Morning Tribune, 17 March 1938

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 3.— No. 39. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, March 17, 1938 FIVE CENTS.
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  • 87 1 TRIPLE SUICIDE: AUSTRIAN LEADER, WIFE SON Vienna, Wednesday. MAJOR EMIL FEY, the Austrian Heimwehr leader, has committed suicide, together with his wife and son. It is understood that they were shot dead by a revolver, but the police declined to make a statement. The news is generally unknown here. Other
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  • 52 1 Vienna. Wednesday. THE paper on which Austria is j to vote m the plebiscite reads: "Do you recoenise as our ler Adolf Hitler and thus the j union between Austria and the German Reich was realised on Mar. 13?" j Jews will be allowed to VBF
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  • 40 1 London. Wednesday. A TARRAGONA Press report stated that the Danish non-intervention con:rol officer and a member of the crew, both reported wounded m the bombing the British steamer Stan well, yester- have since died British Official Wireless
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  • 436 1 PREMIER HECKLED BY OPPOSITION AUSTRIA: "GOVERNMENT HAS TO BEAR GREAT RESPONSIBILITY" London, Wednesday. fEELINGS were aroused m the Commons to-day when Mr. Chamberlain was pressed to indicate the Government policy m regard to Czechoslovakia. He declined, amid ministerial cheers, to be rushed and objected to the
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  • 18 1 Lisbon, Wednesday. Portugal is sending a military mission Portugal's African colonies to study problems of colonial defence.- Reuter
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  • 42 1 KAUNA. WEDNESDAY. THE ALREADY TENSE SITUATION BETWEEN POLAND AND LITHUANIA WAS FURTHER COMPLICATED BY REPORTS OF ANOTHER FRONTIER INCIDENT. IT IS STATED THAT 15 POLISH SOLDIERS CROSSED THE FRONTIER AND KIDNAPPED A LI- THANIAN POLICEMAN.- REUTER
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  • 24 1 Vienna, Wednesday. Baron Louis Rothschild, former president of the Austrian Kredit Anstalt. has been arrested, according to the Vienna press. Reuter
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  • 205 1 JAPANESE NOT TAKING OVER THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT FRENCH CONCESSION Shanghai, Wednesday. JJIWIOURS which have latterly been prevalent of a military coup by the Japanese to take over the International Settlement and the French Concession m Shanghai were intensified this afternoon, following another bomb incident m the Settlement. The bomb, which
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  • 109 1 "OUR FRONTIERS WILL BE DEFENDED" SAYS MUSSOLINI HIS VIEW ON AUSTRIA Home, Wednesday. MISSO MM made his first public speech since Hitler's coup to-day when he addressed the Chamber of Deputies. He advised Austria to be reconciled with Germany as when an event was inevitable it was better done with
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  • 111 1 'NO CONSCRIPTION IN PEACE TIME" SA YS PREMIER London, Wednesday. THE assurance that conscription will not be introduced In peace time as lar as the present government was concerned was repeated by Mr Chamberlain to-day m the Commons when Major MacNamara invited the government to move m the direction 01
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  • 26 1 Berlin. Wednesday All schoolchildren were given a holiday and all shops, offices and factories Were closed for Hitlers triumphal return. The city was ransacked for flag*
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    • 27 1 ON OTHER fAGES Pag* Ceyionese Minister Policeman Hit Childhood Romance Hospital Mystery 3 Rotary Talk 8 Traffic Committee IS Broadbent's Progress 19 Div. Soccer 22 K.L. Races
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    • 84 1 KLIM now enables you to give your children PURE milk, that is deliciou.s for y^^ tftifr%l J\ m drinking, and at reasonable Hnanitfl i prices, no matter where you tojgggjjjflfi t Get one of the marvellous KI.IM MIXERS and mix it as needed a glass full or a pint at
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  • 407 2 VISITING MINISTER EXPLAINS COUNTRY'S POVERTY MALNUTRITION IN the previous admin st ration of Ceylon, it must be recollected that what happened was that t v ic poverty of the people was not seriously cared for. This opinion was even ondoised by the Donouuhmore Commission, which expressed surprise
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  • 83 2 First Trial Runs This Month 'From Our Own Correspondent j Malacca. Wednesday. For the first time. Malacca will shortly have the benefits of up-to-date water filtration and boosting plants. A visit will be arranged for the Commissioners to inspect the plants, when the Municipal Engineer
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  • 529 2 TAXI-DRI VER ON CA USING D EATH CHARGE: SEQUEL TO SELETAR ACCIDENT LAST YEAR Singapore. Wednesday. A motor accident which resulted m the death of a Tamil and another being hurt at che 13th milestone. Seletar Road, on Nov. 1 last year, had a sequel m the Criminal District Court,
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  • 470 2 WOMAN HITS POLICEMAN'S FACE WITH SLIPPERS ISMAIL bin Ahmat. a police constable attached to the -Joo Chiat Police Station, figured as complainant m case heard yesterday m the Second Police Court by Mr. F. V. Duckworth In the dock, charged with the offence of having used criminal force on a
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    • 15 2 THE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE AND THIEVES SOLE AGENTS: (jUTHRfE^Ob (Inc. m S.S.. W.P.S. 35.4
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    • 53 2 Help Kidneys Fighf Dangerous Germs linl°» U in^! d K eys cont ain 9 milJW "on tiny tubes, endangered by jCVtfk prms caused by colds bad <m «Bi \J|PI tause you to Get up Night? bo ■HOJ S i, eumatlsm Circles unm\y\ der Kyt-s. Swollen Ankles frl v mj mi
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    • 38 2 Before Mr. Justice Mills m Ist Court at 10.30 a.m. Assizes:— Rex vs. Buang bin Ali. THE PHILIPPINE (Tel. 4334) yUJr* 330 Orchard Kd m DRYCLEANIN(i Spas AND DYEIN*. SPECIALISTS M i^d Special machine nitkJvi for dry cleallin:;
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  • 556 3 Childhood Romance Ends In Kidnapping INDIAN SAYS 16-YEAR-OLD SWEETHEART SUGGESTED ELOPEA iENT CHILDHOOD friendship on a rubber j v estate, which grew into intimacy as the years went by culminated m the Perak Assize Court this week before the Hon. Mr. Justice Murray Aynsley when a 19-year-old Indian was charged
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  • 131 3 From Our Own Rep<> Penan^. Wednesday MYSTERY surrounds the death of an old decrepit, who was found wi f h t wound m the head m one <>1 the pa.s sa^e-ways m the Genera! Hospital at Alor Star. The deceased was discovered by an inmate
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  • 290 3 ROBBER SENTENi II) Singapore Wednetl £OUND guilty by the unaninn a rerdk of a common jury on a I harfl nbbery. a verdict with which Mr. J at Mills, the trial judge, said h< hesitatingly agreed, Chan Kwee, n Id ile-aged Chinese was sentenced U
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  • 330 3 Amazing Allegations At Assizes Singapore. Wednesday. HOW a young Malay named Buang bin Ali was alleged to have stabbed young Malay woman, at the coolie lines of an electric installation plant at Pulau Bukom. and then attempted suicide by stabbing himse lf fim** ing up by
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  • 134 3 Singapore, Wednesday. rH LAU KHUM. a young Cantonese woman, livine m Selegie Road, had a quarrel with her mother four days ago. The dispute, it was stated by Court Inspector R. Nunn. arose over an adopted child, following which the accused, it was allfGPd.
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  • 69 3 Singapore. Wednesday. Qeorff Cordeiro, a young Eurasian, was this morning lined $li by Mr R A. Ward. the Fourth Singapore Magistrate, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor car without a driving licence at the junction of East Coast Road and Joo Chiai Road
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    • 161 3 MIAR NAN YANG HOTEL AGENTS. Express Service 3 times daily. 1. lIAI CHEW HOTEL. 35. Beach Road Singapore. Tel: 3015 2. NAN YANG HOTEL, 41. Jalan Maha rani. Muar. Tel. 156 3. NAN (HANG HOTEL. 84. 2unga Raya, Malacca. Tel: l v 2 1. Singanore to Muar, Malacca <T; K.L.
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    • 58 3 HORSE HEAD BRAND <IND^ MADE IN BURMA 1.1 AIIAMI IB> 1100% BRITISH 4. 4. HARPCE, (.11 I II I AN LTD SiiiKanore, Ku..l;t Lumpur. Pcianu. Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LlMl'lfci*, China BuildiH),:, Cliulia Mreei, PHONK s»(^. i j Fire, Marine, Motor v Kind Etf WOKKMBN^ rOMPeNSATIOh J^ jr. jn^j-.^- jn^-rU-Lj-.J- JJI
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 40 4 Iniperfal chemical Industries 289 27 9 Rubber Plan Investment Trust 23 9" 20 3 A 1 1 1 1 Q £A War Loan 100 7 99 5 H IJ41 J 4 Chartered Bank 8 gg g __^'g
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    • 78 4 London, Mar w rnamwm Previous To-day Chance Tom r Q l »r tlv Slradv Duli 6 __U6 3rd fJtmsH (July'Cept.) Buyers jllfi London. Mar. 16. PM.M OIL (Malaya) Previous To-day Anril shot £16-10-0 sellers Unchanged In bulk Mar. April shpi. COPRA (Straits. F.M.S.) U2-10-0 sellers March Shipment £12-
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    • 39 4 Previous To-aay Chanp IT. w Paris (dosing middle «*»> l6 l^ -2316 tt nn Amsterdam (closing middle raw ».y/ ylO y.uu 4 1%: "oniCghtT.closln/ selling rate, i 23 16 Unchanged C.I on ■om»ou» (dosing selling rate) 3 gSSed
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    • 30 4 London. Mar. 16. GOLD Previous To-day Change Fine tow oei ot. £6-19-8U £6-19-9' 2 -Id. SILVER apot 203 8 2f 4 forward 20 1 16 20 —1 16
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    • 19 4 Jilt Mundard London. Mar. 16. Previous To-day Changi St.ot (afternoon closlDg price) £186*4 1185 fcirward £1864 -IV<
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    • 171 4 Profit Last Year Of 5219,552 THE annual report of the Eastern I Realty Co.. Ltd.. for the sixth year c-ided Dec. 31 last is as follows: The profit for the year amounts to s>l9 552 89 which together with the balance of $79,838 05 brought forward t-om the
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    • 209 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore. Wednesday. MIXING. Tin at midday was $91 3 i. down SI 1 4- According to cables from London there was very little change m prices of Sterling Tin shares although other sections of the London Stock Exchange were all very much easier but
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    • 129 4 Prices Realised At Saks Yesterday AT the Singapore Chamber of Comm Rubber Association's 1373 rd aucti yesterday there were:— Catalogued 1.529.387 lbs., 682 It Offered 1.265.188 lbs.. 564.82 tons. Sold 1,215.050 lbs 542.64 tons. London 6 New York 14 a »ta PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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  • 876 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore, Mar. 16. 5 p.m. MINING Ampat 39 41 i o Asam Kumbang 28 30 Austral Malay 4 6 50 n om Aver Hitam 216 22 6xd Ayer Weng o.6O 070 Bangrin Tin ..216 22 6 Batu Selangor 1.371 2 i 42 i o
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  • 131 5 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. Incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter AD. 1824 Paid Up Capital I 40,030,000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1,000,000 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CRENA DE IONGH President M. TAUDIN
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  • 193 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Wednesday. Batu Selangor 1.37 1.42 Hongkong Tin 19- 2C 6cd Hong Fatt 105 1.09 Jelebu 75 79 Kramat ..10 6 116 Kamunting Tin 8 3 9 3 1 Killinghall 16- 17;-cd Katu Tin 22 9 23|9xd Kuchai 1.10 1.20xd Larut 10 9 11,6 Lingui Tin 130
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  • 26 5 Moscow. Mar IS Th«' Soviet Arctic scientists, under the leadership of Papanin, returned to Leningrad to-day where (hey received i tremendous welcome af the mrt.— Reuter
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  • 235 5 Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 9a 105 norn MUNICIPALITY 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 102 104 norn 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nom. 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31. Sept. 30 113 115
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 97 5 PR LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore.. JWiilflii T Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commodtttm, Paily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OP X.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE
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    • 160 6 PAVILION 6-15 9-15 TO-NIGHT I "Strongly recommended see it even if you have to raid the housekeepinu money. DAILY MIRROR. •I UKfC it three rousing cheers. most exhilarating movie you re evei likely to see 1 SUNDAY CHRONICLE. As sex-conscious a comedy as the most vicariously amorous playgoer could desire,
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    • 291 6 )f "Do^'t^ miss this melody-filled new Columbia comedy hit €A1»IT«L I tZ-fST j The Picture i That brought gl Lf A v Bine Crosb> ***^X' X right 4r^ Wf A i I bark to HbH» M W w the Pinnacle B»vXP--^f W bW WW Bm i BY SbKßSbSv* J| b
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  • 155 7 Dividend Of 10 Per Cent. Recommended THE report and accounts of the Haytor Rubber Estates. Ltd., to be presented to shareholders at the annual general meeting on Mar. 26, at the head offices m French Bank Buildings, Singapore, make pleasant reading. The net profit for the year, ending
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  • 68 7  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, March 16. HISSATISFACTION with the lcng and V desultory hostilities which the Japanese militarists have brought about In China, is gradually growing among the political parlies m Japan. Many members of the Japanese Parliament accuse me Government with a lack
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 86 7 Ladies! What would you d 0... if the man you loved married another Would you hide your heart-break and M take it like a good Sport Or would you use every woman's weapon to break up the marriage and get him back see how MYRNA LOY Solved the problem m
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    • 194 7 TO-MORROW at the 4 Ai*B fiOL s I t S Opening at G. 15 and 9.15 S m J K. 8 m i )OAN FONTAINE HS i REGINALD GARDINER jWilg S RAY NOBLE I#p9l| I 4 NEW SONG NITS BY GEORGE GERSHWIN A||UkjL£|yg» i tyrte. ky IHA CEHSMWIN ff— ""^^^^^■i
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  • 1002 8 "SIGNS OF PREMATURE DECAY" IN AUSTRALIA RAPIDLY FALLING BIRTH-RATH EVIDENCE, CEYLONESE MINISTER TELLS SINGAPORE ROTARIANS Singapore, Wednesday. riVING his impressions of AustraU lii m an address to members •nd quests of the Singapore Rotary lub at the weekly luncheon meetuic held at the Adelphi Hotel today, the Hon. Mr. S.
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  • 49 8 London, Maim lb. The King has approved the promotion of Mr. Ronald lon Campbell, a counsellor m His Majesty's diplomatic service, to the rank of minister plenipotentiary and his appointment m that capacity to the Embassy In Paris, succeeding the late Mr. Hugh Lloyd Thomas.—British Official Wireless.
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  • 545 8 STORY OF MARGARINE FACTORY Singapore, Wednesday A PROMISSORY note for $2,400 made out by Mr. F. J. V. Van Cant, a c mercial chemist, m favour of Mr F. a Bartholomeusz. the proprietor of F. A Bartholomeusz Co., Ltd., was the subject matter of a civil
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  • 44 8 The first Johore Bahru Assizes for thij year, which according to the caiem* was fixed to begin before Mr. gj™^ f J. V. G. Mills on Mar. 15, have ha 'be postponed until Mar. 20 on ace of the judge being engaged m Singaj*'
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 45 8 1 (S D A D T C rgra l v ii 1 J B SHERRIES Ajll tt Vintage Wine... m^^R well-matured fe"(s^fegl*^l i;i wood. vuHk 1 *v>*^ 'I I for */i^ 45^f3^ discerning gc. •«^'Sir/«« tf > A2 palate \^HDEMA!j sime, darby CO., LTD. W.P.S. 1
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  • 799 9  -  Horatius Flexibility Of Suit i ha y By •THERE is a deal of difference, ia the 1 technique between No Trumps and suit play. With the former, there are no obstacles other than high cards to prevent the establishment of suits, but with the latter, trumps stand as
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  • 274 9 Australian Cabinet To Consider Its Provision Canberra, Feb. 22. CONSTRUCTION Of a new cruiser U the Australian Navy- making iiv»- m all— will bo considered by Federal Cabinet when the defence ftttmntft for next Ifear's budget are being prepared. The recent training manoeuvres off Jeivs Bay convinced the
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  • 11 9 Mr. C. Hay is acting as Deputy Commissioner of Lands, F.M.S.
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  • 16 9 Mr. W S. Reeve-Tucker, J. P., of Sungei Way Estate, is shortly leaving Malaya on retirement.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 129 9 U DR Y ZONES' TOR CHILE Under Govt Temperance Campaign Santiago. A GOVERNMENT temperance campaign m Chile with the object of fixing a ■tain quantity of wine per head of 1 population and heavily taxing any uplus, has resulted m the calling of special session of the Chamber of '^♦'puties.
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    • 39 9 HkL ''*/j4n '"^ist on your RIGHTS L||y insist on IV |i CLOVER \Jk MILK "e AN CRE4.W This is BABE CLOVER speaking .^■^o^ !t! B and I intend to tell the world that s^^^^^m^^^'^ M// iH 3 At a
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  • 292 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday, Mar. 17, 1938 CAMERON HIGHLANDS THE Cameron Highlands are gradually coming into their own, and despite the almost entire absence of government interest, the villages of Renglet, Tanah Rata and Bintang have developed during the last year or so to such an extent that it is
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  • Article, Illustration
    73 10 First London borough to hold air raid precautions tests, Paddington staged a spectacular and a realistic demonstration with road repair parties, decontamination and first-aid squads, bombs and gas. The test, m which people took part, was watched by Home Office officials. Six "attacks" took place and were dealt with m
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  • 879 10 Disney's masterpiece is WALT DISNEY, whose cartoon ChtrtC-| tors are the familiar friends of every child from here to China, has been getting into ♦rouble as a provider of juvenile entertainment, (writes C A. Lejuene In the "Observer"). The British Board of Film Censors have refused a
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  • 49 10 The Hon. Coi. Cecil Rae. C.8.E., will be one of the delegates of the Ipoh Rotary Club to the Middle Asiatic Rotary Conference to be held m Penang on April 14 Monsieur Duperrey world President of the Rotary International will be flying from Paris to attend the conference.
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  • 429 11 UNREST AMONG Martial Law Enforced RENDERING greater strength to earlier reports about the growing anti-war feeling and social unrest among the Japanese masses, a recent arrival from Yokohama revealed that during the five-month period from August to the end of December last, there had been no
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  • 76 11 Because He Wanted To Learn To Fly Cochabamba. Bolivia A LAD, named Teimo Romero, who had been refused admission to a pilots' training course of the BolivianLloyd Air Company, made off with a training machine and flew it from here to Santha Cruz (Bolivia). He afterwards explained
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  • 111 11 Prague. A clerk from Brno (Moravia* went skiing m the Altvater Mountains. When he returned to his hotel, he discovered that he had lost his ciga-rette-case, containing notes to the value of £28. That night there was a heavy fall of snow, leaving drifts some six
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    29 11 The Duchess of Kent wearing a new small hat tied under the chin as she left No. 3, Belgrave Square after her return to London from Athens. Planet News
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  • 98 11 I rER trying a new treatment for man laria over a long period, the Malaria ory Board of the Federated Ma- States have found that it is just effective as quinine, and the afterct.s are no worse. And the cost is less than that of
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  • 352 11 Foreign Medical Unit For China rARKYING With Mm enough equipment C and medical supplies for a small fled hosDital Dr- Norman Bethune, noted S not Montreal. Canada who attained wide rame by his blood transfus services with the government troops ,n Spam is now m Hankow completing arrSgemcnta for his
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 25 11 dffdf df ds MAISON PERM Telephone 4610 takes pleasure m announcing the OPENING of their new ultra-modern and AIR-CONDITIONED Ladies Hairdressing Saloon 79, Stamford Road.
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    • 118 11 Maison Marcelle /^wJ2iijiL Permanent iu£iL'^ Tri .ti r latest r 2 system V v {J at IX-. T*^ .{5 Stamford Rd. J Tel. 4807 Prop. J KOOY. iSAWATOG^ M'K MIJZINCi: Oi' v Ia r Muscle anomalies Crossed jm^ A eyes. Complicated /[JSf'^^^' <ases of defective S^*^^ vision. (ilasses if x
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  • 162 12 SAMOYED SHOW IN LONDON Miss Irene Perry was bitten on the hand by one of her mother's samoyeds when they started to fight as she took them for exercise at TattersaU's. Knightsbridge. London, where the British Samoyed Club's Show took place. (Planet News). (Hikers of the I>uke of Lantaoter's Own
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  • 42 13 King George made history when he became the first monarch of I n u i.i ml to enter the boxing ring to present prizes won at a boys' amateur boxing tournament at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Planet News
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 32 13 Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING iilE LATEST 1 PATTERNS OF HALLMARKED BRITISH SILVERWARE iiOUB D'OLUVRE Dlbrf>4 •JJWUJT DISHES 4lsf> C T X)CKR JKWELLERT WATCHES THE RFST !S VO COKM AND WM RENE DIIEiAiNN
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  • 1905 14 THIS BUSINESS OF SHOPPING JOHN LITTLES have some new BALLY shoes in^our -pectKn^and^y. J must go along beiore the best ge t SOLD OUT 1 ne> wmi and size and are really very tjjautiful We HIGH HEEL thought it would be dim cult to walk m unti we learnt that
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 72 14 has a large selection m Dinner and Evening (iown>. The biggest variety m Flower* and Evening Handbags. Capitol Building Phone BEAUTY .CYCLAXPREVENTION OF SUNBURN Day or Blended Lotions $2,50 4.75 i Beauty Bronze $2.85 Sun Oil $2.95 I Sole Agents: Robinson Co. Ltd. 9 SHOES BLACK CREPI DE CHINE OPEN
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    • 113 14 JEWELLER f of BOND ST LON DON No other ornament is so flattering to a woman as a pearl necklace. Pearls with a warm rosy flush; pearls as cold and pure as the white magic of moonlight: pearls that hold the ghost of a rainbow radiance Giro holds the secret
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    • 94 15 IOWNS AND MILLINERY VISIT Wlxvdna and see their new shipment of smart afternoon evening gowns. Also snappy hats, all at very i reasonable price. BRIDAL BOUQUETS presentations backed and FRESH FLORAL WREATHS, made to order at short notice. Members of the Euro- ~fl pean Florists Tele- n\vv graph Delivery Association.
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    • 67 15 JEWELLER NEWEST PATTERNS IN Ladies Diamonds set platinum. WRIST WATCHES A large selection including watches with diamond bracelets attached. B. P. DE SILVA, LTD. (Incorporated m Ceylon) Singapore Ipoh Penan* RADIO To Radio Owners. For expert servicing of any make of radios do not fail to ring up 3893 for
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    • 349 16 vJsi,^ Bl I TIH jP^ 1 i BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. Due Due Tonnage Spore Tonnage Spore 1938 1938 BHUTAN 6 100 Mar. 17 CARTHAGE 15,000 May 6 BErtAR 6,000 Mar. 21 BURDWAN 6.070 May 7 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Mar. 25 RANCHI 17,000 May 20 CORFU
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    • 402 16 BRITISH IK'DIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD FOR HONG KONG. MOJI. KOBE AM) OSAKA The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Bftkx Second Saloon passeimers. Special Holiday Return tickets to China and Japan <mterchanpc. P and O SN Coy.> issued at reduced rates. HARPER, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. Telephone: 5861.
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  • 170 17 STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES ;l !mida except Western Karapara 17 3 p.rr. gypt Sudan and Palestine Karapara 17 3 p.m. \t Britain and Ireland Karapara 17 3 p.m. Europe except Great Britain md Ireland Karapara 17 3 p.m. India Karapara 17 3 p.m. < A Eastern Karapara 17 3
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    • 194 17 lII'RX* PIIILP LI^E. (Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS Due saus. Mir °9 A P r 2 ■:"i K U R Ap, 30 May 3 specia^heap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the following rates. QvHnpv nr ■Zx Class passengers may transfer atajigapore. Brisbane. Sydney or Melbourne to
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    • 227 17 X. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON via Penanf, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. SUWA MARU Mar. 17 TERUKUNI MARU Mar. 30 s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Apr 14 Rates to Ist Class 2nd class Naples $574 $621 $634 <S1 Marseilles
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 123 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THK WHARVES OK EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Van Heutsz 22 Anhui 20 Nieuw Holland 18 2 .3 Mirzapore 16 3 Kepong 14 2 3 Suwa Maru 11 2 3 Nanking 9 2 3 Eumaeus 7 2 Kumsang 30 Silversandal 32 2 3 Teiresias 34 Mausang 36
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    • 400 17 TOWN'S HEALTH Singapore Municipality Statement THE Singapore Municipal health statement [Of thfl week ended Mar 12 ■bOm that there were 227 deaths, compared with 238 m the previous week, and with 213 In tht- corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were: Beri-ben lf>: phthisis 38; malaria
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  • 316 18 SING A PORES Traflie Committee, Sitting to inquire into traffic problems. Issued its first official communique last night, m which it recommends as an experiment a system of traffic control by manually operated light signal at the Collyer 'Quay-Fullerton Road- Fullerton Square junction. This will begin
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  • 918 18 No Sign Of Rally In Tin Rubber, Singapore. Wednesday MESSRS. Fraser Co., m their weekly report on the state of the markets, write as follows: Business men and all individuals throughout the world who are possessed of capital m cash or goods or property
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  • 83 18 Revenue Shows Surplus At Last London, March 15. Exchequer returns to March 21 show that for the first time m this financial year, which ends on March 31. ordinary revenue- exceeds expenditure, the surplus beine: £10,155,738. Ordinary revenue for the week amounted to £24.196,339, making .he total to
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  • 134 18 Military Training To Be Longer Amsterdam, Mar. 15 'THE decision of the Governmer.: enforce immediately the recen law authorising an increase of period of military training from five an. a hal! to eleven months was announc by the Premier. Dr. Colijn, m a broaccast speech. nnrr He
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  • 111 18 Still Found On Jofu Estate (From Our Oun Correspov' Johore Bahru, M A CHINESE squatter named Aw was produced this morning Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahya Magistrate.) on a charge of ben possession of a complete still for mar facturing illicit samsu. He pleaded guilty, and Court 1
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    • 1193 19 •Pygmalion" From The English: Conrad (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 4. aN account of sheer weight of numbers, it has almost been accepted hat English-speaking pictures are made m the American language. There was i time when English audiences found this fact a rather difficult one.
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    • 166 19 Franco s Advance Will Be Checked London, March 15. SENSATIONAL reports published m Lon•J don m regard to the situation m Barcelona were denied by the delegate of the Catalan Government m London, who said he had just telephoned to Barcelona and the Catalan Government stated that
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    • 229 19 2-Hour Stop In Spore On Record Attempt Singapore, Wednesday. OINCE noon yesterday, airport officials were on the look out for "Jim" Rroadbent who is on his way to Australia from Lympne a trip which he hopes to cover under four days. He left Rangoon at 7
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  • 636 20 BRITISH EMPIRE PROGRAMME Transmission 2: 6.05 p.m. 9.15 pm. GSJ 13 93 metres (21.53 mes): GSH 13.97 metres (21.47 mes); GSG 16.86 metres (17.79 mes) aod GSO 19 76 metres (15.18 mes). Transmission 3—9.15 p.m.— 0.20 am GSH 13 97 metres (21.47 mes); (,S(i 16.86 metres (17.79
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  • 195 20 Singapore Station On 225 Metres 600 pm -Indian Music (Gramo{Tfitt Won 1 Song by Leong Kwan Wai) and Leong Kwai Cheng 7 00 p m :-A Programme of Wish Music .Gramophone Records >. "Oortosßeei: Merry Old Widow' (W md -Donnvbrook 1 (Jlf>. Da 5?
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    • 63 20 I \//ftbe world K^M BUY PILOT PEN THE CHEAPEST Pk MA V market to-day. It's worth paying doubl? ilF'/fliV^ iCl^^W stylish models of the latest and is of no f m Mi tL Gold nib tipped to the point, the famous I f fl m and hardest Hokkaido iridium which
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    • 593 20 Berlin Station DJA 31.38 metres (9,560 kcs): DJB 19.74 metres (15,200 kcs): DJN 31.45 metres (9.540 kcs): DJE 16.89 metres (17.760 kcs) and DJQ 1963 metres (15.280 kcs). 6.20 p.m. Concert oi Light Music. 7.20 p.m. News m English. 7.35 p.m. Concert of Light Music 'continued*. 8.15 p.m. Greef'ngs to
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    • 159 20 U. S. A. SHORTWAVE PROGRAMMES The following are the principal American short-wave transmissions. The numbers immediately after the call-letters refer to kilocycles, and the second number set to metres. 11.20 p.m. Italian Period (,E>— New York. W3XAL 17,780; 16.9. Radio-Colonial France Wavelength 19.68 metres (15.243 fed). 6.20 p.m. Gramophone Records.
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  • 309 21 High Tension Between Poland Lithuania CRAVE TURN TO SITUATION IN CENTRAL EUROPE London. March 16. KCRTHER grave (urn 1o the situation in Central Europe is reported ■"messages rom Berlin, which state that Poland and Lithuania are ma state ot h.g l«n«H« following an inciden( fc f ,l is alleged a
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  • 270 21 To Catholic Vicar Going On Transfer From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Monday. THE French Convent was the scene of 1 pleasant function yesterday evenwhen the parishioners of the St. rands Xavier's Church entertained the Fr. Francois, their departing vicar, tea party. An address was read Mr. R.
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  • 164 21 I "Call It A Day" At The Pavilion CALL IT A DAY," which achieved notable fame as a stage pla^ r has. if anything, been improved upon by fllming, and larpe houses at the Pavilion Theatre yesterday hailed the Cosmopolitan Production, presented by Wanier Brothers, a huge
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  • 317 21 Woman Acquitted On A Counterfeiting Charge Singapore, Wednesday TAN ElOllf Neo a young Chinese woman ill acquitted and discharged by Mr. Justice Mills m the Assi/e Court today, when a common jury found her not guilty on a charge of being m possession of 10 and 20 cent
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  • 130 21 Fusilier Sergeants Entertain AVER 600 people, including Major Genv eral W. G. S. Dobbie and Mrs Dobbie, attended a ball m commemoration of St. Patrick's Day, given by the sergeants of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. Sergeants and
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  • 103 21 (From Our Own Correspondent > Malacca, Wednesday. The case m which a Cantonese, Koh San. was charged with the Attempted murder of a Cantonese woman at KamponK Bukit China was mentioned to-day and postponed the accused being m hospital >:• ("apt. c. V. Rodrifnies, Senior Supervisor. Excise Dent.,
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  • 163 21 SNATCH GRAB THIEF Smart Arrest By Police Singapore, Wednesday Asnatch-and-grab ■flair at 3.30 p.m. yesterday at fhe junction of Mosque Street and South Bridge Road was responsible for the appearance of Chan Ah Hua this morning In the Third Police Court on a charge of theft of a gold chain
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  • 168 21 SIOO Fine Imposed In Malacca (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Wednesday. DLEADING guilty to selling beer with- out licence, two fflllHlMUfl. «niployees of a Municipal eoffee-stal] at Riverside, were fined $100 each, or 3 months' r.i., by the Police Magistrate Commander J. C. Derrick to-day. Another
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  • 172 21 New Office-Bearers Of Union Elected (From Our Own Correspondent) T IJL Malacca. Tuesday. UK first annual general meeting of the Malay Union. Malacca, wa.s held at the Hukit China Vernacular School Hall Dato Demang Haji Abdul Ghani C H JV presided About 200 members pen present pie following
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  • 583 22 SKINS BE A T AIRMEN IN DIVISION 1 TEAMS FINDING THEIR FORM Good Game Of Soccer At The Stadium Singapore. Wednesday. IN one of the most Interesting IfMMt sern m the First Division of the S..VF.V league this season the lnniskil!in«s defeated l the K.A-K at (he Alison Koad Stadium
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  • 191 22 Ties For To-day And YESTERDAYS ties In the S.C.C. Sprint Tennis Tournament were postponed oa account of bad weather. TO-DAY'S TIKS Veterans Doubles L. C. Hutchlngi and C. G. Stmpton [+15) Vo. O. Finler and V. P. Bubal < 15 3 R. H. Whittal and J. Wilson (+l5)
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    42 22 A HIGHLAND FLING" < without kilts) might be an appropriate caption for the picture above. Actually it was an incident m the first division match at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday m which the Skins beat the Air Force by I—l.1 1. Tribune
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  • 327 22 The following liave been selected to jiay for the B.C.R.C this week end: On Saturday at 2 pm on the SCR C. irounci vs. ACS.: Kee Tian. Thean %cMii Slew. Ifong Joo. Kirn Hoe. Jan Jee. 3eow Leong, Jimmy Ho. E. Keng. Ah Thuan and Edward Wee. On
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  • 83 22 The 13th All Malayan Epworth League Institute will be held m Kuala Lumpur during the Easter holidays (April 15 to 19 1. The President and members of the local Leagues Cabinet have made arrangements for a "half-day Institute" to be held on Saturday next at the Fairnelds' Girls'
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  • 337 22 Beaten By S.R.C. hi Soccer Friendly II beat the RA: fc Aioiistry XI 1 by four goals I friendly on* the Padang v" Play was hampered by pool condition* and there wa enthusiasm about the excha Recs were better all th< very little opposition Thl c to
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  • 47 22 The following have accepted to for the S.C.C. Ist XI vs. Police to-mor row at the Stadium: E C. C: A. P. Craigie. F. A McCaffery; F. G C. C Webster. X C. Gillett; A D R. J Forbes. W D. J VineMcKean, K. Bi
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  • 1595 23 ZOLFANELLA UPSETS AT K. L. SPRING RACE MEETING Easter Parade Wins Main Event (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. THERE was a fair attendance to--1 day for the Selangor Turf Club's second day's card of eight races m the Spring professional meeting; at Kuala Lumpur. The weather was dull
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  • 86 23 The Mental Hospital R C beat the Police II by two goals to nil m the Third Division of the S.A.F A. League at the Depot last evening Play was fast and interesting with the Hospital side slightly the better. After even exchanges de Silva gave his
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  • 25 23 The Royal Johon* International Club Cocktail dunce for Sunday, given m the monthly programme as commencing from 7.30 p.m., has been changed to 8.30 p.m.
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  • 234 23 Ties Rearranged Owing To Rain DECAUSE of the rain yesterday, all ties v down for the afternoon m the V.M.C.A. tennis Journey were cancelled. The following is list of ties which have been re-arranged for to-day and Friday:— TO-DAYS TIES Handicap Men's Singles Yap Ah Hian vs.
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  • 198 23 Fernandez v. Marcjuez At The Happy World TTtVERYTHING points to an exdt*j in* night at the Happy World coveted Stadium on Friday, when a card of five fights will be staged, by Mr. Geo Lee, the promoter. The main event will be the lightweight championship fight
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  • 128 24 IRELAND BEAT WALES 1-0 Magnificent Display By Defences Hair- Wifcniw* WMltfcW s vcr > ullld >- SS^CVftod scoring efforts over the bI SoS SUS! 'piayed --mcently 11 They missed I penalty. Brown strikto g the upright alter Stevenson hud been brought down m the penaltj ar ir
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  • 78 24 Clouston En Route To Allahabad FLYING officer Clouston and Victor Ricketts. who left Gravesend airport at 10 20 GMT. on Tuesday night m a renewed attempt to beat the record for the England-New Zealand— England llight. arrived here at 8.10 G.M.T. this morning, leaving at 8.22 for
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  • 97 24 London, Wednesday. /COINCIDENT with the accentuated vr weakness of the stock markets. there sprang up a considerable demand .1 gold m London this afternoon. Under the Influence of continental huymu, the price of the metal jumped to 140 per ounce compared with L39|9% at fixing. Owinu
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  • 162 24 London. Mar 15. MR. C. R. Attlee, the Opposition leader, asked the Prime Minister at question time m the Commons if he would be m a position to-morrow to make a statement on the Government's policy m relation to international affairs. Mr. Chamberlain replied. "No. Btr,
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  • 128 24 More Pay Attracts Recruits London. Mar. 15. ALTHOUGH the new benefits for the Army were not made known by the War Minister, Mr. Hore Belisha, until last Thursday, the announcement has already had a stimulating effect on recruiting. Regular Army recruits for tho London area during last
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  • 100 24 Cairo. Mar. 16. THE International Olympic committee 1 decided to hold the Olympic Games m Tokyo m 1940 and agreed to the later date, suggested by Japan because ■ft^Sffii" also decided that the Winter Olvmnic should be held at Sappo oiap-m. but skiing
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  • 79 24 Italy's Bio Building Rome. Mar. 15. INTRODUCING the naval estimates In the Chamber. Admiral Cavagnari. Undcr-secretary of Marine stated that rver 260 000 tons of new warships Will be constructed m Italy m the current year and by 1941. when the preseiu building programme will be
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  • 264 24 WARFARE has been proceeding since the end of February along the Yellow River for the encircling of Ordos, m Inrer Mongolia, where Japanese troops combined with Manchukuo and pro-Japanese Mongol troops, have launched southern attacks from Paotow Saratsi and Tokto. The immediate target of the attacks seems
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  • 46 24 TO-DAY'S soccer results: FIRST DIVISION West Bromwich 1. Manchester City 1 Huddersfield 1, Preston 3. THIRD DIVISION (Southern) Crystal Palace 3, Walsall 1. Giilingham 2. Notts County 1. THIRD DIVISION (Northern) Darlington 2, York 2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE <Div. 1) Clyde 7. Morton 1.- Reuter
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  • 81 24 National Final Acceptors London. Wednesda.\ FOLLOWING are the Grand N; I 1 final acceptors: Royal Mail. Airgeadsios. Cooleen Pontet Battleship. Royal Danielli. Dominicks Cross. Davy Jones. Dunhill Castle. Inversible. Red Freeman, Delachance. Takvor Pacha, Rock Quilla, Dawmar. Provocative, What Have You Lough Cottage. Frobisher. Bachelor Prince. Blue Prince. Cabin Fire.
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  • 275 24 CHINESE TROOPS CONVERGING ON SHANGHAI China War Hankow. Wednesday IT is estimated by the headquarter of the Chinese Air Force that since the commencement of hostilities and up to the end of February, 427 member of the Japanese air force were tallec and another 422 wounded. Although Shanghai and Woosunu
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  • 91 24 Singapore, Wednesday. Court bail of $200 was allowed Chic* Hing Chee, a young Cantonese wh< claimed trial on an attempted ext charge m the, Third Police Court tnimorning. «nmin The complainant m the case. a n named Lee Lai Yong. who owned a w f m Armenian
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