The Straits Times, 7 January 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times fISffABLrSBSD NEARLY A CENTUR7.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA; 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 193 L PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, IM7, PRICE 10 CENTS
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      338 1 SINCAPOor-: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471).' 19 3 6 OPEL CARS Dont let tke H«*it I I n D IA/ T QT Q WATERPROOFED |R^9 TOOTH BRUSH JetJ e t I— —I BB# THIS MODERN BRUSH WILL CLEAN TEETH H AMAZINGLY WHITE. ITS SPECIAL POLISHING Jti mirfh 1 4ft 3C
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      12 1 KUALA LUMPUR! «K. JAVA ST. 'PHONE cGal St Scots (LJblsky rk.C..t.r. Lt-
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      178 2 Thp engagement Is announced of Dr Llan Futt Seong to Miss Lee Guah Kiang. O L. P. BIRD.— On Jan-Jarv 6 at the General Hospital, Johore Bahm. to Jean wife of O. l. P. Bird, a daughter SITUATIONS VACANT BOX 545, POSITION FILLED. APPLICANTS THANKED. WANTED capable and experienced booksound
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      468 2 I SITUATIONS VACANT I WANTED European to take charge child during day lor one month or as dally bomrdcr. 373, Straits Times. WANTED Young Swiss girl to take child of ei«ht for waßur and to converse In French and German. Apply Box No. 564, Straits Times. WANTED. European head s
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      824 2 WANTED M>«JY OI VAN WANTED 2nd band condition. Atoo Baby Car J-seater dlclet or I*r1 r Tto f«U particular VuS prle» wanted to SOT P.O. 80x633 ss?\ gaporc. I l OBT. small black and white Japanese do* ttale. Finder rewarded— Smith. 3 De Stuail LOST— White Tom Oat, Ttogiin R4
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      582 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET 82. Robinson 3oad. Ancului 00. TO LET excellent offices, godowns air) nats at Middle Road ApH, lT Reuben Co., Ltd. or rit «b at 1 aao t-A. mnot st t gx; t R^,^ UODOWNB Rea«i #m*\ oO Mivaf Vailei Road 4.080 tc ***** souart feet United
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      1271 2 PUBLIC NOTICES HENRY WAUGH CO., LIMITED. I (Incorporated hi the Strain Settlements) Uui h? ~-h /r J B P"*" earned La^r N^ CE m Ji* 0 1 1 rf™ that tht I JiSrl b 0 0" will be closed from Ji> airy 8 I* w Januar y H JW7. both
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      182 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Within Outside Without M»lara MHaya Postape Monthly I3M 4.M f 2 50 2 u f. rt r lr 8 M 00 H»M V»rlr (I7.M $24 M J15.M *»"«y *34M >I|N 536.00 Notf— Out.'.tion rhriors should include tli. uvii:i| liank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED
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      627 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND AFCAR LINES. (In-oroor=ted in Enslan*) OU.VMRO rBOM^NOON FOR CHINA Tonnage Spore 1938 1931 •BHUTAN J-100 A llo§o Feb \l SatSaV »0« Ma; 12 I^P^TANA wSS M" i« aS,aipindi n.noo Apr 23 NAi n?PA IGOO Mfly 2l iinunMßD FOR COLOMBO BOMBAY HOME 'MA n RSE [LLES
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      389 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ Regular fortnightly tailings. 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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      487 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. SPECIAL CORONATION SAILING an to P *> MARSEILLES or LONOON AND BACK at 1) SINGLE FARE by the new and modern M/S "ERRIA" S 14,700 Tons Displacement from SINGAPORE 30/3/S7 due MARSEILLES 23/4/31 due LONDON 1/5 37 M/S "ALSIA" tr M/S BORIMGIA" si 12,500 Tons Displacement
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      236 3 .I.S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA. c.s. SHIRALA MM 14 Jan. 3 p.m. v j Excellent modern accommodation 'or first ,d second class paasengen. Special noli- ,y return ticket* Interchangeable with It O S N. CO. issued at cheap
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      778 3 RK RLDE FUNNEL LINE (Orean The Hna Khiow Steamship Co (***** Ltd. H.m Shta Co Ltd. ana China Matual The Canard White B«ar Ltd team Navigation Co^ Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co. MA Co. U*. The Anrtralian Oriental Line Ltd. •tl rhlnV N^vigaUo? C*. IM. Th, Irrawaddv KtetlUa Co_ LU
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      111 4 Thunday, January T. Ship, al«aa«Ma ta« Wharves or expected t» arrrt* Kairance Qa»>»» G.u But Wharf Plan A u 32 Cremer 20 1 Main Wharf Poshlml Maru IS 1 Talamba 14 3 Empire Dock Atreus 32 3 Steel Scientist 34 3 Karoa 36 3 Shlnkyo Maru
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      65 4 ■nwane, Darwin and DXl. arrtrvd Aircraft AUlanta G-ABTI for Penang. Slam. Bnrma and Karachi SLir 3: Mr coi d Aircraft Aurora VT-AJKJ from Karachi, Burma, Slam and Penane arrived Jan. 4: Mr. J. K. Munro for Hong Kong. Aircraft Canberra VH-USC, for D.K.I., Darwin and Brisbane left
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      318 4 aaaap Aden (Karoa) 3 p.m North America except w. Canada A W States of 0S A (Karoa) 3 pjn Eastern, Southern and Western Australia (Fushlmi Maru) 3 pjn Burma (Karoa) 3 p.m. Ceylon (Fushlmi Maru) ..3 p.m. Egypt (Karoa) 3 a.m. Great Britain and Europe generally (Karoa)
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      AIR MAILS.
      64 4 ■mm K.L.M.: From Earner Arrives tonifht. Imperial: Frotn Earope: Arrives tonifht. QantM: Frosa Australia: Arrive* Saturday afternoon. OUTWARD. Dateh: To Java and Southern Samatra: Maila eloae 1 p.m. today. Qantaa To Aaatraha: Mails close 7 p.m. today. KL.M To Eurape: Maila tlomc 12.45 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Scrape:
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      91 4 Malta from Europe etc. (London) expected today. Jan. 7. by air (Imperial) will be de.ivered to boxholders •t 6 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow. Jan. 8. at 8.35 a.m. Malls irom Europe (Amsterdam) expected today, Jan. 7. by air (Netherland*) will be delivered to boxholders at 7.30
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      FROM MALACCA.
      116 4 Correspondence for transmission by sir "via Netherlands" must be specially aad clearly superscribed "By KLJM." Mails will close at Malacca as follows: Ufcaar B«w Rortb aad Baa* Indta, Ate. Bjm mmrm, Owat sMMst IreawC Oaaasa, and v.»JL «•«■•> lll»JB Oaf. day. Jan. Uadan br air (MetberlaatW I p
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    CLEARANCES
    53 4 j Jan. 5: HaU4or (Nor.); Gloria Stella (Itai); K«iwh, Roian, Slamat (Dat): Cnye Mln Tay Ylt. Raub. Nam Yoni Jarak (Brit.). Jan. 0: AJax, Kudat, ftflnapore Lipu. Meran, SUwr Gull. Tandjong Pinang MaJacca, Tung Song (Brit.); Makawer, Singkel. Khoen Hoea, Tasraan. Torlan. Manoeran, Thcdenj, Both (Dut); Suddhadib (Stain); Muinam
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    DUBLIN TO BECOME PORT OF CALL.
    445 4 CUNARD WHITE STAR'S SCHEDULE. Regular Sailings Begin In April Next. I^UBLIN in to be a regular port of call for Cunard White Star liners this year. Beginning in April, arrangements have been made by Cunard White Star, Limited, for regular fortnightly sailings to and
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    Noted English Writer Dead In Spain.
    63 4 The EngUih sociaiist writer, Mr Raipto Fox, died In Madrid "while fulHJling his duties m a political coin misxary of the international column," according to the Daily Herald. Mr Foi wrote aertrsl books on Communlam He served as a British officer in the World
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    ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.
    33 4 Shanghai. Jan. 6. It is learned that Signor Lojacono, the first Italian Ambassador to China has been appointed Ambassador to ■bbML He U expscted to tail early in February.— Reuter.
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    STRIKES SPREADING IN FRANCE.
    143 4 Fresh Demands For 40Hour Week More Wa^es Paris, Jan. 6. j The s.rike movement in France I still continues on a large scale. No [agreement has yet been reached In the metallurgical intiasto in North France in spite of the Government's efforts. Tr.- workers Insist o..
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    MR. LOWINGER'S HOLIDAY.
    67 4 (Prom O«r Own Convspc»nd'>nt.) L<' .don. Jan. 6. Mr. V. A. Lowinger. one of Maluya'j represenUtlTes on the Intemattonal Tin Committe*. has left for Boutn Africa on a two months' holiday. Ho expects to return to Lord"n on Mar. 8. Mr. Lowinger was one of the delegates
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      488 4 BOUSTEAO CO., LTD. (Incorporated to Tit 9.) LLOYDS AGENTS BOOCIWa 4OKNTS P.M.* lU.TS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TW.EPHONI: rtiUfcl MM fi—n jm. !flsW^tl IMPRESS Jj^a^j^^j 7o North America BwT^l Fortnightly sailings to Victoria ISLfiflrarflSwfll^wl nd VanooUT er Direct or via U -Yi-?A'l»jltatSHiliflßg Honolulu shlp's-side rail coonections at Vancouver. Jby3H9 "me
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      374 4 incorporated in Straits Settlements) sIL ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAKSH? STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. Ui»oonK«l« **»«>. (rn^orated,, J 8 A BOTTON vfw roiiK MLT^aKHW vn r*re of good hop* *BiXß«iaAjr lbw. OTO m <,«, S™- SCIENTIST m oort J f FOB SAVB^ LONDON "Trr, m ,n g g J BOTTCBDAM A
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      362 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. ■Station* Yeswrday Last night max. rain- bright mln temp, fail s'shine temp Ins. hrs. *F West Coast. Alor Star 87 Nil 7.9 71 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 84 Nil 10.4 66 Sitiawan 86 Nil 7.3 64 Bukit Jeram 85 Nil 7.1 67 Malacca 85 Nil
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    WIFE ACCUSED OF ROBBING HUSBAND.
    533 5 JEWELS SHE WORE AT "SPLASH" WEDDING. £160 GIFT TOWARDS HONEYMOON COSTS. Jewellery valued at. £500 which she wore at her wedding was the subject of a charge ac^.-ist Gwendoline Rosaline Patricia Violet* Davis, 56. at Southend. Mrs. Davis, who had been arrested o:i a 5-years'-old
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    60 5 The "Official Board of Ballroom Dancing" has accepted an invitation from the Danish newspaper Politiken to send a team of English amateurs to compete against Danish amateurs in Copenhagen on February 7. A conference of Indian students will be nelf* In London on January 8. 9. and 10. The secretary
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    35 5 Mrs. Harriet Eden, 63. of Brorapton, jrthallerton, Yorkshire, has been ound dead in a train on its arrival at Derby. Death was from natural ■a uses. Her husband died in a train four years ago.
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    Duke Of Windsor Reads Church Lesson.
    165 5 NcfffS that the Duchess of Kent's baby was born reached the Duke of Windsor n.-; he was attending the noon service at the Anglican Church In Vienna says the Vienna correspondent of the Sunday Referee. The Duke went to church with Sir Watford Seiby.
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    ASKED NEIGHBOURS TO JUDGE HIS WIFE.
    165 5 When Mrs. Cecilia Parker, of Branksome-r ad. Brlxton, applied at the South- VA stern Matrimonial Court for a separation order, her husband. Joseph Parker, said he had passed around among his neighbours a written statement accusing his wife of an association with another man
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    27 5 The General Purposes Committee of Rochdale Council recommends that Miss Grade Fields"" name be added to the borough's roll of freemen durin? the Coronation celebrations next May
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    24 5 The Shanghai branch of the Overseas Committee reports that several hundred unemployed Chinese returned to Shanghai from Russia last year.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    OFFICER FINED £25 FOR CRUELTY.
    179 5 Flying Kick At Dog Said to have taken a flying kick at a dog, injuring it so badly that it died. Pilot Officer It. A. Charles-Auckland, stationed with the R.A.F. at Boscomtie Down, was convicted at Salisbury for cruelty. The chairman of the Bench. Major
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      421 5 THB BRIGHTEST PICTURE MS^^li^^^^JSß FOR YOUR KIDDIES AND ■T^^'^^^^^^^rißFl FAMILY I f V The Tiny Star Surpasses i J j^\ Bk*j| All Previous Triumphs EXEjKaIBfI^BBiBBJHB^^S Shirley TEMPLE STIRS YOUR HEART WITH LAUGHTER. SONG AND TEARS IN HER NEW 20th. CENTURY-FOX HIT! the poOR LITTLE RICH GIRL' with ALICE FAVE, GLORIA
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      60 5 JOHNNY MORTELL THE ORIENT'S GREATEST LITTLE FLY-WT. WHO WILL BE SEEN IN ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT, CONQUEROR OF ABA AN. v O S "ttoLAYAN MOTORS LIMITED MASTERS Positively Last 2 Shows TONIGHT 6.15—9.15 A Great new Team Scores in Universal's Comedy Romance EDMUND LOWE GLORIA STUART m "THE GIRL ON THE
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      196 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 outstandings happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Orchestral concert, 8.15 9.15 p.m. Formal dinner and
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      77 5 Rich Girl. With Shirley Temple 6.15, 9.15. MARLBOROUGH: Prince of Thieves. 6 15. 9.15 SUN THEATRE (New World): Segamat Laba Laba, 7.30. 9.30. THEATRE ROYAL: Ratnawall, 5.45, 8.45. AMUSEMENT PARKS, DANCE HALLS, ETC. Singapore:— GREAT WORLD CABARET: Dance 9 p.m. to midnight. NEW WORLD CABARET: Tea dance. Dance 9.30 to
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      167 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle I p~~i PPP~~FI F~T [ffifei fe I I p~ 55 '%0 ■:-;.r:.r- g§& i <; W&WiW^ 'W*^ HI |ip W-5 il M m II i; M safe ~H— ll H "§L"Ii~ B'_S_36 M I BB 37 i 11 IW3 I T~~ WOTE:— Figures in parentheses denjte tne
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      502 6 Rubber Shares A Turn Better. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Jan. 7. Tin shows a small rise of 5s. for spot and 10s. for three month's metal in London and one-eighth of a cent in New York yesterday. The London tin share market is irteady but with
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        MINING.
        464 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid *****6 Val Fraser Co. Lyall fc Bvatt Buyers SellersBuyers Sellers 4/- Aaipat Tin 5 /4fc 5/9 5/6 6/£1 .\sam Kumbang 33/6 34/6 32/- 34/. £1 Austral Malay 56/. M/ 55/ 57/ 5/- Ayer Ilitam 23/6 25/- 23/- 24/B 1 2 a n
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        GENERAL.
        460 6 t Aiex Brick Ord. 1.35 1 45 1 35 4 2 2 do 7y 2 Prefs. 2.37£ 2 47>/ 2 2 37 2« 11 w m i \i 6100 6150 61 0.0 8.15 0 in I w B JT oadcastln 5 0.89 0.95 0.87 0 92 10 5 B.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        187 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400 >>0 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103 no norn 4'/i&1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 112 115 norn «H* 190? red 1955 51.J00...00 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 120 12° norn 4% 1913 red. 1063 SI 300.000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        334 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) i->y«lU tl JiVail, Allenby AJor Gajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelli Bragas Brunei Un. ($5) Bukit Kati! Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah ($10) Bukit K. B Changkat Serdang Conncmara Glenealy Plantations Hamilton Haytor Indragiri
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    EXCHANGES.
    201 6 The following are the t-xrhange .-atei thia morning according tc the daily clnular issued by the Hon* Kont and Sh«mrhni Banking Comoratirn SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London months' sight 2/4', 8 Lyons, demand ;230 Hamburg demand ....I!! i4i New York demand 57 5/1C Montreal
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    74 6 Jan. 7, Noon. No. 1X.R.5.5.8 cases (F. O. B.) 37 3/16 37 5/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. O. B.) 371/8 37V4 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardablc Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet lOV^d. New York Spot Sheet G.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    329 6 London, Jan. 8. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: •New York prices quoted In U.S. currency The above are dealers' middle prices; lobberg margins, brokerage and stamp duty are net included rouer- Rtae day. or
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    93 6 London, Jan. 6. The following were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris 105 9/64 Athens 547., New York 4.913/16 Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.91 sellers Brussels 21.13* Rio 4u4 u Geneva 21.3714 seueri' official Amsterdam 8.97' i Belgrade 213 sf"«f 93 9/32 Buenos Alrei unquoted Berlin 12.21 Montevideo -9-*
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    Yesterday's Rubber Auction.
    152 6 "piE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,311 th auction yesterday when there wer catalogued 978.927 lbs.. 437.22 tons offered 750,395 lbs.; 335.00 tons- sole 600,002 lbs., 308.04 tons. Spot London 10 i|i6d New York 20 11|16 cts. PRICEB REALISED Ribbed smoked sheet cents per
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    NEW CAPITAL ISSUE IN BRITAIN.
    94 6 £217,221,000 In 1938. London, Jan. New capital issued In t:ie Unite* Kingdom totalled £217,221,000 la* year. This was closr. on £19,000 000 le* than 1930. the last year before the world depression, and -ompares wit* £88,666,000 in 1931 from which date consistent annual recovery has
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    RUBBER CONTRACT'S
    57 6 Forward Sales Arranged. The undermentioned rubber cony panics announce that they have mad* further forward sales of ribbed smoked sheet In equal monthly QuantiUet during January-December, 1937:— Tons Price per Ik, d. Amherst Estates Banir Escot Madinglcy North Hummock Selama 120 36 48 36 60 36 10 10
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    ULU YAM DREDGE RE-STARTS.
    43 6 The -s«awtaries of Ulu Yam rii: Dredging, Ltd., report that the com» pany's dredge- resumed operations inwards the end of December, and Is now in action with the object of prodvciiifl the quotas of ore allowed to the company.
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    PRODUCE.
    206 6 Singapore, January 7, 112 noon. Buyer S-?!le:r Oambtei w 50 Hamburg Cube 11 O fl Java Cube 9 Pepper. White Muntok 22 00 White n. M Bla <* n.M Copra. Mixed $9 J5 Sun Dried 9 60 t Tapioca Small *iake 5 25 Fair 4 75 Medium Pearl 5
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    MANILA BAY AIR BASE.
    86 6 The forlorn hulks of the Spanisn fleet sunk by Admiral Dewey in 1833, rusting themselves into oblivion in tt:e southwest corner of Manila Bay ara to have as neighbours a net ol military aeroplanes protecting a irea Philippine Republic. The Commonwealth Government, ruling the islands pending
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    60 6 Press messages from PwMu and Rome, where yesterday the British Qovernment made urgent request for answers to the representations made at Christmas time Jointly with tha French on the subject of volunteers arriving in Spain, foreshadow that the replies of the German and Italian governments will bs delivered tomorrow. The
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      543 7 BARTER FACILITIES FOR GERMANY. SUGGESTION FOR PRODUCERS. (From Ow Own Corre«|K»4ent) London, Dae. 96. UUHERKAS just prior to the Chrtet- mas vacation copper. l»ad and ipelter exhibited further strength, it was noticeable that tin quotations had a declining tendency this suggests that consumers, dealers and speculators considered
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      DECEMBER TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
      233 7 The following details of tin mining opera- i lioiu durlnj December nre furnished by we respective companies: The net value of Kampong Kamuntait output was $31.5»u; Atui KumhMi »U.tU; Tuabawlelk $M.3»0; Puchong Tin SW.MB and Punaftta Tin tlt.lM. The estimated co»t of Kalu Tin recovery was
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      CRUDE RUBBER PRICE REGULATION.
      648 7 Producers' Interests Reside With Those Of Consumers. An editorial In the December Issue of India Rubber World (New York) reads It has been shown by Walter H Dickerson In his article "An Unparalleled Problem." published In our July Issue, that the widely fluctuating price of crude
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      INDRAGIRI RUBBER MAKES LARGE FORWARD SALE.
      719 7 All-in Cost Of 15 Cents Considered High. FHE fact that 90 tons of rubber I had been sold forward for the whole of 1937 at 40 cents per lb. v&s revealed at the annual meeting )f Indragiri Rubber, Ltd., yesterday. During the past year
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      US. DEMAND FOR RUBBER.
      502 7 "A BIG INCREASE THIS YEAR." MANUFACTURERS' PROPHECY. That American consumption of rub-| ber this year will increase considerably is prophesied by members of the delegation representing the American rub- j ber manufacturing industry which has j Just concluded a visit to London. They came with the
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      603 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hoof Ko«g> The llabinty ot members Is Umlfced to the extent and m manner prescr.bed by Ordinance No. 6 or IM9 of the Colony. Authored Capital f"-"*-"* Issued and Fully Paid-Up $30,000,000 Reserve Funds: <4i,r!inj 0,500, WUU Hon. Konz
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      163 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated <n China by Special Chartf It. tail Strtet. Sln«ar«r*Telephenes: M*na«ar'i Om*t 8444 Kxchaitfe UcpC C4U (i<Mnl Ottce SIM-f CaMe A«atca: -CBVNOKOO" Paid I p CaaMal Ck. tII.OH.IMM tit**** tah of fh. S3.SM.M«.M ap»r*xioMl«ir Ck. $t.4M.N«.M«.M HKAD OrVICC: SHANGHAI Tae-Vuns Soonx. Chalrru»n o( Board Suok Jtn-ChWH. Qen,r«l
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      513 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Hotel Charter ISS3) Paid Dp CapKal In 600.000 shares of each £3.000.00.1 lUaerre Fund f 3.n00.000 Reserre UablUtj of Proprietors £3.000.030 HEAD OFFICE: 31. llshspigaU Li««— E.C. Z. Ator Sta. Hong Kong Saigon Amntsar Hollo Srinsrar.R Bangkok Ipoh
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    TURKEY MAY QUIT THE LEAGUE.
    184 8 THREAT BY DEPUTY YUNUS NADI. ALEXANDRETTA BONE OF CONTENTION. Istanbul, Jan. 3. Significant comments, including ah threat that Turkey will leave Out League ot Nations if the Alexandretta question Is not settled in a satisfactory manner Is made by Deputy Yunus Nadl, who is also
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    WARNING AGAINST "RED MENACE."
    278 8 "THOUGH UNSEEN, DANGER IS REAL." London, Jan. 3. The necessity of the GermanoJapanese pact against the so-called Communist world danger is stressed by the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, who recalls that between 1925 and 1929 Great Britain felt the effects of the Comintern's dangerous
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    RUSSIAN HELP FOR SPANISH REDS.
    117 8 SOVIET NEWSPAPER ADMISSIONS Seventeen Soviet Russian air lorcc and tank officers have been promoted as a reward for "carrying out special and extremeiv difficult orders" according to dispatches from Moscow. The Daily Telegraph stresses the remarkable faci that, contrary to usage the achievements of the
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    Dutch Arms Shipments For Spain.
    98 8 Paris, Jan. 5. Twenty-thousand rifles were shipped from Amsterdam and Rotterdam v.a the Franco-Spanish border to the Government forces at Barcelona, accordIng to L'Echo de Paris. Spanish flyers, now training in France, are daily engaged In bomb practice over, the Meaux airfield. The journal says
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    'GODLESS MOVEMENT IN SPAIN.
    154 8 Success In Fight Against Church Claimed. Moscow, Jan. S. In a report on the fight against the Catholic Church In Spain, the young Communist leader Boroto. who Is at present staying uere. states that great success has attended their campaign. "What the Communist Internationale? has failed
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    BELGIAN DIPLOMAT KILLED IN SPAIN.
    106 8 Victim Of Devotion To Duty. Brussels, Jan. 2. The Foreign Ministry here confirms that the First Secretary of the Belgian Legation In Madrid. Baron Borchgrave who, as already reported, has been missing for some time, was killed "whilst carrying oat his duties" in the Madrid
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    THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN.
    1121 9 "VOLUNTEERS" FOR BOTH SIDES. SPAIN PROTESTS TO LEAGUE. Salamanca. Jan. 6. XTUMEROUS counter-attacks by IN the Government forces in the Villa Real-San Pedro sector near Madrid have been successfully repulsed, according to a communique which says that the insurgents, after the fighting, counted 627 dead,
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    CONSCRIPTION IN BRITAIN.
    123 9 NOT LIKELY TO COME IN PEACE TIME. London, Jan. 6. The Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, In a speech in Glasgow, prophesied that Britain would never introduce conscription in peace time ana ridiculed the fantastic motions entertained In some quarters abroad regarding the alleged failure to
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    CORONATION OF Q. ELIZABETH. Pageantry On Her Entry To London.
    132 9 CORONATION OF Q. ELIZABETH. Pageantry On Her Entry To London. London, Jan. 6. The tenth annual report of "Friends of Canterbury Cathedral" just published in addition to recording another year's work of the Society in aiding In the expert restoration of the Cathedral fabric, contains a hitherto unpublished account of
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    'SHOULD RETURN COLONIES TO GERMANY.'
    161 9 'SHOULD RETURN COLONIES TO GERMANY.' Suggestion By Lord Elibank. The Immediate tackling of the colonial problem is demanded by Viscount 'Elibank, president ol the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire and president of the West India Committee, in a letter to The Times (London), in which he writes
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    Cavalry Unit Of Women Formed.
    57 9 Moscow. Jan 5 A cavalry d3tachment composed of womtu has been formed in the North Caucasus military district. Two hundred women were given Cossack uniforms and attached to a reguhr cavalry regiment. If this experiment proves successful more of such women detachments will be formed
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    200,000 In Lantern Procession In Canton.
    39 9 Canton was en fete on Wednesday when the New Year was celebrated In retrospect. A feature was a monster lantern procession In the city, in whicn 200.000 people took part.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MR. DE VALERA
    64 9 London, Jan. 6. Mr. de Valera, President of Irish Free State Executive Council, arrived in London yesterday on his way to Zurich where he is visiting the eye specialist from whom he received attention in March last year. He was met in London by the Free State
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    AMUSEMENTS
    98 10 Singapore, garbick theatre. getlang Two Sisters Beauty Movement. Chinese Talkie. 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Things To Come. 7.15—9.30. QREAT WORLD— THI SK\ TALKIE Romance in the Rain. NEW WORLD Siat Shows. CaDaret. CMaaßt. Tolkirs Theatre* C»n»maa, BITZ GETLANG These Three. With Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins Merle Oberon. 6.15—9.15. 4FFLES
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1937. AN OCCASION FOR JOY.
    57 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1937. AN OCCASION FOR JOY. We wish to offer to our Dutch readers warm congratulations o n the joyous event which they are celebrating today and to join with them most sincerely in tendering to Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana and her consort
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    THE LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS.
    960 10 In November last Mr. Charles Abbott, acting manager of the Federated Engineering Company, and Mr. Edward Herbert Glover, the company's workshop superintendent, were tried at Kuala Lumpur on a charge that they negligently omitted to take such care with the repairs to the Selangor Club boys'
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    MR. YOSHIDA.
    1391 10 The Japanese Foreign Office And Malaya. In Singapore Today, A high official of the Japanese Foreign Office has arrived in Singapore on an official mission to Malaya and Netherlands India the first of its kind yet undertaken. This delegate is Mr. Tanichiro Yoshida, chief of Third Section of
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    706 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. MR. SASTRI CO much has been written recently about Mr. Sastris reputation as an orator that I for one must confess to having been distinctly on the defensive when ht rose to address the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday. Oratory is at r a discount In
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    ROOSEVELT DELIVERS ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
    608 11 SEEKS EXTENSION OF "CERTAIN POWERS/ 1 Many Problems Still Await Solution By Congress. NO CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES NEEDED OR ASKED. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, in his first message to Congress during his second term of office, reviewing the record of his first administration, declared that it was
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    HOPES OF AVERTING BIG STRIKE.
    80 11 London. Jan. 7. The New York Financial Times reports that it is hoped that the intervention of President Roosevelt and Miss Perkins. Minister of Labour, may avert the threatened General Motors strike. A Reuter's message yesterday stated Exacerbation of the threatening American labour situation continues
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    United States Bans Arms For Spain.
    166 11 Washington, Jan. 6. The Senate and House of Representatives both passed the resolution foi an embargo on arms to Spain. A previous message stated that the Spanish arms embargo resolution which Senator Key Pittman is Introducing into the Senate provides severe penalties for exporters
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    BRITISH OFFICER MURDERED.
    39 11 Canton, Jan. G. Mr. Thomas Gordon Paget, a British officer of the Chinese Customs at Kwangchowwan, is reported to have becm murdered by smugglers. Mr. Paget was aged 30 and w?.s a native of Bradford.— Reuter.
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    STOP PRESS.
    221 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur Today. The Malayan Governments have rejected the International Rubber Regulation Committee's suggestion to credit producers with six month's export rights and have substituted a decision of their own, which will apply to Malaya. The decision is announced by the Controller of Rubber
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    ALL HOLLAND REJOICES.
    612 11 Pageantry Of Todays Royal Wedding. The Hague, Jan. 7, Everything except the weather is now settled for today's royal wedding. A howling wind blew throughout Tuesday night followed yesterday by torrents of rain. Many decorations were ruined but others, such as orange electric bulbs and fir trees,
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA'S SUMPTUOUS GIFT.
    253 11 Thirty-Four Diamonds In A Bracelet. All races and re'.igious denominations in the Netherlands Indies have jointly contributed towards a wedding present for Princess Juliana. Trio present. chosen by the Prir.C' herself. is an exquisite diamond bracelet comprising 34 big diamonds and a large number of smaller
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    THE TEST MATCH.
    447 11 England Beaten By 364 Runs. Leyland (not out 69) and Robins (not out 27) continued their partnership in merry mood when the third Test Match entered on its final phase at Melbourne this morning, cables Reuter. At close of play yesterday England's second innings total was 236
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    PERRY BEATS VINES.
    30 11 New York, Jan. 7. In his first match as a professional Fred Perry beat H. E. Vines, also a former winner at Wimbledon, 7—5,7—5, 3—6,3—6, 6—3,6—3, 6—46—4.—Reuter.
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    'FLU EPIDEMIC IN BRITAIN.
    99 11 LONDON HOSPITALS FILLED. 1,400 POLICE ON SICK LIST. London, Jan. 7. There are no signs of an abatement? in Britain's influenza epidemic, which is the worst for many years. The London general hospitals arc filled, the more serious cases numbering more than 1,000. A total of
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    F. M. S. VIEW OF WAGE INCREASES.
    435 12 Civilian Employers Likely To Follow The Example Of Government. LOSING SLUMP COMPLEX. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 6. INTERVIEWS by a Straits Times representative with" official and members of the public in the Federal Capital reflect pleasure at the announcement of
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    FINES FOR ILLEGAL PLANTING.
    158 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 6. Several cases of planting rubber contrary to the Rubber Regulations Enactment were heard today by the Seremban magistrate, Mr. M J. Hayward. Haji Rafar b'ti Haji Mit Yassin and Mariam binti Hussein wore summoned for such planting in the
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    $15,337 FOR POPPY DAY FUND.
    88 12 The Singapore Poppy Day Committee announce that $15,337 was obtained In the 1936 appeal. The details are: Sale of Popptes J5.235.34 Don.-ti.-n-; 840.00 Car LabcU 2.1C1.50 Chnrch Collection*. Presbyterian Church in Singapore I 58. 52 Tanplin Oarrlson Church <j7.30 St. Andrews Cathedral 337.68 Chanel Garrison
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    MALAYS PREPARE FOR CORONATION.
    224 12 PENANG PROCESSIONS AND ILLUMINATIONS. Malay celebrations in Penang of the Coronation on May 12 were decided at a meeting this week. The provisional programme, on the same lines as the silver Jubilee celebrations, is: Borea performances on Tuesday night, May 11, at the Dato Kramat gardens,
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    MORE EXPORTS TO JAPAN.
    192 12 Malaya's Opportunity. "I have been struck by the apparent prosperity of Malaya," said Mr. Tanlchlro Yoshida. a Japanese Foreign Office official who Is visiting Singapore: at present during a tour of Malaya and the Netherlands Indies, in an interview today. "Japan needs more and more raw
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    118 12 Tuesday, Dec. 29. Io the afternoon His Excellency and Lady Thomas attended by the Personal Staff left Kuala Kanfsar for Singapore. Wednesday. Dec. 30 His Ex' ellency presided tt a meeting of the Executive Council held a'. Government House this morning. Friday, Jan. 1. In the mommg Lady
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    24 12 Mr. and Mrs. Colin Kelman in the cockpit of their plane in which they are flying from England to Australia (sec news story below.)
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    FORMER PREMIER WELL GUARDED.
    358 12 MR. WANG CHING-WEI RETURNS. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, China's ex-Premier and Foreign Minister, arrived in Singapore yesterday evening on the N.D.L. liner Potsdam on his way back to China from Europe where he has been recovering from the bullet wounds he received during the attempt to assassinate
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    MAY FILL POST HELD BY MR. HU.
    63 12 Shanghai, Jan. 6. It is reported that Mr. Wang Chlng Wei. former Premier, who is now on the way back to Nanking irom Europe, will probably be appointed Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Central Political Council In place of Mr. Hu
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    TEXAS RANGERS ON THE FRONTIER.
    144 12 At The Cinema. The Texas Hangers. (With Fred Mac Murray and Jean Parker.) Paramount At the Alhambra. The Texas Rangers were the most romantic force in the history of the American frontier. They still exist, as a small, picked corps at the personal disposal of
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    ANOTHER "FLYING FARMER."
    263 12 ANOTHER "FLYING FARMER. "It's a shame to hurry a flight like this, there is so much to tee on the way," said Mr. CoUn Keiman, who with his vAfe arrived at Singapore yesterday on a leisurely trip by private aeroplane from England to AuttraHa. Mr. Kelnuui is anotber "Hiring farmer"
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    K.L. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE.
    52 12 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 8. There was again a nip In the air in Kuala Lumpur today, and the lewest temperature for the day was a low record 64.9 degrees F. recorded between 6 am. and 7 am at the meteorological station on
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    BUDGET PICTURES
    37 12 Pictures in this week's Straits Budget issued today, Include one of the wedding of Mr. R. D. Wilkie and Miss P. M. Day, and three pages devoted to entertainments held during the last two weeks.
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    UNITED ENGINEERS BONUS FOR SHAREHOLDERS.
    710 12 Capital Scheme Approved Today. ARDINARY shareholders in United Engineers Ltd. are scot v to receive a bonus dividend of $2.50 per share, following resolutions which w re carried at extraordinary general meetings of all shareholders, preference shareholders and ordinary shareholders held today. The scheme to
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    NEW RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
    151 12 PENANG— K. LUMPUR CHANGES. NIGHT MAILS A revised time table will be introduced on the F.M.S. Railways from Jan. 15. The main alterations are to ttis night mail trains between Penan? and Kuala Lumpur the down mail rrom Penan? will depart at 9.00 p n;. instead
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    U.P.A.M. INTERVIEWS WITH MR. SASTRI.
    115 12 Mr. J. C. Innes > president o! the United Planting Association of Malayr). the Hon. Mr. W. S. ReevjTucksr (vice-president). Mr C. F. EL Plerrtpont. and Mr. C. Ward-Jackson, had -n interview tnis morning with the Government of India Deputation, and afterwards were the guests
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    MALAYA MUST WELCOME INDIAN GRADUATES.
    3657 13 Learning Binds World Together, Says Mr. Sastri. GOVERNOR AMONG LARGE GATHERING AT RECEPTION. AN' appeal lor the recognition of \vas*Ynaik> by the Right Hon. course of his speech yes'.erday at th the Singapore Imiiar. Association, among the nuuqr (ii-'in^nished peo I really believe. he said.
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    No Fascism For Japan.
    201 13 Military Attache In Singapore. Japan is not likely to adopt the creed of Fascism, declared General Oshima, Japanese Military Attache in Germany, when he arrived in Singapore last night aboard the German liner Potsdam, on his way home on holiday. The General was, however, warm in
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    MR. E. E. COLMAN.
    144 13 Fifth Magistrate's Second Retirement. Mr. E. E. Colman, Singapore Fifth Magistrate, has just relinquished his seat on the Bench in favour of Mr. C. F. J Ess. formerly Deputy Registrar of Singapore High Coiu-t. who will be acting Fifth Magistrate. This is Mr. Colman's "second retirement."
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    RUBBER-TYRED CARTS.
    94 13 Reduction In Licence Fee. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 6. One of the major obstacles to greater use of rubber-tyred bullock carts the licence fee— is to be reduced in Kuala Lumpur. At today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. Mr. J.R Vethavanam put forward
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    ACQUITTED OF PERJURY.
    64 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 6. After hearing evidence a. the preliminary inquiry in which an Indian named Hasu faced allegations of perjury in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court. Mr. C. H. Dakers M.C.S., formed the opinion that there was insufficient evidence on which to
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    FOUR EUROPEANS IN CAR CRASH.
    294 13 DEAD CHINESE HARD OF HEARING. Four Europeans, two sergeants of the R.A.F., Seletar. and their wives, were coming to town In a taxi when their car knocked down a 25-year-old Chinese fitter named Tan Ah Peng at Upper Serangoon Road, about 7 p.m. on Dec.
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    COURT INTERRUPTED.
    307 13 Charges Against Mrs. Agnes Begg. Mrs. Agnes Carmichael Begg. accompanied by her European husband. Mr. N. C. Begg, appeared In the Singapore Third Court yesterday to answer a summons. The charges were first Intentionally causing an Interruption while the Assistant Civil District Judge was sitting; second, committing mischief
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    KAAI'S HAWAIIANS.
    44 13 Kaal's Hawaiian Troubadours, a company which was in Singapore several years ago. will appear at the Victoria Theatre on Jan. 15 and 16, at 9.30. and will also give a matinee performance at 5.30 on Saturday. Jan. It (Continued on page 5)
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    "PARK PERFECTLY SOBER " SAYS CLUB SECRETARY
    949 13 "PARK PERFECTLY SOBER SAYS CLUB SECRETARY ALLEGED RASH ACT CASE IN FINAL STAGES TODAY. OIDNEY Archibald Seymour Park, who stands charged with causing the death of a Chinese breadseller by rash and negligent driving of his motor-car, underwent a long cross-examination at the Singapore Assizes yesterday and was in the
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    ENGLAND OVERWHELMED IN THE THIRD TEST MATCH.
    614 14 HEAVY DEFEAT TODAY IS CERTAIN. FIGHTING INNINGS BY LEYLAND. BEFORE lunch today Australia may have won the third Test Match at Melbourne. At close of nlay yesterday England were still 452 behiud with only four more wickets to fall. All that can be
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    CAHN'S TEAM: A CHANGE.
    37 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jan. 6. C. C. Goodaway. of Warwickshire, lias replaced P. Vaulkhard (Notts.) in Mr Julieit Cahn's cricket team, which will arrive in Malaya at the end of Mairb.
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    PERRY TO COACH DAVIS CUP TEAM?
    145 14 He Offers To Do It For Nothing. Fred Perry has offered to coac.< the British Davis Cup team and get nothing for it. He hopes the 1..T.V will say Yes," because, he says, if he can help Britain to keep the Davis Cup he
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    HOME SOCCER LEAGUES.
    300 14 The Fixtures For Saturday. The following are Saturday's fixtures in the Home soccer leagues: ENGLISH LEAGUE. Division I. Charlton A. vs. Leeds U. Chelsea vs. Mlddlesbro. Derby Co. vs. Sheffield Wed. Everton vs. Bolton W. Grimsby T. vs. Liverpool. Huddpsrfleld vs. Brentford. Manchester C. vs. Manchester U
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN F.A. Mr. R. F. Gunn Re-elected President.
    174 14 NEGRI SEMBILAN F.A. Mr. R. F. Gunn Re-elected President. iProm Our Own Correspondent) Seremba Jan. 6. The annual general meeting or the Negrl Sembilan Football Association was held at the Negrl 3embilan Club. U?remban, today. There were prej *ent Mr. R. F. Gunn (president), Capt A. F. J England (vice-presi-dent).
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    R.A.M.C. BEAT THE SKINS.
    376 14 Rugby Football. They Got The Ball From The Scrums. The R.A.M.C. beat the Inniskillings by 14 points (two penalty goals, one goal, one try) to nil at Tanglin yesterday. The Skins packs were a good deal heavier but continued scrum infringements lost them their advantage. They
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    McGRORY WINS AT JO'BURG.
    356 14 Boxing. Takes Empire Title From Smith. In Johannesburg on Boxing Night, Johnny McGrory, the hardy little Scotsman, soundly defeated Willie Smith, of South Africa, thereby gaining for Britain the Empire feather-weight championship. It must have been a smart performance by McOrory. The high altitude of Johannesburg
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    VICEROY'S CUP: MAS d'ANTIBES WINS AGAIN.
    158 14 VICEROY'S CUP: MAS d'ANTIBES WINS AGAIN. Carries Odds Of 6 To 4. Mas d'Antibes won the Viceroy'* Cup for the second year in succession at Calcutta on Dec. 26, starting at 6 1. The placings were: Nawabzada Yemin-ul-Mulk of Bhopal's MAS D'ANTIBES. 1 Mr. A. J. Hoyt's PLAY ON 2
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    R.E. BEAT R.A.F. AT CHANGI.
    158 14 Rugby Football. At Changl yesterday the RE. beat tne RAF. by 17 points to nil. The winners were superior throughout the game and would have won by a greater margin but for the fine display glvon by Shannon, the Airmen s full back. The Sappers
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    HANTS BEAT SUSSEX.
    23 14 London. Jan. 6. At Southampton today, in a Rugby Union match, Hampshire defeated Sussex by 17 points to 8.— Reuter.
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    FOUR FIGHTS TOMORROW.
    589 15 Good Programme At The New World. It remains to be seen whether Mr. Bell's big promotion for tomorrow evening justifies itself. There is certainly some risk from his standpoint in putting on three important bouts, with the preliminary a real attraction in itself. Leslie Dumbleton appears in
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    S.R.C. OUTCLASS THE S.C.C. AT HOCKEY.
    600 15 Hollow Victory In Senior Teams 9 Game. THE superiority of the S.R.C. ov«r the S.C.C. at bo«key Imb been well established this season. When the first and second teams met in October they won 7—o7 0 and s—l.5 1. Yesterday the return clashes occurred.
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    COLTS DRAW WITH THE MIDDS.
    309 15 Goalless Game At Gillman Barracks. The first teams of the Middlesex Regiment and Colts drew at Gillman Barracks. yesUrday, no goal being scored They flayed first class hockey, fast and clean. Both sides had opportunities for scoring but failed to exploit them. The Colts Improved
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    SECOND TEAMS' MATCH.
    399 15 S.R.C.'s Five Goals Margin. Dominating the play In the second half, the SRC. second team beat the S.C.C. 2nd 5—0 on the SRC. ground yesterday. Brisk exchanges were soon in evidence and the visitors pressed for a brief spell, but an attempt to score was well saved
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    127 15 TODAY. Hockey: I. A. vs. Colt*. I. A. ground; Y.M.C.A. vs. C.S.C. 2nd, Anson Road. TOMORROW. Rugby: S.C.C. "B" vs. S.8. Police. padang. Soccer: S.C.C. meeting, 6.30. Boxing: Rivers vs. Bautista, Gauder vs. Gabuco. New World, 9 p.m. Hockey: 8.C.C. vs. Sikh PoUce, padang; InntsJUUings vs. S.R.C.,
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    529 15  -  "ECHO." Br adman's Average From 26.6 To 66.7— Verity's "Hat Trick"— The M.C.C. Bowling Analyses Sims: Three For 2441 Conducted by DRADMAN'S wonderful Innings of 270 makes his average for the present series of Tests a respectable one, more In keeping with his reputation than lt had
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    POWDERHALL HALF-MILE
    219 15 Athletics. Surprises At Edinburgh Professional Meeting. There was a large attendance at the opening of the annual holiday pedestrian meeting at the Powderhall grounds, Edinburgh on Boxing Day. In the Christmas half-mile handicap there were eight heats, the winner of each running in the final. Gall, of Lanark
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    S.R.A. CLASSIFICATIONS.
    177 15 The Turf. The following transfers and amendments of classifications of horses and ponies are notified by the Straits Racing Association: Horses Transfers: From Class 3 to Cla3s 2: Con Con, Saladin. From Class 4 to Class 3:— Clscara, The Planter, Scribble. From Class 3 to Class 4:— Blue
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      639 16 A Supporter Of Sponsored Programmes. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir.— It has been my good fortune to live in several parts of the British Empire in both hemispheres in recent yeans. Nowhere have I read a newspaper whose attitude to current affairs has seemed to
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    15 16 A fine action picture of a leaping kangaroo, taken at Roseneath Station, New South Wales.
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    Fell Downstairs To Get Out Of Marrying.
    162 16 Fell Downstairs To Get Out Of Marrying. Prosecution Case HPHE suggestion that a man's fall the day before he was due to be married was not ;in accident, but a deliberate attempt to avoid the marriage, was made by the prosecution at Liverpool Police Court. Jonn Hulse, aged twcnt7-elght, electrical
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    TALK ON MODERN CEYLON.
    629 16 'SUFFRAGE MAY COME TOO SOON/ Mr. R. Sri Pathmanathan M.A. (Oxon), barrister-at-law gave a public lecture, under the auspices of the Ceylon Tamils' Association on "Modern Ceylon" in the Victoria School Hall before a large audience. The Hon. Dr. Urn Han Hoe, introducing the lecturer, said
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    WATCHMAN ASSAULTS ESTATE EMPLOYEE.
    155 16 "He U3ed Strong Language." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Jan. 5. Sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate, on Sultan Shah, a well-built middle-aged Pathan ci Bekok, on a charge of causing grievous hurt to K.
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    24 16 The grounds of Trinity College. Glen almond, had a deep cotUint of snow recently, and the boys made full use of the facilities tobogganing.
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    BIG FISH STORY WITH AFFIDAVIT.
    275 16 BIG FISH STORY WITH AFFIDAVIT. Shock For A General. The tallest 01 tall fishing stories, sealed In demonstration of its truth with the Great Seal of the Phllllppines. is told by Dr Victor Heiser, of the Rockefeller Institute. The hero of tne story Is General Leonard Wood, formerly Military Governor
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    HOSPITAL WATCHMAN ATTACKED.
    200 16 Inmate Convicted. (From Our Own Cc;v»<!Tond"r>t) Taiplng, Jan. 4. An inmate of the deon-piii* waid of the Taiplng Hospital. Law Tham Kau. today pleaded guilty, befor; Ciu- Paw Wautch, the Taiplng Magistrate, to a charge of criminal intimidation by attempting to stab Kala islngh, a ho3pltal watchman.
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    47 16 The 17 locomotives now under construction at Doncaster to haul the new "Coronation" streamlined express of the L.N.E.R. between London and Edinburgh are, in view of their streamlined form, to be named after birds. The first five will be called Golden Eagle. Falcon, Merlin, Kingfisher, and Kestrel.
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    "LLOYD'S" BANS WAR RISKS ON LAND.
    163 16 United States And Canada Only Excepted. It was announced In London last month that non-marine underwriters at Lloyd's had come to an agreement to exclude the risks of war and civil war from all policies covering property In any part of the world, except
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    DIVIDENDS EVERY YEAR.
    124 16 Record Of Seremban Family Benefit Society. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Jan. 5. Mr. Johnson V. Nonis. the secn.-tary of the Seremban Railway institute and a well-known local cricketer, will oe proceeding on transfer to Krai. Ho will be succeeded by Mr. J. Wijayasckara. Mr. A. Dodd.
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    Chinese Woman Fined For Selling Chandu.
    60 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Jan. 5. A Chinese woman, Chan Cheng, was fined $30 by the Seremban T.aglstratj on two charges of selling four tubes of Sir,— it has been my good fortune being in possession of six tubes of chandu. Mr. T.
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      180 17 Should Stengahs be Anonymous 1 If you don't know the name of the whisky in your glass it probably means that you simply asked for *a stengah/ Half the enjoyment of whisky, indeed nearly all the enjoyment, comes from the roundness' that is born of long maturing and very careful
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    A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW DODGE.
    1397 18 Motoring Notes. Factors Which Make For Safety And Economy. •TTHE announcement today of the i 1937 Dodge Six reveals an array of interesting features and a singularly Impressive combination of beauty and mechanical perfection In the Dodge six line are the four door touring
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    Technicolor's Best Effort In "Garden Of Allah.
    1321 18 Technicolor's Best Effort In "Garden Of Allah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. For the next four weeks London will live in the Land of Pantomime. At the Palladium Charles Laughton has returned to the stage with great zest as Captain Hook In Peter Pan." Sir James Barrie is
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      76 18 Your engine pinks your compression ar.d acceleration power falls and your engine should run-down MEIRICH MOTOR TABLETS. They decarbonise, generate and rejuvenate your engines. Absolutely harmless and are really effective antiknocks. They are anti-corrosive. Wholesale stockists Willys Motor Works, 50. Lavender Street, SINGAPORE Phone W2B ACCESSORIES the suitable tkiags fer
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    28 19 SP- ing on the roof of Australia. The southern portion of the Au«ti*lian Alps is snow-capped for sevorsJ Months of the year, providing excrHent grounds for saow sports.
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    500,000 CHINESE FISHERMEN
    280 19 JOBLESS. Result Of Japanese Competition. Shanghai. PENETRATION of Japanese fishing vessels into Chinese territorial waters has forced more than 500,000 Chinese fishermen along the Fukien and Kwangtung coast, in South China, out of employment in the past few years. Japanese flahermen have taken a great Interest in
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
    58 19 Donations totalling $880 were received in response to the Christmas appeal of the Children's Aid Society. Several Singapore firms and individuals contributed goods for the Christmas party. Cheques or gifts can be sent direct to the "Home" or to the Hon. Treasurer, C. A. 8. (Evatt C
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    MR. SASTRI'S SUCCESS IN S. AFRICA.
    1534 19 HOW AN INDIAN DELEGATION TO SOUTH AFRICA IN WHICH HE HAD FIGURED, HAD FOUGHT THE STRONG PREJUDICES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY AND HAD SUCCEEDED IN WHAT THEY HAD AIMED FOR— AN ADMITTANCE OF EQUALITY FOR INDIANS IN THE UNION— WAS THE THEME
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    Glasgow Volunteers For Spain?
    35 19 Another detachment cf British volunteers will leave Glasgow for Spain on FrtJay, according to the Dally Mall, which states that the detachment has been recruited by the Scottish Communist Party.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      171 19 PITMAN'S COLLEGE Established in England tS yeart. Singapore Branch, tinder fcropean Managoatent at UNITEERS BUILDING River Valley Road (entrance Damar Bond.) Expert tuition In ALL COMMERCIAL BUBJBCTB. Bpaelal couries in Shorthand. Typewriting, Book-keepint and Oouuiiare*. Tuition bwrin* 18th January for Individual instruction on strictly moderate feoi iof day jjygNmQ courses
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      45 19 .Mf IV 2 Shell Motor Oils, ARE UNDOUBTEDLY THE FINEST LUBRICANTS PRODUCED AND APPEAL TO THOSE WHOSE FIRST CONSI DERATION IS QUALITY. m m DOUBLE SHELL. *g^ TRIPLE SHELL* m& GOLDEN SHELL* SHELL GEAR OIL. Advertisement of t*t Asiatic tetroUum C*. (S&) Ltd. wrs. r$
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    MALAYAN COMMAND RIFLE MEETING WINNING TEAMS.
    149 20 These three pictures above show some of the teams that took part in the recent Malayan Command Rifle Meeting. (Top left). Winners of the Lewis Gun Cup and the Straits Trading Company challenge shield (left to right) R. S. M. P. Sellick, Capt. D.
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    40 20 A Boxing Day meet of the Oakley Itunt lor children was held at Colworth House, Nea/ Sharnbrook, Beds, the residence of Lord Melchett the master. Photo shows Lord M«lcb.ett, the Master, greeting the Hounds whsn tbsy arrived for the meet
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    86 20 It wio i, u^ropian- piloted Dy a brautKu: French woman crashed during the night m a field adjoining Mill Farm. Se!soy, Sussex. The woman Is Mme. Schemcder Chapellut. who disappeared Into thf air at Villavoublay aerodrome, near Paris, immediately after returning from a flight with a yourg man named Pierro
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    31 20 The Annual Christmas morning swim took place in the Serpentine and despite its being very cold there was a large entry. Photo shows cheering and chairing the winner After the race.
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    60 20 Mr. Ladoie Cull, Mr. Stanley Lupino and other members of the c**t of "Over She Oo«a," from the Savllle Theatre London, drossid the Christmas tree and had tea with the little patients at the Royal Waterloo Hospital. Both the tree and 1U toys are a gift of the company. Photo
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1987 No. 52.
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      Modern Liners Cater Specially For Baby.
      1502 1 Trips Home Need Hold No Terrors For Mothers. SOME HINTS FOR THOSE GOING ON LEAVE. A Woman's Notebook. ctlJOW lovely," I said, envying my friend going home on leave to England. Imagine it What a change; a month at sea Yes," she said. Imagine
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      28 1 Miss Dorothy Rose Fisher, who won the first prtae at the Fancy Dress Ball at Rafn>s on New Year's Bre. She was presented with a silver dressing set.
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      29 1 A recent portrait of Miss Lorn* Mavis AnsleyYoung, younger daughter of Dr. and Mrs. AnskyYoung', of Klang, whose engagement to Mr Hallam Brookfield Egmont Hake, C.8.E., was announced recently.
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      Visiting Card Convention Is So Silly!
      751 1 Why Be Slaves To It? Asks A Singapore "Mem." WE are slaves to convention. How about our ridiculous convention of calling What useful purpose, for example, Is served by dropping two or three bits of pasteboard Into a newcomer's box The newcomer, following your
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      34 1 Princess Kouka, the Sudanese beauty discovered by film producer, Walter Futter, to star opposite Paul Kobeson in Capitol's "Jericho", is now in London. Princess Kou'.a photographed in London, dressed in her picturesque native robes.
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        81 1 I|^v"m j *4L Ev«ry woman of r«fin«m«nt IlSyi yilar^ Li takes pride in tho appear j^jhM-aEayv^ ance and B< uipm#nt of her W^/JLf^^^ dressing table. And th«e W^Jrjr/ are 6W w^° not tnow /f tkat Eau d« Cologne. e«- jJm, p^cially KEY BRAND The Fashionable Fragrance", KsbS mX has many
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        120 1 r^-^^-^B 'T Rl s \M» bml9 CTJEANSKS i,** fm\ I BubVs head will soo:i mUM| be clustered with ador■MMPI able curb If the t.ny UvMHhB head Is cleansed with NEBTOL every d»y— Quarai.Lecd harmless. JOSEPH TRAVEBB SONS I.TP °'-[-r*"~ Ptnanc— niah lump .r. R^iV; f£sVb^>Jk\lu Fashion has set her seal
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      For Sunday Morning.
      28 2 A smart white swim suit with a white beach coat edgeC with a contrasting shade just the thing for Sea View on a Sunday morning.
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      71 2 Vivid shades of lipstick look well with a tanned skin, and your foundation preparation, whether liquid or of creamy consistency must certainly match your own particular shad? of tan, with face powder en suite. Even if you have decided not to tan, however, It is amusing, sometimes, to make up
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      Fashion Parade In London Revue.
      682 2 Looking At Gloves In A New Way. DARK PALMS, COLOURED BACKS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office. Fleet Street, Dec. 24. IT Is Christmas Eve as I sit down to type these lines. The air mail is leaving several hours earlier than usual. Traffic
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      40 2 An exhibition of regalia Crown Jewels and Plate of Britain and Europe, from earliest to modern times, collected together by Max Herman, was opened at the Regal Galleries. Leicester Square. The photo shows a visitor admiring the Austrian Crown Jewels.
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      Showing A Pretty Shoulder.
      455 2  -  Marion Morton. (By Many of the smartest evening frocks now reveal shoulders as well as backs, and happy is the woman whose shoulders have real claims to beauty. If, however, you feel that your own shoulders are better covered up, do not despair of them until
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      THE HERRING BOOK.
      66 2 Recipes Fmr Malayan Housewives. The cheapness and nutritive value of herrings is emphasised in "The Herring Book," containing scores of recipes for the preparation of one of the most delightful fish cauqht round the shores of Britain. The book, which is issued by the Herring Industry Board,
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      For Informal Wear.
      28 2 F or Informal Wear. For informal wear here is a simple dress of black rloque with a smart waist band of green and orange crepe. Model by Emme.
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        228 2 PARMANAND BROS. Offers you something NEW this week. LOQUE with beautifully painted flowers Come See at 42. HIGH STREET. Phone 6766. y^/syst^^ Rejuvenir Creams f if In the morning, apply a small quantity of I HEJUVINIR CREAM and leave on during V m 1 the bath or while you are
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        229 2 Gold kid and green stitching I 3 a change from the luxury of silver kid and white crepe while a shoe made entirely from old Chinese embroidery Is another lovely variaiton'. Sturdy, happy tft^ Babyhood m^& The foundations of a \f Mfl robust constitution are I <£$/ laid in the
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      Wives Who Discus? Their Husbands.
      1086 3  -  GODFREY WINN. PHYSICAL LOYALTY IS NOT ENOUGH. (By Physical loyalty is not enough in marriage. To attain that communion on earth which is the romantic idea! behind most proposals it Is lust as Important to be fait-iful with the mind as with the body. One
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      22 3 Gold band painted floral satin Is used to express this graceful evening gown with a delightfully femine neckline model by Margaret Marks.
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      VARIEGATED CUSHION COVERS.
      94 3 Useful and colourful covers may be made of crochet wool, in various sr.ades. made into circles, each circle being backed by s*teen. sewn together, and the round cushion inserted between them. A warm quilt for a child's bed or a pram cover may be easily made of
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      19 3 A harmiiu miv i:;;; h velour beret with new "halo" front and trimmed with orange and green velvet band.
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      OUR INQUIRY BUREAU.
      405 3 Questions regarding children, the nursery, household management, market' :g, cookery and other matters will be answered by women contributors who have had many years of practical experience in Malaya. Letters should be addressed to the Inquiry Bureau, Straits Times, Singapore. Where a confidential reply is requested, a
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      38 3 Intense interest and amusement was aroused among patients and start of the General Hospital, Singapore, last week when members of the Malayan Magic Circle gave a performance as a special entertainment for the Hospital during the festive season.
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      SUITS SEEN EVERYWHERE.
      479 3 More General Wear Brings Greater Variety. (By Yvonne.) When in doubt, don a suit "—seems t to be the principal slogan of the j smart woman of the moment. For. g apart from the large variety of suits c of every description which we wear a during
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        92 3 NOVEL ECONOMICAL MILK PREPARATIONS FOR THE CARE OF YOUR SKIN. BASED ON THE LIGHTEST AND FINEST COLLOIDS KNOWN TODAY. FISSAN POWDERS AND OINTMENTS SOOTH, ABSORB AND HEALTHEY NOT ONLY COVER BUT PENETRATE TO THE ROOT OF THE TROUBLE. DIETHELM CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG. I -^X FAVOURITE Kayser* Mir-
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        214 3 has a very nice selection of 2 piece woollen outfit* in very attractive shades for wear on board ship. Also smart tunics for afternoon. 5, Stamford Road, CAPITOL BUILDING. Phone 3838. Singapore. M tua'j^— I CLEAREOMY -m j£L m mmyß^ Wi skin, its *mm m& W THE BEST The Cuticura
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      Shipping Strike Has Small Effect On Market.
      580 4 SUPPLY OF FRUITS WELL MAINTAINED. (By Housewife) Singapore, Jan. 5. A LTHOUOH It has become increasingly difficult because of the shipping strike for Importers to obtain fruits and vegetables from America, no actual scarcity is apparent In the Munlc ipal markets, and prices
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      20 4 A novel evening town in black, with gold brocaded tonic. Note the new high neckline, fall sleeves, and flared basque.
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      PERHAPS YOU DANCE BADLY?
      118 4 If you return from a party with your best shoes trodden upon and ruined by, to your belief, the carelessness of masculine feet, you should not necessarily blame your partners. A well-known dancing instructress assures us that if our partner's shoes touch our own toes it
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      NECKLACES BY NIGHT.
      104 4 Many of the new necklaces are made in strange and amusing ways. Cord, either gilt, silver or merely of silk Is often used for this purpose. Two strands of rather thick cord are twisted together with thin, brightly coloured silk to make a choker necklace, and a
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      894 4 (Special To The Straits Times.) THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Times by a Singapore housewife and gives last Tuesday's prices. ThoBe 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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      ACCORDING TO EXPERTS.
      109 4 Many a smart photographer nowadays keep a make-up expert on the premises. He will refine what he considers to be a too heavy chin; turn a nondescript nose Into a lovely Grecian feature make a too-large moutb appear to be a perfect Cupid's bow and make your
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      HANDS SHOULD SHOW.
      109 4 Lovely bands should have a place in the picture, while If your figure is not your chief beauty, then let only the top of y-ar high dress appear in the portrait. Do not wear a much embroidered or beaded evening gown merely because you happen to like
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        137 4 'Mll^lllllMIIIIIII lilf J^ PLENTY OF ROOM HERE No fuming and fussing, no upset shelves Scientific shelf arrangement is just one of the many extra value* inside, outside, in appe a r a nee, performance, convenience, economy. Snowy-white finish, graceful lines Moonstone Ware Water Cooler, Triple FoodSaver Set and Chilling Tray
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        397 4 At r i HERE COMES THE 4 th Condiment Three Condiments *<« out enough, so PP. Sauce hat been i prepared t» supply the things that pep.er. mustard and salt cannot »«-/e. By popular acclaim H.P. ins become 4th and lavouri'n Condiment. It creates ap;«tite, supplies flavour and is an
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