The Straits Times, 19 March 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS. THe Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 19,. 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      240 1 SINGAPORC! 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471)* 16 GORDON'S N, Jl \X|| s§^iLgi^ |B 5) THE BORNEO CO« LTD. W.P.S. 56 HAVE YOU HAD YOUR The AU British KLIM MILK TODAY? 1 KLIM IS PURE MILK IN POWDERED i P FORM FOR DRINKING OR COOKING IT IS ™£ked EQUALLY GOOD. TRY
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      122 1 KI/Va 3^RW< JAVA ST. CPHONE 3683), H CORONATION SHIELDS AUE NOW available m Z*~~1?0/ NON FADING COLOURS y WATERPROOF TIN SHIELDS— OVERALL SIZE 19" x 13' PRICE .40 EACH. FABRIC SHIELDS ON WOODEN FRAMES OVERALL SIZE 29" x 21" PRICE $3.50 EACH. FITTED WITH 5 UNION JACKS $4.50 EACH. UNION
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      305 2 The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES GLASS HOOPER— At Downe Hall, Brldport. Dorset, on Mar. 11, 1937 to Dorotnca (nee Pa me 11) wife of George Brsklne Glass Hooper— a daughter. CLUTTER.— Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Clutter announce the birth of a son at General Hospital on March 18. 1937.
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      328 2 SITUATIONS WANTED ENGLISH Girl, trained Pltmans CoUege, London, desires secretarial position .n junior capacity, no experience. Box No. 948, Straits Tkna> WANTED BUNGALOW fully furnished by the sea for Easter holidays. Particulars to Box No. 950, Straits Times. WANTED for long period In Tanglln District, Compound house, four bedrooms, moderate
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      374 2 FOR SALE A. G. E. C. Radiogram 1936 Model. 8 Valve in good order and condition used for five months only, cost new at $320.00. Will accept any reasonable offer. Apply George Yap 30 Winchester House. ELECTRO-dynamic rotary converter complete with smoothing unit (specially ..ui table for short wave radio)
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      805 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET NEW furnished house. Apply S, Namasle Mansion. Capitol Building. NEW attractive furn. flat. Apply 3, Namasle Mansion, Capitol Building FULLY fum. flat E. Heeren Bldg. mod. san. Suit bachelor or marred couple. TO LET. 5, Bwettenham Road fully furnished. Apply D. Israel, 101, Victoria Street. TO
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      973 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE of very well-made and well-rept, handsome design, nicely poliataed solid uak household furniture of every description, one excellenttoned upright grand Dlano oy Robinson Piano Co.. Ltd., one Kelvinator electric refrigerator In perfect working order, jne Phllco Radio Receiver, fancy twisted string and Chinese grass centre
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      708 2 "SCHIFFNEITS" MILLINERY. DRESSES A NOVELTIES have removed to No. 3, Anderson Road. Phone 4768. BUSINESS CARPS tio> MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Vs. HARU and Mias HANA 6C. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. JUST UNPACKED Fresh supply. FkM qualii> t P N.S ware, made in Sheffield. England. Modern and attractive patterns,
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      702 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporate*) in England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MA.IfcSTY S GOVERNMENT AND FAR EAST MAII SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage S'pcre 1937 BURDWAN 6,070 In port RAJPUIANA I,<.UJ»U
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      567 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japani GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tf.nnaije Du* Sail KATORI MARU 10.0 DO Mar. 18 19 s rwAbruiriA iviArtU Mai SI Apr 1 t YASUKUNI MA.II 12.000 Api 13 14 HAKONE
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      876 3 TprTsidrnt liners! pv SF rpn ANin IPFU ht TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS l\ViM'.,MihK AND I'HLltiHI Prom Arrive SERVICE. VIA noNOLULD SPECIAL HkonB 8P Prcs. Cleveland Mar. 24 Apr. 13 CORONATION SAILING K-ST" 2 !S.! Pres Hoover May 1 May 19 10 Pres Lincoln May 19 June S MADCI7II I a?e *kx» I
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      1032 3 SHIPPING >> > THE BLUE FL'NNEL LINE (Ocean The Hoa Khlow Steamship Co. (1952) LIB. Steam Ship Co UA and China Mntnu The Cunard wnlU S»ar Ltd Steam Navigation Co.. LULI The Sarawak Steamship Co Lid The StralU Steamship Co Ltd, The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      141 4 Friday, March 19Ship* alnnc*i<lc tbt Wbarvea ot expected t» arrlva BMmbh Godown GaU East Wharf Plancius 22 1 Santhia 20 1 Main Wharf Cuacam 16 3 Behar 14 3 Theseus 11 3 President Wilson 8 3 Kola 6 3 Empire Dock Hopecrest 30 3 Sllvermapl? 32
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      CHENONCEAUX.
      29 4 The Chenonceaux from Pondicherry is expected to arrive on Tuesday at 6 a.m. and sail the same day at noon for Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong. Berth: S.H.B. Wharves.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      185 4 Today. Bengkalis, F. de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe, Slak S. Pandjang (Ampmigi ..3 p.m Medan (Tldore) 3 p.m Indo-China (G. O. Merlin) 4 pjn Siam (Parcels only) (Kola) 7 p.m Saturday. March 20. S?.rikei and Sibu (Katong) 8 a.m Pengerang (Alk Soon) ..9 a.m Germany (Parcels only)
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      AIR MAILS.
      64 4 INWARDS. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Saturday afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives Saturday afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Monday night. Imperial: From Europe: Due Sunday night. OUTWARDS. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. Saturday. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 4 p.m. Monday. Qantas: To
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      FROM MALACCA.
      112 4 Correspondence for transmission Cy air "via Netherlands" must oe special. y and clearly superscribed "By X L.M Mails will close at Malacca as fo'lowsTomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) 6 p.m. Iran. Amsterdam and London by air Netherlands) ..1.15 p.m. Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern and Southern Rhodesia and South
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      91 4 Mails from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow. Mar. 20, by air (Qantas) wi 1 be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Malls from Netherlands Indies expected tomorrow, Mar. 20, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m.
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      191 4 Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM plane Rietvink, Mar. 13: Mr. W. Lankhorst, Mr. F. E. Drake, Mr. T. A. T. Shannon. Left by KLM plane Rietvink, Mar. 13: For Medan: Mr. D. U. Stikker.Mr. E. Mulder. For Calcutta: Mr. W. Lankhorst. Arrived from Europe, India and Medan
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      CLEARANCES
      51 4 Mar. 17: Neumark (Ger.); Prachatipok (Siam.); Fusijama (Ital.); Solviken (Nor); Maran, Rasa (Brit.); Both, Kepah, Talang Akar (Dut.). Mar. 18: V. der Does de Bye. Gen. Verspyck, Nleuw Holland, Reynst. Cremer. Tlnombo, Saleler (Dut.); Tung Song. Anshun, Kedah, Meriones. Karapara. Klla.s. Sin Kheng Seng, Tandjong Balei (Brit.); Conte Verde
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      PRODUCE.
      171 4 Singapore, March 19, 12 noon. Buyer seller Gambler $15t Hamburg Cube 15.00 Java Cube 10. 51 Pepper. White Muntolr. $20.00 White $19.50 Black $11 50 Copra Mixed $8.15 Sun Dried $8.50 Tapioca Small Flake $5.40 Fair Flake $4.90 Medium Pearl $5.45 Small Pearl $5.55 Sago Flour. No. 1 Lingga
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      95 4 London, Mar 18. The following were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris 106 7/16 Athens 547 "i New York 4.88 11/16 Bucharest ***** Montreal 4.88H sellers Brussels 29.01 RJo t% Geneva 21.45H sellers offlula: Amsterdam 8.93% Belgrade 313 Milan 92 13/16 Buenos A lras unauou-a Berlin 12.14% Montevideo
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      COMPIEGNE
      32 4 The mail and passenger ve^s s5. Compiegne from Saigon arrived this morning and wl:l sail at 1 1 p.m. for Madras. Pondlcherry, Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles. Berth: The roads.
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
    20 4 The air mall Qisriatched from Singapore on Mar. 10. was delivered n London on Mar. 18.
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      998 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (lncorpcratea in P.M. B. LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS f M S. KLYS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight M3J— Passage 5431 CANADIAN ]fi:l\*iJm^f J»ynTim A mtm A (Incorporated ln England.) THE "EMPRESS" MTF offer* TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL
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      130 4 PUBLIC NOTICES KENT F.M.S. TIN DREDGING LIMITED. (Incorporated in England >. Advice has been received by cable of the declaration of a dividend of 5 r /c (less Income Tax) in respect of the year ended Dec. 31, 1936. payable in England on Apr. S, 1937. Local shareholders will receive
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      501 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEASISHff STEAMSHIP CO. lID. COMPANY. (Incorporated tn England) BOSTON mm VORR A R\I.TIVORB VIA lUR CANAt "ELLERMAN- UNE Due SUL« Pfiß ii* VHP lONDON STEEL NAVIGATOR Mar. 21 Mar. FOR HAVBE. LUNIKW STEEI SEAi-ARF.R API 2? An. 28 ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. STKEI VOYAGER May 22 Mat 28 Vta
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      139 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night rain- bright min fall s's'Mne temp ins. hrs. 'F West Coast Alor Star 94 0.75 7.6 73 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 90 Nil 10.1 76 Sitiawan 90 1.53 7.4 72 Bukit Jeram 92 Nil 7.1 73 Malacca 89 1.18 10.3 73
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      625 5 THE MOST COLOSSAL fatt HHfc AND MAGNIFICENT fc^lf^^^^^^^^^M PRODUCTION YET "J^V m9M BROUGHT TO THE Rajß A 1 SCREEN! H. G. WELLS PROPHETIC FILM SPECTACLE THINGS to COME A LONDON FILM PRODUCTION WITH RAYMOND MASSEY CEDRIC HARDWICKE. MARGARETTA SCOTT. RALPH RICHARDSON. Week-end Matinees lI AIM IK CHANS SECRET' also THE
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      162 5 Allenburys Castor <« Oil is found in hospitals, clinics and homes all over the world and the fact that it is so highly recommended by the Medical Profession is convincing testimony of its quality and value. I <^ t^ ,> M nliefiturys V CASTOR Oil Sole Agents: BARLOW COMPANY Singapore
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      113 5 I VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL PIANOFORTE RECITAL CLIFFORD HUNTSMAN, the celebrated English pianist SUNDAY, MARCH 2^ at 9.30 p. m. Booking at John Little's $3, $2 and $1. JULIAN FRANKEL j I Just returned from Eirope A\ jOFA fSi with kWC&VFmPL With H^^T^^h Wm\ The Very Latest Woj^' "THINGS BEAUTIFUL" j
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      303 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance, 6.30 8.15 p.m. Informal Dinner and
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      558 6 MORE INTEREST IN TINS ANT) RUBBERS. TENDENCY TOWARDS HIGHER PRICES. From Our Financial Comsp)ndent. Singapore, Mar. 19. Tin [f up 100s. for both positions in London yesterday and upthreequartera of a tent in New York. The I.T.C. met again yesterday and made no change in the production
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        MINING.
        592 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid ssui Va\ Praser fc Co Lyall Evatt Buyers SellersBuyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/- 8/6 6/- 6/6 H Asa. -n Kumbang 35/3 36/9 35/- 37/6 £1 Austrn Malay 54/- 56/- 54/- 58/5 Avei HJtam 28/6 30/6xdxb 27/- 28/-cdcb 1 Aver Weng 1.70
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        GENERAL.
        445 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.45 1.55 1.45 1.55 2 2 do 7V 2 Ve PrelS. 2.50 2.60 2 50 2 60 10 10 Atlas Ice h.OO lO.OOn. 8.00 lO.OOn 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0.90 0.95 10 5 B M Trustee (5 25 7.00 5.25 7.25
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        206 6 SINGAPORE MUN1U1TA1 1901 rea 194C S400.<.oo int Mar. 31 Sen 30 104 V 2 '/c 1907 red. 194? SI. 600 .000 Int Mat il Sepi 40 ill Vi 1909 red 1955 «l.«WO.0GQ Int Mar 31 Sept 10 »'.9 110 114 121 nom notn nom 1913 rea 1US3
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        361 6 Shares are »1 unless otherwise stated) fTaser Co. Lyail 4 Evait Vllenby 2.10 2.25 2.10 2.25 Uor oalah 1.60 1.70 1.60 1.70 Unal Malay 2.30 2.40cd 2.30 2.4Ocd vyer Hitam Iyer Molek Kyet Panas Jassctt Javj JJntang, Jeclford 3enta jorelli Jrog-is Jrunel Un. ($5) Jukit Kati. *ukit KB
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      195 6 The tallowing are the exchange rates thu morning according to the lallr circular issued ov the Bong Kong ana Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London r. T 2/4 1/I<J London demand 2/4 ./16 London months sight 2 4 Lyons demand 1240 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 Montreal demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 6 Mar. 19, Noon. No. l X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) March 42% 43>/ 8 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) March 42& 42% No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Sinßapore 42V<» 42y 8 March 42% 42% April-June
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      349 6 London. Mar. 18. The fallowing are todays closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Scares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: yesterday. or Fall Conversion Loan 5 p.c. 1944-M 115 Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 112 War Loan, 3!i p.c 102Hi Com. Union Assce. (Units) 10 Prudential
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      SELANGOR RACES.
      123 6 Scratchings And Order Of Running For Tomorrow. The fallowing are the scratching* and the order of running Tor tomorrow, the third and last day ot the Selangor Turf Club's Spring Meeting: Race 1.— Horses Class 2 Dlv. 3 Race 2 —Horses Class 2 Dlv. 2. 8'i furs. Race
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      FRASER & COMPANY.
      406 6 FRASER COMPANY. BC Company. Dividend ooks Close Date Payable Ex Div. Pate ■.•nanclai vear to date TIN. \yer Hitam 15 Int. Mar. 9 St 5% Bonus Batu Selangor IVz'/e Int. Apr. 8 Burma-Malay 6d (12th) Mar. 22 [dris Hyd 5% Int. Mar. 10 EC Kamunting h'A> (60th) Mar. 26 •i
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England A.D. 1720) FIRE, MARINE LIFE, MOTOR CM, WORKMEI'S COMPEISATIOI. Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered B»nk Chambers, Singapore. APB 1.
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      44 6 M^—^— loot- everything thati eld -old fntnit, old timtt. old manner*, old beoki And need one s&y. rhe m&gnificenr Whisky called "Old Rarity CUARANTUO 15 VCAR.S OLD $3.70 fier bottle ifxcludmadut, HcAUSTER CO., LTD. k 50/e A B ti\t fhf 5.S I FMS. f
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      SEPANG VALLEY ESTATE.
      454 7 DIVIDEND OF 15 PER CENT. NO SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. THE report of the directors of Sepang Valley Estate Ltd. states that the profit for the year ended Dec. 31, last, was $27,598 to which has been added $10,629 brought forward, making a total of $38,227. Two interim
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      VEGETABLE OILS.
      295 7 THE Liverpool correspondents of William Jacks and Co.. (Malaya > Ltd. of Singapore in their report o; Mar. 5, 1937, comment as follows: PALM OIL IN DRUMS. After a q\iel wrek during which there was practically no change in values. Palm Oil has improved about 10/- per ton
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      Sterling Rubber Company Results For 1936.
      938 7 JUGRA LAND CAREY PAYING 3i PER CENT. •THE report of the directors of Jugra Land and Carey Ltd. for the year ended Nov. 30, last, states that the policy of resting Paradise estate, near Kajang, Selangor. was continued and the whole crop was oot&ined
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      BANKA MINES AND LOSS OF DREDGE.
      101 7 No Effect On Output. Amsterdam, Mar. 9. It Is learned from the Netherlands Indies that, despite the disaster to the tin dredge Kantoeng. It is certain that the Banlca tin mines will be able to produce the full quota for 1937 and 1938. ThLs
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      LONDON METAL MARKET.
      311 7 OUTLOOK TOWARDS HIGHER LEVELS. FN their weekly report on the London market, Messrs. Ma'colm Rowley and Son. on Feb. 19 write: COPPER. Prices have risen sharply In anticipation of and in adjustment to the increase In tne American domestic quotation to 14 cents. The rise .was also
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      FORWARD SALES OF RUBBER.
      71 7 The following forward sales of rub-bt-r have been made on behalf of the under-mentioned companies: PAJAM LIMITED.— 9O tons London standard ribbed smoked sheet, delivery 10 tons monthly April to December 1937, at 41 cents per Ib. net FOB Smgapore. ULU BENUT CONSOLIDATED— 3O tuns London
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      620 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members U limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1928 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Pully Paid-Op $20,000 000 Reserve Funds:— Sterling I 6,500.000 Hong
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      203 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated tn China by Special Charter.; II. Cecil SUM*, Singapore. Telephones: Manacer's Office 6144 Bzehance Dept 6141 General Office 5188-)) Cable Addre»: "CHUNGKUO" Paid Up Capital Ch. $40 000.000 »0 Reserve Funds In txeeos of Ch. 13.500.0CO 00 ToUl Aasets approximately Cta. Si mo 00* 600 00
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      542 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, /USTRALIA, AND CHINA. (Incorporated in .£ng,,ina ot Royal Charier 185a Paid Up Capital In 600 000 shares of £5 each u.OlO OtK) Reserve Pund £3 uoo.cou R:serve Liability of Proprielors t3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: St. Bi*bop«cale London. EC. Aior Star Hong Kong ba pen Amnt&ar *****0
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      146 8 INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS WITH Carrier wit LontuZionUta when you have Carrier Air Conditioning READY-TO-WEAR lines are high Carrier give* you a triple- cost Weathermaker System for among the items that show in- barrelled profit weapon. ONE: even the smallest shops, creased turnover as soon as Carrier More sales. TWO: Less
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      98 8 For tne Veins. Arteries Heart ANY MAKE OF REFRIGERATOR SERVICED BY M. 6c E. NATHAI 25/28. ORCHARD ROAD, PHONE 4856 KEI'AIKS AM) SERVICING lo all makes of Radio, Ampllflei bound Systems and Equipments Consult us on tout SOUND PROBLEMS WORID-WIDE RADIO CO. 119 North Bridge Road. Singapore fcTft CONNECT V^il
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      205 8 SINGAPORE -ZHL 1.333 kc/s (225 m) TODAY pra. 6 00 De Souza's Band— Dance Mus': and Kronchongs. I 7.00 Piano recital, by Catherine Co«ie: Prelude, Fugue et Variation. Cesar Franc::. Wachet auf Ruft uns die Stlmme. Ba:h. Scherzo In E Fiat Minor. Brahms. Dr. Gradus ad Pamassum. From The Children's
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      100 8 Broadcasting. 1 PENANG. ZHJ 6.08 me s (49.3 Bl.) TODAY p.m. 7. Time signal and days programme. 7 05 Larry Adler recordings. 7.30 Children's Hour: "The Wonderful Bottle"— An Irish Story; Nonsense Limericks and Jokes; Recorded Nursery Rhymes. 7 55 Messrs. Kennedy and Co.'s Share Market Report. 8. Talk: Ireland
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      182 8 romantic operetta written for broad casting Um4 and lyrics by Holt MarTeU. Music by George Posford. The cast supported by the BBC Revue Chorus and the BBC Empire Orchestra (leader, Daniel MeUal, undrr the direction of Eric Fo(t. Produced by William l*rt7 20 This is England.' Talks by representative English
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      156 8 A programme of songs from the legitimate state, devised by Douglas Moodie. The east supported by Harry Bidgood and his Orchestra. Musical arrant* menu by Jack Clarke and Harry Bid(Ood. Produced by William MaeLorg. 11-50 The news and announcements, urn. II. 05 Greenwich time signal. 12.1( Dance music t 12.2*
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      520 8 AMERICAN SHORT-WAVE STATIONS TODAY p.m 9.20 Betty Crocker. Cooking Talk Cincinnati W8XAL 8.060 49.5 ft in. 12.05 Dr. Allan Roy Daloe Canada. New York W2XE 21,520 13. TOMORROW a.m. 6.20 Old Traveler Tales N York, Schenectady W2XAF- 9,530 31 6.50 Press-Radio New> Chicago. New YorL W3XAL 6 100 -49 1
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      187 8 HONG KONG. SUUon Z B.W 39 52 Me s 31 4 m. TODAY 3 20-6 30 pm— Chinese Programme. 6 30-10.30 p m— Furopear. Programme. 7 30 p.m Local-Time Signal Weather Report. Stock Quotations and '.nn'mncemenLs. 830 p.m D.WFNTRV— News RulIr'Hi and Announcements. 10.30 pm. Close down. NIROM. I'DC 15.15
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    RUSSO-CHINESE WAR PACT.
    358 9 ALLEGED BY JAPANESE PRESS. CONFLICT NEXT YEAR FORECAST. Shanghai Mar. 18. RUSSIA has promised actWe military assistance in North < hina against Japan, according to the Japanese newspapers in Osaka and Kobe, which forecast war between China and Japan next year. The newspapers give prominence to the
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    Arabs Greet Duce In Libyan Desert.
    222 9 Arabs Greet Duce In Libyan Desert. (From Reuters special correspondent by courier) In the Libyan Desert, Mar. 18. A TRIUMPHAL 120- foot high arch in the middle of the desert at Arae Philaenorum. marking the frontier between Cyrenaica and Tripolltanr. was inaugurated by Mussolini lost night following a 250-mile drive
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    KOWLOON DISPUTE.
    100 9 Chinese Residents Petition Nanking. Shanghai, Mar. 18. The delegates of the people of th* town of Kowioon, within the leased British territory on the mainland opposite Hong Kong, have arrived 1 In Nanking to petition the Central Government to maintain China's Jurisdiction over the town. The question whether
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    MAKE-BELIEVE BATTLE AT HONG KONG.
    193 9 Flying Boats "Bomb" Defences And "Wreck" Buildings. Hong Kong:, Mar. 18. MANOEUVRES to test the defences of Hong: •^*Kong commenced yesterday, presaged by air-| craft flying over the city. Hong Kong is at war with Blueland, a mythical country to the south of the Colony,
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    ITALIAN TROOPS REACH CADIZ.
    289 9 INQUIRIES MADE BY BRITAIN London, Mar. 18. REPLYING to a question in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Eden stated he had received a report from Gibraltar to the effect that an Italian vessel arrived at Cadiz on Mar. 5 with an unknown number of troops
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    Japanese Conference In Tientsin.
    61 9 Tientsin, Mar. 18. The conference of Japanese military attaches neld in Tientsin, it is reported, discussed economic, political and other Issues in the North affecting Japan. Major-Oen. Kita, chief military attache, who presided at the conference, is understood to have made a detailed report of h's
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    CREW HEAVIER AS HE GREW OLDER.
    202 9 His System Was Becoming Sluggish. It is the fate of many people to put on weight after reaching the age of forty. This Is i.suaily a slsn that the Internal organs are getting sluggish and lazy in their work rne remedy Is simple— the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    116 10 SINGAPORE. GARBICK THEATRE GEYLANO Darilanel'.a's Dr. Samsl, 9.15 p.m. GLOBE THhATKL Milky Way. GREA1 WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE Eight Bells. NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing Talkies, Th atres Cinemas. RITZ CEVLANG Amusing Shorts. Also Golden Arrow. With Bette Davis George Brent. 7.45 11 p.m. RAFFLES HOTEL Cocktail Dance
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 19, 1937. The Communities.
    609 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 19, 1937. The Communities. Significance attaches to a current development in Singapore, both social and political in its implications. On the question of whether this city is ripe for and should have a university, the organisations representing different communities are, through specially appointed delegates
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    Social and personal
    170 10 Mr. and Mrs. David Frankel a.-c leaving Singapore today for a holiday in Europe. Mr. W. W. Davidson. M.C.. is acting as State Engineer. Kedah, vice Mr. A.1. 1 V. Gibbmgs, who has gone on lsave. The Hon. F. Hennessy. cf the wellknown brandy firm and Mrs.
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    ENGAGEMENTS.
    95 10 Miss Ruth Elliot And FL Lieut. H. Leech. The engagement is announced between Miss Ruth Elliot, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Elliot of Woodbridge. Suffolk and Fight Lieutenant Haliburton Leech Royal Air Force, youngest son of Dr J. W. Leech. M.D., M.S., PR C S., D.C.H., I-i.P. for
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    Miss E. Luckham And Capt. B. Leech.
    136 10 The engagement Is announced between Miss Elizabeth Luckham. daughter of Dr. L. H. ■.uckham, M.D., MACS, and Mrs. Luckham of Salisbury, and Captain Basil Leech, son of Dr. J. W. Leech, M.D., M.S., F.R.C.6., D.C.H., M.P. for Newcastle West and Mrs. Leech of
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    PALESTINE DOOM.
    1431 10 A Hopeless Problem and A Menace To The British Empire. BY DOUGLAS V. DUFF. (For ten years an officer in the Palestine Gendarmerie and four vears commandant at the Jerusalem Pnilfm Racial hatred has flared up again in Palestine, despite the visit of the Royal Commission. Three bomb
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    711 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. KALLANG CROCS. M7HEN Singapore motorists cross the Kallang River on their nay to Geylang or Katong they are within a few nundred ycias ci tnewUxt. They will probably be as surprls?d as I was to hear this news. Crocodiles were plentiful in the rivers and
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    SINGAPORE BASE EXPENDITURE DEFENDED IN HOUSE.
    106 11 REASONS FOR HIGHER NAVY VOTES. Defending Our Interests In Pacific. AGGRESSION AGAINST JAPAN NOT INTENDED. EXPENDITURE on the Singapore Base was strongly defended in the House of Commons by the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, when the cost was questioned by
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    Apparent Increase Only.
    227 11 London, Mar. 18. THE question of the cost of the Singapore base was raised in the House of Commons in the report stage of the naval estimates by the Opposition. A Labour member, Mr. Hall, pointed out that the expenditure had grown from seven to HVb millions,
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    Amelia's Hop To Hawaii Breaks Record.
    127 11 Amelia's Hop To Hawaii Breaks Record. Honolulu, Mar. 10. .Several hundred people some still In evening dress, endured drizzling rain to see Amelia Earfcart's big m:noplane make a graceful landing at the rirport. In spite of fatigue, Miss Earhart annrunced she would leave for Howland Island later in the day
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    Chryslers Seek To Arrest Strikers.
    175 11 Chryslers Seek To Arrest Strikers. Detroit, Mar. 18. The Chrysler Corporation has applied for a writ for the arrest of the United Automobile workers' leaders and 6.000 sit-down strikers. An earlier message stated that in drizzling xain and snow, Union patrols of plcketers today watched for any attempt to eject
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    English Floods Critical.
    38 11 London, Mar. 18. After a toi:r of the Fenland district, a catchment board engineer state.s thai tiie position undoubtedly is still very eritlaa] and it is impossible to f^v what mi^ht happen. The banks r-.nywhere.
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    CONGRESS AMENDS ATTITUDE.
    225 11 GANDHI BACK IN POLITICS. New Delhi, Mar. 18. After 13 hours of discussion the AllIndia Congress Committee by 127 votes to 7G adopted the amended resolution authorising and permitting acceptance of office in the Provinces where th«j Congress Party commands a majority in the legislature, providing Ministerships
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    NO TIN DECISION.
    228 11 Only Routine Matters. QUESTION IN HOUSE. London, Mar. 18. IT is learned no fresh decisions were reached at today's International Tin Committee meeting. No communique was issued. London tin circles consider that today's meeting of the International Tin Committee dealt with routine matters and are not therefore
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    Duce's Photos In Woman's Room.
    151 11 Duce's Photos In Woman's Room. Paris, Mar. 18. Three hundred photographs of Mussolini including a large one autographed by the Duce, are reported to have been found in the flat of Madame Fontange, who was arrested en charge ■of shooting the Comte de Chambrun in Paris yesterday, and whose name
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    TWO HOURS LESS BROADCASTING.
    93 11 During Tests Of Daventry Aerials. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 18. IN order to facilitate tests of the new Daventry transmitters' aerial system, which is to be used for broadcasting the elaborate Coronation programme to the Empire, a change is necessitated in Transmission 2. From
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    Immunity Against Influenza Possible.
    158 11 Immunity Against Influenza Possible. London, Mar. 18. The progress of assisted research into the prevention and cure of the common cold and influenza was the subject of a question put to the Lord President of the Council. Mr. Ramsay Macdor.ald, in the House of Commons today. During the past year
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    46 11 King Farouk of Egypt, accompanied b; the Que«n Mother, his four little sisters, and a suite of 40 people, arrived recently at St. Moritz, (Switzerland) where be will enjoy a month's winter sports holiday. King Farouk and the Queen Mother in a sleigh at St. Moritz.
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    HUNDREDS KILLED WHEN BOILER EXPLODES.
    184 11 Heartrending Scenes After Texas School Tragedy. Tyler (Texas), Mar. 19. ABOUT 670 children and teachers were killed when a boiler explosion wrecked part of the New London High School, 15 miles from Tyler. Three hundred bodies have already been removed from the building 1 The
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    MRS. E. SIMPSON'S DIVORCE.
    54 11 UNUSUAL ACTION OF KING'S PROCTOR. London, Mar. 18. Tomorrow's cause list contains the following entry: Undefended divorce case Simpson, W, vs. Simpson, E.A., application by King's Proctor for directions. This unusual application, it is understood, does not represent the Proctor's formal intervention, but is designed to
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    ECONOMIC PARLEY IN SHANGHAI.
    202 11 "Now Opportune Moment To Improve Relations." Shanghai, Mar. 19. A total of 131 prominent Chinese and Japanese merchants, bankers and Industrialists attended the meeting yesterday of the Sino-Japanese Trade Society, Mr. Chow Tso-mln, well■crown banker and former chief of the tieasury department of the linance M.nLstry.
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    BUDGET DAY
    48 11 London, Mar. 18. Budget Day will be Apr. 20. announced Mr. Baldwin in the House of Commons today.— Reuter. Hong Kong. Mar. 19. The chief of police of Amoy. Mr. Chen Siang-lin, was shot dead yesterday, it is alleged, by four foreigners.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    BRITAIN'S NAVY.
    302 11 BRITAIN'S NAVY. Will Stick To I4in. Guns. NO LOSS OF EFFICIENCY. London, Mar. 18. IN the House of Commons, replying to the debate on the Naval Estimates, In which reference was made to rumours that Japan might adapt 16inch guiis, Sir Samuel Hoaro. First Lord of the Admiralty, said that
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    ANOTHER POOL TO STABILISE FLUCTUATING TIN PRICE?
    1214 12 WOULD GIVE COMMITTEE CONTROL OF MARKET. Dredging Association President's View. MORE LIBERAL PROSPECTING POLICY ESSENTIAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. RECENT violent fluctuations in the price of tin would not have taken place had there been in existence a producers'
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    TWO DEAD IN STABBING INCIDENT.
    76 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Mar. 19. A serious stabbing affray occurred last night at Bukit Gantang village. 12 miles from Taiping. between two parties of Malays, in which two men were killed and two others were brought to Taiping hospital in a critical condition.
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    A.A. MEETING NEXT THURSDAY.
    36 12 The annual meeting of the Singapore branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya will be held at the offices ci Rennle Lowick and Co.. Hongkong Bank Chambers, at 12.15 p.m. nert Thursday.
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    19 12 Mr. M. F. B. Gurr. Superintendent. Posts and Telegraphs Ipch will b 3 I proceeding on Home leave shortly.
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    BIG LANTERN PROCESSION.
    113 12 Chinese Plans For Coronation. GROTESQUE LIONS DRAGONS BANNED. rVERY section of the Chinese community in Singapore is represented on a special committee which has been formed to make arrangements for the lantern procession to be staged in celebration of the Coronation on May 12. It has been
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    "Bali-Hoo Is Right!"
    132 12 "DALI-HOO is right Zoya Par- rish, American newspaperwoman, deserves a gold medal for de-bunking Bali in yesterday's Straits Times," declared a New Zealand woman journalist in Singapore today after a visit to the enchanted island." "The filth of the nat ve hovels is Indescribable; everything is commercialised
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    A WOMAN'S RIGHTS. Fine Acting In Film Of Victorian Era.
    306 12 it The Cinema. "A Woman Rebels". With Katherine Hcnburn. Herbert Marshall and Elizabeth Allen, R.K.O. At the Pavilion Set against a background of England In the mid-Victorian period and later, this film shows the hard battle which women had to
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    BODY IN A SERANGOON CREEK.
    71 12 BODY IN A SERANGOON CREEK. A suspected murder was discovered this morning, whgn the body of a Chintse woman was found tied to stakes in a creek off Upper Serangoon Road, near Tampenis Road. The body, which Is unrecognisable, is believed to have been in the creex about four days,
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    45 12 The Methodist community of Talplng is holding z farewell function at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday at the Girls' School in honour of Miss D. Olson, Principal of the Lady 1 readier Girls' School, who Is leaving Taiping on Apr. 1 for America on long teave.
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    37 12 GIRLS' TRAIN TRIP: About 130 pupils of the Singapore Methodist Girls' School (who were successful In the Cambridge examinations) are vL«ltinc Johore today. It was the first train ride many of them have had. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    Bangkok Cholera Deaths Almost Doubled.
    286 12 A TOTAL of 23 deaths from eholera wai reported In Bangkok in the week ended Mar. 13. a rise of 10 on the figure for the previous week when cholera cases throughout Slam increased appreciably. The total number of cases reported In Bangkok In the
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    CHINESE MISSION TO JAPAN?
    101 12 Move To Revise Treaties. Shanghai. Mar. 19. Sino-Japanese negotiations for a fundamental readjustment of relations between ths two countries will be resumed in AprU. according to the Japanese press. It is stated that the Chinese Government will send a mission to Tokio to mgotlate on a
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    BREACH OF PROMISE CASE SETTLED.
    253 12 BREACH OF PROMISE CASE SETTLED. Announced In High Court Today. A settlement was announced in the Singapore High Court this morning in the $100,000 breach of promise suit brourht by Miss l.ola Sassoon against Mr. E. Reuben. "Since yesterday." said the Hon Mr. R. Williamson, counsel for the defendant, to
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    BOXING ASSOCIATION MEETING POSTPONED.
    35 12 The annual meeting of the Singapore Boxing Association, which was to have been held yesterday, will take place it the Roof Garden of the Adelphi Hotel at 5.15 p.m. next Thursday.
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    23 12 Mr. J. Edgar Jones, a partner In the legal firm of Messrs. Cowdy and Jones, Ipoh is proceeding on Home leave this week.
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    "FOREST RESERVES" SHOULD BE CALLED "STATE FORESTS"
    647 13 Director Explains Importance Of Nomenclature. PERMANENT ESTATES TO PRODUCE SUSTAINED YIELDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. WHAT'S in a name Quite a lot— if the name is Forest Reserves instead of State Forests," according to Mr. J. P. Mead, the
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    BANISHEE RETURNS.
    53 13 Sentenced To Prison For Life. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Mar. 17. There was only one case at the second session of the Johore Assizes. Accused was a Chinese returned banlshee. He was sentenced to Imprisonment for life. The next assizes In the State will take place
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    STABBING IN CHINATOWN.
    225 13 Sikh Done To Death In Busy Area. MURDER VERDICT AT INQUEST. A VERDICT of murder against some person or persons unknown was returned at the inquiry into the death of a Sikh watchman, named Oajan Singh, who was fatally stabbed in the back in a house in
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    SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR BOYS.
    142 13 Muslim Coronation Committee's Plans. The first meeting ol the general committee for Singapore Muslims to celebrate the Coronation of the King was held at the Istana. Kampong Glam vnder the chairmanship of the Hon. Capt. Hashlm. 1.5.0. (In the absence of the chairman, Yang-mulia Tengku Husaln).
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    NEW GIRLS' SCHOOL FOR BATU PAHAT.
    62 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat, Mar. 17. Rev. Mother St. John the Baptist. Mother Superior of the Malacca Convent school, has made arrangements to open a girls' school at Batu Pahat. The school will fill a long felt want It was only a
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      VOLUNTEERS AT CORONATION.
      95 13 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, with regard to the remarks of Old Gunner in your issue of March 16. surely the officer who has recently become a naturalised British subject fully deserves the distinction of being one of the Volunteer representatives of the Colony
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    35 13 .vv.v. Koala Lumpur has always been noted for its experiments with modern methods of traffic control and another "mtrry-iro-round has recently been completed in the Old Market Sfluare. in front of the Mercantile Bank buildinr.
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    Alleged Use Of Forged Travellers' Cheques.
    511 13 of using as genuine three Thomas Cook's travellers' cheques two for £5 each and the other for £10 knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged. Poo Koh Keng was put on trial yesterday at the Singapore Araizes, before Mr. Justice
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    SPORTS GROUND FOR MALACCA WOMEN.
    190 13 Discussion At Commissioners' Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 17. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of Malacca was held today, Acting Resident Councillor, the Hon Mr. G. R. Sykes. presiding. Dr. A. H. Keun stressed the need of a sports ground for
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    Better Accommodation At Flower Show.
    267 13 pOR this year's Singapore Flower Show a different structure has been put up for the accommodation of the exhibits and several improve- j ments have been made regarding the stands and the grouping of i exhibits. Invitation cards will be issued to guests to attend
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    10 SELANGOR STRIKERS DISCHARGED.
    331 13 10 SELANGOR STRIKERS DISCHARGED. Action Against Procession Leaders. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. f'THE reason why we ask for the discharge of the accused is not that the police do not think that they took part in (he procession, but because they did not take a leading
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    ALL-EUROPEAN MALAYAN TEAM TO MEET CAHN'S XL
    304 14 NOON AND WHITAKER INCLUDED. DENISON SMITH GETS HIS PLACE. TTHE Malayan cricket team to meet Sir Julien Cahn's XI at Singapore on Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday, March 27, 28 and 29, has been selected as follows Dr. H. O. Hopkins A. J.
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    S.R.C. AND CHINESE II PLAY A DRAW.
    537 14 Rough Play Results In A Dismissal. THE Division II match between the S.R.C. and the Chinese second 1 team on the padanf yesterday was marred by roufh play In the early stages. As a result of one incident the referee ordered Choon Lin
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    POST OFFICE HAVE A STRONG TEAM.
    290 14 POST OFFICE HAVE A STRONG TEAM. Four Goal Victory Over R.A.F. 11. The Post Office were too good foi ths Royal Air Force second string in their Second Division match at Anson Road Stadium yesterday, and with a little less pattern weaving would have won by a larger margin than
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    "V.'s" vs. FORT CANNING TODAY.
    46 14 V.'s vs. FORT CANNING TODAY. The following will represent the V M.C A. In a friendly match against Fort Canning today at Fort Canning: Tan Kwan Seng. Kenny, Jackson, Teck, Day, Swee Kcng, Bates, Omar, Wee, Hock and Song. Reserves: Sing Ching and N. V. Pillay.
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    Y.M.C.A. JUNIORS TOO GOOD FOR R.A.F.
    189 14 Following their 1 victory last we.-a against HM.S Hermes, the Y.M.C.A. Juniors had another big win yesterday beating the RAF. 7—1 at Fort Canning. The "Y's" led 3—0 at the interval Boon Howe opening with a low. hard shot from a left wing pass.
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    23 14 Four players jump high for the ball, with Collick looking on, in yesterday's league soccer match on the S.R.C. ground. Straits Times Photograph.
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    MRS. OLIVER IN Y.W.C.A. SINGLES FINAL.
    296 14 Beat Mrs. Namazie In Straight Sets. Mrs. Morgan Oliver earned the right to meet Mrs. M. O Eber in the women s open singles of the Y.M.CA. tournament by a creditable w.n over Mrs Mirza Namazie yesterday in stratum sets. Play all throughout was
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    BATA'S BIG SCORE.
    33 14 The Straits Times Press sustained a crushing defeat by the Bata Shoe Co. in a Business Houses League match on the Y.M.CA. ground yesrVrday. They lost by nine clear goals.
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    27 14 Irs. Morgan O'iver (left) and Mrs. Mina Nam»i>. whom she dcfeateJ n the semi-Anal of the women's open singles in the T.MC.A. tournament yesterday.— Straits Times Photograph.
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    71 14 Veterans' Doubles Matches Yesterday. The following are the results of yesterday's ties at the S.C.C.: Veterans' Doubles Handicap T. H. Holyoak and H. S. Godwin beat O. R. S. Bateman and R. E. Prentis, 0—2. ft-4. Major Bedford and A. A. A. Paterson beat C. E. Winter and
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    K.L. SCRATCHINGS.
    46 14 The scratch in K s and order of running for tomorrow's races at Kuala Lumpur, if received by the time we to to press, will be found in the last column on pace 6. There are a number of sports items on page 16.
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    LIVERPOOL CUP.
    88 14 Won By Latoi At 7 To 1. Lodon, Mar. 18. The Liverpool Spring Cup race, over the distance of one mile, two furlongs and 170 yards, resulted as follows: Mr. A. E McKinlay's LATOI (P. Evans> 7.4. Mr J. Ramsden's HEAVY WEIGHT *P Maher) 7.13. Sir Abe Bailey's
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    CAHN'S XI vs. CEYLON.
    173 14 Tourists In Strong Position. (From Our Own Correspondent) Colombo Mar 18. Playing against All Ceylon Sir Julien Cahn's XI made a good start by dismissing the home team for 207 and hitting up 134 for th- loss of one wicket today. Morkel captained the tourists. Though
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    131 14 TODAY. Soccer: Police vs. R.A. (Div. I), Stadium; S.C.C. II vs. Casuals (Div. Ill) padang; T.J.R. vs. Wearne's (8.H.L.) Y.M.CA. ground. S.C.R.C. annual meeting, 5.15. Boxing: Gauder vs. Boon Man, Ncn World, 9.15. TOMORROW. The Turf: K.L. Races, 3rd day. Soccer: R.A.F. vs. Midds. (Div. I) Stadium:
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    THE KING WINS!
    93 14 Jubilee First In The Molyneux Stakes. London, Mar. 18. Terrific cheers greeted the King's win in the Molyneux Two-Year-Old Stakes over five furlongs at Liverpool with Jubilee. I Running the first race of its career, Jubilee started an 11 to 4 favourite, but was hard pressed to
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    S.C.C. XI FOR TOMORROW.
    52 14 The following will represent the S.C.C. against the R.A. (Changl) on the padang tomorrow: J. H. Abbott. T. V. U. Anderson, P. O'Neil Dunne, B. Oaillard. A. C Grjwder, P/O. Longmore. J. McLeod. F. K. McNamara. F. P. H. Pearse (capt.), Lt. F. W. Simpson, J.
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    GRAND NATIONAL: AN ENDURANCE TEST.
    274 15 Today's 'Chase At Aintree. GOLDEN MILLER FAVOURITE, The Grand National steeplechase, over a distance of 4 miles 856 yards, will be run at Aintree this afternoon. The race is worth £8,245. Snow hail and sleet and torrential and constant rain will make the race one
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    36 15 i h ettin W y in c J 9mea 8 N»U«»al Juaior Crow Country Championship over the Great Metro^Hfn ««ne .f two and a „.rter m** at Epsom race course. The l^Z .tmSSmm! b JZnto background.
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    TOMORROW'S RACES AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    565 15 'Windsor Lad's" Comments And Selections. Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 19. po races over 8^ furlongs out of a card of nine events will feature i morrow's races— the third and last day of the Solan* »r Turf Club's Sp> Meeting:. Vie going is expected to be
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    OWNERS' AND TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION.
    58 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. J^|R. A. Van Tooren, Malaya's j bigpest racehorse owner, is giving a dinner at the Eastern Hotel. Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow night, after which, he will call a meeting to discuss the rules for the Owners' and Trainers' Association
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    The Grand National Course.
    171 15 Nos n. in. 1 ft 17 Thorn fence 4 6 2ft 18 Hurdle 4 6 3 19 Fence (fir) and Ditcn «ft. wide 5 0 i it 20 Hurdle 5 o sft 31 Hurdle 4 n 6ft 32 Becher's Brook Fence (fir) and Brook Sft 91
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    650 15 Gauder vs. Boon Mah Tonight Is 15 Rounds Too Much? Wise's Defeat By Aizawa Progress Of Kamis Cricket In Nawanagar Bill McCracken Originator Of The Offside Trap. Conducted By "ECHO." VOUNO FRISCO is back In Singapore r.nd it should not r>? long before ha is in action
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    NORFOLKS CHAMPIONS OF INDIA.
    194 16 Boxing. King's Regiment Beaten In Final. (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta. Mar. 9. The Ist Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regiment (Jhansi) won the Army and RAF team boxins championship or India for the third year in succession by defeating the Ist Bn. The Kings Regiment (Liverpool),
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    SAMMY WRAGG SUSPENDED.
    184 16 The Turf. A 150 To 1 Winner At Lincoln. London. Mar. 15. The flat racing season, which is ex* peeled to be a record one, opened sensationally at Lincoln, in sunny buc chilly weather with a slight snowfall. Sammy Wragg was suspended for the remainder of the
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    SINGAPORE MEN WIN AT VOLLEYBALL.
    427 16 Penang Women Victorious At Basketball. (By A Special Correspondent.)' AT the Great World on Wednesday evening, the Singapore men, as expected, won the Malayan Chinese volleybaU championship comfortably, beatinjr Penang in the final in three straight sets, 23—21, 21—17. and 21—15. The Penang women, however,
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    REST BEAT ENGLAND AT KEPPEL.
    197 16 lolf. At Keppel Golf Club on Sunday trie Rest beat England by M points to 4,2 Details (England players named first): H. I. Jones and L. W. Bjnde 0. vs J. M. Harper and H. Gray 11/*..I 1 C W. Watson and J. B Devltt
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    MISS HADLEY WINS L.G.U MEDAL AT S.G.C.
    188 16 The March L.G.U. medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Buklt Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Miss M. M. Hadley with a net score of 71. The following cards were returned G.G.C. MEN'S MEDAL. The men's
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    CLEVER BASKETBALL. Singapore Were Unlucky To Lose.
    211 16 CLEVER BASKETBALL. Singapore Were Unlucky To Lose. The basketball nnai for women was a very clcse feame between two well-matched teams. Singapore were a trifle unlucky to lose as th 37 had the more chances In the third and fourth quarters. Basketball In the North has improved more than I
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    ISLAND CLUB FINAL.
    130 16 Bateman And Tan Win Four-Ball Event. The final of the Island Club fourball competition for the H.MS. Cornwall and RAP. Challenge Cups, played over the week-end, resulted In C. A. R. Bateman (3) and S. B. Tan (24) beating N. A. Mallal (6) and T. Leljssius (15)
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    EVADED PAYMENT OF DUTY.
    356 16 Cloth Merchant Fined At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Mar 16. Mohamed All Marloan, an Indian cloth merchant, was fined $50. In default one month's Imprisonment, by Mr. C. H. Dakers in the Kuala Lumpur police court today, when he pleaded guilty to
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    SOUVENIR OF CORONATION.
    148 16 TO BE ON SALE IN MALAYA. With the permission of His Majestj the King an official Souvenir Programme" of the Coronation has been prepared by King George's Jubilee Trust, for sale to the public. In addition to a special message from His Majesty to the Empire, the
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      LANGUAGE AND LOYALTY.
      304 17 Why English Education Should Be Encouraged. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir,— Mr. Nglm Wee Chiow is reported to have said The colloquial form of the English language should be made available for all, as this would encourage loyalty to the government." (vide today's Straits
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      PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
      133 17 Criticism Of The Traction Company. To the Editor or the Straits Times, Sir,— It is of cou-se well known that our City Fathers do not have to use the S.T.C. buses as a means of transport, and it is therefore a matter of small concern to them that
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    ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF MATCHES.
    179 17 Young Malay Charged, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Mar. 17. Arrested at Batu Hampar boundary gate when allegedly carrying a tin containing matches, a young Malay, Nool bin Nayan, was produced In the Taiping Police Court, before Che Pawanteh, and charged with being knowingly concerned in
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    MALACCA PLANS FOR CORONATION.
    137 17 General Committee Elected (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 17. The general committee appointed to deal with coronation celebrations at Malacca Is as follows: President, the Hon. Mr. O. R. Sykes; hon. secretary, Mr. C. P. Smith; hon. treasurer 'Mr. H. B. Wlllan; Committee: Scout Commissioner,
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    JOHORE SULTAN'S JUBILEE PARK AT MUAR.
    561 17 DONATIONS NOW OVER $30,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Mar. 17. DLANS of the Muar community to r commemorate the Jubilee of His Highness the Sultan of Johore by opening a park are nearing realisation. Contributions received so far total over $30,000. His Highness
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    NEGRI PREPARES FOR CORONATION.
    157 17 Decorated Car And Lantern Procession. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 17. Details of Seremban celebrations on the occasign of the Coronation of their Majesties the King and Queen, are revealed today. It has been decided to hold a decorated car competition in the afternoon under
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      339 17 THE TERRORS OF NIGHT ASTHMA ENDED IN IO MINUTES HAY FEVER BRONCHIAL ASTHMA BRONCHITIS CHRONIC COUGHS Of the mam terrors that beset the Asthma sufferer none Is more distressing than the Interference with Sleep. To the physical agonies of Night Asthma are added the mental agonies occasioned through repeated loss
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    MORE OBSERVATIONS ON TAPPING BUDDED RUBBER.
    3150 18 MORE OBSERVATIONS ON TAPPING BUDDED RUBBER. PLANTING TOPICS Results Obtained By The R.R.I. Some Factors Which May Affect Yield— Bark Renewal Satisfactory. ————(By Our Planting Correspondent.)——— TF for the third week in succes- sion I continue the subject of j tapping budgrafted trees, it is because there is no doubt
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    GOOD FRIDAY.
    23 18 Next Friday, being Good Friday, there will be no issue of the Straits Times and Planting Topics will appear on Thursday.
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      317 18 ESTATE FACTORY SUPPLIES TO SAVE DEADWEIGHT AND INCREASE PAYLOADS Not quite 14 years ago, the first and bullock carts, bright alumini'llustrations of our Aluminium um against the green foliage of coagulating tanks were published rubber trees, living up to their in the press. c ean iook carry nR m j||j
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    London letter For Planters. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PRESENT RUBBER SITUATION.
    1937 19 London letter For Planters. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PRESENT RUBBER SITUATION. Increased Speculative Commodity Buying Frantic Rush For Shares Stocks Rapidly Dwindling Position Very Treacherous. (By Our London Correspondent) London, Mar. 9. J7VENTS are moving with startling swiftness in the -world of Rubber. After a last desperate effort to torpedo prices
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