The Straits Times, 9 January 1939

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    51 1 KUALA LUMPU.T 23. JAVA ~T. f'PHONI C 330). SINGAPORE* 140. CECIL ST. fPHONE 547H The Straits Times ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.! THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA PRICE "> CENTS. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1939 0 PAGES The Straits Times JO PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1939 PKICE
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      109 1 Sea MIEN CHONG k. for g- SMART TAILORING n m Coleman St. Singapore. PkOM 1316 y^TN FOR YOUR ELECTRICAL rr\jl REQUIREMENTS. Please send your enquiries to: THE BORNEO CO. LTD. I -.and > SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG MALACCA, I <; ?ramroz^Co. jg||ip COX KINGS lAmEMTSI I '.:.I!TM> Head Office:
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      97 1 Vr BY SPECIAL APPCIfITMEST TO H. M. THE KING Of SIAM. PLENTY OF %fflj HOT WATER FOR JL( EVERYONE -WITH AN AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER t Piping hot watei al every hot tap in the house without wo:k. without dirt, without waiting! That's what you can have with one of
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      106 1 H'lVI'V 6-VALVE FLUID-LIGHT RECEIVER Model 656 f-* NEW FEATURES OF THIS MODEL X W V Identifying Sta ions on the Short Uinr juipfJitr TERMS- Wavebands by Alphabetical Index HIRE PURCHASE TERMS. New lourWavebands-1 3-30. 30-92. Deposit -$-Jo&6mthly. p*yment» of $20. 1 95-580 and 725-2000 metres. or .$18&12 13 Finger-Spin Tuning
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      106 1 Madame Page, tate 02. Piccidilly. !apk. London. OPENS New D£Pr. Gowns Designed Created^ in her work rooir.s. $5 $30 13. BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. WEMCO STEP IN! SS l cr> in, that is. at the height of Walt Disney's fame, and produce by special exclusive arrangement a range of 'SILLY SYMPHONY
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      BATH
      111 2 LIM.--Mr. Lim Chrng Swce, age 76, passed away peace!u!ly at 10 p.m. on Sunday, January 8, 1939 at 141-D Devonshire Roait. He leaves behind him his beloved wile, c.ne son, Mr. Lim Eng Hoc, one son-in-law, one daughter-in-law, nine grandchildren a::d one groat cra;-.d son to mourn his loss.
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      213 2 HALL.—On Dot. 28, at Singapore, to Anne, wife of D. G. Hall, of the Customs, Sercmban, a daughter. KOOIJ.—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore. Sunday, January 8, to Miep, wile of D. T. Nooi}. a son, Uerrit Dirk. SITUATIONS VACANT Whrn applying foi anji position advertised in Ihrsr columns send copies
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      298 2 SITUATIONS WANTED ENGLISHMAN, aged 24, 8 years cxnerience merchant Service Office, seeks post on shore In any capacity. Apply Cox No. 455, SLraiu Times. EXPERIENCED LADY STENOGRAPHER seeks employment. Permanent or temporary. Apply 458, Straits Times. QUALIFIED NURSE in Maternity. General or child nursing, available local or abroad. Apply Box
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      762 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE. 2 rubber baling presses with O.E.C Motor included. II approved flre-ex-tinrrulshcrL, size 2. Apply Rotterdam Trading Co. GREAT DANES pedigreed. 10 to 14 months, seen at Mavtlcld Kennels. Zoo (80-rcin? Kennels) SB9 East Coast Rd. Phone 3188. After office hours. Phone 5757. FOR SALE Coconut Es'.atc,
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      780 2 LEGAL NOTICES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Originating Summons No. 161 of 1933. In the mxticr of the Trusts of the Will of Hajijah bintc Jemahat, decea: rd. Between Yusof bin Ishak. Plaintiff an! Daud bin Mohamed Shah, Def?nfcnt. PURSUANT to an Order of
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      321 2 EDUCATIONAL DUTCH GENTLEMAN will r ive T'tch conversation lessons. Apply 80-; Ka. 4G3 Straits Times.' AFTERNOON Cambridge and Evening Matriculation classes. LATIN for June Matrlc and 1039 Senior a speciality. 29, Winchester House, Singapore. COACHING FOR CAMBRIDGE and London examinations in Mathematics and Srienre given by English University graduate Terms
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      48 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. I PRINCE EDWARD CLINIC I I Medical Massage Electricity I 14 Capitol Fhns I Phone 7354 (Stamfnrc) Ud. Corner) I MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. OTIIKR PUBLIC, TENDER ANIJ SHIPPING NOTICES APPEAR ON PAGE 7.
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      450 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA I AND APCAR LINE, i tUicoruorateo ie tr.uiana) iAR AND ORIENT AI 6 N Co M.ML fASSENUErt ANU CAROO SERVICES UNDER CONTP.AO'I WITH UIS M«.JhPTY GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR fcASI MATI SERVICK OUTWASD FROM (.XJNL^N fOR OBOU AND JAPAN Due Irr^-, s Dor« J en,,,..; 6.000
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      483 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. t tacoroorateo tn lapu>< GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO I ON DON Penan* Colombo. Aden SOC2. Port Sal* Naples Marseilles. Gibraltar. LonKon ftntaerp. Rotterdam and llamtuui Vessel? lonnast Our »a» •jHAKUSAN MARL" .10.403 Jan. 18 1 i'riARL: A MAHI 10.400 Fob 1 1 KATORI
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      671 3 HOLIDAY CRUISES TO- B\M>KOK SAIGON Bj Lnzariam One Class Motorshlp* Displacement Ton* Trom Prtun* P. S ham Malacca Spore m.* -BORINGIA <12.SW>- 19 I 11 I H 1 Ml m-a "LAI.ANDIA (JI.M«) SI 1 1| 8 I NEXT HOLIDAY CRI ISF. Jin. 14, 1939 to Feb. 3, 193*. By ..ht
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      619 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Mn^oruoratrrt ir ofh'.t Set!lempn's> Ocean Building. Collycr Quay. Singapore Tel 5151. Chartered Bank Building. Penan;: Tel. 136 G. BLUE FUNNEL LINE, FAST WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON NORTH CONTINENT (in conjunction with the Glen Line) AND FAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MARSEILLES GLASGOW. one FLINTSHIRE Ldon. Rdam. II bins. Ar.i. M'omom>!i
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    WREATHS AT FUNERAL OF MRS, BAND
    975 4 pOLLOWING were the wreaths at th: fu::c:-al yesterday of Mis. Btephen Band. An account of the funjral appears in Par.;. 13. loving blUtead Stephen. Robin and Molly. Dorothy and Alex, Marmot and Tony, B is, V; 1..^1 a.. Band family erf Birkcniicadi Memben <>(
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      FROM MALACCA
      95 4 Correspondence for transmission Dy air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close from Malacca as follows Today. Slam, 3urma, India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Mauritius. Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, N. S. America, E. It S. Africa, Nigeria and Gold Coast by air
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      272 4 LNVVABD Wearnes: From Penang, Ipoh. and Koala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Left Dec. 31: Expected tomorrow evening. Imperial: From Europe: Dae Wednesday morning. K.N.1.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      273 4 Tooay Pontianak (Raub) 2 pjn. Indo-China (Hosang> 3 p.m. Siam (Parcels only; (Katong) 3 p.m. Tomorrow Indo-Cfcina (X N.1.L.M.) ..11.30a.m. ftdtn Imperial) j. p.m East Africa (Imperial) 2 pjn South Africa (Imnerial) 2 p.m Burma < Imperial) ..2 p.m Whole Canada (Imperial) 3d m China Hoihow (Imperial)
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      176 4 Monday, January 9. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Lch. Mclek, Lch. Hilda Lch. Sir H. Anderson I Lighter Arranjj, Lch. Curlew, T.J. R. hopper No. 8. Oil Whart NU Coal Whßrt NU VESSELS IN DUt DOCKS Albert Dock Halvdan.
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      WALL STREET QUOTATIONS
      463 4 New York, Jan. 7. THE following quotations were those ruling when tbe Stock Exchange closed today:— Yesterday's Todays Close. Close. Changes. 30 Industrials 152.87 151.54 oS 1.33 2 J Rails 33.25 32.93 off J2 15 Uuudes 23.64 23.49 off .15 40 Bonds 9103 90.96 off .07 Business
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      BROKERS' COMMENT
      98 4 DWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ J report on Saturday's New York markets: Traders were sellers today, especially luring the final hour, though offerings were comparatively lisht. Further irregularity appears probable. a There was good buying of utility ssues based on the expectation that a more sympathetic Congress is likely
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      45 4 Malls from Europe (London parcel nails) expected yesterday by Deucalion vill be delivered today Jan. 9 at 10.30 i.m. Mails from China expected tomorrow, i C ran. 10, by Van Heutsz. Mails Irom Holland etc. expected omorrow, Jan. 10, by Slbajak. I
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      CONTE ROSSO
      39 4 The Conte Rosso, Is due here at 6 p.m. I :oday from Sha-ighai and Hong Kong She will berth at the wharf and is ;\pected to sail, at noon tomorrow for Colombo, Tombay, Port Said and Europe.
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      468 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated to PMB.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENT 8 FMS RAILWAYS AM) SI AM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE: Freicbi 5433 Passage 5431 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMIXED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin class from £106.7.9 Second Class from £74-14-3 AROUND THE WORLD^ARES BY C.P.R. Interchange with P O
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      401 4 McALISTER CO., LTD. 'Incorporated in Straits Setfjtmenls) CRESBAM nOUSE. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. PHONE 51 73. ELLERMAN&BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated In England) (Inconxjrateo tn 0.8.A) BOSTON NEW fOKR BAITTMOUB FOR HAVRE, LONDON, vmscezca^a. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. STEEL scientist Jan 21 jan 2e 9* r-rt, a.d ta cunl STEEL
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      440 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Last njg;.t max rain brigl£ mir temp fall s'shine temi *r inches hr» t West Coast. M>i Star 87 Nil 10.7 68 Bavan Lepas <Penang) 89 Nil 9.8 75 Sitiawan 8S Nil 7.6 68 Bukit Jsram 90 0.12 9.7 71 Malacca 86
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    CZECHO-SLOVAK PREMIER OUTLINES HIS POLICY
    174 5 c Shall Have INothing To DoWith Future Wars." M. Reran Avers MBERAN, the Czech P Minister, outlined in Parlla■skmtUa's programme •'-tlon say:; a Prague message. -otntns peace I he said, and Czechoslovakia WOtiW have nothing to be with Shr had madi- for peace such as
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    ROYAL GIFT FOR PROTEGE
    15 5 nfcet pre- il old girl 1 at the 1 I Wd
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    Britain Builds 800 Plains A Month
    86 5 PONT-I.INE planes (fighters, bombers, reconnaissance types and Army and Navy planes, but not counting training craft) are now bcfnir produced In Great Britain at an estimated rate of 300 a month (3.R00 a year), compared with TOO!) a year last May. writes dent. the
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    Nuffield Helps Army In Cairo
    140 5 Nuffield Helps Army In Cairo LORD Nuffield Is repaited to have acquired a large building In the eenn-e ot Cairo for work on the repair and upkeep of British Army lorries and car* in Egypt ntya the 'Dal!? Mall According to the provisions of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, only Egyptian and
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    Young Explorer Drowned In Arctic
    47 5 Mr Reynold Bray, TJ-year-old Cumbridsr U«iversttj explorer («eond from left) who was drowned when his 29ft. boat was cusheU by icefloes 200 miles within the Arctic Circle, Is seen here with some of his fellow explorers earlier last year on Southampton Island.
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    Mufti's Choice Of Delegates HIS RIVAL MAY BE INCLUDED
    376 5 Mufti's Choice Of Delegates HIS RIVAL MAY BE INCLUDED *mE Arab Pre?s claims that al- though, the Mufti does not desire to attend the talks to be held| in London in January on the future of Palestine, the choice of the Palestine Arab delegation is entirely his affair, writes the
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    EFFECT OF SMOKING ON WORKERS
    77 5 EFFECT OF SMOKING ON WORKERS UNTIL D.iiaiier car work* at Coventry could smoke only Tor an hour each morning and half-a a The ban Smoke when you like." the i men were told. The company more than formerly, but that they seemed happier and more CGuteiued. Now the ban In
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    €300 FOR ANCIENT SCHOOL
    20 5 All UIIUSUQ jjiaiuu.a: suiuui Truro. dating from Oh 17th century. has be £300, and converted I
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    King Who Wants, To 'Stunt'
    130 5 New Aeroplane For Young Monarch ifING GHAZI OF IRAQ wl. > s 28 and the only air pilot kii I world, l.^s taken delivery of a BrlUsli Magister plane— the R. A stunt and advance* flylnst I And lie lias toM his Ministers wants to
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      140 5 C. G. GERMICIDE SIX TIMES STRONGER THAN CARBOLIC ACID. ft, rf^spM. thk nntfnr;- ss an nntN nrt k «l«Mf h«rn»«^ In ■>« Not ""'> that ««»**nnt and -pfrrsh'ne It iv d<M>dorlsi*v ;;VKMH'IDf for cuts itowiers and for Rpm-mhrr for i,v«r!«.n<> -It h pitmwnt and saff i...,,,i«is n(sp<"»'srl^«. and Stnr<*>< Olstribiitcr'GRAFTOK
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      153 5 TAILORING I to be wortV- of tlie name mutt include CUT, FIT FINISH WELL TAILORED SUITS arc the product raftsma ns hip. an AURORA'S TAILORING DEPARTMENT AURORA DEPARTMENT STORE Corner oj High Str et and Brid Phone 3 700 and J7«« A I! on uury s m.t.il Mate, i...»l»*ble tn
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      102 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY "*.s metres "/Mr lt.M mttrtt 5 30 C'a r .-imme. ntce. so c« -ilk bj a; b 9 10 Songs by Leslie Hutehinson. 30 Dai Ota H'niJr^ 1.00 < TOMORROW .•^•■s Dinah. 6. IS i"- ttOOM. n's programme 2r.;(ish^. Tritalr' W --res II ?ENANG TODAY ni mr
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      297 5 FMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSU 21 IT act IliJ; m.) GSO 111 ac < (16.SC m.): OSF 13.14 mc/» (1942 m.i. JST 71.83 mri M3.M ml: C3!» II.W me •:-h BBC. Variety Orchestra. I Ro7al Air F.:cc —I.* E Captain HarclJ H. Balfour. Parliamentary lor Air. »e,
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      206 5 N.A9M kUA r,H too (Hi ra.) P>U» !ft.2t me i <*».2 m.) k'UB 11.86 me (25.1 mi. mr ("I H n> Bournemouth Municipal O: 3.50 Children's half hour. rded music. re as. J.10 Jiuiu 7.40 Tali. 800 Studio [erfcelbach Concert. 9.20 Modern danoe 9 48 Exchange ibaret. TOMORROW ."> Light
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      482 6 SHARE SECTIONS STEADY RUBBER SLIGHTLY EASIER DULL By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 9. MARKETS open the week very quietly with the share sections steady and rubber being slightly easier. The New York Stock Exchange on Saturday registered a further ctecline in all sections. The Dow Jones
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      82 6 London, Jan 7. The follow; ug were today's closing .nean rates: tUk 177 8. 32 Athejis 547U New York 4.67% Rio |u 27 67 Bdgradt ~T 208 ■i«i.t\a 20.70 Bucharest 660 Amsuraa-.i ((jm-j Buenos Aires'. 20 21 "4 Milan 8«Tk Montevideo 19 Madrid oomlaal Bombay 1/5 59
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      30 6 London, Jan. 7. /COTTON futures were easy owing to Hie belief that Washington senUavours plans for lha reduction of stocks of loan cotton, together with liie strength of sterling.- Rtuter.
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      MINING
      617 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Kvatt Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Saturday, Jan. 7, 1 p.m. iMue Val Fiaser Co. tyau b Bratt Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller? V- Anipat nn 3/10 1 4/4& 3/7Va 4/n Asam KuniOana 26/9 27/9 26/- 28/£1 Austral ula.ay 43/- 47/-n 43/-
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      GENERAL
      468 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 l 30 l 40 2 2 do Prefs. 2.35 2.45cd 2.37 2 45cd 10 10 Atlas Ice 5.50 6.50 5 50 6 00 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0.50 0.60 0 50 1 60 10 5 B M. Trustee 8.75 7 50
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      254 6 iDt. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL i% 190) red 1940 $400,000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 102',i IVi?* J907 red 194? $1,600,000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 108'.j 4Vi% 1WS red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 114 4% tti] red 1963 f2.000.000 Int.
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      RUBBER SHARES
      377 6 < Stoares are SI unlnsa otherwise stated) fliw; IE I/O LjaiJ SI ET?a Allen by Alor Gajan Amal Mala; Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Basse tt 3a tu Untang Bedford Benta Borelll 3rogas 3runei Un Buklt KatlJ Bukit K B Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah (J10) Jhangkat S^rdang
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      80 6 Monday, Jan. 9. Noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 77 T 28 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases January 28 28' G FAQ. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales January 27^ 27% FAQ. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales January 26 3 4 MK FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S.
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      EXCHANGES
      182 6 Ch? following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/3 13/16 London demand 2/3 13/16 Lyons demand 2044 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 1/16 Montreal demand 54 7/16 Batavla
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    BRITISH MEASURES TO DEFEND STERLING
    788 6 "Bold And Decisive Move" And "Fully Justified" London, Jan. 7. I*HE points most stressed in today's comment on Friday's transfer of gold to the market value of £350,000,000 to the Exchange Equalisation Fund by the withdrawal of a nominal £200,000,000 from the gold reserve of
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    LONDON MONEY MARKET EASIER
    62 6 London, Jan. 7. THE money markei. with operators 1 still having in? benefit of part of the loans borrowed from the L England to tide over the end of the year conditions, reir.rined ixtrorrely easy throughsut tha wesk. The clearing banks boufUH Bills freelj', especially February
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    TREASURY BILL'
    38 6 Lxidon, Jan. 7. THE total amount applied for in ten- tiers for £25.000.000 Treasury Bills was £60,235.000. The average rate p-r cent, for Bills at. thrrs months was 11s. 0.08d. again&t 13s. S.3<k. ago.— British Wireless.
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      39 6 dtfoe e&tHee o4 'the TEA AWARDS GAINED AT M. A. H. A. EXHIBITION, KUALA LUMPUR. AUGUST 1938 Ist PRIZE BROKEN ORANGE PEKOE 2nd PRIZE ORANGE PEKOE Ist PRIZE BEST RANGE OF PACKED TEA Sole Agents: McALISTER 6c Co., Ltd.
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    ONEROUS CONDITIONS IMPOSED ON TINDREDGING COMPANY
    2042 7 Expensive Elaborate Schemes For Flood Prevention ORIGINAL LEASE TERMS VARIED AFTER MANY YEARS I'HE 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 for flood prevention,
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    CAPITAL RECONSTRUCTION OF ROBINSON AND CO.
    762 7 Proposals Approved By Both Classes Of Shareholders THE scheme of capital reconstruc- I tion of Robinson and Co., Ltd., was carried by a majority at the extraordinary general meeting held in Singapore on Saturday. Two shareholders expressed their disapproval of the scheme, one describing
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      712 7 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. TENDERS are Invited for the execution a general renovations to 118 houses and 8 garages on the Trust's Lavender Street Estate. Specification and Form of Tender may tx obtained at the Office of the Singapore Improvement Trust on payment of a deposit 01 *50 which will
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      211 7 BANK OF CHINA RANGOON AGENCY 55, Phayre Street, Rangoon. Telegraphic Address^— CHUNGKUO, RANGOON. opened for business. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled by THE MERCANTILE BANK OK INDIA LIMITED. The Company, which is Incorporated in the S.S. and registered as a Trust Company, undertakes the following
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      240 8 TOSITIVELY LAST DAY- 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. ALHAMBRA WARNER BROS. MOST LAUGH-PACKED HITS lUX THRILLING LOVERS OF ROBIN HOOD TOGETHER K)K THE MUST TIME IN A MERRY, MAD MODERN ROMANCE! J^^ FLYNN DeHAVILLAND J§ ROSALIND PATRIC v) RUSSELL+ KNOWLES=4 H Tip vB9 I onct«« kr Mduti cirui W. Mr 3nd
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      258 8 PAVILION 6.15 9.15 LAST NIGHT THE PLAT IS ONE OF THE STAGE'S BIGGEST HITS— THE FILM IS ONE OF THE YEARS MOST OUTSTANDING FILM ASSOCIATED BRITISH PICTURES PRESENT lAN HAY'S COMEDY— "HOUSEMASTER" WITH OTTO KRUGER DIANA CHURCHILL PHILLIPS HOLMES c RENE RAY EVANGELISTIC SERVICES Beginning Sun., Jan. Bth 5.30 p.m.
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      230 8 CAPITOL THEATRE TONIGHT AT 5.30 AND 9 O'CLOCK The CHINA RELIEF FUND COMMITTEE will present THE WU-HAN SONGSTERS 28 Talented Chinese Amateur Artists in a Modern Chin.-se and English Choral and Dramatic PMgnuBIM IN AID OF THE CHINA RELIEF FUND Under the Distinguished Patronage of the Consul-general of (hinn. MR.
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    GERMAN AND ITALIAN AIR FORCES OVERRATED
    202 9 R.A.F. Alone Equal To 50 Per Cent. Of Their Combined Strength London, Jan. 8. STATEMENTS emanating from Washington, reputedly re- presenting the opinion of well-informed circles, concerning the relative strengths of Eu ropean air forces are not only inaccurate but grossly exaggerated in favour
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    BRITISH MISSION TO AUSTRALIA
    170 9 Increasing Plane Production London, Jan. 8. rHE Air Ministry announces that on the invitation of the Australian Jovernment, a mission from the Unit- d Kingdom will visit Australia in the lear future for the purpose of examin- ng and consulting with representa;ives of the Commonwealth Government
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    BUSH FIRES MENACE TWO TOWNSHIPS
    96 9 Drought And Heat Wave In Australia Melbourne, Jan. 8. FIERCE bush fires, caused by the heatwave In which the state of Victoria is sweltering, are threatening destruction to the milling and mining townships of Erica and Walhalia. Both places ar3 surrounded by flames and fears
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    MEXICO PAYING FOR SEIZED OILFIELDS
    75 9 Mexico City, Jan. 8. i i^HE Mexican Foreign Minister today handed the Danish Minister, who is acting on behalf of the British Le?a- tion, a cheque for £15.000. This sum is compensaticn in respect of British oil interests, expropriated during the revolutionary period in Mexico,
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    PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE TO U.S. SUPREME COURT
    79 9 MR. FELIX FRANKFURTER, a professor of the Harvard Law School, has been named associate justice of the United States Sunreme Court by President Roosevelt in succession to Judge Cardozo, who died last July. Mr. Frankfurter, who Is of Austrian Jewish descent, Is an outspoken
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    GERMAN BATTLESHIP
    35 9 Wilhelmsbaven, Jan. 8. I The 26.000 ton battleship Scharnhorst was officially put Into service today. The Srharnhorst. the first German battleship built since the War, carries nine 11-lnch guns, and four aeroplane*. Reuter.
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    Republicans In Fresh Advance
    374 9 Republicans In Fresh Advance Cut Communications Near Madrid Barcelona, Jan. 8. CONTINUING their spectacular advance on the Estre Madura front, to the south-west of Madrid the Republicans claim to have captured the important town of Fuente Ovejuna and to have cut the Nationalists' road and rail communications with the famous
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    AL CAPONE MAY LEAVE PRISON THIS YEAR
    85 9 Washington, Jen. 9. THE Department of Justice announced today that the sentence of Al Capone, notorious gang leader, will expire on Nov. 19 this year if he qualifies by good behaviour for a reduction of time, but the expiration is contingent on payment
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    QUAKES IN TURKEY
    67 9 Istanbul. Jan. 8. CMYRNA and the whole surrounding I region was shaken by a violent earthquake during the night. Eleven houses co'.lapsed and the pinic1 stricken population fled from their homes. I No casualties have yet. been reported, but there is great alarm among the inhabitants, as
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    PETITION TO PRIME MINISTER
    101 9 London, Jan. 8. HEADED by Viscount Cecil and the Dutches of Atholl, 400 delegates of the International Pc-acs Campaign meeting marched to Downing Street and handed in a resolution addressed to the Prime Minister .regarding the Rome talks. The resolution urged the Governi ment to make
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    New 4-Power Parley ?
    529 9 New 4-Power Parley MAY FOLLOW THE ROME TALKS Rome, Jan. 8. MR. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, and Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, are assured of a warm welcome from the Italian people when they arrive here from London for their visit. Streets are being hung with Union Jacks. Although the
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    PROTECTING LONDON DOCKS
    168 9 London, Jan. 8. DLANS to protect London's 45 miles ot docks and quays and its 80 miles of waterways, shortly to be discussed by representatives of the Port of London authorities 'and the Government, are estimated to cost about £400,000. It is hoped the Government will contribute
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JAN. 9, 1939.
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      Rubber Over-Export
      1151 10 In a communique published in the Straits Times on Friday, the Controller of Rubber gave information on certain points regarding ever-export of rubber from Malaya which were raised in our leading article of Dec. 30. We maintained r that article that at one time ox another the Controller
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      MALAYANS IN SPIRIT
      616 10 Real and Growing Minority RISING GENERATIOiN To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l am glad to see that at last the younger generation of Malays have found their voice to say what they think of inter-racial Questions in Malaya. I agree with "Atamelayu'' when he
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      THE INDIA PAGE
      230 10 Reading the Straits Times In Taiping To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— We Indians are thankful to the Straits Times for having started publishing Indian news regularly under the supervision of the experi- enced Journalist, Mr. R. V. Alyer. Ever since this innovation we in
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      A SELANGOR ESTATE
      824 10 Mr. Eric Macfadyen Looks Back Experiences on a pioneer rubber estate in the Klang district, in the days when nothing was known about the control of malaria, were recalled by Mr. Eric Macfadyen in an address at the MansonRoss luncheon in London which is printed in the
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    701 10 Sunday Morning REPRESSION is never very far away from thinking people nowadays, and I suppose it must have seized upon many a Singaporean yesterday, morning when he opened his Sunday newspaper and saw on the front pag "New Crisis In Europe Soon" and beneath it the
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    FRANCO CLAIMS MORE SUCCESSES IN CATALONIA
    378 11 ■_r pig Offensive Now In Third Week TARRAGONA ATTACK FROM SOUTH AND EAST Nationalist Troops Now Nearing Mediterranean Saragossa, Jan. 9. GENERAL Franco's major offensive against Catalonia is now in its third week and has broken he back of the Republican resistance in the
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    THE PAST YEAR IN SPAIN
    297 11 I How Gen. Franco Has J{3C!i Advancing lan. 7 AXt i 17 days siege Colonel Ray nuTendered Teruel. Jan 31 Kr.i.-., enstituted Nationalist cirll cabinet under Jordana as V c -Pr.m cr. I In three-day oilensive, Franco raptured Slerre Palomera and adWUM Allambra river as
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    JAPANESE CABINET ADVISERS RESIGN
    32 11 Tokio. Jan. 8. riGHT counsellors of the newly-1-1 formed Japanese cabinet has resigned. Bar,on Hiranuma, the Prime Minister, is expected to ask them to reconsider their decision. Reuter.
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    ITALY IN ROLE OF PEACEMAKER
    90 11 Bucharest, Jan. 9. DRINCE PAUL of Yugoslavia arrived in Transylvania to visit King Carol who is with a shooting party there. Foreign diplomats expressed the belief that King Carol and Prince Paul are eager to exchange views on matters relating to the coming visit of
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    2,000 Killed Ii Palestine
    142 11 Stricter Control Of The Borders Jerusalem, Jan. 9. THE human toll from the disturbances in Palestine in 1933 totalled 2,000 killed and more than 1,700 wounded, according to a compilation by the Palestine Post. Deaths included 486 Arab civilians, 1,138 Arab bandits and 292 Jews. Stricter
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    BALTIC ISLES DEFENCE
    196 11 Sweden Finland Reach Agreement Stockholm, Jan. 9. NEGOTIATIONS have resulted In th? Swedish-Finnish committee agreeing to a Joint plan for the defence of the Aland Isles, bleak archipelago in the Baltic. They command the lifelines cf four nations, Russia, Germany, Finland. Sweden. The Aland Islands were neutralised
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    NEW BORDER INCIDENT
    411 11 Czech Atlrck Is Alleged Budapest, Jan. 8. pZECH troops and a band of Ukrainians attacked Hungarian frontier guards at Nagygejoec, according to a report received here from Ungvar. Troops have been sent to strengthen the frontier guards. An official Hungarian news agency account of the incident says
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    CHINA TO PRESS FOR SANCTIONS?
    39 11 Chungking, Jan. 8. *T*HE Chinss: delegation to this week's League Council meeting, it is re- j ported, have Deen instructed by their Government to press for collective sanctions av.inst Japan.— Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    CHUNGKING BOMBED
    28 11 Japanese planes dropped scores of heavy bombs outside Chunking on Saturday. Most of the bombs hit the banks of the Kaling river.— Sin Chew Jit Pch.
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    TOM MOONEY RELEASED & PARDONED AFTER 23 YEARS IN GAOL
    485 11 TOM MOONEY RELEASED PARDONED AFTER 23 YEARS IN GAOL Sacramento, Jan. 9. A FTER 23 yeais in gaol, Tom Mooney was released from prison and pardoned by Governor Olson, newlyelected Democratic Governor of California during the week-end. Tom Mooney was brought from Sanquentin In a fast car for the hearing
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    HOPES OF BRITISH MEDIATION
    91 11 Rome, Jan. 9. THE announcement that Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax will stop in Paris on their way to Rome tomorrow Aas aroused fresh hopes of British mediation in Cm Fran-co-Italian dispute. Popolo di Roma says it knocks on the head the French theory of
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    Military Oppose Wang Ching-wei
    153 11 Story Of Rival Party Conference Chungking, Jan. 9. [^ENUNCIATION of Mr. Wang v Chlng-wei's peace proposals and a pledge of loyalty to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek are contained in a joint telegram issued here by 35 high Chinese commanders. The telegram, which is addressed to the Generalissimo
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    18 11 Paris, Jan. 8. j Five persons were killed *vhen a I Swiss airliner crashed near Senlls today. Reuter.
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    U.S.A. WANTS 13,000 PLANES
    188 11 Defence Message To Congress Washington, Jan. 9. DRESIDENT Roosevelt's defence message to Congress this week is expected to urge strengthening of defences, particularly in the air. Well informed quarters anticipate a message declaring Germany has outstripped the rest of the world in air power and the
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    ITALY'S ATTITUDE TO JEWISH EMIGRATION
    85 11 Rome, Jan. ;IT is understo'-cl that President Roosevelt has requested Blgnor j Mussolini to mediate with various j European countries for th-j purple of facilitating Jewish emigration. It is believed that this request was contained in the President's memorandum handed to II Duco by the
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    NOTED DOCTOR IN SINGAPORE
    159 12 Sir Bruce BrucePorter A USTRALIA needs a larger white population, if Australians are going to hold the country," said Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, eminent British medical man, on arrival at Singapore this morning by the X.P.M. liner Nieuw Holland after visiting Australia. Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, who commanded
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    THREE ROBBERIES AT WEEK-END
    111 12 "TIIREE robberies of Chinese, includ- ing a woman, were reported to i h Singapore Detective Branch dur- week-end. One occurred yesterday morning on a rubber plantation near the Naval Baa when the cook to a sub-contrac-tor was held up by five Cantones?. two of whom were
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    ALLEGED STOWAWAY IN CUSTODY AGAIN
    85 12 A YOUNG Australian, alleged to be a stowaway from Adelaide, who was mlsasd from the Burns Philp liner Magnola while under police escort, was discovered on the Blue Funnel ship A a a.;, just before her arrival at Port Sw-ttenham last week. H> was brought
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    16 12 Dr. P. J. Joseph, Asst. Medical Officer, General Hcspital, Jchore Bahru, has besn transferred to Muar.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    176 12 MAUAPOBE. KAtflh* UOlfcl Dinner Dance (Informal) 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. 9.30 to Midnight. CAUKKiI I.IIAIIIt. ..IH..VNU Veerkunal Sevasadan, Double Feature Hindustani Talkies at 7 p.m. CKKAT IVOKI.U Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe Theatre: Sky Giant. Sky Talkie: Suttcrs Gold. IIAII'* UOKIU Magic ar.d Acrobatic Shows. Happy Theatre: The
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    ALLEGED IMPLICATION IN JEWEL THEFT
    136 12 i From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 9. I AST night Kuala Lumpur detec- tives arrested a Tamil who is alleged to be implicated in the theft of 85,000 worth of jewellery from Rrblnson and Company, in Java Street, on Christmas Eve. The man
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    ENGINEER MURDERED IN SUMATRA
    70 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Jan. 9. A DUTCH boring-engineer of the N.K.P.M. (Nederlandsche Koloniale Petroleum Maatschappij), Mr. H. A. van Eck, was murdered near Loeboek Linggau, in the district of Palembanj, Sumatra. The murder is alleged to have been committed by a native employee. The
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    20 12 Mr. H. B. Langworthy, Johore Commissioner of Police, has returned and resumed duties after spending a week's leave In Perak.
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    FOUR DROWNED IN HIGH TIDE FLOODS IN CITY
    277 12 Creeks And Drains Full All Over Island BATHERS GET FIVE HOURS OF GOOD SWIMMING COUR Chinese, including a woman, were drowned in Singapore yesterday during the very high tide which flooded districts not only here but also at Johore Bahru. Two Chinese
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    Back From Europe
    42 12 Mrs. Roland Braddell. uho returned from Europe with her husband by the Victoria yesterday after an absence of two years. Mrs. Braddell's daughter, Joan, who teas at school in Vienna, is now at school in Sicitzerland. Straits Times picture.
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    65 TO SIT FOR MATRIC.
    123 12 Candidates From All Over Malaya TO sit for the London Matricula1 tion examination, to be held at Singapore from tomorrow till Friday, 65 candidates have come from all parts of Malaya. The examination will take place at Victoria School, Ja'-an Besar, from 9.30 a.m. to
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    MALAYA'S NEW G.O.C.
    53 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 29. MAJOR-GEN. L. V. Bond, C.B., w who Is to succeed Major-Gen. W. G. S. Dobbie, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., as General Officer Commanding, Malaya, will leave Chatham, where he Is Commandant of the School of Military Engineering, for Singapore at the
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    Bishop Lee On Swastika And The Cross
    359 12 "THE supreme test of sincerity of purpose that has given us, the Christian cross, makes us almost shudder as we realise that bending each bar. the base and the top portion at right-angles, charges a cross into the symbol known as the swastika,"
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    Young Australians On Padang
    38 12 Members of Vie party cf the Young Australia League, who are visiting Singapore, shoived keen interest in the game between the Army and the Rest on the Padang en Satur lay.— Straits Times picture
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    DISTINGUISHED INDIAN DUE HERE THIS WEEK
    472 12 Dr. H. Kunzru Interested In Emigration Problem A distir pushed Indian, Dr. Hr rt ceecied the Right Hon. V. dent of the Servants of India S Wednesday, by the P. O. Chi He is a member of the Council of State which is the
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    MASS MARRIAGE CEREMONY HERE
    66 12 'THE third mass marriage to be held 1 in Singapore will take place at the Great World on Jan. V.2 at 10 a.m. The only fees couples have to pay are $10 which in turn will be donated to the China Relief Fund. The mass marriage,
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    LEE-KOH WEDDING
    70 12 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Jan. 9. |L|R. and Mrs. Lee Wung joh, or ITI Seremban, have Issued invitations for the marriage of their sixth son, Mr. Lee Hon San, to Miss Koh Yuet Moon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Koh Loy Kum. The wedding will take place
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    GANDHI DEPLORES BRITON'S MURDER
    184 12 Sympathy For Family Of Political Agent Bombay, Jan. 8. J^ESCRIBING as "mast unfortunate" the murder of Major Bazalgette, Political Agent of the Orissa States, by a mob at Ranpur, Mr. Gandhi, in an interview with Reuter at Bardoli, expressed sympathy for the major's family." Mr. Gandhi
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    WAS MAIL TRAIN WRECKED ?
    155 12 WAS MAIL TRAIN WRECKED Inquiries Follow Slim Crash C.I.D. SEARCH FOR THE CULPRIT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. IT is believed by C.I.D. officials here that the night mail, which went off the rails early last Friday morning at Slim River, was deliberately derailed and a search
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE DRIVER ACQUITTED
    131 12 (From Our Own Correspondent t Johore Bahru, Jan. 8. BINDING that there was no proof of negligence, the Second Magistrate. Sheikh Abu Bakar, today acquitted and discharged Seah Kirn Seh, driver of a motor van, charged with causing hurt to Inche Mariani. wife of Inche Hashim
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    OVER 200 AT POLICE FANCY DRESS BALL
    80 12 /\VER 200 ahended the fancy dress bali Riven by Singapore members cf the Surypian Inspectorate of the S.S. Police I\.rc3 at the Adelphl Hotel on Saturday n!nht. Among official guest.; were the Chief Justice, S.S.. Sir Percy McElwaine, the Inspector-Gonoral of Police. S.S..
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    19 12 Dr. K. Eapen. Asst. Medical Officer. I Tankah, has come en transfer to the I General Hospital, Johore Bahru.
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    Elizabethans
    28 13 Mr. end lift. John Bernard mate a Handsome pair, in Elizabethan dress it the Jchorc Civil Service Clubs •Txelfth Uitiht" fancy dress ball on Straits Times picture.
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    00 At Johore's Twelfth Night" Fancy Dress Ball
    189 13 GAILY-DECORATED Johorr Civil Service Club was encircled by ingreds of Mxays, Chinese and idlans, who watched more than 300 •op!e in lai'cv dress at the Club's moal "Twelfth >::tht" celebration i Saturday nr,ht. In the riot cf colourful and original stumes, bearded
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    MR. E. LITTLETON BAY
    84 13 iMTt. U Littleton Hay Is to Join the firm of Park and Francis, Limited, if Koala Lumpur, as a director this nonth. Mr Hay has spent several years nining in Siam. Burma, West Africa, South Africa and is now on his way va from Southern Rhodesia
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    REMOTEST PART OF COLONY ANNEXED 50 YEARS AGO
    885 13 Christmas Island Anniversary Took Place Yesterday RICH IN PHOSPHATES: SMALL EUROPEAN COMMUNITY pHRISTMAS Island, remotest part of the Straits Settlements, one of the loneliest islands in the world, was annexed 50 >oar> ago yesterday, according to the date piven in the Encyclopaedia
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    BIG ATTENDANCE AT FUNERAL OF MRS. STEPHEN BAND
    733 13 A PRCM BSSION a mile long fol- lowed the funeral :;t. Bidadari Cemetery yesterday of Mr*. Helen Jane Band, wife of Rev. Stephen Band, minister of the Singapore Presbyterian Church, who died rodI denly at the General Hospital on Saturday after a
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    Prime Minister In Fancy Dress
    39 13 Ungku A:i~. Prime MinMcr of Johort (right), who made a ttrtki chief. Chatting with Mr?. G L. Y'il on at the Johorc Civil Scrr.cc Clubs -Tweltth Ninht" fancy dress ball en Salurdai/.—Straits lines picture.
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    MALAYAN DELEGATES BACK FROM MISSION CONFERENCE
    393 13 Resolution Pledging Efforts To Eliminate Causes Of War FHE Bishop of Singapore, the la. Key. B. C. Roberts, accompanied by the Rrv. T. Campbell Gibson of the English Presbyterian Mission, returned from the World Missionary Conference«at Madras by the Rajula on Saturday. By a
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    KILLED WHEN LOOKING OUT OF BUS
    52 13 AN unusual road drath occurred i> Joo chiat Road last night, whet an Indi.ui conductor of an omnlbui was killed Instantly. He looked oat of the wind w as th« btis was on a narrow stretch of th< road and his head hit a
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    DEATH OF MRS. CHAN KIOK NEO
    42 13 'Fr in Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. c Madam Chan Klok Neo, sister o Mr. Chan Rank Swi. died a Malacca on Monday at the age of 71 The funeral took place at Bukl China cemetery.
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    N.I. CONSUMES MORE OPIUM
    38 13 n i ivi.i. Mi nday. /CONSUMPTION of opium in th Netherlands Indies Increased li 1938. According to statistics from th Government Opium Monopoly. 22 20 kg. wrr<~ Bold, C 'tnprr-d with 20.550 i' 1937.
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    EMDEN WOULD NOTLASTLONG THESE DAYS
    211 13 EMDEN WOULD NOTLASTLONG THESE DAYS British Cruiser Captain's VieM "ANOTIIKK Emden, tht man t niisov-vaidev of the Great War. would not lasi s>> long now," declared Captain A. D. Read, commander of the new i Liverpool, which will be sailing for the Far F.ast in the neat futui is now
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    TWO NEW TRANSOCEAN AIR ROUTES
    141 13 British (i\il Aviation's Steady Progress i m, Jan o THE year 1939, which sees the < -i>i)ii, r Hi ai ol British eonimi rclal aviation, wW notable f->r th< In atifuraUon ol ni least two new tons] distance trans-ocean staves In sular, British mall and
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    STA MARIA-DIAS WEDDING AT SEREMBAN
    130 13 STA MARIA-DIAS WEDDING AT SEREMBAN I 'rill, wedding tool placi nw I church or Visitation B ori Saturday, of Miss Augusta Agnes Dir.s. ol Ipoh, and Mr Cyril Sta Maria, f h'< st son 'if Mr and Mrs., J. R sin Maria, ol Si remb Thp brldt is the d
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    French Comedy Star Passes Through
    51 14 Li/ciic Vt'.lars, French comedy star of the Casino de Paris and the Comedir. Franca'.se, wke passed through Singapore after touring Indo-China. With Paul Armand and Al Kremar, they will probably Hive a performance in Singapore on their return from Java early in February. Straits Times
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    Perak Chinese Acclaim Wang's Dismissal
    181 14 Perak Chinese Acclaim Wang's Dismissal MESSAGE SENT TO CHUNGKING 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 7. I •THE Chinese Community in Perak has acclaimed Mr. Wang Chingw.i's dismissal from the Chinese Na- < tional Government following the lat- i ter's sensational statement suggesting the conclusion of peace with Japan, j
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    PERAK MINERS SEEK ADVANCE OF RIGHTS
    118 14 O'.n Cj: respondent, i Ipoh, Jan. 7. AN :-p: -p Ualion for an advance of tin quota rights by Perak Chiness mln: hu received the consideration of I aloe Inspector of Mines, F.M.S. h the tin assessments remaining fed for the first quarter of
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    WIDENING OF AMBER ROAD SOUGHT
    54 14 IVIUENIKG of Ambsr Road was nrl- vocated by Mr. G. H. Kiat at the i las meeting of the committee of the re Ratepayers' Association. vaa derided to write to the Sinr :>re Improvement Trust and inquire whether thoy would oons'der a schema < to
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    WILL MALAY OUST CHINESE AMONG STRAITS-BORN?
    378 14 Local Lingua Franca Heard In Offices And On Padangs \HE MORE NIGHT SCHOOLS TO TEACH MANDARIN NEEDED? By The Straits Times Chinese Correspondent THE widespread use among Malayan Chinese of the Malay 1 language both in their intimate conversation and business dealings has raised
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    MISSING IPOH MAIL STILL MYSTERY
    112 14 From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 7. pjIYSTERY still surrounds the dlsap- pearance of $300 and registered packets from a mail-bag conveyed by train from Sungei Siput to Ipoh on Wednesday, in view of the fact that the mall bag was received by the Ipoh
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    21 14 Mr. B. M. B. O'Connell, Chief Police Officer. Penang. has been appointed to be a Justice of the Peace for Penang.
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    Noted Woman Artist Exhibits In Malaya
    191 14 Noted Woman Artist Exhibits In Malaya PICTURES MAY BE TELEVISED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Jan. 7. TARAWINGS, water colours, coloui prints from wood blocks, lithographs, aquatints, etchings and black and white charcoal drawings of types of people in different parts of the world drawn by a well-known artist,
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    PERAK CHINESE ASSN. BUILDING
    175 14 §150,000 Structure Nears Completion 'Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 7. THE $150,000 building of the Perak 1 Chinese Association at Kuala Kang-sar-road, Ipoh, which is now nearlng completion will probably surpass in every way any other association buildings in the Malay States. The interior decorations
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    Breakdown Train Gets Busy
    61 14 The crane of an F.M.S. Railway -breakdown train is seen at work on the wreck of the Penang-Kuala Lumpur night mail train which was derailed at Slim River, on the Perak-Selangor border early on Friday morning. Working at high pressure, gangs had the line clear by
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    IMPROVEMENTS TO "STOP, LOOK AND GO" SIGNS IN K.L.
    382 14 Making Junctions Safer For Driving At Night (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7. THE Stop, Look and Go" signs in the Federal Capital have been considerably improved. These signs have been given, both in from and behind, a pillar
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    STRAITS TIMES IN THE INDIES
    72 14 fiVIDENCE of the popularity of the Straits Times throughout Malaysia is contained in a letter received from the Savoy Homann Hotel in Bandoeng, (Java). The manager of the hotel writes: "As you will probably remember we stopped our subscription about one year ago, but the
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    NEW ZEALAND'S CHARM IN ANNUALS
    67 14 THE charm of New Zealand scenery is beautifully depicted in two annuals received by the Straits Times— The Weekly News 1938 Christmas Number, published at Auckland, and the Otago Daily Times and Witness 1938 Christmas Annual, published at Dunedln. They show views of mountain, lake
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    RATEPAYERS' ASSN.
    20 14 A TOTAL membership of 390 was re- ported at the last committee meeting of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association.
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    PERAK CHINESE PREPARE TO CELEBRATE CORONATION
    218 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 7. ELABORATE plans have been made by the Chinese community in Perak to celebrate the coronation of the Sultan of Perak on March 2. A mass meeting of representatives of Chinese public bodies in the State was held
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    EMIGRATION FROM INDIA
    284 14 Calcutta View Of Problem NEED FOR "LASTIN SETTLEMENT" "A lasting settlement is clearl; called for," says the States man, of Calcutta, commenting o the forthcoming visit of the Mala yan delegation to discuss with th Government of India problems ooi cerninj? immigration. "Indian interests in Malaya" say
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    "IF RULERS NOTE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES"
    795 15 States Problem Can Be Solved Without Fight Or Tension SARDAR PATEL ON RAJKOT VICTORY Bombay, Dec. 29. «1F the Rulers of the Indian States note the spirit of the times, the problem of the States will be solved without a fight and the
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    WHO WILL SUCCEED JUSTICE JAYAKAR?
    134 15 Three Probable Names Mentioned Calcutta. SPECULATION is rife at Calcutta as to the possible successor to Mr. M. R. Jayakar on the bench of the Federal Court of India. Three names are mentioned in this connection. Sir N. N. Sircar, Law Member to the Government
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    TURBANS IN SWITZERLAND
    43 15 Flight-Cadet Prhhn Pal Singh (left) and Sardu Gurnlhal Singh Majith.a. both of whom on vacation in Switzerland from Cranwell R.A.F. College, are seen her? watching the ski jumping contests for the Morven Cup on the Olympia Leap in St. Moriti.
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    PROGRESS OF DRY FARMING EXPERIMENTS
    428 15 i.ahore. EXPERIMENTS are beir.g made In incUa with dry farming, which has >d with success in America. In parts cf India where rainfall is scanty ar.d precarious the growing of crops presents difficulties, especially where irrigation facilities are absent or lirr.i'.ec But if the farmer
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      Pioneering In Br. Guyana
      817 15 CELEBRATION OF CENTENARY Problems Of Indian Col lists New Delhi. THE appointment of an Indian Agent-General for British Guiana as recommended by the GovernorGeneral of India, a change in the British Guiana constitution to provide for an elected majority on a wider franchise, facilities of repatriation
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      PROGRESS OF A. R. P.
      121 15 Review Of Last Year's Work New Delhi. INDIA already has the beginnings of a well-organised chain of centres to give training in air raid precautions and anti-gas measures. The first steps were taken early last year by the St. John Ambulance Association, exclusively for Its
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      WOMEN POLICE FOR TRAVANCORE
      131 15 Trlvandrum. •yHE Travancore experiment, in re- cruiting women police, it Is understood, is meeting with a very pricouratIns response. There has been a large number of applications from women of all communities. Applicants are of all ages from 18 to 30. and several of them are
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      CONCILIATION IN STATES AGITATION
      464 15 The Statesman On "Striking Successes" Of Mr. Gandhi Calcutta. IN the world of high politics'therc is a spate of good news in India for Christmas and New Year. From a number of States we learn of new constitutions, satisfactory settlements, and a growth of goodwill. Mr.
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      89 15 HE DEMAND FOR BLENDED CIGARETTES NCREASES ALL THE WORLD OVER A Cigarette for Men only That's what the blenders thought when they evolved the new blend which gives Astorias the satisfying flavour you've always associated with a pipe But women seem to like the clean, wholesome flavour of good tobacco
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      Students From The War Zones
      310 16 Schools Opened In Interior Provinces Chungking. MANY thousands of young Chinese students, driven from the war areas, have been enabled to resume their studies in nine government middle schools newly established Dy the Ministry of Education throughout the various interior provinces at a monthly cost
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      CHARITY STAMPS FOR CHINA
      71 16 Chungking. A SPECIAL issue of "charity stamps" the revenue from which will be used to alleviate distress amongst China's wounded soldiers and refugees, was proposed by Mr. Wang Chih-shen, adviser to Chinese employer representatives to the 24th International Labour Conference held at Geneva, after his return
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      CHINA'S FATE RESTS WITH THE WOMEN
      168 16 Mme. Chiang's Efforts To Organise Them For War Chungking. "THE responsibility whether China will die or survive rests with the Chinese women." With these words Mmc Chiang Kai-shek concludes her report on a series of flying trips of inspection in the interior of China.
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      JAPAN'S "IMMUTABLE POLICY" TO CHINA
      88 16 T:>kio, Jan. 6. IN a statement issued late last night following the first meeting of the Hiranuma Cabinet, Lieut.-Gen. Seishiro Itagaki said: "The fundamental policy to deal with the China incident has been fixed and approved by His Majesty the Emperor and therefore is immutable."
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      OFFICIAL'S WIFE MAY NOT DANCE
      86 16 Chungking. JTNDER instructions by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, if the wife of an official is found dancing her husband will be held responsible, and If an official is found guilty of unbecoming conduct, the Minister of his Ministry will be held responsible. No official, it is
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      "More Food" Slogan
      449 16 "More Food" Slogan AIDING NATION TO OUTLAST JAPAN THE war slogan "produce more food," which has been carried from the lips of the war-aid publicists to the heart of every Chinese farmer, is now being snouted with fresh vigour in Chungking, provisional capital of China in Szechuan Province. The nation's
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      CHINESE SCIENTISTS' ROLE IN WAR OF RESISTANCE
      930 16 "Brains" Behind The Government's Reconstruction Programme Chungking. IJNDAUNTED by losses and hardships imposed by the present war, and realising the need of their services in this critical hour, the scholars and specialists of the Academia Sinica, China's highest institution of learning, are redoubling
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      JAPANESE FILM STUDIO FOR CHINA
      85 16 Peiping A £500,000 motion picture studio will be organised in Peiping In the Spring, according to Chinese reports. The capital of the studio will ba shared by the Provisional. Reformed, Japanese and Manchukuo Govern- ments, the first-named bearing the larger share. Representatives of the four
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      CONSTANCE TALMADGE GRANTED THIRD DIVORCE
      31 16 Chicago. The film actress Constance Tal- madge has been granted a divorce from her husband Towus-ind Netcher. She has been divorced t\vic3 previous- ly.— R:uter. i
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      40 16 London Jan. 5. c A total of 295,000. or more than half s of the total number receiving relief from the Unemployment Assistance J Board, are receiving additional winter I allowance of from Is to 4s. weekly.— British Wireless. 1
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      Heavy War Damage To Chinese Schools
      681 16 Heavy War Damage To Chinese Schools A LOSS of $217,401,743! This huge figure represents the material damage done to Cl inese educational and cultural institutions by Japanese shells, bombs, incendiarism and occupation during the first 14 montls of the war from July, 1937, to the end of August, 1938, acc<
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      384 16 THAT SUDDEN STAB OF PAIN In the back, or the elbows, shoulders, knees a sudden twinge it is worso some days than others, and only too often people put up with it until a severer attack forces them to recognise the fact that they have rheumatism. Accumulations of uric acid
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    EVERTON BEAT DERBY IN F.A. CUP TIE
    1130 17 Home Soccer Results And Tables Up-To-Date TTHIKD round Cup ties were the centre of interest in Home football on Saturday and many prominent teams failed to survive. It was hard luck on Derby that the draw jrave them Evcrton as opponents and they
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    20 17 Picture taken at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, when the Selangcr Club teat the S.C.C. 11—5 in the Trophy rugby viatch.
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    HUGE CROWDS WITNESS CUP MATCHES
    322 17 Surprises In Third Round Of Competition (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 7. pROWDS totalling 641,000 watche d 26 Cup matches today. Walsall, Ipswich and Yeovil Petters caused the chief upsets, Walsall boating Newport 2—o,2 0, Ipswich holding Aston Villa to a one-all draw, and
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    R.S.G.C. BOGEY COMPETITION
    261 17 THE Royal Singapore Golf Oub'c January bogey competition played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and yesterday resulted in a win for H. B. Sym in "A" division with a score cf 1 down, in a win lor C. W. Auchmuty in "B" division with a score of
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    V.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    66 17 The following have been selected to play hockey for the V.M.C.A. Juniors against the Dutch term tomorrow at 5.10 nr on the Atrwn Riai. ground: Edv.-ard W;e. I. Tl<ne. J. B. Shaw. Trn Ouan Klat G«'h Chin Cl^ye. Wong r m. On? Sivje Kcng. L. Newman. S Hore.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    35 17 Twenty carda were taken out for the Kepri?l Golf Club's January tp i m which resulted as under:— Mrs. W. Gunstrne 46—17=20 Mrs. E. A. Ford 53—18=35 tin. a. M. WUUamwn 48—
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    R.A.F. TOO GOOD FOR SOUTH JOHORE
    117 17 Fr:;-n Cvj Own Coi v .ocrdent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 7. The Royal Air Force beat South Johore by 19 points (two goals, two penalties and a try) to ten points (two goals) after being ten points down at the interval. South Johore opened the
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    HUTTON SCORES QUICK CENTURY
    69 17 Fcri Elizabeth, Jan. 7. In the three day match against the Eastern Provinces, the M.C C. succeeded in dismissing the home side for 172 runs. Fames took five for 58 and Wright four for 45. C:y made 54 not out. M.C.C. replied with 237 for one.
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    51 17 The following have accepted to play f^r S.C.C. vs. Sikh Police today at S.C.C:— Lt. J. S. Aveling; C. E. Brooks, R. C. Barnes; D. H. Tudor, J. P. Wood, F. OS. Man M. W. Cole, P. H. Harrison H. P. Earl, Lt. N. H. W. Corrie, A.
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    26 18 Prest (Army) in pos<sessio7i but fads io get far ii the rugby match which the Army iscn 12—8 against the Res on Saturday.— Straits Tunes picture.
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    LAST-MINUTE DASH GIVES ARMY GOOD WIN
    384 18 Rest Outplayed In Closing Stages Of Saturday's Rugby fHOUGH in the early stages of the match it looked as if the Rest would beat the Army, the latter proved their superiority in the closing stages and won the rugby game on the padai.g on
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    Selangor's Cup Final XV
    82 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7. THE Selangor team for the 1 H.M.S. Malaya Cup liusby final at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 14 was chosen tonight as follows: i D. R. Harper (captain): G. F. Brown. E. A. Hunter, T. Hatfleld. J. H. Abbott:
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    SINGAPORE & NEGRI PLAY ONE-ALL DRAW
    564 18 SINGAPORE NEGRI PLAY ONE- ALL DRAW Lair Goal Averts Defeat In State Hockey Match (From O.ir Own Correspondent.) Ssramtan^ Jan. 8. £JAX Singapore forwards, ever ceo re a goal from a penalty corner? This was the question spectators asked fliemwlvea watching the Singapore hockey XI play Negri Sambilan today. Tha.iks
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    LEADING LEAGUE MARKSMEN
    425 18 London, D;c. 23. ma;iy weeks Lavtaa, th 3 young Everton centro fcrward, has lest his position of absolute top goal scorer in the League. H<? is superseded 1 by Fenton. of Middlesbrough, and Asquith, of Barnsley, ea-2i wi'.h 13 1 goals. 1 Lawton shares second place with
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    17 18 Sftettcn Famer finds oIJ an S.C.C. defender during the Trophy rugbii match c.t Kuala Lxmvur on Saturday.
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    NORTH JOHORE LOSE TO NEGRI AT RUGBY
    634 18 (Fron Our Orn Con-eopcndent.) Eegamat, J;m. 8. Johore suffered their fourth successive rugger defeat yesterday when thay met Negri Sembilan in a friendly match at Genuang. Negri were lucky to win. the score being 8 points (a goal and a try) to 4
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    S.C.C. Lose Trophy Rugby
    236 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7. U7HAT was practically a Selangor fifteen beat Singapore by 11 points (a goal, two tries) to 5 points (a goal), in today's Trophy Rugby match between the S.C.C. and "The Dog." Jones was outstanding on the Singapore side.
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    ABBOT'S TEMP TA TION PA YS $97 AT PENANG RACES
    1525 19 Final Day Of New Year Race Meeting Aaurpfise win by Abbot's Temptation and the completion or a douWe by Grofmo featured Saturday's racing, the final day of the Penang Turf Club's New Year meeting. The n*xt meeting at Penang will
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    EWE LAW HOLDS NEGRI TITLE
    324 19 Badminton Tournament Finals •By Audax> Seremban, Jan. 8. DALLOONIXG the shuttle to the base line In the second set and thereby upsetting the superior piecing tactics of his opponent, Lim Ewe Law, Negri Serr.bilan badminton champion, retained his singles title today, when he beat Wong
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    19 19 Forwards dispute pessession in the Trophy rugby match at Kuala Lumpur tchich the "Dog" won 11 5 against Singapore.
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    GUNNERS BEAT DUTCH XI ONE GOAL TO NIL
    226 19 Poor Hockey In Match At Balestier Yesterday IN a hockey match played on Bales tier Plain, yesterday, an R.A. (Changi) side defeated a weak Dutch side by a single goal scored early in the second half. The Gunners had most of the
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    RUGBY UNION
    123 19 London, Jan. 7. Home rugby union results on Saturday were: England 3; The Rest 17. BlacUieath 8; RoSElyn 6. Bristol 11; R.A.F. 6. Devonport Sen-. 5: Exeter 6. Gloucester 3; London Scot. 13. Plymouth A. 11: Redruth 0. Richmond 3; Bath 3. St. Bart's 6; Harlequins 14. Torquay
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    Malayan Rugby Team For Hong Kong Tour
    581 19 Sports Chatter CEVENTEEN of the 19 players of the Malayan rugger side to visit Hong Kong have already been chosen. Probabilities for the remaining two berths are in view and will be announced as soon as the players concerned are able to say
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    42 19 TOl>.\Y I Busty: 5.A.0.8. ?s. Fort Canning; Farrer Park. Hockey: C.5.C. vs. R.E., C.S.C.; S.R.C vs. 7th Hvy Battery, S.R.C; S.C.R.C. rs. 22nd Hvy Battery. S C.R.C.; P.O. ?cr.2ka. Kbaka; r.M.C.A. n. Colts. Anson Read. Go!f: Women's Mc.ithly Bc^ey.
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    SINGAPORE FOUNDRY WHERE TIN DREDGE PARTS ARE MADE
    131 20 Pietores on thK p^gf were taken at the Singapore foundry of United Engineers, Ltd., which was visited on Saturday by members of the Engineering Association of -Malaya. Above, Chinese artisans ar? seen controlling a ladle containing molten metal which is being pujred
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