The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 March 1937

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15.112. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937. 16 CENTS.
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    SHILLING RUBBER FOR REST OF YEAR
    171 1 Foreseen By Financial e»y RISE TO OVER 4s. IS "NOT INCONCEIVABLE" Demand Increasing Very Rapidly London. Mar. 17. HE prospects of a rubber scarcity are little alleviated Iby the I.R.R.C.'s decision, fixing the quota for the nd half of the year at 90 pei*
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    12.100 GUINEAS FOR "OLD PAINTING"
    104 1 Lay ln (iarret For Years London. Mar. 17. q sale al a country house Cheam provided a sensation when painting which had been lying {.arret for many years realised L_ I guin* fter excited bidding picture was simply catalogued a- "Portrait of a Man in
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    TRANS-PACIFIC RACE
    54 1 Oakland. California. Mar. 17. An exciting trans-Pacific race ia expected to start today. Miss Amelia Earhart hop?s to *ake m her round-th?-wor'.d (light, while the flying-boat Hawaii Clioper. starting for Manila, and the PanAmerican Clipper New Zealand, are all making 1 r Honolulu In th% fl r st
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    U.S. STEEL PRODUCTION
    40 1 New York. Mar. IC. The annual report Od the United Corpora t: m showi the 1936 production ol roll -d and ci products amounted iio2 j.ei6 t < tenting an tail 6 per cent ov:-r 1935. Reuter Wireless
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    FRESH STRIKES IN THE NEGRI
    58 1 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 17. THE strike of Chinese tappers on 12 Selangor estates in the Kajang and Kuala Lumpur districts continues without disturbances and in addition there are fresh strikes ou eight Negri Sembilan estates around Nilai and Sepang. where the
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    DEATH ROLL OF 58
    111 1 In Japanese Coalmine Disaster Tokio. Mar. 17. Major Akiyama. a non-commissioned lapp r and two mining engineers. earing gasmasks, heroically entered the Chugai Company's coalmine at Mochikoski and penetrated through 'he car'o ai-m.noxide fumes for a mile and a half. Alter an hour's search they discovered
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    23 1 New York, Mar. 17. Th- death c! Rear-Admiral Richmond Pearson Hobson. the naval hero f the Spanish- American War. was an-r-.uneed vesterday. Reuter
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    RUSH TO ENROL
    117 1 Valencia's Youth Valencia. Mar. 17. EIGHTY-FIVE per rent, of Valencia's youth enthusiastically thronged the enrolment offices yesterday when the recent decree that all men who leached the age of 21 between the years 1932 and 1937 must join the Republican Army within a certain time, became operative.
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    46 1 Paris, Mar. 16. The Government's decision to nationalise the Schneider Works, at Le Creusot. one of France's largest arms factories, is announced in M Blum's organ, P:pulairc\ The decree giving the Government control of all departments producing war materials is nublished in Journal Officlel. Reuter Wireless
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    DR. PAUL STUERMER
    61 1 Berlin, Mar. 17. It transpired today that Dr. Paul IStuermer. ex-Chief of the old National Helmet organisation which Hitler dissolved at the end of 1935. was arrested by the secret police some time ago. It is believed he had monarchist sympai thies. No confirmation is yet obtiinablc
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    THE WORLD AT LARGP
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    Japan Rejects Limitation To 14-in. Guns
    206 1 Japan Rejects Limitation To 14-in. Guns 50,000-TON BATTLESHIPS THE RESULT? Tokio. Mar. 17. JAPAN will shortly notify Britain that limitation of naval gun calibres to 14 inches is unacceptable on the (round that qualitative limitation without simultaneous restriction of tonnages of navies is contrary to the true spirit of disarmament.
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    World Tourist Killed In Car Crash
    106 1 World Tourist Killed In Car Crash 'From Our Own Correspondent) >em u i".: Mar. 17. A do-year-o'.d passenger of the Empress of Britain. Mrs Nellie B Fairhiid, of Brooklyn Wear fork, e/ai killed, and a companion. Mrs L W Sutton, of Los Angeles, v. ush injured m a motor crash
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    SIT-DOWN STRIKERS DEFY COURT ORDER
    47 1 Detroit. Mar. 17. The Chrysler sit-down ptflke ar holding their p sit;ns tr eighl planti in defiance oi th.» eourl order to evacuate by 14 00 GV r. Pickets carry placard!. "We r luse to move and will die before do." Reuter
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    Big Bequest To Bangkok Institutions
    97 1 Big Bequest To Bangkok Institutions London, Mar. 17. j CIAM will benefit substantially under the philanthropic terms of the will of Mrs. Reta Leon-Owens the widow of a former Bangkok man. The testatrix left £108.000. Five thousand will be devoted to poor Siamese orphans, £10.000 to the Siamese Red Cross
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    SOUTH AFRICA BANS NAZIISM
    172 1 IN FORMER GERMAN COLONY Administrator's Wide Powers (_l_to\in. Mar 17. the anion a v rraaUni i proclamul giving the AdmiAttor 01 South-west A!n dictatorial powen eradicate I .ional S >cialis:n .ram the territory. .nciudin^ powers to deport pe; lo tacrt Nazi influence ln ttlltl I r
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    NON-INTERVENTION
    48 1 Contingent Of H Ohtenreri b i I niidii" M u A In a _b- rve: i in P eit Southampf n I Ui It i- M UT I Brigadier D'AUmquerquo, wi i Ktuaar officer 1 1 h- d i E to bv he Brit l- British Wireless
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    STOP PRESS
    65 1 London. Mav 17 Till reaMVal >l tin restriction Mggaaled by a yi e.-tionci ii. the House t>f Commons today. Mr. \V. (i. <>rmsb> -(.ore replied that he thought the recent Increase in the qui. i h;»d helptd th" siiuitioi. .in.i added that the .l.o'i tion of the quota
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      56 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL COHCERT 815 9.15 p.m. DINNER and DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION HARVEY and YOUNG The Popular American Comedy Dancers. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHES- WHEN IN PENANG STAY TRA DIREI lED BY DAN
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      114 1 There is no better Teu than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. SEA VIEW W& _.CT_L IDSAL SEASI 0£ RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH RfNNINO HOI ANU COLD WA ILKTENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SL VBATHING. ONE OF SINGAPORE S SCENIC BEAUi SPOTS REACHED IN 8 MINUTES BY CAR FROM ANY WHERE
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    WIT & SATIRE AT ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY DINNER
    539 2 WIT SATIRE AT ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY DINNER Governor And Chief Justice In Excellent Form WIT and satire ot* rare quality distinguished the speeches at the Bt. Patrick's Society annual dinner attended by more than 200 people at the Adelphi Hotel last night. The Irish ure an unusual people they have
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    SCOTTISH CUP
    50 2 London, Mar. 17. Tho .Scottish Cup semi-final draw to be played on Apr. 4 is: Morton vs. Aberdeen. Celtic or Motherwell vs. Clyde. The place of play is to be decided later. Reut/?r. The first pair are playing on the Hibernians' ground and the second on Rangers ground.
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    FOURTH WORLD TOURER IN A MONTH EXPECTED TODAY
    316 2 i'yHE fourth world tourer to arrive In Singapore within the month Is expected today. She is the motor steamship. Stella Polaris, whose 130 passengers will bring the total number of world tourists to have invaded Singapore this month to nearly 1500. Sponsored
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    EGYPT AND THE LEAGUE
    52 2 Geneva, Mar. 13. BRITAIN has requested the Secretary -General of the League to convene a specia! meeting of the Assembly for the admission of Egypt and it is suggested that the Assembly will meet at the end of Ma> when the Council is next dinto meet.
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    Yesterday's Rubber Auction
    146 2 Yesterday 's R u bber Auction THE Singapore Chamber ol Commerce Rubber Ass relation held Its i.:J2ist auction yesterday wi.en there were catalogued 1.20M08 lbs.. 540.iy tons: offered 1,163.979 lbs. 519.69 tons: sold 950.348 lbs 424. 2G tons Spot London 12 3 lGd N\ w York _4-"' H cts. PRICES
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    THE CAPITOL
    225 2 High Standard Of "After Thr Thin Man" Ii iw "The Tlun Man." you must, oi course, g<> and see its sequel. If you did not bee "The Thin Man." you must still the i quel. "After the Thin Man." lor you will get a ti what you have
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    MADAME BUTTERFLY
    123 2 Repeat Performance Hv The (ionsalez Company An ther excellent p riormance ol Ma- a Butterfly was given the i Open Company it thi Vlrt r; Th iti i the prin i cip ils beta i the tame tt< pre- vious occasioi Blgn irlna Palaaalnj was Butterfly and BignOT
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    SILVERLARCH
    35 2 Honolulu. Mar. If. Th" Bilverlarch, escorted by a coastguard cutter, arrived here yesterday No smoke was visible, but firelighting apparatus was held in readiness, while preparations were beina made tol open the hatches Reuter
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    DR. A. HUEBNER
    18 2 lierlin. Mar. 16. The death is announced ol D%rthUT Huejiuv. th; famous philohdlfct.- Rent-: Wrel
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      46 2 EELAST PERFORMANCE VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT -9.30 P.M. SHARP GONSALEZ ITALIAN GRAND OPERA Co., Present -aam CARMEN shhBOX OFFICE PLANS AT LITTLES Prices 84, S3, 82. Note. The curtain will rise at 9.30 p.m. sharp and the audience is requested to be seated by 9.25 p.m. i
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      46 2 MISCELLANEOUS. BEAUTIFUL CEMETERY MEMO RIALS in marble or Rranlte Singapore Casket Co 1 and 3 Penh.is Road. Singapore. Telenhone 6075. j FOR SALE, CHEAP. Bookbinders Power Guillotine 30" knife. In good running order, spare knives. Also Two Hand Wire Stitching Machines. Apply "Binder" c/o Straits Times.
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      423 2 CLASSffIED ADVERTISEMENTS. i PRICKLY HEAT AVOID IT BY USING AGNESIA DUSTING POWDER oi all chemists and stores. Manufacturers, GPAFTOh LABORATORIES ~BOAR») RESIDENCE^ SEA FROI^T KATONG (IKAMiK -77 Mrver Rd Large r^inw f.nlnv wa with own oath room H and C ai«mod san. Phone 575_ Tennis Large Garden M ?-__T I
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      380 2 Zbe Sinoaporc Jfree flSress Mead Office: Cecil Street. Sln«_porr Phone: M?l (i hues e_Un\ion» to .til d. t Tel: _im«» Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street. Phone: IWU. Ipob t.11..r Brrwster Road Phone. 37. Penang Office: 11. BUbop Sti.r« p, Phone 1417. London <>fi 40 43. Elect Street I E<
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      115 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 1.34 a.m. 9.2 ft.; 2.37 p.m. 7.8 ft. Sports Rowing Regatta. Soccer: R.A.F. vs. Post Office at Anson Road. SRC. vs. S.C.F.A. II at SRC. Water Polo: Y.M.C.A. vs R.A.F. VICTORIA THEATRE Oonaalag Opera Coy. Cinemas ALHAMBRA Young and Beautiful with William Haynes. CAPITOL
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    JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA
    900 3 To Ensure Market For Her Industries PROF. MILLS REVIEWS EASTERN SITUATION "plllNA is the obvious market for Japanese industries, and therefore the Japanese policy is this: to gain enough control of the Chinese Government and use that control in order to ensure a
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    DEATH FROM OVERDOSE OF DRUGS ALLEGED
    577 3 Inquest On Czechoslovak EVIDENCE of how he looked through a window of the \drlphi Hotel and saw Jacob Gersfield lying inanimate on his bed was given by .Mr. Chan On. a commercial traveller, at Ihr inquiry commenced yesterday by Mr. W. G. MacQuarrie. the
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    41 3 THOUSANDS OF INDIANS are unable to read or write, so to assist them when casting their votes in the ret ent General Election under the new Constitution in India, ballot boxes bearing symbols were used. These are an example in Calcutta.
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    INDIAN FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
    426 3 Pathetic Scenes In Court PATHETIC scenes marked the conclusion of the trial of Valayuthan, in the Assize Court yesterday, on a charge of the attempted murder of his mistress, Muttamma. by stabbing her on the evening of Oct. 16 last in River Valley Road.
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE EXAMS 1937 Results
    356 3 RAFFLES COLLEGE EXAMS 1937 Results TplE results of the Raffles College Diploma examinations for 193 7 are now announced. ARTS The following have been awarded the Diploma in Arts ol Raffles College Class II Chong Hock Hai. Carl Ruthertord Hoffman, Kara Soon Lock, Jacob Yoong. Class 111 Anjang Saith bin
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    76 3 Workers on a corporation hoysing estate locked the city manager. stafT. and themselves in Cork City Hall during a brief stay-in strike one Saturday. which is poor and strong and a countrydriven by over-population, while China is a country which is nch. weak and strategically useful. It seems to me
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    PERAK HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER CO.
    157 3 New Share Issue From Our Own Correspondent > I ndon. Mar. IS. Letters were today sent to holders ol ordinary shares In the Perak River Hydro-Electric Pjwer Co Ltd conveying rights under the new share Issu.v A total ol :_8 041 ordinary shares of €1 each
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    30 3 Mr F. VV. Margrett has just arrived in Singapore irom Bangkok and has an exhibition ol his well-known speciality. Siamese art in gold, silver and niello, at the Adelphi Hotel.
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    250 CHINESE COOLIES STRIKE IN N.S.
    129 3 M Demands From Our Own Correspondent* ISeremban. .Mar. H>. Information reached the Seremban Police today that about 250 Chinese coolies, wh) work on three estates in the Nilai district ol Negri Sembilan. have gone on strike making the 19 demands for increase of wages
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    ALLEGED THREATS TO CHETTIAR
    248 3 "Afraid To Go Out" HOW a Chettiar eged to have been threatened Wtl IMMSti that his head would be fetohsa by and that he should b made before Mr Tan. 1 1 liy in the fifth court yesteiri iy len K Esmail Sahib, a Tamil Mohan
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    THE CORONATION
    47 3 Chinese Community To Hold Lantern Procession well atttndi d dm irtaantattwss ol DCdies .md a.s>o Chinese Ch.unoA of C day afttrn on I lon with the Coronation ceiebi. *i Thr» dm t: old .1 i intern pro SI tinted to form n «ke the necessary
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    NEW CONSIGNMENT FOR LOCAL ZOO
    59 3 V ur lion cubi foui four guinea pigs. ,\U nil _0 h' I nearly 30 monk! I of various types arc Included sltnmem ol animals and i srhlch arrived lor the S Ponggoi from Holland yesterday morning The birds Inclndes nnch ol namerous kinds. thrtis:
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      131 3 PITMANS COLLEGE <>!i hed in England *i~> years. Singapore Braivh. under European Management at I nitons Building. River Valley Road (entrance Damar Road) Expert tuition in ALL (OMMKRCIAL Sl B.IECTS. Special couises in Shorthand I pc-wi itinu. Book-keeping. Common e. Malay. Dutch and French. Indiwdual Instruction in all subjects. Students
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      44 3 OVALTINE COLD. r Hot <§>. i is now served i in Ihe leading Cafes \and -Res I ait runts A. WANH.R I.TIV. (hartered Rank (ham lk* i SINGAPORE. m .■MM-———— FOR REPAIRS I N JEWELLERY WATCHES U. S. de SILVA MANUFACTURING HWLUIR 179. ORCHARD ROAD
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    BRITAIN'S BIG NAVY PROGRAMME
    996 4  -  HECTOR C. BY WATER BY Premium On Peace Insurance Policy London, Mar. 4. OF the £1.500,000,000 which Britain believes she will have to spend on armaments during the next five years, at least £600.000.000 will be devoted to strengthening the Navy and improving Its strategic bases
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    26 4 HOT ONI SIDE. COLD THE OlllEK— Something unique in signposts has been erected to mark the tropic ol Capricorn, five miles out of Rockhampton. in Queensland.
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    CORONATION WORK FORGING AHEAD
    515 4 Abbey Preparations London, Mar 5. WORK on the alterations ancl decoration of Westminster Abbey for the Coronation is proceeding day and night. Chairs for peers and peeresses and stools for the rest of the congregation of 7.700 will be coverea in blue velour and gold braid
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    Science Versus Crime
    815 4 HANDS, EARS AND DRESS lEL L TA LES IMAGINE, lor one crazy moment. that you are a fugitive irom justice. Can the law identify you with the crime? Mr. H. M. Robinson, in a lascinating new book. 'Science Versus Crime.'' shows how science, the microscope and the
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    A. P. HERBERT TO ENTER FILM INDUSTRY
    218 4 A. P. HERBERT TO ENTER FILM INDUSTRY London. Mai. 3. WWW A P HERBERT, humorist and v Member ol Parliament la joining forces with Sir Cedric Haidv.icke with a view lo making pictures They will be fellow-direc-tors, with Reginald Pound, of a new British company, as yet unnamed, which plans
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    MOHAMMEDAN NEW YEAR
    78 4 •From Our Own Correspondent I Muar. Mar 1 The First Muharan 'Mohammedan Ne* Year- was celebrated with great >mp and splendour tn IMuar The Muar Cub padang was thn with people the uholc day and late Into the night In the afternoon sports were held A- *he
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      81 4 A CAPITAL REMEDY for DRILL BREAKAGES iw a "CAPITAL" _H Iw Manufactured A\ the I I E LM Eagle and Globe Steel k* L^U Weeks. Sheffield. ICng. Ll il they give greater I W B_ W r 1 \wA ___i Erj with less frequent XM l i grinding and more
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    54 5 WHO WOULDN'T BE SAVED: Surf life _a\ing competition*. 4 n annual event, are on in Sydney, from Hhcre this put tire ci a winning «irl> team has m*l arrixed GROI'P PHOTOGRAPH of Municipal co-operators and friends taken at Sukiyaki Hotel. Ocean View, off ta*t Coast Road, on the occasion of
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      69 5 J m f 'm f m ''/A^ ~~_"^J' _f^ O J i n I_^ f J -f^ V" AT I W- a- ff i J ll >- -^AmmTm'^ m\ M J WELL OVER... 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE ENABLES US TO OFFER TO OUR CUSTOMERS A FULL RANGE OF FIRST-CLASS FOODSTUFFS SUITABLE
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    ANTI-OPIUM SOCIETY'S FINE WORK
    1758 6 FOUR YEARS REVIEWED New $60,000 Clinic To AFTER four years of active educational and curative work, in face of numerous difficulties and limited resources, the Singapore AntiOpium Society has now issued its first report. Although much good work has been accomplished during this period, it is
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    DWINDLING DEMAND FOR MALAYAN FIREWOOD
    551 6 Forest Department's Concern (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, .Mar. 17. HpIE ever-increasing use of coal, oil and electricity in the pro- duction of power by modern industries is cutting into the revenues of the Malayan Forest Department owing to the resultant enormous shrinkage in
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    Bishop On Labour Unrest
    619 6 Bishop On Labour Unrest NEED FOR FAIR DEAL tills SPITE of shocks and menaces from within and without, Malaya has borne its part with the rest of the British Commonwealth in maintaining that calm poise which has been so generally recognised as an enviable quality in our character, and has
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    PENANG CABABBTS
    73 6 Weekly Extensions Until 1 a.m. Granted •From Our Own Correspondent) d„.. N__flft Mar. 17. Penang cabarets are to have extensions once a week until 1 a m That is the decision of the Penang Licensing Board of Justices a? the first quarterly meeting last evening preJe^ McFaU Dlstrtct
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    Diamonds Venture Fails
    240 6 Diamonds Venture Fails HA \KRI PTC Y SEQI FL THE effort of the son of a goldsmith to do bw diamonds which ult.- ad him in insolvency v i -Id lfl the Bankru; I .rt yes:day. t>f<>.. Mj .lu lice I.avi. *hen Lourdesamy was taken th: his pub:.;- exam. nation.
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    SULTAN TO PRESENT SCOUT AWARD
    170 6 Johore Ceremony A:i ting ceremonv \*i!l mt seen al the r jn International club nex* Bundai aftOl Don when HH the Suit in <>• J hore url Scant iv m m 'vcment Sved Esa >-»in Alwee he recil I recently returned trmu sour* gt tl
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      25 6 _ti_T_k TM| MAKERS LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS MAISOH PERM IS, Stamford Road. Singapor* MAISON MARIE 63. Victoria Street. Singapore, nepots for Max Factors Cosmetics Phone: 4610.
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      236 6 IO CORNS on 1 pair of feet! Everg one out in a week No planter* no <iangeroua rutting ju«t a fragrant. refreshing f<wti>atll every night for a fr~ night- Ami aftrr that, hera m what happen* to '"mi! httre mufferid i Int frnm rnrn* f tried rnrn plamerm and aaJre*.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    58 7 Th !ollowins.' hav-' accepted %a play crick:: for SCC vm RA iCllAngil on Saturday at 2 p.m. at SCC J H Abbott, t V. u. Anderson, p O'Neii Dunne, b. Qalttard, a. c. Orowoer. POL imn. ore. J McLecd. F. K McNan.ira. F P H P. „r.s »Capt.>.
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    TIN AT £300 & RUBBER AT ONE SHILLING
    946 7 TIN AT £300 RUBBER AT ONE SHILLING Amazing Week In Local Commercial History I. T. C. GESTURE WHICH CAME TOO LATE JJOWEVER much events in the Great World may have seemed to march without special incident during *he past lew days locally there has certainly been no lack of excitement
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      109 7 EXCELLENT DOUBLE FEATURE BILL! ALHAMBRA OPENING TONIGHT It ctZ*^jt j HA|NES f V Jn M,LJAN «W t_i\\\M- Joseph >!^ mRN tf •i*°__y _r_J *T**-< R R,TO ii^ fca-#_^"-C^l ondHi* MWW- <~~^. orch f a »i| l_4 I *'i shaw^J fIJ|JU| Dc--g K ALSO JOHN WAYNE in "TEXAS TERROR" A New
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      153 7 EASTER WEEK AT THE CAPITOL M-G-Ms Melody Packed Wonder Musical Show of all Time Am l^mmmli -H_P SWemW mlZjmwi** »S_^_i_fW _liX mmmrSarjL^KmWAm _L mmJlkmW^m _r l BE* -BE MBB A rm ~W Jl m x^is F v mLWJr^y<m J_B ____r/ »i *> mwmm\m^W Jf COU PORTER^ Lo f d HIT
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      359 7 PAVILION 1 ARRANGE YOUR PARTIES NOW! MALAYAN PREMIERE PHONE 5261 and 6903 TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 AFTER 5. P.M. ii_wi r ß_j__M i £__f Wmmmmm mm ..in a drama carved mWtM B^ i_^^^_fe _w____l /rom //ie throbbing jfl M| --^iB fc__> heart of a woman a^l v _-_-_-_-___k w/io dared as
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937. Four Shilling Rubber!
    739 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937. Four Shilling Rubber! POUR shilling rubber This Is the somewhat intoxicating possibility held out by the Financial News following the decision of the IRK C. to raise the quota for the second hall of the year to 90 per cent., but not
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    DAY TO DAY
    95 8 Dr l w Brans ha.-, been appointed to act as Principal ML-du-a: Officer Johore. and a member of the Johore Council o: StatHaving reinrnad from leave, Mr H S. Paterson ha.s resumed his du*i .i~ Presideru o: the Praanf Municipal Commissi n Ammg the passen.K _> amu:
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    Malayan Personalities
    11 8 THE HON. MR. C G. HOWELL (Attorney-Genera!, Straits Settlements)
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    As I was Saying
    349 8 Snobbery And Army Recruiting IT is an unfortunate 'act. but it ls only on the parade ground ana un- der the orders of a non-commissioned 'officer that the habit of "Jumning to it" is usually prac--1 tlsed In the British army: the military machine moves with
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    Over The Hill
    1243 8 ha r was rumpled and awry he had not yet shaved A cigarette Jutted irom the corner of his mouth He had very sharp blue eyes They > ere bant brightly upon hi* t.usk •Windy.' he .said at last, "must have been a game giV::..: ap th<
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    SMUGGLING IN NORTH CHINA
    123 9 A^ain Raised In Commons London. Mar. 17. The question of smuggling in North China was again raised in the House of Cr.mmons at question time yesteraay. when Lord Cranbourne. UnderSecretary for Foreign Affairs, in a written reply to Sir Walter Smiles said that the attention of
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    424 9 BRITISH PROGRESS SATISFACTORY London, .Mar. 17. in the Route ol Commons yesterday, Mr. Dull Cooper, War Minister, introducing the Army Estimates said it was necessary at all times to maintain the expeditionary force equipped to the highest possible point ol efficiency and really at very BhOfl notice
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    MUI TSAI REPORT
    86 9 London. M.ir. 17. 'T have asked the Givernvmnts of j Hong Kong and Malawi feO let mt their lull view.- on both the Majority and minority reportl ol 'he Mui Tsui Commission, but n view o: tin- bftOM complexity of the pr blem> raised T expect it
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      447 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. March 17 The above are dealers' middle prices; Jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 pc. 1944-64 114% 115
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      165 10 Mar. 13. 15. 16. American Can. Com. 1 1 1 v 108'< 109% American Telephone and Telegraph 174' 175' 174 Atchea m Railroad 84 86 33' Chesapeak 64*4 63' 64 170 168- 169 tone 39 7 35 40 < ral Electric 59 2 58 3 c9 r:.i
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      92 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Tone ot Market. Very Steady, in view of impending I R RC. Meeting. Latest Cable. London Spot Sheet 12 3 16d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts 24* H per lb. i _aj -o_— 1 I Mar. 17, o'< lock noon Buyers Sellers
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      62 10 Mar. 17 Gambier T.T. 7.5n Java Cube 10 50 Hamburg Cube 15.00 White Muntok Pepper 19.50 Black. Pepper 11.50 Copra, mixed 8.10 Copra, sundried 8.40 Small Flake Tapioca 5.50 R. Saigon Al $158 R. Siam, W.C. No. 1 $148 Rice, Siam, W.C. No. 2 $142 Rice. Siam
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      185 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 17 RUBBER: Firm. London Spot: 123 B d. 12 7 16d. Previously: 12 3 16d. 12 5 16d. May: \2 718d. 12 9_6d. Previously: 12» 4 <l- 12 _d. July-Sept.: 12» 2 d 12%d. Previously: 12 5 16d. 12 7 16d.
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      63 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 17 Tin: Firm Caall v:_«. |M Previously Weak al €291 Three months U289 15.. Previously €284 New York Tin K5.25 Previously 65.25 Settlemenl u7l IM, Previouslv t?2 15s (.old Yesterday: .7 4d rmiloilj *:t 2- 4d Silver: Spot 20 15 16d
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      79 10 London Closing Quotations March 17 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9- 31 Yesterday viously Paris Francs to 124 21 106% 100** New York to 4 88 4 88 5 16 4 88 5 16 Amsterdam.. Guilders to 12 107 8 93-. a :»4 Hone Kong
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      210 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Mar. 17 ■SLUNG London. TT 2 4 1 16 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London, 4 months' .sight 2 4' 8 Lyons, demand 1240 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 1 16 Montreal, demand 56 15 16 Batavia demand Io3*fc Bamarant. demand
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    208 11 Seen Hy Former Bangkok Man 'From Our Own (Correspondent Bangkok, Mar. 15. To no less a person than a ;i mei Chieftain of the Bangkok St. Andrew's Society ar.d former manager ol Nestle Anglo-Swiss Condensed Mih: branch here, in tho person ol Mr F. Campbell, new living
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    293 12 Higher Rates And Good Outlook IN a special circular to members, the Baltic ar?d International Maritime Conference, commenting on the working of the Baltwhite timber schem-. states that the outlook for shipowners continues quite good. Several fixtures have been concluded during recent weeks at advanced rates. Many
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    178 12 .Maharajah's Luxurious Carriage stated to be the mst elaborate coach ever constructed, the Mahanjah Ol Indore's railway carriage wmi transported trom a goods s.dir.g by mt ms of the Mersey Dotb and H übour Board floating crane Hercules and lifted on board the Clan Line
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    53 12 The Secretary of the Admiralty has announced that in view of their close association with the Royal Naw in Imperial delence. the King has granted permission to the Admiralty to invite the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets to send representative ships to the Naval Review at Spithead
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    63 12 The Conference Lines serving Havana and the Cuban outports have notified shippers of a general increase in rates ot freight, to come into effect on May 1 next. This follows increases, already announced, in liner freights on outward cargoes to destinations covered by the Association of West
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    40 12 I The Nederland Line Royal Dutch [Mail liner, the m.s. "Christiaan Huyi gens" will come alongside the Slnga- pore Harbour Board wharves at 7 aTn 'tomorrow morning and will saQ the same day at 10 a.m. tor Europe
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    623 12 Steel From Hull And Safe To I Be Recovered A FASCINATING story of the plans for the resumed attempt yf on the salvaging of the torpedoed Cunard liner Lusitania and the projected Aiming and even broadcasting of the venture was told to a "Star" reporter by
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    990 15 Aizawa Wins By Two Sets To One SINGAPORE CHAMPION FADES AWAY AFTER WINNING FIRST SET M S. WISE, S.C.C. and Singapore tennis champion, met his Waterloo yesterday when T. Aizawa, the .lapanese doubles champion of Formosa, defeated him the semi-finals of
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