The Straits Budget, 4 November 1937

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    29 1 The Straits Budget No. 4160. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1937. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    1287 1 J>RINCIPAL feature of the High Commissioner’s speech to yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Council was Sir Shenton’s recommendation for the creation of a reserve fund to finance Federal revenue in lean years —of between $60,000,000 and $65,000,000, representing a normal year’s revenue. “The fund said Sir
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      THE MUTINY AT INVERGORDON.
      891 2 —Straits Times, Oct. 28. In the autumn of 1931, at a most critical moment in their country’s history, the seamen of one of Great Britain’s main fleets remained in a state of open mutiny for more than thirty-six hours. We have had to wait a long
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      Daylight Saving.
      870 2 —Straits Times, Oct. 29 In September, 1932, after an agitation which had lasted for many years, the Government of the Straits Settlements issued the text of a Bill to provide for advancing the clock in the Colony by twenty minutes, making it seven hours twenty minutes in advance
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      THE PENALTY OF TYRANNY.
      865 2 Comrade Stalin. Straits Times. Oct. 30. Terror is the most powerful weapon of dictators. Without it, there can be none of that feeling of public fear which is so essential to the continuance of a rule of tyranny. Thus we find that wherever there has been
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      “Public” Business.
      924 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 1. Ninety-three decisions taken by the various committees of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners were confirmed at the ordinary meeting held on Friday, without a solitary comment on any one of them. Mr. Bartley remarked “This is a record in my time in the Municipality.” We
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      ASIA’S NATURAL RESOURCES.
      901 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 2. Of all the Far Eastern areas, Japan Proper is the poorest in both mineral and agricultural resources. That fact, of course, is at the root of the present trouble in China. Tokio may talk long and loudly about the necessity for crushing anti-Japanese
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      AN OUTSIZE IN EGGS.
      810 4 Straits Times, Nov. 3. At last we know the size of the surplus at which the F.M.S. Government is aiming. Originally, the Secretary of State suggested the establishment of a fund amounting to $35,000,000, but two years ago the ultimate size of this official nest-egg was
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    NEW “SKINS” O. C. FROM CEYLON DEFENCE FORCE.
    306 4 Lieut.-Col. R.B. Leslie THE new Officer Commanding 1 the 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Lieut.Col. R. B. Leslie, M.C., will arrive in Singapore from England by troopship on Nov. 15. He succeeds Lieut.-Col. M. F. Hammond-Smith, who retired a few months ago
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    168 4 The following appointments are notified in the S.S. Government Gazette. Mr. J. McKnight Hart to act as an Assistant Superintendent of Excise SS. Mr. F G. Aplin, M.C., Senior Superintendent, Customs and Excise Department. F.M.S., to act as Deputy Commissioner of Excise, S.S. The Secretary of State for
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
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      Broke Duke’s Piano.
      138 5 Broke Duke’s Piano OREAKER of a piano owned by the Duke of Windsor, Arthur Rubinstein, celebrated Polish pianist who left Singapore this morning by air on his way from Australia to Europe, was one of a party which accompanied Edward, not long before his accession, to some noted cabarets and
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      Clever Dodge.
      65 5 DUBINSTEIN numbers Mussolini among his admirers. In his suitcase he carries a treasured photograph autographed, “To the Great Rubinstein—cordially Mussolini.” When travelling in Italy, he always carries his cigars, of which he is very fond, on top of Mussolini’s photograph. “You can imagine,” he says “there are never
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      Native, Without Woman.
      122 5 w Dalton,” who made the yesterday through marrying in England Miss Agnes Staples, daughter of a well-known Singapore family, is Mr. F. S. Clark, author of a brace of Malayan books. His latest effort, “A Child in the Sun.” should interest Singapore as it describes the author’s
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      Singapore Bad Lads.
      65 5 Singapore Bad Lads THE youthful Clark was no admirer of the Englishmen of S -a pore. He said that the fine band of English pioneers was followed by 44 fat, complacent, iegenerates, fattening on the fruits of the labours of the pioneers, people who lived in the big towns and
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      Relic Removed.
      71 5 Relic Removed DECAUSE it has been attracting too much attention and interest, the composite sports car which stood in the Government House garage as one of the few remaining relics of Mr. W. J. Parks has been removed. The car. which was described in some detail in this column a
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      Lottery Budget.
      126 5 Lottery Budget WHILE the Straits Settlements Budget can be regarded as a model of sound finance and all the rest of it. Burma’s next budget is going to give conservative colonial officials a shock To bolster up Burmese finances, the budget is going to make provision for a State lottery,
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      Rutherford.
      76 5 'J’HE ashes of Lord Rutherford have been placed in Westminster Abbey. He is the first New Zealander to have been so honoured. Lord Rutherford also was the first New Zealand baron, taking in 1931 the title of Baron Rutherfbrd of Nelson and Cambridge. Nelson, a small town in the
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      Topical Labels.
      88 5 CAFETY match manufacturers in Calcutta are taking the question of labels really seriously. In India when you start a match factory you have to do more than choose a trade mark and stick to it until the factory closes down. Labels commemorating the victories of leading football teams
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      Penny Poker.
      79 5 gIDELIGIIT on the hard-up state of Europe:—first class passengers in the Potsdam playing bridge for one pfennig a point in the liner’s smoking room last night. The compulsory restriction on the spending power of travelling Germans has the effect of keeping them away from the bright lights in
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      Sand Regattas.
      84 5 117HILE Singapore yachtsmen row home after a pleasant evening’s sailing they should think of their less fortunate tropical brethren at Abu Sueir, in Egypt. Here, yachting enthusiasts in the R.A.F. have built from aeroplane parts a fleet of desert yachts. Equipped with rubber-tyred wheels and big mainsails, the
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      Natty Percy.
      78 5 Natty Percy OPEAKING of yachtsmen, there is at one Singapore pension an Englishman (call him Percy) who takes his boating seriously. One thinks of yachtsmen as fellows who keep their oldest clothing for all but regatta days. But Percy would not think of going for an evening sail without donning
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      Opportunism.
      98 5 Opportunism AS soon as the Spanish War developed into a major military conflict, Hollywood film producers set to work to screen dramas having the war as their background. One called “The Last Train from Madrid,” or some name like that, is on its way to Singapore. Now Hollywood is going
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      Disturbed Sleep.
      113 5 JHE hammering that echoes through the S.C.C. as the wreckers pull down the old walls has had the effect I of c"minishing the numbers of Slngai pore business men who take their aftemoo.. nap in the reading room. Although occasionally, the reading room used to be .deserted in
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      Poetry.
      96 5 Poetry MORE war poetry from the North China Daily News, Shanghai:— There is a young Welch Fusilier Who has a great liking for beer He got terribly tight When he went out last night So today he feels horribly queer There is a young man in the Loyals Who’s badly
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      “Great Season.”
      56 5 THE German Arm that inserted the following advertisement in the North China Daily News, Shanghai, deserves to make some money:—“There can be no doubt that the greatest photographic season ever is in store for you, once the war area is accessible. owners will again scoop the cream of
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      Specialised Character.
      108 5 f}WING to its extremely specialised v character, a Warsaw journal called “Our Life” has come to an end, the editor and staff having been arrested. Described as the first professional journal for thieves and burglars, it contained special articles on safebreaking, smash and grab raids, how to burgle
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      Famous.
      93 5 Famous A SINGAPORE celebrity is mentioned in Mollison’s new book, 44 Playboy of the Air.” “Anita is, or was then, No. 1 dancing girl,” he writes in a chapter on an amusement park. 44 The girl would have made a sensation in any capital of the west. Her voice was
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      Cowboy Conduct
      75 5 OEVERAL Singapore Chinese merchants have received copies of the anti-American chain letters that have been circulated among the Chinese employees of foreign companies in Tientsin. Urging a boycott of the United States and advocating SinoJapanese co-operation against foreigners in the whole Pacific zone, the letters say that “American
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      “ Chinese K. K. K.”
      122 5 Chinese K. K. K.” is worse is that Americans have sown in the hearts of the present Chinese generation the seeds of anti-Nlpponism,” the letters continue. “Do not fool yourselves about the American help against Japan. They will let their own parents down If selfish Interests are Involved. Japan for
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      Raffles Relic.
      68 5 Raffles Relic MALAYANS visiting Java should look In the old Tan ah Abang cemetery for the grave of the first wife of Sir Stamford Raffles. An old tombstone bears in English the Inscription, “Sacred to the memory of Olivia Marianne, wife of the Hon’ble Thomas Btamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Java
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      English Memories.
      80 5 English Memories IN the compound of the Protestant Church of the British Community at Batavia, which was founded in 1830, is another stone reading:—“Beneath this stone is deposited the remains of James Bowen Esq., captain of His Majesty’s ship Phoenix, bom Nov. 29, 1782, died Dec. 26, 1812, In consequence
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      Cat Trade
      131 5 A MAN was advertising in the Singapore papers a few days for Siamese cats, any quantity." He was not necessarily a cat fanatic. He more likely was participating in what is becoming a most lucrative trade. Siamese cat prices in London have reached an all time high. Kittens
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      Kink Gone.
      90 5 Kink Gone jy|AIN reason for the popularity of the Siamese cat is the way it manages to combine feline grace with canine domesticity and faithfulness. Their aifection is slowly and gradually won (that sounds a bit like Marlene Dietrich), but is never lost. The kink about an inch from the
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      Hullo, Hullo.
      52 6 Hullo Hullo OINGAPORE business people and householders might well train their tambies and houseboys to answer the telephone properly. There is no uniformity at all in their methods, the piqst common sound heard on the removal of the receiver at the other end being a nasal “er,” significant of general
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      “Howdy, Sucker.”
      96 6 f T*HIS business of answering the tele- phone is more Important than might be realised. In England the Post Office says, “Don’t say ‘Hullo.’ Announce your identity.” But most people do say “hullo.” Oracle Fields says, “O.K. Oracle here.” Bernard Shaw, “And what can I do for you?”
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      Bright Woman.
      169 6 MOST interesting white woman in 1 the Malay Archipelago, ocean yachtsmen say. is a Yorkshlrewoman who has Just celebrated her 20th year as a planter in Papua. Known to her friends as “Janet,” Mrs. Cowling, who weighs 21 stone, went out as housekeeper to a planter on the
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      Profits In Kind.
      125 6 Profits In Kind /CURRENCY laws forbid the transfer of money from Russia to Austria, according to the Daily Express. So when an Austrian circus returned to Vienna a few days ago after a tour of Russia, it brought its profits in kindthree Turkish camels, three ibex, seven pelicans and ten
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      Patriot.
      121 6 Patriot boycott of all things Japanese even has extended to a boycott of Japanese fares by Singapore **lcksha coolies. Down near the No. 6 dock nates yesterday afternoon a T* panese passenger from a steamer was making determined, but unsuccessful efforts to induce a ricksha puller to convey him to
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      Statistics
      147 6 rpHE statistically-minded Australian National Travel Association has calculated that 28 per cent, of English visitors to Australia go there because of the sunshine, 17 per cent, to visit relatives. 14 per cent, for sightseeing, 10 per cent, for surfing and sporting, seven per cent, on business and three per
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      Bicycle Polo.
      104 6 Bicycle Polo COME of Tanglln’s brighter souls have for several weeks been in spartan training for what might yet become Singapore’s most fashionable outdoor sport, bicycle polo. Played on a tennis court, it combines the thrills of polo with the physical risks of American football. The small group that is
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      Stolen Thunder.
      94 6 Stolen Thunder PROM the ZHL microphone during the “From the Station Armchair” session has gone forth a complaint that Katong is stealing the 8.M.8.C.’s thunder. Until the catching of the Katong monster last week. ZHL had earned a steadily built up reputation as Singapore's wild animal centre. Stories about ZHL’s
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      Sartor Resartus.
      143 6 Sartor Resartus CINGAPORE yachtsmen who dress up like a Vanderbilt for what used to be regarded as a rugged and wet outdoor pastime (Notes of the Day, Thursday) are defended by a correspondent signing himself Percy.” Apply Crux's notions to other sports and we’d have the golfer rolling up for
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      Anak In England.
      150 6 Anak In England ANAK Slngapura has reached England. In a note to Crux he writes that Malayans who are going on leave in the near future probably wonder what they will see around Gibraltar. “Travellers are likely to see very little at this strategic point," Anak says. “One of Franco’s
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      From The Shoulder.
      64 6 From The Shoulder £RUX had brought home to him on Saturday night the perils, or perhaps advantages, of anonymity. “Where has Anak Singapura gone?" asked a pleasant young American woman. “Anak has gone to England on leave," she was told. “Oh, that is a pity. That’s a terrible man they
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      Malaya’s Ore For Japan.
      86 6 Malaya’s Ore For Japan FOLLOWING last week’s item about the remarkable position whereby Japan is mining from Malaya, a British territory, metal ores for her munition factories, a correspondent at Batang Berjuntai comments that “what is more amazing is the fact that Japan is using Chinese labour to extract these
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      Women And Cars.
      103 6 Women And Cars SINGAPORE motor salesmar who has done the same work in many other countries says that nowhere else do wives take as little Lii orest in the buying of a car as they do in this city. Elsewhere, he thinks, the wife’s word often is the last one
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      Muzzles Barred.
      79 6 Muzzles Barred /*VNE Singapore dog lover who thinks it cruel to make his animals wear muzzles for six months has erected on the lawn behind his bungalow a long enclosure, bordered by two fences of wire netting, in which the pups have ample freedom and do not have to wear
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      Christmas Squeeze.
      86 6 Christmas Squeeze ■jpHOSE unfortunates who rummaged a few weeks ago through Chinese art goods and curio shops deciding what they would send away to other lands for Christmas presents will find tnat prices have skyrocketed in the last tew days. Some of the dealers must hgve Just realised that Christmas
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      Simple Amusement.
      136 6 Simple Amusement INCREASINGLY popular as an after--4 the-cinema diversion is the hiring for an hour or so of a sampan at Coilyer Quay. It is best on a moonlight night. Even when there is a chop on the harbour, the little craft soldom ship any water The small foreign ships
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      Decor.
      160 6 Decor JF you are driving home from golf in shirt sleeves or sweater and decide that such garb will not be out of place in a certain recently-opened Chinese cafe and bar, you will be mistaken. Drive up to the door, step out of the car and walk up to
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      Little Napoleons
      33 6 IF a man thinks he’s Napoleon and nobody agrees with him, he becomes an inmate of the bug-house; if the masses agree with him, he becomes a dictator. Thomaston Georgia Times.
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      Angel Whitewash.
      68 6 Angel Whitewash arrivals from London say the ceiling of the bar at the Westminster Theatre is having to be whitewashed yet again. In the dim past some architect was responsible for having an angel painted on the ceiling. The theatre lessees have ever since been covering it with whitewash. But
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    CZECH CONSUL’S PARTY.
    64 6 the invitation of Dr. J. V. Polodna, actlng-Consul for Czechoslovakia, a party was held at the Singapore Airport Hotel on Oct. 27 to celebrate Czech National Independence Day. Cocktails were served from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. and the gathering include 1 all Consular representatives in Singapore
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    487 7 Mr. A. D. Dawson. Superintendent oi Customs and Excise, Port Swettenham, has gone on leave. The death has occurred at Kandy, Ceylon, of Mr. Oliver Charles Warren, formerly of the staff of Messrs. Storch Brothers, Ipoh. The leave of absence to Mr. W. C. S. Corry, M.CJ3.,
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    Government House.
    504 7 Monday, Oct. 18. Sir Shenton Thomas presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning. R. L. Nunn and Mrs. Nunn, Major F. Tymms and Commander and Mrs. I. W. Whltehom had luncheon at Government House. Blrs. Ritchie left Government House. In the
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    AUTHOR WEDS MALAYAN’S DAUGHTER.
    93 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 18. MR. F. S. Clark, who has written many books about Malaya under the/ "pen-name of “Clive Dalton,” was married at Ealing recently to Miss Agnes Staples, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Staples, who were formerly well known
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    NEW O.C. FOR SELANGOR VOLUNTEERS.
    67 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1. MAJOR W. M. James assumed command of the 2nd (Selangor) Battalion. F.M.S. Volunteer Force today in succession to Lieut. Colonel J. C. Cuthbert. who has gone on leave. Major James who has been second in command and
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    Agricultural Director Gives
    185 7 Bride Away. Berwick Pilcher. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. ?9. HPHE Hon. Mr. O. T. Faulkner, 1 Director of Agriculture, S.S., and Adviser on Agriculture in the Malay States, gave away the bride at yesterday’s marriage at 6t. Mary’s Church, between Miss Mary Jean Pilcher,
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    MR. W. MAKEPEACE JUN. WEDS IN ENGLAND.
    73 7 AAR. Ernest Walter Makepeace, only son of Mr. Walter Makepeace, of Henleaze and late of Singapore, was married to Miss Priscilla Joyce Workman. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Workman, of Clifton, at Westbury-on-Trym on Sept. 25, reports our London Correspondent. The
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS
      60 7 SWEETLAND.—On Oct. 31 at Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mabel Grace, wife of L. B. Sweetfand, A.P.0., Pulau Bukom, a daughter. LAIDMAN.—At the Maternity Hoepital. Singapore, on Oct. 26, 1937, to Molly, wife of E. Laidman, a eon. At the General Hoepital, Johore Bahru, on Oct. 28. 1937, to Muriel
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      142 7 SMART—PORTER—iThe engagement la announced between Mr. Douglas G. Smart, Donowarie Estate, Soemberpoetjeong, Java, and Annie Walker, daughter of Mr. James Porter, 15, Belgrave Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland. The wedding will take place on Dec. 1, 1937 at 9t. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore. The engagement is announced of Dr. T. A. Divine
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      MARRIAGES
      154 7 GIBSON—BRYAN.—At St. George’s Church, Penang, Malaya, on Friday, October 1937, Jean Margaret Gibson of Douglas, Isle of Man to John Jefferis Bryan, P.W.D., Malaya. CLARKE—THOMAS.—At Singapore Registry on Nov. 1, Mr. G. E. Clarke, Bukit Kajang Estate, Malacca only son of the late Mr. E. C. Clarke and Mrs.
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    Contents.
    374 7 Leaders— The Mutiny at Invergordon 2 Daylight Saving 2 The Penalty of Tyranny 2 “Public” Business 3 Asia’s Natural Resources 3 An Outsize in Eggs 4 Telegrams— Covering past week's news 36—18 Picture Supplement 17—28 Financial SupplementFinancial and Commercial News to date, following page 12 Malayan General NewsStabbed. Then
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    RATEPAYERS AND AQUARIUM PLAN.
    49 7 AT the Singapore Ratepayers elation committee meeting a circular setting out proposals of the council of the Friends of Singapore \wus read and after discussion the commit tee decided that they “were in favour of the erection of an aquarium rather than an art gallery.”
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    Accident At Tan Tock Seng Doctor’s Home.
    144 8 PAMELA Diamond, five-year-old daughter of Dr. W. C. E. Diamond, formerly medical officer in charge of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, and Mrs. Diamond, died in the General Hospital, Singapore, early on Nov. 2 from scalds she received the previous day. It is
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    Annual Gives Vivid Picture Of Malayan Scene.
    181 8 'THE vivid, kaleidoscopic picture of the Malayan scene given by the Straits Times Annual for 1937 makes it an ideal Christmas gift for friends in other parts of the world. A feature of this year’s production, the second of its kind, is the
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    Porter Sends Cap Round World.
    116 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Nov. 1. A WELL-WORN pullman porter's cap which, by its owner’s strange whim, is retiring with a long Journey around the world by rail, sea and rjr is today lying at the office of Straits Steamships, local agents for Imperial
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    COLOURFUL CEREMONY OPENS MALAY RULERS’ KLANG DURBAR.
    261 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Nov. 1. WITH all the colourful ceremony traditional of Malay life, the durbar of Rulers of the Federated Malay States, held each year, is taking place today at the Klang Astana. The first durbar to be held in
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    WARSHIP “BOYS” ALLEGE HOLD-UP.
    50 8 TWO Cantonese “boys” employed on H.M.S. Herald allege they were held up by five Chinese, one armed with a revolver, as they were riding in a ricksha along Kampong Bahru Road early on Tuesday. The gang robbers, it is alleged, took property worth $47 from them
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    China Fund’s $l,000 Gift For Poppy Day
    227 8 IUIEMBERS of the Singapore China Relief Fund committee have sent $l,OOO to the Singapore Poppy Day Fund. Mr. Tan Kah Kee, who signs the letter, states that the China Relief Fund in Singapore and other parts of Malaya will refrain, as far as
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    KEWARRA SAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.
    77 8 r|N her return voyage after a two months stay in Singapore, the 12-ton Australian yacht Kewarra sailed on Tuesday at 10 o’clock via Java ports. With the commander Mr. J. A. Oagan, a former Singapore resident are: Lieut.. I. Lyon, of the Gordon Highlanders and an
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    20 Huts Lost In Kallang Blaze.
    147 8 QVER 20 small attap huts, occu~ pied by Chinese working in the charcoal kilns in Sin Koh Street off Kallang Road, were destroyed by fire on Sunday. The cal! to the Brigade was made about 11.30 a.m. and two engines were sent out. The
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    CHINA RELIEF FUND’S SMALL EXPENSES.
    190 8 MOT all the money collected in Singapore for the China Relief Fund is sent to China, a Straits Times reporter was told by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, chairman of the fund committee. Expenses incurred in such jobs as printing of stationery and sending of telegrams
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    JAPAN’S CRAFTY COMMERCE: METHODS THAT MISLEAD.
    846 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR,—I wonder how many kinds of articles and goods made in Japan are sold in the Malayan markets by the artful use of advertisements and trade marks in English, with subtle pretentions to British or Empire origin?
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    Volunteer Corps Needs British Indians.
    339 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR, —It has been decided that the loyal British Indian cannot become a volunteer until the European units are up to strength. 1 say European units, since the others —the Eurasian, Malays and Chinese—are more than up to
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    RABIES.
    137 9 Case Of Being “Brought In,” Not Breaking Out” Yo the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR,—The Governor in his speech on Monday expressed his regret that rabies had broken out in Singapore. Strictly speaking, rabies does not break out,” it is brought in, and we are still waiting for
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    APPEAL TO I.R.R.C.
    188 9 “What About Help For The Producers?” To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR, —Your very excellent leader of Oct. 26, Sanely Hopeful,” was read with great interest, especially that part dealing with rubber and tin restriction, and your reference to the administration of both schemes. Surely
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    LIEUT. COMDR. D. E. LANDER.
    92 9 May Shortly Return To Malaya. LIEUT.-Comdr. D. E. Lander, R.N. (retd.), who used to be a very popular planter in Negri Sembilan, and subsequently spent several years at Cameron Highlands before leaving Malaya for the Argentine, is now living in London. His Malayan friends, some
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    CHINA RELIEF FUND.
    242 9 Questions Regarding Collections Disposal. To the Editor of the Straits Times. QIR, —It is usual when public subscriptions are called for for any purpose, for those responsible to publish lists of subscribers and details of the amounts subscribed. I have not, however, been able to obtain any
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    STABBED, THEN MADE TO DRINK CORROSIVE ACID.
    188 9 Dying Man's Story To Police. MO shouts nor any noise of a struggle were heard by the occupants of a house in Cross Street, Singapore at ten o’clock on Sunday night, but two Hokkien Chinese were found in adjoining rooms, fatally stabbed. One
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    EUROPEAN DRIVES WITHOUT LICENCE.
    73 9 D. Thompson, a Johore European, on Ost. 28 was fined $5 by Mr. L. C. Goh, Singapore Fourth Magistrate, for driving without a licence on Oct. 9. Thompson pleading guilty aad stated he had since taken out a Jonore driving licence Dr. F. V Jacques has
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    PRINCESS PLANS TO WED WRESTLER.
    445 11 Valerie “Undeterred By Parental Difficulties. JUST a year ago the Dayang Valerie, youngest and prettiest daughter of the White Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, told the Straits Times that she was “absolutely heart-free” but that she “would love to be engaged, because it
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    MARRIAGE OF MR. L. A. H. STEVENS.
    38 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 23. Mr. Leonard Arthur Havelock Stevens, of Singapore, was married at Tunbridge Wells, on Oct. 21. to Phyllis Evelyn Biddolph, of Park Gate, Elham, Canterbury.
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    Did Tiger Bag Cattle-Owner ?
    65 11 Did Tiger Bag Cattle-Owner (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 31. 'THE discovery of the head of a Siamese cattle-owner near Chungloon, North Kedah, together with traces of pug marks has revived the stories of a tiger which were current in the vicinity until Sept. 9 when a maneater was
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    K. L. Plane Auctioned In Hangar.
    106 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. “HPHIRTEEN HUNDRED once thirteen hundred—twice thirteen hundred —sold for thirteen hundred.” These words echoing through a hangar at the Kuala Lumpur Aerodrome yesterday afternoon, concluded the first auction of an aeroplane to be held in Malaya.
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    TIONG BAHRU FLATS NOT SOLD.
    122 11 Tenants’ Fears Of Higher Rents Eased. THE Singapore Improvement Trust flats at Tiong Bahru Road were not sold at the auction sale held at the offices of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co., Ltd. Many tenants of the flats, who feared a jump in rents
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    P.W.D. OFFICER WEDS IN PENANG.
    96 11 r T I HE wedding took place on Saturday at St. George's Church, Penang, ot Mr. John JefTris Bryan, Executive Engineer, Kluang. Johore. former Residend Engineer of the Penang Aerodrome and Miss Jean Marjorie Gibson, wtu arrived from Home on Thursday by tne Blue Funnel
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    Planter Finds Skull And Bodies In Cave.
    212 11 Newcomer Was Exploring. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 29. JADING WAIST-DEEP in muddy water, police, led by an European planter, this morning came upon five graves in a portion of Batu Caves, the big limestone cliff seven miles north of Kuala
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    Malaya’s Best-Known Band Leader Played For Hylton.
    385 11 REX ALLEN S SUDDEN DEATH. QNCE pianist to Jack Hylton and Debroy Somers and their world famous orchestras, and brother of the Hon. Mr. L. A. Allen, acting General x\dviser, Johore, Mr. Rex Allen, Malaya's best-known musician and musical director at Tanglin Club,
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    B.B.C. TO BROADCAST IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
    231 12 Britain Follows Lead Of Other Countries. MALAYAN radio listeners will be able before long to tune in to news broadcasts in foreign languages from the B.B.C. The introduction of foreign language news broadcasts was on Oct. 29 announced in the House of Commons, according
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    GOVERNOR WELCOMES AIRBOAT.
    116 12 A HEARTY welcome to Captain H. W. C. Alger, commander of the Imperial Airways flying-boat Satyrus, which arrived at Singapore last week on a survey flight from Alexandria, has been extended by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas. In a telegram to Lieut.-Comdr. A. D. S. Murray, Imperial
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    Planter’s Wedding In Penang.
    118 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Oct. 29. TPHE wedding took place yesterday at St. George’s Church, Penang, of Mr. Desmond Booth Newman, assistant, Sungei Ular Estate, Kedah, only son of the late Mr. Thomas Newman and Mrs. G. E. Newman of Sungei Ular Estate, Kedah, and
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    Mother Goes To Son On Leper Isle When Wife Refuses.
    227 12 QN her way to live with her son, v Mr. R. Southern, superintendent of the Pulau Jerejak leper settlement near Penang, in the absence of his wife, who refused to live there, 50-years-old, Mrs. Mary Esther Southern, arrived in Singapore
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    FUSILIERS ARRESTED IN PORT SWETTENHAM
    111 12 ALLEGED deserters from their regi- ment and stowaways on the Montgomery City, which was on her way to England from Singapore and stopped at Port Swettenham for loading, two privates of the Royal Inniskilllng Fusiliers were arrested by Klang police on Oct. 27 and sent
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    Municipal Officers Begin Gas Training. MASKS READY.
    152 12 A SET of gas masks ordered by the Municipality has been delivered and certain municipal officers are about to undergo anti-gas training to become class instructors. Municipal steps towards educating the public about antigas precautions were mentioned by the president, Mr. W. Bartley,
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    WEDDING OF EX-F.M.S. OFFICIAL’S DAUGHTER.
    61 12 Miss Bronwen Williams, only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Williams of Whitley Bay, Northumberland, was married to Mr. Hugh R. Kamstra, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Y. Kamstra, of Richmond, Surrey, at Holy Trinity Brampton, on Sept. 18. Mr. W. J Williams
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    Violinist Weds Widow After Whirlwind Romance.
    193 12 FOLLOWING a whirlwind romance during his tour of Manila, Joseph Lampkin, young American violinist on Monday married 34-year-old Mrs. Robert Hancock, widow of the late 63-year-old President of the Manila Railways, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral an hour before they sailed on the K.P.M. vessel
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    DID NOT WANT TO DIE BANKRUPT.
    161 12 Judge Grants Discharge To 78-Year-Old Man. CEAH PECK SEAH, 78-years-old member of one of the oldest families in the Colony, does not want to die a bankrupt. His application for discharge was granted by Mr. Justice Howes in the Singapore Bankruptcy Court on Friday.
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    IMPERIAL AIRBOAT ARRIVES
    401 13 Regular Flying-Boat Service Soon. TWO MORE PRELIMINARY TRIPS BY NEW CRAFT. Singapore, Oct. 29. fJUDING gracefully to a perfect landing on smooth water off u Tanjong Rhu at the end of its 6,000-mile survey flight of the A lexandria-Singapore section of the England-Australia flyingboat route, the Imperial
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    Heavy Floods Delay Night Mails.
    114 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 29. TERRIFIC rain on the main range flooded many parts of Malaya’s west coast last night. The water was deepest around Ulu Sapetang in Upper Perak and in the vicinity of Ulu Yam and Sungei Clio in Northern
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    SELANGOR TO TRAIN NURSES FOR CHINA.
    111 13 From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 28. A SUM of $2,200 was promised yesterday at a meeting of prominent Chinese at the Chinese Assembly Hall for the purpose of organising a committee to train nurses for Red Cross work in China. Mr. H
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    SINGAPORE-SYDNEY AIRBOAT READY.
    79 13 Y'HE first of the Empire airboats for the Singapore Sydney section of the England-Australia flying-boat service is ready. The route, however will not be ready for the flying-boats until April or May or possible later. Qantas Empire Airways are taking over the boat, but there does not
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    CORONATION SCHOLARSHIP FOR K. L. GIRL.
    140 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26. DEFORE dissolving tonight the General Committee which organised the Coronation celebrations in Kuala Lumpur performed a Anal graceful gesture by instituting the King George VI Coronation Scholarship, which will help poor local girls to complete their
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    Did Violence Threats Cause
    172 13 Negri Strikes? ‘Men Had No Desire To Stop Work.’ —Estate Manager. yHREATS of violence made by agitators who distributed pamphlets provoked the recent strikes h> coolies on Negri Sembilan rubber estates, according to Mr. E. A. Martin, general manager of the Gordon (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Limited.
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    HILL LANDS BILL OPPOSED.
    100 13 THE second reading of the Hill Lands Bill was vigorously opposed by Mr. E. Newbold. Penang member, at the meeting of the Legislative Council and eventually, on the proposition of Mr. Newbold, it was referred tor further consideration and report to a select committee comprising the
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    More Money For Health Measures, Urges Penang Member.
    343 13 More Money For Health Measures Urges Penang Member. QV fhe sum to be expended next year on medical services in the olony by both the Government and the three Municipalities, $4,500,000 is to be spent on hospitals, curative work and administration expenses and only $1,500,000 on health and preventive measures.
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    Singapore’s Cantonese Gangsters The Most Dangerous.
    322 14 STRENGTH OF SECRET SOCIETIES HAS DIMINISHED. gINGAPORE’S Cantonese gangsters are definitely gunmen and quite westernised in their methods," in the opinion of Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet. the Inspector-General. Although the strength of secret societies and gangs in Singapore has diminished during the
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    PERAK CHINESE TO AID POPPY DAY FUND.
    132 14 Wreath For Cenotaph As Usual. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh t Oct. 26. A LETTER from the Honorary Orga- niser of the Poppy Day Fund Inviting the Chinese to donate towards the Chinese Relief Fund instead of the Poppy Day Fund, was discussed
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    Why Not Sail Part Of Way Home On Leave?
    152 14 Yachtsmen’s Offer. A NOTHER European is wanted to supplement the crew of the American 45-ft. ketch Hurricane before she sails from Singapore on her world cruise on Nov. 15. The ketch has been in Singapore for over a month, after a
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    Syce Fined For Negligent Driving Of K.L. Ambulance.
    295 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27. J-|OLDING that Ibrahim bin Haji Ha was was guilty of driving an ambulance in a negligent manner, Mr. A. B. Cobden-Ramsay, acting First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, fined him $70 or three weeks imprisonment in
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    POLICE EFFORTS TO STOP NEW TYPE OF BROTHEL FROM DEVELOPING.
    547 14 Difficult To Bring Home Guilt To Landlords. VIGOROUS suppression of the old type—a keeper with several T women—of Singapore brothel has been one of the tasks of the Singapore Police during the past year, according to the report of the
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    Registration Of Businesses Opposed.
    74 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 26. /"OPPOSITION to the draft Bill is shortly to be presented to the Federal Council for the registration of businesses was voiced at the monthly executive meeting of the Perak Chinese Mining Association held today. The reason given was that
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    $70,000 MUAR BRIDGE NEAR COMPLETION.
    40 14 iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Oct. 27. THE $70,000 bridge across the Muar River, five miles from Segamat along the Segamat-Muar Road, is nearing completion. It is said to be the best in the State.
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    SOME PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT DAY PLANTER.
    2720 15 Planting Topics. Replanting Methods —Slaughter Tapping—Budding In Field Or Nursery —Treatment Of Disease Patches A.B.C. And Third Daily Tapping. By Our Planting Correspondent. OEALISING and appreciating the value of frank discussion by planters of the many problems they meet in their profession it
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    KATONG’S “ROGUE CROC.” CAUGHT
    250 16 Malays Trap Brute In Drain: Adventure For Europeans. ANE of Katong’s rogue crocodiles is no more. A character almost as legendary as the Loch Ness monster, it was caught on Oct. 27 in a drain which crosses Crescent Road, between Goodman Road ana Branksome Road, not
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    Buddhists Pray For China Peace.
    114 16 Buddhists Pray For China Peace WHILE a nearby gramophone 97 blared a gay kronchong record, 150 Buddhist men and women devotees, dressed in black robes, reverently stood in the Leong San See Temple on Oct. 28 and chanted a solemn prayer for the well being of China. For 60 minutes
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    EXTORTION IN NAME OF POLICE.
    279 16 Many Cases, Says Court Inspector. NINE MONTHS FOR EX-DETECTIVE. tt'T'HE D.P.P. sent this case to the Criminal District Court because he took a serious view of the matter owing to the large number of cases in which people were going about extorting money in the
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    MALAYAN RATTANS FOR JAPANESE MUNITIONS.
    79 16 JAPANESE merchants in Singapore, through Chinese agents, are buying large stocks of rattan from all parts of Malaya, according a Chinese newspaper report. According to a Chinese chemist, rat tan may be usee: for the manufacture of explosives. The Japanese are not only buying up
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    K.L. EURASIAN VOLUNTEERS MOUNT GUARD.
    73 16 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27. OELANGOR Eurasian Volunteers had a proud moment this evening when “C” Company, 2nd (Selangor) Battalion, F.M.S. Volunteer Force, formed less than a year ago, mounted guard at headquarters. In spite of the drizzle, which increased to a
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    TWO SOLDIERS FOR THE ASSIZES.
    239 16 Alleged Assault And Robbery Of Taxi Driver. to have assaulted a Chinese taxi-driver with stones and then robbed him of $6, two Blakan Mati gunners, Alfred Budd. and Harry Whitehead, were committed for trial at the next Singapore Assizes on charges of voluntary causing hurt
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    Two Boys Die From Hornet Stings.
    83 16 ATTACKED by a swarm of hornets while gathering wild flowers from a tree in a village off the East Coast Road on Oct. 17, tivo Malay boys, Yusoff and Said, aged 10 and 8, respectively, died as a result of being severely stung. Both
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    Five Airliners Leave Kallang In Two Hours.
    83 16 C*IVE airliners left the Singapore r Airport within two hours on Oct. 27 on regular flights—the largest number since the airport was opened a little more than four months ago. There were the east-bound and west-bound Douglas DC3’s of K.L.M. (Royal Dutch Airlines),
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    CHANGED ADDRESSES OF MALAYANS AT HOME.
    140 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 18. MALAYANS who correspond with friends now in retirement at home, may be interested to hear of the following changes of address: Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Qammans have moved to 66a, Carlisle Mansions, Carlisle Place, S.W.I: Mr.
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    SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    630 17 Group picture taken at the golden jubilee bi'l to celebrate the founding in 18S7 of the Sungei Ujong Club. Mr. Wee Eng Hong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wee Sian Kah of Singapore, and Miss Kam Suan Choo. of Singapore, after their wedding. Group taken
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    MALAYA LEADS IN FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA.
    544 21 Methods 25 Years Ahead, Says Sir Malcolm Watson. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28. MALAYA is nearly 25 years ahead of the rest of the world in anti-malarial work,” said Sir Malcolm Watson, on his arrival in Selangor today, and “there is
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    NO ONE TO BLAME FOR WEST WHARF ACCIDENT
    195 21 Coroner’s Finding. CATISFIED nobody was criminally concerned, the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, returned verdicts of death by misadventure at the conclusion of an inquiry held on Oct. 28 into the fatal accident at the West Wharf extension on the afternoon
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    300,000 FORGED NOTES SENT TO SINGAPORE.
    388 21 Remarkable Allegations Against Penang Gang. JHAT 300,000 forged notes had been dispatched to Singapore, and that another $10,000 worth had already been disposed of in Malaya were statements made at the Penang Assiaes on Oct. 28 when a Japanese and two Chinese were sentenced
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    Cine Camera Used To Get Evidence.
    137 21 THAT a cinematograph camera *had been used by a European police officer to obtain evidence was revealed in the Singapore Third Police Court, on Oct. 28, when Koh Seow Guoy, a detective appeared on three charges of extortion. Accused claimed trial and the case
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    RAPE & KIDNAPPING CHARGES.
    93 21 RAPE KIDNAPPING CHARGES. Singapore Chinese Youth For Assizes. pHUA TIANG SOO, the 17-year-old youth who was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on a series of charges of rape alleged to have been committed in Rochore district, Singapore, is to stand his trial at the November Assizes on two charges of rape
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    FLEW SOLO AFTER ONLY FOUR HOURS.
    54 21 AFTER only four hours' in- struction by Flight-Lieut. J. B. W. Push, chief pilot of Wearner's Air Service, a Singapore flying enthusiast went solo for the first time on Oct. 28. He was Mr. P. R. Lewis, of the Government Land Office. He flew
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    Malaya Has Only 22,822 Europeans.
    83 21 THERE are only 22.822 Europeans in Malaya, representing 0.5 of the total population, compared with 2,128,130 Malays, 45.3 per cent., and 1,829,137 Chinese, 39 per cent. Malaya’s population in the middle of last year was estimated to be 4,694,166. compared with 4,529,228 at the same
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    $200,000 FOR KLANG ASTANA ALTERATIONS
    60 21 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27. EXTENSIVE renovations and alteratlons to the Klang Astana Involving expenditure of a considerable amount of mDney, are shortly to be carried out. Full details and the actual cost the work are not yet available, but $200,000 has
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    SINGAPORE'S POLICE PREPARED FOR AIR RAIDS.
    369 22 Realistic Display At Depot Anniversary Show. FAMILIARISED with gas masks and anti-gas training, men of the Singanore police force vividly demonstrated, at the Police Depot tenth anniversary display on Oct. 27, what might be described as the march of the decontaminators and first aid
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    11 Messages Over Two Wires.
    85 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26. 'TESTS are now being carried out on voice frequency equipment in Malaya’s central telephone and telegraph exchange, which will modernise telegraph traffic between the principle centres. This will make it possible to send eight telegraphic messages over
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    Airport Costs More Than Expected.
    218 22 CEVEN million dollars is the revised estimate for the completion of the Singapore Airport, an additional $339,000 being needed to cope with increases of cost in several items. The revised total was authorised at the budget meeting of the Legislative Council. Fort Road reclamation absorbed
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    AMERICAN ACQUITTED OF GANG ROBBERY.
    65 22 JOHN E. Rothrock, the young American ship’s officer who appeared in the police court on Monday on a charge of gang robbery of a taxi in Bencoolen Street on Sunday night, was acquitted by the Third Magistrate, Mr W. G. Reeves, on Oct. 26. Court
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    SINGAPORE HAS AMPLE FISH SUPPLIES.
    141 22 Japanese Catch Boycott Has Small Effect. IN spite of an alleged refusal by Chinese to buy fish caught by Japanese fishermen, which, it was feared, would lead to a shortage of supplies, the position in Singapore markets appears quite normal. In Beach Road market, one
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    SIR MALCOLM WATSON TO LIVE IN OLD HOUSE.
    169 22 Stay At Klang: Malayan Tour. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27. WHEN Sir Malcolm Watson, Director of the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene in the London School of Hyg‘ene and Tropical Medicine, returns to Klang tomorrow he will live again
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    Palm Oil May Become New Vitamin Food.
    344 22 EXPERIMENTS IN F. M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27. £OD liver oil may go out of fashion as a vitamin “food” if workers in the Institute for Medical Research in Kuala Lumpur obtain results in keeping with their expectations. They
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    DAMAGES AWARD SEQUEL TO FATAL CAR CRASH.
    210 22 Chinese To Get $2,790. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26. AS a sequel to a fatal motor accident, Mr. Lee Kim Tian, who claimed $30,000 damages, was today awarded $2,790 and costs by the acting Chief Justice of the F.M.S. (Mr.
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    EDUCATIONAL INQUIRY: FULLEST TERMS OF REFERENCE URGED.
    479 23 More Trade And English Primary Schools Advocated. THAT the terms of reference of the Colonial Office commission which is to investigate the Malayan educational system would be as wide as possible was the hope expressed by the Hon. Mr. Tay Lian Teck, after
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    SINGAPORE FIRM REDUCES CAPITAL.
    39 23 An application for reduction of capital by Malayan Tobacco Distributors. Ltd., Singapore, was granted by Mr. Justice Howes in the Singapore High Court on Oct. 25. the terms being contained in a draft order submitted.
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    To Buy Only British And Chinese Goods.
    54 23 A PLEDGE to buy British and Chinese goods only has been made at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce by representatives of 92 watch end clock dealers, 72 crockery dealers and 375 Chinese piece goods shops. A committee to ensure that this pledge is
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    12,000-MILE CYCLIST LIKES MALAYA'S ROADS.
    121 23 A FTER cycling 12,000 miles a 25- year-old grocer’s assistant from Lancashire, Allan Pendlebury, reached Singapore from Penang. He found the roads in Malaya very good in contrast to the elephant paths and railway tracks he followed through Burma and Siam to the Peninsula. He
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    LEOPARD RAIDS HIGHLANDS FOWLS.
    86 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 24. A SPECIES of leopard was killed at Mrs. J. Cornwell’s house at Renglet Cameron Highlands, by her servants early in the morning while it was raiding t'r e chicken run. four of the fowls being killed by the beast.
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    OFFICER FINED FOR MOTOR OFFENCE.
    55 23 CAPTAIN N. SYDDALL. of Fort Canning, was on Oct. 26 fined $4. for turning his motor-car to the left from Tank Road into Orchard Road cn Aug. 28, when the traffic signal was against him. In pleading guilty, the accused said he could not recollect
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    Companies’ Undisclosed Profits System Criticised.
    500 23 “HARDSHIP TO SHAREHOLDERS” F. M. S. Accountant. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 29. £RITICISM of the manner in which the accounts of certain Straits Settlements companies are presented was expressed by Mr. E. D. Butler, presiding at the annual meeting of the Association
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    Governor Recommends Mui Tsai Minority Report.
    139 23 QHIEF surprise in Sir Shenton Thoma’s budget speech to the Legislative Council, on Oct. 25, was a recommendation that the Secretary of State should accept the minority report of the Mui Tsai Commission, which visited Maldya and Hong Kong last year. He said he
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    SHORTAGE IN MALAY POLICE RECRUITS.
    127 23 “Call For Future Military Requirements.” A FEAR’ that future Malay recruiting for the Straits Settlements Police may present difficulties “in view of the call made on this section of the population for future military requirements,” is expressed by Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet, the
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    SIAM OPENS LEGATION IN BERLIN.
    47 23 —Reuter. Berlin, Oct. 28. The establishment of a Siamese Legation in Berlin is announced. The new Charge d’Affaires is Phra Sundara Vachana. He was received by Baron von Neurath yesterday. Hitherto the Siamese Legation in London has included Germany in its territory.
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN STRIKES SETTLED.
    34 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Oct. 29. KfEGRI Sembilan strikes are now over and settled. The 22 coolies working on an estate near Tlti Jelebu returned to work this morning.
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    CHINESE RETREAT IN SHANGHAI AREA
    341 24 Reuter. Chapei Blown Up As Enemy Advances SQUARE MILES OF BUILDINGS DEVASTATED IN HUGE CONFLAGRATION. Shanghai, Oct. 27. THE CHINESE ARE IN RETREAT AT SHANGHAI. The North Station —“China’s Alcazar”—fell this morning to Japanese bluejackets following a dawn steam-roller attack from the northern section of
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    Moral Victory For Chinese.
    215 24 Moral Victory For Chinese Reuter They Can Afford War, But Japan Cannot. London, Oct. 26. now happens in Shanghai the Chinese may Justly claim to have already won a great advantage,” says the Manchester Guardian “There must now be some 120,000 Japanese lighting there who can be ill-spared from the
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    JAPANESE OFFER COMPENSATION.
    83 24 Apologise For Killing British Soldier. London, Oct. 26. THE Japanese Government’s apologies and determination to deal suitably with those responsible are expressed in a note handed to the British Ambassador in Tokio, regarding the incident in which Rifleman McGowan was killed in the machine-gunning by air of
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    CHINESE WITHDRAWAL WAS MASTERLY.
    462 24 1 Reuter. Further Intensive Fighting Shanghai, Oct. 28. FOREIGN military observers praise the withdrawal of Chinese troops from Chape: and Kiangwan as a delicate manoeuvre, masterly executed. While part of the tioops have taken up positions along the foochow Creek, others are manning the rear have
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    Machine-Gunned British Troops Hit Japanese Plane.
    73 24 Reuter. Shanghai, Oct. 27. DRITISIL posts were again ma-chine-gunned this morning. when a Japanese plane opened Are on outposts near Jessfield Park. Fire was returned by British troops with Lewis guns and the plane, which is believed to have been hit, flew’ off. There
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    Expansion Of U.S. Navy Planned.
    133 24 Reuter. Washington, Oct. 27. J7UNDS to begin the construction ot two more battleships at a cost of £12.000,000 each will be asked from the next meeting of Congress, according to Mr. Charles Edison. Assistant Secretary of Navy. President Roosevelt in a speech last night proclaiming
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    JAPAN WRECKS U.S. BRUSSELS HOPES.
    290 25 Reuter. Will Not Go To Belgium: Mediation Impossible. Washington, Oct. 27. JAPAN’S refusal to attend the Nine-Power Conference is seen as making most difficult, if not impossible, President Roosevelt’s avowed aim of having the conference mediate between the combatants, says a Reuter message from Washington.
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    British Troops Drag Chinese From Death.
    82 25 Reuter. FOURTEEN British riflemen, r led by a Londoner, Desmond Kiely, risked their lives to save Chinese civilians at Shanghai on Oct. 27. Although realising the Shanghai-Hangchow railway bridge might be blown up at any moment, the party stole along amid machine-gun Are from
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    BRITAIN’S POLICY AT BRUSSELS TALKS.
    179 25 May Lead To End Of War London, Oct. 26. THE policy we intend to pursue is such as may lead, if it can, to the termination of the Sino-Japanese conflict on the basis that fhe morals of the world would accept,” said Lord Halifax, under-Secretary
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    26 25 —Reuter. Peiping, Oct. 29. As capital of the new Inner Mongolian State, Kweihua has been renamed Hohogoto, or Blue City, according to a semi-official Japanese report.—Reuter.
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    JAPAN, ITALY AND GERMANY UNITE.
    93 25 Reuter. NEW ANTI-COMINTERN PACT PLANNED. Tokio, Oct. 31. DECLARING complete accord already has been reached between Japan, Italy and Germany, the Asahi Shimbun understands Italy has abandoned the idea of bilateral agreement and that she will participate in the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact. A draft agreement
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    Why Japan Refused To Attend.
    153 25 League Stimulated China’s Anti-Japanese Policy. A JAPANESE Government statement explaining Japan’s refusal to attend the Nine-Power Conference enlarges upon Japan’s patient endeavours to cultivate Chinese goodwill, China’s lack of appreciation and belligerent spirit, and Chinese actions compelling Japan to take up arms in self-defence The
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    SOVIET TROOPS IN CLASH ON BORDER.
    117 25 —Reuter. Moscow, Oct. 31. THE Soviet version of the border clash between the Soviet and Manchukuo troops on Thursday is given by the Tass Agency, which states it is reported from Khabarovsk that a detachment of Manchukuoan troops crossed the Russian Border in the
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    200 KILLED WHEN BOMBS FALL.
    55 25 —Reuter. Shanghai, Oct. 2b. More than 200 Chinese were killed and 400 wounded when bombs from Japanese planes, attacking the railway station of Sungkiang on the ShanghaiHangchow Railway, fell on closelypacked houses around the station, says a semi-official Chinese report. The report adds that hundreds
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    SIR HUGHE KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN, wounded British Ambassador to China, going out to his ship in a tender during his convalescent tour of the East.
    24 25 SIR HUGHE KNATCHBULL -HUGESSEN, wounded British Ambassador to China, going out to his ship in a tender during his convalescent tour of the East.
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    “Yangtse War Far From End.” —Tokio Believes.
    106 25 ziang and Rating—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. operations in the Yangtse rerion “are far from beinf terminated’* in the opinion of Japanese political circles in Tokio, says Aneta-Trans-Ocean. However, It Is held, the latest Japanese success at Shanghai “has created the basis for the attainment of the
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    British Troops To Return Fire.
    47 25 Renter. Shanghai, Oct. 25. r\KI)EKS have been given to British troops to fire in selfdefence against aircraft whenever necessary and without hesitation. The British are not mounting anti-aircraft guns but are equipped with Lewis guns, which are readily adaptable to anti-aircraft Are.—
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    KING CONCERNED FOR SPAIN & FAR EAST.
    516 26 KING CONCERNED FOR SPAIN FAR EAST. Huge Crowds See Brilliant Opening Of Parliament. CONCERN for Spain and the Far East was expressed by Kinjf George VI, when opening the first Parliament of his reign on Oct. 26. The biggest crowds ever k nown at the State opening of Parliament gathered
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    WOUNDED AMBASSADOR IN INDIES.
    59 26 —Reuter. Sourabaya. Oct. 25. 8ir Hughe Knatchbull-Huggcssen, the British Ambassador who was Injured when his car was machine-gunned by Japanese aviators on the road from Shanghai to Nanking, has arrived here and will remain for several days as the guest of the Governor-General of the Netherlands
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    WEAK POLICY DENOUNCED.
    193 26 '—Reuter. Labour Wants Definite Pronouncement. DEGRETTING that the King's advisers, by a weak and vacillating foreign policy and lack of constructive fundamental proposals for raising the standard of life of the people or establishing an economic prosperity on a just and enduring basis had forfeited the confidence
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    RAJAH LEAPS TO DEATH.
    94 26 —Reuter. SUICIDE VERDICT AT MADRAS INQUEST. Madras. Oct. 26. THE Rajah of Vizlanagaram 1 (whose brother, the Raj Kumar of Vizlanagaram, captained the Indian cricket Test team which toured England last year and is at present in a nursing home In London) committed suicide at 4
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    BROADBENT IN LONDON.
    26 26 —Reuter. London, Oct. 28. H. L. (“Jim”) Broadbent has returned to London after abandoning his attempt to break the England Australia air record.—Reuter.
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    END OF WAR MAY FIND JAPAN A REPUBLIC.
    276 26 Reuter. Startling Forecast By French Writer. London, Oct. 28. THAT Japan may be a republic before the end of the war if China can continue to resist is asserted by Madame Tabouis, well-known French journalist, writing in L’Oeuvre, Paris. Thu can be
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    23 26 .—Reuter Tokio, Oct. 24. 'THE Belgian Ambassador has deli- vered to the Japanese Foreign Office an Invitation to the Nine-Power Conerence in Brussels.—Reuter
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    ‘Most Heroic Chapter In History.’
    125 26 Most Heroic Chapter In History China’s Gallant Fight Should Inspire. London. Oct. 28. u 'THE Chinese resistance to the Japanese thrust at Shanghai is one most heroic chapters in the annals of any nation,” declares the News Chronicle in an editorial. “The gallant fight made by the Chinese at Shanghai
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    PRAISE FOR HUMANITY OF BRITISH TROOPS.
    143 26 —Reuter. Shanghai. Oct. 28. THE humaneness of the British troops who risked their lives to help refugees from the fighting zone and render first aid to the wounded has created a deep impression. The Chinese Mayor Mr. O. K. Yui, said that the whole
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    Japanese Offer At McGowan's Funeral
    59 26 -Reuter. Shanghai, Oct. 2t». IT to learned the Japanese offered to send representatives and wreaths to the funeral of Rifleman McGowan, who was killed by Japanese planes on Sunday, but the British authorities replied they did not expect them to do so. This accounted for
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    MADAME CHIANG HURT IN CRASH.
    291 27 SPEEDING CAR CAPSIZES IN DANGER ZONE. Shanghai, Oct. 29. Iff ADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK broke a rib when 1 1 the car in which she w as speeding from Nanking to Shanghai overturned. The accident occurred last Saturday, but the news was kept secret until today,
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    “Cut It Out,” Says British Chief Firing Stops.
    61 27 Reuter. “/"*UT it out,” curtly telephoned Brig.-Gen. Telfer Smollet, British commander at Shanghai to the Chinese and Japanese headquarters when a SinoJapanese battle, in which the three British soldiers were killed broke out on Oct. 29. The Chinese and Japanese denied that
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    Germany Will Not Be At Brussels.
    101 27 Berlin, Oct. 29. /GERMANY has declined the invitation to attend the Nine-Power Conference at Brussels on the SinoJapanese conflict. The German reply states that as the Conference is called under Article Seven of the Nine-Power Treaty and the application of this article will be
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    AMERICANS TO RETURN FIRE IF ATTACKED.
    79 27 Shanghai, Oct. 27. ADMIRAL Yarnell, the American Commander, has issued orders that in case of attack with machine-guns or bombing by planes of any nationality on defence forces or non-combatants in the United States defence sector the U.S. marines are authorised to open fire
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    Chinese Bid To Retake Quemoy Island.
    42 27 with the Japanese warships.—Sin Chew Jit Poh A fierce battle is raging on Quemov. island near Amoy occupied by the Japanese. Simultaneously Chinese batteries in Amoy are exchanging fire with the Japanese warships.—Sin Chew Ti A
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    Japanese Seize Panama Ship.
    60 27 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Was Taking Cattle To Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Oct. 28. A JAPANESE warship has seized the steamer Tschekam, hying the Panama flag. The ship had a cargo of cattle for Hong Kong. The Panama Government has sent a protest to Tokio demanding the release of
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    Leisure Irks Happily Wed Duke.
    142 27 Reuter. Paris, Oct. 28. “I AM now a very happily married man, but neither my wife nor I is willing to lead a life of leisure,” said the Duke of Windsor when speaking at an informal luncheon of the AngloAmerican Press Association. “We hope to
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    Trouble Looms As Powers Halt Japanese Launches.
    373 27 —Reuter. Shanghai, Oct. 30. A SERIOUS clash between the Japanese and the international forces was narrowly averted yesterday, when Japanese armed launches attempting to steam up the river were halted by British, American and French officers. Observing that Chinese junks from a barrier
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    More Junk Sinkings Alleged.
    73 27 Reuter. 200 Destroyed, Chinese Claim. Geneva, Oct. 29. TWENTY more cases of the bombing of civilians between Oct. 13 and Oct. 26 are cited by the Chinese delegation in a communication to the League. They include the destruction of 200 Ashing junks off the coast of
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    Britain Sending More Munitions To Chinese, Japan Says.
    123 27 ships is not being enforced.—An eta Trans-Ocean. Tokio, Nov. 1. pHARGES that Britain Is supplying ever-increasing quantities of war materials to China are being made in Japanese newspapers. Seventy military planes of British make are reported by Domel to be assembled at
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    SHANTUNG COUP D’ETAT CLAIMED BY JAPAN.
    62 27 —Reuter. Nanking Denies Rumour. A DOMEI message from Tehchow claims that the Governor of Shantung, Gen. Han Fu-chu, has been taken prisoner by Gen. Pel Chunghsi, who has effected a coup d'etat. The War Office at Nanking, however, flatly denies the Japanese report, which,
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    WOUNDED BRITON DIES.
    100 27 Three More Hurt Shanghai, Oct. 31. DRIVATE ROBERT DELANEY, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, who was gravely wounded when a shell exploded in the western defence sector on Friday, has died in hospital. Three Royal Ulster riflemen were wounded this morning by stray shells In the western
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    TRUCE HOPES FADE IN CHINA CONFLICT.
    276 28 sovereignty.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean and Aneta-Havas. Both Warring Nations Make “Impossible” Demands. DEACE feelers between China and Japan, accord- ing to Shanghai and London reports, reveal so widely divergent conditions as to be impossible of acceptance. The Nanking Foreign Office spokesman, interviewed on Sunday, said tha t
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    British Men Want Duke's Return.
    56 28 British Men Want Duke's Return years of age.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. London, Nov. 1. *FHE return of the Duke of 1 Windsor to Britain is favoured by voters in a referendum conducted by the magazine Cavalcade. Sixty-one per cent, of those who voted favoured his return. The majority of those in favour were
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    M. PIERLOT TO FORM BELGIAN CABINET.
    49 28 —Reuter. Brussels, Nov 1. M. Hubert Pierlot, former Minister of Agriculture, has been entrusted with the task of forming a Cabinet. M. Deman earlier abandoned his attempt to form a Cabinet following the refusal of the Liberal party to cooperate with him —Reuter.
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    THREE BRITISH SOLDIERS KILLED AT SHANGHAI.
    160 28 THREE soldiers in the Royal Ulster Rifles were killed and several other* wounded by shellfire in the western defence sector at Shanghai on Oct. 29. Those killed were William Christopher Howard and Joseph O’Toole, of Dublin, and James Mallon, of Londonderry. Seriously injured were
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    CHINESE LOSSES.
    55 28 —Reuter. 67,000 Dead Left In Field. Japanese Claim. A JAPANESE spokesman estim- ates the Chinese casualties at Shanghai up to Oct. 23 as 250,000. He says 67,000 have been left dead in the field and estimated that between 500,000 and 600,000 Chinese troops are in the triangle formed
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    Briton Touches Gun; Insults Japan.
    101 28 —Reuter. •THAT a British soldier in 7 suited the Imperial Japanese Navy by touching the cover of a Japanese machinegun is the chief burden of a letter of complaint sent by Admiral Hasegawa, Japanese naval commander at Shanghai, to Admiral Sir Charles Little, the British
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    Japan Expects Big Victory Soon.
    139 28 —Reuter. Will March On Nanking If Necessary. Berlin, Nov. 1. WITHIN a short time the situ- ation on the China front will be such as to render a Far Eastern conference absolutely unnecessary, according to a prediction by General Matsui, Japanese Commander in Shanghai, in
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    “FOOD SMUGGLED THROUGH BRITISH LINES.”
    84 28 —Reuter. Japanese Displeased. Shanghai, Oct. 31. An official Japanese communique says that large quantities of “fresh food stuffs such as bread, milk and other perishable goods” were found in the “doomed battalion’s” stronghold after its evacuation. “The Japanese naval authorities cannot repress a feeling of
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    JAPAN PAYS HEAVY PRICE.
    43 28 Manchu and Korean troops.—Nanyang Slang Pau. Shanghai, Oct. 29. JAPANESE casualties at Shanghai u since the outbreak of fighting on Aug. 13 total more than 70,000, according to an official Chinese estimate. These casualties include Manchu and Korean troops.—Nan-
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    Loved Cleric Passes.
    191 28 Rev. “Dick” Sheppard. London, Oct. 31. THE death has occurred of the Very Rev. Hugh (“Dick”) Sheppard, Canon and Precentor of St. Paul’s Cathedral and one of the best-loved clergymen in Britain. He was affectionately known all over the country for the robust sermons he broadcast for
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    Pirate Plane Sinks British Ship.
    149 28 Pirate Plane Sinks British Ship London, Nov. 1. THE British steamer Jean Weems (2,349 tons) was sunk by an aeroplane in the Mediterranean, 16 miles off the Catalonian coast. The plane is believed to be Italian. Twenty-six survivors have reached Gerona in lifeboats. A Scottish seaman named Bemborough, telephoning to
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    S. R. C. OVERWHELM S. C. C. IN FIRST HOCKEY TEST.
    835 29 SPLENDID VICTORY BY SIX GOALS. BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY THE FORWARDS. THE Singapore Recreation Club’s rout of the Singapore CricKet Club by 6—0 in the first team hockey match at the S.C.C. last week was a tribute to their team
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    WARWICK’S BIG WIN.
    16 29 At Leicester yesterday, cables Reuter, Warwickshire defeated Leicestershire by 27 points to nil.
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    THE CESAREWITCH: PUNCH WINS AT 17 TO 1.
    350 29 FET JUST FAILS TO CREATE TURF HISTORY. FROM a field of 31 horses, Punch won the Cambridgeshire over the 2 *4 miles course at Newmarket last week. Last year’s winner, Fet, was second, beaten by a length. The race was disastrous for
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    MALAYANS' POLO VICTORY.
    52 29 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Oct. 30. The inter port polo match between the Malayans and the Batavians resulted in a victory for the visitors by twelve goala to seven. The Batavia score includes their three goals handicap. The match is for a new trophy the Outport
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    Women’s Golf Event.
    224 29 MISS PHILLIP WINS WITH 27 NET. The Singapore Golf Club held a special competition for associates over nine holes on the new course at Bukit Timah on Wednesday. It resulted in a win for Miss C. A. Phillip with a net score of 27. Fifty-six cards were
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    G.G.C. Mixed Foursomes.
    82 29 WON BY COL. AND MRS. ROGERS. The Garrison Golf Club’s monthly mixed foursomes competition for October was played at Tanglin on Sunday and resulted In a win for Col. and Mrs Rogers with a net score of 32V2. Tho following cards were returned Col. Mrs. T. L.
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    WARWICKSHIRE DROP WYATT.
    77 29 —Reuter. London, Oct. 26. Peter Crammer, the English international rugger player, will captain the Warwickshire Cricket Club next season in succession to R. E. S. Wyatt, the famous Test match player. The executive committee are said to have unanimously decided to change the captaincy “in the best
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    P. S. & B. DEFEAT ETCETERAS IN S. C C. TOURNAMENT RUGGER.
    445 30 P. S. B. DEFEAT ETCETERAS IN S. C C. TOURNAMENT RUGGER. Gillespie Gets The Only Try In A Well Fought Game. PLAYING fast but erratic rugger in the S.C.C. tournament match last week, the Public Services and Bankers defeated ihe Etceteras by five points to nil. Neither side fielded a
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    N. S.-MALACCA’S RUGGER VICTORY.
    254 30 Singapore Well Beaten By A Splendid Side rOUGH Singapore were unlucky to lose Lundon about half way through the first half. It is very doubtful if they could have got the better of Negri-Malacca, had the speedy winger not been injured, in the State rugger match
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    CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    27 30 —Reuter. Amsterdam. Oct. 30. The eleventh game In the world championship match was drawn. Dr. Alekhine now leads with seven points I to Euwe’s four.—Reuter.
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    PERAK OUTPLAYED BY SELANGOR.
    185 30 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 30. Selangor beat Perak here today by 25 points (three goals, one drop goal, one penalty goal and one try) to six points (two penalty goals), completely outclassing them. Thanks to the great hooking of McLennan, the Selangor threes got
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    TITLE FIGHT.
    67 30 Jock McAvoy Defeats Jack Hyams. London Oct. 25. At Manchester tonight Jock McAvoy, of Rochdale, successfully defended his British middleweight boxing championship, beating Jack Hyams London taxi-driver. The referee stopped the fight at the end of the eleventh round owing to a bad cut under Hyams 9 left
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    Patersons Win S.G.C. Mixed Foursomes.
    226 30 GROSS SCORE OF 38 TO WIN BY A HALF. The Singapore Golf Club’s second bi-monthly mixed four-somes competition for October was played at Bukit Tlmah on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a win for Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Paterson with a net score of
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    SARRON YIELDS TITLE TO ARMSTRONG.
    83 30 .—Reuter. New York, Oct. 30. IIENRY Armstrong, the negro boxer, became undisputed featherweight champion of the world last night by knocking out Petey Sarron in the sixth round of a fifteen round fight. Sarron had the better of the early rounds through sheer speed but
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    Chinese I Win S.A.F.A. Cup.
    399 30 SECOND TEAM BEATEN BY LATE GOALS. The Singapore soccer cup final replay between the Chinese first and second teams, at Anson Road on Saturday, ended in a 3—1 victory for the seniors. As in the previous match, which was a draw, 1—1, the soccer was
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    Dawson’s Crew Win Chiangmai Cup.
    183 30 The final of the Chiangmai Cup race, the most important event in the R. C. rowing season, was rowed on Saturday, and resulted in R. S. P. Dawson’s crew easily beating F. Thomas’s crew. Both crews stroked round 32 at the start and Dawson’s crew
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    $400,000 ALREADY SPENT ON PENANG’S NEW RACE COURSE.
    282 31 —Reuter. Loan Of $350,000 To Be Raised To Complete The Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 29. T the annual meeting of the Penang Turf Club today Mr. J. D. Kemp, presiding, mentioned that up to Aug. 31 a sum of
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    SCHMELING vs. THOMA IN DECEMBER.
    87 31 Berlin, Oct. 28. Max Schmeling has finally agreed to fight Harry Thoma, of Chicago, on Dec. 13, in New York. The Volkische Beohachter remarks that the German heavyweight wishes to participate in as many hard fights as possible prior to his world championship contest with
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    Irishman And Sikh Fight Out Close Finish In Hard Race.
    433 31 COMPLETING a difficult course of about ten miles in the excellent time of 52 min. 20 sec. on Sunday morning, Robert McWhirter, of the Inniskillings, won the sixth annual crosscountry race organised by the Clerical Union. Chand Singh, of the
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    HELEN WILLS NOT TURNING “PRO.”
    50 31 Reuter. Los Angeles, Oct. 26. Helen Wills-Moody denies reports that she is planning to turn professional, stating that she has given the matter no consideration whatever. She added, “l have ample to occupy me with other activities. I play tennis only for pleasure. 9 Reuter.
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    VADE CUP RESULTS.
    104 31 First Round Matches. In the Vade Cup competition of the Singapore Golf Club, at Bukit Timah, the first round ties resulted as follows: D. S. Davidson beat Lt.-Com. A. D. S. Murray 2 and 1. Roy Brown beat F. Knight 1 up. G. O. Cruickshank beat W.
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    G.G.C. DEFEATED AT KEPPEL.
    293 31 Two Points Margin In Inter-Club Match. The match between the Garrison Golf Club and the Keppel Golf Club, flayed at Keppel on Sunday, resulted in a win for the home team by 6Vj points to 4»/2, as under:— (Garrison players mentioned first). Capt. A. O. Cole
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    WOMEN’S AUTUMN CUP.
    67 31 Qualifiers For The Semi-Finals. rne following are the results of the seccr.c round ties in the women's Autumn Cup competition: Mrs. C. W. Wise beat Mrs. J. Moncur 2 and 1. Mrs. R. W. Cowen beat Mrs. J. Hill w.o. Mrs. M. M. Paterson beat Miss E
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    I.C. WOMEN’S BOGEY.
    79 31 Mrs. Ruddock And Mrs. Currie Tie. The women’s October bogey competition at the Island Club, played over the first nine holes on Sunday, resulted in a tie between Mrs. E. Ruddock and Mrs. J. O. Currie, who each returned a score of all square. Twelve cards were
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    Chiangmai Cup Race.
    421 31 BRILLIANT ROWING IN SEMI-FINAL. Losers Just Fail In Heroic Finish. The most important event of the season for the rowing section of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club is the Chiangmai Cup fours, for senior oarsmen. Three crews entered this year. Mr. F. Thomas’s crew drew a bye.
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    FARR TO FIGHT NATHAN MANN.
    117 31 TOMMY FARR is likely to miss 1 bis eagerly •anticipated Christmas dinner with his relatives In England, for he has to return to America in mid-December. He has received a cable from Mike Jacobs telling him he has been matched with Nathan Mann for a
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    GOALS GALORE IN HOME SOCCER GAMES.
    1618 32 Bolton And Chelsea Share Ten. THERE was a riot of goal-scoring in Home soccer on Satur- day, especially in Division I of the English League, with 49 goals in the eleven matches. Chelsea were involved in a 5-all draw at Bolton, and yielded first
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    GLIMPSES AT THE HOME SOCCER MATCHES.
    585 32 ,—Reuter. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 31. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE goals were scored in 44 matches in the English League matches yesterday. The grounds were softer than they have been previously this season. The best game seen at Bolton for years was
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    NEWPORT BEAT OXFORD.
    46 32 Home rugby matches played yesterday resulted as follows, cables Reuter: Kent 9, Hampshire 21 (at Beckenham). Middlesex 9, Eastern Counties 3 (at Richmond). North Midlands 9, East Midlands 14 (at Birmingham). Oxford University 8, Newport 11. St. Barts Hosp. 3, Cambridge University 19.
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      UNITED ENGINEERS WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY.
      2183 1 Programme Of Dredge Building And Reconstruction. MANY CONTRACTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR. I'HE improved trading conditions, particularly those governing the tin and rubber industries, during the past year, were, to a large extent, responsible for the satisfactory results of United Engineers Ltd. which
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      TIN’S NEW LOW RECORD FOR 1937.
      66 2 P”OR the first time for over twelve months the price of tin on the Singapore market dropped to below $lOO a pikul, today. Yesterday's price was $102.50 and today this declined to $99 the lowest price recorded slnoe Oct. 27, last year. In London
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      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
      336 2 London, Nov. 2. The following are todays closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares ot £1 denomination unless otherwise stated:— Tester- Rise day or Fall Conversion Loon 9 p.c. 1944-64 1127 s Funding Loan 4 p.c 1960-90 11l Vi War Loan, 374 p c 100%
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      World Tin Stocks Surprise Fall Of 200 Tons.
      175 2 MARKET ANTICIPATED RISE OF 2,000 TONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 1; to expectations, world visible supplies of tin at the end of October decreased 204 tons to 21,828 tons, according to estimates compiled by W. H. Gartsen, prominent metal dealers
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      KUKUB RUBBER AMALGAMATION.
      147 2 Taken Over For £70,000. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 1. JN Chancery yesterday Mr. Justice Simonds sanctioned the amalgamation of Kukub Rubber Estates Ltd. with Peninsular Rubber. Counsel stated that Kukub was formed in 1909 with an authorised capital of £250,000 and had not made a
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      WALL STREET FALLS DUE TO POLITICS.
      162 2 London, Nov. 3. AN official pronouncement on the in- creasing slump talk, was made in the House of Commons today by Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade. Hr* said that much of the talk was due entirely to falls on Wall
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      SARAWAK RUBBER CESS.
      31 2 The Sarawak Government Gazette states that from Nov. 1 there will be charged and paid on all rubber exported from the State a cess of $3 per picul.
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      STRAITS TRADING PROPOSAL.
      194 2 Correspondence Shareholder Wants Profits Disclosed. To the Editor of the Straits Times. OIR.—Shareholders in the Straits Trading Company Limited have been given notice of an extraordinary general meeting to authorise the directors to transfer from the funds of the company a sum of $80,000 for the benefit
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      SEPTEMBER RUBBER, TEA AND COFFEE CROPS.
      85 2 The following crops of rubber, tea and coffee were harvested by the respective estates in September:— lb. United Malacca 43,800 Kuala Reman 108,600 Lok Kawi 56,000 Bruseh Rubber 48,500 Brunei 44,100 Bukit Timah 7,277 Changkat 29,818 Haytor 13,808 Indragiri 105,261 Lunas 47,200 Nyalas 36,000
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      America Helps Buyers, But Curbs Speculators.
      315 3 Drastic Stock Change Bulls Singapore Markets. tob e effective from Monday, was announced by the Federal Reserve Board yesterday. The margin for the purchase of securities has been reduced from 55 to 40 per cent. On short sales a margin of 50 per cent,
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      100 3 TXURING the week ending Oct. 23, U exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 27,053 cases, of which: 12,730 (47 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 833 (3 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 3,986 15 per cent.) cases to
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      TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
      95 3 The following particulars of dredging and tin ore production lefer to the month of September: Hours Picul run Yardage ore Ayer Weng 54 Hitam Tin 103 Jelebu Tin I®* (Dredge closed down for three days). Lukut Tin 1 35 (Dredge is manoeuvring into position and is expected
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      136 3 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1353rd auction on Oct. 27, when there were catalogued 1,247,272 lb.— tons 556.81, offered 896,234 lb.—tons 400.10, sold 746,249 lb.—tons 333 15. London Spot 7%d. New York Spot 15 3! 16 cts. PRICES REALISE! Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEW.
      829 3 STABILISING EFFECT OF STOCK MARKET RULES. TYRE PRICES TO BE RAISED. fN their weekly report on the rubber market, issued on Oct. 29, Lewis and Peat Ltd., write:— Everything pointed at the beginning of this week to a further recession in prices, and at one time considerable
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      Hitam Tin Chairman On Development Of New Areas.
      503 3 IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY. ADDRESSING sharefcokfcr*at the annual meeting of Httam Tin Ltd. in Ipoh on Oct* 26/ Mjf. 1 H. Huntsman, the chairman, emphasised the need for developing new areas of tin-bearing hind. He said that the cNreetora would
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      OCTOBER TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
      63 3 The following particulars of dredging and tin ore production refer to the first half o* October:— Hours Piculs run Yardage ore Katu Tin 245 88,000 387 New Kopah Tin 254 Ratrut Basin Tin 242 40.30C 52 Renong Con 306 119.000 338 eatupulo 445 Takuapa Dredge 1
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1168 4 Issued By Fraser And Co., EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, Nov. 3, 1937. 10 a.m. MINING. Boyer* Seller* 4/- Ampat Tin 4/6 5/*£1 Asam Kumbang 30/- 31/6 11 Austral Malay, 50/- 55/-n. 5/- Ayer Hltam 29/9 31/1. Ayer Weng 0.05 1.00 £1 Bangrin Tin 23/9 24/Oxd 1
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      18 4 Oct. 28 Tin, S’pore Price $103 per picul 29 104.50 Nov. 1 104 2 99
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      59 4 Date Spot Nov.-Dee. Jan.-Mar. Apr.-June July-Bept. Oct.-Dec. London Oct. 28 24% 24% 24% 25 25% 25% 7% 29 24% 25 25% 25% 25% 26 7 5/16 Spot Nov. Dec. Jan.-Mar. Apr.-June July-Sept. Oct-Dec. London Nov. 1 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 26% 26% 7% 3 24%
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      585 4 London Exchange Prices On Oct. 26. Allagar (2/) 1/3%; Alor Pongsu (2/) 2/4%; Anglo-Malay 13/; Ayer Kunlng 30/; Badenoch 20/; Bagan Serai 20/; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 2/6%; Banteng 18/1%; Batang (2/) 1/0%; Batu Caves 16/10%; Batu Tiga 32/6; Bekoh (2/) 1/5%; Bertam Oon. (2/) 3/8%; Bldor 32/6; Blkam
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      AYER HITAM TIN PROFIT.
      48 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 2. rE profits of the Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging, Ltd., for the year ended June 31, were £111,813, compared with £64,855 for the previous 12 months. The dividend has been doubled and totals 50 per cent.—Straits Times cable.
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      PRODUCE.
      236 4 Singapore, November 3, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gamme! sB uo Hamburg Cube $15.00 Java Jut* $ll oo *eppet White Muntok $l-1.50 White $llOO Black $9.25 Sopra Mixed $4 SO Sun Dried $5.35 aptoca Small Flake $4.40 Fair Flake $4.10 Medium Pearl $5.10 Small Pearl $4.70 bapo Flour No 1
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      TIN SHARES.
      152 4 London Exchange Prices On Oct. 26. Amp&t (4/) 4/6; Anglo-Burma (5/) 13/6; Ayer Hltam (5/) 29/9; Bangrin 23/3; Gopeng Cons. (5/-) 11/: Hongkong (5/) 26/9; Mils (5/) 9/; Ipofa (16/) 26/9; Kampong Lanjut 23/6; Kamunting (5/) 11/; Kepong 1 3/32; KilHnghall (S|/) 20/9; 17/9; Kinta Kellas (5/) 7/9;
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      190 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. Company Dividend Total tar Book* Close financial Date Ex. Dlv Payable Date to date TIN To Bangrln 5% Int. Oct. 15 Nov. 5 Oct 18 5% Hitam Tin 5% Int. Nov. 3 Nov 9 Nov. 4 5% Kamunting Tin
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