The Straits Times, 18 January 1939

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      163 1 Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. t%m Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 'KEY-ROBES' ing rugs. ™*®m H y^^.^ our tailoring I f- DEPARTMENT IS iM Tilitfi^y i PREPARED TO vM»£m m MAKE SUITS FOR abs^u^Ty'up^n^ I^^fl^^>^H 8 YOU SUITABLE 11 ROD F X Ali^^te^^ -^y^JH
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      16 1 Madame Page. Late 92, Piccadilly, Londo OPENS in her work rooms. $50 13, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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      826 2 AGENTS WANTED WANTED AGENTS tor silk and woollen cloths Terms liberal Security in advance unnecessary. Custom duty borne by us Apply Alfred Palace ißegd.) UidhlanaWANTED BACHELOR. ENGLISH, requires board and residence, or small flat. Write Box 525. Straits Times. WANTED, Polo Pony up to 13 stone, hendy and trained to
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      912 2 BOARD RESIDENCE ON THE SEA. The Grove." 103 and 109 Meyer Road, Katong, near Swimming Club, large airy rooms, tennis, gardens, garages, attractive position. Mod. terms. Phone 5656 TRENT HOUSE, 1, Anderson Rd. Vacant now one large room. Also another vacant Feb. 1 for one month. Both have verandahs. Private
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      724 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of well-made-to-crder modern European high-grade polished Teak Household Furniture of every description, H.M.V. table gramophone with dance records, Saigon-made twisted string centre mats, aluminium cooking utensils. Etc., Etc. (The property of Mr. D. Lysenaar, Immigration Officer. DUTCH CONSULATE; (N. B. The above furniture was speciallymade
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      538 2 LEGAL NOTICES At page 2 of our issue of the 16th Instant, undsr the heading "Acknowledgments" the following announcement appeared: "Mr. Tan Teck Chuan and family thank all relatives and friends for their kind attendance at the funeral of his father Mr. Tan Kirn Swce, the eldest son of the
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      234 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARD and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. ""educational "SOLTHOLME" Lowestoft. Girls' Boarding School, 5 to 18 years, bracing climate usual school subjects, swimming, games, needlework, dancing. Highly recommended by Malayan Government official. Terms moderate. HOME LIFE IN DORSET. ENGLAND.
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    93 2 CHIA—Mrs. Chia Teong San (Madam Cheana Mul Neo, at General Hospital, Spore on Monday night the 16th January, leaving her husband, one son and 2 daughters. Eceply regretted. Funeral ..n Saturday. Hie Cist in&tant at 2 p.m. from her house No. 16, Loronp 27-A, Geylans to Bukit Brown Cemetery. CHALMERS.—The
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      478 3 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. N .lo Er^land.' AND ORIENTAL S.NC... ,LR Aim CAKUO SER v'ICEi ROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore :RA 17.00'j Jan. STI pINp 1ND l J7.000 ?e&. 10 BUBIiW.U) «.<"» l! eh CANTON 5.500 Feb. 24 soMAI.I «800 Mar. 10
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      1294 3 SHIPPING^ ANNOUNCEMENTS. HOLIDAY CRUISES TO: BANtKOK SAIGON By Lamrtoas Owe Class Motarshlaa nisplacement Tons t'rem Penant P. Sham Malacca Spore m» "LALANDIA" (ll.M0» 311 V* M V* ms. -JVTLANDLA- (13.1 M) tl 2 2 23* ml -MEONIA lU.WO 14 3 15 3 16 3 IS I (NEXT HOLIDAY CBl ISE
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      572 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. Collyrr Q»»T Singapor, T. i Ckmtmtt Bank RuiMlnt. Penan* T.I BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON. V (imiMM \\l» GLAMOR (In conjunction with the Cilen line! l>ii<- Sail* ACHILLES L'don, IVam. H'burg. Hull. Gdynia -Tan. r 'i Jan 2« AGAMEMNON Mars. L'don. R'dam. H
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      600 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Incorporated in F.M.8.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING 4UENIS F.M.B. RAILWAYS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS IEI.KriIOMR- t->-l»hl MS* l>»iufr S4ll CANADIAN :^ftC= PACIFIC jjco, ixiiatea u> iSn^nuai tßt «NMI KUUTL Jtter« rKANS-P.»CinC SERVICES Via IIOV Ul oi direct RMTKESS hi VANCOUVERr-ACROSS CANADA bj TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN with•at change— thence trj CANADIAN
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      253 4 IT Tf* f WHILE STILL IN 32 |THr^N£E2V*STACfJ^~' Jfi DOCTORS have proved that 3 out of 4 colds start in the nose and upper throat. So that is the place to prevent colds. At the first warning sneeze, put a few drops of Vick» Va-tro-nol up each nostril. Help* Nature's
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    London Stock Exchange
    412 4 Easier Price Trend On Political News London, Jan. 17. DRICES In all sections of the Stock Exchange today tended to ease awing to the uncertainty surrounding th.c European political situation. Gilt-edged, however staged a late rally showing only minor net changes on the day. Actual selling pressure
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    Wall Street Quotations
    400 4 New York. Jan. 17. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today: DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Tcday's Close Close Changes 30 Industrial 148.26 148.93 up .67 20 Rails 31.68 31.88 up 20 15 Utilities 23.50 24.13 up .63 40 Bonds 90.51 90.58 up .07
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      227 4 Toaa? Hoihow (Norviken) ..3 p.m. Medan (Both) 3 p.m Muntok Palembang (Thedens) 3 p.m. Pontianak (Khoen Hoea) ..3 P.m Rengat Tembllahan (Majanir) 4 p.m. Indo-China (PaoLna) ..4 p.m. Hong Kong and Japan (Parcels only) (Perseus) 7 p.m. Tomorrow Penang (Kedah) 10 a.m Tarempa (Merit as) 11 a.m
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      30 4 Mails from Europe (London mails) expected on Jan. 20, by 8.1. (Rohna) will be delivered to boxhoiders at 9 a.m. General delivery of letters at 9 a.m.
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      TIDE TABLE
      336 4 May 15.9596 15.8G89 off .09 March today's high 16.05 low 15.84. Total sales 2,230 tons. Reuter. Today H. W. 8.55 a.m. 8.9 ft.: 10.37 p.m. 8.2 ft. L. W. 3.25 a.m. 5.3 ft.: 4.06 p.m. 1.6 ft. Thursday H. W. 9.41 a.m. 9.1 ft.; 11.15 p.m. 8.5 ft.
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      BROKERS' COMMENT
      226 4 OWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets: The stock market continues dull with fluctuations narrow. Traders were cautious about following: up the late advance pending definite Indications of the trend. Utilities were In demand on the belief that Secretary of Commerce Hopkins will attempt to
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      259 4 I.NWAKU Wearies: From Penanc Ipoh. and Koala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Friday afternoon. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Expected tomorrow evening. Imperial: From Europe: Expected Friday morning. K.N.1.L.M.: From Netherlands Indiex: Arrives Tuesday afternoon. K.N.1.L.M.: From
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      FROM MALACCA
      96 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By K.LJU." Malls will close from Malacca as follows: Today. China, Japan, East Siberia. Philippines b Western United States of America (Van Heutsz) 6 p.m. Hong Kong (Van Heutsz) 6 pm. Tomorrow. Iran, Amsterdam
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      283 5 PERTUSSIN PASTILLES for nut-donr treat mrnt in hoarsened, sm-'k^r catsrrh ValuaWe for Nlnsirs and speakers BMribaton, MEDICAL OFFICE. Singapore and GRArTON LABORATORIES Magapare \n>\ KusU i.umpnr. 1939 AMERICAN H. M. V. RADIOS Model 11 Q4— ll RCA Tubes with Electric Tuning Sole Agents: KEE HUAT RADIO CO. 122-124. Orchard Road.
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      72 5 TieJlying STRnDPRD Here is the latest '12'redesigned for extra roomines8 y for greater luggage accommodation, for loivest petrol consumption, 30-32 MP.G. .70 M.P.H. INDEPEND £NT FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION NEW ENCLOSED LUGGAGE BOOT— LID OPENS AS FIRM. FLAT PLATFORM FOR TRUNKS ROOMY ALL-STEEL BODY ...AUTOMATIC CHASSIS LUBRICATION CENTRAL FOLDING ARM REST
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      EMPIRE STATION
      352 5 TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. CSH 21 47 om/i (ISJI aa.lt G9G IW mr ny); OSF ISI4 nc (19.X Ok): CSJ t1.63 me (1J.91 m): CSH Il.Tt me f ."if" m.l I p.m. 6.05 Bic Bon. BBC. Scottish orchestra. 7.05 "Haunting Harmonies." with Sam Costa and Ann Canning.
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      KWEIYANG
      108 5 TODAY \.Ps\ 6.W met (42.98 m > am b.su National anthem band. 7.05 News bulletin in Chinese: Chinese music. "7.50 Interval 1.20 Music, talk. Fuklen. Kwangcung ami Peiping songs Western music. 2.20 Interval. 8.10 Chorus song... 8.20 Speeches. Chinese music, comments on current events. Relay from the Chinese Central
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      CHUNGKING
      63 5 TODAY -The Voice of Chin* XßVO. 11.41 me/i (28.27 m.). p.m 12.20 National liHn-.rr 12.25 Chinese miulc reports in Cantonese 12.35 Western music report* In Japanese. 12.45 Chinese music. 12.50 Interval. 8 20 20 National anthem. 8.25 Reports In English. 8.35 Reports In French 8.45 Western music. 8 50
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      SINGAPORE
      174 5 TODAY /ML ZZS metre*. /.Hr jo.m metras. p.m. 1.00 Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records. 1.30 Mid-day rubber prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous programme (contd.i. 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Hokkien Amov music, t 5. 30 "Two Years Ago." A miscellaneous programme. (Chinese), t 7.00 Organ recital by Werner Baer. Relay from Victoria
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      NIROM
      177 5 TODAY EDA 604 mc'» (49.* m.). VDB 965 me (JIM ro YOB 11 gg nw (JJ.I ml. PMN 1 0.3(1 met (29.2 m.). p.m. 4.54 Arthur and Victor Young and their orchestra. 5.50 Casa Loma Orchestra. 6.20 Squire Celesta orchestra. 6.50 News report. 7.10 Xylophone and vibraphone recital. 7.40
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      BERLIN
      165 5 TODAY UJB \%M net (IS 74 mi p.m. 5.05 Press review 5.20 Dance music. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News In English. 7.55 Concert of light music (contd.V 8.20 NewdVid economic review in German. 8.35 Baromeirie. 9.20 News and economic review tn Enf»M r h and Dutch. 9.35
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      PHOHI-HOLLAND.
      54 5 TODAY PHI 17.77 me/l (16.88 m.l. p.m. 8.00 Announcement 8.05 Records. 8.15 Actualities. 8 35 Dutch potpourri. 8. 50 Report on th« Amsl"rdam Stock En change 9. 00 Close down. TOMORROW p.m. 8.00 Announcement 8.05 Records. 8. 18 Actualities 8.35 "Mr. Ambroslus 8.50 Report on the Amsterdam Stork Ek
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      PENANG
      28 5 TODAY ZHJ son met (49.3t m.l p.m. 6.00 Malay music. 7.00 Variety programme. 7.30 Band music. 8.15 The Orange Gro\e boys 8.55 News bulletin. 9.00 Close down.
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      ROME
      26 5 TODAY t-BO 11.81 Ms M.t OLI p.m. 6.20 Announcement. News In English. Light music Stella vocal trio. Cetra Orchestra Talk (In Chinese). News in Italian.
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      PARIS.
      111 5 TODAY m r-i'4 me noil MM 17"M tnc s BJB. 6.20 concert 7.20 News in English 7.25 Gramophone i> 8.00 Talk on French errata 8.25 Concert. 9.00 News !n French Colonial mark* prices. 9.3fl Eeonoml- and \vui!«m OurUM. 9.40 Theatrical talk by George; AH'iiann 9.50 Symplioulc concert. 11.11 Rates
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      CALCUTTA
      127 5 VI i> 10 nr > I m p.m 6.50 For the count i 7.20 Indlnfl music and songs 9.55 A talk. (Bengali) 10.10 Commercial news. Bengali i 10.15 Local news. (Bengali) 10.20 News and weather report in->iß*ll) 10.35 News (English!. 10.50 Local news. .English! 10.55 Commercial news (FurHslii 11.00
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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        MINING
        593 6 issue Vai Fraser Co Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin 3/9 4/3 3/9 4/3 £1 Asam Kumbang 26/9 27/9 26/- 28/£1 Auatrai tfaiay 43/- 47/-n 43/- 47/-n. 5/- 4yei Wian 22/- 23/6 22/3 23/6 1 Ayei SVctg 0.57y 3 0.62»/ 2 0.60 0.65 £1 Bangris Tin 20/3
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        GENERAL
        414 6 2 2 Alex Brtc* Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.32'/i 1.40 2 2 do ''V<2 r PrelS 220 2.30xd 2.37 2 45cd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.50 5.50 5.50 6.00 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0.50 0.60 0.50 160 10 5 B M Trustee 8.75 7.50 8.75 7.50 £1 £1 Con
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        253 6 57c Mavnard Co. Ltd. $30,000 I Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 100) red 1940 $400,000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 lO2'£ 103' 2 norn 4%% 3907 red 1947 $1,600,000 v, Mar 31 Sept. 30 108>-i 110 norn Jn" mS s/scpt.Slo°° fto0
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        RUBBER SHARES
        364 6 Frasei Co Lyall Evatt Ajlenby 1.25 135 1.30 1.40 Alor Gajah" 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 Amal. Malay 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.80 Ayer Hitam 095 1.05 0.95 1.05 Aver Molek 100 1.10 100 1.10 Aver Panas 120 130 1.25 1.30 3assett 045 o.si>/ 2 0.47 0.50 Batu Lintang t....
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
      90 6 Wednesday, Jan. 18, Noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 27 2T/ S No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases January 2714, 27% nv*n nee f«h in h»u« G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales January 26 15/16 27 1/10 F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales ■>« i/if! 2fi vifi
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      WORLD PRODUCTION OF GOLD
      79 6 1938 Sets New High Record London, Jan. 17. WORLD gold production in 1938 in- creased by 5.5 per cent, compared with 1937, which itself was a record year, showing a 7y 2 per cent, increase over 1936. according to the Union Corporation, which puts 1938 production
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      EXCHANGES
      169 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the da"y Ocular issued by the Hong Kong a"d Shanghal Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/3 13/16 London demand 13/W Lyons demand 2050 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 133^ New York demand 541^ Montreal demand 54»/ 2 Batavia demand 99V
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      156 6 London, Jan. 17. THE Foreign Exchange market today was quiet with sterling firmer in terms of all major currencies— Reuter. The following were today's closing; mean rates:— Paris 177 9/32 Athens ..547'/ New York 4.67 3/16 Ri 0 3 v e Montreal 4.71^, MUe ,g O H.-iai
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      455 6 Dull Opening: Rubber Records Slight Fall By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Jan. 18. r\EALINGS in the local share market yesterday provided little of interest and prices, generally, showed little change. The price of rubber in London fell > B d. to 7y B d. and New Ycrk
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      MUNICIPAL SUBWAYS SCANDAL IN U.S. New York. Jan. 17.
      83 6 MUNICIPAL SUBWAYS SCANDAL IN U.S. New York. Jan. 17. THE theft of at least £250.000 sterling by means of "rigging" automatic fare machines in municipal subways was revealed today by the District Attorney, Mr. Thomas Dewey. He said 3 per cent, of the gross revenue during the past three years
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      NO COAL AND NO POWER IN HANKOW
      79 6 Hankow, Jan 16. INADEQUACY of coal stocks has rt- suited in the Hankow Light and Power Company closing down, plunging the foreign areas in darkness J'lu only available stocks of coal are seven miles distant. The Japanese military authorities are keeping their promise
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      SHARE BUSINESS VERY DULL
      659 6 FRASER AND *COS WEEKLY REVIEW IN a weekly report on the share market, issued at the close of business yesterday, Fraser and Company write: The Anglo-Italian conversations '.n Rcm have r> _>n the main influence on i rkets du~lng the past week. At the outset the
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      U.S. PRESS APPROVES OF DEFENCE PLAN
      82 6 T ondon, lan. 14. A PPROVAL of Mr. Roosevelt's defence I** message to Congress is expressed by the New York press. Newspapers declare the President :has struck the right note. The pro- gramme is reasonably balanced it is I not so large as it
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      EXCHEQUER RETURNS
      35 6 London, Jan. 17. EXCHEQUER' returns show total ordi- nary revenue amounts to £559,431,- 243 against £548,863,823 a year ago. Total expenditure, less self-balancing Items, Is £774,766,077 against £690,722.'941 a year ago— British Wireless
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      540 7 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are Invited for the supply and delivery ol one Portable Coal Conveyor for the Oas Dcpt. Copies of Specification can be obtained at the Tender Room. Tenders close at 12 noon on Bth March, 1939. C. H. OOLDIE Municipal Secretary. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are invited for
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      287 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In Chln« By Special Charter*. 12. Cecil Street, Slnrappre Telephones: Manager's Office Asst. Manager's Of! ice ««1 Exchange Dept General Office 51 8* Cable Address: "CHCNGKUO. 1 Paid Dp Capital Ch. I 40.000.000 M Reserve Funds In excess of Ch 1 5.200,000 Total Assets approximate!* Ch
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      WILKINSON PROCESS TO PAY MAIDEN DIVIDEND
      433 7 71 Per Cent: Net Profit Of $55,980 Last Year NEW SALES COMPANY TO HANDLE BUSINESS IN CANADA TWELVE years after its incorporation, the Wilkin1 son Process Rubber Co., Ltd. this year proposes to pay its maiden dividend. The accounts which were issued yesterday, state
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      REGULATING NEW ZEALAND IMPORTS
      195 7 Heavy Cuts In Quotas Auckland (N.Z >, Jan. 4. I THE isjue of licenses under the im- port control scheme reveals reductions in import allowances far exceed- ing general expectations. The Government declines to disclose the basis followed in making the changes, bat. generally speaking, the
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      KUALA KAMPAR TIN
      187 7 Offer To Acquire Malim Nawar KUALA Kami>ar Tin Fields has concluded negotiations with Malim Nawar Tin for the acquisition of the undertaking and assets of the latter for 50.000 10s Kuala Kampar shares. A provisional purchase and sale agreement has been entered into; this will be submitted
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      HOLD ON TO EAST AFRICAN TRADE
      160 7 Commissioner's Warning A WARNING from the British Trade Commissioner in East Africa that United Kingdom manufacturers should watch development." and strengthen their hold on the trade of the territories is contained in the Board of Trade Journal's current issue. The Journal quotes from the
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      PEPPER STOCKS DOWN
      168 7 14.2 Per Cent. Reduction In Past Year I «T the end of 1938 London stocks of white pepper were 9,561 tons, as compared with 11,145 tons at the end of December, 1937. The reduction was 1.584 tons, or 14.2 per cent. j The, following table shows stocks
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      A.R.P. SHELTERS ADD DEMAND FOR SPELTER
      165 7 Government Places Large Orders London, Jan. 16. TPHE recent improved demand for spelter is connected with the Government's air-raid snelter programme, is the opinion of some metal market circles here. Though no official statement Is available regarding either the quantity or price, it is
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      REICH TRADE DECLINE
      59 7 Adverse Balance £19,400,000 Berlin, Jan. 2. GERMANY'S foreign trade in 1938 will show an adverse balance of about 224,000,000 marks (£19,400,000), states the Textil Zeltung. Estimates show that imports during the year amount in value to about 5.410,000,000 mirks and exports 5,186.000.000 marks. The figures for Greater
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      U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT EXPANSION
      63 7 Washington, Jan. 16. A SPECIAL message to Congress from President Roosevelt recommends *ide expansion of the Social Security Act. It advises the commencement of payment of old age pensions at an earlier date and also liberalisation of pensions, greater protection for dependent children, extension of
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      I.R.R.C. AND QUOTA DECISIONS
      55 7 AmsterdamTHE annual report for 1938 of the Netherlands Association for the Rubber Trade, of Amsterdam, stresses th-3 fact that the International Rubber Regulation Committee would render a valuable service both to rubber producers and consumers if it added to publication of the export percentage the considerations
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      TRANS-ATLANTIC FLYINGBOAT CAPTAIN
      69 7 TRANS- ATLANTIC FLYINGBOAT CAPTAIN London, Jan. 14. THE first captain to be appointed by Imperial Airways to command fly-ing-boats in the trans-Atlantic services is Capt. J. C. K. Rogers who will command Cabot. Capt. Rogers Joined the RAF. in 1927 and became a pilot with Imperial Airways ten years later.
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      COURTAULDS IN AUSTRALIA
      97 7 Subsidiary Formed Manchester. I^OURTAULDS has formed a company v» in Australia which, it Is thought, may mean a bid to obtain for Great Britain part of the big rayon trade now done by Japan In the Australian market. The name of the concern is Samuel Courtauld and
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      133 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Company Dividend us K Kamuntins 3d Pungah 9d. div. 9d. bonus Petaling 5% final Southern Klnta 2' a Int. less tax Takuapa 6d. Kl'BBEK Glenealy 5% Books Close Jan. 27 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Dec. 38 Jan. 35 Jan. 13 Singapore, Jan. 17, 5
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      FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS
      107 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 16. British Empire "A' 13 6 British Empire "B" 9 4y 2 British Empire Cumulative 14 0 British Empire C'prehensive 14 6 British General "A" 18 6 British General "B" 16 6 British General "C 14 9 Gold Producers First 24
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      LESS SHELLAC
      66 7 Stocks Decline 26 Per Cent. Last Year LANDINGS ot shellac at and deliveries from London wharves were high last month and on balance there was the small reduction of 466 packages in stocks. Landings were 8.252 packages and deliveries 8,718 packagesDuring 1938 stocks were reduced from 132.^. 2
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      PLANTERS' STORES TO INCREASE CAPITAL
      110 7 Scrip Bonus Of One In Four PLANTERS' Stores and Agency Company proposes to capitalise £25.000 of the reserve of £125,000 and to distribute to ordinary shareholders one new share for every four held. The new shares are not to participate In any dividend in respect
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      QUEENSLAND REVENUE UP
      42 7 QUEENSLAND Treasury returns for December show revenue of £2.057.000, compared with £1.810.000 for the corresponding period a year ago and expenditure £2.243,000. against £2.228.000 Excess of expenditure over revenue for the past six months was £884.000. compared with £1.250.000
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      196 7 Singapore. Jan. 17, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $12.75 White $12-25 Blaclc S 9.00 Copra Mixed *3.00 Sun Dried $3.30 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga $2.25 $2.25 Fair $220 $2.20 Sarawak $2.17/-. Jelotong Palembang $7.50 Banja $8.00 Sarawak
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      183 8 TAKE A TRIP TO PARIS with THE JONES FAMILY ALH AM BRA 3.156.15^9.15 p.m. w B^ .A ■^^■■^■■W i lIS iflwl I vLE D fPPVB ■■tote uV^^^V^l Syfcfcv M jL miles WPV ißcy Ibmbk s^. _an^st 3n d you -W" -..v _^a *m* win lino I bß^bW A hb^ H^^MIbBIBBbW^BbI
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      259 8 [REX RECORDS J AM \RV Sc MID-JAM ARY ISSItS. Billy Cotton Orchestra. 9<21 Love makes the world go round. Between you and me and Gaiepost. 9422 Change Partners. Ride Tenderfoot ride. Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band. 9423 Sixty seconds got together. A little toy sailboat. 9424 Cinderella Sweetheart. I
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    WHAT THE JAPANESE WANT FROM WORLD POWERS
    467 9 Tokio's Replies To Demarches Are Expected In Near Future Tokio, Jan. 17. JAPAN will reply shortly to the British and American notes on the China question, according to well-informect quarters. It is predicted the Japanese Government will state it is prepared to enter
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    CHINA WELCOMES BRITISH NOTE
    34 9 Chungking, Jan. 17THE British Government's Note to Japan Is profoundly welcomed here. Press opinion declares the Note has dispelled once and for all time Chinese misgivings concerning British policy Renter.
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    "ACHILLES HEEL" OF JAPAN
    169 9 Fresh Call For Joint Anglo-U. S. Action London. Jan. 17. AS a sermon the British note to Japan was highly effective, says the Financial News, but is it to be imagined that the Japanese! authorities at this stage will re- 1 verse their policy at the
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    NATIONALIST COURT TO TRY GOLDING
    103 9 Lonaon. Jan. 17. IT is learned in London that Mr. Ernest Golding. British Pro-Consul at San Sebastian, will shortly be tried by a Spanish Nationalist court. Mr. Golding is In prison at San Sebastian, having been arrested shortly after the discovery of an incriminating package
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    WANT LIFTING OF BAN ON ARMS FOR SPAIN
    39 9 Brussels, Jan. 17. THE executive committee of the Socialist Labour International has adopted a resolution calling for raising the restriction on the export of arms and munitions to Republican Spain.— Reuter.
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    EX-ENVOY ON "HIT AND RUN" CHARGE
    70 9 Hanover 'Virginia), Jan. 17. WILLIAM DODD, former United] States Amba..sadoi to Germany, i has teen indicted on charge of hit j and run driving. The charge arises from an accident in which a four-year-old negro girl wac knocked c*own and badly injured. When Informed
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    R.A.F. RECRUITING
    47 9 TOTAL of 721 recruits Joined the H R.A.F. last week against 260 in the same week last year. This brings the total acceptances of pilots, observers, airmen and boys since April 1, 1938 to 24,125, compared with 11.461 for the corresponding period last year.—British Wireless.
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    Explosions In Britain
    215 9 Explosions In Britain SEARCH FOR IRISH SUSPECTS London, Jan. 17. IN their investigations into the 1 amazing sequence of explosions ln London and the provinces yesterday, apparently aimed at crippling vital electricity services, the Scotland Yard is now examining the theory that sympathisers with the Irish Republican Army are responsible.
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    WILL COUNSELLORS REMAIN IN OFFICE?
    123 9 Premier Request By Toklo. Jan. 17. THE Prime Minister, Baron Kilchirn 1 Hiranuma, has asked all Cabinet Counsellors, who tendered resignations on the formation of the new Cabinet, to remain in office. They include Mr. Kiyoshl Akita, former Speaker of the Lower House Mr. Yosuke
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    LONDON'S EMERGENCY FIRE BRIGADE PLAN
    51 9 BY arrangement between the Home Office and the London County Council, the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade has been seconded temporarily to the Home Office to assist In the preliminary work now being undertaken for development of the London regional emergency fire brigade
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    ROYAL SPEECHES ON THE CANADIAN TOUR
    65 9 Ottawa, Jan. 17. J\V|R. W L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, announced in Parliament today that during the royal tour His Majesty will deliver addresses at Quebec, Winnipeg and Victoria or Vancouver, which will be broadcast all over the Empire. He added the
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    Republicans Claim Further Successes
    311 9 Barcelona, Jan. 17. IT is claimed that Republican troo;; in a further offensive havi broken the Nationalist line at twc points north-west of Granada. Twc Nationalist counter-attacks on the Estremadura front have been com pletely repulsed according to a communique. The violence of fighting at the
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 1939. Chinese Gangs
    938 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 1939. Chinese Gangs In view of the public alarm which has been aroused in Singapore recently by the activities of Chinese criminal gangs, attention is drawn to a series of articles which begins In the Straits Times today. This alarm was well founded
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    STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL
    142 10 Contributions are Invited for the 1939 number of the Straits Times Annual. They must be of a definitely Malayan or Malaysian character and may be of any length up to 2,500 words. The Annual publishes descriptive and historical articles, reminiscences, short stories, and light and serious verse.
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    "INDIAN CITIZENS"
    218 10 Danger Of Division In the Community To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— Your editorial under the heading "Indian Citizens" ls bound to cause a stir among the educated Indians in this country. The views expressed by you may be interpreted as preaching the policy of "divide
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    ITALIAN PRISONERS
    193 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— Seeing that the item to which I referred in my previous letter was expressed to consist of allegations only, to head it "Prisoners Roasted Alive" would seem to bring it within the description of tendendous. The casual reader, noticing that
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    33 10 IN VICTORIAN TIMES. Reminiscences of the Robertson family, which has been represented in Malaya continuously since 1858. SCHOOL CLOSING. A parent criticises the new closing hours of Singapore schools.
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    FRANCE'S AIR FLEET
    842 10 Equality With Reich Impossible The proper policy for France in air defence, having regard to the great superiority of Germany in present strength and potential expansion, is discussed by Air Commodore L. E. O. Charlton in the United Services Review, and a portion of his article is
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    740 10 Noisy Neighbours A SINGAPORE flat-dwelkr who Is awakened every morning at 4.30 by a cacophony of gongs and tom-toms has asked in our correspondence col* umns whether there ls not a law; against noises in the night hours, and if so. why the police are not
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    NIGHT NOISES
    243 10 Tanglin Club .x\nd Neighbours SATURDAY NIGHT REVELS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I sympathise with the writer of the letter on the subject of night noises in your Issue of today. But 1 guarantee that there are no greater sufferers in the whole of Singapore
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    DR. KOO'S PLEA FOR CHINA AT LEAGUE COUNCIL
    986 11 Boycott Planes And Petrol For Japan WESTERN POWERS' VIEW OF FAR EAST INTERESTS Problems Of Supply And Transit Of Munitions DR. WELLINGTON KOO made a strong plea for assistance for China in a speech before the League Council at Geneva yesterday. He
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    GERMAN EXPEDITION TO EAST AFRICA
    60 11 DAUL HARTLMAIER, well-known I German explorer, will leave Munich i this week to conduct a party o£ German scientists on a six-month tour of exploration through Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanganyika, to study the races and I fauna. The expedition, which will travel In five motor-cars,
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    FIRING NEAR BARCELONA
    205 11 City Ready For Gen. Franco Barcelona, Jan. 18. •THE constant muttering of artillery ia audible on the outskirts of the city which, despite the threat of the approaching Nationalists, remains calm, though presenting a scene of intense activity with a constant flow of lorries and ambulances. Refugees
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    U.S. & TOKIO TERMS ON "OPEN DOOR"
    77 11 U.S. TOKIO TERMS ON "OPEN DOOR" Washington, Jan. 17. OFFICIALS of the U.S. State Department declined to discuss Japan's reported willingness to make a deal with Great Britain and the United States on open door principles In China. They explained that the Japanese suggestions had been advanced by a news-
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    ROME BID TO WIN OVER RUMANIA
    123 11 Rome, Jan. 17. r3S conclusion of a pact between Hungary and Yugoslavia is the main object of Count Ciano's forthcoming talks with M. Stoyadlnovitch, the Yugoslav Foreign Minister, at Belje, according to tlie newspaper Popolo di Roma. The chief points of the new pact
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    REICH AND SPAIN INTERVENTION
    106 11 Berlin, Jan. 17. A HINT that Germany would back any action by II Duce if he should consider the Spanish nonintervention understanding broken by a third Power is contained in an utterI ance from competent circles which says [French Intervention in Spain would be regarded here
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    French Naval Exercises
    210 11 80 Warships Are Taking Part Paris, Jan. 17. T«HE French Atlantic and Medlter- ranean squadrons are sailing at dawn tomorrow from Brest and Toulon for the winter manoeuvres off the African coast and the Straits of Gibraltar. After exercises off the Straits the two fleets will proceed
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    "In Case Government Food Plans Fail"
    458 11 SIR Auckland Geddes, adviser to Sir John Anderson, Lord Privy Seal who is in charge of A.R.P., In a speech at Beckenham yesterday, advised housewives slowly to store a little extra food in their cupboards in case Government food plans failed to work in
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    Resolution To Make Canada A Kingdom
    81 11 Ottawa, Jan. 18. A RESOLUTION ha* been tntroA duced in Parliament by Mr. La Crolz (Quebec, liberal) w'.o proposes thV. Canada's name be chanced from a Domi.i'on to Kingdom of Canada. The Governor-General's title should be chanced to viceroy, and the viceroy should be
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    CHINA WILL WIN IN THE END, SAYS FLYING ENVOY
    195 11 London, Jan. 18. "VVEN if we don't get help from abroad, we are sure we can win in the end," declared Dr. Chang Peng-chun, who has flown from Chungking to London in nine days, including three day* spent in talks with
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    Arab Decisions This Week?
    162 11 Egyptian Premier May Lead Delegates London, Jan. 17. AN indication that important Arab decisions are likely this week is contained in a telegram from Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Secretary of State for the Dominions, cancelling his attendance at a public meeting in Ross and Cromarty on
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    More Rome Threats
    260 11 PRESS ATTACKS ON FRANCE Rome, Jan. 18. THE anti-French storm in the Italian Press is raging with greater intensity than ever. Corriere del la Sera says, like wild beasts which, In order to Induce courage In themselves, lash their flanks with their tails the French press for
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    NO RUSH TO UNLOAD CHINA LOANS
    41 11 London. Jan. 17. T.IERE Is ;.o particular rush to il 1 Chinese leans, following the Caincse decision not to mal:p a further advance for the service of logins aeeuri 1 on the Chin'-. Waritin Customs
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    British Minister Flies Home
    41 12 Tscoon, Britain's rtrtt Commissioner of Works and former Undersecretary for Air, photographed when he passed through Singapore by Empire flying-boat yesterday on his way back to England after a visit to Java and Bali. Straits Times picture.
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    BOY KING OF SIAM LEAVES
    145 12 BOY KING OF SIAM LEAVES Deck Games With Toy Gliders iwiwlOUT naving landed at Singapore, owing to his ship being In quarantine, Siam's 13-year-old King Ananda Mahidol continued his voyage to Europe aboard the East Asiatic motor vessel Selandia last evening. Ki!'.u; Ananda wijl disembark at Mai ilU's en his
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    SMALLPOX CASE ON POTSDAM
    156 12 SMALLPOX CASE ON POTSDAM Assistant Purser On St. John's Island THE second passenger ship from China to be quarantined at Singapore within a week after arriving with a case of smallpox, the North German Lloyd liner Potsdam, with 180 passengerssrent five hours at the quarantine anchorage '-esterc'.ay. The liner, which
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    300 TEACHERS GET OLD JOBS BACK
    62 12 THE 300 leachers in Singapore's Chinese vernacular schools, who received notices of dismissal- at the end oi the school term last year, returned iv work when the schools re-op.-ned yesterday, it is understood. The dismissals, it was stated, were a mat'.er o! form, being
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    CHAMPIONS PLAY IN BRIDGE MATCH
    101 12 P"OR five hours on Sunday evening, r Mr. W. J. M. Warden and Mr. J. H. Kortrlght, two Singapore bridge players, will play the 11 remaining rubbers of their 25-rubber bridge match against Mr. and Mrs. Schlesinger, two members of the Austrian bridge team which
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    $6,000 Raised For Refugees By Cinema Charity Show
    279 12 A i' 1 d in the aln lust night in aid '.napore at,uuse and amassed !.nfr just under $6,000. Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, Lady Thomas, the Ranee of he Colonial Secretary, Sir Alexander Small, the G.O.O., Malaya Major-General W. G. S. Dobble
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    MAN WHO MAY BE NEXT U.S. PRESIDENT HERE
    419 12 High Commissioner To Philippines On Holiday MR. PAUL McNUTT STAYING AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE THE man who may be the next President of the United States, if President Roosevelt does not stand for a third term is staying with the Governor, Sir Shenton
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    Synthetic Rubber And Gas Masks (From Our Own Correspondent.)
    117 12 Synthetic Rubber And Gas Masks (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 11. SYNTHETIC rubber is unsuitable for use in gas masks because of its pungent smell, declared Mr. H. Rogers, of the Northern Rubber Co., Ltd. at Leicester this week, and Germany may therefore be handicapped in A.R.P. in the
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    LADY THOMAS LENDS CAR
    188 12 Help For Child Welfare Society I ADY Thomas, wife of Sir Shenton Thcmas, the Governor, lends her car every Friday to the Child j Welfare Society to help transport children to Katoncr Park for recrea- 1 tion. This !s revealed in the monthly report of the
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    MR. J. M. CHALMERS Death Of Former Cold Storage Man
    132 12 MR. J. M. CHALMERS Death Of Former Cold Storage Man A FORMER manager of the Penang branch of the Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Mr. James Murison Chalmers died at Singapore early this morning, at the age of 50 years. He had been in ill-health for some years. Born in
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    BURGLARS BUSY IN CAIRNHILL ROAD
    120 12 A GANG of burglars, working methn odically in the Cairnhill Road area, for three months has been eluding the patrols that walk the streets every night. The gang is now believed to be coni nect;»i with a burglary on Monday I night of a ouse
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    JONES FAMILY GOES TO PARIS
    96 12 "A Trip To Paris" (with the Jones Family, Jed Prouty, Spring Bylngton. Harold Huber). 20th Century-Fox. At the New Alhambra. THERE is plenty of good, robust fun In this film, the latest of the Jones Family series. The family takes a trip to Paris— quite
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    Safeguarding Children From Rush Hour Traffic
    275 12 CAFEGUARDING schoolchildren from the rush hour traffic in the morning and at lunch time is the object of the new arrangement' for schools along Stamford Road. School starting and finishing times have been advanced by 15 minutes— from 8.15 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. The
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    EX-SINGAPORE R.A.F. MAN IN CRASH
    91 12 AIR Vice-Marshal Cave-Brown-Cave. Commander of the first Far East Flight at Singapore, was seriously injured, in a plane crash at Butley, 20 miles north of Ipswich. The pilot of the plane was killed and Cave-Brown-Cave is now in Ipswich Hospital with severe head injuries. His
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    4,000 CARS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
    42 12 CO FAR about 4,000 cars have been registered fcr the first half of this year. Half-yearly registration is now due and about another 5.000 cars remain to be issued with new disrs. issued v a new diS'
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    STUDY OF S. S. DEFENCES
    216 12 Mr.H.V.C.Thorby Leaves Island VISIT SHOULD ASSIST AUSTRALIAN PLANS HAT I have learned from a comprehensive study of the defence works on Singapore Island should be of great benefit in carrying out Australia's big defence programme, especially in regard to the housing of garrison personnel under
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    WUHAN SONGSTERS' CONCERT
    96 12 I THE statement of receipts and pay- ments for the concert given by me Wuhan Songsters at the Capitol Thea-t-e last week shows that the income included $2,169 for admission tickets. Donations totalling $252 were received, of which $100 was from Amalgamated Theatres Ltd. The sale of
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    JUDGE COMMENDS GUNNERS FOR ARRESTING ROBBER
    763 13 Chinese Gets Two Years For Holding Up "Boy" In Changi "SOLDIERS ARE PKETTV WELL TRAINED," SAYS WITNESS TWO dinners, Cyril Bull, of the 11th Anti-Aircraft Battery, 1 Changi, and W. G. Pcrrott, of the 32nd Heavy Battery, Chungi, were commended yesterday by Mr. Justice
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    Johore Roads Are Free Of Floods
    57 13 ROADS in Johore which were impassable owing tc floods are available to traffic again. Information to that effect was received by the Automobile Association of Malaya from the Johore Public Works Department yesterday. Tlie roads which had been affected chiefly were those between Kota
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    Suit Against Two Insurance Companies
    233 13 Suit Against Two Insurance Companies SEQUEL TO FIRE OF FOUR YEARS AGO pONNECTED with a fire which broke out in a godown in Weld Quay, Penang, four years ago, an action for damages, which commenced in the Singapore High Court in August last year, was resumed before Mr. Justice Pedlow
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    FOUND CHANDU IN SEA, SAY CHINESE
    205 13 Given Benefit Of Doubt In District Court /^IVING the accused the benefit of the doubt, Mr. L. B. Gibson, Criminal District Court Judge, acquitted Tan Siew Choon and Chua Cheng Choon. yesterday, on a charge of possession of $900 worth of nnGovernment chandu. Mr.
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    PURSE STOLEN FROM SLEEPING MAN
    133 13 QWOK Ah Nong, 32, a ricksha puller, was convicted by Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, yesterday, on a charge of theft of a purse containing 30 cents belonging to a Tamil mandore employed at the New World. Sentence was postponed
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    Modern Houses For Labourers
    102 13 Labourers en the Singapore United Plan'atiors Estate, at Pai/a Lcoar, are being given ncic and modern CudHnqs. Above is a small group of nan houses designed for Javanese teorktn by the estate manager, Mr. R. A. Dix. They arc a distinct, contrast to the old tvpc
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    FINE FOR WOMAN IN CASE CONCERNING TAXI-DANCERS
    518 13 Charge Of Attempting To Procure For Prostitution A FINE of $200, or, in default < imprisonment, was impose< man, Tang Sui Fan, alias Suet a well-to-do Chinese business mi Police Magistrate, Mr. G. S. Ra 1 She was convicted on a charge of
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    372 13 YOUNG Chinese, Teo Beng Cheng and two Eurasian youths, J. P. Smith and H. Angus, were acquitted by Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Ng Poh Lai with an
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    $10,000 SUIT SETTLED OUT OF COURT
    273 13 $10,000 SUIT SETTLED OUT OF COURT Case Concerning Chinese Film A CLAIM for damages of $10,<X)0 by Lam Voo Kuan, againsi th« Eastern Film Company Agency, was disposed of in a few minutes before Mr. Justice Pedlow in the Singapore High Court yesterday. When the suit came up for mention,
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    56 13 THE Salvation Army in England ha announced that it is prepared i assume responsibility for the can 1,000 Continental refui e< This oflcr has been placed i. the authorities, who are endeavoui ing to organise such help v is necsa sary, and will doubtless b<> followed
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    167 14 Noted British Dog Judge To Visit Malaya r\OG-OWNERS will be interested U to learn that the Malayan Kennel Association has secured the services of Mr. W. Stanley Hunt as judge for the Central Malayan Dog Show which will be held at the Race Course, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, Apr. 30.
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    STREET SHOOTING: MAN CHARGED
    63 14 STREET SHO OTING: MAN CHARGED A LLEGED to have been involved in a shooting incident in Waterloo Street on Jan. 12 Wong Chhuen, a 35-year-old Cantonese, was produced before Mr. K. A. Blacker in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday and a j charge of attempted murder by shooting was
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    EUROPEAN DRIVER FINED
    102 14 European. G. G. Hough, yesterday rt appeared in the Singapore Traffic Court charged with failing to conform to a lamp signal at thf> junction of Orchard Road and Dhoby Ghaut on Nov. 6. and secondly with driving at the same place and time with an expired driving
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    STRAITS-BORN YOUTHS JOIN CITY CRIME GANGS
    1358 14 Alarming Fealure Of Secret Society Activities Last Year 15,000 MEMBERS OF UNLAWFUL BODIES WHICH NUMBER 170 By The Straits Times Crime Reporter. A MAJOR problem confronting the Singapore poiice U the menace of secret society gangsters, responsible for many of the violent crimes committed
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    These Are What Gunmen Use
    34 14 A double-barrelled Em-Gee, a pencil pistol and a rare three-barrelled pistol were among the weapons used by secret society gunmen. This picture was specially taken for the Straits Times.
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    YOU CAN SEND LIVE BEES OR LEECHES BY POST
    372 14 YOU CAN SEND LIVE BEES OR LEECHES BY POST Official Guide Explains What G.P.O. Will Accept YOU can send live bees or leeches by post if they are packed 1 up in the right way. Information on this and many other curious points of Post Office procedure is contained in
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    FINED 50 CENTS
    44 14 DLEADING guKty to a charge of driving a car along Bras Basah Road on Dec. 6 without a rear light a European, A. W. Longdon, of the Naval Base, Seletar, was ytsterday fined 50 cent;, in the Singapore Traffic "^o 't.
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    256 14 Young Eurasian Clerk Fined HAD LOST MONEY GAMBLING A EURASIAN youth E. de Souza, a Government clerk, who wai charged in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, with making a false report to the police about a hold-up, alleging that he had been robbed of his
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      326 15 15 HOURS o/ACOHY I every, day A. AA. A w B I <:t# tM RADOX cured his corns Th-. man '*no wrote the l-sitei oelo* it a His living depends on hi» fee. Fort'jnatelv. h«j'» fou»i a way •-••> r«mov* corns H-i has ulea'red hi* 'cci of them— and Keeo«
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    STAMFORD ROAD FOR TUAN BESARS?
    320 15 To the Editor of Sir— T am reliably Informed that the new change of hours of certain schools was due to the recommendation of the Trimmer Committee to eas? the congestion along a certain section of StamJord Road at the lunch hour. This change is
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    DEATH OF GOVERNOR OF NYASALAND
    41 15 Blantyras (Nyasaland), Jan. 16. SIR Harold Kittermaster, Governor of Nyasaland Prctectrate since 1934. died yesterdaySir Harold, who was 60 years of age, was Governor of Somaliland Protectorate from 1926-1931 and of British Honduras from 1932-1934.— Reuter.
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      1570 15 The Robertson Family's Three Generations To the Editor of Sir.— "Anak Singapura's" notes in i the Straits Times of Jan. 12 and ex- I tracts of a letter received by him from j Mrs. T. Murray Robertsm regarding < Mount Rosie and old days in Singapore
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    ROYAL WEDDING FIXED FOR JAN. 22
    44 15 Rome, >an. 17. i *T*HE wedding of Princess Maria to Prince Louis of Bourbon-Parma, wl.'ch was postponed owing to the illness of Princess Mafalda, daughter of the King of Italy, has now been nxe;l for Js»n. 22. Reuter.
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    GEORGE ROBEY BETTER
    40 15 r*EORGE Rcbey's condition has im- I proved and he hsu been ullowea to get up. Reuter. 'lobey on Jan. fell and broke three ribs during a performance of the pantomime "Robinson Crusoe" at the Alexandrr. Theatre, Birmingham.
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    CONGRESS OPPOSITION TO FEDERATION EXPLAINED
    973 16 Sardar Says "Rulers Are Under Thumb Of Political Department" Bombay, Jan. 8. *THE Congress struggle today was not directed against the rulers, but against Imperialism," said Sardar Vallabhai PatH. speaking at a reception given him last night. He added that Congress policy towards the Princes
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    Late Mr. Raman Menon
    406 16 Man Of "Sterling Worth" Says The Hindu "By the death, at the early aga of 43, of Mr. K. Raman Menon, the Madras Ministry has lost an able member and the province a staunch worker in the caus3 of freedom," says the Hindu, Madras. The newspaper
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    INDIAN NEWS MADRAS GOVERNOR AT CALCUTTA
    45 16  - INDIAN NEWS MADRAS GOVERNOR AT CALCUTTA R. V. AIYAR i Conducted By Lord Erskine, (left) Governor of Madras on a visit to Calcutta, chatting with Sir B. P. Sinrh Roy, Revenue Minister in Bengal, at the garden party given by the Viceroy in Calcutta recently.
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    DISABILITIES IN AFGHANISTAN
    153 16 Indian Traders Make Representations New Delhi. REPRESENTATIVES of the Frontier Chamber of Commerce met Sir Aubrey Metcalfe, Secretary in the External Affairs Department of India, and also had informal talks with Sardar Abdul Majld Khan, Afghan Trade Minister, regarding certain disabilities under which Indian traders suffer in
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    HOLIDAY FOR SCHOOLS DURING CONGRESS
    74 16 Jubbulpore, Jan. 11. IT is understood that Instructions have been issued by the Chairman of the District Council, Jubbulpore. to, all educational Institutions under the Council to remain closed for a fortnight during the Congress session to enable the students and staff of these Institutions
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    GRADUATE-CULTIVATORS MAKE GOOD PROGRESS
    749 16 Simla. ATTENTION has again recently been drawn to the necessity for settling educated men on the land if any real progress is to be made in improving agricultural methods and applying in practice, with a reasonable chance of success, the scientific knowledge that has been gained
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    THE INDUSTRIES CONFERENCE
    266 16 Viceroy To Open Tenth Session Next Week New Delhi, Jan. 10. npHE Government of India hat issued invitations to the Provincial Governments and certain Indian States to participate in the tenth industries conference which it proposes to hold in Bombay on Jan. 23 and 24 under the
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      118 17 ARE UNANIMOUS IN THEIR PRAISE OF pi thf iq^q POPD DPEFECT tfn I mil. tZ7*J2y I \~s\\LS Ir IPlkfc lin w I ILli f Whilst the features which made this When you consider also that this luxurious *C" car a leader in its class have been "Ten" is very economical,
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    DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA'S COMMUNICATIONS
    564 17 Intensified By War, Says Report By Chungking Minister Chungking. THE wj*r has failed to deter the development of communications on the contrary, it has intensified it, writes Mr. Chang Kia-ngau, Minister of Communications, in his report on China's railway, highway, waterway, aviation, telephonic, telegraphic and postal
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    FENG YU-HSIANG ON PEACE MOVE
    202 17 "Wang Ching-wei Must Be Crazy" Chungking. "WANG CHING-WEI is crazy," said Gen. Feng Yu-hsianp, erstwhile Christian General who is reputed to have once baptised his forces en masse with a garden hose, commenting on Mr. Wang's peace suggestion. He recommended the erection of a bronze
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    Assassinations In Shanghai
    322 17 Many Political Crimes During Past Year C Shanghai, Jan. 6. O-OPERATION between the Police and foreign troops, including U.S. Marines, has been ntcnsifled In an effort to crash political terrorism in Shanghai after the break between Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. Waitg Ching-wei, which has heightened the
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    CIVILIAN HEROES OF THE WAR ARE HONOURED
    654 17 Foreigners Included In Chinrse Government's List Chungking. COREIGNERS are included in the Central Government's New Year's honours list. Two Hong Kong Chinesj in the list are Sir Robert Ho Tung and Sir Shouson Chow. Sir Robert is awarded the Blue Order with the
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    R.A.F. BEAT VOLUNTEERS 16 POINTS TO NIL
    471 18 Second Day Of S. C. C. Seven-A-Side Rugby DKOOF of the ability of the R.A.F. "A" rugger side to win this year's seven-a-side S.C.C. rugger tournament, was given on the padang yesterday when they defeated the Volunteers "A" team by 16 points (two
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    VINES BEATS BUDGE
    90 18 Philadelphia. Jan. 8. C"LLSV/OrvTH Vines, former amateur word champion, today defeated Donald Budge, last "year's outstanding amateur tennis champion and the only player in history to have made a clean sweep of every lead ng championship, for the first time since the two stars started their professional
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    WOMEN'S MEDAL AT R.S.G.C.
    314 18 The R.S.G.C. women's medal was played at Buklt Timah on Monday and resulted in a tie in Silver division between Miss S. Lucas and Mrs. E. A. Elder with a net score of 88 and in a w"n for Mrs. J. L. Sinclair in Bronze division
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    SECOND HOCKEY TEAM BEAT STATE SIDE 2-1
    229 18 \Vf HAT has been chesan as the Singapore second team for a match against Johore en Friday, caused a surprise yesterday when th a y beat the Singapore first team in a hockey practice match played at the C.S.C. ground at Balestier. The
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    Weight Lifting Championships
    196 18 ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Singapore Amateur Weight Lifting Federation to stage the 1939 Singapore weight-lifting championships of Singapore at the Happy World on Saturday, Mar. 11. Official invitations will be forwarded to secretaries of clubs. In the meantime the following particular are for general information.
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    JOHORE CYCLING
    188 18 Local Champion Wins 18-Mile Race There was a record gathering present at the cycling race organised by the Johore International Cycling Union last week and the route followed was crowded at certain spots with inter- 1 ested spectators. In the face of keen competition. Othman bin Suleiman, the
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    NEGRI SPORTS MEETINGS
    61 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Jan. 18. A meeting of the committee of the Negrt Sembllan Badminton Association will be held at Seremban today when final arrangements for the match against Perak will be made, A meeting of the committee of the Negrl Sembilan Hockey Association will
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    21 18 Picture taken at thz Europeah hockey trial on T.ionday when the Whites beat cy.ours six goals to four. Straits Times picture.
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    MALAYS BEATEN AT MUAR
    81 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Jan. 17. Weakness in the circle was mainly responsible for the defeat of the Muar Malays by Dr. Evan's XI when the sides met in a friendly hockey match played at the Muar Hospital padang yesterday evening. The final score of
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    JOHORE STATE HOCKEY XI COULD BE IMPROVED
    705 18 Best Team Not Selected For Singapore Game (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Jan. IC. pOR the first time in Malayan hockey a Johore State team will taka the field against Singapore next Friday. The match ia to be played m Singapore and should
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    MANCHESTERS BEAT CLUB FOUR GOALS TO NIL
    344 19 Fine Display In Padang Hockey Match KFFPING up a hurricane attack the Manchester R.A. Headquarters gained a four nil victory over the S.C.C, in a hockey match played n f-t pace and despite the slippery ground Working with clock like regularity the Manchester*
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    Bradman's Five Centuries
    66 19 Bradman 's Five Centuries Brisbane, Jan. 12. PLAYING for South Australia against Queensland today, Don Bradman made his fifth successive century in this season's first class cricket, thus creating: a new Australian record. He and Macartney had both- made four in succession in the one season. Former English Test star,
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    LOYALS BEAT S.R.C. 12-3
    196 19 I OVALS had little difficulty in 1 defeating the S.R.C. by 12 points (four rries) to three (one try) in the rugby match played on the padang yesterday. Owing to slipper}' conditions, play was confined to the forwards snd the Loyals were superior in this department
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    HOCKEY
    118 19 The second annual hockey match between teams representing the Uniformed Officers and the Clerical Staff of the Post Office Club will be played on Sunday on 4he Club ground, bullyoft at 5.10 p.m. UNIFORMED OFFICERS: Supaat. C. B. Humphries, Osman Demo, Sitaiam, Jaflar bin Idrls, Abdul Rahman (Tels). BlJibahadur,
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    DEATH OF OLD TEST PLAYER
    344 19 ALBERT Ward, one of the most distlnguished cricketers of hia day, died at his home In Bolton recently In his seventy-fourth year. He recalls memories of days when matches in England meant so much more than Test Matches. He was essentially a stalwart of Lancashire,
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    OVER $500,000 TO OWNERS
    157 19 Turf Club Figures For Last Year •TOTAL stakes paid by the Singapore Turf Club last year inclusive of added money was $311,267. Added percentage from sweeps amounted to $201,164 and in all over half a million dollars were paid to owners as compared with $434,000 in
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    Practice Game For South XV On Saturday Sports Chatter
    774 19 Practice Game For South XV On Saturday Sports Chatter A PRACTICE match has been arranged for the Souih rugby team and they will play the Rest, composed mostly of Singapore players, at the S.C.C. on Saturday afternoon-. It will, give spectators a chance of seeing the side in action as
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    20 19 Picture taken at the S.C.C. yesterday when the Club beat the RJi. B—o in the seven-a-side rugby.— Straits Times picture.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    20 19 TODAT Rugby: S.C.C. seven-a-slde. Hockey: G.S.C. vs. Y.W.C.A.. G.S.C S.C.R.C. vs. R.A.P., B.C.R.C C.S.C. vs. Colts, C.S.C.
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    NEGRI XI TO PLAY SINGAPORE
    88 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 18. MEGRI Sembilan will visit Singapore on Saturday to meet the settlement in a return inter-state hockey match. The following have been selected to represent Negri Sembilan: B. Manuel; Staff Sgt. Rich and Hajl Ibrahim; Santhok Singh, Lieut. D.
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    SARAWAK DYAKS SEE SINGAPORE PLANE AT KUCHING
    226 20 r\UBING last week-end a Wearnes' lJ Air Services' four-engined DHB6 aircraft, at the invitation of the Rajah of Sarawak, made an experik mental flight from Singapore to Kuching and back. It is likely that a regular service will begin in two or three
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