Morning Tribune, 5 February 1938

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE :i.— No. 5. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, February 5, 1938. FIVE CENTS.
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    ANOTHE R BRITISH SHIP SUNK
    251 1 BOMBED BY INSURGENT PLANES TIGHTENING OF ANTI PIRACY MEASURES BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION Barcelona, Feb. 4. THE British steamer, the Alcira, 1387 tons, registered at Glasgow, Mi sunk by two insurgent aeroySJUTn in"** from Barcelona t0 The machines twice circled the ship and dropped
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    STOP PRESS
    81 1 INTERNATIONAL TRADE BRITAIN London. Feb. 4. HJH. Neville hamberlain. m a speech at Birmingham to-day, nr!!f r^ BrUain had J USt iVen i confidence m the future by "I the regulations on lending »re lßn borrowers. He believed the IuJT" stimulate intema T he aim of <he British
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    WHAT THE JAPANESE CENSORED
    312 1 WHAT THE JAPANESE CENSORED Editorial On Atrocities In Nanking Shanghai, Feb. 4. THE following telegram was handed m to the telegraph office m Shanghai on Jan. 2i but was suppressed by the Japanese censors: The leader m this morning's North China Daily News states: "On Christmas Day this journal had
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    SINGAPORE A DEAD CITY
    151 1 Just before 2 o'clock this morning. Singapore resembled a city of the dead. A Tribune representative motored round the town and found that with the exception of a few lights still burning m the Chinese quarter of Hokien Street, and Nankin Street, where food stalls were
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    KWANGTUNG BREAK WITH HANKOW IS DENIED
    922 1  -  S in Chew Tit Poh SPECTACULAR JAPANESE RAID ON CANTON: 50 KILLED GRIM STRUGGLE FOR WUHU: CHINESE TROOPS TRAPPED AT PENCPU Hongkong, Feb. 4. UNCONFIRMED reports are circulating here the effect that tension has been caused m Canton, due to an attempted coup d'etat,
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    S'PORE "BLACK-OUT" LAST NIGHT
    803 2 OFFICIALS OBSERVE EFFECT FROM THE AIR MANOEUVRES NEARINC THE END DEFENDING UNITS HAVE REPULSED ALL ATTACKS MMOArOU .x|«-rie,ued its firsl air raid "black-out m (he ***JrV?*£* morruns which represented the linale to the manoeuvres which have been t in p,tn,ls"o! I1 U 1 h .S.s a^l[ce
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    BASE OPENING: NO FRENCH CRUISERS?
    62 2 BASE OPENING: NO FRENCH CRUISERS? Paris, Feb. 4. fIUIE Ministry of Marine denies that 1 the French cruisers, Georges Leygues, Montcalm and Gloire will visit Singapore. —Reuter. This message is believed to be m connection with a local report that j the vessels will attend the opening ceremony of the
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    One Year's "Simple"
    63 2 Singapore, Friday At the conclusion of the hearing today tit the case m which Fatimah binte Ismail was charged with living on the earnings of prostitution, Mr. F. V. Duckworth sentenced Fatimah to one year's simple imprisonment. Bail of $2,500 m two sureties was allowed, pending an
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    ALLEGED NEGLIGENT DRIVING
    357 2 Air Force Man On Motoring Charge Singapore. Friday. MR. A. A. Godfrey of the Royal Air Force Base, Seletar, who is charged with driving along Moulmein Road on the evening of Oct. 31, last year, and caused hurt to Mondhor Alie. a pedestrian by colliding with him,
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    AT THE ALHAMBRA
    112 2 Thrilling Sea Drama In "Hell-Ship Morgan" QURROUNDED by a programme of highO ly entertaining short subjects including an interesting glimpse of Hollywood stars and an exciting and invigorating subject concerning the thrills of water sport, "Hell-Ship Morgan," the Columbia presentation, opened a season at the Alhambra last
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    U. S. LABOUR
    67 2 Resolution To Be Presented To Government Washington. Feb. 4. THE small businessmen's conference has passed a resolution demanding that the Wagner Labour Relations Act be repealed or amended, also that the government stay out of business, the un- j distributed profits tax and capital gains tax be
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    39 2 A male Chinese was knocked down by I a motor-car m Geylang yesterday morning, and was suffering from injuries on his head, rieht leg and right hand, when he was removed to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital by ambulance.
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    SMALLPOX CASE IN SINGAPORE
    451 2 One Death From Plague At Allahabad THE health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau lor the week ended Jan. 29 is as follows:— Plague was reported only from an airport, Allahabad (British India i. m the Eastern arena during the week, one death having
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    Child In Basket On Road
    53 2 A female foundling is reported t have been found alive m a basket at Rochore Canal Road shortly after 11 a.m. yesterday morning. A Chinese who saw the child, took her to the Rochore Police Station, from where she was taken to the General Hospital
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    Alleged Theft Of Bullock
    45 2 Singapore, Fun Rajkisur Rai, a North Indian, api ed to-day before Mr. W. G R third police magistrate. charged stealing a bullock, valued at $6U claimed to be tried. The case ffW P»poned to January 12, police bail 01 being extended.
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    STEP TOWARDS S'PORE VARSITY?
    318 3 NEW ORDINANCE PROPOSED Raffles College To Have Principal BELIEVED to presage a change m the status of Raffles College, and to be welcome step towards the ultimate establishment of University m Singapore, a bill, about to be introduced into the Legislative Council and published m last
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    "ANTI-COMINTERN PACT HAS NO MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE"
    451 3 German Consul-General At Canton Singapore, Friday. •■THE Anti-Communist Pac: between Italy Japan and Germany .aims at xchanSng views on the development I Communist propaganda m Europe "nd other continents, said Dr. Felix S n s Consul-General lor Germnv who is returning to Canton by
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    Law Notice For To-day
    25 3 Before Mr. Justice Home m the 3rd at 10.30 a.m. Summons-in-Cham-m OS. 105 3G— Re Hassan Hussein btate Abdul Kader deceased
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    Alleged Public Lottery
    105 3 Singapore. Friday. Further evidence was recorded by Mr. H. A. Forrer. district judge, m the criminal district court to-day m the case m which a Mr. A. M. Song is being tried on a charge of running a public lottery. A detective's evidence revealed that Song was
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    Drunk & Disorderly
    71 3 Drunk Disorderly Singapore, Friday. A Tamil named Govindasamy, who was charged with being drunk and disorderly, said that he took a bottle of beer usually to reduce the heat m his constitution. He denied that he could get drunk on a bottle of beer. A police constable said that when
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    ALLEGED FRAUD
    108 3 Warrant Out Against Contractor 'From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Jan. CIXTY Chinese timber coolies m Bahau district are alleged to have been defrauded of their wages, amounting to $2,000, for the period June to December As a consequence, a warrant has been issued against their contractor, who l:s
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    NURSE WHO BEGAN TO GET FAT
    202 3 Worried Because it Spoiled Her Figure." This nurse was proud of her figure, and when she began to put oir weight she was naturally worried about it. She :ted taking Kruschen, and m a few month.; she got n.l of 18 lbs. of unwanted
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    ETON HIGH SCHOOL
    40 3 (Junction of Belegie Rd. and Short St.) There are vacancies m all classes from Primary to the Senior Cambridge. Shorthand. Book-keeping and Typewriting also taught FREE OF CHARGE .n the HIGHER standards. ENROL NOW. Apply The Principal
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      51 3 COOL CLEAN COMFORTABLE Reserve a table for your next party by telephoning 3356 SINGAPORE AIRPORT HOTEL i. NEW STOCK I OF COLD /wsSqX pnricfT CHROME |gpK|j PO^ KET STE I L \Q£^ WRISTLET W A T C H E S JUST ARRIVED DISPLAYS AT ALL DEALERS. Sole Agents— MONTOß LTD.,
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      90 4 2nd Forward W'June, fugs 7^ Jg 3rd Forward < July Sep t., |gS!?^,, ?3 1« -'I London. Feb. 3. Provlous To-day Change PALM OIL (Malaya) £17-12-6 Sellers £17-7-6 Sellers COPBA (S^xmiU, VMM.) £13 0 0 Selipr> £i 2-15-0 Sellers S H°H^Cm?nt raWak> 8 9 Sellers 8 7• 2
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      130 4 London, Feb 4 Previous To-day Change Distillers \f^' 6 Dunlop Rubber SB" 7^ I General Electric 9 2 ll^ Imperial Chemical Industries »Jr ilodi d Imperial Tobacco 150 n l 2 ll^ Anglo-Dutch 27.9 27- M Canadian Pacific 6- 8 8 London Tin 3,7^ 3^6 1. 2
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      68 4 London, Feb. 3. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 152.78 152.81 -f .03 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.96 7 8 8.96 1116 —3 16 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate» 1.2 932 Unchanged T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) 131 16 Unchanged T.T.
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      BULLION MARKET
      29 4 GOLD London, Feb. 4. Previous To-day Change Fine Bar per oz. £6-19-10 £6-19-9 SILVER Spot 20»« 20', 4 months' forward. 19 13 16 19 15 16 +i|
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      METAL MARKET
      25 4 fIN Standard London Feb Previous To-day Chance Spot (afternoon closing price) £182' 4 £180'> i Forw ard £182»/ 2 £!80' 4 _2t 4
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      57 4 RUBBER New York, Feb. 3. Tone Previous To-day Chang Spot Buyers Q Uiet V ery Dull IT Sellers 14 5 16 14 3 16 Apr|June Buyers 14 7 16 141 4 __3 16 TIN v\ 2 14 7 16 -U6 riN 14 916 14U 1 lfi Tonj
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      SHARE MARKET
      211 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore, Friday. MINING. Tin at midday was $88! 2 down 3 4 With further discouraging news to hand this morning from both London and New York there was practically nothing doing m the local market to-day and m the absence of any enquiry prices
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      Malayan Imports Of Tin Ore
      43 4 Malayan Imports Of Tin Ore I F REIGN imports of tin ore into Malaya during; January amounted to 2.336 tons, made up as follows: Burma 282 tons N.E.I. 1 French Indo-China 204 Japan 63 Siam 1.724 Tanganyika 3 South Africa 31 China 28
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
      175 4 Prices Realised At Sale Yesterday THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1367 th auction yesterday.when there were:Catalogued 1,748,404 lb.. 780.54 tons Offered 1.158,216 lb., 517.06 tons. Sold 969.570 lb., 432.84 tons. Spot. London 6 7 B d. New York 14 3 16 The next
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      REUTER COMMERCIAL SERVICE
      50 4 THE Morning Tribune, m an emlea your to co-operate with the authorities m the "black-out" test m the early hours of this morning went to press before the whole of the usual market quotations hM arrived. The Reuter Comment Service will be resumed as usual on Monday.
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      40 4 ANNOUNCEMENT 1 The Directors and Management I of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited, have pleasure m announcing the establishment I of their new Branch Office No. 253, South HridßC Road, Singapore, which will commence business on Monday, 7th February, 1938.
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    822 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore, Feb. 4, 5 p.m. MINING 4,6 5Kumbang 30 6 gW 243 25;6 0 70 O.li) 7 23 6 24 9 lin 150 1.55 28 6 296xb 20|9 2119 Chendenang 038 043 J 1 105 1.10 HOW I Tin 24:3 25,3 Ko 8 m
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    196 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Friday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 4 6 4|loV 2 Batu Selangor 1-50 los Hongkong Tin 24 9 25 9 Hong Fatts 106 1.10 Jelebu ..80 84 Kramat 1 16 123 Kamunting Tin 10|6 Ilj6 Killinghall 181- 19!* Katu Tin 24j- 25Kuchai 1-42 1.47 Laruts U|- 12
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    Rubber Shipments
    59 5 Ocean shipments of rubber durinp January totalled 47.986 tons, as compared with 41.571 tons m January la.st year. Statistics show 10,191 to ihv United Kingdom. 20.632 to the United States, 12.497 to th? Continent of Europe 2,010 to British Possessions 2 228 v Japan and 428 to other
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    171 5 Maynard Co. Ltd. 30,000 Int. 30,000,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 $95 00 $105.00 norn NNGAFOU MUNICIPALITY TESANG MUNICIPAL Mar. 31 Bept. SO 102 104 norn Vk% 1907 red. 1947 11,600.000 Int. Mar. 81 Sept. 80 108 110 norn ■h% 1909 red. 1055 •1.000.000 l« J£\- m
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    DUTCH CHILDREN
    78 6 Royal Birth Celebrations On Plancius Singapore, FrM EIGHTY Dutch children wen( on boa the 'Plancius" Immcdii arrived this morning from B< They were shown round the ship. then entertained at a pai which they were served with light refreshment. This marked the end 0 celebrations on the royal
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    15 6 Bomb*; Sir Kerr Clark Kerr, the Ambassador to ChJ this morning by the Kai«ur-l-H-Dnnf.r Reuter
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      385 6 ROBERT LOUISE STEVENSON'S EXCITING SOUTH SEAS ADVlNifpT^ J NOW A GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOR TRIUMPH J 1 Paramount 's thrilling Tropical I, «f. Romance ft "EBB-TIDE" sip 1 RAY MILLAND zJ^jmLh Also— POP-EYE THE SAILOR m "THE TOUCHER DOWNER" J ROX V BAR OPEN 5 P.M. TILL MIDNIGHT i TO-NIGHT 615 915
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    DFFUNCT FOOD COMPANY
    452 7 Partners Examined In Bankruptcy Court Singapore, Friday. L yeo Gu P a defunct company, stood W.Wffl' exammations m the High pany> hl'ime a partner of the firm. Iributed I"' the capital of the comPa Thit account book was kept by one nm Choow S.nr. who took it
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    "BORSTAL" SYSTEM
    100 7 To Be Instituted In British Columbia Victoria. British Columbia. BRITISH Columbia is to have a "Borstal" for its youthful delinquents. The provincial Government intends to establish an institution run on the lines of thp famous system now m force m England, according to an announcement by Mr. T.
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    THE CENTAURUS
    49 7 Due In Singapore On Sunday The Imperial Airways survey flyingbeat Centaurus is due m Singapore at midday on Sunday. She arrived at Sourabaya at 9.10 yesterday morning and left for Batavia at 11.15, where she will stay until her departure at 8 a.m. on Sunday for Singapore.
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      233 7 THKATRE ROYAL MARLBOROUGH Matinee at 2.45 p.m. Matinee at 3 p.m. 6 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9 p.m. 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 Here is a picture that no Indian Miss NADUKI m should miss. BHAMA PARINAYAM "NAD I R A CABARET S j i i Nightly— From 9-30—12 midnight Admission 50 cts. i
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    CURRENT FILM GOSSIP
    1181 8 The Skittish Prima Donna: Screen And Stage: Quick Releases And Long Lives (By Air Main (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Jan. 21. THERE was a time not so many years ago when the Prima Donna of Grand Opera was generally regarded as something of a dignified personage.
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Saturday. Feb. 5, 1938. TOLL OF THE ROAD
    314 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Saturday. Feb. 5, 1938. TOLL OF THE ROAD CIiJuLiLS regarding road accidents m Great butain tor last year show that the number of persons killed number 6,600, which is only slightly less than the number of British soldiers killed during the whole of the South African War.
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    ANTI-JAPAN
    1096 10 Why China continues to be SPOKESMEN described ifl "people's envoys'" have been sent lo Europe and the United States by the Japanese Government to explain what is known In that country as "the China incident" and the China Emergency." This "incident" or "Emergency" happens to be an undeclared war,
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    GOLD: CANADA'S CHIEF EXPORT
    361 11 jsjEW MAINSTAY OF EXPORTS Record Production In Toronto TOID from the roc* of Canada is 6 replacing wheat as the mainstay of the Dominions exports, and it is not oo much to say that one day ?anada may outdistance her sister dominion of South Afnca m
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    REBEL CHIEF
    118 11 Reward Offered For Capture Jerusalem I latest wanted" rebel gang chiefIn m Palestine is Issa Pattat. said to be at the head of a roving bana Hedron area m the South, for whom a reward of £100 has been doubled Battat escaped from police headquartrusalem m 1936, while
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    PACIFIC CRUISE
    79 11 \dvaiturous Voyage Of Five Brussels. f Belgians have just left Ostend m I 10-ton yacht for a cruise of the !C. yacht, the "Askoy was built by *ncr, M. Van Kuyck. It is fitted an auxiliary engine and carries a •ocr of scientific instruments as well i rifles
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    Mexican Rights Surrendered
    252 11 BY THE UNITED STA TES Article Of Treaty Abrogated Washington. ACTING at the request of the Mexican Government, the United States has relinquished the right of moving troops across the Mexican Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The Isthmus, which separates the gulf of Mexico from the Pacific is 120
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    BOY'S INGENUITY
    142 11 LShopbreaker Serves Customers Belgrade. Zhivko Gligorievitch. a six-year-old boy of Skoplje (Yugoslavia*, broke into a tobacconist's shop, emptied the till and then, seeing customers approaching, served them with cigarettes. Some of the customers were surprised to see so small an 'assistant", especially as he did not seem to
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    RIVAL LABOUR CAMPS
    148 11 Prepare Drives After "Peace" Failure Washington AMERICA'S rival labour movements, the American Federation of Labour and the more recently formed Committee of Industrial Organisation, are preparing drives to win members to their respective causes. This follows the breakdown of "Peace" Conference designed to give the nation a
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    62 11 Isham. Northants. The Isham Football Club is to close down because the members do not attend bible classes. Twenty-five-year-old Miss Jessie DunKley, who founded the club two years ago, meant it to be for lads who attended her Bible class, but she finds that interest In football is increasing while
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    BLACKOUT TESTS
    201 12 Two hundred square miles of the Thames estuary area were plui'.^ed into darkness when a series of mimic air raids were carried out to test passive defence operations. During the raids. Admiral Sir E. R. (J. R. Evans, Commander-in-Chief, the Nore, moved from point to point examining the
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE Sports Supplement
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      14 1 MORNING TRIBUNE Sports Supplement Vo 31. February 5, 1938. EDITED BY HERMES Every Saturday.
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      CORINTHIANS' GRAND SOCCER
      1296 1 SOME LESSONS LOCAL PLAYERS SHOULD LEARN STANDARD OF PLAY SHOULD BE BETTER FOR IT hot since the occasion some months ago when the China Olympic soccer men N iridted Singapore have local fans been given so attractive a display as has «ppti nrovided by the Islington Corinthians.
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      Cricket On The Way In Penang
      822 1 Cricket On The Way In Penang Soccer Dinner THE Singapore Amateur Football Association is holding a dinner m honour of the Islington Corinthians at Robinson's Cafe on Monday at 8 p.m. HOPPER" BACK IN SINGAPORE (From Our Penang Office) (By 'Twelfth Man") PROSPECTS for the cricket season m Penang this
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        40 1 ELSEWHERE In To-day's Supplement Page l.tnglin notes 2 Sttotu notes 2 Olympic games 3 Sutcliffe for M.C.C.? 3 Pictures 4 and 5 Home rugby 6 Cotton's golf hopes 6 Pmk notes 7 v tennis rankings 7 r «rf topics 8
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      SILLY SEASON BRINGS FUN AT THE CAMPS
      1316 2 SILLY SEASON BRINGS FUN AT THE CAMPS Rugger At Tanglin; Seleiar Men Look Forward To Soccer SPORI a< Tanglin durum the patti week was passing through the dethai marks the change over from ■by and hockey to football and encThe principal rugger and hockey matches have been played, the interest
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      EUROPEAN TITLES
      50 2 22 Nations In Athletic Meet TWENTY-TWO nations have decided to id athletic teams to the Championships of Europe m Paris next September. Those who have accepted invitations. besides France, are: German Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark Finland. Great Britain, On Italy, Latvia. Luxembourg. Norland. Poland. Roumania, Swec zerland, Czecho. lorakic
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      Plan To Double The Boat Race
      214 2 Plan To Double The Boat Race THE plan of running two eights In preparation for the Boat Race, adopten by both Universities this year, evidently has proved its worth. Obviously it i< better to have a complete ran-, men of various weights and capacities ready for any emergency than merely
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      EXHIBITION TOUR
      213 2 Vines And Perry To Play 80 Matches IN the United States, the world 1 leading professional tennis pi; H. Ellsworth Vines and F. J. Perry on an exhibition tour during which they will play some 75 or 80 matches. While they were m Los Angeles, were asked to
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      MENTAL HAZARD
      119 2 Cow On Course Causes A MENTAL hazard m the shape oi mad cow made matters extri lively for golfers on the Kingston I Course, Sydney. The animal had to be shot b> owner, but not before golfers had many exciting and unpleasant momen The cow broke on to
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        51 2 A you've dot a GRIP I like an I INDIA TYRE 1 >^ tjfiT INDIA J y re$ like tne bulldog, L y^ y' have a tenacious Grip. They take hold of the road and never let go." Don't take X riiks— fit INDIA* to your car. SIME, DARBY 8c
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      DOUBTS ABOUT OLYMPIC GAMES
      224 3 Will They fake Place In Tokyo? SOME STRAWS IN THE WIND question now being asked on all A sides, and causing not a little concern m the athletic world is whether the next Olympic Games will be held at Tokyo m the summer of 1940 as
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      EMPEROR OF POT
      195 3 Joe Davis Given A New Nickname A NEWSPAPER cartoonist has aptly christened Joe Davis "The Emperor Pot Considering his snooker record, Joe's right to the title would seem to be uestioned. In the last 22 years there been 108 century breaks at snookr and more than half
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      FRENCH TENNIS
      101 3 Confident Of Beating Sweden 4 hough Jean Borotra will not be Km» ?,f c Rt ranee cx P ects to retain the si"d, hfYh? cn H S ii Clip When she meets acn m the challenge round. V2 ted vt u that Borotra. m any t h X,
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      Bromwich Now A Great Tennis Player
      230 3 Bromwich Now A Great Tennis Player YOUNG JOHN BROMWICH can now be .definitely regarded as one of the great nlayers of the day." said Gottfried Cramm, the German player, m a broadcast at Sydney, New South Wales, m which Cramm, his compatriot. H. Henkel, and the Americans, J. D. Budge
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      OPEN TENNIS
      107 3 One Tourney Annually In U. S. THE annual meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis Association m Florida declined to approve a motion asking the International Lawn Tennis Federation specifically to empower national associations to conduct at least one tournament every year to be open to both amateurs
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      SWIMMING RECORD
      101 3 Danish Girl Improves On Own Figures MISS Ragnhild Hveger, the 17-year-old Danish swimmer, who a few months ago broke the world record for 150 metres back-stroke and the British 440 yards free style record m London, has once more improved on her own world record figures for the
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      French Champion To Teach Foils
      78 3 French Champion To Teach Foils FE French champion master-at-arms. Andre Gardore, who is also wellknown m English fencing circles, is to co to Hungary, with the permission of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, to study Hungarian methods of training with the sabre. He will teach the French methods at foils.
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      72 Holes Trial For Walker Cup ?
      219 3 72 Holes Trial For Walker Cup l EADING professionals have declared themselves m supDort of a siwestton that the Walker Cup golf trial should be over 72 holes. The trial is to be held on May 5 and 6 to choose Great Britain's team of amateur golfers to meet America
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      SALESMAN FIRST
      113 3 German Motorcycle Star Gives Up Racing ERNST Henne. the German motorcyclist, who recently set up the fastest time ever recorded on a motorcycle with 173.67 m.n.h. and who is the holder of 19 world's records, has decided to give up racing. Henne wants to devote himself entirely to
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      WHAT A BET!
      94 3 To Pull Friend 45 Miles THOMAS Lamond, a carpenter of Vic--1 toria. Australia, who weighs lift stone, has bet Charles Canine £25 that he can pull him a distance of 45 miles, from Wodonga to Wangaratta, m ten hours m a sulky— a light two-wheeled one-horse vehicle
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      Royal Albert Yacht Club
      55 3 THE Royal Albert Yacht Club are selling their clubhouse and ground at Southsea. At the annual meeting the committee reported that less expensive building would have to be found. For the present, the headquarters of the club will be the boathouse. Later the Royal Naval Club
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      Ball In Bull's Mouth
      65 3 An unusual type of hole m one was seen on the Royal Port Alfred golf course. Kowie West. Capetown. A ball driven from the first tee by Jack Ellmore of Grahamstown disappeared into the mouth of an ox which was grazing with others of a herd
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      Sutcliffe For England This Year?
      199 3 Sutcliffe For England This Year? IDEAL PARTNER TO HUTTON HUTTON, of Yorkshire, looks a certainty as one of England's opening batsmen m the Tests this year, but who will be his partner? C. J. Barnett did well m the last Australian tour but was disappointing against the New Zealanders. Who
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      TABLE TENNIS
      163 3 Big Entry For World Titles TWENTY years ago a popular parlour game, played mostly by children, was ping-pong. To-day. Table Tennis must be considered a major sport. There are 4.000 clubs m the English Table Tennis Association and players 1 number more than 70,000. The first International Championships,
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      MOTOR RECORD
      81 3 Aim To Cover 26,000 Miles In 31 Days pAPTAIN A G. Morris and Mr. J. E. IMxon-Flint. using a Eritish car of medium price and power, will attempt m April to set up a world endurance record by driving continuously m Great Britain a distance of 26.000 miles
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      34 3 E W. Clark, the former. England and Northamptonshire fast left-arm bowler, has been engaged as professional by Darlington, who play m the North Yorkshire* and South Durham League They had to professional last season.
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      Services Ho To Sing
      170 4 Quite the finest of the matches which the Islington Corinthian soccer tourists have played m Singapore was that aVainst the Combined Services on Tuesday evening, when they won by a single goal. The tourists' team is seen aoo\e. The picture on the left shows G. D.
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      d Tourists e Goal
      175 5 ires' centre forward, makes a flying dive to his head. IJtotj to seven m the match at Anson Road Stadium last Saturday. The South Ml suprrioi b»h...<1 1 r m run, bul wj-rr wrll l lif W i« Jh.; '"> m the South side was perhaps
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      INTERNATIONAL RUGBY OPENS
      796 6 Welsh Win At Cardiff Deserved MANY NEW CAPS FOR SCOTLAND FE first Rugby International of the season at Cardiff proved that both the English and Welsh selectors had chosen well. The fame, played m a boisterous wind that converted the ball into something of a will'o-the-wisp. resulted
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      OLD MAN KELLY THINKS DON BRADMAN A FOURTH
      389 6 OLD MAN KELLY THINKS DON BR ADMAN A FOURTH DON BRADMAN, by .scoring 44 for South Australia m a Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at Sydney has broken yet another record. He thereby carried his aggregate number of runs m first-class cricket to 17,505 and became the highest
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      CHANCES AT LORD'S
      144 6 New Nurseries For The Youngsters THE M.C.C. are making several alteration at Lord's at a total cost of £8.000. thinking no doubt, of the heavy season which lies ahead. The changes are. for the most part. m the Nursery. The old covered net practice arbours, running along
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      WHAT IS A PRO?
      129 6 Golfers Exercised Over Definition A PROPOSED definition of the golf professional is expected to arouse lengthy discussion at the annual meeting of the Ladies' Golf Union m London. This is the definition: "A golf professional is one who carries clubs for hire or receives any consideration,
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      LIGHTWEIGHTS ONLY
      89 6 Novel Rugby Rule In N.Z. School IT is an innovation m Rugby football for the weight of players to be limited to eight stone seven pounds. Thifl novel practice is adopted by Vermont School, m Auckland. New Zealand. The players are weighed m before each mateh just like
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      BILLIARDS TRAGEDY
      57 6 Player's Collapse At The Table BILLY SMITH, one of the best known billiards players m Scotland, collapsed while taking part m the Scottish professional billiards championship m Glasgow and died later m Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He was 67. He advanced to the table and. stooping to play his
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      Cotton To Win "Open" Again?
      383 6 AMBITION OF GOLF STAR NO. I HENRY COTTON, British Open Golf Champion, has set himself the obiective of making a fortune out of the came He is quite candid about it. it is his living, he declares and financial success is an aim as justifiable
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      "S'NANDREW'S"
      170 6 New Courses To Be Built TWO new golf courses will probably be--1 constructed at St. Andrews at aCO of £5.000. thp A suerestion to this effect rec unanimous approval of residents 01 Andrews at a public meeting m the i Hall. thP Three prominent members oi Royal and Ancient
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      Perak Men Preparing For Soccer
      433 7 UOR I CLUBS IN THE LEAGUES! 4 ak at the moment. that before long the ;r [ul l swing m all parts rjiuba and teams m Perak X taking stock of the talent hip for the coming season. Mary the 1937-38 season ,cUM>tand. with the
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      21 Putts In Round Of 18 Holes!
      35 7 .s Southdown Club's ■SK.roham -by-Sea, with ';;'l»w member of the f) HF B Cumberlece E i iU 1 1;:;, < m li »hed a remark- tj'tal of only 21
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      HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS OF BRITAIN MAY GO TO BRIGHTON
      263 7 HARD COUR T CHAMPIONSHIPS OF BRITAIN MAY GO TO BRIGHTON THE hard court championships of Great Britain have for eleven years been held at Bournemouth. Brighton Corporation now has a new lawn tennis arena at Withdean i Brighton i. The cost of building was £50.000. The Sussex county authorities have
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      14 CLUBS RULE
      150 7 American Decision Is Sound THE "Fourteen Club" rule which was introduced by the United States Golf Association and became law on Jan. 1. is a sound rule m the opinion of I\'r. George R. Jacobus. President of the Professional Golfers' Association. The carrying of only fourteen clubs,
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      WRESTLER BANNED
      127 7 Too Many Of Them In South Africa HANK Oswald, the Wfll-known At rentier, who has annealed In many imnortnnt contests nil o" <i r the country hns been info-med by the imm(*rfttlon authoritta that bis permil •< remain m Bouth Africa will not be tp?->drr-■^his devplonment is nrobably
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      Budge Heads U S. Rankings
      286 7 Budge Heads U S. Rankings OFFICIAL LIST IS ISSUED JJONALD BUDGE and Alice Marble ai v at tho head of the official American singles ranking lists. Issued alter the annual meeting of The United States Lawn Trnms Association at Miami. Florida Here are the first fifteen m each list iMen
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      French Training Natives For Athletics
      57 7 French Training Natives For Athletics rpHE French Olympic Association, In its search for athletic talent among the negro race, has set up a huge camp near Dakar. Reports of progress made by the natives are very encouraging The natives selected spend five months m the camp. None of them, when
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        85 7 HERE IS PROOF OF OUR PREVIOUS CLAIMS. The following paragraph appears m the January issue of "Wine and Spirit." At the mini WINE COMPETITION hefd a London during November, 1937, the KWV Paarl. received the highest award for the.r I XPOBT BKANDY. UMOMLY first prlM nf this section We learn
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      TURF INCIDENT
      170 8 'Barracked' Jockey Hits Spectator M >NSIDERABLE excitement was causec v> at race meeting at Gawler 'S Australia), when H. Hasiian, a proiii nent lockey, dismounted and .struck i |.< <tator witn his whip alter bfln| barracked by th? crowd. The odds-on fay. urite which Ba: tiai was riding
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      HOME SOCCER
      215 8 T -J ANOTHER Scot hiu taken hk; SouthA em ticket He Ifl James Connor, former Albion Rovers player who was signed by Scott Duncan for Ipswich Town. Connor was on a free transfer. He is an inside forward, and a brother of Johnny Connor, former Celtic. Airdrie. „n«
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      A LITTLE LITTLE
      96 8 bothy Not To Play This Year MRS D.L LITTLE, known to the world M, Dorothy Hound, winner of the Women's Blngles Lawn tenjiifl champlon hip a1 Wimbledon last summer, will not defend her title this "ear. She is expect mm 1 to become a mother m July
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      26 8 M; Bonjt Henie, the Norwegian iceter and film tar. was decorated by the Norwegian Minister, Moreen Btierne, with the era of Knight of St. Olav hington.
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      PLENTY OF THRILLS AT IPOH TO-DAY
      1055 8 PLENTY OF THRILLS AT IPOH TO-DAY TONTHARY to expectations the course t had dried up wonderfully fast for last Saturday's races at Ipoh. after the drenching it had received prior to the m The going was good, but not good enough for any records to be lowered, though the times
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      BUDGE AS PRO?
      107 8 New Offer By Tilden's Manager BILL O'BRIEN, who promoted Bill Tilden's first professional lawn tennis tour has announced trom New York that he has cabled Donald Budge, the Wimbeldon champion, an offer of $75,000 lars (about £15.000* for a four months' tour starting m January. 1939. A
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      SOCIAL RECREATION
      127 8 Why Dictators Never THE Bishop of Galway, the Most Rev. Doctor Browne, replying to a toast at a golf club dinner, said: "One of the best ways I know to keep the body fit and sane mentally is to play golf. It is a game that brings you
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      WIGHTMAN CUP
      73 8 Miss Harvey As Skipper For England IT is probable that either 111 Harvey or Mrs. T. M Mavi will captain Great Britain's Wu-.htman Cup team this year. Both are internationals with perience of playing m first-el nis. Miss Harvey has played In Wightman Cup matches. Mrs. Mavrogordato was
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      WAR EXERCISE
      246 13 mv boys are providing an "identity" problem for Eton College, where new terra ha* Parted. Tne >' are the 14-year-old twin sons of the Earl ul Melville, who look almost exactly alike. Photo shows the twin 1 rd Leven— l '>rd Balgonie and the Hon. G. Leslie-Melville— beins
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        39 13 m JRene ULLMANNJ iis displaying! TlfE LATEST PATTERNS OF I IMM MARKET) BRITISH I I bILVERVt/ARE I 9WKKT U^HfLd 17;,*". c JEW jILL*R\ I WATCHES I TIUB KLKT IS 1O CO.> AND SH RENE ULLMANN I Raffles PUce, SINGAPORE.
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      FASHIONS
      1529 14 The Amazing Things which are Done to Hats these days-Heights which Touch the Skies Bright looking Turbans Bonnet Styles TO much la being said about the newha V styles and the fUTOI on a excitement that Ist* 1 "Tat the well-dressed women of to-day that I w.iMrv towrite something
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      FILM FASHIONS
      357 15 The moment short sleeves made appearance m sheer wools and crepes the demand for bracelets was on. Charm bracelets, such as Bette Davis' white gold one with its few diamond dangles and Jeanne Maddens slim hoop with a miniature outline of the map of every state she has
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      FILM NEWS
      144 15 Charlie Naughton's make-up for the concert .sequence m "Alls Button Afloat" so completely diaguised the famous Naughton features that evon his dresser failed to recognise him. In two hours yesterday the Gainsborough make-up department had Bud Flanagan and Jimmy Nervo transformed from swarthy marines int>» loud ladies for
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        190 15 NEW BOOK Concerning Malaya In Poetry (By Francis P. Ng) "F.M.S.R." Poem An interesting book of poems about Singapore and Malay biaies. Many pieces contain local allusions and place names. Anybody who has interest m poetical woiks will no doubt find a specimen m this. Price $1.50 Postage Extra Phone
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        419 16 sS^J^Mz* r-: rr "10 ir^^HL BY P&Oand BRITISH IMDIA.LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) V^ RAWALPINDI 17,000 Mar. 25 KAISAR I HIND 11.500 Feb. 11 CORFU 15,000 Apr. 8 1 y o 1938 t THITRAI 15 000 Feb 11 BANGALORE 6.000 Mar 31 t r'AWTHAHF I tOOO Fpb 25 NALDhKA 16,000 Apr.
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        442 16 S >A to FRENCH PORTS X DALNY For Marseilles, Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk Feb 9 I CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, N antes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux Mar 4 J DESIRADE For Marseilles, Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk Mar. 6 1 CAP ST JACQUES For Marseiles Nantes. St. Nazaire Bordeaux Apr I OUTWARDS. I CAP
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      DEATH OF DR. D. MORGAN
      589 17 Former Medical Officer Of Cunard Co. A NAME which will always be associated with many of the developments which took place m the medical side of the Cunard Steam Ship Co.. up to 1926, is that of Dr. David Morgan, who r tired from the
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      31 17 'I he Lloyd Triestlno Uner rlctorti li due at Singapore from Europe at 8 Sunday and will probably sail I same day at l> pjn for Manila, Hon kon| ami Shanghai.
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        304 17 iirirxs piiilp line. (Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS Due Sails. MANGOLA In port To-day I MERKUR Mar. 1 Mar. 4 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the following rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel.
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        128 17 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. FUSHIMI MARU Feb. 17 s.s. "HAKOZAKI MARU" Mar. 3 s.s. SUWA MARU Mar. 17 Rates to Ist Class 2nd class Naples $574 $621 $634 $381
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        298 17 [postal intelligence TO-DAY t^p PER DATE AND TIME Aik Soon Feb. 5 9 a.m. mg n Pulau Kidjang „5 9 a.m. pina 8 Tohiti 511 a.m. North South I and West! Shirala 5 2 p.m. Shirala „5 2 p.m. Toba „5 3 p.m. Sambafl and Singkawang Tobelo „5 3 p.m.
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        344 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Rajula 22 1 1 Benvenue 18 2 3 Menestheus 9 2 3 Silverwillow 30 2 3 Shirala 32 2 3 Hoegh TransporterSilverash 34 2 3 Adrastus 36 2 3 Klang 47 4 3
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      RUBBER MARKET PESSIMISM
      576 18 VALUES DECLINE MORE Singapore Brokers P Reviews Singapore, Friday. rpHE following are reports of local J. brokers on the rubber market fo* the week ending Feb. 4. S'tanton Nelson Co., Ltd: During the week the local market has been closed on two days, and the situation has
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      LOCAL FIRM BANKRUPT
      388 18 Receiving Order Against EM. Abdullah Co. Singapore Friday. A RECEIVING order was made against E. M. Abdullah and Co. by the Chief Justice. Mr. Ju.stice P. A. McElwaine, m the High Court to-day on the application of Mr. A. L. Barrett, on behalf of the petitioning creditors.
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      BY DESIGN
      116 18 U. S. Vice-President Talks Through His Hat! Washington. D.C. A GUEST attending the Jefferson Day dinner at a large hotel here at which President Roosevelt was the guest of honour, picked up a hat as he was leaving, but found it did not belong to him. The hat
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      JOHORE TEACHER GRANTED DECREE NISI
      443 18 JOHORE TEACHER GRANTED DECREE NISI First Divorce Action Under New riiflftttiPVlt (From Our Oxen Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 3. rE first petition for divorce instituted m the States of Johore since the enactment came into force on June 1, 1937 was heard m the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice J.
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      Woman Poisoned
      44 18 Singapore, ii A Chinese woman was remov< ambulance to the General Hosp' a house in Syed Alwi Road earO morning. She was alleged to be ing from lysol poisoning, and n< tion is reported to be critical admitted, she wsus still unconscious
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      CREEK MURDER: ASSIZE HEARING
      686 19 STORY OF A QUARREL Dead Girl) Sister I Gives Evidence Singapore, Friday. HOW he intervened m a quarrel between the accused, the dead riri and her father one night m March fH part of the evidence of Lota Siew Peck. I clerk at the Naval Base
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      "PERFECTLY RECKLESS BANKRUPT"
      396 19 Chief Justice Rebukes Hospital Dresser Singapore. Friday. "YOU are a perfectly reckless bank--1 rupt. Had you observed Government regulations instead of breaking them, you would never have let yourcelf into this trouble, partly by guaranteeing for over $800 when you knew very well that you were not
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      £500 Statuette Of Rhodes Stolen
      143 19 £500 Statuette Of Rhodes Stolen Cape Town. A full-length bronze statuette of Cecil Rhodes, valued at £500. has been stolen from the home of Mrs. H Ansaldi at Cape Town. The statuette was m a prominent position m the lounge of Mrs. Ansaldi \s house. It was the only article
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      NURSES NEEDED
      116 19 Shortage In South Africa ipe Town NURSES going to South Africa from England or other Englishspeaking countries will not tx seriou -iv handicapprd if they have no knowledge of Afrikaans, according to a ruling by the administrator of the new Groote Schuur hospital here. Matrons and .si.stir-tutors, however*
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        144 19 t I AcimviMms W G carried over 70,000 passenger. Flew over 6,000,000 miles and carried over 7,000,000 ton miles of traffic commissioned the biggest fleet of commercial flying-boats m the world made ten crossings of the North Atlantic Ocean m accordance with a pre-arranged timetable brought into operation the All-Air
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      TOWN'S HEALTH
      180 20 Statement Of Singapore Municipality THE Singapore Municipal rvaith statement for the w»»ek ended Jan. 29 shows that there were 188 deaths, compared, with 247 m the previous week and with 182 m toe corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were:— Beri-beri 13; phthisis 22;
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      Z. H. J. Penang
      55 20 25.4 metres (11.810 kcs.) 6.20 p.m. Opening announcement. News In English. News m French. Folk songs and music. News m Japanese. News m Italian. 2 RO, Rome (Wavelength 49.3 metres) 7.00 p.m. Bfcna) and Programme. 7.05 p.m. Indian Music. 800 p.m. Malay Music. 8.55 p.m. News
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      CHARGES AGAINST A BOXER
      266 20 Case Again Postponed To Monday Singapore, Friday. FAT it cost him more than $300 a month to live m Singapore, that he proposed to leave m the near future. and that he was willing to stay here for another four years if his expenses were met,
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      Harbour Tragedy
      35 20 Singapore, Fnda\ A 54-year-old Chinese coolie named Goh Chek Lee was fatally Injured he fell m a coal hole on board tin Oscar when the vessel wa.s lying m the Singapore Harbour yesterday.
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        184 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Feb 4. 5 pm Total lot Close financial Company Dividend To Date Ex. Div. TIN" Payable Austral Malay 9d. 3d. Bonus Burma Malay 6 Special Bonus Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Fet K. Kamuntinß 3d. Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 12 K. Lumpur Tin
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        557 20 lON THE RADIO j BRITISH EMPIRE PROGRAMME Transmission 2:— 6.05 p.m.— 9.15 pm. (iS.I 13.5)3 metres (2153 mes); (.SII 13.97 metres (21.47 mes); GSO 16.M metres (17.79 mes) and O5>U 19.7€ metres (15.18 mes). Transmission 3.— 9.15 pjn.— <*2o a.m. GSII 13.W7 metres (21.47 mes); (,SG 16.86 metres (17.79 mes)
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        492 20 U. S. A. SHORTWAVE PROGRAMMES The following arc the principal American short-wave transmissions. The numbers immediately after the call-letters refer to kilocycles, and the second number set to metres. 620 p.m.— West: m Songs— Cincinnati, WBXAL 6.060 49.5. 7.05 p.m.— Musical Clock— Pittsburgh, WBXK 21.540 13-9. 850 p.m.— Jack Shannon,
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        219 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres 12 45 pm. Light Orchestral Concert nlaved by R Hungarian Band, direced by C. Re'ler. Relayed from the Adclphi Hotel. 2.00 p.m. lnterval. 6.00 p.m. Chinese Music. Cantonese Gramophone Records Drama: "Fah Lok Kin Fah Sum Sung by Pak
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      ANTI-PIRACY IN MEDITERRANEAN
      274 21 I \GLO-FRENCH ACTION War On Submarines To Be Waged Paris, Feb. 3. mil French Government to-night pressed readiness to ffive irr m V unships on patrol lC h e Mediterranean to attack i if nossible destroy all sub- 'fcund submersed outside Spanish territorial waters. This affects the
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      GERMAN CRISIS
      174 21 Hitler Considering Next Move 4 SOLUTION to the crisis caused by of Field Marshal von now bcincr considered by Hitler, whose decision is expected 'umced m the next few days. official quarters express com- the nature of the Hitler is likely to make. It If Ible that Hitler
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      WALL STREET
      226 21 More Business Unrest New York ,Feb. 3. OX Wall Street to-day many stocks crashed through the lowest levels since 1935, with losses to five or more points. Selling m virtually ail groups was started by the sharp break m the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Brokers attributed the
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      CHOOSING A CAREER
      509 21 Mere Liking Or Interest Inadequate Allahabad. DR. Charles Myers, Director of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology, London, delivered an interesting address on "Ihe choice of a suitable career m the Vizianagram Hall, Allahabad University, with Pandit Iqbal Narain Gurtu, Vice-Chancellor, m the chair. Dr. Myers said
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      MAGIC CIRCLE ENTERTAINS
      234 21 House- Warming Parly At New Home CIRCLE HOUSE, at 36 Paterson Road. v» new home <>i the Malayan Magic Circle, was the venue of a very enjoyable function last night when a housewarming ceremony was held. About 180 members and friends were present The bungalow was gaily
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      LONDON TREATY
      115 21 Britain To Denounce 35,000Ton Clause? London. Feb. 4. IN the House of Commons on Feb. 9, Mr. Duff Cooper will be asked whether it is proposed that the London Naval Treaty shall be denounced insofar, as the 35,000-tons limit for battleships is concerned; Also what information he possesses
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      FRENCH NAVY
      69 21 Paris, Feb. 3. IMMEDIATE beginning of two 35,000 J. tons battleships m addition to the 1938 construction programme is requested m a report of the Navy Commission to the Chamber. The report says this will be m reply to the two similar battleships beiiitf built m Italy France
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      OBSOLETE CANDLESTICKS
      59 21 Aldorshot. More than 4,000 pottery and enamel randlesticka have been return id to stores here from married quarters and officers' I m;o of ;m announcement by the military authorities that they are now obsolete \!J Aldorshot military buildings are now enuipped with electric light, and only about six
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      ISLINGTOMANS SCORE SIX GOALS
      369 22 ISLING TOMANS SCORE SIX GOALS MALACCA WELL TROUNCED Gruelling Experience For Goalkeeper I 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Friday. |N a colourless came of soccer the I Islingtonians beat Malacca fr-0 m their second encounter to-day at the Kubu plain. The game was one lone stretch of attacking by the
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      Tanglin Hockey
      26 22 In a hockey match at Tanglin yesterday, the R.A.M.C. and clerical Union drew I—l. Coleman scored for the Corps and Ess for the Union.
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      Baseball Accident
      31 22 A Chinese base-ball player was taken to the General Hospital by ambulance yesterday afternoon, with an abrasion over his right eye, sustained while playling at Bandar Road this afternoon.
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      Fan To Fight Baer On March 11
      46 22 Fan To Fight Baer On March 11 I New York, Feb. 4. rr-OMMY FARR has agreed to fight I Max Baer m New York on Mar. II over 15 rounds. The promoter promised that the winner will later meet the winner of the Schmeling-Louis contest.— Reuter.
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      THREE TECHNICAL KNOCKOUTS IN LAST NIGHTS BOXING
      350 22 Pad Bantam Champnm Outpointed By Tiger Dollah In Mam Event r O i-«rwrWT3Ss !S^r.fVeraK.an rt T ie erD«na h 8.12.., the Singapore Mala>. provru disappointing. Dollah. though h« used his suitor "%P£SStt-+ and aggressive scoring potato freely from the initial round The first
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      WOMEN'S HOCKEY
      79 22 Singapore vs. Selangor At S.C.C. To-day THE following are the teams for to-day's hockey match at the S.C.C. SINGAPORE SELANGOR Mrs E Frugtneit Miss W Talalla Mrs. Joy Miss M. Frank Mrs Pennefather Miss E Frank Miss Bliss Mrs. Van Geyzel Miss W. Lewis Miss Z. Grenier Miss
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      "RECS" ROUT THE Y.M.CA.
      682 22 Five Goals In Padanp t Hockey Match FTER a goalless first half, an SRc eleven staged a grand rally m the second session to score five goals without reply against the V.M.C.A. first team on the padang last evening. The V.M.C.A. played good hockey m I
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      FINAL DAY OF PERAK RACES
      1525 23 fVI.STSATIPOH [cceptors' Prospects ißv "Marcus SupCTbus") far a „f nine races has been proA Za for the third and last day I SJC Turf Cub meeting a. '^/^^Tents for the day live been well supported. rhoth^es should provide close and interesting finishes. Therr w« ci
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      SELECTIONS BY "MARCUS SUPERBUS"
      41 23 Race I.— NEWBRIDGE Dangerous Lover 2.— QUISSANA Lady Luck 3.— TOURNIQUET Gold Bell 4.— THADDEUS Don Carlos S.— EASTER PARADE Stella's Pet 6.— VANDAL Miltondale 7.— RESTRICTION Meadowman B.— PROHIBITION Celestial 9— BLUE AND WHITE Ton roe
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      SELECTIONS BY
      48 23 V A 0,1/ RACE I.— CLIFTON LAD Staybrite 2.— LADY LUCK Quissana 3.— GOLD BELL See You Later 4.— FLAG AND BANNER Market Boy S.— EASTER PARADE Stella's Pet 6.— MOUNTAIN STREAM Singing Bird 7.— MEADOWMAN Sunshine Sue B.— CELESTIAL Lordlogy 9.— NUMERO TREIZE Zen tree
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      DAVIS CUP
      85 23 Result Of First Round Draw Washington, Feb. 4. THE following is the draw for the first round of the Davis Cup. European zone. France vs. Netherlands. Poland vs. Denmark. Ireland vs. Italy. Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia. Britain vs. Rumania. The following drew byes into the second round <top half).
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      Hockey Cancelled
      28 23 The hockey match between the Colts and the Fort Canning which was to have been played at the Finer I'ark yesterday afternoon, did not take pla
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      Overcrowding & Slum Clearance
      150 24 Overcrowding Slum Clearance NEW BILL IN BRITAIN Government To Grant Subsidies London, Feb 4. for slum clearance ThP rates for the subsidy for houses msss "TisCped that before the end of this horWes .while another 340.000 are JSEX3 for the next five years. SIBSIDY RATES Thn subsidy will be payable
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      COAL BILL
      193 24 Concessions Announced In Commons London, Feb. 4. CRITICISM of certain aspects of the v prodedure outlined m the Government's Coal Bill for security and compulsory amalgamation of collieries and colliery undertakings has engaged the attention of the President of the Board of Trade. Mr Oliver Stanley, and when
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      EGYPT'S KING AND QUEEN
      21 24 KING FAROI'K and his bride, both 17 years old. photographed after their wedding rec ently. Planet News
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      ALLEGED HOUSE TRESPASS
      447 24 Well-Known Local Broker Charged Singapore. Friday. ALLEGATIONS of how Mr. Julian Israel the well-known Singapore broker' was stated to have walked into a house occupied by his tenant shouting and shaking his fists with rage and at the same time using abusive language, were made during the
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      MACAO STARTLED
      66 24 Javanese Bombers Reporud Crash In Sea Macao, J' b < Macao was starttled this me the sound of a bomb m the eh. Sanchow island. Chinese rep that a big Japanese bomber re I the sea near Tongka, the crew swim ming ashore to Kiau island. The number
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      Penang Boxing
      48 24 <From Our Own Rej»»<> Penanp. In spite of a drizzle during thrrounds the main event oi ucontest between Nai Sawai B.j M tlinK Samy 8.2 was fought to a It was a slogging contest m wm fought almost to a standstill wai won a close decision.
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        46 24 I i% V W W^ ABOVE, two pictures m yesterday's i CIVIL NAVAI Avn* *r« JL fl hockey match m which the S.R.C. «AVAU AND MIT.ITART TATLOR hST> OI7TFITTFK -wun No 8 The Arcade. Blngapore 1 beat the V.M.C.A. by s—o. (Tribune). L 7HC THI TAII/IH
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