The Straits Times, 30 January 1939

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    37 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTCRX.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times L'O PAGES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS
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      115 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone 54ti)» MIEN CHONG SMART TAILORING i\ m Coloman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 WASHING UP IS EASIER AND QUICKER WITH A GAS SINK 4R& HEATER TlgPI YOU can have pipin? B^ S No trouble! One of IK ou' gas sink heaters «~<««>«***9|H|gl KB^il will give you
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      98 1 Good taste demands different gUsse* for ditfrreni occasions. Kont be careless about tbe (Ussc* you «eai Consult: l^FzeJkiel $crp j Qualified Ophtralm.c Optlc!»ni) Our only Singapore iddress 9. Kafflen Place. TeL 3943 SINGAPORE MOTORS 315. 317 319 ORCHARD RD. ANNOUNCE the opening of their PENNZOIL LUBRICATION SERVICE COMtLETE LUBRICATION CARS
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      52 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) THE BORNEO CO., LTD, I Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENAN6 MALACCA. lo Ittvperialßee 1 A 1 C I I nJI^J TheNEWZEAUND £07 4 CO-OPERATIVE HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION LXB PHONE: 5376 (5 Lines) Advt. of Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. ■^^bm
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      21 1 Madame Page, DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER Tailormades— Gowns for All Occasions in Stock from $5 $30 13, Battery Road., Singapore. Tab 6327.
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      794 2 HATHWAY.— On Jan. 38. 1939. at the General Hospital, Singapore, to Joyce, wife of Alec. J. Hathway, a daughter. BUCKLE—LUPPRIAN.—The engagement is announced between Arthur Charles only son of Mr. Mrs. C. H. Buckle of Sutton Surrey and Edrys Daphne only daughter oi Dr. and Mrs. E. V. Lupprian of
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      837 2 LOST BROWN TERRIER DOG. Licence 3939. Strayed from Rhu Lodge. Next Swimrmug Club. Any information please Tel. 32C9. Mrs. La*. BOARD RESIDENCE SMALL ROOM vac. 135 Brd. opt. mod. san. Garages. 11. St. Nicholas Flats. CORNER HOt:SE 1 large furnished room vacant. Mrs Lancaster. 332 River Valley Rd. Tel. 6794.
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      894 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE o." well-made-to-order modern Kuropean design fancy polished teak Sitting, Dining and bedroom suites to be sold n complete sets, beautiful oil paintings, English carpets, Chinese mat.-, crockery, brass and plated-wares. Etc. To be held at No. 10, Anderson Road (off Orange Grove Road). On Tuesday,
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      580 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. STANDARD BALLROOnT OfINCHG m taught by scien»W)i'i tific methods. PEE $6. Success 9^__£^ guaranteed in 3 hours tuition. _H_t Hours 11.3»' am.! to 4.30 p.m. and > 6.30 p.m. to 9.3rt i\
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      255 2 HOTELS TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. DINNER AND DANCE (informal) 9.30 P.M. to MIDNIGHT NO ADMISSION CHARGE RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by Dan Hopkins ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS THIS WEEK SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ADELPHI HOTEL TUESDAY THURSDAY SEA VIEW HOTEL WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY, SATURDAY. DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY RELLER'S
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      710 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. < incorporated in England) C LAR AND ORIENTAL S£ Co. MAII PASSF.NOER AND CARGO SERVICES OOTWABO 1..0 M LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. RAWALPINDI H.OOO ?eb W BURDWAN «070 Feb. 11 CANTON 15.500 Feb. 24 SOMALI 6.800 Mar. 10 cSrVu
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      512 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. I7KW3HEII (Ineoroorateo in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO LONDON Penang Colombo. Aden. Soei. Port Said Naples, Marseilles. Gibraltar London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg Vessels Tonnage Due Sail ♦SHARUNA MARC ....10.4C0 Feb. 5 6 tSKATORI MARU 9,800 Feb. 15 IS J YASUKUNI MARU ..11.900
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      711 3 lilt fH H x*l I L^mT ij HOLIDAY CRUISES TO: BANGKOK SAIGON By Luxurious One Class Motorshrpa Displacement Tons From Penang P. Sham Malacca Snore m.* "LALANDIA" (U.Hf) 2 2 3 2 4/2 6/2 m«. "JUTLANDIA" (13.100) 21/2 22/2 23/2 15 2 m.s. "MEONIA" (11,000) 14/3 15/3 16/3 111 I
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      596 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. Collyer Quay Slngaport Tel 5151. Chartered Bank Building Penani Td 1361 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen Line) Dae SaOt AOAMEMNON Mars, L'don. R'dam. H'burg. G'gow In port Feb. 1 NELEUS L'don, R'dam, H'burg, Ant,
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    Wall Street Quotations
    412 4 New York, Jan. 28. FE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchang* closed today:— Yesterday* Today 1 Clone Close Changes 30 Industrials 138.90 138.79 oil .11 20 Rails 28.58 28.49 off .07 15 Utilities 23.03 22.99 Off .04 40 Bonds 89.39 89 .35 off .04
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    238 4 SWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets The market attempted unsuccessfully to extend the technical rally of the previous day. Prices showed small gains at the opening and firmed-up further at mid-session. However, traders sold, preferring to be out of the market while awaiting the
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    TOKIO-BANGKOK IN 30 HOURS
    70 4 Tokio, Jan. 27. /COVERING the 3,125 miles between Tokio and Bangkok In 30 hours 40 minutes, the Helnkel plane "Nogl," of the Japan Air Transport Company, arrived in Bangkok at 3.24 p.m. yesterday afternoon on a goodwill flight. Actual flying time was 18 hours 36 minutes,
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    ATHOS II
    34 4 The Athos II from Marseilles via Port-Said, Djibouti and Colombo is expected to arrive on Wednesday about. 7 a.m. and sail about noon for Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Kobe. Berth: 8.H.8. wharvo*
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      205 4 Today China Holhow (Bone SJang) 2 p.m. Bong Kong (Hong Slang) 2 pjn. PooUanak (Raub) 2 p.m. Tomorrow U.S.A. (Parcels only) (Pres. Harrison) 10.30 a.m. Ceylon (Pres. Harrison) ..11 a.m Pamangkat. Sambas and Slngkawang (Tomohor.) 11 ajn Indo-Chlna (K.N.1. L.M.) ..11.30a.m. Java, South- West Sumatra, S.-Eait Borneo.
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      OUR RECOVERY IS COMPLETE'
      175 4 M. Reynaud On Success Of His Policy Paris, Jan. 29. "\I7ITH tons of gold returning to ''Prance, this country could tomorrow buy 5,000 ultra-modern aeroplanes abroad," declared M. Reynaud, Minister of Finance, when broadcasting the results of his financial policy. Drawing a flourishing picture of the
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      PASSENGERS FROM AUSTRALIA
      102 4 THE following passengers for Singa- pore are in Marella which arrived today: Mr. A. C. Binns. Miss J. Christiansen, Mr. R. J. Davis. Miss S. E. Hutton, Miss L. E. Job, Mr. F. F. King. Mr. and Mrs. T. Lister, Mr. and Mrs. J. McCormick. Mr. and
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      JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT
      25 4 The Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is due to arrive from Europe at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, and will sail for Java .it noon.
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      DEMPO
      20 4 The Dempo Is expected to arrire from Europe about noon tomorrow and will sail about 5 p.m. for Batavia.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      268 4 Air Mail Arrivals And Departures INWAKU Wearnes: From Penanc, Ipoh. and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives ever? evenlnt Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Expected tomorrow evening. Imperial: From Europe Doe Wednesday mornlnr. K.N.1.L.H.: From Netherlands Indlex: Arrives Toesday afternoon. K.N.1. L.M.
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      FROM MALACCA
      93 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By K.LJM." Mails will close from Malacca as follows: Today. Slam, Burma, India, Iraq. Palestine, Egypt. Mauritius. Europe. Great Britain. Ireland, N. S. America, E. S. Africa. Nigeria and Gold Coast by air (Imperial)
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      15 4 Malls from Holland etc. expected tomorrow Jan. 31, by Johan van Oldenbarnevelt/Dempo.
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      505 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in PMS) TELEPHONE: Freight 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. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class From £181.13.4 From £125.19.8 Direct connection with Canadian
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      519 4 PUBLIC NOTICE GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. "The Excise Enactment" SESSION OF LICENSING BOARD. The next Session of the Licensing Board for the District of Johore Bahrn will be held at the First Magistrate's Chambers, Johore Bahru on Monday the 6th day of March 1939 at 10 a.m. 2. All applications for
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      216 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W 4.34 a.m. 8.3 ft.; 6.06 p.m. fl.Sft. L. W. 11.22 a.m. 3.4 ft.; 11.07 p.m. 5.1 ft. Tuesday H. W. 5.38 a.m. 8.1 ft.; 8.06 p.m. 6.8 ft. L. W. 1 p.m. 3 ft. Wednesday H. W. 6.59 a.m. 8.3 ft.; 9.25 p.m. 7.4
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      364 5 £?oH5 r GERMICIDE SIX TIMES STRONGER THAN CARBOLIC ACID. lei desp:te thi& potent/ as an antiMptk, c. C. GERMICIDE will not Irritate the skin and is quite harmless »n use. Not only that, it lias a pleasant and refreshing smelt, and uoes not injure or J 4 .*in linen. It
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      370 5 the HAPPY WORLD ltd WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF DAENG MEKKAH BIN PELAMAI AND NOONMIM-AINMIM" AND SEVERAL MALAY SCHOLARS, PROUDLY PRESENT FOR THE HARI RAYA HADJI SEASON TUES. 31st JAN. WED. Ist FEB. SAT. 4th FEB. AT 8.30 EACH NIGHT A JAVA-MALAY PAGEANT ENACTING: THE BATTLE OF OLD SINGAPORE AND MAJAPAHIT-JAVA
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      346 5 INSURANCE FIRE-ACCIDENT MoT^ settlements and FIDELITY GUARANTEEM ARINE rM B MSM WORKMEN S COMPENSATION wlmmmmm an t p^'- ONDON assurance Bouitead &Co If IS SS»HMfxt, Wil'l.JJ.y EAGLE BTAR INS, CO.. LTD LIMIItIJ BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE OO GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated Id 88.) CLEANS all METALS makes CHROMIUM COPPER nc fin
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      590 5 Broadcasting, SINGAPORE TODAY. 7HL tti metre*. ZHF SO.M metres. p.m 5.00 Sons recital (Malay 1.1 5.30 Cantonese dramas. 1 6.10 Cantonese children's programme. 6.30 Talk In Mandarin. 6.40 Cantonese orchestral recital. 7.00 Pianoforte recital. 7.30 Time, weather and news announcements. 7.45 English music. 1 8.00 "The Motor Show."t 8 30
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      519 6 HEKK HITLER'S SPEECH \\\l(H SI.V AWAITED RUBBER DULL AND EASIER By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. Jan. 30. THE speech for which markets waited with some suspense, was delivered by Mr. Chamberlain .r> Birmingham on Saturday evening:. From a market point of view its chief significance is to
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      MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
      109 6 Iw.uiila. Jan. 30. T^HE following were yesterday's quota- tions and this morning's quotations tor gold shares on the Manila Stock Exchange. All the shares have a par value of 10 eentavoa, and the quotations arc In pesos. n.kic! bid asked bid Antauiuk 0.44'« 0.44 0.44 0.43
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      MINING
      631 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Saturday, Jan. 28, 1 p.m. issue Vat rrasei Co. lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Ampat Iln 3/3 4/- 3/3 3/9 £1 Assam Kumsang 26/- 27/- 25/- 27/6 £1 Auatral Ua.ay 40/- 45 n 40/-
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      GENERAL
      437 6 2 2 Alex BncK Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.32'. j 1-40 2 2 do "Vfe'" Prefs 2.20 2.30 2 22V 2 2.30xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5 25 5.00 5.50 1 1 B. M Broadcasting u 50 0 60 ).5O 160 10 5 B M. Trustee 8 75 7.50
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      263 6 9% Maynara u uo. lm iju.uuu Xnt. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 39c 100) red 1940 $400,000 int Mar 31 Sept. 30 102'* 4%% 1907 red 194? $1,600,000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 108',, 4Va% lyns red 1955 $1,000,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept 30 115U
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      RUBBER SHARES
      368 6 n<u>n h VyU :..}aij v tuu Allenby Alor Uajah AmaJ Malay Ayei Hi tarn Aycr Molek Ayer Pana* Bassett Batu LJntang Bedford Benta Borelll Brogas Brunei On Bukit Katll Butit K. B Bukit Kepong Buklt Timah ($10) Jhangkat Serdaiig Connemara Olenealy Plan* a '.too* Hamilton Haytor fndraglrl Jeram
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      ABUNDANCE OF CAPITAL AWAITING INVESTMENT
      55 6 ABUNDANCE OF CAPITAL A WAITING INVESTMENT London. Jan. 29. a LTHOUGH the money market haa been lit tie aflW-frrl by the p uncertainties, nevertheless it has had its Mm worries. Its chi-:f cm prr.ided by the abundai seeking employment and of Treasury Bills. This week the market 18 p?r cent,
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      78 6 LO.X; IS, Tn~ following w-re today's mean rates Paris !7C t:3 i>4 Atn?r. New York 4.H7- Rio J Monfea! 4.71 sei] n Brussels 27.65' 13. Trade 203 Geneva 20.72 Bucharest liiiU Am:t::(tnn-; Milan 88's MonUvWto lS"i Madrid nominal Bomba- 15 li 16d PratT.e )3G- Vokohaxs .1/31. Conenhaten
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      NEW LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWER
      59 6 Lonajn. jr.n. THE King r.as appointed lieutenant of th« Tower of Lond i the hictorlc office which is nci largely honorific. The nev; Llrutc.j. eral A. W. Bartnoli returned from China m 1935 hs lias been General Office Commading British troop:,. He will succeed the
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
      84 6 Monday. Jan. 30, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 25 g 26 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases January 26 H. 26>4 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales January 25^ 25^8 j F..VQ. R.S.S. fob. In bales January .25 25' s j FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX
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      EXCHANGES
      190 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T 2/3 25/32 London demand 2/3 25/32 Lyons demand 2043 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 133 l 2 New York demand 54 Montreal demand 54
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      FACTORS INFLUENCING WALL STREET
      477 6 Swan, Culbertson's Weekly Review |N a weekly report on the New York Stock market, issued this morning, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz, write: A steady deterioration <n sentiment concerning European political prospects produced acute weakness on the New York stDCk market during tnc period under review and
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      PRIME MINISTER ON BUSINESS OUTLOOK
      157 6 Greatly Influenced By Political Tension London Jan. 29. "IF it were not for one consideration. I .shciUcl i\.sDCE j .i to ir.nc a rasy view of pr<wpecta of tratlnoiu during this current year." ssici Mr Chamberlam at Birmingham. "For until quite recently t'urc wcr< ,i
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      32 6 AWARDS GAINED AT M. A. H.A. EXHIBITION, KUAIA LUMPUR. AUGUST 1938 Ist PRIZE BROKEN ORANGE PEKOE 2nd PRIZE ORANGE PEKOE Ist PRIZE BEST RANGE OF PACKED TEA Sole Agents: McALISTER Co., Ltd.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      F.M.S. REVENUE $7,167,273 BELOW ESTIMATE
      466 7 Saving Of $5,033,910 In Actual Expenditure GENERAL SURPLUS REDUCED TO $53,800,666 EXPENDITURE by the F. M. S. Government in November last totalled $9,502,867 and exceeded the revenue collected by $5,292,081, revenue being $4,210,786. The general surplus in the balance sheet has been reduced from $59,092,747
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      143 7 Singapore. Jan. 28. noot Buyers Gambler Hamburg Cube Java Cube n. Sellers 7.50 $13.50 $12.00 Pepper White Muntok White Black Copra Mixed $3.00 Sun Dried $3.30 Sago F!o'ur No 1 Ungga $2.27', Fair $2.25 Sarawak S2.17 1 $13.00 $12.50 9.00 $2.27! 2 $2.25 Jclotoig Palembang Banja Sarawak
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      101 7 INURING the week ending Jan. 21, 1939, exports of canned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 43.898 cases, of which: 32.924 (75 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 1,101 (2 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 2.888 (7 per cent) cases to
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      VAL D'OR RUBBER ESTATES
      37 7 THE directors of Val dOr Rubber Estates Ltd. have recommended a dividend of 5 per cent, for the year ended Oct. 31. 1938. This compares with 7'b per cent, in the preceding year
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      RUBBER EXPORT DUTY
      39 7 TPHE price of rubber for purpose of assessment to export duty in the F M.S. from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2. inclusive, has been determined at 26 3 s cents a pound, a Gazette notification states.
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      INDUSTRY USES LESS TIN LAST YEAR
      312 7 Total Supplies 146,000 Tons: Consumption 152,000 Tons < From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 29. WORLD consumption of tin in the period January to November ist year totalled 140,200 tons compared with 181,700 tons in the corresponding period of 1937, according- to statistics issued
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      GOVERNMENT AID FOR COTTON
      244 7 EXPORT TRADE MAY BE SUBSIDISED London, Jan. 27. AT a meeting in Manchester today, 60 local authorities and development committees of Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cheshire passed a resolution calling upon the Government to grant a subsidy for export trade sufficient to enable Lancashire industries, especially the
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      EXPANSION OF U.S. AIR FORCE
      132 7 Mr. Roosevelt Asks For $50,000,000 Washington, Jan. 27. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has asked Congress for immediate approval for $50,000,000 to be spent largely for new aeroplanes in connection with the administration's national defence programme. Mr. Roosevelt asked that the money should be made available for expenditure
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET
      626 7 RUMOURS OF QUOTA RISE NEXT QUARTER HECHT, LEVIS'S WEEKLY REPORT IN a weekly report on the London rub- ber market dated Tan. 19. Hecht, Levis and Kahn Ltd. write:— Paralysis based on political apprehension and apparent in nearly all markets, has affected rubber In the last few
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      RUBBER EXPORT RIGHTS CANCELLED
      60 7 RUBBER export rights unused by producers during the last quarter of 1938 and cancelled at the end of December, totalled 3,216 lb, states the Controller of Rubber. The administrations in which these rights were issued were: Straits Settlements mainland 2 lb.; Straits Settlements islands, 17 lb.;
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      86 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN K. Kamunting 3d. Jan. 27 Kuala Lumpur Tin 1/- Petalini? 5% final 5% Int. Jan. 24 Thabawleik 1/6 Feb. 17 Singapore, Jan. 28, 1 p.m. Total foi Date Ex. Div. financial jrear Payable Date to da' Feb. 3 Jan.
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      635 7 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: 31st January, Tuesday, Harl Raya HaJI (Public Holiday)." NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on Friday, Feb 3. Thalpusam (Bank Holiday). NOTICE. MESSRS. TOPHAM, JONES RAILTON, LIMITED, have vacated their offices at the West Wharf Extension, Singapore Harbour Board.
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      348 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China by Special Charter). 12. CecD Street, Singapore Telephones: Manager's Office t>44* Asst Manager's Office 6441 Exchange Dept 6411 General Office 5188-t Cable Address: "CHDNGKUO." Paid L'p Capital Ch. 40,000.000 Reserve Funds In excess of Ch 5 5,?00,00fl.»« Total Assets approximate!? Ch. $2,020,000,000 X Tse-Vung
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      283 8 POSITIVELY LIST DAY of The Mcsl A J identic SPY Sto.y Ever Screerel ALHAMBRA 3.15, 6.15 9.15 p.m. T o.rTURE THAT «U* R M ALSO THE pICTO r pR BE EN TOLD BEFOR6 THAN HAS^^^ps A RE REA^ WON* V c BR|T|SH fc^^_ A Ai I smifitI JL^ m M&
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      371 8 LATI NT \M> GREATEST HPLV^^VmPHm OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' I" V FAMOUS AUVENTIRES I^^^L^ LJ OPEKSTONIGHT 6.15 9.15 TARZAN'S REVENGE' 20th Century-Fox Picture Starring GLENN MORRIS. ELEANOR HOLM. Holiday Matinee. Tomorrow— 2 P.M. 'A YANK AT OXFORD' also 'BETWEEN FIGHTING MEN.' IN AID OF THE CHINA RELIEF FUND. Under Thr
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      249 8 Strange as it seems THIS IS A TRUE STOBI <>r girl who wouldn't marry her BOSS BECAUSE HE HAD TOO MUG! MONEY 3 r WP r kL-4Sfj 1 .iPltl CAPITOL \fr^3*V J^J POSITIVELY J& LAST NIGHT jflßk IM.G.M.'s breezy cuniedy hit i y i^itroduring Holly \iood's latest star-- -^&Jm RUTH
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      1324 9 20th CenfuryFox Picture featuring <*ftMfafe ■^'^^^V /^~&j\. IT P TYRONE POHiER LORETTA YOUNG lPQC3V,r^ W j&mk ANNABELLA m. .2/ r vl*^r I J» Edward Bromberg Joseph Schildkraul |H T^^\y/^rv^Vy>^ "^^Bl^^^p^S^S^ 12 Sj HP BF I Henry Stephenson Sidney Blodcmer Sig Rumonn A/S. V' \\A Y BjK3J^^Hk^^lffi*J^UBfltJP&3vjfl^B Ri«£BrjBfc.^« v^^ Jr Bl
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JAN. 30, 1939.
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      Buy British!
      768 10 A perfect example of the econo 1 mic lunacy of the present-day j v.orld has just been provided i-y; the Municipal Commissioners of' Singapore. This city lives by ex- '< porting rubber and tin and by j importing manufactured goods foi distribution in the territories which produce that
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      Thaipusam In The F.M.S.
      370 10 This week Hindus in all parts of Malaya will celebrate Thaipusam, one of the two great Indian festivals that are familiar to the people of this country, but unfortunately th^re will be differences in the manner of celebration. The Hindu population of the Colony, numbering little
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      R.N.V.R. Commissions
      39 10 Commissions as sub-lieutenants in the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve have been granted to Messrs. William Joseph Yetton and John Donald Moss. Dr. H. Harley Clarke Is returning [to Singapore by the Rawalpindi on 'Feb. 10.
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    ISLAMIC FUND
    361 10 Lead By A Muslim Poetess KHAN ABDUL GHANFS SUPPORT To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The Muslim poetess, Nawab Sardar Akhtar Begum, now in Singapore, deserves the unstinted thanks of local Indian Muslims for her splendid suggestion for the establishment of a' Musafarkhana in Singapore. The
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    IN CHANDU SHOPS
    207 10 Late Closing Hours And Few Holidays To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I fully endorse Ex-Perak Malay's plea for more holidays for the clerks in the chandu retail shops. Not enly are they deprived of most of the gazetted holidays, but it is also their
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    TWO EURASIAN V. Cs.
    132 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I be permitted to refresh the memory of your correspondent "A Straits-Born who writes in your issue of Jan. 26 Flight-Lieut. Warneford. V.C., was the first to shoot down a Zeppelin near the coast of Flanders. His
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 14
    40 10 HONG KONG UNIVERSITY. A Malayan graduate reviews its record In the Far East. ENGLISH OR NORDIC? Another reply to the racial purity claim of "Ancient Briton." LOCAL-BORN INDIANS. An assertion of the "Malaya for Malayans" slogan.
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    FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS
    747 10 Mojal Rearmament In Britain It has been suggested that the Straits Times should publish selections from the remarkable correspondence which has been appearing in leading newspapers of Great Britain recently on the subject of moral rearmament. The following is a letter -which appeared in The Times,
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    BERLIN COMMENT ON CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH
    630 11 "Falls Short Of Favourable BRITISH AND FRENCH PRESS "POISON ATMOSPHERE" Signor Gayda Pleased With Mr. Chamberlain's Policy POMMENT in the Berlin Press on Mr. Chamberlain's speech on Saturday is stated by Router's correspondent to "fall short of favourabY." although the speech is given great prominence
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    COUNT CIANO TO ATTEND ?
    84 11 COUNT CIANO TO ATTEND Berlin, .lan. >9 yUEHE b possibility that till <lii.'.a\ of Herr Hitler's speech on Monday will be heightened by tlie presence of Count C'iano, althmigii o'lirial circles claim nothin? i^ known of this. It is believed Sipnor Mussolini i* somliii!: a draft of the speech he
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    SUPPORT FOR INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
    97 11 Ma s s Demonstration In Trafr.'ear Square London, Jan. 29. AMASS demonstration called by the India League in Trafalgar Square m su-jDort of Indian independence was attended by a large .-ection of the India-, community In London and thousands or British left-wingers. The meeting pr.ssed a
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    TURKISH ELECTIONS
    63 11 Ankara, Jan. 27. I APTER giving the new Turkish Cablj" net under Dr. Refik Saydam a unanimous vote of confidence the National Assembly voted its own dissolution ra be followed by an immediate general election. The new House will assemble r-ariy in April.— Rcuttr. !|L|AJOa-GEN H. C. B.
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    REPLY TO ANTIRED PACT
    255 11 Troops Said To Be Massing Tokio, Jan. 29. I I AN allegation that the Soviet had recently concentrated a huge number of troops in and around Omsk and Tomsk is made in a Japanese semi-official agency dij-l patch quoting "very reliable information in the Manchiikuo capital,
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    58 11 Member* of the Unemployed Workers' Movement are Matbratnjl tl-..r "bread nr work" demonstration; in London and, it is said, are thereby Avinnin; murh sympathy from tho easily-moved public. Here are demonstrators lying in the roadway of Oxford Street. A (treat hold-up of I.i ni( n traffic occurred before the police
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    SEVERE FIGHTING CONTINUES
    165 11 Optimistic Claims By j Republicans London, Jan. 30. VL'HILE Gen. Franco's forces claim to have advanced 50 miles northward from Barcelona and to within 30 miles of the French frontier, the Re- puWicans insist their army has comP'ete!y recovered from the disorganisation which followed the withdrawal from
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    14 11 London, Jan. 29. W. B. Yeats, the Irish poet and dramatist died today.— Reuter.
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    Americas Rally To Chile's Aid
    260 11 Concepcion Dead Now Put At 20,000 Santiago de Chile, Jan. 29. THE South American countries and the United States are rallying to the assistance of th 3 earthquake sufferers in Chile. Two trains are coming from the Argentine with food and drugs; the Uniled Slates
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    LORD CHATFIELD TO RETURN BY PLANE
    41 11 LORD CHATFIELD TO RETURN BY PLANE New Delhi, Jan. 29. LORD CHATFIELD, chairman of the Committee of Inquiry into Indian Defence which has been touring the country for the last few months, will leave for England on Tuesday by air.— Reuter.
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    Mr. Chamberlain Puts Experts Into Cabinet
    618 11 Mr. Chamberlain Puts Experts Into Cabinet London, Jan. 29. TIIK reconstruction of the Cabinet indicates that Mr. Chamberlain has adopted a new technique in Cabinet-mating, as he has brought 1 to the Ministry men acknowledged! to be outstanding in their own spheres and experts whose highlytrained services cannot fail t->
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    INDIAN MUSLIMS & PALESTINE
    98 11 INDIAN MUSLIMS PALESTINE Bombay, Jan. 30. R,IK. ]VI. A. JINNAH, president of '"the All-India Muslim League, has cabled to the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, and to the Secretary of State for India, Lord Zetland, urging the Imperial Government to she the League representation at the London Palestine Conference and aaking
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    RUSSO-CHINESE TALKS
    41 11 Chungking Jan. 28. JUEGOriATIONS are proceeding be- tween Chinese and Russian delegates for the establishment of an air service from Moscow to Chungking. The Journey can be completed Dy air In less than three days.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    SUBHAS BOSE RE-ELECTED
    339 11 Victory For The Extremists Bombay, Jan. 29. \JiR. Subhas Chandra Bose, the leftist leader, was unexpectedly re-elected president of the Indian National Congress for a second term today. The voting was Mr." Subhas Bose 1,580 .and Dr. Sitaramayyu 1,375. This is regarded as a defeat u>r Mahatma
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    GOVERNOR'S GOODWILL VISIT TO SIAM
    727 12 Leaves Port Swettenham By R. A. F. Flying-Boat OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOR STAY IN BANGKOK THE Governor, Sir Shenton Tnomas and Lady Thomas left Port Swettenham at 8.30 a.m. today by an R.A.F. Short Sunderland flying-boat for their visit to Siam, which is regarded in Hangkok
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    Sir Shenton Thomas "A Regular Fellow"
    365 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manila. (P.1.), Jan. 24. SIR Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements, is "a "perfect gentleman and a regular fellow," Mr. Paul V. McNutt. I'nited States High Commissioner to the Philippines, is reported to have told the Manila Bulletin on
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    OFFICER ADMINISTERING GOVERNMENT
    66 12 'THE oath of allegiance and the oath for the due execution of the office of the Officer Administering the Government were administered to Sir Alexander Sym Small, the Colonial Secretary, at Government House, Singapore, at 9.30 this morning. This appointment is due to the fact that the
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    SPECIAL TRAIN FOR HUGE DREDGE PARTS
    129 12 QARRYING eight of the largest steel castings ever made in Malaya, consisting of screen roller parts for tin dredges in Perak, a special goods train left Singapore this morning, The castings have been made in the United Engineers? foundry. Special cradles have been built
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    SIR SHENTON IN THIS FLYING-BOAT TODAY
    273 12 f T HCSE are tne first detailed pictures permitted by the Air Ministry of the interior of one of the Britain's secret-, new Short Sunderland typs flying-boats. A fleet of these aircraft is being built for the R.A.F. They are ahead of anything else
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    IMMIGRANTS & WHARF EXAMINA TION
    202 12 IMMIGRANTS WHARF EXAMINA TION Chinese Chamber Urges Better Conditions THAT the present method of examining Chinese immigrants at the wharves is unsatisfactory is stressed in a statement made by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the Immigration Department at Singapore. The representations have been made in view of the
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    NEW CHIEF FOR DOCKYARD
    132 12 Capt. Loveband Due This Month TTHE new Commander of the Dock- yard and King's Harbour Master at the Naval Base, Captain J G. Y. Loveband. is due at Singapore by the P. and O. liner Canton on Feb. 24. He succeeds Commander T. M. Brownrigg, who
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    38 12 Earl Beatty and Lady Beatty who have been staying with the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Galway, will arrive at Singapore on a visit by the Burns Philp liner Marella due on her return voyage on Apr. 1.
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    CHINESE BANK MANAGER DIES
    304 12 Mr. Chua Keh Hai On Commission TAKEN ILL AFTER MEETING THE death occurred suddenly on Saturday of Mr. Chua J^eh Hai, manager of the United Chine&s Bank, Ltd.. and a member of the Singapore Municipal Commission. Mr. Keh Hai had attended a meeti ing of the
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    ACID THROWN IN MAN'S FACE
    76 12 A CID was thrown in the face of a "Teochiu in River Valley Road Just before midnight on Saturday. He was Chua Ah Goon, a sundry goods dealer living at 5. Parlt Penang, Muar. He was walkmg along River Valley Road. When he was near
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    VICTIM OF ROBBERY STABBED
    54 12 AN ARMED RO3BERY occurred In Tiong Bahru Road at about midnight last night. Two Hokklens armed with knives are alleged to have set upon a Hylam and robbed him of $3.40 In cash, a wrist watch and an alarm clock. The victfm of the assault was
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    NO. 36 SQUADRON DUE BACK TOMORROW
    41 12 A FTER a visit to Burma, No. 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron Is due back at Singapore tomorrow. No. 100 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron will make a flight to Akyab next week, leaving Seletar on Feb. 9.
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    DOCUMENTS SEIZED
    161 12 Japanese Ask For Return SEQUEL TO SPECIAL BRANCH ACTION THE return of documents seized by Special Branch police in Singapore from Japanese residents and travellers lias been requested by the Japanese Consul-General. Mr. I. Okamoto, the Straits Times understands. Meanwhile the Domei news aeency reports that Mr. Mamoru
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    "SUEZ" IS VERY GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
    133 12 At The Cinema "Suez" (Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella) 20th CenturyPremiere at the Alhambra on Saturday. Opening tomorrow. THIS film of the romance of the Suez canal is very good entertainment and competent acting by the principal players is backed by some excellent crowd scenes
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    "IF I WERE KING' AT THE CAPITOL
    97 12 'If I Were King" (Ronald Colman, Frances Dec, Basil Ratiibone, Ellen Drew). Paramount. Opening at the Capitol tomorrow. i DRILLIANT acting by Ronald ColD man and Basil Rathbone and line support by the rest of the cast makes this film very good entertainment.
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    RICH MAN, POOR GIRL COMEDY
    90 12 "Rich Man, Poor Girl" (Robert Young, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Guy Kibbee, Rita Johnson and Lana Turner.) M.G.M. At the Capitol tonight. AN entertaining story of a rich man's efforts to marry a poor girl Is told in this film which provides some good comedy.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    159 12 SINGAPORE RAFFLES HOTEL Cocktail Dance C.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9.30 -p.m. to Midnight. GARRICK TIIEAXi:!.. (.IVLANG From Broadway to Chcnneyne. Dugun of The Badlands Son ot Tarzan 7.45 —11 p.m. GREAT WOULD Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midi;k,'at. Globe Theatre: Ih.. Ttexan. Sky Talkie: Boulder Dam. HAPPY
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    "INDIANS TREATED AS HELOTS AND SLAVES"
    818 13 "INDIANS TREATED AS HELOTS AND SLAVES" Mr, S. Satyaniurthi On Position Of Community In Malaya POLITICAL LEADER ADVOCATES LOCAL SWARAJ MOVEMENT *"T would rather >cc my tountrjinen live in thi; country on very small wages than that they should go to Malaya for :iy higher wages to be treated not
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    Shooting Near Kuala Lumpur Golf Club
    217 13 Shooting Near Kuala Lumpur Golf Club COOLIE KILLED IN FIGHT 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, Jan. 28. a LITTLE shed situated on tin; tailings at Simpah a shorty j distance behind the Selangor Golf' 'Club, was the .<ccne of n fatal shooting yesterday. Living in this kongsi bOUSC
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    THAIPUSAM IN PENANG
    194 13 No Fireworks Show This Year 'Fr'jtn O'.ir Own Correspondent) Penang. Jan. 29. j. THAIPUSAM. which is observed by devout Hindus ail over the world in j honour of the God Subramaniam. nd j which is socond only to Decpavali as 1 a religious festival, will be celebrated
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    Loyal Addresses To Sultan Alam Shah
    53 13 the official function! in X > 0/ SuUa:; Alum Shah uas the nwd' n pa ty at ihe Astana Mahkota 1 which the communities cf Selangor presented addresses. Mr. E. n. shear;; is seen handing the address of the European 1 mmunity to the
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    MUSLIMS CELEBRATE HARI RAYA HAJI TOMORROW
    332 13 Gifts Of Meat To >ie Distributed To Poor And N*mml\ CINdAPOKK Muslims will make sacrifices of goata bullocks and distribute the meat among the poor and needy to celebrate the Ilari Raya Haji tomorrow the most important festival for Muslims all over the world.
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    PENANG RAGING MAN IN COURT
    162 13 Judgment Debtor Summons Case fFt m Out O*n Correspondent] Qg, Jan. 28. A judgment debtor summons caw i'nst Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Noor d n. well-known in racing circles, wa postponed to Feb. 22. when it came 11 1 befora Mr. J. L McFall,
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    32 13 Mr. Tan Slew Sin. the only son a Mr and Mrs. Tan Cheng Lo talned First Class in Roman I [nation he Bat in De^rn her. He is studvine at th« Midi
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    RELIEF FUND COLLECTORS MUST BE REGISTERED
    523 13 irrom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 28. DEIIARKING that he was taking a lenient view of the matter, as I here was no strong reason to suspect the accused of Doing members jf any active illegal society, and advising them in future not to
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    SIAM PLOT TO OVERTHROW REGIME
    153 13 SIAM PLOT TO OVERTHROW REGIME Plan To Restore Former Kin# (From Our (mii Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan AX offi ial radio br» Siamese announcing the unearlliinp of a plot to i verthrow the Governmeni mul restore to the throne ex-King Prajadhinofc Siam tliis afternoon, At 4.30 a.m. today. Instn I were
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    BANGKOK'S LORD MAYOR RESIGNS
    45 13 Bangkok, lan r\! m I A I clrcli are reticent bul It i? conflrmi d th of Bangkok, together with liis thrie co-adjutors, have n dgni d. The appointments havi nol filled according to thi proi thi M inlcipi 1 a-
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    WIFE OF FORMER JUDGE DIES IN SUSSEX
    47 13 WIFE OF FORMER JUDGE DIES IN SUSSEX MALAYANS 0 will hear with r« of Mrs. Elizabeth E iden MB I 1 tr>'«k place 1 Jan. l n Mrs. Ehtl(i)' Leonard Powne; E Commissioner, F I bora me n Judl Mr. and Mra Ebd< n h 1 1918
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    POLICE BAND
    22 13 T Ins tl Thursday. >-' :!on. H irry i id< 1 Orrt Hunu Waldteu ?;uri!i Yesterday.' Hen Juarez" v 8 fi
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    LOCAL-BORN INDIANS
    302 14 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir The Indian Immigrant* uiid the China-born Chinese are sounding their slogans. Indian Aspirations and China's Call respectively, but these tio not illuminate truth In the mind of the local-born. Such writers as "Atenelayu," Charles Nell," L.C.L." and R.V.C." throw light
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      "RACIAL PURITY" OF THE ENGLISH?
      733 14 Another Malayan Replies To "Ancient Briton" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Your correspondent "Ancient Briton," in his eagerness to refute Eurasian Woman's statement that history goes to prove that the present English people consist of a conglomeration of races of the past
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      CONSTABLE WOOD HAS SENTENCE REDUCED
      84 14 Jerusalem, Jan. 27. ■T*HE sentence of three years' Imprl- sonmcr.t imposed on Constable W. E. T. Wood was reduced on ap] 18 months. The appeal of Constables P. Crossley and J. Crossley, who were bound over, was heard yesterday and the sentence! quashed.— Reuter. The
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      BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN FAR EAST
      1030 14 Malayan View Of Record Of Hong Kong To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, So far as I can see from the correspondence columns of your paper, borne of the writers in their sporadic moments of envy have tended to be somewhat harsh and\to
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      MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB?
      145 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Would you be kind enough to let me know through the medium of your paper, whether there is in Singapore any rille club or miniature rifle club (for small-bore .22 rifle shooting) the membership of which is open to
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    PRESENT RUPEE EXCHANGE WILL BE DEFENDED
    623 15 Viceroy On "Supreme Urgency Importance Of Federation" INDUSTRIAL CO-ORDINATION URGED Bombay, Jan. 24. THE rupee ratio protection, the Ottawa Agreement and In- dianisation of defence and other services were among the important topics touched by the Viceroy replying to an address presented by a
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      LATEST ABOUT CRISIS
      45 15 Cuttack. Jan. 25. IT is understood that Mr. Kanun- go. Minister who Ir at present in Bombay will explain to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel the situation arising out of the reported differences between the Governor and the Ministers over the Orissa States affairs.
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      MADRAS GOVERNOR'S EXHORTATION
      155 15 "British Business Part Of General Trade" Madras, Jan 24 THE Governor of Madras (Lord Erskine) responding to the toast at the annual dinner of the South Indian branch of the European Association said: "I am sure that it is permissible for me to say that during the
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      SEPARATION OF JUDICIARY & EXECUTIVE
      100 15 SEPARATION OF JUDICIARY EXECUTIVE Minister's Assurance In United Provinces Assembly Lucknow. Jan. 20. *¥*HE report on the scheme for the separation of the judiciary from the executive is being considered by Government, said Dr. K. N. Katju. Minister for Justice, answering a question in the U.P. Assembly. The High Court,
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      NEW CONSTITUTION FOR PEOPLE OF AUNDH
      41 15 Aundh. Jan. 23. TpHE Raja Saheb of Aundh inaugurated a new constitution granting responsible government at a gathering in the State temple and in the presence of Mr. B. G. Kher. the Premier of Bombay.
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      Jaipur Ban On Mr. Bajaj
      141 15 Dr. Tagore Condemns Reactionary Policy Santiniketan, Jan. 25. r\R. Rabindranath Tagore in the course of an interview referred to the ban placed by the Jaipur Durbar on the entry of Seth Jamnalal Bajaj to the State and said "It is a matter of great sorrow
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      CONGRESS MINISTRIES WORK APPRECIATED
      117 15 Mercantile Community's Tribute At Annual Meeting Bombay. Jan. 26. A TRIBUTE to the Congress ministries generally and the Bombay Ministry, particularly, was paid by Mr. Govardhandas Morarjl. the retiring president of the Indian Merchants' Chamber at its annual meeting yesterday. Mr. B. G. Kher, Premier of
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    RESUMPTION OF AGITATION IN RAJKOT STATE?
    558 15 Bombay, Jar. 20. A hitch has again arisen in Rajkot I between the administration and the Praja Mandal over the appointment of the Reforms Inquiry Committee. The renewal of "satya{.'raha" is threatened by the latter. The Praja Mandal is mobilising its forces again and
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    TRAIN WRECKERS BUSY IN BENGAL-BIHAR BORDER
    184 15 Fishplates Removed Sleepers Placed On Railway Track rainy, Jan. 2f. pSHPLATES on the up line were noticed to have been removed by the guard of the 14 down Upper India express yesterday between Janni and Gidhaur sationa on ihe East Indian Railway main line.
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    SAFETY OF INDIANS IN BURMA
    93 15 Madras Premier's Reply To Deputationists Madras. Jan. 25. A DEPUTATION of prominent members of the Madras Assembly met the Premier at the Secretariat yesterday and discussed the position of Indians in Burma. It is understood that Mr. Rajagopalachariar told rhe deputationists that he had sent
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    VICEROY WITHHOLDS RESOLUTIONS
    28 15 Madras, Jan. 25. *T*HE Governor-General has withheld consent to moving Mr. Satyamurthi's resolutions regarding policy relating to the North-West Frontier province in the Central Assembly.
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    'IT IS TIME OTHERS SHOULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION'
    1298 16 Mr. Chamberlain Appeasement PREMIER DEMAND THAT DEMOCRACIES "MUST INEVITABLY RESIST" London, Jan. 29. "T FEEL now is the time that others should make a contribu- tion," said Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in his speech at the Jewellers' Association dinner at
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    "OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY"
    117 16 Rome, Jan. 29. POMMENTING on Sir Samuel Hoare's speech on Thursday in which the Home Secretary referred to the 'invincibility of Great Britain and the Empire," Signor Gayda writtin? in Giornale d'ltalia, says: 'The British Government is trying to ward off alarmism by an assertion of exceptional armed
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    31 16 Jerusalem, Jan. 29. A British soldier, two Jewish women and two Jewish children were slight- ly injured when a bomb exploded out- i side a Jerusalem cinema this evening < —Reuter. i
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    Duce And Final Spain Victory
    473 16 Appeal For Refugees By The Pope? Rome, Jan. 29. THE Italian people are en- thusiastlc over the news ot your superb victory at Barcelona, which anticipates by a short while the final victory destined to inaugurate the era of a new Spain, united and strong,"
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    WU PEI-FU REMAINS NONCOMMITTAL
    173 16 No Attack On Chiang: In Statement Peiping, Jan. 29. pENERAL Wu Pei-fu has issued nothing yet to confirm Japanese claims that he has agreed to be head of the so-called national salvation peace movement. It is known he has been under strong Japanese pressure since the
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    NAZI ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA
    39 16 Nairobi, Jan. 27. The East African Government has been called upon by the Tanganyika League to counteract Nazi anti-British propaganda and either strengthen the police and political departments or declare the local Nazi organisation illegal.— Reuter.
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    MALAYAN STUDENTS ENJOY THEMSELVES IN ENGLAND
    1722 17 English People Better Than Out East LONDONERS COULD BE MORE SOCIABLE (From Our London Staff.) London, Jan. 23. IV /j ALA Y AN students who come to England to comIVI plete their education, on the whole, enjoy their stay in this country. At Cambridge
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    GIRL'S MILE OF FARTHINGS
    118 17 JOAN CALEY set out at six years of age to collect 100.000 farthings before her sixteenth birthday. She wanted to repay the kindness of the Paddington Green Children's Hospital, which had saved her life. March is the closing month, and the grand total, last week, was
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    50 M.P.H. WARSHIP IS " INVISIBLE "
    144 17 50 M.P.H. WARSHIP IS INVISIBLE THE world's fastest warship— a 70 ft i 1 torpedo-boat without mast or funnels, and so streamlined as to present practically no "target silhouette" —sped across Southampton Water at M m.p h/ in trials last week. At the helm was Mr. Hubert Scott- Paine, chairman
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    68 17 Believed to have been the oldest J Etc n: an. Mr Percy Mortimer. of| Ricards Lodge, Wimble.ion, died on Jan. 14. Mr. Mortimer would have; been 98 on Fob. 27. Five former members of the Moid*- I vian Secret Police— Yufa. VMkov 1 Shpitz, Chichikalo, and Kuzmenko— I were executed
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    MORE FACTORIES TO MAKE ARMS
    145 17 LJUNDREDS of extra factories 1 in Great Britain are to oe turned over to the production of arms. This is the first plan of the Advisory Board of Industrialists set up to advise the Premier on the rearmament programme, says the. Sunday Chronicle. Main features
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    39 17 The Duchess of Gloucester on Jan. 14 opened a home for nurses, which has been erected at the Melton Mowbray War Memorial Hospital, and was presented by the architect with a golden key, with which she unlocked the building.
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    SOUTH PLAY WELL TO BEAT NORTH 15-6
    1186 18 SOUTH PLAY WELL TO BEA T NORTH 15-6 Fast Rugby In Annual Match On Saturday THE margin of 15 points to six gained by the South over the North in the annual rugby match on Saturday was well-deserved. The North lost control of the game as it progressed and after
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    DERBY SURPRISINGLY BEATEN BY STOKE
    1583 18 SCOTTISH CUP First Round Replay Buckie Thistle 5 Mlthsdale S I AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL England 5 Wales 1(J-li 2 pVERTON gained two points on Derby in the race for the lead in the first division on Saturday. Derby were surprisingly beaten by Stoke and Everton with
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    CEYLONESE BEAT GUNNERS BY ONE GOAL TO NIL
    215 18 fEYLON SPORTS CLUB beat the 32nd Heavy Battery (Changi) by the only goal of the match in the hockey played at Balestier yesterday. The goal came late in the second half. There was no score in the first half; both the defences
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    Success Of Ex-Amateur CHELSEA LOSE BY ONE GOAL
    273 18 Success Of Ex-Amateur CHELSEA LOSE BY ONE GOAL (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 29. DLAYING in his first League ga»ne, a former amateur. L Bradbury, scored for Manchester United four minutes from the end to give them a one-nil win against Chelsea. Charlton shewed improved form to beat Middlesborough
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    NEWCASTLE PLAYER FOR OLD TRAFFORD
    63 18 MANCHESTER UNITED paid New- castle a substan.ial fee for Ul2 transfer of Norman Tapken, a goalkeeper who went to St. James Paris in 1933. Ipswich Town have a partiality tor young Welsh amateurs. Their ia'e.n requisition, on amateur forma. Is Har'll R.vjmussen, Caerphilly centre forward
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    MANCHESTERS LOSE TO CLERICAL UNION
    49 18 Clerical Union beat Manchester Regiment by five goals to four In a soccer match p:ayed at Rangoon Road yesterday. Gammel (4> and Teck Kirn scored the goals for the w'nners. Davis scored the four for th 9 Manchejters, three of them coming from penalties.
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    ANNUAL RUGBY DINNER
    248 18 Praise For Play By Major-Gen. W. G. S. Dobbie I "I was astonished when I came to i Malaya three years ago ti find what a high standard cf p'.ay prevailed lierc," said Majer-Ceneral W, G. S. j Dobbie, General Officer Commanding., Malaj'a, at the annual Rusby
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    TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    135 18 London, J.i >.. 13 At Wembley loi'av the English tab's trnnls ehampionshi Una's ilrew t. i thousand spectators In the men's singles, Rlc' ard mann, former Austrian, now e:it:rcJ from London, beat B. tfana. Uz cli Slovakia. 18—21 l'J- 21. 2!- 17, 'M 21—14. In the r
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      108 18 AFTER FEVER CARE During fever, the whole system including the digestive organs U undermined and weakened. Convalescence will be hastened If tissue can b« quickly rebuilt and strength restored by building up reserves. The patient must be encouraged to take as much nourishing food as the capacity of the weakened
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    OUTSIDERS WIN AT FIRST DAY OF IPOH RACES
    1220 19 Char Pays $142 For First Win In Malaya DIC dividends featured Saturday's racing at Ipoh, the first day of the Perak Turf Club's Meeting, which will bo continued on Wednesday and Saturday. Winning the second race Easter Parade paid $92 and then
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    23 19 The North forwards break through with the baU at their toe during Saturday's rugby at Anson Road. South won 15— Straits Times picture.
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    325 19 Win For Miss Elder And J.E. MacCallum I THE Royal Singapore Gclf Club's I j secondly bi-monthly mixed four- t somes competition for January was played at Buklt Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a win for Miss J. Elder and S/Ldr. J. E.
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    Irish XV To Play England
    60 19 The Irish rugby team against England at Twickenham on Feb. 11 is: Murphy (Lansdowne), Moran (Clontaru), Me Kibben (Instonians). Torrens (Bohemians), Lyttle (Bedford), Cromey 'Collegians), Morgan (Old Belvedere), Alexander (Royal Ulster Constabulary). Irwin (North of Ireland), Mayne, Malone O'Longhlin (Marryowen), Ryan (University College, Dublin), Savers
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    MEL OTT CAPTAINS NEW YORK GIANTS
    84 19 New York, Jan. 10. jt^|EL Ott, heavy slugging third base1™ man of the New York Giants has become captain of the Giants. He signed a contract for U.S. $""0,000, lt was reported. Last season he was paid U.S. $17,000. He became the first member
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    WOMEN'S MEDAL AT R.S.G.C.
    111 19 The women'! Gold medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club for 1938 wiil be played next Monday simultaneously with the February Medal. The following are qualified to I compete: I Mrs. S. E. Dods, Mrs. C. R. Cherry, Mrs. I R. W. Ccwen Mrs. W. B.
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    AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S TENNIS SINGLES
    30 19 Melbourne, Saturday j In the Australian lawn tennis I championships final of the women's I: singles Miss Westcott beat Miss HopI man, 6—l,6 1, 6—2.6 2.
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    I TONY GALENTO TO MEET JOE LOUIS ON JUNE 29
    39 19 I TONY GALENTO TO MEET JOE LOUIS ON JUNE 29 New York. Jan. 28. JOE Louis will meet Tony "Bartender" Galento in a world title flght at New York on June 29, according to the New York Daily Mirror.
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    I $5,000 TOURNAMENT WON BY DEMARET
    57 19 I $5,000 TOURNAMENT WON BY DEMARET Los Angeles, Jan. 9. j Jimmy Demaret of Houston, Texas. *ho gambled when ail the sideline critics watching the tournament said ne should play safe, made the gamble good today and won the US$5,OOO Los Angeles open golf championship with a total of 274
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER
    57 19 S.C.C. volunteer snooker ties for this week are: Today.— C. L. Boumphrey and F. V. Read vs. M. S. Robinson and L. H. Cooper. Tomorrow.— M. Melville and J. A. Gagan vs. H. M. Vennik and D. M. SewartL Wednesday.— J A. Dean and W. Chlvers vs. Major
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    21 19 today Hockey: S.C.R.C. vs. Dutch Clufc, S.C.R.C; S.R.C. vs. Port Cannlnt, i S.R.C; Europeans vs. Rest, B.C. C.
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    HOME RUGBY RESULTS
    171 19 DUGBY Union games played on Satur- day resulted: Birkenhead 21 Old Millhllllans 8. Cambridge 5 Harlequins 38 Gloucester 3 Bristol 3. London Welsh 5 Penarth 8. Manchester 18 Bradford 16. Moseley 8 Bath 8. Old Paulines 13; United Services 10. Oxford U. 13; London Scottish 9. Plymouth
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    EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING TITLES
    52 19 In the European men's figure skating championship Graham Sharp (Great Britain) was first with 404.380 po:nts; F. W. Tomlins (Great Britain) was second with 390.834 points: H Faber (Germany) was third It is the first time in the history of the event that Britishers took first
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    TODAY'S HOCKEY
    87 19 Weather permitting. Europeans ana the Rest meet at hockry this afternoon, on the S.C.C. Padang. Plenty of interest is being taken m the game, for both sides are strongly represented: The teams are: Europeans: Sift. Carey. Fl.'Sgt. Shorey, Lt. I. L. E. Macmillari 'Capt.j, Lt. M. Leonard -Williams.
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    Century For Hutton
    81 19 Johannrsburg, Jan. 28. "THE MX.C. tourinr rrickrt tram are meeting the Combined Transvaal. At the close of play today the Combined side had made 304 all oat. tioddard took four wickets for 71 runs. Perks two for 7t. Fames two for 8(>. and Verity one for 63.
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    CHINESE WIN BATU PAHAT TENNIS
    235 19 i From Our Own c ent > Batu Pahat. Jan. 28. By beating the Teachers lEiißlisli) Junior Tennis Tram yesterday, by Kven matches to one, the Batu Pahat Chinese Recreation Club Junlurs. secured their fourth consecutive virtory Flnce the beginning of the year, and strengthened
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    COL. JACOB RUPPERT DIES IN U.S.
    52 19 COL. JACOB R UPPERT DIES IN U.S. Col. Jncob Riipp-rt. multi-millio' brewer and owner of the New Yankees, world bas?ball rhamri died on Jan. 12. The 71-year old I ball enthusiast had been confine hi home with a complication of eases which followed an attar phlebitis and inflammation of thi
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