The Straits Times, 13 April 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUBY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 pages SINCAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1937, PRICE 10 CENTS
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      216 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECH. ST. ('PHONE 5470Y 1111 1 JOHNSON SEA-HORSE -jr., OUTBOARD A%'V MOTORS DEPENDABILITY Johnson Sea Horses continue to lead in public J\^f4j acceptance. Th'.s is due to their proven Dependability, their Style, their Balanced-Construction, and many other fine mechanical features. Models 100, 200, K. 80 Lower in price
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      105 1 t fe KUALA LUMPUR 25, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3663). EXPRESSIVE CORSETRY MODEL 683 MODEL 689 MODEL 1582 WRAP ROUND ALL ELASTIC SATIIN Wl^^O CORSELETTE BROCHE MODEL. FRONT BUSK. BONES. STEP-IN MODEL FRONT T^ o WAY ELASTIC SIZES 25-30 $7.75 13" DEEP BACK WITH LACINC SIZES 31-33 $8.75 SIZES 24-30 SIZES
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      446 2 WOULFE FLANAGAN--FITZGERALD-LOM-BARD— At the Church of the Visitation, Seremban on Monday, April 5, by the Riv. Fr Geo. Auguln, Edward, third son of Mr. and Mrs. 8. Woulfe Flanagan of Lccarrow Ireland, to Ebba. third daughter of Major and Mrs. Fitzgerald-Lombard cf Kingstown, Ireland. SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED ENGLISH SPEAKING COOK
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      458 2 WANTED MARRIED couple, English and careful tetiants require furnished nouse with garden preferably on Buklt. for about 3 months from June. Have own cook boy and amah Box No 066, Btralts Times. WANTED. Small house. In good repair, with good garden ft decent approach road, Camerons Highlands, Frasers Hill or
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      849 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOB SALE, Austin 7 h.p. 1936 four sealer open tourer, little used. Apply Box No. 57, Straits Times.. M.O. MAGNA. Past and in excellent condition. Brakes Just re- lined, new tyres. Smart appearance. Price $850 or near offer. Box 55. Straits Time*. FIAT MARVELLETTE (Cabriolet) 5,000 miles, insured
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      872 2 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold Singapore properties. At the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng ft Co. Lt1.. No. 10 (old No. 30) Chulla Street Singapore, on Wednesday. April 11. 1937. at JM p.m. Valuable freehold lands situate at Marine Parade. Singapore, fronting the sea wtth sea walls, not far
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      482 2 PUBLIC NOTICES EASTERN REALTY CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the S.S.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books of the Company win be closed from April 13 to 19. 1937. both days Inclusive for the preparation of dividend warrants. By Order of the Board. LEE TECK BONO, Secretary. THE CHANGKAT
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      226 2 SHIPPING NOTICES BLS. "JAVA" ARRIVED 2-4-37. Consignees of cargo per the above motorship from Europe are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 13 at 9 a.m.. Bonded "D" at 2 p.m. and Matches Store at 3
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      694 3 P.&O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England) MAIi, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage S pore 1937 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Apr. 23 BANGALORE 6.000 May
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      399 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. VIA HONGKONG SHANGHAI. ss. HAKOZAKI MARU Apr. 18 m.S. TERKUNI MARU Apr. 30 S.S. HAKUSAN MARU May 16 U. HAHUNA MARU May 30 sj. KATORI MARU June 14 Round trip
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      893 3 IiEBIiKBS B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. W&f tß[ V I Vm^ (Incornorat :-n England) APCAR LINE PL^.^§if iH BK I 3 tou HONG KONG SHANGHAI, MOJI jimi-'i ir a s\i kobe and osaka. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT s.s. SANTHIA SERVICE BANGKOK LINE FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. 22liH \lll" n m ROTTERDAM.
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      818 3 SHIPPING E BLU E JN EL IINE (Ocean **c Hua Khlo. Steamship Co. (1932) .Id. Steam ship Co_ Ltd. and China Mutual The (unard White Stai ltd BmSjVIH" Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamshfp to Ltd. Th^ rh. mS P h'J The Ao »«"»»n Oriental line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd.
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      JOHAN DE WITT.
      27 4 The Johan de Witt will berth alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves at 1 p.m. tomorrow, and will sail the same a/ternoon for Java.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      240 4 Today Bagan a Selat Pandjang (Hong rtIODRI 3 P- m Bengkalis St Laboean Blllk (Rokan) 3 p.m. Pun at &oc& rtcung t'anap Bare* Slak (Honft Kwong) 8 p.m. Java Soutb-Wesi Sumatra. S-East Borneo. Ceiebes Moluccas Timor DiUy (Kota Nopan) ..4 pm. Perang. Slam. B.rmn India Iraq, O
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      AIR MAILS.
      73 4 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Wednesday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday evening. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. today. *»ut<h: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 1 a.m. Wednesday. X.L.M.: To
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      136 4 Tuesday, Apr. 13. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Lch. Spartan. N. Base Lighter X" 180, Pacific, Dredger Kuantan, Tug Pentower. W. B. Enterprise, W. B. Sweet, Nieuw Zeeland Pacific. Oil Wliarf Nil. Coal Wnart Nu VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
      250 4 Singapore, April 13, 12 noon. Siam A 1 $234 Slam No. 1 White $218 Slam No 2 White $204 Slam No 3 White $130 Slam West Coast No. 1 $152 Slam West Coast No. 2 $143 Slam West Coast No. 3 $136 Siam Broken No. 1 $142
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      145 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today, Apr. 13, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today. Apr. 13, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General
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    PATROCLUS
    357 4 The following are passengers on the ss. Patroclus which leaves Singapore for Europe today:— Mr. and Mrs. V. St. J. Allen. The Hon. Lady Fullerton, Miss K. Fullerton, Mr. and Mrs. M. B C. Frend, Mrs. M. S. Carlyle Bell, Mrs Cuthbertson, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Pratt and
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    CLEARANCES.
    51 4 Apr. 11: Tandjong Balel. Gemas. Kistna (Brit.); Arabia Maru (Jap) Agatha, Milo, Mambang, Talang Akar. Paula, Gen. Verspyck, Salabangka. Aldegonde, Kepah iDut.t; Hafthor (Nor.). Apr. 12: Circe, Klang. Somali. Sin Kheng Seng, Klias, Tandjong Pinang (Brit); Augustina, Plancius. Reael (Dut): Tokiwa Maru, Tottori Maru. Milan Maru (Jap); G.G. Pasqulcr
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      634 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporates in P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS F.M S RLYS. AND SLAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freirnl 543 J— Paaaa«e MSI. S. aL/mH BsW/ < '>sffl Go vla Cal ada t" N° rtn America KfrjT Europe. Fast, through trains direct I? VJL~ J gy jW '/gtk Canada's
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      542 4 McALISTERsC?L?A (Incorporated in Straits Set'.lementa) Ifl ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated in 0.8. A.) (Incorporated in England) BOSTON NEW YORK A BALTIMORE •ELLERMAN- LINE VIA SUE 7 CAN I rOR HAVRE. LONDON STEEL SEAfARER Api T2 Apr '»8 ROTTERDAM A HAMBURG STEEL VOYAGER May 22 May
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      468 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mln temp, fall s'shine temp *r ins. lirs. *F West coast. Alor Star 91 1.14 5.1 74 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 1.53 7.7 74 Sitiawan 90 1.14 6.9 75 Buklt Jeram 90 0.51 7.0 76 Malacca 88
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    FIRST SPORTS OF EXCISE S.C.
    296 5 Athletics Successful Meeting At Pasir Paniang. The first attuetlc meeting of the Excise Sports Club was held on Saturday on the club ground at Pasir Panjang. The assistance of two A. A. A. officials. Mr J. de Souza (tlmekeeoer) and Mr S. A. Wwspy starter)
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      343 5 THE FIRST MAGNIFI- T^^^ B^ H CENT HUMAN STORY ■^L/ Bf.HIND AMERICA S DARING B M m CONQUEST OF THE W..f- 3 PACIFIC BY AIR! ■BbSfeKk-^B^^^BS 'CHINA CUPPER' Presented By Warner Bros, with PAT O'BRIEN. ROSS ALEXANDER. BEVERY ROBERTS Week-end Matinees ■GARDEN MURDER CASE' also 'LIVE MY LIFE' ONE RECITAL
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      127 5 PAVILION Wednesday 21»t April A MAX SC M A.C tjTf W^^PMy <^B A V^Nlr4A Voice in Films km^rfc b SinKing The ij^^^L X World's Best V L Known Melo- J J dies Based on jre^ f\ Leon cavallo's Immortal JBJ Opera. B WK. J*?** KAY More 6I«MTNt Than Ever in
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      16 5 ,^rV FOR THE SMARTEST) fjL^m^ THK MOST UP-TO- YOON" "HOE "-0.. 3M-3M North BrMfe Rd. SINGAPORE.
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      793 5 ROSELLA PROVISIONS j N r G .u kT j Ot Ul VARIETIES ON SALE 41 I MULIRII IClfl TlfVtL THONG WHATT <St CO., I OPP. BEACB ROAD MARKET j JUSt retllMtd frOR EuTOPB j VARSITY FOOD CO., j OPP. ORCHARD ROAD MARKET. Will The New Low-priced Yer LalM Miniature Camera
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      349 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. "THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail Dance. 6 30 to 8.30 p m.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      590 6 RUBBER'S SHARP DECLINE. LITTLE ACTIVITY IN SHARKS. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Apr. 13. Tin has again disappointed; the local market rose yesterday by <5 cent.-, per picul and there wa.? a general expectation that London •would be firmer. In fact an urgent cable from tho Metal
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        MINING.
        619 6 Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall It Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Bellers 1 North Talping 0.87% 0.92% 0.85 0.90 5/- Parian- Con 29/9 31/9 29/6 31/5/- Pangnga B 13/- 14/- 12/9 13/9 S/- Pattani 8/- 8/6 8/1% 8/7% 1 Paroi 0.82 0.87 0.80 0.84 5/- Pengkalen 19/- 20/6 18/9 20/1
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        GENERAL.
        428 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 1.55 1.65 2 2 do V/ 2 '/v Prefs. 2.50 2.f-0 2.50 2.60 10 10 Atlas Ice U.OO IO.OOn. 8.00 IO.OOn. 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0.90 0.95 10 5 B M Trustee 625 7.00 S.2S 7.25 £100 £100 Cable
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        213 6 3% 1835 red 1975-1985 $4,000,000 Int. Apr. 1 Oct. 1 99 PENANG MUNICIPAL 5% 1926 red. 1956-66 $4,000,000 Int. May 1 Nov. 1 124 V' 2 4%C'<. 1929 red. 1959-69 $8,250,000 Int. May 15 Not. 15 121 3% 1935 red. 1956-66 $625,000 Int. June 1 Dec. 1
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 6 Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 2.15 2.25 2.05 2.20 Alor Gajah 1.65 1.72>/ 2 cd 1.60 1.70 Amal Maliy 2.15 2.30 2.15 2.30 Aver H'tam 1.75 1.82V 2 165 1.75cd Ayer Alolek 150 1.60 1.50 1.60 Ayer Panua 2.12'/ 2 2.20xd 2.05 2.15xd Bassett 0.82 0.97 0.S2 0.97
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    EXCHANGES.
    202 6 The following are the exchange rate. mi; innrnini 1 according to the lill.T circular isaje- 1 ov t.ne Hong Kong ano Shanehal Banking Corporation 5F.1.1 ING London I I 2/4 l/W London demano 2/4 -/IB London 4 months sight 2/4 1 Lyons demand 1270 Hdmourp i- M..H10 i) New
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    81 6 Noon, Apr. 13. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in rases (F. 0.8.) April 40 40V4 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) April 387/ 8 39i/ 8 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Tone of Market: Weak. Latest Cable: London
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    268 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Company Divider, d Books Close Date Payable Singapore, Apr. 13. Total far financial Ex. Div. year Date to data TIN To Batu Selangor 7H% Int. Apr Apr. 14 Hen* Fatt 5% PlnmJ Apr 10 Apr. 21 Hone Patt Int. Apr 10 Apr. 31 johan
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    356 6 London Apr. 12. The following are today's closing middle prices on tht London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise nay or Pal) Conversion Loar 5 p.c. 1944-64 ll'iH Punaing Loan 4 D.C. 1960-90 110* War Loan, 3'i p.c 103 Com. Union Assce. (Units)
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
    125 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 12. The folowing are today's 'bid* quotations for Fixed Trusts: Note. These quotations will be published every Tuesday in future. British Empire "A" 23 9 British Empire "B" 10 10>/ 2 British Empire Cumulative 18 Oxd British Empire Comprehensive 21 9
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    EXCHANGES.
    95 6 London, Apr. 12. The following were mean rates ruling at noon today: Panr 109 23 32 Athens 54 1 New York 4.90 Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.89 9/16 seirt-f Brussels 29.09 Rio Geneva 21.53 Vi sellers official Amsterdam 8. 95 Belgrade 213 Milan 93 U Buenos Aires Berlin 12.19 Montevideo
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    LEWIS AND PEAT BIG RISE IN PROFIT.
    77 6 From £2 682 To £23,889 In 1936. j (From Our Own Correspondent.)' London, Apr. 12. THE better prices and the higher production quotas ruling for rubber last year are reflected in the profits of Lewis and Peat, Ltd., one of the biggest rubber
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    GUFFEY-VENSON BILL.
    38 6 Washington, Apr. 10. A Joint House-Senate conference has reached agreement over the GufTey-Vinson Ccal Bill, the early enactment of which is now assured. The bill provides for the stabilisation of the bituminous coal industry. Reuter Wireless.
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      725 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in toe Colony ol Hong Kong) The liability ot members is limited to the extent ana tn manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 8 ol 1829 ot the Colony. Authorised CaplUl $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Pald-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds: Sterling 8.500,000 Hone Kong Currency
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      171 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporate* tn China by Speaai CHartm.) It. CacD Street. Slocaaara. Telepa— j: Maauger'i Ofllee M 44 Exebantr DeaV 0441 General Ofltoe SIBB-B Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO" Paid Op Capital Ch. Sia.oo4.oSo M Reserve Fund, la excess of Cfc s:.ttO.»M.M Total Asset* approximately Ch SI «oa OVS.StS M BEAD
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      497 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. i Incorporate*! in {ngiana ov Royal Charter 18.ii Paid Op CaplUl is SOO.OOO sharss ol tb each C 3.****** Reserve Fund £3 300.U00 Reserve UablHt* at Proortetors £3.000.000 BEAD OFFICE: M. Hlaanaaasie London K.C. Alor Star Hong Kong Sa^ron Amntsar Hollo Semarant
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      69 8 Remember 20Z |^CTS IB M.9/37 VI ,<■ s^~ "A li r y 1 DRIMKTO ffi i IE RYE UMONPOP M You'll thoroughly enjoy the hwmwi co c^ ean flavour of the riilll Fresh Lemons in LEMONPOP > /|bH especially after a strenuous /Mi aj^v LEMONPOP invigorates as fvl I |m\
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      367 8 OVALTINE' COLD or Hot is now served in the leading Cafe's and Restaurants WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE— WITHOUT CALOMEL And You'll Jump Out of Bed Feeling You Could Pu.h a But Over The liver should pour out tw.. liquid bile into your bowels daily. If thii bila i* not
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      727 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE -ZHL 1,333 kc/s (225 m). TODAY p.m. 6.00 Malay music. Gramophone records: Dayong Patah. Sung by Miss Tljah. Mural Mas. Sung by Che Nor.la. Dayang Slnandcng. Sung oy Miss njah. Kupu Kupu Malam Sung by Che Norlia Yah Kazalan. Sung by Miss Tljah. Scnaran Glombang. Sung oy Che
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      564 8 BERLIN. DJB 15 20 me s .19.7 m DJN 9.54 mt'i 31 4 m OJE 15 28 me s (16 89 m); DJQ 5 28 m.- (19 6C m.) DJA 9 56 mc/i 31.38 m) TODAY pm. 0.15 Call DJB, DJN, DJE. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News In
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      134 8 6.50 Time signal. Recorded music 7.50 Close down. 10 50 Opening announcement. 10.52 Gymnastics for women. 11.15 Opera concert. 11 50 Time signal. WeatT.cr report. 11.54 Lunch music. p.m. 1 10 News bulletin. 1 30 Continuation of lunch music. 2.10 News bulletin. 2.20 Close down. TOKIO. JZI 9.53 mc/i (31.46
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    JAPAN & E. HOPEI ABOLITION.
    153 9 JAPAN E. HOPEI ABOLITION. REPORTED HINT TO LEADERS IN NORTH. Tientsin. Apr. 13. THE local Japanese authorities, it is reported, have expressed will ingness to Chinese proposals for tho opening of negotiations for the abolition of the so-called East Hopel Autonomous Anti-Red Government. They have intimated however, that they are
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    SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS.
    58 9 Commissioner McMillan As Chief-Of-Staff. London, Apr. 12. Commissioner John McMillan has been appointed by General Evange'.lne Booth to be her Chief-of-Staff and Second-ln-Command of the International Salvation Army In succession to Commissioner Mapp. who has had a serious breakdown In health. Commissioner McMillan Is at present in
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    U.S. TREASURY AND GOLD.
    93 9 Establishment Of Open Market Denied. Washington. Apr. 12. Treasury officials have flatly denied the reported intention to abolish the inactive Gold Fund or to re-establish the open gold market. A previous message from New York quoted the Journal of Commerce to the effect that early action
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    THE DIVINE WIND SALUTES PRINCE.
    82 9 London, Apr. 12. The Japanese goodwill plane. Divine Wind, which made a record flight from Tokio to London, swooped thrice over the promenade deck of the Queen Mary at Plymouth this morning, saluting Prince Chlchibu (brother of the Emperor) and Princess Chichibu who rose an
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    Belgium And Locarno.
    61 9 London, Apr. 12. Asked In the House of Commons whether the Government proposed to concur in releasing Belgium from her provisional Locarno obligations of Mar. 19. 1936, Lord Cranborne, Under-Sec-retary for Foreign Affairs, said the matter was under active consideration and the Foreign Secretary Mr. Anthony Eden
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    EMBEZZLED $30,000.
    32 9 Chinese Banker Executed In Peiping. Peiplng, Apr. 12. A Chinese banker, Fan Shao-chang. who was found guilty by the military authorities of embezzling $30,000, was executed today by shooting— Reuter.
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    Japanese Request Rejected By Shansi.
    49 9 Peiplng, Apr. 13. The Shansi and Suiyuan provincial governments have rejected a request by the Japanese North China Command for permission to reopen special affairs bureaux in the two provinces. These bureaux were closed during the Cha-har-Suiyuan hostilities last year.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    Soviet Ambassadors.
    36 9 Moscow, Apr. 11. M. Jacob Suritz. Soviet Amba««ador to Germany, has been appointed Ambassador to France In place of M. Potemkin. who has been appointed Assistant Commissar of Foreign Affairs in Moscow.— Reuter Wlreleas.
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    MYSTERY SHIP OFF KARACHI.
    167 9 RAKISH LINES OF DESTROYER. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta. Apr. 8. DORT authorities at Karachi have b3en puzzled by the appearance and dlsaoprarar'- of a s^anse <raft outside Karachi Harbour which, when signalled trnm the pilot station, speedily put out to sea. According to one observer,
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    SUPPRESSING SLAVERY IN ASSAM.
    255 9 Expedition Ends Reign Of Terror. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr 7. A successful expedition sent oy the Government of India to aeal with certain outlying areas in Assam where slavery la practised is described In a report submitted by Mr. J Mills I.C.S.. Deputy CommissKner.
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    2 MORE REGIMENTS FOR WAZIRISTAN.
    62 9 Authorities' Serious View. Rawalpindi, Apr. 12. Two regiments of the Second Brigade, namely the 2/4 Bombay Grenadiers and the 2/8 Punjab Regiment are leaving for Waziristan. developments which Indicate that the authorities take a serious view of Saturday's engagement at Jandola. The tribesmen who attacked
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    Chahar Leader's Envoy In Peiping?
    64 9 Peiping, Apr. 13 Mystery surrounds the arrest In Peiping by a Japanese gendarme of a Chinese dressed in foreign clothes. It is rumoured that the man is an emissary of Gen U Shou-hsln Manchu Commander of the allied irregular forces in Chahar. who had come
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    Industrial Warfare In America.
    42 9 Ga'.ena, Kansas, Apr. 12. Gunfire, alleged to come from the headquarters of the Committee of Industrial Organisation, seriously injured nine members of the independent Three-State Metal and Smelter Union which massed to prevent a scheduled CIO. meeting.— Reuter.
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    PENSIONS IN BRITAIN.
    57 9 London. Apr. 8. The House of Commons tonight approved the second reading of the Government bill designed to extend on a voluntary basis the benefits of the widows', orphans* and old age contributory pension* scheme to independent and "blackccated" workers. It Is estimated the measure may Kt
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      344 9 TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 P .m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION— EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT NINA VLADIMIR Popular Continental Dancers Non -diners $1 .00 RAFFLES OELEBRATED ORCHEST3A WHEN IN PENANG STAY AT THE Directed by r»»n Hopkins E. O. HOTEL ADELPHI HOTEL RuOF-GARDEN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APR. 13, 1937. A Welcome Fall.
    915 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APR. 13, 1937. A Welcome Fall. An extraordinary feature of the rubber market is the readiness of many of those interested to listen to rumour and ignore glaringly obvious facts. We had many examples of this when the present control scheme was in the process
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    MAGISTERIAL CHANGES.
    79 10 There have been fresh magisterial changes In the Singapore Police Courts Mr. T. L. Tan, formerly Fifth Magistrate, has now succeeded Mr. W. G. Reeves, the former Thi'-d Magistrate, wno Is sitting at prss°nt 'r the Second Court. Capt Nelson Jones, who, till recently, i was Second Magistrate,
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    Social and Personal
    212 10 Social an d Personal Miss Ruth Sherwood, Principal of of the Methodist Girls' School, Kiang, has left for America via Europe on leave. Mr. A. Booth, manager, Sungei Senarut Estate, Batu Anam, left for Home leave by the Patroclus today and Mr. W. H. Jefferson will be in charge during
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    AMUSEMENTS
    117 10 SINGAPORE. ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance and Cabaret. GARRICK rHKATRK GEYLANO Toh Meng Heung Cantonese Talkie with Sit Kok Sin and Silent Picture 7.45—11 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE One Rain; Afternoon. GREAI WORLD—THE SKY TALKIE Rose of the Rancho. NEW WORLD Side Snows. Cabaret. Dancing Talkies Theatres Cinemas. RITZ GEYLANO
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    Australia Will Always Be White—And Empty!
    1451 10  - Australia Will Always Be White— And Empty! F. W. EGGLESTON. Nature, As Well As Nationalism, Says "No" To Japan. Ry The author of this artie'e is a resident of Melbourne and a wellknown figure in the public life of Victoria, where he has served as Attorney-General and Minister for Railways.
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    704 10 MALAY BUN. IN an article on the Malay as a satlor, contributed by Captain E. C. Baker to the Evening Telegraph, Dundee, I find the following: "Even aboard ship he remains picturesque. No dungarees for him. Instead, he clings tenaciously to his caudy sarong, and his
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    ROOSEVELT UPHELD IN MAJOR SUPREME COURT ACTION.
    747 11 IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL LAW VINDICATED. New Relations Between Men And Their Employers. IMPORTANT EFFECTS ON FUTURE OF UNITED STATES' LEGISLATION. OOOSEVELT won a major victory yesterday, when X1 the United States Supreme Court upheld the Wagner Labour Relations Act, one of the most important
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    ETHIOPIANS FLEEING.
    107 11 Rush To British Territory. MANY WOUNDED. Berbera, Apr. 13. CLEEING Abyssinians are streaming across the frontier from Ethiopia into British Somaliland. Over 1.000 men. women and children, including two chiefs, crossed the border today and more are expected. Many are said to be wounded. Those with arms have
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    BRITISH FIRM EXPELLED.
    262 11 OPERATIONS IN ABYSSINIA. ESPIONAGE ALLEGATIONS DENIED London, Apr. 12. THE expulsion of the British Indian firm of Mohamrr.ed Ali Said from Abyssinia was dealt with by Lord Cranborne, Under-secre-tary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons today. The firm was ordered by the Italian authorities on
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    JAPANESE WHARF AT SWATOW.
    43 11 Municipal Ban Ignored. Swatow, Apr. 13. In spite of the local Municipality's refusal to grant permission, Japanese interests at the port have begun construction of a wharf. The matter has been referred to the Central Government SinChew Jit Poh.
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    Compulsory Education For Fukien.
    34 11 Con;puUjry education is to be introduced in Fukien Province before the opening of the next school term. Many primary schools are being opened in the various districts.— Sin Chew Jit
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    WHAT THE LAW PROVIDES.
    37 11 Limiting Employers' Powers. The Wagner-Connery Labour Relations Act was approved in 1935, and outlaws company unions. It makes it unlawful for employers to engage in five unfair labour practices "affecting commerce":— (1) In-
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    EGYPT AND OTHER POWERS.
    131 11 END OF CAPITULATIONS WANTED. PARALLEL WITH EXTRALITY IN CHINA. Montreux, Apr. 12. Egypt's claim to end capitulations under which foreigners In her territory have special rights are being discussed at the conference here. The Premier, Nahas Pasha, heading the Egyptian delegation, claims the right to an
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    NO INTERFERENCE AT SEA.
    138 11 PROTECTING BRITISH SHIPPING. REASON FOR HOOD BEING IN SPAIN. London, Apr. 12. jJRITAIN will not tolerate any interference with her shipping at sea and cannot recognise or concede belligerent rights off Spain. This decision, reached by the Cabinet on Sunday, was announced by the Prime Minister,
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    MR. EDEN AND SPAIN.
    228 11 NON-INTERVENTION PLAN DEFENDED. London, Apr. 12. The policy of non-intervention in Spain was defended by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in a speech at Liverpool last night. The only alternative, he said, was open and limitless competition in the supply of arms and munitions and
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    Sharp Setback In Price Of Rubber In Singapore.
    389 11 REACTION TO TOCK FIGURES. THERE was a sharp setback in the price of rubber locally overnight, following the decline in the London and New York markets. This decline is attributed to the realisation in London and America that the production and shipment
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    INDO-JAPANFSE AGREEMENT.
    53 11 TRADE IN COTTON AND PIECEGOODS. LONG NEGOTIATIONS ENDED. New Delhi, Apr. 12. TIGHT months' negotiations have been terminated with the initialling of the Japanese— lndian cotton trade protocol which is understood to be effective from Apr. 1 and designed to regulate the trading of Indian raw cotton for
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    20 11 ELECTRIC-TRAIN SMASH AT BA TTERSEA. Nine people were killed when two suburban trains collided on Fourspan Bridge on Apr. 2.
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    THE LITTLE ENTENTE.
    180 11 Co-operation Among Nations BRITISH VIEW. London, Apr. 12. communique issued at the close of the meeting of the Little Entente nations at Belgrade was one which could be cordially endured by Britain, said the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in the House of Commons today. He cited
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    £500 DAMAGES AWARD AGAINST SINGAPORE CO-RESPONDENT.
    79 11 £500 DAM A GES A WARD AGAINST SINGAPORE CO-RESPONDENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 12. QAMAGES at £500 ster'ing and costs were agreed to oy Mr. Justice Bucknlll in granting a decree nisi to Mr. Ernest Fletcher en the grounds of the misconduct of his wife. Mary Alice Fletcher,
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    FRANCE STRENGTHENING HER INDO-CHINA DEFENCES.
    344 12 25,000 TROOPS IN HER EASTERN EMPIRE. Governor Of Tongking On Way Through Singapore. BRITAIN'S FORTRESS WILL AID FAR EAST SECURITY, HE SAYS. "THE military defences of French-Indo-China have been strengthened recently and there are now 25,000 French soldiers stationed in the territory apart from local
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    34 12 liis Mary Greeden, a charming American visitor to Singapore, who arrived from Manila by the President Doumer today. Miss Greeden's father is a commander in the U.S. Asiatic Fleet at Manila. Straits Times Photograph.
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    400 AT JAPANESE RECEPTION.
    141 12 In Honour Of Visiting Admiral. CRUISER'S BAND IMPRESSES. ABOUT 400 representatives of Singapore's many communities were present at a reception jiven for Rear-Admiral Sonosuko Kobayashi. Captain M. Takeda and officers of the Japanese cruiser Asnieara by Mr. Kiichi Gunji. Japanese Consul-General at Singapore, and Mrs. Gunji.
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    JAPANESE CRUISER LEAVES TODAY.
    106 12 Visiting Germany After Britain. After a stay of two days, the 10.000ton Japanese cruiser Ashingara left Sii.yapore at midday on .-ser voyage to take part in Britain s Coronation grand naval review at Spithead She will go to Portsmouth via Aden and Malta. After two weeks
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    SELANGOR STRIKERS BACK AT WORK.
    77 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur Apr. 13. HTHE strike of 250 m«n in Klang pineapple factor!** and in the Port Swettenham match factory was settled yesterday and all employees are back at work today. The terms of the settlement have not been made knowr
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    Amateur Actors Help Charities.
    101 12 Amateur Actors Help Charities. PROFITS that permitted the making of substantial donations to charity were made last year by the Singapore 'Amateur Dramatic Club, according to the report adopted at the club's annual eeneral meeting. "The First Mrs Fraser" will oe the next play to be staged. It will be
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    CHINESE WARSHIP COMING HERE SOON.
    52 12 A Chinese warship, the Tjoe Yoe, is expected to visit Singapore shortly. The vessel has been to Manila and is due at Tenang on April 27. She Is to visit the Netherlands Indies before returning to China. There are 40 apprentices of the Chinese Marine
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    Singapore Children's Band On The Radio.
    170 12 Singapore Children's Band On The Radio. •TWENTY-ONE schoolchildren, aged between six and seven, will give Singapore's radio public its first taste of a school percussion band, tomorrow evening between 6.30 and 7 o'clock. This band of 13 girls and eight boys from the Tanglin Preparatory School comprises six bell players,
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    WESTERNISATION BRINGS CLASS STRUGGLE TO JAPAN.
    189 12 University Professor On Coming General Elections. has brought class struggle to Japan," declared Dr. Chikao Fujisawa, a university professor who forms part of a cultural delegation aboard the Japanese cruiser Ashigara, which continued its voyage from Singapore today to take part in the Coronation
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    37 12 MAETSUYCKER CHIEFS: From toft. A. van der Laan, chief engineer. Captain J. J. Kooper. master, and S. van leenwen, chief officer, of the new X.P.M. motor vessel for the new service to New Zealand. Straits Times Photograph
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    35 12 The new dance floor which Is to be laid at the Selangor Club is expected to be readv by Apr. 24. The new floor will be laid with special Jarrah wood blocks sprung with rubber.
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    CONSTABLE FINED FOR EXTORTION.
    108 12 Lorry Driver Victimised In Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 12. A police constable Mohamed Nor bin Manap who was charged with extorting money from a lorry driver at Kepong by putting him in fear of a prosecution under the Vehicles Enactment, was found
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    IPOH FLOODS.
    55 12 'From Our Own CorreipondentJ Ipoh Apr. 12. The Sungel Parl was In heavy spate this morr.ln;? and overflowed Its b3nks In several places, the area between the Tronoh railway line and Connolly Road, being transformed Into a lake. Ipoh town escaped floods following the week-end rain, thanks to
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    NEGRI HEALTH INSPECTOR FINED.
    112 12 Convicted On Negligent Driving Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) SeremMn Apr 12. F. A. Dawsen. a senior Indian Health Inspector of Seremban. was fined sibO. or. in default, two months' simple Imprisonment and his driving licence was suspended for a period ot three months when judgment
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    SELANGOR'S WRITTEN CONSTITUTION.
    133 12 SELANGOR'S WRITTEN CONSTITUTION. 'Resident Unready To Make Statement (From Our Own Correspondent) Koala Lumpur, Today. it is believed that a written constitution for Selangor similar to that of Johore, the only Malay State with such a status is in the course of preparation, no information as to progress is available.
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    DUTIABLE SOLUTION OF SUGAR.
    157 12 Chinese Fined $680 For Possession. (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur Apr 12. FINES totalling $630 were tmoosed on Lok Chak Wan. manager of a Chinese sauce shop, who was this morning found guilty ov Mr C H. Dakers in the Kuala !,umpur Police Court of
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    LEAGUE AIDS SUPPRESSION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIME.
    559 13 45 Nations Co-operate In Fight Against Traffic In Women. SCOUNDRELS WHO LOOK LIKE MILD WELFARE WORKERS. THE valuable part played by the League of Nations in the suppression of international crime was emphasised by Dr. Melville D. MacKenzie, acting Director of the League of
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    SKATING BOOTS IN K.L. SHOP.
    55 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur Apr. 12. A pair of skating boots used for winter sports were seen in KuaU Lumpur sports shop today. The new owner, whu is on his way to see the Coronation hopes to use them when he visits the
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    42 13 Inche Samsudin bin Nain, who has been attached to the Seremban Land Office for some time past as Assistant Collector of Land Revenue, will be proceeding to Jelebu on Apr. 14 to take up duties there as Assistant Collector of Land Revenue.
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    ACID BURNS KILL CHINESE.
    285 13 Murder Char** Against Compatriot. INCIDENT IN EARLY HOURS. WITH face and chest a mass of burns from a tin of acid which was flung at him while he slept In the early hours of a January morning, Chia Ee Cheow, partner in an earthenware manufacturing concern,
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    IS MANIAC ROAMING CITY'S STREETS?
    118 13 Fourth Outrage In Past Month. OUSPICION, entertained by the police that a Chinese maniac is abroad in Singapore after nightfall, was further strengthened last night when the amDulance rushed to tfea:h Road to aid a 10-year-old Teochew girl, who complained that she had been criminnlly
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    PERAK TAILORS THREATEN STRIKE.
    96 13 24-Hour Ultimatum To Employers. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipph, Apr. 12 Negotiations between the tailors and employers i ave broken down and t>ie n»« hnve Istoed in i>' f <matum pivinr 24 hours' notice to strike unless their demands are aeceptea. The demands Include Increments ranging
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    MOTOR-CYCLE TOURISTS.
    39 13 A party of four motorcyclists. headed by Mr. Tan Kean Soon, arrived here from Penang yesterday on vacation. They had made stops at Ipoh Kuala Lumpur and Malacca on the way and will be returning on Saturday
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    Malayan Co-operators' Task For Coronation Year.
    491 13 RAISING SUBSCRIPTION CAPITAL TO $8,000,000. THE Assistant Director of Co-operation (Mr. G. Hawkins) has set Singapore Co-operators a hard task for the commemoration of Coronation year. He has suggested an effort to increase the subscription capital to $8,000,000, making the membership 80 per cent,
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    63 13 JAPANESE RECEPTION: Rear- Admiral Sonosuko Kobayashi. of the Japanese cruiser Ashigara, shaking; hands with Squadron-leader F. Wooley. 0.8. E., D.F.C.. Royal Air Force Intelligence Staff Officer, at the reception to the naval visitors held by the Consul-General for Japan, Mr. Ki'ohj Gw»JL -»t v> u c'%e V <— Uot-i last
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    New Ship On Malaya-New Zealand Service.
    258 13 New Ship On MalayaNew Zealand Service. A NEW South Pacific service. which should do much to increase trade between Malaya and New Zealand and Australia, will be inaugurated this afternoon when the 4,000-ton motorship Maetsuycker, of the K.P.M. line leaves Singapore. Built at Amsterdam, the motorship is named after a
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    MODERN HOSPITAL FOR PERAK?
    198 13 MODERN HOSPITAL FOR PERAK? Has H.E. Sanctioned Special Vote. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipr.h. Apr. 12. p| E. the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, has, it is action regarding the much-needed action recgardiajr the much-needed new hospital for Ptrak. Plans are now under consideration for a permanent solution of the
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    PRAYERS FOR RELEASE FROM CHOLERA.
    53 13 Procession In Siam's Capital. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Apr. 12. A certain section of the community in one Bangkok district carried out public processions. accompanied by prayers, to drive off cholera in me neighbourhood of their homes. Young and old participated and the processions
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    47 13 There was a large gathering of Sikhs at the Kuala Lumpur station on Sunday to welcome Sardar Jal Singh from Malabar. He was garlanded by Mr. Budh Singh. Sardar Jai Singh will be in Kuala Lumpur for about five days, after which he will leave for Singapore.
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    CEYLONESE TAKE LEAD IN DIVISION III.
    402 14 Casuals Defeated At The Stadium. BY their 3—l victory over the Casuals at Anson Road stadium yesterday, the Ceylon Sports Club advanced to the leadership of Division 111 of the S.A.F.A. League. The Chinese third team are one point behind them, with a match
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    S.C.C. XI TO MEET MALAYS TOMORROW.
    87 14 For their opening First Division match tomorrow, against the Malays, at Anson Road stadium, the S.C.C. may be without Abbott, who is away from Singapore on business. It is hoped, however, that he will be back in time to play. The team will be:
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    GRIMSBY OVERWHELM SUNDERLAND.
    80 14 Cup Finalists Yield Six Goals. Reuter cables results of Home league matches played yesterday as follows ENGLISH LEAGUE— DIV. I. Grimsby 6 Suniierland 0 DIVISION 111 (SOUTH) Cardiff 0 Mlllwall 1 DIVISION 111 (NORTH) Tranmere 1 Wrexham 1 SCOTTISH LEAGUE— DIV I. Dundee 2 Parttck Th. 2
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    S.R.C. AND S.A.P. DRAW.
    304 14 One Goal Each In A Friendly Game. The araw of one-all In yesterdays friendly soccer match on the padaug between the Social Athletic Party and S.R.C. was a fair Indication of the general run of play. In spite of Keng Hock playing for the SAP. team
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    WISE ENTERS S.C.C FINAL.
    127 14 Lawn Tennit N. S. Wise, present champion, had little difficulty in beating A. D. Anderson. 6 1. 6 3. In the semi-final of the championship singles in the current S C.C. tournament last evening. Forceful drives by the champion often found Anderson well out of position.
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    SCOTLAND vs. ENGLAND AT GLASGOW
    118 14 TEAMS FOR "MATCH OF THE SEASON" ON SATURDAY. The principal international soccer match of the season, Scotland vs. England, takes place at Glasgow on Saturday. Thus far there have been 69 matches. Scotland have won 27 and Kngland 18, with IS drawn, and Scotland have
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE TABLES.
    371 14 Midds. II And P.O. Have "All Wins" Records. The following are the S A FA. league tables up to late complied frorr. our own records: R.A. Police Chinese Malays RAF. Midds. R.E. S.CC. Innisk. P. W. L. D. For Agst. Pts 4 2 118 2 o 3
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    SELECTED TEAMS.
    74 14 Cricket Ceylon B.C. vs. Y.M.U.A. on Saturday on the C.B.C. ground: 8-mson de SUva, V. Sabapathy, V. Paramsothy, K. Thill-1-nathan. Ben Dudley. T. L. K. Retnam. K. Kar.agaratnam, C. ThurmUlngham. M. A. X Hamld, R. Ondatje and E. Slnnathurai. Ceylon B.C. vs. B.C.R.C. II on Sunday a: Hong
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    PANCHO BEATS JUAN AT MALACCA.
    266 14 Boxing, Fights Stylishly For Points Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Apr. 11. The City Park Boxln.' Stadium l;ad a card ol four fights in which the main event, between Speedy Pav>cho. flyweight champion of Penang, and Little Juan, a contender irom lpoh. provided the
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    SAKAMOTO ARRIVES.
    30 14 Sakamoto, the star Japanese flyweight, arrived in Singapore by tne Yakasunl Maru today. He is to flgnt Johnny Mortell. probably on April 30, at the New World arena.
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    KEPPEL MEDAL.
    125 14 Golf. Qualifiers For The Telegraph Cup. Thirty cards were taken out (or the April medal competition at the Keppel Oolf Club, which resulted in a win (or W Gunstone with a net score of 65. The following have qualified in the Telegraph Cup competition: W Gunstone 65 J
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    WORLD RECORD EQUALLED.
    52 14 Swimming. Amsterdam Apr 11. Miss Jopie Waalberg equalled the world record of Miss H. Mayehatta. of Japan, for the 200 met-. 5 brrast stroke for women. In 3 min 0.4 sec. and beat the European rfcord *»t up by Martha Oenenger. of Germany 3 mln 0 5
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    WARD IN FORM AT K.L.
    359 14 Takes Ten Wickets For 70 Runs. (From Our Own Cot respondent Kuala Lumtui. Apr. 11. H. L. Ward, the .ormer Singapore cricketer, was in great lorn, with Hie ball when, playing for the Selangor Club yesterday ana today he took ten wickets in the oltbs
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    SHORTAGE OF ALL-ROUND CRICKETERS.
    423 15 Why Present-Day Teams Have Such Long "Tails." TM'IUN'G the last two or three years many of the players who have made history in Test cricket have dropped out of the limelight. Hobhs, Hendren, jardiiu, SutclifTe, Tate, and Woolley of England; Woodfull, Ponsford. and Grimmett, of Australia;
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    LOW SCORING GAME AT SEREMBAN
    100 15 Cricket. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. April 12. Ths Sungel Ujong Club cricket team drew with the King George V School at Seremban yesterday in a one innings match. Batting first the Cluli scored 74. Capt. C. S. Philpott and L. Downie were the principal
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    S.R.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament Begins Tomorrow.
    204 15 S.R.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament Begins Tomorrow. LIST OF TIES FOR THIS WEEK. The spring lawn tennis tournament of the S.R.C. opens t^monow. The following ties have been arranged for this week: WEDNESDAY "B" Singles M. S. Cornelius (+3) vs. E. Ryan 15). Women's Singles Mrs. L. M. Pennefather vs. Miss
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    PLAYERS ORDERED OFF.
    141 15 Association Football, An Unpleasant Episode At Sere ni ban. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. 11. Rough play crept into a league soccer match here yesterday when the Negri Sembilan Indian Association beat the Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club 4—2. In the closing stages of the second
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    POOR ENTRIES FOR TAIPING SKYE MEETING.
    188 15 Restricted Programme For Week-End. Owing to insufficient entries of Class 4 horses having been received the committee of the Taiping Turf Club have been unable to provide runs for this class at their Skye Meeting to bfc run on Friday and Saturday. The racing
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    LIVELY HITTING BY CHANGI GUNNERS.
    258 15 Cricket St. Andrew's O.B.A. Beaten By Nine Wickets. The gama Between the R.A. (ChangK and the St. Andrew's Old Boys' Association on Sunday on the S.J.I, ground resulted In a win for the gunners by nings match. Batting first the Club first and put up
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    HOME MATCHES.
    155 15 Rugby Football. Gloucester Beaten By The Harlequins. Rugby Union matches played on Saturday resulted as follows, cablen Reuter: Bradford 3 Blackheath 3 Harlequins 16 Gloucester 6 Leicester 11 Bristol 3 O.M.T 9 London Irish 4 Neath 36 Bath 0 Northampton 16 Old Alleynlans 10 Plymouth Alb. 10 Cardiff
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    617 15  -  ECHO. Soccer 5. C (7. tw. Malays Tomorrow C7t/£> Need Wingers Malays Need Reserves Injunctions To Service Players. Conducted By OOCCER Interest this week centres in the S.C.C. first team's opening league match at the Stadium tomorrow, against the Malays. Will they be able to mantaln the
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    82 15 TODAY. Soccer: Post Office vs. Indians. Div. 11, Stadium; F. and N. vs. H.K.5.8., 8.H.L., F. and N. ground- S.C.C. •B" vs. H.M.S. Hermes, trienaly, pndang. Lawn Bowk: S.C.C. doubles handicap final. Cricket: V.M.C.A. Jun.ors vs. H.M.S. Terror. Anson Read. TOMORROW. Soccer: S.C.C. vs. Malays, Div. I,
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    CHURCH TWO MILES OUT AT SEA.
    121 16 Middleton-on-Sea warns a new parish church. The old one is at the ootton of the sea, two ml.es off shore. During a gale in 1837 the old church with the whole of Middleton-on-Sea, a centuries-old prosperous little town .was swallowed by the ->ea. Now
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    31 16 Great Britain maintained first place during the month of January In respect to the number of ships passing through the Suez Canal, with 261 vessels, compared with 238 in January, 1936.
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    ALLEGED THEFT ON ESTATE.
    88 16 Three Javanese Charged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiplng, Apr. 9. A case in which three Javanese, Karladi, Mentono, and KarchU, were charged with house-breaking at Allagar Estate was mentioned before the Taiplng Magistrate. The charge was amended to one of theft in a dwelling 01 Jewellery
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    36 16 A medical mission representing various denominations and welfare bodies has purchased the Ernabella cattle station, Musgrave Ranges, Central Australia, and adjacent lands, for the purpose of assisting aborigines. The area is larger than the United Kingdom.
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    STATE PLAYER ON TRANSFER.
    85 16 Taiping Officers Feted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Talping, Apr. 9. Che Jamal bin Abdul Latin*, Malay Officer attached to Land Office, Talping. and Mr. K. Nagapen of the same office, who are leaving on transfer to Seremban and Penang respectively, were entertained to '"nner by their
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    NEGRI CHURCH WORKERS.
    49 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 11. The Negrl Sembilan Church Workers' Associatian will hold a tennis tournament at the Sungel Ujong Club on Saturday. Apr. 17. The proceeds on this tournament will go to the education of three children. Tennis and tea will be $1.
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      TOWARD WORLD PEACE.
      320 16 Even The Humblest Citizen Can Help. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir,— On superficial consideration one will come to the conclusion that Asiatics can do little or nothing to check the growth of militar.sm in Europe. But on deeper reflection one is bound to change
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      TIN CONTROL.
      210 16 Refusal Of Permission To Release Stocks. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir,— In your issue of April 2 you draw attention to the fact that Malayan tin producers have not exported from their stocks to ease the shortage indicated by abnormally high tin prices In London.
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      PUNISHMENT.
      134 16 Should Schoolchildren Be Slapped? To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir,— There is a matter which the educational authorities might investigate. It refers to corporal punishment which some children get at schools. Is a teacher justified in punishing a child by means of physical force such as slapping,
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      THE RICKSHA PARADE.
      65 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir.— Mr. N. A. James Perera's letter to the Straits Times on the above subject has done a great service. For the past couple of days one has been able to walk In the streets peacefully and without any molestation.
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    ALLEGED MURDER ON JAPANESE ESTATE.
    178 16 WIDOW'S ATTEMPT TO MISLEAD POLICE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Apr. 11. WHILE her husband lay buried in a swamp not many yards from her hut, Chong Moi told the Police that hr had left for hospital. She was found guilty by Che Ibrahim,
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    "DREW OUT $1,500, AND STRUCK ME."
    394 16 CHETTIAR'S CHARGES AGAINST CHINESE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 9. An interesting case came up for hearing in the Seremban police court, when a Chettiar named Arunasalam. from Kuala Lumpur, brought a criminal summons action against a Chinese rubber planter, How Duan.on two
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    30 16 The first "stay-In" strike in Holland was staged recently at Amsterdam by employees in one of the largest butcher's shops as a protest against the heavy "crisis" tax on meat.
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    36 16 Sir Francis Younghusband. the author and traveller, and former British Commissioner to Tibet, has been awarded the honorary title of "Karma Kesharl"— Lion of Enterprise —by the Council of Pundits of the Sanskrit College in Bombay
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    CORONATION CELEBRATIONS FOR TAIPING.
    527 17 Official Programme. MILITARY TATTOO BY THE PUNJAB REGIMENT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Apr. 10. JUDGING from the official programme issued by the Corona- tion Celebrations Committee of Larut and Matang, residents in Taiping and the suburbs are assured of a gala time during the five
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    41 17 H.ll. the Tengku M-hkota of Johore, with the General idviscr. the Hon'ble Mr. W E. I'epys. and Tengfcn Mtntri ReMr, after inspecting the guard of honour, seen on his way to the Diwan where he was installed as Regent of Johore.
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    RESERVES FOR THE R.A.F.
    224 17 Spare Time Airmen Scheme. The newly-created Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, which is designed to roviile reserves for the Air Force among people in civil life, has started work. The first London Selection Board for dealing with general applications met recently and special groups of Volunteer
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    CHINESE WEDDING AT MALACCA.
    44 17 Monday, Apr 12. The wedding took place today of Mr. Urn Koon Siong, the third son of Mr and Mrs. Llm Kim Suah, and Miss Sng Chan Neo, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sng Nee of Umbal, Malacca.
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    30 17 Three men, residents of Roltsch, near Bitterfeld (Saxony) were invited by a friend to try some liquor which he had made at home. All three died oi methyl alcohol poisoning.
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    46 17 Church communicants on Easter Day numbered 217 at the English services in St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, by a curious coincidence, there were exactly 217 communu ants last year, and the offertory at this year's morn, ing services amounted to $217, says the Selangor Church Magazine.
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    NEW BUILDING FOR CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
    223 17 NEW BUILDING FOR CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB. WORK TO BEGIN THIS YEAR. VyORK on the building of the proposed new clubhouse for the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club will begin this year, according to a statement made by Mr. G. H. Kiat, presiding at the twenty-seventh annual jreneral meeting of the club
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    S.V.C. PROGRAMME OF DRILLS.
    202 17 Lecture For Intelligence Platoon Tomorrow. Following is the Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills for this week: T«d»j: 5. IS p.m., Headquarters, 1st Bn. S.S.V.F. Signal Section, Drill. 5.15, Headquarters, 1st Bn. S.8.V.P. Int. Section. Map Reading; 5.15. Headquarters, "A" Coy., Drill. 5.15, Headquarters "B" Coy.,
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    ITALY AND ABYSSINIA MEET AT BANQUET.
    115 17 Grandi Ignores Dr. Martin. London, Apr. 12. Coronation festivities began with the Lord Mayor's traditional banquet to the Diplomatic Corps. Among the 400 guests was the Foreign Secretary Mr. Anthony Eden. The majority of those present wore the dazzling gold-braided uniforms of the diplomatic
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    INDIA'S FUTURE.
    135 17 "Period Of Greater Prosperity." London. "It locks as 11 a period of Improved trade and greater prosperity Is in store for India." declared Lord Catto, presiding over a meeting of the Mercantile Bank of India at which he announced his Impending retirement from tho chairmanship. Prosperity depended greatly
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    Visitors Crowd Wintry London: Slump In Coronation Seats: Army Gets New Gun.
    2742 18 Visitors Crowd Wintry London: Slump In Coronation Seats: Army Gets New Gun. Our London Letter. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 1. I ONDONERS count the weeks to their Easter holiday just as eagerly as Malayans look forward to their Home leave. Even as the pleasing sight of Kedah Peak
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    SCHOOLS SEEK "UNCLE" SHIPS.
    759 19 LINKS WITH 400 VESSELS. RUSH TO BE "ADOPTED." Schools in all parts o: the united tClngdom ranging from the Prep." to the public school, have been "adopted' by British ships ur had 'adopted the vessel. Some 400 vessels, graat liners and little tramps, are already linker
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    35 19 For the first time In its history the French Society of Men of Letters has elected a woman as its President. She is Madame Camille Marbo, the wife of M. Emlle Borel. a former Minister.
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    24 19 Owing to the shortage ol steel Italian shipbuilding yards have refused to engage to deliver vessels to foreign shipowners within the next M months.
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    "Diggers" Sightseeing
    42 20 AUoirtALIAN SOLDIERS practising their ceromonial march at Wellington Barracks, where they will be quartered during the Coronation celebration*. STALWART "DIGGERS." who will take part in the Coronation ceremonies next month, exploring London with the help of a friendly Guardsman. v
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    86 20 MISS FLORIDA: This lovely girl recently won a nation-wide competition in the United States. Nation-wide preparations to deal with gas attacks are being made in Britain and gasn,asked members of the Decontamination Squad are seen talking to the driver of an emergency van. (Right) FROM NATAL: A Girl Guide officer
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