Morning Tribune, 18 January 1939

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  • 12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE U-N»- 95 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, January, 18, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 238 1 JAPAN TO CHANGE "OPEN DOOR" POLICY? L Japanese reply t» the British and American notes on the 'open r nohrv m China wil be made Jl^rding to ft tinted out that the notes led for revision or modification The open door and equal opporJtv principles through a consultionw.th interested powers.
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  • 453 1 MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSIONS London, J*n. 17 (•OLIjOWING yesterdays explosions, Scotland $ifr&s s^ciaHfclfcion m co-operation with the ordinary police throughput the eStWtry today instituted one of the biggest vigilance campaigns for many years. Detectives kept watcn at London tube stations, electric power plants and gas works m various
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  • 202 1 China's Credit Damaged London, Jan. 17. rFRE is no particular rush to sell Chinese loans. The impression is widespread that China will find a formula enabling her to recognise the Anglo-Japanese agreement m view of the supreme importance of not allowing her credit to be damaged at the very moment
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  • 87 1 GERMANY WILL BACK ITALIAN ACTION AGAINST FRANCE Berlin, Jan. 17. JHE hint that Germany would back any action by Mussolini if he should consider the Spanish non-intervention understanding broken by a third power is contained m an utterance from competent circles which says that French intervention m Spain would be
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  • 32 1 MISS DOROTHY ADA MANN, tele- phonist at the General Post Office, employed at the Admiralty, who received the 0.8. E. Medal m the New Year's Honours List. (Topical Press).
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  • 16 1  - CHINA WELCOMES BRITISH NOTE TO JAPAN Sin Chew Jit Poh Nanyans Siang Pau and asdfasdf added-
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  • 12 1 nnmp Jan 17: A movement was beftrces m the French press. Reuter
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  • 180 1 Strengthening Of Rome-Berlin Pact Rome, Jan. 17. THE conclusion of a pact between Hungary and Jugoslavia is the main object of Count Ciano's forthcoming talks with M. Stoyadinovitch (Jugoslav Foreign Minister) at Bel je. according to the newspaper Popolo di Rome." The chief points of the
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  • 42 1 Brest, Jan 17: When the 45,000 ton battleship Richeliu was launched today. Madame Mons (wife of a dockyard worker* cut the tricolour, releasing the vessel She was accompanied by her ten children and husband, who worked many months on the warship. Reuter
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  • 410 2 SINGAPORE-BO UND PASSENGER MISSING STORY TOLD ON SHIP'S ARRIVAL HERE tribune Staff Reporter) PUU dramatic story of how a Undon bus.ness man. on h.s W.y U> >mya P ore with his wife and two children d.sappeared f^ the 1,,,„,an liner i'otsdam. and was never seen asam. related to Tribune reporter,
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  • 264 2 Capitol Show Brings $6,000 For Jewish Refugees Fund MORE than $6,000 was raised lvi the Jewish Refngee 1 mid as the result of the special aereeiling, at th»- Capitol Theatre last night, ol the United Artists film Tin- llousiof Rothschild Among those preaenl were the Goreroor Sir Shenton Thomas*, and
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  • 48 2 Governor Leaving On Sunday \\H Excellency the Governor and Lady Thomas, accompanied by the Private Secretary and Aiue-de-Camp. will leave Singapore by train 00 Sunday evening. Jan. 22, on a visit to Kuala Lumpur His Excellency will leave Kuala Lumpur on the morning of Jan. 30.
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  • 111 2 AT about a quarter past nine last night, a Chinese was «aid to have been assaulted by two persons on the chest with fists, while pepper powder was alleged to nave beeai thrown into his eyes The incident occurred at Kochore Road after which, it
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  • 45 2 Colonel and Lady Marcia afilei lis issued invitations for their Caught V^lda to Major H. C Phillips R.i Which will take place at the Tang Garrison church on Jan. 24 at 4 v There will afterwards be a rer ption 4. Cornwall. Alexandra
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  • 170 2 WHEN public ifteling wa? runni fT hijrh m Ceylon, a* the mteru resignation of Sir Baron Jayatflh h aidtr of the State Council of Cmj it will be remembered the Singaj Sinhalese Association held an exti ordinary general meeting, itf pa t*d a resolution appealing
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  • 443 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) npHE German liner Potsdam, which arrived m Singapore jfffterdaj afternoon, was four and a half hours late owing to a modMW case of small-pox on board. The liner put m at St. John's Quarantine Island, and was there fumigated by
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    • 157 2 To be successful you MUST be fit! The men and women who achieve success are brimful MJCWf^-j of health and energy. Success m any walk of life f* never comes to the lethargic, the listless, the irritable. If you've lost your keenness and zest ffijjVy for things seek your one-time
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  • 263 3 MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH BY BACKING LORRY Driver Fined $20 (Triune Staff Reporter) Penang, Tuesday. A TAMIL. Nagugam, was fined $20. m default, one month's rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. L. McFall m the District Court this morning. Accused was charged with causing the death of one Teh Chooi Seng,
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  • 202 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter Singapore, Tuesday. UISITING film chief, six-feet-one Mr. Benjamin Y. Cammack. assistant general manager for R.K.O. Pictures Inc., New York City, leaves Singapore to-day to inspect territory m Java accompanied by his associates Mr Leon Brit ton. general manager for R.K O. Pictures, and
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  • 152 3 Tribune Staff Reporter) n lpoh. Tuesday. |ATHE| an amusing incident occurred yesterday morning Wne the lpoh Police on* being in'"rmed that a dead man had been ,CKed U P from a drain m the old jurket went to the scene, to find J
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  • 116 3 $9,000 Fine For 2 Men (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Tuesday. TWO Chinese to-day pleaded guilty before Sheikh Abu Bakar to a charge of having attempted to smuggle rubber out of Johore. The first accused was fined $4,000 In default nine months' rigorous imprison|ment while Tan Ah Sung, who
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  • 45 3 Singapore, Tuesday Mr A. W. Longdon of the Naval Base Police today pleaded guilty to the charge of driving without a rear light along Bras Brsah Road on December 6. and wa^> fined 50 cents by Mr. C. H. Whitton. Traffic Magistrate.
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  • 205 3 Kigours of Police Life Did Not Harm Him. At 50 years of age he was presumed to be beyond the arduous demands of police duties. But was he Read what lie says now— five years after he was pensioned: T am a man ol 55
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    • 18 4 liOIJ) Prev ioui To-d^ I nwßtfwr« WA»% £7.8.8», Months 1 forward 19 15 16 19% II
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    • 93 4 lidon Tv Previa anse BBS ***** ,st Forward fr*. Buyer, 8^ 6 2nd PorV, rd bp ft |u^ 81 4jg 3rd Forward A** Buye- ■j J !|g r London, Tuesdaj PALM Oil. (Malaya) P^viou, To-day M^^ftST SSoO^SSm .Sarawak) £10.12.6 value £10.12.6 seller* janlFeb. Shipment Unchanged TAPIOCA Seed Pear!
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    • 109 4 Distillers Ounlop Rubber General Electric Imperial Chemical IndufMee Imperial Tobacco Anglo-Dutch Canadian Pacific London Tin Rubber Plan Investment Trap Southern Klntaa Kaffirs (West Wit. Area.} Shell Transport H X 8. Bank Chartered Bank British American Tobacco Chinese 5% Reongs. (London l*ts» London, Tuesday. Pre\ To-day Change 88
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    • 67 4 I London, Tuesday. PreViO. To-day Change T.T. u\ Paris (closing selling rate; 177.19 177.21 TT. on *msterdr m (closing middle rate) S.eo'f 361U -01 ft T.T on 8) (closing selling rate) 8 5 8 Ift T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) is. 31 S3 Unchanged T.T ->n Japan
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    • 57 4 I RUBBER Previous To-day Chan? Market Tone Stead v Stead y Spot Buyers 15 15 i 6 IS 13 16 Seller 16 lie Id 15 1G -4 •forward AprillJune Buyers 15 15 16 15 13 1 m Sellers 16 IJI6 15 15,16 _i 8 Market Tone Quiet
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    • 15 4 US STANDARD Previous To^^ Spot (afternoon (closing prica) ttls £215 3 8 Aver
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    • 78 4 Gave False Evidence Singapore, Tuesday i i*OMIXG up for sentence m the Cnminal District Court this morning, William Low. an English-speak-ing Straits-born Chinese, was sentenced to three months rigorous imi prisonment by Mr. L. B. Gibson, the District Judge, for perjury. Low, who is still serving a sentence for a
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    • 80 4 MINING Tin at midday was $110 00. down 4 The London Stock Exchange rdaj aas reported as being generally easier and cables received from London this morning contained a long list of telling orders for tin shares at slightly lower prices than previously. In the local market
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    • 286 4 $10,000 Damages Claim Settled Out Of Court Singapore. Tuesday. I^. A CLAIM for damages following an injunction obtained m ISS? m 1 the High Court was mentioned this morning before 3lr. Justice H Pedlow as having been settled out of court, by counsel for the $10,000 was claimed by Lam
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  • 748 5 STOCKS SHARES issued By Fraser Company Singapore. Jan. 17. 5 p.m. 39 43 Anipat 26 9 2 7 9 43|- 471- Nom Austral MW 22 Ayer 0374 0.624 Ayer fin 2013 21J9 Bangr i"i a neor 33 138 Batu SeUngor jQ 1Q g #nuntai 23 Burma l^aiay 3|9 am^P f
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  • 139 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Jan. 17, 5 p.m. Total roi C<,m\. nj Book* Date <a. Lw* year Clo«* Pav.ible GENERAL X Kamunting 3d. Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Jan. 28 5% Pungah 9d div. Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Jan. 21 7»/ 2 9d. bonus Petaling 57< final Jan.
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  • 203 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore. Tuesday. I MINING Buyers Sellers Ampate 3;9 43 Batu Selangors 133 1.38 Hong Fatts 0.66 0.69 Hongkong Tin 186 20--jjelebus 0.61 0.65 Kamunting Tin 9 r 101Katu Tin 24|- 25Killinghalls .16- 17Kramats 10|- 10|9 Kuchais 126 1.30 Laruts Bi3 9Linguis 160 1.67 London Tin 3,4 3|lo
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  • 230 5 3% 1937 led. 1962 $2,750,uu0 Int May 15 Nov. 15 99 3 /4 101 »/4 cJ. 3% 1938 red. 1058 $4,000,000 Im. .May li aov. is 99 3 4 101 V 4 c.i. PEiNAX* MUNICIPAL 5% )926 red. 1956-36 $4,000,000 jit May 1 Nov. 1 119% 121
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    • 163 5 NEDERLANDSCH HANDELJMAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1324 Paid Up Capital f 40,030,000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve n 1,000, jOG Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: |d. CRENA DE IONGH Presiden. M.
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    • 297 6 I m KESPONKK TO MAW BEQUESTS SHOWING TO-NIGHT ONLI 6J5 PAVILION 9^15 A FKANK BXPOW OF MODEKN Io\ I JND M *«"*<« |{<tl.l> REVELATION Of TO-DAI BWIWLB /T -/ninm B J I m^r ■H I mr m tfA I :i^ II in^l nvk^C^ I P m\ w |p.^H^^Ve Jw'site%sm ml
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    • 231 6 m V ])\YS ARE HERE AGAIN! MEKRV MARX BROS. ARE RACK.. T|H VI m THE HOTEL BUSINESS NOU ppiJING TO-DAY.. tAPMTOL SHOWS 3. 13 —C.15 9 15 THE ONE BRIGHT EVENT IN A WORLD OF STRIEE AND POLITICAL UPROAR! V j4 32 K2 B Bm\ nunnuui 3^Bm^l 2£ 3^ HH.
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    • 285 7 it ■•■■•l. >■■•■•■■• j^ STOLE PURSE ALHAMBRA I nr Tiu^riav. Kwek Ah Long. ci .1 I j Hokkicn. was this morning l I LotUl tig Shortly •< Kenneth A. Blacker m I h nolice court on a charge that S\ the cooly lines m the z^S W3 i§m j..!an Besar
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    • 200 7 fc TAKE A TRIP TO PARIS X) DAY Willi The Jones Family AT THE jj'jjj ALHAMBRA i^l k THE VACATION ENrTrRY FAMILY^ssn, j IT'S i» DREAMS A80UT!.. xS=sS^§|Sla I £?rGq%. m^dmWWm^, MM Mm\ nil rvi "i rfi^^^^^Hifty lB 3 Mr n__ '^iii?:^' k. f k HI 7 JT fIL ipßyNßOnw
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  • 1785 8 THE NEW STORM CENTRE IN EUROPE IS UKRAINE BEN CHIMES' LONDON LOG BRITAIN PLANS AIR ROUTE ROUND THE WORLD (From Our Own Correspondent) POLITICAL observers m London are paying increasing attention to Ukraine, the name ot which is beginning to sound somewhat ominiusly on our ears; for m this rich
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  • 1218 9 NE ARLY A STAMP RECORD I,. \mlinuwi I London Letter I B asdfasdf s Manners TO the new London )ort by-law requiring in•assengers for 'buses to at the stops—introduced v I—has been honoured ie breach than m the obprospeet of a £2 fine, apb not been enough to eliand scramble"
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  • 46 9 Paris. I E Matin" declares to have received information to the effect that Czechoslovakia intended to announce her resignation from the League of Nations m the near future. The paper adds that the Slovaks were particularly interested m this step being taken.
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  • 333 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Wednesday, January 18, 1939. THE MUNICIPAL ORGAN MR Werner Baer, who was organist at the Berlin Synagogue, gave a recital on the Singapore Municipal organ m the Memorial Hall on Sunday, and those who heard him were thrilled by his masterly playing. The suggestion has been made that
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  • 755 10 workers Must Have Good Leader THF GOVERNOR SAYS EXTRACTS from the Governor's review m the January issue of the Croun Colonist have been published already, but it is given here m full at the request of a number of readers who wish to refer to various points covered by His
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  • 426 11 SUPPLY OF 391 MILLION GALLONS A DAY DEFORE the microscope revealed the countless enemies of mankind which may multiply unceasingly and unseen m many waters, the provision of water m adequate quantity was the chief, pre-occupation of the supplying corporations. Nowadays the quality of the water is
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  • 534 11 WORKERS MUST HAVE GOOD LEADERS Continued on previous page) tßßiisarief, and the provision of \Z nudwives, prenatal clinics and L t weinre centres. Sanitation and Ssuppli" are continually being im. ite V qnd anti-malarial campaigns c flo w yielding results. [uiaya need not fear comparison with rJl elghbouri In the
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  • 167 11 SWINDLER COMMITTED SUICIDE A suave Russian swindler much wanted by the Shanghai International Settlement Police, Constantin Ivanoff, has committed suicide m a Bangkok jail, according to reports from Siam. Ivanoff. alias C. L. Evans, was one of the principals m the "Palmer, Green Co. fraud case" early m 1937. With
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  • 62 11 Moscow THE decision to close the Soviet Consulate m Milan, it was announced was due to anti-French demonstrators having recently broken the windows and damaged the door of the Consulate. The Italian Government, it was stated, gave no satisfactory answer to the Soviet Ambassadors
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  • 342 11 Future Of China In Women' s Hand Chungking. JYJ \I> AMI: Chiang Kai-shek is continuing her energetic efforts to organize Chinese women throuhgout the country to participate m war work. Reporting on her flying inspection trips, she stated m a recent address before the Chinese Women's Association at Chungking:— "After
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    • 48 11 TO-NIGHT During the Season of 'MARIE ANTOINETTE' CDCr CANAPE VARIES lIVLL (Makan Ketchil) (Caviar, Pate de foie gras, Sardines, Egg, Potted Meat, Stuffed Olives, Cheese. Prawn Mayonnaise, nuts Potato chips, etc.) Will be fipplied m the B *K LOUNGE 30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. at the CAPITOL RESTAURANT
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    • 45 11 POLAROID Glasses are the latest scientific discovery m glare protection. They permit you to actually see 20 to SO I feet below the surface of the water. Now $6.00 See our demonstration of this remarkable new Invention, THOMPSON OPTICAL Co. 4, ARCADE, SINGAPORE, PHONE StSt.
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    • 33 11 THE TRUE TONIC FOOD Obtainmbl* of mil Cfeemafta o*4 Storm i t 9BOaE /TVc O0 D WOOD Charmingly Mt Mated ideal for^ViMtors and tnuri\t\. COCKTAIL BAR LOUNGE— -FIRST CLASS R| Si AI'K AWT
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  • 325 12 SOCIETY ATTENDS ART SHOW me private flew the Haelttril Art F.xhibition took place at the Royal Icademy kn Burlington Haase, Piccadilly, London. The Km? has lent leveral of the exhibits. Portraits Of people famous m Scotland I histi.iv form a large part of the exhibition. Lady Oxford wearing. hi«h boots
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  • Morning Tribune FILM FANFARE
    • 10 1 Morning Tribune FILM FANFARE ImFANFABK, SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, January 18, 1939.
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      533 1 asdfasdf asdfadsf HE could win a fight with a twist of his $word....a lady's heart with a twist of a phrase this laughing vagabond this daring hero of a thousand escapades Francois Villon poet and romantic lover, whose stirring adventures are narrated m Paramount newest and
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    • 193 1 The Week's Films PAVILION Three Loves Has Nancy" arrives here on Thursday Jan. 19. It is the three-cornered romance of a smalltown girl, a flippant novelist, and his publisher. Most amusing with rtever lines, and as usual, expert acting from Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery, and Franchot Tone. ALHAMBRA Trip To
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    • 244 2 Kay Francis Mother Four Children If AY Francis has the n. a nJ ing role m her caret: as mother of four children m theft "My Bill," which is cor. Alhambra at the week-end. Bonita Granville. Anita tmk Bobby Jordan, and Dickie Moor* ut the "family." Sacrificing that tntangibh rally
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    • 48 2 adsfasdf lIAVi: ftm huiidv hands? Can you fix the i-lm-k 11 when it breaks, or put up the lovncl rail when it comes mil ol the wall? AW V"> talented around the house when something pel WWOg. .undid cameraman recently visited some ol the
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      22 2 Mother Of Four run, is. cranvi,,, *+****„*> Igh. Jor(lan m scene from -My Bill." 'I comes l 0 lhe Alhambra at the weekend.
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    • 180 2 jDOMTA (iranville, who crashed to a unique sort oi lame m \;o--hublv the '•meanest" child role of ill time, the late-bearing brai of 'These Three" m iet%lß| a ';ew *ii»jh m juvenile feminine rUBBi ness. Uke Bettc Davl before Bette ;3>ayeJ 01 Human Bondage/ 1 -Fog 4
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    • 261 3 Rich Hobby v N(i a baby m Hollywood is an Hespea*i" P r °P° sition t )r fees, hospital bills, layetand cseHy celebrations are the te af t. Ii' s not thc mone > that HlTffl 'hat hurts— it's the money that d"^»'
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    • 345 3 Screen Stars Sign Contracts In Strange Settings UeN ;taw always sign their icts on the dotted line, but same place, for conbeen signed m every- an aeroplane to a nutation. Lement has a great deal to Stories cant b* or production plans start name is actually 1 fb c c;
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      • 123 3 ml aav^ta^ cs Mmamm Bafcv^W JL The Best-Loved Family m Fiction Has Moved fo Oi* Screen! Jpfp >. Tly& 'H MMT -^i^o^?^flfl W^l^Sf^ IB^ B i^l Mr .J^MPP v^b^. s^M^^slm '^^Cgs^&&fy P™X'' x^x' 4 r X Tv^ ■■^Sml m* T°l B»"_ H^W»^M^^v^Bi si* ais>3 j'l'w IP* O^fl v^^^WJ H j^Hii^
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    • 784 4 EXERCISES MODEL YOU FOR 1939 HOLLYWOOD FASHIONS I|\ON'T tell me. I know! You've gained pounds around your hips this Christmas and New Year! It Is the common complaint of women this time of the season Not until they shop for their 1939 wardrobes do they realize that
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    • 365 5 bill for Hollywood s «£hosiri> Din !en 000 a ttv less is now $1,150,0uu a pl Tnt^the revelation of Willy U former extra who has P? c Hollywood's No. 1 entreJem of exotic hose to the stars a d studios. v
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    • 105 5 A NARROW escape from a shark I by Frances Farmer, Paramount I star, while swimming off Laguna I Beach has been revealed by mem- I bers of a yachting party. I Miss Farmer, according to tne I cilia," and struck out as the 1 saUboat swept ahead. SuddenJy
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    • 128 5 BLONDE Betty Grable learned recently that her winsome features have been made tan exhibit m the famous Missouri Resources Museum at Jefferson City. A new photograpn of Betty taken m one of the costumes she wore for hei last comedy. -Give Me a Sailor has
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    • 44 5 Allyn Joslyn has been cast as a New York society columnist, a role originally considered for Alexander Woollcott, m Paramounts 'Cafe Society," opposite Madeleine Carroll. Fred Mac Murray and bnnley Koss. Woollcott was unable to leave New York for the role. m
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      • 49 5 s ort:\i\<. i j| CAPITOL to-uay! The Soeen's 3.15-6.15-9.15 Goofiest Trio i B" n s a Needle Thread sew up your sides! are back! I ITHE MARX BROS .Mi, i^k v ROOM SERVjCP {t'S[\- Cast of Comedy l^Q O] j I VV.th LATEST BRITISH NEWS j .> V i r5
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      • 88 5 r STARTS TO-MORROW AT THE PAVILION BETTER THAN LIBELED LADY' say critics! A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYEH SUNSHINE SPECIAL .*r T m W 1 W m ft H|PL t 808 jjp 4 V "VJ to 't e fßaaaaaV *vvL *I H aWaal |tl> i BaaaaaaaH and v. c I 1 1 wM I
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    • 4 6 MAN -MONSTER OR MYTH?
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    • 619 6 The role oi the royal princess i frank Lloyds If I were King." comin •►oil to the Capitol Theatre, is playe by a nirl who prefers the lead role 1 <»tn or two big pictures a year to pei ennial work before Hollywood camera^ 8h la Fiances Dee.
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    • 298 6 on TONS OF THRILLS FOR STORE Crazy Dramatic Thrilling... ffth t Sums Up "King Kong" j HE most novel and thrilling of spectacles, whe it just appeared five years ago, to delight, terrifj and enthral motion picture audiences, the celebrate King Kong is back again! Imagine a slant ape. a
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      50 6 Fay Wray has one of her "frightened lady" roles m "King Kong", and thi» time she certainly seems to have something to be frightened about. Bruce Cabot, who portrays the leading role of the adventurer who discovers King Kong m his lair and takes him to New York.
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    • 251 7 NEW FOOD FOR NEW STARS IN HOLLYWOOD r(1 beine sought ir 1 among Paramount D recentl) m n to obtain W* C'toVsam and Sadie, the r,sh m as -mported from Hubhuman flea circus on Broad- n! U Nervork City, for a career *WT n ''instructions which acJ ,,,,0W -^the .fleas
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    • 153 7 HEPBURN NO LONGER 'POISON' lIER three performances m "Stage Door," "Bringing up Baby," and "Free to Live" have re-instated Katharine Hepburn, and put her back from where she slipped five years ago, after making such blunders as "Sylvia Scarlett," "Quality Street," and "A Woman Rebels," when she put up performances
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      4 7 KATHERINE HEPBURN
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    • 29 7 J. Carrol Naish. movie mobster who appears m Paramount's "Illegal Traffic." spent five days at the Hines trial m New York studying genuine gangsters at close range.
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    • 130 7 I T was the sun that brought the movies to a little Southern California town called Hollywood more than 25 years ago. But now the sun has been retired from the, movies— in fact, it has hecorne somewhat of a nuisance. That wb*< effectively Illustrated. £0; day when
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      • 78 7 Xi\T CHANGE Kay» Got a REAL j i Boy Friend Now! j And when she takes Bal Ima her arms Am B tf« j no/ m^mmW^m\W*\\ —"If* .^BBBBW TB di I I II *jPB9^ __a«B x T^ B k ,mmm^mmmim aaWaaaV mVMMMMT^^ \k ■E^ JP^ -^llgßßßP B^^ KAY FRANCIS B
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      • 46 7 I COMIX. SHOKTLY i HAKY' HUGH FR*HK BOLAND HERBERT McHUGH /^=©^HERE ARE SIX CRAZY REASONS FOR SEEINC Mari»# the G\rl I gtf Alan Mowbray Teddy Hart Dirddby William McCann A W.rw Bro.. P*ture i 4sSv *-X Yv <55^ |y j CAROL ALLEN WISCHA HUGHES JENKINS AUER
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    • 235 8 Thank Their Mother Instead ITHE story of the Marx Brothers, hilarious comedians, is the story of Mrs. Minna Marx— their mother. After many years of fighting their way over the cheap vaudeville circuits, she lived to see them conquer the show world with their original
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    • 107 8 IF you're wondering what ever became of Arthur Treacher. that tall, gloomy English butler of the movies, we're prepared to give you some startling news; he's a chorus boy and he's m jail. In case you're digging m the old sock to bail him
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    • 157 8 This Bites Off More Than It Can Chew feel that you'll be glad to m that the studios do all they a to make the screen player's ltf e happy one. Any little gadget studio technician may think up soon applied to making things a Matter for the stars. The
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      • 52 8 HIS NAME IS ARTHUR TREACHER PARAMOUNT «<««» bmv m^ mm m. a mm ajjaw *A Bk% M\ \j 1 1 m\\ Li \3 -X/^V^A' CaZIL :.r 1 COLMAN 'n FRANK LLOYD'S I BASIL RATHBONE M «B% ft COMING SHORTLY £APtTOIF ITS A PARAMOUNT PICTURE -itctu^J- V* nuiURE ITS THE BEST
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    • 90 9 asdfasdf The strongest military precautions ever known m the Protectorate have been taken m Tunis for the visit of M Edouard Daladier. the Fr?ncn Prime Minister. The desert posts are manned to the greatest strength, and every precaution is being taken to safeguard the visitors and
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      • 51 9 Rene ULLMANN is DISPLAYING THE LATEST PATTERNS OF lIALUVLIRKED BRITISH SILVERWARE iS^T" jW c mmt J ibH \mL < \\W\ mm\\\m\\\ 9-^bHL Tea Sets Sauce Boats Coffee Sets Trays etc HORS D'OEUVRE DISHES SWEET DISHES etc ALSO CLOCKS JEWELLERY WATCHES THE BEST IS lO COME AND SEE RENE ULLMANN Raffles
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    • 2016 10 LONDON NEWS OF THE WEEK What Paris is wearing Queens new colour schemes Californian beach fashions Marriage ban on women Myrna Lm. Rf.-G.-H star turn^ mannequin for you, displaying a collarlevs jacket of Baum Marten with elbow length sleeves raised slightly on the shoulder. Her frock
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      • 62 10 s IMPROVE YOl R (,\ME BY (THE LATEST NOVELTY (DEVICE ELY J CULBKRTSONS "AUTOBRIDCE I s PLAYING BOARD" 1 TFXTOLITF STKEAM-LINFD S MOOaU I The Cleverest And Most Reliable V l learher Of The (lame That Has Fvtr Been Conceived. CALL IN FOR A M MONSTUATION j S A l
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      • 35 10 S PERMANENT WAVING j A SPECIALITY PRICES: j $10.00 $12.00 $18 00 AISOX PERM j LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS 79 Stamford Rd. 3 FORT ROAD S SINGAPORE i MALACCA t (Phone: 4610) I (Phone: 121) I I
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      • 261 12 THEY'DO'LOOK/AFTEROTOU AbILTUC /> su ONMHt g& BaaV _aaWaaaaaaaaaaV ',-C\\ ill CHEAP RETURN TICKET. TO CHINA, JAPAN COLOMBO, AND BOMBAY Available for two months. From SINGAPORE TO:— Ist Class 2nd Class Hongkont 1137.14 1102.88 Shanghai 1188.57 $137.14 V Kobe or Yokohama $222.8* f 154.29 Bombay $300.00 $205.71 Colombo 1282.M $188.57 All
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      • 409 12 (U TO FRENCH PORTS j[* CHARCEURS REUNIS j HOMEWARDS. JTO SAIGON INDOCHINAj cap padar^N For Saicon. Tourane and Haiphong CAP TOURANE For Saigon. Tourane and Haiphons j b I 6. A. M. I. (from Saieon) j GO MAURICE LONG For Samon Jar. 21 J !G.G PASQUIER 30 The Suaeam of
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    • 188 13 TO-DAY Bossevain Jan. 18 10.30 aun j Suddhadib 18 2 p.m. roengkal Toba 18 1 p.m. VVest Sumatra. S.-Easi Moluccas and I (0. Boissevain 18 10.30 am Surest Sumatra. S.-East rviehes Moluccas and '^..Jv K.L.I.L.M 18 noon Dillv x oth 1^" 18 45 TO-MORROW Karca 19 I p.m.
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    • 143 13 ships alongside: the: wharves OR EXPECTED to arrive: Entrance E:.\it Ship Godown Gate Gate Mata Han 18 2 3 Hakodate II 18 2 3 Gazana 16 2 3 Kenkon Maru 14 2 3 Kamuning 12 2 3 Bolssevain 7 2 3 Karoa 30 2 3 Pyrrhus 36
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    • 209 13 Transfer Of Wireless Apparatus Under the Wireless Regulations 1933 Wireless Receiving apparatus must not be transferred to another person except with the written permission of a Con:roll j r of the Pests and Telegraphs Department. Where the transfer is by sale an Individual Sale Licence, the fee forwhich is 50
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    • 36 13 The Air Mail Imperial > despatched from Singapore on Jan. 9 was delivered m Lcndon on Jan 16. The Air Mail (Netherlands) despatched i:om Singapore on Jan. 10 was delivered m London on Jan. 16.
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    • 25 13 Mails expected from Europe etc.. (London) by Air < Imperial) to-day. Deliveries of boxholders' letters and letters 8.45 a.m. respectively on the same day.
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    • 254 13 NORTH BORNEO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE minutes of the monthly committee meeting ol the North Borneo Chamber cf Commerce held m the Sandakan Club. Sandakan. on Wednesday Jan. '4. Present. Mr. A. E. Phi.'lipps (Chairman*. Mr. H. F. Hunt, Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm. Mr. G. Mayor. the Hon Mr
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    • 94 13 Singapore. Tuesday. Ang Choon Seng (Hokkien) and Chan Chin Chat (Teochew) to-day pleaded guilty to the charge df importing rubber into the Colony without a certificate of origin and were sentenced to fines of $250 or :n default two months' r.i.. and $100 or five weeks r.i.
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    • 77 13 Before the Chief Justice m Ist Court at 11 a.m. S. *****7— Lim Lip Chong vs. Lee Choon Chin eac. 2 others. Before Mr. Justice Pedlow m 3rd Court at 11 a m. Part heard:— S. *****6— Urich Humphris Baker vs. Asia Insurance Co. Ltd and
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      • 281 13 BIRYS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated m Australia). NEXT SAILINGS lERKUR Feb. 27 Mar. 4 oecial cheap rrjnd trip tickets from Singapore to Australia Issued at the 3!!ow!r.? rates. hst Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane. Sydney or Celboume to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel. BRISBANE SYDNEY return $642.86 Ist class $430.71
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      • 63 13 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA ss. SANTHIA 10,000 TONS SAILING JANUARY AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon ana Second Saloon passengers. Spf-ciai Holiday Return tickets to China and Japan (interchangeable with P. and
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    • 589 14 HOW ROME TALKS INFLUENCED THE LOCAL MARKET THE Anglo-Italian conversations m Rome have been U* main in--1 fluena on markets during the past week states Fraser s weekly "'A, Sou^^i^- took a gloom, view of the sUuaUon and for L two markets weakened perceptibly, but the Ministers concerned thought differently
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    • 837 14 GUNNERS MAKE ARREST AFTER EXCITING CHASE Singapore. Tuesday. HOW, on a moonlight night m November last year, he was waylaid by two Chimes* while on his way to hand over the day's takings to the manager of the N.A.A.K.I. canteen at Changi, and robbed
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    • 87 14 bmgapore. Tuesday.— rait u v charges m the Traffic Court to-o •>••_■ G. G Hough, of Raffles Collet 1 ed guilty to both. ;V liß He was acquitted by Mr. C. ton, Traffic Magistrate, on »J charge of failing to conform to R( M signal
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    • 138 14 Singapore Crime Reports I Tue flay. An...-- the report n at the etween Q am. yester. to-day were the RaWO un'<H-.(," woman leports that sh.' oi cash Sin by *ftibn r«ant<mes( outside the Pearls* uu. School at 9.45 a.m. yesterday. The acused wa. arrested. t that he was b $10
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      • 66 14 ROMP DOWN RKOADWAI Willi A MILKMAID ON YOUR ARM IHM^^BaMlaaaaaaaßaaaaaaaW j Htf heart is m tin duuds but her mind is still on the farm. #X m jj& il A ioincd\ lark that has laughter crowing like a rooster and romance \W j? p f 3bSs rite* l "THREE LOVES
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    • 5349 15 RACING GUIDE FOR TAIPING SKYE MEET Ymday i sa turda y H (Bv "Blare* Superbus") L form oi all horses entered ■CmW the ye meeunff of the i: W f lub at Taiping on V L M a glance \m* a j -it" is have fared m their =B fand^
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    • 795 17 GOVERNMENT COLLECTS $310,400 RACING TAX ingapore Turf Club Makes $150,758 Surplus :a meeting of the Singapore Turf Club will be held m the g ipo ie Chamber of Commerce, Fullerton Building, on Friday. 5.15. 1938 the secretary apanying statement of ac- 5 a surplua for the year ot 13 altei
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    • 666 17 LIED TO OWN MOTHER POLICE TO COVER UP LOSS OF MONEY Singapore. Tuesday. Tf. de Souza. a Kurasian clerk employed m the office of the Inspector of Schools, Singapore, faced Mr. L. C. Goh m the fifth police court this morninj» when he pleaded guilty to a summons charge to
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    • 148 17 C^U<A*iO«L_^^^VX2^AX*<A-S J THK Jones Family." film which opened at the Alhambra Theatre last nijrht, entitled "A Trip to Paris," is another 20th. Century success. Jed Prouty. Russell Gleason. Shirley Deane, Ken Howell. June Carlson are all m the film, and play their parts with' ail
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      53 17 ON THE SPOT The Tribune cameraman was almost right on the spot when a Chinese workman fell off the scaffolding m front of Malayan Vlotorfs, Orchard Koad, from a height of about 20 feet yesterday. Picture shows the amhulauce about to convey the man to hospital. Severe facial injuries were
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    • 492 18 R.A.F. Team Beat Strong Volunteer Side At Rugger Progress Iff S.C.C. Till lis) O.v. U.K. received a walkover Iron, the R.A.K B as 1 the litter lean, arrived late m the S.C.C. seven-a-s.de rugger .oumament played yesterday. Tic HAF A", however, created a Ljrpriae m swamping the strong Volun teers
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    • 96 18 SINGAPORE WEIGHT LIFTERS WILL HOLD CHAMPIONSHIPS pOH interested m weigM-i i(ti will be pleased to learn th I arrangements have been made \M the Singapore Amateur ueiWaH lifting Federation to stage the \<iM Singapore Weight- lifting I'ham^H pionships of Singapore at the HapnJ World on Saturday, Mar. 11. u Official
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    • 63 18 St. Andrew's OB A. defeated l S.C.R.C. at rugger yesterday at Far Park by 8 ooints (a goal and a tryi 5 points' I a <;oal I Lan Ross scored a try which was converted This was fallowed by a scored by J Ferguson, converted oy Ferguson. Kah
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    • 97 18 The second annual hockey ma between teams representing :he 1 formed Officers and the Clerical SI will be played off on Sunday. Jan on the Club ground, bully-off a: 5 'p m. Uniformed Officers (to be selecte jsupaat. C. B. Humphries. Osman Dei Sitaram. Jaffar bin Idris,
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    • 24 18 The Straits Chinese Recreation C soccer tournament which was to h been played yesterday was cancelled the players failed to turn up.
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    • 271 18 Handicaps For Taiping Race: *pIE following: are the handicaps for Friday's races at Trnkfi-t RACE ONE Ponies. Class 3, Div. 3— About I Furs. Rosealt 10.12 Etona io.il Gayloo 10.7 Bay Rose 10.4 Mickey Mouse 9.12 Lerriek 8.9 Phoon Toek 9 5 RACE TWO Ponies, ClaNs 3. Div 2— About
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      • 47 18 MpgpsggMpii W^^^^mm FOR DANCING r wllfif mm Am r m^_ mm t W m W r m m\ H lILJ l< IK 5/05 C 6 ATI. AS Satin Dancing Shoes <*% Could be dyed m any colour V lightest Patent Leatiier DANCING SHOES Met S.S. 52.60 F.M.S. f
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    • 288 19 STATE FIRST TEAM BEATEN SURPRISING LY BY SECOND XI DEFENCES PLAY WEAK GAME OPI1 v vi 2; Bhaskaran's XI 1. iithucumaru s a.i CTICE at the Ceylon Sports Club ground last night that would me extent be indicative of the form of the two Singapore Us m their coming matches
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    • 297 19 S.R.C. HEA VIL Y BEA TEN BY LOYALS DLAYING on a sodden pitch with a heavy ball which resulted m bad handling, the Loyals defeated the S.R.C. at rugby on the Padang yesterday evening by 12 points (four tries) to three points (one try). All five tries were not converted.
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    • 28 19 The hockey match between the V.M.C.A. and the 7th. Heavy (Singapore) Battery, arranged to take place at the Anson Road ground yesterday, was not played.
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    • 27 19 The hockey fixture between the SRC and the Police which was to have been played yesterday at the Police Depot was cancelled owing to rain.
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    • 163 19 Miss Lucas And Mrs, Elder Tie At Golf THE January L.G.U.- Medal competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted m a tie m silver division between Miss S. Lucas and Mrs. B. A. Elder with a net score of 88 and m a win for for Mrs.
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    • 64 19 The following have been selected to play hockey for the Junior Department on Thursday, Jan. 19, against C.S.C. at 5 p.m. on th? Anson Road GroundEdward Wee. Lan Hope. J. B. Shaw Tan Guan Kiat, Goh Chin Chye (Capt.) Wong Fatt Lim. S Shirazie, B. M. Barker. L.
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      • 19 19 4.8. GILES. j CIV 'L, NAVAL AND MILITARY TAILOR i AN| D OUTFITTER No 6, The Arcade, j Singapore.
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      • 43 19 JB| MIDDLE-WEIGHT Mfk mBL CHAMPIONSHIP W^ kHM§ so>i ro\(, Bfjf IB S BANTAM-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ,s|,:j B PRICES: S3. $2. $1 &75 cts. Phone 632 i Jg BOBIFONO I FREE USTm STRICTLY SUSPENDED. FRISCO »_Lr l 2 lbs ADMISS&OaV BY BGBRI ONLY. 158 lhs
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    • 19 20 17 The Abctdi .don, Jan >' IJIB the Itepber, •en men and bui wa enroutc to Al Reuter
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    • 377 20 FRANCO'S MEN MARCHING ON AND ON %Var In Spai" Burgos, Jan. 17 FRANCOS forces advancing from Cervera along the highway to Barcelona captured four mare towns, and are now within 12 miles from the industrial centre of Igualada, which is reported to be stronglv fortified by the R epublicans. ml\
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    • 63 20 Two Nationalist counter-auaeks at the Estremadura front were completely repulsed, according to a communique Violent fighting at the scene of the Nationalist drive m the cenire of the Catalan front is admitted and it is staied that Republicans after evacuating Cervera took up positions m the hills to the east.
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    • 74 20 REFUGEE NEGOTIATIONS IN GERMANY Berlin. j an i< \EGOTIATIONS between Ci'l lee and Dr. Schaeht are pro'! ing apace and have reached a of technical talks between 3 Rublee's colleagues and the Germ experts. ra It is understood that the German* showing a definite disposition to a to term- and
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    • 105 20 St. Louis, Jan. 17. rE possibility of enemy bombei flying non-stop from luroj and back is m no way idle fane according to Major Gen. Fran Andrews m an address to tb National Aeronautical Associatioi asserting that the United States A Force is inadequate
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    • 60 20 Unemployed Demonstrate Again London. Jan. 1' rpo the accompaniment of an incea chorus from taxi and motor hoofi unemployed men staged a further down demonstration m London heavy rain. 50 members of the Natio Unemployed Workers' Movement down on their backs across 0» Street and traffic was held up for
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    • 57 20 PALESTINE ARABS LONDON CONFERENCE Beirut, Jan J THE Arab Higher Committee I formulated conditions for pan pation In the London conference, i underwood they will insist thai basis ol th; conference shall be men demands define by the Committee. the Nashasbibi party of Palestine led by the Mufti should be
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    • 147 20 Paiis, Jan. 17.-Jewish colonteatij Abyssinia was opposed at a mer gj the Executive Committee of Jewish Congress which decided w operate with the organisation oim emigiation only m countries wy cognised the principle 0I o eq a r I to their Jewish citizens.— R^ I Jibuti Jan.
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      • 265 20 AURORA'S Announcement Extraordinary OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO CHINESE LADIES! We have pleasure m announcing that as from January J&- Noteworthy Acquisition Ladies llrossmaking Department ia tm encasement of an FXPERT DIPLOMAED 'ladies dressmaker insuring THE LATEST CTTS. STALES AM) DESIGNS m Nooyaa Dre^se* for any reatlve Season TO LOOK SMART
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      • 95 20 a Bombay Tailoring Co., J ARMY CONTRACTORS-GENERAL MERCHANTS Contractors to the Royal Artillery Chanji. 332 Orchard Road- Phone 4349. Oppos te Orchard Road Police Station. a T>v World is lull of Good Things if you a Look for them For instance j A GOOD CUTTER AND A GOOD TAILOR I
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