following as real bargains which are backed by our guarantee anc free service:— 1935 Model— Ford Saloon 10 H.P.Price. $1025; 1935 Model— Fiat
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  • 323 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore; Saturday, Jan. 29, 1938. "BLACK-OUT" IN the early hours of next Saturday the inhabitants of Singapore will be asked to cooperate m an interesting experiment a "black-out" m order to see how far it is possible to render Singapore invisible from the sea and the air. Such
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  • 1013 10 Drift Back To PARTY POLITICS Is Beginning TOR a long time past there ha<- been apparent a tendency for British politics to swine: slowly back to the old party system. It is not a very pronounced swin", at present— the big, preponderant Conservative majority m the Home oi Commons is
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  • AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE EXPANSION
    • 327 11 Speeding Up Aircraft Industry Sydney, Jan. 14. PI A.NS for the rapid expansion of the X A.A.F., and of the Australian air-craft manufacturing industry provide for the engagement of a large number of civilian engineers, and efforts are being made to entourage skilled men to specialise
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    • 254 11 Scientific Value Of Bridge Disasters (By Air Mail) London, Jan. 8. "EXCESSIVE caution has been the be- setting sin of British engineer* throughout the ages," said Professor C. E. Inglis, of Cambridge University, when he delivered a lecture en bridge tuilding to an audience of schoolboys
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    • 144 11 £3,400 Yearly From Investments Callander. Ontario. rE Dionne Quintuplets have an income of 17.000 dollars < £3.400) yearly from their investments. Judge J A Valin. one of the three guardians o-i the children, stated here m an interview On top of this, he added, there Is a large
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    • 103 11 bath c «'uinn) by m had Moslem Pilgrims Die From Hunger Jerusalem Ten Moslem pilgrims, who lost their way m the vast Syrian desert stretching between Iraq and Saudi-Arabia, are reported to have died from hunger and thirst. The tragedy was revealed when i camel patrol of the
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    • 275 11 President's Joke Over Deer Hunt Washington, D.C. TONSIDERABLE amusement has been v caused here by President Roosevelt's accusation against Vice-President Garner that the latter shot a pet cow while on a recent deer hunting trip. The joke was made public by Senator Guffey, of Pennsylvania, who gave
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    • 115 11 Pulls Loaded Cart With Mouth Jerusalem. AMAZING feats of strength are being performed by Simon Rudi of the Jewish city of Tel Aviv m Palestine. For his latest display he stood with 40 other people m a cart, the shafts ol which had been removed, and gripped a
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    • 158 11 Attempt To Stamp Out Silicosis (By Air Mail) Swansea, South Wales, Jan. 13. HittLK bars are to be set up m several anthracite collieries m South Wales m an attempt to fight the increasing numbers of cases of silicosis. The llrat has already been opened at
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    • 95 11 I a word to the office executive FOR DIRECT INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS USE INTERCOMMUNICATION I SYSTEMS. As Supplied To The Malaya Trioune Office FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY LIM KOK GEK CO. 55, Stamford Road, Singapore. _<fc wgmmßmmKMn SPECIALIZING: Ocular Muscle .^g&i^^&k. anomalies. Crossed eyes. Complicated i, jj^^?"" cases
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  • Article, Illustration
    76 12 Deserted by their mother. Ruby, the first leopard cubs reared at the London Zoo for 25 years have a mongrel collie ***** for their foster-mother. The coIHe, Nannie, was sent specially from Worcestershire. One of the cubs died. *>ut the two survivors are being kept m Keeper Flewin's quarters and
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    • 258 12 America Imperial Airways I A spontaneous tribute from 'Aviation', the leading aeronautical newspaper m the United States of America it In aH of Us honourabir hutary, Imperial Airway* had never given anyone cau.se to suspect ca^slmU of breaking out io a perfect rampage of pro«TM». Vet that's Just wh*t »t
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE Sports Supplement
    • 12 1 MORNING TRIBUNE Sports Supplement January 29, 1938. EDITED BY "HERMES" Every Saturday.
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    • 976 1 THE official end of the rugby season, marked traditionally by the playing of the North and South match, coincides this year with one of the nrincipal soorting attractions we have had for many years— the visit of the Islington Inthians to Singapore. But it>
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    • 186 1 Australian Rugby Tour Over IT cannot be denied that the Austra- Han Rucby League tourJats were doeged by bad luck. Owing to a series of injuries they ;ver< never able to play their bast team, and this fact makes It all the more difficult to arrive at a
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    • 65 1 NORTH SOUTH D. R. Harper (Selangor) capt. Spr. Evans (Army) Hfifcvi- rags, I. M. Scott (Selangor) H if r™. i v M. B. Pestana (Pen^) R capt. J. Me Barnes (Perak) c% v' h T (RAF) J. McCall (Perak) J P S5K 111 /5 F) D. Mcßride
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    • 127 1 More Overseas Challengers This Year 'THE challenge from the Dominions J- for the British amateur golf championship, at present held by Robert Sweeney, will be stronger than ever m 1938. A team of four players are coming from Australia and the redoubtable Bobbie Locke will make his third
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    • 126 1 Austin Tells How It Came About London, Jan. 13. H. W. Austin, commonly known as 'Bunny', has sprung the secret of how he got his nickname. He was chatting to the players taking part m the Junior Covered Courts Tourment at Dulwich when he got on to the
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    • 450 1  -  FIRST FIXTURE OF ITS KIND (By "Sticks") TOR the first time m the history of local sport, an inter-State women's hockey classic between Singapore and Selangor has been arranged and will S^Srda** n thC SCC> padan S next The match will no doubt be of
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    • 848 2 SELETAR SWORDSMEN MEET THE VISITORS Sabre, Epee nd Foil Contests A rouse Keen Interest AT Seletar Association football and cricket are already beginning to arouse interest, and rugby football and hockey are makm;-, their final bid for honours. There is confidence on the camp of the R.A.F. winning the Malaya
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    • 314 2 Refused £20,000 To Fight Again JACK Petersen, former British and v Empire heavyweight boxing champion, has just refused an offer of £20 OOC to return to the ring. The offer came from his father, and subsequently it was stated that under the terms of the contract which Petersen
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    • 56 2 Willy den Ouden. the Dutch girl hold": or many world swimming records, nas just celebrated her 20th birthday, will not take part m any more oi» i petitions, except that she may swi: tne 4 x 100 metres relay at the But Pean championships to be held
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    • 795 2 SKINS' HOCKEY STARS SING THEIR SWANSONG Sports News Of The Week From Tanglin THE high spot of sport at Tanglin thij week was the final of the Small Unit* r hockey tourney. In it the 30th., Coy. s RE met the R.A.F.. and a big crowd of Engineers and Airmen
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    • EIGHT-BALL OVER FOR ENGLAND?
      • 630 3 May Follow Australian Reform EVOLUTION OF THE RULE London. Jan. 13. I extremely probable that Eng!:D(! will be following: the lead of South Africa and New Zealand by Introducing the eight-ball over. The report of the County Cricket Association on this matter was not favourable. We do not find," they
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      • 189 3 A Bishop Supports View GOLF leads to wild and vulgar expletives, and the gathering of golfors at the nineteenth hole is not m the spirit desirable on Sundays, m the ooinion cf Councillor J. T. Waterhouse of Bradford, who opposed a motion to permit Sunday golf for another
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      • 100 3  - New Golf League Matches In June THE Penfold £1,000 golf tournament on leagut lines, to be contested by the leading twelve British professionals during the week beginning June 13, will be held over the Sandy Lodge course, Hertfordshire. Each competitor will meet all the others m a series of 18-hole
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      • 125 3 Ex-Highgate Star Player As Skipper WH. WEBSTER, of Highgate and Cambridge University, is expected to captain Middlesex county cricket eleven next season. He is twenty-eight. R. W. V. Robins, the present captain, is unlikely to continue m his position though he has not yet made a definite
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      • 261 3 Davis Cup Once In Two Years? BUDGE OPPOSED TO NEW PLAN DONALD Budge, Wimbledon and American champion, does not favour the idea that the Davis Cup should be allowed to become a biennial affair. This, according to Mr. Norman Brookes, President of the Australian L.T.A., is almost certain when the
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      • 152 3 Best Of Her Age In Britain THE Junior Covered Courts Tournament at Dulwich brought into the limelight a young player, Miss Jean Nicoll. Just fifteen, who is revealed as easily the best player of her age m the country. She gained the girls' singles when, after an
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      • 116 3 GOTTFRIED Freiherr von Cramm is the v correct name ol fcbt German lawn t'-nnis player. It is incorrect to call him. "Baron" or merely "von Cramm." When asked to explain if all, Cl said: "My fuli name is Gottfried Freiherr von Cramm. Freiherr' met i free
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    • 140 4 Heads to it! Artists as they ?re at high headers, the Chinese met their match when they played the tourists on Wednesday evening Long-heralded and eagerly anticipated by soccer enthusiasts, the Islington Corinthians, tot A so far here against the Chinese and the Combined Services have revealed a
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    • 118 5 An Islington back gets to a ball which would probably have got past the majority of Singapore soccer players. c English amateur soccer side, reached Singapore this week and m two matches played t often seen m Singapore. They are a popular bunch of sportsmen and are
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    • U.S. BID TO RETAIN WALKER CUP
      • 335 6 Members Of Side Are Selected I OUR OF LAST TEAM RETAINED INVITATIONS to players to represent their country m the Walker Cup have already been issued by the United States Golf Association. The selected players are: b\ Ouimet (non-playing captain), (Woodland G. C. Aubcrndale, Ma.ss.t, R. Billows (Duchess Golf and
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      • 122 6 DART players arc up m arms, m Perth. W. Australia. The Licensing Court has announced that darts will be prohibited on licensed premises, and the result was a deputation from the Fremantle Darts Association to the Minister for Justice to protest. Speakers urged that darts were the
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      • 67 6 DKHNARD Schmet/. the world fencing *> Champion, has been awarded the Hi ami p nx de la Press Sportive, awarded annually by the Sporting Press of France out landing figure In the French ■porttni world Behmeti was declared tne ling sportsman <>f 1937 Hiil, the boxer who
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      • 197 6 Modification In U. S. Golf THE United States Golf Association has decided to modify the stymie rule so that henceforth the nearer ball on the green may be lifted if it lies within six inches of the hole as well as when the balls lie within six inches
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      • 101 6 J 1 MISS Bridget Shirley Adams, aged nine, of the Queen's Club London won the Buttersfield Cup on the Kulm Rink at St Morit/ with a total of 193.2 marks. She was unanimously placed lirst by the three judges. Mile A. Levaillant, of Basle, was .s» cond with
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      • 55 6 Fielder Killed By A Flash A CRICKETER was struck dead by lightning during a match at Sydney. Twc other players, who were stunned by the flash, were uninjured. Several received slight shocks. The flash left a hole one foot deep and three feet long where Brewer, the man
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      • 161 6 JACK Heaton, the famous American Cresta rider, is experimenting on a new skeleton model which may revolutionise Cresta riding. The new model is expected to be both faster and less dangerous than present models. It is based on the principle of 4 independant runners which should grip the
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      • 54 6 S. C. Wooderson, the British mile champion, and holder of the world mile record, will not be able to take part m the invitation race at Princeton m July, when the world's best milers, with the exception of Wooderson, will take part m what may be another
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      • 284 6 BEATS THREE OF THE STARS London, Jan. 12. PYRIL TOLLEY, the British amatem v golfer, set a problem when he won the President's Putter of the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society at Rye He is one of the selectors for the British Walker Cup team to
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      • 122 6 Out Of Sport For Some Time JEAN Borotra's injury, received m a ski-ing accident at St. Moritz, Is likely to keep him out of lawn tennis and other sports for some time, Reuter is informed. When he arrived m Paris from St. Moritz, his badly damaged right km
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      • 106 6 THE organising committee of the 194U Olympic Games has cabled the American Amateur Athletic Association expressing its deep appreciation of the Association's unchanged support and assuring it that preparations for tl< 1940 Olympic Games will not be inter fered with by the "China incident The telegram adds that
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      • 548 7 SELANGOR MEN COMPLETELY TIED UP CCISVS reminiscent of a Malaya S (up soccer final were Witnessed m Rua a Lumpur over the week-end "hen the Islington Corinthians enB ied two of the strongest teams Sfan'or could put up against them he TPC.A.. League and Cup winders of 1937, and the
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      • 211 7 April Meeting To Be In Rome THE National Boxing Association cf America is to be represented at the next international boxing congress, which takes place m Rome m April. Mr. Edward Foster, the secretary of the N.8.A., will be its delegate, and he will present to the congress
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      • 119 7 Apostoli A Leading Contender "^RED Apostoli. the -belting .bell-hop" from San Francisco, filed an undisputable claim as chief contender for the world middleweight title when he scored a technical knock-out victory over Freddie Steele. the holder, m a* ten round non-title contest at Madison Square Garden. New York.
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      • 94 7 Holder Fit To Fight Again MIKE Belloise, recognised as feather weight champion of the world by the New York State Athletic Commission until his severe illness some months ago. has now completely recovered, and is expected to resume boxing again shortly. He has been pronounced generally fit. No
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      • 293 7 South African Tourists Overseas THE South African Lawn Tennis Asso--1 ciation has gone further than the Australian Cricket Board of Control, who forbid their cricketers to take their wives with them on a tour overseas. The South African body has decided to prohibit any relations whatever accompanying the
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      • 221 7 No Stymies Wanted In U.S.A. EXPERIMENTAL RULE TO BE TRIED DECENTLY the Metropolitan Golf Asso1* ciation of New York, which eliminated the stymie from its big tournaments last year as an experiment, sent out 5,000 questionnaires to its members. There were 2,120 replies, of these, 1.812 favoured elimination, 205 voted
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      • 40 7 NURSE J£^i KNOWS f/ Wf x All those experienced m the V^ jv\v Care a^ ies a PP r ec»ate aL e Ou^ a °ding qualities of ..BEAR BRAND" Natural k food A that, nourishes and BEAR BRAND QMuiat 881
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    • 1154 8  - TAIPING RACEGOERS GET PLENTY OF THRILLS By "Marcus Superbus" WHILE glancing through an English paper, the Daily Mail, a few days ago I came across 1 highly interesting article by that famous Jockey, Steve Donoghue, m which he relates how he won his seccond successive Derby on Captain Cuttle. Ho
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    • 555 8 PERAK'S CRICKET HOPES SOAR HIGH WITH the rugby football and the hockey seasons fast coming to a close thoughts of Perak sports enthusiasts are at the moment turning to the prospects for the cricket and football seasons which will soon begin m Ipoh. According to the announcements made at the
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    • 429 8 Programme For To-day THE English and Scottish League programme for to-day is as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE DIV. 1 Charlton A. v. Birmingham. Chelsea v. Middlesbrough. Derby C v Manchester C Everton v. Bolton W. Grimsby T. v. Liverpool. HuddersfleJd v. Leeds U. Leicester C. v. Blackpool. Portsmouth
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    • 313 9 I'rebendary Carlile. founder and leader of the Church Army, celebrated his 91st birthday at the hurch Army headquarters m Bryanston Street, London. Photo shows the Prebendary aged 91. cutting his birthday cake with Tom Dickinson, aged 11. the youngest member of the Church Army
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      • 32 9 j; latmos clocks I WORK FOR CENTURIES I WITHOUT WINDING. IT IS PERPETUAL I MOTION i I Agent: RENE ULLMANN I Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. Opened up to 6 pjn. everyday Including Saturdays.
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      2162 10 Styles for Evening Gowns New and XK w ried Cuts— Beautiful Materials— The Importance of a Housecoat for Informal Entertaining NOT for years hay evening gowns beer antically lovel and "grand^ -i.s they are now. All the richr.' the Renaissance ;nd the colours of a Kale;'loscope are brought out
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    • 146 11 J T is only when they go on holiday that people realise how thin they really are. How uncomfortable they feel men and women m their bathing costumes on the beach. No wonder people stare at them. And how they envy the perfectly developed man and
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    • Page 11 Advertisements
      • 34 11 Unusual and Everlasting Gifts at moderate prices 18. Battery Road, Ist Floor, Phone 7143. _i Maison Marcelle [Slyi?^ J Try oar i»t«rf i potnt- W.ndlnt i^T^jV^ ?i Buunfor4 MTeL 41t7 Pr»f. J. KOOT. J <
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      • 221 11 NEW BOOK 1 1 Concerning Malay a W^^Wll In Poetry \|l|| (By Francis P. Ng) ELIMINATE "P//f service "F.M.S.R." Poem about in X, n o g re b °°li Of ff, I HOME AND OFFICE btates. Many pieces contain local allusions and place names. Any- w\ r\ ir c body
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      • 354 12 BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. Due Due Tonnage Spore Tonnage S'porc 1337. 1938 1938 BEriAR 6,000 Mar 21 COMORIN 15.000 In port RAWALPINDI 17.000 Mar 25 KAISAR I. HIND 11,500 Feb. 11 CORFU 15,000 Apr 8 BANGALORE 6,000 Feb. 12 SOUDAN 6 500 Apr' 8 NALDERA
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      • 441 12 j fcv >^l TO french port s iy... HOMEWARDS. CAP VARELLA For Marseiles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Feb 4 I DALNY For Marseilles, Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk Feb' o CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Mar 4 j DASIRADE For Marseilles. Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Mar. r> 1 OUTWARDS. (from
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    • 251 13 ■2 Presbyterian Church Ceremonies Singapore, Friday. A PRETTY wedding took place at the n Presbyterian Church this afternoon when Miss Gwen Alderton, youngest daughter of the late Mr. James Aiderton and Mrs. Alderton, of Sydney became the bride of Mr. Lan Noble younger son of tihe late
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    • 166 13 rE wedding took place at the Presbyterian Church at noon to-day oi Mr. William Rodger and Miss Lilian Collis Mayne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mayne, of Balliniobe, Co. Mayo. Mr. Rodger is the son of the late Mr C. T.
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    • 106 13 rARLY on Wednesday morning, Jan. G 26 the wedding took place of Mr James Al Baxter, son of Mr. J. D. Baxtei nf India, late Inspector of Police of Travancore, and Mrs. Baxter, and Miss Alberta Mildred Digue, daughter of Mr.
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    • 60 13 Only One Expedition A Year New Delhi. Jan 28. The Kashmir Government has refuted permission for a German mountaineerIng expedition led by Herr Paul Bauer which planned an pt tempt on Nan^a Parbat to pass through Kashmir, as they only allow one expedition yearly anl permission is already
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      • 299 13 BIRXS PHILP LINE. Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS „»xt™t Due SaUs MANGOLA To-day Feb. 3 I MERKUR Mar j Mar 4 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the iollowing rates. Fi "t Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting
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      • 128 13 N. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON via Penan;, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. S.S. "HAKONE MARU" Fen. 3 s.s. FUSHIMI MARU Feb. 17 f s.s. "HAKOZAKI MARU" Mar. 3 Rates to Ist Class 2nd class Naples $574 $621 $634
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    • Page 13 Miscellaneous
      • 332 13 postal intelligence! TO-DAY FO R PB-Tl DATE AND TIME qmith-West Sumatra. S.-East n relebes Moluccas and Borneo. c V Foeiau Laut 29 8 a.m. Timor Diiiy g soon Heng 29 9 a.m. Pengcra Tohiti 29 11 a.m pontianak Toell ak a l Toba »29 3 p.m. D am bi and
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      • 291 13 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Pangkor 15 2 3 Memnon 14 2 3 Granville 11 2 3 Klias 9 2 3 Kinta 8 2 3 Gorgon 6 2 3 Steel Navigator 32 2 3 City of Singapore 34
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    • 318 14 i ACQUITTAL OF CABIN BO) Chandu Charge hi S L Singapore, Friday. Ah Ming, the Chinese cabin-bo> employed by Lieut-Commander D. G. F. Macintosh on board H.M.S Defender, who was charged with being m possession Of 600 one-tahil tins o Fled Lion non-Government chandu on board the
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    • 171 14 Statement Of Singapore Municipality THE Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended Jan. 22 i,hows that there were 247 deaths, compared with 254 m the previous week, and with 208 In the corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were Beriberi 20; phthisis 26;
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    • 477 14 1 Via I form For Empty Platitude And Centre I For Wordy Excuses For Inaction' Geneva, Jan. 27. TIIF 100 th session of the League Council, which opened m public to-day, was marked by several speeches emphasising belief m the future of
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    • 268 14 Weil-Known Journalist In Singapore I ADY Drummond Hay, the well-known journalist and author, is staying m Singapore at the Raffles Hotel for the purpose of being present during the first day or so of the manoeuvres, and of gaining a little more colour for he: picture of
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    • 154 14 Appointment Of Official Receiver Singapore, Friday THE Official Assignee, Mr. E. B. Williams, was appointed the official receiver m the estate of the late M" Walter Raymond Allen, by Mr .hi McElwaine, the Chief Justice, m the Hiph Court to-day. In his application for appointing as
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    • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1569 15 lunas rubber makes profit of^ $104,000 for the year 20 Per Cent. Dividend Declared: Optimism At Annual Meeting Singapore, Friday. rpHK annual general meeting oi the Lunaa Rubber Estates, Ltd W gg held at the registered office oi the Company, French Bank Build
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    • 705 15 Review Of Singapore Market THE following rubber reports are issued for tho week ending Jan. Lewis and Peat (Singapore*. Ltd What tho plight of the rubber market, would have been had the committee not reduced the permissible export to 60 per cent, for April June, hardly
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    • 91 15 Not An Employee Of The Municipality a.inganmc Friday. PMPHATIC denial of Press reports that the dog-shooter who was trijed Jn the Assize Court recently and sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment for culpable homicide not amounting to murier, was an employee of the Municipal-) ,ty, was made
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    • 212 16 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore, Jan. 28, 5 p.m Total for =ooks Close financial Company Dividend To Date Ex Div TIN Payable Austral Malay 9d. 5% 3d. Bonus Burma Malay 6- Special Bonus I• b. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 4 K. Kamunting 3d 9d Bonus Petaling Tin 20%
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      • 993 16 Ton The' radio] BRITISH EMPIRE U. S. A. SHORTWAVE PROGRAMME PROGRAMMES Transmission 2: 6.05 p.m. 9.15 The following: are the principal p.m. GSJ 13.93 metres (21.53 mcs); American short-wave transmissions. CiSH 13.97 metres (2147 mcs); GSG The numbers immediately after the lfi.WJ metres (T7.70 mcs) and GSO call-letters refer to
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      • 354 16 f PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C I Singapore Station On 225 Metres TO-DAY 12.45 p.m.:— Light Orchestral Concert played by Reller's Hungarian Band, directed by C. Reller. Relayed from the Adelphi Hotel. 2.00 p.m.:— lnterval. 6.00 p.m.:— Chinese Music, Cantonese (Gramophone Records). "Choon Kai Lok". Sung by Tham Peng
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      • 338 16 Guards. "March of the Herald." ppaY(i aY by Grand Massed Bands. 11.10 a.m.:— Light Orchestral Coneplayed by Reller's Hungarian Band dii ected by C. Reller. Relayed from tl Sea View Hotel. 12.10 p.m.:— Sengs, sung by Pefer Day son (Gramophone Records). "Drakr' Drum" and "Outward Bound" (Stan fordi. "Westward Ho!"
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    • 335 17 Reviewed By Maj. Gen. Dobbie Singapore, Friday. -m Singapore Battalion of the Boys I%Se were to-day on parade m the nt the Singapore Volunteer qliaOra hrdquaiters m Beach Road and Sfrev^ ved by Major General W. G. S. Sobbie the General Officer Commanding. M ?i^as one
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    • 94 17 Hill Singapore. Friday flE^ell^ h^^on of cererection o adv^n bemp defaced by the E 1 Bennett at to T? 1 ho^^s, Mr. Municipal Comm «mn yS meeting of the question of re^n e rs s P°ke on the hoardings. renewin c licences for such ln res P ect
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    • 4 17 atngapom, Friday.
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    • 321 17 Paintings By Mr. Gerard Adolfs Singapore, Friday. I REPRESENTATIVE of the Tribune had an opportunity of seeing examples of the work of the well known Netherlands Indies painter Mr. Gerard Adolfs, who will give an exhibition at the Y.W.C.A., Raffles Quay, from Feb. 3 to 6
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    • 151 17 Eye Specialist Bankrupt Discharged Singapore, Friday. H. GULAM Mohamed Hakim, a 43--year-old Mohammedan, was granted his (discharge from bankruptcy by Mr Justice McElwaine to-day, subject to three months' suspension. In his report on the bankruptcy, Mr. T. L. Tan. the Assistant Official Assignee, disclosed a curious state
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    • 84 17 Singapore, Friday. Messrs. A. W. W Ker. A. Dobson and A. M. Pearson took office at to-day's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, having been recently appointed to serve on the Commission. In welcoming them, the president, Mr W. Bartlev. mentioned that Mr. Dobson had previously served as a
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    • 325 17 Bulletin Of League Of Nations THE health bulletin of the League of 1 Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended Jan. 22, reads as follows:— Plague. No notification of plague has been received from any of the Eastern ports for the week. Cholera was reported from
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    • 110 17 Case Against Anti-Japanese Demonstrators Singapore, Friday cn A L^ e f <; onclusion of the hearing to-day m the case m which 14 Chinese, alleged to have participated m the recent anti-Japanese demonstration, stand charged with being members of an unlawful assembly, attempting to overawe the Singapore police
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    • 55 17 Old Boys of the Christian Brothers' School arc reminded Of the Thangsejiving High Mass which will be sung at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 8 a.m. m honour of the Silver and Golden Jubilees of the Very Rev. Bro. James, 0.8.
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    • 899 18  -  "Referee") (By DRAMATIC END IN 7TH ROUND OlaeS'Dharmaraj Bout Disappointing VENTURA MARQUES, hero of many good fights m Singapore, scored a masterly knockout over Battling Sima at the Hapnv World last night. It was all the more exciting as it constituted a complete turning of the
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    • 34 18 Ventura Marques k.o. Battling Sima, seventh round. David Dharmaraj beat Little Olaes, sixth round. Cn Sajnee Hussein beat Speedy Pancho on points, eight rounds. Kid Lewis beat Silver Star on points, six rounds.
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    • 49 18 S.C.C. XI vs. Malay Regiment on Monday (31st at 5.15 p.m. at the S.C.C. pround: W. F. Mayor; J. M. Fraser, Lt. C. F. G. Pearse; H. Thompson, C. C. Webster, A. Donald (capt); W. C. McKeau. R J Forbes, O. B. Clark, A. Cockburn, Kurt Black.
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    • 195 18 Alleged Culprits Produced In Court Singapore, Friday. ALLEGED to have been the perpetrators of a series of thefts which occurred m Singapore between Dec. 22 last and Jan 25, two young Indians named Mohamed Din, and Mohamed Sherif appeared before Mr. E. C. G. Barrett m the
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    • 105 18 Hock Kiat Beaten In Semi-Final LOW HOCK KIAT. of Aston Athletic Club, a former champion, was beaten m the Singapore billiards championship last night m the semi-final at the Happy World by Wong Soo Tong (Slong 800 A A by 500 points to 425 Hock Kiat had plenty
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    • 71 18 Singapore Indians To Visit K. L. Members of the Singapore Indian Association are travelling to Kuala Lumpur to play cricket and hockey against the Selangor Indian Association during the week-end. The following will make up the party:— A. N. Abbasuoy (Cricket Capt.i; Gupta (Hockey Capt.) Baskaran; Wazir Singh; Tharam Singh;
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    • 30 18 H.Q. Wing, Royal Inniskillings. beat 'A" Co. by 12 points (a goal, a drop goal and a try to nil m an inter-Company rugby match at Tanglin yesterday.
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    • 43 18 The hockey match arranged to be played between the P.W.D. and the Indian Association at Balestier yesterday was cancelled owing to rain. New York, Jan. 28 The Falls View Bridge at Niagara, which was known as "honeymoon bridge" has collapsed. Reuter
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    • 380 18 Commissioners Approve Of Amendments J Singapore, Friday. CERTAIN amendments to the Petroleun bylaws under the Municipal Ordi nance were approved at to-day's meeting of the Municipal Commisioners, ovei which Mr. W. Bartley presided. The amendments are 1. Delete Bylaw 2 (a), and substitute therefor the following: 2. (a)
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    • 106 18 Singapore, Friday. Foch Road, running from Jalan Besar to Lavender Street, will become a public thoroughfare on and after Feb. 27. This declaration was made at to-day's d ing of the Municipal Commissioner, when the president, Mr. W. BartUy. moved inter alia:— "Whereas the Road running from Jalan
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    • 1699 19  -  •Marcus SuDerbus") (By Con Con 79 Squeeze 7.8 Combination 7*4 Recent form is not very illuminating In this race and making a choice here is rather difficult. The one, however, that I like best here is Belle Edna, who m spite of carrying top distance and
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    • 65 19 Race 1. I. BLI'E BIRD 2. St. Charles Race 2. 1. BEVERANT 2. Tredella Race 3. 1. WALTZ t Silver JubUee Race 4. L BRUAS 2. Short Head Race 5 1. GLENCAR 2, .Itikoom Race 6 1. MAD^M 2. No Limit 1. RAINBOROUGH 2. Barford 8.
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    • 50 19 SELECTIONS BY "Captain Eagle" Race I.— BLUE BIRD Queen Beon Race 2.— HAPPY JOHN Lady Luck Race 3.— LAWLESS Princess Hermia Race 4.— CELESTIAL Oorugan Race S.— NUMERO TREIZE Red Dot Race 6.— MILDORA Madam Race 7.— SUNSHINE SUE Miltondale Race B.— BELLE EDNA Starlight Race 9.— SHEILA II Lisheen.
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    • 90 19  -  Ihong Sing Ching. V.M.C.A. team vs. S.C.R.C. on Wednesday (2nd* at 5 10 p.m. on the S.C.R.C. ground: M. S. Menon, M. Modder, E. E. Ebcrt, S. Hope, K. Leembruggen, Thong Sin--, Chum. O. Newman, Yap Thean Chye, E. A. Hooper, M. KhololT, M. Barker. Reserve: V. Armstrong.
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    • 539 20 MUCH PATIENT PREPARATION NECESSARY NATIONAL ECONOMICS c PROBLEM London, Jan. 28. consensus oi reaction to M. n Zealand's proposals on ecorehabilitation indicates that protracted and patient prepaiiion is necessary if any results whatsoever are to be achieved. It is undertsood that the British Government
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      20 20 Mr. William Rodger and Miss Lilian Collis Mayne. after their weddin? at the Presbyterian Church yesterday. See pase 17. (Tribune).
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    • 107 20 VIR TUAL PROHIBITIOX OF PRODUCTS Ministers' Representations To The Colonial Office Colombo, Jan. 28. THE Board of Ministers is asking the Colonial Office to make strong representations to Tokyo m view of the Japanese Government's decision to place restrictions on import from Ceylon, amounting m the rase of
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    • 58 20 Death Of Test Cricketer Soccer International London. Jan. 28. I The death occurred to-day at Liver- I pool of the English double international. I John Sharp, at the age of 59. He played against Australia m the Tests m 1909, f scoring a century at the Oval, and m I*
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    • 51 20 London, Jan. 28. IN the table-tennis competition for I the Swaythlingg Cup, Austria bear I the United States 5—3, and the United I States beat England s—l. If Austria beats England to-morrow. I they will meet Hungary m the final. If I England wins, further replays are neces■itated.
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    • 43 20 Adelaide. Jan. 28 To-day's results m the tennis cham- I Monships:— MEN'S DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL I Quist and Bromwich beat Budge and I Uako 6—3. 6—4. I von Craxnm and Henkel beat Crawford I md McGrath 6—l, 6—3, 4—6, 7— I Reuter
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