The Straits Budget, 22 April 1937

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES i ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 4132. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. APRIL 22, 1937. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    950 1 REARING of the cholera epidemic now raging in Siam, and learning that she would have to be inoculated before she would be allowed to fly through the country, Mrs. Harry Bonney made last-minute changes in the itinerary of her flight to Cape Town before she left
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  • The Straits Budget
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      ORDER FOR CHAOS IN TRANSPORT.
      788 2 —Straits Times, Apr. 15. April 21 —Wednesday of next week—is the date by which any body or individual in the F.M.S. may assist the Legal Adviser by sending to him criticism of or suggestions for inclusion in the dralt Bill concerning road traffic. The Legal
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      MALAY AND SAKAI MISSIONS.
      893 2 —Straits Times. Apr. 16. Attention has been directed recently to several possibilities of religious change in Malaya, all of which have secular implications meriting discussion in this column. We refer to the S.P.G. publication entitled “Christianity and the Malays,” to the two Christian missions which are
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      “GERMAN SOUTHWEST.”
      917 2 Union of South Africa. —Straits Times. Apr. 17. Although in the German campaign for the restoration of colonies there has been no mention of any specific territory, it is very clear that German thoughts have been concentrated mainly on former African possessions. For some years past intensive propaganda
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      BANISHMENT AFTER STRIKES.
      922 3 'Straits Times, Apr. 19. F.M.S. administration has received quite an unusual amount of publicity in the House of Commons ol late, a series of questions having been asked on the refusal to grant State aid to the unemployed and on the handling of the recent strikes by
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      An Appeal.
      448 3 seek to foster them. —Straits Times, Apr. 20. This article is an explanation as well as an appeal. It will explain why a number of letters sent to the Straits Times for publication during the past two weeks have not been printed, and it will appeal to the
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      GOOD NEWS FROM EUROPE!
      308 4 of European political news.—Straits Times, Apr. 20. News cables from Europe containing references to international politics are usually so filled with threats of war and destruction that a report of something carrying happier implications is worthy of special attention. Such a message came last week. It
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      Gaze And Wonder.
      871 4 terrific upheaval.—Straits Times, Apr. 21. Mr. Neville Chamberlain’s sixth, and probably last, budget is a masterpiece in more ways than one. Having made it perfectly clear months ago that an increase in income tax was inevitable, the Chancellor left the populace alternating between hopes of threepence and
      terrific upheaval.—Straits Times, Apr. 21.  -  871 words
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    PERAK OIL PALMS CHANGE HANDS.
    157 4 (Straits Times copyright). Property Acquired By Straits Plantations. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 20. CTRAITS Plantations Ltd., which owns estates in Lower Perak extending to over 15,000 acres, of which 12,674 acres are planted with coconuts, has acquired Perak Oil Palms Ltd. The latter
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    HOMEWARD BOUND BY CATHAY.
    387 4 Many Malayans Leaving On Friday. THE following passengers *re proceeding ov the Catnav <aihng at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow for Europe:— Mr. R. Adair, Mr. and Mrs A J .irlst.ro, Capt. and Mrs. W Blrtwi«tlt D M. Buckle, Miss J. M Beevo* Master I Beevor Mr H
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    LADY ASSISTANT PROTECTOR OF CHINESE.
    115 4 His Excellency the Governor Mas approved the appointment 3’ Mrs Mary Bertha Barker to be uady Assistant Protector of Chinese, Singapore. The marriage of Winifred Brennan, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brennan of Denaby Main. Yorkshire, and Ernest Hilary Ambler Brooke of the
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
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      B.M.B.C. MALAY.
      177 5 IF the new 8.M.8.C. course in elementary Malay does nothing else, it should at least make some improvement in the bad pronunciation of this language for which Singapore is notorious. It is probably no exaggeration to say that nowhere is Malay so badly spoken as in business and
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      “STANDARD ONE.”
      172 5 AS for towns in the Malay States, Malay is one of the two official languages spoken and written in them, and their European communities contain a relatively large Government element which has been required to pass the “Standard I” examination in Malay and at least knows how the
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      IN CIRCULAR ROAD.
      151 5 JT is perhaps unreasonable to expect anything else now, for if a Singapore merchant became too finicky about his Malay pronunciation, to say nothing of the system of prefixes and suffixes, he would do very little business among the Chinese piecegoods dealers of Circular Road. There is,
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      READING FIRST.
      194 5 TO learn Malay well enough to take part in conversation is no easy matter in Singapore. Even if one can give the time to it, one does not get enough practice. Actually there are twenty thousand Malays here, but they live in a world of their own into
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      ST. ANDREW’S BELL.
      203 5 ST. ANDREW’ S BELL. THE Garrison Chaplain, Singapore. asks in the April number of the Cathedral Courier whether anyone can give him information about a bell which is in his possession and whicn bears the following inscription: “Revere, Boston 1843. Presented to St. Andrew’s Church, Singapore, by Mrs. Maria Revere
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      THE FIRST CHURCH.
      256 5 THAT first church on the padang in which Mrs. Balestier’s bell was used was small, as befitted the times, being just over a hundred feet long and nearly as wide. A picture of it still exists. The first Protestant services m Singapore took place in the London
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      HUSBANDS’ SONGS.
      235 5 VESTERDAY I happened to glance at The Pathfinder, a magazine published by the Jaffnese Co-operative Society, Kuala Lumpur, and in a selection of quotations from the Padma Purana headed “Duties Of Wives” my eye fell upon the following: “When her husband sings she must be in ecstasy. If
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      CECIL STREET, ACT I.
      215 5 CECIL STREET ACT I. TF 1 ever write a play about life in Cecil Street—which will not. be until I retire with a modest competence at the age of seventy-five the first act will open like this: A newspaper office in Cecil Street, Singapore, at dusk. The general appearance is
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      CHINA OUTSIDE.
      201 5 'yHAT is oy no means a typical vignette of Cecil Street which is very much busier and noisier than that during the day. but it is one which I think I would remember were I to leave this place, for in that evening interlude when the office is
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      OFFICE UPHEAVAL.
      160 5 REACTIONS in the office to this unprecedented event were, I regret to say. for the most part hostile. Newspaper men are an unshriven crowd. A colleague of mine who is a member ot the Rationalist Society and nett Book Club immediately put his h ad out ot the
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      BACK TO NORMAL.
      167 5 AS I type this dirge, at nine o’clock on an overcast morning—the most depressing of all times in our dark Cecil Street grotto—l 'ook out of the window and see that Stanley Street has entirely recovered from its regrettable lapse. A nouse painted in bird’s-egg blue and
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      COLOURED STATES.
      206 6 THE latest map of Malaya produced 1 by the Burvev Department is a distinct advance on its predecessors, each State and Settlement oelng coloured differently, so that one can see at a glance the relative size and position of them all. One is struck imme iiateiy by the
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      JOHORE’S EMPIRE.
      227 6 JOHORE’ S EMPIRE. /DOMING nearer home, one notices various small blobs ot yellow whicn explain why it is that the Sultan of Johore. rather grandiloquently is referred to in official documents as “Sovereign Ruler and Possessor of thi. State and its Dependencies Where, you may ask. are the Dependencies? They
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      K.L. WARNS DELHI.
      269 6 K.L. WARNS DELHI the Malay States are lilliputian compared with the principal Native States of India, it is possible that the history of the Malayan federation may be repeated, on an infinitely larger scale, in the new federation of All-India. Consider the following F.M S. Treaty Of Act Of Accession
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      AIR MEGALOMANIA.
      200 6 THE enormous size of the Singapore airport in relation to the traffic which will use it is impressed upon one’s mind by a tour of the Kallang aerodrome and buildings. Singapore has spent a million pounds sterling to cope with traffic which is not likely to amount to
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      MUD-BUILDERS.
      232 6 THESE were some of the thoughts with which I came away from the Rotary Club’s tour of the airport on Saturday—a tour which showed that one cannot visualise that great undertaking fully until one has been over it, even though it might be thought that one can see nearly
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY: £160?
      273 6 RAFFLES LIBRARY: 160? JF Raffles Library has £l6O to spar* (which is in the highest degre* unlikely) it ought to acquire forthwith ior its Malaysian room a very old and rare book which is now being offered by a London second-hand dealer, lor that book is of the greatest historical
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      PADANG CRUSH.
      194 6 “THE fact ot the matte; is that Singapore has completely outgrown the Dadang. an- so nave the Services and it is iiga time that a more generous iair and democraticarrangement was adopted Those words appearer, in the last number of The Sunday rimes, in an article urging that
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      UNWRITTEN MALAY.
      188 6 pEOPLE who speak Malay well probably felt dubious when they read my confession that I had given up hope of learning tc speak M-ilay fluently, in the circumstances of Lurcpean file u. Singapore, and was now concentrating on learning to read it This approach to the language undouotedly
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      KAS-KUS.
      117 6 INCIDENTALLY, people who like t o think that the cultivated English accent is the most euphonious in the world would be mortified to hear what the Malays think of it—or rather, not of the accent so much as of the general flow of sound in English conversation. “The Malays
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      CECILIAN SPRING.
      244 6 pjAPPENING to glance over the way from our office ane afternoon last week, I was delighted to see that the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Milk Company had put out their jalousies. This is an infallible sign of spring in Cecil Street As soon as our friends in the opposite
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    468 7 Mr. A. P. Hadow has been elected a director of Kimanis Rubber. Limited. Mr. R. A. Ward. Cadet. M.C.S., havr:£ passed the prescribed examinations n jaw and languages becomes a Passed Cadet. M.C.S. Mr. E. L. Hamilton has resigned from •he board of United Patani (Malaya) Rubber
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS
      62 7 HOPKIN.—At the General Hospital. Singapore, to Angela, wife of Dr. D. A. B. Hopkin of Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, April 17, a son. BUYERS.—At Eredene —Aboyne, Scotland on April 10. 1937, to Winnie, wife of William Buyers, late Terentang Estate. N.S.— a son CASTLE —At the Singapore General Hospital
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      81 7 LEE—TAI.—The engagement is announced between Mr. Lee Hong Wah, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kiang Choon of Johore Bahru and Miss Tai Moon Loy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tai Chui Lian of Kuala Lumpur. MELROSE—MORTON.—The engagement is announced between Jolyi Halliday, of Oil Palm Plantations. Kluang, Johore,
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      MARRIAGES
      96 7 WOULFE FLANAGAN—FITZGERALD-LOM-BARD.—At the Church of the Visitation, Seremban on Monday. April 5, by the Rev. Er. Geo. Auguin, Edward, third son of Mr and Mrs. S Woulfe Flanagan of Lccarro\v, Ireland, to Ebba. third daughtei of \lajor and Mrs. Fitzgerald-Lombard cf Kingstown, Ireland. HARDIE—MORGAN.—The marriage took place on Saturday.
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    THREE NEW VOLUNTEER COMMISSIONS.
    201 7 Lieut.-Colonel A. A. Lermit Resigns. His Excellency the Governoi has granted commissions as Lieutenants in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force to Messrs. A. D. Williamson. W. A. Fell and R. G. M. Scott-MacGregor. Captain A. M. Drysdale, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, has been appointed to be
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    M.C.S. PROMOTIONS.
    98 7 The promotion of the idiowing Officers of Class 111. M.C.S co be Officers oi Class 11, has been approved Messrs. C W. Dawson. J J. Sneehan S. N. King, P. A. B. McKerron. H. I W. Oswell and J. Jeff The promotion of the Allowing Officers of Class
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    GOVERNMENT OFFICERS. ON LEAVE.
    96 7 The following Government officers have been granted leave. Mr. A. Heywood-Waddington. has been granted eight months and twelve days leave on full pay with effect from the Ist March. 1937, inclusive. The Hon’ble Mr. C. C Brown. M.C.S.. British Resident, Pahang; t the Hon Mr Justice
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    FAREWELL TO GREAT EASTERN SECRETARY.
    167 7 Mr. G. C. Knox Retiring From Malaya. Over 50 members of the stall < f the Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd., were present on Monday at a tea party given as a farewell to Mr G C. Knox. Secretary of that Company, who is
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    299 7 Mr. H. Fraser As Acting Federal Secretary. The following F M S. appointments are gazetted: Mr. H. Fraser to act as Federal Secretary. F.M.S., Class IA. M.C.S. Mr. E. E. F. Pretty to act as Under Secretary to Government. F M.S., Class IA. M C.S. Mr. J. O.
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    113 7 Mr. W. K. Horne As Puisne Judge. The following appointments are notified in the S.S. Government Gazette: Mr. B. F. Bridge Colonial Legai Service, to act as Registrar District judge and First Magistrate. Malacca, and to officiate as Assistant Office Assignee. Malacca, and to jp a Ponce Magistrate
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    MR. D. A. ROSS DEAD.
    40 7 Straits Times Copyright. From Our Own Correspondent* London. Apr. 17 The death took place at sea on Api. 13. of Donald A. Ross, of Firestone Plantations of Liberia, and formerly of Malaya General Company. Johore
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    Contents.
    359 7 Leaders— Order For Chaos In Transport 2 Malay And Sakai Missions 2 “German South-West” 2 Banishment After Strikes 3 An Appeal 3 Gaze and Wonder 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 25—28 Picture Supplement 17 20 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page 32 Malayan General
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    FORMER MANAGER OF LOCAL A.P.C. DEAD.
    62 7 News has been received of the death at Home on Monday of Mr. H. Wylly, late general manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Company in Singap/re. Mr. Wylly, who was in his fiftythird vear, came to Singapore from India in December, 1027 and left hero
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    25 7 DEATH death occurred at sea on Apr. 13 of Mr. °<>nald A. Ross of Firestone Plantations Company. Liberia and late of Malaya General Company, Johore.
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    HEADMASTER DEFENDS LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
    471 8 Of More Value Than Junior Technical System In Britain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Apr. 16. THAT the general education given in Malayan secondary schools is of more value than an attempt to copy the methods of the junior technical schools in England was the
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    CHOP’S FUNDS WITH OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE.
    199 8 Order Held To Be Ultra Vires. An order made on June 19 193b vesting the funds of Chop Sin Thye Hin in the Official Assignee as trustees to be distributed among the creditors of the chop in tne shape ol dividend, was found to bt
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    Game Fish Are Scarce In Malayan Waters.
    264 8 NO USE HERE FOR BIG TACKLE, SAYS ZHL SPEAKER. CINGAPORE’s snakes ~e debunked by Mr. M. F. W. Tweedie in a radio address from ZHL on Wednesday night. Singapore’s bis fish suffered the same fate at the hands of Mr. W. Birtwistlp. Director
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    Malaya’s Prosperity Shown In Big Note Circulation.
    204 8 OVER $92 MILLION. r J*HE present prosperity in Malaya which Is resulting in increased spending power is reflected in the amount of currency notes in circulation at the end of March, which is given in a Gazette notification issued on Saturday. The gross
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    CORONATION FLAGS AND BADGES.
    176 8 Japanese Charged In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 18. Y. Shigashiyama, manager of a Japanese shop in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur, appeared before Che Osman in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court yesterday on a charge of fraudulent evasion of Customs duty amounting
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    HIGH RUBBER PRICE HELPS SIAM.
    224 8 Growing Prosperity In AI1 Industries. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Aoi 15. The export of rubber from Slur* four years ago was 1.7 of the total value of all her exports. Three years ago the percentage rose to 5.4 per cent, two years ago it
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    SOLDIER’S WIFE APPEALS TO QUEEN.
    269 8 Wants Husband Home From S’pore. AS the result of the action of a twenty-year old London wife in writing to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, begging, as a Coronation favour, that her husband be sent home from Singapore, it is probable that Private Thomas Barnett, 1st
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    $98,000 BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE.
    110 8 (From Our Own Correspondent > Penang. Apr 13 Khoo Soo Thye. one-time manager of a Penang shoe store and a wellknown figure in local rubber circles, who is alleged to have absconder whh 125 tons of rubber valued at $98,000 belonging to the Nether.ands Trading
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  • Correspondence.
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      MALAYAN AIR SERVICES.
      208 9 Should Flying Club Subsidy Be Diverted? To the Editor of the Straits Times. S.r.- it does indeed seem unfortun- that the scheme of Malayan AirVt lV > Lta.. had to be d! owing to (iVvi-rninent’s refusal to grant assisi;.ce As the chairman ot the Straits Steamship Company
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      BUDDED RUBBER UNTAPPABLE.
      256 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir—Hats off to Mr Phillip C. Turnbull 0.8. E At last we have a chairman who is perfectly frank in addressing his shareholders and telling them in a very straightforward way that a considerable essessment for 1937 for 560 acres
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      EUROPEAN FINED ON DRIVING CHARGE.
      95 9 A fine of $25 was imposed by Mr 1 p Cromwell in the Singapore Fourn Court on Saturday on a European oamed Wilhelm Arnold who was connoted on a charge of having driven motor-car in a negligent manner n !le junction of Kampong Bahru Road
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      “IT’S A SMALL WORLD, YES SlR!”
      59 9 IT’S a small world, say* Len Roos, of Hollywood, who is filming Singapore in colour tor a Warner Brothers travelogue. He arrived here recently from Sydney to find that Mr. D. Blythe, Far Eastern supervisor for Warners, who has his headquarters in Singapore, hails
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      CORONATION DAY.
      448 9 Public Holiday Decision Should Be Enforced. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Preparations for the Coronation celebrations are proceeding apace, and while they seem to be worthy of the occasion, there is one point which directly affects participation in these celebrations and which neens. in my
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      More Memories Of St. Andrew’s.
      399 9 A Raffles Chorister Of The Sixties. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—With reference to ‘‘Anak Singapura’s” notes regarding the first St Andrew’s Church in Singapore, before the construction of the present edifice you will find in one of the very old issues of
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      Company Chairmen And Yields From Budded Trees.
      770 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—In connection with shareholder's letter which appeared in your issue ol Apr. 9. I think it would b< appreciated if you could furnish a list of rubber producing companies that have areas of budded rubber and
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    IMPROVING KUALA LUMPUR BEAUTY SPOT
    130 9 Sidney Lake To Be Dredged. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur Apr 15. Beautilul Sydney Lake—the most photographed spot in Kuala Lumpur—being dredged to make it even more attractive. $20,000 is being exjjended on the scheme, upon which a start has already been made with
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    MRS. MARION MELSON DEAD.
    133 9 Widow Of Government Surveyor. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. 13. The death took place at the 8eremban General Hospital today if Mrs. Marion Melson, 76-year-old widow of the late Mr. John Melson. The deceased, who was born in Australia of Irish parents, came to Singapore
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    RETURNED FROM LEAVE.
    47 9 The following Government officers have returned from leave: Lieut.—Com. J C. Derrick. R.N.R.. Dr H P Hodge. Miss C Ambrose. Messrs F. J. Dale. G R. Percy M C... F S Pickard. R. D. Rowswell. G J. Fora C E Gates. A. M. Low.
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    New Ship On Malaya—New Zealand Service.
    265 9 New Ship On Malaya— New Zealand Service. A NEW South Pacific service which should do much to increase trade between Malaya and New Zealand and Australia, will be inaugurated last Tuesday when the New Zealand and Australia, was 4,000-ton motorship Maetsuycker. of the K.P.M. line left Singapore. Built at Amsterdam,
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    K.L. POST OFFICE FIRE OUTBREAK.
    78 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 10. Post Office clerks played the role of firemen last evening when a short-circuit occurred in the electrical equipment of the Kuala Lumpur Telegraph Office. There were crowds of people at the counters as it was mail closing
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  • A FEDERAL LETTER.
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      BUILDING “BOOM” AT KUALA LUMPUR.
      828 10 $700,000 For Police Depot: “Sarong Biru Parade: Steel Famine (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15. QINGAPORE is in the grip of a building craze just now. And so are we. Yes, even Kuala Lumpur, the face of which hardly changes year in and
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    Signed $500 Pro Note For Only $20 Cash.
    348 10 MONEYLENDERS METHODS REVEALED IN COURT. 'J'HA” he signed a promissory note for $500 when he received only* $20 cash and that the note was dated 1935 although made in 1936 were statements made by Cecil W. Garnell, in his public examination in
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    NEW BUILDING FOR CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
    220 10 WORK TO BEGIN THIS YEAR. AX70RK on the building of the proposed new clubhouse for the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club will begin this year, according to a statement made by Mr. G. H. Kiat, presiding at the twenty-seventh annual general meeting of the club
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    IPOH SAVES ON STREET LIGHTING.
    86 10 IPOH SAVES ON STREET LIGHTING (From Oar Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Apr. 15. A saving of between S300 and $400 monthly will be effected by switching ofT the street lights at six in the mornings, stated the Chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board (Mr. A. V. Aston, M.C.S.) at the monthly
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    CORONATION PARADE SEATING.
    151 10 Special Applications Must Be Made. QPECIAL arrangements for seating accommodation at the great Coronation Parade on the Padang on May 12 at 7.30 a.m. are contained in an S.S. Government communique. His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief will attend and will take the SaiUte. Seating accommodation in
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    STRICTER CONTROL OF TODDY.
    239 10 Johore Planters’ Resolution. PVERY facility should be allowed to estates to establish controlled toddy shops in order to counteract the sale of samsu to Indians. A resolution to this effect has been p assed by the Committee of the Johore Planters Association, which advocates that the
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    MR. C. DA SILVA.
    48 10 To Be Member Of Medial College Council. H E. The Governor has selected Mr Claude Da Silva o be a member 'f the Council of the KLig Edward VII Allege o T Medicine, for a perloa >? thret years vice Dr. Noel L. Clarke resigned.
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    PENANG REPLY TO SASTRI CRITICISM.
    1238 11 Municipal President’s Statement. ‘INACCURATELY OBSERVED OR WRONGLY INTERPRETED.’ (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 14. REPLY to criticism of housing conditions for Tamil coolies in Penang, contained in the Sastri Report, was made at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners by Major H. S. Paterson,
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    SELANGOR STRIKERS BACK AT WORK.
    77 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur Apr. 13. '’THE strike of 250 men in Klang pineapple factories and in the Port Swettenham match factory was settled yesterday and all employees are back at work today. The terms of the settlement have not been made knowr
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    ROBBED EUROPEAN WOMAN.
    120 11 Javanese Servant Pleads Guilty. Admitting that he had taken th? articles but had done so througn the force of circumstances. Jalil bin Abdul Rahim, a Javanese servant employed by Mrs. Jeanette Carters of Orchard Road, pleaded guilty to the theft of certain of his employer’s belongings, when
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    BRAVERY AWARD FOR SINGAPOREAN.
    177 11 Swim For Aid In Rough Sea. A SWIM of four miles through a very rough sea to the shore In order to bring help to comrades wrecked in a yacht while sailing in Singapore harbour has won for Mr. F. C. Honey, of the R.A.F. Base,
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    NEW MALAYAN CHINESE PAPER.
    116 11 Publication In K.L. In August. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Tpoh. Apr 16. A new Chinese daily newspaper, entitled the Malayan Chinese Daily News will shortly appear mo will be fin anced by Chinese residents in various places in Malaya. A sum of J100.000 has been subscribed
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    Negro Heaven Film Banned In Singapore.
    278 11 Negro Heaven Film Banned In Singapore TWO of the outstanding films of the year—“ The Green Pastures” and The General Died at Dawn —have been banned by the Malayan Film Censor, Captain T. M. Hussey Marc Connolly’s famous play. “The Green Pastures.” give a naive and penetrating picture of Negro
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    GREAT MILITARY TATTOO FOR SINGAPORE.
    163 12 Three Battalions With Massed Bands. FARRER PARK SPECTACLE TO BE STAGED AFTER DARK. CORONATION Year is to be marked by the biggest military tattoo ever held in Malaya, Farrer Park, Singapore’s biggest playground, having been selected tor an elaborate display by the three battalions if
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    CARNEGIE GRANT FOR MALAYANS.
    160 12 Basic English And Radio Research. < From Our Own Correspondent» London, Apr. 17. To enable selected British colonial officials to “spend a year away from duty to iurther their studies, carry out research and travel,” the Carnegie Trustees have made a grant of $48,000 <U.S>. Included
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    RUBBER REPLANTING Concession By Controller Of Rubber
    149 12 1 Prom Our Own Correspondent» KuaJa Lumpur, Apr. 17. Rubber properties in the name of' one owner but situated in different parts oi Malaya, for the purpose ot replanting under the Rubber Regulation Enactment can, with the ap-1 proval ot the Controller of
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    DIPLOMAT ROBBED IN BANGKOK.
    64 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Apr. 18. TTHF Japanese Military Attache. 1 en route by air from England to Japan, while visiting the snake park at Bangkok and engaged in photographing poison being extracted from the fangs of snakes, was deftly relieved of 4.000 ticals worth
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    SERDANG’S VALUE TO MALAYA.
    256 12 Fully Recognised By Government. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 17. “HTHE importance of agriculture 1 to the country cannot be exaggerated and that Government recognises this is proved by the existence of the School said Mr. Hugh Fraser, acting Federal Secretary. who was the
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    Johore Volunteers.
    45 12 The following members of the Johor< j Volunteer Forces. Batu Pahrt have been promoted: Second Lieutenant. Ami b Mohd. Amin to Lieutenant Corporal Md. Noor b Jaamat to Second Lieutenant Corporal Lani b Manap > Second Lieutenant Privat Raman o Musa to Second Lieutenant
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    TOO MUCH REPRESSION IN MALAYAN CLASSROOMS.
    132 12 Malacca Principal Criticises Educationa l System. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 17. THERE is too much repression in our classroom and school 1 procedure and I would go further and say that a weakness in our education is that many of our pupils
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    MALARIA EXPERTS OF SEVEN COUNTRIES IN SINGAPORE.
    384 12 MALARIA EXPERTS OF SEVEN COUNTRIES IN SINGAPORE Study Of Latest Methods J7XPERJMENTS which have been carried out in Singapore in the fight against malaria, and the latest measures adopted throughout the world, are being discussed at the Fourth International Course in Malariology which began in Singapore on Monday. Owing to
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    Safety Of S’pore-Darwin Air Route.
    124 12 Safety Of S’ pore-Darwin Air Route. No Forced Landings In Million Miles. piGURES recently compiled .show that the five de Havilland D.H. 86 aircraft used by Qantas Empire Airways between Singapore and Brisbane have flown 1.277.600 miles without a single forced landing. On the European division of Imperial Airways, aircraft
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    MALAYA’S RUBBER PRODUCTION
    89 12 iFrom Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 16. Mincing Lane believes that Malaya and Netherlands India are capable of producing 85 per cent, of their standard quotas of rubber. Rubber circles are of opinion that American consumers will probably be able to hold off the market, pending sufficiently
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    DEATH-ROLL MOUNTS IN SIAM CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.
    624 13 OVER 1,000 DIE IN THREE WEEKS. Another Case On Singapore Coastal Steamer. Singapore, Apr. 14. WITH cholera deaths mounting in Siam and another death on the Singapore steamer Kedah, there is greater need than ever to guard against the spread of the disease to
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    NO DANGER OF CHOLERA IN MALAYA!
    90 13 IT is most unlikely, with all the precautions that are being taken. that Singapore will be visited by cholera. This reassuring statement was made by Singapore’s two health officers. Dr. D W. G. Faris, the Government Health Officer, and Dr. P. S. Hunter, the
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    DEATH OF VISITOR TO MALAYA.
    94 13 i From Our Own Correspondent > Taiping Apr. 13. The death took place from septicaemia yesterday ol Mr. James M. H Jenkins only son of M> C H Jenkins. formerly ol Mating Estate. A week ago he contracted septicaemia. Born in 1915 and educated at
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    S.A.D.C. DONATIONS TO CHARITY
    101 13 Profits that permitted the making of substantial donations to charity were made last year by the Singapore Amateur Dramatic Club, according to the report adopted at the club’s annual general meeting. “The First Mrs Fraser” will be the next play to be staged. It will be
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    “PUT THE BRAKE ON COMMODITY PRICES”
    658 13 PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRMAN'S WARNING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 13. appears to me to be necessary to put the brake on commodity prices and cheap money, otherwise there will be over-expansion and when armament work slackens off there will be such
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    EAST COAST STRIKE:
    36 13 As a result of a fishermen’s strike at Kuantan the catches are now being disposed of straight from the river banks. A picture taken after the settlement of the strike by the authorities.
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    BRITISH TRADE AND THE NAVY.
    57 13 “117 E may build a navy capable of R protecting our trade routes, but what will be the use of it if we do not bother about the trade to be protected?” asked Mr. Jules Martin, reviewing the shipping position at the meeting of the
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    SHOULD FIRE BRIGADE HAVE ASSISTED POLICE?
    1177 14 Effort To Prevent Bank Clerk’s Jump From Beam. TO avoid explaining to a director of the Sze Hai Tong Hank the whereabouts of $200 cash newly handed in by a c Yap Leng rushed upstairs to a beam over an air well in the
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    RECLAIMED RUBBER.
    242 14 tons in March last year.—Straits Times copyright. Sharp Rise In Consumption (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 16. A SIGNIFICANT increase in the use of reclaimed rubber in the United States is revealed by the March statistics, consumption of this commodity having jumped by nearly 2,000 tons in
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    FAREWELL TO COL. W. A. GUTSELL.
    117 14 From Our Own Correspondent» Seremban. Apr. 13. The Seremban Rotary Club held a dinner meeting last night at the Seremban Rest House. It was also a farewell to their President. Lieut.-Col. \V A .Outsell, who was proceeding to England as one of the F.M.S.
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    SELANGOR THRONE.
    127 14 Straits Times Copyright. Constitution Probable. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 16. THE Evening Standard under- stands that the Selangor succession situation will be met by the provision of a written constitution for the State, but. in a country where an Englishmans word hitherto been regarded as his
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    $12,000 STATUE OF PENANG’S FOUNDER.
    106 14 12,000 STATUE OF PENANG’S FOUNDER. (From Our Oicn Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 15. 4 PERMANENT memorial for Captain Francis Light, Penang's Founder, is in sight folloicing the decision of the G&orqctown Commissioners in Committee on Tuesday to apply for the sanction of the Governor-in-Council for a contribution of $4,000 frov. the
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    DR. H. MOONSHI ACQUITTED.
    256 14 Charge Withdrawn Bv D.P.P. The cnarge against him being withdrawn by the P.P.P.. and f he po'. ottering no objection to an ..cQUiiiai Dr. H Moonshi. a Justice of he Pc a tor Singanor and a Municipal Com missionev. who appeared beUr. Cap Nelson Jours on
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    MONEY IN RESERVE—NOT RUBBER IN YOUNG TREES.
    2196 15 Planting Topics Replanting. Shareholders Prefer Dividends To Replanting—Especially With One-Shilling Rubber And Full Production. 1 (By Our Planting Correspondent.) IN RESERVE AND 1V1 NOT RUBBER IN YOUNG TREES is the motto suggested by a correspondent of the Financial Xews who writes under the
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    HONG KONG RUBBER.
    145 16 —Reuter. DUNLOP CHAIRMAN COMPLAINS. London, Apr 14. IF the rubber footwear imported from Hong Kong and Canada] in 1936 were manufactured in Great Britain, there would be directly employed 3.000 workpeople and indirectly many more in is cotton and other industries, said Sir George Beharrel, at the
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    JOHORE ESTATE STRIKES ENDED.
    260 16 Tappers Get Increases In Pay. (From Our Own Coriespondent Johore Bahru, Apr. 13. Over 1.000 Chinese tapping coolies, who were on strike last week on rubber estates in the Kluang district, as a protest for higher wages, resumed work yesterday alter employers had agreed to pay
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    CORONATION FEASTS IN SELANGOR MOSQUES.
    86 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 14. Mohammedans who go to mosque in Kuala Lumpur and Klang on Coronation Day to offer prayers for His Majesty the King will enjoy a feast provided by His Highness the Sultan of Selangor. The generosity oi Selangor’s
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    SINGAPORE’S SOPHISTICATED CHILDREN.
    139 16 Percussion Band Not “Mike”Shy. COME Singapore children arc sophisticated. Juvenile performers generally are inspired wit} some awe when they first appear before a radio microphone, but the members of the Tanglin Preparatory School percussion band, who gave their first radio programme over ZHL last week did not
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    ZHJ’S 649 HOURS OF BROADCASTING.
    121 16 <From Our Own Correspondent > Penang. Apr. 14 I\URING last year Station ZHJ, of the U Penang Wireless Society broadcast programmes for a period of 649 hours said the president. Mr. M. J. Thorp* speaking at the annual meeting today He appealed to Penang owners
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    CHINESE COUNCILLOR’S DAUGHTER’S SUCCESS.
    105 16 Word has just been received from the Trinity College of Music, London that Miss Lim Siew Cheng, eldest daughter of the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Lim Han Hoe has been awarded, for the second year in succession, an Exhibition for the senior theory examination in music.
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    Ketch That Visited Malaya Reaches European Waters.
    184 16 LONG, young American university student from Seattle, who left Singapore about five months ago in continuation of a world cruise in a 32-ft. ketch, Idle Hour, has reached the Mediterranean. He spent nearly two months In Singapore and also stopped at Penang and
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    SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    565 17 Miss M (illtllS. retiring headmistress of Miangoon English School, who said farewell to parents and pupils last week. I HIT-COL. W A. Ol'TSKLL. Negri Sembilan planter, who leads Malaya's Volunteer contingent to the Coronation. First Time Before the “Mike” Children of the Tanglin Preparatory School,
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      Do Singapore Concerts And Cinemas Begin Too Late?
      1080 21 Aft Earlier Start Favoured. Hostess’s Point Of View Discussed. THERE have recently been two music recitals in Singapore, to one of which there went an audience of eight and to the other one of twenty. And immediately one hears the old criticism:
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    Haggling In European Shops Too!
    212 21 Correspondence. To the Editor, the Straits Times. CIR, —The article “Should Singapore Mems Haggle in Shops?” which appeared in your paper on Apr. 8, was very interesting and extremely true. I should like to draw attention to the fact that it is not only the
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    MAGISTERIAL CHANGES.
    80 21 Tnere have been lresh magisterial changes in the Singapore Police Courts Mr. T L. Tan. formerly Fifth Magistrate. has now succeeded Mr. W. G Reeves, the former Th. r d Magistrate, wno is sitting at present in the Second Court. Capt Nelson Jones, who. till recently, was Second
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    Sultans At A.B.M. Dinner.
    153 21 Secretary Of State As Guest Of Honour. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Apr. 9. A I the annual dinner ot the Association of British Malaya, to be held at the Hotel Victoria. London, on May 31. the guests of honour will be the Rt Hon. W
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    SKATING BOOTS IN K.L. SHOP.
    56 21 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Ape 12. A pair of skating boots used for winter sports were seen in a Kuala Lumpur sports shop today. The new owner, who is on his way to see the Coronation hopes to use them when he visits
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    LOCAL JOCKEY ON HURT CHARGE.
    201 21 Sequel To Dunearn Road Car Crash. A. E. GARRARD, the well-known Malayan jockey, who is charged with having caused grievous hurt to Mrs. Garrard (his wife) in Dunearn Road on Mar. 22, made a second appearance before Mr. T. P. Cromwell in the Singapore Fourth
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    SULTAN OF PAHANG IN LONDON.
    24 21 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 14 The Sultan of Pahang arrived in London today to attend the Coronanation.
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    D.P.P. DEFINES POLICE ATTITUDE TOWARDS STRIKERS.
    288 22 Legiti ma te A iring Of Grievances A11(need. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 15. \TO one has or will be prosecuted for legitimately airing a labour grievance, but there is no excuse tor breaking the ordinary law of the land, said the Deputy
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    TIN PRODUCERS NOT TO BE REASSESSED.
    127 22 Senior Warden’s Statement. From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 15. Nj general re-assessment of tin producers in the F.M.S. will be undertaken during the existing period of restriction, according to a statement issued by the Senior Warden of Mines. F.M.S., yesterday. An official
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    $3,000 Scholarship To Educate Poor Boys.
    228 22 $3,000 Scholars hip To Educate Poor Boys. TO COMMEMORATE BROTHER MICHAEL'S WORK. THE founding of a $3,000 scholars at St. Joseph’s Institution was ap tian Brothers Old Boys (Singapore) ral meeting held on Apr. 14 at St. Jo The scholarship, said Mr. C. B. Webb, the proposer, was to perpetuate
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    COMMANDER OF NO. 100 SQUADRON PROMOTED
    100 22 The promotion of Squadron-Leader J. G. Walser. M.C., commander of No. 100 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron. Seletar. to the rank of W’ng-Comman-der has been announced. Wing-Commander Walser. who is married, came to Seletar in October. 193 G. to command No. 100 Squadron. Previously he had
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    ADDITIONAL CREDITS FOR ESTATES.
    106 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 15. nPHE Controller of Rubber, Malaya, invites rubber producers who are able to satisfy him that they are able to export more than the present quarter’s allowance during the present quarter, to apply for additional credits to enable them
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    European Woman Saves Child.
    187 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 15. A STRANGE accident in which a European woman saved the life of a child with great presence of mind occurred in a Kuala Lumpur street today. Watchmen at the offices of the Asiatic Petroleum Company and Guthrie’s and
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    CABARET GIRL ROBBED.
    114 22 Armed Men Allegedly Enter Her Room. Six men. two allegedly armed with knives, who climbed a wall and then broke through three locked and bolted doors, are alleged to have robbed a 23-year-old cabaret girl, named Lim Bee Bee, of $315 cash and jewellery early on Thursday
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    JAPAN SCOUTS IDEA OF WAR IN EAST.
    72 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 15. The Minister of Defence, Luang Bipul, in a broadcast last evening, said that since his last message the Japanese Minister had called and assured him that there was no ground for the suggestion that Britain and
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    FOSTERING NEW USES FOR RUBBER.
    295 22 Close International Co-operation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 9. jgRITISH, French, and Dutch rubber research organisations are to co-operate in endeavouring to develop new uses for rubber as contemplated in the International Rubber Regulation Agreement. A communique issued in Londo. today announces that a
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    DECREE NISI FOR MRS. G. K. BROWN.
    116 22 Husband’s Association With Another Woman. (From Our Own Correspondent* London. Apr 9 Mrs. Gladys Kathleen Brown, itvina at the Eastern and Oriental Hotel Penang, was granted a decree nisi O' Sir Boyd Merriman, President or tlv Divorce Court today on the groand >•
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    IPOH FLOODS.
    52 22 (From Our Own Corresnor.don*Ipoh, Apr. 1The Sungei Pari was in heavy sp this morning and overflowed its bin in several places, the area between Tronoh railway line and Ccnnoi. Road, being transformec into a lak Ipoh town escaped floods followi. the week-end rain, thanks to the cellent Kinta
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    FRANCE STRENGTHENING HER INDO-CHINA DEFENCE.
    314 23 25,000 Troops In Her Eastern Empire. BRITAIN’S FORTRESS WILL AID FAR EAST SECURITY, HE SAYS. THE military defences of French-Indo-China have been strengthened recently and there are now 25,000 French -oldiers stationed in the territory apart from local troops. In addition there are aeroplanes and
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    NEGRI HEALTH INSPECTOR FINED.
    104 23 Convicted Ofi Negligent Driving Charge. i rom Our Own Correspondent. Seremn. Apr. V!. F. A. Dawson, a senior Indian Inspector of Seremban. lined SltiU. or. n default two As simple imprisonment anc bis .iccnce was suspended for i i ol three :nonth> .vhen %udgwas delivered t
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    PRAYERS FOR RELEASE FROM CHOLERA.
    52 23 1’rocession In Siam’s Capital. .mm Our Own Correspondent BangKos. Apr. 12. certain section of th<- community ‘-'»e Bangkok district carried on-, b-ic precessions aecompamed fy c-rs to off cholera in th ’;t b urhood 01 their homes and old participated and the cessions attracted considerable
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    “PRECIOUS CARGO” FOR KING BY AIR FROM MALAYA.
    102 23 T RAVELLING as“precious cargo in the bullion lockers of two Imperial Airways liners, Coronation loyal addresses from five Malay Sultans Selangor, Pahang, Johore, Kelantan and Kedah —and one from the Straits Settlements were flown to London for presentation to King George VI
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    RUBBER GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    243 23 MR. A. P. HADOW AS CHAIRMAN. iFrom Our Own Correspondent» London, Apr. 1 1. JV/VK. A. 1*. Hadow. formedly a lead- ini* Malayan plnnti r, is proposed for the chairmanship I the Rubber Growers’ Association for liL>7. Mr Hadow is chairman and man* a.’ing director oi Ber
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    MOVE TO CHECK SINGAPORE FLOODS.
    171 23 ANOTHER sten towards the alleviation of floods in one of Singapore’s worst districts has been taken. About 2,200 feet of the I ink it Tiniah Canal, from Selejjie Road to the bridge over Buffalo Road, is being; deepened bedded and lined with concrete. This will
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    £500 DAMAGES AWARD
    77 23 'Straits Times copyright > 'From Our Own Correspondent > London. Apr 12 r\AMAGES at L500 st'. i'-ng and costs were agreed to ov Mr Justin* Bucknill tn granting a decree msi t( Mi Ernest Fletqher on tlie ur mnds o: the misconduct ol his wile Marv Ahc<
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    Sharp Setback In Price Of Rubber In Singapore.
    396 23 REACTION TO STOCK FIGURES. Singapore, Apr. 13. •THERE was a sharp setback in the 1 price of rubber locally overnight, following the decline in the London and New York markets. This decline is attributed to the realisation in London and America that
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    Headmistress Thanked For “Devoted Work.”
    332 23 IJEADMISTRESS for six years of Serangoon English School, Singapore, Miss M. D. Gibbs took farewell of parents and pupils on Friday. A mother and a girl wept and. in a subdued manner, the assembly sang For she’s a jolly good fellow and Auld Lang Syne”
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    NEARLY 50 PLANES IN CORONATION AT SINGAPORE.
    244 24 While 2,000 Troops Parade On Padang. MASSED BANDS OF 3 REGIMENTS, JOHORE FORCES AND POLICE. AS 2,000 troops parade on the Singapore Padang onthe mornA j ng Q f Coronation Day, May 12, nearly 50 fighting planes will, the Straits Times understands dip
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    MALAYA COMMAND. New Chief OF Administration.
    237 24 THE post ot Assistant Adjutant and i Quartermaster-General in charge j of administration of British troops) in Malaya, now held l>y Brigadier A. T. Shakespcar, D.S.O., M.C., will be occupied after Sept. 14 by Colonel M. A. Studd, D.S.O.,| M.C. Lieut.-Col. A. B Thomson,
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    TWO NEW PLANES FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
    154 24 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. AS a result of an accident to One of the Gipsy Moths, which sustained light damage when it made a forced landing near Bantin recently with Malaya’s best-known woman flyer. Miss Wang Siew* Wan, the Kuala
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    MODERN HOSPITAL FOR PERAK?
    192 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipr.h, Apr. 12. U E. the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, has, it is action regarding the much-needed action reegarding the much-needed new hospital for Perak. Plans are now under consideration for a permanent solution of the hospital problem in Perak and
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    Radio Speaker Debunks Malayan Snakes.
    321 24 “FEW POISONOUS SPECIES HERE." Mr. M. F. W. Tweed ie. (GIVING large dcses of alcohol to people bitten by cobras does them more harm than good, according to Mr. M F.W. Tweedie, who delivered an address on “Poisonous Snakes of Malaya” through the Singapore radio
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    Malayan Co-operators’ Task For Coronation Year.
    243 24 RAISING SUBSCRIPTION CAPITAL TO $8,000,000 'THE Assistant Director of Co-operation (Mr. G. Hawkins) has set Singapore Co-operators a hard task tor the commemoration of Coronation year. He has suggested an effort to increase the subscription capital \>> $8,000,000, making the membership 80 per cent,
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    IS MANIAC ROAMING CITY’S STREETS? Fourth Outrage In Past Month.
    119 24 SUSPICION, entertained by the police that a Chinese maniac is abroad in Singapore alter nightfall, was iurther strengthened on Monday nigh* when the ambulance rushed to Beach Road to aid a 10-year-old Teocheu girl, who complained that she had been
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    PERAK CHINESE MINING ASSN.
    69 24 Proposal To Erect Own Building. (From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, Apr. 14. The Perak Chinese Mining Association, whose membership is over and includes some of the wealths miners in Kinta. has convened an extraordinary meeting to consider erec ing its own building. The Association has decided
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    MARQUESS OF ZETLAND’S OFFER REJECTED BY GANDHI.
    340 25 Not Actuated By Question Of False Prestige. PREFERS “HONOURABLE DEADLOCK TO DISHONOURABLE SCENES.” pANDHI has rejected the interpretation of the T Constitutional position in India as set out by the Marquess of Zetland, Secretary of State for India, He says Lord Zetland’s refusal
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    GANDHI REPLIES TO LORD LOTHIAN.
    146 25 Neuter. London, Apr. 16. in a further statement to The Times at Poona says, Lord Lothian’s suggestion to refer disputes to the electorate is sound it it can be proved workable and •’lot prohibitively expensive. ‘The precedent I had in mind of arbitration was that
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    FASCIST SPLIT.
    181 25 Aneta-Trans-Ocean London, Apr. 14. SPLIT has occurred in the British Fascist movement. Several prominent members of Sir Oswald Mosley’s party have broken away and formed a new party under the name “National Socialist League.” Mosley’s former propaganda chief Mr. Joyce, and one of the editors of the leading
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    ONTARIO MINISTERS RESIGN FOLLOWING STRIKE.
    230 25 -Reuter. Dispute Over Their Attitude Toward General Motors. Toronto, Apr. 15. •MR. DAVID CROLL, Minister of Labour in the Ontario Cabinet, and Mr. Arthur Roebuck, Attorney-General, have resigned. The Premier, Mr. Mitchell Hepburn, demanded thenresignations owing to differences over the attitude of the Government to
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    WILL FORD GO TO GAOL?
    126 25 contravene the Wagner Act.—Reuter Wireless. Effect Of Defying Wagner Act. Washington. Apr. 14. Henry Ford might conceivably have •to go to prison for his recent antiUnion pronouncements. This is the result of the recent Supreme Court de- cision that the Wagner Act is constitutional. Mr.
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    SACRIFICES MADE TO FRANCO.
    85 25 ready to sacrifice all.” Reuter Wireless. Spanish Royal Family Wants Him To Win. Paris, Apr. 13. 44II7E are giving everything we can because we want Gen. FrSLnco to wdn.” the Infanta Eulalia. ex-King Alfonso’s aunt, declared to Router. Questioned about a report that Alfonso had subscribed
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    FASCISTS BEATEN.
    280 25 Belgian Election Result. Brussels, Apr. 13. Ml. PAUL VAN ZEELAND has been re-elected Prime Minister of Belgium in the election with the Rexist candidate, M. Leon Degrelie. In a manifesto M. van Zeeland declares the election is an unparalleled vote of confidence in him, and goes on to
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    OFFICIAL SECRETS CHARGE.
    100 25 Reuter Wireless. GERMAN ARRESTED IN ENGLAND. London, Apr. 15. A GERMAN, Otto Karl Ludwig, has been charged at Mistley, Essex, with being an alien and attempting to land at Harwich and being in possession of documents and data calculated to constitute an act preparatory to committing an
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    IMPORTANT U.S. INDUSTRIAL LAW VINDICATED.
    682 26 —Reuter. New Relations Between Men And Their Employers. T> OOSEVELT won a major victory on Apr. 12, when the United States Supreme Court upheld the Wagner Labour Relations Act, one of the most important pieces of industrial legislation on Roosevelt’s programme. The Act upholds the
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    THE DIVINE WIND SALUTES PRINCE.
    82 26 —Reuter. London, Apr. 12. The Japanese goodwill plane. Divine Wind, which made a record flight from Tokio to London, swooped thrice over the promenade deck of the Queen Mary at Plymouth this morning, saluting Prince Chichibu (brother of the Emperor* and Princess Chichibu who rose
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    JAPANESE WHARF AT SWATOW.
    49 26 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Municipal Ban Ignored. Swatow. Apr. 13. In spite ol the local Municipality s refusal to grant permission. Japanese interests at the port nave begun construction of a wharf. The matter has been referred to the Central Government.- Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    Division In Ranks Of Belgian Fascists.
    202 26 —Aneta-Havas. DESERTING M. DEGRELLE. Brussels, Apr. 18. AS a result of Cardinal van Roeys denouncing the Belgian Rexist Party it is reported in well-inform-ed political circles that three Rexist Chamber deputies and two senators intend to resign their mandates. It is moreover declared that
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    DIVINE WIND IN LONDON:
    25 26 The two pilots of the Japanese plane Divine Wind being escorted from the Croydon Aerodrome, after their record-breaking flight from Tokio.
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    DESCRIBING CORONATION FOR THE WORLD.
    214 26 -British Wireless. Elaborate Preparations For Radio Broadcasts. London, Apr. 16. A DETAILED sound picture of the Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey will be given to the world by radioThirty two microphones are being installed in the Abbey, so that the King’s voice and a full
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    30,000 TROOPS To Be In London For The Coronation
    64 26 in Britain and Northern Ireland.tish Wireless. Rugby, Apr. 10. Approximately 30,000 troops come to London lor the Coronation. There will also be large detachments of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Each branch of the Regular and Territorial armies will
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    UNRESTRICTED NAVAL RACE.
    324 27 —Reuter. FEARS EXPRESSED BY SIR SAMUEL HOARE. Better Relations Between Japan And Britain. GRAVE apprehension of the possibility of unrestricted competition and unlimited design in naval construction was expressed by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Samuel Hoare, at a dinner on Friday. Britain would welcome
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    COURT VETOES SOCIAL SECURITY IN U.S.
    123 27 —Reuter. Old-Age Benefits Unconstitutional. Boston, Apr. 11. The New Deal social security programme for old age and unemployment insurance has been ruled unconstitutional by a majority decision of the United States Circuit Court ot Appeals. Without deciding the question whether or not the eoera
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    NO CONFERENCE OF COLONIES IN 1937.
    85 27 Straits Times Copyright. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Apr. 16. ■"FHERE will be no time for a Colonial conference in 1937 owing to the pressure on all concerned of unavoidable public engagements. This decision was communicated by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. G. A.
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    WANTED TO ATTACK FOREIGN SAILORS.
    75 27 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Marines Go Armed With “Bombs Shanghai, Apr. 12. Following fist-fights in cabarets in he Hongkew district between foreign ind Japanese sailors, says a Chinese report, a number of Japanese marines armed with knives and tear-gas bombs visited several cabarets last
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    PRINCE CHICHIBU
    87 27 -Reuter. Arrival In London With The Princess London. Apr. 13. Prince and Princess Chichibu of Japan arrived in London this morning from Southampton and were greeted at Waterloo Station by a crowd of several thousand. Prince Chichibu. who was accompanied on the train by Mr. Yoshida. the Japanese
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    CANADIAN STRIKE SETTLED.
    174 27 1. —Reuter. MEN TO RETURN TO WORK. Oshawa, Apr. 16. THE strike at General Motors fac- tory here was settled today. Mr. Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers’ Union, announced that an understanding was reached at Detroit yesterday, the terms of which will be submitted
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    TOO FEW GIFTED CHILDREN.
    204 27 PSYCHOLOGIST’S GLOOMY FORECAST. London, Apr. 16. A forecast that in 30 years Britain may expect a 24 per cent, increase in mental deficiency and a 35 per cent, decrease in the number of “gifted children of secondary school type” is made by Dr. R. B. Cattell,
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    US. DRIVE AGAINST LYNCHING.
    87 27 .—Reuter. Now A Federal Offence. Washington Apr 16. I YNCHING is made a Federal offence under a b'll passed oy th° House oi Representatives today. The bill imposes heavy fines and imprisonment on sheriffs or constables nermitting prisoners to be taken from custody and killed, while
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    VITALITY SAPPED BY OVERWORK.
    215 27 —Reuter Wireless MR. BALDWIN SPEAKS ON BURDENS OF OFFICE. PERILS OF FASCISM AND COMMUNISM. London, Apr. 13. M R BALDWIN for the first time openly referred to his impending retirement when speaking at a meeting of the Bewdley Unionist Association this afternoon. “It may not be
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    DUCE’S PROMISES TO LIBYA.
    113 27 Reuter Wireless. NEW MEASURES ANNOUNCED. Rome, Apr. 13. Measures to implement his recent promise to the people of Libya were announced by Mussolini at a meeting of the Cabinet. Libya will have a new constitution. Libyan ex-rebels will receive an amnesty and their lands will be
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    BRITISH SEAMEN MUTINY.
    59 27 —Reuter Wireless. One Killed; 5 Wounded; Several In Irons. Havana, Apr. 18. TTHE British 5,000-ton freighter Lackenby oif Santiago, Cuba, has reported mutiny on the high seas which was suppressed by the captain. One sailor was killed and five wounded. Several men are in irons. The vessel
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    “DIGGER” V. C. TO FLY TO THE CORONATION.
    79 27 Reuter Wireless. London, Apr. 18. Gunner Sullivan, V.C., a member of the Australian Coronat on contingent, who died in London recently as the result of an accident, is to be replaced by Corporal George, V.C., who has been given a free passage
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    REBEL ADAMANT IN FACE OF ALL APPEALS.
    216 28 —Aneta-Trans-Oc^an. Conciliatory Advice From Tribal Leaders Ignored. DESOLUTE military action against the Fakir of Ipi is likely in the near future, in view of the latest despatches from Waziristan. The Fakir, whose fanatical attitude has been responsible for recent outbreaks, has rejected the
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    HEROISM OF GURKHA PICKET.
    279 28 Large Force Driven Off. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta. Apr 13. i Great heroism was shown by the picket of the Damdil Camp, who put; up a wonderful fight against 40 tribesmen during the hot fighting in; a Frontier engagement cn Apr. 10. On that day
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    CROIX DE FEU REVIVED.
    48 28 .—Reuter. Five Leaders To Appear In Court. Paris, Apr. 6. Colonel de la Rocque, spokesman in the Chamber, and four other leaders have been summoned to appear in the Correctional Court on a charge of reconstitution of the legally dissolved Croix de Feu League.—Reuter.
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    GERMAN REPLY TO MAGINOT LINE.
    110 28 Reuter Wireless. FORTIFICATIONS IN THE RHINELAND. Metz Apr. 14. ACROSS the frontier from Lorraine. French people are watching with some anxiety the construction of German fortifications in the former demilitarised Rhineland. The Germans are doubling the Maginot Line with a series of hidden nests and
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    IMPERIAL CHEMICALS’ BUSINESS.
    105 28 Reuter. Still Competition From Japan. London, Apr. 17. The annual report of Imperial Chemical Industries, covering the concern’s world-wide activities during 1936, states that export trade on the whole was good. Competition from Japan continued on a large scale, but there are signs that the vigorous resistance
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    FRANCO-JAPANESE INCIDENT.
    63 28 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Peiping, Apr. 16. Following investigations by the Japanese Embassy into a case of assault on a Japanese named Miyasaki, allegedly oy two drunken French sailors, it was stated last night at the Japanese Embassy that a protest would be lodged with the French authorities.
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    GREAT BRITAIN’S FINANCES.
    225 28 Policy Of The Government. London. Apr. 13. WHETHER the Government had any intention of taking action to check the rise in commodities by raising the price of sterling in terms of gold—*an action which would have a marked deflationary effect and whether the maintenance o! cheap money
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    RADIO LINKS THE EMPIRE.
    223 28 lian Coronation contingents. —Reuter Wireless. Extension Of Overseas League Building. London, Apr. 18. AN unprecedented exchange of greetings by radio telephone linked the Empire on the occasion of the opening of the extension to the headquarters of the Overseas League premises. Overseas House, St. James, London,
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    FRANCO FIGHTS SCHEME THAT HE SHOULD RESIGN.
    98 28 Hendaye, Apr. 18. GENERAL FRANCO is fighting against suggestions from u Rome and Berlin that he delegate the military command to another leader and concentrate on affairs of government. Italians and Germans at Salamanca are stated to have been fighting for control for
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    GERMANY’S ATTITUDE TO THE VATICAN.
    242 28 —Reuter. Encroaching On Internal Life. Berlin, Apr. 14. THE German reply to the Papal encyclical of last month (in whicn the Nazis were accused ot violating the Concordat and encouraging antiChristiar. movements* emphasises the obligation to preserve the unity of he people and not allow
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    INDO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.
    44 28 .—Reuter. New Delhi, Apr. 12. TIGHT months’ negotiations have been terminated with the initialling of the Japanese—Indian cotton trade protocol which is understood to be effective from Apr. 1 and designed to regulate the trading of Indian raw cotton for Japanese piecegoods.—-Reuter.
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    TOMMY FARR BEATS MAX BAER.
    637 29 CLEAN, HARD-HITTING BATTLE. BRITISH CHAMPION GIVES IT AND TAKES IT. rpOMMY FARR, of Wales, recent conqueror of Ben Foord in a fight for the British and Empire heavyweight titles, on Apr. 15 outpointed Max Baer, former world champion, in a twelve rounds bout at Harringay
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    CHINESE OUTPLAY PENANG S.C.
    220 29 Fine Batting By Cheow Teik And Hopkins. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 18. Time saved the Penang Sports Club from a severe defeat oy the Chinese Recreation Club in a two day match concluded this evening. Brilliant batting by Cheow Teik and Dr. Hop kins
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    S.C.C. HAVE THE WORST OF A DRAW.
    412 29 STRADLING’S FINE INNINGS FOR GENUANG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) RSegamat, Apr. 18. A. M. STRADLING, of the Genuang Cricket Club, has begun the season well and should again figure at the top of the All Johore batting averages. Playing against the Tam pin
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    MANCHESTER CITY FOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP?
    122 29 Fine Victory At Sunderland Results of Home soccer league matches played last week are cabled by Reuter as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE —DIV. 1. Preston N.E. 1 Everton 0 Sunderland 1 Manchester C. 3 Wolverhampton 5 W. Bromwich A. Z DIVISION III (SOUTH). Crystal Palace 1
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    MIZLER LOSES TO SARRON.
    133 29 Brave Show Against Clever World Champion. In a ten round fight at Harringay last week, in the FarrBaer bill, Pete Sarron, the American holder of the world’s featherweight championship, outpointed Harry Mizler, of London, cables Reuter. Mizler was taking the place of Johnny McGrory the .Scottish
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    CRAVEN STAKES WON BY SNOWFALL.
    51 29 —Reuter. London Apr 16 The Craven Stakes -un ovei a mile today at Newmarket, resulted as follows: Snowfall 1 Sun Bather 2 Streamstown 3 ..Betting: 13 to 8- 100 to 30; 9 to 1 Twenty ran. Won bv one length; ten lengths between second and
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    S.C.C. SOCCER XI SURPRISE MALAYS. MAGNIFICENT DEFENCE PREVAILS.
    558 30  -  By “Echo.” H7ITH two of their best men absent, the S.C.C. last week vindicated, at the first opportunity, my assertion that though they may not win the S.A.F.A. League shield this season they will beat some teams who have ideas in that
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    S.C.C.’s FIRST LEAGUE WIN SINCE 1935!
    86 30 S.C.C.’ s FIRST LEAGUE WIN SINCE 1935! Last week’s victory over the Malays was the first win in Division I of the S.A.F.A. League by the S.C.C. since 1935. Last year, of their 16 matches, they lost 13 and drew three, scoring 13 goals and surrendering 65. In 1935 they
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    TWO TYPICAL GOALS BY BUCKLEY.
    408 30  -  By Echo. IF the Royal Artillery are to add a league championship to their soccer honours (they are present Singapore Cup holders) they must repair some serious defects in their rearguard. These brought them defeat bv the Police recently, and last week at Anson Road
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    FAVOURITES' DAY AT TAIPING SKYE MEETING.
    711 30 Raja Mohamed Wins The Polo Pony Race. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Apr. 16. THE addition of the polo pony race provided a card of seven events for the opening day of the Skye Meeting, which was favoured bv good weather in spite of
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    DERBY BETTING.
    34 30 —Reuter. London, Apr. 15. The following are quotations in the latest call-over for the Derby Fairford 9—1 taken and offered. Le Grand Due 9—1 offered, 10—1 taken. Perifox 100—7 offered, 15—1 taken.—Reuter.
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    SCOTLAND BEAT ENGLAND AT HAMPDEN.
    523 31 SCORE THREE GOALS IN SECOND HALF. Defence Holds Under Pressure Before Interval. AT Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Saturday, before an enor4 moos crowd, the first all-ticket admission in the history of Scottish soccer, Scotland beat England by three goals to one. The ground was in
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    RECOVERY AFTER LOSING EARLY GOAL.
    321 31 pHE Middlesex Regiment showed greatly improved form in their S.A.F.A. League senior division match at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday against the Chinese, and thoroughly deserved their unexpected victory. The Chinese scored an early goal, but the soldiers equalised just before half-time, and midway
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    SIX RACES WON BY MALAY RIDERS.
    749 31 BAY CHIEF COMES A CROPPER AND HAS TO BE DESTROYED. (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Apr. 17. *pHE final day of the Taiping Turf Club’s Skye Meeting was one of the best days the Club has had for a long time. The weather was
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    TOMMY KEPT HIS WORD.
    235 31 Upheld Prestige Of British Boxing. Reuter telegrams despatched before the fight were as follows: Tonight’s fight between Max Baer, ex-world heavyweight champion, and Tommy Farr, the Welsh. British and Er ..ire champion, at Harringay Stadium has caught the imaginatic 1 of the public more than any
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    RAIN SAVES PERAK AT IPOH.
    399 32 Henry, Hassan Soon Wee Score Freely For Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 18. PERAK were saved from deteat at the hands of Selangor by rain today, when the State cricket match was abandoned at lunch time. Perak required 95 runs to avert an
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    FARR WANTS SCHMELING.
    128 32 Critics’ Chorus Of Praise. Fighting the greatest battle of his career, Tommy Farr struck a doughty blow for British boxing—such, cables Reuter, is the unanimous view of the critics, who are agreed that Farr’s display was a revelation. Within an hour of his victory Farr received two
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    HOME RUGBY.
    73 32 Reuter cables results of Rugby Union matches played on Saturday as follows: Gloucester 6, Bedford 9. Harlequins 0. Coventry 6 Leicester 9. Blackheath 4. Plymouth Alb 3, Devonport Ser. 3. Aberavon 18. Newport 8. Cardiff 3. Llanelly 5. Neath 28 Bristol 10 Redruth 10, Weston-super-Mare 3. Torquay A.
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    MANCHESTER CITY’S CENTURY OF GOALS.
    1219 32 Home Defeat May Mean Relegation For Sheffield Wednesday. MANCHESTER CITVS victory Sa v ~T MSS? EfiSZJTEX a"e probablrchampions of Division III‘(North); and one more point (from two matches) will enab.: Morton* Ayr \n promotion to Division I of the Scottish League. Full results for Saturday,
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    SETBACK FOR LINCOLN.
    135 32 —Reuter. At Carlisle on Thursday, cables Reuter, Carlisle United beat Lincoln City by three goals to one in a match in Division 111 Northern Section) of the English League. This defeat seriously imperils Lincoln’s prospects of promotion for the) are now still only two points ahead ot
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      FRASER & COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT.
      979 1 FRASER COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT. jyjESSRS. Fraser and Co., in their 1 weekly share report, issued at the slose of business on Apr. 20 write: Although nothing of a positive nature has happened to complicate issues since our last report the outlook, both political and financial, would seem to have deteriorated
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      364 1 London. Apr. 20. The following are todays closing middle prices on the London Stock Excnange: Snares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester* Rise day or Pali Conversion Loar 5 d.c. 1944-64 113»4 Funding joan 4 o.c 1960-90 110% Wai Loan 3% d.c. 103 Com. Union Assce. (Units)
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 1 Apr. 15 Tin, S’pore Price $134.50 per picul 16 133 19 129.25 20 126.25 21 126.25
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      PRODUCE.
      279 1 Singapore, April 21, 12 no.in Buyei seller Gambler $8 oo Hamburg Cube Sid JO Cube Jll 00 Pepper White Muntok $18 50 White $18 00 Black $10 25 Copra Mixed $6.70 Sun Dried $7.20 Coconut Oil $14 00 Tapioca Smill Flake $5 00 Fair Flake $4 70 Medium Pearl
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      48 1 Date Spot Apr. May-June July-Bept. Oct.-Dec. London Apr. 15 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 11% 16 37% 38 38% 38% 38% 10% 19 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% 19 13/16 20 38% 39 39% 39% 39% 11% 21 38% 38% 38% 39 39 10%
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      Kamasan Rubber’s Profit Rises By $8,592.
      316 2 Dividend Increased To Ten Per Cent.: Crop Lower. OROFIT earned by Kamasan Rubber ('ompany in 1936 at $25,909 shows an increase of $8,592 on the 1935 figure of $17,317 and the dividend has been raised from 7 to 10 per cent. The crop, however,
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      NEW SERENDAH RUBBER TO PAY 8 PER CENT.
      355 2 A FINAL dividend of 5 per cent., making 8 per cent, for the year 1936, is proposed by the directors of New Serendah Rubber Company Ltd. This compares with 4 per cent, for 1935. The crop harvested fell from 429,658 lb. in
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      141 2 yHFJ Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.325th auction, on Apr. 14. when there were catalogued 1.423.624 lb. 635.55 tons; off *cd 1.185.812 lb.. 529.38 tons; sold 1 065.534 lb.. 475.68 tons. Spot. London ll%d New York 23*8 cts PRICES REALISED Ribbed smoked sheet Cents
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      BORELLI RUBBER CO. DOUBLES DIVIDEND.
      162 2 AS with all other rubber producing companies, Borelli Rubber Co.. Ltd. tarried substantially more profit for the year ended Dec. 31, last than in the preceding yeai. The dividend is increased from 5 per cent, to 10 per cent, and the cairv forward has been
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      MARCH RUBBER CROPS.
      33 2 The following rubber crop returns refer to the month of March. lb. Broome 145.250 Malaka Pinda 36.000 New Scudai 28.800 Alor Pongsu 77.371 Bedong 41,758 Temerloh 20.063 Ayer Kuning 80.500
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      GOPENG RUBBER NEW SHARE ISSUE.
      116 2 Straits Times copvright. To Finance New Areas. (From Our Own Correspondent.» London, Apr. 20 GOPENG (PERAK) RUBBER ESTATES LTD. is issuing 396.000 shares of 2s. each at a premium of 4 2 d. per share. The issue is being made to shareholders in the proportion
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      ANGLO-JOHORE RUBBER.
      106 2 Bekoh, Johore.—Straits Times Copyright. NEW COMPANY FORMED. From Our Own Correspondent.* London, Apr. 24 an extraordinary general meeting of Anglo-Johore Rubbei Estates Ltd., on Apr. 12. resolutions were approved placing the company in voluntary liquidation. A new company was formed immediately and shares were allotted to members ’of
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      TIN USED FOR BEER CANS.
      174 2 ABOUT 900 TONS IN IT.S.A. LAST YEAR. FVJRING 1936 the United States of America used over 2.000,000 lb. of tin, approximately 900 tons in the manufacturer of cans for beer. There are approximately three pounds of tin used for every thousand cans and the American
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      PARIT PERAK RUBBER.
      363 2 FURTHER DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER CENT. CROP QUITE EASILY HARVESTED. PROPOSING the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting: of Parit Perak Rubber Co. Ltd., in Penang on Saturday, Mr. H. E. Nixon, the chairman, said:— During the year the estate harvested an exportable
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      AYER PANAS RUBBER.
      580 3 REPLANTING WORK PROCEEDING. PROPOSING the adoption of the 1 report and accounts at the annual meeting of Ayer Panas Rubber Estate Ltd in Singapore. on Apr. 16. Mr. J. M. Sime. the chairman, said:— The profit tor the year was $94,479.99, which, with the balance of $44,264.98
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      Rubber Should Continue To Meet With Good Demand.
      687 3 BUT PRICES MAY DROP TO LOWER LEVELS. j THE storm of selling previously reported, which appeared to have died down, blew up again this we«K wi th renewed violence, and values in all markets suffered a further sharp decline, one and a
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      KUALA KAMPAR TIN FIELDS.
      250 3 New Deep-Digging Dredge Ordered. i j THE board of Kuala Kampar Tin Fields, in a circular to shareholder*. states that the report for the year w Mar. 31, 1936. will show that a considerable portion of the tin ore reserves lie at a depth beyond the
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      LAWAS RUBBER TO EXTEND.
      76 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.» London, Apr. 20 AT an extraordinary general meet- ing today shareholders in Law*s (Sarawak) Rubber Estates Ltd., approved resolutions increasing the capital to £400,000 by the creation of 200.000 ordinary shares of £1 each. The increase is necessary in order to provide
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      RAJAH HITAM COCONUT.
      403 3 i NO FORWARD SALES CONTRACTED. pKOI’OSING the adoption of the report and accounts for the year ended Dec. 31, last, at the annual meeting of Rajah Hitam Coconut Estate, Ltd., in Kuala Lumpur on April 14, Mr. W. A. Stanton, the chairman, said: Started in 1911 this
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      TINNED PINES
      96 3 During the week ending Apr. 10. exports from Malayan ports amounted to 39,201 cases, of which: 29.917 (76 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom; 1.200 <3 per cent) cases to the Continent ol Europe; 3.145 (8 per cent.) cases to Canada; and 4.935 (13 per cent.)
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      BRUAS RUBBER PROFITS RISE $43,000.
      107 3 THE profit earned by Bruas Rubber Co. Ltd. for the year ended Dec. 31, last, was $68,176 compared with $24,873 for 1935. Dividends totalling 10 per cent, were paid during and since the close of the year in respect of 1936 profits and no further
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1188 4 Issued By Fraser And Co., EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, April 21, 10 a.m. MINING. V*L Bayers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 5/9 6/3cd XI Asam Kumbang 35/3 36/9 £1 Austral Malay 57/- 59/6 5/- Ayer Hltam 29/- 30/1 Ayer Weng 1.40 1.50 £1 Ban grin Tin 24/-
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      TIN SHARES.
      142 4 Ampat (4/) 6/; Anglo-Burma (5/) 19/; Ayer Hitam (5/) 28/6; Bsmgrin 22/3; Gopeng Cons. 2 9/16; Hongkong (5/) 37/; Idris (5/) 14/3; Ipoh (16/) 35/6; Kampong Lanjut 25/6; Kamunting (5/) 15/9; Kepong 27/6; Klnta (5/) 17/3; Kinta Kellas (5/) 8/; Kramat Pulai (5/) 18/6; Kramat Tin 59/6; Kuala
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      UTAN SIMPAN’S PROFIT RISES $27,000.
      261 4 IJTAN SIMPAN RUBBER CO. LTD., in common with other rubber provlucing companies, shows a substantial rise in profit for 1936. In 1935 the profit was $7,581 and this has risen to $34,713 in 1936. The dividend has been increased from 2 per cent, to 10
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      523 4 London Exchange Prices On April 12. Allagar (2/) 2/2; Alor Pongsu (2/) 3/4%; Anglo-Malay 18/6; Ayer Kunlng 46/3; Bagan Serai 27/7%; Bahru CSel.) (2/) 3/11; Banteng 30/6; Batang (2/) 1/634; Batu Caves 26/9; Batu Tiga 51/3; Bekoh (2/) 2/6%; Bertam Con. (2/) 4/10; Bldor 41/10%; Bikam (2/) 3/4;
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      STERLING RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
      184 4 ■"pHE following dividends have been proposed for the year ended Dec. 31 last by the respective companies. The figures in brackets denote the capitalisation at par per planted acre on Dec. 31. 1935. BIKAM RUBBER ESTATE. Six per cent. Warrants will be posted May 18. The annual
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      211 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore. Apr. 21. Company Dividend Total for Books Close financial Date Ex. Dlv Payable Date to date TIN To An’pat Tin .5% Final Apr. 26 May 11 May 3 7Vi r/ Johan 12M» Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 18 17M?% Larut Id (16th) Apr.
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