Morning Tribune, 9 February 1938

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  • 13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 3.-No. 8. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, February 9, 1938 FIVE CENTS.
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  • 93 1 QUESTION IN THE COMMONS CAN SINGAPORE BASE HOLD THREE? -SUFFICIENT FOR LIKELY DEMANDS" London, Feb. 8. TAN the Singapore Naval Base 1 accommodate three 50,000-ton tleshipsat the same time?" was speculative question put by Mr. T. Gome to-day at question time in the Commons. Mr. Shakespeare, replying,
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  • 75 1 13 Killed In Practice Flight In Russia TTT Moscow, Feb. 8. THIRTEEN are dead of the 19 memof the crew of the dirigible .uch crashed in a practice flight the Kandalaksha district of Murmansk province. hree were injured and three escaped I crewof the dirigible had petithe Government
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  • 42 1 JAPANESE PLANES MACHINE-GUN TEXAS OIL COMPANY JUNKS T ,v, Hongkong, Feb. 8. :aa On Company has received l attof that a fleet o; fed by the company and Ine was machine-gun-sj planes off Pakki near Saturday. n:an was killed but resulted Reuter
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  • 44 1 -don. Feb. 8. Itionoi the new Paannounced will be fcund 1 members— one lepal expert, one with icnce, and the I nence of boundary erveon the romm;. *nt. It i. hoped 'n will be in a position ding work in Pales- eeks.. Reuter
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  • 109 1 Kidnapped Or Murdered In Bucharest Paris. Feb. 8. M. THEODORE BUTENCO. the Soviet Charge d'affaires In Bucharest, has mysteriously disappeared from his home and the legation and it is believed he is kidnapped or perhaps even murdered. He motored home from the legation on Sunday evening
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  • 32 1 Pans. Feb. 8 understood that the German Ambassador has informed M. Delbos that the recent reforms in Germany implied no chance in Germany's foreign Dolicy.— Reuter
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  • 107 1 Father Of Duchess Of Kent Athens, Feb. 8. THE death occurred in Athens this morning of Prince Nicholas, father of the Duchess of Kent, to whom deep sympathy in her bereavement is extended in the newspapers. Prince Nicholas, who was in his 66th year, was the
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  • 46 1 Paris, Feb. 8. The French note to Japan on naval construction has been published. It is similar with but not identical to the Anglo-American notes The chief difference is that it contains no fixed date by which the reply is requested.— Reuter
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  • 325 1 CLOSER ANGLO-ITALIAN CO -OPERATION Joint Action In The Mediterranean Welcomed London, Feb. 8. THE stern warning, which has been given to the Salamanca authorities that Britain will take retaliatory measures without further notice if there are any more attacks on British shipping in the Mediterranean, has been warmly welcomed by
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  • 113 1 Japanese Advance On Drive South Shanghai, Feb. 9. ANEW threat to the Lunghai railway, and indirectly to Hankow, developed when the Japanese ended a three-month deadlock with the southward drive along the Peking-Hankow railway from Changteh in North Hopei, and advanced to Nanlo, 15 miles distant
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  • 34 1 Nicosia. Cyprus, Feb. 8. PLOUSTON crashed when landing here this morning owing to a burst tyre Nobody was hurt and the airmen propose returning to England by boat on Feb. 10. Reuter
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  • 107 1 Hankow, Feb. 8 Eight Japanese planes bombed Hankow aerodrome to-day, also Hanyang, from where a tremendous explosion was heard from the direction of the iron works. Tlje raiders flew in 3-3-2 formation Anti-aircraft batteries peppered the bright sunny sky. The firing was the heaviest yet heard here,
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    • 33 1 T^ON OTHER PAGES ivil Service Salaries J N>K ri Labour Furopean Victimised? 2 (reek Murder Defence Story Demonstrators Convicted i» i (orinthians Trounce 4 Johore S pore Race Entries 23 mr j 4«
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    • 41 1 Afo MIX IT YOI KM II I V^w a CU P^ U or a quart m si vj> as needed no waste JllflN Delicious for Drinking I JK W HOLE MILK t i The New Improred I ifcfcl^^B^^ WC y i
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  • 643 2 QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL MONDA YS MEETING OPENING OF HIGHER POSTS THE Straits Settlements Government is to be asked to appoint a committee to «o into the question of and report as to the necessity for revision or betterment of the salary schemes of the Junior
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  • 26 2 Ceiling Collapses In Hokien Street Building I, One of the ceilings of a house in Hokien Street collapsed yesterday j morning. There were fortunately no casualties. <
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  • 403 2 ESTATES REDUCING LABOUR STAFFS Are Agitators Responsible For Present Deadlock Seremban, Tuesday. mHOUGH the labour situation at present in the Negri is not very serious, there 1 is an indication that Negri Sembilan is going to be faced with an unprecedented unemployment problem within the
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  • 268 2 Europeans, Cars, Bus, Lorry, Pedestrians! VVONNE DALGETTY. a European girl aged 2V 2 years, who was being carried by her mother, was injured last evening by being struck by a motor lorry, while her mother was crossing the road. The accident occurred at the junction of Selegie
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  • 309 2 AMAZING K.L STORY ALLEGED DRUGGED ROBBED OF S7OO (From Our Own Reporter Kuala Lumpur. Tue>.,iay A STORY of assault and robbery, unheard of in Malayan crime annals, was told by a European, who staggered into the Central Police Station last night, to make a report that he
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  • 60 2 Met At Airport By A.D.C. To Governor LT.-COL Llewellyn, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon by Imperial Airways plane from Australia He was met by the Governors A.D.C. at the Singapore Airport Col Llewellyn will speak at the ceremonial opening: of the Naval
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    • 143 2 What Is Air -Conditioning In the Tropics, it is the mechanical method of cooling, drying and cleansing the air we breathe. Why Do We Need Air-Conditioning Air-conditioning is not a passing fad— it is a vital contribution to the health and comfort of the modern home on a par with
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    • 35 2 To Radio Owners. For expert servicing of any make of radios do not fail to ring up 3893 for immediate attention. Prompt and courteous service. Charges moderate. MM KOK GEK CO. 55, Stamford Road, Singapore.
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    • 20 2 THE i»iiilii»i»im: Ceo., J^ 330. Orchard Kd L uJut ET Spells MY CLEANING A AM) DYFIV NjfiLjfl SPKCIAIJSTS. r^^ > CompetitivrJ'-
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  • 4029 3 ACCUSED WEEPS IN WITNESS BOX DURING EVIDENCE LOCAL ASSIZE HEARING IN FULL' INTIMACY WITH DEAD GIRL ADMITTED: ALIBI SET UP Singapore, Tuesday. nffllLC admitting that he had been W intimate with the d*ad girt, that ho loved her and had agreed o m rrv her, Yeo Heok
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  • 115 3 Lorry Driver Charged With Negligence Ttt V Singapore, Tuesday HE case against the driver of a lorry which was involved in a collision j£ a m t0 o r car at th Junctfon oH° ISUeet ana Stamford Poad in the sma t hours yesterday, in which
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  • 204 3 Tuesday, Feb. 1. An Marshal Joubert de la Ferte left Government House. Wednesday, Feb. 2. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House fhis morning. Mrs Ness dined at Government House. After dinner His Excellency and Ladj Thomas were present at a
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    • 47 3 SilviVrin DOES GROW HAIR n Removes Dandruff, Prevents Falling-hair J)^k and corrects disorders F^g% cf the scalp. /TR« To restore new hair■f I I growth ask ycur CheJL \w^Q mist or a High-Class Q| R store, or Hair-dresser PIRE SILVIKRIN Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS 86, Robinson Road.
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    • 120 3 I HORSE HEAD I 'p &Y\^J*f I; <4HD& I MADE IN I BURMA i i.i AHA VI I 111 100% <• HARPER. GILFIILAN CO., LTD. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Penang. ETON HIGH SCHOOL" (Junction of Selegie Rd. and Short St There are vacancies in all classe.s from 5 lm a u
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    • 65 3 La Notice For To-day Chief Justice in the 1st Re *v s f u m Ma 8istrate's Appeal kt Terlc Che"° ng G h Ah San and the f S l i! a Becke tt Terrell in J a > W L at am 8.262,37-Tan anor. vs. Leong Ngan SS°3
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    • 82 3 MUAR NAN TANG HOTEL AGENTS. Express Service 3 times daily. 1. HAI CHEW HOTEL, 35, Beach Road, Singapore. Tel: 3015 2. NAN YANG HOTEL, 41, Jalan Maharani, Muar. Tel. 156. 3 NAN CHANG HOTEL, 84, Bunga Raya, Malacca. Tel: 92. 1. Singapore to Muar, Malacca to K.L at 7.00 a.m.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 31 4 r^.i .ill I"" W IUU U J>" LIIICI O Q4 Q >J1 A British American Tob?cco 105 3 106 3 Chinese 5% Reorgs. (London Lssu«»> 50 51 +J
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    • 59 4 I London. f.;ij 0 Previous To-day Change Forward .Apr-June, Buyers 7 I IK 7 |j}« 3rd Forward <JulyS.pt Buyers 7 7 118 -6 Sellers 7 316 1 3.16 -l "> London, Feb. 8Previous To-day Change P.M.M OIL (Malaya) rntalkFeblMar.Jlpt. "7.7.8 Unchanged S^°^°^pn r aWak) M. TAPIOCA (Ist quality)
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    • 66 4 London. Feb. 8. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate* 152.62 152.90 -28 TT on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.9b 11 16 Unchanged T.T on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. 29 32 Unchanged T.T. on Hongkong (dosing selling rate) Is. 31 L6 Unchanged T.T. on Japan
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    • 18 4 y()LI> London. Feb. 8. Previous To-day Change 4 months' forv.ard 19 15 16 19 15 16
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    • 22 4 HIM standard London. Feb. 8. Previous To-day Change Spot (afternoon closing price) £18(P, £1794 —1U Forward £180 £179>0 _ii 4
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    • 145 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report i Singapore, Tuesday Mining. Tin at midday waa $88 3 a down >». There was again very little <>i Interest to report in the tin share market to-day and prices were generally inclined to ease. Business v>as transted in London Tins at 38 L> but apart
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    • 57 4 OVERSEA-CHINESE CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAI of BURGLARS by keeping you VALUABLES (jewellery or import ant documents) in SAFE BOXES in our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. 4 You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to so that SAFETY I PRIVACY, may
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    • 17 4 SOI 111 II KIT IS II INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. loss Or Profits Insurant**' Tel. 5926, 2, Fmlayson
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    • 125 4 fiftip rSAnDU C* P^.^ insurance agents SI ME DARBY Co., LTD. smi brokers^ i KWk OF < lI I A I (Incorporated in China by Special Charter). I 12. CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. I Asst. >lanauer's Office 644? m Exchange Dept. 6441 m C-\ble Address; ♦THUNGKUO" I PAID UP CAPITAL Ch.
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  • 796 5 STOCKS SHARES 55 ued By Fraser Company Singapore, Feb. 8, 5 p.m. MINING 4 6 4 9 30- 32;-nom Kumbang 50 52 6cdn0 m "24- 25Hitam 070 0 .7f> Weng 23 3 25jrin Tin l 50 j 55 a HSS 23 2 ,U: xb Burma Malay 19 2 0 Chenderiang
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  • 195 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Tuesday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat ..4 6 4 10ft Batu Selangors 150 1.55 Hongkong Tin 24]6 25 6 Hong Fatts 105 1.10 Jelebu 0.80 0.84 Kramat 11.6 12|3 Kamunting Tin 10 6 11|6 Killinghall 18 19 Katu Tin 24|- 25iKuchai Tin 1.40 1.45 Laruts 11|- 12
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  • 38 5 Miami, Feb. 7. The American Federation of Labour has decided to expel three unions, including the important Mine Workers of America, as the result of their l with the Committee of Indiustrial Organisation- Reuter
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  • 195 5 ard Co. Ltd. 30.000 Int. 30,000,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 $95 00 $105.00 nom SINGAPOU MUNICIPALITY Wk%vm' 31 8ept so 102 104 ncm 190 < red. 1947 $1,600 000 I ?no Mar 81 1 w 108 HO nom •J red. 1955 $1,000,000 Mar. 31. Sept. SO
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    • 236 5 S. R LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities avd Ccmmoditiet. Daily Foreign Market Cable ana Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE. INC. OF N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. i HONGKONG
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  • 346 6 I Money Offered J I Official Blngap THAT Mr L. P. T. Cauvix, immigration officer, hud mi stood his purpose when he in Hongkong currency pica of Loh Cheng Hoy ;h and assistant cook emplo; the D'Artagnan, when a offering an Illegal gratifii public servant was heard
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    • 411 6 ft* mhlk i S g^ r/ |Mf A cast of thousands in spectacular scenes J-i i r^ unforgettable drama with G<- :d 1 N jtfm Boyer living the i.nm.rtcii icvo story ol N If W <*■»• S\ Napoleon and Mario Walewska against 4i |L Jk, this flaming background i y
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    • 95 7 m CABARET I 1 SATURDAY EXTENSION UNTIL 2 A.M. Niffhtlv-From 9-30-12 midnight. Admission 50 cts. Tea Dances— Every Tue., Thur., Sat., and Sun. S From 6-00 8-30 p.m. No admission charge I <'iand Theatre Luna Hall Peony Dancin? Troupe un Talkl^ Twilight Hall Chan ff VVei Chunjr Magician :cKJa— Shanghai
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    • 103 7 \AT LAST IT'S HERE! j One of The Big /fits of 1938 j M.C.Ms CAY ENTEJtFAINMENT\ I ALHAMBRA j OPENING TO-DAY 3-15-6-15-9-15 j "__j I j t^rjycW A¥. for fun .TTL_ j 1^ olis team-mates do b w b«n they N. t i Extra! A SPECIAL PETE SMITH Short j
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  • 67 8 übmitted by P. T. Wong. 10. Cairnbill Circle. Stegaptr* "The Ice-Cream' Vendor I—LBdr.1 LBdr. J. W. Darl^. 11 A.A. Bde.. K.A., Chaiißi. ■•Singapore VieW-Miss Tan Hon g Neo. 45. MarshaH R.ad. Katong, Singapore. Industry'-Rev. M. A. Farren, Goodwood Park tfotel, bin*»P<»- Come I'p And See Us Sometime."
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  • 92 8 Smashes Tormentors House In Anger Rangpur (Bengal) AN elephant was walking alonu a road here one morning, When man itandlng ill his garden .shunted and made laces at it The enraged elephant rushed into the garden and the man only escaped by hiding in his house after the
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  • 432 9 Entries for this competition are invited lor the prizes to be awarded in Mar. They should be addressed to the Editor, the Morning Tribune, Anson Road, Singapore, and the envelopes should be clearly marked "Agfa Competition." SEND IN YOl K KNTKY NOW. YOUR Entries Are Invited AN
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  • 53 9 lie Knows The Koran By Heart ignidi TWELVF-ycar-oid Small PrnJaTovmti, Of Tashnia Yugoslavia > a youthful prodigy, has been made an Imam (Moslem religious leaden Amoiu: his accomplishment! bt can recite by heart not only the Koran but also tin- more important s of Arabic theoi Smijl to
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    • 36 9 For this Competition 011 b jtc/fc -Films can be used. Hoes this mean a Eiandieap? Definitely not! ila c expv r i e need photographer would have ehosen. anyhow, the reliable. ISOCHROME-film Film For the tropics!
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  • 322 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1938. PASSPORT CHARGES ANE unwelcome legacy of the Great War is that of passports, together with the multifarious regulations which govern their issue, and the granting of visas in connection therewith. There is not so much ground for complaint in the case of a
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  • 720 10 What it costs to run a THE cost of war has gone up— along with a lot of other things— since nations made their final accounting in 1918 Just how much this cost has risen is matter that causes experts to shrug and talk about what they call
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  • Article, Illustration
    106 10 Eleven people were killed when 5.00U grenades seized in the recent Cagoula-d (Hooded Men) raia>, \j I<#s t while they were being taken from a State-owned laboratory at the Paris suburb of Ville Juif to >e ||S f have the fus*s removed. The explosions were caused when a soldier dropped
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  • 114 10 Mrs F. Green, wife of Dr. Richard Green oi the Institute of Medical Researcn, Kuala Lumpur, left last Saturday by the P. O. liner Corfu for England i Mrs Green expects to be away for about a year. The following are the members of the Hospitals Board, 1938: The
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  • 360 11 CONCERN FELT IN AUSTRALIA aliatory Measures Mix Be Taken Sydney. Jan. 28. rrtlE federal Ministry is watching 1 -rave concern discussion "of the proposal that, in m ,nanese snips should carry f r;;'p;; products. Until some I;,:' announcement is made. r no pronouncement will be
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  • 78 11 The Burglar Who Said "Beg Your Pardon" Indianapolis, Indiana. MR. FLOYD KURTZ was sitting in the living room of his Mat here when somebody knocked on the door He did not answer, he explained later in a report to the police. Next he heard wood cracking, the door was
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  • 203 11 BATTLE OF WITS "Great Friend Of England Dead Santiago, Chile. A VALUABLE Anglo-Chilean naval tie has been severed by the death in Santiago of Don Miguel Lastarria, 0.8.E., at the age of 63 Senor Lastarria WBfl Secretary-Gene-ral of th»> Chilean Navy for many vears in Valparaiso, including the whole of
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  • 75 11 W Cross Posts On Austrian Highways Paris. JL" no 500 first aid posts set "> Austrian Red Cross along ays of lower Austria, according £32? n°JA e League of Re ■ties, published here. from P»pi, slBn board some 10 20 :^t?fin5 h ,f° st telling motorists f
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  • Article, Illustration
    51 11 A W-J ear-old Ah\ssiniar. (at is tht veteran of the Southern Counties Cat Shaft which is taking piaer at the Paddington Baths. London. It is extremely unusual for a cat to teach this age. Photo shows the 23-year-old Abyssinian cat in the arms oi Hi owner at the Show. Planet
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  • 30 11 *of n rho h Ve been a PPointed to A«L/; Nicholls. Mr. P. j. 3 nn'ii s Wrintendent of 5 and Mr. G. W Jarksnn Superintendent of Pohd S s
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  • 364 11 PRAISED BY POLITICIANS 'Most Efficient Institution Ever Fashioned 1 Sydney, Jan. 28. THE British Parliamentary system o: government was praised bv Empin Parliamentary Association delegates representing every Parliament in the British Empire at a dinner tendered U them by the Chamber of Manufacturer: of New South Wales
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    • 61 11 1 J^JiL^i? l»ty with IsANATOGEnJ 1 SPCCIALIZING: Ocular Muscle anomalies. Crossed eyes. Complicated *OW- i casrs of defective V firitß. Glasses if >^' needed. R. A. THOMPSON, D.O^. Dr. of Ocular Science) 4 de- I'hone 3002. Consultation without co*t cr obligation. P H *VN K i933 i A > GOODWOOD
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  • 339 12 THE PRINCE AND THE BEAR LONDON HOSPITAL DRAMA Prince Edward, son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, tightly clasping his te tidy-bear as he was taken into his parents' home at 3, Belgrave Square on his return to London from Sandringham where he has been staying with the King
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    • 44 13 YOU WILL FIND THE LARGEST SELECTIONS IN DIAMOND RINGS BRACELETS BROOCHES, etc AT Rene ULLJUANW WHERE QUALITY and VALUE AR| TKAIHIIONAL. The litbi is to oomt and ;e« at RENE ULLMANN JLWfciXLKS, Ka files Place, SLNGAPOKE. Opened daily including Saturdays 8 a.m. to n
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  • 2972 14 CAKES to make, Eat and Enjoy! CAKES are always in great demand for tea times so below are lots of recipes lor you to try for your next tea party. Making cakea though, is not always very easy. There are several things to remember For Instance, why does a rake
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    • 106 15 |a ronus rs snappiwii* Mini- j .«i Fur a reliable INEXPENSIVE (^^■r i T Timepiece W^ MAISON PERM j Telephone 4610 There's Nothing to beat a Vulcaln. We f lt p n i ftQOIIM have just received a large selection UKes P le asure in announcing Chrome and Stainless Steel
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    • 297 16 THEY DO LOOK AFTER 'YOU CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO, AND BOMBAY. Available for two months. From SINGAPORE To Ist Class 2nd Class, Hongkong $137.14 $102.86 Shanghai $188.57 $137.14 Kobe or Yokohama $222.86 $154.29 Bombay $300.00 $205.71 Colombo $282.86 $188.57 All vessels may call at any port on
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    • 443 16 T I yA TO FRENCH PORTS V i HOMEWARDS. DALNY For Marseilles, Ha vre. Antwerp Dunkirk Feb o C CAP TOURANE For Marseilles. N antes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux I DESIRADE For Marseilles. Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk Mai r J CAP ST. JACQUES For Marseiles N antus. St. Nazaire Bordeaux Apr OUTWARDS.
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  • 170 17 Expected Improvement In Relations Lonton, Feb. 7. rOUNT Grandi, the Italian ambassador in London, had two lonir conversations with Mr. Ede-n at the Foreign Office at the weekend and it is understood discussed Spain, the Mediterranean and general matters associated with Anglo-Italian relations. Italian circles seem anxious that
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  • 283 17 Increase Of 166 Ships Last Year RETURNS published by the Norwegian •ship Register, Sjofartskontoret, show that 303 ships of 481.711 gross tons were •added to the register, while 137 vessels iting 143.728 grata tuns were en ofl the net result being an Increase of 166 .ships aggregating 337,983
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  • 72 17 Helsinki. FINNISH shipowners have decided, to equip all their vessels with small libraries of .selected bunks, with a view to relieving the monotonous life of the sailors and also improving their education and general knowledge. A prominent local ship-owner. Mr Gustal' B. Thorden, stated in an interview that
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    • 295 17 i!SR\S PIIILP LIXE. (Incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS Due Sails. MERKUR Mar. 1 Mar. 4 MARELLA Mar. 29 Apr. 2 Special chenp round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the j following rates. t Ciass pdsseneers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or the connecting K.P.M. Vessel. BRISBANESYDNEY
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    • 126 17 N. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON via Penang, (Ttolombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. ss FUSHIMI MARU Feb. 17 t 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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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 184 17 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE TO-DAY PER DATE AND TIME FOK Aik Soon „9 9 a.m. els only) Aramis 911 a.m. do-China hiiahan Makasser 911 a.m. Dllly r, i^rvhcinff Thedens „9 3 p.m. and Palembang Rcael 9 3 pm Khoen Hoea 9 3 p.m. I Scott Harley 9 4 p.m. Rheinland „9 7
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    • 139 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Rajula 22 1 1 Kutsang 20 1 1 Chitral 18 3 Bulan 18 2 3 Angelina 16 2 3 Centaur 16 2 3 President Garfield 11 2 3 Phemius 14 2 3 Talma
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    • 206 17 Air Mail Despatches Java and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 7 am. to-day Kuala Lumpur and Pcnanq: Internal Air Service, closii g 6 a.m. to-day. Australia, New Zealand, Java ana Timor Dilly: Qantas, closing 10 p.m. P'ridav Siam. Hongkong, -Canton. •Shanghai. 'Kobe. Manila and U.S.A.: Imperial closing 6 a.m. Saturday. |N0.
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  • 107 18 Verdict On Woman Found Dead By Railway Singapore, Tui A FINDING of murder by or persons unknown was r> turnfl by Mr. W. G. Portor. the :> Coroner, this morning, at an u. to the death of a middle-a Chinese woman who was critically .stabbed in
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  • 76 18 Indian On Housebreak Charge Btagapore, W< KUMAL RAI. a young Indf* duced in the Criming Court, before Mr. H. A Met Judge, this morninß. i of housebreaking, for the p committing theft, by break < door of a store, used by Hex Engineers. Ltd., in the nw
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  • 59 19 DEMONSTRA TIONS CASE: SENTENCES 14 CHINESE Sequel To Anti-Japanese Disorders Singapore, Tuesday. delivered this morning I v. Duckworth, the Second the case In *hich 14 a in the anti- .-ions in Singapore continuing mbl;v led to disci tho offe fined $100 or two m de- while they were ond. quitit
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  • 96 19 No Comprehensive Programme Yet? New York, Feb. 7. p isshrenesi of the Ad1 ministration towards business n is believed to make it reaiii.it Pn sidenl Booaeprepared to adopt any i recovery programme. prevail- a healthy b h or two may me unnecessary. en1 policy seems timulants
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  • 112 19 Japan's Puppet Bank To Open A ana, Feb 7. NAL Government" spokesinnounce8 that the new Fedek of China will open for aid m Tientsin on March ttftf million dollars is ill by the Government and hi participating Chinese id in Tientsin. I, presumably Ja- who ;uv em powdered
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  • 20 19 Washington, Feb. 7. Dr C T P n d th President" Roose^ 1 or the matters discussed.
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  • 861 19 m HE following quotations from New York were received from Messrs. S. E. Levy Co.. by air mail yesterday Last Sale Stocki Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Adams Expr- 8^ ;i 8 1 hany steel c 15% 155/3 Alii- Chain: 3«'- 40 Amer. Can 77 78 Amer.
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  • 311 19 OFFICIAL DENIAL OF SPLIT IN CANTON Kwangtung Governor Says Chinas Unity Is Unbreakable Shanghai, Feb. 8. AT the weekly memorial service field in Canton yesterday morning, General Wii' Teh Cheß#, Provincial Chairman of Kwangtui rously denied that dissension \a brewinu among the political Jeaders in the southern capital. The enemy
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  • 63 19 London, Feb 7. Jn regard to the rumoured Italian intention to send large armed toreee to Spain shorth. Mr. i said he had no evidence but would regard the despatch of troops by any c-ountt .is ;i br«-ac h of the Son Intervention Agreement and creat- situation
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  • 183 19 Six Chinese On Charges Possession Bin Tuesda ARREBI 2 a.m. yesterday in Seletar Road, six Chinese, Tan Ah Mee Chang Gee Kian. Chong Kim Chuan, Teng Kee, Tan Koh Uan am Low Bong Liang were produced before Mi ii a Porrer District Judge tinmorning, on a charge
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  • 88 19 Settlement Will 8e Maintained London. Feb. 7. rwMih) Oorernment has in no wli A tered its views regarding the continuance of the [nternational Settlement at Shanghai and the maintenance of the present administration, says Mr Anthony Eden in a written reply in the Commons. Mr. Eden Indicated the
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  • 56 20 MOREUNEMPL O YMENT Big Jump In British Figures London, Feb. 7. AN increase of 162,000 is shown in the figures of registered upemployed in Great Britain on Jan. 17, compared with a year ago. The total unemployed are now i,827.000. The increase includes 39.000 boys ana girls who left school
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  • 290 20 Rescued After 2-1/2 Hours' Ordeal Sydney, Jan. 28 A WOMAN passenger, who was lost overboard from the motor liner "Macdhui" early one morning recently, was found alive, floating in the sea, two and a half hours later, after the vessel had gone back 17 miles over her course.
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  • 178 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Feb. 8. «4ki Close financial Company dividend To Date Ex. Div. Austrai Malay 3d. 9 £>nu7"' Burma Malay 6 Special Bonus Feb 3 Fe b. 10 K. Kamunting 3d. Feb .ll Feb. 18 Feb. 12 K Kampar 6d. Nov. 15 Feb. 14 Fe
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    • 1017 20 1 ON THE RADIO BRITISH EMPIRE PROGRAMME Transmission 2:— 6.06 p.m.— 9.15 pm. GSJ 13.93 metres (21.53 mes); GSH 13.97 metres (21.47 mes); GSG 16.8b metres (17.79 mes) and GSO 19.76 metres (15.18 mes). Transmission 3.— 915 pjn.— o.2o am GSH 13.97 metres (21.47 mes); GSG 16.86 metres (17.79 mes)
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    • 375 20 1 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres 600 om Chinese Music (GramoDhone Records). Toui of the Theatresseries No 2. The Ton K It Kee Hiang Theatre. 'Chens Teck Jee "Sung Tor Hoon Ban Nee Cheng Han Teng Bee Terns Huea Tow Khoon Sung by the
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  • 538 21 British M. P. O n Great Britain s Constitutional lonarchy Sydney. Jan. 28. vs were over-ridden at the Club luncheon in t .V of Dr. Hugh Dalton. rof the British Parlia"uionto the 150th Annibrations when, on the advice St, Mr- Sinclair, coats
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  • 114 21 Large British Interest Involved IPPPr.YMt*™. Santiago. Chile. A PP p 'ELY 2,000,000 acres of njan shoop-farming land are agreement which has been ncLl le rra Del Fueßo Com n includes large British invest- tor the renewal of r n. ai i d until the y ear 1957 SaSSSMS
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  • 117 21 Trying To Clear Husband's Name New York City. MRS. Anna Hauptmann, widow of Bruno Hauptmann who was sent to i the electric chair for the kidnapping and killing of the Lindbergh baby, stated in an interview here that she will seek the aid of the "racket-busting District Attorney
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  • 51 21 Large Orders With Fokker Factories (By Air Mail) Amsterdam IMPORTANT order* for new military planes have been placed by the Netherlands Government with the Amsterdam Fokker factories. It is believed, although confirmation is not available, that these comprise some 105 planes of three different, types, including chasers and
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    39 21 Pekingese aristocrats arc on view at the Pekin Palace Dog Show which is taking place at Holy Trinity Hall, Great Portland Street, Landau. Photo shows Gerb^l Violet, owned by Mrs. Mervin Potter, looking out of her basket. Planet News
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  • 64 21 D AMAGES FOR ACTOR Sequel To Accident Last August .Nice MR Milton Hales, the British actor 111 has been awarded 20.000 francs' about £133, by the Nice Tribunal u provisional damages following an accident last August when he was knocked down and seriously injured. Bs Is to bt examined again
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  • 73 22 A ONE-SIDED 7—l lF ro,n our OW Corresponded, johorr Bahru. Tuesday. this afternoon. all departments and led by 4-nil at tne Miller (S) Averv (2-. Manning and "hots, wnsht tackled •i whole lacked understanding, and he ioZSSSi lacked finesse Mohamed the Muar goalkeeper, was subjected to a
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  • 615 22 EXPERIMENTS IN PADI-GROW ING IN PERAK Bicycle Ride For Official Agricultural Adviser During Visit (From Our Own Correspondent) Teluk Anson, Tuesday. CIR Frank Stockdale K.C.M.G., AgriJ cultural Adviser to the Secretary of State who arrived in Teluk Anson last week' paid a visit to Sungei Manik accompanied by the Hon.
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  • 67 22 Helsinki. Slxtv-two years afier the battle ol OurnyUubnjak. between t* Russian, and Turks, five veterans of .nationality who fougnt In the Czars forces have received decorations froM the KinK of Bulgaria. The battle occurred on Bulßanna *The ceremony of investiture was held at the official residence here
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  • 131 22 "A" Co. Skins Beat "F" At Tanglin IN an inter-company rugby fixture play- ed at Tanglin yesterday. 'A' Coy. Skins, defeated 'F 1 Coy, Skins, by nine points to nil. The winners again displayed fine ability, keeping play in their opponent's half almost throughout the game. F' Coy
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  • 201 22 Penang Chinese Start A Relief Fund 'From Our Oicn Reporter) Penang, Tuesday. AT a meeting held in the premises of the Penang Philomatic Union, it was decided to establish a fund to assist the 50,000 Chinese fishermen now destitute in Fukien Province. The meeting was presided over
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  • 87 22 Results Of Cycling Finals Sydney, Feb. 8. TO-DAY'S cycling events (all finals) at 1 the Empire games at Henson Park:--1,000 metres time trial: U>, Porter 'Australia) 1 min. 15 15 sec (2) Johason (Australia* 1 min. 15 7 10 sec; (3) Mills (Englandi 1 min. 15 910 sec;
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    • 68 22 HAPPY WORLD (covered) STADIUM FRIDAY. 11th. FEB. 1938 SENSATIONAL RETURN CONTEST TOMMY C Hit I I vs. SYLVER STAR II 6 (3 i Rounds M. DASS vs. W. JOHNSON 6 Rounds Jimmy Johnson vs. Ang ioi M. Noor vs. Joseph PW« Tiny Abdel vs. Little After! Cierald Vine vs. JefTn
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  • 601 23 \4S HORSES AND PONIES tA)d\ Spring Meet Begins Feb. 19 Singapore, Aiesday. Lm hundred and forty eight horses V and ponies have been entered dr the Singapore Turf Club's threefc p oL'onal Spring Race MeetZl uhuh starts on Saturday Feb. Vi ind will be continued on
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  • 58 23 114 Day 2nd Day 3rd. Day Saturday H'edn. Saturday. Feb. It Feb. 23. Feb. 26 Distance. Distance. Distance. Mitt 7 1 6f. l»/ 4 m 7f. 6f. l»4m. «>rM's Iunv ■1 It. 6 f. 9 1 .3 6f 4 It. 6f. .5 7f. lass I 54 f-
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  • 24 23 The hockey match between the Skin* and H.MS Eagle and the soccer fixture between the Skins and H.M.S. Norfolk both cancelled yesterday.
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  • 270 23 Rough Play In Match Between Customs And Telok Anson Chinese (From Our Own Correspondent) Teluk Anson. Tuesday. ANOTHER unpleasant incident was seen in a football game here culminating in fisticuffs and four players being ordered off the field. The Crocs (Chinese)
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  • 479 23 Past Beat Present In Exciting Game ST. ANDREWS Old Boys beat the present boys by 4-3 in their annual re-union hockey match which was played on the C.T.A. ground at Balestier yesterday. The Principal, masters and boys, past and present, cheered the two elevens who played
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  • 25 23 It is understood that the concert b] H.M.S. Emerald, arranged to be hek last night at the Union Jack Club wa: unavoidably postponed.
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  • 52 24 The annual hockey match between the Past and Present boys of St. Andrew's School took place yesterday on the school ground, resulting in a win tt the old bo\s by I—3. The pictures below show the teams (Old Boys in white) and two incidents from the
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  • 145 24 Safeguards For Consumers Promised London, Feb. 8. CAPEGUARDS for consumers under the u established coal-selling schemes were promised in the Commons last night by the President of the Board of Trade, who acknowledged the possibility of grievances by consumers of coal under these schemes. He declined to amend the
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  • 27 24 London, Feb 8. Tin pur <>{ the late Mr. MacDonald by Jacob Epstein The bust v in 1935 shortly etired from the Pn-mirrshin. British Official Wireless
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  • 95 24 Stronger Machines For Empire Routes London, Feb. 8. IT is announced that the eight additional flying boats, ordered by Imperial Airways a f the end of last ;>ear for the trans-Atlantic and Empire services, will be strengthened and that, their loaded weight may be 8.000 pounds higher than
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  • 80 24 Expected Here For Base Opening London, Feb 8 VICE-ADMIRAL Sir Percy Noble. who arrived in Hongkong on Saturday, has assumed command of the China Station in succession to Admiral Sir Charles Little, who since Dec. 20 has bet n incapacitated through illness In the meantime. Vice-Admiral Crabbe been
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  • 164 24 Apparently "Dissatisfied With Ship" Durban. Natal. SIX stowaways who went on strike because they were not satisfied with conditions on board the vessel in which they stowed away are now in the Durban Immigration Department detention cells. Four of the men are Poles and two are Russians who
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  • 97 24 British Warships' Visit To Lisbon London, Feb. 8. THE Portuguese Charge DAffaires called at the Foreign Office yesterday to n behalf of Dr Salazar, Portuguese Premier Ihe pleasure of his Government and people at the British warship^ visit to Lisbon, which concluded on Friday The Charge D'Affairs referred to the
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  • 80 24 French Paper Monarchist Plot Berlin, Fob 7 IT is officially stated that the French newspaper, Le Temps, h:is been banned all over Germany owing to tfr 3asle report, which is describe' most fantastic and most unbelievable lies and impudent, irresponsible poisoning of opinion, repres?nting serious damage to
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  • 61 24 Aeroplanes Icebreaker To Rescue Moscow, Feb. I Two aeroplanes were aboard tl breaker Murman when it left l Greenland to the rescue of the Nori; Pole scientists. The Murman is carrying sufii coal and food for six months and aeroplanes will be used to spot exact position of
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  • 32 24 Jerusalem, Feb. The death sentence on Altman Y a Jewish supernumerary constable firing at aji Arab bus, has been muted to life imprisonment by the sion of the G.O.C.- Reuter
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