The Straits Times, 11 December 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times (K6TABUSHKD NXARLY A CWTOWT.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2\ PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      473 1 SI»r.»DnBE: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471), 1 evirysize family UIMMAII CO JODELITE (REGISTERED) The Original British Wood Preservative "Jodelite" will effectually protect Timber _^^^B_B_B_BJ^^^_. from the ravages of Sea Worms, White Ants, ;flßfi|R Rats, all Insects which attack Wooden IP^^^?^^"B"W Buildings and also from Dry Rot. J| J f jf§f
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      302 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 83. JAVA ST. 'PHONE 3699) Bring the youngsters to our Grand Christmas {i^^ff^^ TOY FAlR!>^®* l\ Thete are thousands of wonderful toys— «t all .)^a^ price*— to delight the heart of every kiddy whoae "IS^ kajAlii^ paxeuts bring him to our great Toy Fair. ,jj-.^ I HTh^h^ May
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      1445 2 I WANTED HOUSES, FL.ATS TO LET WANTED. Modem house 4or 5 bedrooms. < 9 CAIRNHUX BD. Beautifully furnished JJSIS AnnL 448 J^SSS" T^L P 3 blooms. bathrooms, mod. sin., garage. ferrcd. Apply 449. Straits Times. Apply 252 Orcnard M WANTED furnished or unfurnished ban- h i galov.- prefer seaside. 2
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      791 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of well-made, handsome-design, polished Teak Rattan Household Furniture of every description, 1 excellent-toned cottage piano, 1 Armstrong-Siddley Tourer motor ear, crockery, gla&sware, cooking utensils, shanglia: baths. Ping-Pong table, shower bath fiUl i;;!>. pictures, aquarium child's bedroom sets, new cabin trunk, flowering plants, etc. To be U
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      670 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banis will bo closed en Wednesday, Dec. 16, Hari Raya Puas: (Batik HoUday). THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY. LIMITED. .atcd in the Straits Settlements.) NOTICE is hereby Riven that the Trans fer Boo'ss of the above Company will tx closod from Doc. 14 to 21. 1015.
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      226 2 BUSINESS CARDS tia MASSAGE HAL MANiCURE AND MA, \C.Z Mrs. HAHU and Miss n. M 60. Waterloo sir-:et. Telephone 7467. ENCYCLOPEDIA 0 by D. A. r 'r. A i Haire, Ch.'i t of 617 pajvs i of i...i 50 c extra. G. 11. KIAT CO.. LI Rohin: in I oad,
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      182 2 rvUDGCRiPTION RAVZS ■■gkpori Witl.'n Oii'slde Without Ma>»\8 Mmavn PoMase Mi-: Hili J.M '••'>• (> -ianrrl» < K.Wi KM* S 7.S0 H N Vo»rlv *nc» fil 00 SIS."" Vn I- %U PO S48*0 IM.M Noif- Outs'atlcn rhr-joes should imtude llir uv .il bank di^rount. Ai. -.-< HSEMENT RATES Thr iMn> -an
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    ANXIETY OVER NAZI AIMS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
    728 3 ANXIETY OVER NAZI AIMS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. The growing tension between Germany and Russia is being closely watched in European capitals. While the reprieve of Ilerr Stickling, the German engineer sentenced to death by the Soviet Supreme Court, has led to a certain easing of the situation (writes the Diplomatic Correspondent
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    94 3 A party of 15 boys and 14 girls drawn thiefly from the Tyneside dMiiit, were given a farewell party ;it British Columbia House, London, before leaving: for the Prince of Wales' farm school on Vancouver Island under the Kairbridge Farm scheme. Amnni; the children was six-ycar-ohl Malcolm Mac Donald, in
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    THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS.
    446 3 BETTER HOUSING AND INSTRUCTION. The prevention of tuberculosis forms part of the routine duties of the health branch and receives attention under four main headings (says the annual report lor 1935 of Medical Department) Every endeavour Is made by means of films, posters, leaflets, informal talks,
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    1,500,000 HOMELESS IN KWEICHOW.
    123 3 Nanking, Nov. 25. Approximately 1,500,000 persons in Kweichow, representing one-fourth of the total population of the province, are homeless and on the verge of starvation as a result of fires, droughts, and devastation by Communist-bandits. It is said that not a single town or city escaped
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    HER HANDS WERE ALL OUT OF SHAPE
    178 3 Ir. Grip of Rheumatism for 15 yearo iNo r.:.'.;'.,r bom i -1 with rheumatism, then is tin you if you peaarve with Kru following letter proves: •For about 2 years I was toch a piinlul cflori to walk owing i» rheumatism. My bond]
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      272 3 HOTELS Cocktail Dance •rt G.no to s.r. pm. f° Dinner and Dance (informal) to midnight. H «{ft l Edith and Billy Hersey uuh Raffles Celebrated Orchestra diictrd by l).<n Hopkins Non-diners SI 00 Hook Now for Ihr Xmas and When in I'nun; stay at. New Veil's I vr l->sli».'.ir t
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      18 3 To keep the Mouth FRESH, SWEET and GERM— FREE \te-iPASTILLES /^UjA Get a bottle ■flkg^V from your chemist
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      134 3 INSURANCE. FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION TIIE LONDON ASSURANCE HONG KONG FIRE INSCE CO LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO UNION INSCE. SOCIETY CF CANTON LTD. EAGLE STAR fc BRIT. DOM INS CO. LTD. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated tn CS) kaH jß| 1
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    BRANCH RAILWAY AT CANTON.
    88 4 Line To Link City With Whampoa. Canton. Construction work on the branch line of the Canton-Hankow railway, linking Canton with Whampoa Harbour 15 miles east of the city, has been started. The first station at Yaotai is now under construction. The Ministry of Railways, which Is
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    27 4 Spanish delegates attending: the celebrations during the gigantic military parade in the Red Square, Moscow, with which the Soviet celebrated the 19th anniversary of the October Revolution.
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    MANCHU SYMPATHY FOR CHAHAR.
    70 4 Statement By Defence Minister. Tientsin, Dec. 9. Mr. Chang Ching-hui, Manchukuo Defence Minister, in a statement issued at Changchun yesterday, announced that funds would be raised in the State to assist the Chahax forces. "China ij menaced by the Reds," the Minister states, "and the Inner
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    16 4 Cabinet ministers in London ha7e been asked to be ready to meet at short notice. Aneta-Havas.
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    PRISON FOR MAN WHO ONCE OWNED £20,000.
    109 4 Started As Messenger Boy. A man who had risen from messenger boy to own £20,000 was sent to prison for 18 months at th€ Manchester Assizes for the fraudulent conversion of £1,795. The money was the bulk of an estate for which he
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    MOSCOW COMMENT ON NEW PACT.
    224 4 "MONOPOLY RULE IN EAST ASIA." In connection with the Germ-mo Japanese Agreement about 'The Fisht Against the Comintern.' 'Izvcstia' the Moscow newspaper. In an art tie writes: "The Berlin Agreement is nothing but another -.creen f;>r a secret military agreement betwevn ,ho aggressor powers. The
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    29 4 Sir Abe Bailey, who recently provided a gift of £10,000 for the encouragement of civil aviation in South Africa, har now come forward with an additional gift of £3.500
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      266 4 MENDE Model 340 AC-DC Model 355 AC REPAIRS AND SERVICING To all makes of Radio, Amplifier Sound Systems and Equipments Consult us on your SOUND PROBLEMS WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. MS North Bridge Road, Singapore. ANY MAKE OF REFRIGERATOR SERVICED BY M. 6c E. NATHAN 2528. ORCHARD ROAD, PHONE 4856. JSXk
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      486 4 j DELIVERANCE from the choking grip of ASTHMA IN 10 MINUTES HAY FEVER BRONCHIAL ASTHMA BRONCHITIS CHRONIC COUGHS Tiv.rtecn thousand d< tiro million patients can't be efficacy of "Ephazone" the ONE real, tried and pro\cd remedy is an accomplished t.ni. "Ephazonc" brings c.vc in 10 SECONDS relief in 10 MINUTES.
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      479 4 Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. The following frequencies wiU be used:— GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13. B1 ml GSG 17.79 M: s (16.86 m.) 6.2* p.m.— Big Ben. Cinema organ recital. 6.35 p.m.— -A Scottish Notebook.'" A talk by John R. Allan. 6.50 p.m.— Fred Hartley and his Novelty Quintet,
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      446 4 5 C3 p.m. Close down. IC.15 p.m. Ckll DJA, DJB. DJE. German folk sons. 6.10 p.m. Concert of light music. 7.C0 p.m. News In English. 7.35 p.m. Concert of light music (continued). I p.m. Greetings to listeners In the Netherlands Indies. 8.20 p.m. News and economic review in German. Call
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      311 4 port, Stock Quotations and Announcements. 8.30 p.m DAVENTRY— \>hs Bulletin and Announcements. 10.30 p.m. Close down. NIROM. 10 50 a.m.— 1. SO p m YDA 3.010 ke/a (13.67 m.l. and ll)B 11.8C0 k/s (25.3 m.i 5.50 p.m to closing YDA 3.040 k.'c (08.CS ra and YDB '1.610 k c (31.2
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    AMUSEMENT PARKS, DANCE HALLS. ETC.
    37 5 Singapore: GREAT WORLD CABARET: Tea dance. Night dance. 8 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.
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    SPORT.
    16 5 HOCKEY Police vs. Combined Services, at Thomson Road. For full Sports programme Me Sports pares
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      297 5 BEAUTIFUL STORY fifff aa^B^BMßfci^fc Bpfl OF A BOY AND GIRL Bl^^^^V^^t^iHLil WHO SING THEIR WAY 1 Aw INTO EACH OTHER'S lIFART! tUkMB^HAIHJI JAN KIEPURA GLADYS SWARTHOUT IN A LILTING ROMANCE UNDER A MEDITERRANEAN MOON 'GIVE US th,s NIGHT' A PARAMOUNT PICTURE WITH PHILIP MERIVALE BENNY BAKER WEEK-END MATINEES 'ONE NIGHT
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      56 5 Ladies Dressmaking o^k Expert Chinese Tailor. jW DOULATRAMS 48. HIGH STREET. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE (old Storage (pace we have m»aiUbl«— IU rear better insurance en perttbable roods FHene wHheot dfUy ATLAS ICE CO., LTD. Phone S7M or 74J1 MARLBOROUGH SLS MCRIAN C. COOPER'S "LAST BAYS of POMPEII" FEATURING PRESTON
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      231 5 DARDANELLA&BALINESEDANCERS-NEW WORLD sat. 12 DEC. GRAND THEATRE 13 dec. TOMORROW TONIGHT— FRIDAY, 11 DEC. at 9.30 FOR 499 TIMES "GODDESS OF XV rTm'of Danh MASTERPIECE THIBET" "CHALON-ARANG" "FATIIII1A" A DRAMA Between the Acts THE BALINESE OF JAVA KRONCHONG PARTY TEMPLE EXORCISM. BALI DANCES— VAUDEVILLE DANCER. FRf F AnilK^inN TO NFW
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      512 5 SITUATION VACANT WANTED a competent mechanic having experience of an Ice factory. Apply stating qualifications and lowest terms with copies of testimonials to Box No. 451, Straits Times. _MOTOR VEHICLES AERO -MINX SPORTS SALOON. Perfect condition. 11,000 miles. Late 1934. $900. Phone *****. 5 to S p.m. FOB SALE, Ford
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      139 5 May we demonstrate CARLO The latest American Round Game on revised Roulette Lines This Is an Ideal game for Xmas-~ It will make your party go with a swing Call and see the game demonstrated ROBINSONS Spore Kuala Lumpur, X'MAS OR NEW YEAR GIFTS! If you wish to fteden her
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      156 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance. 6.30— «.15 p.m. Informal dinner and
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      62 5 GLOBE THEATRE: Two's Company. 7.15. 9.30. RITZ. GEYLANG: One More River and Follow the Fleet, 7.45—11 p.m. GARRICK THEATRE GEY LANG: George White's Scandals of 1934. 6.45, 9.15. ROXY, KATONG: Give Us This Night. 6.15, 9 15. MARLBOROUGH: Last Days of Pompeii, 6.15, 9.15. SUN THEATRE (New World): Dardanella and
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      452 6 Wearne's Declaration Well Received. From Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Dec. 11. Tin records a rise of 10s. for both positions in London yesterday anc i rise jf 14 cent, in New York. Although Reuter advises that the news of the King's abdication came too late for its
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      EXCHANGES.
      92 6 London, Dec. 10. The following were closing mean rates: Paris 105 9 C4 Athens 547ft New Talk 4.90 1 Bucharest 667 H Montreal 4.89". seller? Brussels 23.98'- IUo ihi Mm Il.MVi sellers offlc *1 A:iv.Urdam g.OO'i Belgrade 213 Milan 93 Buenos Aires unquotea 12 18'.- Montevideo 3»'4 Maclria nominal
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      EXCHANGES.
      195 6 The following at ths exchange rates, this morning according tc the dallv c'.ri-ular issued by the Hont Kunn and Siiaiu'tii' Banktne CorDorat>n SELLING London demand 2/4 1 u> London IT 2/4 1/16 London 4 months' sight 2'4',h L>ons. demand :330 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 3/16 Montreal
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      77 6 Noon, Dec. 11. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) 323/ 8 321/.. Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.O.B.) 323/ 8 32 7/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 323/ 8 321/2 December 32% 32Vfe Jan.-March 32V6 325's
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        MINING.
        566 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Lssue val. Praser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampa. Tin «9 5/6 5/- 5/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 32/- 34/ -cd 32/- 34/-cd £1 \ustra Malay 55/6 57/-cd 55/- 57/-xd 5 Ayer Milam 19/9 21/3xd 20/6 21/6 1 .iyer Weng
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        GENERAL.
        444 6 2 2 Akx Brick Ord. 1.25 1.40 125 135 2 2 do 7', 2 Prefs. 2.30 2 35 2 25 2 35 10 10 Atias Ice 8.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 10 OOn £1 fl B.A.T 6.7.6 6.17.6 6.7.6 6126 1 IBM. Broadcasting 0.85 0.95 0 90 0 95 10 5
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        200 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 6-; jpoi red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4- .l 1&07 Ted. 1947 $1,600,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 11l 113 norn 4.-.«> 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 I;it Mar 31 Sept. 30 120 122 ncm 4- 1911 led. 1963 $2,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        378 6 (Shares are SI unless otherwise stated) Fi.is:r Co Lyall Evatt Allenby 2.00 2.20 1.95 2.05 /.'.or Gajah 175 1.90cd 1.75 l.EOcd Amal. Malay 2.10 2.25 2.15 2.30 Aver Hitam 1.75 1.90 1.70 180 Ayer Molek 145 1.55 1.40 1.50 Ayer Panas 2.00 2.10 2.00 2.10 Bassett 0.80 0
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    368 6 London, Dec. 10. The following »re todays closing middle prices on tbe London Stcc.i Exchange: Shares ol £1 denomination unless otherwise at*t*4: Yester- Rise Ofs or Pall Conversion Loan S p.c. 1944-C4 117', Func:^iu Loan 4 p.c. WHO lib -r'.» V.'ar Lean 3'a p.c 10o>4 H Com. Union
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    PRODUCE.
    49 6 Singapore, December 11, H noon. Buyer Seller Gambiei $6.00 Hamburg Cube 10.50 Java Cube 9.50 Pepper. White Muntok 19.50 White 19.00 Black 11.00 Copra. Mixed $8 50 8.55 Sundried 8 85 Tapioca. Small B lake 5 20 Fair FlaKe 4.75 Medium Pearl 5 25 Small j earl 5.3J
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    CITY REACTION TO CRISIS RESULT.
    150 6 Markets SI: TcthJct The City rcc raticn announcement I or rcp'.ct ar.d relief. Loudspeakers 1 > the Stock I i-dv.-d illently, the I diate'.y or I'rkes in the a tcr. leney to i firmer official el were generally Indl public to ma!:e the n--xt move.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      IS ANOTHER BOOM IN RUBBER COMING?
      1825 7 Productivity Of Estates And Native Holdings. IN the past, a great deal has been written and said about the vast ezeeM of rubber productive capacity over consumption. Highly-coloured but unpleasantly circumstantial tales have ben related of immense tracts of land in the Netherlands Indies
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      872 7 consideration a proposition to operate air transport in Malaya. One of the things that has hindered us in the pa&t has been the lack of a suitable civil aerodrome in Singapore adjacent to the town. The new civil aerodrome is expected to be opened in May next year and we
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      COLONY RUBBER STOCKS
      89 7 STOCKS of rubber in the hands of dealers and in Harbour Board and railway godowns in the Strails Settlements at the close of business on Nov. 30, totalled 29,892 tons. Slocks on Oct. 31 were 27,658 and stocks on Nov. 30, 1935, 36,989 tons. Dealers' stocks on
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      622 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (i MponM in me Co'ony ot Hong Kcng.) The uabliuy u members la ll-nited to the ex < M anj In mai.iicr prescr»lyd by OidlnMM No 6 ol 1929 o! In- Colf.ny Authorised Capita; J50.000.000 ind Fully Paia-Up Mu.:.J0OOO Funds Sterling 6.500.000 1 1
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      223 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporrtea M China tr. Special Char^,.) 12. Cecil Street. Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Uflire 6141 F.xchange I>rpt. 6441 General Oilier .1188-9 Cable Address: "CHI NfiKlO" Paid Up Capital h. S 10.000.000 00 Reserve Fands in excess of lh. S:;,;.i)0.000.0» Total Assets approximately Ch. $1,100,000,006.08 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tsc-Vung
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      543 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in Ensi«no or Roval Charier 16.S3i Paid Op Capital 10 6OU.0O0 MMMI Ot d eacli CiCOU.OOO Reserve Fucd C3.000.000 Reserve Liability ol Prcorietcrt 13.00..000 hvmi smcsi M. Btshopscale. l,cndoa. lit. I, Alor Star Hoiir Koug Ba^on Amnutar Hollo Seme rang BeugkoK
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      702 8 P. 0. BRITISH INI>IA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorpcrateo in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES SToM Srr EE H NN H T f &A& GOVERNMENT, IX>NDON AND FAR EAST MAll SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN oat ronnate B£ore ♦BANGALORE 6.000 DecJ 9 RANPURA 17.000 D^ 1 1
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      600 8 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISRA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan: TO LONDON. Naples. Manrillea. London. Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail 9 SUWA MaRU 10.6(10 Dec 23 24 I FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jan 6 7 HAKOZAKI MARO 10,400 Jan 20 31 I TERUKUN]
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      819 8 R-Hji||B B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. H' -^LTh st 'lB sm 9m (Incomorated in England) APCAR LINE. r.,^ *»t\^.^Hg f^H Ik.l "J TOR DONG KONG. BHANGHAL MOJI. |ff i' V-.^-^^f I■SV KOBE AND OSAKA PASSENGER AND FKEIGDI s TALMA SERVICE. 8>S TALIWA SPECIAL 100 M CHRISTMAS 17 Dec. 3
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      1036 8 SHIPPING THS BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean The Hua Khlow Steamship r> (***** Lt«V Steam Ship Co Ltd.. and China Mntaal The Canard Whit* tar Ltd Steam Navigation Co.. I td.) Tbr Sarawak Sir. maNlp Co l.ta. The Strait* Steamship 10. l.ta The Australian Orlemtl LtTU ltd. The China Navigation Co.
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    150 9 a rived from N.E.I, by KNILM plane PK-AFK. Dec. 8: Mr. F. Rosenthai, Mr. Bernhard Lambertz, Mr. J. H. Peters. Mr. Ernests Newell. Mr. Übci'3l Hardhanraj. Mr. v.d. Zwiep. Arrived from Europe. India and Medan by KLM plane Djalak, Dec. 8: Mr. Emil Mattenheimer, Mr. Oskar von
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    43 9 London, Dec. 9. Exchequer returns show total ordi-n-irv revenue amounts to £403,073,808. corTlParcd wlth £402.099,559 at the cor- I responding date of last year, Total ordinary expenditure is £534.b40.258. compared with £512.156, 319 at the corresponding date of 1935. British Wireless.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
      138 9 Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mln temp, fall s'shine temp •superintendent. Meteorological Branch Malaya. Meteorological Office, Singapore, Dec. 11, 193 G. s. West Coast. Alor Star Bayan Lepas (Penang) SHiawan Bukit Jeram Malacca Inlam.. Kuala Lipls K. Lumpur Kluang East Coast Kota
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      106 9 Friday, Dec. 11. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive Entrance Godown Gat) East Wharf Planclus 22 1 Main Wharf Kola 18 3 Talang Akar 15 3 TUava 13 3 Tcrkoni Maru 11 J Empire Dock Penrlth Castle 30 3 C. of Wellington 32 3
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      JEYPORE.
      27 9 The Jeypore has left Hong Kong und is expected to arrive here at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. She will proceed alongside the S.HB. Wharf on arrival.
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      CLEARANCES
      47 9 Dec 9: Hiii Lee iT'ganu); Hafthor (Nor.); Krestyanin (Soviet.); Taibun Maru. Mantcii Maru (Jap.): Gewang <Dut.>; Ban Hong Liong, Earlspark, G<r. as < Brlt.>. Djc. 10: Klias, Tandjcng Balei. Tandjcr.g Pinang, Sin Kheng Seng. Anhui. Narbada. Karoa. Burdwcn (Brlt.»: Auby «Sar Benkoelen. Reynst, Tinombo (Dut); Thordis (Nor.».
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      317 9 Today. Ben.;kalis. F. de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe, Siak S. Pandjane (Ampangi 3 p.w Medan (Tobclr 3pm Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Te.ukiinl MatU) 4 p.ni China (generally) Hoihov. (Terukunl Maru> 4pm Hong Kong Si Formosa (Terukuni Maru) 4 p.m Japan and Macao (Terukuni Maru)
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      AIR MAILS.
      73 9 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Due Sunday night. K.L.M.: From Europe: Due Monday night. OUTWARD. K.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 13.45 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Hong Kong: Mails close 7 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Europe: Mails
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      CHRISTMAS MAILS
      32 9 The latest times for posting letters in Singapore for transmission by air in time for delivery in Europe before Christmas arc: Imperial: Tomorrow 7 p.m. K.L.M.: Dec. 16. 12.15 p.m.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      90 9 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow, Dec. 12. by air (Qantas will be delivered to bcxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m Mails from Netherlands Indies expected tomorrow. Dec. 12, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General
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      FROM MALACCA.
      116 9 Correspondence ror transmission Dy air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." i Mails will close at Malacca as followsrnmcrrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) 6 p.m. Iran, 'Amsterdam and (London by air (Netherlands; ..1.15 p.m. Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika. Nori' crn and Southern Phode ia and
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    "EMDEN'S" SPOKTS ENGAGEMENTS.
    138 9 Soccer Matches And Athletic Meeting. The following sports fixtures have been arranged betwpen teams of the German cruiser Emden and local teams: Today, 5 pa: Soccer, vs. Fraser and Ncave, at F. and N. sports ground. Anson Road. Monday, 5.30 p.m.: Soccer, vs. H.M.S. Terror at Seletar.
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    R.A.F. BEAT R.E. AT CHANGI.
    93 9 Ruxby Football. RAF. beat the RE. at Changi by three points (a try) to nil In their match at Changi on Wednesday. The game was played in heavy rain, but in spite of that, interesting football resulted. The Sappers were unlucky not to at least
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    OPEN TOURNAMENT.
    312 9 Lawn Tennis. The following were yesterdays results in the open tournament at the S.C.R.C.: Open Singles: Chua Choon Leonu beat Dr. Wee Thlam Heck. 6—2. 6—1: Dr. S. H. Tan beat J. CllfTord. w o. Singles Handicap: V. N. Pillay (owe 6) beat Seah Keng Slew (owe 6>.
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    JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
    65 9 Billiards. The second semi-final in the SB As junior championship tournament, between:—Seet Teng Chye (United Confederate Funeral Association) and Goli Teck Mong (Aston Athletic Club>. will be played tomorrow, at 8 p.m., at th-j Clerical Union pavilion. The winner w!'l meet Khoo Kim Swee (Aston Athletic Club), who
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    S.C.C. CHAMPIONSHIP.
    24 9 In the S.C.C. lawn bowls championhip iast evening W. H. Stuart Clark cat E. B. Evans 21—8. Ties are arranged as follows.
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER FINALISTS.
    42 9 In the semt-flnal round of the S.CC. snooker championship last evening, three frames being played. K. C. GUlett beat V. P. F Walsh by 213 points to 108 and will meet F S Gibson in the final next week.
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      323 9 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE. Today H. W. 8.28 a.m. 8.7 ft.; 9.55 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 2.34 a.m. 4.9 It.; 3.27 p.m. 2.2 ft. Saturday. December 12. II. W. 9.07 a.m. 9 ft.; 10. <0 p.m. 8.2 ft. L. W 3.19 a.m. 4.9 ft.; 4.05 p.m. !.8 ft. Sunday, December
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    FOUR YEARS WITH ULCERATED STOMACH
    239 10 Mow Feels Different Altogether." If you endure the terrible agony of ulcerated stomach— or if you have fjiiered Ur.m the pain of other gastiir ills, flatulence, wind, indigestic::— you will understand the joy with whiclMr WHH wrote this amazin.; letter: For nearly lour years I
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    AMUSEMENTS
    125 10 SINGAPORE. GABBICK THEATRE. GETLANG Ocorge White's Scandals of 1934. With Rudy Valee. 6.45—9.15 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Brown on Resolution. 7.15—9.30. GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE I Uke It that Way. NEW WORLD Side Shows, cabaret. d*dcu%. Talkies Theatre* r'ncmu. RITZ GEYLANG One More River. With Diana Wy:;yard. Also Follow
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1936 Long Live The King
    820 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1936 Long Live The King A chapter is closed; a new one opens. The British throne has j withstood the severest possible shock without a tremor, and the nation is emerging from a tremendous crisis as loyal and a.s solidly behind the monarchy
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    Proclamation.
    159 10 At Noon In Singapore Tomorrow. THE new King will be pro1 claimed in Singapore at noon tomorrow in the style of George VI. The ceremony will take place at the Municipal Offices, where King Edward VIII was proclaimed. Invitations will be issued as quickly as possible and ladies will
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    A WORLD FIT FOR OUR CHILDREN?
    1224 10  -  OLIVER BALDWIN. Marriage And The Future. By (Son of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.) LJAVING children is a fundamental instinct of the human race, but j in the early days of human life that I instinct, like that of self-preserva- lion or
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    714 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. HOME BOOTLEG. CEW people in Singapore r; nember the visit of that remarkable der, Mr. "Pussyfoot" Johmcn. years ago. He did not receive i edly enthusiastic welcome here In India he was mor- popular, at any rate among the Indians, and lii to Madras is
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    NEW KING ACCLAIMED IN LONDON.
    1087 11 Crowds Cheer Duke of York After Abdication Decision. EDWARD VIII TO SPEAK BY RADIO TONIGHT. To Leave For Continent When Succession Change Complete. EMPIRE'S MOMENTOUS DAY. Mr. Baldwin's Story Of Long Critical Negotiations. LOYAL DEMONSTRATIONS were witnessed in London last nicrht when the new King
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    Party Chiefs On King & Constitution.
    838 11 Party Chiefs On King Constitution. London, Dec. 10. pOMPLETE support for Mr. Baldwin's handling of the crisis was forthcoming last night when M.P.s began to debate King Edward's abdication announcement. Mr. C. R. Attlee, the leader of the Labour Opposition, ros: 1 amid cordial cheers and said that the occasion
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    London Press Comment On Abdication.
    302 11 London Press Comment On Abdication. "fllE King might have asked almost anything and his people would have given it with both hands. It will be the abiding grief of thousands who loved the King that the one thing he asked for was a marriage which he deems necessary for his
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    Bill To Be Passed Into Law Today.
    164 11 THE Bill "to give effect to His Majesty's declaration of abdication" was introduced into the House of Commons last night and read a first time. It will be read a second time this morning and the 4 o'clock rule will be disregarded so
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    Privy Council Summoned For Accession.
    175 11 Privy Council Summoned For Accession. THE Accession Meeting of the Privy Council will be held at St. James Palace tomorrow morning, followed immediately by the Proclamation of the new King. The swearing in of both Houses begins on Saturday and continues on Monday. Parliament on Monday will receive a message
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    IRISH FREE STATE AND MONARCHY.
    88 11 Dublin. Dec. 10. Mr. de Valera, in a statement with reference to the abdication said "so far as the Irish Free State is concerned, the abdication will not become effective until the legislation for that purpose will have been enacted by Parliament." The speaker has
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    King Edward To Broadcast
    252 11 (From Our Radio Correspondent.) AM informed by cable from the ■I BBC. Public Relations Department today that it is expected King Edward will broadcast to the nation and the Empire tonight. Present arrangements are for the broadcast to begin at 10 p.m. GMT. today which is
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      26 11 ON OTHER PAGES. Deed of Abdication 13 Mr. Baldwin's Speech 12 The New King and Queen 15 People in the News 15 Diary of Crisis 15
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    HOW KING AND PREMIER SOUGHT A WAY OUT.
    2411 12 THEY TALKED AS FRIEND TO FRIEND. THERE COULD BE NO FACTIONS IN ENGLAND ON DIVORCE PROBLEM. rpWENTYFlVE days ago today King Edward said to his Prime Minister J "I am going to marry Mrs. Simpson and T am prepared to go." That
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    EMDEN DROPS ANCHOR.
    220 12 Symbol of the new Germany, the i cruiser Emden the first German cruiser built after the war arrived I at .Singapore at 10 o'clock this morn- ing in the course of a six months' cruise. She will remain in the Outer Roads until Saturday week. She will
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    NEW LEGAL ADVISER, F.M.S.
    49 12 rpHE Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Hon. Mr. Justice A. J. Clark, O.B.E.. Puisne Judge, Straits Settlements, to be Legal Adviser. Federated Malay States, states a communique issued by the F.M.S. Government.
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    61 12 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok Dec. 11. The British Colony in Bangkok I listened to the announcement from London of King Edward's abdication witn feelings of profound sorrow and agitation. Poignancy was added to the declaration by the fact that with all Siam they had been celebrating the fourth anniversary
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    F. M. S. QUEEN'S SCHOLARS.
    82 12 On the result of the examination held in October, the Federated Malay States open Queen's Scholarship has been awarded to Ng Wall Hing. a pupil of the Anglo-Chinese School. Ipoh, and the scholarship confined to Malays has been awarded to Raja Zahar bin Raja Badiozaman,
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    NEW POSTAL ORDERS. FOR SMALL SUMS.
    131 12 NEW POSTAL ORDERS. FOR SMALL SUMS. With the object of providing a cheap and convenient means of remitting small sums of money locally the Po3t Office has introduced Malayan Postal Orders. The denominations of these orders j and the commission are as follows: I Denomination: 50c. $1, 1.50. 2 00.
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    CECIL STREET FALL: INQUIRY OPENS.
    111 12 The inquiry bcj,an this morning before Mr. W. G. McQuarrie, the Singapore Coroner, into the death of Mr. Chia Seng Quee, a clerk of the Great Eastern Life Insurance Company in Cecil Street, who fell to his death from the third storey of his office
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    PARLEY ON STRIKE.
    296 12 Obstacle To Settlement. AN emergency meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners met this morning, and was still sitting at time of going to press, to discuss the one point on which agreement has not yet been reached in the strike dispute. This one point centres on a
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    22 12 Moscow, Dec. 9. M. Rukhimovitch has been appointed People"s Commissar for Defence Industries, an office created under the new Soviet constitution. —Reuter.
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    'I HAVE DETERMINED TO RENOUNCE THE THRONE
    536 13 King's Message To Parliament. fTHE text of the message from King Edward VIII J to both Houses of Parliament, which announced His Majesty's decision to abdicate, read After long and anxious consideration, I have determined to renounce the Throne to which I succeeded
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    A MOMENTOUS PARLIAMENT. Premier's Ordeal.
    262 13 A MOMENTOUS PARLIAMENT. Premier's Ordeal. House of Commons. Dec 10. Never has the House of Commons been so full as it was today when M.P.s awaited the momentous statement by the Prime Minister. All the benches were packed long before the scheduled opening of the House, and only the places
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    FAREWELL DINNER TO MR. A. A. BAKER.
    129 13 i From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Dec. 9. Members of the Malacca Chinese Overseas Rubber Dealers Association gave a dinner at their club last night in honour of Mr. A. A. Baker, manager of Messrs. Harper Gilnllan and Co., who shortly leaves on
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    FUNDS FOR CHINA. NANKING OFFICIAL'S VIEWS.
    207 13 FUNDS FOR CHINA. NANKING OFFICIAL'S VIEWS. It was hard to draw "a line of demarcation" between a Red Cross fund and a military fund, said Dr Theodore E. Hsiao, of the Nanking Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when discussing In Singapore yesterday the contributions to China by Malayan Chinese. Dr. Hsiao
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    SPECIAL STRAITS TIMES ISSUE.
    58 13 The Straits Times office was open until past midnight and a special edition of yesterday's issue, containing all the details of the abdication announcement was published for sale upcountry. The usual issue of the Straits Times goes by rail to upcountry towns, but trie rail transport
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    CHURCH FAIR.
    115 13 The Chinese Christian Church (Say Mia Tng) is organising a Fair, whlcn will be held in the Institute Hall, Prinsep Street, on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. The proceeds from the Fair shall be in aid of the funds of the Church and the
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    Ratepayers' Control Over Commission Nominee.
    510 13 Ratepayers Con trol Over Commission Nominee. At a special meeting of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association this week it was stated that the Association's nominee to the Municipal Commission would be expelled from membership if he did not carry out the Instructions of the committee. "The object of this" said the
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    At The Cinema. KAY FRANCIS IN MARITAL TROUBLES.
    148 13 At The Cinema. KAY FRANCIS IN MARITAL TROUBLES. •Livinc On Velvet." (With Kay Francis, Warren William and George Brent.) Warner Bros. At the Pavilion. A romantic girl marries a restless, penniless boy. knowing what she ls letting herself in for—that is the theme of "Living On Velvet." starring Kay Francis,
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    42 13 Mr. E. M. O. O'D. Burke-Gaffney I v/iil go on transfer to Ipoh from I Kelantan about the middle part of March as Water Works Engineer, P.W.D.. in succession to Mr. J. S. 1 Boissicr, who is to ro Home on leave.
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    PLANS FOR NEW AIR SERVICE.
    514 13 Malayan Company's Project. IN addition to the Malayan air ser- vices which Imperial Airways, in conjunction with Alfred Holt and the Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., propose to organise, Wearne Brothers Ltd., a Malayan company, have put a proposition to the Malayan Government. This company has
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    FRUIT GROWN ON THE HIGHLANDS.
    85 13 FRUIT GROWN ON THE HIGH LANDS. On page 19 tociuv reader* will nnd an interesting let'er regarding the possibilities of fruit growing on Camerons Hi;jhlan<i;;. written by Mr. S. M. Sharma, Mr. Sharn-.a has lir.d considerable success with the experiments he has conducted in his orchard in the Highland-, and
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    36 13 Mr. T. B. Spence, of Sungei Krudcia Estate, Sungei Siput, will leave on transfer to Sunsci Limau Estate, Taiping. on Jan. 1. Hp will be relieved by Mr. C. D. Richie, of Sungei Wanci Estr.t?, Siliawan.
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    THREE MORE WINS FOR MR. KENNEDY.
    422 14 POOR CROWD ON FIRST DAY OF IPOH SKYE MEETING. MOST OF THE FAVOURITES DISAPPOINT. (Froa Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 10. /"\NI-Y a very sm;il' crowd assembled at the Iyoh racecourse today, tie first day of the I'erak Turf Club's Skye Meeting. Conditions were
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    RACE 1, PONIES, CLASS 3, 4 FURS STR.
    651 14 HIl the Sultan of Perak'.s Lli^NIE (Mr. Kcrnedyi 1 P Logo ("a PHOO.- TOK 8G 'Mr. Dragon > 2 Mn. S. E. Sherlda'* and s n Kong's PERFECT LADY 10.1 Mr. Y.:-obi 3 Mr. i. S. Kirwan'i capone 10 9 Mi-. L.
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    WYATT'S INJURY.
    81 14 W.i.ttt, v.mi broke a bone in his hand while batting at Clare, has been worried by the pain. An Xray examination lias disclosed a slight displacement. The bone was pushed into position again a few days ago, but > at said that it would lie another month before
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    18 14 Strenuous action in yesterday's hock ey matrh between the Girls' Spurts C!ub and the Y.W.C.A. Straits Times Photograph.
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    English Captain Has A Bad Knee.
    145 14 BUT SHOULD BE FIT FOR SYDNEY TEST NEXT FRIDAY. Brisbane, Dec. 10 G. O. Allen, captain of the English cricket team, is suffering from knee trouble, believed to br water, learns Reuter's correspondent. He is going to Sydney to see a doctor. It is.
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    CANTABS BEAT EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.
    124 14 Rugby Football. London, Dec. 10. At Edinburgh today, Cambridge University beat Edinburgh University !by 32 points to 15. I The match arranged to be played I at Beeston —Notts. Lines, and Derby I vs. East Midlands, had to be postponed owing to rain and Irost. —Reuter.
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    ALL SQUARE!
    33 14 England's victory at Brisbane makes the Test Match tally all square. Beginning in 1876-7, 135 matches have been played. England and Australia have each won S3, and 29 have been drawn.
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    S.L.G.C. BEAT G.G.C.
    169 14 Golf. Inter-Club Match At Sepoy Lines. The following is the result of the match between the Sepoy Lines G.C. and the Garrison G.C, played on Sunday at Sepoy Lines (Garrison players mentioned first i: Lt.-Col. G. G. Ronaldson and Capt. C. K. Hamilton 0, P. D. Lawson
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    SINGAPORE DEFEAT THE COMBINED SERVICES.
    696 14  -  "Nimrod." Nine Goals Scored In A Lively Hockey Match. By Personally, I should have liked to ha\e Men iiie Seniivs score another three gjtals to draw with Singapore, 'lheir rally from the hully-off for the second half and continuous pram on the Singapore def.-nce aroused
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    The Sports Diary.
    70 14 TODAY. Rugby: Pulau Branl vs. Skins, at P.B. Yachting: R.S.Y.C. W, Joliore (Cato Mentrl Bosar Cha.lcnge Cup), 5 p.m. Hockey: Combined Services vs. Police, Thomson Road: S.C.C. vs. A P.C., padang; S.C.R.C. Ist vs. S.R.C. Ist, Chinese ground; S.R.C. 2nd vs. R.A.0.C.. padang: Raffles College vs. H.M.S.
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    21 14 Hit biiii'apore hockey team which defeated the Combined Services by six coals to three on the padan yesterday Straits Times Photograph.
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    28 15 The n. king (left i while tat for Mi early morning n-n :it the rarr.p lie has hr!d rvrv Ancii I tnm the r:'\>tic itctaoola and Indiutrial districts
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    him Of Succession.
    55 15 The I me of Succession to the Throne is as followss PrMK'css Elizabeth Princess .Margaret Rose. 3. Duke of Gloucester. 4. Daks of Kent. 5. Mbm Edward. 6. Princess Ko.tul. lord l.asrelles. 8. Hon. Gerald Lascelles. I. I'rint-fss Arthur of onr.ju'lit. 10. Earl of MaeDuT. 11. Lady
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    IN SOUTH WALES. COMMISSIONER TOURS AREA KING VISITED.
    104 15 IN SOUTH WALES. COMMISSIONER TOURS AREA KING VISITED. London, Dec. 9. Bpeclal Interest was shown in thel orrivaJ In South Wales of Sir George! Cinlct. the new commissioner for the d areas, says Anc'-a Trans-' Ocean. lorge is touring the same c.i I io\« as ware visited by King Edward
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    Mr. Lloyd George's Return.
    49 15 It 1; stated in a mrssage from Kingston, Ja aica, Chat Mr. Lloyi who is at present on holiday in the West Imi'.s, has decidrd to return to London by the quickest .V i-hanfted plans u^e duo to the Co. itutiona'. crisis in England.— r-ns-Occan.
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    THE NEW KING & QUEEN.
    778 15 THE NEW KING QUEEN. A Career Of Service For The Nation. His Royal Highness Prince A! be a "ruderick Arihur George. Duke of /ork, Eafl of Inverness, and Baron Killarney, the second son of the late Xing George V and Queen Mary, was oorn at York Cottage, Sandringham. >n Dec.
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    135 15 THE Duchess of York who becomes Queen Elizabeth will make a popular queen. Known for many years as the smiling Duchess," she was the first commoner to marry into the British royal family. She is 36 and the youngest but one of a large family. She has six brothers and
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    Mrs. Simpson In London.
    144 15 People In The News. A LONDON correspond ant writes by i Air Mall: I supp?d a fortnight ago at a table in the Cafe de Paris next to one at which was Mrs. Ernest Simpson. She arrived with a friend towards midnight. Very slim of figure,
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    Guests Of The King.
    117 15 I HAD first seen her some two years 1 ago, when the King gave a large party at the Savoy in order to bid farewell to a friend who the next day was to sail for the United States. About a week later she dined with
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    Her Charm.
    140 15 DURING the months that preceded the illness and the death of the late King Mrs. Simpson was often to be seen with the then Prince of Wales, who was much about in the West End. They were also in one another's company often on the Rlvien, and especially
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    To A New Home.
    112 15 IJNTIL a comparatively shorx wnile w ago Mrs. Simpson lived in a flat near Marble Arch, but after her summer holidays she took up residence in a new and beautiful home in R«gent's Park. As a dancer she is delightiu! to watch, so smooth are her
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    Diary Of The Crisis.
    291 15 Wednesday, Nm. sc-ci the King. Friday, Nov. 27.— Surp: of the Cabinet Cabinet Ministers in the province* cancel their engagements and hurry b to London. Tuesday, Dei. L- The Bradford's speech on the Kins and the Coronation. He "The benclit of tho King' nation depends on
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    SOVIET COMMENT ON BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY.
    327 17 SOVIET COMMENT ON BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY. "GERMANY CHOSEN AS ALLY." 4 Pravda in an article 'ihe Fruits of British Policy' states: The direct and indirect support given by Britain to the policy of fascist Germany Is not explained by the fact, that the ruling circles In England have consciously and
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    24 17 Provisional preparations have been made to enable any Constitutional questions resulting from the King's I decision to be dealt with the least possible delay.
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    SINO-JAPANESE CRISIS WORSENS
    373 17 NANKING READY FOR BLOCKADE. ENOUGH FOOD FOR SEVEN MONTHS. Shanghai, Dec. 8. An ominous sign of the precarious Btata of Sino-Japanese relations is provided by a report stating that the Central Government has accumulated large stores of foodstuffs at Sian (Shensi), Loyans (Honan), Hankow (Hupch) and another
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    NANKING PARLEYS FRUITLESS.
    137 17 Japanese Military Again Restive. Shanghai, Dec. 10. Disappointed over the lack of any concrete results from the protracted Sino-Japanese negotiations in Nanking, a Tokio report states, the Japanese Government has summoned Mr. Kawagoe. the Ambassador, to Tokio, where a special conference will be held within the next
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    COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON SOCIAL INSURANCE. Geneva Meeting.
    153 17 COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON SOCIAL INSURANCE. Geneva Meeting. A number of experts invited by the International Labour Office met at Geneva to examine the problem of the standards of permanent incapacity in Insurance and in compensation for industrial accident's and sickness insurance. This QUi itlon :j regarded as of vital
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    ACTIVITIES OF DISTRICT PLANTING ASSOCIATIONS.
    475 18 ACTIVITIES OF DISTRICT PLANTING ASSOCIA TIONS. i\ ers Losing Interest— More Publicity Needed Reports Of Meetings Now Inadequate Dominating Influence Of Proprietors In U.P.A.M. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) |N these dayi cf a reconstructed Planti Malaya, now .'ed Planting AssoOf Malaya, one frequently bean the view expressed that, owing to
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    Interest In Proceedings.
    318 18 •pHERE are many occasions when District Planting Associations do not avail themselves of the aid of the press, the v;ew being held that cases el Htarepmllllf m \y load to misunderstandings and that certain matters oi purely domestic concern might receive unwarranted publicity, cases rtlng are .mow
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    Suggestions Forgotten.
    253 18 QNT view opposed to the presence of .1 reporter at meetings was expressed to me the other day. It was that ii press representatives were pre- l sent certain members desirous of see- I Ing their names in print wou'd be 1 Inclined to wa.te the time of
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    An Instance.
    159 18 JJERE. I would lire to give an Instance, parsed on to me by a correspondent, where it might be said that the Interests of local proprietors were not given the same prominence in tn»* press as those of proprietors resident outside Malaya. My correspondent states that whi e
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    Full Reports Desirable.
    90 18 QNE can, of course, appreciate, that v there are occasions when a full report cannot be made available for public scrutiny but some thing more than the skeleton reports now customary is required in the interests of the planting community as a whole, and in rubber in
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    A Grateful Reader.
    144 18 The follow ins is an extract from a letter referring to the weekly planting feature of the Straits Times: "I should just like to say how much I appreciate reading your very interesting and instructive planting articles and think they are of invaluable service to the planting
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    Reasons For Decisions.
    192 18 iy|Y correspondent In no way ques- tlons the advisability of either of these two decisions reached by the U.P.A.M. but only the methods employed in that the interests of one were advanced by the press publicity and in the other possible criticism of the decision was forestalled
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    M.E.O.A.
    80 18 WITH the recent adherence of the Malayan Estate Owners' Assoclatic.i to the U.P.A.M., the latter body is now serving an increased public and the circulatioon to all members of abbreviated minutes of meetings entails a vast amount of clerical work. It seems to me that the interests of the
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      GIVE US—A SENSE OF BALANCE.
      398 18 GIVE US— A SENSE OF BALANCE. A Shareholder's View. To the Editor, of the Straits Times. Sir,— It seems a pity that the author of "Give us back-bone in what was, In many other respects, sound letter, should lose a good deal of its value by putting forward two cases,
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      A SHAREHOLDER SNUBBED.
      140 18 Writing to the Editor of the Financial News, Mr. Charles Smith of the United service Club, London, says: "Sir.— You may be interested to hear that, at a meeting this week of Permas Rubber Company, the chairman, on being askod by one of the shareholders one or
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    RUBBER POWDER FOR ROADS.
    101 18 An Invention which, it is claimed, will substantially reduce the cost ol rubber production and will make the Introduction of rubber roadways with non-skid surfaces a practical proposition Is now being tested in England. The invention is a riacnine whicn lr. one process converts the latex
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      217 18 ESTATE FACTORY SUPPLIES "THE PERFECT PAIR" Saves 500% in Wire Gauze? f^Mb^ /*rei;enf* contamination of latex with copper. S&Sl£ Keeps' clean outlasts all other types.' r^r: DIETHELM CO., LTD., Alan. Dtpt. SINGAPORE. COSTS USE n|i I ENPEKAY Ullt IN THE CENT I PLANTING PER I HOLE POINT I /jgjN AND
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    POSSIBILITIES OF FRUIT GROWING ON CAMERON HIGHLANDS.
    1608 19 Success Of Some Varieties— Much Study And Experimenting Required Importance Of Grafting On Good Stock. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Due no doubt to the publicity h "Shalimar" has received, I have been receiving inquiries from would-be or- j, chardists
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    LABOUR ON ESTATES IN PAPUA.
    524 19 pay the cost of ecttingr them there. WJsrs accrue from the date the >\ ajjes contract is signed, and since it often takes a full mouth, or even more, to( set the native to the estate, he gets M much of his wage without working
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