Morning Tribune, 14 February 1938

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE ,L 3.-No. 12. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, February 14, 1938. FIVE CENTS-
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    LONDON TREATY TO BE IGNORED
    269 1 U. S. ANOTHER DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE? TO BUILD WARSHIPS OF OVER 35,000 TONS FRANCE ANXIOUS OVER JAPAN'S REPLY Paris. Feb. 13. ALTHOUGH the refusal of Tokyo to reveal details of the Japanese Naval programme has been anticipat ed here, considerable regret is felt that the reply
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    DEMOCRACY-DICTATORSHIP CLEAVAGE UNWANTED
    266 1 Friendships Must Not Become Impossible, London, Feb. 13. Anthony Eden speaking at the mgham Youth movement asked arers when viewing the foreign entertain no preconceived ona but place themselves in the n ol others. Britain'* determination, he > build upon well-tried foundations n ci political system the
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    Mutual Concessions In Austro-German Talks
    542 1 ASSURANCES GIVEN OF NON-INTERFERENCE Reaciions In Berlin And Vienna Berlin. Feb. 12. THE general impression in well- informed diplomatic circles regarding the Hitler-Shuschnigg meeting is that it is a positive step towards a better Austro-German understanding but nothing in the nature of a fresh Austro-German
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    House To House Canvass
    52 1 In Britain To Secure Boycott Of Japan London, Feb. 13. THE British delegation at the Inter national Conference decided at a separate meeting following the general meeting in favour of a campaign to organise a house to house canvass to secure the universal boycott of Japanese
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    A CHINESE REGIMENT WIPED OUT
    236 1 A CHINESE REGIMENT WIPED OUT Hankow. Feb. 13. THE Japanese threat to the Lunghai railway has become very grave as the result of spectacular Japanese advances from the north and south. Pushing up the Tientsin -Pukow railwav from the Hwai River after smashing the Chinese defences, the Japanese have reached
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    CHINA'S FINANCES
    113 1 Another Statement By Dr. Kung London, Feb. 13. Japan s highly industrialised structure is more vulnerable to a protracted war than China's agricultural system, declared Dr. H. H. Kung in a statement published in the Observer. Japan started the war amidst financial and economic difficulties and the situation
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    U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
    184 1 Right Of Independent Action Washington, Feb. 13. The United States' foreign policy is defined by Mr. Cordell Hull in a letter to Senator Ludlow, author cf the Constitutional Amendment requiring a referendum before war, who inquired whether all the proposed new warships are necessarily for defence or
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    GERMAN ARMY
    74 1 Ten More Promotions Announced Berlin, Feb. 13. A further ten promotions by Herr Hitler in the high ranks of the army a-e announced and include nine Generals and a Colonel, five of whom are members of the aristocracy This raises the number 'of recent changes in the higher
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    PERAK CHINESE MINES CLOSED
    240 2 QUOTA CUT Tflt REASON Chinese Tin Miners (From Our Oicn Reporter) Ipoh. Saturday THE advisability of the formation of a buffer tin pool by the International Tin Restriction Committee was the main topic of discussion at an extraordinary meeting of the Perak Chinese Mining Association In
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    Chimney On Fire!
    49 2 (ireat excitement was caused in Victoria Street shortly before eight o'clock last night when a small fire broke out in a chimney of a Chinese temple in the vicinity. Two lire engines immediately proceeded to the scene and the outbreak was quelled in a few minutes.
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    Earl Beatty
    21 2 London. Feb. 12. Earl BeaUy was operated on during the night, and his condition this mornins remains critical.— Reuter
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    10 COMMANDMENTS FOR ITALIAN MILITIA
    163 2 One Says "Mussolini Is Always Right" Rome. Feb 3. THE following revised ten command--1 ments for the Italian Blackshirt Volunteer Militia have been approved by Mussolini Remember that those who died for the Fascist revolution and the Italian Empire march at the head of the
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    42 2 A fair participant in the peace parade held last Saturday at the Great World when some 500 persons, including dance hostesses, cabaret artists. Malay opera players and members of the public took part. Banners and lanterns were carried, bearing peace slogans. (Tribune).
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    MALACCA GUIDES
    117 2 Second Company Formed iFrom Our Otcn Correspondent* Malacca, Sunday. ABOUT thirty women cre P re nt B Ssr2«s i s«a Mrs Capt. Easson. read a report of the work performed in 1937 by the First Mala "o a ilowJng a were elected office bearers for the current year:
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    SHIP AGROUND
    170 2 With Cargo Of 220 Tons Of Petroleum Singapore. Saturday CARRYING a cargo of 220 tons of petroleum from Pulau Samboe, the motor-lighter "Kulit" belonging to the A.P.C. went aground oft the 7th milestone Pasir Panjang. She was on her way to the A.P.C oil depot in Pasir Panjang.
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    Circus Summoned To Return
    39 2 Monte Video, Feß.*l2. Haglebeck's circus, one of the biggest 01 its kind in the world, has abruptly ended its season in Buenos Aires, owing to a peremptory and unexpected summons to return to Germany.- Reuter
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    WAGE CUTS FOR LABOURERS
    265 2 Serious Position On Estates (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Feb. 12. FROM investigations made it appears that, consequent on the recent cut in the rubber quota, many estates in Perak and Selangor are finding it impossible to maintain their labour forces at existing; strengths, and in
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    MISSING TYPEWRITERS
    142 2 Theft Charge Against A Chinese Singapore, Saturday. TWENTY-EIGHT charges of theft, involving 30 Royal portable typewriters, the property of Messrs. Roneo Ltd., were read out to a 22-year-old Straits-born Chinese. Chua Chwee Kiai. in the Third Police Court this morninsr Chwee Kiat, who was a clerk employed by
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    GEYLON MINISTER'S ADDRESS
    908 3 UNIFICATION OF INDIA Link With Ceylon Visualised Singapore, Sunday. .ivnKR the auspices of the Ceylon IPmS Association, the Hon. Mr. rronnambalmm, Ceylon's dele'ae io the opening of the Singapore ,va Base, delivered an interesting \tsterdav. n r Lim Boon Keng, 0.8.E.. presided over a larue gathering, predominated
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    Law Notice For To-day
    59 3 Beiore the Chief Justice at 9.30 a.m. in Ist Court. Magistrate's Appeal:— Rex vs. Goh Ahi San. At 11 a.m.:— Summonses-in-Chambers. Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses and Interpleader Summons. Before Mr. Justice Home at 10.30 a.m. 1 Summons-in-Chambers. At 11
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    TOWN'S HEALTH
    188 3 Statement By Singapore Municipality THE Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended Feb. 5 shows that there were 204 deaths, compared wth 188 in the previous week, and with 227 in the corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were Beri-beri 14 phthisis 32
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT
    100 3 Mr, K. E Webb Taken To Hospital From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 12. As the result of an assault made on Mr K E. Webb, of Johore Bahru, by his syce, it i s alleged, Mr. Webb s removed to the General Hospital, Joiiore Bahru. with
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    THEFT OF CASH
    174 3 Youth Who Spent It On Friends Singapore. Saturday. DLEADING guilty to a charge of theft 1 in respect of $219.50 cash belonging to a friend named Shaik Dawood at a house in North Bridge Road last night, a young Arab of Penang, Omai bin Salim. was told
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    HACKED TO DEATH
    58 3 Double Tragedy Al Malacca 'From Our Oicn Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 12. THE gruesome discovery this morning of a Chinese hacked to death at a house in Bukit Senggeh, while another compatriot was found hanging on a tree (dose by, is engaging the attention ot the police. Investigations
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    47 3 Mr. S. P. Owen arrived by the Kaiser-I-Hind on Saturday to take up the position of cutter with Messrs. John Little Co. Ltd. Prior to his coming to Singapore Mr. Owen was for many years with Messrs. Miller Co., proprietors of the well known Colombo Departmental Stores.
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    U.S. WARSHIPS ARRIVE
    144 3 Entertained By British Navy Singapore. Sunday. THE three American cruisers, I'.S.S. Memphis, U.S.S. Milwaukee and US S Trenton, from Sydney, under the command of Rear Admiral Townsend, anchored at the Naval Base this afternoon. The Admiral was on board the U.S.S. Trenton Commander Brownrig. commander of the
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      17 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, »na Building, Chulia Street, WE 5808. SINGAPORE Fire, Marine, Motor VEHICLES WORKMEN'? COMPENSATION
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      163 3 :.IL'aR NAN NO 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 K.L at 7.00 a.m. 2.00
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON SHARF LIST
      140 4 Previous To-day Change distillers Dunlop Rubber 100 100--31 9 {WfimZm -3d" 78(7% ou. General Electric 734*2 • 3d. Imperial Chemical Industrie* 32 6 32 9 • 3a Imperial Tobacco 141 9 1419 26 6 Anglo-Dutch 26 7 1 2 Miar| Canadian Pacific 7 — London lln kTkW
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      159 4 th-y 0'; y.^/.Tm..- J Jiyy 1 Previous Feature Buyers Il5|W Sellers 71 16 Buyers 7 Sellers 7 • fa Buyers 7 l in Sellers 73 16 Buyers 73 16 Seller? 7 London. To-dav Quietest 6 15 16 7 1 16 Feb. c 12. :hane:e — l 16 RUBBER
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      METAL MARKET
      23 4 UN Standard London. Feb. 12 Previous To-day Change Spot (afternoon closing price) £lB0 3 4 Closed Forward £lB0 5 8 Closed
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      78 4 1 f*p»-\^f^Vw*,.-London. Feb. 12. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) i 5 i„ 2 c 8 c 151.53 .25 —7 16 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8 97 slb 8.96 7 8 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate* 129 32 Unchanged T< rn on
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      BULLION MARKET
      34 4 GOLD Fine Bar per 01. SILVER Spot 4 months' forward. Previous £6-19-9 London. Feb. 12. To-day Change £6-19-9 — 20y 4 20 3 16 —l 16 19 13 16 — l 16
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      43 4 RUBBER New York. Feb. 12. HHHfI IH H>l Previous To-day Chang< Tone Quiet Spot »» Buyers Sellers 14 1/ 4 14% Closed AprlJune Buvers 14 7 16 00 Sellers 14 9J16 JI TIN Tono Steadv Bpot 40 V 2 CLOSED
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      61 4 I OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAT of BURGLARS by keeping you VALUABLES (jewellery or import ant documents) in SAFE BOXES in our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so that
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      15 4 w SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. MOTOR I'All fully insured? Tel. 5926. 2. Finlayson Green.
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      151 4 SIME DARBY Co.Ltd. '^"SoftE UA K OF m I (Incorporated in China by SpeoAal Charter). 12, CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Manager's Office 6444 Asst. Manager's Office 6442 Exchange Dept 6441 General Office 5188-9 Oible Address; "CHUNGKUO" PAID UP CAPITAL Ch. 40,000,000.00 RESERVE FUNDS IN EXCESS OF Ch. 4,800,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    794 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company apore. Feb. 12, 1 p.m. MINING 4 6 4|9 30- 32-nom Kumbang 50-52 6cdnom Malay 24 25|0.70 0.7,*) 22i6 ?,n I rin Tin 1.52*2 1-57 23|- 24Burma Mala* 16|9 17 9 0 38 0.43 1.06 1.10 Tin 23 6 2416 I 2? 8',- 91Idris
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    Lyall & Evan's Quotations
    187 5 Lyall Evan's Quotations Singapore, Saturday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 4,6 4 10V 2 Batu Selangor 150 1.55 Hongkong Tin 24 6 25 6 Hong Fatts 105 1.10 Jelebus 80 84 Kramat 11,6 123 Kamunting Tin 10|6 11;Killinghall 17 6 18|6 Katu Tin 24 25Kuchai 140 1.45 Laruts 11|- 12Lingui Tin
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    Manila Gold Share Market
    59 5 Singapore, Saturday. Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., Singapore have received cabled news from Manila giving the following prices:— Last Sale Prices Previous To-day Pesos Antamok 0.60 0.61 Atok 0.29 0.29 Cocogrove 0.65 0 67 Consolidated Mines 0.011 0 011 IX.L 0.72 0.73 Masbate 0.205 0.21
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    192 5 Co. Ltd. 30,000 Int. 30,000,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 $95.00 $105.00 nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY 5 30 102 104 nom 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 nt- Mar. 31 Sept, 30 108 110 nom. <d 1955 $1,000,000 7-Mar. 31. Sept. 30 113 115 nom 3 red. 1963 $2.000 000
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      224 5 S. E. LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hontrkong, Manila, Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities. Daily Foreign Market Cable and 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. HONGKONG SHARE
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    23 6 Eddie Cantor and players in a dancing number from -HUh < 'fiturx Fox's "Ali Babu (ioes To Town,' opening at the Capitol this uet-U
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      143 6 gfhfdghfdh .vast NIGHT 6.1."") o.r> ALHAMBRA M-(i-MS GRAND KOMAMK NAI THAI. SHOW PACKED WITH SKCTAI IK AND THKILLS! "NAVY, BLUE and GOLD" WITH ROBERT YOU N G JAMES STEWART LIONEL BARRYMORE FLORENCE RICE BILLIE BURKE And A Pete Smith Speciality "DARE DEVILTRY." [SUN TALKIES (A^ ir j TO-NIGHT I THE
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      145 6 "MARIE WALEWSKA" is a picture which must be reen Malaya Trih llnp ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT SINCE OPENING DAY^ ._L~ C.T" GRETA CARBO AflK CHARLES BOYER JT »in the Dramatic Story of the Love and iff t Life of the World's greatest Dictator M« 1 NAPOLEON! J| 1 /y Marie
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      14 6 MARLBOROUGH 6 p.m. To-night 9 p.m I s _y E KA pANjA To-morrow "ZAMBO
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    KOREANS STAGE DEMONSTRATION
    185 7 SYMPATHY WITH PEACE MOVE "Extinguish Japanese Imperialism Shanghai, Feb. 12. «mnrSANDS of cases of opium are reT .ted to have arrived in Shanghai ,V- nchuria. They are being stored, !^Ho "kew which has now behe chief centre of opium iratnc to being a haunt for notor Koreans
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    AMBULANCE CALLS
    200 7 Chinese Manhandled In Boat Quay Singapore, Saturday. A CHINESE was manhandled in the icinity of Boat Quay at 4.30 p.m. to-day. He it alleged to .have dealt in i odl and the beating-up was a reprisal A Chinese Kir] was knocked down by an omnibus at the junction
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    HARI RAYA HAJI
    192 7 Celebrations In Johore Bahru i From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Feb. 12 f|K) announce the opening of the Kori -I Raya Haji, 17 guns were fired from the Fort, Johore Bahru, at about 4 p.m. on Feb. 10. On Feb. 11. in tne morning, a service
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    MR. W. W. BACHELOR
    169 7 Going On Leave Prior To Retirement MR. W. W. Bachelor, Verification Officer, Audit Department, Singapore, goes on three months leave on Feb. 17 before retiring, on attaining the age limit of 55 years, after having served the Government for over 39 years. He was educated at
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    Money Market
    34 7 Continued tax payments and the time for reparation of French funds exercised a check recent the now 01 cheap money. Consequently borrowers frequently turned to the clearing banks for accommodation.- Wireless Reuter
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    CHIANG PERSONALLY PRAISES RED LEADERS
    345 7 CHIANG PERSONALLY PRAISES RED LEADERS Success Of Guerilla Tactics In Shensi Province Shanghai, Feb. 12. I THE majority of Japanese warships which recently instituted a heavy bombardment on Kwangtung have left the province and have sailed again for the north. The province, especially the city of Canton, has returned to
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      38 7 TILDEN'S TENNIS MATCHES At HAPPY WORLD (COVERED) STADIUM. THURSDAY, FEB. 24. FRIDAY n 25. SUNDAY 27 COMMENTING 4.30 P.M SEATS SFLLIXC; FAST. Reserved Seat Booking* at QUEEN'S. All Other Seats at:— FRANKELS KIATS DULFAKIRS. PRICES: $4, $2, $1.
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      110 7 j CABARET EFFIE and BERTHA j IN WEEKLY REGULAR FLOOR SHOW. NEW PRO- S GRAMME EVERY SATURDAY. I i c Nightly— From 9-30—12 midnight. Admission 50 cts. J Tea Dances— Every Tue., Th ur., Sat., and Sun. From 6-00—8-30 p.m. No admission charge 1 i i Grand Theatre— Honesty is
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    EVACUATION OF CITY DWELLERS
    359 8 DURING AIR RAIDS Discussion In House London SIR SAMUEL HOARB, Nome SecreImiTi replying in tIM House of Comnoni recently to a debate on the \ir Hauls Precautions Bill, stated: ■«>n a.s the Bill becomes law the Government Intends to have a much more active system of
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    GARAGE HAND
    236 8 Former Colonel's Job While In Exile IF you walk into an upper Broadway garage and ask for the Commander of the Dominican Army, a man in greasy mechanics overalls will answer. He is Colonel Gustavo Urena, brother of General Rafael Estrella Urena, deposed vice-president of the Republic of
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    81 8 *ll Holland celebrated the birth of a daughter to Princess Juliana, heir to the throne of the Netherlands, at the Soestdjk Palate, near Utrecht. Salutes of 51 guns were fired and children all over the country were released l from school so that they could take part in the rejoicing
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    'Queen Mary' Crashes Into Pier
    203 8 SPECTATORS FLEE IN ALARM Accident In New York Dock New York. WELCOMING crowds fled in alarm here when the Queen Mary crashed into B pier while docking recently. The force of the impact bent two steel girders on the upper level of the pier; stove
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    DOCTORS DREAM
    97 8 The "World's Secret" Dies With Him DR STANLEY MANSFIELD, a wellknown character In the Windsor and Slough district, died recently, at the age of ninety-si:;. In 1860 he caused a sensation by declaring that the secret of the world had been revealed to him in a dream, and
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    PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
    85 8 A Plea For No More Meetings In Lithuania Kaunas. A plea that r.o more celebrations meetings should be arranged for Sundays and public holidays is made by t semi-official Luthuanian newspaper "Uetuvos Aidas." "It would be impossible," says I paper, to charge the English with laziness or sloth,
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    PLANE'S NEW TAIL GIVES SWIFTER
    308 8 THE take-off of the latest model of the De Havilland 86 four-engined passenger aeroplane has been greatly improved without any increase in operating tasks. It is now nearly three times as good as is required by the international regulations for civil aircraft. This improvement has
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    Trans-Pacific Air Passenger Service
    507 9 COMPETITION FEARED Will U.S. Shipping He Affected? Washington. x Maritime Commission '■'•^ile^r aimed 'at -.^^anisationofthe and recuperation of the ,H< in.ted States trans-Pacific and freight service. chairman Joseph P. Kened from Washington to mmvo shipping survey of the fleeted to commence nego/;l ,e the Dollar Line's
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    90 9 Major-General T. R. Eastwood, D.5.0., (Distinguished Service Order) made his first inspection when he took over as Commandant of the Royal Military College Britain's premier military training academy at Sandhurst, Surrey. Major-General Eastwood, who is only 47. is one of the officers appointed under the War Minister's "merit before seniority"
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    Heiress To Marry Shoemaker
    176 9 "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" Romance Reads Like A Fairy Tale London. IT was love at first sight," said Mr. Edward Stuart. 38-years old £3-a-week shoe operative, of Wollaston. Northamptonshire when referring to his forthcoming marriage to a Surrey heiress, Miss Bessie Maltby, daughter of Mr. and
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    CHARLES LINDBERGH
    106 9 Reasons For His Return To America TWO widely different purposes induced Colonel' Charles Lindbergh to return to the United States, it is revealed in New York. One is the further perfect ion of th' 1 •mechanical heart" which he and Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute created
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    BISHOP AS REARMAMENT SUPPORTER
    121 9 BISHOP AS REARMAMENT SUPPORTER THE Bishop of London, Dr Wilmington 1 Ingram calls himself "a pacifist of the deepest dye," and says, "It is not unchristian to back up the policy of rearmament, because, in this imperfect world it appears to be thr only n a d to peace. We
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    PHYSICAL EDUCATION
    285 9 Value Stressed By Minister Of Education Madras. A DEMONSTRATION of physical activities by the students of the schools in the City was held heir a few weeks ago. The hon. Dr. P. Subbaroyan. Minister for Education, presided. Dr. Subbarovan said that be was glad to watch the demonstration.
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    A WINDFALL
    118 9 Polish Sailor Inherits £16,000,000 A POOR Polish sailor, named Duszynski, earning 32s 6d a week is to inherit a fortune of $80,000,000 (116.000.000i The fortune was left to him and to .several other members of the same family in Poland by an uncle, an electrical machinery manufacturer of
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Monday, Feb. 14, 1938. BRITAIN'S AIR STRENGTH
    286 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Monday, Feb. 14, 1938. BRITAIN'S AIR STRENGTH rjMIOSE who talk glibly about Great Britain's unprepared ness in the air should direct their attention to the latest Air Ministry rtport on the strength of personnel. Issued approximately six weeks ago. this report states that the number Of pilots
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    The world's merchant fleet types
    991 10 COME peopk vnt that nations maritime pride is measured by the Mze, speed, .security and smartness of its passenger liner Beet. Certain it is that even (hose countries which cannot normally operate mercantile marines upon commercial lines are able to vote large sums for the
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    77 10 Ijirope's newest and highest aerodrome is now ready for air liner traffic. Set amid the Alpine scenery Samaden in the F.ngadine, Switzerl and. it will provide a direct London to Zurich and St. Moritz air route. I will make it possible to fly from London to St. Moritz in four
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    STORE FOOD OR FACE DISASTER!
    340 11 UTAim GRAVE POSITION Prominent Agriculturist's Warning London. A Production everts a 7!:; i;;:jer^e^ness" for a state I!; emergency. ™wble for the distribution SSTSSSSSfi are particularly -^^rgot^^ar^ Oxfordshire, said, recently. GRAVE SITUATION The situation is very grave— mUch more grave than it was in 1914. ■P
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    59 11 Invited by the Amateur Athletic Association to tour Britain and give displays, Armes Vaalste. the Finnish Olympic champion, gave his first public demonstration to athletes in Battersea Park, London. He has already given lectures and displays to the Army and police force. Photo shows 'Amies Vaalste demonstrating putting the shot
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    ORIGINAL "TARZAN"
    289 11 American Professor) Appeal For Information Cape Town. A public appeal for information about the original "Tarzan of the Apes" hp.s been made by Professor Rudolph Altrocohi of the University of California. Professor Altrocohi, who is anxious to trace "Tarzan" in connection with some research studies he is pursuing,
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    SOMETHING TO TREASURE
    93 11 Bride's Gift To King Fawuk IfING FAROUKS bride pave him a won"derful watch, which took three months to make, as a wedding present. Although a wrist watch it shows not only the time but also automatically days, lvonths and the phases of the moon. It is made
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    LATVIAN BANKNOTES
    73 11 Order For British Firm Riga. The Banli of Latvia has given an order to a British firm for new 25-Lat treasury notes. The design for the notes, which includes the figure of Lacplesis, the bearslaycr. a 'egtndary Latvian nero, has been carred out by the British firm according
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    The Flying Cross
    106 11 Belgrade. Fishjermen crossed themselves and fell to their knees as a cross came flying through the sky over the Adriatic Sea. The cross a wooden one which had been unrooted in a storm— was flung from a coastal cemetery across the Shii channel and was carried 15
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    MOTHERS CLASSES
    51 11 v man Women Attend Special Courses Berlin. -200,000 German women have the courses of instruction In übiects. motherhood and the, up of children which were two years ago, it is announced 2S wWch are organised by herhood Service Department. by 3.000 trained instructors. -W> courses have now been
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    CITY ALARMED
    46 11 Rise In Number Of Attempted Suicides Prague An alarming rise in the number of attempted suicides in Prague is cau^in>z concern to the public authorities. The most strikinp feature of the present "epidemic" is that the largest proportion of people seeking to take their
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    100 12 WORLD'S GREATEST NAVAL DOCK WILL BE INAUGURATED TO-DAY This page of official pictures shows stages in the work of construction of the great naval dock at the Seletar Naval Base, which is to be ceremonially opened today. The big picture on top shows the area of rubber and swamp land
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    "SCRUFFY'S" MISTRESS IN B.I.F. FASHION SHOW
    212 15 "SCRUFFY'S" MISTRESS IN B. I.F. FASHION SHOW Sixteen Star Mannequins to Appear Before World's Buyers THE mistress of "Scruffy", the famous dog hero of 'Storm in a Teacup", is one of sixteen mannequins selected to appear before the world's buyers and dress experts in the fashion display at Earls Court
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      226 16 BRITISH IMUA SAILINGS FOB BANGKOK. I For FENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA leaves I Due Sails Due Blngapore I Blngapore KOLA Feb. 16 Feb. 20 I KARAPARA Feb 16 Feb. 17 KISTNA Feb. 23 Feb. 2»\ KHANDALLA Feb. 23 Feb. 24| for P«ii Swettenham, Penan*, Neffapatain, Karikal. Porto Novo, Cnddalore. Pondicherry and
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    NEW PASSENGER VESSEL
    391 17 NEW PASSENGER VESSEL For Southamptoti'Cowes Service THE Voith-Schneidcr method ol propul- ston li to be used for the new passenger and motor-car carrying vessel of 6Go tons for the lh>(\ Funnel Line, the keel of which was laid in the Woolston yard of Messrs John I. Thomycroft and Co., Ltd.,
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    "Cherry Tree" Battleships
    152 17 The battleships Nelson and Rodney are called by sailors "The Cherry Tree class, because they were cut down by Washington," said Lieut. -Commander D. S. E. Thompson, R.N., lecturing to the Bristol branch of the Royal Empire Society recently. He added, "They just lopped off 200ft. at
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    33 17 Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Internal Air Service, closing 6 a.m. to-day. Siam, Hongkong, ♦Shanghai, ♦Kobe, Manila and U.S.A.: Imperial, closing 6 a.m. Saturday Feb. 19. By Air to Hongkong only.
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    FROG FARMING
    209 17 Flourishing Business In Hungary ONS of the most flourishing frog farms in the world is in Hungary. Frog catching an the unique frog farm in the little village of Kemecser in Hungary is a very prosperous business, because the raw material costs nothing The man who founded the
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      289 17 tit it\* I'll i Li' lim:. (Incorporated in Australia) NEXT SAILINGS Due Sails. KUR Mar. 1 Mar. 4 LA Mar. 29 Apr. 2 j J cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the following rates. First t'ass passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or I Melbi
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      132 17 N. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS I CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. FUSHIMI MARU Feb. 17 t s.s. "HAKOZAKI MARU" Mar. 3 f s.s. SUWA MARU Mar. 17 I Rates to Ist Class 2nd class Naples
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      198 17 ■POSTAL INTELLIGENCE TO-DAY FOPw DATE AND TIM* Krniaman and Kemasek Larut 14 9 a.m Plancius 14 9 a.m. S. Soon Hens 14 9 a.m. .parcels dily) I.alandia 14 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY >nd Southern Nieuw Zeeland 16 2.30 pjn. Nieuw Zealand 16 2 3C p.m. THURSDAY Karapan 17 3 p.m. North.
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    EXTENSIVE U. S. DEFENCE PLANS
    527 18 HAWAII TO PLAY IMPORTANT PART $5,000,000 APPROPRIATION ANY ATTACKER WILL BE EFFECTIVELY REPELLED Honolulu. VAST plans for defending the United States and her possessions against any air attack from the east are under way in the I!aW Air a fl n elds a a n
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    $300 FINE
    261 18 Young Chinese To Pay It By Instalments Singapore, Saturday. IN the Second Police Court this morning, Mr. A. L. Barrett, counsel for Chew Teck Kiam, a Straits-born Chinese, who pleaded guilty to a charge of theft in respect of 70 iron bars, valued at $250, the property of
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    U.S. NAVAL POLICY
    126 18 Text Of S 8 00, 000, 000 Bill Published Washington, Feb. 11. SENATOR Vinscn has published the text of an amendment to the $800 million naval expansion bill. He declares The fundamental naval policy of the United States is to maintain a fleet adequate to defend both
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    AT WEIHAIWEI
    109 18 No Money To Feed Gaol Prisoners Hongkong. Jan. 25. A REPORT that a movement is on foot to release all prisoners in the Weihaiwei gaol because the authorities lack money to feed them has been received here. Mr. Sung Ming-yao. formerly District Administrator of Weihaiwei. is at present
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    Junks Destroyed By Japanese Off Hongkong
    112 18 Hongkong, Feb. 12. k WIRELESS message received from Hongkong Police launch number three reveals that at 1 p.m. yesterday a Japanese trawler machine-gunned and set on fire four out of six Chinese junks in British waters between Tungku Island and Lungkutan. When the police
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    Armed Gang Robberies
    78 18 Singapore, Saturday. Two armed gang robberies, alleged to have been committed on Jan. 1 and 11 :-t Syed Alwi Road and Serangoon Road respectively, in which pistols and dag- 1 (rers were used, were again mentioned in the Second Police Court to-day, when Feb. 21 was fixed
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    REFUGEE DEATHS IN SHANGHAI
    192 18 II Times Thai Of Normal I FTER a careful survey of the six camos under its administration, the inter national Relief Committee, 123 Boulevard de Montigny, finds that mortality rate of its refugees is 17 2 times that of the normal times. This apnallins state of
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    PEKING CENSORS
    114 18 Open Embassy Mail: Papers Changed Peking. Jan. 18. THE censors at the Post Office in Peking appear to be growing somewhat careless. One foreign Embassy here recently received from Manchuria a letter which had been opened by the censors. It had been steamed open, and presumably read, but
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    Philippine Bureau Of Science
    309 18 EXPENDITURE INCREASED Steps To Help Fishing Industry Manila. THE activities of the bureau ot science this year will be more extensive than last year because of an increased appropriation, almost double that of last year. The bureau has P400.120 to spend during the current year, while
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    ARSENAL OUT OF THE F.A. CUP
    1424 19 HOME SOCCER SURPRISE Preston's Triumph At Highbury IRSENAL, favourites for the F.A. A V were surprisingly eliminated on thdl ground in the fifth nl, of the competition by Pres- North Knd. who scored the only of the match. !SUlts of F.A. and Scottish Cup
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    Alleged False Coins
    70 19 Singapore, Saturday. Aiter further evidence had been recorded in the Third Police Court this morning, before Mr. T. L. Tan. in the case in which a Teochew woman, Tan Hong Neo, faced a charge of being found |n possession of counterfoil Straits Settlements coins at her house
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    EMPIRE GAMES CONCLUDE
    307 19 EMPIRE GAMES CONCLUDE N Seconds For 120 Metres Hurdles Sydney, Feb. 12. THE final day's Empire games were watched by 30,000 spectators. Oppressive weather prevailed. The result of the finals were: 120 hurdles: (1) Lavery South Africa); (2) O'Connor (Canada) and Stenner (Australia), (won by a yard and a yard
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    PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C
    248 20 Singapore Station On 225 Metres 4 30 p m.:— Running Commentary on the opening of the New Graving Pock at the Singapore Naval Base, by John Dumeresque and Lt. Comni Mills, R.N. 630 p.m.:— Chinese Music. Selections from the Talkies, sung in Mandarin (Gramophone
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    154 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Feb. 12.^ ;~ofc5 Close financial Company Dividend To Date Ex. Div. TIN' Payable Austral Malay 9d. 3d. Bonus K. Kamunting 3d. Feb. 11 n Feb. 18 Feb. 12 K. Kampar 6d. Nov. 15 Feb. 14 n Feb. 23 Feb. 15 K. Lumpur Tin
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      964 20 ON THE RAPJOj K~ TISH EMPIRE Berlin Station lUA 31.38 metres (9,.,r,0 kcs» DJB 19.74 metres (15,200 k<s>: DJN 31.45 Transmission 2: 6.05 p.m.-9.15 Vl Zp m CiSJ 1333 metres (21.53 mcs); }res 7.760 and D.IQ 19.63 me (iSII UJI metres (21.47 mcs); CiSCi tree. (15.280 k<s). lfi.S(; metres (17.79
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    $100 PAID FOR AN "ENEMY" HEAD
    1189 21 Personal Recollections Of Selangor— Past Or Present m^mfUiSAl recollections of approxiP h £telv™ years uere recalled by senz One. MA, when ad- s Rotary Club on for-Past and Present," Mr. V' led among other things that Lumpur formerly had only streeti with most unpretentious
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    REDS WANT MORE FUNDS
    177 21 Present Subsidy Is Not Sufficient nTTTTTRTV T kV0 J*ll. 26. DiTTERLY complaining against the h? i tage 4 of arms munitions and medical supplies, General Peng Teh-hwai P eP K U i y i :mmanrier ln Cnlef of the Red Eighth Route Army, on Jan 22
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    GARDEN 150 YEARS OLD
    173 21 GARDEN 150 YEARS OLD Worlds Scientists At Celebration Tvr r r'v of the is Ctahlcu ani E2lI !f of pi!±'. 29 r5 a'ter the K:dd Secret T U i Col Robert Ford wflUam illary Board al cultivated tr f the Andes were Government h ne o r t:en. Many X
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    20 21 An informal picture taken recently of the Kin; and Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret sitting inside a car.
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    WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE OPENS
    332 21 WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE OPENS Over 200 Delegates Attend London Meeting London, Feb 12. OVER 800 delegates attended the opening- of the International Peace Conference. Mr. Noel Baker presided in the absence of Lord Cecil who is indisposed. Lord Cecil wrote: "Japan has challenged the principles in which we believe, and
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    ORGY OF SCORING IN DUBLIN
    458 22 ENGLAND BEAT IRELAND hncmaiwnal Rugby Match Dublin, Feb. 12 miIERE was an orgy of scoring in 1 the Ireland v. England rugbv .national here to-day, England running out victorious by 36 points to 14. Nicholson and Cranmer in the fifth vrrted Tho W' sh forwards
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    Communists In Bangkok
    69 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 12. THE police have rounded up, early this morning, a number of Chinese and Siamese, alleged members of secret societies and communist bodies. The police state that the 1 activities of the people have been under observation for some time and
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    TRAINING IN FULL SWING FOR SINGAPORE RACES
    923 22 Lessons Of Saturdays Track Work At Bukit Timah TRAINING for the Singapore Spring race meeting was in full swing on Saturday when I good number of the horses were given fast work on the second track, in going that was still inclined to
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    GANG FIGHT IN SINGAPORE
    131 22 Boltles&Hammers 1 Street Affray Singapore. Saturday. A FIGHT, in which bottles and hammers were apparently used, among: Teochew toughs at Keong Saik Road, off Neil Road, took place at 730 to-night. A gang came in a lorry, which was subsequently abandoned, and is now 'n police
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    HOME RUGBY
    128 22 Results Of Principal Matches London. Feb. 12 RESULTS of principal rugby matches played to-day are as follows: Ireland 14; England 36, at Dublin Aldershot 0; Harlequins 16. Army 11; London Scottish 9 at White City. Bath 3; Bedford 0. Bradford 3; Headingly 8. Bristol 13; Oxford University 0.
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    55 22 (From Our Own Correspond^ Bangkok. Fb. 13 The Kings Gold Cup, run over a oil* furlongs course at the Sports Club terday In the presence of the Chairman of the Council of Regency was WOl Phya Devahastin. The favourite, Cham ing Boy. after leading for eight furlo
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    HONGKONG BADMINTON TOUR OFF
    439 23 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE M.B.A. AT KUALA LUMPUR 1 SINGAPORE PROPOSAL REJECTED FOONC SEONC CUP COMPETITION TOO STRENUOUS? From Our Oicn Reporter, Kuala Lumpur. Sunday. Tm POONG SEONG CIP competition, the next Malayan chamOII|II hi P > and the proposed Hongkong wen the principal subjects of
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    131 23 Washington, Feb. 13. Senator King, in view of the nature of the Japanese reply said he will introduce a resolution on Monday authorising President Roosevelt to call a Disarmament Conference immediately. Meanwhile well informed quarters say the United States will resume full liberty of action. This is taken to mean
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    46 23 Innsbruck, Feb. 13. The whole constabulary in the Tyrol was called up to-day to patrol the German-Italian main line from Kufstein to Brenner. It is reported the German authorities notified the Austrians of ihe alleged discovery of a plot to wreck a train.- Reuter
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    MR. EDEN'S STRIKING ADDRESS
    1174 24 kinita but together. Wai impossible to envisage this i it ringing in internatonal affars? *W« In Great Britain have the duty iking our foreign policy not merely framed from the standpoint of t Britain but one which seeks to take account m its broad conceptions, of
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    PEACE PARADE IN SINGAPORE
    117 24 at THF (ireat Worid Park on Saturday night, a 'peace demonstration narade was hcM in which some 500 people took part, including MaUj utors and actresses now performing in the park, the vaudeville artist, Derforming in the cabaret, the dance hostesses, membcis of the general public
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    STOP PRESS
    134 24 PEACE CONFERENCE IN LONDON London, Feb. IS. ON the resumption to-day of the International Peace Conference, Dr. Wellington Koo. who took the place of Madame Sun Yat Sen, addressed the gathering. He said that the international rally had greatly heartened China. RL (irumbarh the French Deputy, said that
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    JOHORE CHINESE
    262 24 "On the opening of your campaign we. 300.000 peace-loving Chinese, wish to convey to you our best wishes for success and pledge our whole-hearted support. IWe sincerely hope you will exert every influence to bring about world economic sanctions against Japan and render China every available assistance both
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    WORLD PEACE
    57 24 Huge Procession In Hankow Hankow, Feb 13 A VERY long procession paraded streets of Hankow yesterday in support of the International Peace Con in ence in London. The parade bore 1 pictures of Chiang Kai Shek and slogans and there were prolonged shout.s "Long Live the Republic. Long
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    FINAL "TEST"
    54 24 Recovery By Tennyson's XI Against India Bombay, Feb 13 CCORES at the close of play to-da;> the final "Test":Lord Tennyson s XI. Ist Inns (Amar Singh 5 for 45). All India. Ist Inns: 131 'Pope 5 fol Wellard 4 for 59). Tennyson's XI. 2nd Inns: 209 (Edrich 56.
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    Inter-Varsity Hockey
    27 24 London. Feb. 12 Oxford and Cambridge drew M the inter-Varsity hockey matcn i< Cambridpe scored the eouahsin eight minutes from the tsaC Wireless. mmmmm Reuter
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