The Straits Times, 15 February 1939

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    40 1 FINAL EDITION The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA 20 I»A(.ES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS
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      106 1 SINGAPORE 140. CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471 i MH E N CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. jj Coleman St. Singapore. I'honc 4816 "I" 1 1 ATT nE 0 1 1 ilß^ lif 1 1% S Uv i 1U I B^ Vff V.^# X 1 1/ By aw
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      104 1 On Display I and in Stock a NEW SHIPMENT /T^^W^ of the Latest W "^^N'*feS AMERICAN V/TAmV/ EVENING GOWNS MORNING AND I *'$<?:?' •AFTERNOON yS ftff^N FROCKS >^ /I Sizes 12—40. S^ "TT^ ROBINSON'S yf RAFFLES PLACE. INSURANCE FIRE ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION TUE LONDON ASSURANCE BONO KONQ
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      87 1 Maoame Page. DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER Tailormades Cowns for All Occasions in Stock $5 $30 13. Battery Road.. Singapore. Tel: 6327. C-S 46A an economical treat fall of concentrated go odn ess. Kidneys on toast have long been a favourite of the breakfast table Not only do they make a very
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      55 2 BOH.—MR. EOH BOON HUP passed peacefully away on Feb. 14, 193!) at No. 1 Loron.' Bachor of Lorong 19. Gcylang nt the age of 64 Hp leaves behind hLs beloved mother, Mrs. SQH TECK TIAN, wife, four sorts, four daughters, two sons-in-law, one dauen'.cr-In-law and grandchildren to mourn his
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      636 2 BROWN.— At Batu Gajah Hospital on February 14th., 1933, to Isobel, wife ol B. W. Brown of The Straits Trading Co. Ltd Ipoh, a daughter SITUATIONS VAC ANT When rpoltHu foi aB9 position advertised In th«f c«hirnn« wnd tooln of Itstlmontals Do nil send nrii'tnals WANTED experienced commission salesmen who
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      569 2 WANTED^ WANTED cheaply 2nd-hand light steel rails, 12 lbs. or 14 lbs. section complete with fishplates, bolts end nuts, sufficient for about twelve hundred yards track. Quota lowest price fob. Singapore roads to Box 700, Straits Times OF INTEREST to those who wish to have Ihcir children brought from England
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      558 2 BOARD RESIDENCE AT BUNNYSIDE 7 Oxley Rd. Tel. «575 small nicely furnished flat also single room. private bathr. attached. H. C. waier every possible comfort. IDEAL APARTMENT (Ist floor) in a charmin? English residence, comprising, extra large be-Jrocm, tit room, dining room, roofgarden balcony; long bath, geyjer, fan, 'phone, garage,
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      460 2 MOTOR VEH ICLES M.G. MIDGET P-type IMS. a'.er roorta. 5. Hamilton Road, Singapore. ione 4389. FOR SALE RECONDITIONED CARS: 1938 Flying Standard 9 $1,175, 1938 Morris 8 Tourer $1,075. 1937 Morris 12-4 Saloon $1,300. 1937 Austin 7 Tourer $35J and 30 others Easy Terms Part Exchange. Ho dp Motors. Cavenagn
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      363 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. Will any person or persons having any claim on the property cr estates cf the late Aircraftman 2nd Clas-3 F. W. EVANS. pre?ent their claims to the President. Commit f c«; cf Ad|;istment, Royal Air Force Station, Sc'.ctar, wi.lun 14 dpys of publication of this notice. THE
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      319 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HANA 60 WATERLOO STREET Telephone 7467. REGAIN YOUR TOSSES AT THE RACES. Fo'.low the wondrrful method of Uie book "Pick the Winner" $1.50, Genuine and Infallible system, on sale at Kelly k Walsh--C. H. Klat— M. M. Dulfakir
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      659 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England.) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD titOM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. CANTON 15,500 Feb. 24 SOMAU 6.80° Mar. 10 CORFU 15.000 Mar. 10 CHTTRAL 15.000 MM. S4 CARTHAGE IS.OOO Apr. 7
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      506 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. {Incorporated to JaDan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO LONDON Penang, Colombo. Aden. Sun, Port Said Naples, Marseilles. Gibraltar, London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg Vessels Tonnage Due Sail 1 KATORI MARU 9.800 Feb. 15 16 t YASUKUNI MARU 11,900 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 KASIMA MARU
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      773 3 HOLIDAY CRUISES TOr BANGKOK SAIGON By luxurious On* Clan Motorahlpa Displacement Tons From Penang P. Sham Malacca Spore ms. "JUTI.ANDIA" (13.100) 21/3 22/2 23/2 25/2 m.s. "MEONIA" (11.000) 14/3 15/3 16/3 18 3 ms. "ALSIA" (12.500) 4/4 5 4 6,4 8/4 NEXT HOLIDAY CRUISE February 25th, 1939 to March 17th,
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      689 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Coliyer Quay Singapore Tel. 5151. Chartered Bank Building Penang TeL 1364. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen Line) Due Saili SARPEDON Mars, L'don, R'dam. G gow In port Today MENKLAUB L'don. R'dam. H'burg, HuR Gdynia
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    Wall Street Quotations
    567 4 New York, Feb. 14. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stocs Exchange closed today:— DOW-JONES AVERAGES Saturday's Today's Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 144.61 144.1S off .48 20 Rails 30.18 29.89 off .29 15 Utilities 24.93 24.80 off .13 40 Bonds 90.23 90.23 up .01
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      320 4 May Siam (Parcels only) (Kepong) ..3.30p.m. Medin (Both) s pjn Ponliana* iKhoen Hoea) ..3 D.m Muntok and Palembang (Patras) 3 p.m. Kerteh 'Prachatipok) 4 p.m Rengat TemUlahan (llajang) 4 pjn Tomorrow Penang (Kedah) 10 am Tarempa (Tobelo) 11 ajn. fcurope A lireat Britain (X.L.M.) 2 on Inn
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      FROM MALACCA
      102 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: Tomorrow. Iran, Amsterdan 1> London by air (Netherlands) 1.15 pjn. Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) 6 pin Slam, Burma, India,
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      ANDRE LEBON
      39 4 The Andre Lebon from Marseilles via Port Said, Djibouti, Colombo, Madras and Pondicherry is expected tc arrive on Saturday, about 9 a.m. and sail the same day about 1 p.m. for Saigon, Tourane, Haiphong. Berth: S.H.B. wharves.
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      JOHAN DE WITT
      35 4 The Johan de Witt on her way to Java from Europe, Is expected to berth alongside the wharves at 1 pjn. tomorrow and is due to sail for Java at 5 p.m.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      261 4 IN W ABU Wcarnes: From Pemnc. Ipah. and Kuals Lumpur Arrive* everr evening. X.L.M.: tra Netbcrkuds Indies: Arrives luutrm afteraoaa. X.L.M.: Frwn Enraac: Arrives Umrro* evening. Qaatas: Frasa Australia: Arrives PrMay afternoon. Imperial: Frasn Earape: Expected Satarday moraißg. R.N.11.M From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tursdaj aftcroaen.
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      63 4 Mails from China and Japan expected today, Feb. 15, by Katori Maru. Mails from Holland etc. expected tomorrow, Feb. 16, by Johan de Witt. Mails from Europe (London mails) expected on Feb. 17, by 8.1. (Rohna) will be delivered to boxhclders at 9 a.m. General delivery of
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      KOOLAMA
      29 4 The Koolama from Fremantle Is due sit 5.30 pin. today and will berth at godown No. 5. She Is expected to sail for Saigon at 8 a.m tomorrow.
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      606 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Inccrporated m F-M-&) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431 CANADIAN :^n=pacific (Incorporated to England) «m; isirHtss' itouit otters trans-pacific skk vices via MMOLiiM direct CMPKKSS tm VANCOUVER—ACROSS CANADA by TBANSCONTINENTAl TKA1N wilBMrt ch»»e«— ihenc* bj CANADIAN PACint ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND «f It* CONTINENT— «U under ONF MANA'-
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      380 4 W PREVENT IT f WHILE STILL IN W~ 3 |,THir^aj e C2V STA cfJ^-' Jj DOCTORS have proved that 3 out of 4 colds start in the nose and upper throat. So that is the place to prtvent colds. At the first warning sneeze, put a few drops of Vicks
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      699 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders are Invited for the supply of Two Electrically Driven I ampin Sets for the Water Dept. Specification and Form of Tender may be obtained at the Tender Room. Tenders close at 4 pm. on April 12, 193'). C. H. GOLDIE. Municipal Secretary. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST TENDERS
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      253 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 7.22 a.m. 7.9 It.; 9.31 p.m. 7.3 ft L. W. 1.44 a.m. 5.5 ft.; 2.55p.m. a. 4ft. Thursday H. W. 8.28 a.m. 8.1 ft.; 10.13p.m. 7.7ft. L. W. 3.05 a.m. 5.1 ft.; 3.45 p.m. 1.9 ft. Friday H. W. 9.35 a.m. 8.5 ft.; 10.50
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      147 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Last OlKlit max. ruin aright min temp, fall sshine Urns 'W Inches hr» *F West Coast. Alor Star 83 Nil 8.1 70 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 Nil 10.5 74 Sitiawan 90 Nil 8.5 72 Bukit Jeram 92 Nil 4.5 73 Malacca 90
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      231 5 mjjjj^j^H rr. T)i:'"^'J PERTUSSIN PASTILLES for out-door treatment In hoarseness, smokers catarrh. Valuable for singers and speakers. Distributors, MEDICAL OFFICE, Singapore GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. 1939 AMERICAN H. M. V. RADIOS KAMOOaUM model ii qi 11 RCA TUBES. Sole Agents KEE HUAT RADIO CO. 122-111. Orchard Boad,
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      147 5 ARRIVED 1939 STEWART -WARNER RADIOS WORLD WIDE RADIO CO. 98, Robinson Road, Singapore. TO TESTATORS. Administration of estates by a corporation formed and highly qualified to act as Trustees and Executors is everywhere admitted to offer greater security than is obtainable from personal Trustees This does not mean changing your
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      380 5 I "PUT ME IN YOUR PANTRY AND HAVE Jg 5p FRESH MILK ALWAYS!" M i r^ 1 >/^"E f Xlim and you will have delicious, nourishing VJ never be without freah liquid milk?Millcao good that milk. For Klim /a fresh milk, doctors recommend it for ba- powdered. Milk with only
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      105 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 229 metrw. ZHF 30.96 metre* pjn. 1.00 Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records. 1 .30 Mid-day tin and rubber prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous programme (contd.) 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Hokklen Amoy Music. t 5.30 Selections from Peiplng dramas, t 6.00 Modei Mandarin songs. t 6.30 Dance music with
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      250 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. gsb tin U3.t7 m.)i G8Q 17.1* me/I <IM« m.); GSF ISM me/t (IMS a.) G&J J1.63 BH/i (13 Si m.): GSD 11.75 roe > r»M m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. B.B.C. Scottish orchestra. 7.05 Charlie Kuni at the piano.* 7.15 "Portland Stone."' Feature
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      180 5 Mtdftf TODAY IDA CM me (49.8 yi)B 9.65 mo's (31.M m-». TDB 11.86 mo/1 (Z54 m). FHN 1».2S me/1 (29.1 m.) pjn. 4.50 Open in?. 4.52 Programme preview. 4.54 Barnabas plays tangos followed By band. 5.50 Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra. 6.20 Three famous pianists. 6.50 News and announcements 7.10
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      MINING
      591 6 All snarej quoted above are fully paid Issue Vai. msm;i u Co. Lyail I Buvrrs Sellers Buyers 4/- Ampat Tin 3/3 4/- 3/6 l'l Asam KuniDftng 26/- 27/- 25/El Austral Ma<ay 40/- 45/-cd 40/6/- Ayet niian 21/9 22/9 21/6 1 Ayei fc'CLg 0.55 0.60 0.54 £1 Ban gnu Tin
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      545 6 RLBBER GAINS ONE CENT ON QUOTA DECISION SHARES STEADY BUT SMALL TURNOVER By Oar Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 15. FOR once the International Rubber Regulation Committee by Dslllß the export quota for the second quarter at 50 per cent, appears to have pleased producers mid dealers in
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      London foreign
      70 6 London, Feb. 14. Followlßf were today's closing mean rates Paris 177 Athens S47Vi Ntv. rori t.u% iuo 3 l/ia •c«i 4.70 7x7 x sellers official Hn»*tl. 21. MH- Belgrade 209 Omn 'io.«s'.- Bucnarent «6U AjnMvrdaiu 8.7 V. Buenos Aires 303JVi au 3 32 Montevideo UVt MMi BUM) Bombay
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      GENERAL
      445 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ora. 1.30 1.40 l.32'' 2 140 2 2 do nt 2 <r PrefS. 2.20 2.30 2 22V, 2 30xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 5 50 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0 50 eu 0.50 1 60 10 5 B M. Trustee 8
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      258 6 •ft Mayn.ird Co. Ltd $30,000 int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 57. !W) red 1940 $400,000 let Mar 31 Sept 30 102'* t'.j' i9C? red 194? $1,600,000 Ir.t Mar 31 Sept 30 108! 4Vi9i 19C8 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 115V2 47.
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      RUBBER SHARES
      373 6 (Shares are :i unlnss otherwise stated) Allenby Alor Oajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Pan&s Bassett Batu Untang Bedford Benta Boiell) Brofeas Brunei (Jn Buklt KatU B'.ikit K. B Buklt Kepong Buklt Timah (1X1) Jhangkat Serdaiig Connetnara Qlenealy Plantartooa Hamilton Kaytor rndragirt 'eram Kuaritan (50 eta)
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
    87 6 Wednesday, Feb. 15, noon. No. IX it s s (Spot loose) n tIH No. IX B.S.S. f.o.b. In cases February 2794 28 G FAQ. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales February 27% 27% F.A.Q. R.B.S. f.o.b. In bales February 26 9/16 26 11, 16 FIJTjLJRE QUOTATIONS No.
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    EXCHANGES
    185 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T. 2/3 25/32 London demand 2/3 25/32 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 239 U Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 8 Montreal demand 54%
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    London Stock Exchange
    424 6 Rubber Shares Make Small Gains London, Feb. 14. /Vi the Stock Exchange today pau- city of business again caused an easier trend in most sections. Rubber shares, however, strengthened on the decision to leare the permissible export Quota for the second quarter at 50 per cent. This
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    27 6 London, Feb. 14. 'IN the commodity market today, Jute I" weakened sharply in sympathy with {Calcutta but It subsequently rallied 1 partially on local bear covering.— Reuter.
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    FINANCIAL HELP FOR CHINA
    117 6 Export Credits Bill In House Of Lords London, Feb. 14 VUITHOUT a division, the House of Lords today gave a second reading to the Export Credits Guarantees Bill. In supporting the Ball, Lord Mancroft, after referring to the millions of pounds of British capital invested In
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    GREAT BRITAIN'S EXPORT TRADE LAST MONTH
    74 6 Large Unfavourable Balance London. Feb. 14 THE official returns of British overseas trade for January show that Imports were valued at £75 570.411 compared with £74.122.071 in December and £84,879,549 in January last year. Exports were valued at £39 479.598 compared with £39.098,555 In
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
    105 6 M;;n:la. Feb. IS THE following were yesterduj s quotations and this morning's quotations for gold shares 0:1 th<Manila Stock Exchange. All the shares have a par v?lue of 10 ceit the quotations are In pesos. Yesterday aski-i bii Anumoi: 0.49 0.48 Coco Gro\C 0.4T- 0.46'. Itogon
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    47 6 Singapore, Feb. H. n<«,.n. Buyers fc- Uers Rice Siam West Coast No. 1 $143 Siam West Coast No. 2 $139 Slam West Coast No 3 $137 Slam Broken No. 1 Jl2O Slam Broken No. 2 $113 Slam No. 1 $215 Slam No. 2 $200
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    110 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Books Company Dhldend Close TIN. Austral Malay 9d. No. 18 3d. bonu3 Feb. 2« Kuala Lumpur Tin 1/ Raub 5.1. final 2d. bonus Mar. 8 Thabawleik 1 Feb 17 RUBBER Ayer Molek 6% final Feb. 15 Perak River Feb. 18 GENERAL. Hongkong Bk. £3.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      GREAT BRITAIN'S EXPORTS MUST BE MAINTAINED
      860 7 Marketing Methods Need To Be Revised OVKKSEAS TRADE AND EXPORT PRACTICE BY G. F. MacEWAN M.I. Ex. The ever-increasing industrialisation, not only of all European countries but also of many of those regions that formerly were primary producers only and that even only a
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      ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
      96 7 F. 8.1. Committee To Visit Germany London, Feb. 13. THE delegation which the Federation 1 of British Industries is sending to Germany next month to open negotiations with the Relchsgruppe Industrie on matters of common interest to the industries of Great Britain and Germany, will comprise seven
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      ANGLO-INDIAN TRADE DISCUSSIONS
      66 7 B.O.T. President Hopes For Early Conclusion London. Feb. 13. THE negotiations between the British and Indian Governments for a new trade agreement have not yet been concluded but the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, was able to Inform the House of Commons today
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      GREAT BRITAIN'S ROAD PROGRAMME
      104 7 London, Feb. 13. A REPORT on the administration of the Road Fund for the year ended Mar. 31 last shows that by the end of the year the commitments of the lund were estimated at £54 762.000, a figure only once previously exceeded. Of tMs total,
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      Local Share Prices Remain Moderately Steady
      607 7 FRASER AND COMPANY'S WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW IN a weekly report on the .share market issued at the close of business yesterday, Fraser and Company write: The past week, for a change, has been free of any fresh political development calculated to hamper markets still
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      FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS
      103 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 13. s. d. British Empire "A" 18 6 British Empire "B" 9 lft British Empire Cumulative 14 0 British Empire C'prehensive 14 3 British General "A" 17 9 British General "B" 16 0 British General "C" 14 6 Gold Producer^ First
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      TRADE POLICY IN DANUBIA
      103 7 Croat Britain May Send Mission London, Feb. 13. •THE policy of the Government Is to maintain and as far as possible to develop trade between the United Kingdom and the Danublan countries and so to contribute to an Improvement of the economic situation of these countries,
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      JANUARY TIN-ORK PRODUCTION
      69 7 THE following statistics relating to tin-ore production refer to January: Hours Yardage Pleuls ore Pahane Oonsol. 1.327 Ipoh Tin tLahat) 258 350 Ipoh Tin i A Ktam) 626 IM.IOO 3«5 Sungel Kinta 344 69.400 258 Ulu Klaruj 489 116.600 339 Renong Tin 883 Stone Tin 391 89.800
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      JANUARY RUBBER CROPS
      26 7 THE following rubber crops were harvested by the resp^tlve estates In January Lb Kuala Reman 61.300 Loir. Kawi Rubber 30.000 Bruseh Rubber 37.500
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      388 7 Pimples Disappear in 3 Nights #*V Have a Smooth, Lovely M Skin and be the Center of Attraction Don't let ugly Ptaplss or a red. Itching, fectlvely fought by the doctor's prescription Mofhjr skin cause you to lose the chumint. Nixoderm. in the lollowing fashion: 1. It kills attractive, personality
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      996 7 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will ba closed on Monday, Feb. 30, Chinese New Year Tuesday, Feb. SI. Chinese New Year (Bank Holidays). PUCHONG TIN DREDGING. LTD. (Incorporated In the F.M. 8.) NOTICE Or SPECIAL KESOLUTIONS. NOTICE is hereby irlven that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of PUCHONQ TIN
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      878 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated la China by Special Charter). It. Ce«o Strest. Slsvapore. THsfh»n«si Maaagar's OBVsa M«4 Asst Manager's Office 6441 Exchange Dept (441 General Offtea 5188-4 Cabls Address: "CHTTNORIO PaU C» Capital Ch I 4a.oaa.oo* a Reserve Faod* la eicess af Ch I UMIMN Total Assets approximately Ch. S2.»?*.oft«.ttt.M
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      261 8 ALHAMBnA 3.15, 6.15 9.15 p.m. WARNER BROS. MUSICAL COMEDY RIOT I "ROMANCE «<> RHYTHM" W 5.-..- PI., k, F.-l B.M- F..» P'« ALSO LATEST "BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS" Commencing: From Saturday Feb. 18 with 6 shows 11 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.15 p.m., 9.15 p m., 12 p.m. and 2 a.m. SIJNDAI
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      252 8 PREMIERE ~~W% «V V V V m,T PREMIERE TONIGHTS IyAYl yAY ILigw TONIGHTS SINGAPORE "SUNDAY TRIBUNE" of Feb. 12, says: PUT "HOLIDAY" ON YOUR 'MUST SEE' LIST, ITS A GREAT PICTURE V W i^"-^^ I oot ol tht rally rare m jH \l-^^^^ human being* 10 rhii I world, and
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      121 8 NEXT WEEK AT the CAPITOL United Artists 1 brilliant story of a Society Butterfly who bandied ,^^2 -"iiw. a cowboy better than h"B handled V| the ton-.hst "Buckine Broncho" HL^M^H on his Ranch! *J-k!^^^ With 2 Crest Favourites! \pP^ FWJ M^nfjjj^j^Bj^^^ Ihc Pktore I /I W,^fA all-London is vil^rtlk^Bi^Lfl i^^^^
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    GREAT BRITAIN CAN RAISE VAST ARMY IN WARTIME
    145 9 More Than 4,000,000 Men Between Ages Of 18 And 35 London, Feb. 14. STRIKING figures of Great Britain's man-power were given by Sir Auckland Geddes, adviser to Sir John Anderson, the Lord Privy Seal, in a speech at Plymouth. Answering criticism against
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    THE McMAHON LETTERS
    250 9 While Paper To Be Issued London, Feb. 14. MR. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Commons tonight that a White Paper containing the MeMahon correspondence would be issued as soon as possible. [The much-discussed correspon dence between Sir Henry McMahon and Sheriff Hussein in
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    BOMBAY AS NEW "DRY" AREA
    161 9 Europeans May Drink In Their Homes Only Bombay, Feb. 14. BOMBAY city and suburbs will be declared a complete prohibition area in August, announced the Finance Minister In the Bombay Legislative Assembly today in the course of his Budget speech. Americans, Britons, and other Europeans,
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    CAWNPORE SITUATION IMPROVING
    29 9 Cawnpore, Feb. 14. TPHE riot situation shows considerable improvement in consequence of hnpOoUion of the MTfeW. Troops, bownr, continue to patrol the must danferoui areas.— Reuter.
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    British Naval Manoeuvres
    165 9 8 BATTLESHIPS OFF GIBRALTAR London, Feb. 14. /COMBINED exercises will be carried out by the ships of tha Home and Mediterranean Fleets in the neighbourhood of Gibraltar next month. It ls noteworthy that Britain will have eight of her battleships based in Mediterranean waters at one time.
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    HUGE SCOPE OF U.S. MANOEUVRES
    112 9 60,000 Officers Men Are Taking Part Washington, Feb. 14. WARSHIPS, aircraft and submarines participating in the big U.S. manoeuvres at present are en route to designated stations. The fact that they will take a whole weei to reach these gives some indication of the scope
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    AUSTRALIA CAN TAKE 15,000 REFUGEES
    108 9 London, Feb. 14. AT todays meeting of the Evlan Refugee Committee, the Australian delegate declared that Australia was willing to take 15,000 refugees over a period of three years. Mr. Myron Taylor, the United States delegate, expressed the conviction that the world could absorb people
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    PRIMAUGUET NOW AT DJIBOUTI
    74 9 Djibouti, Feb. 14. THE French cruiser Primauguet, which left Shanghai suddenly on Jan. 19, under sealed orr'ers, arrived here today. It is recalled that at the time or her departure, it was authoritatively stated in Paris that the Prlmauguei/s return from the Far East was a
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    Recognition Problem
    396 9 Recognition Problem FRANCE IS STILL UNDECIDED Paris, Feb. 14. TRANCE today decided to send her r ambassador back to Nationalist Spain to resume the contacts he made with Gen. Franco's Government last month. This was announced In a communique Issued at the conclusion of a three and a-half hour meeting
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    GERMANY'S 30-KNOT BATTLESHIP
    136 9 Herr Hitler Attends Launching Hamburg, Feb. 14. i r[E first of three 35.000-ton, 30-knot battleships was launched today in the presence of Herr Hit.er. The vessel was named Bismarck, the nam'ns ceremony being performed by Frau Dorothea- von Loewenfeld, wife of V ce-Admiral \on LocwenfeM. She is
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    GOVERNMENTS AND THE PRESS
    68 9 Lone Ji 1 lob. 14. i MAJOR Aatof today was re-elected president of U:e Empii^ Pi Union at the union's annual lneetnii;. Major Astor, referring to forthcoming i activities of the union, pointed out that this year's annual conference in June would provide a more ambitious
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    SPANISH TREASURES ARRIVE IN GENEVA
    60 9 Geneva, Feb. 14 EIGHT lnuidied ca^s of Spanish arl treasuies arrived by special train last night, being unloaded at the League of Nations Library, where un inventory will be made. Under the agreement with the Republican Government, the treasure, which include 400 old masters, arp
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    FIRST-AID FOR WOMEN
    329 10 St. John Ambulance Training VOLUNTEER NURSES To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— ln reply to a letter appearing in your issue of Feb. 13, I beg to bring the following facts to the notice of "Horse -Sense" and any others who may be interested in
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDY,FEB. 15, 1939. Master Of Music
    893 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDY,F EB. 15, 1939. Master Of Music An aspect of the musical life of Singapore which is of interest to every parent, and which is not as well known as it deserves to be, Li the work of the Master of Music in the schools. This
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    Journalistic Rubbish
    297 10 1 Some Momenta en the Sc-langor! coronation v;hich would be laughable :if they were not insulting are made in a London weekly magazine called "News Review," In its issue of Feb. 2. iWe feel certain that the Sultan of I Selangor and all members of his family. as
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    Singapore Ear Committee
    37 10 Mr. Wee Swee Teow has been elected to the Singapore Bar Committee in place of Mr. E. R. Koek, who has resigned. Mrs. Hereward Warner has returnto Kunla Lumpur alter several years in England.
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    ENGLISH SPEECH IN ASIATIC EARS
    221 10 The Business Man And the Stenographer To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The root of many Malayan misunderstandings, and the cause of I much bad stenography, is faulty spoken English. I have had several stenographers with imposing certificates, and have always found that
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    NO HORNS AT ALL!
    133 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The new regulations which come into force on Mar. 1 restricting the use of horns are, in my opinion, a very sound idea, and should have been enforced long ere this. I hope the time will come when
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    39 10 "HELOTS AND SLAVES." Comment by the honorary secretary of the Central Indian Association of Malaya ESTATE VIEWPOINT. An Indian estate clerk writes on the same topic. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. An appeal for closing at one p.m.
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    GERMAN SEA POWER
    787 10  -  by CAPTAIN BOEHNIG Mighty Effort Over Twenty Years (Of the High Command, Berlin) WHEN Germany collapsed In 1918 and the German High Seas Fleet was Interned at Scapa Flow, German might at sea seemed crushed for ever. For many years, Indeed, Germany herself gave up as a
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    748 10 Suburban Dogs IMANY dwellers In Singapore suburb! must have sympathised heartily with the defendant when they read lr> their newspapers yesterday the repuit of the case In which Mr. W. E. Rigby, M.C.S., was summoned for trespass In the compound of a hou^e in Balmoral Road.
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    BRITISH REPRESENTATIONS OVER HAINAN ISLAND
    446 11 Envoy's Questions On Its Occupation MR. ARITA REPEATS REPLY MADE TO FRANCE Japanese Troops Advance From The Coast (JIR ROBERT CRAIGIE, British Ambassador in Tokio, called on the Foreign Minister, Mr. Aril a, yesterday, and made representations regarding the Japanese occupation of Hainan Island similar
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    52 11 <>:>.!. o| the i.Uu-ei of I' ope Pius XI: A large de; orated candid bci.ii handed to the Hoy Father to present to kneeling monks and clergy in celebration of Candlemas in the Vatican. Candlemas is held in celebration of the Purification of the Virgin and the Presentation of Christ
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    SABOTAGE HEARING AT BOW STREET
    180 11 20 Persons Charged Under Explosives Act London, Feb. 14. now Street Police Court was again heavily guarded today when 19 mm and an 18-year-old girl were charged under the Explosives Act. The arrests were made at C.-.rdiir. Liverpool. Manchester and LcncUm :md was the first
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    JAPAN & SOVIET BORDER INCIDENT
    332 11 JAPAN SOVIET BORDER INCIDENT Tokio, Feb. 15. A NOTIIEK Soviet-Japanese in- cident is reported to have occurred on the western frontier of M.uifliiikuo. according to a Japanese despatch from Hsinking. A Japane.se patrol was fired on at Chilalin on Sunday by Russian soldiers. Further shooting i s reported to have
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    24 11 Montreal, Feb. 14. /GERMANY is reported to have purchased the entire season's output of dried apples of the Canadian maritime provinces for immediate delivery.—Reuter.
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    Courts-Martial At Burgos
    230 11 Death Sentence On Republican Judge Burgos, Feb. 14. THE Nationalists today sentenced to death after a trial Barriobero. sexagenarian president of the People's Tribunal in Barcelona and Madrid. He was accused of sentencing many innocent people to death. Other trials by court-martial have begun at Burgos. The
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    SECOND LEVY ON GERMAN JEWS
    58 11 Berlin, Feb. 15. THE second instalment of the one milliard levy on Jews in Germany is due tomorrow and amounts to 200,000,000 marks, which, it is understood, will be paid in the same way as the first levy. The authorities appear to be satisfied. The
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    TASMAN RADIO TO BE READY BY JUNE
    55 11 Wellington, Feb. 15. r[E Post Master-General, Mr. F. Jones, announced yesterday that radio stations for the airmail service over the Tasman Sea, the last link In the "all-up" Empire service, would be erected with a minimum of delay to ensure that all facilities
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    Pope Pius Is Laid To Rest
    265 11 Rome, Feb. 15. WITH sombre and impressive ritual Pope Pius XI was borne for the last time down the nave of St. Peters to the altar beneath the seat of St. Peter and then to his tomb. The litter on which he lay was
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    JAMAICA FORCES MOBILISED
    72 11 Kingston (Jamaica), Feb. 15. THE Governor has declared a state of emergency in Jamaica and all local forces have been mobilised. This follows a lightning strike at Kingston and other ports called yesterday by Bustamente, labour leader, over a fruit company's refusal of his demand that a
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    LONDON VISIT OF FRENCH PRESIDENT
    158 11 Parliamentary Reception In Westminster Hall London, Feb. 15. A MIDST general cheers the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, announced in the Commons that arrar.sements has been made for the French President and Madame Lebrun to be received in Westminster Hall on March 23 in order that
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    AMERICAN AIR MAIL TO EUROPE
    136 11 London, Feb. 15. ARRANGEMENTS are almost com- plete for the institution of a regular airmail service between the United States and Europe, says the Daily Telegraph in a leading article. Within a month— the Telegraph's New York correspondent mentions Mar. 15 as an approximate date
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    OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT AMENDMENT
    91 11 London, Feb. 14. A GOVERNMENT bill has been lntro- duced In the House of Lords by the Lord Chancellor to amend the Official Secrets Act of 1920 so as to provide that from now onward the powers of Interrogation under the Act, to which newspaper men
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    £500,000.000 NEEDED FOR BRITISH ARMAMENTS
    228 11 Government To Issue White Paper On Defence Programme London, Feb. 15. ACCORDING to present estimates, national expenditure in the coming Kudget is likely to be about £1,000.000,000 sterling, of which defence is expected to cost about £500,000,000. The question of raising (he £500,000,000 has been
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    "U.S. Invasion Not Impossible*
    159 11 Washington. Feb. 14. /-VPENING the debate on the United States defence programme, Mr. Andrew May, chairman of the House of Representatives Military Committee, warned the House that the time was not far distant when an invasion of the United States would be possible. Indicating that America
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    JEWISH DELEGATES MEET MACDONALD
    131 11 London, l\ > 14, QUESTIONS o; Palestine security formed the subject of dis:ussions this afternoon between the executive of the Jewish Agency with SfltttU body of advisers and Mr. Malcolm Mm Donald, the St-cretary cf State lor the Colonies, the Marquess of Dull, rin an*: the
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    PILOT WHO WAS HERE KILLED
    175 12 Death In Madras Accident (From Our Own Correspondent.) Madras, Feb. 10. COMMANDER HORST PULKOWSKI. one of the two German Air Forco pilots who passed through Singapore a fevv days ago in a twoseater Arado light aeroplane was killed when ths plane crashed here during a
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    At The Cinema DICK POWELL SINGS AS COWBOY
    100 12 At The Cinema DICK POWELL SINGS AS COWBOY "Romance and Rhythm." (Dick Powell. Pat O'Brien and Priscilla Lane). Warner kJros. At the Aliiambra. ANOTHER cowboy musical comedy, with Dick Powell singing rollicking songs, this is an entertain'ng film Prlscilla Lam acts charmingly with truj Western drawl and swagger as hcitess
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    EZEKIEL-RATHNAM WEDDING
    49 12 EZEKIEL-RATHNAM WEDDING (From Our Own Correspondent.) Scremban, Feb. 14. THE marriage will take place on Saturday, Fob. 18. of Mr. Jayaraj Sydney Ezekiel. of the FMS. Railways. Ipoh, and IBM Amelin- Lee.ah Rathnaa, at the McthTiift Enlscoioal Church. Ipoh. There will be a reception at 02. Tnmil Settlement. Ipoh.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    187 12 SINGAPORb KUIil Illlli I Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner ft Uance (Informal) 9.30 to Midnight. OAbJtlCB THKATBB. GEVLANG 1st Bun Feature* In Gcjiang Coming Aiound The Mountain (U- >,t Cliy at 7.45 p.m. CiKi VI WOMLU Cabaret: 6.30 tu9 and 9.45 to Mid- Theatre: Joy of Living.
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    SIR SHENTON BACK FROM INDOCHINA TOUR
    484 12 Conversations With French Governor-General "IT HAS BEEN GLORIOUS —NO POLITICS, PLEASE" "IT has been a glorious h oliday no, not holiday said the Governor and High Commissioner, Sir Shentou Thomas, smilingly when he reached Singapore at noon today by K.N.I.L.M. plane from Saigon after
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    SINGAPORE ROTARIANS WILL FLY TO BANGKOK
    104 12 lIV/IRI IV/IR- Kao Ling Pai, Singapore Chinese I Consul-General. accompanied by Mrs. Kao wiil be among the Singapore j Rotarians who leave tomorrow by air to attend the annual conference of Rotary District No. 80 at Bangkok. Other Singapore delegates will leave on Friday
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    EXTRA £3,500,000 FOR N.I. DEFENCE
    25 12 Batavia, Feb. 14. 'THE Volksraad (People's Council) today passed a supplementary credit of £3,500,000 to reinforce Netherlands Indies defences. Reutcr.
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    TRAFFIC RULES AND A.A.M.
    314 12 Support For Views Of Straits Times VIEWS expressed In a leading article in the Straits Times yesterday on the new Singapore traffic regulations are supported oy the Singapore branch of the Auto- 1 mobile Association of Malaya. j The Straits Times this morning I received the
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    MORE NAVAL UNITS LAND AT HAINAN
    55 12 Hainan island. Feb.. la. TPHREE hours after their landing at a point west of Yuling, on southern Hainan Island, naval landing units occupied Yanglan yesterday morning. A surprise landing was effected by raval landing units. One unit tooic Samah and the occupation of Yangian,
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    Rubber Quota Not Changed At Hague Meeting
    176 12 ""THE International Rubber Regulation Committee at its meeting yesterday at The Hague fixed the exportable rubber quota for the second quarter of this year at 50 per cent, of basic quotas, the same valo &b current for the first quarter, pays Beater. A
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    Bateman Seen By Tretchikoff
    168 12 "IDEAS for my humorous sketches have come to me at the oddest times," Mr H. M. Bateman, the famous artist, told a Straits Times reporter yesterday. "I was once running for a bus when an idea for a drawing came to me— and it had nothing
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    THEFTS FROM THREE EUROPEANS
    73 12 TPHREE Singapore Europeans have been victims of thieves this week. E. MacLeod had two pairs of shoes, a topee and a silver watch of a total value Of $22.50 stolen frcm the Guard Room, Gillman Barracks, yesterday and A. M. Carid lost clothing valued at $67
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    EARLIER CLOSING OF LOCAL MAILS
    93 12 r\URING March the closing t.mcs for mails despatched* from Singapore by the day and night mail trains will b? advanced t:> permit weighing of mails before despatch. This Is done annually to computa the amount to be paid by ths Post Oifice to the Railways
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    SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL EXTENSION SCHEME
    47 12 London, Feb. 15. WITH ecclesiastical splendour and military ceremonial and in the presence of the Pr'ncess Royal, the Earl of Harewood and the Archbishop of York the first part of the Sheffield Cathedral extension scheme costing £150.000 was today hallowed and dedicated. Reuter.
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    2,000 RAILWAY WORKERS GO BACK TO SHOPS
    378 12 Sentul Strike Deadlock Ends Suddenly (From Our Omt Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 15. THE strike of 2,000 men of the FMS. Railways Centra! Workshops, Sentul who had been locked out since Feb. 6 ended yesterday afternoon. By four o'clock, 800 of the men
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    Indo-China Official In Singapore
    32 13 itear N. Nomatthetas, General Secretary of the Government of Iv.do-China, who passed through S:\gcp. re yesterday on leave to France in the Messageries Maritimes Inter el.-Straits Times ■picture.
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    Duxton Road
    101 13 Case: Accused Discharged •A T tni sta c lam directed by the Public Prosecutor that ne does not wLsh to further prosecute on ihi.s indictment,'' said Mr. G. L. Howe. Crown Counsel, in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, when Lav Sam. a 25-year-old Cantonese lorry driver appeared on
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    MAGISTRATE WARNS SERVICE DRIVERS
    148 13 /CONVICTING L'Cpl. J. Long, of the Royal Engineers, Changi, on his •iwn plea, on a charge of driving a motor-car without a certificate of insurance. Mr. C. H. Whitton, Singapore Traffic Court Judge, remarked yesterday that there had been quite a number ill similar offences by
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    INDIAN'S WILL LEADS TO UNUSUAL COURT DISPUTE
    1205 13 Allegation That He Was 01 Unsound Mind When It Was Made COUNSEL ON TESTATORS "WILD VND EXTRAVAGANT LIFE" I ALLEGING that Essooff Mohamed Salleh Angullia was j of unsound mind when his will was made and that the iwill was procured by undue
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    DECREE NISI FOR WIFE OF SINGAPORE DOCTOR
    385 13 Respondent Admits Adultery With Chinese Woman THAT the respondent had writ England, admitting adultei Singapore hotel, was revealed i heard by the Chief Justice, £U terday. Th? respondent was John Bertram van Cuylenburg. a Singapore medical practitioner. His wife, Dorothy Merle van Cuylenburtc
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    State Soccer Player Married
    75 13 Ajier their 1 I o the c ret c; st. Theresa at Kampcng Bahruthi.; morning, Mr. John Then, S.C.F.A. c»J State soccer player, and his bride, Jormeriy Miss Dorcthy See Gim L daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sec Cheng Ann of Singapore. The bridegroom, who is
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    DR. E. W. MARTINDELL
    33 13 Dr. E. W. Martindell has been discharged from the Johore General Hospital where he was operated on for appendicitis. He is leaving this week for Cameron Highlands to recuperate.
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    AIR SERVICE FOR IPOH
    129 13 Calls Again From Next Week TAIPING ALSO ON JNE>\ SCHEDI LE 'THE .scheduh of Wearnes' Air Services, Ltd. will be changed from Friday, when calls will be made daily at either Taipint? or Ipoh. On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays the company's DHB6 planes will call
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    VISCOUNT HERE WITH RUSSIAN FIANCEE
    93 13 '•H7E muy get married in Btngapon," Viscount Trcdegar, author and traveller, told a Straits Times reporter, on arrival with his 23-year-olcl Russian fiancee, Princess Otfa>Dolgorooky yesterday. Viscount Tredegr.r. who baa lived in the Vatican as Papal Chamberlain, said that he had approached the kite PopePius
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    EUROPEAN ACQUITTED ON TRAFFIC CHARGE
    95 13 JACQUES H. Hedgcock, Eur i was acquitted by Mr. L. C Ooh in the Sinsaporc Fifth Police Cwt yesterdny on summons lor reglli drivin?. Hedgcock wu alleged i his car on the public thoroughfare In Changl on Jan. 4 in negligent manner, travelling en the
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    LORD DE RAMSEY HERE
    79 13 LORD de Ramsey, third Bar 38-year-old son of the lad H Coulson Churchill Fellowe* who sue ceeded to the title on the death of his grandfather in 1925. was In pore lor two-ond-a-ha!f boun terday. With Lady de Ramsey, the former Miss Lilah Labouchere. he is
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    Rural Hygiene Teaching For State Schools
    159 14 JOHORE'S medical staff totalled 1,225, said Dr. G. H. Garlick, Principal Medical Officer, Johore, at the Johore Council of State meeting yesterday. Pensioned and other dres..ers were being employed in small rural dispensaries, he said. The number of rural dispensaries was increasing annually but
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    JOHORE AND IMPORT OF PUBLICATIONS
    115 14 ON the suggestion of Dato Roland Braddcll that the State Secretary should not be given the sole discretionary power of prohibiting the importation of publications contrary to public interest, it was decided to substitute the words "Sultan in Council" in his place in a bill
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    JOHORE SUBJECT DEFINITION
    103 14 A CLEAR definition should be made of the term "Johore subject" in the Bill to amend the Naval Base Waters iJohorei Enactment, said Dato Roland Braddell at the Johore Council of State meeting yesterday. The Bill, which was io remedy the absence of power to arrest without
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    PILGRIMAGE CLERK
    33 14 •THE Johore Council of State agreed yesterday to an increase in the salary of Haji Muhammad Jamil, Malay pilgrimage clerk, as recommended by His Britannic Majesty's Charge d' Affairs at Jeddah.
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    DOCTOR QUESTIONED AT LENGTH IN TRAFFIC CASE
    881 14 Young Chinese Charged With Causing Death SEQUEL TO FATAL ACCIDENT AT MIDNIGHT ON GEYLANG ROAD AN assistant medical officer attached to a Singapore hospital was questioned at length by Mr. D. K. Walters during the trial of a young Teochew, Tan Joon Phuan,
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    ALLEGEDLY PRETENDED TO BE NAVAL BASE MAN
    109 14 V. H. WILLIAMS was yesterday produced In the Singapore Second Police Court on two charges, firstly that he between the months of October and November of last year, at Singapore, by pretending to be the dredgemaster of the Naval Base, deceived Tan Choon
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    PROVISIONAL CHARGE AGAINST CANTONESE
    66 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 14. ARRESTED in Kuala Lumpur in con- nection with an alleged offence In Singapore, a Cantonese woman, Wan Ah Kiew, 48, appeared in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court before Mr. A. J. Grattan-Bellew yesterday. The provisional charge against her
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    JOHORE & COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    42 14 JOHORE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ON account of the need for increasing the number of students at the King Edward VII College of Medicine, the Johore Council of State approved yesterday of proposals for additional provision In the 1939 estimates of the College.
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    No A.R.P. Scheme For Johore ?
    113 14 No A.R.P. Scheme For Johore T*HE question of Johore's lack of preparation for A.R.P. measures was again raised by Mr. C. T. Hinde at the Johore Council of State meeting yesterday. Since he last drew attention to the absence of an A.R.P. sche;ne in Johore, there had been no news
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    HAS JOHORE ENOUGH FOOD STOCKED FOR CRISIS?
    436 14 Councillor Makes New Plea For Padi Land Extensions "CHOULD another crisis arise can the Johore Government assure the public that there will be sufficient stock* of food available within the country to feed everyone until wf are self-supporting? asked Mr. C. T. Hinde
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      ANOTHER INDIAN VIEW OF "HELOTS"
      319 15 Mr. Neelakanda Aiyer On Satyamurti Speech To The Editor Of The Straits Times. Sir. I am afraid you have knowingly or unknowingly done a great injustice to that great Indian Leader, Sri. Satyamurti, member of the Central Legislature, in your editorial comments on Feb. 1,
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      Indian Settlers On The Land
      988 15 L. R. Chandran. addressed the meeting on "Indian Problems in Malaya. Your criticism can stand, at least to a certain extent, only if the strict dictionary meanings of the words are applied and if an attempt is made to substantiate the implications of such meanings
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      THE ESTATE VIEWPOINT
      341 15 Malayan Planters: "Mirasdars" In Madras To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Mr. S. Satyamurtl's remark entirely misrepresent the true posi- Won of South Indian labourers on rubber estates. It is all very well for him to say that he would rather see j his fellow-countrymen
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      HOURS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
      399 15 To The Editor Of The Straits Times. Sir,— Displeased and C. S. Seng have revived a topic which in the interests of the pupils of the Catholic schools should be pursued. It is strange that most people seem to think these schools close at 3 p.m.
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      BANK CLERKS
      140 15 Need For Guild In Singapore To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The suggestion of Mr. Booth, of the P. O. Bank, made on the eve of his departure to the Bank employees, surely deserves careful consideration. He urged them to form a guild similar to those
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    INDIAN NEWS
    776 16  -  Presented By if. V. AIYAR "TERRORISM EN RAJKOT," SAYS MAHATMA GANDHI Duty Of Bombay Ministry Will Be To Interfere Or Resign Bombay, Feb. 7. U/RITING in the latest issue of The Harijan on the situa- tion in Rajkot and other States, vis-a-vis the stand to be taken by
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    A NEW EUROPEAN DEWAN?
    492 16 Rajkot, Feb. 5. IT is understood that Mr. Sinclair of Aden, who was formerly a member of the Agency here in 1928, as I'nder-Secretary, is coming as the permanent successor to Sir Patrick Cadell as Dewan of the State. This appointment, it is stated, has been
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    INDIA'S NEW FINANCE SECRETARY
    50 16 Madras, Feb. 4. IT is notified that the services of Mr. C. E. Jones, Finance Secretary. Madras, have been placed at the disposal of the GoTernment of India. Finance Department, to succeed Mr. A. J. Ralsman. Finance Secretary, consequent on the latter's appointment as Finance Member.
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    26 16 Rangoon, Feb. 8. Fls understood that the Governor will make an Important announcement regarding a national flag for Burma in his speech to the legislature tomorrow.
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    The Recent Bank Crisis
    145 16 Reserve Bank Chief On The Future Madras, Feb. 7. TPHE necessity of the scheduled banks maintaining a closer touch with the Reserve Bank to give it a clearer idea or their position and working and to put tne Reserve Bank in a position to extend credit
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    TERM "VERNACULAR" SHOULD NOT BE USED
    35 16 New Delhi, Feb. 5. 'PHE Government of India, says a press communique, has decided that the term "vernacular" should not In future be used in official publications and correspondence.
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    HAINAN OCCUPATION OPENS NEW THEATRE OF WAR
    277 17 Daily Telegraph See& A Grave Threat To The Powers London, Feb. 14. "THE occupation of Hainan by the Japanese has opened a fresh theatre of war and delivered a fresh blow to the treaty rights of the Western Powers," says the Daily Telegraph.
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    Japan Always A Jump Ahead"
    101 17 Chungking, Feb. 13. TN an editorial entitled "The Pacific Ocean is not pacific," the Ta Kung Pao (L'lmpartial) says that before the American Navy started manoeuvres today Japan had already invaded Halnan Island, and that before the United States could fortify Guam, Japan had already
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    Gallant Stand In Hainan Forts
    149 17 I Chinese Left Only After Defences Destroyed j T Jenhsien, (H. Kwangtung). Feb. 13. rVETAILS are now available concerning the Japanese landing on Hainan Island on Feb. 10. following receipt of official Chinese reports from Hainan. It is stated 2.000 Japanese troops wore landed in
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    16 KWANGSI CITIES BOMBED
    161 17 Exodus Of 100,000 To The Hinterland Hong Kong, Feb. 13. DEPEATED Japanese air raids on the 16 largest Kwangsi cities have caused more than 100,000 people to flee from the cities into the interior of I the province, according to Mr. Ho Hsishou, the local manager
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    BRITISH ENVOY AT TANGSHAN
    73 17 Hong Kong, Feb. 14. i OIR Archibald Clark Kerr. the Bri- tish Ambassador, is at present vis- iting Tangihan, the mining town along Pe:ping-Mukden Railway in East Hop3l Province, where the Sino-J British Kailan Mines, the largest coal- mining enterprise in Ch:na is located. From Tangshan
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    NEW OFFENSIVE IN MANCHUKUO?
    164 17 Gen. Ma Chan-Shan May Lead Guerillas Shanghai. EXTENSION of Chinese guerilla warfare to Manchukuo is foreseen as a result of an announce- < ment that governors of the Manchurian provinces will shortly be appointed by Gen. Chiang Kaishek's National Government. While It will be impossible in
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    JAPANESE TO ATTACK RULING ON FEB. 20
    59 17 Hong Kong, Feb. 14. A MESSAGE that the Japanese military have agreed to postpone their attack on Kuling until Feb. 20, thereby enabling foreigners wishing to evacuate to complete their preparations, was broadcast from the local radio station Z.B.W. today to foreigners at
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    Air Fights Over Lanchow
    208 17 Air Fights Over Lanchow Conflicting Reports Of Japanese Raids Chungking, Feb. 14. AN aerial battle took place yester- day morning above Lanchow, capital of Kansu province, when 21 Japanese aeroplanes raided the cit3 r, according to Chinese dispatches. Chinese pursuit planes, it is claimed, intercepted the raiders, and the Japanese
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    38 17 Chungking, Feb. 13. A DETACHMENT of 200 Japanese soldiers were ambushed yesterday by Chinese guerilla forces at Niangtsekwan. the gate to Shansi from Hopel. Seventy Japanese soldiers were killed, the remnants fleeing to Yangchuen, Hopei. —Nanyang Siang Pau.
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    SEVERE PAINS IN THE STOMACH
    250 17 Everyone who has eiv'ured thr. torment of stomach pains will sympathise witb Mr. P. Many who still minVr with stomach trouble can benefit from liis experience. If yon neglect natures warning you may im faced with serious d.inger. If you do as Mr. P. dvl
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    AMBITIOUS
    89 17 men obtain highly-paid appointments la Commerce, Industry, shipping, Banking. Insurance arid the Public Services through postal tuition with Tbe School ol Accountancy. Many thousands of Fhe School' 3 former tudents now hold such positions and rhe School has the finest examination Record, The School of Accountancy is the leading
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    G. E. C. WIN BUSINESS HOUSES SOCCER
    282 18 A. P. C. Beaten Three Goals To One Yesterday SECOND Business Houses League football fixture to be played this season resulted in a 3—l3 1 win for a G.E.C. team over art A.P.C. side at Anson Road Stadium, yesterday. The winners fielded a
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    SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
    38 18 Zakopane, Feb. 15. The world ski championship the Slalom event, was won by Rominger, Switzerland, in 121.8 sec. Jenneweln. Germany, who finished set-onr! in both downhill and Slalom events won the combined downhill and Slalom event.
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    111 18 I The tennis courts at Hong Llm Green will be opened for play on Wednesday. Feb. 23. 1 A meeting of the Tennis Section will take place on the same day at 7 p.m at the Club-house, to elect officials for the tennis sub-committee and S. L. T.
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    22 18 Zakopane 'Poland', Feb. 13. In the world ski-ing championship lelay race Finland, holders, were first. Sweden was second and Italy third. —Renter.
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    S.R.C. SPRING TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    66 18 A tennis torrnament will be held by the Singapore Recreation Club, starting from Monday, Mar. 20. The iOilowinr are the events: Championship singles, championship doubles, singles handicap, veterans' singles handicap, mixed doubles handicap and women's championship singles. Members wishing to participate in the above tournament, are
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    TAIPING BADMINTON
    141 18 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 12. Keen badminton was seen at the Town Hall today when the Ceylon Association met the Spakat B.P. In a friendly fixture. Eight matches were played altogether, and the Ceylon Association won five. Results as follows: (Ceylon players mentioned first*. Singles: Foo
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    INDIANS BEAT POLICE 3—o AT SEGAMAT
    68 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Feb. 14. The Indians Improved their position in the district hockey league today when they met the Police and scored a cleancut win by three goals to nil on the town padang. Play was inclined to be scrappy and
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    CUP REPLAY
    19 18 In the FA. Cup fifth round replay. Grlmsby beat Sheffield United by one goal to nil— Reuter.
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    Badminton Final To Be Broadcast
    189 18 ONE final in the All-England badminton championships to be played at London will be broadcast by the BBC. from Daventry. On which of the finals a commentary will be given is not known, but H will probably be either the men's or the women's singles.
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    Singapore Millionaire's Bid For Hong Kong Derby
    234 18 jyiR. EU TONG SEN, the Malayan I I millionaire, has been trying hard for the last few years to win the Hong Kong Derby, the Blue Riband of the Colony's racing. From a list of Derby griffins issued by the Hong Kong Jockey
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    17 18 The G.E.C. soccer t<.am who beat the A.P.C. 3—l in their 8.H.1, match yesterday.— Straits Times picture.
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    R.S.Y.C. EVENTS
    115 18 On Friday, there will be the usual afternoon races for all classes at the RS.Y.C. from 5.25 p.m. On Sunday, the 'A" and "B" classes will sail a race to Changi: "A" class starts at 10.00 a.m. -B" class starts at 10.10 a.m. The "C" class will sail
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    MALACCA TINNIS MEETING
    403 18 KMR. G. W. BRYANT. Resident CounIT1 cillor and President of the Association, presided at the annual meeting of the Malacca L.T.A. held in the Malacca Club on Friday night. Others present were Messrs. C. P Gomes. P. G. Pamadasa, P. G. Mahindasa. C. A. de Vries, Low
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    MALACCA BADMINTON
    177 18 Adamevean Party's Tournament C'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 13. A good gathering of members and friends was seen at the courts of the Adamevean Badminton Party on Saturday when a successful at home was held and the following finals were contested: MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES Scow Chui Chiang
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    BRIGHT SOCCER IN S.R.C. TOURNAMENT
    442 18 DISPLAYING all round aggressiveness P. F. de Souza's team beat J. Ritchie's side by three goals to one on the padang yesterday in one of th c opening matches of the S.R.C. six-a-side soccer tournament. The other two games resulted in Dumbleton's side beating R.
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    JOLLILADS DRAW WITH STRAITS TIMES
    125 18 Goal Each In Friendly Soccer Match In a friendly soccer fixture played on the S.H.B. ground yesterday, the Jollilads XI ibrtw with the Straius Times Sports Club, each ?ide scoring a goal. Although the Jollilail.s had teiruori.tl advantage throughout they Blued chances of scoring, especially
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    43 18 Partners for the Keppel G.Mf Club Chinese New Year foursomes will be drawn by ballot and intending competitors must enter their names on the lists posted up on the notice boards, on or before 6 30 p.m. on 1 Thursoay.
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    Mrs. Fredericks Wins Gold Medal
    364 19 MONDAY'S PLAY AT SINGAPORE G. C. MRS. H. A. Fredericks won the Gold Medal held by the Royal Singapore Golf Club in conjunction with the women's medal at Bukit Timah on Monday. Scorr« were: uuliM mr.uALi Mrs. H. A. Fredericks 102 34 63 Mrs. W.
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    25 19 >• zz r ~?.x*t:&:&*?mx&msßKmii2mmm^Bmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm x.to a.<'.c iceni v...0 itere i,na>.t,i o -l o$ i..c U*jU. in lua B.H.L. match at Anson Road yesterday.— straits Times picture.
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    SLOW WORK AT BUKIT TIMAH THIS MORNING
    599 19 Pointers For First Day Of Spring Meeting CLOW and medium pace work was seen at this morning's track work at the Bukit Timah race course and the Bukit Tinggi valley, in preparation for Saturday's races. Most of Trainer Si'ley's charges were confined to
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    EUROPEANS WIN AT SEGAMAT
    244 19 Halim's Team Beaten s—o At Hockey (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Feb. 13. /"VN the town padang today, the Segamat Europeans met Halim's XI in a friendly hockey match and; scored an overwhelming five-nil win. Halims team had poor forwards who could not shoot. Time and
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    SELANGOR GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
    97 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 13. RETURNING a score of 77 In the qualifying round of the Selangor Golf Club championship, on Saturday, Mr. Justice F. Gordon Smith, led the field, and became favourite for the title which last year was won by Major
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    143,982 PAID £11,269 TO SEE CUP "SERIAL"
    208 19 TN the F.A. Cup, the more often the contestant teams draw, the better pleased are the directors of the clubs concerned. More replays mean more mnoy. Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United took, three games to decide their fourth round tie, and eventually
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    Brown Makes First 1,000
    41 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney. IX/. A. BROWN became the first Australian batsman to score 1,000 runs this season, when he took his score past 15S in the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at Brisbane last week.
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    SURPRISES IN BADMINTON
    217 19 Penang Players Give Good Display (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Feb. 14. The first charity badminton match p'.ayed at the Fun and Frclic Stadium was stagad last night when most of the leading players of Penar.g clashed in v charity match. Over $800 was collected. As for
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    SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR MUAR F.A.
    127 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Fe'o. 12. The report to be shown at the annual general meeting of the Muar Football Association shows that the association has had a successful year. Starting the 1938 season without any lunds the working account for the short period
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    29 19 TODAY Soccer: 8.H.L., Nestanglo »s. Overseas Chinese Bank, StatLum; Unlteers us. Wfirae Bros., Fraser and Ncave. Hotkey: C.B.C. \s. 8.R.C., S.R.C.; 6.C.R.C. home and home (mixed).
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    New Jockey To Ride In Singapore
    98 19 pARTER, who is the latest addition to Malayan jockeys, will make his first appearance in Singapore this meeting 1 Carter came to Malaya, from Sydney, for the Pcnanff Farewell meeting and has had several successes up to the present. He is attached to M.
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    Cotton To Play In America
    103 19 San Antonia, Texas, Feb. 14. nALPH GULDAHL, winner of the American open golf title for the last two years, is keen to play Henry Cotton over 72 holes In a "homo and home" match. Cotton, it is understood, has declared his willingness to accept tho
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    CAR RECORD
    48 19 Berlin, Feb. 15 Rudolf Carracio!a, driving a Mercedes Benz car, broke the international class 'D' record for cars between 200.1 and 3000 c.c. by covering a kl'ometre from a standing start at 177.522 kilometres an hour, beating his own record of 175.097 kilometres per hour. —Reuter.
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    SEREMBAN GOLF
    47 19 (From Our Own Ccrresponcent. j Seremoan, Feb. 13. The golf match between the Jasln Club and the Seremban Golf Club yesterday at Jasin ended in a win for Jas!n. The men's medal for January at the Seremban G.C. was won by Dr F. V. Jacques.
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