The Straits Times, 14 December 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2! PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times _l PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1937 PRICK 10 CENTS
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      166 1 Cir'GAPOrJE! 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471> We stock this famous scale in a very wide range capable of weighing loads gl from 250 1b5. up to 2,000 1b5. Prices are exceedingly low. An added advantage is that rf/ffl^ t spare parts are always availa hie. in addition to service. Sole
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      19 1 PHILLIPS RUBBER SOLES Made in England Famous for its Langwear From All Shoe- Makers Sole Agents: RAHAMIN PENHAS. Singaporo.
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      107 1 t\^ Robinson s Ir t| *jfi unique X'mas (TWzf offer to the Ladies /A of the town. J tyy \i^W Model Garments (dresses etc. for all occasions) for Resting or Roaming Sunning or Rollicking Up-stage or County \l OR FOR YOUR— Moon light Rendezvous GENUINE PRICE REDUCTIONS BETWEEN L^^ THE
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      63 1 KUALA LUMPUR: £5. JAVA ST. C.">HONE 3633) C.S.6?A ARE YOU HA VING A PARTY A T CHRISTMAS? If so, let us assist you to make it a howling success. Our European assistants will help you to select all the good things to please your guests. Hay? you ordered ytmr X'mas
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      277 2 WILSON. At ihe Rubislaw Nursing Home. Auerdevn. on Dec. 12. to Rita, wife of Raymond G. Wilson. Singapore, a daughter. IMRV1LLE.— Dec. 12th at Leigh-on-Sea. ESSEX to Edith wife of H. E. Darville. a daughter. SITUATIONS VACANT VACANCY for male European confidential clerk now filled. Applicants thanked. Box 2 ".4.
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      618 2 I WANTED j WANTED. Furnished room and verandah I v.lth private bathroom by Englishman. Quiet and privacy desired vicinity Meyer Mansions preferred. Terms to Box 248 Straits Times. FOR SALE SHELVADOR Refngeratcr PhOhe 3333. FRIGIDAIRE for safer food protectkm Patermn, Simon A Co. Ltd. AMERICAN -BOSCH RADIO Receivers. Ask for
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      807 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Large Furn. Room 42 Oxley Rd. TO LET: Compound House 2 Amber Road Apply Meyer Bros. FULLY FURN: Modern flat, Namazie Mansions. Tel: 2530. j TO LET fully furnished with servants from Dec. 17 to end Feb. 12 Barker Road. TO LET partly furn. seaside bungalow.
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      382 2 AUCTION NOTICES IMI-t AUCTION SALE NEW consignment of a beautiful collection of Marble Works of Art, comprMni: An'iral Studio, figures, statues. busts, toilet sets, pedestals, lamps etc. suitable for Xmas and New Year Gifts JUST ARRIVED FROM SHANGHAI BY INSTRUCTIONS OP MESSRS. WING HENG CO., TO SELi BY PUBLIC AUCTION
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      389 2 PUBLIC NOTICES MRS. E. F. GALE HAS RE- MOVED FROM 10 GILSTEAD ROAD AND HER ADDRESSES NOW ARE 26 OXLET ROAD AND 8 OXIEY RISE. NOTICE. The Government of Negri Sembilan is prepared to consider the leasing of about 4 acres >f land on the Sea Coast, Port Dickson. as
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      160 2 -^flJ^E^^^V for Itself and QRI I see FIGARO loday. tff H| 1 Srperts in attendance üßf > to give complete totistaction. >? FIGARO i.L,o/A<. i uuicj' Hair Drtstert. 93, Bras Basah Rd. knd Raffles Ho<el Phone 2868. BUSINESS CARDS ETC MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HANA
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      193 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Mnl.iva MaJaya Postage Monthly S 3 00 4 00 2 50 Quarterly $8.50 $12.00 7 50 Half Yearly $17 00 $24 00 $15 00 Irarlv $34 00 $48 00 $30 00 Note.— OutMation cheques should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT PATES The charges
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      746 3 P. &0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporates to England MAIL PASSENGER ANL CARGO 3ERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Ca UNDER CONTRACT WlTH HIS MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWAP.n FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonuage. Spore 1937 CORFU 15.000 Dec 11 1-BURJjWAff 6.070 Dec.
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      404 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japani GFNERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN VIA HONCKONC s.s. FUSHIMI MARU Dec 27 s.s. HAKOZAKI MARU Jan. 9 nj.s TERUKUNl MARO Feb 4 s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Feb. 20 t£. HARUNA MARU Mar. 6 Round trip tickets
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      633 3 BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class motorshlps. Most cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent cuisine. FOR (GENOA) MARSEILLES. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom From From From Spore Malacca Port Penane Sham BORINGIA 41 4/1 5/1 7/1 FIONIA 25/1 25/1 26- 1 28/1 LALANDIA 15/2 15/2 16/2 18 2 JTJTLANDIA 8
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      241 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (incorporated in England) APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA SIRDHANA ft.eeo 16th Dec. at 3 p.m. Excellent modern accomm xiation or first and second class oassengers Special Holiday return tickets interchangeable *:tb P. 6l O. 8. N. CO. issued at -^hear
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      1019 3 REPRESENTING. illlPPl>r; THE BLUE FUSNFL LINK (Ocean The Hua Khiow SWamshin Co 11". M 'J& Steam Ship Co. Lid. and China lutual Cunard White Stai ltd Steam Navi;i(.on lo Ltd. l Aberdeen Commonwealth Line The Strait* Steamship Co Ltd. Shaw Savill A Albion Co I'd The China Narija'ion Co ;.td.
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      FROM MALACCA
      118 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must oe specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close at Malacca as follows: Today. Penang (Internal Air Service) 6 pjn Tomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) ..1.15p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. Australasia, Java and Timor by air i Qantas) 9.45 a.m.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      168 4 Tuesday Dec. 14. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance Exit Location Ship Godown Gale Gate East Wharf Rajula 22 1 1 Cremer, Muinam 20 1 1 Main Wharf Nankoh Maru 18 2 3 Silverflr 16 2 3 Catenas 14 2 3 Kedah 10
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      358 4 Today Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai. Kobe, Manila USA by air ilmuerial) <0 pn Penang. Siam, Buima. India. Iraq, Palestine, Egypt. E. S. Africa, G. Britain. Ireland. Europe, Nigeria, Cold Coast N. S. America by air (Imperial) 10 p.m Medan, Jask. Amsterdam London by air (Netherlands) ..9 Dm
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      AIR MAILS
      111 4 INWARD. Wearnes: From Penang Kuala Lumpur: Arrives every evening other than Sundays. Imperial: From Europe: Arrives THIS evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: From Netherlands India: Arrives THIS evening. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives THIS evening. OUTWARD. Wearnes: To Kuala
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      178 4 Mails from Penang and Kuala Lumpur expected today, Dec. 14, by air (Internal Service) will be delivered to boxholders at 7.30 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, Dec. 15, at 8.25 a.m. Malls from Netherlands Indies expected today, Dec. 14, by air K.N.1.L.M.) will be delivered to boxholders
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      CLEARANCES
      61 4 Dec. 12: Jarak, Rusa, Elona, Edendale, Rio Blanco. Scott Harley (Brit.); Monte Piana (Ital.) Auby (Sar.) O.G. Pasquier (Fcb); Toyooka Maru (Jap); Alsla (Dan); Chung Hwah, Ban Ho Llong (Chin.); Hakone Maru (Jap.); Sidajoe. Kulit, TJipai (Dut.). Dec. 13: Milo, Op ten Noort, Madoera. Both (Dut Buenos Aires Maru
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
    365 4 London, Dec. 13. The following aw todays closing middle prices on the Lon.loc Stocu Exchange: Shares >t £1 lenominatiOn unless otherwise 3tated: yester- Rise aup or FaU Conversion Uiau 5 p.e. 1944-64 112^4 Pundinß Lioan 0.0. 1960-90 112.i —'4 War Loan, 33 > 2 p.c 101 2
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    CHRISTMAS GREETINGS BY CABLE.
    129 4 The Eastern Extension Australasia China Telegraph Co.. Ltd., announces that arrangements have been made whereby telegrams containing Christmas and New Year greetings may be sent at special cheap rates any time between Dec. 14 and Jan. 6. inclusive. The charges for these telegrams, which must include
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    CREDIT BANK DIRECTOR
    36 4 Basle, Dec. 13 M. Roger Auboin, recently appointed French Director-General of National Economy, has been elected successor to the late M. Pierce Questionary as Director General of the Bank of International Settlements.— Reuter
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      578 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.MS.) LLOYDS AGENTS:-* BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S RLYS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS rUHNMI rreieht 5433— Passace 5431. I*^*4/^ Jr^\i^J Go via Canada North Amerira Bojf7B tCmC/lwi See tne ma J estlc Canadian Rockies J^T^>J^|»slbS Sii^3» Lak6 Loulse Banff Connect "^p~" ~^fj~|r WOA I witn Canadian Pacific
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      535 4 rmeoroormTeo o strarw fletti»ment>i jf»\^^^^^^^ ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. .ilSK* l^-. (Incorporated ir Eneland) FOR HAVRE, LONDON. BOSTON N^ w f«« balt.mohe ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Sl C^ Via Porte and Sne, C«««l STEEL MAHINER w Due Sails FAIRFIELD CITY Dec 21 I +CITY OP CHRISTCHURCH Deo 28 Jpt:
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      416 4 MAKAVAM METE0R0L0G1CA*. SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations xesteraay Last night max rain- oright min temo fail s'shine temp *F incnes ors. °F H'est Coast Alor Star 85 Nil 4.1 71 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 89 Nil 8.9 74 Sitiawan 89 Nil 6.3 71 Bukit Jeram 88 0.31 8.8 73 Malacca 86
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    CAPE FLIGHT SURPRISE.
    154 5 No Recognition For Woman. *TKE Roy^.l Aero Club has applied lor official recognition as world records of last month's Comet flights tol and from the Cape in the name of Arthur Clouston as pilot Betty Klrby-Green. holder ol a private pilot's licence, who raised £1.100 in four
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    22 5 The St. John Ambulance Brigade handled 30,021 casualties in London this year, and the district's 7.000 membtrs undertook 141,492 periods of duty
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    GERMAN CLAIM FOR COLONIES.
    593 5 British Attitude After Berlin Talks. NEED FOR NAZI PEACE PLEDGE. THE foremost result of Viscount Halifax's visit to Germany and the conversations in London with the French Ministers is that the colorval claims of Germany are no longer on a propaganda and theoretical basis. They are
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    42 5 Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary, being cheered by students on arrival at Reading University on the occasion of his insta'lation as Chancellor of Reading University in successioti to Sir Austen Chamberlain. His first ceremony as Chancellor was to confer honorary degrees.
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    GERMANY IS OUT OF LEAGUE FOR EVER.
    60 5 Convinced It Is Doomed To Failure. Berlin. Dec. 13. •yi-IE return cl Germany to the League of Nations after the withdrawal oi j Italy cannot be considered, states an I official communique. The communique add > that Germany is convinced that the policy
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    BRITAIN'S ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE MOUNTS.
    116 5 BRITAIN'S ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE MOUNTS. London. Dec. 10. I Asked in the House of Commons if. in view of the mounting adverse trade j balance with countries with which I Britain had trade agreements he would Rive notice to terminate such agreej ments where the or ginal time limit had
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    BARCELONA MINISTER MACHINE-GUNNED.
    73 5 St. Jean De Lv?. Dec. 12. A party of 17 Spaniards from Madrid I under the exchange scheme have i arrived here from Barcelona. They j declared that the motor-car of Senor i Priesto. Defence Minister. was i machine-gunned from the roofs of Barcelona en Tuesday last.
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    BRITISH WORKERS GET MORE WAGES.
    48 5 London. Dec. 12. Sir Kingsley Wood. Minister of Health, speaking in Birmingham last night, and referring to the remarkable I expansion in the country 'i industrial recovery, said it was estimated that wage rates had increased this year by some £30,000,000.— British Wireless
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    BRITISH FLAG IN HANKOW
    67 5 Hankow, Dec. 13. The British Embassy fla? was hoist:d in Hankow. lor the second time in i its history today, over the H;ngk:ng and Shanghai Bank building, where the Embassy has establishsd its offices. The first time was on the occasion of Sir Hughe Knatchbull Hugessen's
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    GEN. FRANCO FORMS A COUNCIL.
    231 5 A Constitution For Nationalist Spain. GEN. FRANCO has chosen 50 of his closest followers to serve on a new National Phalanglst Council, says a San Sebastian report. This has been formed to give a more permanent shape to the provisional political structure ot Nationalist Spain.
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      311 5 f CANAOA BY THE J^^/ £jL£^ lIMITIO w£*9fc^S A »n4 enjoy the scenic route iA^A^A through the Canadian Rockies On your journey home, save time, an<i thrill to the scenic splendour of Canada as you enioy a smooth, speedy journey on the Continental Limited from Vancouver to the great Iml^Kffl
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      348 5 THRIFTY SHOPPERS SHOP TODAY FOR GIFTS FOR EVERYBODY AT GIAN SINGH'S GRAND ANNUAL X'MAS SALE Here are a few Bargains which you should not miss LADIES EVENING COATS FRENCH CHENILLE Beautifully hand embroidered GEORGETTES in Chinese Pure Silk Crepe de 45 inches Chine and Satin $3.90 per yard Price from
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    638 6 Tin Shares Slightly Easier: Others Steady. liy Our Financial Correspondent.) S -nyapore, Dec. 14. After a little nervous attack yesterday afternoon occasioned by the Panay incident in the YangtAC local markets today open in «> slightly better mood although prices for shares are inclined to ease. It
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
    120 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 13. The following are today's 'bid' quotations for Fixed Trusts: s. d. Br tish Empire "A" 19 10 British Empire ''B" 9 9 British Empire Cumulative 16 0 British Empire Comprehensive 17 1'' 2 British General "A" 17 0 British General
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    84 6 Tuesday, December 14, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in casss (F. 0.8.) Dec. 24^, 24 U' Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) Dec. 23' i 23^8 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable 24% 24U December 24"- 1 24
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    AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
    413 6 1*HE fDllowing quotations are pub- lishcd by courtesy of Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co.. Singapore. Messrs. White Weld and Company, New York, report by cable regarding yesterday's markets: STOCKS. The weakness of the market cannot logically be ascribed to any one cause but the
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      Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore closing prices Mcndav, Dec. 13, 5.p.m. MINING.
      698 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore closing prices Mcndav, Dec. 13, 5.p.m. MINING. All shares quoted above a:-e runy paic issue Val. I I Fiasers It Co. Lyall Si Fvatt Buyer^ Sel.'ers Buyers Sellers 4 Anipat Pin i'l Asam Kumbar.-? £1 Austral
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      GENERAL.
      434 6 2 2 Alex Brkk Ord. 160 1.60 1.50 ICO 2 2 do 7>i<r<, Prefs. 2.30 2.37«.' z 2.25 2 35 10 10 Atlas Ice 800n S.OOn i 1 M. Broadcasting J.45 0.55 0.50 O.BOnoin 10 5 B M. Trustee S.OC 6.75 6 00 6.75 11 £1 Jon T. S
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      255 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. i'/v 1901 red. 1940 $400 000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 102 104 norn ■TiCi :907 red. 1941 t; 600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn ■x^2 r i 1908 red. 1955 t> 1.000,000 int. Mar. 31 Sept iC 113 115 norn >.<■/„
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      367 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) I Ulenby Fraser Co Lyall 1.45 1.55 1.50 Evat 1.60 \lor Gajah \mal Malay \yer Hitam \y?r Moiek \yer Panas Bassett 3atu Untang Bedford 3enta 3orelli 3rogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil Bufcit KB Bukit Kepong Bukit Drnan <$10) ;'hangkat Serdang ;nnemara Menealy
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      EXCHANGES.
      83 6 London, Dee. 13. Paris 147 9/C4 Stockholm 19.40 Ntw York 4.99 11.16 Athens 547 Montreal 4.99 11 16 *<?"«« Brussels 29.38'^ Rio 2 2132 Geneva 21.60'a market lates Amsterdam 8.98U Belgrade 216 M an 95 Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin ..12.39 Montevideo 254 Madr'o nominal Bucharest flnS* Prague 142 3/
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      GREAT BRITAIN LENDS £5,000,000 TO BELGIUM.
      43 6 Brussels. Dec. 13. ■pHE Finance Minister has left for London in order to sign an agreement which has been concluded with British bankers for the loan of £5.000.000 which will bear Interest at :4 per cent— Reuter.
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      EXCHANGES.
      203 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong ?.nd 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 1718 Switzerland demand 251 Hamburg demand 1-2 New York demand
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      KONG KONG TIN'S GOOD YEAR.
      90 6 PROFIT AND DIVIDEND MORE THAN DOUBLED. 'From Our Own Correspondent > Londjn* Dec. 13. TPKE rtpcr: of thr directors :>i Hong Kong Tin Dredging Ltd states th;,T the profit for the year ended August. last was .€172.593 compared with £76.426 in the preceding year Interim
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      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
      80 6 Most Issues Marked Down As Precautionary Move. London. Dec I'j /\N the Stock Exchange t, "Far Eastern developments leci to precautionary lowering of values some sections but actual busin ss small. There was a little continental support for some cf the internat onal favourites notab'y Royai Dutch
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      81 6 HTERMITg THE WHlti ANT KILLER rhla Extermite outnt nai designed to enable the most unskili- d person to exterminate completely whole colonies of Termites r Ants as thtv are more called. The Extermite method is simple, ii is not necessary d j :or the Queen or to damage buildings, timber.
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      LONDON METAL MARKET.
      633 7 COPPER AND Vi> REMAIN FIRM. OUTLOOK IMPROVES CONSIDERABLY. IN their weekly report on the i London market. Messrs. Malcolm Bowley and Son, (,n Dec. write: There is some evidence of a rapprochement of the American President and "'big business" but this in itself, although helpful, will not
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      REVISION OF STANDARD TONNAGES DESIRABLE.
      1551 7 A Tin Hizu'iv. Normal Marketing Channels Give Place To Direct Buying. "IT i unfair that Malaya should l>3 specially penalised when production quotas a-e cut, and it is equally undesirable that her peculiaf position should be allowed to stand in the way of Bucta quota
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      NOVEMBER TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
      39 7 The output of tin ore from Hitam Tin for November was 96 piculs The dredge of Ulu Klang Tin worked for 518 hours, treated 79.400 cubic yards and prcduced 340 piculs of ere in November.
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      THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
      197 7 < Incorporated in En;">nd> Capital Autho-ised £3.0t0.000 Capital Subscribed £1.800 .100 Reserve Fund and Rest £1.217.829 Capital Paid up U.030.00C BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. Lord Catto ot Cairnca'U. Sir Charles A'exander !nnes X. C.S.I C.I Sir Thomas Smith. Kt.. P. R. Chalmers.
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      359 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. 1 Company Dividend TIN. Batu Selangor 5% Im Dec. 9 Burma Malay 6a. Int. Dec. 11 Hong Kone Tin 40% Final Idris Hyds i%% Int. Jclapang 2s 6d. Int. Dec. 8 Killinghall 20"« Final Kinta KeUas 5% Int. Klang Rlrer 5% Int. Dec. 23
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      473 7 HONG KONG SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION. d in the Colon v ol Honp Kongi Tim UaMMtl 01 member; m limned to If. inner prevnibed bv Ordiu-tti.'-i No. 6 (it 1929 ot the Colon;. Capital J50.000 000 i and Pullv Paid-U;> *20.000.090 "ids C.aOD.OOO ,.,m« Currencv $10,000,000 i.ilitv o« Proprietors JttO.OO 000
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      582 7 CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in EtiTiara ov R >y»» Charter is.m). Paii' Co Canita: in 5'JO.OOO shares o' each i3.000.OM Rtsene Fund £3 000 004 Rucrvc Liability )f Ptopnetorj u.000.00* HAS nnid 3*. Ktsnopsgau 1 onu(, n K z Aor Star Honp Kong i< ,i,qoon iMLJ-IUai
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      218 8 A NEW DENTIFRICE of REAL VALUE. biFi I iTB 'I' 1 1 111 1 1 3 *^By^ a little USED W OFTEN IWM ENSURES PERFECT TEETH PRESERVATION OMainable Iro.n all Chemists and Storm. Sole Agents: i.ral'cn LKboratorirs S°po>r STANDARD COMPONENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ETC. FOR RADIO and SOUND WORLD WIDE
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      60 8 LEE KIM SOO LTD. 89 HIGH STREET, PHONE 2063. EARTHENWARE, AGRICULTURAL AND SUB-SOIL f\ PIPES for drain- yC I age and Anti- j «jnm±Sl malarial Works. -*^1 As supplied to the *Jf t Local Government J •^"tj FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION Establishes uvrr x\t vnr< Qualifitd Ophthalmic Opticians ZXm
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      332 8 CRIPPLED BY PAINS IN THE LEGS. Physical Instructor Loses Use Of Limbs. If rheumatism ;-ripplji:p your limbs, and making life miserable lor you, read how this man obtained relief from the same trouble: "I am a swimming Ri:d physical In- structor. Early this year I tod vlcient, stabbing pains in
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      257 8 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZliL 1.33 me s 1225 m p.m. 6.00 Indian music. 6.20 Chinese music— Selections from Peiping dramas. t 6.45 Children's programme English >. 7.00 Musical comedy selections.? "Clowns In Clover" played by tht NewMay fair Orchestra. •follow a S.ar" played by the Light Opera Compan> ■White Horse
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      814 8 PENANG. TODAY ZUJ (M '412 U.I p.m. 7 00 Signal and prcsTamrie. 7 05 Light music. 7 35 Share report. 7.40 Weelly sports talk by Mr. M Sara\anamuttu. 8 00 Forum Theatre Orchestra. (BBC rebroadcast 8.15 Birthday of Sinn Georg3 VI Salute of puns at the Tower cf Lob«r.. <BBC
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      598 8 BERLIN. TODAY DJB 15.:o me s (19.74 m.l: DJN 9 54 me s i31.4i n.); DJE 17.76 me s I16.S9 m.\: and DJQ IJiS me s (19.63 m.) pm 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Concert of light music icontd.) 8.10 Greetings. 8.20 News and economic
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    Catholic Leader Attacks Japanese Invasion.
    300 10 Chinese Resistance Not To End With The Fall Of Nanking. Paris, Dec. 13. 4 THE unification of China was practically completed as a re- suit of the tireless efforts of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek when his Mork was interrupted by the outbreak of the present conflict,'
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    RIOTS GREET DELBOS IN BELGRADE.
    116 10 One Killed And Several Hurt. Belgrade, Dec. 12. rkNE person was killed and several were wounded In demonstrations on the occasion of the arrival of M. Delbos, the French Foreign Minister, who was met at the station by Dr. Stoyadinovitch (Premier) and other Yugoslav Ministers.
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    FRENCH INCREASE AIR ESTIMATES.
    145 10 Faster Planes Than Britain. Paris, Dec. 12. THE French air estimates were pass- ed by 523 votes to one. They represent an increase of £5,500,000 compared with 1937. The debate was marked by severe criticism of the French Air Force, the critics urging higher expenditure and
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    LEAGUE JUST GATHERING OF LANDOWNERS.
    153 10 Germany Agrees With Italian Withdrawal From League. B3riin, Dec. 12. In connection with the Italian withdrawal from the League, Genera. Goering's newspaper, the Nationalzeitung of Essen, points to the World political triangle of Germany, Italy and Japan as a new combination of nations, adding: "The
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    HAVE OGPU SEIZED U.S. AUTHOR?
    81 10 Washington Demands Explanation At Once. Washington, Dec. 12. Mr. Cordell Hul! (Secretary of State) has summoned the Soviet Ambassador to the State Department and Insisted that the full facts surrounding the recent mysterious disappearance in Moscow of two Americans, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Robinson, be
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    43 10 Rome, Dec. 10. It is officially announced that General Ugo Caballero has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Italian troops in Italian East Africa. The post was left vacant by the appointment of the Duke of Aosta to succeed the Viceroy of Abyssinia Reuter.
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    PUPPET REGIME IN SHANSL
    76 10 To Cultivate Japan 's Friendship. Taiyuan, fShansl), Dec. 13. TPHE "Provisional Autonomous Gov- eminent of Shansi has been inaugurated at a meeting of district representatives. A manifesto was issued, denouncing the alleged misgovernment of the Kuomlntang regime under Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, opposing Communism and pledging "to
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    JAPAN FLOATS WAR LOAN.
    70 10 600,000,000 Yen Issue. Toklo, Dec. 13. The Japanese Government has decided to issue a national defence loan of 600,000,000 yen to meet the expenses of the war In China and also to cover the budgetary deficit. The loan will bear interest at the rate of 3.5
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    TEN STILL MISSING IN PANAY SINKING.
    745 11 Japan Makes Profuse Apologies. AMERICA WILL SEND STIFF NOTE, BUT TAKE NO ACTION ANLY ten lives were lost in the sinking of the United States gunboat Panay in the Yangtse yesterday, according to latent reports. However, the death-roll in the Standard Oil Company ships,
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    Passengers Taken On Panay At Last Minute.
    75 11 Passengers Taken On Panay At Last Minute. WAVING to the Panay as she was moving up river from Nanking, three men who had intended to stay in the city, but who changed their minds at the last minute, were taken aboard by a launch which was sent back for them.
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    Japan Apologises To Britain.
    179 11 Japan Apologises To Britain. Six Shells Hit The Ladybird. TO tender on behalf of the Japanese GoTernment an expression •X its profound regret for the "unfortunate reported incident" involving the British gunboat Ladybird, which was shelled by Japanese at Wuhu on Sunday, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hiro'i, personally called
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    Planes Mistook Ships For Chinese.
    345 11 Planes Mistook Ships For Chinese. OIL COMPANY SAYS IT NOTIFIED JAPANESE. fHE sinking of the Panay is described in a Japanese naval communique as most unfortunate and deeply regretted." It declares that acting on information that Chinese troops were fleeing from Nanking by steamer, the Naval Air Force proceeded to
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    JEWISH BUS AMBUSHED NEAR NAZARETH.
    50 11 JEWISH BUS AMBUSHED NEAR NAZARETH. Haifa. Dec. 1 TIGHT perjciii were injured, fcur a— seriously, when shots were fired on a Jewish bus near Nazareth yesterday. A party cf po'icj from Haifa followed th? trail of the attackers and it Is bel'eved that an i engagement is no-/ taking placeReuter.
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    REICH CABINET MEETS.
    43 11 Berlin. Dec 10. The Reich Cabinet today held its final meeting oi the year. Laws concerning taxes, people leaving the country and savings banks were renewed for another year The Cabinet also considered the new penal code under preparation.— Reuter.
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    Nanking Falls To Japanese After Heroic Stand.
    336 11 Shanghai, Dec. 13. NANKING, until recently national capital of China, fell to the Japanese today, the first day of the fifth month of the Shanghai war. Desperate Japanese efforts to trap the main force of the defenders were apparently frustrated, however. Gen. Chiane
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 14, 1937. No Panic
    1122 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 14, 1937. No Panic Just at a moment when there was excuse for a belief that all capacity for surprise at the] enormity of outrages which Japan- j ese hotheads could commit against neutral Powers had evaporated, the biggest outrage of all was committed.
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    150 12 AMUSEMENTS ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Concert. SINGAPORE. v GARR1CK THEATRE. GEYLANG V Maytime and General Spanky at j 7.45 p.m. i.l oil THEATRE Dreaming Lips. C GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE I The Galloping Ghosts Chapters 1 j to 6. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies Cine- mas. Theatres and Side
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    Foundations Of British Naval Power.
    955 12 GREAT SHIPS OF YESTERDAY. r«HE story of naval rearmament i repeats Itself throughout more than i thousand years of British naval his- j cry. Alfred the Great, threatened b> i he maritime superiority of the Dan^s. talised that the safety of his kingdom < ould
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    MY LADY WALKS.
    66 12 A Ching Dynasty poem by Fan Tseng Hsiang. yH ROUGH the long gallery You pass. Turning ever and anon To icatch your shadoio —And to display your slender icaist. Slowly you walk. And lightly. Lifting with your jadelike hand Your silken robe. Your passing Is like summer
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    Victuals For Roamers
    606 12 L I THOUGHT it might amuse you to hear the kind of food which you're liable to have to live on if you go in for roving, writes Peter Fleming in the National Review. I once went along with a Japanese punitive column in Manchukuo. We engaged
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    676 12 NOTES Of The DA Y. Speed Contrasts. IVAN Palmer, Straits Times chief reporter, who left this morning aboard the Empire flying boat Cs Qtatu rus, which is surveying the England Mew Zealand air route, is a New Zealander who came to the East by a much slcver means of transport.
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    ROOSEVELT TAKES UNPRECEDENTED ACTION.
    481 13 Protests To Emperor Against Bombing. PANAY CASE SHOCKS WORLD OPINION, Japanese Candour Amazes I UNPRECEDENTED action has been taken by President Roosevelt in conveying to the Emperor of Japan an expression of his deep concern at the sinking of United States gunboat Panay by Japanese planes
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    23 13 DR. GOEBBELS, Minister of Propaganda, collects money from an invalid in a bath chair during the Nazi Winter Relief Fund collection in Berlin.
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    "Designed To Frighten Foreigners From China."
    198 13 What U.S. Thinks. Washington. Dec. 14. TTHE views of some leading senators on the sinking of the Panay are as follows: Senator Pittman described the sinking as a climax to an intolerable series of incidents designed to friphtcn foreigners out of China and said
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    JAPAN RUSHES MEDICAL AID
    136 13 Sends Mine-Sweeper And Bomber On Mercy Mission. Shanghai, Dec. 13. IN spite of the danger from mines and Chinese gunfire a Japanese mme -sweeper steamed at full speed to lluhsien from Chingkiang to render every aid possible to the survivors of the Panay disaster, according to
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    3 American Missionaries Missing.
    39 13 Peiping, Dec. 14. THREE American missionaries Mr. and Mrs. Hasshi and Miss Neher, who disappeared from the Japanese-occupied town of Shoukang at night on an errand of mercy, are believed to have been murdered. Reuter.
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    New Puppet Republic In N. China.
    188 13 A REPUBLIC known as the Republic of North China is to be established, according to information believed to be reliable, reports Reuter from Peiping. Tsao Kun, it is stated, will be president, Wu Pei-fu as vice-president, and Chi Hsieh-yuan as Premier and War Minister.
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    SOVIET ELECTION SURPRISE.
    94 13 Moscow, Dec. 14. AT least 95 per cent, of the Soviet electorate went to the polls yesterday, and the great majority votec} for the approved list of candidates. acc:rding to preliminary election figures. There was a big surprise when the names of Alkanisastroff, vice-com-missar of defence, and
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    "Illegal Action Which Could Not Be Allowed."
    220 13 Paris, Dec. 13. "IF the facts are as related by the telegrams from the Far East it is an illegal action which could not be allowed in any organised society or civilised State," says Le Temps in a leading article on Japanese attacks
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    "Stability In Asia" Claim Is Forfeit
    161 13 CIVILIAN INFLUENCE NO LONGER RESTRAINS. UITHERTO the feeling; in Britain has been admirably restrain- fid, but any belief in Japan's self-proclaimed mission to "intioduce stability into the Far East" must considerably and irrevocably be forfeited in Western eyes by the reckless manner in which
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    U. S. Will Not Wait As Long As Britain For Reply.
    251 13 U. S. Will Not Wait As Long As Britain For Reply. Washington, Dec. 13. A WARNING to Japan to make her apology for the Panay Incident in a whole-hearted and spetdy manner is given by the conservative Washington Star which says there will be little disposition on the part of
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    Withdraw From China, Senators Demand.
    84 13 Withdraw From China, Senators Demand. Washington. Dec. 13. •"PHE Panay incident was debated in the Senate today when demands for the withdrawal of American naval craft from China were expressed from various quarters. Senator Barkley replied that such action could not be undertaken. Senator H. W. Johnson urged that senators
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    BRITAIN CONFERS WITH UNITED STATES.
    108 13 Grave Issues Involved, Says Eden. London, Dec. 13. A TTACKS on British shipping in th° Yangtse were the subject of a statement in the House of Common.! by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, whose remark that the seriousness of the incidents needed no emphasis
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    U.S. ACTION AWAITED.
    56 13 Paris. Dec. 13. The Foreign Under-Secretary, M. Deters an today received the American Ambassador. Mr. W. C. Bullitt. It is understood they discussed the Yangtse incidents. Foiitical circles believe France and Gre<\t Britain will support America in ary action but that they are waiting tc see definitely
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    CYNICAL DISREGARD FOR BRITISH FLAG.
    123 13 Japan Has Perfected Art Of Apology." London. Dec. 13. Under the heading The Limit." the News Chronicle, referring to the Japanese attacks on British gunboats, states that throughout the invasion r.t China Japan has shown a cynical disregard for the British flag. After detailing the
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    Hundred Die In Bombed Oil Ships.
    81 13 Hundred Die In Bombed Oil Ships. New York, Deo. 14. A CCORDING to a cable from the Standard Vacuum OH Company's offices at Shanghai, survivors of the oil company's crews are reported to number only 54 out of an estimated total of 150 aboard. The message adds that four U.S.
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    AUSTRIA & LEAGUE. Policy Not To Be Modified By Rome's Action.
    83 13 AUSTRIA LEAGUE. Policy Not To Be Modified By Rome's Action. Vienna, De:\ 14. An authoritative statement that I Austria does not consider modifying her League policy in view of Italy's .leaving the League is contained in the iNeuighkeltsweltblatt. organ of Dr. iSchuschnigg. the Chancellor. It is stated thr.t there is
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    ULSTERS INDIA-BOUND AFTER BAPTISM OF FIRE.
    355 14 ULSTERS INDIA-BOUND AFTER BAPTISM OF FIRE. Two Months In Shanghai Defence Sector. JAPAN'S SUPERIOR ARMS. COME 500 British soldiers who, for two months, were in the thick of the battle for Shanghai, uncertain as to when some lirman or gunner would misread his map and land hundreds of pounds of
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    Mail Scarcely Damaged In Flying-Boat Crash.
    154 14 Mail Scarcely Damaged In Flying-Boat Crash. THE great bulk of mails in the sunken Imperial Airways flying boat Cygnus have been salvaged and the damage done to individual letter* was on a comparatively small scale, stated Major G. C. Tryon. Postmaster-General, in the House of Commons yesterday. The number of
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    Wrestler Gregory And Promoter Friends Again.
    55 14 I Correspondent London. Dec. 13. l*O3 Grc~o>'j. husband c; the former Va erie Brooke, youngest daughter of the Rajah cf Sarawak, ha crjrced to accep* on v Harold La:. York uk Thursday, The acton brought >>-„ Lane Gregory ccccpi:r.g ::resi- .<. i matches other
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    SPECIAL GREETINGS TELEGRAMS.
    60 14 ■jr.- IM today, Christmas ar.d N?w Year greetings cables can be sent Tci any part of the British Empire at i rates, until Jan. 6. r words of gcod wishes to relatlves and friends will c;jt 51.30; "'hi; message would cost $10.25 at the full ordinary rate.
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    39 14 A fine ol $100 was imposed en a European. R. M. Pringle. tor allowi'.is lii.s dog to be out of doors without u muni by Mr E. C. G. Barrett in the Fourth Police Court yesterday. The pleaded guilty.
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    FOOTBALLER'S CAR TURNS TURTLE.
    86 14 Accident Close To Tanjong Malim. iFror.: Our Own CorrespondentIpoh. Dec. 13. Mil. J. 11. Auld. the Perak Rugby footballer, while travelling from Ku-jUa Lumpur with Mr. J. B. Reid! in a sports car, mot with an accident neai Tanjcng Malim when the car, skidded and turned
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    EURASIAN COMMISSIONER
    64 14 MEMBERS of the Singapore Eurasian Association have been asked to nominate a representative to the s?at on the Municipal Commission from which Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers is about to retire. Nominations must reach the Hon. Secretary not lat?r than Dec. 20 and! the annual meeting will b
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    TAILORS "STILL OUT."
    37 14 THE majority of the 1,000 Singa- pore Chinese tailors who struck on Dec. 4 and demanded increased wages are still out." The mediation of the Chines? Protectorate has not been sousht. it is understood.
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    Centaurus Leaves On Antipodes Flight.
    275 14 4 1 kNDFUL of spectators at the j airport, waved farewell to the [mperial Airways Empire airboat j f'entauru.s as she left Singapore this morning to resume her 30,000 mile survey flight t<> Australia and Nfw Zealand. When about 100 yards from the airfield, the
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    Malaya's Coolest Bachelor.
    135 14 Malaya's Coolest Bachelor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 14. r pHE manager of a well-known local company has the distinction of being Malaya's coolest bachelor. He has installed an airconditioning plant in the bedroom of his bungalow in Circular Road and sleeps in a temperature below 76, which,
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    Noted Preacher Here Tomorrow.
    143 14 Noted Preacher Here Tomorrow. Dr. E. '>ta2iley Jones. |"VR. E. STANLEY JONES, interna- tionally-known missionary leader and author, is scheduled to speak in Singapore at th; Victoria Memorial Hall, tomorrow evening. An American by birth. Dr. Jones has become famous in England by reason of his challenging books. Thirty years
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    NEW SEATING IN ST. ANDREW'S
    102 14 Memorial To Man Killed While Flying. NEW seating for St. Andrew's Cathedral, described by the Cathedral Courier as "a much-needed improvement" has been begun as the result of a gift of £50 by Mrs. Rawson 01 Freshwater, Me of Wight. The gift takes the form
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    PERAK DATO'S SON KILLED BY TRAIN.
    67 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 14. Death by misadventure was the I verdict delivered by the Kuala Kangsar I magistrate yesterday after an inquiry Into the death of Mohmed Yusofl. 11year old son of the Dato Stia. a Perak major chief. Deceased fell
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    To Stretch Their Legs.
    34 14 TROOPS OF THE IST. BATTALION ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES, disembarking from the troopship Dilwara this morning on arrival in Singapore from Shanghai. They went for a route march. —Straits Times Picture
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    Dollar Liner Total Wreck Off Formosa?
    160 14 A SHORE since Friday on Kashato 1.-land. south of Formosa, the 21,000 tons Dollar liner President Hoover, which with her sister ship the President Coolid?e is the pride of the Dollar fleet, will become a total loss, it is feared. Three of the forward
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    Anglo-Dutch Co-operation.
    52 14 London, Dec-. 13. ASKED by It ommander K. T. H. Fletcher, (Lab.), what conversations had occurred with the Netherlands concerning defence co-operation in the Far East Mr. Anthony Eden, (Foreign Secretary), replied that he had no statement to make on the matter. A supplementary question met with a
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    Scientists To Probe Malaya's Stone Age.
    197 14 Scientists To Probe Malaya's Stone Age. DECENT archaelogical discoveries in Perak. which have shed new light on previously; hidden aspects of the prehistory of south-eastern Asia, will figure largely in discussions <>( the Third Congress of Far East l'rehistorians which meets in Singapore in the last week of January next
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    GOVERNOR BACK TODAY.
    54 14 THE Governor. S'.r Shenton Thomas. is expected back in Singapore on the Straits Steamship vessel Kedali wh'ch arrives about 1.30 this afternoon. He returns from a short visit to Kedah. With him i.s Lady Thomas ana his staff. Sir Shenton will preside at a meeting of the
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    MAX SCHMELING ON LOUIS' TRAIL.
    38 14 In New York yesterday, cables Reuter, Max Schmeling. th! German. former world champion, defeated Harry Thomas, of Chicago, on a technical knock-out In the eighth round of a bout scheduled for ten rounds.
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    Police Face Extortion Charges.
    192 15 Three Constables And A Detective. FACING a series of charges of extortion in respect of sums ranging from 30 cents to $1, three Malay police constables, Majid bin Abdullah, Yasin bin Budin and Aman bin Mohamed Said, and a Chinese detective, Koh Siew Buay were yesterday
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    SELANGOR'S POPPY DAY RAISED $12,000.
    101 15 Remembrance Field Next Year. i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 13. AFIELD of remembrance may be instituted in Kuala Lumpur next year, as a result of a suggestion at the meeting of the Selangor Poppy Day Fund general committee held at the Residency
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    ANTI-AIR RAID AND "BLACK-OUT" POWERS FOR GOVERNOR.
    797 15 ANTI-AIR RAID AND "BLACK-OUT" POWERS FOR GOVERNOR. c Four New Bills For Council Tomorrow. SINGAPORE'S civilian population may soon be asked to coopetate in anti-air raid exercises and black-outs." One of four fiills to be presented for first reading: at tomorrow's special meeting of the Legislative Council deals with the
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    SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES FOR ESTATE WORKERS.
    199 15 SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES FOR ESTATE WORKERS. Trend Away From Communal Life. THE barrack type of building: on estates is doomed and in its place will arise individual or semi-detached dwellings, each in its compound. Privacy of a type unknown before will be a feature of these places, says Dr. R. E.
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    LORRY-TAXI COLLISION DELAYS TRAFFIC.
    62 15 COLLISION between a taxicab and a lorry in North Bridge Road, at the Coleman Street junction, during yesterday's lunch hour and fall of rain, caused considerable Inconvenience to traffic. Trolley buses using the route could not pass the vehicles without taking their arms oh* the overhead
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    20 15 St. Andrew's Mission Hospitr.l gratefully acknowledges receipt of the sum of $25 from "A Chinese Reader." of the Straits Times.
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    Unwanted Statue Of Raffles Has Been Destroyed.
    157 15 (From Our Own Correspondent s London, Dec. 12. IJNABLE to find anyone who would accept the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles which stood in the old Malayan Court at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, the authorities have destroyed this work. Tcld there was
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    MALAYAN B.M.A. JOURNAL.
    67 15 THE third issue of the Journal oi the Malayan Branch of the Britisn Medical Association, Just published contains among other articles "A Preliminary Survey of Opthalmological Practice in Singapore." by Dr. A. D Williamson, of the General Hosplt.i Singapore and a Note on the Leagr of Nations
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    27 15 WITH BAGGAGE PILED UP these Chinese icorkmen and their laviilies are ready to leave for Batu Pahat after ceasing work on Japaneseowned iron mines in the neighbourhood.
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    Canada's Growing Interest In Far East
    176 15 Canada 's Growing Interest In Far East A GROWING interest in Far Eastern markets is being shown by Canadian producers, states the Canadian Trade Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. B. C. Butler, who has completed about half of his tour of Dominion industries, having left Malaya in May. The principal centres
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    80 Foot-Crash To Death From Hotel Balcony.
    151 15 80 Foot-Crash To Death From Hotel Balcony. creating n Jisturbame on the ton floor of the Southern Hotel, Ku Tons; Sen Street, at 1.30 p.m. yesterday, an unidentified Chinese crashed 80 feet to his death from a balcony, smashing almost every bone in his body. The fall was broken when
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    MR. J. M. COCHRAN IN HOSPITAL.
    58 15 (From Our Cwn Correspondent. 1 Ipoh, Dec. 13. JU|R. J. M. COCHRAN, formerly of Ipoh. and at present manager of United Engineers' Kuala Lumpur branch, was taken suddenly ill while on a visit hrrc. He was removed to Batu Pahat hospital and was successfully
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    ARMY XV. TO MEET SINGAPORE.
    182 16 Two Positions Uncertain Practices Today Thursday. TH!: deciding match in the southern section of the Malaya Cup rugger competition, Army vs. Singapore, will be played ?t Anson Road stadium on Saturday. The winners will meet Selangor, holders of the trophy, in the final at Kuala
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    COLTS' FIVE AGAINST THE P.W.D.
    119 16 Hoc't^y. Th i ?W. D wore beaten o—lo 1 en their own gr:und yesterday by the CoJto, who adapted themselves the better to the bad ground conditions. Leembruggen opened the score for the Colts aft?r receiving the ball from T"..jy fifteen minutes from the start.
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    S.C.C. WELL BEATEN AT TANGLIN.
    352 16 Hockey. Brennan's Four Goals For The Skins. Fielding a strong team at Tanglin Barracks yesterday evening, the In-j niskillir.gs proved much too good! for the second string of the S.C.C. I in a keen game of hockey and wen I—o.I 0. Brennan, playing finely at
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    TWO FINE GOALS AT BALESTIER.
    190 16 Hockey. Air Force Draw With Ceylonese. The Ceylon Sports Club and th 3 Royal Air Force drew I—l1 1 in a game at Bales ier yesterday in which the airmen had much the better of the play. There was no score in the first half,
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    GOOD WIN FOR R.A.F. TOWN OFFICE.
    182 16 Clerical Union Beaten By Three Goals To One. Many open opportunities wers miss- ed in yesterday's hockey match at Ba- j lestler, when the R.A.F. (Town Office) beat the Clerical Union by three goals to one. The wet condition of the field made accurate
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    SINGAPORE'S SCORE IN N.R.A. POSTAL MATCH.
    146 16 Major Nunn Heads The List With Excellent Return. TIIK Singapore Rifle Association closed the 1937 season on Sunday by 1 shooting the N.K. Postal Match. This match, instituted in 1934. is open to teams of eight British subjects, resident and stationed in the Colonies,
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    SMITH & CHERRINGTON IN DOUBLES FINAL.
    307 16 SMITH CHERRINGTON IN DOUBLES FINAL. Beat Strong Chinese Pair In Two Hard Sets. THE S.C.C. pair, Roy Smith and E. C. Chcrrington, yesterday qualified for the final of the open doubles in the S.C.K.C. invitation lawn tennis tournament. In their semi-final tie they accomplished a good performance in beating the
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    29 16 The players in yesterday's open doubles semi-fina'- in the S.C.R.C. invitation tournament. Left to right: Roy Smith. Woon Chow Tat. E. C. Cherrington, Chua Choon Leong —Straits Times Picture.
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    BASKET BALL TOUR FOR CHINA RELIEF.
    158 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat, Dec. 14. In aid of tbe China Relief Fund, the Eu Ea basketball team of Batu Pahat, comprising eleven players, all under 19 years of age, are touring Malaya on bicycles and playing matches for which admission fees
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    LIM CUP FINAL AT BATU PAHAT.
    110 16 (From Our Own Correspondent I Batu Pahat. Dec. 13. Lim SJang Choon won the Llm Cup yesterday when he beat Lam Ken? Hong in straight sets. 6—3. 6—2.6 2. Playing carefully in the first set. Slang Choon gradually tired his opponent by chopping and
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    J. Weber In W. A. Amateur Championship Final.
    144 16 f TXDEFEATED throughout his schoolboy career in Singapore as the schools' flyweight champion, Johnny Weber, younger brother of 1 rankle Weber, the well-known boxer, has won his way into the West Australian amateur boxing champ ionship finals. Scaling Bst. 91b. and thus
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    SELANGOR GOLF CLUB PRIZE-WINNERS.
    233 16 fl>*rom Our Own Correspondent i Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 13. At the December prize-giving of the Selangor Golf Club held tonight the following awards were made: Mixed Foursomes. November: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Douglas (after tie with Mr. and Mrs. L. Richardson >. Stapleford Competition Nov.
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    Taiping Skye Meeting This Week-End.
    390 17 ENTRIES FOR HORSE AND PONY RACES. roii che Taiping Turf Club's Skye Meeting, to be held on Friday and Saturday, only a moderate entry has been received. Horses and ponies which will participate in the two days' racing are as under There are 221 entries
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    26 17 EiVuLAND vs. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Planicka, the Ciech goal*, runs out and punches clear from a bunch of players in the match at Tottenham, won 5—4 by England.
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    5. T. C. GIVE $2,000 TO CHINA RELIEF FUND.
    39 17 TN response to a recent appeal for the relief of distress among refugees in China, the Singapore Turf Club have donated 52.000 to the China Relief Fund Committee in Singapore.
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    F. A. CUP: DRAW FOR 3rd ROUND. Seven Out Of 32 Ties To Be Played In London.
    165 17 F. A. CUP: DRAW FOR 3rd ROUND. Seven Out Of 32 Ties To Be Played In London. 'THE draw for the third round of the F.A. Cup competition ties to be played on Jan. B—is8 is cabled by Reuter as follows: Grimsby vs. Swindon. Doncaster vs. Sheffield United. Crystal Palace
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    TOURISTS' WINS IN INDIA.
    36 17 Continuing their tour of India, the Islington Corinthians soccer team, due next month in Malaya, played three matches at Kharagpur, and won them all, by an aggregate of seven goals to two.
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    BORNEO CO. vs. A.P.C. TOMORROW.
    63 17 Tne following will represent tne Borneo Co. against the Asiatic Petroleum Co. tomorrow at Paya Lebar Ng Eng Kee; Scow Khlam Chuan, W.R. Ravie; E. E. da Sllva, C. C. Webster. Harry Tan; Koh Tian Hock, Teo Teck Soon, Wun Yew Tim, G. C. Ashworth,
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    UNOFFICIAL TEST AT BOMBAY.
    78 17 Cricket, Tourists Want 81 To Win With Six Wickets Left. Bombay. Dec. 13. Cose of play scores today in the second unofficial Test match, which began here on Saturday, and ends tomorrow were: India 153 and 208 (Mankad 88. Gover five for 88, Wellard four for
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    59 17 TODAY. Rugby: S.C.C. tournament Merchants vs. P.S. and B. llockry: Slate trial on S.R.C. ground; S.C.C. vs. P.0.C.; Y.W.C.A. vs. European Women, C.U. ground. TOMORROW. Rugbjr: S.C.C "A" \s. Combined Asiatics; R.A. (8.M.1 vs. Police. Hockey: S.R.C. "A 1 vs. G.H.R.C; CSC. vs. S.C.R.C. Soccer: Married vs.
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    AMR BEY AGAIN WINS TITLE.
    102 17 London, Dec. 13. F. D. Amr Bey, the brilliant Egyptian player, who a few days ago retain|ed the open title, today won the I amateur squash rackets championship for the third time in succession, defeating Dr. J. F. Stokes 9—3, 9—4 9—2 in the final
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    S. K. WONG WINS COMPETITION.
    224 17 APLIN ALSO HAS GOOD CARD. The Island Club's Captain's Prize competition, played under Stapleford reckoning over the week-end, resulted in a win for S. K. Wong with a total score of 39'/i points. About 60 cards were taken out and the following were some of
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    I. C. STAPLEFORD
    166 17 S.G.C. CAPTAIN'S PRIZE SEMI-FINALS. The second bi-monthly mixed rour- somes competition for December will I be played on Sunday afternoon at the Singapore Golf Club. The following Is the draw for tnc semi-finals of the Captain's Prize competition, to be played not later than Sunday next: M.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    687 17 "English" Rugger Players— Questionable Qualifications Greyhounds Worth Lots Of Money France Seeks Marathon Runner Donoghue's Final Races. Conducted By "ECHO." R/IY note about Peter McRae. Somer- set rugger player, selected lor the i English trial after being approached j! by both Scottish and Irish selectors.!. and my
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    "ARMY HAS SO MUCH TO DO," SAYS MR., HORE-BELISHA.
    535 18 Changes That Bring Hope To Many. "TTHOSE entrusted with organising a modern army must ever be conscious of the factor of time." .said Mr. Hore-Belisha. Secretary for War. at J Ashton-under-Lvne on Saturday, referring to the recent changes in the Army
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    77 18 AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE REUNION DINNER. At the main table. Oeft to right) Dr. N. Mootatamby. Dr. Lint Boon Keng, Mrs. Chen Su Lan. Dr. Lint Han Hoe, Sir Ong Siang Song. Mrs. R. B. MacGregor, Dr. G. V. Allen. Mrs. A. B Jordan. Mr. V. R. Bryne. Lady Sony.
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    Socialism An Accomplished Fact, Says Stalin.
    219 18 Moscow. Dec. 12. CTALIN. making his first speech in the Soviet elections at a crowded meeting in the Bolsnoi Theatre, eulogised the manner in which the national election was being conducted and referred to the progress made by Socialism in Russia during the past
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    German Peace Move Was Not Official.
    208 20 German Peace Move Was Not Official. London. Dec. 13. REPLYING to Lleut.-Com. Fletcher (Lab.t. regarding German mediation. Mr. Anthony Eden. Foreign Secre-j tary. said he understood from the| Japanese and Ger-'"" Go- vrin^ntsi that the German Ambassador at Nan- i k -ig was not charged with a mission of making
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    CAPTURE OF NANKING NOT THE END OF WAR.
    79 20 Pessimistic View Of Japanc .i War Office. Tatto, Dec. 13. OU Urn eve of the fall of Nanking, which is expected momentarily. 'the Japanese War Otnce has instruct-: cd all divisions and military lnstitu- I I tlons not to be intoxicated with
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    BOMBING OF BRITISH SHIPS
    110 20 Japanese A oology To Admiral London. Dec. 9. The bombing ot the two British ships Tuckwo and Tatun? on th? Yanstn River at Wuhu was the subject of a protest to the Japanese yesterday by th? Ccrr.mancier-in-Chief of the China Station. As a result, the Chief
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    STRICT MARTIAL LAW IN WUHAN AREA.
    55 20 Strict martial law has been proclaimed by the Chinese Government in Wuhan area, comprising the three cities of Hankow. Hanyang and Wuchang, and unauthorised meetings and parades are prohibited. Looting, pro- Japanese propaganda interference with communications and j spying are among the offences punish-
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    KEEPING A CHECK ON POPULATION
    178 20 Drastic Amendments To New Bill London. Dec. 10. Today".s Commons order 9496T contains dozen of amendments to the Population Statistics Bill, tabled by the Minister in charge ol th? measure. Sir Kingsley Wood. Complaints were made in the second reading debate last week that the
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    KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING.
    56 20 Nairobi, D:c. 12. Th 3 King's African Rifles were justified in firing during the riot at a football match at Isso!o, Kenya, last month, according to the finding of a magisterial inquiry. But for the firing, the loss of life and damage wou'.d have
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    SIX THOUSAND DIE ON BRITAIN'S ROADS
    82 20 Fresh Attempt Being Made On Problem. London, Dec. 8. SIX thousand people are killed and 200.000 are injured in road accidents every year in Britain The cost to the naticn Is £20.000.000 a year the Bishop of Winchester told the Hfuse of Lords during
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    32 20 TWO OF THE "SARO LONDON II flying-boats before the start of their long formation flight from Mount Batten. Plymouth, to Malaya and Australia. The aircraft are due to .spend Chr'stmas in Singa-
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    BRITISH ENVOY TO FRANCO.
    83 20 Lon-Jon. Dec. 12. I Sir Robert Hodgson left England j yesterday on the first stage of his i journey to Nationalist Spain, where he la soon to take up his duties as chief agent of the British Government. Among those who saw him off was 1
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    NEW BRITISH CARDINAL
    154 21 Pope's Sadness At Losses In Far East Vatican City, Dec. 13. pvu. Arthur Hinsley, Archbishop of J Westminster, was today created a I cardinal at a secret consistory. He is I the first British cardinal since Cardinal Bourne died in 1935. Most of the cardinals are resident
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    SIR JOHN ANDERSON'S GREAT WORK
    92 21 London, Dec. 12. On the occasion of the return to London today of Sir John Anderson. who has been succeeded in the Governorship of Bengal by Lord Bra- bourne. The Times, in a leading article, I reviews his contribution during his term of office to
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    Are Hong Kong Defences Adequate ?
    206 21 Are Hong Kong Defences Adequate MEMBER SUGGESTS CAPITAL SHIPS SHOULD BE THERE. W London, Dec. 13. HEN was the last joint inquiry by representatives of the three services into the question of the defence of Hong Kong, Lieut-Commander R. Fletcher (Labour, Warwick, Nuncaton) asked in the House of Commons today.
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    78 21 General Iwane Matsui (centre), commander of the Japanese Army forces operating in the Shanghai area and probable future dictator of the Chinese Municipality of Greater Shanghai. This photograph was taken on the occasion of the friendly call by Admiral Sir Charles Little (left) and Major General A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett,
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    Biggest General Election In The World?
    105 21 Biggest General Election In The World? Moscow. Dec. 13. The Soviet general election was marked by unprecedented enthusiasm, according to the official Tass Agency. Over 100.000 polling stations were open from 6 am. to midnight but so keen were voters to vote eariy that in a number of localities voting
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    PROCESSIONS BANNED
    37 21 London. Dec. 13. In the House of Commons Sir Samuel Hoare (Home Secretary), announced that the regulation forbidding political processions in the East End of London could be renewed for a further three months. Reuter.
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    Britain Swept By Terrific Storms.
    112 21 Britain Swept By Terrific Storms. London, Dec. 13. T*HE worst storms for many years are raging in the British Isles and Scotland is experiencing the worst snowstorms for decades. The liner Ncrmandie lost her anchor while battling in a gale off the Isle of Wight and the troopship Dunera, with
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    Admiral Nagano Cremated?
    101 21 Shanghai, Dec. 13. A solemn cremation service was held on the Asama Mountain yesterday in the presence of a large number of Japan's high officials and leading citizens. Among those present was the Premier, Prince Konoye says a Tokio report. The "ashes" of Admiral Nagano, former Minister
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    Yugoslavia Stands By France
    103 21 Paris, Dec. 13. M. Stoyadlnovitch, Yugoslavia's Premier, In the course of a conversation with M. Del bos (French Foreign Minister), confirmed the Yugoslavian Government's decision not to sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, according to the Havas Agency. M. Stoyadlnovitch is reported to have insisted that his Journey
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    MISSING AMBASSADOR.
    34 21 Berlin. Dec. 12. The Soviet Ambassador, M. Yureneff, who recently was persistently reported to have been arrested In Russia will not return to his post. In Berlin, It Is officially revealed.— Reuter.
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    3032 22 Has British Cabinet Ceased To Breed? Asks "A.P.H." 1 Our London Letter. (Frooi Our Own Correspondent.) London. Dec. 3. iui i sooner does December come roariaf with the winter gales than London achieves Splendid Isolation. For a whole month we successfully conspire, on this rainswept little Mand in the surging
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    152 24 (Left) TWO FAMOUS BORDER FAMILIES, the Hamilton* and the Percys, were united at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, when the MARQUESS OF DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALE, the Everest flier, and LADY ELIZABETH PERCY, sister of the Duke <>C Northumberland, were married early this month. VISCOUNT GORT, V.C., on
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