The Straits Times, 3 December 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA 24 PAXES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1937 riUCE 10 CENTS The Straits Times I PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1937 I'RK'E 10 CEN'IS
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      202 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone 54td. j PUTS-iO« SOLE AGENTS THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. liiiOTporatea tn England) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG MALACCA. First-Hand NEWS of the Sino Japanese War on the t jw^BJlJ^^L^^L J The sot illustrated is Modol 38 2!J70 PHILCO. II valve Sup.r!ii torodyne. From the capitals
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      158 1 Give her parfums "revilloh" 7 j "Amou Datia ''Latitude 50', RFDCIIUr (V^nWl "Tornard' 1 Im iw h I IMb if* y V I I It it I %3 Iwl Eon Mil E^ ¥a All attractivol V pocked. s^^CMy'^ i|X\ Obtainable at -f /^l '-f f Sl5 00 525 C0 535
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      77 1 KUALA LUWPUR! 25, JAVA ST. CPHONE 3683) foto-portrait at studio 33 by foto-artist only V»M Kid I MAJ In decorated Cases of 3, 6, and 12 Bottles The Whisky that definitely solves the problem of what to give and drink Stocked by all dealers. Ready for delivery to the lucky
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH
      49 2 HII.L-REID —On Nov. 10. at Bexhill-on-sea. in hte eightieth year. William Hill Rejd. £k££i r-usband of Helen LouUa HIH Re.d. and elder son of the late Rev. Wi lam Reid L D. of Edinburgh and Clara Violet Reid .nee Hill., and father of Alan Hill Reid of Singapore
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      57 2 Mrs Can Hock Chyt and family beg to tender their sincere thanks to all friends and Natives, members of the U.CJ.A.. Gaylads Minstrels. U.C.A., and also those who.rendered assistance, lent their cars, sent letters and telegrams of condolence, paid nipnt viiits andattended the funeral of the late Mr Gan
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      755 2 KINDER To Joan wife of B. S. Kinder Kt the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, Dec. 2, a con. POWELL— At Singapore, on Dec. 1. to Doris, •7fe of B. Pwell, (S. S. Vyner Brooke), a son. SITUATIONS VACANT LADY TYPIST. State salary required Apply Box No. 182, Straits Times. WANTED, experienced
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      802 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE, Modern Enamelled GAS COOKER. Enamelled Gas CLOTHES BOILER. Cable PLAYER-PIANO, Singer SEWING MACHINE, enamel Bath Tub, and other Household Effects. Also imported Pedigrecc j FOX TERRIER *****. Prices reasonable. Owner leaving Colony. Johanson, 6 St. Michaels Road. Thone 3693. FOR HIRE RFFRIGERATOR— New Qr Used. Phone
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      978 2 AUCTION NOTICfc.S ANOTHER GRAND AND ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of essentially charming, ultra modern, lux-uriously-made, well-designed by the wellknown firm of furnishers, "THE ART FURNITURE DEPOT" walnut fancy finish, super-grade teak real "DUTCH HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE" made tomatch. Comprising:— "SUPEßLAX" luxurious Sitting, Dining Bedroom furniture ol every description also one complete set
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      929 2 AUCTION NU I K^fc (BY ORDER OF THE LIQUIDATOR) GRAND ft ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE of rare and unique collection of most beautiful handwoven, genuine Persian centre carpets and rugs of exquisite patterns and designs in multi-colours and various sizes including a few exceptionally beautiful antique carpets depicting portraits uf ancient
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      704 2 r'UULIU r*KJ I lUta THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. f NOTICE Is hereby given that- the Rubber Market will be closed officially on Monday. Dec. 6, 1937. being a Public Holiday. >i By Order of the Committee, GATTEY It BATEMAN Secretaries 1 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. I NOTICE is hereby
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      468 2 fo look smart it not >t^B^ i ou should insist. You t^rJS K&^ lave complete mUls- CtL #SSSS> FIGARO \d European Ladies Hair Dressers. 93, Bras Baxah Rd. and Raffirs lli.fr? Phone 2868. BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone
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      696 3 P. &0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated to England) MAIL PASSENGER ANL CARGO SERVICES. rENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N L Ca UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MA JEST YS GOVERNMENT I ONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage. Spore. 1937 RAWALPINDI «.000 Dec
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      531 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, .ondon, Antwerp anJ Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage yue Call HARUNA MARU 10.500 Dec. 8 9 KATORI MARU 10.000 Dec. 22 23 S r'AwiM» MARU 10.000 Jan 5 YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jan
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      934 3 1 "lisT *sss« suVron I aaW VkkW W^VPT^ —i\?A BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class motorships. Most cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent cuisine. rOR (GENOA) MARSEILLES. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From Fro*n Spore Malacca Port Penang Sham •ALSIA 12/12 IJ/12 13/12 14/12 BORINGIA .4/1 4/1 5/1 7/1
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      1012 3 REPRESENTING. hinppiNa THE BLUE FL'VNri LINK (Ocean The Hua Kniow SW imshlo Co tfttl 'id Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and China Mutual Canard White Star itd Steam Navigation (o Ltd.) Aberdeen A Commonwealth Line The Straits Steamship Co Ltd. Shaw Savlll A Albion Co Ltd The China Na<riga"on Co Ltd.
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      PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
      95 4 Monday, Dec. 6, 1937. General Post Office: Sa!e of stamps. post orders and registration 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.: Parcels 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Savings bank and money orders closed; Telegrams open all day; Deliveries all districts 9 a.m. Sub-Offices: Katong. Naval
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      'TAILS EXPECTED.
      190 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) expected today, Dec. 3, by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 8 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow Dec. 4, at 8.25 a.m. Malls from Penang and Kuala Lampur expected today, Dec. 3, by air (Internal Service) will be delivered to
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      FROM MALACCA.
      111 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Today. Penang i Internal Service) 6 p.m. Great Britain and places served via Great Britain, Europe (Supplementary) (Ranchi) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) 1.15
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      SING A PORK MAILS CLOSE.
      270 4 Tads; Bengkalis. P. de Kock, Padang. P*k*n Baroe. Siak St 6. Pandjang (Ampang) ..3 pm Medan (Tinombo) 3 p.m. Sarikel and Slbu (Angby) 4 p.m. Philippine Islands Schamhorst) 7 p.m. Aden (By Train) 7 P-U»-North America except W. Canada W. States of U.S.A. (By Train)
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      AIR MAILS.
      100 4 INWARD. Wearnes: From Penan t Koala Umpur: Arrives every evening other than Sundays. Imperial: From Europe: Arrives THIS evening. K.L.M.: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow eveninf. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Sunday evening. Qantas: From Australia: Due Su.tday afternoon. OUTWARD. Wearnes: To Koala Lumpur and Penan g: Malls close
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
    344 4 London, Dec. 2. The following are todays closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares ot El denomination unless otherwise stated:— Taster- Rise <W or PftQ Conversion 'jama 6 p.e. 1944-64 114* Funding Loan 4 d.c. 1960-90 US War Loan, 3% p.e 101* Com. Union Assce
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    133 4 Friday, December 3. Ships almtilli the Wharves «r expected u Entrance Exfc I>s«aU— Ship Gitom Gate Gati Cast Wharf Opten Noort 22 1 Main Wharf Rawalpindi II 2 3 Oiarda 16 2 3 Sdiarnhorrt 12 2 3 Cbaron 10 2 3 Empire Dock Javanese Prince 30
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    CLEARANCES
    39 4 Dec. Etha Rkkmers (Ger.); Tjipai, Jaasterkert, Kullt (Dut.). Dec. 2: Boelon«an, iTldore, V der )oes d« Bye, Camphuys »Dut >; Axima, [•alma, Rohna, Troilus. Scott Harley. Sleniffer, Hong Kheng, Chung King. Sin Kh«ng Seng, Kllas <Brit.).; Milan tfaiu (Japan.).
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    DUTCH TANKER ORDER.
    46 4 Amsterdam, Nov. 19. The Royal Dutch-Shell has placed an jrder with several Dutch shipyards for the construction of eight tankers, two if 15,000 tons, four of 12.000 tons and two of 9,000 tons. The amount Involved Is Fls. 18,000,000 (£2,000,000 at current rates).
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      674 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. i Incorporated in F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE Freirbt 5433— Passage 5431. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/ EUROPE First and Cabin Class from £106-7-10 Second Class From £74-0 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. Interchange with P.
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      346 4 HERMAN &BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated In England) f Incorporated In U.S.A.) FOR HAVRE, LONDON, boston, new york. baitihorb; ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VM SVEZ <ANAU DJe Sail* Vl» Porte and Sue» Canal STFEL TRAVELER In port Pec. Due Sails STEEL MARINER Dec. 7 Dec '20 CITY OP KIMBERLEY
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      199 4 TIDE TABLE. NNOATOBB MM H. w. 10. M a.m. ft.; 11.44 p.m. L. W. 4.J6 ML 4.4 ft.; 5. 10 p.m. t.f ft Salurd»j, December 4. H. w. 10.66 a.m. 8.7 ft. L. W. 5.03 a.m. 4.4 ft.; 5.41 p.m. 0.8 ft Sunday. December 6. B. W. 00.15 a.m. 8.7
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      141 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL. SERVICEDaily Weather Report. Station* Vest*r<uy Last eight mu rain- Dilght mlr temp, fab s'ehine temp •r inches on. *F West Coot. Alor Star 82 Nil Nil 72 Bayan Lepaa (Penang) M 0.20 0.8 75 SiUawan 86 0.08 0.6 72 Bukit Jerarn 88 0.02 5.5 71 Malacca 86 Nil
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    Is Selassie Still King Or Just Refugee?
    320 5 JEW ISSUES WRIT AGAINST HIM. IS 11 a iie Selassie still Emperor of Abyssinia Or is he just a royal refugee from the country that Italy has conquered Is he a wealthy man or is he penniless, with no prospects nusing money from
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    Rebel Sheik Hid In Wheat Bin Of Harem
    195 5 DEARDED, six-foot-four Sheik Farhai es Saadi was a member last year a a rebel Arab court-martial who passe death sentences on many they con sidered traitors to their cause no\ he has been sentenced, to death by court-martial. He was the first
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    Did Baby's Birth Cause Air Crash?
    99 5 Did Baby's Birth Cause Air Crash? THAT the wreck of the Belgian air liner at Ostend the other week, in which the Grand Duke of Hesse and his wife were among the 11 persons killed, was due to the fact that the Grand Duchess had given birth to a ;hild
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    Germany Paid £1,010,000,000 As Reparation.
    140 5 "fHE aggregate amount paid by Germany in respect of reparation and costs of occupation 1 was 20,598,000.000 gold marks £1,010.000.000 at the old par of exchange, Lieutenant-Colonel Colvillc Financial Secretary to the Treasury. stated in a written answer in the House of Commons. He added
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    25 5 Although Aldershot Tattoo is ninC| mobtfal ahead, the 42.415 seats already] booked number 455 more than those booked at the same date in Coronaion Year
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    THOUSAND FALL TO INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
    52 5 Epidemic Sweeps Victoria. Melbourne. Dec. 2. The thousandth case and the fiftyseventh death have been reported in the infantile paralysis outbreak in Victoria. The disease has now spread all over the state also and. is is feared, to Tasmania. The epidemic began at the end
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    JAPANESE ARMOUR FOR DUCE.
    30 5 Rome, Dae. 2. Baron Okura has presented the Duce with an ancient suit of armour worn by a member of the Samurai, the Japanese warrior caste.
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    Montague Beaten By Crowd Of 15,000.
    377 5 JOHN MONTAGUE, Hollywood's "rake and shovel" golfer, tl'o other day played his first match since his acquittal of a ..cars-old charge of being concerned in an armed hold-up. He used ordinary clubs, and was this," he said, "I am afraid I shall L,ate»^by..a crowd
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    MILLIONAIRE FAMILY'S LIFE AND LOVE.
    425 5 Playboy Marries Against Father's Will. IN New York finis has been written to one more chapter in the troubled history in one of America's most spectacular millionaire families. The story of that family began in 1903, when a thin undersized country bey left the little
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    Fifteen Men Captured Soochow.
    136 5 Fifteen Men Captured Soochow. JAPANESE Army Headquarters in Shanghai are exulting over their entry into Soochow, which they describe as the most amazing car ture in the history of warfare." They reveal that a storming party of Japanese soldiers, hooded against the rainstorm, mingled with the retreating Chinese troops, so
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      270 5 *t!i«Mßiiiai,':Bj.i BP'Wit»»w: a>H».»:,» mr-mm- m a a a 1 m a a P* HAIRDRESSING FOR LADIES GENTLEMEN In ordei to meet the deniands on oar L,adics Hair drtrsing Salon wf. have carried out extensive alterations enlarging the Ladles Salon to twice its former sis? m and Incorporating a well equipped
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    622 6 More Cheerful Tone And Better Prices. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, I><v. 8. Newa generally from the Home markets continues to improve. It is true that robber declined :>. little in London yesterday but this was On th t Stock Exchange conditions were quieter except on the
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    AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
    495 6 T"HE following quotations are pub-. Itshed by courfsy of Messrs S. E Levy and Co. Singapore Messrs. White We.'d and Company New York report by cable regarding yesterday's markets: STOCKS. In the absence of special news, the strength of the market especially oils and metals
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    NOVEMBER TIN ORE IMPORTS.
    90 6 IMPORTS of tin ore into the Straits Settlements during November totalled 2.287 tons compared with 2.671 tons in October, bringing the total for the eleven months ended November to 27.982 tons. This compares with 24.355 tons in the corresponding period of 1936. Of the November imports,
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      MINING.
      613 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Lssue Val. Prasers Co. Lyall Fvatt Buyers Severs Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 4 3 4/9 4 4' 2 4/lC'/ 2 £1 Asam Kumbar.i 31/- 33/- 31/- 33/£1 austral Malav 48/- 51/-n. 48/- 50/5/- Ayer Hitam 26/- 28/- 26/- 27/G 1 Ayer
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      GENERAL.
      422 6 2 2 Alex Br'ck Ord. 350 1.60 1.50 1.60 2 2 do 7>/ 2 Prels. 2.27 '/2/ 2 2.35 2.25 2.35 10 10 Atlas Ice B.oon B.oon 1 1 P. M. Broadcasting 0.45 0.55 0.5 C o.Bonom 10 5 B. M. Trustee 6.0 C 6.75 5.00 6.75 £1 £1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      240 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5Ci 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 102 104 norn V' 2r/o2 r /o i 907 red. 1947 *****,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 ....108 110 norn •iV* liK)9 red. 1955 $1,000,000 int. Mar 31 Sept iO 113 115 norn 1913 red.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      372 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Allenby Alor Gajah Amal. Malay Ayer Hitam Aysr Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelli Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katii Buklt K. B Bukit Kepong Bukit rimah ($10) Thangkat Serdang Connemara Gienealy Plantations Hamilton Haytor Indragiri Jeram Kuan tan (50
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    EXCHANGES.
    79 6 London, Dec. 2. Paris ...147 764 Athens 541% New York 4.99 5/16 sellers Montreal 4.99 1/16 Rio -2 21/32 Brussels 29.37 market rates Geneva 21.59% Belgrade 216 Amsterdam 8.99H Buenos Aires unquoted Milan 94 Montevideo j9 13/16 Berlin 12.38V4 sellers official Mad.:d nominal Bucharest 677% Prague 140H Bombay l/6Hd.
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    33 6 London, Dec. 2. ON the Stock Exchange today Kafllrs were supported but in the other sections buyers were- slow in opening fresh commitments consequently the turnover was small. The commodity markets were featureless.—Reuter.
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    EXCHANGES.
    194 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally 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 251 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand
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    MALAYA LAGS IN TIN EXPORT.
    77 6 2,000 Tons Short At End Of November. JHK estimated total experts of tin ar.d tin-in-ore based < n a tin content of 7r>.5 per eent. daring November is 5,806 tons states the Controller under the I in and Tin-ore (Restriction) Enactment. This is 795 tons
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    76 6 Friday, De.\ N No. I X. K. 3. S. in case* (F. 0.8.) Dec. 24% 25 <;ood P. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) Dec. 23' ii 24»* No. 1 X. l{. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 24% L December ~-'> January-March 25% April-June
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    DRASTIC TIN QUOTA CUT LIKELY.
    270 7 DRASTIC TIN QUOTA CUT LIKELY. But Problem Of Over-Production Still Unsolved. IN an article styled "Will the I.T.C. See Ahead? Need for Drastic Action," the official bulletin of the Tin Producers' Association states:"At the present moment, the production quota is fixed at 110 per cent, of standard tonnages which means
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    MOTOR OUTPUT RECORD.
    265 7 YEAR'S ADVANCE. SEPTEMBER FIGURE BELOW 1936. A LTHOUGH production of private motor vehicles during September was below the same month of 1936, output for the industry's year ended Sep. 30 was at a record high level. During September, 25,846 oars and taxlcabs were produced, as compared with
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    WORLD RUBBER STOCKS CONTINUE TO RISE.
    260 7 Malaya Under-Exported By 8,000 Tons. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 2. WORLD stocks of rubber continue to rise but the increase in October is only about 2,000 tons owing to exports under the regulation scheme during the month falling short of the permissible
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    NOVEMBER RUBBER EXPORTS.
    47 7 THE Controller of Rubber estimates the exports of rubber during November at 42,000 tons. This is 2.175 tons below the proportionate monthly quota and if proved correct brings the net export posit '■■in at the end of November to an underexport of 8,26S tons.
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    RONEO DIVIDEND.
    94 7 Year's Payment Off 10 Per Cent. Preference Arrears. DONEO, manufacturers of office equipment. Is paying a dividend of 10 per cent, on the ten per cent, cumulative Preference on Nov. 30. This is in respect of the 12 months ended June 30, 1934, and is payable to ladders
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    FEARS OF DECLINE IN RADIO PRICES.
    73 7 Offers At Lower Levels. IJNEASINESS Is felt In the radio industry as to the course ot prices In the immediate future. Fears ot a break are entertained in some quarters. While some of the major companies In the Industry announce that prices will be
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    CONTINENT BUYS WOLFRAM
    35 7 London, Dec. 2. Nervous, lest Japanese operations in Southern China may interfere with future supplies of wolfram, once the existing Hong Kong stock is exhausted, local Continental operators bought fairly heavily. Reuter.
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    MERU TIN'S £12,413 PROFIT.
    460 7 FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS. THE ninth annual general meeting of Meru Tin. Ltd., was held on Nov. 25 in London. Mr. F. Norman Sanderson (the chairman), said that for the fourth year since the reorganisation of the company the net profit, at £12,413, showed a satisfactory increase,
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    187 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Sing Books Close Date Company Dividend Payable TIN. To 3atu Selangor 5% Int. Dec. 9 Dec. 17 iurm« Malay 6d. Int. Dec. 11 Dec. 18 iong Kong Tin 40% Final Dec. 30 relapang 2s 6d. Int. Dec. 8 Dec IS Catu Tin 6d. Int.
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      535 7 HONCJ KON(i SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. i lncorporated m the Colony ol Honp Kong i Tlie liability ol members limited 10 th <ent<-nt and vi nnnner prescribed bi OrdinMM No 6 of 1929 ol the Colony. Authored Canltai Ji0.900.000 .na Fui:\ Paid-U;i t20.000.033 •Mm Punas: tSterllne 6.500.000 Honß Konp OmMI J10.000.000
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      573 7 BANK OF CHINA l Locorporatea in China by Specia.' Chart ci 12, Cecil Street Singapore Telephones: Manager's Offk* 6444 Exchangt Ocpt 6441 Oeneral Offlcr 5188-! Cable Address: THtNGKI'O' raid Up Capital Ch S 4g.000.000 ix RcaerTe Funds 1" excess Ch I 4.8&0.600 04 Total Asaeta approximate Ch SI.BM.MXI.tOO 01 HEAD
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      507 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in En<u*co ov Royal 9 oixarier 185 i i t J Pan* Uu Ca:«tai in MO.OOC *har«« 0 ol £5 each t3.000.009 Reserve Pund £3.000 000 Rtscrve Ltaoiiitv >f tt oprietcrs £3.000.004 iii.ao Omtt: 111 ffisbopsgat* I nnctn F.C t A:or Star
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    THE NEW TALBOT TEN.
    802 8 Motors And Motoring. Lively Engine, Comfortable And Smart Body. KMY trial of the new 10-h.p. Talbot ITI with a drop-head coupe body, provided me with at least one entirely new experience. The faster it went the more I enjoyed driving it. writes John Prio'.eau in the
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    AUSTIN'S LATEST BIG SEVEN.
    624 8 AUSTIN'S LATEST BIG SEVEN. IMPROVED MODEL. SPEED AND COMFORT AT LOW COST. PRIM, pleasing lines and the traditional ideals of sensible comfort ,nd practical convenience are blendd in the bigger Seven which Austin ifotor Company has produced for he 1938 season. It is a worthy successor to the wellmown "baby"
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    PRESS BUTTONAND CAR GOES.
    326 8 A "ONE- PEDAL" car, controlled by j. push buttons, is a startling 1938 a model that is being built by one of the v, biggest manufacturers here, writes w Thomas. H. Wisdom in the Daily t< Herald. So important is this car that in the i
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    CHURCH'S GOLDEN JUBILEE.
    19 8 The Church of St. Cutlnbert in London commemorated the golden jubilee of its consecration last week.
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    FROM "OUTSIZE" TO NORMAL FIGURE.
    196 8 Took Off 35 lb«. With Kruschen. She had to wear "mUtae* 1 clothts. and pay more for the •'privilege." But. when Kruschen took ofl 35 lb* oh. what difTerence! But iet tine Irrty tell her own story: •'As you will see from the enclosed weight
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      133 8 GOLD SEAL PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. Aspirin Tablets Cascara Tablets Backache and Kl'Jncy Tablets Fruit laxatives Tonaiiitis and Sore Threat Lozenges Sulphur Tablets Brompton Throat Lozenges Only Drugs of Tested Purity are used m these products. Sold by MEDICAL HALL LTD. and all Chemists and Stores Distributor* GRAFTON LABORATORIES. FOR ALL DEFECTS
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      185 10 SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 1.33 me I (225 m. 6.00 Malay music. Gramophone records. «^45 Children's programme. (English l. 7.00 Musical interlude. Dance music Gramoohone records. 710 "Night Shift." Broadcast from the London Fire Brigade Headquarters. Relay from London. 730 Time, weather, news and announcements. ■J. 45 -From the Studio Armchair.
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      232 10 Broadcasting. KUALA LUMPUR TODAY ZCE fi 13 mr i (48.9 m.) 7.00 Recorded music ond n»w&. 9.00 acse Jown. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. GSJ 21.53 me s (13.83 m.); GSH 21.47 1 me s (13.97 m.); GSG 17.79 mr s 1 16.X6 m) GSO 15.18 roc s (19.76 m.)
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      667 10 11.05 Pianoforte recital by Thelma Bryan. Aufschwung (Soaring!; Warum? (Why?) (Schumann). Dr. Or ad us ad Parnasaum; The Little ShepherJ; Golliwogs Cake Walk (Buite, Children's Corner) (Debussy). 11(20 News and announcement* 1: 35 Greenwich time signal. 11 45 Musical interlude. t 11.50 "Made in Great Britain"— 2: Yorkshire Chocolate. This
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    CHINA HAS SURPRISE FOR JAPAN IN NANKING.
    422 11 Mystery Defences Ready For Invader, Says Mme. Chiang. By Mine. Chiang Kai-shek. THE taking of Nanking will cost the Japanese dearer than their wildest imagination. i he extent of our new defences is necessarily secret, but Nanking is fully prepared for a siege.
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    FRANCE STRENGTHENS FAR EASTERN DEFENCES.
    83 11 FRANCE STRENGTHENS FAR EASTERN DEFENCES. London, Dec. 2. THE Manchester Guardian, referring to Japanese pressure on France to close thy borders of Indo-China, says that France has quickly wakened to the danger behind this hardly hidden threat. The air organisation, which at present covers France and North Africa, is being
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    Chinese Stage Surprise Air Attack.
    261 11 Chinese Stage Surprise Air Attack. Shanghai. Dec. 2. CTAGING the first air raid on Shang- hal since the Chinese forces withdrew from Chapel on Oct. 10, two Chinese planes appeared over the Whangpoo River at noon today and tried to blow up the Japanese flagship Izumo. They dropped one bomb
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    OVER 300 ARRESTED AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT.
    44 11 Cairo, Dec. 2. More than three hundred Egyptians, mostly members of the Green-shirt organisation, have been arrested in connection with the recent attempt to assasi^nate the Premier, Nahas Pasha. An inquiry into the attempt is proceeding in camera.—Reuter.
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    FRENCH ESTIMATES ARE HIGHER.
    58 11 Paris, Dec. 2. The French Budget shows slightly higher estimates, following a final ex-1 amlnation of the estimates by the Chamber of Deputies Committee. Revenue is put at 54.251 million francs, expenditure at 52,691 million francs, but bonuses to civil servants and pensioners are not included,
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    ROME PROTOCOL COUNTRIES TO MEET.
    45 11 Vienna, Dsc. 2. The independence of Austria is brought further to the forefront of international politics by the announcement of a meeting of signatories of the Rome Protocol, Italy, Austria and Hungary, planned in Budapest in the middle of January.—Reuter.
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    Lower Yangtse Population In Panic.
    228 11 Lower Yangtse Population In Panic. Region Devastated By Air Raids. JAPANESE bombing activities along the Yangtse River, judging from reliable accounts from travellers, have set up indescribable panic," says the North-China Daily News. Ships are being rushed by frightened villagers. Between Shanghai and Nanking whole tracts of country lie desolate."
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    Szechuanese Drive Japanese From Anhwei.
    161 11 Szechuanese Drive Japanese From Anhwei. /""•OING into action for the first time, Chinese reinforcements from Szcchuan countor-attacked and recaptured Kwangteh, Anhwei. accordirg to Chinese official dispatches from the front. It is claimed that the Chinese advanced 13 miles. If the report is correct it means that Japanese troops who entered
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    LUDENDORFF'S CONDITION STILL VERY GRAVE.
    31 11 LUDENDORFF'S CONDITION STILL VERY GRAVE. Berlin. Dec. 2. The condition oi Gen. Ludendorff. the great German war leader, who v suffering from an infection of the bladder is still very grave.—Reuter.
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    Prince Weds Film Star After Vatican Grants Divorce.
    128 11 Vienna, Dec. 2. DRINCE STARHEMBERG, former leader of the Heimwehr and vicechancellor of Austria, was quietly married today to Miss Nora Gregor, Hollywood film star and leading lady at the Vi«nna State Theatre. The annulment of the Prince's first marriage with Maria
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    AMUSEMENTS
    140 12 SINGAPORE. A DELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. GARRICK THEATRE. GEYLA.NG Love on the Run and No More Ladies at 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Special Programme. GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE Polo Joe. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret Dancing ralfcJe« Cln*mas, Theatres and Side Shows. NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancta* ratkies
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY,DEC.3,1937 RAY OF HOPE FOR LOCAL YOUTHS
    1020 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY,DEC.3,1937 RAY OF HOPE FOR LOCAL YOUTHS During the controversy which s< followed publication of the report A of the MacGregor Committee, ,vi considerable emphasis was laid on tl the lack of opportunities for locally- fi born youths and the paucity of f< facilities for vocational
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    ANOTHER BUCHAN BIOGRAPHY.
    1641 12 Tk.G.OJ. here reviews for the U Straits Times "Augustus," the latest work from the pen of Canada's literary GovernorGeneral, Lord Ticcdsmuir, better known to the reading public as John Buchan. One of the outstanding figures in the history of the Roman Empire, Augustus provides scope for what
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    725 12 Link With Past. IN" Singapore today Is Capt. J A. Cameron, Royal Engineers, 34-vturs old younger surviving son of the la"c Sir Maurice Cameron, who came to Singapore in 1883 as Deputy Colonial Engineer. Sir Maurice spent nine years in this city, acting as Colonial Engineer
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    Revolutionary Changes In Army Council Personnel.
    402 13 Youth, 51, Gusts, YOUNG MEN REPLACE THREE MEMBERS. Viscount Gort Is NewChief Of Staff. T> EVOLUTIONARY changes in the constitution of the Army Council, designed to keep pace with modern warfare developments, are announced by the War Office. The changes involve the resignation of
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    Army Council's Age Reduced.
    237 13 Important Promotions Announced. N addition to Field-Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell. other resigning lembers of the Imperial General taff include General Sir Harry S. Cnox, and Lieut. -Gen. Sir Hugh J. Jlles. They are succeeded by Visount Gort, who becomes new Chief f the Imperial General Staff,
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    CONSUL DENIES WARNING COLONY.
    120 13 Hong Kong, Dec. 2. A DENIAL of the story that he warned the Kong Kong Governnent that any tolerance of antifapanese activities in the colony night involve it in the war has been ssued by the Japanese ConsulDeneral at Hong Kong. A report ot the warning
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    Viscount Gort Is A V.C., Was In China.
    308 13 Viscount Gort Is A V.C., Was In China. WISCOUNT Gort is an Irishman, aged 51. He is a holder of the V.C., which. he gained in 1918. His other distinctions are C.8.E., |D.S.O. and two bars, M.V.O. and M.C. IHe was mentioned nine times in despatches in the European War.
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    Sensation At Fort Canning.
    102 13 TPHE news that tradition has 1 been jettisoned in the reconstitution of military members of the Army Council caused a sensation at Malaya Command headquarters at Fort Canning and among others of the Singapore garrison this morning. There appear to be two schools of thought those
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    War Generation Takes Control Of Army.
    169 13 War Generation Takes Control Of Army. London, Dec. 2. D H. LIDDELL HART, eminent military historian and military correspondent of The Times, told Reuter tonight he thought the army changes are aimed primarily at meeting new conditions in warfare. For the first time, the generation who bore the brunt of
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    Berlin Scouts Mediation In China Story.
    375 13 Berlin, Dec. 2. "IUOTHING of the kind is going on," said a German spokesman when referring to the report that Germany is to mediate in the Sino-Japanese conflict. It appeared to be a new version of similar reports which had earlier proved to be
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    Japanese Force Marches Into Settlement.
    367 13 the Shanghai Municipal Council, the ?overning body of the International Settlement, sent a written protest to the Japanese authorities against the parade, which was held to be most inadvisable at present. Major General Telfer-Smollet and Brigadier General Beaumont, commandants of th° British and American defence
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    Germany Not To Recognise Manchukuo.
    50 13 Germany Not To Recognise Manchukuo. Berlin, Dec. 2. COMPETENT quarters discount rumours that Germany is likely to ■ecognise Manchukuo. They point out that Italy's position n the Far East is very diff?rent frcm 3ermany's. Recognition of Manchukuo at iresent would be most likely to badly iffect Sino-German relations teuter. i
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    STOP PRESS
    31 13 (R-ceived 1.5 p.m.) Shanghai, Dec. 3. A small bomb exploded in Nanking Road this morning while thr Japanese parade was in progress The Japanese soldiers immediately broke their ranks.
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    25 13 RVIUSAY MacDONALDS LAST HOMECOMING. Relatives following the cortege as the body of Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald was brought ashore at Plymouth from the cruiser Apollo.
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    SWEEPING REFORM OF F.M.S. ROAD TRANSPORT.
    735 14 Board To Control Issue Of Licences To Function From Jan. I. WHOLE OF MALAYA MAY BE COVERED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. AN the first day of the New Year control of motor traffic in v the Federated Malay States will
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    Chinese Shot Dead In North Bridge Rd.
    190 14 'THE allegation that a Cantonese engineer shot down in North Bridge Road last night was killed by a Japanese is denied by the Singapore police. There is no infoniation yet. it is reported, as to the identity of the assailant who was not
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    Money Set Aside For Air Service Losses.
    140 14 Money Set Aside For Air Service Losses. "JTiiAT a sura of money had been set aside which could be used to absorb any losses until it was seen whether there was a reasonable possibility of the air service being made a commercial proposition was a statement by Mr. I C.
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    Amateurs Do Well In "The Pirates Of Penzance"
    330 14 {BRIGHTNESS of colour in costum- 1 ing, lighting and scenery.! comparable with many professional productions and well balanced singing made the opening performance of "The Pirates of Penzance" by the Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee, !ast night at the Victoria Theatre, most enjoyable
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    Weights For Tomorrow's Races At Ipoh.
    309 14 Weights For Tomorrow's Races At Ipoh. HTHE following are the weights for tomorrow, the second day of the Perak Turf Club's Slcye Meeting at Ipoh: Race I.— Ponies, Class I, Dlr. J, s!i inn. LerricL: 10. U Moralong 10.01 Ktona 10.11 I*on!e 9.03 Bay Rose 10/9 Mickey Mouse .8.12 Anaconda
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    12 14 MR. C. G. BARRETT, recently appointed fourth Singapore magistrate. Straits Times Picture.
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    $2,920 BREACH OF PROMISE DAMAGES.
    117 14 $2,920 BREACH OF PROMISE DAMAGES. /^ENERAL damages of $2,500 and special damages of $420 for breach of promise of marriage were today granted by the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, in the Supreme Court, to Mary Joseph Arokiasamy. an infant who brought a suit, through her father, against
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    23 14 At a cost of $3,000 a naw office block has been added to the Electrical Power Station. Segamat. The building Is almost ready.
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    TEXTILE QUOTAS TO COVER MADE-UP GOODS.
    463 14 To Ensure System Does Not Become Ineffective. IN order to ensure that the Colonial Empire's textile quota system shall not be rendered ineffective, the Government of the Straits Settlements today announces that it is proposed from Jan. 1, 1938 to introduce quotas on outer
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF IPOH LAWYER.
    68 14 fKrom Our Ovn Correspondent' Ipoh. Dec I*HE death occurred suddenly t> 1 morning of Mr. H. G. Nelson, pa ncr in the law firm of Cowdy i Jone3. The funeral Is this evpn<r •< A captain in the Royal Gam., Artillery during the War. winning
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    17 14 Government English SchooU I Johore closed for the Christmas hi days on Thursday and will reopenl January.
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    AMBULANCE UNITS TO BE FORMED ALL OVER PENINSULA.
    335 15 AMBULANCE UNITS TO BE FORMED ALL OVER PENINSULA. Full Class Studying To Be Anti-Gas Instructors. THE class in anti-gas measures begun in No /ember in Singapore has proved very popular and 50 people are now attending the maximum number that can be accommodated," says the annual report of the Singapore
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    29 15 TOURISTS' FRIEND. MR. T. A. HINES, who has replaced Mr. M. C. Elliot as manager of the American Express Company's Singapore branch. Mr. Hines is from the Calcutta branch.
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    Tailors' Strike Unlikely.
    168 15 TPHE threatened strike of em- ployees in Singapore tailors' •hops is unlikely to take place, iccardinz ta -Chinese sources the majority of the demands made by employees are likely to be accepted by employers. A meeting to be held today is expected in Chinese circles to reach
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    KILLED BY TREE HE WAS FELLING.
    48 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Dec. 2. A VERDICT of accidental death was returned by the Seremban magistrate at an Inquiry into the death of a coolie. Ramasamy. who was killed by a rubber tree he was felling on a local estate.
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    Gordon Pipers To Entertain Sumatra Scots.
    95 15 Gordon Pipers To Entertain Sumatra Scots. AT the request of the Hon. Secretary, Sumatra (East Coast) St. Andrew's Society, arrangements have been made for the visit of eight pipers of the 2nd. Battalion the Gordon Highlanders to Medan and Brastagi in connection with the annual dinner and dance of that
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    42 15 Orders by Lieut-Col. H. B. W. Savlle. Commandant F.M.S. Volunteer Force, issued -this week announce the appointment of Lieutenant T. F. S. Church to be Adjutant, Volunteer Forces, Malaya, with effect from Sept. 17. Mr. Church arrived in Malaya on Oct. 7.
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    Better Educated Jurors Suggested.
    192 15 I EGAL circles in the Colony are discussing the need for some change in the jury system. An educational qualification, at least a pass in the Junior Cambridge or School Leaving Certificate, it is urged, should be substituted. '•Some of the common jurors cannot even read
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    BETTER FOOD AT TUCKSHOP.
    106 15 Outram School Efforts To Improve Health. pFPORTS are being made at Outram School to improve the food and drinks sold to the boys and obtain a more varied diet for the average five cents which a boy gets from home. This announcement was made by Mr.
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    "ROUNDABOUTS" FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
    84 15 1 ipiniti Our Own f "-™<-p™^-^t Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 2. TTHE experimental roundabouts erected at the Junction of Sultan Street and Pudu Road and in Pudu Road near the Pavillion Cinema having proved a success it has been decided U> replace these with permanent structures The
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    SELANGOR STATE COUNCIL.
    75 15 Ceremonial Opening Next Week. There will be a ceremonial opening for a meeting of the State Council of Selangor at Kuala Lumpur at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Yang Teramat Mulia. the Raja Muda will be received with a royal salute by the guard of honour, which he
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    53 15 NEGRI SEMBILAN Scots last week celebrated St. Andreio's niyht in traditional fashion. Seated on either side of the Chieftain of the Society (Mr. John Wishart) are the Yang-di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan and the Tengku Ampuan. Behind Mr. Wishart is Mr. Gordon L. Ham (British Resident), who is president of
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    Counterfeit Seal Of Island Temple In Assize Case.
    377 15 TTIIF. counterfeit seal of a Chinese temple on an island off Singapore was involved in a case at the Assizes yesterday, when Ho How, 37, was convicted on charges of cheating, using as genuine a forged document and possession of a counterfeit
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    SEVEN CONVICTIONS AGAINST JAPANESE COMPANY.
    210 15 $500 Fine For Use Of British Trade Mark On Socks. CAKYUA Ebata, manager of Y. Ebata and Company, was yesterday fined $500 by the District Judge for an offence against the Colony's trade mark regulations. There were six previous convictions against the company for similar
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    SINGAPOREANS BACK FROM AUSTRALIA.
    81 15 OEVERAL Singapore people returned from holidays spent in Western Australia by the B'ue Funnel vessel Charon, yesterday. Mrs. S. Q. Wong is back with her daughter Miss N. Wong after a holiday. Others who returned from leave and holidays by the same vessel were: Squadron Leader
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    Ex-Malayan Doctor Struck Off.
    239 15 Ex-Malayan Doctor Struck Off. Sequel To Assault On Woman Patient. (From Our Own Corre.-'.ondcnt.) London, Nov. 2.">. |}R. Patrick Joseph O"Shau«h. nessy, who formerly served in Malaya, has been struck off the medical register. In July, at Liverpool, he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for assaulting a woman patient.
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    NEGRI'S FOR CHINA RELIEF.
    40 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 2 TTHE Chinese community of Negrl Sembtlan has raised $390,000 in Dhlnese currency which has been remitted to China. Over 30.000 pieces of clothing Las also been sent to Shanghai.
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    S. J.I. OLD BOYS WIN 2-0.
    239 16 i innual Hockey me With School. unfavourable conditions Joseph's Institution's hoclce:, 1 Pu) vs. Present, was played and was won by the O'.d team how >»«, rut up a irerj i-rpditab e sliow. They actually hid more of the '>lay tlian their oppt,in the
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    SINGAPORE vs. N.S.
    25 16 Ym th* Singapore vs. N?erl .Sembilan hookey match on the ii tomorrow the ground will <-iu-losed. ivit!i charges of 50 and !<) rents.
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    AMERICANS vs. JAPANESE AT TANGLIN.
    145 16 Golf. American Association will be I the Singapore Japanese .t)i£ Club at th^ latter 's course at Tanglin lor a siclal mater on Mon■iii'-. nid .starting Umw wlU Fr.>m 1st Tee. < '.onipson tlO> ard Hincs (12) n S Deeds '9> and S. Okamoto (14)
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    JOHORE WILL FIGHT AGAINST SINGAPORE.
    535 16 Tomorrow's Rugger Cup-Tie .On The Padang. /"IN the S.C.C. ground tomorrow Singapore will meet Johore in their Malaya Cup rugger match. Th teams will be Singapore A. E. Minns, G. D. A. Lundon, D. M. Henderson, A. P. Craigie. R. A. Elliott; K. A. Haddacks.
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    S.R.C. LOSE TO ST. ANDREW'S.
    273 16 Depleted Teams In i A Scrappy Game. Rather disappointing rugger was seen in the match between the S.R.C. I and the St. Andrew's "A" on the paiang yesterday, which the latter won by 16 points (four tries, one penalty) to three (a try). This was
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    BATU PAHAT I.C.A. PRIZE WINNERS.
    141 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat, Dec. 1. A tea party was held yesterday at the premises of the I C.A.. Batu Pahat. before the prize distribution by Mrs. A. Sharma. wife of Lt./Col. A. Sharma. 1.M.5.. who is at present spending his leave here.
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    TONIGHTS FIGHTS AT THE HAPPY WORLD.
    142 16 A reminder is given of tonight's lights at the Happy World Stadium, j \Tery good fare is offered, there being live bouts totalling 40 rounds. I Clever Sisson and Battling Sima r.ead the programme. This is an im- 'portant battle. Both are seeking a;
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    MILLING BEATS SOM PONG AT IPOH.
    33 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Dec. 2. Sim Pong f9.12) was outpointed by Rush Milling (10.0» over 10 three minute rounds at the Jubilee Park arena tonight.
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    PERSONALITIES OF CZECH SOCCER TEAM.
    739 16 Celtic Star Taught Them How To Play. THE Czechoslovakia soccer team who played England at Tottenham on Wednesday, to lose a hectic game by the odd goal of nine, justified the high expectations entertained about them. They will hope next week, in Glasgow, to beat
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    TWO $98 DIVIDENDS AT IPOH RACES.
    1615 17 Surprises By Stir Up And Kathryn. TWO complete outsiders won at Ipoh yesterday the first day of the Perak Turf Club's Skye Meeting each paying backers $98 and only two winners pa id less than $20. A large crowd was present, wires our Ipoh
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    AMATEUR CUP DRAW.
    195 17 First Round Matches On Jan. 15. The lirst round ties in the F.A. Amateur Cups competition will be played on Jan. 13. The drmn is as follows: Sildon vs. South Bank. South Bank East End vs Ferryhil] Athletic or Evenwood Town ivillington vs. Stockton Keatota Stannington vs
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    F. A. CUP REPLAYS.
    60 17 Two further replays of first round ties in the F.A. Cup competition took place yesterday, and resulted as follows, cables Reuter: NEWPORT 4, KIDDERMINSTER 1. KETTERING 0, CRYSTAL PALACE 4. Newport are at home to Bournemouth in the second round, and Crystal Palace will visit either
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    CLARKE SHIELD HOCKEY MATCH AT R.I. TODAY.
    70 17 CLARKE SHIELD HOCKEY MATCH AT R.I. TODAY. The annual hockey match between the Past and Present boys of Raffles I Institution, for the Clarke Shield, will take place today on the school ground. The following will represent the Old Boys, who will play in whites O. C. Aeria Chan Chim
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    WIN FOR CANTABS.
    22 17 Rugby Football. London, Nov. 30. Cambridge Unl-ersity defeated J. j F Greenwood's X^ toy 31 points to 9. Reuter.
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    TEACHERS' TOURNEY.
    86 17 Lawn Tennis Lint Teck Siang In Scsamat Final. (From Our Own Correspondent" Segamat, Nov. 30. Excellent progress has been made in the Segamat teachers' handicap lawn tennis tournament for the Cheah Challenge Cup. In the semi-final in the top section Lim Teck Siang, (—l5) scored a good win
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    613 17 Ceylonese Coming Fine Cricketers Footfaults In Tennis A New Idea Should Hole-In-One Involve "Penalty" At "19th"? Conducted By "ECHO." 'THERE is general rejoicing among Malayan cricketers in the forthcoming visit of a powerful team cf Ceylonese, who will furnish a test of the theory held in some
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    103 17 TODAT. Boxinc: Sisson vs. Slma, ttc. Harr World. 8.45 p.m. Rugby: S.C.C. "B" vs. 9!h H.B. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Colti "A"; S.R.C \i Sikj' Police; R.A.M.C. vs. I. A. S.C.R.C. vs. Khalsa; V MCA v> P.W.D. R.I. vs. Old Bojs. TOMORROW. Rugby: Singapore vs. Johorc. Maiaya Ciij
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    MOB FORCE GIRL TO HER KNEES BEFORE PRIEST.
    876 18 Made To Give A Vow: Awarded Slander Damages Against A Ringleader. IN the lonely country of Co. Mayo, in the extreme west of I -eland, a pretty girl of twenty-five was dragged by a mob thr,ugn a mile and a half of
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    NEW BOOKS AT THE RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    275 18 THE fo lowing new books will be ready for issue at the Raffles Library on Saturday: NON-FICTION. Big Oame Hunting in Manchuria, Illustrated. N. Baikov; Nine-Fifteen from Victoria. Illustrated. Victor Bayley: The Colonial office. Henry L. Hall: Strange as It, 1 Seems John Hlx:
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    Three Stars Share £1,200,000.
    244 18 MARY PICKFORD. Douglas Fa'rbanks and Charles Chaplin are to be paid £400.000 each for their holdings In United Artists, the Hollywood I owner-producers' corporation, as a re- j suit of a £1,200.000 deal just concluded i by Samuel Ooldwyn and Alexander! Korda. The two producers left
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    BATITcHAIRS IN CHURCH.
    29 18 The new £5,500 Baptist Church at West Worthing will have a special entrance without steps to enable Invalids to be brought to church in bath chairs.
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    57 18 Five Italian workmen were killed and two seriously Injured at Alano de Plave recently by the explosion of a wartime shell. An Important agreement has been signed between Czechoslovakia and Hungary bringing to an end the customs war or treatyless period which has existed between the two countries since the
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    44 18 A competition for the best beers of the British Empire the first ever to be held was stated in London ree.i'.tly. More than 7,000 bottles and ten tons of beer were contributed for competition by 263 brewing firms. Picture shows judges sampling the beer.
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    MAN'S SUICIDE BY BURNING.
    290 18 i NOT UNCOMMON IN I THE EAST/ i "THE suicide by burning of a professor of Oriental studies was described at an Eastbourne inquest i recently. A verdict of suicide while the balance of his mind was disturbed was returned on Kenneth James Saunders, 54, of
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    30 19 tien. Goering, in his capacity as Chief Hunter of Germany, recently "auruurated the International Hunting and Shooting Exhibition in Ucrlin. The British stalls occupied more space than any other country.
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    WIFE WAS TOLD "CUT SOB STUFF".
    379 19 Love Letters Not Silly, Says Judge. ETIERS to his wife frcm EnglneerLieutenant Commander Francis H-. nry Lee. R.N cf the destroyer Impulsive, were described by Mr. Justice Bixknlll in the Divorce Court as rather cold for a young husband." Commander Lee, who lives in
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    YOUTH CONVICTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
    52 19 I pHAI TIAN SOO. a 17-year-old Chinj ese youth who said he looked after pigs, was found guilty of an offeree aga nst a nine-year-old j girl. Knoo Oh Pen. on the evening of Apr. 12 this year. Mr. Justice Home remanded him In custody
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    NINE MONTHS FOR NINE MONTHS FOR HOUSEBREAKING.
    58 19 NINE MONTHS FOR NINE MONTHS FOR HOUSEBREAKING. i OENTENCE of nine months' rigorous Imprisonment was passed by Mr. H. A. Forrer, in the Criminal District Court, on a Chinese, Chan Huan, who was convicted of having committed housebreaking by night, by entering a shophouse in Havelock Road, belonging to Cheng
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    TUNGKU KUDIN INJURED IN CAR CRASH.
    42 19 (From Our Own Correspondents Penang, Dec. 1. Tungku Kudin, District Officer at Yen, was seriously injured when two cars were in collision tonight on the Alor Star-Sungei Patanl Road, near Alor Star. Six others were Injured.
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    RETURNED FROM LEAVE.
    88 19 The following Government officers have returned from leave: The HonV.e Mr. C. G. Howell, K.C., Dr. i Mrs.) E. B. Jacques, Dr. F. V. Jacques, Dr. R. S. Johnston, Dr. K. Walkingshaw, Miss E. M. Howes Roberts, Miss V. WalUs, Messrs D Gilcbrist, R. H. A. Johnson,
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    34 19 Dr. Neumann, leader of the Memel Nazis, and seven of hi6 followers, who were sentenced in 1935 to 10 years' Imprisonment for political offences, were I recently pardoned by President Sme- tona of Lithuania.
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    Subaltern Who Took Togoland. HOW GERMANS WERE BLUFFED.
    403 19 Subaltern Who Took Togoland. HOW GERMANS WERE BLUFFED. I A REMAKABLE story of how a young Irish subaltern "bluffed" the Germans into surrendering Togoland during the Great War was told recently by Major-General Sir Regi- nald Hosklns and Lord Davidson. They were speaking at the Ashridge Fellowship reunion at the
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    PRESS AS GUARD OF LIBERTY.
    166 19 LORD HORNE PAYS TRIBUTE. DISCOUNT Home, speaking at the 110th anniversary festival dinner of the Printers' Pension Corporation in London, said: "The great freedom which the Press of this country enjoys is so familiar that we scarcely ever think about it. There are, however, nations
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    BUDGET PICTURES.
    92 19 A FEATURE o/ this weeks Straits Budget is a series of pictures of the Paramount "Booloo" unit taken while on location in Singapore recently. Other pictures include the weddings of Mr. D. L. Mann and Miss D. A. Bidnell, and of Mr. G. V. Andrews and Miss D.
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    Travers Memorial Unveiling.
    77 19 A portion of the Travers" Memorial Fund has been expended in the purchase of a marble memorial tablet which has now been fixed on the north -wall at St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur. The unveiling and dedication of the memorial will take place during the evening service
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    22 19 The Banco de Bilbao, which suspended payment some time ago, has mad? a declaration in bankruptcy before the I Paris commercial court.
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    THE NAVY TO HAVE ITS OWN AERODROME.
    381 20 THE NAVY TO HAVE ITS OWN AERODROME. FIRST SINCE END OF WAR. R.A.F. STATION MAY BE TAKEN OVER. EARLY next year, it is understood, the Admiralty may take over the RAF station at Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. This station has served tur 14 years as the School of Naval .> -operation, one
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    WILL FUTURE BATTLESHIPS HAVE 14-in. OR 16-in. GUNS?
    595 20 Japan Places Smoke-Screen Over Activity. TAPAM, which is not a signatory of the London Naval Treaty of 1936, does not agree with the principle enunciated in Part 111 of the Treaty whereby, to prevent competitive building, the Naval Powers were required to
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    RAJA ABDICATES IN FAVOUR OF HIS SON.
    156 20 RAJA ABDICATES IN FAVOUR OF HIS SON. THE following communique was issue! recently at New Delhi: "Owing t* falling health and advancing yeare Lieutenant Raja Shrlmant Sir Malojirao Venkatarao Raje Ghorpade. alias Nanasaheb, Raja of Mudhol (Deccan States Agency) has expressed his desire to be relieved of the burdens of
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    NEW LONG-DISTANCE RECORD ESTABLISHED.'
    51 20 Frenchman Covers 3,125 Miles. Djibouti, Dec. 2. THE French airman Andre Pappy has established a new 'world's record for a long-distance straight flight in a light plane. He flew 3,125 miles from Istres (near Marseilles) to Djibouti (French Somaliland) non-stop in 25 hours, 55 minutes, says
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    SOME FURTHER CRIMES AGAINST GOOD PLANTING PRACTICE.
    1917 22 SOME FURTHER CRIMES AGAINST GOOD PLANTING PRACTICE. Planting Topics. Wrong Methods Of Planting J Basket Seedl ings Making Roads And Drains Treatment Of Disease. j By Our Planting Correspondent. i I AST week there appeared the Li first part of this article dealing with what I considered to be crimes
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    SITES FOR SALE IN TELOM VALLEY.
    184 22 According to an announcement appearing today, the property named Red Robin Estate in the Telom Valley, Cameron Highlands, is for sale. This property was purchased by a Singapore syndicate who had the idea of developing it as a residential area and the growing of
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    DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED WHEN TAPPING BUDDED TREES.
    1089 23 Can Be Overcome By Estate Labour Force. SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR HIGHER YIELDS. THE Oc tober number of the Journal 1 of the Rubber Res«»arch Institute of Malaya, which has just been iMMd, is the first since the complete occupation of the Institute's
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    46 23 DEKRIS IN FLOWER. Most plant* ers know derris, commonly called tuba, when they see it but few have ever seen the plant in flower. Here is a purtir.Urly fine show of blossom taken on an estate in Jfohore recently. Picture by courtesy of Mr. W. Lloyd.
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    TALI AYER RUBBER ESTATES.
    848 23 Best Results Since 1929. THE twenty-sixth annual general 1 meeting of Tali Ayer Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held in London on Nov. 17. Mr. F. E. Maguire (chairman of the company) presided and said: We are glad to be able to submit to you today a
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    Cornwall Memorial To Marconi.
    38 24 Cornwall Memorial To Marconi. ON THB SPOT from which Marconi and his collaborators made the first trans- Atlantic wireless signals MR. R. N. VVVYAN. late chief engineer of .Mar.oni, Ltd unveiled this memorial laat innntii at Muliion, Cornwall.
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    29 24 TO YOUNG ADMIRERS at a big London store. MRS. BETTY KIRBVGREEN, who made a record flight to the Cape and back with FLYING OFFICER CLOUSTON, is describing her trip)
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    21 24 (Above) PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHEGODEEF, who are bringing an action for libel against Metro-Goldwyn Mayer pictures, in connection with fn»film "Rasputin
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    22 24 THE BERSAGLIERI, crack corps of the Italian Army, to which IL DUCE belonged durine the War. now has a mounted machine-gun unit.
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    16 24 (Left) ORIENTAL PAGEANTRY was a feature of KING FAROUKS State drive for the opening of Parliament.
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