The Straits Times Annual, 1 January 1939

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  • 9 1 The STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL SINGAPORE 19 3 9 1.50
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    • 57 2/3 't be (Jaaue MASTER'S 0 a ■XS y j. v v < ivV *'Yc.\ V v> ism “> W/M wo I A\f^ 6 >*Vi <s m t>V V'np V\?. \O/vM tWt 1 /J r \r\— *•—4 *>sO^T /V0 BETTER WHISKY GOES INTO ANY BOTTLE SOLE AGENTS: JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD.
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    • 119 2/3 4 YOU kNt 'y a On Retirement. Happy day Red letter day For the last time work has claimed you. Henceforward you will be able to look forward to a life of pleasant leisure. You’ll be able to do what you please, when you please, and how you please, without
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    • 33 4/5 'J K U A H i s k i m Pa m... WKM A t M M y/s/N f DISTRIBUTING m wiJW rrn C! 9i» M SSfcx-: ADDRESS INQUIRIES-THE CHAIRMAN. HARBOUR BOARDS, SINGAP
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    • 197 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT COMFORT PLEASURE The comfort anti service of die P. O. and 8.1. ships is world renowned. Below is a photograph of a few items from a Cold Table. Even omitting the salads, trifles and the cheeses these dishes have a definite gala air in keeping with any meal on
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    • 36 6/7 ljssi m* v:- >;■- mm i delayer s Qdo.b and notice also ike number of fieofile tvho choose (yio;3. (Usually; rather exacting smokers vi>lio demand 3 appreciate a fine cigarette Players N°3 (s?fie fbxira Quality lArffinia M
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    • 675 6/7 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS A.B.C. Beer Page 78 Adelphi Hotel 98 Airport Hotel 76 Allen Hanburys Ltd 52 Alexandra Brick Works 100 Allsopp's Beer 136 Ahmed din Bros 40 Ally M.S 74 A.P.B. Ltd 150 Austin Reed 36 Australian Primary Products 156 Anzora 69 Arden Elizabeth 174 Australian National Travel Association
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    241 8/9 Ancient Indian Kings of Kedah H. G. Quaritch Wales 10 Life In the Coconut Groves Ooi Chor Ilooi 17 Tok Padang’s Horns Che Mustapha bin Tan? 2.1 The Malay Soldier M. C. ff Sheppard 26 Singapore River J. R. II. Thurston 37 Waterwheels of Kuala Pilah Violet Prior 49
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    • 69 8/9 4mL*., i««itro im rr **tn, mi| FLES HOTEL si Hi n i fit Hi itt tit X. RAFFL HOTEL SINGAPORE The Premier Hotel of Malaya Known all over the world for its Accommodation and Social Atmosphere THE CHOICEST FOOD IN TOWN EVERY ROOM WITH BATHROOM AND EITHER SITTINGROOM OR VERANDAH
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  • 4057 10/11  -  VANISHED TOWNS AND TEMPLES UNDER KAMPONGS RUBBER ESTATES by H. G. Quaritch Wales (Author of “The Road to Angkor’’) Field Director of the Greater India Research Committee TT was in the early centuries of the Christian era that colonists from South India, following in the
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    • 64 12/13 O A B RAN DS ESSENCE GIVES EXTRA STRENGTH TO ENJOY LIFE PUTS NEW ENERGY INTO MEN WOMEN Doctors the world over have been prescribing Brand’s magical Essence of Chicken for over a hundred years. All cases of weakness and impaired vitality react instantly to this quick sure stimulant “Essence
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  • 1985 16/17  -  “Consols Of The East No Longer by Ooi Chor Hooi 'THE glamour of waving palms is associated chiefly with the islands of the South Seas in popular fiction, and even those who come to Malaya as tourists usually leave the country without realising that it
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    • 85 20/21 m JADE TREE Chinese Works of Art ANCIENT AND MODERN 18, BATTERY ROAD, FLOOR SINGAPORE. Phone 7143. HANDKERCHIEFS LINGERIE BLOUSES EVENING COATS LINENS CARPETS CAMPHORWOOD CHESTS mm M#S ttm puts accent on elegance. Craftsmanship is still the measure of successful Jewellery making, It is the master craftsman that contributes such
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  • 1187 22/23  - Tok Padang s HORNS by Che Mustapha bin Tam. The mail from Sungei Patani had brought me a letter stating that the Conservator of Forests was coming along on an inspection tour. The mild excitement which the prospects of these periodical visits usually aroused was somewhat heightened by the information
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    • 312 22/23 >• m-m r l 'J fc. r ASiaSSt’A r,= 4H At M M. *4 svls; f.^ feV(OV' lltt rvi K if :-V ft JMi Delicious table delicacies from England’s countryside Blossom time in one of Chivers’ extensive orchards. Chivers now farm over 8,500 acres and produce the finest English fruits,
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    • 156 24/25 LONGER LEAVE AT HOME R H K ROYAL DUTCtt You can enjoy an extra niontlt at Rome if you travel by K.L.M. From Singapore to London the journey takes 5J days. That shows a saving, of about a fortnight on the single trip or a month on the round trip.
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  • 4093 26/27  -  FROM A DISTRICT OFFICER’S POINT OF VIEW By M. C. ff Sheppard (of the Malayan Civil Service) KTTIE occupation of the Malay is, in the majority of cases, A agricultural. Judged by European standards he has much to learn about the value of concentrated effort and firmness
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    • 153 28/29 Established 1885 Assets Exceed £20,000,000 GENERAL Hccibent jfive anb Xtfe Hmiuance Corporation %tb. (Incorporated in Great Britain) jfar Eastern Branch ©cean BuUMng Singapore. (P.O. Box 205) tied f/’(o rry//(>(t{ ty/Zci/ayce ait c/ f/e rd ’co-t (dot'd d PEKING ART CARPETS AND RUGS. Direct from Peking. M Nil We stock the
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    • 71 30/31 11 V 4 ft*' ti*v n teD U 57 I s *HMa£aq& T, in Dredges, Mining Machinery, Rubbe. Machinery and many of Malaya’s largest buildings, all bear testimony to the unstinted efforts of our engineers to develop Malaya and its immense natural resources. In every sphere of industry we are
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    • 59 32/33 V A\\^ it-SONS L KPIiTPr Wiwiiii 'i > "ln iii"l iliiiiM ml aCXBLISHeD KUALA LUMPURN JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS LTD. established 1666, specialise in the export of canned pineapples, pepper and spices and the import of wines and spirits, selected canned goods of all descriptions, biscuits, confectionery, cereals and pharmaceutical products.
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  • 3095 36/37  -  Of s^ct by J. B. H. Thurston SINGAPORE River this name, to most inhabitants oi the city, conjures up but few associations, and unworthy ones at that. They think of the standard joke about the smell of the River at low tide, or about the cargo boats clustered
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    • 226 36/37 FLOORS WELCOME ON u Rate's, i SUlfc «3» s*® <* <N Jm i i j E Sports and country clothes are on the Tudor floors. o Two minutes’ stroll up Regent Street from Piccadilly Circus a cordial, and very practical, welcome to London awaits you. For here stands Austin Reed’s
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    • 233 40/41 In the NEWS PLATFORM shoes So cool, so flexible, so long-wearing and so very smart you will adore their distinctive Style and their cushioned comfort. YOONG CHEONG SHOE CO. The Fashion Shoe Shop 354, 356 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SINGAPORE PHONE 4293. M a k e FULL-COLOUR MOVIES with a Bell
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    • 165 44/45 MALAYA’S MOST PROMINENT SEASIDE TALKIE THEATRE C//'. East '•vNear /f Coast Sea Road View Katong Hotel 6 15 'fc-NifrrtT Q. 16 SCREENING SELECTED PICTURES. EXCELLENT SOUNDREPRODUCTIONS—COOL—COMFORTABLE—IDEAL SURROUNDINGS AND BRILLIANT LIGHTING. Admission $lOO W» A OPEN 5 P.M. TILL MIDNIGHT Your kind 7 cents, 50 cents, and THE LATEST TARIFF IN
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    • 219 46/47 *4 ■> >- "~t-- 7 *^y FINEST QUALITY HAMS COCKFICHTER HAMMEN ZIJN DE BESTE IN DEN HANDEL Best Australian Production Selected and Double Cured specially for Eastern Markets The representation for these Hams is available for Straits Settlements Craig Mostyn Co., Sydney, Australia SINCERE’S SIN] COUGH SPECIFIC >*" NK with
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  • 629 48/49  -  By Violet Pdor ONE of the most ingenious inventions of a bygone age in Malaya is the Kinchir,” or water-wheel, used by the Malays in certain parts of the Peninsula to irrigate their padi fields. It is constructed of jungle woods and is made entirely without
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    2348 50/51  -  ...THE PREMIER SULTANATE OF THE MALAY STATES by E. L. S. Jennings In connection with this article, attention is called to the remarkable pictures and interesting reminiscences of Kuala Kangsar in the ’seventies that are published elsewhere in this Annual. They present a vivid contrast with the charming
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    • 103 52/53 V m BUT THERE I S DELIC O U S ALTERNATIVE, HllenburusDiet. A preparation which, made from full cream milk and whole wheat, has a more varied composition than that of milk. The delicate flavour may be varied by the addition of Coffee, Cocoa, etc., if required. fl ti FOR
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  • 1917 56/57 4 Rc F °H Tr IJ N L Tf!OUB< L°o R ri T iMc s I THE year 1939 has seen many changes in Singapore, owing to the ever-present danger of world war. This commercial city and seaport contains a population of more than half a million,
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    • 37 58/59 /A t. 4 EMM tt /i MBS 8 «r V% V v\ V \mj i[\/-- \A 'ls:' y I iiiiil ■■"iiiii: II K s>ss %.#V# J T_ 1 •sp »V! EXCLUS STRLICTED F□ R THE TRQP IUWmTWy/Wfr/AWWtV.W
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    • 118 60/61 AN HOTEL OF til. B Sail n a 7 ail /SĔk JW HOTEL MAJESTIC iu—■ mmiii mm m a I m 1 m* PRE-EMINENCE A® cf' J e* ĕ 'J' </ vv /v *> s a y y;v;-vy N--'a its distinctive social atmosphere, its comfortable and up-to-date accommodation, its courteous
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    • 288 62/63 GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL, •r. m m THE MOST CHARMINGLY SITUATED HOTEL IN SINGAPORE. 'Phone 5933 Tel. Address: “GOODWOOD” Single and double Rooms and private suites. Every room has a bathroom and verandah. ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES GARAGE ACCOMMODATION Fourteen tennis courts RESTAURANT TABLE D’HOTE A LA CARTE for 30 cars COCKTAIL
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    • 169 64/65 I INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER A Name Known for Quality and Value All Over the World international Truck performance f 11CK life and trustworthinessT'"’ the aspect and IT CWOn adI k toTe S iT erywhere E^yy^ f -o-:&Ti;r ation ksaredesi^d skilled engine the <l Ua and d en In eenng that have
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  • 118 66/67 Theatrical Cameos IN SINGAPORE S CHINATOWN The costumes of ancient China may be seen any night in the theatres of Singapore’s Chinatown and amusement parks, and a typical group is shown in this page. The traditional Chinese theatre thrives side by side with cinemas showing films of modern Chinese life,
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  • 1208 66/67  - Bird ’s Nest Soup FROM TIOMAN By “Sagittarius ON the island of Tioman, situated off the east coast of the Malay Peninsula and belonging to the State of Pahang, there is a remarkable little industry which depends solely on the demand of the Chinese gourmet for that famous delicacy, bird’s-nest
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    • 219 68/69 %pm tviSi t/eadache, S30pm fit ccmcerdpitek T THANKS TO GENASPRIN 5|8g8|gaajS3%j8888S8S58& r n »£§£§5; i: U If you suffer from nervous headaches start taking‘Genasprin’ at once. Nothing else will relieve the pain so safely and so quickly. Because ‘Genasprin’ is so pure it is absorbed into the bloodstream and gets
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    • 209 68/69 «2 1 s'"’ I Post nsi Free Unbreakable WaherprooF Wrist Watch Guaranteed lOyears Men’s Streamline Service Model Size of Dial inch 13.15 Sold in London Stores for $26.50 Money Refunded if not Perfectly Satisfactory A FALL CANNOT DAMAGE THIS WONDERFUL WATCH Unbreakable, Waterproof, Sand- and Dustproof, Shockproof, Reliable Timekeeper, Non-Magnetic
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    • 53 70/71 to 9 Are BY APPOINTMENT i i o o i'vv m c HAMp A o.|SE DryM ole onop tfeicUiecfiit HAiSON EOt-<DEE (»’Ji Jf LCurvd VRU J Sf *i Dry Monopole CHAMPAGNE Established 1785 THE SOCIALLY ACCEPTED CHAMPAGNE THE WORLD OVER THE SUPREME TRIBUTE TO YOUR GUESTS AGENTS IN MALAYA: EAST
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  • 3071 72/73  -  ,p by Victor Purcell (of the Malayan Civil Service) THE most notorious feature of the history of the Chinese in the Straits is the series of faction fights which for several decades disturbed the peace of the country. As early as 1799 there were riots
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    • 46 72/73 THE WORLD'S FINEST TYRE! firestone CHAMPION ULTRA MODERN STYLING QUIET OPERATION I GREATER BLOWOUT PROTECTION SURE FOOTED NON-SKID PROTECTION r Y V V X Y V\ X X X ON THE SPEEDWAY FOR YOUR PROTECTION ON THE HIGHWAY! TYRE SERVICE STATION, 22 GEYjL A*\', tOAD. SINGAPORE
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    • 235 74/75 M. S. ALLY CO., The House of Quality” Can supply all your requirements for CANNED PROVISIONS, PERFUMERY, TOILET REQUISITES, PATENT MEDICINES. CICARS, CIGARETTES, TOBACCO, NEW ZEALAND FROZEN BUTTER. FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLE, etc, etc, etc. A Trial will convince you M. S. ALLY CO., No. 6, BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE Telephone
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    • 52 76/77 x ill i n r. -'a > .Jr r m. I; M *3^: Tt Succulent Delicious!! SYDNEY ROCK OYSTERS and STRAWBERRIES Luxuries that can be enjoyed by everyone at our price! SINGAPORE AIRPORT HOTEL THE ONE AND ONLY HOTEL IN MALAYA TO IMPORT THEM DIRECT BY AIR! TELEPHONE TEL. ADDRESS
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    • 58 80/81 BIG BEN makes a sound job of time FRY’S METAL for a sound job on time W m 1 n i i 'foVjm /«C wM as?: m. r i t/* m 1 FRY’S METAL FOUNDRIES LTD, TANDEM WORKS MERTON ABBEY, LONDON, S. W. 19, ENGLAND. Sole Agents for Malaya Siam
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  • 4472 82/83  - JUNGLE IN Fact Fiction by D. H. Hodgson (Malayan Forest Service) A NY imperfectly understood aspect of life in a tropical i 1 country always seems to act as a powerful stimulant to the European imagination and, to judge by the lurid accounts one often reads in popular fiction, the
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    • 238 84/85 C. K. TANG. 231, River Valley Road. Phone 2181 Singapore. We have a large 6? varied display of useful and readily appreciated gifts for your X MAS NEW YEAR PRESENTS Bedspreads Dinner Sets Evening-bags Georgette-scarves Handkerchiefs J ackets Luncheon-sets Ladies underwear Mandarin-coats Pyjamas Silk dressing-gowns Table-cloths Tea-sets Baby’s Frocks Teak
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    • 37 86/87 r S2fT. if A SpM AUSTRALIA Jt m INDIA ROPEWAYS have solved transport problems for Industries in all parts of the world ENGLAND AFRICA BRITISH ROPEWAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 14-18 High Holborn, London, England. Cables: Boxhauling London.
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    • 266 90/91 REAL GOOD VALUE v/tßsei &NgapoJV CORONA 25 •C/»C/aC/ac/a(i^r.yg>rvar»yag^’g^Yt>ar>>r»«»/r>7 Made of finest Manila and Havana Tobaccos. Obtainable from the Manufacturers OVERSEAS TOBACCO COSINGAPORE SEREMBAN 137. Hill Street. -3& 5, Murray St. I hone 7731. 249. MALACCA 51. BUNCA RAYA PENANG AGENT 159. Beach St. Phone 510. or from CHIEF CIGARETTE DEALERS,
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    • 127 92/93 F. M. S. RAILWAYS “REAL COMFORT AND ECONOMY" TTT i* Singapore Penang Express Train Leaving Kuala Lumpur. AIR-CONDITIONED FIRST CLASS BUFFET CARS ARE ATTACHED TO DAY MAIL TRAINS AND AIR-CONDITIONED FIRST CLASS SLEEPING SALOONS TO NIGHT MAIL TRAINS AS BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. Enjoy a hill station climate whilst
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    • 79 96 <u. 'I 1 A We All Prefer NESTIE'S POWDERED FULL CREAM MILK. Father because he has at last found a milk that tastes good. Peter, well, he likes to be called a “growing lad” and knows the value of pure, fresh milk. Joan drinks her Nestles Powdered milk with a
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  • 1144 97  -  THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN CARD INDEX IN ASIA. by G. E. Devonshire (of the Malayan Police Service) ri NGER-prints of almost all the races of Asia form part of the routine records of the Malayan police forces, and it may be interesting to the layman to
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  • Page 98/99 Advertisements
    • 141 98/99 Adelphi m Ou SINGAPORE Hotel SINGAPORE'S FAVORITE DOWN TOWN RENDEZVOUS Near Business Centre, Banks and Shipping Agents EXCELLENT CUISINE—TABLE D’HOTE AND A LA CARTE NEW GRILL ROOM CONFERENCE ROOM EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH, SANITARY INSTALLATION AND ELECTRIC FANS DANCING—MUSIC BY SPLENDID EUROPEAN ORCHESTRA AND HIGH CLASS ENTERTAINMENT RoUinj Chili
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    • 80 100/101 ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS LTD. Malaya’s Leading Works for BRICKS, BLOCKS, SPECIALS PIPES, FITTINGS, FIRE BRICKS CHINA CLAY ETC. Do not jeopardise the lasting quality of your building by using inferior materials BE SAFE-USE ALEXANDRA BRICKS Factories:—SlNGAPOßE, JOHORE, IPOH AND PENANG Secretaries:—THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED. 3 HAMMERING SETS CUT-OUT ALPHABETS MODERN EDUCATIONAL
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  • 464 104/105 Trengganu’ s TRADING FLEET THE Trengganu boatbuilder is famed throughout the Malay Peninsula as being the best of his kind. Many and various are the craft he skilfully produces—payangs, koleks, kuehs, bedors, jalors—but probably the most interesting is the type known as perahu pinas, a quite large vessel often of
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    • 172 104/105 London, Eng. New Mansion Hotels 38, 39, 40, Lancaster Gate Hyde Park, W. 2. Pacing beautiful Kensington Gardens. Hot and cold running water in every bed room night and day. C ntral heating, gas fires. Exceptional value. DIRECT P. O ’PHONES IN EVERY BED ROOM. ONLY BEST ENGLISH POULTRY AND
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    3771 106/107  -  IVAt s Of A* by F. C. Cooke and W. E. L. Fletcher The new science of cave exploration is we'l developed in many European countries. In Great Britain, under the presidency of Sir Arthur Keith, F.R.S., a national association of speleologists exists to bring together those who
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    • 74 118/119 1 <M I m Hi MACHINERY APPARATUS, CHEMICALS, COPPER, BRASS, ZINC, &c. FOR ALL REPRODUCTION PROCESSES MANUFACTURED SY HUNTER-PENROSE LTD. 109, FARRINGDGN ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND. SOLE AGENTS MALAYA SIAM. LENDRUM LIMITED C’o THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED. i y/i C o» St; Of. 4» > 4 *e, c 4= Sr £S>
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  • 1258 122/123  - The English Exile AT FRASER S HILL ESCAPE FROM THE PLAINS by G. Elliot Turner 1N this place one vast realm of wond er spreads around.” Familiar flowers of English gardens, unseen in the plains, dance in the cold air which is one of the chief attractions ot the hill.
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  • 1247 124/125  -  by H. B. Leicester TN looking over the illustrations appearing in the Perak Supplement of the Straits Times of March 2, 1939, showing the Sultan in his private study, the Übudiah mosque, the magnificent Astana Iskandariah with its beautiful gardens, the throne-room and the State
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    • 119 124/125 CEMETERY MEMORIALS n in Polished Aberdeen Granite in Red, Grey, Green and Black, Italian Marble and Local grey granite in light and dark shades. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Funeral Directors MONUMENTAL MASONS MARBLE MERCHANTS 1 and 3 PENHAS ROAD, SINGAPORE FLORAL TRIBUTES. Fresh floral wreaths and Wreaths of Flanders Poppies made
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    • 62 126/127 NORWICH An historic City with a wealth of interesting old buildings: Norman Castle and Cathedral: Mediaeval Guildhall: Mansions, numerous Old Churches, etc. New City Hall (containing magnificent Plate and Regalia). Fine Museums and Parks. Three 13 holes Golf Courses: Municipal Aerodrome. Excellent centre for East Coast resorts and Norfolk Broads.
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    • 139 126/127 y'*'Get rid of Naturally... Gradually without harmful dyes Grey hair is a liability that adds years to your age. Regain youthful looks by restoring your hair to its natural colour with Morgan’s Pomade. Just massage a little into the roots and brush well. Morgan’s Pomade nourishes the weakened roots and
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    • 236 128 ilMlßUlllffi C> We Stock The Best Quality SIAMESE SILVER NEILLO WARE. Bracelets, Powder Compacts, Cigarette Cases, Cuff Links, etc., etc. Exquisitely Designed, Beautifully finished by experienced craftsmen. These make SPLENDID GIFTS, and CHERISHED SOUVENIRS OF THE ORIENT. Write now or call at K. M. OLI MOHAMED 38 40 High Street,
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  • 1272 129 This description of a dinner party in Penang ct century ago is taken from Some Glimpses into Life in the Far East.” by J. T. Thomson, ivho first went to Penang in the thirties and later came to Singapore as Government Surveyor. The book
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    • 197 130/131 m ,,.L 3 A 1 1» VOhs Ksw 22 AND 30 HP. WHATEVER YOU WANT IN A MOTOR CAR, YOU'LL FIND IT IN FORD PRODUCTS BEAUTY —Ford started today’s style and Is the acknowledged leader. BIGNESS— Ford gives you big, roomy interiors, with broad, deep, restful seats, and ample leg
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    • 30 132/133 ■JWIKMAIIN SC0. r ~'k IRH r* S&K /> J .r' w 9 *^P MS i u I/ *s SC OPEL STUBEBAKER MERCEDES BENZ BRI HUMAN Nt CO SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR.
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    • 151 132/133 r VISIT AUSTRALIA v. f*' Southern Playground Australia offers a diversity of magnificent scenery; rugged mountain ranges, golden beaches, peaceful charm of river and lake country and snow-clad alps This land of countless tourist attractions must appeal greatly to all residents of the East desiring a change from the heat
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  • 2634 134/135  - Malaya s HIGHEST WATERFALL A CAMPING TRIP IN THE INTERIOR OF TRENGGANU by T. Ki tching (Of the Malayan Survey Service) A LL Malayan Rivers, as they brawl and roar down the 1 mountain-sides through the jungle on their headlong career to the China Sea or the Straits of Malacca,
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  • 1689 140/141  -  AMUSING TRESPASSERS ON AN ESTATE by Amynedd IT would appear to be a curious thing for such jungle-loving animals as monkeys to forsake entirely their natuial environment and settle down on a rubber plantation. This, however, appeared to be the case on a large estate on
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    • 151 142/143 SOUTH AFRICA A TRAVEL LAND OF UNIQUE CHARM l l a A SOUTH AFRICA OFFERS MANY ATTRACTIONS FOR TOURISTS—MATCHLESS VICTORIA FALLS. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (THE WORLDS GREATEST NATURAL ZOO). PICTURESQUE NATIVE LIFE, THE DIAMOND MINES OF KIMBERLEY, AND JOHANNESBURG—THE HUB OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND CENTRE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST GOLD
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  • 2581 146/147  -  c-vO S i?O S& c^ hV h Kathleen Walker 'THE Kelantan bull-fighting season lasts from May until the end of August when the final fight is staged as part of the celebrations in honour of the Sultan’s birthday. All fights are conducted each Thursday at Tumpat,
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