The Straits Times, 7 April 1936

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] i THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYk 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1936 #f»Rlt'E 1(1 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PACJES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      273 1 BINGAPORE 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE' 547 1). J^ jt((^__ >>^W^ ,V?L 1 k >-^ M ■*7 W^-^K*' WP^irfWBfflwi SOLE AGENTS: THE BORNEO CO. LTD. Your car cannot have all I'-iSST. I H sljjmg and provides H these five outstanding features isSi unless its a VAUXHALL I I Thi^,.- pv.ius and
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      298 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25, JAVA ST. 'PHONE 363; $2z\ Gfc HAOIAC~RE3C" BL^jrji FINE SHIRTS AND COLLARS WOVEN POPLINS IN A SERIES OF NEAT ■pip 4 STRIPES AND PLAIN SHADES OF LIGHT BLUE. W: iw J&^\ IL« LIGHT BROWN AND GREY. SEMI -STIFF m^T^Sk V-JInJ collars, will not crease, permanently afflß'vT 11
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      20 1 Daisy 15. OKI MAKU ROAD fcr BO; Ul r 1 1 HASKKIS m WRFAIHS I Phone 4UH7 (Ambci Mansions I
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      262 2 DE SILVA— WILLIAMS.— The rngaecment is announced between Mr. S. de Silva of the Electrical Department. Johore Bahru and Kathleen Olive, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williams of Singapore. P. M.S. papers please copy. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying lor any posit Ion advertised In these columns send
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      863 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE. ESSEX SUPER SIX SALOON. in perfect condition. 21 m.p.g. Owner leaving Colony. Bargain $600. Apply Box 458. 8. T. FOB SALE. April 15. HUlman Minx Saloon sunshine roof. 2\ years old. 35,000 miles. Owner driven. Thief-proof ignition bonnet lock. $750. Phrne Brooks 2599. LANCHESTER Saloon. 10
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      780 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET t ATTRACTIVE FLATS available shortly In quiet guest house. TangUn. Exc. bathroom accommodation. Phone. Oarage. Tennis. Suit bachelors sharing. Box No. 466. Straits Times. TO LET. Flats at the "CRESCKNT," $45 upwards. Also "MEYER FLATB" Tanjong Katong All sea frontage modern sanitation AL3o offices in good
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      631 2 AUCTION NOTICE AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold Singapore Properties and four Tongkangs. At the saleroom nf Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng ti Co., Ltd., No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. Apr. 8. 1936. at 239 p.m. Estate of SHAIK AWATU BIN HAMID BIN AWATH BAMASRI. Deceased. Lot 1. Valuable
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      500 2 PUBLIC NOTICE PERAK TURF CLUB. EASTER SKYE MEETING 1236. SATURDAY. APR. 11. MM, MONDAY, APR. 13. 1936. ENTRIES CLOSE AT 3 P.M. ON MONDAY, APR. 6. 1936. Tho Subscriptions for Visiting Members shall be MEN $3 LADIES $2 for the Meeting or an day thereof. VISITING MEMBERS must be introduced
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      299 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Era MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. XO MEAN CITY. A Novel of the Glasgow Slums by Alexander McArthur and H. Kingsley Long. Describing from the mride a kind of life which exists not only in Glasgow but in
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      189 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 8lDgcpore Wltnin Outside Without Malaya Mali.va Postage Monthly S 3.00 f 100 f J.50 Quarterly I I.M S1Z.00 f 7.M Half Yearly SHOO $1500 YrarlT S34.M $4»H $30 00 Note.— OaUtation cheqaei should tnchide the usual bank dHooont ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The chargi-i and instruction* for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are
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      509 3 m A!\l) ArtAK LIINKi. (Incorporated In England.) vail passenger and cargo HAiXi rnOOc*n\jc*l\ AINU LnnUv SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO UNDEP CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND PAR EAST MAII SERVICE Tonnace Spore 1936 •BHUTAN 6.100 Api pmpl'UNA 17 000 Apr 10 HIHAR 6 000 Apr 1«
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      462 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Nippon yusen kaisha GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE LATE SPRING IN JAPAN. ss KATORI MARU Yokohama arr. May 5 dep May 10 Kobe dep. May 14 Singapore arr May 27 Bln*aP°rc OT/TOTWrT "7" m%- cmcmßU MARU. °J Yokohama dep. May 15 Kobe dcp- 17 "ong
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      554 3 E^*! W^kmu^^M BtW 111 kV^™l P^R^f#|Tff =R^ Zil^lkH ■LosmMULßt^msaComamLr^mJ ■»^»-------»----m--------m-----m-m»-------»--»^-m»w PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN om P1"?" 1 Prom Pro™ Spore Malacca Port Penan M.S. Sham BORINGIA 14/4 14/4 15/4 17/4 ERRIA 5 5 5/5 6-5 8/5 LALANDIA 26/5 26/5 27/5 29/5
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      236 3 (incorporated m England) APCAR LINE. rOS BONG KONCi AMOT SHANGHAI. MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA AtAIA S»»- IL,A¥YA Excellent modern accommodation for first and i^ond class passengers. Special bollday return tickets Interchangeable with p- *°-8- N- CO.. issued at cheap rates. g HARPER, GILFILLAN CO LTD. LU.. LTD. Tele. 5«61. AsenU
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      1017 3 1m i I T X m^V A__^fc 111 _»yH| 'IlT' Xj^-S^ "—"^^uZjri REPRESENTING ~^=S=S*d \^o^^^^^ p^^^ OUirrinb. THE BLUE LINE (Ocean The lloa Khlow Steam.hlp Co, (1932) Ltd Stean. Ship Co. Ltd.. and CWua Mutual The Cunart White SUr Ltd ste»m Navlgallon Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Ud The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      62 4 Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 1 p.m. General delivery of letters and parcels at 1.40 p.m. Malls from Holland etc. today by D;mpo. j Mails from China and Japan today by Himalaya Maru. Mais from China and Japan
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      96 4 The following passengers arrived In Singapore on the aircraft Melbourne on April 4. I Dr. E. E. Brown. Mrs. E. E. Brown, Master Brown, Mr. A. H. Whittaker, Mr. J. M. Abel, from Brisbane and Mr. M. G. Clark from Batavia. Dr. E. E. Brown. Mrs. Brown
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      STEAMER SERVICE TO MALAYA.
      92 4 Shanghai, Apr. 6. The China Merchants' Steam Navl- j gation Co. (a semi-Government con- cern) has secured th e approval of the Central authorities to start a steam- I ship service between the ports of Malaya, the Dutch Indies and the Philippine Islands and the trading
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      FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
      100 4 Mails will close at Kuala Lumpur as follows: Thursday, Apr. 9. India 'all oartsi via Port Swettenham (Rajula) (parcels) ..5.30p.m. Friday, Apr. 10. Southern Western India (via Negapatam Madras) (Rajulai 7 p.m. Burma. Northern and Central India (via Rangoon and Calcutta) (Karagola) 7 P m Gr."at Britain
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      130 4 Tuesday, April 7. Ships alutifiilr the Wharvei or expected to arrive KLPPEL HARBOI'R. Main Wharf Lch. Lucifer, Lch. Dolphin, Lch. Klttlwake. Tuns Song. Loudon. Subok, Tug Pentower, Kudat. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Whait Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjonf Pagar. Sheers Wharf NU Albert Dock Hong
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      310 4 Today. Ba;an Sflat Pandjang (Hong i Thong) 3 p.m. Lengkalls Laboean Bilik (M. S. Kampar) 3 p.m. F de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe. and Slak (Hong Kwongi ..3 p.m. Philippine Islands (Agamemnon) 7 p.m. Hkong. China Canada (Parcels only) (Agamemnon) ..7 p.m. Penang. Siam. Burma, India. Iraq.
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      FROM MALACCA.
      501 4 Malls will close at Malacca as tollows Thursday, Apr. 9. Medan <vU oiuta >jro oy air (Netherlands i P-«n- Persia. Amstrrdam and London by by air (Netherlands- 6 p.m. Friday. Apr. 10. Ceylon. Southern ana Western India. Bombay, Aden, Mauritius. Egypt, Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, USA.. Canada and
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      M. V. ARAMIS.
      38 4 The mail vessel m.v. AramLs from Colombo Is expected to arrive on FtlIday April 10, at 6 a.m. and sail on the same day at 1 p.m.. for rfalfloo. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kobe. Berth.
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      627 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS. M.S. RLfS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Frelfht 5433— Panage 5431. CAN ADIAN PAC IF I C STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporatea tn England). REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First class from £106-4-6 Second class from 70-6-1 REDUCED AROUNdTh^WORLD FARES BY C.P.R.
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      675 4 nIApIS^EReC? U?^B DI.ERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., I TO. COMPANY. (Incorporated In En«land> (Inronjorated In USA.) "ELLERMAN" LINE BOSTON. NEW YOKK A BALTIMORE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. via CAPE Or GOOD HOr* ROTTERDAM HAMBDItQ. Due Sails Via Ports and Soe» CaruL S-TEEL TRAVELER Apr. 2G Apr. 29 Taklnc cargo for
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      138 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Da.lv Weather Report. Stations /estercay Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •r bn. *P West Coast. Alor Star 90 0.18 7.6 75 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 89 0.09 4.9 75 Sitiawan 87 0.12 1.3 75 Bukit Jeram 88 Nil 4.1 74 Malacca 84 2.02
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      345 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE. Today. H. W. 11.14 noon 8.6 ft.; 11. 15 midnight 8.6 ft. L. W. 6.04 a.m. 1.2 ft.; 5.35 p.m. 2 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 11.45 noon 8.4 ft.; 11.36 p.m. 8.7 ft. L W. 5.28 a.m. 0.8 ft.; 5.35 p.m. 2.2 ft. Thursday. April 9. H.
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    KEPPEL APRIL MEDAL.
    190 5 Forty cards were taken out Tor tna Keppel G.C. April Medal and the following were the best scores returned: I X: Qualified to play In ■•Trlesrapn Cud Competition. XX: Tie for 7th and Bth places in Telegraph Cup Competition. Ball Sweeps. Ball sweeps were won on Saturday
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    S.C.C. SPRING TOURNEY.
    237 5 The following are the results of the S.C.C. tennis tournament f.es played of! yesterday: Godown Doubles Handicap O. W Gilmour and V. P Barbat 'owe 4) beat J. Bright and D. W. Tyler (plus 2) 6—4; 1- f 6—3. R. H. Wl-.!ttal and H. E. Orr <scr
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    MALACCA TENNIS LEAGUE.
    113 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Apr. 5. The Malacca Lawn Tennis Association are running a tennis league which commences on Apr. 14 and Is expected to end in June. Each team is allowed to have 3 pairs. A club may have as many teams as it likes
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    N.S. BASKET BALL.
    62 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 6. The Tho Nam Chinese School basket ball team from Singapore visited Seremban and met the Chung Wah School. The Seremban side won by 44 points to 16. Yesterday the old boys of the Chung Wah School, Seremban met tha Nam
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      295 5 LAST NIGHT OF OSrSI I it r Kemombcr the Meamie of ■T^^^^^^\^^^^^^^Hf3K 'Bright Eyes?' Now her inspired A Performance will make you hail PW^^^^^^^^L^^j her as a glorious new star! JANE WITHERS in Fox Film's latest comedy sensation 'GINGER' with Q. p. HEGGIE. JACKIE SEARL fully licensed j OPEN TILL
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      191 5 r— TOMORROW "BEl" 8 i SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE VICTORIA GLOBE 6.15 9.15 THEATRES !1 7U 9.30 MONI SOIT QUI MAI V MEET >»*vm^ PENSE AND A COUPU f^ OF 00-LA-LA'S TIIF kr^^l^^^ which mioni if you don't nupuccc i jS^» kno hot <| uuuncoe i .M^ wh n >hi> d
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      256 5 LOCAL FLIGHTS OVER SINGAPORE EASTER MONDAY IN A QANTAS 4 ENGINED AIR LINER. SCATS $5.00 CHILDREN UNDER 7 YEABS X FARE CHILDREN UNDER 3 TEARS FREE SEATS CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED BY ADVANCED BOOKING with MANSFIELD Co., TEL. 5159 OCEAN BUILDINGJUST UNPACKED LADIES' EVENING BEADED BAGS. LATEST STYLES. LARGE SELECTION.
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      300 6 Activity Continues In Tin Shares. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, April 7. Activity continues in the tin ■hare market. There has been a considerable turnover in which all cl;i>scs have shared. Thiiv aie buyers of Ampats, Chenderiangft, Hitams, Hong Fatts, Jelebllfl, Kramats, Lukuts, Petalings, Sungei Luas, Talams
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      PRODUCE.
      175 6 Sincaporr, April 7, 12 noon. Buyer, Seller Gambler 6 00 Java Cube 9.00 Hamburg 10.75 White Muntok Pepper 16.75 I Black Pepper 8.75 I White Pepper 16 25 •Sundricd Copra 5 20 I Mixer Copra 4.75 Small Flake Tapioca 4 50 j Fau >i.go Mcvi Fair Flake Tapioca 4
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        MINING.
        574 6 issue val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Selitrs Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 5 6 6/- 5/6 6/n Asam Kumbang 28 6 29/6 28/3 29/6 £1 Austral Malay i>8/6 59/6 58/- 59/5/- Ayer Hitam 14/6 15'3xd 14/- 15/1 Ayer Weng 1.67' 2 1.75 1.65 1.75 a Bangrln fin 18/9
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        GENERAL.
        434 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.20 1.30 1.20 1.30 2 2 do l r /o Prefs 1.45 1.55 1.45 1.60 10 10 Atlas Ice 11.75 12.25 1175 12.25 £1 £1 B A T 5.17.6 6.2.6 6.0.0 6.5.0 1 80 B. M Broadcasting 0.05 dls par 0.05 dis par 10
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        170 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 6% 1901 reu. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 4*4% 1901 red. 1947 $1,300,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 112 4*4% 1909 red 1955 $1,000,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 4% 1913 red. 1963 S2.000.000 Mai. 31 Sept. 30 114 5% 1926
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        345 6 Fraser fc Co Lyall It Evatt Mlenby 1.65 1.70 1.65 1.75 Mor Oajah 1.00 1.10 105 120 \mal Malay ($2) 3.30 3.40 2.25 3.45 \yei Hitam 1.35 1.45 1.40 1.50 fVyer Molek 0.92 0.98 G.92 0.98 \yer Panas 1.40 l.5Ocd 1.45 l.52" 2 cd 3assett 0.55 0.59 0.57
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      EXCHANGES.
      216 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued oy the Hong Kung and snanenai Banking Corporation SELLING London, 4 months sight 2/4 3/32 London, 3 months sight 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days .sight 2/4 1/16 London. 30 days sight 2/4 1/16 London, demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      95 6 Noon, Apr. 7. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) April 26 u 26% Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.O.B.) April 26% 26»/ 2 Tone of Market: Steady, dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7V£d. New York Spot Sheet G.
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      STOCK EXCHANGE. Holiday Influence.
      446 6 STOCK EXCHANGE. Holiday Influence. London, Apr. 6. Sterling was quoted on New York today at 4.96! 2 and on Paris at 75 1 16. The stock markets are quiet In view of the approach of the Easter holidays but th e general tone is favourable. British funds were steady, War
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      99 6 Lond>n, Apr. 6. Parts 75 3/64 Athens 521 selltrs New York 4.93 5 16 Bucharest 671 sellers Montreal 4J7S Rio 4U Brussels 29. Zb sellers official Geneva 1 5 1 9 Belgrade 218 Amsterdam 7 28 i duei. of Aires unquoted Milan 62 11 M Mbntewdeo 39 7 16
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      JAPAN BUYS MORE WOOL. Trade With Australia Doubled.
      251 6 JAPAN BUYS MORE WOOL. Trade With Australia Doubled. Canberra, Mai IG. Owing to heavy wool purchase.- Anst'.alia's trade with Japan doubled duri ing th« last half of 1935. The lavour- able balance was C 3.755.116 sterling, j cempared with 1.311.766 for tho sams period of the previous year. The total
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      MARCH PRODUCTION.
      29 6 Messrs. Osborne Chappel advice the production of Narborou^h and Pusing Rubber as followc: Ni.rborough <F M S > Rubber Estates 162.03' Pusing Rubbrr Tin Bedrock Sstatc t 55.08:
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      INCOME TAX IN JERSEY.
      58 6 London, Mar. 25 Income tax in Jersey is to be creased. It will be sixpence instead fourpence in the pound. Jurat P. H. Pree. J?r.-."y's Nevi Chamberlain, armour.c ng the Jlt.< State's budget yesterday said that to revenue was .€364.552. an increase 39.698 over t^e estiT.a'.?.
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      CABLE TIMES
      42 6 The Eastern Extensor: Telegr Co. announces that the transit time full rate telegrams from Sirgapore London yesterday were as 1 allows: Telegrams handed In up to 5 p.n I minutes: 5.30 p.m. 2 minutes; 6 p.n minutes: 6.30 p.m. clear.
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      BELGIAN EXCHANGE.
      25 6 Bruisals, Apr. 6. A Brussels Official Gazette publishe this morning contains a decree th; fixes parity of tne Bslga at 72 cent Aneta-Domel.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      THE EASTERN BANK.
      1693 7 Mr. J. S. Haskell's Review Of Conditions In 1935. The twenty-sixth annual general meeting of the Eastern Bank, Ltd., was held on March 20, in London. Mr. J. S. Hasten (chairman of the bank) presided and said: The past year as regards trade and banking has f
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      433 7 Reduction In U.K. Stocks. Messrs. Symington and Wilson In their weekly market report oated London Mar. 25. state: For most of the time since our last report the Rubber Market has beer steady to firm. Business was done on Thursday in ribbed smoked sheet on the Spot at
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      SUNGEI RAMAL SYNDICATE LTD.
      237 7 To Pay Final Dividend Of Five Per Cent. The report of the directors of Sungel Ratnal Syndicate Ltd.. states the profit for the year ended December 31, 1935. amounted to $21,543 to which Is added $31,252 broo.ght forward from the previous year, making a total of
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      KUCHAI TIN LTD.
      47 7 The results of the working of this company's dredge for the month of March are as follows: Actual running time 575 hours 4 mlns.. time lost 168 hours 56 mlns. average digging depth 47.52 feet, ore won 790 piculs, yardage treated 141,000 cubic yards.
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      SUA MANGGIS RUBBER CO., LTD.
      925 7 Chairman On Salaries Of European Stall. A loss of $1,338.24 on the wor'.iin? for the year, compared with a profl' of $17,852.14 for the previous year, was reported by the chairman at ths annual meeting cf the Sua Manggis Rubber Co., Ltd., held tn Mar.
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      626 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION. i Incorporated tn the Colony ot Hong Kong.) liability ji member? Is limited to the ,iud Id maiini'i prescribed bv Ordioaticr No 6 of 1929 of the Colony tatbortscd c^pitm tso.ooo.ooo I«suid and Fully faid- Up 120.000.00C Ravrvt Fund* Sterling t 6.500.(KX) Homt Kona
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      542 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA <!ncoroorateo in En«i 3 na o\ Rrval Charter 1 853 a Paid Up Capital id SoO.OOU snares s ear n £3.000.000 Reserve Fund {3.om>.ooo Reserve Liability ol Proorletors o.nooooo IIEAU OKMIt: 38. Btshopsfate. London, EC. t. Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amntsai
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    185 8 The new Three-Power Naval Treaty which is to replace the London and Washington treaties trl.?n they expire at the end of this year, was signed by Great sMtelß. France and the United States at a plenary session of the London Naval Conference in the Queen Anne drawingroom of St. James'
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    FRANCE CONDEMNS GERMAN PLAN.
    125 8 'WOULD RUIN LEAGUE COLLECTIVE SECURITY." The German Memorandum is considered in Paris to be almost entirely negative by authoritative French quarters, which contend that the German peace proposals would result in the ruin of the collective security system for mutual aid and of the League of
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    AN AIR MAIL CRITIC.
    76 8 Melbourne, Mar 16. Mr. X A. Parkhill, Common*ea'tl Minister of Defence, criticised thi times being kept by the Empire ail mails to Melbourne in a stitrmen today. The last mail to arrive on time. h> declared, was on January 31. Th< schedule was kept only once
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    JAPANESE CLAIMS FOR COLONIES.
    306 8 British Opinion Against Concessions. It is understood in London that Japan's demand for colonies will be received in London no more syrrpathetlcally than that made by Germany. Whitehall considers that neither Japan nor Germany would henefit economical'y from possessing c lonies, and that their co'onial aspiratim
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      71 8 WESTINGHOUSE RADIO bat ALL-METAL TI'BLS SHADOWGRAPH TONING HIGH FIDELITY TONE CONTROL CONCERT-TYPE DYNAMIC SPEAKER WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. lit North Bridge Ro»d. Sinn port. GARRARD S Automatic Record Changer BRITISH MADE The Oarrard -Record Chancing l.'nit provides ideal opportunity for Rart'o-set owt.ers to convert their instruments into an automatic Radio gramophone:
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      51 8 TIMKEN BALL BEARINGS PARALLEL ROLLER BEARINGS TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS THRUST BEARINGS TWO -ROW DOUBLE CUP TAPERED ROLLER SEARINGS The two-row doable cap tapered roller bearings carries not only radial loads but also thrust loads in both directions. Wherever Wheels and Shafts Rotate use TIMKEN Sole Agents: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE
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      643 8 Broadcasting, EMPIRE STATION. TODAY. TRANSMISSION 1. The following frequencies will be used: GSN 11.82 Me a (25. SS m.) and GSB 9.51 Ht/i (31.55 m.) p.m 3.20 The News. 3. 35 Close down. TRANSMISSION 2. Thr following frequencies nil* be Died: GSJ 2153 Mr s 113.93 ml. GSG 17.79 Mel
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      636 8 Cathedral, I-ondon. Concerto In B flat (Handel). Toccata (Moflat). Musette tDandrleu). Prelude iClerambault). Trumpet Tune (Purcell. arr. Henry Ley). Fiddle Fugue (Bach). 7.00 A Harpsichord Recital by Dudolph Dolmetsch. Three Pieces from the Fitzwllllam Virginal Book: Paklngton'.i Pownde (Ar.on); His Humour: Tell me, Daphne 'Giles Farnaby). Le rappel des oiseaux:
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      739 8 This artist, who has on a number of occasions conducted great Symphony Concerts, in 1930 paid a visit to North Amer.ca. T'ae New York Evening Post wrote of her as "the leading woman violinist of the present time." 10.20 p.m. Gala Radio Potpourri. This, the German .shortwave Station's gala radio
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    "NEW MENACE TO MANCHUKUO."
    251 9 VIRTUAL MILITARY ALLIANCE. EFFECT OF NEW MONGOL PACT. JAPAN TO SAVE ASIA FROM SOVIET. Hsinking, Apr. 6. The consolidation of Soviet Russia's position in Outer Mongolia as a result of the SovietMongol pact of Mar. 12 represents a strengthening of Red influence in this area, thus
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    SOVIET VIEW OF PEACE.
    276 9 AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH IN LONDON. M. Maisky. U5.S.R. Ambassador In England, delivered a lecture on the U.S.S.R. before the Fabian SocU-ty In London which also touched upon a number of essential questions of international policy. He stated: "In our days the problem of peace is, firstly, the
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    1,530 DEAD FROM CHOLERA.
    131 9 Siamese Figures For Two Months. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 4. The cholera figures for the Kingdom since the present epidemic began to be officially recorded at the beginning of February are now known. The latest figures carry to the weekly period ending Mar. 28,
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    34 9 A party of 16 Swiss yodcllers are in London to sine at the Albert Hall tomorrow. Gritll Wenger. a singer from Than on Lake Thun, is seen giving London a taste of her skill.
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    NIGHT FLYING IN BURMA.
    123 9 FLOODLIT AIRPORT AT RANGOON. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 6. Through the courtesy of the X.L.M.,1 their east-bound plane, commanded by Cfcpt Smirnoff, tested the new night- 1 landing Installation at Rangoon air- 1 port on Sunday night. The Installation was carried out byj the
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    KING EDWARD AT WINDSOR.
    168 9 Surprise Visit To His Old College. London, Apr. 6. King Edward, who has been spending the week-end as the guest of the Earl of Dudley. Is expected to return to "London today. While motoriiig through Oxford with friends on Saturday he paid a surprise visit to
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    ENGINES FOR EMPIRE FLYING BOATS.
    96 9 Busy Aircraft Factory At Bristol. London, Apr. 5. The Pegasus engines needed by Imperial Airways for the Empire fly-ing-boats, to the number of 156, are being built at the works of the Bristol Aeroplane Co. Of these engines 116 are required for the flying-boats now
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    MR HIROTA APPEALS TO ASSOCIATES.
    129 9 'Assume You Are Samurai And Act Accordingly.' Tokio. Mar. 14. Mr. Koki Hirota, facing today, for the first time since the formation of the new Cabinet, his subordinates at the Foreign Office, appealed to them to "be like Samurai" In the execution of their duties.
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    BRITAIN'S NAVAL PLANS.
    70 9 NEW DESIGNS OF WARSHIPS. London, Apr C. Tbe Daily Telegraph naval expert, Mr. Hector C. Bywater, learns that the Admiralty constructors are completing the designs of two new battleships with K-inch guns and powerful antiaircraft equipment, eight cruisers, an aircraft-carrier, and several destroyers j and submarines, including
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    ABYSSINIA CLAIMS A VICTORY.
    95 9 700 Italians Reported Captured. A great Ethiopian victory is ciaimed by General Headquarters at M£ichio| Debar. It is stated the Abyssinians captured four fortifications and 700 white Italians, including 36 officers. 2.000 Erltreans, have been killed during the past two days. Italy Celebrates. Hundreds of Rome
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    35 9 Another 20,00 Barcelona workers employed In the Catalan metal Industry have laid down tools, so that the total number of strikers is now roughly 50,000. Large factories arc being strictly guarded by the police.— Reutcr.
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      401 9 HAD RHtiUMATiC PAINS FOR 25 YEARS His Arms Were Becoming Useless It was about 25 years ago that rheumatism first marked down this sufferer; and finally the day came when he could hardly lift his arms. But he found relief— here In thU letter he teL* the whole story:— "About
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    AMUSEMENTS
    117 10 SINGAPORE. GLOBE THEATRE, GBEAT WORLD Mississippi. 7—9.30 p.m. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner Dance. Wed. April 8. No after Dinner admission charge. GREAT WORLD Sky Talkie No Show. NEW WORLD Side Shows Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies Theatres Cinemas. RAFFLES HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Special Dinner Sc Dance (Formali
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APR. 7, 1936.
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      STARVING A SLUM AGENCY.
      713 10 No doubt there were some people at the annual meeting of the Child Welfare Society last week who were present at the inaugural meeting called by Lady Guillemard twelve years ago. Looking back over the intervening period, these foundermembers of the society must have seen much
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      Social and personal
      274 10 Mr. H. Bos. of Batavia, is on a short visit to Singapore. Mr. A. E. Coope. M.C.S.. has been appointed Controller of Rubber In place of Mr. H. R. Joynt. Mr. R. C. Lepper. a rubber merchant from Pontlanak, has arrived Singapore on business. Mr. A. E.
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      LADY CALDECOTT.
      71 10 Sir Andrew Caldecott has received a telegram from Home stating that the operation on Lady Caldecott for appendicitis has been entirely successful, and that she is making excellent progress. If this continues it is probable that she will sail for the East by the P. and O. Corfu
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    BEHIND KING EDWARD.
    1170 10  -  WILLIAM J. MAKIN. By 11.' A Jutland Veteran And A Typical Guards Officer. "THE work of Private Secretary to the King has now increased to such an i extent that his Majesty will probably revert to the practice of separating the functions of Private Secretary and Keeper
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    FIGHTING ROBOTS AND PATRIOTS.
    459 10 JAPAN learnt her soldiering from Germany. German staff officers organised her on the administrative side and taught the little men of Nippon to goose-step on the parade ground like any Potsdammer. But If the organisation of the army is modelled on the German, its fightlns spirit
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    764 10 "WRONG NUMBER." LJAVING made several bad-tempered comments in this column on people who use the automatic telephone carelessly. It is only fair that I should record my recent discovery that the human element may not necessarily be to blame for the calling of wrong numbersIn my
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    ARMY FOR LEAGUE?
    221 11 French Peace Plan. REPLY TO GERMAN MEMORANDUM. Paris, Apr. 6. THE Council of Ministers has approved the memorandum replying to Germany's peace plan, states a communique and also the project for a constructive plan of action for peace which the Government proposes to submit to the League
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    CULTURAL SLAVERY IN MALTA.
    115 11 Italian Press Criticism > Of Language Ban. Rome. Apr. 6. The ban on the use of Italian In the University of Malta (reported in the Straits Times yesterday) has caused bitter comment in the Giornale d'ltalie. The newspaper states that in vain will efforts be made
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    UPRISING IN EAST HOPEI.
    114 11 Fighting Expected Today. Tientsin, Apr. 7. A move to overthrow the East Hopei regime is reported, and fighting in the demilitarised Luan Zone is momentarily expected. A force of 600 men. equipped with machine-guns, trench-mortars and handgrenades, and styled the "'AntiJapan and Anti-East Hopei Army," captured
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    BORDER MISSION MAY NOT BE FORMED.
    48 11 Shanghai. Apr. 7. Russo-Japanese arrangements for the establishment of a border demarcation commission have virtually broken down following fresh border Incidents. Warlike preparations are proceeding on both sides of the frontier and the situation Is becoming increasingly serious.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    62 11 Continued economic improvement is evidenced in the latest unemployment returns which show an increase of employment in the majority <t the principal industries. The Ministry cf Labour estimates that at Mar. 23 there v.ere approximately 10.630.000 insured persons in emp'oyir.ent— 155.000 more than a month before and 411.000 more than
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    49 11 Reynoldstov.n. (No. 2) owned by Major Noel Furlong and ridden by Mr. F. Walwyn, which won the Grand National for the second year in succession and Davy Jones, who afterwards ran out of the race owing to his reins breaking, taking Becher's Brook. Inset after the race was over.
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    BRITAIN TO KEEP HER COLONIES.
    247 11 I CHANCELLOR DEFINES POLICY. > London, Apr. 7. In the House of Commons replylrg to a question by Mr. Churchill with l regard to tho German claim for Colo- nies, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said as far as he knew nobody had ever suggested that the
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    NO GERMAN CLAIM FOR COLONIES.
    113 11 Mr. Baldwin's Statement London, Apr. C. In the House of Commons, replying tn questions by Commander O. LockerLampson and Mr. E. D. Sandys concerning the former German colonies, Mr. Stanley Baldwin said the Government was unaware of any claim for a return of these colonies.
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    BANK OF CHINA BRANCH FOR SINGAPORE.
    99 11 Mr. T. V. Soong's Statement. Shanghai, Apr. 7. "The Bank of China is establishing ranches in Singapore and New York md other foreign cities in order to acilitate our foreign exchange buslless." This statement was made yesterday iy Mr. T. V. Soong, chairman of
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    30 11 Further representations to the British rovernment on the subject of imported sxttles of Japanese origin into Ceylon aye been made by the India section of le Manchester Chambers of Comlerce.
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    9 DEAD IN AIR CRASHES.
    54 11 ITALIAN DISASTER HUSHED UP. A giant Italian bomber crashed into the sea near Naples on Apr. 1. all five occupants being killed. This news was withheld until yesterday. Four persons were burned to death when a United States' army plane crashed on a mountain top
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    RED THREAT TO CAPITAL OF YUNNAN.
    51 11 RED THREAT TO CAPITAL OF YUNNAN. Canton, Apr. 7. Kwanming. capital of Yunnan, is threatened by the Communist forces under Shiao and Ho Lung, notorious Red leaders. The Red vanguard has Chuching and Mailing, where fighting is under way, the provincial forces stoutly resisting the Red advance— Sin Chew Jit
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    NEGUS TO FIGHT ON.
    232 11 "Abj'ssinia Is Not Defeated." IMPERIAL GUARD RALLYING. Addis Ababa, Apr. 6. "ABYSSINIA is not defeated. My armies are prepared to fight until not a single Italian aggressor is left on our territories. "W e are certainly rot suing for peace," declared the Negus in conversation with
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    23 11 The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador in Tokio, Mr. Hsu Shl-ymg will be received by the Empvor today to present his credentials— Aneto. Domei.
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    CHINESE WOMAN SEEKS DIVORCE.
    544 12 Difficulty Concerning Evidence. (From Our O Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 6. Allegations that her husband had committed adultery in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur were made before the Chief justice (Sir Samuel Thomas) in the Supreme Court today by Mrs Theresa Ho (nee Chin), who applied for the
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    KING'S HOUSE.
    108 12 Monday, Mar. 30. The Hon. Mr. C. C. Brown arrived to stay at King's Couse. In thp morning H.H. the Sultan of,' Perak called on HLs Excc'loncy at King's Hcusr Tuesday, Mar. 31. j The Hon. Mr. C. C. Brown left King's H<use. In the morning H.H. the
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    38 12 Friday. Apr. 3. At noon His Excellency opentd the Power Show held at the New World. Saturday, Apr. 4. Hi.s c -:re'lencv dined with the members of the Oxford and Cambridge; Society at Sea View HoteL
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    THEFTS FROM GOLF CLUBS.
    124 12 Charged on three counts with the theft of articles from three Singapore clubs, a 19 years old youth named Y. G. O. Mitchell pleaded guilty when produced before Mr. T. D. Hugnes in the second police court today. The charges were in respect of cash amounting
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    GRAND NATIONAL AT THE CAPITOL TONIGHT.
    45 12 The Paramount News reels of the Grand National Steeplechase held at Aintree on March 27 and the trials of the new Cunarder, Queen Mary, were received by air mail last night and will be shown at Capitol Theatre tonight
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    107 12 Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard and Mrs. Alta Goddard, who have been holidaying in Java and Bali, arrived at Singapore at noon today in the K.N.I.L.M. (Royal Netherlands Indies Airways) plane from Batavia. Chaplin's Japanese valet was also in the Douglas liner. Chaplin told the Straits Times that he was impressed
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    TRIPLE MURDER ON SHIP IN HARBOUR.
    437 12 Supposed "Death List 9*9 And A Missing Man. Singapore sea and land police are keeping a watch for a Hylam who was seen to drop overboard from the s.s. Thedens, which is lying about a quarter of a mile out of the Telok Ayer
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    ROTARY CONFERENCE.
    115 12 Delegates Entertained At Perak Palace. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 6. The annual conference of the Rotary Clubs of Malaya and Slam was brought to a successful conclusion with a banquet given by Mr. Leong Sin Nam. Previously a large party of Rotarians visited the Astana Iskandarlah,
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    YOUNG SOLDIERS DRO WNED AT SINGAPORE.
    568 12 Tragic Climax To Bathing Party. IUHEN Private Alfred Birch, 21, of the Middlesex Regiment, who was a non-swimmer, leaped from the bank of the Keppel Harbour Power Station Reservoir yesterday afternoon, he thought that the water was from two to three feet deep near
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      437 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. SET* a JS5S2T S: in^. sports events, soc.al fuBctions^'^sippl 7 9.30 and «>ther outstanding happening SUN THEATRE (NEW WORLD): Organisers of meeting etc. are "^bidden Territoryinvited to suhmit diarv dates. MARLBOROUGH: Change of Hearts (Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell). 6.15. HOTELS. 9 15 RAKHIS HOTEL: Cocktail Dance.
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    LAWYER AND CLIENT'S MONEY: APPEAL FAILS.
    1815 13 Bar Committee Evidence Admissible. I^HE appeal of Sankaralingam Shanmugam, advocate and solicitor, against his conviction on charges relating to the handling of a client's money, and a fine of $80 or two months' imprisonment was dismissed by Mr. Justice A'Beckett Terrell in the Supreme
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    MORE "GOOD-BYES" AT BANGKOK.
    304 13 New Agent For Hongkong Bank. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 4. During the week Bangkok said good-bye to Dr. T. P. Noble, one of the best known of its many physicians, and Mr. H. C. Asplnall, for many years Agent of the Hongkong Bank. Mr.
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    36 13 His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak Is now on a visit to the North, Mlri and Baram, and will return to Kuching on April 11. He is accompanied by Dayanc Valeric and Mrs. C. D. Adams.
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    MORE ELECTRICITY USED, BUT FEWER ACCIDENTS.
    591 13 Chinese Prejudice Overcome By Slump. j (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 6. /"\NE benefit of the slump the reduction of Chinese prejudice against the use of electricity is recorded in the annual report of the Electrical Department, F.M.S., Just issued. The report
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    MALAY WOMAN'S BAD RECORD.
    56 13 MALAY WOMAN'S BAD RECORD. (From Our Own Correspondents Seremban, Apr. 6. A 50 year old Malay woman with eleven previous convictions appeared before the Seremban magistrate, Mr. M. J. Hayward, to receive sentence on a charge of theft of clothing. She was given a month's simple imprisonment, to be followed
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    MAJOR BRETHERTON ACCEPTS NEGRI SEMBJLAN CAPTAINCY.
    588 14 SELANGOR CHINESE GET THEIR REVENGE. Malay Regiment Bowlers Too Good For School Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 5. jyiAJOR J. T. Bretherton, Officer-Commanding the Malay Regiment, who has played cricket for the Army at home has accepted the captaincy of the Negri
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    BOYS TAKE CHEAP WICKETS.
    492 14 TECHNICAL SCHOOL DEBACLE. Kajang Side's Success At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. G. Trnvo interesting inter-school cricket matches were played here on Saturday. Playing at home Victoria Institution debated the Technical School by 77 runs, while Kajang High School, visited the Methodist
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    16 14 There is no greater hearted cricketer m Singapore today than W. H. McNeiH Straits Times Photograph.
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    ENTRIES FOR PERAK SKYE MEETING.
    192 14 Malayan Racing.' i Two Days Racing At Ipoh Over Easter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Apr. 6. The complete entries for the Perak Turf Cub Skye Meeting, which will b held at Ipoh on Saturday and Mcnday. ars as follows: Horses. Class 5: Happlnass. Aiya-Aiya,
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    Y.M.C.A. JUNIORS LOSE TO ST. ANDREW'S.
    229 14 Having defeated the V.M.C.A. senior team on Saturday, the St. Andrew's School eleven had no difficulty in winning their cricket fixture against the V.M.C.A. Junior Department yesterday on the school ground. Y.M/\.V lITNIORS J. Ferguson b R. Thoy 1 Shim Kan Foo b P
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    M.F.A. CRICKET.
    57 14 The following have been selected to < p'.ay cricket for the M.F.A. against the < SC.R.C. on Sunday at S.C.R.C. at 2 p.m. sharp. Ismail AH 'Capt.V Mohc 1 Shah. Dollah Ashgar. All Yunos. Ley-man Bldln, Abdul Aziz. Ahmad Duke. M">hmcrd. A Hfishlm, I. Saum, and Ismail Jabbar.
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    LEAGUE POSTPONEMENTS
    56 14 Municipal Services postponed both their Commercial Cup fixtures yesterday. The matches affected are. Municipal "A" XI vs S H B. and Municipal "B" XI vs. Straits Times PS.C. The Second Division match between H.M.S. Terror and the RAP. H which was to have been played yesterday at the
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    HORTON SMITH WINS AT AUGUSTA.
    64 14 Augusta, Georgia, Apr. G. Morton Smith, who won the Augusta National Golf tournament in 1934, repeated his success today winning with scores of 74 71—68—72=285. Harry Cooper 286 (70—69—71—76) was second and Gene Sarazen 287 (78—67—72—70) was third. Bobby Jones failed to produce his old
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    POST OFFICE GET ELEVEN GOALS ON PADANG
    154 14 Post Office .11; S.C.C. "B" 1. The S.C.C. underrated the Post 3fflce scccer team when they put into he field a second eleven, resulting In i crushing defeat, the S.C C. scoring l f»oal to eleven by the Post Office. The match, as
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    S.R.A. CLASSIFICATIONS.
    100 14 The following Is the latest classlflcaion of horses and ponies i-3ued by the Straits Racing Assoclaticn HORSES Tranters: Pacific Plight from Class to Class 2. Reform from Class 3 to Mass 2. Evanescent from Class 3 to Mass 4. Peony Hill from Class 3 to ;iass 4. New
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    20 14 P. R. Lewis of the S R.C. must rank as one of the best wicket-kecpcr-batsmeTi of tT'ay. Straits Times Photograph.
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    MALACCA GIRLS ARE KEEN.
    228 14 Badminton. Two Pairs From French Convent Take Honours. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Apr 5. "THE Inter school trian^u'.ar bacimnton tournament, which was payed out at the French Convent courts yesterday afternoon, was wen by the Convent I team with a total of 214 points. The
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    UNIQUE SCHOOL STAFFS MATCH.
    603 14 MALACCA CLUB LOSE TO CHINESE. O. Carvalho's Big Part In High School Defeat. (Froi.*. Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. April 5. WHAT must have Ix a unique match was that played on Friday afternoon between elevens representing 'the Staffs of the High School and the i Banda
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    GOVT. SERVICES F.A. NEED MORE NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENTS.
    400 15 TEAMS SHOULD PLAY FOR FUN OF GAME. Government Departments Urged To Amalgamate. AT the annual general meeting: of the Government Services Fcotball Association, held yesterday at Raffles Institution, it was pointed out that postponement of league fixtures was one of the chief
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    ISLAND BEER MUGS.
    61 15 The following is the result of a competition for two Beer Mugs presented by Mr. E. W. Slight, for players with a handicap of 20 and over. b. Fujisawa oo H. M. Lee 91T. Amano 96Lee Pang Kim 94F. A. Bartholomeusz 101K. Andc 105R. J. R. Stracey
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    52 15 Tl-ESDAY, APRIL 7. Soccer: Div 1, Inniskillings vs. Police at Anson Road Stadium; Commercial Cup. Fraser Neave vs. Nest an e> at F N. Lawn Tennis: S.C.C. tournament continues Golf: Singapore G.C annual general meeting at Bukit Tlmah at 6.30 p.m.; Island Club Women vs. S.G.C. Women at
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    122 15 Reynoldstown, owned by Major Noel Furlong and ridden by Mr. F. Walwyn, won the Grand National at Ainiree. Liverpool, for the second year in succession— the first horse to accomplish the feat for 66 years— Eto owned by Sir David Llewellyn and ridden by Mr. H. Llewellyn was second and
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    S.G.C. April Medals Won By Dr & Mrs J. Moncur.
    799 15 S.G.C. April Medals Won By Dr Mrs J. Moncur. SPRING CUP GOES TO W. PARK. yHE Singapore Golf Club April Medal Competitions were played off at Bukit Timah on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and qualifying rounds for the Guillemard Cup (men) and Spring Cup (women) were played at the same
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    262 15 THE Inniskillings meet the Police 1 in a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. Neither team has secured a win in league games as yet this season. The teams for today's game are as follows: INNISKILLINGS: Dune anson; S. McCullough and J. McCullouffh; McQuaid. McFarland
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    585 15 Sundays Big Fight Hard To Name The Winner R. A. F. Soccer Team Will Maintain Its Present Position. Conducted by "LEIGlllON." WENTURA MARQUEZ has established himself a firm favourite with boxing enthusiasts in Singapore and there is little doubt that his fight with Young Tarley. at the
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    PLAGUE LESS PREVALENT. Work Of L.O.N.
    240 16 PLAGUE LESS PREVALENT. Work Of L.O.N. Bureau. The war on plague 13 winning ground steadily. That fact emerges from the report of the Eastern Bureau of the League of Nations Health Organisation for 1935. The he»dquart«ra of the Bureau are in Singapore. During the first half of 1934. it is
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    62 16 The engagement is announced or Mr. Laurence Henry Pearce. Assistant Police Commissioner, F.M.S., and Patricia, widow of Major A. J. R Wlahart, M.C., R.E. Mr G. R. Tonkin, the Londot. representative of th? Straits Times. has just returned to London from Malaga, where he has been rocuperatr ;-n operation. Mr.
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    42 16 Teamed for the first time, Dolores Del Rio and Warren William lead an all stai cast through a riot of roulette, romance and laughter in "The Widow from Monte Carlo," the Warner Bros, comsdy to be screened at the Victoria Theatre tonight.
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    MISS PAMELA EBER WEDS IN LONDON.
    237 16 From Our Own Correspondent London, by air mail. Miss Pamela Eber, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Eber, of Singapore, was married to Mr. Douglas Whyte Mackay, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Whyte Mackay, of Aberdeen, at the church of
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS. Proctor For S.S. Divorce Rules.
    210 16 S.S. APPOINTMENTS. Proctor For S.S. Divorce Rules. The following appointments are notified In the S.S. Government Oazette Mr. E. B. David, M.C.S., to act as Assistant District Officer, Bukit Mertajam. Mr. H. Weisberg, M.C.S.. to act as Treasurer, S.S. Mr. N. A. Worley. M.C.S.. to be the Proctor for the
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    AIR MAIL COSTS. Differing Points Of View.
    132 16 AIR MAIL COSTS. Differing Points Of View. In stating that his firm would make representations in London abou' the increase, tl.c manager of a' leading Singapore firm said: "It's all wrong to make it mors difficult for us to use the faster air mail. V/e must use the K.L.M. to
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    26 16 An X-ray room is to be provided at the hospital at Alor Star, Kcdah. New Malay schools are to be built in several villages in Kedah.
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    MALAYAN ITEMS.
    693 16 Popularising Penang Hill Railway. Mr. R. N. Turner, ot the District Office, Kuala Pilah, his gene on transfer to the Federal Secr3tari^t, Kualt Lumpur. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Hitch are leaving Tapping on April 9 for a holiday trip to Japan. They will be away for about
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    RACIAL HARMONY IN F.M.S.
    282 17 MR. J. HANDS' TRIBUTE TO GOVERNMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 1. POR four years the Selangoi Asiatic Unemployment Committee has been doing splendic work. The completion of thai period provides Mr. John Hands M.C.H., hon. secretary and treasurer, with the opportunity to paj
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    THE LATE MR. A. S. WILSON.
    176 17 Former Chief Inspector Of Police At Penang. News lias been received of the death at the Rochford Hospital of Mr. A. S. Wilson, late Chief Inspect3r of Police. Penan? Mr. Wilson was in failing health when he left Penang for England on Feb. 13.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    214 17 nimes of Drills up to anri for Ming Apr. 12. 193G Tuesday. 7.-6 45 p.m. Headquarters B.V.C Lecture by HE. the G.O.C. 515 p.m Headquarters S VACS. A C. Training. Ist Bn. Intelligence Sec. Map R:-:i3ing. Ist Bn. Signal Sec. Signal Training. A. C and G (M.G.»
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    9 17 Judges at the Singapore Flower Show. Strcits Times Photograph.
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      FLYING CLUBS.
      333 17 Case For Concessions To Meml>ers. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— At the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club it was announced that governments would not consider extending to active flying members of the various Malayan flying clubs the privileges as to hospital charges
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      RETURNING PROSPERITY.
      371 17 "Mystery Of Money Is No More. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— If I may make a third and last contribution on the subject of returning prosperity. I would like to point out that, although the contrary has been professed, the fact that the Franco-Soviet pact
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      77 17 AWAKE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir—lt is satisfactory to knoV that my letter of March 16 has served a purpose so useful as to enable Mr. Laurence Henderson to give me a lesson In grammar. I a-n much obliged to him. It must be gratifying to Mr.
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    FLYING CLUB FOR SEREMBAN?
    73 17 i From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. April 5. It is hoped that a Flying Club will be started at Seremban in the near future. Meanwhile, as previously reported in the Straits Times there is what amounts to a Seremban branch of the Kuala Lumpur F.C.. whose
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    NEW SINGAPORE III's HERE IN MAY.
    62 17 The departure from England of the two Singapore 111 flying-boats, which were to have left England next week on their flight to Seletar to Join Squadron F.B. 205, has been delayed. It is now expected that the two Singapore Ill's will arrive late in
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    TAMIL CHILDREN'S PLAY.
    106 17 Tamil children of Kampong Bahu. staged the Hindu Puranic play Siru Thonda Nayanar" at the Victoria Theatre. Singapore, on Sunday. The proceeds will be used to open a Tamil Music School and to help the Vlnayagar Temple, Katong. The play was well patronised and the small actors
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    17 17 Mr. R. E. Royston has returned from Home leave and has resumed duties on Athertcr. Estate. Siliau.
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    N.S. MURDER CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
    92 17 (From Our Own Corrrespondent.) Seremban, Apr. 5. When Kunji Raman. Amboo and Narayanapillay were charged, the first with murder and the others with abetment of the offence, the D.P.P. told Mr. Justice Artken at the Negri Sembilan assizes, that he did not wish to proceed further
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    75 17 Aii English-speaking Indian, John Benedict, who had twelve previous convictions, appeared before the Sererr.ban magistrate charged with trespassing in the house of G. HendrofT and with failing to report himself to the police, being a police supervisee. He was sentenced to two months' rigorous Imprisonment on each charge, the terms
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    ONE OF THE BEST CROOK FILMS LONDON HAS SEEN.
    1715 18 From Our Own Correspondent London, Mar. 27. OF the new films, I can recommend strongly Whipsaw," at the Empire. The singularly unilluminating title cloaks one of the best crook plays that have beem filmed. It is an account of the Journey
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    SOUTH-WEST SPLIT RUMOURED. Canton-Nanking Talks Proceeding.
    130 18 SOUTH-WEST SPLIT RUMOURED. Canton-Nanking Talks Proceeding. Shanghai, Apr. 4. A gradually widening breach between Kwangsl and Kwangtung is reported, the former strongly opposing any rapprochement with the Central Government. An Invitation to Mr. Hu Han-mln and Oen. Chan Chai-tong, Canton commander-in-chlef, to proceed to the Kwangsl capital Is reported to
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    NANKING AND CANTON.
    74 18 Compromise Prospects Bright. Shanghai, Apr. 6. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has accepted in principle the suggestions for Nan-king-Canton reconciliation advanced by Dr. Wang Chung-hul (former judge of the International Court at The Hague), stated Dr. Wang's spokesman yesterday. "Detailed points must first be considered, however," the spokesman contiinued,
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    ARMY PURGE IN MANCHUKUO.
    132 19 To Be Carried Out By Gen. Uyeda. "NATIONAL DEFENCE RAILWAYS." CONSTRUCTION of a 3,000-kilo-metre net of national defence railways is being planned by the Directorate-General of Manchukuo State Railways,| operated by |the South Manchuria Railway Co. The disclosure was made simultaneously with the Inauguration recently of
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    Smuggling Ring In Fukien.
    74 19 Profit For 1935 Said To 2s $1,000,000. rVIIErVllE startling reve'.ation was made by the Shunpao recently that there exists in Amoy a large smuggling organisation icith 35 branches in various districts in that province. This smuggling organisation owns not only firearms and ships to protect their
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    Secret Russo-Chinese Agreement?
    1041 19 JAPANESE APPREHENSIONS. Mr. Arita's Discussions In Nanking. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Mar. 23. CINO-JAFANESE relations appear not to have changed either for better or worse during the last week. Mr. Hachiro Arita has had a number of interviews with members of the Chinese Government, but the
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    Mr. Wang Ching-wei May Return Soon.
    84 19 Mr Wang Ching-wei May Return Soon. Ex Premier To Undergo Operation. According to word received by Mr. Chu Min-yi. the former secretarygtneral of the Executive Yuan, Mr. Wang Ching-wei. the chairman of the Central Political Council, is expected to return to China some time during June or July of this
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    Nanking's $95,000,000 Debt To Canton.
    419 19 ANTI-NORTH EXPEDITION COSTS. Southern Leaders 9 Effort To Recover Loan o Canton. JTFFORTS are again being renewed by the Canton Government and the Canton Chamber of Commerce to recover from the Nanking Government the stupendous sum of over $95,000,000, which is claimed to be a
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    162 20 uge demonstration was held in Cologne to celebrate the military re-occupation of the Rhineland. Thousam of troops took part. Photo shows:— Assembling for the demonstration at the Hlndenburg Park, Cologne. The wedding of Miss Mary Casson, actress daughter of Dame Sybil Thorndike and Mr. Lewis Casson, to Mr. Willi; Devlin,
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