Morning Tribune, 26 April 1939

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  • 13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE h i_\o. 72. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, April 26, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 104 1 Johore Sultan In Frontier Incident LONDON, APR. 25. b LEARNED'THAT HIS IGHNESS THE SULTAN )HORE HAS SENT A PRII MESSAGE SAYING 1 HE WAS DETAINED ON >AY BY FRENCH AUUTIES WHILE CROSSthe FRANCO-GERMAN >ER. E REASON WAS THAT FwAS CARRYING A ■WAS ONLY DETAINED lan hour or so. the ler
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  • 55 1 LONDON, APK. 25. HE COMMONS TO-DAY PJ 1 GIBRALTAR DEFENCES, !ln LISHA DECLAUD B\ PRECAUTION HAS 1 vKI V t. -aircraft guni had ad provision was utely untrue the the additional gun.s were found incapable "Felice of parts. f (i that Army cooks atcrial increases m pay Provided with
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    21 1 is officially an- u^chstae win rt er lM "et Hitier will speak fe H I>e hr^dcast. IB l^ "ste^LaeSSlf Children
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  • 1005 1 NATIONAL BUDGET OF £1,285 MILLIONS No Increase In Income TaxDefences Cost £630 Millions BS to t\t^A^ E T PAY ADDITIONAL TAXATION-THOUGH THE INCOMETAX IS NOT INCREASED— TO MEET THE BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR TOTALLING SOME £1,285 MILLIONS. inr, uuminu ifiA«, ikjiikl, RE O^SS5n ™nS°Xi£7
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  • 216 1 I NTRODUCINO THE BUDGET IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (SIR JOHN SIMON) STATED THAT THE GROSS TOTAL FOR DEFENCE EXPENDITURE LAST YEAR WAS £400 MILLIONS COMPARED WITH £265 THE PREVIOUS YEAR. The Exchange Equalisation Fund continues to show a profit. The
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  • 242 2 (Ttibune ■*2f2S pßr THREE Chine*, two of whoffl «M arre J^^^f^e 1 officers m a back lane following a d^" C Sunda night, toough the heart df Kuala IjW« JJJ first «glwere produced belore Mr. A J o"*^™^ explained to stnte this morning and
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  • 78 2 Peace Prayers In Malaya In 1( r mse to the appeal of His HolyPeace are to be laid m M^>es da-.lv i. 3 eWhes <>i the DJowjf. wi4 i snecii' "iV.ee for Peace will be said aU Catholic Churches throuehout Ma i'iva nexi BiUMby, wheti there #itt jhe Exposition ol
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  • 73 2 SINGAPORE BOUND ON BORINGIA f ALLOWING ire pa .bouna U g M.S. "Bori dm ;I i on May 1! M ;ey, M. 1 Ml i Kiwova. Mi H Bchwei2 Mm i s Mrs. s. d. Mr. W i v h F W Clifford i>;, i 2 "P«tl1 P.'lll-it'lV .UU that
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  • 149 2 Singapore, Tuesday QWTAR SINGH, ragged and hungry, rested his wean- limbs at the nearest police station last night. To the corporal m charge he told a tale of destitution. In short, he, Owtar Singh, had come to give himBell up. It would mean the house of
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  • 118 2 The Raufa Australian Gold Mining 0c., 1 Ltd.. advi.sf^ the (oliowing output :«r| the IMS week tnded Apr. 22: I Crushing No. 545 Battery treated 4.230 toixi of ore returning 1,170 ounces of iHillion equivalent to 1.110 ounces oi j fine sold, i Hetreatment Plant treated 3.7 CC
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    19 2 Mr. C C. Chi. a representative of the Cultural Associations m China, who is now m Singapore on vacation.
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  • 286 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahri'. M.micU^ I FIND that the accused liad caused grievous hurt 1 with a knife. 1 »ls» find thai he was insane at the time mitted the offence aud was incapable for the reason I :v l-( AMfckv Mills at the
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  • 134 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh Apr. d rpllK 08 HainaiK'.M' iviY... landed illejwly off Lumatai night ago have now been atlowj stay In the country by the lma| tjon Officer. The refugees «1U sail out 01" u r rn al waters ro.und Lumut to the ope
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  • 85 2 CsU^amkjl^ .^njWxA* HUNT miss Joe Penjier m 1 From The OH7" at <be fwi He is a ©©median with a si)* own and he l> uproariously runny You see him this time as a rider who is mortally airaic :i unless be is hypnotised by
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    • 28 2 "CARLOS" No. 2, THE ARCADE, Telephone 6332 Lmoptiir Hair Dressers for Ladies and Gentlemen HpedflHfti i.i all tho latest MiiutlioHs and mptiti m pi'dieutc and maniturc. Prices moderate.
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  • 136 3 Ipoh, Tuesday. lose of poison was mistaken for medicine and caused r >ld m the Second Magistrate's Court before Che Ismail at the inquiry into the circumstances surroundth ni Teoh Boon Kirn. L T >n Teh stated that the deceased was brought to him but witness sent him to
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  • 420 3 Singapore, Tuesday. certain dames m the will of the late Seah Liang Seah. a c millionaire who died m September 1925. he ruled as void on L of uncertainty was one of the suggestions put fourth to ■c Pecilow m the High Court to-day at the continued hearing cms
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  • 133 3 COBRA IN CLERK'S QUARTERS Parit Buntnr. Tuesday. QUITE a stir was caused m one of the Customs Quarters situated m the neighbourhood of the Parit Buntar Railway Station when a cobra was seen m the kitchen. It appears that one of the officer's when entering ths kitchen about 1.30 p.ni
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  • 86 3 Ipoh, Tuesday. A MINE TRAGEDY OCCURRED ON THURSDAY IN TANJQ>\G TUALLANG WHEN TWO CHINESE, A MAN AND A WOMAN. WERE BURIED IN A LANDSLIDE. The unfortunate couple, it is understood, were pushing a trurk along tne rails on the embankment of a Chineseowned mine when suddenly
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  • 386 3 Man Who Was "Wanted" For Over A Year COR over a year, a Chinese. V alleged fracas m a coffeeshop at on Jan. 2 last year, which resulted being taken to hospital with a I eludii g the vigilance of the law. Tho "wanted" man was
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    • 122 3 100 You Need Glasses? Only an examination by a skilled qualified spe- ~'l£ ?ialist will tell you to fl^oMZr^ vrhat extent your vision ft J^^ V> deficient. R. A. THOMPSON Dr. of Ocular i Science, Govt. Licentiate (U.S.A.) •35 years European Clinical Experience 4, Arcade Ground Floor. Tel. 3002. THOMPSON
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 18 4 London. Tuesd TIN STANDARD !()lI s Chang th i n price) 1 ga Forward £220-3 4
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    • 580 4 Singapore, Tuesday. r rHI-i pa-t »«efc h;is Ikcii I \nv (hill Me and BUtffcetg on t he whole have drifted along froai day to day waiting to sec whal iraa b©* nij to aapaev. Tin- international situation has not suffered any important angpe during the week but
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    • 52 4 RCBBER Previous T Lo^o n T Steady Steadi" day 1 epot Buyers 7 7 8 Sellers 7 15,16 1st Forward (May) Buyers 778 Sellers 7 15 16 2nd Forward (July Sept) Buyers 8 g 1r Sellers 8 1 8 3rd Forward lOct Dec.) Buyers 8 18 Sellers 8
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    • 128 4 i-6«iie« Previous T oS° n Muilop Rubber 88 9 88- General Electric 24 6 24 6 Imperial Chemical Industries 77 1» 2 76 lou Imperial Tobacco 28 1 1 28 4'/ Anglo-Dutch 122 6 124 4'. Canadian Pacific 23 6 23 6 London Tin 4 4 Rubber
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    • 45 4 tobniir Anr^T^ Previous COPRA (Straits, F^LS.) C14-M nominal SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) £li-o-o tellers Ap May SI ipm< rAFIOCA Seed Pear] 1st qua> «-v 810 "eUera (Sin Apr I PEPPER (F.A.Q.) 13- sellers r;A>IBIER ((iooci Mark) J 2 13 buyers 3 Block Apr. May shi
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    • 31 4 London. Tufl r.T. on Paris (closing midd'e rate) Previous To-day C r V. on New York <r'n int g ate) J 2 Unchanged ic.cteing selling rate) 468.07 468 15
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    • 26 4 London, Tub* *HA) Previous To-day f! Bar Gold. Fine ner 07 1LVER £7-8-6 £7-8-5 1 2 Spot Forward 20-1 16 20-1 16 19-78 19-78
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  • 633 5 STOCKS SHARES ;d By Fraser j Company < Singapore. MNG 3 6 4 9 5!3 M 38- 421P 065 0.70 18 6 19,6 pu 118 1.25 kigor 9.3 9!9 20- 21'S»y n'« 1213 p 030 035 P 062 065 Tn .16 44 17!lV2Xd fcrai..!* 6 206 26.1- 27|--0.57 0.60 0.21
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  • 143 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Apr 25. 5 p.m Company Dividend Books louu <« Close Date Ex Dlv. year T fs Payable Vver Hitam Tin 2^ less tax Apr. 18 May 5 Apr. 24 5% Hongkong Tin 2\ 2 less tax May 10 Apr. 24 2\ 2 r
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  • 216 5 LYALL EVATTS QUOTATIONS Singapore, Saturday. I Buyers Sellers Ampats 3 3 3 9 Ayer Wenga 0.65 0.70 Bam Selaiigors 1.20 1.25 HOQg Fatts 0.63 0.6G Koimkong Tin 16 6 17 6 Jelebus 0.56 0.60 Kamunting Tin 813 91Katu Tin 211- 22iKcnts I' 9 2 3 Killinphalls 13 3 14Kramats 9-
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  • 234 5 "-•»ara Co. Ltd. $30,000 Dt A Dr 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn «GAPOKE MUNICIPALITY In 0 l^ 1940 $40 °.0<H) Mar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 norn 907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 106 108 norn Sq" 31 Bfi Dt. 30.... In m 19 0 55 W.000,'100 11**6
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    • 160 5 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPU, N. V. Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1821. Incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Paid Up Capital 1. 40,030,000.Reserve Fund w 10,500,000,Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CRENA DE lONGH LL.D. -President M. TAUDIN CHABOT -Dlrec 'Of A. A.
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    • 325 6 TO-BAVS GALA OPENING!! CAPITOL 3 SHOWS DAILY The YEAR'S ACADEMY WINNER! 5 -»5 6-.5 -9-15 m DIRECT FROM RECORD -BREAKING RUNS i" LONDON, NEW YORK, SHANGHAI, CALCUTTA, SYDNEY, &l v-^*££^»'tt£iA' B^ a j a v A tBbL jmsm m^^**^**^3Slf^^^^jE <0 j hhH 1 7 II 9 F M BBjßj IP
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    • 112 6 Law Notice For f Belorc febe at 10.30 am Ustlc S Chamber M Thereafter Appeal No 2- V^J Utt Rex. u| Jtidßmenr i: 0.-->rcoci bin Said B Ma^u-iuc- Wee 7 ong v: ki 4 3039— Loig t B»3* Laci JJj Be: ore Mi Court at 11 i2St':.i'in.;' ii ore Mi
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  • 125 7 Own Correspondent) <):11 London. Apr. M. niatriculation suc,r* StraWi Settlements MJ he t he u5*H. CniveiG e X aminat,ons. Theodore Royapan DoJudn Wong Poh UK n^titution KuaKW Ok Tuck <St. toiTnnh> Rajaraiiiam J. KSinthal« Kanthean f fftl&»un InsUtn>ong Lim < pnvaie yanfi 'private study". H iSt Xavier's Instituuun,
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  • 40 7 p: 25.- The British authoring dt b 1 ir.aki'.ii ropre- behalf of three wellti men *ho are v. km, believedly as ni three OcrH recently. One of kr. Jc] Is rhiel partfam of auditors, i :::V.r> m Bert Barobun?.—
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    • 65 7 (,!im. i'ay a X FOR A CRIME p )!I)\I (OMMIT M I ing -TAUTI.IMi ANSU'ERfI I BE DRAMATIC 'ALLYjjgj EXPOSED IN ii AGYA LEELAI b('IAI. HIT IN TAMIL) gR KTS TO-MORROW M •■>•■• 5 as 9-15 —A, TI.K— -JL^ P!RE TALKIE I TO-NIOHI 9.15 P.M. t Kid Comes Back" j
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    • 115 7 NEW WORLD DANCE PALACE The Largest Air-Conditioned Cabaret m Malaya with Bar and Restaurant Attached.) TEL> No. 2477. NIGHT DANCE NIGHTLY AT 9-3© P.M. (FREE ADMISSION) Every Tues., Tfcurs. Saturdays. SUNDAY TIFFIN DANCE FROM 1.30 P.M. TO 4 30 P M. Special Entrance Te Cabaret and Car Park at Petain
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    • 162 7 KAY FRANClS' Greatest Picture Since 'The White Angel' OPENING TO-DAY AILJAAARRA 3-15 6-15 9-15 p.m. ALHA/WPKA j Yesterday, she was the (X^\ :^^P^^iuh toast oi Broadway. To- Ma Tc^^^^SsSL day, she is forgotten, pay- J^Jd;€ /V ing oil a strange debt to I^F^Jf a man she doesn't love! TfT^ l^
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  • 821 8 C^niititVVS y Ready Response (I rom Our Own Cmiupmtient) GREAT campaign to double Hritain's citizen army opened this week. <l The Government favour an expanded Territorial Army as against conscription, and now every effort is to be made to recruit the men as quickly as possible.
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  • 1870 8 Ben Chime's London Letter All the present pupils mmaks. A suggestion that new nioti of between 1.") and 20 horyj should be designed with ait able back so that they cod used as ambulances m an fniq has been sent by Belfast Ajjß Precautions Committee to Sir! Anderson. Civilian Defence
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    • 27 9 Bums OtEATEST typewriter ever produced! With MAGIO Margin and other smsational Fraturcs of the Future. See this sensational New Easy-Writing Royal now. •TrUtUmh RONE 0 LTD SINGAPORE.
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    • 167 9 *J Hk fi Hk f k' A- .v jHI Hi \m H A 'HV-^Jtci Hf v y #l li H -^B3PBk VfUt MT> JaHHWT*y^HA RUN-DOWN after MALARIA -when there is SANATOGEN The malaria itself is over, but you will feel run-<lown, netv, and weak. This is absolutely unnecessary: you can
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  • 328 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Wednesday. April 26, 1939. PLAIN WORDS TO GERMANY u/HA'i is described as "a plain Warning to Hen- Hitler" is being conveyc d i y Sir Nevile Henderson, the British tail to Gei ma v. i:. returns to lin h] :v.p, na iit that Sir Nevile will I hat
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  • 854 10 tim kit is the proposal of an Ame--1 'y.r-^n author. Lewis Mumford. i n ol deep social understanding, who suggests In his new book. "Men u t (Seeker and Warburg, Lortdoi 3s 6d.) the passing by the United States Government ol fc No n [ntercourse Act, by
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  • 318 10 II— Seven Vital Blows At Fascist Power THE EDITOR of "Cavalcade" American Amba«sadoi to B against the O^ttiiui Kazi p ic I terrorism was th > 1rs J step Ihla end. 2. We should liquidate, as far as possible, ail short and long-term ta--1 vestments 3. W. should place- a
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  • 118 11 ORDER BEING RESTORED IN PALESTINE Terrorist Bands Are Scattered London, Apr. 25. THE restoration of order m Palestine proceeds steadily, and such terrorist bands as still remain are small and scattered and carefully avoid any encounter with the military. Sniping still occurs occasionally, but terrorist activities are now much hampered
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  • 97 11 IGGER RVENUE R B.B.C. London, Apr. 25. L womersley, the AssisOstmu tei-General, said m ,ot commons that the rom wireless receivtce the inauguration bsh Broadcasting Corpora- ol lasl year were E the Post Office had re- uo.ooo to cover expenC C Jrpowtion had received J The Exchequer re- avenue paid
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  • 65 11 BRITAIN STILL NOT TALKING TO MEXICO London. Apr. 25. FE Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs said m the House of Commons thai although preliminary conversations har recently taken place between the Mex Ican Government and representatives or the expropriated oil fields, there haO, been no development m the situation to justify
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  • 82 11 London. Apr. 25. THE Earl of Perth, the retiring British Amba^acior. left Rome yesterday afternoon with Lady Perth and the<; daughter on his return to London. Th«Italian Foreign Minister. Count Cianx and other Italian officials were at thr station to bid them good-bye. After borne minutes
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  • 48 11 WOMEN nowadays U« not wear so many home-made clothes; they prefer the ready-made. This is shown m the retail trade returns issued by the Board of Trade Fashion departments were busier last year by 6.7 per cent., but departments selling piecegoods, including materials for
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  • 158 11 London, Apr. 25. JIJR. R. S. Hudson, Secretary for Overseas Trade, said m the House of Commons: "The purpose of my visit to certaM foreign countries was to secure improvements m the trade relations with those countries. The discussions were for the most part with governments,
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    • 17 11 °r Your Convenience ORE OR AFTER THE SHOW •IM: At The RESTAURANT Rock Oysters AND Strawberries obtainable.
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    • 382 11 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Oilh-e )f the Director of Public Works. BLlgaxire, up to noon of the 9th May. 1938 or the following works:— Construction of Subordinate Otlicers luarters at Garden City, Malacca. iAi Six (6) Class 111 Quarters and six i 6» Technical Subordinate Flats.
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  • 181 12 AFTERMATH of WAR HAVOC THAT WILL TAKE YEARS TO REPAIR TIIEBF PICTI'KtS. JI'ST RECEIVED IN LONDON, give an impression if .ne clevtstanun cau ed m MadrW I by n» irly three years of war. and an idea of the time needed to restore 'he city to some t hint, tf
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  • Article, Illustration
    183 13 WAITING FOU DADDY seated on her special seat on the tandem, a lit lie tirl m raincoat and gaiters waits for her father m the rain m Hyde Park. (Planet News). niuvr small boy struggles to peep through the legs of L vli ivPODfT. K ches the arrivai
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  • 143 14 Let your Lounge-hall or Verandah express a Spirit of Welcome wall idea is so useful. There cant* fear of discordant colour notes entrance to your homi walls wj painted to match the m the c rooms. If. however, the wail m the add rooms are m different urs, choT neutral
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  • 823 14 The Entrance To Your Home Al CHOUGH mosi o! us ran plan B roond successfully, t lu* entrance m the home, whether this be hall, foyer, lounge <>r verandah, sometimes prove-, very difficult to furnish BlN ■ssfully. Either it hai a helpless, haltplanned atmosphere about, it. or else it is
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  • 772 15 TcJov. A blue .intl whitr mural rive; ir'trest to one wall m this lfd.'.tiT). the othcis be'ii", whitr, bhl and v.atfr rose to hnr>noni^ v. ilh Ihe blue iuj and ios*» beds.pnad. To divide lounge from livingrcom ;l two -thirdsoftnearea »m is wail-space, it
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  • 164 15 GENERAL CLEANING RULES The general rule.s for cleaning any room can be summarised as follows: First, dust and remove any small ornaments and as much small furniture as possible; then dust curtains with vacuum clraner and remove, or take down for washing. Clean any small rugs and large carpets' with
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 201 16 THEY'DO'LOOK.AFTERYOU CHEAt RKTCRN TKKhI TO CHINA JAPAN OiuMKO BIIMBAI All vessels mny rd 1 at any i- rt on »r off the route, and the route and ail MlWufli bn sub r' tocbi <>r deviation with or without notice. I* N 11. SI X \>l N A V. < O
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    • 329 16 j k TO FRENCH PORTs m I >** THARCEURS R EUN| S CAP V\RELLA For Manse.lles, Nantes, St. Nazarie Bordeaux taj DALNT Marseilles. Hrvre. Antwerp, Diiiiklrk j. jTO SAIGON INDOCHINA CAP PADARAN For Sai-on, Tmrnn- «nH Kaiphonc M CAP TOURANE For Saigon, Tournne and Haiphc^g I G G MAURICE LONG
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    • 270 17 KI»\S PniLP LI WE. Incorporated ta Aurtralia) NEXT SAILINGS Dof Sails. Apr. SO May 4 May June 3 tickets fr< m Sir japort to Australia Issued at the I i transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or k P M Vessel. miSBANE/SYDNEY return Sfc*?.B6 l^t cla>s 5130.71 2nd tia^ pELBOURNf: »-eturn
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    • 62 17 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA SIIMMI A\ A 8,000 TONS SAILING MAY 4 AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon an* *^^li£FKto ttcket. to China tod Japan .Interchangeable *m p and O. *Jf.
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 190 17 OSTAL INTELLIGENCE] TO-DAY Malaya Apr. 26 3 p.m. k (Pa rc< only' Valaya 26 2 pJD. p Europe, Uf* Ajax 26 no cn i^'in T^ ba 26 1 p.m. 0 N Clebes. Moluccas and f West Sumatra. S,East Moluccas and KNILM 26 nocwi DiUy x Thedens M 3 p.m K.LM.
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    • 324 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVF.S OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gale Gate Nord 22 1 1 Goncalves Zarco 19 1 1 Somali 18 2 3 Hopecrown 16 2 3 Ajax 14 2 3 Cuacam 12 2 3 Centaur— Darvel 11 2 3 Kepong 8 2
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  • 74 18 ribidnur. Apr 16 Bjtaatt Kama- 1 ed friendly letter tms n| the Ct V pj Kolar advi Ing her I s n fraln rrom attending any meeting oi .UK any public al bi present' a Oovernment learnea from I newspaper thai she had been Invited to open or pre ld»-
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  • 306 18 Intensely Powerful National Spirit Chungking, )r 4 new and united China, diflerent from what he saw m 1932.. 1 h the opinion of Prof. John Orchard of Columbia University,! York City, who broadcast to North America from Chungking yJ day morning. Prof. Orchard who is
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  • 395 18 "Social" Telegrams Next Month U7ITH effect from May Ist inclusive, an inter-Empire plain language social telegram service will be introduced, between all parts of the British Empire, except India. Burmah, Canada, Sudan and Transjordan. "Social" Telegram! may be aerated at all telegraph offices subject to the following conditions. < a
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  • 54 18 Cable and Wutl« the chairmanship ol ■haw who is sole n the concern which con.: tical miles of cable M cally half the total rine cable m the world < se«« wireless servio Kingdom covering I ot over 127.000 mil. cable and wireless cir j about 300.000 mile J 200
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  • 60 18 Singapore. W FOR allowing his premie as "a common garni Lee. owner of a eoffee-i Street, wai fined $80 I rigorous Imprisonment i by A Blacker, of the Third to-day. nJ Three others, charged m public on the premi fined $3. lb i e The owner of
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    • 201 18 jyil.L LI j TO-DAY ONLY! 3-15 6-15 9-15 BY REQUEST! THEATRE ROYAL S (OTBIUTCB BY AMALGAMATE* lUATBEB) j S«Tr. "S ARMS HEU O6SE! I [V] ESCAPES Ifi^^H r^ 8 ierc sancw love Tarzan and h:s lovely If JBB thrill for you... as a thou- mate! It's all new. gjgfo s;»r.;Ulnngers
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  • 288 19 boo JAPS KILLED IN I SOUTH SHANSI Sian, Apr. 25. ,r> still holding tlic upper hand m south Sli.tnsi i'i-o- western front o» North China ami tlicir ItCMWIt s on the JajKinesc have tariTpelled -the latter t> wiiivlrav; n i iei of Hotakl, Chishan,
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  • 46 19 More Interference With Foreign Ships ISwalcw. Apr. .25 amei and two Hi wf who MGdved m Swa- hlna from Fooc'.^v. and searobed b> Mbsequratly forced tc T iv British steamei to British warship? i result if which urn d. ftie Norwegian aWal towed away.— Chunks! --,ency.
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  • 191 19 New York, April ITr I A PORTRAIT of tfea Rang by Frank Reresfovd vill be formally pieseuUd [to the 1071 ii Infantry, 70th Regiment, New Ycrk National Guard, on Friday, foW^wing a f u!l areas review ol the regiment m io iiL-lcric
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  • 134 19 ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AT JAPANESE NAVAL BASE Hongkong, Apr. 85..« AN attempt It) assassinate Admiral TjiKcycslii Kato and Gen. Kamez».saburo Nakanuira, commander of Suvciho forts, was made by anti-war element? at v memorial meeting at base ho, one of the Japanese naval busts a I«*w days ago. II will t>e recalled
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  • 358 20 YESTERDA Y'S TRACK WORK Siima|MMT Singapore. Tuesday. T Hi«: final gallops fj Sam rwmkm <+*""* were *ifFZ£ on the second track ol the racecourse this mornm*. and man> useful pointers were noted. WINSOME riding boy> and DANGEROUS LOVER (White) opened the morning's training with three-quarter pace work, with the former
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  • 89 20 Arrived from N.E.I. byK.L.M. plane "PH-ALT"— Mr. J. Ter Marsch, Mr. A. jG. MacDonell, Mr. F. Jansen, Mr. A Moes, Mr. A. J. Kane, Mr. Lee Sik Hah, Mrs. Cochrane, Mr. J. Heslinga Mr. S.v.d. Vrugt. Left for Medan. India and Europe by X.L.M. plane "PH- ALT'—
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  • 86 20 Portuguese Vessel The Portuguese Escort Ye« calves Zarco" is arrived m vesterda v The Goncalves Zarco fired the Ml salute of 21 guns on anchoring salute was returned gun tor gun n Military Battery, Fort Tereseb. Brani. The British Naval Officer ot tne boarded 'Goncalves Zarco on an ing. a
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  • 90 20 Singapore. Tuesa Capt. Henri Martinet a Jj*J Noumea, New Caledonia. L Nf( panion, M. Paul KWn, a rll brides, arrived at the Sn.^P^, yesterday afternoon ID t g seater sports plane on France. n Fr an<* Both are flying I" 1 holiday and took off m?
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  • 615 20 EUROPEAN MOTORIST FINED $123 SEQUEL TO FATAL ACCIDENT Singapore, Tuosdav MR. C. H. Whitton, Traffic Judge, to-day convicted Mr. Freto James Fuller, on the charge of negligent driving along Woo*. lands Road on Feb. 26 and fined $125. PURE GOLD had much the better oJ Ganderdown m a steady canter.
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  • 144 21 Hammer A ttack Alleged Ku.la Lumpur. Tuesday. .1 (hinesc named Chew I lu^d to ;»ay a debt, he EJ to St« been assaulted by 2,7 of cmpalriots and has (1 a fractured shoulder be{to have been caused by a hammer. P ,,-v morninf, Von- Lok and ]joy were produced before
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  • 238 21 ay, Apr. 17. nd Mr. and luncheon ai A r. 18. ior of < [i His Exv Apr. 19. kc< ll( pn a meeting i it Governouse this n: Thursday. Apr. 20. gku Ampuan Besar of Captain C B Barry. R.N ider C. D;x. lira Banister. Mrs. and
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  • 552 21 FURTHER AGGRESSION WILL BE RESISTED SIR NEVILE Henderson is expected to see Herr Ribbentrop to-day. It is generally assumed, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, that he will take the opportunity of stressing certain fundamental points of British policy, including the determination that any further aggression must be
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  • 61 21 Hitler's Radio War Against Britain Berlin, Apr. 25. HEltll Hitler's threat to taktc« u-iter-measures against British broadcasts has been taken a ste;j further. w:tH_ the announcement that the short-wave news broadcast destined for South Africa m Afrikaans will be issued from today. A service m Arabic will also be started
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  • 187 21 ARSON SUSPECTED (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Tuesday. THE Tronoh Police under Mr. F. J. C. Wilson, 0.C.P.D., are investigating a case of suspected arson which but for the prompt attention on the part of two constables might have resulted m a whole row of houses being rompletely
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  • 206 21 Cabinet To Discuss Manpower Again London, Apr. 25. A SPECIAL meeting of the Cabinet last night lasted MH hours, which is much longer time than is usually devoted to the eve of a Budget meeting, when the only business is to acquaint the ministers with the nature of the proposals
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  • 82 21 PRISON FOR HA VING HEMP Singapore, Tuesday. CIVE weeks' rigorous imprisoning »t was passed on Madarsamy whu pleaded guilty this morning, before Mr. L. B. Gibson, the District Judge, to a charge of possession of three ounces of Indian hemp. Accused was arrested b> two detectives on Apr. 16 as
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  • 1839 22 Selections Race I— ST. MARCEL Starlight Race 3— SILVER LACL Winsome Race .V- FULCO Kuala Prince Race 4— SUNBEAM Blossom Time Race S— SLIEVE AXIERIN Paramour Race it— HEROIC STAR Grofmo Race 7— MISS ZIPP Drator Race B— EASTERN WAVE Lucky Star BIGHT urll (ontestt'd events will
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  • 334 23 MARCHING ORDERS FOR POLICE PLAYERS ROUGH PLAY IN MUAR SOCCER (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Tuesday. ROUGH tactics with the Poiice players to blame, led to the referee abandoning the league match between the Muar Police and the Gubahan Stia Club three minutes from
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  • 203 23 rv the aid goal m three. succession of thrills 1 r. and tb.e result WCI [i v.hiale. v i i; weir leading the 15 nomts. now share p with the Bank sidr points '.clow Wearnes tut- amc t> m- a feature on the
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  • 100 23 Fcllowing were the ties m tb* S.R.C lawn tennis tournament played at theClub .y^tetday evening:— ,(AfflWiPro*u> %»Ks: f F. de Sou za Seat P. d'Almeida ft— 2, 6— 1. MWd .PouWfs HancUcap: M- A. QOr deirc and Mrs. L. M.Pennefather <— 30> tbeat R C Bain and Miss
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  • 73 23 THE Yayu Athletic Association, SingaI pore. La again sending their basketball teams to tour Malaya to-day m aid of the China Relief Fund. The team consists of: Koo Soo Guan (Captain*. Wong Siew Jin < Vice-Cap-tain*. Kua Chwee (Treasurer*, Ng Siak Chok (Chinese Secretary), Ng
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  • 16 23 m i Div 28. lixture played on the goal.
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  • 38 23 Oa Saturday Apr. 29 vs. St **W SCI C n£nMi Kee Pow, K. T Chua B<rv Ll^. o 1 0w Kam Gipi liCcK. H '^txnday. Apr. 30. v.,: Malays at !k*Sis Hoof Evan_Wong___
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  • 58 23 .rnvTINTED FROM PREVIOUS PAG* > ck work has been impressive and *he h S^\"^r^Sd race, latent year, a notab XA b°ein R her second to Mim over this di,unce m Kuala Lumpur on SC n there were to be any upset .m this move i well fn a
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  • 28 23 „,icrilay. n ,va!k-overs ■"";'■..';"';<■'•<-"' chee •V "rrareastolkterda> s i«.. Tec* "3> in l2 beat Woon in MPs: Tan Puay F q Tcng beal EU) *6 2. 6^-2.
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 32 23 May's Ties fi: Wee K-.v> Lock <-W UnHon Run V Bee <-13' vs. Kol F| 13. Thursday fc Kwik Sam York iscr) il Handicap :^C^^ t C a^ fecuVong (^cr.' vs. Henry
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  • 130 24 London, Apr. 25. On the Stock Exchange, the imminence of the Budget caused general quietness, but the tone is satisfactory. After an indifferent opening the tone improved with gilt-edged staging a final rally. Kaffir^ are good and Tobaccos strong. The Budget provisions, which became known after the
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  • 37 24 22F5 K PUrge B^ U he P Hlinka I Guard has been carried out m the last few days by the supreme command according to a German News Aeencv message from Bratislava. Several offl Reuter
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  • 79 24 FRANCE R USHES DEFENCE Metz, Apr J T is reported here that all miners up to the age of have been pensioned, have recalled to work m order to part m the frontier fortifica Their work begins daily at 5 and continues until 8 p.m.-* Paris. Apr PENALTIES up to
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  • 43 24 Berlin. W£ The interview which ir (l Henderson was expec-U'd i fl day with Herr Rililirntrop 1U (||J take place. It was explasnca Herr Ribbentro/s cnfU«5J not permit of tho '"^J 1 arrangement was mad« view at a subseqinnl iinlf> Reuter
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  • 178 24 HITLER SEEKS HELP OF JAP FLEET KUMOURS of negotiations between Cerm.n for conversion of the Anti-Comintern L military alliance are again abroad. There isthat Hitler hopes to be m a position to anno!! Friday, when he makes his speech m reply to pj Roosevelt, that the Japanese Fleet would be
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  • FILM FANFARE
    • 7 1 FILM FANFARE SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26. 1939.
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    • 738 1 Gives Another Grand CHARA CTERISA TION Jolui llarrymort* rehearsals, and I warned her to stop or she would run out of tears "But the supply of Katharine's tears never ran dry and she cried through 'takes' or rehearsals with daughter m "The Great Man Votes. Virginia made her first profess
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    • 159 2 FIVE HOURS IN A BATHTUB FOR WENDY S VU S lm.t.i. I!,*' star if Ker- id Sk v.' M Fygmattea v 1 I 1 i nt imirlhiv; like (iv:> a I .o tab— fat testa m >■ Z the Irish Ward ettnejited ■k- I- In i'ulhtub vrenr for this I
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    • 595 2 PORTRAIT of Lucille Bein s J on e of Filmland's ij est comediennes, "Annabel" mi n a J pictures about Holly, 7" QNCK she took an open cockpit plane up In weather 20 degrees below freezing to rescue a schoolboy; .she plays a last game of polo: has a hobby
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    • 101 2 CLAUDETT LION-IZED f LAUDETTE COLBERT reminder that she for Metro-Gold wyn -Ma vt The constant remind lion cub. given to the Stewart and Director W jj when she walked on I Wonderful World." her 1 Stewart, who is co-starred «t* Colbert m the pictun thought it would b.« :nK her
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    • 430 3 CAUFORNIAN SUNSHINE I j( 11(>l for Hollywood: L ci ttm «ould be another II smith. L« Beery would be anwu'l liarnniore would be an- h Norman Rockwell. L cable would be another Liu. I>. Rockfeller. I GrH« Garbo. Norma L.r« and Jeanette Mac Cv ««>"'«• be busmess Kfcutivcf.
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      • 180 3 > So fane a production is it that many tolks believe fek lhat ie boasts su P crb performances*. Equal^ true J\' m i^L that thestory is unusual, powerful, dramatic, and \CX l^lllß^ Illsh with human warmth with-Jaughtcr lightin^^^^g^ \V ■f\ Jl B Borrymore m his greatest screen role., with
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    • 701 4 Glamour and Grace In The undie-World WOMAN has always had I weakness for gossamy sheers, and how many of v have expressed an envious feeling for the lingerie displayed by our film stars .vhen In the act of robing or disrobing m th;i r dres-in i-room.< o < norn set
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    • 381 5 I- ts at Metro-Gold* yn-Maycr and was especially crea production Df !C7 irring Joan Cw I g wart and Lew Ayres X yen Grimm, m his wildest imagination, could have r picture. Erected on of solid ice. one hundred and r- eighty f eet m
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      • 94 5 WINNER OF THE PARIS EXPOSITION FILM AWARD! ONE of THE FINEST FILMS EVER MADS" says Wm. Dieterle. Director of "ZOLA"' lIKINO PKKSI NTS PETEH THE PIBST" OWI BROI'GH'I TO JJH WF HI S( Xl I IN I ITS fl I J^fs II IHRILLING STORY 1 H^H r CM IK THE
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      • 59 5 fi Z^ YOUR FAVOURITE I if IMPi^ -f SINGING STARS f I n'^ilSr' Fllmed m Clonous I I IIM iA Technicolor! I fi i'Affw »f I WWr^ MUfl Next Weel< al lhe I tt "r *7 caphol I 0 JEANETTE. I The Season's UUtlALli j Most Lavish Musical Triumph lI
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    • 1000 6 SWAN SONG For KAY <;OMEvVHF;RE some erstwhile tourist long since back at horne must still be wondering whether seeing and hearing are believing or whether nil Hollywood folk are just a bit insane. These tourists, visiting m Hollywood, were permitted to tour the Warner Bros. Studio and were taken <bout
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    • 148 6 CANINE ACTOR REHEARSES j CRIFPY. Hip screen's most fa- S mous canine actor can't read. bui he studies the script. Every day before he appeared sen the sta»e of the Hal Roach «tud!os as "Mr. Atlas" m j I "Topper Takes a Trip," which was h«re recently, with Com- J
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    • 70 6 Is pretty obvious vfcat these lovely bathing girls are driving at! They are trying to snatch a lew i renous minutes peace and quiet m between scene?— and the little lady on the right of the pictwe doesn't see why a little light music
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      • 268 7 Bk, v T viy Ki^ ■^x. jßlßsWF*^*"' > Bat.- J^H .'.-.^^^^^^^HB y'Jt-* vV^^EJf*^ rf y H Jm Bf^ :i^al Ky^S Bib i^B Kir^ r ii^n ir^ Kb $&vu "^IKr E^H K'jis^ W Three peeps at "You Can't Take It With You." i^ JhanL W>* AGAIN i |l and a perfect
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    • 289 8 No Film Star Is Indispensable JN OC&ASION relatively unknown performers have been lifted to >rominence by the refusal of an stablished star to appear m a picure for which lie has been anlounced. It happened when Cary Grant v:as substituted for Gary Cooper when the latter was displeased with ;i
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      • 80 8 r...»»»..« .7.."^i| ■■■■■■■»<■ a* ■■■■■■«■■■■■>■■■■■■■■■■■ A j v it i- i: s wm I II I 111 I IN if 111 l AW 111 l WITH Ml 1 1 I I t W I■ I I I HERBERT MARSHALL BERT LAHR-HELEN WESTLEY -CONSTANCE COLLIER j GENEVIEVE TOBIN WALTER CATLETT j
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