The Straits Times, 14 April 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times JO PAGES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1936 PRICE 10 CENT The Straits Times Z0 PA(iES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY,. APRIL 14, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      211 1 SINGAPORE 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). KUALA LUMPUR: 2 5. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3Cej. jnf.i tTvkh< f TRAVEL I MONITOR TOP JjaO OP b REFRIGERATORS (W| tfsS\ i (Made by General Electric Company or U.S.A.) I itXOM^M^"' '^T^!tf /^^jH^tofifl^ a Sturdy all steel cabinet with glistening CWlFlWl pXw^— l^ white
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      21 1 Daisy 6. t>h< n \!:n ltd foi bo; oi i i s It AS kr IS mut%iNK I'hone IWi (Ambei Mansuins
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      17 2 MALCOLM.—At the Matrrnitv Hospital. Penang, on Apr. 10 to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Malcolm, a daughter.
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      897 2 [BOARD RESIDENCE WHITE HEATHEB. 398 River Valley Rd. accommodation now. Tel. 4523. BELLEVILLE. 15. Scotts Road. Phone 4374. la-Re A airy rooms. Prlv. Verandah, mod. san. WHITEHALL, 32. Cairnhll! Rd. room, private verandah, entrance, bath, Europ. P 4747. Til. MANSION. Oxley Rise, Singapore, three minute* from town high elevation large
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      1397 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Bernard Nagnensky, commonly known as Bernard N. Albert, of No. 4, Pelrce Road. Singapore. Is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reason why natural'.sation should not be granted should send a written and signed statement
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      1127 2 EDUCATIONAL BUSINESS CARDS. Etc. HONGKONG UNIVERSITY. rmaccaS*!? lj a i w Massage hall SCHOLARSm? MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss nANA 60. WATERLOO STREET One Loke Yew Donor Scho'arshlp to Hongkong University, providing free tuition Telephone 7467. but not free beard and residence, falls vacant in September. 1936. It
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      186 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Singapore Within Outside Without Malav» Mfclaya Postage Monthl* S.00 S 100 S I 50 Quarterly S $50 $12-00 f 7.50 Halt Yearly »H00 SUM $1500 Yrarl» $34.00 $40 00 $30.00 Note.— Oulstation cheques should Include the a*ual hank dHcnnnt ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The rharres and instructions for CLASSII IKH
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      2862 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND APCAR LINES. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) IT. HLH! W% fA ITd (incorporated In England) N. \A -L-^Avm^t^S^Ty^ GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS A =^^s^^]QT^4G FOR (TNARD WHITE STAR [rT .T^^ lIIw I Zl APCAR LINE. \-i££^^^ REPRESENTING UALL PASSENGER AND CARGO fStOBSSJL^UBmMBMm^^MJkM.^J s?**^ SHIPPING. PENINSULAR Ar^OT^TAL S N CO. PASSENGER
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      59 4 Mails .rom Nfther!ands Indies exI ,nd today Dy air (Nether.ands) will be delivered to boxholders at 1 i pnv Genera, delivery of letters and Is at 140 pm. Malls from China and Japan today byMli bsaffom U Cr.ina and Japan on Apr. 16 by Huk izakl Maru. I
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      CLEARANCES
      45 4 Apr. 12: Scheer (Gei>: Akagisan Maru shunko Maru Hakodate Maru (Ja Panl:Pan1: Dukat- Fhinanger ,Nor);,Nor); Gen v. der Heydei. (Dut): Mahidol. Mata Hari LiUan Moner (Brlt): Deike Rimers (Ger»: Slaoe. Maros (Dut). Apr. 13: Bhutan (BriO: Gewang. Planclus. Slllndoeng Kulit »Dut); Javanese Prince <3rit)
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      CAPTAIN BLAMED FOR SHIP'S LOSS.
      221 4 Certificate Suspended. Blame for the stranding of the Glasgow freighter Clan Malcolm In the English Channel last September, was laid at the door of the master of the vessel at the conclusion of a Board of Trade inquiry in Glasgow on April 1. When she
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      PASSENGERS HOMEWARD.
      448 4 The following passengers are booked en the Blue Funnel Hector which is sailing for Colombo, Marseilles and London, on Apr. 15. Mrs. V. M. Jones, Miss M. E. Jones. Mrs. W. S. Godward. Mrs. Sanders. Miss R. E. M. Bolton, Mrs. F. D. Ward. Mr. and Mrs. M.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      138 4 Tuesday. April 14. Ships alongside (he Wharves or expected to arrive KErPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Lucifer. Lch. Dolphin Lch. Kittiwake. Loudon. Tug Pentower, Dredger Kuantan, Lady DennionPender. Oil Wharf War Mehtar. Coal Wha.t Nil VESSELS IN DRY UOCKa. Tanjont Pafar Sheers Wharf Nil Albert Dock
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      367 4 Today. Bagan Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong) 3 p.m. Bengkalis Laboean Blllk (M. S. Kampar) 3 pm. P. de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe. and Siak (Hong Kwong) ..3 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas T. Dllly (Giang Seng) 4 p.m. Penang, Slam. Burma. India, Iraq, Palestine,
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      ACCELERATED DEPARTURE.
      30 4 The s.s. Agapenor for Hong Kong etc. Mails previously announced as closing at 1 p.m. on 15th inst. will now close at 10 a.m. on the same day.
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      THE SUEZ CANAL.
      46 4 Shipping in the Suez Canal in February showed an increase of 223.000) tons nett, or 9.4 per cent, more than in I February, 1935. It reached a figure of 2,602,000 tons, a level never before j reached at that season of the year.
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      540 4 BOUSTEAD C 0. f LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, F M.S. RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TBLFPHOWE: Freight 5433— Pastage Mil. CANADIAN B23Zilißt_J^3Zn3ll Jl »A \f (Incorporated In Erg Und) TBB "EMPRESS" ROUTE oiler* TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES tU BONOLCIU W direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—ACROSS CANADA bj TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN
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      576 4 fHi corpora tw5 In Sti lilts flvtutiticflti? H ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated In England) (Inooroorsted In U 3 A.) m^^^V BOSTON. NEW VOttK BALTIMORE FOB nAVRE. LONDON. vta t APE OF GO OD HOPE ROTTERDAM HAMBl'iC Dl; Smll5 Via Ports and San CanaL STEEL TRAVELER
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      139 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Daily Weather Report. Stations /esteraay Last night •Max Rainfall Bright Mln. temD ins Sunshine temp •r hrt. *F West Coast. Alor Stat 89 1.00 6.7 72 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 0.31 7.5 73 Sitiawan 89 0.17 81 74 Bukit Jeram 88 0.01 5.4 73 Malacca 82 0.26
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      332 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE. Today. H. W. 2.05 am. 8.1 ft.: 3.53 p.m. 6.2 ft. L. W. 9.03 a.m. 1.3 ft.; 8.45 p.m. 4.5 ft. Wednesday. April 15. H. W. 2.56 a.m. 7.6 ft.; 5.21 p.m. 6 ft. L. W. 10.07 a.m. 1.8 ft.; 9.55 p.m. 4.8 ft. Thursday. April 16.
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      293 5 'SOMETHING TO CHEER UOUT^^A^ A PICTURE AS GREAT AS THE MAN IT IMMORTALIZES..... GALA PREMIERE WEDNESDAY 23rd AT 9.30 p.m. VICTORIA THEATRE Reserve Your Seats Early, as the demand is very high, Phone 6826 or 4213 for reservations. MARCONIPHONE PIONEERS AND LEADERS OF RADIO. NEW ALL-WAVE MODEL" mM^^^Lmmm^ mm^^Li Accepted
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      410 5 TONIGHT IT WILL HOLD YOU SPELL-BOUND THIS FIRST AUTHENTIC DRAMA OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION VICTORIA GLOBE 6.15 and 9.15 7.15 and 9.30 KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE SKIES FOR THE GREATEST THRILL ON EARTH. >"" Ki^^ h»v^2 P&bbp^^ behind Wt' H^ <4^^99w*ti&^ (he jgK S^K^^cV i^^^ great B B^^^^_ _^^^St^^ airport
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      204 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle 1 I F~T FT f* s I F~T PT P" w~~VR~Wt w n m m 17 lit p'9 a'i W2^ '£*kM 2s" as' M il _J M M -M 4§ 29 3O <M Wg. i^ 31 P Wt W\ 32 35 ~M~W~ Hj _i" Ml l_l_i_ lIIIIIt#^
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      243 6 U.K. Rubber Likely To B< Down 3,000 Tons. From Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. April 14. As is usual after several days o holidays, the share market ha: opened hesitantly, and there an practically m> chanfet in quotation: to record. There are sijrns that the tir ■hare market
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      PRODUCE.
      179 6 Singapore, April H. 12 no«n Bayer. Seller Gairbier 00 Java Cube 9 00 Hamburg 10 75 White Muntok Pepper 1C 75 BlacK Pepper 8 75 While Pepper 16 35 •Sundried Copra 5 25 5 25 Mixed Copra 4.75 4.75 Small riaUe Tapioca 4 50 r'ai. u.Ko Ht.m Fair Flaice
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES
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        MINING.
        605 6 issue vai. Fraser uo. Lyall Eratt Buyers Selltrs Buyers Sellers 4/- Am pat Tin 5 6 6/- 5 9 6/3 £1 Asam Kumbang 28 6 29/6 28/3 29/6 £1 Austral Malay 58/6 59/6 58/- 59/5/- Ayer Hitam 14 6 15/3 14/- 15/1 Ayer Weng 1.67', 2 1.75 1.65 1.75
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        GENERAL.
        444 6 2 2 Alex Brick Orel. 120 130 1.20 130 2 2 do 1% Prefs 1.45 1.55 1.45 160 10 10 Atlas Ice 10.00 11.00 11.75 12.25 1 J AT 5.17.6 6.2.6 6.0.0 6.5.0 l 80 B. M Broadcasting 0.05 dls par 0.05 dis par 10 5 B M. Trustee
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        165 6 i'e 1901 red. 1SMU $400,000 Int. «lar. 31 8ept. 30 108 i'2'f 1907 red. 1947 SI. 300.000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 112 •Vi 1909 red. 1955 Jl. 000.000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 US 1913 red. 1983 S2.000.000 Mai. 31 Sept. 30 114 1926 red 1956-66
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        354 6 Today's Prices Fraser It Co. LyalJ L Eratt Mlenby 1.65 1.70 1 65 175 \lor oajah 1.00 1.10 1.05 120 Mnai Malay ($2) 3.30 3.40 3 25 3 45 lyei Hilam 1.35 1.45 1.40 150 \yer Molek 0.92 0.98 C 92 0 98 Kytt Panas 1.35 1.45xd 1.40
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      EXCHANGES.
      195 6 rhe following are the exchange rates fhis morning according to the dally circular issued ov the Houg Kung and Shanehai Bamting Corporation: selling Son 1! 343 4 nTtST-SK 1 3 London. 60 days ilght 2/4 1/16 London. 30 days sight 2/4 1/16 London, demand 2/41/32 London. T.T. 2/4 1/32
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      84 6 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. 14 -Noon, Apr. 14. X- v n o Uy o rS sellersWo- 2 x- X- h In cases (F-O.B.) April 26 13/16 26% (P-OB^ll 26 ?i,l6CTI3/16 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet closed. New York Spot Sheet
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    LONDON METAL & PRODUCE.
    430 6 LONDON METAL PRODUCE. SHORTAGE OF* TIN SUPPLIES. lit itm William Jacks nd Co In their Foresight Saga of March 31 write The London Convention so far succeeded in clearing the European situation that all the power-- now realise each is responsible in varying dearies for the tangle that has existed
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    EMPIRE EXHIBITION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    68 6 To Be Held This Year. An Empire exhibition will be held in Johannesburg from September this year to January next year. The exhibition will coincide with 1 Johannesburg's Jubilee, and will be I representative or every part of South Africa. The event will be on
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    DEVALUATION OF THE GUILDER.
    169 6 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, April 10. Dr. M. P. L. Steenberghe. ex-Minister of Economic Allalrs. speaking at Roermond about th? economic posit ion of Netherlands Indies pointed to the fact that, whereas unemployment :n all other countries but Franco had diminished.
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    NETHERLANDS RUBBER.
    126 6 Estimated Native Production. fFrom Our Batavia Correspondent > Referring to the news appearing in the Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad that the production of native rubber could be estimated at a million tons. Professor van Gelderen. president of the Netherlands delegation to the International Rubber Regulation Committee, declared that the information
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    £5.000,000 SUGAR CORPORATION
    137 6 111 1 State Aid Provisions Lond.-n. Mar. 27. A White Paper issued last night gives details of the Government scheme tor 111 1 the amalgamation of fifteen sugar beet companies into the British Bugar Corporation Ltd. The Corporation is to have a capital of £5.000.000 in shares.
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      23 6 TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION BIRTH JACKSON— At the Oeneral Hocpiial. Singapore on April 13, 193«, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Jarkson. a son.
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      32 6 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT AS USED ON THE NEW SNGAPORE RAILWAY STATION AND ALI THE PRINCIPAL P. W.D.- NAVAL -MILITARY 6- AIR BASE CONTRACTS m MALAYA McALISTER CO., LTD. SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
      2517 7 Far Eastern Economic And Financial Conditions. JAPANESE TRADE EXPANSION. A NETT profit of £498,643, an increase of £32,000 on the figure for the previous year, after making a reserve of £50,000 for a loss which was mentioned at the last annual ger.eal meeting,
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      MALAYAN TIN DREDGING.
      164 7 Shares May Be Converted To Stock. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apt 13. Malayan Tin Dredging is holding an extraordinary general meetinc on May 6 to consider ccnvsrsion of the chares to stock.—Straits Times' Cable. The company has an authorised capital of £250.000 divided Into .-harps of
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      BATU CAVES RUBBER COMPANY.
      285 7 Comnensation From Mining Company. The directors' report :or the year ended December 31 shows a nett profit of £4.542 which includes £176 being compensation from a dredging company for encroachment on the boundary of Batu Caves rubber land. The amount brought forward from 1934 was £733
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      671 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI ]< AN XING CORPORATION. i Incorporated in the Colony ol Hong Kong.) The liability at members la limited to the extent and In manner prescribed bv Ordtnuiit No 6 of 1929 of the Colony Authorised Capital t5O.0O0.00O Issued and Fully Paid- Up S20.000.000 Reserve Funds Sterling
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      376 7 B A N K 1 N G. CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (L-Konx), ateo in Eninnd tn Royal Chart*! 1853) Mid Op Capital id euO.OOO rharc* of M each f3.OUO.000 Reserve Pund f3.mii' .000 Reserve Liability ot Proprietor? £3.nuO U00 HEAD OKKKK: J8. Clsbopscate. i.ordon. E C. t.
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    69 8 Members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade busily engaged at the headquarters of No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District of the Brigade at Berkley Street. Clerkenwell, in assembling gas-masks for the use of Londoners in the event of an air raid in war time. Ways and means of protecting the
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    DAMASCUS CHURCH SET ON FIRE.
    113 8 Muslim And Christian Disunity. (Special to the Straits Times.) Damascus, Apr. 10. An attempt to set the Church of Syrian Christians on fire was made at Damascus by unidentified persons who poured petrol on the floor of the Church and ignited it. The flre was,
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    NEW C.I.G.S. BEGINS HIS DUTIES.
    39 8 London, Apr. 11. i"he War Office states that the new Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Gen. Sir Cyril John Deverell, will next week begin his duties, in succession to Sir Archibald Montgomery Masslng-berd.—Aneta-Havas.
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    East Hopei To Have Own Customs.
    41 8 Tientsin, Apr. 13. I The so-called East Hopel Autonomous Government has established its own customs administration, which will begin functioning on May 1. Thf executive positions will be mostly hel(i by Japanese—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN CALCUTTA.
    153 8 361 Deaths Reported In One Week. During the week ended March 28 there were 511 attacks and 361 deaths from smallpox in Calcutta as compared with 471 attacks and 327 deaths in the previous week. The death-rate from smallpox during the week was the highest of
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      72 8 WESTINGHOUSE RADIO hat ALL-METAL TUBES SHADOWGRAPH TUNING HIGH FIDELITY TONE CONTROL CONCERT-TYPE DYNAMIC SPEAKER WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. 119 North Bridge Road. Singapore GARRARD S Automatic Record Changer BRITISH MADE The Garrard -Record Chan cine I' nit provides Ideal opportunity for Radio-set owi.rrs to convert their instruments Into an automatic Radio
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      117 8 the insecticide hills a M W I LLYS Smart to buy Smart to Drive AGENTS: CYCLE CARRIAGE CQ (1926) LTP ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE THE SWALLOWS RETURN... every summer; you too should join them in England this year at a beautiful country house, the FERRING GRANGE HOTEL nr. WORTHING, SUSSEX. Golf.
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      630 8 Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY. TRANSMISSION 1. The following frequencies will b« Died: C..S.N. 11. 8Z Ms (25.38 m), G SB. 9.51 Me a 131.55.) p.m. 5.20 The news. 2.35 Close do Ail. TRANSMISSION 2. The following frequencies wi'l be used: GSJ 21.53 Mr s (13.93 m GSG 17.79 Me/* (It
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      556 8 COMING EVENTS. "Lifeboats." British Lifeboatmen on and off Duty. An Easter Service. Relayed from Liverpool Cathedral. "We Live and Learn." A Talk by the Rt. Hon. Lord Ponsonby, G.C.B. "In Order of Appearance" A Musical-Comedy JigSaw. "Down to the Sea in Ships" —No. 1. A New Series of Talks on
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      679 8 9.50 Hitler Youth Programme. 10.05 An Hour of Surprises. 11.20 Close down. TOMORROW. p.m. 4.10 Call DJB. DJN. German folk song. 4.15 Greetings to listeners. 4.20 "The German Economic Situation. Earl Emil Weiss. '.35 Johannes Brahms: Variations on a theme by Schumann. At the Piano: Erna Andrae. 4.50 News and
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      225 8 10.20 Light n'amoi.hone music. 10.50 Close down. TOMORROW. j a.m. 6.20 Gymnastics. 6.35 Light gramophone music. 6.50 Time signal; light gramophone music. 7.50 Close down. 10.50 Opening announcement. 10.55 Gymnastics tor Women. 11.15 Light music. 11.50 Time signal; The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra playing •elections from 1 L i Arlesicnne" by
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    MR. EDEN ON USE OF POISON GAS.
    380 9 BOTH BELLIGERENTS SHOULD PLEDGE TO BAN IT. Mr. Anthony Eden speaking before the committee of 13, suggested that a solemn appeal be made to the two governments to give a pledge to refrain from da use of gas in future. He said the
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    "BRITAIN A TREATY BREAKER."
    181 9 Senator Borah's Latest Outburst. Washington, Mar. 27. Britain was denounced as a treaty vlolater was denounced as a treaty violater In the American Senate today by Senator Borah. He declared that Britain was "as bad as Germany and Italy" in the matter of repudiating international agreements,
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    VICEROY TO MEET SUCCESSOR.
    147 9 Convention Broken. Bombay, Mar 28. The convention that the ViceroyDesignate and the Viceroy should not meet on Indian soil will again be broken on the arrival here of the Marquess of Linllthgow on April 17. He and the Earl of Willlngdon will spend several hours In
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    103 9 Oar London Correspondent states that the "Queen Mary" is unlikely to attempt to win back the "blue riband" of the Atlantic during her first crossing next month. .It .is probable that, in order to avoid dancer of mechanical breakdown no attempt will be made on the record until the propelling
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    NUDE GIRL IN ST. PAUL'S
    88 9 EASTER SERVICE SENSATION. INCIDENT DURING PROCESSION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 13. There was a sensation at St. Paul's Cathedral at evensong last night when a young woman left her pew in the midst of the processional hymn ran to the chancel steps, threw
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    CANTON WILL ACCEPT CURRENCY REFORM.
    224 9 Changes Already Helped China. Hong Kong. Apr. 13. The provinces In the south-west of China will adopt the currency reforms Introduced by the Central Government, Nanking, on July 1. according to a statement made by Mr. Chan Wai Chow, of the Customs Department of KwaHgtung
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    JAPAN'S NEW BUDGET.
    87 9 MORE MONEY FOR HOME RELIEF. Tokio, Apr. 11. The draft for the working budget for 1936-37 was submitted to the Cabinet for approval, including a portion of the additional budget for 1936-37. The balances were 2.310,000,000 yen. an Increase of 32.000.000 yen compared with the original budget
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    U.S. AND CHINA TO CO-OPERATE.
    78 9 A Closer Study Of Financial Prob'ems. Washington. Apr. 13. "A closer working arrangemem between China and the United States in financial problems is contemplated said the Secretary of the Treasury, In connection with the resumption of conversations between himself and certain Chinese bankers. The conversations,
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    NEXT IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    44 9 London, Apr. 13. Communications are now passing with the Dominions Governments as regards the possibility of arranging for an Imperial Conference In London at the time of the Coronation next year. It was announced in the House of Commons. Reuter Wireless.
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    BIG DUTCH CREDIT FOR FRANCE?
    44 9 Amsterdam, Apr. 13. Some colour is given by the presence in Paris of a prominent Dutch banker to the unconfirmed reports that a group of Dutch bankers is considering a credit to France of one milliard francs.— Reuter Wireless.
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    RHEUMATISM SPREAD TO ALL HER JOINTS
    191 9 Ordered to Bed After Months of Suffering Here Is a sad story of suffering, but tt has a happy ending. This woman was attacked by severe rheumatism which spread to every Joint In her body »nd finally crippled her. So great was her elirf
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    AMUSEMENTS
    121 10 SINGAPORE. GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD Celling Zero. With P»t O'Brien 4c Jim Cagney. 7.15 9.30 p.m. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner Dance. Wed. April 15. No after Dinner admission charge. GREAT WORLD Slcy Talkie Chinese Sport Circus. NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies Theatres Cineinw--. RAFFLES HOTEL Orchestral Concert
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APR 14, 1936. Unhappy Ceylon.
    968 10 The difficulty of establishing a half-way house between Crown Colony government and democracj is again emphasised in the new constitutional crisis in Ceylon, following the general election and the appointment of a new Board of Ministers. Today, after five years
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    Social and personal
    107 10 Mr. F. Fletcher left Kuala Lumpur on Home leave on Monday. Miss M. C. F. Williams, has been appointed a Nursing Sister. Malaya. Mr. G. Williams, has been appolntert Master of Music, Education Department. Straits Settlements. Mr. C. F. C. Ayre, headmaster of Anderson School. Ipon. for
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    CONSCRIPTION IN N.I. EXTENDED.
    96 10 Longer Period Of Service With The Navy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Apr. 12. A Bill has been submitted by the letherlands Indies Government to the 'eoples Council lengthening the period if the first naval service for all those vho are liable to serve as conscripts
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    SULTAN OF YOGYAKARTA REVIEWS HIS TROOPS.
    1488 10 Picturesque Ceremony In The Netherlands Indies. IN the very heart of Yogyakarta, in an enclosure a mile squre, lives the Sultan of the once independent state of Yogyakarta. He lives there, behind the high white walls of his kraton, in ancient splendour surrounded by
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    752 10 E. A. B. SUMMED UP. j_|ERE Is Sir Andrew Caidecotfs foreword to Mr. E. A. Brown's "Indiscreet Memories:" "There are no half-tones or dubieties about them (these memoirs i and to some they will appear crude. The past In fact will always seem crude material to
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    GROWING REVOLT AGAINST SIGNOR MUSSOLINI.
    146 11 DEPORTED JOURNALIST'S STATEMENT Italy Faces Disaster EXPORT TRADE LOST FOR TWENTY YEARS APPOSITION to Signor Mussolini and his Fascists is growiag in Italy, according to Signor Giovanni (Jitflio, the Daily Herald correspondent in Rome for the past 17 years, whom II Duce expelled from Italy
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    INDIAN CONGRESS UPROAR.
    96 11 "INTERFERENCE WITH RELIGION." Lucknow. Apr. 14. DISSOLUTIONS opposing India's par- ticipation in any "Imperialist war.' expressing sympathy with the Abyssimans' fight against Italian aggression and condemning the great League Powers' policy In that direction wcrr adopted by the Indian National Congress today. A remarkable feature of the
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    48 11 Cambridge defeated Oxford for the 13th year in succession in the annual boat race. Cambridge covered the course in 21 mm. 6 sec. the (••WWI (imp since 1915. but they finished five lengths ahead of Oxford. This photo shows: Oxford leading slightly as the crews passed Hammersmith Bridge.
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    41 11 The Duke and Duchess of Kent at Paris after flyinjr frcm London on their way to Belgrade, Jugoslavia. Princess Olga, wife of the chief Regent of Jugoslavia. Prince Paul and sister of the Duchess, gave birth to a daughter last week.
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    JAPANESE IN THE PHILIPPINES. DAVAO LEASES DISCUSSION.
    158 11 JAPANESE IN THE PHILIPPINES. DAVAO LEASES DISCUSSION. Manila. Apr. 13. All eyes during the Easter holidays were fixed on Davao Bay, Mindanao, where President Quezon has been aboard his yacht with three deputy secretaries and othtr high Government officials, the Japanese Consul at Manila, and two leading Japanese business men.
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    MASTER MAGICIAN DEAD.
    62 11 Mr. Howard Thurston's Career. Miami Beach. Apr. 13. The death is announced of Howard Thurston. the famous American magician. Reuter. Mr. Thurston was the world's master magician. Aged 67 years, he had been a magician since boyhood. He made a world tour before tl c war and
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    SEIZURE OF SMUGGLED GOODS NEAR TAKU.
    52 11 Tientsin, Apr. 13. The Chinese Customs has seized a junk off Taku loaded with over 900 tons of contraband Japanese goods. A demand made by the Japanese Consul In Tientsin for the release of the goods has been refused by the Customs.— Sin Chew
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    KING ANANDA AT SCHOOL.
    143 11 BRIGHT BOY OF HIS CLASS. King Ananda I. of Siam. studious ten-year-old monarch, is one of the j happiest boys in the world today. I When trrm ended at his Lausanne j school last week. King Ananda learned I that he had passed his examinations with
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    PEPPER CRASH ECHOES IN LONDON.
    64 11 PEPPER CRASH ECHOES IN LONDON. Writs Issued Against Howeson Hardy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 13. Writs have been issued against John Howeson and Louis Hardy, now in Wormwood Scrubbs, in respect of claims arising out of transactions in the shares of James and Shakespear. A large number of
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    JAPANESE SUPPORT FOR CHINA.
    71 11 Opposition To RussoMongrol Pact. Shanghai, Apr. 13. Mr. Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, is reported to have requested Mr. Hsu Shi-ying, Chinese Ambassador, to inform Nanking of the Japanese Government's willingness to support China in connection with th3 RussoOuter Mongolian mutual assistance agreement. The Nanking Government has
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    PRINCE TEH CALLS A CONFERENCE.
    85 11 Important Developments Expected. Pelping, Apr. 14. Owing to prolonged snowfall in Inner Mongolia rendering travel extremely difficult, a conference called by Prince Teh. pro-Japanese head of the Peilingmlao Council, has been postponed. Prince Teh who has been in charge of famine relief work at Pelllngmiao,
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    21 11 Japanese newspapers report that Army circles are formulating programmes for subsidizing and encouraging key industries, especially automobile and aeroplane manufacturing industries.
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    H.M.S. Herald Returning.
    308 11 Naval Survey To Be Continued. JAPANESE WARSHIP'S CRUISE. U.M.S. HERALD, the naval survey ship, which has been refitted at Hong Kong, is expected to arrive at Singapore about April 28 to resume surveying duties in Singapore waters. H.M.S. Dauntless, carrying naval reliefs for the China Station, is
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    Mincing Lane & The Bogey.
    40 11 Mincing Lane The Bogey. LAST MONTH: Synthetic rubber is going ahead in Germany and the country will soon be independent of other supplies. TODAY: Rubber ruled firm on the London commodity market on a large German inquiry (a Reuter report.)
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    NAVAL AIR BASES IN JAPAN.
    69 11 Two Additional Stations Established. Two more naval air oases are being established In Japan this month, as the Navy Ministry plans to hrlng the total number of aerial detachments stationed on land to 39 by April, 1937. One of these Is the Kisarazu base, ■which
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    MODESTY IN SIAM BY REGULATION.
    37 11 The Siamese Government Gazette opens with a notification by the Premier setting forth a regulation that the dress of female civilian servants must be in conformity "with the popular usage of modesty."
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    CHINA TO BUY GOLD.
    25 11 The Foreign Exchange Equalisation Committee has ordered the three Government banks to make large purchases of gold. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    NANKING DOCTOR TO ATTEND SINGAPORE CONFERENCE.
    32 11 Shanghai, Apr. 14. Dr. Hsu Piao, of the Central Hospital in Nanking, sails for Singapore today to attend the International Malariology Course— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    30 11 The famous Austrian physiologist and Noble Prize winner. Professor Robert Barany who, since 1917 held the chair for physiology and pathology at Upsala university, died at Upsa!a aged 60. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    GREEK PREMIER DEAD.
    74 11 THIRD STATESMAN TO DIE THIS YEAR. Athens, Apr. 13. The Greek Premier, Prof. C. Demertzis, died here this morning from apoplexy, says Reuter. M. Demertzis is the third Greek statesman to die since King George returned to the throne last November. Gen. Kondylis, the politician whom King
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    "BRITISH INVASION OF YUNNAN!"
    69 11 "BRITISH INVASION OF YUNNAN!" Amazing Report From Japanese Agency. The Japanese news agency Domei issued the following amazing report in a message published in Bangkok. "A special message to the Kokumiii Shimbun from Shanghai quotes a Chinese press message and reports the invasion of Yunnan province by British and Burmese
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    APOLOGY REFUSED.
    153 11 APOLOGY REFUSED. Japan And Raid On Tass Agency. SOVIET JOURNALIST EXPELLED. Shanghai, Apr. 14. MR. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, has rejected a demand by M. Yurcneff, Soviet Ambassador, for an apology and compensation in connection with the raid on the Tass Agency's offices in Tokio last week by Japanese
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    SOVIET AND DEAD JAPANESE.
    57 11 Bodies To Be Returned To Authorities. Moscow, Apr. 13. The Soviet frontier authorities In the Far East have been instructed to hand over to the Japanese authorities the bodies of three Japanese soldiers, who fell In the shooting between the Russian and Japanese frontier guards In
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    CRITICISMS OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
    616 12 CRITICISMS OF IMPERIAL AIR WA YS. A Singapore Defender. VIGOROUS REPLY TO MR. "JIM" MOLLISON. A STRAITS TIMES correspondent, who uses the nom-de-plume Anti-Bull," takes upon himself the task of replying to Mr. Jim Moliison 's criticisms of Imperial Airways and he expresses his vi3\ys vigorously. He emphasises the sound
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    LATE MRS. W. A. CUSCADEN.
    97 12 Wife Of Former I.G.P. In Straits. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 13. The death is announced of Maria Christina, wife of Mr. W. A. Cuscaden, ex-Inspector-General, S.S. Police. Mr. W. A. Tim") Cuscaden Is still hale and hearty at 83. He retired in 1913.
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    STOLEN MOTOR CAR.
    144 12 Found Through Publicity In Straits Times. Yesterday we reported the theft of a car. a Morris Eight two-door saloon, S. 5648. owned by Mr. J. W.Softley. dental surgeon of the General Hospital. Mr. Soßley left the car outside a friend's house in Oxley Road on Friday evening
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    33 12 His Excellency arrives at the Anson Road stadirm for yesterday's soccer match. On his left is Mr. R. L. Hastie, President of the S.A"F.A. The National Anthem is being played. Straits Times Photograph.
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    MELROSE HAS BAD LUCK.
    201 12 DELAYS AT START OF FLIGHT. C. J. Melrosc, the Australian air race flier, who left Lympne on Apr. 9 to fly to Australia, has not yet been reported at an aerodrome in the Singapore zone. Usually, reports are made to the R.A.F. when a flier reaches
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    RICKSHA PULLERS ROBBED.
    138 12 Mean Crime By Gangsters In Singapore. Ricksha pullers in Singapore have during the last few days been the victims of a gang of robbers who Working in pairs, hired rickshas, I Gave orders to be taken to a place which was dark, where they alighted, and I
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    At The Cinema. MR. OAKIE'S GIRLS.
    254 12 At The Cinema. MR. OAKIE'S GIRLS. Goofers And Hoofers At The Capitol. The Charm School." (With Joe Penner, Jack Oakie and Ned Sparks.) Paramount. At the Capitol. Here is a 100 per cent. American film, as may be supposed from the names heading the cast, and those who like smart
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    TWO TIGERS IN 20 MINUTES.
    188 12 THRILLS ON ESTATE NEAR K.L. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 13. TWO tigers strapped on the back of a car and a wild pig tied on i the bonnet were paraded through > the streets of Kuala Lumpur, yes- terday. The three anim«he
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    SHIPPING "PUTSCH" BY GERMANY.
    300 12 Extensive Building Programme. The new German policy of extensive renovation of the nation's mercantile marine, to bring it up to pre-war standards in respect of age and tonnage, will increase the number of ships trading with the Far East under the German flag. Although Singapore has
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    41 12 Mr. Norman Grenier. formerly Accountant. Public Works Department. F.M.S.. who retired two years ago and who has been visiting the F.M.S.. Is a passenger on the Borlngia which leaves Singapore today for Europe, accompanied by his daughter, Miss D. J Grenier.
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    GALLANT RESCUE AT SINGAPORE.
    238 12 ANTI-PIRACY GUARD SAVES WOMAN. GIFT BY ADMIRING PASSENGERS. A Russian anti-piracy Board*! daring rescue in Singapore Harbour of a Chinese woman who was drowning has been reported to the Hong Kong police authorities. The incident was not reported At Singapore. Nothing was known of it until
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    "CO-EDS" IN MALAYA.
    64 12 Girls' Healthy Influence Over Boys. ''This is probably one of a few schools in Malaya where co-educa-tion is conducted through font of circumstances, but we find that the girls have a very healthy influence over the boys and also hold their own in c'ass work." —Captain Sped
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      328 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. this daily feature to Hive o Brlen opening day. 7.15. 9.30 readers a comprehensive sum- p m mary of entertainments, meet-, THEATRE (NEW WO RLD). ings, sports events, social (unctions Tarzan And ms Mate 7 15 9 30 and other outstanding happening* MARLBOROUGH CaU of the
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    41,000 GUILDER ROBBERY.
    210 13 POLICE INQUIRIES CONTINUING. Widespread investigations are still boiiu: carried out by the Singapore Detective Branch In collaboration with the Batavia police to trace the source-and the whereabouta of the money involved in the cleverly conceived theft of 41,000 gui!do-s (about $46,000) from a parcel sent to Batavia
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    E.S.A.M. MAGAZINE. Good Reading In Spring dumber.
    166 13 E.S.A.M. MAGAZINE. Good Reading In Spring dumber. Fittingly enough, in a number in which tribute Is paid to Jellicoe and Beatty. the spring issue of the E.S.A.M. Magazine contains an authoritative article on the Battle of Jutland by Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. This writer apparently belongs to the •Beatty school"
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    30 13 At a meeting of the Literary Section of the Tamils Reform Association on Saturday. Mr. V. Rajaratnam presiding. Mr. M. P. Retnasamy. gave an address on The Origin of Mankind."
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    SHORT-MAYO COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT.
    453 13 Enables Take Off With Heavy Load. Imperial Airways are fully alive to the need for keeping ibreast with technical developments in aircraft, with increased range and speed and maximum efficiency in wind. They now have under construction the Short-Mayo comjosite aircraft which permits of peak loads being
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    COLOURED SAFES FOR CHILDREN. Encouraging Thrift In Malaya.
    195 13 COLOURED SAFES FOR CHILDREN. Encouraging Thrift In Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. DY selling little red, blue and rreen safes to Malayan school children last year, so that the children might save their cents at home, the Posts and Telegraphs Department were entrusted with $10,352 for
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    SMALLPOX RIFE IN INDIA.
    413 13 Singapore Maintains Clean Record. The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended April 4 is as follows: Plague.— Dassein and Colombo were the only ports In the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague during the week, while
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    FOUR MONTHS OVERDUE.
    251 13 List Of Registered Doctors In The F.M£. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— It is now the 9th of April, 1936. and the list of registered medical practitioners ordered by section 3 (1) of the Medical Registration Enactment (F.M.S.) to be published In the Gazette
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      LATE IN OFFICE.
      270 13 Bus Service On Easter Eve. To the Editor >f the Straits Times. Sir, —As I know you are the only Independent paper in the Colony, and one willing to face all consequences In the cause of justice. I seek to express my views through the medium of
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      BUSOH.
      170 13 bounds of decency when one is forced to travel in the company of chickens, ducks and stinking fish. etc. We may not all be Municipal Commissioners, but we are human beings In the Katong district yesterday, a Chinese entered a bus with a basket of fish, the stench of
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      S.S.A. "SPOKESMEN."
      251 13 Representation On The Commission. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Your editor al of April 6 has genius in the suggestion. Both Mussolini and Stulln would envy the attitude of the representatives of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Associalon on the Municipal Commis-M i relating to the question
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      ILLEGAL PLANTING IN MALACCA.
      59 13 Pleading guilty tc illegal planting of rubber .t Bukit Lintang, Malacca, 34 Javanese small holders were on April 7 ordered to pay costs and to pull up the trees within two wcks. The rubber had been planted since January. 1935. The prosecutions were conducted by the
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    18 13 Dr. Lewthwaite. Pathologist. Institute for Medical Research. Mrs. Lei and family have arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Home.
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    NINE GOALS AND LOTS OF THRILLS AT ANSON ROAD STADIUM.
    1072 14  -  Leighton. MIDDLESEX BEAT STRONG S.A.F.A. ELEVEN. Taib Of The Marines Gives A Fine Display. By MIDDLESEX REGIMENT 5; S.A.F.A. XI 4. DV defeating a strong S.A.F.A. XI by five goals to four at Anson Road Stadium yesterday the Middlesex Regiment
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    24 14 The combined Selangor Rangers and Malays teams at Jalan Besar on Saturday. The Singapore side won by four goals to one. Straits Times Photograph.
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    PERAK'S NOTABLE TRIUMPH.
    281 14 Cricket. Penang Batsmen Fail For Second Time. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 13. I DERAK scored her first cricket victory over Penang today for ten years by a margin of 65 runs. Although they had all day to get the necessary 165 runs Penang never looked
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    62 14 TUESDAY. APB.IL 1«. Smmt: Dlv 1, R.A. v«. Police at Anton Road SUdtum; Dlv 2, R.A.O.C. n. H.M.8. Ttrror at Pulau Branl. Cricket: Y.M.C A. Juniors n. H.M.8. Terror at Y.M.O.A. BllUanls: 8.C.C. Volunteer Snooker tournament and SRC. tourney itart. WEDNESDAY, AFUL If. Sooeer: Div 1. S.O.C. vi.
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    L.H.E. Whitaker Rides Nine Winners At Ipoh.
    1140 14 RECORD FOR AN AMATEUR MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 13. 11AR. L. 11. E. Whitaker set up a record for the number of winners ridden by an amateur at an Ipoh Skye meeting by bringing his total for the two days
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    ANOTHER VICTORY FOR FARR.
    553 14 Boxing. Bob Olin Defeated On Points By Welshman. (By Our London Staff) Fleet Street. Apr. 3. •pOMMY Farr, the young Wdst) heavyweight, who has been pitlad and hotel boots, beat another former world champion by outpointing Bob Olin, of America, over 10 rounds at the Royal
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    42 14 Houston, Apr. 13. The United States beat Mexico by five matches to nil In the first round of the Davis Cup. In the last two singles Grant beat Reyes 6—4,6—4,1111,3—11, 6—26—2 and Budge beat Hernandez 6—l,6—1, t—\, o—3— Reuter.
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    ONE CHAMPION SURVIVES.
    728 15 Amateur Boxing. i I Poor Form Shown At The Albert Hall. (By Our London SUIT.) Fleet Street. Apr. 2. nniHMIIHtIM. that this year our amateur boxing champions will be engaged first in a Golden <;loves" match against the amateurs of America, and later in the Olympic (•ames.
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    ELKINS DEFIES HEAVY ODDS TO WIN MALAYAN TITLE.
    746 15 ACCURATE PUTTING CARRIES THE DAY. Loser Played Faultless Golf Over First Nine. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 12. A WOMAN threw her umbrella in the air and danced on the green with excitement as W. H. Elkins, the Selangor golf
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    Crick. RAIN SAVES S.R.C. AT JOHORE.
    268 15 Crick. RAIN SAVES S.R.C. AT JOHORE. Collick Cain The Only Two To Score Over Ten. i From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru. April 13. A heavy downpour caused the S.R.C. and the Johore C.C. match to be abandoned when Johore needed only 49 runs to win with nine wickets
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    FOUR GOALS SHARED AT JOHORE BAHRU.
    50 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore B:.hru. Apr. 13. The Muar Customs football team shared four goals with the Johore Bahru Customs in a friendly game j today. JanU got both goal.-, for the Johore Bkhru side and Hamld netted twice for the Muar XI.
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    EXCITING GAME AT SEREMBAN.
    322 15 N.S. Club Beat Rangers By Six Runs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 12. TiHE Necri Sembllan Club beat the Seremban Rangers today by six runs. J. E. Edmonds, who did not play at Malacca, owing to a leg injury. G. Fernandez and E. I- Ponnlah
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    'QUINS TRIUMPH AT CARDIFF.
    94 15 Rugby Football. Barbarians Also Win In Wales. London. Apr. 13. DOTH the Harlequins and Barbari- an* achieved successes in Wales today, the former beating Cardiff and the latter Swansea. The principal club matches resulted as follows: Aberavon 20 Devonport S. 14 Bath 11 O.M.T 0 Bedford
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    NAGALINGAM CUP FOR CEYLON S.C.
    292 15 Sabapathy's Fine Bowling Against Tamil P.C.A. •TTIE (ejlon SpoKs Club beat the 1 Tamil P.C..V of Kuala l.umpur yesterday, for the third year in succession, by 68 runs and. therefore, win the N&galincam (up outright. This is the second time they have won this trophy
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      17 15 TODAY'S FOOTBALL. The Police m«et th« Gunners in First Division match at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon.
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