The Straits Times, 4 December 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHES NEARLY A OBMTURT.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times I PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      148 1 I If you would like your gifts to show a marked degree of taste and discrimination, you simply MUST see our Christmas Display. Here are arrayed a hundred-and-one fine suggestions to charm the recipient— all stylish, all dainty, all reasonably priced. Bring your gift list here, and let your search
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      209 2 SITUATIONS VACANT EXPERIENCED Kelvinator Refrigerator Fitter required. Apply in r.erson or by letter. Brinkmann Co., 15 Grange Road. ANTED efficient Stenographer and General Clerk. Previous experience in Insurance work an advantage. Box No. 405, Strait! Times. A WELL-PAID appointment as Accountant. Secretary, Cast Accountant, Office Manager, Fhipping Expert Bank or
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      352 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED IN Xl ALA LUMPUR for temporary Job (about 3 month;) MECHANICAL DRAFTSMAN. App!y Box 420, Straits Times, giving full particulars ai.d salary expected. WANTED. Chineae or Malay Reinforced Concrete Draughtsman also experienced in supervising building *ork. levelling, etc. Apply In writing to Hlndhede t Co, Ltd. EUROPEAN
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      727 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOBD V 8 SALOON 1934, very '."Ood condition. $850. Owner leaving cojony. Box No. 419, Slraits Times. FOBD 2 SKATER. 1931. In wed till Nov. 1937. Newly painted, very good condl.ion, $500. Bo*. 412. Straits Times. 1936— 1«. 4 ENGLISH CITROEN, 28 mpg. only 6,000 miles, as new.
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      607 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET 03, Robinson Head. AnffUlll* Co. OFFICES M 1 and 4-A, Prmct St. Mid 33, Raffles Place Apply. Kon Chew Ke« 139 Kimney Road. TO LET, Shops Nos. 11, 17 and 19, Buun- < Jord Road, also Oodown No. 80. WalUch St.. floor space 2.800 sq ft
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      700 2 AUCTION NOTICE IN THE HIGH COURT OF rHE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. ORIGINATING SUMMONS No. 66 of 1934. In the matter of the Estate settled by Kavena Hadjee Mohamed Voosuf by an Inienture dated 3-1-27 ana RegktereJ in Volume DCLXXXVI No. 154. and [n the matter of the said
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      524 2 BUSINESS CARDS t»^ MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARD ana Miss mama 60. WATERLOO SIRIET. Telephone 7467. 3 MORL WEEKS TO XMAS. Don't be a last mln :tc shoppir. Ship ijow while than is time and taK,' advantage of our genuine olTcr to sell you at bargain prievs. I.ovi
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      191 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Maiava Maiava Posutre Mot thlT I 3.«« 4 Of «!M Ouarte-W S K.50 $12.J' 1 t 1M Hall Veari* >I1H $24 Ott S1VP0 y M rl» HIM SHO.Sa Note. Outstation cheques should Include the usual bant discount ADVtHnSEMENT RATES The rharees and !nstrnctk>n s
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      728 3 F 0. BRITISH INNA AND APCAR LINES. (Inconx-ra-eo tn England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SEP VICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N CO ONDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT U3NDON AND PAR EAST MAII SERVICE OUTWARD FROM iXWOON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due ronnase 8 poro. RAIPMANA "000 Dee 4 BANOALORn
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      617 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTSo (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR > LTD. (Incorporated in Japan: TO LONDON. Naples. Manemca. London. Antwerp and Botterdaa Vessels Tonnac* Dim Ball HAKONE MARU 10.500 Deo. t 10 SUWA MaRD 10.600 Dec. 33 34 I KUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jan 6 1 HAKOZAKI MARU
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      666 3 I *^af .^Ewl PASSENGER AND FKEIGDI SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motonhips. Moot Cabin nave adjoining orlvate bath. Excellent Cuisine FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG ANO COPENHAGEN From Prom From Front Spore Malacca Port Penan M.S Sham BORINGIA 22/12 22/12 23/13 35/12 ERRIA 12/1 13/1 13/1 15/1 LALANDIA 2/2
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      247 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated id England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONO KONG. SHANGHAL MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA S.S. TALMA ■MM t 17 De-. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for tint and second class oassengers 3pedaj bollday return tickets interchangeable with P. Sc O. 8. N. CD.. Issued at
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    CLEARANCES
    45 4 Dec. 2: Prachatipok (8UaU; Uemas, Rasa, City of Lyons, Yuen Sang (Brit); Kota Agoeng, Barentsz, TJlpal (Dut). Dec. 3: Boelongan. Singled, Tlnombo, Buyskes (Dut.); Sctiarnhorst (Ger); Marclla, Rohna. GlenafTarlc, Scott Harley. Khandalla. Talamba, Olenbeg. Sin Kheng 8enr Klas, Tandjohg Plnang, Silver GuU, Protesllaua (Brit.).
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      303 4 Total. Bengkalta, r. de Kock, Padang. Pakan Baroe, Stek S. Pandjang (Ampang) 3 p.m. Medan (Tobclo) 3 p.m. South Africa (London Mario 4 P.m. South America (Lcndon Maru) 4 p.m. Sarlkei and SJbu (Angby) ..4 p.m. Aden (By Train) 1 p.m. North America except W. Canada W.
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      AIR MAILS.
      74 4 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow Afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. K.I, M From Europe: Dne Monday night. Imperial: From Europe: Dae Snnday night. OUTWARD. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Europe: Mails cioae 7 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Hong Kong:
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      CHRISTMAS MAILS.
      33 4 The latest times for posting letters in Singapore for transmission by ah- in time for delivery in Europe before Christmas are: Imperial: Dec. 12. 7 p.m. X.L.M.: Dec. 16. 12.45 p.m.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      114 4 Mails from Europe, (London parcel mat s) expected today, Dec. 4. by P. it O. (Rajputana) will be delivered tomorrow. Dec. 5, at 9 a.m. Malls from China and Japan today, Dec. 4. by Toklwa Maru. Malls from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. tomorrow, Dec. 5, by air (Qantas)
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      FROM MALACCA.
      140 4 Correspondence lor muflttMMl Dy air "via Netherlhnds" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows Todur. •Oi-ai iiriUun. and Places served via Great Britain. Europe. (Supplementary) (Naldera) 6 pjn. China. Japan. East Siberia Philippines. Western U.S.A. and Western Canada (Rajputana) 6
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      123 4 Friday, December 4. Ships alra«rtd« the Wharves ar ezpectn] 1 arrive Katraoc. G«d»wD Cat 1 I East Wharf Op ten Noort 22 1 I Main Wharf Rajoutana 18 3 Perak 18 S Toklwa Maru 14 3 Kosel Maru II 3 D'Artagnan 9 3 Poelau Bras 7
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      IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
      20 4 Th<», Air Mall dispatched Irom Singapore on Nov. 25 was delivery In London on Dec. 3.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    361 4 London, Dec. 3. The following »re tooay'a closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange Shares ol £1 denomination unlf otherwise stated: Yeat«r- RJm d*j. or FaU Conversion Loan S p.c. 1944-64 117 Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 116% War Loan 3V4 p.c 105V4 +H Btralts 6 B.C.
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    EXCHANGES.
    93 4 London, Dec. 3. The loDowing were closing mean rates: ParL 105 9/64 Athens 547% New York 4.90 9/18 Bucharest 867* Montreal 4.90K sellers Brusnels 28.99' i Rk 4V4 Geneva 21 .33"-: sellers official Amsterdam 9.01' i Belgrade 213 Milan 93tt Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12. 1 8 Montevideo Madrid
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    CONTE ROSSO.
    42 4 The Conte Rosso is due here on Saturday at noon, from Shanghai. Hongkong and Manila. She will berth alongside the S.H.B. wharves and Is expected to sail at 3 p.m. for Colombo Bombay, Massaua. Port Said, Brlndlsl Venice and Trieste.
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      521 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incotpo— tsfl to P.M*.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOIHK) AGENTS. r.M.S. RLYB. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TTI.KPWONK: Pr«tSS* lIM Pa— Mil CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England). CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VIII MAY 1937. fcarlv BooKioß U strtngly advtsed. Invil CAMABIAM PACIFIC. FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin class
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      836 4 mwiumii m Btrana Setwiimiiii EIJRRMAN BUCKNALL ISTIWAN STE\WSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. llncorpcrated to O8 A (incorporated to ata«laiid> S BOfITON NBW H)K* B^I.TMOK* VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE -mXERMAN- LIN*. OUf 3aU» FOR BAVR., LONDON. gS SSRSS £8 ROTPERnAM HAMBtiRa STEEL MAriNER Feb. ?3 F b 2» STEEL NAVIGATOR
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      167 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE. Today H W 238 a.m. 8.4 ft.; 1.52 p.m. 9.1 ft. L W 7.54 a.m. 4.6 ft.; 8.40 p.m. 1.7 ft. Saturday. December 5. H. W. 3.23 am. 8.1 ft.; 2.48 p m. 8.5 ft. L 2 W. ft 8.46 a.m. 4.7 It.; 9.27 p.m. Sunuay. December
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      121 4 w. :0.27 a.m. 0.8 ft.; n.38 p.m. ntiT DICKSON Tomorrow H. W. 10.36 a.m. 7 ft.; 10.00 p.m. 1-1 Following da; H. W. 11. SI a.m. 6.3 ft. KI'ANTAN Tomorrow w 37 M 5 ft p m 5 7 ft> p c u 0»l0 »ln R day w 2 16
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      140 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Btattou l<e9tefO»y Last nignt max. rain- bright mln temp, fail s'shlne temp *F Ins. hrs. °T West Coast. Alor 9t&r 89 Ml 9.7 78 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 Nil 6.9 76 Sitinwan 8« NU 1.7 72 Buklt Jorum 86 Nil 4.7 7! Malacca 86
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    65 5 A i enthusiastic reception taking the form of a military review was acorded King Carol of Rumania when he arrived in Prague with his son. Crown Prince Michael, who was making his first official visit to a foreign country. The photo shows King Carol (centre) and Crown Prince Michael with
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    SECRETS OF BRITAIN'S "WAR BOOK."
    652 5 Ready For Any Conflict Overnight. IN the event of any future outbreak of war Britain wilt be transformed almost overnight from the peace-time footing into a state of the utmost efficiency for engaging in a difficult conflict. This is the intent of the plans set
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    STRUGGLE IN MUAR COURT.
    106 5 Five Police To Overpower A Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Dec. 1. Fined 50 cents, with the option of one day's imprisonment, on a charge of obstructing the five- foot- way, Poh Sene, a Talchiew, created a scene In. the Muar police court today, protesting
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    BEGGED FOR ALMS AT RAILWAY STATION.
    87 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 2. Inspector Raja Abbas of the Seremban Police, prosecuting an Englisheducated Tamil, Venaslthamby, on a charge of behaving in a disorderly manner, said that the man begged for alms from passengers at the Seremban Railway Station. Venasithamby said
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    65 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 2. Yang Mulla Raja Petra. Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Seremban Sanitary Board, who went to Brastagl on leave, has returned to Seremban and assumed duties. At the annual general meeting of the St. Joseph's Provident Association of Seremban. the past
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    60 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Dec. 1. Mr. P. L. Samy. of the staff of the Government English School, Muar, will leave for Japan for the Christmas holidays. He will sail by the Rajputa na which leaves Singapore on Dec. 4. Mr. A. K. Plllal of the same school left
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    FIRES ON A NEW DESTROYER.
    182 5 WIRELESS EQUIPMENT DAMAGED. NO QUESTION OF SABOTAGE. Plymouth, Nov. 15. Investigations into the two outbreaks of fire on board the new destroyer, H.MS. Hasty, have established definitely that sabotage was not responsible. The first outbreak occurred last Thursday while the destroyer was at sea on
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    HONG KONG AND FORTIFICATIONS.
    144 5 NO ACTION YET. WASHINGTON TREATY RESTRICTIONS. Paris, Dec. 1. The Trans-Ocean correspondent hete has been authorised to state that the announcement to the effect that Great Britain Is contemplating reinforcements to the fortifications at Hong Kong is premature if such action might be considered as the
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    47 5 During his flying visit to Gilgit Sir Herbert Metcalfe, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, disevssed with the Political Agent questions arising out of the recent changes in the civil administration. He also met the Mir of Hunza, who hopes to attend next year's Delhi Durbar.
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    41 5 Miss Greta Nissen. the Norwegian stage and film actress, who was fined £5 and ordered to pay five guineas costs when she appeared at Marlborough Street Police Court, London, in answer to summonses alleging dangerous and careless driving of a motor-car.
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    32 5 The yrench Government have decided to build a large new observatory at Forc?.lquier (Basses-Alpos) equipped with the most modern astronomical instruments, which will include the second most powerful telescope in the world.
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    GERMAN CONTROL OF LABOUR.
    234 5 THE STATE'S NEED OF! SKILLED MEN. General Goering, the MinisterPresident, has issued a series of decrees for securing sufficient labour for the execution of re-armament and other contracts which in the Government view are of particular economic and political importance. The intention is to put a
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    Flying Boats' Value To The Singapore R.A.F. Base.
    442 6 (From Our Own Correspondpnt.) London, (by air mail.) The likelihood of the flying boat establishment at Singapore being further increased is stressed by "Flight" in editorial comment on the reinforcement of the R.A.F. in the Far East by No. 230 (Flying Boat)
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    53 6 Mr J H Thomas announced last night that he was returning to public life. He was the guest of Lord Hirst of Witton at the Excelsior Philanthropic Society's dinner and ball in London. "I speak to you without any responsibilities In other words I am not revealing any Cabinet secrets.
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    Alleged Anti-Soviet Plot At Vladivostok.
    60 6 Shanghai, Dec. 1. A trawler manned by 18 White Russians was detained In Vladivostok harbour on the night of Nov. 29 while attempting to lay three mines, according to the Soviet authorities. The arrested men are alleged to have confessed that they were in the
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    MR On Hatred Of Spanish Civil War.
    168 6 MR On Hatred Of Spanish Civil War. 11TING Commander A. W. H. James, one of six M. P.s who visited Spain last week, spaaking ir. the House of Commons yesterday, said: "It seems to me that the basic nature of the struggle in Spain is not yet fully appreciated. It
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    JAPANS PACT AND THE TIMES.
    274 6 MR. EDEN'S COMMENT TN P.*RUAMFNT. London, Dec. 3. I In the House of Commons today, In reply to the Labour member. MrThomas Williams, Mr. Eden denied I that the British Ambassador in Tokia i had informed the Japanese Government that the British Government strongly disapproved
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    NAVAL INCIDENT.
    82 6 Soviet Submarines At Swedish Manoeuvres. Stockholm, Dec. 2. A sensational incident durins recent (manoeuvres of the Swedish fleet olf j Goteborg is reported In the paper "Aftonbladet" which states that Soviet Russian submaiines suddenly appeared within the lines of manoeuvring Swedish warships. The paper asserts that the Soviet
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    New Zealand Minister & Overseas Settlement.
    43 6 New Zealand Minister Overseas Settlement. Mr. Walter Nash. Minister of Finance in New Zealand, met the Overseas Settlement Board at the Dominions Office yesterday and took part in ar Informal discussion on the question ol migration in relation to New Zealand —British Wireless
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    Jehol Mongols Revolt: To Aid China.
    312 6 Shanghai, Dec. 3. CORTY THOUSAND Mongol troops of Jehol, Manchukuo, armed and brained by the Japanese Kwantung Army, have revolted against the Japanese and declared their support for tho Chinese Government. This sensational de;e'opment in Manchukuo is featured in the Chinese newspapers, which publish
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    38 6 Following the Spanish Government's demand that the German and Italian Embassies in Madrid should be evacuated within 24 hours the German Press is protesting at report; from Madrid that the German Emboss-.' there was entered and searched.— «»nter.
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      407 6 ANOTHER ROYAL DISTINCTION! It Is announced that tho Roy*' W?rlai.t of Appointment ban b^en grantfd by the Court of Jugoslavia to Messrs. Cow and Gat? Ltd. manufacturers of Km v.dl-knc.vn Infar/s Food. This vi rrant has been grar* ;d in respect of the successful use ol the Food for Princess
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    JACK HARRISON'S GRIEVANCE.
    443 7 Boxing. Asked To Fight In A Preliminary Bout. We hnve received the following letter from Jack Harrison: "You will doubtless remember my poor display against Som Pong some time ago. Well, I was offered a contest by Mr. Bell to fight Kid Amat over eight 3 minute
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    AMUSEMENT PARKS, DANCE HALLS. ETC.
    53 7 Singapore: GREAT WORLD CABARET: Tea dance. Night dance, 9 p.m. to midnight. NEW WORLD CABARET: Night dunce, 9.30 p.m. to midnight. Sr rein ban: N.S. DANCE HALL: Dancing 9—12. Dance hostesses, first class band. SPORT. Boxing at the New World arena. For full Spurts programme
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    OPEN TOURNAMENT.
    159 7 Lawn Tennis. Ties For Tomorrow And Sunday. The following ties are arranged in the open tournament at the S.C R.C. TOMORROW. Doubles Handicap (3 p.m.) C. Resnr ty and A. I. Pereira. -^10 vs. John Llm I and Slan Chye, 19. Singles Handicap (3 p.m.) Tan 1 Yong
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    TANGLIN CLUB TIES.
    160 7 Squash. The following are ties for Tuesday next In the Tanglin Club squash tournament: NEW CUP. Court No. 1 5.30 «C. H. Withers Payne vs. W. E. Dyer. BATEMAN CUP. Court No. 2 5.30 R. M. Longmore vs. A. D. Messenger. Court No. 2 6.00 H. P.
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    BUDGET PICTURES.
    93 7 Picture:, of the following weddings appear in this week's Straits Budget, issued yesterday: Mr. A E Hughes Sc Miss Kathleen Lonergan; Mr. R. I. M. Duncan and Miss Blanche Dennis; Mr. A. Francis and Miss Aris F. Kruiten; Mr. H R Mackay and Miss S. Robinson, Mr. Chou
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    S.L.G.C. vs. G.G.C.
    202 7 Golf. Teams And Starting Times For Sunday. The following are the teuu lor the match. S^poy Lines G.C. vs. i O.C., on Sunday at Sepoy Lin rison play.'rs ment a.m. 9. .Lt.-Col G. G. Ronaldton fl5) and o.pt. c. K. Hamilton uo> vs. p. D. Lawsoa <io>
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    American Murdered In China.
    82 7 Hankow, Dec. 4. A message from Hsuchow. Klangsu. states that Mr. George Hobart Newsome. manager of the Government Tobacco Monopoly at Hsuchow. was murdered by an unknown gunman. It is stated that there has been a price on his head for some time a.s ths result
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      433 7 A MUCH II UL j- 1 A n r---i >H T'.i ROMANCE ifij'^^^^^^^j^^f JF» WITH BRITAIN'S ~l^ > GREATEST STAR Rflß^^^tal^^J JESSIE MATTHEWS IN A JOYOI'S NEW DANCE ROMANCE "IT'S LOVE AGAIN" A GAUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE ROBE RT YOUNG, SONNIE HALE WKEK-END MATINEES JEAN I! \RM)W IN RIFFRAFF aiso 'A NIGHT
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      91 7 For the Veins. Arteries Heart FOX BETTER SHOE VALVE.. FOR REAL COMFORT KOK I STYLE THAT ATPEAL YOONG CHEONG SHOE CO. 3SI-356 North Bridre Rd. SINGAPORE. AUCTION PRICES. MANUFACTURERS' STOCK OF INDIAN CARPETS DOUBLE PILE REVERSIBLE CARPETS TO BE CLEARED AT LESS THAN FACTORY COST. SIZE:— OFFER 6* x 3*
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      70 7 THE CLERICAL UNION BENEFIT DANCE at NEW WORLD CABARET On Saturday sth December 1936. IN AID OF BUILDING FUND ATTRACTIONS. Kronchong by MRS MMCV NO, wollknown H. M. V. Kronchong singer and Mr. JUNMI C.8., Champion Radio Singer of Medan. Cups will be presented. C.oomng by Mis* DIANA WALTER, Awarded
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      144 7 May we demonstrate CARLO The latest American Round Game on reviied Roulette Lines This Is an Ideal game for Xma*— lt will make your party go with a swing Call and see the game demonstrated ROBINSONS Spore Kuala Lumpur. f Hie insecticide j Why risk the danger and annoyance of
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      211 7 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Tines is publishing GLOBE THEATRE: Now I'm a this daily feature to give Ladv Witn Ma e West. readers a comprehensive summary RITZ, GEYLANG: Western Justice. of entertainments, meetings sports And. The Invisible Ray, 7.45— 11 p.m. events, social functions am other roxy, KATONG:
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  • LATEST FOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      349 8 Reaction To London Crisis. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Dec. 4. The price of tin is down 15s. for both positions in London and down half-a-cent in New York. The London tin sha:e market appears to be recovering from its earlier nervousness and they have cabled better
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      PRODUCE.
      86 8 Nagmpan, Ucretnber 4, 12 noon, ituyer MM» OamUer 5.50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 tun Cube >).50 White Muntok Pepper 17.25 White Pepper 1G.75 Black Pepper 9.00 Mixed Copra 8 05 •Sundried Copra 8.35 Small Flah > Tapioca 5.25 Fair Flake I aptoca 4.75 Med Pearl Tapioca 5.2h Small Pearl I'apioca
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        555 8 aji snares quoted above are fully paid. issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Arapa. Tin 4/9 5/6 5/- 5/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 32/- 34/-cd 32/- 34/-cd fl \ustra Malay 55/- 58/-cd 55/- 58/-cd 5 Ayer niiam 20/- 21/6cd 21/- 22/-xd 1 .iyer Weng 1.75
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        GENERAL.
        441 8 2 2 Aiex Brick Ord. 1.25 1 40 2 2 do T/b'r Prefs. 2.30 2.35 10 10 Atias lea 8.00 lO.OOn. it £1 B.A.T 6.12.6 6.17.6 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0.00 1.00 10 5 B. M. Trustee 8.25 7.00 ±1 il Con T. S. I'/c Pref. 28/6 29/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        200 8 SINUAI-'ORE MUNICIPAL. I'* 1S01 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nom 4:b"' 'M>7 red. 1947 $1,630,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 Ill 113 noixi i' 1C03 led. 1955 $1,000,000 tnt. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 120 122 nom I' VJ13 rod. 19C3 $2,000,000 Mar
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        373 8 Toaay's Prices Fras.'r Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1 90 2.00 1.95 2.05 Alor Gajah 1.70 1.80cd 1.65 1.85cd Amal. Malay 190 2.20 2.10 2.20 Aye r Hi tarn 1.70 1.90 1.70 1.80 Ayer Molck 1.30 1.40 1.25 1.46 Ayer Panas 1.90 2 00 1.90 2.00 Bassett 0.72 'j
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    EXCHANGES
    200 8 Tht following urt the exchange rates. I this morning according tc the dally i cln ular issued by trie Hong Kong and Shanrhv BanHne CorDorat'.^n:--■UJM London demand 2/4 1/16 London IT 2/4 1/16 London 4 months' sight 2/4' s Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    87 8 Noon, Dec. 4. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Nov. 31 7/16 31 9/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Nov. 31% 311/2 No. 1 X. R S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 31 5/16 31 7/16 December 313/j,
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    NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V.
    205 8 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Esiabllshec* 1863 at Amsterdam HEAO UflKtl \.MMKKI>\M BRANCH lIUKKS: THI II \(.l f ROTTERDAM »\t:!StAS BPANCH»S Bauvia Heaa 'ihr< M Ouicc Ra»t India* BRANCH UFFICEB: DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan. Bandjermasln. Bandoonp. Cheribon. DjrvniM. Go; ontalo. Maicassar. Mi dan Mnado. Palemba>c. Pekalor<,an. Pontlanak Probollnggo. Srmarang, Soj»^br.ya,
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    INDIAN STEEL ROLLING MILLS.
    148 8 ISSUE OF SHARES OF Rs. 15,00,000. Our advertisement columns contain particulars of a prospectus of the Indian Steel Rolling Mills Ltd. a company recently Incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. The company's authorised capital is Rs. 50.00,000 divided Into 30.000 taxtree s'/i per cent, cumulative
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    IMPORTS OF FOREIGN RUBBER
    90 8 FOREIGN imports 0/ rubber into the Straits Settlements during November totalled ***** tons, compared with 12,960 tons during the preceding month. For the 11 months ended November the total imports were 158,041 tons compared with 167,123 tons in the 'corresponding period of 1935. Of the November
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    HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
    187 8 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. rhe liability v Tiembe r f i» ilm:ieo to cbo actent and in mar.r.n pirscnbca t>» Orciio. wire No Jt 19^' ii ih- Col.nv A'llhonsed Capita |m un, Issued and Fully fuic-Op t2n'i>nn 000 Reserve r ;.ntls Sterllca n auo.iKW Hona Kong Ounciic< JliUH'" >
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    THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
    205 8 <Incorpor*led id Enfln-.d) JbpIui Authorised C3.000.00I Ja,.ital Subscribed £1.800.000 Riwervf Fund anc Rn> 1.24 9.091 3apital Paid Op £1.050.000 BOAKD OF DIRECTORS rhe Right Hon Lord Catto ot r) Sir Charles AiPXKnder Innes K C.S.I., Sir Thomai drr.iui Kt J. M Ryrie. Esq. P
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      52 8 FOURNIER'S HYGENKU'E MIXTURE TONIC ELIXIR World Wide Reputation. Refuse Substitutes Sold by all Chemists and Stores and FEDERAL DISPENSARY. Raffles Square, Singapore AS SUPPLIED TO P.W.D. throughout Malaya, Rubber Plantations etc. Large Stock of Spares Carried McALISTER CO.. LTD. (incorporated in Straits Settlements.) StNGAPOfIE, PENANG. KUALA LUMPUR and IPOH. W
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      1751 9 A Copy of this Prospectus fias been duly filed with the Asstt. Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Madras. The List will be opened on 10th December, 1936, and will close on 19th December, 1936, or at any earlier date at the discretion of the Directors. PROSPECTUS OF THE INDIAN STEEL
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      970 9 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated 1.1 Chtno o, SpecUu Charter J IS. Cecil Street, Singapore. TdtiktMt: Manacefa Omcc M 44 Wmbmngt Dca*. *441 GeneraJ Office 51K8-8 with 11 extensions. Cabtt Usnsi: -CHUNGKUO-PaM-Up Caattal Ch. J0.000.000.0* Keaerve Fund Ch. J1.45U91.43 Total Resources Ch. $1,342,24:,18«.35 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vung Soon*, chairman of Board
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      167 9 TYRE PRODUCTION AT INCHINNAN. To Go On, Says Sir George Beharrell. London, Nov. 18. Sir George Beharrell, managing director of the Dunlop Rubber Co., states that production of the well known India Super Tyre and other grades will be continued at Inchinnan, despite rumours to the contrary. The Installation of
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      135 9 TIN SHARES ACTIVE IN SYDNEY. Sydney, Nov. 18. The greatest activity for many yean has occurred In shares of Malayan and Siamese tin mines on the Sydney Stock Exchange since the announcement ef the new tin agreement. A large number of companies have recorded substantial gains on improved prospects. The
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    King Edward's Friendship For Mrs. Simpson.
    995 10 People In The News. the full "inside story" of the personalities behind the sensational story concerning King Edward and Mrs. Simpson will ever be told in a fully authenticated form is doubtful but meanwhile the American newspapers are doing their best to discover as
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      340 10 CHANGED HER SHOES FIVE TIMES A DAY Suffered Agony with Rheumatism for 20 Years Try and picture the life this woman lid for twenty years chanitfnn her .1 times a day in i> vein endeavour to attain some relief from the rheumatic pain.s that were corn-tar.. ly torturing her. Then
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      963 10 Broadcasting. 1 "y 11 3 DlfDIDC CT ATlrtW 620 a Bi Bcn Thf Firat Cricket Test t ClV!l 'l\L AllUil. MaU-h: Australia vs. England. An account* of thr opening day's play by Alan ■MM TODAY Kippax, from Brisbane (In collaboration f -4 tww with the Australian Broadcasting Com- ■■H|| n
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    WAR MATERIALS FOR SPAIN.
    495 11 NON-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE'S PLAN. SUPERVISION SUGGESTED. London, Dec. 2. The non-intervention committee have decided to send Immediately to the Spanish belligerents a plan for the supervision of the importation of war materials. The sub-committee meet on Dec. 4 to consider the reported arrival of Increasing numbers of
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    ULTIMATUM TO CHINESE.
    179 11 CHAHAR MONGOLS PAILINGMIAO. Shanghai, Dec. 3. An ultimatum sent from the camp of the Chahar Mongol and Manchu allies has arrived at Kwelhua, capital of Suiyuan, where the Chinese general headquarters have been established. The Chinese are given a time limit to evacuate the city of Pallingmlao,
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    JAPANESE LEGATION IN ADDIS ABABA.
    70 11 Consulate To Replace It The Singapore Japanese ConsulateGeneral informs the Straits Times that an official statement has been received from the Japanese Foreign Office giving notice to the Italian Government that J:>pan is ready to replace the Japanese Legation In Addis Ababa with a consulate.
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    Polish Problem Over Jewish Emigration.
    84 11 The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, said yesterday that the Polish Foreign i Minister on his recent visit to London, < while expressing himself fully alive to the difficulties of the situation In Palestine, referred to the large annual increase in the population of Poland and
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    $500,000 Daily For Suiyuan Defence Fund.
    43 11 Donations to the Suiyuan defence j fund from all over the country amount to over $500,000 daily. These donations represent either a day's income of the I contributor or money saved by fasting. —Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    EAST HOPEI AND OIL FIRMS.
    127 11 TO IPOSE EXTRA DUTY <■ ON IMPORTS. MAY JOIN MANCHU MONOPOLY. Tientsin, Dec. 2. Foreign oil companies have been I plunged into a dilemma as the result of an order of the autonomous East Hope! Government requiring the pay- ment of duty on all products
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    Nanking Discussions At Standstill.
    96 11 Nanking, Dec. 2. Sino-Japanese negotiations are still deadlocked, stated the spokesman of the Japanese Embassy today. Xc said that Mr. H. Suma, Japanese Consul- General in Nanking, conferred for two I hours this morning at the Chinese Foreign Office but without any result. I Following the
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    Italy Not Attending League Council.
    66 11 London, Doc. U. Italian circles in London declare that Italy will not attend the session of the League Council when the Spanish civil war will be discussed since the appeal of the Spanish Government is not recognised" by the Italian Government. It is emphasised however
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    AMUSEMENTS
    105 12 4iNO*rott. ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. GLOBE TRKATKI Colleen. 7.15—9.30. GREAT WOHI.li- Tilt SK» rALJUl Dynamite Ranch. NEW WORLD Siac Shows, cabaret, Daacliv Talkies Theatre* it CTrrmii. «IT1. GKVLANG Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi The Invisible Ray. Abo Western Juitice. 7.45 11 p.m. RAFFLES HO IH Cocktail Dance 6.30 p.m.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 1936. THE KING AND THE MAN.
    1047 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 1936. THE KING AND THE MAN. After a series of sensational .stories printed in American magazines and newspapers for a period of more than two months, and equally startling rumours from Great Britain, where the Press exercised a self-imposed censorship for as long
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    MALAYSIA'S HIGHEST MOUNTAINS.
    2067 12 iAmong tiiem a^e many aowsrs o: types usually found only in tempsrate re- gions, same recalling familiar plants w i know in Europe. There are true buti tercups. a little Eyebrlcht. a plant very like our English S-.lverweed. and I others. I Most of them are of
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    822 12 NOTES Of The DA Y. $50,000 A-BEGGING. ¥S it not possible, now tluU an Industrial Boys' Home is actually in existence in Singapore, to work out a scheme whereby the Home could avail itself of the offer of $50,000 made Iby Messrs. Aw Boon H.r.v and Aw Boon Par at
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      35 12 ANNOUNCES A COLLECTION OF EVENING, DINNER AFTERNOON GOWNS ARRIVING ON SATURDAY SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THE XMAS SEASON MAYNABDS BUILDING 2nd Floor 11 Battery Road. Singapore. l'hon» 4974. JOHN DUKE MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN. 21, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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    WILL KING EDWARD ABDICATE TODAY?
    778 13 Only Possible Step If He Insists On Marrying Mrs. Simpson. EMPIRE OPINION RULES OUT ANY COMPROMISE. Latest Development In Big Constitutional Crisis. THE THRONE THE DOMINIONS. British Cabinet's Struggle With The Monarch. THE thoughts of the Empire are today turned A to London where King
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    Yesterday's Negotiations In London.
    580 13 Yesterday' s Nego tia tions In London. From A Special Correspondent. TONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS the words are on everyone's lips throughout the Empire. While British people everywhere were discussing among themselves the tremendous and far-reaching potentialities of the situation, as revealed in yesterday's newspapers, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, the members
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    IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
    582 13 MR. CHURCHILL J QUESTIONS PREMIER. I N< ws^apcr accounts of the events c which are being read very anxiously by the British public stress that con- 5 su'.tations have taken place between 1 Mr Baldwin and the leader of the ion in the House of
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    Mrs. Simpson To Fly To Paris.
    89 13 y HE Daily Telegraph, quoted by Reuter, states that King Edward has arranged for Mrs. Simpson, the woman he wishes to marry, to fly to Paris this morning in the King's private plane. The newspaper understands that despite representations by the Cabinet and the
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    QUEEN MARY "HEARTBROKEN."
    269 13 King's Visit To His Mother. THE Sympathy of the Empire at this moment is felt particularly for Que i Mary, the Queen Mother. She is staying at Marlborough House, her home since she left Buckingham Palace, and Court circles state that she is heartbroken at the present
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    HEIR TO THRONE.
    177 13 Duke Of York If The King Abdicates. IF KING EDWARD abdicates the Duke of York will succeed him with the Duchess of j York as Queen, Princess Elizabeth would then become heir apparent. The Duke and Duchess of York are exceedingly popular not only in Great Britain
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    70 13 The Times today says: "Let there be no misunderstanding about the character of the objection to such a marriage as 'he King has been contemplating. Jt has been diligently put about in other countries, and repeated here, that the root of it lies in some old-fashioned conventional dislike of the
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      111 13 SEA ISLAND COTTON FROM BRITISH PLANTATIONS i mB^K^L jßm&^s J^L Although good cotton comes from America and even better from Egypt, the very finest cotton the world produces is grown on British plantations in the W«st Indies It is called Sea Island cotton and makes beautiful shirt material so fine
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    HOPES FOR STRIKE SETTLEMENT IN SINGAPORE TODa^.
    459 14 INDIAN AGENT IN CONSULTATION. Government Appoints Labour Commission. 4 FTER deliberations lasting until late last night on the labour trouble in Singapore, the Hon. Mr. A. S. Small, Officer Administering the Government, appointed Capt. Nelson Joned, VI.C.S., Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, to
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    MALAYA DISCUSSES THE CRISIS.
    144 14 MALAYA DISCUSSES THE CRISIS. Trade Disturbed. The grave constitutional crisis through which Great Britain and the Empire Is passing was the all-engross Ing topic of conversation In Malaya J yesterday and today. In every club and cafe discussion centred on the important issues at stake.— a solution to which Is
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    For The Latest News.
    165 14 For The Latest News. PS has been made 1 I i Werp the printing plant of tb« rait* Time* and ihc Sinsa- j s -or Frew in < •■:ii.it«.nt rcadi- night, during the .;ny r.c.vs oi vitul red between the edition tirru svrla'. editions v» I be i .ur-J r.
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    AMERICA FOLLOWS THE CRISIS.
    85 14 New York, Dec. 3. The name or King Edward Is on every Lp throughout the United States today. No story in recent years has seized the public imagination so ■toon ;iy. Many "ordinary people," says Reuter, sympathise with the King and feel a tinge of pride
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    PRAYERS IN CATHEDRAL
    48 14 Special prayers will be offered for the guidance of the King and his advisers and for the good estate of the Eirpire before Holy Communion Service in St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore tomorrow morning at seven o'clock There will also be a recitation of the Litany.
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    " THE GORGEOUS HUSSY."
    174 14 THE GORGEOUS HUSSY." At The Cinema. Fine Acting And Perfect Production. "The Gorgeous Hus-sy." (With Joan Crawford, Lionel Barry more and Robert Taylor, M.G.M. film.) At the Capitol. Following the current voeue for pici .ii an historical setting, the scene of this film is the United States In the early
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    SINGAPORE MAGISTRATE LEAVES.
    102 14 "Your stay here has been short, but even so it has been long enough for us to realise that in you we have a magistrate who Is in sympathy with those who, perhaps through force of circumstances, have come before you for trial and judgments." These statements
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    COOLIES WERE FORGOTTEN.
    286 14 Tin Boom. REASONABLE CLAIM FOR INCREASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 4. A tin mine executive said in a special interview with a representative of the Straits Times today that "the strikes on various mines in Selangor have not come entirely as a surprise to
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    THE TEST MATCH. ENGLAND—IST INNINGS
    117 14 THE TEST MATCH. ENGLAND— IST INNINGS Worthington c. Oldfield b. McCormlck 0 Fagg c. Oldfield b. McCormlck 4 Barnctt not out 38 Hammond c. Robinson b. McCormick 0 Leyland not out 17 Extras 6 Total (for 3 wickets) 65 Fagg was caught on the leg side by Oldfield, from a
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    Singapore Men To Vote On Women.
    347 14 Singapore Men To Vote On Women. Several hundred men in Singapore have been asked to vote for or against women. Actually the problem is not quite so simple, but that is how women will regard it. The Issue at stake is whether or not women should continue to be excluded
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    SHORT RESPITE IN SELANGOR.
    301 14 HONG FATT MINE NEGOTIATIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. Selangor enjoyed only a brief respite Irom labour troubles for at 10.30 a.m. today the fifth strike In one month broke out. The strike Involved 2.200 men of the Hong Fatt Mine, the largest
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    TOYS FOR LEPERS.
    70 14 Have you any toys or any Kind, dls- I carded or otherwise, that you could I spare for the lepers at the Leper Settlement, Trafalgar, Singapore? A present means a very great deal to these people at Christmas Mr. Lyne, Secretary, V.M.C.A., has given permission for the
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    14 14 The Su!tan and Sultana of Johore photographed at Victoria before leaving England for Malaya.
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    12 DEMANDS.
    141 14 The latest 12 demands of the strikers are: 1. A minimum wage of GO cents a day. 2. An additional 10 cts. a day for skilled workmen. 3. A maximum working of 8 hours. 4. Double pay for overtime. 5. Full pay on days on whicli work is
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    FRESH INCIDENT AT TSINGTAO.
    317 14 RAIDS BY JAPANESE MARINES. CHINESE DEMAND WITHDRAWAL Nanking, Dec. 4. THE Sino-Japanese situation has taken a critical turn as the result of the landing at Tsingtao, Shantung, of 1,000 Japanese marines in connection with the lock-out of 25,000 mill-workers by the Japanese owners. An energetic protest
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    FUNERAL OF MR. A. E. THORNLEY JONES.
    395 15 Leaders Of Community Attend. ™HK remains of the iate Mr. A. E. Thornley Jones, whose death occurred at the General Hospital on Wednesday night, were laid to rest at the Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore, yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large gathering, His
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    SCHOOLBOY FINDS MAN HANGING.
    103 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 3. A twelve-year-old Tamil school-boy, Shanmugam. had a shock when ne was going from Kampong Lobak to Seremban Seeing a bundle of clothes at the foot of a tree he looked up and saw a Tamil hanging from the branches.
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    CHARITY DANCE AT NEW WORLD.
    59 15 A charity dance in aid of the bulldIni; fund of the Clerical Union. Singap >n\ will be held tomorrow at UK New World Cabaret. Miss Nancy Ho and Mr. Ahmad, well kiuwn kronchong singers Miss Diana Walter, who recently won a crooning competition, and Miss
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      WHITE DOMICILE.
      472 15 To the Editor of th< Straits Times. Sir, With reference to your para1 graph in yesterdays Notes of the Day," the Selansior case you mention is not law in the Colony and in the p I view of mest of us it is not likely to j b3
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    Emden Arrives On Dec. 11.
    492 15 The German cruiser Emden (Captain W. Lohmann) is expected to arrive at Singapore at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11 and will anchor In the Outer Roads. She will fire a national salute of 21 guns to which a battery at Pulau Brani will reply.
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    ACTING RESIDENT SELANGOR.
    56 15 17" is officially announced that j His Excellency the High Com- missioner for the Malay States has received the agreement of His Highness the Regent of Selangor to the appointment of Mr. W. A. Ward, M.C.S., to act as British Resident, Selangor, until His Highness the Sultan
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    CHEATED WOMEN.
    107 15 i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. Judgment was delivered by Mr. C. H Dtten in the Kuala Lumpur Police i Court yesterday in the cas? in which a young Chinese, Chia Vim. was charg- j pd with cheating two women. Mary Tan and Loh Ah
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    35 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 3. Mr C. O. Daintry. the Negri SembiUn State cricketer and hockey player, who met with a motor accident recently, is now better and out of hospital.
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    27 15 The District Officer. Seremban. Mr R. L. German, and Mr. H. W. Evans, will be the visiting Justice! to the Seremban Oaol and Hospital during January 1937.
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    33 15 lue committee of the Negri Sembl*a ft—iili AMoekUlon. la thatr ani«ai Mpert dmmeM at tba recent ■MiW ■opiilid for tunur of ■MHtaMMto «*4 tar Uka fnnwUnn of iMi*» tar aMok U> i—irtatinm m
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    SMART DETECTIVE WORK.
    373 15 "Very remarkable work" was the comment wirelessed by Mr. B. Sobol. American millionaire, when he was informed on board -the s.s. Conle Verde of the loss of various belongings, for the fraudulent possession of which Mohamed Ismail, an Indian Mohamedan, was charged before Mr. A. D. York
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    SPEED-UP OF DEFENCES.
    370 15 (By Our Services Cor. IT is uncioi-trod thr.t British defence authorities vk concern the re;;nrt icsued by a sub-committee of the Imperial Defence Committee, vhlcb has been published in the Straits Times. The report rivals ■pacifically vulnerability of capital ships, and has a special bearing on Singapore.
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      132 15 ENGLAND'S HIGHEST CLASS CIGARETTES In response to many requests Marcovitch have introduced HaV^ #^8 a standard sized liiack White cigarette to Malaya. The W I A tobaccos and blending are exactly the same as the j^&i^SA Jfl A century after Marcovitch in his Piccadilly shop perfected these cigarettes they arc
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    ENGLAND BATTING IN FIRST TEST AT BRISBANE.
    307 16 BAD START-WORTHINGTON OUT FIRST BALL. LUNCH SCORE: 65 FOR THREE WICKETS. AT Brisbane today the first Test Match between England, captained by G. 0. Allen, and Australia, captained by D. G. Bradman, began. Some indifferent performances by the touring team caused pessimism as
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    29 16 V (i. CHIPPERFIELD, N.S.W A talented batsman who has (he knack of "corning off" in the big matches, and has already a good Test record. A useful change bowler.
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    M.C.C.'S RECORD.
    48 16 The following Is a summary of the record of the M.C.C. team to date on the present tour: Played 8 matches, won 2, lost 1, drawn 5. M.C.C. 3,816 runs for 113 wickets. Average—33.76 runs per wicket. Opponents: 3.154 runs for 111 wickets. Average—28.41 per wicket.
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    LUNCH SCORE: 65 FOR THREE WICKETS.
    58 16 Few Rugby clubs possess a keener, more successful supporters' club than Leicester. It has been described as the envy of Rugby football followers throughout the country." Although the Leicester supporters' organisation has been In existence for only two years, it has already handed over
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    62 16 The cricket at Brisbane will be rather more serious than that played by these urchins in a London street, but not a whit more enjoyable. This batsman may. be a budding Bradman or Hammond; and he probably knows the names of all first-class cricketers and is an ardent supporter of
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    THE RIVAL TEAMS.
    118 16 The following; are the Test match teams, with the ages of the players: ENGLAND. G. O. ALLEN (CAPT.) (34) R W. V. ROBINS (30) W. R. HAMMOND (33) M. LEYLAND (36) L. E. G. AMES (31) H VERITY (31) W VOCE (27) A FAGG (21) C. J.
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    The Sports Diary.
    90 16 TODAY. Rugby: S.C.C. "B" vs. Middi. "B," padang. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Midds.. padang: S.C.R.C vs. Colts, Chinese ground; s!r.C. 2nd vs. 22nd H.B. (R.A.), padang; M.C.U. vs. I.A. "A," M.C.U. BTound; C.S.C. "A" vs. O.H.R.C. CSC. ground; R.A.M.C. vs. Excise. Tanglin. Boxing: Rivers vs. Flowers, New World.
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    HAPPY RETURNS?
    52 16 Yesterday was the 31st birthday of Ames, the Kent batsman and wicket keeper. Will he celebrate it appropriately daring the Test match It is a singular fact that all the other sixteen members of the M.C.C. party except Fishlock (January) were born during the English cricket season May
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    TEACHERS BEAT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.
    389 16 Rugby Football. On the M.C.U. ground yesterday the Singapore Teachers defeated a Medical College team by 6 points (two tries) to 3 a try). Midway in the first half the College scored through Cheong Woo who barged over the line far out. Chong Seng's effort
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    Services Give S. R. C. A Hard Fight.
    329 16 KEEN HOCKEY MATCH ON THE PADANG. THE S.R.C. beat the Combined Services 2—l2 1 at hockey on the padang yesterday in a game full of thrills. The home team gave a splendid display in the initial half, combining well and ever ready
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    G.S.C. BEAT Y.W.C.A. One Goal Suffices In Women's Match.
    217 16 G.S.C. BEAT Y.W.C.A. One Goal Suffices In Women's Match. I The Girls' Sports Ciub boat ihe T.W.C.A. I—o at McNair Road yesterday. Wet ground cor.dtions I hampered the players a geed deal, but lln spite of this the play was fast and interesting. On the run of play the home
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    FAVOURITES' DAY AT K.L. SKYE MEETING.
    1439 17 POLO PONIES' SCURRY WON BY DAZZLE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 3. Heavy rain marked the earlier stages of the opening day of the Se'.angor Turf Club Skye meeting, which began today, but the weather improved and some excellent sport was witnessed
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    18 17 i..c Jf.W.CA. hockey team who we»-e beaten I—o1 0 by the Girls' Sports Club yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    499 17 The Brisbane Battle— Who Won The Toss Brown's Injury "Leg Before"— Often UnjustTonights Fight Conducted by "ECHO." "WHO'S batting, and what's the score, at Brisbane? The questions were on hundreds of thousands of lips in all parts of the British Empire this morning. The answers to them
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    OPEN TOURNAMENT AT FARRER PARK
    142 17 Lawn Tennis. Being Organised By Mr. D. H. Weinman. For the firs; time in Singapore, i cept at the old Ladies' Lawn T.C., competition lawn tenrls Is to be played c:\ hard courts. Eight new Municipal hard courts are ready at Farrer Park and wiil
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      1030 18 Secret Moneylending Clique. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, -Since the inception of S.S. Government Circular No. 38 it can be safely said that hundreds of clerks, stenographers and peons arc at present out of employment due to the rigours of this circular, but
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      972 18 Their Disunity And Apathy Deplored. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The future of the Eurasians in the British Empire and the question Df how to arouse the political consciousness of their community has for some time past been engaging the attention of the different
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      PINKING IN MOTOR ENGINES.
      200 18 To the Editor m the Straits Times. Sir.—With reference to Mr del Tufo'J letter on this subject which recently appeared in your columns, the following extract from v written memorandum of evidence submitted by Professor G. I Finch M BE, Department ot Chemical Technology, Imperial College
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    Cambridge Exams To Begin At Muar.
    110 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Uufai. Nov. 30. The Cambridge examinations for the students of Muar and Segamat will be held at the Government English School Assembly Hall here from Dec. 7 to 12. Mr. A. C. Strachan, headmaster of the Government English School, Segama*,,
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    K.L.AN ARRESTED AT TAIPING.
    70 18 K.L .AN ARRESTED AT TAIPING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiplng. Dec. 1. A Kuala Lumpur Indian namel Karthakamthambi, believed to be a Jeweller and said to be wanted in the Federal Capital on a breach or trust charge, was produced before the Taiplng Magistrate, on Monday. The accused was Identified
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    60 18 of the City of London School Officers' Training Corps represented a detachment of the City troops of 1539 at the Lord Mayor's Show. Hand-gunners, archers, pikrmen and billmen in white uniforms, bearing the City arms, marched in the Show. Photo shows the commander, dressed as an alderman of the period,
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    22 18 Vice-Admiral Yamamoto, who was one of the Japanese delegates to the recent London Naval Conference, has been appointed Vice-Minister of tho Navy.
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    51 20 ««P* < WHtlhiM Mr. Leon* Yuny Kwok, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leon* Lone Man. or Malacca, and his bride, the former Miss Won* Fone Yee, third daurhter of Mr. and Mrs. Won* Chak Poh. after their wrddinr on Wednesday. The reception was held at 13 Amber
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    NEW BOOKS AT RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    231 20 The underrated newly added nonflction and fiction works will bs ready for issue tomorrow at Raffles Library Lord Darling's Famous Cases, Illustrated, Dudley Barker; There is no j Truce: A Lhe of Thomas Mott Osj borne. Rudolph W. Chamberlain: Rand Riches ;.nd South Africa, Illustrated.
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    PEOPLE WHO WISH TO BUILD COITAGES.
    818 20 Better Facilities Urged At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent) i Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 2. A PLEA for better facilities to be given to middle class men who had worked for more than a score of years in the hope of building a house,
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    $6,235 FOR POPPY DAY FUND.
    33 20 The proceeds from the street collections and sale of poppies in Singapore for 1936 amounted to $6235. The Committee wishes to tiiank all who helped in this collection.
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    23 20 Pastor W. W. R. Lake will speak on "The Curse Causeless Shall Not Come" at the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 5 D.m tomorrow.
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    22,000,000 INSECTS SENT TO WAR.
    258 20 From a tall white manor liouse In the Buckinghamshire village of Farnham Royal, 22.000,000 insects have been sent during the past seven months to all parts of the British Empire to battl* with pests that devastate crops and destroy livestock. Stricken farmers in pest-ridden areas
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    FUNERAL OF MR. A. E. THORNLEY JONES.
    2555 21 FUNERAL OF MR. A. E. THORNLEY JONES. (Continued from page 15) The following were the chief moumrr; at the luneral yesterday cf Mr. A. j E Thcrnley Jones. CHIEF MOURNERS J Mr. F. S. Gibson and Mr. W. Penrlce I ■were the chief mourners and among J those present were:
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    MORE JAVA SUGAR FOR HOLLAND.
    120 21 (From Our Own Corresponuentj Batavla, Dec. 1. As a result of a decree In Holland foreign sugar Imported Into Holland will ■henceforth be substituted by Java sugar, and arrangements ar° being made to export 85.000 tons of sugar yearly from Java to Holland This measure
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    FURTHER LIGHT ON REPLANTING PROBLEMS.
    1832 22 FURTHER LIGHT ON REPLANTING PROBLEMS. Clearing Timber Covers Terracing Manuring Basket Plants Or Seed At Stake. (By Our Planting Correspondent) I DO not think tUere will be much disagreement that in the November issue of The Planter appears one of the most interesting and instructive articles published in this magazine
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    COSTS OF PRODUCTION ON ESTATES.
    1592 23 COSTS OF PRODUCTION ON ES TA TES. able to put anything aside for old age at the salary he was drawing. There was no other reason for his dismissal. Dividends. The I.R.R.C. have amongst them old planters who reaped a big harvest In the good times and one would think,
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    PLANTING PRACTICE IN SUMATRA.
    571 23 Success Of Establishment Of Covers. I visited Sumatra in June of this year and although the time at my disposal was short I was able to note that methods and policy pursued by planters are in some ways strikingly different to ours, writes PFP. Borneo in
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    30 24 This picture wu taken at a social meeting of the Wesley Olee Club recently In Ipoh. The Club, In addition to oth«r activities, provides the chotr In the Wesley Church.
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    59 24 Mr. R. S. Lambert, editor of the BBC. journal "The Listener," went to the Law Courts. London, for the hearing of his slander action against Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Cecil Levita. a former chairman of the L.C.C. Photo shows: Left to right Mr. R. S. Lambert, Mr. Kenneth Brown (solicitor) and Mrs.
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    31 24 During a tour of the distressed areas of South Wales, H.M. The King visited AbertUlery. Voluntary Scheme. Globe Sports Ground. The King talking to the men who made the sports ground.
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    42 24 First pictures received from Madrid showing the terrible damage done by tthe Rebel bombing planes In the last few days. Wrecked buildings In a street In the centre of Madrid. Note the barricade of bricks across the road (left) and uprooted tree*.
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    78 24 Huge crowda mobbed the Royal car when the King, who U making a two- day tour of invMtgatlon of Soulrt Wales depressed areas, arrived at the preparatory centre at Pentrebach, Glamorgan. The King arrived when the men were at lunch and asked, in the old Army question, If there wre
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