The Straits Times, 17 February 1937

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  • 39 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL- NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2\ PAGES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 2» P I'kli E 10 ENTsT SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1957
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  • Page 1 Advertisements

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    • 966 2 SITUATION VACANT WELL-KNOWN MUIIMM FIRM require the services of a capable Euras.an cmbl* clerk. Experience In ibe uk W codes M easen ttei. Applications In writing to Box 7SO. Straits Time*. WANTED Foreman Fitter, English speaking Installation of pumplnc ma<h.neiy general erection. Upcounlry. acrommodatioo provided Salary $100 per mensem Reply
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    • 849 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LE" fO UT: M Metet Roaa r<nou cuui and garages. Apply Mryer Brothers. "BTNMORE" corner Ho.l. nd R~ad P:er Road immediate p ssesAion. Mol. San. Frig riaire Apply Anglo French B-nduue; P.O. Box 17. TANGLI* du'rvt 11. Cuscaden Rd. room* 3 B rooms. Mod. Lan garage ten
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    • 794 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of channLic deslfn. well-made polished tea household furniture ol rv-rj drviipuoi Westminster-chime tnnd fathrr clack. Pal mon 7 valve tadk> r-ceiver. -me rolta«e pian by Robtnaon Piano Co. carpels, tennis grar cutlery etc. To be told by Auction a; No 4 Newton Road On Saturday Fob
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    • 573 2 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE The Exclisi.Cc Banks will tx rkxrd on r— Monday. Frb. tt. Han Ray* Hajl i Public Holiday). LEGAL NOTICE S. M. MAIDEEN ABDUL KADER A COMPANY. NOTICi: k hc-rf 1 Maldren AbJ il Rader tun by rrutual nr.•ent reaard to be a Partner In th« firm which
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    • 201 2 'BUSINESS CARDS t.c MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Mist H«NA 60. WATERLOO STRtET. Telephone 7467. MM MBBBM ROOKS x Tricot*: Star Ou.mpes de Damr*. epn-c a.i Sud: Ir:» La Blouse M S'ar LVBfaa I c Femmlnr; Hi Ca'l early >: I. II Rl\l c«. ITI> Klllllln Roid.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 345 3 AND APCAR LINES. ■id enguvidi o cargo ai. s n co 'ANDFAHWr MMI SERVICE ON FOR CHINA ANIJ JAPAN lonna«e B^wsrt lonnage H^pcre J6 AY 15.« Mar Is '•SS ,?S gr:J ,JS2 if.. »J»J 16 000 Ma* 11 in- 1 17.00 June It MtU FOR COLOMBO. BOMBAY. mahseiu*. a>u lonoon
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    • 438 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. mppon yisen kaisha) .KNERAL PASSENGER AGENTS lOK (IN VKI) WHITE STAR LTD. tincorporawd in Jar«n. -rr» i,,m,,i\ TO LONDON. Nagdea. ManeiUes. Lendea. Anlwer* and Rotterdaaa ««mtia Vesat-to Tcnnage Due SaU HAKUBAN maru 1O4«o Feb. 17 1* S KA^RrMA^U IoSS Utl 1? It ka^hlMA MA^U aJ£ sY^ Apt 1
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    • 579 3 WW^mW^m^Wi I J PJL^*l rl^^^f 1"^ I j*j_ ail MiflwiP PASSENGER AND FREIGHT JfDi-ioi? SERMCE. BANGKOK LINI Luxurious One Claas Motonblps Hwt Cabins hßve adjoining private batn. ExceUcnt cufcvlne FO« MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBIRG AND •Tpor.ll^?P«tP««n, a/2 a,/JBn^ J M/, MTONIA 1./J 167J 17/J !•> KRRIA W/J »0/S 11/J >/«
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    • 259 3 '^Tl FpDp?|nFMT I ll^TJ^i I.l.Nr.K>| TRAMS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VU HONOLULU Prura AxrlTt SF M^oog or. Prea. noo»rr Mar. Mar. 34 Pres. Cleveland Uu 24 Apr 13 p,,, CooMg, Apr j Apr Pre.. Lincoln May 19 ■»««>• WU«» June 1. July MTTCACI AW A< T79 fl R ITATES AS LOW AS 72.0.8.
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    • 809 3 1^ T f i ni .g-fc?*So^^ \W^^^S===^^^ *s»ag%<!t:£l^HsJ I ™"^^^^^^^^^*2j^^s t^^^*"^ REPRESENTING '"^-s^^,j ras blce finnel line .oee.. BMav steam....-, •> is im Steam Ship Cc Ud «nd aiaa MdloaJ Thr unird Whit, star lid Kleaa Navigation Ce.. LU I The Sarxai, M,jm.h lp I .Tl id IJ** U v^^T!i?«("
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  • 108 4 Wednesday. Frbruary 17. Ship. ilitiMi Ike Wharves m txpttu* I*rrtT> a>ri*r»i Hur.ui Ma n Whan H»rinr Lch l«i» OulUemard. I mtfl I. Recorder. 0.1 Wharf NU. -o»i Whari NU VCBsr.lJl IK DBV D CU If >»t r^gm Sh er» Whan Mil Alb n Dock NU Victor^
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
    • 223 4 r*«Bf. McJtn i Doth) J p.n; UuuiuK At Pj!cmt»:i« iThcdrDS) j ,>.m Pooitanai iKhu-r. Uoeai i om Trengimnu tPairtU only) iLa.-ul. 330 pm Dungun. Kranman anu Kcmasek «Lar-U 4 pm Krruy tSuddhodib) 4 pm Tbarwla? frbnur, If. Peng rang <Alk Sooni 9 am Ea'irrn Southpin and Wr
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    • 97 4 INWARD imperial: From Europe: One Sunday ni<ht: Arrived yesterday afternoon. Qantas: Frnm Australia: Arrives Saturday afternoon. Dutch: Ir .m Nrderlands India: Arri.es this aftr. .00,1. X.L.M.: From Kuropr: Due Thursday night: Arrival uncertain. Imperial: From Europe: Due tomorrow nicht. OITWARD Correspondence for trannnission li« X 1...M. mint or
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    • 275 4 Th: following pa.v*ngers for Coloir.bo. Port Said and Europe are itavmg in the Aeneas today: Mrs. Maxwell and child, Mrs R E Cox. Mrs. C. Milne, Mrs. Coombes! Miss Taverner. Mr. T E. Emmett Mr O F. Campbell, Miss M. R Evans Miss Cartwright. Miss Callaghan Dr' and Mrs.
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    • 147 4 Correspondence tor transmission 0, air "via Netherlands' mu»t be sprciaiw ai d ricarlv superscribed B» X L.M MaiU will close at Malacca a* 1 follows romorron Au»trmiaauL Java \nf> lucor W air Oanuu. 4 Chin*. Japan, last Liberia PhlUppir.is Wntrrn O E A mo Wrttern Canada (V»suk-im Kara)
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    • 54 4 The Lnrut for Dungun etc. Mall previously announced as closing today. Feb. 17. at 2 pm. will now close on th? same day at 4 p.m. The Suddhadlb for Kretay. Man previously announced as closing today Feb. 17. at 2 pm. will now close on the same day
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    • 890 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. Defence Loan Announcement Causes Feeling Of Hesitation. WESSHS. Praser And Co. in thel z weekly share report, issued at Uv close of business yesterday, write: During the past week chief interes in financial circles has centred on ih announcement by the Chancellor o the Exchequer that
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    • 81 4 Malls from Netherlands Indies ex pected today. Feb 17. oy air lands) will be de lvered lo boxholders ar 330 pm General delivcr> 01 letters and parcels at 4.05 pm. Mails from China ano Japan u>d.ty Feb. 17. by Haxusan Marti Malls from Japan tomorrow. Feb 18. by
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    • 29 4 The Kudat (or Siam parcel only Mall previous y announced as closing today. Feb. 17. at 11 am. was closed on Feb. 16. at 3 p m
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  • 43 4 r>b 1- Hague Ma: Jap >: Hafthor Halldor 'Nor 1; Poseidon <Dut>: Pangkor. Flevo. Kitas. Rasa. Gtmu. Silver Oull (Brit 1 Feb 16: Rahman. Hong Thong Hong Kwong Jerantut Esmeralda Tandjorm Balel. Gorgon. Canto 'Brit t. Nteuw Zetland ugiutlna <Dut s e a!
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  • 31 4 The ShlppUi:; Office and the offlres of the Statistics Department will be open on Monday. F»b 22. Hari naya Rajl) for one hour only (from 10 a m to 11 am >.
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  • 114 4 .■inrir.irr. lrbru.ir> IT. 1? n-wn ■k. Slam A J245 Slam No I White $225 Slam No 2 Vhlt* $215 Stam No 3 White J205 Slam Wf»t Coa^t N) 1 %[«n Slam West Coast Ni 2 $147 Slam W?st Com No 3 $mo Slam Brokpn N" 1 (jjg Slam Broken
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 502 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (lncrrponited m F M.S. LLOYDS AGENTS:— r.f>O»l\(. AC.fM^ rmt KHS AND si*M STATES RAfLWATit. i:i.l PRONE: Frncht S43J— PiHtu MM CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. «lrv orpur»'.rn E.it aod) FARES SINGAPORE EUROPE First and Cabin claso from £105-10-2 Second Class From £70-14-9 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R.
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    • 262 4 McALISTEReC?nP|4J ELLERMAN BITKNALL ISTHMIAN ST! ff STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. MMPAW •Tncoroorarrd in Ilnr.>rpor«t«J In England) BOVTUN MH TORR mif:i",f VM Ml < \N ■■UMMV linf ro. have. MM RS K&KS lOIIUMM A IMMBIKC. STFF Vta rtf ,nd Cn^. STTrFI Pf V C*-.t Ot Cinod S.l'h CITY OF KIMBEHLEV -1,1 1
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 127 4 3!\l MKIhOKlM o;,l( Al. SKK\ ICE. Daily Weather Report. Ktallor.x rev ri(lu» La.nI mint t\*\ rain Dn«lit nun tons "\r sshior Utip uw nr» v-st Co»»t Aur Star 97 Nil 10 3 74 Hayan Lepa.-> P R9 Nil 10 1 "4 SiUawan U DM 9.5 ".0 1'ikit .Ternm »0 NU
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    • 25 4 Highlands 70 o 01 s l so Prater's Hill 67 0 04 06 60 aup. lenaeti Meteorological Brar.cn Malaya. Meteorological "MUcr Singapore. Feb. 17. 1937.
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    • 222 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Ma H W 2 04 m 9.3 ft.; 2 43 p m. 14 ft I. W 8 30 am 1.7 ft.: 8 30 p m. 3 3 ft Thursday. February la H W. 2 43 am 9 ft.: 3 48 p.m. 7.S ft. L W 9 16
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  • 450 5 NUMBER OF MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS. A m:Jcr change In Iront end appear- j ance with horizontal radiator grill.' bars. bonnet louvres and radiator shell of new design, along with a number of mechanical improvements, mar* the introduction of the 1937 Ford V-* Trucks. Chief among the
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  • 211 5 DUCHY'S ATTITUDE. The suggestion that Dartmoor should become a National Park not b?en favourably received by thDuchy of Cornwall authorities, who are responsible for the administration or Dartmoor. As reported in the Morning Post 'h 1 suggestion was repeated at a meet uij of Plymouth
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  • 97 5 Nanking, Feb. 16. Fl»e sub-committees were elected today's meeting of the KuomlnUng Executive Conference, as follows: r«Utte*l affairs: 47 members. Including Oen. Shao U-tae, Oen. Wu Techeng and Dr. Wang Chung-hul. It— ralrt 31 members, lncludm-. Dr. H. H. Kung. Mr. LI Wen -fan and Mr. T. V.
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  • 41 5 m, Jan. 30. Marshal Blu-chor. Commandcr-tn Chief of the Soviet Russian Far East m Army, will vtatt Ulaß Batcr In March accompanied by a large stall and will Inspect the troop units ol Outer Mongolia.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 374 5 I \s| NX.HI *mma _^^BBa^al— >^^^ BPJfc W.I v| \K \ST IN Hg^*^^^^^T^^M iin:iniN<, komam k I ~Ta\ A JOAN FSfLkl ilUj CRAWFORD Hkall»«B»^i-^i*^™» ROBERT TAYLOR, LIONEL BARRYMORE FRANCHOT TONE M(. >l HGCbVI KOMWIK HIT THE 'GORGEOUS HUSSY' TOMOtUtOW Thrir Kunnimt Kull-leneth Piclurr STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY IN OUR RELATIONS^
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    • 258 5 Look at I the 'NECK' lof this Itube Every tube of Macleans Toothpaste is fitted with a pure white neck and cap of porcelain-like material. This new exclusive patent of Macleans keeps the toothpaste clean, fragrant and hygienic, and absolutely guarantees it free front unsightly discoloration from the first squeeze
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    • 190 5 A ABF.rIIEE VISIT TO ».\<il.\M> Our Scrrtrca vt avaiUMe l«r rvrrr.tint f«a rc^nlr* t'ONDt'CTEO rt iSm.rt\M\T TOl'K> \KRAX.I i> Ihro««bo«l I E aa4 thr ontinent Ptanr. Train. < oarb or Boil cass si'mien *>n mibc BE-ri'BCHASI. TKKM^ SEATS BOOKED (or Tllr TKr aM \LL LEADIN'i HIMPas* all »<ur ram «n
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 234 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. O< KM I I.IKHI; D and dance. l INEMV?. ALHAMBRX. Flash Oord Universal Films Op 6 15. and 9 15 p ni. r\Hioi I v;.t:i Cii.i MacMurray i' Opening day. 3 IS I PAVliHiN Rcmbrindt Charles l.aughtor.. 6 15. and I la tendon Fi <"rtttcism on
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 438 6 Pressure To Sell Ix>ans. Fn in Our Tir.ancial Correspondent. Sinjrapore. Feb. 17. Tin recorda a further rise of 20s. for thr c laonth*' ;in<l 25n. for spot lo* and ono quarter of a cent in New York yesterday. r imours tmlay that an ny are shortly to
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 731 6 issue Val Fraser k Co Buyers Buyers Selleriyai) k Sellers Brati 4/- npat Tin (1 Vsam Kumbang 4/10'i 5 44 5- 33 8 34 Scd 33 6 5 6 34 6cd £1 MM Malay 54 56 -cd 54 56 -cd 5'- Ayei Hi tarn 1 Ayei Weng £1 Bangnn
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      • 532 6 GENERA L. 1 Alex Urlck Ord. 1.45 1.5j 140 1 5U 1 2 do 7' 2 'r Prels 2.47' 257'. 2.45 2 55 10 10 Atlas Ice BOO 10.001) 8 00 lOOOn. 1 1 D M Broadraftin? 0 89 0.05 0 90 0 95 10 5 B M. Iru^tee B
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      • 214 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL M 1001 red IC4O »400 Mmi Mai 31 Sept 30 .103 110 nora i'JO7 red 1947 $1,600,000 lnt Mar 31 Sept. 30 112 115 norn IW red 1955 51.j00..i00 lnt Mar 31 Sept 30 120 122 norn 4'i 1913 red 1363 S! JW».;»f Mar 31
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      • 484 6 hraser It Co. Lyall ti Evatt Alle.iby 2 05 2 15 2 00 2 15 Alor Oijah 155 165 155 165 Amai Malay 2 20 2 30 2 1- 2 25 Ayer Hitani Ayer Moielr Ayrr Par.as Basceu Batu Lintang Bedford Bent a Bc.it Mi Brxjas n ($5>
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    • 216 6 The following are the exchange rates thl? morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING London T T 2 4 1/lfl London demand 2 4 1/16 < London 4 months sight 2/4 V» Lyons demand 1230 Hamburg demand 141 New York
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    • 82 6 Feb. 17, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) 36V* 36Vi Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) 35 13/16 35 15/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. Tone of Market: Steady, quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 10% d.
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    • 320 6 London. Feb 16. The following are tooay s cioatnt i middle prices on the Lon inn Stock Exchange: Share* of fl denomination ucle.-j 'otherwise stated I I d I I l 1 tmwt- him Oaf or r»L Convrnloa Loan o e. l»44-«4 US', Funding Loon 4 p.c. l»«0-»0
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    • 84 6 TRACTION CO. RESULTS. PREFERENCE ARREARS EXTINGUISHED. PROFIT OF £62,000. (From Our Own Correspoic London. Feb 1«. THE ccroinit: of the Sin Traction Co. I i totiay and llMf ''62.134 lor the year < ?-.de<! iMt To this profit. U added A: 7.752 t l:.r £69.8J.6 The cUrertors \m fi-rred i.'J6OO
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    • 7 6 Tiiin res blc Fob 15.
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    • 54 6 I The toll, -a .ung ■I noon KM 105 7 61 Atn<-n« .>rt 4 8* Montreal Kiton Brussels Z9 02 Rl 4 t.rnrva srllerc official >:.im II Be riflf Milan Berlin Va.lno 1: -tic jal Copenhagen i»t I M o4d nin.i 1 2<t. Ptacue 1 Vint* M isboi. l«d.
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    • 134 6 FRASER COMPANY ■a k -C Compiny Dividend Da>t iin Aust Malay Assm Kuntbang Aver Wong Jc 'ebu K K:impar K Lumpir r.,1 r h n 6d Fcb > < 3 5 Int Fcb 15 hit. Feb. 22 3d K 6d. Feb 17 1> <l Mar 5 fro 24 F F<
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    • 23 6 ROYAL EXCNAN6E ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England A.O. 17JO) Flit. MAIIIE. Ufl. MOTOI C*l. WOIRMEI S COMFEIMTIOI. Branch Ottic* for Malaya. ■^■■aiß«BraHa»a«Baißa««n«genr Apr i.
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    • 141 6 THE IMPROVED FOAMITE DUAL-SEAL EXTINGUISHER tm^^.. AS in the former model, the valve M *^3S^*^ the inner chamber and the nozzle port, JLjßeV^ w'l^w 1^ t ie nsxx^ tnat each compartment is i-o-M lated from the other, ami also from the atn^jL^2 mosphere. The mechanism for raising the valve has,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 409 7 "HILL" ACTIVITY BEING MBOOUKAGED. STOCKS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. (From Our Own Correspondent London, Feb. 6. «T»HK standard tin market in London has fluctuated rather uncertainly during the past and it is obvious that people are rather undecided on the view to take of the future of values.
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    • 135 7 "Spent S2:>,000,000 To Suppress Social Credit." Ottawa. Feb. 3. I British bankers have been charged with having spent $25,000,000 in ellorts to suppress the Douglas Social Credit doetriM. in speech made in the House of Commons here. The bankers bought the sllenre of kIM English Press.
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    • 98 7 Future Capital Extension And Rights To Buy Shares. Amsterdam. Feb. 3. The It ifal Dutch Co. announces, with rcg-iM to Uv rishts attaching to the 2.500f1. bonds offered In exchange lor the $1,000 bonds of the 4 per cent Dollar Lou, that, should the capital
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    • 1132 7 STOCKS NOW REDUCED TO FIVE MONTHS' NORMAL SUPPLY. IN a review or the rubber market for 193«. Geo. White. Yullle and Co.. Ltd. London, write: Twelve months ago few would have lared to forecast that In 1936 spot rubber would have sold at
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    • 176 7 I .S. STEEL SHARKS. I Jest Price Since lttt New York. Feb. 4 A great cheer went up on the Hoar ol the Stock Exchange at the opening this morning when United Stat common stock sold at 100 dollars, thequivalent of £20, a share for the flrr. time since 1931.
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    • 110 7 £3,000,000 Orders. As a result of negotiations which hare been successfully concluded between the Turkish Government and Messrs. H. A. Brassert and Company of Cannon Strut. EC. British steel and engineering firms will kHWfti "> the extent cf about £3.000,000. The contracts, which will be spread
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  • 270 7 THERE WILL BE NINE. FOR FRAMES AND ENGINES. More Information about the "shadow" aircraft factories was given In the House of Commons on Feb. 2 by Sir Philip Bassoon, Under-Secretary for Air. In reply to a question by Mr. LouW Smith (Cons. Hallami. Sir Philip said that
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  • 47 7 The following is a l»st of outputs from the 'or !b 32 730 Bukit Tlir.ah 9 097 Chanpkat 32.962 Havtor 15.612 Indr:n;iri 86 737 Lunas 30.230 Tapah 67 002 Nya'as 32.700 uiu Pandan 3.7<9 Malaka Pinda 46 5O'i Jlmah Rubber 34.000 Punggor Rubber 14.891
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 526 7 BANKING. HONd KON(; SIIAM.IIA' BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated tn the Cotonj of Root Kong> The iiami tr t» membere tt limited 10 the •xunt and in manner ore»crib*o by Ordinance No 6ot IW9 of tbe C.-tooi d Capital S ??-9*2SS Xasued and Pully PiW-Un 1M.000.000 Reaerre Pund*: Sie>l'n« ".MOW* Hon. Kong
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    • 206 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m ».f«o 6» Special cnarttt It CarU Strr*t Sincipar* Trlrpbunrt: Manurn UOkc MM Eub»|« OrpC Mil GcacitJ OOkr* J1M-I CbM* 4Mns: -CHl'NGKl'O* P»k> Up CapMal Ch Itl.lM MO 00 Knei» r»»4. to nrtu at Ch. S3.1M.M0 M Tatal taM llftiilBilMl Ch. S1.IM MO.MO M HEAD OrFI'-r:
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    • 484 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (lr..apor»t«i in tii;!ann oy II yal Charter 1853' Paid Op Capital in 690.000 «h*re* of C» earn CjnOC.OW Rtacrre Pund 13 000 0m Rnerrt L*bUM? of h» iHWil «3.000.0«» II > \H "MM II. Ill* |i| ii Vmn*—t r~C. I. Alor SU.
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  • 69 8 Higrh Commission*." Of Danzig. Thouph Urn 1 500 year, the post i High b»-t-n going b«'gu until now The gr« ates' dlffl in the search take the jo"j The trouble controlled by N.. V:i-r-Admir.i: d cf the Dutch N invited by Iho l.ciruc < accept
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  • 19 8 Italian V lunparison. An article In the inonii On l.'ut Hurt. Odii. I.i w Id I
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  • 64 8 HAUPTMANN CASE RECALLED. Counsel For Defence \ov Insane. Mr. Euwarii J I battery of law Hauptmar.n during hifor the murder ol Ux Undb I awok«- one day recently U Hospital for the I:. He had been rmrrEonry commit ny by ii. ReUly. ii.-ry. sp has tH«-n lour times Uiv during
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  • 17 8 FREDDIE MAY GO TO OXFORD. Or Maybe Cambridge; He Has \ot Decided. FreJ old Br brldg 1
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  • 36 8 There will tx l the In fiont of 2 to 3 d.r. ceuity recoi the nver. it Is It is rlaimrri. how Irld will soon be entirely surrou: that n th*n a few days lonner R"u!t.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 308 8 nnnouncinc 1937 FORD V B TRUCHS >^ 3k -41 V j IBS njBPJ^ ~^gja fyS S truck is now powc:rd wit economy. M^ilißiNNi^BP c for hesvy-duty WO*. FcI j irtl oduccs also the mos cthc. impiovemen-.s aie .nclcdcd fcLU-|M a CYLINDER HEADS. .dvarced style in truck desirn I J^A in
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  • 97 9 HITLER CUTS KNOT. Berlin. Feb 16. The Evangelical Church dispute took a new turn when a decree signed by Hcrr Hitler was Usued stating "now that the Reich's Church Committee has not succeeded In bringing about agreement among the clerical groups, the Church ls now free to
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  • 178 9 SECOND READING IN COMMONS. MANY MILLIONS WILL BENEFIT. London Feb. 16. The second reading of the new Factories Bill was completed in the House of Commons last night. Replying to criticism by Mr. Greenm Jd. for the Labour Opposition, that tue provisions of the bill were inadequate and
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  • 80 9 LITTLE ENTENTE CONFERENCE. Delegates Welcomed In Athens. Athens. Feb. 16. The Foreign Ministers and delegates of Turkey. Rumania and Yugoslavia. I tlsV receiving a warm welcome at Ihe frontier and stations en route, arrived in Athens which Is the scene of a conference between the Entente !?iates. One of the
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  • 305 9 Descendants Claim £300.000.000. For more than 260 years, claimants have been chasing Jean Thlorrys fortune of £300.000.000 In the French Courts. The People reports. Now new efforts are being made to a establish ownership, and. should they j prove successful, the French Government would be
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  • 133 9 Goeringr And von Neurath In Accord. Berlin. Feb 16. War was denounced by both General Goerlng and Baron von Neurath. the Foreign Minister, today In a speech i and article respectlvrlv General Goerlng addressing the International Congress of tx-Servlcemon declared those who rattle the sabre I
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  • 55 9 Another By-Election In Progress. London. Feb 16. A by-election has been caused by the death of Colonel Spender-Clay who represented Tonbrldge as a Unionist lor 26 years. A miniature general election Ls In progress as five other seats are vacant. Oxford University, the English Combined Universities Richmord.
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  • 58 9 Agreement Between German) And Czechoslovakia Prague, Feb. 15. Agreement between Chechoslovakia and Germany on the question of the frontier railways appears imminent. It Is officially announced In Prague agreement Is on the point of conclusion and although official information is not yet forthe.min? in Berlin. Czechoslovak clrc'.ea there
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  • 134 9 AUSTRIA'S FUTURE HIS TO DEC IDE. MONARCHY MAY BE RESTORED. Vienna, Feb. 16. AN important declaration re- gvdfalg the Monarchy in Austria formed the climax of a two-hour speech by Chancellor SchusehnigK before 1,500 representatives of the Fatherland Front. Dr. Schusrhnijr? declared he ifj Austria's Fuehrer
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  • 36 9 fm th.rty jmn Miss of Ipswich. Massachus from lntcrmiUcnt oarachhave just revt'.\'n-d Urn presence <>' thirty corroded pins and needles, apparently pushed In while she was child I SLiicly r«' moved— B.U.P.
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    • 166 9 HOTELS Cocktail Dues >|\ 111 I* IU PJB Dinner and Dance n«i~»«i> S.M lo midnlcht t'ahwrt Mir i< lion Duo Artiatllis ropaUr < •nlinraUl Durnn SATVRDAY— SpeciaI Bar* IMnr.rr A BAFFLES CBUtBRATBD Rail. New I amrdy 1 abarc« AUraciica «»f M »«!-r» lI\RVKV AMI HUM, OKCIIESTBA I wrnU«n U 1
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    • 38 9 lTb.UM.rf»«U«*Ury*«>iil T Tots a. <** tery beat aid hMggh| •ar «*sr Tank Wins, sW amm M «c foos\ Ds«is»; mmsJ kjpitf. sa Tasas Whbs siaavlavM eBM MMffSB «f sasj^T asceasify m Aftot: B. P. OOMKLK C ■i>tlli» gmiapsrt Q
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    • 336 9 WHY HAVE CORNS? Th« writer ot th^ lrtt«r M >w -i»a six •xonlsttur corr Then »h« tiiMl rUdox. Out came thoo* corns! They luat ha«l to whrn Rados gut busy. R«ftd her grateful "I have always tuf alter trying many dl I i I as misery v, putting jnu tkoet
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  • 133 10 SINGAPORE. CARRKK THEATRE. GETLANO Cougar— The Klnf Killer and Death Drtrea Through. I 15 p.m. GLOBE THEATBB Koenlgsmark. 7 15— 9 30. GREAT WORLD— THE SET TALKIE Blue Sterl NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies Ttseatrea A doemma. RITZ GETLANO Klchvd Talmad«e In Step on It. Alao Tom
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  • 880 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 1937. "HARSH AND UNCONSCIONABLE." In the Moneylenders Ordinance, which came into force on Jan. 1, 1936. there is a Section wherein it is declared that interest charger above 48 per cent, per annum are to be presumed excessive. The actual wording of the
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  • 268 10 Thursday Feb 11. Lady Gowrle. Hon Patrick Horei RUihven and Mrs Price arrived to stay 1 at Government House i Air Commodore and Mrs. AW Teuder Hon. Mr A ci small and I Mrs. Small and Brigadier and Mr*. A T. Shakespear dlnet 1 ai U >v. ri
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  • 1489 10 Home Comment On Singapore Manoeuvres France's Weajkness And Strength— Making Britain An Al Nation. By Our Military Correspondent London. Feb. 7. FURTHER official statements have been Issued by the War Office this week, regarding the progress of the long-prepared exercises to test the defences of Singapore. From
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  • 613 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. DELI PLANTERS. CEVERAL weeks ago I mei that a new novel of planting life on the East Coast of Sumatra. Tropic Fever toy a Czechoslovakian named Ladlslao Szckely. hart had a success on the Continent, having boiii published In four languages, and was about to
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    • 238 10 Baar~~^Baa*a^B^B*BaaßSßaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasß*> Strtialiitd. j Self stitriig. All 1937 Mtdeli JM^ D can be run E iitem. s s..lr AgeaU: C. G TRUELSON CO. PrctrnU luxury in writing. It is new. Sensationally new it> smooth effortless ease of operation. its permanent <,uiet. and its strikingly handsome modern desijn. The leader in Portable
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    • 21 10 EYESTRAIN Can be relieved by the use of suitable glasses. Consult JOHN DUKE Manuf acturuif Optkiaa, No. 21, Battery Road, Singapore.
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  • 1139 11 ITALY'S APPREHENSION OF CONTINGENCIES. France's Approbation Of British Measures. FREEDOM OF THE SEAS NOT TO BE VAIN WORD. London, Feb. 17. A statement relating to defence expenditure issued last nisrht as a >Yhite Paper recalls that it is not practicable to state the total cost
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  • 221 11 Valencia, Feb. 17. The sufferings or over 100.000 re.'ugees during the night from Malaga to JUmeria to escape the Insurgent! Is described by Senor Oliver. Minuter Of e. In a report ordered by '.lie Government The Minister describes the exodus as a human cataclysm unknown
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    13 11 The Imperial Airways flying boat Castor taking passengers on board in Southampton water.
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  • 457 11 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS' NEW SERVICE. Rail Journey Eliminated. BY FLYING BO AT 1 TO SINGAPORE. 'From Our Own Correspondent > London, Feb. 8. The rail Journey between Paris an.l Brindiii for passengers traveilm. I Africa ar.d the East by Imperial Airnays has been eliminated The Castor, first of the fleet of
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  • 46 11 Melbourne. Feb. 1> WK LYONS, the Prime Minister of Australia, has informed a deputation of manufacturers that Australia wiU seek revision of the Ottawa pacts early in 19M, adding some alterations are Inevitable in the li-ht of experience. Reuter Wireless.
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  • 161 11 PORTIGAL NOT YET DECIDED. London, Feb. 17. The International committee for th<* application of the agreement regarding < non-intervention In Spain met (or two hours at the Foreign Office yeste'day afternoon and endorsed the recommendation approved on Monday by MM chairman's subcommittee for the extension of the agreement
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  • 29 11 Ihe Chinese Central Mint in Shanghai, according to the China Times. Is turning cut about 1600 000 copper cents dally. In order t> meet the demands of the market
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  • 98 11 THREE VESSELS INVOLVED. STEERING-GEAR THAT JAMMED. Malta. Feb. 16. THE British destroyers. H.M.S. Active, Worcester and Antelope were involved in a collision off Hurdbank, Malta. It is stated that there is only slight damage. The vessels were nturninjr to harbour under their own stoam. Reut r. Official
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  • 104 11 DECREASE CAUSES ALARM. i From Our Own Correspondent) London. Feb. 16. The rapid and continuous decline Id rubber stocks In th" United Kingdom Is to form the subject or a question In the Hou^of Commons r< day. Mr. R C Morrison 'Lab. Tottenham N.) Is to
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  • 192 11 Proposals In Nanking. MADE BY LEADERS OF 4 PROVINCES. :>ini;. 1 fl>. 17. THE KwMgri and S/erhuan l.aders. in common with the head* of the North- Western armir-, u.int early w;:r with Japan. Delegates of tti? Kwmi chuan leaders, at the Bn In Nankin-: >• infT pr
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    • 64 11 are so much in demand You will find our cooked meats very popuiar. They make a delightful change from (he routine of heavy meals, and are much less trouble to prepare Cooked Corned Silver side, Pressed Beef, Cooked Ham, Windsor Sausage, Pressed Ox Tongue, Ham Holt, Salmon Roll, Pork Roll.
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  • 356 12 1,000 TROOPS LEAVING SINGAPORE BY MEDWAY. Flying-Boats From Seletar Also To Take Part. \NTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES ESPECIALLY TO BE TESTED. (Special To The Straits Times.) THOUSAND Sinßapore troops— the entire Ist Battalion. The Royal Inniskillinjf Fusiliers will participate in combined nian<K-uvro, reported by Keuter to
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  • 61 12 Hound For IVnanjr Accompanied By Sloop. The erolMt Cumbe*lan<*. flagship of lUi Fxi'fl.ency the Commander-ln-C hief of the China Fleet, ViceSir (hires Little. KCB. this morning loft Sl:isapore, where the vessel has been since the recent Manoeuvres ended, for Belawan and Fmaag. Returning to Singapore on
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  • 114 12 Negotiations On I^st Point. crY m Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. Feb 18 s no truth in the rumour thai k d -ad ock has been reached in the L^gotiatlons to avoid a strike in conwith the demand for increased wages by Chinese foundry workers 'n K.nta
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    27 12 Mrs J Vl.ntsrhrr. the well-known artist at work on a portrait of tnjanr. a Temiar «irl. The picture k on shnw at the exhibition at Kohin^nn's Cafe.
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  • 155 12 Pontoon Wharves And Jetties. COLONY TO LEASE PROVINCE TERRITORY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 16. •J*HE F.MS. Railway authorities shortly propose to construct a pontoon wharf or wharves and jetties for the use of traffic in and around the station of Prai. It b proposed
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  • 109 12 The following programme will be broadcast today from Station Z.H L (wavelength 225 m 1333 kc s. or 1 33 me si 7 p m.— 7.10 pm. Pianoforte recital 1 Son* of s Solway Sailor. Keltic Bea- Rowing Song. 2. Three New Interlude*: (»> Pmstor- < b> Keltic.
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  • 521 12 $75,000 Blaze At Kallang. Five Engines Fight Sawmill Fire. A Chinese sawmill in Kantpong Rugis, situated near the Municipal gasworks in Kalian? Koad. was razed to the ground by a fire which raged for over two hours early this morning. The property was valued at $70,000 and was insured. In
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  • 65 12 Indian Woman's Talk In Singapore. An address on the traffic In women and children will be given at the Y.W.C.A.. Raffles Quay, at 5.30 pm today by Mrs 8 C MukerJU who was vice-chairman of the recent League of Nations Conference Ml the White Slave Traffic held
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  • 232 12 American World Voyager Passes Aden. IN spite of hardship after harcishlp. Dwight Long, the young American who wax In Singapore a few months ago In his 32-ft. yacht I Idle Hour In the course of a world cruise from Seattle. United States.' is battling on. H hM Just passed Vier
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  • 48 12 Scenes of isolation and destruction at th»' >;, lW mjl] f in a t Kallanjr this morning. Fiv<- ong gaged in ixtinßuishing the blaze aud fin. nun an- shown on the smouldering ruins. It is the Int big blaze of the yoar. Straits Times FSotoarav,
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  • 99 12 ROYAL INTEREST IN MALAYAN PRODUCTS. King At British Industries Fair. fUU HaJMIiM ih.- Xin ff ;ind Qm«| >ptnt SMMMkTablf lime at (he Mal;i\.m v(.i|| at the Mritish ladfatrka fair at Ohmpia >e«.l-.-rda>. making a particularl> thMWafft 'npecliim of thi- Km|nrt Mctioa. by Qurcn Mary and by Duchess of Kent and
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  • 95 12 OLD MASTER COMES TO LIFE. it I he inertia K:iut:hton In Rembrandt At The I'avilion. Rembrandt. starrmc harlr^ l.aurhton lond'in il n Trulii, 1,,.n direclrd b> Alexander X .rda \l thr i'jtilion Char!' Dutch i adds another nne long list tha 1 head of character I good. but it is
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    • 70 12 CORONATION DECORATIONS k L a^l a^r IHaiMBUUVH ■lII— I A typical example of £&C, coronation decorative fitting. Consult the £&C. ror your coronation illumination scheme decorative or floodlighting. A qualified illuminating engineer is at your disposal free of charge use OSRAM LAMPS for all your coronation lighting 4Q SINGAPORE KUALA
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  • 2758 13 SEQUEL TO RUBBER TRANSACTIONS. Full Judgment Of Sir Samuel Thomas. MR. S. M. SHARMA GIVES NOTICE OF APPEAL. (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 16. ".Memories that played him false was a phrase used by Sir Samuel Joyce-Thomas, the F.M.S. Chief
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  • 83 13 MacDona IdStevens. CEREMONY AT SCOTS KIRK. Tn; d at ..pore Presbyterian i :d Road, yesterday John Stevens R A v and t!.. the late A. Whitlock, RE of and Mr. Roderick der son of Sir loch MacDonald, M P. tor and I^idy Id. rcm EnKland
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  • 107 13 The fnilowin; is the ofl-iia! li>t ii f members of the Straits Settlements Volunteer I on is m lirted by 1 tecßeac] 'lie Qevenste to form p-.rt <•." tho de'a< hmrnt to repr -sent t!-c Plat i at th- forthcoming Coronation i.f If y*-nz G?orce iii
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  • 126 13 Four Charges Against Driver. i Our Own OoneepoadesM) Kua!. Lumpur. Feb 16. .i Ci'.lti.in In Chcr.is Road > Ibe Kuala Lumpur :od.iy before Mr. C. H I named v Loon faced chargrs I woman's c; [to re- !ie police cldeflt car withaut a o I
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  • 17 13 Mr A E Kershaw. M C 'Warden of Mines. Pahang). lias been appointed Warden of Mines. Selangar;
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  • 76 13 Mr. L. Hardin* And Mm K. K. Blair. Mr. Le»U Charles Harding, ol the Chartered Bank, Sererr.ban. only son A Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harding, of Portsmouth. England, was married to Miss Elizabeth Keay Blair, younger daughter of the late Mr. D. K. Blair, jf Hong
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    42 13 At the Mat Donald-Stevens neddint yesterday. Mr. A. P. Humble, who K*\r Ihe bride away. Mr. and Mrs Mac Donald. Mrs Humble, the matron of honour and Mr. Fforde. the best man Report in rnlumn I on this pare. Straits Times Photograph.
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  • 459 13 U. S. DEALERS' REPLY TO SIR JOHN BAGNALL. London, F< u\ I.dT of Boloney." This b tin applied by C. S. Tkii.1i i.iul *.'<>., Inc., th well-known U.S. tin deal reply to the argument advanced by Sir Jo) in^' of the
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  • 158 13 Not VigitiiiK .Malaya As Expei; The Right Hon. Mr R. Paget. P.C., X.C.M.0.. who i. Ed visiting Singapore »f t a few days with Sir Joslah the British Legation, ■ftngk suddenly /or Egypt by air week. 81r Ralph Paget Is a former Arn'oassador at Rome and Vler.n.
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  • 92 13 DISTURBANCE AT MALACCA ASSIZES. Chinese Unfit To Plead. (Iron Our (>v»n CarraapMkJcat.) I QONSIDEBABLE distui: tanked a< Ike opt of Malacca Assize*, whin a Chinr-f ho behaved al>ncrmall\ in the I tinil uniit to pic: H 01 a rhai der b !>urnatt< i Tlv obsi and in t ir.du balanced
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    • 64 13 L^^IIOLi; M!li* Jj DIAMOND PEEK FREANS Y^M V/ a p 1 ?%M si® o/m ED 1 S IJ I~£ 3<^^y An *»ntircly nev/ type of Biscuit. ng the wholesomene3S of y.xiro fruit and the crunch- J^<& y^\ mess of crisp pastry. Available s <& O /^A with jam fillings at
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    • 131 13 MAKES DELICIOUS SANDWICHES Marmitc sandwiches arc appetising, economical and quickly made just mix Marmitc with three times as much butter, and spread. Kxccllcnt sandwiches may also be made with Marmitc and cheese, walnut, tomato or any other salad vegetable. Marmitc is the Great Yeast Food, and contains a rich supply
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  • 402 14 Malays Score First But Falter Nearthe End. A OAMTI not lost till its won. The Royal Engineers exemplified this tound soccer maxim in their match with the Malays at the S.ulmn yesterday. The Malays got the only goal of the first half, and
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  • 62 14 Today's match at the Anson Road SUdlam is between the S.C.F.A. and the Middlesex Regiment. The Chinese team will be selected from the following players: Pak Tong, Patrick Tee, Soon San, Soon Lye. Chwee C'hna. Yew Lenr. Seng Quee. James Gob, Kok < hoy.
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  • 194 14 Hockey. Dawson's Two (ioals Beat The Midds. At the third attempt, the RA F. a:.d the M.dds. reached a decision at Tanglin yesterday In the final of the n Cup competition. Following two drawn games. In the second of which extra time was played, the teams put
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  • 74 14 Golf. G M Th.- S.ngapore Golf Clubs LG'J. mi-d.il competition for February waj playod at Buklt Tlmah on Monday and ivsult^d 1« a win lor Mrs C M McN'.Ur with a net score of 71. The women's gold medal competition for 1936 was played
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    21 14 The Royal Engineers' soccer team, who defeated the Malays by two goals to oae at the su<iiuin wotrrdaj. Straits Times Photograph
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  • 313 14 F. And N. Over-Run In Second Half. The Overseas Chinese Bank won handsomely by five goals to one in their Business Hou.-es I^apue match with Kraser and Neave's on the latter's ground yesterday. The game was one sided, the home eleven breaking away at intervals and
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    7 14 laigasi liie M^iay captain. Straits Titles Pho'.orj'aph.
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  • 407 14 'THE new ball, duly called for when their score was 200, proved disastr- ous to the M.C.C. at Sydney yesterday at a time when they seemrd quite likely to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in their match with New South Wales.
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  • 307 14 The Gordons To Run Two Teams. I i>t evening thr s I- is*ue4 the list of dabs rompeiine in the Ira cur competition, w.th thrir allorations to the throe dmfollowi: First Divfeim: Royal E Royal Artillery. Royal Air InniskiUing Fusl.:ers. Middlesex mer.t. Gordon Hiphlanders R Singapore Cricket
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    • 182 14 HUNT MISS SEEING SMARN TIIE SIAMESE WONDER AND jM\ i^m* diNgfmm or >ompiin<; in one of the most dangerous W^% nl HGIITS. HE IS GREATER AND BETTER THAN THE Bt>T FRIDAY. FEB. 1 9th >t m New-World Arena m j|L IM Will MIX WITH EXCITEMENT FOR It ROCNDS WHEN ■^fefew
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    • 167 14 teeth that sparkle and charm You, too, can have them —if you know this secret about removing film sVwJbin* with ordinary dentifrices can new teeth. Yet it contains no grit nothm? to mgfoe yon the gleaming whit* teeth yoa envy, jure tooth ename'i. Oaly brushing with an efiecti^e nJm-r.aoring So
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  • 705 15 44 Astounding Complacency And Indifference/ 9 IN the lub Verandah laxt week appeared a letter from "A Marks- 1 man" concerning the cmt of goinc to Bisley. He now returns to the attack and in doing so stresses the great importance of encouraging rifle-shooting
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  • 101 15 When Don Rradman returned to work as a sharebroker on the day after the fourth Test he found on his desk an Inkstand with a silver model of a cricketer In front of > stirer map of Australia. attached to which was a kancaroo with a
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  • 321 15 Ships Boats Race For Jubilee Trophy, JJoLDER of the Jubilee Traphf for merchant ships' lifeboats, •a] from the m.v. Makasser won the second bi-annual race held yesterday under the auspices of the Royal Sii.jyapore Ya^ht Club. Th? boat frc the V^n Outhoorn came in ■Mtai,
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    66 15 Miss Humphrey, winner of the women's singles and In the sueressful pairs in both mixed doubles rvrnt* at the Selangor Club Chinese New Year tonrnamrnt Strait* Times Photograph. Mrs. Allin. of I'rrak (three times Malayan champion and beaten la the final last year by Miv Sinupi, from Ceylon), in play
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  • 104 15 Lawn Tennis. Mixed Doubles Success With Hovil. (Froiß Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. IG. Tv.o man thrillinjr finals in the Selanjror dob'l Chinese New Year tournament \v» iv set-n yesterday. G. O. Hovil and MisHumphrey won the mixed op.n doaJuei title by Leatir.g Dr.
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  • 183 15 Hochev. Draw With StronK Team At Kuala Lumpur. 'From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur. Feb 15 The Al -Malayan Chinese nockey team drew with Jumeauxs eleven— a team consisting mostly of State players -in a match on the Pudu Road ground today, each side scoring
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  • 104 15 Goalkeeper Injured At Seremban. 'From Our Own Corrcspor.u. n: i I rcmban. F. b 15. A Negrt Sembllan European team defeated a combined team from th? cruisers Decoy and Rainbow by 13 goats to nil here. Right from the initial bully off. Capt. W S Sanguln?ttc scored, the
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  • 57 15 Kit* SUdlum; ■Hospital, padanf. ■I. M»»y. p»dmn«: Hermc* Annu R.I. m. ACS; AC 8. 2nd Ti. R I ted. IOHOUOW tear: ICC w InnWl.lnn TUOAT. iwwr: Mtlar* vt. riihmi. BHJI-; SCO. tod vi. CMitk paduit, RAF vs. Oovt SwTtas. Sctttar. HiihiT: SRC ti. Caatbtnad •crftew. ■■!■>: BMB w. Pwnaadss.
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  • 508 15 N.S.W.'s "Double"— Only Rain Can Save The M.C.C. Today— Bad Luck For Chipperfield—Johores Prize Shoot —A Regrettable Feature. Conducted By ECHO." JHE New South Wales team can be i proud of their exploits against the IMC C. team. In November they beat j A. lens men by
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  • 89 16 SEREMBAN MALAYS CLUB. Mr. R. I* (ierman Elected President. Our Own Correspondent* r nbin. Feb 15. Mr R L German. MCS waj flect--ident at t v general meeting of the Persidangan B-lia Club n Other omce-b-arers wer* Pti Incbe Osman bin hat H ,n Secretary: Inchi- Dol b.n Budtn II
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  • 41 16 pread floods can the i tutrodurp a lighter note York correspondent The parents of a baby born R v. ruinia. wlien the 0.'.0 reached its crest there, named l:m Noah because he survived the Cood
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    60 16 Mi.. lUrhera RUir. the 24-year-old imprir.ii- stase and radio star, lias arrived in London to find nine "llvii-c beauties" to form a new air (h-b llrrsrir j»n enthusiastir pilot. Miss Rlair thinks Ovine is the best thiiiK to remove a woman's inferiority romptrx Pirture shows Miss Rlair starting up her
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  • Correspondence.
    • 207 16 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir. -In the list of persons nominated by the F M S U M S and the S.B. Oovi rnmer.ts. to represent the various Malayan communities at the lorthcorulng Cor nation In England. very major community like Europeans. Chinese and Malays
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    • 353 16 'Anak Singapura' Falls By The Wayside. To the Editor or the Straits Times. Sir.— "Anak Singapura' has "fallen bj the mjyside" tor.cernlng the road In South Slam which forms, from our ixrtnt ol v1« w. the continuation of the Malayan south-North Trunk Road. In his 'Notes
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    • 98 16 To the Editor of the -Inits Times. Sir.— Th? world produced about 86.000 tons of tea las: year. What U the Malayan total? How encouraging for the planters, who were always being urged n>t to put nil their cpgs in one basket, are the new restrictions on planting
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    • 60 16 To the Editor of the Straits limes. Sir,— lt is to be hoped that when tin and rubber reach the unlln'ted production stage, their respective international committees will not be abolished but will remain In being to hold a watching brief in order to prevent over-production, another slump
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  • 90 16 Costs Fiim Companies c Than £200,000. liul ywood, Kt'j 2. of influenza is pluy>iiB product. 0:1 and has kthe kading companies ftpO.ooo by causing delays I important pictures Ht compar.i?3 are r«*- paid out £50.003 in Hpickness benefits, and b»-ing refused until Hnonnal. linn films are held
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  • 24 16 New Zealand exports for 1936 were valued at £56 752.000 or over <: 10.000.000 above 1935 and Imports were £44.135.000 or nearly £8.000 000 higher.
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    • 57 16 STARTING LIGHTING li£xMa YOU START! SOLE AGENTS: THE BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED. SINGAPORE. PENANG. SEREMBAN. MALACCA. KUAIA LUMPUR. IPOH. Advt. of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd. Old ham Lane, Singapore. La^»a»a»a»»a»a»a»»»»a»a»»a»a»»»a»a»a»»»»»a»a»»M»a»»a»»a»a»»»»»a»»a»»»a»»»»»»»»»^"»"»»»»»»™J" BETTER VALUE II ll I THAN EVER BEFORE I If^l fir I x/a T l?nr YalcLl 1 -j JL
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    • 257 16 I Here is the Essence of CONVALESCENCE Bj(\\uX«JTß^A \J l of Chicken in jiuiiiiii' ii!\.i!nl- <.n V_J/ gi^iiif; ma\irnuin inmri-l.miiit \»ilh tin minimum ol -Irani on the patient* <f(i3Ks Rcsturing ln-t vitality and lnnl<lin<; up I «Moml jm I)' w NWVCI "f Bfallol >om?Znnm>mi Essence of (!hick«*n will MVoVms a
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    • 221 17 )rink JOHNNIE WAkKER Gland Discovery Restores Youth In 24 Hours ■MfCan i> from li.ua ol vigour. M*> vouaiieaa. w*ak body Impurr h1,~.d. fmlii.i. meim r>. and who are old aid x rr their time will h« I n. clnnd dia- nn AiiKrUfin L>.>ct.>r Tt'ip I niak.a it |»o«aibl« to qui.k
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    • 180 17 f f?fe S^Hfflaaaa^S r> ''i£\^^ r id&t^^nj m 'g^ D '%K> iSSI *\ojL&ft\K if C^. t> <tm £a Haatal Wfh j/* fij""^fr fMm W&rt** 0 MA(t *MtoiJßm r II M Ba^^^a^^ aiaaaW Jta,™// (^lii^*'^B _^JrT tailored by ll H B WINTER lfcg> O A smooth and comfortable lifting J' j^-
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  • 970 18 Is Britain Becoming Bored With Politics? Mr. R Orant-Ferrls. Conservative. :as by-election this MM by a majority of 26£ votes over his Labour oppontnt. Mr H M Tibbs. The wr.ner polled 1174< votes, the M 476. V ting in the same constituency at ral Election, fourteen months ■b lan Fras<r
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  • 418 18 ACT OF REVENGE. SUICIDE FOLLOWS CRIME. Verdict of murder and suicide were returned at an Inquest ai Padlham. Lancashire, on victims of a four-fold tragedy on a moorland farm at Worsthcrne. near Burnley. The dead were: Jane Ellen Wilkinson daughter of I Foulds Wilkinson, of
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  • 138 18 Our Political Diary. losses were 35 ships, two passengers and seven seamen. A New Party? Outside Parliament, the political sensation of an otherwise rather dull week has been the persistently repeated rumour that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir Herbert Samuel have under consideration a proposal to form a new national
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    • 104 18 "LF ICA CAMERAS I *»r* |IC W AGENTS:) .*>" CYCLE 4. CARRIAGE CQ i"926) Up ORCHARD ROAD SINCAPOPf ■TTTrrnTWatWw^ OVALTME' Delicious Hot or Cold A. HWIKK IIMIltl), IS (hartrre4 Bank lumber*. Ststfrnpore. PITMAN'S COLLEGE Estat>l:thrd m K -gland (5 yeart. Stagtpore Branch under European Management at PMsM nuUdlM Kl*» Valley
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    • 321 18 COROI\ATIOM? VHIT HARROGATE BRITAIN'S FAMOUS SPA THE PIACf TO RECAIN HEALTH AND VIGOUH AHIU TH[ TKOP iCS Surrounded by the lovely invijoratmj Yorkshire moorlands. Harrogate is one of Che finest health and hol.diy reaoru In the world. The natural resources (or which Harrogate is lustly famous are wonderful there are
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  • 1412 19 If Nation Adopted Communism. MR. WANG CHING-WEI'S GRAVE WARNING. How Country May Overcome Present Crisis. u IF China were to adopt Communism, she would immediately perish." The only way to overcome the present crisis and safeguard the existence of the nation is for the
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  • 91 19 To avoid inspection by UM Chinese Customs watchers. Janamse undertaking illicit business in Pelping and have resorted to the use oi •mixed" motor-trucks, reports the Tv Wan Pao. These vehicles carry smuggled goods inland under the cover of vegetables and other foodstulls which the unscrupulous
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    56 19 A number of leading officials of the Nanking (iovernment. auualj net members and heads of the various Yuan, were awarded New Year honours. Picture shows the presentation irromonv in GaiflßaH H»usr The recipients of the honours included .Mr. Yu »v jrn, l>.\ Sun to, Mr (hu CMBf and Dr II
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  • 34 19 Japanese in Tientsin are buying land on a large scale In the first, second, third, and fourth districts of the Chinese area outside the concessions reports the Shun Pao.
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  • 35 19 According to the Chinese press, the Japanese consular authorities In Pelping have agreed to comply with the Chinese request to advise the ronln owners to close more than 50 gambling dens In the old capital.
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  • 166 19 NEW POLICY TOWARD CHINA URGED. Japanese Envoy's Statement. Shan-h..i. I ,-!i. THK Japanese hmkmmttr, Hr. S. haw iil'ih 1 in an int.^r\ip« wilh the Horhi correspondent. MBffcai thr MCWMji of Japan's finding a new policy toward China. "It is essential thai J.u >: China and kuiii an knofbl ti Chinese."
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    • 313 19 a IMI 1* a/ 'FACTORY FRESHNESS TO THE LAST CIGARETTE a misT or a coin opens thb lid or i^mm&\\ Xhf \acuum»»ed ~E»«rtlte" patent Un UmUu R*~*« TkVl Inr the rite 1 Thli Is tout assurance of factory J |fj| KV^ frr.«hnf» It caused, of court*, through \JEZm, N\\ Ih.
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  • 69 20 ALL-MALAYA MALAYS LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. A K r.up of competitors in the ail Malaya Malays Lawn TennU Champt onahlps which were played In Kuala Lumpur last week In the centre of the front row (with hat In hand* Is HH the Sultan of Pahani and on his rlxtit is th-
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    10 20 iIMS. Duchocs fnkon wh»n Pffl g-4)^f r->»u p-<r>Tt inst VSrk
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    24 20 One of the Yachts that took part In the total c<>ni;'"t.;i'iu betwren Port Dirkson Yacht Club and the Royal Singapore Yacht Club last Saturday.
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    12 20 II MA Proteus, a submarine, which anchored near Batu Pahat last week.
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    • 81 20 Wtr Perfumv of. Subtle fiiarm /<^W6^^\^^^^ W NT REALLY C^^^^^^^^ white teeth? waterproofed brmmh. Chief cause of dull -white <^. '^gC^gTT^" teeth is a brush with lowa^^^L^L^s^^^tis grade brittus that tarn iimp T^{^lJ!!P when wet. TOOTH BRUSH[(^> For .parklin. te.th us. Dr. West's famous brush. It is made with th.
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
    • 14 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT fOl'E PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1937 No. 76.
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    • 246 1 International Medal For J. L. Bairde British Progress In New Science. ..ai prtsenttd u ;.il or the :itly •In ren of his outstandins contrl- e of tele •he first British subject to rehe Faculty's medal. Thia country does definitely Wd la he declared. 'The BBC wrvif-e
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    • 135 1 The correct pronunciation of 'Daven- probably always be a mater of amicable discussion, and it seems likely that there will be the same diversity of n about the pronunciation of B ■aumaris' which Is near the new BBC transmuting station for North Wales. Some pronounce the name as
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      27 1 I ltl'.< Mation Ilir new Penmon transmitter (seen hero is situated two miles from Bfaantri in Anglesey, and will radiate programmes for Welsh listeners B BC. Phctograph.
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    • 549 1 Following is a list of European and Australian short-wave stations which has been brought up to date by the Straits Times. Last week a scheclult Of stations in the Far East was published. Europe. GSO. DAVENTRY, England. 13 93 Metres. 21 53 Me s.
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    • 241 1 Listeners' Query Corner. Conducted By "TECHNICIAN." QI'FJtY: I live close by to a hospital where I suspe<t some hieh-frequrncy electrical apparatus H hcing employed to the annoyance of <*t-ownrrs in the neUhbourh". limes I find It very difficult to receive rureicn programmes without interference. I should be plea-jed If you
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    • 95 1 The BBC mail bag recently contained a letter from a correspondent In Lithuania, which, translated Into Engllsi read: "Dear British Broadcasting Cor.>pany. I hare heard that you are offering a high reward for the Invention of Influenza. I have Invented a safe p»t-t-nt for Influenza, which however act*
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    • 255 1 Rcsparck Work By B. B. C. Valuable Data Expected. The marked presence of sunspoU. far from, being detrimental tj treception. is regard d by BBC cngiii eers as a valuable opportunity fur important research int^ the effect oa TJ.&.1 transmission. Experiments ar> ndurtcd at Broadcasting Hous
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    • 77 1 New Osaka Station. red duo to Una:. Md towards May or June. ;»39 Following the appr wa session 0 of the building, when is la b v to start this summer the ln:llding Is r of the first and s 'cond Boon and basement are to l> .station whi'e the
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      • 36 1 BRITISH J l^f MADE As the distributors of Pye Radios for Singapore Johore, we shall be pleased to demonstrate these on request to H. L. CARTER CO. 22, ORCHARD ROAD. TEL. 6618. P. O. BOX 117.
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      • 262 1 FgEp«. SCOTT 23 TUBE E| RADIO RECEIVER B l^L Iff WRITE FOR PARTICULARS GUARANTEED FOR 5 YEARS liyyiiil M. t E ISATHA /V RADIO 50UIS0 ENGI!SE£RS mHH^H 25 29 ORCHARD ROAD. Phone 4856 Listen to the NEW STATION &US'M 0N PHILIPS RADIOPLAYERS A new complete rnnxe of l-.r;i!i..nt shortwave rccciven
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      • 203 2 Now that you're buying a NEW RADIO Here's your chance to own a new AMERICAN BOSCH "*"'*'**"*'^TBB mmmtt^'^^mmtifl «A^am«— mmaSm mmmmmrThe "Automatic Maestro" Appears exclusively in American -Bosch (Vntr-O-matic Radio for 1937, It interprets not merely sound but the very soul of the programme. Variom Models now in stock. Kas\
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      • 141 2 BADIO 6PTT€RI€S »KEE HUAT RADtO COMPAN> <<IAI> I«r the unrld's JNgtMMBM I Uli.lr, of IntrrrM. a spnimr.i «HI be son* on r.-.u -t ers. l.td p.~.T>(irr A *A»Jm»Jmt I mmi nmmmmmF^p*™**"**^"***^**^*^^?? Clf mr 14 JT k—^ I •*»a.««*»j*w> m^f^~ "m (TIENDE A Mende factory engineer i. &<O SL\)BL idO AC
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      • 204 2 WEEK'S BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA TODAY SINGAPORE- ZHL Wareienftb— Ztt metres. 1333 kc/a (or 1 33 me i). 7pm to 8pm— Speech and recorded music. PENANG. p m 7. Time signal and day's programme 7 05 Recorded v;.: 7 40 Talk 7 55 News bulletin 8 Chinese music. 0 C"!o«.'
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      • 362 2 Life's Lighter (Rust, m. SrhlmaJ:) Neapolitan 8on« id Arrbrualo) Afterglow (8tUlmmn. in. WUllanuon). chry>anihemum -Colin Wark, arr. Englcmani Poeme tlave (Ari«au>. who Love* Yoi' Davis, an. Zalva). Passepled (Le Roi Amuse) <Delib-s. air. Mouton). Serenade a Colooi'.'ne (Pternei. 15 p a.— The arwa ui mmtwinli. 15 P Granwltk tim, signal
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      • 706 2 VK2ME. Experimental Snort-wave Kroad- casting Stations. Sydney Warelencth 31 28 m.. 959* kc s Sundays 1.20 p.m —3.20 p.m 5 20 p.m.— 9.20 p.m. Mondays 9 20 p.m.— 11 20 pm VK3ME. Wavelength 31.5 m.. 9510 kc s Monday to Saturday inclusive "M »»-On«wfc» Ma* tfcwU. lt.lt a.m. Dum masse
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      • 406 2 pianoforte music by Debussy Maggie Teyte i soprano i and Alfred Cortot <pftc) 7 55 Share report. Prow reading "The Flying Dutchman 8.10 Recorded orchestral concert «f popular classics: Overture "Stra della" (Flotow): -Petite Suit? de Concer t'Colerdige Taylor" "Slavonic Dances No». 8 and 9 i Dvorak >; Overture "Carneval"
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      • 404 2 (Sullivan) Selection. The Roie (Myddletooi. Chanson de nult; s<rne. Sevillana (Ilgar). Selection. FalXa <Cha*saigne> Ua.ofwde 'Heu-nen. II. M p a Taw Table BD-Jn the Trw Wrtttea by WaWrM «~*e Lr. rr«duc«l by A. W Iimn With rnnMr plaird u> Halfai* llya>n .ml hb ilrrhestra 1 II M p. a The
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      • 146 2 p.m. Ntms In Prenrh Colonial muiM price* Tj... P Internallor.aJ talk by M. Jacqow 4« |t utr in P*rls by U Henri uunr Chamber miMlr. Thr parla Iiutrumrnui Quintet. II p m Rates of exihmncr and Preocll 'lock i Rentes) II IS P m. Clow down WaTHe» e th MM
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      • 26 3 sT mtf^gl^^gWfsDjmt^^Lmams^^ssvV aaaf ami jaaaaßaTrnWdaflmW T m !?Jl "ml m-t -rf^^ taji «T^t atk.'^ V -v I mW vl I SOLE AGENTS: THE EASTERN AGENCIES LTD.
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      • 522 3 NIROM. •inued from PAGE II > 11 31 a a. Mornlr.c imVf. II ■>• a m Time ilifr.al Weather report. 11 an Classical mu. »<• 12 !l p m Matinee by Nirom Orchestra. 1 It p m News b-. 1 p m Ruhan Schmldberirer Trio. 1 M p n. 2
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      • 750 3 2. IS p m. Greetings to listeners In New Zealand 2 2t p.m. News and economic review x English. 2 JS p.m. Today In Oenr.rny Sound pictures. I.M p.m. Military concert. 4 ts p m Concert of chamber nv.«lc. Symphony for organ and orchestra by K. W. Degnjr. Orran concert
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      • 960 3 sealed by riMW Tut-.-ataa TTaisr and hi* ■utollrt I -4;rr*n«K-h time signal The men aad anaaaacemeats TRANSMISSION S. 0.20 a n Big Ben Dane- niulr. (50 a m lain Big Urn.-* A Utt ty Howard Manhali. T 05 am —A I f hi <-l««*al programme The BBC' Empire Orchestra; leader.
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      • 303 3 2-RO. ROME. 9 29 p in. Opci.ir.j The week in re\irw. N-*» In Hind' «tam Vocal concert, by Uiele Laurie. c Music requested "by listeners. New§ In Italian. HONG KONG. I.M-C 3« p m Ch.nese Prograxmt f lilt II p w— European pro-ramme 1M|i Loral-Time Sisrna. Wra'her Report. Stock Quotation*
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      • 435 3 T««' ab mtmmtmm »i tfc* cittern* a| Toytawa. by S 1. Ilulmr-Braaaan I I» a la iRMl tlmr «l£n»l Tl*r n. and anaounrrnwDU TRANSMISSION S. C am B-f Bon. 'Snrcrslioa* for our Bo«fc UM A talk by WillUtt rUrurr I 2; a m A Bunolorlr rrrltil kg M«rr> f*C(in. Le
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      • 202 3 A Lament <3> TI _«>. A Japunr H>. I and NlchoU' 8cle<-tlon. TTir D iRombrrg. art. H 1» 4i p m BHlv »nd an mpirr Ulttf.* fr«n SL PjuI. Cithrdr.il. I«" Oril m. Days and I IN Prayrr O.Tf r I E H i Bl i book' 439> II p
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      • 274 4 PHOHI-HOLLAND. 'Continued from i AOt IIIi ii p m r»U ..n behalf of ttat V.P.R.O. p n Special i radra*t bjr be Roman :e Br *dracting Association March, talk on books, music, political talk by Paul de Waart. rUjwloo i.r««. Juurnal It p m. Uiul1 It Prom Mul 10 Mall
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      • 659 4 <New Zealand tlmUaM) Beatrice CarroU* (TtoUai; Jota Yew. Dyar <rMa> Alfrod dc sUygstrrt itUai; Iror Jaaica |VM«. cda»i. Quintet lo Q. Op. Ill: Allccro non troppo: Adagio; On poco allegretto; Vivace ma non txoppo presto < Brahms). Phantasy Quintet: Prelude. Lento ma run troppo, Scoerao. PreaUsalmo: AUa Sarabanda; Burleaca. Allegro
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      • 592 4 5 15 p.m. Children* Hour: Fairr plaj by Inntrstut ilusin 5 15 p.m. Cloat down 1* p.m. Call UJA. UJB. DJN. DJt M p m Concert of ll(ht music 7 tt p.m. New* In English Ji pa Concert of Ught music i continued. 8 11 p no Greetings to listeners
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      • 857 4 8 11pm Weather report and comzner l»l newt in English I lo p m 1 ne dcws axui announcements I (I p.m. Tbe y/Mgnborif eai irto with tMitar. (M p m A nan -slop variety pros. tnune. M p.m Time signal. Close down. TUESDAY SINGAPORE -ZHL. Wavelength— 225 n 7pm
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      • 460 4 I It a -a. New* t. PurUigumt. Man Close do»n. Wavelength 1» tt a IS Ml ae t tt p. a Concert. I.M p m Tmlk on current Prencb erenU In Japanese) 7 2* p m New> In English 7 IS p.m. Relay from Radio Parts Concert I M p
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      • 454 4 iCoUrldgo- Taylor). Loin du bal .(j.i.tl), American Rrcl tarr. John M ore>. I i a drrnmlch Umr The am ud umimnfiii TRANSMISSION S. It at B| Bra. Duo Basic. M a a Ma*, f StMimmd.' 1 It m m A tkart ptaMforlr rrr.lal NiHf Wrtr (Aaatrallaa p*aaM> SeM.la; Natarro lAlbrmzi
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