The Straits Times, 30 March 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALA YA. 20 pa(;es SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 pa(;es SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      249 1 a AIR CONDITIONING I GENERAL ELECTRIC '-VST- (OF U.S.A.) C 001..* j.iu :^L SYSTEM U This system cools, dehumidifies \£gl and circulates the air under jPfTT Hl' the automatic control of a ttmt< c thermostat which can be ad- «i» I <fi r """r"-. jm- justed to suit individual require*
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      145 1 Brauns Leather-Dye "WILBRA" Jfor home-dyeing. Ladies! Try this simple process and match any of your shoes and handbags to your costume or dress. Follow carefully the instructions; and the result will surprise you. Leather-Dye "Wilbra", properly applied, •does not crack or fade; is water and rub proof. Many shades to
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      432 2 THOMAS —On March 26, »t Rumney, C»rdlfl to Phyllta (ne« Coulcher) wile ol Orlfllth Allen Thomas, tan. At St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Ventng. on March 25. 1937, J. Montgomery Mercantile Bank, Kuala Lumpur to Majorle Coldwell, Maidstone, Kent. SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED immediately Chinese marketing salesman. Previous experience with upcountry dealers
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      835 2 WANTED WANTED: Good Second hßnd D j2' l Semi Diesel Oil Engine 10 H.P.wlth Dj°*™° 110 volt 86/60. amp. DC I^wert price ana where ten to Box 990, Strife Tlmee. MARRIED couple, English and care*ul tenants require furnished house with garden preferably on Buklt. for about 3 1 months from
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      917 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE f valuable rare postage st-unps (mostly ol British Empire.) o be held at our saleroom, No. 18 (ow no S7) Chulla Street, on Monday. April 5. 1937 at It. 39 Now on view. Catalogues will be tawed. POWELL k CO., LTD., AucUonejrs. Singapore, Mar. 35. 1937.
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      635 2 BUSINESS PREMISES 1O LET TO LET excellent offices godowno also Bau at Middle Road. Apply N. Reuben Do. Ltd. GODOWNS Read Street off River Valley Road 4.000 to 30.000 *quare feet. United engineers Limited. OFFICES at 1 and 4-A. Prince 8t .n'Tlffli Place. Apply Kon Cb*» Kee 129 KllUney Road.
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      560 2 'SCHIFFNEirS' 3 ANDERSON ROAD Is the address (or Millinery, undrrwrar. DOTCltin, flowers, ladies' b»r<, dressea, etc. etc. New goods constantly arriving. Tel: 4768— open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MAN. CURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. THE KING'S
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      178 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside WtthoU Malava Malaya Postage Monthly $3.00 4.JJ $250 Quarterly 8-50 $1200 S .50 ?"f Yearly J17.M *2<»<> ls0 Y>.rlv 34.00 $48.00 $30.00 Note— Out t.i<ion cheques should Include the usual hank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions lor CLASSIrBD ADVERTISEMENTS are as under:— 25
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      709 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0. BRITISH INDU AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporateo in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES -> PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJfcSTY GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAS MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHIN AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spot 19S1 RANPURA 17,000 Apr.
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      407 3 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR 8 LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. VIA HONGKONG <fc SHANGHAI. s.s FUSHIMI MARU Apr 6 S.S. HAKOZAKI MARD Apr 18 9 ms. TERKUNI MARU Apr 30 ss. HAKUSAN MARU May 16 i ss. HARUNA MARU May 30
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      638 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINF FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom From Spore Malacca Port Penang Ma Sham ERRIA 31/3 i/i ALSIA 6/4 8/4 7/4 9/4 BORINGIA 27/4 27/4 28/4 30/4 FIONIA 18/5 18/5 19/5 21/5 LALANDIA 8 6 8/6 9/8 11/8 JUTLANDIA 2«/6 29
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      277 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporate In England) APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI, >HMI KOBE AND OSAKA. s.s. TILAWA 10.000 8 Apr. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for flrs and second clase passengers. Special noli day return tickets Interchangeable *-iti P. O. 8. N. CO., Issuer 1 at
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      723 3 i« H e. EE m Bt S h7p s"ss- sur&J TTT T h h SLrak-a-a Aberd^ 4 Commonwealth LU,. V.'S" TATbioiJTo Yi. S^ST'S!. "LW L ndoD Gteb 2T T i"»« marine nnet RAILWAYS The Federated Malay State. Railway, The Royal sto. Railway, of SUm. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
      138 4 Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Las niglv max. rain- bright m:: temp, fali s'sMne teiru •F ins. hrs. °F Superintendent, Meteorological Branch (Malaya) Meteorological Office, Singapore, Mar. 3'l. 937 west coast ■\!or Star Bayan Lepas (Penang) Sitiawan Bukit Jeram Malacca Inland. Kuala Lipis K. Lumpur KluaiiR East
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      129 4 Tuesday, March 30. Ships alonpilt the Wh»rve« or eipecttd to arriTe Entrance Oodown Gate East Wharf Baloeran 22 Kudat 20 1 Main Wharf Erria 18 Panglcor IS Deucalion 13 Teucer 11 Jeypore Empire Dock Losslebank 30 Pleasantville 32 3 City of Birmingham 34 Silverash 36 Marudu
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      100 4 During the week ending Mar. 20. 1937. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 64,042 cases, of which: 33.822 (S3 per cent.) ca*es were to the United Kingdom, 2.188 (3 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 19.525 (31 per cent.) cases to
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      CLEARANCES
      47 4 Mar. 28: Tandjong Balei, Rasa. Bengloe. Tung Song. Kut Sang (Srit.); Andre Lebon (Fch Kota Agoeng, Senang, Maros. Soerabaya. Pahud, Lien. Verspyck, Tasman, Kullt (Dut.) Mar. 29: Kepah, Asahan, Bontekoe Plancius. Read, (Dut.): Toyohashl Maru. Clyde Maru (Jap.); Q.O. Pasluler (Fch.); Osthav, O. B. Sorensen (Nor.).
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      328 4 Today an Selat Par.Jjam; (Hcng .none i 3 pn .engkalis Laboean Bilik (Rolcan) 3 p.m. i at (Cucic r'i.ca.in nor bare* ft Slak (Hong Kwong' ..3 pjat -ungun. Kemaman and Kemasek (Ban Ho Liong) P m Java. South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas Timor Dllly (Baloeran) 4
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      AIR MAILS.
      66 4 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: D*e Thursday evening. X.L.M.: From Fur oik: D«e Thursday night. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. today. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Malls close 7 a.m. today. K.I.
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      FROM MALACCA.
      107 4 Correspondence for transmission D 7 air "via Netherlands" must oe specialty and clearly superscribed -B> X L.M Malls will close at Malacca as fo'lowsToday China. Japan. Easi Siberia Philippines. Western U S.A and Western Canada (Java) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) 115 p.m. Iran, Amsterdam and
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      78 4 Mails from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. expected today Mar. 30, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. G.-neral delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today, Mar. 30, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxttolders at 3 p.m. General
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      BERNARDIN DE SAINT PIERRE.
      31 4 The Bernardin De Saint Pierre from Saigon Is expected today at 3 p.m and sail at 9 p.m. for Colombo, Djibouti, Port-Said at Marseilles. Berth. S.H.B. Wharves.
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    CUNARD WHITE STAR FINANCE.
    647 4 £5,000,000 MORE FROM TREASURY. FOR BUILDING No. 552. A WHITE Paper has t>een issued giving details of an agreement under which the Treasury will make advances to Cunard White Star, Ltd., aggregating £5.000,000 for the completion of the "Queen Mary" and the building of her sister
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    PRODUCE.
    185 4 Singapore, March 30, 12 noon. Buyei seller Gambier $7 50 Hamburg Cube $15.50 Java Cube $10 50 Pevper White Muntok $20 00 White $19.50 Black til 50 Copra Mixed $8 00 Sun Dried 8 ft Tapioca Small Flake a $5 25 Fair Flake $4 75 Medium Pearl $5 45
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      569 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated Id F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431. BL/^sB^R^^^HL^^i^SLW^HBBBMVk BmkVl Go via Canada to North America— WtTr'WKttmW^ A Europe. Past, through trains direct RpkJE arn'^Uri rom shlpV side at Vancouver to Sljij^Hp Canada's Evergreen Playground.... See the
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      447 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. i Incorporated in England) (Incorporated tn OS A.) ~~77 BOSTON NEW YORK BALTIMORE "ELLEBMAN- LINE VIA SUEZ CANAL FOR HAVRE. LONDON Due 5,^ OOTTERDAM HAMBURG STEEL SEAFARER Apr. 22 Apr. 28 vi p t i.J r^«l BTEEL VOYAGER May 22 May 28
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      203 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Mm H. W. 00.10 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 12.49 p.m. 8.3 ft. L. H. 6.28 a.m. 0.7 ft.: 6.30 p.m. 2.6 ft. Wednesday. March 31. H. \V. 00.36 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 1.20 p.m. 7.8 ft. L. W. 6.59 a.m. 0.7 ft.: 6.55 p.m. 2.9 ft. Thursday, April 1.
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    PERAK SKYE MEETING.
    926 5 Second Day's Racing At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 29. For the second day of the Perak Skye meeting, today there was fine weather. The going, though good, was inclined to be soft. The first double tote paid $102 and the second double tote $231
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      362 5 THE FURIOUS DRAMA ftTl^^iii^^^^^^^i^fc^ gfVßk OFJMEN AND NATIONS m^^^^^^^T^wM GONE MAI) WITH THE I \W 9 GREED FOR GOLD! *J^ U^^^4mW9LlßeiZ3 EDWARD ARNOLD as the richest man in the world— only to have ciild rush and beggar him in 'SUITER'S GOLD' A Universal Picture with BINNIE BARNES, LEE TRACY Week-end
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      119 5 I JULIAN FRANKEL j I Jutt retimed from Ewepe With The Very Latest IR "THINGS BEAUTIFUL" j Now Or Display At 101, Victoria Street. YOU ARE WELCOME, j CUSTOMERS ARE ALWAYS BIGHT At I j —^—^^—^m ROSELLA PROVISIONS OF ALL VARIETIES ON SALE AT THONG WHATT CO.. OPP. BEACH ROAD
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      216 5 STOCK-TAKING SALE LAST 2 DAYS FURTHER 10% DIS. FOR CASH ON SALE PRICES J L_____l!!i TATTOO YOUR LIPS with t glamorous Souih Set red that't transparent, ptstelen, highly indelible P- \>\ I I M f k. lips Tattoo t^hs/^ inittid oflipsuJi! Vibrint. citing South Sea color lvi- Bu ciousind«ppcilinsin<ic>dof iiist
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      218 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Informal dinner and dance, 9.30 to midnight. Caoaret Evy and Marny. SEA VIEW HOI EL: Dinner Han.-e and Cabaret by Dolores at.d iiolen COCONUT (.ROVE: Dinner and dance. CINEMAS. ALHAMBRA: "Mumniv\j Boys" With Bert Wheeler And Root-rt
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      463 6 RUBBER AND TIN STRONGER. SHARES CONTINUE FIRM. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Mar. 30. At this column is written shortly after the opening of the markets there is, naturally, not much to report following the Easter holidays^ From Thursday's closing, tin is up Bto in London being
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      FEBRUARY RUBBER PRODUCTION.
      62 6 The production of rubber in the reflation area of Malay in February was 34.759 tons, a decrease ol 5 150 tons on the Jamary fiuure and 2.054 tons below the proportionate monthly export quota. The decline in production in February is accounted for by the fact that
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        MINING.
        583 6 Issu* Val. Fraser Co Lyall fc Evatt Buyers SellersBuyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/- 6/6 6/- 6/3 £1 ,\sa.n h-umbang 35/3 36/9 35/- 36/6 n Austra Malay 54/- 56/- 54/- 56/5/- Avei Hitam 28/6 30/6 28/6 30/1 Aver Weng 170 I SC 170 1*0 £1 Bangnn Tin 24/- 25/-
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        GENERAL.
        398 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.45 1.55 1.45 155 2 2 do 7V/o Prels. 2.50 2.60 2 50 2.60 10 10 Atlas Ice tt-00 lO.OOn. 8.00 10 OOn 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0.90 095 10 5 B M. Trustee 8 25 7.00 6.25 7.25 E100 £100
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        169 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL ir 2t.Tm?S m ?~m no n.m w IS 1 r S: m^'T m 5'c 1926 red. 1956-66 $22.a0U.oO0 Int. May 1 Nov. 1 »H 129 cl. ir. 1926 red 1948-68 S2 1.000.000 int Jan ID July 20 U6 ilIH cl M«« 1930 red 1970-80 $6
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        326 6 Fraser Co. Lyai! Evatt i Allpnhv 2.20 2.3G 2.20 2.30 Aoraaiah l.SOcd 1.65 1.75cd mn i ul 2 30 2.40cd 2.30 2.40 A?M'lUam II. 180 190 180 19 AvrrMofeT 150 157" 2 150 1.60 J 0°,, 2.2b 2.35cd2.25 2.35 0 95 100 0.95 100 H^. rintanft 55 1-^
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      EXCHANGES.
      198 6 The following are the exchange rate* r.hi: mormnu according to tne nil? cm-uiar iss>uei o> tne Hong Kong ana Srar.^nai Bar.Kine Corporation SELLING London I I 2/4 1/ Id London demand 2/4 ./16 London months sight 2/4V« Lyons demand 1240 HamDurg di n.ana 141 New York demand ■>7 Montreal
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      72 6 Noon, Mar. 30. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) March 45'/t 45"/ 8 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) March 44% 45 No. IX.R.S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 45V4, 45i/ 2 April 451/2 May-June 45% 46 July-September 46
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    STRAITS COPRA OUSTS CEYLON PRODUCT.
    301 6 Consumers Prefer Cheaper Qualities. (From Our Own Conespondem > L:nion Mar 19 Ci)PRA prices have steadisd thls week and the large consumers have again appeared in the market Business has been d;re in Straits F.M S. to the Continent at £21 5s per ton. and
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    COCONUT OIL.
    241 6 MARKET MOVES ERRATICALLY. (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Mar. 19 PRICES of Coconut Oil in Lun-l-m continue to move somewhat erratically, though a fair b isinesj has been transacted during th? last three or four weeks, and demand contintu be keen. Messrs. Frank Fehr report in thi r
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    370 6 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore M r. 30. D Vidend Boo.. Close Date Payable Ex. Div. Date Io al f^r linancial vear to date TIN To Batu Sclangor 714% Int. Apr. 8 Apr. 14 Burma-Malay 6<i (12th) Mar. 22 Mar. 27 Hong Fatt 5% Final SKfSP T n
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LORDS FIND I.C.I. SCHEME FAIR.
      412 7 LORI) BLANESBURGH ON CLASS MEETINGS. PROCEDURE CRITICISED. THE House of Lords has expressed the view that the Imperial Chemical Industries capital scheme was entirely fair to the Deferred shareholders. Their Lordships were giving their reasons for dismissing, without costs, the appeal of Mr. John Kennedy
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      UNDER EXPORTS OF TIN
      76 7 ACCORDING to the Bulletin of Statistics relating to the Mining Industry for February all signatory countries were underexported at the end of February. Malaya was 508 tons below her quota; Bolivia ***** tons; Netherlands India 1292 tons; Nigeria 1324 tons and Siam 134 tons, giving a
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      BILLITON'S THREE NEW DREDGES.
      123 7 Orders For Dutch Combine. Amsterdam. Mar. 15. The Bllliton Tin Co has placed orders for three tin dredges with the Dutch shipbuilding combine. The dredges are not to be built immediately, the order having been given to gain priority over orders which. It is understood, are
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      BOLIVIA MAY PRODUCE TIN QUOTA.
      456 7 BOLIVIA MAY PRODUCE TIN QUOTA. METAL MERCHANTS' REPORT. IN I heir Foresight Saga dated Mar. 16, Messrs. William Jacks and Co. London write: Tie Board of Trade returns for Febiaary show little or no Increase In the quantities, but a very considerable increase in the value of the exports as
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      PROTECTION FOR DEBENTURES.
      226 7 Accountant's View On Mortjcrapre. Spcakuig at Sheffield last week at a dinner of the Sheffield and District Society of Chartered Accountants, Mr Roger N. Carter, president of the Institute, said that accountants were expectsd more and more to act as business advisers in these days and more
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      HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD.
      104 7 Interim Rate Unchanged. The directors of Harrisons and Crosfleld. Ltd. the Eastern produce merchants, have declared interim dividends of S per cent, on the deferred ordinary stock and management shares, payable on Apr. 5, less tax at 4s. 2'id. The corresponding payments last year were at the
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      COMPANY LAW REFORM.
      411 7 SUBSIDIARIES' TRUE POSITION. CLARIFICATION NEED. Companies' annual reports ought to be supplemented by regular progress reports once a quarter, said Mr. Hargreaves Parkinson, addressing the Birmingham Group cf th^ Institute of Cog. and Works Accountants recently on "Disclosure In PublLsrea Accounts." He also urged that holding companies
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      LAMBAK RUBBER'S NEW AREA.
      263 7 LAMBAK RUBBER'S NEW AREA. Capital Increase To Provide For Acquisition. 1 The directors of Lambalc Rubber, 1 Ltd., have entered into an agreement to purchase for $430 per acre approximately 920 acres of small holdings planted with rubber. The area directly adjoins the south- crn boundary of the company"s estate.
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      Billiton Bauxite Sales Jump.
      76 7 Amsterdam. Mar. 16. It is learned that the N.V. Nederlandsch Indische Bauxlet Exploitation MaaUchappij, a subsidiary of the N.V. Bllliton Maatschappij, Is now working the Isle of Blntan, N.I. During 1937 the company will export 200,000 tons of bauxite to Germany, or double the 1936 figure.
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      WORLD TRADE & PROSPERITY.
      450 7 WORLD TRADE PROSPERITY. LORD WARDINGTON'S VIEWS. VISIT TO BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR. Birmingham. Feb. 22. I ORD Wardington, chairman of Lloyds Bank, spoke mi foreign trade and the Government's rearmament I programme when h? addressed a large gathering at a luncheon at the Birmingham section of t^e British Industries Fair today.
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      EXPORT DUTY ON TIN ORE.
      44 7 The amount collected by the Malayan Government In respect of export duty on tin and tln-ln-ore during Feb- ruary was $1,251,746 compared with $1,612,492 in January and $950,631 in February 1936. The total duty collected to 19)6 was $13,409,253.
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      623 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony ot Hong Kong) The liability ot members is limited to the extent ano in manner prescribed ov Ordinance No 6 of 1929 ot the Colony. Authorised Capita' $50,000,000 issueo ano Fully Pald-Uo $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:— Sterling 6.500.000 Hon« Kong Currency
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      172 7 BANK OV CHINA (Incorporated m China by ;peciai CnartetJ It. CeeO Street Singapore. Telephones: Managers Office 6U4 Exchange Dent 6141 General Office 5188-s Cable Address: -CUUNGKIO" Paid Up Capital Ch. 540.004.000 UU Reserve Funds In excess ot Ch. 53.500.0C0 00 Total Assets approximate!) (h si 400. 000 000 0C HEAD
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      509 7 BANKING. CHARTERED HANK Utf INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. (lncornorateo in £ngiano ov tl v:U Chariet 1853 > i Paid Up Capital in SM.OQO ot £5 each m'onooo Re .rye Fund U 000.i.0U Reserve Liability ot Proprle;ors C 3 000.JOO lIE\D (UNO: 38. BMiopsKsle London. E(. Alr.r S'ar Hcnt; Kong Sa
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    HEADWEAR IN THE HOUSE.
    226 8 Discord In Burmese Parliament. tFrom Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Mar. 19. The Burmese House of Representatives' equanimity has been disturbed by differences over the Ministry and the use of the Burmese language. The latest reason for discord is the members' head-dress. Cne of them entered wearing
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    CANTON PETITION.
    70 8 Abolition Of Business Tax Urged. Hong Kong, Mar. 25. TTiE merchants of Canton are pre- paring a big demonstration on Saturday as a protest against the business tax that has recently been increased by the Provincial Government of Kwangtung. They will petition Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the
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      51 8 b^ a«t 4k mm^* *^^aW«Bß^Bia^BVHaiaßaHa>ii^ r I la/KIHIV IU UMONPOP A You'll thoroughly enjoy the cool clean flavour of the Fresh Lemons in LEMONPOP. especially after a strenuous LEMONPOP invigorates as well as satisfies. Order some for your next tennis party and see how your guests like it. zjjSJA PUONC
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      436 8 Mr. GERM is on the, f retired list" thanks to flUenbunys \£zriPASTILLES %9&&fo your Chemist Agrees. 2 aii der (British) Only the purest and finest quality ingredients are used in this Fare Powder, which is silk sifted and will not clog the pores. Gives the bloom of youth to every
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      266 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE -ZHL. 1.333 he s KM Ml TODAY pa, e 00 Malty music (gramophone record*): Bulan Terbet. S. Omar. Tlnugal Kasch. Miss Nancy. Stamboel Eradopln. Miss Eradopin. Sukakan Bulan. Miss Nancy. Angan Annan. Miss Eradcpln. Stamboel Kcnaniran Chtnta. Miss Jam Kusban. Lallght. Miss Eradopin. Doemla Sebasal Sorgra. Miss Jam.
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      171 8 TOKIO. I/.J 11.80 Mi s HM m.) p m. 9 20 Opening annoui.Ccrmnt. 9 23 News in English. 9 33 Music or lecture of actual happenings. 10 03 News in Japanese 10.13 Resume oi trie following day's programme. 10 20 Close down MELBOURNE. VK3ME 9.59 Me s (312 m.) p
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      752 8 Playing (Blaauw). Selection, Olpsy Princess (Kalman). Caller Herrln' (Trad., arr. Louis Revel). Phantom Phlngers (Mordlsh). Serenata (Tarenghi) Softly Awakes my Heart; Finale (Samson ana Delilah) (SaintSacns) Syncopation (Krelsler) Caucasian Dance (Trad., arr. Colombo). 10.20 Celger and his Orchestra, from Claridge's Hot;l, London. 10.50 'So Much to Do. 1 Episodes In
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    THEATRES AND THE CORONATION.
    859 9 MAJORITY WILL BE OPEN. OPTIMISTIC REPORTS. "THE approaching Coronatijn is already bringing increased business to an amazing variety of trades in London. Its probable effect on the theatres especially during Coronation-week itself is more doubtful. On the analogy of Jubilee week, two years ago, It might
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    PARTY LEADERS' "RE-EDUCATION."
    141 9 CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA. COMMUNIST PARTY SHORTCOMINGS. Moscow, Mar. 29. AN urgent campaign for the complete "re-e ducation" of the party leadership appears lo lie behind the report issued by Stalin dealing with the Party's "shortcomings." The campaign is expected to result in chanses of personnel and policy,
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    WHITE RUSSIAN ARMY FOR CHAHAR?
    113 9 Reported Support By Japanese Military. Shanghai, Mar. 30. Hie Kwantung (Japanese) Command, disappointed over the failure D' tlie Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongol, is planning to ?stab!ish a White Russian regime In Ohahar under the leadership of Gen. Semnnoff, chief of the White Guards
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    19 9 The Windsor Greys, drawing a wagrcn representing the royal coach, passing the Palace during a rehearsal for the Coronation.
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    Questions In The House.
    85 9 London, Mar. 28. When Parliament reassembles on Apr. 7. the Foreign Secretary will be called upon to answer a number of questions on the international situation, especially regarding the Spanish civil war and the functioning of the nonintervention scheme. The Dominions Secretary will be asked to
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    Lord Kitchener Dead.
    79 9 Nairobi, Mar. 29. The death took place here today of Lord Kitchener. Reuter. Lord Kitchener was a brother of the famous Lord Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Minister of War, who went down in the Hampshire in 1916, when he succeeded to the title. He was in
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    New British Destroyers.
    40 9 London, Mar. 28. Subject to settlement of certain points of detail the Admiralty have decided to entrust th? construction of two destroyers of the "J" type of the 1936 and 1937 programmes to several firms.— British Wireless.
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    MASS ARRESTS IN MANCHUKUO.
    92 9 ALLEGED SECRET PLOT AGAINST JAPAN. NANKING CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. Tokio. Mar. 29 A message from Mukden states that the Japanese gendarmerie headquarter. 1 have lifted the press ban on the nntl-Manchukuo and anti-Japanese piot planned by a secret organisation in the Fengtlen and Antung provinces allegedly
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    BRITISH INFLUENCE IN SOUTH CHINA.
    186 9 Tokio Watching Economic Expansion. Shanghai, Mar. 29. Reports of British economic expansion in South and Central China are causing uneasiness among Japanese Government circles, says a foreign message from Tokio. Especial importance is invested in Dr. H. H. Kung's Mission to London, ostensibly to represent
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    Peers At Coronation.
    64 9 London Mar. 27. The names of the 14 peers who will carry the regalia at the Coronation have been announced. The Marquis of Crewe has been appointed Lord High Constable. Knights of the Garter who will carry the canopy at the King's annointment are the Marquis of
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    LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.
    58 9 London Mar. 27. The King has approved the appointments of Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman. at present Chief Justice of the High Court at Allahabad, and Mr. Mukund Ramrao Jayakar, as Puisne Judges of the Federal Court of India, to come into existence under the Government of India Act,
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    REAR-ADMIRAL ROYLE.
    24 9 London, Mar. 29. Rear-Admiral Guy Royle has been appointed Rear-Admiral for aircraft carriers In succession to Vice-Admiral Laurence from July 27.— Reuter.
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    TRADE TALK.
    20 9 New Delhi, Mar. 29. It Is understood that agreement has been reached in the Indo-Japanese trade talk.— Reutex.
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    REDUCING MADE HER FEEL FITTER.
    204 9 REDUCING MADE H ER FEEL FITTER. Lost 23 lbs. Of Fat— Gained Health And Vigour. You sometimes hear a stout tomaa say I should like to reduce but [in sure it must be very weaKenina Vuu need have no fear of tha-. it you rrduca the Kruschen way. If you
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    113 10 SINGAPORE. GAKRIC X THEATRfc. GEYLANO Huay Kai Hoo Que« Fisherman's Song both Chinese Talkie. 7.45 Sc 11 p.m. GLOBE TIIt.ATHE Little Miss Nobody. GREAI WOULD— THt SKY TALKIE Riders of Destiny. NEW WOKLU Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing Talkies. Th.atres Cinemas. RITZ GEYLANG Hunterwall. A Grand Hindustani Talkie. 7.45—11 p.m.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAR. 30, 1937. POLICE, PLANTERS AND STRIKERS.
    1014 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAR. 30, 1937. POLICE, PLANTERS AND STRIKERS. Since yesterday's leading article on Malayan labour unrest was written, the Straits Times has received a considerable amount of additional information from persons in touch with the strike situation. Several estate managers have written to this newspaper, and
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    46 10 Dr. (Miss) Soo Kirn Lan. Medical Officer, Chinese Maternity Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, Is leaving for England by the K.LM 'plane on Wednesday from Singapore. She will be away about two months. She ts accompanying Mrs. Chen Su Lan. wife of Dr. Chen Bu Lan, of Singapore.
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    25 10 The Resident of Pauang has appointed Capt. A. T. A. Ritchie. 0.8 E M.C.. to be Game Warden in and for the State of Pahang.
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    CORONATION BOOM.
    950 10  -  MARK PRIESTLEY. By All the World Going To the Imperial Capital. •TOE Coronation is costing moneyhundreds of thousands of pounds. And it is making it— in millions. It is costing the taxpayer less than a tenth of a farthing, and rewarding him with a pound note. The actual
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    UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF ASIA.
    521 10 Great Asiatic Mysteries. By Charles Low. (Stanley Paul. 18s TTHE largest and mos' densely popu- lated of the contli.entb of the tarth is, naturally eno: f h the source of more extraordinary tales, legends and actual occurrences ,han are known elsewhere. Mr. Low has here collected
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    705 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. HOSPITAL SNIFFS. THE first thing that anyone does on entering the General Hospital, Singapore, is to give an apprehensive sniff. That beastly antiseptic smell! The moment it enters one's nostrils one sees oneself lying on the slab, with a dozen medical students gleefully looking into
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    GOVERNMENT CLAIMS FURTHER SUCCESSES IN SPAIN.
    398 11 REBELS DRIVEN TO POOR POSITION. Miles Of Land Flooded In Strategic Move. RAPID ADVANCE BY LOYALISTS NEAR VALENCIA. pOLLOWING successes last week, when Italian troops were routed, GDvernment troops in Spain have had two further big successes, states Reuter. The Madrid-Valencia Road at Arg-anda
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    NAVAL OFFICER DISMISSED.
    208 11 OFFENCE ON H.M.S. MALAYA. London. Lt. Nigel George Hallett, R.N., was dismissed the Service at a Ports mouth court-martial. He pleaded guilty to disobeying the command of Capt. F. A Buckley, of the battleship Malaya, that he was net to sleep on shore or remain out ol
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    DEAN ATTACKS DUCE.
    448 11 "THINKS HIMSELF CAESAR." ITALY SEDUCED BY MILITARISM. London. AN outspoken sermon in which he bit"terly attacked Mussolini's conquest of Abyssinia was preached by the Dean of Winchester, the Very Rev E. G. Betwjm, in a Requiem a'; St. George's Church. Bloomsbury, for "all men, women and children
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    GRAVE DANGERS OF RACE IN NAVAL GUN-POWER.
    166 11 London, Mar. 29. TTiE grave consequences of Japan's refusal to accept 14-inch guns form the subject of a leading article in the Daily Telegraph which says the calibre of guns is to be raised to 16 inches, except in the British battleships now
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR.
    81 11 Departure From Enzesfeld. FAREWELL BY VILLAGERS. Vienna, Mar. 29. THE Duke of Windsor has left Enzesfeld Castle, where he has resided since his abdication, and is now en route for St. Wolfgang, in the Salzkammergut, the Upper Austrian Lake district, where he is due tonight. He is
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    ROOSEVELT'S NEW SCHEME.
    124 11 ECONOMIC ALLIANCE MOOTED. AMERICA, BRITAIN AND FRANCE. Paris. Mar. 29. The American Ambassador to France Mr. Wiiliam C. Bullitt, and Mr. Norman Davis who are on their way to Europe from the United States, have been instructed by President Roosevelt to submit to the French and British
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    Gandhi Speaks on Constitution.
    203 11 Gandhi Speaks on Constitution. Madras, Mar. 30. "The Government, by flouting the majority, ended an autonomy by which they claim a constitution was given the provinces." declared Mr Gandhi, discussing the Constitutional crisis with Reuter. "Their rule will therefore be of sword, not of pen. and not of the indisputable
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    41 11 The anniversary of the death of the 72 reTolutionary martyrs was marked yesterday by an Impressive ceremony held before the tomb of the 72 men in Canton. President Lin Sen officiated, and more than 100,000 people attended.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    37 11 Mussolini's Libyan Journey: II Duce arriving: at a Moslem mosque during his tour of Libyan towns and villages. On the tour Mussolini challenged Britain and other colonial Powers by claiming to be the sole protector of Islam.
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    WOMAN'S STORY OF IL DUCE'S LOVE AFFAIR.
    365 11 Claim To Have Been Mussolini's Mistress. AN Italian police record, alleging that she was a French spy and that she had boasted of being Mussolini's mistress, was mentioned in Paris by Magda Fontantre the beautiful French journalist and former actress SHE WAS APPEARING
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    GERMANY ATTENDS CONFERENCE.
    66 11 FIRST SINCE SHE TEFT LEAGUE. Washington, Mar. 30. Germany will be represented by an, official observer at the International Textile Conference opening here on April 2, according to an announcement by the International Labour Office. This will the first time Germany has been represented at an Internationa!
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    ITALY AND JUGOSLAVS.
    219 11 Official British Attitude. LITTLE ENTENTE AFFECTED. London, Mar. 29. JN British official quarters the attitude toward the lti>io-Jugoslavlan agreement will be one of "friendly understanding." says The Times. There appears be every indication, says the paper, that political agreement between Italy and Jugoslavia can be regarded as
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    16-IN GUNS FOR U.S. NAVY.
    42 11 16-IN GUNS FOR U. S. NAVY. Washington, Mar. 28. The two United States battleships which are being laid down this summer will be equipped with IA-lnell guns. Japan's refusal to adopt the 14-inch limit has not surprised naval dl lei here.— Reuter.
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    RUBBER LIKELY TO GO HIGHER.
    336 12 PRICE NOT UNECONOMIC, SAYS U.S. BUYER. "Threat Of Synthetic Is Not Serious One. SPECIAL TOUR TO STUDY TRANSPORT OF LATEX. ik) not think the threat of synthetic rubber to the industry is a very serious one, or will be for many years," remarked Mr Marcus
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    K.L. CRICKETER LOSES REVOLVER.
    74 12 Weapon And 40 Rounds Gone From Almeirah. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur Today. Mr. B S. Gill, brother of the famous cric'.;eter Lall Singh, has report the loss of a revolver and 4C rounds of ammunition from his house in Inbi Roa I Kuala Lumpur,
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    Tonight's Broadcast
    50 12 The f>l'.owing programme will be broadcast today from Station Z.H.J., Penang: 7 p.m. Time :igr.al ana days programme. 7.05 Selections from the Italian Operas 7.35 Sliare report. 7.40 Dances of All Times. 8.00 Weekly rports talk by Mr. M Saravananwttu. 8.20 Recordings. 8.50 News bulletin. 9.00 Clo?e down.
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    SINGAPORE FLOWER SHOW.
    215 12 Entries To Close Today. Exhibitors are reminded that entries for the Singapore Flower Show 1937 to be held at the New World will close today. On or after Mar. 31. 1937 entries must be accompanied by an entrance fee of 50 cents In Groups i to 5
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    GOVERNOR OF MACAO.
    80 12 Arriving In Singapore Today. On his way Dack to Macao for his third term of Governorship His Excellency Senhor Artur Tamagnlnl Barbosa arrives In Singapore by the Baloeran at noon today. Senhor Barbosa when he left Macao a few years ago after his feccud p&riod as Governor,
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    24 12 Mr. Khoo Chye Hean has been appointed a member of the Po Leung Kuk Committee Penang. in place of Mr. Tyc Shook Yuen, resigned
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    INQUEST ON CAR CRASH VICTIMS.
    187 12 How Mr. Beaton And Miss McCullough Died. UNCONSCIOUSNESS IMMEDIATE. MEDICAL opinion that 25-year-old Mr. W. H. Beaton, late of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., and Miss Hazel McCullough, must have been rendered unconscious immediately the M.G. tourer in which they were riding crashed off Telok
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    SECRET SESSION OF ASSEMBLY.
    260 12 Siamese Tyre And Tube Duties Reduced. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Mar 29 On Good Friday the Siamese Assembly held a secret session and as a result have lowered the duties chargeable on motor and cycle tyr?s and tubes, effective forthwith Rumour had been current that
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    Veteran Founder Of Malayan Methodist Mission Dead.
    470 12 WELL-KNOWN throughout Malaya as the founder of the Methodist Episcopal Mission in this country and one of the leading figures in the public life of Singapore before the War, Bishop W. F. Oldham died at Pasadena, California, on Saturday in his 83rd year.
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    28 12 AFTER THE GOLF FINAL: A cheery rroup. Includtaf W H Klk.ns (second from right, last year* Malayan champion, taken at the Singapore Golf Cluh "at home" yesterday erenln*.
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    Not Enough Malaria Cases To Show Students.
    329 12 Not Enough Malaria Cases To Show Students. LEAGUE COURSE IN APRIL. A GENERAL exodus of anopheles maculatus and anopheles sondaicus from Singapore is beginning This happens yearly— on the eve of the international course in malariology which takes place in Singapore. The fourth course, b«glr»s on April 19, and it
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    STRIKE SITUATION IMPROVES.
    152 12 BUT MANY TAPPERS STILL IDLE. 26 Arrests On Selangor Estate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Today. THERE has been an improvement in the strike situation in Selangor, although no large scale resumption of work has yet been reported from the estates. Conditions at Ratu A rang,
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    NEGRI TAPPERS FLOCK BACK.
    112 12 But 30 Arrests In Strike Area. From Our Own Correspondent Seremban. Today. Over 60 per cent of t'.ie Chinese tappers en strike in Negr; have returned to work and it U confidently hoped here that today about 75 per cent, will be back. It Is expected,
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    CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
    327 13 CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL WEDDING. Mr. G. Ed ley And Miss R. Pattinson. •TTHE wedding took place yesterday at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd of Miss Rosemary Pattinson, daughter of Mrs. Dirk Van Vliet, of Singapore to Mr. Gane Edley. of United Engineers, Ltd., the Rev. Father Maury officiating. The bride
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    46 13 Mr. E. J. Strugnell. ot the Malayan rorestry Service, who Jeft Malaya in November last, has arrived in England and Is staying at Potter's Bar. Mr. Strugnell made a forestry tour ln India and then went to Austria for a winter sports holiday before going Home.
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    RAMASAMY CAN RETIRE "WELL OFF" AFTER 15 YEARS' WORK!
    1282 13 POSSIBLE ON HIGHER WAGE, SAYS PLANTER. Labourer Not Such "Poor Helpless Creature/ 9 NO DISCONTENT ON MALACCA ESTATES D. P. A. CHAIRMAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 29. "IF the new rate of wages is approved, the Indian labourer will
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    30 13 It. and Mrs. Gane Ediey taken after their wedding at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, yesterday. A report appears in column one of this p*re. Straits Times Photograph.
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    Difficulty Of Dealing With Unorganised Bodies.
    409 13 MR. JOHN HANDS' COMMENT ON STRIKES. f^HE recent strikes have drawn attention to the difficulties of dealing with unorganised bodies because there are no responsible persons with whom to negotiate and the members of those bodies have no one in whom they can place
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    69 13 The marriage was solemnised at 830 yesterday morning at St. John's Church, Kuala Lumpur, of Miss Beryl Eunice de Souza. daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. de Souza. of Pahang. to Mr Laurence Albert de Shva Technical Assistant. Public Works Service, Raub son of Mr. and Mrs. C. de Sllva
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    THREE ARRESTS IN TCS. 40,000 ROBBERY.
    325 13 THREE ARRESTS IN TCS. 40,000 ROBBERY. Armed Guards For Siamese Express. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 29. "pHE police have raptured three of the alleged assailants in the recent Tcs. 40.000 train robbery and it is officially stated they have recovered more than half the amount of the missing
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    MALAYA DECLARE: CAHN'S XI CONTENT WITH A DRAW.
    1651 14 A "CAPTAIN'S INNINGS" BY DR. HOPKINS. "THE ART OF BATTING," BY DEMPSTER. LOC VI cricket enthusiasts assembled in strong numbers round the padanjj yesterday to see the final day's play in the maich between Malaya and Sir Julien Cahn s eleven, which
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    PERRY WINS AGAIN.
    36 14 Chicago. Mar. 29. Perry beat Tilden here yesterday 4 g. 6—4.6 4. 11 9. in the second of their lawn tennis duels. Reuter. Last week Perry won 6—l,6 1, 6—36 3 4_6, 6—o.
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    SELANGOR TEAM TO PLAY CAHN'S XI.
    59 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. rE Selangor team against Sir Julien Cahn's XI on Friday and Saturday is as follows: A. L. Henry, V. Ponniah, B. S. Gill, D. It. Gulland. K. Hassan, A. J. Hunter, B. Mayo, H. L. Ward,
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    HOME RUGGER GAMES.
    86 14 Swansea Beaten By The Barbarians. Reuter cables the results of Rugoy Union matches played yesterday &s toiiows: Cardiff Gloucester Newport Pontypool Swansea Aberavon Bath Bridgend Bristol Cheltenham Llanelly Manchester Neath Plymouth A. 0 13 16 8 3 11 11 11 11 8 3 25 23 10 Harlequins
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    26 14 ROYAL MAIL, ridden by Williams, winning the Grand National, gallopin? strongly, with a riderless horse chasing him home, and Cooleen (Fawcns up), placed second, behind it.
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    SOME NOTES ON THE GAME.
    325 14 Malaya "Still On The Cricket Map. A keen observer and cricket enthusiast contributes a few comments on the match, as under After all the tafk about brighter cricket being provided by our visitors it was Malaya who took the honours and provided the brightest cricket
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    Selangor Well Beaten By Penango
    579 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. Penan; gained a somewhat easy victory, by six wicket:, Selangor in the match played on the Kuala Lumpur padang. There was little to cnoose between H. A. P. Brcoke and C R Maxwell as stumpers. The Pen^nt
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    HOW PATERSON WON THE MALAYAN GOLF TITLE.
    845 15  -  "Echo.." By KELLY'S FIGHT AGAINST BIG ODDS. STEADIER PLAY DECIDED THE ISSUE. AS briefly reported yesterday, M. M. Paterson won the Malayan golf championship for the third time by defeating S. N. Kelly 4 and 3 in this year's final, played yesterday morning
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    JAPAN'S DAVIS CUP PLAYERS
    225 15 Yamagishi, Nishimura And Nakano Jlro Yamagishi, Hideo Nishimura and Fumiteru Nakano have been selected to represent Japan in the Davis Cup this year. i Japan challenged in the American I zone for the first time tor some years, and is drawn to meet the Unite i
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    SUNNINGDALE'S "PRO."
    197 15 SUNNINGDALE'S PRO." Padgham, Davies Or Compston The committee of Sunningclalc Goll Club, one of the most exclusive in the world, has not yet decided on the appointment of a new professional. This post is regarded as one of the plums of the golf world, although it is understood that the
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    38 15 A croup of Sir Julian Cahn's players taken at the S.C.C. Lan Peebles, on the left, the Scottish "coogly" bowler who has played in Test matches for England, was not in the team against Malaya. Straits Times Photograph
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      ENGLISH LEAGUE.
      213 15 Dirmiitgnam u Charltan 1 Derby 3 Everton 2 Manchester C. 5 Portsmouth 2 Preston 1 Sheffield Wed. 2 Stoke 0 W. Bromwlch 3 Wolverhampton 1 Miuuit'soro u Chelsea 0 Huddersfleld 3 Manchester U. 3 Liverpool 1 Grimsby 1 Brentford 1 Bolton 0 Arsenal 0 Leeds 0 Sunderland 1
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      SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
      28 15 Aberdeen Defeated By St. Johnstone. JelUc 1 Falkirk 0 gangers 3 Partick Th. 1 it. Johnstone 2 Aberdeen 1 rhird Lanark 1 Hibernians 1 DIVISION I
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    HIS SECOND OFFENCE.
    137 15 How Brouillard Fouled Thil In Paris. As briefly cabled by Reuter, Marcel Thil (France) retained the world's middle-weight championship by beating Lou Brcuillard (Canada) on a foui In the sixth r jund 'n Pnrls on Feb. 15 The Canadian was v/irned in the third and fifth rounds
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    74 15 TODAY. Soccer: R.A. vs. Malays. DIv. I. Stadium: S.H.B. vs. Casuals. Dlv. III. S.H.B. ground; F. and N. vs. Nestanglo, B.H.L.. V. and N. ground. Cricket: Y.M C.A. Juniors vs. Mtdds., Anson Road. Waler Polo: Y.M. C.A. Seniors vs. Juniors. Fort Canning, S.1S. •'•MORROW Soccer: S.C.C. vs.
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    ARMY CUP FINAL WON BY R.A.S.C.
    42 15 ARMY CUP FINAL WON BY R. A. S. C. At Aldershot yesterday, cables Reuter, in the final of the Army Cup competition, the Royal Army Service Corps Training Centre beat the Training Battalion of, the Royal Engineers by two goals to one.
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    DARUL BAHAR BEAT JOHORE CUSTOMS.
    147 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Mar. 28. The Darul Bahar team of Singapore beat the Customs, local league champions, 4—l4 1 on the Civil Service padang this evening. At half-time the visitors led 2—l, Syed Ali being responsible for the home team's goal. The
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    709 15  -  "ECHO." Conducted By Well Done, Malaya! —And Dempster Magnificent Batting —The Golf Final—A Worthy Champion And Some Losers —Verses to Sir Julien. E/tALAYA performed splendidly in the cricket match aga'nst Cahn's XI. It is perhaps a little misleading to say that the game was drawn in their
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    FIRE SAFEGUARDS IN ABBEY.
    162 16 SPECIAL PATROLS ON DUTY Elaborate precautions are being taken to guard Westminster Abbey against the danger of fire while preparations are being made for the Coronation. A day-and-m?,ht watch :s being maintained by firemen attached to the Office of Works and the London Fire Brigade, and
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      THE CHINA OF TODAY.
      827 16 Criticism Of Lecture By Professor Mills. To th« Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— While reading the report of Prof. Mills's lecture in your issue of March 18 I could not help imagining that I was living in the last generation. Prof. Mills's observations on the
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    14 16 Lord Baden Powell giving an address at the first All-India Jamboree at New Delhi
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    AIRMAN AND FIGHT WITH BEDOUIN.
    373 16 "SAW HIM CREEPING TOWARDS ME." FLT.-LT. LLEWELLYN BACK. Hyth; (Kent). After flying half-way to Cape Town ir- 29 hours Flt.-Lt. David Llewellyn arrived back in England on Mar. 8, having taken eight days to make the return journey. He intends to make another attempt, and
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    34 16 Negotiations are shortly to begin for a commercial and navigation treaty between Japan and Australia. Representatives of German Industrial firms have left for Lisbon to negotiate for further concessions In Angola, Portuguese West Africa.
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    FIXING BOUNDARIES IN BURMA.
    218 16 Good Progress Being Made. (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta. Mar. 22. The Burma Boundary Commission in the demarcation of the gap in the frontier line between Burma and China in the neighbourhood of the Wa country is progressing satisfactorily, it is understood, and it is anticipated
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    48 16 His Excellency the Governor has cancelled the appointments of the Master Attendant and Deputy Master Attendant. Singapore, as Coroners for the. Settlement of Singapore. Mr. O. W. Rand, of Suffolk Estate. Sltiawan, has gone on long leave on Mar. 27. He is secretary of the Lumut Goll Club.
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    FEDERAL RESERVE
    32 16 Washington. Mar. 26. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Patman launched a drive to organise Democrats to support legislation for Government ownership of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks— Reuter Wireless.
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    27 16 The Central Government's action In exempting imports of foreign rice into Kwangtung from tax is being opposed by merchants In the rice-producing provinces.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    19 17 Harrovians in their straw haU photograDhed during roll-call, better known as "Calling BUI," at Harrow on Founder's Day recently.
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    SNIPERS IN PLACE OF 'LEAD PUMP' SOLDIERS.
    657 17 British Army's New Plan To Make Marksmen. "BULL'S EYE" FAILS AFTER 100 YEARS. Hythe (Kent). *THE rifleman of the future must be a sniper and not merely a lead pumper." This .is one conclusion of the Staff of the Army Small Arms School,
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    37 17 Segamat. Mar. 28. Mrs. B N. BarthelOi has arrived here on transfer from Batu Pahat. She will be attached to the nursing staff of the Segamat Hospital until the Child's Clinic, which is under construction, is ready.
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    POWER TO REMIT INCOME-TAX.
    351 17 BASIS OF ACTION BY COMMISSIONERS. AUTHORITY THAT WAS CHALLENGED. Much interest has been aroused in legal and administrative circles by Mr. Justice Bennett's challenge in Chancery Division recently to ths power of the Income Tax Commissioners to remit payments of income-tax. It has been customary for
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    SMUGGLING MATCHES FROM DINDINGS.
    152 17 Contraband And Sampan Confiscated. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Mar. 28. Charged with being concerned in ranveying two tins of matches which had been illegally removed from the Dindings into the F.M.8., a young Malay, Noor bin Nayan, was convicted by the Taiping Magistrate and fined
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    DEATH OF MRS. JOHN CORNWELL.
    259 17 Came To Malaya Over 37 Years Ago. The death took platv alter a prolonged illness, at Batu Gajah hospital on Mar. 27 of Elizabeth CornweU. wife of Mr. John CornweL. of Cameron Highlands. i Mrs. Comwell was an old resident of Malaya, having made her
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    AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
    64 17 To Be Held At Segamat In July. Segamat, Mar. 28. The Segamat District annual Agricultural Si.ow will be held on the town padang on July 1 and 2. Dr. Evans, Principal Medical Officer, Johcre, has returned after a visit to Segamat. The meeting of the Coronation Celebrations Committee
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    NEW COMMONWEALTH STAMPS.
    85 17 The current issue of Commonwealth postage stamps will be gradually replaced in the near future, the first of the series being released at a time approximating to the Coronation. This initial release will be confined to the 2d. denomination on which the bust of His Majesty King
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    Rubber Makes Fortunes In London, But Rain Ruins English Farmers.
    3246 18 Our London Letter. (From Our Own Correspondent j London, Mar. 18. There is precious little < similarity, these days, between London life and life in Eng- i land. This may seem a platitudi- nous observation but events thi^ week have
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    37 20 SOLDIER OF THE PEOPLE A giant statue erected by the people of Catalonia, which is symbolic of the struggle to preserve the Spanish Republic from Franco's Fascists and foreign allies, for which the semi-Independent Catalans are fighting.
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    Britain Prepares Her Defences.
    44 20 GAS MASKED "AC AC" CREW IN ACTION: Threatening barrel of one of Britain's latest guns ranging the skies for hostile "birds" while the planes from HM S Courageous are aloft. Britain has three aircraft-carriers building— Ark Royal, Victorious and Illustrious.
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    As Ghoulish As War Itself.
    105 20 As Ghoulish As War Itself. BRITAIN PREPARES FOR GAS Rapid progress is being made with Britain's great programme ol making the country safe from aerial gas attack and special volunteer units are seen in the course of training in London. Reminiscent of the Wellslan glimpse into the trouble.! future of
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