The Straits Times, 7 November 1936

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    34 1 The Straits Times THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, 20 PA(iES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      216 1 S.NGAPORC: 140. CECIL ST. CPHONE 547»)V 2 It costs less to own a v^^^^^^^mmumi^^ GENERAL BP^K^^^JH of America THRIFT-UNIT Now double the cold and ute. e«n le.. current than ever I j^P Research keeps (;eneral Electric (of U.S.A.) years IW^TTfI M ahead—a!wavs. T/ieir Refrigerator introduced TTL the /ir^f sealed-in-steel mechanism—and
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      213 1 7M BRITISH A, V^§^ STANDARD C) m ooz.JANHAkTLAN). 'M^^. mm \^B '"I No solder used In dosing WM*> 7^( WM. A\ VlkaA V ""I A V^k V| j|>| -r"^g::--~r:==r-?\ f*WMW' m~ X^V l^J a» sZtZ^^^^ 1*"1 *=.£^^ilSBW \yjgg[g^^SS^ PACK£q A V .^^£Ssk\&*\j, I'vJNismß w< 1 V.^^^^*^ \f if .^-»^«agga«sa^t V/
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      64 1 *UALA «-UMPUR I 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE MM Scots (Llblsky GTf Tf FR| ENDS WM AT HOME BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH OUR LONDON OFFICE and the suppliers concerned we are able to accept orders for the Seasonable Gifts enumerated In our Booklet, to be delivered to your friends at Home
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      757 2 jk Straits lam* DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE MAUUAGE BURT-EIGH— BROWN— On Nov. 4. 1836 at St. Andrews Pre&fcyterlan Church, Singapore by th.' P'V. tjtenhen Band, Arthur ra!l"iali son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bur- Cokhistcr, England, to Jean Frances lighter of Mrb. E. Brown and the late Mr. Ernest Brown of
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      700 2 FOR SALE COMPLETE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for sale at the end of December. Excellent condition. Apply 8, Mount EUaabeth. FOB SALE: 4 years old pedigree smoothcoated fox-terrier *****. Successful rearer of several Utters. $30 (or $60 mated to Imported dog). Box 310. Straits Times. "JTJTXANDIA" CONCRETE MIXES a PORTABLE, ENGINE DRIVEN.
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      525 2 MISCELLANEOUS x"O0 CAN HAVE TBS SUNDAS TIMES delivered to you every week for three months for 11.00 Genera) Manager Sunday Times O TOU HAVE RELATIVES OB FRIENDS Overseas have the Straits Budget posted tr them every week $14 yearly including postage outside Malaya. 113.20 within Mslays Orders accompanied by remittances
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      918 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE The Exchange Banks will be dosed on:— Wednesday, Nov. 11, Armistice Day (Public Holiday). THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBB2R ASSOCIATION. NOTICE is hereby given that the Rubber Market will be closed officially on the following dates Wednesday, Nov. 11. 1936. Public Holiday. Friday, Nov. 13, 1936.
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      895 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are Invited for (a) supply of Spun Concrete Segments for Outfall Conduit, (b) trimming of sldetables to certain Public Roads during 1937. (c) supply of Solid Si Pneumatic Tyres Sc Tubes during 1937. For particulars, sec Municipal Tender Room. C. H. GOLDIE. Municipal Secretary. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION
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      280 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU anj Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STRtET. Telephone 7467. j COMPLIMENTS OK THE SI ANON. I XMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS AP- PROPRIATELY WOUDFD: GUT j BOOKS FOR OLD AND YOUNG: TOYS, j PUZZLES AND GAMER: ANNUALS AND i YEAR BOOKS:
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      678 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0. BRITISH INI>IA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAU PASSENOER AND CARGO SERVICES rENINSLOAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N CO ONDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY 8 GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore 1936 «SOMALJ 6.810 Nov
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      343 3 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. N. Y. K. LINE in co-operation with Thos. Cook Son, Ltd. an INCLUSIVE INDEPENDENT TOUR via China, Japan America arriving in England in time for The Coronation. Singapore dep. March 22nd by s.s. "Suwa Mam" Southampton arr. May 10th
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      694 3 sfiy%A I i^ftW^H ******B3^*|»~3fSa l\LJ\ I PASSENGER AND FKEIUHI SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath Excellent Cuisine FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN HOMEWARD SAILINGS 1937 Prom Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang MS Sham EPIUA 12/1 12 1 13 1
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      189 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (incorporated tn England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI. MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SANTHIA MM 19th Nov. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first md second class passengers. Special noliiay return ticket? uiterchangeable witb P. Ac O. S. N. CO.. Issued at cheap
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      1098 3 SHIPPING. 11^^ THI BLUC FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The ||ua Khlow Steanuhln Oe (***** it* Steam Sblp Co Ltd. and Chln» Mutual The Canard White tar Ltd. Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) The Sarawak Sle. msMp Co. Ltd. The Strait* Steamship Co- Ltd. The Australian Orlemtl Lint Ltd. The China Navigation Co.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      112 4 Saturday, November 7. Ships alongiMt the Wnarvea or expected to arrive Entrance Godown Gale Main Wharf Kistna 16 3 Ngov Hock 14 3 Alsia 11 3 Durban Maru 6 3 Empire Dock Malayan Prince 30 3 Kinla 32 3 Silindoeng 38 3 Denmark Maru 46 4
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      THREE COMPANIES INCREASE FREIGHT RATES
      50 4 THREE COMPANIES INCREASE FREIGHT RATES Three shipping companies serving the Holland-Java route have decided to Increase freight rates by about 25 per cent, during November following the devaluation of the Dutch guilder. The position will be reconsidered later. The companies are the Nederland. Rotterdam Lloyd, and Ocean and German- Australian.
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      LONDON SHIPPING TRAFFIC
      67 4 During the week ended Oct. 2, 1,079 vessels, representing 1,042,926 net register tons, used the port of London. Of these, 514 vessels (781,719 net register tons) were to and from Empire and foreign ports and 565 vessels (261,207 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise. The arrivals
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      128 4 Total. DJambl (Toglan) I pmI*ooe*n Bill* (Rantau) 4 Dm. Muniok Palembang (Senantr) 4 p.m. Rengat Sc Tembllahan (Maros) 4 p.m. Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Kobe Manila via Penang by air (Imperial) 7 pm. Penang, Slam, Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, E. 8. Africa, Oreat Britain, Ireland, Europe
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      CHRISTMAS MAILS.
      27 4 The latest tlates for posting parcels in time for delivery before Christmas are: Canada. Nov. 14. E. and S. Australia Nov. 17. Europe Nov. 19.
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      103 4 Java Southern Sumatra by air (Netherlands) 4 p.m. Pemangkat. Sambas and Singkawang (Tomohon) 4 p.m. Tuesday, November I*. Ceylon (Aramls) China (generally) Hoihow (Hosang) France (Parcels only) (Aramis) Hong Kong (Hosang) Japan (Hosang) Port de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe and Slak (Hone Kwong) ..3 p.m. Wednesday, November 11. East Africa
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      AIR MAILS.
      75 4 INWARD Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Due Sunday night; Expected Monday night. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Monday night. OUTWARD X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 today. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Hong
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      52 4 Tarempa (Benkoelen) Penang (Kedah) Friday, November IS. Southern and Western Australia (Marnix Van St. Aldegoode) Tandjong Pandan (Slberg) Saturday, November 14. Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Fushlml Maru) Formosa (Fushlml Maru) Macao (Fushimt Maru) Tuesday, November IT. Eastern Australia (Nieuw Holland) Wednesday. November 18. Cocos Island (H. M.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      105 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) expected tomorrow, Nov. 8, by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 6 p.m. General delivery of letters on Nov. S at 8.25 a.m. Malls from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today, Nov. 7, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders
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      FROM MALACCA.
      94 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows Today. Medan by air (Netherlands) 6 pjn. Hong Kong and China by air (Imperial) a p.m. Australasia, Java and Timor by air (Qantas) 6 pjtt. Upper
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      NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
      23 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Oct. 31 was delivered In London on Nov. 6 (S days).
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      PASSENGERS
      294 4 The following are passengers from Australia for Java ports and Singapore on the X.P.M. Nleuw Holland, which is due here on Monday: Mr. G. H. Anderson, Miss E. G. Alderton, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Best. Mr. and I Mrs. H. D. Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Brlstow.
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      CLEARANCES
      49 4 Nov. 5: D"Entrecastreaux (Fch); Milo (Dut.); Cape Race, Rasa 'Brit.). Nov. 6: Medon. Radnorshire, Oiang Ann, Jeypore, Corfu, Havre, Hong Kheng, Banka, Ban Hong Liong, Pontlanak, Ampang, Jerantut, Esmeralda, Tandjong Balei (Brit.); Mljer, Kotu Baroe, Mapia, Tinombo, Op ten Noort (Dut.); Mulnam (Dan.); Tokushima Maru, Nanshln Maru (Jap.).
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      505 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P MS.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS. MLS. BAYS. ANY SIAM STATES ktAJLWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 54S»— Taasage SUI. Yk^mi CORONATION CjSii*."' 1-1 KING EDWARD HQpK MAT, 1937 •^iifillmsF EARLY BOOKING IS StoMgl^nV Information and tickets f rom your own agent? ■H^^s^*if boustead co ,y SINGAPORE QmcJU* QtoffC
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      503 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated to England). (Incorporated 10 OS A.) BOSTON. NEW YORK BALT'MOKS •ELLERMAN" LINK. Vta CAPE V» GOOD HOPE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. One 9alll ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. S£ S £2 Via Porto and Soei CanaL STEEt TRAVELER Jan 23 Jan 28 Taking ears* for
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      541 4 HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE OUTWARD. Kegular Freight Servlci 10 MANILA, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE POUTS. Due ST*)r« s.s. ZUIDERKERK Nov 28 sis. GROOTEKERX Jan. 2 HOMEWARD. TO ADEN, P. SAID. JAFFA. GENOA, MARSEILLES, ROTTERHAM. AMSTLRUAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN Leave Tonnage S'pora Si. MEERKERK Nov 20 is. SEROOSKERK Dec 13 Via
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      428 4 Malayan Meteorological Service Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mln temp, fall s'snlne temp *P Ins. hrs. *F West Coast. Alor Star 83 Nil 3.5 71 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 82 0.44 0.5 74 Sitiawan 87 Nil 5.3 73 Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 5.7 73 Malacca 85
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      350 5 LAST TWO NIGHTS fj^fff JTTJH WARNER BROS 1 GRAND wGm^^^^^^^A^^jtKrM DANCE PARADE OK I£ At JBfji STARS! SONG HITS! i^BULlilW<nßn^3 AND LAUGHS &*E^^B^B^^^BBBm**Ea DICK POWELL. WHY KEELER. JOAN BLONDELL, JACK OAKIE. LOUISE FAZANDA IN THE FASTEST DANCING SHOW! 'COLLEEN' with HUNDREDS OF GIRLS TOMORROW— THE STORY OF JANE GREY WHO
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      390 5 NOTICE. OLI MOHAMED'S GRAND ANNUAL SALE Cramences on the 15th of Nov. i>nd will continue for few days. The entire stock consisting of new fashionable and up-to-date Jewellery, Silver, E. P.N.S., and best English Cut-Glass ware etc. will be offered at Lower Prices than ever before and lower than they
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      185 5 %WM V SUN TALKIE £f^^ (NEW WORLD) A^^m^S 7.30 TONIGHT 9.30 W'^jr' #%a»^S^3 > f c Sensationd Wild TONIGHT AWl3rl^^«^ EXTENSION TILt t \-T mystery! intrigue- .i.ioi EXTENSION TILL 2 AJL Nolhing ike ever <hown before IN AID OF "POPPY DAY FUND" ALSO THE SENSATIONAL COVER CHARGE $1.00 BOXING FILM
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      493 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing Rear Admiral Byrds expedition. "At 1 this daily feature to givcj tne Bottom of the World 7 45-11 pm. readers a comprehensive summary ROXY. KATONG: Colleen, wim of entertainments, meetings, sport? Dick Powell. 6.15. 9.15. events, social functions and other! REGAL:
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS,
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      276 6 Large Turnover Of Tin Shares. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Nov. 7. Tin recorded a further strong rise of 200s. in London and 1VL> cents in New York yesterday. Quotations of sterling tin shares from London show further appreciable rises with a strong market. The local market
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      PRODUCE.
      220 6 Singapore, November 7, 12 noon. Uujer Seller Java Cube 9.50 White Muntok Pepper 17.50 White °epper 17.00 Black Pepper 9.00 Mixed Copra 6.10 6.10 •Sur.dried Copra 6.40 Small Flake Tapioca 5.25 Fair Flake Tapioca 4 50 Med Pearl Tapioca 5.25 Small Pearl Tapioca 5 30 No. 1 Cago Flour
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        537 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid Issue Vol. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Metiers 4/- Ampat Tin 5,'- 5/7% 5/- 5/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 28/6 30/6 30/- 32/6 £1 Austral Malay 54 6 57/6 55/- 58/5/- Ayer Hltam 17/3 18/6 18/- 19/1 Ayer Weng 1.90 2.00
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        GENERAL.
        394 6 2 2 Alex BricJc Orel. 1.10 1.30 1.15 1.25 2 2 do !Y 2 7o Prefs. 1.70 1.80 1.70 1.80 10 10 Atlas Ice 8.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 lO.OOn. £1 £1 B.A.T 6.12.6 6.17.6 6.10.0 6.15.0 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 10 5 B. M. Trustee
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        204 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. S r /r 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 108 110 nom *>£% 1907 red. 1947 *l,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 111 113 nom 4'A% 1S09 red. 1955 $1,000,000 int. Mar. 31 Kept. 30 120 122 nom M 1913 red. 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        344 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Today's Prices Fraser C->. Lyall u Evatt Allcnoy 165 1.75 1.60 1.70 Alor Gajah 125 1.35 1.20 1.30 Amal. Malay 1.80 1.90 180 1.90 AyerHitam 140 1.55 1.40 1.52 Ayer Molek 1.10 1.20 1.12 1.20 Ayer Panas 165 1.75 1.65 1.75 Bassett
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    EXCHANGES.
    190 6 The following uit the exchange rates, this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:--SELLING London demand 2/4 1/16 London XT 2/4 1/16 London 4 months' sight 2/4'/g Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 56% Montreal demand 56% Batavla
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    82 6 Closing Prices, Friday. Noon, Today. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) Nov. 29 11/16 29 13/1G Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.O.B.) Nov. 29% 29% No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 29 V4 29% November 29% 29%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    376 6 London, Nov. 6. Ihe following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares ol £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise d»y. or Pall Conversion Loan 5 p.c. 1944-64 117% Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 117% +H War Loan 3H p.c 106% Straits 6 p.c.
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    EXCHANGES.
    94 6 London, Nov. 6. The following ere closing mean rates: Paris 105 11 '64 Stockholm 19.39'i New York 4.87 9 '16 Athens 550 sellers Montreal 4. 87 >.i Bucharest 670 sellers Brussels 28. 82 "4 Rio 4'4 Geneva 21.21% sellers official Amsterdam 9.09 Belgrade 214 Milan 1174 Buenos Aires unquoted
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    27 6 I The newly-appointed Canadian i Minister, Mr. Robert Bruce, has 1 arrived in Toklo on board the Empress 1 of Canada with his family, reports Aneta-Domei. I
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    K.M.S.(MALAY STATES) RUBBER COMPANY.
    566 6 Directors' Generous Distribution. The twenty-sixth annml general noting ot K.MS. (Malay States) Rubber Plantations. Ltd.. was held In London on Oc:. 28. In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts Mr. James Davenport, the chairman, said— At our meeting last year I pointed out that
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      IMPERIAL AIRWAYS INCREASE PROFITS.
      356 7 Dividend And Bonus Of Eight Per Cent. Imperial Airways, In a preliminary statement, announces a further advance In earnings for the year ended Mar. 31 last. The net profit for the twelve months, after charging £199,328 for obsolescence, amounts to £140,705. The directors recomi..end payment of
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      INCOME-TAX ON DIVIDENDS.
      264 7 Action Against Tata Iron And Steel. Bombay. 1 A case of considerable interest to the business community In general, and shareholders of the Tata Iron and Steel Company In particular, is due to be heard in the Bombay High Court shortly. The essential point to be decided
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      SEREMBAN RUBBER ESTATES.
      42 7 Seremban Rubber Estates has made contracts for the sale of 120 tons standard quality ribbed smoked sheet In equal monthly quantities frcm January to December, 1937, at the equivalent of approximately 8 3/16 d. per pound London landed terms.
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      KUCHAI TIN
      41 7 The results of the working Kucha! Tin for October are as follows Actual running time 629 hours, 37 mins., Time lost 114 hours. 23 mins Average digg- 1 Ing depth 57.92 feet, Ore won 1.065 plculs, Yardage treated 154,000.
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      KARMEN RUBBER MEETING.
      674 7 PROSPECT OF MORE FAVOURABLE RESULTS. SPECIAL MANURING PROGRAMME. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts for the year ended June last, at the annual meeting of Karmen Rubber Ltd. In London on Oct. 26. Mr. R. F. McNalr Scott, the chairman, said:— The year under review
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      STANDARD MOTOR
      132 7 Record Number Of Orders At the present time there are more orders on our books lor Immediate delivery than ever before in the history of the company both for ihe home and export markets," declared Mr. C. J. Band in his speech at the annual meeting of the
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      31 7 i In accordance with the provisions of i Section 4 of the Pineapple Industry Ordinance, the following registration i is votifled: Chuan Seng and Co., 14! 2 milestone, Kranjl Road, Singapore.
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      SIONE TIN ANNUAL MEETING.
      536 7 Prospects Bound Up With Restriction. The ninth annual general meeting of Slone Tin (F.M.S.), Limited, was held in London on Oct. 28. Mr. H. B. Ward (the chairman) said that the period under review had been one of satisfactory progress. The average quota release under the
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      NO FIXED GOLD LEVEL FOR GUILDER.
      112 7 Until International Stabilisation. The Hague/ Nov. 6. It is not desirable at present to stabilise the guilder on a* fixed gold level or link it with foreign currencies while the latter are still fluctuating, declares a Government memorandum Issued today. The Government do not
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      "PASSENGER" TRAVELS IN HOLD OF PLANE.
      110 7 Strange and valuable consignments are now being carried so frequently by British air services that they form an accepted part of commercial air traffic One piqued passenger In the hold of in Imperial Airways liner a few days ago was a full-grown falcon. The
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW.
    499 7 SPECULATIVE ELEMENT RE-ENTERS. HIGHER PRICES ANTICIPATED. tiUTHRIE CO. LTD. In their weekly report on the rubber market, issued on Thursday, write Renewed optimism has characterise^; all sections of the rubber market and sharp advances have been recorded locally and in London and New Yorl: markets. The fact
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      594 7 3 ANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated Id Uie Colony ol Hong Song.) The liability a memben Is limited to U» extent and In manner prescribed by Oidta■iicc No. 6 ot 1929 ol th* Colony. Authorised Capita; MO.OOO.WO Issued and Pully Palo-t'.i $30,000,000 Reserve Puntto M Sterile* 6.500.000 Hong
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      148 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated tn China by Special CharterJ 12. Cecil S'reet, Singapore. Telephone: Maaafcri Office 6444 Exchange Dept. M41 General OflHce 51M-J with 11 exteniiona. Cable Addr«s: -CHUNGKUO-Paid-tp Capital Cb. SM.OOMM M Reserve Far Cli. .3.453.591.43 Total Resoorees Ch. $1442.242.166.35 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vung Soong. Chairman of Board Sung
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      475 7 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF. INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England oy ftoval Charter 1853 Paid Op CaplUJ ID 600.000 shirt* of a each I3.ooo.000 Reserve Pund C3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 head orncii IS. Bfcthasocata. Lcnden. SC. I Alar Star Hong Kong Saigon AmriUar Ilotlo Semaraac Bangkok Ipob
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  • People In The News.
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      Mrs. Simpson & Her Ancestry.
      98 8 Mrs. Simpson Her Ancestry. ILIRS. Wallis Simpson, who as reported yesterday, was granted a divorce decree against her husband, Mr. Ernest A. Simpson, is now one of the best known women in London Society. Her movements in England have recently been recorded in both the British and the American newspapers.
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      Back To 1066.
      110 8 TTHE guests aboard the yacht Nahlin which took King Edward for a holiday cruise Included Mrs. Simpson. The London magazine. News Review, describes her as chic and auburnhaired." Born in Baltimore. USA., nearly 40 years ago, Mrs. Simpson has a distin- guished ancestry which can be traced
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      Duke's Kinswoman.
      108 8 IN 1662, one of the knight's descen- dants, Richard Warneld. settled in Maryland, Virginia, where the family took root at an estate known as Warfield Rig..t. Mrs. Simpson's father was Mr. Teackle Wallis Warneld. and through his marriage he united two families connected with the British aristocracy. His
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      Telephone Talk.
      103 8 RilRS. Simpson, as she now is, mar- ried Llentenant now Commander—Spencer of the United States Navy In 1916. They were divorced In 1925 and three years later In London Mrs. Spencer marrierd Mr. Ernest A. Eimpson Mr. Simpson, a London business man, was born in Canada, graduated at
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      Radio Lecturers.
      150 8 |\flß- W. B. Yeats' radio lecture on 'Modern Poetry,' which is published on page TEN today, was one of the series of National Lectures which, in 1928, inaugurated a new use of the microphone. A scheme of National Lectures was then instituted by the 8.8.C. under which three
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      At Fu Jen.
      88 8 JAR. Zacharias, who recently spent a month or two amongst his old friends in Malaya, on his way to China, has now taken up his post at Fu Jen University and writes enthusiastically about his new sphere of work. Fu Jen is highly esteemed, both by the
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      Empire Development.
      171 8 r\R. Zacha.'ias. who has already begun his lectures in Pelping, is to study tha earliest periods of Indian history and the origin and development of the British Empire. A British subject. Dr. Zacharlas who Is a fervent Catholic, has spent the greater part of his life in India
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      Rice Crop Grown Near Moscow.
      80 8 An experimental rice crop has been successfully cultivated this year on a plot near Moscow, says a Tass message. The rice was sown In May on a small plot of land, near Moscow. In the open air. The field was Irrigated with warm waste water
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      342 8 EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. The following frequencies will be used: GSH 21 47 Mc/s (13. 9'. m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.) 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. Scottish Dance Music* The H rat in i Sextet, directed by Lena Rlackman. 6.45 p.m.— Variety and dance music.: 7.15 p.m. "Tommy Tune's
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      551 8 Young. Music by Nene Smith. Production bj William MacLurg. 7.20 a.m.— Noel Coward. 7.31 a.m.— "Y Gaeaf (Winter).* A progiamme of Welsh part-songs and readings from Welsh poetry to depict the winter season. Readings by Dilys Griffiths navies and J. E. Meredith. Part-songs by the BBC Welsh Singers. 8.00 a.m.
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      365 8 HONG KONG. Station Z.B.W. 49. 6 m.. 31.49 19.75m. 16.90 m. TODAY 6.20 p.m. 11.20 European programme. 6.20 A programme of French music. 6.50 Debroy Somers Band. 7.20 Time signal, weather report and announcements. 7.23 A variety concert. 8.20 The music or Johann Strauss. 8.45 London— News and announcements. 9.05
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    SOVIET INTEREST IN THE ARCTIC.
    151 9 Northern Siberia Development. London, Nov. 6. The Times In a leading article regarding a series of articles on Russia In the Arctic" which it concludes today, asks What is the Soviet Government's purpose of developing at enormous expense the Icebound regions of Northern Siberia?" The
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    20-TON KETCH FOUNDERS.
    207 9 Norwegian's Escape Near Hong Kong. The Aracataca 11. a Shanghal-bullt ketch of 20 tons, left Hong Kong recently for Manila. In it were the owner Mr. J. Herbert, a Norwegian, Captain H. Krach, two Chinese sailors i and a Chinese cook. The ketch foun- i dered and
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    CANTON-HONG KONG LOOP-LINE SOON?
    106 9 Road Being Extended To Whampoa. Hong Kong. Nov. 6. Tenders for the construction of an extension railroad from Canton to Whampao harbour, which will be linked with the Canton-Hankow Railway, have been invited by the railway administration. This is regarded as Chinese willingness for the early
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    Prime Minister On Trade Buoyancy.
    87 9 London, Nov. 4. Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, speaking in the House of Commons, announced that the Imperial Conference will be held In May during the Coronation and indicated that the problems of defence and economics would be discussed. He dwelt on the trade buoyancy
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    Japanese Stabbed At Changsha.
    68 9 Shanghai. Nov. 3. The Japanese proprietor of a firm at Changsha, Hunan, was attacked by an unknown person on Sunday night, receiving eight stab wounds, according to a belated report. The injuries are not serious. With the exception of a Chinese cook, the remainder of the
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    40 9 A novel type of gas-mask which permits the wearer to use the telephone by means of a special microphone attachment has boen developed In France and is now being shown at the war defence exhibition in the Salle Pleyel, Paris.
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    MILLION GAS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED.
    346 9 MILLION GAS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED. PROTECTION FOR EVERYBODY. NEW SCHOOL IN k ENGLAND. The need for a million anti-gas instructors to teach the population of Britain what to do in case of a poisonPas raid was mentioned by Wing-Comm-ander E. J. Hodsall. chief of the Home Office Air Raids Precautions Department.
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    Reported Arms Agreemen With Nanking.
    77 9 Toklo, Nov. 3. The Shanghai correspondent of the Hochi Shimbun reports that British and French arms manufacturers, namely, Vickers and Hotchklss, have concluded a contract with the Chines? Government stipulating that they will not supply arms and ammunition to local troops or administrations in China
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    SPANISH "SCARLET PIMPERNEL" SAFE.
    79 9 Mr. Hutchinson Arrives In Gibraltar. Gibraltar, Nov. 6. Mr. Grlce Hutchinson, the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Spanish civil war, arrived here from Malaga yesterday in his yacht the Honey Bee. The report that he had been arrested at Malaga is apparently baseless .—Reuter. (Mr. Hutchinson, an
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    45 9 The Empire Rheumatism Council, with the Duke of Gloucester as president, was constituted last week to organise research into the causes and means of treatment of rheumatic disease, which. It was stated by Lord Horder. Is one of the most serious afflictions of mankind.—British Wireless.
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    Japanese Mission In Canton.
    206 9 Mayor On Cause Of Far East Crisis. A JAPANESE mission, consisting of eleven members of the House of Peers, headed by Mr. Horikiri, formerly Mayor of Tokyo, and now secretary-general of the Imperial Cabinet, arrived in Canton recently for a visit, during which they intend to
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    RADIO'S "GUILT."
    163 9 Responsible For World Unrest. Sir Thomas Inskip. Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, blamed the microphone for the existence of dictators and expressed the opinion that wireless was a contributory factor In the unsettled state of the world. Speaking at Cc ham (Hants) he said that they all
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    Flat Feet Can Join British Army Now.
    88 9 London, Nov. 1. Slight dental defects and flat fret will no longer disqualify recruits for the British Army wh.'ch Introduces a new system on Dec. 1, lowering the standard of recruitment. Instead of accepting oniy men graded Al there will be four categories,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOV. 7. 1936. The Golden Calf.
    685 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOV. 7. 1936. The Golden Calf. With Hibernian fluency the Federal Secretary twitted on Budget j Day those writers who have indulged in "impassioned prose" on the subject of the Federation's worship of the golden calf the calf in question being the Government's surplus, and
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    CIVIC DIGNITY.
    236 10 A week ago today local newspapers were full of reports of the speeches delivered at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners when the proposed expenditure of $100,000 on a house for the President was debated. The public was reminded how much was spent on Jubilee celebrations, on the
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    Social and personal
    165 10 Mr. W. H. Macgregor relumed from Hong Kong in the Corfu and will be at his office next week. His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of Mr. A.J. Clark, O BE., LL 8., Deputy Public Prosecutor, Singapore, to be a Puisne Judge, S.S. Miss Ernestine
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    MODERN POETS.
    1572 10  -  W. B. YEATS. By "An Overwhelming Social Bitterness." (In an address broadcast by the BBC.) THE period from the death of Tennyson until the present moment seems to me richer in lyric poetry than any similar period since the seventeenth century no great over, powering figures, but many
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    707 10 NOTES Of The DAY. EXTRA GANGEM. IIfHY is Hindu influence so mariced in the beliefs and customs of th« modern Malay The answer Is to be found In a little book which has appeared on the Singapore bookstalls today. Its author. Mr. R. B. Krish: rm.. traces an unbroken connection
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    FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES OUTSIDE SPANISH CAPITAL.
    275 11 Government Claim Rebels Are Retreating. MADRID COMMUNIQUE. Recapture Of Navalcarnero Reported. FIERCE fighting is reported from Madrid which the rebels had hoped to capture before the week-end. The Government troops claim to be holding the r ebels in check. An official communique issued by
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    THE MUNICIPAL "MANSION."
    212 11 Cost Left In 1937 Estimates. The subjects of the $100,000 house for the Municipal president, the estimate of $5,000 for its furnishing, and the entertainment allowance of $1,200 for the president, were once again dis- < ussed by the Commissioners yesterday when they were viewing in general
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    U. S. Strike Deadlock: No Intervention
    118 11 U. S. Strike Deadlock No Intervention Washington, Nov. 6. I LTHOUOH the deadlock in 14 the shipping strike contiPresident Roosevelt doss rot intend to intervene at pre- declared Miss Francos Perkins, U.S. Secretary fori Labour, after a meeting of the cabinet today. Hunger, fatirue and iack of money ovlr.g to
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    NEW R.A.F. OFFICERS FOR SELETAR.
    144 11 In addition to Air Commodore A. W. Tedder, who will succeed Air Commodore S. W. Smith as Air Officer Commanding t.ve Royal Air Force, Far East, yesterday's arrivals from England by tlie P. and O. liner Naldera included Wind Commander C. R. Cox, who will
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    Labour Victory At Bv-Election.
    43 11 The result of the by-election in the Clay Cross division of Derbyshire is as follows: Mr. George Ridley (Labour) 24,290. Miss Bridget Jitckson (Conservative) IMS. No change. Seventy-two per cent, of the elector it tJ the pulls. British Wireless.
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    CHINA PREPARED TO FIGHT.
    442 11 Nanking Spokesman Declares. JAPAN INSISTS ON CHIANG'S RETURN. Nanking. Nov. 6. Th 3 Chinese people are. ready l fight tha moment Gen. Chiang Kaishek gives the order." declared the spokesman of the Nanking Foreign Office today. The spokesman, referring to Mr. S. Kawagoe's insistence upon Gen.
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    Chinese Air Chief In Germany.
    92 11 Chinese Air Chief In Germany. Berlin, Nov. 7. Mr. Chien Chang Cho, Director of Air Defence at the Engineering School of Nanking, arrived here yesterday to study civil and military aviation. The programme includes a visit to Junkers' aeroplane works'at Dessau and a visit to Stuttgart and other German towns.
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    21 11 The Central Government is contemplating the expansion of the Kwangtung Navy under the control of the Navy Ministry.—Sin Jew Jit Poh.
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    116 11 MALAYAN ELEPHANT TUSK: A permanent loan by the Kin? of a fine collection of elephant tusks, including a record pair of Indian tusks, is a new acquisition of the British Museum. The Indian tusks, which are featured in Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game," measure Bft. 9in. and Bft. G'vin.
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    New Commander For H. M. S. Terror.
    114 11 New Commander For H. M. S. Terror. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 7. Commander I. W. Whltehorn is today appointed to command H.M.S. Terror, the monitor stationed as the base ship at Singapore. He will succeed Commander C. B. C. Swayne who was appointed in April 1935. It is
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    Arabs To Boycott The Palestine Commission.
    45 11 Jerusalem, Nov. 7. The Arab Higher Committee yesterday decided to boycott the Palestine Royal Commission and Issued a manifesto urging the Arabs not to co-oper-ate in the Commission's work owing to the Government's refusal to suspend Jewish immigration.— Reuter.
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    Lord Moynihan's Bequests.
    65 11 The estate of the late Lord Moynihan, the famous surgeon who died in September, has been proved at £301,834. In addition to bequests to his family, he left £2.000 to the Royal College of Surgeons of which he was six times president to found a lectureship, and
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    President Roosevelt In Washington.
    33 11 President Roosevelt had an uproarious welcome from cabinet members. New Deal executives on his return to the White House yesterday thousands of workers cheered him along the route. —Reuter.
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    26 11 Mr. Mackenzie King told reuter aboard the Empress of Britain on his returning from England that King Edward Is planning to visit Canada after the Coronation.—Reuter.
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    Civic Welcome For Jarrow Unemployed Marchers.
    128 11 The Jarrow marchers returned home iust night by train and were accorded civic welcome. The Mayor said their _:>r.duct on the long march to London :\v.d during their brief stay there had ..ought credit to the town. He thought their demonstration, by, .awing attention
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    Swiss Spy Sent To Prison In France.
    52 11 Metz, Nov. 6. A Swiss draughtsman, Aloyse Peterman, was today sentenced to two years penal servitude by the civil tribunal at Thionville on a charge of spying on the Maginot Line fortifications. He was arrested in July wren attempting to cross the German
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    HEALTH MINISTER ON "P.T."
    272 11 Physical Education The Nation. WORTH WHILE TO LIVE TO BE OLD. INTERVENING today in the Commons debate on a Labour amendment to the Address, the Minister of Health (Sir Kingsley Wood) spoke of the Government's plans for dealing with problems of physical education and nutrition. He
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    RESIDENTS CANNOT ACT OF "THEIR OWN SWEET WILL."
    1931 12 HIGH COMMISSIONER'S STRONG SPEECH. "Unfair Attack" On The Government. (From Our Special Representative) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. A fighting- speech by His Excellency the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, in which he attacked the Hon. Mr. E. D. Shearn in terms of
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    LABOUR DEPUTATION FROM INDIA.
    91 12 Arrives On Dec. 5. From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 7. OFFICIAL Information has been received today that the deputation from the Government of India to investigate into the labour conditions in Malaya will arrive at Penang on Dec. 5. They will tour the country
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    $35,000 BUNGALOW ON HIGHLANDS.
    423 12 Passed In Dratt Estimates. MR. HAM OPPOSES. j\/|R. G. L. Ham, the deputy IYI president of the Singapore Municipality, revealed yesterday that in his opinion the proposed expenditure of $35,000 for the purchase of land and erection of a Municipal bungalow at Cameron Highlands, was unjustified.
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    NEW FLYING-BOATS ARRIVE.
    137 12 Two Hours In Quarantine. After a 'tight from Pembroke Dock. Wales, in easy stages, all five new fly-ing-boats (Squadron No. 230) for the Royal Air Force. Far East, arrived at the Seletar Station yesterday afternoon from Mergui, Burma. One of the machines had been slightly delayed at
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    TAP-DANCING AND GIRLS
    149 12 At The Cinema. "Three Cheers for Love." (With Eleanore Whitley. Robert Cummines. Grace Bradley and Billy Lee.) .Paramount. At the Capital. A touring theatrical company establishes itself in a girls' school. There are no grls in the school, but that doesn't matter, as there are plenty In
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    CLIPPERS OF THE AIR.
    105 12 "China Clipper." (With Pat O'Brien, Beverly Roberts and Ross Alexander) Warner Bros. At the Alhamhra. "China Clipper" approaches very nearly the type of films classed j»s educational pictures, for it is really a story of the pioneers of commercial aviation, of the men who. inspired by
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    MALAY GIRLS' EDUCATION.
    299 12 MALAY GIRLS' EDUCATION. F.M.S. Councillors Pleased. PART OF COMMUNITY PROGRESS. (From Our Special Representative) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. fTHE importance of giving Malay women the same degree of education and emancipation that was granted to women in other progressive countries was stressed by the Hon. Raja Kamaralzaman. speaking on the
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    Tokio's Reply To British Protest.
    55 12 Tokio, Nov. 6. It is understood that the Japanese Foreign Office has replied to the British complaint regarding the treatment of British sailors at Keelung. by explaining the whole incident on the basis of the original police report, citing a judicial investigation which is reported
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    40 12 There will be no meeting of the Rotary Club of Singapore on Armistice Day. Nov. 11. On Wednesday Nov. 18. Mr. R. St. George Caulfleld. resident engineer in charge of the Civil Aerodrome, will address the Club on the aerodrome.
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    SINGAPORE BUDGETS FOR $500,000 DEFICIT NEXT YEAR.
    1663 13 AIM TO BUILD UP RESERVES. Commissioners Consider City's Finance. CINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners, at in 1937 a special meeting yesterday budgetted for a deficit of about 8500,000 which will be made up from the Rate Fund surplus. It will not be possible for them
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    OPTHALMIC SURGEON'S DEBTS.
    944 13 OPTHALMIC SURGEON'S DEBTS. "Very Costly" Brother. T^HE story of how he helped his brother to the extent of $29,000 besides standing guarantor for a loan of $12,000 taken by his mother, was told by Dr. Litn Eng Hae the well-known opthalmic surgeon of Singapore, when he was taken through his
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    85 13 NEW ALTAR FOR ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL: The whole is of teak, the shields are picked oat m colour and the crosses and rosettes m gilt. The siie of the altar piece was determined by the necessity for room on either side to give access to the vestry door which is
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    INTEREST PAID BY PLANTERS.
    427 13 Loans Board To Be Consulted. (From Our Special Representative) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. An admission that there was room for improvement in the organisation of the Bankruptcy Department was made in Federal Council today by the Federal Secretary, the Hon. Mr. C D. Ahearnc, replying; to
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    YOUTHS TO BE FLOGGED.
    377 13 ATTACK WITH KNIFE. Three Chinese youths are to get 18 strokes of the rotan and serve five I years' rigorous impiisonment each j for their share in a knife attack on an oyster dealer, alleged to have been actuated by jealousy over a young coffee shop
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    SALVATION ARMY MEETING TOMORROW.
    50 13 The Salvation Army are this week, by permission of the Directors of the V.M.C.A., Singapore continuing their Gospel Services in the V.M C.A. Hall. The meeting will start at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening, when it is hoped there will be a large attendance of interested friends.
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    61 13 The following appointments are notified In the S.S. Government Gazette. Mr. J. F. Hannyngton. M.C.S.. to be an Assistant District Judge for Singapore, Penang and Malacca. Mr. A. E. S. Talbot to be Secretary to the Board of Licensing Justices. Penang. vice Mr. J. E. MacLaughlin. Mr. D.
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    TEA PLANTING RESTRICTED.
    326 13 Council Passes Bill. SEED EXPORT BAN. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. T*EA growing in Malaya was vir- tually thrown into line with the Tea Restriction Scheme of other countries this morning when, without any dissension being expressed, the Federal Council passed the Tea Control
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    DANCE EXTENSIONS FOR POPPY DAY FUND.
    89 13 Coconut Grove And Great World. There is to be a lata extension up to Z a.m. at the Coconut Grove. Singapore, tonight, and 50 per cent, of (ha proceeds will be given to Earl Haig's (British Legion) Appeal Fund. Many people are expected to
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    25 13 The King's Exequatur empow?ring Mr. John P. Palmer to act as ViceConsul of the United States at P?nang has received HLs Majecty the King's signature.
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    S.R.C. OUTCLASS THE SER VICES.
    1007 14 Seven Goals And Never A Reply. PERHAPS the score of 7—0 rather exaggerates the superiority of the S.R.C. in their hockey match with the Combined Services on the padang yesterday. Nevertheless they were much the stronger side and their goals were well scored, while their
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    14 14 A :,truc«le for possession in the S.R.C. vs. Services hockey match. Straits Times Photograph.
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    19 14 An Incident in the nlay in the hockey match between the S.R.C. and the Combined Services. Straits Times Photograph.
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    INTER-STATE MATCH.
    55 14 Should the inter-State hockey match on the padang litday between Singapore and Negri Sembilan be washed out by rain, it will be played tomorrow on the padang at four o'clock, in which case the second match between the Army and the Ncgri (scheduled for tomorrow at Tanglin) will
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    15 14 A hit in the baseball match between the Americans and the S.J.I. Straits Times Photograph.
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    Khalsa's Six Goals On The Padang.
    366 14 S.C.C. COULD GET ONLY TWO. The Sikhs are traditionally fine hockey players, and the local Khalsa Association have some clever players. They were much too good for the S.C.C. team pitted against them on the padang yesterday and won: 6—2. Better stickwork earned the
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    S.J.I. WIN AT BASEBALL.
    257 14 Americans Beaten By 9 Runs To 3. The American Association played St. Joseph's Institution at baseball yesterday, on the St.J.I. ground.) The school team emerged winners j by nine runs to three. The runs were scored as follows: Americans S.J.I. Ist Innings 0 3 2nd 0
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    DOUBLES FINAL POSTPONED.
    42 14 Badminton. The men's open doubles final in the Singapore Badminton Association tournament, announced for today, has been postponed to next Saturday, owing to Tan Chong Tee being indisposed. Tickets purchased for today I will hold good for tfcie match.
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    CLEVER STICKWORK AT JOHORE.
    137 14 Hockey. The Johore Government Trade School met a team captained by D. Frank, a former Perak player, on the j Trade School padang and the game ended In a 3—l3 1 win for the school. In the first half Frank's XI opened the scoring through Barthelot,
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    12 14 The American pitcher m action m i yesterday's baseball match. Times Photograph.
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    FINE CENTURY BY BARNETT: LEYLAND'S FIRST KNOCK.
    282 14 HARDSTAFF BATS WELL IN FOURTH WICKET STAND. M.C.as USEFUL SCORE AT MELBOURNE. GLOUCESTERSHIRE is providing most of the batting fire works thus far in the M.C.C's Australian tour. Following: Hammond^ great exploits, his county team-mate, Barnett, has provided the latest ccenturay a fine
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    KEPPEL CHAMPIONSHIP.
    89 14 Golf. Play for the Keppel Golf Club championship, which was fixed for Nov. 7 and 8, has been postponed to the 14th and 15th. Twelve cards were taken out for the November women's spoon competition at the Keppel Golf Club, and U.e following were the two best scores
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    LEE WAI TONGS RETIREMENT.
    407 15 Tribute To Fine Sportsman. The retirement of Lee Wai-tong, fViost famous of Chinese soccer players, from active participation in the game, has brought expressions of regret from all sides. Lee Wal-tong, says a Hong Kong writer, has mads his decision. He Is giving up active football
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    29 15 The teams— Medical Students (colours) and Dental Students (white).— who played in the Medical College inter-faculty hockey match on Thursday. The Medical Students won by two goals to nil.
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    VOLUNTEERS' " TEST."
    283 15 VOLUNTEERS' TEST." Rugby. Strong Team Selected For F.M.S.V.F. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. The annual match between the F.M.6.V.F. and the S.S.F.V. will be played on the padang, Kuala Lumpur, on Armistice Day. The F.M.S. are turning out a very strong team which will also Include several
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    CAN HARVEY WIN WORLD: TITLE?
    751 15 Lewis Has A Damaged Eye Len's Target. AT the Empire Pool, Wembley, on Monday, John Henry Lewis, negro light-heavyweight champion of the world, will defend his title against Len Harvey. Lewis is the favourite, because of his power and skill, but the odds against Harvey
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    LONG DISTANCE SWIM IN HOOGHLY.
    300 15 Indian's Thirty Miles In i l 2 Hours. (From Our Own Correspondent). Calcutta, Oct. 16. After a remarkable feat of endurance, Naiin Chandra Malik, who represented India in the Olympic Games at Los Angeles, won the 30mile swimming race organised by the Aheeritollah Sporting Club
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    HAM CUP MATCH AT PENANG.
    133 15 Association Football. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Nov. 6. Despite the fact that they had seven Malaya Cup payers in their side the Kedah Malays were held to a draw by the Penang Mohammedan Football Association, in the annual Inter-State Malay soccer match for the
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    The Sports Diary,
    61 15 TODAY. Bafby: Malaya Cup— Singapore vs. Johore, at Rengam; B.C.C. "A" v». 3rd A. A. Battery, R.A., padang; Pulau Branl T». St. Andrew'c, at F.B. Hockey: Singapore vs. Negri Sembllan. padang: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. M.C.U.. Anson Road. Athletics: R.C.U. Sports, Raffles College, 2.45. Badminton: championship finals, 2.10.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    624 15 Lewis's Suspension- -B. B. B. C. And U. S. Ban The Farleigh Robertson Trophy County Cricket Loses Two Great Amateurs. Conducted by "ECHO." tITHATEVER John Henry Lewis may or may not have done, the Britisn Boxing Board of Control are undoubtedly right In declining to recognise his
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1822 16 22nd Sunday After Trinity— Ca3t Out The Unforgiving Spirit. IT is well surely that forgiveness illustrated by Christ's story of thfi Unmerciful Servant 'St. Matt .&:?:>! should ccme just before Armistice Day t remind us ->l the peril in -vhlch an] ur forgiving spirit stands. As we look
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    36 16 Group photo taken at Seremban on the occasion of the eleventh annual teneral meetinr of the F MS. Hospital Assistants and Dressy Association. Mr. S.P. Joseph, the President, is seated m the centre m front row.
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    SWEPT OUT TO SEA ON CAPSIZED BOAT.
    213 16 Malay Missing When r Rescuers Arrive. 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Nov. 5 "From evidence before me. I have v reasonable ground to believe that Hussain bin Lam had died through misadventure by being wrecked In a l storm. No one is
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    SINGAPORE EUROPEAN FINED.
    258 16 Admits Rash Driving At Segamat. (Worn Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Nov. 5. W. L. Kinlock, a European of Singapore, was fined $4 by Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate, for rash driving at the Customs' barrier, Gemas. The man] pleaded guilty and was ordered to
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    REPREPARED CHANDU DROSS.
    106 16 Chinese Fined At Muar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. Nov. 5. Mr. J. C. McEveU. Protector of Chinese, Muar. in the capacltj of First Class Magistrate In the police court yesterday. Imposed fines totalling $40. with the option of similar number of days' rigorous imprisonment, on a
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    FREQUENCY AS WELL AS SPEED.
    324 16 One of the Important aspects of modern transport, from a business point of view, is Its frequency of service as well as Its speed and the basis of the new Empire air scheme, which comes into operation next year. Is the combination it will afford
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    CHINA BANS FILM.
    62 16 Paramount Denies Any Knowledge Of Reports. Hollywood. Oct. 28. Paramount said that they had not received official confirmation of reports from China that the Government there had banned the film "The General Dies at Dawn," because it was considered derogatory to the Chinese nation. Featuring Gary Cooper
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    Keynote Of New Empire Air Service.
    412 16 Keynote Of New Empire Air Service. letters to await dispatch by any specific mail. The old system will be replaced by a rapid and constant flow In both directions along the arteries of Imperial trade. Business correspondence throughout the Empire will, in fact, be handled with just that return of
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    MR. LAYCOCK Results Of Speed-Up In Sanitation
    362 17 MR. LAYCOCK Results Of Speed-Up In Sanitation V.r Laycock said that out of all cri- I ticisms levelled against the Commls-! sioners during the last few months' there had been only one sane criticism —that was on the question of sanitation, a work which, if speeded up. wculd achieve \cry
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    NEW CARS AT OLYMPIA. "Cleanlined" Bodies Next Season.
    1214 17 Motoring Notes. Both car manufacturers and coachbuilders went to Olympia with real Improvements. The new cars were easier to drive —and safer. They were more commodious and comfortable and there will be less trouble to maintain and keep them clean. "Practicality" was
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    17 Clashes On Suiyuan Border.
    54 17 Peiplng, Nov. No fewer than 17 skirmishes have itaken place on the East Suiyuan border during the past three days, it is officially reported in Peiping. The Chinese defenders have repulsed all attacks by the secessionist Mongol I forces or Chahar and their Manchu allies
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    30 17 The Chlness and foreign newspapers are unanimous in their pessimism over the fate of the Slno-Japanese negotla-t'-r whteb are to be rerumed in Nan- kin., .oday. —Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      A Biography Of The Prime Minister.
      755 18 Mr. Stanley Baldwin's Rise From Back Bench To Treasury. Stanley Buldwin. Man or Miracle? By Bechhofer Roberts. (Robert Hale 12s. 6d.) MR. Baldwin's position as Prime Minister in Great Britain today is typical of British politics. When he first entered politics he could never
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      SILBER AGAIN—AND REBLIS.
      215 18 SILBER AGAIN— AND REBLIS. Mr. Johnson's Second Novel. The Two Kinirs. By Gunnar Johnston. Rider. ss. In a previous novel. The Claws of the Scorpion Mr. Johnston introduced a strange, mystic character, on>; Silber, a personality Imbued with occult powers used to beneficent purpose. Here he occupies the stage again,
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      ARUNDEL-A NOVEL OF NEW ENGLAND.
      193 18 Arundel. By Kenneth Roberts. The Bodley Head. Bs. 6d. There is a forthright simplicity and healthy romantic vigour to this chronicle of 18th century New England that will appeal to readers both youn^ and old. The plot is based on semihistorical foundations, and deals with
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      Hunting In Manchuria.
      329 18 Bandits As Well As Trappers. Big Game Hunting In Manchuria. By N. Balkov. Hutchinson. 18s. DAIKOV'S book is a series of sharply etched vignettes of the life of a hunter in the vast central plain of. Manchuria. In that country, the Taiga, big game of all kinds
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      SECRET SOCIETIES IN TWO THRILLER NOVELS.
      318 18 SECRET SOCIETIES IN TWO THRILLER NOVELS. The Dragon Strikes Back. By Tom Roan. Within the Web. By Julia Mowbray. Melrose. 7s. 'i. each. Both these novels are real "bloods" stories of secret brotherhoods, tongs, master criminals, hidden passages, defended cellars, plucky biu defenceless maidens and villainous or superlatively brave men.
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      A Poetry Book.
      158 18 The Outline of English Verse. Edited by George H. Cowling (MarMillan and Co. 65.) 'THERE are so many collections of English poetry that a new edition requires some justification. Mr. Cowling's anthology is well defended: This book, he says, endeavours to be a bridge between an anthology
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      16 18 Mr. Mrs. Baldwin— Mr. Baldwin's career is discussed in the new book reviewed on this pace.
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      WILD WEST STORY. And A Novel About Nine Castaways.
      299 18 WILD WEST STORY. And A Novel About Nine Castaways. Steve. By George Goodchild. Bare-handed Castaways. By Frlo Maclagan. Robert Hale. 7s. 6d. each. Mr. Goodchild Is very well known as a writer of Wild West stories, and Steve Is a good example of his art, being full of movement and
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    New Life For India's Peasants.
    553 19 CAMPAIGN TO AID THE AGRICULTURISTS. Rural Uplift Scheme. Simla. DEPORTS of how new life is being brought to India's hundreds of thousands of villages and million of peasants, were laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly. The facts, which have been collected from all
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    4 19 Mr. Yaichi Hota. I
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    Theft From The Viceroy's House.
    79 19 New Delhi. rpHKFT of currency notes to the value of Rs. 1200 has been reported from the Viceroy's House by Miss Bulflt, housekeeper. She toid the police that she had three envelopes in her handbag, containing respectively currency notes worth Rs. 2,365, Rs. ZOO, and
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    RELEASE OF 56 DETENUS.
    445 19 To Set Up Own Businesses. VALUE OF TRAINING IN CAMP. P'IFTY-SIX detenus, belonging: o different parts of Bengal, were released a few days ago unconditionally and without the imposition of any restraint on their movements. The release is the sequel to the polio indicated in a
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    LEAST NUTRITIVE DIET.
    56 19 Mysore. The Nutrition Research Institute has displayed at the Mysore Dasara Exhibition several useful charts and posters relating to food problems for Indian children. There are also charts showing the relative values of the various diets in India in order of nutritive merit: Sikh, Pa than, Maharatta,
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    HOW NANDA KOT WAS CONQUERED.
    830 19 Japanese Handicapped By Ice Wall. NEW EXPEDITION NEXT YEAR. RETAILS of how Nanda Kot, the 22,566-foot peak in Kumaun was successfully climbed by the first Japanese expedition to the Himalayas, (known as the Tokin University Himalayan Expedition) arc contained in reports from India. It is
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    30 19 SRINAGAR was tn feto for a whole week recently in connection with the birthday celebrations of H.H. the Maharaja of Kashmir (above), which inciuded theatricals, dances, and a torchlight tattoo.
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    "NOT ENTITLED TO CUSTODY OF HER CHILDREN."
    93 19 Jubbulpore. A QUESTION in Moslem law a s to whether guardianship af her children could be given to a woman who had been divorced and had remarried, has been decided by Mr. M. L. Shrivstava, additional district Judge of Seoni. The judge held
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    PURDAH WOMEN WRECK MEETING.
    93 19 Lahore. Scenes which challenge comparison with the most unruly election meet- ing were witnessed at a purdah meeting of Moslem women to support the candidature of the wife of the Lahore Subjudge, for the Lahore City Muslim women's constituency. One thousand women, mostly in purdih. attended
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    BOMB THROWN INTO PROCESSION.
    56 19 Lucknow. rpWELVE persons, including two policemen (one belonging to the mounted po'.ice force) were injured when a bomb was thrown on a procession organised by the Hindus in the Nazirabad quarter of the city. A. p~'W rtarty accompanying the pr- checked the tendency of the crowd
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    Soapstone And Talc Found In Ceylon.
    135 19 Soapstone And Talc Found In Ceylon. Colombo. Investigations made by the Mineralogist's Department have revealed talc and soap-stone deposits In the Central Province. These Investigations were undertaken, following inquiries from Poland. Talc Is a hydrated silicate of magnesium which varies from white greygreen and apple green to dark preen In
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    Suffered Severe Pains After Every Meal
    186 19 Found his trouble was only Acid Stomach now completely cured Do you suffer from Indigestion, heartburn or dizzy spells after eating Then read this letter which came 'o us entirely un I don't know how to thank you tor Phillips' Milk of MngnrM* i,r
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    147 20 (Top left) Three gowns displayed at the mannequin parade at the premises of John Little and Co., Ltd., Singapore this morning. The seventy-fifth Kennel Club Show has opened at the Crystal Palace, the entry of 6,177 Is much greater than last year's and the 3.061 dogs tn a t are
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