The Straits Times, 9 January 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times. (MTABLIBHKD NBARI.T A c-FNTi'TIY 7///; LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAiJER HIN(iAI>(H(R. TIUHISDAY, JANUARY 9, 19.16. I'HKK 1(1 KNTS. The Straits Times. M'". Mill' i- i U, IMI •'Mil M 10 IiNNW
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      50 1 SINCAPO"- 140. CCCIL «T. (THONE *****. \s\lW^\\\\VtiM ItoWN MUM XACHHWI't THE POPULAR &Mg SCOTCH WHISKY SOLE AGENTS THE 3ORMEO CO, UV i wa. 3» DEWAR'S M White Label WHISKY V Wfi^^Sr^^ YOU HEED TO SPY lk^? FOR THE BEST UIHISKV Sole Agents -SIME, DARBY Co.. Ltd.. Singapore-Johore-Malacca and Negrl Sembllm.
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      86 1 KUALA LUMPUR: SB. JAVA 6T. t'PHONt inn,. DR. WEST'S j WATERPROOFED TOOTH BRUSH THIS MODERN BRUSH WILL CLEAN TEETH AMAZINGLY WHITE. ITS SPECIAL POLISHING BRISTLES ARE SHAPED TO FIT THE INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE CURVE OF THE TEETH. Obtainable from All Good Dealers and AND COMPANY LIMITED Hours of
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      13 1 ])cttsy ik. OMJHAMI Hitrti J jMHMIUITI I toAimriM a MTRtATUI < 4niti»r MAMIMM i
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      548 2 SCRASE— ALTON.— At Singapore on Jan. 7, 1936, Arthur Baldwin Scrasc. Royal Engineers, elder sen of Arthur George Scrase Esq london. to Dorothy Alton, daughter of the late Henry A. Davis Esq., Gewlckley Pennsylvania. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any powUon advertised in theM- columns tend copies of testimonials. Do
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      819 2 FOR SALE CAR and Refrigerator for Sale or Rental 112 Orchard Road. Phone 3333. 1 OR SALE, very cheap, Baby's pram. cot. and chair. 35. Crescent Flats, Katong. BALING PRESSES for Tuba-root. Milner't rife and stand. Oestetner Duplicator. All in good order. Box No. 12. Straits Times. SEA-GOING AOX. KETCH—
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      681 2 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of fine design wax polished teak household furniture including an excellent toned c-Jttage piano by Moutrie St Co.. musical tox, gramphones, New Chinese carpts and rugs of various sixes, etc. To be held at the saleroom of Messrs Chcon-; Kcon Sen>» Co. Ltd. No. 30 Chulia
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      537 2 BUSINESS CARDS, Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. IJUST ARRIVED Hats to suit every FACE, every DRESS and every POCKET. THE GIFT SHOP, 157, rTorth Bridge Road. SMART JEWELLERY AND LOVELY FLOWERS. THE ASIATIC ALTO COMPANY. Connect with LEE Ss
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      746 2 £?TIL &jl 'a. TIT* CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT (Site straits mmm columns CONSTTTDTE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEUini FOIt PRODUCING SATISFACTORY REPLIES ADVERTISEMENT ORDER FORM A LINE AVERAGES SIX WORDS CHARGES A charge of 25 cents per line per insertion Is made with a minimum of one dollar per insertion. ALL ADVERTISEMENTS MUST
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      447 2 KUALA LIPIS. Chcatn See Loo Bros.. 92. Mai' Sttect. DINDINGS The Dindlngs Art Novelty Store. Clarke Street. PENANG. Overseas Trading Syna.. 2-C. Burmah Rd. Hock Huat St Co.. 216. P- Road M. S Madarsahib Rowther 2?". Maeazlns Road T. S Nacoor Ganv 503. Dalo liramat Road Rauwav Btat* i Bookstall
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      189 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Pottape Month); S 3.00 S 4.00 S Z.SO <Juartf.lT S 8.50 $12.00 I 7.50 HaH Y early SI 7.00 JII.OO 115.00 Yearly 534.M (16.00 SM.*O Note.— Outstalion ehryucs should tocludr Ibr usual bank dnwouuL ADVERTISEMENT RATES. Thr chares an d ln-tri'rlions for
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      636 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND AFCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PFNTVSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDFR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEP.NMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage S pore. 1936. CATHAY 15.000 Jan. 17 BURDWAN
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      393 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, SUez, Port Said, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. KATORI MAKU Jan. 2?. S.S. KASHIMA MARU Feb. 6. fM.S. YASUKUNI MARU Feb. 19. S.S. HAKONE MARU March
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      616 3 I p^lgg M»l] PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorships. 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 MEONXA 3/3
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      248 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG. AMOY. SHANGHAI, MOJL KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SHIRALA MM Jan. 16, 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special holiday return tickets Interchangeable with P. S. N. CO., Issued at cheap rates.
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      1190 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean The Hna Khiow Steamship Co. U932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and China Mutual The Canard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits SU-amship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. The Irrawaddy
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MR. N. DIXEY. Elected Chairman Of Lloyds.
      277 4 MR. N. DIXEY. Elected Chairman Of Lloyds. At a preliminary meeting of the Committee of Lloyds for 1936. Mr. Neville Dixey was elected chairman of Lloyd's for the coming year, and Lieut. -Col. R. Walker Roylance, J.P., was elected deputy-chairman. Mr. Dlxey succeeds Mr. S. J. Aubrey, the first non-marine
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      102 4 The current rate of exchange for Che issue and payment of Money Orders Is as fo'lows: India and Ceylon SIOO-Rs. 154 Issue, payment 156. USA $100= USA. currency 57 issue, payment 60. N E.I. Sloo=Gullders J3 Issue. Indo-China $100 Francs 855 Issue, oavment 885. Australia SI Australian currency
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      132 4 Thursday, January 9. Sh'ps alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharl Lch. Lumut. Leh. Alert. Lch. Kittlwake. Kudat, Van Heutsz, Blntoehan. Oil Whirl Nil. Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjonf Pacar. Sheers Wharl NIL Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Lighters X,
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      322 4 Toflay. Aden t Karoa 1 ..3 p.m. East Africa (Karoa) ..3 p.m. North America except Western Canada and Western Stales o! U.S.A. (Karon) 3 p.m South America (Karoa) ..3 p.m. Burma (Karoa) 3 p.m Egypt (Karoa) 3 p.m. Great Britain and Europe generally (Karoa) 3 p.m. East.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      79 4 Mail from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) dispatched on Jan. 1 and 4 by air (Netherlands). Time of arrival uncertain. Mail from Europe, (London Parcel mails) dispatched on Dec. 13 by Memnon. Time of arrival tommorow. Mail from China and Japan tomorrow by Chokoh Maru. Mail from Europe (London mai's)
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      CLEARANCES
      63 4 Jan. 7: Neckar (Ocr); Nagato Mara. Erie Maru (Japan) President Doumer <Fch); Marosa (Nor): Chye Hin Tay Yit. Kaitangata. Agamemnon. Philoctetes. Ban Hong Llong. Larut. Silver Gull. Kolum. Rusa. Pembrokeshire (Brit): Paloh. Kampar. Kllat. J. V. O'barncvelt Reynst, Roggeveen. Kepah <Dut). Jan. 8: Makasser, Slngkel. Sir.gkara. Van Outhoorn. Khoen
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    SHIPS FORSAKING SUEZ CANAL.
    302 4 Little Time Lost By Faster Vessels. The increased speed of modern merchant ships Is enabling British shipping companies to sail their cargo liners to and from Australia via the Cape of Good Hope without serious loss of time. One British shipping company adopted the Cape of
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    NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
    23 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM The Air Mail despatched from Singapore on Jan. 1 was delivered In London on Jan. 8 (8 days).
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    CAP VARELLA.
    36 4 Chargeurs Reunls— s.s. Cap Varella Is due here on the 10th Instant in the morning from Saigon, and will sail on thee same day In the afternoon for Colombo. Port-Said, Marseilles, Nantes and Bordeaux.
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      622 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS. F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: FrHjfct S4J3 Paaafe 5431. CANADIAN (Incorporated In England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offer. TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULC or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC
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      518 4 H jM fepfeT f TSi 1 1 H fife tSPiiffifiiß (incorpOTfttod in Str&lts Settlements) v&wBR ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated in England) (Incorporated in D.SA.) „,,nnv fivp BOSTON, NEW YORK A BALTIMORE •ELLEKMAN LI?»E. V a C APE OF GOOD HOPE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. Due g^
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      121 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. T nr*. *F West Coast. Alor Star 89 0.21 75 73 Bayan Lepas (Ptnang) 87 0.32 9.9 74 Sitiawan 89 Nil 8.5 72 Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 69 71 Malacca 84 Nil
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      238 4 FROM KUALA LUMPUR. Malls will close at Kuala Lumpur as follows: Tomorrow India, (all parts) via Penang Parcels) (Karoa) 5.30 p.m. Burma. Northern and Central India via Rangoon and Calcutta (Karoa) ..7 pm. Great Britain and places served via Great Britain, Europe Karoa 1 7 p.m. Medan (via Singapore) by
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      191 4 JANUARY TIDE TABLES. PORT DICKSON PORT SWETTENHAM TIDE TABLE. TIDE T.ABLE. D«ie Time of High Water Date Time ox High Water j«£& %m pm j.^ p- m 10 ?u £2 9 52e 10 11 IAS 111 »0 «-10 18.52 ia is a. ss 11 c.49 19.30 14 9.10 934 71
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    MORE U.S. FLYING FORTRESSES.
    101 5 TO COST £50,000 EACH. Washington. Dec. 23. Despite the destruction at Dayton last October of the "Flying Fortress," which was the biggest fighting aeroplane ever built in the United States, the War Department has decided to build 13 more machines of this type. At the same
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    HARD LABOUR FOR MINE OFFICIALS.
    150 5 DOORNHOEK CASE. Johannesburg. Dec. 21. Sentences were passed by Mr. Justice Solomon today in the case in which the secretary and certain directors of the Doornhoek Platinum Mines Ltd. were accused of irregularities in the company's affairs. Meyer Llchtenstelii (secretary), found guilty on two counts,
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    16 5 From Jan. 1, for an Indefinite period, no permit Is required from British motorists entering Switzerland.
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    K.L. CONSERVANCY QUERIES.
    400 5 COST OF LABOUR AND SUPERVISION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. Conservancy was the subject of a series of questions by Mr. J. R Vethavanam, 1.5.M., M.S.C.. at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. The questions and the official replies were: 1. What
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    JAFFNESE IN MALAYA.
    193 5 Tribute By Distinguished Visitor. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. Mr. K. Aiyadural. Proctor, Supreme Court. Ceylon, and Mrs. Alyadurai, who are on a visit to the latter's brother, Mr. T. Sivapragrasam, Cooperative officer, Singapore, were entertained to tea last evening at the Vlvekananda Ashrama
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    ALTERNATIVES FOR REDS.
    74 5 Munich, Dec. 23. Herr Julius Stretcher, the notorious Nazi leader for Franconia. entertained to a banquent at Nurnberg 15 Reds newly released from the Dachau concentration camp under a special Christmas amnesty. Then he offered them the alternatives of complete restoration of German citizenship if they would
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    16 5 Unknown persons placed dynamite under the Geneva War Memorial and fired it but did no damage.
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    18 5 Sir William Clark, the High Commissioner in South Africa, underwent an operation in a Cape Town nursing home.
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    29 5 Hofrat Steinhaul. police director or the Vienna police at the time of the Nazi putsch of July 25, 1934, was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude Mr. John Hands
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    AN UNOFFICAL MAJORITY.
    186 5 Kuala Lumpur's "Mayor" Was Cheered! (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. Applause from the unofficial members greeted a state. nent by the chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, Major O. M. Kidd. at today's meeting. The item under consideration was the appointment of Standing
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    20 5 Three men were killed and several others injured in a mysterious explosion in an arms factory at Neumuehl, near Nuremberg.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT & "CURES."
    384 5 UNEMPLOYMENT "CURES." MR. JOHN HANDS* ADDRESS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan 8. AN ambitious title was chosen by Mr. John Hands for his address at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Clvb "The Cures for Unemployment." It was a reviow of the methods tried In different countries
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    29 5 Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, commander of the Peking-Tientsin garrison, has sent two trainloads of troops tj Tangku, the port npar Tientsin which was seized by the forces of Yin Ju-keng.
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      297 5 1936 NEW-YEAR GREETINGS TO ALL. FRANKELS WHO HAVE SERVED YOU FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST PATRONAGE AND LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATRONAGE FOR SELECTION QUALITY PRICE SERVICE NONE TO EQUAL US FRANKEL BROS. 101. VICTORIA STREET, ALSO 5. RAFFLES PLACE. WED., FRI., SUN. 5.30
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      138 5 I MARLBOROUGH I TONIGHT GEORGE ARLISS in United Artictt Super hit "HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD" TOLSTOY'S HEART-STABBING fj^fff Inggfa ROMANCE OF TWO LOVERS WHO WOm^^^^^K^rX^WMtOK FORGOT THE WORLD— BROUGHT Hj9 ~J A AmY AmwMl TO THRILLING LIFE ON THE StS k. /AW/ A W tt&*T screen! tJa^mm^m^mLmKUmWtu^ Greta GARBO and Fredric
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      201 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle 1 n zlit 111 1 I I" z I. I" I^~~ !l Z! lZ Hi 25 2 31 Hi 55 NOTE: -Figur&s m parentheses denote the number of letters In the »ords required. (CLUES.) ACROSS M Forward movement (7) 22. Storm (7) I. Bird (6) 23. Knock
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      21 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, January 9, 10 a.m.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      350 6 Rubbers Still Occupy Centre Of Stage. <From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Jan. 9. The rubber market weakened yesterday afternoon, but is again firmer this morning on the better advices from London and New York. Rubber shaes have again taken the centre of the stage so far as
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      PRODUCE.
      202 6 Singapore, January 9, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller Gambler 6.25 Java Cube 9.'.5 Hamburg 10.25 White Mun-ok Pepper 17.50 Black Pepper 9.25 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.15 Mcd Pearl Tapioca 5.30 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.20 Lingga Sago Flour Sarawak Saeo Flour Palembang Jelotong 9 25 Banja jelotong 9 25 Sundried Copra
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      MINING.
      553 6 Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 5/9 6/- 5/4V4 5/10y 2 £1 Asam Kumbang 33/6 34/9 33/6 34/6 £1 Austral Malay 59/- 60/- 59/- 60/5/- Ayer Hltam 15/6 16/6 16/- 17/1 Ayer Weng 1.82& 1.92'^ 1.80 1.90 £1 Bangrln Tin 19/6 20
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      GENERAL.
      401 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.20 1.30 1.25 1.35 2 2 do iy 2 Prefs. 1.50 170r.. 1.55 1.65 10 10 Atlas Ice 12.25 12.75 12.25 12.75 £1 £1 B. A. T 5.15.0 6.0.0 5.14.0 5.19.0 xi 1 60 B. M. Broadcasting 0.05 dls par 10 5 B. M.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      169 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4Vi% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn Wi% 1909 red. 1955 51.000.00 C Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4% 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      336 6 Today's Prices Fraser b Co. Lyall fc Evatt Allenby 1.60 1.70 1.70 1.80 Alor Gajah 100 1.10 1.00 1.10 Amal. Malay ($2) 3.15 3.30 3.12% 3.25 Ayer Hitam 1.35 1.45 1.35 1.50 Aycr MoleK 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 Ayer Pan as 1.35 1.«5 1.40 1.50 Bassett 0.55 0.65
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      EXCHANGES.
      214 6 The following are the exenange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kung and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2/4 London. 3 months' sight t/A 3/32 London. 60 days' sight 2/4 1/10 London. 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London, demand 2/4
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      86 6 Noon, Jan. 9. Buyers. Sellers. No 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Jan. 23>4 23% Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Jan. 23«/ 8 23 3/16 No. 1 K. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 23»/ 8 23 Vi
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    416 6 Rubbers Still In Demand. London, Jan. 8. Despite the obscurity of the international situation, markets put on a better complexion with- the Funds fractionally higher. Industrials were irregular. Shells reacted sharply. Rubbers continued in strong demand, but tins were less decided, there being a sharp fall in Ipohs
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    CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
    53 6 The transit time on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday was as follows: Telegrams handed in up to 5.00 p.m. 2 mm. •Telegrams handed In up to 5.30 p.m. 4 miri. Telegrams handed in up to COO p.m. mm. Telegrams handed In up to 6.39
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    EXCHANGES.
    87 6 Sterling Again Harder. London, Jan. 8. Paris 74 27 32 Athens 520 sellers New York 4.93 7 16 Bucharest 665 sellers Montreal 4.95»» Rio 4% Brussels 29.31/* sellers official Geneva 15.17W Eelcrade 217 Amsterdam 7.27 Vi Buenos Aires unquoted Milan 6Hi Montevideo 39 9 lfi Berlin 12.27 sellers offlci%i
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    THE POUND ABROAD.
    52 6 London. Jan. 8 A review of fluctuations In the principal countries during the past year in the Board of Trade Journal shows that on balance the pound finished substantially unchanged in value in relation to the six chief gold currencies, but appreciated 6.3 per cent, in terms
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    WHOLESALE PRICES.
    52 6 London, Jan. 8. The average of wholesale prices in 1035, according to the Board of Trade index, was 0.9 per cent, greater than In 1934, the index numbers based cv 1930 being 88.9 and 88.1 respectively The rise in 1935 followed one of 2.8 per cent, in 1934.—
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    TIN INDUSTRY PROSPERITY.
    90 6 HOLDING CONCERN'S DIVIDEND RAISED. i (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 8. The British Tin Investment Corporation records net earnings for 1935 of £137,793 compared with £94,847 for 1934, and the ordinary dividend is increased by one per cent, to 8' 2 per cent, while the carry
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    BANKS' CENTENARY BONUSES.
    236 6 To Shareholders, Staffs And Pensioners. London, Jan. 8. The "Big Five" banks generally maintained profits in 1935. Dividends nre unaltered except la the case of the Midland and Westminster Banks, both of which declare centenary bonuses to shareholders, .sUaff and pensioners. The shareholders' bonus In each case
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    BUKIT MERTAJAM RUBBER.
    92 6 New Issue Of About £100,000. (Prom Our Own Correspondent). London, Jan. 8. Bukit Mertajam Rubber Co Is shortly issuing a large number of two shilling shares in connection with the recent Increase In authorised capital to £500.000 by the creation of two million additional two shilling shares.
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    153 6 1259 th Auction, Jan. 8, 193 C. lbs. tons Catalogued 359.892 428 52 Offered 959.892 428 52 Sold 903.122 403.18 Spot London 6\d. New York 13 13 16 cL«. ritlt IS REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Shr.-t Cents per lb. Standard Qiallty 23 N Good
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    SHARES REPORT.
    86 6 Lyall is. Evatt's report dated Jan. 9, shows: RUBBERS— Slightly easier— market ,'or rubber share prices unchanged. Shares inclined to follow the trend of the commodity prices. Glenealys 1.70, 1 80 cum. 6" dividend, Indragiris 1.0714 1124. Pajanu 1.75 1.85, Mentakabs 40 43, Tanibalak buyers 61. Lunas 1.80
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    TRANSPORT BOARDS ENHANCE SECURITY.
    1767 7 Home Invesment Notes. A LIVERPOOL HINT. Mersey Railway Stock To Yield £4-18s. |NVESTORS who are looking for an investment in an expanding property concern should find the debenture stocks of Second Covent Garden Property attractive. The stock carrying 4 per cent, interest was issued in March,
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    EUROPEAN TIMBER AGREEMENT.
    59 7 Hull timber importers have received news from Sweden, that an international agreement has been reached by the European timber-growing countries for the better regu'atlon of timber exports to Britain. It is announced that an agreement was signed to limit the total quantity of timber shipped to the
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    LUKUT TIN DREDGING.
    18 7 The output from the Lukut Tin Dredging Ltd.'s mine for December amounted to 230 pels.
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    BRITISH TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
    1095 7 Ottawa the delegation's concern is to prove how little preferential treatment under the Ottawa agreement has influenced the increase of bu between Lancashire and Canada. I It is on this basis undoubtedly that the matter should proceed, for trade in Empire markets depends upon the recognition that
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    KAPALA RUBBER OF MALAYA.
    77 7 Report for period from incorporation, Sept. 28. 1934, to Sept. 30. 1935, shows revenue from sale and stock of rubber. £32,441: and £463. making £32.904; less estate expenditure, £21,467. purchase of export rights, £1,156. exchange, fees, etc., leaving profit £8.359 Preference dividend. £5,934. £500 to buildings
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      606 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. I Incorporated In the Colony ol Hong Kong) The liability ot members Is limited to Ihe extern ana In manner orescribed by Ordiu•nee No ol 1929 at the Colony ■BAB OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital *SO.000,0« Issuea »nd fully paid up $20.000. iW Heserve
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    Homesickness! A German Radio Play From Berlin Tomorrow.
    911 8 NOTES on the programmes toj be broadcast from Berlin 1 during the present month have j been prepared by the German radio organisation. All the Berlin programmes, it is j stated, arc all meant to serve one and j the same purpose:
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    NEW PACIFIC AIR ROUTES.
    681 8 PAN-AMERICAN CO.'S AGREEMENT. CALIFORNIA TO NEW ZEALAND. The agreement concluded lief ween the New Zealand Government and Pan-American Airways provides for the establishment of an air w rvice between San Francisco and Auckland by the end of next year. Pan-American Airways have undertaken that the service
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    GEN. HO YING-CHIN AS ENVOY TO JAPAN.
    50 8 Nanking. Jan. 8. If the Japanese Government consents to the appointment of General Ho Ying-chin, W?.r Minister, as Ambassador to Japtii, it fe, reported, General Chu Pei-teh, head of the Nankins Ger«.ral Staff, will be offered the War oortfolio— Sin Chrw JH Poh
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    29 8 The director of the Swiss Statistical Bureau has been invited to go to 3 vkey for a long period in order to -"'-anise a census of the population there.
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      489 8 FULL MALA 8.8.C. PROGRAMMES. TODAY. I ranunintion 2 ClS<; 17.790 kc s <16.8€ m.) GSF 15.140 fcr.s 119.82 m.) 6.20 p.m. Blc Ben. The Bath Pump Room Orchestra: leader. J. Andrew Cooper; {inductor Frank Gumez. Relayed from the Pump Room. Bath Selection. Carmen (B.ie., arr de Orooti. Overture In D
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      389 8 VAN BROAD ginald Kinj). Andalusian Serenade (Dcnnli Wrighti, Chinese Dance (Idrls Lcwtei Bernard Ross: The Jolly Miller (Trs/1.. arr. Quilteri. Had I a Golden Pound to Spend (Keel), In Prison (Alfred Hale). The Jolly Tinker (Trad., arr. Ernest Newton). Orchestra: Dreams of Yesterday (Humphries), Moon Moths (Ewing), M^.rch of the
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      378 8 CASTING PR Melodies (arr. Lane Wilson, orch. HelyHutchlraon) KM pm. "The Bnpirates" (sth Edition).' A concert party entertainment with Effle Atherton; Ronald Hill: Tony Sympeon; Jack Clarke; Angela Parsclles (Australian): Bertha Wlllmot; and Frederick Yeomans. The programme presented by Ronald Hill and William MacLurg. 11.35 A talk by the Chief
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      574 8 OGRAMMES. PARIS: RADIOCOLONIAL. FRENCH GOVERNMENT STATION. TODAY. (25 23 m.. 11.880 kc.s). 4.35 p.m. News In French. 5.05 News In English. 5 20 End of transmission. (19 68 ra. 15,244 ke/s) 7.15 p m. Day's programme. 7.20 News In English. 7.35 Concert, relayed faom Paris P.T.T. 8.20 News in French.
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      555 8 DISMISSED HIS SHIP. "CAPABLE KEEN" LIEUTENANT. Lt. Hugh Le Fanu Richards, of H.M.S. Drake for H.M.S. Vidette. was dismissed his ship and severely reprimanded by a court-martial at Devonport on charges of negligently performing his duties. The courtmartial was a further sequel to thr, disappearance from two warships of quantities
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    NO MINISTER OF DEFENCE.
    196 9 LORD MONSELL SAYS IT IS NOT PRACTICAL. TOO BIG A JOB FOR ONE MAN. London. Jan. 8. Speaking at Cambridge last night Lord Monsell, First Lord of trie Admiralty, discusssd the proposal for setting up a Ministry of Defence to cover all three Services, Navy, Army
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    R.A.F. OFFICER FAILS IN CAPE FLIGHT.
    79 9 Crash In France In A Snowstorm. "London, Jan. 7. Flight-Lieutenant Rose, flying the Miles Falcon machine In which he won the King's Cup race last summer, left Lympne at 2 a.m. this morning in an attempt to fly to the Cape, but four hours
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    £7 MILLION COAL DEPOSITS.
    82 9 Plan For Development Near Glasgow. London, Jan. 8. A proposal is under consideration for the development of coal deposits near Glasgow estimated to be worth £7 million sterling and calculated to give employment to nearly 1,000 men for about 40 years. Two large Scottish colliery firms
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    MR. BALDWIN BACK IN LONDON.
    76 9 British Cabinet Meets Next Week. London, Jan. 7. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, has returned to London from his home in Worcestershire where he spent the Christmas holiday. Most of the other Ministers who are still absent from London will return in time for
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    17 9 The death has occurred of Madame Guy D'Hardelot, composer of many famous songs, including "Because." Reuter Wireless.
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    RAISING SCHOOL AGE TO 15.
    159 9 BIG REFORMS SOON IN BRITAIN. London, Jan. 7. The big administrative changes made necessary by the Government's coming Bill for raising the school leaving age to 15 years &nd the improvement of educa'/jn services are announced. They Include, firstly, the reorganisation of elementary schools to
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    RIVER LOIRE FLOODS BIG AREA
    259 9 Boats Used In Main Streets Of Nantes. Paris, Jan. 8. Many thousands of pounds worth of damage have been caused in Nantes and neighbourhood as a result of the flooding of the Loire. Extraordinary scenes were witnessec at Nantes where people in boats and canoes
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    US. MARKETS IN CONFUSION.
    237 9 FURTHER REACTION TO A.A.A. RULING. NO INTERRUPTION OF RECOVERY. Washington, Jan. 8. I President Roosevelt has informed the Press he is asking Congress for funds to pay contractual obligations 1 under the Agricultural Adjustments 1 Act, to Jan. 6. i All the country's markets were hrown
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    BRIEF RESPITE FOR HAUPTMANN.
    72 9 Execution Postponed For A Few Days. Trenton (Ne* Jersey), Jan. 8. Bruno Hauptmann's execution has been postponed for a few. days. Reports arc current that Governor Hoffman of New Jersey Is still seeking new evidence on Hauptmann's behalf and that he may reprieve him to aloow
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    MR. ABERHART'S RETORT.
    120 9 "GIVE ME A CHANCE OR BANISH ME." Calgary, Alberta, Dec. 24. "You will have to stop your grumblling," declared Mr. William Aberhart. Alberta's Social Credit Premier, whpn he addressed an audience of 1.300 followers here. He could put Social Credit into effect as soon as he got
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    AMERICAN TO ADVISE ABYSSINIA.
    47 9 Dr. J. H. Spencer, a young American Doctor of Law of Harvard University. has arrived to act as technical counsellor for foreign affairs to the Abyssinian Government in succession to the Swedish General Eric Virgin, who has resigned owing to 111-health —Reuter Wireless.
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    25 9 The Spanish Parliament has been dissolved. The elections will take place on Feb. 16. .and the new Cortes will meet on Mar. 16. Reuter Wireless.
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    MACDONALDS' SEARCH FOR SEATS.
    160 9 Nomination day in the Scottish Universities by-election has been fixed for Saturday. The Lord President of the Council, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald. will be nominated but It Is still unknown how many opponents he will have. The result of the poll will be declared on Feb.
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    COUNT CIANO'S OPERATION.
    47 9 duce's son-in-law; invalided. Rome, Jan. 8. Count Ciano, Mussolini's son-in-law, underwent an operation in a nursing home in Florence today for nose and ear trouble caused by active service in East Africa. The operation is stated to have been successful says Reuter. Count C'iano
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    DREAM OF A NEW LONDON.
    314 9 BIG IMPROVEMENTS VISUALIZED. The dream of a new London, lit which, slums and over-crowding will have disappeared, will be brought a step nearer by a scheme— the biggest yet visualized involving several millions sterling which is now being planned by housing experts. It is being
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    MYSTERY OF ATTACK AT AIRPORT.
    228 9 SECRET IN HANGAr. An attack by two men on a nigh^ watchman at Gravesend Aerodrome ij being investigated by the police. Th 3 men are believed by an official of the company concerned to have been trying to obtain information concerning a new type of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    127 10 ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. ALHAMBRA Man On The Plying Trapeze. With W. C. Fields. 6.15—9.15. GLOBE THEATRE, GREAT WORLD The Case of The Howling Dog. With Warren William. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner Dance Tonight, Ist class Band. GBF.AI WORLD Gambling. With George M. Cohen. HOLLYWOOD 11. SERANGOON 3OAD
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    SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1936. Ramasamy's Pay.
    717 10 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1936. Ramasamy's Pay. Planters are out for full restoration of slump-time pay cuts and other improvements in their conditions of employment and good luck to them. They are making no extravagant demands, and they have for years been called upon for substantial sacrifices. Some companies have
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    Dogs.
    302 10 Aristocrats of the Singapore dog world will gather at the racecourse next week (Jan. 19)— an annual reminder that the canine inhabitants of the Settlement are not, as one is sometimes tempted to suppose, exclusively pariahs and Singapore terriers." It is good to meet a well-bred dog, whether it
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    Social anb personal
    50 10 Mr. B. C. Butler, Acting Canadian Trade Commissioner, accompanied by Mrs. Butler, left Singapore on January 5 on a short business trip to Bangkok. He expects to be away from Singapore until January 19 and during his absence his secretary will be In charge of the office.
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    16 10 Capt. F. K. Mason, of the Agricultural Department, Talplng. has arrived in Kuala Lumpur ->n transfer.
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    MESMERISED UNDER THE KNIFE.
    752 10 BEFORE CHLOROFORM. AMONG the greatest triumphs of modern medicine, the Introduction of anaesthetics for general use in surgical operations has rightly been given a high place by both doctors and laymen. Yet few people realise that an obscure assistant surgeon of the Bengal Medical Service forestalled
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    LORONGS, PARKS AND JALANS.
    377 10 A sympathetic echo will be roused in many hearts by the following outburst (anonymous) in the Cathedral Courier. 'TWERE is no town in the world more difficult to find one's way in than that In which we live— Singapore. How intensely important, then, is accuracy In
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    SOFT PEDAL IN CHINA.
    288 10 LJOSTILE foreign criticism of Japan's procedure in North China drove the Japanese Government to issue a silencing order recently in order to curb a tendency of Army officers in China to make unauthorised statements on Japan's policy there. The Army, the Navy, and the Foreign Office,
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    696 10 SEEING MALAYA. YOUTH in Malaya, once it leaves school, has precious little chanr* of seeing its own country for only a few of the more enlightened employers give their clerical stalTs an annual holiday Consequently there is no equivalent in this country to the yearly visit
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE ON VERGE OF BREAKDOWN.
    147 11 JAPAN'S POLICY HOLDS UP DISCUSSION. Critical Mediation Talks Informally Today. POSSIBLE COLLAPSE TOMORROW. Admiral Nagano Insists On Common Upper Limit Of Naval Strength. WHEN the London Naval Conference resumes tomorrow the attitude of the Japanese delegation will determine whether discussions shall continue or end
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    Japan Wants Disarmament.
    424 11 London, Jan. 8. JAPAN'S firm insistence on her cardinal demand for recognition of a common upper limit of naval strength brought the London Naval conference to the verge of breakdown today and was responsible for sharp exchanges between Lord Monsell (First Lord of the Admiralty) and Admiral
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    "BIG FIVE" BANKS' DIVIDENDS.
    51 11 The Midland Bank and the Westminster Bank propose to pay a centenary bonus of 2 per cent. In addition to their ordinary distribution for the year. Employees and pensioners are also to receive a bonus. Otherwise the dividends of the "Big Five" are unchanged. See Page
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    30 11 As It is estimated that a sum of at least $800,000 will be needed, it has been decided that China will not participate in the proposed Paris Exhibition next year.
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    "RADIO PRIEST'S" CHALLENGE.
    95 11 FEDERAL RESERVE LEGALITY. New York, Jan. 8. THE successful challenge against the Agricultural Adjustments Act seems likely to start a vogue for challenging Federal laws. Father Coughlin, known as the "Radio Priest," states he Intends to challenge the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve Act and its amendments,
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    ANOTHER WILD LIFE INQUIRY.
    132 11 SIR T. COMYN-PLATT FOR MALAYA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 8. It is announced today that the Society for the Preservation of Empire Fauna has arranged, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. J. H. Thomas, for a visit by
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    CHINA SILVER SCHEME.
    56 11 Banks Of Four Nations To Hand Over Stocks. Shanghai, Jan. 9. No foreign banks In China have yet actually surrendered their silver stocks to the Chinese Government In accordance with the Nanking nationalisation scheme. However, British. American, Dutch and German banks have already agreed to hand over
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    24 11 A Nanking Foreign Office spokesman has denied reports that General Ho Ying-chin, War Minister, had been nominated Ambassador to Japan. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    British Protected Tribesmen Bombed.
    121 11 Berbers, Jan. 8. Apparently believing their objective to be an Abyssinian post, Italian planes, it is reported, bombed British protected tribesmen watering their camels near the frontier, causing the beasts to stampede. It is learned that before bombing the Bula!e Wells on Dec. 29, Italian planes
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    LAWS OF WAR.
    266 11 Geneva, Jan. 8. The Abyssinian Government has again complained to the League I against alleged Italian violation of the I laws of war and repeat the request for a League enquiry. The note, dated Jan. 6. says that notwithstanding the universal reprobation caused by the bombing of
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    NEW COMMANDANT OF R.A.F. COLLEGE
    35 11 London. Jan 8. Air Vice-Marshal A. 8. Barratt has been appointed commandant of the P. A. F. Staff College Andover. He served with the ShanghV Defence Force In 1927— Reuter.
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    MORE JAPANESE DEMANDS.
    190 11 TAKU AND PEIPING INCIDENTS. Tientsin, Jan. H. A critical situation has again arisen in North China as a result of the presentation of the following six demands to Gen. Sung Che-yuan, chairman of the Hope! -Chahar Council, by the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Kawagoe. in consequence of alleged
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    CHAHAR FIGHTING IMMINENT.
    186 11 CHANGPEI PARLEY BREAKS DOWN. Shanghai, Jan. 8. The Chargpel Conference, hlch was convened to discuss the question of control of several East Ci.ahar districts by Manchukuc and which attended by delegates from the Chinese authorities in Chahar and the allied Manchukuo and Mongolian forces In East Chahar,
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    ANTI-BRITISH FEELING IN PALESTINE.
    118 11 Growing Intolerance Of Arab Haifa, Jan. 6. Anti-British demonstrations on a large scale organised by Arab nationalists marked the commemoration here of the fortieth anniversary of the shooting of the Arab national hero. Sheik Kassam. Messages of sympathy were received on this occasion from Arab leaders
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    45 11 The City of Khartoum. Che crashed Imperial Alrwayf flying boat, will remain at the bottom of the Mediterranean. Divers recovered 71 maUbags and leven bodies rf passengers who died Instantaneously of fractured skulls. The divers report that no further bodies are Inside the hull Reuter
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    SIX ITALIANS DEPORTED.
    159 11 RAIDS IN MALTA. FASCIST OFFICER AND AVIATION AGENT. Malta, Jan. 8. DOCICE today raided the houses of 14 persons, mostly belonging to Italians but also the homes of two Englishwomen. All 14 people were detained for interrogation, but iight were subsequently released. The remaining six will be
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    NITRATE BOUGHT FOR EXPLOSIVES.
    87 11 Chilean Industry's Boom Reported. Panama, Jan. 8. Considerable shipments of Chilean nitrate, used in the manufacture of high explosives have been made recently to the Azores for orders presumably on the Italian account. Nevertheless, shipments to the United States remain well ahead and large quantities are
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    MORE NAVAL EXERCISES.
    249 11 British Fleet In Mediterranean. NELSON AND RODNEY TO BE MOVED. Following the decision of the French Navy to hold manoeuvres in the Mediterranean later this month, when the League considers the imposition of oil sanctions the British Admiralty announces today that certain units of the Home Fleet
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    SINGAPORE CONFERENCE MAY DECIDE CHINA'S FATE.
    565 12 FACTION LEADERS TO MEET HU HAN-MIN. Unity Or Chaos In China Is Vital Issue. CANTON-NANKING OVERTURE^ FOR MYSTERY MAN'S SUPPORT. (Special to the Straits Times.) CINGAPORE, refuge of Dr. Sun Vat-sen in 1909 after his unsuccessful coup against the Imperial regime, will in a
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    CANTERBURY STONE FOR SINGAPORE.
    160 12 St. Andrew's Cathedral Included. A stone from Canterbury Cathedral is coming to St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, shortly. Last June the Primate. Dr. Lang, at Canterbury Cathedral dedicated 92 pieces of Cathedral stone bearing bronze replicas of Canterbury Cross which were to be distributed to Anglican cathedrals
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    DIED SITTING ON PAVEMENT.
    59 12 An elderly Chinese sat on a pavement in Clyde Terrace, Singapore, yesterday. Passers-by thought he wa-j taking a rest. His head dropped, and it seemed he was asleep. I One pedestrian however, thought >c was sick and went to a police station where an ambulance was
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    IN SINGAPORE TODAY.
    212 12 Tllii Straits Times is publishing this da ly feature to give; Singapore readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meet- lag*, sports events, social functions, and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. ADIIPHI HOTEL: Special dinner 8 30 12. GOODWOOD
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    NO FURTHER CASES OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
    292 12 NO FURTHER CASES OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS. Facts About Outbreak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. QUESTIONS about the outbreak of infantile paralysis in Selangor by Mr. J. R. Vethavanam, who iwas unable to attend, were answered at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. The questions and
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    SEVERAL VISITORS FROM AUSTRALIA.
    203 12 The tourist season from Australia Is at Its height and the Blue Funnel ship Centaur carried a large number of holiday-makers when she arrived from Fremantle, yesterday. Among those on board were: Mr. H. R. W. Lobb, for many years secretary and treasurer of the Swimming
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    TRENGGANU PILGRIMS.
    49 12 Inche Busu bin Noh, the Registrar of the Supreme and Appeal Courts, of Trengganu. together with his wife. Haji Wok Esah binti Hajl Nik Idris. and son. Awang Mohamed. will be leaving for Mecca on Jan. 22, In the Tantalaus and will be away for 4 months
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    25 12 M. J. P. Souter. managing director of Messrs. Pritchard and Co., Ltd.. and Mrs. Souter. have returned to Penan? after a holiday at Fraser's HIM.
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    36 12 Terg Ah Oon who was charged at thr Singapore Asslies on two counts of using as genuine forged documents, was discharged and acquitted. The report that the discharge did not amount to an acquittal was Incorrect.
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    EPIPHANY PLAY IN CATHEDRAL.
    199 12 Tableaux And Mime At St. Andrew's An Epiphany play was presented In St. Andrew's Cathedral last night. The scenes were In mime, and the play took the form of a series of tableaux representing scenes following the birth of Christ. Miss Rosamund Prior was responsible for
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    150 OFFICERS AND MEN LEAVE.
    152 12 Lincolnshire bandsmen played on the old P. and O. Wharf, Tanjong Pagar, as 150 officers and men of various units bid farewell to Singapore from the decks of the troopship Neuralia this morning. The Neuralia is carrying only a thin draft of men from Singapore,
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    SON OF KING'S CHAPLAIN WEDS IN SINGAPORE.
    135 12 Grandfather Won V. C. In Perak War. The marriage has taken place in the Garrison Church, Tanglin, of Trevor Victor Noel, eldest son of the Rev. F. I. AndersMi, C.M.G., Chaplain to the King, and a grandson of General Charmer, who won the
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    Swimming Club Pavilion.
    45 12 Rapid progress on the new clubhouse at the Singapore Swimming Club has attracted attention during the past few months. The building is nearing completion, as can be seen from this view across the pool taken from the children's end. —StraiU Times Phoiogravh.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT BILL READY.
    290 12 and Miss Frances Dunn, Mr. Griffith Jones taasted the bride and bridegroom The bride's going away dress was of white, red and blue crepe with dark blue hat. She carried a sheaf of lilies of and was given away by her ousln Mr. Norman Joyce. The bridesmaid.
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    ALLEGED INTIMIDATION OF COMPLAINANTS.
    707 13 Development In Kidnapping Charge, WHAT CONSTABLE OVERHEARD. A sensational development took place at the Assize Court, Singapore, yesterday, in the case in which Tan Ah Kow is charged with kidnapping two Chinese girls under the a>,'e of 16 with ar ulterior motive, the court being informed
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    NOVICE SETS OFF ON 12,000 MILE SOLO AIR TRIP.
    122 13 Australian Flier In Singapore Soon. Although he has never flown a longer distance than 500 miles before. Mr. R. W. Gropler, of Adelaide, South Australia, has taken off from Portsmouth on the 12 000-mile flight to Australia. He is making hops
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    $1,085 JEWELLERY THEFT.
    33 13 A Tamil woman, named Salman Be. living in Race Course Road. Singapore, yesterday reported the theft of $1,085 worth of jewellery from her room between Jan. 3 and Jan. 8.
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    CHANGES IN MALAYAN SCHOOLBOYS.
    1958 13 Dress, Appearance and Age. 25 YEARS' EXPERIENCES OF Mr. H. R. CHEESEMAN. In an address entitled "In Lighter Vein," Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, Inspector of Schools, gave the Singapore Rotarians at their weekly luncheon yesterday, at the Adelphi Hotel, a few stories of school life and
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    GOVERNMENT AID FOR UNEMPLOYED.
    322 13 Sympathetic Hearing In Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. "That this Board is unable to accept sole responsibility for the relief of the unemployed within its boundaries." Such was the resolution passed at the December meeing of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board; end
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    AT OWNERS' RISK.
    134 13 Bicycles Left At Market. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. At today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, Mr. John Hands, M.C.H.. referred to a decision of the Markets and Street Stalls Committee, that bicycle sheds be no longer provided at the market, and
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    EDIBLE BIRDS' NESTS.
    170 13 Woman Who Cheated Edible birds' nests were at the root 3! a case heard before Mr. M. H. 3!acker In the Third Court yesterday n which Miss Nging Geok Choo a mrse at St. Andrew's Mission Hospital accused Llm Puah Tee. a Chinese woman, of having cheated
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    NO MONEY FOR MORE STREET LIGHTS.
    185 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. At today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, Mr. H. S. Lee, referring to an item in the minutes, asked for information about the Street Lighting Committee. The chairman (Major G. M Kldd) explained why
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    K.L. ASSESSMENT IN 1935.
    324 13 THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION. OWNERS AND TOWN PLANNING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. AT today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board the chairman (Major G. M. Kidd) made a statement concerning assessment I collected in 1935. The amount due to the Board,
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    MAGISTRATE DISCREDITS "FISHY" STORY.
    132 13 Illicit Distilling. i From Our Own Correspondent* 3eremban. Jan. 8. Four Tamils who were distilling illicit liquor in jungle met Preventive Officers, who surrounded them and arrested Raman, Munusamy. Perumal and Arumugam. An out-door officer of the Customs Dept. told the court that a complete still
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    MALAY AND MOSQUE CARPETS.
    90 13 'From Our Own Correspondent.! Seremban. Jan. 8. In the magistrate's court at Seremban, an old Malay. Dolah bin Latin", appeared on a charge of being bi possession of fivj carpets alleged to have I been stolen from the Lcnggeng Mnsiue. I The Malay denied the charge.
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    50 13 The touring party of boys from Australia will visit Selangor. and the members of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club are Invited to assist to give them as good a time as possible by showing them the beauties and the industries of the State, and by lending cars for their use.
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    44 13 An interesting exhibition of Japanese porcelain from the famous factory of William Rae in Kobe is being opened at Raffles Hotel today. Exquisitely designed, hand-painted tea and coffee sets and sa'.uma wares are special features of the snow which will remain open till Saturday.
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    MARLAND-LEWIS COMBINATION AGAIN EFFECTIVE AT PENANG.
    1478 14 ATHLACCA AND UNCALLED FOR WIN EASILY. Favourites Day-Popover's Consistent Running. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 8. AS n result of jockey Lewis again riding two winners for Marland's stable today this pair head the list of winning jockeys and trainers for the meeting
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    Home Rugby. WILFRED WOOLLER THE WONDER.
    676 14 Home Rugby. WILFRED WOOLLER THE WONDER. AH Wales Went Mad After Their Victory. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 33. IF I live to be a million I shall not expert to see another Rucger game like the one at Cardiff on Saturday between Wales and New Zealand. In thirty
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    London To Have Its Own Rugby League Game.
    350 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 23. MR S. E. PARKES, the man who has spent more than £16,000 to establish Rugby League football in the south of England, confessed yesterday that support and encouragement from the north had been so slight
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    THE L.B.W. RULE. Appeal To Every Class Of Cricket To Try It.
    85 14 THE L.B.W. RULE. Appeal To Every Class Of Cricket To Try It. London, Jan. 7. The committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club are of the considered opinion that the new leg before rule tried by first class and minor counties last season was a success. In order that the experiment
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    AKUZAWA CUP.
    35 14 The Akuzawa Cup competition will be played at the Island Club on Sunday. Thlrty-slx holes Medal play. Intending competitors should arrange their own partners and sign the Competition Book before each eighteen holes.
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    Golf At K. L. SELANGOR PRIZES PRESENTED.
    160 14 Golf At K. L. SELANGOR PRIZES PRESENTED. Mr. Mrs. Middlcbrook Win Mixed Event. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 8. jyir: and Mrs. S. M Middlrhrouk won the mixed foursome-s compr'itiop at the Selangor Coif Club on Monday evening with the score of 31 l i, closely followed by
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    PERAK'S GROUSE!
    100 14 PERAK'S GROUSE (FTom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Jan. 8. Perak Intends to protest asalnst the method of s?lecticn of the P.M.S. hockey team and also against a delegate having more than one vote Perak wants a properly c instituted selection committee to i P.M.S. teaffi. The Perak Hockey Association is
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    HOME RUGBY.
    49 14 London. Jan. 3. Hampshire won tie replay against Surrey today by 5 points to 3 In the South-Eastern section of the County Rugby championship and thus earn the right to meet Cornwall in the semi-final. The Navy beat Bristol at Bristol by G points to nil Router.
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    WIN BY AN INNINGS.
    45 14 Port Elizabeth. Jan. 8. The Australians beat Eastern Province today by an Innings and 141 runs. The scores were as fol 1 Eastern Province: 92 and 89 <McCormlck 5 for 29). Australians: 325 (V. Richardson 84, Davles 6 for 80). Reutcr.
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    ANTICIPATING NOMINATIONS FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL.
    1021 15 LIKELY HORSES FROM THE BIG STABLES. Golden Miller Is Still A Public Idol. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 23. ALTHOUGH of the opinion that a few pounds either way means little at Aintree, where superlative fencing is the key to success, there is
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    S. R. C. Annual Report Shows A Loss Of $997.66.
    621 15 MOVE TO ABOLISH ENTRANCE FEES. A RESOLUTION will be moved at the annual meeting of the S.R.C. in the club pavilion at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday next for the abolition of the rule requiring new members to pay entrance fees.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    542 15  -  •LEIGHTON." McAvoy's Curious Position— A Joe Louis Story Tough South African. Conducted by BRITAIN'S sense of humour is going to be a little strained if Jock McAvoy fights Eddie Risko again for the American's so-called world's middleweight championship. For having routed Risko inside three minutes, McAvoy would
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    54 15 THURSDAY. JAX. 9. Hockey: Eurcpeani vs. The Best at S.C.C. FRIDAY, JAN. 10. Rugby: S.C.C. "B" vs. R.A.F. 'B" at Hockey: SRC. "A" vs. Police "A" at Depot; Chinese vs. Colts at S.C.R.C; Indian Assn vs. Sikh Police at Bales tier; Medical College II vs. KhaUa A n
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    METHODISTS FORM 3 CHINESE DISTRICTS.
    338 16 Change In Malayan Organisation. ANNUAL CONFERENCE ENDS. AT the final session in Singapore of the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was decided to establish a new conference to be called the Malaysia Chinese Conference, to wMch all the work in the Chinese
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    HYMN IN SAKAI.
    215 16 A hymn in the Sakai language was sung by two Sakai missionaries Mr. Alexander Simandjoentak and Mr. S. M. Siantoeri at the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church which ended in Singapore this week. They had translated the hymn and this was the first Sakai hymn
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    TONG SOON KOK.
    88 16 The annual election in Singapore on Tuesday of office-bearers of the Tong Soon Kok resulted: President, Mr. Soo Ah Tee, vicepresident, Mr. Lim Yong Koon; hon. secretary and public officer, Mr. E. N. Koh; asst. secretary. Mr. Chan Kwang Chia; hon. treasurer, Mr. Lee Mia Khoo; hon.
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    25 16 A Christmas present of £1,000.000 for employees of General Motors Corporation is announced by Mr. Alfred P. Sloan, the president, 200,000 employees each receiving £5.
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    15 16 Ann Harding in the Paramount Picture "Peter Ibbetson" in which she plays opposite Gary Cooper
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    1085 16 Success Of New Russian Industry. THi; bynthetic Kubber industry ot the soviet union naa compietea the annual production estimates before the end of October, writes O. Ossipov Schmidt (Director of the Synthetic Rubber Works in the U. S. S. R.) in the Monthly Review issued by Moscow
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    EVENTS AT AIR PAGEANT.
    510 16 Thrills For Penang. SULTAN OF PERAK PRESENT. Perfect arrangements and perfect weather combined to make the Air Pageant at the Penang Aerodrome at j Bayan Lepas last week the most 1 successful event yet organised by thi> Penang flying club (states Pci.anj Press reports). The attendance
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    ESTATE TEMPLES.
    68 16 Special Images Arrive From India. Two Hindu temples, which are in course of erection on Sungei Bernam Estate, Teluk Anson for the use of the j estate labour force, will be consecrated shortly. The Images for installation arrived In Ipoh from Sreerangam. India, a few days ago. The
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    35 16 The death occurred In Toronto of Mr. Charles Camble, who was manager of the London branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce for 15 years until I his retirement in 1931. (Continued from preceding column)
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    "THE GREATEST MOTHER ON EARTH"—RED CROSS.
    1255 17 "THE GREATEST MOTHER ON EARTH"— RED CROSS. The bombing of the Swedish and Egyptian units in Abyssinia has brought the Red Cross into the news. The amazing work that was done by the Red Cross during the Great War is not forgotten. In this article Dame Beryl Oliver, head of
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    FREDDIE DIXON FREE.
    122 17 MOTORING PROBLEMS SOLVED IN PRISON. London, Dec. 21. Mr. Freddie Dixon. the racing motorist, was released from Durham Prison today. His sentence of three months' Imprisonment for dangerous driving, passed at Middlesbrough Quarter sessions on Oct. 4, had been reduced for good conduct. He stated that during
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    "SHARE-PUSHERS" AT BAY.
    237 18 CLOSE WATCH BY THE POLICE. SEVERAL ARRESTS LIKELY. Scotland Yard Is collaborating wltn the police in the principal cities of Great Britain in an intensive effort to eradicate the professional sharepusher." Close watch Is being maintained over the movements of several individuals well known to the police.
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    U.S. PETROL FOR EAST AFRICA.
    97 18 BIG JUMP IN EXPORTS. Washington, Dec. 23. A marked Increase in the export to Italy of goods regarded as sinews of war is shown by Department of Commerce ngures published yesterday. American sales to Italy's East African colonies of motor vehicles and spare parts, petrol
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    GALLANT ENGINE DRIVER'S DEATH.
    79 18 BURNS PROVE FATAL. Glasgow. Dec. 24. Hector Beedie, the Motherwell engine driver, who, when his cloth?s caught fire from a blow-back by the furnace, stayed at his post until he had brought the train to a standstill, has died In hospital here. Beedie was driving a
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    29 18 An official communique issued by the Imam of Yemen denies that he has been helping either Italy or Abyssinia and declares that the strictest neutrality has been maintained throughout.
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    Torture Charges By Italian Troops.
    174 18 OFFICER TELLS OF REVENGE SORTIE. ALLEGATIONS are being made in Asmara that the Abyssinian troops practised ritual mutilations during the fierce battle in the Takkaze River area. Heavy loLTes were incurred by both sides, and few prisoners were taken. City Is Full Of Rumours An
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    Italy Buys A Tanker.
    215 18 Washington, Jan. 6. An Italian group from Genoa has contracted lor the purchase of a 2,550 ton American tanker and is also negotiating <o purchase three smaller tankers. It is understood the intention is to recondition the vessels wiUch will be sent to Italy with cargoes
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    "I AM A MURDERER" MAN SHOUTS IN CHURCH.
    165 18 "I AM A MURDERER" MAN SHOUTS IN CHURCH. Shortly before dawn a watch night service in the sombre Warsaw Cathedral was nearing its end. Worshippers were on their knees in prayer. Suddenly a man Jumped to his feet. May God have mercy on my soul he cried. I am a
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    ABOLITION OF CASTE SYSTEM.
    148 18 Poona Proposal. Poona, Dec. 29. An informal meeting was held between promli nt members of the AllIndia Depressed Classes League and leaders of caste Hindus, present in Poona for the Hindu Mahasabha conference. Depressed Class leaders suggested that the caste "system among the Hindus should be
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    BABY ON BARRACKS STEPS.
    34 18 A baby boy a few days old, was found abandoned on the steps of the officers' quarters at Hyde Park Barracks. Knlghtsbridge. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, Fulham.
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    JEWS AND THE SERVICES.
    322 18 A MESSAGE FROM THE KING. Members of all uniformed branches of H.M. Forces, ex-Service men of all ranks, and a number of nurses took part in the thirty-second annual Naval, Military, and Air Force Chanucah (Dedication) Service at the Central Synagogue, Great Portland Street, W., when
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    29 18 Sir Reginald Johnston, who from 1919 to 1925 was tutor to "Mr. Pii Yl," now the Emperor of Manchukuo, has just concluded a six months' visit to that country.
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    21 18 The Dusseldort armaments firm of Rhein-metallwerke reports a big Increase in orders and turnover during the year ended June 30, 1935.
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    AIRPORT RAIDED FOR PLANE SECRETS.
    428 18 WATCHMAN ATTACKED WITH BAR. A NIGHT watchman at Gravesend airport discovered two men in a hangar in which secret aeroplane construction work is going on. A desperate struggle occurred, and while the watchman was grappling with one of the intruders the other knocked the watchman
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    QUETTA EARTHQUAKE ROMANCE.
    107 18 GIRL TO MARRY RESCUER. Miss Nancy Pope, of Berwick Street, W., will leave England shortly for Teheran, Iran, where she will be married to her brother-in-law, Mr. A. H. Meftah, who saved her life in the Quetta earthquake last year. Mr. Meftah is the son of Sir
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    ETHELRED THE UNWILLING EAGLE.
    172 18 WON'T GO HOME AT A ZOO. (From A Lcndcn Correspondent.) "I'll do anything in reason," says I Ethelrcd, from his perch In the treetop. "But I won't go home!" Ethelred the Unwilling Is a booted eagle. He escaped from his cage In the Zoo and was
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    JAPAN'S DECLINING BIRTH-RATE.
    167 18 Equilibrium In 1950 Predicted. London. Dec. 28. The increase in the population or Japan is slowing down, according 10 the Tokyo correspondent of The Times, who says that babies no longer come at the rate of four a minute with nine over for every hour, as In
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    FRENCH PRESS ATTACKS THE DUCE.
    240 19 FRENCH PRESS ATTACKS THE DUCE. CRITICISM BY FORMER DEFENDERS. "WORLD AT MERCY OF A DICTATOR." Paris, by air mail. A decided change In Its attitude towards Signor Mussolini Is evident In the French Press this week. The criticisms expressed are the strongest since the Duce announced his Intention to annex
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    SOVIET RADIO DEVELOPMENTS.
    81 19 Radio broadcasting in the Soviet Union is developing on a big scale. The USSR has ladio broadcasting stations with a total capacity of 1,600 kilowatts and about 2,000,000 receiving sets. Construction of new broadcastir.e stations in Stalinabad, Alma-Ata and other towns is planned for this year. The
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    32 19 An interesting bonfire was witnessed In Nanking recently when a big collection of old weights and measures was burned in public. They had been seized by the officials and condemned as Illegal.
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    ARMY'S CHANGED RIFLE POLICY.
    456 19 TRAINING OF "CRACK" SHOTS. The more extensive use In the Army of the machine gun and light automatic, combined with the development of mechanisation, has a tendency to reduce the war establishments of riflemen. If, for instance, the Infantry Brigade organisation, adopted experimentally by the 6th
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    GENERAL FENG YU-HSIANG BECOMES AUTHOR.
    46 19 Nanking, Dec. 20 General Feng Yu-hsiang. vice-chair-man of the Central Military Council, has just issued a new book entitled "China and the Second Great World War." Complimentary copies of the book have been presented to various Central Party and Government leaders.
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    21 19 The offices of the counsel defending Col. Vertcheff, accused of being Implicated In a Bulgarian were broken Into and papers stolen.
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    FOUR PLANES WEEKLY TO U.S. Sir D. Banks On Air Service Plans.
    388 19 Southampton, Dec. 28 The regular trans-Atlantic air-ser-vice which is to be instituted after experimental survey flights next year, is expected to consist of four journeys each way a week. Sir Donald Banks. Director-General of the Post Office, made
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    FAMOUS AIRMAN SUED BY WIFE.
    331 19 Decree Nisi Against Mr. C. W. A. Scott. Mamage troubles of a famous airman came under the consideration of Mr. Justice Bucknill In the Divorce Court. He granted a decree mrt to Mrs. Kath'een Scott, of Bt. Peters-road W< Lt Mersea, Essex, on the ground
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    AFRICA'S GREAT NEW BRIDGE.
    420 19 ENCwINEERING FEAT IN RHODESIA. Bulawayo. Dec. 20. The longest single -span bridge In Africa and the third longest in the world was opened today. It crosses the Sabi River, in Southern Rhodesia, and is I.oBoft. long. Its single arch rises to a height of 280 ft
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    NAZIS TAKE OVER ARMS FACTORY.
    228 19 NO COMPENSATION. JEWISH OWNERS TO REPAY PROFITS. Berlin, Dec. 23. The "Voelkisehcr Beobachter." tho official Nazi organ, reports today on its front page under huge headline* that a former Jewish-owned arms factory has been taken over by the Nazi party and all Jewish capital eliminated
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    SWATOW INCIDENT.
    76 19 Japanese Civilians Involved. Hong Kong, Jan. 8. A clash between Japanese civi'lans and Chinese smuggling prevention officers was narrowly averted at Swatow on Sunday, according to a belated report. It appears that a number ol Japanese attempted forcibly to take delivery of a consipnmont of rice which had
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    FLAG RETURNED.
    63 19 London. Jan. 0. A German flag captured during the great war was returned to a delegation of German ex-servicemen during a rally of British, French and German war combatants held at Swansea. The fle.g, which went through the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. had been presented to the British
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    51 20 H orses' Adventure. I- ""i mm i'Mi.,l win, k.,.,.1 in i i.un f.i.-.i i i..,.,.i ii hi 1 1 i i II |M|l||l I'l III|!.ImIIi| itMM .'I Ami I' ill |M Illll'l 111 l I 11 11... vr M nli.ll.Hi» «1..n 1 ilm uf Uiiilm ilitilnii h itliHHlltl liil Mil
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936 No. 1.
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      LADY WINSTEDT IN MAYFAIR.
      41 1 LADY WINSTEDT IN MAYFAIR Sir Richard and Lady Winstedt are now in London, after spending a long hoMday on the Continent. This photograph of Lady Winstedt was taken while she was enjoying the new cabaret.. "New York, 1936." at Grosvenor House.
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      The WORLD of WOMEN
      727 1 Morning Parties Bridge In Excess Unduly High Points Finding The Happy Mean. DO we women deserve the masculine gibe so frequently hurled at us, that we Idle away our time and especially our mornings? This Is a very ticklish question for anyone to decide it depends
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      BEFORE THE PARTY!
      59 1 leaving the house to itself till just before tiffln-tlme. For Newcomers. MORNING games can, if sensibly played and kept within bounds however, be a godsend to a newcomer, who otherwise might take months to get to know anyone. Singapore is so vast these days An amusing snapshot
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      ATMOSPHERE OF THE HOME.
      245 1 Sensitive Children. 'THIS personal relationship Detween the husband and wife is all important. Only if It Is completely satisfying to both partners will they be able to maintain the right emotional balance in their relations with their children. The atmosphere In the home Is almost entirely
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      NEITHER BLONDE NOR BRUNETTE.
      419 1 Secrets Of An Ever-Changing Complexion. BY MARION MORTON. T*HE world and her husband have so long admired the type of girl whom we may describe as ash-blonde or brunette "or Titian," that the girl whose hair is medium brown neither blonde nor brunette, and whose colouring
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      AT MID-SEASON SHOWS.
      384 1 Surprises In Black. TUSSORE JOINS THE STIFF FABRICS. (From Our London Staff). Fleet Street, Occ. 29. COME notes on the mid-season dress shows I have seen recent y may interest readers in Singapore. I always get a great kick out of these visits by "reading" the new
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        293 1 Homes, Children, Cookery. A NEW FACE POWDER FASHION SWEEPS THE COUNTRY Beauty Secret I P^flß^^l Smart Women Wm m* Have learned FM Bf. gh from Paris Im m Uf J W In an interview Mile. Yvonne I C^^^Bf^^ L a mannequin of one of the af >^* lt !j" Jr
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      TWO MALAYAN WOMEN IN THE HONOURS LIST. BARBARA'S DIARY. "PERSONAL TOUCH" IN GIFTS.
      1334 2 TWO MALAYAN WOMEN IN THE HONOURS LIST. BARBARA'S DIARY. "PERSONAL TOUCH" IN GIFTS. Dr. i Mrs.) Mary Josephine Were, L.R.C.P, S.L., D.PH. (Royal College of Surgeons. Dublin) Joined the Malayan Medical Service in 1921 and in the following year was appointed to the tatant welfare centre in Kuala Lumpur, with
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      LONDON WOMEN DOWDY NO LONGER.
      177 2 Madame Dubonnet On Changes In Last Decade. (From Our London Staff.) Fleet Street. Dec. 29. I HAVE just interviewed the best dressed woman in Europe. Her name is Madame Paul Dubonnet and despite her fame she remains one of the most modest women I have
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      IDA LUPINO SOLVES A THEATRE PROBLEM.
      105 2 Outstandingly adaptable to the current evening mode is the evening gown Ida Lupino wears In a scene from Paramount's "Anything Goes," with Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman. Ivory chiflon, combined witn beige fox proves a flattering foil for Ida's youthful charm and the adjustable
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      Fruit Diet For Children.
      203 2 U/HEN a child constantly craves for I fried foods and sweet cakes. It Is an Infallible sign that the system Is in need of cleansing. This Is easily accomplished by keeping to a fruit diet until he or she. is pleased with simpler foods. Children respond
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      THE NEW "DINNER SUITS" Anywhere In The Evening.
      659 2 THE NEW "DINNER SUITS" Anywhere In The Evening. COCKTAIL MODE NO LONGER. By YVONNE. London, Dec. 28. MANY of the mid-season collections of smart clothes include new versions of that very trusted friend, the dinner suit." We used to wear it to cocktail parties, with a slightly self-conscious air, because
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        192 2 Are You Tortured by the Maddening Itch of SKIN TROUBLE? If the maddening itch of a skin have tried has failed to give yon disease is wrecking your health, relief, the efficacy of this simple preventing sleep and reducing you Cuticura treatment will prove an to despair if everything else
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      AN EDUCATIONAL UTOPIA FOR THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD?
      833 3  -  D. W. H. The Training Of Children In Malaya* POINTS FOR AND AGAINST. IS it really more difficult to bring up a European child on sound lines in a Malayan environment than in a British one? We hear that the climate is an excellent
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      FIRST TIME DOWN THE CHUTE.
      215 3 frequently feel themselves inadequate, and one certainly does harbour a deep distrust of those persons who regard human beings as so much clay for their shaping." Even so. there is much we can do to help a child if we have sufficient patience and intelligence
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      INDIAN WOMEN TO JOIN THEIR MENFOLK.
      340 3 SELANGOR INNOVATION. We understand (says The Indian .hat arrangements In connection with :he organisation of a Ladles' Section d the Selangor Indian Association are iioceeding apace and if everything ;oes on well, the section will take deinite shape by about the middle of .us
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      Flavours In Cookery.
      321 3 GARLIC'S USES. •Herbs To Bring Out Natural Taste. QEASONINGS and flavourings should occupy an important place in every kitchen cupboard. By using them dlscriminately, ordinary dishes can be improved to a remarkable extent. It must always be rememberpd. however, that the art of flavouring is to bring
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      A SIMPLE STYLE FOR MORANINGS.
      242 3 pepper and salt, serves to bring out the flavour of a roast joint. Cinnamon is a good flavouring for all dishes containing raisins, currants or sultanas, and used with vanilla it is just the right spice to add to any cake or pudding in which
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      WHEN YOU APPEAR ON A PLATFORM.
      261 4 WHY BLUSH AND STAMMER? By the Countess Eileen de Arnii. At some time or other nearly every •woman is called upon to speak, and in the new order of things more of our acs are going to speak and have their lull say to
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      A BLONDE IN BLACK.
      98 4 fleeted back to you. Make them know that your feeling towards them is kind and sympathetic, and they will listen to you with kindness and sympathy. Never hurry. Begin by speaking slowly in a clear, deep tone. You all know how Irritating 1 a high-pitched voice
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      702 4 Singapore Prices And Produce In Season. Special to the Straits Times.) •THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Struts Times by a Singapore housewife and gives last Tuesday's prices. Those prices are only approximate, but they will be useful as a general guide both for
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      PROBLEM OF THE BACKWARD CHILD.
      475 4 (By E. A. Farrinffton, M.D.) Secretary of the Special School Association.) YOUNG children are in certain respects not unlike little animals, and if .hey could tell us just what happiness means to them, it would probably be a combination of complete physical wellbeing and freedom
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      DINNER TRIANGLES.
      89 4 Few practical Innovations are possible for the dinner-table, but a nev. idea is a triangular table-setting. Cutlery and glasses are placed at two side." of the triangles (of linen) to meet at the top when the third side of the mat is running parallel with the table edge
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      A CHARMING STUDY IN WHITE.
      17 4 A cLmpsc cf Paulctte Goddard in Charlie Chaplin's new comedy, Modern Times."
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      THEY DRESS FOR DINNER!
      156 4 Evening Gowns For Girls In Russia. The women of Russia aie taking an interest in clothes again. Mme. Schiaparelll, the dress designer, who has just returned from Moscow, said to a reporter, I was besieged with questions about how the women in the great outer world
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      THE FINISHING TOUCH.
      125 4 By way of giving a crowning touch to your emergency meal, try if possible to serve something other than cheese or a cheese savoury as your last course. With a ein of anchovies, a hard-boiled egg. and a ;mall onion, a really intriguing savoury can bs produced.
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