Morning Tribune, 18 March 1938

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 3.— No. 40. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, March 18, 1988. FIVE CENTS.
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    SOVIET CALLS CONFERENCE OF GREAT POWERS
    197 1 SOVIET CALLS CONFERENCE OF GREAT POWERS Germany, Italy Japan, "Aggressors, Not Invited Moscow, Thursday. AN invitation to all great powers to discuss action necessitated by the occupation of Austria and the threat to Czecho-Slovakia is being sent out by the Soviet Government to-day, announced M. LitvinofT to foreign correspondents. He
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    HITLER'S NEW DECREE
    42 1 Berlin, Thursday. ALL Austrian officials must swear the oath of allegiance or leave their posts." says Hitler In a decree. Jewish officials will be given no opportunity of taking the oath. Therefore they are automatically excluded from office. Reuter
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    CLOUSTON ARRIVES INTERVIEW
    451 1 CLOUSTON ARRIVES INTERVIEW PLYING OFFICER A. E. Houston. Air Ministry test pilot, and Mr. Victor Ricketts, aviation reporter of the Daily Express, m an attempt to up a new record for the EnglandNew Zealand-England flight, of under nine days, arrived m Singa\wre at 3.13 o'clock this morning. ome 45 I.'1
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    RECORD-BREAKERS
    5 1 RICKETTS (left) and CLOUSTON
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    NEARLY CRASHED!
    46 1 (Houston and Ricketts* attempt luarlv came to grief at Singapore. \s they were taking' off at tremendous speed, they just missed the boundary lights at the far end of the drome. Spectators' hearts leaped lo their mouths as they noticed the airmen's close shave.
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    MARSHAL CHIANG HONOURS K.L. CHINESE PILOT
    170 1 MARSHAL CHIANG HONOURS K. L. CHINESE PILOT Now One Of China's Air Aces: Raided Formosa received by air mail last night tr <>m Hongkong tell of the heroic Ploits of the young Kuala Lumpur lln ese. Mr. Leong Chong Tat, now cr Ving m the Chinese air force, who was
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    France's Position
    101 1 Paris, Thursday. M. Blum's ministerial declaration m the Chamber referred to the occupation of Austria. He said that the government must guard against the perils of the external .situation which had built France's passionate desire for peace, coupled with safeguarding vital interests and the fulfilment of obligations into
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    Franco's Successes
    39 1 Burgo, Thursday. Franco's troops arc said to have completely occupied Caspe, an important strategic town on the railway line from Bangom to Barcelona. Thi.; would place the Nationalist forces within 34 miles of the Mediterranean coast Reuter
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    IMPORTANCE OF S'PORE BASE
    64 1 London, Thursday. Dl lIX KIM. to the opening of the Singapore Base m the ((minions to-day when introducing: the Navy estimates, .Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary for the Admiralty, said that the House could rest assured that "we now had, m Singapore, a base
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    BRITAIN PREPARED FOR BIGGER BATTLESHIPS
    130 1 BRITAIN PREPARED FOR BIGGER BATTLESHIPS London, Thursday. IN the course of introducing the Navy estimates to-day m the Commons Mr Geoffrey Shakespeare said that the French. British and United States representatives consulted last week whether In the continued absence of information as regards Japanese building intention.s. they should invoke the
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    China's Exchange Restrictions
    71 1 London. Thursday ALTHOUGH tlicre is DO press comment ft OB the Far Eastern situation. City circles are of opinion that Dr Kung's statement on exchange restrictions has helped to clear the air Everyone concedes that the Chinese Government does not desire to embarrass foreign trade but must
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      29 1 "on other^Vages" Page Perak Sensation Emden Scrap > R.C.U. Dinner V Caused Death Sentence Stabbed Woman S Racing* Guide i 18, 19 22 i Chinese Swimming Club Div. 1 Soccer
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    CORPSE WEIGHED DOWN WITH IRON BARS IN MINING POOL
    429 2 CORPSE WEIGHED DOWN WITH IRON BARS IN MINING POOL HOLE IN SKULL; SIX PERSONS INCLUDING WOMAN AND SENSA I lON A I PER X DISCO \ER V THE corpse oi a Chinese, aged about 3a. has been discovered m a mining pool, wrapped up m a mosquito curtain and a
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    Joliorc Scholarship
    77 2 AN Enactment to amed the Douglas Campbell Memorial Scholarship Fund Enactment will shortly be introduced m the Johore Council ot State. The maximum period for which a scholarship can be awarded at present is five years. This oeriod is insufficient to enable a .scholar to complete the cour.se
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    Worked In Vehicles Office, Convicted On Traffic Charge
    50 2 Worked In Vehicles Office, Convicted On Traffic Charge MR Voon Shak Leong. of the Registrar of Vehicles Department, was yesterday fined $5 by Mr. R. A. Ward, the Fourth Singapore Magistrate, when he pleaded guilty on a charge oi driving his motor along McKenzie Road without a driving Licence on
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    BUS DRIVER CHALLENGES EURASIAN
    143 2 BUS DRIVER CHALLENGES EURASIAN Singapore, Thursday IF you want to light I can take you on" were the words alleued to have been used by a trolley bus driver to a young, well-dressed Eurasian named R. de Souza, and which started the trouble which had a sequel m court to-day
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    30,000 Katties Of Emden Scrap Dumped In Sea
    534 2 INSPECTOR SUGGESTS IT WAS DONE TO EVADE POLICE CONFISCATION Singapore. Thursday. AT about 8.30 p.m. on Feb. 11. I was In my house at Wilkie Road when Hiro Oka came to tell me that the Ankyo Maru had left port for an
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    STABBED WOMAN, THEN HIMSELF, & JUMPED INTO SEA
    310 2 STABBED WOMAN, THEN HIMSELF, JUMPED INTO SEA Singapore, Thursday SIX years rigorous imprisonment on trie first charge and a year > -:::;pi c imprisonment on the second, was the sentence passed by Mr. Justice the Assize Court to-day on Buan Ali a young Javanese who was i'ound euilty of causing
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    SINGAPORE IRISHMEN CELEBRATE
    173 2 SINGAPORE IRISHMEN CELEBRATE THE Singapore St. Patrick* ft celebrated the festival of their patron saint last night with the traditional dinner and dance at the Adeiphi Hotel, a company of several hundreds being present. Food appropriate to the occasion was served, and the guests were piped m to dinner by
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    Woman Sentenced On Chandu Charge
    88 2 Singapore, Thursday A Chinese woman named Koh Nee was this morning sentenced undergo one years imprisonment, b) Mr. H. A. Forrer, District Judge, when «he pleaded guilty to a charge ot benfound m possession of ten tahils ol Wln< Lion chandu at Queen Street yesterd.i
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    STEPS TO MALAYAN
    661 3 INCREASED RECOGNITION FOR RAFFLES GRADUATES COLLEGE UNION HOLD DINNER •|T has been arcueci that a g<,od diploma is better than a bad degree and rightly S ,?'u n he ther haiidl we sllU maintain that a eood degree— a degree that will be conferred by a Malayan
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    WHEELER & WOOLSEY
    186 3 WHEELER WOOLSEY Funsters In "High Flyers" At The Alhambra AGAIN those funsters Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolscv are with us, this time m "Hhjh Flyers" which opened a season at the Alhambra Theatre 'ast night. Like all their previous pictures, the comedians give you the laughs and plenty of it
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    TAXI-DRIVER FINED $130 FOR CAUSING DEATH
    254 3 Singapore, Thursday. ONG VOW, a Chinese taxi-driver wa* to-day sentenced to pay a tine oi $130 m default to undergo six months and two weeks rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. H. A. Forrer, District Judge, on two charges of causing the death of a Tamil
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    Legislation In Siam
    40 3 Frov Oar Onn Correspoiulcvt, Bangkok. Thursday. Owing to pressure of legislation, the Assembly which had increased its sittings from two to three times weekly has now decided to sit daily till the end of the present session.
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    SODA WATER & BEER MIXED
    257 3 SODA WATER BEER MIXED Chinese Charged Under Trade Marks Law Singapore, Thursday HOW two young Chinese tried to mi* soda water with beer on a big mil m shop house at Tanjoni: Pagar, juni the early hours of yesterday morning was related by Inspector Byrde m Ok Criminal District Court
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      75 3 law Notice For To-day Before the Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 10.30 a.m. Judgment:— O S. 135 37— Tan Geok Bee anor vs. Sek p oh Leons etc.. at 11 a.m.:— Bankruptcy. Before Mr Justice a Beckett Terr el! m 2nd Court at 10.30 a.m. Judgments:— Motions In
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      88 4 v|tßnr« Previous To-day Change PAI,M OIL (Malaya) In bulk Mar. April shpt. £16-0-0 sellers Unchanged COPRA (Straits. F.M.S.) March Shipment £12-10-0 sellers £12-8-9 value SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) Mar. April .shipment 8 4> 2 sellers 8 6 sellers TAPIOCA (Ist quality) (Singapore March Shipment. 14 3 sellers Uncnanged PEPPER
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      24 4 London, Ifai Dtedlleii Prenom To-day Change Dunlop Kik g63 )0 6 British American Tobacco Chinese 5% Reorgs. (London Issue > 58 57
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      METAL MARKET
      18 4 JIN Standard London. Mar. 17 Previous To-day Changt Spot (allemoo^ closing price) Forward nBD -i £185
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      SHARE MARKET
      194 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore. Thursday MINING. Tin at midday was $92 up With markets dumping m London and New York yesterday not expected that there would be In the local share market to and although Tin showed a small i provement at midday business In ri practically
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      66 4 London. Mar 17. Previous To-day Chang* T.T. i/n Paris (closing middle rate) 163.06 159.87 -3 .19 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate* 9 00^ 8.98 4 -.02 T.T. on Shangrit (closing selling rate) 123 16 Unchanged IT. on Hongk'-i (closing selling rate) 13 Unchanged TT. on Japan fctaltng
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      NEW YORK CABLE
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      BULLION MARKET
      9 4 4 m<.' forward. 20 20 116 -116
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      RUBBER MARKET
      250 4 Effect Of The Austrian Crisis Messrs. Stanton Nelson and Co.. Ltd.. m their weekly rubber market review, dated Mar. 17. state After a week-end of acute political tension, the rubber market has emerged with its head bloody but unbowed. When it became apparent that for the present nothing
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    889 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore. Mar. 17, 5 p.m. MINING Ampat 39 411/ Asam Kumbang 28- 30 Austral Malay 4 6 50 n om Ayer Ilitam 21 22 -xd Ayer Weng 0.60 0*70 Bangrln Tin 21 22 Batu Selangor I.35 40 Burma Malay 20 9 21 6cd Chenderiang
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    187 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore. Thursday. mimnc; Buyers Sellers Ampat 3 6 4|Batu Selangor 1.37 1.42 Hongkong Tin 19- 2C 6cd Hong Fatt 1.07 1.10 Kramat 10 6 116 Kamunting Tin 8 3 9 3 Killinghall 16 17,-cd Kucha] l.io i.isxd Lingui Tin 1.30 1 35 cd London Tin 3 3
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    Chinese Acquitted
    39 5 Singapore. Mar 17. Leo Hong, a well-dressed Chinese claimed trial to-day when charged before Mr P. v. Duckworth, Second Police Magistrate, with attempted eitortion of $30 from Chan A!) Ngoh, a Cantonese girl. Lee Hong was acquitted
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    238 5 Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Lit Apr. 30 Oct. 31 95 105 nor n 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 HO nom. *H% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31. Sept. 30
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      225 5 Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. JtoMftmenf Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Comrrnriitiei. Daily Foreign Market Cable anu 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 SHAKE RHOKEKS' ASSN. MANILA STOCK
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      217 6 ••NOT A DULL MOMENT A HUGE SUCCESS' says Tribune <Thurs.> PAVILION 6-15 9-15 TO-NIGHT 'Strongly recommended see "I pave it three rousing cheers it even if you have to raid the house- most exhilarating movie you're ever keeping money." likely to see." —DAILY MIRROF —SUNDAY CHRONICLE. "As sex -conscious as
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    AMERICAN SHARE MARKET
    999 7 THE following quotations from New York were received from Messrs S E. Levy Co., by air mail yesterday: STOCKS Kennecott Copper 35 351^ Lambert Corpn. 11 11 Libbey-Owens-Fords Glas s 313 4 32 Lockheed Aircraft 8 8> 4 Loew's Inc. 44 1 2 445 X Lorillard i
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    Racing Record
    72 7 Mr. A. G. Vanderbilt's two-year-old filly. Galley Slave, who is by Gino from the Futurity winner Sally's Alley, beat rhe world's record for a two-year-old by covering three furlongs at the San* a Anita track m 32 4 5 sees. Gino is an own-brother to Alishah, by Tetratema
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      67 7 EMPIRE TALKIES (Tanjong Pagar) One Show One Show Nightly! TO-NIGHT Nightly! Republics First Great Serial DARKEST AFRICA 15 Thrill-Packed Chapters To Be Screened m On- X.t.V SUN TALKIES World) 730 pm. TO-NIGHT 7.30 p.m. Warner Bros. Proudly r resent MARION DAVIKS m HEARTS DIVIDED with DICK POWELL-CHARLES RLGGLES^The story of
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      294 7 f EVEN A WOMAN IN SILKS and ERMINE CAN BE SAVAGELY PRIMITIVE! f Society said: "Scandalous w ulu-n i S Mimi SwiK vowed to irin back the XMXT WKEK J love another woman had stolc-n! AT TH F But love as licarMclt as hers dared M 1 |i| r aaflhlng
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    From A LONDON CLUBMAN'S CHAIR
    1093 8 From A LONDON CLUBMAN'S CHAIR (By Air Mail) >/rtm o>tr Own Correspond :vi; London, Mar. 4. BERNARD SHAW'S "Pygmalion 1 has at least one memorable line, though similar words m a modem play would i>as.s almost unnoticed. Comparison :h the celebrated retort of Eliza Doo.ttle was inevitable when In a
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    DEATH OF DATO DR. WONG SHIN THWIN
    620 8 Kelantan Resident Buried In Singapore THE death took place at Ben Kedah. at the residence of hia on Sunday of Dato Dr. Wong Shin Thwin of Kelantan at the age of 61 yean The deceased had been ailing for some time and despite
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    Hitler To Explain Austrian Coup
    108 8 Berlin, March, A MEETING of the Reichstag has called for 10 p.m. on Friday to hear a speech by Herr Hitler on V* incorporation of Austria m the It is aJso rumoured that the Reicn*" may be dissolved after the meeting. official quarters regard this
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    A "CHIMP" THAT CAN MEND A PUNCTURE
    444 9 A "CHIMP" THAT CAN MEND A PUNCTURE M EET Mr. and Mrs. Ben Whitehouse, of Scotchburn-lane, P^escot midway between St. Helens and Liverpool, who have the happy knack of teaching baby chimpanzees, fresh from the tropical jungles of West Ainca, to be perfect little gentlemcn-or perfect little ladies .maz^prec'ociW ?5
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    CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY
    417 9 Carries On Despite Bombing AMONG the hundred and one methods n of destruction brought by Japanese planes to people and property m China from coastal Shanghai to remote Chungking, the consistent bombing of the Canton-Hankow Railway line stand out as a highlight of Nipponese persistency. In certain sectors
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    Students' Part In The War
    248 9 ROUSING THE PEOPLE War- Time Duties Emphasised Changsha, Feb. 15. An early bird m the city of Changsha this "winter would detect a new tone besides the usual conglomeration of a city's early morning noises and sounds It is the voice of the "patriotic cheer
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      73 9 The Duchess of Gloucester tried the world's smallest, lightest and most compact typewriter when she visited the Olympia section of the British Industries Fair with the Duke. The typewriter, a portable, Ls no higher than a matchbox and weighs 8 pounds with its case. (Planet News). EEEEEE^EI HUDSON You can
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Friday. Mar. 18, 1938 GERMANY TO-DAY
    304 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Friday. Mar. 18, 1938 GERMANY TO-DAY JJURING the past two months Germany has sprung quite a number of surprises. 3he first startled the world with an abrupt political purge m which many high Government officials were arrested, including General von Fritsch, once Hitler's trusted lieutenant. Then with
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    PERSONAL VIEWPOINT
    767 10  -  Autolycus A TOPICAL CAUSERIE b 'rOR many months past the peoples of i Czechoslovakia, whose pride In their independence If second to none, have boon looking forward with enthusiasm to the celebration on October 28 of the 20th annrarsary of the attainment of their Independent status as a
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    50 10 The National Pony^Society's Show has opened at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London. Lady Hunloke is seen with Fairy Light (left), champion Shetland pony m the show, and \Z d«.rht m MU »«H Fleurette. Fairy Light is the only pony of 33 inches to have won the title. Planet News
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    PERSONALITIES
    129 10 Mrs J. M. O'C. George has left Kuala Lumpur for a holiday at Ootacamund tNilgiris*. Mr. L. Ross Counsell, of Messrs Butterworth and Co., Calcutta. Is m Kuala Lumpur again on a business visit Mr. S. Meredith Jones, dental surgeon, of Ipoh, has returned from Colombo where he has
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    Effect Of Foreign Aggression On China
    488 11 COMPLETE UNITY MADE POSSIBLE PETTY FEUDS DISAPPEAR SPLENDID FICHTINC MORALE OF THE PEOPLE I SOLIDARITY has crept into the ranks of even the most belligerent citizens of China who used to raisTTll the dust of war and excitement on the streets street free-for-a.l, are
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    51 11 The Bishop of Singapore, the Right Rev B C Roberts, left on Saturday on hii annual visit to Bangkok. He is laying m the Siamese capital until March 23, and will return to Singapore *t the end of the month after visits to Penang, Taiping. and other towns m the
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    Refugees' Appeal For Assistance: Message Sent Through American Ambassador
    493 11 Refugees' Appeal For Assistance: Message Sent Through American Ambassador COR nine-year-old Huang Chang-shen-a child refugee sheltered m the second camp of the World Swastika Society ]p the Yangtze city of Hankow j the cordial meeting he had with the American Ambassador to China Mr Nelson T. Johnson, will always' be
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    24 11 The Archbishop of York (Dr. Temple) presided over the Spring session of the Church Assembly which opened at the Central Hall, Westminster. Planet News
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    FEDERAL SURPLUS
    240 11 Conservative Forecast Of £2,000,000 Canberra, Mar. 2. A CONSERVATIVE forecast of the Federal Budgetary position for the current financial year, based on Customs receipts up to Feb. 28, indicates that there should be 1 surplus of EA2,000.000 this year. Receipts from Customs and excise up to Feb. 28
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      19 11 BIMi 8.t.\4 i; at the Capitol Restaurant Music by KIKT BLACH his Orchestra PJt To Midnight. NO ADMISSION CHAKGI.
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    FUN AND GAMES
    190 12 Surprises that British showmen have planned for the Summer season are on v ie W _but only to the 5,000 "professional' ticket -holders— m the New Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster. London, where the Amusement Trades Exhibition has opened. Some of the games are so new that even
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    GALE HAVOC
    29 13 The battered mass of smashed woodwork that once formed bathing huts at Cliftonville, near Margate, Kent, was a mass of ruins after a recent gale. Planet News
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    MENUS FOR THE WEEK
    888 14 MEN U S FOR THE WEEK •101 1 j BREAKFAST LUNCHEON DINNER if ii il Fresh Papaya Mutton Boriani Clear Vegetable Soup Sllllliil^ Baked Eggs on Toast Shredded Chili Pineapple cheese Souffle Bread Butter Marmalade Peach Trifle I ruit Flan Custard Tea Coffee Cheese Biscuits Coffee Coffee Onion Soup Orange
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    Nerves- And The Child
    1080 15 No Child Should Be "A Bundle Of Nerves" If Brought Up With Care, Sense And Tact. THE problem of the nervous child is a very real one. and one that is grow- > 'me day by day. It is not easy for thej mother either 'to
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    MAKING AND BAKING
    366 15 MAKING AND BAKING TAKE making is an art which any C woman who is fond of cootaM ca sun and dried thoroughly, as no cake will' rise if the flour is damp. Secondly the flour must always be »vt through a sieve whether or not your recipe says so. This
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      347 16 BY P&OandBRITISH INDIA LINES 'INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. Cue Due Tonnage Spore Tonnage S'pon 1938 1938 BHUTAN 6.100 Mar. 18 CARTHAGE 15,000 May 8 BEriAR 6.000 Mar. 21 BURDWAN 6,070 May 7 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Mar. 25 RANCHI 17.000 May 20 CORFU 15,000 Apr. a RAJPUTANA 17.000 June 3 SOUDAN 6.500
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      395 16 BRITISH IMDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD EfAPCAR LINE) HONG KONG. MOJI, KOBK AM) OS.\K\ TIL A W A 10,000 TONS SAILING MAR. 24, AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon and Second Saloon passengers. Special Holiday Return tickets to China and Japan < interchain.
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    135 17 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHAKYIS OK EXPECTED TO AKKIVK KEPPKL HARBOUR Main Wharf: Lch. Lady Guillemard, Phasianella. Goldmouth, Lch. Sir T. Fraser. Oil Wharf: Silveray. Coal Wharf: Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar: Albert Dock: Nil. Victoria Dock: Nil. Keppel Harbour: King's Dock: Pellicula. No. 1 Dock:
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    VOLUNTEERS FOR SPAIN
    128 17 Italian Embassy Denies Rumours London, March lti. Till: Kalian embassy m London categorically denies rumours of the departure of more Italian volunteers for Spain. It states that no volunteers have recently been sent to Spain and thrre is no intention of sending any. The number of Italian
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    Civil Aviation: Premier Praises What Opposition Criticises
    179 17 Civil Aviation Premier Praises What Opposition Criticises London, March 16. rHE Cadman report on civil aviation was discussed m the Commons to-day. Mr. Chamberlain, moving tpptOTAl ol the Government's observations thereon, paid tribute to Lord Swinton's devotti n tc his duties and the very remarkable results achieved during his administration.
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      312 17 1 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE' > i STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TO-DAY 1 ER DATE AND TIME ?e°iion d(ParCelSOnly> em P° 18 8 a.m. sasffucsr isT? IHMigat and Tembllahan Bank! 8i n m Eastern and Southern Nieu? Holland 18 230 om n tr^i a^ Eastern and Southern SSSS S& lm Nfw Zealand Nieuw
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    RACING GUIDE: SELANGOR MEETING
    6624 18  -  MARCUS SUPERBUS FORM AT A GLANCE All To-morrows Candidates (COMPILED BY RECENT racing form of all horses I entered for to-morrow the third day of the SeUnfor Spring race meeting, show-in* at a glance how the candidates have fared m their three most recent outings, together
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      598 20 ON THE RADIO BRITISH EMPIRE PROCRAMME Transmission 2:— 6.05 p.m.— 9.15 pm. GSJ 13 93 metres (21.53 mcs); GSH 1397 metres (21.47 mcs); GSG 16.86 metres (17.79 mcs) and GSO 19 .76 metres (15.18 mcs). Transmission 3.— 9.15 p.m.— 0.20 a.m GSH 13.97 metres (21.47 mcs); GSG 16.86 metres (17.79
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      498 20 Lullaby i Cyril Scott.*. Four Ducks on v Pond (Alicia A. Needhami, love Went a-Riding (Frank Bridge". Gordon Ten Brand: I will Go with my Father nPloughirg (Roger Quitter >, If they hv Roses they will Flower (Vera Buck. My Sword for the Kin? "Michael Head\ Doreen Davidson: Sleep 'Ivor
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      673 20 PROGRAMME OF B. M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres 600 pm.:— Malay Music (Gramophone Records*. Drama: -Dato Lela Malaka Pinda" Drama: Yatim Musi taplia 6.45 -p m: -Children's Programme (English). 700 p.m. Pianoforte Recital by 1 Amy Wang. Miss Amy Wang, who U 1 only 12 years old.
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      235 20 and Announcements. 7.45 p.m.:— From the Studu, i i chair." 8.00 p.m Request Programme n« Gramophone Records. 8.40 p.m.:— Next Week's Programme. Relayed from London. 850 p.m.:— The News am nouncements. Relayed from l adon 9.15 p.m.:— Syncopated Piano Muri (Gramophone Records) 'Melodies ta the Month— R.9". By Jay Wilbur
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    Y.W.CA. FINANCE CAMPAIGN
    744 21 Y.W.CA. FINANCE CAMPAIGN Thanksgiving Service Marks Conclusion ■BE official closing of the Y.W.C.A. J annual finance campaign was held me 'rday at the hostel. Fort Canning ji and took the form of a thanks■vmu service, conducted by the General ■c retary. Miss A. D. Burg< I Mrs. A. B. Jordan,
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    S.C.C Billiards
    101 21 Ties for next week m the billiards tournament at the S.C.C. are as follows: Monday. Handicap: C. J. R. Bembroke '—25) vs. E. H. Coleman (—70); L. F. Knight (-40» vs. H. F. Foulds (Scr.i. Tuesday. Championship: E. B. Evans vs. E. H. Coleman. Wednesday. Handicap: L. N.
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    Travers' XI vs. Evatt's XI
    62 21 T ravers' XI vs. Evatt's XI In a friendly game of soccer played at the Geylang Stadium on Wednesday, Evatt's XI beat Joseph Travers team by 11 goals to one. 'lne following played for Evatt's Xl:— Tan Ah Lim. Boon Hock. G. Scott. Munuandi. K. Kozano, A. B. Pnrie. Alex
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    31 21 A MORRIS C\U ran into the lamp post at the junction of Anson Road am! Kobin on Koad yesterday afternoon. The Tribune picture, above. was taken vhorliy after the ac;i:ient. (Tribune).
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    NESTANGLO'S WIN
    285 21 Bad Time For Fraser Neave Displaying all round superiority the Nestanglo defeated Fraser Neave by 4—o m the Business Houses League match played on F. and N's. ground yesterday. F and N. played well m the first half and did well to keep on level terms with ihe
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNEY
    204 21 AGAIN no play WBI possible In the Spring tennlfl tournament at the S.C.C. yesterday. Revised ties for to-day and Monday are M follows: TO-DAY'S TUI Championship Singles J H. Phillips vs. C. P. Burke O. W. Gilmour vs. A P Webb. Championship Doubles K. A. Seth and
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    SMALLPOX ON INCREASE
    396 21 League Nations Health Bulletin TIU-; health bulletin ol the Le.r.'.ur <>[ Nations Eastern Bureau foe the week ended Mar II li aa followi: Plague: Colombo was the only port m the Eastern Arena to rtDOTt the presence of human plague during the week, (MM eate having ben
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    JAPANESE FINED
    176 21 Convicted On Gaming House Charge Singapore, Mar. 17. SONG Low Ifeng and Kukmchi lunoye, I Japanese, appeared bclnre Mr. V. V. Duckworth, second police BMgiltrate, to-day, charged with assisting m the management of a common gaming home. Song claimed trial while the Japanese pleaded guilty. Song was acquitted
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
    601 22 Water Polo Team One Of The Best In Malaya THE report of the committee of the T HE C h^se Swimminp Club Singapore. tor the period from July 936 to Dec 31 1937. to be oresented at the 28th nnnual general meeting to be
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    WEARNES WIN 2-1
    269 22 Business Houses League Match [N a Business Houses League match played yesterday on the S.H.B. ground* Wearnes Sports Club beat Heap 2ng Moh 2—l. A wet ground and a heavy ball arc lot conducive to bright football, and yesterday's game for that reason lacked merest. Wearnes drew
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    League Match Postponed
    32 22 The Second Division soccer match between the Excise Sports Club and Moravia which was to have been played on the SRC. ground yesterday afternoon was postponed until next Wednesday.
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    LOCAL SOCCER
    181 22 R. A. M. C. Trounce H.K.S. Bank IN a soccer match played yesterday the Clerical Union ground, the R A M.C. defeated the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank by five goals to nil. The RAM C. were far too strong for their opponents and except for a few breakaways,
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    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS BEAT 'RECS'5-1
    696 23 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS BEAT 'RECS' 5-1 FIRST DIVISION SOCCER Chinese Were Fully Extended Singapore, Thursday. DESPITE the fact that the wet and slinnery nature both of the ground and ball, hampered play to a great extent, exciting football was served up at Anson Road Stadium to-day when the S.C.F.A. met the
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    HOME SOCCER
    333 23 List Of Fixtures For To-morrow SCOTTISH Cup fourth round tics, and English and Scottish League fixtures for Saturday, are as follows: SCOTTISH CUP, 4TH ROUND Kilmarnock v. Ayr United. St. Bernard's v. Motherwell. Falkirk v. Rangers. Aberdeen v. Raith. ENGLISH LEAGUE, DIV. I Arsenal v. Grimsby T. Blackpool
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    S.C.C. Cricket
    46 23 S.C.C. XI vs Indian Association on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the S.C.C. ground C. W Auehmuty, A. Foster. M. Garden. W K. Jagger, Fl.-Lt. D. C Oliver. I. Bcott-Dalgleish, P. Eperton Smith. R. H Stevens. W. Swaine. G. H Wheat. J. 11. Willmott.
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    NATIONAL & LINCOLNSHIRE BETTING
    201 23 NATIONAL LINCOLNSHIRE BETTING London. Mar. 17. THE Jatest betting on the Grand National and Lincolnshire is as follows: GRAND NATIONAL 100—7 Royal Mail. 15—1 Blue Shirt taken and offered. 15—1 Takvor Pasha offered, 16 1 taken. 20—1 Delachance. 22—1 Dunhill Castle and CoUeen taken and offered. 22—1 Dominick's Cross offered,
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    SWIMMING POOL FOR CHINESE
    62 23 IN the annual report of the 1 Singapore Chinese Swim- J ming Club, to be presented at the meeting on Sunday, Mar. i 27, appears the following:— i "At the time of writing this J report, a tender for the construction of a swimming pool t
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    LOCAL ATHLETICS
    415 23 Annual Report Of The S. A. A. A. THE annual general meeting of th»> Singapore Amateur Athletic Association will be held at the Singauor<> Cricket Club on Monday. March 28, at 5.30 p.m. The report to be presented at the meeting states, inter alia: At the annual general
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    CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE HOPES
    150 24 NOW SOARING HIGH Excellent Time For Full Course Trial London Thursday. iWMBRIDGE hopes of winning the v the boat race soared when the crew returned the magnificent time of 18 minutes 49 seconds for a full course trial from Putney to Mortlake. According to available records
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    JAPANESE IN DANGER IN SHANSI
    248 24 Forces Harassed By Chinese Troops Hankow. Mar. 16 ACCORDING to the latest report, n Changtsi, to the east of Lingfeng. has been recaptured by the Chinese troops. The Japanese at the area around the railway line near Pingyao have been subject to constant attacks and
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    Y. M. C. A. Soccer
    55 24 V.M.C.A. v.s SUB In the Third Division match to-day at the Alison Road ground at 5.10 p.m.: J. Feruuson, r. Lyne, k Leembruggen, f. Tester. G. L. Day, R. Medland. W. Pullen. R. Lawrence. S. Reid, Lim Kirn Wee. Ong Swee Ktng. Reserves:— Chan Sam
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT
    105 24 The first children's concert of the 1938 series will be held m the Memorial Hall on Friday. March 25, at 5.00 p.m. Doors open at 4.45 p.m. The programme, following procedent, will be provided entirely by the children themselves, and the items will vary from pianoforte duets to
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    17 24 An incident m the first division match yesterday m which the Chinese beat the S.R.C. s—l. (Tribune).
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    Y. M. C. A. Tennis
    153 24 Saturday's ties In the V.M.C.A. tennis tournament: HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES Miss, B. Consigliere and C. F. J. Ess v. Miss Wilson and R. Nathan. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Bingham v. Miss S. M. Wong and T. C. Goh or Mrs. D. W. Archer aiid
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    Flight Of Capital
    56 24 London. Thursday THE recent flight of European caoital to the United States finds reflection In an authentic report that gold valued at approximately £7.000,000 will shortly be shipped from the United Kingdom to the United States. Well-informed circles ooine that the shipments are entirely connected with operations
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    LINCOLNSHIRE PROBABLES: RUNNERS & JOCKEYS
    106 24 LINCOLNSHIRE PROBABLES: RUNNERS JOCKEYS London. Thursday. LINCOLNSHIRE Probables: Dan Bulger (Westom. Thankerton 'Sammy Wragg'. Allegiance (Harry Wragg'. Pampas Grass (Perryman'. Ticcagari < Marshall. Pikebarn Lowrey Belami (Beary. Phakos (E. Smith. Moody (Gordon Richards'. Gallow Gate (Caldwell". Zaimis »Sibbritt». Star Flyer <Maher>. Aldine (Richardson. Squadron Castle tNevetf. Consequential <Carr». Kyles of
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    JAPANESE CLAIM SUCCESSES NEAR MOUTH OF YANGTSE
    128 24 Shanghai Wednesday. THE Japanese spokesman announced to-day that army and navy units m co-operation landed five miles south of Nantungchow. The Chinese are stated to be retreating without offering resistance. Japanese infantry and bombers are now engaged m mopping up the area. This
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    EXCHANGES SHOW IMPROVEMENT
    159 24 London. Thursday. CHARP all-round improvement occurred on the Stock Exchange this morning owing to bear-covering m the absence of any further adverse development m the European situation. The rise m prices was accentuated by activities of bargain hunters Who by virtue of substantial liquid resources were able
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    JULIANA MAY VISIT AUSTRALIA
    84 24 JULIANA MAY VISIT AUSTRALIA S Canberra. Mar i IT is regarded here as almost i certain that Princess jn J liana of the Netherlands will come on to Australia when she i visits the Netherlands East In dies this year. > S The Australian Government is expected to "sound" the
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    BARCELONA RAIDED
    98 24 Bombs Dropped In Heart Of City; Many Casualties Barcelona, Thursday TWENTY-FIVE were killed and dgni injured m a further air raid tin morning when bombs were dropped on the centre of the city and the dense populated districts. A children s school was one of the buildings hit.—
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    59 24 The following have accepted to play for the S.C.C. vs. St. Joseph's Institution on Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph'^ Institution ground:— L. H. Cooper. C. H W. Goult, R. A. Hooper, B. H. Lee, W W. Lewis, Lt. C. H. A. Olivier, L. V Rolfe. c. F. Sutton,
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