The Straits Times, 13 January 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times (Fa»TABMBHh.I UTATU.f A CBNTURT.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS, The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1957. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      15 1 KU A. if LUMPUR I 28. JAVA ST. CPH~— ?-5??). If 1 I "V. I
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      385 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE' ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, VENABLES. MRS. E. J. VENABLES would like to con- vey to all her deep appreciation of the letters of sympathy and beai'tiful flowers and would be grateful If this could be taken in acknowledgment of their kindness. SITUATIONS VACANT Salrsman. Chinese with thorough experience of Office Appliances.
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      447 2 SITUATIONS WANTED EXPERIENCED Europ. children nurse seeks post immediately. Willing to travel. Box 602, Straits Tunes. Private C'onfid. work undertaken by shorthand typist (female) during spare time. Apply Box No. 590, Straits Times. EUBOPEAN lady (British), desires secretarial post. Highly educated. Shiithand, Typewriting. Languages. Box 585, S Times EUROPEAN, age
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      806 2 FOR SALE RADIO Gramophone $100 >r newest offer. Also MO potplanis. 57b. Strait* Times. ONE Remington "12" Typewriter, full giro 16" roller. $80 or nearest offer. Apply Box No. MO, Straits Times. FBIGIDAIKE your home this New Year, all the latest models, from f 14 a month, oo view at
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      777 2 MISCELLANEOUS VIOLIN— PIANO LESSONS. Loius Wsitxer Josephe Bernard. Ex-Nlrom-Soloista. Write Box No. 531, Straits Times. IOC CAN HAVE TOR SUNDAY IUU8 delivered to you ever; week for three months for II 60 Genera) Manager Sunday rimen If 700 HAVt KELATIVE8 OR HtlfcNUS Oversea* nave the Straits Budget posted tc them
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      762 2 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. The Traction Engines and Motor Can Ordinance. NOTICE Is hereby given to the iwners of > vehicles bearing the under-mentioned Rei plstratlon numbers (Singapore) thai unless I the said owners communicate with 'he undersigned before Feb. 15, 1937, the said re1 gistratlons will be cancelled. O.
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      541 2 BUSINESS CARDS bid MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND M-'-^E Mr*. HARU and Mis* HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. DISEASES AND PESTS OF THE RUBBER TREE. By Arnold Sharpies, A.R.C Sc., D.I.C. This book Is divided into three pait.s. headed: General Remarks on Plant Diseases. Structure, Reproduction and Physiology of FunRi;
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      174 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage mommy 3.M 4.M f 2.M Quarterly S 8 50 $U.M 1.W Half Yearly ...$17.00 SZ4.M S1J.M Yearly SI4 0« KIN $30.06 Note OutaUtion cheques should Include the uiual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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      724 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In Bnglan'l) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENI HUIAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. U™ KR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVIUNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL BERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore 1936 1937 CORFU ***** Jan
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      585 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated ID Japan) TO LONDON. Naatss. ManrlUea. Londoa. Antwerp aad Rotterdam Ve&tel* Tonnage Due Ball HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Jan. 20 21 Z TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Peb. 2 3 HAKUSAN MARU 10.380 Peb 17 18 HARUNA MARU 10,400
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      648 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHI SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEIU.ES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN HOMEWARD SAILINGS 1»37 From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham LALANDIA 2/2 2 2 3/2 5/2 JUTLANDIA 23/2 23/2 24/2 26 2
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      215 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJL. KOBE AND OSAKA. s.s. SHIRALA IM 14 Jan. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special bollday return tickets interchangeable with P a O. S. N. CO.. Issued at cheap
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      944 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Una Khiow Sleamshln Co (19S-M IJA Steam Ship Co Ltd. and China Mutual The tunard White Star Ltd Steam Navigation Co^ Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Md. The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China NsvigaUor Co. L'd The Irrawaddv
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    G.S.F.A. TEAM TO MEET R. A. F.
    107 4 Association Football. The foUowMg wii. epicsent 'he Government Services K.A. against K.A.J at JMan B sar biadiuni on Saturday: Said (G.F.0.); Ahmat Kasslm (G.P.O.i, Bakar (Marine); Taib H. (G.P.0.); Seng Quee (M.E.0.), Kass (G.P.0.); Paul Ong (G.P.0.), Taib A. (G.P.0.) Madon (G.P.0.), Baltri
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    THE "PROS." PROTEST.
    71 4 Golf. London Jan 12. The Professional Golfers' Associa- t!on has officially protested against limitation of the numbt-r of clubs to be used They have sent a letter to the Rcyal and Ancient Club expressIng the opinion that it is unnecessary and undesirable to restrict the game in
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    HEAVY BRIGADE BEAT ST. ANDREW'S.
    82 4 Rugby Football. The rugger mutch between the IX Heavy Brigade and St. Andrew's played at Farrer Park yesterday resulted in a win for the Gunners bj 16 points (two tries, two goals) to nil. Ten points were registered in the first half when Gnr. Jeffries
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    PERAK XI vs. SELANGOP.
    52 4 Hockey. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh Jan. 12. The following will represent Perak against Selangor at Ipoh or. Saturday: Toft; F. Moreira and Rai.man; Carcenac, C. La Brooy, Mm Kee; Sit Kirn, Viullemlner, Rivaz, Osman and A. Chong. Reserves: Swee Llm, Reynolds, Vijeyandram, cho^ choon, Caleb
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    KATONG MEDAL.
    43 4 The January monthly medal c: repetition played at the Katong Golf Club last week-end was won by J W Edwards with a net score of 64. The ball sweep was also wan by J W. Edwards with a score of 36
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      332 4 SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. May. Medan (Van Hevtas) ..3 p.m. Muntok <b Palembang (Thedens) S p.m. Pontianak (Kboen Hoea) ..I p.m. Tarcmpa (Scott Harley) ..4 pm. Sarawak (generally) BtaUilu (Vyner Brooke) 4 p.m. Ttmmday, Jaawkry 14. Pengerang (S. Soon Heng) 9 a.m. Penang (Kedah) tu a.m. China (generally) Hoibow (Shirala) 1
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      AIR MAILS.
      77 4 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Due yesterday afternoon: Arrived this morning. Dutch: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives this afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday night. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Thursday night. OUTWARD. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. today. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 7 p.m.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      117 4 Malls from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today, Jan. 13, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 11.30 a.m. General delivery of letters at 11.45 a.m. Malls fiom Netherlands Indies expected today, Jan. 13, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General
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      CLEARANCES
      55 4 Jan. 11: Conte Verde (Ital); Dukat, Hafthor, Hydra II (Nor.) Tajandoean, Kepah, (Dut. t; 8. Francisco Maru (Japan); Forbln (Fch.); Erria (Dan.); Clauses Rickmes (Ger.); Pangkor, Gemas (Brit.). Jan. 12: Neleust, Calchas, Anhui, Klang, Klnta, Hong Lam, Hong Thong, Hong Kwong, Rahman, Esmeralda, Jerantut, Katong (Brit.); Rokan (Dut.): Hin
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    EXPENSIVE GIFT.
    42 4 Mrs. Bertha Adams, a widow, aged fllty-one, who gave away a suit belonging to her husband, has asked Kansas City police to help her recover it. In a pocket had been hidden £120. all that remained of his life insurance.
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    FRASER & COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT.
    973 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. Marked Deterioration In Situation On Continent. Messrs. Fraser and Co., in their I weekly share report, issued at the I close of business yesterday, write It does not require a very intimate or profound knowledge of the Intricacies of European politics to perceive that during the
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    NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
    23 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SING APORE— AMSTERDA M The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Jan. 8 was delivered In London on Jan. 12.
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    102, AND STILL LIKES WALKING.
    86 4 102, AND STILL LIKES WALKING. Mr. Stephen Salter. of Fondwell, Ryde i1.0.W). grandfather of the Countess of Cardigan and founder oi an Oxford firm of boat builders, became 102 years old last month. Born at Fulham, almost on th? banks of the Thames, he was a champion oarsman in 1851.
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    101 4 Wednesday, January 13. Ships ilwipMt the Wharrea or expected ta arrlTe Entrance Cadown Gala East Wharf Rajula 22 1 Main Wharf Rajputana 18 3 Donau 14 3 Glengarry 9 3 Empire Dock Silverbeech 30 3 Silveryew 32 3 Karagola 46 4 Shirala 48 4 West Wharf
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      521 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporateo in P.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS BOOKING 4GENTS M.S. RLTS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Pratfkt MJJ— rmtii UU CANADIAN y j A'> 4\^B_ J^pV*-+ 4 4 T XT mwm \j IXI \j (Incorporated tn England.) rnt tMI-KtSS 1 itOUTE jflert TKANS-PACIHC SERVICES *«a nONOLI'LD or dire* ■If
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      186 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL I ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated to Bngland). (Injorporated in 0 8 A BOSTON NFW rOHK RAI.T-MOK* vm cape or coon eort ■nxEBMAir urn. n,, 3(IU *ns mnt imviw>m RTETCL TRAVELER J?n. 22 Jan. 27 WVK. hay KB* lunuun. STEEL MARINER Feb ?3 F»D 28 HOTTER
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      141 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Station* Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright min temp, fall s'shlne temp ins. hrs. *F West Coast. m Alor Star 87 Nil 8.7 71 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 0.35 3.3 74 Sitiawan 85 0.59 0.7 72 Bukit Jeram 81 0.18 0.1 71 Malacca 76
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      296 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 10.38 a.m. 9.7 ft. L. W. 4.50 a.m. 4.8 ft.: 5.28 p.m. 0.8 ft Thursday, January 14. H. W. 00.06 a.m. 8.8 ft.: 1115 p.m. 10 ft. L. W. 5.21 a.m. 4.4 ft.; 8 p.m. 0.7 ft. Friday, January 15. H. W. 00.32 a.m.
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    DYING WOMAN'S CHARGES.
    570 5 ASSAULTED ROBBED OF HER JEWELLERY. FIVE YEARS' GAOL FOR TAMIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 12. tfTELL the accused that this is a particularly bad assault and robbery in consequence of which the woman died," said Mr. Justice Cussen at the Selangor Assizes today when
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    THE PERAK STATE COUNCIL.
    253 5 List Of Members For 1937. Following Is the list of members of the Peralc State Council for this year: President: His Highness the Sultan of Ferak (Paduka Sir Sultan Lskandar Shah, 0.C.M.Q., X.C.V.0.); Vice-President: The Raja Muda 'Raja Abdul Aziz ibnl al-Marhum Raja Muda Mussa. C.M.0.).
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    MOTION AGAINST REGISTRAR OF STATISTICS.
    517 5 MOTION AGAINST REGISTRAR OF STATISTICS. REFUSED IN HIGH COURT. A MOTION restricting the Registrar of Statistics from renewing a licence for the importation of textiles was refused on Monday in the High Court, Singapore, by Mr. Justice Adrian Clark, who upheld a preliminary objection raised by Mr. L. B. Gibson,
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    70 YEAR OLD SIKH DENIES MURDER.
    524 5 Explains Why He Left Malaya. FEARED TROUBLE FROM DECEASED'S BROTHER. Grey-bsarded, 70-year-old. Jowand Singh, former watchman and lorry driver for Namboo Bros.. Japanese provision dealers at Robinson Road, calmly denied at the "Singapore Assize Court yesterday that he had slain his countryman. Natha Singh,
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      498 5 LAST SIGHT ffrf m^lk BfcßfeJP^ SEE ONE WIFE'S AMAZING Bf^ MtM, ANSWER TO THE CRUELLEST s^KS PROBLEM A WOMAN EVER OlU^j^^^K^SKEiS FACED! Kflfc^^^H^^^M 'I MARRIED A DOCTOR' Presented by Warner Bros, with PAT O'BRIEN, JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON, GUY KIBBEE ROSS ALEXANDER, LOUISE FAZENDA! Tomorrow— A NEW *.ND GREATER SCREEN TRIUMPH FOR
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      218 5 FOR REPAIRS I N JEWELLERY WATCHES U. S. de SILVA MANUFACTURING JEWELLER 179, ORCHARD ROAD. Gland Discovery Restores Youth In 24 Hours Sufferers from loss ot vigour, nervousness, weak body. Impure blood. r.-ulinK memory, and who are old and worn-out before their time will be delighted to learn of a
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      18 5 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING JAN 21st. CHANG WEI. CHUNG THE FAMOUS CHINESE MAGICIAK AND FULL COMPANY. BOOKING OPENS SHORTLY.
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      217 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. riE Straits Times is publishing RITZ, GETLANG: Dynamite Ranch. this daily feature to give readers The Lone Avenger, 6.15. 9 15. a comprehensive summary of enter- GARRICK THEATRE, GEYLANG: tainments, meetings, sports events, The Modern Girl. Gold Blood. 6.15, social functions and other outstand- 9 15.
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      354 6 Difficult Dealings In Rubber Shares. From Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 13. Tin was down 255. for both positions in London and down onequarter of a cent in New York yesterday. The London tin share market continues quite firm but, apart from Rambutans where there is a
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      EXCHANGES.
      95 6 London. Jan. 12. The following were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris 105 9/64 Athens ***** New York 4.91 5/16 Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.91 >% tellers Brussels 29. 12^ Rio 414 Geneva 21.39 sellers official Amsterdam 8 97 '4 Belgrade 213 Milan 93 5/16 Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin
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        MINING.
        560 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- A_-npat Tin 5/- 5/9 5/4% 5/9 £1 Asam Kumbang 33/6 34/6 32/- 34/£1 Austral Malay 55/- 56/- 55/- 57/5/- Ayer Hltam 23/- 24/6 23/- 24/6 1 Ayer Weng 1.80 1.90 185
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        GENERAL.
        463 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.35 1.45 1.40 150 2 2 *Jfc% Prefs. 2.45 2.55 2.50 2.G0 Atl a s Ice 8.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 lO.OOn £1 £1 B.A.T 6.10.0 6.15.0 6.12 6 617 6 B. M. Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0 90 0 95 10 5 B. M. Trustee 6.25
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        352 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby Alor Oajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Untang Bedford Bent a Borelll Brjgas Brunei Un ($5) Bukit Kati' Bukit Kepong Bukit TImah ($10) Bukit K. B Changkat Serdang Onnemara Glenealy Plantations Hamilton
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 6 Jan. 13, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) 37 7/16 37 9/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) 373^ 371£ No. IX.R.S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 37 7/16 37 9/16 January 37 7/16 37 9/16 Feb.-March 37V
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    371 6 London. Jan. 12. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unle.->s otherwise stated: Tester- Rise day. or Fall Col. version Loan 5 p.c. IM4-M U7% Funding Loan 4 d 1960-90 115* War Loan 3tt p.c 105* H Com. Union
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS.
    39 6 London Jan. 12. Exchequer returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to £475.029,184 compared with £479,607,050 at tt»- corresponding date last year. Total ordinary expenditure is £609.222.432 compared with £578,022,064 at the corresponding dato of 1936.— British Wireless
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    CRAIGIELEA RUBBER NEW ISSUE.
    220 6 To Acquire Further Shares In Middleton Plantations. In a circular to shareholders the directors of Craigielea Rubber Plantations, Ltd., state that the company has an option to subscribe at par for further shares in the capital of Middleton Plantations, Ltd., up to the nominal value of
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    PRODUCE.
    170 6 Singapoir January 13. 12 noon. Buyer Seller Oambli 1 $6.50 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Java Cune 9.50 Pepper. White Muntok 22.00 White 21.50 Black 12 50 Copra. Mixed $10.05 Sun Dried 10.30 Tapioca Small flake 5.25 Fair ""lane 4.75 Medium Peari 5.25 Small Pearl 5.30 Saao Flour. No. 1 Lingga
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    FRASER & COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    72 6 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Company Books close Date Dividend Ex div. date Payable K. Lumpur Tin 1/- (30th) Feb. 26 Fob 20 KuchaiTin 20% int. Jan. 16 Jan. 25 o?k «;.v 10% Jan 10 Ja 25 Southern Kinta 5% Jan 16 Feb 4 2>kuapa 6d. Jan. 25 Jan.
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (incorporated in England A.D. 1720) FIRE, MARINE, LIFE, MOTOR CAR, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore. AFB 1.
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      28 6 *1 1 P wm^^A ir^ k m DRY OLD TOM LONDON GINS. JAMES BURROUGH LTD LONDON ESTABLISHED 1820. Sole Agents for Malaya: McALISTER CO., LTD. i— W.P.S. IS
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
      827 7 (INCORPORATED IN QUEENSLAND) RAUB. PAHANG. F.M.S. Jan.' 4th 1937 REPORT NO. 515. The Chairman Directors. The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. S.S. Dear Sirs, Herewith is the Report or the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., for the four weeks ending
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      670 7 INCREASE IN VISIBLE STOCKS OF METAL. CONSUMPTION ALSO HIGHER. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 2. The standard tin market in London has been dull over the turn of the year as consumers and dealers, who rather expect to see freer supplies in the early part of
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      BETTER TRADE ANTICIPATED.
      730 7 VIEWS OF LEADING INDUSTRIALISTS. EXPORTS SHOULD BE INCREASED. Reports gathered by the Financial Times from Its correspondents In various trade centres of Great Britain all speak of better prospects for the New Year. The degree of optimism naturally varies, but It Is generally agreed that 1937 will
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    LONDON DOCK DEVELOPMENT.
    70 7 Additional work is to be put in hand in connection with the Port of London Authority's £12,000,000 port improvement programme. A contract has xen let for the demolition of the jet.ies and the construction of a new iuay on the north side of the Royal Victoria Dock.
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    FORWARD RUBBER SALES
    68 7 A forward sale of two tons of rubber monthly over the whole 01 1937 a> a price of 39'4 Straits dollar cento a pound f.o.b. Singapore has been made by the directors of the Suit Man^zis Rubber Co., Ltd. The Sungala Rubber Estate Ltd. nas sold forward
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    PEPPER CROP OF NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    330 7 1935 Record About Equalled. Amsterdam, Jan. 3. The annual review of the Catz Brothers Trading Company, of Rotterdam (the well-known Dutch pepper merchants), estimates the Netherlands Indian black pepper (Lampong) crop for 1936 at 43,000 to 45,000 tons. This compares with 45,000 tons In 1935
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    RATRUT BASIN TIN
    47 7 As from Feb. 1 Inclusive, the Eastern Register of Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. will be kept by Messrs. Evatt and Co.. Chartered Accountants, Penang and all other matters affecting this company will be handled by the Kuala Lumpur office of that firm.
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      588 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability ot members is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and Fully Pald-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:— Stcrlinß 6.500.000 Hone Kong Currency
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      194 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China by Special Charter.) 12. Cecil Street. Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office «444 Exchange DepC 6441 General Office 5188-9 Cable Address: "CHUNGKCO" Paid Dp Capital Ch. $10,000,000.00 Reserve Funds In excess of Ch. $3,500,000.00 Total Assets approximately Ch. $1,400,000,000 00 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tsc-Vung Soong, Chairman
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      531 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter 1853) Paid Up Capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, tishopsgate London. EC. I Alor Sta. Hong Kong Saigcn Amntsar Hollo Semarar.g Bangkok
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    DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR HAINAN.
    114 8 Merchants Invited To Invest. Canton, Jan. 10. Plans ror the development of Hainan announced by Mr. T. V. Soong, head of the National Economic Council, took shape today when the promoters, a local overseas flnarcial group, sent circularised invitations to merchants of Hong Kong, Canton and
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    BISHOP DECIDES TO RESIGN.
    168 8 Dr. Kempthorne's 23 Years At Lichfield. The Bishop of Uchfleld. Dr. J. A. Kempthorne. has decided to resign early next June. He is 72. His decision is announced in the Lichfleld Diocesan Magazine. He declares "It win be a hard wrench to give up work which
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    FRONTIER TROUBLE SETTLED.
    78 8 Hostages Given By Tori Khels. New Delhi, Jan. 11. One hundred men and rifles have been handed as hostages to the Government forces by the Jirga or Council of Headmen of the Tori Khel tribesmen at Mirali in the Khaisore Valley, the scene of recent fighting. This
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    Mei Lang-fang To Tour U.S. And Europe.
    52 8 Mr. S. I. Hslung, author of Lady Precious Stream," told pressmen in Shanghai that Mr. Mcl Lang-fang, famous female impersonator who retired from the stage some time ago. Is arranging to stage performances in America and Europe during the coming autumn.— Sin Chew
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    Three Russians Arrested At Swatow.
    52 8 Swatow, Jan. 11. Three Russians with maps oi various nterlor districts in their possession lave been arrested by the Chinese olice. The Russians, who are suspect d of being In the employ of the .apanese, arrived herf from Canton on T an. 7.— Sin Chew
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    SISTER SHIP TO QUEEN MARY.
    314 8 TO BE STEADIEST IN THE WORLD. KNOWLEDGE GAINED BY EXPERIENCE. First steps are being taken now to ensure that the sister ship to the Queen Mary will be the steadiest, most silent, and smoothest -running liner the world has known. Important changes in her internal
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    RACKETEERS END IN NEW YORK.
    241 8 DEATH-LEAP FROM FOURTH STOREY. New tfork, Dec. 29. Max Pincus, aged 59 who was to have gone for trial as one of the ringleaders of the racket by which New York restaurateurs are mulcted of £500,000 a year, committed suicide by leaping from the fourth
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    SUPERSTITION IN HUNGARY.
    104 8 Peasants Kill Farmer And His Family. Budapest. Superstition led to the deaths of four persons In the district of Temesvar. Hungary. When the sow of a wealthy farmer had a litter of 12, one of the pigs had four eyes and eight legs and this l°d the
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    31 8 More than 67.350.000 passengers were carried by London Passenger Transport Board services during the week ending on Boxing Day more than 7.000.000 up on last year's figure —for the corresponding week.
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    OWNER OF COCOS ISLANDS.
    251 8 RULES HIS PEOPLE WITH A STICK. 'THE ruler of the Coccs Islands, in the Indian Ocean, Mr. Sidney Clunies-Ross, landed at Southampton last month. He is on a six months' holiday. It Is his first visit to England for six years. "I want to deny that
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    WOMAN'S JOURNEY IN NEW GUINEA.
    205 8 COLLECTING INSECTS AND REPTILES. When the Orient liner Orontes reached London on New Year's Day a woman who has spent nearly n year In remote parts of Dutch New Guinea, miles from the nearest white nan or woman, landed again In England. She Is Miss
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    CORONETS FOR PEERESSES.
    233 8 CORONETS FOR PEERESSES. CHANGE IN ABBEY CEREMONIAL. With a Queen also to be crowned, the Coronation ceremony In Westminster Abbey will provide a spectacle even more brilliant and picturesque than that which had been arranged for King Edward VIII. The ceremonial will be almost identical with that at the Coronation
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    31 8 A motorcar caught flre In Bowes Road. New Southgate. ran on to the pavement and struck a lamppost. The gas began to escape and also eaugh: flre. The driver escaped Injury
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    VOLUNTEERS FOR SPAIN.
    290 9 More Hope Of Agreement On Control Measures. London, Jan. 13. The chairman's sub-committee of the non-intervention conrnlttee met at the Foreign Office yesterday to receive the reports of the technical advisory sub-committees on the recruitment of foreign nations for service in the Spanish civil war and the
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    ROAD ACCIDENTS IN LONDON.
    153 9 Special Training For Traffic Patrols. London, Jan. 12. In a further effort to reduce the number of road accidents In London the Commissioner of Police has formulated a scheme of special training for traffic patrols in recognition of dangerous or negligent driving. While reluctant to assume
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    MORE DESTROYERS FOR GERMANY.
    53 9 Berlin. Jan. 12. THE first of a series of 16 new da- stroyers claimed to be of the most modern construction will be launched at Kiel on Jan. 14. The destroyers are of 1,625 tons. Fifteen others are being launched from various shipyards In the near
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    MR. DE VALERA
    54 9 Zurich, Jan. 12 Dr. Vogt, the eye specialist, after reexamining Mr. De Valera, who is at cresent staying in Zurich, expressed the opinion an operatian was unnecessary and added that in the near future there Is no ground for concern of any kind over the sight of
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    GERMAN POLICY EXPOUNDED.
    144 9 CONCILIATORY TALK BY HITLER. Berlin, Jan. 12 At the New Year reception of foreign diplomats the French Ambassador, M. Poncet, presented to Hitler congratulations on behalf of the Papal Nuncio who was prevented by Illness from attending. M. Poncet expressed the hope that in the New Year
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    KEEPING ITALIAN RACE PURE.
    83 9 No Alliances With Abyssirians. Rome, Jan. 12. In order to safeguard the purity of the Italian race, the Cabinet has decided to introduce penalties for Italians entering into relations of a conjugal nature with natives in Abyssinia. A decree states that penalties will be imposed as
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    UNSHRINKABLE WOOL DEVELOPED.
    106 9 Chlorination Process. London. The report of the Wool Industries Research Association announces that the chlorination process for producing unshrinkable wool has reached a stage at which commercialisation Is possible. Additional Improvements are expected following the recent Investigation of bleaching with sulphite solutions, which will prevent; yellowing after
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    FROM TWO PIGS.
    45 9 Gladstone Rood, aged sixteen, and his brother Lawson. aged thirteen, who started In California In 1930 with one pig each, now have a stock of 105 pure-bred sheep, more than 100 head of registered pigs, and seventyfour head of registered shorthorn cattle.
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    Wireless Booms In U.K.
    53 9 London Jan 12 The present month will probably see the number of wireless licenceholders in the United Kingdom pass the 8,000,000 mark. The number of licences in force at the end of last year w«s 7 960.573. an increase of 558,527 during the preceed inj 12
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    FOREIGNERS IN DANGER.
    208 9 SIAN REBELS DISCLAIM I RESPONSIBILITY. RED ARMY ENCAMPED 30 MILES AWAY. The rebels at Sian. capital of Sinn. have issued a notification disclaiming responsibility for the protection of foreigners in the event of hostilities with the Central forces, according to Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Jan. 12.
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    BRITAIN SECURES £400,000 ORDER.
    128 9 EQUIPMENT FOR RUSSIA. London, Jan. 12 Orders for engineering works to the value of £400,000 have recently been placed In the United Kingdom by the Trade Department of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The orders are chiefly for electrical equipment, machine tools and equipment for
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    NEW CELLULOSE PRODUCT.
    254 9 ARTIFICIAL WOOL. ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR DU PONT. New York. Artificial wool of exceptionally high quality has been perfected by the Dupont chemical interests. The cellulose product is unlike natural wool, which has a scaly fibre, as it has a smooth, continuous fibre, which, however, weaves exceptionally well.
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    CHEATING AT INDIAN UNIVERSITY.
    74 9 Disqualification Of 150 Students. Lahore. The Punjab University announces that ISO students. Including girls, have been disqualified from appearing at any examination of the university for fixed periods for using unfair means at examinations during 1936. Every year presiding examiners hav,> watch for students who smuggle
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    AMUSEMENTS
    106 10 SINGAPORE. GARRICK THEATRE. GETLANG Gold Blood (A Cantonere TaTcie) The Modern Girl (Silent) 7.45 p.rj. GLOBE THEATRE Old Man Rhythm. 7.15—9.30. GREAT WORLD—THE SKY TALKIE La Cucararha Barnacle Bill. srw world Bide Shows Cabaret. Daoewa. Talkies Theatre* rf-»»n"aa. RITZ GETLANG Dynamite Ranch. Also The Lone Avenger. Wtth Ken Maynard.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13,1937 Masks and Secrecy.
    824 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13,1937 Masks and Secrecy. One may grant that a certain amount of secrecy is essential where defence activities are concerned and still contend that over indulgence in hush-hush tactics can cause far more alarm and do infinitely greater harm than full disclosure of what
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      210 10 Advisers Should Replace Residents In F.M.S. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir, I heartily endorse Sc-nex's views in your issue of Jan. 4, where he suggests that the British Residents in the F.M.S. should be called British Advisers, as in the U.M.S. In advocating decentralisation at
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    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
    42 10 At tne January meeting oi tin. American Association of Malaya the following officers were elected to take office for the year 1937 President Felix P. Donnelly. Vice-Presldent H. C. Bugbee, Treasurer: R. W. French. Sicretary Patrick Mallon. i
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    A KING WHO OBEYED THE CALL OF DUTY.
    1487 10 GEORGE AND ELIZABETH, The Prince Who First Linked Royalty With Industrialism. Highly serious and conscientious, as domesticated as his father, King George V, the man who took up the exacting burden of kingship after the crisis last December is the most sedate
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    649 10 NOTES Of The DAY. "TRAITS LAUREATE? INSPIRATIONS for this column are rare, but yesterday I had one. It came like a flash of lightning. Why shouldn't the Colony nave it? own Poet Laursate? That's what I usked myself after reading a dttiadngty naive letter written by Mr. A. E. Lawton,
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    STRIKE SITUATION IN AMERICA GROWS MORE SERIOUS.
    208 11 AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY PARALYSED. Michigan Governor Calls Out National Guard. NO SETTLEMENT YET REPORTED IN SHIPPING STRIKE. rpHE strike situation in the United States still continues to divide interest with the Spanish civil war. The news that the Governor of Michigan has felt himself
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    TRADE MOVE BY HOLLAND.
    123 11 Lower Customs Duties. SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES. Stockholm, Jan. 11. |N an interview on Saturday the Dutch Premier, Dr. H. Colijn proposed that all countries belonging to the Oslo Convention, that is to say Belgium, Holland and the Scandinavian countries should begin negotiations with the object of lowering
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    Troops Left In Palestine.
    105 11 EIGHT BA TTALIONS A T STRATEGIC POINTS. Jerusalem, Jan. 11. Eight battalions of British troops will remain in Palestine until June and will be distributed at strategic points throughout the country. They will thus be in a position to deal promptly with any further disturbances. The
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    BUCKINGHAM PALACE PREPARED.
    105 11 Three Courts This Year. London, Jan. 12. TH£ King and Queen, who returned to London from Sandringham yesterday, are visiting Buckingham Palace today to inspect the decorations which are in hand in preparation for their Majesties to take up residence there. They return to Sandringham tomorrow. There
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    TRADE ANXIETIES IN LANCASHIRE.
    145 11 GOVERNMENT ACTION TO BE URGED. London,' Jan. 12. Anxiety about the effect on the British cotton and rayon trade of the recent Japanese and Australian commercial agreement was expressed at a meeting of the board of directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce yesterday. An official
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    BRIGHTER HOPES OF NON-INTERVENTION
    262 11 BRIGHTER HOPES OF NON-INTERVENTION CONTINENTAL REPLIES CONSIDERED. London, Jan. 12. The experts' reports on the scheme of supervision of the land and sea frontiers of Spain, by means of which, with the consent of both parties to the conflict, control of munitions of war destined for Spain could be exercised,
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    MR. EDEN'S PLEA FOR PEACE.
    193 11 'Understanding And Reconciliation.' London, Jan. 13 A plea for international co-operation was made by Mr. Eden in a speech at the dinner of the Foregn Press Association in London last night. Mr. Eden said the Government warmly reciprocated the sentiments expressed by Herr Hitler in
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    INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IN BRITAIN
    79 11 London, Jan. 13. A statement issued by the Minister of Health regarding the influenza epidemic warns the public to continue the precautions which experience has shown to be desirable, as it is too early yet to say wnether the epide.nic has reached its peak. In the
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    AIRLINER WRECK IN CALIFORNIA.
    93 11 Famous African Hunters Among Passengers. Los Angeles. Jan. 13. The wreckage of an airliner from Salt Lake City in which Mr. Martin Johnson and his wife, the big game hunters, were passengers is reported to have been found in the hills five miles from San Fernando,
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    COLD WAVE STRIKES UNITED STATES.
    53 11 Denver, Colorado, Jan. 13. A bitter cold wave has swept the west and south-west, temperatures of between 10 and 15 degrees below zero being recorded. There have been at least 20 deaths and the damage in California to the citrus crop from frost is estimated
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    SHOWING THE FLAG BY AIRCRAFT.
    180 11 London, Jan. 13, Twelve Vincent aircraft of No. 45 B Squadron, under command of Wing Commander A. R. Churchman, will leave Heliopolis for India on an intercommand and colonial development flight today. The route to be followed will be via Amman, Ratbah. Hlnaidl, Chalbah, Bahrein,
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    THE POPE.
    100 11 Rome, Jan. 12 It is stated that if no complications intervene, the Pope may be able to get up towards the en-i of the month und sit in an armchair for a few hours each day. His Holiness transacted a quantity of business th.s morning. Although the Pope's
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    KIDNAPPING TRAGEDY.
    218 11 LARGE GOVERNMENT REWARD OFFERED. Washington, Jan. 12. The Government are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the kidnapper of Charles Mattson, the 10-year-old boy, who was found apparently brutally beaten to death. President Roosevelt, announcing the reward, declared that the murder had shocked
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    GERMAN AIRCRAFT ENGINEER IN TOKIO
    50 11 Tokio, Jan. 11 Heir Franz Schneider, a noted German aircraft engineer, accompanied by his wife, has arrived in Toklo to assume the post of adviser to the Japan Diesel Industry Co., Ltd. Herr Schneider told newspapermen that he intend to settle down in Japan. Aneta-Domel.
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    KING'S NEW TITLE
    29 11 London, Jan. 12. His Majesty the King has signified his intention of assuming the title of Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets.— Reuter Wireless.
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    Bishop's Punishment Of Pastors Rescinded.
    127 11 Berlin, Jan. 11. As a result of the c>-urch conflict which broke oi;» in Lueb-ck nine pastors who were members of the Confessional movement vere removed f:om office by regional Bishop Ba'zer. Upon refusing to submit to the orders of the Bishop, house arrest was
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    22 11 A picture from Mardld showing a croup of Communists who are fighting with the Government Forces. Young and old are represented here.
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    TOLL OF THE SEA.
    141 11 TERRIBLE DISASTER IN PENTLAND FIRTH. London, Jan. 13. It is feared that over 20 lives have been lost at sea off the north-east coast of Scotland. During a terrific gale in the Pentland Firth in the early hours of yesterday morning the Finnish steamer Joanna Thorden
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    LABOUR UNREST IN PERAK.
    113 11 MECHANICS' STRIKE AT TAIPING. MOTOR GARAGES AFFECTED. (From Our Own Correspondent) Talping, Jan. 12. Motor workshops and garages hera have been ldllrg today as a result of a strike by mechanics, who :K.wned tools demanding a rise in wages, an eight hour day and numerous other
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    NAVAL DOCKYARD DISCHARGES.
    69 11 ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF DOCUMENTS. London, Jan. 12. There has been a sensational dismissa. of four dockyard workers from Devonport and one from Sheerness, following the discovery of certain documents. The Devonport workers, one of whom had iong service, were given their wages and within ten minutes escorted
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR GOES SKIING.
    45 11 Vienna, Jan. 11. The Duke of Windsor plans within the next few days to make several excursions to the famous lower Austrian skiing grounds. The well-known Austrian expert Walter Dellekanh has been engaged as the Duke's trainer and companion. Aneta.
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    NO VOLUNTEERS IN BIG SINGAPORE MANOEUVRES. All Regular Units To Take Part.
    353 12 NO VOLUNTEERS IN BIG SINGAPORE MANOEUVRES. All Regular Units To Take Part. AIR SQUADRONS COMING FROM IRAQ AND INDIA. Considerable interest has been evoked throughout the world by the announcement that combined manoeuvres will be held in the vicinity of Singapore at the beginning of February. The following official statement
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    EUROPEAN'S HOUSE BURGLED.
    44 12 (Fi-am Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur Jan. 12. The residence of Mr. H. P. Yates. Transportation Department, F.M.B. Railways, was entered <>n Sunday night and a cigarette case, cuff links and other articles valued at $60 were missing. Police are Investigating
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    Admiral Flies To Meet French Viceroy,
    48 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 12. The visiting French Admiral flew to Saigon this morning by a military plane from Saigon in order to be present to welcome the new Governor-General of Indo-China who is arriving there on Thursday from Europe.
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    BATTLE FLEET FOR SINGAPORE?
    175 12 Australian Speculation. Britain's decision to increase the number of her battleships from 15 to 20 is interpreted by Australian newspapers as the first step in the creation of a permanent battle fleet squadron based on Singapore. "Facilities for a battleship base are now available at Singapore,
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    42 12 Mr. R. S. Barth, of the tutorial staff of the St. Michael's Institution, Ipoh, has left on transfer to Singapore. The nett proceeds from the Y.WC.A. Christmas Pair held on Dec. 5, 1938. amounted to $745.13 and on behalf of the Y.WC.A.
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    Singapore Wants To See Malay Regiment.
    360 12 GREAT INTEREST IN VISIT. It is hoped that during the Malay Regiment's forthcoming vUit to Singapore a formal march through the cltv an-i ceremonial parade on the Padang will be arranged. The Straits Times understands that nothing of the kind has been arranged yet.
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    R.N.V.R. BOATS' FINAL TRIALS.
    163 12 20 KNOT VESSELS FOR VOLUNTEERS. JUTTING through the water at nearly 20 knots the new S.8.R. N.V.R. patrol launches underwent their final trials today under the surveillance of Admiralty engineers, officers of the R.N.Vit., and the managing director of Thornycroft (S'pore) Ltd., Mr. Merton Brown. The
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    TRAFFIC CONSTABLE KNOCKED DOWN.
    78 12 Johore Doctor Fined In Singapore. Dr. O. H. Garlick, of the Medical Department, Johore was fined $15 in the Singapore Fourth Court today on a charge of negligent driving. Police evidence was given that as Dr. Garlick firove across the Junction of New Bridge Road and
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    ALLEGED FORGED PASSPORT.
    81 12 Briton Charged In Singapore. Arrested on a warrant, at Raffles Hotel. Singapore, today for having fraudulently used as genuine a passport on Jan. 11, which *:e knew to be forged, John Bernard. British, 51, was produced before Mr. W. O Reeves In the Third Court today Ball
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    EUROPEAN FINED IN SELANGOR.
    210 12 For Striking Tamil Dhoby On Nose. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 12 Robert Eric Bogle, a European, formerly of the Customs and Excise Department, F.M.S., was found guilty by Mr. C. H. Dakers in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today of voluntarily causing grievous
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    $200 BREACH OF TRUST. IN K.L.
    128 12 But Clerk Repays Full Amount. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 12. P. N. Pillai, formerly a clerk employed by Messrs. Sime Darby and Co., Ltd., pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust in respect of $200.35 which was entrusted to him by
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    53 12 A group of Tenter "Sakais" who are in Singapore, where they will have th«ir speech recorded for enthnologic al purposes. They have been brought here by Mr. H. D. Noone, Field Ethno grmpher of the Perak State Museum, who has doae research work among the Temiar tribe for some time.
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    EAST COAST SHIPPING BUFFETTED BY MONSOON
    393 12 EA S T CO AS T SHIPPING BUFFETTED BY MONSOON Coastal shipping on the East Coast of the Peninsula has been seriously delayed in the past few days. In Singapore monsoonal rains have held up work on important defence and constructional undertakings. "It has been an exceptionally bad monsoon," remarked
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    Maternity Hospital For Penang.
    111 12 Facilities For Private Doctors. (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, Touay. DENANG is to have a new Maternity Hospital after all and the most probable site is Sepoy Linos, near the General Hospital, but wherever It is built the new hospital will be run as a separate
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    BETTER SELANGOR ROAD SERVICES.
    187 12 Hire-Car Owners' Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Jan 12. A meeting of the owners of buses and hired cars operating along the route from Kuala Lumpur to Port Swettenham was held at the Town Hall, Kua'a Lumpur, yesterday The main business of the meeting
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    AUSTRALIAN "FLYING DOCTOR 'S" LIBEL SUIT.
    3497 13 $4,500 CLAIMED AS DAMAGES. Judgment Reserved. ALLEGED REPORT IMPLIED THEFT OF AEROPLANE. RR. CLYIjE CORNWALL FENTON'S dash by air from Australia to Chins to the bedside of his sick mother in March last in a plane, the use of which was prohibited by the
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    73 13 The s.s. Ailing which was recently sold is now in the bands of shipbreakers at Tanjong Rhu. This pic tare shows part of the ball in which each of the rivets holding the plates together is sheered off with cold chisel and hammer. Most of the iron obtained from this
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    MONTH'S GAOL FOR MRS. BEGG.
    461 13 And $100 Fine. SEQUEL TO COURT DISTURBANCE. "I AM convinced that you deli- berately interrupted the Assistant Civil District Judge and you were warned several times. I convict you on the first charge. On the second charge you had to be forcibly removed and the
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    $74,000 To Improve Malayan Schools.
    384 13 METHODIST MISSION PLANS. $74,000 has been allocated by the Methodist Mission for the improvement of its schools in Malaya, this sum including $40,000 for a block at the Anglo-Chinese School, Ipoh, which is to house Science laboratories, wood-work-shops and commercial classrooms. Few changes were indicated
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    SELANGOR'S POPPY DAY.
    110 13 Collection Exceeds 1935 Figure. Selangor made a gererous respons.to the Poppy Day appeal last year and the statement of receipts which ha« Just become available lor publication shows that total collections in tbe State amounted to $12,618.87. which is an increase of $641 on collections in 1935.
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    44 13 A Sati Supper and Dance will be held at the Ipoh Swimming Club on Friday, the 15th instant. Johnnys Hungarian Band from the "Kit Kat" will play. This occasion also takos the nature of a farewell to the Clubs President, Mr. L. T. Williams.
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    WHERE SOCCER GATE MONEY GOES IN SINGAPORE.
    675 14 STATEMENT AT THE S.A.F.A. ANNUAL MEETING. HON. Mr. R. WILLIAMSON ELECTED PRESIDENT. AT the annual meeting of the Singapore Amateur Football Association, held at the Anson Road stadium last evening, the Hon. Mr. R. Wi !i;-.n>son was elected president, in succession to Mr.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY. TODAY.
    66 14 THE SPORTS DIARY. TODAY. Bugby- S.C.C. "A" vs. H.M.S. Terror. padarv,'. Lawn Bowl;: S.C.C. champion hp flnal. O. C. Miller (holder) vs. H. Gray, 5 p.m. Hotkey: S.C.C. 1st vs. I. A. 1st, padang: SRC. 1st t>. CSC. 1st, padang; S.C.R.C. vs. Combined School'. S.C.R.C. gro.:nd; Y.M.C.A. SenioK vs. Juniors.
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    ETTORE DID NOT BEAT LEWIS.
    101 14 Boxing, Philadelphia, Jan. 12. Following the points decision given to Al Ettore over John Henry Lewis, world light-heavyweight champion. In a ten round bout on Jan. 5 in the latter's first fight in the heavy-weight class, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission have ordered the fight
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    Malaya Cup Rugger Final Broadcast.
    66 14 As already announced, a running commentary on the Malaya Cup Rugby Final will be broadcast by the Malayan Amateur Radio Society on Saturday by Station Z.G.E. nn 48.92 and 110 metres. The commentator will be Mr. J. Ford, of Kuala Lumpur, formerly a member of
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    BLAKAN MATI GUNNERS UNBEATEN AT HOCKEY.
    348 14 Police Mastered In Splendid Game. (From A Correspondent) The hockey team of the Blakang Mati K.A. remain unbeaten. On Sunday they defeated the Police 4 1 in a great game. The gunners' success cannot be attributed to any one man or any one factor.
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    "THE KING WINS!"
    60 14 London, Jan. 12. Royal Colour* were carried to victory for the first time in the reign of George VI when Marconi, ridden by Danny Morgan, won the Smethwick Handicap Steeplechase at Birmingham today. Marconi was a 7 to 2 favourite and won comfortably, amid loud and prolonged
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    S.R.C. CRICKET AND SOCCER MEETINGS.
    63 14 The Singapore Recreation Club will hold their annual soccer and cricket meetings on Friday. The business is to elect their officebearers and to discuss general arrangements for the forthcoming season. The cricket meeting will begin at 6.30 p.m. and will be followed by tr.e soccer
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    M.C.C. BATSMEN HIT HARD IN ONE DAY MATCH.
    212 14 M. C .C. BATSMEN HIT HARD IN ONE DAY MATCH. Wyatt A Doubtful Starter For The Fourth Test. Launceston, Jan. 12. A ONE day match between the M.C.C. and Tasmania played here today resulted in a draw. The tourists batted first and compiled 250 and at close of play the
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    ARMY XV FOR RUGGER FINAL.
    112 14 The Army team for the Malaya Cup rugger final against Srlangor, at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, has been selected as follows: Fullback: Spr. Eva.is RE Threequarters: Lt. J. A. Crawford, RE, Lt. H. N. C. Gudgeon 1st Mx. Bdr. Knight, R.A., Lieut W. H. H.
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    SCHOOLS XI TO MEET CHINESE TODAY.
    84 14 Hockey. The Combined schools team to meet the Chinese on the S C R C. ground today was picked after i trial on Monday, and is as follows: P. Yee (S J.1.); Balaslngham. (A.C.S.) and W. Ferguson (S.A.S.); Varma (R.1.), M. Konlhoff (R.1.) and
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    MALACCA'S XI FOR SINGAPORE.
    67 14 The following have been selected '.o represent Malacca in the return interState hockey against Singapore on Saturday at Singapore: Low Seng Meng; H. M. de Souza, jr. (capt.), P. F. de Souza; J. F. Skadian, R. P. Leon, H. Rodrigues: O. Carvalho, R. A. de Vries,
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    SINGAPORE'S VICTORIES AT VOLLEY-BALL.
    252 13 Selangor Lose Both Matches To Penang. MATCHES in the Malayan Chinese inter-State volley-ball competition, a sister tournament to the basketball competition, played on Sonday, resulted as follows: NORTH DIVISION. Penang beat Selangor in both men's and women's matches at Kuala Lumpur. Men: Penang won by three
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    BOY JOCKEY TO RIDE GOLDEN MILLER.
    106 13 There is a possibility that Bruce Hobbs, who at 16 is the youngest professional jockey, may ride Miss Dorothy Paget's famous steeple-chaser, Golden Miller, in the Grand National In March. Hobbs, whose brilliant performance has astonished the racing world, rode his first winner as
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    38 13 The Penan* women's volley ball team, who defeated Selangor 3—23 2 at the Bnkit Bintanjr Park at Kuala Lumpur In the first All-Malayan Chinese basket and volley ball tournaments. They will meet Singapore in the final at Singapore.
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    BRADMAN AND HAMMOND COMPARED.
    618 13 One The Genius: The Other The Artist WHO is the world's greatest batsman, Don Bradman of Australia or Walter Hammond of Kent Opinions vary, oven among the game's most expert critics. At Melbourne during the third Test some eminent authorities, including two former Test captains, were
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    OVERCROWDING AT MELBOURNE.
    147 13 There Might Have Been A Tragedy. Melbourne, Jan. 12. The Health Commission scathingly criticises the crowding of the ground at the Test Match on Jan. 4. It was only luck, it is stated, that prevented loss of life when the crowd rushed Into an unfinished section, the
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    TIP FOR GOLFERS.
    57 13 One of the secrets of hitting a long ball with a driver is to make certain that the left shoulder is squared up and pointing along the intended flight of the ball. This enables the player to swing in such a manner as to facilitate the clubhead
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    F. A. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA.
    244 13 Ihree Te«t Matches To Be Played. The Football Association are to send a team to Australia in 1938. It is proposed to play three Test Matches. The English team's itinerary will be decided by the select committee appointed by the Australian Association. Arrangements may be
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    690 13  -  "ECHO." Soccer Again Stronger Service Sides?— Padang Clubs' Decline Malays' First Need Chinese Are TeamBuilding Putting A Pithy Couplet Betty Nuthall Engaged. Conducted by fHE holding of the annual meeting of the S.A.F.A. last evening serves as a reminder that another soccer season Is near. The prospects
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    THE RAT MENACE
    449 16 Correspondence, Vast Damage Done In Malaya Every Year. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir,— Is it not time that some one took steps to curb the rat menace in Malaya? Rats, besides doing vast damage every year are the carriers of several diseases. Planters and
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    Non-Government Chandu.
    61 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. Jan. 11. Sentence of two months' rigorous imprisonment, with the option of $50 fine, was passed by Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate today, when Tan Plak Swee, a Chinese of Batu Anam, admitted possession of 31 tubes of non-Government chandu.
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    33 16 By kind permission of Lt. Col. M. r. Hammond-Smith, M.C., and officers, the band of the Royal Inniskllllng Fusiliers will play at the Singapore Swimming Club from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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    A DANGER SPOT Need For Traffic Beacons.
    174 16 A DANGER SPOT Need For Traffic Beacons. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir —I read with no surprise that a serious motor-car accident occurred at the Junction of Tanglln, Nassim. Orange Grove roads and Orchard road. This is a very busy junction, and it Is Impossible when driving
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    Matters Which Should Come Before University Scheme.
    347 16 Matters Which Should Come Before University Scheme. To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir, I wonder where Dr. Ang Swee Hian got his authority for the statement he made at the King Edward VII College Alumni Dinner, that Malaya withstood the shock of th world's greatest slump without a
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    SINGAPORE MURDER.
    515 16 Inquest Verdict On Chinese Contractor. CHOT in the back as he was leav- ing a Chinese chandu shop in Queen Street, Singapore, on the morning of Nov. 10 last year, Sim Kirn Jee, 41 -year-old Chinese contractor, lived 42 days before dying Singapore police are still looking for
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    IMPERSONATED HIS NEPHEW.
    473 16 CHINESE LAND-OWNER CONVICTED. UNUSUAL CASE AT SEGAMAT. From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Jan. 11. STATING that the whole matter rested on the power of attorney wherein no power was given Tan Jim to sell or buy land, Mr. J. R. C. Denny, Chief Police Officer, Segamat, who
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    14 16 A great palm cockatoo, Australia's largest, poses along: with a cockatoo parrot, Australia's smallest.
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    K.L. FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
    180 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan 11. The Kuala Lumpur Fortnightly Club which was responsible for arranging a number of interesting evenings lust year spent in discussions and talks has ai ranged a substantial programme for the beginning or this year. At its first meeting this
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    SEGAMAT NOTES.
    99 17 (Prom Our Own Correspondent > Segarnat. Jan. 10. Mr. Lim Teck Slang, of the staff of the Government English School. Sey-i.-mat. and Mrs. Teck Slang have returned after five weeks' holiday spent outside the state. The semi-finals of the Segamat Teachers tennis tournament lor tne Cheah Cup have
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    NEW HIGH-SPEED MONOPLANE.
    253 18 FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE. TRIALS TO BE BEGUN THIS MONTH. Within this month, the first of the high-speed trans- Atlantic monoplanes, which will bring New York within 15 hours of London, is expected to begin Its trials. Experimental Atlantic flights are expert ?d to begin early next
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    DOCTORS BAFFLED.
    114 18 TALKING HIMSELF TO DEATH. Memphis (Tennesee>. A four-year-old boy who is talking himself to death is baffling doctors at Memphis. The boy is Emmie Wilson. He cannot stop talking. Ever since he was taken to hospital, nearly two weeks ago, he has talked day and night. He talks
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    Film Successes Of Past Years To Be Revived.
    1407 18 Film Successes Of Past Years To Be Revived. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 31. TTHERE is likely to be a boom In revivals. In America the re-show-ing of the big successes of the past few years is proving more popular than mediocre new films and It will not be
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    12 18 Erroi Flynn. the handsome Irish hero of the rreat flbn Captain Blood.
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    FIRM PILLAGED BY WATCHMAN.
    173 18 HOME "CRAMMED." When the police visited a night watchman's home In Westbourne Parkcrescent, Paddlngton, they found the house "crammed" with property belonging to his employers, taken from premises In Queen's-road. Bayswater. They took away a vanload and a half of goods. The watchman, William John Brooks,
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    GIANT SOVIET PLANE NEARLY READY.
    217 18 Joseph Stalin, Largest In The World. The Joseph Stalin, flag plane of a fleet of sixteen giants, each of which wllf exceed in size the Maxim Gorky, which crashed in 1935 with a loss of 48 lives. Is nearlng completion In Moscow. The Joseph Stalin,
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    SOVIET ALARM AT EUROPE MOVES.
    303 18 VIEWED AS BID FOR NEW SETTLEMENT. THREAT TO RUSSIAN INFLUENCE. While England has been absorbed In Christm^ festivities the Soviet press has shown great interest during the past few days in foreign affairs 'writes the Moscow correspondent of the Dally Telegraph). Soviet circles are perturbed
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    TEACHING CAUTION.
    77 18 Belgrade 520 "Jaywalkers" Fined In A Day. In one day 520 jaywalkers have been arrested In the town of Zagreb. Jugoslavia, and fined amounts ranging from one shilling to £1. In Belgrade policemen stand at every crossroads and force pedestrlai.s to keep to the newly marked white lines
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    Sian Captives Back In Nanking.
    63 19 1't......,»r,it military and civil officials who were taken prisoner with Gen. < hiane Kai-shek at Sian in December are seen here posing for a croup phot graph on their return to NanKing on Dee. ?S. They include: Gen. Chiang Tso-pin, Interior Minister, Gen. Chn Shao-liang,
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    ANTI-RED PACT IN N.CHINA?
    74 19 Movement Gaining Support. Peipinr, Jan. 6. A MOVEMENT is steadily gaining strength in North China for an anti-Communist bloc embracing Hopei- hahar. Shantung and other provinces, the Communist menace having as-sumed alarming proportions since Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang's uprising. Much significance is attached to the activities here
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    NANKING NEW YEAR HONOURS.
    100 19 President Quezon Heads List Of Recipients. Nanking. Senor Manuel Que2on's name heads the list of 30 prominent foreign personages decorated by the Chinese Government in the New Year's honours list. The Philippines' first president was given the Order of Brilliant Jade, with red cravat and white
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    CANTON-SHANGHAI RAILROAD.
    87 19 Direct Connection Planned This Year. Nanking, Dec. 29. The Chekian-Kiangsi railway has decided to spend about $6,000,000 on replacing the light rails on its 350 kilometre long section between Hangchow and Yushan, so that by next June through traffic between Shanghai and Canton can be inaugurated. The rails
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    SPY EXECUTED IN CANTON.
    116 19 Warning To Similar Offenders. Canton. Execution of a Swatow Chinese spy named Hou Ylng-ching, 42, was announced by the office of the Pacification Commissioner (Gen. Yu Honmou) on Dec. 30, following a courtmartial which established his guilt in addition to his banditry activity. Another indictment against
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    CANTON-HONG KONG RAIL LINK.
    180 19 Work On The Loop-Line Being Rushed. Canton. IN order to link the Canton-Kowloon Railway and the Canton-Hankow Railway at an early date, construction of the Whampoa extension of the latter line is being pushed. The whole extension, measuring a distance of 26 kilometres, is divided into
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    SOVIET PRESS COMMENT ON SUIYUAN.
    458 19 "Prince Teh's Truce Designed To Provoke Civil War." Moscow, Dec. 21. COMMENTING on the report concerning the telegram of Prince Teh addressed to the Nanking Government, Izvestia writes: "Prince Teh's statement is extremely characteristic of the tactics of agents of Japanese imperialists. In order not
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    Forced Labour In Outer Mongolia.
    45 19 Moscow. The entire male population of Sovietised Outer Mongolia between the ages of 18 and 45 has been mobilized, states a message from Ulan Bator, for the purpose of extending the road system as quickly as possible for strategic purposes.
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    BUSINESS TAX IN CANTON
    135 19 Evasive Methods Foiled. Canton, Jan. 5. It will not do dishonest shopkeepers any good to cover up capital to make their business tax less In the future. In the past, when they started business with say $1,000, it was the practice to put down only $600
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    TWO CENTENARIANS AS NEIGHBOURS.
    46 19 Mrs. Elizabeth Daw. aged 102. has died In the house In St&nford-arenue, Brighton, where she had lived for many yean as a neighbour and friend of Miss Mary Davey, who Is 104. Mrs Daw to the end read and enjo\ her walks
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    RIFT REPORTED IN E. HOPEI.
    342 19 Dissension Among The Leaders. TROOPS MAY JOIN THE SIAN REBELS. Peipiag. QISSENSION is breeding in the bogus regime in East Hopei, according to authoritative sources. The "officials" of the puppet regime are said to have split into two hostile camps, headed respectively by Yin Yukeng
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    New Launches For Straits Naval Volunteers.
    119 20 New Launches For Straits Naval Volunteers. Considerable activity Is to be seen at Tanjong Rhu these days. Several ships are there being broken up and the majority, if not all, of the scrap metal obtained will find its way to Japan. The Alting Is now being dismantled and these pictures
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    31 20 (Left) An informal study of Senorita Manuela del Rio, famous Spanish dancer, and her husband, Senor Joaquln Roca. guitarist, who are giving performances at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore, tat^r-* tomorrow nlCht.
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      14 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1937. FOUR PAGES No. 71.
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      CORONATION PROCESSION TO BE TELEVISED.
      522 1 EXTENDING "OUTSIDE" TRANSMISSIONS. Film Cartoons And Sports Broadcasts. Television will take another big stride forward this year. To an increasing extent transmissions from outside the studio will be Introduced Into the programmes in England. At present technical considerations confine outside transmissions to the grounds of
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      24 1 Joseph Pessac, the South African violinist, who is to (r<ve a short recital which will be heard in trans mission 4 on January 16
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      Pity the Postman.
      107 1 About 160,000 letters from listeners have been dealt with this year by the 8.8.C, 10,000 more than last year. Of those expressing comment on the programmes, 80 per cent, were appreciative. The greatest number of letters of appreciation were received for talks; next in order of preference
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      Listeners' Query Corner.
      634 1 Listeners' Query Corner. Conducted By "TECHNICIAN." QUERY Kindly inform me through your Radio Supplement, if it Is possible to join three 2-volt cells both in series and in parallel, at the same time, so that the combined battery will give 6 volts for charging my high tension unit and 2
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      GETTING THE NAME RIGHT.
      193 1 Pity The Poor Announcer. The B.B.C. is always grateful for reliable information on the correct pronunciation of proper names. Professor A. Lloyd James, the secretary of the BB.C. Advisory Committee on Spoken English, recently made an appeal to listeners for help, which applies also to those
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      New Zealand Day.
      108 1 The Higt! Commissioner in London for New Zealand, Mr. W. J. Jordan will broadcast a message from Daventry on New Zealand Day. Special 8.8.C. programmes from Daventry, to which a New Zealand pianist and a New Zealand actress will contribute have been arranged to mark the day.
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      Broadcasting And Peace.
      342 1 A SPECIAL conference of the League of Nations has been considering a draft Convention on the subject of International broadcasting. This was prepared for it originally In 1933 by the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation and has since undergone considerable criticism at the hands of states members
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      Washing By Television.
      105 1 Washing By Television. Perhaps in the future a television receiver will be regarded not only tor its entertainment value but for its domestic utility. A washing demonstration was an item in the B B.C. television programmes recently. Soapsuds and steam filled the scrsen when Mrs. Daisy Pain showed how washing
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      The Makayar RADIO
      23 2 For the world programmes and Articles of Interest, a specimsn copy, will be sent on request to Lithographers, Ltd. Singapore.
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        2657 2 WEEK'S BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. TAnAV Pe6t Maria; Malvollo ;Fabian: Olivia. PADIQ <c f r Adventure.' A pray with MIDHM characteristic sounds of a modern this. UUAT Scene: Olivias house and garden. Pro- I AIVIO. muue. Episode 3: -Joan Disappears. NlltUlVI. building yard, by P. I. Keith Murray dncrd by
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