The Straits Times, 8 December 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times rKTABUBHKD NEARLY A CTHTDBT.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936. PRICE 10 CENT The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936 PRICE 10 CEN
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      447 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil ST. ('PHONE 5471). It costs less to own a GENERAL V *1 M General Electric (of U.S.A.) Sealed-in-Steel ■^^^^^^^^^^tHH Now gives double the cold and use* even lets current than ever '^^■^Hb^^b^B^^^^^^^S A? Research keeps General Electric (of U.S.A.) years a^ —-=H>ABI ahead— alicays Their first Refrigerator
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      123 1 KUALA LUMPUR 86. JAVA ST. ('PHONE rvlWi GOLF CLUBS. *V *^Jj|jf^«A Complete Sets j V W#aA^_L*^^^" Always Available— >T~ (W^ PRICE $13.50 AN AMAZING NEW DISCOVERY THAT REVOLUTIONISES ALL IDEAS OF GOLF CLUC DESIGN-A GOLF CLUB BALANCED 2 WAYS. Balanced Laterally to make the entire face of Balanced Longitudinally to
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      41 2 MRS. OH WEE POH.--On Dec. 7 at 149, Onan Road. Madam Wee Cheng Nco alias Nonck (agpd Ml beloved wife of Mr. Oh Wee Poh, pas^d away peacefully leaving 3 sons and 2 daughters to mourn her loss. Deeply regretted.
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      619 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED, Chief Clerk for Insurance Office. Good experience in all classes of insurance, except life, essential. Good salary and excellent prospects for a suitable applicant. Write hi confidence Box 431. Straits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED LADY seeks employment anywhere as house keeper, hotel. Knows English and Russian kitchen. Box
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      681 2 BOARD RESIDENCE 11, St. Thomas Waft, mod. san. TeL 7758. SERVICE FLATS at 'LLOYD HOCSK" Board optional. Phone 3460. WHITEHALL 32. Calrnhin R£. Suite or Room, garage. Eorop. Mod. Phone 4747. "SANS SOCCI" 30, Oxley Rd.. Ph. 2558. Rooms with excell. board from $68. "STOURCLIFF" (3, Tanglin HiU) Enjllsh Country
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      671 2 AUCTION NOTICE GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR XMAS it NEW TEAR GUTS BY ORDER OF COURT Estate of Mahboob Bun, Deceased IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of a large collection of valuable Jewellery, cutgia&o, silver and p'ated-ware, cutlery, furniture, German-made fire-proof safe Etc., Etc. To be held at No. 24, Chulia Street on Tuesday
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      578 2 BUSINESS CARDta tic. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Misa HANA 60. WATERLOO SIRtET. Telephone 7467. J MORE WEEKS TO X7AAS. Don't be a last minute shopper Shop now while there Is ttm a.id take ad> >: iage of our genuine offer to sell you :.t bargain pric«s.
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      184 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Maiaya Ua «va Postage Moi thly $3.00 4 Of 2.50 Quarterly f 8.M 111.91- S %M Ball Vcarly $17.06 $2100 $15.00 yearly %U »0 *4ft 60 130.00 Note.— OulstaUon chrqun should Include the usual bank discount. AUve.rt HSEMENT RATES The cha/jei and autruc«lon» for
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      705 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. dncorporateo to England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. FENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL a N^Oa ONDEK CONTRACT WITH ]"3 M AJBBTVB OOVERNMKNT, LONDON AND FAR EAfal MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD PROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage S'poro. 193* BANGALORB 8.000 Dec^ 19 RANPURA I' ooo
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      392 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. VIA HONGKONG SHANGHAI. M.s. TERUKUNI MARO Dec. II li. HAKUSAN MARU Dec. 27 s-s. HARUNA MARU Jan. 10 ss. KATORI MARU Jan 25 KASHIMA MARO Feb. S Bound trip tickets availabel for I
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      778 3 f^>j d. I. S. N. LU., LID. ftJV J LBhs (Incomorated In England! p|- vC^B^a |T|J APCAR LINE. f^V^^-«riaJlM.~ Mwß FOB nONO KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA PASSENGER AND FUEIUBT SERVICE. TALMA SPECIAL mm CORONATION SAILING n Dec. 3 P to Excellent modern accommodation tor first MARSEILLES or LONOON
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      1048 3 TBI BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean The Hoa Kb low Steamship Co (19It) Lta\ Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Matoal The Canard White t»r Ltd. Steam Navigation Co. lid.) The Sarawak 8»r. miMp Co. Ltd. The Strait* Steamship Co- I.Jo. The Australian Orient U Live Ltd. The China Navigation Co.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      97 4 Tuesday, December 8. Ship* alongvlde the Wharves or expected to arrive Entrance Godown Gat East Wharf Anhui. Kaituna 20 1 Main Wharf J.v. Oldenbarnevelt 18 3 Kepong 16 Memnon 14 3 Marcchal Joflre U 3 Empire Dock Helenus 36 3 West Wharf Nleuw Zeeland 4 4
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      SUEZ CANAL DUES REDUCED
      66 4 Paris, Dec. 7. The ad:n. lucrative council of the Suez Canal Company has decided, as from Apr. 1. 1937, that cargo dues shall be reduced to 6s. per ton, net dues on ships in ballast to 3s. per ton and the tariff for passengers in transit
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      U.S. SHIPPING STRIKE
      61 4 New York, Dec. C. The announcement that an early end to the shipping strike is expected, was made by Miss Frances Perkins, the Minister of Labour. The first vessel to clear the United States since the strike began has sailed from Seattle, namely the motorship. Boxer, bound
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      264 4 Today. Began Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong) ..3 "Jn. Bengkalls Laboean Bilik (Rokan) 3 pm. Fort de Koek, Padang, Pakan Baroe Siak (Hong Kwong) ..3 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, S -East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas Timor DUly (Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt) 3.30 p.m. Penang, Siam. Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine. Epypt,
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      AIR MAILS.
      70 4 INWARD. K.L.rn.: From Europe: Due last night: Arrives tonight. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mail close at 7 p>m. today. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 7 a.m. tomorrow. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close
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      CHRISTMAS MAILS.
      33 4 me laiesi limes lor posting; letters in Singapore for transmission by air in time for delivery in Europe before Christmas are: Imperial: Dec. 12. 7 p.m. K.L.M.: Dec. 16. 12.45 p.m.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      154 4 Mails from etc. (Amsterdam) expected todaj, Dec. 8, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 7.30 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, Dec. 9, at 8.25 a.m. Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today, Dec. 8, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at
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      FROM MALACCA.
      88 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Tomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) 1 15 p.m. Iran, f Amsterdam and ILondon by air (Netherlands) ..1.15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. Australasia, Java and Timor by
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    CLEARANCES
    49 4 Dec. 6: Rantau, Tandjong Balet, Anadara, Voselia (Brit); Haivdan, So' ki, Aramls (Nor. >: Mulnam (Dan.); Yakuho Maru, NachUan Maru 'Jap); Roggeveen, Benkoelen (Dut.). Dec. 7: Agatha. Plancius. Stlindoeng (Dut.); Matsumoto Maru, Hakodate Maru (Jap); Willy (Nor); Linois. G. G. Pasquler (Fch.); Kinta. Cingalese Prince, Sin Kheng Seng (Brit.)
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    349 4 Arrived from Europe, India and Medan by KLM plane Nachtcgaal, Nov. 30: Mr. Harold Siiver, Mr. Curb Preu, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. A. Nieuwenhuis. Left for N.E.I, by KLM plane Nachtegaal. Dec. 1: Mr. Harold Silver, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. A. Mr. F. H. Pugh.
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    PASSENGERS.
    123 4 The following are passengers for Singapore in the Hakusan Maru which Is due from Europe on Dec. 26. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Blckerdike. Master P. J. Bickerdlke, Mr. P. W. Bidmead, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bruins. Mr. F. J. Bryant, Mr. H. St. L. Byford, Mr. and
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    PEPPER PRICES ADVANCED
    39 4 London, Dec. 7. The pepper sales control committee has advanced the price or spot Muntok In bond to 5' 4d. and the duty paid to 6d Limited quantities are being offered at the above prices. —Reuter.
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    STATISTICS OFFICE LIBRARY NOTICE.
    364 4 The following publications wero issued or received ly the Dep of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.3., dicing the period Nov. 21 to T7. 1330. and are available for public use In 'he Reference Library, Fulleitor. Building, Singapore Applications mr\y ix- m de by members of the public
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      572 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated to PM S LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS. FJL& RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELETHONS: might M3S— TaaMge 54J1 i» i Go vla Canada w Nortn Amem» Europe. Fast, tlirough tralr^ direct B^EUtl's l^mlPtjMr' a Canada's Evergreen Playground j^B^^='l_W^i'tW^cßn See the matestlc Canadian Rockies |Pj4 •^teTMf&EXr U h
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      435 4 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPAMY. (incorporated hi Kn.Uud). itteotpentedjB o B A V BOSTON NKW VOKR BV--V(»M VIA CAFE OF GOOD HOP! ■ELLERMAN" LINK. Our <*•!» no givm i nviinM STEEL SCIENTIST De. ?8 Jan J OR HAVRE. LONDON. yRAvm.ER Tar ROTTERDAM A HAMBURG. STEEL MARINER Frb
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      456 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright min temp, fall s'shine temp *P ins. hrs. °F West Coast. Al>r Star 88 Nil 9.5 71 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 89 Nil 10.1 74 Sitiawan 90 1.45 10.3 72 Bukit Jeram 87 0.58 8.7 70 Malacca 84
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    SOVIET SHIPS AND SPANISH REBELS.
    131 5 Moscow. Dec 6. It is officially stated that the Spanish insurgents detained the following Soviet ships passing through the Straits of Gibraltar between Nov. 28 and Nov. 30 and examined their documents and cargoes. Iron sailing from Danzig to Iran. KossarefT, with a cargo of
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    CHAHAR ATTACK AGAIN FAILS.
    263 5 CHINESE NEARING THE BORDER. Shanghai, Dec. 8. Fighting is developing along tftt whole front in north and east Suiyuan An allied Chahar force of 2.000 reattacked Peilingmiao but were routed. I and the remnant troops retreating toward Szewangtse were wiped out. Manchu and Mongol troops who
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      371 5 TAMGLKB ROMANC X j i n AM) MF.RRY ESCAPADES Kl 'iL > j(pf r.IHI.M) THE CURT IN OF W-ftm TIIK WORLDS MOST FAMOUS |PuH^k^k^/Aj H^l oitra iioi'se: lfe*t*^"MHHHßßHS^^ LAWRENCE IBBETT in METROPOLITAN' •.'OTH. ENTIRY FOX PICIX'RE WITH VIRGINIA BRUCE. ALICE BRADY WEEK-END MATINEFS ONK NIGHT OF LOVE also 'RAIN MAKER'
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      71 5 A Thrilling New Murder Mystery set with a Background of Beauty! AlhambrA OPENING TO-NIGHT! MYSTERY /THRILLS andLOVl\ |lH THE CARDW»OT Of TOI WOttOt 1 I ma ii«i*i ana* muhbb unrnn I V kwii mnrm > lUDITM IAUItTT ALAM HAil RALTH MOROAJf AHDT DIVWI 40N*oi ow«xr aouo ixotd ALSO: BUCK JONES
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      35 5 OPENING TO-DAY Special School Holiday Matinee 3.15 CAPITOLI Helen Hunt Jackson's World famous Story 3 w ft "V" ■■•jv*9mt t V M 88&! -xSs&iSssKmk, m_£ WOf .'&%6±:- rs-.: .J^jL" WmMMSM with LATEST MOVIETONE BRITISH NEWS.
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      268 5 M<iy w$ Jcnaistiiite CARLO The latest American Koiiikl Game on revized Roulette Lines This Is an Ideal game for Tmil it will make your party go With a swing Sail and see tlie game demonstrated ROBINSONS Spore Kuala Lumpur, If Your engine pinks rr your compression and nrrolrratlon power (ails
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      238 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. BAND. Police Band at Waterloo Street, 7 p.m. AMUSEMENT PAkKS, DANCE HALLS. ETC. Singapore: GREAT WORLD CABARET: Night dance, 9 p.m. to midnight. NEW WORLD CABARET: Night dance. 9.30 p.m. to midnight. Seremban: N.S. DANCE HALL: Dancing 9—12. Dance hostesses, first class band. y SPORT. HOCKEY:
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      345 6 Huge Drop In U.K. Rubber Stocks. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Dec. 8. Tin rose 10s. in London and remained unchanged in New York yesterday. From London cables it would appear that the tin share section there is dull, there being very few bids or offers. The
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      PRODUCE.
      200 6 Sinc;ip<ire, December 8, 12 neon. Buyer Sellr, Oainbier 6 50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 Java Cube 9.50 Whit? Muntr,k Pepper 18.00 White Pepper 17.50 Blaik Pcpp.r 9.50 Mixed Copra R 45 •Sundried Copra 8 65 Small Fla>> > raplo/a 5.25 Fair flake lapioca 4.75 Mcd Pearl Tapioca 5.2 ft Small
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        540 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue Val. Fraser L Co. Lyall I Buyers Sellers Buyers 4/- Ampa, Tin 4/9 5/6 5/£1 A&am Kumbang 32/- 34/-cd 32/fl \ustra" Malay 55/- 57/-cd 55/5 Aver nitam 19/9 21/3xd 21/1 .\yer Weng 1.70 1.80 1.80 £1 Bangrir. Tin 22/- 23/- 23/6
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        GENERAL.
        436 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.25 1.40 1 25 1 35 2 2 do 7'i'; Prefs. 2.30 2 35 2.25 2 35 10 10 Atias Ic3 8.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 lOOOn £1 £1 BAT 612.8 6.17.3 6.7.6 6.126 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0.90 1.00 0.90 1 00 10 5
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        197 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. %'A IM2 red. 1940 S400.000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nom «%41 :f)07 red. 1947 *****,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 Ill 113 nom 4',- 1900 red. 1955 $1000.000 tnt Mar. 31 Sept. 30 120 122 ncm VA 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mar
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        385 6 (Shai:s rre $1 unless otherwise stated) i uuay s races Fras?r Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.95 2.15 1.95 2.05 Alor Gaiah 1.75 1.90 1.75 1.90cd Amal. Malay 2.15 2.30 2.15 2.30 Ayer Hitam 1.70 1.90 1.70 1.80 Ayer Molek 1.40 1.45 1.35 1.45 Ayer Pan&s 2.00 2.10 1.95
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    EXCHANGES
    197 6 The rollowuitj alt iht exc Mange rates, this nvining according u ttie dally clnu'.at issued by me Honi Kont anil Shaiiriic BanK'.na CorDorar.^n:--SEI 1MB London demand 1/4 1/16 London IT 1/4 1/1« London tnoiitns sight 2/4S Lyons demand 1230 Hamhuru i"i. it.no i41 New Ycrk demand 57 3/13 1
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    80 6 Noon, Dec. 8. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in c&«es (F. 0.8.) Nov. 32 7/16 321,4 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Nov. 32% 32 7/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Tone of Market: Quiet steady. Latest Cable: London
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    377 6 London, Dec. 7. lbe tallowing »re uway» doting middle pnce* on (be undon Stock Gxchance Share* o! £1 aenominaUoa unless jtherwise stated: Yester- Rise any or Pal) Conversion Loan i d.c. 1M4-M uni h Pundllie Loan 4 o.c. 19S0-3J ue War Lean J', p.c. 1O5'» Strait* 6 dc
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    EXCHANGES.
    97 6 London. Dec. 7. The following were closing mean rates: Paris 1059 04 Athens 547. New York 4.89 15 16 Bucharest 6674 Montreal 4.895, sellers Brussels 38.93 1 Rio 44 Geneva 2!. 32 sellers official Amsterdam B.OOS Eelgrade 213 Milan 93 s Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.18 Montevideo 19% Madrid
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    RISE IN N.I. NATIVE RUBBER DUTY.
    28 6 Batavia, Dec. 7. The export duty on native rubber has been raised to 59 guilders per 100 kilograms as from tomorrow —Reuter
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    TIN QUOTA FOR NEXT QUARTER.
    296 6 METAL BROKERS SUGGEST 90 PER CENT. ANTICIPATED RISE IN STOCKS. London. Dec. 7. Vivian. Younger and Bond Ltd. a private company of prominent metal trokers. in a circular issued today, state "We feel that the International Tin Committee having met the out;ry from the United
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    F.B.I. CHINA COMMITTEE.
    102 6 Talks With Government Export Credits Luqwrt. The recently appointed China Committee of the Federation of Britisa Industries held its first meeting on Nov. 25 under the chairmanship of S:r George Macdonogh. Mr. Kirkpatrick. the special representative of the Government's Export. Credits Guarantee Department, who is shortly leaving
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    MALAYAN RUBBER LOAN AND AGENCY.
    88 6 The directors of the Malayan Rubber Loan and Agency Corporation hay? decided to redeem at par the X lO.T'i-J ol outstanding 6 per cent. Debenture stock. This decision has been taken in view of the Improvement in the rubber prj- ducing industry and the resultant
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      RECONSTRUCTION OF LONDON TIN AND ANGLO-ORIENTAL
      2023 7 Details Of The Scheme Announced. Details of the scheme for the reorganisation of the Anglo-Oriental group of companies announced on Nov. 25. have now been received. The London Tin Corporation Is to acquire the undertaking an-i assets of the Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation, which will
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      ALTERATION TO RUBBER QUOTA UNLIKELY.
      337 7 Until 70 Per Cent. Has Been In Operation. Lewis and Peat Ltd., London, in their report on the rubber market, dated Nov. 24, write: The market after being quite firm has become rather quieter and value are now practically the same as quoted in our
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      HOLLAND TO LIMIT SUGAR IMPORTS.
      151 7 Support For Java Industry. Amsterdam, Nov. 24. The Dutch Government Is tabling a BUI today to limit import of foreign sugar in favour of sugar imported from Java. 1 As from today, the Bill limits the import of foreign sugar to 60 per cent, of
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      BURMA'S RUBBER QUOTA.
      44 7 Rangoon, Nov. 25. The International Rubber Regulation Committee has fixed the Burma basi: quota for 1037, at 9,000 tons and prov slonally fixed the permissible exportable amount for the first six months at 70 per cent, of half that quota. j
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      610 7 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony ot Hong Kong.) The liability ot members is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No 8 of 1929 ol th; Colony Authorised Capita: $5t.000.000 Issued and Fully Paid-Op 120.000,000 Reserve Funds Sterling 0.500.000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000
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      154 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated M China 0, Special CharterJ 12, Cecil Street, Singapore. Telephones: Manager*! Ottic* 6*44 Kvrhannf DepL 6441 General Office 5188-9 with 11 exterulona. Cable Addreas: "CIIUNGKL'O" PaM-Ip Capital Ch. $10,000,000.00 Reserve Fond Ch. $3,453,591.43 Total Resource* Ch. $1412.242.166.35 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vung Soong, Chairman of Board Su
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      486 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK 0* INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in Rnglarm at Rot*! Charter 1853) Paid Up Capltaj ID 600.000 scares 01 £9 each C3.0O0.00O Reserve Pond O.000.00t Reserve Liability of Prcortetcn C3.000.OOQ BEAU OFFICE! St. Wtohoptcate. London. ICI Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Xloilo 8emarant Bangkok Ipob Scremban
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    Mr. Churchill In The Limelight Again.
    818 8 Mr. Churchill In The Limelight Again. People In The News. THE noisy reception which M.P.s gave to Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons last night when the Constitutional issue was discussed is in accordance with many recent incidents in his career. Mr. Churchill is today notorious in the
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      84 8 I M 1 1 If v>^* W Tn I 'ml In a W warn SmbF I I k I 0 I 5- Wm fc ill lIT Wil tm^ I J tf9l i m\i\m 1 1 1 I itftTt tm V l S rxr iffy- 111 1 AIR CONDITIONING _6y CARRIER
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      205 8 Broadcasting EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. Fhe following irequeucu-s will oe used: GSH 21 41 MC/I illi 9'i in i USF 15.14 Me s (19.82 ml 6.20 p.m.— Big Ben. ■Empire Ma<axine.' No. 17. A weekly review of things at Home. Edited by 1'surne Thornton. 6 52 p.m.— The BBC
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      485 8 kummary and a running commentary on the second half of the Inter-Varsity Rugby Union Match, by Captain H. B. T. Wakeiam. from Twickenham (by courtesy of the Rugby Football Union). 11. IS p.m.— Light Minis 11.20 p.m.— The First Cricket Test Match: Australia vs. England.* 11.35 p.m. Dance music. t
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      80 8 All good Chemists sell them. 2 AH 10 FOR *W> GOOD RADIO ENTERTAINMENT A THIS CHRISTMAS. BUY A PYE A BRITISH PRODUCTION WHICH HAS PROVED ITS SUPERIOR QUALITY BY COMPARISON Latest to Qcr'.ty Kac'.ios EVERY MODEL A CHALLENGER Sole Agents "H.M.V." American P.adios: KEE HUAT RADIO COMPANY. 122/124, Orchard Road.
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      557 8 7 35 p.m. Continuation of concert relay. 8.05 -Km. N?ws In French. 8 35 p.m. Continue'.. en of concert relay. 9 20 p m. Social '.npics by M. Rives. 9.30 p.m. Talk on music by M. Charles Oulmont 9.40 p.m. Colonial market prices, rates of exchange 9 50 p m.
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    FATEFUL CHOICE CANNOT BE DELAYED.
    592 9 FATEFUL CHOICE CANNOT BE DELAYED. The King. ONLY THE KING CAN DECIDE. NO DEMAND MADE FOR ABDICATION. London, Dec. 7. "WOT persons, but events, are demanding that the fateful choice shall not be delayed indefinitely," says The Times Parliamentary correspondent today. He adds there are no grounds for declaring that
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    FIRING REPORTED AT TSINGTAO.
    208 9 Eastern Section Of Port Cordoned Off. Shanghai, Dec. 8. A foreign report from Tslngtao states that heavy gunfire In the eastern suburbs of Tslngtao was clearly audible yesterday but owing to that area being cordoned off by Chinese gendarmes no details are available. It Is learned
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    DEATH OF DOCTOR DUGALD CHRISTIE.
    109 9 Pioneer Missionary In Manchuria. London, Dec. 7. The death is announced of Dr. Dugald Christie, C.M.G., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., a pioneer missionary and doctor in Manchuria, at the age of 81. Reuter. Dr. Christie had been Superintendent of Mukden Medical Mission and Retired Founder, and Principal
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    VISCOUNT PRIEST DEAD.
    181 9 LORD MOUNTMORRES' CAREER. The death Is announced in London, says Reuter, of the Rev. William Geoffrey Bouchard de Montmorency. Viscount Mountmorre8. A peer, ne i was rector of St. Pauls. Woklngham since 1935. In addition to having travelled extensively in America, I Africa and Asia Minor, he
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    CHINESE TO RESUME SUIYUAN PUSH.
    153 9 100,000 Troops Ready For Fresh Offensive. j Shanghai. Dec. 7. Nearly 100.000 Central and provincial troops of Sulyuan are ready to launch a big offensive on the Mongol positions around Tainilau, the temporary military base cf the al'ied invaders, and around the town of Shangtu,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 8, 1936. UNDIGNIFIEP BUT INSPIRING.
    796 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 8, 1936. UNDIGNIFIEP BUT INSPIRING. There have been two striking developments in the "constitutional crisis" during the past 24 hours, and each has brought to the citizens of the Empire a very considerable measure of relief. The first was Mrs. Simpson's somewhat belated statement
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    Government house.
    138 10 Tuesday, Dec. I. In the morning His Excellency left Penang for Alor Star where he called on H.H. The Regent, and returned in the evening. Wednesday, Dec. 2. In the afternoon His Excellency opened the Radio. Gramophone and I Allied Trade Exhibition at the Race Course. Penang. Thursday,
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    Social and personal
    61 10 Mr. T. William Miller and Mr. F.H. Sargant. both of the British American Tobacco Co.. arrived 'rom Batavia yesterday and are staying at Raffles Hot"!. Mr. H H. Robbins. of J. A. Russell and Co.. Ltd. and a director of Malayan Collieries and United Engineers, was a
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    SIR WILFRED WOODS. New Post For Mui Tsai Chairman.
    105 10 SIR WILFRED WOODS. New Post For Mui Tsai Chairman. A British Wireless message says that the King has approved the appointment of Sir Wilfred Wentworth Woods to be a member of the Commission o! the Government of Newfoundland, succeeding Mr. Thomas Lodge in February. Sir Wilfred Wo ads has served
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    FORMOSA TODAY.
    1205 10 Japan's Jumping-Off Place For Southern Asia. By WILLIAM TEELING. (Reproduced from "Overseas," the magazine of the Overseas League,) TPHE Japanese have held Formosa for over forty years. It is their oldest colony and It is Interesting to see what success they have had in dealing wltn it The
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    BETTER HEALTH BY DIET IN MALAYA.
    310 10 AN interesting experiment Is being carried out in British Malaya to educate the people in regard to better nutrition, which is not without its moral for Ceylon (says the Ceylon Daily News.) In an article reproduced in the Bulletin of the Education Society of
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    690 10 SUBURBAN RUBBISH. CINGAPORE people are being incredibly careless in supervising the disposal of their domestic rubbish during the strike of the conservancy labourers. I went for a walk along Mount Rosie Road and Malcolm Road yesterday afternoon, and all along the borders of these roads I
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    MRS. SIMPSON STATES A "PERSONAL OPINION."
    371 11 44Willing To Withdraw From This Unhappy Situation". SURPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. "If My Action Would Solve The Problem." TODAY'S LONDON COMMENT. Only Step By King Edward Can Settle Issue. "It/lERELY a statement of Mrs. Simpson's personal opinion." That is the view taken in
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    Mr. Churchill Causes Commons Uproar.
    727 11 CRIES OF "SIT DOWN" "SHAME" AN amazing scene in the House of Commons, when JM.l'ji vented their disapproval of Mr. Winston Churchill's attitude towards the present Constitutional Crisis was the sole topic of conversation in the lobbies at Westminster after Mr. Baldwin's statement. Mr. Churchill
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    MR. BALDWINS STATEMENT, No Advice Tendered To The King Except On Morganatic Issue.
    649 11 MR. BALDWINS STATEMENT, No Advice Tendered To The King Except On Morganatic Issue. jyjw. STANI2Y BALDWIN'S statement on the crisis in thi Hmnm of Commons yesterday re wHvl that. The King has not yet made up hi: mind as to the course of action hi will pursue in the Constitutions
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    "A Possible Way Out."
    644 11 London, Dec. 8. A LTHOUGH it was nearly midnight before Mrs. Simpson's statement reached London, it has created a more hopeful atmosphere in Parliamentary circles. It is generally thought that the statement may offer a possible way out of th° present Constitutional difficulty. In other quarters,
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    Three Courses Of Action.
    139 11 London. Dec. 7. Tho Evening Standard (London) in a long leading article on the crisis states that in view of the position regarding a morganatic marriage and the Government's refusal to introduce legislation to facilitats such a marriage, three courses of action are open to King
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    THE POPE HAS HEART ATTACK. BETTER TODAY.
    282 11 Rest Of Tne News. Vatican City, Dec 8. IT is revealed today that" the Pope, who is seriously ill in the Vatican, has had a heart attack and that the condition of his heart is worrying hia doctors. It is stated, however, that
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    WEST WHARF MEN RETURN TO WORK.
    657 12 HOW PUBLIC MAY HELP IN REFUSE PROBLEM. Mr. Sastri Due On Sunday: No Intervention. ALTHOUGH the majority of the 13,000 Tamil strikers in Singapore are still holding out, the Straits Times understands that all but the most militant section of the men are showing
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    Europeans Sweep The Streets.
    520 12 Action In Strike Emergency. *0mi of young European men < sailed forth with brooms and shovels and rakes yesterday afternoun and astounded the i.siatic population of Singapore by cleanine up the refuse left lying in the Ki;<!iore area as a result of the strike amnn; Municipal
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    THEFT FROM SCHOOL SAFE.
    57 12 On opening the safe in his office in St Andrew's School. Singapore, yesterday morning, the Rev. R.K.S. Adams. l tn headmaster, discovered the loss of $068 which had been placed in the safe on Saturday The safe bore no signs of having been forced open. The
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    TONIGHT'S BROADCAST
    59 12 Tl.c l ::.inc will be broadcast today by Station ZHJ Penang on a wavelength of 49.3 metres. Time signal and days pri T v ions by the Royal «Jby Op;rn < Orchestra. 7.35 Shar> report, v4O I I Opera Orch (contd.) 8 Weekly by Mr. M. Sara*, "umuttu.
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    TWO SCHOLARSHIPS IN 1937.
    124 12 Co-operators' Fund. Two scholarships for 1937 will be awarded by the committee of management of the Singapore Co-operators' Scholarship Fund. They will be a secondary school scholarship, tenable for two years and open to boys and girls, and a trade school scholarship tenable for three years
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    Murder Of Detective: $1,000 Reward.
    95 12 Murder Of Detective: $1,000 Reward. No arrests have yet been made in connection with the murder of Detective Mohamed AH at Kerbau Road last Saturday. A reward of $1,000 Is being ottered by the Chief Police officer, for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for
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    17 12 HMg Europeans of Singapore gathered together before setting out on their "scavenging expedition" yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    Government Buys Valued Orchid Collection.
    168 12 A ejection of 4,227 orchids specimens, comprising the herbarium oithe late Mr. C. E. Carr, who died recently on a botanical expedition to New Guinea, is to be purchased for the Singapore Botanical Qardens. A sum of $2,436 has been fixed as the purchase price,
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    PEARLS EXHIBITED IN SINGAPORE.
    110 12 Pearls for milady should make ideal Christinas presents. A large selection of cultured pearls has just been brought to Singapore by Mr. Kodaka, well-known Japanese merchant, who is exhibiting a beautiful array of oyster specimens, mounted and unmounted, at Raffles Hotel. Most wonderful of his collection
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      DIRTY STREETS. How To Deal With Heaps Of Rubbish.
      91 12 DIRTY STREETS. How To Deal With Heaps Of Rubbish. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir For the attention of the Municipal authorities, may I make one or two practical suggestions for dealing with the heaps of rubbish on the streets not collected since the beginning of the strike
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      Suggested Appeal For Soldier Volunteers.
      112 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir,— ln view of the fly menace and the attendant possibility of disease, particularly dangerous to infants, breaking out as a consequence of the present municipal labour strike, may I suggest that the authorities ask for Volunteers from
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    "HAT NIGHT." K.L. Club To Try Extempore Speaking.
    79 12 "HAT NIGHT." K.L. Club To Try Extempore Speaking. (.From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 7. At Its next meeting on Thursday. Dec. 10, beginning at 7 p.m., the Kuala Lumpur Fortnightly Club will introduce a "hat night." Instead of the usual discussion, members who wish to do so will
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    CHINA FUNDS: NO AGENTS SENT TO MALAYA.
    254 12 Protests that the speeches made at the Legislative Council Meeting yesterday referring to the collection of funds in Malaya by Chinese for war purposes in China were unnecessary, were made this morning by Singapore Chinese leaders to a Straits Times reporter. A statement
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    NEWMAN ANSWERS ANOTHER CHARGE.
    100 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 7. H. Newman, a young Eurasian and former employee of an hotel in Singapore, who had been convicted in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court on a ch?"ge of criminal breach of trust in I respect of a bicycle, appeared
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    MALAYA WILL NOT ALLOW COLLECTION OF WAR FUNDS. MONEY SENT TO CHINA.
    1214 13 MALAYA WILL NOT ALLOW COLLECTION OF WAR FUNDS. MONEY SENT TO CHINA. Important Discussion In Legislative Council. •TT-IE strong views held by the Government of the Colony against funds being collected in Malaya by Chinese for war purposes in China vere emphasised at yesterday's Lepislative Council meeting by the Cccretr.ry
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    Times Has Not Come For A University.
    2532 13 Times Has Not Come For A University. In a lengthy speech yesterday at the meeting of the Legislative i Council, Capt. N. M. Hashim stressed once again the desirability of appointing a professional Director of Education. "Is there any reason," he asked, "why the Education Department should be different from
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    MALAY GIRL SUES FOR BREACH OF PROMISE. Claim Against Indian Fails.
    455 13 MALAY GIRL SUES FOR BREACH OF PROMISE. Claim Against Indian Fails. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 5. An alleged marriage contract betweek a young Malay girl and an Indian was described in a Kuala Lumpur court today as "Immoral and opposed to public policy." It was the I
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    SCHOOL TOO SMALL. Children May Have To Be Turned Away.
    222 13 SCHOOL TOO SMALL. Children May Have To Be Turned Away. A strong appeal to Oovernn; nt f> provide new classrooms at Pr.dln Mas School. Singapore, was made by the headmaster. Mr. E. G. Mohd. Ghows. in his address at yesterday's school prize-eiving and art exhibition. "Owing to lack of space
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    ENGLAND IN STRONG POSITION IN TEST MATCH.
    563 14 FIRST INNINGS LEAD OF 124. IT WAS THE A USTRALIANS WHO HAD THE LONG TAIL! AT close of play in the Test Match at Brisbane yesterday, England were 199 runs ahead with eight wickets to fall in their second innings. And Australia will
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    CHINESE BEAT THE S. C. C. AT HOCKEY.
    521 14 Hard-Fought Game at Hong Lim Green. Playing with ten men, the S.C.C. had to acknowledge defeat at hockey by the S.C.R.C. on Honj* Lim Green yesterday by the odd goal in five. The game was exciting and the issue was in doubt
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    18 14 G. O. ALLEN, English captain, hit O'Reilly for six on Saturday, and took three wickets during Australia's innings.
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    Is Bradman A Casualty?
    49 14 Brisbane, Dec. 7. LEAVING the pavilion after the close of play today, Bradman slipped on the steps and wrenched his ankle. He has had it strapped up. It will not be known until tomorrow what will be the effect on his fielding and batting. Reuter.
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    IPOH ENTRIES. Skye Meeting This Week.
    168 14 IPOH ENTRIES. Skye Meeting This Week. The Turf. The entries for the Pcrak Turf Cluo Skye Meeting at Ipoh on Dec 10 and 12 are: Horses, Class 4: Bay Laddie. Brown Fox. Dig Up, Fancan, George Robey. Justicia, Komolux. Lighting, Little I Mother, Maggie Girton, Meg, Mandal, Prince Caravel, The
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    Lunch score today: England 124 for 5 wickets.
    254 14 Lunch score today England 124 for 5 wickets. Ing, and he was lucky enough to escape being caught from chances given when his score was at 73 and 85. Vcce's analysis today, to the lunch Interval, read as follows: Overs 6, Maidens 4, Runs 6, wkts. 3. He was ably
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    ENGLAND BAT AGAIN. Worthington Loses His Wicket Unluckily.
    120 14 ENGLAND BAT AGAIN. Worthington Loses His Wicket Unluckily. With the close of the Australian innings the tea interval was taken, following which England's second venture opened, with Barnett and Worthington the batsmen. With the score at 17 Worthington was unlucky to be stumped off McCabe's bowling. The ball hit Oldfield's
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    S.G.C. WOMEN'S MEDAL.
    145 14 Mrs. Eldred Returns A Net 33. The Women's December medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Buklt Timah on Monday and resulted In a win for Mrs. H. H. Sturt in "A" division with a net score of 38. in a win for Mrs.
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    KEPPEL'S CHAMPION.
    139 14 The competition for the championship of the Keppel Golf Club resulted m a win for H. Irving Jones. Mrs. E. J. Sturgeu 50 12ft 37>/ 2 Mrs. W. O. Adams 50 12 38 Mrs. Mackillop 49 10 Vi 38y 2 Mrs. O'Sullivan 51 12 39 Mrs. B. Neyland
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    The Sports Diary.
    36 14 lODAT. Hockey: SRC. Ist VI. RAF Ist. padang; S C.C. vs. V.M.C.A., pvang: I.A. Ist vs. loniskitlings Ist. I.A. ground; R A.M.Q. vs. R.A.F., TangUn. Water-Pato: V MCA. rs. Mickii., Y.&i.C.A. Pool. 5.20.
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    24 14 W. VOCE, of Notts, took 6 wickets for 41 ms m the Test Match. They included Bradman and three others of Australia's best batsmen.
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    HODGES CUP WALK.
    366 14 28 Finish From 34 Starters. (From A Correspondent) Great enthusiasm was displayed by competitors and the public in connection with Sunday morning's international walking race from Johore to Singapore, which proved a great success. Men of the Royal InniskilUng Fusiliers did splendidly, carrying off the challenge cup
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    PENANG IN ALL BLUES RUGGER
    357 14 FINAL. Selangor Heavily Defeated. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 7. By their victory over Solangir here on Saturday, by 25 points (2 goals and 5 tries) to nil. Penanjf reached the final of the Northern section of the All Blues Rugger Cup competition.
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    OPEN SINGLES TIES IN S.C.R.C. TOURNAMENT.
    78 14 Lawn Tennis. The following are the results of yesterday's ties in the open tournament at the S.C.RC: OPEN SINGLES W. J. M Warden vs. Woon Chow Fat, 6—2.6 2. 3—6.3 6. 6 all (unfinished* H. Kamis beat S. Abed (walk-over). Chong Thutt Pitt beat
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    NEW 6-METRE YACHTS.
    724 15 NEW 6-METRE YACHTS. R.S.Y.C. Boats Of High Class. Sunday's racing at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club was of considerable interest, owing to the first appearance in the six metre class, after a considerable period of racing i by a limited number of yachts, ot two new arrivals of outstanding character.
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    WOMEN AT THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    836 15 SHOULD THEY BE ALLOWED ON SUNDAY MORNING? A QUESTION OF POLICY—AND OF FINANCE. 11l EMBERS of the Sirgapore Swimming Club are massing in iT two warmly antagonistic camps the Pros and th^ M Antis." The issue is Shall the men retain Sunday morning to themselves,
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    623 15 England's Lead It Was Australia Who Had The "Tail"— Voces Brilliant Bowling An S.S.C. Controversy Women On Sunday Mornings. Conducted by "ECHO." I /^NE took a big chance yesterc.ay, when writing up the Test Match news, in suggesting that, having got rid of Bradman and Badcock, Ei.gland
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      THE STRIKE.
      266 16 Will Someone Slate The Coolies' Case? To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir, The public of Singapore must have read in The Sunday Times the masterly disquisition given by Mr. G. L. Ham regarding the position of the Municipal Commissioners In relation to the strike of Tamil
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      A "KNOTTY" POINT.
      274 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, -In your issue of Dec. l you refer to trial runs of the "Kelena" a", i Kuantan. The writer was much interested In the results obtained, viz, an average speed of 12.7 knots. All will agree that it was
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      TAPAH COMPLAINTS.
      262 16 Extension Of Lighting System Wanted. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—After years of waiting for electric light and current, these amenities were given to the greater part of Tapah on Nov. 3. 193 C. It is disappointing to find that the electric light is not supplied
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    THE POLICE BAND.
    34 16 The Police Band performance at, IVlok Ayer at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11 has been cancelled. The band will play at Telok Ayer at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Dec. 10
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    93 16 Well -known families of Ipoh were united when the marriage took place at the Mm Teh School, Ipoh, of Mr. Yap I.im Chan, eldest son of the late Mr. Yap Yoonjc and Mrs. Yap Yoong, and Miss Yeoh Chee Yong. youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yeoh Teow Stan* and
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    CUSTOMS OFFICER IN CAR ACCIDENT.
    242 16 Complaint Against A Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 6. Mr. T. G. D. Ashley Cooper, of the Seremban Customs Department, was the complainant in a case in which a Chinese, Choo Foh Yong, was charged before the Seremban magistrate with driving his car
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    NEGRI STATE COUNCILLOR RETURNS.
    46 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 5. Mr. Donald Farquharson, the Negrl SembUan State Councillor, has returned from home leave, Mr. Chang Seng Long, another member of the Negrl st-ite Council. Is expected shortly from China, where he went on a holiday.
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    SHOOTS AT BOAR & KILLS COUSIN.
    305 16 SHOOTS AT BOAR KILLS COUSIN. HUNTING ACCIDENT AT TEMERLOH. (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Dec. 5. A verdict of death by misadventure with no one to blame, was the verdict returned by the Taiping Coroner today, at the conclusion of the inquest held on a young Chinese, Chan Ah Ng,
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    ST. FRANCIS XAVIER SERVICE.
    236 16 Relic Kept In Malacca Church. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Dec. 4. The annual services In commemoration of the death of St. Francis Xavlcr took place yesterday in the ruins on St. Paul's Mount and was largely attended. The priests Included those from Singapore. Negrt Sembilan
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    LORRY EXCEEDS SPEED LIMIT.
    95 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Dec. 6. Lee Kirn Chiam was fined $10. with ;he alternative of one week's lard labour, by the Third Magistrate [nche Abdul Raub bin Mohamad Sa'at. when he was convicted on a charge o; exceeding th» speed limit of 30
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    STARVING MAN'S THEFT FROM A STALL.
    75 16 (From our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 5. A Chinese, Wong Mln Chew, told the Seremban magistrate that starvation Irove him to the act, when he was :harged with stealing beef from a stall the Seremban market. The case was postponed for the man's flnger>rint
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    NEW MEMBERS OF SANITARY BOARD.
    70 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiplng. Dec. 5. Messrs. A. E. Wootton and P. T. Ho tave been elected new members of the .arut and Matang Sanitary Board, fr. Ho, a local lawyer, will be the re>resentatlve for the Cantonese comnunlty. and Mr. Wootton will fill
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    14 16 Hurdle race at the nurses s»orts mcc tin* held at the General ■wpiUl, Singapore.
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    APPEAL BY K.L. WOMEN'S SERVICE LEAGUE.
    172 16 Christmas Party And Gifts For Children Of Poor. <*Tom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 5. The headquarters of the Women's Service League at Tanglin Road, Kuaia Lumpur provided an animated scene last week when ntw Christmas garmenu were distributed to 157 children of
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    "WICKED" DRIVING.
    174 16 Cripple's Jump To Avoid Being Knocked Down. w ""-*"1 piece vi ariving, sald Mr Paul Bennett, the West London ma *istrate. when he sentenced Perry Edwar<*s. 27, an insurance clerk, of E Plrus Road, Fulham. to three months' Imprisonment in the second divijion 07 d d rm V
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    £8,000,000 WORTH OF DIAMONDS BOUGHT THIS YEAR.
    1064 17 Striking Index Of World Prosperity. THE world s diamonds are becoming more expensive, more popular, and more useful. They are all mined and sold, practically speaking, by one gigantic concern, the Diamond Corporation. During the slump the sales of uncut diamonds of this
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    POLISH-RUMANIAN RELATIONS.
    185 17 A £10,000,000 Canal Project. Warsaw. Nov. 22. The Rumanian Foreign Minister is to pay an official visit to Warsaw shortly. He will be the guest of the Polish Government, with whom he will discuss problems connected with the PolishRumanian alliance. The alliance has been almost meaningless since M.
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    Chaplain's Tribute To Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes.
    108 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Dec. 4. We refuse to say good-bye, but It :s right to say thank you. We wish him every happiness in the future and hope to see him amongst us again if he find he cannot
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    Two Malays Accuse Each Other.
    81 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 6. Charged before the Seremban magistrate, Mr. U J. Hayward, with housebreaking at Mantin two Malays made accusations against each other. Finally they decided to plead guilty but the magistrate postponed the case at the request of the prosecuting
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    WHY A WOMAN LIVED ALONE.
    135 17 For seven years Miss Mary Laura Kyle, aged 69. lived as a recluse at Robin Hood-lane, East Horsley. Surrey No one was allowed even to see her. Recently a doctor revealed at an inquest on Miss Kyle that the reason she lived alone was that
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    36 17 The deaih occurred on Friday of Mr. S. Muthusamy, a member of an old and respected domiciled Hindu family of Singapore, who had been in the employ of the Straits Times Press, Ltd. for 24 years.
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    STAMFORD CLUB DEBATE.
    148 17 The Stamford Club, Singapure. th» association of the graduates of Rafllpt College, held a meeting at Raffle* Institution on Wednesday. The main part of the programme began when Mr. T. R. Doraisamy pro sented the proposition "That this is the best of all possible worlds." The idea
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    All-Pervading Fog Over London.
    1904 19 Our London Letter. From Our Own Correspondent London, Nov. 28. FOG. All pervading fog. Fo? over London. Fog in the mind over the international situation. Fog of war ov2r Spain. Everyone has been feeling thoroughly "down" this week. For, in truth, there has been precious little
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    SINO-JAPANESE TALKS ENDED?
    224 19 ENVOY RETURNS TO SHANGHAI. Shanghai, Dec. 7. The breakdown of the Slno-Japanese negotiations in Nanking is foreshadowed by the departure of Mr. 8. Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador, for Shanghai. He is expected to proceed to Tokio to report to his Government. Prior to leaving Nanking. Mr. Kawagoe handed
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    POLICE OFFICERS ATTEND FUNERAL OF MURDERED DETECTIVE.
    78 20 The funeral of Detective Mohamed All, who was murdered In Singapore on Saturday night, took place on Sunday and was attended by a large number of European and Asiatic officers of the S.S. Police. The picture on top (left) shows a group of
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    41 20 Penang defeated Seiangor In an "All Blues" rufger matcn played at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Penang scored five tries and two goals and 3elan#or failed to score. The picture above sh«ws the Setaneor team and that below shows the Penang team.
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    39 20 The winner and second, third and fourth in the Hodges walking competition, from Singapore to Johore. which took place on Sunday. Lance Corporal Me Cusker of the Inniskllling Fusiliers, the winner, U seen on the left of Urn picture.
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