The Straits Times, 5 February 1936

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    40 1 The Straits Times tBSTABLiaRHD NBARLY A CKNTORY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 I "AGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 193 G. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      182 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. ('phone 5470, GET A stud:baker AND GET A Champion BRINKMANN&CO GRANGE RD. Refrigerated Supplies J^ MIIB ii M i J lll^ f?TTTITTT^H CHOICE CUTS OF THE FINEST ENGLISH, SCOTCH AND fcilij AUSTRALIAN BEEF, LAMB, MUTTON, PORK AND VEAL. ■^■Hgp^W ■1 1 jl l t j GAME
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      22 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). I 15 D'HIIAKIP KOAH I BOUQUETS BASKETS A WHEAT lIS 'hone tor: (Amber Mansions I
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    THE STRAITS TIMES
    410 2 The Straits Times. The Sunday Times, The Singapore Free Press and the Straits Budget are available for sale at the following agencies:— SINGAPORE. Ferinayagasamy, 283-F. Changi Road. B. B. Mchamed Kassim Co, 14, milestone. Seletar. R.A.P. Canteen. Seletar. Federal Rubber Stamp Co., 32. Raffles Place Keppel Road
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      527 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for aay position adverUfe4 hi these column* tend copies of tektiIHiIWJm I*l I ms> ni* .m t■jn a la ■uuukira, tMV ROT 9* IHI OTrIJI«*MS. OFFICE CLERK-DRESSER, Chinese or Indian, salary $100 pjn. Apply in writing Rrr/ro Malay Estate. Kroang*. WANTED, general office clerk—* collector. Successful
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      798 2 FOR SALE 14 FT. SPEED BOAT FOR SALE, 14 HP 1 Archimedes outkaard motor. Top speed. 2*—2 B kaote. AppaT, S./Bjt. Alain—. Cbangi Oarnson Yacht Clubv Cbangi, Slnga>HE FOR «ALE, TWO QUAD DEMY PRINTn*O MACHINatS. Fair oomattlon. Can to viewed any time bf prospective pvehasers Low prate to dear. Space
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      886 2 MISCELLANEOUS TOO CAN HAVE THE BCMBAY TIMES uaaVwmd to you t—f week for three months tor ILBO. General Maiaalii Ssnday Tames. IF TOD HAVE BELAnVES OB FROOfDS Overseas have the Btraru Budget posted to them every wvek $14 yearly Including postagr outside Malaya 813.20 within Mal ktjm. Orders accompanied by
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      691 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE The Kichange Banks win be ekaed on Thursday. Pfck 6. Thaipusam (Bank HoBday). THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMSSCS RUBBER ASSOCIATION. NOTICE at hereby given thai the Rubber Market will be closed officially on Thursday. Feb. 8, 1935. ueing a Bank Holiday. By Order of the Committee, OATTEY
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      320 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARU and Miss MANA 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. STRAITS TIMES READERS! Note the following cash Reductions: Diaries (Lett's, etc.) 30% Art Calendars 20% Fancy Table St Perpetual Calendars 20% Book Marks With Perpetual Calendars 20% Annuals 39% Postace Extra. G.
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      461 2 LEGAL NOTICES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Salt N» M or 19*. Between Lau Hal Una, Plaintiff and J. C. Drewet. Defendant To, J. 0. Drewet of N». 32. Chartwed Bank llumbcn, Singapore TAKE NOTICE that a Writ of Summons wu issued cm Jan.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      183 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Singapore WlUUn Outside Without Mater* Malar" Postage >i.ib»j (!.M IM S QMitnty S 8.50 *VL* t tM Half Yearty SHOO SM.M St&M Vcattr $34.O« «M-M %3*M Nate— OoUtation cheqmtn *«U tactade ike Baaal kaak discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES. Tkc chance* and l«*>mlta«i tar CLA8S1MID ADVERTlSEMsTJITS art m 39 rents
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      645 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. rr.ted in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO 1'NDFR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S UOVLKNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore 1936 SOMALI 8.810 Feb 13 CORFU
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      603 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan) TO LONDON. Marseilles, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail I KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Peb. S 6 t YASUKUNI MARU '1.000 Feb. 18 19 HAKONE MARU 10.500 Mar. 4 6 SUWA MARU
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      610 3 IJfll fjj^ PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining nrlvnte bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN From From Prom From B'pore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham JUTLANDIA 11/2 11/2 12/3 14/2 MEONIA 3 i 3/3 4/3 «i% ALSIA 24/3
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      242 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR DONG KONG, AMOT. SHANGHAI, MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA s.s SANTHIA MM Feb. 13, 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special holiday return tickets Interchangeable with P. St O. S. N. CO.. Issued at
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      1225 3 w^^sn^^^^^ Sl l IP PI \C* >^^^3 THE BLCE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khlow Steamship Co. (193:. Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Mutual The C'unard White Star Ltd Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) Tbe Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd The Straits Steasnshtp Co., Lid. The Australian Orlenul Line Ltd.
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    JAPANESE BOOM.
    124 4 Many Yards Unable To Accept Further Orders. Shipbuilders in Kobe are busy M-\ panding their yards, rays the Japan Chronicle. The Mitsui Tama Sniuyards lave a V 400,000 expansion urd, r construction and Uie Harima Shipyards have decided to instal a new I slipway The Yokohama Dockyard (now
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    MONEY ORDERS.
    104 4 The current rate of ezenange for the i;-sue and payment of Money Orders ih as follow: India and Ceylon SlOO Rs. 154 Issue payment 156 U.S.A. $100 USA. currency 58 issue. payment 61. N.E.I. $100 Guilders 84 issue. Indo-China $130 Francs 865 issue, payment 900. Australia $1 -Australian
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    15 4 A reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Switxer land was signed in Washington.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      271 4 Taftay. Belawan ft Medan (Van Outhoorn) 3 p.m Blln.ioe (Thcdens) S pm Djambi St. K. Toengfcal (Toba) 3 p.m Muntok. Palembang and Pladjoe (Thedens) 3 p.m Pangkal Ptnang (Thedens) ..3 p.m Pontlanak (Khoen Hoea) ..3 p.m Soengel Llat (Thedens) ..3 o.m Sou* Africa (Tasman) ..330pm Mauritius (Tasmo.n
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      110 4 Wednesday, February 5. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance Godown Gate Main Wharf Soler. 18 3 Deucalion IS 3 Kashima Maru 7 3 Empire Dock Shyogen Maru 30 3 Karoa 46 4 SUverwUlow 48 4 West Wharf Teucer 4 4 Kinkasan Maru 2 4
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      95 4 Mai's from Europe etc. (London) dispatched on Jan. 28 by air (Imperial) expected on Feb. 7. Time of delivery uncertain. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today by air (Netherlands) wl!l be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters and parcels at 4.05 p.m. Malls from
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      FROM MALACCA.
      149 4 Mails will close at Malacca as follows: Tomorrow. Ceylon (via Penang) (Haahlma Mam) 10 a.m. Friday, Peb. 7. Medan (via Singapore) by air (Netherlands) 6 p.m. j Persia, Amsterdam and London (via Singapore) by air (Netherlands).. 6 p.m. Upper Burma, Nortt and Brit India, Aden, Egynt, Europe. Great
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      FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
      67 4 Marls will close at Koala Lumpur as follows: Tomorrow. Western Australia (Kaabima Kara). 7 pjn. Prtday. Peb. 7. Burma. Northern and Central India (via Rangoon and OalnrtU) i Karon > 1 p jn. Great Britain aod places scrvjd vim Great Britain, Europe (Karoa) 7 pjn. India (all
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      STRATHMORE.
      47 4 An attractive brochure has been issued by the P. and O. Steam Navigation Co. illustrating the appointments of the Strathmore which vessel has recently been put Into the company's service. The Strathmore is designed for the India and Australia runs, and, on occasions, for pleasure cruising.
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    QUIET WEEK IN THE SHARE MARKETS. Fraser And Co's Review.
    860 4 QUIET WEEK IN THE SHARE MARKETS. Fraser And Co's Review. Nothing of outstanding importance has occurred during the past week to ruffle the surface of either local or home markets, write Messrs. Fraser and Co., in their report dated Feb. 4 Quotations on the Londn Stock Exchange as wired day
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    123 4 Arrived from Turope and India by KLM-plane Kwak. Jan. 30 Capt. Rat- i cllffe, Mr. Joseph, Mrs. .>ronsveld, Mr. i Banta. Mr. Kwok. Mr. v.d. Oevel. i Left for N.E.I, by KLM-plane Kwak. Jan. 31 Mr. T oseph. Mrs. Bronsveld. 1 Mr. v.d. Ocvel Mr R. F.
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    SHIPS' OFFICERS.
    243 4 Two Largf Societies To Amalgamate. Their respective governing bodies have unanimously decided on the amalgamation of the Mercantile Marine Service Association and the Imperial Merchant Service Guild from March 31. The lcadquartcrs of Urn combined bodies will be the offices or the Mercantile Marine Service Association at Liverpool.
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      488 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated Id F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.S. ELYS. AND 8IAM STATES RAILWAYS TSLEPHOKE: Freight MS*— Fassaffe 54»1. CANADIAN ii 1 1 'i i^B H[i i u i i JL JK (Incorporated In England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES vt» HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—
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      370 4 x incurDot b t^<3 Id Straits S^ttlcint ntsj ..oxv^^^^^ RIP* El GERMAN BUCKNALLI ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. ITD. COMPANY. (Incorporated In England) (Ir.rnrporated 'n iISA.) BOSTON. NEW TORK l!\i I 'MORE -ELLERMAN- LIN*. (APE OF GO MB HAVRE. LONDON. STEEL SCIFNTIST pJ-b. 22 nTb.'^T ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. Nr^MPHIS CITY Mnr 18
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      169 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. •F bra. *F West Coast. Alor Star 90 Nil 9.9 69 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 Nil 6.0 74 Sitiawan 85 Nil 1.7 75 Bukit Jeram 8fa 0 29 9 3 72 Malacca
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF.
    45 5 The Women's medal of the Island Golf Club was played yesterday afternoon and resulted as follows: Mrs. J. L. Raltt 51—15=36 Mrs. L. O. Johnson 50—11=39 Mrs. R. Llm 51— 12=39 The monthly mixed foursomes will be played on Thursday. Feb. 13.
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    CHEAP WICKETS.
    42 5 Palmerston North, Feb. 4. In a two-day match between the M.C.C. and Manawatu the M.C.C. batting first made 176 runs. Hardstaff was top scorer with 75. Murchlson took six wickets for 51. Manawatu had 85 for 7 had the close.
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY.
    398 5 In a friendly soccer game at Balestier Road yesterday the Bata Shoe Company and the Straits Times Press Sports Club drew one all. Both teams are preparing for the coming season. present when the water is perfectly still and when the surface is ruffled by a moving object.
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    ENGLAND vs. WALES AT WOLVERHAMPTON.
    143 5 England and Wales meet at Wolverhampton this afternoon. There are six Arsenal men in the England XI and three Aston Villa representatives in the Welsh side. The teams are as follows: ENGLAND: Hibbs (Birmingham); Male (Arsenal) and Hapgood (Arsenal); Crayston (Arsenal), Barker (Derby County), and
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    R.S.Y.C. PROGRAMME.
    120 5 On Friday, there will be the usual afternoon Rar*s. starting at 5. J0 p.m. On Saturday "B" Class will sail the first halt of the Changl Race for the Aeolus Challenge Cup. starting at 2.15 p.m. International 6-metre Class will sail tht flrtt half of the Chanel Race
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      220 5 SjJT^J\^^H LAST NIGHT TONIGHT BERT WHEELER AND ROBERT WOOLSEY Xbc world's greatest nuts In the story of a bluegrass feud with MARY CARUSLE, SPANKY Mc'FARLAND and NOAH BEERY In 'KENTUCKY KERNELS' AN R. K. O. RADIO PICTURE HOLIDAY MATINEE Thurtday; February' 6th HAPPINESS AHEAD also RIDERS of DESTINY GREAT WORLD
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      355 5 STOCK TAKING SALE. Now Selling Regardlest of Cost. MODERN FURNITURE Designed Copyrighted and Made in Malaya's largest factory as only FRANKEL'S can na ke it.... unique distinctive yet inexpensive. Even homes in England are furnished by FRANKEL'S Frankel's 101, VICTORIA ST. TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 ALHAMBRA If you like excitement and
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      163 5 ARCHIE BLEYER directing bit Own Orchestra. Archie Bleycr is acknowledged as the beat arranger of Modern Dance Music In America. His Arrangements are used all over Europe and America. Now, on REX RECORDS, you will hear Music arranged from his pen and Orchestra under his own Baton yet selling at
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      240 6 Interest Mainly In Industrials. tFrom Our Financial Correioondent.) Singapore, Feb. 5. Local markets will be closed tomorrow. The rubber market is quiet this morning at around yesterday's levels although New York cased toward- the dQM. With the commodity less firm, rubber sharei are naturally inclined In be
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      PRODUCE.
      198 6 Singapore. February 5, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller Gambler 6.00 Java Cube 9 00 Hamburg 10.75 White Muntok Pepper 17.75 Black Pepper 9.75 Pair Flake Tapioca 4.15 Mod Pearl Tapioca 5.10 Small Pearl Tapioca 5 20 Llngga Sago Flour Sarawak Sago Flour Palembang Jelotong 8.00 Banja Jelotong 7.50 Sarawak Sago
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        545 6 All Shares quoted above arr fully paid. [ssue Val. Fraser L Co. Lyall k Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 5/- Pangnga R 8/9 9/3 8/9 9/6 5/- Pengkalen 11/- 12/- 11/- 11/9 1 Petaling Tin 6.90 7.10 7.20 7 40xd £1 Pucbong 12/9 13/6 12/9 13/6 1 Pulau Kamlrl
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        GENERAL.
        403 6 1 1 Mai. Elec. Ord. 2.00 2.10 2.00 2.10 1 1 do 10','o Tefs 2.40 2.50 2.40 2.50 10 10 Maynard 3.75 3 25 no m 3.75 3.25 1 1 M. Breweries 2.30 2.45 2.50 2.60 50 50 McAlister 86.00 88.00 85.00 88.00 10 5 Overseas Ass. 7.25 7.90
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        172 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4We 1907 red. 1947 $1,300,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn 4i 2 'c 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4% 1913 red. 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        331 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Today's Prices Kraser k Co. Lyall k Evatt AJleuby 1.65 1.75 1.70 1.80 Alor Oajah 1.00 1.10 1.00 107»/ 2 Amal. Malay ($2) 3.40 3.50 3.20 3.40 Ayei Hitam 1.45 1.55 1.40 1.50 Ayer Molek 0.85 0.95 0.90 1.00 Ayer Pnnas 1.40
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    EXCHANGES.
    209 6 The following are the exchange rate* this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hong Kung and Shanghai Banking Corporations SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2/4 London. 3 months' sight 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days' sight 2/4 1/16 London. 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London, demand 2/4
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    CHAMBER Ob COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 6 Noon. Feb. 5. Buyers. Sellers. No 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Feb. 243^ 24 13/16 Good F. A. Q. in cages (F. 0.8.) Feb. 24% 24% No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 2414 24?/ 8 February 24%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    445 6 Good Features Among Industrials. London, Feb. 4. Markets were again very quiet with War Loan unchanged at 106V 2 and transactions reported stightly below that figure. Most fluctuations In Industrials were trivial, though strength was displayed by Guest Keen, Austin Motors and Hawker Aircraft. De Havilland, which were
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    SHARES REPORT.
    75 6 Lyall Evatt 's report dated Feb. 5, shows: MTUING Quiet. Pew buyers. Sungei Ways sellen 2.80. Batu Selansors 95. Rantau prefs. 85 89, Rahman 9« 99, London Tin Corporation, steady improvement 9 3 middle. Ttonoh Mine 18 '-buyers, Kuchais 71 74 c.d. DTDOBTRIAL8 Act We. Gammons buyers 1.26.
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    AUSTRAL MALAY TIN.
    71 6 FLOTATION TO WORK N. Z. PROPERTY. The secretary of Austral Malay Tin Ltd. advises that options have been exercised over a large area or auriferous alluvial ground on the Clutha River, near Cromwell, Central Otago. New Zealand. The intention is to float a company to work the
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS.
    48 6 London. I Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue excluding sell-bal-ancing items amounts to £556.566.536 compared with C 537.758.359 at the corresponding date of last year. Total ordinary expenditure exclusive of self-balancing items is £616.825.518 against £597,641.765 at the C m»> ponding date of 1935.— British
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    SILVER FORWARD DEALINGS
    12 6 London, Feb 4 Silver forward dealings recon.menco tomorrow.— Reuter.
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    KATU TIN DREDGING.
    33 6 Dredge statistics for the month of J.-.nuary, 1936. hrs. run 416. cv. yds. treated 118 00'J, tin ore won pels. 358, estimated cos; $12,300, cost per cv. yd 10.42 cts.
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    KUALA LUMPUR TIN N.L.
    24 6 Dredging operations at Kalumpans for the month of January, 1936. No. 2 bridge hrs 636.30, yds. 7J487, output 270 pi!,.
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    KENONG CONS.
    32 6 Dredge statistics for the month of Jamjar*, 1936. hrs run 354. cv. yds. treated 74DO'i, tin ore won pels. 672, estimated co t $13,000. cost per cv. yd 17.56 cents.
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    EXCHANGES
    90 6 - Quieter. London, Feb. 4. Paris 75 3 64 Atheu M WMH New York 5. 02 '4 Bucharest 66S Montreal 5.02^ Rlr 4'i Brussels 29.44 sellers official Amsterdam 7.30% Be trade 217 Geneva 15.20'-.. Bu;nos Alre-; unquotod Milan 62 1 Montevideo 39 7 16 Berlin 12 32 sellers official Madrid
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    MR. HU'S DELEGATES TO MEET GEN. CHIANG.
    115 6 Discussions To Centre On Foreign Policy. Shanghai. Feb. 3. Mr. Hu Han-Min. le.der of the Rightist faction of the Kuomintang. has decided to return to active politics in Nanking. Mr. Chin Tian-koo and Mr. Liv Yen, his trusted lollowers, will first proceed to
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      23 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England, A.D. 1720) FIRE MARINE, LIFE, MOTOR CM, WORKMEN'S C0MPZNSAT10H Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered Bank Chamber*. Singapore
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      35 6 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT* I Ji <£ i i i flul AS USEO ON THE NEW SINGAPORE RAILWAY STATION AND All TNE PRINCIPAL P. W.D. -NAVAL -MILITARY 6- AIR BASE CONTRACTS m MALAYA .SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      WEAKNESS OVERTAKES TIN MARKET.
      907 7 Busy Two Months Ahead For World Producers. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Jan. 27. Weak conditions have prevailed on the London tin market during the past few days. Conditions in the business world have, of course, not been by any means normal as since our last
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      BRITISH EXPORTS BOOM.
      396 7 Favourable Net Trade Balance. Great Britain's triumphant inarch along the road to prosperity Is emphasised by figures issued giving cheerful news of exports, shipping, and revenue. Exports for 1935 were the best for five years. Britain is building a tonnage of merchant vessels exceeding the aggregate tonnage
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      NATIONAL CITY BANK RESULTS.
      849 7 SEDENAK RUBBER GOOD OUTLOOK. NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.— The report for the year ended Dec. 31, 1935. states that the deposits at the end of the year stood at $1,652,000,000, the highest in the history of the bank. The Increase during the year was
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      HOW TRADE HAS REVIVED.
      274 7 VOLUME NEARLY AT PRE-SLUMP LEVEL. The extent of the revival in British trade is demonstrated afresh by figures given in the Board of Trade Journal. These show that the ground lost in rhe depression years since 1931 has oeen almost entirely recovered, while sonic trades are
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      BASE METALS.
      234 7 Sharp Check To Fall In Lead. Messrs. Malcolm Bowley Son in their report dated London Feb. 24 state: Copper. The market has been firm this week. The improvement has been largely of a sympathetic nature, influenced mainly by the firmness of the Stock and other commodity markets. We
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      PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL FAIR.
      130 7 The revival c! Czechoslovakia's export trade in 1935 has influenced most favourably the preparatory work for the next Prague Fair. Entries have been received in largely increased numbers for many of the groups, and the exhibits will cover the whole field of Czechoslovakia's industrial output. For this
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      660 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Uncoroorated in the Colony ot Hong Sock) Tne liability ot n. embers Is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 8 ol 1921 ot the Colony. llt.Ul OFFICE: HONG KONG. A'-thori.-cd Capita) $50,309,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,303,000 Reserve
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      40 7 CONFEDERATION LIFE ASSOCIATION. (Incorporated In 1871 by Special Act of the Parliament of Canada) Head Office Toronto, Canada. General Agency for Straits Settlements— 34 35. Mercantile Bank Building, Singapore. OIE OF TIE BRITISH EMPIRE'S STRONGEST AND LARGEST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
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      369 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in Engl.ind t<- Roval Charter 1 853 > Paid Dp Capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each 13.000 000 Reserve Fund 13.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3 000.000 HEAD OFFICE; S3. Bisbopsgate. London L.C. Amrttsar Hong Kong Saison Bangkok Hollo
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    BRITAIN'S NEED OF BOMBERS.
    1300 8 FAR BEHIND GERMANY IN FIRST LINE STRENGTH. The plan for the expansion of the R.A.F., which is at present in operation, would probably be adequate to Britain's needs if the forces should be regarded primarily as attacking forces, and should therefore stfon« ta *><""»«« St ths
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    TELEVISION IN JUNE.
    328 8 THREE SHOWS A DAY. "VIEWING ROOMS" AT BIG STORES. Television transmissions to the public from the Alexandra Palace London, station will, it is hoped, begin in June. At first they will be divided into three separate periods a day, each lasting an hour. These are to be
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    SIX NEW SHIPS LAUNCHED.
    287 8 THRILL AS TANKER LEAVES BERTH. 1 Six new vessels were launched on one day (Jan. 10) from British shipyards. Chief among them was the 10,000-ton tanker Comanchee. which was launched from a berth in John Brown's yard on Clydebank alongside the Queen Mary. Special measures were
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    NEW MONGOL COUNCIL IN SUIYUAN.
    278 8 May Lead To Split Between The Princes. Tientsin, Feb. 4. A serious split between the Mongol princes in Inner Mongol looms as the result of the formation at Kweihua, Suiyuan, of another Mongol Political Council, which is expected to be inaugurated before Feb. 10. This
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    MISS PEGGY O'NKII.L.
    85 8 14 A Little Bit Careless In Monev Matters." Miss Marguerite O'Neill (Peggy O'Neill, the actress >, of S'.oane-square. S.W., at her public examination before Mr. Registrar Mellor. in the London Bankruptcy Court, admitted that she was "a little bit careless about money matters." In her statement of
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    MOTOR TAXATION REVENUE. ,
    885 9 MOTOR TAXATION REVENUE. BRITISH ROAD FUND REPORT. The work of the past year in the construction of new roads, the improvement of existing roads, and the investigation of road conditions after accidents, is recorded in the annual report orr the administration of the British Road Fund. During the financial year
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    SWEDEN'S £2,000,000 MEDICAL CITY.
    349 9 KING GUSTAV FOUNDS CANCER CLINIC. Latest Marvels Of Science. "Only the best is good enough" Is the motto for the £2,000.000 hospital city which is being built by the Swedish Government In the lovely country close to the Royal Palace of Haja, near Stockholm. It Is
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    WHY NORMANDIE VIBRATES
    140 9 Dining Hall Too Big. Paris. Jan. 10. The great liner Normandle, which has been undergoing extensive alterations in dry dock at Havre since the beginning of November, will set out on her first trip this year in April. By the end of March the work will be
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    22 9 A number of farmers have been taken into protective custody" at Delmenhorst. Germany, for demanding for pigs prices above the official maximum.
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    SANCTUARY IN THE DESERT.
    894 9 PROTECTING THE IBEX. With the possible exception of the wild sheep there is no animal that shows such natural terror of I man as the ibex, the mountain goat that frequents the rocky hills of Asia and North-Eastern Africa. He Is a small, stocky beast about
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    AMUSEMENTS
    155 10 SINGAPORE. AUIAMBRA Stale Trooper. With Regis Toomey. Ato Speed Wings. With Tim McCoy. 6.16—9.15. GLOBE THEATRE, GREAT WORLD Wagon Wheel*. With Randolph Scott. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner Dance Thurs. 6th No after dinner Admission charge. GBCAT WORLD Wedding Night, with Gary Cooper and Anna Stein. HOLLYWOOD, V. SZRANGOON ROAD
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 5, 1936. THE PLANTING PROFESSION.
    719 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 5, 1936. THE PLANTING PROFESSION. First of all, is rubber planting a profession or merely an occupation While some may consider the answer to that question of importance, others will hold it to be quite immaterial so long as the planter is assured of
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    172 10 The Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justi.-e Whitley, has kindly agreed that the 1 arrangements made before the depai- ture of Sir Walter Huggard for the j wedding of Mr. G. E. Tatham and Miss Diana Murison on Feb. IS shall stand. The wedding will be in St. Andrew's
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    THE CASE FOR ITALY.
    955 10 II.— Failure Of Peaceful M<ans In Abvssinia. ITALY'S relations with Abyssinia are discussed in I his article from the viewpoint of the former country. The article is sponsored by the Fascist Confederation of Industrial 3ts and is therefore an ex parte statement but is published in
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    BATHOS IN THE JUNGLE.
    275 10 I WAS Elephant Control Officer In 1 Perak (F.M.S.) at the time, and was < making my way out of the jungle ti get the money for the coolies' wages. To expedite progress I had Impressed 1 my two natives with the fact that, un- 1
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    774 10 DEVA DEVA. Y ou ma >" not know It, but among the varied roles filled by me in Cecil Street is that of religious editor. In larger newspaper offices this is ,t full-time appointment, hut I am ***** called upon to function infrequently. My part-time appointment
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
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      Masthead
      18 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 5. 1936 No. 22.
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      KING GEORGE AND THE B. B. C.
      931 1 The Listener's Tribute. uvmTH feelings deeper than can be expressed in words the whole nation mourns the loss of a Monarch who was truly a father to his people. It is but four weeks since his subjects, celebrating Christmas at their own firesides,
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      15 1 Patients and a sister in Westminster Hospital listen to a broadcast of Kins George's funeral.
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      14 1 London schoolchildren listen to the broadcast account of the proclamation of King Edward VIII.
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      EUROPE'S LICENSED LISTENERS.
      113 1 The general increase In Europe 3 licensed listeners, according to the latest figures, is being well maintained. In Belgium the total on December 1 v/as 731.413 about 17.000 more than on November 1. The Czechoslovak Post Office reports an increase during November of 16,697 listeners, bringing the
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      CZECHOSLOVAKIA LOOKS AHEAD.
      100 1 A high official of the Czechoslovak Post Office recently announced during a broadcast from Prague that the plans of the Post Office for the next few years include the building of a number of new stations. A transmitter with a power of about 100 kW to replace
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      BROADCAST H.Q. FOR FRANCE.
      302 1 OPERA THREE TIMES A WEEK. IMPORTANT CHANGES CONTEMPLATED. The 1937 Exhibition in Paris. In preparation for which the Trocadero has been demolished, the Pont d'lena is being widened, new museum buildings are being erected, and several Metro Lines are being extended outside Paris, will probably leave
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      EMPIRE SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S.
      47 1 The preacher at the next Emplrs Service at St. Paul's Cathedral, on Sunday, February 16. will be the Yen. A. E. J. Rawlinson. D.D.. Archdeacon of Auckland and Bishop Designate of Derby. The whole service, preceded by the bells, will be broadcast.
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      For Malayan Listeners Only.
      714 1 For Malayan Listeners Only. served for amateur working among other things. He also stated that the various national amateur societies now have a membership of about 18.000. Perhaps the most important part of the inaugural speech was a talk on the methods of Improving the performance of short-wave receivers. The
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      CHINESE & RADIO.
      236 1 CHINESE RADIO. The Music They Like. A SINGAPORE SUGGESTION. To the Editor of the Radio Supplement. CIR, In reply to your correspondence in last week's issue of the Radio Supplement reviews on the particular type of music suitable for the Chinese in Malaya, I beg to submit the following First
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      MYSTERY VOICES IN B.B.C. PROGRAMME.
      128 1 Music Relay And Empire Programme Incident. Strange Interruptions occurred last week in the BBC. Home programme which was being given by the Boyd Neel String Orchestra. Fragments of a telephone conversation between two men and part of a record of Mr. Baldwin's broadcast were mix.«d
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      THE B.B.C. DANCE ORCHESTRA.
      100 3 In connection with the forthcoming fourth anniversary of the 8.8.C. Dance Orchestra, the 8.8.C. announces Important changes In the constitution of his orchestra and the programmes performed by It. In order that, from Mar. 16, Henry Hall may be able to develop In all his broadcasts
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      BROADCASTING IN UNITED STATES.
      1190 3 DADIO in New York is inescapable. It creeps out to your ship from the wharves by the Hudson; it speaks surprisingly from under the seat of your taxicab; your hotel bedroom when you enter is full of music; in "automat" and drug-store its voice, now strident,
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      THE B.B.C's POLICY.
      470 3 MORE ENTERPRISE WANTED? It is difficult to avoid a mood of retrospect in all things at this outlook point between the years In broadcasting the Postmaster-General's reminder that our wireless licences arc due, forces a kind of ln-lividual stocktaking upon us, since we must make up our
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      BOSTON'S "SHORT-WAVE UNIVERSITY."
      1393 4 BOSTON'S "SHORT-WAVE UNIVERSITY. f|>O the many branches of activity the scope of which has been widened and enriched by short-wave broadcasting, can be added that of adult education. The properties of the medium enablng speech to be transmitted over enormous distances on relatively small power, fits It particularly for the
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      RADIO TELEPHONE IS POPULAR IN N.I.
      216 4 (From Our Batavia Correspondent) •T'HE preliminary figures in respect of the Netherlands Indies radio telephone service for 1935 show an Improvement over 1934. The Soerabalasch Handelsblad published the following details obtained from the P. and T. Department The calls to Europe with the Netherlands
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      TALKS FOR THE EMPIRE.
      261 4 MR. E. GILLETT ON BOOKS. IN the early days of the Empire Broadcasting Service the question of tha advisability of Including talks In the programmes was keenly discussed or listeners. As usual, the most diverse views were expressed, but gradually as reception conditions improved and as
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      PRINCIPAL SHORT-WAVE STATIONS OF WORLD.
      1590 4 Stations marked with an asterisk are sometimes used for broadcast or telephone purposes. kc/s Metres Call Sien 14 m. Broadcast Waveband Type Town and Cooatnr 21.540 13.93 W8XK 21.530 13.93 GSJ 21.470 13.97 G6H B'ct. Bet. Pittsburgh (U.S.A.) Daventry (England) Daventry (England) Commercial Statioi«* 21.420
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      FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR FLIGHT TO JAPAN.
      300 11 CRUISER CO-OPERATES WITH R. A. F. Goodwill Tour Begins On Monday. AIRMEN TO COOK THEIR OWN MEALS ABOARD. Heavy leather flying suits, fur-lined caps and thick woollen underwear, which have never been seen in Singapore previously, are being loaded on to H.M.S. Cornwall, the
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      CHINESE EMBASSY WEDDING. Mr. N. L. Lieu And Miss Liane.
      213 11 CHINESE EMBASSY WEDDING. Mr. N. L. Lieu And Miss Liane. London, Feb. 4 A notable wedding took place today nt the Chiness Embassy. Mr. Quo Tal Chi. the Ambassador, officiating, when Miss Liane. the daughter of Mrs. Yen ci Shanghai married Mr. N. L. Lieu, son of the manager of
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      FARMERS DELIVER MILK BY SLEDS. Arctic Conditions Continue In US.
      87 11 FARMERS DELIVER MILK BY SLEDS. Arctic Conditions Continue In US. New York. reb. 4. Many accidents have occurred in eastern states as a result of frost following a drizzle whereby streets are ice-coated, rendering it almost impossible to walk or dri •c. Traffic is generally held up. Farmers have been
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      MONGOL LEADERS HELD AS PRISONERS?
      107 11 Rumoured Japanese Coup In Suiyuan. Shanghai. Feb. 5. Despite denials from Pangkiang and Peilingmlao by Prince Teh and Prince Yun, Mongol leaders, rumours persist that these cities are under virtual control of Japanese agents. It is alleged that these Japanese agents are censoring all outward
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      ENTIRE CHINESE CREW ARRESTED.
      61 11 Seizure Of Arms On Ship At Calcutta. Calcutta, Feb. 4. What is claimed as the largest arms seizure ever made by the port police followed a raid on the steamer City of Christchurch from Singapore when 40 revolvers of Spanish manufacture and 3.000 rounds of ammunition
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      MR. EDEN ON CHINA SITUATION.
      173 11 BRITISH INTERESTS IN THE NORTH. "NOT MATERIALLY AFFECTED." London, Feb. 4. As far as I am aware, British interests in North China have not been materially affected," stated Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons today. Mr. Eden briefly recalled the
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      EFFECT OF AIR MAIL ON BUSINESS.
      41 11 Has the introduction of the air mail slowed up business in Malaya? That is a question Our Commercial Corras-ixmden,t has set himself to answer in his weekly article which is published on page NINETEEN today.
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      MAN AND WOMAN DETAINED.
      155 11 Mysterious Death Of Max The Red." London, Feb. 4. Warrants have been granted at Bow Street for the arrest of the man and woman whom the Paris police detained at the request of the London police in connection with the mysterious death of Max Kassel. known
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      NEW AUTONOMY REGIME IN SOUTH HOPEI ?
      84 11 NEW AUTONOMY REGIME IN SOUTH HOPEI May Be Established By Bandit Chief. Tientsin, Feb. 5. A plan to establish an autonomous government in southern Hopei Is reported to have been uncovered by the authorities. Liv Kwei-tang, bandit leader with pro-Japanese sympathies, is said to be at the back of the
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      NANKING APPROVES HUGE LOAN BOND ISSUES.
      262 11 Shanghai, Feb. 5. The Executive Yuan, at yesterday's meeting, passed the proposals of Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Minister, for the issue of internal loan bonds totalling 11,800,000,000. The bond Issues are the Unification Loan amounting to $1,460,000,000. and the Reconstruction Loan amounting to
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      Great Plan To Strengthen U.S. Navy.
      17 11 The U.S. heavy cruiser Portland with guns mounted on foremast platforms.
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      MODERNISATION OF SHIPS.
      105 11 Mr. Park Trammell, chairman of the United States Senate Naval Committee, introduced yesterday four Bills designed generally to strengthen the navy. The first authorises the expenditure of $6,000,000 to correct deficiencies in 14 battleships; the second authorises the modernisation of eight warships; the third empowers the President
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      THREAT OF MEAT FAMINE.
      121 11 Fears In London. London. Feb. 4. London is threatened with a meat famine owing to a strike of workers at Smithfield Market for uniform wage conditions. A meeting of thousands of workers at the market last night unanimously decided to continue the strike despite a recommendation
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      CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO TOKIO.
      78 11 Mr. Hu Shi-ying's Appointment Approved. Shanghai, Feb. 5. The appointments of Mr. Hu ShJying and Dr. Wellington Koo to be respectively ambassadors to Japan and France were approved by the Executiv? Yuan yesterday. In a written statement, Mr. Hu Sh:ying says, "I have no diplomatic experience
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      10 INCHES OF SNOW IN ENGLAND.
      56 11 London, Feb. 3. There were heavy falls of snow today over the north of England and the Midlands. 10 inches being reported from Northumberland and Durham. As far south as North Lincolnshire there have been heavy falls and farmers fear for their sheep in
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      MR. WANG CHING-WEI IMPROVED.
      39 11 Shanghai, Feb. 5. The condition of Mr. Wang Chlngwel, former Premier, which became serious following an attack of influenza, was greatly improved yesterday afternoon. He Is not receiving any visitors, however. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      COTTON SPINDLES BILL APPROVED.
      34 11 The House of Commons last night passed the second reading of the Cotton Spindles Bill after a Labour amendment for its rejection was defeated by 237 votes to 149.— Reuter.
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      RETURNED OVERSEAS COLONY TO BE EXPANDED.
      42 11 Nanking. Feb. 5. The Immigration Council has instructed its bureaux in Shanghai and Amoy to accept further applicants from returned overseas Chinese who desire to settle at Chlao Lo Village in Anhwel— Sin Chew Jit Poh
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      GERMAN AGENT SHOT DEAD.
      65 11 Davos (Switz), Feb. 4. A 26-year-old Jugoslav Jewish medical student named David Frankfurter called at the house of Herr Gustloff, the chief Nazi agent in Switzerland, last night and fired five times at him. GustloiT was killed instantaneously. Frankfurter surrendered to the police. He declared he
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      DEATH OF GENERAL KONDYLIS.
      1672 11 DEATH OF GENERAL KONDYLIS. Greek Soldier Statesman. POISON RUMOURS DISCOUNTED. Athens, Feb. 4. THE death is announced of General Kondylis, the Greek political leader, who played a large part in the recent restoration of King Geo. Following his diuth rumour.! began circulating that he had died from the effects of
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      Goodwill Flight.
      143 12 This is the croup of RAF. officers, non -commissioned officers and airmen who are accompanying the flight by No. 205 (Flying Boat) Squadron to *apan. The names are:— Front row, left to right: Flying Officer M. D. Thunder. Flying Officer A. G. F. Stewart, Wing Commander C. L.
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      EURASIAN BROTHERS CHARGED.
      60 12 Clash With Europeans. There teas a sequel to the affray between Europeans and Eurasians at the car-stand at the Great World on Sunday morning, when two Eurasian brothers, Henry and James Eden were charged this moniing with causing grievous hurt to Charles Thorp. The case was postponed
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      HEADMISTRESS RESIGNS.
      54 12 Mrs. K. A. Smith. Queen's Army Schoomistress. has resigned her appointment as headmistress of the Elder Children's School, Tanglin, with effect from February I. Following Mrs. Smith's resignation. Miss K. Leonard has been appointed headteacher. Miss O. M. Green has resigned her appointment as acting schoolmistress of the
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      FULL MARKS!
      348 12 At The Cinema. Frances Drake "Steals" The Show. "Without Regret." (With Eiissa Landi, Frances Drake, Pan! Cavanagh, and Kent Taylor). Paramount At the Capitol. A programme outstanding for Its uniform high quality was presented at the Capitol Theatre, Singapore, last night. "Popeye the Sailor" put the audience In
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      EURASIAN CYCUST KILLED.
      80 12 Collision In Dhoby Ghaut. AN 18-year-old Eurasian boy cyclist, named Wemyss Cornelius, received fatal injuries early this morning when he was involved in a collision with a motorlorry opposite the Standard Institute in Dhoby Ghaut. Cornelius died from a fractured skull two hours after admission into the
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      MORE GAS DISASTERS ON YACHT.
      123 12 Comtesse's Pet Cat Dying: Engine Affected. The 240 lb. of pjijoii gas. released In the French yacht La Korrigane at Singapore to kill cockroaches, has not only ruined clothes, clocks and other instruments, but has affected the engine valves and springs, and som? of the
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      IMPORTED A GIRL.
      40 12 Tong Sam, an elderly Chinese woman was fined $100, in default three months imprisonment, by Mr. J. Cuny-mgham-Brown, in the Fourth Court. Singapore, this morning, for Importing into the Colony a girl for the purpose of traffic.
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      COFFEE SHOP FIRE.
      80 12 A fire in an attap coffee shop in the coolie lines at the excavation works on the Jalan Eunos road broke out about 10.30 today. A machine from the Central Station and one from the substation at Paya Lebar Road were dispatched and the fire was quickly
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      33 12 Nai Narabhipal. secretary to Prince Paribatra of Nagor Svarga (Slam) and his daughter left Singapore for Bangkok last night. They had been staying at the Adelphi. after returning Torn a trip to Java.
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      RUBBER GOODS IN CONTROL AREAS.
      366 12 LEAPING RESTRICTION WALL CRITICISED. Leaping the wall of rubber restriction by erecting factories In countries of production and using uncouponed rubber was criticised by Mr. T. B. Graham, director of Malaya Genera! Co.. Ltd.. Sedenak Rubber Estates. Ltd.. and Mengkibol i Central Johor»»> Rubber Co..
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      MAILS AGAIN DELAYED
      79 12 The eastbound Imperial Airways plane which should have arrived al Seletar this afternoon has been delayed by bad weather in the Mediterranean, and wil! not arrive till Friday The plane is due at Calcutta tonight The Imperial Airways machine which was due last Sunday and was held
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      ANSWERS MATERIAL TO CIVIL SUIT.
      2939 13 ANSWERS MATERIAL TO CIVIL SUIT. Prosecution Alleges They "Knocked The Bottom Out Of The Case." PERJURY TRIAL. The effect of I^ambert's replies to the interrogatories was to knock the bottom out of Mr. Hoalim's suit which was founded upon the assumption that the constables who laid hands on Mr. Hoalim
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      SPEED LIMIT NOT NEEDED IN MALACCA.
      279 13 Narrow Streets Enough. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 4. At a meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association at the Malacca Club on Monday, a letter was read from Mr. Tan Eng Chye suggesting that the Association should request the
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      TRIED TO BEAT PRICE DOWN ONE CENT.
      136 13 A bottle of beer was the cause of Tan Ah Chal and Rama being produced before Mr. M. H. Blacker in the third court, Singapore, yesterday on a charge of disorderly conduct by fighting in Albert Street yesterday. Rama said that he went
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      SIX HERMES PLANES AT K.L.
      58 13 Six RAF 'planes— three Seals and three Ospreys from the Aircraft carrier, H M.S. Hermes, landed at the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club ground yesterday morning. Capt. M. Fraser. R.N.. was in command of the flight, which included seven officers, three N.C.O.'s, and four other ranks.
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      BUDDHIST SERVICE FOR KING GEORGE.'
      62 13 Last week Mr. P. H. Hendry held a Pinkama at the Buddhist Temple, Temple Road. Kuala Lumpur, to commemorate the good deeds of the late King George V. The offering of the Buddha Puja was the first item, of the day. The Venerable Bhlkku K.
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      22 13 Major Greer. of the 2 '26 Burma Rifles Mrs. Oreer and a small detachment of the battalion, have left Taipuig for Mandaluy.
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      FUNERAL OF MR. L. F. MOLLER.
      511 13 MILITARY HONOURS. The death took place at his residence No. 340-E Changt Road. Singapore, on Feb. 3, after an illness extending over several months of Mr. Lawrence Frederick Holler, an Inspector employed In tbe (.oats Department of the Singapore Municipality. The deceased, an Old
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      DISPUTE OVER LAND AND HOUSE.
      313 13 Exchange Agreement Bar tables creaked under the weight of law books when a civil action involving the ownership of land and a house in Havelock Road, Singapore, was begun in Singapore High Court yesterday before the acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley.
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      CHINA'S CIVIL SERVICE OPEN TO HONG KONG GRADUATES.
      161 13 Several Malayans Affected. AN important decision to open its doors to graduates of the Hong Kong University has been taken by the Chinese National Government, the Straits Times understands. Dr. Lim Eng Haie. th? well-known ophthalmic surgeon in Singapore, a graduate of
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      MAN-EATING "CROC." 15-Footer Captured In Perak.
      109 13 MAN-EATING "CROC." 15-Footer Captured In Perak. A 15-foot man-eating crocodile, said to have taken four men at Kuala Larut Taiping. was caught by an elderly Malay fisherman on Sunday. Shooting parties had made frequem expeditions down the river in search oi the crocodile, but had been unsuccessful The fisherman used
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      SOUTH INDIAN MUSLIM LEAGUE.
      57 13 Formed In Singapore. A South Indian Muslim League has been started in Singapore with the approval of Government. The main object of this league Is to be of assistance to the Islamic religion and the welfare of the community. The hon. secretary is Mr. K. M.
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      ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MALAYA.
      50 13 The following were elected members of the Association of British Malaya I at the committee meeting last month Mr. C. E. Collinge. Mr. J. B. David and Mr. H. A. Mason, also Messrs. Hadflelds. Ltd.. (of Sheffield) and Messrs. Francis Shaw and Co., Ltd.. (of Manchester).
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      AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
      32 13 Out of respect for His late Majesty. King George V, the American Association of Malaya has cancelled Its annual Washington's Birthday Ball which was scheduled for February 22.
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      GERMAN QUADS ARE GROWING FAST.
      164 13 Half-Pound Gain In Week. Berlin. Feb. 1. The German quads, born to Frau Zlmmerletn at Kueps on the last «'?>• of 1935. are nourishing. Or. Wettler, the Tillage doctor. 1:; treating the four r>oby girls as he does any othet infants. "I believe in letting
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      TEACHERS & EXAM ' OCTOPUS.'
      318 13 TEACHERS EXAM OCTOPUS.' SLAVES OF THE WRETCHED SYSTEM." While two conferences of educationists were debating in London whether examinations have lest their usefulness, women teachers, at Wey mouth, called fo r the abolition of marriage bans on all women workers. At the 24th annual conference of the Educational Associations at
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      AMERICAN COACH'S INNOVATION.
      214 14 Swimming. Under-Water Observing Proves A Success. DOB Kiphuth, the Yale University swimming coach, has introduced a decidedly interesting innovation in the form of under-water observation. Recently Kiphuth fitted on a diving helmet and a weighted vest, then sat on the bottom of the bath watching his pupils
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      FLAT RACING SOON—NEWMARKET HOPES FOR GREAT SEASON.
      1224 14 FLAT RACING SOON— NEWMARKET HOPES FOR GREAT SEASON. are known, anj training work is well advanced, may see a very informative h al. The Hon. George Lambton can play from an even stronger 'land In point of numbers, and he has the consistent Bocthlus able to te him all he
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      GREAT DAY FOR LONDON.
      1916 14 English Soccer Sidelights. Arsenal's Fifth Win At Liverpool Derby Ground Record Broken Remarkable Feat At Leicester Grimsby s Specd Orient Outclassed Luton Unlucky. (By Our London Stall* Fleet Street, Jan. 27. MANCHESTER Unlted's draw at Stoke and Sheffield United's draw at Preston were two of the
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      NEW GOLF PERSONALITIES—PRODIGIES FROM OVERSEAS.
      913 15 NEW GOLF PERSONALITIES— PRODIGIES FROM OVERSEAS. LITTLE'S CHANCE OF MAKING HISTORY. South African Youth Who Beat All The Pros. (By Our London Staff.) Fleet Street, Jan. 26. COMt new and interesting personalities, in addition to such distinguished players as Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, Lawson Little, Qcat Sarazen, Macdonald Smith, and
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      23 15 Mrs. Archer (left) and Miss Holland who fought out the women's handicap singles at the S.C.C. yesterday. Miss Holland won. Straits Times Photograph.
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      SELANGOR LEAGUE MERGER. To Be Completed In Two Weeks Time.
      95 15 SELANGOR LEAGUE MERGER. To Be Completed In Two Weeks Time. Association Football. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 4. IT is understood that the final meeting of delegates from the S.F.A. and S.A.F.L. in connection with the amalgamation of these bodies was lied yesterday and that following the general
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      MRS. WARDEN REACHES FINAL.
      275 15 MISS. ABED'S CHOP NOT EFFECTIVE. Handicap Singles Goes To Miss Holland. jyiRS. W. J. M. Warden, one of > I the Colony's most consisten lawn tennis players, reached the final of Ihe women's open singles in the S.C.C. Chinese New Year tournament yesterday by defeating Miss
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      SOM PONG FIT.
      79 15 Nai Som Pong, the Siamese boxer, who is due to meet Young Johnson in one of the main events of Mr. B. Bell's programme at the New World tomorrow nlgnt, has reported that he la quite fit and confident of beating the Kuala Lumpur Negro. Som Pong
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      35 15 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5. Cricket: SRC. Meeting 5.30 p.m.; S.C.R.C. Meeting at 5.33 p.m. Soccer: SRC. Meeting 6 p.m. Hockey: Pa«t v«. Present Raffleilani at ImUQcs Institution. Lawn Tnak: S.C.C. Chinese New Year tournament
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      THE CLUB VERANDAH
      196 15 Mr. Sopwith's New Yacht Largest Built Since 1914 Davis Cup Preparations Teetotalers And Golf. Conducted by "LEIGItTO.V AN order for a 1,600-ton moloryacht has been placed by Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, the yachtsman, with Messrs. Camper ?nd Nicholson, the builders of the Endeavour, the America's Cup
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      NEW AMERICAN STAR.
      121 15 TPHE American Lawn Tennis Association are already preparing for the next Davis Cup matches. They have ordered their six leading players—Wllmer Allison. Donald Budge, Bryant Grant, Frank Shields, Gene Mako, and John Van Ryn to go into training forthwith, and it is also mentioned that special private
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      FIVE-BOTTLE SECRETARIES
      112 15 •TEETOTALERS, or those 11. that way. are just as welcome In golf clubs in these enlightened times M those members whose game never takes them away from the nineteenth hole. It was not so in the early days ?t golf. In the records of the Crall Cluo, Flfeshire.
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      SUNGEI UJONG CLUB ADOPT L.B.W. RULE.
      99 15 At a meetr.-; of the cricet section of the Sungei UJong Club held in Sereinban on Monday R. Brlggs was elected Captain and Stafford Northcote. Hon. Secretary, for the approaching season. It was proposed by C. H. Miller, and carried by the meeting, that
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        519 16 Points For Consideration By Central Body. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Better late than never! It Is a sign of happy times for Malaya in general and for the Indian community j in particular that the leaders In the community have at last realised that tljey.
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        SPEED LIMIT.
        299 16 Should It Be Confined To Lorries Only To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.-The suggestion tor introducing j legislation with regard to a speed limit is not a recent one. The matter 1 is been discussed time and again, but somehow Government has not yet thought fit
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        611 16 Rules Which Govern Proceedings. To the Editor of th e Straits Times. Sir.— Discussions or debates in representative bodies throughout the British Empire are governed by the rules or custom laid down in May's Parliamentary Practice. One of these rules is that no speech may be read by
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      GIRL MUSICIANS ENTERTAIN.
      104 16 La^t Saturday the Victoria Theatre was crowded when the Kuala Lumpur Sankeetha Eaba Musical Party entertained. The party consisted of small girls who have attained a very high standard of playing. Their tutor, Mr. V. Ketnam, gave an item at the close of the programme, and this
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      FLOWER SHOW ON MARCH 21.
      146 16 Arranged By Selangor Gardening Society. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 30. The Selangor Gardening Society's annual flower show will be held on March 21, at the racecourse, Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. Entries from non-members of the Society will be accepted in all classes,
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      VISIT TO THE SUNGEI KRUDDA ESTATE.
      117 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 3. Members of the Incorporated Society of Planters and the Central Perak Planters' Association visited the replanted budded areas on Sungel Krudda Estate, on Sunday. Mr. J. B. Howell. the manager, conducted the visitors round and gave interesting
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      27 16 The Archduke Otto has taken his degree of doctor of law at ths University of Louvain, with a thesis on the agricultural laws in the Danublan State*.
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      COLONIAL OFFICE DISCUSSES PRESERVATION OF WILD LIFE IN MALAYA.
      417 16 COLONIAL OFFICE DISCUSSES PRESERVATION OF WILD LIFE IN MALAYA. Mr. Theodore Hubback's Conversations. (From Our London Staff.) 40, Fleet Street, Jan. 23. IMPORTANT discussions concerning the preservation of Malaya's wild life have taken place in London between officials of the Colonial Office and Mr. Theodore Hubback, Hon. Chief Game Warden,
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      FALSE DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE.
      200 16 Arrested When On Bail. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 3. At the Johore Bahru Assizes, Katar Singh, was charged before Mr. Justice I. V G. Mills with being in possession of a forged document purporting to be a discharge certificate made by the Commandant at
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      ROAD BABIES Driving: Licences For Children.
      56 16 ROAD BABIES Driving: Licences For Children. Prague, Jan. 12. Special Junior driving licences wl'.l in future be Issued to child motorists In Czechoslovakia. This Is part of a scheme sponsored by the Czecho-JSlovaklan Automobile Association to t.»ach children "roatJsense." Children who are gi anted licences must attend a bourse of
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      26 16 Mr. Harle7 OranvlHe-Barker has accepted the invitation of tha DoniLilo n Drama Festival Committee to Judg^ the finals at th* fourth festival in Ottawa next year.
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      LORD NUFFIELD HAS GIVEN £1,000,000.
      114 16 Aid For Charity. lord Nuffleld, who gave $30,000 to local charities when in Singapore last week-end, is ca'culated to have given c 1,000,000 to charity during the last, 10 years. Lord Nufneld's last gift last year was £125,000. His gift was for research work and
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      INTERNATIONAL CONCERT.
      62 16 Performers of eight nationalities will take part in the International concert at Muar on March 5, 6, and 7, in aid of the Muar Public Park Fund. The artists will Include Mrs. Rasmus- sen, Mr. A. Braga, Miss Purdom, the Muar Hawailans, Enche Mohamed Hashlm, and the Johore
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      WORKLESS ASIATICS IN SELANGOR.
      500 16 Goal Of Official Recognition." (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 3. "THERE is a thank-offering of $50 from someone who felt that the best way to exDress his gratitude to the Almighty for his own good fortune was to do something towards relieving the distress
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      DRUMS CALL TO VILLAGERS.
      198 17 DYKES BURST IN THE NIGHT. GRIM FIGHT AGAINST FRENCH FLOODS. Paris. Jan. 10. Scenes reminiscent of the failure of the dykes in the Netherlands during the Middle Axes took place In the village of La Ronde. near La Rochelle. The inhabitants were awakened by the beating
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      GENERAL GOERING AS SCHOOL INSPECTOR.
      112 17 Delighted At Well-Learned Dogma. Berlin, Feb. 1. General Goering paid a surprise visit to the Lessing Grammar School last week in crder to listen to the Instruction being Imparted to the different forms. In the course of a geographical lesson, in which the influence of
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      USE OF KNIFE MUST BE STOPPED.
      132 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 4. "The use of a knife in a quarrel must be discouraged and the very 'east sentence I feel I can pass on you is five years' rigorous imprisonment." said Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Selangor Assizes
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      EXHIBITION OF WAR LITERATURE.
      279 17 Disquieting Array In Berlin. Berlin. An exhibition of new and old German war literature is now on view in the Prussian State Library in Unter den Linden. Altogether 612 books and manuscripts are named in the catalogue. For this General von Blomberg, the War Minister, has
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      BODILY TRAINING FANATICS.
      207 17 DENOUNCED BY HEADMASTER. SUBJECT CARRIED TO EXTR^ES. Th_> tanatic in physical training— "the man who has bndy on the brain" —was criticised at th° conference of the Incorporated Ass ciaMcn of Headmasters at Guildhall. Mr. E Percival Smith, one of the joint honorary secretaries of the association,
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      MAGISTRATES TO HEAR DIVORCE CASES.
      510 18 Proposal At Conference In London. Mr. ("laud Mullins, the Magistrate at the London South-Western Police Court, who instituted special matrimonial hearings, put forward some novel proposals for the improvement of the procedure in such cases j.vrx'ially, when he addiessed the Conference on Mental Health in
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      PARIS LAWYERS' DUEL.
      136 18 Furious Swordplay On A Football Ground. Paris. Feb. 1. Two lawyers who had quarrelled ln the vestibule of a Paris court-room fought a duel with rapiers on the Pare des Princes football ground last week but remained unreconciled. The duel had become inevitable when Maitre le Brls
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      CANADIAN STAMP FORGERIES.
      537 18 "The Weeping Princess. The warning issued by the Post-master-General of Canada that forgeries of The Weeping Princess," the ereen one-cent stamp bearing the portrait of Princess Elizabeth, are being perpetrated, has aroused i a widespread interest. One in i every eight hundred stamps shows a tiny "tear"
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      THE SIX MAXIMS OF KING GEORGE.
      122 18 ♦Rules Of The Game." On the walls of King George's study in Buckingham Palace were six maxims which serve to illustrate his character. They were: Teach me to be obedient to the rules of the game: Teach me to distinguish between sentiment and sentimentality,
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      £400,000 FORTUNE. —For Scotsman's Two Sons.
      99 18 £400,000 FORTUNE. For Scotsman's Two Sons. The seach lor heirs or a Scots boy who ran away from home because his grandfather did not leave him a gold watch he had promised has Just ended. The boy. Alexander Adam. on, fled to Argentina, where, as a cattle rancher he amassed
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      JACOB FACTOR TO REPAY £360,000.
      367 18 Application To The High Court. AN agreement by Jacob Factor to repay approximately £360.000 to people with claims against him was announced in the Chancery Division. London, last week when Mr. Justice Bennett heard an application by the Senior Official Receiver, as liquidator of Broad
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      PAINLESS DENTISTRY ON TRIAL
      232 18 PAINLESS DENTISTRY ON TRIAL Big Demand For American Preparation. Now York. Dentists have recently been besieged by patients bearing copies of the newspapers publishing Dr. Hartmans desensitising lormuia and demanding an Immediate trial. Many found the dentists prepared, but a numocr nf dentists were unable immediately to obtain the preparation
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      HAS THE AIR MAIL SLOWED UP BUSINESS?
      1937 19 Greater Dependence On Instructions From Home T ransf er Of Authority More Work Without More Trade. A SINGAPORE MERCHANTS NOTE-BOOK. BY OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT. AflORE years ago than I care to re- 1 member I *iad to visit an up- I country customer
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      A BIG BILL FOR HOLLYWOOD.
      458 19 ELECTRICITY CHANGE TO COST A FORTUNE. £750,000 Camera Plants Out Of Date. Camera equipment worth not less than £750.000. together with an Incalculable amount of projection, aoundrecording and cutting equipment, will be replaced or rebuilt in Hollywood within the next few months. For In May
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      WILL TATTOOED ON BACK.
      108 19 New York. Jan. 12. Edward McColl, a veteran tattoo artist, of Ashville, N. Carolina, says the strangest Job he ever did was to tattoo the will of a man on his back. The will was signed and witnessed, and the signatures tattooed into the client's skin.
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      603 2 *g x^ V- mm Henry Hall, the famous 8.8.C. radio dance band leader, entertained five hundred children to a tea parly at the Regal ballrooms, Marble Arch, W. Henry Hall is seen with the children. programme Nirom Orchestra. 8.29 Review of the week's foreign news. 8.45 Solos by members of
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      590 2 Walter Blanke sings songs by Hugo Wolf. i 5.20 Compositions by Erich Mingers. At the Piano: Felix Erdel. 5.35 Reports of ti< Olympic Winter Games. 6.05 News In German. 6.20 Concert of Light Music. 7.20 1 News in English. 7.35 Concert of Llg.it Music (contd). 8.20 Close down. 8.25 p.m.
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      570 2 BERLIN. 4 05 p.m. Call DJB. DJN. German Folk Sang. 4.20 Piano Sonata in C major by Carl Maria vs. Weber: Erich Flinsch. 4. 50 News In English. 5.05 Brass Band. 5 35 Reports of the Olympic Winter Games. 6.03 News In German. 6.20 Concert of Light Music. 7.20 News
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      930 2 arr. Burmcstfrt. Kondino (Beethoven, nrr. Kreisler). Cicely Hoye: Humoresquc (Dorothy Howelli. Sing a 8ong of Sixpence iLro Livens), En route (FaJmgren). Eileen AndJelkovltch: Chant hindou (Rlm5ky-Kur.su-kov, arr. Kreisler), Gavotte Burmeater). Walzer (Field, arr. Bur Two minuets (Geir.iniani. air. Woofi. 8.50 A Short Religious Service, from th- Studio. When I Survey
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      640 3 B.B.C. (Continued from page II) cf the Sun (2) The Bull-frog's Shadow (3) Dance of the Silver Pool (4) The Love Spell (5; Cicldcn Days (6) Th; Last Dance ol Summer iFincki Fantastic Gavotte (Spe»i':ht>. Zaiaa Intermezzo (York Bowen). Belerti'jn, Tannhau'er (Warner, p.rr. Godfrey i 8.2* The News 8 M
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      517 3 Rccen) Canclon y Danxa Andaluza (Lucchesi). 7.50 The BBC. Dance Orchestra, dlreo'ed by Henry Hall. 8.20 The News. 8 35 The B.B.C. Welsh Orchestra: leader, Frank Thomas: conducted by Reginald Redman. 9.95 p.m Close down. Transmission 3 9.20 p.m Big Ben. The Birmingham Theatre Royal Orchestra; conductor. Sheridan Gordon. Relayed
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      616 3 What do you do when your set foes wrong (Pianoforte). Trio No. 1 In E flat. Op. 1: (1) Allegro (2) Adagio Cantabile (3) 8clwrzo; allegro assai (4) Ftnale: presto (Beethoven). Fantasy Pieces: (1) Romance (2) Humoresque (3) Duet (4) Finale (Schumann). 7.35 "Lullaby."* Impression of a Scotswoman's life, by
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      555 3 3,820 SCHOOLS LISTEN IN. CHILDREN EAGER TO LEARN BY RADIO. FEATURE TALKS PREFERRED. The number of schools In England and Wa'es listening to the afternoon courses transmitted by the British Broadcasting Corporation Is Increasing at the rate of nearly 50 every month. There are now 3,820 schools on the radio
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      175 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meet- ings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. 1 HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance j 6.30 8.15. Dinner
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      141 12 MARYBOROUGH: Tai Sow Chu Seng. Chinese comedy. 7 p.m. 9p.m. KITZ. GEYLANG: Oil for the Lamps of China. With Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchlrtson Also Cross Country Cruise. With Lew Ayres. 7.45 11. GRAND, NEW WORLD: Naughty Father-in-law. Cantonese talkie. 7.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. EMPIRE, TAN JONG PAGAK: Naughty Father-in-law.
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    214 21 After a seventeen hour ba.tle with the heavy seas off Swansea, the four members of the crew of the liner Ulysses who were lrjured when gigantic waves swept the ship in the Irish Sea, were transferred to the tug Arrington and landed at Swansea. Bringing ashore
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