The Straits Times, 12 January 1937

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times [■BTABUSKB3 NXARLY A CKKTUBY.] THE LARGEST ANb MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA: 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUIBDAY, JANUARY 12, 1937. PRICE 16 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 153 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). BATTtßlttl^p GUARANTEED TWOTIARS BRINKMAIRtCO SIMGAPORE-K- LUMPUR jf fikd^Pnilp^H '\\if a I nl Hb sole THE BORNEO COMPANY LTD. AGENTS SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. KLIM POWDERED WHOLE MILK. ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF A NEVER FAILING MILK SUPPLY. VACUUM PACKED TINS. EVERY GROCER STOCKS IT.
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    • 167 1 /X FASHION f\%^ FOOTWEAR BALLY S VERT F O R T H E SMART WHITE $v PIIPTT^TTT AP LINEN SHOE TRIM- lltU lj/in MED NAVY BLUE y3C_ WOMAN PRICE $11,50 UJV^^V nxTjyq BEAUTIFULLY CUT Dt\L,L, I O WHITE KID SANDAL lIIX SHOES BY BALLYS COVERED k TOE MEDIUM HEEL lf^^
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    • 68 1 KUALA LUMPUR*. 25, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Scots (LJhlsky T1..111t.,.1,,,01..LU VERY CHOICE tr WINES SPIRITS By Appnlntwt WINE MERCHANTS FOR 269 YEARS. 4 WHITE WINES E3 Famous House E.t.bli.Ked 1667. CLUB PORT OLOROSO FULL BODY ALBION SHERRY SOLE AGENTS I JOHN B I i lITTI ITTI fl I Mm t
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 61 2 JOHNSON— On Tuesday, Jan. 12. 1937 at No 29. Mandalay R-ad. Singapore. Margaret Mary (nee van Dort) widow of the late James Johnson of the P. M.S. Rlys., at the aw of 80 years. Funeral cortege "will leave St. John's Church. Efct. N'anas, K.:ala Lr.mpur. on Wednesday, Jan. 13,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 913 2 LOST LOST, SPANIEL PUP male Fawn colour Finder Rewarded. 44, Jervols Rd. FOR SALE KKIGIOAIRE your home this New Year all the latest models, from (14 a month, on view at Nathans. Amber Mansion*. GDLONES DIESEL ENGINES FBOM STOCK. 314—8 H.P., $530. 5—11 H P •640. 8H— 16 H.P., $815.
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    • 750 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET FURNISHED HOCSE. 5CT, 8. T. Fully furnished European Bungalow Pub Panjang. Phone 448^^ ui*»ww mi TO LET compound house. 16-2 PrinseD Street. Apply 33. Worth Bridge Road. ATTRACTIVELY furnished flats. Amber Mans and Capitol. Apply Box 579, 8. Times. TO LET: 90 Meyer Road.
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    • 531 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NATURALIZATION. LmK^ss?* is hereby given tha han s CHRISTIAN BiUe of No. 334. Orchard Road Singapore, is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reason why .laturalisation should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to
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    • 288 2 BUSINESS CARDS tic MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND V Mrs. HARU and Mis* HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. JU JITSU OR The arts 01 sj]f defence 16, Prinsep Street. W. M. C. A. Instructor, Prof. T. WAT.VWBF. DISEASES AND PESTS OF THE~~" RUBBEB TREE. By Arnold Sharpies, A.R.CSc., D.l.C. This
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 729 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in Enzlan'i) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO_ UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT lONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore 1936 1937 CORFU 15.000 Jan 15
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    • 396 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS POR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. VIA HONGKONG <fc SHANGHAI. Si. KATORI MARU Jan 25 ss. KASHIMA MARU Peb 8 mi. YASUKUNI MARU Feb. 19 Si. HAKONE MARU Mar. 7 ss SUWA MARU Mar. 33 Round trip tickets available
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    • 644 3 PASBENGER AND FTtEIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINK Luxurious One Class Motorshlps Most Cabin* nave adjoining private bath Excellent Cuisine FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Ptnau MS Sham LALANDIA 2/2 2/2 3/3 5/3 JUTLANDIA 23/2 23/2 24/3 26/2 MEONIA 16/3 16/3 17/3 19/3
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    • 212 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA. s.s. SHIRALA MM 14 Jan. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special holiday return tickets Interchangeable with P k O. S N. CO.. Issued at cheap
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    • 1001 3 THfc BLCB FI"i"NEL LINE (Ocean The llua Kblow Steamshtn To. MWi tAA Steam Ship Co Ltd.. and China Mutual The (unard White Star Ltd Steam Navigation Co.. Ud.) The Sarawak Steamship (o td. The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental line Ltd. The China Nivlgatlor Co., L«d. The Irrawaddy
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
    • 121 4 Tuesday, January 12. Ships alongside the Wharves «r expected to arrive Main Wharf Dredger Kuar.tan, H.M.S. Westcott. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tan Jong fagar Sheers Wharf Annul. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Rokan. Keppel Harbour King's Dock Kooilnda. No. 1
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    • 167 4 th Th JSP 0 I**1 were P^enKers th« N.Y.K. liner Fushlmi Maru, which l€ft Singapore on Friday for Europe Miss L. Busse. Mr. and Mrs G Fuller, Miss J. M. Fuller, Com. and Mrs' w t S* 6 1 Sri Mr R 'aranatharl,' Mr. V. P. Ponnampalam, Dr.
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    • 332 4 TMay. Bagan Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong) 3 nlr Bengkalls Laboean BlUk (Rokan) 3pm Port de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe Slak (Hong Kwong) S pjn Penang, Slam. Burma, India Iraq, Palestine, Egypt. E. 8. Africa. Q. Britain, Ireland. Europe, Nigeria, Oold Coast N. 8. America by air (Imperial)
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    • 72 4 AIR MAILS. INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives I this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands IndiesArrives this afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday night. K.L.M.: From Europe: Due Thursday night. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. today. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 7 p.m. tomorrow. K.L.M.: To
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    • 76 4 InS,V Austr a"a, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today. Jan. 12 by air (Qantas) will be delivered to box.et2r 5r5af4.255 rS af4.25T m eneral °< Mails from Netherlands Indies exf*^ 6 t(^. ay> Jan 12> by alr Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of
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    • 64 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By XL.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Tomorrow. Medan by air (Netherlands) 1 15 pjn Iran. Amsterdam, and Lbn*m by air (Netherlands) Us pm Ceylon (Calchas) ..i.^pS Thursday, Jan. 14. Australasia, Java and
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    • 21 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— LONDON. The air mail dispatched from Singapore on Jan. 3 was delivered in London on Jan. 11.
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    • 44 4 Jan. 11:— Ophir, Both (Dut); Nagara <Swed.); Toyohashi Maru, Hakodate Maru, Haruna Maru, Shiraha Maru Toklwa Maru (Japan); Quiloa, Katong Atreus. Rasa, Tandjong Pinang, TandJong Balei, KUas, Sin Kheni? Sent (Brit); Willy (Nor.); Nymphe (Greek): G. G. Merlin (French); Glaus Rickmers, TraTe (Ocr).
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    • 101 4 Protest Against Homework. Weymouth. "Children in our schools are being stuffed as hard and strenuously as Christmas turkeys. They ought to have freedom and fun instead of being fattened up for scholarship examinations. When the stuffing has been taken out, there is no brilliance left You
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    • 217 4 Owners and Masters of Shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the machine mobile heavy gun practice which will take place from Tekong. (Changi area) (Heavy) Jan 11 (spare day 12 at 7 p.m.) Jan. 15 (spare day 16
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    • 127 4 Arrived from Europe, India and Medan by KLM plane Kievit, Jan 7Mr. H. J. van Arkel, Mrs J Stada Cramer, Mr. M. J. Hochstein Mr l Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Haas ami Haas amah Left for N.E.I, by KLM plane Kievit Jan. 8: Mr. H. J. van
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    • 95 4 Aircraft Sydney VH-USE from Brls bane, Darwin, and N I. arrived Jan 10 Mr. S. H. Eades and Mr. R. Allen from Brisbane. Aircraft Arethusa VT-AEF lor Penang. Siam. Burma and Karachi left Ja "J°- Mr p L. Lane for Penans and Mr. R. Allen for London Aircraft Artemis G-ABTJ
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 469 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m pas LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING 4GENTS F.M.S. BXYa AND SI AM STATES RAIL WATS. TELEPHONE: Frclcht M3J— Puu{( MJ1. tLMmU^^^T st^i Go vla Canaua tu .■«o;tn America— E*iit3 sJn^^P Canada "s Evergreen Playground 6ee the ma J est 'c Canadian Rockies '£^j™J2 \£MS&? Lake Lou'se- Banff Connect
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    • 380 4 Incorporated In Straits Settlements) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN SRAWHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated to CngUud). Un a.rpor.t*, m rj.8 A BOSTON NFW VO«« RAITMOK* -E1XERMAW LINE. CAPE OF GOOD HOPF rOE BAVBE. LONDON. ItSS Sffi? JfiS STg ROTTERDAM BAMBDVa STEEL NAVIGATOR Mar 22 Mar 28 Vl« Port* a»<t Saca Cual
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  • 120 5 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban Jan. 11. A fine of $100, in default four months r.l., was imposed by the Seremban Magistrate. Mr M J. Hayward, today on a Chinese, Hee Hoh, a rubber tapper, for voluntarily causing hurt to Liau Long, by throwing formic acid at him.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 254 5 AT LAST! A DOCTOR'S oEL >^^^fl|^^|^^^^B9| WIFE REVEALS STARTLING jj^^^^^^^y^^j| SECRETS OF THE MEN "/^l Al IN WHITE! L^Jb*lW«AsJ The most powerful love ™^^^^^^^^^^^^^"**LTj Story ever told by Sinclair Lewis 'I MARRIED A DOCTOR' with a group of outstanding stars PAT O'BRIEN. JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON. ROSS ALEXANDER. GUY KIBBEE. LOUISE FAZENDA.
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    • 172 5 GRACIE m^ZJ& FIELDS gL <^m sings Vjl- m ROSE MARIE >, INDIAN LGVE CALL tt__-J Crack Fields. "Rose Marie" and "Indian Love Call"— these two beautiful love songs from Film "Bos? Marie" need no introduction. Even Frili Kreisler was inspired by their charming melodies. On Rex Record. Grade Field*, with
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    • 169 5 TO-MORBOW..MPIT9L W. J. LOCKE'S famous story Your favourite star of "INNOCENTS of PARIS" comes back in a new Love Parade of Wit, Romance and Hilarity. A BRITISH TRIUMPH! Your engine pinks your compression and acceleration power falls and your engine should run-down use MEIRICH MOTOR TABLETS. They decarbonise, generate and
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    • 195 5 FOR ASTHMA LUNG COMPLAINTS (£&A "Ephazone" is acknowledg«Srl ed b the H'gna't Medical /S^gS' i] Authority. Approved bj the ■dr\fS LTL T- J National Health Insurance jjgi ~L 1 (Ot. B.) Scheme for Panel S A Patients. Used In 800 hosvv n _t^== j^ pitab and by 12,000 doctors. EPHAZONE
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    • 8 5 Look to the Future INSURE WITH THE PRUDENTIAL
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 96 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. f HE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance, C.30 8.30 p.m. Informal dinner
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    • 152 5 comb to take the place of a millionaire patron for one night, there is llttU else to do but settle down for cne laugh after another. CAPITOL: The White Angel. With Kay Francis. Warner Bros. 6.15, 9.15. One night only. PAVILION: Mr. Deeds goe3 to town. With Gary Cooper. 6.15,
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 505 6 Further Decline In U.K. Rubber Stocks. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Jan. 12. Tin remains practically unchanged, the forward position in London recording a small decline of 5s.. while New York advanced onequarter of a cent. There is quite a healthy demand for tin shares from London
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    • 93 6 London, Jan. 11. The fono*ing were mean rates ruling at noon today: Park, 105 9/64 Athens 547V4 New York 4.91 Bucharest «70 Montreal 4 81 tellers Brussels 29.10'* Rlc 414 Owni 21.3V tellers official un S.9C\ Belgrade 213 Milan 93 't Buenos Aires unquoted Borlln 12. 20'* Montevideo ?9%
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 587 6 Issue Val. 4/- .Vnpat Tin £1 Asam Kumbang Praser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers SellersBuyers Sellers 5/3 5/9 5/C 6/- 33/6 34/6 32/- 34/£1 Austral Malay 55/- 56/- 55/- 57/5/- Ayer Hltam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin 1 Batu Selangor £1 Chenderiang .50 Hitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/-
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      • 461 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.35 1.45 1 40 1 50 in in 7 1 245 255 llo nil £aV" 800 1OOOn 800 W.oon. I-w T i 61f)0 6150 6.17.6 in B- M- Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0.87 0 92 10 5 B. M. Trustee 6 25 7 00 8
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      • 209 6 oxnvmx-yjtltj MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 MOO Mv Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 103 no norn 4-.; 14 1907 red. 1947 51.600.u00 *i Mar 31 Sept 30 112 "5 norn 4>i% 190< red 1955 SUOO.iOO Ar- J^-i Mar 31 1 30-120 122 norn r /c 1913 red.
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      • 366 6 i-raser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby Alor Gajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelli BrDgas Brunei Un. ($5) Buklt Kati' Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah ($10) Bukit K. B Changkat Serdang Onnemara Olenealy Plantations Hamilton Ha>tor Indragiri Jeram Kuantan (.50) Jimah Kamasan
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      • 195 6 The following are the rxebange thus mmning according tt tne dally cinuiai issued by the Hon* Ron*, and Bhonr'i r Banking CorDorar.Ti SEI UNCi London TT 2/4 1/18 London demand 2/4 1/18 London montns sight 2/4', 8 Lyons demana ;230 HamDurn Jci.iuno ,4j New York demand M| Montreal demand
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      • 71 6 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Company Dividend Books close Ipoh Tin 1/- int. Jan. 6 K. Lumpur Tin 1/- (30th) Feb. 26 Kuchal Tin 20% Jan. 16 Lingui 10% Jan. 16 Southern Kinta 5% Jan. 16 Sungei Way 5% Jan. 12 Takuapa 6d. Jan. 25 Thabawleik 6d. (No. 15)
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    • 352 6 London, Jan. 11. The following are today's closing middle prices on the Loninn stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unle.-.s otherwise stated: Honit Konrr 32'6d. -fl'10'id •New York prices quoted In U.S. currency. The above are dealers' middle prices: jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not Included.
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    • 79 6 Jan. 12, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) 381/s 38Vi Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.O.B.) 38 1/16 38 3/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 10 ll/16d.
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    • 322 6 For This Year And Next The following companies have mad» *>rward sales of rubber over 1D37 and 1938, including those previously announced as under SELANGOR RUBBER— 1J37. 180 tang at 8.29 d. per lb., c.i.f. 1938, 132 tons at 8.92 d. per lb.. c.i.f. The 1937 standard
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    • 288 6 Singapore, January 12. 12 noon Buyex a.iler Gamblfci $a .,0 Hamburg Cube 11. oo Java Cune 9 50 Pepper. White Muntok 22 00 White n.M Black 12 50 Copra. Mixed 9 85 Sun Dried 10.10 Tapioca Small tUake 5 25 Fair "Maice 4.75 Medium Pearl 5 25 Small fr»eari
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 372 7 STOCK VALUES UP BY £2,600,000,000. BRIGHT HOPES. New York, Dec. 28. Industrial and trade leaders In the United States will enter upon the New Year confident that a period of great prosperity Is in store. Trade publications forecast something resembling an industrial boom, and point out
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    • 311 7 Whole Output From Yainpi Sound. Canberra. Four experts of the Nippon Mining Company of Toldo, are at worlc at Koolan Island, where arrangement have been made to obtain Iron ore from Yampl Sound. Wes 1 Australia which the Japanese Government la needing to replenish an
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    • 29 7 The total production of coal in the P.MS, during Novembsr last amounted to 38.136 tons, which was produced on Malayan Collieries mine at Batu Aran? In Selangor.
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    • 17 7 Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. has sold it* No. 1 dredge to a Chinee: r ir. i Slam.
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    • 581 7 REVENUE UP £3,256,433. NOTABLE PROGRESS BY CUSTOMS. MARKED ADVANCE IN EXPENDITURE. With four working days to go to complete the third quarter of the Budget year, the National Accounts —issued last evening —reveal an excess of expenditure over revenue of £136,039,000. At Dec. 28, 1935, the deficiency was £113,116,000. The
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    • 126 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 11. The following are today's 'bid' cuotations for Fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire "A" 24 7V 2 British Empire "B" 11 IVi British Empire Cumulative 19 3 British Empire Comprehensive 22 9 British General "A" 25 6 British General "B"
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    • 632 7 BARTER COMPANY TO HELP PRODUCERS. FOREIGN MARKETS. Considerable interest was aroused in the City by the formation of a company under the style of Compensation Brokers, the objects of which are the promotion of trade by barter between the British Empire and Germany, Turkey, Rumania, Bulgaria and
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    • 39 7 During November 3,013 ounces ol gold were won from the T.US. Z'X9 ounces from Pahang 706 ounces from Perak and 41 ounces from Selangor. The royalty collected by the Oovernment on this production was 58.553
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    • 52 7 In October last. 183.598 tons of iron ore was exported from Tho U.M.S. to Japan 51.531 tons from Johore and 132.067 tons from Trengganu. In November. 115,060 tons of iron ore were shipped to Japan; 56 £20 tons from Johore and 58.540 tons
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    • 377 7 Steady Increase In Exports. Berlin, Dei. 28. Trade developments between Germany and China, including Manchukuo, in recent years have shown a gradual expansion in German exports, and during the first six months of 1936 an advance in German imports. Germany's exports to China consist mainly, of
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    • 58 7 The total acreage, excluding the Pahang Consolidated Concession 'A Pahang. alienated lor tin mining in the P.M.S. at the end of November last was 177,220 acres. During November one prospecting license and four boring permits coverIng 462 acres In Perak were Issued an 4 three boring
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    • 48 7 The duty on tin and tin ore collected by the Malayan Governments during November amounted to $1,207,690 compared with $1,526,389 for October. The total duty collected for the 11 months ended November was $12,027.401 compared with $8,589,875 (or the corresponding 11 months of 1935.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 612 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. < Incorporated in the Colonj ot Hong Kong) The liability ot members Is limited to the extent and in manner preecr.bed by Ordinance No 8 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and Pully Paid-Op $20,000,000 Reserve Fund*:— Sterling 6.0OO.OOO Horn Kong
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    • 502 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated ui England by Royal Charter 1853) Paid Dp Capital In 690.000 shares of £5 each f3.000.000 Rtserve Fund £3.ooo 0O0 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £J.0OaO00 HEAD OFFICE: 38, lishopctate London. E C. Alor Sta. Hong Kong Saigon AmriUar Hollo Semiring Bangkok
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  • 202 8 MOLLISON TO TRY AGAIN. I Mr. James Mollison, the airman, and his co-pilot, M. Edouard Cornig-lion-Mollnler. arrived at Southapmton on Dec. 29 from South Africa in the Union-Castle liner Windsor Castle. When he landed Mr. Mollison disclosed that he was already making >!ans for a new attempt
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 118 8 VICTORIA THEATRE WELCOME RETURN OF KAAI'S HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY JAN. 15th and JAN. 16th at 9. 30 P. M. 'A NIGHT in HONOLULU' BOOKING AT LITTLE'S Prices evening performances $2.50, $2.00 $1.00. Matinee Jan. 16th at 5.1 b p.m. All seats $1.00 (BOOKING AT THE DOOR) I
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    • 156 8 PYE RADIO 93% NATURAL TONE REPAIRS AND SERVICING To all makes of Radio. Amplifier Sound Systems and Equipments Consult us on your SOUND PROBLEMS WORID-WIDE RADIO CO 119 North Bridge Road. Singapore Latest in Quality Radios EVER! MODEL A CHALLENGER Sole Agents "HM.V." American Kadioa: KEE lIIAT RADIO COMPANX. 122/124,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 765 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE-ZHL Wavelength— 225 m TODAY 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.— Speech and recorded music. I PENANG. Station H.J., Penang— Wavrlengtu «9.i uietres— Penan* Wlrelex Society. TODAY pm. 7. Time signal and day's programme. 7 05 Selected programme* of records. 7.35 Share report. 7.40 Records. 8. Weekly sports talk by
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    • 442 8 7 35 p.m. Concert of light music (contd.) 8. 15 p.m. Greetings to llsteucs in the Netherlands Indies. IM pm News and economic review in German. Call DJQ. > K p.m. "Man and wile, wife and man are godlike. Music and poetry. 9 21 p.m. News and economic review in
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    • 313 8 HONG KONG. Station Z.B.*. 49 o m.. Jl.U u J9.:5m •r 1CM m. 1 TODAY I 30-6.36 pm.— Chinese Programme 30-10.30 p.m.— European Programme 7 30 p.m Local -Time Signal, weather Report, Stock Quotations and Announcement*. 8.3* p.m.— DAVENTRY— N*wi Bulletin md Announcements. 10.30 p.m. Close down. NIROM. It 50
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  • 267 9 FOREIGNERS LEAVING SHENSI KANSU. GEN. CHIANG CALLED TO NANKING. Shanghai Jan. 11. THE first foreigners to evacuate Sian, capital of Shensi, Herr and Fran Rayet and Fraeulein Walsemann, have arrived at Shanghai by air via Nankins;. They were very reluctant to talk for fear of endangering
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  • 244 9 PROPOSALS TO NANKING CONFERENCE. STRONG ANTI-JAPAN SENTIMENT. Shanghai, Jan. 11. Practicahy all the resolutions and proposals received from all parts of China by the Central Executive Council of the Kuomlntang, which is placing them before the Third Plenary Congress of the Party on Feb. 15, urge
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  • 29 9 London, Jan. 11. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Neville Chamberlain arrived In London last night on return from tnelr short holiday in France.— British Wireless.
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  • 150 9 Wrecks And Loss Of Life Off Britain. London, Jan. 11. Seven members of the crew of 20 of the French steam trawler, Notre Dame De Lourdes, 375 tons, were drowned when the ship was In collision with the British steamer, Theems, 553 tons, in the Channel off
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  • 514 9 EXPLORER TELLS OF STRANGE NOISE. MR. A. COURTAULD'S TALK TO CHILDREN. A strange and terrifying Arctic phenomenon was described by Mr. Augustine Courtauld. the explorer, when he addressed about 200 children at the Royal Empire Society Hall. Northumberland-avenue. W. C. He thrilled his audience with the story
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  • 81 9 Record Expected This Year. London, Jan. 12. The British Industries Fair to be held In London and Birmingham from Feb. 15 to Feb. 26 will be the biggest yet held. Already the record area occupied last year has been exceeded by more than 10,000 sq. ft. It
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  • 60 9 London, Jan. 11. The airman, Mr. H. L. Brook, de- i cided last night to abandon his attempted record flight to the Cape i and back. Mr. Brook left Gravesend early yesterday and reached Bari, Italy, shortly after four o'clock in the afternoon, but weather conditions
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  • 77 9 London, Jan. 11. In accordance with the wishes of the French and Turkish Governments, the ordinary session of the League of Nations Council, which was to have been opened on Jan. 18 and at which the question of Sanjak and Alexandretta was to have come
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  • 196 9 Crippled and Tortured hy Rheumatic Feet Hobbling to work wis a slow and agonizing business for this poor woman. She thought her shoes were at fault, but the trouble wu more deep-seated than that. But deep-seated as it was. Kruschcn Salts removed it. as the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 277 9 HOTELS TONIGHT Cocktail Dance e.ao to 8.30 p.m. Dinner aid Dance {informal) 9.30 to midnight AND POPULAR CABARET ATTRACTION IRENE WEST PRESENTING KAILI'S HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS featuring QUEENIE and her BEAUTIFUL HULA GIRLS accompanied by DAVID KAILI and GEOBGE KALANI Hawaiian Melodies. Steel Galtar Noyeltlev Fascinating Hnlaa. «-T -a alirilTC llrrtt
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    • 65 9 PITMAN'S COLLEGE Eatabiithed in Sngland 65 years. Singapore Branch, under European Management at UNCTEERS BUILDING Kirer ValUy R—i (enlraaice Dmaaar Road) Bxpert tultioa In ALL COMMHICIAL SUBJECTS. Special course* In Bhocth»nd. Typewrltln». Book-fa*pirg jad Conunerce. Tuition begin* 18th January tot Individual Instruction on strictly moderate fees for DAY and BVBNINO
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    • 210 9 WE ARE KNOWN IN SINGAPORE FOR DISTINCTIVE WINES AT LOW PRICES. H. BOLTER CO.. 23, WINCHESTER HOUSE TEL. 6522. Ws^*\ I seems to clean quicker I ''j*<^V ~>o» From llie moment you begin w •'.Jsc^Hp \/-J w using Listerine Footta Paste y° u w notice an improvement HKS^ *C» Vuur
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    • 107 9 INSURANCE. FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDCLITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONU KONO FIRE INSCE CO LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO LTD WFSTERN ASSURANCE CO CNION INSCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD. EAGLE STAR BRIT DOM INS CO LTD. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. iln corpora tea Ui SSi SELANGOR CLUB
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  • 109 10 S NGAPORE. ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. GARRIC k THEATRL. GtVLANQ Gold Blood (A Cantonese TaTcle) The Modern Girl (Silent) 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THLATBE Old Man Rhythm. 7.15—9.30. GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE La Cucaracha Barnacle Bill. NEW WORLD Side Shows, cabaret. Daaan*. Talkies Theatre* A OhNMft RITZ GEYLANG
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  • 919 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 1937. MR. SASTRI'S THREE WEEKS. When members of the Indian community of Singapore said goodbye to Mr. Srinivasa Sastri yesterday, at the conclusion of his Malayan mission, they did so with mixed feelings. It has been all to the good that so distinguished
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  • 64 10 Friday, Jan. 8. In the afternoon His ExceUency and Lady Thomas attended a reception given by the Consul General of the Netherlands at Sea View Hotel. His Excellency and Lady Thomas dined with the Hon. Chief Justice and Mrs McElwaine. Sunday. Jan. 10. Mr. H. D. Noone had
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  • 59 10 The "Sarawak Gazette" states that advice has been received that His Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little. K.C.B R.N., Naval Commander In-Chief of the China Station. Intends to visit Miri the Rejang River and Kuching in H.M.S. Falmouth towards the end of January. H.M S. Falmouth
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  • 29 10 The annual general meeting of thi Incorporated Society of Planters will i be heid at the I.S.P. Building, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m.
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  • 61 10 Dr. J. S. Dykes, L.D.S. (St. Andrews), of Hong Kong is. according to the South China Morning Post, shortly coming to Singapore In order to Join Dr. Harley Clarke in partnership. Dr Dykes, who left Hong Kong on January 9. has been the Government Dental Surgeon since 1928 and was
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  • 1062 10  -  Aldous Huxley. By A Symptom of Heaith or Decay in Present-day England. JT is easy to know; it is very hard to understand. Given time and perseverance, anybody can collect a supply of facts— at any rate, of such facts are available. To interpret and explain those
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  • 369 10 The policy followed in relation to marriage in the great leper coUmy of Culion, in the Philippine Islands, is described by Dr. Victor Heiser in his recently published book, "An American Doctor's Odyssey." Extracts an published below. We had discouraged marriage because we did not
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  • 323 11 RESTRICTION COMMITTEE CAN SOLVE PROBLEM. Demand Can Be Satisfied. CO-OPERATION OF INDIVIDUAL GROWERS ESSENTIAL. THE prediction in some quarters that the world would shortly be facing a shortage of rubber is largely discounted by the opinion just expressed by the Netherlands Indies rubber
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    27 11 11 11 the Aga Khan, spiritual head of all the Mohammedans of India, arriving at his hotel in Cairo, whe re he is spending the winter season
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  • 425 11 Mutual Pledges To Respect Territorial Integrity. Paris, Jan. 11. A DECIDED relaxation in the Franco-German tension is evident following Berlin reports of mutual assurances between Herr Hitler and the French Ambassador. whUe Colonel Beigbedcr's reply to the French demarche on behalf of the Spanish authorities to the
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  • 162 11 Volunteers Report "Pure Invention." Toklo, Jan. 11. nr.r.rd of Japanese volunteers r Snaln has struck Toklo as a he blue for, notwithstanding German antl-Comlntem accord, the Japanese nation has not shown the slightest desire to intervene, diplomatically or physically, in the Spanish anarchy. The Hirota Cabinet
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  • 469 11 KIDNAPPING HORROR. Child Beaten To Death. USA. INDIGNATION. Everett, Washington. Horror and indignation have been aroused throughout the U.S.A. owing to a child kidnapping case even more gruesome than the Lindbergh baby case. The body of Charles Mattson, the ten-year-old son of Dr. W. Mattson, of Tacoma. who was kidnapped
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  • 56 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 11. The Straits Steam Ship Cos s.s. Kamuning sprang a leak after leaving for Singapore last week and had to return to port, discharge cargo and enter dry dock here. The owners are taking advantage of the incident to
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  • 79 11 STUDENTS WELCOMING COMMUNISTS. Shanghai, Jan. 12. Chinese reports state that the vanguards of the Communist army commanded Chu Teh and Mao Tsetung are advancing south-eastward from Kansu and have reached points five miles from Slan, where deputations of students and others are preparing to welcome them.
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  • 77 11 TO TAKE PLACE OFF MOROCCAN COAST. Paris. Jan. 12. The French Atlantic squadron which will leave Brest shortly for the annual manoeuvres off the Moroccan coast is composed of the three battleships Provence, Bretagne and Lorraine, each of 22.000 tons and carrying ten 13.4inch guns; secondly, a
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  • 118 11 British Air Officers To Visit Germany. London, Jan. 12. The Air Ministry announces that, in response to an invitation from the German Air Ministry at the beginning of December, a small party of Royal Air Force officers is to pay a visit to the German Air Force. The
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  • 294 11 London, Jan. 12. "Friends of China rejoiced with the Chinese people that the solution of the Slan events has Increased the prestige of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek and of the entire government," declared Mr. Quo Tai-chl, Chinese Ambassador in London, in a speech at a dinner of the China
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    21 11 A charming photograph of Little Princess Eliiabeth, elder daughter of the Kinr, who Is now next in succession to the Throne.
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  • 110 11 NO PROTECTION FOR VISITORS TO SPAIN. Washington, Jan. 11. It is authoritatively stated that the Administration seek to include in the new neutrality legislation a provision forbidding the enlistment of Americans in foreign military services under the penalty of loss of citizenship. The Stats Department has revealed
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  • 43 11 The three Japanese arrested by Chinese police last week at Chengchow, Honan, have been handed over to the Japanese authorities. Copies of documents alleged to have been seized in their home have been sent to the Chinese Foreign Office.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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  • 94 11 U.S.A. Seamen 's Agreement. Washington, Jan. 11. y^N early end to the maritime strike is reliably forecast and the basis of the settlement may bo announced tomorrow. The seamen have reportedly agreed to arbitration in return for the Government's promise to ask Congress to repeal the section
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  • 72 11 President Asks For $790,000,000. Washington, Jan. 11. President Roosevelt has asked Congress to appropriate $790,000,000 to finance work of relief. At least 2.580.000 will be unemployed until the end of June. This figure represents a reduction of 800.000 from March, 1936. but does not Include 250,000
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  • 54 11 London. Jan. 12. In order to meet the rapldly-lncreas-Ing demands for electricity throughout Britain, a further sum of £10.000,000 is to be spent on the extension of selected stations supplying the national grid system. This brings the total value of extension during the past three years
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  • 719 12 SEE CIVILISATION FOR FIRST TIME. Voices To Be Recorded And Portraits Painted MALAYA'S MOST INTELLIGENT ABORIGINES ARE HANDSOME. (Special To Straits Times.) CEVEN Sakais, members of the Temiar tribe, have come to Singapore all the way from the borders of Kelantan and Perak. They
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  • 164 12 "ENGLISH EES SO DIFFICULT. Vivacious Spanish Dancer In Singapore. Vivacious and with a piquant charm which is completely captivating, SenoriU Manuela del Rio, the fairous Spanish dancer, arrived with her husband, Joaquin Roca, guitarist, and Javier Alfonso, pianist, from Europe by the French Mail liner Aramis this morning. They will
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  • 148 12 SPECIAL PICTURES OF POWERFUL CRAFT. TWO of the most formidable naval units ever launched from Singapore slipways are undergoing trials today. They are the two high-power launches constructed for the SS Royal Naval Reserve, and the two exclusive Straits Times pictures published on this page
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  • 265 12 DOCTOR AEROPLANE An action for damages for libel wasi begun In the High Court. Singapore this morning before Mr. Justice P. A McElwalne, the Chief Justice. The plaintiff in the case. Dr. Clyde Cornwall Fenton, sued the Straits Times Press Ltd. for $4,500. alleging that the
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  • 102 12 MRS. M. M. JOHNSON. The death took place at 29, Mandalay Road, Singapore, early this morning of Mrs. M. M. Johnson (nee Margaret van Dort), at tht age of 80. Mrs. Johnson wa? the widow of Mr. James Johnson, who came out to this country from Cardiff and served
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  • 343 12 THE proposal for a merger of the Methodist Episcopal Church with the Methodist* Protestant Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was unanimously approved at yesterday morning's session of the Malaya Annual Conference. It is expected that these three bodies will be united in 1940,
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  • 341 12 NEW VICEROY OF INDO-CHINA IN SINGAPORE. LJIS Excellency M. Jules Brevie, one of the most distinguished of French Colonial administrators, is passing through Singapore on the French mail liner Aramis on his way to Saigon to take up his appointment as Governor-General of Indo-China. M.
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  • 25 12 Mr. C. K. MacArthur of the Straits Trading Comprny, Kampar, Perak's rugby skipper, leaves this week for 2 Singapore en. route Home on furlough. I
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  • 317 12 Taking Part In Big Manoeuvres. 1"HE Malay Regiment, the Empire's youngest and most remarkable body of troops, will arrive in Sincapore on Thursday morning and uill no under canvas at Selerang (Chang, > prior to taking part in combined manoeuvres with the Garrison troops towards the
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    • 51 12 Qsrafla the wonderful bulb For 'all-clear* ahead! Safe, speedy night driving with the road gleaming clear and sharp for hundreds of yards ahead— yours always if you ask your garage for Osram, the wonderful bulb.' (Adomrtumment of The General Electric Co., Ltd., of England ''Magnet House," Singapore.) MM. mb WJ'.S.
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  • 649 13 Malayan Tour Ends. PILE OF PETITIONS FOR INDIAN DELEGATION. CIXTY-eight year old the Right Hon. Mr. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri P.C., C.H.,. LL.D., was a very tired man when he left Singapore on the Conte Verde yesterday afternoon after leading the Indian deputation, the other
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  • 114 13 Chinese Taken To Hospital In Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban Jan. 11. The story of a motor accident at Sepang reached Seremban today From inquiries made it Is learnt that the Assistant District Officer at Sepang was driving to Sungel Pilch when his car is alleged
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  • 461 13 R.N.V.R. AT WARDER'S FUNERAL. Mr. E. J. VenaWes. BROTHER OFFICERS AS PALLBEARERS. EAR. Edwin John Vcnables, EuroITI pean Warder at the new Convict Prison at Changi, who died yesterday morning from a gunshot wound sustained when the revolver which he was cleaning went off. was cremated the same afternoon. A
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  • 249 13 600 AT DINNER. Seremban Wedding Celebrations. (From Our Own Correspondent) Scremban, Jan. 11. IS, Lemon Street, Seremban. the new residence of Mrs. Tan See Kee, widow of the late Towkay Tan See Kee, one of the wealthiest Negri Sembllan Chinese in his day, was a fairyland of lights last night
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  • 153 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. Fines totalling $50, In default four week's imprisonment, were imposed uy Mr. C. H. Dakcrs in the Kuala Lumpur polk? court today on a Ch:n?se named dLim Kirn Seng who pleade jullty to theft of a receipt
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    17 13 The coffin of Mr. E. J. Venables arriving at St. Andrew's Cathedral on yesteray. Straits Times Photograph.
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  • 1342 13 SIKH BROUGHT BACK FROM INDIA TO MALAYA. seven years ago a Sikh, Natha Singh, was murdered in the early hours of the morning in Robinson Road and yesterday at the Singapore Criminal Assizes, Jowand Singh, an elderly Sikh, who had been brought back from
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  • 192 13 Faithful Part Played In Malaya. A NOTABLE tribute to the sub- ordinate civil service is paid by His Excellency the Governor Sir Shenton Thomas, in the course of a message to the first issue of the Magazine of the Singapore Junior Civil Service Association.
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  • 173 13 Singapore Amateurs Producing Thriller. The Singapore Amateur Dramatic Club are now working on their fourth production, "The Ghost Train." a real thriller, by Arnold Ridley, which is to be presented at the Victoria Theatre en Saturday. Jan. 30. with repeat performances on Wednesday and Saturday, Feb. 3
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  • 26 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Jan. 11. The Straits and F.M S. today declared the port of Bangkok infected on account of cholera.
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  • 31 13 Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak and Miss Mann leave next month for Hollywood, where the Ranee will take part in the production of a film dealing with Sarawak's early history.
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  • 444 14 S.R.C. Were Saved By Their Defence. pLAYING against a strong S.R.C. team on the padang yesterday, the Veterans' Hockey Club, with some former local stars among their numl^r, gave an excellent display, and their defeat by two goals to one hardly did them justice. In fact,
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  • 89 14 The Combined Services will meet the Singapore Colts at Tanglin today. The team has been selected as follows: L.A.C. Wiseman, R.A.F. (goal), Lcpl. Marshall Fay R.E. (right bark), L Bdr. Hyden, R.A. (left back), Staff Sergt. Steer, R.E. (right half). Pte. Gorman, Middlesex I
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  • 256 14 McGRORY VS. SARRON. Fight For World Title In April. Boxing. Johnny McGrory, British Empire featherweight champion, will meet Sarron, the American, recognised as world champion by the National Boxing Association of America, for the latter's title, at Harringay in April. McGrory won the Empire title from Willie Smith, a South
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  • 178 14 Rugby Football. Arrangements For Match At Anson Road. Arrangements for the North vs. South rugger match to be played at Anson Road Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 30, have been announced. Privileged booking for members of the Singapore Cricket Club opened yesterday and will close on
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  • 96 14 Volley-Bali. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Jan. 11. Negrl Sembllan yesterday defeated Johore by three straight sets In the inter-State volley-ball competition (southern section). Negri Sembllan, who were runnefsup last year at the Malayan Chinese Olympics, were much the better side. Their combination, service and powerful net
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    18 14 The Veterans' hockey team who played such an excellent came against th« S R.C. yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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  • 119 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 11. A running commentary on the "Malaya" Cup rugby final at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday will be broadcast by the Malayan Amateur Radio Society. The radio commentator will be accommodated on the verandah of the Post Office building from where
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  • 260 14 "VICE VERSA" TEST Saturday's Game On The Padang. The "Wooden Spoon" rugger match arranged for Saturday, at the S.C.C, has been cancelled. An S.C.C. "Vice Versa" game (i.e. Forwards playing Outsides and Outsides in the Scrum) has been arranged Instead. This game should prove instructive and amusing and might result
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  • 139 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. Jan 11. At a meeting held at the Malay Club on Sunday, it was decided to run a Segamat District hockey competition for the cup gjesemtd by Mr. D Wills, Assistant Adviser Only four teams. Europeans. Malays. Police and Indo-Ceylonese will
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  • 132 14 B.C.C. against V.M.c A. (Juniors) today on the ptdang: R. H. Green, C. E. Brooke, R. B. Cain, Lt. Allen, O. A. L. PUmmer. F. M. W. Smith, P. O. 8. Man. Q Williams, R. J. Forbes, Rev. N. WlPlams. E. McCreanor. SRC. against Ce>lon Sports Club tomorrow
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  • 570 14 R.A.O.C. SNATCH A WINNING GOAL. S.C.C.'s Fight For An Equaliser. Hockey. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps won their match on the padang yesterday against an S.C.C. team by two goals to one. While they gave a poor opening performance, the Club flnUhed strongly and worried the Corps' defence very much
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  • 21 14 A water polo match against the Royal Air Force will be played at the Singapore Swimming Club tomorrow at 5.15 p.m.
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  • 58 14 Chicago, Jan. 11. yiNES has entered hospital suffering from influenza and tonsilitis. He has be«n forced to cancel his match with Perry at Detroit tomorrow, but ni.-.y possibly be able to play at Pittsburgh on Jan. 15. Vines' condition shows that the excuses made for
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  • 412 14 Yachting, "8.4 V Good Time In "B" Class Event. On Sunday the International sixmetre class boats of th»- Royal Singapore Yacht Club sailed th first raco for the Swan Challenge Cup Ramcna. skippered by X L. Johason finished first. The finishing times and point!
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  • 63 14 Billiards. In the S.B.A. four-baU tournament last evening. Koh Cheng Moh. Amicable A. A beat G. W. Jeremiah PO.C, 300 to 277 and Chio Eng Wah. Siong Boo. received a walk-over from Goh Bah Yong, also Siong Boo. There is no match this evening. Tomorrow Teo Slew Sun.
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  • 178 15 Launceston, Jan. 11. TRIB M.C.C. cn!> carried their tola], which stood at 283 for seven at 1 dose of play on Saturday, to 317 today in their match with Tas- mania Ames scored 109 by bright crisp batting in 130 minutes.
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  • 44 15 Association Football. The Government Services FA. has arranged the following matches Saturday, Jan. 16, vs. R.A.F., at Jalan Besar Stadium. Thursday. Jan 28. vs. S.C.F.A., at Anson Road Stadium. Applications for entrance in the G.S.F.A. League will close on Friday.
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  • 37 15 Lawn Tennis. The final of the Siew Sin Sia tournament was played on Sunday, and resuited in a win for Llm Kirn Leng, who beat Thng Soon Tee 6—2.6—2. 5—7, 6—36—3 after a hard game.
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  • 462 15 CEYLONESE CHINESE JUST COULD NOT SCORE. Keen Hockey Match Ends In A Draw. Never a goal was scored in the Sports Club and the Chinese at owing to a late start, there was fa A drawn was a fair result of a \v( The greater part of the first half
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  • 557 15 Tulse Hill Best Of The London Clubs. The first half of the season has now been completed, but it cannot be said (writes the Hockey Correspondent of The Times) that the standard of play has shown any improvement, while the number of new players to catch
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    20 15 Excitiag moment for the goalkeeper! An incident in yesterday's hockey match between the S.C.C. and the R.A.O.C. Straits Times Photograph.
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  • 122 15 AT a meeting: held at Fort Canning the boxing team to represent the Army against the Navy (represented by the China Squadron) for the Lowther Grant Cup was selected. Captain Phillips. R.A.S.C., presided, and others present were Lieut. C. F. Cowan, R.A., Lieut
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  • 293 15 Golf. Th3 men's monthly medal competition was played at the Garrison Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday and resulted In a win for Major L. A. J. Graham with a return of 75 7=68. Both ball sweeps were won by Major Graham, that for
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  • 339 15 UNAGAMI TROPHY. Uchida Wins Final At Island Club. Golf. The final round for the Unagaml Trophy, played on Saturday at the Island Club, resulted In T. Uchida (20) beating Yong Loon Chong (10) by 3 and 2. The full results are as follows: Ist Round. Yong Loon Chong (10) beat
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  • 626 15 Main Event Fiasco Rivers Must Share The Blame— Mortell: A Great Little Boxer Perry's Conquest Of Vines Larwood And Baseball Conducted by "ECHO." "T*HE fight between Rivers and Bautista at the New World arena was a travesty of a main event. The Filipino on Friday revealed no
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  • 40 15 Seen through different spectacles. Yorkshireman No. 1: "Well, the country's in a funny state. We hardly know where we are." Yorkshireman No. 2: "True enough, but it might have been worse if it hadn't been for Leyland."
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  • 99 15 TODAY. Soccer: S.A.F.A. annual meeting. An-on Road Stadium, 5.15. Ru^by: S.C.C. vs. Midds., padang; St. Andrew's vs. 9th H. 8., Farrer Park. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. V.M.C.A. Juniors, padang; Combined Services vs. Colts, Tanglin; R.A.M.C. vs. S.C. R.C, Tanglln. TOMORROW. Rufby: S.C.C. "A" vs. H.M.S. Terror. padang. Lawn
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    15 15 OVER THEY GO The field taking the first jump in the linfffleld Op«t Handicap Steeplechase.
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  • 234 16 LOUD-SPEAKERS. Criticism Of Local Installation. Correspondence. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I once lived two doors away from a Mohammedan mosque, where during the fasting month the drum calling the faithful to prayer was sounded about four o'clock every morning, thereby disturbing the sleep of everyone livlni
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  • 151 16 To Give Two Performances This Week. The Straits Settlements Police Band will perform in public during the week as fMlows, under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch, L.R.A.M., A.C.R.M., R.M.S.M.: Tomorrow at Katong Park at 6 p.m.: 1 March "Lorraine" Louis Oanne. 2. Overture: "French Comedy"..
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    42 16 Members of the Swedish Labour party recently made a collection for the Spanish Government, as a result of which a large amount of money and ffoods have been sent to Spain. The photo shows a demonstration beinr "«><> during the collection in Stockholm.
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  • 246 16 Ceremonies At Chinese Miners' Association. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Jan 10 Mr. Yu Huck Kim, of the Negri Seinbilan Secretariat, was married today at the Chinese Miners' Association Seremban, t;> Miss Au Mee Lan, fourth daughter of Mrs. Au Seong Heng, of Seremban. Mr. Wong
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  • 158 16 Manager's Report To Police And Its Sequel. (Fom Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 9. Finding that the coolies of Pajam Estate, Senal, were invariably drunk on pay day, the manager reported to the Customs Authorities. A raid was carried out by Wan Abdullah bin
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  • 117 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. I did not do it Intentionally, it was a mistake," cried Ho Yok Ying, a Chinese woman, when charged before Mr. C. H. Dakers, in the Kuala Lum pur police court
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  • 99 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taipin 6 Jan. 8. As the result of a raid conducted by the police last n'.ght on a house In Theatre Road a Chinese youth, Llm Thlang Hun. was today produced In the Talping Magistrate's Court before Che Pawanteh, charged with
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  • 137 16 66- YEAR-OLD MAN IN KNIFE ATTACK. Incident At Taiping Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiplng Jan. 8. A sentence of six months' simple imprisonment was pa«sed today by the Talping Magistrate on a 66-year-old Chinese. Lav Thlam Ks.u an Inmate of the vagrants ward of the Talping Hospital, who pleaded
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  • 23 16 League observers visiting Rihanieh were witnesses of a sharp affray between Turks and Arabs, In which one was killed and eight wounded.— Reuter.
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  • 680 16 London. Alterations of the periods of limitation In legal actions are recommended In the Fifth Interim Report issued by the Law Revision Committee, appointed in January, 1934. under the chairmanship of Lord Wright the Master of the Rolls. The report Is unanimous. In regard
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    • 281 16 THE GREAT EASTERI LIFE FOURTEEN POINTS A scries of 14 reasons why you should choose THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD., to look after your insurance needs. Point... 1 Founded in Singapore and registered in Great Britain, it is a British Company specially suited to handle Life A ssurance
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  • 1469 17 "Unity Of Spirit Of Far Greater Importance. BISHOP E. F. LEES ADDRESS. THE Kingdom of God for ai Waking World" was the theme of an address on Sunday by Bishop Edwin F. Lee, M.A., D.D., at the Malayan Methodist Conference in Singapore. Bishop Lee said:
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  • 110 17 VICTIM OF AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE." (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. "Death by misadventure" was the verdict returned by Che Maarot, sitting as coroner in the Kuala Lumpur police court today, at an Inquest on a Tamil woman, Muniamah, who was found hanging in the garden in X"i
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  • 3017 18 Bowler-Hatted Moths Flit Around The Rubber Candle. Our London Letter. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Dec. 31. pLEET' Street, and the British public. is warmly grateful to the beautiful young Duchess of Kent, the Balkan Gang and Herr Hitler. But for these considerate people this would have been the dullest
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