The Straits Times, 30 January 1937

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1 1 The Straits Times
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    37 1 The Straits Times The Straits Times 7W£ LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS, The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30. 1J37 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      139 1 WIRY WE FAMILY lr>^ -y i lIIIKMAH CO ■'LUMIUI JODELITE "^S (EEGISTERED) The Original British Wood Preservative "Jodelite" will effectually protect Timber I^^^H 3mMMMm) from the ravages of Sea Worms, White Ants, jfl Rats, all Insects which attack Woodpn ■^^Mlj^^Wm^^S Buildings and *lso from Dry Rot. EArf*WßlJilwJU Easy of application
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      145 1 ROBINSON'S FOR ALL SPORTS REQUISITES REVISED PRICES. TENNIS RACKETS FOOTBALLS SPALDING'S TOMLINSON'S SILVERSTREAM- $24.50 T PATTERN- $12.50 KRO-FLITE .$24.50 SYKES 1 TOP-FUTE -$24.50 UQ ZA( $12>50 SPEEDWIN $24.50 SLAZENGER'S BADMINTON RACKETS. ALL WHITE- $29.00 F H. AYRES' F. N. AYRES' GREEN EAGLE- 6.00 DAVIS CUP $25.00 SILVER SHAH- $14.00 ROBINSON
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      59 1 1^ *^*^^*l IMPORTANTFOR ONE WEEK ONLY SPECUL OFFER OF THEIR STOCKS OF GOWNS AND MILLINERY. SUPER COTTON <^L*P' VI WASH FROCKS, /W^s-V@m\ LINEN AND COTTON suits 'pMv'OH/MAHILA HATS Mill M BANGKOK AND i !WHil\\ 1 BALIBUNTAL •V V V )yr STR^ WS *s V tyj WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. JOHN UTTLE" CC
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      219 2 'A LV^TISSSSsf JP^^E^H BSSSSI^^^ This is the boy who no longer shirks settling down to Shakespeares works He lives m the house called "Bnghterholme Ihe brightest house %J) ihe road has known house where*tvtyones content *v lhey get moreTOslighl by 20% in THE HOUSE THAT EDISWAN LAMPS LIGHT^^ ROYAL "EDISWAN'
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      531 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED for Runnymrde Hotel, Penang English speaking No. 1. Dining Room Boy. Previous Hotel experience absolutely essential. Apply with references to the Manager. WANTED experienced stenographer typl~t Applicant with previous experience in rubber estate ag-ncy firm wi'l receive preference. Good salary to competent person. Apply Box 675, Straits
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      831 2 FOR SALE RIDING HACK for Sale. "Kelantan.' Quiet lady's horse. Excellent condition $150 Robcy, Union Bldg. ALL Artists' Materials, also Prints, Etchings, watercolours, oil and Pastel paintings or Malaya. Write or call 11. Amber Mansions DO *OU realise that FRIGIDAIRE Is represented in Singapore by the only firm employing full
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      849 2 MISCELLANEOUS YOU CAN HAVE THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to you every week lor three months for 11.60. General Manager, Sunday Time* IT YOU lIAVE BELATIVES OR FRIENDS Overseas have the fc traits Budget post-.e to them every week $14 yearly including pottage outside Malaya HtH within Ma alayn. Orders accompanied
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      679 2 PUBLIC NOTICES AMPAT TIN DREDGING LTD. (Incorporated In England) INTfJUM DIVIDEND NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors of Air.pat Tin Dredging Ltd. have declarcj an Interim Dividend en account of the year ending 31st December. 1936, at the rate of 814 per cent or 1.2 d. P r share,
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      321 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc, MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STRtET. Telephone 7467. FROM ANNOYANCE— TO ENJOY MENT with one ot these pipes The Villa de Luxe: $2.75: The British ButtiM-r Hipr: $2.75; The Terkin ■< No. 1: 4.00; The Perkin'i Perfect: $«.fco: Tho Parker
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      186 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly S 3.00 S 4.00 S 2.50 Quarterly S.SO 112.00 I 7.50 Half Yearly $1700 $24.00 515.00 Yearly 534.00 $18.00 $30.00 Note. —OnUtatlon ebeqaes should Include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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      671 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CATIOO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S ti CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT IXWDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Spore 1931 rARTHAR" 17,000 In port SAnr^AN «500
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      402 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAK LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. tM.S. TERUKUNI MARU Feb. 3. S.S HAKUSAN MARU Feb. 18. S.S. HARUNA MARU March 4. S.S. KATORI MARU
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      579 3 PASSENGER AND FTtEIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOB MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN HOMEWARD SAILINGS 1927 Prom Prom From Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang MS. Sham LALANDIA 2/2 2 2 3/2 5/2 JUTLANDL\ 23/2 23/2 24/2 26 2
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      181 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA. S.s. TILAWA it.** 28 Jan. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodauon for flrst and second class passengers. Special noliday return tickets u.tercnangeable with P li O S N. CO.. Issued at cheap
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      996 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINI rOeeon rbe Una Kniow Steamship Co (193!) l.tj. Steam Ship i'o LM. and China Mutual The unard White Stai Ltd Steam Navigation Co. Lid.) The Sarawak Steamship Co id. The Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. The Australian Oriental llnr ltd. The China N«vlt-atlor Co. L'd Thr Irrawaddi
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      114 4 Saturday, January 30. I ship, alMgiMa the Wharrea or expected u> arriv* I Godown GaU Main Wharf Klstna 18 S City of Salisbury 16 3 Pangkor 12 3 I B:n!edi 8 3 Bchar 6 3 Empire Dock IrLsbank 30 3 I Gctsuyo Maru 32 3 I
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      314 4 TOOK}. Djambl (Toba) 3 rJn Nek. Borneo. Brunei and Labuan (Marudu) 3.30 p.m Sarawak (generally) Blntulu, Mlrl, Sarikei and Sibu (Marudu) 3.30 p.m Bagan. Bengka.is Selat Pandjang (Toboalij 4p m Laboean Bilik (Rantau) ..4 p.m Muntok Palcmbsng (Seoang) 4 p.m. Rengat TembUahan (Maros) 4 p.m Hong Kong,
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      AIR MAILS.
      84 4 INWARD. Dutch: From Netherlands Indict: Arrives this afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Imperial: From Earope: Due Sunday night. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Monday night. OUTWARD. Correspondence for transmission by X.L.M. must be specially superscribed "By X.L.M." X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m today. Imperial: To
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      FROM MALACCA.
      87 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close at Malacca as follows: Today. Uedan by air (Netherlands) 6pm Hung Kong and Cbln» b» air 'Imperial) g OJB Australasia. Java and Timor by air iQanUs) .6 p.m. U.B.A. (parcels
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      MAILS EXPECTED
      110 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today. Jan. 30, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.06 p.m. Malls from Netherlands Indies expected today. Jan. 30. by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General
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      NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
      21 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Jan. 23 was delivered in London on Jan. 29.
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      CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
      39 4 The Shipping office and the offices of the Statistics Department will be closed on Thursday Peb 11 and will be open on Friday Feb. 12 Tor one hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.).
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    CLEARANCES
    66 4 Jan. 28: Proteus (Nor); Steel Traveier (Am.); Hamburg Maru, Tajima Maiu, Sumatra Maru <Jap.); Ango <Fch.»: R. c. Rlckmers iQer); Come Ro«so (Ital.); Buyskes, V. der Doas de Bye, Kepah. Tinombo <Dut.>; Rhexenor. Tilawa. Khandaila, Rohna, Circe. Kampar ißrit.). Jan 29: Ranpura, Sarpedan. Hong Kheng, Ampang. Jerantut. Tandjong Plnang.
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    113 4 Aircraft Sydney VH-USE from Brisbane, Darwin and D.E.I, arrived Jan 2«: Mr. J. O. Firth. Mr. McA. Ons.ow and Mr. Stokes- Hughes from Brisbane. Aircraft Artemis G-ABTJ for Penang, Slam, Burma and Karachi left Jan. 27: Mr. J. o. Firth and Mr. McA. Onslow for London. Aircraft
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    TREASURY BILLS.
    39 4 London, Jan. 29. The total amount applied for in tenders for £35,000,000 Treasury Bl'.'.s was £73,355,000. The average rate for Bills at three i months was 10s. 504d. against 10s. i 3.61d. a week ago— British Wireless.
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    PASSENGERS FROM EUROPE.
    294 4 The following passengers for Malaya arrived in the Caithage which reached Singapore yesterday: Mr. J. E. Emmet, Mr G. Howurth Mr W. McMurtrie, Mrs. J. O. White Mr J G. Hall. Mr. N. F. B. Begg. Mr. A. U. Glenister, Mr. D. F. Grieison, Mr. and Mrs.
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE.
    29 4 The Lalandia for Denmark (Parcels only). Mail previously announced a^ closing en Feb 1. at 4 pm. will now close on Uu same day at 7 p.m.
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      489 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated tz> PUS) to LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING 4GENTS FM.*. RLTS- AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: rMfhl i*tt— fuuc |U) R^P l' 'j .^M^&fl^avl Y^^Tl CORONATION yj^M^ GEORGE VI ■pPHIF MAT, 1937 EARLY BOOKING m^Tt Information and ticket* fP^H^B"-*»/^^B your oi*n agent,' Wk BOUSTEAD CO.. SINGAPORE WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL
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      165 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. .Incorporate toguua, (Incorporate 0 8 A BOTTON XWH rnw% 4 BALT-MOKC •HISKMAN- |JN«. SOEZ rOU HAVRK LONIM.N STEEL MARrNERv Pf^. JJ* BOTTRKnAM AHA Mm RO. rEL NAVIGATOR Mar 22 Mar >g Via Pon. aaa tan Caaai STEEL SEAFARER Apr. 22 Apr 28
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      477 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. it -.tier.* Yesterday Last ■MM max. rain- bright mm temp tal) s'shine temp in* tirs. -f West Coast. Alor Star 92 Nil 9.9 70 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 89 Nil 9.7 72 Sitiawan 89 0.35 8.7 74 Bultit Jeram 88 1j2 JO.7 73 Malacca 88
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    REBEL-RED SPLIT AT SIAN?
    232 5 COMMUNIST LEADERS QUIT CITY. Nanking, Jan. 30. «|7ULL details of the Nanking -Sum agreement cannot yet be .ascertained," the spokesman of the Central Military Council told foreign press representatives in Nankins yesterday. "The Central Government has been able to persuade the former Manc.hurlan forces (now stationed
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    JAPANESE PROTEST IN SHANGHAI.
    161 5 Alleged Provocation By Chinese "Radicals." Shanghai, Jan. 29. In a verbal protest to the Municipality of Greater Shanghai, the Japanese Consul-General asserted that members of the Kuomlntang gave public speeches on Thursday (fifth anniversary of the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities at Shanghai) which were detrimental to
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    CANINE GUEST OF HONOUR.
    114 5 Collar Presented For Heroic Action. A dog was the guest of honour recently at a dinner at Rochester, New York, when 200 residents gathered to present her with a collar after she had saved the lives of a family. The animal, a sheepdog named Queenie. took
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    TARED ACCIDENT SWINDLES.
    252 5 Insurance Companies' Colossal Losses. New York. American insurance companies have been fleeced of over £25,000.000 by fake accident victims during 1936. They are taking steps to see that the figure is substantially reduced this year. Well-organised gangs carry out the work, and concentrate on cities where juries
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      308 5 LAST NIGHT 43V9 _^^^B^fcli^^^^ W^Kk THE VAMPIRE WOMAN J^VPVVVIMh OTTO KRUGER "7# > 4« GLORIA HOLDEN 1 ||1 W\ IN A UNIVERSAL PICTURB m^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^^ DRACULA'S DAUGHTER Tomorrow— JANE WITHERS in a tender touching story filled with laughter, tears and thrills LITTLE MISS NOBODY a^p^ Double Feature, Today and Tomorrow Matinees
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      114 5 BS9 Lincoln Ellsworth i^— w Sir Malcolm Campbell 4j Sir Alan Cobham —^™H Hans Stuck "^~^T| Carraciola "j**^Jj and many other famous sportsmen. opposite Clifford Pier. VICTORIA THEATRE- tomgnt-9.i5p.*. -ALSO FEI. 3nl 6tJi AT 9.15. P.I. "THE GHOST TRAIN" BY ARNOLD RIDLEY S. A. D. C. PRODUCTION— BOOK AT LITTLE'S
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      67 5 FILM "EVERYTHING IS RHYTHM" featuring Harry Koj with PRINCESS flp PEARL J/^^, (MRS. 1 HARRY J| B| rov.> wL P ARLOPHONE 90 cts. each. Fnt Km* fraai Ufa WWm: F.SM Maa of »y till L»e to MiptJ ritkaat ■<>»• 9.9. rMI Internationale F.T. Hack HuM n* tke W»es Mm FSJB
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      171 5 GARRICK «*-«-*isr TONIGHT AT S 15 P.M. "BOVEN DIGOEL." The exiled land of Halda and Muzwar Where Murwar rebeb against family tradition Where two lr»eri meet in endless bite lIAIDA and MIZWAR Represent:— The "UTOPIA" every l»»er. The "AXIOM" of marriage life. tN: DJA'» famous characterisation as "HAIDA" (Second WU.)
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      306 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing VICTORIA THEATRE: The Ghost this daily feature to give readers Train. By the Singapore Amateur a comorehensive summary of enter- Dramatic Club, 9.1S p.m. ?aZe P "smeIfin™^rts events, GBEAT WOJLD Mr. Hippodrome social functions and other outstand- J^™-^he Country ing happenings.
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      568 6 Gilt-Edged Weakness Explained. Prom Cur Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 30. The price of tin has again fallin, being down 30s. for three months and 255. for spot in London Mid three-quarters of a cent in New [York yesterday. The gilt-edged market in London ;:gain weakened yesterday. This
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      RUBBER INTERIMS
      36 6 The following interim dividends on account of the year ending Mar. 31, next have been declared: PERAK RUBMOt FLANTATIONe. Four per cent, payable on Ftob. 5. CALEDONIAN RUMS Three per cent, payable Feb. 4.
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        MINING.
        582 6 All shares Quoted above are fully paid Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyal] ti Evatt Buyers SellersBuyers Sellers 4/- *iipat Tin 5/- 5/6 5/- 5/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 33/6 34/6 32/- 34/£1 Austral Malay 55/- 56/- 55/. 57/. 5/- Ayer Hltam 22/9 23/9 23/- 24/1 Ayer Weng I.75 i.so 175
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        GENERAL.
        458 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.40 1.59 i 40 1 50 2 2 do VWo Prefs. 2.52 4 2.60 2.52 2 60 10 10 Atlas Ice 8.00 lO.OOn. 8 00 10 OOn £1 £1 B.A.T 6.10.0 6.15.0 6.10.0 6.15 0 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0 90
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        199 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL, ft* 1901 red. 1640 SMO.JH) Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nora 4 4'. l»07 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 112 115 nom 4%% 190t red 1955 SU00..KX) Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 130 122 nom 4% 1913 red. 1963 $-2
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        362 6 Fraser fc Co. Lyall b Evatt Alle.iby 1.95 2.05 1.00 2.05 Alor Gajah 1.80 1.70 1.80 1.70 Amal Malay 2.10 2.20 2.1. 225 AyerHltam 1.70 1.85 1.70 1.90 Ayer Molek 1.40 l.SOcd 1.40 1.50 Ayer Panas 2.00 2.00 2.15 Bassett 087 0.92 0.87 0.92 Batu Untang 1.50 1.57
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    EXCHANGES
    190 6 The following are the exchange rates thia morning according tc tne dally eiKvlu luutd bj the Hone Kong and Slwnrhal Banking Corporation sn.LIBKi London T.T 2/4 1/1« London demand 2/4 1/10 London mouth*' sight 2/4V» Lion*, demand 1330 Hambvrg demand i41 New York demand 57Vfa Montreal demand 57 1/18
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    71 6 Closing Prices, Friday. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) 36 9/16 35 11/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.O.B.) 36% 35# No. 1 X. R. S. (Spot loose) Awardabie Singapore 35% 35% Feb.-March 35% 36% April-June 35% 35% July-September 35% 86%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    342 6 London, Jan. 29. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unlca otherwise stated: Ywtcr- Rtae Conversion Loan 5 p.e. 1944-64 116 4 Funding Loan 4 d 1960-90 113*4 War Loan 3% p.c. 103% Com. Union Asm*. (Unite) io% —it
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    PRODUCE. '
    217 6 PRODUCE. Singapore. January 30, 12 noon. Buyer seller Gambler j-j 50 Hamburg Cube 15 00 Java Cube 10 50 Pepper. White Muntok 21 00 White 20 50 B' a <* 11 75 Copra. Mixed 7 45 Sun Dried 7 70 Tapioca Small Flake 0 40 Fair Flake 4 go Medium
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    EXCHANGES.
    105 6 London, Jan. 29. The allowing were mean rates ruling at noon today: Parta 105 7 64 Athens 547'-'. New York 4.89 7 s Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.S9 7 sellers Brussels 29. 07 1 Rio 4 1 4 Geneva 21 41 sellers offcial Amsterdam 8.94'i Belgrade 213 Milan 93 1
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    212 6 FRASER COMPANY. Books Close Company Dividend Datt TIN. ayable Slt«n 5% Int. Jan. 28 To .eb 3 i. Lumpur 1/- (30th) Feb. i6 5 ahang Consols. 10% Int. Jan. 76 liar 1 •engkalen Pref. 10% Int. Peb 13 "etallng 20% Final »ungah 6d. (13th) Feb. 5 Keb. 12 k Bonus
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      RUBBER MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW.
      831 7 DANGER OF INCREASE IN USE OF RECLAIM. POOR DEMAND AT AUCTION. LEWIS AND PEAT (SINGAPORE) LTD. in their weekly report on the rubber market Issued yesterday, write:— Since writing last week the International Rubber Regulation Committee have met and left the percentage uf export for the
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      ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN AMERICA REVIEWED.
      765 7 Expansion Of Business Activity Decreased Unemployment. TTHE following review of economic conditions in America has been comolled by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Washington, and is published by courtesy of the American Trade Commissioner In Singapore ALL major indications of economic activity recorded
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      Analysis Of Tin Consumption Last Year.
      541 7 INCREASE IN VISIBLE STOCKS AT END OF DECEMBER. ■THE January Issue of the In- ternatlonal Tin Research and Development Councll'3 bulletin, compiled by the Hague statistical office, contains figures relating to the new International Tin Agreement which came Into force at the beginning of
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      AMERICAN COCONUT OIL EXCISE TAX.
      97 7 Washington, Jan. 11. The Secretary of War, Dr. Harry Woodring, today submitted to the House of Representatives a resolution Irom the Municipal Council of Lilio, in Laguna province of the Philippines, urging the enactment of the Dockweiler biil to exempt Philippine coconut oil used for
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      DUTCH INDIES RUBBER ESTATE EXPORTS.
      151 7 Amsterdam. Jan. 8. Dutch rubber growers are taking steps to deal with the large arrears of Netherlands Indian estate exports. The International Association for Rubber Culture In the Netherlands East Indies, which is tne representative association of Netherlands Indian rubber Interests In Ho.land, has called
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      197 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporate w CMm b» SperfaJ Ctartcr It Chl Stroat. StetMf Tinmiii: Mii-rrtOfce rj|hn-il Doa4. M«l General CMke 51W-J Cable Addrm: "CBCNOKDO" Pali Cp Capital Ck. SM.tM.tM.M Baaem rrnKi IB cum W Ch. s:.SOMM.M Total AaMta approximate** Ch. ll.tNmmN HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tae-Vung Soong. Chairman of Board Sung
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      490 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF, INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England t>y Royal Charter ***** Paid Dp Capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each «3.00n,000 9t«erve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £3,000.00Q BEAD OFFICE: St. BtsbofMcmtc, London. E.C. S. Mor SUu Hong Kong Saigon tonntsar Hollo Srmaranit Bangkok Ipoh
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      481 8 It isn't enough to pdish your teeth. You must protect both teeth and gums. Pyorrhea is a dreadful disease that affects tho gums of A out of 5 people and ■when gums soften teeth become loosened and fall out it is too late then to beautify your teeth. Save your
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      224 8 Powder (British) Jnly the purest and finest quality ngredieots are user* m this Faro i'owder, which is silk sifted and will lot clog the pores. GMa hr bloom of youth to every skin. rom all leading Dispensaries and High -Class Stores. Sole Distributors: RAIIAMIN PENHAS, 86. Robinson Road DUNLOP Tyres
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      2010 8 V T J TP|» 8.05 p m. PUno recital— Alexis Antonikaw. weeK Jbiiia ■proaacastina. *=k»s>- SSSS^^SSSSSS.^.— 1 —SSS SSSSBg^S^^SSI^^^^SiSSS^SS? 11 1* P.m. close down. CIMr 1 A DADC Till Overture, Morning. Noon, and Night dieter, B Walton ODonnelL Tom Kin- 7.35 p.m. Concert relay. ."^TZLOlIlViAl UKL LllL. (Suppe). Sym.honic Poem,
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    TERMS OF SHENSI TRUCE LAID DOWN.
    203 9 Nanking Must Be Obeyed. REDS MUST QUIT TERRITORY. Shanghai, Jan. 29. The rebels in Shensi and delegates of the Central Government are reported to have reached the following terms which form the basis of the truce which is being drawn up, whilst other minor
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    NANKING CABINET RESHUFFLE?
    295 9 FAMOUS JURIST AS PREMIER. Shanghai, Jan. 29. Chinese polities! circles anticipate that, as soon as the sessions of the Third Knoraintang; Congress are closed by the end of February, there will be a reshuffle In the personnel of the Central Government so as to incorporate a number
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    CANTON SEEKS BIG RAILWAY LOAN.
    85 9 $25,000,000 Bond Issue For New Project Hong Kong, Jan. 29. Gen. Yu Hon Mau, Commander inChief of the Cantonese forces, has asked the permission of the Central Executive Yuan to Issue loan bonds amounting to $25,000,000 which will be spent on the construction of the
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    SPANISH FRONTIER SUPERVISION
    153 9 EXPERTS' PLAN DRAWN UP. COMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS. London, Jan. 29. The chairman's sub-commit-tee of the international committee for the application of the agreement regarding nonintervention in Spain met in London yesterday and had before them the latest replies from the parties in Spain in regard to the suggested
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    WILD WEATHER IN BRITAIN.
    167 9 GALES AND FLOODS. London, Jan. 29. The cold north-easterly gale continues and the coast of the British Isles are lashed by heavy seas. Considerable damage has been done In several parts, notably in Wales, where the seas broke through the fences and flooded the streets in
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    INDUSTRIALISATION OF CHINA.
    124 9 Car-Manufacture To Be Started. Hong Kong, Jan. 29. China is going to manufacture motor cars shortly, following preparations made at Hengyang. in South Hunan, which have been initiated by Mr. Cheng Yang Po, Mayor of Canton. The head-offlcs has been established in South Hunan and branch factories
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    ECHO OF SHANGHAI 1932 TROUBLE.
    80 9 Procession Stopped By Japanese. Shanghai. Jan. 29. Representatives of a number of public bodies in Shanghai were proceeding to Mlauhangchen to place wreaths and flags before the cenotaph of the soldiers who were killed during the Shanghai "war" in 1932, when a number of Japanese
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    FOOTBALL UNITS AIR DEFENCES.
    38 9 London, Jan. 29. A scheme for the formation of antiaircraft units or sub-units from players and supporters of football dub* has been approved by the Football League dub* In the London area.— British Wireless.
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    END TO WASTED LIFE.
    518 9 REIGN OF TERROR IN HOUSEHOLD. MURDER AND SUICIDE FINALE. Midnight shooting escapades an<l drinking bouts were described to a Daily Mall reporter as the accon;panlment to a reign of terror over his household by Capt. Theophilis Monckton Milnes Storey. The captain, who was 43, was found
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    GROWING TRADE IN BRITISH STEEL.
    64 9 Great Expansion In Plant Projected. London, Jan. 29. An important development in the North Lincolnshire steel Industry is indicated In the announcement that United Steel Companies Ltd. propose to spend £3,500,000 on a new plant at their Scunthorpe works. Other big steel concerns in that
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    AMUSEMENTS
    101 10 siNGAromx GAUIIK THEATBE. GETLANG DwtUneU*'* Boren DigoeJ 9.16 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE The Country Doctor. 7.15 9.30. GREAT WOBLD-THE SIT TALKIE George White Scandal of 1939. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Ohfet. Dancing. Talkies, Theatres Clnenas. RITZ GEYLANG Phantom of The Wegt Complete Serial. With Tom Tyler. 7.45. RAFFLES HOTEL Orchestral
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1937. The Parish Pump.
    880 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1937. The Parish Pump. One of Singapore's best-known personalities recently made a petty but significant gesture of resentment at a newspaper which had criticised him by refusing to give that newspaper information about Coronation festivities in the city which he was helping to
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    Social and personal.
    91 10 Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, returned from leave yesterday by the Carthage. Mrs. D. Lowmann. who has been on a short trip to Ceylon, returned to Singapore on Monday. Mr F. D. AscoU. C.1.E., a director of Dun lop Plantations Ltd..
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    HOWLS THROUGHOUT THE AGES.
    1055 10  -  H. Harvey-Dmy. Mankind In the Dentist's Chair. By IUOT long ago Sir George Newman stated that there were 4,000,000 children in England and Wales in need of yearly dental treatment and that owing to the shortage of skilled men the existing dental services could not treat
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    BEHIND THE SCENES IN JAPAN
    422 10 JAPAN'S real leaders are the men who have turned it from a petty State into a first-class world Power within a generation. Fifty years ago, when the Japanese Government was building its first shipyard, a Mr. Mitsui offered to buy the State naval and military
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    722 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. EURASIANS IN THE WAR. LIOW many people in Singapore today know that over three hundred Eurasians ,rom Malaya enlisted In His Majesty's Forces for service overseas during the Oreat War? This honourable record Is In danger of being forgotten, and was glad to see that
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    RUBBER TYRE WORKERS NOW JOINING MOTOR STRIKE.
    252 11 WORK SUSPENDED AT GOODRICH PLANT. 20,000 Employees Idle In One Factory. MAY AFFECT RUBBER INDUSTRY OF MALAYA. Akron, Ohio, Jan. 29. rpHE most serious news of the strike situation in America, in so far as it is likely to affect the plantation rubber
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    NEW HONG KONG GOVERNOR.
    53 11 The new Governor of Hong Kon?, Sir Geoffrey A. Stafford Northcote, K.C.M.G., appointed to succeed Sir Andrew Caldecott, C.M.G.. C.8.E.. who has been promoted to Ceylon, will have as his successor in British Guiana Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson. KCM.G. Sir Wilfrid is at present Governor
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    LORD TWEEDSMUIR TO VISIT WASHINGTON.
    59 11 Ottawa, Jan. 29. It is authoritatively learned that Lord Tweedsmuir. Governor-General ot Canada, plans a short visit to Washington after Easter in return for Mr Roosevelt's "good neighbour" call at Quebec last summer. Lord Tweedsmuir will be the first Canadian Governor-General officially to visit the
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    42 11 London, Jan. 29. The Port of London has experienced record year In 1936. Over 62.000,000 tons of shipping used the Thames, the highest flg-'re ever recorded. Some 40 new freight and passenger liners were added to the port's regular services. British Wireless.
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    CAPITULATIONS IN EGYPT.
    121 11 HOPES OF SPEEDY REMOVAL. Cairo, Jan. 27. Great satisfaction prevails in Egyptian official circles because those Powers chiefly concerned In the capitulation zones have all signified their willingness that these should now dc abolished, this being the next important step towards restitution of complete sovereignty to Egypt.
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    BRITISH COMPETITORS IN MOTOR RALLY.
    54 11 London, Jan. 28. After a cold drive from the North all the Monte Carlo Motor Rally competitors who started from John o'Groats and from Doncaster, numbering 18. reached Folkestone early today safely and later crossed to Boulogne in a north-easterly storm. Three women are among
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    WONDERFUL FLIGHT OF U.S. PLANES.
    54 11 Honolulu, Jan. 29. What is claimed as the greatest non-stop overseas formation flight in history was carried out by 12 United States naval seaplanes, carrying 80 men, which arrived here at 2.21 a.m. G.M.T.. 21 hours and 53 minutes after leaving Sandiego, California, a distance
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    DOMINIONS & REGENCY BILL.
    290 11 DOMINIONS REGENCY BILL. London, Jan. 29. In accordance with the Statute of Westminster, the Regency Bill, which will come up for its second reading In the House of Commons on Tuesday provides for the regency of the United Kingdom and the Crown Colonies alone, and not of the British Empire.
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    FRENCH RAILWAY LOAN.
    65 11 £40,000,000 FROM BRITISH BANKS. Paris. Jan. 30. The French railways have concluded a loan with a group of British banks, the amount to be announced later; but it will o' about £40.000.000 to £45,000.000. The loan will be for a period of 10 months, with interest at
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    35 11 General Ugaki, late Governor General of Korea, who has failed to form a Cabinet, owing: to the opposition of the militarists. None of the Generals whom he approached would accept the post of War Minister.
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    EMPEROR'S NEW COMMAND.
    349 11 Japan s Cabinet Difficulties. FASCISM NOT WANTED. General Kazushige Ugaki has failed to form a Cabinet in Japan and the Emperor, says a Reuter message, has commanded General Senjuro Hayashi to organise a Cabinet. The cause of General Ugaki's failure end the significance of the Emperor's new
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    THE FOURTH TEST.
    64 11 \ustralia AH Out For 288. The Australian innings soon ended at Adelaide this morning, cables Reuter. Only 21 runs were added to the overnight score of 267 for seven wickets, and the total was the modest one, for a first innings in a Test Match on a
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    EUROPEAN SITUATION.
    422 11 Germany As Arbiter. MR. CHAMBERLAIN ONARMSFOLLY. London, Jan. 30. DEALING with the international outlook in a 'speech at Birmingham this evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said that, now that the tension in regard to Spain had partly relaxed, it should be possible for more
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    Extended Powers In Hitler's Hands.
    95 11 Berlin, Jan. 29. A LL Government and Municipal officials including in-come-tax collectors, railway men, gasmen and postmen, now have to take on the oath of allegiance to Herr Hitler in accordance with a new law. All officials must be true to the Fuehrer unto death
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    VISITORS FOR DUKE OF WINDSOR.
    48 11 Princess Mary And Earl Harewood. London Jan. 30. It is understood that the Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood will shortly visit the Duke of Windsor at Enaesfeld Castle. They are expected to leave England about the end of next week. Reuter.
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    DEATH OF FAMOUS JOURNALIST.
    151 11 Sir Percival Phillips, War Correspondent The death has occurred at the age of 59, of Sir Percival Phillips, famous Journalist and war correspondent of the Dally Mall, says a Reuter message from London. Sir Percival. who was created K.B.E. in 1920, was one of the first
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    MOSCOW TRIALS.
    265 11 All Accused Guilty. DEATH FOR ALL BUT FOUR. Moscow, Jan. 30. The death sentence was passed yesterday on thirteen of the accused in the mass treason trial. Radek, Sokolnlkofl and Arnold were sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and Stroiloff to eight years. The death sentence by shooting was
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    MALAYA'S HILL PEOPLES MUST BE PROTECTED.
    492 12 SPECIAL RESERVATIONS PROPOSED BY MR. NOONE. Control Of Traders By Licence System. PRESERVATION OF TRIBAL CUSTOMS ESSENTIAL. (Special To The Straits Times.) ITP to the present time there has existed no coherent policy towards the pagan races of the Malay Peninsula, loosely known as
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    33 12 Lt .-Col. 11. T. Craig, of the Ist Battalion. 2nd Punjab Regiment, with his senior Indian Viceroy's officer. Subadar Major Karamdad Khan, who has 26 years service with the battalion. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    Two S.S. Civil Service Vacancies.
    80 12 Two S.S. Civil Service Vacancies. •T*HE S.S. Government proposes to select two more probationers for the Straits Settlements Civil Service this year. Applications, which must be submitted on the prescribed forms, must reach the Colonial Secretary's office not later than Feb. 27. The first two appointments to the Service were
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    STRIKE ENDS.
    29 12 A 44 per cent increase in wares has ended the strike at the United Metal Works, Singapore, and the men with few exceptions hare returned to work.
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    Deputy President Of Penang Commissioners.
    45 12 His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. V. W. W. S. PurceU, M.C.S., to be Deputy President of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town. Penang. Mr. D. F. Grlerscn. manager of Gula Kalumpang Rubber Estates returned from leave on Thursday.
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    52 12 The players of the t*o act play "Jack and the Beanstalk" staged by the Batu Pahat Civil Service Club. (Left to right): Mr. H. Hawkins, Mr. N. Rces, Mrs. M. Whitty, Mrs. N. Rees Mrs. Brand, Mrs. N. Mackay Mr. J. H. Fairle> Mrs. J. Keene, Mrs. Hamilton. Mrs W.
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    THREW STONE THROUGH WINDOW.
    172 12 Two policemen on patrol duty were cycling along Stamford Road on Jan. 29 at about 4.30 p.m. w*ei. they saw a man throw a lar.ge stone Into a flower shop in Stamford Road, near the entrance to the Capitol Theatre. As soon as the missile crashed
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    13 12 Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Raper. returnee from leave in the Carthage yesterday.
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    22 12 Mr. Lazarus Rayman. M.C.S.. Financial Adviser, F. M. S. and Mrs. Rayman. returned from leave In Europe by the Carihage on Thursday.
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    ALL HER SAVINGS STOLEN.
    85 12 An elderly Hckkien woman living In Kampong Giang Sal. off Thomson Road. Singapore, lost $1,660 in cash mfli Jewellery— all her savings and valuables last night when a thief broke Into her house The money and Jewellery had been kept in a pillow placed on a
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    KING AND QUEEN ON EMPIRE STAMPS.
    115 12 DOTH King George VI and Queen Elisabeth, whose portraits will be on the Coronation stamps for the StaiU Settlements and the other Colonies to be issued on May 12, have appeared on other Empire stamps. In a commemorative King George V Coronation issue made
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    EX-S.S. INSPECTOR CONVICTED.
    150 12 Bigamy Charge At Old Bailey. Thomas Charles Grove, aged 28, and formerly a European inspector in the S.S. Police, was sentenced to nine months' mprisonment for bigamy at the Old Bailey recently. Grove, who became a nurseryman on his return from Singapore, was married at Edmonton In
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    Malay Runs Amok With Baby In Arms.
    387 12 TWO DEAD IN MALACCA. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. 29. A DREADFUL case of amok with a parang, resulting in the death of a Malaya wife, injuries to another man, his uncle, a Malay woman and finally the loss of his own
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    Punjab Regiment Under Canvas At Blakan Mati.
    393 12 Punjab Regiment Under Canvas At Blakan Mati. (Special to the Straits Times.) TRADITIONAL of the units of the Indian Army, the Ist Battalion. 2nd Punjab Regiment, now in camp at Blakan Mati ready to take its part in the forthcoming: grand manoeuvres, has a record of which any body of
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    ROTARY HELPS RURAL HEALTH.
    86 12 Every month the Rotary Club of Singapore gives $20 to help poor people who attend rural health centres on the Island, and Dr. J. W. Scharff, Chief Health Officer, Singapore, has again thanked the directors of the club. Dr. Scharff says: "The money has been spent
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    TODAY'S BIG RUGGER MATCH.
    73 12 At the Anaon Road nUdliim this afternoon the annual rugger match between North and South will oe played. A running commentary by Messrs. G. E M. Jones and J. S. I)umer«*que will be broadcast by the 8.M.8.C. The North have had most success in this series,
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    NEW INDIAN COUNCILLOR.
    251 12 NEW INDIAN COUNCILLOR. Dr. S. R. Krishnan Appointed. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 29. U. V-. the High Commissioner, with the approval of H.M. the King, has appointed i»r. Sree Radha Krishnan to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a period of three years, with
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS
    81 12 The following appointment arc notified in the S.S. Govern neat Gazette: Mr. D. X. Mackay to be v Jus'ice at tht Peace for Penar.g. Mr. G. D. Stepnen, DraiaafJ an.i Irrigation ir.ngfoo^rj Pra "i aa Vi «i esley. invested with the power j muferred by Section 25 of
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    THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
    174 13 ATTEND FIRST MEETING YESTERDAY. MR. E. Gregory Jones, nominee of trie Straits Settlement (Spore) Association, taking the place of Mr. David Frankel, Mr. E. J. Bennett, appointed by the Governor, and Shaikh Yahya bin Ahmad Aflfl, nominee of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association, replacing Mr. Lee Chim Tuan,
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    MUNICIPALITY MUST NOT FEAR CRITICISM.
    1190 13 Comment Necessary Even If It Is Unpalatable. CHINESE MEMBER ATTACKS "HUSH-HUSH CONFABULATION." THE Municipal Commission should not be afraid of criticism, for public comments are necessary and wholesome for its well-being, although they may sometimes be unpalatable, declared Mr. Scow Poh Long, speaking at yesterday's
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    29 13 x .v.mbf rs of the cast of 'The Ghost Train,' the Singapore Amaleur Dramatic Clnb production which will open a season at the Victoria Theatre tonight Straits Times Photograph.
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    FATHER OF TWO QUEEN'S SCHOLARS.
    220 13 Mr. Tan Kwee Swee's Death. The death took place at his residence, No. 8 Swanage Road, on Thursday, of Mr. Tan Kwee Swee, the 56-year-old father of two Queen Scholars. Mr. Tan Thoon Lip and Miss Maggie Tan. Mr. Tan. who was a very well-known
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    WATER FOR SHIPS.
    74 13 Municipal President Announces Cheaper Rates. From July 1 this year the price of water to ships will be reduced by three cents per ton by Messrs. Hammer and Co., revealed Mr. W. Bartley, Municipal President, at yesterday's meeting of the Commissioners. This represents a reduction of about
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    KEPPEL HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS.
    82 13 KEPPEL HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS. Chairman Back. "Although the order for mechanical coal handling plant for the new wharves being constructed at Keppel Harbour has been placed, floating bunkering plant has not been purchased yet," said Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, on his return from leave
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    MR. M. PACHDIMALDJI
    96 13 Fiat's Export Manager Visiting Singapore. Amongst visitors to Singapore is Mr M. Pachdimaldji, Export Manager of Messrs. Fiat SA, Turin, who is vlsitim? the local sales organisation. Mr. Pachdimaldji Is an enthusiastic supporter of air transportation havin;; travelled by air from Italy to Java, where he has
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    ASIATICS WONDERFULLY COURTEOUS.
    346 13 ASIATICS WONDERFULLY COURTEOUS. U.S. Journalist's High Tribute. «I AM greatly struck by (he Asiatic's simplicity of outlook on life here. It is much more pronounced .nan in Europe and the States. Also, all Asiatics have a wonderful natural courtesy and kindliness. If I ask an Asiatic for something, and he
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    ENGLAND HAVE A PROSPEROUS DAY AT ADELAIDE.
    670 14 AUSTRALIANS MAKE A MODERATE SCORE. ALLEN BOWLS BRADMAN WHEN HE LOOKS SET. T^HOUGH winning the toss and batting first, Australia fared only moderately on the first day of the fourth Test Match at Adelaide yesterday. On a wicket all in favour of run-getting,
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    S.C.F.A. WANT A PAVILION.
    340 14 Many Young Players Of Great PromiseRepresentations have been made by the Straits Chinese Football Association to Government to allow them the further use of the Raffles Reclamation playing field and to permit the erection of a pavilion and dressing rooms on it. This was revealed by
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    ARMY vs. NAVY
    122 14 Boxing, Tournament Next Week At New World. Services boxing in Singapore has gained a reputation for clean, hardhitting bouts and fight fans should not miss the opportunity of seeing the Inter-Services bouts between the Army and the Navy at the New World on Saturday, Feb. 6. With
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    Lawn Tennis Administration In Singapore.
    868 14 FINANCES DISCUSSED AT ANNUAL MEETING. 'THE annual general meeting of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association was held yesterday at the S.C.C., Mr. J. A. Dean presiding. After the minutes of the last general meeting had been approved and the annual report and accounts had been
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    DOUBLES FINAL AT FARRER PARK.
    243 14 Chinese Pair Win After Great Recovery. £HOON LEONG and Chow Tat won the open men's doubles event in the hard courts tournament at Farrer Park yesterday, beating Kamis and Yadi I—6,1 6, 6—3,6 3, B—6.8 6. The Chinese pair sprang a surprise in the rubber
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    IPOH SELECTIONS.
    42 14 By "C*pt. Data." 1. LUCKY STAR, Clifton Lad 2. MERIDEN, Glencar. 3. BETH, Ciscara. 4. MOUNTAIN STREAM (Nap), King of Hearts. 5. FIFTY THREE, Silver Jubilee 6. PRINCESS TOI (Nap), Noorchaya. 7. DARE DEVIL, Last Crusader S. NEWBRIDGE, Red Dot.
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    R.A.F. OVERWHELM
    82 14 Association Football. VISITING SQUADRONS. At Seletar yesterday the R.A.F.'s first soccer team proved far too good for an eleven representing the visiting squadrons from Irak and India (not the visiting naval vessels, as stated in our last Issue). They won by the wide margin of 3 goals to
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    NORTH vs. SOUTH TEAMS.
    291 14 Today's Match At The Stadium. There have been two changes in the North team's pack for the match against the South at the Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. J. G. Hindmarsh, of Seiangor. replaces G. L. Littledyke. the Perak player, who is unable to make the
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    LYNCH TELLS HOW HE WON.
    546 15 Generous Tribute To Montana. Benny Lynch, of Glasgow, re-r-ains flyweight champion of the world by a points win over Smal! Montana (Philippines) after a dazzling 15 rounds fight at Wembley last night. His own story of the fight is given below. In a preliminary boot
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    QUICK DECISIONS AT PENANG.
    124 15 rWy Nara Forces Hoc To Retire. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Jan. 30. Last night's fights at Wembley Park included three bouts which ended by t..e short route. In the main event Boy Nara, the Indian welterweight won on a technical knock-out over Panther Hoe in
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    REST WIN HOCKEY TEST AGAIN.
    597 15 Europeans Beaten By Two Goals. QM E again the Rest won the annual hockey match with the Europeans, on the patang yesterday. Valberg and Sullivan scored splendid goals for them and their own defence was preserved intact. But it was a well contested encounter and
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    NEW PONIES ARRIVE IN BANGKOK.
    236 15 Polo: Foal Born On Skip Is In Fine Condition. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 24. Polo in the north of Siam has been played over many years and the Gymkhana Clubs in the principal towns have a history of the game regularly played for
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    646 15 Today's Rugger— Can South Win?— Academical "O. B.'s"—They Beat The Boys At Anniesfield—A Wicket-Keeper 's Daughter.h ter. Conducted by "ECHO." DUGGER comes to the close of its Malayan season this afternoon with the North vs. South match at Anson Road, and the enthusiasts in the stand, and
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    DON'T 'PHONE THEM!
    81 15 A curious affliction has descended upon the editorial staff of the Straits Times. Or so they declare. And "they" include "Echo." it is a strange deafness strange because it appears only to occur in response to the appeal: "What is the latest score, please?" No great alarm
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    81 15 TODAY. Rurby: North vs. South. Anson Roaj Stadium; M.R.U. dinner and ball, Raffles Hotel. Hockey: CSC. vs. Colts, CSC. ground. The Tnrf: Perak Meeting, Ist day. TOMORROW. Golf: S.O.C. mixed foursomes. Hockey: R.A.P. vs. S.C.C., Seletar; I. A. vs. R.A. (Changl). I. A. ground. Table Tennis: Championship
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      409 16 Sequel To A Driving Test. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— lt is amazing and almost Incredible that in this twentieth century, there should exist a Department for testing people on knowledge that has never been imparted to them. In this modern age, when teaching
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      DISPUTES IN BUSES
      235 16 Why Not Write To The Company? To the Editor of the Stmlts Times. Sir.— l have read with interest the letter singed Siglap ventilating grievances appearing in your issue of Jan. 28 regarding the trolley-buses of the Singapore Traction Co. This correspondent particularly refers to displeasing behaviour
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      CURIOUS S.S. STAMPS.
      194 16 An Appeal To Colony Collectors. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Among my other Interests, I am a keen philatelist and have a good collection of Malayan and Bornean stamps, and should like to hear from philatelists whether they have ever seen or have in
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    REFORM OF US. GOVERNMENT.
    356 16 TWO NEW CABINET OFFICES. PLAN SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS. Washington. The creation of two new Cabinet officers and sweeping reforms in the? organisation of the Federal Government, in order to reduce 100 independent bureaux, boards, authorities, administrations and commissions to 12, was recommended in the report of
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1658 16 SEXAGESIMA "Good Ground." •THE parable of the Sower (St. Matt. 8.1-15) Is a parable of hope. But how often is it taken to imply, by its form and arrangement, that the types of "ground" are not only hard, stoney and weedy but Irrevocably so, providing a ready argument
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB'S $148,000 SURPLUS.
    667 17 Annual General Meeting. "CASH POSITION STRONG." SAYS CHAIRMAN. THE Singapore Turf Club reports a surplus of receipts over expenditure of $148,838.48 for the year ended Dee. 31, 1936. This sum is obtained after deducting $12,199 for charities and $73,756.47 for depredation. "Our cash position appears
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    "UTTERLY IRRESPONSIBLE."
    328 17 Judge's Comment In Bankruptcy Court "AN irresponsible borrower and a blackmailing moneylender and the court is expected to strike a balance between you." So remarked Mr. Justice Adrian Clark during the public examination yesterday of Mohamed Aljohary b. S. Tahir, 32-year-old Malay translator in the High Commissioner's office.
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    DISMISSAL SUIT
    75 17 IxHijfthy Cross-Examination Of Mr. A. E. Chelran. Mr. A. B. Chelvan. witness for Anglo-French and Bendlzsena, Ltd., who axe being sued by Mr. Leonaru Richards for damages tor wrongful dimissai. underwent a engthy crossexamination yesterday a^ the continued hearing before Mr Justice McElwaine, Chief Justice, in the High
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    REVENUE OFFICERS TORTURED.
    478 17 Alleged Seizure By Estate Coolies. ONE LYING IN SERIOUS CONDITION. i From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. 27. fXN information that liquor was being distilled, four Revenue Officers left Jasin for Nyalas to raid coolies' quarters on an estate. When nearing the quarters a man was seen
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    ALLEGED NEGLECT OF WIFE.
    337 17 Allegations Of Bad Treatment Ellas Davies. an Indian, appeared before Mr. C. P. J. Ess in the Fifth Court yesterday to answer a charge of having neglected or refused to maintain his lawful wife. Bertha Elizabeth Davies, from about Dec. 19. Davies claimed trial and was
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    STORY OF ELI.
    963 18 It May Be True After All. MOST SAGACIOUS OF ALL BIRDS. I suppose most people remember, from their childhood days, the story ot Elijah in the wilderness being fed 'jy ravens. From the hazes of childhood I recall a picture of an old man with a beard
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    RANGOON'S BIG WELCOME FOR VICEROY.
    763 19 Lord Linlithgow On Burma 's Future. FORTHCOMING CHANGES. [THE booming of guns, impressive military ceremonial and enthusiastic cheering by large crowds in holiday attire throughout the route of the Viceregal procession marked the public arrival in Rangoon of Their Excellencies the Viceroy and the Marchioness
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    54 19 Great scenes were witnessed when the Viceroy of India and Lady Linlithgow with their three daughters paid their first visit to Calcutta. They drove through the streets crowded with cheering throngs, to Belvedere, the Viceroy's residence. Picture shows: the state procession as it passed Dalhousie Square, the centre of the
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    Moslem Warning To Congress.
    628 19 "INTERFERENCE IN OUR AFFAIRS." **I regret the Congress interfering in the affairs of Moslems by putting up Moslem candidates in opposition to the League candidates," remarked Mr. M. A. Jinnah inaugurating the election campaign on behalf of the Moslem League Parliamentary Board candidates at a largely
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    New Oath Prescribed For Punjab Courts.
    118 19 Lahore. According to a recent circular Issued by the Lahore High Court, a new form has been prescribed for the talking of the Oath or solemn affirmation in Punjab courts. In order to make the oath or affirmation more solemn. It is laid down
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    SMUGGLING FROM FRENCH INDIA EXPOSED.
    621 19 Privative Measures Successful. MEW measures to prevent smug- gling from and through French territory into British India were briefly described recently and some astonishing figures were given of their effect on customs revenue. Now I have a few more stories of incidents, reported lately, to
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    Typical Scenes From Singapore's Daily Life.
    75 1 This picture was taken on the Rochore river where boats and tongkangs are constructed. A scene on the wharves. Many small coastal steamers collect cargo xrom neighbouring ports for transhipment at Singapore. Into ocean-going vessels. Rmall boats like this await arrival of steamers to
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