The Straits Budget, 9 December 1937

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 4165. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    1318 1 enemy could lay siege to and capture Singapore exactly as was done at Port Arthur.” dramatically declared Sir lan Hamilton, veteran British general, in a speech (cables the Straits Times London correspondent). Sir lan said that as Inspector General of Overseas Forces in 1913, he shipped
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      “THE TIME HAS COME.”
      966 2 —Straits Times, Dec. 2. “The time has come,” The walrus said, “To talk of many things, “Of Commissioners and Rural Boards “And barnacles and things Two considerations contribute largely to the suitability of the j moment for returning to a subject on which we are quite
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      RAY OF HOPE FOR LOCAL YOUTHS
      948 2 —Straits Times, Dec. 3. instances their close relatives. The modern planter thus loses a great deal of the very close contact with the people which was the lot of his predecessor. He does not have the same opportunities of interesting himself closely in the
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      THE PRICE OF SPEED.
      772 3 Straits Times, Dec. 4. We are very fond of expressing pride in the achievements of our generation. We can point to the remarkable advances in aviation, radio, motor-cars and other branches of science as evidence that the past quarter of a century has witnessed progress on
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      PROMISES & THREATS OF SCIENCE.
      988 3 PROMISES THREATS OF SCIENCE. potentially ruinous dangers—Straits Times, Dec. 6. There was a time, not so very long ago, when inventions were haphazard happenings, subject to little or no control. Some men had a genius for invention, such as Edison, and devoted their lives to inventing hundreds of different pieces
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      Far Eastern Hopes.
      1010 3 present violating.—Straits Times, Dec. 7. Two aspects of the Far Eastern situation which have been given a great deal of prominence during the past few days produce entirely opposite effects in the public mind and yet are in fact very closely related. One concerning the news of
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      AMERICAN LABOUR PROBLEMS.
      848 4 —Straits Times, Dec. 8. Malaya has had ample cause in recent months to realise—and rue—the extent to which her well-being is dependent upon the industrial position of the United States. A great deal has been written about business recession and the collapse on Wall Street, but one
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    MEMORIAL TO SELANGOR DOCTOR.
    149 4 Work Of 40 Years Ago Remembered. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dee. 9. 117HILE the congregation stood in silence the Rev. J. O. Hall, chaplain. unveiled a marble tablet erected to the memory of Dr. Aston Otho Travers. M.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P.. at the evening service in
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    45 4 The engagement is announced between Mr. Raymond Bensley Jackson, of Kamunlng Estate, Perak, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson of Purley. Surrey and Miss Olive Nugent, elder daughter of Colonel W. V. Nugent, late Royal Artillery, and Mrs. Nugent, of Whitewindows, Sowerby Bridge. Yorkshire.
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
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      Italian Art.
      59 5 •THE smartest dining room in Malaya should be that in the new astana of the Sultan of Johore. The walls will be of wrought iron against a background of green material, while the massive dining table also will be of wrought iron, with a glass top made by
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      Beccarii.
      70 5 n HpHE so-called ‘pine’ trees of Fraser’s Hill, referred to by Crux on Nov, 23, are not true pine” (writes J.N.M., Serdang), “They are conifers and related to the pines of temperate regions. Their scientific name Is Oacrydium Becca*ii, belongl to a genus centering in Borneo and spreading westward.
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      Ecological.
      84 5 Ecological a I J*HE conifers are an ancient group in the plan: kingdom and were more abundant in the past than now. The presence o*’ this species at the highest point of Fraser’s Hill and other mountains in Malaya is matter of ecological interest. The question raised by the Seremban
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      Guarded Daughters.
      67 5 Guarded Daughters /\NE of Singapore’s most amusing sights is a worried father trying to keep an eye on i under-age daughter at a social function or. for that matter, at the Bwimming Club. The girls’ mothers do not seem to care so much. But there are a number of well-known
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      Music Makers.
      88 5 Music Makers QREAT World patrons among Tanglin Club members will be glad to hear that a drummer and a trombonist from the cabaret dance band will join the Tanglin Club orchestra. Both are Filipinos. It is to be hoped the jump in social status doesn’t go to their heads! A
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      Modern Airport.
      131 5 Modern Airport for use about March will be the new Batavia airport. Batavians at present have to use the Tjilitan field, 14 miles out of town, which is as inconvenient as Seletar was to Singapore air travellers. The new airport is at Kemajoran, only about five miles from the city.
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      Round The World.
      66 5 Round The World gOMETHING new in tourist destinations was seen in a Singapore hotel registry the other day when two American women under the “destination column in the enquire-all sheet wrote “around the world.” On the next line below a Canadian had written for his destination London, England.” It is
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      World Coverer.
      108 5 £APT. G. J. GeysendorfTer, one of the best known K.L.M. pilots on the Far Eastern service has been sent to the United States to take delivery oi two new Lockheed airliners for the K.L.M. services in the Netherlands West Indies. It will be some time before he is
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      Foreign Legion.
      64 5 Foreign Legion has a foreign legion. It is “B” company of the Ist Battalion Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. This unit contains representatives of several European nations, particularly the Scandinavian countries, who work in Singapore and fiel their services might play some part in guarding the city from an Invader. These
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      Dodgers.
      82 5 Dodgers IN England in the eighteenth century, 1 every able-bodied citizen was liable to serve in the militia and, if he were selected, to turn out for training over a period of 27 days during each of three years. Selection was by means of ballot. But any man on whom
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      Rich Girl.
      106 5 Rich Girl npHE news that Doris Duke, the world’s richest girl, has received on her 25th. birthday a further grant of £2,000,000 from the trust fund established by her father, the late J. B. Duke, president of the American Tobacco Company, will make many Singapore storekeepers sigh and think of
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      Good Time.
      131 5 Good Time A LTHOUGH the Cromwells were in Singapore only a few days, they had such a busy time that Mrs. Cromwell, a beautiful and pleasant girl, had to spend several of those days in the General Hospital. After a lot of bickering, during which they tried to charter a
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      Attraction.
      80 5 Attraction gRIGHTEST spot in the big festivities planned In Bangkok next week to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Constitution in Slam will probably be the beauty contest. Nearly 40 of the prettiest girls in that fascinating country, with a population of 14,500,000, will take part, Including two former winners.
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      Stamp Hunt.
      111 5 Stamp Hunt 2,000 of the New Guinea sd. Coronation stamps are doubleengraved over almost the whole of the design, it has been revealed. The effect of the error is most noticeable at the back of the King’s neck, which is made to look scruffy, and above his forehead, where the
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      Missing Link.
      85 5 Missing Link A FURTHER link in the archaeological trail running across the earth from Malaya to Panama is believed to have been unearthed with the discovery in Fiji by the Fahnestock— South Seas Expedition (American Museum of Natural History) of huge swatika-like symbols carved four inches deep in the face
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      Link With Past.
      84 5 Link With Past IN Singapore today is Capt. J. A. 1 Cameron, Royal Engineers, 34-years old younger surviving son of the late Sir Maurice Cameron, who came to Singapore in 1883 as Deputy Colonial Engineer. Sir Maurice spent nine years in this city, acting as Colonial Engineer part of the
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      Wellingtonian Sought.
      129 5 Wellingtonian Sought DEFERENCE to Sir Maurice’s death was made in this column five months ago by Anak Slngapura, who mentioned that the news came to him from an old Wellingtonian who had read :t in the school year-book. Sir Maurice’s son is wondering if that old Wellingtonian is still in
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      “Bangko.”
      104 5 JN its efforts to be exactly correct, the BB C. slipped up two nights ago when the announcer in the Empire news session spoke of “Bangko, Slam.” The 8.8. C. pronunciation experts probably knew the final “k” was dropped ir. Malay and thought the same applied in Siamese names.
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      Amuck.
      76 5 Amuck •pHE BBC 's error was excusable But there is one word which sounds more than annoying when spoken by a European without its final “k.” It Is “amok.” Surely, it is affectation to drop the “k” here when using the word in ordinary conversation. By usage it has become
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      “News” reels.
      116 5 News reels OINOAPORE cinema audiences are able to realise during a current programme how old some of the fare offered as “newsreels” is before it reaches here. After this reel exhausts the ordinary news events of the week in England (opening of a hospital, launching of a battleship, Inspecting of
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      “ Stella Dallas. ”
      103 5 Stella Dallas. U/E are now having an opportunity to see “Stella Dallas," the Samuel Goldwyn film that was banned by the Singapore censor a few weeks ago and released after the exhibitors sought a review by the appeal board. After seeing "Stella Dallas" it is easy to realise to what
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      Teetotallers.
      111 5 Teetotallers —South China Morning Post. Conscience balm: The horse and mule live 30 years, And nothing know of wine and beers. The goat and sheep at twenty die. And never taste of Scotch or Rye; The cow drinks water by the ton, At eighteen she is nearly done, The dog
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      Pleasant Thought.
      90 6 ANY Singaporean who wants to be cheered up should gaze on the coloured cover of this month’s Asia. It shows a big bomb and a little bomb falling towards Singapore, clearly marked in capital letters, on a somewhat symbolic map of South-Eastern Asia. Perturbed by developments of the
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      Fine Publicity.
      108 6 VVTHAT must be the finest piece of tourist publicity literature produced for any Eastern country is the 42 page book “Romance Calling” issued by the K.P.M. Line for limited circulation. Consisting of paintings of Java, Bali. Sumatra. Siam and Indochina by the well-known Hollywood artist Carl Shreve. “Romance
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      What Malaya Needs.
      71 6 /XNE Singapore picture finds a place in the book. It depicts the annual Thaipusam ceremony observed by Singapore Hindus. Singapore hotel owners and others interested in the development of the tourist trade in this country might well engage a prominent artist or photographer—after seeing “Romance Calling” an
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      Racket.
      79 6 Racket fXEAD men preside over the distrlbutton of their property In the wilds of South-Eastern Dutch Borneo, according to Asia. A priest is the intermediary, holding the hand of the corpse, which is strapped U he seat the deceased occupied in the council house, while the priest announces the bequests.
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      No Hilarity.
      64 6 No Hilarity THE Borneo death rites are most solemn, from the first beating of the gong which makes known a passing, to the procession bearing the body to the grave. The jungle people are awed by death and, although every funeral is an occasion for much drinking of palm wine
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      Malaya & Ceylon.
      150 6 Malaya Ceylon TTHE close link between Malaya and Ceylon In the early days was commented on by Sir Malcolm Watson in Colombo a few days ago. “In some ways Malaya may be regarded as a colony of Ceylon.” he said. “When the British entered Malaya in the Seventies on account
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      Libel ?
      90 6 Libel pOLIN Tapley, star of “Booloo,” whicn Paramount is filming in Malaya at present, will not feel flattered when he reads the new issue of The Rafflesian, magazine of Raffles Institution. Describing the filming of outdoor scenes in the film, a schoolboy writer says that “the hero, Colin Something-or-other, was
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      St. Nicholas.
      70 6 ALTHOUGH blase twentieth century children tend to take Santa Claus with a pinch of salt from their earliest days, the Dutch children of Singapore take their St. Nicholas seriously enough. When he drove away after the presentation of gifts at the Hollandsche Club last night, several of the
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      Juliana Bar.
      111 6 Juliana Bar gY the time Princess Juliana’s infant arrives—it should be within the next few weeks—the new bar at Singapore’s Hollandsche Club will be finished. It is being rebuilt in honour of the great event, or. perhaps, in anticipation of the great event. Behind the bar is the somewhat daring,
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      Sweetmeats.
      56 6 Sweetmeats A MONO the sweetmeats served at yesterday’s St. Nicholas celebrations were small cakes made aboard the Sibajak and presented by the Rotterdam Line. Most Hollanders in Singapore are ordering their Christmas confectionery from bakeries in Medan and Palembang. One Palembang firm had a large display advertisement in Dutch in
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      Famous Javanese.
      132 6 Famous Javanese IF Katharine Cornell maV.es her proposed world tour and appears in Java, as she has been invited to do by the Bond van Kunstkringen. she will be able to introduce to the Javanese stage a native author who has won fame elsewhere, but whose works have never been
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      Modern Times.
      72 6 Modern Times 'f’HE showman responsible for the screening of the almost historic newsreel criticised In this column last week complains that the trouble does not lie In Singapore. The reel in question was sent from England by the fastest available ship and was released here within a day or two
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      Liberty Of The Screen.
      122 6 Liberty Of The Screen SINGAPORE moviegoers can be fairly sure that any newsworthy shots in these reels will be deleted by the censor at Singapore. The reason that no Spanish War scenes, no China war scenes and no snaps of the German tour of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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      Interested Spectator.
      67 6 Interested Spectator A HONG KONG newspaper that reached Singapore yesterday quaintly announced that Philippines President Manuel Quezon was an interested spectator at the appendicitis operation that saved his life 14 days ago. The operation was performed under a local anaesthetic and the President was placed at his own request in
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      New American Consul.
      51 6 S. Patton, who will next month replace Monnett B. Davis as United States Consul-General at Singapore, already knows this part of the world. Before being appointed to his present post of Consul-General at Amsterdam. he w2ts at Batavia from 1930 to 1934. He is enthusiastic over tropical
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      Frustration
      137 6 TPHE following letter appeared in a 4 Straits Times Women’s Supplement three months ago While columns are devoted to the mui-tsai problem, nobody thinks of setting up a commission to investigate the problem of the frustrated Singapore bachelor. Separated by thousands ol miles of ocean from his native land,
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      Ready, Willing and Able.
      95 6 Ready Willing and Able |N reply to this comes a postcard from a girl in faraway Washington, D.C. “What is the ‘mui-tsai problem* Miss Washington naively asks in line one of the postcard. Then she gets down to business. If the committee of the Cricket Club or the Swimming Club
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      More Frustration.
      71 6 More Frustration “PURTHERMORE. we are Uncle Sam’s children,” Miss Washington adds “And in Washington there are ten girls for every man. So the frustrated bachelors of Singapore are no worse off than the bachelor girls of Washington. How many thousand miles apart are we?” With characteristic sense of public duty,
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      Bicycle Ballyhoo.
      93 6 IJOW is this for ingenuity? Two young Asiatics walked into the Straits Times office today, said they were going to cycle from Singapore to London. When do you leave? the chief reporter asked them. “Well. er. we don’t quite know yet,” said the spokesman. “We are hoping that
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      Bloomers.
      53 6 Bloomers A REPORTER who described a wedding yesterday doubted the accuracy, or authenticity of his dress descriptions. Before handing in his copy he sent it to a feminine acquaintance for perusal. His covering note read:—“Miss—. Will you please check and correct where necessary? I arr afraid my dress description might
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      Old Days.
      59 6 Old Days J7ERDINAND HANSEN. New York caviar merchant, who has been staying at Raffles, was last in Singapore in 1900. when he was returning to America from a visit to salmon fishing grounds and treatment works in Siberia. “Everything about the place has changed in that time—except Raffles Hotel.’* he
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      Reception.
      73 6 Reception M R HANSEN recalls that In the old days, when travellers rolled up to Raffles front door in a ricksha, they were met by a bevy of magnificently clad and kowtowing Chihese. These braves were not hotel flunkeys but rival tailors, trying to impress the new arrival. Before a
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      Silent Man.
      112 6 ’I'HIS same Ml*. Hansen was in Munich in 1928 when he heard that the National Socialist Adolf Hitler was to give a beer cellar address. He went along. Impressed by the talk, he asked a henchman if he could speak with Hitler after the meeting. When Hitler heard
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    Major R.G.S. Cox.
    49 6 Major R. G. S. Cox. who was in command of the Ist Battalion. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, until the recent arrival from England of Lieut. Colonel R. B. Leslie, the new 0.C., left for Europe on leave on Dec. 7 by the North German Lloyd liner Gneisenau
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    458 7 Mr. A. Fllnter, managing director of A. Fllnter Ltd, wPh Mrs. Flinter and their two daughters returned from Europe in the Victoria on Monday. Mr. H. J. Benjafleld, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Singapore Municipality, and Mrs. Benjafleld returned to Singapore in the Rawalpindi, from England. Mr. H. W.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS
      194 7 KINDER To Joan wife of B. 8. Kinder at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, Dec. 2, a son. POWELL.—At Singapore, on Dec. 1, to Doris, wife of B. Powell, (S. S. Vyner Brooke), a son. REID. —At the Maternity Hospital, Johore Bahru, on Dec. 1, 1937, to Marie wife of
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      ENGAGEMENT
      36 7 The engagement is announced between Thomas Frank Penney son of Mr. St Mrs. F. Penney, of Plymouth, England and Irene Gladys Henson, daughter of the late Mr S. Henson, and of Mrs. Henson, of London.
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      WEDDING
      42 7 LEA DBETTER—WEBB. —On November 11. 1937. at Holy Trinity. Leamington Spa (by the Rev. J. M. Vincent), Robert Peaston Leadbetter, of Kuala Lumpur. Fed. Malay States, to Rhoda, daughter of Mr G. H. Webb, Leamington Spa. and the late Mrs. Webb.
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    Pilot’s Jungle Mercy Mission.
    146 7 £URTAIUNG his flying holiday in Java, the German Air Force pilot Major Frederick Haerle who left Singapore on his return solo flight to Germany at 6 a.m. on Monday, flew on a mercy mission to a small island, off the coast of south Sumatra. He carried
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF IPOH LAWYER.
    66 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 3. T*HE death occurred suddenly this morning of Mr. H. G. Nelson, partner in the law Arm of Cowdy and Jones. The funeral is this evening. A captain in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the War, winning the Military
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    MR. LIM SENG CHEW.
    74 7 Death Of Well-Known Perak Miner. •T*HE death of Mr. Lim Seng Chew in Ipoh removes from Perak mining circles one of the best known of tre Chinese leaders of the industry. Several times president of the Lok Lam Club, principal Chinese social institution in the State.
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    171 7 Mr. K. M. Byrne As Assistant District Judge. The following aDDOintments are notified in the S.8. Government Gazette: Mr. K. M. Byrne to be an Assistant District Judge for Singapore. Penang and Malacca. Mr. A. O. Thomas, Acting Electrical Engineer, Singapore, to be an Inspector for the purposes
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    Contents.
    289 7 Leaders—- The Time Has Come 2 Hay of Hope For Local Youths 2 The Price of Speed 3 Promises and Threats of Science.. 3 Far Eastern Hopes 3 American Labour Problem 4 Telegrams— Covering past week's news 25—28 Picture Supplement 17—28 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date,
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    Selangor Ruler Spends Quiet Hari Raya.
    167 7 Singapore, Dec. 7. THE Sultan of Selangor celebrated Hari Raya Puasa in simple style at his seaside holiday residence at Katong. His Highness, who is accompanied by his private secretary, Dato Douglas, and party of 20, including some of his sons, paid visits to
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  • Obituary
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    88 7 WCUU DEATHS HILL-REID. —On Nov. 10, at Bexhill-on-sea, in his eightieth year, William Hill Reid, beloved husband of Helen Louisa Hill Reid, and elder son of the late Rev. William Reid, D.D. of Edinburgh and Clara Violet Reid ✓nee Hill), and father of Alan Hill Reid of Singapore. GAN.—Mr. Gan
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    Further Consideration Of Plans For Mew Johore Government Offices.
    291 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Dec. 7. A SPECIAL meeting of the Johore Council of State called this A morning to consider the design of proposed new Government offices for Johore Bahru was adjourned in less than ten minutes. This
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    ROSS APPEALS ON EIGHT GROUNDS.
    210 8 Counsel Holds Jury Misdirected. Singapore, Dec. 7. A. ROSS, who recently was sentenced to six months* simple imprisonment and three years* disqualification from holding a driving licence, for causing death by negligent driving, this morning appealed against his conviction. Sitting beside the Court of Appeal
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    Storm Forces Plane Down On Tin Mine.
    147 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 7. AUGHT in a blinding rainstorm at dusk yesterday. Mr. R. G. H. Wilshaw, captain of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club, made a forced landing in one of the Club open cockpit Moths on tailings at
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    SIAM’S POPULATION GROWING.
    126 8 iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Dec. 3. THE new census in Siam was taken *in May this year, and the first figures are now available from the Ministry of Interior. The increase in the population of the country as compared with the previous census of eight years
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    ADMIRAL POOH-POOHS MENACE TO SINGAPORE.
    237 8 Special Japanese Mission To Europe. AM certainly surprised to hear that British people still think that Japan might send an expedition to take Singapore/* declared Rear-Ad-miral Shinijiro Yamamoto, Japanese naval veteran, who fought on the flagship Mikasa with Admiral Viscount Togo at Tushima Strait, on
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    CHINA’S SOLDIERS LACK GOOD LEADERSHIP.
    370 8 But Have Put Up Wonderful Fight, Says French Marquis. THE soldiers of China have put up a wonderful fight, but they have lacked real leadership,” said the Marquis Roger de Chatclcux, well-known French journalist, who has been covering the China war for L’Action Francaise, the
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    Malayan Officer’s Wife Hurt In Cygnus Crash
    155 8 THHREE people who were staying at Government House with Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas last month were involved in the crash of the Empire flying boat Cygnus as she was taking off at Brindisi for Marseilles They were: Captain MacDonald, of Charleville. Australia,
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    LIFE STAGNATES THE ON THE MINES
    881 9 Correspondence. Employees “Become Useless Wrecks After Decade” “DEPRESSING CONDITIONS To the Editor of the Straits Times. gIR, —Let me paint you a picture of an ordinary middle-class Briton’s life on an isolated upcountry tin mine His salary is $3OO a month and for this
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    REPATRIATED SEAMEN REACH LONDON.
    187 9 Decline To Comment On Singapore Incidents.' (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 20. OIXTY-TWO British seamen who had been engaged In England lor fleet auxiliaries at Singapore have arrived in England In the liner Naldera Most of them declined to comment on incidents at the naval
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    COLONIAL OFFICE CHIEF SAYS “HULLO” TO MALAYA.
    224 9 Speech Clear At Opening Of Radiophone. THAT the new London-Malaya radiophone service, which wos opened on D ec. 1, is on a par with that between Britain and the Continent was the view expressed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr.
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    Malayan Impressed By Britain’s Technical Schools.
    123 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Not. 22. QREATLY impressed with much of the work he has seen in Britain’s technical schools Mr. H. R. Cheese man, Inspector of Schools, Singapore, has prepared a report which will be submitted to the authorities on his return
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    BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES.
    166 9 OEVERAL applications for discharge from bankruptcy were dealt with by Mr. Justice Howes on Dec. 3 In the Bankruptcy Court. Singapore, and In all cases the applicants were successful. Winfield Wilson, 46, a married man with six children, was granted his discharge subject to a suspension of one
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    London Malayans Doubt Value Of New Phone.
    76 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 1. r pHE general opinion among Malayans in the City is that the radiophone will be little used in view of the expense and inconvenience of the time variation. Another factor against extensive use of the telephone
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    Dutch Children See Their Own Santa Claus.
    152 9 Dutch Children See Their Own Santa Claus MORE than 50 happy Dutch children celebrated at the Hollandsche Club on Sunday the festival that in many Netherlands homes takes the same place as Christmas, in British homes—St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas, who looked Just like Santa Claus, arrived In state In
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    ENSURING YOUTH’S LOYALTY BETTER THAN PLANES GIFT.
    441 10 John Hands Flays F.M.S. Relief Policy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 30. WITH rich satire, Mr. John Hands, hon. secretary and treasurer of the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Committee, again flays Government policy in regard to Selangor’s out-of-work in his report for
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    SINGAPOREANS BACK FROM AUSTRALIA.
    79 10 SEVERAL Singapore people returned from holidays spent in Western Australia by the Blue Funnel vessel Charon. Mrs. 8. Q. Wong is back with her daughter Miss N. Wong after a holiday. Others who returned from leave and holidays by the same vessel were: Squadron Leader O.
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    Gordon Pipers Entertain Sumatra Scots.
    53 10 the request of the Hon. Secretary, Sumatra (East Coast) St. Andrew’s Society, eight pipers of the 2nd Battalion the Gordon Highlanders visited Medan and Brastagi in connection with the annual dinner and dance of that Society, which was being held at the Grand Hotel, Brastagi,
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    NON-EUROPEANS TO PETITION WHITEHALL.
    204 10 CINGAPORE subordinate u Government servants have decided to send a petition for revision of their salaries to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas. This step, which is expected to give a lead to other government servants’ associations all over
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    Invader Could Take Singapore. —Sir I. Hamilton.
    325 10 Invader Could Take Singapore —Sir I. Hamilton. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 1. “enemy could lay siege to and capture Singapore exactly as was done at Port Arthur,” dramatically declared Sir lan Hamilton, veteran British general, in a speech last night. The Emperor of Japan,” Sir lan said, is
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    Ex-Malayan Doctor Struck Off.
    235 10 Sequel To Assault On Woman Patient. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 25. Patrick Joseph O’Shaughnessy, who formerly served in Malaya, has been struck off the medical register. In July, at Liverpool, he was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for assaulting a woman patient. The General
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    Sir Shenton’s Kedah Tour.
    165 10 Singapore, Dec. 6. THE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas 1 and Lady Thomas, will leave Singapore on Wednesday by plane for a tour of Kedah and Penang. They will return on Dec. 14. Added attraction will be lent to the seven-day Bulan Puasa holidays in Alor Star
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    48 10 Mr. L. F. Cecil, assistant manager for Asia of the travel department American Express Company, left for Java and Ball on November 30 after several days, in Singapore. He will return on Dec. 13, Mr. Cecil, whose headquarters are in Shanghai, is inspecting the company’s branches and agencies
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    Merchants Approve Extension Of Quotas To Made-Up Textiles.
    505 11 MAY MEAN MORE TRADE FOR LOCAL TAILORS. SINGAPORE business circles generally approve the decision of he Straits Settlements Government to extend the quota system to made-up cotton and artificial silk textile goods from the beginning of next year. The reception of the
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    “DON’T BE LEFT WITH HALF-TIME LEMON.”
    291 11 British Resident On Value Of School Sport. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 5. av HEAR very often t,hat a good centre-forward never has any trouble in getting a job. That may be true but. the time comes when ability in games is
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    EXPANSION SCHEME SPEED-UP.
    399 11 More Pay For Soldiers, Transfer Of Officers. ARMY changes, planned for some time, are likely to be accelerated by the recent reconstitution of the military members of the Army Council, with 51-year-old Viscount Gort as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. The War Office new broom is
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    Gaol For Italians On Chandu Charges.
    117 11 PUR Italians, members of the crew of the Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Rosso, named Ouiseppe Oeraldi, Ouiseppe Boloynes, Corsino Bria and Bruno Udovich, today pleaded guilty to possession of 385 tahils of chandu, valued $3,060. The District Judge sentenced the first accused to 20
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    Bomb Kills One, Badly Hurts Another In Penang Park
    181 11 Women Stampede From Amoy Opera Show. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 5. rvNE man was killed instantly and several others were injured in a bomb outrage at the Fun and Frolic Amuse* ment Park last night. Complete mystery surrounds the
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    40 11 Lord Howard de Walden, Commander C. H. Lapage, Major D. M. Patrick--Bon and the Rev. 8. M. Collier are passengers for Singapore in the P. and O. liner Corfu which left London on Nov. 19 and Marseilles on Nov. 27.
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    Australian Airboat Bases Ready Early Next Year.
    435 12 METEOROLOGICAL AND RADIO EQUIPMENT. PREPARATORY work for equipping bases for the new Empire flying-boats between Singapore and Sydney is being pushed ahead in Australia already and the minimum requirements for safe operation of the service should be ready quite early next year. Meteorological
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    European On Cheque Cheating Charge.
    72 12 QN a charge of having cheated a w woman in respect of a cheque of $l9O a 27-year-old European, John Burns, of the steamer Hong Kheng, appeared in the Singapore Police Court on Dec. 2 before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, second magistrate. Bums claimed trial
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    Colourful Malays Pack Streets.
    58 12 UCLAMAT Hari Raya was the greeting among thousands of Moslems in Malaya and throughout the Mohammedan world on Sunday. It was the end of the Puasa (fasting) season. They continue their festivities today which by decree of the Government, is a public holiday. Hundreds of gaily-dressed
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    45 12 The engagement is announced between John Henry James Dredge, of Singapore, third son of the late Captain J. A. Dredge, I.M S., and of Mrs. Dredge, of Camberley, and Pamela Irene, youngest daughter of Captain Ralph Fremlin and Mrs. Fremlin, of Buskull Park, Mudigere, Mysore.
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    Sassenachs Help Scots To Toast “Pious Memory Of St. Andrew. ”
    557 12 Sassenachs Help Scots To Toast “Pious Memory Of St. Andrew. HUNDREDS of Sassenach guests on Friday night 11 helped Singapore Scots, many resplendent in full Highland dress, to toast the “Pious Memory of St. Andrew,’ at the annual dinner and ball at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Pipers from the 2nd
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    SINGAPORE “DANGEROUS DIPLOMATIC LOCALITY.”
    201 12 Japanese Diplomat’s View. HOPE that Great Britain will soon try and come to some understanding with Japan during this dangerous crisis,” said Japan’s new Ambassador to Germany, Shigenori Togo, on arrival in Singapore on Monday, enroute to take up his new post at Berlin. “I do
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    MASKED ROBBER WITH PISTOL.
    171 12 Shop Owner Gagged With Onion. T'HREE Cantonese, one of whom was masked and armed with a revolver, entered a Chinese dentist's shop in Joo Chiat Road shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday and took with them $46 in cash and about $200 worth of jewellery belonging
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    Chinese Shot Dead In North Bridge Rd.
    192 12 Singapore, Dec. 3. THE allegatiou that a Cantonese engineer shot down in North Bridge Road last night was killed by a Japanese is denied by the Singapore police. There is no information yet, it is reported, as to the identity of the assailant
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    SIR GEORGE TRIMMER HEADS TRAFFIC COMMITTEE.
    246 13 PARKING AND COURTS TO BE EXAMINED. Cm George Trimmer, chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, has been appointed chairman of the committee which ,s to investigate the city’s many traffic problems. Ihe decision has been reached by the Government alter seven months’ consideration of
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    19 13 Capt. J. E. A. Clark of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force has been promoted to the rank of Major.
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    Shanghai Cargo Pours Out Of Singapore.
    224 13 50,000 Tons Stored Here During War. piFTY thousand tons of cargo bound for Shanghai, which have had to be stored in Singapore godowns owing to hostilities barring shipping from China’s main port, is beginning to move northward. Since the Japanese made themselves masters of
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    Stones In Handkerchief As Weapon
    152 13 Gunners Get Two Years’ Gaol. QUNNER Alfred Budd and Gunner Harry Whitehead, both of the Royal Artillery (Blakan Mati) were each sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Horne, at the Singapore Assizes, on Nov. 30, on a charge of robbing a Chinese
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    BIG GIFT TO RELIEF FUND.
    41 13 |'\NE of the biggest donations receiv- ed by the China Relief Fund Committee for some time has been made by Mr. Yap Geok Twee. Mr. Yap contributed $lOO,OOO in addition to buying $lOO,OOO of liberty bonds.
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    SIAM HAPPY OVER NEW TREATIES WITH POWERS.
    395 13 Britain’s “Generous Gesture.” By A Straits Times Special Correspondent. Bangkok, Nov. 30. THE principle of reciprocity and mutual benefit has been adopted in the new treaties between Siam and other countries,” declared the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luang Pradit, in an exclusive interview.
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    U. S. Seaman Gives $lO For China.
    52 13 AN American engine oiler, J. D. Green, of the Dollar liner President Harrison, re* cently walked Into the office of a Singapore Chinese newspaper and made a donation of $lO to to the China Relief Fund. He asked that the money be forwarded
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    Official Move To Prevent Indian Unemployment.
    281 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 1. QTEPS to ensure that there shall be no increase of unemployment among Indian estate labourers were immediately taken by the Indian Immigration Committee this morning after the announcement of the impending rubber quota cut was made.
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    MR. J. LAYCOCK TO RETIRE FROM COMMISSION.
    71 13 AAR. John Laycock. who has been a member of ‘the Municipal Commission for several years, does not intend to seek reappointment when his period of office expires on Dec. 31. This decision was announced In a letter from Mr. Laycock read at the
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    FEDERAL SECRETARY DUE BACK.
    69 13 UR. C. D. AHEARNE. the Federal Secretary, is expected back in Kuala Lumpur from Home leave in mid-December. Mr. Hugh Fraser, who has been acting in his place, will then act as Under-Secretary, while Mr. E. E. F. Pretty, now acting Under-Secretary, will be transferred to
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    SWEEPING REFORM OF F.M.S. ROAD TRANSPORT.
    714 14 Board To Control Issue Of Licences To Function From Jan. I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. ON the first day of the New Year control of motor traffic in the Federated Malay States will undergo a radical change. Registration and licensing
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    SEVEN CONVICTIONS AGAINST JAPANESE COMPANY.
    207 14 $5OO Fine For Use Of British Trade Mark On Socks. gAKYUA Ebata, manager of Y. Ebata and Company, was fined $5OO by the District Judge for an offence against the Colony’s trade mark regulations. There were six previous convictions against the company for similar ocences.
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    TEXTILE QUOTAS TO COVER MADE-UP GOODS.
    472 14 To Ensure System Does Not Become Ineffective. IN order to ensure that the Co’onial Empire's textile quota system shall not be renderej ineffective, the Government of the Straits Settlements announces that it is proposed from Jan. 1, 1938 to introduce quotas on outer garments
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    Money Set Aside For Air Service Losses.
    140 14 THAT a sum of money had been set aside which could be used to absorb any losses until it was seen whether there was a reasonable possibility of the air service being made a commercial proposition was a statement by Mr. C. F.
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    $2,920 BREACH OF PROMISE DAMAGES.
    116 14 damages of $2,500 and special damages of $420 for breach of promise of marriage were on De«. 3 granted by the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell, in the Supreme Court, to Mary Joseph Arokiasamy, an infant who brought a suit, through her father,
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    SOME FURTHER CRIMES AGAINST GOOD PLANTING PRACTICE.
    1880 15 Wrong Methods Of Planting Basket Seedlings— Making Roads And Drains— Treatment Of Disease. By Our Planting Correspondent. week there appeared the first part 0 f this article dealing with what I considered to be crimes against good planting practice. 1 got as far
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    “I’ve Got To Prove I’m Worthy Of Valerie,” Says Wrestler
    249 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 22. *'OHE has nobody in the world now, except me. Her family have all deserted her. I’ve got to prove that 1 am worthy of her sacrifice,” said all-in wrestler Bob Gregory after his
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    TAMIL VOLUNTEERS CONGRATULATED.
    96 16 (From Our Own Correspondfent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 29. I lEUT. Colonel W. M. James, Officer Commanding 2nd (Selangor) Battalion, F.M.S. Volunteer Force, at an at home held at the Hotel Majestic this evening to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the Tamil Platoon, congratulated Its members on their
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    No Tin Tonnages Revision ?
    64 16 No Tin Tonnages Revision (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Nov. 30. IT is understood from a most reliable source that rumours now circulating to the effect that the International Tin Committee is considering the question of revision of standard tonnages under the present agreement are without foundation. It is obvious,
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    Singapore Improvements Impress Visitor.
    97 16 AM impressed by the tremendous improvements in Singapore in the seven years since I was last here,” said Mr. K. Begdon, secretary of the Hong Kong Travel Association, who is visiting Singapore. It is like a new city; there is no doubt it has a great
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    NO TEA FOR K.L. CITY FATHERS.
    64 16 A SUGGESTION by a member of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board that it would be as well to follow the practice of the Singapore and Penang Municipalities of discussing matters over a cup of tea was turned down by the chairman, Mr. Gourlay, who
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    BETTER RAIL BALLASTING ON JOHORE SECTION.
    361 16 Speed-Up Of Work As Sequel To Derailment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 1. THE programme for improving the standard of stone ballast 1 ing on the railway line between Johore Bahru and Kluang is being accelerated as a result of the derailment
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    SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    715 17 Mr. Douglas G. Smart, manager of the Donawarie Estate. Java, and Miss Nancy Porter, after their wedding in Singapore.—Straits Times picture. —Straits Times picture. NEGRI SEMBILAN Scots celebrated St. Andrew's night in traditional fashion. Seated on either side of the Chieftain of the Society (Mr.
    —Straits Times picture.; Irian Gibson.—Picture by Nakajima.; rlin to Batavia and bock. Straits Times picture.; —Straits Times pictx re.; ,—Straits Times picture.; — Straits Tivies picture.; the polo ground.—Straits Times picture.  -  715 words
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    Singapore 100 Years Ago Was Beautiful, Growing Town.
    2214 22 ROTARIANS LOOK BACK ACROSS A CENTURY. SINGAPORE Rotarians on Dec. 1 looked back across a century with Mr. Roland Braddell, one of the city's leading historians, to the days when the Settlement was very young. Mr. Braddell described a lovely island and
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    Colonial Service Recruiting Officer Here.
    195 23 JO acquaint himself with actual conditions of service in the police and medical departments, Major G. S. M. Hutchinson, of the Personnel Division of the Colonial Office, arrived in Singapore on Dec. 1 by the P. and 0. liner Ranchi from Hong Kong. Particularly concerned
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    PATIENT JUMPS TO DEATH FROM HOSPITAL BALCONY.
    200 23 H°w she discovered a patient in her ward missing from his bed and on a search suddenly heard moans and groans to find that the noises came from the missing man lying on the concrete floor 30 feet below was related by a
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    Man Not Fit To Drive Fined $100.
    203 23 Knocked Down Radio Operator. 'pHOMAS Stanley Carruthers, who the magistrate (Mr. E. G. C. Barrett) described as not being in a fit state to drive, was on Dec. 1 fine $100 for causing grievous hurt to Mr. James Hamilton, wireless operator on the
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    TUNGKU KUDIN INJURED IN CAR CRASH.
    42 23 From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 1. Tungku Kudin, District Officer at Yen. was seriously injured when two cars were in collision tonight on the Alor Star-Sungel Patanl Road, near Alor Star. Six others were Injured
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    NEGRI’S $390,000 FOR CHINA RELIEF.
    41 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Dec. 2 TPHE Chinese community of Negri Sembilan has raised $390,000 in Chinese currency which has been remitted to China. Over 30.000 pieces of clothing has also been sent to Shanghai.
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    AMBULANCE UNITS TO BE FORMED ALL OVER PENINSULA.
    331 23 Full Class Studying To Be Anti-Gas Instructors. T HE c,ass anti-gas measures begun in November in Singapore has proved very popular and 50 people are now .attending—the maximum number that can be accommodated,” says the annual report of the Singapore centre of
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    Shilling Rubber Bars New Uses.
    122 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 1. DUBBER consumers in the United States do not want “shilling rubber,” declared Mr. A. L. Viles, President of the American Rubber Manufacturers’ Association, in an interview with the Straits Times. Mr. Viles said if the price of rubber
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    32 23 Major D. M. Patrickson, handlcapper to the Straits Racing Association who has been on special leave to United Kingdom, is returning to Malaya in the Corlu due in Penang on Dec. 16.
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    Japan To Declare War On China ?
    136 24 Japan To Declare War On China —Reuter. ANGERED BY ALLEGED AID BY BRITAIN. {"VPINION favouring a formal declaration of war by Japan against China in order effectively to blockade the Chinese coast is gaining strength in Japan, reports the Asahi Shimbun. Recurrent reports of large arms shipments to China by
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    Japanese People’s Gift Of 156 Warplanes.
    69 24 Japanese People’ s Gift Of 156 Warplanes. Aneta-Domei. Tokio, Dec. 1. A TOTAL of 156 warplanes have been manufactured in Japan with popular subscriptions and presented to the Army and Navy since the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities. The Asahi Shimbun started the drive for popular subscriptions to a fund for
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    CHINA SAVES HER ART TREASURES.
    76 24 —Reuter. Nanking, Nov. 30. TO prevent China’s priceless art treasures falling into the hands of the Japanese, the Chinese authorities have begun removing them to an undisclosed destination in the interior. They include the collection which was exhibited at Burlington House. London, in 1936. The
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    We Shall Keep Mandated Islands, Says Tokio.
    86 24 Aneta-Domei. Tokio, Dec. 1. •THE Ministry of Overseas Affairs in a statement declares that it is the fixed policy of the Japanese Government to retain the mandated islands in the south Pacific irrespective of changes in the international situation. This has been repeatedly
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    FRENCH BAN EXPORT OF NEWSPAPERS.
    81 24 —Reuter. Paris, Dec. 2. A Press Bill giving Cabinet authority to ban the export of newspapers and periodicals published in France which may be considered of such a nature as to disturb foreign opinion or affect the prestige of France has passed the Chamber legislation
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    JAPAN THANKS ITALY FOR MANCHUKUO RECOGNITION.
    46 24 —Reuter. Rome, Dec. 2. The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirota, telegraphed to Count Ciano thanking him for Italy’s recognition of Manchukuo. Signor Mussolini received the Japanese aviation mission, headed by Colonel Watanabe, which is visiting aeroplane construction works in Italy.
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    Warship Fires On British Plane Near Hong Kong.
    175 24 Warship Fires On British Plane Near Hong Kong .—Reuter. «rr Hong Kong, Dec. 1. 1 1 is officially learned that the firing on a plane from H.M.S. Eagle occurred 40 miles south-east of Waglan Light, outside Hong Kong. It stated that the aircraft, which was engaged in exercises, after emerging
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    Fertile Shanghai Farms Laid Waste.
    192 24 Shanghai, Nov. 30. QNCE-THRIVING f a r ml a n d s around Shanghai are now the scene of death and desolation. A foreigner, who managed to travel from Shanghai to Sungkiang, a distance of only 20 miles to the southwest, told a Reuter correspondent
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    Seek Peace Now, Duce Warns China.
    131 24 —Reuter. Milan, Dec. 1. A HINT that China had better appeal to Japan for peace while she can still get good terms is given in an unsigned article in Mussolini’s newspaper II Popolo d’ltalia, believed to have been written by II Duce. It says
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    Franco Holds No British War Prisoners.
    38 24 London, Dec. 1. All British subjects known to have been held as prisoners of war by Gen. Franco’s forces have been released, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, told the House of Cpmmons.
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    Does Japan Want To Ruin City Of Shanghai?
    161 24 .—Reuter. Shanghai, Nov. 30. Japan wish deliberately to ruin Shanghai as one of the great cities of the world asks the Americanowned Evening Post and Mercury. The desire expressed by every warwaging nation of modern times not to punLsh civilian populations has
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    Nanking Ready For Last Stand As Invaders Close In.
    356 24 Shanghai, Dec. 1. WANKING has become ait armed camp. Barbed-wire barricades are ready to block the streets, buses have ceased running and outside the city trenches and other defence works are being built. General Chiang Kai-shek, who spent yesterday inspecting defences
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    JAPANESE NEARING NANKING.
    167 25 Chinese Mine Roads, Blow Up Bridges. J AUNCHING a fresh Nanking and Wuhu, the Japanese forces are steadily approaching their objectives. While one column is reported to have reached Tangyang, 25 miles from Nanking, another column is stated to have gained a foothold in Liyang, 35 miles
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    CHINA WAR LOAN STORY DENIED.
    72 25 -Reuter. London, Nov. 29, T*HE report of the Tokio Nichl-Nichi that Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador to France, has been negotiating for a £100.000,000 war loan for munitions, has been denied in authoritative circles in London. In the City it is said that no loan
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    FRANCE TESTS GERMAN FRONTIER DEFENCES
    42 25 —Reuter. Metz. Nov. 28. Large scale anti-aircraft exercises, the first to be held on the FrancoGerman frontier, are occurring tonight and tomorrow along the Maginot Line from Forback to Strasbourg. The whole area is being “blacked out’’—Reuter.
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    200 Destitutes Dying Daily In Shanghai.
    78 25 Settlement. Aneta TransOcean. Shanghai, Nov. 29. A PPALLING misery has over- taken Chinese refugees in the International Settlement and French Concession at Shanghai, where it is estimated that 200 destitute persons are daily dying from cold and hunger. Charitable institutions in Shanghai have buried
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    “NOTHING DEFINITE.”
    54 25 Nanking, Dec. 6. “WOTHING definite” emerged from conversations between Dr. O. Trautmann, German Ambassador, and Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, it was authoritatively stated in Hankow this morning following the arrival back there from Nanking of the German envoy and the Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister. Dr. Trautmann is stated to have
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    Anti-Italian Sentiment In China.
    141 25 Rome Recognition Of Manchukuo Annoys. £*HINESE officials are indignant over Italy’s recognition of Manchukuo on Dec. 1 which, they say, is contrary to Italian professions of friendship for China (reports Reuter from Hankow). The officials point out that Italy was among the nations who voted for
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    Germany Not To Recognise Manchukuo.
    50 25 Reuter. Berlin, Dec. 2. /COMPETENT quarters discount rumours that Germany is likely to recognise Manchukuo. They point out that Italy’s position in the Far East is very different from Germany’s. Recognition of Manchukuo at present would be most likely to badly affect Sin o-German relations.—
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    JAPANESE INSOLENCE AT SHANGHAI.
    57 25 —Reuter. A PPREHENSIONS aroused by the Japanese victory parade on Friday were not allayed by the action of three Japanese planes stunting over the racecourse in the heart of the Shanghai International Settlement yesterday while 2.000 foreigners, mostly British, were watching soccer and rugger games. The
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    Prince Weds Film Star After Vatican Grants Divorce.
    126 25 Vienna, Dec. 2. pRINCE STARHEMBERG, former leader of the Heimwehr and vicechancellor of Austria, was quietly married today to Miss Nora Gregor, Hollywood film star and leading lady at the Vienna State Theatre. The annulment of the Prince’s first marriage with Maria
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    “ AUTONOMY ” PROCLAIMED FOR GREATER SHANGHAI.
    79 25 AUTONOMY PROCLAIMED FOR GREATER SHANGHAI. .—Reuter. Fukienese, Schooled In Japan, Is Mayor. Shanghai, Dec. 6. SU HSI-WEN, a Fukienese who was educated in Japan, has issued a manifesto proclaiming himself mayor of the autonomous Municipality of Greater Shanghai which embraces the whole of the 193 square miles area formerly administered
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    PROFESSOR STROBL, the famous Hungarian sculptor who has executed busts of many notabilities, completed this striking bust of the late MR. RAMSAY MAC-DONALD just before the latter left England for the sea trip from which he never returned. The bust is to be presented to the League of Nations.
    49 25 PROFESSOR STROBL the famous Hungarian sculptor who has executed busts of many notabilities, completed this striking bust of the late MR. RAMSAY MAC-DONALD just before the latter left England for the sea trip from which he never returned. The bust is to be presented to the League of Nations.
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    Lower Yangtse Population In Panic.
    235 25 Reuter. Region Devastated By Air Raids. Shanghai, Dec. 2. u IAPANESE bombing activities along the Yangtse River, judging from reliable accounts from travellers, have set up indescribable panic, H says the North-China Dally News. Ships .are being rushed by frightened villagers. Between Shanghai and Nanking
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    JAPAN SHOULD ASK LEAVE IN FUTURE.
    62 25 Permission Needed To Enter British Sector. IT has been inlormally suggested that the Japanese military authorities in future request ave when they wish to enter the British defence sector at Shanghai, Reuter learns. This is the result of a lorry load of Japanese troops
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    Revolutionary Changes In Army Council Personnel.
    403 26 —Reuter. YOUNG MEN REPLACE THREE MEMBERS. Viscount Gort Is New Chief Of Staff. London, Dec. 3. DEVOLUTIONARY changes in the constitution of the Army Council, designed to keep pace with modern warfare developments, are announced by the War Office. The changes involve the resignation
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    Army Council’s Age Reduced.
    232 26 —Reuter. Important Promotions Announced. JN addition to Field-Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell, other resigning members of the Imperial General Staff include General Sir Harry S. Knox, and Lieut.-Gen. Sir 7 Hugh J. Elies. They are succeeded by Viscount Gort, who becomes new Chief of the Imperial General
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    Viscount Gort Is A V.C., Was In China.
    303 26 Viscount Gort Is A V.C., Was In China yiSCOUNT Oort is an Irishman, aged 51. He is a holder of the V.C., which he gained in 1918. His other distinctions are C.B.E., D.S.O. and two bars, M.V.O. and M.C. i He was mentioned nine times in despatches in the European
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    Sensation At Fort Canning.
    99 26 THE news that tradition has been jettisoned in the reconstitution of military members of the Army Council caused a sensation at Malaya Command headquarters at Fort Canning and among others of the Singapore garrison i There appear to be two schools of thought—those who welcome the
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    War Generation Takes Control Of Army.
    170 26 London, Dec. 2. O H. LIDDELL HART, eminent military historian and military correspondent of The Times, told Reuter tonight he thought the army changes are aimed primarily at meeting new conditions in warfare. For the first time, the generation who bore the brunt of
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    HONG KONG PREPARES FOR “ ALL POSSIBLE EMERGENCIES.”
    90 26 HONG KONG PREPARES FOR ALL POSSIBLE EMERGENCIES.” Hong Kong, Dec. 2. '■*HE Hong Kong Government to--1 day announced a practical campaign to make the Colony air raid conscious. A course of public lectures on air raid precautions will be held for the next two months which will serve for the
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    FRANCE STRENGTHENS FAR EASTERN DEFENCES.
    84 26 Reuter. London, Dec. 2. THE Manchester Guardian, referring to Japanese pressure on France to close the borders of Indo-China, says that France has quickly wakened to the danger behind this hardly hidden threat. The air organisation, which at pre sent covers France and North Africa,
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    BOMB THROWN WHILE TROOPS MARCH IN SHANGHAI.
    478 27 Soldiers And Civilians Run For Shelter. r T r\ i Shanghai, Dec. 3. kO Japanese soldiers were seriously injured and one slightly hurt when a bomb was thrown in Nanking Road during the great Japanese parade through the International Settlement this morning. Detective
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    32 27 Reuter Amsterdam. Dec. 3. DRINCE BERNHARD is well on the road to recovery after his recent motor accident, says an official bulletin. The stitches have been removed from his head without complications.—
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    Patriotic Suicide During Parade.
    115 27 Patriotic Suicide During Parade -Reuter. Shanghai, Dec. 3. A SPECTACULAR patriotic suicide was committed by a Chinese in lull view of the parading Japanese troops. As the procession was turning into Thibet Road from Avenue Edward VII, where bombs from a Chinese plane killed and injured about 2 000 persons
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    JAPANESE ADVANCE IN YANGTSE DELTA.
    80 27 Shanghai, Dec. 29. Japanese forces now occupy an area of roughly 8,500 square miles in the Yangtse delta, including Taihu and other lakes and Tsungming Island, report* Reuter. To gain this territory the Japanese have fought grimly-resisting Chinese troops for 110 days. At times more
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    March Symbolised End Of British Influence.
    163 27 pHE entry of the Japanese troops into the Inter* national Settlement in their 44 victory marchr yesterday seemed to be the symbolical passing of an era in Shanghai which for almost a hundred years has developed as primarily a British city, cables a Reuter
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    Briton Snatches Japanese Flag, Is Chased By Howling Mob.
    183 27 —Reuter. A FTER breaking: the stick of a Japanese flag snatched from a spectator across his knee, during the Japanese grand parade on Dec. 3, a British lawyer In Shanghai, Mr. E. T. Maitland, of Charterhouse and Cambridge, was chased by
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    CORDELIA HOME AGAIN.
    54 27 -British Wireless. London, Dec. 1. THE Imperial Airways flying boat Cordelia, which has been engaged on a survey flight along the new marine route east ct Karachi, returned to Southampton yesterday after a 16.000-mlle flight to Singapore and back. The return flight was made in Just over
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    Uncle Sam Builds Big Hawaiian Base.
    156 27 MEASURES i,o make Hawaii lmpregAfl nable from land, sea and air are being taken by the li llted States Army and Navy, the expenditure running to $20,000.00' (£4,000.000) for a five-year programme of defence alone. This Is apart from $17,000,000 (£3,400,000) for the Illckman
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    Italians Down 455 Planes In Spain.
    62 27 —Reuter. Rome, Dec. 3. ITALIAN airmen have brought down 455 Republican planes In the Spanish war, according to newspaper claims. Of this total 138 were unidentified, 106 are described as Rata pursuit planes, 06 as Curtis chasers, and the remainder as French or American
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    FRANCE DARE NOT REDUCE ARMY.
    79 27 European Situation Does Not Permit It. Paris. Dec. 3. During his speech on the Budget in the Chamber of Deputies today, M. Deladier, Defence Minister, said he could not permit any reduction in the term of military service because of the European situation. He reminded
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    NEW JAPANESE NAVY APPOINTMENTS.
    91 27 command in Manchukuo.—AnetaDomel. THE Toklo Admiralty announces annual transfers and promotions in the Navy, including the appointments of Admiral Osamu Nagano, command-er-in-chief of the combined fleet, as war councillor; Vice-Admiral Zengo Yoshlda, commander in-chief of the second fleet, as commander-ln-chlei of the combined fleet and commander
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    JAPANESE TO CENSOR CABLES.
    45 27 —Reuter. Shanghai, Nov. 29. Foreign newspaper correspondents have learned, somewhat to their dismay. *.hat the Japanese military authorities are proposing to establish censorship in the foreign cable offices to take the place of the Chinese censors who withdrew last week —Reuter.
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    FLYING-BOAT CRASHED IN HEAVY GALE.
    343 28 Two Drown When Cygnus Sinks At Brindisi. 4 SUDDEN gust of wind during heavy weather caused the crash of the Imperial Airways Empire flying-boat Cygnus as she was taking off at Brindisi for Marseilles early on Sunday. Two people were killed and several injured in
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    GEN. FRANCO LOSES HEAVILY IN BOMBING
    90 28 —Reuter. Loyalist Planes Hit Troops And Materials. Barcelona, Dec. 5. TPHE Government air force claims to have bombed effectively Gen. Franco’s positions on the Saragossa front, according to an official communique. The Nationalists suffered great losses and much material damage, as they were preparing
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    U.S. WILL NOT RECOGNISE SPANISH NATIONALISTS.
    56 28 .—Reuter. Washington, Dec. 5. The United States Government has rtb' intention of recognising the Franco regime in Spain, declared the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, When announcing that the American Consul at Bilbao had been given leave of absence because the Nationalist Government
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    Millions Of New Homes For Americans.
    91 28 Millions Of New Homes For Americans -Reuter. Washington, Nov. 30. •THE building of 3.000.000 or 4,000,000 homes in America during ‘he next five years will cost $12,000,000,000 to $15,000,004. ,000 (£2.400,000,000 to £3,000.000,000) was proposed by President Roosevelt In his housing message to Congress toda He suggested that private capita)
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    Briton Refused To Wave Flag Of Japan.
    228 28 -—Reuter. DECAUSE he was incensed u when a Japanese civilian thrust a Japanese flag in his hand and tried to force him to wave it, Mr. E. T. Maitland, English lawyer in Shanghai, broke it across his knee during the “victory parade.” "A
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    CHINA’S PROTEST AGAINST ITALY.
    29 28 Reuter. Geneva, Dec. 5. China has protested to the League against the Italian recognition of Manchukuo as a violation of Italy’s obligations under the Covenant.—
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    British Ships Hit By Japanese Bombs.
    296 28 —Reuter. TWO British steamers and a British-owned hulk were hit by bombs on Monday, when Japanese planes attacked Wuhu, Yangtse River port above Nanking. Bomb splinters showered on H.M.S. Ladybird. There were no foreign casualties. The two ships were the Jardine Matheson’s Tuckwo and
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    “BOMBING WAS DELIBERATE.”
    82 28 “The bombing of the Tuckwo was deliberate,” declared an executive of Jardine Matheson’s in an interview in Shanghai with Reuter. He pointed out that there were no Chinese soldiers nearby. “We have lost about £lOO,OOO as a restful of the bombing.” All shipping circles in Shanghai feel
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    Gen. Chiang’s Reply To
    109 28 —Reuter. Peace Move. Japanese Must First Withdraw. Hankow, Dec. 5. THE conversations at Nanking 1 between Gen. Chlang Kai-shek and Dr. O. Trautmann, the German Ambassador, have been concluded and Dr. Trautmann is due back here today. It is understood that Gen. Chlang maintained that peace
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    Japan Has No Imperial Aims, Envoy Declares.
    195 28 Parte, Dec. 6. JHERE was no question of Japan carrying out any imperial scheme and there was no danger of any war party in Japan gaining too much power, declared Viscount Ishii, Japan’s Envoy to Europe, on his arrival from Rome yesterday. But
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    NANKING SURVIVES 111 AIR RAIDS.
    140 28 Reuter. Nanking, Dec. 3. THE capital experienced its 111th air raid yesterday. Chinese pursuit planes took off, but three raiders eluded them and bombed a road near the golf links. The fighting was not visible from the city but it was announced that two Japanese
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    Johore’s Team Go Down Fighting.
    559 29 MALAYA CUP VICTORY FOR SINGAPORE. H A *??’T^ ted pky b both packs > but a ra &ged exhibition by -he outsides, were features of the Malaya Cup rugger game Zft&SMSr d r feat ed Joho, e at the C.<?. orflaturday goals) P te (t
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    N.S. ALL BLUES OUTPLAYED.
    266 29 Singapore Asiatics In Good Form. Displaying all-round superiority, the Singapore Asiatics defeated the N S. All Blues at Jalan Besar stadium on Saturday by 26 points (3 goals. 2 tries. 2 penalties) to 6 points (2 penalties). Taib. the local full back, showed he is a.s
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    St. Andrew’s Win As They Like.
    152 29 The N.S. All Blues sustained another heavy defeat at Jalan Besar on Sunday when St. Andrew’s 0.8 beat them by 23 points *a goal, a-penalty, 5 tries) to nil Thy had three local players in their team as substitutes. J. Ferguson opened the scoring
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    SINGAPORE BEAT THE NEGRI AT HOCKEY.
    436 29 T HERE was very little about which the spectators could enthuse in Saturday’s Slnrapore-Nefrt Sembilan hockey match on the padang. Considering the ehances that came their way, Singapore did badly to win only 2—o. The defence played well, but the forwards were a very
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    SELANGOR IN FINAL.
    279 29 Open Score Against Perak With A Penalty Try. Selangor, holders, again qualified for the Malaya Cup rugger final when on Saturday, at Kuala Lumpur, they beat Perak by 11 points (a goal and two tries) to nil. Victory was not easily won and Perak covered themselves with
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    K.L. CASUALS LOSE TO THE SKINS.
    78 29 One goal, scored by Brennan after ten minutes, enabled the Innisklllings to beat the K.L. Casuals at Tanglin on Sunday. The soldiers were much the better team, the Casuals rarely working up an offensive. They improved In the second half. The forwards made some
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    Blackheath Beaten At Home By Gloucester.
    137 29 Results of rugger matches played at Home on Saturday are cabled by Reuter as follows: England 18, Possibles 11. Bath 0, London Scottish 14. Bedford 16, St. Bart’s Hasp. 0. Birkenhead Park 24, Halifax 3. Blackheath 11, Gloucester 13. Bristol 5. Newport 3. Coventry
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    TWO $98 DIVIDENDS AT IPOH RACES.
    813 30 Surprises By Stir Up And Kathryn. complete outsiders won at Ipoh last week—the first day of the Perak Turf Club’s Skye Meeting—each paying backers $98 and only two winners pa id less than $20. A large crowd was present, wires our Ipoh correspondent, and
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    “STEVE” HAS RIDDEN HIS LAST RACE.
    64 30 Reuter. London, Nov. 28. The world famoua cry, “Come on, Steve!" will no longer be heard on the Engliah turf, for with the cloaing of the 1937 aeoaon Steve Donoghue, Britain*» wizard of the turf, aaid goodbye aa jockey, becoming Trainer Donoghue. Donoghue aix
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    MALCOLM CUP FINAL.
    92 30 Golf. Capt. Rendell Lieut. Gibson Win By One Hole. The final of the Malcolm Cup competition. played over the Garrison Golf Club course, resulted in Capt W P Rendell and Lieut. W. S. Gibson beating Lt. Col. H. Golding and Capt. J. D. Newman by one up.
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    WIN FOR CANTABS.
    18 30 —Reuter. London, Nov. 30. Cambridge University defeated J. F Greenwood’s by 31 points to 9.
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    SCOTLAND’S DEFENCE FALTERS.
    598 30 Rest Win Annual Rugger Match At S. C. C. WOT disheartened by the number of tries piled up against them in this, their week of celebration, the Scotland XV fought nobly against the Rest, who defeated them by 22 points (two goals and four tries) to three
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    F.A. CUP REPLAYS.
    103 30 —Reuter. A number of replays of first round ties—drawn last Saturday—in the FA. J. D. Cup competition took place last week. Reuter cables the results as follows: Lancaster 1 Accrington 1 (after extra time). Dartford 0 Bournemouth 6 Oainsborough 2 Port Vale 1 (after extra time). BradfordC.
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    F. A. CUP—DRAW FOR SECOND ROUND.
    114 30 Queen’s Park Rangers To Visit Swindon. THE draw for the second round of the F.A. Cup competition—matches to be played on Dec. 11—resulted as follows, cables Reuter Scarborough vs. Bromley. Wrexham vs. Walker Celtic or Bradford City. Cardiff vs. Bristol City. Rotherham vs. Aldershot.
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    FRIVOL AND REPUBLICAN DEAD-HEAT
    837 31 Etona Surprises To Pay $74. was heavy, and lt(ht rain fell for most of the afternoon mpm turn-up, paylnt *74; In the third “"“2 to pay $58; in the fifth Frivol and Republican S52 in th^sixth. C a GInger romped home Mturn The draw for the
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    KANRAI FOR MANILA.
    94 31 Golf. Siamese Pro’s Bid For Philippines Title. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Nov. 28. Tim Kanrai. Siam’s leading golf professional, is leaving Bangkok for Manila in the second week of December in order to take part in the go!i championship which is to be held on Jan.
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    MALACCA WINNERS.
    57 31 The following are the results ot the Malacca Golf Club’s November competitions:— Monthly Medal (Stroke): C. V. Brandon, 76 —8=68. Women’s Monthly Medal (Bogey): Mrs L. F. Day. 1 up Mixed Foursomes (Tombstone Competition): Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cox. Stewart Cun <36 holes medal p’ay on handicap*'
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    THRILLING STRUGGLE AT TOTTENHAM.
    318 31 England Just Beat Czechs In Nine Goal Game. I AST WEEK’S soccer international at Tottenham between England and Czechoslovakia proved to be really thrilling. England won by five goals to four, and the winner was scored late in the game when the Czechs had rallied magnificently
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    MISS HADLEY WINS SPOON AT KEPPEL.
    51 31 Twenty-two cards were taken out for the December spoon (bogey) competition at the Keppel Golf Club and the following were returned:— Miss M. M. Hadley (18) All square Mrs. E. O’Sullivan (20) 2 down Mrs. J. D. Mair (26) 2 Mrs. M. Lawrey (36)
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    DECEMBER MEDAL WINNERS AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    424 31 Captain’s Prize Qualifiers Return Cards Below 70. December medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club was 1 played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in wins for Dr. M. C. Bain in A Division with a net score of 68, G.
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    BRENTFORD BEATEN BY STOKE.
    1684 32 Aston Villa Checked By Tottenham. TIEFEATS of divisional leaders featured Saturday’s matches in the Home soccer leagues. In England, Brentford were well beaten by Stoke, and Preston, Chelsea and Arsenal gained ground In Division I; Coventry's match was abandoned and Sheffield United rose to second place
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    GLIMPSES AT THE GAMES.
    376 32 Snow Costs Clubs Thousands Of Pounds (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 5. THE weather had a considerable effect on many soccer matches this week-end in England and Scotland. Snow prevented two Scottish and one English League matches from starting. Two other English games were abandoned
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    WOMEN’S MATCH IN THE MUD.
    195 32 Europeans Beat Y.'s By Three Goals. Gallantly braving the afternoon’s weather conditions, 20 enthusiasts, nine representing the European women and eleven of the Y.W.C.A., sp’ashed away on the SH.B. ground before deciding they had had enough shortly after half-time. The European won 3—0 despite being
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      FRASER AND CO.’S SHARE REPORT.
      1010 1 BETTER RESPONSE TO IMPROVED CONDITIONS. SPECULATION AS TO TIN QUOTA. MESSRS. FTaser and Co., in their > weekly share report issued at the close of business on Dec. 7, write During the week under review no stone of any size sufficient to ruffle the surface
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      NOVEMBER TIN ORE IMPORTS.
      90 1 "IMPORTS of tin ore into the Straits Settlements during November totalled 2,287 tons compared with 2;671 tons in October, bringing the total for the eleven months ended November to 27,982 tons. This compares with 24,355 tons in the corresponding period of 1936. Of the November imports,
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      PRODUCE.
      171 1 Singapore, December 8, 12 noon. Buy Seiler Oambie: 88.00 Hamburg Cube $15.50 Java Cube $11.00 ‘•epper White Muntok $14.00 White $13.50 Black $8.50 ,opra Mixed $4.55 Sun Dried $4.80 I apioca Small Flake $4.00 Fair Flake $3.75 Medium Pearl $4 60 Small Pearl $4.30 Sago Flour No 1 Llngga
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      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
      350 1 London, Dec. 7. rhe following act todays dosing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Bhares ot £1 lenominatior. unless otherwise stated' Taster- Rl m day or PaL Conversion Loan 8 p.e. 1944-64 114% Funding Loan 4 d c. 1960-90 111% War Loan. 3% p.c 101% Com.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      48 1 Date Spot Dec. Jan.-Mar. Apr.-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dec. London Dec 2 24% 25% 25% 25% 28 28% 7 5/16 3 24% 25 25% 25% 26 26% 7 S/M 7 25% 25% 26% 26% 26% 27 7% 8 25% 25% 25% 25% 26% 26% 7 5/M
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      WEARNE BROTHERS ADOPTS CAUTIOUS DIVIDEND POLICY.
      950 2 $200,000 Placed To Reserve For Distribution In Hard Times THAT the past year had been a prosperous one but it would be un- wise to anticipate that profits will be continued at the same rate was the gist of statements made by Mr. C.
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      100 2 During the week ending Nov. 27. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 28.361 cases, of which: 20,466 (72 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1.906 (7 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 503 (2 per cent.) cases to Canada,
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      Rubber Market Approves Quota Decision.
      849 2 Rubber Market Approves Quota Decision GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN PRICES ANTICIPATED. LEWIS AND PEAT LTD. in their weekly report on the rubber market Issued on Dec. 3, write We think it is safe to say that a sigh of relief went up from the rubber world when the announcement of a
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      NOVEMBER RUBBER EXPORTS.
      46 2 THE Controller of Rubber estimates the exports of rubber during November at 42,000 tons. This is 2,175 tons below the proportionate monthly quota and if proved correct brings the net export position at the end of November to an underexport of 8,268 tons.
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      SHARP DECLINE IN TIN SHIPMENTS.
      102 2 pOREIGN exports of tin in November at 6,088 tons show a sharp decline on the October shipments which were 8,150 tons. This was anticipated in view of the smaller production in October. Total shipments for the 11 months ended November were 85.295 tons compared with
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      WORLD RUBBER STOCKS CONTINUE TO RISE.
      234 3 .Straits Times cable. Malaya Under-Exported By 8,000 Tons. (From Our Own Correspondent.) W 0RLD stocks of rubber continue to rise but the^ncrease^Cfctober th!’? l f ns ng to exports under the regulation scheme during short of the permissible export amount by about 13,600 tons.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      132 3 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.358th Auction on Dec. 1 when there were catalogued 1.408.046 lb.: offered 1,076.146 lb.: sold 773.996 lb. Spot London 7%d. New York 15% cts. PRICES REALISED Kibbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb. Standard Quality 24 7 8 to
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      November Imports Of Rubber
      86 3 FOREIGN imports of rubber into the Straits Settlements during November totalled 12,396 tons compared with 11,858 in October, bringing the total imports for t«ie 11 months ended November to 199,497 tons compared with 158,041 in the corresponding period of 1936. Of the November imports. 5.6X5 tons
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      SUNNYSIDE RUBBER ANNUAL MEETING.
      345 3 A shareholders at the annual meeting of Sunnyside Rubber Company Ltd. in Seremban on Friday, Mr. M. L. Philips, the chairman, said:— During the year we made a profit of $23,147.49 w’hich is a considerable increase on the previous year ($10,033.49) and a very satisfactory result
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      COMPANIES STRUCK OFF REGISTER.
      79 3 THE following companies are struck off the register of companies: Wee Seng Bee Steamship Co., Ltd. Thrift ana Provident Society, Ltd.. Distributing Agencies of Malaya. Ltd.. V. R. Menon and Co., Ltd. Notice is given in the Government Gazette that, unless cause is shown tc the
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      MALAYA LAGS IN TIN EXPORT.
      76 3 2,000 Tons Short At End Of November. THE estimated total exports of tin and tin-in-ore based on a tin content of 75.5 per cent, during November is 5,800 tons, states the Controller under the Tin and Tin-ore (Restriction) Enactment. This is 795 tons below the
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      ANGLO-ORIENTAL GROUP.
      134 3 Tin Ore Production In November. (Malaya), Limited. advise the following particulars of operations of the undermentioned companies for November. Hours. C. yards. Piculs ore. Ampat Tin 1,213 300,000 2,142 Southern Klnta 4,140 1,264,000 5,015 Kamunttng Tin 1,801 413,000 1,904 Pangnga River Tin.. 761 199,000 1,073 Tongkah Harbour Tin.
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      London Wants Phone Service While Malayan Markets Operate.
      154 3 -Reuter. London, Dec. 3. the LondonMalaya telephone could be made available at 6.30 a.m„ G.M.T., (about 2 p.m., Malayan time) so that conversations could be held while Singapore market is still operating was a question asked the Postmaster General, Mr. G. C.
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      NOVEMBER RUBBER SHIPMENTS.
      74 3 mmm mwmm mm v m w f|CEAN shipments of rubber from all Malayan ports in November totalled 57,850 tons compared with 59,310 tons in October. Total shipments for the 11 months ended November were 624.847 tons compared with 481,428 tons in the corresponding period of last year.
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      WORLD VISIBLE TIN STOCKS INCREASE IN NOVEMBER.
      422 3 —Straits Times cable. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 1. WORLD stocks of tin on Nov. 30 totalled 23,227 tons, according to estimates compiled by W. H. Gartsen, metal dealers. They say that visible supplies on that date were 21,474 tons a decrease
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1198 4 Issued By Fraser And Co., EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, Dec. 8, 1937, 10 a.m. MINING. Ba yera SeBan 4/- Ampat Tin 5/- 5/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 32/- 34/£1 Austral Malay 50/- 55/5/- Ayer Hltam 27/- 29/1 Ayer Weng 0.85 0.90 £1 Bangrln Tin 23/- 24/1 Batu
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      TIN SHARES.
      161 4 London Exchange Prices On Nov. 30. Ampat (4/) 4/; Anglo-Burma (5/) 12/9; Ayer Hltam (5/) 1 3/16; Bangrin 1 1/32; Oopeng Cons. (5/) 11/3; Hongkong (5/) 1 5/16; Idris (5/) 7/9; Ipoh (16/) 1H; Kampong Lanjut 19/9; Kamunting (5/) 10/6; Kepong 15/16; Klllinghall (5/) 18/3; Kinta (5/) 15/9;
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      AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
      270 4 Singapore, Dec. 8. THE following quotations are pub-. lished by courtesy of Messrs S. E Levy and Co. Singapore DOW-JONES 4VEHAOK* Yesterday’s Today’s Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 126.21 128.31 up 2.10 20 Ralls 81.91 32.03 up .12 20 Utilities 22.28 22.30 up .02 40
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      NOVEMBER RUBBER CROPS.
      68 4 The following crops of rubber were harvested by the respective estates in November. Lb. Broome 188,300 Kempas 226,500 Alpr Pongsu 89.992 Bedong 56,803 Temerloh 27,197 Penang Rubber 285,000 Sabrang Rubber 103.000 Straits Rubber 257,000 Rubana Rubber 132.000 Bagan Serai Rubber 78,500 Tali Ayer Rubber 136,250 Batak Rabit
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      582 4 London Exchange Prices On Nov. 30. Allagar (2/) 1/2; Alor Pongsu (2/) 2/3%; Anglo-Malay 11/9; Ayer Kuning 29/4%; Badenoch 22/; Bagan Serai 20/; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 1/11; Banteng 15/7%; Batang (2/) /11%; Batu Caves 16/3; Batu Tiga 28/9 Bekoh (2/) 1/3%; Bertam Con. (2/) 3/5%; Bidor 32/6; Bikam
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      17 4 Dec. 2 Tin. S’pore Price $93.25 per picul 3 94.50 7 96.75 8 96.25
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      273 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Dec. 7, 5 p.m. Total tor Books Close financial Date Ex. Dlv. vear Company Dividend Payable Date to date Batu Selangor 5% mt. Dec. 9 Dec. 17 Dec 10 5% Burma Malay 6d. Int. Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 13 74% Hong Kong
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