The Straits Times, 28 December 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. -i VGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times (I I'AKES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1957 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      232 1 Singapore: 140. cecil st. cphone 547t>. MEKEDES BENZ BRINKmQNNtCO (IPICE SOQO M M V Z^J^H WHtS*TM /i iw^mii Jf c /w D colcft sole agents: THE BORNEO COMPANY LTD. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA. WP.S. !9.4 A BETT£JR INVESTMENT THAN EVER i w^.—... '^Wtai^BvW' NO BODY-NOISE.
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      169 1 KUALA LUMPUC: 25. JAVA ST. CPHON£ 3683). ROBINSON'S FURNITURE I DURING THE PAST TWENTY FIVE YEARS THE NAME "ROBINSON'S" HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS THE HALL MARK OF HIGHEST QUALITY FURNITURE. WHEN FURNITURE IS MADE BY ROBINSON^S IT IS ACTUALLY MADE IN OUR OWN WORKSHOPS BY MEN EMPLOYED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS
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      9 1 foto-portrait by at studio 33 f oto -artist only
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      424 2 YONG-KWA— The engagement Is announced between Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin second son of Mr. '.Yong Thean Yong and the late Mrs. Yong Thean Yong and Miss Kwa Geok Lar econd daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kwa Biew Tee. The engagement is announced of Miss Lucy Kfay Smith, of Manchester. Eng.,
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      308 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTFD BY THE MALAYAN DISTRIBUTORS OF CARRIER THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT IN THE WORLD, A LIMITED NUMBER OF HIGH GRADE SALESMEN FOR THIS FAST GROWING INDUSTRY. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE THOROUGHLY TRAINED IN THE SELLING OF AIR CONDITIONING. GOOD REMUNERATION AND EXCELLENT PROSPECTS FOR ADVANCEMENT.
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      695 2 FOR SALE SHELVAOOR rtefngeratrr Phone 3333. FOR SALE. Seaside Land Sandy Beach. Apply Credit Foncier. Tel. 2083. FRIGIDAIRE for safer food protection Paterson, Simons A Co. Ltd STRUCTURAL STEEL, Joists Even Angles, plates Round and Flat Bars Hindhede Co Ltd. AMERICAN-BOSCH RADIO Receivers. Ask tor trial. Easy terms can be
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      655 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES at 1 and 4-A, Prince St and 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee 129 KlUiney Road. NO. 15. ROBINSON ROAD—Spacious. 3storey, grano. front building Will alter to suit tenant. Rent reasonable. Apply H. ftAaron, 6. Raffles Place. Phone 3464. TO LET: OFFICE space at
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      535 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. AUSTRALIA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL DINNER DANCE A ENTERTAINMENT RAFFLES HOTEL WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 1938. A number of Australians resident In S"pore have suggested that this occasion should be fittingly celebrated. It has been decided therefore to hold the above function and all who would like to attend
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      216 2 I Lovely hair wjmfc* fifS 3^_ 1 F lo llo today. fJ/H W r^m y t Experts in attendance yV^CtaJ > to en re complete ij^^^ satis/action. VFIGAROV FIGAR0 European Ladies' Hair Dressers. 93, Bras Basah Rd. and Raffles Hotel Phone ZBC*. BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE
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      191 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly UN S 4.M S !M quarterly M $12 N S 7 M Half Vnrlv $17 M $24 M $15 M Trarl; $34 $4.1 »0 $3* M Sotr. OuUUtion cheque* <,hoold include *hr tMual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and
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      713 3 P. &0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. Incorporated to England) MAIL PASSENGER ANL CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co UNDER COin-RACI WITH HIS MAJESTY'S UOVSRNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAII SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FO3 CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage. Spore 1937 CHITRAL 15.000 Dte 31 1938 CARTHAGE 15.000
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      390 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated 'jo Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNA.ID WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said. Naples Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. KASHIMA MARU Jan. 6. tM.S. YAS! KUM MAR" Jan. 19 S.S. HAKONE MARU Feb.
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      946 3 Hf IT (Incorporated in Eneland I J J JL APCAR LINE I =F^^^^FS I Iji >y}H lIONG KONG MOJI ROBt VNU ae^iV^^^i k m^ ii*.\k\ BANGKOK LINE SHIRALA Luxurious One Class mororships M .'t n.OOO Cabins have adjoining oi'vate bath. Excellent Cuisine. 3Qth Qec at 3 p m FOR MARSEILLES.
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      1019 3 1 REPRESENTING. iiiipp*.-*'", THE BLUE nWMI LIN^ lOeean The Hua Khiow SUamohin Co IDVi M Stram Ship to. i.la and China Initial (unard White Stai Itd Sham Navigation l» Ltd.i Aberdeen A Commonwealtn Line Tbc *ralt» steamship Co I.W. Shaw Savill A Albion Co Ltd Tbf- China Na/tja"on C« Ltd.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      100 4 During the week ending Dec. 18, 1937, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 40,000 cases, of which: 21,645 (54 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 375 (1 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 6,153 (15 per cent.) cases to
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      RANPURA.
      26 4 The Ranpura has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive here at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharf on arrival.
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
      135 4 Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mm temp, fall s'shine temp *F inches hrs. *F Superintendent, Meteorological Branch (Malaya). Meteorological Office, Singapore, Dec. 28, 1937. Alor Star 88 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 Sitiawan 89 Bukit Jeram 88 Malacca 85 Inland. Kuala Iipis 85
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      168 4 Tuesday, December 28. Ships atearsMe the Wharves «r expected t« arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Mapia. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour King's Dock Norseman. 1 No. 1 Dock Tidore. No. 2
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      219 4 Bagnn and Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong) ..3 p.m. Bengkalls and L. Bililc (Rokan) 3 p.m. Port de Kock, Pandang Pnkan, Baroe Slok (Hong Kwong) I p.m. Tomorrow Pengerang (Aik Soon) 9 a.m. Siam (Parcels only) (Kudat) 11 a.m. East Africa (Hofuku Maru) Western Canada and Western States
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      AIR MAILS.
      111 4 INWARD. Wearnes: From Penang and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives every evening other than Sundays. K.N.1.L.M.: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives this evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands India: Arrives this evening Imperial: From Europe: Due Friday evening. OUTWARD. Wearnes: To
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      FROM MALACCA.
      81 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 Sen-ice) 6 p.m. China, Japan, East Siberia, Philippines, Western U.S.A. and Western Canada (Qushiml Maru) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands)
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      32 4 Mails from China expected today. Dec. 28, by Van Heutsz. Mails from Holland etc. expected today, by Indrapoera. Mails from Japan expected on Dec. on Dec. 30, by Havana Maru.
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      LIVE SNAKE IN GLASS OF BEER.
      123 4 LIVE SNAKE IN GLASS OF BEER. A real snake In the bar of a Melbourne, Victoria, hotelledtolts captor, John Alexander Jackson, appearing In court the other day on a charge of offensive behaviour. Police evidence was given that Jackson entered the hotel, taking with him a live snake, about 2ft.
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      JAPANESE GOLD FOR U.S.
      51 4 New York, Dec. 17. Yesterday's arrival of $7,500,000 (£1.500.000) of Japanese gold in San Francisco is to be folleved by a further $5,000,000 (£1,000.000), stated to be on its way from Japan. This brings total exports of gold from Japan to America since Mar. > to
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      ARMY NOW USES DRAGONS AND SPIDERS.
      370 4 ARMY NOW USES DRAGONS AND SPIDERS. ANEW spirit has seized the War Office. Woolwich Arsenal has always been a closed book to anyone not in Government service, but I have just been taken for a ride on the newest Army tractor and, after plunging through muddy ponds, I was "bumped
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      BLUE STAR LINER ABANDONED.
      84 4 Aground At East London. East London. Dec. 17. j npHE Blue Star liner Stuart Star (11.928 tons) which ran aground 60 yards from the water's edge on the rocky coast at East London has been abandoned. No furtho r efforts arc; being made to reflort her.
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      £17,000 HIDDEN IN WOODEN LEG.
      135 4 Secret Spring Surprise. A four-year struggle for an estate including a wooden leg worth more than £17,000 was revealed recently by papers fHed in New York Surrogate's I court. The leg belonged to Mr. Frank Laikin, who died in Vienna in 1829 under an assumed
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      613 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S) LLOYDS AdLMIS:BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S RLVS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. I BLEPHONE Freight 5433— Passage 5431. s^jn fl vla Cana;la t<3 Nol °th America Europe. Past through trains direct Ttltfß^J from ship's side at Vancouver in HPrfv^ Canada's Evergreen Playground HRffiS£jM9mf^V| See the majestic Canadian
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      619 4 iHIW'; AJj 1 *M|. *C A §jyr l* ••JS 1} ♦Incorporated in Straits Settlements) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated in England) < incorporated In 0 S.A.) FOR HAVRE, LONDON. boston, new vorr baxtimors ROTTERDAM A HAMBURG v« siez canal Vta Porto and Sne» Ca««l D je
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      226 4 TIDE TA.HLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 6.50 a.m. 8.5ft.;8.35p.m. 7.5 ft. L. W. 00.35 a.m. 5 ft.; 2.04 p.m. 2.9 ft. Wednesday, December 29. H. W. 7.49 a.m. 8.6 ft.; 9.36p.m. 7.8 ft. L. W. 1.56 a.m. 5.2 ft.; 3 p.m. 2.4 ft. Thursday, Dec. 30. H.W. 8.40 a.m. 8.9
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      455 5 ROXY BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT I TONIGHT 6.15-9.15 HRI^^^^Q^SZS^BIIH LOVE AND SCIENCE I X J^ 4feL Mm\ COMBINE FORCES TO SOLVE I l|^L&e>r--^^^fSta^tt 1 (OLLEGE MURDER MYSTERY mSLL^MmW^mI Hr^^^^^ 'UNDER co o o f" NIGHT' A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with EDMUND LOWE. FLORENCE RICE NAT PENDLETON. HENRY DANIELL Week-end Matinees 2 P.M.
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      51 5 ARCHITECTURAL METALWOAK In Brass Bronze Rowlite Chromium Stainless Steel ROWLEYS of BIIIMINGHAM Particulars from A. CLOUET «c Co., Ltd. W.P.S. li 1 Another Bumper Holiday Show! TOMORROW at the CAPITOL OPENING AT 3.15 MATINEE The Funniest Stars of the Screen in even a more Riotous Comedy than "BONNIE SCOTLAND"— WHEN
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      244 5 We Extend You ELSIE MARY (ol London) Season's Greetings. 37. seiegie Road Has a New Collection LARGE EXCLUSIVE o Lovely Dr RANGE OF <"«»ie««d b/ Latest Goods m a 1 M f 13. Battery Road. NOW ON DISPLAY $s .so to $30.00 CORRECT Dreisnakiag Designing. SELECTION QUALITY ">^n>^\\\\X AF I
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      180 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. |i PAVILION: Live. Love and Learn M.G.M. With Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russel. 6 15 and 9.15 p.m. btralts Times criticism stated: "Hollywood's latest offerii'i; in iUs sp«te at light hearted comedies is Live. Love and ROXY: Under Cover of Night. 6 15 nnd 9.15 p.m.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      397 6 QUIET OPENING AFTER HOLIDAYS. TIN FALLS $2.50: RUBBER UNCHANGED. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 28. There is little to report from the markets this morning, which open wiy quietly after th' holidays. London and most of the contin- ntal Stock markets have be?;i losed since Friday
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      THEY WANT CELIBATE CLERGY.
      133 6 A PROPOSAL, originating with 3. uroup of distinguished laymen, that the Church of England should take steps to build up a large group of unmarried clergy, appears unlikely to find much support outside Anglo-Ca-tholic circles, says the News Chronicle. Addressed to the Archbishops ol Canterbury, York
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        MINING.
        593 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. issue VaJ. I I 4/- Ampat Tin il Asam Kumbar.e £1 Austral Malav 5/- Ayer Hltam 1 Ayer Weng 1 Jangrin Tin l 3atu Selarigor II Burma Malay il Cnenderiang 50 tfitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong Kong Tin 5/- Idris
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        GENERAL.
        398 6 2 2 do 7V 2 Prefs. 2 30 2.37V 2 10 10 Atlas Ice 8.00n. I 225 2.35 8.00n l l E. M. Broadcasting J45 0.55 10 5 B M. Trustee 6.00 6.75 11 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref 23/- 24/£1 £1 Con r. S. Ord. 20/- 21/$1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        248 6 6% Mayr.ard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int Apr. 30 Oct. 31 95 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. i% 1901 red. 1940 $40t-.6C0 int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 102 Vj c U :907 red. 1947 600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 20 108 t%% 1900 red. 1955 ti.i'00.000 int. Mar. 31 Sept iC
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        360 6 Shares are SI unless otherwise stated) Frasei Co Lyall I Bvat Allenby Aior Gajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Moiek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelli Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil Bukit KB Bukit Kepong Bukit 1'iman <tlO) "hangkat Serdanp roiinemara 'Jienealy Plantations Hamilton haytor indragin
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    54 6 'l The Duke ol Gloucester Grand j I resident of the League of Mercy, < jpeaking at the thirty-eighth annual meeting of presidents of the League rif the difficulty of obtaining new 1 workers, said When I think of the I < future I cannot help feeling some > anxiety
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    EXCHANGES.
    188 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning accord.ng to the daily circular issued oy 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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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    75 6 Tuesday, December 28, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) Dec. 23% 24»/« Good F. A. Q. in bales > (F.O.B.) Dec. 22% 23 No. 1X.R.S.S. (Spot loose) Awardable 23% 23 3 /i January-March 24>/ 8 24Vi April- June 241/2 24% July-September
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    AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
    432 6 i •TPHE following quotations are pub- lished by courtesy of Messrs. S E. Levy and Co., Singapore. Messrs. White Weld and Company, New York, report by cable regarding yesterdays markets: STOCKS It would be dangerous to cver-em-phasise the significance of today's weakness in view of
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    PRODUCE
    226 6 Socony Motor Gasoline >/ 4 drums Imp. Gall $0 77 Socony Motor Gasoline >/« drums per drum S3 32 Socony Motor Gasoline V* tins per tin $3 50 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant per tin $2.30 Sylvan Arrow per tin $2.10 Shell motor spirit in bulk expump per gal $0.77 Rice
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      381 6 AIRWOMAN GOES TO PRISON. No Sureties For Former Lady Heath. WARY WILLIAMS. 48, formerly Lady (Mary i Heath, airwoman ol the Avenue. Sunbury-on-Thames. was ordered by Mr McKenna. the Bowstreet magistrate, to find two sureties in £100 each or go to prison for two months on a charge of being
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    Consumption Of Empire Tobacco Increasing.
    627 7 Consumption Of Empire Tobacco Increasing. QUALITY OF LEAF MUCH IMPROVED. J\*ANY Empire countries find the TI main external market for their tobacco in the United Kingdom. Others, attracted by the fiscal preference offered, are tempted to try w and ship to that market. In a report on Tobacco, just issued
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    MALAYAN TIN DREDGING ANNUAL MEETINGS.
    1448 7 Chairman Supports Buffer Pool Proposal, BELIEF IN REGULATION OF SUPPLY TO DEMAND. ADDRESSING shareholders at] the annual meeting of Southern j Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. in London on Dec. 17. Mr. C. V. Stephens, the chairman, said: The introduction into the Federated Malay States of
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    239 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. ;apuic, jjrc 18, l tl.mi. Books Close Date Company Dividend Payable TIN. To *yer Weng 24% Final Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Song Konn Tin 40% Final Dec. 30 [dris Hyds 2tt% Int. Dec. 28 lent Ttii 10% Int. > Dec. 31 Cllllnghall 20% Final
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    LONDON COPRA A STEADY MARKET.
    356 7 SELLING PRESSURE FROM PHILIPPINES. GOOD DEMAND FROM CONSUMERS. i (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Doc. 20. OTEADINESS still continues to i characterise the London copra j market, and dealers expect this satisfactory condition to the main- tained for a ofnsiderable time. Consumers in all countries
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      494 7 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. < incorporated In the Colony ot Honp Kong) The liability ol members is limited to tti extent and in manner prescribed bj Ordinance No. i of 1»2» of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Patd-Up MCOOO.OOO Reserve Funds: 6,500.000 Horn? Kong Ourency $10,000,000
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      192 7 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In Ena'^odi. Capital Autho-lsed £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed £1,800,00,) Reserve Fund and Rest £1,247,»29 I Capital Paid up 11.050.000 BOABC OF DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. Lord Catto or Cilrncattc. Sir Charles Alexander Innes. X.C.S.I. C.I V Sir Thomas Smith, Kt., P. R. Chalmers, Esq..
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      563 7 CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in Etri^o o* Rorat Chanei ig.»i I PBid Dp Cnmta 1 ID -kN'.OOC ■•hare* ol £5 each €3.000 000 Reserve Puno fi.OOOOO* Rf serve UabKltr it rtopnetors £3.000.00* HEAD OFFICE: 38 P.bfcopscau UMta X Aiot Star r!ong Kong Kaii^oon An.rlt£ar lioilr Saieon
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      138 8 A NEW DENTIFRICE of REAL VALUE. A LITTLE m%\ used ILm often rWM ENSURES PERFECT TEETH PRESERVATION Obtainable from all rhrmistt and Stores Sole Agent;: V (.rafton Laboratnrie«. S'porf THE 1938 LEADER! "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" AMERICAN RADIO With AH The Latest In Radio. Full Particulars from SOLE AGENTS KEE HUAT
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      241 8 f^^\L***~ S^. TRE GREAT SUCCESS OF BOURNLast night's /iTW^ae^ Bourn-vita is m helping her NOW rO f: f Bourn-vita has put new life into me... \J i wiltes Mrs. F. (of N. Wo let) S j.\ j There's a message in the following letter for all who are feeling the
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      202 8 SINGAPORE TODAY ZBL 1.33 me s C>25 m.) i m 6.00 Indian music. 6.20 Chinese music. Selections from Peiping dramas. 8.45 Children's programme. (English). 7.00 Dance music played by De Silva's Orchestra. Relay from the New World Cabaret. 7.30 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.45 "The English Character." Talk by
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      166 8 Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION Z. GSJ 21.53 me/a (13.93 m.); GSI1 21.4? (13.97 m.); GSG 17.79 me s (16.86 m.); ISO 15.18 me/i (19.76 m.) p m 8.05 Big Ben. Programme of Music by British Composers.* The BBC Military Band: conductor, P. Q. S. O'Donnell. S.35 Birmingham vs. Liverpool:
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      198 8 11.00 Hans Scharlig and the St. Moritz Yodc'lers* 11.20 News and announcements. 11.35 Greenwich time signal. 11.40 The Henry Bronkhurst Trio. 12.05 "World 'Affairs." Talk by J. L. Brlerly, O.B.E., Chlchele Professor of International Law, Oxford 12.20 Close down. TOMORROW TRANSMISSION 5. GSD 11.75 me s (25 53 m.) GSD
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      119 8 NIROM TODAY n>C 15.15 Me s (ls.it tn.) PMN 10 26 He's (29.2 ro.) p.m. 5.50 Time signal. Open.ng announcement. 5.54 English lessons for beginners. 6.20 Joseph Schmidts (sings) and Heinz Welner's Orchestra. 6.50 News bulletin. 7.10 Classics Sibelius Programme. 8.00 Evening serivce. 8.20 Merkelbach concert. 8.50 Carel van der
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      115 8 HONG KONG TODAY ZBW 9.52 Mr s. p.m. 6 30 European orogTamir.f 8.50 Stock quotations ir.tj Exrhan<;e M.ir feet report. 6 55 Continuation ot Ei^opean programme. 7. JO Time signal, \eather re:x>rt anc an nouncemer.ts 7 23 Continuation j| European programme 8 50 Daventr; news bulletiil. :i> an close do*n.
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    South China Fears Big Japanese Invasion.
    244 9 Twenty Enemy Ships Reported Off Macao. Canton, Dec. 27. FEAR of the Japanese invasion of Kwangtung, which, during the past few days, had died down considerably, flared again this morning when a report reached Canton from Hong Kong that 20 .Japanese vessels had been
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    BRIDGE OVER MEGHNA RIVER OPENED.
    143 9 Great Advance In Railway Communication. SIR Outhrle Russell. Chief Commissioner of Railways, opened the King George VI Bridge over the Meghna river at Ashugani recently In the presence of the Hon. A. K. Fazlul Huq, Premier of Bengal, and a large gathering of visitors. Mr.
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    MUNITION SHIP TO RUN BLOCKADE.
    59 9 Carries Arms, Planes And Volunteers. Mexico City, Dec. 27. Laden with munitions, including 20 million cartridges, 20 aeroplanes and much food the Spanish merchantman Ibal left Vera Cruz today to try and dodge General Franco's cruisers and deliver the cargo to Barcelona. She carries 17
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    CABINET CRISIS IN RUMANIA.
    84 9 Premier's Resignation Reported. Bucharest, Dec. 27. The Government is resigning as tin latest calculations of the general election results indicate that It has not a majority in tne Chamber. King Carol has broken off his Christmas holiday and returned to Bucharest in an endeavour to solve
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    BOMBS THROWN INTO JAPANESE LAUNCH.
    81 9 Shanghai, Dec. 27. Three hand grenades of the "potato masher" type were thrown from the Honan Road Bridge within the British defence sector into a Japanese military launch which was going down Soochow Creek, the Japanese Army spokesman announced today. One of the grenades exploded
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    All Killed In French Air Crash.
    71 9 Vienna. Dec. 27. ALL aboard an Air France liner were killed when the machine crashed while on the way from Vienna to Prague. The occupants were the pilot, wireless operator and one passenger. The machine crashed in the Bohemian Forest, which is well off
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    JAPANESE ATROCITIES ALLEGED.
    107 9 Chaos, Looting And Raping." REPORTS of Japanese atrocit'es in Nanking and neighbouring towns continue to be featured in Chinese papers, declares an official message from the Chinese Foreign Office received by the Chinese ConsulateGeneral, Singapore, yesterday. The streets are strewn with numberless corpses, among them being the
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    CHINA COMMAND TO BE CHANGED EARLIER.
    64 9 Adm. Noble Takes Over In February. London. Dec. 27. Vice- Admiral Sir Percy Noble, who has been appointed Commander-tn-Chief of the China Station in succession to Sir Char'e3 Little, will assume conmand next February instead of April because of the ill-health of Admiral Little.
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    "DARKY" CHEN STILL ALIVE ?
    78 9 "DARKY" CHEN STILL ALIVE Sin Chew Jit Poh has received a message which adds to the mystery of "Darky" Chen, China's Olympic footballer, who was reported to have been killed while bombing a Japanese warship at iiiangyin Forts Nanking, on Nov. 24. While sporting men in China and Malaya were
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    LAST INTERNATIONAL TRAIN FROM HANKOW
    67 9 Hankow, Dec. 27. The departure of the next and apparently the last international train carrying refugees to Hong Kong has been fixed for Thursday. The passengers are expected to include more than 140 from Kiukiang. 40 from Hankow and Changsha respectively. In accordance with the
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    DUCHESS OF RUTLAND DIES.
    46 9 London, De:. 27. The death is announced of Violet. Duchess of Rutland, the mother-in-law of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Duff-Cosper. She was a well known artist and published several books. She married the eighth Duke of Rutland In 1925.
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    New Soviet Envoy For Chungking.
    37 9 Hankow, Dec. 27. The new Soviet Ambassador to China, M. Luganets Orelaky, who has arrived here from Moscow, will shortly leave for Chungking to present his credential to President Lin Sen.— ReuUr.
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    Lax Discipline Worries U.S. Shipping Heads.
    380 9 Lax Discipline Worries U.S. Shipping Heads. "'THE growing lack of discipline" F in American passenger and freight ships was referred to by Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the United States Maritime Com- l mission and Ambassador-elect to London, at a conference in Washington recently. He issued a warning that
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    Revolt Plot Unearthed In Korea.
    74 9 A WIDESPREAD revolutionary plot in Korea has been discovered by the Japanese authorities, says a foreign report from Peiping. A young Korean, arrested after seizure by the Customs of a large arms shipment valued at 800,000 yen. is alleged to have confessed that the arms
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    IMPORTANT SIAN PARLEY.
    35 9 Moscow Sends Delegates. Delegates from Moscow. Outer Mongolia and the Central Chinese Government are meeting today at Siavi, capital of Shensi, to discuss measures for co-operation against Japan, says Nanyang Siang Pau.
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    NEW STATE BANK FOR PEKING.
    73 9 The new Japanese puppet regime to Peking has confiscated all properties of the Central Chinese Government banks in that city, says Sin Chew Jit Poh. This follows the formation of a new "state" bank in Peking, to De capitalised at $50,000,000. Proceeds of the confiscated
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    PANAY MAY BE RAISED.
    35 9 Shanghai, Dec. 27. Accompanied by a salvage tug, the U.S.S. Oahu is going up the Yangtw River tomorrow from Shanghai to see whether the sunken gunboat Panay can be raised. Reuter.
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    58 9 The Council of the Amateur Boxing Association has sent a circular to club i secretaries informing them that no television wIK be allowed at any competitive boxing until conditions are improved." Queen Mary, who opened London House, Bloomsbury, a centre tor Dominion students of white parentage, has presented a number
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    HE SUFFERED AGONY IN WET WEATHER.
    186 9 Rheumatism Attacked Limbs And Body. He had been bothered with rheumatism for years. The pain la wet weather to use his own expression was "indescribable." But all that is gone now thanks to Kruschen. Read this letter:— "I suffered with rheumatism for years. I
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    AMUSEMENTS
    117 10 SINGAPORE. GARRICK THEATRE. GEYLAXG Hurricane Hansa—A Hindustani Thriller at 6.15 9 15 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Sing and Be Happy. GREAT WORLD—THE SKY TALKIE Galloping Rcmeo. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret Dancing Talkies Clnemas. Theatres and Side Shows. NEW WORLD Biae Shows. Cabaret. DtDcina ralkles Theatre* A Cinema*. RITZ. GEYLANG Conflict and
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 28, 1937. Church And State.
    1092 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 28, 1937. Church And State. Two happenings in connection with the religious observance of Christmas have served to focus attention on the bitter dispute which has persisted for many months between the German State and the German Evangelical Church. In the course of a
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    OFFICERS ON LEAVE.
    77 10 The following Government officers have been granted leave Miss K. O. Knapp, Captain O. O. Williams, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant B. Fritn, and Messrs. J. L. McFall, S. J. W. Gooch. W. L. Blythe, C. A. VUeland, A. W. Perry, H. L. Poulain. Mr. A. D. Young has
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    Handling East Indies Communists.
    923 10 UNIQUE PENAL COLONY. rpHE Dutch development cf Java, Sumatra and the Ce'ebes has been rapid and efficient, writes Marc T. Green in the Star, Auckland. Thus far it has practically stopped short of huge New Guinea, of which more than 150,000 square miles is part of
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    A. P. Herbert On Libel
    530 10 WR. A. P. Herbert, M.P. at the Sunday Times Book Fair discu&red the dangers besetting the author in the libel law. Mr. Herbert referred to a famous libel case of some years ago, in which the writer of an article who invented what he thought
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    741 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. Gaiety Girl. •THE Marchioness of Headfort, wife of the fourth Marquess, and father of the Earl of Bective, who has be«>n visiting Singapore aboard the Counauld yacht, was a Miss Rose Boote, betterknown to Londoners at the beginning of the century as Rosie Boote, of
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    Britain Counters Italian Propaganda.
    360 11 Britain Counters Italian Propaganda. London. Dec. 28. ORITAIN'S answer to Italian efforts to stir up unrest in the Near East by radio propaganda, the broadcasting of news in Arabic, will commence next week. The BBC announces that the first transmission of news in a foreign language will be broadcast in
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    Shantung Capital Fired As Defenders Withdraw.
    281 11 Shanghai, Dec. 27. THE Japanese today officially annour.ee the complete occupation ct Tainan, the capital of Shantung Province. Tsinan ;s the seventh provincial capital to be occupied by the Japanese i since the Sino- Japanese hostiliiit'i j started on July 7. others berni; successively
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    Chinese Red Leaders Rise To Power.
    534 11 Chinese Red Leaders Rise To Power. IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE IN COMMANDS. Several Provinces Now Under Their Control. pHINA'S Communist leaders, who a few months ago formed a united front with the Central Government against Japan, have been steadily gaining an increasingly large share in the direction of affairs in the
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    PEKING REGIME.
    46 11 President To Be Elected In February Preparations are progressing .'or organising a formal government at j Peking replacing the present pr> I visional one, reports Aneta-Domei. It is believed that the formal government will probably be inaugurated In February by restoring the presidential system
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    Italy Sending Mission To Japan.
    96 11 Italy Sending Mission To Japan. Rome, Dec. 27. AS a result of the recent visits of Baron Okura and other distinguished Japanese to Italy, the Italian Government has decided to send to Japan a mission of "study and friendship." It will be composed of "representatives of all organised forces in
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    MUSSOLINI IS A GRANDFATHER.
    61 11 Now Has Grandson To Carry On Name. Rome, Dec. 27. MUSSOLINI was overjoyed when he ITI was told that the wife of his eldest son, Vittorio, had given birth ;to a son, the first grandson to ca-ry on the dictator's name. The coup'.e were married in
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    "Banzai," Shouts Young Japan.
    27 11 Japanese school-children in Shanrihzi, who have had a three-months' holiday on account of the war. shouting "Banzai" as they return to their classes.
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    America Still Ponders Over Panay Incident.
    266 11 MAY PUT HER FOOT DOWN OVER EXTRALITY RIGHTS. Washington, Dec. 28. THE United States Government has not yet decided the sum it will request the Japanese Government to furnish as indemnity for the sinking of the Panay, said the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell
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    Macao Awakened By Artillery Fire.
    86 11 Macao Awakened By Artillery Fire. TTHE Portuguese colony of Macao. island in the delta or the Canton River, was awakened at 5.20 o'clock this morning by sounds of heavy artillery fire, according to messages reaching Hong Kong (reports Renter). The firing occurred about 10 miles south-west of Macao city, and
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    China's Armies To Adopt Guerilla Warfare.
    384 11 NO MORE MASSED RESISTANCE. A BANDONMENT by the i Chinese army of massed resistance, such as has characterised the fighting in the Shanghai-Nanking region, in favour of guerilla tactics was announced by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek in an interview at Hankow with German press representatives,
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    Japan Refuses To Recognise Extrality Rights.
    149 11 Shanghai, Dec. 27. JAPAN will not recognise extra territorial rights where offences against Japa- nese military law are com- mi t ted in Chinese territory under Japanese military occupation. This important announcement, which affects Britain, France, the United States and other Powers possessing extraterritorial
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    STOP PRESS.
    94 11 Washington. Dec. 28. Monopolists who have priced themselves into a slump" were assailed the Assistant Attorney General, .Mr. Jackson, in a radio address. He declared there was no frar for the immediate future. We are not running into a major depression today," he declared. He warned that the
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    JOHORE MILLIONS FOR ROADS AND WATER SUPPLY.
    467 12 Big Improvements All Over The State Next Year. HALF MILLION FOR SEGAMAT-MUAR HIGHWAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Dec. 27. IOHORE is next year spending large sums of money on educa- tion. roads and bridges, water-supplies, health and buildings. A particularly large sum
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    New Headquarters Of Empire Air Services.
    60 12 ftfE :iew Imperial Airways building, which will be erected on a frontage of nearly 500 feet, will adjoin the Southern Railway Station at Victoria. London, and Imperial Aincays will have their own arrival and departure platform for electric trains carrying passengers and mails to
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    CHINESE DEALERS NOT TO BUY JAPANESE FISH.
    149 12 Shortage Feared With Higher Prices Locally. "THERE may be a shortage of fish in Singapore markets from today and prices are likely to rise as soon as this shortage becomes evident. Chinese fishmongers in Beach Road and New Bridge Road markets, two of
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    TWO DEAD IN BLACKSMITH'S SHOP.
    175 12 TWO DEAD IN BLACKSMITH'S SHOP. Blood-stained Hammer Knife. *rfIE Chinese proprietor of a black- smith's shop in Park Road (near the Chinese Protectorate) and one of his lodgers were found dead eariy this morning with severe head injuries and wounds on their bodies. The two men were Chong Kiong Hens,
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    U.S. CONSUL-GENERAL LEAVES TODAY.
    116 12 Has Made Many Friends In Malaya. AFIEP. being Consul-General at Sln- gapore tor the United Status for 18 months. Mr. Monr.et 3. Davis wil) leave by the Eolla:' liner President Pierce thi:> afternoon. H<? will be acnii'd by Mrs. Davis. Mr. Davis has been appointed C:n-i.ul-Oenerul
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    LORRY DRIVER ON RASH ACT CHARGE.
    85 12 (From Our Own Correspondent! Jonore Bahru. Dec. 27. AS a sequel to a fatal accident at the 14th. mile Johore Bahru-Pontlan Road, on Friday. Chong Swee. a lorry driver, was charged in the police court today with causing the death of his attendant by
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    PAGODA STREET ARMED ROBBERY.
    92 12 Another Man Charged This Morning. A SECOND arrest has been made In connection with the Pagoda Street armed robbery of the night of Nov. 21 in which cash and jewellery amounting to $683 was taken. I This morning Hoh Lun, Cantonese, aged 20, appeared before Mr.
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    DEATH FOLLOWS FALL AT TENNIS.
    67 12 FOLLOWING a fall while playing ten- nU. Mrs. Olive Lily Hale, 27, wife of Mr. J. W. Hale, of the Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., Pulai: Brani. died In the General Hospital yesterday morning from acute toxaemia. Mrs. Hale was in hospital for two days. She
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    HOUSEBREAKING CHARGE.
    52 12 A 17-year-old Tamil, Augustin, appeared this morning before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, Second Singapore Magistrate, on a charge of housebreaking with intent to commit theft in Silat Road, yesterday mcrning. The charge was explained to Augusta* and bail of $100 was offered, the case being postponed a week
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    Kuala Lumpur's New Market Has Three Cooling Rooms.
    252 12 Kuala Lumpur's New Market Has Three Cooling Rooms. SPACE FOR 400 STALLS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 28. DEGUN just over a year ago, Kuala Lumpur's new $500,000 central market is rapidly near- ing completion and will be open in a few weeks. Standing on the same
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    $3,200 FINE ON CHANDU CHARGE.
    50 12 DLEADING guilty to possessing 40 tahlls of contraband chandu at Jardlne Steps, a Chinese. Ho Kirn Chew, was sentenced this morning to one day's simple imprisonment and a fine of $3,200 or 15 months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge.
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    Four Now Dead In Sago Gas Tragedy In Twakow.
    123 12 Four Now Dead In Sago Gas Tragedy In Twakow. TWO more deaths have occurred in the twakow sago gas tragedy, making the total four. The two men who were rescued from the poison gas-filled cabin of tne Hock Leong, yesterday failed to respond t<» oxygen treatment in the Tan Tock
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    35 12 Dr. i Mrs. i I. A. M. Smallwood. for several years attached to the Perak Medical Department, has arrived on transfer at Johore Bahru ad Laviy Medical Officer in charge of the Infant Welfare Centre.
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    19 12 Members of the Eurasian Association sj:e reminded of the annual general meeting to be held on Thursday, Dec. 30.
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    "EVERY CENT WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY CHINA."
    144 13 "EVERY CENT WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY CHINA. Dr. Wu Lien Teh's Relief Funds Assurance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 28. EVERY cent given by Malayan Chinese to the Relief Funds ill be accounted for by China, said Dr. Wu Lien Teh, head «if the Chinese National Quarantine Service,
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    AIR LINK WITH CHINA'S CAPITAL.
    135 13 New Service To Hong Kong. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Dec. 20. MALAYA is now linked to China's new capital, Chungking, by air. The Imperial Airways link between Malaya and Hong Kong has existed for some time and the China National Aviation Corporation, since
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    19 13 A licence to practise as surveyor and leveller in the StraiU has been granted to Mr. E. C. Ewins.
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    23 CHRISTMAS BABIES.
    80 13 TWENTY -THREE babies, 12 girls and 11 boys, were born in Singapore en Christmas Day this year. The number includes two sets of twins, one of boys and the other of girls, to Chinese parents. Only one of these Yuletide babies is a European the daughter of
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    Race-Going Motorists Hoot For An Hour.
    115 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 28. HOSTILE honking from car drivers, who were practically shut in the car park at the racecourse after the last event today, went on for almost an hour. Hundreds of cars were parked in one enclosure with only
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    CHRISTMAS PARTIES OVER.
    41 13 SINGAPORE had its final Chris mas parties last night. Whiie people danced, those who had been spending Christmas up-country, returned by train last night. Hundreds went to bed earlier so as to be fit for this mornings work.
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    Student Drowns In Picnic Pool.
    127 13 Student Drowns In Picnic Pool. Unnoticed By Dusun Tua Crowd. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 27. 117HILE attempting to cross thei pool, a young Chinese believed to be a student of Hong Kong University holidaying in Malaya was drowned yesterday evening at Dusun Tua, scene of many
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    NEW OFFICERS FOR MALAYA.
    130 13 Three Edinburgh Men For Forests. /CANDIDATES from the universities and public schools selected during 1937 to serve m various branches ol the Colonial Service in Malaya are as follows: Administrative Service: D. I. Goodwin, London University; R. M. Marsh, Cambridge: J. G. Rappoport, Cam bridge; A.
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    CONTRACTOR ON FORGED NOTES CHARGE.
    74 13 (From Our Own Correspondent* Johore Bahru, Dec. 27. ALLEGED to have used as genuine five forged $10 Straits currency notes Lim Chan, a Cantonese estate contractor, was produced before Sheikh Abu Bakar in the police court today I Accused, wi.o was arrested at Gunong Pulal.
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    30 TAHILS OF CHANDU ROUND WAIST.
    55 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Joi.ore Bahru, Dec. 27. BAIL of $1,500 was allowed by Sheikh Abu Bakar, the second magistrate. today to Ng Lim Chong, a Chinese, who pleaded guilty to smuggling 30 tahils of non-Government chandu into Johore from Singapore. Accused: had the
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    NEW POLICE STATION FOR SENAI.
    52 13 N (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Dec. 27. •"■"•HERE is provision for the construetion of a new police station next year at Senai, about 15 miles from Johore Bahru. It Ls estimated that the building, with the necessary quarrers, will cost ithe Government about
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    70 13 MR WILGIE HENG, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Heng Mvi Keng ot Singapore, and an officer in ihe sanitary department of the Royal Air Force Seletar, was married 0< the Straits Chinese Methodist Church yesterday to MISS IRENE THEIN, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Them Van Soon. The
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    Centaurus Smashes Tasman Flight Record.
    413 13 MEETS CLIPPER IN AUCKLAND. OMASHING Jean Batten's record, the Centaurus, the Imperial Airways Empire flying-boat which is making a 30,000-mile survey flight, crossed the Tasman Sea, from Sydney to Auckland, in eight hours. She left Singapore on Dec. 14. A day ahead of the Empire
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    GENE SARAZEN AT ZHL TONIGHT.
    35 13 GENE SARAZEN, the golfer, will be Interviewed by Mr. J. S. Dumeresque before the microphone at ZHL this evening at 7.45. This will replace a recorded talk by Lord Baldwin.
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    ESTATE DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
    53 13 (From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, Dec. 27. 11TITH severe staD wounds in the neck and in the stomach a Tamil employed at Linden Estate. Kulai, lied in hospital at the week-end. His alleged assailant, also a Tamil, wac tound hanging dead trom a rubber tree on
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    More Rubber Instructors For Small-Holders.
    156 13 More Rubber Instructors For SmallHolders. TO help Malayan small-holders to produce better rubber more Asiatic instructors are to be appointed next year. The original cadre of 21 instructors is now complete, but it is considered by the Agricultural Advisory Committee that there is scope for further extension. The average area
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    DOG IMPORTED WITHOUT PERMIT.
    91 13 Johore Chinese Fined Animal Destroyed. (From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru. Dec. 27. CHARGED with Importing a dog into Johore from Singapore without a permit a middle-aged Chinese, Oh Kia, pleaded guilty before Sheikh Abu Bakar, tne Second Magistrate, today "You should know th»t rabies is
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    HOW TO PLAY GOLF: EXHIBITION BY GENE SARAZEN.
    771 14  - HOW TO PLAY GOLF EXHIBITION BY GENE SARAZEN. "Echo:* By Paterson And Craik Win 4-Ball Match. AMERICAN PLAYS SHOTS THAT TOOK YEARS TO LEARN. HAI» Gene Sarazen been getting his longer putts to drop, as he ivin do, he and A C. Robertson. S.G.C. professional, would not have been beaten
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    EXHIBITION SHOTS.
    245 14 Correct Grip Is Most Important. After only a short interval Sarazen, fit and smiling, entertained a large company of spectators with an exhibition from the practice tees, taking the clubs in turn and demonstrating (as well as explaining) what could be done with them. He also showed what
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    INDIANS BEAT CEYLONESE AT HOCKEY
    101 14 INDIANS BEAT CEYLONESE AT HOCKEY Some of the hock2y games arranged for yesterday were cancelled In ona cf those played, at Balestler. the Indian Association beat the Ceylon Sports Club 2 0. and would have won more easily had not Pillal given a splendid display in the CSC. goal The
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    SOCCER LEAGUE TABLES.
    860 14 TpHK following are the Kn~li.,h league tables, including yesterday's results Coals P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts Brentford <6> 23 12 6 5 30 31 29 Leeds U9> 22 9 5 8 37 33 26 Charlton (2> 20 8 4 8 30 24 26 Arsenal (t)
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    Heavy Scoring In Holiday Rugger.
    130 14 RICHMOND LOSE TO THE HARLEQUINS. Results of Rugby Union matches played at Home yesterday are cabled by Reuter as follows: Bath 16 Old Blues 3 Bedford 27 Old Paulines 11 Blackheath 20 Sale 13 Bristol 16 Pontypool 3 Coventry 3 Waterloo 8 Gloucester 29 O.M.T
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    HOME SOCCER RESULTS.
    243 14 Villa's Victory At Bradford. Reuter cables the results of yesterday's games in the English League as under: Chelsea Defeated By Charlton. Arsenal 2. Blackpool Birmingham 2. Liverpool Brentford 2. Manchester C Charlton 3. Chelsea Derby 4. Bolt on Everton 3, Leicester Hudderjfleld 1. Sunderland Middlesbro 2. Leeds
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    Dead-Heat And Some Big Dividends At Penang Meeting,
    1744 15 JACK DRUCE WINS BIG RACE. Tote Pays $50 Or Over On Five Events. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 27. DUNTERS had a trying time today, the first day of the Penang Turf Club'? Gold Cup Meeting, winners being hard to pick.
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    MALAY LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    323 15 Singles And Doubles Wins For Kamis And Yadi. i rPHE second lawn tennis champion ship meeting for Singapore Malays A opened yesterday on the V.M.C. A. courts. In addition to the title i events there are handicaps. The tournament will be resumed on Saturday. Kamis and
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    BUDGE BEATEN BY VON CRAMM.
    44 15 Sydney, Dec. 27. Baron von Cramtn, the German star, beat the American, Donald Budge, Wimbledon and American champion, at Rushcutter's Bay today in an exhibition match. The game was disappointing. Budge was careless and was apparently "not interested." —Reuter.
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS IN SINGAPORE.
    121 15 The annual New Year land and sea sports in Singapore will be held .">n Saturday under the patronage of HE. the Governor 'Sir Shenton Thomas*. Sir George Trimmer is chairman of the committee for the sea sports, which will take place in the harbour as
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    21 15 A. C. ROBERTSON. SCO. professional, driving in yesterday'! match. Sarazen is intently watchinp the flight of the ball —Straitf Time! Picturt
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    HAPPY WORLD FIGHTS.
    90 15 Six Bouts In Card For ThurstJav. There should be somt good flgM> at the Happy World on Thursday There will bt two bouts over six ■threes" and four four rounders The six-round bouts arc Kid Carpentier vs. Tommy Carrie and Kid Nathan vs. Young Aman. Tommy Carrie
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
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