The Straits Times, 4 January 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 J»AGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      224 1 SINGAPORE! 140. CECIL ST. CPMONE 8471)« V ■SSi'^^^P V y ~~y WHAT WOULD YOU DO? J JN^O K. NIGHT-TIME *P^^A^ )^>/ A SCREAM y the place is on fire f *^S Do you shout "where my Insurance Policy? or bring the MINIMAX "MINIMAX" is BRITISH FIRE EXTINGUISHER" (N.B. There is
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      146 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3883> THE "ALFRED" MACKINTOSH < Py A SMART AND WELL MADE SINGLE BREASTED COAT, UNLINED MODEL WITH TWO-WAY COLLAR. RAGLAN SLEEVES AND BELT. CUT ON A GENEROUS /V SCALE WITH TAPED AND SEWN SEAMS IN THE u% \jwAV\ f ollowing sizes. mk 1 TOf
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      19 1 I 2>atsy j I IS. ()K(.H.\HH lIOAk for MMMHIKTI BASKETS A H'KMIIIS I I'hooe lUH7 j (Amber Mansions.) I
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  • Obituary
    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE' DEATH.
    23 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE' DEATH. YOUNG.— On Jan. 2, 1936. at 7, Dalvey Road, Agnes, beloved wife of Robert Hcyden Young. Home papers please copy.
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      491 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised In these columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. TWO EXPERIENCED CHINESE COMMERCIAL ARTISTS required. Apply Warm Studios, Ltd., Union Bldg. WANTED, European saleswoman for Cold Storage and Provisions Dcpt. Previous experience essential. Write Box No. 58, Straits Times. CAN
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      799 2 FOR SALE COMPLETE bed-room furniture for sale $50. Colour pale yellow. Apply "B Plat Heeren Building. FOR SALE one .303 Fulton Match Rifle fitted with Aperture Sight. In good condition. Box No. 62, Straits Times. SEA-GOINO AUK. KETCH— 36' X 9\ Teak, lead keel. Thornycroft designed englned and built, new
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      1130 2 MISCELLANEOUS TOD CAN HAVE THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to you every week for three month* for $1.60. General Manager. Sunday Times IP TOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS Overseas have the Straits Budxet posted to them every week $14 yearly Including postage, outside Malaya $13.20 within Malaya. Orders accompanied by remittances
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      836 2 AUCTION NOTICES. MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and house No. 23, Temple Street, Singapore, area 1.241 sq. ft. Lot 2. Valuable freehold land and house No. 11, Trengganu Street, Singapore, area 1,006 sq. ft. To be held at the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co.,
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      838 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. TENDERS are Invited for the erection and completion of one block of 12 houses at Tiong Bahru Road. Plans, specification and Form of Tender may be obtained at the Office of the Singapore Improvement Trust. A deposit of $100 is required, and will be refunded if
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      530 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. TRENT HOUSE. 1 Anderson Road To let. Two double rooms Beth roo-ns attached. Cool and large. Mod. San. Tennis. Excellent Cuisine. Terms apply Mrs. Kennard 3293. WHEN YOU '•HIM.:! ANYTHING IN BOOKS,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      180 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly 3.M 4.00 t.50 Quarterly 8.50 $12.00 7.M Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly $34.00 $10.00 $30.00 Note.— Outstatlon ebeques should Include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The charges and Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as under:— 25 cents per
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      680 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES, [Incorporated in England.) 74AIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore. 1936. CHITRAL 15.000 In port CATHAY 15.000
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      396 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penan?, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. HARUNA MARU Jan. 9. S.S. KATORI MARU Jan. 23. S.S. KASHIMA MARU Feb. 6. fMS. YASUKUNI MARU Feb.
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      612 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham LALANDIA 21/1 21/1 22/1 24/1 JUTLANDIA 11/2 11/2 12/2 14/2 MEONIA 33 3/3 4/3 6
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      262 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) APCAR LINE FOB HONG KONG. AMOY. SHANGHAI. MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SHIRALA 8.000 Jan. 16, 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special ho Iday return tickete Interchangeable with P. Si S. N. CO.. Issued -t
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      1171 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Una Khiow Steamship Co. (1933) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Mutual The Cunard Whit, Stir Ltd. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd. The Irrawaddy
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      CLEARANCES
      55 4 Jan. 2.— Slrdhana. Trollus. Rohna I Pots jam. (Ger.); Slngkel. Boelongan, Juno. Kulit. Reynst, BuyskM nr.ombo, Milo. (Dut); Scott Barley, Khar.dalla. Islander. Kedah Harciin^harn. Jcrantut, Gemas. Sin i:h;r.s Bens. Silver Gull. (Brit); Kul- mcrland, (Ger); Azumasan Maru, Japan). Jan. 3— Chr. Huygens. Mijer, (Dut.) Woolgar, Produce. (Nor.) Malini, (Siam);
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      SUEZ CANAL TONNAGES.
      173 4 Heavy Cargoes Up 50% In 1934. The Suez Canal Company, in Its bulletin issued on Dec. 18, gives details concerning the passage through the Canal of heavy cargoes. This means cargoes of at least 10.000 tons of mer chandise. In 1934. despite the economic crisis, no fewer
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      DISTRESS SIGNALS.
      199 4 Flying The Ensign Upside Down Is Unconventional Newspaper accounts nowadays frequently contain reports that vessels in distress have signified their condition by hoisting the red ensign upside down, writes Comdr. H. P. Mead In The Journal of Shipping. As a matter of fact, the colours upside down are
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      WILLIAM SCORSBY.
      74 4 Disaster Rumour Without Foundation. A message has been received from the research ship William Scorsby. which la engaged on experiments in the Antarctic with a view to obtaining more information on the migration of whales, giving ship's position on Dec. 30 as latitude 60 south, longitude 46 east.
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      OUTWARD BOUND.
      69 4 The m.s. Jutlandia sailed from Southampton on Dec. 17 last and is due at Penang on Jan. 14, arriving in Singapore three days later. The following passengers are booked for Singapore: Mr. N. D. Chayawarana, Mr. W. A. Foster, Mrs. Foster, Mr. D. L. Gulland, Mrs. Gulland and
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      207 4 MarDJambl dtokan) S pm Borneo (North), Brunei and Labuan (Darrel) 3.30 p.m. Bandjermasin (Poelau Laut) 3 JO p.m. JaTa, South West-Sumatra. 8. -East Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas T. Dilly (Poelau Laut) 330 p.m. Sarawak (generally) Bintulu, Mm Sarlkei and Sibu (Darvel) 3.30 p.m. Bacan. Bengkans and Selst PandJang
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      88 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) expected today by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 4 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters
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      FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
      31 4 Mails will close at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow as fo'lows: Java and Southern Sumatra (Stii£a-pore-Batavla) by air 'Netherlands) 8.15 a.m. Australasia, Java and Timor b/ air (Qantas) 8.15 ajn.
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      FROM MALACCA.
      73 4 Mails will close at Malacca as fOllOWS Tuesday, Jan. 7. Medan (via Singapore t by air (Netherlands) 6 p.m. Persia, Amsterdam and London (via Singapore) by air (Netherlands) < p-m. Friday. Jan. 10. Medan (via Singapore) by air (Netherlands) 6 p.m. Persia, Amsterdam and London (via Singapore) by
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      102 4 The current rate of exchange for the issue and payment of Money Orders Is as follows: India and Ceylon $100— Rs. 154 Issue, payment 156. D.SA $100= U.S.A. currency 57 issue, payment 60. N.E.I. $100 Guilders S3 issue. Indo-Chlna $100=Francs 855 Issue, oavment 885. Australia $1 Australian currency
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      U.K. SHIPPING.
      49 4 London. Jan. 2. The net tonnage of vessels engaged in foreign trade which departed from United Kingdom ports with cargo during November last year was 3.6 per cent., more than In November 1934. The net tonnage of vessels arriving with cargo was 0.7 per cent, less.—British Wireless.
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      MINIMUM FARES IN THE QUEEN MARY.
      243 4 Liner Rated As Cabin Ship. The announcement to shipping agents of the minimum fares for the new Cunard White Star liner the Queen Mary Indicates that the liner is to be rated as a cabin ship. The rates issued are: Off season— west bound:
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    HEALTH BULLETIN.
    279 4 League Eastern Bureau's Report The health bulletin 01 the Leaeue of Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended Dec. 28 Is as follows. Plague: A satisfactory feature for the week is the absence of plague, human or rodent. In any of the eastern ports. Cholera has been notified
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE.
    24 4 The s.s. "Afrika" for Philippine Islands. Mails previously announced as closing at 2 p.m. today will now close at 7 p.m. today.
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    EXPLOSIVES FOR BATAVIA.
    147 4 ALARMING FIRE OK A DUTCH STEAMER. London, Dec. 31. Fire broke out aboard the Dutch 8.000-ton steamer Tarakan, bound for Batavia carrying a cargo of explosives The outbreak occurred when the steamer was off Plymouth, and a high wind caused the flames to spread rapidly Plymouth port
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      615 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS. F.M.S. RLYS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Taasafe 5451. CANADIAN iL<LL\i*mmm_ Jyvi; i 4 T l mwL \f A (Incorporated In England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offen TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU «r «r«et EMPRESS to VANCOUVEB— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL
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      123 4 NOTICE. The Outward Imperial Air Mail due Penang and Singapore on Sunday the sth instant was wrecked at Alexandria on the 31 ultimo. Malls for Malaya were on board but It is not yet known whether they have been lost or reoovered. Further information will be published later. The Malayan
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      105 4 (incorporated In Straits Settlements) «^^P* W*- EUERMAN BUCKNALL STFAMSHIP CO.. LTD. Incorporated In England) "EIXEEMAN- LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. Vli Ports and 6aea Canal Due Sails CITY OP EASTBOURNE Jan. 14 Jan 1« CITY OF PERTH Jan SO Feb 2 CITY OF DUNKIRK Feb. 14 Feb 16 CITY
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      393 4 HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE OUTWARD. Kerolar Freight Service U MANILA. BONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS Due S pore S.S. ZUIDERKERK Jan 26 SJ. GROOTEKERK Feb 29 HOMEWARD. TO JAFFA. HAIFA. GENOA. MARSEILLES ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM. IIAMRI KU AND BREMKN. LMM Tonnage S'uoro ss. MEERKERK 10,000 T. Jan. 18 is. SEROOSKERIC Feb.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      23 4 TIDE TABLE. Saturday Jan. 4. H. W. 5.43 a.m., 8 ft. 5 in., 7.34 p.m., 7 ft. 6 in. L. W. 12.44 p.m.
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      123 4 Malayan Meteorological Set vice. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •P hrs. *F West CDast. Alor Star 89 0.25 3.1 71 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 85 0.01 2.8 74 Sitiawan 85 1.10 2.1 73 Bukit Jcram 85 0.07 03 71 Malacca 86
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    DRUG DANGER IN ENGLAND.
    30 5 New ltciful.il i i CuiilTul Siik-. I" U 101 ■I I".. -I |.l<-.-M 1 rHlli:' V)T| W|/IT7 pP I W| i |i H P 11-^ '-ill'
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    WANTED-YOUNG FILM STARS.
    94 5 WANTED -YOUNG FILM STARS. ■iti;i.ttvi;iiv vi.uioNH" ...MM i I r 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i uy i...i|. ./hi t. i'i" 1 i|' ■M |||r Ii. Ill of 1 1 1 .1 1 1 1 1 1 M .1 ill, L7 MM Win mlfll
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    PLAY PRODUCER SENTENCED.
    24 5 PLAY PRODUCER SENTENCED. MUCK. I.I) I* VI MITIiU OF MllllnWlUl, i I n«r m -I inn ••fit I' •11,. If i t v. -I,
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    MALCOLM MACDONALD'S CANDIDATURE.
    27 5 MALCOLM MACDONALD'S CANDIDATURE. FWlW|fe; irl wullll w 'Til* .H"lH»l|'i ;i ||<< liitl \r i *lTlf 1 I ..-I' -fltMllt MUD Mt-r.-M- ,i.i i, 7 il^-f .■Mm 1 -viii
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    BERLIN'S SECRET SUBSIDIES FOR EXPORTERS.
    51 5 BERLIN'S SECRET SUBSIDIES FOR EXPORTERS. Ilc-I|ln |ii i M v. 11l I n|ipr"«lliMirr pit Tin' o| rpf 11, I ttk II fl'r* rV|nM 1 ii,. |i|i r mm 1 1, ...I. trtk .Mi t< <l Fir 'n?W mm WlliVvViUvV I I f1;.,,,*..f 1; I II .U..| ML": <■■ "I|l^ *|il|r»
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    OCCUPATIONAL CLUBS FOR UNEMPLOYED.
    10 5 OCCUPATIONAL CLUBS FOR UNEMPLOYED. ill' 111 I?FfI)FTf( TTn r l
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    SINGAPORE MARKETS.
    11 5 Ml |H« I I 1'!.,I 1 (Him 1...mi.i. ni.i.
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      17 5 STOCK TAKING SALE lurulii* •('»>« of Ommuphun* WIWMWI TNII-K (< M <!••*(• i otnii M«n MM I IVIIO |(|M.|(|> <.!IltAN|H|.
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      70 5 NEW WORLD CABARET *rsb rt±; an m 1 R«Jlor n*nrr" I m, .k.iii rrtm lit NttetoM ».r. ifjtfPM **<v tte <*i»r»t ri«i.- »m W 1» UU .MW t« MM. FIREWORKS! < mmm i ninth -ih'itil I Im bt fit ilmnlu vi-il u/i TUES D|C. lift poSTPONKP TO TONIGHT AT 9
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        555 6 All Shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue val. Fraser k Co. Lyall It Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 5/9 6/- 5/4 ft 5/10% £1 Asam Kumbang 33/6 34/9 33/6 34/6 £1 Austral Malay 59/- 60/- 59/- 60/5'- Ayer Hltam 15'6 16/6xdxb 15/6 16/6 1 Ayer
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        GENERAL.
        398 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 120 1.30 1.25 1.35 2 2 do 7&% Prcfs. 1.50 1.70r.. 1.55 1.65 10 10 Atlas Ice 12 25 12.75 12.25 12.75 £1 £1 B. A. T 515.0 6.0.0 5.15.0 6.0.0 1 60 B M. Broadcasting 005 dls par 10 5 B M. Trustee
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        174 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4V-o 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn 4' 2 1909 red. 1955 51.000.00 C Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4% 1913 red. 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        348 6 (Shares arc $1 unless otherwise stated' Today's Prices Fraser U Co Lyall Evatt Mlenby 1.60 1.70 1.60 1.70 Mot Gajah 0.90 l.OOxd 0.95 1 05xd fVmal Malay (S2) 3.10 3.25 3.12' i 3.25 Kyer Hitam 1.20 1.40 1.25 1.40 fVyer Molek 0.80 0.90 0.80 0.90 \yer Panas 1.25
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      373 6 Yesterday's Closing Prices. London, Jan. 4. The following are yesterday's closing middle prices on the London Stock -xchanße: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated. Yester- Rl e oar. or Pall Conversion Loan. 5 d.c. 19«-64 120' i Punding Loan, 4 d.c. 1960-90 117 War Loan, 3'» p.c
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      CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
      45 6 The transit time on full rate telegrams from Singapore to Londxi yesterday were as follows: •legranvs handed In up to 5.30 p.m. 6 min. 'legnuns handed In up to 6.00 p.m. 3 min. ■legrams handed in up to 6.30 p m. nil.
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      SHARES REPORT.
      87 6 Lyall It Evatl's report dated Jan. 4 states: MINING. Sound support from London. Southern Klntas active; business done at 5.80: further buyers. Raubs Strong buyers at 5.90: few sellers, market firm. Batu Selanjors buyers 98. North Taiplngs— slight Improvement. Ampats buyers 5/7 hi Talam 1.73 1.77. Mambau 74
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      WORLD RUBBER STOCKS.
      134 6 DOWN 31,646 TONS ON NOV. 30. VISIBLE TIN ALSO DECLINES. 'From Our Own Correspondents London. Jan. S. The International Rubber Restriction Committee in its statistical bulletin Issued today estimates world rubber stocks on Nov. 30. 1035. at 595,717 tons. This represents a fall of 31.646 tons compared
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      EXCHANGES.
      94 6 Weakness Of Sterling. London. Jan. 3. Paris 74 47 64 Athens 530 sell-rs New York 4.92 > Bucharest MS seileis Montreal 4.94 Rio 4'i Brussels 29.29"i sellers official Geneva 15. 1S 1 Belgrade 217 Milan 61 Bueii'.s Aires unquoted Amsterdam 7.26' i Montevideo 39 11/16 Berlin 12.26 sellers official
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    142 6 Fall In U.K. Rubber Stocks Likely. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Jan. 4. The local rubber market opened rather better this morning with good inquiry being shown by the trade. United Kingdom rubber stocks are expected to be down 1,200 tons on the week. Market Tone:—Quiet. YKSTERDAY'S
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    PRODUCE.
    188 6 Singapore, January 4, 12 noon. Bayer. Seller Gambler 6.50 Java Cube 9.*"-5 Hamburg 10.25 White Muntok Pepper 17.25 Black Pepper 9.25 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.15 Mcd Pearl Tapioca 5.30 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.20 Lingga Sago Flour Sarawak sSago Flour Palembang Jelotong 9.25 Banja jelotong 9.25 Sarawak Sago Flour Small
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    241 6 The following newly added non-fic-tion and fiction works will be Tady for issue at Raffles Library on Saturday. Devi] -Brother. Walter Baron; BCfnoukfcl*, Illustrated. Patrick K. Chalmers; Sickle nr Swastika? Illustrated, Mrs. Cecil Chesterton: New Lizht on the Most Ancient East. lUuitrnted. V. Gordon ChUde; Quwr Pooplt'. Ulustrated.
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    EXCHANGES.
    225 6 Singapore, Saturday Jan. 4. The following are the exchange rates '.his morning according to the dally circular issued oy the Hong Kung and Shangnai Banking Corporation: SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2/4 London. 3months" sight 2/4 3/32 London, 60 days' sihgt 2/4 1/16 Lcndon. 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    84 6 Closing Prices, Friday. Buyers. Sellers. No 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Jan. 22% 22 9/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Jan. 22»4 22% No. 1 K. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 22 «4 22% January 22%
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    AIR MAIL DELAYED BY FOG.
    36 6 AIR MAIL DELAYED BY FOG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 'London, Jan. 3. The London X.1..M. air mail wai cancelled today owing to inability of the befogged London Amsterdam aeroplane to connect with 'Jie Amsterdam Batavia machine.
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    RUBBER MANUFACTIKKS IN RUSSIA.
    79 6 Exports To Be Restricted, Moscow Announces. Moscow. Dec. 31. An important change in Soviet foreign trade policy is announced in regulations published today restricting or prohibiting the exportation of a number of commodities "to satisfy the population's growing demands." The commodities include daffy produce, fruit, fish,
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    FAMOUS HONAN TEMPLE BEING REPAIRED.
    46 6 Repairs to the Kwantl Temple, one of the most famous ancient landmarks in the Interior, have been started in Kaifeng. Honan. The work Is bom; financed by Generals Chiang Kai-shek, Chang Hsueh-liang and Liv Shin, Pacification Commissioner of Honan and Anhwel.
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      29 6 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT AS USED ON THE NEW SINGAPORE RAILWAY STATION ANO ALI THE PRINCIPAL P W D -NAVAL- MILITARY AIR BASE CONTRACTS MALAYA SOI P AGENTS FOR MALAYA
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      RUBBER SHIPMENTS IN 1935.
      528 7 86,889 Tons Less Than Previous Year. Messrs. Stanton and Nelson In their report deted Jan. 3 state: On seven of the fourteen days since we we last reported, the local rubber market has been closed, and little of Interest has occurred during the period. Prices have,
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      COLONIAL QUOTAS HIT JAPANESE TRADE.
      114 7 Cotton Goods Cut. Mr. J. H. Thomas (Secretary for the Colonies), in the Parliamentary Debates on Dec. 22, stated In reply to Mr. Sutcliffe (U.. Royton), that the Imports of Japanese cotton piece goods into those Colonial dependencies, with a few minor exceptions. In which
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      LONDON'S POSITION AS SILVER MART.
      1228 7 What Is Behind Latest U. S. Manoeuvres? London, Dec. 20. The Stock Exchange atmosphere has been strongly charged with politics, which have exerted a disturbing influence, and only barely tinged by the traditional pre-Christmas merriness, which would have prepared operators for the proper reception of
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM OF THE WEEK.
      307 7 Lord Monkswell. "If the Government are going to lend a lot of money to the railway companies, one of their first duties before they lend it Is to satisfy themselves that the money will be economically and satisfactorily expended." Major Attlee. "The mining dlsDUte is
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      BRITAIN'S TRADE GROWING.
      96 7 6 Per Cent Increase Over 1934. London, Jan. 2. A fresh indication of Britain's growing trade is contained in returns of bankers' clearing houses for 1935. These show that the amount of bills and cheques which passed through banks last year reached a total of £37.559,751,000. This
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      QUIET MANCHESTER MARKET.
      353 7 Weakness in Raw Cotton. James F. Hutton Co. Ltd., In their report dated Manchester, Dec. 18, state: The past week has failed to produce any feature of outstanding interest. Aboth Liverpool and New York political developments and the general feeling of uncertainty have temporarily undermined confidence in
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      PEPPER QUOTATIONS.
      101 7 Sales Committee Not To Disclose Rates. Members of the pepper "pool" have decided for the time being not to divulge ruling prices. This action has been taken because pool prices (ex stores) bear no relation to market prices (c.i.f). and the latter are therefore considered misleading. Most of
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      BRITISH RAILWAYS.
      31 7 London, Jan. 2. A total traffic value for the yearof £15.797.000 is recorded by the four main line railways. This is an Increase of £1.551,000 on 1934— British Wireless.
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    London Is Now The Big Noise Of The Malayan Ether.
    827 8 (From Oar Radio Correspondent) I ONDON is becoming the big noise on the air. The "dead patch" In the ether to which I referred a week ago and which threatened to spoil reception of Christmas and New Year programmes is
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      362 8 FULL MALAYAN BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES. 8.8.C. PROGRAMMES. TODAY. Transmission 2 GSG 17.790 kc s (16. 8 C m.), GSF 15.140 ke/s (19.82 m.) 6.20 pm. Big Ben. Operatic Arias. t Ceihard Husch (Baritone) with the Grand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Weissmann: Madamint Register Aria (Don Giovanni) (Mozart). Frida Leider (Sopimno)
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      376 8 11.50 p.m. Greenwich Time Signal. The News. 12.05 a.m. The Bernard Crook Quintet. Dance Suite: (1) Polish Dance (2) R j>sian Dance (3) Neopolltan Dance (Zlmballst). Short Story (Gershwin, arr. Dushkln > HumoresKe (Tchaikovsky, arr. Bernard Crook). 12.20 Close down. TOMORROW. Transmission 4 Part 1. Two or three or the
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      101 8 HENRY HALL, Leader of the 8.8.C. dance orchestra. Henry Hall's Hour win be heard in Transmission 5 tomorrow (Sunday) morning. New Zealand.* Interval summary and a runrung commentary on the second half of the Rugby Union football match by Captain H. B. T. Wakelam, relayed from Twickenham. (By courtesy of
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      394 8 i Rugby Union football match by Captain H. B. T. Wakelam, relayed from Twickenham. (Ey courtesy of the Rugby Football Union.) 8 20 Greenwich Time Signal. 8.30 p.m. A Sonata Recital by Margot Macgibbon (Canadian Violinist) and Frederick Jackson (Pianoforte) Sonata in A minor. Op. 23: (1) Presto (2) Andante
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      888 8 Orrhestra: leader, Monta^he Brearlcy: rondnctor. Stanford Robinson. 1.20 Weekly Newsletter and Sports Summary. 1.40 The Celebrity Trio. The Alluring Dancer (Clifford Hellier), Otetlnatlon (Fontenailles). Dance of Puck (Leslie Woodgate). 1-50 The 8.8.C. Orchestra (Section C), conducted by Joseph Lewis. David Wise Violin i. Overture. Athalle (Mendelssohn), Entr'acte (Suite, Shylock) (Faure).
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      890 8 PARIS: RADIOCOLONIAL. FRENCH GOVERNMENT STATION. TODAY. (25 23 in.. 11.81,0 kr 4.33 p.m. News in French. 5.05 News ja English. 5 20 End of transmi (19.68 m.. 13.244 kc si. 7.15 p.m. Days programme. 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Concert, relayed from Mar-«lHe-Provence. 820 News in French. 850 Continuation of
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    GERMAN VIEW OF DISARMAMENT.
    90 9 NOT INCLINED TO CONCLUDE PACT. Berlin. Jan. 3. A frank statement that Germany at present is not Inclined to agree to the limitation of armaments, an air Locarno or any regional pacts as outlined In the Franco-British memorandum of February. 1935, was made by a speaker
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    IF LINE CLOSES.
    139 9 Lorry Service In French Somaliland. DjibuU, Dec. 28. The French railway administration here is Inviting tenders for the establishment of a regular motor lorry service to be operated four days a week on the motor road connecting Djlbutl with the Abyssinian frontier. The motor road, which runs
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    DISARMAMENT TALKS STILL ALIVE.
    111 9 Gen. Smuts May Succeed Mr. Henderson. Geneva, Jan. 3. The League Council will not appoint a successor to the late Mr. Arthur Henderson as President of the Disarmament Conference and the post will Le vacant at least for some months. This decision Is shown In the
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    157 9 The British Army is going blue. As one of the biggest experiments in recruiting propaganda ever tried, soldiers are bring allowed, when they are off duty or on leave, to appear in a smart blue uniform entirely different from the drab khaki they wear now. The blue uniform was previously
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    SOVIET VIEW OF NAVAL TALKS.
    385 9 JAPANESE POLICY CRITICISED. Izvestia. the Moscow newspaper, In an article (Dec. 18) on the London Naval Conference and the policy of Japan, says that Japan is ignoring the limits set by the Washington conference and that the latest step of Japanese Imperialism in China has
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    "WE WILL REACH NANKING OR DIE."
    69 9 Chinese Students Start To Walk From Peiping. Peiplng, Jan. 3. After solemnly swearing to "reach the capital or die" 200 students, accompanied by five food-laden motor lorries, started a march to Nanking for the purpose of protesting against the autonomy movement in North China
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    MRS. HAUPTMANN MAY RETURN TO GERMANY.
    213 9 HUSBAND GIVEN LAST CHANCE TO CONFESS? DEFENCE AND "REAL MURDERER." New York, Jan. 3. Following in the wake of Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh and their young son, who have arrived in England, Mrs. Hauptmann today reserved steamship passages to Germany for herself and her
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    35 9 The last meeting of the Central Political Council decided that the capita' of the Central Bank of China be In creased by $40,000,000 which wil' be issued in shares allotable to Chinese merchants and industrialists.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    90 10 GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD Charlie Chan In Egypt. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Special Curry Lunch Every Sunday. GREAT WORLD Happiness Ahead. HOLLYWOOD C. SKRA.NGOON 3OAD Hell in The Heaven*. With Warner Baxter. Also Waltzea from Vienna. With Jessie Matthews. S p.m. KEW WORLD Side Shows. Oabaret, Dancing. Talkies, Theatres Cinemas.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. JAN. 4, 1936. ECONOMIC EVENTS IN 1935.
    857 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. JAN. 4, 1936. ECONOMIC EVENTS IN 1935. Events of economic significance were plentiful during the year which has just closed, and Great Britain was concerned in many of them. A small war broke out and there was and is a threat of a major one;
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    Social and personal.
    205 10 Sir Thomas Slvewright Catto, who received a baronetcy in the New Year Honours is chairman of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. Dr. I. Mackintosh has joined Dr. Cameron in practice in Kuala Lumpur. Dr. Mackintosh was formerly a member of the same firm but returned Home
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    A Gardens Calendar.
    953 10 Talipot's Swansong A Splendid Ending Malacca Canes In The Jungle ul ans Flowering After Five Years. IF there Is anything In the theory of reincarnation I hope I shall be a Talipot palm in my next phase of existence. I saw one of these palms In the
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    "Much Literary Activity In The Straits."
    518 10 j GLIMPSES OF THE PAST.^ ijytARSDEN, Leyden, Raffles, Newbold, not to mention Portuguese and Dutch travellers who came before them, will ever be illustrious names In the iiistory of these countries. But to Mr. Logan belongs the special honour of having not only observed
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    729 10 WITH the passing of 1935 the Chief Secretaryship ceased to exist. The chief political p^op of the Federation was knocked away wfthout so much as a tear from the public or a valedictory leader i n the Press. Surely a great opportunity was missed. A public
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    UNITED STATES TWO-FOLD NEUTRALITY POLICY.
    243 11 3 BILLS INTRODUCED TO CONGRESS. Roosevelt's Broadcast Speech To America, "GROWING ILLWILL." Senator Wants Ban On All War Commodities. Washington, Jan. 3. HTHE Chairman of the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs' Committee (Mr. Mcßeynolds) today introduced into the House of Representatives the Government's permanent Neutrality
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    GENUINE DEMAND FOR FIXED TRUSTS.
    157 11 A STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT. London, Jan. 3. The Stock Exchange sub-committee, which has been considering the growth of the "Fixed Trust" movement, in which it is estimated that more than £40 million sterling is now Invested in Great Britain, today issued an Interim report. Realising
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    IS HE AN UNPOPULAR DICTATOR ?
    135 11 IS HE AN UNPOPULAR DICTATOR Russian Masses' Dislike Of Stalin. Growing unpopularity of Stalin as well as several of his closest collaborators is reported in a dispatch from Moscow, which states that the increasing hostility of the masses of the population to the central Soviet has been recently demonstrated by
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    AMNESTY REFUSED.
    76 11 Political Accusations Refused. Budapest. Jan. 1. The leader of the opposition in the Hungarian Parliament. Herr Tibor von Eckhardt. and the duty Hegymess who were condemned to prison for attacking the Hungarian cabinet have roused to profit by the amnesty which was declared at Christmas. Erkhardt persists In
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    22 11 Finance Ministry of Japan ha frnour.trd that there are 545 Japaness? b<. -'-s or r ranch banks In the Empire and abroad
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    U.S. LINER TO REPLACE LEVIATHAN.
    71 11 £2,300,000 CONTRACT SIGNED. The signature of the contract to construct a U.S. "super-liner" at a cost of 11,900.000 dollars (£2,380,000) has been confirmed by Mr. Roper, U.S. Secretary of Commerce. The contract has been signed by the United States Lines and the Newport News Ship
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    "CLEANSING" OF GERMAN PUBLIC LIFE.
    98 11 AH Non-Aryans To Be Out By March 31. The cleansing of German public life of all non-Aryan elements will be accomplished by March 31 when the last leading Jewish doctor attached to public hospitals will disappear. NonAryan judges, university professors and public notaries have already
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    13 11 British Red Cross t0.. arrives in Harar with Ant party of wounded n.
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    BRITISH TROOPS GUARD EGYPTIAN FRONTIER.
    292 11 BRITISH TROOPS GUARD EGYPTIAN FRONTIER. Italian Watch From Libya. DEFENSIVE WORK PROCEEDING. From Kenneth Anderson (Reuter's Special War Correspondent). Sollum. Jan. 3. The alert watch being kept on both sides of the EgyptLibyan frontier by troops I am able to describe after a visit to Sollum. I reached my destination
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    LOST AIR MAIL SALVAGED.
    68 11 WRECKED LINER MAY NOT BE RAISED. Alexandria, Jan. 3. Half the mail bags and a considerable quantity of freight and baggage was salvaged today from the wrecked Imperial Airways flying liner, the City of Khartoum. Five more bodies including those of the two women passengers, were
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    MALAYAN MAIL,
    101 11 P. M. G.'S STATEMENT IN LONDON. The Postmaster General in London announces that part of the air mail posted for conveyance from England to India, Malaya, and Australia by air mall on Dec. 28 was included in the mails carried on the City of Khartoum. According to present
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    143 11 Mr. Yang Cheng Fen, the lew General Manager of the Tientsln-Pukow Railway, has assumed duties. Dr. Pieter Geyl, Professor of Dutch History and Institutions in the University of London, has been appointed Professor of Modern History in the University of Utrecht, Holland. An Italian aeroplane was capiured
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    34 11 UNDER the watchful eye of Has Nasibu (standing In uniform) commander of the Emperor's southern army, tanks captured from the Italians were tested out by Abyssinian soldiers, who are being taught to use them.
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    NEW ITALIAN ATTACK SOON.
    36 11 Rome, Jan. 4. A new Italian offensive, with Harar and Jijiga as objectives, is to be launched shortly from Homaliland. where General Graziani's army has been increased from 45,000 to 75,000.— Reuter.
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    MORE TELEPHONES IN BRITAIN.
    57 11 London, Jan. 3. The expansion ol the telephone system in Britain during 1935 was a notable feature of the development of the postal services. In November there >ere 2,500,000 telephones in use. The number of local calls during »he ■ear is estimated at 1,755.000,000 and trunk
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    KING TO VISIT EASTBOURNE.
    77 11 Their Majesties' Holiday On South Coast. London. Jan. 4. It is expected that the King and Queen will again visic Eastbourne this year, probably arriving in the latter half of February. The King went to Eastbourne last spring on medical advice and was stated to have
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    20 11 The Anglo-Chinese agreement for the retrocession of the British settlement at Ruling was slgneu on Monday. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    FLOODS MAY SUBSIDE.
    188 11 Traffic In England Disorganised. MAIN BATH ROAD CLOSED. London, Jan. 3. Although flood conditions in many districts of the Thames Valley were again worse today and the rate of flow of the river is now over 19,000 million gallons in 24 hours, there was a reassuring note
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    THE MILITANT SCOUTS.
    78 11 Two hundred boy scouts, aged 12 to 19, left Addis Absbu for Dessle in order to participate in the war. The journey occupied 19 days. They left Dessle for the Tigre front, but upon learning of this move the governor sent soldiers after them to bring them
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    PETROL FOR WAR HELD UP AT SINGAPORE.
    380 13 American Ship's Troubled Voyage. CEVERAL thousand tons of gasoline destined for Italy's fighting air squadrons in Abyssinia passed through Singapore this week in the American freighter Oregon. Now Heading For Somaliland. THE voyage of the Oregon to Italian SomalilanJ has been dogged by
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    FRANCO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP.
    62 13 London, Jan. 1. Seven German and two French exservice men will be the guests of the local British Legion at Ansea this month. This will be the first reunion of exsoldiers of the three countries and has been organised in accordance with the Prince of Wales' expressed desire
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    HISTORIC MANUSCRIPT FOUND.
    37 13 A manuscript by Peter the Great was found in Sebastopol in one of the libraries. The manuscript contains detailed instructions regarding the conduct of a battle, particularly burning the ships of the enemy.— Tass.
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    21 13 The Uruguyan acting Charge d'Affaires has left Moscow following the breaking off oi diplomatic relations between the Soviet and Uruguay Reuter
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    Only Judges Need Not Wear Trousers.
    61 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 3. The State Council today unanimously decided that in future all civil servants, except judges, will be required to wear trousers, with effect from April 1. [The Siamese national costume is the panung, worn by both sexes. It
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    MAKING AIRCRAFT MODELS IN U.S.S.R.
    77 13 The making of aircraft models has become a sport in Russia counting among its enthusiasts more than 500,000 young people in ail parts of the USSR. Daring 1935 Soviet modelers won almost all the world records for flights of their models with rubber motors. In
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    SOVIET PREPARES FOR SUN ECLIPSE.
    48 13 The Institute of Actinometry and Atmospheric Optical Equipment at Slutzk, U.S.S.R., has started the manufacture of 30 up-to-date astronomical instruments for photographing changes in solar radiation during the total eclipse of the sun, which will take place during the summer of 1936. Tass.
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    CHINA STATION C.-INC. ARRIVES.
    368 13 Vice-Admiral Sir C. J. C. Little. AN Informal welcome was accorded Vlce-Admirat Sir Charles Jamei Colebrooke Little, C 8 the new Commander-in-Chief of the China Station which lor naval administrative purposes includes Singapore and, the Naval Base— last night when he arrived on the P. and
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    "SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    39 13 "SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS. The following have been appointed Municipal Commissioners for Singapore Messrs. H. W. Raper, S. Q. Wong. T. Naraindas, C. C. Dunman, A Dobson. Dr. H. S. Moonshi, Dr. H. T. Wee and Dr. K. K. Pathy.
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    HUGE GOLD NUGGET FOUND.
    21 13 A gold nugget, weighing 13 kilograms and 787 grams, was found In the Ural gold fields.— Tass.
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    Malayan In The Snow
    47 13 A seasonable picture taken this month at Davos Platz, Switzerland, of Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, of Malacca. Mr. and Mrs. Tan Cheng Lock have been in Switzerland for some months, and Mrs. Tan Cheng Lock is making a good recovery from poor health.
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    ROSICRUCIAN BOOK IN LIBRARY.
    173 13 Study Of Occult Lore. Singapore students now have access to the Rosicrucian Book at Raffies Library. Mr. G. H. G. Barber of Command Headquarters. Fort Canning, a member of the International Rosicrucian Order (A.M.O.R.C), has just received notification from the headquarters of the North American Jurisdiction
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    TO TOUR PLANTING INTERESTS.
    107 13 Prominent Business Man's Visit "There is nothing official behind this visit of mine. I am here soelyln connection with private business With these words, Mr. J. G. Hay, managing director of Guthrle and Co., who arrived on the P. and O. yesterday, killed rumours begun In
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    65 13 The Tarn Fan Kang Ylng Dramatic Association of Singapore Is to give a performance In aid of the Nanyang Pin Mln Free School. This performance has been approved by the Assistant Director of Education (Chinese) S.S., and recommended by the Chinese Consulate General of Singapore. It will be held at
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    SINGAPORE ROTARY CLUB.
    33 13 The speaker at the weekly tiffin of the Rotary Club of Singapore next Wednesday will be Mr. H. R. Cheeseman. Inspector of Schools. His subject will be, "In Lighter Vein
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    33 13 UKYLANO METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Sunday 9 a.m., Sunday School (Lower Department): 9.20 am., Sunday School (Higher Department Young Peoples Class); 9.50 a.m., English Service. Preacher: Rev. T. M. Kurien, MA. B.D.
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    CREW OF MANY NATIONALITIES.
    200 13 Singapore Ship's Puzzle. Have you seen the "League of Nations" afloat? It is right here in Singapore, where the steamer Ban Ho Liong until recently known as the Leif has signed on one of the\ most variegated" collections of nationals for its officers and crew. There
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    SMUGGLER'S WAISTCOAT.
    94 13 SMUGGLER'S WAISTCOAT. Johore Man Caught. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 2. A smuggler who had a waistcoat made with pockets to conceal rubber shoes was this morning fined $21 by Sfiaikh Abu Baker bin Yahya. Second Magistrate, Johore Bahru, for attempting to evade payment of duty of %2
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    15 13 IN THE TELOK AVER MARKET, Singapore: Sorting out looks I. i China. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    MALAYA'S TRADE IN NOVEMBER. .
    352 13 MALAYA'S TRADE IN NOVEMBER. EXPORTS INCREASING DESPITE SANCTIONS. BIG FAVOURABLE BALANCE. IyiALAYA'S gross foreign trade for the month ended Nov. 30 last totalled $92,327,968, of which $52,894,039 represents exports and $539,433,929 imports, leaving a favourable balance of $13,300,110. November's exports represent an Increase of $4,128,000 over those of the preceding
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    MALAYAN ITEMS.
    304 13 Mr. Ng Kam Phool. the well-known Penang footballer, is making satisfactory progress at the General Hospital. Nearly 200 candidates, after qualifying as doctors, are waiting for appointment in Ceylon. Mrs. George Harris, Ipoh, and her little daughter Brenda sail for England on Jan. 4. Mrs. Harris has not
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    69 13 The marriage took place on December 15, at Nairobi Cathedral, of John Septimus, son of Sir Arthur Adams. K.8.E.. of Rockleigh. Swanage. and Hilda Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Hanscn. of Malbrook, Emerson Park. Hornchurch. Sir Arthur Adams, will, says the Straits Echo, be remembered as one
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    ROYAL ENGINEERS WIN THE GARRISON HOCKEY TROPHY.
    759 15 WILTSHIRES HARDLY DESER VED TO LOSE. Science Sacrificed For Hard Hitting And Speed. Royal Engineers 1; Wiltshires 0. THE Royal Engineers added to their sporting triumphs yesterday at Tanglin when, by virtue of a goal scored in the early minutes of the game,
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    TODAY'S RUGGER.
    137 15 United Services vs. S.C.C. On The Padang. The I'nited Services will have a final try out today in preparation for the Malaya Cap final on Jan. 11. The S.C.C. provide the opposition and the game is to be played on the Padang, which will be enclosed and a
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    GRIMMETT'S GREAT BOWLING.
    283 15 SOUTH AFRICANS COLLAPSE. Only Nourse Bats Well On A Sticky Wicket. Cape Town, Jan. 3. Australia. .362 for 8 dec. S. Africa .102 and 11 for none. 'TORRENTIAL rain delayed the 1 start of the third day's play of the Third Test match between South Africa and
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    PENANG GOLD CUP MEETING.
    155 15 Racing. Scratchings And Order Of Running Today. THE order of running and scratchings for today, the third day of the Penang Turf Club Gold Cup meeting, are as follows: Race 1: Horses, Class 2, Div 4. Scratching: Merry Mike. Rare 2: Horses, Class 2, Div. 3.
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    SELANGOR SOCCER
    116 15 Amalgamation Scheme To Be Discussed. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 3. A meeting of those interested in soccer in Selangor will be held on Friday next week at the S.C.R.C.. Kuala Lumpur, to discuss the question of the amalgamation of the Selangor Football Association and the
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    MALACCA vs. NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    93 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. 2. The following have been selected to represent Malacca in the Inter-State hockey match against Negri Sembilan on Saturday, on the N. S. Club Padang, Seremban: B. Alcantara (5..- A.); R. Macha'.o (S.K A. i and P. P. de Sooxa
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    REST HOCKEY XI.
    52 15 The Rest XI to meet the European* in the annual hockey match on Thursday will be as follows: O. C. Aeria; R. Bartholomeusz and G. Scott; G. Ross, G. E. N. Oehlers, and Choo Beng: R. C. Oehlers. N Sullivan, A. M. Valberg. P. K. Bhaskaran, and
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY.
    91 15 The following will pay hockey for the S.R.C. next wee.k: Ob Monday, n. S.C.K.C. lit XI at S.K.C.: O. C. Aeria: R. Barlholomeusi and A. Q. Armstrong: O. Ras&, O. K. N. Ochlrrs »nd L. Alvte; Dr. R. C. Oehlert. N. Sullivan. A. M. Valberg. A. O. Valberg
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    BOXING ON SUNDAY.
    75 15 Many hundreds of people were disappointed last night when on arriving at the New World Stadium they found that the boxing had been postponed owing to the rain. And yet it turned oat to be. a beautifully fine night after the very heavy showers earlier in the
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    THE HOSE CUP.
    42 15 The results of the competition for the Hose Cup at the Garrison Golf Club yesterday were as follows: A»aj. r. «j. k.. Austin so lb <;.> T. M. Calhaem 81—15=66 I, Comd. D.R G. Allen 84—16=68 Capt. C.G. Hamilton 86—18=63
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF.
    27 15 Mr. and Mrs. T. Leijssius won the mixed foursomes competition at the Island Golf Club on Thursday with a net score of 4Q 3
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    JOHORE RUGBY.
    48 15 (From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, Jan. 2. The Rugby match between the Mediral College and South Johore R.F.C. fixed for Saturday has been cancelled owing to the All Blues Cup final ai Seremban. South Johore will meet the Royai Engineers, Singapore, on Saturday, Jan. 11.
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    48 15 The Championship Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews announce that the Amateur Championship of 1937 will be played on the course ol the Royal St. George's Golf Club at Sandwich, and the Open Championship of that year will be played at Carnous ie.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    655 15 Who Will Hold Castell Today?— Team Work Will Tell— The Gloucester Two Rugger Veterans. Conducted by "LEIGHTON." ALTHOUGH neither side is at full i j strength owing to injuries and sickness this afternoon's Rugby match on the Padang between the United j Services and the S. C.
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    32 15 A DIFFICULT CHANCE: Quin, Victoria's wicket keeper, misses a difficult chance given by Smith. M.C.C. Smith was eventually out l.b.w. to Gregory's bowling when he had scored 24. The match was drawn.
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    From the FEDERAL CAPITAL
    1340 16 From the FEDERAL CAPITAL The New Year In The F.M.S.— A Suggested Resolution For Jalan Raja Tin, Rubber And That "Surplus"— U.P.A.M.'s "Course Of Action"— The Honours. (Frcn Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 2. IX7 I I AT is there of promise in the New Year for the Federated
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    ALLEGED INTRUDER.
    93 16 Further Charge Against K.L. Indian. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 31. F. J. P. Amedius, an English-speak-ing Indian, was again produced before Mr. J. Calder, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, when he was further charged with being in possession of suspected stolen property. He
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      WOMEN'S WAGES.
      170 16 Equal Pay For Equal Work. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— ln London a few weeks ago. at a meeting advocating "Equal Work: Equal Pay", Bertrand Russell opened by saying that he was ashamed to have to propose such a motion, the Justice of which should
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    THE PRINCE & GERMAN AIRMAN.
    94 16 THE PRINCE GERMAN AIRMAN. Berlin, Dec. 16. The Adjutant of General Goering, Lieut. Commander Bodenschatz, one of the survivors of the famous Richthofen Air Squadron, has received a message of thanks from the Prince of Wales for his book, Chase in Flanders Skies," in which the writer pays tribute to
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1341 16 Chritmas 11, The Leading Of A Star. The existence of this Sunday depends on the day of the week on which Christmas falls: if December 25th is on a Monday or Tuesday, the Epiphany Day (January 6th) will fall on a Saturday or Sunday and thus our second
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    MAN WHO COMBATTED CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIANITY.
    463 17 MAN WHO COMBATTED CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIANITY. Praise At Annual Methodist Conference. The Malaya annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened for Its 44th annual session in Wesley Church on Thursday. Bishop Edwin F. Lee, presided. This conference deals with all the work of the Methodist Church in Malaya together
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    SIAM'S NEW COINS.
    66 17 Messrs. Siam Architects (Import), Bangkok, have -been awarded in open tender the contract for supplying ten million ten-satang pieces and five million flve-satang pieces. In all there were ten tenders, and the amounts ranged from £23.000 odd to £13,500 odd. The lowest tender was that of the
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    SOVIET ARMY ACTIVITY.
    93 17 Helsingfors. Important troop movements have recently taken place in the Ukraine, where the Red Army's standing forces have been increased fr;>m ten to eighteen divisions, a further ten divisions being stationed on the Russian side of the border. Courses of instruction in the German language have been
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    ZIP-FASTENER SURGERY.
    74 17 For what is probably the first time in the history of surgery the zipfastener is being used in the treatment of a patient suffering from cancer of the stomach. This is revealed by Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association He explains that
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    VEGETABLES ON ROAD NO LONGER.
    89 17 Changes At Johore Bahru Market. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 1. Hawkers at the Johore Bahru market who used to put their vegetables on the road now have been allotted tables and special places. Another change made Is the smart uniform of dark
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    GOOD RESOLUTIONS ?
    22 17 GOOD RESOLUTIONS New Year's Day was practically crimeless. Only four reports of petty thefts were received throughout the police stations in Singapore.
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    166 17 Changes In English School Staffs. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 1. Mr. S. N. Chopra, of the staff of the Government English School. Batu Pahat, has proceeded to India on six months' leave. Mr. Lee Kong Boon, of the Batu Pahat Government English School, has left
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    DINNER WITH NO SPEECHES.
    124 17 Kedah Returned Students. The Kedah Returned Students held a Reunion Dinner at the Runnymedf Hotel. Penang, on New Year's Eve. No speeches were made and no chairman was appointed. The students and guests gathered round a long table and exchanged toasts and greetings reminiscent of gatherings
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    17 17 Sir Eric Teichman, Chinese Counsellor of the British Embassy in China, is travelling overland from Peiplngto India.
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    96 17 SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 1935-36. The first list of subscriptions to the Children's Aid Society for the year 19: 36 Is: Messrs. Hammer Co.. Ltd. 7500 Cinema Review 200.00 Ex-Service Association 250.00 Anonymous 25.00 Mr. D. M. Miller 20.00 Anonymous 20 00 do 25.00 Sir Shenton Lady Thomas 50.00
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    15 Moslem Councillors Resign In Protest.
    938 18 CALCUTTA SENSATION. Allegation Of "Oppressive Domination." Calcutta, Dec. 19. "THE Secretary to the Corporation has received a signed statement by 15 Moslem Councillors tendering their resignation." This announcement was made by the Mayor, Mr. A. K. Fazlul Hug, at a meeting of the Calcutta
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    MISSIONARY ACQUITTED.
    80 18 Shot Wild Elephant To Save Villagers. Bangalore. Dec. 16. The Special First Class Magistrate of Nanjangud has acquitted the Rev. Brother Romulus, a German missionary of Coimbatore. who had been charred with shooting a wild elephant in Mysore territory without a gun licence. The magistrate observed that accused's
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    Young Ruler Installed.
    459 18 STATE DURBAR AT KHAIRAGARH. Revenue Remission Announced. DRILLIANT scenes were witnes*D ed at Khairagarh when Raja Rirendra Bahadur Singh, Raja Sahib of Khairagarh State, was invested with full ruling powers by Col. A. S. Meek, C. M. G., Agent to the Governor-General for the East crn States.
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    NEW AERODROME.
    79 18 Survey Of Site Near Jharia. In connection with the Government of India's scheme for linking up Bengal. Bihar and Assam by air, a survey has been made of a site near Jharla with a view to. the construction of an aerodrome. The new site about five miles from
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    41 18 His t:\alinl Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad completed the twenty-fifth year of his rtign last month. Owing to unavoidable circumstances, however, the celebration of this event has been fixed for the week beginnins; on Feb. 21 and ending on Mar. 1.
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    Mystery Disease In Bengal.
    355 18 Areas Near Calcutta Affected. Calcutta. Dec. 12. A mystery disease has broken out In Bengal and so far efforts to identify It have failed. The disease has recently been reported from a place within 20 miles of Calcutta. "The Bengal Public Health Department." states a press
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    58 18 "I am quite certain that in India the Rotary movement will be of immense help. It can- enable all races and creeds to get together and know each other better. That is the main purpose of Rotary," observed Lord Erskine. responding to the toast of "The Rotary International" at the
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    MEDICAL AID FOR ABYSSINIA.
    125 18 Indians To Organise Field Service Unit. The Indian Medical Association has decided to send a field medical service unit to serve the needs of the troops and civil population in Abyssinia. The organisation and maintenance of such a unit, states an appeal issued by the Association,
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    Judge's Tribute To Ruler Of Travancore.
    186 18 Rapid Progress Of The State. "IN the four years that had elapsed since His Highness the Maharaja of Travancore ascended the Gadi. the name and reputation of Travancore had been enhanced as never Defore," said Rao Bahadur P. I Varugla. retired Chief Judge of
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    "Unityity Is Essential." Says Governor.
    543 18 "Unityi ty Is Essen tial." Says Governor. Lord Erskine On Unhappy Linguistic Divisions. IX the course of a review of the political situation in the Madras Presidency, His Excellency Lord Erskine said that, whatever may 1 happen at the coming election, he hoped that some one party would emerge with
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    The Inner History Of The Great Political Crisis.
    1130 19 From Our Own Correspondent. London, Dec. 24 (by air mail). Tlfß. Baldwin and his National Government do not stand where they did in the popular estimation a mere week ago. Their stock has dropped with a bump. You know already, of course,
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    EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT GOOD TESTS.
    111 19 Sir Michael Sadler On His Inquiry. London. Jan. 2. Speaking at the annual conference today of Educational Associations in London, Sir Michael Sadler, who is chairman of committee of educationists which is conducting an inquiry into the examination system, said the evidence sc far co'lected
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    16 19 The death occurred at Istanbul of Bishop Photius, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church.— neuter Wireless.
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    15 19 The death has occurred suddenly fei Paris of the German Ambassador, Herr Koester.— British Wireless.
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    PRECAUTIONS IN EGYPT.
    165 19 Intensive British Military Activity. Cairo, Dec. 31. Precautionary measures taken by the British army In Egypt for the defence of the western coast districts are discussed In detail by the press here Numerous shipments of barbed wire, motor lorries and planes have arrived in Egyptian ports recently,
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    29 19 The Nanking Government has sanctioned the establishment of a municipality at Kaifeng. capital of Honan. It will remain under the direct control of the provincial governmentSin Chew Jit Poh.
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    TWO ITALIAN PLANES LOST.
    176 19 But Pilots Save Their Skins. Milan, Dec. 28. An Incident Is reported from Aksum where the pilots of two planes were forced to land behind the Abyssinian lines. A fleet of Italian fighter planes were attacking the Abysslnians along the banks of the Takaze. One was
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    RAILROAD FOR KIANGSI.
    40 19 The Nanking Government has approved a scheme by the Communications Ministry for the issue of loan bonds amounting to $17,000,000 for the construction of a railroad In Kiangsl from Nanchang, the capital, to Pingslang.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    23 19 JAPAN: "LOOK, THAT IS THE SIZE I WANT MY HONOURABLE TROUSERS MADE." (T?ie Naval Conference resumes in London next week).— A Strube Cartoon.
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      493 19 land SCURRY of\ t^M WE ARE LIVING through strenuous days. Keen competition in business, and the Ksmß necessity of keeping pace with modern developments, keeps our erves eternally on Mm! IW edge. Even our pleasures, recreations and sporting activities are strenuous: we are 10r.vj HSjjtW keyed up mentally and physically,
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