The Straits Times, 16 December 1937

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1 4 The Straits Times
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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2 1 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1937 PRICK 10 CENTS The Straits Times I I'Af.ES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1937 PRKE 10 CENTS
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      103 1 sjrjt.APor?": 140. Cecil st. cphonc S47t> It \i Johnson omosTOMoroits \J /k dependability Johnson Sea Horses continue to lead in public acceptance. This is due to their proven Dependability, Models 100, 200, their Style, their Balanced-Construction, and many 37 p#q other fine mechanical features. Lower in price than i n
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      23 1 DOUBLE Shell 3UICK DODGE HUDSON DAIMLER CHRYSLER CHEVROLET STUDEBAKER TRIPLE Shell M. G. FIAT MORRIS CITROEN HILLM AN STANDARD AEROSHELL ALVIS BENTLEY LAGONDA
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      168 1 tKB J^^. fffj .We invite you to a Meeey Sherry Party The friendliness of a fine Sherry can be appreciated at our expense in our Cafe on SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. 18th. To ensure perfect harmony at a Party like this zve require cheery guests and a very good Sherry naturally
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      41 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. rPHONS 3693) foto-portrait o at o studio 33 o by fttt -artist only CHRISTMAS FARE jf^ 1 weight. jPs cious in flavour. flk' 4f^ W jJ tJ^S^^m 9w^ Is Adv.. o/ Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
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      502 2 HARVEY.— At the Maternity Hospital, Sin- I*"-. 15. to V 'infred. J wife of W L Harvey, Lanadron Estate, Hu.tr. Johore. a son. SITUATIONS VACANT l()l NO Chinese clerk with good handwritted for European import BITB. Appi> straits Times. «ANTED—Marine Engineer with Second Class 8.0. T. Certificate for about SIX
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      418 2 FOR SALE RECONDITIONED Used Refrigerators, Q.K -Prigidaire Shelvador and other maker from $50 upwards. Brlnkmann Ii Co., 15 Grange Road. ROTARY Converter. 230 volt D.C— A.C. Elrctro Dynamic. 180 watts output. In new I condition, cost 5175. bargain at $80. Box 256. Straits Times. SECOND HAND. WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATORS with mexpired
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      634 2 BOARD 8e RESIDENCE SENTOSA. 61. Stevens Rd. Phone 4133. A clean, cool and healthy residential establishment. (One or two vacancies). Also to let furn. sea Pavilion at Slglap. ON THE SEA, nr. Swimming Club, attractive position. The 'Grove" 103 k 109. Meyer Road. Katong. Superior establishment. Excel i Cuisine, large
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      911 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of modern polished teak household furniture including John Littles' and Robinsons' iron safes, colourful. Tientsin-pattern centre carpets (brand new) almost new Royal and Underwood standard and portable typewriters, A.C. D.C. Crompton e.ectric ceiling lans with guarantee. powerful 11 -valve Philco radio receiver, almost new Singer hand
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      664 2 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. NOTICE is hereby given that Miller Street, between Victoria Street and Carver Street, is closed to through traffic from Dec. 15, 1937, until further notice, for the purpose of constructing sewers. BY ORDER. NOTICE. BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROPERTY INSPECTION SERVICE BUILDING CONSERVATION. I have as of 15
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      354 2 A Hair Style to suit ..s»w m every shape of tace sMWAtW^l^^^L and a oetter service y^iMMA Phone or call at AgSSSEBif) FIGARO European Ladies' Hair Dresstrs. 93. Bras Basah 3d. and Kaffir* Hotel Phone 2868. BUSINESS CARDS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARD and Miss HANA 60.
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      769 3 P. &0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. I Incoi poralea to En U \!L PASSENGER ANL CARGO C SERVICES .-•ULAR AND ORIENTAL S N Ca l'\'DER CONTRACT WiTH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT I ONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE aOTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage. Spore 1337
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      411 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated in Japan) .F.NERAJL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. ct KiORT TRIPS TO JAPAN VIA HOMCKONC ss. PUSHIMI MARU Dec 27 ss. HAKOZAKI MARU Jan. 9 F m.s TERUKUNI MARO Feb L ss HAKUSAN MARU Feb. 20 ss. HARUNA MARU Mar. 6 A
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      657 3 BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class motorships. Most cabl'.is have adjoinine private bath. Excellent cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From: Spore Malacca Port Penan;; ai Sham a BORINGIA 4 1 4/1 5/1 6/1 FIONIA 25 1 25/1 26 1 27/1 p LALANDIA 15/2 15/2 16 2 17 2
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      241 3 8. 1. S N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in tineiand) APCAR LINE tOR BONG KONG. MOJI. KO3t MO OSAKA SIRDHANA 8.000 16th Dec. at 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation oi fast and second class passengers Special noilday return tickets interchangeable »ith P. Sc O. S N. CO. issued at rhear "-dies
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      991 3 THE BLUE FUNNFI tI.N< lOrean The llua KJiiow Stram^hin Co ir>T!> :.tj. Steam Ship i'o '.m and China iutual Cunard White Stai iid Steam Navigation (o Ltd i Aberdeen Commonwealtn (.me The Strait* Steamship Co l.t'l. Shan Savill A \thion o l.td Tht China Na.i,a"on Co Md. Tht Australian Oriental
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      201 4 Mails from Penang and Kuala Lumpur expected today, Dec. 16, by air (Internal Service) will be delivered to boxholders at 7.30 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, Dec. 17, at 8.45 a.m. Mails from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) expected today, Dec. 16, by air (X.L.M.) will be delivered to
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      CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR MAILS.
      99 4 A IR mails for delivery in Europe before Christmas can be posted before 7 p.m. TODAY for conveyance by K.L-M. Packets must be superscribed "By KIM." Letters sent by the next X.L.M. machine leaving on Saturday will be delivered in most parts of Europe before
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      174 4 Thursday. December 16. j Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to Mttm. Entrance Exit Location Ship Gadown Gate Gate East Wharf Rajula 22 1 1 Hai Lee 20 1 1 Main Wharf Rajputana 18 2 3 Sui Sang 16 2 3 Glenbeg 14 2 3 President
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      378 4 ToGay Burma (Karagola) 3 p.m. (By Train) 7 pm. East and North India (Karagola) 3 p.m (By Train) ..7 p.m South India (Rajula) ..3 p.m (By Train) 7 p.m Indo-China (Suisang) ..3 p.m. Sarawnk (generally) Bintulu (Circe) 3 p.m. U.S.A. (Parcels only) (President Polk) 4 p.m. Bengkulis,
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      AIR MAILS
      119 4 INWARD. Wearnes: From Penang Kuala Lumpur: Arrives every evening other than Sundays. K.L.M.: From Netherlands India: Arrives THIS evening. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives THIS evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due Friday evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Sunday afternoon. OUTWARD. Wearnes: To Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Mails close 6 a.m.
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      CLEARANCES
      49 4 Dec. 14: Rokan (Dut.); Silver Gull, IDilwara, Kelantan, Benledi (Brit.). J Dec. 15: Raub, Perak. Giaucus. Gleni flnlas, Bennevis, Aing Leong, Rimau, Hin Cheong, Tandjong Pinang, Tandjong Balei, Malacca, Sin Aik Lee (Brit.); Khoen.Hoea, Makasser, Togian, Thedens (Dut.); Porbln (Fren); James Stuve (Nor.); Argun Maru (Jap.); Valaya (Siam).
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      Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.
      30 4 The Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Is expected to berth alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves at 7 a.m. tomorrow, and will sail for Europe at 10 a.m. sharp.
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      NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM.
      21 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM. The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Dec. 10 was delivered in London on Dec. 15.
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
    377 4 London, Dec. 15. The following are todays closing middle prices on the London Stocn Exchange: Shares ol £1 aenommat.on unless otherwise stated: Ynter- Rise oai or Fab Conversion Loan 5 p.e. 1944-64 H2 l i FiUKiing uoan O.c. 1960-90 H2\i +J* War Loan, 3 H p.c IUI-i
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    FROM MALACCA.
    307 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must oe specially and clearly superscribed "By KX.M."j Mails will rf~ at Ma.acca M loliows. Penang 1 Internal Air Service) 6 p.m Tomorrow Australasia, Java and Timor by air (Qantas.) ..9.45 a.m. Ceylon, S. It W India, Bombay, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt,
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      614 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:~ ROOKING AGENTS F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. I RI.EPHONE Freight 5433— Passage 5431. fim&nk empress Honolulu. .ships-side rail ron- <^^^S9fi WZp' nections at Vancourer. < 7 yffe Ret This time go via Canada book Lt. your passage on Canadian Pacific's f
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      88 4 nncorrwrateo B Btrsns Bettl«meiiti) ELLERMAN BUCKN ALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) FOR HAVRE, LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Ports and Sn«« Ca»«l Due Sails tCITY OF CHRISTCHURCH Dec. 28 Jan. Calls Glasgow. FOR NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, HALIFAX MONTREAL. Due Sails CITY OP EVANSVILLE Mar. 12 Mar. 17 STATE
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      311 4 ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Incorporated In D S A.) BOSTON. NEW VOKK A BILTIMOKB VIA SUEZ CANAL Dae Snl* STEEL MARINER In port l>ec. 21 FAIRFIELD CITY Dec 21 D<v 27 KLAVENESS LINE. (Incorporated in Norway) LOS ANGELES. SAN FRANCISCO. Limited but excellent DMKnget Accommodation Available Fare to Los Angeles of
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      299 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE H. W. 8.35a.m. 9.1 ft.; 10.15p.m. B.sft. L. W. 2.34 a.m. 4.9 ft.; 3.30 p.m. 1.5 It. FTiday, December 17. H.W 9.25a.m. 9.6ft.: 11.05p.m. B.9ft. L W. 3.31 a.m. 4.8 ft.; 4.20 p.m. 0.8 ft. Saturday, December 18. H. W. 10.10a.m. 10ft.; 11.51 p.m. 9.1 ft. L.
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      285 5 J^QXY BAR OPEN M ID NIGHT TONIGHT— 6.IS-9.15 j^^HVP^R^^SHi A Nh\V KIND OF MYSTERY I *T^Tl THRILLER!— SKK HIM M Jv 4^^ M\ PREDICTED A MIKDER— LiA^ --^-■'^•aa^ I WANGLED A TWISTED Bf ilfMfill 'TaM^T "T^B ROMANCK! THE GREAT GAMBINI' A Paramount Picture ait Ii VKIM TAMIROFF. MARIAN MARSH JOHN
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      86 5 XMASSALE NOW ON 5000 RECORDS (SURPLUS STOCKS) TO BE CLEARED. Every Record is Guaranteed 111 1 be Brand new and Unused. Real Bargain REX 35 cts. each PARLOPHONF 45 rts. each DECCA 45 cts. each BRUNSWICK 45 cts. each T. M. A. SALE GENUINE BARGAIN SALE Singapore K. Lumpur Ipoh.
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      692 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Stiaits Times is publishing' this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary ot entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other out standing happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. arc invited to -uhmit diary dates. S Hotels. RAFFLES HOTEL: Orchestral concert. 8.15 to 9.15 p.m.
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      456 5 HBH A TOAST TO LOVE UNDER THE SLY DIRECTION ZS^fc^B OF THAT MASTER OF SUBTLETY, LUBITSCH! I j£e. 111 l PREMIERE TONIGHT 9]g PAVILION J^ "^B JEI*W "Angel Rushes in Whrre Wives Fear To Tread! When You've an v.«- "^fc dHP X Tci I)i> Things and Hubby's Too Busy let
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      541 6 i,kh;hteii sentiment in home centres. DOLLAR TIN SHARES EASIER. I By Ot.r Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 16. In spite of the falls in commodities in London and New York markets yesterday the Stock markets there were lirmer and prices slightly higher. The London improvement did not, however,
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      EXCHANGES.
      94 6 London, Dec. 15. Ti-nv 147 19/ 64 Stockholm 19.40 N<« Y< rk 4.99 13 16 Athens 547'^ M atreal 4.99 13 16 sellers i 29.40 p.io 2 21 32 Geceva 21.604 market tates in 8 99'.- Belgrade 216 Mi'an 94 15 16 Buenos ires unquoted Berlin 111.39 Mrrtc\idco 26
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        MINING.
        598 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. ssue Val. Prasers Co Lyall Kvatt Buyers Sel.":rs Buyer? Sellers 4 Ampat rin 4 6 5/- 4, 7> z 1/1% CI Asam Kumbar? 32/- 34/- 32/- 34/11 Austral Malay 50/- 55/- 50/- 55/5/- Ayer Hitam 26/- 27/6 26 6 27 6cd 1
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        GENERAL.
        410 6 2 2 Alex Br^ck Ord. 1.50 1.60 1.50 160 2 2 do 7VzTo Prefs. 2.30 2.37',' 2 2.25 2.35 10 10 Atlas Ice 8.00n. 8.00n. 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting J.45 0.55 0.50 O.SOnom 10 5 B. M. Trustee 6.00 6.75 S 00 6.75 £1 £1 Con. T. S.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        239 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 102 104 nom Vy/o 1907 red. 1947 fci 600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nom •i" 2 <7t 190$ red. 1955 »t,000,000 int. Mar 31 Sept iO 113 115 nom 1% j»l3 red.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        360 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Allenby 1.40 1.50 1.45 1.55 Alor Uajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Aysr Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelli Brogas Brunei un Bukit Kaul Bukit K B Bukit Kepong Bukit riman («H0) L'l angkat Serdan« ,::>nnemara ienealy Plantations riamilton haytor
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      85 6 Thursday, December 16, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Dec. 23> 23^ Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) Dec. 22% 23 V' a No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable 23 U 28% December 23'! j
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      EXCHANGES.
      195 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued V>y 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 1720 Switzerland demand 251 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand
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    HEAVY FALL IN AMERICAN RUBBER CONSUMPTION
    250 6 HEA VY FALL IN AMERICAN RUBBER CONSUMPTION Almost 5,000 Tons In November. Stocks Rise 22,000 Tons. (From Ovr Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. l". DUBBER consumption in America in November was below the lowest estimate and no less than 4.719 tons less under that consumed ii October and 16,31') tons less
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    AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
    416 6 THE following quotations are pub- lished by courtesy :>f Messrs R F. Levy and Co.. Singapore. Messrs. White Weld and Company, New York, report by cable r^a:. yesterday's markets:--STOCKS. Market acti >n today and ys\ tends to indicate fiat Monday'; w ness was the temp^rr.ry
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    PRODUCE.
    169 6 Singapore, December 16, 12 noon. Bur-- SeUei Gambler M 00 Hamburg Cube SISDO Java 2uce $11.00 Pepper. White Muntok 513.75 White 513.25 Black 58-50 Co pro. Mixed $4.65 Sun Dried $4.90 lapioca Small Fiake $3 75 Fair Fiake $3.50 Medium Pearl $4 45 Small Pearl $4.05 Sago Flour No.
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    317 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Dec. 15. 5 p.m 1 company Dhidtna TIN. Batu Selangor 5% Int. Dec 9 Burma Malav 6d. Int. Dec 11 Hong Kong Tin 40 4 Pinal Idrla Hyds 2'*% Int. Killinghall 20<7o Pinal Klang River 5% Int. Dec. 23 Kramat Tin 6d Int
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      KAPALA RUBBER ESTATES
      1470 7 Increase In Crop And Planted Acreage. CONFIDENCE IN COMMITTEE'S POWER TO MEET SITUATIONS. rHE third annual general meeting of the Kapala Rubber Estates jf Malaya, Ltd., was held in London an Dec. 6. Mr. A. H. Doherty (chairman of the company) presided and said: It is very
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      OUTLOOK FOR BUSINESS.
      512 7 PRICE TREND. CRUCIAL POSITION OF U.S.A. THE effect of events past and to come in the United States on the one hand, and of commodity, control schemes on the other, a*-' Qwy affect the prospects of busi-j ness, are discussed in the current i issue of the
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      SEARCH FOR OIL IN ABYSSINIA.
      60 7 Work Being Speeded Up. Professor Angelo Bianchi, an Italian mining expert, has gone to Abyssinia with a mission from the Italian General Petroleum Board to speed up the search for oil. Intensive searches for oil and metals in Aby.ssinia since the conquest of the country
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      STEEL OUTPUT DOWN.
      122 7 Wow York, Dec. 7. STEEL ingot production in the United States during November totalled 2,154.000 tons, the American Ircn and Steel institute reported today. This compared with 3,392,691 tens in October and 4,323,025 tons in November last year. This is a fall of 36.5 per cent, from
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      YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. 425 Tons Sold.
      179 7 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. 425 Tons Sold. "THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association he.d its 1.360 th auction yesterday when there Were catalogued 1 .297.096 lbs. <579.0S tonsi; offered 1.009 541 lbs. < 450.69 tonsi; sold 951.298 lbs. «42-1.69 tons-. Spot Lindon 7 3 16 d New Ycrk 14 15
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      VEGETABLE OIL.
      130 7 THE Liverpool correspondents of William Jacks r.rd Co.. (Malaya) Ltd., in their report dated Dec. 2. comment as follows: PALM OlL.— Last week-end the market showed a slight Increase but has since declined and is now much easier. West African Palm OH in casks the near posMion is
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      ORIENT S.N. AGAIN PAYS FIVE PER CENT.
      151 7 Operating Income £134,500 Higher. TTHE Orient Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., which is affiliated to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., reports increased profits for the year to June 30 last, and the dividend on the ordinary cap'.tal is maintained. Operating profit and
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      THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
      202 7 i Incorporated in En^">nd'. Capital Autho-lsed E3.0C0.00C Capital Subscribed £1.800.00 C Reserve Fund and Rest £1.247.82£ Capital Paid up C1.050.00C BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Right Hon Lord Catto ot Cairnrattc Sir Charles A'exander Innes X. C.S.I C.I Sir Thomas Smith. Xt P. R. Chalmers.
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      469 7 HON*. KONG SHANGHAI BANKING COttPCWATKWI. i ii, ihe 3MOSVJ 01 Houe Kong > :wrs .mutea to tr aim u. niaiiiii'r prcrribed bv Ordir1929 oi the Coloin A'Ui. 530.000.000 am Fuiiv Paid-U.) $20,000,000 6.D('0.'.0(J Cunencv »...^OO.OOO oUin ot Proprietor ann.OO 000 tit mi ornci homo kom. BOARD OI 'HIIK TOits C,
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      578 7 CHARTERED DANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Iticirpi rated ir. tncwc c o« Royal L'har.C! lRjl)! Ps:i' Od Ca'iilai in i'jl'.OOl ot £5 eacn 13.000. 0M Reserve Funa fS.OOO 000 Reserve UaoUKi it ftODrwton t3.OOt.SQM ■sao or net; IS. t'L-.iiop>(.iw l aneon K t I A:o: Star Root Kong K.i';«n
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      152 8 WASH YOUR FACE THIS NEW WAY! AMBROSIA PORE. DEEP CLEANSER OZ. BOTTLE ENOUGH FOR SO £1 OC CLEANSINGS lO Otx^mable at ail Ch*mists and Stores Hraftou Laboratories Distributors THE 1938 LEADER! "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" AMERICAN RADIO With All The Latest In Rcdio. Full Particulars from soi.i. VGENTS KEE HUAT RADIO
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      139 8 SINGAPORE TODAY ZiiL 133 me s 1225 ml p.m. 6.00 Indian music. 6.30 Chinese music— Dance music with Mandarin vocal refrains. t 7.05 "Sportsmen Talking" W. W. Wakefleld, M.P. Relay from London. 7.20 Musical interlude. t "Zampa" iHerold) and "Poet and Peasant" Suppo Two well-known overtures played on the piano
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      18 8 STANDARD COMPONENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ETC. FOR RADIO and SOUND WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. 119 North Brtdge Rwd, SINGAPORE.
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      111 8 SHOP WHERE THE STORE HAS THE GREATEST S ELECTIONS OF GIFTS. Shop at GIAN SINGH'S GRAND ANNUAL XMAS SALE Today MORE GOODS MORE GIFTS FOR EVERYBODY HAVE JUST BEEN UNPACKED TO RENDER SHOPPING MOST CONVENIENT 8c ECONOMICAL. GIAN SINGH GO. 4 BATTERY RD.— SINGAPORE— PHONE 245 3J ■Ml —^MJM J
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      1296 8 Broadcasting. 8.50 News and announcements. Relay from London 9.15 Dance music played by De Souza's Band and Charlies Hot Stampers. Relay from the Great World Cabaret. 10 00 Close down. t Gramophone records. PENANG. ZUJ 6CB W.C ift.2 at) p.m. 7.00 Signal and programme. 7.05 Light programme of veil-known favourites.
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    Britain Negotiates For Settlement Of Claims.
    375 9 GOVERNMENT 15 CARING FOR DEPENDENTS OF KILLED. London, Dec. 15. MUHETHFiK any specific date had been fixed by the Japanese Government for the payment of compensation for damage done to British property and British lives lost in China was a question put to the
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    LORD EDWARD GLEICHEN DIES.
    166 9 Was In Singapore. London, Dec. 15. TPHE death occurred in London to- day of Lord Edward Glelchen. extra Equerry to King Oeorge V, at the age of 74. Lcrd Edward passed through Singapore in 1934 on a tour of the Far East. The only son of
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    FRENCH POLICE FIND ARMS DUMP.
    75 9 Biggest Yet Discovered. Paris, Dec. 15. AN illicit arms depot, claimed to be tire biggest unearthed since the beginning of the inquiry into the Cagoulards' (hooded mem affair, was discovered in a garage on the east side of Paris today. It included six light Hotchk'ss
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    ALL FOREIGNERS SAFE IN NANKING.
    79 9 Japanese Embassy Intact. Shanghai, Dec. 15. TTHE Japanese Embassy has received a message from Nanking stating that the 27 foreigners there are all safe. They consist of one Briton, two Russians, six Germans and 18 Americans. No foreign diplomatic officials are at Nanking. About 150.000
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    Bombs Fall Near Hong Kong Border.
    101 9 Bombs Fall Near Hong Kong Border. Hong Kong, Dec. 15. •THREE Japanese planes bombed Shum Chun, on the border of the Leased Territories of the Colony on the mainland today. The objectives were apparently a bridge across the Shum Chun river, connecting Chinese and British territory, and a wireless station
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    BOMBING THREAT IN INDO-CHINA.
    131 9 No Concern Of Britain's. London, Dec. 15. •T*HE Foreign Secretary, Mr. 1 Anthony Eden, was asked in the House of Commons today if he would consider the advisability of exercising the British right under Article XI of the Covenant of the League to call the attention
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    CUNARD LINER IN THAMES COLLISION
    67 9 London. Dec. 15. In a dense fojg. with visibility of only two or three yards, the CunardWhlte Star liner Andanla (14,000 tons) collided with the oil tanker British Statesman (7,000 tons) at Purfleet in the Thames last night. No one was hurt and only alight
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    U.S. Missionary Shot In North China.
    44 9 Peiping, Dec. 15. According to reliable information received from Taiyuan, capital of Shansl. an American missionary. Mr. Garland Leonard, was shot by Chinese soldiers at Yuanplng on Oct. 7. The reason for the shooting is not known Reuter.
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    29 9 London, Dec. 15. There have been no casualties aboard the British gunboats Bee, Scarab or Cricket during the recent incidents on J the Yangtse river, tha Admiralty announced tonight.
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    Three Were Killed In Panay Tragedy.
    260 9 THREIjj were killed, four were seriously injured, and ten less seriously hurt in the bombing attacks on the United States gunboat Panay and three oil tankers, according to the final list of casualties issued from the flagship Augusta. Steaming slowiy through the fog- enshrouded
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    Japanese Recognition For New Puppet Regime.
    110 9 Japanese Recognition For New Puppet Regime. Pek'.n?, D.v. I TPHE new Government established i *here will govern all the territory from which the Kuomintane has been j driven, including Shanghai." declared Dr. Tang Er-ho, the chairman of the j puppet regime in North China, in a statement to Reuter today.
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    FORWARD FRANCS SUFFER RELAPSE.
    190 9 Might Be Affected By Anglo-U.S. Pact. London, Dec. 15. j rf-iONDITIONS on the foreign exchange market were enlivened today by aj further relapse of the French franc for i forward de'ivery. discounts on wh ch are at present 137 centinles for one month, and 412 for
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    KWANGTUNG AS CHINA'S FINANCE CENTRE.
    83 9 Appointment Of Mr. T. V. i Soong As New Governor. Hong Kong, Dec. 15. The Chinese Government a; Chung- king is reported to have appointed Mr. T. V. Soong. leading member of the National Economic Council and direc-tor-general cf the Bank of China, to bo
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    GENERAL CHIANG'S NEW WAR BASE.
    29 9 Shanghai, Dec. 15. i Oen. Chiang Kai-shek is reported to have decided to establish his military headquarters at Nanchang. capital of Kiangsi Province. Aneta-Domei.
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    ARABS SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    58 9 Jerusalem, Dec. 15. The first death sentences on Arabs! for murder of Jews since the disturb-! ances during 1936 were passed by the i court of criminal assize In Jerusalem yesterday, when twe villagers were J I sentenced for the murder of a man named Hendel
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    28 9 London, Dec. 13. i Lord Monsell has been appointed a new Government director on the board of British Airways, Limited, by the Ait Minister, Lord Swinton.—British Wire less.
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    JAPANESE LOSSES AT NANKING.
    52 9 28,000 Casualties To Gain "Heap Of Ruin.." i heap ci ruins, the J nine days, suffering abou alties. according t tary spokesman at Hank The Japanese mechanised units. Which led the attacks on the city. suffered heavily, scores ot tanks and armoured ears being destroyed -Natvyang
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    Newsreel Man Released.
    24 9 Shanghai. Dec. lj Mr. Arthur Mencken, the Amerieaa newsreel cameraman deta nod by the Japanes; in Nanking, has beeu released— Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. DEC. 16, 1937. Relief Funds.
    1140 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. DEC. 16, 1937. Relief Funds. Funds for relief work in China are needed just as urgently today as they were when appeals for the purpose were first launched in Malaya, and it is most unlikely that there will be any material improvement in the position
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    129 10 SINGAPORE. AOELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. GARRICK THEATRE. GEYLANG 13 Hours By Air and 3 Wise Guys at 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Michael Strogoff. GREAT WORLD—THE SKY TALKIE The Galloping Ghosts Chapters 7 to 12. HAPFY WORLD Cabaret Dancing rfciues Clncrr.as. Theatres and Side Shows. NEW WORLD Side Shows
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    When An Emperor Apologised.
    1193 10 'THE Emperor of Japan, whose I sacred person is held to be above politics, has been approached by President Roosevelt for an apology for the Panay sinking. The only precedent for such an action teas in May, 1891, when the Emperor Meiiji expressed his regret for
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    The Merits Of Fiction.
    297 10 Readers and writers of fiction aro liable to find themselves severely re- j proved by librarians, says the Man- j Chester Guardian. Even if we admit that most of the fiction produced today is, to put it mildly, transient, it seems rather uncompromising to say, as
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    762 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. Coquette. OHORT story writer nr.d author P. Britten Austin, who arrived by the Dollar steamer yesterday and will leave for Penanj tonight, has become an authority on Napoleona .since ha seriously began seven years ago to study Bonaparte history for a series of historical novels.
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    BRITAIN WANTS SATISFACTION FROM JAPAN
    385 11 'Must Be Told Of Precautions Taken." PREVIOUS ASSURANCES WERE REPEATEDLY DISREGARDED. A DEMAND for information as to the measures taken to respect the interests of foreign Powers in China, as the steps hitherto taken have failed, is made by Britain in a Note to Japan
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    Japan Punishes Officer For Bombing Of Panay.
    55 11 Japan Punishes Officer For Bombing Of Panay. Shanghai, Dec. 16. <*JN accordance with the pledge to punish the officers responsible for the bombing of the American gunboat Panay," the Japanese Imperial Headquarters have recalled Rear-Adm. Teixu Mitsunami, chief of aerial operations. Rear-Adm. Mitsunami, it is semi officially announced, will be
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    "Will Fight To The Bitter End."
    253 11 "Will Fight To The Bitter End." INTERVIEWED by Chinese and foreign newspapc*" en yesterday. Gen. Mao Cheh Tung, leader of the Bth Route rmy (units of the former Red Army) said that the recent Chinese reverses had given the Chinese army leaders an object lesson. "They go to prove that
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    U.S. CONSTITUTION CHANGE OPPOSED.
    69 11 Washington. Dec. 15. I "From the standpoint of promoting j peace and keeping this country from j war. I am unable to see the wisdom or practicability of this proposal,' stated the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, opposing an amendment to the United States Constitution
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    29 11 Jerusalem. Dec. 15. Pleading guilty to charges of carryIng a revolver, gelignite and gunpowder, the first woman charged by the military court received a sentence of 10 years' imprisonment.—Reuter.
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    PORTUGAL BUYS BRITISH PLANES.
    52 11 Arming New Air Base At Macao. Lisbon, Dec. 15. MIING-COMDR. JOSE CABRAL left for London by air today to take delivery of a number of seaplanes j bought by the Portuguese Government from Great Britain. They will be sent jto the new Portuguese air base at
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    NO SIGNIFICANCE IN NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
    89 11 Held Next March In South Seas. Washington, Dec. 15. OUMOURS which it is understood are current abroad that the date of the United States fleet's Pacific manoeuvres has been advanced from next March are denied here. There is no intention at present to alter the
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    FRANCO'S TROOPS CUT OFF IN NORTH.
    50 11 Government Drive After Long Deadlock. Madrid, Dec. 15. TERUEL, Gen. Franco's stronghold in north-eastern Spain has been cut off by rail from Saragossa. according to unconfirmed information. This success is a result of a Government offensive after a long deadlock on this front. Reuter.
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    No Joint Naval Action In Far East.
    135 11 No Joint Naval Action In Far East. Washington, Dec. IS. -PHF. United States Government has at no time considered and is not now considering any joint demonstration or any other naval action in connection with the Yangtse bombings, declared Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, today, replying to questions
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    51 11 Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck (right) and her sister, Lady Anne (left), daughters of Marquis and Marchioness of Titchfield and granddaughters of the Duke of Portland, whose names were recently linked with those of King Leopold of Belgium and his brother Prince Charles, Count of Flanders. These rumours have since been officially
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    Japanese Fleet On Mystery Mission.
    43 11 Japanese Fleet On Mystery Mission. THE naval section of the Japanese Imperial Headquarters is reported to have ordered a second combined fleet to the South Pacific on a "precautionary mission," according to a Shanghai message. The strength of this fleet is not known.
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    `U. S. Does Not Want To Work With Britain In Far East.'
    185 11 `U. S. Does Not Want To Work With Britain In Far East. New York, Dec. 16. 1 COMMENTING on the Panay affair, < j** the New York World states, "We hope Tokio will And a way to im- i press upon her mad militarists the wisdom of looking before they
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    RUSSIA COMPLETES FIRST ELECTION.
    39 11 Moscow, Dec. 15. THE counting of votes in Russia's first Parliamentary elections, except in a few remote wards, has been completed. Communist deputies number 855 ani non-party 288. Altogether 184 women j were elected. Reuter.
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    Invasion Of South China To Begin.
    348 11 JAPANESE ARMADA OFF KWANGTUNG COAST. British Naval Authorities Watching. THE Japanese invasion of South China is believed to 4 be imminent. Unconfirmable reports from Canton state that a strong Japanese naval escort and 12 transports loaded with troops are approaching Toishan, Kwangtung, near the
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    Chiang Calls Up Another Two Million Troops.
    187 11 Chiang Calls Up Another Two Million Troops. OLANS for the second stage of the war of attrition, according to Chinese reports, provide for the calling up of 2,000,000 fresh troops from the various provinces for the fronts. Gen. Chiang Kai-sh.k called a secret military conference at Hankow, it is disclosed,
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    TOKIO OLYMPIC HOPES FAST FADING.
    72 11 Government Support Is Vague. Tokio, Dec. 15 LJOPES for holding the 1940 Olympic Games at Tokio are fading daily, declares the Asahi Shimbun. So many problems are confronting the organising committee, especially the vagueness of the Government's support, that the committee will not be able
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    Dukes Friend Causes Rubber Strike.
    81 11 Dukes Friend Causes Rubber Strike. Paris. Dec. 16. AS a protest against the intro- duct ion of the Bedcaux system of speeding up, 1,800 workers are involved in a strike at the Goodrieh-Colomb tyre works. The Bedeaux system is the invention of Charies E. Bedeaux. French-born millionaire friend of the
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    SIXTY-ONE MILLIONS FOR ITALIAN ARMS. Budget Surplus Shown.
    69 11 SIXTY-ONE MILLIONS FOR ITALIAN ARMS. Budget Surplus Shown. Rome, Dec. 15. A SURPLUS of approximately £400.000 is shown In the 1938-39 budget estimates. Italy's rearmament programme and military, naval and air costs are not comprised in the budget figures, the requirements of which are being met by extraordinary measures. At
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    DELBOS REACHES PRAGUE. Mystery Talk In Guarded Station.
    77 11 DELBOS REACHES PRAGUE. Mystery Talk In Guarded Station. Prague, Dec. 15. AFTER visits to Warsaw, Bucharest, and B-lgrade, the French Foreign Minister. M. Deibos, arr.ved in Prague today. He was warmly cheered as he passed through the streets, whicli were decorated with French flags. When he stopped at Budapest be
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    JEWISH GIRL WINS QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIP.
    530 12 JEWISH GIRL WINS QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIP. Other Colony Award Goes To Penang. FIRST SELANGOR MALAY SUCCESS THIS YEAR. COIR Malayan scholars could hardly suppress their excitement this morning when they learned they had won the coveted Queen's Scholarships of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. The winners were Miss
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    Dead Sergeant Said He Took Poison, Suicide Verdict.
    237 12 Dead Sergeant Said He Took Poison, Suicide Verdict. HE wao able to speak only in a! low tone and he told me he: had taken corrosive sublimate be-, cause he was feeling depressed." said Dr Kee Hock. Assistant Medical; Officer, attached to the General Hospital, during an inquiry this: morning
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    LAUNCH CAPSIZES IN PERAK RIVER.
    49 12 <Krni Our Own Correspondent. > Ipoh, Dec. 16. A motor boat carrying passengers) [ran Kua'.a Cherming to Kuala Karg- :»ar up the Perak River capsized to- i day when the rudder broke and tt.e j oratt became out of control. All the passer.sers were rescued.
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    "BRITAIN DRIVING JAPAN INTO MILITARY CAMP."
    245 12 Tokio Newspaper Chief On Far East Crisis. "THE more the British Press uuaiiis .l.ipa.i. the further it >.-> driving her into the military camp of Germany and Italy." declared Mr. Bunshiro Suzuki, a director of one of Japan's greatest newspapers, the Asahi. who irrived
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    Armed Hold-up In Tyrwhitt Road.
    55 12 TWO Hokkien women who were walking along Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore, last night, were suddenly held up by three Chinese, two of whom allegedly had pistols and the other a knife. In spite of threats, the women screamed and the men ran away after taking only
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    MR. A. M. SWYNY. Well-Known Planter Dies At Morib.
    117 12 MR. A. M. SWYNY. Well-Known Planter Dies At Morib. i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 15. CELANGOR coast planters came to Kuala Lumpur today lor the funeral at Cheras Road of Mr. A. M. Swyny, who was general manager of several of the Vallambrosa Rubber Co. estates. He
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    EUROPEAN FACES NEGLIGENCE CHARGE.
    50 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 16. A European, R. Bennet. was charged before the Telok Anson magistrate yesterday with driving a car negligently on Dec. 5 and causing the d?atn oi a' Tamil. Bennet claimed trial, the case being postponed. Bail was fixed at $500.
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    RITZ BROTHERS AT THEIR CRAZIEST.
    94 12 At The Cinema. Entertaining Musical At The Capitol. "You Can't Have Everything" (Alice I'-iye. Don Ameche, the Ritz Brothers and Charles Winninger) 20th. CenturyFox. At the Capitol. •T*HE Rltz Brothers in their craziest mood dominate this story of an earnest but beautiful young woman. Alicj
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    "DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND" THRILLS.
    49 12 DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND THRILLS. "Devil's Playground." (Richard Dix, i>o!or?s Del Rio. Chester Morris.) C'o'.umb'a. At the Alhantbra. In spite of good act'ng by the three leading players, this story of deep-sea alvers does not rise above the average, rh? t?am work is good however and '-here is a thrilling finish.
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    Steamer Tows Flying-Boat To Burma Port.
    207 12 Steamer Tows FlyingBoat To Burma Port. R.A.F. MACHINE, SINGAPOREBOUND, FORCED DOWN. A SARO London II R.A.F. flying boat, on its way from England to Singapore and Australia with fsur similar craft on the longest formation flight in the history of aviation, made a forced landing in the sea. 52 miles
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    11 12 Mr. W. H. Martin has returned to' Malaya on a visit.
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    Malaya Has Sent $3,000,000 To China.
    56 12 A FURTHER remittance oj $200,000, made by the China Relief Fund Committee yesterday to China, has brought the total remitted to date to f3.OOOJ>OO. Another Chinese guild has, it is reported, decided to sell tIO.OOG worth of property to buy liberty bonds in response
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    EUROPEAN FINED $5.
    40 12 J. Glbbs. a European, was fined $5 for permitting a passenger to ride 0:1 the left running board of a motor car that he was driving, along North Bridge Road, on Nov. 16. The accused pleaded guilty.
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    Singapore Sends Money Gifts Instead Of Parcels.
    188 12 Singapore Sends Money Gifts Instead Of Parcels. JJir.H custom < tariffs In England have led to a considerable drop in the dispatch <'i (hi'islir.as parcels by people in Singapore to friends :it Home, it Ls understood. Instead, money and postal orders have taken the place of bulky gifts which cost
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    TANGLIN SCHOOL PRIZE-GIVING.
    97 12 /"•OOD acting by children oi t... j Tanglin Schocl. at their annual' prize distribution, yesterday. was watched by parents. Th« school stag|ed a programme of nursery rhyme., drills, plays and carols. Mrs. C. M. Jenkins presented tn<prizes. Form One: Edward Ketiton, Wenrt-j Dumeresque. Freddie Farnsworth Form Two:
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    MALAYA MUST BUILD AIRFIELDS WITH EYE TO FUTURE.
    292 13 MALAYA MUST BUILD AIRFIELDS WITH EYE TO FUTURE. Present Organisation Good, Says Major Nunn. THE Malayan chain of aerodromes and the air mail organisation generally, which has been built up over the last few years, are of first class order," said Major R. L. Nunn, the Director of Civil Aviation,
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    DR. WU LIEN-TEH BACK IN MALAYA.
    39 13 Dr. Wu Lien-teh. the well-known Straits-born head of the Chinese National Quarantine Service arrived in Singapore yesterday from China. He was accompanied by his son and daughter whom he is taking to Penang.
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    Malayan War Correspondents For Hankow.
    43 13 j Malayan Chinese war correspondents, who left Singapore a few days ago. are remaining in Hong Kong for i five days before go*ng to Canton from i where they will proceed to Hankow i says Nanyang Siang Pau.
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    Noted Author Who Studies Napoleon.
    219 13 Noted Author Who Studies Napoleon. FREDERICK BRITTEN AUSTIN, 52-year-old British author and plnywright. who arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon in the Dollar liner President Polk, is making a close study of the Napoleonic era for a series of novels. j Accompanied by his wife he is on a world tour.
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    Housing Shortage In Federal Capital.
    252 13 Housing Shortage In Federal Capital. Europeans And Asiatics Affected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 15. "THE Federal Capital is faced with a real housing shortage, both Europeans and Asiatics being affected by the lack of accommodation. Europeans arriving from home on contract with commercial concerns are finding accommodation
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    Johore Sultan Opens New Police Depot
    163 13 Johore Sultan Opens New Police Depot (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Dec. 15. THE Sultan of Johore this evening opened the new Johore police depot which was built at a cost of hearly $300,000. Among those present were Mr. C. H. Sansom. Commissioner of Police, F.M.S. and Mr. R.
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    IPOH TRAINER HURT.
    64 13 i From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 15. KAK P- Logue, the racehorse trainer, was hurt when a horse at his stable struck a rail during a bout of rolling The railing flew up and hit Mr. Logue's face. His lip and mouth were cut and his
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    BUDGET PICTURES
    101 13 WEDDING pictures in this week's Straits Budget, published today, include those of Mr. A. Newark and Miss M. K. Mann; Mr. S. Forbes Guy and Miss N. I. Keene; Mr. Tan Keng Slew and Miss Chay Bee 1 ,1m: Dr. Loh Guan Lye and Miss L. Tan; Mr.
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    "CHINA WAS SETTING HER HOUSE IN ORDER."
    408 13 Noted Preacher Attacks Japan For Bombings. "QHINA was netting her house in ord?r with amazing rapidity when Japan struck," said Dr. E. Stanley Jones. n«/t'.d methodist preacher and missionary, speaking on (he situation in China, where he has been for some months, :it
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    37 13 MALACCA CHINESE are doing their bit for the Chini Relief Fund anc here is a concert party, taken at the bungalow of Mr. Tan Soo Ghi which is presenting a charity shoK tomorrow and on Saturday night
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    Penang "City Fathers" Retire.
    85 13 Penang City Fathers" Retire. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec 15. j r*R. J. E. SMITH and Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe, who have served on the Georgetown Municipal Commission for 15 and 14 years, respectively, are retiring at the end of this year, it was announced at today's meeting. Mr.
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    Five-Storeyed Hospital For Kuala Lumpur. PLANS READY.
    211 13 Five-Storeyed Hospital For Kuala Lumpur. PLANS READY. J (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 15. DLANS have been completed for Kuala Lumpur's new five-storeyed hospital, the first of three modern hospital buildings which are to be built in the F.M.S., the others plann d being at Ipoh and Kuala
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    MAGIC SHOW FOR RELIEF FUND.
    78 13 MORE than two hour.'- of. entertalsj1"j 1 ment is being provided by the Malayan Magic Circle in th?ir pvoi duction '•Mysterious Moments" wnicr they are staging in aid of the China i Relief Fund at the Palace Theatre, in iEu Tong Sen Street, tomorrow r.ru
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    Japanese To Build Bangkok's $20,000,000 Port.
    303 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) j Bangkok, Dec. 15. THE Siamese Government has chosen plans for the development of the new $20,000,000 port of Bangkok submitted by the Japanese Home Office Engineering Bureau, according to an announcement in a Japanese newspaper. Plans were submitted by
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    ASIATIC RUGGER TEAM BEATEN BY S.C.C. "A" XV.
    518 14 ASIATIC RUGGER TEAM BEATEN BY S.C.C. "A" XV. Forwards Play Well But Backs Fail To Combine. SPIRITED individual forward play, in which the Combined Asiatic XV were prominent, was a feature of the rugby m which they were defeated by an S.C.C. A XV by 11 points (one goal, one
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    20 14 CHL'A C'HOON SIM, wlio beat Dr. CI'U T<vk Yam in the handicap >ing!es at the S.C.R.C. yesterday. —Straits Times Picture.
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    All-Blues Cup Final.
    267 14 SINGAPORE vs. PERAK AT SEREMBAN. The fourth final of the All-Blues Cup rugger competition takes place at Seremban on Saturday, between Perak and Singapore Asiatics. This competition was started in 1934. The trophy was presented by tho Negri Sembllan All Blues. Prrak were the first winners of
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    LONE TRY DECIDES.
    113 14 R.A.M.C. Just Beaten At Fort Canning. On their own ground yesterday Fort Canning snatched victory over the R.A.M.C. by three points (a try) to nil. The ground was in heavy condition and both sets of backs found the ball difficult to handle. The Medicals nearly scored early
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    WINNERS ON THE HOME TURF.
    152 14 Solario Heads The List Of Sires. The following are the records of the leading sires and the amounts won by the twelve principal horses for the 1937 flat-racing season at Home: SIRES. Races Winners. Won. Solario 16 26 Fairway 14 26 Blandford 14 25 Singapore
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    SINGAPORE'S HOCKEY XI FOR WEEK-END TOUR.
    290 14 To Play Malacca And Penang At Seremban And K.L. CEVEN players from the S.R.C. and one each from the Medical College. R.A.F., C.S.C. and I.A. form the Singapore team to play against Malacca at Sercmban on Saturday and against Penang at Kuala Lumpur on
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    TAIPING RACES.
    50 14 Selections For Tomorrow. By "Captain Dash" Race 1. EDGAR M, Why Worry Race 2.— LEONIE. All Serene. Race 3.— ANACONDA. Lerrick. Race 4.— DANSE dv VENTRF.. Bechester. Race S.— MISS POLLY. Mandai. Race 6.— EVERGREEN, Sliver Buck!e. Race 7.— UNITY, M-ss Labs. Race B— PEONY HILL. Lover's Idol.
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    MALAYS' "TRIANGULAR."
    70 14 MALAYS' TRIANGULAR." (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Dec. 15. The triangular hockey contest between Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembllan Malays will be held in Ipoh this year, on Dec. 26 and 27. Joseph Scherens. the Belgian professional cyclist who created a world's record this year by winning the world's sprint
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    TWO FOR SUNDRAM.
    219 14 Ceylonese Defeat Chinese At Balestier. At Balestier yesterday the Ceylcncic beat the Ch'nese 2—o2 0 In a second t?am match, both goals being scored by S. K. Sundram late in the game. After a scoreless first half, the second saw the Chinese attack strongly, and they tested
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    14 14 The Singapore Asiatic rugger team, beaten by the S.C.C. "B" yesterday. Straits Times Picture.
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    MALACCA NOT AT FULL STRENGTH.
    124 14 (From Our Own Correspondent' Malacca. Dec 15. The Malacca team to meet S'ngu- j pore on Saturday at Seremban is a weak one. Wee Tiam Hong Is uncertain to appear, while P. F a? Souza and G. A. de Vrles are both on the injured
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    SOCCER TOURISTS' FINE RECORD IN INDIA.
    102 14 SOCCER TOURI ST S' FINE RECORD IN INDIA. A letter from Mr. iinuui. Smith, manager of the Islington Corinthians soccer team, written from Lucknoiv. states: Our results in India up to f.\e present are as follows: Won 16. drawn 3. lost I The lost game was payed by ji team
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    G.G.C. WOMEN'S MEDAL
    54 14 Golf The women's Dacemoer bogey competition of the Garrison Golf Ciub was played at on Tuesday ana yesterday and resulted In a win fot Mrs. C'emons. The? fo\ow;n;» were tr"» best returns: Mrs. R. S. C'.emon> 1 down Mrs. H. G. B. Mir.rr; 2 down Mrs. A.
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    MIDDLESEX WIN WELL OVER SUSSEX.
    70 14 MIDDLESEX WIN WELL OVER SUSSEX. Rugby Football. Reucer cables results of Rugb.z Union matches played at Hame yesterday as follows: Middlesex 1G pts.. Sussex 3 pt-s. A' Ted.iington Royal Navy 5 pts. Polic 17 pts. -V th 3 White City. Joe Mantle, t're Stockoort Count/ centre forward wha was transferred
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    HOME SOCCER LEAGUES.
    264 15 r i he Fixtures For Saturday. .ng are Saturday's fixtures Home soccer leagues: ENGLISH LEAGUE. DIVISION I. B rmingham vs. Brentford. Char.ton vs Leicester. Chelsea vs. Wolverhamptor:. Grimsby vs. D?rby. Le?ds vs. Manchester C Liverpool vs Arsenal. :.iiddksbro vs. Bolton. Portsmouth vs. Everton. Preston vs. Sunderland Poke
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    TRIUMPHS OF SPRINGBOKS' "FLYING SQUAD."
    449 15 A World-Beating Rugger Combination. ACCORDING to New Zealand newspapers, the South African Rugby Football XV., who have swept all before them in their recent tour of Australia and New Zealand, are a world-beating combination. This view is confirmed by an old Bristol Rugby player, resident
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    14 15 A snapshot of play in the Singapore hockey tr.al game yes.eiaay. Straits Times Piciure.
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    F.A. CUP REPLAYS.
    75 15 Cardiff Pull Through At Bristol. OEVERAL replays of second round ties in the F.A. Cup competition took place yesterday. Reuler cables the results as follows: Mansfield 2, Lincoln 1. Crewe 2, New Brighton 2. Bristol C 0, Cardiff 2. York 1, Clapton O. 0. Brighton 6, S.
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    MARRIED MEN WIN.
    165 15 Association Football. Treasury-Audit Match For Wilson Shield. The annual Married vs. Single soccer match cf the Treasury- Audit Sports Union, for the Wils:n challenge shield, was played on the J.C.S.A. ground yesterday, the married men winning 3—2.3 2. The singles .had the better of the exchanges for
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    18 15 Fraser. S.C.C. full-back, makes a clearance, with D. Ross challenging him. in yesterdays rujreer match. —Straits Times Picture.
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    WISE AND ABED IN FINAL.
    491 15 Beat Chinese Pair In Open Doubles. Two S.C.C. pairs will conie.-t ihe open doubles final in the invitation lawn tennis tournament at th3 S.C.R.C, both having beaten Chinese pairs in the semi-finals. Yesterday N. S. Wis; and S. Abed qualified by eliminating Wee Eng Loci:
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    TAIPING RACES IN JANUARY.
    163 15 The Turf. Amended Schedule For Skye Meeting. An amended schedule has been issued by the Taiping Turf Club for the Skye Meeting to be held on Friday and Saturday. Jan. 21 and 22. There will be two runs for each of horses classes four and five
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    585 15  -  "ECHO.'' Conducted By Tomorrow's Fights Can Sima Stay Th Dista n ce A ustrulia r s Bowling Grhnmett May Be Needed Lawn Ten nis Fi nance R ugge r Team Walks Off ONE query stands out regarding the main event at the Happy World arena tomorrow evening
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    59 15 TODAY. Hwkr;: S.C.C. vs. CtlTv Kbftlsa V*. y.m.c.a. Junion. TOMORROW. Ilockry: S.C.C. vs. Fort C»nnint; S.R.C. ColU; C.S.C. vs. 22nU H.8.: I. A. Colts: S.C.R.C. vs. Raffles Oollegr; R.A.M.C. vs. P.W.D.; P.O.C VS. M.C.U. Boxing: Ft;itsni)tt v< Sima, etc., HRpty World. The Turf: Taiping Sk;e Meeting. Ist
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    Rome Not To Protest Over Italian's Death.
    91 16 Rjnie. D?o Ij. II is learned it\ authoritative circles hat Italy will ml protest to Japan •-■;arding the d^ath of an Italian jourlallst. Signor Sandro sandri. whu wa-; i victim in the sinking of the U.S.S ■i i Italians consider it a matter
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    28 16 liir-size modrl of the skeleton of a 90ft. whale is being constructed t the London Natural History Museum The foundation is wood, over which plaster will be applied.
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    NEW EVEREST CLIMB
    94 16 London. Dec. 14. Most of the party of seven men who will constitute the British expedition which next spring will make a further attempt to reach the 29.000 feet summit of Mount Everest have now been selected. Mr. H. W. Tilman. who is 39 and the oldest
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    Not Guilty Of Wounding Sir Oswald Mosley.
    377 16 UIR OSWALD MOSLEY, pointing to a scar on his forehead in tae witness box at Manchester Assizes last week, described .iow ho was knocked unconscious by a stone a few minutes nftei mounting the roof of a van to address a crowd of
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    PRESIDENT WHO TOOK STATE FUNDS.
    333 16 PRESIDENT WHO TOOK STATE FUNDS. SHOT BY COUNTRY HE "SO ABLY SERVED." TPHE case of a South American pre- sident who placed the State revenues in his son's name in an English bank was quoted by Sir Patrick Hastings. X.C.. in an action In the Chancery Division recently. He was
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    JAPAN'S TRADE WITH BRITAIN DOWN.
    100 16 Japan's imports up to Dec. 10 from Jan. 1 increased by 46.6 per cent, over the corresponding period last year, while exports increased by only 22.7 per cent., according to the Tokio I Finance Mnistry. The figures show that Japan's trade I with those countries
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    "Germany Will Not Use Colonies For Strategic Purposes."
    401 16 Germany Will Not Use Colonies For Strategic Purposes." /^•EN. Ritter von Epp, Nazi Governor! of Bavaria, and leader of the of- ficial Reich Colonial League, recent- 1 ly repeated Germany's colonial demand before an audience of 16,000 people, including representatives of the armed forces and 100 former I members of
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    PROPAGANDA IN EGYPT.
    156 16 SPECIAL LEGISLATION POSSIBLE. "THE Egyptian Government is contemplating special legislation to deal with attacks, both In the Press and elsewhere, which, it consider;, have recently incited opinion against the present regime. It is particularly desirec to p-event secret political organisations such as. it is alleged, the Greenshlrts
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    BETTER THAN THE REAL THING!
    398 17 Scientists To Demonstrate Synthetic Foods. A PREVIEW of that enchanted year 2000 will be given in 1939 by the Golden Gate International Exposition on San Francisco Bay in one of the most sensational exhibits ever attempted by a Worlds Fair— a demonstration of life maintained
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    THE POLICE BAND.
    141 17 T^HE Police Band will play as follows: Today At K&tong Park at 8.30 p.m. March, "The Great Uttle Army," Kenneth J. ALford: Golden Walse Medley, Aubrey Winter: Selection, Classica," Montague Ewlng; Interim /zo two-step, Anona." Vivian Grey; Swanky Drum Major, 'Patsy, 1 W. H. Myddleton. foxtrots i
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    Gen. Chiang's Threat To Corrupt Officials.
    77 17 A conscientious and cletan Government during the present struggle for national existence is emphasised in an order issued by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek to all civil and military officials Any Government official who is found to embezzle public funds, "squeeze" money from the people, or
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    19 17 King Victor Emmanuel has bestowed upon Marshal Graziani, the retiring Viceroy of Abyssinia, the title of Marchese di Neghelll.
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    Shot After Raiding Hitler's Offices.
    122 17 pAREFULLY imitating the blue suit i and black tie of the official staff, j a man who refuses to give his name has raided the offices of Hitlers secretary at the German Chancellery In Berlin. News of the incident leaked out only i a fortnight
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    26 17 VISCOUNT CECIL, the President of the League of Nations, being greeted by the Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Prince, on arrival back after his visit to America
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    Aluminium Funnels For NeW Mauretania.
    39 17 P*UNNELS made of aluminium will be fitted to the new 30.000 ton Cunard White Star liner Mauretania now being built at Birkenhead. She will have only two. instead of the usual three or four.
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    Shanghai Residents Going Back To Homes In War Zone.
    269 17 Shanghai Residents Going Back To Homes In War Zone. Shanghai. Dec. 15. COUR months after they were com- pelled to flee from their homes, in Hongkew, Wayside, and Yangtsz?poo. foreign residents of these areas are being permitted to return there today. Only persons who formerly resided in th? Settlement, north
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    47 17 Australians employed in the wolfram mines in Central Australia have passed a resolution calling for the dismissal of the Italians employed in the minefields on the ground that their employment lowered the general standard of living and prejudiced the chances of British subjects in obtaining employ- ment.
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    GERMANY BUILDS GREAT AIRPORT IN BERLIN.
    403 18 Planes Will Stand At Platforms Like Trains. PEN. Goering, the Geriua :i Air Minister, presided the other day at the ceremony held in accordance with German custom, to celebrate the completion of the rcof of the new German airport at Tempelhof, about three ni.!es
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    "Guards Can't Dodge Like Civilians."
    140 18 "Guards Can't Dodge Like Civilians." "JT is e.:lrcme'y dangerous to throw fireworks among men of the Guards en the march," stated Mr. J. T. Carter, Chief Conslab c of Windsor, recently. "They cannot dodge them like members of the public." He icas prosecuting, at the local juveni c court, a
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    America Does Not Let Lindberghs Forgeto
    313 18 TWENTY-FOUR HOURS after his return to America Colonel Char- les Lindbergh had a reminder of the tragedy that made him seek refuge in England. A telegraph boy arrived at the barbed -wire entanglements which guard the estate of Colonel Lindbergh's mother-in-law, Mrs. Dwight Morrow—
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    Italy Seeks To Buy Exiled Abyssinians.
    276 18 Italy Seeks To Buy Exiled Abyssinians. FALIAN agents in Palestine are trying to buy the loyaity of exiled Abyssinian nobles living In Jerusalem. Sixty men, women and children from the greatest families in Abyssinia are facing starvation in a twostorey house under the shadow of the Jerusalem gaol. Future they
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    Anti-Aircraft Men For Egypt.
    68 18 More than 300 officers and men of the Ist Anti-Aircraft Group stationed at Blackdown Camp, near Aldershot, who had just begun a month's Christmas leave, are back in barracks. Telegrams with the message "Return immedlate'y" were sent to all the men after an emergency order had
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    RUBBER & TEA REACTIONS TO REVISED PRODUCTION QUOTAS.
    774 19 RUBBER TEA REACTIONS TO REVISED PRODUCTION QUOTAS. London Market Revieu Imperial Airways, Dividend Policy Criticised London, Dec. 5. THE recovers in markets has made further headway this week. There have been no spectacular movements, but investors are showjnjr a more active interest under the stimulus of the improvement in European
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    TRADE ACTIVITY. Sir Geoffrey Clarke's Confident View.
    259 19 TRADE ACTIVITY. Sir Geoffrey Clarke's Confident View. Sheffield, Dec 4. OIR Geoffrey Clarke, managing direc- tor of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company and president of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, speaking at the annual dinner of the Chesterfield Chambers of Commerce, speaking at great mistake to talk
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    FREE STATE RECOGNISES ABYSSINIA.
    77 19 Dublin, Dec. 15. The Irish Free State Government recognises the Italian conquest oi Abyssinia but not the Franco Government in Spain, according to replies in the Dail. When the President, Mr. de Valera, announced that the proposed Free State Minister to Italy would have his credentials
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    LONDON'S NEW AIRPORT
    69 19 L/snaon, uec. 14. Negotiations are well advanced for the establishment of the City of London airport at Fairlop Plain, Essex. The City Lands Committee, having completed arrangements for acquisition of the site from the Commissioners of Crown Lands at a cost of £290,000. is requesting the authority
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    Not Engaged To Prince.
    182 20 RUMOURS of the engagement of LADY ANNE CAVENDISH-BENTINCK to PRINCE CHARLES OF BELGIUM have been emphatically denied by her mother, the MARCHIONESS OF TITC HFIELD. who is seen in fur coat chatt'ng with her daughter, out with the Rufford Pack, near Nottingham. A LITTLE KNOWN branch
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      159 20 Th* fWfumi- of Subtle dharm c^^/$$M/M toh seah yau V V^% /^HJy^f who was also known as Mok Chi lived y _$p *4^/ /r/ during the latter part of the Ton£ Dynasty. SL. I y/// He was a Romantic poet who was often BPI «~U capable of strong patriotism in
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. OUR PAGES THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1937 N KM.
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      Just Back From Leave.
      45 1 jtiXX- t. J. HILL, bac): from leave two weeks ago, is helpmg at the children's party tomorrow at Goodwood Park Hotel, under patronage of Sir Shenton Thomas and Lady Thomas, the proceeds of which mm go to the Child Welfare Society.
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      "My Husband Does Not Love Me"
      996 1 "My Husband Does Not Love Me" A Lonely Wife Says WE have heard so many times of the wife whose husband has fallen in love with another woman of the husband who is cruel, callous, and indifferent of the husband whose elastic heart seems able to adore half a dozen
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      An Oil Finish On A Carved Teak Chest.
      314 1 INQUIRY BUREAI Can you tell me how to produce an oil finish on an unstained and unpolished carved teak chest? Mix together two parts linseed oil to one of turpentine, vinegar, and methylated spirits or use a good liquid furniturj polish and
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      Society Wedding Gives Lead To Brides.
      766 2 Society Wedding Gives Lead To Brides. LONDON FASHION REVIEW Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Dec. 2. A BIG Society wedding often causes as great a stir in feminine hearts as a Royal betrothal, and today's big event (the marriage between Lady Elizabeth Percy and the Marquis of Clydesdale) proved no
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        422 2 Whyendurethe Maddening Itch OF fi^s Jails' IV iJ»% c A touch of Cuticura Ointment and it stops. A few days' treatment and your Eczema heals. Thousands, nay millions, who once the world over and its record of suffered as you are doing, who healing is practically unique in endured distressing
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      Only The Most Lovely Need No Make-up At Night.
      436 3  - Only The Most Lovely Need No Make-up At Night. Marion Morton. By THERE are lots of women, even today, who use little make-up in the daytime, but it takes a very lovely woman indeed the kind of woman whom one sees once in 20 years or so— to hold her
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      Wide Selection Of Fruit.
      320 4 Around the Markets. By "Housewife'* Singapore, Dec. 14. A WIDE select' on of choice imported and local fruit and vegetables is offered by the local markets this week following the shipments received by the Nieuw Zeeland and President Polk. From Australia there are sweet red cherries,
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      854 4 Special To The Straits Times. I'HIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Times b> a Singapore housewile and gives last Tuesday's prices. Those price" are only approximate, hut they will be useful as a general guide both for women who do their own marketing
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      Sauces Not Banned If You Choose Your Foods.
      275 4 HAY DIET HINTS. Being very fond of rich sauces of all kinds on, and with, food I find it difficult to enjoy the Hay Diet which condemns starch with meat and consequently sauces? The Hay Diet does not condemn sauces and, although
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