Malaya Tribune, 8 January 1938

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXVII. \o. 6. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1938 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Saturday, Jan. 8, 1938. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE/ SATURDAY, JANUARY, 8, 1938 FIVE CENTS.
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      101 1 '*jgt A rich and mellow wine with f a delicious flavour for all r*~" occasions. No better value 5 obtainable anywhere. In- valuable as a tonic. SOLE AGENTS: f GUTUPJggfe (INC. IN S.S.) W.P.S. SGA I MIU AT ITS BEST j SINGAPORE'S FAVOITEKTK EI It AMI j 77 HEALTHY BABY
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      353 1 L S» i W m |Ui| i W» »j» —y The Original SZt^ primus Whether for HEATING and LIGHTING or occasional COOKING when it peems unnecessary to light a wood fire the Primus Apparatus has no equal for efficiency and economy. The superior workmanship and materials used in their construction
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTES "SICK INDUSTRY" OF THE U.S.
    502 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTES "SICK INDUSTRY" OF THE U.S. Government Operation Of Shipping Urged THE New York Maritime Council, of which the National Maritime Union, affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organisation, is a member, has taken a stand in favour of development of the United States Merchant Marine under Government
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    U.S. SHIPPING
    135 2 Commissioner Recommends Thorough Overhaul Terming the United States shipping industry "very sick," Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the Maritimo Commission recently, submitted a detaOed report designed to stablise the industry. A thorough overhaul of present administrative control of American shipping is recommended. The report calls the present
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    EIGHT NEW TANKERS
    110 2 £2,280,000 In Orders 'For British Yards The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, Ltd., has placed the following or£2 S^0 e 000- S nting a t0tal expenditure Tyneside.—Two 15,000-ton tankers with Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd.; one 12,000-ton tanker with Hawthorn, Leslie and Co Clyde—Three 12,000-ton tankerstwo with the
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      409 2 STEAMER BAILINGS. P*(X BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England). P. O. S. N. CO.'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Spore. 1938. CARTHAGE 15,000 Jan. 14 SOMALI 6,800 Jan. 14 COMORIN 15,000 Jan. ?3 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 Feb. 11 BANGALORE 6,000 Feb. 12 NALDERA 16,000 Feb. 21; RANPURA 17,000 Mar. 11 BHUTAN 6.100 Mar.
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      593 2 M. B. K. I 1 1 KOKUSAI LINE j I (KOKUSAI KISEN KAISHA) (Incorporated in Japan). i For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama). Due. Due. Sailing Due. r S Penang Spore Spore via, NewYor* I m s KONGO MARU Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Keelung Mar. 18
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      493 2 n _________P__o^ l 4_r^___rV_r^^^__ l l__rZ_9l I #i Utf^vt- —rar Fs_l __H _0 I 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'np FIONIA 25-1
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      393 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. Inukdl N. D. L. EXPRESS SAILINGS HOMEWARD 1938. Leaving Arrival Arrival Spore. Genoa. S'pton. P. 24.1 8.2 14.2 G. 5.3 21.3 27.3 S. 2.4 18.4 24.4 P. 30.4 16.5 22.5 G. 4.6 20 6 26.6 S. 2.7 18.7 24.7 P.. 30.7 15.8 21.8 G. 3.9 19.9 25 9
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      617 3 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS PUBLIC NOTICES Singapore Municipality TENDERS. TENDERS ars now invited for the rollowing materials or service. For particulars see Municipal Tender Room Supply of 3,000 to 5,000 Galvanised Nightsoil Pails for 1938, 4 p.m., Jan. 19. 1933. Supply of Sluice Valves for water for period 1.5.38 to 30.4.39, 4
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      515 3 PUBLIC NOTICES BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAP. 45) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. No. 223 of 1937 Re A. ABDUL AZIZ, of No. 78fi, North Bridge Road, Singapore, Trader. Receiving Order made 22nd October 1937. Date of Adjudication 22nd October, 1937. Date and place
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      578 3 PUBLIC NOTICES BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAP. 45) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. No. 370 of 1937. Re TAN KWANG 1 EE, of No. 20«, Nallur Road, off East Coast Road, Singapore, Clerk. Receiving Order made sth November. 1937. Date of Adjudication sth November,
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      638 3 PUBLIC NOTICES IN" THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Forma Pauperis. Suit No. 507 ot 1937. Between Ng Poh Hock Plaintiff and Cheang Kiam Keen}; Defendant To. Cheang Kiam formerly of No. 4, Rambutan Road Singapore. TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against
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      430 3 POSITIONS VACANT WELL Established firm desires the services of a Bill Collector on a commission basis, monthly commission $120 140. Cash security of $2,00u.— required. Apply Box No. 11 c o Malaya Tribune, Singapore. WANTED an experienced Canvasser to canvass advertisements f or a Directory from the leading firms of
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      459 3 ACCOUNTANCY. CORPORATION OP ACCOUNT AN IB <INTERMEDIATE) Night ClaresAdmission closes 6th January, 1938. L.C.C. Morning, Afternoon and Night classes—Commencing 4th January, 1632 48, DicKson Road, off Jalan Besar. 1938, NOVEMBER, L.C.C. EXAM. I EXPERT TUITION ENROL NOW Shorthand, Book-keeping, Typewriting $4.00. TYPEWRITING Daily $1.50 NIGHT CLASSES—EngIish $2. ROYAL INSTITUTE, 18,
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    396 4 LONDON COMMODITIES London, Jan. 7. Previous To-day Change RUBBER "523 Steady... .Quiet SpoT Buyers f/> gg s J le Sellers J I I|l6 i!i6 Ist Forward «Teb.) Buyer 6 15,16 +116 Sellers 7 1 lfi —r--2nd Forward Buyers 7ltf« JlU£ 3rd Forward (July Sept.) Buyers »J +U6
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    BRAZIL DEBT DOUBTS
    828 4 Small Trade Balance? BRITISH TRADERS' VIEW ACCORDING to a statement recently made by the President of the Brazilian Republic, any new arrangement of the foreign debt will be based on the amount of the visible balance of trade. The current number of the British Chamber of Commerce
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    EGYPTIAN RICE
    67 4 Gift To Hungarian Regent Alexandria. The Egyptian Ministry of Commerce has decided to present Admiral Horthy, the -Hungarian Regent, with 200 lbs. of the best Egyptian rice for his personal use. This gift was first suggested by the Egyptian Legation in Budapest as a means of developing the
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    THE HOUSE OF GUTHRIE
    680 4 117 Years Of Operation THE following account of Guthrie and Co.. Ltd., is reproduced from the series "Malaya's Merchant Houses" in the magazine British Malaya. Gne hundred and seventeen years ago Mr. Alexander Guthrie obtained a licence from the East India Company to trade in Singapore.
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    PRODUCE
    172 4 Singapore, Jan. 7. R (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $100 R (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $155 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan Slj2 Siam Rice "Lovvhway" No. 1 5204 Siam Rice Lowhway'' No. 2 Siam Rice "Lowhway" No. 3 Siam -Singhwuy' No.
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    98 4 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. Friday noon. Buyer.s. Betters No. I.X-RJSJS. in eases (F. 0.8. Jan.) 22 7 8 23'» Good FA..Q. in bales (F. 0.8. Jan.) 22 22 1 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spct-lcose I (awardable Spore* 22^ 4 22 7 8 do. January 22
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    101 4 London. Jan. 7. Paris 147 11 32 Rio 2 17 32 New York j market rales Montreal 5.00 3 16 Athens 547'b Brussels 29.46 t Montevideo 25' Geneva 21.59 market rate Amsterdam 8.93 i Bucharest 677' Milan 95 Buenos Aires Berlin 12.41 Bombay lb 1 Stockholm 19.40 Shanghai
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      684 4 Oversea-Chkese Banking Corporation Ltd. (incorporated in the Straits Settlements) CAPITAL: Authorised 10,000,000.00. Issued and Paid Up $10,000,000.00. OFFICI CHINA BUILDING. CHULIA STRLET. SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Managing Director 31U Secretary JJJJ General Manager 3513 Acewmggt 39-B Telegraphic Address: OVERSEA LONDON BANKERS: NEW Y RK BANKEPS: Mldl-nd Bank, Ltd. IT k J lFVing
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES
    831 5  -  Quotations By Fraser And Co. Singapore, Jan. 7, 5 p.m. MINING Fraser Co. Buyers. Sellers. Ampat Tin 4 6 5Asam Kumbang 32 .54 Austral Malay 50 55Ayer Hitam 25 27 Ayer Weng 0.75 080 Eangrln Tin 23 9 24 6 Batu Selangor 1-54 1.58 Burma Malay
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    Lyall And Evatt's Share Quotations
    312 5 Si ngl po re. Satu rd ay. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 4 7 J 2 5Ayer Hitam 25 3 26 3 Bangrins 23 6 24 6 Batu Selaneors 1.52 160 Chanderiangs 20 6 22 Hitam Tin 0.40 0.45 Hongkong Tin 24 6 26 Hong Fatts
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    THE AMERICAN MARKET
    592 5  -  Daily Report By S.E. Levy Co. Singapore, Saturday. 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 The market showing good, although inconclusive,
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET.
    37 5 Manila, Jan. 7. Last Sale Prices. Previous To-dav Antamok 0.49 0.50 Peso3 Benguet Consolidated 9.40 9.70 Consolidated Mines 0 012 0.011 I.X1. 0.57 0.58 9an Mauricio 0.46 0.465 United Paracale 0.44 0.445 u
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    127 5 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Jan. 7, 5 p.m. Total for Dividend Books Close financial company Date Ex Diy year Payable Date to date TIK• TO Tin Is- int. Jan. 5 Jan. 28 Jan. 17 Wa% southern Kinta 5% Int. Dec. 2.3 23 Jan. 13 Dec 24 18%
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    236 5 5% Apr yn 3 a 0 rd 95 105 n0m SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL: 5% 901 40^* 400 000 102 104 nom Mar. 31, Sept. 30 i\2% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600.000 Int. nom Mar. 31, Sept. 30 1U0 4*/ 2 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. 115 nom Mar. 31,
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    LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS
    725 5  -  Weekly Report Lewis Peat's MESSRS. Lewis and Peat (Singapore), 111 Ltd., in their weekly rubber report dated Jan. 7, state: The American Congress met on Jan. 3, and the message sent by President Roosevelt appears to have turned the tide of depression and recession that marked the
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    ARAB SMUGGLERS
    405 5 Change Which Will Help Them ONE of the results of the gradual removal of British control in Egypt has been an alteration in the method of administering the Arabs of the Sinai desert, and this change should prove most accommodating to the forces of disorder, particularly to the
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    DICKENS AND HIS HOME
    344 5 Discovery Of An Inventory THICKENS lore has been increased by a curious discovery connected with his early London home at 48, Doughtystreet, W.C.I. Recently, the house bought twelve years ago by the Dickens' Fellowsh'p, was reopened by Dickens s daughter-in-law. Lady Dickens. It had been closed
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      269 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investmer* Bankers and Broken in Securities and Commodities. Daily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service. Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, 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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    THE SOLDIER AT SCHOOL
    492 6 Preparing For Civil Life THE soldier to-day can, if he is willing 1 to give up some of his spare time leave at the end of his service with the colours in possession of certificates that ?e ardid by almost all universities ushout the Empire as
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    20 6 Dr. (Mrs.) Smallwood is now in Bahru where she is serving as Officer in charge of the Infant Srv/Ulare Ceutie.
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    115 6 V Megan, JaakS, 1 Amsterdam? and Lcndon>: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. Java and donthttm Bomatra: Netherlands, closing 7 to-morrow. Australia, New Zealand, Java ana Timor Dilly: Qantas, closing 10 p.m. tomorrow. PCnang Sinn. Burma. India. Iraq Palestine, Egypt. E. and S. Africa. Great Britain Ireland. Europe and
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    194 6 Mails expected from China by the j Cremer due at Singapore to-day, I Mails expected from,Penang and Kuala humour by Air (Internal Service) to-day. Deliveries of boxhoiders' letters only 7.30 nm. to-day and general delivery of letters 3.25 a.m. on Monday. Mails expected from Europe etc. (London) by
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    43 6 The Air Mail (Imperial* despatcheo fro- Singapore on Dec. 29 1937. was delivered In London on Jan. 7. 1938. tie Air Mail (Netherlands) despatched from Singapore on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 were delivered in London on Jan. 6 and 7.
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    ACCELERATED DEPARTURES
    46 6 The ss. G. G. Merlin for Indo-China previously announced as closing at 11 a.m. Jan. 10. will now close at 11 a.m. r-e ss. Kola for Siam (Parcels only). Mails previously announced as closing at 7 p.m. to-day were closed at 7 pm. yesterday.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    122 6 pulda, German, 4,137 tons, from Bremer Tan 6 to Manila Jan. 8. Santos Maru, Japanese, 4.354 tons, m Yokohama Jan. 7. to Colombo Jan. B*. Silverasn, British. 3.091 tons, from Laurence Marques Jan. 7, to Baiavia Jan. 17. Kelantan. British. 580 tons, from Muar Jan 7, to Muar
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    71 6 Arrivals and departures by X.L.M. liners:— From N.E.I, by the "Jan van Gent': Mr. Wenckebach. From Europe, India and Penang Torenvajk:—Mr. P. S. Dawson. Mr. C. van Konynenburg, Mr. Roggeveen, Mr. Hees. Left by the Jan van Gent: —For Penang: Mr. H. G. S. BengtSOn. For Amsterdam:
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    WHAT'S ON
    118 6 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, JAN. 8 Hockey: Singapore v.Selangor Kuala Lumour 1 C.S.C. II v. 11th A. BaUery/ Changi; Clerical Union v. RAF (H.Q), C.U. Pugby: S.C.C. v. Selangor Club S.C.C.; St. Andrew's "A" v. 3rd Brigade. Farrer Park; Johore R.*Av R.A.F., Rengam. Tennis: All-Singapore Malay
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    AMUSEMENTS
    158 6 ALHAMBRA. —"Devil's Squadron" 3.15. 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL.— Bobby Breen in 'Make A Wish"—3.ls, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION.—Joan Crawford in "The Bride Wore Red" 3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH.— "Baghai Saphai' (Hindustani) 3. 6 and 9 D.m. THEATRE ROYAL—"Sathi Ahalya <Tamil»—3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. GARRICK.—Ist
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    SELLING
    169 6 Singapore, Jan. 8. London T.T. Jg }[32 London demand «*2 London 4 months' sight 2|4 116 Lyons demand l <£ Switzerland demand 251 Hamburg demand MJ Ne\v York demand 58 Jlb Montreal demand jjjjfc Batavia demand J 1 Famarang demand 104*/ 2 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand 15*% Madras
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    THE LATE MR. N. B. WESTERHOUT
    766 6 Large Gathering At The Funeral THE funeral service for the late Mr. N. B Westerout J.P. took place at the St. Andrew's Cathedral, yesteraay auernoon and was very largely attended. The Yen. Archdeacon Graham White conducted the service while Mr. R. A. Wardell presided
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    130 6 Singapore, Jan. 8. Ships alongside the Wnarves or expected to arrive. East Whart (Entrance Gate 1) Rajula 22. Sheers Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 2) Fulda 11. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 2) Thurland Castle 30; Eurypylu? 34: Siamese Prince 36. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate
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      107 6 MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J S To-night Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. S P!NM.R DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight. S rOFULAB CABARET ATTRACTION ROGOTTA i \IHE WELL-KNOWN CHARACTER, A( RORAIIC NO* ai T* »>ANt Lil. j BOOK Non-daac» fLtt J 2 big social i yen is-liTooking now open JAX AUSTRALIA'S
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      10 6 SLUGGISH? TIRED? IRRITABLtfri CANDY CHOCOLAX LAXATIvJ FREDERICK STEARNS' CO. SaJ
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      422 6 CUB DIARY There are numerous Club in Singapore members ot which arc readers Ot the "Malaya Tribune.'- This Diary M provided specially for them. secre 'aries are invited to co-operate in keepinn it up-to-date and complete. Happeningt of general interest will still cincluded in the "Diary of Events." The "Club
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      206 6 i f I POSTAL INTELLIGENCE > STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TODAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Africa South Santos Maru JaQ J j America (South' Santos Maiu g j pm Ceylon (Parcel Mail' Peisander "83 p.m. Diambi r Da 8 3.30 p.m. Borneo <North*. Brunei and Labuan Marudu Sarawak 1 Bintulol,
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      142 6 DAILY WEATHER REPORT Malayan Meteorological Service Yesterday Night Max. Bright Mm Temp. R'fall S'shme Temp. Stations cF. Ins. Hours. oF. WEST COAST Alor Uar 89 Nil 10.7 U Eayan Lepas w (Penang) 90 Nil 11.1 6-tiawX 91 0.31 10.9 J| B. Jeram 89 Nil 9.3 71 Malacca 33 Nil W
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    FIRST FLIGHT AT 84
    85 7 I Cape Town. i Mr. W. E. Spackman. a pioneer of th i Rand, has had his first aeroplane flight at the age of 84. He was accompanied by his sister. Mrs. C. F.Treston. aged 79. He said afterwards that he thoroughly enjoyed the flight, although
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      626 7 CHURCH SERVICES Details For The Week-End ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL Sunday, 6.50 a.m., Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m., Matins. 8.00 a.m., Choral Eucharist. 5 30 p.m.. Evensong and Sermon. Preacher: Rev. D. E. J. Hodge. Weekdays Holy Communion on Monday, Wednesday and Friday ac 8 a.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Sa urday Workers Celebration»
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      603 7 6 pm. English Service in Victoria Memorial. Hall—Bishop Edwin F. Lee. Tuesday. 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting Mr. Gan Hock Chuan. Wednesday. 11 a.m. Women's Meeting Mrs. Lee Hock Chuan. Thursday, 3 p.m. Bible Class in Malay. 4 p.m. Ladies' Aid Meeting. Friday, 8 p.m. Bible Class in Englisn. 8 p.m.
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      371 7 Speaker: Mr. Ong Phee Lip. Monday, 8 p.m. Gospel Meeting (Malay Service). Speakers: Messrs. Chua Thye Seng and Ong Tiang Tye. Wednesday, 3 p.m. Nyonya Meeting. Speaker: Mrs. R. Austin. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHAPEL (486, Serangoon Road) Sunday, 10 a.m. Cantonese Service. Speaker: Mr. Cheng Ping. 4.15 p.m. Sunday School.
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      36 7 brain 'M n«w,Vitality with 1 SANATpGEb WRIGHTS Coed Tar Soap bathed in Lg^k Day-long Mp £0/0 Agents in Malaya. Distributors in Penang <i' A. Lumpur V. R. Vick Co., Ltd. Joseph Travers Sons Ltd Singapore. I
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      34 7 tVeWionnu TKdRAPSON NG r TKERAPiON W0,3 Ho. 1 Cure* »t«cft■.(■«•*. Ko.O Cuiti loiini. No. BCurwChf"' En*li»h Pric* i*. ChetniMfc.or eider W«-re»i i V:«i», DR.LBCLK.a:M«I.Co.Hj»e, o«u DR.LS OLLBC'S IMLUS *or «tl I >*«■ *k»»K«t»t*n c ,Pr
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      144 7 WI RE YOU BORN UNDER A LUCKY STAR? Astrologer reveals significance of Birthdates and describes zodiacal influences upon Love, Business, Travel, Changes Friends, Enemies and Health. 10,000 FREE HOROSCOPES Pref. Randolph Roxroy, well known Astrologer of The Hague is besieged by requests for FREE HOROS COPES as a result cf
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      492 8 opens at the I to da y ALHAMBI3A TO DA y 3 SHOWS [3.15—6.15—9.15 j'" 3 Sll° W 1 I TivOVF VOL/ CAiV SE£ /T Till: SENSATIONAL, DEATH-DEFYING 9 Ci 8 I POWER DIVE I CwimimleM im To-night—Last Night—at 7.4 d p.m. mm Snows For Gne Payment GRAND TRIPLE ATTRACTION
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      270 8 Exotic Entertainment in That Sparkling M.G.M. Manner! The Exciting Love Story of A Cabaret Girl! PAVILION 3-15 —6-15 —9-15 TO-DAY j FOB THIS "2*WEEK CINDERELLA" I Sft'i Tonifkt Ot A/watl JOAN CRAWFORD--I WtAt (Red" £tsS drama when Joan has Franchot TONE*Robert YOUNG to choose between BILLIE BURKE REGINALD OWEN Franchot
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    CONGRESSES OF VIENNA
    184 9 More Than One Monthly In 1938 Vienna. "IfIENNA this year will again be a city of congress. No less than 16 International Congresses are scheduled to be held here during 1938. The list at present is: April: International Congress Against Unfair Competition. May: International Congress of Directors
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    NEW SOUTH AFRICAN DAM
    229 9 To Be Of 800,000,000,000 Gallons Capacity Cape Town. MEN are sweating in the summer sun shine at Kalkfontein, Orange Frei State, converting 40 square miles of sunscorched plain into a sheet of water. They are on a job that last about two years and will result
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      193 9 4 7.15 HAPPY THEATRE 9.30 Fri. 7th to Sun. 9th Jan. i Adolph Zukor pres2iits S Claudette Colbert S i and J Fred Mac Murray in j "the i BRIDE i i COMES i 1 HOME" j with Robert Young JL S i The V.M.C.A. School of Commerce j lj
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      373 9 j AT LAST! MARK TWAI.VS world, j known Adventure Story leaps to the Screen, with the STAR of "CAPTAIN BLOOD" in an- j j other grand Dashing role! S j i j WEDS. JAN. 12th at the CAPITOL ROMANCE ADVENTURE fBTWBEIBBE CAN NEVER DIE AS LONG IJUHipil AS THIS STORY
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      226 9 DEATH STRIKES TWICE IN o MANHATTAN'S GAYEST SPOTS! I EMPIRE TALKIES (Tanjong Pagar) 7.00 P.M. TO-NIGHT! 9.15 P.M i America's Greatest General who fought The Red Indians to a thrillitiej finish. The Year's Biggest Serial Sensation. Whole Serial. "CUSTER'S LAST STAND" j with JACK MULHALL. REED HCWFS. WILLIAM FARNUM. RUTH
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ENGAGEMENT.
    46 10 WONG—YIK. The engagement is announced between Wong Sin Ming, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wong Hoi Yeun cf Poh Hoe Tong, Malacca, and Miss Yik Kwi Leng, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yik Ee Chong of Bukit Chi~a. Malacca.
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    DEATH.
    73 10 KOH—Koh Tiong Yang, aged 76 years, passed away peacefully at his residence, 126, Chin Swee Road, on Thursday, 6th January, 1938, at 7 a.m., leaving behind hi:", his bereaved wife, one son-in-law, Mr. Chua Seng Hock, one son, Mr. Koh Yew Keng, two daughters, one daughter-in-law and several grand-children
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    43 10 Mr. Tck Bcng Chuan and family beg to thai k all those :elatives and friends who kindly attended the funeral f-f the late Mrs. To'.: Hong Kiat (nee Madam Tan Chim Keo> and all those who sent wreaths and letters of condolence.
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    A LOOK AROUND
    689 10 T*HE exclusive interview with Dr. Fu Ping Sheung, published in the Malaya Tribune, is remarkable for its restraint and for the conviction which it carries. Dr. Fu, who is Chairman of the National Legislative Committee, is accompanying Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuen, on his
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    CHIEF SCOUT'S ILL HEALTH
    90 10 Doctors Advise Against Long Journeys British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 6. A NAIROBI message states that on medical advice Lord Baden Powell has cancelled his proposed tour of north and outh Rhodesia and the Union of South Af* riCci The doctors have advised against long and
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    EPIPHANY CEREMONY
    72 10 King's Offerings At The Chapel Royal British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 6. Representatives of the King at the service this morning to celebrate the feast oi the EpiDhany offered on behalf cf His Maiesty gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The ceremony, which goes back for several centuries,
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    B.I.F. AND ROYAL FAMILY
    37 10 British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 6. Th? King and Queen and Queen Mary will pay several visits to the British Industries Fair which ODens in London pnd Birmingham on Feb. 21.—British Official Wireless.
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    47 10 In connection with the tour of Kuala Lumpur and Perak. of HE. Sir Shenton Thomas. His Excellency will leave Kuala Lumpur on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 26, and arrive in Singapore on the morning of Thursday, the 27th, and not a day later as originally announced.
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    NOTES & COMMENTS The Naval Base
    172 10 NOTES COMMENTS The Naval Base THE ceremonial opening of the Shiga- pore Naval Base, which H. E. the Governor will per*<> rm on Feb V draws fresh attention to the importance of this great work. The graving dock-large enough to accommodate the biggest capital ship afloat—w-.s ready for use at
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    Japan Has Lost
    227 10 JAPAN has lost the war whatever happens, and China has all the tramp cards in her hands with a sporting chance of winning her struggle." This is the opinion expressed by the representative of the London Daily Telegraph, sent to China specially as a war cm respondent.
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    Paper Victories
    276 10 /CHINESE public opinion, which forced China into a successful revolution in 1911, and was the moving force behind the Sian incident, is to-day sufai.'ieatly strong to maintain the war of resistance in spite of reverses and against the will of a government which would be inclined to come
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    The Chinese Soldier
    268 10 ITHE fighting kit of Chinese soldiers combines modern with ancient ioeas, and a nice blending of comfort and practicality is shown in the turncut of, not only the crack regiment?, but of the sorely tried provincial troops as well, some of the details of Chinese outfits would,
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    Topics Of The Day
    231 10  -  By Looker On THE average wife hates having her husband criticised by another woman," we are told. Unless, of course, the latter can think up any really 011--ghial criticisms that could be passed on. We read that an American novelist who attended a spiritualist seance claims
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    BRITAIN HAS 100 NEW WARSHIPS IN BUILDING 25 JOINED FLEET THIS YEAR
    138 11 SUPER CRUISERS 1938 A YEAR OF DESTROYERS AND SMALL SHIPS QURING the past few months no fewer than 25 new ships have joined the British fleet, and there are at the present time 100 other new vessels in
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    "BUMPER YEAR FOR CRUISERS"
    729 11 Prom Our Own Correspondent) London. Jan. 6. DI KING the year 1937 a greater number of cruisers have been completed for the Royal Navy than in any year since the Great War. But the rapid completion of cruisers I as not been effected at the expense
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    APPEAL TO FRENCH WORKERS
    117 11 Chautemps Arranging A Conference Reuter. Paris, Jan. 7. IN furtherance of his appeal to the workers M. Chautemps has sent a letter to the president of the General Federation of French Employers inviting him and his colleagues to attend a preliminary conference on Jan. 12. M.
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    R.N.R. TRANSFERS
    71 11 Keeping Pace With Expansion Reuter. London, Jan. 7. In order to keep pace with current naval expansion the Admiralty has decided to effect further voluntary transfers of officers from the Royal Naval Reserve to the supplementary lL.t of the Royal Navy, with the result that the navy will
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    Labour Wants A Boycott JOINT MEETING HELD
    218 11 NEXT STEP National Council To Meet Reuter. London, Jan. 7. THERE was an all day sitting today of the joint meeting of the Trade Unions Congress, the Labour Party executive and the Parliamentary Labour Party, called to discuss the suggested boycott of Japanese
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    ANTI-COMINTERN BLOC
    157 11 Rome Protocol Meeting DANUBIAN STATES TO JOIN? Reuter. London, Jan. 7. TN regard to the meeting of the Rome Protocol countries in Budapest on Monday the Italian viewexpressed in London is that Italy would like Austria and Hungary to adhere to the anti-Comintern pact and recognise General Franco's
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    U.S. FAR EAST TRADE
    64 11 Reuter. New York. Jan. 7. THE Department of Commerce states that American November exports to Japan totalled $18,133,000 comoared with 24.100.000 while exports to China totalled $2,895,000 compared to $3,227,000. Exports to Honekong were $3,958,000 compared to $543,000. Imports from China were $6,026,090 compared to *4.035.000.
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    IMPROVEMENT OF TRADE
    233 11 Van Zeeland In London REPORT WITHIN TWO WEEKS British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 7. AN official communique issued after to-day's conversation between Mr. Neville Chamberlain and M. Van Zeeland states. 44 M. P. Van Zeeland was to-day received by the Prime Minister at 10, Downing Street. Before
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    NEW AMBASSADORS
    72 11 Mr. Joseph Kennedy For I,ondon Reuter. Washington, Jan. 7. President Roosevelt has named Mr. Joseph Kennedy, wealthy supporter of the New Deal and organiser and chairman of the new Maritime Commission as ambassador to Great Britain. Mr. Hugh R. Wilson, prominent disarmament exoert. will be ambassador to Germany
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    "SUPREME BOSS"
    73 11 Japan's Dreams In Far East Reuter. London, Jan. 6. THE Daily Herald, commenting on the Japanese Cabinet secretary's declaration that "Japan will go ahead," says, "In the Far East of the Japanese dream, Japan is the surpreme boss: there is no room for an independent Chinese Government and
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    LONDON TRANSPORT
    57 11 Asbestos To Dull Noise In Tunnels British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 7. The London Passenger Transport Board has placed a contract worth £15,000 with a London firm for the supply of noisered ucting asbestos sheets with which over five miles of the tube tunnels on the Hampstead line
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    22 11 British Official Wireless. London. Jan. 7. The War Secretry, Mr. Hore Belisha, visited the Royai Ordnance factories at Woolwich to-day.—British Official Wireless.
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    MORE WARSHIPS FOR ITALY
    224 11 "PEACE AIMS" Far East Policy Cited Reuter. Rome, Jan. 7. MUSSOLINI has ordered the construction of two new 35,000-ton battleships to form part of the new naval programme, which will also comprise 12 scout ships (large destroyers). and a "noteworthy number of submarines". The construction of
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    YOUTH OF TO-DAY BEST EVER
    232 11 Reuter Chief's Tribute MEMORIAL FOR DEAD WRITER Reuter. London, Jan. 7. A MEMORIAL service for the late n Mr. E. R. Sheepshanks, Reuters special correspondent in Spain who was killed last week when a shell hit the car in which he and others were travelling
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    19 11 Reuter. Berlin. Jan 7. Three men from towns on the Polish border have been executed for high treason. —Reuter.
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    Surrender At Teruel Is Claimed
    24 11 Reuter. Barcelona, Jan. 6. IT is claimed that the insurgent commander of Teiuel has surrendered with 1.500 men. Reuter.
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    NO PEACE TALK WITH CHIANG
    127 11 JAPAN'S AIM New Government In China Reuter. Shanghai, Jan. 7. THE Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kawagoe, in an interview declared that peace negotiations with the Chiang Kai Shek regime are out of the question and Japan should repudiate the National Government. The formation of a new
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    ANGLO-U.S. TRADE AGREEMENT
    98 11 Formal Notice Given In Washington Reuter. Washington, Jan. 7. MR. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, has issued a lormal notice of the intention to negotiate an Anglo-American trade agreement. The announcement runs to 47 pages and lists a vast number of articles which the United States will
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    PANAY FILM
    52 11 Japan's Lies Clearly Repudiated Reuter. London, Jan. 7. THE Panay film, shown in cinemas in London and throughout the Provinces, was received with continuous murmurs of sympathy and horror. The clearness of the atmosphere at the time of the bombing, contradicting the Japanese plea of fog, is specially
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    DOG EATS DOG
    79 11 Japanese Artillery Fire On Own Column Sin Chew Jit Poh. Hankow, Jan. 7. Heavy casualties were inflicted on a column of Japanese troops inside the city of Hsuancheng as a result of being shelled, on Jan. 5, by their own artillery, by mistake. Chinese mobile units were
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    SIR ALEX. CADOGAN
    32 11 British Official Wireless. London. Jan. 7. Sir Alexander Cadogan, permanent under-secretary for Foreign Affairs, has appointed Mr. H. M. Gladwyn Jebb to be his private secretary —British Official Wireless.
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    VISITING FRENCH ADMIRAL DINES WITH GOVERNOR SULTAN ALSO A GUEST
    371 12 HOTEL BALL Enjoyable Evening At Seaview HE. the Governor and Lady Thomas gave a dinner at Government House last night at which the guests included H. H. the Sultan of Johore, Rear-Admiral Godfroy. commanding the French cruisers visiting Singapore, and
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    FISH BITES ANGLER
    163 12 Durban. Natal. A true yarn" of how a fish bit an angler is vouched for by dozens of fishermen here. A well-known local angler was fishing on the wild coast of Natal, and managed to catch quite a number of .shad and also a rock cod weighing
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    HICCOUGHED FOX FIVE DAYS
    58 12 Melbourne, Victoria. After Buffering from hiccoughs for five days, a man here has been cured with carbogen gas. Publication of his plight brought a flood of suggestions for "cures," from a quart, of ice cream to a stiff dose of castor oil, but the gas, which
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    DOC SHOOTER ON TRIAL
    570 12 Death Of Chinese ARGUMENT STORY IN COURT Singapore, Friday. THE preliminary inquiry into the death of Tay Chwee Tian, a Chinese kampong dweller near Teong Bahru, began before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, the Second Singapore Magistrate, this morning when Ahmad bin Noor, a Municipal dog shooter,
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    RUGBY FINAL
    101 12 Return Air Trip From Singapore PROVIDED a sufficient number of applications are received, Wearne's Air Services will run a special trip from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and back in connection with the Malaya Cup Rugby final next Saturday. The aeroplane will leave the Singapore Airport at 2.15 p.m.
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    FELL 100 FEET
    82 12 Budapest. A 34-year-oid stonemason, Ludwig Block, fell mors than 100 feet from the spire of a church at Csoegle, Hungary— and landed on his feet, unhurt. He was repairing the spire when he was attacked by giddiness and fell from the scaffolding. He dropped from the spire
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    METHODIST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
    376 12 Tributes To Pioneer Women Missionaries Singapore, Saturday. RECOGNITION of Miss Sophia Blackmore and other pioneer Methodist women was made yesterday at the Methodist Annuai Conference, now in session at Wesley Church, Fort Canning Road. Ml Activities in connection with the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the
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    CARNEGIE TRUST
    90 12 Grant To Malayan Official A DESPATCH has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies announcing that Mr. C. H. Parnell, Engineer, Posts and Telegraphs Department, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, has been awarded a grant from the Fund provided by the Trustees of the
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    "THE BRIDE WORE RED"
    226 12 AT THE CINEMAS Joan Crawford At The Pavilion toAN CRAWFORD returns to the Pavi--10 Hon in the film. "The Bride Wore Red" the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production which began a season last night. Th?s star has based her reputation on her ability to portray glitter and glamour and
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    "JUNGLE QUEEN"
    77 12 Sulochana At The Garrick To-Morrow MISS Sulochana, one of the greatest Hindustani film stars, will be seen at her best In "Jungle Queen,'' which Will be shown for three nights at the Garrick Theatre, Geylang Serai, beginning from to-morrow. "Jungle Queen" is a thriller released for local screening
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    KRONCHONG CONTEST
    93 12 Results Of New World Competition Singapore, Saturday. There was a good attendance at a kicnehong and rumba-kronchong competition at the New World last night, which was open to lady (professional! and gentlemen (amateur) singers. The results of the competition were as follows: Amateur Singers: I, Mr. Smile Cassim,
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    44 12 Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Amelia Campbell Caldwell to Mr. Scott McMurray Kirkpatrick. which will take place at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on Jan. 12 at 4.30 p.m. The ceremony will be followed by a. reception at 10, Gallop Road.
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    WANTS TO WORK ON MINE
    333 12 Bankrupt Discharged Subject To Judgment Singapore. Friday. FORMERLY in receipt of a monthly salary of $500 and a commissmn of about the same sum per mon h a. comprodore of the Singapore branch of a Dutch bank, a 48-year-old Teochew Tan Boon Yong, planned to
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    EURASIAN CHARGED
    361 12 Serious Allegations By Javanese Woman Singapore, Frlcay. FRANCIS Hoeden, a Eurasian youth who is on a charge of alleged robbery of a handbag containing $3 in cash and a silver bangle belonging to a Javanese woman in Rangoon Road, appeared in the Police Courts this morning at a
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    ALLEGED THEFT
    69 12 Singapore, Friday. Charged with committing theft in respect of jewellery valued at $60. the property of Yuen Ah Kheng, a Chinese woman at Telok Blangah Road, yesterday, Chia Cheng Guan a young Chinese appeared before Mr. F. V. Duckworth the Second Police Magistrate this morning. Court Inspector Wray
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    GENUINE CASE OF HARDSHIP
    445 12 BANKRUPTCY i»> 0 r* Depreciation In Land Values Singapore, Friday. ALONG list of bankruptcy matter* came before the Chief Justice Mr. Justice McElwaine, in the High Court to-day. Low Lian Seng, a 40-year-old China-born Hckkien who rose from humble beginnings to a contractor, applied for his
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    SLAPPED A WOMAN
    349 12 Johore Tamil Coolie Fined $10 (Prom Ovn Oun Correspondent* Johore Bahru, Jan 7. A TAMIL woman named Valliamah who said that she was married am had six children and was employed in the P.W.D. as a sweeper, living 1.1 coolie lines at Bukit Chagar, Johoi Bahru, was
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    Japanese Assault British Police INSPECTOR AND SERGEANT
    301 13 A PROTEST Repetition May Bring Crisis Reuter. Shanghai. Jan. 7. JAPANESE soldiers severely handled two International Settlement Briti 1 h policemen, Seigeant Turner and Inspector West, after the former had remonstrated with them for the alhgcd rough treatment of Chinese. Turner was standing
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    NOT BEGGARS?
    156 13 Two Egyptian Girls Cautioned Singapore, Thursday. A. 20, and Amina, 11. two Egyptian girl appeared before the Third Maite 'Mr. W. G. Reevesi this mornMona denied in no uncertain terms ition of begging against 7.30 p.m. in Selegie Road on Jan. 5. She said they were going out
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    OPEN TOO LATE?
    142 13 Charge Against Oyster Bar Proprietor Singapore, Friday. MC WEINBERG, the proprietor of Oysl r Club. Middle Road, was char fi re the Third Magistrate, Mr. Reeves to-day with failing to his premises between 2 a.m. and A a m. on Nov. 2. t> fended by Mr. G.E.N.
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    CAR THEFT CHARGE
    76 13 Singapore, Friday. Three Chinese, Pen Keh. Tan Choon and Koh Liong Kee were this morn charged before Mr. W. G. Reeves, Third Magistrate, with theft of a tor-car belonging to one Tan Hon., from outside 36, Hokien Street, at a m to-day. They were also charged with
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    THE ART OF LIDA LANGERVELD
    354 13 Appreciation Cf Her Work In Singapore A CONTRIBUTOR in clo.se touch witn the musical life cf Singapore writes as follows regarding Mrs. Vorenkanv I Lida Langerveid I: Looking back over the past twenty years, one is sfuck Ly the fact that firstclass instrumental soloists, particularly
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    WARRANT OF ARREST
    108 13 Bankrupt Who Cannot Be Found Singapore. Friday. IN the High Court to-day. Mr. Justice McElwaine, the Chief Justice, granted an order for the issue of a warrant of arrest against K. Jainul Abe deen. Mr. J. W. D. Ambrose who appeared on behalf of the Official Assignee,
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    DAY IN PRISON
    150 13 Singapore, Friday. In the third police court this afternoon, before Mr. W. G. Reeves, an elderly Chinese cried out, "Tolong," when he was hand cuffed and led away unwillingly by the pcliee. At a certain stage, the Chinese said that he would cut off his head. Accused
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    DISCHARGES FROM BANKRUPTCY
    369 13 Man Who Was Surety For Friends Singapore. Friday. iEE Tue Look, a 55-year-old Hylam L and a former managing partner of a lodging house, to-day received his discharge from bankruptcy subject to six months' suspension. He made his application before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice McElwaine, in
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    JOHORE PERSONAL ITEMS
    172 13 'From Oar Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 7. Dr. "Mrs.i Smallwood has arrived from Perak and taken up duties in place of Dr. (Miss) Smith in charge o; the Infant Welfare Centre, Johore Bahru. "i* J|C sjt Dr. (Mrs.) Smith has been transferred to the General Hospital.
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    33 13 The Singapore Volunteer Corps recruiting office will be opened at headquarters, S.S.V.F.. Beach Road, on Monday, Jan. 10, 1938 and each succeeding Monday between the hours of 5 15 pjn. and 6.15 p.m.
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    RESTRICTIONS AT NAVAL BASE
    741 13 NEW RULES Preservation Of Its Security MEW regulations for entry to H.M. Naval Base will be brought into force shortly, it is officially announced by the Naval Intelligence Centre at Fort Canning. These regulations are based on the orders issued by the Admiralty for entry into
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    MALACCA WEDDING
    61 13 Invitations for a dinner have been issued by Mr. Neo Yew Jin. to celebrate the marriage of Mr. Neo Hian Chee. .>-on of the late Mr. and Mrs. Neo Ong Hee, of Malacca, to Miss Ong Swee Neo, the fourth daughter of Mr. Ong Hin Tiang. the well-known
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    Selangor Club vs. S.C.C. On Padang To-day TROPHY RUGBY MATCH
    225 15 IN SINGAPORE Series Dates Back To 1902 THERE should be a good turn out 1 on the Padang to-c'ny to vit--1 the annual Trophy match betu» n the Cricket Club and the ngor Club at the S.C.C. The ."Tou'u* will
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    PENANG HOCKEY
    112 15 r>:id Sportsmanship In "Friendly* I'enang. .lan. 7. AN unprecedented incident occurred in Mk course of friendly hockey match between the Penan:; Chinese Recreation Club and the Kedah Hall Party here last evening, fallowing rough play by certain players on both sides. Before the Interval, two State plavcrs clashed
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    CHANGI HOCKEY
    148 15 Signal Corps Beat 41st Co. RE. T Royal Corps of Signals. Changi area I he 41st Co. Royal Engia hockey match on the North sterday by three goals to nil. ughout the first half was iren one goal being scored by Fary for the Signals. I the .second
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    SUCCESSFUL SPORTS TOUR
    543 15 K.L. Schoolboys Visit Singapore INVADING Singapore for the Christ- mas holidays. 26 sports-loving pupils cf Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur have been waging a very successful sports campaign against local schooiooys. When they bid adieu to Singapore on Sunday night they will take l ;ack with them happy
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    POSTALS 9—0 WIN
    269 15 In Hockey ith V.M.C.A. Juniors PLAYING with one man short, the Post Office hockey "A" trounced the V.M.C.A. 'A" by nine goals to nil In a match played yesterday on the Postal ground. Chowdhury. the dashing Postal centreforward, scored eight of the goals. Play for the first
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    151 15 The following have been selected to ijiay hockey for .he V.M.C.A. v.s. the; fc.R.C. on Monday at 5.10 p.m. on SRC. ground: V. N. Pillay! Stracy, Thong S.ng Ching, Kam Gim Lock. P. C. Sands, E. A. Joy. Dr. V. Xavfer, K. Leembruggen. Lee Fong Lim. M. Armstrong.
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    Little Bernal Beats Fond Narrowly
    440 15 Charity Boxing At Happy World THOUGH Little Bernal LIIH, was awarded a generally popular decision over L. S. Fond 7 .1294 there were a Sew who thought Fond had done sufficiently well to earn a draw. This bout was the main event at the chaiity
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    WORLD'S LARGEST STADIUM
    130 15 <By Air Mail) London. AT a luncheon in London BrigadniGeneral A. C. Critchley, managing director cf White City Stadium, announced that it is proposed to make the Stadium the largest covered sports enclosure In the world. Plans, which have been drawn by A. Leiteh and Partners, provide
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    TOWN WITH ONE INHABITANT
    295 16 Sole Survivor Dead JOSEPH Smith is dead, and Silver City, the ghost town of the Rocky Mountains, has lost its sole surviving inhabitant, writes the Ottawa correspondent of "The Observer." Smith, a Quebecois, reached the Rockies fifty years ago as a workman on the construction of
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    "CARDBOARD EMPEROR"
    118 16 Vienna Rejects Franz Joseph Statue Vienna. The cardboard statue of the Emperor Franz Joseph, the last of the Hapsburgs to occupy the Imperial Throne, which was put up outside the former Imperial Palace in Vienna to test popular reaction to a memorial in this form, has been taken
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    TO SEE HIS FAMILY
    98 16 Englishman's 50,000-Mile Cruise In Ketch Boston (MassachussetUi 1 Charlt Cox. a 26-year-old Erghsnman, has weighed anchor here aboard his 3"?-foot ketch Naomi for a 50,000 mile tl.iee-year cruise which will take liim to Lnyiand to see his family. Cox. skipper-owner of the boar, will have twe
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    TESTING TIME FOR AUSTRALIANS
    1511 16 TOUR CANDIDA TES ON THEIR METTLE THE race is on. Cricketers with thoughts of selection in the Australian team for England next season have finished their preliminaries, and for all of them December and January wiil be months full of opportunity—and of anxiety, too writes E.
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    AMERICAN INDIANS
    145 16 Birth-Rate Going Up Washington rpHE so-called "vanishing American' A vanishing no longer. For the seven years the Indian birth-fate 1 been goirg up at a rate exceeding one per cent, per year. A prob.em for U.S.A. Government is thus being creat d for resources cannot be developed support
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    ORCHARDS IN PARIS
    189 16 Grapes And Peaches In Heart Of City Paris. Figu:\s for tire '-arvest of ruit and "rap s this autumn in the parks and open spaces of Paris show that they have some advantage over those of London. The orch ixds cf the Bats De Vincennes. the large
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    RIVER CAUSES QUARREL
    113 16 Manila A river near here which changed Its course during heavy rains nearly led U> a battle between 1,000 enraged farmers and farm workers armed with shotguns and bolos (large native knives The dispute was over a piece of I bounded on one side by the rtf
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    30,000-YEAR-OLD CAMP POUND
    70 16 Moscow Remciiis cf cne cf the most an r u camps of man in tho Soviet Union have been discovered In the Chagaink-K cave In the Crimea. The cave was Inhabited by Neanderthal mar. who In the Glacial Epoch, about 30,000 re ago. The finds in the
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      177 17 "GARRARDS" bring you the Music you want.... When you want it atuched j 1 RC 6 RECORD CHANCER jKAffS? S I to any Radio you may c Price 65.00 only have. t Obtainable from all Radio Dealers or direct from t Sole Agents for Malaya: KEE HUAT RADIO CO. S
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      1622 17 "■"A Ifi Summary. Greenwich Time Signal at Malayan Listeners II acl i o h c Woodgate. Awake, Aeolian Lyre (Danby). Hob a derrv danno (arr. PROGRAMMES OF BRITISH EMPIRE SMSr Nl £&'Sk B-M.B.C. PROGRAMMES a JSSS a N „°d 3 S"Si T rS One Fin° Day (Madame Butterfly) (Puc- no!
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    "COLOURED" THOUGHTS
    87 18 Paris. When chareed with wounding her husband, a Metro (Underground Railway) emolovee here, a woman told the police: "It had to happen. Ycu see mv husband has black thoughts and I have rosy ones." The husband, it was stated, returned home to find his wife In the arms
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    436 18 L.C.C. Scheme For Stepney AT to morrow's meeting of the London County Council members will hay before them a proposal to acquire and clear 17 acres of land in Stepney. Thi-, if the largest slum clearance, in r ngle operation.- yet to be dealt with by the Council,
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    40 18 Mr. John Kracht, formerly of the Dollar Line and stationed in Singapore has been nppointed manager of the Colombo office of the American Express Co. He will leave New York on May 28 on his way to Colombo via Europe
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      107 18 II! r I ii I t JV_ A Lamotte's Eau de Cologne jj pared to meet the demands Eg M for a good quality toilet j water at a reasonable n man y respects it is the /equal of more expensive brands and may be used j in any instance
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      611 18 Listeners Itadio (Continued from page 17) If < A <ZHnRTWAVF 12.20 p.m. Matinee by Studio Orchesf/.o./i. O/lL/iCi W AY Kj tra con( UC ted by Carel van der Bijl. PROGRAMMES l.io p.m. News and weather bulletins Lfuii/iiUiriiio i 25 m The London Piano Accordeon Band. The following are the principal
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      142 18 in German. P. 35 p.m. Military concert. 9.20 p.m. Mews and Economic Review in Fnglis'i end Dutch. 9.35 p.m. To-day in Germany. Sound Pictures. c 9.50 p.m. Ballads and Rhapsodies by Brahms. At the piano; Wilhelm Hage- mann. 10.05 p.m. Franz v. Suppe. Special operetta music. 11.05 p.m. Prom research
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    LEGITIMATE TRADE IN DRUGS
    830 19 50 Tons For World Total THE instrument governing the legitimate world trade in dangerous drugs for this year was sent to the various Governments on Nov. 1 It consists of a Statement of Estimated World Requirements drawn up by the Opium Supervisory Body under the 1931
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    DOUBLE SOMERSAULT
    51 19 Cologne. A motor-tractor drawing two trailers ran off a bridge over a at Miltenberg. turned two somersaults, and landed on its wheels on the river bed below, which happened to be dry. The driver was unhurt and was able to drive the tractor up on to the road
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    SUITORS FALL OUT
    82 19 Fight Over Widow Of Seventy-Five WIDOW of seventy-five years was the cause of a fight between two aged suitors, a dentist, sixty-eight years old, and a lawyer of sixty, in the picturesque streets of Cuernavaca, an old city near here that is popular with British tourists. The
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    71 19 First Grave In National Cemetery Istanbul. The name of Abdulhak Hamid, known as the "Turkish Shakespeare," will be the first to be inscribed on a new monument in Istanbul University in honour of Turkey's "immortals." Abdulhak Humid is buried in the first grave in Istanbul's new cemetery of
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    NEW RAID ON HANKOW
    170 19 50 Bombs Dropped On Aerodrome Reuter. Hankow. Jan. 6. TWENTY-TWO Japanese bombers, es- corted by 16 pursuit planes raided Hankow this afternoon and dropped about 50 bombs on the aerodrome which was the main objective, and also attacked the radio station. Bombs which missed the latter
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    41 20 Mr. rhilip Cyril Woon and E; Eljn Oliv .ro. who were married recently at St. Joseph's Church. The band of the Royal Inniskillin? Fusiliers marching io Clifford Pier for the official landing of the French Admiral yesterday. (Tribune).
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