Morning Tribune, 9 May 1939

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE LNo. 83. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, May 9, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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    BRITISH PLEDGE TO SOVIET
    1335 1 WILL HELP IN CASE OF WAR SSIA ASKED TO ARANTEE RDERING STATES RETURN i moscow, may 8. llam seeds, the british ambassador m mosihas arranged to see m. molotov (the soireign ministers lais this afternoon, and End him the text of the British reply to Ret
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    66 1 Berlin. May 8. ikfurtcr Zeitung comments Wand and the Western pow*e been given time to reflect. fn only hope that they made in S that Herr Hitler's proregarding the Polish problem -a Italy's full approval, the adds that Italy does not tr that they contradict Ihe Polish demand— which
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    POWER OF THE AXIS
    131 1 150 MILLION PEOPLE Rome, May 8. THE text of the Halo-German pact will be drafted within the next few weeks, according to the "Messaggero" which states that "Count Ciano and Herr Ribbentrop will probably meet again m the first days of June to sign m the
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    BRITAIN & DANZIG'S FUTURE
    346 1 BRITAIN DANZIG'S FUTURE London, May 3. THE British Government stands for settlement of international differences by friendly negotiation, arbitration or other peaceful means, and they are at all times ready to lend their good offices at the request of any interested parties," declared Mr. Butler replying to a question in
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    CONSCRIPTION DEBATE
    307 1 Soviet Agreement Vital London, May 8. IN the Commons to-day, daring the second reading of the Military Training Bill. Mr. Wedgwood Benn declared that there wa* great concern throughout the coantry m regard to whether the safety of the country was not being endangered by the reluctance of
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      27 1 p >/ 0///" #tf* I 2 Murder 3 HE is, 19 20 22 23 i>nt 21 24 is >•••••••■•—^ fNEWS ELSEWHERE fe T «1 24 Tonr To Canada 24
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    DOUBLE MURDER OF BOSOM FRIENDS
    850 2 DOUBLE MURDER OF BOSOM FRIENDS QUARREL OVER FRUITS ALLEGED AS MOTIVE (Tribune Staff Reporter) w nnrt o V Kuala Lumpur, Monday. A oi-ARKEL over durians, which is alleged to have led to the murthe murd of Smit bin SaUeh. and are aUeged to have Mcl a the same time, another
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    HEALTH CHIEF
    31 2 Dr. C. L. Park, Director of the League of Nations Far East Health Bureau, addressing the conference on malariology being held at Medical College, and which opened yesterday. Tribune.
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    ARRESTED AFTER TE MONTHS
    109 2 ARRESTED AFTER TE MONTHS VTG MEE, a anl lv Sf sentenced^ sh S jl rigorous imprisonment h v i **S rad Oldham m the JB Couit on a charge that *9 of last year at Kanlpoi, B^SV me entrusted with $300. h T^M ted criminal breach of tru amount. m
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    Pistol Threat Alleged
    97 2 Singapore. Mo a QHARGED at the instance of Mr. N. A. Nicholl. Assistant Suari dent of Pclice m charge of Hai Detective Station, and arrested h 'ective.No. 85. two young Hokkia long: Geok and Wee Oh. appeared! -ir. Conrad Oldham m the seed ice court this morning.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    49 2 The output of Malaka Pindi sfl Estates. Ltd.. for April was 36.00 M total of 331.621 lb. for the nchtaß of the current financial year United Malacca produced 36« making 430,000 lb. for 12 month* Bukit Katil's crop was 12.584 lb.ofl 218. 352 lb. for the year
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    Driving Conviction: Doc To Appeal
    244 2 Singapore, Monda\. £)R. Charles Joseph Paglar was to-day convicted on a charge of negligent driving along Grove Read on Felx 12, and fined $25 by Mr. C. H. Whitton. Traffic Judge. The prosecution, was conducted by Court Inspector A. H. Frew. The complainant m the
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    KRONCHONC CONTES
    54 2 An all-Malayan at I chono; competition is l q tvr day New World arena on w pre* pick of Malayan singers I and mx orcfcesteras will a ufle 5 18 competitors. Those v^i mad C.B. and Abdul R^J lv Sp* In 1937 and 1938 r< >l roiW e&lighting
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      46 2 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL PIANOFORTE RECITAL BY CLIFFORD HUNTSMAN the Celebrated English Pianist TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P. M. Booki "8: at JOHN LITTLES $3, $2 &$1 Mn y er scats "'t F <% CCS WW be to the 5- Seats at Half-price on presentation of the Concession Pass.
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      28 2 "CARLOS" No. 2, THE ARCADE, Telephone 6332 European Hair Dressers For Ladies and Gentlemen Specialists m all the latest methods and experts m pedicure and manicure. Prices moderate.
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    UNKNOWN
    419 3 Singapore, Monday. circumstances of the K;f!i by drowning of a Hi 29-years-old Chinese, lisi.to Liang, at the Mount 1 Swimming Pool on the Xi of April 30, m the ■t of more than 130 other Xi who did not notice anym unusual till the body of was brought out
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    MME. CHIANG TO BROADCAST TO-DAY
    60 3 MME. CHIANG TO BROADCAST TO-DAY TN response to an appeal by the Australian people, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek will make a special broadcast m English this evening from station ZGOY (Chungking). Local listeners will be able to listen m, on a wavelength of 25.2 metres. The broadcast will last ten minutes,
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    DR. LIM BOON KENG TO LECTURE
    59 3 Under the auspices of the Literary Department of the Ceylon Tamils' Association, Singapore. Dr. Urn Boon Kent; 0.8. E., will deliver a lecture on "The Road to Human Fraternity" at the association hall, 11, Handy Road, on Friday at 7 p.m. Mr. M. V.
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    WELL-KNOWN CHINESE OFFERED $5,000 BAIL
    185 3 GAMING CHARGES PREFERRED Singapore, Monday. JIEAVY bait granted by the police to three of six men produced m the Third Police Court this morning on betting charges was confirmed by the magistrate, IV' r. Kenneth A. Blacker, after counsel for the defence had vainly applied
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    CAR THEFT: SPEEDY ARREST
    92 3 Singapore, Monday HAROLD Hanley, 27, a soldier, was fined $29 (or one mnoth's rigorous imprisonment) m the Third Police Court this morning, when he pleaded guilty to theft of a motorcar. An officer told the magistrate (Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker) that accused had not been m
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    TREE CUTTING IN COURT
    123 3 TREE CUTTING IN COURT Singapore, Monday. A TREE-CUTTING demonstration given m the Third Police Court this morning dispelled any doubts the magistrate, Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker, may have entertained respecting allegation m a charge of theft of timber from the Forest Reserve at the Mcßitchie Reservoir, off Thompson Road. Lim
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    umped To Death From Roof
    427 3 INDING on a ledge beside the parapet on the roof garden of the eng Chic Hotel at Hoe Chiaus road, an attendant saw a man who just booked a room lying dead by the side of the road fifty below. > dosed door leading to
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      BULLION MARKET
      25 4 London, Monday. Previous To-day Chang" BAR GOLD, Fine, per oz. £7.8.6 £7.8.6 ?P ot H >O3 16 20> 8 116 P orward v
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      52 4 RUBBER Previous To-d^ ndon Idle Steady 6pot Buyers 7 1516 7151 g Sellers 8 8 Ist Forward (June) Buyers 7 15.16 715 16 Sellers 8 8116 2nd Forward (July Sept.) Buyers 8 116 8 116 Sellers 8^ 8' X 3rd Forward (Oct. Dec.) Buyers 8»a mm n Seller
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      METAL MARKET
      19 4 London. Monday. TIN STANDARD Previous To-day Change CMh (afttnioon price) 0251 2 «n» Forward £223 l^* 4
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      PRODUCE
      76 4 PALM OIL (Malay) Previous To-day^H In bulk May .June shipment fumn «pllpiCOPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) I c May Shipment £11.6.3 seller, J SAI*O FLOUR (Sarawak) £1 U May June Shipment 8 9 sellers TAPIOCA Seed Pearl Ist qual*<* < Singapore > May Shipment 13 9 sellers rFPPER (F.A.Q.) I White
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      68 4 London. MflJ Previous To-day H r.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 176.73 176.71 lVr. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 876 38 8.76 1 8 B r.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 85 16 Unchanged ma T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 2 1316 Unchanged m T.T. on
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      137 4 London. V Previous To-day Distillers 889 889 Dunlop Rubber 25 9 25 6 General Electric jyV* w* l Imperial Checimal Industries ,«^r ;5 4^ Imperial Tobacco 4 2 125 7> 2 Anglo-Dutch j d 9 23 6 Canadian Pacific 4 1 16 4 London Tin 33 341
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      41 4 New York. RUBBER Previous To-day Market Tone Steady Dull •pot Buyers 16 15 T 8 Sellers 16% 16 forward July Sept. Buyers 16 16 Sellers 16 > 8 16 's tIN Market Tone Steady Quiet Spot 49' 4 49U
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    100 4 Singapore. Monday. MINING. Tin at midday was $115 14. unchanged. As usual on Monday the tin share market was very quiet to-day. Prices were practically unchanged from Saturday and the amount of business which passed was negligible. RUBBERS. The price of Rubb3r at 4 o'clock was buyers
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    HAWKER IN COURT
    83 4 Singapore. Monday. A THIRTY-YEAR-OLD Chinese, Teo Liak Yong, claimed trial this morning m the Second Police Court before Mr. Conrad Oldham on cbargei that to (ft) hawked without a licence a bundle of pictures at Middle Road at 4 40 p.m. Usi Saturday and <b) used criminal
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    Success Of "Free Cable Day"
    265 4 Success Of "Free Cable Day" \|R Edward Wilshaw, the chairman of Cable and Wireless Limited, announces that the offer of free messages made to the publics of the Empire on May 1 has been an overwhelming success. The public m all the Empire areas concerned availed themselves to the full
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    CKS & SHARES ed By Fraser & Company
    665 5 CKS SHARES ed By Fraser Company Singapore. May 8. 5 p.m. MINING 2;9 3,6 49 5 3od aal 38 42|by 18 6 i 9,3 11 0.C5 0.70 18 19 l» 1 17V2 122 '2 ig° l 9 6 10 3 20,- 21;- 030 035 I "0 58 0.60 cd nil*
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    89 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Company Dividend BooJu Singapore, May B p^ Ttiy Cl(we Date Ex DW. year Austral AaosL Iftd Uft? 13 May 19 May 13 Hong Fatt 2yk% _Z 2V a Hongkong Tin 2i<, less tax May 3 Apr 27 2Vt% Petaling Tin 5% int. Apr. 29
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    204 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore Saturday. wans* Buyers Sellers Ampats 2!9 3|6 Ayer Wengs 0.65 0.70 Batu Selangors 1.20 1.25 Hong Fatts 0.59 0.62 cd Hongkong Tin 1616 17.6xd Jelebus 0.56 0.60 Kamunting Tin 8 3 9iKatu Tin 21|- 221Kents 1)9 2|3 KillinghaUi 12|3 13i3 Kramats 9j- 9)9 Kuchals 1.08 1.12
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    218 5 lt Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn r »APORE MUNICIPALITY J l [Jd 1940 $400,000 ni Mar. 31 Sept. 30 100 101 norn w red. 1947 $1,800,000 106 108 norn fef- *ar. 31 Sept. 80.... red. 1955 $1,000,000 113»2 iMk norn Jt. Mar. 31 Sept. 30
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      156 5 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPU, N. V. Established by Royal Charter AD. 1824. Incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Paid Up Capital t. 40,030,000,--i Reserve Fund 10,500,000,Chairman of the Board «f Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CRENA DE lONOH LL.D. -President M. TAUDIN CHABOT -Director A. A. PAUW
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    Chinese Guerillas Raid Canton
    181 6 Hongkong. M ay a MARTIAL law was proclaimed m Canton on Saturday I count of an attack by a ban^ of Chinese guerrillas It is also reported that strong Chinese forces are also vancing along the Canton-Hankow Railway and that the only three miles from the
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      122 6 PRESS. MONDAY. fiOWt/MOON M BING CROSBY FRANCISKA GAAL T W ARIM TAMIROFF SHItIEY ROSS^ EDWARD EVERETT NORTON BEN BLUE [fl^: OtmHi bf HAWK TUTTLt A Pofomowt Pkhwt _^S&. \^an love keep its promises V.rnng htiri. |i« m tlnif lotr glonrin| tn »b«ir fromntt... |tT\ "^fcl^g*-. (ben ihrcairoiagl^ uptriuon md Biiaadcr^uadiox
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      101 6 //(?r^ /4/ Last The Picture You Have been Waiting jl OPENING TO-DAY 3-15 6-15 9-15 p] ALHAMBM j||r- BOOK NOW PHONE 8901 f^Ha^Km* J k w Blast the devils out of VniflL the sky^r.-. or;don\ W^mmt^L comeback! Recklessly they roared Hp^^^^^^^^l^^H^H into battle on shot' I shattered wii^gf, m flHßl^i^^^H^^^^^^^^^n
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    Life Begins At 50," Says Yacht Owner
    348 7 INGAPOKfc NTERVIBV- Singapore, Mctatiay. begins at fifty" says Mr Iford Potter, an Australian ved m Singapore with his n their yacht "Fram" from to Saturday. "This is the r of really seeing places," Potter, "and of course you k out of it." Sydney,
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    DEATH OF MR. R. E. MOLLER
    213 7 DEATH OF MR. R. E. MOLLER Singapore, Monday. TBE death took place at the General Hospital, Sintfkrifre, eaity yestertfay mb^int, afKFa shoWJlln«ss, of W; Rfofc^ Edward Mflfer, late of *»anirkattaji Estate. Sumatra, East Coast, at the age of 71 years. The funeral took place at the Bidadari Cemetery yesterday afternoon
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    U.S. TO HELP CHILE
    57 7 Santiago May 7— The ChUean Government has accepted the United States Government's invitation to the Chilean Finance Minister to visit Wash^onJ discUss economic co-operation betjeen the two countries. The Finance Minister is leaving as soon v a P l been formed to rehabilitate ChUean commerce and
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      146 7 r J iEMPIRE TALKIEi j 7.P.M. TO-NIGtIT 9.15 P.M. S Special Stage Screen Attraction j On The Stage The Misses Hilda I MARCHAL LYBE J D'YOON m 8 their Latest Cla^sicals acrobatic ft tap bancing Supported by I Warner Bros. Mystery Drama J j-WiiEX \VE«E! VHt BOHX" j with Anna
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    Special Voyage Of Italian Ship
    339 8 Special Voyage Of Italian Ship *FHK "Giulio Cesare," a liner of the 1 Lloyd Triestino Navigation Com}any. formerly on the South Africa Service, will make a subsidiary voyage from Italy to Shanghai and back. The insertion of this special voyage will not involve any alteration m the itinerary of the
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    Squatters Present A "Grave Difficulty" Anti-Malarial Measures, Says Chief Health Officer
    647 8 Squatters Present A "Grave Difficulty" Anti- Malarial Measures, Says Chief Health Officer HOW STORE COMBATS THE SC m Singapore, Mondi IN the maintenance of anti-malarial areas generally m urban Si pore, there has been one grave difficulty and that is the tn one has to keep squatters from settling m
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF TURKEYS
    75 8 Singapore, Monday. THREE Tamils, two answering to the name of Muthusamy. and one named Krishnasamy, appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh m the Fifth Police Court this morning and claimed trial to a charge of theft of four turkeys valued at $43. the property of Mr.
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    FIERCE COMMUNA RIOTS
    37 8 FIERCE COMMUNA RIOTS Patna. Mif SIX persons were killed a injured m fierce comi rioting at Gaya which w*s led by the arrival of poM Patna,the imposition olid order and organisation of| patrols throughout the t« Reuter
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    Alleged Thef
    44 8 \%JO AH KWAI a^^jj^ claimeT^Thrmor^f^ Police Court before rd ay charge that she last flat mitted theft of three chains valued at $30 cmjrt l^ On the application .1 Alex R. MacEwan. ym w» ed the cause until ne .lowed bail of $^>°-
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      53 8 ■^....a ■■■•J^ ALHAMBRAJ j COMING SHORTLY! |MItI COM! THf HOtllS.V.Ii I 1 THCtf GO TMf Rl7lfff...| I 1 Hi "ho I Hytfr'ta! j I ETHEL MERMAN I PHYLLIS BROOKS 1 GEORGE BARBIER /^sj WILLIE BEST SK la««4 O» plo, b, 0om». lun^ex ***** Ji end I-..*, Cot.O. \**™*V/ J A
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    UNKNOWN
    225 9 London. .^Ai.ii, is among the rapidarrs o( Lv ndon. 1} J3 the Bloomsbury Squares, t charged with historic asnc the last ves.'i*es as a residential ast sine wan ft (he Ru«sel and Im- i, were built about 49 lv a tew of the 2 oilier three sides are 18th
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    74 9 London. I Edgerley, who made £100,000 ng caiting wUk for the War baliibury Plain during the vv m Maidenhead workhouse. fean ago he was a Maidenhead lan and the town's Liberal and he owned racehorses and ara m days when even a cheap r 0 He rented a Park
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    25 CASES OF POISONING AMONG SCHOOLGIRLS
    90 9 25 CASES OF POISONING AMONG SCHOOLGIRLS Paris. CLASSES at a school attended by mm ers' children at Lievin, near Arras, rave been suspended pending an enquiry into 25 case* of poisoning at the school. The doctor who examined the childlcn, all of whom are small girls from v.tne to eleven
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    Pourer Wins 100 Marks As Model Nazi Humorist"
    291 9 M prize of 100 marks m cfimpetition organized by Htmr a Nazi Party newsJH'h the object of nrovnu- nans assess a sense* of huJJ 'cen won by Herr Kurt ■J builder*! labourer, who Wjs il.ree jokes iUustrated by i Jru wings. EL
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    A Woman Wanted At War Office
    227 9 A Woman Wanted At War Office AN Auxiliary Territorial Service to enable women to take their ap propriate share m the defence of the country was formed last autumn. Recruiting for it has been extremely rapid, and the roll of Chief Commandants, Senior Commandants, Company Commanders and Company Assistants, already
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    Fening Of Soviet Attitude Seen In America
    486 9 Fening Of Soviet Attitude Seen In America Washington. DIPLOMATIC observers here believe that Soviet Russia's Far Eastern oolicies will show decided stiffening m the near future and that this may result m greatly increased Soviet aid to the cause of Generalissimo Chiang; Kai-shek. From reports reaching both official and unofficial
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Tuesday. May 9. 1939. SINGAPORE TELEPHONES
    324 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Tuesday. May 9. 1939. SINGAPORE TELEPHONES IT was recently announced that tii- bi for telephones m private n ea m Singa- wuu'.d be reduced from SHO to $108 a year from July 1. Kefereftce to the subject was made by Sir A. McMahon at the annual meeting of
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    1285 10  -  W. Alexander Japan Must Be Punished By ions as the idea prevails that 1 m war all is honourable u:iri chivalrous, the greater will h r the danger Of war breaking out. Oner il is realised that war is only murder on the grand scuie, carrying the MMtagfl ri
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    TROHITO DIRECTING NATIONAL LICY WITH FIRM HAND
    595 11 1 Not Allow Military Clique To ssume Too Much Tokyo. nperor of Japan is discarding Imperial precedents and ming an active part m directing affairs of State. V.i abroad as Hirohito but never referred to m Japan by that 38-year-old Emperor m recent
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    STRANGE RITES OF MOROCCO
    210 11 rURISTS m Morocco m May can witness one of the strangest sights tc oe fceen, but it is not for the timid or impressionable This is the rite cf the Hamadcha and Ihe Dghoughia, who make a pilgrimage to Moulay Idriss, an Arab town built on
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      20 11 for Your Convenience FORE OR AFTER THE SHOW HVE Al The tfITOL RESTAURANT Syinqr Rock Oysters AND andocng Strawberriei obtainable.
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      76 11 tmTtSuitomic pood I THE SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY PRHSENTS THE CREATION with full Chorus and Orchestra on Sunday, May :Mst. at D.15 p.m. m The Victoria Memorial Hall. Nancy Fowbr Soprano Laughland Vincent Tenor John MacNeish Baritone Conductor Glan Williams, B. Mas. Seats Ui $1 and 50 cts. Hook at Littler
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    STUDY IN EXPRESSIONS PREMIER LOOKS PLEASED
    288 12 STUDY IN EXPRESSIONS PREMIER LOOKS PLEASED Shi JOHN SIMON, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. had an unpleasant shock for motorists when he annou'u<d a tux increase of 10- to 25- per horsepower on motor vehicles m his Budget speech to the House oi Commons. Sir John said that £630 millions had
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    hok After Your Body
    1048 15 nd your body will look after you IB life &o?s at such a treH that few or us X to t-v^t our bodies and respeel which are careless over our them at irregular ther too much or take exercise perhaps we smoke too ;ieep too little.
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      386 16 JL.M Vrmlr JLiiL/ JjLßloJL ii M\3l*Jl I la I "jn^^Cv^^*^^^ BY P&OandBRITISH INDIA LINES MCOBFQR4TSD LN BNOLAMD) Outward* i* iMi Tonnage Snore Tonnage Co, J June 3J BANGALORE 6.00? AOf M t C».go onl^ Homeward* Tonnage Spore Tonnage Spore m» CAii'iHAGE i 15,000 May 19 BEHAR 6.000 July 6 BANO/iLwUt
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      366 16 X TO FRENCH pQRuI »j CHARCEURS REl|M, s HOMKWAftDH. UALXY Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp, Dunkirk LAt> PADARAN For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazarie Bor-ca s 10 SAIGON IH-DOCHiiu! CAP PADARAN For Saigon. T nnd Haiphong v DESIRADE For Saigon, Tou on? and Haiphong j^ y e j S. A. M. I. (frtMn
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    KING MAY HAVE TO RULE BY RADIO
    217 17 JN the event of a crisis m Great Britain durin« his absence, King George VI will rule by radio, states the Tribune's London correspondent. Plans for such an emergency have been completed tc the last detail with the inauguration of a new Eng-land-Newfoundland
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    Japanese Explanation Of Bombing
    90 17 Japanese Explanation Of Bombing Tokyo, May 8. JAPANESE attacks on Chunking «J ami other military points will be continued with increasing force until the Kuomintang Government is crushed, declared an Admiralty spokesman. Referring to the bombing of the Bri tish Counsulate-General, the Japunes naval authorities m Shanghai stater according to
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    127 17 Singapore, Tuesday. SHITS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Ex> SHIP Godown Gate Gat Anshun 22 1 1 Kelantan 17 2 Saugor 16 2 Hector 14 2 5 Gorgon 12 2 3 Pres. Van Buren 11 2 Achilles 9 2 2 City of Roubaix 32
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      292 17 lill n\S PHILP LINE. I (In?orporated In Australia) I NEXT SAILINGS Dae ?fi LA May 28 June 3 June 30 July 4 ■ial cheap round trip Uckets from Singapore to Australia issued at the rrnn lllHMin may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or joume to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel. Emm
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      60 17 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HUNG KONG, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA S II I It AL A 9 8,000 TONS SAILING MAY 18 AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon ticket, to China and Japan (interchameaWe and O. U.N. Coy.)
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      196 17 OSTAL INTELLIGENCE! TO-DAY "Imperial" May 9 2 pm. ••Imperial" „9 2 p.m. "Imperial" „9 2 p.m Eg 1 SoUther 2 pm. "western mce.s onl,) Oorgon^, 130 p.m. whole "Imperial" „9 2 p.m whole "Imperial" „9 2 p.m. isndan and Palestine *'Imperi?l" „9 2 p.m. S£S and Ireland Imperial' 9 2
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      164 17 MAILS EXPECTED Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air (KNI.L.M.) to-day. Deliveries of boxholders' letters only 1.30 p.m. and general deliveries of letters and parcels 1.40 p.m. respectively on the same day Mails expected from Netherlands Indies oy Air (X.L.M.) to-day. Deliveries cf boxholders' letters only at 4 p.m. and
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      39 17 Law Notice For To-day Before Mr. Justice Manniij m 2n« Court at 10.30 a.m. Assizes: Rex vs. Lim Chons Har anTan Soo Hu. Before the Registrar at 10 a.m.— Tax:, tions. At 2.15 p.m Taking accounts m i '*****8.
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    Guide To Racing Form For To-morrow
    5613 18  -  Marcus Superbus (By Recent form of aH horses and ponies entered for to-morrow, May 10, m the first day of the Summer (Extra meeting of the Singapore Turf Club at Wiktt Timah, showing at a glance how the candidates have fared In their recent
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    Yesterday's Training At Bukit Timah
    303 19 Yesterday's Training At Bukit Timah (By "]\rarcus Superbus") Sinffapore, Monday. pEW of the horses and ponies entered for Wednesday were put through their exercise* or the second track at Bnkit Timah this morning. GREYPIO^ t Spencer one 01 the first out. was given a fast run over six furlongs. The
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    Majoor Teng's
    601 20 THE funeral of Majoor Wee Boon Teng took place at Bukit Brown Cemetery on Sunday, amid a large attendance of relatives, friends, clubs and the Boys' Brigade (Ist Company). Wreaths were received from tne 101--lowing: Sir Ong Siang Song and Lady Sonj. Dr Lim Boon Keng and Mr.
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    Wee Boon Funeral
    447 20 Goh Tong Liang, chew Woon J Charles Tan, Dr A c j a n v I Cheong, Kam Swee Siew Che^l Seng. c*e 1 K.H. Tunn. Lim Peng Shn. I Kay Guan. Gan Khek Iho n 'J Hock Guan. Yeo Tiang Swee Jl thers, Khoo Kay Hian
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    PURLOINED SHOES
    103 20 Singapore. IgJ Three months' rigorous imp"* was passed on a young ni^ v mugam. who was convictea w Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker, m Police Court, of a charge 01 pair of shoes. «uspici° s Accused was arrested on* j,, a detective who came aero* vicinity of Rangoon Roaa
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    Jap Terrorism Strengthens China's Organisation
    412 21 Chungking Recovering From Bombing Horrors Chungking. May 8. AN air raid alarm sounded at noon to-day and Chinese pursuit pianos iV m fighting formation took to the air but no raiders appeared and the all-clear sounded an hour later. Fires m various parts of the
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    CHINESE ASSAULT ON ANKING
    72 21 Chungking, May 8. CIIINFSE troops, according to Chinese despatches, entered the West Gate of Anking, capital of Anhwei, yesterday, despite attacks by Japanese mechanised units, but were finally forced to withdraw. Another Chinese column was despatched to the East Gate where they raided and set fire
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    SUN VAT-SEN ANNIVERSARY
    66 21 Hongkong, May 8. THE Chinese National Flag— Blue Sky 1 and White Sun— fluttered proudly m the Shanghai International Settlement and French Concession yesterday celebrating the anniversary of Dr Sun ypxsen's inauguration as extraordinary president of the Chinese Republic m uantO Commemorative meetings were held by all
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    "The Dangerous Aggressor"
    68 21 London, May 8. China's seat of Government has been subjected to the most terrible air attack of any war, says the New* Chronicle. "The war m China has dragged on foi a long while, but that is no reason why we m the West should forget it,"
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    Swatow Bombed. Again
    63 21 Swatow Bombed Again Swatow, May 8. CWATOW was raided again this morning when eight Japanese planes bombed and machinegunned the city. They concentrated at a point 400 yards to the east of the American Con« snlate, their objective apparently being the military headquarters. Many bombs fell close to foreign property
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    British Ex-Consul General At Hankow Dead
    87 21 British Ex -Consul General At Hankow Dead I London, May 8. THE death has occurred of Sir Herbert Goffe.— Reuter. Sir Herbert, Goffe, K.8.E., C.M.G., was associated with China since 1890. Beginning as a Student-Interpreter, Sir Herbert became First Class Assistant m 1899, and then acting Vice-Consul successively at Chempulo,
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    R.A.F. (T.) & PUBLISHERS DRAW IN Div. 2A
    453 22 R.A.F. (T.) PUBLISHERS DRAW IN Div. 2 A Colourless Game At The Stadium Publishes 1, R.A.F. <T) JRELIEVED somewhat by the last few minutes of play the Di\. SA A fixture between the Publishers and the RAF. (Torpedo) played at the SVdium, was as dull ?nd unattractive as the weather
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    14 22 An inciient m the Marines' goalmouth m the recent match against the Loyals.— Tribune.
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    ISLAND GOLF CLUB
    181 22 The qualifying round of the Race Course Cup at the Island Club played over the week-end resulted as follows: The following is the result of the draws:— K. P. Lewis vs Dr. H L H T jYap vs. S. T. Monk; A. SFM Wilfon G H y;
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    JOHORE FORMING BOXING CLUB
    242 22 JOHORE FORMING BOXING CLUB Singapore, Monday. A MEETING of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association was held this evening at the St. Andrew's School with Captain I. L. Cronynn, the President, m the chair. Others present were Messrs. Paul Storr, Wills, Lynch, Rev. Adams. Inspector Mohamed Amin, A. M. Alsagoff. J.P,
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    EAR SLASHING: FOUR CHARGED
    96 22 Singapore, Monday. FOUR men alleged to have been concerned m a knife attack m a coffeeshop at Bukit Pasoh Road, on the fourth of this month, which deprived See Hong Peng of his right ear, wer^ produced m the Third Police Court to^ day on a
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    HOUSEBREAKINC CHARGE
    55 22 ARPFRTTrn k S in gapore, Monday. KRESTED by detective No. 100 3icw w ir w h "LSe S ad the or rJ"l c i the char B e had be en explained Siat tS^r lo^ 1 R MacEwan iked 3 l the be postponed till May 15 s«
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    Racing Promotion Demotion
    161 22 Racing Promotion Demotion THK Straits Racing A^ latest classification <>!■ and ponies is as followv TRANSn XFrom Class 2 to Class 1.-A.'^H Servus. m From Class 1 to Class Russian Rose From Class 3 to Class 2 W ber Queen. I From Class 2 to Class M Kalili, Lucky Life.
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    SCC CRICKET
    44 22 The Wlowine h rs vS 5 for S.C.C. Non Wf n^ l T ;iur^ Trainers at 8X c j p.m.:— Gilnic ur. fl J. A. Dear. C aP J Jacobs. Ma; N r ro^ Pearson. Ma ?-K i m Stuart Clark Willmott.
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    Local Tennis
    325 23 Local Tennis ■lays beat ■apanese I team of the Perhimponar ■b b< at the Japanese Club by X to lour With three matche* K e latter'.s hard court on Bsults: SINGLES ■p, Kobayashi 6—4. 6—4. X.'. Kiriu 6—3. 6—*.. lost to Takagi I—6 ■rai lost to Kitamura 9—ll I Ibrahim
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    UNRULY SCENES AT LOCAL SOCCER
    352 23 AIRMEN BEAT INDIANS 5—2 R.A.F. (H.Q.) ....5, LA 2. JJNRULY scenes were witnessed and spectators, mostly urchins, swamped the field when the referee disqualified two saves by Peter, the Indian custodian, from a penalty kkick, towards the close of the game m a Second Division
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    HOME CRICKET
    35 23 London, May 8. Yorkshire beat the M.C.C. by nine wickets to-day. M.C.C 92 (Robinson 7 for 33 and 114 (Verity 9 for 62 YORKSHIRE 148 (Sims for 70 nnd 51 for 1-- Reuter
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    Home Racing
    29 23 London. May 8. Results of the Derby Trial:--Hypnotist <I— 2) t Bell Man (100— 8 > JMaior Brackey (100— 8> 3. Twelve ran: Won by 3; 1- Reuter
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    Statistics Beat S.C.C.(B) In Friendly
    310 23 Statistics Beat S.C.C.(B) In Friendly Statistics Dept 2, S.C.C. 4 B\ .0. THE Statistics department soc cer side proved too good for a S.C.C. 'B team whem they beat m a friendly game played yesterday on the Padang by two goals to nil. Play was scrappy m the first half
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    May Bogey Competition At R.S.G.C.
    428 23 May Bogey Competition At R.S.G.C. rE May Bogey competition at the K.S.G.C. was played it Bukit Thnah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a win tor J Crichton m "A" Division with a score of 2 up, m a tie m "B" Division between F. Bedford and 1. A.
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    Their Majesties On Tour
    294 24 (By Reuters Special Correspondent on board the Empress of Australia) May 8. THE EmpnM of Australia, by which Their Majesties are travelling to Canada, is now rawing through rain and a moderate sea which CftUMfl a certain amount of pitching. Their Majesties prove good sailors and
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    KING WILL LIKE AMERICA, SAYS AMBASSADOR
    139 24 KING WILL LIKE AMERICA, SAYS AMBASSADOR London. May 8. •IIHE Datfy Telegraph publishes an Anglo-American supplement. The U.S. Ambassador. Mr. Kennedy, m a special message m this supplement welcomes the visit of the Kinff and Queen to the I'nited States and predicts that Their Majesties will like America and America
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    Windsor's Broadcast
    50 24 London May 8: The British Broadastlng Corporation announces that the >uke of Windsor's broadcast toAfctffflca /ill not be relayed m its j-rogrammes. to reason is given m the announcenent. Reuter. Toronto, May 8:— The Canadian roadcasting Company announced that t Is not carrying the Duke of Windsor's peech.
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    British Ships Searched
    37 24 fewatow. May 8 —Two British merchantmen were stopped and searched by Japanese warships near Swatow waters I for several hours on Friday before the lers t permitted 't 0 continue Chinese Central News Agency
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    Big Battle in North Hupeh Imminent
    298 24 Shanghai, May INDICATIONS are that fierce fighting will occur within the next few weeks m North Hupeh, where the JapcJJ have begun the attempt to launch a westward drive/ c on siderable reinforcements have just arrived for this £3 according to Chinese reports. The
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    GERMAN NAVAL MANOEUVRES
    37 24 GERMAN NA VAL MANOEUVRES Copenhagen. May B.— Germany is holding naval manoeuvres m Skaggerak, off Jutland, lor the first time since the World War. Thirty-two warships of various types are participating and aircraft are eo-operat- ing- Reuter
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    No British Protest To Japan
    67 24 London. May 8 REPORTS that Sir Robert Craigie has protested to the Japanese Government regarding the bombing of Bruisn property m Chungking are described to official circles as inaccurate. It is stated that the affair is being closely studied m London. Meanwhile Sir Robert Craigie
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    STOP PRESS
    82 24 WORLD TITLE RELINQUISHED London, May 8. Because he is unable to make the weight. Peter Kane (Great Britain) has relinquished the world flyweight boxing championship. All difficulties connected with the world welterweight fight between the holder Henry Armstrong and Ernie Roderick (British champion) have been overcome, and the
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    MARKETS BRIGHTER
    67 24 x SSS»i4 The week itarted brt Stock Exchange. P lU e^: ner on «J rails, advancuig. the to n jnstifl j believed for account ot a .J asin g 0 and the latter on uICI interest. lv bet^ r Industrials were iv.^n occasional lo^o.^ wort n y o
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    U. S. COMMER SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC
    110 24 Washington. V THE Secretary for Commeiw^M Hopkins), commenting on tb-^^H ness outlook, said that ne for !^M moderate rise m business for JJ^M mainder of the year. He f°"!^B pessimistic attitude adopted &m by the Chamber of Commerce j^™ tion, and opined that it did
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