The Straits Times, 23 December 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA 21 PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times I PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      147 1 -"^fc-^w^r^iTTM^ii^^B V^JI r\ O t%\ *^<S n 1 '$lf SOLE AGENTS THE BORNEO CO. LTD. (Incorporated in England! SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG MALACCA. W.P.S. 3SA No other truck gives you such RELIABILITY TT'S Bedford's leadership in design which ensures reliability and these are the features which put them ahead.
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      208 1 J^M/P STANDING MEMORY! Jp* THE PERFUME W««Cil jKfjxEJR CREATES AN ATMOSI This perfume is most fa;:c!n|L **-■>-<, j7**4BP^^^ alin and is attractively EPS ''i-^'M'' bottled in Crystal. Fitting :'4: '4 f ">-- /'Hi snugly into an unusual box yr made from cork making the Bbm^^^ '^H irore a ll ur
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      474 2 filfcp Straits §smas SITUATIONS VACANT Mr ANTED a Junior lady typist should at- lione and to general offlee work. Anp'y personally. 3A. RaMes Place, Spore. IMJ.V QI'ALIFIED ACCOUNTANT nan il ii"-;t month to? temporary, and pro bably pmnaiwnt engagement. Apply Box 277 Straits Times. ♦V \NTEI> for Rubber Estate i»
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      232 2 FOR SALE SIIELVADOR .iefr^rau r Phone 3333. FOX SALE attest type Leica Foeomat Enlarger with Printing Board. Box 280. Straits Tines. AMERICAN -BOSCH EADIO Receivers. Ask for trial. Easy terms can be arranged— Eastern Auto Co.. Ltd.. Singapore. RECONDITIONED Used Refrigerators. O.E. —Frigidaire Shelvador and ether makes from $50 upwards.
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      705 2 BOARD RESIDENCE LARGE FURN: Room clean, airy (35 p.m. 42. Oxley Road. 40 NEWTON ROAD 1 Tory Mcc Purn: Front Apart: every possible comfort. 11. ST. THOMAS WALK, modem san. daily or monthly. Garage. Phone 7758. MUTER ALL. 32 CatrunUt Rd. Vacancy double *t single. English. Mod. Tel. 4147. WRN.
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      550 2 TENDERS "i" i SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are invited for the supply cf 7 500 tons of Australian or English Gas Coal, shipment date to give delivery at the Gas Works between Apr. 25, and June 6, 1938. Specification and tender form may be obtained at the Municipal Tender Room. Tenders
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      198 2 A Hair Style to suit r^i*aj<k every shape of face /CS^&SbbCw. and a better service ijfiflSßilHA awaits you. jfc, 1 E^ Phone or cmil at By FIGARO *3 v. European Is&iett Hair Dresvry. 93, Bras Basak Ra\ aa* Raffles IMrt rh—e MM. BUSINESS CARDS ETC MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE
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      740 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. V. &0. BRITISH INDIA ANi) APCAR LINES. < Incorporatea to England > MAIL PASSENGER ANL CARGO 3VR VOTES ;M{ AND ORIENTAL SN Co. I |»DBR ONtnACI WITH HIS MAJESTY S OOVSRNMBNT I ONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OOTW4IIO FROM LONDON FOP CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage. Spore
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      387 3 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated ;d Japan) GENERAL PABSBNGEB AGENTS FOB CUNA3D WHITE STAR LTI). SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN VIA HONGKONG ss. FUSHIMI MARU Dec 27 ss HAKOZAKI MARC Jan. 9 ms TERUKUNI MARU Feb 4 SS HAKUSAN MARU Feb. 20 s.s HARUNA MARU Mar. 6 Round trip tickets for Japan
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      949 3 RJHji§ij| B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. ZJTWW *<■! Wf \fe |B "qJPh (Incorporated in England i r^Tj APCAR LINE S/1 tOR HONG KONG MOJI. KOBt ANO mßU^m^mJ^^titWMMt^M^mtmA^au^^tmimm^ OSAKA BANGKOK LINL. SHIRALA Luxurious One Class motorships. Most cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent 8,000 cuisine for Marseilles, london. 30th Dec
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      1024 3 REPRESENTING. THE BICE FL'NVrI UK lOcean The Hua Khiow Sl.amshioCo \m\ 'tJ Steam Ship Co Ul and (him l.iiuil Cunaid White stai i'd Sdam Naviji'ion Ltd Aberdeen Commonwealtn Line iit Straits Mean<<hip Co Ltd. Sha« Savill St Albion Co Ltd Tbf China Navi;a'>on Co Ltd. Thr Australian Oriental Lin; 111
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      33 4 Mails from Japan expected tomorrow. Dec. 24, by Borneo Maru. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected tomorrow, Dec. 24, by Antenor will be delivered on Dec. 25, at 10 a.nr
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      SPHINX.
      36 4 The Sphinx, from Hiaphong, Tourane and Saigon is expected to arrive at 6 a.m tomorrow and sail at 5 p.m. for Marseilles via Madras. Pondicherry. Colombo. Djibouti. Aden and Port Said. Berth: In the »-iads.
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR
      190 4 Arrivals on Dec. 21: From N.E.I, by KNILM plane PK-AFK, Mr. Sn jman, Mrs. de Steurs. Dr. Luther, Mr. and Mrs. Drijver and son; from N.E.I, by KLM plane Torenvalk, Mr. J. Porter, Mr. E. McMillin Butterworth, Mrs. P. Kneppers. Mr. H. Gregory. Departures on Dec. 22:
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      PASSENGERS HOMEWARD IN SARPEDON.
      152 4 The following are passengers for Europe in the Sarpedon which leaves at 4 p.m. today: Mrs. J. E. Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Blackall, Mrs. Mason, Miss Forrest, Bishop Hudson, Mr. L. W. Tivy, Mr. W. J. Sproson, Mr. J. K. Stuart, Captain H. M.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      104 4 Today Aden i Karapara i i p.m. East Africa iMriwu Marui 4 p.m. North America except W. Canada ft; W. States of U.S.A. (Karapara) 3 p.m. South America < Karapara) ..3 p.m. Burma i Karapara) 3 p.m. Egypt (Karapara) 3 p.m. Great Britain and Europe generally i
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      AIR MAILS.
      138 4 INWARD. Wearnes: From Penang Kuala Lumpur: Arrives every evening other than Sundays. X.L.M.: From Netherlands India: Arrives THIS evening. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives THIS evening. Imperial: From Europe: Arrives tomorrow evening. Qantas: From Australia: Due Sunday afternoon. OUTWARD. Wearnes: To Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Mails close 6 a.m.
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      94 4 iDcmpoi 8.30 a.m. France I Parcels onlyi (Sphinx) 3.30 p.m. Germany (Parcels only) (Koetn) 3 p.m. Holland (Parcels only) iDempo) S a.m. Hong Kong (Parcel Mail) (Agapenor) 10 a.m. South India 'Sphinx) 4 p.m. Java. South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas tt Timor Dllly (Plancius) 2.30 p.m. Medan (Dempo) 8.30
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      145 4 Thursday, Dec. 23. Ships akmfiMe tkc Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HAKHOI It Main Wharf s.s. lady Denison Pender, Tidore. Oil Wharf Norseman. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar Albert Dock Larut. Victoria Dock Kudat. Keppel Harbour King's Dock G. S. Walden
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      FROM MALACCA.
      129 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close at Malacca as follows: Today. Penang (Internal Air Service) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Australia Java and Timor by air (Qantas) ..9.45 a.m. Hone Kong, China, Japan, Philippines, Guam, Honolulu fc U.S.A.
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      LONDON stock EXCHANGE.
      314 4 t n., oo London, Dec. 22. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denominations unless otherwise stated:das or Fall Conversion (jOao 5 p.e. 1944-64 114% Pending Loan D.3. 1960-90 112% War Loan. 3V» p.c 101 r )4 Com. Union
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      DEFERRED DEPARTURE.
      55 4 The Kulmerland for Philippine Islands. Mails previously announced as closing on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. will now close today Dec. 23. at 7 p.m. The Agapenor for Hong Kong iparcels only). Mails previously announced as closing today, Dec. 23. at 10 a.m. will now close tomorrow. Dec.
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      VICTORIA.
      43 4 The Victoria is due here tomorrow at 11 a.m. from Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. She will berth at the S. H. B wharf and is expected to sail again at 3 p.n. for Colombo. Bombay, Suez. Port Said, Naples and Genoa. i
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      530 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. 'Incorporated in F.M.S) LLOYDS A6LMS:BMSIMB AGENTS FM.S RLVS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE Freight 5433— Passage 5431. ~^.»^^B tilmSifm EMPRESS HgfciT IP% v^ Fortnißhtly sailings to Victoria IPS JBJT MI rCm\ _/W] «nd Vancouver. .Direct or via n3M|t!<j£3£3|li^aK I Honohilu. ships-side rail con'*i ~^TT^Tffyy^ I nections at
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      5 4 DUNLOP THE WORLDS MASTER TYRE
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      558 4 Oncorporateci in Siri.itf Sctticmcntf) vvllr^^B^^ ELLERMAN&BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (incorporated in Enrtand) 'Incorporated In 1) S > FOR HAVRE, LONDON. boston, new york a biltimohb ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VM suez canal Via Ports and Sm Canal Due Sails FAIRPIELD CITY In tCITY OP CHRISTCHURCH STEEL NAVIGATOR Jan 22
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      534 5 ROXY BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT TO-NIGHT (.!">— 9 1". BHQBP"'V£3P'29 OI'TSTANDING XMAS r/V/^^ k w A WKIK SCREEN LkjL Jl. 'ft_jfi 1 M t !< I MNMFNT SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN T!I! MOST <>V GALLANT TION IN THE LAND OF TtU BENGAL I.AM IKy WEE WILLIE WINKIE JOih Ctnlury-Fox Piciure vith
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      228 5 Insist on a BABY For X'MAS 'BABY HERMES' 1 Portable Typewriter Smallest Gr Most Perfect Insist on a BABY For X'MAS "BABY HERMES" Portable Typewriter Smallest 6? Most Perfect Insist on a BABY For X'MAS 'BABY HERMES" Portable Typewriter Smallest Most Perfect Sold by Victoria Street. J CHRISTMAS CAROLS. VIW
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      212 5 fijfafy* Season's Greetings, >" Whih- Sum Conn Slv>>. sjp $2.90 »J Biown or MM l teaUwi Oxfords. 3U. k iiiC-Hl leather Oxfords >F.'J»\ Advt. of The Data Shoe Co., Ltd., Singapore. OUR BIG XMAS I. A UGH THE AT STARTS TONIGHT 1937'S GAYEST T,AUGHSPREE! G>GsXfesGC3 61S 91S tonight HILARIOUS Is
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      618 6 AA. SECTIONS SUCCUMB TO HOLIDAY FEELING. RUBBER AND TIN DECLINE. I Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 23. i markets, so far m actual is is concerned, have almost losed, "lid most of the cables being nd received this morning contain only Christmas greetings. On Friday all markets will
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      GOLD.
      21 6 London. 139s. 8d., down id. CROSS RATE: London New York, 4.9985 (prev. 4.9982). New York London, 4.99<« (prev. 4.99 13/16)
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      MINING.
      649 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore closing prices Wednesday. Dec. 22. 5 p.m. issue val. I {■Tasers Co Lyal) Buyers Sei'ers Buyers 6 Fvatt Sellers 4, Ampat fin 4 7' 2 5 V 2 4 6 5. t'l Asam Kumba;v? 32/-
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      GENERAL.
      417 6 2 2 Alex Br'ck Ord. 150 1.60 1.50 ICC 2 2 do l l 2 c /c Prefs. 230 2ZV 2 2 25 2.35 10 10 Atlas Ice 8.00n. 8.00n. 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0.45 0.55 J.aC 060nom 10 5 B. M. Trustee 6.0C tf.75 9 00 6.75
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      251 6 >; Mriyr.ard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int Apr. 30 Oct. 31 95 SINGAPORE. MUNICIPAL. i% 1901 red 1940 S401 '.CO Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 102 ;U07 rcn. 1947 V. 600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 20 108 ■:."2'.; 1 1 JO9 red 1955 -.i.OOO.OOO int Mar 31 Se;n
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      368 6 Fraser Co f.yall Evatt Allenby 1.47> 2 1-55 1.50 1.60 A. or tiajah •imal Malay Ayer Hiiam *yer Mole 1 Ayer Panas Bassett 3atu Lmtang Bedlord 3ema Sorelli 3iogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil dUKlt K B 3ukit Kepong 3ukit liman «S1O) .'I angk^t Serdan;> ':nnemara "lenealy Plantarior.s Hamilton
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      EXCHANGES.
      84 6 London, Dec. 22. Paris 141 31 64 Stockholm 19.40 Dei York 4.99 13 16 Athens 547',a Montreal .=>.o0 l i iellers Biut-sels 29.43'a Rio .2 41/64 Geneva 21.00.; market rates Amsterdam 8.98"« Belgrade 216 V:i;m 95 Buenos Aires unquoted Keiiin 12.30 l 4l 4 Montevideo 26 Mad/:o nominaj Bucharest
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      EXCHANGES.
      190 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING. London T.T 2/4 1/32 London demand 2/4 1/32 London 4 months' sight 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand 1718 Switzerland demand 251 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand
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      AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
      422 6 t TTIE following quotations are pub- lished by courtesy M Messrs S. E. 'Levy and Co.. Singapore. Messrs. White Weld and Company, 'New York, report by cable re-rardin? i yesterday's markets: STOCKS In spite of thinness md irregularity, characteristic of a year-end market the tone
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 6 Thursday. December 23. N No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Dec. 24 316 24% (Jood F. A. (X in bales (F. 0.8.) Dec. 2.; i, 23% No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awarilable 2"»- -'■'> 1 n January-March 24%
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      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE FEATURELESS
      49 6 London. Dec. 22. THE Stock Exchange today was again idle and practically featureless. Royal Dutch encountered profittaking and Paris inquired for a Uw .specialised Kaffirs. Far Eastern loans tended to ease. In the commodity markets co.ton eased on profit-taking. Wall Street opened barely steady. Reuter.
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      ELECTRICITY MAINS FREE OF CHARGE.
      116 6 /COMMITTEE No. 5 of the Municipal j Commissioners recommends, by a i majority, that where no financial commitment has yet been in- 1 curred electricity supply mains or sub- j mains shall, on application, be laid iree of charge. Prevision made are that the estimated
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      YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION.
      142 6 600 Tons Sold. THE Singapore Chamo 1 ■rda.v when thei catalogued 1.782.772 lb. 1795.88 tora): offered 1.471,509 lb. .056.95 tons*; sold 1332.131 ib ..MM 70 tons London New Y 15«, etl PRICES Iff IL1SED Ribbed Smoke.1 Shctt «nts I'*r Kb Standard Q;u Itj 24 Gojd Average Qua!
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      PRODUCE
      253 6 Singapore, December 23. It ■•Ml. Buyers Selleri Gambler $8.00 Hamburg Cube $15.50 Java Cube $11. uo evpe' White Muntok $13 75 White $13 25 Black 8 2i s ovra Mixed $4 70 Sun Dried $5.00 mioca Small Flake $3.73 Fair Flake $3 50 Medium Pearl $4.45 Small Pearl $4.03
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      HIGHER DEATH-RATE LAST WEEK. Pneumonia Still Chief Cause.
      116 6 HIGHER DEATH-RATE LAST WEEK. Pneumonia Still Chief Cause. J^JRE people lied .n Singap ing the wses ending Dec 18 man in either of the' past two weeks an pneumon a was asain the predominant cause. There were 247 deaths durlnu tli« period under review '205 Chinese tw< Europeans and 40
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      39 6 A Nottingham man lias :i. new indoor game which h< ■i al Jacio which involves the shcotin of rubber rings on to pegs in the boan It is actually a mechanical variatlo of the old-fashioned gamf of ftin Board.
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    ALOR GAJAH RUBBER.
    462 7 STANDARD ASSESSMENT REDUCED. PRODUCTION COSTS INCREASE. DBOPOSING the adoption ol the report i>iul accounts at the annual meetinp of Alor Gajah Iviihr>er Estates Ltd. in Singapore on Tuesday, Mr. H. S. Russell, the chairman, said: The profit for the year was $32,443.81 which, with the carry forward
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS.
    43 7 London, Dec. 21. EXCHEQUER returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to 461.854.746 compared with £437.624.538 at the corresponding date last year. The total expenditure, less selfI br.lanetng items, is £627,341,105 compared with £572.513,522 at the corresponding date of 1936 British Wireless.
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    KUNDONG RUBBER ESTATE ANNUAL MEETING.
    635 7 Chairman Thinks Regulation Should Be Continued, A DDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Kundong Rubber Estate Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Mr. G. Shelton Agar. the chairman, said: I think you will agree with me that the results of the year's working were
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    ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION.
    400 7 HIGHER OPERATING PROFIT. CIR ALAN ANDERSON. G.8.E., M.P.. presided at the me;ting of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., in London on Dec. 14. in the absence of the chairman, Mr. I. C. Gcddes, who is visiting Australia. He said that the operating prollt it £351,000 was
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    RUBBER CUTS.
    116 7 •pHE Rubber Growers' Association has a fund for rubber gifts ti hospitals i.nd nursing homes throughout the country: a fund which has made no appeal since 1931. For 20 ye.-.rs. members ot tiu R.G.A. and their friends have subscribed sufficient money to enable the committee to distribute hot
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    287 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Companr Dirldend TIN. Ayer Wens 2%% Final Dec. 29 Hong Kofi* Tin 49* Final Idris Hyds ..2*4% Int. Kent Tin lt% tot Kttttnchali 20% Final Klan* River 5% Int. Dec. 23 Pattanl 5% Int. Southern Kinta 6% Int. Dec. 21 28 Southern Tronoh 7fc
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    CAUSES OF U.S. RECESSION.
    554 7 COL. AYRES SEES FURTHER FALL. /■vONTRASTING views on the cause of th? business recession in the United States and prospects for 1938 were studied here today. The two authors were Mr. Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve Beard, who was speaking at Chicago, and
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      466 7 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. loc<K;x»r«Ved In the Colony ot Hon? Kong i The liability ol members i* limited to tc »ict«H and In manner presented bv Ordlr.uact No. 6 ot 1929 of the Colony. ■d Capital Sj0.00O.000 Issued ar.d FulU Paid-Ui V2C.OO0O90 Funds i 6.JO0.OO0 i i.labililv ot PrJpr'etKi
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      200 7 !the mercantile bank of india, ltd. (liicorooraled in Ene'mdi. Capital Autho'isej E3.0C0.000 Capital Sutecrbeti £1.800.000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1.247.(29 Capital Paid up S 1.030.00 C BOARD Of OIKECTOBS. The Right Hon. Lord Catto ot t*irnrattc. Sir Charles A'exander 'tines. X. C.S.I C I Sir Thomas Smith. Xt P. R.
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      582 7 CHARTEREO BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. < IncjriKwatea in encmco ov I Charier ***** Pa.t' Od Caiitai in SOO.OOO share* oi £5 eacn £3.000.9*1 Reserve Puno £3.000 00* Rf serve UaoUltv r>f pioonetori £3 000.0"» lILAO Off ICE: 33 l!isliopseat< Lontftß tC i A^oi Sti' t'.one Kong kikrco An.riUa'
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      112 8 AMBROSIA AIDS TO BEAUTY CLEANSER Cleanses Pore Deep CREAM Smooths Dry Skin TIGHTENER Reduces Large Pores POWDER Will Not Clog Pores $1.35 i>bui»4h!e ji an CktMMl and Stores r.rafton Lartoratorie* Distributors MniKHII COMHONENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ETC. FOR RADIO and SOUND WORLD WIDE RADIO CO. B.idge H»ad. SINGAPORE. PYE RADIO
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      26 8 DUNLOP THE WORLD'S MASTER TYRE For The Service Man SOLON Ctectric Soldering Iron Only $6 50 Only Kee Huat Radio Co., 122 124 Orchard Road. Singapore.
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      24 8 PLEASE ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION AT SCHMIDT SHOTEN LTD. 90, Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. "THE LEICA AGENTS IN THE FAR EAST" Make t \™^y CADBURYS
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      352 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE rCDAY ZHL 1.33 me I (225 m I p.m. ti.00 lm'.i.'.n nui-ir. ti.35 'Sportsmen Tallun^ Loril 3 M.P. Relay from London. €.50 Dance music cla\ed by cie Silv i Hand Relay frem the New World Cr.or.iei. 7.30 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 Cowan end Bailey and Sync
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      125 8 NIROM TODAY TD( 15 15 Mr s iim r. I'MN 1026 Me s 129.2 n>.l pn. 5.50 Time .^icnai. opening annr'jn eimnt. 5.54 Dutch Half-Hour. 6.20 Scouting news. 6.50 News bulletin. 7.10 Russian opera music. 7.50 Popular concert by the Studio creh. 8.20 General foreign review lor the week 8.40
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      85 8 PH0H1-H0LLAND. TODAY rm 11 Tl ma/% iM 88 m i pi» 8 45 Announcement. 8.50 Stock report. 9.00 Actualities. II. XI Close rionn. 9.20 Ctllo recital by D:an. BWDI ,r 9.45 Talk by the Htv. E. D. Si*H*J«. H)l\ersuni. 10.00 New* t-.;:ictin HONG KONG TODAY /BW 9.52 Me s. p
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    700,000 Workers Build Road To Russia.
    101 9 700,000 Workers Build Road To Russia. Rhanfhai, Dec. 88. lUNDBEU THOUSAND labourer* (half a» many again aa the !»'»> 11l I Mini of Singapore), supervised by thousands of engineers and foremen, are working day and night buildin; the 3.000mile road linking Szechuen with Utujia. according to Chinese rej ports. j
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    GARBO "GOES 'OME TO SWEDEN?"
    77 9 I Not Marrying, Just Staying With Brother. Stockholm, Dec. 23 /""RETA GARBO. noted film star, has j** arrived at Gothenburg. Although she was travelling incog- nito. no sooner had her liner docked than she was besieged by a host of reporters. She denied that she
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    CHINA WAR CAUSING ANXIETY IN JAPAN.
    73 9 I Examination Of Internal Situation Urged. Prolongation of the conflict by the Chinese is causing growing anxiety in Japan. Predictin-; "really grave decisions" by Japan, the influential Asahi Shimbun f reports Aneca-Trans-Ocean > asserts that -not only the situation in China but, also the
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    BABY MAY BE BORN IN WARSHIP.
    93 9 Capetown Officers' Dilemma. Shanghai, Dec. 23. THE British cruiser Capetown taking 1 refugees from Hankow to Shanghai, resumed its journey to Nanking thLs morning and has been able to pass through the narrow breach in the Kiangyln boom. Officers on board are in a
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    GEN. YANG HU STILL ALIVE. NOT EXECUTED.
    74 9 Shanghai, Dec. 22. /CHINESE authorities here officially deny that General Yang Hu was executed a week ago at the ord^r of General Chiang Kai-shek. They say he is still alive. Yang Hu. veteran member of the Kuomintang and garrison commander of the Shanghai-Woosung
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    ROOSEVELT DENOUNCES FEAR COMPLEX.
    53 9 Washington, Dec. 22. President Roosevelt, at a press conference, accused a large percentage of United States newspapers of fostering a psychology of fear. He said that the heads of two public utility companies had told him that the present troubles In industry were attributable to nothing
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    Red Officers As Gen. Chiang's Advisers.
    141 9 Red Officers As Gen. Chiang's Advisers. /CHINA'S highest military am civil leaders, including Ger Chiang Kai-shek, conferred a Changsha on certain "concret suggestions" made by M. Orelskj new Soviet Ambassador, in respec of certain articles in the Russo Chinese non-aggression pact, say Sin Chew Jit Poh. Dr. Suu Fo. president
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    32 9 Kai-shejt; Versailles, Dec. 22. General Audbe, Chief of Staff of th« French Military Air Force, is believec to be suffering from concussion aftei a car accident. He was unconscious for two hours.—Reuter.
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    British Cabinet On Vacation,
    124 9 London, Dec. 23. fA3I?JET Ministers have announced their plans jor the vacation. The Chancellor oj the Excheqiar, Sir John Simon, will spend c. fortnight icith his icife in the south of France. while the Minister of Transport. Dr. Leslie Burgin. is going with his family i.o
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    Germany Lays "Greatest Warrior" To Rest.
    208 9 Munich. Dec. 22. ;.jpKNKRAI. LIDENDORFF. on behalf or the united German people. I place this wreath at your feet in deepest gratitude." said Herr Hitler, as he walked forward and put the wreath at the foot of the bier at the funeral of Germany's
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    Britain Will Protect South China Interests.
    217 9 UNSATISFACTORY POSITION AT SHANGHAI ILL possible protection is bein^ and will be afforded British k i.adc interests in South China, the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Kden, told the House of Commons last night. He had no information he could properly give the Hous he
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    Ironsides Chief Launches Big Offensive.
    158 9 Ironsides Chief Launches Big Offensive. Shanghai, Dec. 22 A POWERFUL counter-offensive against the Japanese forces pressing or. to Hangchow was launched today by 1 Chang Fah-kwei, the celebrated Iron1 sides Commander, who has 100,000 1 troops in the field, and bitter fighting 1 is in progress. Meanwhile, Japanese troops axe
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    Post Office Has Record Year.
    177 9 Post Office Has Record Year. t London, Doc. 22 r THE Post Office provisional surplus c of Incotpc over expenditure for the e year ended Mar. 31 last, is £123.500.j 000. It was a record year in all ways and g j the public did £61,000.00G more busi- ness with
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    NINETEEN DIE WHEN CASTLE COLLAPSES.
    111 9 Tragedy Near Duce's Country Home. Rome, Dec -2 NINETEEN persons were killed when the ancient Castle Cusercoli. 15 miles from Morli, in the sair.e neighbourhood are Mussolini's country house, colbpsed today. The castle walls fell in, pouring a cataract of stone and mud upon lour
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    U.S. THANKS BRITAIN FOR HELP.
    97 9 Co-Operation After Panay Affair. Shanghai. Dec. 22. THE text cf a message received bj the British authorities in Shangjhai from the United States Ambassador, which has jusc been published, expresses appreciation of the British co-operation with Americans during [the Jinking of the Panay. The assistance
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1937.
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      Putting It Over.
      1057 10 Contrary to general expectation, I the I.T.C. in its last communique made no reference to plans for a revival of the butler pool. Members had before them ample evidence of j lack of sympathy in Malaya for any such idea, and it is quite probable j that
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      GOVERNOR'S GREETINGS FOR POLICE.
      67 10 •THE Governor and High Commis- 1 sioner. Sir Shenton Tnomas. has j ;sent Christmas greetings to tlis Ma- i layan Police. "I hope that their holiday will bs undisturbed." he says, "and that In 1938, they will have a year of great success and win further
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    Singapore—Heaven's Gift To Men.
    1556 10 Singapore Heaven's Gift To Men. WHAT AN AMERICAN GlRfe THINKS. A YOUNG American girl, leaving for her own country after four months in Singapore, tells in this article how, viewed in one way, Singapore is God's Gift to Men. She asks why Singapore people entertain so little in their homes,
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    681 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. "Adopted" Colonies. 'THAT the plan inaugurated in ma.nj English schools some years ago at "adopting" tramp steamers be extended to the "adoption" of colonies is advocated in the December issue of f,tt» Crown Colonist. Under the sf.ip system, the children, nfter suitable introductions, correspond with
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    No Need To Reinforce British Navy In East.
    228 11 NO CABINET ANXIETY OVER HONG KONG. i HONG KONG DEFENCES Brighter Outlook When Ministers Meet. HTHE view that there was no necessity for any sub- stantial naval reinforcement in Asiatic waters was taken, it is understood, by Ministers at a Cabinet meeting
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    Soviet Fliers Shoot Down 11 Japanese.
    87 11 London. Dec. 22. T^HE international squadron of 22 pilots which is fighting for China has played an important part in recent hostilities, states the Daily Telegraphs Hong Kong correspondent. Fifty Russian planes, flown by Soviet airmen, have arrived in China recently and have already
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    Japanese Ship Enters Waters Of Hong Kong.
    134 11 London, Dec. 22. THE violation of Hong Kong terri- torial waters on Dec. 11 by a Japanese destroyer is the subject of a complaint made in a British Note which the Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, has been instructed to deliver in Tokio. A
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    JAPANESE AREA IN HANKOW SEIZED?
    120 11 Concession Mill Reported Blown Up. THE Japanese concession in Hankow, evacuated shortly before the Shanghai outbreak and left in charge of the Chinese municipal authorities, is reported to have teen occupied by the Chinese military, who have seized all Japanese property and blown up a
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    45 11 Tokio, Dec. 22. The Eastern and Australia Line steamer Nank'n near Shizuoka sighted a wrecked Japanese navy j plane and picked up a warrant j officer, who died from injuries on board. Two other Japanese airmen are believed to have been drowned. I Reuter. I
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    King's Thought For Poor At Christmas.
    77 11 King's Thought For Poor At Christmas. London, Dec. 22. TKE King, Queen, Queen Mary and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose left London for their Christmas l-.olijay at Sandringham. By command of the King, several tons of logs from Windsor Forest were distributed among poor and unemployed in Windsor today. Earlier
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    HOUSE CHEERS NATIVE.
    93 11 Infected With Disease In Cause Of Science. London, Dec. 23. A WARM tribute was pad in the House of Commons yesterday by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, to a native of Tanganyika named Ngasa, who had allowed l-.imself to be infected with sleeping sickness
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    PACIFIC AIR SERVICE STARTS NEXT MONTH.
    73 11 Linking America And New Zealand. San Francisco, Dec. 23. DAN-American Airways announce that their commercial air service between the Unitec' States and New Zealand across the Pacific will be inaugurated on January 29. The service, which will provide for weekly trips in each direction,
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    GERMANY PROTECTS HER WORKERS.
    55 11 Old Age Pensions For AH. Berlin, Dec. 22. 'A NEW insurance law wheh claims to improve the position of labour b\ •50.000.000 annua'ly and guarantee old age pensons for all German workmen is announced tonight. TII3 law strengthens compulsory Insurance, and inter alia, increases miners' wages
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    NON-INTERVENTION IN SPAIN.
    52 11 Commissions Start Work Soon. London, Dec. 23. The non-intervention sub-commit-tee has agreed on all outstanding points regarding the mandate to be given to the commissions to be sent to Spain to supervise the withdrawal of foreign volunteers. It is contemplated the preliminary work will start en Dec.
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    OPEN SHANGHAI AREAS, BRITAIN ASKS JAPAN.
    38 11 Tokio. Dec. 22. The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie. called on the Foreign Minister. Mr. Hirota, today and urged the reopening of the Hongkew-Yangtespoo areas in Shanghai for third-Power merchants and residents.
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    MORE TSINGTAO MILLS FIRED BY CHINESE.
    109 11 Most Of Japanese Plant Now Destroyed. Tsingtao, Dec. 22. MOST of the remaining Japanese property at Tsingtao has been fired, including dormitories for employees of Japanese mills. I Looting has been checked by the execution of nine more people and the arrest of 200
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    FIGHT FOR HANGCHOW TO BEGIN.
    180 11 i Chinese Prepare For Stand At Famous City. The Japanese are continuing their march on Hangchow, port souih cf Shanghai, and it is considered that the fight for the possession of that cty will begin in the next few days. Hangchow is one of the
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    FRENCH AVIATRIX AT CALCUTTA.
    45 11 Paris, Dec. 22. Maryse Hilsz. the French airwoman who took off from Paris oh Sunday on a flight to Hanoi, reached Calcutta early this morning, but has already abandoned the long distance record. She hopes to beat the Pari.sSaigon record. Reuter.
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    22 11 King George VI has accepted the rank of general In the Danish Army, according to an official announcement In Copenhagen yesterday.— British
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    Canton Awaits Inevitabl Japanese Thrust.
    307 11  -  J. C. Chancellor, (By Reuter's Chief Correspondent in China.) Correspondent in China.) Canton, Dec. 22. ANTON, cradle of Great Britain's trade in China, is waiting in tense excitement and anxiety for the Japanese thrust, which is believed to be inevitable, from Bias Bay. Although no
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    King Dines With French Minister.
    35 11 KING CAROL of Rumania in earnest conversation »ttk the French Foreign Minister, M. DELBOS, after a dinner at the French Legation in Bucharest, during M. Deloos' tour of Central Europe.
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    Japan's Replies Are Not Softening British Or American Wrath.
    244 11 Japan 's Replies Are Not Softening British Or American Wrath. London, Dec. 23. DRITISH indignation at recent attacks on His Majesty's ships by Japanese naval airmen and military artillery on the Yangtse has not been perceptibly softened by the interesting variety of explanations offered by spokesmen of the Japanese services
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    PRESS WELCOMES EDEN'S SPEECH.
    107 11 Open Unity On All Sides Of House. London, Dec. 22. IMEWSPAPER comments on the speech of the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, In the House of Commons yesterday, are favourable. The Daily Telegraph says that there is true unity of outlook between Britain and United States, an
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    ROOSEVELT CURTAILS SPENDING.
    71 11 Wants Budget Balanced. Washington, Dec. 22. DRESIDENT Roosevelt, in a letter to Mr. Wilburn Cartwright. chairman of the House of Representatives Roads Committee, has re-affirmed his intention of reducing Federal spending. He asserts that Congress and the Democratic majority must accept full responsibility if the President's budget
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    U.S. Fleet Could Not Go To Sea Yet.
    121 11 Under -Manned, And Ships Need Scraping. Washington, Per. Tl. WITH regard to continued reports in newspapers that a naval display is contemplated in the Far East, it is reliably learned that the Navy at present is confining itself to getting the fleet
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    AMERICAN MYSTERY AIR BASES.
    106 11 Aimed Against Japanese Fishing Fleet New York, Dec T^HE United States Navy has taken steps to declare as a prescribed area for aeroplane flights the entire I California region near the Mexican border between San Diego and Mexicali, near the Arizona border, it Is revealed in
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    CONFUCIUS' DESCENDANT SPURNS EMPERORSHIP.
    39 11 i j Kung Teh-chuig. a descendant o.* Confucius, has declined a Japanese i offer of the Emperorship of the new state whicn will soon replace the r>ro- visional government in North ChinaSin Chew Jit Poh
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    CHRISTMAS PARTIES ARE IN FULL SWING.
    252 12 CHRISTMAS PARTIES ARE IN FULL SWING. Cathedral Carol Singers Visit Air And Naval Bases, FULL PROGRAMME FOR WEEK-END. pHRISTMAS parties in Singapore are in full swing. Santa Claus, feeling not quite so hot behind his flowing white beard and scarlet robes, is- having a busy time with the children. Christmas
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    More Details For Malaya In Dunera.
    118 12 (/■•AP.RYING about 30 aeuu.s ior Singapore, T -he "roopshm Dunera. j whtch left Southampton yesterday normal programme, is expected r>er«* about Jan 20 She IS callin.; at Malta, Bombaj r.».nd Hon« Kong. She will disembark the Ist, 3actalicn Oi the Green Howards at Malti.
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    JAPANESE BAR OPEN AFTER HOURS.
    131 12 Fine Follows Visit Of Plainclothes Men. '■ff'wo :)i»ii.'e Inspec ounas in plant oiotlie.s ;;aw Europeans Comtaig out of a bar in Serangoon Road. 1 l(^)ked in and aaw people drinking ours. I They went to the back door and fuuH-ked and were admitted by a
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    FOUR CHARGED FOR SEREMBAN INCIDENT.
    90 12 •?!orn Out Own Correspond.Beremban, Dec. 22. k „'qut>i z-i the anti-Japanese J da demonstration !ait night street stalls 'v. Wailich,] ear 1 i -re attacked Sim Chong, Lik Bam, Tham Chong and j tee, were charged today I j t| members of au unlawful i
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    Earthquake Jars Stranded Dollar Liner.
    284 12 Earthquake Jars Stranded Dollar Liner. AN rurtii.|uukf which gave r theaa more oi v ->ht>ck than j rounding of the President 1,.. i. is nu-'.itioned by mem-ii-rv it the crew of the wrecked i wfcea the President Pierce Arrived in llon» Kirns the weekend with 2.19 of the Hoover's crew.
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    Fraser's Hill Fully Booked.
    46 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 23. T^HE superintendent of bungalows at Frasers Hill report: complete booking of all bunqa'.ow at the resort by veop'e from aX over the country. The -invasion" of Frascr's Hi>. and Cameron Highlands will begin tomorrow.
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    CHILD'S BODY NEAR RAILWAY LINE.
    46 12 From Our Own Correspondent. > Seremban, Dec. 22. TTIE decomposed body of a female child was discovered by a Tamil coolie at the third mile, Labu, near the railway line. The local police were Informed but the body has not been Identified.
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    EUROPEANS ON VAGARANCY CHARGE.
    107 12 Just Served Prison Sentence. pjCEMLi' released irom the Chatigi criminal prison after serving a two years sentence for robbery. John Elliot and William G. Dickson. formerly attached to the Royal Inniskllling Fusilier > wore charged ki the Third Singapore Court this morning with being vagrants. Pleading
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    No Clocks For Suburban Areas.
    114 12 No Clocks For Suburban Areas. /"\N account of the expense involved, the Open Spaces Committee (No. 6.) of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners decided, by a majority, not to provide Singapore with more public clocks. The proposal for more clocks emanated from certain Commissioners who believed it wou'.d be appreciated by
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY PARTY.
    102 12 IN faaey, colourful costumes, 26 child- ren. ages ranging from five to 16, celebrated Christmas at a happy party at the Children's Aid Society Hornyesterday. They sang, danced and recited at a concert arranged by Mrs. T. Kennard and were given presents. Decorated with paper lan
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    "SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS."
    35 12 SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS." 3rigadier H. A. Lord. Divisional Commander. Salvation Army, Singapore, will deliver a lecture entitled The Spirit of Christmas" at the Ratr.akrlshna Mission premises at No. 9 Norrls Road, at 0.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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    CONSULAR OFFICERS IMPERSONATED.
    71 12 Sale Of Chinese Flags To Shopkeepers. CINGAPORE Chinese are warned against a party of men who are believed to have represented th?mselves as Chinese Consulate officials and to have forced shopkeepers to buy Chinese national flags in different sizes. •The Consulate has not sent out any representatives
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    CHINESE ON DRIVING CHARGE.
    95 12 A FATAL, accident that occurred j.t the 13V 2 mile stone. Seletar Road, on Nov. 8. had an echo in the Criminal District Court yesterday when a Chinese i named Ong Vow faced two charges one of causing the death of a Tamil. Rangasamy. and the
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    GOOD COMEDY AT ALHAMBRA.
    102 12 At The Cinema On \Kn.n Off Aeain" (Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey). R.K.O. At the Alhambra. I*HIS film is ro'licking good enter- tainment and affords great possiI bilities for comedians Wheeler and Woolsey. Quarrelsome partners in a business they hand out "compliments' to each other lavishly
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    R.A.F. Pantomime Full Of Topical Humour.
    240 12 U RIMMING with very topical numbers directed at Seletar personalities, the Royal Air Force Christmas Pantomime "Sinbad in Malaya," produced by L. A. C. Daniells, provided a great laugh for the R.A.F. Station personnel and friends, last night. THE 'just plain nautical folk," L.
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    New Head Of Local Insurance Company.
    96 12 j jy|R A. ROBINSON. F.1.A.. has beer, IT appointed managing director and actuary of the Great Eastern Life Assurance Company. Ltd., in succession to the late Mi H. W. Raper. Forty-six years oi age. Mr. Robinson i arrived in Singapore in 1919 as asststj
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    DUNEARN ROAD LIGHTING EXTENSION.
    61 12 Committee no. 3 of the Municipal' i Commissioners has agreed to ex- j tension of the gas street lighting of Dunearn Road, beyond Adam Road, up to Municipal Limits at ar. installation cost of approximately $1,560. Following several accidents on Dun- earn Road complaints were made
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    Special B.B.C. Plans For King's Broadcast
    113 12 Special B. B.C. Plans For King's Broadcast TM ensure ,■■>>, throughout the world ■> King's Christmas Day l>road<:i>t. Ibc IU'.C. has ;nrt«ie special tra—ittdig arrangeL ments. I'stcaers b*ing offered i choice of si\ frequencies. The speech will "be delivered iC 10.20 p.ni.. Maiaya time, on Satur- day. and will be
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    EURASIAN'S SENTENCE SET ASIDE.
    104 12 EURASIAN'S SENTENCE SET ASIDE. Statements Wrongly Admitted, Says Judge. /""VN tlio ground tha: two statements had been admitted wrongly by the Criminlal District Judge In the cas^ In which a Eurasian. Reginald Cordeiro was convicted of housebreaklnt; In order to commit theft, Mr. Justice* a'Beck^tt Terrell tntj morning set aside
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    PLANTERS' 3,000-MILE YACHT CRUISE.
    103 12 '•PDWARDS and I would do it agim i; we had tte opportunity," declared Mr. J W Leach who witli two other Selangor planters. Messrs. E. J. E Edwards and E. Fesq. sailed part of their way home on leave In itv Mat All. a ten-ton yacht
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    GIRL DROWNED IN CANAL
    37 12 A Chinese girl about four years old was drowned in the canal in New Bridge Road yesterday. A Municipal mandore who saw the body floating summoned help and had the body dragged out.
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    Another R.A.F. Flying-Boat Due From Home.
    167 13 Another R.A.F. Flying-Boat Due From Home. A SARO London II flying-boat is to be flown out from Britain to join four of No. 204 (General Rctonnaisance) Squadron, now in Singapore, which is on its way to Australia on the longest formation flight ever undertaken. The machine from Britain will replace
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    NO TIN COUNTRY WON ITS FULL QUOTA LAST MONTH.
    309 13 NO TIN COUNTRY WON ITS FULL QUOTA LAST MONTH. Steady Rise In World Consumption. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 22. ACCORDING to statistics published at The Hague today by the International Tin Research and Development Council, world consumption of tin for the twelve months ended October i totalled 180,528
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    Air Marshal's Singapore Inspection.
    69 13 Air Marshal's Singapore Inspection. iF'ojh Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 23. AIR Marshal Sir Edward L. Ellington, Inspector-General of the Royal Air Force, is leaving London today to inspect the RAF. Far Eastern Command. He is flying to Singapore, and is due to arrive on Jan. 13. He ici'.l stay
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    BUDGET PICTURES.
    107 13 11/EDDING pictures in this week's Straits W Budget, published today, are a group :aken at the Chinese mass marriage In Singapore; and Mr. Trevor Carter and Miss tf Wright: Lieut. E. I. Everest Mozley and Hiss A. D. Mason; and Mr. C. H. Ker Cooper ,nd Miss L.
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    Transport Board's First Sitting At Seremban.
    142 13 Transport Board's First Sitting At Seremban. 'Frcm Our Own Correspondent i Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 22. THE first public inquiries into j applications for licences will i be held by the newly established traffic co-ordinating authority, the F.M.S. Transport Board, at various centres in the new year. The opening sitting will
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    Better Work With Air-Conditioning.
    206 13 Better Work With AirConditioning. Rotary Club Speaker's Opinion. IT had been found that the opera- tion of an air-conditioning unit in an office had a beneficial effect on the employees in that office, greater efficiency and accuracy being obtained, said Mr. C. GerrardSynman. speaking at the Singapore Rotary Club, yesterday.
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    CHINA'S CAPITAL MAY MOVE TO SOVIET.
    157 13 "IT will take Japan 50 years to take Chungking the new seat of the I Chinese Government in the in- terior,' declared Mr. T. H. Chen. a Chinese delegate to the re- j cent League of Nations Union Conference at Geneva, who passed through
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    Bankrupt Who Never Had Balance Sheet For Chop.
    315 13 WITH liabilities double the j amount of his original capital, a Chinese bankrupt, applying for a discharge, admitted that he had never drawn up a balance sheet of the business he took over and that he did not keep a list of
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    29 13 DRESSED IN FANCY COSTUMES, many children sang and danced, and nerc ghcii a Christmas treat and presents at the Children's Aid Society Home, Tomlinson Road, yesterday.— Straits Times Picture
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    Christmas Gift To 700 Poor Families.
    201 13 WEARLY 700 Singapore families receding assistant frm the Silver Jubilee Fund w,|| receive an extra dollar for Christmas with their monthly allowance- which ranjre from $5 to $25. A NUMBER of more deserving! cases, such as very needy families with children, are to get
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    Cricketer's Sudden Death.
    130 13 Mr. W.A.B. Smith. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, D.c. 22. MR. W. A. B. SMITH, weH-kn.w. Malayan cricketer and formerly I player in Scotland, collapsed when lie returned to his bungalow on Carey bland Estate after work /esterday ;ifternoon and <)« soon lft< r wards. A
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    CHRISTMAS SOCCER-THE MATCH-LIST.
    497 14 CHRISTMAS SOCCER-THE MATCH -LIST. Chelsea And Charlton In Exchange Visits. OWINC to the Sunday break, the Home league soccer teams h:>vc only two Christmas matches, instead of three as in mi >oars. There are full lists for Saturday and Monday. That is ir England. The Scots play only on Saturday.
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    29 14 A. It. Anderson, the S'.nganore Rugby XV captain, making one of his forward rushes with Giliett (on rig-it) in the Army vs. Singapore came last Tuesday.— Straits Times Picture.
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    AUSTRALIA IN THE GRIP OF "CRICKET FEVER."
    760 14 AUSTRALIA IN THE GRIP OF "CRICKET FEVER." PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR'S TESTS. SHORT OF CLASS BOWLERS— BUT SO IS ENGLAND. NEARLY everyone in Australi The season is just getting ir stride is a long one thirteen th The domestic interest overwhelming interest lies in th« writes William Pollock in a
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    SIX-A-SIDE GAMES AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    194 14 Rugby Football Two Victories For The Merchants. From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 22. Sixteen tries were scored and one goal dropped today In four matches in the Selangor Club's slx-a-slde ***** tournament. Most of the State team, who are In training for the
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    FINAL GALLOPS AT PENANG THIS MORNING.
    446 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 23. "THERE was a large crowd this morning to watch the Anal gallops, but work was confined to the strings of Billett, Van Breu' t len, Mag ill, Noordin, Turley and Lindsay Years. The big: outstation strings, such
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    GOOD TENNIS & GOODWILL.
    189 14 GOOD TENNIS GOODWILL. Objects Of S.C.R.C. Tournaments. That the Straits Chinese iieai*ation Club's open lawn tennis tournaments are open to all communities and not confined, a* BOfM thought, to a particular community, was stressed by Mr. T. VV. Onjj, torn. secretary, in h\< speech at the foMth annual dinner, held
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    CHEETAHS FASTER THAN GREYHOUNDS.
    172 14 C HEETAHS FASTER THAN GREYHOUNDS. Cheetahs, said to be the fastest animals in the world, tested their speod against greyhounds for the first tlnv in public at Romford Stadium on Dec. 11. They won. The cheetah, which has the face and body of a big cat and the feet of
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    GUIDE TO FORM. Turf Supplement Of The Free Press.
    148 15 GUIDE TO FORM. Turf Supplement Of The Free Press. A RACING upplement will be iss-eri with Saturday's Singapore I'rcc Press. It will inrltulr a complete guide to the form of all horses racing at IVnang on Monday. This (Juide to Form is the first of its kind ever protliu^-rt in
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    WEEK-END RACES.
    82 15 Yachting. irrow there will be the usual ../tcrncon racM for the R.S.Y.C. "A," B and C class yachts, starting at 5 20 p.m. On Sunday, the international 6nu tre class will sail a swe?pstake race. starting at 10 a.m. The "B" class will sail a sweepstake race, starting
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    BADMINTON EVENTS CANCELLED.
    23 15 Owing to lack of entries, the mixed t'oubles and inter-club events of the Singap:re Badminton Association for have been cancelled.
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    SURREY BEAT HANTS
    50 15 London. Dec 22. In the R.U. County Championship Hampshire were beaten by Surrey by 12 juints to six at Portsmouth.— Rcuter. Miticilesbro has secured the transfer. bt a fee b?lieved to be in the region of xb 000. of Jack Milne, the Arsenal and former Backburn outside-left.
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    67 15 HKII'.MNS WOMAN ATHLETES: A mascot was presented to the women's athK'ie team for the Empire Games at Sydney, when they attended the reception held in their honour at the Women's Automobile and Sports Association at Hamilton Place on Dec. 3. prior to sailing on the following day. The picture shows
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    LYNCH BEATS FRENCH BANTAM CHAMPION.
    381 15 Referee Intervenes In The Eighth Round. DENNY LYNCH, British and world fly-weight champion, although boxing below his best form, beat Georges Bataille, French bantam-weight champion, in the eighth session of a scheduled 10 rounds bout at the Granby Halls, Leicester, on Dec. 13. The Scot's
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    WALSH DEFEATED. Eight Rounds Win For Wickwar.
    150 15 WALSH DEFEATED. Eight Rounds Win For Wickwar. Jimmy Walsh, the British lightweight champion, was outpointed over eight rounds by Len Wickwar, the local idol. Wickwar thus gained revenge for a knock-out defeat at the hands of Walsh a couple of years ago. Although there could have been little between the
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    MUSLIM SOCCER TOURNEY.
    243 15 Six-A-Side Games For The Week-End. The draw and teams for the Muslim Improvement Chi'> sfx-a-aide soccer tournament for tin- O. T. Mohamed Shnh Cup are riRST ROUND "A" Tcf.ni vs. "D" Team. Saturciny. "C" Team vs. "B" Team. Saturday "A" Team vs. "C" Team. Monday "B" Team
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    I.C. SOCIAL MATCH ON SUNDAY.
    170 15 Golf. Caddies' Competition To Follow. The. following are the teams ana starting times for the social four-ball match to be playtd on Sunday at tIM Island Club: la.m. 9 15 W. F. Mavcr .li and H. L. H. Llm >4) vs. S. N. Kelly 'scrj
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    S.B.A. SHIELD GAME.
    72 15 Martin Beats Albuquerque By 83 Points. Playing in th 3 Singapore BilliardAssociation Challenge Shield competition at the Happy World last night. :A. Martin, of St Joseph's Church Br!- gade. bsat C. Albuquerque 300—217. Albuquerque made the highest brea!: which was one of 48 point;. Tonight, at 8
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    65 15 TODAY. Lawn Tennis: C Tf.C. <ha > niMoiisi.i l 1.etc finr.l. Yurii Loon Chon-: vs. Woup Thian Trek. llocke): S.C.C. W. R.A.; V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. S.C.C.: C £.C. v&. Kinl-a. Boxing: Ha;jpy Wo. ld bouts, 9 p.r: TOMORROW. i Rugby: S.CjC. "A M vs. R.E "A"; R.A.M
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    Second Day Weights For Penang Races.
    247 15 \I7EIGHTS for five ruces on Jan. tbc second day of the Penang; Turf Club's Gold Cup Meeting, are issued as fol- Horses, Class 4. Div. 1, 5 furs.: Amazing 9.0 Last Crusader 89 Wait-and-See 8.13 Old Cow «.7 Woden 8.12 Gold Bullet Two Up
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    716 15 Army's Rugger Triumph Can They Beat Selangor Britain 's Tennis Problem Davis 's Four-Figure Billia rds B rea ks. Conducted By "ECHO." /"^ORDIAL congratulations to the i Army on their fine victory cer Singapore, enabling them once more to I represent the South in the Malaya Cur
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    M.P. "IS NOW A 50 PER CENT. MAN." SUES MOTORIST FOR DAMAGES.
    485 16 M.P. "IS NOW A 50 PER CENT. MAN." SUES MOTORIST FOR DAMAGES. f«OUNSEL for Mr. George Benson. Socialist M.P. for Chesterfield, stated at Birmingham Assizes that he had become a "50 per cent, man" following a car crash. He was 'appalled" by the badness of a speech lie had made
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    REFUGEES MAY CROSS INTO KOWLOON.
    93 16 Statement In Commons. Asked whether Chinese refugees will jbe allowed to enter Kowloon, Bntisn territory on the mainland opposite jHong Kong. Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby|Gore, Secretary of State for the j Colonies, said in the House of ComI mons on Tuesday that the Governor
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    MANY INCIDENTS IN JERUSALEM.
    48 16 Jerusalem. Dec. 22. Over a score of incidents si.ice Friday have been reported to police headquarters. Armed Arabs have been killed and wounded in the cour.se of military encounters and a large quan- I tity of arms and ammunition has been seized. Reuter I
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    SOVIET FINANCIER DISMISSED.
    43 16 The vice-president ot the Soviet Russian State Bank. M. Svanidse. has been dismissed from his post and M. Samulenko has been appointed his successor. The board of directors of i the state bank has now been thoroughly "purged." says Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    38 16 Dr. Paul Goebbe's, Reichs Mir.i.'Ur ;of Propaganda, will visit Egypt soon I after Christmas, according to Ane'u-} Trans-Ocean, the trip being purely 3 I holiday. Whether the Minister wi!! be accompanied by his family is not vet known.
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    GIRL "SMOTHERED WITH BERET."
    347 17 DEATH SENTENCE ON ONE-HANDED MAN. TOLD HER THEY COILI) NOT MARRY. FREDERICK John Corneby. 24, a labourer, of Hythe. Hants, who had lost his left hand in an accident. ni sentenced to death by Mr. Justice, Tucker at Winchester Assizes for the imirder of his sweetheart.
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    BRITISH CRUISER ON FIRE.
    36 17 Malta. Dec. 22. The British cruiser Arethusa reports the has a fire on board about eight miles off Malta breakwater. No one is injured and the ship is returning to Malta.— Reuter.
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    40 17 Miss Anna \ea*le has started rr h earsaals for I cter Pan," in which she takes the part of Peter. at the London Palladium. She is seen here having «ne of her shoes tied by Miss Pamela Stanley e Wendy)
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    WOMEN IN CANTON WARNED.
    61 17 Rapid Evacuation If Necessary. Hong Kong, Dec. 20. It is understood that foreign women and children in Canton have been i warned as a precaution to prepare to be evacuated from the city, should an emergency arise. I This is no new development, states Reuter, and
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    CAPETOWN AT NANKING.
    66 17 Nanking, Dec. 21. H.M.S. Capetown, which has been taking British and other refugees down the Yangtse from Hankow, arrived at Nanking today. The warship, which came from Wuhu today, is staying at Nanking until it has been decided whether she can pass through the breach in the
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    CONGRESS SESSION ENDS.
    83 17 No Major Recommendations Carried. Washington, Dec. 22. The special session of Congress was idjourned last night sine die, before my agreement was reached on the [lousing Bill, which must go to a conference committee for the ironing out it differences between the versions passed by the Senate
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    U.S. HOUSING BILL PASSED.
    38 17 Washington, Dec. 22. The Senate has passed the Housing BUI. one of the most important measures in Roosevelt's business stimulation campaign, which the Hou.s 1 of Representatives passed by 19 votes to 12. Reuter.
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    WORLD AFFAIRS NOT IN CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
    200 17 \ttlee Attacks Foreign Propaganda. London, Dec. 22. JUIR C. R Attlee. Leader of the Op- position, opening the foreign affairs debate in the House of Commons tonight, observed that world Hairs little accorded with the peace*ul traditions of the Christmas season He did not
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    ANOTHER MODERN "FOUR."
    1074 18 Motors And Motoring. Liveliness And Speed. THE SPECIAL TRIUMPH. Efficient And Economical. THK new 14 h.p. Triumph, is ona of the :r.ost remarkable vindi- !.> four-cylinder design I have ('riven. Nut that I consider it needs any vindication. hung still, to my thinking, .ho best design for
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    ANOTHER CRAIGANTLET RECORD.
    192 18 Austin Seven's New Time For Famous Hill. rfllE n ost important Irish Hill Climb of the year, Craigantlet, organised j by the Ulster Automobile Club, i resulted in yet another victory for Austin Seven O.H.V. special driven by H. L. Hadley. Last y-:ar Hadley driving the side-valve
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      157 18 9 *sK5j ilJb£kvh The big Motor Races of 1937won with BOSCH! B^ yle^., m 1 During 19)7 mar. than thirty b.g inlanwriorMl South Alriun Grand Pri> mtr inolof HI incljd.ng .11 oH,cl Grand Prl> Tripoli! Grand Pru RacM. and ovar M mtarnat.onal ip.ad racordi r l^TrJih'*" war* won with BOSCH
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    New China Envoy Is Man Of Action.
    190 19 London, Dec. 22. SIR Archibald John Kerr Clark; Kerr. the new British Ambassador to j China, is described at a man of action who has not had his full share of that! action in his recent poets. Four uneventful years as British Minister
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    PUPPET REGIME NOT TO BE RECOGNISED.
    114 19 New York, Dec. 21. The New York Times, in an editorial today, states: "There is no reason whatever to believe that foreign nations will extend to the puppet government south of the Great Wall the recognition which they deliberately withheld from the puppet Government
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    39 19 1 Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Dominions Secretary, stated in the House of Commons on Tuesday that he is in communication with the Dominions regarding the Irish Free State whose new Constitution comes into force on Dec. 29, reports R'euter.
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    JAPAN WITHHOLDS LADYBIRD REPORT.
    240 19 COMMANDER TOLD TO FIRE AT ENEMY ONLY. Shanghai. Dec. 21. r|»HE JAPANESE report on the attack on H.M.S. Ladybird, one of the j British gunboats in the Yangtse, which was promised for today was not forthcoming at the Japanese press conference this morning. Major-General Harada, the
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    SHANGHAI'S 400,000 WAR REFUGEES.
    62 19 Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, stated in the House of Commons on Tuesday that at the beginning of the month there were about 250,000 refugees in Nantao, Shanghai, says Reuter. There were about 100,000 In the International Settlement and 50,000 in the French Concession. The
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    Queen At Bazaar.
    175 20 i:;.: QUEEN chattin; with a cripple, at the opening of the Scottish Itaraar in aid of the Waifs and Strays Society, at the Dorchester ilotrl. Her Majesty's mother. Lady Strathmore, was a stall-holder. CROWDED INTO ONE STREET are devout Muslims. prostrate on their knees before the famous
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. X PAGES. (THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1937. No. 102
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      Father Carves The Turkey.
      1086 1 Father Carves The Turkey. /'OMES the dramatic moment. Under the eager gaze of all the family, the boy bears in the turkey. Father rises, with impressive calm, and surveys the deliciously brown and glistening bird prepared by cookie under the raem's eagle eye. He takes up the carvers while we
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      SKYSCRAPER HEADGEAR
      19 2 A SMART HAT in black velour felt, featuring the "high" crown, and heist of pale green velvet.
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      YOUR CHRISTMAS WARDROBE.
      764 2 Dinner Gowns Are Most Important In r-By 1 The Straits Times Woman Correspondent. Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Dec. 9. A VERY happy Christmas Ato all Straits Times readers from your Woman Correspondent in Fleet Street. That, you may or may not be pleased to learn, is
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        308 2 M9> jm jfii The protection of Java Powder imparts a new and silkier softness to the skin beneath this velvet shield of soft, infinitely fine particles, youth's delicate complexion assumes a lovelier, more tasting charm. Kepresei.tatnc: THE (.It M lON LABORATORIES, 20-B. Collyer Quay. Spore. INVITATION. Interesting demonstrations on Electric
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      INQUIRY BUREAU Brighten That Old Carpet.
      231 3 INQUIRY BUREAU Brighten That Old Carpet. How may I brighten the colours in a green Indian carpet Brush the carpet thoroughly to remove the loose fluff and dust and then working on a small section at a time rub well into the pile with a cloth wrung out in vinegar.
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      When Choosing China
      69 3 pHINA with a smooth, simple Hn«: is much in demand. It is economical, too. for ii there are no knobs or Outings, the china is less readily chipped or broken. Some of the loveliest china of this type is a tea-set in a soft creamy colour, and
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      All-Parties Frock.
      369 3  -  "Yvonne'' By IT was a problem. The more I shop-gazed the more uncertain I became. I had saved up my dollars for months to buy myself a party frock for Christmas. I wanted one frock, su table for any kind of evening party. I gazed longingly at frothing
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      Do Your Marketing Without Delay.
      263 4 Round The Markets By "Housetrife" Singapore. Dec. 21. IUO further shipments are expected until after Christmas and early shoppers, therefore, will have the advantage of a better selection. Cauliflowers from Hong Kong were received in the Orchard Road market this afternoon and these are excellent.
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      808 4 Special lo Ib? traits limes. fHIS Market \'M has been speria'h compiled for Ihe Straitslimes- to\ a Singapore nouscwile ;md it^es- last iuesdav*. pnres. Those price are oni> approximate. J»ul they will tt useful a? a eeneral ijuide bolh for tvoroen who do then own marketing and
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      You May Eat Porridge But Without Milk.
      240 4 Hay Diet Hints. it porridge allowed in the Hay Diet? There is a Rreat deal of controversy about the value of porridge In the diet, but, provided It Is made with cream diluted with water, instead of with milk, it Is permissible in
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