The Straits Times, 8 January 1939

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    38 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IX MALAYA FINAL EDITION No. 368 Sunday, January 8, 1939 Price 10 Cents. THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper In Malaya No. 36S Sunday, January 8, 1939 Price 10 Cents
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    JAPAN'S MARKETS MAY GO
    365 1 British Empire To Restrict Imports? CABINET CONSIDERS RETALIATION To Co-operate With U.S. In Defence Of China Interests MEASURES designed to restrict Japanese imports into the British Empire have been the subject of discussions between Mr. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, and his Cabinet Ministers during the past
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    DEMAND THIS WARRANT
    87 1 DEMAND THIS WARRANT SPECIAL p.'u.«-c.'o./ics poliM patrols on duty in European residen'.icl areas have had suspicious eyes of householders turned on them I Complaints that ■.'looking" men have been .:ig ;\ave been received by the police. The picture shcirs the uarrant card which fhould be carried by every policeman on
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    THE GERMANS ARE DISPLEASED
    140 1 Premier's Support Of Mr. Roosevelt Berlin, Saturday. THAT by supporting President Roosevelt. Mr Neville Chamterlain. the British Prime Minister, may prejudice the toleration with which he has so far been regarded here is the hint thrown out by the newspapers commenting on his s'.atem»nt on Jan.
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    M. ETTER (AND HIS FAMILY) GO ON TOUR
    73 1 IV* PHILIP ETTER, elected m President of Switzerland for 1939, goes for a motoring holiday every year. But M. Philip Etter has a wife and one, two, three, four five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. eleven children and they don't make motor-cars
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    The Pope Speaks For Fifty Minutes
    82 1 The determination of the Pope not to allow any consideration for his health to interfere with the pursuit of his normal occupations was dem onstrmted when he attended the opening of the Third Acadcnr ic Tear of the Pontifical Academy and spoke for fifty
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    NEW JAPANESE LAW AFFECTS 5,000,000
    54 1 Tokio, Saturday. ABOUT 5,000,000 male technicians and labourers between the ages of 16 and 46 are affected by the Imperial ordinance promulgated under the National Mobilisation Act. calling for registration of the vocational abilities of the nation. One hundred and sixteen occupations come within the
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    Circus Expressions
    19 1 Circus E xpressions MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL AND HIS fOUNGE S T DAUGHTER. MARY. ENJOYING THE CIR(VS AT OLYMPI.V UWOW
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    New Crisis In Europe Soon ?
    282 1 New Crisis In Europe Soon HITLER'S ORDERS TO AIR FORCE l-ondon, Saturday. THE activity of German aircraft factories has been greatly increased since the Munich Agreement, states Group-Captain L. G. S. Payne, writing in the Daily Telegraph. This tends to confirm reports that Herr Hitler has ordered the German Air
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    JEWS BLAMED
    70 1 Berlin, Saturday. A RETURN to Oermany's colonial claims la made by the National Zeltung of Essen which generally reflects Marshal Goerlngs views. It says, Our economic situation cannot longer be affected detrimentally by further delaying the solution of the colonial problem." and accuses International Jewry of responsibility for
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    NEW STATEMENT BY MR. WANG?
    88 1 MR. WANG CUING -WEI, Kuo- mintang leader who has been deprived of all his posts by the Chinese Government for advocating the opening of Sino-Japanese peace talks, is preparing a new statement, it Is reported here. It is understood Mr. Wang will attack the Chinese
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    19 1 Berlin. Saturday. The beheading of a young murderer today was the sixth such execution In Germany in six days.
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    CLOSING PRICES
    82 1 (From Oar Own Correspondetil < London, MlMt»» Rubber Easy. London 8 1 IUJ. S L IM. Jan -Mar: B',d. B',d Apr.-Juni 8 1 ,U. 8 5. ioU. Julv-Sept. S 5 KJJ. 8-\d. PALM Oil. \V. African Soft. CIS IS .<L COLD: 17 Bs. 9' d SILVER Spot *0
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    FRANCE HAPPY
    49 1 Paris. Saturday. TPHE news thai Mr. Neville Chamber lain and Lord Halifax will visit M. Daladler and M. Bonnet while en route to Rome on Jan. 10 has given great satisfaction here as an indication that France and Great Britain continue to act in the closest collaboration.
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    SINGAPORE AIR RAID SIRENS AUDIBLE FOR TWO MILES
    224 2 To Be Stationed All Over City WARDEN POSTS AT STREET CORNERS j-JIGH-POWERED warning sirens which can be heard over a radius of more than two miles are on their way to Singapore from England. These sirens, which will take their place in
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    Drove After Tew Drinks': Sent To Prison
    235 2 Drove After Tew Drinks': Sent To Prison FOUR MONTHS FOR K.L. INDIAN (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. A SENTENCE four months' r.gorous imprisonment was passed by the Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate Mr A. J. Grattan-Bellew, on Riunasamy, an Indian motor car dri .er, who appeared In court on
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    CAPT. A. J. MINMOOT'S DAUGHTER WEDS
    94 2 i From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Saturday. *|*HE marriage took place at St. Peter's Church, Bunga Raya today of Mr. W. J. Sta Maria and Miss Nellie Mlnjoot, dajphter cf Capt. A. J. Mlnjoot, Malacca Municipal Commissioner, and Mrs. Minjoct. The bride, who war,
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    ALLEGED USE OF TOY PISTOL
    90 2 AN allegation that a toy pistol was used was made by Court Inspector J. Embury, In the Singapore Fourth Police Court, yesterday, when Oaffar Ahmat bin Hajl Mohd. Wazin. 22-year-old Indian, appeared on a charge of robbery. After the charge was explained to Gaffar ball
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    LOST FROM BOAT NEAR CLIFFORD PIER
    60 2 A VERDICT of presumed death by misadventure (drowning) was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday at an inquest into the death of a 45-year old sampan coolie, Haw Weng Chew, who accidentally fell from his sampan and disappeared in the
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    MORE MONEY SENT TO CHUNGKING
    37 2 AS the first remittance for 1939, a sum of $200,000 has been sent to the Legislative Yuan at Chungking, by the Singapore China Relief Committee bringing the total amount sent to $4,600,000
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    POLICE BAND
    50 2 The Police Band will play on Tuesday at Katong Park at 6 p.m. March, Young Courageous (H. B. Lovell); Overture. Rosamunds (P. Schubert) Selection. The Merry Widow (Franz Lehar); Waltz. Nights of Gladness (Anclifle): Reminiscences of the Plantation. (Chambers) Gavotte, Premier Bonheur 'Salaberw; March, Viscount Nelson <W. Zehle).
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    Mines & Costly Irrigation Improvements
    245 2 Mines Costly Irrigation Improvements OFFICIAL POLICY UNDER FIRE K (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. rE policy of the F.M.S. Drainage and Irrigation Department in demanding that tin-dredging companies Incur large expenditure on what is considered by many to be unnecessarily elaborate schemes »r flood prevention, has again been
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    Waterfront Character
    33 2 Singapore's waterfront is this Indian, Chanth, who treats corns and ingrown toenails. He meets nearly every passenger ship coming to Singapore and has helped travellers from many parts of the world.
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    Relieving Court Congestion
    86 2 ALTHOUGH congestion In the Singapore police courts has been relieved since the creation of the Relief Court, with Mr. W. J. Thorogood on the bench, it has not yet been decided. The Sunday Times understand*, how long the court will continue to be in existence. The Relief
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    Bridge Champions Seek Jobs In Singapore
    237 2 A MONG the Jewish refugees in Singapore looking for work are two members of the Viennese bridge team which won the world championship at Budapest in 1937. They are Mr. Paul Schlesinger, formerly managing director Vienna Banking Corporation's stock exchange office and his wife,
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    43 2 BAND.— On January 7. 1939, suddenly at the General Hospital. Singapore, Helen, dearly beloved wife of the Rev. Stephen Band. A memorial service will be held In the Presbyterian Church, Orchard Read, at 4.30 p.m. today, Jan. 8. Funeral aft«rwarda at Bldadari.
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    Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
    175 2 inw w;i> Wearnes: from Ptnanf, Ipoh, and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives everv evening. Qantas From Australia: Arrives tin, afternoon. K.L.M. From Europe Lett Jan 3 Expected tonight. imperial: .om Europe: I.«ft London Dec. 31 Expected this morn inf. K..V1.1..M.: Hum .-.<•. nrrUnds Indie': Arrives Tuesday afternoon.
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    SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED.
    42 2 Mails from China, expected today Jan. 8, 1 by Bangalore. Malls from China and Japan expected today by Manila Maru. Mails from Europe (.London pared mails > expected today by Deucalion will r« delivered I on Monday at 10.30 a.m.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    63 2 Monday Medan (Oi ten Noort) 9am Java. South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas Timor Dilly (Both) „lC3oa.m. irandjong Pundan ißoth) „10 30ajn. East Africa (i.Tnnila Maru) 1 pm. South Africa (Ma.- Ma Mann i p.m. South America iMaii!!* Maru) 1 pjn. Ceylon (Manila Maru) l p.m. Tuesday
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    103 2 Monday, J.u. Ship* alongside the Wharves or eipcclnl arrive I till. uiie l.il Location siiip tiodonn Gate IM East Wharf Mulnam 1 Rajula 20 1 l diain Wharf Optcn Noort. ConU: Rosso 18 2 1 Brovlg 18 2 3 Bangalore 14 2 3 Eurylochus 11 z
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      104 2 «fc-iW*?><«^%'* FMMBM NoMhcrc will you purchase L f| f I fl Berf of surli ouls(an(iing s m quality with surli line I I r l» C flavour and tcndrrrcss as that which we can offer. 5 Kept at just the right I r 4 M fl II r I temperature
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      100 2 IN SINGAPORE TODAY CINEMA Today ALHAMBRA Four's A Crowd with Errol Flynn and OUvia De Havilland. a.m., 3.15. 6.15 arv1 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL: Men with Wings with Fred Murray and Otto Kruser. 3.15, 6 15 and 9.15 pjn PAVILION House Master with Diana Churchill and Ray Milland. 3.15, 6 15
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      186 2 TIDE TABLE SINT.APOBE Today H. W. 00.25a.m. 9.4 ft.; 11.48 a.m. L. W. 5.52 a.m. 4 ft.; 6.32 p.m. 0.3 ft. Monday H. W. 1.04 a.m. 9.5 ft.; 12.38 p.m. 10.5 ft. L. W. 6.35a.m. 3 6 ft; 7.14 p.m 0 5 ft. Tuesday H. W. 1.40 a.m. 9.4 ft.;
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    PORTUGUESE WARSHIP VISITS MALACCA
    716 3 First To Anchor There Since Battle With The Dutch 300 Years Ago (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Saturday. EVENTS of three centurbs ago were recalled by k the visit to Malacca th's week of the Portuguese sloop Goncalc Velho, firs! war vessel flying the Portuguese flag
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    Singapore Wedding
    203 3 PEREIRA-DANKER THE wedding took place at trie Churrli of St. Joseph yesterday of Mr Jo.-.eph r.'orman Poreira, of the Ilori'? Kotv< and Shanghai Bank. Sin jw.y. to Mis; Hilaa Aniel'c Danker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1.-aac Augustus Danker, of Singapore. The briii be MB of the late
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    PLANES AID ICEBOUND SHIPS
    75 3 i.ii. air-Ham tit the Lufthansa lias were taken off their regular routes i ..n 'j l i dr. ;p u.d and other necessary supplies to ships frozen in the IN o f I ii.~Ni.ui islands. Picture shows the British steamer Harbory, and en c:.;.\ left can
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    Crack British Train For World Fair
    288 3 QUIVER BISHOP is to take the L.M.S. "Coronation Scot" train complete to the World's Fair in New York. It will be shipped at Southampton on Jan. 19. Driver Bishop Is 57. a crusty old bachelor and Intends to remain single." His fireman Is Mr.
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    Japanese Buy Shanghai Skyscraper
    109 3 Shanghai, Dec. 24. DKOBABLY forming one of the largest real estate deals In Shanghai history, the sale of Broadway Mansions, the Shanghai skyscraper situated just to the north of Garden Bridge, to Japanese interests, has been reported from a usually reliable source. Price of the transaction
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    ENGINEERS SEE STEELMAKING
    66 3 MEMBERS of the Engineering Association of Malaya and friends yesterday visited the steel foundry of United Engineers, Ltd, Singapore. Following a tour of the foundry, Mr. A. A. B. Menzles, the metallurgist in charge, gave a talk on steelmakins Among those present were Major R L. Nunn,
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    SNATCH THIEF SENT TO PRISON
    77 3 SENTENCE of four months' rigcrous Imprisonment, to be followed by a year's police supervision, was passed on Yan Ah Seng, alias Chu Chai, an 18-year-old Cantonese youth, who pleaded guilty in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, yesterday, to a charge of stealing a geld necklace
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    MR. MONTAGU NORMAN LEAVES FOR BASLE
    64 3 Berlin. Saturday. iy|R. MONTAGU NORMAN. Governor of the Bank of England, is leaving for Basle tonight to attend the coming meeting of heads of central banks in various countries. Today he had long conference.; with leading officials of the Reichsbank, the nature of which
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    Japan Now Feeling The Pinch
    215 3 Shanghai, Saturday. DKPOKTS from Japan sug*x irest she is beginning increasingly to reel the pinch of the cost or the China war. China Incident bonds totalling 400,000,000 yen were Issued yesterday, says Eastern News. The Issue price of these bonds Is 98 yen, and they
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    LARGER U.S. ARMY AND AIR FORCE NEEDED
    123 3 War Secretary's Hint Of Mr. Roosevelt's Plans Washington. Saturday. WR. Harry H. Woodring, Secretary tor ITI War. addressing the National Press Club, hinted that President Roosevelt's message to Congress on defence next week might ask for a larger army and National Guard as
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    MRS. HELEN BAND
    449 3 Tribute To Life Spent In Serving Others Tilt death took place suddenly •At the General Hospital yesterday of >Irs. Helen IJand, wife of Rev. St?phen Han:l. Minister of the Presbyterian Church, Singapore. Mrs. Band, who -vas 63 years ol age, had been 111 for many months. She
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    Navy Cake For The Press
    139 3 Navy Cake For The Press A MAGNIFICENT Christmas cake. with icing three Inches deep, made Its appearance at the Press Club In london at lunch-time on Christmas Eve. It was the gift of Paymaster-Cap-tain H. C. F. Pinsent, HN general secretary of the Navy Week Committee, in recognition of the
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    TWELFTH NIGHT IN JOHORE
    73 3 MORE than 300 people were present at the Johore Civil Service Clubs annual "Twelfth Nleht" celebration last nißht. Fancy dress prizes wore won by: Men: Mr. J. Barnard (Sir Walter Raleigh) Mr. A. McKenzle <Beau BrummeT). Most Original Mr. H. W. Hamilton (Coolie); Mr H H
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    121 3 The Rt. Rev. Dem Ar.scar Vonier, Lord Abbot of Buckfast Abbey. Devcn. since 1906. who died on Dee. 26. Is lying-in-state at the Abbey. IT; was 63 years old. Dom Vonier was nominated to his position by Abbot Nattier, the first Abbot of the Abbey, a few minutes before the
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    "Our Object In Life Is Similar"
    199 3 "Our Object In Life Is Similar" "Marriage" By Advertisement (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan?, Saturday. "THIS is to inform our relatives and friends that, as our object in life is similar, we have mutually agreed to be husband and wife as from Jan. 7, 1939." The above advertisement ajH pearing
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      35 3 HIGH TIDE FLOODS /\NE of the highest tide levelj of recent times, 10.4 feet, was re<"jrd*d in Singapore yesterday and cus-d flooded streets when drains ovc.-fV v 'd n many p rts X th< tow...
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      171 4 TODAY AT 11 A.M., 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. ALHAMBRA Warner Bros. Most Laugh -Packed Hit! Presentii;^ the Popular Stars of "ROBIN HOOD" ERROL FLYNN. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND ROSALIND RUSSELL PATRIC KNDWLFS 'FOUR'S A CROWD' and this crowd's a panic ALSO BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS and ROMANCE OF "LOUISIANA' IN TECHNICOLOUR opening
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      272 4 ROXY BAR OPEN 5 P M TILL MIDNIGHT 6i5 tonight 9.15 HBHHBP^IBV^SHHHHH TWO I'OFULAR COMEDIANS M^^t^^Sk IN AN ADVENTURE COMEDY A* W <4G RIOT Of M N AND LAUGH SB^HK^^BOteM^nS lack BUCHANAN. Maurice CHEVALIER m 'BREAK THE NEWS' Matinee Today —t P.M. THIN ICE' also THREE MUSKETEERS in 8 Final
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      299 4 NOW IN GLORiOUS TECHNICOLOR! Thrills as never before <la»ied across the Screen! The Crash of Planes Great Battles in the Skies. Dog-fights above the fields ot wartime France: Death-defying tests by Heroes of the AIR Highways! ■S~£ POSITIVELY LAST DAY! CAPITOL .SSkgsr PARAMOUNT'S INSPIR- J^S^L^ ING CAVALCADE OF A THE
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      Jewish Refugee To Give Organ Recital
      189 5 Jewish Refugee To Give Organ Recital WITH nis hair still short, fol- lowing his spell in a Nazi ntration camp, a young Jewish refugee is now teaching musk in Singapore. He is Prof. Werner Baer, late of the Stern Conservatorium and Hollaender Music Institute, Berlin, who with the soprano, Nancy
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      Concert By Songsters
      79 5 rURING the world gwing concerts in aid of the China Relief Fund. the Wu-Han Songsters will give two shows at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow (Monday* at 5.30 p.m. and 0.15 p.m. Dr. Llm Boon Keng will speak at both performances The Wu-Han Songsters comprise 15 women and
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      "Escape Me Never"
      67 5 "Escape Me Never" ANOTHER performance of "Escape Me Never" will be given by the Singapore Repertory Players in the Victoria Theatre next Saturday. Prices of admission will be $2 and $1. which will probably be the prices for all future productions of the Repertory Players. The Repertory Players' production of
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      John Barrymore, At 56, Makes Come-Back As The Movie Man Of The Year
      1005 5 John Barrymore, At 56, Makes Come- Back As The Movie Man Of The Year AT A PARTY the other night, someone asked, Who is the movie man of the year 1938?" Eighteen of the twenty-one persons present voted for John Barrymore. Here are some of the reasons given That In
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      34 5 A GALAXY OF GORGEOUS GIRLS IN A SONG -STUDDED MUSICAL TREAT— IT'S FAST, FRESH k AND FURIOUSLY FUNNY! /A GIVE YOUR EYES AND r^WM EARS A TREAT, BOYS! £?\jP BffifijjjS STARTS TUESDAY AT PAVILION
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      382 5 Genuine Malayan Pewter lUcdl MALAYA'S MOST ARTISTIC PRODUCT and DUTY-FREE INTO BRITAIN ENTREE .©ISHES, FLOWER BOWLS, TEA COFFEE SETS, WATER PITCHERS. MAYNARD&Co., LTD. Singapore. Also Krom Malayan Pewter Co. Kuala Lumpur. The Dispensary (1929) Ltd. Penang. The George Town Dispen.-ury I.tJ. Malacca. Charles C'.renier O Co., Ltd. Ipoh. In only7Days-lh\S
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      318 6 f One does appreciate freshness ju^k Jaa^Sß^^ LAD you agree I'm i I vj << heavy smoker, yet IkdMdlflß Graven 'A' cork-tipped arc V|HKSS^H always cool to ihc tongue dn^ Ine >' ve ncvcr J tracc BE^I of ihroai irritation. You're iV*l m I "ght about their frcshnc:s, Bt^^B^F iKfiSfc
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      1836 6 Today's Wireless Programmes SINGAPORE EMPIRE STATION NIROM BERLIN /.lIL 2JS metre*. zhp MM -ht* TRANSMISSION 5 SK S&'SSi 'Sw^k DJB -> 11.00 Military band music by massed bra*s GSC 95g mc/i (313t owb s JDB 11.86 me s (25^3 ml. p.m. ban*, t (3155 m.) GSL U.ll oe/i ItfcM IDB
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    MOTHER HUBBARD AND THE DOG WHO GOT NO BONE
    668 7 Robinson's Scheme Of Reorganisation Is Passed By Shareholders scheme of capital reconstruction of Robinson and Co., Ltd., was carried by a majority at the extraordinary general meeting held yesterday at the offices of Derrick and Co., bingapore. Two shareholders expressed their
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    45 7 Enthusiastic members of the Model Car Racing; association held a meeting at the Metropolis Garage, Olympia, where races were held. The models are perfect replicas of the real thing and are mostly :> iven by elastic. Many of the cars have been made by their owners.
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    SELANGOR HOLIDAYS FOR CORONATION
    149 7 SELANGOR HOLIDAYS FOR CORONATION (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Saturday. IN connection with the forthcoming coronation celebration of the Sultan of Selangor, it is understood that one day win be declared a public holiday for Selangor, and three days will be declared public holidays for the Klang district. Works for
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    FAREWELL DINNER
    77 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang. As a result of the removal of the office of traffic inspector, Port Swettenham, to Kuala Lumpur, owing to the reconstruction of the transportation department of the F.M.S. Railways, from Jan. 1, Mr. V. Namaslvayam, traffic inspector, Port Swettenham, has been transferred to
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    SEREMBAN BENCHES
    58 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. IN an attempt to beautify the town, concrete benches have been erected opposite various open spaces In Seremban. Previously these benches were erected near the lake area but new benches have been added in other parts of the town. They also provide
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    MANDARIN CLASSES
    43 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Saturday. Under the direction and control of Mr. Ho Chee Woo, headmaster of the V/ah Keow Chiurse School, Klang, special afternoon and night classes to give tuition In Mandarin will be opened as from Jan. 16.
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    NEGRI CO-OPERATORS
    41 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. THE Negri Sembilan Co-operative Stores Society, Ltd., a unique Negri Sembilan enterprise, is proving a success. V~!.e latest Is the addition of a tailoring brac:h to the stores. A telephone has been Installed.
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    BIG COBRA SHOT
    43 7 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Mr. Nadaraja, who manages a local estate In Pantal, shot a cobra the other day which turned out to be a large specimen. It had previously bitten a dog which is reported to have died.
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    48 7 Inche Abu Bakar bin Baginda. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Seremban, has gone on three months' leave. Chief Inspector Samsudtn is acting for him. Mr. S. Murugesu, office assistant. Customs Office, Port Swettenham. who was recently admitted Into the Bungsar Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, It reported to be getting better.
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      435 7 HOTELS LONDON CALLS ~T^ INSISTENTLY a^JK"^fc. COMB and enjoy at either HOTEL RUBENS Buckingham Palace Road S facing Buckingham Palace or HOTEL REMBRANDT South Kensington. S.W facing the Victoria and Albert Museum Ever; attention in pleasing surrounding li Kl I I QUIETUDE THESE COMtORTABLE HOTELS WITH ACKNOWLEDGED RKNOHXKI) CATERING have
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    THE WEEK'S MARKET ACTIVITIES
    1161 8 Slightly Larger Turnover With Steady Tone BY THE SUNDAY TIMES FINANCIAL CORRESPONDENT T"HE feature or the Home markets during the week was the measures announced to protect sterling against speculation and the rise In sterling after the announcement. Banks and the Bullion market were advised by
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    141 8 Singapore, Jan. 7, 1? noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $12.75 White $12 25 Black $8.50 Copra Mixed $3.05 8un Dried $3.35 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga $2.18'/i Fair $2.17'/ 2 Sarawak $2.12'i Jelotong Palembang $7.50 Banja $8 00
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    CHAMBER OF COMMEUCfc RUBBER ASSN.
    78 8 Saturday, Jan. 7, Noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28 28' No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases January 28' s 28' i G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales lanuary 27*4 28 F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales lanuary 27 2V/» FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S. on Registered
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1297 8 Fraser And Co. *s List KATI-RDAT. JAN. 7, 1959 1 P.M MM AropAt Tin 4 i 3j 10 '»d 4s 4 'id Asam Kumban* (t) 26s 9d 27s M Austral Malay (t) 43s 47* OOOD Ayer Hltam (5») 21s 6d 23s Ayer Wcng ($1) .59
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    Current Company Dividends
    89 8 List Supplied By Messrs. Fraser Co. SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1939: 1 P.M. Company Divide no Books TIN Close Datr Ex. Dlv. Southern Xlnta 2 1 /2 r i lnt Dec. 28 Jan. 20 Dec. 29 Su.igel Way 2>/ 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 12 Jan 4 Takuapa Cd.
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    Behind The News
    829 9 Behind The News By Crux Australis But ALTHOUGH a newspaper editor can linger in gaol for libel, some of Singapore's Japanese photographers can get away with much worse than any newspaper man would risk. A favourite city amusement since Monday has been the visitinjr of the four of five Japanese
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    COURT ORDERS WIFE TO RETURN TO HUSBAND
    800 9 COURT ORDERS WIFE TO RETURN TO HUSBAND TU[i' Justice He mi Coliins, in the Divorce Court in London on Dec. 21, ordered a London solicitor's wife who rontested her husband's petition for restitution of conjugal rights, to return to him. The Judge granted the decree asked for by Mr. Keith
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    31 10 Mr. GawthOrne, from Muar, has replaced Miss K. Aeria on the tutorial staff of the Segamat English School. Miss Aerla is to take charge of the new girls' school at Muar.
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      This Man Went By Bicycle
      303 10 I EAVING Kuala Lumpur two years ago last New Year's day, Reginald A. M. Perera, a young Sinhalese, started on a world cycling tour and after covering 11,000 miles has arrived In Muar where he will stay for some weeks setting out for the Western
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      This Man Went By Walking
      342 10 -piUKI) with the spirit ..f id\inture.'* as he put. 2<i-.M-arold I. V. 6. Naidu, a Singapore lawyer's clerk, left SinBaparc with hrimd, Mr. <.. Kalakrishnan, one Aiiir 1 morning two jrtan ftf* t(» mdl to lndi:i. When his friend fell ill and at doned the
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    NEGRI CHAPLAIN
    98 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Saturday. IAM still with you. And I shall most likely be here till Easter Mr. Hodge is eager to come but he cannot leave the Cathedral until a priest is found to release him," writes the Rev. G. B. Thompson, acting Negri Sembilan
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    SEREMBAN WEDDING
    103 10 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Saturday. IN the reformed style, the marriage took place at tht Ncgri Sembilan Chinese Miners' Association hall at Seremban of Mr. Hew Kat Siong. nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Hew Yuen Siew. of Seremban, and Miss Chin Sook Yin, daughter of, Mr. and
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    MALAY WEDDING
    46 10 From Our Own Correspondent) Klang A MALAY wedding tcok place at Riverside Road. Klang. on Jan. 1 between Che Omar bin Echur, of the General Post Office, Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Norrisah, eldest daughter of j Che Daud, of Klang, Government pen- i sionsr.
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    How Giant Pandas Arrived In London
    580 10 CIVE jfiant pandas, rarest animals in the world, the first to reach Europe alive, tasted England on Christmas Eve, writes A. B. Austin in the Daily Herald. They wasted no time. As soon as they arrived at the snows of London docks, fresh from
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      338 10 WOMAN HOUND IN COTTON WOOL. Helpless For W T eeks With Rheumatism. She was oound from head to foot In eotton wool. She could rot sleep without the use of sleeping draughts. Yet, within two week3 of starting to take Kruschcn Salts, she was on the road to recovery. "Although
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    1449 11 —Read of Tungku Ismail Dr. E. Noronhoa Mr. P. H. Steed Mr. B. Ponniah Mr. Mrs Colin King Mr. J. R. Bennett Inche Abu Bakar bin Tamin By The Onlooker CELANGOR Malays have gained a good spokesman in the appointment of Tungku Ismail bin Tungku Mohamed Yassin
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      837 11 aß^aPlßi^aiia^V ■Xjpj- aSfIMD »aal to overtake your dog, more scrioua It rests With you to look after your complaints may quickly follow. But dog's health. For he cannot keep him- your dog need never grow listless and self up to the mark consistently and unhappy if he's regularly conditioned naturally
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      Twenty Years On The Frontiers Of Egypt
      639 12 Twenty Years On The Frontiers Of Egypt BOOK WHICH TEEMS WITH INTEREST Desert and Delta. By Major rs Jarvis. (John Murray Ids. 6d.) T3E author spent nearly 20 years in tlie service of the Frontier Administratic n of the Egyptian Government and lor 18 years of that time he was
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      184 12 >1> \ppn n'irrsiilp. (2 vols.) By ti. .in. Webb. Totems and Taboos. By Siffisiiiund Kreud. Science and the Modern World. B> Prof. A. N. Whileliead. Ihe Great Victorious. By Various Authors. The Common Reader. By Virginia m «\t t-ociaUsm in Evolution. By G. D. 11. or. 'rt in
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      SOUTH SEAS AND BIRDS OF PARADISE
      370 12 SOUTH SEAS AND BIRDS OF PARADISE Tin Can Island. By Charles Stuart Ramsey and Charles Plumb. Hurst and Blackett. 15s. The Men and Birds of Paradise. By A. J. Marshall. Heinemann. 15s. noTH these books are written by men who really know their subjects. Stuart Ramsey Is the well-known postman
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      TOAD—DETECTIVE
      52 12 TOAD— DETECTIVE •The Great Mr. Toad." By Marjorie Beevers. John Murray. 3s. 6d. •yHIS is a detective story in the animal world. The Great Mr. Toad unravels the mystery of the kidnapping of a young nightingale by Sammy Snake. This is a story that will have a special appeal to
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      VIEWPOINT FROM THE LOWER DECK
      284 12 Commission In Chinese Waters. By Peter T. Jackson. G. Bell and Sons, London. 7s. 6d. nett. TTHIS is a book written from the vlew- point of the lower deck. The author is a telegraphist, and he relates the incidents occurring in a cruiser proceeding to
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      Scholars' Library
      320 12 •THE following are among the volumes 1 now Issued in the Scholar's Library published by Messrs. MacMillan Co Ltd. at 2s. 6d. each: American Prose. -Mited by Guy BoasEssays in CritlcUm, second srrles By Matthew Arnold, Edited by B.H. Littlewood; Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, ediu>d by Mrs.
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      These Names Made Words—31
      354 12 These Names Made Words 31 fiVERY day we use words which commemorate the tame of some man or woman or place that would otherwise be forgotten. Few people know how these names came to be common icords, and in this special Sunday Times series of short articles the story of
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      A Woman Writes Of Her Voyage Round Africa
      790 12 A Woman Writes Of Her Voyage Round Africa All The Way Round by C. Fox Smith. Michael Joseph. 15s. nett. IT is good to come across up a 1 bsck, even if written by a woman. In which the old British spirit of adventure appears not to be dead. Miss
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      Stories Of Canadian Lakes
      504 12 Stories Of Canadian Lakes Story of a Lake, it, Ntgfcj son. Jollancz. Bs. ac. Then 111 Loo Ip. By Angus Mewat Michael Joseph. 7s. Gd •CTORY of a Lake" begins ano ends on M a Canadian lake but that is all the b'-e has to do with it. The central
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    Singapore Naval Base Will Be Working At Full Capacity Before End Of Year
    267 13 World's Most Modern Dockyard Can Then Maintain And Repair Full Battle Fleet THE Singapore Naval Base will be able to function at full capacity before the end of the year, The Sunday Times understands. The dockyard, the
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    Half A City Sold For £5,000,000
    89 13 Half A City Sold For £5,000,000 S\NE of the biggest estate deals ever made in Britain, involving the sale of half a city, has been completed at Cardiff. The Marquis of Bute and Mr. Lionel Wigrarn signed documents clinching the deal, by which freeholds owned by Lord Bute are transferred
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    21 13 Mr. V. M. Francis, of King George V School, Seremban, has been trans, ferred to the Tuanku Muhamad School, Kuala Pilah.
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    14 13 Thr Seven Ortans, springboard acrob ats, rehearsing for Bertram Mills' annual circus at Olympia.
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    Liner 'Raided' By Monkeys From Singapore
    168 13 Liner 'Raided By Monkeys From Singapore Sydney. REY invaders 20 small chattering monkeys raided the liner Nieuw Holland on the way from Singapore to Sydney, spat defiance at the native sailors, climbed the masts, terrified the Chinese members of the crew, and for a few hours, created turmoil, before being
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    27 13 Mr. T. George, Water Works Inspector, Segamat, has gone on leave to India accompanied by bis family. Mr. Iyer, from Johore Bahru, has arrived to replace him.
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    Three-Stop England-Australia Air Line
    56 13 Three-Stop EnglandAustralia Air Line London. T*HE I nder-Secretary for Air x (Capt. H. Balfour) has said that in the next few years there would be a bi-weekly air passenger service to Australia, with the first stop at Delhi, the second at Singapore and the third at Darwin. The planes used
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    CENSUS OF BRITISH OCEAN TRAFFIC
    466 13 1,771 Ships At Sea In A Day MOKE than 100 additional British Empire ocean-going ships were at sea last year as compared with 1935, and the number in port was about 145 fewer. The network of British trade routes was computed to total 90,000 miles.
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      15 13 UeSj> there istmore In ovaltine more in Healthgiving Nourishment^ more in Qualitif "inore in \blue
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      437 13 EYE EXAMINATIONS, EYEGLASSES. EXCLUSIVELY. y THE NEW IS POINT EXAMINATION COVERS EVERY POSSIBLE EY_ DEHCIT.NCT. ITHCSMP/0N \OPTICAL C2 qualified L.Trsifht Specialist* 4, ARCADE BLO6. 'PHONE 3002. R. A. Thompson. Dr. of OcuUr Scttne* MANY DOCTORS AGREE The Old Adage is Found Beat DoctorsinSingaporeand throughout the world still fmd the old
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    Opinion A. R. P. Wardens
    216 14 Opinion A. R. P. Wardens TtfiE appeal by the new Director 1 ot Air Raid Precautions lor volunteers to train as A.R.P. Wardens serves to remind us that the deficiencies in this essential arm of defence are to be made good as soon as possible. The task of organising an
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    Miners
    248 14 THE need for an association of European mining employees to protect their interests in this country has never been more apparent than it is today. Large mining companies who have been ible to pool their resources have :een wielding the retrenchment ;oc^ i'airly heavily with the rr^'iit lhat many
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    National Park Must Not Become A National Farce
    2301 14  -  Theodore Hubback By THE answers given to General Sir Alfred Knox in the House of Commons by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. regarding the boundaries of the King George V National Park-as reported in the Issue of
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      164 14 yiVhatdoV find best\ Angier's Emulsion exercises mucous colitis and other intestinal roothing, lubricating, antifermenta- disorders. tive effects throughout the entire Angier's is invaluable in the digestive tract. That is why it is so treatment of gastric ana intestinal valuable in all affections of the catarrh or ulceration, chronic indictomach and
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    PENANG WILL BECOME A FORTRESS
    197 15 One Of Most Strongly Defended Ports In The Far East |>I(i guns of the most modern type and the very latest anti-aircraft equipment now being installed at Penang will make it one of the most strongly defended British ports in the Far East. Heavy armament
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    Beauty Queen Fined 2s.
    259 15 Husband's Complaint Of Flat Incident Paris. A BEAUTY queen's appearance before the 17th Correctional Court ended happily with the imposition of a 2s fine, with the benefit of the First Offenders, Act, and the announcement that she had become reconciled to her husband. Mme. Pierre Pathe,
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    58,000 MORE FOR THE ARMY
    92 15 piFTY-EIGHT thousand officers. warrant officers, N.C.O.S and men are required for Army service In addition to the numbers already voted for the year ending Mar. 31, according to a supplementary estimate. The revised estimate Is 228,000 men, compared witli the original o* 170,000. The Wrr
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    He Played Truant For These
    99 15 He Played Truant For These A 12-YEAR-OLD boy charged with theft at South London Juvenile court was alleged to have stayed away from school to go on a shoplifting expedition. When a policeman turned his pockets out he found: One cruet set, One pipe, One set of darts. Two sets
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    26 15 iV Irish wolfhound, "Roland of Pent Avalon," affectionately places his paws on Miss Ansell's shoulders, on arrival at the 77th annual Kennel Club Show at Olympia.
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    SHIP LAUNCHED
    17 15 The Wilhelm Bauer a new submarine motor-ship for the German navy, was launched t Kiel.
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    NEW MOTOR ROAD
    27 15 A new motor road has been opened between the Isarco Bridge, near Bolzano. Italy, and the Plateau of Slusi, 6,000 feet above sea level.
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    "NO LUCK MUM" SAYS BOY, DIES
    200 15 Adelaide. A boy of thirteen, one of a party of five driven half mad with thirst in sun-scorched Central Australia, made a last attempt to find water, came back and said: "No lack, mum," then dropped dead at his mother's feet. The boy, his
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    "TO MY LATE DEAR WIFE1'
    52 15 "TO MY LATE DEAR WIFE 1 "Jtf this my will I wish to record my thankfulness that for 57 years J teat permitted to enjoy the happy companionship of my late dear wife ."—From the win of Mr. Edward Hanslope Cox, of Torring-ton-park, Friern Barnet, Middlesex. He died in September,
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    THE TORTOISE
    23 15 Explained a woman motorist at Tottenham police court: "If I had tried to go more slowly I would have gone backwards."
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    Malay Royal Wedding
    76 15 A ROYAL Malay wedding took place on Jan. 2 at the Istuna Puri. Kamponk Jawa, Klane, betwe?n Tengku Ikram Shall (Tcngku Sri Ismara of Selangor) son «f the late Sultan of Selangor, and Raja. Raihan, daughter of Raja Abdul Murat (late Tengku Panglima Besar>. of Bandar, Kuala
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    Tomato Thrower Released
    246 15 Tomato Thrower Released "|AM a very contrite man. It is more than I deserve, but I am happy to be free for Christmas." A nervous, timid little man, whose appearance seemed to suggest that he would not hurt the proverbial fly, said this to me, writes a correspondent of the
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    She Saw Crash: Gets £2,500
    214 15 She Saw Crash Gets £2,500 INSURANCE experts in (.real Britain are discussing an award of £2,500 dama ir< I and costs made at Manchester Assizes to a woman for *hock received in sct'.ne a road sma^h. The woman. 49-ycars-oU. widow, is Mrs. Mary Agnes Smith, of Clayton Lane, Clayton. M&nchcscer.
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      16 15 0^ iM r /*A (103 JT Vs>(£jLs 2|7| Agents: JACKSON COMPANY, LTD.. SINGAPORE. 2 A.V.B. 1
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    Sitting On The Fence
    1824 16  -  Nathaniel Gubbins By ITNCLE JOLLYBOY, red-faced, hearty, and full of Jokes, arrived at The Nest for Christmas. His head was crammed with funny stories and his pockets with things that squeak and go bang. A merry Christmas to everybody," he shouted when we opened the door,
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      381 16 After struggling along in agony for Tears, Mr. W. had the joy of losing all his suffering through hi* wife reading an Siivirtisement like this. Mrs. W.'s letter will interest every stomach sufferer. M j husband has tor seven years been temb.s sufferer from stomach trouble and co'-ld not get
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      119 16 <vt\\A& WSJ 4HHJ\f^^ ECONOMY I toV^T* and merit 1 k|F>^b^bV Again bigger than the average \V **^mmm^am car of Its rating, this new .Morris ■JlvnSIM *'^fe 10 k a car > ou cannot ''|Bs3{Kii I ij Ignore. By carrying the study of J f "Power-weight" ratio a further flli'jJw 'Ogical
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      477 16 CONTRACT BRIDGE T>, r Tut* UTkTTl> AprQ bid, but claimed: (1) Holding two Aces By I tit, t UUK A^fcd and two Klng3i North should have been able to suspect there was something JHE following hand, which waa lancy about hl3 partner S jtwo-bid; misbid by two top-ranking play- (2
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    "DEVIL DRIVERS" FOR SICK CHINESE CHILDREN
    257 17 Roadside Rites Which Sometimes Result In Recovery CIXTY out of every hundred of Singapore Chinatown's children who fall ill are treated not by doctors but by professional women "devil drivers." Some children so treated recover, others die. The "devil driver" takes no responsibility. She
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    244 17 Mr. Tan Yong Poh. son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Yew Yiang, and Miss Lim Letk Gock, fifth daughter of the 'ate Mr. I'm Nee Soon and Mrs. Lim. at the S:ngap"r? Chinese Consulate. Mr. Lim Kim huan. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Yeak Whay, and Miss Anr Tian
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    TIGER KILLS MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE
    115 17 Calcutta. A MAN-EATING tiger which has been terrorising the Nowgong district for tw:> years was the subject of a question in the Assam Legislative Assembly by Mr. P. W. B'.ennerhassett, of the European Group. He asked the Government if it was aware that the
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    21 17 Plans have been prepared for a motor road through Danzig to loin up the Reich motor road from Berlin to Stettin.
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    VATICAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
    113 17 Vatican City. DURING a violent thunder- storm which burst over Rome lightning struck the Vatican near the Pope's private library where he was at work. Vatican officials on duty in adjoining rooms ran to the library fearing that the noise and shock would have affected the
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    18 17 Dr. P. Etter, Vlee-PrMldent of Sw:i[zerland. was elected President Tor i 1939 by t*e General A^cmbly at Berne.
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      139 17 >*t ©eorge rl§& ){i w Jtinjg PIVF itt (Iteorae €dttJard a on S u c nou s ncc Mr Eno first compounded his 'Fruit Salt'. ;^k\r L^/aS^\ t» rcal events have conic and gone' Five monarchs have rciencd at Buckingham Vt t['/J i [Y\\ Palace !I But still today Eno's
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    What The Stars Foretell
    2792 18  - What The Stars Foretell R. H. Naylor By THIS WEEK'S GOOD DAYS FOR BUYING: Tomorrow. 9th. SELLING: Tuesday 10th: Friday 13tl\ ENTERTAINING: Tcdav Bth; Tuesday 10th; Saturday 14th. SPORT: Tuesday 10th; Thursday 12th; Sat. 14th. QIVE yourself a pat on the back if your birthday falls in September, October or
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    'Wages Will Cure Wives Who Nag'
    128 18 T\ A Y-T O-D AY humiliations that wives experience in asking their husbands for money were denounced by Dr. Edith Summerskill, M.P., at a meeting of The Married Women's Association in London. She said: "While a woman is doled out certain moneys by favour
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      804 18 EXHAUSTION. The Curse Of The Tropics. Exhaustion, irritabil .y. depression these are the curse of the tropics. The effort to flog the body and brain to action in an unaci ust led climate, drains the whole >s>m of it* vitality. This energy must be replaced at regular Intervals the blood
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      482 18 THIS WEEK FOR YOU UERE, grouped according JULY (Jon* 22-July 23)— 11 to month of birth <lr- respective of year), is a Thursday U ikefy to be a turnstatement of probabilities to ing point in current affair$ be expected this week 9™* nt t f rest *-J™ health JANUARY (Dec.
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    Lipstick Is Here To Stay
    673 19 Max Factor's Advice WOMEN, when wielding their lipstick, should bear in mind that this beauty < d lacks one feature which distinguishes most other "pencils." It does not come equipped with an eraser! The above observation is merely a figurative way of pointing out that
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    It Is Only Called Golfer's Ensemble
    274 19 It Is Only Called Golfer's Ensemble London, Jan. 2. THEY call it a golfer's en- semble, but many other women will be attracted by the new four-piece attire designed in checked angora in mist-grey-and-opal-pink. The foundation of the attire is a shapely jacket cut on classic lines, and a skirt
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    Light Is Your Slave
    545 20  -  Olga Wright By Wonders Can Be Worked By Skilful Arrangement TN grandmother's day, it was difficult to do much about lighting a room at night. The limitations were so severe, that the housewife just did her best and no one expected much. Nowadays things are vastly
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    A Good-Sized Pie Of Today Would Have Been Looked
    686 20 On By Our Forebears As A Mere Tartlet A 41b. or 61b. pie would in these days be considered a good sized one, but our forefathers would have looked at it in scorn and dismissed it as a mere tartlet. When
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      265 20 A new selection of Dinner and Evening Gowns. Tweed Suits and Ensembles, Slacks, Shorts and Woollies just received. at ".SS* AUX CHATS NOIRS p r 5 E JVw lads escape these painful erup- of sound flesh and new skin, turns, to some they arc a constant and Cuticura is the
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    1818 21  -  Godfrey Winn By How Business Girls Can Be "Blackmailed" T AM going to talk very frankly to you about a problem that crops up sometimes in Lie life of every girl who has my pretension to good looks that is to say, every girl of today
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    Garrison Sports Notes
    2106 23  -  "Nomad" By Comic Football Makes Fun At Fort Canning MANY months of secret diplomacy were necessary before the Sultan of Llib Nanloc eventually condescended to attend Fort Canning's New Year's Day soccer match between the seniors and juniors, but those responsible must have felt a secret joy
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    Review Of North Perak Sport
    413 23  -  "Trojan" By Taiping. PREPARATORY to I ling Pen- ang and Kedah at lockey the Perak team had a try-out against j the Ist Battalion 2nd Punjab Regi- 1 ment at Taiping. Though Perak won by 6 l, she was oiven a hard tussle by the
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    GOOD GOING ON FINAL DAY OF PENANG RACES
    1813 24 LAST MEETING AT THE OLD COURSE Abbot's Temptation Pays Backers $97 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Saturday. pOOD weather and a large crowd favoured the last race meetinjf at the old race course today, the final day of the Penang Turf C
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    46 24 Members of the British Universities ski team photographed as they practised for the Anglo-Swiss ski races which are to be held in St. Moritr (Left to right) R. D. Wilson; D. H. Garrow; K. B. Readhead (captain); P. L. Waddell H. M. itfuir and C. Dodd.
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    Army Beat The Rest, But Play Below Form
    698 24 Army Beat The Rest, But Play Below Form AS was generally expected the Army, who will figure in the 11. .M.5. Malaya Cup Rugby final next week against Selangor, defeated a team from the Rest of the South by 12 points (three tries and a penalty goal) to 6 (a
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    Singapore Break Run Of Selangor Hockey Wins
    406 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. XTETTING an opportunist goal through Sheik Hussein, Singapore beat Selangor in their return hockey fixture on the padang here today by two goals to one exactly the same margin that they were beaten by in the
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    "THE DOG" WIN TROPHY RUGBY GAME
    418 25 Singapore Cricket Club Beaten In Thrilling Match (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. TORRKNTIAL rain marred the second half of the Trophy Rugby match here this afternoon, but play had been of such a thrilling order that the majority of the bench spectators
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    R. A. F. Beat South Johore By 19-10
    203 25 R. A. F. Beat South Johore By 19-10 •From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Lahru. Saturday. THE Royal Air Force beat South Johcre by 19 points <two goals, two penalties and a try to ten point.* «two goals" after being ten points down at XL* interval. South Johore were not at
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    S. R. C. BEAT R. A. F. (H.Q.)
    145 25 r\ISPLAYING all round superiority the SRC. rugger side beat -the RAF. «H Q by 16 points (one penalty, two goals and a try* to three <a penalty) on the Singapore padang yes! ere Surprisingly enough the visiting team scored first through Tessier.
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    S.C.K.C. HOCKEY
    94 25 •THE S.C R C. will play hockey a MM 2"nd Heavy Battery. RA, tomorrow at the S.C.R.C. ground, and •gainst the Y.M.C. A. en the Y.MC.A. ground en Wednesday. The following will Kpraunt the cluh against the 22nd Hvavy B; »'ery Leslie Cheah K T. Ooi. Chim Bock
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    Selangor's Cup Final Rugby Team
    80 25 Selangor's Cup Final Rugby Team (From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. THE Selangor team for the 1 11. M.5. Malaya Cup Rugby final at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 14 was chosen tonight as follows D. R. Harper (Captain) G. F. Brown, E. A. Hunter, T. Hatfleld, J. H. Abbott
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY
    73 25 Selangor Victory Over Perak From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Saturday. THE hockey return match between Selangor and Perak women endel In a victory for Selangor by two goals to one. Early in the first half Miss V. Martin scored for Sslangor. After resumption Mrs. Dorell increased the lead
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    68 25 The following have been selected to play hockey for the Y.M.C A. Juniors against the Dutch team on Tuesday at 5.10 p.m. on the Anson Road ground: Edward Wee. I. Hope, J. B. Sha Tan Guan Kiat, Goh Chin Chye, Won- "att Lim, Ong Swee Keng, L. Newman.
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    The Week's Hockey In Segamat District
    1013 25 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. Ul'M; a dull fortnight, Sega- mat hockey again came into the picture last week with the Indo-Ceylonesc match against the Old Boys' Av>ci iation, in the return encounter. The game was keenly looked forward to but a lot of
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    21 25 WOODLEY, Chelsea's goalkeeper, saving from a free kick during the game against Huddersficld, won by Chelsea by three goals to nil.
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    1068 25 DESULTS of yesterday's F.A. Cup games and English and Scottish leacu« football games with the league tables up-to-date:— CUP TIES j Sneffleld W. 1 Yeovil Petters 1 |W. Bromwlch 0 Manchester U. 0 j Portsmouth 4 Lincoln 0 I Brentford 0 Newcastle 2 Southport vs. Doncaster postponed. I
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    NEGRI BEAT NORTH JOHORE AT RUGBY
    211 25 NEGRI BEAT NORTH JOHORE AT RUGBY i From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Saturdav. A LAST minute effort by Jeff gave Ncgri Sembilan a hard earned win over North Johore by eight points <a goal and a try) to four points o dropped goal) today at Genuang when the teams met
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    DUTCH SPORT DISPUTE
    194 25 Berlin. QPORT relations between Germany and Holland have been broken off in an announcement by Herr Hans von Tschammcr i-tid Osten, Reich Sports leader. This measure is a reply to the banning by M. Oud. Lord Mayor of Rotterdam, of the Association football match between German and
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    RUGBY LEAGUE
    22 25 Casileford 16; Oldham 5. Dewsbury 3; Leeds 15. Hull 21; Bradford 0. Other |UDM postp-med ow'ng to c;; ur snew.
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    57 25 I.iv.v Salmon, wife of Sir Isidore Salmcn, named a new racing e'ght fir the Rowing: section of the Lynn Club. It was named the Lady l'mon, and the ceremony took place at Linden House, Hammersmith. The picture shows Sir Isidore and Lady Salmon passing through a ■ruard of rowing girls
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    RUGBY UNION
    65 25 Ensland 3; The Re;t 17. Blackheath 8; Rosslyn 6. Bristol 11; R.AF. 6. Devonport Serv. 5: Exeter 6. Gloucester 3; London Scot. 13. Plymouth A. 11; Rrdruth 0. Richmond 3; Bath St. Barl's 6; Harlequin; H Torquay A. 17; I. Old Paulines J3 Liverpool 5. Pon'.ypool 9 Crumiin
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    WORLD CHAMFIvN BEATEN
    35 25 r.v.v Yc. Saturday. AT Madison Square Garden Billy Conn, PiUaburr;li bc::er. outpointed Fred Apostoli. world's middleweight champion according to the New York State Ath etic Commas on. in a ten-round non-title bout.
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    MALACCA'S HOCKKV TEAM CHOSEN
    42 25 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Saturday. Malacca's hockey team against Singapore at Malacca next Sundav has been selected as follows: Wee Tiam Hcng; Hendroff. Skadian; Hußn Rodripues, Leon, Wee 11am Tye: Blake, Noronha, Forbes, Btlmtin. On k<r drleues.
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    SINGAPORE'S BADMINTON STANDARD
    696 26 No Falling Off Despite Lack Of State Games BY OUR BADMINTON CORRESPONDENT FE standard of badminton seen in the senior championship games during th3 season that has just ended can certainly be considered as highly satisfactory in every way and well in line with the reputation enjoyed
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    JCHORE WANTS BADMINTON HALL
    226 26 Tram Our <iwn Correspondent > Jol ore Bahru. Saturday. THE nac&ssity )l a badminton hall at Johore Bahru 7« keen.'/ felt when the All-Johore Malays tournament was in proercs« during the Christmas ho'id.y: Th» venue of the tournament the Buklt Zarah School hall— was found not
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    MAY B.P.
    79 26 The fallowing players have been selected to represent the May B.P. against the RAF. N A.A.F.I. badminton t'am on (Tuesday night) at 7.30 p.m. at the Cl'-rical Union hall: Abu Bakar, A. S. Ra;ab. A. 8. Ahmad. Kemat. Ng Boon Leong, Omar. Quek Yew Ghee. Pang Eng Guan.
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    VOLLEYBALL AT SEGAMAT
    253 26 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. U/lIAT was expected to be a good volleyball match turned out to be a failure when the Segamat Indians met the Batu Anam Chinese at Segamat and had to admit defeat after being the first to take the lead by winning the
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    MUAR TEA PARTY
    80 26 <From Our Own Correspondent.! Muar *|*HE Muar Chinese Chin Woo Ath- iatlc Association held a tea par.y in aid of the China Relief Fund or. New Year's day at their premises in Jalan Arab. There was a large gathering present which included Mr. T. P. Cromwell. Assistant
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    30 26 Air. Lim Ewe Leon?, one of Ihc leading members of the Chinese community, Batu l'ahat, who has been elected Preside the Chinese Recreation Cub. II? Is a keen follower ?3?rt.
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    28 26 The Thei»B Kons .asket ball team who visited Johore »nd in a friendly match on New Year's Day beat Kuan Lew (Johore) by 63 points to 24 points.
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    Selangor Badminton
    850 26 BINTANG TIGA 8.P., which visited Malacca during the recent holidays, did exceedingly well in their two en-j counters, taking Into account the factj that the team which travelled was not at full strength, as two of their outstanding players, Alimat and S. H. Din. who usually represent the
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    Johore Badminton
    326 26 (From Our Own Correspondent! Johore Baliru. THE recently-completed first Johort Malays badminton fournann!it, organised by the Joaore Bahru Malays Badminton Assoclalon. showed that the State has plenty of talent. Provided they keep up their form by rt>?u ar practice Instead of hanging thoir rackets as they generally do
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    MUAR CHIN WCO
    156 26 (Fr"tn Ot.;' Ov 1 ni I 'VI I I AT a general meeting of the Muur Chinese Chin Won Vthletk A claticn the following wei electt-d office bearers for the year 1939:— Pi'-.^ideiii, Mr. Ng Keat Hoo; vice president, S>» Tau Woon and Low B.^p Tons; honorary
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    NORTH JCHORE BASKETBALL
    261 26 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. OA3KET3ALL has gained in popu- larity in north Johore and there Is hardly a village or town 'n this part of the State where the gam2 does not have a large following. However. the game has appealed only to the I Chinese
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    MUAR TEA AND COFFEE ASSN.
    126 26 (IFFICE bearers of the Muar Coffee Association for the year 1939 are:— President. Lim Soon Nodi;; vice-president, Llm Cheow Eng; hon. secretary. Wong S:*e Teo: eon dent, Llm Tan Suan: auditors. G:>h Cheow Nam and Wong Hak: comm'.ttee, Lim Yee See, Tan Liang Seng, Wong
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    MUAR KWANGTI G ASSN.
    118 26 THE following are the office b the Muar Kwang Tun? Am for the year 1939:— President. Lim Cheow Eng; vice-president, Low Bes Tong; hon. secretary. Llm Y> hon. treasurer. Tan Si°w Heng; correspondent Llm Scon Nong; auditor. Ooh Cneow Nam; committee. Lim Y "v Poh. Llm
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    ARMY SHOULD WIN MALAYA CUP FINAL
    343 27 Rugby Season Drawing To Close NORTH SOUTH MATCH ON JAN. 28 \I/ITH the conclusion of yesterday's Rugby, the stage its all set far the H.M.S. Malaya Cup final at Kuala Lumpur next vetk end. The results of the Army-Ke>t math in Singapore and the
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    RAIN SPOILS INTER-DISTRICT TENNIS MATCH
    682 27 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Saturday. TIIERf ran be little doubt but that tlie standard of lawn tennis in the district is definitely on the upgrade and the local L.T.A. desenes credit for improving the game. Rain, that great spoiler of sport, m- pped in
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    M.C.C. TOUR OF INDIA
    227 27 A FTER a full day's sitting In the C.C.C. pavilion In Eden Gardens the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the Honorary Secretary, Mr. K. S. Ramna Rao, In the course of a Press interview, stated that the meetIng discussed the draft itinerary of the
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    68 27 Abdul Majid bin Abdul Kadir. wellknown local sportsman and son of the late Penghulu Besar Abdul Kadir bin Rahmat, who was recently appointed Penghulu of Mukim Five. Batu Pahat. He is a keen footballer and played for Johore State once In the Malaya Cup matches. He is also a keen
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    CHINESE BEAT MALAY TEACHERS
    263 27 CHINESE BEAT MALAY TEACHERS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat. THE Junior tennis team of the Batu Pahat Chinese Recreation Club were too strong for the Malay Teachers, and easily beat them by ten matches to one, when they met last week in a who'.e-day match on the Chinese courts.
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    FAST PACE IN POLICE-OLD BOYS HOCKEY
    416 27 FAST PACE IN POLICE-OLD BOYS HOCKEY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Saturday. RESPITE a water-logged ground, a fast pace was maintained throughout when the Johore Police Depot met the Segamat Old Boys' j Association in a friendly hockey match, on the Segamr.t town padang, and lost by the odd goal
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    A.S.A. DINNER
    152 27 TD cek-brate its 19th anniversary, the Amateur Sporting Association held a dinner and dance at "Jupiter Lodge," Haig Road, last evening. There was also a Malay ronggeng performance. Prizes won by members In the Association's badminton tournament last year were distributed by Mr. Chew Keov/ Bock, the president,
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    NEGRI HOCKEY
    171 27 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban Saturday. AST week's hockey State trial. In preparation for tomorrow's State match against Singapore at Seremban. did not produce good hockey due to the wet ground and to the fact that two of the best forwards. Sheikh Mustapha and Baghat Singh, were absent
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    MAXFLI B.P.
    115 27 On Boxing Day a general meeting of the Maxfli B.P. was held at the residence of Mr. Lee Kheng Chiang, 465-A, Upper Serangoon Road, and the election of office-bearers for the enduing year resultec" as follows. President, Mr. Ang Gher Yong; hen. secretary Mr. Tay Swee Kiat. assist,
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    Sports Notes From Malacca
    777 27 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 7. PRINCIPAL item of interest in Malacca this week was the visit of the Johore State hockey team who incidentally made their debut to State hockey, this being their first State engagement since the formation of a side representative of
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    32 27 Mr. R. A. Alfred, the M« .secretary of the Batu Pahat Lawn I Association. He is a keen tea If player, and is also a memb?r of the local Badmintun AsMclatl n.
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    Singapore Boxers Go To Batavia
    386 27 Boxing Notes EgOXING in E;itavi;i is bi-.om-D ins popular. Jo? Diamond was the first to go over from Singapore. He was followed Joe Eagle about a month l:i" Acqueno. Clever Siso and I Doliah weie the next and tomoiiow four more Singapore boxers leave for
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    BATU PAHAT CR.C BILLIARDS
    148 27 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat. TTHE billiards finals, handicap and championship, of the Chinese Recreation Club. Batu Pahat, was completed during the i The result of the handicap event came as a surprise. Llm Chye Thiam who had a handicap of 75. beating Chan Teck
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    Night Mail Crash—First Pictures
    177 28 Night Mail Crash— First Pictures Exclusive pictures of the derailed Penang-Kuala Lumpur night mail train, after its crash near Slim River, on the Perak Seiangor border, were obtained by The Sunday Times Kuala Lumpur correspondent early on Friday morning. After motoring to Slim River, he rode on a borrowed bicycle
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