The Straits Times, 24 April 1936

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. <• I'.M.KS. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936 I'RICK Id X.NTS The Straits Times PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      185 1 Singapore: 140, cecil st. ('phone 5470. LuVrnVlffiM [/Kam ps are BRILLIANT ECONOMICAL DURABLE BRITISH AND COILED COIL Made by the British Thomson Houston Coy., Ltd. Rugby England. Sole Agents: THE BORNEO CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. W.S, it SAPEBUAP '^li?* v DESTROY GERMS *Wf IN THE MOUTH V
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      57 1 Say JOHNNIE WAhKER FOURNIER'S HY(JEMQUE MIXTURE TONIC ELIXIR World Wide Reputation. Refute Substitute*. Sold by all Chemists and Stores and FEDERAL DISPENSARY. Raffles Spare, Singapore. ROLLEIFLEX ROLLEICORD I <■ If Ajw I VII mat im A Masterpiece in Roll-fllm reflexes Rollelflex Tessar F/3^ $135 Rolleicord Zeiss F, 3.8 75 SINGAPORE
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      160 1 KUALA LUMPUR I 25, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) j Daisy I is. oi;< ii\i:n ro.id! for I BOHUI'ETS lUSKKKS Ik WREATHS I Phuiie 40!>7 j (Anilii-r Mansions) »IIADT-TO-WEAR CLOTHING FOR MEN THE "FORBURY" OVERCOAT, stylish WEST-OF-ENGLAND TWEED IN A SMART LIGHT BROWN HERRING BONE PATTERN. SINGLE BREASTED. HALF LINED, RAGLAN
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      595 2 CARDEW— On April 2, 1936, at the General Hospital. Singapore, to Mary, wife of Major H.D. ST.G. Cardew, H.A. Changi, a son. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying lor any position »a"»er-d-r.l in these columns send topics of testimonials. Do not send originals. REFRIGERATOR Fitter Wanted— P.O. Box 506, Singapore. WANTED, efficient
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      869 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE. Persian Kittens $25 each. Apply 33, Jervols Road. CAR and Refrigerator lor Sale or Rental 112 Orchard Road Phone 3333 MATCHED SET steel shafted gulf Clubs and Bag. (Ten Clubs) $60 or nearest. Box No. 534, Straits Times. r.KDROOM suite, latest design, spring mat-t-ess Handsome Grandfather
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      911 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET EUROPEAN SERVICE FLATLET, (double bedroom, private bathroom Sc lounge verandah) fully furnished, Tanglln district, now available. Rental, including tel. tennis, garage, service catering for two, $180 p.m. or $50 p.w. Apply "SERVICE," co 8. T. FULLY FURNISHED EUROPEAN Seaside Bungalow to let from June 1 to
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      775 2 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of well-made oak-stained teak household furniture, etc. To be held at No. 11, Tomllnson Road (off Tanglin Road) on Saturday. Apr. 25. 1936 at 2.30 p.m. On view from Friday, 24th instant. CHINO KENO LEE CO., LTD., Auctioneers Sc Valuers. AUCTION SALE of excellent wax polished
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      657 2 BUSINESS CAPDS. Etc THE GUTHRIE BUILDING, Modern Office to let on Ist Floor, 2.800 sq. ft., with frontcge on Battery Road, lift, and modem sanitation. Full particulars and Inspection on application to Guthrie Sc Co., Ltd., 24, Battery Road. LUGGAGE SERVICE, j LUGGAGES COLLECTEO DELIVERED to any address within Municipal
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      252 2 MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Mtas HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. THE OUTLINE Ol lIISTOKY By H. G. Wells. A brilLar.t MBTfey of Man's progress from the earliest struggles of the cave man through the momentous events of the past decade. It is moving, accurate and
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      706 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIV SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage B'pore 1936 CHITRAL If 300 Apr 34 SOUDAN
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      635 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS, (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD (Incorporated in Japan) TO LONDON. Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail t TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Apr. 28 29 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 May 13 14 HARUNA MARU 10.500 May 27 38 5 KATORI MARU
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      865 3 ssV a sssSs&kJr i I B^W ssssi sssMsi^lKv^r.'fr Bt^^^mlw I ssW. I*^ PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorsmos Most Cabins have adjoining orlvnte bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham ERRIA 5^5 5/5
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      1172 3 Tlir BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean The Hoa Khlow Steamship Co. (19::) Lt«. Stean. Ship Co. Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Naviratloo Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Lid. The Irnwaddv
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      103 4 Mails from Europe. (London) Parcel malls) expected today by P. O. Chitrai wi'l be delivered tomorrow at 9 am. Mails from China and Japan today by Tottori Maru. Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow by air (Qantasi will be delivered t o boxholders at 3.30 p.m.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      307 4 Taday. Bsngtalis. P. de Kock. Padang, PaKan Baroe. Stak 8. Pandjang (Ampang) 3 p.m. Mcdan (Tldore) 3 p.m. Philippine Islands (Malaya) 4 p.m. Aden (By Train) 7 p.m. i North America. Except. W. Canada W States of U.S.A. (By Train) 7 p.m. Sou tli America (By Train)
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    CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
    54 4 The transit times on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday were as follows: Telegrams handed lr. uo to 5.00 p.m. 3 mins. Telegrams handed in up to 5.30 p.m. 4 rmru. Telegrams handed In up to 6.00 p.m. 3 mlr.s. Telegrams handed In up to
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    CABLE AND WIRELESS.
    43 4 The following index numbers represent the estimated traffic receipts of Cable and Wireless Limited- as related to comparable traffic In the year 1929 based at 100:— March 1936 76.0 Average for 1935 72.4 Average for 3 menths IS3G 73. 5
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    LONDON METAL MARKET.
    225 4 Copper, Lead And Spelter Dull. Messrs. Malcolm Rowley and Son in their weeky market report of Apr. 9. write- COPPER. The tone of the market has been firm, and a moderate advance has been maintained. Speculative interest has been small, and the liquidation that has taken place
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    LONDON & COLONIAL INVESTMENT.
    99 4 LONDON COLONIAL INVESTMENT. The beard has this day declared an Interim dividend at the rate of live per cent, per annum two-and-a-half per cent, actual) on the preferred stock of the corporation and an interim dividend at the iatr? of five per cent, per annum (two-and-a-half per cent, actual) on
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    AUSTRAL MALAY TIN.
    120 4 The acting secretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd.. reports the following outputs of associated companies for the first half of April. KAMPONG KAMINTING TIN DREDGING. I KA RANG AN), hours run 308. cubic yardi treated 59.000. total piculs 294. net valu; *18 228.00. AS<:i KIMBANG TIN DREDGING.
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    SILVER BOOM MEETS ITS FATE
    139 4 No Permanent Rise Above Level Of 20d. London, Apr. 23. The incipient boom in silver seems to have met aready the fate it d,eseived says the Financial News in a leader on the subject. The paper points out that the U.S. Treasury Is absorbing 60
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    BANK OF CHINA.
    99 4 To Open Branch In Singapore. A branch office of the Bank of China will commence business on the ground floor of 23, Cecil Street, In Singapore, early In June when the staff of the bank is expected to arrive from Shanghai. The Singapore branch will be managed
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    WORLD TRADE. February Statistics.
    53 4 WORLD TRADE. February Statistics. Statistics issued by the Economic Intrllieence Service of the Leaeue of Nations at Geneva show that the gold value of world trade in February was 1 right per cent, higher than In Feb. 1935. The trade of the United Kingdom represented fourteen per cent, of the
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    SUNGEI BATU RUBBER.
    55 4 Bouste&d It Co.. Ltd.. Pcnar.g. have received a teleirrain from Ui3 terre arles of Sungel Batu (Malaya) Rubier Estates Ltd.. Messrs. Edward Bourtead It Co.. Londen, aovl-UiK that a dividend o* five per ren 1 ha* been recommended payable on May 27. The annual report accounts for
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    186 4 Arrived from N.E.I, by KNILM-"PK-AFK" on Apr. 14:—Mr. L. W. Elliot and Mr. and Mrs. Breet. Left for N.E.I. by KNILM "PK-AFK" on Apr. 15:—Mr. F. W. Berlin and Mr. Osmund Oliver Bill. Arrived from N.E.I, by KIM "Oeverzwaiuw" on Apr. 15:—Mr. H. J. H. Haas. Mr.
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    FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
    109 4 Malls *l1 close at Kuala Lumpur as follows Tomorrow Persia, r Amsterdam and 'London by air (Netherlands) ..7 p.m. Slam. Burma. India, Iraq. Palestine. Egypt. udan, Belgian Congo, Great B.itam. Europe. North b South America by ait (Imperial) 7 pjn Sunday, Apr. 26. Java li Southern Sumatra
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    127 4 Friday, April 24. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrlTe KLPPEL nARBOI'R. Main Wharf Lch. Dolphin, Tug Pcntower Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pacar Sheer* Wharf Nil Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Kepprl Harbour King's Deck Nil. No
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAR SINGAPORE—LONDON.
    23 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAR SINGAPORE— LONDON. The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Apr. 15 was delivered in London an Apr. 23 (8 days).
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      746 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS, P.M. B RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELFPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage JI3ICA N A dTa~N~ PAC IF I C STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (incorporated in England) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE/ EUROPE First class from £105-10-2 Second class from 71- 7-8 REDUCED AROUND
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      364 4 McALISTER CO., LTD. AND REDUCED (incorporated in Straits SetJeuieuiu EIIERMAN BUCKN4LL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated In England) (Inrorrxirated tn USA) "ELLKBMAN" LINE m n4VR BOSTON. NEW VOHK A BAITIMORE ROB OAVBE. LONDON. v% t An Of GOOn HOpF ROTTERDAM BAMDIHO. Due c^u, Vta PerU and 3ne* CaaaL
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      124 4 MARCH WEATHER The fo'lowing record of air temperature and rainfall for th2 month of March Is furnished by the Meteorological office, Singapore:— Air Temperature. Means. Station Max. Mln. Rainfall. •F °P Inches. Alor Star 92 2 71.2 9.47 Penang 92.4 73.5 7.29 Kota Bharu (Kelantan) 86.8 72.8 5.19 Kuala Trengganu
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      349 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE. Tooay H. W. 12 50 p.m. 8 6 ft. L. W. 6.12 a.m. 0.7 f;.; G.21 p.m. 3.1 ft. Saturday. April 25. H W. 12.15 a.m. 9.3 ft.; 1.36 p.m. 8.1 ft. L. W. 6.56 a.m. 0.5 ft.; 6.56 p.m. 3 5 ft. Sunday, April 23. H.
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      194 5 LAST NIGHT t i A VIVID \M> SPE< f\( TI.AR l w\W NAVAL DRAMA 7 Q i^KV BRO TRr Ft ON RESOLUTION' with JOHN MILLS, BETTY BALFOUR, BARRY MACKAY. TOMORROW— A ROi'SING ROMANCE BY THE PRODUCERS OF "ROBERT' 6 Great Song Hits! 24 Lovely Co-eds 'OLD MAN RHYTHM 9 uilh
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      232 5 YOU COULWHEAR A PINiDROP Yesterday a throng: i audience n« the first performance in thij city o( "The Story ol Louis Pasteur." Literally, you could hear a pin drop as they sat through its 87 electric mining. There wet epp'.me x,'in the picture ended. A far greater tribute— the hushed
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      53 5 TONIGHT 5.15 7.15 9.15 i Robert Taylor Jean Parker IN MURDER in the FLEET A suspicion laden warship turned into a trap of doom! A desperate killer defying the batt.e fleet! while maddening:, mystifying murders spread! THE ONLY "RIGHT WAY" CHROMATIC MOUTHORGAN TUTOR. PRICE 75 cts each. Mk Muy\<T' Coa/xilt
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      492 5 AUCTION NOTICE AUCTION SALE ot valuable freehold and l?asc!iold Singapore Propertii s. At the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co., Ltd.. No 30. Chulia Street. Sincr.porc. on Wednesday, Apr. 29. 1936 at 3.30 p.m. Lot 1. 999 years' leasehold land and houses Nos. 4 and 6. Neil Road. Singapore,
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      277 6 Mild Activity In Tin Shares. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Apr. 24. The lone of the share market continues very steady this morning, with mild activity in tins, both sterling and dollar. Amongst the tin shares wanted :ii" Kamuntinfrs, Kramats, Kuala Kampala, Rawanjr Tinfields, and Pangnga Rivers.
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      PRODUCE.
      157 6 Singapore, April 14, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller Gambler fc ?■> Java Cube 8 75 Kamourg 10 75 Whne Muntok Pepper 10 75 Black Pepper 830 White Pepper 16 25 I •Sundrlcd Copra 4 80 j Mixed Copra 4 40 I Small i^ake r-iplora 4 50 m. -m Hi vi
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        565 6 All Shares quoted above ar- fully paid. issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers buyers S*Ders 5/- Pahang Con 15/9 16/6 cd 16/3 17 3cd 5/- Pangnga R 8/9 9/6 8/6 9/3 5/- Pengkalen 10/3 11/3 10/3 11/3 1 Petaling Tin 7.15 730 cd 7.20 7.35 cd £1
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        GENERAL.
        417 6 2 2 Alex Brick Orf. 1.20 1.30 1.20 1.30 2 2 do 7% PrefS 1.55 1.69 1.65 1.75 10 10 Atlas Ice 10.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 £1 El B A T 6.1.6 6.6.0 6.2.6 6.7.6 1 80 B M. Broadcasting 0.05 dls par 0.05 dis par 10 5 B.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        177 6 4Vfe% '-930 red. 1970-80 S6.Giw.fKK) Int. Mar. 1 Sept. 1 122«/ 4 3% 1935 red. 1975-1985 54.000.C00 Int. Apr. 1 Oct. 1 102 Vi PENANG MUNICIPAL 5% 192 b red. 1956-66 54.000.000 Int. May 1 Nov. l 126 3 A 4%% 15.29 red. 1959-69 58.250.000 Int May
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        351 6 'Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Kun (Jong Lunas Malaka Pinda Mandal-Tekong Meniakab 20) New Serendah (s2> New Scudai (S2) Nyalas Pajam Parlt Perak Perak River Punggor Radella ($5) Sandycroft ($2) Sungel Bagan '$2) Sur.gel Ramal Sungel Tukang Tambalak Tapah Telok Anson Trafalgar ($2) Temerloh Ulu Benut (.50)
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    EXCHANGES.
    214 6 rhe following are the exchange rate* rhis morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kucg and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London. 4 months sight 2/4 3/32 London. 3 months sight 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days sight 2/4 1/16 London. 30 days sight 2/4 1/16 London, demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 6 Noon, April 24. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) April 26 9/16 26% Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) April 26i/ 2 26 9/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 26V£ 26% May-June
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    STOCK EXCHANGE. Jump In Mexican Oils.
    389 6 STOCK EXCHANGE. Jump In Mexican Oils. London, Apr. 23. The following are todays closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares oi U denomination unless otherwise stated. Yester- Rise lav or Kail Conversion Loan. S o.c. 1944-61 118' i Pundinii Loan t o.c. 1980-90 117'» War Loan 3'i p.c
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    EXCHANGES
    89 6 Paris 71 59 04 New York 4.93 716 Montreal 4.95% Brussels 29.23 Geneva 13. i 5 Amsterdam 7.27;; Milan 62 11 1G Berlin 12.2 VMadrid 36 5 32 Conenhagen 22.39 1-.-Oslo 19.90. Prague 119 ■< Vienna 2S'» Helslngfors 227 Usbon 110' London, Apr. 23. Athens 519 sellers BJcbarest 669
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    SHARES REPORT.
    62 6 Lyall Evatfs dally report of today states:— Mining Steady. Johan 30. 32. Sungei Luas 1.47' i 1.52' i. Ulu Klang 3.22 1.27. Southern Kinta 5.50 5.57-. Hong Patt 90 buyers. North Taipings 65 cents buyers. Pahangs 16 3. buyers. Jelebus 96 cents buyer*. Pulau Kamlrl 42. 45. Idrls
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    MALAYA'S TRADE STATISTICS.
    101 6 MARCH BALANCE FAVOURABLE. Trade statistics for Malaya for the month of March reveal gross Imports cf $37,626,000 as against $10,248,000 for the corresponding mr-ith in 1935. The gross imports for the three months ending March were 5121.838.C00 as compared with 5121.583.000 for th 9 same period in
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    MALAYAN RUBBER STATISTICS.
    197 6 STOCKS IN MALAYA DOWN 11,500 TONS. According to figures supplied by thfl Registrar of Statistics, the production of rubber In Malaya for the month of March was 23,400 tons. Of this amount 17.3031 7.303 tons were produced on estates of ;less than 100 acres. The toiai production
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    PENANG RACES.
    95 6 The order of running and scratching*, for tomorrow, the third day of the PcnanR Turf Club Easter meeting, are as follows: 1. Class 4. div. 4 Bay addie. Fortune Star. Emperor Kuhl.ii, Happy Boy. Bay Chief. 2. Class 4, div. 3— Veracity. 3. Class 3. div. 2 nil.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      DEVON ESTATES (MALACCA) LIMITED.
      1961 7 Land Grant Surrendered Owing To Taxation Burden. REDUCTION OF ISSUED CAPITAL EFFECTED. QWING to the burden of rent and taxation, the directors of Devon Estates (Malacca) Ltd., have surrendered to Government a land grant comprising 1,141 acres on their Semantan property, on which the full quit
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      KUALA SIDIM RUBBER COMPANY.
      385 7 To Pay Ten Per Cent For The Year. The report of the dlreetors of The Kuala Sldim Rubber Co.. Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1935, states that the planted acreage at the end of the year was 2,501 acres. The labour force on the
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      PULAU KAMIRI. Probable Margin Of Profit Available.
      665 7 PULAU KAMIRI. Probable Margin Of Profit Available. In a report of work done on Pulau Kamlri mine during 1935 and up to Apr. 16, this year. Mr. E. J Vallen tine, consulting engineer to the company states: Towards the end of the previous year the price of quota had risen
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    SOVIET COTTON
    69 7 May Soon Be In A Position To Export London, Apr. 23. The Soviet estimates to produce 3.000.000 more bales of cotton In 1936, according to the Financial Times, which states that production is being stimulated by increased payments for high yields In the cotton growing sections. The journal
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    CONTROL OF PEPPER IN SIAM.
    60 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 23. The act; to control the quality cf pepper exported from Siam, passed at the end cf March by the Assembly, is now gazetted and anyone attempting to export pepper not complying with the new regulations Is liable to
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      643 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m th? Colon; ot Hong Kong The liability at members Is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No 6 ot 1929 of the Colon; Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid- Up $20,000,000 Bwm Funds Sterling I 6.500.000 Hona
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      460 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. 'Incorporated in Ennnno o\ Rcvt< Charter IH.sji Paid Op Capua i in SuO.OUO shares of IS each Ci.ooo.OC3 Resenre Fund ta i>n:i.uoo Resent Liability ol Proprietors rt.rju.uO3 lit A l) 01 t K t M. Blttaorscatc. Lcrdan. EC C. Aloi Star Hong
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      158 8 INDICATOR* BATTERY. Ob'ainable trom all dealers or from 9mi am \mn iv mimmm EXIDE ORYDEX BATTERIES IT TELLS YOU lit Tin E Oldham 'SSuSS" 4 THE TIME TO BEC HAKE £k240. ANNOUNCEMENT For the convenience of our Katong Customers we have now open up a show room at No. 89,
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      129 8 You're THERE with a RADIO NEW CENTURION 10 TI lii: Sole Agents. Malaya: SE9W KUAN COMPANY. DfIOBT GHAL'T. SING \PORE. WESTINGHOUSE I it'll RADIOS INCORPORATE EVERY WORTH-WHILE IMPROVEMENT KNOWN TO THE INDUSTRY TODAY— SHADOWORAPII TIMM, ALL-METAL TUBES HIGH-FIDELITY TONE CONTROL AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL CONCERT-TTPE DYNAMIC SPEAKER WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. 119.
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      1532 8 Biq q 8 00 Molorinc tal!;. w 8.20 Gramophcne ir.uMr. 10.20 C!-se dcv.n. ■7MDID17 CTATIAM A Cu P F^** medley, presented by Quartet: Gordon Walker (flute). David TOMORkO". LIYlllIYC kJl/illUll. John Pudney. Wise (violin): Anthony Collins (v.ulat: a.m. 9.50 The Philip Whlteway Ensemble. John CocUerlll (harp.) Veronica 6.20 Gjmnastlcs. TnilAY
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    SIR F. LEITH-ROSS'S FAITH IN CHINA CURRENCY.
    367 9 SIR F. LEITH-ROSS'S FAITH IN CHINA CURRENCY. "TIMES" AND CAPITAL FOR DEVELOPMENT. London, Apr. 23. COMMENTING on an interview given by Sir Frederick LeithRoss, Chief economic adviser to the British Government, on China's finances, The Times' City editor says that if his expectations that China will manage her new currency
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    CHAPLIN'S RED FLAG IN "MODERN TIMES."
    117 9 Austria Censors Them. Vienna. Apr. 6. Mr. Charles Chaplin has falien under the ban of the Austrian film censor as n dangerous revolutionary." His new film. Modern Times." Is now showing In Vienna, but without on; amusing scene. In this Mr. Chaplin picks up
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    ALLEGED FUKIEN REBEL'S FAMILY DETAINED.
    42 9 Amoy, Apr. 23. The mother and son of Chang Hung-nan, alleged autonomy leader in South Fukien, have been arrested at Tehua. Chang is said to be in the pay of certain Japanese agents. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MR. EDEN AND THE WAR.
    428 9 QUESTIONS ABOUT POISON GAS. London, Apr. 22. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, was questioned In the Commons this afternoon regarding the violations of the laws of war by both belligerents In East Africa. He recounted the action taken by the League of Nations In recent
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    ROMAN CATHOLICS TO MEET AT MANILA.
    138 9 Eucharistic Congress To Be Held Next Year. The thousands of devout Catholics who converge on Manila for the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress, during Feb. 3-7. 1937. will witness a unique celebration of the biennial communion. Manila. Capital of the only Christian nation In the
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    25 9 It Is understood that an Egyptian Legation will open In Toklo on June 1 and a Japanese Legation In Cairo win open in September.— Aneta-Domel
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    DESERT RESCUE BY R.A.F.
    88 9 MISSING MINISTER FOUND. London, Apr. 23. The German Minister in Cairo, Baron von Stohrer, who had been miss- j ing in the desert for six days, was found j today by an aeroplane of No. 216 j Squadron, Koyal Air Force, which h*d been engaged in
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    £640,000 ALBERTA DEFAULT.
    178 9 MR. ABERHART'S "WE HAVENT THE MONEY." Edmonton, Alberta. The province of Alberta has defaulted on the redemption of bond Issues totalling £640,000 which was due though the interest due was met. "We haven't the money," said Mr. Aberhart, the Premier, who has promised £5 a month to
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    BLINDING HEADACHES MADE HER HELPLESS
    193 9 Forced to Lie Down For Hours at a Time The severity of this woma.rs headaches can be easily Imagined from her statement that she seemed to lose her sight, and all power In her hands. Other suflerers from headtches will be Interested to read her
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    INDIGESTION CURED WHEN ALL ELSE FAILED.
    193 10 If you had had years of Functional Indigestion and could find nothing tc do you any good, would you not thlnK ii marvelloi if a few doses of the last medicine you tried completely cured your sutT.'ring? Yet this is what happened to one|
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APR. 24, 1936.
    276 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APR. 24, 1936. On Tuesday last we published a letter from Mr. H. W. Raper, who is one of the nominees of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association on the Municipal Commission. Mr. Raper pointed out that when the committee of the association adopted a resolution
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    A COMING ARMISTICE.
    918 10 After six months' warfare the Ethiopian Empire is tottering to its fall. Since the Italian invaders made their first dramatic dash to Adowa, public interest in the campaign has waned somewhat and the Powers have been as much concerned with the possible extension of the scene of
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    AN EMPIRE IN ARABIA.
    968 10 Britain 's New Bridge To India. By E. H. J. Robinson. \I7HAT is happening in Arabia? Is the united Arabia with which Colonel Lawrence's name will always be linked to be realised at last, but under the mighty Ibn Saud, conqueror of the Sherifians? Is Islam
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    HOW THE SAKAI CATCH PYTHONS.
    440 10 IJOW do Sakals catch the magni- flccnt pythons which would make the professional hunters and dealers green with envy? Ask ycur friends of j even ten years' residence that ques- 1 tion, and you will probably get the evasive answer, "I'm not quite sure Pythons
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    706 10 A COOLIE'S HOARD. JLJERE is a yarn, told to me by a Johcre reader, which would be interesting enough at any time but is especially so in these days ot paper currency, when the Straits silver dollar is so rare that many newcomers have never seen
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    BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO AID EMPIRE SHIPPING.
    156 11 THREAT IN PACIFIC. 64 Our Routes Will Be Maintained." NEGOTIATIONS IN LONDON. London, Apr. 23. I)R. LESLIE BURGIN, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, speaking at Hull last night, said the Government intended to maintain the Empire ship* ping routes. Some uneasiness might
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    PLAN DISCUSSED WITH DOMINIONS.
    210 11 TO MEET SEVERE FOREIGN COMPETITION The Dally Telegraph (London) understands that representatives of the Governments of Great Britain. Australia. Canada and New Zealand have been discussing the possioility of subsidising British shipping in the Pacific. Mr. Walter Runciman. President of the Bourd of Trade: Mr. H.
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    N. CHINA TO LOWER TARIFFS?
    145 11 Customs May Engage Japanese Staff. Tientsin. Apr. 24. The preliminary Sino-Japancse negotiation here have been completed, and formal negotiations will begin in Peiping on Apr. 27 for a final settlement. The results of the talks Just ended arc as follows: First, the Japanese are willing,
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    17 11 An exhibition of English art will b° h?ld from June to September at the Municipal Museum, Amsterdam.
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    109 11 Members of the Diplomatic Corps in London walked in the funeral procession of the German Ambassador, Dr. Leopold von Hoesch, from the German Embassy in Carlton House Terrace to Victoria Station where the body was entrained for Dover to be taken to Wilhelmshaven aboard the destroyer Scout. This photo shows
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    SYNTHETIC DRUGS FOR MALARIA.
    530 11 MALAYAN TESTS FOR IMMUNITY. EXPERIMENTS carried out in Singapore and other parts of the world to protect people from malaria by closing them with synthetic drugs will be discussed at the third international course in malariology which opens on Monday, at the King Edward VII College
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    37 11 A party of members cf the Parlia- 1 mentary Air Committee was recently, conducted round the Rochester Works' ol Short Brothers to witness t^e progress in erection cf Imperial Atrwsyi new fleet of 29 Empir<: flying ships.
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    ANGKOR RUINS TO BE CLEARED.
    163 11 BIG ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT. Important achaeological excavation works will be undertaken in the near future at Angkor, the ancient Kmer arcV-'.tecture. The ruins will be freed from the tropical underbrush and the trees that have literally buried its magnificence for centuries. This undertaking has only been
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    PROTEST AGAINST NEW TEA DUTY.
    124 11 Additional Duty Will Help Foreign Growers. London, Apr. 23. A Joint meeting of representatives of the Indian and C ylcn Tea Associations unanimously decided to make representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the increase in the tea duty. Although the irture of the
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    COLD WEATHER IN ENGLAND.
    127 11 April Winds, Snow And Frost. London, Apr. 23. The month promises to be the coldest for 90 years. There has been a succession of biting north-eastwinds snow and frcst and the day temperatures average 12 to 20 degrees under normal. South Wales roads are blocked with
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    NANKING'S POPULATION.
    34 11 A census of Nanking last month reveals that the population in the Chinese capital is now 1,017,643. There are 192,221 families. There are 609.211 males and 408,432 females.— Sin Chew Jit Pen.
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    5,000 FRENCHMEN STANDING FOR PARLIAMENT.
    275 11 5,000 FRENCHMEN STANDING FOR PARLIAMENT. NO RISK OF LOSING DEPOSITS. CANDIDATES AS OWN BILLPOSTERS. AS the first ballot in the French General election next Sunday approaches, new candidates have sprung up in every constituency in the country. There are 596 deputies '.n the Chamber, and nearly 5,000 candidates have entered
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    PETERSEN WINS
    36 11 JACK Petersen successfully defended his British and Empire heavy-weight titles last night against Jock McAvoy. It was a tame fight. Petersen providing the only thrill in the last round. FULL STORY on page 15.
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    A STRAW VOTE. M. LAVAL HEADS THE LIST OF STATESMEN.
    238 11 A STRAW VOTE. M. LAVAL HEADS THE LIST OF STATESMEN. The paper L 3 Journal publishes the latest results of its poll ty which the 1 names of the four French statesmen enjoying the greatest confidence of the French people are to bo established. M. Pierre Laval is still heading
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    BRITISH DUM DUM BULLET DENIAL.
    65 11 Lord Cranborne told MPs. yesterday that the Italian allegation of the use of dum dum bullets by Abyssinian forces was being dealt with by the League. The suggestions about the supply by British firms, either directly or indirectly, of dumdum ammunition to the Ethiopian Government
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    " YOUNG MARSHAL'S " WIFE TO GO ABROAD.
    43 11 YOUNG MARSHAL'S WIFE TO GO ABROAD. Shanghai, Apr. 23. Gen. Chang Hsueh-liang acting Commander-in-Chief of the Central anti-Red forces in the North-West, accompanied his wife by plane to Shanghai on Wednesday. Madame Chang is going abroad for a holiday.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    45 11 TARDIEU RETIRES, M, Tardieu. a former Premier of France, has decided to retire from politics and he does not stand as a candidate at the French elections next Sunday. He is here seen saying goodbye during a farewell tour of the parliamentary district he represented.
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    CONSCRIPTION IN AUSTRIA.
    128 11 TO BE ENFORCED THIS YEAR. Vienna, Apr. 23. The Austrian conscription law of Apr. 1 which, it was understood, was only to operate in an emergency, will be enforced in the autumn. This decision, which will involve the calling to the colours in the autumn of 50.000
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    CHINESE COOLIES FOR EUROPE.
    129 11 CHINESE COOLIES FOR EUROPE. Reported Offer Of Work. 100 PASSPORTS ISSUKD AT AMOY. Amoy Apr. 23. THE Amoy municipality has been flooded with applications for passports by labourers who state that they have been offered employment in factories in Italy. France is also said to be interested. So far about
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    DR. WELLINGTON KOO AS AMBASSADOR.
    45 11 Pa. is, Apr. 23. M. Flandin received Dr. Wellington Koo who handed the Foreign Mnistcr a copy of his credentials as the first Chinese Ambassador to France. Formrl presentation of credentials will be made to President Le Brun later.— Reuter.
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    24 11 Mr. Paul Percy Harris, the American who founded the Rotary Cub m vement, has been awarded the Brazilian Order of the Cruzeiro do Sul.
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION MUST CONTINUE.
    173 12 "Weight Of Opinion." MR. R. STEWART ON MENACE OF SYNTHETIC. TH E Rubber Growers Association has a membership of 1,153, consisting of 633 companies and 519 individuals. The report for tht year ended Dec. 31 last, received today l>y Air Mail, reveals full maintenance of the
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF R.G.A.
    594 12 Much of the work of the Associa- 1 tion is carried out in co-operation with kindred organisations in the East (including the United Planting Association of Malaya, the Ceylon Estates Proprietary Asso- ciation, and the R.G.A. Local Committee in British North Borneo), the South Indian Association
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    22 12 Paster W.W.R. Lake will deliver a lecture on "Modern Apostasy Refuted" at the Seventb-Day Adventist Church, Penang Road, at 0 p.m. tomorrow.
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    MUNI'S TRIUMPH AS PASTEUR.
    610 12 At The Cinema. Outstanding Picture At The Victoria Theatre. "The Story of Louis Pasteur." (With Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson and Anita Louise.) Warner Brothers. At the Victoria Theatre. This picture marks one of the peaks of the cinema, not as a popular entertainment but as an
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    NO K.L. BROADCAST TODAY.
    24 12 The Malayan Amateur Radio Society 'Kuala Lumpur) inform us that there will b 3 no broadcast from station Z.O.E. today.
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    AIRWAY PASSENGERS
    25 12 Paso^ngers on the Imperial Airways England-India service, leaving Croydon en Apr. 18 were: London -Brisbane Mr. V. Smith. L^ndon-Brhbane— Mr. O. F. Troutman.
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    NALDERA'S STRUGGLE.
    245 12 Strong Wind At The Wharf. Battling with a strong offshore wind when she drew away from the P. and O. wharf, Tanjong Pagar, on her way to England, the mail liner Naldera had to drop anchor so that she would not drift too near the wharf. The wind
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    THREE DIE IN JAVA AIR CRASH.
    63 12 Big Military Fokker Wrecked. A Dutch lieutenant and two Javanese mechanics have been killed and two others injured in a Netherlands Indies Air Force crash in Java. The machine was a Fokker 417 T, which is used for transport of supplies and troops. The
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    MISS ANITA FRANKEL'S WEDDING.
    58 12 Over a thousand invitations have been Issued by Mr. and Mrs. Julian Frankel to th^ marriage of their daughter. Anita, on Sunday, May 10. to Mr. Kurt Lewandowski. The ceremony will take p'.ace at 5 p.m. at the Chesed El Synagogue. Oxley Rise, and a reception
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    AMUSEMENTS
    129 12 SINGAPORE. GLOBE THEATRE Uiis Pasteur. 7.15—9.30. GOODWOOD PAEK HOTEL Dinner Dance. Wed. April 29. No after Dinner admission charge. CHEAT WOBLD Sky Talkie Chinese Sport Circus. NEW Hdldli Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies Theatres Clnemw. RAFFLES HOTEL Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9.30 to Midnight.
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    SOLICITOR TO "SHOW CAUSE."
    234 12 Reported By Singapore Bar Committee. A motion was heard In the High Court, Singapore, this morning, before Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley, acting Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Adrian Clark, for an order en a local advocate and solicitor to shew cause why he should
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    HONGKONG BY AIR.
    120 12 A well-known Perak business man is flying to Hong Kong, Instead of doing the journey by boat, as he has done regularly in the past. He is Mr. Runme Shaw, owner of Ipoh cinemas and amusement parks' and proprietor of a chain of similar enterprises stretching through
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
    305 12 Must Be Taken Seriously. THE possible rational importance 1 of synthetic rubber as an emergency source of supply is emphasised In the annual report of the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers, whicn reached Singapore by last night's Dutch air mail. In spite of the fall in the
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      398 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. T1IK Straits Times is publishing .The Pcor Rich. Also, The Lucky this daily feature to give Texan, with John Wayne. 7.15. 9.30. readers a comprehensive sum-; GLOBE THEATRE: The Story of mary of entertainments, meet-! Louis Pasteur, with Paul Muni. 7.15. injjs, sports events, social functions
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    STRAITS CHINESE AFFAIRS.
    222 13 POLITICAL STATUS IN THE F.M.S. Important matters were discussed at a meeting of the committee of the straits Chinese British Association, held at the Garden Club, Singapore, on April 14. Regarding the political status o' F.M.S. -born Chinese, the following is tr.e Government's reply to the Association's
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    142 13 Approval Of Mr. Chua Keh Hai's Views. A letter dated Apr. 7. from a member, requesting the Association to pass a resolution recording a protest I against the decision of the Municipal Commissioners to forbid the showing of talking films at the Victoria Theatre, was tabled. Arising out
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    THE SOUTH SEAS.
    79 13 Mr. Daly's Lecture This Evening. The lecture which Mr. W. H. Duly Is giving at the Victoria Memorial Hal! at 9.30 tonight should be weh attended, as it will be so different from tiie usual entertainment offered here, ai.d it is on a subject in which most
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    29 13 Miss N. Stafford, of the District Hospital Taiptng, will take over the duties of the Infant Welfare Centre when Miss Amy Augarde goes to Kuala Lum pur. on Saturday.
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    36 13 LIGHT AND SHADE: Lieut. Col. B. J. Eaton. 0.8. E., speaking at the laying of the foundation stone of the new R.R.I, headquarters in Kuala Lumpur by H.H. the Sultan of Selangor (seen seated at table).
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    POLICE BAND.
    199 13 Programmes For Katong And The Gardens. By kind permission of the Hon. Mr. K. H. Onraet, the Inspector General of Police, the Band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform in public during the week as follows, under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch. L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M.. R.M.S.M.:
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    LEPER'S SUICIDE.
    83 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. 22. A verdict of suicide was returned by the Seremban magistrate at the inquiry it:to the circumstances attending the death cf a young Chinese, who stabbed himself with a kitchen knife. Medical evidence revealed that the deceased was a leper. Lim Tong.
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      SHORTAGE OF SMALL COINS.
      1016 13 Plea For Half And Quarter Cent Pieces. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— How is It that half-cents and quarter-cents are not in adequate circulation The Government coined a lot of half-cent pieces in 1932. Where are they What action did the Government take
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      VICTORIA THEATRE.
      230 13 Advice To A Dissatisfied Cinema-Goer. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. In your leading article today you state that people have shown considerable reluctance to give practical support to the firm running the Victoria Theatre films. There is one very easy way of remedying thi% and
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    71 13 'THE committee of the Singa- pore Ratepayers' Association yesterday afternoon pissed the following resolution: "The comnv'ttce of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association are of the opinion that the Victoria Theatre may be let by public tender on suitable terms and conditions for the purpose of exhibiting silent or talking
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    GARRISON TOMBOLA.
    42 13 A Tombola will be run at the Union Jack Club from 7 to 9 o'clock this evening in aid of the Sailors', Soldiers' find Airmen's Families Association (Singapore branch), to whom 10 per rent, cf the proceeds will be given.
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    CASE OF MUNICIPAL CLERK.
    287 13 CASE OF MUNICIPAL CLERK. Davie?, Again Remanded On Bail. When the case against D. K. Davlcs former chief clerk of the Miscellaneous Dlvisicn, Municipal Treasurer's Department, was mentioned befcre Mr. M. H. Blacker in the third police court yesterday, the matter wsg postponed for a further week for mention. When
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    15 13 TRAFFIC PCs MIST KEEP COOL! a sun-shade at Seremban. It is removed in the evening.
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    Strike Of Motor Drivere.
    80 13 Crcr.i Gi.r Cv.n Correspondent.) Ij>3!i. Apr. 2:;. rytlVEßr, cf hire can artJ lair.es in Lower Pnah beg*! ti> stri\e this morning as a r.;\;lr>t agatast the alleeri severe c;: dili-r.s imposed before a Hnacc is Ibrm I. There is r.o WrrlsC b?l ween Teak Ansra and
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    MAULANA LEAVES FOR JAPAN.
    167 13 Muslims Assemble At Pie:-. I His Exalted Eminence A'lamah Shall Mohammed Abdul Aleetn Saheb Siticiiqui Al Quadri o! Meemt City, the nunowned Muslim theologian, philosopher and lecturer, after delivering wry in j teresting lecturej to larze audiences at I the Memorial Hall. Sultan lloaqae. Aljunied Schcnl.
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    MAJ.-GEN. PIGGOTT.
    166 13 Military Attache To Tokio Arrives At Pcnani-. (From Our Cv.n Ccrresoondent.) Penans. Apr 23. Major-General F. S. G. D.5.0., the. new Military Ataclie Tor Tokio in relief ol Cslon.M E. A. H. James, v/ho complc.es four v the appointment on May 5. when interviewed on board ttaa P.
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    ASTON VILLA'S LAST CHANCE.
    363 14 Home Soccer. Promotion Problems Have Still To Be Decided. rYS their ability to defeat Blackburn Rovers at home tomorrow depends Aston Villa's chance of staying up in the First Division. A total of 37 points may just save them as West Bromwich Albion have two difficult
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    N.W. Hill Gives Franks Close Race In Senior Sculls.
    451 14 'THE preliminary heats in the R.S.Y.C. rowing: regatta went according to expectations although N. W. Hill gave G. C. R. Franks a surprisingly good race in the sculls and was only beaten by a canvas. /CONDITIONS at the start were good
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    57 14 T^HE R.E. meet the Inniskillings in a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. The teams will line up as follows R.E. Stiff Dunn and Downer; Patrick, Rogers and Griffiths Smith, Noble, Russell, Marshallsay and Jones. Inniskilling Regt: Ouncanson Sumnes and Klirt worth; McQuade, MacFarland and
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    27 14 London, Apr. 23. Playing at home today Clapton Orient were beaten by Aldershot by a goal to nil In a Third Division (South) match. -Reuter.
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    MALACCA L. T. A. RUN A LEAGUE.
    129 14 Lawn Tennis. Nine Clubs Competing For Bryant Shield. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Apr. 21. A NUMBER of matches have already been played oil In the Malacca Lawn Tennis Association League for the Cryant Chleld, for which the following have entered teams: Malacca
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    LOCAL SOCCER TOPICS
    16 14 The weekly notes dealing with local football topics will be published toI orrow.
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    JACK PETERSEN RETAINS HIS HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLES.
    450 15 THRILLING FINISH TO A TAME FIGHT. Me Avoy Takes Count Of Eight In The Last Round. T'H^T a good big 'un will nearly always get the better of a „ood little 'un in boxing was once again borne out last night at the Kmpress
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    98 15 The tallowing have accepted to play cricket lor S C.C. on Saturday vs Old KafllesUns Association at I.C.C. R J. Broorr.e P. Bartram. G. T. Gtllpspie, M H C. Uv. A. C. Crowdcr. H. A. H. B"a*on. J. P. Wood. P. ONeil DOM, C. W. Auchmuty and C.
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    THE NONDESCRIPTS.
    102 15 The following will represent the Nondescripts' C.C. at cricket this wrek-end. «>n Saljrday vs. R.A. (Cbanjp) on N.C.C. ('.round Mr.Nair Koad at 2 p.m.: N. R. de Vaz. M A. H. Wyatt, F. Chopard. I. Salim. Ismail Jabbar. H. J. Bruynf. E. Van Jansz. K. Morrando. P. M.
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    M.F.A. CRICKET.
    52 15 The following will represent the M.F.A. at cricket against the Casuals on Sunday at M.F.A. ground at 2 p.m. Lsmail All (Capt). All Yunos, Mohd. Shah. Ah::iad Duke. Abdul Aziz. Ibrahim Sulaimi. Salleh Ashgar. A. Hashtm, L*yman Bidin. Mahmcod. Ismail Jabbar. Reserve: Mohd. Hashim. S. M. Tahire and
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    THREE FOR J. REUTENS.
    66 15 SRC. 3: Chinese 111 .3. Good heading in front of goal enabled the Chinese third string to share points with the S.R.C. in a Third Division match on the Padang yesterday. Tonny. Peng Chee and Sim Llm scored for the Chinese, who led 3—23 —2 at
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    L.B.W. (N.) IN AUSTRALIA.
    50 15 Sydney, Apr. 23. The Australian cricket board of control has cabled to the M.C.C. that they have decided that the experimental leg before wicket rule shall be made law for the 1936-37 season in Australia. The law will, therefore, apply to Test matches as well.— Reuter.
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    THE NON-BENDERS.
    94 15 The following will represent the Non-Benders at cricket against the Chinese at the S.C.C. on Sunday at 11 a.m.: A. H. Assiter. H. R. Bartels, W. W. Dean, R. F. Goodman, C. E. H. Jacobs. W. A. Keyt. T. J. Leljssius. E. N. W. Oliver. E. J. Riches
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    12 15 Another cheerful footballer is Lawler, the Middlesex Regiment full-back. Straits Times Photograph.
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    THE PENANG EASTER MEETING.
    433 15 Malayan Racing. Selections And Handicaps For The Last Day. ■yHK following are the handicaps for tomorrow, the third and last day of the Penan* Turf Club Easter meeting. "Capt. Dash's" selections, which ar: subject to scratching?, are given after each race. Griffins Race, f fan.: Pure
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    THE SCRATCHINGS.
    25 15 The order of running and scratching* for tomorrow's races at Penang will, if received in time, be found on page six, column six.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    74 15 There was no play In the SRC. tennis tournament yesterday, and the following are the results of the S.C.C. tournament: Veteran Doubles Handicap (SemiFinal* R. B. B. Donnell and Ju.sMce H P. Whitley (owe 301 beat C. E. Winter and E. W. P. Fulch«r (owe 15) 6—1;
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    50 15 FRIDAY. APRIL 24. Soiirr: Div 1. Inniskillings vs. R.E. at Arisen Read Stadium: Fri;ndiy. S.C.C. II vs. Bata Shcs PC. at S.C.C: Sclansor State trial at X.1,. Vathtinjc R.S.Y.C. Friday atterncon races 5.20 p.m. CioK: Kerpcl >J C. WMMBi foursome; ;tion. Lawn Trr»ii: S.C.C. :.nd S.R.C. tournaBKBts cor.:..
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    KAMPONG KUANTAN DEFEATED.
    294 15 Cricket. Youthful Non-Benders XI Wins By 79 Runs. •T*HE Selangor Non -Benders, assisted by a few ve.y youthful veterans," gained a very easy victory over KampotiK Kuantan on Sunday, at Kampong Kuantan by 79 runs. Colin Miller and A. E. Coope were the top scorers for the
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    512 15  -  Joe Louis A Man Of Intelligence Can Make More Money Without The Title— Million Dollar Gate. Conducted by OPHINX-FACED j oe Louis has aiready shown himself a young man of remarkable fighting intelligence. It is now clear that behind that expressionless countenance is also a j business
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    43 15 fne K.E. football team returned from Java yesterday after a strenuous t.>ur in which they played six matches in 12 days, winning two and losing four. They are seen here with the R. C.C. (an all Dutch team corresponding to the S.C.C.) players.
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    PLANTERS' GUNS WERE SPIKED.
    761 16 FEDERAL DIARY. But His Excellency Was "Patient And Courteous." Reverse Not Taken Kindly Chinese Girls On Saddles Railway Clock Disappears A Coincidence. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23. Q< tVERNMENTS announcement, made just before the annual, mcc ing of the U.P.A.M. in Kuala Lumpur
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    HIS FIRST LAPSE.
    175 16 Leniency Shown To Johore Cashier. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Ba'.ru. Apr. 21. Before Mr. Justice J. V. G. Mills, at the Johore Bahru Assizes, Tan Boon Keo pleaded guilty to a cr.arge of criminal breach of trust in respect of a sum of $1,315.58 belonging to
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    805 16 SOME WONDERFULSOME SHIFTLESS. A leading Europaan planter spoke frankly about the varied characteristics of members of estate subordinate staffs, addressing them at Sungei Patani. The occasion was the annual general meeting of the estae Asiatic Staffs Association, Kedah, held on Sunday, and the j visitors included Mr. R. S. Chantler
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    289 16 New Books Available Tomorrow. The following newly added nonflction and action works will r>e ready for issue at Raffles Library tomorrow I at 8.30 a.m. Non-Fiction. A Century of Excavation in the Land of the Pharaohs, Illustrated. James Baikie; Horizon's Rim. Illustrated, Alexander Crosby Brown; Indiscreet Memories, Illustrated,
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    OIDIUM VIRULENT AFTER APRIL RAIN.
    899 18 Late Wintering Trees Suffer —Dusting Not EffectiveBumper Crop After Early Flowering? By Our Planting Correspondent.) y^LTHUUGH it was not my inten tion to refer again to oidium so scon, my notes on this topic would r.ot be complete if I did not record that in
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    156 18 New Constitution Satisfactory. 'The present organisation of the Institute has continued to function satisfactorily' says the tjinual report of the United Planting Association of Malaya. The very large reductions in the number of meetings of the Board and Committee (the report continues) has enabled work
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    "MOD. SAN." IN COOLIE COTTAGE LINES.
    73 18 The following is taken from thei annual report of the directors of the Bassett Rubber Co.:— "The scheme for the replacement of the coolie lines was commenced and during the year seven cottage type lines 'each of four rooms) were erected: modern sanitation was!
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    106 18 The following note on the Kedah Health Board is taken from the U. P. A. M. annual report "One scheme for the prevention of malaria was in force. An experiment to ascertain the cost and efficiency of a centrally controlled oiling gang working on a series of
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    P. B. F. Deficit Last Year. STEADY DRAIN.
    554 19 P. B. F. Deficit Last Year. STEADY DRAIN. Capital Losses Over Sixteen Years. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23. j THE Planters' Benevolent Fund or Malaya showed a loss of $873 on last year's working, and strong ap- peals for subscriptions from planters and companies were made at
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    COMMISSION, OR HIGHER WAGE.
    963 19 Different Views On Needs Of Planter. MR. W. P. PINCKNEY'S SCHEME. ,iyiß. W. P. Pinckney's remarks, in an interview with the Straits Time?, on young men's wages in Malaya, are further discussed in i the April issue of the Planter. A correspondent. Mr. C. O. Tyndale
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    ESTATES ALONG RAILWAY.
    343 19 Lallan j? Fires: Legal Opinion? (By Our Planting Correspondent.) NEARLY all estates on or near F. M. S. Railway reserves have again suffered during this last wintering season from Lilian? fires started by sparks from the engines. In some cases considerable damage has been done setting alight
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    Nipah Estate's Progress. H. E.'s VISIT.
    292 19 Nipah Estate's Progress. H. E.'s VISIT. Improved Outlook Of F.M.S. Property. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) ALL those who, during the last ten years, have followed the progress of the Nipah Distilleries of Malaya, a promising new Malayan agricultural industry, will have read with interest the Straits Times account of the
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    90 20 L ndon University beat Cambridge University in the women's boat race cr. the Thames at Barnes last month. Photo shows: Tr.e London University girls taking out their oars The Herga Club's tennis tournament was played at Harrow. Photo shows: Miss Mary Heeley in pay against Miss B. Smith. (Right) Muddy
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