Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 22 April 1934

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    20 1 The Sunday Tribune iC'l.-N049 SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1934. FIVE CENTS. The Sunday Tribune LM PAGES. sTnGAPORE, SUNDA^jrgIL3 FIVE CENTS?
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    Japan's Challenge To The Nations: Will The League Act?
    964 1  -  "Sin Chew Jit Poh" MANIFESTO STARTLES THE WORLD. A Monroe Doctrine For The Far Last. JAPAN'S "Hands Oft China: declaration has focussed the attention of the whole world en the situation in the Far East. Her only friend in the European
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    LOBOUR NEEDED IN MALAYA.
    282 1 LOBOUR NEEDED IN MALAYA. P.A.M. Meeting. SHORTAGE ON ESTATES. fIM Ow Own Correspondent.; Kiula Lumpur. Apr. 21. MK.J. C. Inr.es presided at the annual meeting :f the Plavw Association of Malaya ;ie!d in Kuala Lumpur to-day. Dealing with the labour iyv •jonin the course <>f his review rf the year's
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    MR T. V. SOONG.
    82 1 North-West China Situation. TTljtimc Apr. 21. MslJto;2?^L tlle chairm an of k^.: cK nal JWiiomic Council. >-cv- han h »i for Nankin%KW«^L^ff PK*e?d to the ThT^^S to hirent of the syndioSnil P H ln China was in cSnr" tO blUd Ch was now making T Stn
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    ALL THE SPORT.
    229 1 Pe-nang Raee Meeting Concluded. 'THE Penang professional race -I mseting was concluded yesteraay, when upsets were provided bj Pa m Oi' and Wattle Ash. Great liiradcij heavily backed, won again A full report appears on page 22. A three-figure partnership b tween Arris and Edwards yss^er day.
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    DOLLAR WEAKNESS
    153 1 Question Of Gold Export. London, Apr. 21. THE recent marked weakness of g the dollar is arousing great interest, but it is emphasised that g it is out of proportion to the volume of business, which is not large. The recent falling tendency of American commodities has given
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    CONSUL'S RECALL DEMANDED.
    132 1 Sensation In United States. Now York, Apr. 21, 'THE recall of Mr. Gerald Campbel", ihe British Consttl-General, for alleged interference with thenternal politics of the United States by attacking the Vinsou Navy Bill \/as demanded in the House of Representatives by Mr. P. A. Britte i, the
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    30 1 From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 21. London Rubber, Spot, 5 7 16d. Oct.-Dec. 6 3 32d. New York Rubber, Spot. 12 Cl> CROSS-RATE. New York London, 5.16%.
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    UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
    69 1 Mr. Roosevelt's Views On Silver. Washington, Apr. 2;. O.i the f ;vc cC rhe conference bevecn President Roosevelt and the ;nate silver advocates, it is indi •ted a*. th2 White flou.se that Mi •oosevelt does not wish for anv iver legislation this session. 112 stated that he regards
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    WHAT THE KAISKK SAID.
    174 1 Menace Of Japan Prophesied. Hongkong. Apr. 11. THE "Hongkong Telegraph' publishes a message received through the United Press Service, 10-aay revealing that ihe Ex-Kniscr had a confidential interview with the American publisher William Ha'e in 1908. The ex-Kaiser said that he deeply deplored the defeat of
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    BRIGHTER BUSINESS.
    89 1 Remarkable Improvement In America. New York. Apr. 21. Business in the United States is bowing fresh signs of improvement, according to reports by eco-. nomic analysts. ;j Goo<Js traffic on the railways in-j '.reased by 17 per cent, in the week; nided Apr. 14. compared with the ime
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    JARDINE'S MESSAGE.
    61 1 4> No Desire To Play Against Australia." Bombay, Apr. 21. IARDINE sailed for England «J to-day. In an exclusive interview with Reuter's representative he said: "1 am indeed sorry to be leaving India, where I have encountered kindness and hospitality second to none. "It is qirte correct that
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    SOCCER CONTEST RESULT.
    136 1 Eight Readers Share $100 Prize. EIGHT readers, each with nine correct forecasts, share the prize of $100 offered in connection with the 'Sunday Tribune" Soccer Contest No. 46. Their names and addressee are: Miss Polly, 270, Rangoon Road, Singapore. Mr. F. C. Dossan. P. and T., Bah.iu.
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    THE POUND.
    121 1 Danger Of Delay In Stabilisation. London. Apr 21. ADDED interest attaches to the exchange fluctuations in view 3f yesterday's speech by Mr. C. T Sadd. assistant general manager of the Midland Bank at the annual meeting of the British Chambers of Commerce, which caused the withdrawal of the
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    BANKHEAD BILL.
    13 1 Washington, Apr 21 President Roosevelt has aiirnpri the Bankland Bill- Reuter
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    That Guillermo-Diamond Affair.
    672 2  - That Guillermo-Diamond Affair. "Referee" Once Again; Let Us Have Judges For All Contests. (By O.VCE again— Why not judges for all contests? The organisers of local boxing evidently approve of the referee with two fridges system, for thf-y "mploy it for main ein Then why not have it the programme?
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    FRENCH WRITER'S TRIP.
    32 2 Paris. April 20. The celebrated writer. Francois Decrolssst. sails to-day from Marseilles and is visiting Hongkong, Shanghai. Nanking, Peking. Japan, Manchuria and Korea. He will return via Honolulu.— Reuter
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    MUSIC IN THE TYPE.
    45 2 Prague. Weary composers take heart A typewriter capable of typing music scenes of all kinds is on view at the Prague Sample Fair. Tt looks just like an ordinary macnlne except that the keys are music no.es instead of alphabet tetters.
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    SEREMBAN SCHOOL PRIZE DAY.
    479 2 Excellent Report Of Headmaster. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 19 THE fifth annual speech day and prize giving of the King George V School, Seremban, was held this evening in the I School Hall. His Highness the Yang di Pertuan 1 Eesar was present and
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    BRITISH JOURNALIST DECORATED.
    171 2 Legion Of Honour For West Indies Editor. Port of Spain, Trinidad. A BRITISH journalist has been invested with the insignia of a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour on board a visiting French warship in the marbone here. He is Mr. G. Macgowan, the managing editor
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    THE TWO-FOOT TOOTH.
    23 2 Cologne. A mom er's tooth has been found by excavators at Plantschbecken, near Duesseldorf. It is nearly two feet long.
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    EVEN LAWYERS HAD GOOD OLD DAYS.
    901 2  - EVEN LAWYERS HAD GOOD OLD DAYS. "Lex" WVken A Trip To Batu Pahat ""13 IV as zA.n <^A.a* venture. (By WE were a merry crowd, we of the Bar. and although the writer knew many of the legal luminaries of the past —perhaps one day we might be tempted to
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      565 2 CROSSWORD SOLUTION No. 28. ACROSS.— 1. Robes. 4. Hardy. 7. Sob, 9. Ariel, 10. Ego, 11. Hollo. 12, Ass, 14. By, 16. Asks, 17. Eel. 18. Blusning, 20. Tilted. 24. Oat. 25. Torso, 27. Tit, 28. Neal, 31. Map, 33. Dub, 36. Came, 37. Angel, 40. Pew, 41. Bounc*?. 44,
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  • Yesterdays' Reports From Malayan Courts.
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      FAILURE OF TIN MINER.
      1069 3 Bankruptcy Court. WE AEROPLANE TO career of a former T prominent Chine.se tin-miner Hated in the Bankruptcy Court JW Prided ever by Mr. Cenihty KA when a5B SI Chinese muned Tan Kin, Jw appeared for his public examinee bankrupt operated several g^taes during the 2». ytarmta
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      JOHORE STATE WINS APPEAL.
      231 3 1 Alleged Wrongful Sale Of Plantation. (From Our Oivn Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Apr. 21. A UNANIMOUS verdict in favour of the a* appellants was given in the Court of Appeal. Johore Bahru. to-day by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard, Mr Justice Gerahty and Mr. Justice
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      IMPERIAL COOK.
      118 3 Death Of Man Who Served The Habsburgs. Vienna. Rudolf Munsch. whq was the lasi head cook at the Austrian Imperial Court, has died here at the age (f 69. Munsch was descended from a famous line ol Viennese inn-keepers and started his career as cook to the Italian
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      ALLEGED THEFT.
      173 3 Charge Of Retention Of Tools. ANOTHER sequel to the alleged, theft A of a car belonging to Flying Officer V. H. Lewis, of the RAF., was heard in the Police Court, yesterday, when Sudin bin Bihra was charged before the Third Magistrate, Mr. J. M. Brander, with dishonest
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      HYLAMS FINED.
      98 3 Convicted On Gaming Charge. Eight Hylam house servants who were playing "Paikaw" on Friday night were yesterday charged before the Second Magistrate. Mr. N. Grice, with playing in a common gamin? house, at 346, Tanjong Katong Road. All of them pleaded guilty and were fined $2 each, the
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      ALLEGED BREACH.
      129 3 European Immigration Officer Charged. G. M. Goodall, a European Assistant Immigration Officer, appeared on Friday before Mr. J. M. Brander, Third Magistrate, on charge of criminal breach of trust as a public servant. The charge retfd "That you on or r.bout April 18, at Singapore, being entrusted with
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      EUROPEAN OFFICIAL BOUND OVER.
      302 3 Breach Of Trust Charge In Singapore. A EUROPEAN Assistant Immigrant Officer named G. M. Goodall pleaded guijfty before the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer. yesterday to a charge of criminal breach of trust as a public servant in respect ol $1,220. Chief Co^rt-Inspector Lismar stated
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      EMPEROR'S STATUE MUTILATED
      58 3 Vienna. A bomb thrown by an unknown person has blown the head off a statue of the late Emperor Francis Joseph at Murzzuschlag, in Styria. The Statue was only re -erected three weeks ago at the end of the recent disorders. It had been removed by the
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      OBSCENE PICTURES.
      152 3 Tamil Youth Charged In Police Court. THAT possessors of obscene pictures were more to be pitied than punished was the argument advanced yesterday by Mr. E. M. Tampoe-Philips .vhen he pleaded for leniency before the Second Magistrate, Mr. N. Grice. in a case where a Tamil youth had
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      BROKEN NOSE.
      202 3 Chinese Whose Wife Eloped With His Friend. "He was my neighbour and my wife eloped with him. When I met him at Sumbawa Road that day and interrogated him about the affair, he kicked me and ran away, and I gave chase and hit him in return." This
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      ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT.
      583 3 K.L. Supreme Court. SEQUEL TO CIVIL SUIT. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, April 20. T*HE preliminary inquiry into th* case in which a Chinese merchant named Phang Chiat Kan*, alias Peh Slew Ngmn, is alleged be have made a false statement in ar. affidavit sworn by
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      46 3 HEADACHE CURE. Charged with attempted suicide before the Second Magistrate. Mr. N. Grice, a middle-aged Chinese woman pleaded in explanation that she had a bad headache and took some chandu as a cure. The charge against the woman will come up for hearing on April 24.
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      7 3 m. m Jrdath Tobacco Co., Ltd., London.
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    PLAYING CARDS.
    185 4 Soviets Restore Kings And Queen. Moscow. rpHERE Is one place in the U.S.S.R. A where Kings and Queens have not been .succcs.'.fuliy abolished on playing cards. I The authorities first of al! tried to persuade the citizens of new Russia not to play raids at all. When this
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    HEALTH OF THE EAST.
    316 4 League Of Nations' Bulletin. The following is the health bulletin of th f> League of Nations Eastern Bureau, Singapore, for the week ended April 14 1934: Alexandria: 2 typhus cases and 2 deaths. Port Said: 1 typhus case and no cl f nth. Bassein: 2 plague
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    TAMMANY REVOLT.
    81 4 Overthrow Of The Party Leader. New York, April 4 JI. Mr. John Curry, head of Tammany since 11)29. has been overthrown by a revolt within the organisation. The cause of Mr. Curry's downfall was the smishing defeat suffered by l lammany candidate in the Mayoral election in November,
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    F.M.S TELEGRAPHS
    68 4 Several Hours' Delay On Friday Night. Tht telegraph service between Singapore and the F.M.S. an»l Penang was intrrrtipled for several hours on Friday ntehl. Communication between Seremban »!m1 Kuala lunipur suddenly broke down nsid it being after (lark, the depart.mental engineers wcn> hard put to locate the trouble
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    S.M.M.A. MEETING.
    77 4 A special general meeting of the Biiigipore Malay Musical Association was held at tiio residence of uw President, Mr Shaik Bfohamed bin Ahmad Bowthan, on the Bth Inst, It was resolved to have a separate Club House i< ihe benefit of the members. Mr. JanYr bin H. Abdullah
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    STATUS OF STRAITS CHINESE.
    1054 4 Discussion At S.C.B.A. Meeting. I MANY mailers of local interest were discussed at the last two committee meetings of the Straits Chinese Britbh Association in Singapore. Among these were the adoption, in i the Colony of the system, practised in Hongkong, of exhumation in respect of
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    JAPAN FEELING HER WAY?
    428 4 Opinion Of Chinese Spokesman. Shanghai, April 21. rrilE Japanese Foreign Office issued a I second statement last night hinting that Japan would take strong action it other Powers carry forward theirpolicy w assist China with *p»^"gg£: A strong suggestion is afoot that the League should adopt
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    "HANDS OFF CHINA."
    169 4 Bif'cr Chinese Comment On Japanese Note. At the meeting of the Legislative Yuan *t Nanking yesterday, Mr. Wansj Ching Wei outlined what would be the future foreign policy or the Government and also its attitude towards the statement Issued by the Japanese Foreign Office containing a Hands
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    WHITE "RAINBOW." Crowds Kneel Before Strange Sign.
    98 4 WHITE "RAINBOW." Crowds Kneel Before Strange Sign. Belgrade. A SHINING white "rainbow" which suddenly appeared over the mountains near Dervent, Yusosalvia. caused a sensation among the people of the district. Many of them feM on their knees in prayer, believing the phenomenon to be a sign from God that some
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    FORTUNE AFTER 17 YEARS.
    147 4 Papers Filed I nder Wron» Utter. K I San FrancUco A I.EXANDER Tisrhcr a 4G-jcaj--old mecta^ J\ of San Jose, has hud to wait f OT \ear for an Inlieritancc of HINDOO tx^tj^ clerk filed the nli vcir. documents under tetter 1) instead of T. In
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    IRISH SENATE.
    146 4 Abolition Bill Passes Second Keadiig. Dublin, April 20. The Dail by 70 votes to 51, passed thtsocond reading of the Bill to abolish the Free State Senate. Mr De Valera, in replying during Uw debate, said if to-morrow they had re union in Ireland and an All-Ireland Parliament
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    KING IBN SAUD AS PILGRIM.
    40 4 Kins Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia Jias armed at Mecca from his twin-capital of Riyad, Reutor learns, accompanied by r.is court. The King will undertake the duties ol a pilgrim during his stay in Mecca.
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE.
    106 4 Nanking May Give Them Help. Hongkong. Apr. 21. D»\ Chen Kunu Po. the Minister >iAiir.rry. arrived m Hongkong yesterday -veninrr and will proceed to 'Saigor )>i'\'o'iday by the French liner "Chenoi'.' f^nx" to Investigate the causes of the •w-'tiess depression of the oven** 'n French Inoo-China. Malaya, the
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    DISGUISED—AS A COW.
    70 4 DISGUISED— AS A COW. Belgradc. "That's a quw looking cow. said a rustom: ofTiclnl os h" wa rhed an ungainly dun aaiia*; ;un-()?:;n'{ i'loiig with a herd. H" wplkod toward; i l The dun cot l'l'ri to shwnWe away, but waa ioo slow. T'i? rustoms oSisial piv>dded R. The 'v
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      247 4 FROM OPERA TO SAWDUST RING. Well- Known Baritone Joins A Circus. New York. MB Hobrrr E. Rhigilnj. a writ-known Chicago' bantam*, hi forsaking opera to join a cirrus. llr Is inking thr plafc of an uncle, Mr. John KWigling. the last nf |ha seven brothers who !mu; brn :> mv.i
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    STRICILY BETWEEN OURSELVES
    2161 5 STRICILY BETWEEN OURSELVES SHOULD like to express my thanks to 1 OUS friends who have been kind enough Z that they like this page. It is very J to kn -w that one's efforts are *iatedd jt ls also rather overwhelming, after years of anonymity, to be thrust, as "tere
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      345 6 ■Ha ii^iw >^vfv _x t vy\ A xxN <?;cfm packet of Rinso with one small packet purchased! 'Will CilTI OPt VililY That's the offer we are making so that you can try the wonderful effect of Rinso O jUi\ on your own washing in your own home, and under your
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    Death Daring Dive For A Living.
    1412 7 SECBETS OF PEEJAY RINGENS 1 THRILLING ACT. JUST BOW IT IS DONE. A Strong Wind The Greatest Danger. iiiiTHAT a nerve the man has!" TfThev were making that remark ..rites a "Sunday Tribune" reporter* we stood the other day at the old £ce-course watching
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    IF LONDON WERE ATTACKED.
    491 7 Traffic Would Choke The Streets. London. IF London were attacked from the air this is what would happen, according to Lieutenant Colonel Mervyn O'Gorman:— "Under the strong stimulus of a concentrated bombardment with 300 tons of gas and explosives such as is new possible during a
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    FRESH REVENUE.
    92 7 U.S. Finance Committee Approves Taxes. Washington. Facing the necessity of finding new revenue for the payment of the huge Government expenses, the Senate Finance Committee has unanimously approved the rc-imposition of the capital stock tax of one-tenth of cne per cent, to become effective In July 1935. It
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    SEVENTY OPERATIONS.
    46 7 Sterilisation In Full Swing In Germany. Berlin. Seventy sterilisation operations have already been ordered and carried out by the Hamburg ''heredity court" on persons liable to transmit hereditary ailments. It is stated that most eases are the result of voluntary applications by the patients.
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    DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-WEST.
    646 7 Problems To Be Faced. MANY NON-CHINESE RACES. J<HE North-west abounds in natural resources and is con- sidered China's granary, but unI fortunately owing to the economic i and cultural backwardness of the country nothing has been done to develop these resources with the result that they remain
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    OLDEST SEA-DOG DEAD.
    66 7 Joined The Navy As Surgeon In 1856. Dublin. The "Father" of the British Navy, Deputy Inspector-General William Connolly R. N. (Retired*, has died at Dublin. He was 102 and was believed to be the oldest British naval man. He joined the Navy as a Surgeon In 1856
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    THE COMPOSITION OF A PICTURE.
    718 8 OUR CAM ERA CORNER. Look Before You Snap! What A Variation Of Viewpoint Can Do. WITH this article will be found a reproduction of a photograph sent to me »>y Mr. Kak Leong Yin, of Kuala Piiah, N.S. He entitles it 'The Daily Round," and
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    DICKENS MEMORIAL.
    115 8 World Appeal For A I Million Shillings. London, Mar. 15. A WORLD-WIDE appeal for one million stalling is to be launched to obtain funds for the foundation cf a memorial to Charles Dickens at h:s old home at Higham, Kent. At a meeting at Higham it was decided
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    NO MORE HONOURS.
    85 8 Changed Regulations For Cambridge Exams. MALAYAN candidates for the Cambridge examination this year will be sorry to Jearn that the long-standing custom of awarding honours has been abolished. The regulations to hand from the Cambridge authorities for the July and December examinations indicate that honours certificates and
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    DOG START A RIOT.
    125 8 Man Killed And Four Others Wounded. Alexandria. Two dogs met In a street in Gez ret Awlad Harnza, a village in Upper Egypt. They growled. They began fight ng. Their owners, both boyr, tried to sepI arate them. One of the boys struck the I other.
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    GERMANY TO-DAY.
    95 8 "Spirit Of Old Imperial Army Resurrected." Berlin. "The spirt of th old imp2rial army has been resurrected in the Reichsweh: since Hitler took over power in Germany," declared General Von Blomberg, Minister of Defence, addressing the a&so- ciation of former regular soldiers at a mest'ng in Berlin recently.
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    KUALA LUMPUR'S AERODROME.
    191 8 Tests Reveal Only One Weak Spot. THERE is, says the Malay Mail." no truth whatsoever In ihe rumours that the Kuala Lumpur aerodrome I to be abandoned by Imperial Ainvafollowing the mishap to the "Arethusa on Sunday, when .she became bogged after landing. A representative of the
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    SURVIVED 6,000 VOLTS.
    82 8 Cockatoo Which Could Not Be Shocked. Melbourne. A cockatoo perched on an electric cable carrying 6.600 volts lor 23 minutes —and survived. The brrd was found when puzzed officials of the State Electricity Comission investigated a breakdown in the transmission of power. It appeared t have escaped
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    CRIPPLE TO DIE.
    70 8 Capital Penalty Under New Kidnapping Law. Los Angeles. Harry Brcoks, a 55-year-old cripple has been sentenced to death under th? new kidnapping law in California. H' will be hanged on May 11. This is th2 second death sentence passed in connection with the kidnapping, torture and robbery
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    A Woman Peeps At Singapore.
    2775 9 A Woman Peeps At Singapore. By- 1 Our Woman Correspondent ■HM9IB of front row seats at QrLmes Cabaret caac.es last week e v\- lucky recipients of various Va* oi liquors, mystilymgly concocted magician Dewyne irom ordinary °Llr minum. Since we were not lion'Si uie lortui.ua- < we cant say SS
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    Malay Songs And Pantuns On The Gramophone.
    923 10 FAMOUS OPERA STABS SING FOR H.M.V. RECORDINGS IN SINGAPORE. ROMANCE OF MR. DEAN'S THEATRICAL CAREER. AT long last lovers of Malay songs and pantuns are to have the pleasure of hearing the voices of Mr. K. Dean, Miss Tijah, Miss Salmah and Miss
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    TRIV ANDRUM LAW COLLEGE.
    138 10 A Successful Travancore Institution. THE Law College. Trivai.drum, is one of the oldest educational institutions in Travancore. established about 59 years ago. It is a magnificent building situated in the heart of the town. The Institution is at present affiliated to the University of Madras and
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    DREDGER FOR BRITISH GUIANA.
    62 10 Georgetown, British Oulso* A dredger cos. nig £28.000 is to be ordered by British Guiana authorities for work at the harbours of Georgetown and New Amsterdam. The !=(?heme will be financed by a 30-Jfttf loan a 4 per cent, from the colonial deWiOlr ment fund. This
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      159 10 wwaiij *r'i"rww T ii'* 1 •>riniMiii|MiMriiirirTiirr'iiTi:iiniiiininiiMnirTiiiiniiiiniiiiniiiiniuiiiijiirn!iiiiViiiiiiifininiiiiiiiniuiiiiTTwivi» MARVEL PRODUCTS CO. VERY iW XIKiiaM /W^f» Ti A O HP I? ixi t^ /a r< Ik lilk^'^t loi x\XjJLi 111 RL THROUGHOUT MALAYA. jMMUHliiliiliiliii: ti •.t..i i f»i liii-iiiii.iriiiM-iiii'iu.iMi l ;Hi*U4iU l »"ini!iii:i;iia»iii^a::iiii;:iMiuru*^»^ fr „-„.---r NOVELS JUST ARRIVED 1 THE SINGER PASSES, by
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    Malayan Films Reviewed.
    1100 11  -  CINEQUE By THE story of "Aunt Sally," the brilliant "musical" which is the big attraction at the Capitol cinema on Tuesday, is concerned with a very confident lady, Sally Bird, who tries to persuade Mike Kelly, a night club impressario, that she is "the goods" for his
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      358 11 fmFw^iMWiß MATINEE TO DAY AT 3>15 I A \l l Uif^rf^ i'i ii "j TO-NIGHT: 6.15 9.15. B BEHOLD v Th? Screen's new perfect lover v Ik's the secend DON JUAN and He's twice a- gocd as (he first. JIMMY DURANTE tender in ihe Funniest Picture ever mads g-fc f
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      76 11 THE WEEK'S TIDE TABLE. TO-DAY, APRIL 22. High Water 2.56 a.m., 5.40 p.m. TO-MORROW, APRIL 23. High Water 4.07 a.m.. 7.06 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 24. High Water 5.43 a.m.. 801 p.m WEDNESDAY. APRIL 25 High Water 7.15 a.m.. 8.39 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 26. High Water 8.22 a.m.. 9.10 p.m. FRIDAY,
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    Sunday Tribune. Singapore: Sunday, April 22, 1934. GROWING UP.
    542 12 Sunday Tribune. Singapore: Sunday, April 22, 1934. GROWING UP. ALAYA seems to be full of presumptuous people. People, that is, who actually declare that they can think for themselves, when they ought to know and rejoice that there is a very select body of men whose mission in life, whose
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    When A Fellow Goes Home On Leave.
    1033 12 When A Fellow Goes Home On Leave. T\O you know how much it costs a man who is iroing Home on leave to get away from Singapore? You think that is a foolish question. I can see you looking superior and wondering why they waste space on ramblings like this.
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    Sparkles
    517 12  -  "Quiz" Smiles Of The Week By AFTER Monday's little effort, there won't be any Baron Bagnalj of Pulau Brani after all. A A "Penang, praise be, can boast no underworld," says the P.G. Just what can it "boast" scenery apart? A "Fellow Rotarians, ladies and gentlemen." began one speaker
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    Does Japanese Policy Menace Malaya?
    1264 13 JUDGE LI^EBARGERS STARTLING J STATEMENTS. VISIONS OF WORLD CONQUEST. COMMUNISM TBE ONLY CHECK TO MILITARISM. i MINING that Malaya will any day lose her tin and rubher to Japan at Japan's own price was uttered by Judge Paul M. 1 nebaruer. Legal Adviser to the
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    A REAL BRIDE AT LAST.
    160 13 Happy Sequel To Transatlantic "Wedding." Flint, Michigan. Mis-. Sigfrid Carlzon, the "telephone bride", whose recent "marriage" to Mr. Bertil H. Clason, of Flint, by transAtlantic phone was declared illegal, is now a bride in reality. She has married Mr. Clason at Flint in the normal
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    A VAIN CHILD.
    85 13 Could Not Bear To Live In Ail Old Suit. Caiio. Little Kamel Mohamed wanted a new suit for a religious festival. But his mother was too poor to buy him one. Kamel bore his disappointment for a Lime. Then he saw all his little friends in new
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    13-YEAR-OLD CRIME.
    81 13 Snapshot Which Led To Three Arrests. Budapest. Tne enlargement of a snapshot has led to the acres, of three men in connection with a crime committed 13 years ago, during the Hurgarian Bolshevis. revolution. The photograph showed two men, now identified as Is van Hirsch and Andras Horvath,
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    JAPAN'S POLICY.
    86 13 Joint Anglo-American Action London, April 20. THE "Daily Express" Washington correspondent rays that in view of Japan's attitude the Government ha;? decided to make overtures to Britain regarding the possibility of a concerted Anglo-American policy in the Far East. The newspaper attributes the decision to a long conference
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    SHARK-FISHING.
    160 13 Bristol Man's 20,000 Mile Pilgrimage. Durban. An Eng"r,lunan who has made a 20.000 mile .iournev to catch sharks has arrived in Durban. He is Mr. Harry Vok?, a wealthy buii tier, of Bristol. Mr. Voke had fisheel for shark ill many parts of tho world, but never in Australia.
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    THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER.
    434 13 THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER. Mr. John BagnalVs Public Work In Singapore. gENIOR Unofficial Member of trie Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, and noted for his trenchant speeches on public affairs, the Hon. Mr. John Bagnali has sailed for Home on leave. Mr. Bagnali is an outstanding example of a
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    AMERICA MAY PAY.
    64 13 Washington. Great Britain may receive $24,920 £4,980 > from America if Congress approves a recommendation of the Sedrelary of Sta.e transmitted to it by President Roosevelt. The recommendation is that the Uni.ed States should^ay the claims cf foreign Governments ajod nationals arising ou 0 of the American
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    AMAZON APPOINTED HEADMAN.
    63 13 Tstanbut. Miss Uicmu, a 55-year-cld Turkish woman v.ho fought in the ranks of Mustapha Kemal's army against the Greeks, has been appointed "headman" of Emirli. a village near Smyrna. She is he first woman to obtain sucn a posL in Tuckey. As htadman she is responsible for
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    KILLED BY MOTOR TYRE.
    57 13 Helsingforr A chauffeur war, changing a yre i n a servicestation at Jakimvara. near Viborg. Thc.v warn a loud report. iffeflhllllct rushed t" th<> spn and lo.ujid the man lying on the ground dead. The iniuM tu&>-had burst, cairs'.nj* th- m*' al valvp o fly cut
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    BADMINTON IN MALAYA.
    1870 14 B ADMINTON IN MALAYA. \pr\ n /F^\ /P l/"i pviTJ f^^ IT Singapore Association Starts Year Well Exhibition Games At Livestock Show Illuminated Courts At Night Undesirable Public Courts And The Municipality Will Vass Regain Title This Season See Gim Hock Making "Comeback" T*HE newly-elected committee of the Singapore Badminton
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    SEREMBAN BADMINTON.
    100 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. 19. The Moonlight B.P. met the Aero B.P. on the former's court, and the scores were as follows (Moonlight mentioned first) SINGLES: R. Sta Maria lost to Lim Eng Bee 10-15, 10-15: V. S. Maniam beat J. D. Sundaraj 15-9, 15-7; Andrew
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    GOVERNMENT SOCCER LEAGUE.
    48 14 Medical Services XI v. the Postal Services at the J.C.S.A. ground on Tuesday: Lee Pak Tong; Hashim, Hendroff; Mohamed, Johary, Phillips; Foong On, Dr. R. C. Oehlers, Dr. R. G. Spink, Dr. J. W. Winchester and Kong Yong. Reserves: Samdin, Ghany Dol and Fook Choon.
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    S.A.F.A. SOCCER.
    42 14 The Second Division League match j between the Marine Department and the Straits Cattle Trading Football Club, fixed for May 17, has been postponed, and will be played at the Anson Road Stadium on Monday, July 2, at 5.15 p.m.
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    S.A.F.A. AND THE MALAYS.
    365 14 A Little Poetry For Confutation. "A WHIP" writes as follows: "I have lately read in your nan*, some correspondence on the above k!? ject which, I believe, has occupied ti minds of some of the football fans Singapore, and of all the Malays "In your issue
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    The Co-operative Movement In Malaya.
    2220 15  -  L. D. Gammans Its Origins And Its Economic Potentialities. (By i|R. L- D- Gammans is leaving Malaya this week-end on M from the East. As Assistant Director of Co-operation he has render- service of inestimable value in a movement which repre!lts economic salvation for most
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    "TALKING BOOKS" FOR THE BLIND.
    223 15 50,000 To Be Produced In United States. New York rE Library of Congress k> to release the first "talking book" lor ihe blind next month. It is described by M»r. Robert B. Irwin, d!rec or of the- American Foundation for the Blind, as "the most
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    Around The Clubs In Malaya.
    2402 16 Latest Developments In Their Work More Service To Members Unemployment Relief And Benevolent Assistance Activities Of Epworth Leagues In The Peninsula Southern District Institute At Malacca First All-Chinese Cross-Country Race And Girls 9 Walk. fLUBS and associations in Malaya, as in elsewhere, exist for various
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    BOXING IN MALACCA
    167 16 Need For A Board Control. A REGULAR Boxing Fan" ,y writes: a<4^ •If the City Park want u people to patronise their boiri* arrangements should be mad* better judges and referees wk tling Ouillermo fought Neil a* the whole crowd went wild with cision of a draw.
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    137 16 A 400-Foot Drive By Joe Vosmick. New York. Am I To-day's baseball matches resnV. follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago 4 (Harriett homered). Cincinnati 1 5 Boston 1 3 Brooklyn 1 g 'Game was called in the mowing to heavy log.i Philadelphia 0 5 New York 2 4 (Bill Terry
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    BATU PAHAT GOLF.
    77 16 The Batu Pahat Golf Party* petition, played on Monday lait tote our of the Mohamedan New Yeir suited in a win for Inche UtKt Said bin Haii Omar with a net K» 72 for 18 holes. The following cards were retlHK Inche Mohamed Said bin Haji Omar
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    Y.M.C.A. WINS.
    46 16 The Y.M.C.A. were visitors at the J on Friday and won in attend*: match against the "A" team oi v oy the odd goal in fivt. There was little to choose betf* which served up vigor*; jail. At half-time the YJI-C* leading 2 l.
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    LOCAL BASEBALL.
    33 16 The basebali team of $fj? Companion Athletic AssodlJ^ make their second outing in a u^ match against the Japane* Mens baseball ie. m W-oV" St. Joseph grousid starting at z v
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    SERANGOON LADS B.P.
    33 16 The Serangoon Lads Badmin^ J celebrated their first anniver». residence oi the President. MjHock, on the B'h inst. Ugn x £M ments were served and tne had an enjoyable time.
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    Extensive Business Of Malayan Motors.
    1089 17 DISTILLING WATER FROM THE U TAP. TBE RE\SON FOR HONING. POZENS OF BATfERIES CHARGED AT CNCE. is probably not a man in SingafS who does not know how to 1 Trarin theorv if no* in practice. of drivers who are WiSar with the intricate mass
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    REMAINS OF GIANTS.
    25 17 R EMAINS OF GIANTS. %Stery Centuries-Old Skeletons. l^^tetons TUlin 1 oetr TV. a an aqueduct at Mon- men *e re CntUred any theory a* th **>
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    APPENDIX REMOVED.
    118 17 Paper-Fasteners Used To Close The Wound. Sydney. George Silver, a 27-year-old gold prospector, fell ill with appendici.K in the wilds of Central An traiia. He was 600 miles from Port Augusta, the nearest medical centre. 1$ was impossible to obtain help. So a companion operated on Silver with
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    CRISIS IN SWISS FINANCES.
    381 17 Minister Denounces Inflation. Brene. SWITZERLAND'S finances are in so se--0 rious a condition that only "heroic" emedies can meet the situation, accordng to M. Musy, the Minister of Finance. In a recent speech in the Federal Council he said that the country must, choose between a
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    FORGOTTEN RAIDERS.
    147 17 Wolves Return After Absence Of 50 Years. Sylva, North Carolina. Fifty years after the last pack was believed to have been extermined, woives have been heard in this vicinity. Almost every night now, families in the more remote districts hear nerveracking howls. Some have reported the loss of
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    A GOLD QUEST IN THE ANDES.
    352 17 Machinery Carried By Air A ROMANTIC quest for gold which Is hidden in a mountain top gold mine 12,000 ft. high, is about to be carried out by British engineers. It must be the first gold armada in which not Elizabethan galleons but 100
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    LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
    166 17 Canadian's Flying Dash To Win A Bride. Jerusalem. A young Canadian has won a lovely bride by a flying dash across Egypt to prevent a liner bearing her out of his life fcr ever. The Canadian is a business man who lives in Cairo. He met
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    MAN WHO CAN'T GET LOST.
    54 17 Salt Lake City. Mr. W. L. Turpin never travels without his identification "c?^rd." When he was taken to hospital here unconscious after a mo or-car smash, the doctors found tatooed on his right arm the words: "In case of accident place notify Mrs. W. L.
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    WAITED EIGHT YEARS.
    200 18 Boy Who Avenged His Father's Death. Istanbul. fUGHT years ago the lathee- of Mohmtru 4 Kirdjilli. an 8-year-old Turkish boy, of Nezib, a village near Adana, in Anatolia, was murdered. At the same time his sister was kidnapp<?u by the murderers and carried off into the mountains.
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    S. A. AMBASSADORS.
    77 18 To Be Sent To Paris And Berlin. Capetown. General Hertzog, the Prime Minister, intimated to the Senate that the Government intended to establish Embassies in Paris and Berlin. The latter Embassy would also deal with Swedish matters. "Nothing could exceed the readiness of the British Embassies in
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    When You Cannot Play For Position: Best Thing To Do: Ignore The Leave.
    837 18  - When You Cannot Play For Position: Best Thing To Do: Ignore The Leave. SYDNEY LEE Billiards For Amateurs. "SAFETY FIRST" MAXIM. By ALWAYS play for position is a billiard truism and a most excellent one. But there are exceptional occasions when you cannot do it, when you have to put
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    MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
    181 18 Sleepers Plated On Railway Line. Paris. The miraculous escape from injury and probably death of passengers on the Paris-Vintimilia express is occupying the authorities here. An attempt at criminal .sabotage which might have caused a terrible catastrophe, on the railway lnier near Champagne-sur-Seine, is now revealed, states the
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    RADIUM DEPOSITS.
    139 18 New Canadian Discover!* 1 Importance. Reports which reacn f airmen returning from "^je! spectors to the new """"JJjJTV Hottah Lake, about 10° f f*Lc* Great Bear Luke, seem U J* P that the di^owr ies^ cbTafned! '^^^1^ Ing lakes arc of greater impon*^ was at ftrsi iviieved. The
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    ATTEMPT TO LEVY DUTIES HERE 100 YEARS AGO.
    876 19 Old Singapore.— 7. Merchants' Successful Opposition Against Proposed Impost. (By a "Sunday Tribune'' Special Correspondent.) Af late there has been much controversy raging over the proposed Customs Union for Malaya, which it is felt might mean that Singapore would lose its position
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    In And Out Of The Boxing Ring
    901 19  -  "K.O." (By CONGRATULATIONS to Frank J Weber on a brilliant victory. He Graham in the return bout, there b bo doub. about it. In the first buttle the judges dis- \\>: nr\- agreed and the referee, Mr. D. Robinson, gave KrilUa*;' his casting
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    AUSTRALIA'S "NILE."
    160 19 Vast Irrigation Scheme Agreed Upon. MeVi?cuni«. H/ATEB for orchards and general farm purTT peses will be provided over a huge area .\s the resul. of a new move to make full use ol ihe Murray River. Australia's "Nile." An agreement on f the Murray River works programme has
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    GLASS BOTTOM SHIP.
    125 19 Passengers Can Study Mysteries Of The Deep. Yokohama. "Come and sec the bottom of the sea! M This is the invitation held out tc visitors at Kamakura, a seaside resort near here. From the beach, a 60- ton pleasure boat i is running trips during which her
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    CENTENARIAN'S CAREER.
    95 19 The Oldest Woman In The Holy Land. Jerusalem, i The oldest woman in the Holy Land bas died at the age of 112. She was a Christian Arab living at Bethlohem. Until a year ago, her health was ex- I cellerit. Her relatives state that she distinctly rtnuuiibered
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    The Week's Malayan SPORT REVIEWED
    2354 20  - The Week's Malayan SPORT REVIEWED "Rimau." Cricket Club's Soccer Successes Prospects Of Winning League Championship Positions In The S.A.F.A. Competitions A Record First -Wicket Stand Ponniah And Campbell In Fine Partnership F. P. H. Pearse Shines As A Bowler Chinese Humble The P. W. D. Stalwarts. (By LIAVING met with
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      696 20 SOCCER COMPETITION. Test Your Skill and Win Cash Prize of 100 $100 "Sunday Tribune" No fy| ust g e P °P ular FoolW] Entrance Contest F LJ™L_ (No 49.) Th" "SUNDAY TRIBUNE" will Five a prize of $100 to thp reader submitting an entry with the larpest number of correct
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    NEW CATHOLIC BISHOP.
    742 21 Singapore's Welcome. lO \G SERVICE TO L MALAYA. fH E St. gorges Hall of the St. 1 Joseph's Institution in Bias Road was packed last nW th e Catholic Young Men's in S:n*up>re gave a iv no. and staged a concert in [0Ur ottheßt. Rev. Mgr. Adriei,
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    THE CAPITOL.
    90 21 Henry The Magician And Many Wonders. yARIETY together with pictures was the order at the Capitol last ni^ht and it provided an excellent progTamme' On the stage was Henry, artist and magician, and in an entertainment which offered many remarSbie S he proved himself a master of his
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    CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
    230 21 Singapore Government Servants Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Government Servants' Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd jhich had been postponed a few days ago owing to ack of a quorum was held at the Council Chambers on Friday The meeting was well attended and members
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    THE VOLUNTEERS' MINIATURE RANGE.
    249 21 fi'Jj^ rifle ranges have a fas*»aon for the keen Volunteer and m the S.S.V.F. Headquarters Jie most elaborately equipped .^sergeant-majors recently save a ration of Mi varied applications rw* a most realistic miniature r?^* bUt i S presented "No Man's i?h!« Whlch the enemv were to
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    SCAREMONGERING IN SIAM.
    396 21 Propogandist Rumours Repudiated. VLIE are glad to publish the following letter from a correspondent in Siam who signs himself "Fairplay." His tribute to Great Britain's friendship for Siam and his assurance that Siam is the last place A'here sinister influences working against British interests will be encouraged
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    BAND AT SWIMMING CLUB.
    35 21 The Band of the Wiltshire Regiment will play at the Singapore Swimming Club from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to-day. If wet a smaller band will play in Lhe Club house.
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    ENGLISHMEN AT DINNER.
    384 21 Did St. George Kill The Dragon? rpHE Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott, the A Officer Administering the Government, and Mrs. Caldecott, were among those present at the annual dinner of the Singapore branch of the Royal Society of St. George, held at the Raffles Hotel last night. Mr.
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    CHINA AND TURKEY.
    81 21 4 Diplomatic Relations Established. Geneva, April 20. jpHINA has established diplomatic relaV^ tions with Turkey as the result of a visit by Mr. Victor Hoo, Chinese Minister to Switzerland, to, Ankara, where he signed with Tewfik Bey, Foreign Minister, a convention to estaablish diplomatic relations. This will
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    ST. ANDREW'S BEATEN.
    54 21 Minto Cricket Union's Five Wickets' Victory. St. Andrew's School, batting first on heir ground against the Minto Cricket Jnion. scored 139 runs yesterday, D. Koss contributing 71. The Malay XI knocked off the required lumber of runs for the loss of five Tickets, Amin Ketchil carrying out
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      169 21 £.05 a.m. 8.20 a.m. A summary of Uie week's news. P.H.I. HOLLAND (25.57 METRES). To-day's Programme at 8.30 p.m. 1. Dutch National Anthem. 2. Talk by Ds. D. Kuilman, on behalf of the Dutch Y.M.C.A. 3. Trip through the provinces of Holland. "Province of N. Brabant.' 1. Brabant Hymn. 2.
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      396 21 EMPIRE RADIO. To- Day's Programme. Local Time 12.35 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. A summary ci the PMMI news 12.50 p.m. Old English mu^c. a programme of gramophone records 1.20 p.m. A religious s<rvice: address h£ Reverend Canon W. H. Rigg. D.D.. relayed from Beverley Minster. (Time Signal from
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    Penang Professional Meeting Concluded.
    580 22 Great Mirador Wins Another Great Race. Palm Oil Pays A Three-Figure Dividend. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 21. VHE April extra three-day profeBBK»uU race meeting of the Peoang Tr.rf Club was successfully conducted to-day, when exciting Sport was again provided and the totalisators and sweeps
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    SCHOOL CRICKET.
    264 22 Anglo-Chinese Surprise St. Joseph's. YESTERDAY'S inter-school match on St. Joseph"s ground between the Institution and the A.C.S. produced some sparkling batting performances on both sides. After St. Joseph's had been dismissed tor 186 runs, the Anglo-Chinese surprised their opponents by hitting up 147 runs for only four wickets.
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    GUNNERS BEAT S.C.C. "B."
    28 22 Friday's soccqr friendly between the SC.C. B XI and the 22nd Battery H A. result, d in a win for the visitors -j —l
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    S.R.C. BEAT P.W.D.
    302 22 Low Scoring Game On The Padang. By just three runs, an S.R.C. cricket eleven defeated the P.W.D. on the S.R.C. ground yesterday. The Public Works batted first to score 80, only S. de Silva, S. Ahin and F. W. Ayres reaching double figures. The Club replied with
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    JOHORE SOCCER.
    24 22 The Johore Medical Services beat the Education Department 2—o in the Johore League on the Civil Service ground. Johore Bahru. on Friday
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    SUARES TO FIGHT FERNANDEZ.
    152 22 At Olympic Stadium On May 4. ARTHUR Suares, the Indian middleweight who easily beat Sgt. Jim Brady, the R.A.F. champion, is to have a fight at last, after many months of waiting. It will be remembered that efforts to match him with Seaman Ewin and Aime
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    S.C.C. BEATEN.
    309 22 Muthucumaru In Deadly Bowling Form. On the Balestier Road ground yesterday afternoon, the Ceylon Tamils Association inflicted a crushing deieat on an S.C.C. XI. largely due to the deadly bowling of K. Muthucumaru, who accounted for six wickets at the cost of only nine runs. The S.C.C. took
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    124 22 Bad Weather Effects Major Leagues. New York, Apr. 21. Latest results in U.S. major Leagues are as follows: Reuter NATIONAL LEAGUE. R. H. E. Philadelphia 0 6 1 Brooklyn 5 10 0 (Koenecke hit two home runs. Leonard pitched.) Boston 3 io l (McManus scored a home run.)
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    C.S.C. II BEAT A.C.S. II.
    39 22 In a cricket match between the Ceylon S.C. and the A.C.S. reserves on Friday, the C.S.C. won by six wickets. Scores: A.C.S. II: 29 and 70. C.S.C. II: 72 and 29 for four wickets.
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    LOCAL CRICKET MATCHES.
    433 22 Padang Clubs Meet. S.R.C.'S EXCELLENT EFFORT. A FOURTH wicket partnership of 103 runs set up by J. Edwards and L. A'.vis, was the principal feature of yesterday's play at the S.C.C. when the Cricket Club and the Recreation Club met at cricket. The match will be continued
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    C.S.C. ROUT ROXY.
    256 22 Jansen Scores 83 And Retires. The Ceylon Sports Club beat the Roxy team by two wickets in a cricket, match played on the C.S.C. ground yesterday. A feature of the game was the brilliant innings of A. S. A. Jansen, the State player who retired after scoring
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    The Arsenal Need One Point More To Be Certain.
    1320 23 Three- Cornered Fight In Third Division (Northern) of yesterday's English and R^ L \A«ue matches, as cabled and the tables brought **!Ti tote are as followENGLISH LEAGUE, Div. I. 2 Sunderland 1 tt*** 1 Tottenham If. 0 Sr-a***- Stcke C. 1
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    EXHIBITION "BADMINTON AT TRADE SHOW.
    692 23 Visitor From Selangor Vanquishes E. J. Vass. 4 BIG sunrise confronted badmin- i A -on enthusiasts of Singapore last :$i then they saw for the first time w hitherto unbeatable champion, U. Vass. vanquished in a rubber set jj i representative from Selangor Chin Swt
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    S.C.C. SOCCER.
    65 23 eißlsF To-morroW, Match °n He Padang. &Js* °^h n TL St George's follows: BCC tO Bft&yyjK C. Cherring--sgi4 L f tA McCaffery; C. J. y J E King, g. Carr, J. flours,: C. G. F. J. &t- gAtSf^- g. O van Hon/ie» s A. Andcusor ioi ''JWin tELS**
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    SEREMBAN CRICKET.
    119 23 Draw In Clarke Shield Match. (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Seremban. Apr. 21. The inter-school cricket fixture between St. Paul's School. Soremban. ami St Francis' Institution. Malacca, foi the Conrad Clarke Shield, was played off on the Seremban Padang on Friday and to-day, and had to be left drawn
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    A.C.S. BEAT JUBILEE RANGERS.
    20 23 The Anglo-Chinese School XI beat the Jubilee Rangers 4—l on Friday. Mr. A. A. Dias refereed.
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    GAMMANS CUP.
    249 23 Co-Operative Union Sports. i rIE first annual sports meeting of the Singapore Urban Co-operative Union. j Ltd., was held yesterday at Raffles Insti- j j tution ground in the presence of a large gathering. Among those present were Mr. R. Boyd i Director of Co-operation. S. S. and
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    192 23 Tournament Ties For To-morrow And Wednesday. Ties in the S.C.R.C. spring handicap lawn tennis tournament: TO-MORROW'S TIES. "A" Singles H'cap: Low Koo Choo (owe 6) v. Sim Seng Watt (owe 3). "A" Doubles H'cap:— Bong Soo and Thutt Pitt (owe 18) v. A. Lim and Loon Chong
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    SCHOOLBOY'S FEAT.
    41 23 Fred Perry Beaten In County Tournament. London, April 20. In the Southport Inter-County Tennis championship, during the Middlesex v. Warwickshire contest, C. Hare of Warwickshire, the eighteen-year-old former Junior champion, defeated Fred Perry 6 3, 3—6, 6 3.— Reuter.
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    CRICKET AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    191 23 F.M.S. Police, v. Command Match Starts. (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 21. THE F.M.S. Police v. Malaya Command cricket match, arranged for to-day and to-morrow, started a*. hour late, owing to rain. The Command took first knock, and batting on a soft wicket, did
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    THIRD DIVISION SOCCER.
    146 23 Singapore A.U. Beat Post Office XI. The Singapore Athletic^ Union collected both points in their Thatch in the Third Division "B" of the SAJ.A. League when they beat the Post Office XI s— o at the Geylang Stadium on r'riday. Mr. T. G. Lashmar refereed and the
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    55 23 The following ties in the S.C.C. Volunteer Snooker tournament will be played on Wednesday: J. Lee and C. G. Fugler v. winner of Dr. R. G. Spink and S. Webb v. W. W. Speid and G. Can*. A. L. Gilmore and A. G. Hay v. S. A. Woosey
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    ASTON ATHLETIC CLUB.
    42 23 Entries will open to-morrow for the Aston A.C. bi'liards tournaments, English championship and English handicap <A, B and Newcomers' Handicap). Entry sheets and further particulars can be seen at the club -notice board. Entries- will close on May 15,
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    BILLIARDS.
    108 23 Malayan Championship Tournament. THE Malayan billiards championship tournament for the Padmore Challenge Shield commenced last night at the New World. The table being used is the "Walter Lindrum" table on which the world's championship tournament j was played at Thurston's Hall, London. last year. Results: Tec .Chwee Hoe (Aston
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    RANGERS BEAT ST. MIRREN.
    300 23 Scottish Cup Final. HEADING FOR SOCCER DOUBLE. London, April 21. QLASGOW Rancors won the Scottish Cup to-day, by defeating St -Mirren 5-0 in the final at Hampden Pu*k. The usual enthusiasm of a Scottish Cup final prevailed, there being a crowd of over 100,000 spectators. The
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    SPORTING AND SOCIAL EVENTS IN MALAYA AND ABROAD.
    232 24 Fua's' Point-to-Point. Mr. K Oliver, riding Dolman, falls heavily at a jump in the lightweight race. fc*r, H. L. Brooke, a member of the York County Aviation Club, waving good-bye when he left Sherburn Aerodrome in an attempt to fly to Australia.
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