The Straits Times, 4 January 1939

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A OBRDBT.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA :<i PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1939. PRICK I L\ IS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      93 1 Singapore: 140 cecil st. (-phone S47l> MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. Qjj Coleman St "5" Singapore I'tmiu- *Sl<) L4l& /*r* U^V I SSL JIBm WILLUM JACKS CO., (malaya) LTD. 1"^-^": (RoUeifte* SINGAPORE PHOTO CO. High Street SINGAPORE MALACCA Riverside. PITMAfSCOLLEGE KSTABLiSr'EO IN ENGLAND 65 YEARS
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      335 1 a^^Ery;^- -^^E»L /On 1 IHnBi 1 I• fvola.v H^ CP^^^^l «X? Mi>iFh |itNHu| |Ns nr ENrj! Nii nu t; Vs Nu n A IMFAH FIAWIFSS SlilN AN FSShNTIAI LIIVELINESH Cyclax bpecia! loho" is tne greatest ol all C I »:s it 15 the cornjr-sto^« ot the CycU* Home Treatment. Par
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      103 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. ''PHONE 359-J) Madame Page, Late 02. Picciddly, London. *Nqw DEPI. Go^\s Designed oMtaeiM~.\\ in Her rooms. $s^^- 050 13 BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE FI EST PM.? aa i and FRESHEST SELECTION Partridges OBTAINABLE ANYWHERE Woodcock Quaii for occasions which call for H>ret Rabbit* something unusual. Poultry
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      12 2 USTON— Dr. Prosper Llston died suddenly January 2 at Bourton-on-The-Water, Glos.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      26 2 Mrs. J. C. Lcighton desires to thank all who attended tlie funeral of her late husband and all who sent wreaths and letters of condolence
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      1120 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE, bungalow on elevated site, 5 ,4 m. s. Buklt Tlmah. Particular! f-om Box No. 421. Straits Times. ONE ACCOULON EXPOSITION VIOLIN. Guarncrlus Model, Anno 1916, Mellowed Tone. Apply A. Raqulza, 154, Owen Road. FOR HIRE OEt-KIGKKATOB— New ot DM Pbooe 5333 BOARD 8t RESIDENCE EAST ANGLIA
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      573 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES at 1 Mid 4-A. Prince St. and 22 Raffles Place. Apply Kob Chew Kee 126 Klilinev Road. LARGE BRIGHT OFFICE space In new building to let. Rent $35 per month. Apply 40-D. Chulla Street. GODOWN. Read Street off River Valley Road 4.000 to 9.000 square
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      401 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of Freehold and Leasehold Singapore properties. At the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng ft Co., Ltd., No. 10, Chulia Street on Wednesday. January 11, 1939, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable (99 years 1 leasehold land and houses Nos. 23, 24 and 25, Malabar Street,
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      236 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc Folio- th" time, learn the latest dance <_ THE LAMBETH WAIK. ,C1 THE PALAIS GLIDE fVm_ THE CHESTNUT TREE V^JfT^ THE PALAIS STROLL. THE BLACKPOOL WALK (Ml AND ALSO STANDARD tl'm BALLROOM, i jB Dances. Fee from $4. J/l i)<H Success guaranteed. M /flWi Hours:— Hfk\ \m
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      45 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc" fc«-IJI v PARLOUR r.ATEST PERMANENT $5.00 ONLY acnum result 279 RIVER VALLEY RD. j MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HANA 60 WATERLOO STREET Telephone 7467. WTHER PUBLIC. SHH'I'INC. TENDER AND LEGAL NOTICES APPEAR ON PAGES 4 AND T.
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      545 3 I\ I 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. llMlMNM m tfneisnai MMl PASSENGER AND CARUC HlfcrTIAl b H OO ONUKR CONTHACl WITH PIS JMKN1 IONIAN ANH FAH tA8T MAI1 8FRVICF ON LOWWW ("OH CHINA IAPAW Du* Tonr>«* Soorf 19-tf ran< hi n.noo i.«> is ■2 Ik i 1 S Son
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      517 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. flncoroorateo in taD»n> GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO I OVDON ivnane Colombo. Aden Soct Port Sard Naples. Mir*ell>es, Gibraltar London Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hambnrt V<>*«et< ronnaee Oue Sail I TFRUKUN1 MARU. 11.900 Jan 3 4i •SHAKUSAN MARL' ..10.400 Jan. 18 19 HARO1 A MARI'
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      538 3 HOLIDAY CRUISES TO: BANCXOK SAIGON Pv Laxorioas One DMM Motonhlpa Dteplacement Tons From Penani P. Sham Malacca Spore m*. "BORINGIA" <1«.50f1> 10 1 111 IM l«'l m.% "LALANDIA" (11.00*) SI 1 1! 2 J mv -JVTLANDIA" (13.100) 21 Z 2? 1 HI *S I MAT HOl.inW CRITSE Jan. 11, 1939
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      129 3 Incorporated 1 V| ocrmanr 1 w TM« undertneo Honed art en* compan- o tended Ilirtures: OUTWARD tOI MANILA BONG BONG JIIAMiBH NORTH CHINA AND l\r\N L»u« '-poie 5 ELBE Jan- ONEISENAI' omits North China Jan. 19 Fr V\ omits Japan Jan. 31 HOMEWARD FOB HOLLANI? nXMBI'HO «ND BRtMtN B»V» ir
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      696 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (ITi-ornorated In StrMts ScUlemrntsl Ocean Building. Collyer Quay. Singapore Tel 515 V. Chartered Sank Building. Penang Tel. 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE FAST WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON NORTH CONTINENT (in conjunction with the Glen line) AND FAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MARSEILLES GLASGOW. Due 6ali* MENESTHEI'S Mar«. C'tlanca. L'don. R'dam. R"bur;
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      271 4 LNWAKD Wearnes: From Penanc. Ipoh. Xaala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. K.L.H.: From Europe: Arrives tomorrow evening. (JanUs: From Australia: Arrives FrHay afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Left London Dec. 24 and Dec. 28. Arrival uncertain. K.N.1.1..M.: From Netherlands Indies:
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      282 4 Toflay Kerteh < Pi acliatipok) ..2 p.m. Medan (Both) 3 p.r.i Muntok Pa'.embang (Thedens) 3 p.m Pontianak iKhoen Hoea) 3 P.m Rcngat Tcmbilahan <Mapla) 4 D.m Tomorrow Eastern and Southern Australia (Merkur) 10 a.m New Zealand (Merkur) ..10 a.m Fenang (Kcdalii 10 a.m Tarempa (Merkus) 11 a.m
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      42 4 Malls from China and Japan expected today, Jan. 4, by Tusima Maru. Malls from Europe (London mails) expected on Jan. <S, by 8.1. (Rajula) will be delivered to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. General delivery of letters at 8.45 a.m.
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      PASSENGERS FROM EUROPE
      48 4 THE following passengers for Singapore are in Perseus which Is clue from Europe about Jan. 15:— Mr. J. Bennett, Mr. H. C. Caldwell, Mr. W. G. Charltcn, Miss A. H. Crooks Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hill Mrs. S. A. Mussett, Mrs. M. C. Walker.
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      BRIGHTER OUTLOOK FOR TIN AND RUBBER
      955 4 Fraser And Company s Weekly Share Market Review IN a weekly report on the share market, issued at the close of business yesterday, Fraser and Company write: With exchansces closed for the greater part of the past week, nothing specially worthy of comment has
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      559 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in r_M S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S RAILWAYS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE: t-X>irbt 5433 Pmssarr 5421 CANADIAN r£W=PAciric nicu: ptiaieu :n h°nglttna> *TO -EMJ*KtSS" KOLTE »Btr% TRAMS-PACIFIC SERVICES Tl« MMkU direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN withMl change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC
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      560 4 McAUSTER CO., LTD. Incorporated to Straits SettKmenta) GRESUAM HOUSE. BATTERY BOAD. SINGAPORE. PHONE 51 73. ELLERMAN&BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated Id England) (Incorporated id C1.8.A) BOSTON NCT» TORB A BAITIMORB FOR HAVRE. LONDON, VIA SVEZ CANAI Oat 3aU* ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. steel seafarer m port jan o STEEL
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      315 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 8.33 a.m. 9 ft.; 10.23 p.m. 8.3 ft. L. W. 2.35 a.m. 5.2 ft.; 3.40 p.m. 1.6ft. Thursday H. W. 9.26 a.m. 9.5ft.; 11.07 p.m. 8.7 ft. L. W. 3.34 a.m 5 ft 4.26 p.m. 0.9 It. Friday H. W. 10.15 a.ffl. 10 ft.;
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      144 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Las: nigi.t max rain- bright mlr temp fail s'sfalne tenn •r inches hrs West Coast. Alor Star 81 0.08 Nil 72 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 85 0.02 0.5 74 Sitiawan 87 0.02 3.1 73 Bukit Jeram 82 0.35 0.7 71 Malacca 83 0.12
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    The March Of Aviation Filmed
    543 5 The March Of Aviation Filmed THREE young pioneers of the air, caught in thetorrent of aviation's march to triumph over a period of three decades, form the central figures in "Men With Wings, Paramount's Technicolour cavalcade of the air, which will open at the Capitol this week. Fred Mac Murray,
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    Skating Experts
    36 5 Three Australian skaters opened a season at Raffles Hotel last night. They are The Prestons Phyllis, Marie and Billy. Above is shot of Billy and Marie doing one of their spectacular skating acrobatic tricks.
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      368 5 for external application in obstinate coughBronchial Catarrh. Whooping Cough, and Asthmatic Conditions. Gives a feeling of welcome relief and comfort. Obtainable at all Chemists and Dispensaries Distributors: GRAFTON LABORATORIES ■mOANM \ND Xl VI.A LIMPIK. and MEDICAL OFFICE. Nip it in the bud! the Valve trouble in your Radio Set. REPLACE
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      69 5 TO FAMILY MEN! You toil all your lives to bequeath a sound estate to your heirs. How often are these intentions destroyed by weak or dishonest executors, and your families reduced to Doverty! Guard against such evils by entrusting your estate to the administration of a skilled and independent organisation
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      694 5 STOMACHS BURNED WITH ACID —the result of neglected indigestion Nobody should neglect indigestion pains. For indigestion is a sign tli.it, after eating, too much acid is being mad* in your stomach. U you allow this to continue, more and lnuro of this acid will be produced, more than can usefully
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      254 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY /.ML 225 metres. ZHP -!n.:i6 metres. p.m. 1 CO Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records. 1 30 Mid-day rubber prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous programme i continued) 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Hokkien Amov music. t 5.30 Peiping musical interlude.* 5.36 Peiping dramas 6.00 Fcochow music. 6.30 "Old Favourites'— No. 2.
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      381 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSH 2147 mc/s (13.97 in. i; GSO 17.7' m«'» 116.86 m.); GSF 1514 ip.t I1S.82 m. GSJ 21.63 oc/s (13.93 m I: GUM I!. 75 me .'25.S3 m.1 pjn. 6.05 Big Ben. "If I Were You.'- Radio play adapted by Jack Inglis from
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      257 5 NIROM TODAY VDA 8 04 mc's (49.6 m.) FM.N 1X26 me s (29.2 m.). VDB 11.86 gic s (25.3 m). YDB 9.GS rue s (31.20 m p.m. 4.50 lime signal. Programme Dreview. Light music. 5.50 London Piano Accordoon Band. 6.50 News. 7.10 Hawaiian music. 7.40 Medical lecture. 8.00 Studio Orchestra.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      650 6 BETTER INQUIRY FOR TIN SHARES RUBBER QUIET BUT VERY STEADY Bj Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 4. BOTH the Home markets, London and New York, seemed to have owned on a cheerful note after the holidays and in both these markers c-terday there was an improvement in
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      MINING
      573 6 All snarej quoted above are fully paid, issue YaL Maser Co. tyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 1/- Ampat Tin 3/9 4/3 3/7>i 4/£1 Asam KumDang 25/- 27/- 26/- 28/El Auatral Maiay 43/- 47/-n 43/- 4"-n. 8/- Ayer Hliara 21/6 23/- 22/- 231 Ayei A'cr.g 0.59 0.64 O.tid o
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      GENERAL
      435 6 2 2 Alex Bricfc Ore!. 1.30 1.4 J 1.30 1.40 2 Z io ">2<" PrelS. 2 35 2.45ed 2 35 2.42 10 10 Atlas Ice 5.50 6.50 5.50 0 00 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0.50 0.6'J 0.50 1 60 10 5 B. M. Trustee 6.75 7.50 6.75 7
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      270 6 jr« Maynara Co. Ltd sso.ooo lot. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5?« !90) rea 1940 $400,000 Int. l Sept. 30 102.i I'jV'i .torn M% 1907 red 1947 51,600.000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 103! i 110 norn iY 2 7' lwi't red 1955
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      RUBBER SHARES
      361 6 (Shares are 01 unless otherwise stated) AUenby Aior Osjah Axial. Malay Ayei Hltam Ayer Mo'ek Iyer Panas Gassett Batu lir.targ Bedford Benta Borelll Srogas Brunei Dn Buklt Katll Buklt K. B Bukit Kepong Buklt Timah HIV Ohangkat Serdax^g Conr.emara Glenealy Plan'a:lo.-j Hamilton Eay tor Indraglrl Jeram Kucntan '50
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    97 6 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Wednesday. Jan. 4, Noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28' i HH No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. In cases January 28 3g3 g 28 5/s5 /s G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales January 28 28 ',4 F.A.Q. R.S.S. r.o.b. In bales January 27% 274 FUTURE QUOTATIONS. No.
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    EXCHANGES
    180 6 Zte following are tne exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hone Kong and Shanghai Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2/3 13/16 London demand 2/3 13/16 Lyons demand 2037 Switzerland demand 236 'A Hamburg demand 132»/2 New York demand 53% Montreal demand 53 13 13
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    London Stack Exchange
    415 6 Quietly Confident Opening London, Jan. 3. •TTIE Stock Exchange opened the New Year in a quietly confident atmosphere though the volume of business was disappointing and caused a partial loss in initial gains In most groups Industrials wero an exception and mest of them finished higher while
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    122 6 London, Jan. 3. i IN the Foreign Exchange market today speculative sales of Stirling against purchases of dollars caused sterling to weaken In s^lte of intermittent official i:.' ■"■en*.' i.— Reutcr. The follnw.ng v?cre today's cios.r.g mean rates- Paris 1:6 37 64 «t.1eu» 547H New York 4.62
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    WALL STREET QUOTATIONS
    220 6 New York. Jan. 3. THE following quotations were those ruling when the StocK Exchange closed today:— UOW-JONES AVERAGES Saturday's Today's Close Close Charcri 30 Industrials 154.76 153.64 wtt US 20 Rails 33.98 33.78 off .20 15 Utilities 23.02 22.85 off II 40 Bonds 90.49 9C.52 up Busims*
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    CHARTERED BANK TO ABSORB P. & O. STAFF
    94 6 CHARTERED BANK TO ABSORB P. O. STAFF These Displaced To He Generously Treated (From Our Own Correspond* Loiicio .1. Jan. 3 THE Cha;-;e:-ea Bank of India, An trp.lia and Chi;;r.. will rb-.&rb be existing European sta3 ol the p. and o. Banking Corporation Ion cf the P. and o Ba
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    GOLD REACHES NEW HIGH RECORD
    59 6 GOLD REACHES NEW HIGH RECORD IK ih3 bunion market n".. tablished a new I price of 15hj ('•;>(: an o spouse to tiiH strength of the Silver advanced sharply on ira-- tini after the United Stat lernment's decision to rraintai;, i tic buying price. After fixing, bowfve*. t)ie dssiand subsided
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    RAUB GOLD OUTPUT DECLINES
    83 6 RAUB GOLD OUTPUT DECLINES r;E output of fine gold froao Australian GjIcI Mine i.i th weeki ended Dec. 31 was 1.819 oupc This conpsrcs with 1.946 ounces .'!ncin the preceU ng four weeks. In making this announcemen the local secretaries say that the rr,)-bottr-ry treated 4,703 tons >•; ore ♦arning
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      35 6 PcRAR 1 1 A AWARDS GAINED AT M.A.H.A. EXHIBITION, KUALA LUMPUR, AUGUST 1938: Ist PRIZE BROKEN ORANGE PEKOE 2nd PRIZE ORANGE PEKOE Ist PRIZE BEST RANGE OF PACKED TEA Sole Agents: McALISTER «c Co., Ltd.
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    TIN PRICE WILL RISE £10 IN NEXT FEW MONTHS
    1031 7 But Wisdom Of Price-Raising Is Questioned (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 23. AS MM only lo be expected, the standard tin market in London during the week preceding the Christmas holidays has been quiet and colourless. Neither Europe nor America
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    CUSTOMS AND EXCISE RECORD REVENUE £335,600,000 IN 1937-38
    181 7 CUSTOMS AND EXCISE RECORD REVENUE £335,600,000 IN 1937-38 CUSTOMS and excise duties in 193 738 reached a new high record. there being a net receipt of £335 6 million. £15.6 million more than the revenue in 1936-37. 1 hew figures are disclosed in the twenty-ninth report, issued last week. of
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    MEXICO TO BUY FROM GERMANY
    40 7 To Fullest Extent Possible IT is understood that the Mexican President has issued instructions to Feet thai importers should purchase to the fullest extent possible from Germany, to the exclusion of American and other suppliers.
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    DEMAND FOR LOWER SUEZ CANAL DUES
    148 7 Berlin, Dec. 20. /GERMAN shipping circles support Italy's demand for a revision of the Suez Canal administration, according to a statement issued today through the German news agency. "German shipping circles," the statement declares, "are of the opinion that a far-reaching revision would improve
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    MALAY RUBBER PLANTERS STRONG POSITION
    317 7 MALAY RUBBER PLANTERS STRONG POSITION THE thirty-founh ordinary general meeting of the Malay Rubber Planters, Ltd. was held in London on Dec. 20 Mr. A. J. Stevens, M.A. (chairman), ln the course of his address, said: The chief items that have affected our results, and that adversely, have been the
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    207 7 Singapore, Jan. 3, 12 noon. Buyers severs Gambier $7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12 00 fvpper White Muntok $11.75 White $11.25 Black $8 12" 2 V vra Mixed $2.95 Sun Dried $3.25 $3.25 Snno Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.18 Fair $2.15 Sarawak $2.12'/; Jelotong Palembang $6.TJ
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    GERMAN STEEL OUTPUT
    48 7 Berlin, Dec. 23. /GERMANY'S production of raw steel in November Improved per working day to 81,278 tons from 79,121 tons daily in October. Last month's actual output totalled 2,031,958 tons, compared with 2,057,138 tons in October, the number of working days being 25, against 26.
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    101 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Company Dividend rua Southern Kinta 2'iTo Int less Ux Sungel Luas 1% final Sungei Way a*i% Takuapa 6d. BUBBEK Glenealy 5% Lunas .5% final GENERAL Alex Brick Prcf. THK Books Close Dec. 28 Dec. 24 Jan. 3 Jan. 25 Jan. 13 Jan. 8 Jan.
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    HONGKONG TIN MEETING
    589 7 NEW AREA ACQUIRED DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT. •■pHE tenth annual general meeting of Hongkong Tin, Ltd.. was held In London on Dec. 20. Mr. W Arthur Addinsell, the chairman, said in the course of his speech: During the year the average gross price realised for our
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    SERDANG CENTRAL PLANTATIONS
    167 7 Improvement Of Old Properties THE sixth annual ordinary general A meeting of Serdang Central Plantations. Ltd.. was held in London on Dec. 20. Mr. Harold F. Copeman (chairman) said that had the prospects of world trade generally, and of the rubber industry in particular, been more stable,
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      615 7 SHIPPING NOTICE NOTICE. Madden Co.. Ltd. have pleasure to Inform Shippers and Importers that they have established their Company at Singapore and Penang ana have been appointed General Agents In Malaya for the Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., New York and Silver Line Ltd., London and Agents of the Silver vessels
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      285 7 BANK OF CHINA RANGOON AGENCY 55, Phayre Street, Rangoon. Telegraphic Address:-— CHUNGKUO, RANGOON, opened for business. KXLCLTOR 1 ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE ISSIGNEI l^k LIQUIDATOR ATTORNEY AND AGEXf. Ml work, whatever the amount will command our fullest at lention. With the facilities cl the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd.. and th« Eastern Realty
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      211 8 FOLLOW THE CROWD TO SEE THE FIRST OF 1939'S BIG LAUGH HIT! OPENING TO-DAY AT 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. Warner Bros, present The Thrilling Lovers of "ROBIN HOOD" in a merry, mad. modern Romance EfTo* font Olivia. Olivia lovs Pol, »»a» /oves Roiofind. and Rotaltrtd foves Erred New, Erral Pat
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      177 8 THE FILM THE CROWDS ARE FLOCKING TO SEE! 3 SHOWINGS TODAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 PAVILION ANTON WALBROOK V^h jIHEi uKI<AI VIBRANT. VIVID DRAMA IN THE UNDERWORLD OF PARIS ROXY BAR OPEN 5 P.M. TILL MIDNIGHT tonight 6.15 9.15 CSRHHPm^V^ZS^BHBI THE MOST FASCINATING V V T^^^^K' COMEDY ROMANCE PACKED B "JE
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      304 8 7th DAY The BIGGEST BOX-OFFICE WINNER of all DEANNAS SUCCESSES! Jf% A DYVtfW Positively LAST DAY! VimlT Jl X wJb 3 5H0W5.. 3.15-6.15-9.15 gj W^ -7T mjk W* M 0 a PjßP jB 0A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE YOU'LL HEAR HER SING 4 GRAND SONGS! YOU'LL ROAR AT THE ROMANTIC COMEDY!
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    CABINET CRISIS IN JAPAN: PREMIER MAY RESIGN
    166 9 Political Parties Fusion Demanded By Interior Minister Tokio, Jan. 3. DRINCE KONOYE, the Premier, who was engaged in a number of conferences at the end of the year, is resigning the premiership before next week-end, according to well-informed circles. Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, president
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    Floods Menace Millions
    103 9 Huangho Threatens New Region Shanghai. Jan. 3. YELLOW RIV flood waters, which 1 burst tht dykes during December, are inundating an area of 3,000 square miles and are now threatening another 9,000 square miles of low-lying country, according to the International Famine Relief Committee. After Joining tho
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    Vital Foreign Aid To China
    266 9 London, Jan. 3. 'THE stiffening of the American attitude to Japanese aims in China, combined with the offer of credits for import materials, encourages the hope that those whose financial and commercial interests in China are at stake are at long last taking a firmer
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    CHINA'S COURAGE: OXFORD TRIBUTE
    289 9 London, Jan. 3. ON the occasion of the New Year, a letter of homage and sympathy to General Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang "sharer in your continual danger" and the Chinese people has been sent by a large group of senior members of Oxford University, including
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    "Moslem Duty To Fight Fascism"
    142 9 Cairo. Jan. 3. "IT is the sacred duty of Egyptians and Moslems all over the world jto oppose the Fascist policy of exterminating Islam in Tripoli and turning the land into Italian hands," declares a manifesto issued today by Abdel Hamid Said Bey, Nationalist Deputy
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    THREAT TO GREAT BRITAIN SEEN
    122 9 London, Jan. 3. THE Manchester Guardian, comment- ing on the present battle in Spain, declares that more hangs on it than the future of Spain and the lives of men deserted or deceived by those who should share their democratic beliefs. "A few months ago",
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    BRITISH AID FOR THE CZECH REFUGEES
    68 9 London, Jan. 3. TPHE report on the Czech Refugees Fund shows that so far £360,000 has been used for the relief of refugees. Grants totalling £260,000 have been put at the disposal of the Prague Committee for the Reiief of Destitutes and Homeless. Over
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    Big Welcome At Tunis
    535 9 Big Welcome At Tunis PREMIER'S PLEDGE OF PROTECI JN Tunis, Jan. 3. M DALADIER, the French Prime Minister, arrived here aboard the cruiser Foch at dawn today. A dozen submarines and a squadron of torpedo-boat destroyers joined in the welcome and a squadron of seaplanes flew overhead as M. Daladier
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    JAPANESE COMMANDER REPLACED BY JUNIOR
    79 9 Shanghai, Jan. 3. IT is authoritatively learned that General Hata, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese armies in Central China, has been replaced by 57-year-old Lieut.-General Otozo Yamada, who is two classes junior to General Hata and junior in rank to Vice-Admiral Oikawa, Japanese Naval Commander-in-Chief. The
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    COFFIN FOR CHAMBERLAIN
    193 9 London, Jan. 3. MEMBERS of the National Un- employed Workers' movement, who planned to deliver a coffin with a rolled-up umbrella inside at Ten Downing Street this afternoon were prevented from doing so by police. When Big Ben struck one o'clock, a closed van swung into Downing
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, 1939. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIVES
    794 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, 1939. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIVES At the last met ting of the Singa- 1 I pore Municipal Commissioners, several references were made to the i j resignation of Mr. S. Q. Won*. I Quite rightly, those references were I worded with the utmost
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    F.M.S. Transport Board
    393 10 With the passing of 1938 the F.M.S. Transport Board has completed Its first year, and this milestone should not be passed without some public tribute to the remarkably satisfactory. expeditious and comprehensive work i done by this new authority. Residents of Singapore who have gone up-country in
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    CHILDREN'S AID
    670 10 Sir A. Young The Endowment Fund TERMS OF GIFT To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— When I was on Home leave, my attention was drawn to the statement made by the Yen. Archdeacon Graham White at the last general meeting of tne Children's Aid Society to
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    COLONIAL CHINESE
    189 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— "An Indian," in his letter in your paper, stated that the local-born Chinese, In spite of their existence in Malaya for generations, still own themselves Chinese, maintaining political ties with their mother country. as can be seen from their very
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    AGENTS AND SPIES
    798 10 Britain's Human Ferrets SECRET SERVICE COME years ago when Britain's annual estimates were submitted, the sum £180,000 always appeared under the words "Secret Se-.vice," but within the last three years this amount has been mora than doubled. It is the one Item for which no chart of
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    741 10 Tan jong Rhu rVEN after years of not incurious life in Singapore one Koes on discovering r.-w view.* and corners of the city. On Monday, for example, I found myself for the first time at Rhu Cross. This has a pleasantly Cornish sound but it is
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    LEFTIST LIKELY TO SUCCEED MR. WANG CHING-WEI
    565 11 Kuomintang- Communists Solidarity Gesture JAPANESE PLANNING ATTACK ON COAST NEAR PAKHOI Effort To Cut China's Munitions Route Chungking, Jan. 4. IMPORTANT changes in the Chinese Government may be expected to follow the dismissal of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, whose successor as vicechairman of the
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    Royal Tour Of Canada & U.S.
    221 11 Royal Tour Of Canada U.S. King And Queen Sailing For Quebec On May 8 London, Jan. 4. AN extensive coast to coast toui rt will be made by the King anc Queen during their visit to Canada the itinerary of which was official^ announced in the United Kingdoir and Canada
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    New Ordnance Works For Clydeside
    81 11 Lcndon, Jan. 3. A NEW Government ordnance fac- tory is to be established 01 the Clydeside on the site formerly occupied by the famous shipbuilding yard of William Beadmore at Dalmuire. When in full operation it is anticipated the new factory wi'l give employment to
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    British Official Held By Franco
    122 11 London, Jan. 3. CONFIRMATION has now been received in London from the acting British Agent at Burgos of t he arrest of Mr. E. Golding, British Proconsul at San Sebastian, but the nature of the charges is not yet known, says British Wireless. Legal assistance
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    Jewish Refugees In Shanghai
    264 11 Fresh Problem For The Authorities THE arrival in the past two months of more than 1,000 Jewish refugees, mostly from Germany and Austria, in Shanghai, already overcrowded with Chinese refugees, is causing considerable concern to the authorities there, says Reuter. Most of the Jews are penniless;
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    MILLION JEWS MAY BE TRANSFERRED
    88 11 London, Jan. 4. UR. Robert Briscoe, Jewish member of the Government Party in the Eire Dail, is sailing tomorrow for the arrangements leading to the transfer to Palestine of 600.000 Jews from Germany. Austria and Sudetenland. and 400,000 from Poland, Rumania, Hungary and other East
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    GEORGE ROBEY
    62 11 London, Jan. 3. IT is announced today that morphia 1 injections are being given to the 69-year-old comedian George «Robey, who broke three ribs on Saturday when hp fell from the stage In Alexandra Theatre at Birmingham during a performance of the pan'.omime "Robinson Crusoe." George Robe 7
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    FOUR BRITONS ON TRIAL IN PALESTINE COURT
    220 11 Jerusalem, Jan. 4. COUR Britons appeared before a special court today charged with participating in thj Tiurdcr of an Arab prisoner. The trial is being held before the Chief Justice, Sir Harry Trusted, and two other Judges, one of whom is a Christian
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    A "WAR FOR SUPREMACY"
    319 11 Power Bid In U.S. Politics Washington, Jan. 3. WITH national defence and public relief forming its two most pressing problems, the seventy-sixth United States Congress assembled today in expectation of what many newspapers have openly termsd a "war for supremacy" between President Roosevelt and Vice-President Garner
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    LONDON 'CITY' FOR EMPIRE YOUTH £1,000,000 Scheme Is Announced
    213 11 LONDON 'CITY' FOR EMPIRE YOUTH £1,000,000 Scheme Is Announced London, Jan. 4. A £1,000,000 scheme to create a "City of Youth" in London, which would be the centre point of all Empire youth organisations is announced. It is an outcome of the Empire Youth Rally held in London at the
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    MR. MONTAGU NORMAN'S "PRIVATE" VISIT
    108 11 London, Jan. 13. TTHE private nature of the visit to Berlin of Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, is emphasised here. Mr. Norman, who will leave for Berlin tomorrow, will be the guest of Dr. Schacht, president of the Relchsbank, who stayed
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    CHINESE KIDNAP JAPANESE
    69 11 Tokio, Jan. 4. MR. SEISAKU SlilOMI, Chancel- lor of the Japanese ConsulateGeneral at Hanoi, is alleged to have been kidnapped last Thursday along with his Annamite chauffeur by Chinese troops near the Indo-Cnina border. The chauffeur has been released as a mult of intervention by the French
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    New U.S. Bases In Pacific Urged
    91 11 New U.S. Bases In Pacific Urged Washington, Jan. 3. THE United States Navy Department has informed Congress that 30 new bases for aircraft, submarines, destroyers and mines are needed in the United States and outlying possessions to meet normal operations of the fleet. This recommendation is contained in the report
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    2,000 Arabs Held Under Emergency Laws
    100 11 Jerusalem, Jan. 3. IT is officially stated that 2045 Arabs are at present detained in concentration camps and lock-ups under emergency regulations. The five members of the Palestine Arab High Committee who were released from c n a« Seychelles in view of the forthcomln.
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    FRESH TUNIS INCIDENT
    198 11 Italian Flag Is Torn Down Tunis, Jan. 3. TUNISIAN and French de- monstrators tonight broke the windows of an Italian tailor shop and tore down an Italian flag outside. In a broadcast speech tonight, M. Daladier, the French Prime Minister, said As head of the Government of
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    NEW BRITISH ENVOY TO ITALY
    36 11 |CIR PERCY LORAIME Bntish AmI bassador at Angora, has be en appointed to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Rome in succession to Lord Perth, who re:'res in April.— British Wireless.
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    REPUBLICAN AIR RAID
    35 11 Valencia. Jan 3, REPUBLICAN aircraft bombed Na- tionalist warships lying in the port oi" Castellon de la Plana. It is officially declared the planes hit all ths objectives assigned to them. Reuter.
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    MAN-EATING TIGER KILLED IN JOHORE
    253 12 Tapper Taken Half-A-Mile From Coolie Lines MALAY GAME WARDEN GETS THIRTIETH ANIMAL A MAN-EATING tiger which killed a Chinese tapper at Bukit Pulai estate, Masai, South Johore, was shot this week. The tapper was working at 6.30 o'clock in the morning at the edge of
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    Bricks Hurled At Chinese Shop
    86 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 3. A CHINESE shop in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur, was the scene of an anti-Japanese demonstration today. The shop had its signboards and walls covered with tar and black oil and bricks and stones were hurled at it.
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    BOOM DEFENCE SHIP FOR HONG KONG
    87 12 H.M.S. Barlane Calls At Singapore BOUND for Hong Kong, another new boom defence vessel. H.M.S. Barlane, arrived at Singapore yesterday from Hime, and anchored in the Outer Roads. H.M.S. Barlane. which is a 625ton vessel, is the second boom defence ship to arrive at
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    EX-MALAYAN WEDS IN DEVON
    48 12 THE marriage took place at Exmouth, Devon, on Dec. 22. of Mrs. Georgina Mary Furnivall, widow of Dr. H. W. Furnivall. M.8.. formerly of the Malayan Medical Service, with Mr. Joseph Alexander Kirkpatrlck, son of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. T. D. Kirkpatrick, of Budleigh Salterton.
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    DELEGATES FOR Y.M.C.A. CONFERENCE
    123 12 THREE representatives of the Singapore V.M.C.A. will leave by the Keiah tomorrow for Penang to attend a conference at which delegates from o*"ier V.M.C.*. bodice in Malaya and Ba^ gkok will be present. Mr. Tracey Strong, secretary of the World's Committee of the V.M.C.A., will also
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    RETURN R.A.F. FLIGHT ABANDONED
    51 12 •THE return flight of the three Royal I 1 Air Force Vickers-Wellesley bombers, which regained for Britain the world non-top long-distance air record, has been abandoned. Two of the aircraft were damaged in forced landings in Australia. The crews of all three aircraft are returning by
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    NEW CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL
    174 12 Opening At End Of This Month RELIEF FOR PRESENT OVERCROWDING By The Straits Times Chinese Correspondent r«HUNG Cheng Boys' High School, Singapore's new Chinese school for elementary, secondary and higher education, will open towards the end of this month. Named after Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, by special
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    Votes For Anti-Malaria Work
    201 12 Votes For AntiMalaria Work JOHORE FIGHTS DISEASE (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Jan. 4. JOHORE is making additional efforts to fight malaria and a large vote has been made to combat the disease in the various districts of the State. Government spent nearly $100,000 last year on anti-malarial work, but
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    Young Australians Here
    44 12 Some of the members of the party of 39 schoolboys from Western Australia icho are visiting Singapore this week, under the auspices of the Young AuustraUan league. This picture was taken when they arrived on the Koolinda yesterday.— Straits Times picture.
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    GARRISON'S NEW SCHOOL OPENING TOMORROW
    186 12 BUILDING FOR 210 PUPILS THE new school built at Alexandra to meet the need for in- creased school accommodation for children of members of the garrison will be opened officially by the General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie, and Mrs. Dobbie, at
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    CHINESE ORCHESTRA AT| B.M.B.C. MICROPHONE
    49 12 ■THE Penang Llchi Seh Chinese dance orchestra, which has been touring Malaya during the Christmas and New Year season and is now in Singapore, will broadcast from the B. M. B. C. station from 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight during the Chinese session.
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    FIRST FEDERAL SECRETARY TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE THIS YEAR
    846 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 3. I*l IK High Commissioner has, it is underetood, approved the retirement this year of Mr. C. D. Ahearne, first Federal Secretary in the Federated Malay States. Mr. Ahearne will lead the delegation to
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    Chief Justice Congratulated CEREMONY IN HIGH COURT
    232 12 Chief Justice Congratulated CEREMONY IN HIGH COURT QONGRATULATIONS by the Attor-ney-General, S.S., members of the Legal Department and the Bar j were offered to Sir Percy McElwaine, Chief Justice, S.S., in the Singapore [High Court this morning on his 1 knighthood. j "We feel we can share in this honour
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    MALAYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE
    53 12 Tfe Malaya annual conference of the Methodist Church will start tomorrow mcrniag at 8.20 at Wesley Church, 4, Fort Canning Road. Bishop Edwin F. Lee, who has recently returned from the International Missionary Conference at Madras, will open the conference with an address. The conference will continue
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    21 12 Until its new building is ready, the Indian Association, Singapore, will be housed at the Association pavilion in 36, Balestier R:ad.
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    QUEEN ENTERTAINS R.A.F. OFFICERS AND MEN
    1060 13 Christmas Spent On Lonely Nancowry In The Nicobars LAND OF IMAGES, COCONUT CURRENCY AND LIMITED MENUS (From A Special Correspondent) A PARTY of R.A.F. officers and men who have been at Nan cowry, Nicobar Islands, overhauling the Shore Sunderlanc flying boat which made a
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    39 V.A.L. Boys In Singapore
    306 13 WILL SPEND A WEEK HERE QNE of many touring parties v organised by the Young Australian League, a party of 39 Australian schoolboys from Western Australia arrived in Singapore en the Koolinda yesterday evening. The boys will spend a week in Singepore, visiting all the
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    NEW POST FOR FORMER NO. 205 SQUADRON MAN
    81 13 GROUP-Capt. Bernard McEntegart, who was with No. 205 'FlyingBoat* Squadron. R.A.F., in Singapore from 1931 to 1934, has been appointed to command the Aeroplane and Anna- ment Experimental Establishment at i Martlesham Heath. Suffolk. After leaving Singapore, Group-Capt. j MLEntegart served for
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    Penang Clove Season Starts
    286 13 CROP POOR BUT PRICES GOOD (From Our Own Correspondent) Penans. J<ui. 4. THE Penang clove season is now under way, and picking is being done throughout the 350 acres of clove plantations on the island, mostly situated on the sides cf hills to the west. The
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    SEREMBAN NURSE MARRIED
    105 13 From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Jan. 2. AT the Wesley Church, Seremban, Mr. rt Tan Jin Siu of Seremban, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Choon Khoe. was married to Miss Song Liew See, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Song Khai. Miss Song is a
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    U. S. Racehorse Owner Brings $1,000,000 Yacht To Singapore
    384 13 \UITII its wealthy American race-horse owner and financier and party of friends aboard, the $1,000,000 Britishbuilt 900-ton motor yacht, Crusader, left Singapore last night for Penang, continuing a voyage round the world. Formerly one of the biggest racrhorse owners in France,
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    18 13 SOME OF THE NICOBARESE native canoes decked out for the royal regatta in which the iI.A.F. party participated.
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    OLD POLICY FOR NEW SIAMESE GOVERNMENT
    321 13 Assembly's Confidence Vote (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 4. FOLLOWING the formation of the new Cabinet of Minis1 ters with Colonel Luang Bipul Songgram as Premier, a meeting of the National Assembly was convened last Monday afternoon to pass a vote of confidence
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    JOHORE RUBBER SMUGGLING
    111 13 Dee. Arrests Exceed Previous Months iFro.n Our Ow:i Correspondent) Johore Bahni. Jan 4 DUBBER smuggling from Johore con- tinues to Increase despite preventive measures by the Customs Department Arrests in December ban far exceeded those of previous months. Yesterday a total firm of $13,800 waa imposed by
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    AMUSEMENTS
    197 13 M\<;\roi.!. umes hotel Dinner Dunce (Internal) 10 to 8.3D 9.30 to Midnight GAKEICK num, GKVUINa I Found Stella Parish I;; Wore Red at 7.45 p.m. CHEAT WORLD Cabaret: Today 6.30 to 9 y.4.i to Midnight. Globe Theatre: In Old Chicago Sky Talkit: Cheating Chea Sudden Bill Dorn. HAITI WORLD
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    UNINSKY GIVES THIRD CONCERT
    173 13 TPHE third concert given in the Vie- toria Memorial Hall last night by Alexander Uninsky, the Russian pianist, confirmed the generally held opinion that this pianist is one of the finest artists to have visited Singapore for some time. Yet again there were many empty seats
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      98 13 HOME LEAVE IN 1939? IF SO— STEAMER BOOKINGS SHOULD BE MADE \()\V, BUT THERE IS NO NEED TO ATTEND TO THE DETAILS YOURSELF Let us serve you. vYe will be glad to plan the itinerary in accordance with your own wishes; take eire of reservation* and tickets for steamers and
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    Acquittal For Soldier On Driving Charge
    172 14 Acquittal For Soldier On Driving Charge REMARKING that Bdr. R M. Wray, of the Royal Artillery, the only witness for the defence, had given his evidence very well, Mr. C. H. Whitton acquitted Pte. Albert Nuttall, of the Loyal Regiment, of a charge of negligent driving in tho Singapore Traffic
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    22 14 r Grut, here seen in the the arms of his mother, Mrs. W. O. Crv.t, has already had his first aeroplane trip
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    STA MARIA—DIAS WEDDING
    92 14 STA MARIA— DIAS WEDDING ■From Our Own Correspondent.! Seremban, Jan. 2. •TPHE marriage will take place on Saturday, at the Church of the Visitation. Seremban. of Mr. Cyril Robert Sta Maria, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sta Maria, of Seremban. with Miss Augusta Agnes Dias. nf Malacca.
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    CHINESE WOMAN DRIVER FINED
    68 14 *pONG Lai Wah, a Chinese woman. ni fined $5 on each of two j charges of driving without a licence and driving negligently in the Singa- j pore Traffic Court yesterday. It was alleged the car mounted the pavement when she was turning from Victoria Street
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    OIL PALM ESTATE HAS ITS OWN AERODROME
    237 14 OIL PALM ESTATE HAS ITS OWN AERODROME Danish Planters Of Ulu Bernam Fly To Town ■I JOURNEY THAT ONCE TOOK TWO DAYS DONE IN FEW HOURS (From Our Own Correspondent) 4 Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 3. I HAVE just flown over swamps and jungle for a distance of 60 miles as
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    10 14 River, oil palms and landing ground at Ulu Bernam Estate.
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    231 14 Interest In Planes But It was not possible to do a business trip to either Ipoh or Kuala Lumpur, let alone Penang or Singapore, in less than two days. The company's launch was the means of travel. Then the field manager. Mr. L. K. j Pay. began to take an
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    EUCALYPTUS AND MALARIA
    147 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 20. AN extraordinary theory concerning the value of eucalyptus as an "antidote" against malaria forms the substance of a letter addressed to the Daily Telegraph today. The writer, 85-year old Mr. Calib Monoish, of Gillingham, comments upon a report that a
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    Boy Allegedly Beaten With Firewood
    154 14 Boy Allegedly Beaten With Firewood CHINESE TAILOR BOUND OVER THOUGH he was an employer, he had no right to inflict violence on his employees, least of all on a small boy, said Mr. C. H. Koh, Singapore Sixth Magistrate, to a Chinese tailor, Khong Siu Sou, yesterday. He convicted Khong
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    ACCIDENT ON WAY FROM CABARET
    139 14 Coroner Exonerates Chinese Driver /^OH Liang Mvi, who knocked down j^* and fatally injured a cyclist while returning from a Singapore cabaret shortly after midnight on Nov. 10, was j exonerated from blame by the Slngai pore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, at an inquest
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    Oil Baths Are Popular With Indians In Malaya
    476 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 3. AN old saying which many Hindu families still follow is "Give the oil-monger what you pay the doctor" and this is the Indian equivalent of "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." Nearly
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    "REVELATIONS" ABOUT POISONS OF MALAYA
    537 14 "Retired Planter" On Drugging Of Court Witnesses (From Our Own Correspondent) DICTURES of Malayan life painted in the columns of home newspapers are less alarming and fantastic than they used to be, but some pretty highly coloured accounts of "life" in your part of the
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    NEGRI SECRETARY TO RESIDENT LEAVES
    56 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ssremban, Jan. 2. THERE was a large gathering at the Seremban Railway Station to bid farewell to Mr. Lan W. Blelloch, Secretary to Resident, Negri Sembllan and State cricket captain, who went on Home leave. Mr. H. G. Hammett has succeeded
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    Pawnbrokers Fined "Purely As Warning"
    278 15 Pawnbrokers Fined "Purely As Warning" FAILURE TO TAKE DUE CAKE PURELY as a warning," three Chinese pawnbrokers were yes- teruay fined $5 each by Mr. W. J. f Thorogood. the Relief Magistrate, for i tailing to take due care when accept- < ing articles for pawn. < This action was
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    21 15 Mr. A. Arumugam, Permanent, Way Inspector. F.M.S. Railways, Seremban, has been transferred to Port Swettenham. says the Straits Times Seremban correspondent.
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    SIR SHENTON'S CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE OF MALAYA
    1108 15 SIR SHENTON'S CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE OF MALAYA Given World Stability, Years Of Sustained Prosperity LESSONS OF POST- WAR SLUMPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO HEART ALTHOUGH restriction schemes have greatly curtailed the exports of our two chef commodities, tin and rubber, Malayan trade returns still compare very favourably with those of
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    Brigadier Shakespear's Daughter
    39 15 Mr. John Glover Davies, of the Public Works- Department, Malaya, ad his bride, formerly Miss Nancy Edith Shakespear, daughter of Brigadier and Mrs. A. T. Shakespear, photographed after their wedding at Richmond, Surrey, on Dec. 17.
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    Colonial Trade And Export Credits
    114 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 19. IN the House of Commons tonight Capt. L. F. Plugge (Cons., Chatham), asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether overseas credits were available for trade with the Colonies: and. if so, to what extent such credits
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    Cabaret Girls Complainants Against Woman
    416 15 Cabaret Girls Complainants Against Woman WIFE OF BUSINESS MAN ACCUSED HPWO Singapore taxi-dancers, Chhan Ah Kam, 16, and Hoh Sai Kau, 19, were complainants in the I hearing of a case in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday, when Tang Sui Fan, alias Suet Ying, described as the wife of
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    AUSTRALIA LOOKS FOR BIG FLEET AT SINGAPORE
    275 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 21. AUSTRALIA expects the United Kingdom, in an emergency, A to station at Singapore a fleet strong enough to safeguard the Empire's interests in the Eastern hemisphere. This statement was made in the House of Commons tonight
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    MR. M. A. JINNAH ATTACKS MAHATMA GANDHI
    637 16 "Genius Who Destroyed Very Ideals Of Congress" Patna, Dec. 27. MR. M. A. Jinnah, presiding over the twenty-sixth annual general session of the All-India Muslim League at Patna yesterday referring to the Wardha education and Vidya Mandir schemes said "These were propounded after
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    CHRISTMAS DAY FIRES IN BOMBAY
    62 16 Bombay, Oec. 25. JVAMAGE estimated at a lakh of rupees was caused by fire early this morning In the weaving department of the Chho'i Silk Mill. Another nre on turday midnight distroyed a thousand bales of cotton in a godown at Sewari. The damage is
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    A TRIBAL SETTLEMENT
    53 16 Bannu, Dec. 27. A LONGSTANDING tribal feud be- tween Mosozai and Alisnerazal, two independent tribes towards Parichanar over the use of a hilly tract of land has been settled and the old tribal treaty revived, the party committing breach of understanding being liable to pay a fine
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      THE GAEKWAR'S COMPASSION
      71 16 Baroda, Dec. 27. AGRICULTURAL relief amounting to over twenty-one lakhs of rupees (Rs. 2,100.000) with effect from the current year has b;en sanctioned by His Highness the Gaekwar of Baroda in view of the depression caused ty the fall in prices of agricultural produce, says a press
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      SUDDEN RISE IN TEMPERATURE
      78 16 Subhas Bose Postpones Madras Visit Wardha, Dec. 28. MR. SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE, the Congress President, who alighted here on his way to Madras on a South Indian tour, had a sudden rise in temperature, necessitating postponement of the Madras visit for the time being. He has
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      MILITARY TRAINING IN BIHAR
      180 16 MILITARY TRAINING IN BIHAR Government Accepts Psew Scheme Patna. j IT is reliably understood that the Bihar Government has accepted the military school schema submitted by Mr Jadav the special officer an- 1 pointed by the Government to prepare a scheme for pro.-idir.g military training to the people of Blha
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      POPULAR GOVERNMENT FOR RAMDURG STATE
      61 16 Raja Saheb Makes Important Announcement Of Policy Hubli, Dec. 27 AN announcement has been made by the Raja Saheb of Ramdurg in the Southern Mahratta States Agency, declaring that it is the policy of the Durbar to establish responsible Government in the State for the
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      SIND TO GO "DRY" IN SEVEN YEARS
      54 16 Karachi, Dec. 24. A SCHEME for total prohibition in seven years simultaneously in all the eight districts of Sind instead of isolated tracts as in the Congress Provinces is advocated by the Prohibition Committee, the report of which the Sind Government, has, it
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      Whitehall And The States
      233 16 Dr. Pattabhi Welcomes Commons Statement Madras. "IT is refreshing to note the answer given by Lieut.-Col. Llewellyn in reply to a question in Parliament. Once again it reaffirms Earl Winterton's statement on the subject. "It will be remembered that sometime after Earl Winterton's statement made in
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      FUTURE OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY
      156 16 Mr. Satyamurtrs Talk At Bombay Function Bombay. "J WANT the Indian film industry to be 100 per cent. Indi?r in its con- ception. development, finance and pro- duction." declared Mr. S. Satyamurti, speaking at a luncheon here recently, j tSx Satyamurti. who is the president-
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      RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS
      40 16 Women Demonstrators Parade Calcutta Streets Calcutta, Dec. 26. A BATCH of 50 women Congress workers paraded Calcutta streets shouting slogans urging the release of political prisone:s. This Is the f-rst demonstration by women in this connection.
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      CENTRAL ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTION
      38 16 New Delhi, Dec. 24. F! is learned that Sir Raza Ali, former Agent-General in South Africa, has been returned unopposed to the Central Assembly in the by-election caused by the death of Maulana Shaukat All.
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    INDIA-BOUND ?
    43 16 INDIA-BOUND MR. S. VEERASAMY. the first Indian member of the Federal Council and now acting Registrar, Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, loho will be a member of the Malayan Governments' delegation to New Delhi in case Dr. S. R. Krishr.an is unable to go.
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    JEWISH SETTLERS FOR KENYA HIGHLANDS
    175 16 Misgivings In Certain Indian Quarters Bombay. 'T'HE suggestion that Jewish settlers should be allowed into the HitihJands of Kenya is viewed with misgiving in certain sections of Indian opinion. One comment is: "The immigrant Jewish refugee would alter the political balance of the communities resident
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    HONORARY DEGREES OF BENARES 'VARSITY
    97 16 Benares. 'THE twenty-first Convocation of Benares Hindu University was held recently when in the presence of a large gathering, the Vice-Chancellor, Pandit Madan Mohan Malavlya conferred various degrees or. about 870 students, including several girls. Several medals were also awarded Honorary degrees of D. XAtt.
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    MERCANTILE COMMUNITY'S SOLICITUDE FOR RYOTS
    300 16 Calcutta. AT the sitting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce recently the following resolution was passed "That as 80 per cent, of consumers in India are agriculturists the Government of India should take such action as may be necessary to ensure that agricultural interests are
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    AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF RAJKOT TROUBLES
    142 16 Mr. Gandhi Drafts Main Terms Of Settlement For Ruler -j Rajkot, Dec. 26. pOLLOWING an interview between Sardar Vallabhbfiai Patel I and Thakore Saheb of Rajkot an I amicable settlement was arrived at this afternoon. It is understood that Mahatm-i, Gandhi drafted the main terms
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    ANGLO – AMERICAN TRADE TREATY
    227 16 ANGLO AMERICAN TRADE TREATY Indian Opinion Welcomes New Agreement INDIAN opinion has welcomed the Anglo-American trade treaty as a step towards a greater volume ot world trade. India is of course not directly affected by the treaty but has consented to modifications in the preferences grant:d it in the United
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    ANOTHER ASSAULT ON MOUNT EVEREST
    324 16 British Climbers' Plan For Next Year Calcutta. A MOTHER assault on Mount Everest. the world's highest peak, is likely to be made by British climbers next year. Mr. W. H. Tilman, leader of the recent expedition, which was repulsed by the elements, is now stated
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    CEYLON TO CONTROL HER INSURANCE BUSINESS
    106 16 Representation To India Government CalcuLU. |N view cf the proposal in the Ceylon Insurance Control Bill to compel Indian insurance companies operating in Ceylon to make deposits in addition to deposits already made in India, matters are to be represented to the Government of
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    CONGRESS & FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
    75 16 CONGRESS FEDERAL CONSTITUTION Mr. S. C. Bose Outlines Method Of Opposition Bombay, Dec. 26. AT an informal conference of jour- nalists Mr. ."üb.ias Bose, the Congress Pres dent, declared that opposition to the Federal scheme on the whole would be in ccordance wltli the general pcllc and principle of non-co-operation.
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    STRIKERS VIOLENT AT BELGAUM
    39 16 Belgaum, Dee. 21 A SERIOUS situation has arisen in the Gokak mill area on account of the mUlhands becoming unruly. This resulted in general assaults yesterday, fifty tnlllhands being seriously Injured. The mill Is closed
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    16 18 trie Boom s'tou ■> his delight after winning the title bout against Croxcley at Harringay last month.
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    S.C.C. BEAT SAPPERS 11 POINTS TO FIVE
    411 18 Losers Awarded Penalty Try In Padang Match Dl.STUNG tactics by the Club forwards enabled them to gain a win by 1 1 points (a goal, a try and a penalty) to five (a penalty try converted) against a Royal Engineers (Changi) side in
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    R.S.G.C COMPETITIONS
    29 18 The RA.G.C. Januarj tr.3dal cometltlnn 'b.iefvi will be played on Baturday and Sunday over the new course Ti' m i.'s January medal comp?- '1 t< played <>:\ Monday.
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    Budge vs. Vines
    69 18 New York, Jan. 3. IN what is expected to be the hardest-hitting tennis duel of all time Donald Budge, newcomer to the professional ranks, will play K.I, worth Vines at M;id son Square Garden tonight. Betting is about even, but Vines is slightly more favoured because of
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    WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY
    378 18 Final Day Of Penang Races i From Our Own Corresp:ndent.» Penang, Jan. 3. WEIGHTS for the fourth and final) day cf the Penang Turf Club's New j Year meeting, on Saturday, are as follows: Hwset— CUm l— G tmn. Eastern Knight 10.00 Saladln 7.10 Jack Druce 9.04
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    33 18 Kufby: R.E. vs. R.A. (annual niuicli'. sec. Ilorkry: Y.M.C.A. vs. CSC, Y.M.C.A.; S.R.C. vs. Manchester Regiment, S.R.O.: S.C.R.C. vs. 6th Hvy Battery, B.C.R C P O. vs. Colt*. Post OfTkv.
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    SECOND TEST LIKELY TO END IN DRAW
    585 18 England Declare At 5S9: South Africa 213 For Six Cape Town, Jan. 3. WITH only one day to play the second Test Matih between England and South Africa will more than likely result in a draw in the same manner as the first.
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    Cricket Record Equalled
    67 18 Melbourne. Jan. 3. IV a Slieffie'd Shield cricket match between Queensland and Victoria today D. Tallon. wicketkeeper in the Queensland eleven, dismissed twelve hatsm-n in two inning;, catching six m?n out and stumping six. Til. mi thus equalled the world record of E. Pooley, of Surrey, who
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    Scottish Soccer Results
    272 18 London. Jan. 3. RiIATCHES in the Scottish League today resulted as follows: DIVISION I Arbroath 1 Hearts 1 Ayr 3 Aberdeen 3 Celtic 0 Queen's Park 1 Falkirk 4KUmarnock 0 Hibernian 2Raith Rovers 1 Motherwell 3Alblon 1 Partick Thistle 2 Rangers 4 St. Mlrren 2 Hamilton 1
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    29 18 Sutton (S.C.C.) receiving the ba'.l from Carberry following a line cut in yesterday's rugby match at the S.C.C. when the Club beat the Sappers 11 5. Straits Times picture.
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    GIBB BREAKS GOLF RECORD AT BANGKOK
    66 18 i From Our Own Correspondent' Barr kok. Jan. 2. A former Malayan golf champion. I Mr. W. J. Glbh, yesterday established' a new course record for the Royal Bangkok Sports Club links, when In the monthly medal competition he returned a score of 63.
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    BRENTFORD TO PLAY NEW UNKNOWN CENTRE
    477 18 London, Dec 21. rvOWN-SLIPPING Brentford. who have been trunk-calling and trekking all over the map In urgent search of new team power, may halt the chase for mighty-money stars and send into action at Huddersfleld a young, unknown centre forward star of the "stiffs,"
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    ANOTHER HOCKEY TRIAL TOMORROW
    78 18 A FURTHER hockey trial will be held tomorrow at 5.10 p.m. on the S.R.C. ground. Teams are: Probables: V. N. Filial. R. Barth. Lt, McMillan, Lt. Leonard-Williams, 3gt. Cronln, L. A. C. Nash, R. Thoy, I. Suratta, Cpl. Plummcr, G. B. Armstrong and Ibrahim bn Ksa.
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    ECLIPSE B.P.
    67 18 Members of the Eclipse B.P. are notified that the forthcoming annual tournament of the Eclipse B.P. closes on Saturday and those who have not yet sent in their entry should do so as soon as possible. Following are the events: Open singles championship. "A" sln(?le« championship, handicap singles
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    ONE GOAL MARGIN IN S.C.F.A. LEAGUE MATCH
    184 18 jyiONG JOO'S side beat Choon Leong's team by two goals to one in the S.C.F.A. league soccer match played at Hong Lim Green yesterday. Both sides were evenly matched but the result followed the run of play. Twenty opening minutes of play saw
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    Leading Goal Scorers LAWTON STILL IN FRONT
    473 18 Leading Goal Scorers LAWTON STILL IN FRONT London, Dec. 21. of Everton, still leads the goal scorers in the Football League with 18 successful shots. Next are Fenton (Middlesbrough) and Clarke (Blackburn) with 17 each. Division I Buchan Lawton (Everton). 18 (Blackpool' 9 Fenton Yorston (Mlddlesbro'i 17 (Middlesbro'i 8 Carter
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    HOME SOCCER SENSATION
    164 18 London. Jan. 3. ONE of the greatest soccer sensations in years was caused by the announcement of the findings of a joint committee of the Football Association and the Football League, appointed to investigate an alleged breach of the cuks ot the Association and of the League.
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    PREPARATIONS FOR FINAL DAY OF PENANG RACES
    448 19 Harvest Festival Is In Good Form SOME last gallops P'»t tnls morning in preparation for Saturday's races, the concluding day ot the Peiiang Turf Club Xmas-Ncw Year Ml I llhl Only the strings of Billctt. Hibbs. Turn y. Mowdon and Sllley were worked
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    Friday Night's Fights
    229 19 /^O(H) boxing is promised at Singapom'l covered stadium on Friday. There are three big fights and two preliminaries which are of special interest. Heading the programme are Frank Hill and Baby Mendiola. Hill made a big hit in his bout with Young Choon recently. He has a
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    36 19 Dai-c Crowley shows expression of agony as he teas knocked doion during the fight at Harringay Arena tchen Eric Boon became the new lightweight champion of Eng'and, by knocking out Dave Crotclcy in the 13th round.
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    SOME GOOD HOCKEY IN YESTERDAY'S TRIAL
    416 19 VESTKRDAY'S hockey trial was the best display that the trial teams have given up to the present and there were really one or two outstanding players on the field. A weakness, however, is still apparent in the forward line. Singapore will not be at
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    Fair's Title Claim
    89 19 IN the list of heavy-weights considered by Mike Jacobs, the New York promoter, to bi the most popular aspirants for world title honours. Tommy Farr figures joint third with nine other boxers. Jacobs ranks Max Baer. Lou Nova and John Henry Lewis as joint first claimants to
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    R.S.Y.C. EVENTS
    96 19 On Friday, there will De aflernoon races for all classes at the R.S.Y.C. starting at 5.25 p.m. On Sunday, the International sixmetre class will sail the first race of the series for the Jean Challenge Cup, starting at 1000 a.m. The "B" class will sail the first race
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    SELANGOR TEAM FOR SATURDAY
    88 19 The following have been selected to represent the Selangor Club In the annual trophy match against the Singapore Cricket Club on the Kuaia Lumpur padang on Saturday: Harper; Brown. Hunter. Hatfleld, Abbott; Hardwlcke, Shelton Palmer; Mcßrlde, Barnes, Kennedy, Hlndmarsh, Barrett, Bourne, Wickett, Dudgeon. S.C.C. cricket meeting
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      Hockey Trial Tomorrow: Team Leaves Friday
      527 19 ANOTHER hockey 'rial will be held tomorrow in prepara- tion for forthcoming inter state matches. There was one yesterday and several others in the last few weeks. Lack of organisation on the Ass( ciation's part has a lot to answt for as far as
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    RECORD OFFER FOR EMPIRE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
    530 19 DKCORI) purse offer for an Km pi re championship fight ban 1X been made by Mr. Sydney Hoßs— £4,ooo with the option of 50 per cent. of the gate for a contest between I,en Harvey and Larry Gains for the Empire heavy-weight championship. Mr.
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    IDEAL DIET FOR DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES
    112 19 The big problem with surterers from] gastritis or other digestive disturbances] Is how to avoid pain and discomfort; when eating. The Inflamed stomach! walls are so sensitive that solid foods can't be retained. Even liquid food* are often vomited. Yet the patient must get quick
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