Morning Tribune, 5 April 1938

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 3.— No. 55. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, April 5, 1938. FIVE CENTS.
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    SELANGOR'S NEW RULER
    205 1 PROCLAMATION BEFORE FUNERAL OF LATE SULTAN liST BEFORE the remains of his late father, Sultan Sulaiman of Selangor, were borne away from the Astana Mahkota for burial, the Raja Muda, former Tengku Laksamana, was yesterday proclaimed new ruler of Selangor by His Excellency the High Commissioner. F.M.S.,
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    GERMANS IN BRITAIN: COMMONS' QUERY?
    88 1 London, Monday. Newspapers anticipate that questions will be asked m the Commons during the week, regarding the announcement that the German Embassy m London has opened a register of Geianan nationals residing m Britain, m accordance with the law requiring registration of German nationals abroad.
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    YUGOSLAVIA FEARS? JEWISH INFLUX
    88 1 YUGOSLAVIA FEARS? JEWISH INFLUX THE Yugoslav Foreign Minister S has instructed the Yugoslav Legation m Vienna to issue no l visas to refugees for prolonged i slay m Yugoslavia but nc^erely 4 visas for transit, permitting a > stay of a maximum of 24 hours. i Politically unreliable ele- J
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    JAPANESE BUILD BASE NEAR H'KONG
    277 1 A MINIATURE Japanese naval base is under construction m San Cho Island belonging to the seventh precinct west of Hongkong, according to a report from Shekki. Several houses inhabited by fishermen were condemned for the purpose of constructing a flying field, and barracks for bluejackets
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    JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS NOT FEARED
    203 1 Hankow, Mono. LI CHUNG JEN. Chinese c-in-c m the North, told foreign pressmen -day that he did not fear the arrival of any Japanese reinforcements. ill certainly be cut off at the rear before their arrival at the fronts. «'d. He added that as long as
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    FRANCO'S TROOPS ADVANCE UNCHECKED
    101 1 Hendaye, Monday. GEN. FRANCO'S columns continue to advance with remarkable precision. The advance guards are now only seven miles from Tortosa. A message from Saragossa stated that the last concentrations of enemy resistance at Lerida wore cleaned up during the night. This morning, civil guards were
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    Catholic Church Crisis
    61 1 Vatican City, Monday. The Holy See has now definitely repudiated the broadcast from the Vatican radio station last Friday, which formally repudiated the action of the Austrian bishops and the advice to their people to vote for the Anschluss. The Asservatore Romano states: "It is purely a
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    8 1 SELANGOR'S NEW RULER— Sultan Hisamud-din Alan; Shah Tribune
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    CAPITAL LEVY IN FRANCE FOR NATIONAL DEFENCE
    150 1 CABINET ADOPTS NEW FINANCE Bill Paris. Monday. THE Cabinet has adopted M. Blum's new finance bill. It provides for the revaluation of the Bank of France gold stocks at existing rates The abolition of bearer securities, and replacement by inscribed securities over which
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    51 1 Berlin, Monday. Seven British sailors, comprising the .'hole of the crew of the British freighter Pegaway, were saved by the German "Strength Through Joy", the cruising ship of Herr Wilhelm Gustloff, off the island of Tershelling early this morninf when the Pegaway sprang a leak m a severe storm. Reuter
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      42 1 1 ON OTHER PAGES selangor Proclamation 2 i Sultan's Funeral 2 I Singapore A.X.X. i Lecture Ribs AH Broken I i ipnhant Damage I fflon Utter 8 9& I Racinf tiuide 18, 19 £U J Local Wedding To-morrow's i Handicaps X I
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    SELANCOR'S NEW RULER
    596 2 RAJA MUD A PROCLAIMED BEFORE FA THER 'S FUNERAL MALAYA'S HOMAGE TO BELOVED SULTAN SULAIMAN (From Our Own Reporter) Kuula Lumpur. Monday. ••WHKREAS His Highness Sir Alaidill Sulaiman Shah. G.C.M.G.. K.CV.O Ibnl Almaiftum Raja Muda Musa, ruler anu- Yang di Pertuan o! the state of Selangor, has
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    SHIP TO BURN FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS MORE?
    431 2 From Our Own Reporter j Penang, Monday. DENSE clouds of smoke and occasional cinders are, late to-night, still rising to the sky from the illfated Danish motor vessel Tongking, which caught fire m the early hours of Saturday and which provided
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    ELDER BROTHER OF NEW SULTAN
    35 2 ELDER BROTHER OE THE NEW SULTAN: Tengku Klana Bijaya Petra, eldest son of the late Sultan Sulaiman, and the former Raja Muda who renounced his claims to the throne. Tribune
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    "D.P.P." TO GO
    83 2 THE Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve the transfer of the appointment of Deputy Public Prosecutor, Federated Malay States, from the Malayan Civil Service to the Colonial Legal Service under the title of "Assistant Legal Adviser, Federated Malay States."
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    NEW SULTAN HAS SIX CHILDREN
    181 2 NEW SULTAN HAS SIX CHILDREN I i From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. 1 DOKN m Jugra on May 13. V 1898. Tengku Laksamana. L Selangor's new Sultan, was appointed Raja Muda of Sel- angor m July 1936, succeeding his elder brother. He studied I m the Malay College,
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    MALAYA'S RESPECTS
    1310 2 R. A. F PLANES DIP OVER FUNERAL PROCESSION (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. U7ITH all Government offices and business houses closed and with no cinemas or theatres open to-night Kuala Lumpur mourns its late ruler, who was buried at Klang this evening. In a constant stream
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      27 2 To Radio Owners. For expert servicing of any make of radios do not fail to ring up 3893 for immediate attention. Prompt and courteous service. Charges moderate.
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      29 2 rHE PHILIPPINE (Tel. 4334) CO., 33 orchard Rd HI toh# P ft DRY CLEANING Ijgfc AND DYEING A*s SPECIALISTS. Af 49 #m Special machines for dry cleaning Competitive! Frices.
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    HOW TO DEFEND SINGAPORE AGAINST AIR RAIDS
    1107 3 (Continued from page 3) EXPLOSIVE BOMBS \ND GAS SHELLS WOULD BE RAINED ON THE CITY a r.P. LECTURES BEGIN Singapore. Monday. «h thrvT likely to be used m a gas attack on iacmts commonly used m war ana mo& meas ures that would,
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    ALLEGED THEFT FROM DIVORCED WIFE
    350 3 Singapore. Monday n VAPOO Marlcan, an Indian Mohair medan. stood m the dock m the Assize Court to-day. before Mr Justice Home. arraigned on charges of havmg committed theft m respect of J ew Terv value $288. belonging -to Jus r rCC and Wi o
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    Man Who Was Fed Up With Life, Committed On Murder Charge
    465 3 Man Who Was Fed Up With Life, Committed On Murder Charge WAS MOROSE AND GIVEN TO GAMBLING Singapore. Monday. A STORY of alleged persistent bullying by a man who was described by a witness "as being of a gambling, morose disposition and whose outlook was that of a man who
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    Elephant Damage On Estates
    97 3 FOLLOWING is an extract from the minutes of committee m^etinc of the Johore Planters' Association neld on Mar. 29: "A letter Wll read Irom the Genera! Adviser stating that the matter had been submitted to His Highness the Sultan who concurred with the suggestion already made
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    WOMAN, CHANDU TRADER, SOBS IN DOCK
    113 3 WOMAN, CHANDU TRADER, SOBS IN DOCK (From Our Own lievorter) Seremban. Monday. LEE AH HOE, an elderly Cantonese woman, pleaded guilty to possession of 399 tubes of chandu valued at approximately $103 and was find $750 or eight months' r.i. by Mr. J. P. Biddulph, the Seremban Magistrate, this morning.
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    Crash Victim's Ribs Were All Broken
    373 3 DRIVER NOT GUILTY OF CAUSING DEATH FOLLOWING a fatal motor accident which occurred outside the Singapore Traction Company's garages m Bukit Timah Road on the afternoon of Dec. iQ last, m which a 45-year-old Javanese named Salleh bin Musa lost his life, the prosecution
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      35 3 NOTICE SWAN, CULBERTSON FRITZ wish to announce the opening of their office m Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, on Monday, April 4, 1938, where they will conduct a business m local and foreign shares and commodities.
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      81 3 MUAR NAN YANG HOTEL AGENTS. Express Service 3 times daily. 1. HAI CHEW HOTEL. 35. Beach Road Singapore. Tel: 3015 2. NAN YANG HOTEL, 41, Jalan Maha rani. Muar. Tel. 156 3. NAN CHANG HOTEL, 84. Bunga Raya, Malacca. Tel: 92 1. Singapore to Muar. Malacca K.L. at 7.00 a.m.
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      43 3 HORSE HEAD I BRAND I I MND c j MADE IN BURMA 1 GI'AKAXTEIJJ 100% Itltl I isii jl HARPER, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang. For Everything m School Books, Stationery Supplies, etc. Go to PETER CHONG'S Educational Suppliers, Printers, etc.
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      88 4 Sellers 5 > H Brd Forwrr* fJulWpt.) Buyers 5% ?'h bellera 5 13 16 5 11 1»> In bulk April May shpt. £15-5-0 Sellers £15-5-0 Sellers COPRA Mr.nh Kifl.S.) Apni Shipment £i i-is-9 Sellen ni-n-6 sellers SAGO I KOI X (Sarawak) April May .Shipment fi4> 2 Sellers 8
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      148 4 London, Apr. 4 Previoua To-day Change Ui&ullers 916 93 6 Dunlop RuDDe* 27 3 27,6 +3d oreneral Electric 69 7 1 70 44 +9d Imperial Cneinicai Industrie* 30 fi 29 104 Ex. Div. Imperial ToDacco 135- 134 44 7 J 2 ci Anglo-Dutch 20 3 21,9 +16
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      75 4 London, Apr. 4. Previous To-day Changt IT. vn Paris (closing middle rate) 161.68 160.68 —1.00 T.T. on Anjsterd am (closing middle rate) BJ6ll|l€ 8.96 716 V 4 |\T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is Q Is. 0 3 4 nominal TT. on Honpl-M>-: (closing selling rate) Is. 213
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      28 4 fone Previous To-day Cham Spot Buyers I)u11 Stead* Sellers !i 11>1 July/Sept Buyers )I<{ ll3 I 4 riN- i!': Tono Firm Steady 39 39', +v
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      BULLION MARKET
      18 4 C.JOLI) London. Apr. 4. Ip 10 i/i 1 Q 7 rUai 1 1 lfi 18 7i';
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      METAL MARKET
      25 4 I i ill* London, Apr. 4. tTevioua To-day Changt Spot (afternoon ..osing price) £172 4 £172 4 Fbrward £173 £1723 4 _i 4
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    Alleged Armed Robbery
    63 4 Singapore. Monday. AN alleged attempt to commit armed n robbery at Eu Tong Sen Street on Feb. 2 wa.s responsible for the appearance m the Third Police Court this morning of a young Chinese named Lim Meng After the charge was explained to the accused, who claimed
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    SHARE MARKET
    241 4 Messrs. Fraser Co's Report Singapore, Monday. MINING: Tin at midday was SBH>,.. up H. Conditions m the local market to-day Wi re very much brighter following an all round improvement m London and New York due to a great extent to the better political news from Europe. In
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    DULL MARKETS
    180 4 Confidence In Stocks Restored MESSRS. Lewis Peat, Ltd., m their weekly stock market report from London, dated Mar. 22, state: The market, has been very dull during the week, and the chief business has been the clearing up of the April position m the settlement house. Only a
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      11 4 son ii BUIIIISII INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. establishes ?WO, 2. Fmlayson Green.
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    807 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company Singapore. Ap MINING >r. 4. 5 p.m. 29 3 3cd Anipat Kumbang a] Malay 28- 30i42 6 47 6nom 186 19 6 Iyer Hi tarn Weng Bangrln Tin Batu Selangor Burma Malaya 0.55 163 1.20 1911 0.65 17J3 1.30cd 161Chendenang Hitam Tin Hone Fatt
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    204 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Mr R. V. Welch, of Messrs. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd Ipoh, is spending his local leave at the Hong Kong Bank Bungalow, Cameron Highlands, with Mrs. Welch. Singapore, Monday. MINING m Buyers Sellers Ampat 29 3|3cd Batu Selangor 1.22 1.30cd Hongkong Tin 17,6 18|6xd Hong Fatt
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    235 5 Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 95 105 nom. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 102 104 nom 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. a 1 Sept. 30 108 110 ndm. 1909 red. 1955 $1,000 000 1 Int. Mar. 31.
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      225 5 S. R LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. immatment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and Commodities. Pailf Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE
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      69 6 I/ J PAVILION JAt J* jU j r iuw^S ElUs i HAPPIEST SHOW ZR^RADIsE^^O j jON EARTH! W\ i jt^ttF^ jm&*. JtJfl BT^v > Mnyt i li. tun- fe < v^ H^ i QUALITY OF "MOVEMENT" IS A CONDITION S S PRECEDENT TO A SALE OF WATCH. I A FINE
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      219 6 rlß nv FYTFVDED' ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT SFA SINCE THE OPENING NIGHT! ,ii thP Thrills of "CAPTAIN BLOOD" combined Enjoy all the mum m roitnty with the adventure of BOUNI* ""^T^T^Ti^^osrm^ last night CAPITOL 6 .i5 9.i3 SEE the pirates hold the ram- SEE the duel to the death m
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      237 7 TO-MORROW at the CAPITOL j i s llicking new RKO-Radio Musical Comedy with a Laugh m every A Foot! i I fylWmjJJL^Ji The "Laugh Trust" M^Mtf lI V Jim cornered for the year's i i BJillliiAi^ldJlWi^" Gene ond Harriet fall- i 8P new swmgtime strains 1 i i I K\
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      317 7 |AL HAM BRA L fl R__^__iK w* _^^MAC-_^_Z_^tt_^_^_M#**^^^^^S>?^lHtiHißhii^K a&trl% <^ ■n^^fc^^y.i it^: J W_ _iDß^ *^^^^Hf C submarine;! i Meet the cruis. Hfe gf United They j^l j I Ing, diving mus- II Stand! Divided J keteersotthe I■ I They Fa11!... For > Sub Service! I theSameDame! J s r
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  • RECRUITING SCENES RECALL 1914
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      What The Average Man Thinks About It
      1184 8 What The Average Man Thinks About It (By Air Mail' (From our Own Corn tpotuicnt) A SLIM, <lraillv-l«»okiiig anti-air-rr.ift Kirn appeared oatside the Mansion lions.-, m tin heart ol the i ity of London, this week. ii mcd to have a symbolic signl- ,<•(• its green barrel was like a
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      Extra Fortnight's Holiday For Clerks
      2469 8 Extra Fortnight's Holiday For Clerks and efficiency. On the right of the chairman was 71 -year-old George Kemp, first Baron Rochdale. Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex Veteran sportsman (played cricket for Lancashire!, soldier (served South African War and Great Wart, scholar, businessman and man of affairs generally. Lord Rochdale leant forward
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      58 9 NEW HUDSON New Hudson's bicycles are of specialised character as opposed to the "mast -produced" variety. You can be quite certain that with a New Hudson you wiil be sure of having THE BEST YOU CAN BUY THE BEST VALUE THE BEST WORKMANSHIP THE BEST DESIGN m fact THE WORLD'S
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Apr. 5, 1938. NO ALTERNATIVE
    324 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Apr. 5, 1938. NO ALTERNATIVE DOON after his return from an extensive European tour, Mr. Hoover, the ex-President of the i mtcd States, gave some interesting persona] impressions ol conditions "i Europe during his stay. He was addressing a meet ing of the Council of Foreign
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    OUR WAR DEBTS
    935 10 It's Time We Paid lin ENGLAND the pWn urn M rms J° ,1 ha ::,n about the debt to the United SUt- m the United States the plain man hai not forgotten at all. ,wrlt«i Mildred Hams In the Manchester Guardian) When he r:ar Work, when M
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    PERSONALITIES
    93 10 Mr. G. H. Caldicott. Assistant Engineer of the Public Works Department. Kelantan. is spending local leave at Cameron Highlands. Mr. W. Allan Eley, Manager of Messrs. Sun Life Assurance Co., of Canada. Singapore, is spending his holidays at "Hopetoun." Cameron Highlands. Mr. G. F. G. Rivaz. Assistant Superintendent of
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    prominent Ceylonese Visitors Arrive
    76 11 A delegation from St. John's College, Jaffna, Ceylon, consisting of R ev H. Peto, M.A., Principal (seen on the right), Rev. J. T. Arulanantham, B Sc. Hons. < London), Vice-Principal and Careers Master (left), and Lieut. E. M. Ponnudurai, B. Sc., Botany Master, Director of Sports
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    DOWN TO THE SEA AGAIN
    407 11 TO her the sea was beauty and so, knowing that death was near, she planned that her grave should be beneath the waves whose music had made her strangely gay as she lay waiting for the end. In death she was not denied her beauty.
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    'Died' Three Times
    60 11 'Died Three Times Stated to have been certified as dead on three occasions and to have re■overed hours afterwards, a boy appeared on a theft charge at South London Juvenile Court recently. It was said the lad went from house o house collecting money for a bogus rurne for a
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    How Long Is An Inch
    159 11 How Long Is An Inch nR. LYMAN J. BRIGGS, Director of y the Bureau of Standards, wants to shorten the American inch. A bill to carry this out has been introduced to the House of Representatives by the Committee on Coinage. Weights and Measures Dr. Briggs, the author of the
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    BRITISH FILM PRALSED IN U. S. A,
    148 11 New York. NEW YORK has given an enthusiastic reception to "A Yank at Oxford." the first film to be produced m England by Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer. Critics who saw it at its world premiere here recently declared it to be of rich British flavour,
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    SOUTH AMERICA'S LARGEST AIRPORT?
    73 11 SOUTH AMERICA'S LARGEST AIRPORT? Rio De Janeiro. THE new Bello Horizonte airport, m the state of Minas Geraes. will probably be the largest m South America, according to Dr. Fernando Rodrigues, engineer of the civil aeronautics department, who is m charge of the construction of the airport. It will serve
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    4,500 New R. A. F. Pilots
    64 11 4,500 New R. A. F. Pilots The whole of the 1.750 pilots required by the Royal Air Force had been obtained by the end of January. Of these, 1,300 entered from civil life and 450 were selected from serving airmen. Making the announcement recently, the Air Ministry stated that the
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    PLANE'S SECOND MISHAP
    95 11 PLANE'S SECOND MISHAP Sydney March 25. DECAUSE it killed an albatross eight D months ago, an amphibian aeroplane attached to H.M.A.S. Sydney is believed to posses a "hoodoo." Not long ago the amphibian was forced down on the ocean near Wilson's Promontory during fleet exercises. Now another mishap has befallen
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    World's Biggest Playground
    164 11 I Winnipeg. DLANS for the largest interna- I tiojiul 'playground" m the < world wert described here by Mr. Ernest C. Oberholtzer, cxc- I cutive secretory of a committee appointed by President Roose- velt to investigate the possibilities of the great, project. I The playground, he said
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      32 11 Br??. .7*' f. A %mmmf'^'\Mt r o+' if ''ftTllV. Klf^H |<ANATOGP^I ih\i; dance at the Capitol Restaurant Music by KURT BLACH his Orchestra WEDNESDAY FRIDAY. 8 P.M. lo Midnight. NO ADMISSION CHARGE.
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    England
    45 12 now 7 days across the air all the way by i;... ir e Flyi«g-Bo«< ssi SE?S bar on board. ENGLAND m 1 DA¥*-UM single; USt-IS-M. KEITKN. ti i> ■.'\T.ii tn-ill i)' thin the Emptors BMPn I Scent ounce. the between Itolaye id lor cenu
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
    37 12 <Incorporated m England) i M Hooking and Information from the prim ipal Travel Agents > *J^JL "gj^ Airways, ltd., i o Mansfield Co., Ll.t. (General Agents for Mala>a), wceau Building, Singapore. TELEPHONE 5159. TELEGRAMS: "AIRWAYS SINGAPORE.'
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    PRAGUE BEAUTY WED IN LONDON
    347 13 Known as "The Pearl of Dubrovnik". Mile. Daska Ivanovic-Banaz, aged 23, one of the loveliest of Jugoslavia's Society girls, was married at Caxton Hall register office, London, to an Englishman, Mr. Geoffrey Farrer Kennedy, aged 29, a consulting engineer of Knightsbridge. The bride, who is
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      31 13 Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING IiLE LATEST PATTERNS OF HALLMARKED BRITISH SILVERWARE HOES D'OEUVRE Disrvj* SWEET DISHES t, 4. U&O CLOCKS JEWELLERY WATCHES THE BEST IS TO COME AND SEE RENE ULLMANN
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    So Hair-Raising
    1902 14 Hair Styles Are So Becoming (jrWARDS and ever upwards' seems to be the hairdressers watchword this season, and leally, we are lucky, for this new trend m hair styles is definitely becoming. In addition, this new and exciting "brush-up -your hair" style with its upwards sweep, can transform
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      16 14 new stocks includes an unparallelled selection of camphorwood chests. 18. Eattery Road, Ivt Flow, Phone 7143.
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    "Aladdin's Magic Lamp"
    573 15 "Aladdin's Magic Lamp" person. Unfortunately for him the impromptu piece of realistic acting is not m the script. Director Varnel jumps from his chair shouting: "What m the devil d'you do that for; don't you know you've ruined a "take"?". The Chinaman answers: "Me very sorry, sir; me thought it
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      386 16 BYPiOand BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Outwards. Due *V Tonnage Spore Tonnage Spore '<""»* 1938^ V DPtI „-^n Anr SOMALI 6,800 June 3 SOUDAN 6 5 Apr' 8 NALDERA 16,000 June 17 CHITRAL iSSS Apr. 22 RANPURA 17.000 July 1 CARTHAGE 15,000 May N BANGALORE 6,000 July 2 BURDWAN
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      430 16 i, BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA SAi\ T 11 1 A 8,000 TONS j SAILING APRIL 7, AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modem accommodation for First Saloon and j^econd Saloon passengers. Special Holiday Return tickets to China
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    146 17 SHIPS ALONGSIDE TIIK WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: Lch. Plover. Lch. Sir H. Anderson. Oil Wharf: Nil Coal Wharf: Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar: Albert Dock: Crane A. Victoria Dock: Hong Kwong. Keppel Harbour: King's Dock: Nil. No. 1 Dock: Tune
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    Passengers By Air
    120 17 The following were passengers on X.L.M. planes: From Europe, India and Penang by the "Valk," Mr. E. L. Hunnebech, Mr. P. Honing, Mr. F. R. Rowley. From N.E.I, by the "Emoe," Mr. N. Stoffel, Mr. J. H. Kirkwood, Mr. G. E. Siedl, Mr. Tan Ho Chun, Mr.
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    Wrong Anchorage
    45 17 Singapore, Monday. For anchoring his tongkang, the •Hock Pee" m a prohibited area m Admiralty waters at Changi, Tan Ah Huan, a Chinese, was fined $7 by Mr. R. A. Ward m the Fourth Court today. The accused pleaded guilty to the charge.
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    20 17 I I Mr. Charles Abbott, of the United Engineers, Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, is spending his leave at Bearsden, near Glasgow
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      286 17 BURNS PIIILP LIKE. j (Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS Oue Sails. MARELLA Apr. 30 May 3 MERKUR May 30 June 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the i following rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting
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      241 17 X. 1 K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGERS AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan). To LONDON via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Apr. 14 s.s. HARUNA MARU Apr. 28 s.s. KATORI MARU May 12 Rates to lst Class 2nd class Naples $574 Sc $621 $634
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      284 17 fpOSTAL INTELLIGENCE} _0,,*~,^ _o«._m9< t *+>^~"*~' 'm 0 0 ||^"I«-|<-|^*H<' \m\ fJt STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES FOR PER DATE AND TIMF .nrfii Indies— Bagan and gyS I Hong Thong 5 3 pm. k Sia P k danS P an Hong Kwong 5 3 p.m. Bar0 < and Siak gurope and Great
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    GUIDE TO TO-MORROW'S RACES
    5532 18 PENANG EXTRA MEETING Candidates For 2ml Day's liven is omp'ipct t>> M Mareaa Bnperhaar) RECENT loiui oi ail horse entered lor to morrow, IIM s<< ond day of the Peaaai Extra ra<»- ■eating, akewiag at a glance haw the candidate! hare farad la thru- three most
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      118 18 j SHIRLEY'S COMING TO THE J CAPITOL 1 IN HER BEST PICTURE YET! R<4fe ill Im MB 1 SBS HTU ARTHUR TREACHER W|OT*ffE]tf| BM^L p AUL»NI MOORt THOMAS iMful nlfflA MARY NASH SIDNEY BLACKS'ER A^-S^ 1 MBal Iffffl X MAD* CHRISTIANS RUMANN 4 liW !.^mH By Directed t» Alton Dwon
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      58 19 ALHAMBRA OPENING TO-MORROW 3.15 6.15, 9.15 It's the suellest Entertainment you can ever hope to see! Top Stars! Hit Songs! The Pride of Warner Bros.! yy^-^^JPsA &J&^'3<AA^\ im WW t-^^^-''" Mfc'7 l^-^^i If w a > iMm I^^^ mi^ 0 m"■ < WWmm^ lfc^Sil^^ ■9*^ m^^M WW\^. T\v m. t
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    155 20 FRASER COMPANY. List Of Current Dividends Company Dividend Singapore. Apr. 4, 5 p.m. TIN Total for Ampat Tin sr;5 r final Apr. 21 May. 13 Apr. 22 Brless8 r less tax Batu Selangor s'; Int. Apr. 20 Apr. 26 Apr. 21 10* Books Date Bx. Dlt. Close Payable Hong Fatt
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      153 20 id Mtbe World M PILOT PEN THE CHEAPESi i" "-M^. A l >r everlasting performance chooso Cl M M W "PILOT" pen the best m the world JbRW 0 §1 I market to-day. It's worth paying double B^% m m m for such marvellous instrument with ill At stylish models
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      536 20 foiTTHE^RADJO I i v^ l r LONDON I SINGAPORE »I p.m^-15 000 „m India" Music 'Gramop^w "393 mmm_am^gii «*gs *gy%Mam Muslc ,Gram< OM IWI <2>-« 7 »<»>j J,Z Mandarin Songs sung KM ">""« (g» mes) a»d GSO Ch.eh Too lil 7<i mrlres (15.18 mc»). Kwini: "Koh Wu Szeng Ptag. I
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    Spinning Mills Prepare For Air Ranis
    80 21 Spinning Mills Prepare For Air Ranis The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Association have prepared a special outline of air raid precautions s heme for spinning mills, and some 500 firms to-day received copies of the document which has been approved by the H >me Office. The outline covers methods
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      34 21 Eiliflff i jJ^^M IP W Lakerol Pas tile now and then will cure all this N -'**fmnl m «i*^^l .KWrn X*T_. \i\ -£j/^^\ y'/ufi 9j Jl i^^H i^wll f C^ B .'3? t»T2* sf
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    8-0 VICTORY Chartered Bank Soccer XI Overwhelmed
    146 22 8-0 VICTORY Chartered Bank Soccer XI Overwhelmed PLAYING at Farrer Park on Saturday Diethelm-Hooglandt's XI overwhelmed the Chartered Bank Sports Club XI by 8 goals to nil, m a soccer f rendly 'Due to baa weather two ot DiethelmHooglandi's players failed to turn up and the bankers were very sporting
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    Billiards Match
    62 22 On Sunday last the Chinese Sports Association entertained the United Confederate Funeral Association m a friendly name of billiards which resulted m a drawScores (C.B.A. players mentioned first* Lo Weng Tuck 220; Poh Tiang Slew 250. Ma Chon Yik 142; Tok Beng Wan 200. Ng Cheong Foo 200:
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    15 22 Mr. C. Vetter and Miss L. MeLean who «£M-mM yesterday at the Presbyterian Church. (Tribune).
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    Y.M.C.A. Soccer
    55 22 lin AKI n 'Jollilads" on Friday at ,0 10 p.m. on the Anson Road ground: Smith. V. N. Pillay, w. Ifltchei le^sier. K. Leembruggen. R. Medland. E J Joy. Shamsudin, Quek Kirn Chu.. t JrS? 1, ng Swee Ken S- Reserves. Una Kirn Wee and G. L. Day.
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    WEIGHTS FOR TO-MORROWS RACES
    309 23 SECOND DAY AT PENANG Eight Events On The Card HEIGHTS for to-morrow, the second W !,,v «f PTC. Extra Professional le d mU!ngTn Penang are as folItsn HORSES, Class 3, Div. 1, 5*4 furs. 90 Pauper Zone Koval Worlington »-JJ Waetere 8 10 Tetuen g g
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    KEEN GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH "A" DIVISION
    544 23 KEEN GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH "A" DIVISION THE April Medal competition cf the Singapore Goli Club was played at Bukit Tnnah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a win for J. A. Chippindale m "A" division with a net score of 68, m a win for J. T. Forbes
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    Y.M.C.A. Cricket
    46 23 YMCA XI vs Inniskillings on Saturday at 2.15 pm. on the Anson Road ground:-Lee Fong Urn, J. Ferguson. K. Leembruggen. Tan Guan Kiat G. L. Kam, I B. Suratta. V. Xavier, R-Ebert, R Lyne, J. Shaw. Au Kow Chu, B. Fones. G. L. Day.
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    Soccer Friendly
    132 23 Guthrie's XI beat Duncan Robberts' soccer team by 3—2 m a keenly contested match played on Saturday at Farrer Park. Although the teams were considerably handicapped by pools of water on a sodden ground and a heavy ball, the game m no way lacked interest. Guthries had by
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      FIRST DIVISION
      88 23 P. W. L. D. For Ag. Pts. Malays <9» 4 4 0 0 12 1 8 Chinese (1» 4 2 0 2 10 5 6 RA. (4i 3 2 0 16 3 5 SCC. (7> 3 10 2 5 3 4 Skins (2) 3 10 2 4 3
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      SECOND DIVISION
      106 23 P W L D. For Ag. Pts. Skins II (7» 4 3 0 1 12 2 7 R.A. <8.M.) 3 3 0 0 9 16 RAF. II (4» 3 3 0 0 8 3 6 Chinese II (3) 4 2 1 1 9 J Moravia > 3 1
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      THIRD DIVISION
      112 23 P W L. D. For Ag. Pts. V.M.C.A. .2. 3 3 0 0 17 3 6 R.A.M.C. 3 2 0 17 3 5 B Mental H. 3 2 0 1 6 3 Casuals (5. 3 2 10 7 2 4 5 S.H.B. (4) 3 2 1 0 7
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      BUSINESS HOUSES LEAGUE
      58 23 t p W. L. D. For Ag. Pts. Nestanglo <1» 4 3 0 1 10 3 7 %HK Bank (4) 3 3 0 0 13 2 A.P.C. 5 i 3 8 3 M.P.H. (9) 4 12 13"* O.C. Bank (2) 2 1 1 0 3 's. Times
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    N. S. MALACCA & JOHORE XI v. CEYLONESE
    165 23 N. S. MALACCA JOHORE XI v. CEYLONESE (From Our Own Reporter) r> ..,t,.>n MnnHav TOE following will *E B S*JW I sembilan. Malacca d h^ h hr*° r a one day fixture against the Ceylon vis?tors m Seremban on Thursday, April 14 i W. Blelloch <captJ. V E. H Rhodes,
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    Anglo-Italian Agreement
    247 24 TO 111 SK.AII) BEFOMI BfiSTER? [ONDON, APR", rr i- I SDERSTOOD THAT AN ANGLMI All AN AGR BMENT 1 six.'. «i TO BE REACHED ANDWMj >< Eg EADYTOR HI I i US visn 'TO ROME IN MAT. I profwtt ha, been made i> the talk. wh.ch have jbeen
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    Singapore To Hold A Poultry Show
    209 24 A SUGGESTION that a poultry show should be held m Singapore m the near luture met with unanimous approval at a general meeting of the Singapore Poultry and Pigeon Club held DP the lounge of the Rex Hotel last night. Mr John G. Breman
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    LOCAL CRICKET
    160 24 Wearnes Beat Terrors By 47 Runs WEARNE Br club defeated the ii M B. Tenor by 41 run., on Sunday ai the St Anttn School ground. ri Wearnc's S.C. I, Sulliyan b Orice 2. N. Sullivan C Bell b Healy 39, <i Michael run out 5, A. Vani)
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    Rifle Shooting
    170 24 THK result ol the Handicap spoon shoot held during this week-end on Seletar and Bukit Thnah ranges was a win for Bgt. i>. Brennan of the R. I. F. with i gross score oi 102.81 out of a possible 105. Scores: Nett H'cap Gross D. Brennan 93 4-9
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    Death Of Dr. W. H. Frere
    37 24 pm L()i clay. f I J eurred of Dr S;J who was stated to be Ihe only member of the ious ordei to be made a bishop the Reformation. Reuter w
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    SELANGOR UNREST-AN INCIDENT IN, LATE SULTAN'S REICN
    480 24 IN ronneetion with the death of His I llii-hnrss the Sult.Mi of Selangor, yen interesting letter has been n,eiml from a Weal Jgg** reader, who BftßU himself H.W.H.&.. which he deals with U»e famon* British military expedition to Se langor at a time
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    S.C.C. Tennis Ties
    116 24 TIES for to-day m the S.C.C. tennis tournament, re-arranged m consequence of rain preventing any play yesterday. are as follows: TO-DAY'S TIES Championship Singles N. S. Wise vs C. F. Sutton. Godown Doubles Handicap (Semi-Finalsi R. F. Smith and A. G. Hay (—l5 3* vs A. C.
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    England v. Scotland
    63 24 London, Monday. The following i.s the English soccer i to meet Scotland at Wembley on April 9 Woodley; Sproston and Hapyood; WiUlngham, Cullis and Coppinglews. Hall. Fenton (Middlesbrough) Stephenson 'Leeds United) and Bastin h eleven will be <Middl^brough>, Anderson Hearts and Beattie (Preston*, Shanky (Preston), Smith <Preston)
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    Mentakab Rubber's 20 P. C. Dividend
    384 24 THE following is the report of tnr directors of Mentakab Rubber Co. Ltd.. for the year ended Jan. 31, 1938 The report will be presented to shareholders at the 19th ordinary general meeting of the company to be held at tne Chartered Bank Chambers
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