The Straits Times, 1 April 1937

Microfilm: NL1522
Total Pages: 28
1 4 The Straits Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Masthead
    35 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 28 i»a<;es SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937, The Straits Times 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS
    35 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      256 1 SINGAPORE": 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471) STUOSBttgS 'tim 1 ')s!"■ \{f\ \Y* WmWr^m^Hm I II m -Q •Tcrf^f 1 I I Wv^^^l// sole THE BORNEO COMPANY LTD. AGENTS SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. 1., WPS 68 n. RDITICU In the Bedford range, Vauxnall Motor* have 13 iv I I 19
      256 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      128 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) A RemenderToWell-Dre^^^^^H TT lilave you a complete 9IH Coronation Festivities LJo you require dress clothes Full dress or dinner suits shirts ties socks or shoes Jtlave you sufficient day clothes Tropical suits and light weight tweed Palm Beach suits LJo not delay on
      128 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3
      1 1 J35
      1 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      313 2 ■taftr Hospital, X..L... on BVlle of L. H. Pearce, hfc£ANT Be must be figures connections. Aged 37. BiHß^Bß^^en "ENGLISH Secretary Stenographer (speeds 120 and 70) Just arrived from Ei.glaiid, Ecven years' experience London and Continent (fluent French i seeks part or full-time post. Box 16, Straits Times. ~PIECE GOODS ADVERTISER
      313 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
      298 2 WANTED WANTED a store with capacity of about 5,000 sq. ft. state rent and particular* to Box No. 13, StralU Times. VACANT. European pianist, AccordianJst for all occasions. Also small Orchestra J required. For terms and engagements, write Box No. 998, Straits Times. WANTED to purchase within the next ten
      298 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 3
      833 2 FOR SALE HTRACUSE BEABINO METALS— Prices per 100 lbs. Government Babbit $13* American Marine $125 Manganese Babbit $47 Master Metal Babbit $81. Hlndhadt Co. Ltd. BOARD a RESIDENCE Vacancies at "U«y4 Hease." t U*Tf M. Beard-Residence from $75. 256 Orchard Rd. EAST ANGLIA. 6. Oxley RIM. Tele. 4390. THE MANSION
      833 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 4
      903 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of well-kept latest style cross grain patten and Jacobean design walnut stained, wax polished and oak-Burr teak dining. sltuii<! and bedroom's furniture, Indian oeorre carpets and rugs (almost newi Westminstei chiming grand-father clock, child's go-canr ilii him in. chairs, etc. To be held at No. 7,
      903 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 5
      1447 2 'SCHIFFNER'S' 3 ANDERSON ROAD Is Ibe addiess for Millinery, underwear, novelties, flowers, ladies' bap, drrvsri, etc. tic. New goods constantly arrlvtnic. Tel: 4768— open 9 am to 8 p m. BUSINESS CARDS EtcT MASSAGE HAIL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. THE KING'S
      1,447 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      712 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporate U England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES cN P D^ N io^A^ D^r, E^fM S A^ e GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EASX MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN Due ronnage Spore 1911 RANPURA ".WO Apr. 9 SOMALI 6'Boo6 800
      712 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 2
      396 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan* GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Nar'~s, Marseilles and Gibraltar. tMJ3. YASUKUNI MARU April 14. S.S. HAKONE MARU April 29. S.S. SUWA MARU May 13.
      396 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 3
      629 3 JrT mTV rP^J^sTTrS iiAtt/] PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LIN* FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham ALSIA 6/4 6/4 1/4 9/4 BORINOIA 27/4 27/4 28/4 30/4 FIONIA 18/5 18/5 19/S 21/6 LALANDIA 8/6 8/6 9/6 11/6 JtTTLANDIA 29/6 29
      629 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 4
      268 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporate in England) APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA. s.s. TILAWA •MM 8 Apr. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation fcr first ana second clasr passengers. Special holiday return tickets interchangeable #1U) P. O. S. N. CO.. Issuer at cheap rates.
      268 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 5
      1016 3 THE BLUI FUNNEL UNE (Ocean The Hoa Khlow Steamship C* (***** Li*. Steam Shin Co Ltd. and China MotoaJ The Canard Whlk Star Ltd Steam N»»t»aticn Co. Ud.| The Sarawak Steanuhlp Co Ltd The Strait. Steamship t> ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The Chin. Navigation C». Ltd. The Irrawaddv
      1,016 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
    • Article
      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      148 4 Thursday, April 1. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Lch. Sir H. Anderson. Lch. Spartan, Tug Pentower. Liehter Marubang, N. Base IiylHer -X" 180, Lipls. Oil Wharf 2 French Submarines. Coa> Whari Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjont Pagar Sheers
      148 words
    • Article
      CLEARANCES
      56 4 Mar.' 30- VeUuku Maru. Calcutta Maru .Jap); Maoella. Ardent (Nor.): B. de St. ricrre iFch.) Rokan, Baloeran (Dut). Chye Hln Tay Ylt, Pangkor, Hong Kheng, Kamuning. Ban Hong Llong (Brit.). Mar. 31: Pera*. Deucalion. Kudat, Raub. Jeypore, Aing Leong, Malacca, Tandjong Pinang (Brit); Errla (Dan.); Makasser, Slngkel, Toglan, Thedcns
      56 words
    • Article
      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      323 4 T«4»y Aden (Karoa) ..3 p.m. East Africa (Karoa) ..3 pm. North America except W. Canada W States ol U.S.A. (Karoa) 3 p.m. Souih America Karoa i ..3 pm Burma (Karoa) 3 p.m. Egypt (Karoa) 3 p.m. Great Britain and Europe generally (Karoa) 3 pm. East. North, South
      323 words
    • Article
      AIR MAILS.
      65 4 INWARD. Imperial: From Europe: Arrives this evening. KIM.: From Europe: Arrives this evening. Qantas: From Australia: Due Saturday afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives Saturday afternoon. OUTWARD. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close "i p.m. today. Qar.tas: To Australia: Mails close 7 p.m. today. X.L.M.: To
      65 words
    • Article
      FROM MALACCA.
      147 4 Correspondence for transmission Cy air "via Necnerlands" must oe sDer.lal.y ana clearly superscribed "Bj X L.M Mails will close at Malacca as follows Todsry China. Japan East Siberia Philippines. Western US A and Western Canada (j£va> 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Philippine Islands (Potsdam > f> 45 a.m. Upper Burma,
      147 words
    • Article
      MAILS EXPECTED.
      100 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) expected today, Apr. 1, by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 6 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, Apr. 2. at 8 45 a.m Mails from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) expected today, Apr. 1, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders
      100 words
    • Article
      produce.
      181 4 Singapore, April 1, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler $7.50 Hamburg Cube $15.50 Java Cube $10 50 "eppet. White Mrntok $20 00 White $19.50 Black Cll 50 lopra. Mixed $8 05 Sun Dried $8.35 Capioca Small Flake $5 10 Fair Flak $4.70 Medium Pearl $5 45 Small Pearl $5 50
      181 words
    • Article
      PASSENGERS BY AIR
      62 4 Aircraft Melbourne from Brisbane, SSTj^StaS. Mr StmJT'k'wnliamson. Mrs. Walker Sinclair, from Brisbane Aircraft Atalanta for Penan*. Siam. Burma and Karachi, left Mar. :>B:— Mrs. Walker Sinclair, lor Delhi. Aircraft Aurora from Karachi, Burma. Siam and Penan*, arrived Mar. 28:—Mr. R. B. Wade, from Lonrjon. Aircraft Adelaide for
      62 words
    • Article
      City of Wellington
      81 4 Balboa. Mar. 31. steamer City cf Wellington, sail'nS from N<?w York .o th Far tast docked here with a propeller blade missing, to fit two spare bladesRe^ er- T* 1* Clty °f Wellington 15.7331 ton*) left New York on Mar. 17 for the Far East via the
      81 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      673 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGf NTS F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight S43S— Pswart S4SI. sss»» s^'^^^P*^^* M U^ZfrU EMPRESS HinrßrJ Fortnightly sailings to Victoria j^R IPTi^ij and Vancouver ...Direct or via »sTi ScPH y^M Honolulu .shlp's-slde rail ronBl»!fetaltgg»ai it^M nectlons at
      673 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      536 4 McALISTEReCPLTP^^ 1 (Incorp<M"at*d in Straits Sct'iciiieDt6j ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incon)orated In Kngland) (Incorporated In US A.) BOSTON NEW YORK BALTIMORE "ELLERMAN" LINE VIA SUEZ CANAL FOB HAVRE, LONDON Due Sails uiHßiißn STEEL SEAFARER Apr. 22 Apr. 28 ROTTERDAM HAMBURG BTE£L VOY AGER May 22 May
      536 words
  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 4 Miscellaneous Column 1
      438 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Oailv Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Lost night max. rain- bright min temp fall s'sMne temp •r ins. hrs. *F West Coast. Aior Star 96 0.39 8.5 76 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 90 0.31 6 5 7b Sitiawan 91 114 9.1 73 Bukit Jeram 91 0.04 9.7 73 Malacca
      438 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Article
    BISHOP APPROVES DIVORCE BILL.
    273 5 "HONEST ATTEMPT" TO IMPROVE LAW. The Bishop of Durham (Dr. Hensley Henson; expressed approval of Mr. A. P. Herbert's BUI to deal with divorce, in his uresidentlal address to the Durham Diocesan Conference. The Bill, he said, left some important matters undealt with, notably an effective
    273 words
  • Article
    "SELF-MURDER" OF SHOT MAJOR.
    421 5 INSURANCE CO. WINS £42,000 APPEAL. NO ONE CAN PROFIT FROM A FELONY. London, Mar. 22. 'THE Court of Appeal decided to- day that an insurance company is not compelled to pay on the death of a person who commits felo de se. This considered Judgment reversed
    421 words
  • Article
    Millions In Beauty.
    101 5 An action in Westminster County Court revealed some surprising facts about what is probably the most lucrative profession open to women today beauty "culture." A witness stated that her modest beauty parlour gave her an income of £2.000 a year, and claimed that the average young girl
    101 words
  • Article
    36-TON-FLYING-BOATS WILL BE NEXT.
    151 5 36-TON-FLYING-BOA TS WILL BE NEXT. Trans-ocean flying boats of British design and weighing at least 36 tons are the logical sequel to the Empire flying boats In the opinion of Cap' Norman Macmillan, aviation correspondent of the Dally Mall Such giant* of the ocean air routes might have to accelerate
    151 words
  • Article
    1,000.000 TUNG TREES FOR ANHWEI.
    61 5 A group of Wuhu farmers has secured a piece of land o- 2C 000 mow to plant 1.000.000 tung tr.'es and saplings at the foot of Huangshan, a famous scenic spot in Anhwei. The Anhwei Provincial Government has also marked oft two vast afforestation districts
    61 words
  • Article
    Sex Inequality In China Laid To Foreigners.
    154 5 Women Blame Aggression For Present Status. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES TO BE SHUNNED. Nanking. rpHAT foreign aggression rather than masculine supremacy prevents the way to the emancipation of Chinese women was voiced by practically all speakers at a meeting held here by the fair sex
    154 words
  • Article
    CANTON-SWATOW RAILWAY.
    194 5 Survey Work Reported Completed. (From Our Own Correspondent). Canton, Mar. 20. 11TORK Is expected to commence soon on the construction of a new railway line which will connect Hong Kong and Canton with Swatow. Preliminary survey work has already been completed. The line, which will probably be financed
    194 words
  • Article
    HAILSTORM HAVOC IN INDIA.
    51 5 15,000 People Face Starvation. Lucknow. Fifteen thousand persons are virtually starving consequent on the devastation caused by a recent hailstorm, states the Private Secretary to the Rajah of Shivgarh, Rac Bareli. Hailstones the siie of tennis balls fell for six minutes completely destroying the ripe rabi
    51 words
  • Article
    Lindbergh's Lunch In Indian Style.
    67 5 Calcutta. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh lunched In Indian style, with Mr P K. Das. son of the late Ral Bahadur S. C. Das. C.I.E the well-known Tibetan explorer, linguist and lexicographer. The other guests Included Sir Francis Younghusband. and the Prime Minister to Tashi Lama.
    67 words
  • Article
    RUNAWAY TRAIN WITHOUT CREW.
    248 5 SIGNALMAN'S LEAP ON TO FOOTPLATE. An L.M.S. goods train last wet-K ran away for seven mi:es ■VfttMMM a crew on the main 1 cnCon line near Leicester before It was stopped at Kibworth by a •ngnalman who swung himself on to the footp.ate of the engine
    248 words
  • Article
    BRITISH ARMY ABROAD.
    295 5 PROBLEMS OF LONG SERVICE SCHEME. The reference by Mr Duff Cooper. Secretary for War when he presented the Army Estimates, to the possibility rf changes l the Cardwpll system has aroused considerable 'nterest. write 3 Maj.-Gen. A O Temperley in the Daily Telegraph. The system which was
    295 words
  • Article
    Bravery Medal For The Emden.
    78 5 Bombay. The Safety First Association of India has awarded Its "Bravery Medal" to the Emden. the German cruiser now lying in the Bombay harbour, in recognition of the gallant and heroic act of her officers, cadets and crew in saving a number of Indian women
    78 words
  • Article
    Shanghai As Largest City In The World.
    315 5 <iTHE development of Shanghai since 1 1928 even has been greater than that of any other city In the world," said the Rev. Father Robert. Superior General of the Soclete des Misisons Etrangeres. In the course ot an interview with the North-China Dally
    315 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      301 5 BRILLIANT COMEDY, fflfl Bffgl* AMAZING MAGIC STTT^^^^^Tv^Et IN II G. WELLS 1 MOST Ak AB*J% FUNNIEST AND SPECTACULAR Efll^^^^^fc^^J S ifeji COMEDY! Kflfe^^^^^^^i^i^i^i^^EJea The MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES' A LONDON FILM PPODUCTION WITH ROLAND YOUNG, JOAN GARDNER. Week-end Matinees 'SHIPMATES FOREVER' also 'COME OUT OF THE PANTRY' THE NEW
      301 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 2
      77 5 JULIAN FRANKEL I Just returned from Europe j With The Very Latest In "THINGS BEAUTIFUL" j Ne* On Display At 101, Victoria Street. YOU ARE WELCOME. CUSTOMERS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT At W Jutim Jnankd c-Q).] J marlboroUgh" 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 BANSARI BALA ALHAMBRA TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 UNIVERSAL'S GREAT SERIAL FIRST
      77 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 3
      24 5 ROSELLA PROVISIONS OF ALL VARIETIES ON SALE AT THONG WHATT <Sc CO.. OPT. BEACH BO AD MAKKEI VARSITY FOOD CO., OFF. ORCHARD ROAD MARKET.
      24 words
  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 5 Miscellaneous Column 1
      254 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing BITZ, GEYLANG: The Phantom of o comprehensive summary of enter- Could Work Mlnu .i eSi 6 15 9 15 p rn tainments, meetings, sports events, garrick THEATRE: Wild Women 6ociaJ functions and other outstand of Borneo. The Trail Beyond, and Breed
      254 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      154 6 THE NEW STANDARD OF REFRIGERATOR Introducing the new lU GENERAL ELECTRIC of U.S.A. I|^J "TRIPLE-THRIFT" REFRIGERATOR J FOR 1937. B From the famous "House of Magic" came fi^^^^K^ l^ e or i«i n al sealed-in-steel mechanism that jSf^^^Ef-- revolutionized domestic refrigeration. Today 19 c G. E. of U.S.A. refrigerator is
      154 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      85 7 for I/ IL III 7 COST/ Points that she should bear in mind when j£- /A^S^^^^^Jk w F GENERAL ELECTRIC of U.S.A., M^ W^Blf triple thrift refrigerating unit assures jttL^K r \^^\~-/\Z,£,f\ Hb^Bflk Consider the years of service to be expected B P^ product o£ World's Greatest Electrical The only
      85 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • Article
      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      469 8 BETTER DEMAND FOR TIN SHARES. RUBBERS DISAPPOINT: INDUSTRIALS FIRM. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, April 1. Tin has bounced back, recovering 120s. in London yesterday and was up one cent in New York. The London tin share market is very firm and several stocks are much stronger.
      469 words
    • Article
      MALAYAN PALM OIL.
      87 8 In Fair Demand By U.K. Soap Makers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 19. WHILE the unsc-ttled position in other commodity markets has curtailed trade In Palm Oil. consumers in the United Kingdom being particularly nervous, there Is a fair demand by British soap makers for Malayan
      87 words
    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • Article
        MINING.
        597 8 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issuj Vai. Fraser Co Lyall Evatt Buyers SellersBuyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/- 6/6 6/- 6/3 £1 Asaai Kumbang 35/3 36/9 35/- 36/6 £1 Austra Malay 54/- 56/- 54/- 56/5/- Ayei Hltam 30/6 32/- 28/6 30/1 Aver Weng 1.70 1 8C 1.70
        597 words
      • Article
        GENERAL.
        448 8 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 2 2 do 7>2'/c Prels. 2.50 2.60 10 10 Atlas Ice 8 00 looon. 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 10 5 B M. Trustee 8.25 7.00 E100 £100 Catiie Wireless "A" 7%« Non Cum Pref. Stock £29 2 £30 V
        448 words
      • Article
        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        205 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5'.; 1901 red li«4C S400.o00 int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 lOfc 108 nom 4'-.'; 1907 red. 1941 SI 600.000 Int. Mar. 31 S:pt. 30 109 112 nom 4' 2 1909 red. 1955 (IaNWjOOQ Int Mar. 31 Sept 30 117 119 nom V/c 1913 rod l'Jfi3
        205 words
      • Article
        RUBBER SHARES.
        384 8 'Shares are »l unless otherwise stated) Fraser k Co. Lyai) Evat Allcnbv 2.20 2.30 2.20 2.30 A.or Ciafah 1.70 1.80cd 1.70 l.GOcd Amai Malay 2.25 2.35xd 2.30 2.40 Ayer H:lam 1.80 1.90 1.80 1.90 Ayn Molek 1.50 1 -;0 1.55 1.65 Ayer Panas 2.25 2.35cd 2.30 2.40cd Bassett
        384 words
    • Article
      EXCHANGES.
      205 8 The following are the exchange rates thk morning according to the dally circular isj.ue.l ov the Hong Kong ana Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London r. r 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 -/16 London months sight 2/4Vfe Lyons demand 1240 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 1/10 Montreal demand
      205 words
    • Article
      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      91 8 Noon, Apr. 1. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) April 45% 45% Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) April 44 9/16 44 11/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London
      91 words
    • Article
      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      359 8 London, Mar. 31. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stat«d: •New Yo^ prices quotec In U.S. currency. The above are dea'cr* middle crlces: tobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty arc not included. yesterRise day. or Fall
      359 words
    • Article
      EXCHANGES.
      102 8 LoadoD, Mar. 31. The following were mean rates ruiing at noon today: Par.s 106 21 64 Alnens KIM New Yorl: 4.89 1/16 Bucharest 667 4 Montreal 4.88 11 16 seller.Brussels 29.04'- Rio 4H Geneva 21.46'j sellers offliia Amsterdam 8.03 Belgrade 21? Milan 92 15/16 Buenos Alrx unquoteo Berlin 12.
      102 words
    • Article
      BUKIT UNTONG RUBBER.
      302 8 PROFIT OF $22,390: DIVIDEND 4«/ 2 PER CENT. CAPITALISATION O? $594 PER ACRE. TTIE report of the directors of Buklt 1 Untoni? Rubber Ompany. Ltd., states that the profit for the year end* co December last was 522 392 to wnlch has been ad Jed 52.365 brought
      302 words
    • Article
      RAUB COLD OUTPUT.
      24 8 The cutput of sold from Rau!> Australian Go!d Mining Company Ltd. for th? four weeks ended Mar. 27. was 1.999.55 ounces.
      24 words
    • Article
      FORWARD RUBBER CONTRACTS.
      113 8 Th? following forward rubber contracts have been announced BEKOII 5 tons monthly JulyDecembor. 1037. at ll !.,d. c.l.f. and io tons monthly January-December, 1938, at 1112 d.' 2 d. c.l.f. BATANC 5 tons monthly JuJyDecember 1937. at Is. '-d. landed London and 5 tons monthly JanuaryDecember. 1938.
      113 words
    • Article
      FRASER & COMPANY.
      347 8 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singap, ,re, l Apr. l. Company Dividend Books Close Date Payable Ex. Dlv. Date Total lor financial vear to date TIN Batu Selangor 7V4% Int. Apr. 8 Hong Fatt 5% Final Apr. 14 Hong Kong Tin 30% Int. K. Kamuntlnc 5% (60th) Mar. 26
      347 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • Article
      OPPOSITION TO PRESENT TIN CONTROL SCHEME.
      122 9 Gopeng Chairman Says It Operates Unfairly To Malaya. *J*HE accounts of Gopeng Consolidated Ltd. indicated the substantial progress that had been made for the year ended September last and addressing shareholders at the annual meeting in Redreuth on Mar. 17, Mr. Frank E. Mair,
      122 words
    • Article
      PROPOSAL TO SPLIT SHARES.
      1002 9 MALAYAN COLLIERIES MEETING. SHAREHOLDER ON LABOUR TROUBLES. AT the annual meeting of Malayan Collieries Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, before the adoption of the report and accounts, a shareholder asked "I would like to have more information about the accounts presented. I am not adopting
      1,002 words
    • Article
      SULOH RUBBER ESTATES.
      330 9 ESTATE WRITTEN-DOWN BY $36,846. NO DIVIDEND BUT $27,371 TO RESERVE. *|*HE report of the directors of Suloh Rubber Estates. Ltd. states that the net profit for the year ended Dec. 31. last, was $15,780 to which has been added $26,048 brought forward, making $41,828. The directors propose
      330 words
    • Article
      SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN PROFIT.
      1406 9 THE twenty-fourth ordinary 1 general meeting of Gopeng Consolidated Ltd. was held on Mar. 17, at Redruth, Mr. Frank E. Mair (chairman of the company) presiding. The chairman said: Before rr.ovl.-'g the adoption of the reprrt and accounts for the year ended Sepi 30 I propose
      1,406 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      597 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated Id the Colony ol Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent ana in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 ol 1929 ol the Colony. Authorised Caplul $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Pald-Up $20,000,000 Reserve funds:— Sterling 6 50Ol0 Hona Kong
      597 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 2
      168 9 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m China by iptciai Cnarterj 18. Cecil Street. Singapore. Telephones: Manager 1 Office 8444 Exchange DeoL 6441 General Office 5188-9 f»bl* Addrns: "CHI'NCKIO" Paid Up CapltaJ Cta. J40 OM.OW Reserve Fund* In excess of Ch S3.S00.0C0 00 Total Aitcu approximate!) Ch. IOO.OOO.0O0.M BEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vune
      168 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 3
      500 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OV INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. < Incorporated in Jngiana oy RoytJ Charier 1853) Paid Op Capital in 600.000 shares ox E5 each £3.P00.00« Reserve Pund £3 UOO 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.00« DEAD OFFICE: It. BHhopscate Condon. E.C Alor Star Hong Kong Sa:(ton Amriuar notlo Semarang
      500 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Article
    KANGANY SYSTEM OF RECRUITMENT.
    169 10 Abolition Opposed By K.L. Planters. (From Our Own Corrrnandr'nt.) Kuala Lumnur, Mar 30. Concern was expressed at the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur DMrtet Planters Association at Mm objection to I the kangany system of recruitment contained in the Sist-i report and It was resolved
    169 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    33 10 Twenty-nine natives are known to have lost their lives as Ine result of a flre. followed by gas, in the Simmer Jack mine. Johannesburg, while 29 Jack mine, Johannesburg, while 29 for treatment.
    33 words
  • Article
    CHINESE SILVER SCHEME.
    92 10 JAPANESE BANKS TO SURRENDER STOCKS. Sharjrr:al, Mar 30. The Centra" Bank ot China today announced tltti the Japanese banks In Shanghai had agreed to surrender tnelr silver stocks to the Government en terms similar to ether foreign I'anks. The stocks total ?9.000.000. Japanese o^nks in North China
    Reuter; Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  92 words
  • Article
    GERMAN ELEVATOR FOR PIRAEUS.
    108 10 "A Milestone In Balkan Penetration." Munich, Mar. 21. The German press celebrates today a "Triumph of a German technique in Greece"— the sale of a mammoth grain elevator for the Piraeus. This Is Jubilantly hailed as the year's first milestone in German penetration of the Balkans.
    108 words
  • Article
    CHIANG CONFERS WITH EX-REBEL CHIEFS.
    145 10 North-West Leaders To Meet "Young Marshal." Shanghai, Mar. 30. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek conferred for several hours at Hangchow (Cheklang) yesterday with Generals Yang Hucheng and Yu Hsueh-chung, leaders of the second revolt at Sian, Shensi. The Generalissimo gave a banquet in their honour last night.
    Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  145 words
  • Article
    NAVAL MAGAZINE IN WALES.
    149 10 Largest In World. It has been officially disclosed that a total sum of £3.793,500 Is being spent lii Wales on the provision of magaalne accommodation for naval munitions. Of this £548,000 represents the cost cf the mine storage depot at Mil ford Haven. It should be
    149 words
  • Article
    DUKE OF WINDSOR'S TITLE.
    355 10 Provision For His Heirs. Letters Patent creating the Dukedom of Windsor, which was conferred upon the former King by King George VI In December, have now, It is understood, passed the Great Seal. The new dukedom differs from all other dukedoms in that no other titles
    355 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    14 10 The Blessing of the Palms by Archbishop Hinsley, outside Westminster Cathedral on Palm Sunday.
    14 words
  • Article
    JAPANESE ARMADA AT TSINGTAO.
    217 10 MANOEUVRES BEGIN. Formal Call By Admiral Nagano. Shanghai. Mar 31. More than 60 Japanese warships di rived at r^ngtao yes>.:day prcparattry to the holding or large-scale manoeuvres eff the Siiuitung coast. Adm. Nagan). former Navy Minister who is in command. T*Ucd on Heirdom. Hsin tiung-ilrh. Mayor
    217 words
  • Article
    FRESH PRESSURE IN N. CHINA.
    153 10 JAPANESE DEMANDS ACCEPTED? Tientsin, Mar. 31. The Hopei-Chahar Political Council announces that Chinese troops earrisoning the area south of Tungchow, capital of the so-called East Hopei Autonomous Government, will shortly be withdrawn. This decision follows the presentation of several demands by the Japanese military in
    Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  153 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    22 10 Over 200,000 German children have already utilised a scheme initiated by the German Airways Company giving flights over all big German towns.
    22 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    28 10 A monument has been erected close to the Russo-Japanese frontier in memory of four Russian frontier guards who were killed In the clash with Japanese troops last year.
    28 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      56 10 MAOI tV > *S9. THI MAKtM tESB Or FAMOUS fTB F L T ALffiE^ rut TRUE TONIC FOOD I Obiamab!* of all Chtimru and Store* ctEI'AIKS AND SERVICING In ait makes of Radio. Amplifier v>und Systems and Equipment* J i onsuli os on your SOUND PROBLEMS u.tKI D-VVIUE RADIO CO.
      56 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 10 Advertisements Column 2
      166 10 PARIS. STATION RADI0-C0L0N1ALE. TODAY TPA 2 1524 Me s (19 6 m.) p.m. 6.20 Concert. Relay from Grenoble. 7.05 Talk on current French event* In Greek by M. Apas tolls. I AMERICAN SHORT-WAVE STATIONS TODAY p.m. 11.20 Elsie Mae Oordon. monologues New York W3XE 21.520 13.9 TOMORROW a.m. 7.05 Lowell
      166 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 10 Advertisements Column 3
      138 10 B^ROUDOF YOUR HOME! LYPENE KEEPS YOUR HOUSE CLEANEASILY AND CHEAPLY Lypcne germs and I cleans in one action. It is twice as strong as Carbolic acid, and is a safe, I sure cleanser for clothes, floors, drains, kennels, stables, latrines, etc. Its "'^a^ soa P content produces a lux(w uriant
      138 words
  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 10 Miscellaneous Column 1
      396 10 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE -ZHL 1.333 kc/S (225 m) TODAY p.m. 8.00 Cantonese end Teochew music: Cantonese Orchestral Recitals:— Eighteen Moh. Sum Chooi. Cantonese Drama:— Poor. Sal Yin Chec No. CkDtooese Song:— Who said that I am silly. Cantonese Orchestral Recitals:— The BeatInp Rain on the Banana Palm. Ngoh Ma Yew Leng.
      396 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 10 Miscellaneous Column 2
      484 10 TOMORROW TRANSMISSION 4. rhe loliovuic frequencies all) oe used:— GSD 11 73 Me/t (25.5 m.) GSB 9 5^ Me (31 5 m.) a.m. 12.35 Big Ben. 'A Hundred Years Affo'— 1. A talk by John C. Maude. 12 52 The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall. 1 2(1 Greenwich
      484 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 10 Miscellaneous Column 3
      343 10 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Concert. Relay from Radio-Paris. 8.05 Talk on French events. 8.20 Continuation of concert relay. 8.50 News in French. Colonial market prices. 9.20 International talk. By M. Jacques Kayser 9.30 Life In Paris. By M. Henri Bellamy. 9.40 Gramophone records. 9.50 Concert: Mme. Sadowen (vocalist): Mme.
      343 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Article
    ITALY ADMITS MASSACRE.
    145 11 ALLEGED ESPIONAGE IN ETHIOPIA. INDIAN CHAIN STORES EXPELLED. Rome, Mar. 31 THE first official admission of the Addis Ababa massacres in February following the attempt on Marshal Graziani's life is made in an announcement refuting the British Press statements. It denies Ita.ian troops fired indiscriminately or set
    Reuter  -  145 words
  • Article
    SUPREME COURT IN UNITED STATES.
    115 11 NEW DEAL LAWS UPHELD. Washington, Mar. 21. •THE Supreme Court in its first important decisions since President Roosevelt's recent strictures unanimously upheld the constitutionality of two New Deal laws, the Railway Labour Act and the FrazierLemke Farm Act. The former guarantees collective bargaining for railway
    Reuter  -  115 words
  • Article
    CANADIAN GOVERNOR AT WHITE HOUSE.
    150 11 First Official Visit Ever Paid. Wasnlnpton. Mar. 30. A full State welcome was accorded to Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir on the occasion of the first official visit ever paid to the President by a Canadian Governor-General. Naval and marine guards of honour presented arms while
    Reuter  -  150 words
  • Article
    JAPANESE PLANE ON WORLD FLIGHT.
    100 11 Goodwill Trip To Europe. Tokio, Mar. 30. The Kamikaze, a monoplane made of all Japanese materials, will bs christened at the Haneda international airport on Thursday. The Kamikaze takes off from Toklo on a goodwill flight to Europe on Friday. The flight, which is sponsored
    100 words
  • Article
    Fen Danger Passes.
    75 11 London, Mar. 30. In the Fenland the flood level has continued to fall throughout the dry Easter and yesterday it was the lowest registered for some weeks. The level of water, however, still stands at a point recognised as dangerous and work is still proceeding as a
    British Wireless  -  75 words
  • Article
    NEW CONCESSION TO
    80 11 NAVAL RATINGS. A NEW iuni.es»ii,ii tt naval rat- ings was announced by the Admiralty. Men of the leading rate and above, and others possessing one or more good conduct badges, may in future wear plain i-lothes on shore at British ports approved by the Comtnandor-in-Oiiicf of the
    80 words
  • Article
    SOVIET FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    127 11 PRODUCTION EXCEEDS ESTIMATES. NEW RAILWAYS TO BE BUILT. Moscow Mar 31 rE success; ul completion 'his year of the Soviet's second nve- year plan is forecast in the report of the Central Executive Committee which states that in 1936 industrial output increased by 28.4 per cent, compared
    Reuter  -  127 words
  • Article
    CAGE CRASH IN S. AFRICAN MINE
    59 11 35 KILLED BY FALL OF 5.000 FT. Johannesburg. Mar. 31. One European and 34 natives were killed when a two-decker cage crashed 5 000 ft. to the bottom of the shaft in the Durban Roodeport mine as the result of overwinding. The cage came
    Reuter  -  59 words
  • Obituary
    MR. R. M. COLLINS
    35 11 London Mar. 31. The death is announced of Mr. Robert Moore Callins, until 1907 Reuter's chief correspondent in China. Mr. Collins abo served as chief correspondent for the Associated Press. Reuter.
    Reuter  -  35 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    30 11 Five civilians and two policemen were killed in street fighting between Fascists and Communists at Clichy. Paris, recently. Communists standing by a car which was wrecked, giving the Communist sa!ute.
    30 words
  • Article
    Italo-Turkish Pact.
    66 11 London. Mar. 30. The Italy- Yugoslav agreement is likely to be followed by a similar pact between Italy and lurkpy declares the Evening Standard. The paper calls attention to the (act 'hat neither Abyssinia no r the League of Nations Is mentioned in the Italo- Yugoslav agreement, and
    Aneta-Trans-Ocean  -  66 words
  • Article
    Cornish Coast For Nation
    73 11 London, Mar. 30. Many miles of the Cornjsh coast have been handed over to the National Trust during the last three >ears The coast and beautiful clear land extending for nearly a mile from Mulllon Cliffs to Predanr.ach Head have been made over to the Trust
    British Wireless  -  73 words
  • Article
    MAN OF 21 AS ARMS DEALER.
    279 11 FORMER TRAINING AT SANDHURST. BUYING MUNITIONS FOR GEN. FRANCO. A STORY of a SpanUh arms deal wa> told when the creditors of Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, aged 21, met at London Bankruptcy Buildings. The Official Receiver (Mr. S. W. Hood) said that Hervey had
    279 words
  • Article
    GERMANY AT THE CORONATION.
    137 11 SIGN OF FRIENDLY ATTITUDE. Benin, Mar. 31. COMMENTING on the nomination of General Von Blomoerg to represent Hitler at the Coronation, the official Nazi organ AngrifT. considers the choice will be regarded in Britain as a SDeclal sign of the friendly attitude of Germany towards the
    137 words
  • Article
    EXHAUSTED WOMAN REGAINS ENERGY. PUTS ON WEIGHT
    200 11 EXHAUSTED WOMAN REGAINS ENERGY. PUTS ON WEIGHT If exhausting weather and tiring work are draining your energy and wasting your figure, begin now to give your system a daily dose of regenerating vitamins. Begin now to get back your lost vitality and put firm flesh, tinews and muscle op your
    200 words
  • Article
    Turks To Reorganise Afghan Army.
    45 11 London, Mar. 31. Eleven Turkish Army officers and tlcir families have arrived on their way to Kabul, where, in the service of the Afghanistan Government, they will reorganise the Afghanistan Army The task Is expected to take several years. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
    Aneta-Trans-Ocean  -  45 words
  • Article
    Young: French Socialists.
    83 11 Paris. Mar. 30. The sight of some 6,000 "Young Guardlsts" marching through the v reels of a working cliu suburb has created a considerable stir in French political circles. It was lrrmediaUMy apparent to onlookers that these uniformed youthful members of the Socialist Party— which is holding
    Aneta-Trans-Ocean  -  83 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      223 11 HOTELS TONIGHT Orchestral Co ncert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner and Dance (formal) 9.45 to midnight Raffles Celebrated Orchestra Directed by Dan Hopkins No Admission Charge When in Pen.sir, stay at the E. O. Hotel. ADELPHH HOTEL WHETHER IT IS LIGHT REFRESHMENTS YOU REQUIRE OR A SUBSTANTIAL MEAL AS PROVIDED
      223 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 11 Advertisements Column 2
      136 11 FOR WEDDINGS OR PARTIES! CHAMPAGNE 1926, VODKA. WHITE WINES CLARETS. ETC. LOWEST PRICES IN SINGAPORE WHOLESALE RETAIL H. BOLTER CO. 23, WINCHESTER HOUSE TJ3L. 6522 j INSURANCE. hxe-accident motor fidelity guarantee marine workmen's compensation rUL LONDON ASSURANCE. HONO KONG FIRE INSCL CO LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO LTD WESTERN ASSURANCE CO
      136 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Article
    AMUSEMENTS
    124 12 SINGAPORE. ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. GAKRICH lIIKAIKt OtYLANO Wild Women of Borneo The Trail Beyond 7.45—11 p.m. GLOBE lUKVI Kb The Road To Glcry. GREAI WOKI l\— TUt SKY TALKIE Riders cf Destiny. NEW IVOKLU Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing Talkies Th atres Cinemas. RITZ GMH\(, The Phantcm of
    124 words
  • Article
    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APR. 1, 1037. A Deserving Cause.
    998 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APR. 1, 1037. A Deserving Cause. Speaking at the annual general meeting of Messrs. Wearne Brothers, Limited, on Dec. 10 last, Mr. C. F. F. Wearne described a plan whereby the company proposed to provide an internal air service for Malaya. Some 18 months earlier
    998 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    43 12 Mr. J. H. W. Piper, formerly of Pattanl, Slam, is at present staying at the Royal Societies' Club, St. James's Place, London. He visited relatives In Australia and New Zealand, after leaving Slam and Malaya, and travelled to England via the Panama Canal.
    43 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    29 12 Miss Thomas *111 not be accompanying lI E. the Governor and party to Seremban as originally announced but will proceed direct to Fraser's Hill on or about April 6.
    29 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    13 12 QMS. R. A. Friend, R.E.. ormerly stationed In Singapore, is now at Catterick.
    13 words
  • Article
    A SERVICES LETTER.
    1395 12 Pay Disappointment Better Off In Civilian Life An "Imperial Long-Service Army." By Our Military Correspondent. London, Mar. 22. JHERE was little in Mr. Duff Cooper's speech, when he introduced the Army Estimates last week, which had not already been forecasted in this column. We heard all over
    1,395 words
  • Article
    NOTES Of The DAY
    791 12 NEWS ENTOMBED. P*E'.V columnists have had s k*i p.n opportunity as was prcs?.it?J to Anak Sincapura yesterda;-. v. industrious scribe mieht have writ i; n letter to posterity. He kr. >w that a cosy of that day's issue o: the S.i -v.iz Times was to bs
    791 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      258 12 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY LIMITED, Colljcr Quay, Slnrapore. COLUMBIA GRAND OPERAS AT POPULAR PRICES SIX RECORDS IN FREE PORTFOLIOS TTERE is the biggest thing of the year— the first of the World's greatest grand operas cleverly condensed to their principal melodies. y«t with the orderiy thread of their plots preserved.
      258 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 2
      5 12 Railways ARE A NATIONAL ASSET
      5 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Article, Illustration
    NEW SUPREME COURT TO BE READY BY END OF 1939.
    943 13 GOVERNOR LAYS STONE THIS MORNING. Million And Three -Quarter Dollar Building. MEMENTOES OF PRESENT-DAY CITY IN BRASS CASKET. WITH simple ceremony before a distinguished gathering, coins of the Realm and six Singapore newspapers in a cylindrical brass casket were placed
    943 words
  • Article
    CONGRESS BREAKDOWN.
    232 13 Position In India. CALCUTTA BANS DEMONSTRATION. Bombay, Mar. 31. The situation arising from the breakdown of the negotiations for the formation of Congress Party Ministries Is being considered at a meeting of the Congress Party working committee. British India finds itself on the eve of the inauguration of
    Reuter  -  232 words
  • Article
    LUDENDORFF AND HITLER.
    119 13 12-YEAR-OLD FEUD ENDS. Munich, Mar. 31. 1*HE 12-year feud between Herr Hitler and Gen. Ludendorff has been ended at a secret meeting in a complete reconciliation. An official communique says that Gen. Ludendorff expressed his pleasure at Herr Hitler's demolition of the "Versailles Treaty of shame" and
    Reuter  -  119 words
  • Article
    Engineers In India.
    29 13 London. Apr. I. Col. O. C. G: wUand has been appointed Chief Engineer to th? British troops in Cnina and is assuming his -.r.nointment shortly.— Reuter
    Reuter  -  29 words
  • Article
    MARTIAL LAW IN SHANTUNG.
    244 13 TENSION OVER NAVAL VISIT. "MOVE TO PROTECT JAPANESE." Shanghai, Apr. 1. MARTIAL law has been declared along the Tsingtao-Tsinan Railway in Shantung. The .official explanation is that the visit to Tsingtao of the Japanese armada has created tension In the province, and martial law is being
    Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  244 words
  • Article, Illustration
    MORE LOYALIST GAINS IN SPANISH WAR.
    530 13 Important Strategic Positions Captured Near Madrid. Madrid, Mar. 31. FURTHER successes are claimed by the Government. An important strategic position at Saelices, dominating the rebel lines on the Guadalajara front, and the Villanueve junction on the Cordoba front, have been captured. The village of
    530 words
  • Article
    BRITAIN'S REVENUE.
    82 13 Deficit Of £5,600,000. MORE MONEY FOR DEFENCE. London, April 1. J^EVKNT'K returns for the financial year ended yesterday show a deficit of £3,600,000. Realised revenue amounted to .€797.289.000 and expenditure to £802,886,000. taut the expenditure includes £13,100.000 tor the redemption of debt, so that current revenue exceeded expenditure
    Reuter  -  82 words
  • Article
    JAPANESE BANKS' DECISION.
    153 13 "NOT MOTIVATED BY ALTRUISM." Shanghai, Apr. 1. 'THE surrender of silver stocks by Japanese banks in Shanghai was not motivated by altruism or desire to co-operate with the Chines? Government, in the opinion of foreign observers. It is pointed out that the Japanese banks had already shipped
    Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  153 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      133 13 a»n^(ML mm TOELESS SANDALS. Various Designs in Kid Linen, or Raffia. All White, or Combination Colours Crepe or Leather BEl <^ L «NEN COURT SHOE. Soles with Cuban Heel Trimmed Blue K!d. Medium Toe Sizes 3 to 7. HeeL Sale Price 53.95 sizes 3to 7 St. Price §7.50 WHITE KID
      133 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • Article, Illustration
    DANGER OF HIGH RUBBER PRICE
    609 14 HASTENING SYNTHETIC'S DEVELOPMENT IN U.S.A. Reclaim Factories Working At Full Pressure. BIG AMERICAN CONSUMER'S WARNING TO PRODUCERS. MALAYA is importing synthetic rubber from the United Stales for use where oil- resisting qualities are essential. This coals-to-Newcastle fact was disclosed by Mr. Robert Badenhop, President of
    609 words
  • Article
    APRIL FOOL'S DAY "FIRE."
    37 14 TWO European officers and fourteen firemen were the first victims of April Fool's Day. when very early this morning they rushed from their beds to a call at Geylang. They found no fire.
    37 words
  • Article, Illustration
    New Chapel For Seafarers.
    135 14 New Chapel For Seafarers. Dedication By Bishop Today. THE new $12,000 Seafarers' Chapel at the Seamen's Institute, Singapore, will be dedicated by the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts, Bishop of Singapore, at 4.45 p.m. today. Set In a quiet corner of the Institute grounds, the Chapel, which was built to
    135 words
  • Article
    STORE ARCHITECTS DEATH AT HOME.
    81 14 THE death of Mr. Harry Frederick Dowdeswell, well-known as an architect in Singap>re some years ago, is announced in a cable received from our London correspondent last night. The funeral will take place at Twickenham today. As a partner in the firm of Keys and
    81 words
  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      Planter Criticises Negri Strike Settlement.
      611 14 To the F.d.tor of the Straits Times. Kir. llv- strike of Chinese coolies i ha* been settled and the Negri Sembilan planters have guaranteed a minimum salary of 75 cents per coolie tor a day's track. We can now prepare fcr th 3 next strike,
      611 words
  • Article
    HOW HOLLYWOOD SEES MALAYAN LIFE.
    278 14 At The Cinema. "Jungle Princess" At The Capitol. "Jungle Princess," Paramount, with Dorothy I. amour and Ray Milland: directed by William fhiele. At the Capitol. Hollywood's idea ot life >n the Mingles or Malaya Is giv?n to the word In "Jimgle Princess' In spite of
    278 words
  • Article
    F.M.S. ESTATE STRIKES END.
    171 14 KAJANG TAPPERS FLOCK BACK. Average Wage Of 80 Cents. POSITION RETURNS TO NORMAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Today. fHOUSANDS of tappers, who have been idle for over two weeks, flocked back to estates in the Kajang area this morning, having obtained promises of an
    171 words
  • Article
    Regular Weather Forecasts For Malayan Aircraft
    323 14 METEOROLOGICAL WORK EXPANDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 31. \IfEATHER forecasts for aircraft are now an established fact in Malaya. How Malayan meteorologists aid pilots of the Royal Air Force, Imperial Airways, X.L.M. and flying club machines is described in the annual
    323 words
  • Article
    ONE DEAD IN MANHOLE ACCIDENT.
    82 14 Tragedy In Singapore This Morning. One Tamil lost his Hie -it Is believed Me was drowned— and another was •escued. but In a critical condition, as a result cf an accident Ir a manhole at ihe intersection of Waterloo Street and Albert Street this morning.
    82 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      146 14 A BETTER INVESTMENT THAN EVER THE MOST ECONOMICAL CAH STILL MORE EFFICIENT SWEETBR RUNNING SAFER The New ALStin Seven has to be tried Girling pattern Rive instunt f»ut smooth on the road before you can appreciate the braking and added safety. 1 >ie NEW remarkable advancements in pertorm- FLEXIBLE CI.ITCH
      146 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Article
    25 YEARS AS HEAD OF RAFFLES' GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    546 15 Sir Shenton Thomas's Tribute To Miss D. Buckle. PAST AND PRESENT PUPILS TO CREATE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. IN recognition of the splendid work of Miss Dorothy Buckle, O.B.E., as Principal of Raffles' Girls' School during the last 25 years, past and present pupils,
    546 words
  • Article
    SCOUT SHOW AT NEW WORLD.
    84 15 Malay Scout Troops of the Malay Schools In Singapore will give a Malay performance—" A Mother's Secret at the Grand Theatre, New World on Friday at 9.30 p.m. In aid of the Malayan Jamboree Fund. The Malayan Magic Circle will assist with performances by Messrs.
    84 words
  • Article
    DEATH ON WAY BACK FROM MECCA.
    52 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Mar. 31. Hajl Lanjing blntl Llhat. wife of Dato Haji Abu Bakar. an ex-Penghulu. who was returning from Mecca, died on the way back to her home in Gadong Rembau. The deceased was 47 years of age and leaves
    52 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    22 15 Mr. W. W R. Lake has been reappolnted Director of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission in Malaya, with headquarters at Kuala Lumpur.
    22 words
  • Article
    K.L. CONFERENCE BEST SO FAR.
    305 15 Singapore Rotary Delegates Pleased. ORGANISERS' WORK PRAISED. TTHAT the Malayan District Rotary Conference held at Kuala Lumpur over the Easter holidays was the most successful yet heed was the opinion expressed by speakers at the meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday. Mr. R. E.
    305 words
  • Article
    SIAMESE STUDY MALAYAN METHODS.
    91 15 Students Visiting F.M.S Sanitary Boards. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar 30. The students of Bangkok University who are ai. present louring Malaya playing a series of soccer matches are also taking an opportunity to study local administrative mtthods. Today they visited the Kinta Sanitary Board,
    91 words
  • Article
    CORONATION GOODS IMPORTER FINED.
    159 15 First Prosecution Under Ordinance. Believed to oe the first prosecution of Its kind under tha Oor>i Articles Ordinance of 1936, Chatamal Udhamal was yesterday fined $6 by Mr. T. P. Crom.vcll in *rie Slrar. Fourth Magistrate Court. The accused pleaded guilty to a charge of having
    159 words
  • Article
    ALLEGED "OILY MAN" RETURNS.
    67 15 Committed On Banishment Charge. Alleged to be the "oily man 1 nhi.se night excursions alarmed the fenUnlne population of the city last year, Haroon bin Hamid. a Malay was charged yesterday before Capt. Nelson Jones, tht Singapore Second Magistrate, with unlawfully returning from banishment. At the
    67 words
  • Article
    Budget Pictures.
    68 15 Two pages of the pictorial supplement of the Straits Budget, published today, are devoted to the Malaya vs Sir Julien Cahn's XI cricket match, including photographs of the tiro teams. Other pictures Include the Singapore Non-Benders and Tamptn cricket teams; groups taken at the Persaudaraan Eahabat Pena Malaya;
    68 words
  • Article
    SWIMMING CLUB DOING WELL.
    156 15 $7,000 Surplus On Working Account. Singapore Swimming Club paid its way during the year Glided Jan. 31, The working account had a surplus of $7,600 and entrance fees, which have hitherto been credited to capital, are new credited to revenue and these amounted to $13,000 giving
    156 words
  • Article
    R.N.V.R,'S CORONATION REPRESENTATIVE.
    157 15 Farewell By Municipal Colleagues. Che Mohamad bin Haji Yunos, a ledger clerk of the Consolidated Accounts Division of the Slneapore Municipality, who has oeen chosen to represent the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at the Coronation, was entertained to dinner oy his official colleagues at *he
    157 words
  • Article
    Malaya's Growing Social Consciousness.
    371 15 PORTRAYED IN CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY'S WORK <<T FEEL that the whole of Singap portion which chiefly benefits who are better off, certainly see in t ciety, an indication of that growin only begun to raise Us head in the excellent portent for the future of t
    371 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    46 15 Miss Dorothy Buckle yesterday said goodbye to her pupils at Raffles' Girls' School, of which she has been Principal for 25 years. On her left are the Director of Education, H.E. Sir Shenton Thomas and the Inspector of Schools, Mr. H. R. Cheeseman Straits Times Photograph.
    46 words
  • Article
    SUICIDE BY TAKING VERONAL
    256 15 Foreigner's Death At Local Hotel. HAD SUFFICIENT TO SETTLE BILL. FIND that the deceased. Jacob Gersfcld, committed suicide by taking veronal and that he intended (o take his own life," said Mr. W. G. MacQuarrie. the Singapore Coroner, yesterday at the conclusion of the inquiry into
    256 words
  • Article
    DARDANELLA RETURNS
    60 15 A return season of about 10 days will be begun by the Dardanella Company at the New World Amusement Park 0:1 Saturday night. They will present Balinese dances and Malay opera and will be assisted by the Bandoeng Kronchong Troubadours. Then the company will go to Penang and
    60 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      37 15 Z^NHOLE MILK nigh grade Swiss lever tUrin s 2/Hi Chromium from $18.— BIH9 <s *f' Stainless 24.— |lli 4/ill 12 months guarantee. v^SSfIL 1 day lever alarm from $15. day w 26.— Fully guaranteed. Opposite Clifford Pier
      37 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 2
      87 15 Wash daily g> ;^^B W*' with j John Dews WL John Dews Face Creams Bond Street Creations as Beauty Aids. OLD ROSE CLEANSING CREAM A smooth cream to be applied before retiring. FOUNDATION CREAM The authentic base for a perfect make-up.' LEMON CLEANSING CREAM Whitens and cleanses the sk in
      87 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Article, Illustration
    AMATEUR ATHLETICS IN SINGAPORE.
    406 16 Mr. Ablitt Elected President Of The Association. A FURTHER year of progress was reviewed in the annual report submitted at last evening's annual general meeting of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association. The meeting was held at the S.C.C. and the retiring president, Mr. J. M. Sime,
    406 words
  • Article
    S.R.C. Xl's FOR SATURDAY
    212 16 Cricket. S.R.C. XI's FOR SATURDAY. The following teams will represent the S.R.C. on Saturday Against the Ceylon Sports Club on the C.S C. ground L. F. Alvis, H. N. Balhetchet. F. M. Chopard. P. d'Almeida. H. R. Bartels. Q. Westerhout, A M. Valberg. D. C. Ross. G. C Ross. D
    212 words
  • Article, Illustration
    HUMPHREY AND HANNYNGTON WIN HANDICAP DOUBLES.
    490 16 HUMPHREY AND HANNYNGTON WIN HANDICAP DOUBLES. Y. M. C. A Open Tournament Ends Tomorrow. WICTORY in straight sets was achieved by A. H. Humphrey and J. P. Hannyngton against A. I. Percira and C. Reshty in the final yesterday of the men's handicap doubles event of the V.M.C.A. lawn tennis
    490 words
  • Article
    AIZAWA'S TITLE.
    84 16 Japanese Champion Of Malaya. T. Aizawa, the Japanese player, who has been playing with such success in the V.M.C.A. open tournament —he meets Kamis in the final of the men's open singles tomorrow won the all-Malayan Japanese singles title on Sunday. He beat l'chida on the Japanese Club
    84 words
  • Article
    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    294 16 Gilmour Easily Beaten By Cherrington. In the championship singles ties at the SC.C. yesterday E Cherrington beat O. W. Gilmour, 6—0. 6—3, and W H Droogleever rece'.ved a walkover from D. Hewan. The match between A. P. Webb and J. M. Fraser was postponed until tomorrow TODAYS TIES
    294 words
  • Article
    "Y.'s" SHOULD HAVE WON
    151 16 Association Football But The Ceylonese Got The Goals. In a third division match on the Harbour Board ground yesterday the Ceylon Sporta Club beat the V.M.C.A. by two goals to one. The game was evenly contested though the V.M.C A. had the better of the exchanges.
    151 words
  • Article
    SCHMELING HOPEFUL
    71 16 Expects To Fight Braddock For World Title On June 3. Berlin. Mar. 31. Max Schmeiing arrived here on Tuesday afternoon from America. His manager. Max Machon, declared to press representatives that Schmeiing still believed that the obligations of his contract would be fulfilled and that he would fight
    Aneta-Trans-Ocean  -  71 words
  • Article
    MRS. ALLIN BEATS MISS HUMPHRY.
    324 16 Wins Three Events At Klang. HOVIL'S SUCCESS IN MEN'S SINGLES. The followng ara the results of the finals In the Easter tournament at Klang: Men's Open Singles.— G. O. Hovil beat A. W. S. Sim 6—3. 6—4 Women's Open Singles —Mrs E K. Allln beat
    324 words
  • Article
    TILDEN'S TURN
    17 16 TILDEN 'S TURN Pittsburgh, Mar. 31. Tilden beat Perry 6—2 8 10, 6—3,6 3, 6—36 3. Renter.
    Reuter  -  17 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      16 16 ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF MOTORS OF INTRINSICALLY SOUND DESIGN AGENTS SIME. DARBY Co.. Ltd.
      16 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 2
      120 16 S%O GcUc jot Spotting People 1937 m- -p— oJoiAIL Secdefc da Xux& J^^re Remote control gear lever g^^JfevgSai^ Delightfully Smart and pleas- under the dash and the f^^fe^ss#r/A^55W hand brake between the [^"^niiMUf f/#%«KVv mg in appearance, OUtltand- seatt leavet the Aoor clear gt^>4M f/f ZVWt\T| ol all obttruction. |P?V
      120 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Article, Illustration
    SOCCER "INCIDENTS" AT THE STADIUM.
    588 17 Marching Orders For Medical Services Players. IX7: II' N players forget that soccer is a game, and make a rough house of it, disciplinary measures arc necessary. These were forthcoming at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday, during the Third Division match between the S.C.F.A. 11l
    588 words
  • Article
    THE SPORTING MIDDS.
    188 17 Raise XI To Play S.C.C. At Short Notice. The S C.C.'s soccer match on the padang last evening did not begin till six o'clock, and the club's opposition was not as anticipated It was not known tilt 4.3G p.m. that the Marines were not turning up. Efforts
    188 words
  • Article
    CHINESE vs. POLICE TODAY.
    59 17 From the following will be selected the team to represent the S.C.F.A. against the Police Ist In a friendly game today at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Pak Tong. P. Yee. John Then Mook Wong. Hor Khoon, Seng Quee. Yew Leng, Soon Lye. Leng Seng. James Goh.
    59 words
  • Article
    WEEK-END RACES.
    87 17 Yachting. Tomorrow the Royal Singapore Yacht Club will hold the usual afternoon races for the "B" and "C" classes, starting at 5.20 p.m. and 5.25 p.m. On Sunday the international 6-metre class will sail the second race of 3 series for Dodo Challenge Cup. starting at 10 am.
    87 words
  • Article
    MALAYS vs. KHALSA.
    60 17 Cricket. The following will represent the MF A. against the Khalsa Association on Sunday at the Khalsa ground. McNalr Road (match begins at 11 a.m.) S. M. Ally (capt.). I B. Suratta A. P Omar. Mahmood, Radin Salmi. A. M Alsasoff. Ibrahim Isa, Hoosalnsah, Ahmad Duke. Mohd.
    60 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    59 17 This picture of the Malayan crick*t team going out to field against Cahn's XI includes the captain. Dr. Hopkins, in white hat, who batted so brilliantly; behind him, bareheaded, A. C Growder. whose spin bowling worried the visiting batsmen; and on the left H. A. F. Brooke, who kept wicket
    59 words
  • Article
    S.A.F. A. League Tables.
    360 17 S. A.F. A. League Tables. GUNNERS AND CHINESE HEAD THE FIRST DIVISION. DELOW are the tables up to date for the S.A.F.A. League, compiled from our own records, including yesterday's results, and subject to correction: R.A. Chinese Police Malays Midds. RE. RAF. S.C.C. rnnlclr P. W. L. D. For Agst.
    360 words
  • Article
    POST OFFICE CLUB'S ANNIVERSARY.
    301 17 Anxiety About Sports Ground. The Post Offlcs Club, Singapore, will celebrate Its seventh anniversary on Sunday, when the annual meeting at 2.30 p.m. and prize distribution at 4 30 p.m. in the pavilion will be followed by a tea party and dance, with ronggeng In the
    301 words
  • Article
    SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
    201 17 Arbroath Beaten At Motherwell. In a match in Division I of the Scottish League at Motherwell yesterday, cables Reuter. Mjtherwell heat Arbroath by three goals to one The following is the league table up to date: dangers 34 23 2 9 78 27 55 Iberdeen 35 23 6
    201 words
  • Article
    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    666 17  -  "ECHO." Two Title Fights On One NightNext Week's Big Bill— A Barred Swimming Stroke— Max Brags A Bit —F. A. Cup Controversy. Conducted By T*WO title fights on one night— that's the big attraction for the New World arena on Friday evening next week, and it should
    666 words
  • Article
    M. C. C.'s Last Match.
    40 17 M. C. C. 's Last Match. Auckland, Mar. 31. THE M.C.C. begin the last match of their tour on Thursday against a combined Auckland-Wellington team. Tilts match has been substituted for the match scheduled to begin today against Auckland. Reuter.
    Reuter  -  40 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Article, Illustration
    FOORD'S CONQUEROR.
    32 18 Tommy Farr looks as though he has be<?n in a fight, but he won it, be.iting Ben Foord, the holder, in a bout for the British and Empire heavyweight titles.
    32 words
  • Article
    WALSH SURPRISED
    317 18  -  CROWLEY. BY Champion Beaten On Points. *rHERE was a surprise at the National Sporting Club's tournament at Earl's Court on Feb 15 when, after Jack Doyle had beaten Harry Staal, Jimmy Walsh of Chsster. the British light-weight champion, was outpointed by Dave Crowley of Clrrkenwell. It was a
    317 words
  • Article
    BAN ON BAERNEUSEL FIGHT.
    193 18 Max Must First Meet Farr. The proposed heavyweight between Walter Neusel, of Germany, and Max Baer, of the United States former heavyweight champion of the world, at Harringay, has been vetoed by the British Boxing Board of Control. Brig-Gen. Crltchley. whose company owns Harrlngay Arena, uid
    193 words
  • Article
    S.C.R.C.'s WEEK-END GAMES.
    135 18 Cricket. The following will represent tne S.C.R.C. in week-end .Ticket matches: Saturday, vs. S.J.I, on home ground at 2 p.nv: H. L. Bosn, Ong Swee Keng, Tan Thean Tek, R. B. Tan, Low Kee Choc. Tay Yew £c, Kam Ghn Lock. Ong .'Jwee Law. Neo Geo Lee.
    135 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    14 18 T.iax Baer (left) and his brother Buddy on their arrive in England from America.
    14 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Checking Foul Play In Soccer.
    283 18 Checking Foul Play In Soccer. TWO TIPS FROM RUGGER. •yHE Rugby Union, says Mr. Gordon Robbins in a letter to The Times, has two checks on foul play which may be commended to the attention of the Football Association. The laws cf the Rugby game provide that "the referee shall
    283 words
  • Article
    KONG SEONG'S VISIT TO MALACCA.
    435 18 Lose At Basket-Bali Hut Win At Table-Tennis. 'From Our Own Correspon (Malacca, Mar. 20. Tli? Kong £ecng baskct-haK and table-tennis teams, fr;m Sinsaporc. visited Malacca for fixtures with the lecal Seng Cheong Society during the holidays. At basketball, the Kong Seong team lost to the
    435 words
  • Article
    G.G.C. MIXED FOURSOMES.
    84 18 Golf. The monthly mixed foursomes competition was played yesterday at the Oarrison Golf Club over 12 holes. The following were the best returns:— Major A. J. Beveridge and Mrs. A. O'Grady 61—131-3=47 2-3* Lt. R. G. Gregory and Mrs. M. demons 57—9 1-3=47 2-3 Captain and Mrs.
    84 words
  • Article
    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    67 18 TODAY. Soccer: Police vs. Chinese, friendly. Jalan Bvar; R.A.P. II vs. S.R.C.. Dtv. 11. Stadium; Heap Eng Moh vs. P.S.. 8.H.L.. V.M.C.A. ground. Lawn Tennis: V.M.C.A. tournament. handicap singles final. Water Pato: Y.M.C'A. Seniors vs. Juniors. Fort Canning. 5. 15. TOMORROW. Soccer: RAF. vs. RE.. D!v. I.
    67 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    32 18 A. H. Humphrey (toft) and Tan Wan En*, whom be defeated on Tuesday in tb« men's handicap singles In the V.M.C.A. tournament. He meets C. Reality in the semi-final. —Straits Times Photograph.
    32 words
  • Article
    HOME SOCCER FIXTURES.
    263 18 Scottish Cvp The Semi-Finals. The semi-finals of the Scottish Cup competition will be played on Saturday, as follows: Morton vs. Aberdeen. On Hibernians' ground, Edinburgh. Celtic vs. Clyde. On Ranrers' ground. Glasgow. League fixtures for Saturday are a* under: ENGLISH LEAGUE. Division I. Arsenal vs. West Bromwlcn.
    263 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    48 18 Ted Drake, the Arsenal's goal scoring centre forward. lie was injured in the match against Stoke last Friday, and it is feared will be unable to play again this season —a blow to the Arsenal's chances of regaining the league championship, though they are well in the running.
    48 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      720 18 Add In Your Blood Kills Health and Vigour Kidneys Usually to Blame There Is nothing that can so quickly un- to stay there unless the Kidneys function derraine your health, strength and energy properly. as an excess of Acid in your Blood. Every Chemists and doctors In over 15 different
      720 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      188 18 D MINIATURE H TALKIES H PRESENTED BY fl LISTERINE J LISTERINE TOOTH PASTE 1 IS WONDERFUL/ SEE HOW SPARKLE fw^ J AND GLEAM. O iJC7\ SAFE TO nr notscr a tch D v V?y l NOR MAR P^f/^y THE TOOTH J IT TASTES SO GOOD, TOO/ n y-. THE MILD
      188 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Article
    A "PURE-WHITE M.C.S."
    595 19 Correspondence. Why Malayans Want A Better Place In The Sun. Tn th* F.dtor of the Straits Times. The most orthodox argument advanced in support of the M.C.i.. as a pure white service Is that experici co has shown that efficiency is what Malaya wants and needs, and
    595 words
  • Article
    25 YEARS HEAD OF SCHOOL.
    83 19 Governor Present At Miss Buckle's Farewell. Several hundred girls, and mother.; the past pupils, gathered In tne hall of their school yesteiday t'> bW farewell to their hean.nistress Miss Dorothy Buckle, ci Raffles Girls i-'chool who is leaving on retin-.ner.t after 28 years service. She
    83 words
  • Article
    MUNICIPAL TREASURER TO GO ON LEAVE.
    34 19 Mr. G. Stone. Mumcipa. Treasurer, and Mrs. Stone are leuvh.fe for Home on leave by the Marella en April 3. They are going via Australia and South Africa.
    34 words
  • Article
    Untitled
    43 19 Mr. and Mrs. Claude da Silva will b-> leaving Singapore by the Potsdam on Saturday on a short holiday to Japan They ara accompanied by their little daughter and Mrs Mark, of St. Monitz. Switzerland, who is on a visit to her daughter.
    43 words
  • Article
    THE RICKSHA PARADE.
    520 19 Disgraceful Conditions In Singapore Streets. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln practically every civilised country in the world, and more particularly in those under British rule, prostitution nas been entirely abolished; in those less fortunate cities where this evil still exists, it has been
    520 words
  • Article
    ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHRISTIANS.
    227 19 Annual Gathering In Singapore. The sixth annual gathering of the Jacobite (Orthodox) Syrian Christian Union was held at the Y.M.C.A. A large and representative gathering from the various parts of Malaya was present. A feature of this year's function was the celebration of the Holy Communion service,
    227 words
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 1
      54 19 HiiSl^B LLIZ-A3xlL?^B 111 1 y *rt\ 'i/^'i*' PHONE: CAMERON HIGHLANDS 36. JOWETT THE CAR WITH BALANCED POWER No other car can offer you 'Balanced Power" because no other car has a Horizontally Opposed engine But. MM to that, what other light car has the comfort and accommodation of JOWETT. LEE
      54 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 2
      82 19 m^Mmi TOSCA ff/pP*&SUI/ Eau de Cologne. For the dark, romantic hkp*§st!fAf/ *yP e °f woman. Soft and glamorous like ijffi^CtHrJy a sout^ern night, full of beauty and mysWv#4 teriouj allure. /tfL S^^V Eau de Cologne. Cool and mellow like /^k^Ei northern sunshine. For tne delicate, ethereal /fL^BJjfejSm type> A gossamer
      82 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Article
    STRIKE SITUATION IN
    601 20 What The Planters Have Offered. 75 CENTS MINIMUM WAGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 30. Everything is quiet in Negri Sembilan in connection with the strike situation. It was learned today that one paragraph in the Negri Sembilan Planters' Association's reply to the strikers seems to
    601 words
  • Article
    Chinese Reds To Give Up Commands?
    53 20 Shanghai. Mar. 31. The Chinese Communist leaders Mo Cheh-tung and Chu Teh have agreed to relinquish their commands and will permit the reorganisation 01 their armies which will be brought under direct Central control, according to Chinese reports. No official confirmation is yet obtainable.—Sin
    Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  53 words
  • Article
    THE NEGRI.
    306 20 TAMIL COOLIES INTIMIDATED. Chinese Fined At Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 30. The strike of Chinese tappers in Negri Sembilan had a sequel in the Seremban Police court today, when Chin Fook was produced on a charge of criminally intimidating and threatening to asscult a Tamil
    306 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    43 20 Mr. P. M. Slrisena, of Fogden Brisbane and Co., Singapore, son of Mr. P. M. Hendrick, of Ceylon, and Miss G. A. I. Fernando, daughter of Mr. G. S. Fernando, of Kuala Lumpur, who were married at the Singapore Marriage Registry on Tuesday.
    43 words
  • Article
    TWO DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED.
    652 20 TWO DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED. ECHO OF PARANG FIGHT IN WOMAN'S ROOM. CHINESE TO SERVE 15 YEARS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Mar. 30. Two death sentences were commuted to terms of imprisonment by the Johore Court of Appeal which began a session today in the Supreme Court. The Hon.
    652 words
  • Article
    CORONATION SINGAPORE.
    406 20 All Choirs To Take Part. APPEAL TO SINGERS. Mr. Edwin A. Brown, Choirmaster of St. Andrew's Cathedral, writes On the authority of trie heads ot all the Christian churches throughout the Empire, a great service of preparation for the Coronation is to be held on Tuesday. May 11.
    406 words
  • Article
    SERVICE IN
    107 20 assured of a place at this other important event, if it sventuates, as it is very likely to do. I would like to have ail names In by the end of this week. Members of recognised chotrs need not send in their names, as they will appear on
    107 words
  • Article
    Y.W.C.A. MEETING
    106 20 "Coronation Year" Campaign Planned. Mrs. A. S Small, president of the Y.W.C.A., presided over a meeting of women who are undertaking the preliminary plans for the launching of the annual campaign, *'hlch is to oe known as the "Coronation Year Campaign" in the middle of April. Those present
    106 words
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      30 20 if! n/^i/tjs -Mf' ANDELFHjia* A', i:t XI Al pS ft} The Wheelbase of Rover X; Cars is exceptionally long W for greater riding comfort. si! M il§ n «SS :,v>.
      30 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 20 Advertisements Column 2
      110 20 LOWEST PRICEHIGHEST QUALITY. flashlight batter* Made the "PARAMOUNT" Flashlight Battery combines the highest quality with the lowest price Nowhere else can you buy a battery that gives such lasting energy for so small a price. Sole Distributors RAHAMIN PENKAS, 86. Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. THE WORLD'S \j^^ f\^'\^^ PREMIER CAMERA! W\(^^^^<^j^k
      110 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • Article
    AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS LAST YEAR IN NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    1467 21 AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS LAST YEAR IN NEGRI SEMBILAN. Improvement In Prices Of Many Products. 'THE following notes on agricultural conditions in 1936, with special reference to Negri Sembnan. were supplied by the State Agricultural Officer, Negrl Sembllan and apuear in the annual report of the Negri Sembilan Planters Association. The lowest
    1,467 words
  • Article
    LABOUR CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
    336 21 New Accommodation Constructed. *T*HE following notes regarding labour conditions in Negri Sembilan during 1936 have been kindly supplied by the Assistant Controller of Labour. Negri Sembilan. and appear in the annual report of the Negri Sembilan Planters' Association. At the beginning of the year most estates in
    336 words
  • Article
    RUBBER SMALL HOLDINGS.
    241 21 IMPROVEMENT in their general con- dition is reported in an article on conditions on rubber small .holdings in Malaya in the fourth quarter of 1936. prepared by the Economics Branch of the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Field Branch and reproduced in the Febru- ary
    241 words
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      117 21 BRITISH PORTLAND CEMENT (fl^gl^fj |(TUNN ITE^ ALSO IN STOCK RED WAiERPROOF CEMENT, All Enquiries should be addressed to the Sole Agents PATERSON SIMONS CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENAN6. BEnER SHAVES AT LESS COST BLADE W Blue Gillettes are the cheapest blades to |U C use— because they provide the
      117 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 21 Advertisements Column 2
      267 21 INCREASE YOUR ENERGY POWER!! -FOR l^^l "FOR SAFETY- U^^l ENERGYBUTTERSCOTCH, ASSORTED FRUITS, GRAPE FRUIT CREAMS, BRIMSTONE TREACLE MALTED MILK DROPS etc. etc. Does tennis soccer use all your vitality?? THEN YOU NEED GLUCOSE PLUS DEXTROSE As found in: SIMPKINS SWEETS Your dealer has them in 14 varieties A INDIGESTION/^ O
      267 words
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Article
    TWO NEW RILEY MODELS.
    1514 22 Motoring Notes Exceptionally Good Cars At The Prices. DURING this week I have had the opportunity of testing two Rileys —the 12 h.p. Riley Kestrel Sprut and the Riley Nine Monaco saloon. Borh comparatively small cars, they neiight€d me with their performance, comfort, appearance and feeling
    1,514 words
  • Article
    LONDON RUBBER MARKET REPORTS.
    1592 22 Malaya And Netherlands India Well Behind In Shipments. JN their waekly report on the London rubber market dated Mar. 15, Hecht, LpvIs and Khan, Ltd. write:— The usual Editor of ♦l.la weekly report is at present out town taking a holiday and can, therefore, not be
    1,592 words
  • Article
    DR. COLIJN AND RUBBER SUPPLIES.
    182 22 No Danger Of Shortage. Amsterdam, Mar. 21. In his reply to the First Chamber's report on the Netherlands Indies Budget. Dr. Colijn, the Primj Minister, stated that though during the past few months the price of rubber had risen owing to the sudden marked demand
    182 words
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      32 22 ACCESSORIES till suitable things ftr evtry car The ideal GIFTS Valuable aii reliable SOLE AGENTS ft BOSCH SERVICE STATION FAR EAST MOTORS. LTD. Phone 4526-57. ORCHARD RD.. SINGAPORE— P. 0. In 95.
      32 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 22 Advertisements Column 2
      136 22 "THE SAFEST CAR" Modern motoring conditions make it imperative that above all your car should be SAFE! Safe against the contingencies arising from crowded roads, safe mechanically and safe as an investment. There is no cat so safe as the 1937 CITROEN! Virtually impossible to skid or overturn as safe
      136 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • Article
    £700-A- WEEK BAND LEADER IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    410 23 £700- A- WEEK BAND LEADER IN BANKRUPTCY COURT. Once Best-Dressed Man In Europe. DERT FIRMAN, sleek and hand ing £700 a week, appeared in I Herbert Feuerman, owing £447, and He admitted extravagant living. This is his definition of it. "I spent Ma week on clothes. "My personal expenses were
    410 words
  • Article
    ALLEGED MENACE TO EUROPEAN.
    123 23 Charge Against Chinese Withdrawn. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur Mar. 30. When the case against an EngLshspeaklng Chinese named Wong Pak Fook, who was char«pd with put'int, Mr. Barnett, a European, in feai of injury on Mar. 5, wa.s called before Mr. C. H. Dakers
    123 words
  • Article, Illustration
    FOUR DUCHESSES TO BEAR QUEEN'S CANOPY.
    747 23 ANOINTING RITE AT CORONATION. GUARDSMEN TEST ABBEY STANDS. T*HE four peeresses who will hold the doth-of-gold canopy over the head of the Queen when she is anointed during the Coronation ceremony have now been chosen. They are: The Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of
    747 words
  • Article
    " TOMB SWEEPING DAY."
    58 23 TOMB SWEEPING DAY." Official sacrifices will be made to Huang Ti. the first Emperor of China. oil April 5, which Is Chlng Ming Festival, better known as "tomb sweeping day." It is learned that Mr Chang Chi. veteran Kuomlntanß leader and chairman of the Western Capital Re-> construction Commission, will
    58 words
  • Article
    THE MAN WITH 1000 TRICKS.
    364 23 Death Of Noted Illusionist. THE man with 1,000 tricks. That is how one might refer to Oswald Williams, master of magic and one cf England's greatest illusionists, who died recently at his flat in Maida Vale, London. Williams began conjuring at the age of eight.
    364 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    45 23 A rroup of particularly bonny English children on their way to the National Pony Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. London. Riding is more popular at Home today than it haa ev*r been and the standard of horsemanship among children like these is astonishingly high.
    45 words
  • Article
    DANZIG NAZIS CELEBRATE.
    485 23 GERMAN SHIP MAKES HER FIRST CALL. HITLER'S WORD LAW IN FREE CITY. ■JIANY Danzig Nazis rose early on Mar. 18, and having made themselves as rainproof as possible went out to Zoppot, the bathing resort within the territory of the Free City, to welcome the German passenger
    485 words
  • Article
    TAMIL DAILY JOURNAL FOR F.M.S.
    84 23 The Tamil Nesan. published In Kuala Lumpur, is now being Issued dally and contains several new features and services. The services of several Madras Journalists have been obtalnad and the paper has opened its own office in Madras. The Nesan Is shortly publishing a bi-weekly
    84 words
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 23 Advertisements Column 1
      114 23 n^nV Jk. > jvyfa^B i^^mt^^, YES-TUEVRE 8LUE....! I and this is an old crick of Mary's generally means sh« k R^ing to ask for something I "Will you buy me "May I have "Daddy, I want a and she'll get it in the end— she always does (probably always will).
      114 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 23 Advertisements Column 2
      115 23 NO MORE FUEL WASTE ENGINE TROUBLES HARD CARBON SMOKY EXHAUSTS If you a«e— CHAMPION i 7 The Plug that Champions use' zz^zzzzzhz^izl 2 APB goodbye" CORNS! BFI Why suffer the ex. cruciating pain of corns when a few drops of GETS- IT Sr will bring instant Ujf relief. A few
      115 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • Article, Illustration
    ROYALTY SEES THRILLING GRAND NATIONAL
    88 24 ROYALTY SEES THRILLING GRAND NATIONAL The King and Queen following the Grand National through their glasses. On right can be seen Lord Derby, and immediately behind the Queen is Steve Donoghue. Crowds surging round Royal Mail, the winner, as he was led in after a great race. Early casualties at
    88 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • in A Malayan Bungalow
    • Title Section
      Masthead
      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937 No. 64.
      16 words
    • Article
      'Ulu' Bungalow 'Friends' And Others.
      1600 1  -  "AMYNEDD. By P 0 R several months last year I occapied an old outstation bunga- i low in company with the most varied assortment of creeping, crawling, flying and hopping beasties with which it has ever yet been my misfortune to have to associate and
      1,600 words
    • Article, Illustration
      GOING HOME.
      92 1 Miss«« Alice (left) and Moira Cowie, who are leaving fcr England today to attend the Coronation Afttr a couple of weeks' stay in London and short visit to Yorkshirr, (hey will cross over to Ireland to stay with then married <ster Mrs. I. amour. In Junt they will
      92 words
    • Article
      THE ART OF WEARING SPECTACLES.
      228 1  -  Mary Bridges By •TO be condemned to wear spec- tacles was the Victorian maiden's nightmare. And no wonder, to Judge from specimens of Victorian eyewear But. for the modern girl, spectaclewearing has lost most of its terrors. Not only is the old prejudice dying, but
      228 words
    • Article
      What Can A Young Man Marry On?
      386 1 MUCH LESS THAN $450! To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— 'Nell" in the Straits Times Supplement of Mar. 25 raises again this high cost of living in Singapore. The headlines state $450 moi.tniy is needed for comfcrt wku no frills. In
      386 words
    • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Article, Illustration
      Middle-Aged Woman Must Study Her Clothes.
      1131 2 Middle-Aged Woman Must Study Her Clothes. Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Mar. 18. <<| IFE begins at forty is a ■^hackneyed phrase, but there Is much to be said for the woman who reaches the age "when she has finished with experiments, with duty, with maternity and with domestic preoccupations
      1,131 words
    • Article
      KALEIDOSCOPIC CUSHIONS.
      193 2 The sudden craze for having lots of tiny coloured cushions upon chesterfields, easy chairs and even beds in the place of one or two larger ones is certainly very charming. It gives scope, too, for much ingenuity in the design of the cushions, i for they may quite
      193 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Spring Coat.
      28 2 A smart oat for spring wear carried out in a light colored woollen. The attractive sleeves are trimmed with bands of Coney Model by E. Berg.
      28 words
    • Article
      These Save Fuel!
      78 2 •"THERE Is a new kind of saucepan which is certainly intended to help you to economise upon your fuel bills. It is rounded on one side and pointed upon the other, rather in the shape of a neatly cut wedge from a cheese. Three of these saucepans
      78 words
    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
        199 2 'WHAT A MARVELLOUS RECOVERY BETTY'S MADE' Yes, we are relieved. We really thought we might lose her, she was so frail and weak." 41 But, Jean, what a picture of health And those lovely rosy cheeks That's the Virol I'm giving her. It makes firm flesh, strong bones and good
        199 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
        61 2 Very original morning afternoon evening gowns newly unpacked. Also cocktail hats at 5. Stamiord Road. CAPITOL BUILDING Phone 3838. Singapore W fl I W HI She Happiest, Healthiest Babies are Breast-Fed wveru Nursincj Mother should therefore drink delicious OVALTI N E and so make sure that she can feed baby
        61 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Choosing, Right Sari Demands Real Skill.
      906 3 INDIA'S PICTURESQUE DRESS. "I ENVY you," says the English- woman, "You can never be unsuitably dressed for any occasion. You will never know the humiliation of wearing your best and newest afternoon dress to an Informal 'soiree' only to find that everyone else is
      906 words
    • Page 3 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
        244 3 Nl wKr^ JiH ■HKvTbsTT '■^^J othing can be more distract- Cleanse the skin with Cutiing to a woman than ugly cura Soap twice a day. Its pimples, burning irritations or luxuriant and mildly antiseptic patches of blackheads or en- lather is soothing and softening larged pores on the face or
        244 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 3 Advertisements Column 2
        242 3 LOOK FOR THIS NAME PLATE WHEN BUYING YOUR REFRIGERATOR FRIGIDAIRE chosen by 1,500,000 more people than any other make of refrigerator. PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTd! REFRIGERATING Al RCO N D ITI O N I N G ENGINEERS. fflHji^^g^^^^wirjji j)|i|i I "'''illll 1 PSsSslSl&tt3fl I j P i»s^%st^ 1 111 IN
        242 words
    • Article
      Plenty Of Fruit At Local Markets.
      295 4 MARMALADE FROM GRAPEFRUIT. (By "Housewife") Singapore, Mar. 30. QRAPEFRUTT ia very plentiful in the Market at the moment and the price is reasonable. The fruits are of the thin-skinned juicy variety and, although many of the outside skins are marked, with careful selection it
      295 words
    • Article
      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      819 4 (Special To The Straits Times.) THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Times by a Singapore housewife and elves last Tuesday's prices. Thorie prices are only approximate, but they will be useful as a general guide both for women who do their own marketing
      819 words
    • Article
      RICH COLOURS ON CHIFFON HANKIES.
      130 4 RICH COLOURS ON CHIFFON HANKIES. The very large chiffon handkerchiefs which have, for so long, added a note of colour to our evening dresses now show patterned effects. Palsey designs, ln their own rlcn colourings are to be found, while in others black and red. or blue and yellow predominate.
      130 words
    • Article
      SOME STRANGE PATTERNS.
      100 4 'THE designers are offering us aP sorts of queer ornaments with which to decorate our clothes. Not only flowers and birds but butterflies also very gauzy affairs of organdie— will be used to ornament our hats. Lacquered fishes curl around the narrow brims of black straws and
      100 words
    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
        308 4 Does Your Liquid Polish get thick and gummy? The improved Cutex is usaWe to the last drop. Tests prove Cutex evaporates in the bottle H| Bb much less than ordinary polU^^2sJ fl| ishes. Cutex has introduced VS"£ fiWH "smoky" shades that flatter ""t""* your hands regardless of your /__K fW^
        308 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
        281 4 'Christie invites YOUR INSPECTION of LATEST HATS DRESSES from PARIS VIENNA HAND BAGS and host* of other delightful things from the capitals of Europe 19 STAMFORD ROAD. CAPITOL BUILDING. 'Phone 2526. A new shipment of Embroidery and Novelties Just received Excellent Linen Table Cloths. Lunc neon-sets. Handkerchiefs Dressing Table sets.
        281 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
Page thumbnail Page 3
Page thumbnail Page 4