The Straits Times, 3 March 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) 77#: LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 4 PACES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, I»S7 ['KM X 10 I
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      98 1 SINGAPORE: 140. PLATE -lOC K r=g 2J PURCHASE TERMS ARRANGED. examplesCASH $335.00 OR 6 m E o PP N ™ly%aym oE°nt0 E°nts D of $45.00. ALTERNATIVELY. DEPOSIT OF $40.00 AND 12 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 4£L CASH $155.00 OR DEPOSIT OF $35.00 AND 6 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 5&20 OO ALTERNATIVELY r.rPOQTT
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      4 1 JECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471)«
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      367 1 fMpr J4VA I Cri//5^ ttg World wit HIS MASTER S VOICE All-Wave R* Hls Master's Voice •THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING LONDON AND GETTING IT AT ENTERTAINMENT VALUE! I ALL-WAVE SETS THAT WE RECOMMEND. This new instant introduced by "Hi, Master's Voice" cosines tho ?leasure of "all-wave" radio with gramophone
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      35 2 CHRISTINE LOUISE SAXELBY, dearly beloved wife of Herbert R. Saxclby, (late of the Singapore Municipal Water Depart- I mentl at Castle Hill, NSW. on February 25. 1937. Aged 45 years. China papers! please copy.
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      1408 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE: Morris B— Saloon 1935 Model. Owner driven In excellent condition. Insurance and Tax paid. (800. Apply Box 831. Straits Times. 1936 EIGHT-CYLINDER PACKARD, Model 120, which has travelled less than 5.500 miles. I Ofiers should be made to Lee, c/o StandardVacuum Oil Company, Union Building. Singapore.
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      741 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET (iAMt.J FLAT .'ground floor). TanjUn dist. vacant 1.4.37. Extra large Dining and sltt. room bedroom. Long bath (H A C) New furn. Excellent English food. Extensive grounds, tennis, garage. No. noise. Ideal for a couple requiring really superior aecom. Box. No. 848, S. Times. LARGE furnished
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      721 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. Owing to the huge Increased price in all Imported eng.neering commodities, and Increased labour rate*, the Singapore Chinese Engineering Association wishes to announce to the general public, the resolution decided at Its recent extraordinary General Meeting, to increase the price for all engineering products of all firms
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      455 2 "SCHIFFNER'S" MILLINERY, DRESSES NOVELTIES havo removed to No. 3, Anderson Road. Phone 4768. BUSINESS CARDS tic MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE 'Irs. HARU and Miss HANA 60, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. THE MASTER KEY. By Charles F. Haanel. The Greatest work ever written on Psychology. It Imparts a Practical. Working
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      679 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N^Ca rNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due tonnage 8-pore CATH AY IS.OOO Mar. 13 BURDWAN 8.010
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      577 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London. Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Ball HARUNA MARU 10,400 Mar. 4 4 i KAIOKI MAKV 10.000 Mar. 17 Id S KASHIMA MARU Mar 31 Apr. 1 I YASUKUNI
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      647 3 aaS^M^iiiti BANOEOK LINE luxurious One Class Motorshlps Host Oalins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Tulsine. FOR MAR EILXES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG COPENHAGEN From Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang Sham 4EONIA 16/3 16/3 17/3 19/3 JRRIA 30/3 30/3 31/3 2/4 \LSIA 6/4 6/4 7/4 9/4 3ORINGIA 87/4 27/4 28/4
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      288 3 PRESIDENT LINERS) TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULC Prom Arrive H'kong S.P. >res. Hoover Mar. 6 Mar 24 >res\ Cleveland Mar. 18 Apr. 5 •res. CooUdge Apr. 3 Apr 21 Tes. Tait Apr. 21 May 11 ■•res. Hoover May 1 May 19 'res. Lincoln May 19 June 8 »res. Coolldgo May 29
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      987 3 REPRESENTING SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Ocean The Boa Kblow Steamship Co. (193*) Lta. Steam Ship Co Ltd. and China Mutual The Cnnard YVhIU Star Ltd Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Ca Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co. Ltd, The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co. Ltd.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      51 4 Hha Medan (Both) 3 p.rr. Mumok ft Paiembant (Tnedens) 3 p.m Pontlanak (Khoen Boeai 1 am. Trengganu (Parcels enk) (Larut) ..3.30p.m. Dungun. Kemaman and Kemasck (Larut) 4 pm. Thursday, March 4. Tarempa (Generaal Verspyck) 8 a.m. Prne rariß IAU Soon. B am. China (generally) Hoihow (Menelaus) 10
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      AIR MAILS.
      179 4 INWARD. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. Imperial: From Europe Due Thursday evening. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Thursday night. Oantas: From Australia: Arrive* Saturday afternoon. OUTWARD. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. today. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Maib close 7 p.m. tomo row. Qantas:
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      95 4 Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today. Mar 3. by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of tetters' tad parcels at 4.05 pm. Mails from China today. Mar. 3. by Bhutan. Mails from Chira and Japan tomorrow. Mar 4, oy Haruna Maru Mails
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      IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
      22 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— LONDON. The ai mail despatched from I sf»pore on Feb. 21. was delivered In London on Mar. 1.
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    FROM MALACCA.
    148 4 Correspondence for transmission Cy air "via Netherlands" must be special. v and clearly superscribed "By X L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Today. China, Japan. East Siberia. Philippines, Western U.S.A., and Western Canada (Menelaus) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Australia. Java and Timor by air (Qantasi ..9.45 am
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    FRASER & COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT.
    976 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. Pre-Budget Nervousness Influences Market. WESSRS. Fraser And Co., in their Itl weekly share report, issued at the close of business yesterday, write: Nothing of particular significance cither in poltical or financial circles has happened during the past week to call for special comment. As regards the
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      510 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorptrated in P.M 8. LLOYDS AGENTS:— J BOOKINC AGENTS. F.M.S. KLVS AND SI\M STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: FYalfbt 5433— ruuii MSI CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporateo in hJ.gwnai FARES SINGAPORE EUROPE First and Cabin class from £105-10-2 Second Class From £70-14-9 -AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P R.
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      741 4 ELLKRMAN &BIICKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSmP CO. LTD. COMPANY. tSSSL <n KM "ncon>or,,ed ta naA > BOSTON. Nt» VORR A BALTISIOM -ELLKBMAN" LIN*. VIA S FZ CANAL FOR HAVRE LONDON Due S.r.L" RCTTER.AM HAMBURG. SKKr*^ S£ 2 Via Ports and San STEEL VOYAGER May 22 Mk; .3 Due BmO> CITY OF
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      583 4 SOUTH AFRICAN CRUISE. ■.s. "STELLA POLARIS" (Ideal Cruise Ship) Leave Singapore 19th March, 1937. Arrive Southampton 9th May, 1937. s.s. "ORION" To serve as a Floating Hotel at the port of London during the Coronation Festivities. Excellent accommodation available on both these ships. j Please apply, AMERICAN LLOYD AGENCY ITS.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      278 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGArOBC T«4aj H. W. 1.40 a.m. 9 ft.: 2 1« p.m. 7.7 ft. L. W. 8 a.m. 1.8 ft.; 7.54 p.m. 3-2 ft. Thursday, March 4. H. W. 2 07 a.m. 0.7 ft.: 2.57 p.m. 7.1 ft. L. W 8.37 a.m. 2.1 ft.: 8.22 p m. 3.8 ft.
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      347 5 I AST NIGHT *^mm 4 sbm*. MG. Ms GREATEST HI MAN Q [LtfslsH PVwßw*afi DRAMA! I ▲▼^Kj| rrrddir 1 I BARTHOLOMEW .SAktMAILHy JACKIE COOPER. MICKIE ROONEY fc The DEVIL SISSY' Tomorrow— THE MOST ROMANTIC AND BEAUTIFUL PICTURE EVER-MADE! 'RAMONA' 20th Centnry-Fox Picture with LORETTA YOUNG, PON AMECHE NEW WORLD CABARET
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      187 5 This is the maid who's 'decided to stay' iheyVe made her room as bright as day She works in the house called Bnghlerholme the brightest housetj^ :jthe road has known the house where everyone's content they get more A/^lignl by 20 c in THE HOUSE THAT EDISWAN LAMPS LIGHT^g^ ROYAL"EDISWAN"
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      688 5 AUCTION NOTICES STATE OF JOHORE. c d IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHRU. i CHARGEE'S APPLICATION NO. 25 OF 1936. In the Matter of Section 68 (il) of (Land) Enactment No. 1. and. In the Matter of a tbmrft dated May 4, 19*9. Registered Presentation No. 4<iOS2
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      125 5 ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE of very well-ma<Je and well-kept mode a design polished leak household furniture of every description, real English Pediguv folding pram, Europe-made Cable tlme-pUc* Doll house, Toys, crockery, glassware, eoofe n* utensils, one 2 seater Graham Paige, ftc (The property of Mr. I. J. Roman of X P
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      229 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY; HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail Dance. 6.30—8.30 p.m.. Informal Dinner and dance, 9.30 to midnight. Cabaret. Harvey and Young. COCONUT GROVE: Dinner and dance. CINEMAS. AL HAM BRA: When a Man Sees Red." With Buck Jones and "The Wheels of Destiny" with Ken Maynard. 3.15, 6.15, and
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      511 6 Little Interest In Rubber Shares. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Mar. 3. Tin is up 50s. for both positions in London yesterday and one cent in New York. In spite of the dull conditions ruling yesterday there was quite a fair turnover among tin shares. At the
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        MINING.
        567 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Lssue Val. 4/- Am pat Tin £1 Asam Kumbang Fraser Co. Lyall k Buyers SellersBuyers 5/1% 5/8 5/3 33/9 34/6xd 33/9 t Evatt Sellers 5/7% 34/-xd £1 Austra' Malay 54/- 56/-xd 56/5/- Ayer Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin 1 Batu
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        GENERAL.
        412 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.45 1.55 1.45 1.55 2 2 do 7!' 2 Prefs. 2.50 2.60 2.50 2.60 10 10 Atlas Ice 8.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 lO.OOn. 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0.90 0.95 10 5 B M. Trustee 6 25 7.00 6.25 7.25 £1 £1 Cop
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        201 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103 110 nom 4-, >-'; 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 111 114 nom 4Vi':'. 1909 red. 1955 Sl.UOO.OCO Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 119 121 nom 4% 1913 red. 1983 $2,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        363 6 (Shares are *1 unless otherwise stated) 1"1UOCI m V--U LjJtUl m DTHI'b Ulenby Uor Oajah Uaal. Malay 1.95 2.06 100 2.06 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.66 2.15 2J6 2.10 2.35 Iyer Hltam Vyer Molek Kyer Panas Jassett Jatu lintang Jedford Jenta Jorelll Jrog°.s Jrunel Un. ($5) Juklt Katll 3ukit
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    EXCHANGES.
    198 6 The following are the exchange rates thl.v morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING London T. T 2/4 1/1« London demand 2/4 1/16 London months sight 2/4tfa Lyons demand 1230 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 1/16 Montreal demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    75 6 March 3, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) 37 37Vfc Good F. A. Q. in ewes (F.O.B.) 36 9/16 36% No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 36% 36% March 36% 36% April-June 37i/ 8 37ft July-September 37%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    349 6 London, Mar. 2. The following are t»day"s closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: •New York prices ouotec In U.8. currency The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbeis' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not Included Ye««erday. ConTenloo Loan 6
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS.
    38 6 London, Mar. 2. Exchequer returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to £694,803,957 compared with £667.088.537 at corresponding date of last year. Total ordinary expenditure is £712.277,495 compared with £672.240.581 at corresponding date of 1936 British Wireless.
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    PRODUCE.
    242 6 Singapore. March 3, 12 noon. Buyer seller Gambler $7 50 Hamburg Cub* 15 00 Java Cube 10.50 Pepper. White Muntok $20 'X> White $19.50 Black $11.50 Copra. Mixed $7.60 Sun Dried $7 90 Tapioca Small Flake $5 50 Fair Flake $5 00 Medium Pean $5 55 Small Pearl $5
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    EXCHANGES.
    96 6 London, Mar. 2. The following were mean rates ruling at r.oon today: Paris 105 9 64 Athens 547>4 Ne-v York 4.89 1 32 Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.89 scllera Brussels 29.02'i Rio 4^4 Geneva 21.43'i sellers official Amsterdam 8.92 T a Belgrade 213 Milan 927s Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.15'-..
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    121 6 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Total for Books Close financial Company. Dividend Date Ex. Div. year Payable Date to date TIN. Aust. Malay 6d. Feb. 23 To Mar. 2 Feb. 24 2'/ t a 6 Asam Kumbanc 6d. Feb. 26 Mar. 5 F-;b. 27 2Vi Mambaus 5% Int. Mar.
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England A.D. 1720) FIRE, MAMIE LIFE. MOTM 6M, WMKMEN'S COMfEMATIM. Branch Offio* for Malaya. Chart* fd B*nk Ch«m»«r», SI n«—«r«.
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      195 6 FREE SLOGAN COMPETITION. "OLD RARITY" WHISKY. $250 in PRIZES As Agents for Bulloch Lade Co. Ltd., Olasgow, Distillers of the famous De Luxe Whisky Old Rarity we offer 10 Prizes for the best advertising slogans submitted. The slogans must be original, suitable for publication and should not exceel eight words.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMER CIAL NEWS.
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      CARGO CLAUSES CHANGED.
      466 7 PIRACY NOW RISK OF WAR. REMOVED FROM THE MARINE POLICY. Tr.e Institute of London Underwriters announces that as from Feb. 15, due to developments in the Spanish war. the Free of capture clause of the Institute cargo clauses, both Free of particular average and With average," will
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      RUBBER POSITION IN BRIEF.
      214 7 Average Price 1934 67/32 d. 1935 6d. 1936 7%d. Singapore 193e 27 cts. January Slncapore 36.47 cts. World Absorption— Tons 1934 944. .41 1935 942.924 1936 1,020,788 World Shipments 1934 1,019.200 1935 872,722 1936 866.559 Malayan Shipments January 41.5*1 Malayan ImportsJanuary J6.956 I World StocksDee. 31,
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      TAPAH RUBBER DOUBLES PROFIT AND DIVIDEND.
      766 7 Proposed Distribution Of Fifteen Per Cent. A STRIKING improvement is shown in the accounts of Tapah Rubber Estates Ltd. for the year ended December last, which were issued yesterday. The net profit, excluding directors' fees, has jumped from $42,735 to $93,730, and the proposed
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      FEBRUARY RUBBER SHIPMENTS.
      38 7 fkCEAN shipments of rubber from Malayan ports, including reexports, during February totalled 38,058 tons compared icith 41£71 tons in January. February are 79,629 tons which compares with 77,537 tons for the same period last year.
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      SHIPBUILDERS HIT BY STEEL SHORTAGE.
      210 7 Delivery Delay Problem. Sir Maurice Denny, one of the country's most eminent shipbuilders, made a reference to the difficulties which the shipbuilding Industry is experiencing on account of a scarcity of steel, In a speech at Dumbarton. Announcing two new contracts following the launch of
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      FEBRUARY TIN SHIPMENTS.
      81 7 "FOREIGN exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean steamers at all Malayan pprts during February totalled 6,595 tons. This compares with 7538 tons in January, and 7,041 tons in February last year. Of last month's shipments, 4,595 tons were consigned to the United States; 806 tons
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      ATLANTIC FLIGHTS BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
      205 7 Experiments For Mail Service. Imperial Airways stated on Feb. 7: The financial provision that has been made by the Government of the United States for the operation of the trans-Atlantic air service is in conformity with the plans that have been the subject of negotiation
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      BOVRIL DIVIDEND RAISED.
      166 7 From Four To Five Per Cent. Bovrll, Ltd., the manufacturers of meat extracts, announces an Increased dividend for 1936 on the £1.000,000 deferred capital of the company. The board proposes to pay 5 per cent., less tax, which compares with 4 per cent, for 1935 and 3
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      MOTOR SHIP ORDER TO SWAN, HUNTER.
      101 7 For Shaw Savili New Service. The Shaw Savili and Albion Co., Ltd has placed with Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson. Ltd., of Wallsend-on-Tyne. an order for a passenger motor vessel, which is intended to open up a new service to New Zealand via Capetown.
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      ELECTROLUX CORP.
      94 7 Net Earnings Rise $217,900, To $3,025,700. The Anglo-French Banting Corporation, Ltd., London, announces the receipt of a cable from the treasurer of the Electrolux Corporation stating that the consolidated net profit tor the year ended Dec. 31, 1936, amounts to $3,025,688 which compares with $2,807,804 for 1935. The
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      612 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated tn the Colony ol Hong Kong) The uaoiUty ol members Is limited to the •xient and in manner presenbeo by Oraiuance No. 6 of IM9 of the Ci-iony. Authorised Capital s i ™vJ™£ Issued and Fully Paia-Uo $20,000,000 Eescrve Pund«:— Sterllnß 6,500.000 Hon»
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      211 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China by Special Charter.) 12. Cecil Street. Slocitor* Telephones: Manager's Office 6444 Exchange Dept. 1441 General Office 5188-8 Cable Addreati "CUUNGKCO" Paid Op Capital Ch. 1i0.000.000 00 Betci-re Funds tn excess ot Ch. 53.500.000 oo Total Asteu approximately Ch. S1.400.»00.»00.00 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vunß Soong.
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      534 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Üb; INDIA, AUSTkALIA AND CHINA. (Incoiporatea in Engiana oj Royal Staarter 18S3) Paid Op Capital In 800.000 share* ot £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Pund £3.000.000 Resenre LJabllltv of Prn«r tP tors C3.000.004J BEAD OFFICE: 38. BJsbopsca'-e. London E.C. t. Alor Sta. Hong Kong Saigon Amritear Hollo Hrmarang
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    29 8 Floods in England. The Sussex village of Alfriston, famous in smuggling days, was cut off from the world by the overflowing cf the River Cuckmere. The village petrol station.
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    PARSON AND CLAY PIPE QUESTION.
    256 8 'MISBEHAVIOUR' OF CLERGY. When a clergyman is reported to be "misbehaving," what should the Church do about It? Bishops pondered over Mie przzle at the Church Assembly. Their chief difficulty was the definition of "misbehaviour." An "Incumbents 1 (Misbehaviour and Negligence) Measure" before them described
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    25 8 Washington, Mar. 2. Mr. Roosevelt yesterday signed the Summners bill permitting Supreme Court judges to retire on full pay at the age of 70. Reuter.
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    CHILD MARRIAGES IN AMERICA.
    141 8 TENNESSEE AMENDS EXISTING LAW. TENNESSEE lawyers are searching their lawbooks in an attempt to find some loophole by which to nullify the marriage of nine-year-old Eunice Winstead to twenty-two-year-old Charles Johns, says the Daily Express. Members have introduced a Bill into the Senate to uniilify automatically
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    SILVER JUBILEE OF NIZAM.
    175 8 Brilliant Scenes And Functions. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta Feb. 19. Brilliant scenes are marking the celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the Nizar of Hyderabad's reign over the greatest of the Indian States. The special ceremonies opened with a big review of the State troops
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    STRIKE POSITION IN AMERICA.
    91 8 Tension Greatly Eased. New York, Mar. 2. The strike position is improving at various centres, notably at the Douglas aircraft factory at Santa Monica and its subsidiary, the Northrop Corporation at Waukegan, which have reopened. The leaders of the United Automobile Workers announce a settlement of
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    CROWN BACK TO FRONT.
    144 8 AT CORONATION OF EDWARD VII. Here is a story of Edward Vll's coronation, as told by Mr. Lawrence Tanner, keeper of muniments and sub-librarian at Westminster Abbey, in a lecture at Westminster ly:"The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Frederick Temple, was aged and infirm, and was given
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      11 8 Look to the Future INSURE WITH THE PRUDENTIAL Ask for:JOHNNIE WAbKER
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    MADRID IS HARD NUT TO CRACK.
    559 9 "Postponed" Capture. NOW FIXED FOR MAR. IS. Lisbon, Mar. 2. In vi«w of the Government's resistance, tfce fall of Madrid, expected before Mar. 4, to now "postponed" unUl Mar. 15, according to a broadcast meoaage by General Quiepo de Llano who stated that an
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    "YOUNG MARSHAL" TO LIVE IN NANKING?
    133 9 Pkwi To Transfer His Army To Chekiang Border Shanghai. Mar. 2. Oen. Chang Hweb-Uang. former commuKtor-la-chief of the NorthWett Armies who was dismissed for his part in the Slan revolt last Decemb«r, it is now learned, intends to live permanently in Nanking As his
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    NEW FOREIGN MINISTER IN NANKING.
    70 9 Envoy In London May Be Offered Post. Nanking. Mar. 2. Mr. Kuo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador In London, has been instructed by the Nanking Foreign Office to return and report on current diplomatic alTairs. Meanwhile, rumours are circulating that Mr. Kuo will be offered the foreign
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    SPANIARDS IN CHINA.
    88 9 Now Under Jurisdiction Of Chinese Courts. Shanghai, Mar. 2. The extraordinary position brought about by the resignation of the Spanish Minister to China and the Consul-General in Shanghai in sympathy with the Spanish rebels had a ieauel today when the spokesman of the Nanking Foreign Office announced
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    Japanese Garrison In N. China Changed.
    60 9 Tientsin, Mar. 2. More 'than 2.000 Japanese troops arrived from Manchukuo yesterday, and 1,000 have been stationed In Pelping, 500 at Fengtal and the remainder in Tientsin. These troops are relieving the Japanese garrison force in North China, which will be completed In the
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    THREE-DIMENSIONAL FILM CLAIM.
    60 9 The Moscow Cinema Studio Mosfllm" has released several threedimension sound and colour cartoon films, manufactured for the first time by the operator Mershln's three-colour method of photographing. The most interesting of these Is The Fox and the Wolf (written and directed by the Honoured Artist of the
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    ANGLO-IRISH TRADE RELATIONS.
    93 9 London, Feb. 25. A further improvement in AngloIrich trade relations was described in the Home of Commons by the Dominions Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, who said that as the result of discussions the British Government had agreed to remove the present special duty
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    FRANCO-AMERICAN QUESTIONS.
    157 9 Economic And Financial Stabilisation. New York. Mar. 2. Betfef that the Administration is about to begin a series of Informal discussions with France and Great Britain In the hope of enlisting their co operation In promoting economic and flnancla 1 stabilisation in Europe is strengthened as M. Oeorges
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 3. 1937. Eurasians Advance.
    772 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 3. 1937. Eurasians Advance. Young Eurasians in Selangor have just rallied to a call to service as Volunteers. Experience in Singapore, Penang and Malacca encourages confidence that they will make very good Volunteers, with a special gift for rifle-shooting, which remains of great military
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    A Rubber Barometer.
    312 10 Some days ago tiic I.R.R.C. programme for the first nine months of 1937 was discussed ir this co'.umn in the light of current consumption and stocks. There is, however, one other factor which must be borne in mind In studying international rubber pclicy. and that is the
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    IF SINGAPORE WERE ATTACKED.
    140 10 Lessons To Be Learnt From The Manoeuvres. BY SIR HERBERT RUSSELL. (Reproduced From the United Services Review.) IN their way—and a pretty big way, too—the recent combined manoeuvres which centred upon Singapore were the most interesting and the most instructive operational exercises which have been held
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    Defensive Air Power Versus Sea Power.
    188 10 Defensive Air Power Versus Sea Power. Hostile sea power alone could knock the naval base, and any vessels in it, aboui, pretty badly. Air power alone could accomplish a similar result. But defensive air power acting against hostile sea power sets quite another proposition in such a situation. And coastal
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    Striving For The Element Of Surprise.
    197 10 Striving For The Element Of Surprise. When his tactical intentions were disclosed then it became a fairly simple matter to responi to them, but as a test of strategical ability in avoiding disclosure as long as possible—and, in fact, striving for the, nowadays, very difficult element of surprise—the recent show"
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    "Reat "Real Possibility" Of Attack On Singapore.
    398 10 "Reat "Real Possibility" Of Attack On Singapore. I am not saying that any such Power actually exists today, but it is surely only reasonable to postulate that unless there is a real possibility that Singapore may be attacked there is little Justification for such an elaborate test of its capacity
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    A Military Landing Covered From The Sea.
    216 10 A Military Landing Covered From The Sea. Not only because it is an island. Singapore must be attacked from the sea—and the air, of course. But an attack by sea would no doubt attempt to cover a military landing on the island, and this is one of the possibilities which
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    Britain's Best Submarines At Seletar?
    186 10 Britain's Best Submarines At Seletar? I think we shall probably Tnd that, in the not distant future, instead jI keeping all our fifteen finest and latest submarines on that side of the world bottled up in Hong Kong—wher.< they are of great defensive value—we shall transfer some of them to
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    I and Defences Protected Against Bombers.
    146 10 I and Defences Protected Against Bombers. The new land defences on the island have been constructed with a special view to resisting air attack, and the late manoeuvres showed that their heavy guns would be likely to give a very warm reception to warships or transports approachtng to within their
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    751 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. TRENGGANU SARONGS. IJNTIL I went to Trengganu I had always supposed that the Malay weaving industry was little better than an anachronism, kept alive by a few European enthusiasts and living as precarious and artificial a life a» the "art shoppes" which arc attempting to
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    COMMONS STATEMENT ON BRITAIN'S FOREIGN POLICY.
    112 11 MR. EDEN PRAISES WORK OF LEAGUE. Britain's Initial Move For Localising Spanish War. RETURN OF GERMANY'S COLONIES NOT BEING CONSIDERED. London, Mar. 3. IN the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Eden vigorously upheld the success of the British policy of non-intervention in the Spanish
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    Removing Volunteers.
    749 11 Mr. Eden paid a warm tribute to the patience and perseverance of the chairman of the international committee and said he thought the rew agreement on volunteers would go a long way to remove completely the dangers to European peace arising from the Spanish civil war. He spoke
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    Irish Regiments' Second Battalions Restored.
    42 11 London, Mar. 2. Two additional infantry battalions whose formation has been approved as part of the defence programme will be raised by restoring to the Inniskillint, and Royal Irish Fusiliers the second battalions disbanded in 1922. B.W.
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    27 11 General and Madame Chiang Kaishek on their return to Nanking by plane .recently after a holiday spent at Gen. Chiang's ancestral home at I ernthua, Chekiang. I.N.P.S.
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    40 11 Pipers of the London Irish Rifles (18th London rcrrit. rials) wearing the 'caubeen' a kind of Irish 'tam-o'-shanter' in which they will appear in the Coronation procession. The sergeant -major inspecting them is wearing the old type of full-dress headgear.
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    GERMANY PLEADS ANEW FOR COLONIES.
    469 11 Impassioned Outburst By Von Ribbentrop. Berlin, Mar. 2. AN impassioned plea for colonies was made by Herr von Ribbentrop, the German ambassador, who returned from London during the week-end. In a speech at the Leipzig Fair he referred to the intolerable position of Germany. Milk
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    NEW CHAIRMAN FOR LONDON TIN.
    83 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 2. CAPT. OLIVER LYTTELTON has been elected chairman of the newlyreconstructed London Tin Corporation Ltd.. and also of Anglo-Oriental and General Investment Tru?t Ltd.. a private company which was previously controlled by Anglo -Oriental Mining Corporation Ltd. ThiB election
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    MUCH RUBBER AWAITING SHIPMENT IN MALAYAN GODOWNS.
    369 11 Increase Of Local Stocks During February. Godowns in Singapore and Penang are said to be chokefull of rubber awaiting ocean shipment. Port and dealers' stocks in the Colony are expected to show, when figures are available, an increase of about 10,000 tons for
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    AMERICA'S NAVAL BUILDING.
    123 11 REDUCED ESTIMATE FOR 1937. NO CHANGE OF PLAN ANNOUNCED. Washington, Mar. 3. The appropriation of $526,000,000 for the Navy Department in the next fiscal year, which is nearly $56,000,000 less than in the original budget estimates was approved yesterday by the Appropriations Committee. The chief reduction is
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    Mui-Tsal Minority Report.
    70 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ivondon, Mar. 3. Interviewed by a representative of the Straits Times here yesterday, Miss Edith PictonTurberville »supported Sir George Maxwell's mvi tsai report in outline except that she would restrict exemptions of nearest relatives. Well-informed people believe that, contrary to their usual practice,
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    30 11 Budapest. Mar. 1. Following the dismissal of 146 miners who participated in the Pecs stay-in strike, a general strike on all mines has been ordered to start today. Reuter Wireless.
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    REARMING ITALY.
    175 11 Programme Outlined. MILITARISATION OF COUNTRY. Rome, Mar. 2. A LL possibilities of an arms limitation have been ruled out by the Fascist Grand Council which, in an official communique, declares that "the military preparation of the nation is satisfactory, but every possibility, however remote, of a limitation of
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    LONDON TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT.
    62 11 First Contract Signed In £14,500,000 Scheme. London. Mar. 2. The first contract to be placed in connection with the London Passenger Transport Board's £14.500.000 scheme to improve railway facilities in northeast London was signed yesterday. The scheme provides for boring tunnels lor the extension of the Central
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    F.M.S. VOLUNTEER FORCE MAKES EXCELLENT PROGRESS IN 1936
    440 12 BUT MODERNISATION MUST GO ON, SAYS G.O.C. Greater Use Of Automatic Weapons. OFFICERS NEED SOUND TACTICAL KNOWLEDGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 1. I AST year I stressed the importance to such a force as the Federated Malay States Volunteer
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    10 INJURED IN STRIKE CLASH.
    283 12 Women Hurl Sandals At Police. KLANG RUBBER FACTORY FRACAS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 3. P"()l li hundred Chinese coolie women hurled their wooden slippers and followed them up with a barrage of stones in a clash between strikers and 40 polke at
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    GLASGOW RUBBER ESTATES.
    103 12 Formed Into Public Company. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 2. /GLASGOW RUBBER ESTATES LTD. a p private compary owning an estate at Kulim, Kedah. has been reconstituted into a ?»bllc company with a capital of £200.000 The issued capital Is €106,000 of which 35.000 iully paid
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    26 12 A memorial tablet to tlie late Mr. Hopson Walker will be unveiled and dedicated at the 9.45 a.m. service on Sunday in St. Barnabas' Church, Klang.
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    36 12 Mr. N. Richardson, of the Government Printing Department, Kuala Lumpur, was entertained by some of the staff of the Government Printing Department to a tea party at the Eastern Hotel on Wednesday, prior to his departure.
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    Britain's Interest In Filipino Independence.
    423 12 MAY HAVE TO GUARANTEE IT SAYS U.S. JOURNALIST. "pKEAT BRITAIN may one day have to join the United States in guaranteeing the independence and security of the Philippines Commonwealth, for Britain, with her vast interests in the Far East, Malaya and Australasia can least of
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    TERROR TARS IN BARRACKS.
    67 12 AUDIT 80 men of the monitor Terror are to have several we«ks ashore in barracks at Tanglin while most of the troops of the Ist Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, are away at Hong Kong for manoeuvres. It will be a welcome change from shipboard life for
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    CUMBERLAND DUE BACK TODAY.
    94 12 Leaving For Hong Kong !n Week. The cruiser Cumberland, flagship of His Excellency the Commander-ln-Chief of the China Station, ViceAdmiral Sir Charles Little. X.C.8.. Is expected to return to Singapore from Penang today. The vessel will return to Hong Kong next Wednesday to take part in
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    GOLD DIGGERS BACK AGAIN.
    334 12 At The Cinema. Good Musical Film At The Capitol. "Gold Diggers of 1937. With Dick Powell and Joan Blondrll Warner Bros. At the Capitol. This film is produced on the lavish scale that has characterised Warner Bros., big musical pictures There are the usual bevy of
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    36 12 Amuiig the pjiancngers on the Empress of Britain, wh.ch arriveJ in Singapore yesterday, are the Count* of Cowley (centre) and the Lady Patricia Wellesley <ri*ht). With them is Mfas Margarita Martin of Paris. Straits Times Photograph.
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    Function Of Unemployment Committee Misunderstood.
    304 12 Function Of Unemployment Committee M i sunder stood. (From Our Own Cer respondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. IN an interview with the Straits Ti»es yesterday Mr. Hugh Fraser, Acting Under Secretary to Government, F.M.S., and Chairman of the Committee appointed to inquire into unemployment in Selangor, informed us that in
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    STRONGER ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES.
    105 12 STRONGER ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES. Special Guardship For Singapore? rONSIDE KABLE strengthening of the anti-air-craft defences of Singapore is, according to Service journals in Britain, likely to take place very soon. The United Services Review states that it is understood that a third battery will shortly be added to the antiaircraft brigade
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    20 12 Mr. J. B. Mackie. Inspector of Mines. Kuala Lumpur, arrived from N:w Zeiland and is staying at the Adelphl Hotel.
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    OCEAN GIANT IN SINGAPORE ON WORLD CRUISE.
    843 13 30,000 MILES IN 125 DAYS IN ARMCHAIR COMFORT. Leaving For Siam, Bali And Java Today. HUNDREDS ON WHARF TO SEE EMPRESS ARRIVE. IYWARFING even mail liners which call regularly at Singa- pore, the 42,000-ton luxury liner Empress of Britain moved gracefully to her
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    ANGLO-DUTCH WEDDING.
    188 13 Air. E.G. VanDelden &>MissE. C. Allen. WHITE orchids arrived by plane from Java yesterday to make a bouquet for Miss Elizabeth Christina Allen, bride of Mr. B. O. van Os van Delden at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Miss Allen, who arrived here from Hong Kong only
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    BETTER YEAR FOR MALAYAN ENGINEERS
    253 13 X. A.M. Activities Increase In 1936. (From Our Ov.'ii Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. The Engineering Association of Malaya, with a total membership of 249, records a successful year's workIng during 1936 with an excess ci income over expenditure of $1,049.35. Its Council reports that
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    REVOLVER THAT SHOT POPEJOY.
    289 13 Changes Hands Many Times. CHINESE SENTENCED FOR POSSESSION. unPHE police received information that this revolver is the one used against Inspector Popejoy, who was shot in a pawnshop at New Bridge Road in March, 1934. "After that the revolver changed hands and it was painted black,
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    SELANGOR CLUB'S BAND CONDUCTOR.
    176 13 Members Wish To Discuss Recent Dismissal. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. The dismissal by the Selangor Club of its band conductor, Mr. J. Roeytenberg, has resulted in a requisition being signed by 67 members of the clur>, reading: "We, the undersigned, feel that
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    MALAYAN DOCTORS' CONFERENCE.
    111 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Mar. 2. Doctors from all parts of Malaya will foregather at the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, for their annual meeting and conference which will be held from March 26—28. The annual meeting will take place on March 26. On March
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    Malaya Free From Earthquakes.
    149 13 Malaya Free From Earthquakes. "Stable Part Of Earth's Crust." (From O*ir Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. AN interesting sidelight on the earth tremors which were felt In Malaya last year is provided in the report or the F.M.S. Geological Survey Department for the year 1936. It states: "A minor
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    CAR'S PLUNGE INTO EMPIRE DOCK.
    323 13 CAR'S PLUNGE INTO EMPIRE DOCK. Tragedy Near Cruise Liner. A Malay motor-car driver named Baboo, employed by the Union ltyotor Hiring Co., lost his life last night when thr car plunged off Wharf -Hi and into the Empire Dock as it was on its way to the Empress of Britain
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    AUSTRALIA'S OVERWHELMING CONQUEST IN FINAL TEST.
    387 14 ENGLAND ROUTED ON A WET WICKET. TWO BALLS ENDED IT THIS MORNING. HPHERE was an anti-climax at Melbourne this morning, when Australia had to turn out to dispose of two tail-end batsmen in order to clinch their decisive victory over England in the fifth
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    THE FIVE TESTS.
    45 14 First T— t, IBtAilD md by 312 runs. Second Test— ENGLAND wm by an innings ami 2S r«M. Third Teat.— AUSimAUA w«n by 365 riiaa. Fourth TMt— AD0TKAUA wmi by IU ruu. Fifth Teat— AUSTRALIA worn hj an innlncs and 2M ram.
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    S.C.C. OUTCLASS Y.M.C.A.
    119 14 Water Polo. By nine goals to nil, the Singapore Swimming Club defeated the V.M.C.A. at the S.S.C. pool last evening, being throughout the stronger side. Daatselaar, club centre, neeted five times, Stewart tvice, Druiding and Anderson once each. Thus in spite of the good goalkeeping of Seng
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    TRAGI-COMIC FINALE.
    110 14 10,000 People See One Minute's Play. It was soon all over this morning. Two balls, two wickets—and off the field they scampered! The weather v/as cool and sunny, cables Reuter. Admittance was free, as many as 10.000 people flocked to the ground to see the finish. The field
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    CLOSE DOUBLES MATCH IN Y.M.C.A. TOURNEY.
    190 14 Lawn Tennis.' The most interesting match In the V.M.C.A. tournament yesterday was that in the open doubles between two Chinese pairs. It ran to three well contested sets. Complete results: Open Men's Doubles Tan Peng Chew and Tan Peng Liat beat J. S. Nathan
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    THE TEST TALLY.
    30 14 The complete Teat Match record is at present as follows, Australia being two up: Matches played 139 Australia have won 56 England have won 54 Drawn 29
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    THE COMPLETE SCORE.
    376 14 AUSTRALIA— Ist. Innings Rif g c Ames b Fames 28 Fingleton c Voce b Fames 17 Hradman b Fames 169 McCabe c Fames b Verity Badcock r Worthington b Voce 11K Gregory c Verity b Fames 80 Oldfleld c Ames b Voce 21 Nash c Ames b
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    BAA. SUCCESSES.
    92 14 The Cycle and Carriage Co. (1928), Ltd., local agents, have received a cable announcing further successes for B.S.A. cycles in premier trials. Following the Colmore, riders of B.S.A.'s have now won the Victory Cup, emphasising the general reliability, performance and utility of these machines. Scoring twice in the
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    32 14 Players in the V.M.C.A. open lawn tennis tournament. On the left: A. A. P. Humphrey and Yap Ah man On the right: s. A. Dawood and Woon Chow Tat.— Straits Times Photograph.
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    FAST ROWING BY 'VARSITY CREWS.
    64 14 London. Mar. t. Oxford University gave an impressive performance when they equalled the 40-year record by rowing from the finishing post, Mortlake, to Chiswick steps in 6 miiu. 33 sees. The Cambridge crew, practising on the River Cam, covered three miles frc»i lock to lock
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    71 14 TODAY. Soccer: S.C.C. vs. Midds., SRC. ground; Publishers vs. Fort Canning, Div. 2. Stadium; S.H.B. vs. V.M.C.A.. Div. 3, S.H.B. ground. Cricket: St. Andrews vs. Victoria School. Billiards: S.C.C. championship final, Baker vs. Oray, 6.30. TOMORROW. Soccer: Business Houses League M.P.H. vs. Wearne's, Stadium; P. and N.
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    Airmen Beat Chinese In Second Division.
    440 14 THE S.A.F.A. League programme a Division II match between tl the S.C.F.A. at the Anson Road St. having: at one time been a goal in The Chinese gave an excellent account of themselves in the first half, their forwards combining well, but they fell
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    37 15 Joe Peralta, who claims to be junior bantamweight champion of the Philippines, and to rank No. 2 among flyweights in the Orient. He meets Johnny Mortell. whom he has once beaten, at the New World on Friday.
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    SELANGOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    222 15 Badminton. List Of This Year's Winners. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 1. The annual distribution of prizes won in the Selangor State badminton championship tournaments took place yesterday afternoon at the Victoria Institution Hall. In the presence of a fairly large crowd. Before asking Mrs.
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    S.G.C. WOMEN'S BOGEY.
    208 15 Golf. All Square Card Wins "A" Division. The women's March bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. R. W. Cowen in "A" division with a score of all square, in a tie In
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    ISLAND CLUB BOGEY.
    141 15 Four Players Tie In "A Division. The Island Clubs Februray bogey competition, held over the week-end, resulted in a tie between C. A. R. Bateman. F. Suganuma, L. Langdon Williams and Lee Pang Kirn in the "A" Division, 1 down. The "B" Division was won by J.
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    74 15 K.G.C. ECLECTIC. Sixty-four cards were taken out for the Keppel Golf Cub's February eclectic competition and the following weie the best six cards returned The stakes for Class 4 horses running at the Perak Turf Club's Easter Skye Meeting have been increased to $600 a race. A. Wolfe 30—41/3=25 2/2
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    Rain The Spoil-Sport.
    26 15 CR'9K£T/S£ASQN < y4)i^Pb^/j^7 v ii4 \Usiowitow fan %J#*iP *Wy rANr 'AN ENGUSM GAMt AND 5Y GAD. SIR. AN ENGLISH SUMMER TO GO WITH IT
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    STATISTICS FOR SINGAPORE SPRING MEETING.
    381 15 Winning Owners, Trainers and Jockeys. THE following statistics, specially .compiled for the Straits Times, relate to the three days' racing at the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting, concluded on Saturday. OWNERS. 'Mac Kongsi" $4,400 "Mr. LighUoot" 3,840 H. S. Klrwan 3,330 Major T. L. Fox
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    "GOLDEN VALLEY" $1,000 COMPETITION.
    195 15 The final judging of the Golden Valley. $1,000 Competition,' sponsored by Messrs. Outhrle and Co., Ltd., the distributors for Malaya, took place on Saturday night at the Great World Amusement Park. The Judges were Mr. J. I Dawson director, Messrs. Outhrle and Co.. Ltd Mr. Lee
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    662 15 Well Played, Australia! Sounder Batting Prevails Bradman The Inspiration —No w for 1 938 1 Earnings of Golf "Pros"— Corinthians and Casuals May Amalgamate. Conducted By "ECHO." ALL that remains to be done, after certain final formalities today, is to congratulate Don Bradman and his. men on
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    Negri Club May Become Limited Company.
    742 16 HEAVY BURDEN OF DEBT. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 28. A SUGGESTION to turn the Simgei Ujong Club of Seremban into a limited liability company was made at the half-yearly general meeting of the club held last night at the club premises. The
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    205 16 ODD SHILLINGS AND PENCE GIFTS. FUND NOW BROUGHT TO £532,659. The sum ol £94.686 18*. lOd. was realised by the odd shillings and pence scheme for the King Oeorge V. Memorial Fund. Under the scheme customers instructed their banks to transfer the odd amounts
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    CAMBRIDGE RESULTS. Negri Sembilan
    146 16 CAMBRIDGE RESULTS. Negri Sembilan Successes. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Mar. 1. The following Seremban students have been successful in the last School Certificate examination according to information supplied by the Inspector of Schools, Negrl Sembilan:— Anglo Chinese School: Akbal Singh, Pung Thow Meng, Yang Kam Cheun, V. Retnam, The
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    CAMBRIDGE PASSES.
    107 16 The following have passed the Cam. bridge School Certificate Examination held in December, 1936. •Abdul Kahar bin Shahrum, Cheong Yew Kee, »Chew Chong Hock, »chia Jasieng, *Chia Siak Chao, »Chla Thiam Ouan, »Ho Wai Kw»g Koh Kirn Hoe. R. KrishnaE. Kwek Tlong Lim, Kwa Tien Hock. »Lee Hung
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    Is Municipal By-Law "Irrelevant"?
    343 17 Is Municipal By-Law "Irrelevant"? Legal Pomt Before High Court. •TTIE question of whether a Muni- cipal bylaw goTerning the construction of a five-foot way is in law irrelevant or not formed the basis of a legal battle which began in the Singapore High Court yesterday between the Singapore Municipal Commissioners
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    155 17 Findings Of Special Committee. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok Feb. 28. Listening-in in Siam is too costly it has been stated officially. The Advisory Committee appointed to consider local broadcasting has reported that since the service started six years ago up to date the
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    Crew Describe Fatal Flying Boat Crash.
    650 17 WING-TIP FLOAT STRIKES WATER. \I7ITH a view to determining the definite positions of the attacking fleet in the big Singapore Manoeuvres six aircraft took off from Seletar on the morning of Feb. 2 before sunrise. Of this number, one ill-fated Singapore 111 flying boat
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    49 17 Mr. Justice W. K. Home, Puisne Judge, Kenya, is coming to Malaya shortly on transfer. He has been Chief Justice, Tonga; Acting Chief Justice, Fiji; Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner, Western Pacific; and a Judge i in Gambia. He Is 54 years of age, and a Barrister-at-Law of Gray's Inn.
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    20 18 The Mahmal. a riehly-*»corat«4 Utter mounted on a camel, leaving Cairo on Pc%. It with the Holy Carpet, for Mecca.
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    HOLY CARPET LEAVES FOR MECCA.
    444 18 Enormous crowds, drawn from all parts of Egypt, watched the picturesque ceremony of the departure of the Hrly Carpet from Cairo for Mecca on Feb. JO. This was the first time says the Dally Telegraph Correspondent the Carpet had been sent since 1926. when there
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    £10,000 AWARD FOR LOST HANDS.
    263 18 "Joy Of Life Gone From Him." A youth wno lost both his nands through an accident In a factory n*&rd the Court of Appeal In London dismiss an appeal against the award to him ni £10.000 damages. He Is Lawrence Heaps, of Moor Riad. Cnorley.
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    SUBSIDISED GERMAN COAL EXPORTS.
    207 18 British Traders Hit With the aid of Government subsidies, German coal exporters are gainIng ground at Britain's expense In free markets, as well as those -estricted t>y quotas and trade agreements. This Is revealed In a report by the South Wales Trade Recovery and Expanslon Committee
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    CHINESE BANKER'S VIEWS ON JAPAN'S AMBITIONS.
    438 19 Reciprocity Needed In Co-operation. 'MUTUAL PROSPERITY OR MUTUAL COLLAPSE.' CINO-JAPANESE economic co-operation, based on equality and reciprocity, was advocated by Mr. Shou Ching-wei, a high official of the Central Bank of China, in a statement issued to Domei recently. The statement purported to be
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    35 19 Defecates to the third plenary session of the Central Executive Committee photographed at the Sun Tat-sen Mansoleum, Nanking at the opening ceremony. President Lin Sen is seen fifth from the right. I. N. P. S
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    JAPAN DRIFTING TO A NEW FASCISM.
    409 19 A GRADUAL drift toward n«w form of Fascism, marked by the rule of a military group rather than the driving ferce of an individual, appears to be in store for Japan as a result of the latest political upheaval. Emerging from a series of
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    "Like Drinking Poison."
    96 19 Nanking, Feb. 23. "*THE proposal to admit Commanists into the Kuomintang is tantamount to drinking poison in order to quench one's thirst," declared Mr. Wang Ching-wei, i n the course of a speech here. Mr. Wang emphasised the positive aspects of the Central Executive Committee's manifesto, notably
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    INNISKILLINGS LEAVE FOR HONG KONG MANOEUVRES.
    49 20 Straits Times photographs reproduced in this page today show scenes at Tanglin Barracks and at the Naval Base yesterday morning before the majority of the Ist Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, left by the submarine depot-shop Medway for Hong Kong to participate in manoeuvres.
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    6 20 Children saying good-bye to th«lr daddies
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    13 20 Good-bye for two month*: WWee and children of the sokHers at Tallin Barracks
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
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      14 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT POL'R PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1937 No. 78.
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      CORONATION BROADCAST PLANS.
      979 1 What The Empire Will Hear In May. B. B. C.'s Elaborate Arrangements. TTHE 8.8.C. has now completed a number of its plans for broadcasts in connexion with the Coronation. In view of the improvements in hand at the Empire Broadcasting Station at Daventry and of the Installation
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      30 1 Listening to a young speaker at the Scottish Conference on Broadcasting and Youth. Members of Scottish youth organisations who attended the Conference on Broadcasting and Youth at Edinburgh. —8.8.C. Photo.
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      Britain's Eight Million Licences.
      98 1 Britain's Eight Million Licences. The total number of wireless licences in force in Great Britain at the end of January, was 8,071,464. This figure compares with 7,478,617 at the end of January, 1936, and represents an increase during the year of 592,847. Every owner of a wireless receiver in Great
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      Listeners' Query Corner.
      490 1 Conducted By "TECHNICIAN." QUERY: What is meant by A.V.C. when referring to the qualities of a wireless set A NSWER A.V.C. Is an abbreviation for automatic volume control by which device the set will automatically adjust the amplification or gain when a fading signal is picked up
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      Grand National This Month.
      286 1 Overseas listeners to Daventry are to hear a running commentary on the world's greatest steeplect.sse— the Grand National. They will join. In spirit at least, the many thousands of racing enthusiasts who will fleck to the Alntrce course near Liverpool, by foot, car, train, and airliner
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        89 2 RADIO 6«TT€fil€S KEE HUAT RADIO COMPANY READ For the world's programmes md Articles of Interest, a specimen co^y, will be sent on request to Lithographers, Ltd. Singapore. <m£^tz sssk 4^ 13 n xi a 1* 1 XI uukuhhi iwr TpfH Tht> aate is a PP roacnin 8 an d be
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        507 2 WEEK'S BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. TODAY PENANG. p.m. 7. Time signal and day's programme. 7.05 Recorded variety. 7.40 Song recital by Mr. Lool Chee Eng. 8. News bullstln. 8.05 Chinese music. 9. Close down. SINGAPORE -ZHL. Wavelength iZi m pm. 6 00 Malay music ip-amophone records). Akal Kantjil, and Oh,
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        642 2 estra, directed by Sydney Phasey. From the New Victoria Cinema. Bradford. Waltz. The Grenadiers (Waldteufel). Selection. Musical Comedy Memories (arr Flnck). rheres that Look In your Eye* (Gort.on and Revel). Selection, The Chocolate Soldier <O. Straus). 7.35 p.m.— "The Story of the Gramophone Produced by Pascoe Thornton. 8. IS p.m.—
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        810 2 NIROM. 10.50 a.m.— 1 50 p.m. TDA 6,010 ke/l (49.6? m.) and YDB 11,860 ke/l (25.3 m.) 5 50 p.m ir cluing DA 3.040 k/c OS 68 m and VDB 4.614 k'c (31.2 m.) p.m. S.50 Time signal. Opening announcement. 5.54 Variety programme. r 6.50 News bulletin. 5 7.10 Dance
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        666 2 J5 p.m. Today In Germany. Sound pictures. SO p m. Rendezvous of Nroth, South. East and West. A competition between gay companions, male and female. Directed by Lydia Binder. 50 p.m. Hallo, girls and boys (Engl.) .05 p.m. Concert of light music. 50 p.m. News and economic review In German.
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        675 2 Stowe School Introduced tw Anthony Weymoath. 12.52 am. Dance music. 1.20 a.m. Greenwich time signal. The news and announcements. TRANSMISSION 5. 6 20 a.m Bit Ben. Handle* harmonica in syncopation, by Carne and Francis 6.30 a.m. A commentary* on the Cheltenham Gold Cap. from the National Hunt Meeting. Cheltenham. 6
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        427 2 MELBOURNE. VK2ME. Experimental Chott-wave Broadcast' Ing Stations. Sydney. Wavelength 31.28 m.. 9590 kc/s. Sundays 1.20 p.m. 320 p.m. 5 20 p.m.— 9.20 p.m. Mondays 9.20 p.m.— 11.20 p.m. VK3ME. Wavelength 31.5 m., 9510 kc/s. (Dally except Sundays) p.m. 4.20 Opening announcement. 5.20 With the World's Famous Orchestra. 6.20 News bulletin
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        790 3 NIROM. (Continued from page II) 11.54 Variety lunch concert. 1.10 News bulletin. 1.20 Continuation of the lunch concert. 2.10 News bulletin. 2.20 Close down. p.m. 5.50 Time signal. Opening announcement. 6.04 Dance music. 6.20 Nursery rhymes. 6.50 Nev.s bulletin. 7.10 What Everybody Likes (classical). 8.00 World news. 8.20 Popular potpourri.
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        764 3 PHOHI-HOLLAND. 7 SO p.m. Opening announcement (wavelength 16.88 m.) 7.55 p.m. News bulletin. 8 10 p.m. Special broadcast for the Netherlands Indies by the Roman Catholic Broadcasting Association: (wavelength 16.88 m.i: March, talk on films, political talk by Paul de Waart. mission news, journal 9.13 p.m. Gramophone records. 9.20 p.m.
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        787 3 Hymn, There Is a Green Hill Far Away (A. and M.. 332) 9.03 p.m. Close down. TRANSMISSION 3. 9 20 p.m Big Ben. 'Modern Life la Arctic Siberia.' A talk by H. P. Smolka. 0 40 p.m.— The BBC. Orchestra (Section E). conducted by Warwick, BraUhvaite. Arnold Matters (Australian bass-bari-tone).
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        448 3 cello); John Pmoer (pianoforte). Trio In O minor, Op. 110: Anlmato ma non troppo; Largo; Allegro; Vlgoroso con umore. 6.50 a.m.— A short reU<ioas Ffrvice,' from the Studio. Order of Service- Hymn, My God. I Love Thee; not Because (A. and M.. 106). New Every Morning. page 65. Psalm 22,
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        427 3 10.20 p.m —Frank Rea and his Orchestra, from the Orpheus Restaurant, Belfast Selection. Show Beat (Kern) The Swing o' the Kilt (Montague Ev.ing). Too Late Tomorrow (Langenburg) Heart's Desire (Tauber and Clutsam) 10.45 p m. 'Milford Haven to Billln?s*:itr A sound-picture of Wales's busiest fishing port. Trawlers arriving at the
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        315 3 8 20 p.m Continuation of concert relay. 8 50 p.m. News In French. Colonial market prices. 9 2t p.m. Unchanging People and Thing*. By Leon Vibert and M. Rene Wlsner. 9 SO p m. The French Woman's Chrrnicls. By Mmc. Magdelelne Paz. 9 40 p.m Records. 9.50 p m. Light
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        85 4 MENDE RADIOS Lasting useful features Handmade for Malaya One year's guarantee Reasonable price -20- CMh d«wu sftd 7 Mathfj payattfi of $20/-. MENDE RADIO SERVICE, 58, ORCHARD ROAD. 'PHONE 3 915. THE NEW PYE "EMPIRE' 9 ALL-WAVE 10 VALVE RECEIVER. Deslfned to connect too to erery Important radio station m
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        644 4 TUESDAY EMPIRE STATION. TRANSMISSION 4 12.35 a.m.— Blf Ben. -Empire Exchange,'* Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and the Colonies. 12.52 a.m.— A pianoforte recital by LeJie England. Rhapsody in O minor, Op. 79 (Brahms). Scherzo in C sharp minor. Op 39 (Chopin). Harmonies du solr G (Liszt).
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        475 4 on DJE. DJN. DJQ Md in Dut.* on DJB. .15 p. id. Today In Germany. Sound pictures. 50 p.m. A little German Reader. 0 »5 p m Orchestral concert. 1 05 p.m. Who is laughing there? 1.20 p.m Close down. PARIS. STATION RAD10-C0L0NIALE. Wavelength 25 60 m., 11.720 kc. .25
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        1269 4 AMERICAN SHORT-WAVE STATIONS TODAY •J 00 p.m.— Hymns of All Churches Cincinnati W8XAL 6.080 49.5 11.45 p.m. Edward MncHugh, the New York <♦) Gospel Singer Bostcn W1XK. 9,570 313 12 30 a.m.— National Farm and Heine Hour Washington -Chicago <•) New York W3XAL 17.780 1C.8 TOMORROW 5.15 a.m.— Webster Hall
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        686 4 7 33 an. N*M In Vrmdl V-rket prices. 8 laLe.. 01 ucbanct. 8am News in Spaniih. S S 18 a.ra. News in Portuguese. 8.2* a.m. Clare down. lV.ivtlcn*lh 13 63 m., IS 243 kc. u 13 p ui Concert relay. 7 05 p.m. TWk on current French events (in Hussion).
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        567 4 3 $3 p m. 'Food (or Thomht.'* Three liMI NHki on matters m iipiral intrreal 9 05 p.m. t'tate down. TRANSMISSION 3. 9.20 p in.— Big Ben. Tom Jrnkins, at th* ™,an rf the Plaza (inrma, Swansea. 9.50 p.m.— A re.-ltal of Ma songs. Wilfred Essex brass -baritone Die Admiral's
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