The Straits Times, 1 November 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURf.] THE LARGEST r ANti MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS, The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      101 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471)« STOOttMttK iliS^ Here's a new 1| JOHNSON (SEA HORSE) I PRODUCT I PORTABLE SELF PRIMING 1 DRAINAGE PUMPS The complete power pump incorporating the famous Sea Hone motor only weighs 85 lbs.- Has a capacity of 195 gallons per minute at 11 ft. head
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      121 1 wjj^^^V^ NOT SINCE SANTA CLAUS FIRST FILLED <-T^ STOCKINGS HAS HE PROVIDED SUCH A GRAND $|§|jff§^|j AND WONDERFUL DISPLAY AS YOU WILL SEE AT tf^^f^^ffiv ROBINSON'S THIS YEAR. SHINY NEW TOYS P flt^T^ THAT WILL MAKE YOU JUMP FOR JOY, DOLLS Y^ THAT TALK, MONKEYS THAT WALK, TRAINS RUSHING ALONG.
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      121 1 KUALA LUMPUR 23, JAVA ST. CPHONS 3683>l foto portrait at o studio 33 by foto-artist only Headwear And Footwear CHRISTYS SOFT FELT With Snap Brim This, like all hats turned out by Christys is right uj> to the minute in style manufactured with the skill and careful choice of materials
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      705 2 iwEETLAND— On Oct. 31 at Maternity I Hospital. Singapore, to Mabel Grace, wife lef L. B. Sweetland, A.P.C.. Pulau Bukom, la daughter. k engagement Is announced of Dr. T. A. divine of the General Hospital to Miss -P E. R. Spelm daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bpelr of Dirs, Norfolt
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      539 2 I WANTED WANTED large unfurnished bungalow old type. Low rental for long tenancy. Near. town. Box 41, Straits Times. LADY (European) Requires comf. airy room— central. Private Verandah Bathroom (H. it C. mod. -<an.) attached. Box No. 33. Straits Tunes. A Javanese student from a respectable family desires room and
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      730 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET ACCOMMODATION ON SEA FRONT CLOSE TO SWIMMING CLUB, two double rooms with dressing and bath room attached. H. C. water each with a separate entrance. Apply Box No. 43, Straits Times, j MOTOR VEHICLES AUSTIN 12 FOB SALE. Apply Box S3, Straits Times. USED CARS: Austins.
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      603 2 PUBLIC NOTICES T.S.S. "KEDAH". On account of annual survey, "Kedah's" sailings for Penang and Belaw^n on Nov. 25, and Dec. 2, 1937, will be cancelled. She will resume on Thursday, Dec. 9. 1937NOTICE. Mr. P. T. Butchlngs having left our employment has no further authority to act on our behalf.
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      299 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION NOTICE Is hereby given that the Rubber Market will be closed officially on the following days Tuesday, Nov. 2. 1937. Public Holiday Thursday, Nov. 11, 1837. Public Holiday. By Order of the Committee, OATTEY b BATEMAN, Secretaries. THE MANDAI-TEKONG (SINGAPORE) RUBBER
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      151 2 BEWITCHING J^^mH 9 f nd wnal a dlHe rence ftVjWjj maire to your See that you get x them at /A FIGARO Ladies Hair Dressers with experts in attendance. 93. Bras Basab Rd. and Raffles Hotel Phone ZBSB. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60, WATERLOO
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      672 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporates ir tngland) MAIL. t*ASSENOER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR ANE ORIENTAL S. N Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND PAR EAST MAT SERVICZ OUTWARD PROM LONDON POR CHTNA AND JAPAN Out Tonnage Bpore. iMI fBEHAR 6.000 Nov. 1 RAJPUTANA
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      536 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporateo ID Japan). GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Naples. Marseille* London Antwerp and Rot. tt dam Vessels ronn*ge Due Sail t TEROKDNI MARTJ 12.00" Nov 9 10 HAKUSAN MARU 10.501' Nov 34 35 HARUNA MARU 10.SOC Dec 8 9 KATORI
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      653 3 BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class motorshlps. Most c»bins have aajolnlng orivate bath ExceUent c.UJn* FOR (GENOA) MARSEILLES. LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom prom Spore Malacca Por. Penang M.S. d'nam MSONIA 33/11 23/11 24/11 28 11 •ALSIA 14 12 14/12 IS'l2 17 13 BORINOIA 4/1 «/l 5/1 7'l
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      276 3 [president liners] TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULU Prom Arrives H'konß B. P. Prea Coondgt No*. 13 Dec 1 Pree Taft Dec 1 Dec. 21 Pre* Hoover Dec 11 Dec. 29 Pres. Lincoln Dec 39 Jaa IB Pres. Coolidge Jan. 8 Jan 26 Pres. Wilson Jan. 26 Peb 15 Pres. Hoover Feb.
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      941 3 5^~ l~l REPRESENTING. SHIPPING THE BLUE KUNNEI LINE (Ocean rh* Hoa Khtow Steamship C n»S2» t«A Steam Ship Co. LW. an. China Mutual Cunard Whrte SUuLUL Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) Aberdeen Commonwealth tin. The Strait* steamship Co Ltd. Shaw Sarill »jKon OoLIA Ihf China Navigation Co Ltd. Th. Australian OrlemaV
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      165 4 Malls from Penang and Kuala Lumpur expected today, Nov. 1, by air 'Internal Service) will be delivered to boxholders at 7.30 p.m. General delivery tomorrow, Nov. 2, at 9 a.m. Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow, Nov. 2, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      282 4 Tomorrow. Kvala Lumpur and Penang by air (Internal Air Service) 6 am Pengerang (S Soon Heng) Bam Indo-Chlna (Angers) 11 a.m. tJauaii <no Seiai rtindlane (Bone Thong) 1 pjn. Bengkalis L. Billk (Rokan) Port de Koclc. Padang. Pakan Baroe Siak (Hong Kwong) ..1 p.m. Philippine Islands (Grootekerk)
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      AIR MAILS. INWARD.
      114 4 AIR MAILS. INWARD. Wearnes: From Penang: and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives every evening, except Sundays. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow at 1 p.m. X.L.M. From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow at 5 p.m. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives tomorrow evening. OUTWARD. Wearnes: To Kuala Lumpur and
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      CLEARANCES
      47 4 Oct. 30: Pulau Kldjang, Tandjong Balei, Sin Aik Lee, Malacca, Larut, Ipoh, Edendale, Katong, Corato, Ancylus, Kajang. Medusa, Kelantan (Brit.) Senang. Van den Bosch, Tobelo, Tomohon, Tosarl, Toboali, Ban Ho Guan, Siaoe, Sldajoe (Dut.). Oct. 31: Auby (Sar); Karachi Maru (Japan) Kola (Brit.) Belawan, M-aros (Dut.).
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    160 4 Singapore, November 1, 12 noon. euyei SeUer OamDier W.OO Hamburg Cube 515.50 Java $11.00 •-eppet White Muntoc $14^5 White $13.75 Black **50 Sopr*. Mixed $4.00 Sun Dried $6.15 laptoco Small Flake $4.40 Fair Flake $4.10 Medium Peart $5.10 Small Pearl $4.70 Sago Flour No. 1 lingga $3.35
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    157 4 Monday, November 1. Ship* alongside the Wharves ar expected "> arrive. Entrance Exit KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Camphuijs, Lch. Rimau, Recorder, Tung Song. OH Wharf H.M.S. Herald. Coal Wnart Nil. VESSELS IN DRX DOCKS Tanjong Pagar Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Reppei Harbour King's Dock
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    DELIVERY OF MAILS IN LONDON.
    21 4 Mail dispatched from Singapore on Oct. 8, by Corfu was delivered in London on Oct. 30.
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      581 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporates in P MS.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS *MS RLVS AND SLAM STATES RAILWAY& TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Pasr 5431. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First and Cabin Class form £106-7-10 Second Class From £74-0 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY O.P.R. Interchange with
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      6 4 BOURN-VITA FOR DIGESTION, SLEEP AND ENERGY
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      959 4 (Incorporated tn Strait* Settlements) <&>JS RL ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. (incorporated m Bneland) Onconxwtw in 0.8.*.> BOSTON NFW ?OSK BALTIMORE "ELLEKMAN" LINK VIA SOEZ CANAL FOB HAVE* LONOON DIM 3a us M M»miiißrt 'STEEL VOYAGER In port Nov. S BOTTEKUAM HAMBURG STEEL TRAVELER Nov 22 Nov
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      322 4 oiAlJVYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations xest?iday Last night max rain- ortght min temp fail s'shine temp •F Inches ors. *F West Coast Alor Star 87 0.28 7.9 72 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 84 2.20 8.1 73 Sitiawan 86 2.44 4.0 73 Bukit Jeram 87 0.16 3.3 71 Malacca 86
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      336 5 pQyy BAR OPFN TILL MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT YOUR FAVOURITE I A• W TfTBLIC NUISANCE' IS ON IJ jßL^^jk THE LOOSE AGAIN jane WITHERS »'THE HOLY TERROR' 20th Century Pox Picture with ANTHONY MARTIN, LEAH RAY. JOAN DAVIS Tomorrow— THE GREATEST RACE TRACK ROMANCE CLARK GABLE. JEAN HARLOW IN <S A
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      263 5 CUAH K^*^^* S^t SMJtUMl 2 i-> oe n il un elVl vJ»k rknas o< dxe S^ 11 %^£^S S Do°" »m» w FOR EXACT EXPOSURE USE THE NEW ELEOTRODREM EXPOSURE METER A GLANCE AT THE Sgg||^ NEEDLE GIVES THE EXPOSURE VALUE. INVALUABLE FOR j GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY. B^M Price $26.00 including
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      629 5 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders are Invited for the construction of a boundary wall at Chanel Road. Deposit $50. Por particulars see Municipal Tender Room. Tenders close at 12 noon, November 15, 1937. C. H. OOLDIE, Municipal Secretary. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION TENDERS from approved Contractors only will be received at the Honourable.
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      155 5 For the RACES get your BINOCULARS from us you can salacc with aasa at prices lower than elsewhere. Wa have just unpacked A NEW SHIPMENT of the following •Aquilus -Voigt lander •Carl Zeiss Deltriatem Carl Zeiss Inoctar •Carl Zaiss Dekarem •Eleltz Watziar Mardix Repair* of all kinds of Blnocu-cul*-s under
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      539 6 I QUIET CONDITIONS AT OPENING. )ECLINE IN RUBBER SHIPMENTS. By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Nov. 1. There is very little material upon rtiich to build a market report this norning. Conditions at the openng are quieter than is usual on lionday mornings there being the urthe disadvantage,
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      MINING.
      590 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, Not. 1, 1937, 10 a.m. All shares quoted anove are full? paid. issue val. Frasers b Co. Lyal) t Buyers Sellers Buyers C- Arrpat Tin 4/6 5/- 4/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 30,- 31/6 30/£1 Austral
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      GENERAL.
      405 6 4 4 njCA dih» uiu. iju i.ou i.oj i.ou 2 2 do 71/2% Prefs. 2 30 2.50 2 4C 2.50 10 10 Atlas Ice 0.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 lO.OOn. 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.47% 0 60nom 0.50 0.60nom 1 1 B. M. Trustee 6.00 6.75 5.00 6.75 £1 £1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      373 6 (Shares axf SI unle* otherwise stated). 1 Allenby Alor oajah Amal. Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Par.ns Bassett Batu Untang Bedford Bent a Borelll Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil Bukit K. B Bukit Kepong Bukit rimah ($10) Changkat Serdang Connemara Glenealy Plantations Hamilton Haytot Indragirl jeram Kuantan
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    EXCHANGES.
    192 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING. London T.T 2/4 1/32 London demand 2/4 1/32 London 4 months sight 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand 1715 Switzerland demand 248 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    96 6 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Monday, November 1, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Oct. 25i/ 8 25*4 Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) Oct. 2414 243/u No. IX.R.S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 25 25»/6 November 25Vi 25»A December 253/ 8 25V&
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    AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
    419 6 THE following quotations are published uy ourtesy of Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., Singapore. Messrs -Vhlte, Weld and Company, New York, ,-eport by cable regarding Saturday's markets- STOCKS. The underlying strength of the market continues to offer encouraging evidence of ability to hold near
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    EXCHANGES.
    79 6 London, Oct. 30. Paris 147 CM Athens M7H New York 4.96 7/16 Bucharest 675 Montreal 4.96% sellers Brussels 29.35«4 Rio 4H Geneva 21.48fe sellers official Amsterdam 8.98 Belgrade 216 Milan 94% Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.35% Montevideo 39 13/16 Macula nominal sellers official CooenhAgen 22.40 Bucharest 670 Prague 141%
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    TRAMP SHIPPING PLAN.
    136 6 Owners Accept. A LARGE and representative meeting of owners held at the Chamber of Shipping, on Oct. 23, gave an enthusiastic reception to the tramp shipping scheme. It was adopted without a dissentient voice. The scheme has already been outlined and it provides for voluntary co-opera-tion on
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    CARTHAGE.
    29 6 The Carthage has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at this port at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharf on arrival.
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    60 6 London, Oct. 30. The Spindles Board, which was appointed to purchase and put out of use cotton spinning mills and machinery in order to reduce redundancy in spinning section of cotton industry white undergoing reorganisation, has published its first annual report which shows that nearly 2,000.000 spindles were purchased by
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    DEFENCE TAX DEMANDS.
    181 6 DEFENCE TAX DEMANDS. First Assessments. THOUSANDS of companies and busl- ness houses, whose annual accounts have been completed since April 1, will shortly receive their first demand for the National Defence Contribution Tax. It is expected that a batch of forms will be sent out during the next fortnight. This
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    MORE SHIPS USE SUEZ CANAL.
    65 6 MORE SHIPS USE SUEZ CANAL. Slight Fall In Revenue. Paris, Oct. 20. Between Oct. 1 and 10, 174 ships passed through the Suez Canal, compared with 156 during the same period of 1936. Total Canal transit receipts between Oct. 1 and 10 were £286,600, compared with £290,600 during the same
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON METAL MARKET.
      537 7 IRON AND STEEL TRADE REMAINS EXCELLENT. £200 TIN WILL DISCOURAGE OUTPUT. IN their "Foresight Saga" of Oct. 20. Messrs. William Jacks and Co., London, write: During the "Ides of March" it was found that many of the producers and the leading dealers had turned over to the
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      GREAT BRITAIN'S RETAIL TRADE INCREASES.
      86 7 London, Oct. 28. A FURTHER Indication of Great Britain's prosperity is provided by September retail trade report. The value of sales last month was 8.6 per cent, higher than In September 1936. This in turn was 4.5 per cent, higher than in September 1935. Last
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      RUBBER STOCKS MOUNTING.
      169 7 20,000 TONS IN SEPTEMBER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 30. WORLD stocks of rubber jumped almost 20,000 tons last month bringing stocks on Sept. 30 to 424,354 tons compared with 405,283 tons on Ang. 31 and 462,051 tons on Sept. 30, last year, according to the
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      PLANTATION CROPS.
      280 7 Imperial Economic Committee's Review. 1*HK popularity of chocolate la grow1 Ing rapidly both In the United Kingdom and In the United States. This Is one of the deductions which can be drawn from the facts summarised in the latest Issue of the Imperial Economic Committee's review "Planta-. tlon
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      99 7 rvURING the week ending tDct. 23, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 27,053 cases, of which: 12,730 (47 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 833 (3 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 3,986 15 per cent. cases to Canada,
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      RUBBER TOUCHES NEW LOW LEVELS
      752 7 HEAVY SELLING BY SINGAPORE MARKET. NO GOOD REASON FOR UPWARD SWING. IN their weekly report on the London Rubber market dated Oct. 20. Messrs. Symington and Wilson, write: When we wrote our last report the market was fully steady and the steady tone continued on
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    191 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Slngi Company Dividend Boofcj Clom mm ;apore, Not b. Div Oat* r. 1, 10 a.m. Total tor ftn»nria' reai to dau TIN TO BangTin 5% Int. Oct. IS Nov. S Hitam Tin 6% Int. Nov. 3 Nor. t Kmmuntlng Tin Final Nor. 11 Lukut
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    KEPONG (MALAY) RUBBER.
    166 7 rrHE directors of the Kepong (Malay) Rubber Estates, Ltd.. announce that they have recently acquired, aa from July 1, 1937, a rubber property in North Johore, known as the Russell Estate. This property has a planted area of 1,496 acres of mature rubber, and is adjacent to
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      480 7 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. m the Colony ot Hong Kong) The liability 01 member* u Umltea to che txtcnt and m mannet arescribed ot Ordln tnce No. 6 ot 1929 ot the Dolony. Authorised Capital »5JOCO.OOt l»ued and Pully Paid-Op »20.00COOT lltrerve Funds:— SlerUna e.aOO.000 Hong Rons Currency iS
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      400 7 BANK OF CHINA (lecorporatea in China oy Special Charter.) 12. CecO Street Singapore Telephones: Manager > Office 6444 Exchange Oept 6441 General Office 5188-9 Cable Address: ■CHUNGKUO" raid Up Capital Ch 10.000.W0.M Reserve Funds hi excess of Ch. f 4.860 .000.00 Total Assets approximately Ch. Jl XOOMO.OW.Od BEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.
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      494 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated to England 07 Royal Chart** I8f.3). Paid Op Capital lu 800.000 sr-arti of fS each I3.000.0Q« ReserT Fund a.ooo.ooi Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £3.00OJK UKAD DiTICIi 38, Biah«t»r*t« (Mdoo Ml I Amntsar Hong Kong Rangoon Alor Star Uollc Saigon Bangkok ipob Semarang
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    ITIONG BAHRU FLATS NOT SOLD.
    124 8 Tenants' Fears Of Higher Rents Eased. THE Singapore Improvement Trust i flats at Tiong Bahru Road were 1 not sold at the auction sale held at the offices of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co.. Ltd. Many tenants of the flats, who feared a Jump
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    PIPERS AT POPPY DAY DANCE.
    88 8 IRISH pipers from the Royal Innlskilllng Fusiliers will be heard at the cabaret arranged for the Poppy Day Dance at Raffles Hotel on Not. 9. Irish jigs to the Irish pipes and a hornpipe danced by the Misses Seth are amongst the attractions. Tickets for
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    – $2,000 GIFT BY THE MAGIC CIRCLE.
    165 8 $2,000 GIFT BY THE MAGIC CIRCLE. Scholarships For Boy And Girl. DETAILS of the Malayan Magic Circle "Coronation" Scholarship. for a boy and a girl consisting of a capital sum of $2,000 presented by the Magic Circle, are published In the Government Gazette. The capital and any further sum which
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    38 8 News has been received of the death of Col. R. E. Edye, father of Mrs. Theophllus of Nllal, Negri Sembllan. Some forty years ago Col. Edye was out here as a young officer in the Malay States Guides.
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    Agricultural Director Gives Bride Away.
    189 8 Agricultural Director Gives Bride Away. Berwick Pilcher. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 29. T^HE Hon. Mr. O. T. Faulkner, 1 Director of Agriculture, S.S., and Adviser on Agriculture in trie Malay States, gave away the bride ai yesterday's marriage at St. Mary's Church, between Miss Mary Jean
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    EX-FACTORY OWNER NOW BANKRUPT.
    191 8 Three Persons Granted Discharges. i VEO JAN CHONG, former partner in 1 a pineapple factory in Bukit Tlmah Road, Chuar Huat and Co., which failed, was adjudged a bankrupt before Mr. Justice Howes In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court. Subject to a Judgment of $500 against him,
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    26 8 I The leave of absence granted to Mr. C. C. Brown, British Resident, Pahang, has been extended for one month with effect from Jan. 5, next.
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      149 8 AMBROSIA AIDS TO BEAUTY CLEANSER Cleanses For* Deep CREAM Smooths Dry Skin TIGHTENER Reduces Large Pores POWDER Will Not Clog Pores Each $1.35 Obtainable at all Chemists and Stores. Grafton Laboratories Distributors 1938 "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" American Radio With ELECTRIC TUNING Push A Button... ...There Is your station. SOLE AGENTS
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      91 8 J MUNICIPAL GAS DEPARTMENT or call at the Show Rooms PHONF qini Municipal Bulletins rnunt mvi Coleman street WPS. HA SINGAPORE PHOTO CO. High Street SINGAPORE MALACCA Riverside: BLUE CLOCK BRAND !W^£lw British Portland >^r=j EMENT This British Portland Cement has been put to widespread use throughout Malaya, and time
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      537 8 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 1 S3 Me i (215 m.) pm. i 6.00 Malay music. Gramophone records. i 6.30 Choir music sung In Mandarin. Oramophone records. 7.00 Piano recital by Lindsay Oranville. Two Choral Preludes by Bach. (1) "Jesu, Joy of Man's L'esiring." (2) "Mortify us by Thy Grace." Three
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      434 8 BERLIN. TODAY DJB 15.21 met (1* 74 ra OJN 9.54 mo (SI 45 m): DJE 17.76 me/i (M.89 m and DJQ 15 18 roe (19 63 ra.) pjn. 7.20 News in English. 7. 35 Concert of light music (contd). 6.15 Greetings. £.20 News and economic review tn German. 8.35 On
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    DOOMED BATTALION'S RETREAT WILL MAKE HISTORY
    784 9 Through Hail Of Death Men Dash To Safety. TROOPS NOW INTERNED IN INTERNATIONAL AREA. THE evacuation of the "Doomed Battalion* from Chapei down in military history "I have never seen anything greater," Brigadier-General Telfer Smollett, British military chief In Shanghai, who was an eye-witness
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    JAPAN, ITALY AND GERMANY UNITE.
    93 9 NEW ANTI-COMINTERN PACT PLANNED. Toklo, Oct. Si! r\ECLARING complete accord already has been reached between Japan, Italy and Germany, the Asahi Shimbun understands Italy has abandoned the idea of bilateral agreement and that she will participate in the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact. A draft agreement will
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    25 9 Genoa, Oct. 31. An Italian air mission has left here in the liner Orazio for Peru In order to reorganise the Peruvian Air Force. Reut«r.
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    SOVIET TROOPS IN CLASH ON BORDER
    122 9 Protest Made To Tokio. Moscow, Oct. 31. THE Soviet vjrslon of the border 1 clash between the Soviet and Manchukuo troops on Thursday is given by the Tass Agency, which states it is reported from Khabarovsk that a detachment of Manchukuoan troops crossed the
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    AMOY AGAIN UNDER BOMBARDMENT.
    150 9 28 Japanese Warships Join In Attack. 'THE Japanese Navy is making a determined effort to capture the island of Amoy off the Fuki-en coast. Twenty-eight Japanese warships, supported by planes, attacked Amoy at the week-end, but the Chinese batteries have so far prevented any landing. The
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    Kweihua As Capital Of New Puppet State.
    33 9 Peiplng, Oct. 29. As capital of the new Inner Mongolian State, Kweihua has been renamed Hohogoto, or Blue City, according to a sri-nl-offlcial Japanese report. Reuler.
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    British Troops Endangered In Shanghai.
    257 9 THE dangers to which British troops are exposed in the western defence sector at Shanghai, where they hold posts in more or less open country, with a barbed wire barrier on one side and the battle zone on the other were again demonstrated The slightest
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOV 1, 1937. "Public" Business.
    930 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOV 1, 1937. "Public" Business. Ninety-three decisions taken by the various committees of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners were confirmed at the ordinary meeting held on Friday, without a solitary comment on any one of them. Mr. Bartley remarked This is a record m my time
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    151 10 'I'HK following FMJB. appointments 1 are gazetted: Mr. R. V. Talbot-Jones to be an Engineer, Posts and Telegraphs Department, BJ3. and VMM. Lieut. T. P. 6. Church to be an Adjutant, Volunteer Forces, Malaya. Mr. W. H. Barrett to be Superintendent, Stores and Workshop, Posts and Telegraphs Department,
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    HOW SINGAPORE WAS FOUNDED.
    1410 10 Captain Crawford's Historic Visit Comes To An End. TU7ITH this fifth instalment we reach the end of the series yof aitic! i describing the Founding of Singapore. Capt. Crawford, on whose diaries the articles are based, served m a survey ship and was present at the
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    648 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. Bicycle Polo. COME of Tanglin's brighter soul* have for several weeks been m spartan training for what might yet become Singapore's most fashionable outdoor sport, bicycle polo. Played on a tennis court, it combines the thrills of polo with the physical risk* of American football.
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    TRUCE HOPES FADE IN CHINA CONFLICT
    279 11 Both Warring Nations Make "Impossible" Demands. CHINA WANTS MANCHUKUO, JAPAN NORTHERN AREAS. DEACE feelers between China and Japan, accord- ing to Shanghai and London reports, reveal so widely divergent conditions as to be impossible of acceptance. The Nanking Foreign Office spokesman, interviewed yesterday, said
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    Briton Touches Gun; Insults Japan.
    100 11 "THAT a British soldier "ln- suited the Imperial Japanese Navy" by touching the cover of a Japanese machinegun is the chief burden of a letter of complaint sent by Admiral Hasegawa, Japanese naval commander at Shanghai, to Admiral Sir Charles Little, the British commander. The
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    Loved Cleric Passes.
    191 11 Rev. "Dick" Sheppard. London, Oct. 31. •THE death has occurred of the 1 Very Rev. Hugh ("Dick") Sheppard, Canon and Precentor of St. Paul's Cathedral and one of the best-loved clergymen m Britain. He was affectionately known all over the country for the robust sermons he broadcast
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    "RALPH CONNOR" DIES.
    79 11 Noted Author And Clergyman. Winnipeg, Nov. 1. The death Is announced of Ralph Connor, the well-known Canadian novelist. Ralph Connor was the Rev. Charles W. Gordon, C.M.0., minister of St. Stephen's, Winnipeg and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He was born
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    FLOODS DRIVE 50,000 FROM HOMES.
    57 11 Hundreds Lose Lives In Syria. Damascus, Nov. 1. riFTY-THOUSAND are homeless. It is estimated, through floods In Syria. Along the Damascus-Aleppo road no houses remain. In the village of Deirastlye alone. 500 people are missing, while the village of Mouddamlye has been completely wiped out
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    WOUNDED BRITON DIES.
    100 11 Three More Hurt Yesterday. Shanghai, Oct. 31. DRIVATE ROBERT DELANEY, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, who was gravely wounded when a shell exploded In the western defence sector on Friday has died m hospital. Three Royal Ulster riflemen were wounded this morning by stray shells m the
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    SHANTUNG COUP D'ETAT CLAIMED BY JAPAN.
    62 11 SHANTUNG COUP D'ETAT CLAIMED BY JAPAN. Nanking: Denies Rumour. A DOMEI message from Tehchow claims that the Governor of Shantung, Oen. Han Fu-chu. has been taken prisoner by Gen. Pel Chunghsl. who has effected a coup d'etat. The War Office at Nanking, however, flatly denies the Japanese report, which, it
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    SHELLS FALL IN HEART OF SETTLEMENT.
    80 11 SHELLS FALL IN HEART OF SETTLEMENT. Bund Building Struck. Shanghai, Oct. 31. Many shells landed in the heart of the International Settlement during a Japanese bombardment. Three hit the North China Daily News building on the Bund, striking the balustrade on the eighth floor cupola roof and shattering all windows.
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    19 11 This ferro-concrete bridge near Shanghai was damaged recently m the Sino-Japanese conflict. Here are Japanese engineers repairing the damage.
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    20 11 One of three Japanese bombing planes raiding Quinsan city, on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, was shot rtown yesterday. Nanyang Slang Pau.
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    Britain Sending More Munitions
    115 11 To Chinese, Japan Says. Tokio, Not. 1. pHARGES that Britain is supplying ever-increasing quantities of war materials to China are being made in Japanese newspapers. Seventy military planes of British make are reported by Dome! to be assembled at Hong Kong ready to be handed over
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    26 11 Berlin. Oct. 31. The Chinese Embassy is making arrangements for an interview between General von Blomberg and General Chang Po-li, who will arrive here today. Reuter.
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    Doomed Battalion Sleeps In Safety At Last
    255 11 "TTiE unwounded survivors of the doomed battalion," whose heroic withdrawal is reported on page nine, spent their first unharassed night since the fall of Chapei in an internment camp in the western district, guarded by British troops. Two were killed and 24 wounded
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    Pirate Plane Sinks British Ship.
    149 11 Pirate Plane Sinks British Ship. London, Nov. 1. "T1IK British steamer Jean Weems (2,349 tons) was sunk by an aeroplane in the Mediterranean, 16 miles off the Catalonian coast. The plane is believed to be Italian. Twenty-six survivors have reached Oerona in lifeboats. A Scottish seaman named Bernborough, telephoning to
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    TURKEY DECLARES WAR ON PIRATES.
    111 11 Will Sink Submarines On Sight Istanbul, Nov. 1. Anti-piracy control has been further strengthened by twenty gunboats, trawlers and squadrons of seaplanes armed with machine-guns, bombs and depth charges, under a commander of the Turkish Fleet, for patrol of the Marmora, Dardanelles and the Aegean
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    BERLIN CRISIS ENDS.
    83 11 Dr. Schacht To Stay. Berlin, Oct. 30. AS a result of Hitler's intervention, the so-called Schacht .crisis is now understood. Dr. Schacht is again head of the Ministry of Economics and his presidency of the Reichsbank is no longer in doubt, says Reuter. There have been persistent
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    M. PIERLOT TO FORM BELGIAN CABINET.
    48 11 Brussels, Nov. 1. M. Hubert Pierlot, former Minister of Agriculture, has been entrusted with the task of forming a Cabinet M. Deman earlier abandoned his attempt to form a Cabinet following the refusal of the Liberal party to cooperate with him. Reuter.
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    BRUSSELS DELEGATES FROM SOVIET AND ITALY.
    93 11 Rome, Oct. 31. It is expected Count Luigi Aldrovandi Marescotti will represent Italy at the Nine-Power Conference. It is taken for granted Count Clano will not go. Count Marescotti is a Foreign Office official who had specialised in Far Eastern Affairs and who was
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    British Men Want Duke's Return.
    54 11 British Men Want Duke's Return. London, Nov. 1. •THE return of the Duke of 1 Windsor to Britain Is favoured by voters in a referendum conducted by the magazine Cavalcade. Sixty-one per cent, of those who voted favoured his return. The majority of those in favour were men over thirty
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    BULGARIAN KING VISITS LONDON.
    80 11 Talks On Rearmament Planned. London, Nov. 1. King Boris and the Queen of Bulgaria reached London from Paris yesterday. Travelling as Count Rylski the King Is paying an unofficial visit but it was expected when he left home that he would consult French and British Ministers
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    Japan Expects Big Victory Soon.
    139 11 Japan Expects Big Victory Soon. Will March On Nanking If Necessary. Berlin, Nov. 1. WITHIN a short time the situation on the China front will be such as to render a Far Eastern conference absolutely unnecessary, according to a prediction by General Matsui, Japanese Commander in Shanghai, in an interview
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    "FOOD SMUGGLED THROUGH BRITISH LINES."
    81 11 Japanese Displeased. Shanghai, Oct. 31. An official Japanese communique says that large quantities of "fresh food stuffs such as bread, milk and other perishable goods" were found in the "doomed battalion's" stronghold after Its evacuation. "The Japanese naval authorities cannot repress a feeling of wonder
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    19 11 Madame Chiang Kai-shek, who was injured in a motor accident on the Shanghai-Nanking road, has returned to Nanking.— Reuter.
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    COLOURFUL CEREMONY OPENS MALAY RULERS' KLANG DURBAR.
    268 12 COLOURFUL CEREMONY OPENS MALAY RULERS' KLANG DURBAR. Raja Muda Represents Perak's Sultan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Nov. I. UffTH all the colourful ceremony traditional of Malay life, the djrbar of Rulers of the Federated Malay States, held each year, is taking place today at the Klang Astana. The first
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    31 12 LIVERPOOL CHINESE HELP WAR VICTIMS. Some of the Chinese girls, members of Liverpool's Chinese colony, who sold flags m the city to help civilian victims of the bombing raids m China.
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    STABBED, THEN MADE TO DRINK CORROSIVE ACID.
    189 12 STABBED, THEN MADE TO DRINK CORROSIVE ACID. Dying Man's Story To Police. TUO shouts nor any noise of a struggle were heard by th« occupants of a house in Cross Street, Singapore at ten o'clock last night, but two Hokkien Chinese were found in adjoining rooms, fatally stabbed. One man
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    ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT SPREADS IN JAPAN.
    55 12 20 Naval Officer's Held. The anti-war movement In Japan has spread to the Navy, according to a Toklo message reporting the arrest of 20 naval officers on a charged of spreading anti-war propaganda. Scores of persons suspected of being members of the anti-war group have
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    Straits Trading Co., To Celebrate 50th Birthday.
    95 12 The Straits Trading Company, ce'ebrates its 50th anniversary next week and a reception will be held at Ocean Building on Monday. At a special general meeting of the company on the same day, Sir John Bagnall, the chairman, will review the operations and
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    POLICE DIG FOR "HEADLESS CORPSE."
    259 12 POLICE DIG FOR "HEADLESS CORPSE." Informant Meets "Victim" Alive. CINGAPORE datectives and police, supervised by a European officer, worked by torchlight for more than an hour late last night, digging around the foundations of a house for a headless corpse, stated by a Chinese who watched them, to hive been
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    FRENCH CRUISER HERE THIS MONTH.
    132 12 Plans To Entertain Cadets. f\N a cruise to China and Australia waters, the French training cruiser Jeanne d'Arc will visit Singapore from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. Arrangements for entertaining the warship's personnel are being made by the Singapore 'French community. A vessel of 6,496
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    Malaya's Best – Known Band Leader Played For Hylton. REX ALLEN'S SUDDEN DEATH.
    387 12 Malaya's Best Known Band Leader Played For Hylton. REX ALLEN'S SUDDEN DEATH. rvNCE pianist to Jack Hylton and yj Debroy Somers and their world famous orchestras, and brother of the Hon. Mr. L. A. Allen, acting General Adviser, Johore, Mr. Rex Allen, Malaya's best-known musi cian and musical director at
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    Violinist Weds Widow After Whirlwind Romance.
    194 12 Violinist Weds Widow After Whirlwind Romance. FOLLOWING a whirlwind romance during his tour of Manila, Joseph Lampkin, young American violinist this morning maried 34-year-old Mrs. Robert Hancock, widow of the late 63-year-old President of the Manila Railways, at St. Andrew's Cathedral an hour before they sailed on the K.P.M. vessel
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    Mother Goes To Son On Leper Isle When Wife Refuses.
    225 12 Mother Goes To Son On Leper Isle When Wife Refuses. r\N her way to live with her son, Mr. R. Southern, superintendent of the Pulau Jerejak leper settlement near Penang, in the absence of his wife, who refused to live there, 50-years-old, Mrs. Mary Esther Southern, arrived in Singapore last
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    CHIANG'S SON SHOOTS STRAIGHT.
    43 12 CHIANG'S SON SHOOTS STRAIGHT. Wins German Rifle Contest. Bsrlin, Oct. 31. Chiang Wei-go, son of General Chiang Kai-shek, won a rifle-shooting competition for Chinese students at Zehlendorf, near Berlin, this morning, with a score of 196 points. The second man had 177.— Keuter.
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    15 12 Mr. A. D. Dawson, Superintendent of Customs and Excise. Port Swettenham, has gone on leave.
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    $360,000 For Salvation Bonds.
    142 12 $360,000 For Salvation Bonds. ""THE purchase and sale of Chinese Salvation Bonds to the value of 3361,000 was promised at a meeting attended by nearly 1,000 Chinese n Saturday at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. With Mr. Tan Chin Hlan, president of the Chamber, in the chair, the meeting
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    MORE JAPANESE TROOPS FOR MANCHU BORDER.
    56 12 Indicating Japanese fears of possible Soviet intervention In the Slno-Japan-ese conflict more than 25,000 troops have been withdrawn from north China during the past week and are being transferred to the Manchukuo border. Portion of these forces will reinforce the garrison at Dolonor, near
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    GOVERNOR WELCOMES AIRBOAT.
    208 12 GOVERNOR WELCOMES AIRBOAT. Landing Facilities "Satisfactory." A HEARTY welcome to Cap- tain H. W. C. Alger, commander of the Imperial Airways flying-boat Satyrus. which arrived at Singapore last week on a survey flight from Alexandria, has been extended by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas. In a telegram to Ueut.-Comdr. A.
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    FEDERATION'S $68,000,000 BUDGET.
    86 12 FEDERATION'S $68,000,000 BUDGET. Bill For This Week's Council. PROVISION of $68,689,638 for the public service and $17,000,000 for the railway service in the Federated Malay States is sought in a bill to be introduced into the Federal Council on Wednesday on a certificate of urgency. Chief items under Federal services
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    20 12 Mr. K. S. Maniam, of the Public Works Department staff, Segamat. has returned after three months' leave spent in Ceylon.
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    PRINCESS
    10 13 DAYANG VALERIE Golden-haired youngest daughter of the "White Rajah."
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    K.L. Plane Auctioned In Hangar.
    106 13 K.L. Plane Auctioned In Hangar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. UTTHIRTEEN HUNDRED once thirteen hundred— twice thirteen hundred— sold for thirteen hundred." These words echoing through a hangar at the Kuala Lumpur Aerodrome yesterday afternoon, concluded the first auction of an aeroplane to be held in Malaya.
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    MARRIAGE OF MR. L. A. H. STEVENS.
    38 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 23. Mr. Leonard Arthur Havelock Stevens, of Singapore, was married at Tunbridge Wells, on Oct. 21, to Phyllis Evelyn Blddolph, of Park Gate, Elham, Canterbury.
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    PLANS TO WED ALL-IN WRESTLER.
    441 13 Valeric "Undeterred By Parental Difficulties. RAJAH AND RANEE HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. lUST a year ago the Dayang Valeric, youngest and prettiest daughter of the "White Rajah" of Sarawak, Sir Charles Yyner Brooke, told the Straits Times that she was absolutely heart-free but that she
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    28 13 The Governor, sir Shenton Thomas, has nominated Mr. Tan Ean Kiam to be a member of the Chinese Advisory Board for Singapore vice Mr. Tan Sian ciieng, deceased.
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    Did Tiger Bag
    65 13 Cattle-Owner? {From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 31. THE discovery of the head of a Siamese cattle-owner near Chungloon, North Kedah, together with traces of pug marks, has revived the stories of a tiger which were current in the vicinity until Sept. 9 when a maneater was
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    KATHARINE CORNELL TO VISIT JAVA.
    139 13 KATHARINE CORNELL TO VISIT JAVA. DRESID£NT J. Ph, van Hasselt of r the Bond ran Kunstkrinfen oS Java has invited Miss Katharine Cornell, famour American actress. And her company to appear In Batavia, Sourabaya, Bandoeng and Semarang when she makes her world tour next year. It Is believed Miss Cornell
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    JAPAN'S MAESTRO GOING HOME.
    169 13 JAPAN'S MAESTRO GOING HOME. Successful Recitals In Germany. 1£OSCAK YAMADA, who Is, perhaps, Japan's greatest composer and most widely-known maestro, arrived in Singapore by the N.Y.K. vessel Katori Maru last night, on his way home. Yamada has written hundreds of songs. Some of these were sung by the Japanese tenor
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    "BOYS" WONT PEEL JAPANESE POTATOES.
    152 13 "BOYS" WONT PEEL JAPANESE POTATOES. pHINESE "boys" at Fremantle (W.A.) have struck a blow at the Japanese potato industry. The result is that there will be fewer Japanese potatoes sold at Singapore and more Western Australian. Usually ships sailing on the Western Australian-Singapore run carry Western Australian potatoes from Fremantle
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    Big Demand For Poppy Day Dance Tickets.
    387 13 THERE is a big demand for tickets for the official Poppy Day dance at Raffles Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 9. II will begin at 9.30 p.m. and continue until 2 a.m. The Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas, will be present at
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    Planter Finds Skull And Bodies In Cave.
    211 13 Newcomer Was Exploring. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 29. WADING WAIST-DEEP in muddy water, police, led by an European planter, this morning came upon five graves in a portion of Batu Caves, the big limestone cliff seven miles north of Kuala
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    P.W.D. OFFICER WEDS IN PENANG.
    92 13 *rHE wedding took place on Saturday at St. George's Church, Penang, ot Mr. John Jeffrls Bryan, Executive Engineer, Kluang. Johore, former Resldend Engineer of the Penang Aerodrome and Miss Jean Marjorle Gibson, wr.i arrived from Home on Thursday by ine Blue Funnel liner Sarpedon. The
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    ROTARY CLUB TALK.
    32 13 T"HE speaker at the tiffin, mefeting of the Singapore Rotary Club on Wednesday will be Mr. D. R. Waters. whose subject will be "The Quantity Surveyor and his Work."
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    20 Huts Lost In Kallang Blaze.
    137 13 20 Huts Lost In Kallang Blaze. QVER 20 small attap huts, occupied by Chinese working in the charcoai kilns in Sin Koh Street off Kallang Road, wero destroyed by fire yesterday The call to the Brigade was made about 11.30 a.m. and two engines were sent out. The huts were
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    INDIAN AID FOR CHINA RELIEF FUND
    102 13 A RRANGEMENTS hav e been made with the Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd., to receive contributions on behalf of the All-Malaya Indian Ambulance Fund for China at all its Malayan branches. It is hoped this arrangement will offer convenient facilities tn intending contributors. All
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    TANKER ENGINEER'S DEATH IN SINGAPORE.
    133 13 THE death occurred at the General Hospital, early yesterday morning, of Mr. Rcbert Evan Ellis, assistant engineer of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Unlcrr Plelodon. Mr. Ellis had been ill for twVweaJts with- bron-cho-pneumonia. He was 24 and was unmarried. -fa»r-i«une*l took place at tHe S&Si-^
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    Dawson's Crew Win Chiangmai Cup.
    186 14 Dawson's Crew Win Chiangmai Cup. AN EASY VICTORY IN THE FINAL. The final of the Chlangmal Cup race, the most important event in the R.S.Y.C. rowing season, was rowed on Saturday, and resulted In R. S. P. Dawson's crew easily beating F. Thomas's crew. Both crews stroked round 32 at
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    BRILLIANT HOCKEY BY MS. CENTRE-FOR WARD.
    56 14 (From Our Own. Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. TUjUSTAPHA, Negri Sembilan's speedy centreforward, took all the honours in the hockey match against Selangor on the local padang today. Selangor scored five goals and so did the visitors, every one of their five coming from
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    N.S.- MALACCA'S RUGGER VICTORY VICTORY.
    273 14 N.S.- MALACCA'S RUGGER VICTORY VICTOR Y. Singapore Well Beaten By A Splendid Side. rOUGH Singapore were unlucky to lose Lundon about half way through the first half, it is very doubtful if they could have got the better of Negri-Malacca, had the speedy winger not been injured, in the State
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    ST. ANDREWS XV TO MEET R.E. TOMORROW.
    66 14 The following will represent St. Andrew's against the R.E. (Changl) at Farrer Park tomorrow: J. Ransom; J. Baker, D. Ross, J. Ritchie, K. Leembruggen; A. J. Vaz, S. Ross; J. Ferguson, Fam Choo Beng, G. Ross, F. Thomas, W. Ferguson, W. Moss, Koh
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    PERAK OUTPLAYED BY SELANGOR.
    187 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 30. Selangor beat Perak here today by 25 points (three goals, one drop goal, one penalty goal and one try) to six points (two penalty goals), completely outclassing them. Thanks to the great hooking of McLennan, the Selangor threes got
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    CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    26 14 Amsterdam, Oct. 30. The eleventh game In the world championship match was drawn. Dr. Alekhine now leads with sewn, -points to Euwe's four— ReHterT
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    Irishman And Sikh Fight Out Close Finish In Hard Race.
    514 14 COMPLETING a difficult course of about ten miles in the excellent time of 52 min. 20 see. yesterday morning, Robert McWhirter, of the Inniskillings, won the sixth annual crosscountry race organised by the Clerical Union. Chand Singh, of the Straits
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    SOCCER TRIUMPH FOR WALES.
    193 14 Scotland Beaten 2—l In Rugged Encounter. London, Oct. 30. Forty-five thousand people saw Wales beat Scotland 2—1 in the soccer international at Cardiff. Wales used more rugged methods but had the better of the opening exchanges. Dashing forwards harassed the Scottish defenders who were mlsklcklng. Wales
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    Patersons Win S.G.C. Mixed Foursomes,
    222 14 Patersons Win S.G.C. Mixed Foursomes, GROSS SCORE OF 38 TO WIN BY A HALF. The Singapore Golf Club's second bi-monthly mixed four-somes competition for October was played at i Bukit Timah yesterday afternoon and resulted in a win for Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Paterson with a net score of
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    SARRON YIELDS TITLE TO ARMSTRONG.
    83 14 New York, Oct. 30. 1IENRY Armstrong, the negro boxer, became undisputed featherweight champion of the world last night by knocking out Peter Sarron in the sixth round of a fifteen round fight. Sarron had the better of the early rounds through sheer speed but Armstrong
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    41 14 TODAY. Hockey: S.C.C. "A" vs. Raffles Inst.; S.R.C. vs. Port Canning: C.S.C. vs. S.C.R.C.; I. A. vs. M.C.U.; Raffle* College vs. Colts; Police vs. V.M.C.A.; P.O.C. vi. R.A.F. (H.Q.); A.C.3. vs. Raffles College "A." Golf: S.O.C. Women's bogey.
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    THIS MORNING'S TRACK WORK AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    264 14  -  "Captain Dash." By /CHARGES from the stables of Maj Marland, SiUey and Sleigh were Tinggi Valley this morning. Aerial Post (Woods* went In good i style. This gelding Is in fine fettle. Another to please In slow work was his stable companion Char,
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    FRISCO BEATS FARAG ON T.K.O. IN A POOR FIGHT.
    1121 15 MORTELL GETS VERDICT "TROVER HUAT. LIVELY SCRAP BETWEEN ABAYAN AND PALACE. By "Echo." IN th 2 seventh round of an ungainly maul, the towel came fluttering into the ring to signify surrender on behalf of Mohamed Farag, the Egyptian, opponent of
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    CYCLONE KID DRAWS WITH GABO.
    304 15 "Prelim" Boys Put Up A Good Show. Brisk fighting was seen in the open at the Happy World park on Saturday night. Originally arranged for Friday, the bouts had to be postponed owing to bad weather. There was rain aga'n en Saturday, but it cleared
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    23 15 Little Palace (left) and Little Abayan. who put up the best fight m last nlght'i programme at the New World. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    SIMA'S BRILLIANT WIN OVER BOON MAH.
    53 15 Battling Sima, the FilipinoChines* boxer who was brought over from Manila by Mr. G. H. Kiat, outpointed Boon Mah in a 12-round contest at Malacca last night. Boon Mah went out for a knock-out from the first round, but Sima boxed brilliantly and was
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    GLIMPSES AT THE HOME SOCCER MATCHES.
    394 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 31. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE goals were scored in 44 matches in the English League matches yesterday. The grounds were softer than they have been previously this season. The best game seen at Bolton for years was that
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    VIDAS LOSES TO FERNANDEZ.
    197 15 Unattractive Ten-Rounder At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 31. A reluctance on the part of both fighters to mix it made the main event on the card at Bukit Bintang tonight, a 10-two-mlnute round contest, between Fernandez (9.3) and Vidas (9 8).
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    Chinese I Win S.A.F.A. Cup.
    398 15 SECOND TEAM BEATEN BY LATE GOALS. The Singapore soccer cup final replay between the Chinese first and second teams, at Anson Road en Saturday, ended In a 3—1 victory for the seniors. As In the previous match, which was a draw, 1 1, the soccer
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    GOALS GALORE IN HOME SOCCER GAMES.
    1241 16 Bolton And Chelsea Share Ten. DAY OUT FOR MILLWALL FORWARDS. THERE was a riot of goal-scoring in Home soccer on Satur- day, especially in Division I of the English League, with 49 goals in the eleven matches. Chelsea were involved in a 5-all draw
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
    476 16 i/i t ioiv/n x. Odd Goal Of Nine For Arbroath. Aberdeen vs. Rangers postponed, fo? St. Mlrren vs. Celtic postponed, fog. Ayr 1 Third Lanark 1 Clyde 2 KUmarnock 2 Hamilton 2 Hearts Hibernian 1 MotherweU 1 Morton 4 Arbroath 5 Partick 2 Falkirk 1 Queen's P. 3
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    NEEDS OF WAR WOUNDED AS GREAT AS EVER
    749 18 Gen. Dobbie's Poppy Day Appeal To the Editor of the Straits Times CIR, I ask for the hospitality of your columns to enable me once again to appeal to the public of Malaya on behalf of Poppy Day and the fund to
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    33 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times CIR,— Surely it is about time that the authorities considered a "Muzzling Order" for certain human beings? Yours etc. (MRS.) QUEEN-HORNET. Singapore. Oct. 30.
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    CHINESE GIFT TO POPPY DAY FUND.
    678 18 "Magnificent Gesture," Says General. General Dobbie has forwarded copies of correspondence connected with the gift of $1,000 by members of the China Relief Committee to the Poppy Day Fund. To His Excellency Major-Qeneral W. Q. S. Dobbie, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. General Officer Commanding the
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    80 Years' Service In One Family
    83 18 WHAT Is probably a record for domestic service belongs to Miss Elizabeth Hind, 91, of Orasmere, who has been for 80 years in the employ of one family. At the age of 11 Miss Hind entered the employ of Mr. John Ollbank at Wythburn.
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    EASIER ENTRY INTO ARMY.
    300 19 WHAT RECRUITS MUST DO. MANY soldiers are lost to the Colours through failure In the educational tests for recruits. The military authorities are considering how these tests can be simplified, says the Daily Telegraph. In addition to medical and physical examinations the recruit has to submit
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    ROBOT PILOT FOR NEW ATLANTIC PLANE.
    262 19 Air Ministry's Bid For Winter Flights. THE four-engined land aeroplane Albatross, built for the Air Ministry for Transatlantic experiments, is being equipped with a de-icer, an automatic pilot, and other devices before being flown to Martlesham aerodrome, Suffolk, for official tests. The equipment is
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    23 19 Mrs. D. M. McSwan, wife of the Chief Medical Officer, General HosI pital, Singapore, returned from England with her son by the Saripedon.
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    31 19 Mr. Walter Elliot, Secretary for Scotland, opened the £50,000 extension to the new workshops for the blind in Glasgow, the largest in the world, employing more than 500 men and women.
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    ITALY'S LOSSES IN ABYSSINIA.
    254 19 HARD PRESSED IN FIGHTING WITH TRIBES. THE official death-roll published by the Italian Government on the losses in recent fighting with tribesmen in Abyssinia 36 officers and 16 other ranks killed— is certainly not complete, says the Manchester Guardian. The losses of the Italians during the
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    LIGHTER LOADS FOR SOLDIERS.
    258 19 40LB. HELD TO BE THE MAXIMUM. A CONSIDERABLE reduction In A the weight of the load to be carried by a soldier is shortly to be announced by the War Office. It is held that no actively engaged soldier should be required to carry more than
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    WILLIAM POWELL IN ANOTHER 'THIN MAN."
    173 19 Next Part As A Butler. William Pqwell, who Is touring Europe, will go back to Hollywood shortly to make a film about Hungary, with Annabella. He will play the butler again, but a political-minded butter. attendant on the Prime Minister. Later In the year
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