The Straits Times, 26 February 1936

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. f SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS 24 PAGES, The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1956. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    THE NEW STORE WITH A"HALL-MARK"
    93 1 THE NEW STORE WITH A"HALL-MARK" Our new building in Orchard Road is the most up-to-date store in town. It is fully stocked with everything you may need in Cold Storage Supplies, Groceries and Provisions, Bread and Cakes, Wines, Spirits and Tobaccos. You will admit, we think, after visiting our new
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      340 2 ISAAC— On Februa'y 25. 1936. at th;lr No. 4, Lloyd Gardens, to Mr. Mrs. Jack N. Isaac, a daughter. Beth moihrr and child doing well. i DAY— WILKIE —An engagement has been announced between Phyllis Maud, second nn,^' t«r of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Day of Albany. VcMam Australia,
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      863 2 WANTED ROOM raqulrtd without board. Partlcu- .ars to 284. S-raiU Tines. WANTED me or two wire-haired fcx teirier pups. Thcne, Warm, 7839. ENGLISH Married Couple require Uat or half-house. Quiet. Run own show. Apply Box No 261. Straits Times. WANTED FOR CASH immediately Japanese dwarf tree; and plants. Write stating
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      798 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET SMALL I'Xri'UNIMIED FIAT m-£fr«e Rental. Oxley House. 1. Lloyd Road. I OR KENT, furnished Oat, ne« furniture No. 7. Crescent Flats. Katong or Apply. Meyer Brothers. TO LET. 75, Sophia Road. Modern sanitation, electric lighting. Apply E. Nathan 25/23 Orchard Road. Singapore. SMALL EUROPEAN SEASIDE BUNGALOW,
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      828 2 AUCTION NOTICE Ordinance No. 61 (Pawnbrokers) Unredeemed Pledged Goods and Jeweller; from the following Pawnbrokers' Shops. No. 54. New Bridge Road. Woon Kian Wai (Chop Woh Sang). No. 137, New Bridge Road, Lim Chi Kwee (Chop Wing Hong). No. 189. South Bridge Road. Lam Mocy Pong (Chop Wing Thai). No.
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      550 2 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE I am to and do hereby notify to all concerned that my client TOH AH MOH, one of the Executors and Beneficiaries of the Eotate of DATO TOH AH BOON decaased has, on. February 20. 1936, revokej the Power of Attorney granted to Mr. MURUGASU VALO PIT
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      174 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss hana 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL. Edited by Sir J. A. Hammerton. Comprising Easy Courses In Literature. Language. History, Geography, the Arts and Sciences written for Home Study. In six handy volumes with over
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      189 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Singapore Within Outside Without Malava Malaya Postage Monthly I S.00 S t.M I 2.50 Quarterly f 8 SO fIZ.M 7.50 naif Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly $34.00 $10.00 $30.00 Notr. Oul&t.ition rhrquct fJiould Include thr usual bank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The rb>r«r< and instruction* for CLASSII II l>
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      614 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA j AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated tn England.) KIAU PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N CO t'NPFP CONTRACT WTTH HIS MAJESTY* GOVERNMENT I ONDON AND FAR EAST MAP SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Spore RANCHI 17.0")0 Feb 28 BANGALORE «o°o
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      587 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (MI'PON YUSEN RAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan) TO LONDON. Marseilles, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Middlesbrwgh. Vessels Tonnage Due B*ll HAKONE MARC 10.500 Mar. 4 S S 6UWA MARU 10.70 C Mar. 18 19 I FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Apr. 1 3 HAKOZAKI
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      587 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motonblps. Most Cabins have adjoining orivate bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN From Prom Prom Prom 6pore Malacca Port Perang M 8 S'nam MEONIA S/» 3/3 4 3 B'3 ALSIA 84/3 24/3 26/3 XI '3 FIONIA 31/3
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      272 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (incorporated in England) APCAR LINE. FOR BONO KONG. AMOY. SHANGHAI. MOJL KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. TALMA MBM Feb. 27, 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special bollday return ticket* Interchangeable with P. O. 8. N. CO.. Issued at cheap
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      1122 3 I^^^J*"" SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE 'Ocean The Hn Khlew Steaniihlp Co. 1 193Z) Lta. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Mutual The Canard White Star Ltd Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd. The StraiU Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Lute Ltd. The China Navlgatlaa Co..
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    122 4 Wednesday. February 26. Ships alsnfsi^e the Whanres or expected to arrive Entrance Godown Gale East Wharf Rohna 22 1 Main Wharf Calhay 18 3 TlUn 13 3 Talma 11 3 Olaucus 9 3 Umpire Cock Benga. Maru 30 3 Steel Scientist 32 3 Mata Hari 35 3
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    FRENCH MAIL.
    42 4 The mall .-ssel m v President Doumer from Colombo l& expected o arrive on Friday. 28th lnst.. at 6 a.m. and sail on the same day at nion. for Saigon. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kobe. Berth at S H.B. wharves.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      JAPANESE SHIPPING.
      129 4 Scheme For Construction Subsidy. The Shipping Standard Improvement Association, an organisation of shipowners and shipbuilders of Japan Is confident that the Oovemjunt will introduce In the extraordinary sersion of the Diet to be called Immediately after the general election a bill providing for a third scrapping- building scheme.
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      MAILS EXPECTED
      115 4 Malls from Europe etc. (London) expected today by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 8 p.m. General deMvery of letters tomorrow at 8 25 a.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today by air (Netherlands) wi:i be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR
      106 4 Arrived from Europ-. India and Med&n by XLM plane Oever*walun Feb. 20: Mr. John Simpson Quin. Mr. Hugo Smlts, Mr Oskar Eiislln. Mr. vo;i Glrswald. Left for N.E.I. by KLM- plane Oeverzwaluw Feb. 21: Mr. V. Sitteren, Mr. F. Miller. Arrived from N.E.I. by XLM plane Sperwer
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      CLEARANCES.
      56 4 Feb. 24: D'Artagnan (Fch) Havel (Gen Tosarl, Madoera, Loetoang (Dut) Ho Sanp, Gemas, Sin Kheng Seng, Rahman, Raub (Brit). Feb. 25: Hong Lam, Rimau, Hong Keat, Hong Thong, Hong Kwon^, Esmeralda, Malacca, G. S. Walden, Chye Hin Tay Ylt, Flintshire, Annul, Hong Siang. (Brit.); Mabel la, Marly (Nor) Bintang,
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      FROM MALACCA.
      179 4 Mails will close at Malacca as follows j Friday, Feb. 28. Southern and Western India (via (Penang) (Rohna) ..1.15 p.m. Upper Burma. North and East India (via Penane) (Knandalla) ..1.15p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Bombay, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Europe, Great Britain, Ireland. U.S.A., Canada and Western Australia
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      FROM KUALA LUMPUR
      92 4 Mails will close at Kuala Lumpur as follows: Tomonxw. India, (all parts) via Port Swettenluun (Rohna) (paresis). SJO pjn. Friday. Feb. 2S. Southern and Western India (via Necanatam L Madras) (Rohna) 7p m. Burma. Northern and Ontrai India (via Rangoon and Calcutta) (KhandaKa j T pjr. Orestt
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      19 4 The number of emigrants leaving Hong Kong f' r the Straits Settlements during the month of January was 4,760
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      270 4 Tatar BUnjoe (Thedens) 3 pm Ujanibi X Toengknl (Toba) S pjn Muntok. Palembang and Pladjoe Thedens 3 pm Pangkal Pinang (Thedens) ..3 pm Pontianak (Khoen Hotai ..3 p.m Soengei Llat iTnedene) ..3 o.m. Tarempa (Sfott Harley) om. Belawsn Mcdan (Cremcr) 4 p.m. Penang, 61am. Burma. India. Iraq,
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    FRASER & CO.'S SHARE REPORT.
    982 4 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT. Markets Revert To Cautious Moodo There Is little in the market news of the past week which calls for special comment, and, although a further critical situation seems to have arisen at the Naval Conference and the ques- j tion of increased Sanctions appears to be
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    STATES STEAMSHIP LINES.
    93 4 Fast Trans Pacific Passenger Service HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO and PORTLAND via Shanghai Kobe Yokohama ONE CLASS VESSELS S.S. GENERAL PERSHING due to sail Hcngtong Mar 14 due to Arrive San Prancisco Apr. 5 S.S. GENERAL SHERMAN due to sail Hongkong Apr. 4 due to arrive San
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SING APORE—LON DON.
    25 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SING APORE— LON DON. The air mall dispatched from ingapore on Feb. 10 was delivered in London on Feb. 25 (9 days).
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      495 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated Id P.M. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS BOOKING AGENTS. F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TFLEPnONIT: Freight M 33— Passage Mil. CANADIAN 1111 "4^ H-i'HH^i Mr it v 111 w (Incorporated In England) THE "EMPRESS" ROCTE oiler* TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA
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      312 4 < socoTDort ttc to Straits Betttawsts j P'^MAN BLCKNALL STFAWSHIP CO.. lID. Incorporated tn Eneland) -ELIiRMAN- LINE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM dAMBDRO. Via Ports and S»ev ('anil Takint cargo fcr Montreal Halifax via Colombo. >ue Sails CITY OP KHIOS In po-t Mar. 1 CITY OF PLORENC3 Mir. 14 Mar. 16
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      141 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Daily Weather Report. Stations YestercUy Last tUElii M«x Rainfall Bright Mm. temp ms bunshme tcmu •i< nrm. r West Coast. Alor Star 8o 003 2.5 72 liayan Lapas (Penang) 8t 0.30 0.1 71 BttUwan 85 0.39 15 73 Bukit Jeram 90 0 15 4.7 80 Malacca 89
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      271 4 TIDE TABLES. SINGAPORE. Today. H. W. 1.04 am, 9 ft. 4 In.. 1.17 p.m. 10 ft. 1 In. L. W. 7 a.m.. 1 ft. 2 H., 7.25 p.m., 1 ft. 5 !n. Thursday. Feb. 17. H. W. 1.34 a.m., 9 ft. 5 In.. 2.04 p.m., 9 ft. 4 in. L.
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    DRIVING CHARGE AGAINST BROKER.
    129 5 DRIVING CHARGE AGAINST BROKER. How a car driven by a European returning from the racas in November lust appeared to have travelled a distance of 288 feet after getting out of control, finally falling down a 15-foot bank and turning over on its side was related in the fifth magistrate's
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    Lull On Chahar-Suiyuan Border.
    57 5 Peiping. Feb. 24. Gen. LI Shou-hsin, commander of the allied Manchukuo-Mongol forces in occupation of six districts in East Chahar, called a conference at Changpel yesterday. It is understood that plans for the invasion of East Sulyuan are being held in abeyance pending further consultation with
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    PROPOSED ZEPPELIN SERVICE.
    172 5 Another Sponsor Arrives. Mr. Th. A. W. Ruys, a director of the Rotterdam Lloyd Line, arrived in Singapore, yesterday, in the magnificent 17,000 tons motor liner Baloeran. Mr. Ruys is also a sponsor of the syndicate which is studying the possibility of inaugurating a regular Zeppelin service
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      310 5 i \>i vn.iir Ol 9l^^V^^^^i^^iH CLAI'DETTE colbert ml i Vl^Wri in a Paramonnte Romantic comedy Drama 'THE GILDED LILY' with FRED Mac MURRAY OPENING TOMORROW— AN AMAZING STORY FILMED IN THE THRILLING BEAUTY OF THE NEW TECHNICOLOR! "BECKY SHARP" R.K.O. Radio Picture with MIRIAM HOPKIHS, FRANCES DEE, CEDRIC HARDWICKE, BILLIE
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      189 5 REALLY To be really beautiful, you >yVn[ 1 must have perfectly clean, white \^\^W^ teeth. Be wise. Clean your teeth every night and morning with the toothpaste that is worldfamous, the toothpaste on which many of the most noted beauties rely Odol. Use Odol mouthwash, too. It will protect your
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      124 5 *HIT THE DECK with nmfmft Hfe^^vX s ">v FEET AS DICK AND £*55^ RUBY AND UNCLE M^X^ SAM'S MIDSHIP- 'j^rL V tl**w| MEN ROLL IN <^ Jf >^S/^!rl ON A GALE OF JHjT l^fl Jj^ She was a navy girl His father was an admiral. Yet they both thought they
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      327 6 Tins Provide A Bright Feature. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 26. With no support from the commodity, rubber shares have again entered their usual phase cf nothing doing." Most issues are obtainable at around quotations bu buyers are holding off. Tin shares continue the brigh* feature
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      PRODUCE.
      131 6 Singapore, February 26. 12 noon. Buyer. Seller Gambler 6.25 Java Cube 9 25 Hamourt 10 75 White Muntok Popper 17.00 Blade Pepper 8.75 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.25. Med Pearl Tapioca 5.10 Small Pearl Tapioca 5 20 i as-i Flou Sarawal S_go Flour Small Pearl Sago, fair White Pepper 16.50
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        MINING.
        570 6 *****6 va l- Fraser k Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Selltrs Buyers Sellers .Si 4/- Ampat Tin 5/6 6/lVi 5/9 6/3 £1 Asam Kumbanj 29/- 30/- 29/6 31/6 £1 Austral Mala> 59/- 60/ -cd 59/- 60/-cd 5 A y« Hlta m 14/9 15/6 14/6 15/6 1 Ayer Weng 170 i.77y
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        GENERAL.
        447 6 z z Alex Brie* Ord. :.2O 130 1.20 130 2 2 do 7% Prefs 1.45 1.60n. 1.45 160 10 10 Atlas Ice 32.25 12 75cd 12.25 12.75cd £1 £1 B A T 6.5.0 6 10 0 6.5.0. 6 .100 1 60 B M. Broadcasting 0.05 dls par 0.05 dis
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        170 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 1801 red. 1940 $400,000 int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 Vt% 1907 red. 1947 SI. 300.000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 112 Vx% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 .118 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mai. 31 Sept. 30 114 1926 red. 1956-6G
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        379 6 Todays Prices Fraser Co. Lyall tt Evatt Allenby 1.65 1.75 170 180 Alor Oajah 1.10 1.20 1 10 120 Amal. Malay l$2) 3.35 3 50cd 3.35 3 50 Ayei Hitam 145 155 1.45 155 Ayer Molek 0 90 1.00 0.90 1 OOxd Ayer Panas 150 160 1.55 1.60
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      EXCHANGES
      223 6 Hie roiiowin* are tbe exchange rales this morning according to the dally circular issued oy the Hong Kung ana ShanghaJ Banking Corporatirn: 3LLLIHU London. 4 months' sight 2/4 Vfe London, 3 monthr signt 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days' sight 274 i/ie London. 30 days' signt 2/4 1/32 London, demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      82 6 Noon, Feb. 26. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Feb. 25 9/16 25 11/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Feb. 25V4 25 9/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Tone of Market: Dull, easier.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    429 6 Inactive: Quotations Ix)wer. London, Feb. 25 Markets did not like the trend of political developments and though trading was inactive, there was a long list of falls. In many cases tbe fall represented lotiiing more than a precautionary marking dewn of prices. Almost the only excepUon to the
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    EXCHANGES. Few Movements.
    87 6 London. Feb. 25 i? ris v u 74 53 64 Athens 51<J »e»e« Nev York 4.99 9 16 Bucharest 668 ;eli>rs Montreal 4.99 Rio 4U Brussels 29.33', sellers' official Geneva 1 5. 12 ■<. Belgrade 216 Amsterdam 7 28 Bueno« Aires unquoted Btrlln 12 29 Montevideo 39*
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    RAJAH HITAM COCONUTS.
    362 6 Half-Yearly Dividends In Futu-e The direcxrs of Rajan Hltam Coconut Estate. L-d.. in their report Cor tn year ended Dec. 31 last, to je presented at thj annual meeting In KuuU Lumpur on Marc:i 4. state tha; tiio pront for the year amounted to $34 44- m
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    I.R.R.C. MEETING.
    49 6 Nothing Discussed Except Routine Matters. London, Feb. 25. Although no communique wa.~ issued after today's meeting oi th:; International Rubber Regulation Committee, Reuter is reliably informed that it was concerned only with routine matters of its own organisation and procedure and discussed nothing commercially or financially interesting.
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    SHARES REPORT.
    66 6 i2SiiM« Ev 1 s report dated Peb MININO— Quiet Prices remain:: changed. Hon e Fatts continue str ers 1.02. Sione 15 3 buyers. Hitam Improved, buyers 45 cents. Sunget I ness done 1.41';-. London Tin, middle price sumn BBERS UnChan fd Sma buslners re INDUSTRIALS. Gammons wonted at
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    CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
    57 6 The transit tiire on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday was as follows:- Telegrams hamiid In up to 5.00 p.m. C mln. Tee R rams har.defi in up to 5.30 p.m ;i mm. Teegrams handed In up to 6.00 p.m. 3 mm Telegrams hamkd In
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      23 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England. A.D. 1720) FIRE MARINE. LIFE, MOTOR CAR, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Offkc« for Malaya. Chart«r«d Bank Chambers. Singapore.
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      48 6 iXt TOLLEY SCOTT TOLLEY LTD. 1 L ESTABLISHED 1858. /f*BL&3fl^ FIRST PRIZE BORDEAUX EXHIBITION 1895 nil~'Hl R G LD M£DAL LONDON I^B J'j FIRST PRIZE ADELAIDE 1934 jjS~~^ INCREASING SALES UNVARYING QUALITY S3 ONLY $2.75 PER QUART INCLUDING DUTY i^^fl McALISTER CO., LTD. A SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL' NEWS.
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      HONG FATT'S IMPROVED RESULTS.
      997 7 Malayan Investment Notes, Murai Bonus— Ayer Molek Prospects More Rubber Results. (Straits Times Special.) Prosperous days nave returned to that huge open cast producer, Hong Fatt (Sungei Besi) Ltd., whose workings catch the eye of the railway passenger on the Singapore Kuala Lumpur mail train. There
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      BRAZIL COFFEE POLICY.
      98 7 Another Small Crop Likely. The President of the National Coflne Department, in a speech to the As.;ociacao Commercial at Santos, Brail, stated that Santos coffee exports would probably touch 16.000.000 Up before the en;l of the present crop The present crop was small, and the coming crop
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      KIMANIS RUBBER
      141 7 Capital Reorganisation. The capital reorganisation scheme submitted by the directors of Kimanls Rubber, Ltd.. was adopted at an extraordinary general meeting In London on Feb. 11. Mr. C. Emerson, the cba'nnan. emphasised the fact that the shareholders were not being asked for any more money. The reduction of
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      EXISTENCE OF SECRET TIN POOL IMPROBABLE.
      1019 7 "Invisible" Stocks Believed To Be Heavily Drawn Up On. (From Our Own Correspondent) 1 London, Feb. 17. Firm conditions have ruled In general on the London Metal Exchange during the past week. j The "backwardation" remains about £7 per ton, indicating that the prompt
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      ARGENTINE RAIL POSITION.
      431 7 A Shareholder Examines The Situation. Signing himself "A Shareholder." a correspondent addresses the following letter to The Financial News of Jan. 17. In the opinion of many, no doubt, my competence to express an opinion regarding the British railways In the Argentine must, to a certain extent,
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      713 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The UaDimy ot members to UmJted to the extent and m manner prescribed by Ordinance No 6 of 1929 of the Colony HfcAD OFFICE: HONC KONG. Authorised Capital *50 000 000 issued tnd fully paid up 120.000.000
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      40 7 CONFEDERATION UFE 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. ONE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE'S STRONGEST AND LARGEST UFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
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      426 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter 1853) Paid Op Capital In 600,000 shares of £5 each f 3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.00u.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.008 HEAD OFFICE: 83, Blabopsfate. London, E.C. 2. Amrilsar Hong Rons Saigon Bangkok Hollo Semarang Batavla Ipoh
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      333 8 EXIDE DRYDEX BATTERIES. We have pleasure in announcing that a Branch Depot of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd., Clifton Junction, Manchester, has recently been opened at la, Oldham Lane, Singapore, where all types of Exide and Drydex Batteries will be regularly stocked. There is no need to emphasise the
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      18 8 For SHOES of comfort and style Call at YOON6 CNEONG SNOE CO. 354 A 356. North Bridge Road.
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      190 8 1 can work, play, and danu and Since taking Kalzana I carry on my ordinary life at the haw never u^ned in trie critical time without th« least T tA r*. Pain or duem/art" least l y am ettlTl *> lt So writes a Kalzana user again I *l*> suffered
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    M. FLANDIN DEFENDS THE FRANCO-SOVIET PACT.
    247 9 "Treaty Not Contrary To Locarno/ Paris, Feb. 25 •FRANCE has never ceased to desire to associate with Germany in an understanding specially for safeguarding peace," declared M. Flandin, defending the Franco-Soviet pact in the Chamber tonight."Ml successive Frencn governments heve been faithful to this
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    Political Shooting In Ceylon. 5 KILLED.
    79 9 Political Shooting In Ceylon. 5 KILLED. Colombo, Feb. 24. Mr. Aluwihare, the newly -elected member of the Ceylon State Council, was about to take the place of honour in a m triumphal procession when five shots aimed at him rang out, killing four men and one boy who were bystanders.
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    366 9 sat ion owes so much should resume Its place In the world on a footing of equality." Premier's Victory. The Tact that the entire Left parties and the gn ater part of the centre parties applaude M. Flandln's defence of the Franco-Soviet pact In the Chamber today left no loubt
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    MR. EDEN ACCUSED OF EVADING ISSUE.
    198 9 Labour And Liberal Press Disappointed. London. Feb. 25 The non-committal nature of Mr Eden's speech has plainly disappointed the hopes of the Labour and Liberal press which accuses Mr. Eden ol evading the issue and asks what ha 3 become of the terrible young
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    KING'S VISIT TO GIANT LINER.
    242 9 THIRD TOUR OF THE QUEEN MARY. London. Feb. 24. The visit of His Majesty the Kin? to the new Cunard-Whlte Star liner. Queen Mary, next week (March 5i will be the third he has paid to the great ship. The announcement of his decision has
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    GOODWILL FLYERS HELD UP.
    73 9 Sloop Goes To Aid Of Flying Boats. Hong Kong. Feb. 25. H.M. Sloop Sandwich has arrived in Namkwan Harbour from Amoy to look after the two RAF. flying-boats under Air Commodore Smith whlcn were forced down yesterday while en route from Amoy to Shanghai. The flying-boats
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    SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20. 1936. Air Mail Wails.
    1203 10 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20. 1936. Air Mail Wails. Readers of the Straits Times are becoming increasingly restive at the failure of Imperial Airways to adhere to published schedules in its flights between London and Singapore. Letters are coming to hand daily and many of them are couched in very forceful
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    Kings Of England On Their Death-Beds.
    840 10  -  H. HARVEY-DAY. BY George The Fifth: Henry The Eighth. U/E were told by Mr. Baldwin that the last coherent words of our late King, George V were. "How is it with the Empire? and that when Lord Wlgram whispered, All is well, sir," he
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    THE "CHEE-CHEE" ACCENT IN MALAYA.
    387 10 nrvHE writer of an article on this subject quoted in the Straits Times on February 19 is under more than one misapprehension. In the first place he confuses the two factors of language: vocabulary and diction. Basic English (of which he confesses ignorance) deals exclusively
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    The Linesman In The Jungle.
    234 10 Winter in England finds the telephone "trouble squad" busy fighting the elements with the aid of fast motor- :ydes and lorries; but in Sarawak our work is never finished Throughout the year lines are con stantly breaking down and they can only be repaired after
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    701 10 HIGHLANDS MEMORIES. HTO many people who saw Cameron Highlands in the earliest days of the new hill station, happy memories will be recalled by the announcement that the Tanah Rata rest-house is to be replaced by a new building. The present rest-house, in its original form
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      134 10 AMUSEMENTS SINGAPORE. GLOBE TUEATBE, GREAT WORLD "Camels Are Coming" J. Hulbert. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner Dance, Thurs. Peb. 21 No after Dinner Admission Charge. GREAT WORLD •It Happened One Nljht." With Clark Oable Claudette Colbert. HOLLYWOOD. V. SERANGOON ROAD Plying Down to Rio. With Dolores Del Rio. Also Red Salute.
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      18 11 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT No. 25. SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS TIMES. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 26, 1936 POUR PAGES.
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      King Edward's Radio Message To His People On Sunday.
      483 11 HIS CLEAR, FORCEFUL AND PERSUASIVE VOICE. From Our Radio Correspondent. GREAT interest has been aroused not only throughout tin British Empire, but the rest of the worid by the announcement that King Edward Will broadcast for the first time since his
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      Big Television Advance Next Month.
      334 11 SEE AND HEAR AT LEIPZIG FAIR. Berlin, Feb. 25. Television experiments made over a long period by German postal authorities have proved so successful that the lubt regular combined lelephone-tele-vis.on service in tn* world will be lnougurated between Berlin and Leipzig o n March 1.
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      MODERN TELEVISION.
      113 11 ■Television Up to Date," by R. W. Hutchlnson, M.Sc. (University Tutorial Press. Ltd., 2s. 6d.), is a small book which should find a ready welcome among those interested in the study of television. As Mr. Hutchinson says in his preface, nothing is more disappointing and disheartening to a
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      From Daventry Aerials To Malaya.
      61 11 The King's speech will be broadcast at 11.20 p.m. (Malayan Time) on G.S.F., G.S.G.. and G.S.D. The speech will be preceded by a special musical programme beginning at 3.39 p.m. Recordings of the Royal message will be repeated from Daventry on the normal frequencies at
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      FANS THAT SPOIL RADIO.
      231 11 IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY P. T. DEPT. HOW BROADCASTING IS MARRED. Mr J. V. Cowgill. Director-General, Posts and Telegraphs, Malaya, makes an important announcement today about electrical Interference with broadcast reception caused by univer sal (commutator) type electric motors (for fans etc.) in alternating current supply areas.
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      REVOLUTION BREAKS OUT IN JAPAN.
      850 11 Military Coup d'Etat Reported From Tokio. FINANCE MINISTER ASSASSINATED. Premier's House Seized By Troops. POLICE AND HOME OFFICE TAKEN OVER. Martial Law Declared All Over Country- DEVOLUTION IS REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN OUT IN TOKIO TODAY. THE MILITARY ARE BELIEVED TO BE IN CONTROL. FIRST
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      STOP PRESS.
      125 11 Batavia, Feb. 26. The Netherlands Trading Society learns by cable from Kobe that the coup was effected by young officers of the Army. The Foreign Minister was shot dead. The situation is serious.— Renter. Shanghai, Feb. 26. It is significant that Mr. Takahashi who ie reported to have
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      A WAY OUT OF NAVAL IMPASSE.
      486 11 NEW ANGLO-GERMAN TREATY ITALY'S ATTITUDE SANCTIONS. A NEW Anglo-German naval treaty is mooted at the Naval Conference as a means of circumventing the threatened deadlock over the introduction of European political issues into the naval protocol. In order to meet French objections to inviting
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      MUSSOLINI AND NAVAL PACT.
      67 11 Paris, Feb. 2G. Mussolini has intimated that Italy is unable to sifn a naval treaty as lone as British naval reinforcements remain .n .he Mediterranean, according tj report* received in certain French circles. It is stated that France is willing to sign, with the reservation that
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      Szechuan City Burned Down
      47 11 Fires were started In many sections of Paohsing, Szechuan, by the Reds before abandoning the city on Sunday following an offensive by the 21s*. Army under Un Hsiang. More than twothirds of the houses in the city were destroyed.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      EX-M.C.S. MAN'S NEW POST.
      149 11 SIR A. RICHARDS AS GOVERNOR OF FIJI. IT is announced today by British Wireless that Sir Arthur Richards, formerly of the Malayan Civil Service and until 1933 Governor of British North Borneo, has been appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific. Sir
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      Chinese Envoy May Leave Moscow.
      31 11 Dr. W. Yen. Chinese Ambassador In Moscow, has cabled to Nanking requesting leave to return to China in March owing to ill-health. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      SINGAPORE BASE SPEED-UP.
      183 11 SINGAPORE BASE SPEED-UP. Defence And Johore Gift. COST OF VOLUNTEER AIR FORCE. THE question of increased expenditure on the Singapore naval base was raised in the House of Commons last night by Mr. VV. ::?.!)ar.e IN at. Lib. IMMenfield) on Ike report stage of Mm Army Supplementary Estimate for £1,350,000
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      Aim Of New Japanese Envoy To China.
      55 11 Aim Of New Japanese Envoy To China. Shanghai. Feb 25. Prior to his dopartuic from Kooe for Shanghai. Mr. Arita new Japanese Ambassador to China, stated that his objective was to carry out tlie threepoint programme outlined by Mr. Hirota. the Foreign Minister, thus ensuring "real co-operaticn" between China and
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      STRAITS CHINESE REPLY TO NATIONALITY CHARGE.
      371 12 Questions Make Renunciation Almost Impossible. rpilE criticism expressed by Mr. John Lay cock. In an interview with the Straits Times, that many Straits-born Chinese, by keeping both British and Chinese nationalities, were "sitting on the fence" and sacrificing principle to convenience, was answered today
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      MR. T. W. HINCH ENTERTAINED.
      274 12 MR. T. W. HINCH ENTERTAINED. A. C. S. Principal Going: On Leave. Pas', pupils of the M* hjdist Boys School. Kuala Lumpur, residing in Singapore, gave a farewell dinner last night to Mr. T W. Hinch. principal of i the Anglo-Chinese: School. Singapore, j who shortly leaves for En;? and
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      14 12 Mrs. E. T. Jacques, of Matan?. Talplng. and her daughter have returned from Home.
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      PORT CHAPLAIN MARRIED. WARDLE-LUKER.
      202 12 PORT CHAPLAIN MARRIED. WARDLE-LUKER. i THE Rev. Albert Victor Wardle, Port Chaplain of Singapore, second son of Mrs Wardle, of Wolferton, Sandringham, and the late Mr. Wardle, was married to Miss Betty Margaret Luker, daughter of Mrs. W. Luker and the late Mr. Luker of Petersfleld, at St. Andrew's Cathedral
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      NEW BANK IN SINGAPORE.
      75 12 $20,000,000 CAPITAL. TUI K Huang Pat-chnang. a leading Chinese banker, arrived in Singapore from Amoy in the Cathay today to open an International Exchange Bank in Singapore with a capital of 510.000.C00. (Shanghai currency) about 20.000.000 Straits dollars. The International Exchange Bank was opening branches in
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      29 12 I^ r^ vp J utside the C»tt>edral yesterday after the wedding of the Rev. a. v. wardle. Port Chaplain of Singapore, and Miss Betty Margaret Luker.— Straits Times Photograph.
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      Wounded Chinese Premier In Singapore.
      230 12 Mr. Wang Ching-wei Secretive. With one arm hanging: limply at his side and a bullet scar under his left eye. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, China's ex-Premier and Foreign Minister, who was wounded three times when an attempt was made to assassinate him at Nanking on Nov.
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      DAUGHTER RUN OVER.
      209 12 Local Manager Hastens Home. There will be one passenger on the North German-Lloyd liner Gneisenau, which leaves for Europe tomorrow, for whom the journey cannot be completed too swiftly. He is Mr. C. E. Collinge, Malayan manager for Joseph Travers and Sons. News reached Mr. Collinge by
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      IMPERIAL MAIL PLANE TONIGHT.
      83 12 The Imperial Airways eastbound mail plane which is scheduled to arrive at Seletar today is expected late this evening. The plane spent the night at Akyab. and. 'nking off again this morning, reached Rangoon about 7.30 a.m. Damage to the seaplane base at Alexandria and storms
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      VANDERBILT HEIRESS. Sole custody Sought By Mother.
      72 12 VANDERBILT HEIRESS. Sole custody Sought By Mother. Washington. Feb. 25. Mrs. Var.derbilt has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court to grant her the sole ci'_.2dy cf ncr daughter Gl'-r'a. the e?"0.000 .lelross. The pet!ticn dr dares that tne New York ccurt order was unprecedented and r.;'.rj"rc!lnary end condemns the
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      7 12 Mrs B-3- Or: of Cop nc. ha.«
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      FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT ASKED TO RESIGN
      482 12 United Indian Association. COURT INJUNCTION SOUGHT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 24. IN the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. Justice Gordon Smith began the hearing of a motion in which Mr. G. H. Joshi, a veterinary surgeon, is seeking an injunction against the. United
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      ALLEGED THIEF INJURED.
      61 12 Attempt To Escape. Serious Injuries were received by an alleged Javanese thief when, it is reported, he attempt* d to escape from the Chinese tenants of an estate off iKh?am Hock Road. Singapore, who caught him early this morning. Both his arms were fractured and he had
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      CLERK'S REPORTED SURRENDER.
      45 12 A young Chinese named Peter Lee. r.n employe- o" thf Estate and Trust Agencies Ltd.. Singapore, is stated to have surrendered r-'mself at the Detective Branch this morning following a report by his employers of alleged breach of trust o' $3 000
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      51 12 Passers-by in Battery Road. Singapore, during the past week have been .ttracted by the show window of Kodak Ltd.. where there is asplendhl display of photographs of the funeral of the late King and of the proclamation of Edward VIII The sombre pageantry and the deeply afTected crowds are vividly
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      29 12 Rao Sahib MuKundan. Agent for the Government of India in Malaya, has left for India on a short urgent visit. It is understod that he will Prst visit Delhi
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        266 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THI Straits Times is publishing' OMWI THEATRE. GREAT WORLD jThe Camels Are Coming. (Jack Hult us dn l> feitur* to Ki""j bcrt) reacts a comprehensive sam-] SK y theatre. OREA1 WORLD man »t cnl rlainments. meet- Jt Happened One Night .'Clark Gable. Claudette Colbert, Waller Connolly).
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      JOHORE TO FOUND SCHOLARSHIPS IN GREAT BRITAIN. "
      4165 13 JOHORE TO FOUND SCHOLARSHIPS IN GREAT BRITAIN. Higher Education For Future Civil Servants. COMMITTEE APPOINTED. The Hon. Inchc Onn bin Jaafar. who took h>; caUis jcsterticj as a ir.ember cf the Johore State Council, made a strong plea lor the founding of three scholarships a year for higher education in
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      ROYAL INDIAN NAVY.'
      100 13 Question Of Precedence On Parade. The general question o f the precedence of the Royal Indian Navy, when on parade with other Crown Services, whether the Royal Navy is present or not. has been discussed in New Delhi by representatives of the Admiralty. War Office and Air
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      STUDENT TROUBLE IN NORTH CHINA.
      138 13 Peiping Meeting Broken Up By Police. Pelping, Feb. 24. An emergency meeting of the students In Peiping— which was being held at Tsinghua College to discuss measures to bring about the release of a number of students arrested last week by order of Oen. Sung
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      EX-AMERICAN SENTENCED IN GERMANY
      79 13 EX-AMERICAN SENTENCED IN GERMANY "Working With Jews And Enemies Of The State. Munich, Feb. 23. The first English-speaking citizen to be condemned for high treason In Nazi Germany Is the naturalised American, Charles Nlsselbeck, who has been sentenced to two years' imprison ment. The prosecution accused him of using dangerous
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      DESTROYER LAUNCHED
      53 13 Toklo. Saturday The destroyer Yamakaze, whose keel was laid on Aug 25 last at Uraga dockyard, was launched this afternoon. Specifications are as follow: displacement 1368 tons; length 102.24 metres: beam 99.67 metres; draught 22.78' metres; speed 34 knots; armament five 12 .7 centimetre guns and eight. I
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      FLEW TO WARN MR. STIVEN.
      519 13 INSTRUCTOR WHO EVADED STORM. INQUEST VERDICT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 25. The inquiry into the death of Mr. R. C. Stiven, manager of the local branch of Harper, Gilflllan md Co., Ltd., who crashed in a Peaang Flying Club plane into the sea
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      AIR MAIL BAN ON K.L.M. LIFTED.
      418 13 Representations By Malayan Business Firms. HOLLOWING strong agitation by Singapore business firms and the London Chamber of Commerce, the British Post Office has decided to lift the ban that was imposed several months ago on the carriage of air mail by the K.LM. to
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      EXCAVATION WORK CLAIM FAILS.
      62 13 EXCAVATION WORK CL AIM FAILS. Hotel Majestic S'te. i From Our Own Correspondent/! Kualc. Lumpur, Feb 25. In the Supreme Court today the Chief Justice. Sir Samuel Thomas, dismissed with costs the suit In which P X S P Periakaruppan Chettlar claimed $15,695 from Mr. Wee Cheng Soon a weil-known
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      BARNSLEY THE SURPRISE TEAM OF THE F. A. CUP COMPETITION.
      747 14 FAMOUS FEAT OF 1912 RECALLED. Sheffield United Master Leeds. (From Our London Staff) London, Feb. 16. Barnsley continue to be the surprise team of this season's F.A. Cup Com. petition. They beat Stoke, visitors from the First Division, at Barnsley
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      Golf. KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      129 14 Golf. KEPPEL GOLF CLUB. Ladies* Foursomes On Friday. The following is the draw for partners In the Keppel Golf Club Ladles' Foursomes competition to be played on Friday Mrs. R. McCreath and Mrs. F. Starr vs Miss Jones and Miss M. Grieve. Mrs. G. L. Eyre and Mrs. A. McK.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      66 14 The Singapore Golf Club Ladles' Gold Medal competition was played at Buklt Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Miss M. M. Hadlcy with a net score of 69. The following cards were returned 91 :iss F. Dunne Irs. A. P. Cameron ts. C. N.
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      ISLAND CLUB MEDAL.
      140 14 The February Medal competition of the Island Golf Club. Singapore, was i played last week-end and resulted as follows The ball sweep over the first nine holes was won by S. Ikeda. 3 up. C. A. R. Bateman 4 R. J. Isherwood 2 Yong Loon Chong (10)
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB
      43 14 Results Of Monthly Mixed Foursome The result of y«sterday's play In th« Garrison Golf Club monthly mixed foursome was as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Renlon 54 8=46 Major Graham and Mrs. Canbrett 54— 7=47 Lt. Black and Mrs. Mitchell 60—12=48
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      TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT SEREMBAN.
      204 14 Open Invitation Doubles Results. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 24. A tennis tournament is being run by the Negrl Sembilan Club at Seremban I for members as well as for visitors from other Asiatic Clubs in Negri Sem1 bilan. The results to date are:— OPEN
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      21 14 Newcomers to boxing in Singapore: Left to right Sato Richi, A. J. Kumashiro (manager), and Natori, the welterweight champion of Japan.
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      MALACCA CRICKET OUTLOOK.
      709 14 SEVERAL NEW PLAYERS. All-Round Prospects Are Bright. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 24. Another year of cricket for j Malacca is just beginning. What are the prospects for 1936? The past year was far from a successful one. The early start made by the Malacca Cricket
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      CLUB BI-ANNUAL REGATTA.
      164 14 Yachting, Burton Challenge Cup Race. The joint hon. secrc'.ary of tli3 sailing committee of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club announcva that on Friday the usual afternoon races will be sailed, starting at &JSO p.m. On Saturday the Club Bi-Annual Regatta will take place. The following are the
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      MALACCA CLUB FOOTBALL.
      191 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Last week a meeting of the footbatt enthusiasts of the Malacca Club met with Mr. G. P. Noakes in the chair. The following were present Capt. D. Colville, Messrs. P. McNee, C. T. M. Husband. R. G. Heath. A. W. Goode. J.
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      M.C.C. TOTAL 329.
      48 14 Auckland. Feb. 24. The M.C.C match ended in a draw. the rain causing it to be abandoned, when the M.C.C. score stood at 3io. Parks made 88. Baroer 72, Lyttelton JO and Simms 52 Garrard took four For 114 and Hook three for nine. Reuter.
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        141 14 Iff RECEPTION New 1936 PHILCO TROPICM From ail points of the compass, the 1936 Phllco brings you thrilling news and entertainment! The Empire programmes from Daventry the operas from Rome the concerts from Berlin from Singapore. Penang. Batavla and Hong Kong all with surprising regularity, clarity and volume. There is
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      TWO LATE GOALS GIVE R. E.'S VICTORY OVER S.C.C.
      319 15 SECOND ELEVENS ON THE PADANG. Visitors' Forwards Finish Better. RE 2: 5.C.C... A cloce game was witnessed on the Padang yesterday when the R.E. second string defeated S.C.C. II by two goals to nothing. From ctart to finish the play was
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      ISLAND GOLF CLUB.
      61 15 A women's bogey competition at the Island Golf Club yesttrday resulted: Mrs R W. Higglnbotham 2 up. Mrs L. G. J hnson all square. Mrs C A. R. Bateman 1 down Mrs J L. Rpitt 2 down. Mrs. C. Swavr 4 down. The next mixed foursomes competition
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      SNORTING FIXTURES.
      44 15 WEDNESDAY', FEB. 26. ■■SMrs SRC. vs. Fort Canning at SRC Crirkrt: Net practice at S.C.C. TIII'RSDAV. FEB. 27. l-occcr: S.R.C. vs. V.M.C.A. at S.R.C. (rk-kct: V.M.C A. Juniof Dept Ist XI vs. R.I. Ist XI at R.I. frirkrt: Net practice at S.C.C.
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      NO FIXTURES TILL FRIDAY.
      169 15 Threatened Action By Football League. The Football League has dropped a further bombshell to pools promoters. The secretary of the Football League today announced it was unlikely that fixtures for Saturday would be announced till late on j Friday night. Clubs travelling long distances will be
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      S. C. C. MEET THE CHINESE.
      190 15 A first-class .'ame is booked for the "JCf grot on the Padang on Friday w. en strom. Club team will encage the Chinese. The latter are de*.ermined to maintain the form they produced last season when they captured the Cup. and with a strengthening
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      ENTRIES FOR SINGAPORE SPRING MEETING.
      213 15 Racing Begins On Saturday Week. rE entries for the 1936 Spring Meeting of the Singapore Turf Club, which will start on Saturday, Mar. 7, are as follows HORSES. CLASS 1 Dough Boy X Ist Run 2nd Run Gf. 7f. or IVim. Drifting Home X Aviemore
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      RACING SCHEDULE FOR THE MEETING
      503 15 HORSES CLASS 4—6 FURLONGS Allegiance, Angelus, Austral Waters. Baby. Bay Chief, Bay Laddie, Benedict, j Brown F>ox, Catspaw. Cheerful Eyes. Con Con, Double Speed, Emerald Lady. Emperor Kublai Excuse Me. Gallant Maggie, George Robey. Olidealong Great Fun. Greek Fire, Indult. Jona- than. Kalaw, Komolux. La
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      THE CLUB VERANDAH
      539 15  -  "LEIGHTON." Conducted by Sympathy With The Inniskillings— Primo Camera Dwarfed "Dutch" Smith On Tour— Boxing In India, |T Is still not known when the Innlskillings will be in a position to tackle i their sports engagements. Although 1 the outbreak of measles which caused 1 their football
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      CHESTER WIN
      20 15 London, F^b. 25. In the Northern Division. Oldha.-r. were beaten by Chester today, the scora being I—3— Reuter.
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      MALAYAN SOLICITOR MARRIES ACTRESS.
      443 16 Bride Gives Up Promising London Stage Career. MILLS— BRADFIE LD WEDDING. KMR- Christopher Mills, advocate and solicitor, of Bannon and Bailey. Java Street, Kuala Lumpur, was married in St. Mark's Church, London, W.1., this month, to Miss Patricia Bradfleld, an actress who has been very successful
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      386 16 TALKIES WIRELESS HIT CLUB. Sungei Ujong Lost In Revenue. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 24. Mr. Walter G. Howse presiding at the annual meeting of the Sungel UJong Club, Seremban, said "I regret to report that our profit during the past six months falls short of that earned in
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      232 16 Singapore Offences. Pleading guilty yesterday before the fifth magistrate to a charge of driving without lights over Anderson Bridge on Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. McNab Scott, of W. Hammer Co., was fined $10. The accused said he had started from the car park near the Hong
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      36 16 Under the auspices of the International Buddhist* Union. Mr. C. Jlnarajadasa, MA. (Cantab.) will deliver a lecture on "The Buddha and His Message" at the Ramakrlshna Mission. No. 9, Norris Road, Singapore, tomorrow at 7.30 p.m.
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      171 16 TWO COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF. Rear-Admiral H. Ferwerda, the new Commander-in-Chlef and head of {Tie Department of Navy in Netherlands India, met the new British Commander-in-Chief of the China Station. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles J. C. Little, In Singapore yesterday. The Dutch Commander-ln-Chief arrived by the liner Baloeran on his
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      TWO TIGER CUBS SHOT.
      87 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 24. On the night of Feb. 22 a tiger cub was shot at. the 29th milestone. Asahan, by Che Omar, of Sempang Bekok. Four tigers were seen prowling the previous night. The next night some hunters watched for them and
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      MR. A. CHANDRASEGRAM ENTERTAINED.
      80 16 Mr. A. C. Chandrasegram, of Messrs. John Campbel' and Co.. who Is leaving Singapore on Saturday for Kuala Lum pur. was ent*rtained to a dinner In Sun Mun Hotel. Mr. S. G. Arulpragasam. of the High Commirsloner's Office, presided Speeches -vere made by Messrs. T. Kangasar.
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      30 16 Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bell and Miss Bell sail by the Gnelsenau. After a couple of months in Majorca they will spend the rest of their leave in England.
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      20 PER CENT. JUMP IN POPPY DAY FUND.
      226 16 Nejarri Sembilan Efforts. The Negri Sembilan Poppy Day Fund showed an Increase of nearly 20 per cent, in the collections in 1935, the total for 1934 being $3,368 and that for 1935 being $3,977. Mrs. M. E. Braddon M.8.E.. the organiser, wishes
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      MALAY BETTER LIVING SOCIETY.
      131 16 Office-Bearers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 24. Tuan Hajl Mohamed Yusof, Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies. addressed the members at the fifth annual meeting of the Negri Sembilan Malay Better Living Society, held under the chairmanship of the Dato i Kiana Petra C.B.E. He exhorted
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      SIR CHARTRES BIRON IN SINGAPORE SOON.
      157 16 Former London Chief Magistrate. gIR Chartres Biron. former Chief Magistrate of London, sailed from England for Singapore on February 5. Sir Chartres is expected to spend several weeks on a holiday tour of Malaya. He Is still writing his reminiscences. "Without Prejudice." which will
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      MALAYAN ITEMS.
      249 16 Railway traffic on the main llm between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh was held up for two and a half hours on Sunday owing to the dr-ralllng of brake van at Malim Nawar. The train Irom Tanjong Malim. which usually reaches Ipoh at 9.45, bound for Penang, did not
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      CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF MANCHESTER GOODS.
      1858 18 A Point Exporters May Overlook— Chinese Customs Regulations— A Commercial Diarist Celebrates An Anniversary. BY OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT. I should like to start todays article with a .jersonal note. The reason lies in the fact that a year ago today the first contribution from
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      HONG KONG TRADE FAIR.
      193 18 Opposition By British Agencies. London, Feb. 25. Replying to Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton, Mr. Burgin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, said the organisers ot the British Trade Fair at Hong Kon? had formed an influential committee in Great Britain to get in touch
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      157 18 SLUMP LEFT ASTERN. Shipbuilding Yards Back To 1931 LeveL The world's shipbuilding yards are back to their 1931 level of activity. Yet thre; years ago the industry fell tc its lowest level of the whole century. Shipyards In Great Britain and Ire'and produced 38.5 per cent, of the world's new
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      26 18 Krupps. of Essen, the famous armament firm, report* a net profit of £860.000 for the year ending Bept. 30 last, against £bM.OOO for the previous year.
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      PEPPER TRIAL: FORWARD CONTRACTS UNDISCLOSED.
      7309 19 HOW PROSPECTUS ISSUE WAS UNDERWRITTEN. "AN ATTRACTIVE OFFER." Far-Reaching Commitments Not Explained To Public. Continuing his opening address in the Pepper Trial at the Old Bailey, the Attorney-General, Sir Thomas Inskip went on that he had told them that Mr. Fisher did not know about
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      50 21 The House of Lords, Westminster Hall, and (right) the House of Commons towering above the leafless trees of Smith Street, Westminster, a sombre setting in the winter mist. The queue ij waiting to pay a last tribute \t the bier of King George. This picture was taken on January 24.
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      25 21 Vlce-Adm. Sir Charle* J. C. Little, K.C.B. C.-ln-C, China Station, Inspecting the Guard of Honour, on arrival at Jeaselton during his recent visit to Borneo.
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      19 21 Right: S"lr Charles with the Resident, the Hon. Mr. C. R. Smith, and the Hon Major W. C. Adam.
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