The Straits Times, 24 December 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times rWTABUBHKD NSARLT A OWTOKT.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      197 1 <INr.«noB E I*o. CCCIL ST. CPHONE 5471). EVIRYtIZI F AMILI .Id to id VIVI\ fflbl MINIM ASM CO GIFTS FROM THE "HOUSE OF MAGIC"! The festive season approaches, and with it the thoughts of suitable gifts, A wide and attractive selection of useful household appliances suitable both to "HIM" and
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      187 1 KtALA LUMWUn: M. JAVA ST. f'PHONE -»«^> CHRISTMAS CHEER FINDLATER'S 8 SHERRIES m I OLD MORENO BROWN. Full of flavour A J% delightful appetiser -$2 «0 /mS^k BK PALE MEDIUM DRY. Very suitable for Club Ifl Sherry and Bitters 2 05 FINO. Possesses the Bouquet of a true Flno 2
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      889 2 No. 000 -THE LAND REVENUE COLLECTION ORDINANCE (Chapter 112) SECTION 8 NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND 38 nSfJC .r^ 1 Tr^ToT^TLT^Zu?^L7Z ZZIZ Offlce at 23 pm on Mond y New titles will be issued to the purchaser in terms of the original titles which can be Inspected at the Land
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      844 2 The engaseaient is announced between Mr. Arthur Patciore (Pat) only son of Mr. and Mrs. Patmore. Lea Jon. and Miss All c Leonoa Anne Perrcau (Alijc) only daughler of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pcrreau, Singapore. SITUTATIONS VACAN1 WAKTED— Salesman wtth experience o Singapore Provisions market, Cantonese, ag over 3(1 Rp
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      1213 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET 59A Devonshire Road. Ounpom j House with garage. Apply 67 Waterloo Street. TO LFT seaside oungakm with tennis court No. 59 Mover Road ApDly Mever Brothers tr.STON Sophia Rd. near Oovt. House. Rooms $2a- Room Brekft. $15. Europeans only. 49 CAIRMIILL RO. B^Utiful y
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      711 3 P. 0. BRiTiSH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (In-ornorit?"! In En,-'.'»n<lt ;T PAEE^NV'Tt AND CARGO ELV.YICES PF;i' in A* ANO ORI NUI. S. N CO UNWcONrRACI WITH HIS MA^-*"™ GO '.-NT lONTCN AND FAR LAS I MAIL STOYICE C'JIV- .3 FROM lONDON TCR CHIN AND JAPAN Dv? Tonnage B'po' c 1936
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      397 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. FUSHIMI MARU Jan. 7. S.S. HAKOZAKI MARU Jan. 21. M.S. TERUKUNI MARU Feb. 3. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU
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      678 3 PASSENGER AND PSQSamT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious Ore Class Motorshipv Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSfcILJ.ES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN HOMEWARD SAILINGS 1937 Prom Prom From From Spore Malacca Port Pcr.ang MS. Sham ERRIA 12/1 12 1 13/1 15/. LALANDIA 2/2 2 3 3/2 5/2
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      258 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI. j KOBE AND OSAKA. s.s. SIROHANA MM 31 Dec 3 p.m. excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special holiday return tickets Interchangeable wilh P Ji O S N. CO. Issued at
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      1071 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Orean The llua Khiow Steamship Ce. (1932 i Ltd. Steam Shin lo Ltd.. and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co.. LM.) The Sarawak Steamship i. id. The StraMs Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Aoitralian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. I.'d The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      98 4 Thursday, December 24. Ship* ilnflsr the Wharves at expected la arrWe Entrance KEPPEL HAKBOUB Main Wharf Pacific. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf NU. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKH Tanjong Pairai Sheers Wharf NU. Albert Dock NU. Victoria Dock Nil. Krppel Harbour King's Dock NU. No. 1 Dock
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      CLEARANCES
      60 4 Dec. 22: Dakar Maru. Alaska Maru (Jap): Halvdan iNor); President Doumer (Fch.): Vyner Brooke (Sari: Conte Verde (Ital.); Rasa. Chye Hin Tay Yit, Glang Sen*, Laomedon (Brit.); Josefina. Kulit. Palembang, Rokan, Japara (Dut.). Dec. 23: Makasser, Togiai Singkel, Khoen Hoea, Thedens. Both <Dut.); Prachatlpok (81am); Mentor. Klang. Anshun, Lipls,
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      FROM MALACCA.
      101 4 Correspondence ror transmission Dy air "via Netherlands" must be specially ard clearly superscribed Bj K.L..M." Mails will dose at Malacca aa foiirwsTomorrow Upper 3urma, Nor* a and But India. (Aden. SEuypt. 5 Europe. KOreK Britain, Hreland. {Canada and §U.S A. (Karapara) 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26. Mctian by
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      52 4 Mails from Europe etc (London) expected today, Dec. 24, by air dm-1 perial). General delivery of letters tomorrow, Dec. 25 at 9 a.m. Mails from Europe (London malls) expected on Dec 26, oy 8.1. (Rohna) will be delivered to boxfcolders at 9 a.m. General delivery of letters at
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      190 4 Today. Aden (Karapara) 3 P-m East Africa (Karapara) 3pm North America except W. Canr.da W States ol USA. (Karapara) 3 pjn Burma (Karapara) 3 p.m Egypt (Karapara) 3 p.m. Great Britain and Europe gene: ally (Karapara) 3 p.m. East, North, South West India (Karapara) 3 p.m. Bengkalls.
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      AIR MAILS.
      59 4 INWARD. Imperial: From Furopr: Arrives tonight. KIM.: From Europe: Arrives tonight. OUTWARD. Dutvh: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 7 p.m. today. Qantas: To Australia: Mails close 7 p.m. today. K.L M To Eurone: Mails close 12.45 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Hone Kon;: Mail" close 7 p.m.
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      607 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m PUS) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING 4CENTS (-.Ms. RLYS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: FrelctM 543J— Pmwace Mil EMPRESS To North America WrA Vyfeß^gfMJ^ 1-oruiifcjily soilings to Victoria W^ff and Vancouver Direct or ria L /f^M wßr Honolulu shlp's-side rail con- y^^^*_ nrctions at Vanrouver. TP* •,y~
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      570 4 PUBLIC NOTICES In The Matter of The Companies Ordinance No. 151 and in the matter of CHONG SUING Dispensary Limited In Volnntary Liquidation. Tho Creditors (if any) of the abovenamed Company are required on or before Jan. 28. 1937 to send their names and addresses and the particulars of their
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      903 4 ELI ERMAN BUCKN4LL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated Id Bngiaud). tln.orpcr»ie<i in 0 8 A nOfTON NWW VORR BAIT MOR« VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE fri rvvAJV f rw. Due dailf ELLERMAN- LINK. SCIKNTIST j^ 2 Jnn FOR HAVRL. I ONDON. PTFFI TRAVTT.FK »«n 83 »«n H ri»B
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      367 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night temp, fall s'shine temp max. rain- bright mln •w Ins hrs. *F West Coast. Alor Star 88 Nil 8.3 71 Bayan Lepas i Penan g) 86 Nil 8.4 70 Sitiawan 90 Nil 1.4 C9 Bukit Jeram 87 Nil 7.6 72
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      511 5 THE MANAGEMENT WISHES ITS MANY FRIENDS AND PATRONS A MKRK V XM AS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ONLY SAHARA'S BURNING ffH^^^^^^^^^^fc*. BSBl s\M)S COULD INSPIRE SUCH ■BB^'t^^^^A^^^B LOVE! KB JAY A^^i ONLY FOUR SUCH STAK< COULD PlrH-^ ;k^_ A 1 BRING YOU ITS TRIK GLORY fe4sS^H^HftMBft|^Ei9 RONALD COLMAN. CL4UDETTE
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      49 5 MARLBOROUGH to-night 8 P. M. "SARANGATHARA" HP. M. "MEN AHA" 1 P. M. "HOHINI" VULCAIN WATCHES. Attractive designunfailing accuracy. A WSSBBESSn Film Treat! I m 1 Wg ESTHER RALSTON H EXTRA Special Paramount Air Mail Picture of the Abdication of Kin* Edward •nd Accession of U.M. King George VI.
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      345 5 I'M fl^^ J^^j TO REMIND YOU of Oar Sale A Sale where offer* are unparalleled and Hb^PV nevmr fully taken advantage SUPREME IN QUALITY UNCHALLENGED IN PRICE SALE PROGRESSING Visit us whilst it lasts and you will be saved the worries of What to Give for X'MAS NEW YEAR K.M.
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      50 5 Records from Film:— "SWING TIME" (Now showing at Capitol) Sole Agents.— FRED ASTAIRE B BRILLIANT NEW VOCALION Records JW SWING TIME hk iMin »»e ciunn inn > i™ < t Ttx i mm. VsWk |~'."^"',"""t T.M.A. MUSIC HOUSE Sincapore K. Lumpor Ipoh Penang Daring Christmas Season, we open till 9
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      95 5 mad: »t %T THI MAKflS nESS §^SJ3 OF FAMOUS f- i t I r~i'Q LIQUIDATION SALE SUPER FRUIT JUICER IT EXTRACTS QUICK AND EASY DIRECTLY INTO CLASS. NO SEEDS NO PULP CLEAR JUICES ONLY n SPECIAL LIQUIDATION PRICE $5/- (Postage Extra) (Open op to S p.m. including Saturdays) FRANKEL BROS.
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      183 5 PUBLIC NOTICE THE EASTERN AUTO CO.. LId! (Incorporated in S.S.I Loot Scrip. An application ha* been and* tc the £oweT y Ro t0 "2! t0 Wons Ah How ell Road Singapore, a duplicate Or'.ifioate for 100 shirej in the- Company i.pon 'to^lKdu^ve. 20 Sh eS Wmkm 2ml r!,v. Ot 'f
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      312 6 Rubber Shares Again Booming. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Dec. 24. Tin again records a small fall, bring down 10s. in London for both positions, and one-eighth of a cent, in New York, yesterday. In spite of this small sagging in the price of the commodity, tin
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      BRITISH COAL FOR IRISH CATTLE
      104 6 London Dec 23 In an official stat;mcn'. the Irish Free State Minister for Industry and Commerce indicates that from January r.ext until Jan. 31, 1938 the Free State will take 3,113.000 tons of British coal. There is a normal quota of 1,000 tons lor foreign
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      EXCHANGES.
      101 6 London, Dec. 23. The following were closing mean rates: Paris 105 11 64 Athens 547 Vi New York 4.91 1 Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.90\ sellers Brussels 29.13 EUo 4>4 Geneva 21.38 tellers official Amsterdam 8.97 Belgrade 213 Milan 93 5 16 Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.21 Montevideo 39T4 Marina
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        MINING.
        550 6 All share? quoted above are fully paid ssue Val. Frascr Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampa. Tin 5/- 5/7V4 5/- 5/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 32/- 34/- 31/- 33/£1 \ustra Malay 55/- 56/-xd 55/- 57/5/- Ayer nilam 23/- 24/6 23/- 24/6 1 lyer Weng 1.90 2.00 1.80
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        GENERAL.
        415 6 2 2 Aiex Brick Ord. 1.25 1.40 1 25 1 35 2 2 do 7Vfe% Prefs. 2.32«/ 2 2.40 2.25 2.35 10 10 Atias Ice 8.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 lO.OOn. £1 £1 B A.T 6.10.0 6.15.0 6.10.0 6.15.0 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0 85 0.95 0.90 0.95 10 5
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        199 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. HI 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mai 31 Sept. 30 108 4 '/•>'<, :M>7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 4>fr% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 *nt Mar. 31 Sept. 30 120 4'A 1913 red 1963 $2,000,000 Mar 31 Sept. 30 114 110
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        359 6 (snares ere Si unless ctnerwise staieo Frassr Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 2.17V' 2 2.27>i 2.15 2.25 A!or Gajah 1.75 1.90 1.75 1.85 Amal. Malay 2.25 2.40 2.30 2.45 Ayer Hitam 1.80 1.95 1.75 1.90 Ayer Molek 1.52'. l.G2> 2 150 1.60 Ayer Pana= 2. 17'- 2 25 2.12
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    EXCHANGES.
    197 6 The following at the exenange rates, this morning according v. tne dally circular Issued by the Horn Konk and Bhonch.it Bankine Comorar ti: SEI LING London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London 4 months' sight 2/4',g Lyons, demand 1230 Hamburg demand i4i New York demand 57 5/16
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    78 6 Noon, Dec. 24. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (.F.0.8.) 3514 35 9/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) 35 7/16 35>/ 2 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 35'/i 35% January 35* •> 35% Jan.-March 35%
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    TIN CONSUMPTION INCREASING.
    77 6 14,000 Tons In Last Twelve Months. (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Dec. 23. According to the Bulletin of the International Tin Research and Development Council the apparent world consumption of tin in the year ended Oct. 31, last, was 153.709 tons, an increase of 13,925 tons compared
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    354 6 London, Dec. 23. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise day. or Pall Coi. version Loan 5 p.c. 1944-64 117H Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 1!6H <i War Loan 3'.i p.c 105',;. Com. Union
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    PRODUCE.
    145 6 Singapore, December 24, 12 noon Buyer Seller Gamblei $6.50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 Java Cube 9.1,0 Pepper. White Muntok 18 00 White 18.00 Black 10.50 Copra. Mixed $8.75 Sun Dreid 9.00 Tapioca Small tflake 5.25 Fair FlaKe 4.75 Medium Pearl 5.25 Small Pearl 5.30 Sago Flour. No. 1 3.22>i 3.22VLingga
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    TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN DREDGING NO LIABILITY.
    85 6 (Incorporated In New Booth V NOTICE Is hereby given that a at the rate of 6d. per r^are has been declared payable on Saturday. Jan. 30. 1337. NOTICE Is further given tlv.t the Transfer Books or the Company will be closed from Monday, Jan.
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    108 6 WHARF HI I'M: I Ml s I HOLIDAYS— CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEARS DAY. NOTICE is hereby given that on Christmas Day and New Year's Day .10 vessels will or worked at the Wharves exctpi on payment oi additional charges as laid down und< r 'he
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England .VI). 1720) FIRE MARINE. LIFE. MOTOR CAP. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered Bank Chamters. Singapore. APB 1.
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      505 6 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE A handsomely-made, v.ell-l:ppt. modern do- ".n. Oak Wnlnut-stained hi;h-vrr.ce Teak Household Furniture of every description, real Engl^h carpels. twisted string eer.tie BUM, fancy tropical fishes In larpe glass airariura. nct'ern Europe-made ba y prari, I I lasswars. cooklne utensils, plants. e:c 'I he iropcrty of
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      MALAKA PINDA RUBBER.
      765 7 DESIRES TO INCREASE ACREAGE. BETTER RESULTS NEXT YEAR. PROPOSING the adoption of the re- port and accounts at the annual meeting of Malaka Plnda Rubber Es- tates, Ltd., in Singapore yesterday. Mr. Chang Kang Swi, the chairman, said The working for the year resulted in a net
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      RESULTS OF STERLING RUBBER COMPANIES.
      1447 7 Debenture Interest Swallows Waterfall's Profit. T*HE report of the directors of Jitra Rubber Plantations Ltd. states that the profit for the year ended September was £11,046. to which has been added £2.098 brought forward. {making £13.144. The directors have transferred £2,000 to special cultivation reserve
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      LONDON COPRA MARKET
      84 7 <r*rom Our Own Correspondent). London, Dec. 14. Firmness has characterised the copra market again this week, although trading has been inactive. Eastern prices have been considerably above parity of quotations here and offerings have therefore been very limited- Demand in London has been principally for afloat and
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      294 7 Good General Demand For Near Delivery. Lewis and Peat Ltd. London, in their weekly report on the rubber market dated Dec. 8. write: We have had an active market during the week with an advance in values of ?'sd. per lb. At the close, however, conditions are
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      STERLING RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
      161 7 The following dividends have been proposed or declared. BERTAM CONSOLIDATED RUBBER An Interim of 5 per cent, on account of I the year endtne March next, payable Jan. 11. BRAUNSTON RUBBER. For the year ended Sept. 30, last a dividend of 4 per cent, has been recommended.
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      Italian As China's Financial Adviser.
      45 7 London, Dec. 22. I The Milan Correspondent of the Financial Times wires that it is understood the Chinese Government has appointed Signor Alberto de Siefani, the ex-Italian Finance Minister, as its Financial Adviser. He Is proceeding to China shortly.— Reuter.
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      600 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong) 1 The liability of members Is limited to the ixtent and in manner prescr.bed by Ordinance N.j. C of 1929 ct the Colon?. 'Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully PaU-Up $20,000,000 Hc..or\c FjihIs: I Sterling C5O0.000 1
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      169 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in C hina by Special Charier 12. Cecil Street. Singapore. Telephone*: Manager's Office Mil Exchange Dept. M4l General Office MBB-9 Cable Address: "CHI'NGKI O" PaM Cp Capital Ch. 540.000.0P0.M Reserve Funds hi excess of Ch. $3,300,003.0© Total Assets approximately Ch. $1,100,000,000.03 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vung Soong.
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      512 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by R. yal Charter 1853) Paid Up Capital in 600.C00 shares of £5 each f3.000.0M Reserve Fund n .000.009 Reserve Liability of Proprietors i' 3.900.000. 900.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. tlahopsgate London. FC. t, Alor Sta. ll.m- X ng Uaigun
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    SANATORIUM PATIENT CHECKS LOSS OF WEIGHT.
    227 8 SANATORIUM PATIENT CHECKS LOSS OF WEIGHT. Took Flesh-forming Tablets. If you arc troubled by steady loss of weight, read this letter from a man who put on llcsh steadily after taking a course of tiny, tasteless, flesh- forming tablets— although 12 months in a sanatorium had fuil?d to help him.
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      142 8 Ladies Dressmaking— y» Expert Chinese Tailor. f|j DOULATRAMS v 48. HIGH STREET. ~Drink'-^~ •JOHNNIE WAfaKER FISK TTRES AND TUBES Sprcial heat-resisting compounds, the hlghn quality materials, and expert craftsmanshi combine to girt FISK tyres perfect balanc in wearing qualities and increased satisfy 'or •crvice. UNITED MOTOR WORKS LTD 137 Orchard
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      155 8 I MtKt W f^Kj C f\ ND £§§grvSBBBBB sole naiic TC A n St ofi ITD F. keuantam AGENTS BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. SINSAPOR e.p CN ang VICTORIA^ THEATRE JAN. 13th 14th 1937 MANUELA del HIO FAMOUS SPANISH DANCER WITH HER GUITARIST AND PIANIST. Vjjjfck, YEb-THEY'RE 8LUE....! and this is an
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      902 8 Christmas Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. rhe lollowtag frequencies will be used: GSH 21 47 Mcvs 1 13.01 in.) GSG 17.79 Mj s (16.86 m 6 20 p m Big Ben 'Harry Hopeful's Tarty A Northern forc/aste of merry Christmas, by D. G Bridson and Crawford MNair. in which
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      1009 8 The B.B.C. Control Rocm at Broadcasting House, London, enters into the Christmas spirit! The notice above the control desk in the foreground reads, 'A Merry Christmas from a room that never sleeps!" B.B.C. Picture. 2-RO. ROME. Station 2RO (1 2RO 4). 25.4 m. 11.810 kc/t or 31.13 m. 9.635 ke/a.
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    21 9 A TMJftTHOTO PICTCM wir*d to London aad airmailed to Sfaifapore) of the D«ke of Win daw in YletiM after his abdication.
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    PREMATURE-BUT NOT UNDULY OPTIMISTIC.
    260 9 PREMATURE-BUT NOT UNDULY OPTIMISTIC. THE ANGLO-ITALIAN TALKS FORECASTS. London. Dec. 33. Inquiries In well-informed quarters in London indicate that the forecasts in circulation of an early conclusion to the discussions proceeding In Rome on British and Italian interests In the Mediterranean are premature rather than unduly optimistic. It is believed
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    KING EDWARD'S NAME ON TREATY.
    114 9 Anglo-Egyptian Pact Ceremony. Cairo, Dec. 23. The final stage of the Angle-Egyp-tian Treaty was concluded at noon when Sir Miles Lampoon went to the Foreign Ministry and exchanged with the Foreign Minister a richly bound copy of the Treaty signed on Dec. 2 by Edward
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    "A MIGHTY WAVE OF PROTEST."
    113 9 Sailers' Organisations Civil War Incident London, Dec. 23. Following the alleged sinking by "Spanish Fascist pirates" of the Soviet steamer Komsomol on Dec. 14 when it was bound for Belgium with a cargo of manganese ore, Baltic and Black Sea sailors' organisations have appealed to
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    GERMANY AND HER MAN POWER.
    175 9 PROVISIONS AGAINST EMERGENCY. Berlin. Dec. 23. Am a provision against any emergency, Oermany has begun a thorough organisation of her skilled man power. Skilled workers such as mechanics and motor-drlvM-s who ars Ineligible for conscription have been circularised ordering them "on the second day of
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    INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS AND SPECIAL AREAS.
    134 9 Lord Portal And Mr. Frank Hodges. London, Dec. 23. Str Oeorge OUlett, Commissioner for the Special Areas, has appointed as industrial adviser Lord Portal, who is a prominent industrialist and chairman of the Special Areas Reconstruction Association. He Is one of the trustees nominated in
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    Bangkok Carol Singers "Earn" £70.
    66 9 (Krotn Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Dec. 23. Sixteen men, using their own cars as transport, went carol singing in Bangkok last evening from seven o'clock till midnight, visiting clubs, hotels and private residences where they collected donations totalling £70 sterling in aid of the Bangkok
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    Women May Form An Auxiliary Red Army.
    75 9 Moscow, Dec. 22. Fifteen hundred wives of Red Army officers will participate in their first national congress opening at the Kremlin tonight under the presi-ien^y of Stalin to discuss the organisation of a wamen's auxiliary Ar m r. It Is reported that a:nong
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    ARCHBISHOP AND MARRIAGE.
    124 9 COMMENT ON EX-KING'S ABDICATION. London. Dec. 23. The events leading to tke ex-KingV abdication are referred to by the Archbishop of York In a diocesan leaflet. He says the occasion of the exKing's choice should never have I arisen. The harm was done much earlier than October
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    Caledonia's Fine Trip To Egypt And Back.
    62 9 London, Dec. 22. Caledonia. Imperial Airways' new long-range Empire flying boat, which! left Southampton on Friday for Egypt returned to Southampton from Alexandria today, having covered the single journey of 2.200 miles in two days. She brought home over half a ton of
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    AWAKE ALL NIGHT WITH INDIGESTION
    198 9 Now Siop» Like a Top Thanks to Kriuchen This man used to pass night after night with hardly a wink of sleep. All the r©jmedles he tried failed to help hini, until lie started taking a daily doae of Kru-i-iion, iTh»t was what he needed
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    AMUSEMENTS
    113 10 SINGAPORE. ADELPIII HOTEL Special Xmas Dinner Ball. GARRICK THEATRE. GEYLANG Steambcat Round th3 Bend. 6 .15— 9.15 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Her Master's Voice. 7.15—9.30. GREAT U'ORLII— TME SK¥ TALKIE 6 Day Bike Rider. ■R WORLD Biat Shows, cabaret. Duocmc. Talkies Theatres <~'-'»raa RITZ GEVLANG Rhodes of Africa. Also PadJy
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1936. Greetings!
    426 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1936. Greetings There is ample scope at this 1 season for the cynic who is disposed to hold forth on the insincerity of mankind. He could point to the frenzied activity in armament factories amid all the talk of goodwill; he could hold
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    FLANNELLED FOOLS.
    362 10 This article will probably cost us two subscribers! Notwithstanding the awful slatings that we received a few days ago for devoting so much space to the game of cricket when Messrs. Baldwin, Eden, Roosevelt, Hitler, Mussolini. Stalin, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all, were pouring forth such quantities
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    Social ana personal
    185 10 Monday, Dec. 14. In the afternoon His Excellency and Lady Thomas attended an At Home given by tie C^nsui General of Germany and Mrs. Maenss. His Excellency and Lady Thomas dined with Lieut-Colonel and Mrs. O. H. Tidbury and afterwards attended a Concert at the Victoria Memorial
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    CHURCH SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
    135 10 St. Andrue's Cathedra! 5.30 a.m. Holy Communion. 6.15 am. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Choral Eucharist. 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 10.30 a.m. Choral Matins: Preacher: The Lord Bishop 11.30 a.m. Holy Communion. 5.30 p.m. Carols and Children's Gifts. St. Paul's Church Upper Serangoon 8.45 a.m. Holy
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    CHRISTMAS ECHOES.
    627 10 Pagan Holly and Virgil's "Golden Bough." THE use of evergreens for decoration dates from pagan times, when it was thought that there was life and power to be obtained by contact with growing things. To those who worshipped the sun as a god, there seemed to be some
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    THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS CARDS.
    567 10 By H. Harvey-Day. A LTHOUGH the Christmas card, as we know it. was invented by W. A. Dobson, R.A., men have sent greetings to each other from time immemorial at the Christmas festival. Dobson's first card, which he drew more for amasement than anything
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    Wassail and Drinkhaile: The
    298 10 Recipes. fTKE ceremony of bringing in a bowl of steaming punch at midnight on Christmas Eve is still kept up in some parts of Britain. This custom owes its origin to the "wassailing" or drinking of healths which formed an important part of the Christmas festivities
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    696 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. LAKESIDE CINEMA. DEOPLE who are looking f r thing out of the ordinary to do during the forthcoming holidays might do worse than take a stroll in AlkafT Gardens, which are still not nearly as well known among the European community as they deserve to
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    SIAN REBELS PLANNING ANTI-JAPANESE CAMPAIGN.
    578 11 "TO STOP AGGRESSION IN NORTH CHINA." Hostilities Against Young Marshal Suspended For Three Days. SUIYUAN LEADER SUMMONED TO SHENSI CAPITAL. rkNE possible outcome of the Sian revolt may be an independent crusade" to stop Japanese aggression in North China. It is suggested the campaign, which
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    Anglo-Oriental Amalgamation Plan Passed.
    224 11 Anglo -Oriental Amalgamation Plan Passed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 23. EXTRAORDINARY general meetings of London Tin Corporation and Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation were held today to discuss and approve the proposals submitted by the directors for the amalgamation of the two companies. As was anticipated, considerable opposition to the
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    BRITISH CASUALTIES ON N. W. FRONTIER.
    87 11 BRITISH CASUALTIES ON N. W. FRONTIER Officer Killed And Many Wounded In Action. New Delhi. Dec. 23. Major J. W. Williams, of the 2nd Punjab Regiment was killed and 2nd Lieut. R. G. T. Baines, of the Ist I Hampshire Regiment, was slightly wounded in an action in the Khaisora
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    AIR WARNINGS TO TRIBESMEN.
    136 11 KHAISORA AREA MUST BE EVACUATED. It is announced that notices were distributed by air over the Khaisora Valley area of about 200 square miles. These notices warned tribesmen to evacuate the region completely, because any gathering of 10 or more tribesmen would be liable to be
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    America Charts Its Own Path To Peace.
    190 11 America Charts Its Own Path To Peace. Buenos Aires, Dec. 23. IN the closing address of the PanAmerican Peace Conference, Mr. Cordoll Hull, the U.S. Secretary for State, declared that they could not emphasise too strongly that the American nations were not moving towards a policy of continental isolation. "We
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    COINING PLANT RAIDED.
    100 11 FOUR ARRESTS MADE IN SINGAPORE.' Thousands of quarter and half-cent Straits Settlements coins in the process of being counterfeited into ten and twenty-cent coins or already i manufactured wero seized by the Singapore police in a hoi'.S2 in Valli j Read, o'f Paya Lebar. !ast night. Four
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    The Pope To Broadcast From Bedside Tonight
    94 11 Vatican City, Dec. 23. When the Pope broadcasts tonight [(Thursday), his physician. Dr. Mllani. i will stand at the bedside ready to 'give first aid if necessary. His Holiness is expected to spend nearly half an hour propped up with pillows. Cardinal Pacelli.
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    PRESIDENT OF CUBA TO BE IMPEACHED.
    178 11 Havana, Dec. 23. The draft of the charges of impeachment Don Miguel Gomez, Presiaent of Cuba, were approved by the House of Representatives by 111 votes to 46. The accusations axe endangering stability of the nation, violating the constitution and coercing the House of
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    23 11 CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME: Chorus girls rehearsing for the pantomime Cinderella which opens at the London Coliaeum Theatre on Boxing Day. (Picture By Air Mail).
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    New Company & Germany's Raw Materials.
    124 11 New Company Germany's Raw Materials. London, Dec. 23. THE London correspondent of the Yorkshire Post reports that British financial circles are showing considerable interest in a new concern which is being formed to arrange for the supply to Germany of raw materials from British colonies. The cevnpany is backed by
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    TRADE AGREEMENT CONCLUDED.
    159 11 GERMANY TO BUY MORfc FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Berlin. Dec. 23. A new trade agreement between Germany and South Africa to take effect next year was concluded this week by an exchange of notes between the German representative in Pretoria and the Government of South Africa. Although the
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    Soviet Railmen On Sabotage Charge.
    47 11 Moscow, Dec. 23. A NOTHER sabotage trial opened in Moscow when four high railway officials, including A ladiniir Ryabokon, former Minister of Railways in the Ukrainian Government, were charged with wrecking and sabotage, resulting in serious breakdowns on the Soviet railways. Renter.
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    BOOM CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA.
    132 11 Big Stores Report Peak Business. New York, Dec. 23. THE United Staets is enjoying the most prosperous Christmas season for main' years and an unprecedented volume of mail is being handled by the post offices. Five thousand temporary employce3 have augmented the post office stalt of
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    CHRISTMAS AT SANDRTNGHAM.
    104 11 Queen Elizabeth Visits Bucking-ham Palace. London, Dec. 23. Large crowds gathered at Kind's Cross today and cheered the King and Queen when, accompanied by their 'laughters. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, and by Queen Mary they left in the royal train en route for Sandrlngham where
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    SOVIET INFLUENCE IN SIAN REBELLION.
    718 12 SOVIET INFLUENCE IN SIAN REBELLION. MOSCOW REVERTS TO FORMER POLICY. Prominent Journalist's Views. COVIET RUSSIA at least partly instigated tfr capture and imprisonment of General Chiang Kai-shek, says Mr. William H. Chamberlin, the well-known journalist, who gave an illuminating analysis of Far Eastern politics in an interview today with the
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    Sino-Japanese War Can Be Avoided.
    211 12 Sino-Japanese War Can Be Avoided. War between China and Japan is not inevitable," declared Major H. W. V. Temperley, professor of modern history at Cambridge University, when he arrived in Singapore yesterday from China on his way back to England by way of Burma and India after his first trio
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    24 12 :::itiing for the Army. The photograph.' shows an N.C.O. Uattag the quality of a pudding a scene in many barracks in the Empire today.
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    U. S. A. Wants Philippines Neutralisation Agreement.
    483 12 Will the I'nUed States retain a naval base in the Philippines after her "political" withdrawal in 1946? The possibility of such a move was discussed by Mr. W. H Chamberlin. Well-known author and Journalist, and at present Far Eastern coi respondent of the
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    Chahar Invaders Halt Operations.
    80 12 The Guiyuar. fronts are quiet, the Chahar invaders having apparently abandoned operations. In North Suiyuan the situation is almost normal, and trade Is being resumed. A few days ago. Prince Teh, the Chahar leader, announced that he vv;>uld halt military activities In order 10 enable Nanking
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    German Cruiser Arrives In Bangkok.
    44 12 From Our Own Correspondent > Bangkok, Dec. 22. The commander of the German cruiser Emden and officers were guests it a dinner given by the Commander-.n-Chief of the Navy this evening. The cruiser is staying here a full seven days.
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    CHRISTMAS SHOPPING CLIMAX TODAY.
    228 12 Rush In Provision Stores. "Shop Early" has been a general slogan in Singapore this Christmas. but there were still a few hundreds who hurried through the shopping centres of Singapore last night and this morning in an endeavour to make up lost time. "Mems" thronged the
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    BLUE RIBAND DONOR IN SINGAPORE.
    232 12 BLUE RIBAND DONOR IN SINGAPORE. Mr. H. K. Hales, dot.or of the Atlantic blue riband trophy, is at present visiting Singapore in the course of a tour of the Far East Mr. Hales is well-known in Malaya, which he has been visiting regularly for the past 20 years, but he
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    Sian Rebels Guard Road To Kansu.
    96 12 Tokio. Dec. 23. It transpires that Chang Hsueh-liang made very careful preparations before carrying out his coup d'etat on Dec. 12, according to belated reports. It Is disclosed that Chang Hsueh-liang ordered his staunchest henchman. Gen Yu Hsueh-chung, Governor of Kansu. to disarm all
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    FLICKERING STARS.
    165 12 At The (line ma. "Hollywood Boulevard" At The Pavilion. "Hollywood Boulevard." (With John Halliday, Marsha Hunt, Robert Cumniings, C. Henry Gordon, Esther Ralston.) Paramount. At the Pavilion. The scenario writers did not have to look tar for this plot: It deals with the tragedy of an Improvident film
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    "TREATS" FOR HOSPITAL CHILDREN
    87 12 Christmas comes but once a year— but it comes even to the children's wards of the Singapore General Hospital, which are being decorated with evergreen, holly, and Chinese lanterns. Wherever possible the little sufferers will enable to forget their illness, and join in seasonal jollity that
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    ARCHBISHOP'S CALL TO NATION.
    99 12 Empire Broadcast On Sunday. London, Dec. 23. The Archbishop of Canterbury will, next Sunday evening, broadcast to the nation a "call to religion." He will speak not as head of the Church of England but as thief repr«- 1 presentative of the Christian life of the
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    RECORD FLIGHT ATTEMPT.
    158 12 Return Journey To Alor Star. DAY'S TRIP IN LIGHT PLANE. 'A Malayan flying record for light aeroplanes a flight from Singapore to Alor Star and bark including calls at all aerodromes en route, in one day is being attempted today by two Royal Air Force pilots. Flight.
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    LOCAL CHINESE CONDEMN THE REVOLT.
    255 12 LOCAL CHINESE CONDEMN THE REVOLT. Four Resolutions. Two Chinese women were among the 130 Singapore patriots who attended the three-and-a-half hour meeting; held at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday under the auspices of the Ee Hoe Ilean Club, the city's leading Hokkien association. The meeting, over which Mr.
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    NEW WORLD AND GREAT WORLD.
    23 12 Special dances lasting until 2 a.m. will be held at the New World and Great World, Singapore, tonight.
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    MR. SASTRI SPEAKS ON WELFARE OF INDIANS IN MALAYA.
    613 13 INTEREST TAKEN IN MOTHERLAND. How Emigrants May Help To Safeguard Their Welfare. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 23. DOINTS dealing with the welfare of Indians in Malaya wen: publicly reviewed for the first time by the Rt. Hon. Mr.
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    OLD CUSTOMS: MODERN COSTUMES.
    84 13 Chinese Wedding. A Chinese wedding retaining errcmonics of eld traditions and incorporating costumes of modern times was seen at noon today when Mr. Ong Kirn Seng, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Sicw Kiam. of Singapore, was married to Miss Chew Suat Neo. r of Mr.
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    YAM TUAN LEAVES BANGKOK.
    50 13 Unexpected Return To Malaya This Week. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Dec. 23. H.H. the Yam Tuan of Negri Sembi;an. who is on a visit to Siam with suite of 50. has accelerated his departure by three days and is leaving direct for Malaya this afternoon.
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    26 13 The wedJing group outside the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Pingapore, yesterday after the marriage of Mr. Karel Obruca and Miss Hilda Stibalova. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    EX-SERVICEMEN AT THE CORONATION.
    222 13 Correspondence. Names And Addresses Required. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— The Council of the British EmI pire Service League realise that many members of the E.S.A.M. will pay a visit to the Homeland next year, in order to be present at the Coronation
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    RADIO-TELEPHONE TO INDO-CHINA.
    80 13 Radio-telephone communication between Malaya and four centres in French Indo-Chlna—Saigon, Cholan, Giaeinh and Pnom Penh—will be available from Jan. 4 The rates will be $10 for the first three minutes and $3 for each subse-] quent minute. A report charge of 51.50 will be made if the
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    25 13 The Argentine Congress has voted a bill authorising the construction of an international bridge over the Uruguay River to connect Argentina with Brazil. —Reuter Wireless.
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    MARRIAGE OF MUI TSAI NOT NOTIFIED.
    159 13 Employer Fined. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Dec. 22. Ser Slow Gan, an elderly woman, who appeared before Inche Abdul Hamid bin Mustapha, Deputy Public Prosecutor, in the capacity of First Magistrate, with Mr. J. C. McEvett, Protector of Chinese, Muar, prosecut.ng, pleaded guilty
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    HINDU FESTIVAL TODAY
    171 13 FAST AND NO SLEEP. Devotees of Lord Krishna will fast today and stay awake the whole of tonight. The occasion is called the "Vaigunda Ega Thasl" and this Hindu festival tails in the Tamil month of Margali corresponding with the end of the English month of December.
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    CZECHOSLOVAK WEDDING.
    87 13 MR. K. OBRUCA— MISS H. STIBALOVA. The Czechoslovak Consul in Singapore, Mr. P. Stransky, gave away Miss Hilda Stibalova, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stibal, of Czechoslovakia, when she married Mr. Karel Obruca, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Obruca, of Kromeriz. Czechoslovakia, yesterday at the
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    KATONG CHILDREN ENTERTAINED.
    106 13 The first of a series of annual Christmas treats for poor children living in the Katong area was given by Mrs. E. Hocquardt at the Ritz j Theatre. Geylang, yesterday. No fewer than six hundred children were entertained to a free cinema I show— thanks to the
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    BUDGET PICTURES.
    95 13 Pictures in the Straits Budget issued today include those of wed- dings of Mr. N. S. Wise and Miss Joan I Alice Knox; Mr. E. C. Ewins and Miss Irene E. D. Struys, and Mr. B. S. Kinder and Miss E. J. Cuthbe. Other pictures show the arrival
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    Constables In Alleged Blood-Drinking Ceremony.
    692 13 Constables In Alleged Blood-D rinking Ceremony. In a dimly-lit-rootn of the lonely island of Pulau Trkong... five people gathered round a table. Each prirks a finger, letting the blood drop into a cup water is mixed with the blood they all drink from the rup. This gruesome ceremony was alleged
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    HEAVY BRIGADE'S 15th WIN IN SUCCESSION.
    559 14 Thrilling Match With S.C.C. "A" Team. Ky defeating an S.C.C. "A" team by 9 points to 8, the 9th Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery. maintained their unbeaten record yesterday in a splendid rugger game on the padang. It was their fifteenth' successive victory. It was
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    ARMY XV. TO PLAY PERAK.
    88 14 G KIBBLE, fullback, and Crawford, international winger, are absent from the team chosen to represent the Army against Pen': at the Anson Road Stadium on Sunday. One of the three-quarter positions is still vacant. The team is: Evans, R.F.; L. Bdr. Darling, R.A., A. N.
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    R.E. BEAT MIDDS. AT CHANGI.
    124 14 The RE. beat the Middlesex Regiment by 19 points (two goals and three tries) to nil yesterday at Changi. The feature of the match was the sound display by Dowllng. Apart from scoring two tries he made several openings. Though the game was one-sided It
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    THE LAND AND SEA SPORTS.
    90 14 New Year's Day Events In Singapore. Land and sea sports will again be held in Singapore on New Year's Day, the harbour events in the morning and the land races at the Anson Road Stadium in the afternoon. The organising committee extends thanks to the
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    PENANG GOLD CUP MEETING.
    224 14 Handicaps For The Second Day. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 23. The following are the handicaps for five races on Wednesday, the second day of the Penang Gold Cup meeting: Ponies, Class 2, Div. 1, 5 furs: Rose of Dreams 9.0 Lisheen 9.0 Queen's t
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    S.C.C. LUCKY TO BEAT THE MIDDS.
    188 14 Hockey. In a somewhat drab game the S.C C. rather luckily defeated the Middlesex Regiment 2—l2—1 on the padang yesterday. A short corner soon provided the Club with a chance of opening the scoring, and E. V. Smith took it with a good drive
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    25 14 Aberdeen F. C. are taking a tonic made of eggs, honey, hot water, milk and sherry. And they hope to win the Scottish League championship.
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    AUSTRALIAN TEAM CHANGES.
    173 14 Fleetwood Smith And Darling Included. Sydney, Dec. 23. The Australian team for the third Test, at Melbourne, beginning on Jan. 1, will be chosen from Bradman, Badcock, Brown, Darling, Fingleton, McCabe, McCormick, O'Brien, O'Reilly, Oldfield, Fleetwood Smith and Ward. —Reuter. [Chlpperfleld and Slevers, who played at Sydney,
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    R.A.F. BEAT CHINESE.
    77 14 The RAF beat the S.C.R.C. 2—l at Hong Urn Green yesterday. In spite of their more aggressive play, the Chinese forwards failed badly, beln; repeatedly robbed of possession when openings came. The R.A.F. derence was determined, aa were the Chinese backs who saved their side from a
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    CHOON LEONG
    166 14 HOLIDAY GAMES AT THE ANSON ROAD STADIUM. The following matches will be played at Anson Read stadium during the holidays. SOCCER Friday: Selangor Chinese vs. S.C.F.A. Saturday: Selangor Chinese vs. R A.F. The R.A.F. soccer team to meet the Selangor Chinese will be: L A.C. Castell: LAC. Foster.
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    SAIGON INVITATION.
    81 14 The L.T.A.M. has received an invitation from the Federation Cochinchinolse de Tennis to send representatives to compete in the Saigon championships, to begin on Jan. 17. The invitation Is open to Singapore players and it Is hoped that n response will be forthcoming. HARD COURTS TOURNAMENT. Intending competitors
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    WINS SINGLES AT S.C.R.C.
    311 14 Beats Thutt Pitt In Two Sets. Chua Choon Leong is ap| hing the veteran stage in lawn tennis in point of age, but as a player be retains his form wonderfully. Ho is singles champion (as well as president) of the S.C.R.C, and yesterday he achieved
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    21 14 A hif h pus during the rufttr match between the S.C C. and the gunner on the padang. Straits Times Photograph.
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    TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS OF SINGAPORE.
    569 15 Men's Quarter Final? This Evening. Quarter-final ties in the Singapore Table-Tennis Association's men's singles championship to be played this evening at the Great World are as follows: 7 15 p m. Loh Kum Soon vs. winner cf Soh Kce Pong-Ang Soo Loy tie. 8 00
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    S.A.F.A. PREPARING FOR THE 1937 SEASON.
    238 15 The Singapore Amateur Football Association Invites applications from Associations, clubs or Institutions i qualified according to the laws of amateur football) for affiliation for the year 1937, in accordance with the rules and bye-laws of the Association. Applications for affiliation must be made In
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    F. W. SAUNDERS.
    133 15 South Johore Skipper Going On Leave. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Dec. 21. F. W. Saunders, the South Johore rugger captain, proceeds on leave this week, and M. H. vander Gucht. the brilliant all-Johorc thrcequarter, will skipper the sldn for the rest of the season. The
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    HOLIDAY COMPETITIONS AT KEPPEL.
    102 15 Golf. I The following competitions have been arranged for the Christmas and New Year holidays at the Keppel Golf Club: Dec. 25 and 26: A competition on the Stapleford system. Dec. 27: Morning. One dub competition under Stroke handicap rules. Afternoon. Mixed foursomes. Players to arrange
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    41 15 The finalists in the Veterans' doubles handicap in the open lawn tennis tournament at the S.C.R.C. Left to right: Jig Wing Chon, Kok Thian Seng, Scow Poh Leng and Chia Keng Tye. The latter pair were the winners. Straits Times Photograph.
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    CHRISTMAS SOCCER IN ENGLAND.
    781 15 League Clubs Face Heavy Programmes. THERE is the usual heavy list of fixtures in the English soccer leagues for the Christmas holidays tomorrow, Saturday and on Monday. Some clubs are engaged all three days. It is a time of surprise results, with as a rule some
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    The Sports Diary.
    30 15 TODAY. Lawn Tennis: O.vn tournament, S.C.R.C. TOMORROW. Soccer: S.C.F.A. vs. Selanccr Chinese, Hockey: S.C.R.C. vs. Sclangor Chinese, Hongr Lim Ortfen. Anson Road. Lawn Tennis: Open tournament, S.C.R.C
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    683 15 Greetings!— "Antis" Included— What Of Melbourne? Saturday's Fights A th letics Olytnpic Reflections— A Lawn Tennis Topic. Conducted by "ECHO." TO the sportsmen of Malaya—cor- dial greetings fcr Christmas and the New Year And this being the season of goodwill one's good wishes embrace the Gentleman of
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      25 15 sp|p *NO SIR. THE PARTY WONT BE DRY... Believe you me I There's going to be TIGER DEER PHASER NEAV€ LTI. DISTRIBUTORS FOR TIGER BEER
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    "INSTIGATED BY EXDETECTIVE."
    225 16 Pica Of Youth Who Mack False Report. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Dec. 22. •I was lm.Uea'.ed to make that; li-port by an ex-detective," said Moon Kuan Pong, a Chinese youth whd p.eaded guilty before Ungku Ismail: bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat lijagislrate, on a fhareo of
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    Opium Suppression In Canton.
    87 16 Opium Suppression In Canton. About COO opium smok.ng nouses in Canton have been ordered by the Canton Opium Suppression Bureau down within D«»ce-iber. says i mi Daily Sun. However, to betp Mir eldrriy r.ddiot.-; who may find ill t bri .ik oil ti oir habit, j th<> Opium Suppression Bureau
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    48 16 William Thcmaj Alexander, railway worker, <n Qolden C'jmmon. near Winthtitor. charged with attempting to murder his wife and also with at-1 tempting suicide, was lound by me Jury at the Hampshire Assizes at Winchester to'be unfit to plead, and was ordered to be detained during th_> KiMf.'s pleasure
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    Attempted Extortion
    191 16  -  Ex-Actor. By (Fiom Our Own Correspondent.'* Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 22. "I am a 'Jack-of-all-trades.' Now I cm unemployed, but formerly I worked for a mine. I have also been an actor and a fitter." Thus declared; Wong Yit Phln before Mr. C. H. Dakers in the Kuala Lumpur
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    Chinese Hawkers Fined At Seremban.
    90 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sereir.ban, Dec. 22. Nine Chines?, including a woman, were produced before the Seremban magistrate tcday and charged witli setting up street stalls without a licence. All pleaded guilty, but said that they possessed hawkers' licences. Inspector Raja Abbas, who prot?cut?d. told
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    76 16 A convict escaped from Dartmoor Prison recently, but was recaptured f after being at liberty for less tharv in hour. He was Christopher Sunnier, j 39. who was serving a sentence of three years' penal servitude. He was working in gardens adjoining the prlson. and took advantage of a mist
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    PRISONER WALKED OUT OF COURT.
    164 16 Plea Of "I Waited For A Long Time." (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar Dec. 22. Proof of two previous offenses at Malacca and a further conviction today on a charge of escaping from lawful custody while awaiting trial for possession of Indian hemp, earned for
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    SUICIDE OF MAN WHO NEVER HAD A JOB.
    211 16 'NOTHING TO LIVE FOR" A verdict of suicide while of unsound maid was recorded at the Westminster Inquest on Victor Watts. 25, of Alpha Place, North Kiiourn, who was found drowned in the Serpentine. It was stated that he had never had
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    81 16 Thousands of acorns from the Royal Park at Windsor are being despatched by the Roads Beautifying Association of London to all parts of the British Empire where they will he planted to commemorate the Coronation. The acorns w(.f specially harvested from the Royal Park and priority is being Riven to
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    Blood Tests Of Paternity Held To Be Reliable.
    265 16 DLOOD tests at the public expense for determining paternity are advocated by Dr. Roche Lynch, the Home Office pathologist, in the British Medical Journal. Many thousands of cases have been determined by these tests, he states. and they hay? proved as satisfactory
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    CONCENTRATION CAMP SECRETS.
    238 16 How The Prisoners Lire. The first details to be made public officially in Germany of what life in a concentration camp is like are given in the Nazi- illustrated weekly paper lUuatrter*er Beobachter. Pictures of the most famous concentration camp at Dachau. In Bavaria, reveal that escape
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    GERMANY'S YOUTH UNEASY.
    182 16 TROOPS SENT TO FIGHT ABROAD. News lrom Germany suggests that I considerable uneasiness has been occasioned by the knowledge, now beginning to percolate among the people, that large bodies of their troops have 'been dispatched to fight in Spain (writes the Daily Telegraph diplomatic correspondent i. German
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    Stole A Tin Of Cigarettes: Fined $15.
    55 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 22. Ngee Ah Hlang, a barber, was fined $15 by the Seremban magistrate for the theft of a tin of cigarettes from a stall in Seremban. The prosecuting offlcer told the court that the accused was convicted
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    "WAR NOT NEARLY OVER"
    347 16 AN AMERICAN VIEW OP SPAIN. "NO REGARD FOR LIFE OR DEATH." Arthur Menken, news reel photographer, and son ot Mr. Ctanwood Menken, the well known lawyer, his returned to New York from Spain In the Queen Mary, with injuries susj talncd when the Junta forces entered
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    GROUND TROOPS STILL VITAL.
    250 16 "AIR FORCES ALONE NOT ENOUGH." If Franco talses Madrid, it will not bj with his bjrnix 1 but with his ground troops. General Sir 'Vaiter Kirke. DirectorGeneral of th? Termer!.' Army, expressed this opinion recently at the distribution of prizes to the 23rd. London Regiment (The
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    Santa Claus: Who Is He?
    1101 17 People in the News. CANTA Claus is the only person in the news who matters at all on Christnas Eve. He has been in the news at this season of the year for centuries, but there is always something new to write about him or
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    WHITE ANTDESTR UCTION BY EXPLOSIVES.
    2376 18 IN my notes which appeared in 1 these columns on Oct. 2, I drew attention to a possible new method of destroying white ants (Termes gestroi) on rubber estates by inoculation. This method has recently been tried with success on eld buildings in Singapore but
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    RUBBER MERGER POLICY.
    316 18 Managers And Assistants Should Not Be Forgotten. Ex-East writes to the editor of the Financial Times as follows: "Sir,— "Autolycus" s.nd Sir H. livingstone continae to urge the merits of I rubber company amalgamation schemes. but unless a strong body of shareholders can be induced to act
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      252 18 ESTATE FACTORY SUPPLIES "THE PERFECT PAIR" Saves SO 0% in Wire Gauze? Prevents contamination of latex with copper." Keeps clear outlasts all other types. METHELM CO., Lti., Alt*. Dapt. SINGAPORE. BRITISH CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS FREE ADVICE offer a wide rang* of fsrtllizors and chemicals manufactured by our f ictoriee in
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    INDIAN DELEGATION STARTS INVESTIGATIONS.
    1294 19 Into Tamil Labourers 9 Conditions On Estates. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) AS a manager who has been honoured to receive a visit to his estate from the Indian delegation now visiting Malaya, it may be of interest to other planters to give them a short account
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    What Chairmen Say.
    206 19 Thanks To General Manager As I have mentioned. Mr. F.J. Pratt, our general manager, is due to take a wellearned leave )n the spring, and I welcome this opportunity of expressing the thanks of the board to him (or his great efforts during the year under review
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    86 19 It is reported that the Dunlop Rubber Co.. Ltd.. has supplied 7.500 cellular latex seats for juses in New York and 7.125 for buses in Chicago. The Baltimore and Ohio Railway, which has been to the front in experiments with rubber for cushioning railway carriage wheels. Is now experimenting with
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    SEREMBAN ROTARIANS BID FAREWELL TO NEGRIS RESIDENT.
    205 20 Flashlight photograph of Seremban Rotarians and guests taken at the Seremban Rest House after the farewell dinner to the Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes (British Resident, N. 6.) and former president of the Club, who has left for England on retirement. Seated
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  • in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT.
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936 No. 50.
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      An Up-Country Woman On Up-Country Libraries.
      916 1 "WE IN THE F.M.S. FEEL ENVIOUS OF SINGAPORE" ILL-CHOSEN INTERESTS. IN the Women's Supplement last month a correspondent wrote of libraries in Malaya, and posed the Question whether Malayan women made best use of their libraries. In the article below an up-coun-try reader gives
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      OUR INQUIRY BUREAU.
      360 1 Can you explain how to do tailors buttonhole stitch? This is worked in the same way as ordinary buttonholing, except for the twist which gives the strong knotted edge. Working from right to left put the needle Into the material the width desired above the cut, hold
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      Body Culture School In Singapore.
      311 1 Body Culture School In Singapore. SINGAPORE women who are lookIng for skilled guidance in physical culture, slimming and other forms of beauty culture will be glad to know that a School of Deportment and Body Culture is to be opened on Monday, January 4, at the dancing school, 185 Oxley
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        147 1 Fashions, Society, Gossip. w j&l~A^ a)) (jTBSft through the A evening xVfter bathing, dust the body over lightly with Cuticura Talcum, and you will find you remain fresh, fragrant and cool throughout the evening. There is a reason for this. Cuticura Talcum is absolutely pure and is f^^^^^fr?" specially medicated
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        11 1 Homes, Children, Cookery. SOLE AGENTS HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd. WPS. 16
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      New Gowns For The Party Season,
      1140 2 STYLES TO SUIT ALL FIGURES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Dec. 10. /CHRISTMAS and New Year and their accompanying festivities put dress very much Into the foreground. other accessories should be In keeping with the general style of the frock
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        300 2 0 \ft\id gjF^ jj Use Amimi -the 47-Ingrediem fair hair, and th- Henna Application Shnmpoo. 26 ingredients nourish to bring fresh tint and brightness to •nJ strengthen the roots, 21 enhance dull hair. the beauty in every strand of your h:ur. Get the Shampoo made speci- *fl" ym *—po», trt
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        44 2 > KEEP YOUR SKIN < > LOVELY THE WAY < > THE FILM STARS < DO- USE LUX J TOILET SOAP J 2 FOR BETTEB SHOE VALVE.. FOB REAL COMFORT... O X s\ STYLE THAT AFTKAL Shoe Shor fjfc tt^jlk Wm YOONG CHCONG SHOt CO. 3M-3M North BrMflC R4. SINGAPORE.
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        197 2 School of Deportment Body Culture Singapore Opening Monday 4th January 1937. CLASSES AND PRIVATE LESSONS:— Mould the Body to Perfect Proportions. Gain Health and Beauty b; Exercises. Learn to walk well Slim by Massage with Electric V;bratcr Tone up the System, put new life into tired Bodies. Learn to wear
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      How To Make The Most Of Flowers THE ART OF ARRANGEMENT.
      827 3 How To Make The Most Of Flowers THE ART OF ARRANGEMENT. NATIONAL IDEAS VARY A TALK on arrangement of flowers given to the Singapore GardenIng Society by Mrs. H P.. Arbenz, wife of the Consul of Sweden. Is published below Mrs. Arbenz describes how tastes vary in different countries, and
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        254 3 TATTOO YOUR LIPS with this new, more indelible lip colour that isn't pasty and that actually lorteni lipil m^ 1 I .*r Here's che very VWH^BB tpirit of South V vitdj Sea adventure V vSIBa^^PQ Tattoo fur your V, >jflß lips instead of pasty li.i Mick. You put it V
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        127 3 There rcclly is no better present that you can give the family this Christmas than a FRIGIDAIRE. It is a lasting gilt that all can share. No', or.lv will it enable Cookie to prepare more appetising dishes but it will introduce into the kitchen a btandard of domestic health unattainable
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      Christmas Day Menu.
      572 4  -  Housewife) (By WHAT TO BUY AT THE MARKET FOR SUPPLEMENTARY DISHES. Singapore, Dec. 22. IJAVING ordered the turkey, mince pies and Christmas pudding, one Is apt to give only a cursory thought to the other items comprising the Christmas menu, so here are a few last minute
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      847 4 (Special To The Straits Times.) THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Tines by a Singapore housewife and gives last Tuesday's prices. Those prices are only approximate, but they will be useful as a general guide both for women who do their own marketing
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      Gilded Glasses.
      192 4 Gilt effects sccin to be very popular this season both in dicss and decoration. Perhaps one of the prettiest examples of this popularity for gold is found in some of the new wine sets. At cocktail time we discard the conventional colourless wine glasses, beloved by the connoisseur,
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      SEA-GREEN INK.
      95 4 Writing materials become gayer/and gayer. No longer is it considered "fast" to use tinted papers and coloured inks, and what was once considered in the worst possible taste is now accepted as permissible by women who are otherwise quite conservative in their ideas. Writf.l-; papers in pale "off"-colours
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        164 4 C. K. TANG 231, River Valley Road, SINGAPORE. GET YOUR X'MAS GIFTS from TAJfGS A large and varied of Linen Embroidery, I-adics' Smart Underwear, Attractive Novelties. Peking-Jewellery Camphorwood Chests &c. &c await your selection. Best Value Quality Phone No. 2181 forward the 4™ Condiment li it's flavour you're wanting, this
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