The Straits Times, 13 February 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times [SBTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PACiES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      541 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying far any position advertised in these columns send espies of testimonials. Do not send originals. I i KOPEAN WANTED to look after child ol I \rs. Reply 234, Straits Times. WTED experienced motor car fitter must be good man. write fullest particulars. Box 231. straits Times.
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      847 2 FOR SALE COLUMBIA "Hot Shot" Batteries are compact convenient dry batteries. Prices from Eastern Auto Co.. Ltd., Singapore. AUXILIABY SLOOP rlgjed yacht. 23 ft. x 7 ft. 6", 7 h.p. engine, two berth cabin, six months ok). $1,400. Bos No. 225 S. T. FOB SALE, one .46 Webley revolver with
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      746 2 MISCELLANEOUS YOC CAN HAVE THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to you every week for three months for $1.60. General Manager. Sunday Times. "THOUGHTS AND IDEAS." Occasional paper In the Interests of zood citizenship. Published by Mr. Chew Cheng Yong of 684D, Padang terbakar. Spore. Not an organ of any church, sett.,
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      813 2 PUBLIC NOTICES Flight Lieutenant HAROLD DAVID GIBLETT, Royal Air Fore*— Deceased. Any persons having claims against the estate of this Officer should forward particulars and amount of such claim to the President. Committee of Adjustment of the late Flight Lieutenant H. D. Glblett, RAJ. Station, Singapore by Mar. 10. 1938,
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      685 2 SHIPPING NOTICES M.S. MKOMA- ARRU: M/l/M. Consignees of cargo per the above motorship from Europe are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 46 at 9 a.m., Bonded "D" at 2 p.m. and Matches Store at 3
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      331 2 BUSINESS CARDS, Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. FOR GOOD LICK. FOR 11M11. Use the "Modern Keyholder." It is British made and will Mot rust. You limply thread keys on one end of a Hor&e Shre and draw ovir the
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      642 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) KIAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore. 1936. CORFU 15.000 Feb 14 SOMALI 6.810
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      365 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly wiling*. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said Marseilles and Gibraltar. tM.S. YASUKUNI MARU Feb. 19. S.S. HAKONE MARU March 5. S.S. SUWA MARU March 19. S.S. FUSHIMI MARU April
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      610 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorshlps Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOB MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham JUTLANDIA 14/3 MEONIA 3/3 3/3 4/3 6/J ALSIA 24/3 24/3 25/3 27/$ FIONIA 31/3 31/3
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      241 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR nONO KONG, AMOT. SHANGHAI, MOJt KOBE AND OSAKA s.s SANTHIA MM Feb. 13, 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for tint and second class parwngers. Special bollday return tickets Interchangeable with P. O. S. N. CO.. issued at cheap
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      1206 3 THE BI IE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship To. (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and Chin* Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Lid.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The Chin* Navigation Co., Ltd. The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      WESTWARD BOUND.
      473 4 passengers uy ine Chitral. The following passengers are proceeding per s.s. Chitral V. 320 sailing at 9.30 am. on Friday, the 14th instant. for Penang, Colombo. Marseilles and London. Miss Dewsrmp, Mr. A. W. Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. Bonine, Capt. R. Borton, Mr. C. E. Seal, Mrs. F.
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      OUTWARD BOUND.
      365 4 Passengers By The Corfu. The following passengers disembark at Straits ports from the Corfu: For Penang: Mr. T. R. W. Allin, Mr. Donald Bagley, Mr. M. C. Cruickshank, Mr. Thomas dimming, Mrs. N. Darlow. Mr. Dlckenmann, Mr. M. F. Donovan, Dr. W. R. Duff, Miss Foulston. Mr. T.
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      CLEARANCES
      54 4 Feb 11: Palopo, Kampar, Kilat. Soerabaya (Dut v, Soil <Nor): Kofuku Maru. Taijin Maru (Jap.): City of Hankow. Chye Hln Tay Yit. Larut. Kamuniriß. Silver Gull (Brit.). Feb 12: Meran. Penrlth Castle. Ipoh. GlensMel. Lipis, Calchas (Brit): Asdang, Prachatipok (Slam). Khrxn Hoea. Kepah. Makasser. Thedens. Singled. MUo (Dut); Shyogen
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      306 4 Mr, Burma (Karagola) ..3 p.m. (By Train) 7 p.m. East and North India (Karagola) 3 p.m. (By Train) 7 p.m. South and West India (Rajuia) 3 p.m. (By Train) 7 pm. Java and Southern Sumatra by air (Netherlands) 4 p.m. Bengkalls. P. de Kock, Padang. Pakan Baroe.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      78 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) dispatched on Feb. 4 by air (Imperial). Date expected uncertain. Malls from Europe (Amsterdam) expected today by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 8 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow at 8.45 a.m. Malls from Europe (London malls) expected tomorrow by
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      FROM MALACCA.
      189 4 Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Tomorrow. Medan CvU Singapore) by air (Netherlands) pm Persia, Amsterdam and London (via Singapore) by au- (Netherlands) P.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Bombay, Aden. Mauritius, Egypt, Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, U.S.A., Canada and Western Australia (via Penang) (Chltral) 1.15 p.m.
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      FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
      132 4 MaJls will close at Kuala Lumpur as follows: Tomorrow. Southern and Western India (via NeopaUm Madras) (Rajula) 7 pm. Burma, Northern and Central India (via Rangoon and Calcutta) (KarafOte) 7 P m Western Australia (Kepong) 7 pm. Great Britain and places served via Great Britain, Europe, Ceylon
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      N.Y.K. MAY BUILD NEW SUPER-LINERS.
      109 4 Increased Competition From German And Italian Lines. Construction of three 18,000-ton super-liners by the Nippon Yusen Kalsha, for operation on its OrientEurope run, is held unavoidable in Japanese shipping circles in view of Increased competition offered by German and Italian lines in the Far Eastern
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      102 4 Thursday, February 13. Ships alongside the Wharves or eipeeled U> arrive KEPPEL HARBOI'R Mam Wharf Lch. Klttlwake. W. Bt. Splendour, Lch. Mars, Tomohon, Pacific. Mata Han. OU Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Gemas. Victoria Dock Bulan.
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      HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
      92 4 OUTWARD. Regular Freight Service to MANILA, HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS Due S"pore sj. GROOTEKERK Peb 29 li. GAASTERKERK Mar. 28 HOMEWARD. TO JAFFA, HAIFA. GENOA, MARSEILLES ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. Leave Tonnage Spore SA SEROO6KERK Feb. 19 B.S. ZUIDERKERK Mar. 19 Via Penang. Steamers
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      THROUGH TRADE.
      62 4 Free American Port At Staten Island. The United States Government has authorised the City of New York to :reate a free port at Stapleton. Staten [sland, where ships henceforth will be »ble to unload foreign merchandise. >x> be picked up by other ships for countries outside of the
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      99 4 The current rate of exchange for the issue and payment of Money Orders l a as follow:— India and Ceylon Sloo=Rs 154 tssue, payment 15S. U.S.A. $100=US.A. currency 58 Issue, payment 61. N.E.I. $100=Gullders 84 Issue Indo-China $130~Francs 865 Issue, payment 900. Australia $1- Australian currency 2/10 d.
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      704 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS, P.M.S. RLTS. AND SI AM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight M3J— Passage M3l. CAN ADIAN PXb I F I C STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporatea In England). REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First class from £106-4-6 Second class from 70-6-1 REDUCED AROUND THE WORLD
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      399 4 incorporated tn Strait* SetttemtDti) HERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated In England) (Incorporated In D.SA.) BOSTON. NEW TOP.X BALTIMORE "BLLERMAN" LINE. Via CAPE OP GOOD HOPE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. Due Sails «fiTTP.niM A dAMRITRn STEEL SCIENTIST Feb. 22 Feb. 27 ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. MEMPHIS CITY Mar 18 Mar.
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      138 4 Malayan Meteorological Service, baily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mir.. temp, ins Sunshine temp *r hr«. *F West Coast. Alor Star 92 Nil 11.1 69 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 91 Nil 10.0 73 Sitlawan 92 Nil 9.6 74 Buklt Jeram 91 Nil 10.7 71 Malacca 91 Nil
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    FIGHTING MEASLES BY INJECTIONS.
    344 5 jL.CC. Approve A Fee For Blood Donors. Measles has become one of the greatest menaces to child-life In London, and every second winter, with unfortunate regularity, an epidemic occurs which existing methods of quarantine are apparently powerless to stem. Writing In the current Issue of "The
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    A BROWN HOUSE FOR PARIS.
    232 5 Nazi Inauguration In Secret. Paris, Feb. 4. Last night between 500 and 600 Germans resident In Paris met at 3, Rue Roqueplno, just opposite the English Methodist Church, to Inaugurate the Brown House of Paris. The celebration coincided with the third anniversary of Herr Hitler's
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    ITALIAN SHIP EVADES WARRANT FOR ARREST.
    219 5 Sailed Away In Fog. London, Feb. 4. The Italian steamer Fedora, for the arrest of which the Admiralty Marshal issued a writ on Friday, quietly slipped away from Dungcness Bay, during thick fog yesterday. Customs officials, who held the writ, were powerless to serve
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    £4,500 FOR HIS NURSE.
    175 5 Two Legacies Left By A K.C. Two legacies totalling £4,500 reward a nurse for twenty-four years of devoted service In the home of Mr. Charles Francis Vachell, K. C, former Recorder of Gloucester. Mr. Vachell left £2,000 to Lucy May Rogers, described by him as my
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    15 YEARS' SENTENCE ON ANTI-NAZIS.
    167 5 "Communist Heresies." Berlin, Jan. 31. For the first time in the 18 months' history of the Peoples Court full publicity has been given to a trial, that of a numben of Socialists and Communists accused of having attempted to organise workmen into a united "antiNazi
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    MANCHUKUO'S POPULATION
    35 5 Construction on the Central Museum In Nanking, to be built with $1,500,000 from the British Boxer Indemnity Fund, is expected to start some time this spring and will be completed early In 1937.
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    SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.
    383 5 STEADY DECLINE IN BRITISH LOSSES. As a result of "several distressing losses of British ships In the last year" and the fact that the safety of life at sea has been brought Into "public debate." the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom has Issued
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    PRISON FOR JEW DRESSED AS NAZI.
    39 5 Berlin. Feb. 4. The German Press reports that a Jewish musician from Austria has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for wearing a brown shirt and playing on orchestras at several NationalSocialist festivities.
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      431 6 Rubber Continues Strong. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 13. The feature of the markets is the continued strength of rubber and the continued neglect of rubber share s. There appears to be nothing to justify the inactivity except that possibly after a long period of inaction,
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      KIMANIS RUBBER.
      86 6 Capital Reconstruction Approved. (From Our Own Correspondent > London. Feb. 12. Kimjr.i.s Rubber capital reconstruction by a reduction from £200.000 to £122.000 by the cancellation of ten shillings of each IMjON issued one pound shares and the subdivision of the remaining capital into two shilling shares and the
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      JANUARY RUBBER EXPORTS.
      35 6 Exports of dry ruboer uncorrected figures from Malaya. Brunei and Labuan for the month of January, 1936 were Mainland 31.537 tons. Straits Settlements Islanas 217 tons, Brunei 118 tons. Lsbuan 12 tons.
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        MINING.
        723 6 All Shares quoted above arr fully paid. of brick, 25X80 fort. We Uke twpevial pleiwuie in tliil Aeon an disrated bs- I presenting the tine ■ituutioii forth «mn an uiif unni n- is to Uw-uWUInf now- wnson that the »Ui» Iiim never joi tun in the ridiculous clamor against
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        GENERAL.
        402 6 louncil from Albany he WIMltwl driverf JMck Mld he H mianacceniontonis and Mk^ u he w w one;the yo n shape of a young np M j n tj,,. H fflrmati ve, and m told to call around in the afternooi Imith, of the Denver True to his appointment,
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        262 6 me committee which i... it "1 can drive mules, hoi uiiiliato consult with le authorities relative ftf W T Ut mutton here arrived <«r»ve nails; In. as w. »y. The Herald says »»y vuu evei saw lew was existed to frol dol t>Mtt iday morning. ~rem*MMM« say
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        483 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) iik uou, we lire twins. •■> enough to let me look qilite with rlieum.itwin. >my for a strawberry T. W. Moff.it. Esq., of Denver' is booked at the II lilroad lloiuw. ug" good drink or Dr# w> w (J|>) w!l l lMje
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    EXCHANGES
    213 6 The following are tfce exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Bong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING. London. 4 months' sight 2/4 London. 3 months' sight 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days' sight 3/4 1/16 London. 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London, demand 2/4
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    116 6 Noon, Feb. 13. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Feb. 257/ 8 26 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Feb. 25% 25 13/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Tone of Market: Steady, sellers reserved.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    409 6 Markets Inactive But Firm. London, Feb. 12. Markets were inactive, but the undertone was good. The Funds were very flrir. but nominally unchanged at the close. Oourtaulds were a good feature in a steady industrial section. Shells were firm. There was a little more activity in tins, though
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    EXCHANGES.
    82 6 Recovery In Dollars. London. Feb. 12. Part 74 57/64 Athens 518 sellers New York 4.M 7/16 Bucharest 669 sellers Montreal «98\ Rlr 414 Brussels ?1 TJ sellers official Geneva 15.14 Be. cr»de 211 Amsterdam 7.28".- Bu;nos Aires unquoted Milan 62U Montevideo 39S Berlin 12.29% seller* official Madrid 36 9/64
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    SHARES REPORT
    82 6 Lyall Evatt's report dated Feb. IS. shows: MINING Steady buying. Batu Selangor-; buyere SI cents, Hong Patts 89 92, Murai shares wanted »2 cents, Norths 67 70, S. Luas I.SS buyers, U. Klangs 1.20 1.24 c.d., Kampong KamunUng 5,9 0/3, London Tin S/7 middle. Rantau ords. sellers 6S.
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    SATURDAY SILVER MARKET.
    47 6 London, Feb. 12. It was stated officially today the silver market will recommence dealings on Saturdays as from Feb. 15. The market was easier, spot price for bar being l/16d. lower at 19 11/16 d. and two months forward 19 s /J,d British Wireless.
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    FIXED TRUSTS INQUIRY
    44 6 London, Feb. 11. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Runclman, announced at Commons question time that he had decided to appoint a departmental committee to Inquire into the subject of fixed trusts In all its aspects.— British Wireless.
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    SHELLAC STOCKS AGAIN DOWN.
    202 6 SLIGHT DECLINK IN LANDINGS. A reduction of 8.960 packages In London shellac stocks occurred during December. Although the amount was not so great as in November, it i sented a vory useful cut into the still heavy stoe'es. Landings durinpc December an timated to have amounted
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    BRITISH RECOVERY PROSPECTS.
    169 6 Should Find Freer Market Overseas. London Feb. 12. British recovery may be more vigorously assisted in the present your by the growing revival in international trade, says J. Henry Schroder's Quarterly Review. This points out that Britain is by no means the on?y country to be pulling
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    PRODUCE.
    75 6 amount intiuirrrw «>w 30W Amta tt OLD CITY HA IX FCMO. eatipU mount tnutnf«rr«l W" mount trmwtWWl 38** *1W«I TOWN KITE FTND. wiiUr pi|» mil town loti tMMt 4M1*« WIN BOND ri'JJD. lltl i|«id tW» p.ii.l HOW luount tntBaferrad *> M •1MB 91 < muuwto imoutcdhsh. m V j
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      REVIEW OF THE LONDON STOCK MARKETS.
      1255 7 Big Rises In Industrials And Transatlantics. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 31. Although business on the Stock Exchange during the past week has, for various reasons, been rather less active than of late, the tendency of prices In most departments has continued upwards.
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      TIN RESTRICTION.
      133 7 Questions For Burma Council. Many questions regarding the mining and rubber Industry in Burma will be asked at the Budget session of the Burma Legislative Counci! which meets today. One question by U Ohn Nyun relates to the constitution ol the mining advisory board and the preponderance of
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      ROYAL DUTCH OIL.
      52 7 No Intention To Pay An Interim Dividend. The management of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, through the Amsterdam Telcgraai. states that It has no Intention of paying an Inter m dividend and thit. in fact, the distribution of such a dividend has never been a point of
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      WORLD STOCKS OF PEPPER.
      212 7 CURRENT YEAR'S CROP PROSPECTS. The annual report of one of the leading Dutch pepper merchants contains valuable information regarding the pepper situation. The London pool, the report states, during 1935 liquidated about 7.000 tons of Its enormous holdings, which reached their peak In January, 1935. At
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      ANALYSIS OF SHARE VALUES.
      493 7 Is The Public Missing Chances? An Interesting analysis of the rubber share position Is addressed to the Financial Times by Mr. J. B. Pearson who writes as follows: While admitting the setbacks to confidence investors experienced in 1935, I am surprised at the opportunities that are
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      RUBBER OUTPUTS
      65 7 The following outputs are for January, and figures in brackets denote the corresponding period of last year. Brunei— (38.500 lb.). 30.912 lb. Bukit Timah (10.294 lb.). 11.166 lb. Changkat— (3o.ooo lb). 25.996 lb. Haytor. (14.521) 11.000 lb. Indragirl— (B9.6ol lb.». ***** lb. Lunas. (39.500 It). 32.820 lb. NyaJas.—
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      PUNGGOR RUBBER.
      7 7 Output for Jan.— 10,384 lb.
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      SIAMESE LOAN CONVERSION.
      518 7 A CRITIC IN THE ASSEMBLY. At an extraordinary session of the Siamese Assembly at Bangkok early this month there was criticism of the method In which the Government had converted the six per cent. Loan on the London market. Phra Blnlch Dhanakorn of Chengmal expressed surprise that
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      THAMES TUNNEL.
      168 7 Zy 2 Million Pounds Scheme In Hand. Work on the Oartford-Purfleet tunnel will probably begin this year. The construction work will be the direct responsibility of the Ministry of Transport The tunnel will be more than one mile long, exclusive of the open approaches, which will have a
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      JAPAN PLANS COTTON MILLS IN N. CHINA.
      73 7 Reports from Tokio suggest that Japanese cotton spinners are preparing either to purchase Chinese cotton mills or to establish mills of their own in North China, especially in thg neighbourhood of Tientsin. The objects are to secure a sphere of activity free from
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      BARLOW GROUP.
      41 7 Ayer Kunin?.— 74.soo lb. Badek iStaflleld Estate) —25,000 lb. Brad wall— 4o.ooo lb. Chersonese —68.000 lb. Dcnnlstown (Dennlstown E5t.)— 33,000 lb High Low— ll6.ooo lb. Klabang 108.300 lb. Krlan— 64,loo lb. Sungel Krian.— ll7,ooo lb Sungel Way— 53,600 lb.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      159 7 1264th Auction, February 12, 1936. tons Catalogued 8-1.489 367.18 Offered 782.067 349.14 Sold 765,094 341.58 Spot London 7 d New York li'j eta. l'RKES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents p<r Ib. Standard Quality 25 'j to 25 (1 lot 25'.) Good Average Quality 25 'i
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      RENONG INTERIM.
      21 7 Renong Tin Dredging Interim dividend of five per cent, in respect of this financial year, payable on Feb. 25.
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      MALAKA PINDA.
      33 7 Output of Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates for the month of Jan., 1936 amounts to 40.100 lb. making a total of 201.200 lb. for UN five months of the current financial year.
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      602 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capita) $50,000,000 Issurd and fully paid up (20.000.000 Reserve Fund:
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    BELGIAN FEAR OF GERMANY.
    300 8 Militarised Rhineland Report. Brussels. Feb. 4. Important revelations concerning the left bank of the Rhine are made in today's "Le Soir" by the paper's military expert, M. Tasaier. M. Tasaier says that the militarisation of the Rhineland is already an accomplished fact. Officially there are no
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    46 8 Miss Betty Soames. the Kent county lawn tennis player, was married to Mr. John Neil Couper at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton. Mr. Couper is an engineer, but is also an enthusiastic tennis player. Miss Soames has for many years been a prominent competitor at leading tournaments.
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    JAPANESE AND INDIAN COTTON.
    802 8 Revision Of Agreement And Imperial Preference. The Japanese cotton industry is already discussing the attitude it is to take up when the Government, as is very probable, gives notice to terminate the Japanese-Indian cotton trade agreement next September. A committee representing the various organisations of the
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    TRANSFER OF 100,000 GERMAN JEWS.
    272 8 Mr. Roosevelt And U.S. Cooperation. V.'.i- hington. Feb. 4. Plans for the transference of 100,000 oung German Jews, over half of them to Palestine, within the next four years were outlined to the National Conference on Palestine at Its opening session here last night by
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    GALLANT POLICE FORCE.
    850 8 IN THE SETTLEMENT AT SHANGHAI. That the hundreds of problems which beset the Shanghai Municipal Police are not recognized by the average man tn Britain, is the thesis of the appended article, written by G. A. Pasquier. to the "Saturday Rcvicu It is to be hoped that
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      374 8 knob?" aoltritor in Chanctry. "Xiver i one -In rirt'i Block. Chfyennf.Wyo. Alnl ln> morning to nt.i m c. r. pottm the Unit. "W« A ornM tlixtr-knob, unil MMO* A roTTKR. resave callers. tXEYS AT LAW. ing tllelp ici'iiimi ami til OrFtr«-l» c.«, rnotk. M, hl(|illJj Jj 2 w than u
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    RISING PUBLIC DEBT OF FRANCE.
    1514 9 Increase Of 25 Per Cent In Past Five Years. MORE PROBLEMS FOR THE TREASURY. Figures on the national debt in France are vouchsafed to the general public only when Budget Estimates or reports on them by the Parliamentary Committees concerned are published. The 1936 Estimates
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    OIL FROM COAL IN BRITAIN.
    276 9 Importance Of New Industry. "In view of the great importance of securing adequate oil supplies from British coal, the Department considers it highly desirable that the knowledge gained in every stage of this epoch-making process should be fully available to British technicians." This statement is
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    FREAK SNAKES BORN AT LONDON ZOO.
    334 9 Abnormality In Animals. Deformities are not uncommon in the farmyard, but they are seen among wild or captured animals so rarely that the birth of some abnormal snakes at the Zoo Is of some scientific Interest. The parent snakes, known as Sganzin's tree boas,
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    CHINA'S REVISED TARIFF
    61 9 Why Enforcement May Be Postponed. Shanghai. Feb. 12. The enforcement of the revised Chinese customs tariff, announced for Mar. 1. Is expected to be po I x>ned Indefinitely owing to the opposition of the Japanese Government. Formal negotiations on the question will be held when Mr. Arlta.
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    STRONGER POLICY TOWARDS CHINA URGED.
    40 9 Shanghai. Feb. 12. Mr. Arita new Japanese Ambassador to China, has submitted a plan to Mr. Hlrota. Foreign Minister, calling for a stronger policy towards China, according to a Tokio report.— Sin Chew Jit Port.
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    RELIGIOUS FAITH OF CHILDREN.
    281 9 COMPULSION IN WILL VOID. Sydney. In a judgment given in the Equity Court Mr. Justice Nicholas held that an attempt made in a will to control a father in respect of the religious education of his children, as a condition of their right to succeed to
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    HER OWN FURROW.
    181 9 Plow Transferred To Miss MacDonald. "I am pleased say that everything is going very nicely at the Plow," Miss Ishbel MacDonaid said last week alter she appeared at the Old Courthouse at Aylesbury. Bucks, to secure the full transfer of the licence of the Plow Inn, Speen.
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    CALCUTTA'S BEGGARS
    29 9 There are about 4 000 beggars in Calcutta. These comprise 1.000 lepers. 400 blind persons. 600 sufferlpg from other diseases, and no fewer than 2.000 able-bodied persons.
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    34 9 An explosion ol batteries in the United States submarine S 40 on Tuesday injured eight workers in the Cavite Navy Yard in Manila Bay (Philippines), five of them seriously. The submarine was badly damaged.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    165 10 SINGAPORE. ADKLPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. AIJAMBRA Pursuit. With Chester Morris A Sally EUers. 6.15—9. 15. GLOBS THEATRE. GREAT WORLD We Live Again. With Anna Sten Fred: March. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner tc Dance Tonight. 9.30 13. No after Dinner Admission Charge. GREAT WORLD Border Town. HOLLYWOOD. U. BERANGOON
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1936. A LOSS TO THE COLONIES.
    741 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1936. A LOSS TO THE COLONIES. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Secretary of State for the Dominions, has at last got back to the House of Commons. The Ross and Cromarty constituency has returned him by a substantial majority after a contest which has
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    Straight From The Heart.
    224 10 Sir Shenton Thomas has transmitted to the Colonial Office a very large number of Malayan expressions of condolence with the royal family on the death of King George, but none can have given him more gratification than the simply-worded resolutions passed by almost every Asiatic sports
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    13 10 Mr. and Mrs. i. Bagnall arrived from Hon? Kong by the Chitral yesterday.
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    31 10 Mr. John Ford has returned from leave and has resumed charge of Messrs Evatt and Co.'s Kuala I umpur office. He Is fully recovered from the indisposition which hastened his leave.
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    A SERVICES LETTER.
    1063 10 The Lion Aroused-2000 Planes A Year Funeral Parade Black Watch, Marines and Fusiliers. From Our Military Correspondent. London, Feb. 3. The Immediate result of urgent and continued meetings of the new Defence Co-ordinating Committee Is that the question of defence will be the predominant one In the
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    LINKS BETWEEN INDIA & NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    369 10 LINKS BETWEEN INDIA NEGRI SEMBILAN. That the Malays of Negri Sembilan originated in South India is a theory put forward by Mr. M. N. Nair, MA., LI. 8., in "The Orient Gong." a monthly magazine published in Singapore. Extracts are published below: The Malays at Menangkabu in Sumatra and the
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    746 10 HARVEST FIELDS. •pHEY are reaping the rice harvest in Malacca now. The wide expanses of yellowing grain, bounded by low rubber-covered hills, variegated with the rusty tints of the wintering season, are dotted with men and women wearing broad-brimmed conical hats to protect them from the
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936. No. 6.
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      Next Saturday's Bride.
      42 1 IM-sn Diana Murison, daughter of Sir William Murison, former Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, who, accompanying her mother, Lady Murison. arrived m Strsapore this week for her marriage to Mr. G. E. Tatham on Saturday. Straits Times Photograph.
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      OUR WOMEN'S PAGES.
      68 1 In an arlicle on the Straits Times a writer in the January number of The Rcda." after recalling the regime of Mr. A. W. Still, says nd what would Mr. Still have said to a woman's page So far as I am concerned I find these pages
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      SINGAPORE PICNICS.
      362 1 I— Highest HU1 On The Island. RESTFUL SPOT. (From A Correspondent.) IN last week's "Inquiry Bureau" there was a request for help in finding attractive places for picnic places on Singapore Island. This is a problem which often puzzles people who have not lived in Singapore very long,
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      Charity Helpers.
      48 1 Helpers at the charity cabaret and matinee to be held on Mar. 9 at the Capitol Theatre Singapore, in aid of the Child Welfare Society: Left to right— Miss Enid Holland (who is to be married on Mar. 13) Miss Dorothy Morris, and Miss Molly Ismail.
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      A WOMAN'S NOTE-BOOK.
      1004 1  -  Victoria Allen. By Singapore Mornings Long Ago An Active Life Goat "Mutton" BicyclesSewing Parties. tIfHATEVER did you do in the days before there were such things as bridge and mah jong, is a question I am often asked. The answer is that we did so many things
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      CHILDREN IN MALAYAN SUNLIGHT.
      274 1 Mothers Who Are Too Cautious. AN authoritative view of the question of exposing children to tropical sunlight is stated in an article contributed to "The Practitioner" by Dr. Hugh S. Stannus, assistant physician at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. Dr. Stannus writes as follows: Although
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      HEBRIDEAN SONGS.
      109 1 Memorable Morning At Women's Club. An unusually large number of women attended the meeting of the Fortnightly Club, Singapore, last Monday morning, when Miss Amy Bath L.R.A.M.. MR. ST. (Mrs. H. S. Ewarti gave an address on Hebridean folk-songs. Both the address and the accompanying songs, sung by
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        237 1 Fashions, Society, Gossip. BabysNaimiewEfc^pjk advised me WL -^ssl to use this WU^iSB TakumPowder^s* ij ft i One day I came home hoc /«M and tired after four strenuous «£r sets of tennis my skin felt hot and prickly all over. Nannie had just finished Baby's evening toilet, and as 1
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        271 1 Homes, Children, Cookery. A NEW FACE POWDER FASHION SWEEPS THE COUNTRf Smart Women I I Have Learned t m K4 i» from Paris l UJ w f In an interview Mile. Yvonoa I KrL\^ X. a mannequin of one of tbo Jr*i*'j^^^\ I leading Paris dressmaker*, said WAL^i WffS Smart
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      "WOMEN IN SHORTS": THE DEFENCE.
      694 2 Mock Modesty Or Sense? IN KAMPONGS. A Healthier Outlook Wanted. IT seems a little difficult in these days of enlightenment and emancipation for women, to understand the reasoning which prompted the article in last week's Women's Supplement anent women wearing shorts, and the occasions thereof.
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      7 2 Inmates of St. Andrew's Hospital playing happily.
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      RUBBER TOYS FOR THE BABY.
      118 2 Interesting and attractive dolls and animals can be made of the good parts of worn-out hot water bottles and any articles of medium weight rubber that can be easily cleansed with soap and water. On the pieces of rubber trace and cut two dolls or
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      VOLUNTARY AID FOR HOSPITAL.
      555 2 St. Andrew's Mission Work. CHILDREN'S HAVEN. (By A Special Correspondent). CT. Andrew's Mission Hospital lies in the heart of Chinatown surrounded by a gasometer, a market and roisy streets where the cries of food vendors, quarrelling children, barking dogs and Chinese crackers combine to create an
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      FLOWERS ON THE FLOOR.
      61 2 Flowers now stand on the floor In the most modern rooms. A white vase, filled with green leaves and pale flowers, looks good when standing on the floor of an off-white room. Where furniture Is low and wide, and open spaces are In plenty, flowers In
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      Girl Students At Raffles College.
      82 2 This group photograph was specially taken for the Straits Times in the grounds of Raffles College. The names are: Standing: left to right Misses B. Gnanapragasam, B. H. Lim, H. K. Wong, M. Boswell, K. S. Won?, M. A. Richards, M. de Souza, E. N
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      MOURNING DRESS ADOPTED BY ALL.
      492 2 Black And White Ensembles Alter Spring Collections. ACCESSORIES AFFECTED TOO. (From Our London Staff.) Fleet Street, Jan. 27. "THE King is dead." With these few words a whole nation was plunged into deep and sincere mourning. To the general public Court mourning rules do not
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      WIRELESS IN THE MORNING.
      548 3 WIRELESS IN THE MORNING. Singapore Station. CHILDREN'S HOUR NEEDED. UL7HEN the new Singapore radio station opens this year, I hope the British Malayan Broadcasting Corporation will make a special point of including morning broadcasts in their programmes. There is probably no time of the day when light music, tales and
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      11 3 Mrs. Colin King, Malaya's only woman announcer, at the Penang Microphone
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      Indian Women On The Stage.
      36 3 IndUn women residents of Singapore appeared on the stare of the Victoria Theatre for the first time last year. Performers in a Lotos Club amateur performance are seen in this picture.
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      INDIAN WOMANHOOD IN SINGAPORE.
      818 3  -  Mrs. E. Vcthanayagam Davies. Some Modern Trends. APPEARANCES IN PUBLIC AND ON PLATFORMS. '"INHERE were no women in India in 1905 said a member of a recent British commission on Indian affairs, contrasting the India of the present-day v/ith that of three decades ago. The same
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      OUR INQUIRY BUREAU.
      373 3 Questions regarding children, the nursery, household management, marketing, cookery and other matters will be answered by women contributors who have had many years of practical experience in Malaya. Letters should be addressed to the Inquiry bureau. Strait.'; Times, Singapore. Where a confidential reply is requested, a stamped,
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      331 4 AN INCREASED SUPPLY. By Housewife Singapore, Feb. 11. IT Is pleasing to note an Increasing supply of Cameron Highlands vegetab.es, along with hyglcnlca'ly-grown local vegetables, on sale In the Orchard Road market, and one looks forward to the time when they will occupy stalls of their cwn.
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      766 4 Singapore Prices And Produce In Season. (Special to the Straits Times.) TPHIS market list has bee* specially compiled for the Straits Times by a Singapore housewife and {fives last Tuesday's prices. Those prices are only approximate, but they will be useful as a general guide both for
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      COOKERY CLASSES FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
      72 4 > The Kuala Lumpur Y.W.C.A. Europe- > an cookery classes to be conducted by > Mrs. A. E. Llewellyn, who holds a Uni- > versity of London diploma /or domestic science, will be held on Wednesdays be- ginning on Feb. 19. The fee for a
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      39 4 There Is a vogue for accessories Just now. With black or grey tailored suits as well as 'vlth blue costumes yellow blouses or sweaters, natural chamois gloves and bags and soft yellow felt berets or sports hats are advocated.
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      38 4 One of the smartest hats at the moment Is a combination of the beret and trlcorne. Most becoming too u the ehapeau relieved of h lot of trimming, veiling and what-nrt which Dame Fashion has endowed It with.
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      27 4 WHEN ELBOWS ARE ROUGH To beautify the elbows, massate them with emollient, using a rotary movement. They will soon respond to treatment, and become soft and smooth.
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      GOLD-TIPPED EYELASHES.
      153 4 GOLD-TIPPED EYELASHES. "Fascinating" Effect London, Feb. 4. At a bridge party recently I came across some attractive little cakes which were in the shape of diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs most appropriate to the occasion, you see! I learnt from my hostess that they had been cut from a fairly
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      ONE SUIT HAND AND MULTIPLE "WAITS"
      596 4  -  Soo Ho Kum Chin. (By Mah-Jong For Europeans Combinations That Will Help. I SAID in my last article that any attempt at building up a one suit hand can only be justified when you open with seven or eight of a suit. To- make
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        254 4 J m. t— ,^sT f _____p Hl "1 IIE earnest desk-c ot erery mother to to ____HH JMiHllllllDlllliJlE i feed her baby herself In her ability t-> Ulk I v J do thto Ues a deep and abiding i»y. She A rry =Z knows that baby's heaJth and well-bein.; y
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      "POSITION WORKING OUT VERY MUCH WORSE."
      457 5 STARTLING FIGURES IN PEPPER TRIAL. "Losses In Neighbourhood Of £1,000,000" AN ACCOUNTANT GIVES EVIDENCE. SOME remarkable figures were put forward by a chartered accountant yesterday when he gave evidence for the prosecution in the resumed trial at the Old Bailey, London, of Bishirgian, Howeson,
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      STRONG EXCEPTION TO PACT.
      188 5 Germany And Franco-Soviet Plan. Paris, Feb. 12. The Franco-Soviet mutual assistance pact will be discussed in the Chamber. Despite vigrorous opposition from the Right It is expected that the pact will be approved by a big majority. Thougn Germany takes strong ex- i ceptlon to it.
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      STEADY FLOW OF ORDERS.
      114 5 RUBBER BECOMES FIRMER. London, Feb. 13. The feature of today's rubber dealings in Mining Lane has been the steady flow of buying orders from New York despite a holiday n the United States. This demand coupled by buying by the home trade and the Continent resulted
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      R.A.F. FLIERS AT MANILA TODAY.
      104 5 Singapore Ill's On Third Stage. The three Singapore 111 flying boats, which are on their way from Singapore to Japan, left Kudat at 7.20 a.m. today for Manila, where they were due at 1 p.m. At Manila. Air-Commodore Sydney Smith is being met by Admiral
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      CHINA AIR LINK WITH EUROPE.
      63 5 Service Opened Today. Shanghai. Feb 13. Inaugurating a weekly Cino -French air mail service, an airliner of the China National Aviation Corporation left here this morning for Hanoi. IndoChlna. There the mall will be transferred to Air France to be delivered In Paris on Feb.
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      43 5 WKh the serious situation m Abyssinia, the Egyptian Army is carrying out totenslye manoeuvres m near Cairo. Mountain run batteries are taking part m the manoeuvres. Photo shows a mountain gun battery of the Egyptian Araty leaving Cairo for manoeuvres m the desert.
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      APPEAL FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
      145 5 Treatment Of Planters In Malaya. London, Feb. 12. In the House of Commons Mr. Banneld (Lab., Wednesbury) enquired whether the Colonial Secretary. Mr. J. H. Thomas, would ask the Governments of Malaya to Investigate the treatment of European planters employed by companies which had benefited since
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      JAPANESE OFFICERS ATTACKED.
      48 5 Incident On Outer Mongol Frontier. Harbin, Feb. 11. Six hundred Outer Mongolian soldiers attacked some Japanese officers reconnoitring on the border near Helemuto on Feb. 6 and severe losses are reported from both sices. The Japanese have dispatched several companies of local troops to Hele-muto;—Aneta-Havas
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      ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY.
      51 5 Colonel Frank Fox Is Nominated. Boston, Feb. 12. The Chicago publisher, Colonel Frank Knox, Is standing as Republican candidate for the Presidency. Nomination papers have been filled up on his behalf at Springfield, Illinois. thus placing his name on the ballot for the April Presidential primary
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      "BUY CHINESE" CAMPAIGN IN MALAYA.
      75 5 Shanghai Organisation To Send Mission. Shanghai, Feb. 13. A mission is being organised to push the sale of Chinese manufactured goods in Malaya. The 'Shanghai Home Goods Consumption Encouragement Association" Is sending this mission, which will visit several Malaysian countries with a view to fostering
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      TOKIO PROPOSAL TO MOSCOW.
      51 5 Move To Settle Border Incidents. TOkio, Feb. 12. It is announced that Mr. Hirota has invited the Soviet Ambassador to confer over the Russo-Manchukuo border incidents. He will reply to the Soviet protest of Jan. 30 and propose the immediate formation of a committee of Inquiry.—
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      BAN WAIVED BY TREASURY.
      126 5 Foreign Lending. BUT ONLY IN SINGLE INSTANCE. London, Feb. 12. The city is interested in the Treasury's decision today to waive the ban on foreign lending in the case of the conversion of the 7 per cent. Belgian stabilisation loan, of which £7,500,000 are outstanding, into
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      ITALIANS DRIVEN BACK.
      220 5 Heavy Fighting In Abyssinia. Addis Ababa, Feb. 12. The Abyssinians, utter a sharp fight,' have succeeded in driving the Italians from Curati, many miles to the south east of Sasa Baneh, according to an official message from Harar. It is reported that there were heavy casualties on
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      SIR F. LEITH-ROSS.
      55 5 Sails For Hong Kong From Shanghai. Shanghai, Feb. 13. Sir Frederick Lelth-Ross, economic adviser to the British Government, sailed for Hong Kong from Shanghai yesterday. He has completed an exhaustive economic and financial survey In China, and is expected shortly to proceed to Japan before returning to
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      NO HANDING OVER OF COLONIES.
      71 5 British Government's Declaration. London, Feb. 12. In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Henry Page Croft (Con.) and Mr. Geoffrey Le M. Mander (Lib.) Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced that the Government was not considering handing over British
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      NEW POLICE TOWARDS CHINA?
      228 5 NEW POLICE TOWARDS CHINA? Japan's Hardening Attitude. DOIHARA TO FORCE ISSUE IN NORTH. Shanghai, Feb. 13. IT is reliably reported that the Japanese Government may; abandon its present conciliatory" attitude towards China in favour of a stronger policy. Mr. Arita, the new Ambassador, is said to have joined forces with
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      MAN SUES GIRL FOR BREACH OF PROMISE: CLAIM FAILS.
      2133 6 LOVER WHO WAS EXACT AND FORCEFUL. Chief Justice On "Old Time Gretna Green Elopement." PARENTS SEND DAUGHTER TO JAPAN TO CHANGE HER MIND. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 12. AN action for breach of promise with the man as
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      A FILM TO HEAR.
      609 6 At Th* Cinema. Grace Moore Comes To The CapitoL "One Night Of Love." (With Grace Moore, Tulli Carmlnatl and Lyle Talbot.) Columbia. At the Capitol. Listening to a pure, rich soprano soaring up into the dome of the Capitol last night, it was difficult to believe
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        368 6 WHAT IS ON TODAY. readers a «"P™|» eB9l e HOLLYWOOD. SERANGOON ROAD: mary of entertainments, meei Meane8t Gal In Town (E1 B rendel). inijs. sports events, social functions Q Klng Qf paHs (Cedric Hard and rthcr outstanding happenings. w)cke) s p.m Organisers of meetings etc. are marlboroL'GH: Happy Gentlein\it?d tn
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      COMMUNISTS USE IRON BARS ON POLICEMEN.
      304 7 Anti-Japanese Procession In Singapore. A Communist demonstration in Singapore last night, stated to be anti-Japanese, was broken up by two policemen who were taken to the General Hospital with severe injuries as a result of having been beaten with iron bars. Two Arrests Made.
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      GIFT OF EMPRESS OF JAPAN.
      92 7 Reported Loss In K.L. Hotel. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 12. A report of the loss of a pair of gold ruff links belonging to Mr. G. Marriott, of Messrs. Caldbeck MacOregor. Singapore. while he was staying at a local hotel on Bunday
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      MR. TAN SOO HOCK.
      32 7 His many friends In Singapore and elsewhere in Malaya will learn with regret that Mr Tan Soo Hock. JP.. Is very ill at his residence at Hereen Street.
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      WEAK AND SKINNY MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
      205 7 Saved by Tasteless Tablets that are Better than Cod Liver Oil, Pounds of firm, healthy flesh Instead of bare, scraggy bones! New rigour. Tim and energy Instead of tired 11stlessness! Steady, quiet nerves! That lb what thousands of people are getting through scientists'
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      GAIN FOR MUSIC IN SINGAPORE.
      124 7 Enthusiast From Shanghai. The amateur musical world of Singapore has gained a new and enthusiastic personality in Mr. W. J. Dexter, of Shanghai, who arrived In the Chltral this morning to Join the Singapore office of the South British Insurance Co. During his 16 years
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      RUSH TO BOOK BY AIR.
      101 7 K.L.M. Has To Refuse Many Seats. The K.L.M. air lin~ to Europe has had such a rush of bookings that it h J had to refuse accommodation to many passengers. In the plane which left Singapore for Amsterdam yesterday, six people had to be refused
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      IMPERIAL MAILS
      150 7 Cause Of Delay. The Imperial Airways eastbound mail plane which was scheduled to arrive at Seletar last night is 72 hours behind time and is not expected to arrive here before Saturday evening. The Imperial machine which should have arived in Singapore last Sunday arrived last night, also
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      MALAY DRAMA AND KRONCHONG.
      104 7 Noisy Reception For Faroka Opera. Singapore gave a noisy reception to the Faroka Opeia company of Java when they opened their season at the Theatre Royal last night. One or two items which were not to the audience's taste were promptly howled down. These who saw
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      UNILEVER DIRECTOR HERE SOON.
      41 7 Mr. Sydney J. van den Bergh, a director of Unilever, who has been visiting the Netherlands East Indies to open a branch soap factory, will be in Singapore for a few days soon to discuss trade questions.
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      SINGAPORE BOY SCOUTS
      29 7 The annual meeting of the Singapore Boy Scouts L^cal Association will be held at Headquarters. 124 Buffalo Road, on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6.30 p m.
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      OPAL-CUTTING INDUSTRY.
      172 7 Plant Assembled At Singapore. MALAYS' SKILL. IN an effort to establish a gemcutting industry at Singapore. Mr. Prosper Ralston, who arrived from Australia recently with opals that he valued at £50,000, has assembled a complete catting and polishing plant at premises In Waterloo Street. Mr. Ralston said that
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      RICKSHA COOLIES IMPRISONED.
      69 7 Clan Clash. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, Feb. 13. I>IIK court hearing of the Batu -1 Road ricksha coolies affray ended today before Mr. J. Calder, when seven accused belonging to the Tan clan were sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment. The others were acquitted on
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      BOY SAW MOTHER TAKE ILL,
      196 7 Drank From Fatal Cup. A dimunltive black clothed figure sat on a bench in the Coroner's Court and gave evidence. He was eight-year-old Ong Mah Chee and described what happened to his mother Tan Ah Kow when the inquiry into her death from caustic soda
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      GRAMOPHONE SOCIETY SECOND RECITAL.
      79 7 Next Meeting On Feb. 25. The second recital of the Gramophone Society was given In Singapore on Tuesday before about 30 people. The programme which included the Beethoven Violin Concerto In D. Major the Siegfried Idyll and the Overture Euryanthe was much appreciated. The next recital
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      M.C.S. WEDDING AT ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
      550 7 Bird Fox: Reception At Colonial Secretary's Residence. The wedding took place yesterday i in St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, of Vera Elisabeth, only daughter of the late Mr. Kdtvin Fox and Mrs. Fox, of Christchurch, New Zealand. and Reginald Bird, M.C.S., son of Mr. Edward
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      WEDDING AT KUALA LUMPUR.
      101 7 Eames—Van der Straaten. The wedding of Mr. Frederick Robert Benn Eanies, of Southampton, Hampshire, and Miss Wilhelmina van der Straaten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. van der Straaten, of Kuala Lumpur, took place at St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur. The Rev. J. a. Hall
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      ROTARIAN CONFESSIONAL.
      121 7 <F"rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 12. A novelty was provided at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club, In the form of a symposium on the subject: "Has this Rotary Cluo any shortcomings?" There were three speakers, following brief Introductory remarks by the President (Mr.
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      SYCE A BURGLAR.
      180 7 Losses By Harbour Board Officials. It transpired in court yesterday that the person responsible for the series of thefts committed at the bungalows of European officers of the Singapore Harbour Board, as reported when the matter was mentioned before the second magistrate last week, was the motor
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      ROSITA FORBES CHANGES PLANS.
      66 7 Miss 'osita Forbes, the English authoress, who had booked through to Singapore by X.L.M. plane, and broke her Journey at Rangoon, has changed her plans. She flew from Rangoon to Bangkok, and stayed 'here for some time. She Is now on her way back by air,
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      NIEUW ZEELAND RETURNS.
      101 7 After being off the Singapore— Java Australia run for four months, the X.P.M. twin screw vessel Ni< uw Zeeland will rejoin her sister ship the Nleuw Holland on the service when she sails from Singapore for Australian ports on Feb. 18. The vessel has been home to
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      FUNERAL OF MR. M. FOSTER.
      443 7 Police Officer, Pekan. ALL RACES ATTEND. JLIR. M. Foster, Officer-in-Charge, Police District, Pekan. who died early on Sunday morning, was buried in the Christian burial ground at Pekan. with Mr. C. H. Sansom, Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., as chief mourner. The pall-bearers were Mr W.
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      CLASS TWO GELDING EQUALS 5-FURLONG RECORD AT IPOH.
      1378 8 PACIFIC FLIGHT'S 1934 RUN RECALLED. Three Trainers Saddle Two Winners Each. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 12. CINE weather again favoured the races today and the going was exceptionally good. Although not a holiday there was a large crowd present and
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      27 8 In F. M. Adam the S.C.C. have a brilliant goalkeeper for the 1936 season. Last year he played for Penan* in the Malaya Cup. Straits Times Photograph
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      SEASON OPENS ON SATURDAY.
      103 8 Polo. Gymkhana Arranged For For March 15. THE Polo Season in Singapore opens on Saturday Feb. 15 at the Ground of the Singapore Polo Club In Balestler Road. A Gymkhana has been arranged by the Polo Club for Sunday, March IS, details of which will be
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      SQUASH RACKETS.
      118 8 The Tanglin Club Squash ties In the New Cup played on Tuesday resulted as follows Calhaem beat Kinsey w.o. Kemlo beat Harvey 9—7, 9— S. Cutler be«t Lt. Black w.o. Graham Hay beat D. K. Evans 9—3, 9—7. M. E. H. O. Mills beat Newell 6—9, 9—3, 9—3.
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      AMATEUR BOXING AT K.L.
      58 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 12. The management of the Campbell Road Park, owners of the Olympic Stadium, are, calling for entries for an amateur tournament to be held un Feb. 29, March 4 and 7. Entries will close on Feb. 25 and an
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      Thrills In Monte Carlo Motor Rally.
      717 8 CARS SKIDDED TO SUCCESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 2. BRITISH cars swept the board in the great coachwork competition in the Monte Carlo Rally, held on the famous Casino terrace on Saturday. The Grand Prix d'Honneur, which is awarded from time to
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      28 8 R. G. Wilson who is a possible for the S.C.C. soccer XI this year. He played for Malarra two years ago in the Malaya Cud. Straits Times Photograph
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      PALMER STAYING IN AUSTRALIA.
      231 8 Boxing. Splendid Win For Jack Carrol Over German. A MBROSE Palmer, Australian heavyweight and light-heavyweight champion who Journeyed to England for one fight— agalnst'Wenstob, the Canadian, whom he defeated on pointshas decided to remain in Australia instead of returning to England again. Before he left London
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      AUSTRALIAN ATHLETIC RECORDS SMASHED AT HOBART.
      1196 9 VICTORIA RETAINS THE COOMBES SHIELD. G.L Backhouse Sets Up New Figures For 880 Yards. Hobart, Jan. 25. f* I. BACKHOUSE, of Victoria, broke the Australian 880-yards record by 2 5 sec. at the Australian track and field games championships, which were concluded at the
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      EXCITING BILLIARDS FINAL.
      233 9 H. GRAY RETAINS S.C.C. TITLE. A.D. Baker Beaten By 20 After Bad Start. LJ GRAY retained the S.C.C. billiards championship yesterday by defeating A. D. Baker in the final of 5*0 up by the narrow margin of 20 points. It was the closest final ever contested at
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      THE SCOTTISH CUP THIRD ROUND.
      139 9 Home Football. Dunfermline Falkirk Draw Byes. London, Feb. 12. DUNFERMLINE and Falkirk were the lucky ones when the draw for the third round of the Scottish cup, to be played on Feb. 22, was made today for they both have byes Into the r^jrt round.
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      EASY FOR M.C.C.
      51 9 Glsborne. N.Z.. Feb. 12. The M.C.C. beat Poverty Bay today by 192 runs. The scores were as follows: M.C.C: 206 for 5 wkts. dec. (J. H. Human 50 not out) and 158 for 9 wkts. dec. Poverty Bay: 105 (Reeves 51) and 67 (Sims 3 for 23).—
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      BOBSLED CHAMPIONSHIP.
      50 9 Garmlsch. Feb. 12. SwlUerland's No. 2 crew won the Olympic four-man bobsled championship with an aggregate time for the four runs of five minutes, 19.85 seconds. Switzerland's first crew were second. and Great Britain third. The United States' first and second crews were fourth and sixth respectively.— Reuter.
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      HOME RUGBY.
      30 9 London, Feb. 12. At Chlppenham today Wiltshire beat Kent by 13 points to nil.— Reuter. This Is the first time Wiltshire have turned out a representative county XV.
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      S.C.C. vs. R.E.
      59 9 The following have accepted to pla; soccer for the S.C.C. vs. Royal Engine- ers (League champions) at the S.C.C. tomorrow: F. M. Adam; F. A. McCafTery and W. Muncey (capt.) L. D. S. Gardener J. Hutchlnson and R. M. Wheatcroft: W. T. Henman, R. L. Molr. M.
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      S.C.C. SOCCER.
      49 9 The following Association Football arrangements have been made by the B.C.C. Fri.. Feb. 14 vs. Royal Engineers. Tues., Feb. 18 Trial Game. Wed.. Feb. 1» vs. Fort Canning. Fri., Feb. 21, vs. Innlskllllngs. Fri.. Feb. 28, vs. Chinese. All matches to be played on the SCC padang.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      59 9 THUBSDAT. FEB. 13. Soccer: V.M.C.A. trial, Seniors vs. Juniors at V.M.C.A. Golf: Island Club Monthly Mixed FourUn Ttmam: V.M.C.A. Meeting at Bras Basah Road at 4.45 p.m. FKIDAT. FEB. 14. Smar: SCC. ts. Royal Engineers at B.C.C. Yaektlnf: R.S.Y.C. Friday afternoon race*. BaxUic: Al Rivers vs. Prank Mallnao
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      THE CLUB VERANDAH
      593 9  -  "LEIGH TON Conducted by Taiping School's Proud Rugby Record The E B. W. Deadlock Promising Player For Penang •T*HE North and South match on i Saturday certainly provided a fit- 1 ting finale to an extremely Interesting rugger season. In spite of the weeks that elapsed between
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      INDIA MADE HAPPIER.
      223 10 Congress And Government Cooperate. A HAPPY era is dawning in India. Congress Is co-operating more and more with the government, and congressmen are now seeking to serve on public bodies In the common interest, according to Sardar Sunder Singh Sawhney, senior Indian interpreter, Singapore police courts, who
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      GUNNER TO UNDERGO DETENTION.
      67 10 District Court Martial. At a District Court Martial held In Singapore. Gunner John William Lorcln, of the 9th Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery, was found guilty on a charge >f committing a civil offence comnon assault ?jid was sentenced to indergo detention for 28 days. The finding
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      SINGAPORE SILVER JUBILEE FUND.
      109 10 The latest contributions to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund are: Amount previously acknowledged $653,387.42 Government Services Football Association. 40.00 Per Indian Association, Singapore: An Indian. 10.00 Anonymous. 2.00 Omar Mlsrl. 2.00 Kuppusamy. 2.00 Lim Poh Sooi. 2.00 $1. each: S. Manlkam, Tangavelu, Veeram and Pakrlsamy. 4.00
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      MORE SINGAPORE NEWS FOR JAPAN.
      74 10 Japanese Journalist As Staff Correspondent. The Osaka Malnichl and the Toklo Nlchl Nlchl, which are -the foremost newspapers of the Osaka Mainchl group In Japan, have sent one of their leading journalists, Mr. Shigenori Yanagi. as staff correspondent In Singapore. This is the first time
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      80 10 President Miklas of Austria, Vlee-Chancellor Prince Starhemberr, the virtual dictator, and members of the Diplomatic Corps in Vienna attended the wedding: of Mile. Renee Puaux, daughter of the French Ambassador in Vienna, to Kurt Allan de Belfrace. Secretary at the Swedish Legation. The photo taken at the French Embassy in
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        CULTURE.
        215 10 An Opportunity For The Thoughtful. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— A great deal has been written lately about the lack of cultural opportunity In Singapore. May I, therefore, bring to your notice the activities of the Theosophlcal Society, which provides quite a large field of cultural
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        TELOK AYER EPWORTH LEAGUE.
        126 10 The following Telok Ayer Epworth League members were elected officebearers for the year 1936: Pastor; Rev. Hong Han Keng, president Mr. Che Seng Kee, Ist. Vicepresident Miss Ec Llan Neo. assist- Ist. vice-presidents Miss Koh Chew Kirn and Miss Ong Nya Lay, 2nd. vice-pre-sident Mr. Wee
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        PALESTINE MANDATE.
        499 10 Great Britain Will Not Leave. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. With reference to your leading article of Feb. 10. I shall be obliged K permitted to make observations as to your views regarding the Palestine mandate. You state that Great Britain would not be sorry
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      STRAITS JUVENILE UNION.
      97 10 At the annual meeting of the Straits Juvenile Union, the following were elected office-bearers for the year 1936:— Patron Mr. Choo Lye Huat; president Mr. Chua Yong Scur; vice-presidents Messrs. Wee Hock Lai, Kang Choo Bin, Urn Kirn Heng and Ong Cheng Pat; hon. secretary Mr. Choo
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      MALAYAN ITEMS.
      183 10 MALAYAN ITEMS. Mr. H. G. Hammett, M.C.S., the District Officer of Jasin will soon b° leaving Jasln on transfer. An accident occurred on Monday at the police barracks in Birch Road, Kuala Lumpur, when a Malay child, aged four years, v/hile playing in the passage on the third strorey, fell
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      MEAT STRIKE OVER
      73 10 London, Feb. 10. The strike at Smlthfleld Meat Market In London ended yesterday when. At a mass meeting, the strikers decided to resume work and to observe the conciliation agreement. In view of this decision the union have taken charge of the men's Interests and are' meeting
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      RUBBER INTENDED FOR SMUGGLING.
      329 10 TWO MEN CAUGHT IN JOHORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Feb. 11. TTENG LIM CHI and Ong Ah Pen? were each fined $250 in default four months' imprisonment, this morning by Shaikh Abu Baker bin Yahya, Second Magistrate, Johore Bahru, when they pleaded guilty to
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      CHINESE ASSOCIATION OFFICE-BEARERS.
      138 10 At the annual meeting of the Chinese Association on Saturday the following were elected offlce-boa: 1936. Patron Dr. Philip K. C. Tyau president Dr. Loh Poon Lip vicepresidents G. H. Kiat, Wong Puck Sham. H. W. Chung, Khoo Choon Hoe hon. secretary Loh Ah Fong asst. secretaries
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      NATURAL RUBBER WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD ITS OWN.
      2887 11 LIMITED COMPETITION FROM SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES. How Rival Discovery Was Made. UTT IS always difficult to predict the future and I do not 1 profess to have any special qualifications in that direction. It would be a fair estimate to say that, in
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      20 11 Mr. Mahomed Jnmmbhoy and Mr. J. Pur»hoUmdas, respecUvely the newly-elected president and vice-president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore.
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        'MAGIC BOX' WILL REVOLUTIONISE CARS.
        341 12 Costs £6, Doubles Petrol Mileage And Stops Skids. 50p.c. LESS WEAR AND TEAR. WILL MAKE 'PLANES SAFER TOO. A magic box which it is claimed, will Do away with the gearbox and clutch in cars; Make brakes unnecessary for pulling up. Double the mileage on
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        CHRYSLER AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE.
        147 12 rpo travel in one of the latest Chryslers with "automatic overdrive" Is to experience a new motoring sensation. The car is accelerated up to 45 m.p.h. or more, the accelerator pedal released momentarily, and the device comes into operation. At once the already quiet engine becomes almost
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        Here, There & Everywhere.
        965 12 Here, There Everywhere. A Selection Of Notes, News And Views From All Parts Of The World Collected By The Motoring Correspondent. f\H the first day of 1936 Capt. J. P. Black, managing director of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., performed the ceremony of cutting the first sod on the site
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        SALES STILL INCREASING
        61 12 TPHE combined overseas sales of Mor- ris. Wolseley. Morris-Commercial and M.G. vehicles for the period August to December inclusive, 1935, represented an increase of 37 per cent, compared with the corresponding period of 1934. Territories responsible for this gratifying expansion in orders included New Zealand, Australia. Europe.
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        56 12 A Georgia lawyer said to the colourled prisoner: "Well. Rastus, do you want me to defend you? Have you any money?" "No, suh. I ain't got no money, but I got a 1932 car." replied Rastus. "Let me see." said the lawyer, '"What are you accused of stealing? I"A 1932
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        FOR THE MOTORIST'S BOOKSHELF.
        191 12 "Petrol and Oil Engines" incorporating the Petrol Engine." Temple Press. 2/6. IN view of the rapid advance of the compression- Ignition type of engine, more particularly, perhaps, for use In commercial and public-service vehicles. Temple Press Ltd. have broadened the scope of their manual "The Petrol
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        42 12 Small Boy: "Daddy, why has that car got 'L' in front? Daddy: "'L' for learner. That means someone who is learning to drive." Small Boy: "And when a car has G.B. at the back, does that mean the driver is getting better?
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        22 12 Policeman: "Didn't you see that sign, slow down here?" "I did." replied the motorist, "but I thought It referred to the p'ace!
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        HIGH-SPEED PERIL TO TIRED DRIVERS.
        653 12 Many Crashes At Monte Carlo. WOMEN CONQUER ATHENS ROUTE Monte Carlo, Jan. 30. Nc such dangerous motor race since the notorious Paris-Madrid race of 1904 has been held as the Monte Carlo Rally, which finished here today. Or so the competitors say. Most drivers arrived
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        235 12 FASTES^QIL IN THE WORLD VT MlJlto M /^f x^ WORLD'S RECORDS RECENTLY A I D W Jw& M 1 j lUOE 0N MSTROL I fimMf Aw//^. S. ,>m World's Fastest Land Speed Record. l^^^k m fM^B A^L Bfc^/ .^m 301 m.p.h. World's Motor Car Speed nr/^T .Jffljßji^l tJO'J&P!a— mile 200
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      A NEW EMPIRE AIR LINK.
      281 13 Radio Paths On African Routes. London, Feb. 4. In a few days an Imperial Airways D.H. 86 air liner, the Daedalus, will ieave Khartoum to fly to the West Coast of Africa, preliminary to the establishment of the regular service tc Lagos already announced. Wireless
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      LONDON AIR LINE TO SCANDINAVIA.
      202 13 High-Speed Service. The British air line between London and Scandinavia will open on Feb. 17. It will be operated by British Airways, recently formed by merging a niynber of British Inland air lines. The machines to be used are 4cngined De Havllland air liners, each
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      38 13 Mr. C. L. W. niackburne, lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, The Prince o7 Wales 's Volunteers (South Lancashire), fractured his skull, and three other British officers were less seriously injured, in a motor accident at Allahabad last week.
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      ONLY THREE A. B.'S ABOARD.
      880 13 Admiral Inspects A Cruiser. London, Feb. 3. Today the Vice-Admiral Commanding the Reserve Fleet will have the depressing experience of inspecting a cruiser with a complement of three able-seamen. This is one of the cruisers held in reserve at Devonport, and others are in similar
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      17 13 The brilliance of a winter morninr sunshine brought oat crowds of riders in Rotten Row. Hyde Park,
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      SERVICES FOR KING AT CORONATION.
      865 13 Picturesque Claims Of The Past Recalled. King Edward will shortly consider the promulgation of a Proclamation appointing, "as in times precedent," a Committee of Privy Councillors "to receive, hear and determine claims which shall be exhibited by any of our Loving Subjects" to perform services
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN PALESTINE.
      217 13 Mr. Thomas's Reply To Arab Memorandum. Jerusalem, Feb. 4. In November, after the arms smuggling Incident at Jaffa, the Arab Parties united to present a strongly worded memorandum to the Administration calling for the establishment of democratic government, the com plete cessation of Jewish Immigration, and
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      CONTINUED EXPANSION IN JAPAN'S TEXTILES.
      56 13 Kanegafuchi Company To Build More Mills. Toklo, Feb. 4. The Kanegafuchi Spinning Company visualises a continued expansion of Japan's cotton trade, the financial writer of the "Nlchl Nichl" declared today, and is hence arranging to build four additional rayon and cotton mills, adding a total
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      JAPAN SEEKS TRADE WITH SYRIA.
      126 13 Toklo, Feb. 4. Decision to Inaugurate negotiations for the conclusion of a trade agreement with Syria was reached yesterday at a meeting of officials of the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The agreement, according to officials concerned, will provide for reciprocal
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      RATES CUT BY ITALIANS.
      269 13 COMPETING FOR RED SEA FREIGHTS. Italian tramp ships, returning empty after taking war supplies to Eritrea or Somaliland. arc now -competing for ordinary commercial cargoes in the London freight market. Previously these vessels, after discharging their cargoes, returned to Italy In ballast. Now they are being
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      34 13 The Sultan of Morroco received in audience at the Imperial Palace at Rabat recently Cardinal Verdier, Archbishop of Paris, who is on his way to Dakar to consecrate the new Roman Catholic cathedral there.
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      24 14 "Appleton Binder." the King's four-year-old stallion, arriving at King's Cross Station from Carlton-on-Trent for me Shire Horse Show, at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington.
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      Telegrams From Trains.
      50 14 A service now inaugurated makes it possible for a passenger to send a telegram from a long-distance train in the British Isles. The passenger hands the telegram with cash to a ticket collector or train attendant at the next stop It is taken to the telegraph office.
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      18 14 Revellers at Anjing Borek Estate" (the Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur) where the Planters Ball was held last Saturday.
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