Morning Tribune, 19 March 1938

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 3.— No. 41 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, March 19, 1938 FIVE CENTS.
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    POLAND CONCENTRATING TROOPS ON BORDER
    376 1 POLAND CONCENTRATING TROOPS ON BORDER Lithuanian Nationalist Organisations Demand Rejection Of Ultimatum KAUNAS, FRIDAY. POLAND IS CONCENTRATING TROOPS ON THE FRONTIER IN ORDER TO BRING PRESSURE ON LITHUANIA TO ACCEPT HER DEMANDS. Lithuanian Nationalist organisations are demanding the rejection of the Polish ultimatum, but m political and diplomatic circles there
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    ROUND-UP OF GREENSHIRTS
    126 1 I Rio de Janeiro, Friday. I i 'THE police announce that thousands of members of S the Greenshirt organisation I have been arrested after the J police discovered a plot against > the government. The Dolice state that the plot I extended throughout the coun- try that
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    IRON & STEEL INDUSTRY READY FOR ANY DEMANDS
    135 1 IRON STEEL INDUSTRY READY FOR ANY DEMANDS London, Friday. THE president of the British iron and >teel federation works, at the federation annual dinner last night, said that "organised through the federation as a national unit, the iron and steel industry was able now to meet any demand the government
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    AUSTRALIA TO STRENGTHEN DEFENCES
    32 1 Melbourne, Friday. The defence council has endorsed a three-year expansion programme providing for the strengthening of the defence forces. Munitions factories will be converted for war purposes. Reuter
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    ABOLITION OF FLOGGING RECOMMENDED
    100 1 ABOLITION OF FLOGGING RECOMMENDED London. Friday. THE abolition of birching or flogging as a court penalty is recommended m an unanimous report issued by the departmental committee on corpora! punishment. The retention of power to impose corporal punishment la proposed only m the case of prison offences, since the committee
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    23 1 London, Friday. I Mr. Chamberlain received shoals of congratulatory messages at Downing i Street on the occasion of his 69th birth- i Reuter
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    47 1 London, Friday, j The Soviet Ambassador M. Maisky, called at the Foreign Office this mor- ning m official reference to the communication which he left at the Foreign Office yesterday, referring to the Soviet proposal for a meeting of powers to I consider aggression British Official Wireless
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    Chiang's Warning To Occidental Powers
    242 1 Chiang's Warning To Occidental Powers A WARNING that if the Occidental Powers connive at the armed strife between n Japan and China their interests m the Far East are destined to be ruined as voiced to-day by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission. If foreign Powers do
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    JAPANESE ABANDON YELLOW RIVER CROSSING
    107 1 Shanghai, Friday. *BAMH>NIN(, the costly attempt to cross the Yellow River, the Japanese have begun a smashing drive down the Tsinpu railway and announce the capture to-day of Teng hsien and Lincheng If true, this brings the Japanese within 43 miles of sin how. where
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    CLOUSTON REACHES PORT DARWIN
    77 1 Port Darwin. Friday. TLOUSTON and Ricketts arrived here this evening (at 8.28 a.m. GM.T.), thus returning the time of 58 hours 08 minutes from Gravesend— Reuter BKOADBENT FOUND Jim Broadbent who was lost on th" last lap of his almost-successful Lon-don-Australia solo record attempt was found
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    New Anglo-Italian Trade Pad
    74 1 London, Friday. It is understood that a new trade agreement has been reached between Britain and Italy increasing the coal quota benefitting South Wales and also Lancashire cotton. It is understood that new Anglo-Ita-lian trade agreement was signed by Lord Halifax to-day as a result of
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    42 1 Barcelona, Friday The Cabinet, under the presidenc of Senor Negrin, decided to-day to "adopt necessary measures against such enemy terrorist efforts as are experienced m Barcelona." All ministers expressed their intention to follow up the struggle until ultimate victory was attained.— Reuter
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      42 1 j ON OTHER VAGES J I Pa se > "Riotous Living" Has 10 Children 2 Bankrupt's Conduct 3 I Europeans Charged 3 1 Stomach Split 3 t Thief Bites Constable 18 I S.C.C.'s Soccer Win 22 I Race Selections 23 J Boxing 24
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      22 1 KLIM 1 1 POWDERED MILK WHOLE Mll*^, C ESS* WP SAFE, CONVENIENT AND PIIRC. Obtainable Everywhere. J DISTRIBUTORS GETZ BROS. CO. 1
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    "ABSOLUTELY RIOTOUS LIVING"
    299 2 BANKR UPT ADMITS HE IS TLA YBOT SPENT $36,000 IN A YEAR BOUGHT 41 TIES IN A DAY TO MATCH (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, filar. 18. YEAH Choo Kah. son of a wealthy Penang Chinese, m the course of his public examination m the High Court
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    THE CAPITOL
    165 2 Wodehouse Film A Great Success ADAPTED from the P. G. Wodehouse A comedy "A Damsel In Distress. R.K.O. Radio presents to the screen a production of the same name at tne Capitol Theatre for the next few days, with Fred Astaire m the leading role The star, who
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    AXE SPLITS STOMACH
    131 2 j (From Our Oivn Correspondent) Tapah. Friday. THE Sikh moneylender of i 1 Chenderiang. who was report- l I ed to have been attacked on S Monday night near Chenderiang 1 S by two young Chinese with an I axe. has been sent from Tapah I hospital
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    HAS 10 CHILDREN, EARNS $4O MONTHLY
    198 2 BANKRUPT WITH J 512,30S DEBTS Singapore. Friday. ONCE convicted m the High Court and fined $5 under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, for not keeping proper books of accounts. Eng Choon Seng, a 48-year-old Chinese, a broker by profession, was granted his discharge from bankruptcy by
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    21 2 Allahabad, March 17. Two were killed and 21 injured m a Hindu-Moslem claah. Military hrve been posted at strategic points Reuter
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    There Were Too Many Females!
    123 2 Singapore. Friday "I ADMIT sleeping on the flve-foot-wav ll had to, because there are too main females m my sister-in-law's house," was the startling answer to a charge of lodging m the open without means of subsistence" from a Hokien youth named Lee Teck Seng,
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    Two New Council Members
    351 2 The following appointments appeared m the Government Gazette last night:— Mr E C. H. Chariwood, to be temporarily an unofficial member of the Legislative Council during the absence of the Hon. Mr. R. Williamson. Mr C R Cherry to be temporarily a nominated unofficial member of
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      17 2 APLIEIR' TRADE W^~ —^^K MARK 75 YEARS OF HIGHLY EXCELLENT DES.CN SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd. W.P.S. 16
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    "BANKRUPTS CONDUCT NOT ALL IT OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN" SAYS JUDGE
    688 3 "BANKRUPTS CONDUCT NOT ALL IT OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN" SAYS JUDGE GOVERNMENT PENSIONER WHO HAD 55 CREDITORS Singapore, Friday. 2 *T DO not think that the conduct! of the bankrupt is all that it! ought to have been," commented Mr. Justice P. A. McElwaine m the Bankruptcy Court to-day, when
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    "LODGED IN OPEN AIR": EUROPEANS CHARGED
    56 3 LODGED IN OPEN AIR": EUROPEANS CHARGED 1 i Charged with lodging m the 1 i open air. John McClosky, and S. 1 I 1 Anderson, two Europeans, ap- j peared before Mr. F. V. Duck- t i worth, second police magistrate. J j J yesterday. The case was post- S
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    AIR MAILS SPEED-UP
    161 3 London— Singapore In 5 Days, 2 Hours l/ondon, Mar. 17 IMPERIAL Airways announceu to day that 22 new flying boats have now been delivered and it will be possible for the accelerated Umpire services to be begun on April 10. Transit times on the route to the
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    WORKMAN'S FINGER TIPS SEVERED IN MACHINERY ACCIDENT
    196 3 A CHINESE employed at the United Mp'al Works m Yeo Chu Kang Road had all the Oncer tips of his left hand cut off when they became entangled with some machinery shortly alter nine o'clock yesterday morning. He was taken to hospital for
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    Gazette Appointments
    229 3 Messrs. T. G. Husband and P. A. Mollov. State Engineers, Grade 11. Malayan Public Works Service, to be State Engineers, Grade L Malayan Works Service Mr G C. Bedington, Senior Executive Engineer. Malayan Public Works Service to be a State Engineer, Grade II Malayan Public Works Service j
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    SHE LOST 2 lbs. OF FAT EVERY WEEK
    209 3 Her Friend [{educed Too About a year ago, Mrs. E. L. began put on weight rapidly and she becam- \< ry depressed boe lelt she couldn't n. bothered when her hu.-band rccomne ed Kruachen Baits, but he persuaded rit.: to try it,
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      53 3 Silvilcria nQ E S PRO g 1! A! R Removes Dnrdruff. «nfi Prevents Falling-hair jlB and corrects disorders JL A cf the scalp. Bp To restore new liair ft growth ask your Chek WW iiii-st or a High-Class m X .tore, or Hair-dresser \^J PURE SILVIKRIf Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS
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      137 3 HORSE HEAD BRAND tf^ pJUrvs <*ND<* I MADE IN BURMA 1 I (.1 Alt WILLI* 100% euciiisii •> 1 BASTES, GILFIIXAN CO.. LTD. j Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Penang. MUAR NAN YANG HOTEL AGENTS. Express Service 3 times daily. 1. HAI CHEW HOTEL. 35. Beach Road Singapore, Tel: 30 i> 2.
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      128 4 London. Mar m. Previous To-day Change KCt-tKK* Steady Quiet Tor* Ruvers 6 7 H fi> Spot ™3£* 6&18 613 16 I* Forward (April) 1525 fli) 16 613 16 *fd Forward (May) gg£ p Ird Forward (JulylCcpt.) Buyers G 15 1G London. Mar. 18. PALM OIL (Mataym) Previous To-day
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      126 4 London. Mar. 18. Previous To-day Change Distillers Dunlop Rubber 90 6 90 __6d gSSffl'gSU a— »•>, +l Imperial Tobacco 28 9 28 9 Anglo-Dutch 126 3 126 3 Canadian Pacific 22 3 22 6 +3d London Tin 6 5 3 4 Rubber Plan Investment Tnut 2|9 3!1V
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      58 4 London. Mar. 18. T.I. <* Pan, middle rate, ™v* To-day Changt T.T. oo Amsterdam (closing middle rate. 159-8' «y» l r.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) S.WP^ 8.97 I^l6 5 ifc T.T. on Hongtou.; (closing selling rate) 13 Unchanged £.T. on Japan (casing selling rate) 31 32 unchanged
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      BULLION MARKET
      33 4 GOLD London. Mar. 18. Previous To-da> Change Fine bar ocr <n. c7_o-o 1 -> £7-0-2 u -^2d. SILVER B POt 204 20 9 16 -116 forward. 20 116 20» 8 -l 16
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      METAL MARKET
      25 4 JIN standard London. Mar. 18. Previous To-day Changi Spot (afternoon closing price) £185 £184 f 4 —"4 Forward £185 £184 V' 2 -Vfc
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      44 4 RCBBfcK New York. Mur. 17 "Previous To-day Chain Deaa Nominal 22? Buyers 13" 8 13' 8 81)01 Seller* 14 14 Tnlv7s«»nt Buyers 14 316 14* 8 —116 Jul>/Sept aeuei* 14 516 14> 4 1 16 n JL 11 Barely Steady Quiet
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    HOW CRISIS IN EUROPE AFFECTS THE LOCAL MARKETS
    464 4 THE following are reviews by local firms of the market position during the past week: Guthrie Co., Ltd. The tension arising from the political situation m Europe has, of course, been the dominating factor m the trend of the rubber market during
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    Messrs. Fraser & Co's Report
    247 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore, Friday. MINING: Tin at midday was $91' i, down $li. After the very severe falls In practically all classes of securities and shares on Wednesday, the London Stock Exchange developed a rallying tendency yesterday, due to some extent '.o "bear covering. However, tin shares seem
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      60 4 OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LLMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAT of BURGLARS by keeping you VALUABLES (jewellery or import dnt documents) m SAFE BOXES m our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CIIULIA STREET SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so that SAFETY
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      12 4 SOUTH lIRCITESII INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. IMSSEXGER'S BAGGAGE Tel. 5926, 2, Finlayson Green
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    847 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore, Mar. 18. 5 p.m. Ampat 36 41 Asam Kumbang 28 301 Austral Malay .V 46 ;L M Ayer Hitam 2 1!- 221 xd Ayer Weng 060 07Q Bangrin Tin 21 Batu Selangor 1 37 j 4 o 5" rn Malay 20 9 21|6cd
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    182 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Friday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 3;6 4jBatu Selangor 1.35 1.40 Hongkong Tin 18 19|-cd Hong Fatt 1.05 1.08 Jelebu 0.72 0.77 Kramat 10,6 116 Kamunting Tin 8|- 9Killinghall 15 6 16 6cd Katu Tin 22J9 23i9 Kuchai 1.10 1.15 Larut 10|- lljLingui Tin 1.20 1.30xd London
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    No Licence Alleged
    59 5 No L ice nce A lleged Singapore, Friday. Ang Chin Poh, a licensee of a Chinese liquor shop at Joo Chiat Road, appeared In the Fourth Police Court, before Mr. R. A. Ward, this morning on i charge of selling an unopened pint bottle of Tiger Beer m his premise*
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    246 5 Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 95 105 nor n MUNICIPALITY 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 102 104 norn 4 1 2% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nom. *!'a% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar.
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      231 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. tmssSkment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commodities. Daily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OP N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE
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      155 6 PAVILION 3-15 6-15 9-15 TO-DAY m ..Mjvr a nri I MOMENT, A HUGE I MOST AMUSING TO BE SEEN MCCESS TRIBUNE. FREE PRESS. "Strong recommended see it if you have to raid the housessjLjtfssrs ~H3b assasr fou,d desire naußbty but m a nice way" DAILY TLLt.UK.ir hf l^\^ lH I
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      210 6 f CAP IT©* 3 Shows To-Day v Ll^ J mttfrnW -J, I'll ,n (owrn ,n A k^^ world's dizziest dancing IwM I word m fast /aughs laTN aWamm^fr^^yM^MmmW^W y^mmWrnf^nri 'J^^mmm^m& *Jb \<\^ 1 mW~^-y^^\^m\ y\^UtrTf^T'X\^mmmmWVml L* HBi^^^^^^H 4 xi>- ♦^C^B^.^p^p^p^p^p^y .ed ,vith Special Attraction-WALT DISNEVS FIRST ALLJ L VrT;RTOON TRUMPH
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    BANKRUPTCY OF CLERK
    531 7 Former Employee Of The Municipality Singapore, Friday. AN application for the consideration of i composition of his debts by D. M. D M. Da vies, formerly Chief Clerk m one' of the Departments of the Singapore' Municipality, was refused by the Chief I justice, Mr. P. A.
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
    223 7 Increase In Service To Hongkong IMPERIAL Airways advise that the frequency of the Bangkok-Hong-kong service will be increased to two services each week as from Saturday, Mar. 26, leaving Hongkong, and from Sunday, 27th, leaving Bangkok. The additional westbound service from Hongkong will connect with the main westbound
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      95 7 TO-MORROW AT THE ALIIAM II R A j "i% SSU^JIB ali il I'll! I Paramount 'prntatflfa Sold you7 Vreath folks you'll j NEED IT FOR LAUGHING!! j Ure Comes "SURE-LAUCH HOLMES'' the j Dumbest Detective, m a S.de spl.t.ng MURDER MYSTERY with m every clue J Next Change at the
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      316 7 WANTEDj The Love of another Woman's Husband t VOWED TO GET BACK and j M^jOf-r H mmw- hill I EMPIRE TALKIES (Taujong PagaV) H TO-DAY MATINEE at 2.30 p.m. T -WAKE ll* AXD DREAM" and supported by "TAXES GUN FIGHTER" At The GRAND THEATRE (New World) j Nj 2 P.M.
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    AGFAPHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
    34 8 AGFA PH OTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 'One Of The Lost -World": Tay Jim Lock. 35. Circular Road, Singapore. Lauw Pek Tjin, 19, Cairnhill Circle, Spore. Wah Kirn, K-18, Loron Limau. Singapore. C. Joseph, Pest Office, Spore.
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    21 9 Dragon":— Tav Chye Hong, 97, Norfolk Rd. Singapore. Boh Lee, K-18 Lorong Limau, Singapore l.auu Pek Tjin. 19. Cairnhill Circle, Spore.
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    AGFA PICTURE CONTEST
    381 9 YOUR Entries Are Invited ON thi.s page and the one opposite, will be found pictures received for our photographic competition for which these pages are reserved every Tuesday. The competition carries prizes of Agfa cameras and films. Three Agfa cameras and twelve rolls of him will be
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      33 9 For this Competition only -Films I_ IB few' _f h M m Does this mean a handicap? Definitely The experienced photographer would have chosen, anyhow. the reliable. ISOCHROME-™ The Film For the tropics!
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      42 9 Entries for this competition are invited for the prizes to be awarded m April. They should be ;>'• Pressed to the Editor, the Moii .i Tribune, Anson Road, Stngapc <\ and the envelopes should be clearly mtT&fd "Agfa Competition.'' SEND IN YOUR ENTRY NOW.
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Sat., Mar. 18. 1938 THE SOVIET INVITATION
    261 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Sat., Mar. 18. 1938 THE SOVIET INVITATION THE present action of Herr Hitler m dealing with Aus irian politics has caused greater apprehension m Soviet Russia than m other countries. While other nations content themselves with watching the further development of events, the Soviet Government deems it
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN
    529 10 \No Open Breach Between DESPITE ChMfM and countered v hurled at each other by 1 Soviet Russia and Jaoar, tho.^e who have I closely followed F.usso-Japam>se d.ploI matte developments In recent yews cannot help but edsnit that Muff is sun mt possibility for i temporari cord, according
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    75 10 Shirley and Marguerite Woodwards, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Woodwards of Ringmer Road, Worthing, Sussex, are twins but their birthdays are four years apart. They were bom within an hour of each other. Shirley has just celebrated her second birthday, but Marguerite will have to wait until 1940 for her
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    BOYCOTT OF OLYMPIC GAMES?
    371 10 l CIRCULAR letter has been sent by the China Athletic Association for National Salvation to 46 member nations of the International Olympic Committee, ,|Bklllg them to boycott the Olympic Games which are scheduled to be held .n Tokyo m 1940.It reads: "The Chinese people deeply appreciate
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    PERSONALIA
    31 10 Mr. L. A. Allen, acting General Adviser, Johore, is proceeding on worm leave on March 26. He will be accorr panied by Mrs. Allen and Miss Mart,'* i ret Allen.
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    GUERRILLA WARFARE IN HOPEI
    689 11 JAPANESE HARASSED AT EVERY TURN ARMY OF STUDENTS LED BY MAN "OF IRON HEART AND STEEL WILL" JHE occupation of Hopei Province by the Japanese did not give the invaders a free hand m that vast and rich stretch of North China territory. Wherever Nippon forces
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    Schoolboy As Radio Pirate
    68 11 Prague. Inhabitants of Trencin, Slovakia, have been astonished to hear over their radios broadcast information as to the whereabouts of a bookshop where a "crib" for school lesson-books could be bought. The police and the postal authorities have now traced the radio pirate to a 16-year-old
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    Finland Enlarges Harbours
    56 11 Helsinki. Finland's international trade is fr such a flourishing condition that her principal port towns are finding it necessary to enlarge their harbours. The towm of Viborg, Kotka, Turku. Raumo. Pori. Vaasa, Oulo, Kemi. and Fornea are those principally concerned. md it is estimated that about £1.2a0.000
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    EYESORE REMOVED
    131 11 40-Year-Old Park Crows Up Overnight Prague. A 40-YEAR-OLD park has grown Up almost overnight m the centre of Bubenee, a fashionable suburb of Prague. Until a short time ago the site of the park was a plot of waste boJl'liltrf land covered with rank grass, an eyesore to
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    DEPORTED 38 TIMES
    105 11 But Still Homesick For Vienna Vienna. GOTTFRIED Piscek. of Bratislava. Czechoslovakia, has had his thirtyeighth deportation order issued against 'him by a Vienna court. Born m Vienna, but a Czechoslovakian subject, he was deported for the first time 20 years ago. when convicted of some offence. Since
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    34 11 Selected from hundreds of applicants from London and the provinces, fourteen British "glamour" girls are rehearsing at Che (irosvenor House. Park Lane, London, for the new Spring cabaret "So This is Charm." Planet News
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    TRAFFIC CHANGE WARSHIP SUNK
    241 12 TRAFFIC CHANGE WARSHIP SUNK With the placing m service of 93 new trolley-buses. London's biggest transport change-over has taken place. The trolley-buses, first to run m the City of London, have replaced tramcars on several routes. Now, with <00 of the vehicles m service, London has the largest trolley-bus service
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      136 12 England now 7 days across the air all the way by Einp i r e living-Boat KSKS»^K Sg on board, a promenade deck, hot and cold meals served while you fly The fares include all night stop accommodation, all meals and tips. Or.ly drink* are extra there's a bar on
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      36 13 ATMOS CLOCKS WORK FOR CENTURIES WITHOUT WINDING. IT IS PERPETUAL M0T10N. 7 B^I c 1 **^1 B fli^lUM; a '^^^^C^^j^' ™'eßfl> .^Lmw^ Agent:' RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. Opened up to 0 pjn. everyday Including Saturdays.
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    FASHION PRE-VIEWS
    1364 14 EVEN though your purse may be limited, do not make the mistake of thinking you cannot be as smart as the next woman, for you can. It is simply a question of choosing your materials and styles carefully, and economically and of watching the season's iines, colours, fabrics
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      34 14 I MAISON PERM j I i Telephone 4610 i I I takes pleasure m announcing t I the OPENING j of their new ultra-modern and f AIR-CONDITIONED Ladies Hairdresslng Saloon j 79, Stamford Road.
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      473 16 P^— '~~*|rl~ ~~*~*^^B^^fc^ «^M^— B m 1 I I tt p^ I ii B&tatei^^ .^lfiliiiriyiCi I l BY PsO and BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND > Outwards. Due H ue Tonnage Spore Tonnage M> ore 1938 1938 BHUTAN 6.100 In port CARTHAGE 15.000 May fi BErIAR 6.000 Mar. 21
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      415 16 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD, FOR HONG KONG, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon anc Second Saloon passengers. Special Holiday Return tickets to China and Japan 'interchangeable with P and o' S.N Coy.' issued at reduced rates. HARPER, GILIILLAN ft CO.,
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    P. & O. CRUISING PROGRAMME
    225 17 P. O. CRUISING PROGRAMME Two New Ships Will Be Available TWO new P O. ships will «taj I this year. viz.. the "Stratheden and "Strathallan." sister ships of the Inathmore." all of 23.500 tons and since they are built for service In tropical waters, they are eminently suited [or summer
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      227 17 N. Y. li. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan). To LONDON via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. im.s. TERUKUNI MARU Mar. 3U s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Apr. 14 s.s. HARUNA MARU Apr. 21 Rates to Ist Class 2nd clas: Naples $574 $621 $634 W
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      247 17 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE 1 li L STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Pamangkat, Sambas and Singkawang Tomohon 19 9 a.m. Tandjong Pinang P. Kidjang 19 9 a.m. Hongkong. China and Japan (Parcels only) Eumaeus 19 2 p.m India:— East, North and West Talma 19 3 p.m Burma Talma
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      129 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Rohna 22 1 I Muinam 20 1 1 Sarpedon 18 2 3 Hawaii Maru 14 2 3 Klias 11 2 3 Eurybates 9 2 3 Eumaeus 7 2 3 Silversandal 30 2 3
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      175 17 Passengers By Air The following were paasengeri by X.L.M. planes. 1 From Europe. India and Penang by .the Ibis, Mr. C. Komcyn. Mr O. W. I Postma From NE.I by the Wielewaal, Ml H H Green, Mr. C. J. H. R. de Waal. Miss J. J. Blaauw. Mr C. Ton,
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    RUNAWAY THIEF BITES CONSTABLE
    317 18 TOOTH MARKS ON THUMB Naval Base Coolie Fined Singapore, Friday FINES totalling $25 (or 50 days' r.i. Ln default* were imposed m the Third Police Court this morning on a Tec Chew coolie employed at the Seletar Naval Base. The accused, Chang Kee Seng, was charged
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    EMPTY BOX FELL ON HIS FEET: MAN SLASHES ANOTHER
    156 18 I Singapore. Friday. Tan Ah Tau a Bell Biscuit Factory coSE was Tried to-day on a charge c voluntarily causing hurt with a knife fan Teo Suan a fellow coolie. Mr. Duck wort bound the accused over to be of *ood
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    RASH DRIVING
    128 18 I Mr. M. Weinberg Fined S2O Singapore. Friday. Mr M Weinberg was fined $20 by Mr R A. Ward, the Fourth Singapore Maeistrate this morning, when he pleaded guilty on a charge of driving his motor-car m I rash manner along .Newton Circus on Jan. 11 W* The
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    STOLEN CLOTHES RECOVERED FROM PAWNSHOP
    197 18 Singapore, Friday. »I WOULD like to say this is the type 1 cf men that the police would like to bring before the Court for JWWchip's consideration." observed Court Inspector R. Nunn In the Third Police Court this morning, when a KneK Chinese. Choo Chong
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    HURT CHARGE
    128 18 Sequel To Alleged Stabbing Of Brothers Singapore. Friday A Singhalese named D. Pereirr. appeared before Mr. H. A. Forre District Judge, this morning on tl charges of voluntarily causing hurt* two compatriots. H. K. Arnolis and bi other William with a knife. The case was a sequel to
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    $10,000 Bail
    73 18 Singapore. Fwday On a charge of being concerned the importation of 200 tahils of Whi.< Lion Chandu, valued at $1,600, at, JM p.m. on board the s.s. "Annul" ycstj day, a Chinese nanued Goh Chin om; was produced m the Criminal D*tT'< Court, before Mr. H. A. Forrer,
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    HEADHUNTING EPIDEMIC IN SHANGHAI
    884 19 HEADHUNTING EPIDEMIC IN SHANGHAI MORI: IItAN ONE GANG AT WORK? ■FIENDS SAID TO BE AVAILABLE FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY UF the cunent terrorist activities which are coming to light m Shanghaiespecially those involving decapitationwere described In the ordinary jargon of journalists it might be said that "the police were wrestling
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    HARBOUR BOARD CO-OPERATORS
    220 19 £1,000 Invested In War Loan Bonds THE thirteenth annual general meeting of the members of the Singapore Harbour Board Employees' Co-opera-tive Thrift and Loan Society. Ltd., will be held at the Singapore Harbour Board Junior Service Club, Cantonment Road, at 5.45 p.m. on March 25. The report
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    SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
    157 19 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS London. TWENTY post-graduate scholarships, each for £250, to enable foreigners who have graduated m their own country to pursue a year's course oi specialised study at a British university have been instituted by the British Council. The scholarships are being allocated on the basis of either
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    P. W. D. CO-OP. SOCIETY
    333 19 New Executive Head Introduced Singapore, Friday. THE report and accounts for the past year appear to me that the Society is m a very sound condition, and I think I can safely say that it is being run extremely well," said Major R. L. Nunn,
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    WAR HISTORY
    86 19 Final Volume Nearly Ready Canberra, Feb. 24. THE last of the 12 volumes of the Australian War History, edited hy Dr. C. E. W. Bean, will be published this year. It will be volume six. and will deal with thc operations ol the A. IF 1 during the
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    Farewell Dinner To Ceylonese Minister
    83 20 SINGAPORE'S functions m honour of o thehon.Mr.S.W.R. Dias Bandaranaike came to a fitting climax when the distinguished visitor was the guest of honour at a dinner party held on Wednesday at the home of Mr. P. Edgar Perera, the President of the Singapore Sinhalese Association.
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    IN CAR CRASH
    80 20 Sergt.-Major's Family On Way To Fraser's Hill 'From Our Own Correspondent, Malacca, Mar. 17. SERGT.-Major Hardman and Mrs Hardman, of Singapore, accompanied by tlipir son, a baby and an amah, who were on their way to Fraser's Hill, met with a motor-car accident seven miles out of
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    Visit To Ypres
    93 20 Brussels. A party of about 800 South African Is expected to make a two days' stay at Ypres during Whitsuntide. They will visit the old town, the battle fields and the British cemeteries which are now one of the most outstanding features of the old war zone
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    366 20 FRASER COMPANY. List U\ Lurrent Dividends Company Dividend TIN Books f%f Close A. Hitam 15 1 Int. less Tax Mar. 8 Burma-Malay 6d. div. Mar. 24 Hitam Tin 5% Int. Mar. 16 Hongkong Tin 10% Int. less tax. Killinghall 7»/ 2 int. less tax Ungui 2 1 2 Int. Mar.
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      988 20 I ON THE RADIO 1 •g. •<- H* BRITISH EMPIRE U. S. A. SHORTWAVE r PROGRAMME PROGRAMMES Transmission 2:— 6.05 p.m.— 9.15 The following are the principal pm. GSJ 13.93 metres (21.53 mcs); American short-wave transmissions. GSH 13.97 metres (21.47 mcs); GSG The numbers immediately after the 16 86 metres
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      317 20 0 PROGRAMME OF B, M. B. C Singapore Station On 225 Metres 12 45 p.m. -Light Orchestral Con- D'Amour" (Elgar). 9. "Chacon.- cert olayed by Reller's Hungarian Band. (Durand). directed by C Reller. Relayed from 7.30 p.m.:— Time, Weather, Ne the Adelphi Hotel. and Announcements. 2 00 p.m.:— lnterval. 7.45
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    WHOLESALE LOOTING IN VIENNA
    150 21 AUSTRIAN JEWS PERSECUTED Many Commit Suicide In Despair Vienna. Friday. niHE psychologist. Sigmund Freud, is believed to have been arrested. 1 Reuter enquired at his home and was nformed that nothing could be said, v.hich is taken to be a confirmation of the story. The persecution
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    JAPANESE UNIT WIPED OUT
    168 21  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Nanyang Siang Pau and Railway Destruction Holds Up Troops Hankow, Friday. The Provincial Governments of ogtting and Kwansi have decided to contribute a million dollars for the resumption of the South-west Civil Airways services. It will be recalled that during one of
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    14 21 "ERE is Kronenberg, the Police 1 goalkeeper, making another save m yesterday's game. Tribune
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    MANCHUKUO SUSPENDS PAYMENT OF RAILWAY INSTALMENTS TO SOVIET
    175 21 Hankow. Friday. UANCHUKUO has suspended the pay- ment of instalments on the price of the Chinese Eastern Railway from Manchuria to the Soviet on the eround that the Railway has not paid the agreed amount of tax to Manchukuo. The Japanese attempt
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    CHINESE RECAPTURE WUHSING
    232 21 Japanese On The Move In Shansi Hankow, Mar. 17. ON Tuesday, the Chinese troops at Chekiang front recaptured the city of Wuhsing, an important strategic point on the Nanking-Hangchow highway. Following their victory, the Chinese troops continued their advance by two routes and are launching attacks on
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    JAPANESE ARE ANXIOUS
    144 21  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Nanyang Siang Pau and Over N. China Financial Situation Hankow. Friday. THE financial situation m North China is causing the Japanese authorities deep anxiety on account of the refusal of foreign banks and commercial houses m Peiping and Tientsin to accept bogus banknotes.
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    SEVERED ARMS WERE FROM THE SAME MAN
    211 21 Shanghai Terrorism ADDITIONAL investigation of the latest act of terrorism, when two severed forearms were sent to the offices of two local Chinese newspapers, shows that the arms had been taken from the same body (states a Shanghai message of mail week* Medical
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    More Air Raids On Barcelona
    98 21 Barcelona. Friday. The air raid terror continued this morning with four raids between 02.05 a.m. and 08.40 a.m. m which 60 were 1 killed Reuter. London. Friday. Questions on the air raids on BarceI lona were raised m the Commons this 'morning The Prime Minister
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    S.C.C. REGISTER ROUSING WIN
    661 22 POLICE BEATEN BY 3-1 Div. I Soccer At The Stadium (By "Rover") THE S.C.C, a team of keen triers. 1 beat the Police by three goals to one at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday. adapting themselves m fine stvfe to the adverse ground conditions. The Police
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    Y.M.C.A. Tennis
    118 22 To-da.V.s tennis ties at the V.M.C.A: Men's Open Singles:— Chua Choon Leong vs. R. F. Smith. Open Men's Doubles! final) W. F. Findlay and E. N. W. Oliver VS. N. S. Wise and S Abed. Open Mixed Doubles:— Mrs. M. Eb- l md Yadi vs. Mr. and Mrs.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    212 22 Revised Ties For Monday and Tuesday DEVISED SC.C. lawn tennis ties Monday and Tuesday are as MONDAY'S TIES Championship Singles J. S. Nathan vs. E. C. Cherringl II Garden vs. A D. Anderson K. A. Seth vs. R. F. Smith. j O W. Gilmour vs. A. P. Webb
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    SR.C RESERVES JUST SCRAPE HOME BY ODD GOAL
    381 22 Gey king Serai Missed A Penalty In Friendly Soccer THE S.R C. II were just able to beai the Geylang Serai Football Club by two goals to one m a keenly contested friendly soccer match, played on the SRC. Padang yesterday. Although
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    "Y" FORWARDS RUN RIOT IN DIV. 3 SOCCER
    439 22 S B. Goalkeeper Saves Side From Greater Defeat Than "I—2 1 D especially m w soccer eleven B^SdW-S 'taS" Played m 'fvlirA I round. Prince Edward on the V.M.C.A- 1 i >" V.M.C.A 1 Road, yesterday sau M* tne c would have
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    TO-DAY'S PROSPECTS & SELECTIONS
    2149 23 TO-DAY'S PROSPECTS SELECTIONS FINAL DAY OF SELANGOR I RACES Blue Peter Fancied To Win The l I Big Event (By "Marcus Superbus") j, A PROGRAMME of nine events, which will be worked off at Kuala Lumpur Una afternoon, w». bring to a close the annual spring professional meeting of the
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    SELECTIONS BY "EUREKA"
    52 23 SELECTIONS BY "EUREKA Race I.— GOLD POINT Smoke Dreams Race 2.— STARLOCR Benedict Race 3.— SLY LADY Flag and Banner Race 4— LADY PIPER See You Later Race S.— PROHIBITION Nutcracker Race 6.— SALLAND Empire Flower Race 7.— BLUE PETER Where Am I Race B.— VAPOUR Deepdene Race 9.— RUSSIAN
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    SELECTIONS BY "MARCUS SUPERBUS"
    55 23 Race 1 GOLD POINT Smoke Dreams Race 2. STORMY NIGHT Woden Race 3. STUART TARTAN Flag and Banner Race 4. ZOLFANELLA Lady Piper Race 5. NUTCRACKER Mountain Stream Race 6. EMPIRE FLOWER Ganderdown Race 7. BLUE PETER Sir Theobald Race 8. VAPOUR Blue and White Race
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    MARQUES GAINS BOXING TITLE
    1052 24 FERNANDEZ OUTCLASSED l\ LAST SIGHTS BOUT Si ma Out points Eagle In Hectic Semi-Final <By Flaneur) rE Singapore lightweight boxing title changed hands alter many years, at the Happy World covered stadium last night, when Ignacio Fernandez, for many years the* proud possessor of the title
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    28 24 Tribune THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB soccer eleven which beat the Police by 3 l m a First Division soccer match yesterday. KRONENBERG. the Police goalkeeper, makes a save
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    Results In Brief
    55 24 Ventura Marques 9.9 outpointed Ignacio Fernandez 9.7' i for the lightweight title over 15 (3) rounds. Battling Sima 9.7 outpointed Joe Eagle 9.4 over 10 rounds. Tommy Carrie 8.6 t.k.od Kid Lewis 8.5 m the fourth round. Baby Chocolate 9.0S outpointed Silver Kid 8.13 U. Camel Joe
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    S.C.C. Bowls
    147 24 Amended lawn bowls ties at the S.C.C. are as follows: TUESDAY'S TIES H. Bowrey and Dr. E. A. Elder vs. C. R. Wardle and V. P. F. Walsh T. B. Rogers and J. Riley (sen vs. C. Hewetson and H. R. L. Dyne iscrV Capt. E. R. Maples
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    S.C.C. Cricket
    57 24 The following have accepted to play for the S.C.C. vs. 2nd. Bn. Gordon Highlanders to-morrow at 11 a.m. at the S.C.C: T. V. N. Anderson. W. van den Bosch, P. O'Neil Dunne. A. Foster. P. W. Holt, C. G. Jenner, J. E. Jeans, W. 11. McNeill, I. Scott-Dalgleish,
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    NATIONAL PROBABLES
    62 24 London, Friday. DROBABLES for the Grand National Royal Mail (Williams). De la Chance (Moloney*. What Have You <Magee>. Frobisher (Capt. Harding). St. Albridge Park (Wilson*. Tapoinis (Scratchley) Battleship (Hobbs). Red Freeman (Redmond). Provocative I Rimell I Rock Lad (Bissill). Didoric (Butchers) Pancraik (Archibald). Emancipator (Mr. Gray). Carey (Rock
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    Football Teams
    87 24 The following have been selected play football for V.M.C.A. vs. Mon Sports Club on Monday. Farrer w J. Ferguson, K. Leembruggen. G J* *^6' W. Pullen, R. Lawrence. R L y ne in Tessier, R. Medland. S. Orton. Lim Wee, S. Reid. Reserves:— M. Swyny, un*. Swee Keng.
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  • MORNING TRIBUNE Sports Supplement
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      14 1 MORNING TRIBUNE Sports Supplement No. 37. March 19, 1938. EDITED BY HERMES Every Saturday.
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      COMPETITION PLAN GAINS NEW FRIENDS
      2179 1 COMPETITION PLAN GAINS NEW FRIENDS BUT ITS TOO LATE NOW FOR THE CURRENT SEASON Lieut. Simpson Finds His Form; Excellent Century At Changi Competition Plans For Singapore THERE are signs that cricketers m th e clubs now, that the new season is definitely begun, are beginning to r e view
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      26 1 Nickey Sullivan, S.RC. soccer, hockey and cricket star, who was also a centurion of the week-end, scoring 122 against the Chinese for Wearne Bros, before retiring.
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        33 1 ELSEWHERE In To-day's Supplement Page Services Notes Trial Matches Criticised 3 Perak Cricket Perak Soccer a 4 and •*> Pictures Baseball m England Wimbledon Prospects 6 Boatrace Favourites Davis Cup Hopes Turf Topics 8
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      BRECH OF THE AIR FORCE SHOWS FINE BOWLING FORM
      768 2 New Draft Brings Plenty Of Soccer Players mm A 4 A V* rt »^rl (By Flash.) WITH the arrival of a new draft there are plenty of hopes and speculations as to the qualifications of the new arrivals m the "sports
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      Soccer Men Busy At Tanglin Camp
      665 2 Soccer Men Busy At Tanglin Camp 1 (By Pete*) THE Minesweepers made their debut m leaeue soccer when they met S Coy Royal Inmskilling rutfjW at Tanelin m a Garrison League Match. T Tl?eir strength lay m their defence but the forwards, lacking dash i and mi tiative. gave a
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        68 2 you've dot a GRIP I like an I INDlAtyr^ s Jk*t\ lv/n^V fluid mW^mw f jtjf^- i *9IKJ&I «W^ c V .mWZmmW tj&r ,ND,A T y re$ „ke thc bulldog, S >^ W^^ have a tenacious Grip. They Rj y' take hold of the road and *4 "never let go."
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      SHOULD TRIAL MATCH SYSTEM BE ABANDONED?
      528 3 SHOULD TRIAL MATCH SYSTEM BE ABANDONED? UNSATISFACTORY! METHOD j Selangor Trial Was A Failure ELIMINATION as distinct from selection is one way of choosing a side. We shall not be surprised if the Selangor State cricket selectors m their perplexity turn to elimination as a last and final resort. Elimination
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      55 3 BIRMINGHAM has produced table tennis star-Miss^ Winnie Potter, county hockey player After beating three internationals too row Miss Dinah Newey, Miss Dora Emdm and Miss Margaret Osborne-to become champion of the Midlands, she is ctr tain to be seriously considered as a caji didate for a place m the English
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      SPORTS AUTOGRAPHS
      158 3 10,000 Signatures Of Great Cricketers TEN thousand signatures of first-class J cricketers are among the collections of sporting autographs which have been made by Mr. Sidney C. Packer of Leicester They include those of W. v. Grace. Don Bradman Jack Hobbs. Ranji Duleeosinj:. C. B. Fry, L. H.
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      26 3 i rhnn Thutt p itt and Wo Wan, of the S.C.R.C. with their opponents. Murakami and China versus Japan-Chong '■"j*™! ffj7 m£l open tennies tournament doubles.
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      Rugby Selectors Hunt For Talent
      75 3 Rugby Selectors Hunt For Talent UNKNOWN to many Rugby players this season eight selectors have been watchfng'intfrnational and club game^l hoping to spot likely players for the British tour to South Africa m May. The national selectors are as follows. HA Haigh-Smith and James Baxter .England). R. T Neilson n
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      GOOD SOCCER TALENT REVEALED IN PERAK LEAGUE
      292 3 GOOD SOCCER TALENT REV EALED IN PERAK LEAGUE noOTBALL m Perak is at the moment r m full swing with a number of Taiping and poh district league fixtures everY week Although some of the -pfants- of the Ipoh league have already fibred m a few ties, the standard cf
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      WALTER HAGEN
      83 3 K. L. Exhibition Eagerly Awaited FOLLOWING m the trail of champions who have been {locking to our shores lately come Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, golfers of world champion class, who will play a match against Major W H. Elkins, former Malayan champion. and Verity, the Selangor Golf
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      Ceylon Burghers Raise All-Malayan Cricket XI
      486 3 F (>,l has once again led the way by Jorthe *^£S*£ 1 history cricket m Malaya a match between J Burghers from all parts of the country and a Perak State eleven, ov last week-end. Cricketers ol the Burgher community. who have been figuring
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      CRICKET SEASON GETS UNDER WAY
      287 4 CRICKET SEASON GETS UNDER WAY W. H. McNeill, skipper this season of the S.C.C. "Mac" is one of the most genial and popular cricketers m the club and everyone wishes him a successfull year as skipper. He himself is m „'ood form with the bat. as he showed last week
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      Baseball Comes To England
      100 6 10,000 PLAYERS NOW, 500 CLUBS ENGLAND'S .baseball players now number 10.000. belonging to more than 500 clubs. London alone has 130 clubs. Interest In this originally American ac has spread enormously m England recently, and local councils are providing space for baseball m the parks. Educational
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      18 6 The S.R.C. soccer XI. 1938 vintage, who opened their League programme with a drawn game against the Gordons.
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      "Strength Through Joy" Brings Tennis Boom In Germany
      228 6 "Strength Through Joy" Brings Tennis Boom In Germany 1 TENNIS is fast gaining m popularity m j 1 Germany, says Gottfried von Cramm. German's leading player. The German champion, who is on his way back to Berlin after playing m i Australia, explains this as being due to the "strength
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      SPEEDWAY RACING
      203 6 More New Tracks For England THERE are to be two new provincial speedway tracks at least m England this year. One. at Sheffield, has already been built and admitted to the Provincial League It is to open In April. The other is shortly to be built at Coventry.
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      AMATEUR STATUS
      169 6 Borotra Accepted A Silver Prize JEAN Borotra s amateur status has been called into question as a result of his accepting the Prix Virginie HeriotDouine for 1937. worth 30.000 francs, awarded by the Academic des Sports. Although he accepted the prize. Borotra handed it over as a gift
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      ATHLETES "PROTEST"
      72 6 Quarters At Sydney Wrecked ATHLETES representing Britain. New Zealand, and Australia at the Empire Games have wrecked their quarters m the "village" on the Sydney showground. They battered down the partitions between bedrooms and smashed beds and furniture. All this was a protest against what they described as
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      1940 OLYMPICS
      125 6 Plan To Eliminate Women SPORTSWOMEN'S anger has been aroused by the proposal of some foreign countries to cut out women's events from the 1940 Olympic Games. "Now that we are all pressing forward with the Fitness Campaign it would be a great blow if women were barred from
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      MARY HEELEY
      128 6 MISS Mary Heeley. Britain's nfth-rank- ed woman lawn tennis player, is tired of "big" lawn tennis, and is now going to "enjoy the game." She has Jutft returned from a holiday at Wengen She declared "Big tennis is very hard work, you know, and to keep up your
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      McAVOY TO MEET HARVEY FOR THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
      369 6 JOCK McAvoy will defend his lightheavyweight title against Len Harvey, at Harringay Arena, at a date to be mutually arranged between the promoter, Sydney Hulls, and the two boxers. For a long time, McAvoy and Harvey have been unable to come to
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      Wimbledon Will Bring New Stars
      306 6 Wimbledon Will Bring New Stars MANY FAVOURITES DROPPING OUT ONLY two out of every live appl for Wimbledon seats will be allowed to buy tickets. The checking of the names of the possessors of these precious seats has to be very careful indeed, especially with common names, such as Smith
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      ICE NOVELTY
      140 6 Historic Pageant For London MISS Megan Taylor and Miss CeciW Colledge may take gft kind of ice show-a London pageant a sensational kind. Lon The pageant will be staged at a J£» don ice rink, and will represent tscen* when, m the hard winter of 16^ R Thames
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      CANNES REGATTA
      70 6 Relaxation For Boat Race OXFORD and Cambridge are to coi^ pete m a sea regatta at Cannes week after the Inter- Varsity Boa They will have to row m sea-f. craft of the yawl type, and it shoun interesting to see how these njß polished oarsmen, who are
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      OXFORD SHOULD WIN AGAIN
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