The Straits Times, 25 January 1939

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1 8 The Straits Times
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    35 1 The Straits Times lABLISHED NEARLY A CSNTURt.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 25. 1989. PRICE PAGES The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2."., 1933 PKICE 3 CENTS H IVVCES.
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      155 1 SINGAPORE*. 140. CECIL ST. ("PHONE 5471). Try MI E N CKONG TAILORING We only ask for o (rial order. ai Coleman St. Sinsapore FOR EFFICIENT ECONOMICAL POWER TRANSMISSION You Can Always M||^|Lk 11 Rely upon >T"^H£ reliable, solid woven, uniform weariiw, belting with ron -fraying ea and super driving surface.
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      205 1 RE CASINO C ■B RE-CON) ITI ON ING SPRING LATH MATTRESS No. MLIOI I jn-n avclk nuMr wtth cast IKON CORNERS BRACKETS. The dosp vt IMtl !'.'l.- lit IM '"31 II plated and supportfj tach fnd '!i ;cfl ten«wn iprlr.l wtilcn l» r^lvjiniscd rwarji -n.n I to I I ttW
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      75 1 KUALA LUMPUR 23 JAVA CT. CPHOTIZ 3 Presenting SATINBASE (Contains WAX) APPLY AS A POLISH BASE— DOES NOT AFFECT NAIL POLISH SHADE HELPS PROTECT NAILS FROM SPLITTING GREATLY INCREASES POLISH WEAR APPLIES EASILY DRIES QUICKLY PRICE $1.50 PEGCY SA(;K NAiL POLISHES IN Ml THE LATEST SHADES NOW M $1.50. Wb
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      21 1 Madame Page, dressmakf:r and DESIGHFR Tiilormaries— Gownt for Ail Uecas;on< in Stock $S $30 1 3. Battery Road., Singapore. Tel: »327.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      58 2 RODRIGUES -The death took plr.cc In Java last night. Jan. 23. 1939. of Mr. B.njamin Paul Rodr'.'uer, only beloved son ol Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Rodrlßues, of 42, Bcncoolen Street. Singapore. Mr. Rodrigucs at the time of his death was 24 years of age and leaves behind besides
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      439 2 Sflw Straits Wmies RODGER3 —At Ruisell Stoncham Nursing Home. Crayrord. Kent, on January 24, 10 Ruth, wife of H. K. Rodgers. Singapore Haibour Board, a Rirljtuth Caroline. ITU A ILPJ^ S VACANT Whrn applylnt for any position *dvertbed m hrsr columns send copies of testimonial* Do nil send orlrtnals. v
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      323 2 SITUATION VACANT THREE KXfEBISNCU) Cantonese speakir.y Chinese Salesmen required. Age 26 to 3o Apply by letter giving details of previous experience and copies of references. The position offered carries a salary and commission and full training will be given to selected applicants. Box No. 562 Straits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED CAPABLE
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      917 2 WANTED J HOLLANDER desiring improve his English would like to stay as paying guest with Eng- lish speaking family for about two months. State terms. Apply Box 583, Straits Times. J FOR SALE j SHELVADOR. Refrigerator. Phone 3333. c FOR SALE Bungalows In Grove Road and i Tanilin. Apply Box
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      760 2 BOARD RESIDENCE BEACH HOUSE, Sea Front. Best location In Katong. Large airy rooms with Sitting rooms facing Sea. all rooms with bathrooms attached. Excellent cuisine. Bathing pagar. Tennis, garages. Rates mod. Phone 5553. MARCH 1, 40 CAIRNHILL ROAD in charmIng House and Grounds. One newly furn. flat. M.S. (3 mins.
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      636 2 _AUCTION NOTiCES_ AUCTION SALE of well-made hand-om; drsi^n V stained and wax polish' d teak household furniture including:— Electric Ekctrolux refrigerator, Indian carpets and rugs, 0 nrc and cutlery etc. To be hold at No. 40 Goodman Road (Katong) on Saturday, January 28, 1939 at 230 p.m. Now on View.
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      131 2 BUSINESS CARDS Ltc 'massage hall MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Mis? HANA 60 WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. For the eye Thn test i$ j.ist good HMMgb PUNKTAI Eveiy Zeist i bears the Indelible trademark g Obtainable from NEW CHINA OPTICAL C 0.. 71, Hi?h Street. Singapore. REMOVftrSALE" Now On
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      658 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR L!N£. i ir.rorpurau-d in E.igluiiu.i nmNSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN Co MAH PASSKNOKR AND CARGO SEHMCES OOTWAJID UOM lONDON fOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore TANPURA l'.OOu Jan. S7 RAWALPINDI 17.0C0 Feb 10 BUHDWAN 6070 Ffb 11 CANTON U w Feb 24 SOMAI I
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      520 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. < incorporated in JSDanl GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO LONDON Penant I olombo Aden. Sue*. Port Sal* Naples. Marseilles. GlbralUr, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and llamburt Vessel? Tonnage Due Sail >iHARUNA MAP.U ....10.400 Feb. 3 4 vSKATORI MARU 9.800 Feb. 15 16 J YASUKUNI MARU
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      597 3 HOLIDAY CRUISES TO: BANGKOK SAIGON Bj Luxurious One Class Motorshlps Displacement Tons From Penant P. Sham Malacca Spore m-a. "LALANDIA" (U.M*) 31/1 \'t 2/2 */2 ins. "JL'TLANDIA" (13.1001 IX/t 22/2 23/2 25/2 m.s. "MEONIA" (ll,9«0) 14, 3 15/3 16 3 18 '3 I NEXT HOLIDAY CRUISE February 4th 1939 to
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      128 3 Incorporated 1 la O*rmany 1 Trtr unarrmencionro are en« eompau, t J> tended nnures: OUTWARD FOB MANILA. HONG KONG 3HANGOAI NORTH CHIN* AND JAPAN. Due Spore .3 FULDA omits Japan Jan. 31 g COBURO Feb. 3 SCHARNHORST omits N. China Feb. 16 HOMEWARD FOB HOLLAND HAMBD3G 4ND BREMEN eaiui troai
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      656 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay Sinj?pore Tel lISL Chartered Bank Baildinj. Penang Til 1133. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON, ft. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen Line) Due S.ii!i AGAMEMNON Mars, L'don, R'dam, H'burg, G'gow J.lll 29 Feb I NELEUS L'don, R'dam, H'burg, Ant.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    588 4 BROKERS' COMMENT OWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New Yorkmarkets After early firmness the stock market reacted violently but support developed and prices recovered to around their previous close. There was nothing in the news to account for the movement. Traders were still nervous over European
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    IMPROPERLY BARRED FROM AMERICA
    73 4 New York, Jan. 24. The United States Court of Appeals has ruled that Mr. John Strachey, the well-known Leftist author who was prevented from landing in New York on Oct. 11. was improperly barred from entering the United States and has ordered a full inquiry. The
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    PEACE PRIZE AWARD TO PREMIER URGED
    60 4 Stockholm, Jan. 24. "TWELVE members of the Swedish Riksdag have proposed that the Nobel Peace Prize for 1938 should be awarded to Mr. Neville Chamberlain. They have forwarded the proposal to the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament, expressing the view Without doubt Mr.
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    FASCISTS RETURNING FRENCH' WAR DECORATIONS
    51 4 FASCISTS RETURNING FRENCH WAR DECORATIONS Asmara, Jan. 24. Eritrea Fascists in Italian East Africa have opened a subscription list to ob- tain funds to secure the return to Italy Of the remains of Italian soldiers buried in France. Fascists are also returning war decorations presented to them by the French.—
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      324 4 K.erten (n-acnatipoc) a p.m. Medan (Valentijn) p.m. Muntok Palembann (Thedens) S pm PontUnak (Khoen Hoea) ..3 p.m Rengat Tembilahan (Ma Jang) 4 p.m. Taiempa (Scott liar Icy) D.m. Philippine Islands (India) ..7 p.m. Whole Australia (Qantas) 9 p.m. Java and Timor Dilly (Qantas) 9 p.m. New Zealand
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      51 4 Mails from China and Japan expected today, Jan. 25, by Carthage. Mails from China expected tomorrow, Jan. 26, by Victoria. Mails from Europe 'London mails) expected on Jan. 27 by P. O. (Ranpura) will be delivered to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. General delivery of betters at 8.45
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
      144 4 Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Last nlg.-.t max rain- bright mm temp fail s'shine tern; Inches hrt *F West Coast. Alor Star 87 Nil 8.7 69 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 Nil 9.1 76 Sitiawan 87 0.04 8.9 70 Bukit Jeram 87 Nil 6.6 71 Malacca 83 0.31
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      263 4 INWABD Wearies: From Penanc, Ipoh. and Koala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. K.N.1.L.M.: From Saigron: Arrives THIS afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Due THIS morning: Expected THIS evening. X.L.M From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Expected tomorrow evening. K.N.1.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday
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      FROM MALACCA
      94 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as follows: Today. China, Japan. East Siberia, Philippines and Weftern United States of America (Santhia) 6 p.m. Hong Kong (Santhia) 6 p.m. Tomnrrow. Iran. Amsterdam London by
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    MALAYAN SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION.
    229 4 The following scale of brokerage which will become effective in respect of all contracts entered Into by members of the above Association on and after Ist February, 1939, la published for general Information. Local Stocks Ordinary Shares and Prcfe:enc« Shares. Government Loan <fc Municipal Debentures: Up to
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      749 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431 CANADIAN lutoi poraiea Kngia::a> AE -EMPIU.SS- KOl'Tfr offers TEAMS-PACIFIC SERVICES rta BONO:. Ml or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA bj TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN withMt ehange-thtnee by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES XO ENGLAND M Ibr CONTINFNT— «II nndfr ONF MANA^KMENT.
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      216 4 PUBLIC NOTICES MALAYAN SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION. The attention of the public Is drawn to the formation of the above Association which comprises the following members: PENANG. A. A. Anthony Sc Co. Lean Co. Soon Theam Co. Kennedy Co. United Traders, Ltd. IPOH. Macphail Co. (Ipoh) Ltd. Eotly Co. KUALA I.I MPl'R.
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      235 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 1.26 a.m. 9 ft.; 1.15 p.m. 9.3 ft. L. W. 7.08 a.m. 3.4 ft.; 7.30 p.m. 1.9 ft. Thursday H. W. 1.53 a.m. 9 ft. 1.49 p.m. 8.9 ft. L. W. 7.46 a.m. 3.2 ft.; 8 p.m. 2.4 ft. Friday H. W. 2.23 a.m.
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    THE NAZIS ARE WORRIED BY WORKERS' BROADCASTS
    242 5 British Trade Union Leaders And A Secret Station In Germany CEIUOUS embarrassment is being; caused to the Ger-j man Government by British i trade union leaders' systematic broadcasts to German workers, says the News Chronicle. For several months past, regular messages from leading
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    EGYPTIANS SAVE THEIR PENNIES
    159 5 33,000 Muslims Refuse To Accept Interest YEAR BY YEAR "the Post Office Savings Bank at Cairo shows an advance in deposits and the number of depositors. Founded in 1901. when the first year showed a balance of (Eg> £47.500 in the bank, today the figure stands
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    National Memorial To King George V
    85 5 Final approval of (lie design for the national memorial to King George V has been given In the King and Queen and Queen Mary and a scale model (above* of the statue showing the late King standing in Garter roots beneath a Gothic canopy,
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    "UNITED FRONT" IN
    260 5 RUMANIA Privileges Granted To 800,000 Germans A SUCCESS for Germany in Rumania was the recent announcement that the Rumanian Government has agreed that the 800,000-strong German minority in that country, while entering- in a body the Rumanian Government's new United Front of the National Renaissance," will have
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      95 5 Mm the Mi REMEDY FOR ALL COUGHS I ASTHMA Lj AND IB w CHEST Hsß^r TROUBLES Distributors MEDICAL OFFICE. SPORE and GRAFTON LABORATORIES SINGAPORE AND Xt \l. U'MPUB. 1939" AMERICAN H. M. V. RADIOS Modfl 1?«JI— I". r.CA 'Xub» Solf A-i nt, K££ HUAX RADIO CO., US-tM. Orchard Road. SINGAPORE.
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      217 5 Good taste demands different fla»ei for different occasions. Do'i'i be careless about tbe tlaitei taa «eat. Consult: fifjfaeltiel Son} Qualified Ophtbanxlo Opllota»i Our only Singapore iddres* _n Hafnes Place. TfL 3fli^. How to Cure PILES Simple Application Stops Pain and Bleeding. Piles Heal Completely. Until Dr. Van Viock'i lUrtling disoorery
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      410 5 To Private Trustees. OnrytsVS out the wishes o( dead friends is often difficuU, laborious nnd thankless work, encronching seriously upon time needed for >our own Rffahv. Your but-den can be greatly easetl if you seeuro the aid of n CWpOftstWi siKxially formed nnd qualified to undertake such duties. nnmeU The
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      306 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY /III ZZTi metre*, y.lir '■<> :>» metre* p.m. 1.00 Miscellaneous prcgra'.nme Of new gramophone records. 1.30 Mid-day rubber prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous programme (contd.i. 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Hokklen Amoy music, t 5.30 Pelping dramas, t 6.05 Modern Mandarin songs, t 6.30 Modern Mandarin songs and dance music. Relay
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      381 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSH II «7 me/* (IJ.»1 rn.ll USG 11.1' rae'i (16.81 m.); GSr 1514 net <l».8t m. > O8J tl.Sl net (13.9S m > GBO 11.71 m'l (25.13 m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. New Hippodrome orchestra. 6.35 "Venetia's Wedding."* 7.35 "Empire Exchange."* p 7.50
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      199 5 N1R0M TODAY ru/% SO* me's <•*.• m.1. viffl 9.05 mi'i (.112* m). VDB 11.88 me's (M.I n). PM.N mtl (2».2 in.). j.m 1 .54 EnqlLsh concert arrangement*. j 15 Reginald Foort at the chiema or?* 1 5.30 Peter Kreuler playing. 5.50 Vocal selections from cp?r»ttas 5.20 Spanish music 3.50 News
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      516 6 RUBBER STEADY AT OPENING SHARES SHOW FEW PRICE CHANGES By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Jan. 25. THE London and New York Stoc* 1 markets yesterday staged a wnall recovery from their previous shock New York had a turnover of 1.700.000 shares and prices on the day were
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      IMPROVED OUTLOOK FOR STERLING
      91 6 London. Jan. 24. 'kTpuL-Kfc. are plenty of reasons why beai.s *,hoiild act with caution," uyi J Henry Sehioeders, in the Quarterly Review referring to the future course of sterling, lit; points out t decline in the exchange the puund would evidently bt 'lent to American and
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        MINING
        588 6 asue v&i miMH «> co lyal) tt Kvalt Buv-!> s> v i irs Buyers Seller* Amoai lln 3/3 41- 3/6 4/kl AiAui Kunoan/} 26/- 27/- 26/- 28/U Auatrat \U.a» 40/- 45/n 40/- 50/5/- \yei MSiari 21/6 22/6 22/3 23/6 1 Ayei ffcr.g 0.55 0.60 0.55 0.60 £1 Bangr.r Tin
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        GENERAL
        434 6 2 2 Alex Brlcft Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.32> 2 1.40 2 2 do "Vfe«" Prett. 2.20 2.30xd 2 22>i 2 30xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 5 50 1 1 B M BroadcasUr.g U.5U o 60 U.50 i tiu 10 5 B M. Trustee 8 75 7.59
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        256 6 7c Maynara si uo. ua. sju.uuu int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL I'JOi red 1940 $400,000 int Mar 31 Sept. 30 102Vi ft% )90? red 194? S1.60U.000 Irt Mar 31 Sept 30 108V; \i% 1906 red 1955 $1.000.i>00 Int, Mar. 31 Sept. 30 1154 T.
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        RUBBER SHARES
        373 6 I Mlenby Wor Oajah Amal Mala; ftypr Hltam Ayei Molek \y:i Panaa Bassett Batu IJntaiiB Bedford Bent a Borelll Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil BukJt K. B Bukit Kepong Buklt Timah ($19) S^rdaiig Connemara Qleneal; Plan'a'lcaa Hamilton Eaytor tndragirl Jeram Kuantan (50 eta.) Jlmah Kamasan Kedah Kempas Kluane
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
      82 6 •Vednesriay, Jan. 25 Noon. No. IX R.S.S. (ipot loose) 26 7k7 k 27 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases January 27 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales January 265g 26? i F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales I January .;:> 257s FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX B.S.S. en
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      EXCHANGES
      171 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:SELLING .UIHIUH X.I </<. London demand 3/S ,yons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 134 Jew York demand 54 Montreal demand 54 5/16 iatavia demand 100 Samarang
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    POLITICS STILL BRAKE MARKETS
    548 6 PRICES DRIFT TO LOWER LEVELS FRASER AND CO.'S REVIEW IN a weekly report on the share market, issued at the close of business yesterday, Fraser and Co. write During the past week markets the world over have been entirely dominated by the situation in Europe. In
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    London Stock
    424 6 Exchange Slightly Brighter Atmosphere London, Jan. 24. AN early rally In International Issues Induced a brighter atmosphere in most sections on the Stock Exchange today. This was also accentuated by Cape and local support for Kaffirs while the Continent supported the leading oils. Among industrials, Imperial Tobacco improved
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    HERR HITLER REFUSES A RESIGNATION
    46 6 Berlin, Jan. 24 IT is revealed that the Finance Minis- ter, Herr Schwerin von Krosigk tendered his resignation last week when Dr. Schacht was relieved of nig post as president of the Reichsbark, but Herr Hitler declined to accept it— Reuter.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      RUBBER GROWING INDUSTRY IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA
      1360 7 Being Developed On Modern And Progressive Lines THE importance of French Indo- China as a rubber-producing country has increased rapidly in h last decade. Production in 1928 i was about 9.000 tons; last year it reached a record figure of well over 50,000 tons
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      INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN
      97 7 Big Capital Increase TTHE Industrial Bank of Japan proposes to increase its capital from Yen 50,000,000 to Yen 200,000,000 by the issue of 3.000,000 new registered shares of Yen 50 each, on which the first payment will be Yen 12' '■<■ Existing shareholders are to have
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      RUBBER STATISTICAL POSITION IMPROVES
      190 7 Symington And Wilson's Weekly Review IN a weekly report on the rubber market dated Jan. 11, Symington and Wilson, London, write:— The statistical position continues to improve at a fairly rapid rate. It looks, however, as if manufacturers and other buyers had interpreted the extra release
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      151 7 Singapore, Jan. 24. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier $7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $13.00 White $1250 Black 9.00 Copra Mixed $2.90 Sun Dried $3.20 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.30 Fair $2.25 Sarawak $2.20 Jelotong Palembang $7.50 Banja $8.00 Sarawak S8.0Q Tapioca Small
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      133 7 London. Jan. 24. j 'THE Foreign Exchange market to- day was active at the opening with Netherlands, and Swiss currenciv j were again weaker in terms of sterling owing to nervous selling. Later official intervention from Amsterdam imparted a steadier undertone. i Reutcr. i The following were
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      EXCHEQUER RETURNS
      38 7 London, Jan. 24. EXCHEQUER returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to £600,I 395,417 against £590,080,539 a year ago. Total expenditure, less self-balancing items, is £786,900 541 against £699,123.390 at the corresponding date in 1938. -British Wireless.
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      100 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. company Dividend TIN. K Kamuntuij 3d Pungah 9d div. 9d. bonus Petallng 5' filial k 5% ini Takuapa 6.i Books Close Jan. 27 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Singapore. Jan. 24. 5 p.m. Total (or Date Ex. Div. financial year Payable Dat« to
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      LONDON TIN MARKET
      670 7 INDUSTRIAL DEMAND VERY QUIET I.T.C. HAS CONTROL OF SITUATION London, Jan. 13. AT the present time the London standard tin market is "in the doldrums." Industrial demand everywhere is quiet partly because of stocktaking at consuming works but j partly because many people are still endeavouring to
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      FRANCE ORDERS DUTCH WARPLANES
      66 7 A LARGE order has been placed by the French Ministry for Air with the Dutch Koolhoven aeroplane works for F.K.-58 fighter planes, the Exchange Telegraph learns in wellinformed quarters in Paris. Though the number of planes ordered has not been disclosed, it is understood that the
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      TALAM MINES' OUTPUT
      21 7 The output of tin-ore irom Talam Mines Ltd. in the last quarter of 1938 was 1 250 plruls
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      798 7 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: 31st January, Tuesday, Hari Raya Hajl (Public Holiday)." EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. (SINGAPORE BRANCH) The Annual General Meeting of the above will be held in the Lounge of the Singapore Cricket Club at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, 1939.
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      208 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China Dj Special Charter*. 12, Cecil Street. Singapore Telephones: Manarer's Office 6444 As.it. Manager's Office 644S a Exchange DepL K441 General Office 5l8«-i Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO." Paid Up Capital Ch. 40.000.000 M Eeserve Funds In excess of Ch. f 5.200. D00M Total Assets approxlmatelr Ch.
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      266 8 POSITIVELY LAST DAY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. ALHAMBRA The Popular Star of "Valley of the Giants" in a thrilling romance of the rin»! A knockout of a guy T^bl \^r tn a knockout of a show! fc^^^^H CHICAGG WAYNE MORRIS Dir»ct»d by B. Rnvm Ea«on S«r«m Ptay by Georg Brtcfcvr
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      312 8 THE MALAYA'S FAVOURITE Each needle plays Ten Records T.M.A. MU3IC HOUSE. SINGAPORE MOTORS 317 319 ORCHARD RD. ANNOUNCE the opening; of '.heir PENNZOIL LUBRICATION SERVICE COMPLETE LUBRICATION CARS NOT EXCEEDING 10 H.P. 51.50. ALL OTHER CARS TRUCKS $2. Phone 3128. for Reservation. .^il PUBLIC NOTICE~ PERAK TURF CLUB. JAM'ARV, FEBRUARY
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      359 8 t"MOW ME E.3VVM IF THIS IS NOT MY BEST PICTURE!" says CHARLIE MCCARTHY OPENING TODAY 3.15 6.15 AT THE CAPITOL 9.15 NEW UNIVERSAL the company (hat has given you all the DEANNA JtIKBIN hits now breaks new ground with a story that's Different: 1 WtNJ" "tww lt v WwM HIS
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    FLYINGBOAT SURVIVORS TELL DRAMATIC TALES
    346 9 Commander Gave His Lifebelt To Woman: She Saved Him New York, Jan. 24. HRAMATIC tales of ten hours in a dark sea were told by survivors of the Imperial Airways fiyingboat Cavalier on arrival here last night when the steamer Baytown, which picked them up
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    WANTS CHAMBERLAIN TO VISIT JAPAN
    184 9 Tokio Journal On His Munich Rome Trips Tokio. Jan 24 JAPANESE Foreign Office circles b»lleve that an invitation will be sent to the British Prime Minister. Mr. Chamberlain, or the Foreign Secretary. Lord Halifax, to visit Japan "to see actualities in the Far East himself
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    THOSE WHO MAY NOT VOLUNTEER NOW Schedule Of Reserved Occupations Issued
    229 9 THOSE WHO MAY NOT VOLUNTEER NOW Schedule Of Reserved Occupations Issued London. Jan. 24. THE organisation of Great Britain's manhood for any national emergency has been advanced an important stage by the publication through the Ministry of Labour of a schedule of reserved occupations Persons of specified ages in these
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    36 9 I The sum of 16.500.000 Yen was added to the fund for the relief of families of Japanese soldiers yesterday, when the House of Representatives passed the I bill submitted by the Government. I Eastern News.
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    Mr. Chamberlain's "Grave Call"
    323 9 London Press (iives Its Support London, Jan. 24. MR. Neville Chamberlain's broadcast defence of the voluntary principle encounters no serious challenge in the London press, all sections of which set out the grave call for volunteers for civilian defence schemes prominently and sympathetically. The Ttmns, which
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    TWO GUNMEN SHOOT PUPPET MAYOR
    56 9 Shanghai. Jan. 24. UO TSAN, Japanese appoin f *d Mayor of Hangchow. got a bullet in his! thigh when two gunmen enterd his home at Hangchow last, night, emptied thPir pistols and threw two hand-grenades. j His wife and four other persons were also wounded
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    CORRIGAN CASE OPENS AT OLD BAILEY
    60 9 London. Jan. 24. •"■"•HE trial has commenced at the Old Bailey of Corrigan and Frederick and James Willing. The case arose rrom the shipment to i China of a large number or cases supposed to contain arms but which, on examination at Marseilles, were
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    SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC RAGES IN SHANGHAI
    58 9 Shanghai. Jan. 24. THE smallpox epidemic continues to rage without any sign of abatement. A report of the Health Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council shows that 99 Chinese cases were notified In the week ended Jan. 21, 41 of them being fatal. Nine foreign
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    New German Move Soon?
    437 9 BARCELONA'S FALL MAY BE SIGNAL Eyes On Africa East Europe London, Jan. 24. THE next move of (ierman foreign policy is the subject of much curiosity in Germany which it is hoped will be satisfied when Herr Hitler makes his Reichstag speech on Jan. M, according
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    ECONOMIC POLICY OF THE REICH
    190 9 Greatest Nation \m\ Biggest People" Berlin, Jan. 24. j "yHE programme of Germany's future economic policy was laid i down by Herr Koehler, leader of the economic policy of the Nazi Party, in a speech at a meeting of the party's economic committee at Munich.
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    203 10 SLNUAFOBK. RAFFLES HOTEL Dinnei Dance (Informal) 6.30 to 8.3) p.m. 9.30 to Midnight. C.ARRICK THEATRE, GEYLANG Devil's Playground with Richard Dlx, also Bull Dog Drummond Comes Back with John Barrymore 7.45—11 p.m. GREAT WORLD Cabaret: 6.30 to 9 p.m. and 9.45 to Midnight. Glebe Theatre: There Goes The Groom.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN 23. 1939. The Hooting Ban
    968 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN 23. 1939. The Hooting Ban A very interesting experiment v.ill begin in Singapore on Marc 1 when motor traffic will be compelled to dispense with the horn in the business district during the day end throughout the municipal area during the night, subject to
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    79 10 CITY ORGANIST. An appeal to music-lovers in the Asiatic communities. PETALING TIN. Comment on directors who are described as being "on leave." HOLIDAYS. Twenty-two holidays for government servants, but not for chandu staff. CHINA'S CALL. Should local-born Chinese belong to a nation or a local minority?
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    ON A JOHORE ESTATE
    560 10 Factotum Wanted For $50 AN ALL-ROUND MAN! To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— May I again be permitted to address you on the question of Asiatic estate staffs by quoting an advertisement which appears in your issue of Jan. 17 and reads as follows
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    AN 'ENGLISHMAN" DEFINED
    202 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— lt is bad enough that the Germans are suffering from a very bad attack of "Aryaiiitis," with the consequent atrocities experienced by tlie Jews, but the Englishman should think twice before he tries to emulate the purity campaign. Coincident
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    THE STATES IN INDIA
    800 10 Congress Pressure On Rulers The demand for a measure of democracy in the Native States of India, and the support rohich is being given to this movement by the Congress Party, are discussed by Dewan Bahadur Santokh Singh in the following article, reproduced frzm The Statesman
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    704 10 Singapore Organs CINCE the big organ in the Victors Memorial Hall has suddenly com* into prominence— thanks in part to the new and wider audience for music which radio has created in Singapore a note on other organs in this city may be interesting. Apart from
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    BARCELONA'S DEFENCES SAID TO BE CRUMBLING
    694 11 Franco Armies A Mile From Capital GOVERNMENT REPORTED TO HAVE LEFT THE CITY Rome Denies Calling Up 200,000 Reserves THE last line of defence.*, of llarcelona, the Republican capital, has crumbled irreparably, and thousands of retreating Republicans are surrendering-, according to a Nationalist communique,
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    114 11 7.30 la«t night was answered with complete composure. Various ministries have been evacuated from Barcelona and moved northwards, either to Gerona or Figueras. according to an earlier message from Perpignan. The message added that in spite of the removal of the ministries, the Government is still in Barcelona. The British
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    Revolution Predicted In japan
    62 11 Rev olution Predicted In japan Copenhagen Jan 24. r pHE noted Swedish archaeologist. Johan Anderson, who has worked for many years in China, in an interview predicted that a military dictatorship would be established in Japan within the next four months and that open revolution would result within eUjht months.
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    U.S. ARMS EMBARGO ON SPAIN
    138 11 President Roosevelt's Statement Washington, Jan. 24. I GOVERNMENT quarters here arc showing considerable disquiet regarding the situation in Catalc'nia. President Roosevelt stated this afternoon that Government lawyers j were investigating to determine whether the President without Congressional action is legally empowered to lift the arms
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    ARREST OF EGYPTIAN OPIUM SMUGGLERS
    75 11 Cairo, Jan. 25. 'THROUGH the arrest last week of a coastguard non-commissioned officer who is alleged to have attempted to smuggle two lb. of opium from a foreign steamer, 18 other coastguards have now been detained by the police. A secret Inquiry is being held
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    27 11 The British Government is Slaking immediate payment of £20,000 to the international commission for assistance of child refugees from Spain as an advance tftiust further contributions. Renter.
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    FRANCE SEEKS NAZI ATTITUDE
    96 11 To Italy's Claims After Barcelona Paris, Jan. 25. IT was persistently suggested in Left political circles last night that the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, who interviewed the German Ambassador in Paris, Herr Johnnes Graf von Welezeck, yesterday, is seeking assurances from Germany about her attitude towards
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    GERMAN ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES French Concern Over Possible Climax
    146 11 GERMAN ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES French Concern Over Possible Climax Paris. Jan. 24. pONCERN over the possible climax of economic difficulties in Germany 111 manifested in the French Press today. M.Leon Blum, writing in Populaire. commenting on expert opinion that the situation in Germany is daily getting worse, says any event which
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    FRANCE CANNOT TAKE REFUGEES
    192 11 Suggestion For Neutral Zone In Spain Paris, Jan. 24. CENOR del Vayo, the Republican Foreign Minister, who has been conferring with French Oivern|ment leaders, left for Barceh):a today. It is learned in well informed circles that the Barcelona Government through Senor del Vayo asked whether the
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    SIR PERCY NOBLE LEAVES SAIGON FOR MANILA
    37 11 Saigon, Jan. 24. Vicc-Adm. Sir Percy Noble, Comman-der-in-Chief of the China Station, left in his flagship Kent today accompanied by the escort vessel Falmouth. He is proceeding to Manila. Eeuter.
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER TYRES IN GERMANY
    73 11 Berlin, Jan. 24. MOTOR-CARS will be equipped with tyres made from German synthetic rubber in the course of this year, declared Herr G. E. vom Hannecken, head of the ran materials section of the Four- Year Plan for economic self-sufficiency. He asserted that improvements in
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    GREATER UKRAINE AMBITION
    139 11 Belter German-Polish Relations Expected Paris. Jan. 24. CIKM confidence in the ultimate achievement of a Greater I kraine carved out of Russia, Poland and Czecho- Slovakia is expressed by the Ukrainian National Association in Germany. The occasion was the celebration of the foundation of the Ukrainian sta'.e
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    ARAB DELEGATION TO LONDON Defence Party Leader's Statement
    114 11 ARAB DELEGATION TO LONDON Defence Party Leader's Statement Jerusalem. Jan. 24. CAKHRI NASHA SHIBI, acting leader of the Palestine Defence Party, told Reuter that there was no change in the position regarding, representation of the opposition to the Mufti on the Arab delegation to London. The Defence Party insists on
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    BANK OF ENGLAND HEAD SEES LORD HALIFAX
    84 11 London, Jan. 24. Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, called at the Foreign Office today and had a long conversation with Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary. It Is surmised Lord Halifax may have desired to learn Mr. Norman's views of
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    PLANE'S 575 M.P.H. DIVE IN TEST FLIGHT
    77 11 Buffalo, Jan. 24. A LL speed records have been substan- cially exceeded by a Curtiss Hawk pursuit plane, which made a free dive at over 5575 miles an hour and may have even exceeded 600 m.p.h. as the indicator's range was exceeded, according
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    31 11 Berlin, Jan. 25. A Polish-German accord regarding the question of the 10,000 Poiisii Jews who were suddenly expelled from Germany at tin o end of October latt wa« signed tonight— Reuter
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    COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT WOULD SPLIT COUNTRY
    921 11 Lord Privy Seal Opens National Service Scheme In Britain London, Jan. 25. TF compulsion were attempttd one thing is certain we should split the country from end to end, and we cannot afford in these critical days to g 0 forward with a great effort
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    Ruler's Wife
    14 12 The Tungkn A'-inuan of Seicnrjor. consort of the Sultan— a recent portrait.
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    SIX TRAFFIC CHARGES
    328 12 Sequel To Fatal Accident f JOO CHUAN, a Chinese. 1 appeared In the Singapore Court yesterday in answer to si>: tralfic charges. F: stly, he was charged with causing the death of a Chinese. Sang Geok Gee. on Dec. 18 by driving his car in a ne?
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    IPOH TOBACCO STORE BLAZE
    96 12 ■I Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Jan. 24. A FIRE, in which 516.000 worth of damage Is estimated to have been done, occurred In Ipoh early yesterday morning whon leading Chinese tobacco and t-?j store In L?eeh Street v.v.; damaged. js at its height, a pillar of
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    A.O.C. BACK FROM BURMA FLIGHT
    168 12 No. 36 Squadron Going Back To Rangoon fHE Air Officer Commanding. Royal Air Force. Far East, Air ViceMarshal J. T. Babington, who flew to Burma last week with No. 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron, returned to Singa- j pore yesterday by a Short Sunderland flying-boat of
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    FOUR TONGKANGS DAMAGED
    72 12 RELIEVING the craft were being built tor a Japanese firm, a party of Chinese damaged four tongkangs in a Chinese tongkang-building yard last night by sawing through the !:eels of them The raid on the yard was carried cut at ab:ut 10 o'clock. No disturbance was caused.
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    Federal Capital Decorated For Selangor Coronation
    256 12 1 1- ran Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 24. ALTHOUGH decorations for the Coronation of the Sultan of Selangor on Tln.i&day will be most elaborate at Klang. where the ceremony will be held. Kuala Lumpur the State and Federal Capital, is not! letting
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    SELANGOR MALAYS TO GIVE RULER KRIS
    370 12 Beautiful Weapon Specially Made In Singapore HIGHEST SIGN OF HONOUR THAT CAN BE SHOWN (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 24. ALONG kris with ivory ami gold decoration on the haft will be presented to the Sultan of Selangor by the Malax Association
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    SULTAN TO REMIT SENTENCES
    67 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 25. CEVEN men who have been in Taiping Prison under sentences varying from ten years to life will be released on Thursday, when Sultan Alam Shah of Selangor is crowned. Most of these Selangor longterm prisoners receiving the remission
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    SELANGOR'S FOUR J.P.s
    168 12 European Dato Among Them (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 25. ipoUR new Justices of the Peace j r have been appointed in Selangor this Coronation week. j Tuan Syecl Hashim bin Syecl Mashhor. one of the new J.P.s, is the senior Penghulu in the State
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    CHINESE FINED ON CHEATING CHARGE
    128 12 AN incident of a year ago was recalled before Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday when Yeong San, a middle-aged Cantonese, appeared on a charge of cheating. Yeong was alleged to have cheated a Chinese woman.. Yong Ah Chat, by
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    BOXING FILM AT THE ALHAMBRA
    79 12 "The Kid Conies Back" (Wayne Morris and June Travis) Warner Bros. At the Alhambra A boxing story with plenty of action, but lacking in continuity, makes an entertaining film. Athletic Wayne Morris is well cast as a young Texan cowboy climbing to fame in the
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    'THE CHASER" AT THE PAVILION
    68 12 '-The Chaser" (Lewis Stone, Dennis O'Keefe, Ann Morris, Nat Penldeton) M.G.M. At the Pavilion. DENNIS OKEEFE, new Hollywood actor, and Lewis Stone, well-known cinema character actor, share acting honours in this story of an American lawyer In the ''ambulance chasing" business. O'Keefe is a promising
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    13 12 Mr. W. S. B Buck has been appointed District Officer, Low?r Rejang. Sarawak.
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    AMERICAN SAILORS SAY SINGAPORE IS "DEAD"
    182 12 "SINGAPORE is dead. I don't know what 10,000 American troops, sailors and airmen would do if they were stuck here," said one sailor aboard the visiting American gunboat Sacramento to a Straits Times reporter this morning. "We consider entertainment and things in -general are
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    NEW COUNCILLORS FOR JOHORE
    110 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 25 ATIENDING for ;he first time. rt three officials will make the affirmation as members of Johore Council of State at (h? first meeting of the year to be held at the Pewan on Feb. 14. They are Mr.
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    MALAY SAILOR STABBED
    44 12 A MALAY sailor was stabbed in Queen Street at 1.45 o'clock this morning. I The victim of the assault suffered a j severe wound to an arm and was taken 1 1 by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hos- i pital.
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    23 12 I Group Captain J. O. Andrews, of i Royal Air Force, Far East, headquarters is due back from leave by air next Wednesday.
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    CHILLY FLUNG IN MANS FACE
    339 12 Robbery Of Car In Malacca MALAY YOUTHS SENT TO GAOL (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Jan. 24. j'J*HREE Malay ytuths. one of whom was described as having been educated at an English school lin Kuala Lumpur, were sentenced Ito prison in the Malacca District Court
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    MAN ACQUITTED ON CHARGE OF MURDER IN SHIP
    851 13 Court Story Of Trouble Between Malays Chinese Coal Coolies JURY RETURNS VERDICT AFTER DELIBERATING FOR 40 MINUTES Adyinir deposition hy a man wkfi was allegedly murdered was read out to Mr. Justice Home in the Singaoore fosin Court yesterday at the resumed
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    MR. P. M. NUNIS DEAD
    106 13 'Frcm Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur. Jan 23 THE c!r ath occurred at his residence in Bungsar Roud. Kuala Lumpur last night of Mr. Philip Maximilian Nunis. at the age <f 58. Mr. Nunis i! a Government pensioner, has been filling lor some time
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    Garrison Church Wedding
    275 13 MAJOR H. C. PHILLIPS MISS V. BLACK Archway Of Swords After Geremony THE marriage tcok place yesterday at Tanglln Garrison Church of Major H. C. Phillips, Royal Artillery and Miss Valda Barclay Black, daughter of Major R. Barclay Black and Lady Marsia Miles, of 4 Cornwall, Alexandra.
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    AMERICAN GENERAL IN SINGAPORE
    153 13 IN the course of a tour of countries In the Western Pacific. General William D Connor. Superintendent of the 1 United States Military Academy for sb years until his retiiement last year, ha.; arrived in Singapore from Austra la. The 64-year-old American general has had a
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    DID NOT LIKE WIFE TO BE WAITRESS
    138 13 I TOLD my wifa not to be a waitress in an amusement park, because it would be a disgrace to me, 1 said a Chinese, Yap Keng Leng, before Mr. Conrad Oldham. in the Singapore Second Police Court, yesterday. Yap was called upon
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    GAOL FOR MAN WHO ROBBED HOTEL HEAD BAR BOY
    306 13 Recent Conviction For Being In Possession Of Knife TIONG AH CHYE, 18-year-cld English-speaking Straitshorn Chinese, was sentenced to ten months' rigorous in:prisonment by Mr. L. B. Gibson, in the Criminal District Court, yesterday, on being convicted on a charge of robbing
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    Dutch Flyer Fined $100 PLANE WHICH HIT COCONUT TREE
    278 13 Dutch Flyer Fined $100 PLANE WHICH HIT COCONUT TREE C. BALKE. a Dutch amateur flyer. p eaded guilty beiore Mr. L. C. Goh In the Singapore Sixth PolW Court yesterday, on charges cf flying an aeroplane more than three miles from a licensed aerodrome without the pre- 1 scribed certificate
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    MAN WHO MADE ARREST HAS LEFT COLONY
    90 13 ■••"PHE detective who arrested the ac- cused has since been dismissed and has left the Colony,' said Court Inspector Sharp in the Relief Court, yesterday, during the trial of a young Cantonese woman. Lee Peng, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to
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    BRIDE-TO-BE KIDNAPPED
    283 13 Young Indian Sent To Gaol £ONVICTED on charges of kidnapping and committing an offence againsi a girl under 16 yean a 23-year-old Pamil, Ramasamy, wai sentenced in three months' and five months' rigorous imprisonment o > each charge, respectively, by Mr. L«. B. Gibson, in the Singapore nal
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    P.& T. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
    82 13 MR B J Freeman. Director ol Poi has been n minated as pres d > the F.M.S. Posts <:nd Telegraphs I i operative Thrift and Lo.m Society. Lt< vice Mr V H Wlnson. who i home on leave, prior to rethemc-i Mr Wlnson hr.s otflclatsd as
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    EUROPEAN IN COURT
    78 13 A EUROPEAN. i V E Rigby. app ed in the Singap re Sixth Po.'kfl Court vcst?rdny in answer to sui irons allrging criminal trespass about midnight on Drc. 20. by ent< i:i2 into the r impound ot a bo Balmoral Road thcii in the pcasesaion a Chinese
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    IMPERIAL DELAYED
    27 13 The Imperial Airwiys eastbound flyins-boat. clue :it Singapore this mornln?. has been delayed. It Ls no* I expected to arrive this evening or tomorrow mornlns.
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    YOUNG WIFE TELLS COURT ALL SHE WANTS IS DIVORCE
    413 13 A MONTH after thtir marnage, a.j middle-aged Eurasian. Daniel Ferrao, and a ycung Hokkien woman, Lee Quek Moey, lived apart and the woman sought the help of the law when she caused her husband to appear before Mr. Conrad O'.dham. in
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      98 13 HOME LEAVE IN 1939? IF SO— STEAMER BOOKINGS SHOULD BE MADE NOW, BUT THERE IS NO NEED JO ATTEND TO THE DETAILS YOURSELF. Let us serve you. We will be fclad to plan the itinerary in accordance wilh your own wishes; take c.ire of reservations ar,d tickets for steamers and
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    Muslim Poetess Has Busy Visit To Singapore
    221 14 Muslim Poetess Has Busy Visit To Singapore IUAWAB Sardar Begum AJchtar, the Muslim poetess and public worker from India, who has been in Singapore on a short visit accompanied by her husband, will return to India tomorrow by the Italian liner Victoria. During her stay in Singapore. Begum Akhtar has
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    DANCE BAND LEADER'S SUIT FOR DIVORCE
    754 14 Judgment Reserved In Singapore High Court NO EVIDENCE CALLED FOR RESPONDENT AND CORESPONDENT NO evidence was called for the respondent and co-respon-dent when the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Percy McElwaine, resumed hearing of the petition for divorce by George Ralph Hopkins, a Singapore dance
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    F.M.S. RAILWAY TITLES CHANGED
    62 14 THE titles of several appointments in the F.M.S. Railways have been j altered as follows: Traffic Assistant! (Grade C) to be Senior Assistant Traffic Superintendent; Traffic Assistant; (Grade D) to be Assistant Traffic j Superintendent; Locomotive Running! Assistant (Grade C) to be Senior Assistant Locomotive Superintendent;
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    Tiles For Thriving Building Industry
    36 14 Owing to the great activity in the building industry at Singapore, large stacks of tiles are a common sight at godoicns along the banks of the Singapote River Straits Times picture.
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    CHARGE OF LOITERING FOR PURPOSE OF BOOKMAKING Betting Slips Allegedly Found In Accused's Car
    438 14 CHARGE OF LOITERING FOR PURPOSE OF BOOKMAKING Betting Slips Allegedly Found In Accused's Car ON a charge of loitering between Coleraan Street and North Bridge Road on Dec. 31 for the purpose of bookmaking middle-aged Chinese, Sim Su Kun, yesterday appeared in the Singapore Fourth Police Court before Mr. K.
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    SINGAPORE'S POPPY DAY TOTAL
    71 14 A I.TOGETHER 524.662.4-J wascon- tributed to the Poppy Day Fund in Singapore as a result ol the appeal in November. The previous year's total was $26,000. Figures for the fund are now complete and details are as follows: Donations. S1.88G; wreaths •54.382: poppies. 87,840; car mascots,
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    LEN ROOS TO MAKE FILMS IN JAVA
    56 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Jan. 23. WR. LEN H. ROOS, a former Holly- wood cameraman who until recently was attached to Malayan Films, Ltd., is now with the film production department of Radio-Holland. He will first make several documentary films in the
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    IS K.L. PADANG PUBLIC PLACID
    206 14 Issue Arises in Police Court (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 23. DAJA Abdul Hamid, the Kuala Lumpur Third Magistrate, said he thought that the Selangor Cluu Padang was a public place when ha postponed the case against Wong Tin Ming, a Chinese who
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    LOST CAR FOUND WITH TYRE MISSING
    100 14 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 23 CAR thefts are increasing in Kuala Lumpur Yesterday a Chiness j parked his car. a tourer, outside a coffee shop in McArthur Street and while talking to some friends heard the sound cf his car being
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    "BOY'S TOWN" AT KUALA LUMPUR CINEMA
    99 14 From Our Own Convop-Jlident > Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 23 IT is rarely that the motion pictura industry honours a living person, by portraying him in a film, but "Boyi Town." the unique establishment which Father Flanagan has created In Nebraska, was heartily commended when
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    FINES FOR CARS NOT BEING IN PROPER ORDER
    338 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 23. /CHARGED under the Road Traffic Enactment for various offences concerning the maintenance of their cars in proper order, three Chinese appeared before Raja Abdul Hamid. the Kuala Lumnur Third Magistrate. In the absence of
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      PETALING TIN BOARD
      386 15 Company Directors "On Leave" To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l note in th? Straits Times of Jan. 17 the report of Petaling Tin for the year ended Oct. 31. 1938 One interesting thing in the report is ttie directors' remuneration to be fixed. The
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      22 HOLIDAYS
      335 15 But Chandu Staff Ignored To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— A year ago I happened ta have read a letter which appeared in one of the Malayan newspapers about public holidays and the holidays granted to the unfortunate chandu staff throughout Malaya. From the public holiday
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      MUSIC-MINDED ASIATICS
      500 15 Will They Demand An Organist? LOCAL TIDAPATHY To the Editor of the Straits 1 ini-s Sir,— The two letters in your Monday's issue on the subject of appointing a city organist for the Municipal organ are very interesting and complementary. "Lone Wolf" says it is pretty hopeless to
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      MUNSHI ABDULLAH
      233 15 And A Trying Teutonic Pupil To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— That was an amusing anecdote related by your Malacca correspondent in yesterday's Sunday Times about th? Dutchman who had not been in Engiand far 40 years, and then only for ten months, but yet set
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      CHINA'S CALL
      256 15 Local Minority Or A Nation? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Thousands of boys and girls locally born leave the schools each year. Local-born, Straits-born. Malayaborn, call them what you may— whr.t actually are they clamouring for? When there is a vacancy in the Government service,
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      BRITISH ORGANIST?
      106 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your correspondent C.J.C. and others are advocating the engagement of Mr. Werner Baer as organist for the Singapore organ. I appreciate the fact that Mr. Baer is an organist of no mean order and would be an asset to Singapore,
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      SCOUT FUNDS
      246 15 Malayan Moralist Ruminates To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— Your leading article Of Jan. 20 appealing for support for the Scout movement in Singapore must have the approval of all readers, but as a constructive proposal it does not go far enough. The authorities, for a
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      ON THE YANGTZE
      162 15 )•> ill- Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— lt is interesting to note that the chairman of the Japanese Business Men's Association, in a letter to The Times, has stated that the low level of the Yangtze in winter-time has impeded the removal of booms and the
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    SINHALESE AND KLANG CORONATION
    74 15 •THE Sinhalese community of Selan1 gor, under the chairmanship of Mr. P. H. Hendry, is participating in the celebration of the Coronation of the Sultan of Selangor. It will be represented In the Illuminated procession at Klang by a decorated lorry, and will present an address
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    MASS SCALE PRODUCTION OF ARMS IN INDIA?
    950 16 Speculation About Chatfield Committee's Proposals "EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL BURDENS" New Delhi, Jan. 16. THE transfer of at least six more British battalions from India to the Imperial establishment, the establishment of factories in India for the manufacture of high power explosives on
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      The Cambay Star Missing
      253 16 No Trace Of Cargo Ship With A Crew Of 28 Bombay, Jan. IS. THE Cambay Star, a cargo vessel 1 belonging to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, which was due at Calicut five days ago from Karachi has not yet arrived at her destination. Her whereabouts
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      TAXATION OF SALE OF MOTOR SPIRIT Frontier Government To Introduce Bill
      87 16 TAXATION OF SALE OF MOTOR SPIRIT Frontier Government To Introduce Bill Peshawar, Jan. 16. T' HE Associated Press learns that an official bill to tax the sale of motor spirit will be introduced In the forthcoming budget session of the Frontier Legislative Assembly commencing on Mar. 6. It is understood
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      THE WINDSORS TO VISIT INDIA?
      114 16 Many Princes Anxious To Invite Them London, Jan. 12. ACCORDING to reports several Indian Princes have decided to invite the Duke and Duchess <>f Windsor to visit their States. Receptions of Oriental splendour and large-scale hunting expeditions would be part of the programme if the
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      COLOSSAL RAILWAY PROGRAMME Rs. 110,000,000 To Be Spent This Year
      87 16 COLOSSAL RAILWAY PROGRAMME Rs. 110,000,000 To Be Spent This Year New Delhi, Jan. 18. ARs. 110,000,000 programme, of capital expenditure for 1939-40 was the subject of a few minor changes approved by the Standing Finance Committee for Railways which concluded a two- day session yesterday. The Committee approved, among other
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      SIND PREMIER STILL WOOING CONGRESS?
      62 16 Karachi, Jan. 18. 17RESH negotiations are understood to have been started between the Premier, Khan Bahadur Allah Bux, and Congress authorities on the vexed question of the Ministry's assessment proposals. It Is stated that the Premier had a telephone talk with Sardar Patel on the
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      MUSLIMS TO ORGANISE DEPUTATIONS ?
      68 16 MUSLIMS TO ORGANISE DEPUTATIONS Karachi, Jan. 16. fJLTITH a view to organise deputations to visit foreign countries as well as the Muslim minority provinces in India and to select personnel thereof, a meeting of the sub-committee of the All-India Muslim League has been convened for Jan. 28 at Lahore by
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      AGA KHAN'S TALK ON "PEACE OR WAR?"
      58 16 Bombay. Jan. 17. THE need for self-determination for every nation and for pooling the earth's resources for the welfare of mankind without racial favour or prejudice was emphasised by the Aga Khan in the course of a broadcast talk from the Bombay radio
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      CIVIL AERODROME FOR AHMEDABAD
      39 16 New Delhi, Jan. 17. T^HE scheme providing for a civil aerodrome at Ahmedabad primarily for the use of aircraft operating the Empire air mail service between Karachi and Colombo is reported to be Hearing completion.
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    MAKE INDIA FEEL SHE HAS AN INTEREST IN EMPIRE
    1046 16 Mr.CS.Rangaswami On The Future Of Indo-British Relations too must be in a keener frame of mind to appreciate the link with Britai.i la the new circumstances in which Japan is a positive menace and Germany's eastward drive is a reality. "Enlightened
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    ANGLO-INDIAN IN BENGAL CONGRESS COMMITTEE
    50 16 Siliguri, Jan. 16. FOR the first time ir. tho annals of Bengal Congress an Anglo-Indian has been elected president of the District Congress Committee. Ke is Mr. J. P. Barrat who succeeds Raj Saheb Protap Singh deceased, as president of the Darjeellng District Congress Committee.
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    CHILDREN WHO WON'T EAT
    101 17 CHILDREN WHO WON'T EAT There's nothing so wearing for a mother as a child who wont eat well. Usually such a child Is the J nervy.' highly-strung type. He picks at his Jood, looks pale and loses weight. Coaxing won't Improve matters. Child specialists everywhere recommend Horlicks for these nervy
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    CHINA'S WARTIME CAPITAL AS "MELTING POT"
    519 17 Influx Of Officials Refugees Transforms Chungking Chungking. THE war has driven large numbers of people from east, north, and south China to her mountainous west. Littlu did these people, at the beginning of their forced migration, know what a huge and vital country they
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    Our China Page
    240 17 people from other provinces who, true gourmets all, appreciate the opportunity of enjoying the different regional delicacies of every province. The local stage is also losing rapidly its territorial characteristics. Of course the Szechuan opera Is still in existence and has won a large audience among the
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    CONTROL OF THE SEIZED AREAS
    312 17 Precarious Hold Of Japanese Forces Chungking. PROOF of the precarious hold of Japanese troops on Chinese territory today is provided in figures recently issued by the Chinese Government, which show that in nine provinces allegedly under Japanese military occupation, the Chinese are still in control
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    TIME, SPACE AND RESOURCES ON THE SIDE OF CHINA
    420 17 Nation Conserving Its Strength "For The Final Round" Chungking. AFTER nineteen months of heroic resistance, China's war of emancipation is still going on with its usual grim determination and high morale. Hope and optimism for the ultimate victory upon which China
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    Mme. Chiang On Symbol Of China's Hope And Faith
    373 17 Chungking. ULfHILE China's Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, spent New Year's Eve quietly at home studying State papers, his wife attended a dinner given under the auspices of the New Life Movement Association and raised more than $16,000 to purchase necessities for
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    MUAR HORNETS BEAT CHINESE
    435 18 Three-Nil Margin In Hockey (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Jan. 24. FIELDING a strong side which included no less than five Muar District players, the Muar Hornets proved too strong for the Muar Chinese and beat them by three goals to nil when the sides met
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    FORBIDDEN GAMES
    108 18 Women Athletes Training For 1910 Olympiad London. Dec. 23. Women athletes preparing lor liis 1940 Olymo'c Ganus have been v.-arnod by their c'.ubs.not to play bockey, laarn to Ice-skate, or take part In any strenuous sport which may r3sult In strain or Injury. A woman coach In an
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    PLAYED WITH BROKEN LEG
    63 18 j. l <■. Baricing reserve ie;t Dacic. trod :nside lef; gainst Dul- wteh Hamlet In the London Senior Cup tip at Dulwich. played for sixty:, minutes with a brnken leg. H- v.';?s rarried off after twenty- i] six mlnntea. but soon resumed. After the matcb the
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET MEETING
    32 18 S.C.R.C. CRICKET MEETING I 01 S.C.R.C. cricket .il h:'ld CD Wendesday, next J il 6.15 p.m. to elect office bearers for I thp l!";i seaaoo. All members inter- Invited to attend. I
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    Y.M.C.A. TABLE TENNIS
    55 18 i." following hare bren s?l«>cted to ■nnl« for the Y m.c.a. Junior n partment against Oldham Hall i n Friday at the Y.M.c A at c m. Wee Bw e Lse, Lim Kcny id Kwok Chee Weng. I) -mblrs: Wfe Swo e L?e ar.d Lau Kien? Hlonf.
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    THE SPORT DIARY
    17 18 THE SPORT DIARY I" s. mi-fiiu's. c.s.c., c.s.c.- VV-C.A. vs. H K. iChangl>. Anson H.>ud. Int. I'uion
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    54 18 Pr iin.narv preparations for the 193S 'Varsity boat-iace, to be rowed from Putney to Mnrtlake, on the Thames, on Apr. 1 are already in progress at Oxford and Cambridge. Here is the Dark Blue trial Eight (further from the camera) uaiting with the "B" crew in a lode last week
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    PERAK CHINESE CLUB TO ADMIT WOMEN MEMBERS
    229 18 NEW rule admitting: women m.-mbers to the Perak Chinese Rec- rcation Club was unanimously adopted at the Club's annual general meeting- held on Sunday afternoon at the Club's premises at Chung Thye Ping Road, Ipoh, with the Hon. Dr. K. T. Khonjr. the
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    SINGAPORE XI TO PLAY JOHORE
    47 18 Singapore's hockey team to play 1 Johore 0:1 Friday on the V.M.C.A. ground is as follow:: Patrick Vee; Sfft. Shorey, P. Muhurumaru (Captain); G. Clark?, K. ThilLan.it nan. P. Gupta: R. They. I. Suratta, Shaikh Hussein, G. B. Armstr-n?. Ibrahim bin Esa.
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    POLICE BEAT MUAR CUSTOMS
    437 18 'From Our Own Correspondent' Muar, Jan. 23. lIS an evsnly contested hockey game the Muar Police beat the Muar Customs Sports Club by the edd goal in three whsn the sides met at the hcspkul padang yesterday evening. The Customs had slightly the better ol the
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    BATU PAHAT TENNIS
    110 18 1 From Our Or.n CorraspondenO Batu Pahat, Jan. 23. in view cf the great interest taken ii tennis lately, the local Association has taken a step in the right direction j :o improve the standard of the came here, by deciding to run a Junior Interclub tennis
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    SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGBY
    34 18 Revised dates and times in the S.C.C. Rugby seven-a-s!de tournament are:— Semi-FinaLs:— Today. 5.10 p.m. SC.C. "A" vs. 30th Coy., R.E.; 5.30 ,p.m. H.M.S. Terror vs. 34th Coy., R.E. Tomorrow:—s.ls p.m. Final.
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    Taiping Skye Meeting
    286 18 MR. P. LOGUE was the most successful owner and trainer at the Taiping Skye Meeting which concluded on Saturday. The riding honours were shared by Saaid, Mr. W. M. L. Haye and Mr. D. Whitaker, but the flrstnamed had four more third places than the others. Full
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    Selangor XI To Play Penang
    352 18 I 1 'F'.om Our Own Correspondent" l Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 23. ■jCELANGOR'S hockey team against l! 1 Penang en Saturday at Penan° j will. I understand, be: G. Grenier; R. I West and G. Laßrooy. Keun. Vijendram j .jand Nunis; Dollan. Tajuddin. L. Row. Yuson"
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    Slow Work At Ipoh This Morning
    222 18 Slow Work At Ipoh This Morning (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 25. CLOW work was done this morning at the Ipoh race track when training was resumed for the forthcoming meeting. Practically every outstation stable has arrived and should be seen on the trark tomorrow, when the candidates will
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    CUP REPLAYS
    23 18 In the F.A. cup fourth round replay, Grimsby beat Millwall 3—2.3—2. In the Scottish cup Hearts and St. Mirrcn drew I—l1—1.—Reutcr.
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    CHAMPION FAVOURED TO RETAIN TITLE
    208 19 Louis-Lewis Fight Tonight lOE LOUIS is a seven to one on favourite to beat John J Henry Lewis, the light-heavyweight champion in the first all-black world heavyweight championship fight in the history of Madison Square garden tonight. If Lewis wins it will be the first
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    WEEK-END EVENTS ATCHANGIY.C.
    343 19 VACUNA WINS RACE FOR MONTHLY CUP ON Friday a race for the monthly cup was sailed at the Changl Garrison Yacht Club. A run on the first leg resulted In the fleet of 11 boats arriving at the mark In a bunch, but after rounding it, the
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    NEGRI BADMINTON
    147 19 (From our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Jan. 24. A selected Negri Sembilan badminton side beat Chan Kon Leong's badminton party from Kuala Lumpur in a badminton match played at Seremban by six games to three. The reeults were (Kuala Lumpur players mentioned first* Women's Sinjl« Kirs Lam Swee Chun
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    VON NIDA WINS AGAIN
    72 19 Australian Secures Philippine Open Golf Championship Manila, Jan.B. The Australian goiter. Norman von Nida successfully defended his title in the Philippine Open Golf Championship today with an aggregate of 292. He won U.S. $2,000 of the prize "two" Japanese golfers, Seisui Chin and Kokuzo Asami, tied
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    JAPAN FOR DAVIS CUP CONTEST
    49 19 Yamagishi of the Keio University ace of Japanese tennis players and Nakano, of the Hosei University, will participate in the Davis Cup tournament in American zone this year. This followed the decision reached at a conference of the Japanese Davis Cun Commission.— Eastern News.
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    SEGAMAT HOCKEY
    409 19 Indo-Ceylonese Beat Colts Two-One 'From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Jan. 23. Making every effort to combine ana (howing little individual moves, the Segamat Indo-Ceylonese scored a iard-earned win over the newly [ormed Colts who were making their iebut to local hockey, in a friendly match, on the town
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    European XI To Meet Rest
    62 19 THE following have been 1 selected to represent the Europeans against the Rest on Monday, Jan. 30 at the S.C.C.:— Sgt. Carey, Fl/Sgt. Shorey, Lt. I. L. E. Macmillan (Capt.), Lt. M. Leonard-Williams, Sgt. Cronin, Capt. J. R. Kellett, Capt. R. G. J. Kingsmill, Cpl.
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    K. L. WOMEN'S HOCKEY
    200 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your correspondent is not correct in stating that the entire Committee of the Selangor Women's Hoc- key Association resigned as a result of the alleged rift among Selangor women hockey players. The women (except Mrs. Jagoe) who recently
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    FOURSOMES AT R.S.G.C.
    231 19 Win For Miss Lucas And Mrs. Fergusson THE Royal Singapore Golf Club's women's foursomes played at Bukit Timah resulted in a win for Mrs. E. M. F. Fergusson and Miss S. Lucas with a net score of 77 The following were the cards returned:— klrs E. M.
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    MERRY UNION B.P.
    74 19 The following will represent the Merry Union BP. in a friendly match of badminton against the May B.P. consisting of five singles and two doubles at the Happy World covered stadium tomorrow night at 7.30 p.m.: Richard Tan, Poh Teng Slew, A. Sujak, George Tan, C. B.
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      McPherson Rides Double I In Calcutta
      191 19 I*HE Calcutta press is full of praise for the ridin* of Doug. McPherson well known Malayan Jockey. following his success In the Ronald Shay Cup, the main event at the Calcutta races last Wednesday. McPherson rode Bangor. who beat Don Caesar, the Ceylon champion
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      HOCKEY TEAMS
      202 19 PROVIDED the weather Is kind, good hockey should b 3 seen In the n:xt few days. Singapore meets Johore en Friday and the Europeans play thr Rest on Monday. Hockey fans are keenly looking loiward to the Europeans vs. the Rest match and there is much speculation 1
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      Y.M.C.A. TENNIS MEETING
      28 19 i The annual general meeting of the j members of the V.M.C.A. Tennis Section will be held in the Tennis Pavilion today at 5 p.m
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  • SELANGOR CORONATION SUPPLEMENT The Straits Times
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      21 1 The Straits Times SELANGOR CORONATION SUPPLEMENT ACCESSION APRIL 4, 1938 CORONATION JAN 26, 1939 SULTAN ALAM SHAH BORN MAY 13, 1898
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      A Coronation Message
      280 1 From the Hon. Mr. S. W. JONES, M.C.S. British Resident, Selangor A FEW years ago, the publication by the Straits Times of a special supplement in connection with the Selangor Coronation would have excited wonder. Today it seems only a natural outcome of this journal's policy, which
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      IN OTHER PAGES
      116 1 Mi s. Officer'i aeeoaol of < urjnation of Sultan Suleiman II IJiit:-.!i Resident of Selangor. .Mr. S. W. Junes II The Royal House of Belaogot tnd the Bu-i chiefs 111 Alam Saab's biography 111 (jenniiogiral table of the Sefancot royal family 111 Royal Crown and the Tiara
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      MALAY STATE ANTHEMS TO BE PLAYED
      98 1 COR the firs:; time in the history of Malaya, ten Malay State mj will be played within half an hour. This feat will be performed by the Band of the Selangor Battalion F. I S. Volunteer force, when tpresentatlves of the Royal of Perak.
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      A Week Of Festivities In Klang
      201 1 THE following is the jrder of the chief ceremonies and festivities in connection with the Coronation of Sultan Alam Shah at Klang WEDNESDAY. 8.00 p.m. State Banquet and Investiture of His Highness the Sultan with the insignia of an Honorary Knight Commander of the
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      Lustration And Coronation Ceremonies Described
      1898 1 THIS description of the ceremonial at the lustration and coronation of the Sultan of Selangor at Klaus, is prepared from official information. The ceremony is described in detail, with English translations of the oath taken by the Sultan, and the formula of homage used by
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        34 1 The STRAITS TIMES F. M. S. EDITION read throughout the Federated Malay S(atri and contain* ap-to-date and complete reports of all Important events in Selangor. KUALA LI'MPUR OFFICE. JAVA STKI I T, TIIONE 363.1.
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      OFFICIAL ACCOUNT 36 YEARS AGO
      1212 2 Sultan Suleiman Crowned T.\ the archives of the Selan- uoj" Secretariat is a record of the Coronation of Sultan Suleiman Shah, father of the present Ruler of Selangor, which took place 36 years ago. Tlie following record prepared at the time by Mr. A. S.
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      British Resident Mr. S. W. Jones 25 YEARS IN MALAYA
      336 2 British Resident Mr. S. W. Jones 25 YEARS IN MALAYA MR. STANLEY WILSON ITI JONES, the British Resident of Selangor since 1937. was appointed to his present position following the succession controversy and the departure for England of Sultan Suleiman. Mr. Jones succeeded Mr. T. S. Adams. Mr. Jones has
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      MALAY NOBLES SQUAT BEFORE THRONE
      104 2 THE central floor of the balairong seri, or throne hall, will be occupied by 300 Malay nobles who will squat barefoot before the Throne. None other will bs allowed on to this hallowed space. H.E. the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, the representatives of other
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      STUDY OF ANCIENT BUGIS RECORDS
      132 2 JNAYS of study of ancient Bugls records by Tungku Kelana Jaya Petra, eldest brother of the Sultan, ensure that the Coronation will be correct In every detail. The rites attending each Item, such as the anointing, the ceremonial washing and the actual bringing forth of
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      TELEPHONE INSTALLED IN THRONE ROOM
      48 2 TO enable the Coronation to be performed to time table, a telephone has been installed in the Throne Hall leading up into His Hlghness's private apartments. An electric signal has also been installed leading out to the saluting guns in the palace grounds.
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      38 2 A PENGHULU theadman), a katua, an imam, a schoolmaster and one Malay schoolboy trom each of Selangor's muklms (sub-districts) have received passes to the palace grounds to view the Coronation csremonlal, by special direction of the British Resident.
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      Diamonds And Rubies Glisten In The Gold Crown And Tiara
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      1,200 GUESTS FOR THE CEREMONY
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