Morning Tribune, 11 January 1939

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    Masthead
    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE 3_No. 290. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, January 11, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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    FRANCO SENDS MYSTERY MESSAGE TO IL DUCE IN ROME
    1046 1 FRANCO SENDS MYSTERY MESSAGE TO IL DUCE IN ROME Champion QfPeace 0-N THE EVE OF HIS MEETING WITH THE BRITISH PRIME Ml.,l™™ AXD FOREIGN SECRETARY IN ROME. MUSSOLINI RECEIVED A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM GEN FRANCO BROIGHT TO HIM BY A SPECIAL NATIONALIST ENVOY (STATES A ROME MESSAGE). Meanwhile, in pursuance
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    STOP PRESS
    227 1 Brussels, Jan. 10. The threat that Belgium would withdraw from the non-intervention nittec unless the eommittee «a» i<> tarry out Us decisions partiiularlv the withdrawal of volunteers r m Spain was made by M. Spaak n a statement to tht press following ■eetint of the parliamentary l r
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    France Increases Naval Programme
    79 1 Paris. Jan. 10. A> ER ajid above the programme of v two aircraft carriers, one cruiser, six destroyers and five submarine* already announced, the Government has sanctioned, under a decree, an additional naval programme of two battleships, one cruiser, seven submarines and 24.000 tons oi auxiliary
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    Herr Funk Visits Italy
    72 1 Rome, Jan. 19. HERR Funk. Germany's leading "ambassador of trade" left after a flying week-end visit during which le had talks with two Ministers of Exchange and Currency and Corporatiens (latter deals with commerce and industry). Considerable importance attaches to his visit, one principal purpose of
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    JAPS CLOSE YANGTSE DELTA TO FOREIGN SHLPPING
    127 1 JAPS CLOSE YANGTSE DELTA TO FOREIGN SHLPPING Shanghai, Jan. 10. JT is learned a number of local authorities in the lower Yangtse Delta have issued orders that no foreign vessels are allowed to do freight and passenger trade at their ports unless they fly th* .Japanese flag or the flag
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    Arab Leaders Released
    76 1 Jeruralem. Jan. 10— Five Palestine Arab leaders were recently released from exile in the Seychelles island and permitted to visit the Mufti in Syria It is officially learned they will be allowed to proceed to Lebanos from Egypt for a five-day stay on condition ihat they a^ree
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      31 1 i snr:.»pore Man's BMC J Broadcast j itfsrfi D eath J i Frusta Weekly Report 8 g M ,hodist Conference 19 S M*,rMront 3Z &23 „s t hallensed 24 f iiß
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    Honey – Seekers Nearly Burn A Village
    139 2 Honey Seekers Nearly Burn A Village (Tribune Stall Reporter) I Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. A m \II>J.K ni adventurous persons who tried to rob a bee-hive ]>v smoking the bees out, nearly brought disaster to a small pillage situated on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur last night. Bur ng pieces of
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    EVIDENCE OF HARBOUR COLLISION
    169 2 EVIDENCE OF HARBOUR COLLISION (Tribune Staff Reporter) JVIDHNCK was given to-day in the Coroner's court, before Mr. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, concerning collision «n the harbour opposite godovvn -*0, on Dee. last, wbtm a motor boat and a Harbour Hoard NffctCf collided. involving the -linking pf the motor boat, and
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    Malayan Delegation To Indian Immigration Conference
    122 2 Malayan Delegation To Indian Immigration Conference Hl> Excellent y the High Commissioner has approved the despatch to India of a delegatjo n to discuss matters connected uiih Indian immigration to Malaya with representatives of the (Government of India. The delegation will be headed by the Hon. Mr. C. D. Ahearne,
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    Singapore Man To Broadcast From B. B. C.
    111 2 Singapore Man To Broadcast From B. B. C. ]fjl. understand that Mr. R. C. (i 'ffgins, lately general manager of the General Electric Co. Ltd. in Malaya, and chairman of the British Malaya broadcasting Corporation. Singaport, will broadcast from the H.B.C. to-morrow, in transmission 2 at 7.50 p.m. local time.
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    European Officers & 5O Constables To Arrest One Man!
    90 2 European Officers 5O Constables To Arrest One Man! othera mci dld 11() harm to T he man eventuallv roof of the Chinese t L nf 11 cn to th^ tof Street and refused m"^ PlCker climbed on to the roof and asked tW man to go down, but their entreaties
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    Threw Dead Child In Street
    135 2 Threw Dead Child In Street Singapore, Tuesd»\ DC 1598 made a terrible cW very this morning at about am in South Bridge Road when he saw a Chinese carrying a p lr < P i along On seeing him the man thit« the parcel aside and walked awaj The policeman
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    21 HOUSE JAGAS IN COURT
    128 2 21 HOUSE JAGAS IN COURT Singapore. TbtMtaj JWEXTV-one house jagas, all Sikh*. in liim i to summons issued to hem by the Police for permittin; f52L15f r C2 to rest on th <- Public foot* a > s between midnight till > am appeared in the fifth police court this
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    AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MINISTER FOR S'PORE
    55 2 AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MINISTER FOR S'PORE Sydney, Jan. 10 THE Defence Minister, Mr. Thorhv. has left by flyin* boat for >«n?apore on a combined health and business trip. He intend, tc ir.xxcr the Base M* i V"; lf n '^hcd< c« builciinn used H aelencc cwtstructlon work with ui e>* the
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    Magistrate Moved By Mercy Plea Of Jobless Man
    114 3 Magistrate Moved By Mercy Plea Of Jobless Man lpoh. Tuesday LriTH tears rolling down his cheeks Vl u uith a rope mark plainly r u b out his neck, a middle aged kne-"tood charged before Mr P. r KadHiffe for attempting to r Lit suicide bv hanging. accused related a
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      "Marie Antoinette"
      177 3 MUCH hrralded and long-awaited, M.GJL'I "Marie Antoinette" opfned at the Capitol last night. To say thi* i> a *©od picture is to be banal It i* lavishing in the extreme, beautifully acted and magnificently photographed. And liki many other historical films an produced in America, one no td
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      ENGLISH ACTOR'S SUCCESS
      119 3 ENGLISH ACTOR'S SUCCESS •econd for acting honours ►bcrt Moriey. the English actor. no 'S a brilliant performance as the f France. His characterisation is naenificently done. Power had not so much to do i his films, but he acted his American accent fortunate- too obvious. s to .say the crowd
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      MOTOR RACING THRILLS
      40 3 Drivers." Warner Bros. which opened at the Alhama*t night. U g film with a facing thrills, telling the My exciting scenes of two motor companies. jrera are Gloria Blondell. Beverly Roberts and Dick I good supporting pro-
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF PETROL
    93 3 Singapore. Tuesday THE trial of :i young Malay, Mohamet bin Madon, on a charge of theft of 5 gallons of petrol, belonging to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, was heard before Mr. Ci S Rawlings, the Th^rd Magistrate, to-day. The Charge alleged that accused, who
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    Man Stabbed
    49 3 A Malabari bUfIU tM found stabbed In Loronß Maidin at ten o'clock last night He alleged that four Chinese had attacked and robbed him. The man had on his chest. He was removed to nosa stab wound on his arm and another pital in a dazed condition.
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    INFANT FALLS INTO BOILING WATER: HOSPITAL DEATH
    418 3 INFANT FALLS INTO BOILING WATER: HOSPITAL DEATH (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Tuesday. "JHERE is not sufficient evidence to show that the accused had committed a negligent act," said Sheikh Abu Bakar when he discharged Goh Ah Lek, an amah attached to the General Hospital, Johore Bahru. who was
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    Python Swallows Full-Grown Pig
    127 3 Python Swallows Full -Grown Pig (Tribune Staff Reporter) Teluk Anson, Tuesday. QUITE a stir was caused when a python measuring about 17 feet and weighing 172 katis was caught at tht furthermost end of Immigrant Road, Teluk Anson. The huge reptile visited the house of a Chinese gardener and after
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    King Of Siam Due On Monday
    51 3 The new East Asiatic vessel "Sclan(iia" la due in Singapore on Monday on lur way lo Europe and among the passengers will be the King of Siarn. The ship left Bangkok for Saigon but returns to the Siamese poit of Kok.sichang. where the King
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      309 3 DISLOCATED ELBOW LED TO NEURITIS Could Not Straighten Her Arm Four months ago, this woman dislocated her left elbow. Although the elbow was properly set, she developed neuritis and could not straighten her arm. She was ordered to take Kruschen— with the happy result described in this letter:— "I had
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      132 4 KUBHKR Spot 3-iyeri Sellers 8 1 !• It? Forward fcld FM (Feoi (Api J'. Bu; I Sellers Buyei Seflers B>/s I 1 8 3 U 8 .'< 16 8 3 1 16 3id l-'tirv. ,mi Jiily'S«-|»t (JulvSr; Buv«" Seller* Bu Sellei B', 8 5j16 • 18 To-day PAIJVt
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      50 4 New York. Monday Previous To-day Q\ Kl i*BK;< Quiet Steady • • one Buyers 15 7 « 15'K Sellers 16 16 Forward April.' Buyers Sellers 15 15 10 16 1 10 15'« 16 !;j TIN Quiet Quiet Mail 46 7 m _6-, spot •v c — —
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      131 4 Lc: Tuesday Previous ToC '.vulvae DLvtill> B8 87 9 23 6 75 9 3d Dunlop Rubber 23 6 TtJ -3d General Electric Imperial Chemical Indiutrttt 29 in 1 130 25 3 C 1 30--130 • l» 2 d Imperial Tobacco —3d Anglo-Dutch -D 6' fi Canadian Pacific
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      66 4 Lo. Jay. Prerioos -day CI", i T.T. a I'an.s (elating wiling rate) 177 M 177 •; T.T. on \msterdr_o (doting middle rate; 8.59 1 If] T.T. on S! .nghai (closin. selling rate) i Unchan T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) 1 16 • T.T. >n Japan (closing .selling
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      BULLION MARKET
      36 4 Fine Bar per 01 SILVER Spot 4 months' forward PreYioos £7 3 1% 20 5 16 19 IS It' London. To-d.r €7.9 0 20 5 1« 19 15 I. iav Chang; 1 — —
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      METAL MARKET
      18 4 Previous Mill London. Tut TIN STANDARD To-day Chj Spot (afternoon (closing price) '--11S ezi. Forward lo
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    Chiang Strengthening South-west Defences
    72 4 Chunking, Jan. 10. (JEN Chiang Kai-shek is summoning a conference of military and administrative chiefs of the South- Western Provinces at .Chungking to discuss measures to strengthen the war mack The forces of Szechuen. are likely to be •.anised under efTecaive control of the Central Government
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    EVIAN DIRECTOR IN BERLIN
    63 4 Berlin, Jan to —Mr RUBLEE American Dnector of the Evian Refugee Committee arrived here this moraine accompanied bv two other members o! the Committee. Mr. Rubiee stated "We coittfl to continue the conversation v A nad with Dr. schacht in London U ls hoped the talks
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    Race Horses Trapped In Fire
    69 4 Race Horses Trapped In Fire Amsterdam. New York. Jan. 10-Twenty-five thorough-bred horv i fd by the millionaire qawtinao John Sanford were destroyed bj '•vhich r?.?ed to the ground main stable of the Hurricana breeding larm. Among the horses trapped in U« blazing nrole was the Supply B one of the
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    152 4 Singapore, Jan 10 MINING Tm at midday was SI 10 1 down 3^ The tone ol the London Stock Exchange yesterday was reported as being rather brighter but according to cables received this morning Tin es there were slightly easier. Locally conditions were very quiet and with
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    656 5 STOCKS SHARES I Issued By Fraser Company B.M Trustee 6 75 7.50 Oon. T.S. 7' r prcf. 21 3 22 3 Con. T. S. Ord. 20- 21 Bastern Realty 1.37 u 1.45 Bfit. Trust Ag. 4.00 4.25 Eastern United 30 00 32.00 F. and N. Ord 13.70 14.10 do 7
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    100 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends 1 Si ngapore, Jan. 10. 5 p.m. Total rot i Cliai. ny Close Hook* Date Pavablt <5X DH yp.r TIN GENERAL Southern Kinta 2 V_»% int. Dec. less ton 28 Jan. 20 Dec. 29 1V 2 Sungei Way 2V 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 12
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    192 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore. Tuesday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 39 43 Batu Selangors 1.37 1.41 Hong Fatts 0.68 2 0.71.2 Hongkong Tin -20 0.62 0.66 Kamunting Tin -10|iKatu Tin 24--25- -n-!-1 Kramats 101--1019 Kuchais 1.27 1.31 Laruts -10 1.60 1.67 London Tin 36 4|Mambaus 0.50 0.55 Pahang Cons. 12|6 1316
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    235 5 3 r r 1937 red. 1962 $2,750,000 Int May 15 Aov. 15 99 3 4 101 y 4 cJ. 37© 1938 red. 1958 $4,000,000 Int. PSft-Ufi MUNICIPAL 99% \Wk c.i. 5% >926 red. 1950-36 $4,000,000 jit. May 1 Nov. 1 119 3 4 121 c .i. A
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      154 5 NEDERLANDSCH HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 133t Paid Up Capital x 40,030,000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5 000 000 Special Reserve i]ooo!>00 I Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: u. CkLftA D& ioi\uH Presiden
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    To Welcome Pandit Kunzru
    111 6 To welcome Pandit Hirdaynath R, ru. President of the Servant, of in?" 1 Society, who is arriving in Sinnunmp P lay by s.s. Chitral.' the Norh in** Hindus of the City have constituted a r option committee consisting O f the f i owing:— Ioi President:
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    Prudential Assurance
    50 6 Mr L. A. wuiiams, manager oi j Singapore branch of the Prut: surance Co Ltd.. is in receipt from the actuary of the comptnj London, which gives him the figure 0 28 1 4 million pounds as represen::: t£ completed business of the comps sums assured during 1938
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      135 6 EMPIRE TALKIE (Tan.iong Vac ir 7 P.M. TO-NIGHT |J| V\\ I Opening Chapters 1-6 of The Thrilling Univer-j 'TIM TYLER'S LUCK Thrills! Action! Adventure! j SUN TALKIE -XJEW WORLD— 7-30 P.BI TONIGHT 9-30 P.M 'VARSITY SHOW Other CINEMA ADVERTISEMENT On PACE 8. CAPITOL TIM ATIU 1 TUESDAY, Jan. 17th at
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      152 7 OPENING TO-NIGHT! PAVILION ,c 9-15 6-15 IJ rK j ing saucy cocktail of mirth and meloW with a galaxy of gok6bodB girls! R f *fcft< Seton Margrave says in the "Daily Mair ♦fibe Shall Have Music' Is ju.st about the npest muj.cai nlm you and lhave ever seen. It is
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    Markets Begin The New Year With Quiet Period
    594 8 ERASER'S WEEKLY REPORT SiOgaptie, 10. 5 p.m. T Z l"£ZZ^<£Z£ „^t the Prime Ministers des T? S mSe a' nmkms time" h-it the meetir.u will pro- In ordinary circumstance, this factor. combined with reduced ihiMßCnts, would have raised the prT'ubstantiallv. but the
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    GOOD RESPONSE TO A.R.P. APPEAL
    129 8 GOOD RESPONSE TO A.R.P. APPEAL Binga? I IN two th :ivA bUtl I W rolunteers will begm training •ur raid wardens, while the ART. Ul election ol men and wormn to flll !>■ in the volunteer COTpl Itosponfe toWi weal four voluntce. very gratifying, Mr. Ttongu Sd aTrtbuSe reporter this
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    SEREMBAN WEDDING
    137 8 THK ivcddiiiK t(H>k plate at the Church ol thr ViMtation. SererGban, on Saturday, of Mi*s Aujfiista Airn«s Oias. of Ipoh, and Mr. Cyril ICobert Sta Maria, eldtst >on of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sta Maria, of Seretnban. Tltf »)ride is the daughter of the laV Mr. awl
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    Straits Chinese Reading Club
    186 8 THERE was a large gathering of members and their friends at the first meeting of the 60th session of the Straits Chinese Reading Club, a branch of the Chinese Christian Association, held in the Institute Hall at Prinsep Street Church. Sir Oua Sianu Bong, KB E
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    Singapore Crime Reports
    198 8 Singapore Crime Reports Singapore, Tiu-muy The following were among the crime* reported to the Special Branch better 9 a.m. yesterday and 9 a.m. to-day There were five bicycles reoor-^ stolen ve.sterday A Sikh reports that cash $130 3u stolen from his person by mneonc u?.known in Rochore Canal Road at
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    DRIVER CHARGED
    112 8 Singapore, Tuesday— Further .-d£was to -??.y recorded in the ca.<e I Chew Lai Ui was charged with Ctl the death of Lira Kim Kow by B jj gent act not amounting to CWj homicide, by driving his motor f»D" negligent manner and colliding vviw lorry at the junction
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      43 8 AkK YOU lOOKIM, FOR 'ROOM SERVICE" WITH A SMILE? HERE IT IS %W|^l #oom Service ■Mf %J« LUCILLE BALL-ANN MILLER f mSBL frank albertson R. !£J!&ra^^«^wK..iS! pikitwST;.^' 111 <*• cwt ran iqto t^t, J, KlTlmf T «w« smea« oFTeaitßSSf, Ncxt Week at The fj)
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      49 8 Law Notice For To-day I Before Mr Justice Pedlow to Court at 10 30 am. Magistrates Appeal^:— l Kt\ '-I Yio Sin Foim and Yio Sin Luan 2 Mohd. Sariff vs. Rex 1 Summons-in-Chambers in Suit N| 16 39 and I Thereafter: 1 Motion in Suit N'l 507 38
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    Marked Recovery Revealed In America
    249 9 IDESPREAD BUYING HAS PUSHED ARKET PRICES TO NEW GROUND pSINESS conditions in the United States during the past year suffered one of the most severe declines ever experienced. Conversely, the L^ery, which began late in the spring, has progressed with such Jprecedented rapidity that the
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    Extremely Effective Defence System
    117 9 Extremely Effective Defence System Paris. DFVELATIONJ concerning the 11 French MaftaMl Line between Tui isia ind Libya were made hv the Intransigeant recently. A.'cordint: to the report fan stir tcJi of desert and mountains between the French and the Italian poseessions ha> been crisscrossed with a system el trenches which
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    BATTLE WITH WOLVES
    57 9 Bucharest AN exciting battle tv waged for two n nours between v: livers of Brusturi and famished wolves attacking the village, The entire population of f he village fought w th axes, knives, picks and spades Four peasants and 14 wolves .vere killed The wolves were in
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    32 Events In 940 Olympics At Helsinki
    109 9 1111I 111 Olympic Games to be held HeWnkJ in 1940 will comW events. This will be H(( more than were *ided in the 1936 Games in Berttn. •their various categories, H r of eventi in each partiwancu of sport will be: 9 and
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    Urge Stoppage Of Arms To Japan
    75 9 Urge Stoppage Of Arms To Japan Chungking INTENSIFICATION ot the movement against shipment of arms and munitions to Japan is urged in a cable mess)«e addressed by the China Foreign Relations Association to overseas Chinnes c in San Francisco. Recently Chinese in the western American city stopped several shipments of
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    ITALY TO ASK CHAMBERLAIN TO MEDIATE?
    107 9 Rome. SOUKCH close to Frciuh diplomatic circles here declare that Sign or Mussolini intends to ask Mr. Neville < hamberlain, during the latter's visit to Rome in the course of the next few davs to use his good offices to obtain four maj;>r coivessirrs
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    Korean People Support Gen. Chiang
    234 9 Korean People Support Gen. Chiang The Korean People's Party has issued a message to the Chinese people, pledging support for Marshal Chiang Kaishek. "It has been 29 years now since Korea was conguered by Japan. "During these 29 years, under the principle of interior extension, 30,000,000 Koreans have been forced
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      62 9 TO-NICHT Daring the Season of 'MARIE ANTOINETTE' Cprr CANAPE VARIES FALL (Makan Ketchil) (Caviar. Pate de foie uras. Sardines. Egg. Potted Meat. Stuffed Olives. Cheese. Prawn Mayonnaise, nuts Potato chips, etc.) Will be rwpplied in the BAR LOUNGE I'M) p.m. to 9.30 p.m. at the CAPITOL RESTAURANT SPECIAL DINNER 51.
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      18 9 ru* WHEN YOU BUY INDIA YOU BUY ALL BRITISH "THE LONGWEAR TYRE" SIME, DARBY CO. LTD. W.P.B. Wi
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Wednesday, January 11. 1939. MR. WANG CHING WEI
    320 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Wednesday, January 11. 1939. MR. WANG CHING WEI 1 Japanese report Horn Hongkong fivefl (he text of a letter which Mr. Wang Chin^ Wei is said to have sent explaining the telegram in which lie urged that peace negotiations between China and Japan might be opened. In this
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    Home Talks May Produce
    839 10 BlDWlili Says Guaranteed Peace EXPLORATION rather than negotiation, says Keuter, is the keynote of the Rome talks. There is plenty to explore. The Anglo-Italian Agreement, delayed tor many months by intervention in Spain and officially declared effective Alter Mussolini hud withdrawn ten i thousand Italian troop.s
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      34 10 To-day *5 M White Label n Announcement fits hard to live within one's salary, but it's harder to live without it. Th# fre»*« harcUhip u co b« without DEWAR'S mmm W 1' 8 -A
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    A CASE OF JEKYLL & HYDE PERSONALITY
    481 11 A CASE OF JEKYLL HYDE PERSONALITY E\ -CONVICT IN WORLD FAMOUS CORPORATION New York alleged to be an astonishing case of a Jekyll and Hyde perw. vas brought to a staitling climax when Donald Coster, s the Drug King, shot and killed himself in his Country ManFairfleld, Connecticut. (ost.r vai
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    Awards For Gallant Service In Palestine
    125 11 Awards For Gallant Service In Palestine rE King has approved of the following awards for gallant and distinguished services in Palestine: Lieutenant Basil Oscar Paul Eugster, lift Battalion. Irish Guards; Lieutenant Neil Steuart Patrick Whitefoord, Ist Battalion, Irish Guards: Second Lieutenant. Adam Desmond Woods. 2nd Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles.
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    Camran Bay Converted Into Naval Base
    96 11 Camran Bay Converted Into Naval Base Hanoi. rE much -heralded fortification of Camran Bay has taken definite shape. ine area appointed as a special zone under a new ordinance include^ Camran Bay and the islands lying between 13 and 13.40 degrees north. It is recalled that the area at stake
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    Tea Companies Established In Yunnan
    71 11 Chungking. THE China Tea Company and the Fuhua Tea Company have been jointly established as the Yunnan Tea Company with a capital of $1,000,000 supplied by the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications. A farmers' bank has also been established for the purpose
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    German-Indian Relations Improving
    189 11 GermanIndian Relations Improving Berlin. A FURTHER improvement of the existing Rood relations between Germany and India was advocated at a German-Indian friendship gathering held recently by the India Committee of the German Eastern Society. The deputy chairman of the committee, Baron Dufour von Ference, who welcomed a large circle of
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    American Press Doubts Value Of Lima
    69 11 American Press Doubts Value Of Lima New York THE satisfaction shown in Washington with the results of the Lima Conference is not shared by the American Press, which almost unanimously points out that the Conference was a disappointment. Even the pro-Roosevelt New York Post states that the Lima Conference resolutions
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    Women Want Higher Posts In Defence Departments
    124 11 Women Want Higher Posts In Defence Departments London. BRITISH women civil servants want to share higher posts in the defence departments. At present they are excluded from the administrative and executive classes. "Unwillingness to employ women in these categories is understood to rest upon the idea that since women do
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    Synthetic Wool
    108 11 Tokyo. pYNTHETIC wool out of seaweed is the w latest process devised in Japan's j fight to overcome her wartime shortage lor raw materials. The inventor is Mr j Tadayuki Goda of the Toho, Artificial Fibre Company, which is forming a holding company capitalised at Y5,000.000 to manufacture
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      69 11 POLAROID Glasses are thi latest scientific discovery in g;lare protection. They permit you t.» actually see 20 to 30 feet below the surface of the water. Now $6.00 See our demonstration of this remark able new invention. THOMPSON OPTICAL Co. 4, ARCADE. SINGAPORE, PHONE 3002. DUHMB 5933 m -Ak\ TtHgimphtr
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      60 11 I THE TRUE TONIC FOOD j I OfrtahMfcfe mf mil Chmmlm mn4 Storm j I ailorini; to be worthy of the name, must include CUT, FIT AND FINISH. Well-Tailored Suits are the product of expert craftsmanship, and as such are guaranteed at AURORA'S TAILORING DEPARTMENT AURORA sS Corner of High
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    MAKING BOYS DEFENCE-MINDED
    91 12 Some of the wonders of Britain's defence forces are on view at the Schoolboys' Own Exhibition, a* the Multicultural Hall. litre is a model of a 7.5 naval gun being pointed out to a Boy Scout.. (Planet News/. g^^g^ggg^^^^^^^ An officer explaining to two boys a model
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      Masthead
      9 1 HLM FANFAM- FILM FANFARE SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, January 11. 1939.
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      THAT CERTAIN AGE
      950 1  - THAT CERTAIN AGE Mr. Rooney Youth Is Having Its Fling In Hollywood These Days Deanna Durbin, Bonita Granville, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew And Judy Garland Are Breaking Box-office Records Read Of Their New 1939 Films. The Week's Films JHE motion picture is now in its adolescent age." This
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      MARX BROTHERS ARE BACK
      717 2 "Room Service Will Be Season 's KIIJIIIItIIIIIIK ■■•■•■•IK" 11 j 'ROOM SERVICE' j —WE j THINK NOT j (■riftiielio IB UN mousUclietl member ol tin* Marxes Nis real mm |s juiiu-. <-.«•( Uic Grouch* uJHraamc a,s a JTMUIfStCI !><*< ailsr h;s ■■eclalltj was portraying mkhji old
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      Our Special Leg Show
      246 3 Putting Their Feet Into Fortune JJKRK are two stories of leps— or fc| we would rathe/ all them nether extremities— ind how they have earned their owners fame and fortune! At the top of the page you will se^ K e happiest feet in all the
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        90 3 L II An RKO RADH> M«! 1 I AND SEE FOR HB I rV&l&^ Mtnwik fl H Ol KSKL\ KS ■EbU Baß bbl I >:' Xv -.'^SR'iv' am.^P^Bß« B^BI B^bl A^HbbT S .^y"'' -^BBk. V^BB^B^bV b^b^bhß «»^9b^bl I mKuoS obV^^Hß tfafi I a^P b^B v *S^u m I VI I*ll
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      College Girls Set The New Styles.... ....For HOLLYWOOD
      494 4 College Girls Set The New Styles.... ....For HOLLYWOOD lh£ Mew SfyteA... M i THIS ycai College girla can gloat i the whole fashion world I They're the style leaden and the sophisticated Bel \s copying "their K stuff!" Look at the itara who were penonlflr Cittij-..^ ci glamour m> exotic'
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      Figures Do Lie
      396 5 Hollywood Experts Make New Curves Out Of Old Ones \OOI) now presents the "Tailor-Made Girl," in the supremely person of Linda Vale, whose figure literally has been comr to suit the idiosyncracies of We movie camera. oi this lovely mtaa trow. la. was sufficiently curvawin her employment
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      Hollywood Snippets
      127 5 Marion Weldon. blonde Paramount actress who recently flew to Washington, D.C., with a model plane for Postmaster General James A. Farley, has been chosen mascot of the Black Cat Club. Henry Wilcoxon has been added to the cast of "If I Were King.' 1 the Frank Lloyd picture
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        79 5 The Outstanding E vent of the Season j \<»y ill llk r\l»l 101 :t SHOWS DAILY. 2. 45—6.00 9,30 P.M. From tlie moment von enter tK« tleatrc ui.Jii llie moment you le.ive. idventure will prip vou. romance will thrill vou as M G-M unfoMl ill j most exciting production. Ixnirs
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        51 5 Opening on FRIDAY a< PAVILION IN UNITED ARTISTS NEW HIT! PAULETTE GODDARD IN HER FIRST TALKINIi ROLE! I DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JNR. ROLAND YOUNG BILLIE BURKE I NJ im HFA R T" I THE GAY STORY OF A FAMILY OF All BABA*S. I EXCLUDING CHARM AND LARCENY WITH A 5 SMILE!
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      FROM EXTRA TO STAR
      30 6 lAN™ 3AYN ".r- fe» 3.:. Philadt Philadelphia Han k •r i .i. .r H Slnj ir. rt nil; i v s«v( a \irk nonn i I
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      CUPID GOES HAYWIRE
      249 6 CUPID GOES HAYWIRE MERRY MADNESS fUPID < Pavilion I.-" loves Nancy Oni ol IIm inir from Mont Tone comeay immm triangle Ihr pictur*. hilanouv rtlation of thr adrrnturrv rncountrrrd bv a small-toun *.rl «ho find> thirf mm vrrkin* hrr hand in marna«f. ibavrd on a succoMon of comedo MiuAtiunv knit
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      "Business Girls Are Born Actresses"
      200 6 "Business Girls Are Born Actresses" ill modern bus:r.£*> r- r s arc ictretses, U :r.ey Ukiiffl flm- natural :.Ver/.* to provisional 1 lines, Qm s*^-^ Mid s:een jrooklni be ib^r lo acsorb tn I players Hire* Staei UissQ l»itd Bh< must be, ir.fer thai rti: Ived inesi after all. lartelv
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      JEWISH REFUGEE FUND SHOW
      25 6 R s u 9 r- K X r Make i pomt «*in« :lm r*. c^f a ww>*M-ful film, ra aid *i
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      STAR DUST
      578 7 STAR D U ST iiiiMiiiiiicilMiiiiMlillKr'Mriiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui 1 Watch For These Coming A ttractions I Pj- son 11 .you will see during 1939: rbett, who plays a role in Zanc Mysterious Rider.' produciv Sherman for Paramount, is rid Ho won Ore., rodeo nem relln- Jack Bcnn7 get* tho most thrilling r;ae of
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        153 7 •••••'•III lIIMMMt Mllll J4 POSITIVELY LAST DAY AT 3-15, 6-15 9-15 p.m ALHAMBRA Warner Bros., Thrill -packed Hit! j <*~-~~*~*x!ck\ LOOK OUT FOR COLLISIONS SMASH4JPS, THRILLS! \J 1^" fvl I w ft. ll V F%V 1 s iB f^BttP^M^Br^v^ I r iw^ xrsff^H^^^^^cv v j .iik BEVERLY ROBERTS DICK PURCELL
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      TAKE A Trip To The Alhambra "A Trip To Paris"
      460 8 TAKE A Trip To The Alhambra "A Trip To Paris" OFF AGAIN, AGAIN HUNCBOI TONK sp^ot a month T mwteg a moustache for a motion picture role, then cut it off in the iirst scene. For the role of the pub- Usher IB "Three Loves Has Njncj which conies to
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        49 8 A R A M OUNT I RONALD HI COLMAN FRANK LLOYD'S I" kr ZX INI I I 1 r- H r\ t\ I^l K+ I*3 1^ C- t. BASIL RATHBONE "K %t ft JUSTIN HUNTLY McCARTHY COMING SHORTLY CAPITOI IF ITS A PARAMOUNT PICTURE ITS THE BEST SHOW INTOWN.
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      196 9 men live been rushed up to the low-lying Fen district of ff to M-ht the threat of a new flood disaster following the is sMßetimes deep in water they are rushing to build up the \f> and uvtis. Already hundreds of acres of farmland are and in sonw districts roads
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        42 9 Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING THE LATESI PATTERNS OF lIALL^IARKED BRITISH SILVERWARE Tea Sets Sauce Boats Coffee Sets Trays etc. HORS D'OEUYRE DISHES SWEET DISHES etc. ALSO CLOCKS JEWELLERY WATCHES I THE BEST IS 1O COME AND SEE RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place, SINGAPORE.
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      A Sense Of Showmanship
      955 10 A Sense Of Showmanship Helps you to make a success of decorative effects rpHERK is an art in interior decoration; a Hair for colour harmonics alone is not sufficientneither is .an unerring instinct which tells you how to place your furniture to the best advantage. Beyond all this, you must
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        51 10 ii Niw and jl attradivp novelti^ jusl received I <;ift Shop 0 <*" for the Klitf. tt »F 1,, (tn Mi l..()-icv Hun-,**, J* at m.iii«t\ Kn.iii ij AIM kMBCCt our rxrlu i| sivi- iM'uutifui Chinesewcirkrd, Aiucrii an cut ÜBSjCVH i MH shipuM'iit til which has jiwt arrived <, PhssM
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        31 10 PERMANENT WAVING A SPECIALITY PRIOfS: I $10.00 $12.00 $18 00 >i \iso\ im:km j LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS T9 Stamford Kd. [I POST ItOAI) SINGAPORE MALACCA J i (Phone: 4610) I (Phone- 121)
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      PLANNING THE NURSERY
      965 11 PLANNING THE NURSERY The right surroundings make all the difference to your children's happiness a nursery, me duel nember is to make it cleaned, and to proBoor space, so that Udren stubbing their :rmt.uc IS minimised. is. of course, obby building in fit/oftheWtJH These oks and toys, while ,pboards might
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        246 12 THEY DO LOOK AFTER YOU CHEAI* RETURN TIGKEI TO CHINA. JAPAN COLOMBO. AND BOMBAY Afailable for two muntbx. Fr«»n SINGAPORE Class 2nd Clast H..i.<1L....c 1137.14 5102.W Shanghai 1H8.57 11J7.M Kobe or Yokohama 1222.86 $154.29 Bombay 5300.00 $205.71 Colombo $282.88 51H8.5? Ail vessels may call at any port on or off
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        427 12 \T TO FRENCH PORTS* j CHARCEURS REUNIS j HOMEWARDS. rv«rmcrABTEAUX Mar^fille.s. Havre. Antwerp. Dunkirk j an \A qpSdARAN MaweilCi, Xante.. St. Nazanere i: Bordeaux *D 3 (TO SAIGON INDOCHINA! J c^ p p^DARAN F'^r Saicon. Tourano and Haiphong ,7 ::> 1 cc, PAfIOUISR For Sai£On 1 0 0 MAURICE LONG
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      WUCHOW'S WAR-TIME PREPARATIONS
      303 13 Precautionary Measures Against Air Raids Wuchou. WHIIOU important gateway to Kwangsi at the confluence of the Kwei and West River, near the Kwangtung border, is strenuously making war-time preparations. As a result of the depopulation process only about half of the former 90.000 populace now remain in
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        259 13 IMIIVS IMIILP LIXE. «lnr irporited in Australia^ NEXT SAILINGS LJoe aaus. Feb 27 Mar 4 rottnd trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the ng rates. s panengen may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane. Sydney or to the connecting K.P.M. Vessel. BRISBANE SYDNEV return $642.86 Ist class $430. «1 2nd
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        67 13 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. T I LAW A 10,000 TONS SAILING JANUARY 12, AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon an6 Second Saloon passengers. Special Holiday Return tickets to China and Japan
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        256 13 [postal^intelligence] r TO-DAY vho j e "Qantas" Jan. 11 7.45 a.m puedi only* Dujsburg 11 4 p.m cSerm- Toengkal Toba 11 1 p.m DJ^i S.west Sumatra, S.-East Molucca and B K.N.I.LM 11 noon T inlo: D r mor DUly x "Of ntos" a 7.45 a.m. r,vi v Valentnn 11 3
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        226 13 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE c Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Rajula 20 l 1 Chitral 18 2 3 Bulan 16 2 3 Charon 14 2 3 Flintshire 12 2 3 Tilawa 10 2 3 Darvel 8 2 3 Penrith Castle 30 2
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        95 13 Mails Expected Mails t xpected from China and Japa;: by the Chitral due at Singapore to-day Mails arrived from Europe etc., Amsterdam) by Air (K.L.M.) yesterday General delivery of letters 8.45 a.m. today. Mails expected from Europe etc.. (London) by Air (Imperial) to-day. Deliveries of bcxholders' letters and letters 8.45
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        1390 14 BERLIN LONDON ~"ZZ^rZ*\ JB 9: m> TRANSMISSION 5. f~\K I TL J P DA i 111 I '-To Concert Ue«U (iSB 951 >Ics i— Af tinned 1 Hailey, G. C.5.1., G.C.I E ~~~r and economic review U 0.55 Frank Biffo's Brass Quinuf German T 15 Scenes from 'The Wind and
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      Evolution Of The Mission Church In The World
      980 15 Evolution Of The Mission Church In The World Methodist Conference Singapore. Tuesday. THE Malay* aiuwaJ Conference of the Methodsit Kpiscopal Church 1 nut yesterday noniing to listen to various reports from church i Malaya and fnwa delegate* lo the International Missionary nice afl M»dr;'. The three delegates who re^rted on
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      SEREMBAN BADMINTON FINALS: A FARCE
      191 15 SEREMBAN BADMINTON FINALS: A FARCE Sercmban. Sunday. nplfi: State badminton champion- shfp finals. «l »h were played to-day, proved a great iarce; only three of the evrnts were played while in one event, the men's doublfs. a walk-over v.as ?iven because one play or was sick, and in another the
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        331 15 ON THE RADIO From Previous Page NTROM YDC 15.15 Mcs (19.8 m.) a.m. 6.20 Gymnastics. S"2S i? eht gramophone music. 645 News bulletin. 650 Time signal. Gramophone music (continued) 7.45 News bulletin. 7 50 Close down. :n.50 Time signal. Opening. Recordoa music. 1 30 Morning devotions n.50 Diverse piano soli
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      A LINGUA FRANCA FOR ALL INDIA?
      422 16 Malayans Take Deep miei^bi TIIK increasing interest taken bv .ocal Indians in 1 is further proved bv the fart that a party of thrc* South .ndians be "Lin* «n Jan. 13 to join the Anti-Hind, Pass.ve Registers in Madras. Mr T Rajagopal, the leader
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      UNAUTHORISED RELIEF FUND COLLECTOR GAOLED
      162 16 UNAUTHORISED RELIEF FUND COLLECTOR GAOLED From Our Own 00WMP0Od«W Johore Bahru, Monday. FOK collecting subscriptions from ■HUM of the Chinese rare on behalf tf I patriotic society, without the written sanction of the Registrar, Foo Vow Nam. who is also alleged to be a member of that society, was sentenced
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      BANISHEE CHARGED
      74 16 apore, Tuesday Tan Ah Meng, a 44 year old Teochiu, appeared before Mr Kenneth a Blacker In the fourth police i >urt this morning when the charge was explained to him that he having been lawfully banished from the Colony of the Straits Settlements did without lawful authority
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      HUGE RADIO-TELEPHONIC SYSTEM IS PREPARED FOR HONGKONG
      228 16 [lONGKONG has been included in the scheme by Messrs. (able and Wireless Ltd. t<> create a chain of radio stations throughout the Colonial Kmpire. The offer to establish the dttln of wireicss stations was made by Mr. Kdwurd Wilshaw. Chairman of the Company.
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      CIANO TO GO TO YUGOSLAVIA
      30 16 Rome. TOUNT CIANO, Italian Foreign Minist;r, h|s .accepted the invitation of Dr. .stoy:,dir.ovitcli to a hunting ppjty to Yugosl-. via at tN> end of January.
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      LONDON TO LISBON
      43 16 A London BRITISH Airwayi plane made a re- rd BlfM from London to Lisbon in lnut« under five hours at an avereed of 108 miles an hour The x on a .survey flight in connection with the proposed tli wtnfai
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      American Warship Due To-day
      132 16 American Warship Due To-day TOE United States Ship "Trinity (Lieut. Commander F Holmes) is expected to arrive i n Singapore some time to-day and win anchor in the Roads. The Trinity" is expected to leave Singapore on Monday, Jan. 16 The "Trinity" is not a saluting shin and no salutes
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      WOMAN MOTORIST FINED
      69 16 WOMAN MOTORIST FINED Singapore. Tuesday —Miss Tong La: Wan of the Overseas Chinese Institute was to-day fined $10 by Mr C. H Whitton, Traffic Magistrate, when she pleaded guilty to the charge of driving without a Third Party Insurant- Policy at the junction of Bras Basah Road and Victoria Street.
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      Alleged Robbery Of $120 In Backlane
      361 16 Singapore. Tuesday ARRESTED on Nov. 25 last, eleven months after the alleged offence. Lim Chok Kok. a young Teoeheu. stood his trial to-day, befor Mr L B. Gibson, the District Judge, on a charge of robbery. chief Inspector Tumi, who proa told his honour
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      Death Of Major Rawlinson
      108 16 rHE doath occurred at the General Hospital yesterday morning of Major Philip Thomas Rawlinron at the age of 61. He leaves behind a cousin Ada O BirHe came from Monte Carlo. The funeral tok place at Bidadari cemetry. There was a large gathering including Masonic members
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      EURASIAN CHARGED
      98 16 Singapore. Tuesday —Benjamin Baptiste, a 22 year old Eurasian pleaded guilty in the fourth police court this morning before Mr Kenneth A Blacker to a charge that he yesterday at P. K Hotel. Serangoon Road dishonestly retained stolen property viz. u pair of trousers. B shirt, a pair
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      MAN BITES ANOTHER'S THUMB
      720 17 Story Of Scuffle In Motor Shop THORNYCROFT'S STOREKEEPER AS COMPLAINANT Singapore. Tuesday. L| Whye Tau. the night cleiK attached to Messrs. Check Cab Co.. hard Road was this morning summoned in the Relief Court fore Mr W J. Thorogood at the instance of P. F. Lodge,
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      BERLIN SHORT OF COFFEE
      65 17 Berlin, Jan. 10 Many shops here are without coffee J and house-wives are told no supplies will < be available until Wednesday. The official explanation says that the shortage is due to difficulties in the bar- 1 ter agreement with Brazil. Consequently for the first quarter
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      SCENES AT DEPARTURE
      207 17 SCENES AT DEPAR TURE London. Jan. 10. Crowds assembled at Downing Street. .Whitehall, and gave Mr. Chamberlain a cordial send of! when he left. Before the Prime Minister left, many telegraph boys called at No. 10 with messages, many expressing good wishes. Tnere were cheers and cries of "Good Luck"
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      Private Junks Attack Tug
      35 17 Shanghai. Jan. 10. FOUR pirate junks to-day attacked the British owned tug "Hanwo" which was towing lighters in the direction of Shanghai from ports within the lower boom of the Yangtse.
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      SINGAPORE WOMEN WILL HAVE STRONG SIDE AGAINST SELANGOR
      399 18 Trial Match Was Colourless Singapore. Tuesday. I ,o,s v.ry much. Seasoned pla, ,e.s^pla J^ djsappointed .Hectors hoped to n^ nd g The match was a diau wiui lour.s' goal Mrs Joy and Mrs. N^<£r a powerful combination. Both hit hard and were
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      ROBUST PLAY IN S. C. R. C. SOCCER
      227 18 ROBUST PLAY IN S. C. R. C. SOCCER i Tram brat 'C" (Colours) TewA b v an odd jfoal in last ni*ht s ma t< h at lion* Litn Green in the S C R soccer tournament. "N« SLTSfSU< l« the nrsl halt DCtcri-d out, .so that "C" had its
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      F. A. CUP RESULTS
      36 18 London. Jan 10 TO-DAY'S results in the F A. Cup. third round: Southport 1 Doncaster 1 (inmsby 6 Tranmere 0 In a Scottish League game. Clyde beat 81 Johnstone 3 1 Reuter.
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      Team To Play Against Selangor
      67 18 Team To Play Against Selangor THE following is the Singapore team I chosen after the trial game yester day to play against Selangor at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 21: Miss M Oehlers Mrs. E A Joy I Mrs L M. Pennyfather. Miss E De Silva Dr (Miss) W Uuis Mrs
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      Combined Colleges Score Good Win
      129 18 Combined Colleges Score Good Win Combined Colleges I; S.C.C. 1. IN a thrilling game of hockey played on the padang yesterday the Combined Colleges defeated the S.C.C. by two goals to one. Shaik Hussein and Cheow Chye scored lor the Colleges before the interval when the Club were at the
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      S. G. C. Women's January Bogey
      206 18 S. G. C. Women's January Bogey rpHK Women's January Bogey of t^ Koyal Singapore Golf Club competition was played at Hukit Timah on Monday and resulted m a tic in *A" Division between Mrs. K. to Cowen and Mrs. K. A. Jackman wit^ I score of two down, in a
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      Island Club's Mixed Foursomes
      159 18 Island Club's Mixed Foursomes THE first bi-monthly mixed »*> u some for January played the first nine holes resulted «n J J for Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Parry \utn_ nett score of 34' The follwJJ were some of the best tt turned: Mr and Mrs. 4 i, J C Parry
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        75 18 gk HAPPY WORLD STADIUM, FRIDAY, 20th £S| jjt JANUARY 1939 V^J^ tln MtKSKNTS illl MIDDLI.WKKJHT CHAMPIONSHIP 01 ORiEN I U^"^^ mk FRISCO SOMPONC IJU <lIULL)KK. 13 (3> Hounds. CHALLENGER) jM 111 I SPORTED BY A SINGAPORE BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE BOUT f 1 J. MORTELL L. ABAYAN U -UOIJ3ER) is (3l Rounds
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      Business Houses May Have Separate League
      754 19 Business Houses May Have Separate League Proposal At Meeting Of S.A.F.A. tion will be given by the Council of the Singapore Amarootball Association to the resolution passed at a meeting of competing in the second and third divisions and business houses' resolution calls for a league open to all business
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      GOOD WIN FOR RAFS
      18 19 GOOD WIN FOR RAFS An incident in yesterday's padang rugger when the R.A.F. beat the S.C.C. 18-3 Tribune
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      ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
      72 19 ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL The ;eam to represent the Banka Sports Cjub agaimt the Junior Civil Service Association en Thursday on the •J.C.S.A. ground in a friendly match will| oe selected from the following. Pak, Tone,. Bee Cheow. Ah Fcon; Soon Sar. I Chit Lim Stephen Diim; Roan Kw*n« i Ah Bah
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      LOCAL RUGBY
      58 19 The foil* wring have been selected tc 1 play Rugby for the Y.M.C.A. against I the R.C. on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 5.15 pjn. on the S.R.C. ground: Robert Eu. i Uncoln LQrd. Hutchinson. Nasarudin, I Tessier, K Lt«mbruggen. H. D. Lewis Ranatunga. Vicarj', Mudgt, B. Fonts, A.
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      Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
      69 19 The following have been selected to rlay hcukey for the Y.M.C.A. Junior Department against 7th Heavy Battery. Cnangi on Thursday. Jan. 17 at Anson Road g'ound at 5 p.m.: Edward Wee. J. B. Shaw. K. Jalleh. Tan Guan Kiat, Goh Chin Chye (Captain*. Wong Fatt Lim. B. M.
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      R.A.F. Defeat S.C.C. By Wide Margin
      581 19 R.A.F 18 pts.; S.C.C. 'A' 3 pts. VASTLY superior to their opponents in all departments of the game the R.A.F. yesterday defeated the S.C.C. 'A* rugby XV by 18 points (three goals and a try) to three (a try) in a very one sided
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      Challenge To America's Leadership In Aviatton
      236 20 Challenge To America's Leadership In Aviatton Franco's Men Control Urgel Plains Urida. Jan. 10. U "fITH. flowJB BW V from the banks »f S* E re ;in(l ft&«^m£K&~± ~S± Harcelona itself. linos Ol f rtifications. F ram os Catalan front line now Borjtt Blancas and Vimhors near Monsblancb to Moradwbro.
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      2lb. Tea Costs £1,156
      166 20 2 lb. Tea Costs £1,156 London. Jan. 10 ELFPHANTS tarrying loads of tea [mm Saint Katherine's Dock to TOwerhiU. London, provided remarkable spectacle in the celebration of Km pi re tea centenary At Hindi I Une, the ceremonial auction wa* held by the Lord Mayor <Sir '-rank Bowater l A
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