The Straits Times, 20 March 1936

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. i >o pa<;ks SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936 PRICE Id CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      436 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone 5471)« I^A Plan to help your skin to cope with Excessive Heat In the morning wash sweetly During the day cleanse and And one night a rrtrh. to clean with Cyclax soap, refresh frequently with cool- avoid sallowncst. use CycUs refresh with ice-cool Braceine ing
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      26 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3Mtt. Daisy I 15. ORI H \Kl> IU).\l) I I r I MKNMJBTI uaun WREAIHS Phone 40<17 I (Amber Mansions
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      336 2 SITUATIONS VACANT Wben applying far any position advertised In these columns send copies of test! inonials. IK) not tend originals. (\PKKIINCEB Shorthand T>pi:t rrquirec by merchant firm. Apply sending copies ol testimonials to Box 376, c/o Straits Times WANTED, An Asiatic Salesman for Kuala Lumpur and district. Must have thorough
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      861 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FORD V8 ROADSTER, mileage 5,000, new Aug. 1935. $1,400. Tele. 5011. FOR SALS. 8TUDSBAKER 1931, good twdlUmi. Any price. 10, Tomlinson Road. FOR SALS 1936 model Wobeley Hornet 4-seater $1,900. Reply Box No. 3*4, Straits Times. USED CARS: Austm, Citroen, Fiat, Rnpmobile. Morris, etc. Eastern Auto Co.. ltd..
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      774 2 MISCELLANEOUS TOO CAN HAVE TBS SUNDAY TIMES delivered to you every week for .three months tor 11.60 General Manager. Sunday Time*. IF TOD HAVE RELATIVES OK FRIENDS Overseas have the Btralts Budget ported to them ever; week $14 yearly Including postage, outside Malaya 113 20 wtthln Mar laya Orders accompanied
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      810 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE Please note that as from Apl. 1. 1936. our Telephone Number win be No. 5321. four lines, with sub-connections to all Departments. E" er the Telephone Number of our Oodown will be No. 2332. IX EAST ASIATIC COMPANY. LIMITED, 12, Raffles Quay, Singapore. HE SOUTH BRITISH NSURANCE
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      1005 2 PUBLIC NOTICES GOPENG CONSOLIDATED LTD. (Incorporated In England.) Advice has been received by cable of the declaration of a Dividend of 6d. per $harc together with a Bonus of 3d. per share (both less Income Tax in respect of tbc current year payable in England on 7th April, 1938. Local
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      192 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Mp Within Ouuidf Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly t 3.M S I.M f CM Quarterly S 8.50 $1200 < 7.50 Tall Yearly 117.M $24.00 $15.00 Yearly $34 00 $40.00 $30 00 Note Oulstatlon cheques '.bouH tnrludi thr usual bank dbcount ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The rharrn and instructions tor CI.ASSI1
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      666 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N tCtt UNDER CONTRACT WITH HI8 MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAII, SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore. 1936 CARTHAOE 15.000 Mar 17 BHUTAN
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      623 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan) TO LONDON. ManeiUos, Loadoa. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Ball 9 FUSHIMI MARD 11.000 Apr. 1 3 HAKOZAKI 11ARTJ 10.000 Apr. 15 16 X TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Apr. SS 29 HAKUSAN MARU
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      600 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE •uxurlous One Class Motorships. Idost Cabins lave adjoining .invite bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOB MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom Prom B'pore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham ALSIA 24/3 24/3 25/3 27 3 FIONIA 11/3 31/3 1/4 3/4 BORINGIA 14/4 14 4
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      260 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (lnco> jorated In England) APCAR LINE. FOB OONG KONG, AMOT, SHANGHAI, MOJL KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SHIRALA B.M* March 26, 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation (or first and second class passengers. Special holiday return tickets interchangeable with P. Ac O. 8. N. CO.. issued
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      1204 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean The Hna Khlow Steamship Co. (UK) U«. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line LM. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. The Irrawaddy
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    112 4 Friday, Mar. 20. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive Entrance Godown (.au M 111 I HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. VedeUe, Lch. Lucifer Lch. KittUake, Lch. Dol plan, Manipl. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Taajong Fagar. Sheers Wharf Nft. Albert
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    CLEARANCES.
    29 4 Mar. 19, Rimau, Sin Kheng Seng, Gemas, Jerantut, Lady D'son Pender*. Kedah. (Brit.); Asahan. Gen. v. der Heyden. Van der Lyn, Tinombo (Dut.); Kar.o Maru (Japan). In Ballast*
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      PORT HEALTH.
      475 4 League Bulletin For Week Ended Mar. 14. Bassein and Karachi were the only ports in the Eastern arena to report the presence of human plague. Two cases were notified from Bassein dur- j ing the week as against one in the previous week. Three deaths were recorded at
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      AIR MAIL TO HONG KONG
      137 4 Commencing tomorrow and weekly thereafter, an air mail will be dispatched to Hong Kong by Imperial Airways. The box will close at. the General Post Office, Singapore, at 7 p.m. on Saturdays and the air mail wi'l be conveyed to Penang by Imperial plane and
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      MONEY ORDERS
      110 4 The current rate of exenange tor the j -ssue and payment of Money Orders i is as follows:— Canada $100 <S.S.) =57 (CD.) issue. India and Ceylon SIOO-Rs 154 issue, payment 156. USA $100 =US A. currency 58 issue, payment 61. N.E.I. $100= Guilders 84 issue. Indo-Chlna $100=Francs
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      PRESIDENT ADAMS
      21 4 Owing to dry docking at Hong Kong, the President Adams will arrive in Singapore on Monday Instead of Saturday.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      362 4 Taday. France (Parcels only) (D'Artagnan) 1.30 p.m. South India (D'Artagnan) ..2 p.m. Japan (Arizona Mtru) ..3 p.m. Bengkalis, F. de Kock. Padane, Pakan Baroe, Siak and S. Pandjang (Ampang) 3 p.m. Java. South West Sur,.atra. S -East I Borneo. Celebes, Moluccas and T. Dilly (Ophlr) 2.30 p.m.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      126 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) dispatched on Mar 10 by air (Imperial). Time of arrival uncertain. Mails from Europe (Amsterdam) expected today by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from East and South Africa and South
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      FROM MALACCA.
      207 4 Malls will close at Malacca as tollows Tomorrow. Java li Southern Sumatra (Slnga-pore-Batavla) by air (Netherlands) 6 p.m. Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika. Northern and Southern Jlhodesia and South Africa (via Singapore) by air (Imperial) 9.45 a.m. Slatn, Burma. India. Iraq. Palestine. Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo.. Great Britain, Europe, North
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    193 4 Arrived from N.E.I, by X.L.M -plane Lijster, Mar. 14: Mr. Grubben. Mr. Rudeberg. Left by KLM.-plane Lijster. Mar. 14, for Medan: Mr. Grubben. Mr. Froggatt. For Calcutta: Mr. Qalston, Arrived irom Europe and India by X.L.M. -plane Oeverzwaluw Mar. 16: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eichholtz, Mr.
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    FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
    92 4 Mails will close at Kuala Lumpur as follows: Tomorrow. Kenya, Uganda. Tanganyika, Northern and Southern Rhodesia and South Africa by air (Imperial) 8 is am. Slam. Burma. India. Iraq. Palestine, Egypt. Sudan, Belgian Congo, Clreat Britain, Europe, North L South America by air (Imperial I 7 pm.
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      412 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.S. RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELFPHONE: Freight 5433— Passat* M3l. CANADIAN vu»i »*lV^Br~^f hmm m? v^ 1A W V < r vt^iWt M> > t -Tj J» A* A (Incorporated In England) THE -EMPRESS- ROUTE oifert TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES
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      333 4 {incorporated In Straits Settlement!) <iS^a(^ Ss EIIFRIWAN BUCKN4LL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporate tn Sncland) (Inromorated tn USA.) "ELLERMAN" LINK BOSTON. NEW fOIIR A BALTIMORE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. Via CAPE OF GOOD lIOrK ROTTERDAM ft HAMBUitO. O\:t Sslls Via P«rU and %n n CanaL MEMPHIS CITY Mar 2J
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      137 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Da.lv Weather Report. Stations *es;ercay mst nielit Max. Rainfall Brieht Mm temp ins Sunshine terno hr». *F West Coast. Alor Star 86 Nil 2.D 70 Bayan Lepas (Penang i 84 035 3.1 71 Sitiawa:: 84 003 2.1 72 Bukit Jeiam 85 Nil 3.3 72 Malacca 85 Nil
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      422 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 8.07 a.m. 7 ft. 6 Ins.; 10 01 p m. 7 ft. 3 ins. L. W. 2 30 am. 5 ft. 1 in.; 3.22 put. 1 ft 6 ins. Saturday. H. W. 9.16 a.m. 8 ft. 3 In 10 32 p.m. 7 ft. 8
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    F.M.S. RIFLE MEET.
    271 5 To Be Held At Easter At Kuala Lumpur. THE programme of the Central Prize Meeting of the F.M.S. Volunteer Force Rifle Association has recently been published. The meeting is to be held on the Kuala Lumpur rifle range during the Easter holidays. This is the most important
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    JOHORE CRICKET.
    85 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Mar. 18. The Johore Cricket Club will play its first match this afternoon at i Singapore against a team from the Fort Canning. The match will be played at the Tanglin Barracks ground play commencing at 2 p.m. The following will play
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    100 5 The following have accepted to play cricket for the S.C.C. on Saturday V*. S.C.R.C. at Honr l.im Gmn:C. G. Jenner (capt.), T. A. D. Hewan. J. H. Abbott. J. E. C. Mitchell. W. H. McNeill. H. L. Ward. E. MacCreinor. Lt. C. F. O. Pearse, L. A. Hygate,
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    S.R.C. CRICKET
    145 5 The following will represent the SRC. on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the S.R.C. ground vs. P.W.D. L. Alvls. P. R. Lewis. N. Sullivan. G. M. Westerhout, D. Ross. H. N. Balhetchet, H. R. Bartels, A. Chapman, J. Lovoday, C Mcebergen, G. C. Ross, G. Fernandez and A.
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    43 5 Indian R.C. .2: Medical Ser.l. The Indian Recreation Club defeated the Medical Services by two goals to one In a third dlv.-jion S A.F.A. League match on the Padang yesterday. Williams and Pereira scored the Indians' goals and Ismail replied for the Medicals.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    104 5 Revised Ties For Today In Spring Tourney. The following axe the rovlsed ties for today in the Singapore Cricket Club lawn tennis tournament. Championship Singles: O. W. Gllmour vs. W. J. M. Warden. Championship Doubles: C. P. Burk* and A. P Coldman vs. R. B. B. Donnell ar.d
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    Y.M.CA. TOURNAMENT.
    61 5 \7ESTERDAY'S ties in the Y.M.CA. Open Lawn Tennis Tournament resulted as follows: HANDICAP MEN'S SINGLES I. Reshty (plus 1> beat Rumalya towe 15.3). 9—7: 3—6: 6—3. Foo Woo Wan (owe 15.3) beat Eng Kiat (plus 2) 6—l: 6—2. HANDICAP MEN'S DOUBLES Dr. Tyau and Chow Tat (owe 30
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    59 5 Eleven cards were taken out for the Keppel G.C. March women' 3 foursomes and the following were the scores returned: Mrs. R. McCreath and Mrs. E. R. Lubbock 46—17-. 28 Mrs. E. Litchfield and Mrs. E. Mozar 44—94 34',. Mrs. W. Jones and Miss G. Farncll 54—
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    74 5 Players will be selected from tha following to play for the Junior Department against Fraser and Neave 2nd XI on Thursday, Mar. 26, on the F. and N. ground at 5 p.m. Tan Kwang Seng; Ec Thian Hai: and Goh Chin Chye; E. C. Hope. How Har Chyo and Phoa
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      305 6 Prices Unchanged But Steady. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Mar. 20. Amonp rubber shares there are a few buyers of Brunei United, Pajams and Indrapiri, but in most shares are neglected, sellers lefusinjr to break their prices to meet buyers' ideas. Tin shares are steady with Johans
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      PRODUCE.
      134 6 Singapore. March 20. 12 noon Buyer. Seller Gambler 6 25 i Java Cube 9.00 Hamburg 10 25 White Muntok Pepper 17.00 Black Pepper 8.75 White Pepper 16 25 Fan Scgo Houi •Sundried Copra 5.20 •Mixed Copra 4.70 Small Flake Tapioca 4 40 Fair Flake Tapioca 4 15 Med Pearl
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        MINING.
        564 6 All Shares quoted above ar- fully paid. muc tdi. x-irfact m \sv i_ijaij w CjVciii Buyers Se.ltrs Buyers Sellers 4/- Am pat Tin 5'- 5/»» 5 3 5 9 fl Asam Kumbang 28/3 29 6xd 28,6 29 6xd £1 Austral Malay 58/6 59/6xd 58/- 59/5/- Ayer Hitam H/9 15/6cd
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        GENERAL.
        421 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.20 1.30 1.20 130 2 2 do 7% Prers 1.45 l.60n. 1.45 1.60 10 10 Atlas Ice 11.75 12.25 11.75 12.25 £1 £1 B A T 5.17 6 6.2.6 5.17.6 6.2.6 1 80 B. M. Broadcasting 0.05 dis par 10 disc, par 10 5
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        167 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 S400.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nom AW, 1907 red. 1947 Jl. 300.000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 112 114 nom 4' 2 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 130 nom 4% 1913 red. 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        354 6 (Shares are SI unless otherwise stated) Ulenby Uor <"iajah Vmal Malay ($2) Vyei Hit am Vyer Molelc Vyt-r Panas 3as.sett Jatu Lantang Jorelli Jrogas Brunei Un. ($5) Jukit Kati) 3ukit Kepong 3ukit Timah (S10) Jufcit KB ;hanRkai Serdang Jonnemara .tlen.-al- Plantations -lay tor ir'ragiri leram Kuantan (.50) limah
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    EXCHANGES.
    219 6 rhe following are the excnan&e rate* rhm morning according to the dally circular issued o? me Houk Kong and Shanghai Banking Corooratlon: SELLING London. 4 montns sight 2/4 Vfe London. 3 monthr sight 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days tight 2/4 1/16 London. 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London, demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    81 6 Noon, Mar. 20. Buyers. Sellers, j No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Mar. 26^ 26i-j Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Mar. 26 3/16 26 5/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. Steady, sellers reserved. Latest Cable: London Spot
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    389 6 Quiet, But Undertone Firm. London, Mar. 19. Markets were quieter, but the undertone was firm and in one or two instances the recovery made further progress. The follswing are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated. dav or Pall
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    EXCHANGES.
    86 6 Dollars Firm. London. Mar. 19. Paris 74 S" 64 Athens 517 sellers New York t.ffl'i Bucharest t>69 sellers Montreal 4.97 Rio 4* Brussels 21. .'9 official Geneva 15.14'j Belgrade 317 Amsterdam 7.26.. Boei.os Aires unquoted Milan C'J sin Montevideo 39 916 Berlin 12.28 sellers o'Brml Madrid 36", Bombay 1
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    23,500 TONS TIN STOCKS.
    174 6 IDEAL MARGIN OF SAFETY. London, Mar. 19. World tin stocks should bo a minimum of 23.500 tons, equivalent to 15 per cent, of the annual consumption (calculated at 156.000 tons) or seven weeks requirements. Ls the view expressed in a review of the tin situation, published
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    ARITA-CHANG CHUN DISCUSSIONS.
    226 6 ARITA-CHANG C HUN DISCUSSIONS. "Views Do Not Entirely Coincide." Nanking. Mar 20. The Nanking Foreisn Office and the Japanese Embassy have issued a joint bulletin on the lour-day discussions, which ended yesterday, between Gen. Chang Chun. Foreign Minister, p.r.d Mr. Arita. Japanese Ambassador. A frank and sincere exchange of views
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    SHARES REPORT.
    59 6 Lyall Evatt's report dated Mar. 20, shows Markets unchanged. Raubs—buyrr- apt earins at 6.20: sellers 6.30. London Tin improved. 8 6 middle price. Talams buyeri 1.71' i. Sun-rel Luas further inquiry around 1.45. Ulu Klanj; buyers 1.18: few or no viler*. Gammon Malaya l 28 1 .32. Kint-a
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      35 6 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT f fi TiSiii id* tiiVSaWim AS USED ON THE NEW SINGAPORE RAILWAY STATION AND ALL THE PRINCIPAL P V¥ 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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      IMPERIAL BANK OF INDIA RESULTS.
      1152 7 STERLING COMPANIES. Trolak Estates And Jugra Land Accounts. IMPERIAL BANK OF INDIA.— The report for the half year ended Dec. 31, 1935. states that the improvement In the delnand for money which occurred earlier In the year was not maintained. Advances and bills discounted in
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      RADELLA RUBBER REPORT.
      315 7 Dividend Of 3 Per Cent. The report of Radella Rubber Estate. Limited, for the year ended Dec. 31 shows: The year's working resulted in a profit of $6,975 21 The balance brought forward from last year was 9.403.23 Making an available balance of $16,378.49 From which the
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      A NEW VALUE FOR THE ROUBLE.
      285 7 Currency Reform." The old so-called gold Soviet rouble, based on the nominal value ot the old Tsarist currency, was abolished by decree on Mar. 1. A new gold rouble has been substituted, based on the French franc, at the rate of three francs per
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      BASE METALS.
      275 7 Heavy Buying Of Copper. Messrs. Malcolm Bowley Son in their report dated London Mar. 6 state COPPER.— A buying movement developed during the latter half of the week and large quantities changed hands. The business was mostly of an "Interdealer" character. The speculative Interest Is comparatively small. The
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      181 7 Domestic Production, as represented by exports from Federated Malay States. Unfederated Malay States, and Straits Settlements (Settlement of Malacca), of tin and I tln-ln-ore at 75.5 per rent., durlnz the month of Feb., 1936. Tons Tons F M.S 1 U.M.S.: 4.614 i Johore 50 i Kedah 25
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      STABILISATION ESSENTIAL.
      631 7 OBJECTIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT. Stabilisation of world currencies and balancing of the Federal Budget are two objectivei which the U.S. Government must work toward as It Is freed from the stress of emergency demands This statement was made In a broad cast speech on Mar. 5 by Mr.
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      DUTCH NATIVE RUBBER.
      114 7 Progress Made In Registration. "The registration of the native rubber gardens In the outlying possessions of the Netherlands Indies is well organised and is progressing satisfactorily." This was the statement made at Batavia by the chief Government official. Mr. Luytjes. on his return from a I visit
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      392 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK M LND1A, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. f Incorporated in Eneland 6v Bovaj Charter 1853) Paid Op Capital in BuO.uoo shares of 15 each (3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability ol Proprietors £3.uuo.OOO HEAD OFFICE: 28. BishOF*Rat«. London. EC. 2. Alor Star Hone Kong Saigon Amnuar Hollo S.marang Bangkok
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    57 8 To carry out researches on malaria-carrying mosquitoes which have made large tracts of Africa uninhabitable with a consequent decrease of trade, two scientists, Mr. H. S. Leeson (right) and his assistant Mr. J. D. GHtett, both members of the Entomological department of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
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    Italian Bombers Destroy Red Cross Planes.
    345 8 Addis Ababa, Mar. 18. A Dessie message states that Italian bombers have destroyed the Abyssinian Red Cross planes at Kworam. Abyssinia's determination to fight to the last is reiterated in a communique, which denies that there have been any peace talks and declares that
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    JAPANESE OFFER REJECTED.
    315 8 "TO SUPPRESS RKDS IN PEIPING." (From Our Ovn Correspondent.) Shanghai, Mar. I AST week-end there was a terkms clash in Peipinjr between police and students at Tiling Hua University, resultinp in many casualties— •md in two policemen being cap- ured and held for some time aa hostages.
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      130 8 Broadcasting, EMPIRE STATION. TRANSMISSION 1. TODAY. The follonin* frequencies wi'l be used: GSN 11.8Z Me s (25.28 ml GSD 9 51 Me i (31.55 m.) p.m. 3.2a The News ano Announcements. 3.40 Close dov.n. TRANSMISSION 2. The fo.loviinc frequencies will be used: GSJ 21 TiJ Me i 1 13 03
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      753 8 7.40 ScoU Songs. t nlex Carmlcbael (Baritone): Ae Fend Kiss: Dell's Awa' wi" th' Exciseman; The Pipers o' Dundee (Oatty) Margaret Burnet (Soprano) O, Whistle and I'll Come to you. my Lad (Stephen Burnett) 7.50 The BBC Dame Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall. 8.20 The News and Announcements. 8.40 Military
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      674 8 mentary on the International Rugby Union football matcn by Captain H. B. T. Wakelam. Relayed from Twickenham. (By courtesy of the Rugby Football Union). 11.50 Greenwich Time Signal. The News, a.m 12.05 Dance Music. f 12.30 Close down. BERLIN German Short -war SUUion, Berlin D.J.A. (31.38 m), D.J.B. (19.74 m.),
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      166 8 6.50 Time signal; close down. 10.50 Opening announcement. 10 55 Half hour for Housewives. 11.20 Light music. 11.50 Time signal; Chamber music. p.m. 12.20 Concert Nirom Orchestra with the News at 1 10. 1.50 Close down. PENANG. SUUon Z.H.J.. Penanf— Wavefcnftb 49 3 metres Penanc Wbeleas Society. TODAY. p.m. 7.00
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    WOOSUNG FORTS HERO.
    86 9 To Serve Under Ironsides Leader. Hong Kong, Mar. 18. Gen. Tarn Kai-snau. the nero of the defence of the Woasung Forts during the Shanghai 'war" in 1932. has been offered a command in the anti- i bandit forces in Chekiarg. Fukien. Kiangsi and Anhwei. Gen. Chang Fa-kwei,
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    DEFENCE MINISTER.
    67 9 Sir T. Inskip Takes Up Duties Today. London. Mar. 18. Sir Thomas Inskip will probably take up his duties as Minister for Cooidination of Defence on Thursday. He will be succeeded as AttorneyGeneral by Sir Donald Somerville, whose present office cf SolicitorGeneral will, it is understood, be filled
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    SPEECH BY WAR MINISTER.
    587 9 GERMAN VIEW OF ARMAMENTS. The pacific nature of Germany's intentions at present was insisted upon by Gen. von Blomberj?, the War Minister, in a speech delivered in the Berlin State Opera House last week. He combined this with an assurance of the utter loyalty of the
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    DUTCH REPLY TO COLONIES HINT.
    171 9 "Never Cede A Yard." The Hague, Feb. 20. The Netherlands Foreign Mlt.ister, Jonkheer de Graefle, replied in the First Chamber today to hints that Holland might surrender a portion of her overseas possessions to satisfy Powers in need of colonies. He said: Holland ill never
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    19 9 Ten thousand Canadians are expected to attend the unveiling of the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy on July 28.
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    28 9 Sir Walter Gilbey would not like these hats, although the maker has been turning them out for over half a century, because the brims are not curly I
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    MISS ANNA MAY WONG.
    690 9 Mob Meets Film Star At Shanghai. The idol of thousands of Chinese cinema fans, and greeted at the Customs Jetty by a large throng. Miss Anna May Wong, prominent in British and American film circles, arrived in Shanghai in the s.s. President Hoover with the announced
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    REVOLUTIONISING LIFE.
    255 9 SCIENTISTS' AMAZING FEATS. Moscow, Feb. 17. Amazing feats, which may revolutionise life on this world, have been performed by a group of Russian ;clentlsts connected with the Soviet Academy of Sciences. They claim to have succeeded in restoring to life a number of small creatures, which were frozen
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    FRANCE'S DECLINING MOTOR INDUSTRY
    118 9 STRIKING FIGURES. The French motor Industry is fighting for its life, according to the Matin. The newspaper gives the following comparative figures of the Industry's output of cars: Total. Exported. 1929 253,000 57.200 1935 177.000 18.900 In 1935, the "Matin" adds, the United States produced 4.000.G00
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    13 9 Television programmes are broadcast dally from Paris between 4 and 4 30 p.m.
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      333 9 LOST HER FAT AND WON A HUSBAND Reduced 43 lbs. Looks Years Younger Any woman who succeeds In losing 43 lbs. of excess fat would naturally find hi I be more attractive to her mal? friends. That was certainly the c-:;:;criencc of M:^.; D.D. I am a dancer," she writes.
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    "LOST GOOD JOBS FROM STOMACH TROUBLE."
    193 10 "If only I had known of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder years ago." writes Mr. E Like thousands of other sufferers from all kinds of stomach trouble. Mr. E found this wonderful remedy cures when all else has failed. "I must tell you how wonderful
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    AMUSEMENTS
    140 10 SINGAPORE. ADELPBI HOTEL Roof Garden Reserved. Exclusively for members of "C" Srotti&h Coy, SVC. GLOBE THEATRE. SREAT WORLD The Case Of The Lucky Legs 7 St 9 30 p.m. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner Danes, Thursday. March 26. No after Dinner admission charge. GREAT WORLD The Kennel Murder Case. With
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    The Million Mark.
    347 10 It is a very long time since the rubber industry has been as cheerful as it is today. A spirit cf quiet confidence is abroad, inspired as much by a long view as by a short view of the position. The trend of consumption is most impressive.
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    CHARLES CHAPLIN AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
    1488 10  -  Sara Hamilton. By "/GENIUS" is the most misused word in Hollywood. It is freely applied alike to ego-ridden directors, who dally torment their casts, and to ill-tempered stars who at the slightest excuse let fly at their co-workers. Genius Hollywood shrugs and quickly looks the
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    Behind The Scenes.
    88 10 \fISS Sara Hamilton, a Hollywood journalist, has had the good fortune to win the confidence of the powers-that-be at the Chaplin studio, and in this article she shows you the Man Behind the Screen. Racily, vividly, uith a wealth of detail and anecdote she shores you Charlie
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    818 10 AGAR AGAR. lIS that deiicious clear nolden Jelly known as agar agar or. sale regularly anywhere in Singapore? A woman reader of the Straits Tines has asked this question, and our best endeavours have failed to oMfcla the information she wants. Europeans generally eat this sweetmeat
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    THREE KILLED IN SINGAPORE R.A.F. CRASH.
    561 11 BOMBER PLUNGES INTO STRAITS DURING NIGHT EXERCISES. H. M. S. Kent Lowers Boat In Attempt To Rescue Fliers. FLAGSHIP PUTS BACK TO PORT AFTER LEAVING FOR CHINA. THE Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East, regrets to announce that Flight- Lieutenant William Dairy mplo
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    SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.
    116 11 Peer's Nephew Dies After Visiting Opium Dens. Shanghai. Mar. 19. The death of a young Briton after a rour.d of visits to opium dens and night clubs was investigated at the Ir.qucst here today on Terence George Randal Skeffington-Smyth, a nepry>v of Viscount Galway and son of LieUt.Col
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    MOST PROFOUND SYMPATHY.
    129 11 The following dispatch was received at the R.A.F. neadquarters, Singapore, this morning. It is from Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little, Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, aboard H.M.S. Kent, to Air Commodore Sydney Smith. Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force. Far East. "On behalf of myself, and all the
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    PREVIOUS FATAL ACCIDENTS.
    194 11 In June last ar Flying Officer R. Talbot Smith, of No. 36. (T. 8.) Squadron Singapore, was killed while carrying torp?do -bambino practice at Seletar. In June, 1934. Pi'.ot Officer Farish and L. A. C. Ginello were killed in a Wildebeeste rf No. 100 'Torpedo Bomber) Squadron
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    BRITISH TRADE FAIR AT HONG KONG.
    88 11 London, Mar. 19. The forthcoming British trade exhibition at Hong Kong and British trade opportunities in South China was the subject of an address by Mrs. Beatrice Thompson at a meeting of the House of Commons China Committee presided over by Earl Wlntertrn 'Cons.,
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    21 11 (From Our Own Coriespondent.) Bangkok. Mar 19 Bangkok is en fete to welcome home he torpedo boats built In Italian yards.
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    Locarno. TENSION HAS BEEN EASED.
    95 11 Locarno. TENSION HAS BEEN EASED. Council Approves Agreement. APPEAL TO THE HAGUE. Paris, Mar. 20. The Council of Ministers met at 9 p.m., under the. presidency of M. Lebrun and concluded at 9.40. They unanimously approved the Locarno Powers agreement. A communique states that M. Flandin recounted the results of
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    REACTION IN GERMANY.
    80 11 Herr Hitler's Seven Points. Berlin. Mar. 19. The news of the terms of the Locarno agreement is described ra Wllhelmstrasse circles as lessening the tension. The proposal of an international conference has been favourably received, though the addition to the agenda of the Central European problems and
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    BRITAIN GIVES HER SUPPORT.
    208 11 France And Belgium Assured. London, Mar. 19. It is understood that two vital amendments were made to the Locarno agreement today, namely, the dropping of the clauses regarding International occupation of the Rhlneland zone and the French demand for the withdrawal of some German troops The
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    32 11 Canton, Mar. 20. A total of $160,000 i n forged banknotes was seized by police in raids in counterfeiters' dens on Wednesday, the local police headquarters revealed yesterday. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    STOP PRESS
    17 11 London, Mar. 20. The Cabinet has approved the text of the Locarno Powers Agreement. Rcuter
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    TIN POSITION AFFECTED BY U.S. FLOODS.
    227 11 A NEW development of interest to Malaya has arisen from the £reat floods that have wrought havoc in the eastern States of the United States in the past three days. Pittsburgh has been seriously hit, and Reutcr states this may affect the tin position,
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    SHORTAGE OF FOOD.
    195 11 New York. Mar. 19. A shortage of food is a new terror facing the victims of the floods, in which the death roll Ls so far 70 and damage estimated in tens of millions of dollars. The cutting off of rail and road communications precludes the importation
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    PROCLAMATION TO THE NATION.
    151 11 LATEST. Ninetyfour are known to be dead an>! damage Is estimated at $150,000,000. Two hundred thousand are hompless In eleven states. For a distance of 200 miles, the panic-stricken population OH both sides of the Ohio River have taken to the hills. Pittsburgh alone has damage
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    ORDERS TO MOBILISE.
    232 11 Japanese Action In China. MORE TROOPS. Speedy Military Domination." iy|OBILISATION orders have been issued by the Japanese War .Ministry «sn ;s scale unequalled since the Kusso-.lapanoe War in liKll1903, according to a ToUo manage Sin Chew Jit Poh adds that tha Tokio War Office plans to r
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    34 11 Shanghai. Mar. 20. Donations by ovescas Chinrs" for floods relief last year totalled 5460.000. The largest contributions CUM from Malaya, with Singapore in the lead, followed by Burma and Siam. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    CHARLIE CHAPLIN PAYS SURPRISE VISIT TO REFORMATORY.
    500 12 CHANCE INVITATION JUMPED AT. Asiatic Boys Cheer Their Hero. f HAKLIE Chaplin brought joy to more than 150 Asiatic boys this morning when he visited the Singapore Reformatory. The invitation of Mr. F. Johnson, the superintendent, was accepted with typical Chaplin kindness. The
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    MOTOR MAGNATE EXPECTED.
    200 12 Mr. W. E. Rootes. A world tour will bring to Singapore soon Mr. William Edward Rootes. chairman and head of the Rootes Group of Companies, one of the three biggest motor manufacturing organisations in Great Britain. With his brother, Mr. Reginald Claud Rootes. he controls 18 companies,
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    COASTER COLLIDES WITH LIGHTER.
    46 12 The Straits Steamship coastal vessel Hahman returned to Singapore from Malacca this morning with a damaged bridge. The Rahman collided with a lighter outside Malacca at 1.50 am. yesterday during heavy rain. The lighter was slightly damaged and no one was ■njnred.
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    11 12 Mr. M. Silley, of Cameron Highlands, has left Ma'aya for England.
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    GERMANY APPEALS TO LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    1068 12 Von Ribbentrop Explains Foreign Policy. A full explanation of German foreign policy was given by Herr Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador at large, when he addressed a public session of the League Council in London last night. The speech was delivered in German. He said that
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    AIR MAILS.
    51 12 Th X.L.M. eastbound mall plane, which is running 24 hours late. wi:i arrive at Seletar this afternoon. The Imperial Airways eastbound liner scheduled to arrive at Singapore last Wednesday will arrive either tomorrow night or Sunday mornlm; The Imperial plane due on Sunday 1 expected to arrive en
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    MR. A. S. SMALL GIVEN POST OF COLONIAL SECRETARY.
    306 12 MR. A. S. SMALL GIVEN POST OF COLONIAL SECRETARY. Numerous Posts Held. The Hon. Mr. A. S. Small, who has received the substantive appointment of Colonial Secretary has had a distinguished M.C.S. record. He cams to Malaya as a cadet in January 1911 and in August of the same year
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    PENANG SCHOLARS ON STRIKE.
    80 12 Teachers And Pupils Threatened, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 20. |_JINI)KEI)S of pupils of the Chun? Ling High School went on strike on Tuesday, turning the school into a bear garden with shouts of down with the teachers down with the school authorities." The leaders
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    CARS AND TOBACCO SEIZED.
    134 12 Man In Court After Ponggol Watch. A haul of two cars. $2,200 worth of tobacco and cigarettes, and a sampan was made by the Department of Excise, Singapore, early yesterday morning after a long wait by the seashore at Ponggol. Cheong See, a Cantonese. ttM or.lv
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    26 12 News has been received of the suer?ss of Mr. V. O. Galistan. of Singapore, in the Final Examination <Pa:t 1) of the Corporation of Accountants Glasgow.
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      253 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THK Strata Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary nt entertainments, meetings, sports ev?nts. social functions and other outstanding happenings Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAttLES HOTEL: Cocktail Dance 8 30-8.15 p m Dinner and
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      178 12 sade i Henry Wilcoxon) and "shorts 3 p.m. REGAL. JOO CH1AT ROAD Mayajah (Satan Weeps). Hindustani picture. 6.15. 9.15. GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD. Case of the Lucky Legs (Warren William) 7. 9.30. SKY THEATRE. GREAT WORLD Kennel Murder Case (William Powell*. 7 9. MARLBOROUGH: Caravan (Charles Boyer. Loretta Young). 6.1£.
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    CZAR'S DAUGHTER DID NOT ESCAPE.
    571 13 Abbot Describes Belief As "A Fable." THE belief that the Grand Duchess Anastasia, one of the daughters of hte late Czar of Russia, Nicolas 11, escaped the carnage which put an end to the Imperial Russian Family in 1918. was scotched in Singapore by Abbot
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE VISITORS' BOOK.
    25 13 pROM tomorrow onwards the Government House Visitors' Book will be p'.aced in the kiosk at the main gate to Government House.
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    27 13 His Highness the Yang Di per Tuan of Ncgri Sembilan arriving at the F.M.S. Police depot, Kuala Lumpur, to witness a tra'nine demonstration arranged in his honour.
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    ALLEGED THREAT TO FRY OVERSEER.
    104 13 Rubbers Tappers In Court. (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, March 19. MINE Chinese coolies were charged before Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat Magistrate, on Tuesday with threatening their overseer. It was alleged that the accused were tappers on a rubber estate in Jementah.
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    COMPLICATED CASE OF ACCOUNTS.
    468 13 Progress Of Davies Trial. Today is the fifth day of the trial of David Manickam Davis, a former chief clerk in the Singapore Municipality, who is charged with criminal breach of trust. Mr. N. A. Worley. Solicitor-General, called further witnesses for the prosecution when the case
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    BOARD MEETING OF 7 MINUTES.
    88 13 RAPID WORK WITH KINTA AFFAIRS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 19. ONLY seven minutes sufficed for the monthly meeting of the Kinta Sanitary Board held this morning, probably the shortest session on record. The chairman informed the Board that a campaign was being carried
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    LEG SHOWS—AND A MURDER!
    484 13 At The Cinema. Excellent Crime Story. "The Case Of The Lucky Lees." (With Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis, and Porter Hall.) Warner Bros. First National. At the Victoria Theatre. Since the success of "The Thin Man", detective stories en the screen have contained an appreciable
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    EXTRA DOLLAR FOR POOL.
    245 13 SELANGOR GOLF CLUB PROPOSAL. (From Our Own Corresirondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 19. I A SPECIAL general meeting of j the Selangor Golf Club recent- ly authorised the committee to go ahead with the scheme to build ah $40,000 swimming pool. This necessitated Mie issue of debentures,
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    WORRIED OVER MOTHER'S DEATH.
    58 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 19. A police supervisee, told the actin" Seremban magistrate, Mr. M. J. Hayward, that he was so worried over the death of his mother In China that he failed to report himself to the Police. The accused, who had four
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    27 13 Mr. V. S. Ponnampalam, chief clerk, attached to the office of the Secretary to Resident, Selangor, is expected tn| retire about the end of the current year.
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    Sir A. Caldecott's Leave Postponed.
    105 13 Change In Colonial Secretaryship. A Hong Kong report states that His Excellency the Governor (Sir Andrew Caldecott>. who had lnt -nded to proceed on Home lcav.? in June, has cancelled the arrangements made, in consequence of the ci.ange in the Colonial Secretaryship, caused by tins
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    ERASER'S HILL DOWN GATE.
    22 13 The "down" gate from Frasers Hill will be closed to traffic between 12 and 12.30 noon on Sunday.
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    27 13 Inche Mohd. Salleh has arrived at Kajang and will at the end of this week take over the duties of District Officer, Ulu Langat and Kuala Lumpur.
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    30 13 The Hon. Mr. Marcus Rex. acting British Resident of Perak, arrived in Ipcih on Saturday and will stay at the Residency in Gopeng Road until the end of the month.
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    SAPPERS WERE UNLUCKY TO LOSE TO THEIR BOGEY TEAM,
    638 14 BOTH GOALKEEPERS IN GOOD FORM. Ahmad Hitam Shows Promise At Centreforward. MALAYS 2; R.E. 1. DEATEN twice and drawing once with the Malays last year the Sappers were unable to lay their bogey team low at Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    116 14 The R.A. and S.C.C. meet in m First Division match at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. The R.A. lost to the Sapper; 0 2 last week and the SC.C. drew 1—1 with the Malays on Mar. 5. Last year thr R.A. beat the SCC. 7 0 in the
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    KENT TOO HEAVY FOR THE LABURNUM.
    291 14 H.M.S. Kent 4: H.M.S. Laburnum 0. I_T M.S. Kent, just returned from a brief visit to Netherlands Indian waters, beat the S.S. R.N.V.R. in a friendly on the Padang yesterday by four goals to nil. The Kent were much the heavier side and were
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    9 14 M. Shariff, the Govt. Monopolies goalkeeper. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    SOCIAL MATCH ON SUNDAY.
    273 14 Local Golf. Japanese Club To Visit The Island Club. ASOCIAL golf match between the Island Club and the Japanese Club will be played at the Island Club on Sunday. The draw and starting times. Japanese players mentioned first, are as follows 8.45 S. Minowa (9) and
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    48 14 Friday, Mar. 20. Soccer: Dlv. 1, R.A. vs. S.C.C. at Anion Road Stadium; Div. 2. R.A.O.C. vs. Inniskillings II at Pulau Branl. Boxing: Amie Raphael vs. Young Frisoo and Jack Harrison vs. Nal Som Pong at New World Stadium. Lawn Tennis: S.C.C. and V.M.C.A tournaments continue.
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    CLUB TO HAVE A NEW GROUND.
    667 14 Singapore Polo. Site Already Decided On By The Committee. THE Singapore Polo Club is to have a new ground the site of which has been agreed on by a subcommittee appointed to so into the matter. This was divulged by Dr 3. C. Tull.
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    TONIGHTS BOXING.
    106 14 i Mr. B. Bell's card for tonight at the New World Stadium looks like providing a number of thrills. Amie Raphael and Young Frisco i meet for the third time, each hay- j ing won once. The other main event is between Som Pong and the Irishman, Jack
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    36 14 H.M.S. Laburnum (The S.S. R.N.V.R.), turned out a soccer side against the Kent yesterday but were beaten 4—o.4 0. Salleh the riant in the centre, made a surprisingly agile goalkeeper for the R.N.V.K. Straits Times Photograph
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    THE NEW LITTLE GREEN BOOK.
    219 14 PUBLISHED BY THE L.T.A.M. Attractive Handbook For All Tennis Players. (By LEIGHTON.) WO more attractive handbook has ever been got up in Malaya than the official Lawn Tennis Handbook of Malaya, edited by the Vice-Pre-■ldent of the L.T.A.M., Mr. J. A. Dean, who goes home
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    S. G. C. WOMEN'S TEAM BEATEN.
    99 14 Golf. Quarter Point Margin For Sepoy Lines. CEPOY Lines G.C. women gamed a very meritorious win over Singapore G.C. women's team yes terday by 4'_> points to I points. The results. S.G.C. players mentioned first, were as follows: Mrs. Cherry 1 Miss Hadley 0
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    GARRISON G.C.
    58 14 The following were the best returns in the monthly competitions at the Garrison Golf Club. .Jem. J. a. R.enener >apt. C. K. Ham'Hon Major L. A. J Graham ind Capt. J H Salaman 84— 84--1G r M 9 6f Ars. Ars. Ars. Fink Cantrell Mitchell 48--11= 6 -11
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    POSSIBILITY OF AN ALL-LONDON CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY.
    1062 15 ARSENAL VS. SHEFFIELD THE MOST LIKELY. But Fulham Beat The Blades In A League Game. THE F.A. Cup semi-finals, which will be played tomorrow, have worked out as most followers of the game would have wished. The two London clubs avoid each
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    19 15 Not so good! A competitor knocks over a hurdle at the Polo Club gymkhana jumning competition. Straits Times Photograph.
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    MALAYAN CHAMPION FOR BERLIN.
    127 15 Weightlifting. Wong Seah Kee To Travel On A Chinese Passport. 117 ON(. Seah Kee. of Singapore, the Malayan feather-weight weightlifting champion, has accepted an invitation to represent China at the Olympic (iamrs in Berlin this snmmer. He will leave Singapore at the beginning of April to
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    13 15 Alex James on whose skill the Arsenal Cup hopes will largely depend tomorrow.
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    DECISIVE WIN FOR ST. ANDREW'S.
    236 15 Crick ;t.' Good All-Round Display By R.Thoy. OT. Andrew's school scored a deci- sive victory over Raffles Institution yesterday by 73 runs. R. Thoy, who took four wickets for seven runs and then scored 78. was the outstanding performer. RAFFLES INSTITUTION R. Barkar b Wober
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    HOME SOCCER.
    29 15 London. March 19. Reuter cables the results of league matches played today as follows: Second Division Leicester 1 Newcastle 0 Third Division (South) Newport 4 GlUingham 2
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    HOME RUGBY.
    22 15 London. March 19. The following Rugby matches were played today, says Reuter: Middlesex 19 Oxfordshire 18 Swansea 26 Cardiff 0
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    515 15 Commercial Cup Competition Needs Revising Junior Footballers Should Be Encouraged More Houses Would Enter If Star Players Were Ineligible. Conducted by "LEIGHTON." I CANNOT see that the Commercial Cup competition, as it stands today, te serving any useful purpose. Maybe I shall be accused of prejudice because
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    will they go to BERLIN?
    84 15 Our Chinese Correspondent informs us that Cliua Boon Lay and (liia Ken;r Hock, the two Singapore Chinese footballers, have today received letters from Mr. W. T. Lee, the All-China soccer captain, asking them to proceed to Hong Kong to play in trial puMi early next
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    AL RIVERS BEATEN AT IPOH.
    69 15 i From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, March 20. Baby Johnson, the Orient lightweight champion, beat Al Rivers on points at the Jubilee Stadium last night over 12 three-minute rounds. Johnson weighed 9.11 and Rivers 10 7. Rivers did well at the start but Johnson was
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    From the FEDERAL CAPITAL
    1802 16 From the FEDERAL CAPITAL That $60 Millions Surplus— And The "Reserve Fund"-Tax Cuts Next?-P. S. Surcharge Grievance— Shipping Combine— Juries Or Assessors?— "Dog" Financ (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 19. AND so at the end of 1935 the Federated Malay States had a surplus which of course isn't
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    28 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Mar. 18. Mr. W. A. Keyt. of the Public Works Department, Johore Bahru. has been admitted to the General Hospital.
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    23 16 Mr. Lye Que Chong, Detective Sub Inspector attached to the Kulai Police Station, has been transferred to the Central Police Station, Johore Baharu.
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    30 16 Mr. Ho Weng Tye. Detective Investi gating Officer, attached to the Central Police Station, Johore Bat ru, has proceeded to Kulal to take the place of Mr. Lye Que Chong.
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    22 16 Detective Investigating Officer Song Swec Song, of the Central Police Station, Johore Bahru. has gone to Pcntlan Kechil in the same capacity.
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    16 16 The Eurasian Cricket team of Johori Bahru will In future play under the name of "Bloomflelders."
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      MALAYA'S FOOD.
      758 16 Intensive Cultivation Of Padi Required. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— With what was said by Mr. Laurence Henderson in tbr Straits Times of Mar. 14 regarding Malayan grown rice. I quite agree. It seems to me that of all the economic problems that confront Malaya
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    SINGAPORE LEAVES DO NOT FALL ACCORDING TO SEASONS.
    1790 17 EFFECT OF UNIFORM CLIMATE. Gardens Director Speaks Of Necessary Civic Pride. UT1IF.KK is much to be done in the matter of educating the general public in the care of trees, and in creating a civic pride in the trees, which should be
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    OIDIUM: A LESSON FROM CEYLON.
    1870 18 DKKORE further discussing Mr. Guest's notes on sulphur-dusting I would like to record a few rather interesting facts that I have culled from a special article by Mr. E. W. Whitelaw, in the planting supplement of the Times of Ceylon of Jan. 29, on "The
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    GOOD QUALITY SHEET IN KAMPONGS.
    345 18 "Consid2rable interest continues to be shown by small-holders in the bmokeing cabinets demonstrated by the Asiatic Rubber Instructors, and in some cases where these cabinets have been installed an excellent qua'ity of smoked sheet has been produced. •The Instructors have continued their demonstrations and lectures
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    PLANTING HISTORY IN PERAK.
    176 18 Mr. d'Esterre Darby's First Rubber Trees. (From A Correspondent) Recently the Times of Malaya stated that the first rubber planted up in the F.M.S. was 200 acres ir. Selangor, planted in 1897. A correspondent contradicts this, saying that rubber was planted on Yam Seng Estate. Pcrak.
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    33 19 The use of GUrieidia and Cassia AUU in m replanted are*. Rubber only two years old from basket plants, manured wttk one Ib of artificial ftrHlfcur. (Photo by courtesy of Malayan FertHUers. Ltd.)
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    SHOULD THER.R.I. TEACH?
    613 19 Objection Raised To I.S.P.'s New Study Scheme. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— ln the report of the general; meeting of the ISP. it is said that both the Department of Agriculture and the Rubber Research Institute are going to teach members of the Incorporated
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    DEPRESSED NATIVES. Effects Of Rubber Control In Netherlands Indies.
    690 19 DEPRESSED NATIVES. Effects Of Rubber Control In Netherlands Indies. A PESSIMISTIC view of the native rubber situation in the Netherlands ladies is taken by a writer in the February number of the India Rubber World (New York), who declares that the present method of control is considered a dismal failure
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    SALE OF COUPONS.
    344 19 SMALL HOLDINGS UNTAPPED. To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— In your report of the Negri planters' meeting it is stated tl.at 84 p?r cent, of the smallholdings are out of tapping and that the smallholders are selling their coupons. Why are the holdings not being
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    DISEASE REPORTS.
    150 19 R.R.I. Again Asks For Specimens. It is intimated in the Malayan Agricultural Journal that the Director of the Rubber Research Institute, will be obliged If proprietors or managers of estates will report early any suspected cases of Oidlum Leaf Disease in 1936. In view of the fact that
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    17 19 Experiment with the local dadap as a green manure tree. (Photo by courtesy of Malayan Fertilisers, Ltd.)
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    RUBBER RECORDS.
    265 19 Optimistic View Of U.S.A Trade Journal. MEASURED by crude rubber con- sumption, the rubber industry of the United States continued Its growth during 1935 to a new all-time high and that despite the fact that industry in general has recovered from depression lows to only about 80 per
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    PIONEER TESTS IN MALAYA.
    175 19 Use Of Leguminous Trees In Rubber. •pHK employment of leguminous trees to provide a mulch of green manure Is a common practice In the cultivation of tea, but its possible value in connection with rubber is only just being realised. The trees commonly favoured in tea
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    THE PLANTER."
    77 19 Owing to the re-arrangement of the accounts "The Planter" shows a loss of $4,591 against a profit last year of $1,705, but this is merely due to the Inclusion this year of a charge for overhead expenses which did not appear previously, and the real facts of the
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    Victim Of The Thaw
    71 20 Koalas— Australia* "Teddy bears." Mail plane being shot off from the catapult on board the North German Lloyd liner Europa. The leafs talks of Salak utan. a thorny palm oi Malayan swamp- forests. Types of Dubat tribesmen engaged with the Italian armies on the northern front.
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