The Straits Times, 13 January 1939

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    40 1 The Straits Times r ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. 1 THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA (I PACiES fGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS, The Straits Times -•it PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939 PRICE 3 CENTS
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      99 1 r.INGAPORC: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 54T1) For Up-to-date TAILORING.. MIEN CHONG you are assured of real satisfaction. a j Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 ""OKTIAND^W'X'' A?/ l5 EMEN iJ v^\ "BLUE CLOCK" Brand BRITISH PORTLAND CEMENT 77ns British Portland Cement has been put to widespread use through, out Malaya, and
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      122 1 NOTICE. M rZEKIEL A SONS. Qmlifird OptlcUoi of t Rafflei Place Sln»apore. has no connection nor Interest with an; firm or Opticians carrying thf name EZEKIEL" in Sl»'an«re. ftFzelcielScScn) (EsUblished in ***** Qualified Ophthalmic Optician* Ol'S ONLY SINGAPORE ADDRESS: 9. Raffles Place. Tel. 3949. SILVIKRIN BRILLIANTINES (In forms of Liquid
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      22 1 Madame Page, Late 02, Piccadilly, London. OPENS NEW DEPT. Gowns Designed Created in lier work rooms. $5 $30 13, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      26 2 AC KNOWLEDGMENT Mr. A. Pakeri desires to thank all who attended the funeral of his late mother and all who sent wreaths and letters of condolence.
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      845 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED by a well established British Lil« Assurance Company a Chinese Sales Manage! for Singapore and vicinity. Excellmt opportunity for the right man. Salary, commission and bonuses. Write in confidence Box 457 c/o Stra Times, Singapore, enclosing references and stating previous cxprience in Life Irt .-.ranee organising; and
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      741 2 WANTED WANTED. Early February small furnished or unfurnished house Tanglin or Bukit Tinia 1 districts. Modern sanitation essential. Rent up to about $170 furnished. Box No. 449 Straits Times. FOR SALE" 8HU vauok. Htingcniot Phon« 1?33 CTS. a SQ. FT. about 80.C0O sq. ft. vacant land at Bukit Timah Road
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      508 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET 115. CECIL STREET. Apply Sayers. 2D. Malacca Street. OFFICES at 1 and 4-A. Prince Bt. and 23 Raffles Place. Adplv Koh Chew Kee \n Ktllinev Road. GODOWN, Read Street off Riter Valley Road 4,000 to 9.000 square feet from Dec. 1 1938 United Engineers Limited. TO
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      489 2 PERSONAL. WILL ONG YEN JIN RETURN HOME. Father ill. Inserted by Onj Toon Jin. MOTdR~VEHICLES~ CITROEN ROADSTER SSI 12. Excellent Condition $1.003 Box. 483 StraiU Times. USED CARS: Citroen. Austins. Ford. Morris, etc Eastern Auto Co.. Ltd. Singapore FOR SALE, Morris "12" late 1937 model 1.. perfect condition $1,230. Apply
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      233 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETa 5, 1 EUROPEAN MANICURE SALON Room CO, Rex Hutrl Phone 2(183 Manicure $1.00 Face Treatment 'Guerlain's Cosmetics MISS G. VAX ROODE "MAYFAIR' 1 Flower Shop 9. Stamford Road, Singapore Bridal Bouquets. Presentation Baskets, Wreaths FLOWERS arranged with distinction. Dial 3183 we will do the rest. After_officc hours,
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      597 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. ilncoruoratea id Knuiaod) q PENINSULAR *ND ORIEiriAI 8 N Co. I MAIL PASSENGER ANU CARUO SERVICES ONDER CONTRACI WITH HIS UrJi-PTY 8 GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAn BERVICE OUTWARD FKOM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due XonP''*e Sport RASCHI 17.000 »JU> 13
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      1154 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. HOLIDAY CRUISES TO- BANGKOK SAIGON By Luxurious One Class Motorsblps DUpUcement Tons From Penang P. Sham Malacca Spore m-t HV.^, IY\ S m .s. "MEONIA^ (11,000) 14/3 15/8 16/ i 18 S NEXT HOLIDAY CRUISE February 4th 1939 to February 24th 1939 M.S. "LALANDIA" (11.000 DUpUcement Tons) 1
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      692 3 MANSFIELD C 0. 7 LTD. (Incornorated in Strtlts Settlements) Ocean Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore Tel. ***** Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel. 1366J BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON NORTH CONTINENT (In conjunction with the Glen Line) AND FAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MARSEILLES GLASGOW: Due Bails FLINTSHIRE L"don, R'dam, HTjutr. Ant.
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    WHEAT CONFERENCE TO BE CONVENED
    238 4 Acreage Restriction And Fixed Prices London, Jan. 12. AN international wheat conference will be convened following agreement reached at today's meeting of the international Wheat Advisory Committee. A today's discussions the representative of Canada said that the Canadian government associated Itself with the general agreement
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    JOHN VAN OLDENBARUEVELT
    54 4 T"HE Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is reported to have experienced trouble with a propeller shaft and is not expected to reach Singapore until Jan. 30. She will proceed to Batavia and thence to Sourabaya where she will enter dry dock. Her departure from Singapore for Europe has been
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      Air Mail Arrival? And Departures
      266 4 1 INWAKll Wearies: From Penang, Ipob. and Kuala Loopur. Arrives every evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon. K.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. K.L.M.: From Europe: Expected Sunday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Expected tomorrow morning and Sunday morning. K.N.I.L.M.: From Net.'icrianas Indie;: Arrives
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      302 4 Today Aden .Imperial) 3 p rr East Africa (Imperial) 3 pjn South Africa (Imperial) 3 p. in Burma (Imperial) I pm Whole Canada (Imperial) 3 D.m Egypt. Suaan and Palestine Imperial > 3 ojb Qreat Britain and Ireland Imperial) 3 p.m Europe except U Britain and Ireland
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      81 4 Mails from Europe (London mails) xpected today, Jan. 13, by P. O. Ranch!) will be delivered to boxholders .t 8.45 a.m. General delivery of letters it 8.45 a.m. Mails from Europe (London parcel nails) expected today. Jan. 13, by P. (Ranchi) will be delivered tomorrow, t 9
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    PASSENGERS IN CHITRAL
    219 4 THE following passengers from Malaya left for Europe this morning In Chitral or will be leaving Penang tomorrow afternoon: Mr. G. Bell, Mrs Bell and child, Mr. F. W. Baker, Mr. W. F. N. Bridges, Mrs. Bridees, Mr. E. L. Burgess, Mr. Beames, Mrs. Beames, Mr. W.
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    NEW CUNARDER NEARING COMPLETION
    49 4 London, Jan. 12. WHEN the Cunard-White star liner. which is now nearing completion at Birkenhead, has undertaken her maiden voyage she will sail regularly between London, Southampton and New York. She will be the largest ship to sail from the Port of London —British Wirelnss^
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    FELIX ROUSSEL
    31 4 The Felix Roussel from Colombo is xpected to arrive on Monday, at 7 a.m. nnd sail at 1 p.m. for Saigon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Kobe. Berth: S.H.B. wharvp*
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    FROM MALACCA
    129 4 Correspondence ror transmission Dy air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By K.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as follows: Today. Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) 6 p.m. China, Japan, East Siberia, Philippines Western United States of America (Ranchl) 6
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    WALL STREET QUOTATIONS
    441 4 ]^ew York, Jan. 12. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today:— DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today's Close. Close. Changes. 30 Industrials 148.65 147.33 off 1.32 20 Rails 31.39 31.08 off .31 15 Utilities 22.78 22.65 off .13 40 Bonds 90.80 90.46 oil .34
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    150 4 OWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets:— The market reacted sharply, after early strength, on President Roosevelt's defence message. The message was not unfavourable but there is some disappointment that the amount asked for was not larger. We also see a favourable indication in the
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    JEAN LABORDE
    35 4 The Jean Laborde from Kobe, Shanghai, Hong, Kong, Saigon is expected to arrive about 7 a.m. and sail on Saturday about 1 p.m. for Colombo, Djibouti, Suez, Port-Said and Marseille, berth: S.H.B. wharves.
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      522 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Incorporate in P.MS.) LLOYDS AGENTStBOOKINU AUEN1S f MS RAILWAYS AM) SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE: Krelcht 5433 Passage 5431 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin class from £106.7.9 Second Class from £74-14-3 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. Interchange with P O
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      60 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In England) FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via tort, and Sou Canal OUC .-'.ait (CITY OF MANDALAY Jan. 30 Feb. 3 tCITY OF FLORENCE Feb. 27 Mar, 2 CITY OF BEDFORD Mar. 27 Apr. 3 t Calls Glasgow FOR NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, BOSTON, HALIFAX,
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      451 4 L ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. (Incorporated ID 0.8. A) BOSTON NLW ifOKK A BALTIMOBI VIA SUEZ CANAL Due Sail* STEEL SCIENTIST Jan. 19 Jan. 38 STEEL TRAVELER Feb 22 Peb 2« 'KLAVENESS UN.,. 9 (Incorporated In Norway) LOS ANGtXtS SAN rUANCISCO. PORTLAND. SEATTLE TAt'OMA i.imiteo om •xreiient Dassr-nger Acrnmmo- dation Available
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    Charles Bickford Won't Be Flogged
    206 5 Entertainment Review By Straits Times Film Correspondent CECIL DE MILLE has had trouble over the "tough guy" part in his new Hollywood picture "Union Pacific." Two of the film colony's most celebrated "he-men" have turned it down. The first was Charles Bickford. When he learned
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    WARNER BAXTER'S 40 TALKIES
    199 5 WARNER BAXTER'S 40 TALKIES IN his ten years as a top Jiotch star of talking pictures, darkly handsome Warner Baxter, now in 20th Century-Fox's "I'll Give A Million." which opened at the Alhambra last night, has piled up c *t*99ertn§ array of statistics. Since he created the role of the
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    The "Carletons"-At The Pavilion
    233 5 THE "Charming Carletons"—we have them in every city—will find themselves featured on the screen in "The Young In Heart" which opens at the Pavilion (not the Alhambra as stated in these columns on Tuesday) today. There are five Carletons, played by Janet Gaynor, Doug. Fairbanks, Jr.,
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    Hollywood Signs "Balalaika" Girl
    92 5 MURIEL Angelus, 27-year-old British actress who was leading lady of "Balalaika" throughout Its London run. has signed a Hollywood contract with Paramount. It is probable that she will play the same role in the screen version, which has been bought by Paramount. At present she Is
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      314 5 20 ct and this ADVERTISEMENT GETS YOU ACQUAINTED WITH A BETTER MEANS TO MOUTH HEALTH To Medical Hall, Ltd. Battery Road. Pleate supply bearer of this ad. 20 cts. with a 1 0 days supply of ASTRING-0-SOL 1939 AMERICAN H.M.V. RADIOS RADIOGRAM Mod*! Mfi 1! RCA Tube. Solf Agents: KE£
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      107 5 ARRIVED 1939 STEWART -WARNER RAOIOS WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. 98, Robinson Road, Singapore. bhehh^ore oependability^bh new beautyH^H jSA > Dodge engineers created a motor V car designed to perform better than Sir cicr, designed to appear better than Sfl^9 ewer. To new streamlined body design JSh^R 1 I 'ias been added
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      354 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL It 5 metre* £HP 30.96 mrtrca. p.m. 5.00 Rousseng nuafc.t 5.20 Extra turns. t 5.40 Malay vocals.* fl.CO Teoclicv. dramas.^ 7.00 Children's programme. rEnghsh) 7.30 Time. v.eather, news and announcements 7.45 Request programme.* 8.50 News and announcements. Relay from London 9.10 Songs by Sir Harry Lauder.*
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      349 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSH 2147 oc/l U3.»7 in.); GSG 17.7' me/i (16.8S m.); GSF 15.14 met (19.8! m,); GSJ 21.63 me/t (13.93 ml: CS'J 11.75 mo/t (25.53 tn.1 p.m. 1 C.05 Big Ben. Sydney Custard, at organ ol P'.aza Theatre. Birkenhead. 1 6.35 The Westminster players.
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      76 5 WHAT'S ON TODAY CINEMASCapitol: "Marie Antoinette" Alhambra: "I'll Give a Million." Farilion: "The Young of Heart." Roxy: "Tovarich." Marlborough "Bhaklha-Turandar ba.i.' Theatre Royal: "Jungle-Ka-Jagan." Son Damaged Lives." Empire Tim Tyler's Luck." DANCING. Raffles Hotel Dinner dance (Informal) 6.30—8.30 p.m. 9 30 to midnight vaudeville The Prcstons. rollarskatchlng act. New World
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      554 6 MORE SELLERS OF SHARES IN EVIDENCE RUBBER DULL AND UNCERTAIN By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 13. MARKETS have not had time to show any reaction to this morning's pessimistic news from Rome, where, according to Reuter, the talks between Mr. Chamberlain and Sgr. Mussolini have reached
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      MINING
      610 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyail and Evatt Exchange and Stock Broker* Singapore, Thursday, Jan. 12, 5 p.m. All snares quoted above are full; paid. Vai Fiaser ft uo. tyaU ft Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin 3/10% 4/4% 3/9 4/3 £1 Asam Kum&ana 26/9 27/9 26/-
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      GENERAL
      448 6 2 2 Aiex Brtc* Ord. 1.30 1.40 1 32 U 1 40 ,n ,n do PreIS 233 2.45cd 2.37 245cd 10 10 AUae Ice 5.50 6.50 5.50 6 00 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.50 0.60 0.50 60 10 5 B M. Trustee 8.75 7.50 6 75 7 50
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      267 6 8% Maynara Si Co Lta $30,000 Hit Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL i% joo) red 1940 $400,000 tot Mar 31 Sept. 30 102,*, 1034 norn 4^7, J907 red 1941 51.600.000 Int Mar 31 Sept 30 108'.^ no norn iV 2 19(11 red 1955
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      RUBBER SHARES
      402 6 Allenby Alor Gajafi AmaJ Malay Ayex HJtam Ayer Molek 4ycr Panas 3assett Batu Lint ana Bedford Bent a Borelli Brogas Brunei Un Buklt Katil Buklt K B BukJt Kepong Bukit Timah <tio> Changkat S^rdaiiS Connemara Qlenealy Plax^artoaa Hamilton ".aytor ndragln Jeram Kuantan (50 eta llir.ah Kamasan fCedah •<empas
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 6 Friday, Jan. 13, Noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 27!4 27H No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases January 27!* 27% G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in bales January 276 ZV/ 4 FAQ R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales lanuary 26!« 26»i FLTLRE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S. on Registered tender
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    EXCHANGES
    178 6 Th? following are the exehar.g.-' rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hone Kong and Shanehal Corporation r— SELLING London T.T 2/3 13/18 London demand 2/3 13/18 Lyons demand 2047 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 Montreal demand 54% Batavia demand
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    107 6 London, Jan. 12. Cotton was firmer today on light offerings and improved advices from New York. —Reuter. lXHiaon, Jan. 12. The following were today's closing mean rates Paris 177 3 16 Athens 547U New York 4.67 116 Rio 3 1 i< Montreal 4.71 seller* ->r Brussels 27.64'.j
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    London Stock Exchange
    447 6 Lower Values But No Selling Pressure London. Jan. 12. QN the Stock Exchange today, though selling pressure was negligible values in most sections drifted lower in th e absence of demand. Considerable interest was centred on the new £7.500,000 4 per cent, debentures of the Southern Railway
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    RUBBER MARKET UNCERTAIN
    258 6 LITTLE JUSTIFICATION FOR WEAKNESS LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT pi a weekly report on the rubber mar- ket issued this morning, Lewis and Peat (Singapore > write Thre> main events have occurred this week in the action taken to support sterling, in the visit of Mr. Chamberlain to
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT
    103 6 IN a weekly report 01 the rubocr 1 market, issued yea lay Guthrie land Co., Ltd. write Rubber has pass.d through another dull work. In the local market the nearby physical rubber position is Still tight, but there are signs of somewhat freer selling fc:- Tebruary shipment. Prices
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    GERMA NO-ITALIA N ECONOMIC TALKS
    75 6 GERMA NO-ITALI A N ECONOMIC TALKS 8.-riln. Jin 12. J "I AM able to .stute uiat all problems 1 have been settled in principle 111 1 c our mutual satisfa; i:n." declared Dr, W. Funk. German Minister of Economics, when he returned from Rome, where he had discussed economic questions.
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    JERAM RUBBER TO RAISE CAPITAL
    72 6 (From Our O\ ii Cor-espondent) London, Jan. 12. 'THE directors of Jeram Rubbo: Estates Ltd. propose raisins th< nominal capital of the company bj £10.000. to £160.000 in order to allow the issue of share! the p.jroeds oi which are to be used to purchase
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      35 6 "I kve everything tkati old old friends, *ld times, old manner*, old books And need one say. the magnificent Whisky called Old Rarity CUARANTttD 15 YEARS OLD McALISTER CO., LTB. 50/« Ag«A»/W S.S. 4 FfAS
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      RUBBER SHARE MARKET ON EVE OF REVIVAL?
      1563 7 London Optimistic, "Provided European Situation Improves" 32 PER CENT. RISE- IN AMERICAN TYRE PRODUCTION Ninepence And 60 Per Cent. 1939's Promise To Producers FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT London, Jan. 4. LONDON continues to take firmly optimistic view of 1939's prospects for rubber producers.
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      BRITISH COMPANIES' RESULTS
      136 7 Aggregate Net Profits THE aggregated net profits of 336 British companies whose annual reports were Included in the Exchange Telegraph Company's Statistics service during the month of December, 1938, amounted to £23.737.182. Of this number, 329 aggregated £23,671,192, as against £26.906.552 for the same com- J panics
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      HIGHER JAVA SUGAR PRICES EXPECTED
      124 7 Possible Shortage Amsterdam, Dec. 28. NETHERLANDS INDIES sugar circles expect that the average price oi the Java crop for 1938 will be approximately F15.5.25 per quintal, states the Indische Courant. This estimate is based on the expectation that further I increases in Java sugar prices
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      GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE AND LIFE
      101 7 Executive Changes SIR FRANCIS NORIE-MILLER relinquished the office of managing director of General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation on Jan. 1 on his appointment as governor and chairman of the corporation and its affiliated companies. Mr Stanley Norie-Miller, as general manager, will be the
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      TURKISH EXCHANGE CONTROL
      37 7 Ankara, Dec. 29. T*HE Turkish Government has en- trusted the Central Bank of the Republic with the control of foreign exchange. Hitherto this work had been in the hands of the Ministry of Finance.
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      N.I. TEXTILE INDUSTRY
      55 7 Amsterdam, Dec. 28. •■pHE Javabode understands that Dutch capital will be used in the not distant future for financing a considerable extension of the Netherlands Indies textile Industry. So far this industry covers only 6 per cent, of the domestic consumption. The number of spinning mills Is
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      RUBBER VALUES SAGGING
      295 7 STATISTICS UNIFORMLY FAVOURABLE STANTON NELSON'S REVIEW IN a weekly report on the rubber 1 market, issued yesterday, Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd., write All eyes this week are on Rome, where what may well prove to be the final test of the Chamberlain policy is being made.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      198 7 SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES Singapore, Jan. 12 noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 8 7.50 Hamburg Cube W3.su Java Cube 1200 Pepper White Muntok 812.75 White 812.25 Black 90 Copra Mixed $3.05 Sun Dried 83.35 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga 82.20 Fair 82.20 Sarawak $2.17} 2 Jelotong Palembans f™° Banja 88.00 Sarawak 88.00
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      94 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Company Dividend TOi. Southern Klnta 1\'z% lnt less tax Takuapa 6d. Books Close Dec. 28 Jan. 25 Singapore, Jan. 12, 5 p.m. Total for Date Ex. Dlv. financial year Payable Date to date Jan. 20 Dec. 28 7%% Jan. 31 Jan. 26 11%% RUBBER
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      275 7 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING 1 CORPORATION. LTD. llncorporated in the straits Settlements CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,300.00 Issued Paid Up $10,000,000,00 Head Office: China Building Chulla Street, Singapore. Telegraphic Address "OVERSEA" LONDON BANKERS: Midland Bank. Ltd.. Lloyds Bank. Ltd.. NEW YORK BANKERS: Irving Trust Co.. Chase National Bank BRANCHES: Amoy. Bangkok Batavia Batu
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      326 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China by Special Charier*. 12. Cecil Street, Singapore Telephones: Manager's Office <»'« Asst Manager's Office «H3 Exchange Dept 6«»1 General Office SI88i Cable Address: "CIIUNGKUO. 1 Paid Up Capital Ch S 40.000.000 M Reserve Funds in excess of Ch S 5.200.000 0« Total Assetsapproximate!? Ch.
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      86 8 DANCING LESSON ADELE ENGLAND Principal, Locarno School of Dancing. Ltarn to Dance "THE CHESTNUT TREE" in yobi* own hor.ic ....iwn; KataiMf, REX No. 9434 Verbal instructions of Adele England on how to dance the Chestnut Tree on one side and music on the other. Printed instructions sup- plied free with
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      275 8 PREMIERE TONIGHT.. P A VI U OK 6-15 MAKE YOUi? EARLY 9.15 TMT -v AB9 Baft' m^^F 1631 V^ w By tt fin J I I S JAW C I vAf M UK G*jw7 /Mi/ff Ckmumttl than m A Sur h R I/UUOLAj FAIRDANK5/ JR.^rrfo W^,>/^,,, Tr,,^,^.^- j AULt lit
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    GERMANY PROTESTS TO THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT
    323 9 Shooting Incidents At The Hague And Amsterdam Berlin, Jan. 12. GREAT indignation is felt here at reports of incidents in Amsterdam and The Hague, where it is stated shots were fired at the residence of an official of the German consulate and at the
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    U.S. REACTION TO WAR PREDICTION
    162 9 U.S. REACTION TO WAR PREDICTION Was Envoys' Testimony 'Played Up' Unduly? Washington, Jan. 12. WHILE Congress is awaiting President Roosevelt's defence message, reverberations continue to be felt of the there may be war in Europe this Spring testimony reported to have been made by the American Ambassadors to Great Britain
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    BIG EXPANSION OF RED ARMS INDUSTRY
    91 9 Moscow. Jan. 11. P' IS OFFICIALLY announced that decisions to speed up Russia's defence industry have resulted in complete reorganisation of the Comj missariat of Defence Industries, which is to be divided into four separate commissariats, namely, aviation, shipbuilding, war supplies and armaments This
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    "No Designs On The Americas"
    137 9 Berlin, Jan. 12. GERMANY does not Intend at pre- sjnt to build submarines and heavy cruisers to the full limit provided i.i the Anglo-German Naval Treaty, according to the Voelkischer Beobachter. which adds that technical reasons 1 prevent immediate completion of the full programme. Naval
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    200 U.S. BOMBERS FOR CHINA?
    103 9 New York. Jan. 12 THE Chinese Government has entered a tentative contract with the Ballanca Aircraft Corporation for 200 b&mbers. according to the Herald Trijbune. at a total cost of £1.700.00 sterling. Each plane mounts five guns and carries seven bombs. The contract calls for
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    45 U.S. Navy Piano Fly 3,000 Miles Nonstop
    58 9 Panama, Jan. 12. rP.TY-FIVE out ol 48 United States Navy planes making a mass fcri maiion flight from San Diego across the Canal Zone have flown the 3.000 miles nonstop. Three were forced down. The flight, which wai conducted in I wartime
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    40 9 London. Jan 12. SIB.' Hug!it' Kiiu'chbull-Hugessen has been appMnted BrlUsb Ambas- sacior to Angora, reports Reut?r. As rnvoy to China, Sir Hughe was severely wrunrlPd in 1937 by Japanese airmen w.-.ile he was travelling by car from Nankiiv; to Shan'hii
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    Russia Would Fight Japan If—
    100 9 Russia Would Fight Japan If Chungking, Jan. 12. RUSSIA would agree to go to war with Japan under three sets of circumstances, declared Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, in a speech here on Jan. 7. The conditions are: That the League of Nations enforced sanct'ons against Japan.
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    AIDING THE JEWS TO LEAVE GERMANY
    74 9 B?rlin, Jan. 12. MR. G. RUBLEE, American director of the Evian Refugee Committee, and his colleagues talked for an hour and a half wit' Dr. Schacht. president of the Reichsbank. Several points arose In connection with the financial aspects of a proposed scheme for
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    Great Surprise In Rome?
    68 9 London, Jan. 12. TPHF, Daily Telegraph's Rome correspondent says Mr. Chamberlain's banquet toast is considered in foreign diplomatic circles in Rome to be far warmer and more complete than Signor Mussolini's. The impression is that Mussolini is holding in reserve his real intentions and all that
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    Action Against Japan
    85 9 Depends On Rome Talks Outcome Chungking, Jan. 12. THE conversations which Mr. Chamberlain is having in Rome and the sitting of the present American Congress are being closely followed by Chinese Government circles here. Whether Britain and the United States will be able to present a united
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    ITALY'S POSITION OUTLINED
    436 9 British View Of Rome Conversations Rome, Jan. 12. IT IS understood in British circles that, so far. in their talks with the British statesmen, Signor Mus- 1 solini and Count Ciano have not gone further than outline Italy's I position in the world, without reIf erring specifically
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    Chinese Attack On Hangchow
    140 9 Shanghai, Jan. 12. ALARGE-S£ALE offensive against H.ngchow by Chinese troops is idniiUrd by the Japanese Army spokesman. i'he offensive was started on Jan. 1. r..multaneci«ly at dawn the same day, according to the spokesman, apDroximattly 6,000 Chines 3 troor ■> be-: gan an attack at three
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE FRIDA,JAN.13,1939 PEACE PROSPECTS IN CHINA
    798 10 The St raits Ti mes SINGAP ORE FRIDA ,JAN.13,1939 PEACE PROSPECTS IN CHINA After fighting in self-defence fo.over 18 months, incurring terrib'e sacrifice in lives, suffering and treasure. China remains grim';.' determined to carry her war of j attrition to the bitter end. And the patriotic fervour of the Chinese
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    A Clean-Up?
    322 10 In the Second Police Court at Singapore on Wednesday a somev.-hat bewildered young man appeared on a charge of using criminal force on a police constable. People who, after having heard that part of the charge read out, expected to see a desperate looking ruffian skulking in the
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    21 10 Inrhe Ahmad bin Mohamed Shah, of the Town Board, Batu Pahat, has been transferred to Johore Bahru as Asst. Revenue Auditor.
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    9 10 Mr. R. Moor has been appointed Crown Counsel, S.S.
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    RUBBER STILL FALLING
    523 10 "Old Gentlemen" Of I.R.R.C CRAMMED GODOWNS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— You were good enough to publish my letter of Nov. 24 in which I criticised the International Rubber Regulation Committee. I pointed out that the "old gentlemen" had managed, after 4!' 2 years
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    METHODIST SINGING
    175 10 i Pleased Radio Listener In The North j To the Editor of the Straits Times. j Sir,— May I through your widely read journal thank the British Malaya j Broadcasting Corporation lor enabling jme to listen to an anthem and solo given at the Methodist service held jlast
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    ATROCITY STORIES
    126 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. I Sir, After reading the very lengthy War Office statement on the "Lying Propaganda Campaign in Palestine" in the Straits Times of Jan. 10, I was interested to find in this morning's Free Press a lurid account of how some hundreds
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    CAN JAPAN HOLD OUT?
    813 10 Export Trade Going Downhill The economic difficulties of Japan, faced with a serious fall of exports and therefore with a shortage of exchange with which to buy raw materials and war supplies, is discussed by Marc T. Greene in an article in The Spectator. Extracts are
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    761 10 Pandit Kunzru WHILE listening to Dr. H. N. Kunzru last night, at the dinner given in his honour by the Singapore Indian "Association, I was struek oner again bv the quality Of Indian oratory at ts best and by the intellectual calibvi >? India's leading men.
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    ROME TALKS FAIL: LESS CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE
    726 11 fisit Entirely Negative In Diplomatic Field FORMAL CONVERSATIONS ENDED LAST NIGHT Mussolini's Attitude To Spanish Civil War 'HE Rome talks have failed that is the conclusion of most detached observers after Mterdmy's conversation between the British and alian ministers. It is stated that the
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    SIGNOR GAYDA SUMS UP
    80 11 SIGNOR GAYDA SUMS UP Rome, j ii. |N article entitled "The Power* c ininirnts; 1 "Mr. ChaatLerUin h;is t vldcntly re. ..uniM-d thai iluro arc sli 1 gre.it pri Menu open «huh ous'it to b« rnolred in M>e -pir.t <«i undervtandiiis and. Ihrourt frank icntsi ol roodwill, v.hich may in
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    The Fuehrer On Peace Hopes
    122 11 K<>|>i\ To Greeting I>> I\m>;'l Nuncio Berlin. Jan. 12. TH£ access achieved; ■•.ich justifies the hope unon fnend- European -tatesLn preserving lev which glyesi the idlest I ion^." Hitler replyUS of tb«! ir ciip'.oHeir i l > v:it materialitatlcn ol f fhts without peace o.'
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    MORK POWER FOR THE NAZIS IN MEMEL
    47 11 Tr ci Memel has agreed to i: ment Oi Herr Willy .i Nazi. a.-, president of the Directory, other members ol Ms. The Diet In which Nazis hold almost all the seats, is cxthe end of this I H 'uter.
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    NATIONALIST ENVOY SEES CHAMBERLAIN
    68 11 Home. Jan. 12. DOR CONDE, Nationalist Spain's banador in Rome Is reported to have visited Mr Chamberlain nt REV EN DEAD IN INDIAN RAILWAY DERAILMENT Calculi i, Jan. 12. d and 49 Injured the Howrali- on the East India r from Dhanbad tlu i.iv:-.;.- Reuter. London,
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    REICH THREAT TO HOLLAND
    101 11 Washington, Jan. 12. TTHE implied threat against 1 Dutch neutrality voiced by Diplomatische Korrespondenz, organ of the German Foreign Office, is featured by newspapers here only second to Mr. Chamberlain's negotiations in Rome. The Rome conversations have elicited unfavourable comment in the lobbies. One Congressman told
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    "UNCERTAINTIES OF THE FUTURE"
    192 11 Canada To Strengthen Her Defences Ottaw, Jan. 12. '•I JNCERTAINTIES of the future and conditions of modern warfare make it imperati\3 that Canada's defences should be materially strengthened," said jLord Tweedsmuir, the Governor- General, opening the Canadian i Parliament with a speech from the I throne.
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    NORWAY WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL, SAYS KING
    74 11 Oslo, Jan. 12. NORWAY'S intention is to remam neutral in any international conflict which does not directly concern her," stressed King Haakon in his speech from the throne at the opening of the new session of Parliament. The King declared that, in ccoperation with
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    CARDENAS STAMPS OUT ALL OPPOSITION
    60 11 Mexico City, Jan. 12. /"•EN. SATURNINO CEDILLO, famous rebel leader, was killed in the !in untainous region of San Luis Potosi lin a battle with Government troops, ivvith the death of Cedillo, who had 111 1 been in open rebellion since last May, all opposition
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    Republicans Call Up More Men
    245 11 Republicans Call Up More Men MOBILISATION OF 1915-21 CLASSES Barcelona, Jan. 13. TPOTAL mobilisation of all clasie.s from 1915 io 1921 inclusive has been ordered by the Republican Government. The Republicans claim further advances on all sectors of the Estremadura front and claim to have encircled tho Santos Mountains area
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    LONDON PROTESTS TO FRANCO
    131 11 London, Jan. 12. Fis learned the British Government has sent a strong-worded protest to Gen. Franco regarding the action of Nationalist warships when the Republican destroyer Jose Luis Diez slipped cut of Gibraltar last month. It is stated Nationalist vessels violated British territorial waters, and the
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    HUNGARY PROTESTS TO PRAGUE
    58 11 1 j Budapest. Jan. 12. TKE Hungarian Government has I energetically protested to Czechoi Slovakia at the latest firing incident on jthe Ruthenian border. According to the Hungarian version, Czech military detachments opened i flre on Hungarians near the border and only desisted after a Hungarian
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    ITALIAN PRINCESS IS GRAVELY ILL
    47 11 Rome. Jan. 12. 'THE condition of Princess Mafalda, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel, Is slightly better than yesterday but Is still very grave. Princess Mafalda. who Is the wife of the Prince of Hesse, has been very 111 fcr some days. Reuter.
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    MORE TROOPS ARRIVE AT DJIBOUTI
    25 11 Djibouti, Jan. 13. A FURTHER detachment of 800 Senegalese troops arrived from France and left for the frontier. 1 Reuter.
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    Vital Defence Talks In Paris
    83 11 Pails, Jan. 13. THE possibility of a secret ses1 sion of the French Senate to permit exhaustive consideration of the defence position and international situation is being widely discussed in the lobbies. If it materialises it will be the first secret session since the Great
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    ARAB REBEL C.-IN-C. FLEES
    175 11 Jerusalem, Jan. 13. ACCORDING to a reliable report from Damascus Abdul Rahim, titular commander-in-chief of the Arab revolt, arrived .here at the beginning of the week, having abandoned supreme leadership of the Palestine revolt. it is stated Abdul Rahim was dissatisfied with the methods prescribed by
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    Japanese Navy's 'Grave Concern'
    60 11 Japanese Navy's 'Grave Concern Tokio, Jan. 13. PORTIFICATION of the westr em Pacific by Great Britain and the United States is regarded with grave concern by the Japanese Navy, declared Rear-Admiral Kanazawa, the Japanese Admiralty spokesman. Referring to the proposed strengthening of Guam Island, he said he personally saw no
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    Hungary & Anti-Red Agreement
    200 11 Hungary AntiRed Agreement Budapest, Jan. 12. A DEFINITE announcement that Hungary will join the AntiComintern Pact if she is invited to do so in a suitable form by the present signatories was made by Count Czaky, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, at an important meeting of the National Unity (Government) Party.
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    EMERGENCY DEFENCES
    843 11 Roosevelt Wants 3,000 New Planes Washington, Jan. 12. rONGRESS was struck by the moderation of President Roosevelt's special defence message today and it seems there is little doubt that the President's recommendation* will be approved without serious opposition. Today's front page news Irani Europe is regarded as smooth
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    NEW R.A.F. AERODROME FOR JOHORE
    245 12 Gazette Announces Land Acquisition At KluangPROTECTING SINGAPORE BASE I ROM "BACK-DOOR" ATTACK ONSTIUJC/TION of a Royal Air Force tininmi at Khiang, \«rlh Jobore, is i-xpc-rU-rl lo begin in the n<*ar future. It i believed thai surveying and oth«-r preliminary work has already reached an advanced
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    "I'LL GIVE A MILLION" AT THE ALHAMBRA
    91 12 "I'LL GIVE A MILLION" AT THE ALHAMBRA It III:- 4 it film Ill i;lv r :i Million" (U'arurr iiixim -mil rmtarj r<>\ \t thr \lli.iinln.i IVAKNRH HAXTKH playa U1 :nmislti:: i 'I'- i. i ill .ilhi.sloiicd youni mill., >m Hi win) pi'niui tO kIvi" million it. iiu.s for a kind
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    AMUSEMENTS
    87 12 ■IM.II1IIII ti i iMi rt i |>nni r i ln(><rin«l< t JO .V P .ill l,< M mci. ii h mi tint ..i il \m. Mnrlr Wai i.l.i > I rtOKI l> a i la Mid I Well \l WOKI II KfVU* mil r t 1 ..-..."Hi ■it/ r.i
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    ASSIZES OPEN ON MONDAY
    109 12 ASSIZES OPEN ON MONDAY (i ilNf.'llHNCl wILh !!m- cud ol courl ration, Ihr in Singapore will "i"" Monday with lull inmij i. I,- will i -'I viii- :.i :;i An i lathrdrnl which will In- utlrni^'d iiv ihr i.'hki .iH.n. Hlr Percy I... 1111(1 ...In. |U. I:'.-. Ill thr i
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    REST HOUSE FOR INDIAN MUSLIMS
    91 12 I .111. i i |.i Sill limn linll:i lii Mtliiri' will br :ii> I" I i in. i m .1 hull ..-i I.. i ii ,1,. i |i:tl I., .il Mi i I. ll I .il .i PUD hi mi ri in'.; ii ii mid
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    Bridge Champions To Play Here
    77 12 r l'w<i Singapore bridge pMyers, Mr. \v. j M Warden, of Motoe Comte "ml Co l.l'l (iri'l Mr. J 11. Kortright, o) th<: Chartered Hank, a ill jjlcni a mMtch ni 2S ruhbt:r:i in/ail, J Mr unit Mi-.. I'uiil y.r.hln-■..miii-r. two member* of the Auttrian
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    Johore Forces Adviser Leaves
    204 12 Johore Forces Adviser Leaves A man who has played an Important part in i in- modernisation "I Hi- Johore Military Forces .siill'•(i lor England \>y the i'. and o. liner Chltral this morning. He i.. Lieut-Colonel D. M. Moyasi.i wi.:. wiu> hu acted as Military Adviser and Chlel Instructor to
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    MAN SHOT IN WATERLOO ST.
    180 12 Eluded P.C.: Found In Hospital APTBR eluding a constable who 111 taking him to ho.spital .soon alter h'.- was .shot in an alleged necret society inrudent in Waterloo Street la.st night, a youn? Cantonese was traced to Tan Tock son^ Hospital. He had :>. serious
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    SELETAR SQUADRONS TO VISIT BURMA
    106 12 piJOHTS to Burma will be made this month and noxt month by two squadrons from the Royal Air Force Station, Beletar No. ;ffi (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron, under the command of Seiuadron Leader R. L- Wallace, will leave Singapore for Rangoon DO Wednesday, tak- Ing with
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    BIG CHINATOWN BLAZ SEEN BY HUNDREDS
    568 12 Three-Hour Battle Wit Flames On Pulau Saigon THE damage done to the stocks of copal, damar, resin a 1 buffalo hide in Chop Tan Yong Kee's >-tore on Pulau S Kon, which caught fire yesterday afternoon, is not expected be as high as first
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    TRAVANCORE LEADER FREED FROM GAOL
    40 12 Trivandrum, Jan. 6 CONSEQUENT on ths withdrawal the memorandum submit-, d the Maharajah containing allegati; against the Dewan, the Gov of Travancoro withdrew yesterday t prosecution against the senator who hava been released from Jail.
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    CIRCUS SYCE HURT
    49 12 J7XERCISING one of Isako horses which was undergoi treatment in the Municipal Anin Infirmary, a Malay syce, attached the circus, was yesterday kicked In I face as he ran behind the anln He was injured on the chin and h one of his teeth knocked out.
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    DIANS WANT TO BE FULL CITIZENS OF MALAYA
    614 13 ftndit Kunzru On Aspirations 01 Domiciled Community \U\L I-OIALIJV ESSENTIAL FOB STRENGTH OF BRITISH EMPIRE tin people of India were Riven the racial equality ml national co-operation f«»r which they strove. fore to think there wouH be no stronger political i,, iheworW
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    Dr. kunzru On Delhi Delegation
    83 13 SPEAKING of the Malayan delex.itiun to India on the matter of migration, Pandit Kunzru, at last nights dinner, hoped it would tuk- a lone view of the problems Whfch it had to discuss with the QlllflllMfl "f India, and be prepared to «oiu-ede on behalf
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    Indian Postman Sent To Gaol For Six Months
    173 13 Indian Postman Sent To Gaol For Six Months TOOK REGISTERED LETTER A YOUNG Indian postman, Moha- mcd Ibrahim bin Abdul Kadir, was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment yesterday, by the Singapore Criminal District Court Judge, Mr L. B. GiDson, on being! convicted on a charge of dishonest- i ly
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    F.M.S.R. ARTISANS AND WAGE RATES Protect To Senior Officer In Kuala Lumpur
    162 13 F.M.S.R. ARTISANS AND WAGE RATES Protect To Senior Officer In Kuala Lumpur From Our Own Corresixmdent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 12. A CROWD of artisans of various nationalities, employed at the F.M.S. Railways' central workshops a: Sentul. Kua'.a Lumpur suburb, left work for a short period this morning to meet the
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    CHINESE RIDES INTO BRICK WALL
    191 13 Believed To Have Lost Control Of Cycle THE Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G Porter, yesterday held an inquiry into the death of a middle aged Chinese, Ng Choh. who was riding down an incline in John Road on Jan. 7. and crashed into a wall,
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    In The Chartroom Of A Junk
    53 13 the ro i 0/ If, Pang-ftn rente n arr.ni jrom n- ■':> Kong ycsUrrtav en a voyage to A'co York via the Cape. Here are the viastcr, J Peterson /right > and the navigatinj efflcer, P. Mogcnscv, studying the route they vM follow after
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    JUNK HERE ON VOYAGE FROM HONG KONG TO U. S.
    434 13 Europeans Sail Picturesque Chinese Vessel A NINCPO junk of centuries <>ld design, high pooped and with an elaborately-cai"ved Buddhist shrine in the main compartment, sailed serenely into Singapore yesterday having completed the first leg of an ocean cruise from Hong
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    PANDIT KUNZRU SEES IMMIGRANT SHIP
    46 13 OANDIT Hridaya Nath Kunzru, as a member of the Standing Emigra- j tion Committee, visited the 8.1. vessel j Rajula yesterday before she sailed fir Madras. He inspected the seeemmodation j and general conveniences for the j transport of immigrant workers.
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    EAST COAST FLOODING
    264 13 Malays Fear in w Great Calaniih RECORD RAINFALL AT BERTAM JUIALAI A- Ea Coast is preparing to m falling on the main watershed ha\ I rivers in the north-i larmingly. The ti ibutai Kelantan River, has resen s Manekurai, where it cross* Sakai Express railway, and g
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    CLOSER CO-OPERATION OF CHINESE BUSINESSMEN
    298 13 PAR-reachinK decisions were made iit the joint conference of Chi- 1 nese Chambers of Commerce at i Ipoh, according to Mr. Lim Keng I Lian, V ice-President of the Singapore Chamber, who has returned; after representing Singapore Chinese a'., the conference. A united effort, it
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    ABOLISH PRIVATE SLAUGHTER HOUSES, SAYS HEALTH OFFICER
    298 14 Rural Board To Refer Matter To Municipal \nthorities INSPECTION OF ANIMALS HELD TO BE DESIRABLE A RECOMMENDATION that steps should be taken gradual Iy to abolish private slaughter houses in rural areas is made by Dr. W. L. Blakemore, Rural Health Officer, in
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    Private Market Licenced For Paya Lebar
    233 14 Private Market Licenced For Paya Lebar BOARDS' DECISION AFTER DISCUSSION t A FTER discussion on the question j of private markets, the SingaI pore Rural Board decided to grant r by a majority of six votes to four a licence for one year to an applicant in Paya Lebar who
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    22 14 Inche Yunos oin Noordin, acting Deputy State Secretary. Johore Bahru, has left on transfer as Secretary of the Town Bsard. Batu Pahat.
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    DR. J. W. SCHARFF IN HOSPITAL
    75 14 NEWS that Dr. J. W Scharff, Chief Health Officer, was In hospital with appendicitis came as a surprise to some members of the Singapore Rural Board attending a Board meeting yesterdayDr. W. L. Biakemore, Rural Health Officer, who was acting for him. said that
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    TIN FACTORY OWNER FINED $250
    188 14 Worked Machines Without Certificate Of Fitness OEE Eng Hock, a young Chinese oro- prietor of a tin factory in Havelock Road, was fined $250 by Mr. L. B. Gibson, In the Criminal District Court yesterday on pleading guilty to a charge of working 12 machines
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    MALAY TAKES WALLET FROM SEAMAN
    118 14 U7ITHIN three hours of a report or the loss of a wallet containing a £1 note, three guilders and 48 cents, a man was arrested and brought before the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, Mr. Conrad Oldham, yesterday. The complainant, a native seaman employed on the
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    RURAL BOARD AND FACTORY SMITHY
    61 14 THE Singapore Rural Board, at a meeting yesterday, decided that it could not be held responsible for any alleged nuisance caused by a Singapore factory to which it had issued a licence for a smithy. If there were any private complaints of nuisance, it was
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    165 14 East Coast Road Assessments Increase OWNER OBJECTS TO BOARD Alleges "Insanitary Conditions" INSANITARY conditions in an area off East Coast Road were alleged at the meeting of the Singapore Rural Board yesterday, when Mr. N. N. Leicester objected to an increase on the 1939 assessment for his house in that
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    COCKEROACHES IN KETCHUP BOTTLES
    135 14 Allegations At Rural Board Meeting A CHINESE ketchup factory in Bedoh j In which the empty bottles to be filled with ketchup had cockroaches in j nearly every one of them was referred to at a meeting of the Singapore Rural j Board yesterday. The factory
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    Johore At The Go den Gate Exposition
    62 14 The only Malayan territory with Us ow7i pavilion at the San Francisco Golden Gate Exposition, Johore may well be proud of the building depicted above. In picturesque Menangkabau style, it was the first pavilion to be completed. The State's commissioner at the exposition
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    SOAP MADE IN BRITAIN AND SOAP MADE IN CHINA
    738 14 Injunction By Consent In Singapore High Court PHINESE dealers had been taking advantage of the rate of exchange which permitted them to import Lux soap manufactured in China by the China Soap Company Ltd., Shanghai, for Lever Brothers (China) Ltd., into
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    RELIEF FUNI COLLECTORS
    194 14 Mr. Tan Kah k< On Position INTIMIDATION MUi BE REPORTED "THE China Relief Fund 0 mittee would consider it service done to them if thos^ a complain of intimidation would good enough to have the man groups of men intimidating t\ arrested,' says Mr. Tan Kah chairman
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    RURAL HEALTH OFFICER "UNDERSTAFFED"
    75 14 DR. W. L. Biakemore, Rural He: Officer, has to work on Saturc and Sundays. Recently when he went to Fras Hiil for a holiday, he had to deal some office work and papers were sent up to him. Dr. Biakemore mentioned this i Ilural Boaid meeting
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    ALLEGED THREAT BY YOUNG CHINESE
    64 14 A 20-year-cld Chinese Soh Kirn S; claimed trial in the Singai Filth Police Court yesterday to charge of attempted extortion, putting a man Choo Boon Haw in of ham in order to induce him deliver to him $2.50. The -ase was postponed a w Ball
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    SECRETARYOF STATE'S REPLY TO EUROPEANS
    689 15 SECRET ARY OF STATE 'S REPLY TO EUROPEANS Constitutional Status Of Documents Explained INDIAN OFFICERS AND ARMY JOBS New Delhi, Jan. 4. LIO narrowly legalistic spirit will be brought to the inter- pretation of the Instruments of Instructions, reaffirms the of State (Lord Zetland), who in a reply to a
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    GOLD FIND IN FRONTIER HILLY TRACTS
    47 15 Peshawar, Jan. 6. Ii is learnt that i_ has been found out as a result of investigation that gold in unusually large proportion is c ntained in the sand in Shinwari hilly tracts, Khyber Agency. "^he matter Is beir>K further ivestigated.
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      Pandit Nehru's Offer
      256 15 MR. JINNAH ASKS FOR SANCTIONS Bombay, Jan. 5. MR. JINN AH in a statement in reply to Pandit Nehru expresses the view that if Pandit Jawaharlal is really in earnest about his offer referring to the complaint of the Muslim League against the Congress Governments to an
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      STRIKE IN BATA SHOE FACTORY
      61 15 Calcutta. Jan 5. TWO thousand and nv c hundred workers of the Bata Shoe factory, Batanagar. struck work with a view to securing redress of alleged grievances in the condition of employment. The strikers are peaceful. Fifteen hundred are still working. The directors of the
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      BENGAL PARTY LEADERS TO CONFER
      57 15 Calcutta. Jan. 6. IT is understood th*t the Chief Minister of Bengal has decided to cal. a conference of leaders of different parties in the Bengal T rislature to di.;cuss the reservation of percentages for Muslims and Scheduled Classes in the Services before the next
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      TO TOUR MADRAS
      51 15 the Congress President, who. according to a latest message, will leave for South India on a tour early next month. It was programmed at first to take place at the end of last month, but owing to his sudden illness had to be postponed. MR. SUBHAS CHANDRA
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      TERRORIST PRISONERS IN BENGAL
      66 15 Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting Calcutta, Jan. 5. THE Advisory Committee appointed by the Government of Bengal to examine the cases of terrorist prisoners and make recommendations regarding the exercise of clemency held its first meeting and discussed the procedure to be adopted for scrutinisin? the
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      AGA KHAN WILL MEET MAHATMA GANDHI
      30 15 Surat, Jan. 6. THE Aga Khan, it is understood, will arrive here tomorrow from Bombay and proceeds to Bardoli where he meets Mahatma Gandhi.
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      BENGAL LAND COMMISSION
      48 15 Calcutta, Jan. 6. npHE Bengal Land Commission with Sir Francis Floud, chairman, which is now engaged in preliminary investigation left for Madras yesterday with a view to making a comparative study of the revenue system and economic conditions of cultivators prevailing in these two provinces.
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    WOMAN PACIFIST ON WORLD PEACE
    93 15 Belief That China Will Win Ultimately Calcutta, Jan. 6. MISS Muriel Lester, Mahatma Gan- dhls London hostess, addressing a crowded meeting at the Mahabodhi Society Hall yesterday on world peace emphasised the need of linking up together the non-violence groups working in different parts of
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    WHEN CONGR ESS DEFENDED STATES AGAINST RAJ!
    660 15 Bombay. (By Mail). THE position of the Congress vis-a-vis the Hindu-Muslim question was explained by Mr. Gandhi to Mr. K. V. Hodson, editor of the Round Table who had a long interview with him at Shegaon. Recording the interview in the columns of
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    BRITISH OFFICER KILLED BY MOB AT RAMPUR
    508 15 Details Of Brutal Outrage In Orissa State Cuttack, Jan. 6. MAJOR R. L. Bazalgette, Political Agent to Orissa States, was killed by a mob outside the palace of the Raja of Rampur State, Orissa. Major Bazalgette arrived at Rampur from Nayagarh, a neighbouring
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    16 15 PANDIT K. NZRU. as seen by a Shanghai cartoonist (Sapajou 0/ the North China Daily News).
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    Our Services Letter
    988 16 Singapore Will Soon Be Able To Withstand Siege (From Our Military Correspondent) London, Dec. 28. THE policeman at the War Office entrance made a wisecrack when I called in the middle of the week. He said, Nobody here today they're still on holiday. Reckon there'll be no
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    Parade Of Three Flying Forces
    50 16 Kcmford aerodrome recently mi fh? scens of a parade of three flying organisations formed during 103S the Civil Air Guard, Air Defence Cadet Corps and Women's National Air Reserve. Picture shows '.he Lord I.::utenant or Essex, Col. J. B. Whit more, inspecting the Cadet Corps.
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    "ELECTRIC" EYE SHELLS FOR AIR DEFENCE
    142 16 "ELECTRIC EYE" shells automati- cally exploded by reflected light from the planes at which they are aimed may be a wew terror for bombers, says the Daily Express. A Swedish firm, Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson, of Stockholm, has bean assigned the patent to manufacture
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    36 16 Earl Grey, Lord Tyrel' of Avon, Lord Bearsted and Lord Stamp have consented to act as trustees of the Baldwin Refugee Fund, representing respectively the Church of England, the Roman Catholic, Jewry and the frer caurch?s.
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    Alexandria Banned As Naval Base
    69 16 A LEXANDRIA will never become a military port for the British Fleet. Hass Pasha Sabry, Minister of War and Marine, told the Egyptian Chamber, says a Cairo message. Under the Anglo-Egyplian Treaty of 1936 Britain has the right to station 10,000 men and 400 air
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    14 DIE IN BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA
    54 16 Adelaide, Jan. 11. TIRE-FIGHTERS continue to battle the worst bush fires ever known in South Australia. Women and children have evacuated one township. A Melbourne message says seven persons have been burned to death and seven others collapsed from the Intense heat and
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    EXPERIMENT ON AERO ENGINE
    264 16 Explosive Effect Of Two-Pounder Shell AN experiment was recently carried out to test the explosive effect of a two-pounder pom-pom shell on an aircraft engine. The shell was suspended about 2ft. in front of the engine and fired electrically. The damage done was considerable. The engine
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    REPUBLICANS LEAVE GIBRALTAR
    62 16 London Jan. 12. 'THE captain, officers and crew of tiia Spanish Government destroyer Josj Luis Diez. which on Dec. 30 was driven ashore by a Nationalist warship, sailed yesterday for in Spanish Government port in the British destroyers Glow Worm and Greyhound from Gibraltar, where they have
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    REHABILITATION OF WAR REFUGEES PLANNED
    638 17 hungking Promises To Co-Operate With Famed Catholic Priest Chungking, j AM interested only in the welfare of the common iople and not in politics." i nfailingly this has been the mark which Father Jacquit, of Shanghai Nantao Safety i me fame, used to qualify his
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    New Leaders Of Canton
    35 17 Pans Tung-yucn (left) and Lot Chun-v. ing. chairman nrd vfce-chajman of the Japanese-inspired Proviional Government at Canton, photographed after the Inaugural ceremo ny. A Japanese officer is seen in the background.
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    Japanese Reaction To Mr. Wang's Letter
    412 17 Far East News Tokio, Jan. 11. ,1 A "WAIT AND SEE" policy is j advocated by leading Japanese newspapers in regard to Mr. Wang Ching-wei's message to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, and his open letter to the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang. A couple
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    TOKIO CONCERN AT POWERS' STAND
    148 17 Leaders On Need For Supreme Policy Tokio, Jan. 11. j IT is understood the creation of aj national defence council has been recommended to the Prime Minister, Baron Hiranuma, by leading members of the Cabinet for formulation of ft supreme national defence policy by j
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    BRITISH TUG ATTACKED NEAR SHANGHAI
    59 17 Shanghai, Jan. 10. FOUR pirate Junks attacked the British- owned tug Hanwo, which was towing lighters in the direction of Shanghai this evening. In spite of a hail of machine-gun bullets, the wireless operator despatched an S.O.S. A British gunboat proceeded to the scene. Mit
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    SERGEANT-AT-ARMS SHOT DEAD.
    69 17 l_iondon, Jan. 11. MAJOR-General Sir Charles Corkran, Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Lords since 1936, was accidentally shot and killed today. He was Commandant of the Royal Military Co' ege trom 1923 to 1927. and G.O.C. London District from 1928 to 1932. Sir Charles Corkran was the
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    48 17 It is reported the Japanese are establishing an aviation corporation to monopolise air passenger and mail services In the occupied regions of China. Japanese interests will subscribe half of the $50,000,000 capital, I and the balance will be subscribsd by the nro-Japanese Peiping, Nanking and Mongolian regimes.— Aneta-Trans-
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    Beautiful Chinese Girl As "Queen"
    197 17 San Francisco. ABEAUIIFUL Chinese "irl will be flown here from China to reign over the $1,200,000 village to be erected bj Chinese Factors of San Francisco at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island.. The beauty queen will be selected after a series
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    U.S. Wheat For China War Refugees
    114 17 Shanghai, Jan. 11. A SHIPMENT of 1,600 tsns of wheat, consigned to the Shanghai International Red Cross by the American Red Cross, has reached Shanghai aboard an American freighter. The consignment represents the first shipment of wheat donated by the United States to Chinese
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    BETTER AIR DEFENCE FOR CHUNGKING
    64 17 Chungking, Jan. 10. STEPS to strengthen the atr defencss of Chungking are being discussed with the lecal air defence authorities by General Ho Ying-ching, Minister for War. As the seat of the Chinese Government Is at Chungking, which has already been attacked from the air
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    100-YEAR WAR FOR JAPAN
    597 17 \rmy Executive's Strange Claims Tokio, Jan. 11. ASTIR has been caused by the appearance of the first of a series of signed articles by LieutCol. Tatsuhike Takashima, of the Army General Staff, in the Nichi Nichi Shimbun on Japan's Declaration of a 100-year War." Col. Takashima
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    RUSSO-JAPANESE DEADLOCK
    146 17 Tokio, Jan. 11. IN the course of negotiations concerning Japan's fishing rights in the Behring Sea, the Sea of Okhotok and the Sea of Japan, between the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M Litvinov, and the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Togo, M. Litvinov informed the Ambassador, It Is seml-offlclally reported, that
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    YEARS OF STOMACH AGONY
    268 17 YEARS OF STOMACH AGONY Until s«e found the rirtt remedy The story of this woman at 67 will giv« new hope to thousands of stomach wifferers. For years' wntc< Mrs. T. J. W, I nuflered untoUl agouira. I was afraid to eat and was constantly under the doctor. I was
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    WOLVES HAVE ANOTHER RECORD-PRICE PLAYER
    157 18 Over £15,000 Wanted For Stanley Cullis London, Jan. 1. I MET, during my week-end travels, a League club's representative whoso task it has been in recent weeks to approach Wolverhampton Wanderers and to ask how much (if any) they would take for England's centre-half, Stanley
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    AMERICAN BID FOH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION
    89 18 An American ofTor to purchase A] ax. tlif famous Australian racehorse, has been made, and the price asked lor amounts to telling the prospective buyers that AJax Is not for sale, according to "Mr. Constable," one of the part-owners. "We do not want to sell
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    BUCHANAN TO LEAD PENANG S.C. SOCCER
    31 18 At a meeting held at the Penang Sports Club. F. Buchanan was elect ed the club's football captain, wnll J. N Cooley was appointed convenor
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    51 18 TOII.W (tuKby: S.C C. n. lib Hv- Ba^eiy R.A.. S C.C.; 5.A.0.8. 2nd vs. Pohce 2nd, Dep Ho key: S.R.C. vs. A.P.C.. Pay- Lebar: 3.C.C Minesweepers, 3.C.C.: B.C.R.C. R.A.M.C. Tanglin; V.M C.A. vi, P.W.D. Anson Road; C.S.C. n. Klialsa. Khalsa. <«r,«r: straits Tim.'s v.-,. Jollllais. Fraser and
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    DRASTIC ACTION BY F.A.
    325 18 Money Paid To Players action has been taken j by a Joint Commission of the I F.A. and the League in a case in which illegal payments are alleged to have been made by Mr. G. Worsley, until recently a director ot Stockrort County, to players
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    TOTE TURNOVER IN 1938
    96 18 London As the result of the working of totalisators in 1938, the Racecourse! Betting Control Board are making grants amounting to £175,000 for, Improvements to horse racing, horse i breeding, and veterinary science and education, as compared with £150,000 last year. The total volume of business
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    COTTON'S TOUR OF AMERICA
    100 18 Henry Catton stated that without a definite guarantee for a sum of £2,000, I free of expenses, he would not make 1 the trip to America for a proposed live-weeks" tour during the early part the year. Cotton has not yet received such a guarantee, but
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    WORLD ICE HOCKEY TITLE
    33 18 It was announced that an American amateur ice hockey team will be sent to compete in the World Ice Hockey Championships, which begin at St. Mr-ntz on Feb. 2.
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    HOME RUGBY
    27 18 Home rugby matches played yesterday resulted: Oxfordshire 17 Kent 24 Glamorgan 21 Monmouth 5 In the county championship group replay Warwickshire beat North Midlands 3—11.
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    JOLLILADS S.A.
    59 18 The following players are requested to turn up for the Association against the Straits Times Sports Club in a !rieudly game of Table Tenn's. at trie latter's premises today, at 7.45 p.m. Koh Pheng Hui. Kee Yew Leng. Lim T.an Lye, Lee Hal Choo, Seet Hons Kiat. Lim
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    22 18 Dr. G. F. Jones kicks ahead during pay m tne fropny viatai, wtiica the "Dog" won 11—5 against the S.C.C. last week-end.
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    HOME SOCCER
    35 18 p.A. Cup third round matches, postponed from Saturday and replays, played yesterday resulted: Norwich 0 M'cheit r C. 5 Replays YeovU 1 Sheffield W. 2 Doncaster !> Southport 1 Southern Walsall 5 Clapton 1
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    ENGLAND'S SPEEDWAY WIN AT SYDNEY
    152 18 ENG LAND'S SPEEDWAY WIN AT SYDNEY Sydney, Jan. 2. The English speedway team, captained by Jack Parker (Harringay), opened its tour of Australia by defeating New South Wales by 38 points to 10 at the Sydney sports ground. The English riders, giving a fine e> ilbition of speed and track
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    COTTON'S ASSISTANT'S NEW POSITION
    135 18 Selected from more than 200 applicants, William Laidlaw, chief assistant to Henry Cotton at Ashridge, has been appointed to the post of professional to the West Herts Club. Watford, and he will begin his new duties early in the New Year. The club committee had decided
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    AMICABLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
    168 18 A FRIENDLY saccsr match will be played between the A.A.A.'s XI and the R.A. football team of Buona j Vista Road Battery; oh the S.H.B Junior Service Club's grcund this even- j ing. The following will Represent the I association Yeo Ah Kow, Loh Kwon? I Sung.
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    PENANG XI TO PLAY PERAK ON SATURDAY
    61 18 The following will represent Penan:; j m her return hockey match with •Perak, at the Hutchlngs School ground I on Saturday: Abdul Kareem; Ismail Hashlm. J. U. Lambert; Rashid Ghows, Che? Phui San. T. Jacobs; C. W. Lyle, Lim Keng Hock, Eu Hong
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    DUTCH TENNIS PAIR WIN IN SAIGON
    48 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. The Java tsnnis players Samboedjn i and Llm Djoe Djien have won the first round men's doubles In the Far East- ern Championship, by beating the Chinese players BloJi and Choa Wit ft— 4, 5—0. ft— 2.
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    SPORTS FIELDS FOR IPOH
    259 18 A SPORTS Held scheme is to be mrt troduced shortly in Ipoh, a skeleton plan fcr which is being prepared. Next waek a meeting of the various clubs will meet, probably in the Kinta Sanitary Board office, to discuss the final proposals. It is believed that
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    Y.M.C.A. BEAT GUNNERS TWO GOALS TO ONE
    174 18 A Y.M.C. A. junior hockey sid 2 be.U a 7th Heavy Battery (Chug! team by two goals to one. in an evenly contested hotkey matcl played at Anson Road, yesterday.. All goals wer scored In the first half within 20 minutes of play.
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    RANKING LIST IN BADMINTON
    311 18 RANKING LIST IN BADMINTON Samuel May Cause Surprise London, Jan. 1. THE end of the year marks th< midway point of the Badmintoi season more precisely than in othei winter sports. This is clearly indicated by th date of the last authorised tournu ment before the festive interval the North
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    BADMINTON
    140 18 Johore Annual Meeting: (From Our Own Correspondent.) Jolnre Bahru, Jan. 12. The officials of e Johore Badminton Association at a recent meeting have decided to hold the J.B.A. annual general meeting at the Johore Bahru International Library on Feb. I 10 at 2 p.m. This early announcement of the
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    TENNIS TESTS
    40 18 The Test matches between the British lawn tennis team and South i Africa will comprise eight matches. j made up of fro men's singles, two women's sing'sj, two mixed doubles, one men's doubles and on? women's I doubles.
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    CLUB PLAY WELL TO BEAT MANCHESTERS 4-0
    400 19 Surprise Win In Padang Hockey Yesterday PLAYING with nl. understanding, the Cricket Club gave "ieir supporters a p.eaiunt surprise m the Padang yesterday when the. beat a stron, Mancheslers team y 4— nil at hockey. il was fast and koen hockey all the
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    Y. M. C. A. AND RECS DRAW 6-6
    219 19 Y. M. C. A. AND RECS DRAW 6-6 THE V.M.C.A. and the S.R.C. rugger teams played to a six all draw on the padang yesterday in a scrappy match. The S.R.C. scored an unconverted try and penalty in the first and the second half, 'and the V.M.C.A. scored two tries,
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    SELANGOR WANT MORE PRACTICE
    78 19 It is understood that the hockey fixture between the Singapore and 1 Selangnr women which was to have jbee.i played on Jan. 21 in Singapore has been postponed. The Singapore women have received a letter irom their opponents to the eUect that Selangor have had insufficient
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    Y.W.C.A. BADMINTON CLUB
    55 19 The Y.W.C.A. will be forming a Bad- mlnton Clrb in the near future pro1 vtded sufficient inducement Is given. Beginners as well as advanced players are asked to send in their names, as soon as possible, to Miss F. A. Knight. activities secretary Y.W.C.A. Names must be
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    22 19 Picture taken at the S.R.C. yesterday when the Club and the YM.C.A. drew C fi in their rugby match.— Straits Times picture.
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    GIRL'S SPORTS CLUB BEAT Y.W.C.A. FOUR-NIL
    313 19 CUPERIOR in attack, the Girls' Sports Club defeated the Y.W.C.A. by four goals to nil in a game of hockey on the S.R.C. padang yesterday. Mrs. Pennefather, star defender of the winners, yesterday led their attack and although she played quite a useful game,
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    Welsh Team To Play England
    55 19 The Welsh rugby team to meet England at Twickenham on Jan. 21 is: V. G. Jenkins; S. Willrams, W. Wooll-r. Idwal Davies. Lt. F. Ford: 11. Tanner, W. Da vies; W. Tfravers, E. Morgan. W. E. H Davles, F. L. Morcan. E. Watkins. W. Vickery,
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    V.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    109 19 A Hockey re-union between the present V.M.C.A. Juniors and the ExJuniors will take place at 5.15 p.m. at the Anson Road ground on Tuesday. Jan. 17, in the form of a match. Teams are as follows: Ex-Juniors: J. Ferguson. V. Armstrong. M. Modder. Ong Swee Law. B. S.
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    SEGAMAT HOCKEY Goal Each In Fast Match
    288 19 SEGAMAT HOCKEY Goal Each In Fast Match (From Our Own Correspondent j Segamat, Jan. 11. I A GOAL scored towards the closing I stages saved Singh's XI from defeat at the hands of the Segam&t I Europeans today, in a friendly hockey match on the town padang. The game wa.>
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    STATE HOCKEY
    86 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Jan. 11. In preparation for the State hockey match against Singapore on Jan. 20, Johore is holding a final trial on Friday at Johore Bahru. There is little chance o f any changes in the team that played against Malacca last week rnd
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    SWIMMING
    17 19 The Y.M.C.A. swimming pool will be closed for cleaning today and will be reopened on Sunday.
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      Johore Dissatisfied With Foong Seong Cup Rules
      491 19 OEVERAL important questions roiating to the running of the Foong Seong Cup competition are to be raised by the Johore representative, Syed Ibrahim bin Hussein, at the annual general meeting of the Badminton Association of Malaya at Penang on Sunday. At the last
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      TAIPING BILLIARDS FOR WENMAN CUP
      127 19 (From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Jan. 10 Furtner progress has been mad ;:i the handicap billiards tournament tor the VVenman Cup run by the Railway Institute, Taip^ng. Results as follows: First round: Asirvatham (plus i> Drat Yahaya (plus 25) by 250 po nts to 230;
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      NO AUSTRALIAN CRICKKT TEAM FOR U.S.
      40 19 NO AUSTRALIAN CRICK KT TEAM FOR U.S. Th Australian Borrd of Control lias rejected an application I y Mr. E. L. V/addy, the former New South Wales 1 player, for s I Mon to tako an Australian team to Americ;>
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    161 20 I his i> the tidily painted stern of the 76ft. NiftfP* junk Pang-jin, which arrived at Singapore yesterday after a 12-day voyage from Hon< Kong «n the first leg of a voyage to New York. On board are four Europeans, a Singapore-born man and
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