Morning Tribune, 22 May 1939

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    12 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE to. M SINGAPORE, MONDAY, May 22, 1939. Five Cents
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    IRMAN CROWD ATTACKS POLISH CUSTOMS HOUSE
    521 1 TENSE SITU A TION O VER FRONTIER INCIDENT DANZIG, MAY 21. TENSE SITUATION DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF A GERMAN CROWD ATTACKING THE POLISH CUSTOMS HOUSE AT KALTHCF. EAST PRUSSIAN FRONTIER SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE BUILDING. The Polish Customs inspectors left the district
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    TASTEST BOMBERS OR U.S.A.
    87 1 TASTEST BOMBERS OR U.S.A. Washington, May 21. Lited States Army ha:, red fiats Dou.la. AirLpsny 515.000.000 worth *w ttsW attack bombips said to ho fastest m H. It si Relieved that En IM planes have been General /.mold Chief of Ltd Stato> An Corps. i r t ti,,- planes ordered
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    ING ALKS IN RACE
    171 1 ING ALKS IN RACE Ottawa, May |L IK Ml freedom there can I no i 'luluring peace: withPii," there tan he no enifrei dom," was the striktaur vi the King's speech I unvi iling of the National Memorial here this morn- led attention to memorial Ke through which .<.■:. aft
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    BONNET SPEAKS OUT
    103 1 BONNET SPEAKS OUT Paris. Ma] 21. FRANC! never varied from b^r permanent ui«-h for peace." declared M. Bonnet m a speech at AraS-SML •'Cont; poaco wl diminish Ignif uid ...ppiness oi mankind, and we consider it impossible that force should become the customary regime In Europe." M. Bonnet streamed the
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    ITALIANS LEAVE SPAIN
    17 1 Naples, May 21. A thousand' Jtaian laslausi-fw arrived from Snain aisari the Itacaaa* Reuter
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    "FRENCH COURAGE WILL SAVE PEACE"
    81 1 U. S. Envoy Says ROUEN. MAY 21 IHAVE NEVER SEEN A PEOPLE FACE DANGER MORE ADMIRABLY THAN THE FRENCH TO-DAY," DECLARED THE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR MR BULLITT. AT A CEREMONY COM MEMOLATING THE DEATH OF JOAN OF .RC HE ADDED THAT FRANCE'S PTRON<iI>*T ALLIES WERE
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE
    50 1 TRANS -ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE York. May 21. pAftRYING 100,000 letter, ami I etn iht Pan-Amer*-ean Airwa dying-boat Yankee left Port Washington tLonjr I nd) foi Bun peal f. 07 p.m. BAT ii uj r...' g tran.->-Atlantic air aervkei The >v 1 only attorn d retuQ trip! been imi vis. Reuter
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    SWORDFISH GAVE HIM A DUCKIN
    378 2 Adventurers Arrive Here (Tribune Staff Reporter) EACH having completed an adventuresome journey norn Vitnna and London respectively, two "bir ia ol passage" met m Calcutta by chance teamed up, and are now on an adventurous trip by yacht to New Zealand. They arrived n Singapore
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    13 Days From Penang
    38 2 The? inf. Penan? on May 7, and only ftirlVed In Sin?t?.p..rc on Satur- &M a*BB. Keason for their protracted fonraey, from Penang to Sn-ro'ie, Was the hud weather they mc umtered during the whoh*
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    CROONING COMPETITION
    29 2 wde.l ling In eld. ;re Vusofl ai d Ilm Soo i :.f Ml Jul Ang and Burok (girls'). Next week there will be an English songs' competition.
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    Woman Finds Nephew's Corpse In Mining Pool
    427 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ipoh, Saturday. j' lOW a midnight search for a boy proved unavailing and how the body was discovered next morning floating m a mining pool was the theme of a tragedy unfolded m the Second Magistrate's Court before Che Ismail
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    DOMESTIC RUBBER QUOTA
    32 2 DOMESTIC RUBBER QUOTA JHE Controller 0 f )M Malaya, has fixed m of release tor the third 9 1939, at 52i, per cent. quarter of the Stand_jß duetion of all holdjS Malaya.
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    Tin Fusion Project Is Review
    78 2 Tin Fusion Project Is Review THK Banka-B I has I tion deeigned to jections, a. .M message. Q B'llitcns >1. :nM apital has d :iM against iodl M Thi^ i M .roiits betw- V andl-H A piovifiton ::n^H effect that the pri rtion^H ed to 8 and 92 the tin
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    KING'S HOO
    88 2 sea; Hon. Mr. at King's Hou In tne at tern r lr_____ -d the new bail :e _H lish School I Hen. I Hampshire x^ m .ti at Km;', s Hi use. His Exceliem, I it the Federal < Council Chambei 1 Kuala Lampur tl Hon. Mr h
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
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    Civil Defenet
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      31 2 "CARLOS" Mo. 2, THE ARCAD__, Telephone 6332 EuTOpCtP Hair I j For Ladies and Icrnen S ;>"(•!.: lists m all I latest i. J thedl «J>d c\; dienie and n Trices m<
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      76 2 Kidneys Must Clean Out Adds four body .leans oul cxc Acids and r I .(1 thru 9 i tiny delicate Kidney tui In tl Xl In ys «.r Bladdi r i I suffer letting Vp Nights, N, I. i 'nd« r Rv. i- >'• i i and uroubii »>iit. Cy*teS
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    24 3 ebaniei wastes no time m getting down to his job as the I unners arrived m Singapore on Saturday by the troopship "Dunera Tribune
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    MINISTER TO JAPAN TAKS OF CHINA WAR
    257 3 MINISTER TO JAPAN TAKS OF CHINA WAR I Singapore, Saturday. neve do n<»t know the horrors of war, because they have never a battle on their own soil/ stated Mr. H. Z. Tarzi, Afghaa Japan now proceeding on leave after five and a half years m araiorv to assuming the
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    "RASCALS" AT THE ALHAMBRA
    129 3 CsiSKtUAKjL^-^^^ FOR a good comedy programme, go to the Alhambra. where the main attraction is the 20th Century Fox production "Rascals." featuring Jane Withers. Miss Withers, a chiM progidy a year or so ago, is now quite a mature little person. She is an excellent comedienne,
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    Death Of S'pore Municipal Officer Mr. H. G. Thorpe
    492 3 Death Of S' pore Municipal Officer Mr. H. G. Thorpe JHE death took place at the General Hospital, Singapore, earlyyesterday morning after a veiy short illness, of Mr. Harold Gunson Thorpe, son of Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Thorpe of London at the a&e of 40 years. Mr. Thorpe was attached to
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    33 3 The F.M.S. Railways have issued a poster— "Malaya, Land of Sunshine" reproduced from the original drawing by Mrs. Cowen of Singapore. The poster is beautifully printed, and reflects much credit on the artist.
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      19 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, PHONE 5808. SINGAPORE FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLES, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION PERSONAL ACCIDENT.
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      135 3 Do You Need Classes? Only an examination by 2555*J___. d skilled qualified spe- *Ws* X .ialist will tell you to ir^i'^iwS* /mat extent your vision v %_j^ w) deficient. X H. A. THOMPSON Dr. of Ocular Science, Govt. Licentiate (U.S.A.) 35 Years European Clinical Expeitenco 4, Arcade Ground Floor. Tel.
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      BULLION MARKET
      27 4 I idon, Saturday. Ms To-day '-i'-' 0 Gold, Pine, per en pj g r, n 8 8 20 1 16 1 1 liU trd M
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      37 4 BIBBER Previous T, d Q SS t spot Buyers 8 Sellers 8 116 Ist Forward (June) Buyers 8 2nd Forward (July Sept.) Buyers 8' X Sellers 8 316 3rd Forward (Oct. Dec.) Buyers 8 316
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      METAL MARKET
      15 4 London, Saturday TIN STANDARD Previous To-day j (afternoon price) £226 Qited rwrward nJLM
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      PRODUCE
      71 4 PALM OIL (Malay) Previous In bulk May June shipment n 4 10 fi jun«» COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) May Shipment m en puiu. SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) May June Shipment SIO I^ Sellers lAPIOCA Seed Pearl Ist qua!-*** (Singapore) May Shipment 16 6 Nominal PEPPER (F.A.Q.) White Muntok May July Shipment
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      53 4 Previous To-day i\T. on Pans (closing middle rate) 176 73 l'.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.70*8 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) 8 516 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 215 16 Uj T.T. on Japan (closing selling rate) U. 2d. TV. on New York (closing
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      132 4 Li '.'.doc Previous To-day Distillers 91 3 91 9 Dunlop Ruboer 28 3 28 3 General Electric 79 6 79 7 v Imperial Checimal Industries ao? 1^ 30 iv Imperial Tobacco 130 7 U 130 ~~K Anglo-Dutch 26 26 Canadian Pacific 4> 4 4 3 16 London
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      50 4 New Yoifc 3 RUBBER Previous To-day Market Tone Steady Inactive •P 0 Buyers 15 T K 15 7 8 Sellers 16 16 forward July Sept Buyers 15 15 16 15 15 16 Sellers 16 1 16 16 1 16 iitrket Tone Quiet Puiet w>t 48.80 48 75
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    Queen Speaks To Canadian Nation
    405 4 Ottawa. May 21. I THEIR Majesties lunched with the Prime Minister, Mr. Mac- cnzie King, at his home, the aurier House. Mrs. Lay the rime Minister's sister, acted a> Em hostess, as he is a bachelor only other guests were Rev. Alexai Ferguson. Minister c.
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    71 4 Ottawa. May 21. Under .skies overclouded after brilliant sunshine. Their Majesties yesterday attended the Government House garden party, moving separately among 5.000 guests, and chatting m a friendly manner with those presented. Last night Their Majesties were given a tremendous cheer by a huge crowd who had been waiting for
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      58 4 OUR SERVICES ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL I j Te keep abreast with the progress of economic developments, no business concern eaa afford not to take I advantage of the multifarioua eerrlcee offered by a reputed banking b_stltutioa with Jeers of flnaadal experience. I I I'l 1 1 _tm7.P III 11
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      24 4 SOUTH mm ish INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD Is Your MOTOR (AB fully insured? m*. 2, Flnlawon _m_ I mW m m^^ m mmWmmWm m mmWm\
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      15 4 _________r > i a>^__^-_r 4 iHT^9Tar^ __^hr_l R__fWi _r 4 I^ TT* 1 SIME DARBY Co..Ltd.
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    TCKS & SHARES Used By Fraser & Company
    658 5 TCKS SHARES Use d By Fraser Company I g, „,„,!(>. May 20. 1 p.m. I MINING I 4 7'/? UjXd I 38- 42- 20- 2l|- 0.68 3 73 1 18 6 20 6 1.20 1.25 9 6 10 3 L 2 2 f' 6 ff 0.30 0.35 X' 058 0.60
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    87 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Company Dividend Books Singapore. May 20, 1 pm. Close Total tat TIN Date Ex Dlv. yar Hon<4 Fatt 9: n **>„ 17 ''avablp R aub Sd 2^ J^yl? May 26 May 18 I*l Rawang Cone. 6d. No. 24 May 24 >i me 014o 14
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    218 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore. Friday. MUOM Buyers Sellers 3 Ampats 3 3 Iff ft Ayer Wengs 0.70 0.75 Batu Selangors 1.22 ill Kong Fatts 0.60 1.62 cd Hongkong Tin 18'- 19|Jelebus 0.54 0.56 Kamunting Tin 8;3 9!Katu Tin 21|- 22Kents 2j- 24 Killinghalls 12 9 13 9 Kramats 9 9i9
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    174 5 3% 1937 u-fl. i9G2 *2, 7 50.UU0 Int. Mi*> 1J) Id 91V 2 99V 2 c.i. 3% 1938 red 195* $4,000,000 tm 'lay U w. If PEAAACt MUNICJIFAI s^. '926 red. 1958 56 C4,'H)0,000 Ma> 1 Nov. 1 :38 43;% 1929 1 cd. 1959-Jl $4,250,000 Int. *X
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      157 5 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1824. Incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society* BANKERS AMSTERDAM Paid Up Capital I 40,030,000 Reserve Fund 10,500,000Chairman of the Board of Direct >n H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CRENA DE lONGH LL D. Pre._d*al M. TAUDIN CHABOT Direc or
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    Tinned Pineapple Export
    61 6 Tinned Pineapple Export During the week ending M exports from lajajy? l2fi7 to 37,577 cases, of wliiCD. jjj cent.) cases were 3 dom, 2,451 (6 per egjLH Continent of Europt. cases elsewhere. j Total export, foi (V were 1. 1939. to MBJ l 7 558 c cases, or an H
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    Death Of Former Govt. Of Bermuda
    18 6 Death Of Former Govt. Of Bermuda London. I place to-; I A; I3V CUD I I nuda.— Reuter
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      400 6 ROBERT TAYLOR and WALLACE tofl TOGETHER m a ROUSING M. G J Adventure Story I AmmmfT _B_S_ip_S KP. >»*i_t m,, _HI io a now Triumph Piul.jd with Ti rills I STAM) IP ami i 14.111 with Floremo Rice ami Charles Btckford I Alsa— M.fi.M.s amazing novelty "AtfDIOBGOPIKS M In I
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    Hvantages Of Robinson's Reconstruction Scheme
    1084 7 Hvantages Of Robinson's Reconstruction Scheme Meeting Held Singapore, Saturday, ivcrdraft of $197,340 at the end of the last financial *\L of Robinson Co., Ltd. for the year ended i<( .;<; iC^redit balance of $40,870. tairp, of the scheme of reconstruction which received > advantage* on Feb lg are reflected m
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    Malaya To New York In 12 Days
    159 7 Malaya To New York In 12 Days [From Our Own correspondent] London, May 11. UNDER a new sea and air travel scheme at reduced fares connecting America and the Empire, a traveller can n_w get from New York to Africa or Malaya, via England, m twelve or thirteen days, by
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      82 7 I Acclaimed by Reviewers, Previews and Premiere Audiences Alike OPENING TOMORROW TUESDAY 23rd MAY 3-15, 6-15 9-15 P.M. The TRIUMPH THAT CLIMAXES I JOHN FORD'S AWARD-WINNING CAREER! I I .-11-l*^-' Inf*** "<mmm**mmmn A -S**2*_s!__ss ii tf«* .v.. V»^ e% pe«»^ t k i c ve v #M& z_reO' f> C*
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      FIRST MALAYA-AMERICA PHONE CALL BOOKED TO JUNGLE PRINCESS
      434 8 FIRST MALAYA -AMERICA PHONE CALL BOOKED TO JUNGLE PRINCESS I »48 OS tf 28 J] LC esses LXHKINOHOR rRU j DOROTHY LAMOOH JkCCCPTI H rtOR i i INAUGURATING MALAGA AMSSJCA RADIOPHOHII JIST HAY 1610 CALIFORNIA Tim f THE FIRST PUBLIC CALL ON THK NEW 3 BETWEEN MALAYA AND A? nil
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      Johore Legal Changes
      87 8 [From Our Own Correspondent] Johore Bahru. Saturday. MR. Justice J. V. G. Mills. Supreme Court Judge, will retire m September this year. He will be succeeded by Mr L. V. J. Laville. Legal Adviser. Johore. Mr. R Moor, acting Crown Counsel, Penang. will take Mr. Laville 's
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      BEAUTY & BEAST
      10 8 BEAUTY BEAST Miss ..amour as she appeared m "Jungle Princess".
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      SERVANT ROK EMPLOYER
      284 8 SERVANT ROK EMPL O YER Singapore. Saturday. %£BRVANTS of your class have a position of trust m households. The very fact that these cases are rare speaks very well of amahs." remarked Mr. L. C. Goh, the Singapore Fifth Magistrate this morning when he sentenced a Cantonese maid-servant to two
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      Germano Lithuanian Agreement
      57 8 Germano Lithuanian Agreement Berlin, May 20. _^N agreement has been concluded as a result of negotiations bet. ween the German authorities and the Lithuanian trade dt legation. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister M. Lrbsys, arrived from Kaunas to-day to sign the document. It is reported that Germany will obtain about thirty
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      NO SECON SWIM FON THIS BOY
      134 8 Singapore. Saturto THAT his son was a be;. and had never been t swim before was ih? statu made by Mr. Cheou? TokS father of Cheon? Kirn 0 a fourteen -year-old sch<* who was drowned at the I Par pool last Saturday. The Coroner.
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      Hitler Say Frontier ls Impregnable
      83 8 Hitler Say Frontier ls Impregnable London, W n Italian fortifications aW French frontier m tl^^, tour of Piedmont, K ,tle r r o^J issued from Efringen at at the conclusion ar» J2 inspection of the ue jj^ fortifications, stating er e convinced the fortifratio* pregnable. A Berlin message say s
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    TO COURT HAIRDRESSER FOR HIS MAJESTY IN CANADA
    953 9 From A Clubman's Chair London Is Full Of Hidden Treasure London. May 4. Court hairdresser has not accompanied the King to Canada. services would have hem required only once or twice for a t »s His Majesty shaves himself. Thc King has
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    Tirls Organise School Strike
    158 9 Tirls Organise School Strike i Saint Pwi ■>"'n schoolgirls aad two lintraaaca have gOM on strike here, H marching through th? streets to the town hall with shouts of "we want our school." This was one of the demonstrations m the boy versus girl "war which has broken out among
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    TREE THAT "PRAYS"
    72 9 i...... Calcutta. gWARKABLE phenomencn oi" a praying palm tree j 11(1 |v l| d to lie down on the ilr-if! n thp day and assume C£»wt position at night— ta g something of a sensation r is Mtuated at a small flic ih v (lav stwwis flock
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      MORNING TRIBUNE Monday, May 22, 1939. NO GILDING THE LILY
      307 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Monday, May 22 1939. NO GILDING THE LILY 'THK Siamese department of state which is known by the singular but not inappropriate title of "the Ministry ot Public Instruction" has decreed that schoolgirls m the land of the free shall not permanently wave their tresses or indulge m
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      REVOLT Against Reason
      1044 10  - REVOLT Against Reason Edward Hulton QV WHAT are the German .people j thinking? That is what we are all asking to-day. At this moment, a most penetrating work has been produced by the French professor. Edmond Vermeil. This book abiv surveys the "thinkers" who have made' the thought of the
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      49 10 Thousands f members of the Labour and Communist movements marched to proee,s.„„s hum all parts of London to take part m the omdal May n the c rt; at,o ;i;; e^ s H :n c Paik >Z^l\*% m me Park. Here is the proces* ton at Victoria Embankment. News
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    Tritain's 32-Ton Flying-Boats For Empire Routes
    1271 11 Tritain' s 32-Ton Flying-Boats For Empire Routes THE U OKI II OF FLIGHT ![)ur Own Correspondeat) London, May 4. renadier, first of Shorts •G" class 344aii flyingwill begin its trials bee end of May. Two sisterthe Grenville and the Hind, are nearly cornSome boats of this vill eventually be placed
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      21 11 For Your Convenience EFORE OR AFTER THE SHOW UI\E At The :apitol restaurant resh Sydney Rock Oysters AND Bandoeng Strawberriea obtainable.
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      63 11 food I CHlsthslhsfsw Otmmtn, cm* Smmrm SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the supply of Crushed Granite. Specification and Tender Form may be obtained at the Tender Room. Tenders close at 12 noon on 25th May 1939. C. H. GGLDIE. Municipal Secretary. o tin MM **_t_*\ Tslegrsahle AddressPHU«K 6M4 /sIV
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    England Tests Her Strength With Bombs Mosleys May Day Parade
    317 12 England Tests Her Strength With Bombs Mosleys May Day Parade HOUSES IN THE HEART OF LIVERPOOL were blown up by Territorial Sappers— to test the Government's new system of reinforcing basements and cellars as protection against air raids. The blast equalled that of a 5W pound bomb. Government experts watched
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    Space-Saving And Space-Making
    1173 14 Space -Saving And Space -Making ANE of the most valuable lessons which designers of modern furniture have learnt is the value of utilising every inch of space, thus enabling us to accommodate all the furniture necessary m newly erected houses and flats which are usually far smaller than those whi^
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    ATHROOM UP-TO-DATE
    794 15 ATHROOM UP-TO-DATE jn design and decoration this has B become as important as the living-room Kh furnishing styles and I decoration generally kd appreciably during the years, nowhere is thi? L noticeable tlian m the architects could scarcely said to design bathrooms lid encourage the bather ver his ablutions. They
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    Things To Remember
    216 15 ROTTLING HINT When tying down the covers on pickles or Jams, damp the string first. You will find the knot, less likely to slip during the tying and. m addition the string will shrink and so become tighter when dry. 0 a DISCOLOURED KNIFE HANDLES The b'st
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      347 16 j TO FRENCH Po|3 char ceurT7eu N k I I j HOMEWARDS. DALNV For Mar-eilles, Havre. Antwer] Dunklik 1 LAP PADARAN For Marseilles, Nantes, Bt. N i I j TO SAIGON INDOCHiH CAP TOURANE For Saigon, Tourane and H DESIRAI For Saigon, Ttrarane and s S. A. M. 1. (from
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    RECS TERTAIN ESIDENT
    278 17 RECS TERTAIN ESIDENT Singapore, Sunday. P trihiites were paid to Mr. Leflsoh--, retiring president jiuapore Recreation Club. ner held last night m his It the Club house. p. who. after almost 5U i association with the i m account of ill-health k v of the Club, the MvI and several
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    Jap Staff Officer Goes Over To Chinese
    169 17 Changsha, May 20. ]y|A JOK NAKAYAMA, a Japanese staff officer detailed to northern kiangsi province south of (he Yangtze River m Central China. horde' 11 (him the Hopch-Hunan provincial He walked all the wav from Waning m northwest Kiangsi. no kilometrenorthwest of Nanchang.
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    Unions To Assist In Defence
    100 17 London, May 20. ALTHOUGH strongly condemning the introducing of conscription, a special conference of unions affiliated to the Trade Union Congress decided by a majority of 3,678.000 to 450.000 to participate m civil defence work. The conference, which was attended by 1.000 delegates from 138
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    Derby Probables
    49 17 London. May 19 The amended list of Derby probables are rairstone Cliff Richards* Wheatland i Taylor I Ortiz (Allemandi. Bellman (Sam Wragg), Larchftcld (Bprague>, PoinUl <D. Smith*, Snow Cap <Maher>, Salford II iHevid. Dilbahrah and Atout, Maitre have no jockeys still Roderick Dhu has been scratched. Reuter
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    Mystery Explosion At Arsenal
    159 17 Mystery Explosion At Arsenal London, May 20. THE explosion at Woolwich on May 18 was the subject of a question by Mr. Hicks (Opposition Labour) m the House of Commons, to which Mr. ll ore Belisha replied. The War Minister said that a .serious accident took place at the proof
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    135 17 KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: SUverbelle. Tug Rose. Recorder. Alfoer. Mapia. Lipi.s. Kings Drvk Wharf: Nil Coal Wharf: Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar: Albert Dock: Tin; Pltho. Victoria Dock: IfaiTKln. Keppel Harbour: King's Dock: Nil No. 1 Dock: Nil No. 2 Dock: Giaiv Seng o:jJAbi7od4— THTAR
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      213 17 Law Notice For To-day Before Mr. Justice Manning m 3rd Cour.t 22nd May at 11 a.m.:— Summonses et_. etc. Thereafter:— S.l97 38. K. Samy vs. S. Pereira (Further consideration* 23rd May at 11 a.m.:— OS. 140 38— Re Will of Tan Kwan Kok deceased. 25th May at 10.30 a.m.:— Magistrate'
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    CONGRESS PASS HUGE NAVY BILL
    22 18 tfjjg I* Washington. ***\l\r Representative amendments by $773,000,000 N which has been s for the Pro d
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      400 18 ON THE AIR TO-DAY TO-MORRgv MAY 22 7M... :.25 metres (133 mcs) /Jl) 10.96 metres <<♦ 69 mcs) i lis|ay music- Lag* Gambos and tfasibt Cantonese dramasl r, !'i Childrens' programme 'Canton- i Cantonese selections* \;n children's programme- 'Engusn). "lb Time, weather, ne I id announcements. 738 "Inspector Hornleigh Investigates—
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      447 18 sentjed by John Shavman. 705 County Cricket: Nottinghamshire v. Kent and Essex T. Ycrkshire -comment? ries during the second day's play, from Nottingham and ll ford. 720 Light orchestral music, bbc Empire Orchestra; leader, Leonard Hirsch; conductor, Eric Fogg. 8 15 'For Sailors'— monthly programme for the Mercantile Marine. 8
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      370 18 r MAY 23 SINGAPORE EOT. 225 metres (1.33 mcs) ZHP 30.96 metres (9.69 mcs) p.m. 500 Malay Rhumbas* 5.15 "Ccmedy Sketches"! 5.30 Kronchongst 600 Teochew Guakang music* 7.00 Children's programme I English >. 7.15 Time, weather, news and anannouncements. 730 Health talk— "Vaccination." 745 light orchestra! concert with Richard Taubcr
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      337 18 9 20 M 9.50 CI LONDON a.m slol Hi 6.40 Sports news and Mark, 6.45 'Aunt Jeannie' (Pan, 1 two part, hv Am n l v by H^rd^ 7.10 Mozart progSSJ?* Hirsch; conductor J JTJJW Signal at 1 QJiT.] -1 8.05 The News 8.20 Big Ben. Dance musk. Carroll and
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    Schoolgirls At Play
    15 19 Schoolgirls At Play Fairfield Girls' School sports: The Diagonal Ball Relay Race m progress. Tribune
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    New Branch Of Tleet Air Arm
    221 19 Ir v branch cf the Fleet Air Arm la announced m I lera to-day. r l m ntw branch will consist of ratings tive rates of Air Gunner. Rating Observer (pre- Observer's Mate) and Bating Pilot. these rates will, therenew organisation is m belong
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    POLICE BAND
    29 19 Si i| m (fe Sunday t SetUsmeni. publii tv- morrow at 6.00 p.m flvt-r.fi Chapman trad Taike. hi Cavalry." S'uppe "i'-kadc." Sullivan. i Myddleton. ;led Tunes/ Ketel-
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    CHINESE OPEN LEAGUE PROGRAMME WITH DRAW
    642 19 Gordons Do Well To Share Points Singapore, Sunday. DLAYING their tiM game m the S.A.F.A. Div. I League, the Chinene drew with IhefJordon Hii»hhinders m pO-bag DUrteh played al Anson liond Stadium ye-ferday afternoon. Play was? fast and interest injr ihrou^huuf, ,\\h the Chirres.
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    $50 FINE FOR NEGLIGENT DRIVING
    138 19 $50 FINE FOR NEGLIGENT DRIVING Singapore, Saturday ALLEGING that the complainant had', fallen off his cycle because he was afraid as thc accused had cut out to pass a stationary lorry, ffth Peng Keng. a lorry driver, was to-day convicted on the charge of causing hurt by a negligent act
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    SPECIAL POLICE TO REMAIN IN S. W. AFRICA
    69 19 Capetown, May 20. THE body oi police recently ?m by the n Government to south-west Africa will remain then lon mayij- n ec Genera] Smuts announced to the House of Assembly, adding that; the threatened danger end trouble a. reasons for the
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    Fairfield Girls' School Sports
    223 19 Fairfield Girls' School Sports Singapore, Bataftfsy. PIPITS ci i.c Fairm.J.l <iirls* m;m.' their akmlh annu.ii _jßßft_ BKSSing \hii i.ifernoon ai the it-nflf. tri und at Ntil Koad before r. *.cr J.rge gathering winch include** MAr C, C. X <**:><• v, former piincrpal of the t.hou-J, form.r pupils. patents. *TM'.nV-- und
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    R.A.F. DEFEAT MANCHESTERS
    46 19 Sflctar, Saturday The PAF defeated the AtancJUsstor m the garrison Uagut to-day, m a .crappy but yen game ol soccer, by 1-0. mmm re. Ihß RAJ 1 trom a pass bv'c-r. ftobb, m goal, Bflajoc. tho AUWf R_a r. i" Hie closing stag*
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    J.C.S.A. Annual Meeting
    281 20 J.C.S.A. Annual Meeting Singapore. Saturday. rl If nd financial position of the Junior Civil Service Association and sa appreciable increase m member hip were referred to by .Mr. Lim Seng Kiang. presiding at lhe thirteenth annual general meeting flf the ANVotiaUon held to-day. The expenditure on the majority of the
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    SATURDAY'S WEIGHTS FOR PENANG RACES
    426 20 SA TURD AY'S WEIGHTS FOR PENANG RACES WEIGHTS lor lhe first day of the day are as follows: 1 HORSES. CLASS 2. DIV. 1. 7 FLRS I The Puritan 9.4 Heroic Star 9.1 Strathpeffer 8.13 Gay Tad 8.13 Burraneer 8.11 Russian Rose g.ll The Cutter 8 10 Etrecht g 4
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    SELANGOR TROUNCE NEGRI AT SOCCER
    416 20 SELANGOR TROUNCE NEGRI A T SOCCER MARGIN OF 6—l IN SEREMBAN MATCH Seremb-m, Saturday. AN unusually large crowd packed the Station Padang this evening to witness the inter-slate friendly soccer match between Selangor and Negri Sembilan. Selangor attacked from the start and within five minutes were awarded wilh a corner
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    S.C.C. Beat R.I
    280 20 S.C.C. Beat R.I Singapore. S_n M JHE S.C.C. beat lie !*|.-B Jailer's ground yesterdsy^H The S.C.C. were out for -.M scorers being Stein ana \v>* M each compiled 24. M| Barker did well m the be**- J jchoolboys with four wickcu_________i Fitton wrought havoc witj boys' wickets taking 9 cl
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    SHANGHAI BECOMES ARMED CAMP
    467 21 SHANGHAI BECOMES ARMED CAMP E3IDENTS HAVE NXIOUS TIME Hongkong, May. 20. miniscent of the days at the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese ca in July, 1937, were re-enacted m Shanghai yesterday ten most of the streets m the International Settlement and Concession were closed to traffic and all the street corners
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    Singapore Wedding
    26 21 Mr. Boon Yoon Cheong and Miss Cecilia Chye Kirn Lian, who were married at the church of the Sacred Heart, Singapore, on Saturday.— Tribune
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    ERMAN POLISH RICTION
    111 21 ERMAN POLISH RICTION kivis Cup (Warsaw. Saturday. G the action of the captain m attempting to mother player after he > anaeiinced Hie team, l referee, Mr. Bloomfield, »i the Poland-German.' nc telephoned London >nittee, after declarim: I was certainly within aiming a walk-over, aptheni. m the interests of renounce
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    23 21 L. leraaalem, May 11. CJ I" ""Pie have been injured th' Tel Aviv to-day |n Wiei dispersed demonstrar luush youths carrying j Reuter
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    GANDHI ATTENDS RAJKOT DURBAR
    81 21 Kajkot. May 21. THK appointment of «'omniittiv ol 1 ten membera ><> drcfl conatitu-| li(>nalr(> roi-msfortheS( U.hasbeen; announced by the Thakore Saheb j (Ruler of Kajkot) art s Durbar night. Mahatma Gandhi was present at I the Durbar. Afterwards, aecom-| panled by the Thakors Sabeb, hel
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    "THE CREATION" AT THE MEMORIAL HALL
    365 21 AGRATIFYINGLY large attendance was present at the presentation at, the Victoria Memorial Hall last night by the Singapore Musical Society of Haydn's "The Creation." The oratorio, originally intended for the use of Handel, it is explained m notes on the work contained m the
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    Two More Defence Ships For Sweden
    45 21 Stockholm, May 21. THK Parliament has approved of the construction of two 8,000-ton coastal defence ships estimated to cost about £3.700,000, The Finance Minist.r announced that the Navy would probably acquire several torpedo motorboats m the near future Reuter
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    ANGLOFRENCH RUGBY SPLIT HEALED
    142 21 ANGLOFRENCH RUGBY SPLIT HEALED PARIS. MAY 21. THL OOtWCIL Of THF FRKNCH 1 RUGBY FEDERAtION HAS CONSIDERED REFORMS Ol THL FRENCH RUGBT ORGANISATION, WHICH WILL MEET WITH THE WISHES OF THE FOLK BRITISH UNIONS. AND PERMIT RESUMPTION OF THL MATCHES BETWEEN BRITISH UNIONS AND FRANCE. The Council decided, by 315
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    WEEK-END CRICKET RESULTS
    647 22 S. C. C. TROUNCE SELANGOR CLUB PADANG CRICKET A GKAND century I W lit-hg who scored 139 for the SC.C, and a peerless inning.*; oi 7 1 :v Foster went a long way to contribute to the SCO. defeating the Set. Igor Club over the week-end on
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    A.C.S. Present Beat Past
    267 22 TN their annual match the ACS. Present 3oys beat the Old Boys by 18 runs. Scores: ACS. OLD BOYS Can Kee Tian lbw. Thiam Siew 9 Ong Kirn Hoe b Thiam Siew 3 Ons Swee Beng c Teck Heng b C. Wong o Ong Swee Law
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    Recs Score Easy Win Over Loyal
    167 22 Recs Score Easy Win Over Loyal Singapore. Sunday. JHE SRC. had little difficulty m accounting for tbe Loyak cricket match played at Gillman yesterday. A feature i S.R.C. innings was a partnership of 117 runs between DAta and Bain for the third wicket- Following are the scores:S.R.t C. Alphonso c
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    St. Andrew's 0.B.A. Beat Malays
    231 22 Singapore. Sunday. PT Andrew's 0.8.A. beat the M.F.A. at w Balestier yesterday by four wickets. Mervyn Kohloff received a nasty cut over the eve and had to be taken to the General Hospital, having retired hurt, at 24. Following are the scores* M.F.A. Ali Yunos
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    24 22 The Singapore Cricket Club side going out to field during their cndfl match against the Selangor Club, which Singapore \s«»n by „jfl wickets. Tribune
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    TILDEN BEAT VINES
    29 22 1 ■■X^m fHE professional I ment at we, Donald Budge mM (Germany 13- 1 1 I the first prize ol trophy. Tilden beat Vine •3 M
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    303 23 SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS [OPENING TIES I TO-DAY ngapoi c tennis championships begin to-day with a series of ties "he open singles and the boys' junior singles. Play will be at c Cricket Club and the V.M.C.A. hps for to-day are as follows:— At the S.i.kapore Crick-t Club, commencing 4.50 p.m.:
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    HOME CRICKET RESULTS
    55 23 HOME CRICKET RESULTS i Saturday. I day m the Somerset, Bis a* 2, Sealej Blown o !or 4 for 17 i Park 82 .eld Ml) 179 not out» i* U I I for 14 i i Hut ton out witnOoddard 5 tor 83 Tl lor 4 wis 8 for 18
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    Reylon S.C. Beaten By Gunners
    106 23 Reylon S.C. B eaten By Gunners apore, Sunday. XI were beaten at by the R.A. tC)— with ten men. I (CHANGI) b S a bapathy 19 nam h Pereira 17 I v 3 >" 5 bapathy i> 1 r.y a thu vj cX m b 1 rt b Muthu 0
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    Services Team To Meet Negri Sembilan On Saturday
    70 23 Services Team To Meet Negri Sembilan On Saturday THE following have been chosen t represent th- Combined Services against Negri Sembilan m the H.M.S. Malaya Cup soccer match next Saturday at lhe Stadium: Mace (R.A.M.C): Collins (R.A.F.\ Sharpies (Lojrals); Cole (R.A.), Quad (R.E.). Parkes (RJLF.); Wright (R.E.). Taylor (Loyals), Martin
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    Island Club Mixed Foursomes
    112 23 Island Club Mixed Foursomes THE Island .Club bi-monthly mixed foursomes, oiayed yesterday, resultec as follows: Mrs. Tav Liar. Teck a. id G. Marshall 48—15—33 Mrs. W. B Ruddock and J. G. Curne 43— 33 4 34 1 Mrs. S. F. Ho and H. H. Pang 46 11* 2 Mrs. J.
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    CHINESE BEAT R.A.F. (H.Q.)
    264 23 I PLAYING at the home yesterday, the S.C.R.C defeated the R AF. (H.Q.) by 97 runs Fong Kirn Wah 'mocked up 53 not out. giving the best batting performance of tho day. ammM Blake for the visitors aid weU to bowling to take four wickets for.
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    WIN FOR SIN KIE
    56 23 WIN FOR SIN KIE Paris, Ma\ Sl* Koh Sin Kie beat draw h d been altered to i liable p e d a terrific all-' Ithi Kn( > Sl Ku ln j Pelliza bei I H i Pcjlizza p. brilliant display „:n t a tireHo v ded m passing backhand,
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    CEYLONESE BEAT LOYALS
    233 23 CEYLONESE BEAT LOYALS -Singapore, Sunday. The Ceylon Bports Ciub beat, the Loyals Ist XI by 00 runs at cricket played ai Oil] an 'odav. Scores Ptc Coop-, r v thucumaru b S. X S 4 v- Clancj b R V B. Bundram i Bolton b R v 5- Bundram t
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    Y's Held Fort Canning To Draw
    159 23 Y's Held Fort Canning To Draw IN th match thi:; season, The ym.c a btld Fort Cam ing to a drat on Bal 1 < orei M.CJI. i ta t E- b Stott II Ho lie o Sr or. 27 i tsfus c ra b Wilton ':2 Chrysosto i i.
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    OXFORD WINS TENNIS MATCH
    13 23 21: A1 lawn tennis, Ox r'ambiid,*- by fourteen Reuter
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    LORD RUNCIMAN
    45 23 I Ma r i hi Lord Pres dent < ..ui Viscountess Ituncim; i ret London to-day on the conclusion i I three months' rest cruise i 01 undertook on his doct< Australia, N w Zealand and were among thc countries visit British Official Wireless
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