The Straits Budget, 26 January 1939
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The Straits Budget
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Title Section30 1939-01-26 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES I ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY./ No. 1224. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1939. Price 25 cts., (S.S. Currency) or 7d.30 words
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Article, Illustration930 1939-01-26 1 PREPARATIONS for the Coronation ot the Sultan of Selangor on Jan. 26 have transformed the Astana Mahkota the Sultan’s mediaeval-looking palace in the royal town of Klang. The silk-draped throne room, or ba- lairong serl has been enlarged by the j removal of portions of theStraits Times picture. - 930 words
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Article, Illustration65 1939-01-26 1 Mrs. Paul V. McNutt, wife of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippines and her only daughter Louise, who have been the guests of Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas at Government House. Mr. Paul McNutt has been tipped as successor to President Roosevelt, so’—Straits Times picture. - 65 words
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The Straits Budget
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Article814 1939-01-26 2 Straits Times, Jan. 19. The recent correspondence in the Straits Times on the status and rights of local-born Chinese, Indians and Ceylonese in the Malay protectorates Is brought to an end today with a letter from a Malay reader in Province Wellesley. It will be agreed, we think,Straits Times, Jan. 19. - 814 words
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Article350 1939-01-26 2 development of the child. —Straits Times. Jan. 19. It was remarked in this column some days ago that the Chinese houseboy would probably disappear from Singapore sooner or later and that domestic service would be regarded here, as in Europe and America, as a natural and properdevelopment of the child. —Straits Times. Jan. 19. - 350 words
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Article902 1939-01-26 2 -Straits Times, Jan. 20. In explaining the purpose of a series of articles reviewing the activities of criminals in Singapore, which is at present running in the Straits Times, we directed attention to the appearance in the ranks of local criminals of young* sters of the-Straits Times, Jan. 20. - 902 words
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Article775 1939-01-26 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 21. It was argued by a correspondent 01 the Straits Times the other day that comparisons between Hong Kong and Malaya were useless for the purpose of deciding whether the time is ripe for a university Ui this country. This correspondent stated, quite rightly, that the—Straits Times, Jan. 21. - 775 words
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Article1077 1939-01-26 3 appears almost orthodox. —Straits Times, Jan. 23. How often do we hear, as the solitary hopeful note in a discussion of the world political situation, an expression of opinion that the economic regime in totalitarian countries is producing a state of chaos which must result inappears almost orthodox.—Straits Times, Jan. 23. - 1,077 words
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Article838 1939-01-26 4 -Straits Times, Jan. 24. The interest aroused by the organ recital given in the Victoria Memorial Hall by Mr. Werner Baei, probably the finest artist who has yet touched that instrument, has done much to shake Singapore s reputation as the least musical city in the Far East.-Straits Times, Jan. 24. - 838 words
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Article967 1939-01-26 4 lasting success.—Straits Times, Jan. 25. A very interesting experiment will begin in Singapore on Marcn 1 when motor traffic will be compelled to dispense with the horn in the business district during the day and throughout the municipal area during the night, subject to the proviso thatlasting success.—Straits Times, Jan. 25. - 967 words
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Article93 1939-01-26 4 'T'HE titles of several appointments in the F.M.S. Railways have been altered as follows: Traffic Assistant < Grade C) to be Senior Assistant Traffic Superintendent; Traffic Assistant (Grade D) to be Assistant Traffic Superintendent; Locomotive Running Assistant (Grade C) to be Senior Assistant Locomotive Superintendent and93 words
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NOTES Of The DAY
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Article291 1939-01-26 5 4 SINGAPORE flat-dweller who Is A .wakened every morning at 4.30 bv t cacophony of gongs and tom-toms asked in our correspondence columns whether there is not a law against noises in the night hours, and if so why the police are not enforcing it There is such291 words
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Article289 1939-01-26 5 link with bygone times in Penang will be severed in the near iuture. when the site of the centuryold Armenian church in Bishop Street up for auction, thus marking iie disappearance of the Armenian community in that Settlement. Tlv church was pulled down last >eai riio last trustee289 words
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Article152 1939-01-26 5 QLD residents of Malaya. both European and non-European, will be interested in a letter published in page 15 on the Robertson family, which, like the Braddells and Maxwells, has contributed three generations to this country. As the letter is not likely to be read in its entirety by152 words
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Article181 1939-01-26 5 COME time ago I remarked on the popularity of pin-tables in Singapore coflee-shops, but I did not know at the time that these tantalising games are a source of worry to the proprietor as well as an attraction to customers A reader tells me that a Chinese of his181 words
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Article161 1939-01-26 5 QOME weeks ago I mentioned that some Chinese had moved on to land adjoining Dunearn Road which had been under lalang for years (except for a brief period when it was planted with tapioca by Javanese) and were making a nursery garden there. Since then the progress has161 words
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Article174 1939-01-26 5 Penang Eye-Witness anyone in Penang or Province Wellesley heard of a diary kept oy a Malay in the time of Francis Light and still preserved by the family as an heirloom? A correspondent tells me that about 15 years ago he actually saw a translation of this diary, shown to174 words
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Article216 1939-01-26 5 A.R.P In China /VJR new A.R.P. Department in the Straits Settlements might be well advised to note a letter written to a Home Journal by a retired army captain who has been through the Japanese air raids on Shanghai. Nanking and Canton. He writes: <4 I was amazed during crisis216 words
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Article257 1939-01-26 5 J HOSE who have supposed that the Malay work known as the Kedah Annals really is an old historical chronicle of that State will be disillusioned by a paper contributed by Sir Richard Winstedt to the Journal of the Malayan branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Sir Richard257 words
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Article217 1939-01-26 5 'jpHERE are. however, really old chronicles in the Malay language, partly legend and partly history, and the oldest of them all is described by Sir Richard Winstedt in another paper in the same number of the Journal. These are the Chronicles of Pasai. a little Malay State in217 words
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Article197 1939-01-26 5 |T has been suggested by correspondents of this newspaper recently that the terms “Malaya” and “Malayan” have no political reality and have never been accepted in that sense by Government. These correspondents are evidently not familiar with the Malayan Civil Service List, which contains the following: Malayan Civil Service197 words
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Article134 1939-01-26 6 QNE of the differences between social life in Malaya and Ceylon was mentioned by Mr. Abraham Gardiner, formerly of Kuala Lumpur, In a recent Interview in Colombo. Speaking of his cosmopolitan schoolmates in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Gardiner said that “the parents of most of these pupils were business134 words
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Article120 1939-01-26 6 FREAK which has appeared in a bed of cannas Is described in a letter I have received from a Singapore reader. All the plants in this bed have yellow flowers except one, which has surprised Its owner by producing bright red petals as well as yellow ones. I120 words
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Article160 1939-01-26 6 OANKS In Singapore are highly im- personal organisations, but in the early days of the banking business it was not so. Mr. Lim Bock Kee, of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, sends me a cutting from the Journal of the Institute of Bankers which reproduces an actual cheque drawn160 words
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Article70 1939-01-26 6 LETTER has been wandering about the East Coast addressed with delightful vagueness as follows: c o Messrs. Boustead. Trengpanu. Kelantan. near Singapore. However, the solution of this problem was comparatively simple, as the only place on the East Coast .vhcre Boustead’s have a branch, so far as I70 words
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Article104 1939-01-26 6 looking up the flies of the Singapore Free Press for 1859 I came upon a distinctly tart note which shows that the local Press, then as now. kept a sharp eye on even the highest deities of Empress Place. I think this paragraph deserves to be disinterred, so104 words
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Article65 1939-01-26 6 J7ROM an up-country rest-house comes pithy comment on a Cecil Street leading article The sheet of paper contains two lines typed as follows: Your leader of the 28th. Inst. Don’t talk such tripe. The leader in question was mainly a reiteration of the views of the Financial65 words
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Article307 1939-01-26 6 REMARKABLE account of life in a submarine underneath the Straits of Malacca is published in the current number of Blackwood’s. The writer carried out a flve-day diving patrol in the Straits, “the first time that such a thing had ever been done in tropical waters,” and his experiences307 words
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Article294 1939-01-26 6 JN the same article there is a very interesting description of how the writer took his submarine up the Kuching River without a pilot and with the aid of a chart dated 1844. The Kuching River is a typical river of Malaysian coastal plains, winding through a294 words
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Article157 1939-01-26 6 CEVERAL days later, after the submarine had left Kuching for Jesselton, and when she was in the open sea, three officers and 23 men suddenly went on the sick-list, leaving only the commander and nine men on their feet. It was at first thought that the trouble157 words
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Article285 1939-01-26 6 was probably the only carthorse ever used on a Malayan estate was recalled by a friend of mine, a veteran planter, in a conversation about old days in the Kota Tinggi district. This unique animal was used on Theobroma Estate, which was first planted with cocoa, and, after285 words
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Article287 1939-01-26 6 TK>DAY, despite repeated efforts to 1 put the manufacture of oil from rubber seeds on a commercial basis, the seeds lie rotting on the ground on every estate. But it was not so when the rubber industry was in its infancy. In 1907 Nelson Estate (the old Theobroma287 words
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Article172 1939-01-26 6 How Elastic! is another reminiscence of the Kota Tinggi district which takes us back to the days when plantation rubber was still a curiosity in Singapore. At first Nelson Estate was the only rubber producer in that district and there were no local buyers, so no precautions were taken against172 words
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Advertisement69 1939-01-26 6 STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL Contributions are invited for the 1939 number of the Straits Times Annual. They must be of a definitely Malayan or Malaysian character and may be of any length up to 2,500 words. The Annual publishes descriptive and historical articles, reminiscences, short stories, and light and serious verse.69 words
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Article274 1939-01-26 7 A h. Harrison has been appointed Registrar of Trade Marks, S.S. The appointment is announced or ‘p V Lupprian as Chief Medical Officer. Penang. Ml r M. Marsh. M.C.S.. has been 'pointed Deputy Collector of Land grvenue. Malacca^ Mr d Nicholson, assistant, Bukit piia Estate. Klang. has274 words
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Article76 1939-01-26 7 THE following Standing Advisory 1 Commute, has been appointed foi the Sultan Id!is Training College, Tanjoug Maiim The Deputy Adviser on Education. Malay States (chairman); the Director of Co-operation, F.MJS. and SS: the Principal of the School of Amieulture. the State Medical and Health Officer. Perak; Mr.76 words
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Article39 1939-01-26 7 At nf P p na T ne n January 16 to Mollie, wife f L. Reynolds of ipoh, a son. R( yf nrT~ At Iuar Hos Pital on Jan. 18. to son f W< T> Rowe Jasin Estale39 words
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Article95 1939-01-26 7 •jY 1 5 of f !u a^ men t Is announced of Robert, son Crautri Ir w Crawford and Mrs. Li’nrtpiit of Muirend. Glasgow and Martha and d l of the late Mr. J. J. Reeve K0H-f{v He eve of Hendon, London. Koh Fn The engagement is announced of95 words
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Article303 1939-01-26 7 Leaders— Summing Up 2 Criminals Or Good Citizens 2 Hinterlands 3 The Economics Of Dictatorship 3 Singapore Music 4 The Hooting Ban 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 25—28 Pictorial Section 17—20 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page 32 Malayan General News— Overseas Chinese Boycott303 words
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Article77 1939-01-26 7 The appointment of Mr. W. N. Belgrave to act as Director of Agriculture, Straits Settlements, and Adviser on Agriculture. Malay States, on the departure of Mr. O. T. Faulkner late last year has resulted in other appointments being made in the Agricultural Department. Mr. Belgrave was Chief77 words
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457 1939-01-26 7 Counsel’s Statement During Case Against Driver THAT there had been an unaccountable loss of 49,000 gallons of petrol at the Seletar Naval Base during the last seven years was revealed in a remark passed by Mr. R. D. W. Edwardes-Ker457 words
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Article158 1939-01-26 7 Work For Malay Education (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 13. IT may be said that the success in Malay vernacular education is very largely due to you wrote the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, to Mr. Alexander Keir, who recently retired from the post of158 words
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317 1939-01-26 7 a letter to the Chinese people from Pandit Nehru and messages of sympathy from Mr. Gandhi and the Indian poet. Rabindranath Tagore, nine of the Chinese delegation to the world missionary conference at Madras passed through Singapore At the conclusion of the conference, the Chinese317 words
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Obituary152 1939-01-26 7 Em Dnc deaths Mar«h?n o death took place at No 14 oi -At R a( i. Singapore. on Jan. 19 ir or it., Josephine Edwards. beloved l lrs J A van der Beek of irabaia. f. b. Edwards. Mrs. J. P. oor stan f an d Mrs. A. R. Pereira152 words
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1369 1939-01-26 8 To Pay Damages For Libel And Wrongful Termination Of Contract HAM AGES of $100 for libel were awarded against Gammon (Malaya) Ltd. in favour of a Chinese building contractor, Cheong Chark, in a judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Horne in the Singapore High1,369 words
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447 1939-01-26 8 Mr. Edwin Tongue’s Visit To The Northern Settlement (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 23. pOMPLETE A.R.P. schemes for Penang, Singapore and Malacca are ready to be put into action and the Penang scheme was discussed today at a Conference held at447 words
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Article117 1939-01-26 8 Chinese Scrolls Shop Signboard Spoiled <From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Jan. 23. A NOTHER tarring “incident” occur- red today in Beach Street, this time involving a Chinese shop dealing in scrolls, wall papers and ceremonial lanterns. The shop had its signboard tarred, while tar was also117 words
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Article49 1939-01-26 8 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 24. a Chinese was cutting down a tree in the jungle at the 3lst mile, Johore Bahru-Batu Pahat road, another tree fell and crushed him. He had his ribs broken and died immediately. The man was 2649 words
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535 1939-01-26 9 Huge Loss Of Trade For Tokio In Malaysia THE boycott, traditional Chinese weapon against foreign en1 croachments, is being successfully applied against Japan n a )i of south-east Asia, the Institute of Pacific Relations With trade between Japan and Chinese-controlled areas in China largely535 words
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Article230 1939-01-26 9 Manasseh Appeal Dismissed •pHEJ Straits Settlements Court or Appeal unanimously dismissed with costs the appeal of E. E Manasseh, of Penang, in judgments delivered in the Singapore High Court. The appeal which was against the Judgment of Mr. Justice Home dismissing a claim for $48,000 which Manasseh230 words
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86 1939-01-26 9 TPHE marriage took place at the Registrar’s Office, Kuala Lumpur, last Thursday of Claire Madeleine Hide (nee Little), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Little, of Dunnningstown House and Brooklawn County, Kilkenny, Ireland, to Mr. Henry Augustus Liddell Wheeler, of the Department of86 words
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61 1939-01-26 9 P. AND T. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF TO RETIRE MR. V. H. WINSON, Director of Telegraphs and Telephones and En-gineer-ln-Chief, Posts and Telegraphs Department, S.S. and F.M.S., will leave Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 8 on retirement after more than 26 years’ service In Malaya. He is joining the Telecommunications Section of Preece, Cardew61 words
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Article210 1939-01-26 9 Japanese Premises Raided THE Special Branch of the S.S. 1 police is still examining documents seized in simultaneous raids carried out early last Wednesday morning on several Japanese hotels and business houses in Singapore. The Straits Times is officially intormed that the raids were conducted following warrants210 words
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177 1939-01-26 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 13. MR. JUSTICE HENN COLLINS in the Divorce Court today, granted a decree nisi, with costs and the custody of |he child of the marriage, to Mrs. Iris Enid Ferris, now living at Connaught Avenue, Chingford, whose husband,177 words
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321 1939-01-26 9 Ceremonial Presentation At Selangor Astana (From 0\ Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 22. A CCOMPANIED by musicians and dancers, eleven “decorated” buffaloes were led up to the Astana Mahkota in Klang today as gifts from Malay villagers to H.H. the Sultan on the321 words
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Article179 1939-01-26 9 European Girl Dies In tfohore (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Jonore Bahru, Jan. 22. SEVERE burns to the body, received when her parents were away in Singapore and she was alone in her home with an ayah, caused the death in the General Hospital on Saturday night179 words
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Correspondence
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Article1065 1939-01-26 10 Spokesman Of Moderate Malay Opinion To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Your editorial of Dec. 16 headed Malay Hotheads.” has led many readers astray and I wish to make a few observations lest the Impressions it created should further mislead readers of your1,065 words
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Article420 1939-01-26 10 Last Portuguese Governor To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—In “Notes of the Day” of Jan. 14. in the paragraph headed “Marx On Malacca.” your columnist gave a quotation taken from Marx’s book “Capital” which was sent to him by a Penang correspondent and he wrote:420 words
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Article51 1939-01-26 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 19. Serdara Singh, who was cleaning the married quarters at the Police Depot, Johore Bahru, yesterday afternoon slipped and fell from the second floor—a distance of about 30 feet. He died almost instantaneously. The funeral takes place this51 words
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Article457 1939-01-26 10 Domiciled Europea Viewpoint To the Editor of the Straits Tim« Sir—May I warn those who p 0se Europeans in Malaya to watch th steps in the coming crisis and to ta warning from what has happened the domiciled European community India and Burma? In these countries they are457 words
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Article106 1939-01-26 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiplng, Jan. 18 I\R. W. R. Duff, well-known i Taiping, was married yesterday Miss M. G. Miller, a nursing sis® at Taiping, at the Methodist Episcop Church. The bride, who wore a flesh coiou ed satin gown with a long veil, given106 words
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Article851 1939-01-26 11 IMMIGRANTS CITIZENS Indian Position In The F, M. S. [traits times view %0 the Editor of the Straits Times. 1. _i read with great interest the Eine article in the Straits Times of r 6 on the question of Indian (zenship in Malaya. L ne has heard in recent times851 words
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Article278 1939-01-26 11 Ordered To Leave Settlement MARRIED TO INDIAN MUSLIM To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With reference to your editorial on Indian citizenship in the F.M.S., please allow space for the following in the Straits Times:— (1). An Indian lives at Kuala Lumpur for about 25278 words
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Article41 1939-01-26 11 The High Commissioner records In the F.M.B. Government Gazette his deep regret at the death of Mr. J. M. Billing, Executive Engineer in the Malayan Public Works Service, on the Segamat rifle range, Johore on Jan. 9.41 words
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439 1939-01-26 11 COLONIAL REPLY TO “YOUNG CHINA” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Viewed from a propagandist angle “Young China’s’’ letter in the Straits Times of Jan. 14 Is a fine piece of work. The alien Chinese here will cheer him loud and long for his439 words
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119 1939-01-26 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 13. THE 15th Congress of British Empire Chambers of Commerce, organised by the Federaton of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire, of which the Singapore, Penang, and F.M.S. Chambers are active members, will be held in London119 words
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Article197 1939-01-26 11 Judging Individuals On Their Merits To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —All this pother about Eurasians must be distressing to many Eurasians. Is it realised that there are as many differences amongst Eurasians as amongst Europeans. During over a quarter of a century in Malaya I197 words
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Article170 1939-01-26 11 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, —While sympathising with “Eurasian Woman” I think it a pity that she should base her argument on false premises. I refer to this statement: After all there is no pure 'race in the world today. History goes to prove170 words
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123 1939-01-26 11 High Court Gives Permission gEARING in *mind the forthcoming removal of the Singapore High Court to its new building, an attempt is being made by the Bankruptcy Office to destroy, old, unnecessary account books. An order allowing the destruction of account books relating to123 words
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Article656 1939-01-26 12 Silk-Draped Klang Throne Room Enlarged (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 20. PREPARATIONS for the Coronation of the Sultan of Selan- gor on Thursday have transformed the Astana Mahkota, the Sultan’s mediaeval-looking palace in the royal town of Klang. The silk-draped throne room, or balairong656 words
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102 1939-01-26 12 IT is stated in the annual report of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya, Singapore branch, that the membership to date is 323, comprising 278 subscribing members. 10 life members and 35 honorary members. “While this figure shows an increase of 10 in membership.” says the report,102 words
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Article109 1939-01-26 12 TTHE death occurred at Pekan on Jan. 13 of Tengku Pangllma Prang of Pahang at the age of 56. He was the uncle of the Sultan of Pahang and the brother of the Tungku Besar. Tungku Omar, and Tungku Muhammud, M.B.E. The coffin was removed109 words
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97 1939-01-26 12 (From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 20. IN a collision between his car and a 1 bus while negotiating a bend liy* miles from Kuala Lumpur, near Kajang, a young Malay, nephew of the A.D.O. Kajang, was killed instantly today. The accident took97 words
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Article217 1939-01-26 12 Mr. H. V. C. Thorby Leaves Island “1I7HAT I have learned from a T comprehensive study of the defence works on Singapore Island should be of great benefit in carrying out Australia’s big defence programme, especially in regard to the housing of garrison personnel under217 words
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Article139 1939-01-26 12 (Prom Our Own Correspondent; Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19. TWO well-known residents, Mr. Ng T1 1 Fook, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ng Lam Keng, of Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Chin Keng, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chin Kul, also of Kuala Lumpur, were married139 words
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Article67 1939-01-26 12 HTHE death has occurred of Mr. F. W. de Silva, of 77, Main Avenue, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, at the age of 82. He came out to Malaya in April 1921 and in the years 1925-1927 was employed In thie Office of the Controller of Rubber,67 words
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327 1939-01-26 12 Hundreds To Begin Training In February /">HIEF Air Raid Warden for Singapore will be Mr. J. L Jeans, who is being seconded from the Straits Settlements police. This appointment precedes the active training of several Hundred wardens, which will begin on Feb. 1.327 words
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195 1939-01-26 12 F\OG-OWNERS will be interested to learn that the Malayan Kennel Association has secured the services of Mr. W. Stanley Hunt as judge for the Central Malayan Dog Show which will be held at the Race Course, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, Apr. 30. Mr.195 words
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Article, Illustration339 1939-01-26 13 Famous P.M.G. In The Colony “AVOID RED TAPE” HIS MOTTO (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 19. 'pHE death is announced at Lymington today of Mr. Noel l rotter, former Postmaster General, Straits Settlements, who retired in 1007. Mr. Trotter was 79. Mr. Trotter and his339 words
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326 1939-01-26 13 High Commissioner To Philippines On His Visit Singapore, Jan. 20. THE fortress that is Singapore seems destined to play a vital 1 role in the Far East,” declared the United States High Commissioner to the Philippines, Mr. Paul V. McNutt, in an interview with the326 words
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61 1939-01-26 13 THE Ranee of Sarawak, who flew to Singapore from Kuching on Jan. 17 on the return of a Wearnes Air Services plane which made a survey flight to Sarawak, left for England by the Dutch liner Christian Huygens. The Ranee will afterward visit the61 words
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Article51 1939-01-26 13 <From Our Own Correspondent. Malacca, Jan. 18 Mr. E. C. Martin, manager of Sime Darby and Co., and a Municipal Commissioner, was involved in a motor accident at Klebang Besar last night when his car was in collision with a lorry. He escaped with light51 words
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Article265 1939-01-26 13 Needs Are Being Considered INFORMATION is being gathered 4 in regard to the number of “iron lungs” which will be required for use in Malayan hospitals, following the offer of Lord Nuffield, the motor magnate, to provide one for every hospital in the Empire. A week265 words
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Article94 1939-01-26 13 fFrom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 20. A DECISION that the Birch Memorial clock tower should be allowed to remain where it is at present was reached at the monthly meeting of the Kinta Sanitary Board yesterday The chairman. Captain H. J. Cockman, pointed out94 words
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693 1939-01-26 13 Shot Himself On Batu Anam Rifle Range (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Jan. 19. THAT he had made a fresh will just a few hours before his death and had left a note for the Chief Police Officer and a letter for Mr. A. J.693 words
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Article, Illustration402 1939-01-26 14 Modernisation Of Malayan Squadrons In Near Future DRISTOL BLENHEIM bombers, probably the fastest planes of their type in the world, will replace Vickers Vildebeeste torpedo bombers in No. 36 Squadron at the Seletar Royal Air Force station within a few' months, the402 words
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Article102 1939-01-26 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Jan. 18. A COMBINED land and sea airport for Darwin, on the lines of the Singapore Airport, has been recommended to the Civil Aviation Board. It Is the proposal of Allan Collins, chief civil aviation officer for the Northern Territory, stationed102 words
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59 1939-01-26 14 ABOUT 80 wives ol omcers, noncommissioned officers and men of the Singapore garrison—members of the military branch of the Mothers’ Union—were at Flagstaff House Mrs. Dobbie, wife of the General Officer Commanding, Major-General W G S. Dobbie, showed them the house and garden and after59 words
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Article105 1939-01-26 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 18 £»OMMANDER C. C. ALEXANDER, R.N., Retired., has been appointed Commanding Officer of the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Penang Division He has already left England by P. and O. liner and is due at105 words
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Article160 1939-01-26 14 R.A.F. Flying-Boat Trip This Month ■pHE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will leave Malaya on Jan. 30 on his proposed visit to Siam and Indo-China. Accompanied by Lady Thomas and attended by Mr. L. H. N. Davis, private secretary, and Captain R. A. Gwyn, aide-de-camp, His160 words
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69 1939-01-26 14 T. C. Martine, manager of the Borneo Co., Ltd., Penang, will shortly be leaving Penang on transfer to Sarawak, where the Borneo Company is launching a new timber enterprise. Mr. Martine has been in Penang since 1926 and is a past chairman69 words
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727 1939-01-26 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Jan. 18. AT a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners this afternoon the President. Mr. G. W. Bryant, referred to the decision to terminate the agreement with the Malacca Electric Lighting Company on Apr. 22, 1942. The Commissioners, he said, regretted727 words
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81 1939-01-26 14 MAN, who played a prominent part in the expansion of the Danish East Asiatic Co., Ltd., in Malaya for more than 20 years and watched the growth of its fleet, left Singapore in the Selandia. He is Mr. E. Koch, manager of the East Asiatic81 words
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Article, Illustration2678 1939-01-26 15 Proved Yields Likely To Be Called For CAIRO CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES PLANTING PROBLEMS By Our Planting Correspondent rVKK since the start of the rubber b regulation scheme considerable rrUicisni of the method of assessing standard production of areas of liudirrafted rubber has been voiced.—Straits Times pictures. - 2,678 words
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926 1939-01-26 16 Transport Company Chief On The Effect Of Legislation RAILWAYS AND ROAD TRANSPORT IN THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19. THE adverse effect of recent road traffic legislation on the 1 cost of running bus services in the F.M.S.926 words
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Article133 1939-01-26 16 Death Of Former Cold Storage Employee A FORMER manager of the Penang branch of the Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Mr. James Murlson Chalmers died at Singapore on Jan. 18 at the age of 50 years. He had been in ill-health for some years. Born in133 words
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Advertisement27 1939-01-26 16 By Appointment to H.H. THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI H.H. THE RAJAH OF SARAWAK f: ELLISON S. EZEKIEL JO. OPTICIANS AND WATCHMAKERS ONLY ADDRESS:— 3, CAPITOL BUILDING. Singapore.27 words
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Article, Illustration552 1939-01-26 17 ABOVE Mr. E. Parnell chief secretaru Sarawak, and BOVE: The Rajah of Sarawak was at the aerodrome to say farewell to the Ranee. He is a keen cameraman ai:c! took many pictures of the scene. Dhuk drummers can be seen in the lackqrou nd. to h552 words
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Advertisement25 1939-01-26 17 of these pictures can be v obtained from th« Manager, Straits Times, at 50 cents a copy, including: postage. Please enclose g remittance when ordering.25 words
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Article, Illustration642 1939-01-26 21 Indra Peiris - By. Indra Peiris New Study Of Age-Old Problem THE way of a man with a mayde is practically the same all the world over, but the Aryan Asiatic, ever a realist unlike the senti- mental Anglo-Saxon, faces the fact that sex is not642 words
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Article193 1939-01-26 21 End Of Three-Day Search At Labis (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Jan. 19. A FTER a prolonged search lasting three days, the body of a 19-year-old Chinese youth, the son of a well-to-do towkay of Labis, was found entangled in roots, in the Labis River, today.193 words
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164 1939-01-26 21 Twice Saw Sharks Coining Towards Them HOW an officer and three other members of the crew of H.M.S. Herald, the Admiralty survey vessel based on Singapore, had a narrow escape from drowning and an attack by sharks is described in the North Borneo Ranger,164 words
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Article39 1939-01-26 21 THF Tungku Mahkota of Johore has been discharged from the Johore General Hospital after a week’s treatment lor pug and teeth wounds received when a Siamese panther Jumped on him in nis private zoo.39 words
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Article, Illustration1324 1939-01-26 22 Alarming Feature Of Secret Society Activities Last \ear 15,000 MEMBERS OF UNLAWFUL BODIES WHICH NUMBER 170 By The Straits Times ('.rime Reporter. A MAJOR problem confronting the Singapore police is the menace of secret society gangsters, responsible for many of the violent crimes committed1,324 words
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274 1939-01-26 22 Case Concerning Chinese Film A CLAIM for damages of $10,000 by Lam Voo Kuan, against the Eastern Film Company Agency, was disposed of in a few minutes before Mr. Justice Pedlow in the Singapore High Court When the suit came up for mention. Mr.274 words
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82 1939-01-26 22 From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 17 TWO Chinese, Kang Hee Liang and Tan Ah Sang, pleaded guilty before the second magistrate, Shell. Abubakar, today to a charge of smug gling 4,280 pounds of sheet rubbci valued at $11,939. Both were arrested at82 words
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Article716 1939-01-26 23 Johore Estate Incident During Fasting Month (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Jan. 18. t j(a Sumatra Malay, Marah bin Salleh, a labourer employll in Pengkalan Bukit Estate, is alleged to have suddenly rr -vlia and armed with a parang hacked at a party of coolies716 words
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328 1939-01-26 23 J\ presented in the apital Theatre in aid t Jewish refugees in Singapore ata full house and amassed po. t>eds totalling just under $6,000. T ine Governor, Sir Shenton nomas, Lady Thomas, the Ranee q oarawa k. the Colonial Secretary, w l328 words
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274 1939-01-26 23 Cautious In Comments On Increased Powers Of Arrest MOTORISTS acclaim the provision for summary action 1 against jaga kreta boys, trick cyclists and the slow-driving motorists in the new Singapore traffic regulations, but are cautious in their comments regarding arrest for minor traffic offences. Many274 words
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Article143 1939-01-26 23 Deck Games With Toy Gliders 117ITHOUT having landed at Singapore, owing to his ship being in quarantine, Siam’s 13- > ear-old King Ananda Mahidol continued his voyage to Europe aboard the East Asiatic motor vessel Selandia King Ananda will disembark at Marseilles on his way143 words
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Article97 1939-01-26 23 Re iter London, Jan. 17. AIR Vice-Marshal Cave-Brown-Cave. Commander of the first Far East Flight at Singapore, was seriously injured in a plane crash at Butley. 20 miles north of Ipswich. The pilot of the plane was killed and Cave-Brown-Cave is now in Ipswich HospitalRe iter - 97 words
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266 1939-01-26 23 MR. F. N. ROBINSON MISS C. JARRETT MR. Frank Norman Robinson, of Malayan Tobaccp Distributors, Ltd.. Singapore, and elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson, of Manaccan Cornwall, was married at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Jan. 18 to Miss Constance Margaret Jarrett, youngest j266 words
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Article139 1939-01-26 23 Assistant Purser On St. John’s Island THE second passenger ship from China to be quarantined at Singapore within a week after arriving with a case of smallpox, the North German Lloyd liner Potsdam, with 180 passengersspent five hours at the quarantine anchorage on Jan. 18. The139 words
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Article1531 1939-01-26 24 The Robertson Family’s Three Generations To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—“Anak Singapura’s" notes in the Straits Times of Jan. 12 and extracts of a letter received by him from Mrs. T Murray Robertson regarding Mount Rosie and old days in Singapore are the sort1,531 words
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Article117 1939-01-26 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jan. 11. SYNTHETIC rubber is unsuitable for use in gas masks because of its pungent smell, declared Mr. H. Rogers, of the Northern Rubber Co., Ltd. at Leicester this week and Germany may therefore be handicapped in A.R.P in the117 words
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530 1939-01-26 24 Retired M. C. S. Officer Pleads For Money For Rural Areas (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 7. A PLEA that a greater share of the Malay States’ revenues should be allotted to the rural areas was made by Mr. A. S. Haynes,530 words
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Article22 1939-01-26 24 Squadron-Leader R. A. R. Rae. RAF has been appointed an honorary Aid de-Camp to the Governor. Sir Shentoi Thomas.22 words
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490 1939-01-26 25 F. B. L APPEALS FOR HELP FROM GOVERNMENT London, Jan. 20. IN a survey of trade prospects in a speech last night, Mr. 1 Robert Hudson, Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Trade, said that unless war supervenes the trade cycle now «eems to be definitely490 words
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Article67 1939-01-26 25 London, Jan. 19. HTHE death is announced of Professor Wallace, the famous agriculturist, at the age of 86 years. He was Professor of Agriculture and Rural Economy at Edinburgh University’ from *****922 and Gar ton Lecturer on Colonial and Indian Agriculture from 1900-1922. During his67 words
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Article58 1939-01-26 25 —Reuter. London, Jan. 18. CIR Auckland Geddes, adviser to Sir John Anderson, Lord Privy Seal, speaking at Beckenham, disclosed that a Minister of National Service has already been selected and that he is a “young and active” man. He added it was no secret that the—Reuter. - 58 words
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171 1939-01-26 25 SIGNOR GAYDA’S LATEST: “GUNS WILL GO OFF -Reuter. Rome, Jem. 77. the end the guns will go off of their own account; declares Signor Gay da, Italian propagandist, in an article <n the Giornale d f Italia referring• to the campaign of abuse which is reaching a dangerous point in-Reuter. - 171 words
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Article103 1939-01-26 25 they displayed In the past.—British Wireless. London, Jan. 20. /GENERAL Sir Warten Kirke, U Director General of the Territorial Army, in a speech last night, said Britain's “Maglnot Line” was not an affair of dngouts, wire and concrete. It was formed, he said, by fighting aircraft,they displayed In the past.—British Wireless. - 103 words
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Article115 1939-01-26 25 Paris, Jan. 17. •T*HE French Atlantic and Mediter- ranean squadrons are sailing at dawn tomorrow from Brest and Toulon for the winter manoeuvres off the African coast and the Straits of Gibraltar. After exercises off the Straits, the two fleets w f ill proceed to Casabianca for115 words
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208 1939-01-26 25 overthrow in this generation.—Reuter and British Wireless. Calls For An Awakening Of National Spirit London, Jan. 19. AAR. LLOYD GEORGE, speaking at Llandudno tonight made a bitter attack on the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. He accused the Premier of 4 cringing and crawlingoverthrow in this generation.—Reuter and British Wireless. - 208 words
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30 1939-01-26 25 —Reuter. Budapest, Jan. 19. SOME 250,000 inhabitants of Budapest, totalling one-fifth of the city’s entire population, are ill with influenza. Two hundred have already died.—Reuter.—Reuter. - 30 words
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Article343 1939-01-26 25 Meeting Will Be Held Soon London. Jan. 19. ANOLO-OERMAN trade relations and competition will be discussed at an early meeting of the Federation of British Industries and the German Relchsgruppe Industrie. It was announced last night that the Grand Council of the Federation has approved a343 words
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Article98 1939-01-26 25 .—Reuter. Geneva, Jan. 21. THE League Council adopted the re- port on Spain condemning measures contrary to the conscience of mankind and the principles of international law. Bolivia and Peru abstained from voting. The resolution on Spain declares that several of the air attacks wtiich had.—Reuter. - 98 words
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Article44 1939-01-26 25 —Reuter. Panama. Jan. 21. LJANS Schachkow and Ernst Kugrig have been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. With two other Germans they were found guilty of espionage. They were originally caught taking pictures of a military section of the Panama Zone.—Reuter. - 44 words
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959 1939-01-26 26 Mr. Arita Replies To Britain America NO INTENTION TO CLOSE OPEN DOOR FOR TRADE A REPLY to the fears that Japanese policy is designed to discriminate against the Powers’ interests in China was made by Mr. H. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, in a speech in the Diet on Jan.959 words
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193 1939-01-26 26 London, Jan. 18. “EVEN if we don't get help from abroad, we are sure we can win in the end declared Dr. Chang Peng-chun, who has flown from Chungking to London in nine days, including three days spent in talks with193 words
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404 1939-01-26 26 Hint Of Schacht’s Opposition To Demands By Government Berlin, Jan. 20. DERLIN tonight is trying to discover the reason for Dr. Schacht’s retirement from the Reichsbank presidency, but the secret is being well kept. Dr. Walther Funk has been appointed to succeed404 words
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Article151 1939-01-26 26 Move To Unite Islam —Reuter. Cairo, Jan. 20. A SENSATION was caused here today when King Farouk was cheered by the congregation of the Quosoun Mosque as the Khalif of Islam. It is significant there were among the congregation Emir Seifel Islam Hussein of Yemen; Emir Faisal of Saudi Arabia;—Reuter. - 151 words
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Article115 1939-01-26 26 Reuter. Alleged Lumber ’['heft On Luzon Island Manila, Jan. 20. A JAPANESE-FILIPINO incident occurred yesterday afternoon at Lauyen Ikbayat, on Luzon Island, when 26 Japanese subjects, probably from Formosa, alleged to be pirating lumber were fired on bv the Filipino military. One Japanese was wounded andReuter. - 115 words
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Article252 1939-01-26 27 POLICE GUARDS IN WHITEHALL London, Jan. 18. rpHK gravity of the bombing at- tempts to cripple Britain's vital electricity services is becoming more obvious as fresh facts become known. Special precautions are even Deni taken in Whitehall and police mv on duty on both sides of Downj252 words
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107 1939-01-26 27 —Reuter. London. Jan. 16. initial order for 120,000 tons of steel sheets and accessories to make 400.000 unit shelters has been placed by the Home Office. This follows the recent announcement by Sir John Anderson, Lord Privy Seal, that he Government would provide steel—Reuter. - 107 words
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67 1939-01-26 27 -Reuter. Tokio, Jan. 21. 'J’HE extraordinary Japanese budget I(, r 1939-1040, expected to come be-1(-re the Diet next month is likely to eX( Ce d Y5.000,000.000 (about £293,000.OC0». ihis extraordinary budget includes Provision for the China war and the Japanese troops stationed in Manchuas well-Reuter. - 67 words
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Article43 1939-01-26 27 —Reuter. Shanghai, Jan. 16. Jacquinot. famous charitable worker, arrived here yesterday !rom Chungking. where he has been pphrviewing Government authorities. He told Reuter that Madame Chlang Kai-shek handed him a cheque for use in his welfare work in kaanghai. —Reuter.—Reuter. - 43 words
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29 1939-01-26 27 PRINCIPALS in the Anglo-italian talks in Rome last week (from left): Count Ciano, Lord Halifax, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and Signor Mussolini. Luce picture received from the Singapore Italian Consulate-General.29 words
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Article40 1939-01-26 27 .—Reuter. London, Jan. 20. THE first big works for the production of synthetic rubber at Schopkau, near Halle, Germany, is to start operations in a few days, according to the Berlin correspondent of The Times.—Reuter..—Reuter. - 40 words
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Article356 1939-01-26 27 POWERS* ATTITUDE TO COUNCIL POLICY Geneva, Jan. 20. THE China resolution arising out of Dr. Koo’s recent plea for help for China against Japan was unanimously adopted by the League Council today. The resolution recalls the resolutions adopted by the assembly on Oct. 6, 1937 and356 words
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489 1939-01-26 27 .—Reuter. New York, Jan. 22. lUARSHIPS, cargo-boats, yachts and planes joined in the search this morning for the Imperial Airways flyingboat Cavalier, which was forced down and sank while flying between New York and Bermuda. After a dramatic dash to the scene of the.—Reuter. - 489 words
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65 1939-01-26 27 —Reuter. Montreal, Jan. 18. lyiR. LEWIS ORD, Canadian air expert, announced on his return from England today that work on the manufacture of bombers in Canada for the Royal Air Force would start within a few weeks and continue throughout the present year—Reuter. - 65 words
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Article141 1939-01-26 27 Reuter. Reference To Dispute With France Rome, Jan. 22. CARCASTIC references to Western democracies and the adversaries of Fascism were the keynote of Signor Mussolini's speech to an audience of farmers today. After saying these adversaries were “too stupid to be dangerous and their speeches fullReuter. - 141 words
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624 1939-01-26 28 Reuter. Ceaseless Air Raids Made On The Republican Capital Lerida, Jan. 22. THE Nationalists claimed yes- terday that their front line was within 15 miles of Barcelona, the Republican capital, at certain points. A Nationalist phalanx of 150,o00 laces the Llobregat River defencesReuter. - 624 words
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Article106 1939-01-26 28 Reuter. London, Jan. 22. FOLLOWING the recent bomb outrages, special police precautions have been extended to Sandringham, where the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family are staying. These bomb outrages have been associated with Irish Republican extremist agitation. Meanwhile police guards Cl?rReuter. - 106 words
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65 1939-01-26 28 Reuter. Chungking, Jan. 16. WINDER cover of heavy artillery fire, Japanese infantry and cavalry in the North River sector ol Kwangtung launched an offensive in the direction cf Tsunghua, north-east of Canton and east of the Canton-Hankow Railway, according to official military dispaches received here.Reuter. - 65 words
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Article265 1939-01-26 28 Valencia As The Next Capital Lerida, Jan. 21. MATION’ALIST troops last evening* entered tbe citv of Igualuda, key town in the defence of Barcelona, and only 2 b miles away from the Republican capital, says Reuter. The leaders in Barcelona are reported to have completed arrangements265 words
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Article153 1939-01-26 28 CHINA’ S GUERILLA FORCES Reuter. 400,000 In Japanese Occupied Areas Tokio. Jan. 22. ftflORE than 1,000.000 Chinese troops are still operating in north, central and south China, while in Japanese-occupied areas 400,000 guerillas are still active, said Lieut.-Gen. Itagaki, Japanese War Minister, in his review of military operations during theReuter. - 153 words
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Article81 1939-01-26 28 —Reuter. Jerusalem, Jan. 23. RAG HER Nasashibi, leader of the Palestine Arab Defence Party (moderates), broke his long silence yesterday by cabling to his cousin, who is acting leader of the party. The cable expresses approval of the recent parleys with the authorities concerning the representation—Reuter. - 81 words
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Article342 1939-01-26 28 MODERATES THE MUFTI —British Wireless. Dissatisfaction Of Many Arabs London. Jan. 23 INFORMATION reaching circles in London interested in Near Eastern problems confirms the growing dissatisfaction of large sections of Arab opinion in Palestine, Syria and elsewhere with the continued intransigence of the policy pursued by the Mufti and his—British Wireless. - 342 words
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Article75 1939-01-26 28 -Reuter. Chicago, Jan. 18. \7IGOROUS defence of the Munich agreement was made today by General Dawes, famous banker, statesman and author of the reparations agreement, when he made one of his rare public pronouncements. General Dawes, addressing the Chicago Association of Commerce, described Mr. Neville Chamberlain-Reuter. - 75 words
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Advertisement48 1939-01-26 28 BEGINNERS’ OUTFITS. 2011 This outfit consists of one violin, one violin bow, one case, one mute, one tuning pipe. One Smith New Rapid Tutor is also included. $10. By post $1.- extra. Each outfit bears a T.M.A. seal. T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE SB Dept., High Street, Singapore.48 words
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450 1939-01-26 29 Rest Win Rugby Trial Ten Points To Six *rHK (leteat of the South by the Rest on Saturday should not make importers too pessimistic regarding the outcome of the big nii Saturday next against the North but there is little doubt better display will450 words
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Article44 1939-01-26 29 -Reuter. Sydney, Jan. 18. Don BRADMAN, by scoring 135 not out, for South Australia against New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match, equalled the world record established in 1901 by B. F r> of scoring six successive centuries. Reuter.-Reuter. - 44 words
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Article56 1939-01-26 29 r tir cards were returned for the ns January monthly competition. yal Johore Club and Mrs. C. P was the winner with a net score vi il. ,v tollowings are the results: rs C. P. Allen 40— 9=31 ;y s E. E. F. Pretty 52—17=35 E. W. Hide56 words
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Article, Illustration542 1939-01-26 29 —Reuter. ALTHOUGH definitely the better team, Singapore was only able to beat Negri Sembilan by the odd goal in five on the S.C.C. Padang on Saturday, in a State hockey match. Singapore had to fight very hard for the goals, not so much against the defence,—Reuter.; —Straits Times picture. - 542 words
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415 1939-01-26 29 RESERVING victory, an F.M.S. police hockey side beat an S.S. police team by three goals to two in their annual hockey encounter played at the Thomson Road police Depot, They fielded the better team, had a better combination and a very415 words
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Article412 1939-01-26 29 boxing was exhibited in the annual F.M.S. vs. S.S Police recruit boxing at the Depot The F.M.S. team repeated their previous success by winning five fights to three, thus taking the cup back with them for the second year in succession. Oi the 11 contests, three were412 words
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Article727 1939-01-26 30 Frisco And Mortell Both Lose Their Titles COM PONG completely confounded the critics Friday night, at the covered stadium. Fighting with his old-time turv and power ot punch, he created a sensation by wresting the middleweight championship of the Orient from Young Frisco, who was727 words
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Article23 1939-01-26 30 Reuter. London, Jan. 23. Football matches played today resulted as follows: Second Division: Blackburn 6. Bradford 4. Fulham 1. Swansea 0.-Reuter.Reuter. - 23 words
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Article258 1939-01-26 30 (From Our Own Correspondent) n Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 21. ghLANGOK women show'ed that they did not need a postponement of the state hockey match against Singapore in order to get practice to give the visitors a better game when they beat them by the only258 words
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686 1939-01-26 30 South Africa Beaten By Innings And 13 Runs Durban, Jan. 23 pNGLAXD won the third Test match at Durban yesterday by an innings and 13 runs when they dismissed South Africa for 353 in their second innings following the first innings debacle of 103.686 words
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Article23 1939-01-26 30 .—Reuter. London, Jan. 23. Rugby matches played today resulted as follows: Devonport Services 0, Newport 8. Crosskeys 6. Abertillery 7.— Reuter..—Reuter. - 23 words
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1045 1939-01-26 31 first Day Of Taiping Skye Race Meeting nn ii dividends by Jackie Mac and Little Mother, who paid $74 and V <-,] respectively featured Friday’s racing at Taiping, the first* j'f the January Skye meeting. •run objections were lodged during .ttcrnoon but both were1,045 words
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Article53 1939-01-26 31 Reuter. Easy Win In First Round New Jersey, Jan. 19. Tony Galento knocked out Jorge Brescia. New York, after 1 min. 41 sec. of the first round of a tenround fight, which was watched by 10,000 spectators, who cheered Galento wildly. He battered Brescia with left hooksReuter. - 53 words
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Article32 1939-01-26 31 Reuter. The British Boxing Board of Control has recognised the fight between Lcn Harvey and Larry Gains at Harringay on Mar. 16 as for the British Empire heavyweight championship.—Reuter. - 32 words
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1021 1939-01-26 31 Final Day Of Taiping Skye Races CKY Raider won the Palmer Cup on Saturday, the final day of the Taiping races, to pay $66. It was Sky Raider's first win for 12 months. The winner of the race is owned and trained1,021 words
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Article32 1939-01-26 31 F.A. Cup third round replays yesterday resulted: Southend 4, Chesterfield 3 (after extra time) Notts F. 0, Huddersfield 3 In the second replay Middles boro beat Bolton I—o at Leeds.32 words
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Article72 1939-01-26 31 London. Jan. 22. Branuey 22 St. Helens R. 0. Broughton R 12 Hull K. R. 3. Castleford 9 Wldnes 2. Dewsbury 14 Rochdale H. 3. Huddersfield 22 Featherstone R. 3 Hull 16 Leeds 7. Hunslet 4 Wakefield T. 4. Keighley 17 Batley 2. Oldham 35 Leigh 2. St.72 words
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1877 1939-01-26 32 Huddersfield Recover Well To Beat Leeds A RECORD crowd of 665,000 witnessed the fourth round of the F.A. Cup in spite of atrocious weather conditions. Huddersfield made a good recovery against Leeds and won after beinvr down two nil at halt time. They scored1,877 words
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Article107 1939-01-26 32 The selection of South stars to figure in the final hockey match of the season against the North at Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 18, runs according to expectation. The South team will be:—B. Manuel (N.S.); R. H. Barth (S.)» Lieut. I. L. E. MacMillan107 words
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Article435 1939-01-26 32 gIXTY-FIVE thousand spectators sa* England beat Wales in an international rugby match played in bad weather at Twickenham on Saturday. Only three points decided the issue Teden securing the only try late In the game following a spectacular forward rush. England’s victory, though the smallest. was435 words
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Article562 1939-01-26 1 PRICES DRIFT TO LOWER LEVELS FRASER AND CO.’S REVIEW IN a weekly report on the share market, issued at the close of business on Jan. 24, Fraser and Co. write: During the past week markets the world over have been entirely dominated by the situation In562 words
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Article107 1939-01-26 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 23. s. d. British Empire “A'* 18 3 British Empire “B” 9 1 V 2 British Empire Cumulative 13 9 British Empire C’prehensive 14 3 British General “A” 18 6 British General “B” 16 0 British General “C” 14 3 Gold107 words
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Article91 1939-01-26 1 Amsterdam, Jan. 13. PLANS for the erection of a large aluminium factory in Central Sumatra by the Billiton My. are now well advanced and preparatory work will begin shortly, according to well-informed quarters. The company also intends to establish an aluminium products factory In Java; this will91 words
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Article35 1939-01-26 1 •THE dredge of Briseis Consolidated I worked for 538 hours in December; treated 59,000 cubic yards of material and produced 53 tons of tin-ore. The estimated cost of production was £3,438 Australian currency.35 words
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Article37 1939-01-26 1 —British Wireless. London, Jan. 24. EXCHEQUER returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to £600,395.417 against £590,080,539 a year ago. Total expenditure, less self-balancing items, is £786,900 541 against £699,123,390 at the corresponding date in 1938.—British Wireless. - 37 words
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Article423 1939-01-26 1 New York, Jan. 24. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today:— DOW-JONES AVERAGE Yesterday’s Today's Close. Close. Changes. 30 Industrials 141.32 141.35 up .03 20 Ralls 29.13 29.25 up .12 15 Utilities 22.70 22.89 up .19 40 Bonds 89.95 89.79 off .16423 words
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52 1939-01-26 1 D a t e Soot Jan. Feb-Mar. Apr.-June July-Sept. London Jan 19 27 1 27'i 27% 27% 27% 7 15/16 20 27% 27% 28% 28% 8 23 27%. 27% 27% 28 7 15/16 24 26 "s 27 27% 27% 7 13/16 25 27 27', 27% 27%52 words
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Article194 1939-01-26 1 Singapore, Jan. 24, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $13.00 White $12.50 Black 9.00 Copra Mixed $2.90 Sun Dried $3.20 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.30 Fair $2.25 Sarawak $2.20 Jelotong Palembang $7.50 Banja $8.00 Sarawak $8.00 Tapioca Small194 words
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Article40 1939-01-26 1 London, Jan. 20. 'JpHE total amount applied for in tenders for £25,000.000 Treasury Bills was £67,845,000. The average rate per cent, for Bills at three months was 10s. 3.54 d. against 10s. 8.09 d a week ago.—British Wireless.40 words
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Article, Illustration1868 1939-01-26 2 Reluctance In Releasing Adequate Areas DETRIMENTAL TO BOTH INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT “THE slow progress made by Government in releasing adequate areas for prospecting has been very disappointing and future prospects for the industry are far from reassuring in this respect” declared the Hon. Mr. C. L.1,868 words
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756 1939-01-26 3 155 Acres Now Being Felled For New Planting ESTATES in good order and FINANCIAL POSITION SOUND OROPOSING the adoption of the r repor t and accounts at the anrnal meeting of Glenealy PlantaLtd. in Singapore on Saturday. Mr. H. C. Atkin-Berry, the c 1 fi756 words
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Article238 1939-01-26 3 CEYLON EXCEEDS RUBBER Q UOTA TERMS OF AGREEMENT BROKEN pEYLOX appears to have broken Article five of the International Rubber Regulation Agreement having exceeded by 3,907 tons her permissible export allowance in 1938. Shipments during 1938 are reported to have been 49,282 tons compared with her permissible export allowance of238 words
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Article41 1939-01-26 3 Iapav-o Toklo, Jan. 21. v s foreign trade from Jan. 10 vcrspV? 11 20 has resulted in an adlii'nor* ance of 22.301.000 yen. with W rea ching 91.955.000 yen and Ea**;' am ount to 69.654.000 yen—1 rn News41 words
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Article110 1939-01-26 3 TO ACQUIRE CROMLIX ESTATE PAYMENT BY SHARE ALLOTMENT (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 12. JJS your correspondent cabled you today Jeram Rubber Estates, Ltd. proposes to acquire the 1.266-acres Buklt Jalil estate of the Cromllx Rubber Estate and Produce Syndicate. LtdBoth estates are in Selangor. The110 words
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Article100 1939-01-26 3 TOURING the week ending Jan. 14, 1939, exports of canned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 22.581 cases, of which: 17,949 (79 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 845 (4 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 2,255 (10 per cent) cases to100 words
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Article71 1939-01-26 3 —Straits Times cable. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 18 DAUB RUBBER ESTATES LTD., proposes to liquidate and distribute Its assets, Including a small amount of cash, with its holding in Hoscote Rubber Estates Ltd. to shareholders. It was announced recently that the Ho-cote company would—Straits Times cable. - 71 words
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Article85 1939-01-26 3 THE following tin-dredging statistics of companies in the Austral Malay group refer to the first half of January:— Hours Yardage Piculs ore K. Kamunting 332 54,000 160 Asam Kumbang 76 22,000 114 Ulu Yam closed down Thabawleik Tin 291 60,000 260 Puchong Tin 108 45,000 14785 words
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Article173 1939-01-26 3 EXCEED QUOTA BY 1,885 TONS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 23. EXPORTS of tin from the countries participating in the International Tin Control agreement, exceeded quotas by 1,885 tons, in 1938 according to the Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times. This correspondent says that it173 words
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Article179 1939-01-26 3 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,417th auction on Jan. 18 when 1,415.765 lb. (632.04 tons) catalogued, 1,278,070 lb. (570 57 tons) was offered and 993,373 lb. (443.47 tons) was sold. London, spot sheet, 7%d a pound. New York, spot, 15 11/16 cents a179 words
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88 1939-01-26 3 •THE following statement shows the transfers of export rights between the Malayan administrative areas during the last quarter of 1938, and is furnished by the Controller of Rubber. Administrations Total transfers Net transfers From To From To lb lb lb. lb Federated Malay States 598,78988 words
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Article463 1939-01-26 4 Swan, Culbertson’s Weekly Review |N a weekly report on the New’ York Stock market, issued on Jan. 22, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz, write:— After holding within a 2 per cent, price range for the first five days of the past week, stocks on the New York463 words
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53 1939-01-26 4 American Tin Corporation.—Straits Times cable. From Our Own Corre pondent.) London, Jan. 18. DRITISH TIN INVESTMENT Cor- poration. of which Capt. O. Lyttelton is chairman, has acquired a substantial interest in Pin Yok, a mine in Siam, which is owned by the BritishAmerican Tin Corporation.—Straits Times cable. - 53 words
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Article66 1939-01-26 4 Reuter. Plentiful Supply Of Credit London, Jan. 21. QN the money market credit conV tinues to flow freely. The small offerings of Treasury Bills is. however, depressing discount operators who are faced with the old starvation levels. The market this week received only 22 per cent, ofReuter. - 66 words
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138 1939-01-26 4 The attention of the public is drawn to the formation of the*above Association which comprises the following members:— PENANG. A. A. Anthony Sc Co. Lean Sc Co. Soon Theam Sc Co. Kennedy Sc Co. United Traders. Ltd IPOH. Macphall Sc Co. (Ipoh) Ltd. Botly Sc Co. KUALA138 words
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220 1939-01-26 4 The following scale of brokerage which will become effective In respect of all contracts entered into oy members of the above Association on and after Ist February. 1939. Is published for general information. Local Stocks Ordinary Shares and Preference Shares. Brokerage Market Value Per Share Under 0.50220 words
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Article722 1939-01-26 4 Many Encouraging Factors In General Outlook IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued on Jan. 19, Stanton. Nelson and Co., Ltd., write: Until some definitely good or bad news emerges it seems probable that the rubber market, in common with others, will continue to drift722 words
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Article70 1939-01-26 4 TPHE directors of Shell Transport and Trading Co. Ltd., have declared an interim dividend on the ordinary stock of Is. 6d. per 1 unit of stock on account of the year 1938. according to information received by the Chartered Bank. The dividend is payable free of tax70 words
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Article45 1939-01-26 4 THE following tin-dredging statistics refer to Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging for the first half of January:— Hours Yardage Piculs ore Dredge 1 259 57,000 302 Dredge 2 *257 65,000 504 Dredge 3 250 60,000 126 Dredge 3 was stopped for three days45 words
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Article67 1939-01-26 4 Amsterdam. Jan. 12 AT the first Amsterdam tea auction oi the New Year, 9,339 packages of Java tea. 5.176 packages of Sumatra tea and 252 packages of Indo-China tea were offered. A firm tone prevailed. and supplies were re&dily absorbed at prices from 1 to 267 words
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Article1099 1939-01-26 5 Issued By Fraser And Co., exchange and stock brokers. SiiiKapore, Jan. 25. 10 a.ut. MINING. Buyers Sellers Issue vdi- 4 Anipat Tin j/ 3 £1 Asarn Kumbang W- 27/ fl A 'er V Hita^ ay 21/6 22/6 £1 s“Jlf Clangor I.JO 1.36 Bwjuntal W- 10/9 S/5 £11,099 words
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Article587 1939-01-26 5 London Exchange Prices On Jan. 13 Allagar (2/) /9%; Alor Pongsu (2/) 1/5; Anglo-Malay 8/; Ayer Kuning 21/10%; Bauenocn 18/6; Bagan Serai l«/3; Bahru <® cl <?/) 1/5; Banteng 11/3; Batang (2/) /6; Batu Caves 131/9; Batu Tlga 24/4Vi; Bekoh (2/) /10%; Bertam Con. (2/) 2/6; Bldor 21/101*;587 words
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Article147 1939-01-26 5 London Exchange Prices On Jan. 13 Ampat (4/) 3/6; Anglo-Burma (5/) 13/6; Ayer Hitam (5/) 1 3/32; Bangrin 1; Gopeng Cons. (5/L7/6; Hongkong (5/) Idris (5/) S/9 Ipob (10/) 1 3/32; Jelapang 30/6; K&mpong Lanjut 16/6; Kamunting (5/) 9/; Kepong Klllinghall f»/) 15/; Kinta (5/) 11/; Kinta Kellas147 words
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95 1939-01-26 5 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Jan. 24. 5 p.m. Books Total tor Jompany Dividend Close Date Ex Div financial year TIN. Payable Date to dat'K. Kamunting 3d. Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Jan. 28 Pungah 9d. dlv. 9d. bonus Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Jan. 21 7 Petallng.. 5% final95 words
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Article389 1939-01-26 5 Slightly Brighter Atmosphere London. Jan. 24., early rally In international issues induced a brighter atmosphere m most sections on the 8tock Exchange today. This was also accentuated by Cape and local support for Kaffirs while the Continent supported the leading oils. Among industrials. Imperial Tobacco improved on389 words
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Article44 1939-01-26 5 Tokio, Jan. 19SILK yarn exported by Japan in 1938 amounted to 477.796 bales in quantity. an increase of 1,436 bales over the previous year. Exports to America in 1938 increased by 13.257 bales and to Europe by 460 bales.—Eastern News.44 words
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Article21 1939-01-26 5 The output of tin-ore from Talam Mines Ltd in the last quarter of 1938 was 1 250 piculs.21 words
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Article42 1939-01-26 5 THE official price of tin in Singapore on Jan. 19 was $110.37 Vi per picul on 133 l/3rd. lb.; on Jan. 20. $110.12*6; on Jan. 21, on Jan. 23. $110.12y 2 on Jan. 24. $108.75; on Jan 25. $108.75.42 words
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