Morning Tribune, 18 August 1938

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE I-N 170. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, August 18, 1988 FIVE CENTS.
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    HUNGARY TO COME INTO ROME-BERLIN ORBIT?
    261 1 HUNGARY TO COME INTO ROME -BERLIN ORBIT? Little Entente Alarmed GERMANY PREPARES BIG WELCOME FOR HUNGARIAN MISSION BERLIN, WEDNESDAY. FlO PAINS ARE BEING SPARED IN GERMANY TO IMPRESS THE HUNGARIAN MISSION ARRIVING AT THE WEEKEND. HEADED BY THE REGENT, M. HORTHY, THE MISSION INCLUDES THE PREMIER M. IMREDY, THE FOREIGN
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    27 1 Barcelona, Wednesday— About 100 bombs were dropped ln a Nationalist air raid on Rosas south of the French frontier to-day. Four were killed and 17 wounded- Reuter
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    UNKNOWN
    157 1 I Berlin, Wednesday. ETE programme of war>r the German Navy under n or contemplated within of the Anglo-German published shows that inder construction: battleships m addition to n Gneisenau commissioned ie 26.000-ton Scharnhost, to ommission m a few months. n heavy cruiser, the last of building; tan light cruisers,
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    "BLUFF And Blunder": Paris Charges Berlin
    177 1 Paris, Wednesday. •PREMii:?* Kluni, writfcig m Le Populaire on the German army manoeuvres declares that a most plausible conjecture is that m was holding out this Ihieat m inter to settle the sudden Geri affair pacifically but awdtag to his own will. cannot shut
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    SPANISH CABINET CRISIS SOLVED
    122 1 SPANISH CABINET CRISIS SOLVED Barcelona, Wednesday. THE cabinet crisis was solved early this morning through the resignation af Signor Irujo, the Basque Nationalist, who was replaced by Jose Moix, a member of the Catalan Unified Socialist party as Minister without portfolio and the resignation of the Labour minister, Arguader, who
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    U.S. Loans For China
    67 1 New York, Wednesday. THE Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. H. A. Wallace, after a Conference at the White House, while not giving details, replied m the affirmative when asked regarding the possibility of loans to China, to enable her to purchase American flour. He said that the
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      30 1 r i oT HER J^GBS L r works Strike 2 j fc Tragedy J C \ddress I War Supplies 20 > fc Tennis g ,p«re Races 22 ll Immmmt £J 24
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      90 1 mw**}mV H *m+*m m *m m^**mwmmwmF m w*m>* KLIM now enables you to give your children PURE milk, that is delicious for Y^—^SlSBS Jl drinking, and at reasonable IttsHtfj prices, no matter where you I TfeßDtf U Get one ol thi ■urrtllioi KLIM MUBM and mix lt m asneeucd h
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    RUBBER WORKS STRIKE! RETURN; I CHARGED WITH INTIMIDATION
    236 2 RUBBER WORKS STRIKE! RETURN; I CHARGED WITH INTIMIDATION SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. VOMING BIN HARK, AGED 28. APPEARED BEFORE MR. S. H. CHIA. h THE FIFTH MAGISTRATE, THIS MORNING IN ANSWER TO A CHARGE OF HAVING COMMITTED CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION BY THREATENING CERTAIN COOLIES OF THE SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS, VVITH INJURY TO THEIR
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    Worked Return
    86 2 Worked Return lhe Singapore iwJH pany workers who Jf* JM employees 0 f m °> Rubber Works u hft S on Tuesday submi^M Plaints to arbitral ft h > returned to work at l The men put forwarn through spokesme, a^' r^ the company. Go^tn?L? a prominent, local Chinese Kee
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    Local Houdini Fined
    133 2 Local Houdini Fined Singaore, Wednesday. JfK was running very, very hard, "your honour; he was m fact doing ne 220 He entered a house, puling everyone m his way," said Inspector Ma Pherson, m evidence to*m\y* when he related the circumstances underlying a charge of escapm§ from legal custody preferred
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    FRENCH MOTORIST CHARGED
    180 2 Singapore, Wednesday. JN the Traffic Court this morning M A. Ah an, a Frenchman, connected with Anglo French and Bendixens Ltd. was charged with two offences, for allowing two persons to ut beside him whilst driving, and driving with an expired licence, on May 7. Mr. G.
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    Seven Died Of Typhoid Last Week
    67 2 Seven Died Of Typhoid Last Week S TWO hundred and forty persons i died m Singapore last week. according to figures supplied by the 3 Municipal Health Officer m his i weekly report on health m the town. 1 Typhoid accounted for seven deaths. 19 cases having been rei ported
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    DROWNED IN RIVER
    256 2 [From Our Own Ccrrespondent] Teluk Anson, Wednesday. MO W a Chinese boy jumped into the Perak River near the Teluk Anson Town Jetty to bathe and was taken away by the current, was related m the Teluk Anson Magistrate Court to Che Osman bin I Jang, First
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    Life In Danger After Stabbing
    135 2 Life In Danger After Stabbing A Singapore. Wednes* TOTAL sentence of 20 dm rigorous imprisonment, one year's police supervision passed to-day by Mr H. A. I District Judge, on a Hokien, Boon Kirn who was convicted voluntarily causing hurt wi knife to Chua Tek Koh and Yak on the evening
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    JUDGMENT RESERVE
    58 2 [From Our Own CorrtffOflJi^H Seremban. WednM^H AFTER practically a full day's ''M Mr. Justice Raja Musa :-m iudgment m the case m which m Edward Smith. European ioumai^B suing Sime Darby and Co. Ltd..S^H ban. for $3,700 damages as the r4 a fall on defendant's five-foot-nj November last
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    CAP. ST. JACQUES
    29 2 The s.s. "Cap St. Jacques" is dueM to-day from Saigon and will «J JJ row at 6 a.m. for Colombo Port™ Marseilles, Nantes and Bordeaux, i
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    Alleged False Evidence
    39 2 Singapore. Wednesday #mW Van Wee Liang. aPP ea *J Conrad Oldham, the this momlng m a^YJmatW having given false ({^2s*s Beach Road Police The jj^j ed trial and Court h^^;:. quest for a weeks po*«*"' ranted.
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      88 2 Beware Kidney Germs II Tired, Nervous, Achim and Colds i l^sa ir S, 4«I!?," ent Headaches Thes^vrnmrtT A PPetite and Energy' and you So Mb? well MU- >OUr kidne^ and banished fro,n^?> t,U tf rms ar **Ued n^dainefcanTh^^m^h'r- rd »'»ry do not kill the genS ESIjES^ thpy trouble. C>_M*k-I a
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      50 2 Law Notice For To-day I Before the Chief Justice Ifl W c 9 at 10.30 a.m. Q m M Magistrate's Appeal -v. v Kex. n'MdOHH Before Mr. Justice Pedlow m m m at 11 a.m O. S. 106-111 1933 Syed AbJ^H bin Shaikh Alkaff ors bin Shaikh Alkaff (FW hcaro
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    142 3 EAVAL BASE I SENS A TION y\\. Ba*e police summoned to a room m the coolie lines at [the Base made the gruesome discovery of the dead body oi lan lying on his bed nith a deep wound m thc right side the his neck. At the 13. milestone.
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    SINGAPORE PROTESTS AT CLOSING OF ASIA CLUB
    73 3 SINGAPORE PROTESTS AT CLOSING OF ASIA CLUB MR. T. H. Stone, president of the Rotary Club, spoke today at the weekly tiffin on the matter of the Asia Rotary Club closing down. "So far as the Singapore Club ts concerned we should be very sorry to see that Club close,"
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    Unjustified Sacrifice Of Malayan Forests?
    432 3 Unjustified Sacrifice Of Malayan Forests SEVERE criticism of the policy of settling aboriginal tribes m localities where there is ,-eal danger of a limber famine, to the neglect of other places wher^ the destruction of a few trees is not a matter of great moment, is contained m the annual
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    UNKNOWN
    119 3 Singapore, Wednesday. form of cheating" was how (bird Magistrate (Mr. G. S. i characterised the offence of a Malay. Mohamed bin Sulai--3 qtood before him this mora•ged with having cheated one lundeam who was alleged to n dishonestly induced by acpart with $1.10 on a promise Used would get
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    UNKNOWN
    167 3 Singapore, Wednesday. tEMMINARY inquiry into a liarge of attempted murder rred against a Cantonese eartr, Wong Onn, was commenced c Mr. G. S. Rawlings to-day. Onn was alleged to have made attack on a compatriot named Shiok at a house m Sago Lane evening of June 12, as a
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    Alleged Causing Hurt
    42 3 Singapore. Wednesday— Mr. A. B. Woodford, made another appearance this morning m the fourth court before Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker on three charges of causing hurt by an alleged negligent act. The case was postponed a fortnight lor mention
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    $1,000 FINES
    178 3 Singapore, HI edneodaj AN excilteg (base after a lorry leaded with dutiable liquor was related by Mr. 11. .i»»hnviou. of fhe Department of Bxelee, before Mr. Ci. S. Rawtlngs, Ihird Magistrate, this morniiv;. Mr. Johnston said that a lorry which had apparently came lrom ovei tlv causeway waa
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      16 3 'verseas ssurance RPORATION, LIMITED' Building, Chulia Street, PI 5808. SINGAPORE. h Marine, Motor tXES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.
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      3 3 THE WRITING SINGAPORE.
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      405 3 KLUANG RUBBER COMPANY MMITKD NOTICE is hereby given that the Twenty-first Annual General Meeting Ol Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office, Hongkong Bank Chambers, Collyer Quay. Singapore, on Thursday. 22nd September 193 b at 12 o'clock noon at which the Directors will recommend the
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      93 4 London. Wediiea MvkNM To-day Ctaanfe RHHKi.it Quietly Steady QnU-tiy Steady IlUHHr.lv mtmitm 7 1"i lfi qrv.f Buyers 13 lh Ist Forward 'September* Buyers 7 W|l€ 2nd Forward (Oct'Dec.) Buyers lfl 3rd Forward (JaiilMar.t Biyers 8 8 Sellers 1 !♦> J 1(( 1 London. Wednesday PALM OIL (Malaya) Previous
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      BULLION MARKET
      26 4 COLD Previu .J Fine Bar per oz. n.2.3'_> m SILVER S P Ot \V- 2 ir I9?fl| 4 months 1 forward 19 o IC>
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      METAL MARKET
      15 4 m Standard Prgtow js* Spot v afternoon (dosing price) Jig £193* Forward £193
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      ARMY RECRUITING
      43 4 London, Wednesday:—Recruiting returns for the regular army last week were the highest since the beginning of the holiday and training .season. Thr intake of 784 was 250 more than the number m the corresponding week of last year. British Official Wifeless
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      47 4 N'vv York. -\{\g. 16. KJ KIU X Previous To-day Change qvjnp Stead v Steady Spot Buyers 15% 15% hH Sellers 15% l* -'a Forward Oct. Dec. Buyers 15 1516 i 6 +116 Sellers 16 1 lo 16- v -1 16 TIN Quiet Steady Spot
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      SHARE MARKET
      212 4 Messrs. Fraser Co. s Report Messrs. Fraser Co.'s report is as follows:— MINING. Tin at midday was $97 3,4, up 12. Tin shares were again a quiet market both m London and locally but to-day although there was little change m quotations the undertone appeared sligntly better and
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      JAPANESE ASKED TO APOLOGIS
      119 4 A London. W^-fl letter from Mr. Listowel. Pr 3 the China Campaign CotnS Lord Halifax asks the latter to 3 apology for the Committee f-jrd incident either from Mr. Yoshidjl jor Takahashi. The letter says that the cofl understands Major Takahashii^M tec ted by diplomatic privilege^H
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      Singapore Rubber Auction
      115 4 Singapore Rubber Auction AT the Singapore Chamber o: Coi Rubber Association's 1395 th i held yesterday there were:Catalogued 1.351.804 lbs.. ***** Offered 943.739 lbs 421.31 M Sold 886.687 lbs 395.84 tons London New York PRICES KF.ALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents I Standard Quality Good Average Quality Fair Average Quality Off
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      55 4 London. Wednesday Previous To-day Change r.T.onPaius (closing middle rate* "i 9 "^w anged TT. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.93-ll!16 8.93V4 -7-16 TT. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) BV2 Unchanged T Ton Hongkong (closing selling rate) I|3-1|32 Unchanged T.T. on Japan (closing selling rate) Vz Unchanged T.T.onNew York
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      AUSTRIAN DEBT PAYMENTS
      57 4 London, Wednesday. THE .supplementary agreement to the Anglo-German Transfer Agreement oi July 1, issued last night, contains deailed nrovisions of the method of can-v-ine; out debt payments. Reduction Ls made in interest rates on certain major German issues. In return, Germanv recognises her liability to meet sp™^*
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      84 4 Imperial Chemical Industries 31 I 1 31 4 l r3d. London Tin 3 7'c S|7% Rubber Plan Investment Trust 29J3 29,6 f3d. Lingglfi n fi Southern Kintas H9 ~3d. Pahangs 15 6 15!6 London Asiatic 37 > 3?1 Kaffirs (West Wit Area) 145- ***** -13 Shell Transport
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      59 4 OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED FREE yourselves from the FEAR of BURGLARS by keeping your VALUABLES (jewellery or important documents) m SAFE BOXES m our VAULTS at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. You hold YOUR OWN KEYS, and ONLY YOU can have access to these safe boxes, so that SAFETY and
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      12 4 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. I taint peaehaMc Seeurilv 5926 Finlavson Onn
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      12 4 B^__ **^8 jdYJk jf^^^^S mmm4r~^<A \\\_______r > x^m^^^JmXmmmmf 4 yfr^mm^M*l SIME DARBY ~td: ;>
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    678 5 STOCKS SHARES I By Fraser Company ■f pore. Aug. It. 5 p.m. 4- 4|4>/ 2 28 6 3016 44- 48|-nomcd M 2419 2519 10.58 0.63 2216 2411.35 1.45cd 21 19 22 9 15|- 161- 038 0 42 0.924 6.97 V 2 Tin 22 6 23 9 011 24? 26{9 316
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    LYALL ' EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    230 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Wednesday. Buyers w^.Ieis Batu Selangors 135 lA^ Batu Selangors 135 140 Hong Fatts O.Wl 2 097V 2 Hongkong Tin ..226 fSV Jelebus 0.70 Ml Kamunting Til. 99 KatuTin 25 9 26 9 Kramats JO'; J* 1 Killinshalls 8,3 93 Kuchais [gfo }jj Laruts 1013 113 Lingui
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    110 5 lr <l Co. Ltd. $30,000 tr 30 Oct 3j °RE MUNICIPALITY *<J 1940 $400,000 90 100 norn tf&fcitt. 10 n >m r?yw» ii 2 w IOT 1M D 0 1" JJ 1 Nov. 1 121 199 "0-UO $«,000,000 1 ,09 190 M S-^Hbbbiw 122 m «,^».mm m
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      315 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Aug 17, 5 pro Total foi Comi ny .smoeiid Book* Oat* I** Close Pavable TIN 1Q% Austral Malay 9d. div. 2d. bonus 191 «t Batu Selangor I*} Aug. 20 A ur 25 Aug 21 Johan Tin 5% int. Aug. 3 Aug. 20 Aug.
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    28 6 1 1 Laura Hope Crews. Beatrice Lillie and Ring Crosby m a f JJJ aP itol k Paramount musical comedy "Doctor Rhythm." opening at m the next change
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      212 6 fci" m T mmmmm ira wnT" wtwraa that -V __________^___MMi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--?^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ fey w..' BRIAN C ..NSTANCK BIN NETT AHMtNb 1 ,n thi: ■moOtIWIMM" PicTtßE_ "MERRILY we LI YE" j Man Mowbray Billie Burke «H| I Pahy Kelly Ann Dvorak i<J V\ I Tom Brown ♦Bonita Granville f W« I sMarj o
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      197 6 j PACKED HOUSES acclaim England 'c J j A REMARKABLE FILM must be ranked as "Truly epic class" Free Press (Yesterd, ITTI tfl 5 A MAGNIFICENT BRITISH PICTURE well worthy I I Itagmth HENRY Vm." (Straits Times), itk^ y frai m> H _^H i S Malaya's Largest Finest Theatre proudly
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    "Memory" Man Without A Country
    190 7 "Memory" Man Without A Country X ha* ins bee" imprisoned for leaving his country the ?a I memory man" of Bulgaria now faces a further senLfei h -entering it. Z Harm Karadimitroff, an elderly man whose amazing feats of or years been astonishing audiences m the Balkans r .ancea a
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    26 7 'Port tu 1 Cm »rt has agreed to i nH m! Bucharest school of Engfcmei sh and ardato ?2ift a 5 bei D < made to accomstudents.
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    Hollywood Riddle Of Car Murder
    175 7 Hollywood Riddle Of Car Murder HOLLYWOOD, creator of many mystery thrillers, has now one of its own to solve m real life the murder of Mr. King Gray, 42-year-old cameraman. Gray was found shot dead m his car m a busy Hollywood street, and the police dsclare that he was
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    GERMANY BUILDS GIANT LINER
    145 7 Will Outrival Both The Normandie Queen Mary GERMANY has decided to construct a giant liner to rival even the French supershin. Normandie, and the British merchant marine's pride, Queen Mary. This new vessel will displace 90.000 tons, thus being larger than any vessel m the existence
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    U.S.A. WITHDRAWS CAPITAL FROM MEXICO
    123 7 U. S. A. WITHDRA WS CAPITAL FROM MEXICO Result Of Oil Dispute Washington. THE policy now being pursued by Mexi--1 co may result m the withdrawal of all United States capital, and the ier m nauon of the United States Government's purchases of Mexican silver sa d senator Lewis, a
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      285 7 Warner Bros. Producers of Robin Hood bring you another triumphant Production 3 SHOWS TO-DAY 3-15-6-15 9-15 p.m. At Malaya's Most Comfortable Theatre THE NEV/ AIR-CONDITIONED ALHAMBRA i (Direction: SHAW BROS. LTD.) I mm i iiii »__M_»——_— u»— l Warner Bros, present with pride one of the most amazing and most
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    New Scudai Makes $43,271 Profit
    298 8 New Scudai Makes $43,271 Profit ril report tf »v Scudai, Ltd., for the year ended March 31. It be present d at the annual meeting mm Aug. M states: The results of the years worknm shew a profit ot $43,271 95. tu -which has to 5/52* thi Tbiance erf Profit
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    CHINA'S CHILD PUBLICISTS
    24 8 Chinese children from the eastern seaboard who have just ended an 8,000 mile educational and patriotic through China's northwestern frontier province.
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    BOYS MUST BE BOY BUT NOT ALWAYS
    443 8 PADRE'S ROTARY ADDRESS Singapore. Wednesday. "DOYHOOD is said by different people to begin at different a?* some putting it is lou as three years'* said Rev. K.K.S. Adai at the weekly Rotary tiffin held at the Adelphi Hotel to-day, vdie speaking on the
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    Major-General Lewin Retiring
    150 8 Major-General Lewin Retiring FORMER MALA VAN G. O. C. 111 MOU General E. O. Lewin. who wa;; G O.C, Malaya, from tariy 1034 to the end of 1985, is one of 18 general officers who are to retire under the new Army promotions scheme announced by Mr. Hore Belisha. Secretary
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    Canadian Mining Display At Glasgow Exhibition
    259 8 Canadian Mining Display At Glasgow Exhibition CANADA'S importance as a producer of the metals that are widely used m industry and commerce is reflected m the display ot Canadian mining specimens liem, staged by the Department of Mines and Resources, Ottawa, at the Em pire Exhibition, now m progress at
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    $10,000,000 FROM SALE OF DEFENCE BOND
    77 8 Cant AS a result of the Merge**] General Wu Te-chen. Govern* Kwangtuns. the sale of tm Defence Bonds yielded over m and the total amount of $15.W* be subscribed by the end of tne Except during the e»od« *J to the country owine to
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    CONTRACT BRIDGE
    764 9  -  Horatius NOTES AND PROBLEMS 4* TALKING OF I 1 1 SLAMS I By „r e exceptional, as they Jbebecausetheycanonlybe *I "abnormal hands, andi Jvthat m ordinary play. X say among devotees who average game, the bonuses "often missed than collected. it is unwise to bid a slam '^ialh
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    BRITISH TOURISTS STOPPED
    130 9 ice Search For Escaping Iron Guards Bucarest. ISH and American visitors driving Jto the country to escape the sumleat ol Bucarest have been stopped jometimes held up for some time m searching for a number of Iron js *no have escaped from custody. rs have been lined
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      84 9 fc %Wa( insist on xourRICHTS Wir~ mwl -insist on V CLOVER II fkr JfT BRAND MILK t CREAM This is BABE CLOVER speaking .^^Bk^?^4ms*S^^B and 1 intend to tell the world that .^^^^W^C^L' <£ I there's nothing like (MOVER BRAND MILK. After month* oi W mNiO M experiment mjr I've
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday. Aug. 18, 1938 ITHE WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
    268 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday. Aug. 18, 1938 ITHE WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE ANE of the important events which failed to occupy a prominent place m the news columns of the leading papers this year was the World Economic Co-ope-ration Conference held recently m Washington Some forty societies m the United States
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    How we can he SAFE FROM AIR RAID
    1149 10 How we can he SAFE FROM AIR R AID AN airman can attack civilians m lour different ways. He ran shoot them down with machine (UIU He can poison them either with or by spraying a liquid He can burn their houses with incendiary bombs Or he can blow them
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    14 10 WH^JST&'Sjrti Bf-^ew Ml M the Xin RS Cup Ai, B sorted h-*E Topical Press
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    UNKNOWN
    1048 11 A Clubman's Diary I s '> *TI bty m S^7 lOur Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 5 hn Weir, the King's doctor, neat believer m the reme- rs C f golf and he has urgUajesty to play more reguU Buckingham Palace Che do little more than pracing, as the 9
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    BABY BOOM EXPECTED IN ITALY
    149 11 ITALY is expecting a big increase m the birth rate this autumn and winter because of the "Baby Loans" instituted m August last year. During the eleven months since the loans were started the Fascist Government have advanced nearly £570.000 to 30 502 married couples
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    Peasant Saves Train Crash
    75 11 Belgrade. A serious train collision has been averted by the presence of mind of a peasant of Konyitsa m Herzegovina, named Rama Zelitch. He saw two trains rapidly approaching each other, each running towards a sharp curve of the line. Dashing a quarter of a mile
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      101 11 THE TRUE TONIC FOOD Obtainable nf nil Chtnlsu nn* Storm* I POLAROID Glasses are the latest scientific discovery m glare protection. They permit you to actually see 20 to 30 feet below the surface of the water. FOR THE FIRST TlME— perfect eye comfort for driving, cruising, fishing, tennis or
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    SPEED KING'S TROPHY
    217 13 An attractive study of Princess Fli/abeth during her holiday at Balmoral. Topical Press < up. V rl u f lh H t Tork hire Rniment elnl cha rcfl afUr w nn n8 K ng s prJH Risi^ Topical Press Leap-frog over the high box horse d J
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      44 13 INSPECT OUR BEAUTIFUL CHOICE OF LADIES ft GENTS HRIST WATCHES IN STAINLESS STEEL GOLD WHITE GOLD PLATINUM. JEWELLED WRIST WATCHES SET WITH REAL DIAMONDS A SPECIALITY. AGENTS FOR Am\ mWmm\^W mmmmm. JSmA Wjf'i _______7/^j_*A_l^* n ws^a Amwa /Y^nmmW^mL^^^^: RENE ULLMANN RAI FLKS PLACE, SINGAPORE.
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    THIS BUSINESS OF SHOPPING
    1733 14 nRFSTTOF m CaDitol Buildings can always be relied upon to show you someP^hS^VTOY^NTOuTS^S go to her for a frock^ She beat hsr own record Wilis reek however with a STUNNING little dress of printed crepe which had a mi ungual and charming pattern of little red
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    AMERICAN SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS
    879 17 THE following quotations from New I 1 York were received from Messrs. SE 1 1 Levy and Co., by air mail yesterday:— j 1 Last felt i Last Sale STOCKS Aur. f) Aug. 10 j Adams Express 1P 4 12 1 Alleghany Steel Co. 18 Va
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    BAD NO LIGHTS
    45 17 ISingapore. Wednesday. I ampbell. a Eurasian^ this morn- j ded guilty m the Traffic Court, j ham ol driving his car without! id rear lights along Bras Basah 12 30 a.m. on June 7. Mr. L. I the magistrate fined him $5.
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    HIT BY LORRY?
    35 17 Singapore, Wednesday.— Believed t have been knocked down this mornin by a lorry at the SV2 mile stone, Chan? Boad. a Chinese was taken to hospiti by ambulance suffering from sever injuries.
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      193 17 ISTAL INTELLIGENCE-! I TO-DAY p E H DATE AND TIME Ip only) Lipis Au«i 18 7.30 am >ek Lip^ 18 8 a.m. Hrmos-i and Macao Ruys i 8 n a.m. ■r Ruys is 9 a.m. B r ;1 H.,'#>u 18 I a.m. ir 1 ?ss is K.*ah 18 n a.m.
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      122 17 SHIPS IN DOCKS SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OK EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship (.odi.ui) Gate Gate Sirdhana 20 1 I War Krishna 19 1 j Mata Hari >G 2 Saparoea 14 3 President Adam.s 11 ;j Kum.sanu 3 Eumat'ii.s 7 A ElephanLa ;<o :j Tango Maru 32 2 3
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    EGYPT'S DEFENCE
    173 18 Britain Will ContrM To Costs j Lond IN official statement was issix garding the talks wbtf Egyptian Prime Minister has with the British Minister n* -rnp-vert The communique says. JJ ffl have taken place with the Prime Minister n^atU.u nanciLl previsions ol tne ang rjj Treaty of Alliance
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      404 18 ON THEJADIOj I -20 Local time signal, weather re- an/^ IQt and announcements THURS.-AUG. 18 rld SS SS» relay) M,,r,M.,l «cor«J« t Gramophone r-ord, Ramsay |t the Organ. -7 tui a ronrert by Z.B.W. Orchestra r SINGAPORE 75 and V?ctor Sanders (Baritons. 8 50 The news (London relay). ZHP MJi
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      489 18 TOKYO JZJ 11.8 Mcs (25.4 m.) DJB 8 20 Openln e announcement. 8 25 News m Japanese. 8 35 News m French 8 45 Japanese Children's tongs by the pupils of the Tokyo Municipal Primary School. 9 05 News m Chinese. 9 15 News m English. Q 25 National Songs.
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      239 18 5.20 Gramophone 6-05 Talk o^s^ »i Spanish l taK^H 6.20 Newa piL, 6.40 Ooncen 7.05 Talk oq fw. 7.20 Concert p Ti n '^ed r J ''•50 News m Pr ench Pftl^B ket prices Coloj^H £.20 International t__h 330 LUe m Part f >.)■ lamv. 140 gramophone record 5-50 Chamber
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    UNKNOWN
    805 19 luence On International Trade And Travel I URAL Rock discussed the general problem of ning the scope of the engineer s activities from sev)ints: first, the need for engineers to take a more rest m civic affairs; secondly, the ralue of inter-3-operation m engineering advancement; thirdly, the ■proving the
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    ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY
    95 19 London. A AGREEMENT dealing with the revision of certain Provisions of the 1936 Angle-Egyptian Treaty has been initialled at the Foreign Oflke by Lord Halifax and the Prime Minister of Egypt. It U understood that the agreement largely deals with the financing of the c^t of barracks for
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    WHEN A BOMB HITS A LOCOMOTIVE
    53 19 This engine, now good only for scrap metal, had its whole front blown out and suffered a good deal of other damage when a Jap bomb landed ou the Lunghai Railway, vital artery of China, where fierce fighting has been taking place between Chinese
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    TRIPARTITE TRADE TALKS SUSPENDED
    115 19 Shanghai. NEGOTIATION'S m Berlin since early this year for a tripartite trade agreement between Japan. Germany and the puppet Manchukuo have been suspended as a result of the Soviet border clashes. Some minor points had b;en reached during the protracted negotiations but the main lines remain
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      78 19 NEWl____^g^ i^ HUDSON N2B mmm\f^^m\ mk mmx**lf J/n^ mßm Ss*. "iwUSVmtm m**^ mmr/'JI- Wr \v*YWW mWm/ 'V Cl l^____________r____l___r mm Ww 7 mT^*^^ VI New Hudson* bicycle are of specialised character opposed to the "mass-produced' variety, you can be quite CartaiO that with a Now Hudson you will be sure
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    U.S. PLAN FOR SIX MONTHS WAR SUPPLIES
    92 20 U.S. PLAN FOR SIX MONTHS WAR SUPPLIES DANGER OF BEING UNPREPARED Troy. New York Stato. vyE have found that our arsenals, if equipped with the most modern material and fully staffed with competent workmen, can turn out only 10 per cent, of the material this country would require m a
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    LAND RECORD ATTEMPT ALSO NEARLY A TRAGEDY
    101 20 LAND RECORD ATTEMPT ALSO NEARLY A TRAGEDY Wedouer, Utah, Wednesday. C*PTUN Eyston's motorcar Thunderbolt attained a speed of 270 miles an hour during a trial m preparation for breaking the land speed record. Tbe car ran smoothly, but Captain Eyston was almost asphyxiated hv exhaust fumes due to the burning
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    TRIED TO BRIBE CUSTOMS OFFICER
    153 20 TRIED TO BRIBE CUSTOMS OFFICER [From Our (hon Correspond^ Johore, Bahm, Tv J l IEW Kow was this morning c J before Sheikh Abu Baku! Yahya, second magistral }M Bahru with being m possessionfl still and several bottles ot si_J A third charge ol having aiJ to bribe a custom
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    WORLD'S LONGEST AQUEDUCT
    188 20 WORLD'S LONGEST AQUEDUCT fl, Moscow. I The longest aqueduct m the worldM is under construction m Kazakhstan South Eastern Russia, betwetuM Guryev and Koschagil. a distance »f| 415 miles. This is nearly twice the! length of the Los Angleles aqueduct the largest m existence hitherto. The new aqueduct will irrigate
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    ROAD ACCIDENT
    78 20 Singapore. Wednesday Mr. C. B. Nair, a/£ act ion <*- employ of the Singapore k was removed this ■ggj l^ lanea to the General H. o junction a traffic accident at thf J n Roa*; Paya Lebar and Upper Serang [Q a p He was waiting for a
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    Goverment Employs Unemployed, But They Slack
    516 21 Goverment Employs Unemployed, But They Slack I [From Our Own Reporter] Ipoh, Wednesday. HOI LP like to take this opportunity of congratulating the Government on the very prompt manner m which they have t with the problem of unemployment m this country," said Hon CoL Cecil Rae. C.8.E., M.F.C., on
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    GEYLANG YOUNG PEOPLE'S CIRCLE
    94 21 GEYLANG YOUNG PEOPLE'S CIRCLE IT v cabinet meeting of the Geylagg Young People's Circle held on Aug 14. the following programme was fixed: Sept 2. Devotional Meeting. Sept. 9. Social meeting. Sept. 16, Devotional meeting. Sept. 23, Combined devotional meeting, Sept. 30, Literary meeting. Oct. 7, Devotional meeting. Oct. 14,
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    BRILLIANT COMEDY AT THE PAVILION
    184 21 BRILLIANT COMEDY AT THE PAVILION IF you want to see one of the sprightliest comedies In many moons, you ought to visit the Pavilion Theatre where Constance Bennett and Brian Ahearne appear m "Merrily We Live." a Hal Roach production which is m the tradition of "My Man Godfrey" and
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    WORLD TITLE FIGHT
    72 21 New York. Wednesday. ON the eve ol to-night's postponed Armstrong-Ambers world title fight at Madison Square Garden, the State Athletic Commission announce that only Amber's lightweight title is involved, not Armstrong's feather and welter titles. Ambers' manager said "Lou is now In the best shape of his
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    SINGAPORE BASEBALL CLASSIC
    451 21 SINGAPORE BASEBALL CLASSIC Americans Rout Japs ON SATURDAY afternoon a fair crowd of baseball fans from the local Japanese and American colonies m Singapore turned out at the Japanese sports ground at St. George's Road to watch the baseball classic of the year, when two crack teams of the rival
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    46 21 V MCA. vs. S.C.C. at cricket on Saturday, at 2 p.m. on the Anson road ground: Lee Fong Lim; C. Tessier; G. L. Day; I. Suratta: Tan Guan Kiat; J. Shaw. S Hope; A. P. Vicary Swyny; Tan Pen-: Liat; Davis; Au Kow Chu.
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    Empire Title Fight Off
    35 21 Glasgow. Wednesday. Johnny McGrory is four pounds over weight for to-nif4ht's Empire featherweight championship fight against Benny Caplan. The boxers are now meetine at catehweights. the title not being involved Reuter
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    Cricket Club Tennis Tourney
    173 21 Cricket Club Tennis Tourney THE following ties m the S.C.C Autumn lawn tennis tournament, mixed doubles handicap. will be played on .Monday on the padang (first-named players to provide an umpire): Mr Mrs. C. E. Winter (—l5) vs Mr. Mrs A. D. Anderson (—15.3). Mr Mrs. F A Bickerdike Hs>
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    JOHORE CHAMPION WINS
    113 21 JOHORE CHAMPION WINS [From Our Own Correspondent] Muar, Wednesday FINE tennis was seen at the Muar Civil 1 Service Club courts when Yon bin Mian, the Johore champion, met L. A Marshall m the first round of the Men's Open Singles Event m the Johore State Championship meeting. Yon bin
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    S.C.R.C CRICKET
    102 21 The following will be the SCRC iTicket teams for the week-end On Saturday, vs. the St. Andrew's Old Boys, on the St. Andrew's school uround —Seah Keng Siew, Gan Kee Tian, Yap Mook Kirn. Evan Won^. Swee Lim Swang, Edward Wee. William Tan. On^ Swee Law, Chua Boon
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    Tamil Brotherhood Party Soccer
    126 21 DLAYING on the S.H.B. ground last Friday, the Tamil Brotherhood Party drew with the Singapore Harbour Board Junior Service Club at soccer by 2—2 Scorers for the T.B.P were Ponnus*amy and Rajamanikam. Scorer for the SHB was Ah Cheong (2). In a spirited game of soccer
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    SINGAPORE RACES: TRAINING OFFICIALLY BEGINS TO-DAY THE FULL LIST
    2691 22 SINGAPORE RACES: TRAINING OFFICIALLY BEGINS TO-DAY THE FULL LIST III!! AFFICIAL training for the Singapore Gold Cup race meeting ;yy lis which opens next Saturday week. Aug. 27. begins to-day. Hill ():i this page will be found the full training list, giving the |jj IHII numbers of the candidates, their
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    31 23 IFRY extreme left, S.C.C. fullback, clears a dangerous situation as 11 comes up— an incident m yesterday's soccer m which the Sappers and the Club drew m the First Division.- Tribune
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    CRICKET CLUB HOLD SAPPERS
    516 23 GOAL-LESS SOCCER IN FIRST DIVISION R.E 0; S.C.C 0. JHE Cricket Club earned a deserving draw m their first division S.A.F.A. soccer fixture with the Royal Engineers at the padang yesterday. The Engineers impressed considerably m recent games but played poor soccer yesterday. The game ended
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    PENALTY COAL WINS THE DAY FOR THE LOYALS
    261 23 PENALTY COAL WINS THE DAY FOR THE LOYALS Loyals 2; Indian Association L IN an evenly contested game the Loyals beat the Indian Association by 2 l m their second division outing at the Sta- dium yesterday. The match was devoid of interest generally but. the work of the Indian
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    Easy For Police Reserves
    177 23 Easy For Police Reserves Police 5, S.H.B t. IT the Depot this evening the Police Reserves scored a convincing Aye goals to two victory over the Harbour Board Football XI. The ground was very slippery and the game wa.s scrappy though there were come interesting phages, especially when Quan Chong
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    "Japan Cannot Rely On Germany"
    124 24 Moscow. Wednesday um HANGKUFENGHILL remains and will tr..nvini 111 the hands of the Soviet, journal Moscou. rom£SSS tbe recent^JJflgK Lh the Japaneee militarist! will naze theTacti no matter how un-, nleaaanl tiny may be. t •It is a fact" say., the Journal, 'that. „11 Jap*!**
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    BOURSE SLUMPS
    64 24 BOURSE SLUMPS Berlin, Wednesday. FALLS up to seven points marked the opening of the Bourse to-day. The weakness Is ascribed to nervous sales by small holders who have continually suffered In the past week, also to realisations by Jewish holders. The market rallied later, but Motors Deutsche Waflfen and heavy
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    ANGLO-JAPAN TALKS SOON
    47 24 ANGLO -JAPAN TALKS SOON London, Wednesday. ris understood Sir Robert Craigie is likely soon to resume talks m 'Pokio on points outstanding between Britain and Japan. The long list of problems includes matters like landing rights at various places which have arisen owing to recent events. Reuter
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    MARSEILLES DOCKERS TROUBLESOME
    120 24 Paris. Aug. 17. The possibility of a lecrudescenee of labour unrest m France is indicated by the decision oi tne Marseilles dockers to ignore the arbitrator m regard to Sunday work, night work and overtime and a declaration by the secretary of their union that if a
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    WITHDRAWAL PLAN
    56 24 London. Wednesday: The plan of the Non Intervention Committee for the withdrawal from Spain of non Spanish combatants has now been handed to the British Agent, Sir Robert Hodgson. The substance of its contents has not so far been disclosed. The withdrawal plan has received the general nf
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    DANCE HOSTESS STABBED & ROBBED
    59 24 DANCE HOSTESS STABBED ROBBED A DANCE hostess of the > I ".'nr!-* living m Senu Poh Road, while leturning home after midnight ast night with her mother, is said to have been held ap bf mx men who relieved hei (accordint to report) of her jewellery worth $70. besides inflicting
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    MADRID SHELLED
    27 24 Madrid Wednesday: Ten were killed and 23 wounded when Nationalities heavily shelled the capital as a reprisal for yesterday s explosion at a university.- Reuter
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    300 M.P.H. ATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE?
    312 24 London, Wednesday. THE second north Atlantic crossing by the float plane, Mercury, original--1 ly scheduled for this week has been postponed, and plans for the alternative flight of a much greater length are being considered. I Meanwhile designs for the successor to the Mercury, which
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    2,500 SCIENTISTS MEET
    105 24 2,500 SCIENTISTS MEET London, Wednesday. OVER 2,500 scientistst are already assembled at Cambridge for the annual meeting of the British Association for the advancement of science, which opens there this evening. The President is Lord Reyleigh. the eminent scientist and physicist, who is nephew of the president of the association
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    Stole Mangosteens From Guthrie's
    84 24 Stole Mangosteens From Guthrie's Singapore, Wednesday. To a charge of theft of five mangosteems costing only two cents from Guthrie Co.. Ltd., at Admore Park yesterday. a Tamil this morning pleaded guilty before Mr. S. H. Chia, the Fifth Magistrate and was bound over m one surety of $50 for
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    COMING TO STUDY MALARIA CONTROL
    67 24 London. Wednesday. IT is announced that a tour of the East to see malaria control work and health organisations m planting and mining districts will be undertaken by Drs. Robert Sevensson and J. W. Foster of the Ross Institute for Tropical Hygiene. Mr. Alfred Chester
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    Y.M.C.A FOOTBALL
    51 24 The following have been selected to play football for the V.M.C.A. vs. Chinese m m the League match to-day, at 5.10 p.m. on the Anson Road ground: J. Ferguson: M. Swyny; Shamsudin: Day; Hutchinson; R. Mod land; Tessier; Ong Swee Keng; Kite; Lim Kirn Wee; McBeath; Jrnver W.
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    British Hag On Victoria Again
    36 24 Shanghai, Wednesday. The British i!u^ is *o-day flying again on the Victoria. This follows the arrival this mor -nng f a Japanese dp<:troyer, whereupon the Japanese gu~.o rencwl the flags. Reuter
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    Bubonic Plague Fear In Fukien
    231 24 Bubonic Pla g u e F ear In Fukien THOLERA has ft*' ftS J and Namei, W S l'° S fear of bubonic P i t > ani < I m Chienow, Fukien S ss^ Acute cholera c ases ST*from Jenyumtao. The fl m? is busily distributing w l Foochow
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    STOP PRESS
    131 24 SENSATIONS NEW YORK TRIAL Xew York. \Vedn«q APENING the case against m V j. Hines. Tammany lejd*i leading figure m JewW«sj who is charged with hjgl rating lotteries. Mr ngj3 (District Attorney) told the m the Dutch Schultz gang hid tised throughout the £*%2 "Hines was the l^alg
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