Morning Tribune, 12 May 1939

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE No. 86. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, May 12, 1939. Five Cents
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    Saladier Speaks Out
    276 1 Saladier Speaks Out Ice Is Invincible" let Friendship I Paris. May 11 m is determined, as long as Kitsvar-. to resist all ItJtS uiMkenina her moral rem declared M. Daladier m &,,< ol an important state- the Chamber. K that Inglo-French solid iK, »re confident ttuua ■j- c the basta
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    RKEY IN OWER PACT?
    35 1 London, May 11. 1 turkey have reached "<"ient on all matters. Keuter's diplomatic Ej**l Imi-iis. .^''V is working for a LVf^fctJ agreement, it is j iut tl pact may be tri-
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    PREMIER AGAIN WARNS GERMANY
    1234 1 HITLER MUST SHOW PEACE DESIRE Britain Ready To Negotiate On Anglo-German Trade JN ANOTHER WARNING TO GERMANY, THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DECLARED IN A SPEECH TO 8,000 WOMEN 1 AT ALBERT HALL, THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE' IT PLAIN THAT BRITAIN WAS NOT PREPARED TO STAND
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    MOSCOW VIEW
    93 1 Moscow, May 11. RIDICULING the reports attributing to the Government the demand for a direct military alliance with Britain and France, "Izvestia rays that the Soviet holds that France and Britain want to create a barrier a?ainst Iggrrniiin in Europe. The united front of mutual as-s-stance should be
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    Anglo-Rumanian Trade Agreement
    67 1 Bucharest, May 11 A TRADE agreement between Britain and Rumania was signed this afternoon. It provides:— Firstly, for the establishment of organisations for mutual ti^de; Secondly, alteration in the payments agreement; Thirdly a £5 million credit for the purchase of United Kingdom good.*: Fourthly, the British Government
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    HITLER REMOVES REICHSBANK'S VICE-PRESIDENT
    72 1 HITLER REMOVES REICHSBANK'S VICE-PRESIDENT Berlin May 11. Ha; Biinkmann, Secretary tit :t;id iv'inistcr of Economr.,. p:t> oeen placed on thf retired li-sc suiii removed iiom .no of the R jli^' »nk i>n jlcrr llitt r's orders on tiv: ground t>| il 1 i.calth Herr Brinkmann was apj/..r 'it rice* i-icsident
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    Air Quest For Missing Pilot Abandoned
    542 2 Air Quest For Missing Pilot Abandoned GROUND SEARCH WILL CONTINUE: IMPORTANT CLUE SAID FOUND (Tribune Stall Reporter; Kuala Lumpur. Thurscla\ THE search from the air for kr. Ernest Littleton Hay. missing flier of whom there has been no trace since Moniay evening, was abandoned at noon to-day. The search will
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    Pillion Rider Killed
    123 2 Pillion Rider Killed Singapore, Thursday. £XONEfi vT;\(; the driver from blame, the Conner, Mr. W (i. Porttr, returned a verdict Of death by misadventure at the conclusion of the inquiry into) the doath of a 12-year-uld schoolboy. Too Seng (Jhia, who died from injuries sustained when h? rime into collision
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    Sought Wife & Children: Lost An Arm
    237 2 Sought Wife Children: Lost An Arm (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. W ITII t ars l his anci s»bbinjf whenever his wile's »ame was mentioned. Buihan Sin^ il i« who pleaded guilty charge having differ* «d the prare by bein. ono oi «'»ffht Sikhs who f*«ffct U ith
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    Tribune Representative On Road To Chungking
    190 2 SPFCIM- STORY PICTURES* MR. Norman Soong. who has heen specially coniniissioned L the Tribune Group to write a series of articles on his periences at the China war front, where he is travelling )y Wil of the new Burma-Chungking highway, makes a fascinatm contribution
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    GEN. CHIANG THANKS BRITISH M. P.S
    106 2 GEN. CHIANG THANKS BRITISH M. P.S Chsßfklng, >Ity 11. HEP! YI\G to t'.?e nfWlfe from the merv^crs c! British IMrIhmml, OwujU Chiing Kai Shek states. "O;i behalf of our people. I assiirp you that we dfvnh uppreelate the expression your bfUel la us. Our pe^plt* will never cc^se striving foj
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    RUBBER QUOTA SPECULATION
    130 2 London. May J MEXT Tuesday 5 meeting of the i«» N national Rubber Committee i in? shadows over the market, vm, opinions are sharply divided i'«B •he best course to be adopted oj Committee, Ssme advocate the maintenancethe 'present qurtta for the third oik£ M Ion? as
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      28 2 "CARLOS" No. 2, THE ARCADE, Telephone 6332 F.nropeav Ihir Dressers For Ladies and Gentlemen Specialist* in all the latest methods and experts in pedicure and manicure. Prices moderate.
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    DEATH OF WELL KNOWN CEYLONESE
    158 3 DEATH OF WELL KNOWN CEYLONESE I Singapore, Thursday. m. S. Mut'uikiiP.aru, well-known (\>l :u-e contractor* died of m\ -!a lii'e Jit lh€ (kneral Hospital lay at the *g* of <>4. m < Lumam came to Sinea- I 14 and was educated H Sim. Anglo Chinese School I ilnent oart> in
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    Food Control In F. M.S.: Bill To Be Introduced
    227 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. May 11. won Kith the Straits Settlements regarding regulation <>i Ui time of war. the Malay States will soon undergo several Ufa when a Bill, to provide for the conservation, main»ce and storage of food
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    EVIDENCE OF GIRLS DISBELIEVED
    629 3 TRAFFICKING CASE: APPEAL ALLOWED UAma Singapore, Thursday. Q\ almost every point of their evidence on which these women couSd be attacked, these were unreliable. Whatever may be the real truih of this case, these women are not sufficiently reliable to establish the Crown case beyond reasonable
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    8 Tons And Bad Brakes
    89 3 8 Tons And Bad Brakes Singapore, Thursday--4 LORRY carrying a load of A eight tons, three tons in oxcess of its capacity, was stopped on Keppel Road on March 25, and its brakes tested. The foot brakes were found to be defective for when they were applied the lorry took
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    27 3 At the beginning of last year there were 21 beneficiaries in receipt of periodical allowances from the F.M.S. War Relief Fund. Five were resident in the East.
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    DEATH
    58 3 Mr. Somanathar Muthukumuru passed away peacefully at the General Hospital, Singapore, at 1 p.m. on the 11th instant. Cremation will take place at the Hindu Cemetery Bicldadari to-day, the hears3 leaving the house No. 446 Race Course Road at 4.30 p.m. He leaves behind a widow and a daughter.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      40 4 ftl-HHER Previous H lst Foi aid UM BrtlWl 8 116 II 2nd Forward i July Sept.) Buyers 8> 8 ltJ B Sellers 83 16 IR 3rd Forward (OctjDee.) Buyers 8' 4 IK h m Seller 85 16 g|
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      BULLION MARKET
      16 4 i ,ndon, mursoay. \MMMMJM BAR. GOLD, Fine, pei Oft tIMXWi tIMM d BILVEI 116
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      METAL MARKET
      18 4 London. Thu,,d. TJN STANDARD Pgftoue TO-d« < hang. Casta (afternoon price) JM ror* ..ia £223 l 3
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      PRODUCE
      83 4 PALM OIL (Malay) Previous Thj^R.:. In bulk May June shipment £14 12 6 sellers *W COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) May Shipment £11.18.9 paid \\\t SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) fIK Mav June Shipment 8 10'o seller.-, 1 \rini Seed Pearl lst qual-*? 1 Singapore* May Shipment 14 filers tv J It PKPPI
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      71 4 London. Thv :5^R Previous To-day '"""^K. l'.T. on Paris (closing middle rate* 176.73 Unchanged ml'.T. on Amsterdam (clasing middle rate) 8.7115 16 8.72 3 4 H T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 85 16 Unchanged T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) ls. 213 16d. Is. 227 32d. T.T.
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      122 4 U: I I Previous day I 89- 89 3 I Dunlop Rubber w H:, K General Electric in mi \m Imperial Checimal Industries JJ™ 6 Q Imperial Tobacco JS 11 Anglo-Dutch g£ B Canadian Pacihc o?i 9K Rubber Plantation Investment Trust JJjO G6 IH Ayer Hitams 203
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      14 4 RIBBIR Previous To-day |S forward July.-Sept. Euyera 16 116 -IG Kfl
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        Stanto Nelson & Co.
        673 4 Stanto Nelson Co. Singapore, Thursday. ALTHOUGH final agreement with* Russia still hangs fire. it !a| In general belie! only a en?*-; Uon ol time before thi.s vital sector oi the defences i.s consolidated The! improvement in market sentiment dur- ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■»*■■■>■«■■■■■■■■■ nm the week reflects this view, but whether any revival
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        Fraser's Daily Report
        112 4 Fraser's Daily Report MINING Tin at midday was $115^ 4 unchanged There was again good en-| quiry from London for Sterling Tin! shares and better bids were received for Pahangs, Hong Bong Tins. M TVfis. etc. Dollar issues, however, were •siiiw to respond and except for some enquiry f( r
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    DCKS & SHARES sued By Fraser & Company.
    695 5 DCKS SHARES sued By Fraser Company. (Eastern Realty 1.36 1 1 41 Est. Trust Ag. 3.75" 4.25 Eastern United 27.50 30 00 F. and Iv Ord. 13.90 14 30 do. lVt% Prefs. 9.25 9.50 Gammon Malaya 2.00 2.07 '-> Gt. E. Life l. pd. 61.25 03 .25 Hammer and Co.
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    223 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore. Thursday. ■MM Buyers Sellers Ampats 2 9 3 6 Ayer Wengs 0.65 0.70 Batu Belangors 1.20 1.25 Hong Fatts 0.59 0.62cd Hongkong Tin 18 19 Jelebus 056 0.60 Kamunting Tin 3 3 9Katu Tin 21 22 Kents 2 2 4 Killinghalls 12 3 13 3 Kramats
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    68 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Company Dividend Books Singapore. May 11, f p.m. Close 10tAi :< TIN Date Ex Dlv. year SSW Syg Ma^May .8 IJM PetalingTin 5-; bit Apr. 29 30 0% g »,'™i a 6d final A P'- 25 May 13 May 8 7W% AUei l!2L- 3r^
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    222 5 3% 1937 ree. >»oz pa, w.ooo Int. Ma> 15 Nov. 15 99 10U 4 c 3% 19H8 red. 195R $4,000,000 Int Mav II Sov. 15 99'., 100^ c PESXM- MUNICIPAL 5% >926 red. 1950-36 C4,°00.000 .nt. Ma> 1 Nov. 1 118 119 ti. 434% 1929 red. 1959-
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      156 5 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- 1 MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V, I Established by Royal Charter AD. 1824. Incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Paid Up Capital t .40.030.000Reserve Fund H 10,500,000,Chairman of the Board of Direct >r* H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CRENA DE lONGH LL.D. -President M. TAUDIN CHABOT
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      194 6 SO 1 i "Calculated to absorb your 1 JJP interest from the word go." H HffT SELZNICK iNTfUNATiONAI MLSENTS B I/m fl (arole LOMBARD Vi 1 VI 'James STEWART MADE FOR ri= EACH OTHER s ~i'" Produced by TIMKS. DAVID O. SELZNICK <£/%£ 11-M M II 11 .^jm^^^^,^,^ lIIIIIIMIUIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIM <V
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      135 6 ••«i, n%f -^1 I -Twice as good as VICTORIA rill |;i T j That's the Unanimous opinj,,,, 9 A .WACNIFICKNT FILM (s tlaits W j CAPITOL |||l I j ENXiLAND S GRANDEST ALL-TECHNICOLOR Triumph I j ANNA NEAGLE and ANTON WALBROOK I 'Sixty Glorious Years! j The CRIMEAN WAR SCENES
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    Broadcasts On The Royal Tour
    205 7 OE2 N'S SPEECH ON MAY 19 y fiwn America on the| i Majesties the King, i b icastmf companies. listeners will also tear the ier Majesty the Queen i when! 'i >p corner-stone of the fcu- n Building in Ottawa on May Itv's *ech will
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    JAP BASE HOSPITALS OVERCROWDED
    53 7 IPANPep i Hongkong, May 11. w .nspitals in north China. ng over 300, are all overa wounded, reflecting the Ities suffered by the Japanosc ■555S fighting states the Tlen base hospital has recently 'he Tientsin coast which dating 3.270 wounded. 1 in from north China fronts
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    Cable & Wireless £1,000,000 Profit
    712 7 Cable Wireless £1,000,000 Profit THE results of the working of I the company during 1938 show what is in all the circumstances of that year a very satisfactory profit of just over one million pounds, declared Mr. Edward Wilsbaw presiding at the annual meeting of Cable and Wireless Limited in
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    TELEGRAM FROM ALSIA PASSENGER
    34 7 A cable received from Mrs. P. J. A Williams, who. with her husband, wai a passenger on the ill-fated Vt9*H Alsia, states: -All safe. Proceeding, by Canton. All luc^age lost."
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      149 7 ■«■>■■■■■■■ 2 SUN TALKIE] fJ«|W WORLD) To-Kight On€ Sicw Only Cdimucncin^ From 7.30 P.M. Complete Serial Ciiapteis i 15 I oi the Thrilling Serial I GRAND THEATRES (NEW T ORLD> 5 Matinees: Sat. lath Sun. 14th. S S INVISIBLE MENACE MAN WHO CRIED WOLK .4*91 a 1 EMPIRE TALKIE] 1
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    South-West African Coup Foiled
    77 8 South-West African Coup Foiled SWAKOPMUND, MAY 11. TWK BRITISH INTELLI--1 6ENCE SEHVICE HAS DISCOVERED A PARREACHING PLOT FOR SEIZING KEY POSITIONS IN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA, ACCORDING TO MR. LARDNER BURKE, LEADER OF THE ENGLISHSPEAKING (OMMIMTY AND PROMINENT MEMBER OK THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, IN A SPEECH HERE MR BURKE DECLARED) THAT THE
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    CHINESE DOCTOR TO FORM MEDICAL UNIT
    136 8 CHINESE DOCTOR TO FORM MEDICAL UNIT Singapore, Thursday. aN his way to China to form a ''Special Corps" is a young Chinese, Dr Tao Shen Kiang, who has just graduated from the Tniversity of Basle where he has been studying for the last two years. Dr Tao left China five
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    Japanese Naval Planes Active
    100 8 rONTINUINO v new holocauMs in China. Japanese naval bombers. catapultM from three Japanese warships outside the Fukien coast In south China, twice bombed the already ruined Poochow, dropping over 30 incendiary and demolition bombs on ihops buaine» buildings and hospital, yesterday afternoon and destroylne wveral hundred
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    7 8 r™. EI« *w« the pa] Nil-. Reuter
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    UNSUC CESSFUL APPEAL
    30 8 aasaSSt District Judo h a,s M thK tno Earned M11 < l juage has the best means nf CiUS/n Btor »PP«u*«l (or the 7! '< ■PPCHMM wu, no rep
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    ANNAMALAI VARSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MALAYAN STUDENTS
    358 8 ANNAMALAI VARSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MALAYAN STUDENTS THE following concawona will be riven to the two best 1 from Malaya selected for admission into the Junior Intermediate Class of theAnnannlai University. South India, viz.. vD A full scholarship to cover the tuition feei paid by all the student,- ot the I
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    JAPANESE FIERCELY ATTACKED IN HUPPEI
    193 8 JAPANESE FIERCELY ATTACKED IN HUPPEI ot Wu iLIp Boo and H*2 have revolted in Shiaokanl Another commanJer, L u HailP is reported to have been deUrf the Japanese authoriti* On ground of suspected desertioi Since the recovery of the station on the outskfct of Hupei. the Chinese have ben bS
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    35 8 Chungking. May 11 Wang K-:.:B No. 1 Puppet In Peiping. had a '.'M escape from death for the on April 23. when he was in a car I chauffeur was wounded tra] News Agency V
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    Buddhist Association Celebrates Vesak Day
    450 8 PRESENTS TO LEPERS Singapore, Thunday. gLDDHISTS from outlying districts have been assembling at the Buddhist Association premises 67, Spottiswoode Park Roud. for the v esak celebrations to observe the anniversary of the birth, enlighienment and death of Lord Buddha. fl Ceremonies opened on Tuesday May
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    ORMAL THING TO LIVE HUNDRED YEARS
    256 9 ORMAL THING TO LIVE HUNDRED YEARS Gland Expert Convinced This Is Possible S° sure is 59 -year-old Mr. A Menzies Sharpe that he will live to 120 that he wants to take out a £10,001 insurance policy. Reason lot his eonfldenc? i- Ike MMccn v»i tJ- •keci) ..tut^ animalgland treatment
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    UNKNOWN.
    103 9 I Ottawa, n are watching for ntiAc t submarine I reported to have been teen Nova Scotia coast, stated .Mr. ickeiizie, il\c Canadian I)c--inister. d that the u n vi Uance ex< rci i blish whether did. as r« by Capt. I enter his depart- the report. IL, I'e.iantt.
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    UNKNOWN.
    80 9 New York ng deposit! of 28.00u 100* together with 100 in cr,«h, were discovered cans In the £5-a-month Jebel, a 68-year-old retir I Wai found dead from s into his humble dwelling s ago, and spent much oi poorer residents in the tvenging for firewood ol the lower East
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    Japan Is Now At Crossroads
    66 9 Japan Is Now At Crossroads RV Chungking. in the most faroi Japanese ruling cirwlth the international Whose isolation is inof her for sign policy mm. according to a I here from Tokyo. 111 opinion of certain 'ustrialists. the Hochi •-'t Arita'j policy lead■^"ui of J; H van meeu with. irowing
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    Trial Flight To Hami Successful
    200 9 Trial Flight To Hami Successful Chungking After having successfully blazed a 2.30G-ki!omttie trail, lections ol which were over some ol Ch na's mO9( iifficult omcfapi leal J>e!ghlB, he a tri-mctored plane Larxhro retun Chungking from Kami recently it U cxuec.vii that a regular air »j i .md pa*^engw aervlee between
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    KAY FRANCIS' FIANCE ACCUSES A COUNTESS
    144 9 KAY FRANCIS' FIANCE ACCUSES A COUNTESS New York. Baron Ravon Kurnekok. distant relative of the ex-Kuiser and fiance of Him actress Kay Francis a^ ke:l Lcs Angeles District Attorney's office to issue a slander complaint against Countess Dorothy di Frasso, who, he alltgcd. called him a Nazi spy The baron,
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    5 Vegetable Gardens In Indian Ocean
    199 9 5 Vegetable Gardens In Indian Ocean ACTRIOI'S ?tory of the transfer of soil from one island in the Indian Ocean to another was told at a presentation made by Mr. Edward Wilshaw J.P.. hairman of Cable Wirrlcss Limited, at the Company's headquarters in London to Mr. W. B. Jackson, Assistant
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Friday. May 12. 19.59. BRITAIN AND JAPAN
    320 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Friday. May 12. 19.59. BRITAIN AND JAPAN JHE argument is constantly heard that the piling up of armaments must lead to general war. We refer to it again because it is mentioned in a pamphlet entitled "Japan and Ourselves" which has been published by Dr. E. Rupert W.
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    SWANSONG of Adolf HITLER
    1211 10  - SWANSONG of Adolf HITLER Mercury Jf w ■■>■ 1 I Forced To Admit] Failure By I a Jt j TOR the first time in his sevei years phenomenal rule Herr Adol Hitler was forced to announce or April 23 to the Reichstag a failur instead of another victory. He bad
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    WANGSI IS "HOME" OF CHINESE FEMINIST MOVEMENT
    631 11 EQUAL PLACE WITH MEN IN POLITICAL LIFE Chungking. j[WANGSI province, known throughout China as the "model" province because of its good government, adaptation of western ideas and the comparative contentment of its population, is also known as the "home" of the modern Chinese
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    RECRUITING RECORD
    52 11 London. May 3 Recruiting for thr Regular Army last month beat all records since the war. Iho men accepted numbered 3.342, an increase of 623 over the return for April ast year. Last week's intake of 1,812 was also a record for any week during British Wireless he
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    Post Office Co-operates With Press
    102 11 London, May 9. THE Postmaster-General to-day welcomed the editors of fourteen' Norwegian newspapers to the Genej ral Post Office. During the visit a tour was made of ,'the international telephone exchange and of the post office tube railway. A 'special display of post office films
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    14-Year-Old Boy Wins Music Prize
    88 11 14-Year-Old Boy Wins Music Prize London, May 9. THE British Council of Music prizf for 1939 has been won by Heimo Haittoo, a fourteen-year-old boy violinist from Finland. Youn* violinists from nine countries com pet rri for the prize, which it the biggest musical award in the world and provides
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      23 11 For Vour Convenience ;p ORE OR AFTER THE SHOW M\E At The &PITOL RESTAURANT resh Sydney Rock Oysters AND B ando(.. strawberries >biainable.
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      107 11 FOOD I Obtelncbtw of oil Owmistj ood Storrt SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the following:- 1. Excavation and Deposition of earth at the Spillway and Scour Channel to Seletar Dam, Mandai Road Deposit $25). Date of closing, 12 noon, June 2, 1939. 2. Excavation and Deposition of eartn for
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    DOGS OF WAR
    197 12 DOGS OF WAR 1MH.S Mtl miX MEWO TRAINED by the Polish Army to play their nr Vwar Ma.nlv AMtians and Airedales, the dogs are £CB patient ;\nir K or several months and then are sent out to work with the s Harnessed to small carts they are taught to take
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    WRONG NUMBER?
    78 13 NO. THIS NOT TU RESULT of an attempt to set th.^ riffhi l*i*Hon b*mh i )ms, belirved to he the work of Iri>h Republic :n A.r-v ferroritfff, 'lit'i \vi«'ckciJ > (\vt) tclei>hoiic kfokl hi north-wfst Loii'lim. two men iKitif inJMrfd wh'le a •.-.-'man Iron sevtre shook. '1 he
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    NEW ARMAMENTS CONTROLLER
    82 13 Mil I KSI IF BUUilN former MteMcr of Transport, has n»w l>r«n annomled as Minister ot Su nulv The appointment cancel MM surprise because it was thought the P«rftkMI would be of Un to Mr \X nston Chun hill. It is undrrstood. however, i Mr jtafffta WU
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    Every – Da y Dishes
    729 14 Every Da y Dishes it is run now and then to try your hand at elaborate cliches, the;* are many old favourites which an- always popuiar. The far- 'hat they are plain, everyday dishes is no reason why they should not be perfectly rook ed and perfectly served and when
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    Easy-To-Follow Recipe For Some Old Favourites
    142 14 Easy-To-Follow Recipe For Some Old Favourites corn may b* t c 1 min. lhen cob. a little mi k r water added'' simmer until tender. The, and $erve. DLVII s FOOD \KE 2 CV.p ;ng 1 cup granulated sugar 2 cup botttng water 2 sq. .2 oz unsweetened a chocolate,
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    Helpful Advice On PREPARING SANDWICHES
    95 14 Helpful Advice On PREPARING SANDWICHES THE dietitians oi R^yal I Powder have given lul hints about the prepare sandwiches for your nics, which we pass worthwhile advice make your party a will save you some work. WHEN you want I bread or cake. The knife, of course sharp: It may
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    OSE out of JOINT?
    1047 15 The arrival of a new baby often causes the first-born to feel jealous. Here are some suggestions which will help to avoid such a contingency. I Gil cases of jealousy be- toddler and toe new there is no reason should be the case, prother and father
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      75 15 REFRIGERATOR ICE PUDDING Wjt/^^'M 1 nothei mime for ice-cream flavoured and c< loured u> ta*te W 'mWitm P!1 hl i'e- making compartment «.f the refrigerator. Pack (he \JB|^^^^R» in either a square or circular cake-tin. If liked, it may be made 5 "V'i^l N livers, rich ont- frozen hard brfrre
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    UNKNOWN.
    74 17 Hongkong, May 11. dothes men. on thr fey 9 invaded the Power |t and e«m€ into conv lasting several t \i no trace of the anshsien and it is believed [concentrating on the ghway and the Ninpyan. L n lumptton of s;uerrill.. \c Hongkew and YangshuRhanghai, martial law nas
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    Statice For To-day
    45 17 I Justice in Ist Court I P Bradley vs. U A. ■Justice Pedlow in 2nd K-Chambers, Origiiia'ing ■i n and Probate 108 39 m Kee itc deceased. ■J Manning in 3rd Men: r at 10.30 a.irr Be. ■i nonses. K- Probat< matters.
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    SNATCHED WATCH FROM GIRL
    113 17 SNATCHED WATCH FROM GIRL Singapore, Thursday. WHILE Cheung Seek Keng, an attractive girl, was walking along Outrum Road yesterday afternoon, a wild-looking man. dressed in dingy singlet and black trousers siddled to her and snatched a gold wrist watch from her wrist. other Unfortunately for the snatcher a policeman happened
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    THEFT OF BOOKS
    143 17 Singapore. Thursday. pHONG LIM SAN. a 20-year-old Cantonese residing at Beng Swee Place, plodded guilty this morning in the Second Police" Court oefore Mr. Conrad Cldham when charged at the instance of Inspector W. G. Trewin of the! Beach Road Police Station with theft at St. Joseph's
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      524 17 fi^AL ■KTaUSNCEJ TO-DAY Ainca South 12 2 p.m S uni "Imperial" 12 2 p.n Canada Whole •imperial- 12 2 p.m V£ y lon Dempo 12 8 30 a.m China. Hoihow x Imperial" 12 2 p.m Shanghai Scharnhorst 12 !> am Egypt. Sudan and Palestine 'Imperial" 12 2 p.n Great Britain
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    Guide To Racing Form For To-morrow
    5548 18 Guide To Racing Form For To-morrow fompikd flunicM Summer Extra Meet SECOND DAY Candidates' Recent Outings (By "Marcus Supeibus"' Kei-nt form of all horse- and ponies enimd lor 10-imirou M:i> b, in the serond day tl the Summer Extra Meeting <>f the siagaport Turf Club at Bukit Innah. shouiii^ at
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    Handicaps For Saturday's Races
    304 18 Following are weights for >am.day's races at Singapore: HORSES, CLASS 4, DIV. 1, s', FIRS Lord Gray 9.4 Speartown 9,1 Marcheta II 8.13 Greypion 8.8 Starlock x.B Achilles g 7 Carmtop 8,7 Mary Maude Miss Sardis 8.3 Benedict 8 0 HORSES. CLASS 4, DIV 2. 5U
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    UNKNOWN.
    59 20 Singapore, AT this morning'* Rural Board, i Uwt O»pt. Wee Kal Wj Singapore for Engrland in member of the Bo*H decided to gr&n sence. i tion of uhe.hn the njg Chinee uould Capt. Wee B^JW S 1 The President. Mr plied that Capt W» g representing heChine^ He was
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      140 20 GENERAL HEALTH Only by maintaining sound nerve health can you enjoy the blessing N1 !> I c ri of general health. If you are run JSX^S down it means that your nerves are <«* 'rrrfrtm rfcarftiiwi fighting a losing battle to keep you Uammtksmm memmwm fit. You can quickly get
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      58 20 PASSENGERS Bt Arrived SWS^J AFJ," Mr >JJ L ee 0 ley. Mr. Condraj Mrs. Duzan pe if* Arrived rngJJffiF dan by the d;[ r Mr. A. Autrc M N f> A. G. F. Snut. M ;h Left for NE I d e JJ Mr. A Auti^ v Ml E r^
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    MPLETE SOVIET-POLISH CCORD LIKELY
    650 21 MPLETE SOVIET-POLISH CCORD LIKELY arantees For Baltic States? I Deadlock In Iso-British Talks LONDON, MAY 11. CK'S INTERVIEW V T ITH M. POTEMKIN THE HE HAS HAD WITH a SOVIET MINISTER SINCE [ED MOSCOW IN 1934—18 GIVEN PROMINENCE IN TISH AND FRENCH PRESS. ■evelopment runs Mr. Chamberlain's clarification of LSoviet
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    Chungking To Be Evacuated
    119 21 Chungking To Be Evacuated Chungking, May 1 1. fkNLY those persons whose presentin Chungking is absolutely essential will be allowed to remain in Chun irk in£, according to an ordt-, issued by General Chiang Kai Shek Among the people e.rdered to evacuate arft unemployed persons, the aged and ill, women
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    Guerllas Seize Jap Munitions
    80 21 Shanghai, May 11— A report from Ml unimpeachable foreign source states that a party of Chines, guerillas yesterday raided the Customs launch Kacheng moored in Chefoo harbour and escaped in a motor-boat with a large quantity ol arms and munitions belonging to the enemv. Chungking May
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    TINS AND RUBBERS FIRMER
    142 21 TINS AND RUBBERS FIRMER London, May 10. ON the Stock Exchange the lull international politics conduced to a broadening? of confidence which was helped by a satisfactory April £&S?£l .peculators showed n creasing Interest in ****>] of n l? rk with Kaffln m*t favour* d as oßWrn the b-st chances
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    RAPID INCREASE OF TERRITORIALS
    71 21 London, May 11 rVHE record Territorial Army recniitli 1 continue! LatC«( returns .show th; the fleW force of the Territorial Am took 35.624 recvuits in the week endn. May G. making a total increase of tl strength of the force since Apr. 1119 507 and a
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    MARINES UNLUCKY LOSE TO GUNNIED
    373 22 K. (MD....5, u \IUCH against the run of pJay the U.A B> feated the Marines by two goals to on e in JJI played at the Stadium. 1 Owing to an injury to Mitchell's finger which forced him to retire early in the game, the
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      S. C. R. C.
      285 22 I A I one time leading 1 1 in the first set of their handicap doubles match against F »h Poon Lip and Chin Kee Onn. S. If Tan and Koh Thtea Btiftg were defeated in Straight sets after a strenuous stride If yesterday. Goor 1
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      Y. M. C. A.
      215 22 FTRTHER ties in the Y.M.C.A. open invitation championship tournament, played yesterday resulted as :ts follows: Open Singles Championship (semifinals) Kainifl beat Tons Loon Chons 6—o. 6—3. Open Men's Doubles— P Clerc and W J. M. Warden beat E. C. Cherrington and R. F. Smith 7—5. 5—7.
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      S. R. C. Men's Championship For De Souza
      166 22 S. R. C. Men's Championship For De Souza Singapore, Thursdaypi WING superbly in the first set, and displaying finer style and an unerring service. P. F. de Souza captured the championship singles event at the S.R.C. yesterday when he beat H. N. Balhatchet <i o, 6—4. De Souza. was master
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    SCULLING R.S.Y.C.
    113 22 VESTERDAY evenm? finals of the Srt for the Rodesse Clu* were decided over < water course. In the first rtc A. Rycroft utes ten Turner bea seven mniui tions were against th( U breeze from f< disturbed ♦„l fi av.l this event will w «J crews will ilw
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      34 22 4 TO-NIGHT at 13 p..... A LMiHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ai k ,ii i 1 ii i r M MABPESV < MEXICAN CHALLENGER). j YOUN(J DUNDEE *,J| 1 JOE DIAMOND f f SUPPORTED BY TWO PRELIMINARIES. M
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    111 23 K)rc. Thursdayitreniely well, the aigon tourists rebv the G. G. Pas- Is were played by the ffhev won their lirst kon"B. 6-1. beat Sail 3—3 acainst the bdo-China. beat Camtost their final by four seals to one. k\ for the r deff-at by lr second encounter V the fact
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    FIGHT'S BOXING
    48 23 ti \a expected for tol. m which the ma n Ri tkle fight be wt^n ones. The former won mconnUr which was a :i and to-nip^ht^ re* be more excitinu still. k fight of the evening, 1 .alee i welcome remeetim Young Dun- .tarts at 8.45.
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    Inter-Club Tennis On May 16
    61 23 The Pa.'iang Cubs will cladi in a friendly tennis ?ame to be played al the S.C.C. on Tuesday, May 16. when three sets of doubles will be played. The following Will represent the S.R.C P. F. de toon and Dr. Granville dr. i^uza, H. iM.
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    YALS & DONS PLAY DRAW AT GILLMAN
    288 23 YALS DONS PLAY DRAW AT GILLMAN Gordons The Superior Team Loyab t Gordons 1. pLAYING at GiUman yesterday, the Loyals held the Gordons to a draw of one goal all in a Division I match which, on the run of play, was mediocre and disappointing during some phases of the
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    UNKNOWN.
    175 23 Singapore, Thursday. Junior Department beat the 11th Heavy Battery at cricW 54 runs, playin? on the Y.M.C.A. ground- Rowland Keng were the successful bowlers for the Y's, and bethey finished off the Gunners in no time for 54 runs, runs. V(l re the scores A JCNIORS ward b Withycombe
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    66 23 In a well contested friendly match at Farrer Park yesterday on Wednesday, the Wearne's Sports Cli'b was beaten by three goals to two by Guthrie's Sports Cloo. Game was fairly even, both teams having good comb.nation and Guthrie's should have scored more goals if not for too much
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    INDIAN YOUTHS ASSN.
    53 23 The following will represent the above party against the Gentle Badminton Party in a friendly Badminton match consisting of 5 Singles and 2 Doubles to be played at the Ha^py "World Stadium on Sunday at 10 a.m. sharp. C. B. Nair. R. Raghunaihan. P. Balasingham, Nutkunam. S.
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    Dr. Sloper's Team Win Farewell Polo Match
    293 23 Dr. Sloper's Team Win Farewell Polo Match Singapore, Thursday. AN invitation polo match was played at the Singapore Polo ground this afternoon under ideal weather conditions as a farewell to Dr. J. S. Sloper. who is leaving the country on long leave. The game ended in the Blue team (Dr.
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    Non-Benders Beat Jockeys & Trainers
    397 23 Non- Benders Beat Jockeys Trainers A (;OOD crowd at the Padang yesterday saw the Jockeys and Trainers lose to the Non-Benders in a game of cricket by 51 runs. The tuifmai had the luck of the marble and went into n>i early lead whfn P. Tankard and K. Donnelly veered
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    Italy's Naval Challenge
    45 24 Italy's Naval Challenge Beene, May n. AD.MIKM. avat;nari stated last nielil that Ital) would so«>n l, ,<r four battlesliips of 33.000 t«»ns. four modernised battleshipv of Jti.OOt) triiN. nineteen larfe emiten, twelve smaller fast iruist-rs. sixty large destroyers, seventy torpedo-boats and over hundred submarines. Renter.
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    Emergency Flee For Pacific
    192 24 SINGAPORE'S IMPORTAN POLIX>WINC up his statement that a naval c*f*J all squadron* east of Suez will be held shortly k pore, the naval expert of the Daily Telegraph JL%m understands that in consequence of negotiations biu2 British, Australian and New Zealand Government* d British battleships have
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    How Sino-Jap War Affects The I. C. I.
    176 24 London. May 11 I OKI) MCGOWAN, chairman »l Imperial Chemical Industries addressini, the annual meeting, sail that Japan's competition in wiuli markets was materially affected by the demands of her domestic industries arising from the SmoJapanesc wm. Consequently, the Company's ex; had
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    A.R.P. DRIVE IN GERMANY
    33 24 Berlin, May li: uen. uoenni; has issued an appeal to all women to support his new A.R.P drive, an intensive campaign for which is bein? held thi.s week.- Renter.
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    Australia's Defence
    72 24 Canberra. May \i Mr Casey 'Minister of Supply. ha* introduced a bill in the House c f Representatives, establishing a department to control the supply of munition', and development of defence iesourc.es for five yi-ars The bill provides (or control of profits on private manufacture of munitions A
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    GOERING FOR SPAIN
    73 24 GOERING FOR SPAIN Berlin. May li A communique regarding Gen Go-T--ing's visit to Spjain vo./s that Gen. Goerinn has accepted an invitation from the Hamburg Amerika line to participate in the maiden voyage of the liner •Huascaran Ht- will return to Berlin from Italy in a few days. It should
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    German Trade Declines
    53 24 Berlin May 11.— UDStanua] decrease in Germany';--;n trade tnOudinj a crop of 25 per cent, in the exports to Britain is the principal feature of the fieures for the first quarter. Imports and exports to south east Europe increased. Imports from Italy increased, but exports to it
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    TEA PARTY TO MR. TAYLOUR
    110 24 A U u party was given at the G.H. Cait rday afternoon in honour of Mr B S°i Ti y lour w ho has been par.nei •n the lesal Arm of Braga and Tavlour, and who is sailing for Englanri on family V Wllh Un
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    German Plane Cr In France
    33 24 •oanoor, A r ier!u;'.i ptaM iras j| ttuiiKN Hi I Hv!.l n«i 1 Souiclu-UTinoml France) in thick Nj bodies c»f lw» !1fla civili*n rtoChes ««JM near U»e wrecka^-Wg
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    11 24 Bratislava, v. matic relations Hungary were a Slovak Mini Budapest Reul
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    STOP PRESS
    93 24 STOP PRES S DOMINIONS SUPPLY Mlf* London. *J In the Common* *J was asked it. n.hJ ra yofS bill to set up MWJgL tftf he would consider ff.^l partmentpour^'J^J of raw materials ana the Dominion- m•" jta^ adequate sni>i' !it s |l>r fensive measut.-- uni 4 Sir John M""'»: t!
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