The Straits Times, 10 March 1939

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    39 1 The Straits Times I established NE*^t a carrunrj Hffl THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPtifc^W MALAYA. •JJ PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS
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      303 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING.MI N CHONG You are assured o/ real satisfaction. r> a Coloman St. Singapore. IMione 4816 *5 Km i.MJffT/ wT S^ Confederation Life Grows In W$ Security Service Strength Annual accounting of stewardship during 67th year /wl/* -*S^D\ tells owners of policies throughout the world of srl/m jSj^O
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      202 1 (fcyeaiuu biA<^=JJau m Bi FOR THOSK WHOSh skin m I cyclax I IS INCLINED TO DKVM-SS M mlk'd koou m ()K WHO AKK MIICH IN ll! ?^^T)^^ TLOTIO X OPEN AIR, EXPOSED TO > --V' 7 I -^i^- P WIND. SUN AND RAIN "y i*Jri WliH s when your skin
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      140 1 Madame Page. DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER failornades Gowns for All Occasion* in Stock $5 $30 13, Battery Road., Singapore. Tel: 6327. W v w jdj M fe« HEALTH APPETITE ECONOMY First of all Marmite makes food more appetising because of its delicious savoury flavour Then, having tempted you to eat and
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      952 2 WANTED WANTED by European couple small unfurnished bungalow or flat near town. Rent about $50. Phone 4414. WANTED In October after return from leave. Small Bungalow or other accommodation. Box No. 916 Straits Times. WANTED May Ist furnished Bungalow, two bedrooms, modern sanitation, garage, tennis court. Box No. 919 Straits
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      632 2 BOARD RESIDENCE HILL-TOP, 7 8, institution Hill. Large airy rooms. Overlooking Sea. Board residence at reasonable rates. Momhly and dally. Private Bathrooms. Oarages. Tennis Court. Tel. 7330. "MARY" GUEST HOUSE, 43 SCOTTS ROAD. Newly decorated and re-furnished. Airy rooms, private suites with bathrooms Long bath. Lounge hall. Exc. Cuisine. Garages.
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      890 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of well-made modern European polished Teak Household Furniture, one latest model Master-De-Luxe 16-tube H. M. V. Radiogram in beautifully Europe-made nak cabinet. Jones treadle sewing machine, one "Hamaya" organ 3Vi octaves, 11 stops with stool, crockery, glass and brasswares, one "Renault" 4 cylinder 1.1 H.P. saloon
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      486 2 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE. NOTICE Is hereby given that th« firm ol SF 3= P. or CHAN LI CHAI <as pronounced In the Cantonese language) wellknown to the Chinese community for a very long period and carrying on business in msdicina' pills, powders, oils, ointments and medicated wines In Canton, Hongkong.
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      282 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. "SAVTMb'irEY~FIT"R"&M" v v&*O{. Bail or P,i. r Lineshaft Bearings. iflXm ALLIANCE .ZTvS ENGINEERING CO., LTD. SINGAPORE AM) Xl ALA LUMPUR. GRAND OPENING SALE Commencing on March 7th. Huge stocks of leather trunks. GENUINE BARGAIN OFFER Heavy reduction on prices. Come early and select your latest requirements. HONDA
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      682 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated In England.) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD r*OM LONDON fOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. SOMALI 6,800 Mar. 10 CORFU 15.000 Mar. 10 CHITRAL 15,000 MM. 34 CARTHAGE 15.000 Apr. 1 BANGALORE 6,000 Apr. 8
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      506 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS rTvieorrjorated In Taoaal GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Penang, Colombo. Aden. Sues. Port SaM Naples. Marseilles, Gibraltar, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburt Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KASIMA MARO ....9,900 Mar. 16 17 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Mar. 29 30 HUSIMI MARU ....10.900 Apr. 12
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      608 3 lie I *y^^ J yJ^^J -[L^P il HOLIDAY CRUISES TO BANGKOK SAIGON By Luxurious One Class Motorshlps Displacement Tons From Penani P. Sham Malacca Spore m.«. "MEONIA" (11.000) 14 3 15,3 16 IS'S mJL "ALSIA" (11,500) 4/4 8/4 6/4 8/4 m.s. "SELANDIA" (13,000) »5/4 M/ 4 »7/4 M/ 4 NEXT
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      628 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Bonding. Collyer Qnay Slnfaport Tel SISL Chartered Bank Building Penani Td U«& BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction «rith the Glen Llnr) Dm Sal* OLENEARN Mars. L'don. Dunkirk. Ad am, H'burg. Ant. Mldd. In port Today PATROCLG3 Mars. L'don.
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
    551 4 STATISTICAL POSITION FAVOURABLE TRADING ON LIMITED SCALE LOCALLY IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued at noon yesterday. Stan ton Nelson and Co. Ltd., write:— Once again the market is in slack water, and after drifting idly to and fro. prices close about unchanged on
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    105 4 Singapore, Mar. 9, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $13.75 White $13.25 Black 8.50 Copra Mixed $3.40 Sun Dried $3.70 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga $2.32>/ 2 Fair $2.30 Sawarak $2.30 Jelotonrj Palembang $6.25 Banja $6.50 Sarawak $6.50 Tapioca
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
      143 4 Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Last max. rain- bright min temp, tall s'shine terns Indies hr« *F West Coast. /,.or Star 95 Nil 11.1 70 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 91 Nil 10.7 73 Sitiawan 80 Nil 10.3 72 Buklt Jeram 93 Nil 10.1 73 Malacca 90 Nil 7.3
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      PASSENGERS FOR EUROPE
      412 4 •■THE following passengers from Malaya for Europe left this morning In Ranpura or will be leaving from Penang tomorrow afternoon: Miss B. Alison, Lady W. E. D. Anderson, Mr. W. O. Adams, lira. I. B. Alsop, Mr. and Mrs. F. Bean-Murphy, and two Infants, F,O R. Balston,
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      ANDRE LEBON
      33 4 The Andre Lebon from Haiphong, Tourane, Saigon, is expected to arrive tomorrow about 8 a.m. and sail about 2 p.m. for Madras, Pondicherry, Colombo, Djibouti, Port-Said and Marseilles. Berth: S.H.B. wharves.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      280 4 Air Mail Arrivals And Departures INWA&U Wearnes: From Penanc ipoh. and Kuato Lumpur Arrives trrrv evenini. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrive* Sunday evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indie*: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Sunday afternoon Imperial: From Europe: Due THIS morning: Expected tomorrow morning. K.N.LLJU.. I roro .NrtberUudi indtet: Arrives
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      301 4 imw Men (Imperial) I p.m East Africa (Imperial) 2 p.m South Africa (Imperial) 2 p.m Burma (Imperial) 2 p.m Whole Canada (ImDerlal> 2 D.m Egypt, Sudan and Palestine (Imperial) 2 osa Great Britain and Ireland (Imneriali 2 oxa Europe except G Britain and Ireland (Imperial) ..2 p.m
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      FROM MALACCA
      111 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls wilt close from Malacca as follows: Today. Australia, New Zealand. Java and Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) ..1.15 pm Java and Southern Sumatra by
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      95 4 Malls from (London mails) expected today, Mar. 10, by P. O. (Corfu) will be delivered to boxholders at 9 a.m. General delivery of letters at 9 a.m. Malls from Japan expected today, Mar. 10, by Himalaya Maru. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected today. Mar. 10,
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      559 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Fteljht 5433. PaMace MSI. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin class from 106.7.9 Second class from £74.14.3 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class From £181.13.4 From £125.19.8 Direct connection with Canadian
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      464 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE ROYAL SOCIETY O£ ST. GEORGE NEGRI SEMBILAN BKANCH. It Is proposed to hold the Ann it] Festival of the above Society on Saturday, 22nd April. Will Englishmen wishing to becone members pleas* send In their names with n! delay. D. H. MORKISON. Hon. Secretary. Seremb'.n. RADELLA RUBBER
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      309 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W 1.12 a.m. 9.2 ft.: 1.47 p.m. 8.8 ft. L. W. 7.28 a.m. 1 ft.; 7.38 p.m. 2.5 ft. Saturday H. W. 1.47 a.m. 9 ft.; 2.30 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 8.10 a.m. 1.1 ft.; 8.14 p.m. 3.2 ft. Sunday H. W. 2.20 a.m..8.6
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    SHIPBOARD CONVERSATION
    420 5 Good mojiing. Where are we? Good mening. Sir. How do you do? We shall reach Lagos tomorrow, the nrsi port on the African coast where we can pick up and discharge cargo before reaching the Cape. Tiic passenger who had just had t&ls short conversation on deck with
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      258 5 Beauty Expert lOST 26lbs UGLY FAT r pT~ ThoM who desire to be fit, i woman can fatness be a greater handicap or tragedy than to the WS?- Beauty Expert. Read what Mn. I |H \J Conine Ewing, a famous Beauty H I "I lost 26 lbs. taking BonKora. flabbinen.
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      72 5 SILVIKRIN BRILLIANTINES (In forms of Liquid and SoUdified) For restoring the Natural Brilliancy of the hair, also for dry and brittle hair. Of aU Chemists, High-class stores and Hair-dressers. Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS, 117-125 Cecil Street BINGAPORE. Helps PREVENT COLDS ft Specially designed for MJSL the nose ana upper M
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      393 5 False Teeth Wearers Are Worst Breath Offenders! "Need More Than a Mouth Wash" say Authorities Recommend Polldent Plates and bridges soak up odors for comfort, convenient* Mid and Impurities like a sponge! A nygiene Get an economica thin dark scum collects on them. long-lasting tin at any one This scum
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      429 5 SINGAPORE TODAY ZllL 225 metre*, ZHP JO 96 metres. p.m. 5.00 A Malay programme by the "Sentosa, Johore" Party, from the Studio. 6.00 Teochew drama. t 6.45 Teochew selection. t 7.00 Children's programme. (English).. 7.30 Time, weather and news announcements 7.45 "Prom the Studio Armchair." 8.00 The Request Programme. t
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      224 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSll MM mc/i (1M1 m.)( GSG It* oae/i (16.86 m.); GSF 15.14 mc/i (19.82 m.) OSJ 21.63 BM/i (13.91 m): G8D 11.75 m«/f JS 5* ml p.m. 6 .05 Big Ben Harry Fryer and his Orchestra 6.50 To be announced. 7.35 Dance music.
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      215 5 NlivOM TODAY TDA 8.04 me (49.6 tn.). VDB 9 CS me'* HIM m >. YOB 11.86 me (25.3 m PMN 10.26 UK/1 (29.2 m.). p.m. 4.50 Programme prevue. 4 54 London piano accordeon band. 5.50 Singing lessons for children. 6.30 Cartoon film successes. 6.50 News and announcements. 7.10 Nirom string
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      409 6 PRICE MOVEMENTS FAVOUR HOLDERS RUBBER STEADY BUT DULL By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore. Mar. 10. YESTERDAY the local share market continued very firm with rubber shares attracting most Interest. In London yesterday rubber advanced one-sixteenth of a penny to 8%d. but New York fell one-six-teenth of a
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      LEWIS AND PEAT'S PEPORT
      161 6 IN a weakly report on the rubber market issued this morning Lewis and Peat < Singapore) Ltd.. writerAlt hough financial experts and correspondents continue to report better conditions generally, and the Stock markets in London and New York have improved during the week with a distinctly
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      MINING
      591 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Fa all and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Thursday, March 9, 5 p.m. issue Vai. Fraser Co. Lyall Evsti Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 1 Nawng P«t 0.27 0.31 0.26 0.29 5/- Pahang Coo. 12/6 13/6 12/- 12/6 if' Pangzuca B 6/- 6/8
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      GENERAL
      417 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.32'/ 2 1-40 2 2 do "Ife*" Prefs. 2.20 2.30 2 22'/ 2 2.30xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 550 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0.50 0.6U 0.50 >60 10 5 B M. Trustee tf.75 7.59 6.75 7.50 fl El
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      259 6 37. lb'3B rea 1958 54.900.000 Int. May 15 Nov. 15 100'/ 4 101 \4\ 4 Cl. PENANO MUNICIPAL. 57. 1926 rea 1959-66 54.000.000 Int. May 1 Nov. 1 119% 121 cl 4%% 19V9 red. 1959-69 Sf 250.000 Int May 15 Nov 15 MB'6 120 cl M 1935
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      RUBBER SHARES
      382 6 Allenby 1.27> 2 1.35 125 1.35 Alor (iajall 0.90 0.97 2 0.95 1.05 Amal Malay 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.60 Ayer Hitam 0.90 100 0.90 1.00 Ayei Molek 0.95 1.00 0.95 1.05 Ayc-i Panas 1.30 1.35 1.30 1.35 Bassett 0.54 0.58 0.54 0.58 Satu Untune 1.15 1.20 1.14 1.19
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
      84 6 Friday, Mar. 10, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28'h 29 No. IX R.S.S. r.o.b. in cases March t9% 29 5/16 G.F.A.U. K.S.S. t.o.b. In bales March 28 13/16 28 15. If KA.il. K.S.S. fob in bales March 28 5/16 28 7/16 Fill LIKE QUOTATIONS
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      EXCHANGES
      183 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 2044 Switzerland demand 237% Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54V4 Montreal demand 54 5/16 Batavla
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    London Stock Exchange
    412 6 Bright Confident Tone Continues London, Mar. 9. /"*N the Stock Exchange today the bright and confident tone persisted though occasional bouts of profittaking caused a rather irregular appearance among Industrials in the" late dealings. Chinese bonds were outstanding while eastern banking shares also improved, both in response
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    94 6 London, Mar. 9. The following were today's closing mean rates Paris 176 57 64 Athens 547Vt New York 4.69 116 Rio S I/If 1 Montreal 4 70'«, sellers official I Brussels 27 88 Belgrade 209 Geneva 20.63 Bucharest 660 Amsterdam 8.83 Buenos Aires 20.29 Milan 89 316
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    SIONE TIN RESULTS FOR FEBRUARY
    29 6 "THE dredge of Sione Tin Ltd. worked for 178 hours in February and treated 35.000 cubic yards of material producing 192 piculs of tin-ore.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    557 6 New York, Mar. t. HPHE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today:— BROKERS' COMMENT OVVAN CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterdays Niw York markets The stock market advanced spiritedly during the early trading ar.tl n idled new highs since early January a.'ter which
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      49 6 <^p£iEp B R 1 I I S H EXTINGUISHERS l^^i As a unit of first-aid protection, the I pUfl FOAMITE Extinguisher l/Sr^^'j is the best availaole lfe§^^ for every type of X^f^jlp industrial property. te4 ll types d sp re K^JP CHARGES IN STOCK. SOLE AGENTS: McAUSTER CO., LTD.
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    HONGKONG BANK CHAIRMAN ON FAR EAST TRADE CONDITIONS
    2864 7 Sino-Japanese Conflict Makes Difficult Situation EARLY CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TKADING conditions in general in the Far East in 1938 were reviewed by Mr. T. E. Pearce, Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at the annual meetina in
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    186 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. t Books Company Dividend Close TIN. Aycr Weng 5% Int. Mar. 6 Katu 6d. No. 24 Mar. 10 Kramat Puiai 9%% int. less tax Mar. 1 Haub 5<! final 2d. bonus Mar. 8 Renong Consold 6d. No. 25 Mar. 17 Singapore, Mar. Date Ex.
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      407 7 NOMINAL CAPITAL: $40,000,000 ISSUED PAID UP CAPITAL: $10,000,000 BRANCHES ttrtigtoit Maiayi. Siam, Burma. South China. Frtach lade-China vi ItflwrlM* East IsdiM. AfiEITS COtRESfORBENTS ■at pnoerf il titin tf the Varld. BANKING TffoNSACTIONS ot •very dturiptiu Mrfertaken. MASTERS PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) NOTICE
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      248 7 BANK OF CHINA mcorporateo m China or Special cimtru. IX. Cccfl Stract. Stagapar* TMcybwe*: Mansteri Office l« Asst Manager's OtTirt Kill Exchange Dept S 1 1 Gcacral Offirt 5188-t Cable Address: THUNGKIO PBM Dp Cap Hal Ck I tIMNIN Brwrre laadi la ■M ti Ck. > V2M.M* W Tatel Assets
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      179 8 irilM 7WW!« MUST ON VC« CCMVNT itT. K\**HU id KHN' n .X.NAHTVL" *c SMI CIVrBH' KOiX pt«o»- 1 mi *«m ir \l HAMUt TTJT "KEKit'CliV M»Jl»it»lllVF ON TOUR mist MST— Malaya yribw. TODAY 3SHOWS 9 is pV i3^^^^* J 0.19, D. 13 or 3.13 r. m. ..V CwjJiuptEflj^JreaterFun Musical n
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      83 8 tf)^%^ vWfl* m CAu*TT'O^ H .MMW. IM! p 30BBY BREEW fIMRU BVOOQQ mi.*ijis ni ice vi.v i^iftm«P w«iH.v mi.Hir:; :nr.rr:Ulol IK LATOST GanMcvj" MHMM IWW ,v- ■..•vv.,...' >■.•:.,■.•.« tr vm aWa%«.^B L^Lv^ 9 „>. SALLY EILERS Ml y' JOHN BEAL sMRHk HAHKY CAREY FULL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT IHt VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL
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    CHINA CURRENCY SUPPORT FUND WELCOMED
    653 9 Japanese Scheme To Ban Dollar In North Frustrated London, Mar. 9. ALL newspapers today give prominence to the announce- ment of the Chinese currency support fund and lively satisfaction is expressed without a dissentient voice. Both the Press and financial circles point out that one
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    GERMAN CREDIT TO MANCHUKUO
    80 9 Extension For Another Year Is Sought Hslnklng. Mar. 9. "THE Manchukuo Government, it is understood, will start negotiations with the German authorities for the purpose of extending the term of the 63,000.000 yen credit for one year. The credit, established In September last year between the
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    ICHANG REDUCED TO RUINS
    124 9 Shanghai, Mar. 9. JCHANG, Yangtse River port in west Hupeh Province, has been reduced almost to ruins as a result of two Japanese air raids on Tuesday and yesterday, according to unimpeachable neutral sources. An official neutral dispati h places the air raid casualties at Ichan*
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    "A Very Welcome Safeguard"
    295 9 No Political Purpose, Says The Times London, Mar. 9. THE TIMES today says the announcement of the £10,000,000 Chinese Government stabilisation fund is very welcome in the City, especially in quarters interested from any point of view in Chinese trade. "The Chinese Government has all alons
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    ANTI-BRITISH OUTBURST
    243 9 "The Real Enemy Of Japan" Shanghai, Mar. 9. fAPAN'S legions are fighting in China to kick out the 'Red' menace of Soviet Russia and to terminate the 'imperialist invasion' of Great Britain." Thus declared Mr. Seigo Nakano. president of the Tohokai, Japanese rig Mist party with Fascist tendencies,
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE CONFERENCE
    44 9 Wellington. Mar. 9. THE Prime Minister. Mr. M. Savage. confirmed that Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand will hold a defence conference. He stated the conference was called by New Zer.land. which had been pressing for It for some time.— neuter
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    ERROL, FLYNN SAID TO BE MISSING
    75 9 Hollywood. Mar. 9. r[E president of Warner Bros, told Reuter that th fering $500 to anyone locating Errol Flynn who has not, been hrnrd of by the studio for a fo.-tniglit. Lily Dami'a. Flynn's wife. Is reported to have stated she knew nothing about
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    U.S. HOSPITAL AT HOIHOW SEIZED BY JAPANESE
    50 9 Hong Kong, Mar. 8. A FOREIGN report states the North American Presbyterian Mission Hospital at Hoihow, Hainan Island, has been forcibly occupied by the Japanese military. The hospital has been turned Into barracks, the medical staff and patients being evicted.— Central New 3.
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    NEW FIELD DRILL
    50 9 London, Mar. 9. THE Kine yesterday watched a de- monstratlon of the new ceremonial drill by a -company of the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards. The drill is based on the new field drill. The demonstration took place in the Inner quadrangle of Buckingham Palace.—British Wireless.
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    JAPANESE WAR MINISTER ON CHINA'S ARMS ROUTES
    300 9 Tokio, Mar. 8. 1 lEUT.-GEN. ITAGAKI. the War Mln- l Ister, alleged In the Diet yester- day that the chief route for arms transportation to China was through French Indo-China. I '< The War Minister said the arms were j chiefly transported by
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      203 9 TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p. m. DINNER AND DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight COMPLETE CHANBE OF PROGRAMME OUTSTANDING CABARET SUCC ESS— THE MEXICAN DANCERS MIMI JOSE SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITE CABARET ENTERTAINERS Dinner 53. 03 Nun -diner* $1.00 RAFFLES ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY DAN HOPKINS. SEA VIEW I|ik HOTEL TONIGHT The
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      319 9 INSURANCE FIRE ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION nil. I.ONOON ASBUR.VNCB HONO KONO FIRE INSCK.. CO, LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO EAOLZ STAR INS. CO.. LTD BRJTISH AMERICA ASSURANCE OO GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. ilncorDormeo in dSi When after some hours of romvnt..i'.c4 »tudy both attention and perception
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 10, 1939.
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      Tin Propaganda
      738 10 Paragraph 25 of the Agreement for the International Tin Control Scheme 1937-41, reads: "The continuance of international cooperation in research into problems connected with the tin industry and stimulation of consumption of tin is accepted as a most desirable adjunct to this scheme." Details of the research scheme
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      Indian Impressions Of "Planting Topics"
      407 10 In fairness to the Planting Correspondent of the Straits Times, comment must be made on a letter published in this issue in which the writer places a surprising interpretation on our contributor's recent article on the labour situation. In this letter much is made of
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      41 10 The engagement is announced between Mr. P. Given-Wilson of the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd. Singapore and Miss Sheila Geraldtne Williams youngest daughter of Capt. W. A. Williams R jyal Army Pay Corps, and Mrs Williams of Singapore.
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    MARS AND MACHINERY
    1505 10 Cruiser Tanks and Batteries Towed By Dragons THE NEW ARMY ON PARADE By Out Military Correspondent* London, Mar. 1. A WINTRY mist lay over Miles Hill at Aldershot, when about 150 members of both Houses of Parliament assembled there to watch a display of the latest types
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    47 10 HON. DR. J. E, SMITH, Some advice for the Eurasian member of the Legislative Council, with special reference to the employment of immigrants instead of local-born people. CHILDREN ON ESTATES. Comments on a recent article by the Planting Corresoondent of the Straits Times.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    744 10 Singapore Fever ALTHOUGH Dr. P. S. Hunter has chosen to stress the problems of the present rather than the achievements of the past In the farewell interview published in the Straits Times today, we ought not to forget that the greatest of all differences between Singapore
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    SIR KINGSLEY WOOD'S SPEECH ON AIR ESTIMATES
    774 11 Marked Success Of Expansion Scheme "SIGNAL DEMONSTRATION OF BRITISH DETERMINATION" 500 First-Line Aircraft For O verse as Stations VJTR KINGSLEY WOOD, the Air Minister, introduring last night the Air estimates totalling £220,626.700 the largest estimates in the history of the Air Ministry reminded
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    Nazi Surprise At British Plan
    143 11 Nazi Surprise At British Plan Why Should Force Be Sent To France? Berlin. Mar. 9. AN Inspired statement on the speech en Britain's armaments by Mr. Hore-Belii-ha, War Minister, declares Germany is less interested in the facts of British armament than in the mentality which appears to express itself in
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    MR. HORE-BELISHA PRAISED
    155 11 Londen. Mar. 9. |^;< HORE-BELISIIA, has done more in less than two years in office thnn hart been achieved before In a ion" declares The Times, in a leading article today on new army development. The newspaper adds that the scheme of army reform, on which Mr.
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    MADRID REDS SURRENDER
    493 11 1,400 Rebels Taken Prisoner Madrid, Mar. '0. A TOTAL of 1,400 Communist prisoners were taken when the rebel headquarters surrendered last night. Meanwhile a Burgos message says that a great Nationalist offensive against Madrid "is now not likely to be long delayed." Fighting between Communist rebels and
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    CHINA'S CONDITION FOR PEACE TALKS
    101 11 Chungking. Mar. 9. COLLOWING rumours of a peace r move in China by a foreign power, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Chinese Foreign Minister, outlined the basis on which peace talks might be started. "China is willing to commence peaca talks only in the spirit of the
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    GERMAN ANTARCTIC CLAIM
    160 11 Berlin, Mar. HTHE discovery of about 135 square miles of the Antarctic continent is claimed by Captain Ritscher, German Polar explorer and airman, who left Hamburg for the Antarctic aboard the Lufthansa motor ship Schwabenland in December last with 80 men, including scientists, explorers, airmen and mechanics.
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    Warm Tribute To British Efforts To Save Peace
    102 11 Belgrade, Mar. 10. 'THE Yugoslavian Foreign Minister, M. A. Cincar-Markovic, paid a remarkable tribute to Great Britain in the course of a debate in Parliament yesterday. He said, The magnificent efforts of the British Government, made with such perseverance and such abnegation
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    Bitter German Attack On U.S.
    128 11 Counter-Propaganda Threat In S. America Berlin, Mar. 9. IIfHAT is regarded in American circles as one of the most bitter attacks ever launched on the United States by a responsible German was made before the German Academy by Gen. Wilhelni Faupel, Ambassador to Nationalist Spain
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    STRONG PROTEST TO JAPANESE
    132 11 U.S. Mission Property Bombed At Icbang Hankow, Mar. 10. THE American consul-general called on the Japanese consul-general yesterday and strongly proterted against the bombing- of American property at Ichang by Japanese planes. He recalled that last June at the request of the j Jananesv full information
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS SUED FOR $200,000
    92 11 New York, Mar. 9. A SUIT claiming $200,000 for the los-; of her husband in the Cavalier flylngboat disaster on Jan. 21 last was filed today against the Imperial Airways In the Federal Court by Mrs. Katherlne Miller, of Lincoln, Nebraska. Her husband, Mr. Donald.
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    23 SENT FOR TRIAL AT OLD BAILEY
    91 11 London, Mar. 9. "TTWENT'i -TWO men and one girl were committed for trial to the Old Bailey at Bow Street Police Court on charges under the Explosives Substances Act. Among the accused whose apprehension in London and various parts of the country followed
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    PEIPING PUPPETS CHANGE PLANS
    127 11 N. China Divided Into Two Currency Zones Peiping, Mar. 9. A LAST-MINUTE change in the plan to make the old national currency illegal throughout North China from Mar. 11 was made today, when the pro-Japanese Provisional Government announced that from Mar. 11, North China will be
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    DR. SCHACHT LEAVING FOR INDIA
    46 11 Berlin, Mar. 9. DEUTER is authoritatively informed thai Dr. Schacht, former president of the Reichsbank, will leave for India toward the end of this month. It is stated the visit, which will last several weeks, will be "devoted only to recreation."—Reuter.
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    16 11 Germany's second 35.000-ton battleship will be launched at Wilhelmshaven on Apr. 1, Reuter learns in Berlin.
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    DISARMAMENT PROSPECTS
    256 11 Italian Claims As Obstacle London, Mar. 9. THE possibility of discussion* A among the Powers on disarmament is being canvassed in political circles because of the present improvement in the international situation. It is felt that, if the differences between Italy and France can be solved— and there
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    IMMIGRANTS PACK RHIO
    165 12 Dutch Considering Control Scheme 1"O prevent unlawful immigration into the 1,000 islands of the Rhio Archipelago, the tip of which lies a few miles from Singapore, Dutch authorities are considering imposing immigration regulations for the first time, Mr. H. Groanereldt, head of the Netherlands Indies Immigration Service,
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    KEDAH SHOOTING DETAILS SOUGHT
    126 12 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. FOLLOWING a fatal fight in a collee shop at Alor Star, at which a prince or the royal houso of Kedah was present a petition has be?n sent from Indiana in Kedah. As a result, the Agent of
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    Famous Chinese Artist To Exhibit In Singapore
    321 12 CINGAPOBE is to have an opportunity next week of seeing the paintings and works of one of the most famous Chinese artists, Ju Peon, as lis is known in Europe, or Hsu Pei-Hung, as he is called in China. Ju Peon has been
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    AMUSEMENTS
    100 12 SINOAPOKK KAI I Li S lIOILL U Dante 6.30 to .8.30 p.m. Dii'.ntr Dance (Informal) 9.30 to Mk UAKKK'K THtATKE. GLVLANG Specimen The Crowd ;u 7.45 p.m. GKLAT ViOKJ.U 6.30 to 8.45 and 9 p.m. ojcht. O'muv Tneatre: Love, Honor, and Shanghai. Little World: The only Amusement ftilnmn s:\le
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    SINGAPORE NEEDS MANY MORE HOUSES
    501 12 Dr. P. S. Hunter's Comments In Farewell Interview "WHOLE FAMILIES CROWDED INTO ONE ROOM" "SINGAPORE has only half the number of houses it re- quires," declared Dr. P. S. Hunter, Municipal Health Officer, in a farewell interview with a Straits Times representative this morning before
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    Dr. Hunter's 26 Years' Service
    101 12 A FTER 26 years service in Singa- pore. Dr. P. T. Hunter, Municipal Health Officer, left on retirement leave in the P. and O. liner Ranpura this morning, accompanied by Mrs. Hunter. One of the most vigorous critics of over-crowding. Dr. Hunter has been largely
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    $100 HOUSES SUGGESTED
    381 12 "Only Way For Artisans" DR. P.S. HUNTER ON PLANK ATTAP THE erection of plank and attap houses as a solution to the problem of housing low-paid artisans was advocated by Dr. P. S. Hunter, Municipal Health Officer, in an interview with a Straits Times reporter prior to
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    "ATTACK" ON ISLAND NEXT WEEK
    91 12 Combined Manoeuvres On A Small Scale IT is officially announced that in order to utilise to the full the conditions afforded by the black-out during the night of March 16-17, the defence authorities have decided to carry out an attack on the Island on a
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    FLYING-BOAT DAMAGED
    80 12 Rammed By Junk At Bangkok T*HE eajstbound Empire flying-boat Carpentaria was damaged at moorings on the Menam, the river at Bangkok, last night, when it was rammed by a junk. The starboard wing and float and one of the two starboard airscrews were damaged. Passengers and mails are
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    JAPAN'S HUGE MILITARY BUDGET
    36 12 Tokio, Mar. 9. 'THE House of Representatives today unanimously passed the £270,000,000 extraordinary military budget in connection with "current China incident" expenditure. The bill now goes to the House of Peers.— Reuter.
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    SHIP SINKS OFF JOHORE COAST: ONE DEAD
    406 12 Engine-Room Explosion: Crew Takes To Boats FOLLOWING an explosion in the engine-room, the 1,278- ton Siam Steam Navigation vessel Malini sank at sea near Pulau Tioman, off the east coast of Johore, early yesterday morning on a voyage from Singapore to Bangkok. The
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    WORK OF CHINESE COMMISSION
    165 12 74 Contracts Were Placed Last Year London, Mar. 9. AT the annual meeting of the Chinese Government Purchasing Commission held at the Chinese Embassy it was stated that, although the Commissions' purchases in the past year had been much curtailed by the war, 74 contracts were
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    23 12 The fourth annual Singapore a?tii cultural show, which was to have been held tomorrow and Sunday at the New World, has been cancelled.
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    ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE FOR MALAYA
    662 13 Possibilities To Be Investigated By Air Vice-Marshal PLAN FOR TRAINING AT CENTRES THROUGHOUT PENINSULA THE Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Far East, Air Vice-Marshal J. T. Babington, has been instructed hy the Air Ministry to investigate the possibility of raising a Royal
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    DEAD PRINCESS PASSED EXAM.
    62 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Mar. I). THE name of Tungku Molck Zahrah, eldest daughter of Timgku Abu Bakar, of Johore, who died from typhoid last week, is amonr those of successful candidates in the Cambridge Junior examinations Seventeen year old Tungku Molek was a
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    CHINESE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH GEMS
    93 13 ALLEGED to have been found in fraudulent possession of 23 diamonds, two green stones, three red stones, one green stone and jade, five small diamond chips and nine diamond chips stuck in wax, Hong Chew, a 40-year-old Cantonese, appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker,
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    TRAVANCORE BANK
    56 13 Madras, Mar. 3. IN the Madras High Court today, Mr Justice Venkata Ramana Rao passed orders, on an application filed by a creditor of the Travancore National and Quilon Bank Ltd., directing the liquidators to declare and pay a dividend of three annas in the rupee to British
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    Air-Conditioned Cars For F.M.S. Railways
    296 13 Air-Conditioned Cars For F.M.S. Railways TO BE PUT ON K. L. SINGAPORE SECTION ONE of the new air-conditioned day and night cars being built for use on the F.M.S. Railways, and which it is proposed to place on the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur service, was inspected at the Singapore Railway Station yesterday
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    VISCOUNT TO WED PRINCESS
    143 13 l/ISCOUNT TREDEGAR and his RUs- sian fiancee, Princes Olga Dolgorouky, will be married at the Singapore Registry on Monday, the Viscount told a Straits Times reporter yesterday. "It will be a quiet wedding." said Viscount Tredegar. "The only witnesses will be Captain H. Ware and Mrs.
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    JOHORE DIRECTOR OF A.R.P. APPOINTED
    45 13 IT is announced in the Johoie Govern- ment Gazette that Dat<-> L. Birch, Chief Electrical Engine r nns been appointed as director of Air Raids Precautions in the State. Government Departments and the public arc asked to co-operate with him.
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    NEW PLEA FOR REMOVAL OF M. C. S. COLOUR BAR
    526 13 Penang Chinese Leader On Rights Of British Subjects (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 9. A strong appeal for the withdrawal of the colour bar from the Malayan Civil Service; the Government's refusal to grant the Straits-born Chinese associations in
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    PLANTER'S STORY OF NIGHT ARREST ON ESTATE
    422 13 MR. R. A. Dix, manager of Singapore United Rubber Plantations, Ltd., gave in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, yesterday a vivid account of the arrest and escape of an alleged latex thief on t. rubber estate. Facing a charge of stealing a pail
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    MUNITIONS FOR CHINA
    145 13 Arriving From Many Countries J PHINA is experiencing no difficulty in importing munitions from many foreign countries. The only difference is that the way <> has been changed," said Mr. B, K. Wu, former Director of the Department of International Affairs, who arrived at Singapore yesterday in
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    SINGAPORE PILOT OFF TO EGYPT
    81 13 I lEUT. R. KING-CLARK, of the Ist. Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, and Mr. E. A. Dore. of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, left Singapore In the former's Whitney Straight monoplane for Penang at 10.30 o'clock yesterday morning on a flight to Bombay. Then. Lieut. King-Clark
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    INDIAN DIES FROM POISONING
    93 13 AN open verdict was returned by the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. G Porter, yesterday, at an inquiry into the death of an Indian. Sumusundrum, who died as the result of rorrosiv* poisoning on March 1. The Coroner at the conclusion of the inquiry, said there was
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    132 14 Angullia Case: Counsel Still Addressing Court pOUNSEL's addresses, which began on Wednesday, had not finished when court rose yesterday in the probate suit of Essooff Mohamed Salleh Angullia before Mr. Justice Home in the Singapore High Court. Hearing was adjourned. In the suit allegations w.'te made that Essooff Mohamed Saiie.i
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    SILK STORE MEN GET ACQUITTALS
    93 14 •TEAIIILRAN Diaidas. Mohamed Ibra- him. Ghanshamdas Premchand. and Sobray Gurpaldas, proprietors and managers of silk stores in Singapore, who were charged in the Singapore Fifth Police Court last week with applying or causing to be applied a false trade description to dress fabric, were discharged
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    NEW PINEAPPLE CONTROL LEGISLATION IN SELANGOR
    864 14 Mr. Shearn On "Tremendous Powers" Given To Associations PLEA FOR ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST POSSIBLE ABUSE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 9. INTRODUCED on a certificate of emergency, a Bill amend- ing the Pineapple Industry Enactment so that it implements an arrangement reached
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    CHANDU TIED ROUND HIS WAIST
    75 14 DLEADING guilty to a charge of possession of $160 worth of non-Gov-srament chandu, a Chinese, Keh Siong, was sentenced to eight months rigorous imprisonment by Mr. L. B. Gibson, in the Singapore Criminal District Court, yesterday. It was stated Keh Siong was examined as he
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    SIX WEEK'S SENTENCE FOR HOUSE TRESPASS
    91 14 of six weeks' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by six months' police supervision, was passed oy Mr. K. A. Blacker In the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday on Benjamin Baptist, a Eurasian, who pleaded ruilty to a charge of house trespass in "lingoon Road
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    Malay Regiment At Bukit Timah
    135 14 nan a hundred tents of various shapes on the slope of the Chines? High School grounds at Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, mark the encampment of the Malay Regiment who have arrived from their Port Dickson barracks to take part in the Services manoeuvres on the
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    ELECTRICITY IN SELANGOR
    279 14 Rates Compared With Singapore's PLEA FOR FURTHER REDUCTION (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 9. QELANGOR'S monthly consumption of electricity fell by more than three million units last year as compared with 1937 and it is unlikely that a further reduction in the cost of rates
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    WARNING FROM CEYLON
    337 15 Morality By Law In Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— Permit me to thank you for your level-headed comments on a very delicate subject, in your leader headed "A Growing Danger." The visible growth of this danger started when the Government closed down the
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    RADIO TIME FOR INDIANS
    121 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— With the opening of Singapore ■hort-wave station th; number of Indian listeners has increased to a great extent, and if Penang. with a proBramrr.e of three hours daily, can allot t'rree hours a week for Indian music. I
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      1053 15 Our Planting Correspondent On Settled Indians To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l hasten to convey my thanks through your esteemed columns to your Planting Correspondent for his able and honest analysis of the present position in regard to labour supplies for Malaya in
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      73 15 To the Editor of the Straits Time* I Sir,— As a Catholic, I was interested in reading the news of the election of a new Pope in succession to the late Pope Plus XI. in the columns of the Straits Times. We, the Catholics of Malaya, assemble
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      SOME ADVICE TO DR. SMITH
      773 15 Empty Stomachs Sore Heads ALIENS INSTEAD OF EURASIANS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— When Dr. Smith spoke at the recent dinner given by the Singapore Eurasian Association, he made a great error when he mentioned only the "bear with a sore head."
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    INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS MEETS AT TRIPURI
    2906 16 Delegates To The Fifty-Second Session Welcomed Today "MAHATMA GANDHI'S LEADERSHIP UNPRECEDENTED IN HISTORY" Vishnuduttnagar, (Tripuri), Mar. 10. "THE strength gained by the country under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi during the past twenty years is unprecedented in our political history. Under his guidance we
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    AGITATORS BUSY IN RANGOON
    263 17 Students To Picket Schools? Rangoon, Feb. 27. fHE present unrest in the city shows no sign of abating. Trams are being picketed in the Lanmabow and Kemmendine quarters. Burmese women and men have prevented trams from plying by "sit-down" and "lie-down" picketing. Hooligans attempted to set
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S STRONG POSITION AT DURBAN
    709 18 Victory In Final Test Is Almost Certain Durban, Mar. 9. A CENTURY by Melville featured the South African second innings in the Test Match at Durban today, when they compiled the good total of 481, setting England 696 runs for victory. This seems an
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    Samuel In Last Four In English Championships
    134 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 10. A S. SAMUEL, Malayan badminton player, hus reached the rt semi-finals of the All-England championships and will meet Madsen, of Denmark, today. Madsen beat Samuel in the final of the Welsh championships and is a hot
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    MALAYS LOSE RESERVE DIVISION MATCH 1-0
    476 18 WEKY keen football was pro ided at the Stadium yesterday, by tho Manchesters and the Malay? who met in the Reserve division of the league. The only goal of the mateh and a brilliant one at that scored late in the second half, gave
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    HOME SOCCER
    70 18 Home soccer results as cabled by R»ut°» are CLP REPLAY. Blackburn l Huddersfleld 2 FIRST DIVISION. Portsmouth 2 Leeds 0 Derby 0 Chelsea 1 Wolves 6 M'boro 1 Blackpool 2 Preston 1 Evcrton 4 Lei-ester 0 SOUTHERN. Mansfield 4 Torouay t> NORTHERN. Hull 0 Rotherham 2 SCOTTISH. Motherwell
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    37 18 Tomorrow's ties In the V.M.C.A. tennis tournament are: "C" CLASS C. J. Moxon vs Ivan van Geyzel "B" CLASS Semi-final: L. C. Goh vs. C. Reshty. KNOWLES CUP I. B Abed vs. Yap Ah Hian
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    49 18 TODAY Soccer: Dlv. II (Ai: Marine Dept. vs. RAF. (T). Stadium; 8.H.L.: Ne&tanglo vs. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. 5.H.8.; Friendly: V.M.C.A. va. S.C.C., 8.C.C.; B.A.T. European vs. Rest, Praser and Neave; 8. 8.C. vs. Police, Depot, lloiinc: Hemchit vs. Boon Man, Happy World, 8.49 p.m.
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    139 18 Brandon's Castle Firms In Betting The latest Grand National caUover Is- (all prices taken and offered except where oUierwlse stated;. 11-2 Kilstar offered, 6-1 taken 100-8 Teme Willow. 100-8 Workman onered, 13-1 taken 100-7 Royal Danlell offered 18-1 Rockqullla. j 20-1 Brendan's Cottage, Royal Mali, Underbid
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    21 18 London, Mar. 9. As a result of a breakdown during training Alrgead Sios has been scratched !rom the Gra.id National Reuter.
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    SAPPERS BEAT GUNNERS IN CHANGI SOCCER
    315 18 Three Goals Scored In First Half Of Match DLAYING good football '.he Sappers beat the Gunners by three goals to nil in a first division match played at Changi yesterday. All the goals came in the first half. Ten minutes after the resumption the
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    20 18 London, Mar. 9. Rugby matches played loc'ay resulted as follows: Oxford University .2. Oxfordshire 5. Newport 3, Crosskeys 9— Reuter.
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    R.A.O.C. Beat Gunners
    161 18 The R.A.O.C. gained a 2—l victory over the R.A. (Blakan Mati) in the second division soccer match played at Alexandra yesterday. The game was scrappy although the R.A.O.C. showed up that extra advantage to enable them to clinch the issue. Putting on pressure in the early stages
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    TABLE TENNIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
    34 18 Cairo, Mar. 10. Czechoslovakia won the Swayehling Cup for National teams world's Table Tennis Championship, being undefeated. Yugoslavia was second with one defeat and England third with two defeats. Reuter.
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    SUNDAY'S SOCCER
    45 18 The Chinese soccer team who ar« leaving Singapore on Monday for Hong Kong, will play one more match before they leave. It will be against the R.A.F. at the stadium on Sunday. Old rivals last season these teams should provide some fine football.
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    Press Draw With Jacks
    212 19 IN a Business Houses League 1 fixture played on the Padang. yesterday, the Straits Times Press S.C. forced a 4—44 4 draw with the Jacks S.C. The Straits Times made a fine recovery in the second half when 4—l4 1 down, they forced play and scored
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    HINDU SOCCER
    49 19 The following players will play soccer for the Hindu Association at the Fort Canning Ground against Fort Canning on Saturday. R. Rugv.ram, V. G. KIMIIMII. Ve.rappen. Rllai. A H. David. G. Ran&iun&a. P. Ram»>. M. P. Gopal, A. Sanktran. V. K. Shunmupaiii. Paul Davis, Sani;aran tnd MJthuveloo.
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    THE BEST DIET DURING CONVALESCENCE
    114 19 THE BEST DIET DURING CONVALESCENCE After operations, or wasting and other diseases, you feel so weak and exhausted that you wonder whether you'll ever feel really well again Everyone .urges you to eat. Yet food nauseates you. But you simply must eat. Doctors all over the world have found that
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    PROGRAMME FOR FIRST DAY OF K.L. RACES
    827 19 f"OMPLETE programme for Saturday, the first day of the Selangor Gold Cup races at Kuala Lumpur, is as below: Horses, Class 4, Division 5, 6 Furlongs 0 0 0 EXCUSE ME a 8.04 Mr. O. Shalk Mohamed Redfeain 4 0 0 SALMON PAR
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    SCRATCHINGS & ORDER OF RUNNING
    112 19 SCRATCHINGS ORDER OF RUNNING CCRATCHINGS and order of running for tomorrow's races at Kuala Lumpur are: Race I.— Horses, Class 4. Dlv. 5, P furs. Adele, Climats. Llttlehurst anfl New World. Race 2.— Horses, Class 4. Div. 4, 6 furs. Poor Bill, Resistance. Race 3.— Horses. Class 4, Div. 3,
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    TONIGHT'S BOXING AT THE COVERED STADIUM
    112 19 Good boxing Is promised at the covered stadium tonight. In the main fight Boon Mah will have a chance of reversing the knockout Neil Hemchit scored over him recently. It is sure to be a very lively affair. In the semi-final Boy Quee meets
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    94 19 In a fast friendly game of soccer at Farrer Park yesterday, the Lads Footer XI beat the R.A.F. (H.Q.) by four goaij to one. Kirn Teck and Sum Wing scored one each and Swee Hock two. .lordon scored for the Airmen. In the other friendly game on the
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    SCORELESS DRAW AT SEGAMAT
    160 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Mar. 7. On the town padang yesterday, the Police, last year's league champions, met the Town Youngsters In a friendly soccer match and played a goalless draw. The game was slow but clean. Missed chances by both sets of forwards were
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    S.C.C. TENNIS Ties For Play Next Week
    212 19 Ties for next week in the S.C.C tennis tournament are: Singles: Roy Smith vs. J. Macintosh, D. E. L. Anderson vs. N. Clumecl:, E. Cherrington vs. K. A. Seth, F. V. Kead vs. W. H. Droogleover, W. J. M. Warden vs. C. P.
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    OXFORD CREW IN FINE FORM
    45 19 In preparing for the boatrace Oxford rowed from Chiswick Steps to Barnes' Bridge one mile and 822 yards in 3 mm. 49 sec, beating the previous best of 4 minutes by Oxford during a full course trial in 1909.— Beuter.
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    CELESTIAL AND ROYAL HAMPTON TO WIN AT K. L.
    889 19 First Day Of Selangor Turf Club Meeting ROYAL Hampton and Celestial should prove to be two of the best bets at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, the opening day of the Selangor Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting. Both have good Singapore form to
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    MERRIDALE B.P
    74 19 The tixth anniversary of tho Merridale Badminton P-^rty will bo celebrated on Apr. 1 and 2 ?.t a bungalow at eighth mile, East Coast Road. Those desirous of joining are requested to submit their names to tho secretary, Mr. Tan Seng Chi'\ 20, Saunders Road. All payment must
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    Y.M.C.A. FOOTBALL
    63 19 The following hive been selected to play Football for the V.M.C.A. in a League Match against the Changl Civilians on Tjesday. on the Anron Road Ground Wee Allc Chan M. Svryny, R. Lyne, G. J. Mo.xon, Ranatunga, F. Hutchlnson, F. I* Jackson. V. N. Pllla-. K. Leemhruggen. W.
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    MEMBERS OF BRITAIN'S CIVIL AIR GUARD TELEVISED
    138 20 Among members of the Civil Air Guard who were televised at Hanworth Aerodrome were Mr. F. Lett, who had only just received his "wings" and his wife, who had just made her first flight. (Above) Pipers arriving at the headQuarters of the London
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