Malaya Tribune, 6 January 1938

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    43 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: W Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXVII, -No. 4. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1938 FIVE CEN r rS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Thursday, Jan. 6, 1938. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938 FIVE CENTS.
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      103 1 WITH YOURS] BREAKFAST,/,} Tr U The*\MM LOOK when buying Butter Stocked in 1 lb., 2 lb. and 3 lb packings by all high-class Provision Dealers. Sole Agents: Cjx j5 (Incorporated in S.S.) _____________—W.P.S 4*a 0 CEDAR POLISH MAKES THAT CLEAN DUSTLfcoS HOME 1 FRIENDS ADMIRE. i J CLEANS AS IT
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      275 1 •g*— —^*5* B- 10l USES FOR VINEGAR" This is the title of a booklet, crammed full of useful information about vinegar ij of interest to every modern household. It can be had for the asking. Write ie Eto Sime, Darby Co., Ltd., giving your address and they will post one
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      10 1 FRIGID AIRE for safer food protection t'aterson, &mons Co., Ltd.
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      29 1 If" Read Dominant^ I'GULL BAHARl I HAS BEEN IMITATED HI T SEN EK I EQl ALLED. always insist on having ;t. ■i ii m m mmmmm m m J
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTES
    644 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTES PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY Coming Retirement Of General Manager THE appointment of Mr. J. D. Ritchie, M.c! to be deputy general manager to the Port of London Authority foreshadows the retirement of Sir David Owen, who has been general manager since 1922. But Sir David will not
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    NEW SHIPS FOR PACIFIC
    178 2 M.P. s Question To Board Of Trade aJ n^ he S? use of Commons last month tm llf and Otley', th e President of the Board of result of the discusif? with the Governments of Australia and New Zealand, any financial arrangements had been arrived at
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      428 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. P& Oand BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England). \7\\\ P. 0. S. N. CO.'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Spore 1938. CARTHAGE 15,000 Jan. 14 SOMALI t 6,800 Jan. 14 COMORIN 15,000 Jan. ?3 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 Feb. 11 BANGALORE t 6,000 Feb. 12 NALDERA 16,000 Feb. 25 RANPURA 17,000 Mar.
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      502 2 M. B. K. KOKUSAI LINE j (KOKUSAI KISEN KAISHA) J| S (Incorporated in Japan). I Few JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama), j Dae. Due. Sailing I Penang S'pore S'pore via New York J mjs KONGO MARU Feb 2 Feb 5 Feb 7 Kealung Mar. 18 J m s
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      75 2 For HONGKONG, AMOY ft JAPAN. Leave Singapore. TTLAWA 10,000 Jan. 13 SANTHIA 8,000 Jan. 27 TALMA 10,000 Feb. 10 For PENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA TALMA 10,000 Jan. 7 SIRDHANA 8,000 Jan. 22 SHTRALA 3,000 Feb. 6 p&o BRITISH INDIA PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES For all information apply to: ft 0.5.N.C0., The Agent,
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      495 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From M.S. Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'ng FIONIA 25-1 25-1 26-1 27-1 LALANDIA 15-2 15-2 16-2 17-2 JUTLANDIA 8-3 8-3 9-3 10-3 MEONIA
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      473 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. §NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany). The undernoted are the Company' 3 intended fixtures:— OUTWARD. For MANILA, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA and JAPAN. Due Spore. 1938 m.s. "FULDA" omits Shanghai, Taku Bar—also calls Iloil Jan. G s.s. "WIEGAND" for Bangkok only Feb. 3 s.s. "GNEISENAU" omits North China Feb.
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    TAPPED WATER
    324 3 Chinese Convicted In Courts Singapore, Wednesday. 73- VEAR-OLD Cantonese, Sam Ah Fook, faced in the Second Court to-day on a charge of theft of water belonging to the Municipality of Singa- pore, or, alternatively, that of unlawfully tapping v/atcr belonging to the Municipality. Mr. S. K. Das represented
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    ROUND FISH BOWLS
    145 3 U.S. Society Formed To Abolish Them Washington, D.C. A new multi-lettered society has been founded in the United States. It is enr A.A.O R.F.B. or the Association xC: tr.e Abolition cf Rcund Fish BowiS. The movement has a powerful recruit in the person of M Fred Orsinr>
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    PULAU SAIGON TRAGEDY
    343 3 Elderly Chinese Faces Serious Charges Singapore, VJ^da^any. A SIX-MONTHS-OLD domestic tragedy, which occurred at a house in Pulau Saigon, off Havelock Road, in the morning of June 9 last, was to-day recalled when a preliminary inquiry was held before Mr. W. G. Reeves, the Third Magistrate, into
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    DEER WITH WOODEN LEG
    154 3 Forester's Successful Operation Berlin. A deer with an artificial leg of wood, metai and rubber is a strange sight which can be seen near Berlin. The animal, which ran out of a wood and seriously injured its leg on a mowing machine at the edge of
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    PYJAMA-PROUF
    124 3 Unusual Wedding Garments Landed Him In Gaol Istanbul. A Turkish peddler named Riza has been fined and sentenced to four days' imprisonment for wearing pyjamas at a friend's wedding. They were the first pyjamas that Rlza had ever possessed and he was very proud of them. So after a
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    WRITING IN THE MUD
    101 3 Paris A 15-year-old boy named Stephen Marzenc has provided the a valuable clue to tl atUy ol '■'ntorist who ki. eked him oil hi; bicycle. Stephen was riding near Triel (Seine ~nd Oise) when a passing motorist knocked him down. Just before he fa nted from
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    PAY CUTS IN MADRAS
    44 3 Reuter. Madras, Jan. 4. The Congress Ministry cuts of from 5 to 30 per cent., imposed en Government servants' salaries, are only applicable to those who entered the services on and after Apr. 1. 1937, according to an explanatory statement.—Reuter.
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      583 3 CI assif ied Advertisements I BLiC NOTICES Singapore Municipality TENDERS. NDERS ars now invited for the kUowkcg materials or service. For xrriculars see Municipal Tender Room Supply of 23 tons of Pig Lead for Sewerage Dept. 4 p.m.. 3rd Jan., 1938. Supply of 3,000 to 5,000 Galvanised Nightsoil Pails for
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      505 3 PUBLIC NOTICES MORTGAGEE'S SALE. OF VALUABLE LEASEHOLD AND STATUTORY LAND GRANT SINGAPORE PROPERTIES. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION BY MESSRS. TAN HO OON CO., LTD., at their saleroom Nos. 90 92, Market Street, Singapore. On Thursday, 13th January, 1938 at 2.30 p.m. PARTICULARS Lot 1. Cocoanut plantation, off milestone.
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      289 3 POSITIONS VACANT WANTED— A Chinese smart canvass jr for a sound investment in Malaya on salary, commission and travelling allowance. Apply stating age and enclose testimonials to Eox No. 7, co Malaya iribune, S'mgapcre. SALESMAN (Chinese). Required to accompany van touring Southern Malaya, cne preferably with experience of Cigalette trade.
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      303 3 SWISS WATCHES. Gent's Chrome hinged cases high > grade 15 Jewels Swiss Lever movements with Good leather straps and in box at $5.50 each. Ladies' 14 kt. G*old case 15 Jewe s Swiss Lever movements with Moire Band and in Box at $9.50 each. All works guaranteed free service for
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      111 3 Delicious meals and refreshments up to 2 a.m. Can be had at THE PRINCE RESTAURANT AND CAFE, (Corner of Serangoon Road and Balestier Road), (Opposite Rumah Miskin Police Station). TELEPHONE No. 2375. Two minutes walk from the NEW WORLD. SPACIOUS DINING HALL PRIVATE JINING ROOMS. COOL, CLEAN COMFORTABLE. WE ALSO
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    401 4 LONDON COMMODITIES London, Jan. 5. Previous To-day Change RUBBER afci*,, Tow Qu i et +1116 r ate w 1 fk» *w 2nd Forward (Apr.jJune) Buyers 6 15.16 J ™g Sellers 7 JJJ +g 3rd Forward (July Sept.) 7 .T.'J Sellers 7Va 7310 H 16 London, Jan. 5.
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    INDRAGIRI RUBBER MEETING
    962 4 Final Dividend Of 7 1 v Per Cent. Singapore, Wednesday. Jl FINAL dividend of seven and a half rt per cent, was declared at the twentieth annual general meeting of Indragiri Rubber, Ltd., held at the registered office of the company at the French Bank Building, Singapore,
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    AIRCRAFT COMPANIES' FUSION PLAN
    571 4 General Offer To British GENERAL Aircraft Company has offered to purchase all Ordinary 53 shares in British Aircraft Manufacturing Company. The terms offered are one fully paid General Aircraft Ordinary 5s share for every two fully paid shares of British Aircraft. Full details of the scheme,
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    RUBBER IMPORTS
    120 4 45,647 Tons More Than In 1936 IMPORTS of rubber into Malaya in December were 13.949 dry tons, making a total for the year of 213.446 tons. This compares v.ith total imports for 1936 of 167,799 The following table is prepared by the Registrar-General of Sta- tistics Monthly Cumulative
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    PRODUCE
    184 4 Singapore. Jan. 6. R (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $IGO R tS±am> W. Coast No. 2 per Koyar $155 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $149 Siam Rice ••Lowhway" No. 1 $204 Siam Rice "Lowhway" No. 2 $113 Siam Rice "Lowhway" No. 3 Siam "Singhway"
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    92 4 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore.. Wednesday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (F. 0.8. Jan.) 22% 22 9 16 Good FAQ. in bales (F. 0.8. Jan.) 21% 21 5 8 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable £"pore» 22% 22 U do. January 22% 22% do.
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    102 4 Paris 147 19 64 New York 5.00 3 16 Montreal 5.00 3 16 Brussels 29.47 ft Geneva 21 61 Amsterdam 8.98 3 16 Milan 95 1 16 Berlin 12.41 Stockholm 19.40 Copenhagen 22 40 Oslo 19 90 Prague l42V 2 Madrid nominal Vienna 26 Vfc Lisbon 110 3!
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      510 4 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (incorporated in the Straits Settlements) j CAPITAL* Authorised $-10,000,000.00. Issued and Paid Up $10,000,000.00. If FAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING. CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Managing Director 3172 Secretary 4944 General Manager 3513 Accountant 3926 J Telegraphic Address: "OVERSEA" LONDON BANKERS* YORK BANKERS: Midland Bank. Ltd. L 1
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      241 4 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLE, BURGLARY, PERSONAL ACCIDENT, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: 16D. CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. W. E. ACRAMAN, Acting General Manager. SAFE DEPOSIT A specially constructed strong-room, protected by a heavy entrance door, contains a large number of private safes
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES
    830 5  -  Omtations By Fraser And Co. Singapore, Jan. 5, 5 p.m. MINING Fraser Co. Buyers. Sellers. Ampat Tin 4 4% 4110% A. am Kumbang 32 34jUistral Tvlalav 50 55;Avcr Hit am 25|- 27j- er Weng 0.75 0 80 Eangrin Tin 23 9 24 6 Batii Selangor L52
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    219 5 Good Influence Of U.S. Budget Speech Reuter. London, Jan 5. ALTHOUGH a certain natural restraint was in evidence prior to Mr. Roosevelt's Budget message, there was nevertheless a decidedly mere che?rfu' atmosphere to-day on the London Stock Exchange commodity markets. More favourable news from America, such as the
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    NEW AIRMAIL SERVICE
    54 5 Reuter. Honolulu, Jan. 4. The Samoan Clipper has arrived here. It covered the last lap of 1,085 miles from Kingman Eeef ir seven hours and 14 minutes. The maU will now be carried 2 410 miles across the open sea to San Francisco in another plane on
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    THE AMERICAN MARKET
    317 5 Daily Report By S. E. Levy Co. Singapore, Thursday. WE are indebted to Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., Singapore, for the following on American Market conditions:— Messrs. White, Weld and Co., New York, report to us by cable as follows: STOCKS There is no special news
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    RAUB GOLD OUTPUT
    286 5 THE output of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., for the four weeks ended Jan. 1 1,220 ounces. President Roosevelt's indications that Federal spending will be increased. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's To-days Close. Close. ?0 Industrials 124.R 124.rg 20 Rails 29.80 29 17 20 Utilities 20.91 20.93
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    127 5 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singaoore, Jan. 5, 5 p.m. Total for rtm «or, v Dividend Books Close financial Company Date Ex Div yea r Payable Date to date To TI Whern Kinta 6% Int. Dec. 2.3 28 Jan. 13 Dec 24 18% tSSSZi W*v 10% No. 32 Jan.
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    235 5 53 Maynard &Co Ltd., $30,000 int. Apr. 30, Oct. 31 YD SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL: 53 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. nom Mar. 31, Sept. 30 4%% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. n0 norn Mar. 31, Sept. 30 4V; 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. n5 norn Mar. 31. Sept.
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    164 5 Report By Fraser And Co. Singapore, Jan. 6. MINING. The three months' price of Tin shows a rise of 55 to £186.5, in London while Spot rose 551- to £186.10 and New York is also better with a rise 1 of cts. to 42 cts. Cables from
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    TIN
    16 5 Singapore, Jan. 6. The price of tin at noon in Singapore to-day was:— |90% (unchanged).
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    RUBBER
    17 5 The price of rubber at noon in Singapore to-day was:— Buyers 22'/> (unchanged); Sellers 22% (unchanged).
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    Lyall And Evatt's Share Quotations
    291 5 Singapore, Thursday. MINING rJin-ers Sellers Ampat 47% 5jAyer Hitams 253 263 Bangrins 23 6 24 6 Batu Selangors 1.50 1.57 Chanderiangs 20 6 22|Hitam Tin 0.40 0.45 Hongkong Tin 24 6 26 Hong Fatts 1.06 1.11 Jdris Hyd. 8 3 9 Ipoh Tin 241- 25Jelebu
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET.
    38 5 Manna, Jan. o. Last Sale Prices Previous To-day. Antamok 0.50xd 0.50 Pesas Benguet Consolidated 9 20 9.20 Consolidated Mines 0 012 0.012 I.X.L. 0.59xd 0.59 Sr"v Mauncio 0.48 0.49 United Paracale 0.44 046 Xd—Ex-dividend,
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      475 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investmsr* Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities. Daily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXITiaXCE. INC. OF N.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE, SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE
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    AMUSEMENTS
    152 6 ALHAMBRA.—' Music Goes 'Round"— 3.15. 6.15 and 9.1' o m. CAPITOL. —Bobby Breen in "Make A Wish"—3.ls, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION.—Mr. Paul Muni in "The Life Of Emile Zola" 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH—"Baghai Saphai" (Hindustani) 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. THEAIRS ROYAL,—"Fauli-Ui-Mukka" (Hindustani!— Li. 15 and 9.15 p.m.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    132 6 Tamerlane, Norwegian, 4038 ton.*;. Lorn Hongkong Jan. 5. to Hongkon Jan. 6. Mata Hari, British, 510 tons, fr >m Penang Jan. 5. to Penang Jan. 9. Karoa. British 3607 tons, from Calcutta Jan. 5 to Calcutta Jen. 6. Peisander, British, 3883 tons, fron Liverpool Jan. 6, to P.
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    143 6 Singapore, Jan. 6. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. h.ast Whari (Entrance Gate 1) Van Heutsz 22; Talma 20. Sheers Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 2) Soudan 18; Kunishima Maru 16; Fulda 11; Conte Verde, Tirpitz 9; Charon 6. Empire Dock (Entrance
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS
    124 6 The Commanding Officer, H.M.S in a notice to mariners through the Master Attendant, S.S., states that unlighted surveying beacons have been laid in the following approximate positions:— (a) Lat. 08 deg. 29' N., long. 98 deg. 11 E. (b) Lat. 08 deg. 35' N., long. 98 deg.
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    RICKSHA OVERTURNS
    49 6 At the junction of Hill Street anJ Co eman Street yesterday afternoon a ricksha in which a young Chinese w man and her children were seated over j turned and precipitated the occupants on the road. The woman suffered shock but was conscious when the ambulance arrived.
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    111 6 Java and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. to-day. vMedan, JaskS, 1 Amsterdam? am Lcndon§: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m to-day. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Internal Air Service, closing 6 a.m. to-morrow. Australia, New Zealand. Java ana Timor Dilly: Qantas. closing 10 p.m. tomorrow. Siam, Hongkong, 'Canton, 'Shanghai,
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    213 6 Mails expected from Penang and Kuala Lumpur by Air (Internal Service) to-day Deliveries of boxholders' letters only 7.30 p.m. to-day and general delivery of letters and parcels 8.45 a.m. respectively to-morrow. Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air (X.L.M.) to-day. Deliveries of boxholders' letters only 5.30 p.m. today
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    ACCELERATED DEPARTURES
    45 6 The s.s. Kepong for Siam (Parcels only). Mails previously announced as closing at. 11 a.m. to-day were closed at 7 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Circe for Sarawak &c. Mails previously announced as closing at 9 am to-day, were closed at 4 p.m. yesterday
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    ALLEGED INTIMIDATION
    74 6 Court Story Of Threat To A Woman r<u Singapore, Wednesday. Charged with criminal intimidation by threatening one Quek Siew Bee a £?!E?S ■WWan 1 ..w1J6h injury by.saying I shall beat you to death," Yeo Lian Seng a well-dressed young Chinese, appeared before Mr. H. A. Forrer, District Judge,
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    WAR DAMAGE IN SHANGHAI
    103 6 905 Enterprises Are Destroyed Reuter. Shanghai, Jan. 5. THE Shanghai Municipal Council in a preliminary survey of the war damage In the Settlement areas north of Soochow Creek, estimates that 905 enterprises mostly Chinese employing over 30,000 workers were totally destroyed by fire, while 1.000 Chinese
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    BRITISH PROTEST
    95 6 Rights Of Minorities In Rumania Reuter. London, Jan. 5. Reginald Hoare. British Minister at Bucharest has been instructed to remind the Rumanian Government in the friendliest manner of the British Government's long-standing interest in the minorities treaty, signed in Paris on Dec 9, 1919, of which Rumania is
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    U.S. ITEMS
    140 6 Unemployment, Shipping And Banking Returns Reuter Wireless. Washington, Jan. 5. The senate committee investigating the question of unemployment was told by the Labour Statistics Commissioner that some two to three hundred thousand operatives will have lost their employment dur.«n< November, December and January.—Reuter Wireless. New York, Jan. 5.
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    CHINESE POISONED
    46 6 A Chinese was alleged to have attem pted suicide yesterday by drinking potassium cyanide at Lorong Kassim His pupils were dilated though he was conscious. A blue bottle containing some fluid was taken possession of by tht* police. The ambulance was on the scene.
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    U.S. DEFICIT IS SMALLER
    288 6 Sounder Budgetting ECONOMY STILL NEEDED Reuter. Washington, Jan. 5. 4 DEFICIT of $950,000,000 is estimated by President/ Roosevelt in his budget message to Congress for the year ending June 30, 1939. This is $138,000,000 less than the deficit for the preceding year, and a re due
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    BITTER WINTER IN EUROPE
    194 6 Heavy Frost And Snow In All Parts Reuter. London. Jan. 5. CENTRAL Europe and the Balkans are v experiencing the most severe cold wave of a decade, with temperatures as low as 25 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. In Hungary all the rivers except the Danube are
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    NEW CABINET
    97 6 Changes Among China's Leaders Chungking, Jan. 5. THE new Chinese Cabinet is announced as follows:— Executive Yuan President: Dr.H H Rung. Vice-President: Mr. Chang Chun. Minister for Interior: Mr. Ho Chien Foreign Affairs: Mr. Wang Chung Hui. War Minister: Gen. Ho Ying Chin. Finance Minister: Dr. H. H.
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    WHAT'S ON
    107 6 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, JAN. G Hockev" SCC. I v. C.S.C. I, S.C C., G.S.C. v. McNair "A," G.S.C.; S.J.I, v. Victoria Institution of K.L S.J.I. Tennis: Tournament at S.C.R.C. Police Band Performance, Katong Park, 6 p.m. TO-MORROW. JAN. 7 Hockey: S.C.C. II v. G.H.R.C., SCC.;
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    HOW TO STOP STOMACH PAIN
    108 6  -  In Five Minutes By Dr. F.B. Scott, M.D. Paris. If you want an astonishing demonstration of how quickly and completely acute indigestion can be stopped, just take a level teaspoonful of Bisurated' Magnesia in water —four tablets are equally effective. I have found that the
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      121 6 MALAYAN PBEMIEM HOT.CL. A S To-night Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. j j i Dinner A Dance (formal) 9.45 to midnight I CABARET ATTRACTION j HOtIOTTA I', (THE WELL-KNOWN CHARACTER. ACROBATIC NOVELTY DANCER j Non-diners SLOP S 1 HIS MO.VI H'S 2 810 SOCIALJIVENIS-BOOKING NOW OPEN JAN J6TH—AUSTRALIA'S 150T?iANftlVSRSAAT
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      142 6 Did you^ your teeth to-day? I^W^^^kr-'■ Oui f oui,Monsieur! Macleans PEROXIDE TOOTH PASTE If you use a solid dentifrice, try the new MACLEANS SOLID PEROXIDE DENTIFRICE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT FEVER The reason why your stomach rejects solid foods when you have fever is because your wasted body tissues are crying
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      277 6 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j I i«9 v. t! I i*J li: STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Aden Karoa 6 3 pm America (North) except Western Canada and Western States of 6 3 nm U.S.A. 'Karoa 3 Burma Karoa 6 3 n m Egypt t Karoa Europe:—Great Britain
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    TRACTION CO. EMPLOYEES
    109 7 A' the firs: annual general meeting of the Singapore Traction Co. Employees' Association, the office-bearers elected were:—President, Mr. M. Gurusamy; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Haoson Jiang; Ram Raj Singh; Mangal Sfngh and bin L. Kassan; vhon. secretary. Mr. Kang Thian Seng; assistant hen. secretary, Mr. Osman bin Akip; hon.
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    BUS CONDUCTOR FINED
    346 7 Passenger Pushed From Step Singapore, Wednesday. "THIS is the third case of its kind with- in the last ten days in which a conductor of the Singapore Traction Company has been accused of pushing passengers out of buses, and I hope the officers of the Traction Company
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    POLICE BAND
    64 7 The Police Band will play the fblowing programme at Katong Park this afternoon, beginning at six o'clock:— 1. March, "Luxembourg", Lehar; 2. Overture. "Pique Dame", Suppe; 3. Selection, "The Gondoliers", Sullivan; 4. Waltz, "Beautiful Danube", Johan Strauss; 5. Solo for Cornet. "A Night in Switzerland". Hume; 6. Air
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    FRENCH CRUISERS
    194 7 Expected In Singapore To-Morrow THREE French cruisers, under the, command of Rear Admiral Godfroy, the "Georges Leygues" (flagship), "Glorie" and "Montcalm" are expected at Singapore to-morrow between 7 and 8 a.m. The "Georges Leygues" will fire the national salute of 21 guns, to which the military battery ashore
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    197 7 PUBLIC CLOCKS (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune Sir,—The proposition to erect clocks in a conspicuous position in various parts of Singapore is a very gcod and welcome suggestion and one which should earn the full and hearty support and commendation of the public. The-~
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      449 7 CLUB DIARY There are numerous Club in Singapore members of which are readers oj the Malaya Tribune." This Diary is provided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest unit still oi included in the "Diary of Events." The "Club
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    THE PAN-ARAB MOVEMENT
    683 9 Losing Ground IDLE IDEA OF A FEDERATION Beirut. *pHE Pan-Arab movement which has widespread ramifications in North Africa, the Levant and Arabia may be said to have lost some ground of late in Syria and Lebanon. Even its most fervent partisans here regard as an idle dream
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    DEAN REPAIRS ROOF
    132 9 £5,000 Work Done For £4 New York. The Dean of a cathedral in New York has completed a six week job of repairing his church almost entirely by himself. The Very Rev. Michael Maslov, Dean cf the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas, found he was unable to
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH.
    92 10 Madam Slow Seok Hay Neo (alias Poll Chee), aged 55 years, passed away peacefully at her residence, No. 13, Lorong 25A, Geylang Road, on Wednesday, 5th January, 1938, at 6.30 p.m., leaving behind her, one son, Khoo Tiong Lye, one daughter-in-law, 5 daughters and 4 sons-in-law, Mr.
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    ASIATICS AND THE FLYING CLUBS
    768 10 piROM time to time reference has been made to the fact that an extraordinary anomaly exists with regard to flying clubs in Malaya, but comments in the newspapers .have not .yet been successful in obtaining an explanation. The anomaly is that Asiatic British subjects, though
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    BRITAIN'S AIMS IN CHINA
    206 10 Maintenance Of Trade For All Reuter. London, Jan. 5. SIR Alexander Kerr, the new British Ambassador to China, is leaving Baghdad within the next few days for London, where he will stay for abou: ten days in order to study his brbf before leaving for China,
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    STRANGE SHIPS
    62 10 Australian Navy's Defence Scheme Reuter. Darwin, Jan. 5. THREE Missions on the thousand mile desolate Arnheim-Land coast are co-operating with the Australian Navy's northern intelligence defence scheme. Special codes of instructions for use in wartime have been issued to the Missionaries who will co-ordinate signal fires by which
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    NOTES & COMMENTS A Suggestion
    130 10 NOTES COMMENTS A Suggestion in the road opposite the Post Offlcc in Singapore are three posts marking one end of a parking place V/i say three posts subject to correction, for very often one of the three is down, having had the worst of t**? argument with a car, for
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    Peace Efforts
    256 10 nURING the past few weeks rumours of peace in the Sino-Japanese conflict have been current but they have been categorically denied both by China and Japan. Even Germany, which is reported to have taken th 1 role of mediator, has refused to admit working in that capacity. Despite
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    China's Stand
    265 10 far as China is concerned, it musibe admitted that a section of political thought is in favour of a cessation of hostilities in order to save the country from the ravages of war Thu intention is undoubtedly good, but circumstances are such that if a peace which does
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    The Refugee Problem
    243 10 JHE ravages of war in China are made more manifest at this time of the year when cold has added another bitterness to the already terrible human sufferings. The sight of shivering women and children, of wandering homeless men who have lost their means of livelihood together
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    Topics Of The Day
    253 10  -  By "Looker On" THE latest stockings have a pattern of intertwined snakes. They should go well with ladders. An earthquake interrupted a vaudeville performance in a South American town. A comedian who was on the stage at the time expressed his disappointment afterwards. He had thought
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    Spy Fears In American Camps
    95 11 Reuter. Washington. Jan. 5. DECENT spy activity allegations have spurred the House of Representatives to swift action. Mr. A. J. May, acting chairman of the Military Committee, has urged immediate acli— t stating that it has me to the attention of the President and the
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    EDUCATION AND PROGRESS
    230 11 MORE SCHOOLS £13 Millions To Be Spent In 1938 British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. \§R. Kenneth Lindsay, parliai'l mentary secretary to the Board of Education, in a presidential address to the North of England Education Conference at Scarborough to-day described the progress which has been made
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    MORE UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN
    160 11 Fall On Month But Rise On Year British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. THE Ministry of Labour estimate thai at December 13, 1937, the number cl insured persons in employment in Great Britain, exclusive of persons within the ricultural scheme, was approximately ***** 000. This was
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    AMERICAN REARMAMENT TO RESTORE PROSPERITY? INDICATIONS OF THE BUDGET
    527 11 TO CHECK "RECESSION" NAVAL PROGRAMME MAY BEGIN AT ONCE Reuter. Washington, Jan. 5. PRESIDENT Roosevelt's message, veering away from public works and the Civilian Conservation Corps as methods of solving the unemployment problem, is regarded in political circles as affirming the
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    H.M.S. WARSPITE
    47 11 Off To Rejoin Mediterranean Squadron British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. The battleship H.M.S. Warspite sailed from Portsmouth this afternoon for the Mediterranean, where she will relieve HM.S. Barham, the flagship of Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet.—British Official Wireless.
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    RAIL TRAFFIC IN U.K.
    40 11 British Official Wireless. London, Jan. a. Railway traffic total for 1937 aggregated £164.062,000, an increase of £7,106,000 en 1936. AU The increase demonstrates the greate. industrial and commercial activity of the country last year.—British Official Wireless.
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    IRON AND STEEL BOOM
    305 11 Progress In 1937 ALL-TIME RECORDS MADE British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. ACCORDING to a statement by the British Iron and Steel Federation, the British steel industry is at present equipped to produce and is producing at an annual rate far in excess of 1929. or
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    DESTROYER IN A GALE
    88 11 Thirty Hours Battle In Black Sea Reuter. Bucharest, Jan. 6. THE Rumanian destroyer Regina Maria, in which the 16 year old Crown Prince Michael is on the way to Greece to attend the wedding of his uncle the Crown Prince Paul of Greece, fought a hurricane
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    SIR GEORGE TERLEY
    111 11 British Message To Canada British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 5. An official message to the Canadian Government conveyed through the High Commissioner in Canada says the Brititish Government have learrt with deep regret of the death of Sir George Teriey. His great services to Canada and to
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    Mr. Roger A. P. Plnckney and his partner, Mr. A. F. E. Gott, have won a contest for a design for enlarging St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. Until now .hey have been successful planners of police stations and country houses. The award was open to Empire architects and carries a premium of £500. The enlargement scheme is to cost £500,000 and one of the architects may jo to Sydney to supervise the work. Photo shows Mr. Gott Heft) and Mr. Pirckney discusing plans in their office in Gray's Inn Square, London. (Planet News».
    92 11 Mr. Roger A. P. Plnckney and his partner, Mr. A. F. E. Gott, have won a contest for a design for enlarging St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. Until now .hey have been successful planners of police stations and country houses. The award was open to Empire architects and carries a premium
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    Airwoman Treks Desert On Camel Back
    131 11 Reuter. Basrah. Jan 5. MARYSE Hilsz has arrived at Jask M f er a two days' trek across the desert on rnmel back accompanied by a par f v of Beduin*. The ninne slightly damaged, was left in Hi* desert. RV>o stqtori \rVipn <;hp
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    HEAVY FIGHTING IN SNOW
    139 11 Struggle For Teruel GOVERNMENT IN ASCENDANT? Reuter. Paris, Jan. 5. jQESPERATE fighting In knee-deep snow and white camouflaged artillery firing at pint blank range, gave the Government back control of some of the heights forming part of the lamurla spur, or so called "tcoth of Teruel."
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    WUHU AIR RAID
    41 11 Chinese Destroy Enemy Plane* Reuter. Hankow. Jan. 6. One Japane.v plane about to land ""d five others on Hie were destroyed by Chinese aircraft in a raid on Wuhu aerodrome in which 76 bomby werp dronnod.—R n utei\
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    14 11 Reuter. Shanghai. Jan. 4. Chinese press dispatches claim that Chinese forces have reoccupied Hangchow.—Reuter.
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    WHITE DOMINATION OF THE FAR EAST TO CEASE? MINISTER HITS OUT
    951 12 PRESS VIEWS Britain And U.S. To Approach Tokyo Reuter. AN interview with Mr, Suetsugu, the present Japanese Minister of the Interior, who it is reported is likely to become the Japanese Prime Minister, in the course of which he
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    "MAKE A WISH" AT THE CAPITOL
    213 12 Bobby Breen And Basil Rathbone AT THE CINEMAS rIAT remarkable boy singer Bobby Breen is the star of "Make a Wish," the R.K.0.-Radio picture which is the present attraction at the Capitol. He made a great success some two years ago, and has justified
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    HARRY RICHMAN ENTERTAINS
    175 12 Excellent Musical At The Alhambra FIRST-CLASS musical entertainment is 1 provided by the Columbia production, "The Music Goes Round," which is now at the Alhambra. It is not exactly one of the latest pictures, for apparently it was made at the time when that notorious song about
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    19 12 Mr. L. G. Valpy, Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., has been seconded for service under the Government of Kedah.
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    CHINESE REQUEST TO POWERS
    357 12 "Strong Measures" SEQUEL TO BOMB THROWING Reuter. Hankow, Jan. 6. rjHHE Foreign Office has requested the British, French and American Governments to take strong measures in the event of the enforcement of the Shanghai Municipal Council proclamation of Jan. 1, giving the police emergency powers as
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    23 12 Dr. (Mrs.) Small wood is now in Johore Bahru where she is serving as Medical Officer in charge of the Infant Welfare Centre.
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    MALAYA-LONDON TELEPHONE
    108 12 No Change In Present System (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 6. FOLLOWING a report that the F.M.S. Government intend shortly to instal a short wave radio station, costing $500,000, and to dispense with the use of the Dutch service for the MalayaLondon radio telephony service, the
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    SPLIT IN EGYPT
    117 12 Wafd Rebels Attack Premier Reuter. Cairo, Jan. 5. THE threatened split in the ranks of the Wafd appears to have materialised. Ahmed Maher and Hamid Mahmud, who were expelled from the organisation after the Chamber uproar on Jan. 3, and Mahmud Fahmy and Nokrashy Pasha, expelled last
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    DEATH SENTENCE
    57 12 Youth Found With Rifle Cartridges Reuter. Jerusalem, Jan. 5. Suleiman Aliel Keraki, a 19-year-old trans-Jordan Beduin was to-day sentenced to death by the military court on a charge of being in possession of 81 rifle cartridges. The prosecution contended that accused probably intended to sell the cartridges and
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    PARIS STRIKE
    31 12 Reuter. Paris, Jan. 4. The normal distribution of newspapers was resumed here to-day, following the settlement of the strike, which resulted in the requisitioning of army lorries at Christmas.—Reuter.
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    14 12 The Rajula has arrived at Penang, bringing 460 State-aided labourers from Madras.
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    TOO MUCH GOSSIP IN SINGAPORE
    595 12 Some Critical Comments SOCIAL CONSCIENCE SLUMBERS Singapore, Wednesday. OPEAKING at to-day's luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club, held at the A'delphi Hotel, Mr. D. S. Waite gave his impressions after having been here for four years. He dealt with a variety of subjects from
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    PERSONATION CHARGE
    145 12 Singapore Malay Fined $100 Singapore, Wednesday. Yusof bin Abdul Majid, a Malay, was charged in the Second Police Court, before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, on two counts of impersonating a police constable and extorting. 19 cents from a Chinese hawker named Lee Ah Soon at Cashin Street on
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    NAVAL BASE OPENING
    185 12 ON FEB. 11 Distinguished Officers To Be Present Singapore, Thursday. SINGAPORE'S nine million pounds naval base, which was begun in 1923 and has recently been completed, is to be officially inaugurated by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, on Feb. 11. The function will take the
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    STOLE OFFICER'S CAR
    144 12 Gunner Fined On Two Counts Singapore, Thursday. GUNNER A. R. Goodwin, of the 11th Anti-Aircraft Battery (Changi), was this morning convicted by Mr. F. V Duckworth, the Second Magistrate, on charges of theft of a motor car belonging to Lieut. C. F. G. Pearse at the Changi
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    RISKS OF WAR IN SINGAPORE
    131 12 What A London Legal Firm Thinks BELOW* is given an extract from a letter written by a firm of London solicitors on Dec. 18 to another sucn firm concerning a claim made in Singapore for damages in a case in which a man was killed
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    VISIT CANCELLED
    45 12 The London Revue Company THE Capitol Theatre announces that owing to illness the visit of th j London Revue Company has been cancelled. The money for seats booked will be refunded if tickets are returned to the box office at the Capitol Theatre
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    TWO ROBBERIES
    75 12 Cash Taken From Singapore Houses Singapore. Thursday. Robberies have again taken place in Singapore during the past 24 hours. A Hylam living in Killiney Road reported to the Police at about six o'clock yesterday evening of the disappearance of $14 from his house. In the early hours of
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    SAWMILL ACCIDENT
    46 12 Severe abrasions over the right shoulder and forearm, and a compound dislocation of the left ankle, were sustained by a Chinese coolie, when a log dropped on his leg. This was the st cond accident at the Sin Lam Gheons Sawmill, Lavender Street yesterday.
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    Rousing Welcome For Dr. Sun Fo THOUSANDS AT THE WHARF
    441 13 INTERVIEW Leaving iBy Air For Europe Singap re. Thursday. TlfANY thousands of Chinese lVi thronged the Singapore wharves last night to welcome Dr. Sun Fo, the president of the Legislative Yum of the Central G vernment, who arrived by the
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    MR. T. RANDALL
    138 13 hissing Through On Way To Manila MR. Thomas A. Randall, the wellknown theatrical agent, is In Singapore on his way to Manila for the Manila Carnival. He is taking with him a mechanical model of the Coronation, which he will show later in Singapore. Tommy Ra-.dall. as he is known
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    THREE CHINESE WEDDINGS Miner's Daughter Married At K.L
    89 13 (From Our Oicn CorrcspondeJit) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. A PRETTY wedding took place in the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall when Mr. H Chcong Yew, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ho Chee Yoong, was married to Miss Wong Tong Min, eldeot daughter
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    Schoolmistress Weds
    128 13 c t or., uur Oicn Correspondent) Teluk Anson, Wednesday. A LARGE attendance was present at the wedding of Mr. Kok U. Yin, of Teluk Anson, to Miss Tan Kim Eng. eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Cheng Kai, at the San Min Chinese Boys School, Teluk Anson.
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    Teachers Wed
    79 13 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Wednesday. AFASHIONABLL Chinese wsad;ng in reformed style took place at the Wah Chinese Scnool Hall when Mr. Young Seang Teik, Headmaster of the Chong Wall Ch nese School nere, was married to Miss Wong Mei Siew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wong Kian
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    THEFT OF COATS
    178 13 Prison Sentence For Young Chinese Singapore, V.'ed:ic c day. A SENTENCE oi 15 months' rigorous imprisonment, to be foHowed by one year's police nipervi,3ion, was imposed on a young Chinese named Cheng Ah Ching by Mr. H. A. Forrer, District Judge, this morning, when he pleaded guilty
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    NEW YEAR HONOURS
    66 13 Meritorious Service Medals Awarded IT is notified that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the bestowal of the following further honours on the occasion of the New Year:— Meritorious Service Medal of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British
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    ALLEGED RiOTiNG AND MTIRDER
    421 13 IN THE NEGRI Court Hearing In Progress (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Jan. 5. THREE of 13 Chinese arraigned be- fore Mr. M. J. Hay ward, Seremban Magistrate, in the Port Dickson Police Court, on charges of rioting and murder, were to-day discharged. Hearing against the
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    WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN
    288 13 Pedestrians Who Walk On Railway Track Singapore, Wednesday. THAT immediate steps should be taken by the Police to prevent people from walking along the railway track at Wooalands was urged by Mr. W G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, this morning, at an inquiry into the death
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    DEFENCE MISSION
    39 13 British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 3. The British defence stafi mission to Portugal will leave London early next month. It will be composed of representatives of the War Office, the Admiralty and the Air ministry.—British Official Wireless.
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    Indian Association Defeats Y.M.C.A.
    598 14 Good Hockey At Balestier SERVED by a quintette who played in perfect unison, and by a defence which rose admirably to every occasion, the Indian Association defeated the YMCA by 2—1 in a hockey match played on I .A. ground yesterday. The exchanges, which were fast
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY
    110 14 Negri Sembilan Team v. Singapore (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Wednesday. FE following have been selected to represent the Negri against Singapore in Sunday's hockey match here:— Manuel; Moorbarak and Mohd. Ali; Azaraai, Carey and Santok Singh; Edmonds, Lee Moh Hon, Mustapha, Syed Hamid and Yates. Reserves, Sibert,
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    BLAKAN MATI RUGGER
    49 14 In a rugger match at Blakan Mati yesterday, an R A F. fifteen and the R.A. (Blakan Mati) drew, neither side scoring. It wa.s an even game. The superiority of the R.A.F. forwards was nullified by poor threequarter work. The Gunners were better in the lineouts.
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    THRILLING FINISHES AT THIRD DAY'S PENANG RACES
    1240 14 MR. LEE KIM PUAT HAS TWO WINNERS REGIMENT REGISTERS 2ND SUCCESS FOR MEETING (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Wednesday. THERE was a big attendance for the third day of the Penang. Turf Club's New Ypar Meeting here to-day, H.H. the Sultan of .Perak
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    SPORE BILLIARDS
    147 14 Championship Tournament Results And Ties RESULT of last night's tie in the Singapore billiards championship at the Happy V/orld:— Tan Thian Sang (Clv.nese S.A.» beat Lim Chuan Geok (Aston A.C.i 300-224. To-night's tie: Low Hock Kiat (Aston A.C.) v. Tan Thean Tek iS.C.R.C.», 8 p.m. To-morrow's tie: P.
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    TO-DAY'S PADANG HOCKEY
    65 14 The following have accepted to play hockey for the S.C.C. Ist XI vs. the Ceylon Sports Club on the Padang today: -P. W. r. Mills: c. E. Brooke, R. A. U. Todd; A. J. Tite, E. \V. Reeve, H. O. Shaw: A. P. Craigie T. A. D
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    Girls' Sports Club Beat Y.W.C.A.
    262 14 1-OMarginlnKeen Hockey Match A WATER-LOGGED, sodden ground nullified good play in yesterday's hockey fixture between the 'A' teams 0/ the Girls Sports Club and the Y.W.C.A. at the G.S.C. ground. The home team won by a solitary goal scored by Miss xj Fernandez just before
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    Malaya Cup Favourites Held To A Draw BY BEST OF THE REST
    517 15 OF SINGAPORE Keen Rugby At The S.C.C. II i h Army rugby fifteen who are to meet Selangor in the Malaya (up final at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. had a stiff test in a match on the padang
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    RUSH MILLING
    59 15 Ready To Meet Sorn Pong In Return DCS II Milling writes to say that he accepts the challenge of Som Pong to a return contest and is willing for it to be under any conditions. Ihe pair have met twice. They drew iin Kuala Lumpur, and the setJnd
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    HOCKEY CANCELLED
    22 15 The hockey match between the S.R.C and the Post Office Club arranged to be played yesterday did not take place.
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    Solitary Goal Decides School Soccer
    394 15 K.L. Victorians Beat Rafflesians > SOLITARY goal in the early part of A the first half enabled the Victoria titution of Kuala Lumpur to gain a tory over the Raffles Institution by -9, in a keenly contested game of foot;.U yesterday, on the R.I. ground.
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    66 15 In a hockey match at Tanglin yesterday the Skins beat Khalsa tion by eight goals to nil. Khalsa play d with ten men and WMJ ™J**£l tor tho soldiers who dominated play throuehout. tmA c n At the interval, the Sk,ns led 5-0. ♦hanks to a hat-trick by Brennan and
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    Y.M.C.A. RUGBY
    44 15 V.M.C.A. members who have sent in their names for rugger are reminded that a oract ce will be heM to-d r .-.y at the V.M.C.A. ground a f BaWtj°r T?~nd a f 5.15 p.m. Others interested are invited to turn up also.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    455 15 iWH& i Result Of Ladies' January Medal h 01 f Mi** ii THE Singapore G. C ladies' January bogey competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. Dods in "A" Division with a score of 2 down, in a win
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    Chinese New Year Tennis Tourney
    192 15 Invitation Open At The S.C.C. AN open invitation lawn tennis tournament, sanctioned by the LnT.A.M., will be held on the courts of the Singapore Cricket Club dunng the Chinese New Year holidays. Play will start on Friday, Jan. 23 at 4.45 D.m., on Saturday (29th>
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    The Music Hall Of The Air BRITISH VARIETY BROADCASTS
    523 16 FORTNIGHTLY Actual Conditions Of The Theatre CTARS ol' stage, radio, and screen fiom ail over the world are brought into the programmes from Davcntry by the fortnightly broadI cast:; of "Music Hall" one of the most popular of all B.B.C. programmes,
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    219 16 Broadcast Description Of Draw The draw for the ties in the fourth round of the Football Association Cup is to ue broaacast by the 8.8.C. from the London headquarters of the Football Association, and will be heard by listeners to Daventry. Although a B.E.C. commentator Thomas Woodrooffe—will give
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    "WHOOPEE, PAREEI"
    117 16 Clapham and Dwyer, and two or ,v°ll known broadcasting comedians, will take part in "Whoopee. Paree!' a 'conducted nightmare,' produced by Ernest Longstaffe, that will shortly be heard by listeners to Daventry. Clapham and Dwyer and their friends win a competition with a week-end In Taris as the
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    LEONARD HIRSCH
    175 16 New Leader Of 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra Leonard Hirsch, founder and leader of the string quartet, that bears his name and which is frequently heard in the programmes from Daventry), has been appointed leader of the BBC Empire Orchestra. He took up his duties early in December. Hirsch was
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    WALES v. ENGLAND
    156 16 Commentary On RugbyFootball A commentary by Captain H. B. T. Wakelam on the International Rugby match between Wales and England, to be played at Card.ff Arms Park on Jan. 15, will be broadcast from Daventry. Of the forty-nine International championship matches played between England and Wales, England
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    GUESTS OF THE B.B.C.
    165 16 A party of ninety-three South African schoolchildren, girls and boys, including Miss E. Pirow, daughter cf the Union of South Africa's Minister of Railways and Harbours and of Defence, will be present in the Concert Hall at Broadcasting House on Jan. 12, when, at 7.15 p.m.
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    "WAY OF PEACE"
    264 16 New Talks Series In The Near Future AN ex-Serviceman and Sir Alfred 7immern. Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at Oxford University and a noted authority on the world's political affairs, will be the first speakers in the new series of talks. Way of Peace, which listeners
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    DERBY AND BOAT RACE
    111 16 B.B.C. Exploring Television Possibilities The possibilities o; televising ill* Djvby aai Bout, Race tiUo year ue being explored by the B.B.C. Transmission usls from Epsom Racecou and from a porno near Mcitiake, c~ the oanxis of tne River Thames, .iireudy being conducted by the mobile television
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    184 16 Arrived from N.E.I. by KLM plane "Pelikaan," Jan. i: Mr. J. Luymes; Mr. C. v.d. Vliet; Mr. W. v. Enter. Left for Penang, India and Europe by KLM plane "Pelikaan", Jan. 2: Fur Penang: Mr. L. H. Holdsworth; Mr. P. R. Campbell. For Amsterdam: Mr. J. Luymes;
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    THAIPUSAM
    29 16 The Shipping Office and the offices of the Statistics Department will be open on Monday, Jam 17. 1938. for one hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.).
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    TWO NEW YEAR BRIDES
    88 20 Miss Marjorie Estelle Campbell, da lighter of Sir John Campbell, Bart, and Lady Campbell, became the wife of Mr. Malcolm lan Melville at St. An drew's Cathedral on New Year's Day. Picture shows the bridal group outside the Cathedral after the wedding. (Tribune). Mr. Koh Pway
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