The Straits Times, 11 March 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] 77/£ LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      93 1 THE RO-TRUNK WARDROBE STYLE PRICE $S7>so EACH, ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. •i— i^*^ FOR AIil« mi^^^*^™ DEFECTS OP VISION Consult MJEzekieltt Son} EttabU<he« over Zl yean Qiuliflrd OpbUulmie OpUctan. I SU BAFFLES PUCE. Art /fatal STEEL OFFICE FURNITURE (All British) m SOLE AGENTS DUNCAN ROBERTS LTD SINGAPORE -KUALA
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      42 1 KWA^ JW>UR: 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Scots OJblsky YOU ARE INVITED DEMONS TEA TION OF HEINZ VARIETIES AT ft* 8 /KOW MARCH 12th TO 24th INCLUSIVE JOHN LITTLE 6c CO., LTD. i >imil ta England) SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPH'" PENANG and IPOH.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      23 2 SINCLAIR —On March 10. 1937 at Bournemouth by cable, Mrs. Sinclair, wife of Capt. J. L. Sinclair of the Spore Pilot Association.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      37 2 Mr Mrs. C. S. Rozario wish to express their sincere thariks to all relatives and friends who attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Ellen Beins and those who sent wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence.
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      446 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED, Junior clerk for large office with some experience Fire and Marine Insurance. Apply Box No. 916. Straits Times. a delivery clerk. Must have motor-car driving licence. Salary $30 p.m. State experience etc. to Box No. 886, Straits Times. sTOKtKttrtR and timekeeper with knowledge or electrical stocks. Apply
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      893 2 FOR SALE SECOND hand tennis balls used once in tournament and cleaned by patent process as new $3.60 per dozen. Apply Secretary. Singapore Cricket Club. DOUBLE Sc Single bedrooms furniture for sale aiso sitting, oining, aiiJ bauiroom etc. Delivery between Mar. 22 to Apr. 1. On view at 4 Institution
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      899 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES at 1 and 4- A. Prince St. and 23 Raffle* Place. Apply Kob Cfcew Kee 129 Kllllney Road. GODOWNB at rrai» -at dtreet. conveniently situated fa Wharf and Railway Moderate Rent Apply Brinkmanrj •> Co 11 RAFFLES PLACE— (opposite Robinson Co. Ltd.) Ground floor premises
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      865 2 AUCTION NOTICE AUCTION SALE of floe design teak household furniture including one 3-paddles excellent toned upright piano by Moutrie in sound condition, H.M.V. portable gramophone with records, etc To be held at No. 330 River Vail y Road, on Satarday, March IS. 1937 at 139 p.m. On view from Thursday.
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      795 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE SUNGEI LLSI MINES, LTD. (Incorporated In England) DIVIDEND NO. 59. The Board has declared tntarta Dividend of lO'-ad. per share less Incu;ne Tax at 4/9 In the payable In London on Marcn 24 to all shareholders on the register on March 9. Local Shareholders will be paid
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      621 2 "SCHIFFNER'S" MILLINERY, DRESSES A NOVELTIES have removed to No. 3, Anderson Road. Phone 4768. BUSINESS CARDS tiQ [MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Irs. HARD and Misa HANA 6C, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. Just Arrived: R. GROVCSS FAMOIS DINNER SETS Fine Quality EP.N.S. Made vi Sheffield, England. Modern and Attractive patterns,
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      171 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Withm Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly 3 00 f 4.M I I Ml QuTrterlv 8 50 $12 »0 7 50 Half Yearly S17.M 124.00 $15 00 "wl, «4 0« M8.H $30 W Note— OuUUtlou cheque* should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The diaries and
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      721 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporate© in England) MAIL. PASSENGKR AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY OOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAII SERVICE OUTWARD PROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN DM Tonnage Spore mm CATHAY 15.000 Mar U BURDWAN 6,070
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      390 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. VIA HONGKONC Ch SHANGHAI. ss SUWA MARU Mar 22 SS. PUSHIMI MARU Apr 5 SJ HAKOZAKI MARU Apr 18 m.s. TERKUNI MARU Apr. 30 ss. HAKUSAN MARU May 16 Round
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      645 3 b urn W-Mm »E gyM PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LIN* FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom Prom S'Dore Malacca Port Penang MS. Sham MEONIA 17 3 18/3 19/3 ERRIA 30/3 30/3 31/3 2/4 ALf-.A 6/4 6/4 7/4 9/4 BORINOIA 27/4 27/4 28/4 30/4 PIONIA 185
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      233 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated Id Rngland) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI, MOJL KOBE AND OSAKA. 58. SIROHANA MM 11 Mar. 3 pm. Excellent modern accommodation for On' and secona class oassengers. Special ooU day return tickets interchrngeablr with P. Sc O. 8 N CO Israed at
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      1016 3 rHE BLUE FUNNEL LTNE (Ocean The Hua Khtow Steamship Co. (IJJ2) Lta. Steam Ship Co Ltd. and China Mntaai The Cunara Whit, star Ltd Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.! The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd The StralW Steamship Co Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co. Ltd The Irrawaddj
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
      139 4 Daily W«Umt EUport. laMooa XMUtdi) Last Dignt ■ml rain- bright mm tamp rail f&nJne tenrp in« bat. *V #Mt O0M». Alor Star M MI 8.3 74 Bayan Lepaa (Penang) 98 0.12 7.7 77 Sitiawan 02 Nil 9.7 74 Bukit Jenun 9B Nil 8.3 73 Malacca ae nu
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      138 4 Thursday, March 11. Solas alsajslii the Wbarvos ot expected f arrlvo Main Wharf L. Samson 111. Lch. Kittlwak«, Rengat, Auby, N. Base Lighter "X" 180. Oil Wharf NIL Coal Whan NU mmi in dbx v- l*m '.mnnnt r»«-.'-Srrers Wharf NU. Altxrt Dock NIL Victoria Dock Japara.
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      CLEARANCES
      50 4 Mar. 9- Awobas&n Maru (Jap.); Gewang, Dempo, Rokan, Van Outhoorn, Corncville, Dukat (Nor.); Belgium (Jap.); Sliver Gull, Ban Hong LJong. Pangkor (Brit.). Mar. 10: Diomed, Olennnlas, Kepong, Alng Leong, Tandjong Balei, Tandjong Plnang, Malacca (Brit.); Singkel, Khoen Hoea, Kulit, Etrema, Makaaser, Togian, Thedens, Cremer (Dut.); Mulnam (Dan.); Suddhadib (Slam).
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      TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
      78 4 WANTED steady and energetic Chinese for responsible positions In Financial Institution. Applicants should be men of integrity, above 30, possessing initiative and a good knowledge of English and Chinese and willing to go on transfer. Good salary. Applications treated In strict confidence. Apply In own hand
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      317 4 Taaay. Sarawak (generally) BinUilu (Circe) 8 P m Burma (Karagola) I P-n>-(By Train) 1 Dm East and North India (Karagola) 3 p.m. (By Train) 7 om South India (Rajula) ..3 pm (By Train) 7 pjn Beoglcalla P. de KocK. Padang Pakan Baroe Siak 8. Pandjanc (Tlnombo) 4
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      AIR MAILS.
      75 4 INWARDS. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives tonight. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday night. Expected Friday night. Qantas: From Australia: Dae Saturday afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India,: Arrives Saturday afternoon. OUTWARDS Dutch: To Java a.id Southern Sumatra: Mails close 7 p.m. tomorrow. Qantas: To Australia: Mails dose 7 p.m. tomorrow.
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      FROM MALACCA.
      182 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must oe special.v and clearly superscribed "By X L.M Mails will close at Malacca as followsTomorrow. Australia. Java and Timor by air (Qantas) 9.4S am. China. Japan, East Siberia, Philippines, Western D S.A and Western USA. and Western Canada (Cathay) 6
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      123 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) expected tomorrow, Mar. 12, by air (Imperial). Time of delivery uncertain. Malls from Europe (Amsterdam) expected today, Mar 11, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 7.30 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow. Mar 12. at 9 a.m. Malls from Europe
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      2,000 FEWER CARGO SHIPS.
      496 4 BRITAIN WORSE OFF THAN IN 1914. WITH 2.000 fewer cargo and pas-_ senge*-ship6 tharr stre had"~art"hY outbreak of the Great War, Britain, in spite of the Increased size of existing vessels, is worse off for tonnage than in 1914. This is the situation disclosed by the
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      283 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 9 26 a.m. 8.5 ft.; 10.35 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 3.38 a.m. 4 ft.; 4.10 p.m. 1.2 ft. Friday. March 12. H. W. 10.10 a.m. 9 ft.; 11 p.m. 8.5 ft. L. W. 4.11 a.m. 3.2 ft.: 4.43 p.m. 1 ft. Saturday. March
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    SINO-JAPANESE CO-OPERATION.
    112 5 SALT AGREEMENT IN NORTH SIGNED. Tientsin, Mar. 11. Chinese owners of the salt fields at riianglo, n«a r Tientsin, have signed a contract for the sale of the bulk of their stocks to Japanese Interests for one year. Under the contract, It is understood, Japanese interests will furnish
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    Bigger Nanking Subsidy To Kwangtung Army.
    27 5 The Nanking Finance Ministry has increased the monthly subsidy to the Fourth Route (Kwangtung) Army to $I,ooo,ooo.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    11 5 It is proposed to "quip German coalmines with artlnclal sunlight lamps.
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    JAPAN TO GIVE UP EXTRALITY?
    184 5 BRITAIN U.S. ALSO TO CONSIDER. Shanghai, Mar. '1. Japan may take the lead in giving ;ip her extraterritorial rights In Chlr.a, recording to Tokio reports. Dr. Wang Chung-hui, new Foreign Minister, gave a reception to foreign diplomats in Nanking yesterday, when he Informally announced the
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    SIONG 800 A.A. ANNIVERSARY.
    379 5 Financial Difficulties Last Year. The 11th anniversary of the Siong 800 Athletic Association will be celebrated at the Association premises. 456 Race Course Road, on Sunday. Members are invited to bring their friendi. The following is the programme 9.30 a.m., light refreshment: 10 a.m., annual general
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    SELANGOR TOURNAMENT.
    117 5 Table Tennis. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 9. A very large entry has been received for the first Selangor table tennis championship tournament to be he d under the auspices of Mr. Loke Wan Tho, at "Goodwood." near the entrance to the race course. The tournament
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    KATONG MEDAL.
    69 5 Coif. The Katcng Golf Club's men's monthl ymedal competition for March was won by W. Gordon with a net score of 67. The ball sweep was won by B Kauff. J. W. Edwards and H Proud. S.G.C. WOMEN'S REPLAY. The re-play of the tie between Mrs. Ferguson and
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    THE LAWS OF THE GAME.
    606 5 Association Football. Points For Players And Referees. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur Mar. 1(1 The Football Association of Selangor has Issued a circular calling attention to amendments and official Interpretations of the Laws cf the Game. One new Law states: "If the player taking
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    GAUDER AND BOON MAH IN TITLE BOUT.
    75 5 Bo -ing. Nai Baon Mah vs. Ycung Gander over 15 rounds for the local featherweight championship will be tt.o main bou: in the Bell's promotion at the New World arena on Friday next week. The winner will receive a challenge belt. Jack Beats
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    BATU PAHAT MATCH. Mr. N. Rees' Team To Play The I.C.A.
    104 5 Cricket. On Friday Mr. N. Rees' XI will pny against the Indo-Ceylonese team mi the School padang. and will comprise. N. Rees (capt >. J. Keene. S. Montelro, M. Mathews Koe Ewe Telk. I Daud b. Mohd. Amin. Md.
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      289 5 THE SCREEN S ffEl DANCING FAVOURITES Bf^^^^^V^^t^iß^ IN THE GREATEST I <^W J MUSICAL TRIUMPH! |p»^fcJk<fc^AJ™^B^ FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS do the wondrously captivating ro atine of The Walts In 'SWING TIME' R.K.0. -Radio Picture with VICTORE MOORE. HELEN BRODERICK ERIC BLORE. BETTY FURNESS Week-end Matinees THESE THREE also ADVENTURE
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      68 5 ROSELLA PROVISIONS Or ALL VARIETIES ON SALE AT THONC WH ATT CO.. OPP. BEACH SO AD MARKET VARSITY FOOD CO.. OPP ORCHARD ROAD MARKET. I 1 The Newest in Ladies Handbags. ftOULATKAMf «B— HIGD STREET. Ask for:aOHMNIE WAhHER MARLBOROUGH 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 KRISHNA SUDANA Brought By Popular Request! 1 ALHAMBRAI
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      172 5 I JULIAN FRANKEL I Just returned from Eirope With The Very Latest In "THINGS BEAUTIFUL" I Now On Display At I 101, Victoria Street. I YOU ARE WELCOME. CUSTOMERS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT At W Jutim^Jnankd trCb.\ I THE TRUE TONIC FOOD I Obtainable at oil Chcmuo anO Storm THE NEW
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      116 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, sociaJ functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Orchestral Concert. 8.15 9.15 p m. Formal Dinner
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      130 5 the Gonsalez Italian Grand Opera Company, 9.30 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE: The Most Dangerous Game, 7.30. 9.30 RITZ, GEYLANG: While Parents Sleep And, Rose of the Rancho, 7.45— 11 p.m. ROXY, KATONG: Swing Time. With Fred Astalre and Ginger Rogers. 6.15, 9.15. GARRICK THEATRE: The Return ol Chandu, and Scmangat Laba
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      642 6 TIN QUOTA MAY BE INCREASED. PRICE SOARS TO OVER £300. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Mar. 11. My prediction in this column of only a few days ago, to which it is difficult to resist the temptation to take credit, has come true even sooner than I
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        MINING.
        572 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid .MUC V U Buyers SeilersBuyers Seller; 4/- Ampat Tin 5/9 1/1 6/- 6/6 £1 Asa ai Kumbar.g 34/- 36/- 34/- 36/£1 Austra' Malay 54/- 56/- 54/- 56/6/- Ayei Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin 1 Batu Selangor £1 Chenaerlang 50 Hitam
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        GENERAL.
        438 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.45 1.55 145 155 2 2 do 7' 2% Prefs. 2.50 2.C0 2.50 2.G0 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 8.26 7.00 8 25 7.26 £100
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        205 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 18J 1!O nom 4Vi% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 Ill 114 nom 4'*i% 1909 red. 1955 Sl.JOO.flCO Int. Mar 31 Sept. JO 119 121 nom 4<r c 1913 red. 1963 $2,000.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        360 6 (Shares are »1 unless otherwise stated) rrtu>er at v^o. Lyuii at i^vjvi Ulenby 205 2.20 2.05 2.20 Gajah 1.55 1.10 1.55 1.70 \mal. Malay 2 15 2.25 2.10 2.25 \yer Hitam \ycr Molck \yer Panas 3assett 3ava t intang 3edford 3enta 3orelli 3rog''.s Srunei Un. ($5) 3ukit Kuti
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    EXCHANGES.
    190 6 The following are the exchange races this morning according to the lallr circular Issued ov the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T. T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London months sight 2/4y 8 Lyons demand 1245 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 Montreal demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    79 6 Mar. 11, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0. B.) 39 11/16 39 13/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0. B.) 39 5/16 39 7/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 3914 39-% March 39%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    353 6 London, Mar. 10. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yesier- Rue day or Pall Conversion Loan 5 DC. 1944-64 114% fuudtng Loan 4 o.~. 1960-90 111% '4 War Loan, 3'i p.c. 101V H 3orr.. Union
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    WHOLESALE PRICES.
    47 6 London, Mar. 10. The Board of Trade index of wholesale prices was one per cent, higher in February than In January and 13.3 per cent, higher than a year before. The average prices In February were higher than any month since March 1930.— British Wireless.
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    EXCHANGES.
    96 6 London, Mar. 10. The following were mean rates ruling at neon today: Paris 1 57/64 Atnens 547^4 New York 4.88 9/16 Bucharest 667 .4 Montreal 4.88 9/16 seller* Brussels 28.99 Rio 4% Geneva 21.41% sellers official Amsterdam 8.31 i Belgrade 213 Milan 92 27/32 Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.14"-..
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    PRODUCE.
    268 6 Singapore, March 11,11 noon. •juyci o.'i.er Gambler $7 M Hamburg Cube 15 lava Cube u, M) J epper White Muntoic $19 00 White $18 50 Black Sli 25 lovra. Mixed S8 25 Sun Dried $3 55 Tapioca Small Flake $a 50 Fair Flake $5 jo Medium Peari $b 55
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    Yesterday's Rubber Auction
    167 6 'THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held Us 1.320 th auction yesterday when there wore catalogued 1,454,3661b5., G19.27 tons; offered 1. 377.021 lbs.; 614.74 tons; sV.d 1.158.236 lbs., 517.07 tons. Spot Londor. 11 3 16d New York 22' 2 ett. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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    FRASER & COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    261 6 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. roiai ior Books Close Company. Dividend Date Payable Ex. Div. Date '.inaiicixl vear to date TIN. 3atu Selangor 7Vfe'/c Int. Apr. 8 Apr. 14 Surma-Malay 6d. (12th) Mar. 22 To Mar. 27 Catu Tin 6d. (13th) Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Clang River 5% Int.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      620 7 GOVERNMENT HAS SOME SAY IN PRICE. BOLIVIA STILL SHORT OF LABOUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 26. TN has shared in the general firmness of metals during the pa^t week, partly on rumours that the British government was interesting itself in the metal in connection with
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      MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA
      69 7 12 Per Cent. Dividend For Year The board of directors of the Mercantile Bank of India has recommended a final dividend, less Income tax, of G per cent., making 12 per cent, for the year ending Dec. 31. 1936. An amount of £20,000 has been written
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      EXCHEQUER RETURNS.
      57 7 London, Mar. 9. Exchequer Returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to £722,707,712 compared with £690.121,420 at the corresponding date of last year. Ordinary revenue yield last week totalled £27.903.755 against £22.532.883 in the corresponding week of last year. Total ordinary expjnditure Is £739.405.332 compared with £693,35(1 567 at
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      BRITAIN'S BALANCE OF PAYMENTS.
      1210 7 £19,000,000 Debit For 1936 Against £33,000,000 Surplus. Britain'B overseas balance of revenue payments showed a net deficit of £19,q00,00C, compared with a surplus of £33,000,000 in 1935, according to the usual estimates of the Board of Trade. The big increase in merchandise imports, resulting in an
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    PLANTERS' STORES AND AGENCY.
    565 7 Dividend Of 30 Per Cent. Approved. TPHE ordinary general meeting of Planters' Stores and Agency Co., Lrd., was Held in London on Feb. 2i Mr. James Warrei. chairman and managing director, presided. At the meeting in February last year, a resolution was passed to hold an
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      708 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated to the Colon* ot Hong Konf) The liability ol members is limited w the •xtent and In manner orescr;beo by Ordinance No. 8 ot 1M9 ol the Ci-iony. n(wulMW Authorised Capital i* 0 0 1 Issued and Pullv Pald-Uo 120.000.000 Reserve Pund»:— Sterling
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      169 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m Chtna by Special Charter./ U. Cm* KrMt. jtag»»w«. Totepteacs: Hiuiefi OtUct M4« Exchange Dep*. (441 General OMcf 51UJ-9 Cable AAdraa: "CHCNGKUO* Paid Op Capital Cb. >4«.M«.M«.M BaacrTc Ftiodj IB enxaa of Ch. S3.50I.M* M Total A«cto approximate* Ch. iviaomiHii llfcAJ OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vung Soong Chairmac
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      499 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK t>b INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHiNA. (incoiporatea it L ng!i.no ov Koya> Cnsxlei 1853) Paia Dp Capilaj u. bUU.uuj *baxe* at £5 each rj.COO.OO* Reserve Puna tl.000.uOO Reserve Uabillf» n puwwm CJ.OOO.OO* HEAD OFFirt: 38 Btetoptcale. London K.C. 2. Alor Sta. Honv Kour Suigon Amrilsar Ilollt marana Bxrgkok
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    22 8 Miss Marlene Dietrich, the film star left London recently on the Berengaria boat train en route to America, with her daughter Maria.
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    JAPANESE AIMS IN SHANGHAI.
    86 8 NEW AGITATION FOR CONCESSION? Shanghai, Mar. 10. A conference of high Japanese military and civil officials opens In Shanghai today, it Is understood, primarily to discuss plans for resuming agitation for the creation of a Japanese concession here. The Japanese have for some time been agitating
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    FRENCH INTEREST IN HAINAN.
    116 8 May Invest $20,000,000 In Development. Ho..g Kong, Mar. 10. French interests, with the support of their Government, have indicated that they are prepared to Invest $20,000,000 in the development of Hainan Island, according to the Japanese press In Shanghai. Reports that British financiers were interested in
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    FRESH TROUBLE IN SZECHUAN?
    83 8 Suspicious Troop Moves. Shanghai, Mar. 10. That tension between Szechuan and thg Nanking Government persists is suggested by latest reports from that province. Th° forces under Gen. Liv Hslang, the Szechuan Governor, it Is disclosed, have dug trenches around Chengtu. the capital, and Chungking, and are
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    CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS UNCHANGED.
    120 8 View Of Mr. Hsu Shi-ying. Shanghai, Mar. 10. That Slno-Japanese relations have neither improved nor worsened was the opinion of Mr. Hsu Shi-ying, Chinese Ambassador in Toklo, on his return to Shanghai. "During my tenure of the post." Mr. Hsu pointed out, I acted merely in accordance
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    Reprimand For New Life Zealots.
    84 8 Shanghai, Mar. 10. I A gentle reprimand for over-zealous officials of tht New Life Movement In Canton and other cities in seen in a ruling by the Judicial Yuan In Nanking. The Yuan holds that it is not an offence under the gambling law to
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    COMPROMISE IN NORTH CHINA?
    132 8 PROSPECTS SAID TO BE BRIGHT. Shanghai, Mar. 10. A SPEECH in th» Tokio House of Peers yesterday by Mr. Sato, the new Foreign Minister, oul'.initiK a "new policy" aimed at reconciliation with China, has met with a favourable reception among the Chinese press of Shanghai. Meanwhile,
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    TROUBLE BREWING IN N. W. INDIA.
    175 9 Waziristan Unrest New Delhi, Mar. 10. There is considerable unrest In Wfczlristan and the Government is considering with the local authorities what action should be taken, stated the Foreign Secretary replying to a question in the Assembly. The Minister added it had been hoped
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    RADIO BEACONS IN MID-OCEAN.
    339 9 NIGHT LANDINGS ON OPEN SEA. Through fog or darkness great Hying -boats will soon 'land with complete safety on the open sea. writes JDS. Alan in the Sunday Despatch. Ability of pilots to m \ke 'blind 1 landIngs at sea Is vital for the development of
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    OSLO CONVENTION
    69 9 Extension Of International Commerce The Hague, Mar. 10 A communique Issued by the Oslo conventloners at the close of the meetings surveys the experts' report in which certain possibilities are outlined for extension of international commerce which will be immediately realisable In the form of a plurilateral agreement
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    MORE WELSH COAL FOR FRANCE
    44 9 Much larger quantities of Welsh coals are to be taken by France over the next three months. South Wales collieries and coal exporting companies are already heavily booted, and supplementary import quotas have been granted by the French authorities.
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    26 9 At Altcn, Hampshire, a swan caused a traffic Jam by alighting In a busy street, walked Into the museum, and broke telephone wires In Its flight.
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    FRENCH SHIPPING STRIKE.
    87 9 ARBITRATORS DELAY DECISION. Havre, Mar. 10. A sudden shipping strike is badly hampering traffic. In the absence of a tug service, the Blue Funnel liner Antilochus left port without one and the P. and O. vessel Bangalore will probably do the same shortly. The departure of the
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    WOMEN BETTER IN AIR THAN MEN.
    165 9 Greater Endurance At Heights. Women make better fliers than men. as they weigh less, have a lighter touch, and possess greater endurance. Members of the British Federation of Business and Professional Women were told this by a speaker. Mrs. Tate. A special inquiry in
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    EMPLOYER GOES ON COUNTERSTRIKE.
    147 9 Has Bed Moved Into Factory. New York, i-'eb. 20. Mr. Walter Fry, president of the Fry Product Company, whose employees arc staging a "sit-down strike in the Detroit factory for higher wages, today began a "sit-down" strike of his own. He had a bed moved into
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    FRENCH DEFENCE LOAN
    83 9 Passed By Huge Majority In Chamber Paris, Mar. 9 The Chamber passed the Loan BUI by 470 votes to 40 The Finance Minister, M. Vincent Auriol, yesterday tabled the new Defence Loan In the Chamber. The Government proposes the Loan shall not exceed defence expenditure earmarked in
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    Honour For X-Ray Pioneer.
    125 9 Among recipients of the 0.8. E. In the New Year's Honours list Is Dr. Bernard Hart, miners' doctor in the village of Armthorpe. Yorkshire. A few years ago he won £1.500 in a competition and distributed it all among friends and the poor. He wes ont
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    Oldest Caravan Dweller.
    24 9 Thomas Penfold. said to be the oldest caravan dweller In England, celebrated his 100 th birthday at Chlckerell, near Weymouth, recently.
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    POLITICAL STORM IN BELGIUM.
    159 9 REXISTS FORCE BY-ELECTION. PRIME MINISTER AS OPPONENT. Brussels. Mar. 10. A battle royal Is promised between the Prime Minister. M. Van Zeeland. and M. Degrelle, leader of the Fascist Rex Party, at an Impending by-elec-tion here. The present Rexist deputy has resigned to make room for
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    UPROAR IN CZECH PARLIAMENT.
    106 9 German Communists Thrown Out Prague. Two German Communist membars of the Lower Houss were roughly handled during a session by 10 members of the Henlein parly and thrown out of the House. The disturbances took place during a speech by the Henlein member. M. Franke. who
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    26 9 Mr. Ho Seng Ong. Principal of t*ie Anglo-Chinese School. Malacca, was suddenly taken ill and has been admitted to the General Hospital Malacca, several days ago.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    125 10 SINGAPORE. GAKKKK THEATKE. GKYLANG The Return of Chandu and Semangat Laba Laba. 7.4S p.m. GLOBE THEATRE The Most Dangerous Game. 7.16 9.30. GftEAT WORLD—THE SET TALKU Cardinal Richelieu. mm world Side Bhowt. Cabaret. Daoelnc. Talkies Theatre* Cinema*. mm GEYLANG Jean OUle in While Parents Sleep. Al'o John Boles in
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAR. 11, 1937. Replanting.
    759 10 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAR. 11, 1937. Replanting. Recent utterances by company chairmen and other keen observers of conditions affecting the rubber industry in this country provide unwelcome evidence that all is not so well with the producing side as we would like to believe. There has dawned, somewhat
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    "GRANDMOTHERLY CARE"
    219 10 GRANDMOTHERLY CARE" Our leading article of Tuesday, in which we criticised the local Licensing Board for its reluctance to grant applications for an extension of hours in Singapore hotels, has prompted a reader to put to us a point of view to which we agree we had not given deep
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    78 10 Dr A. F. H. Aeria. MB.. Ch.B., (Edln.), younger son of Mr. F. J. G. Aerla. retired Inspector of Works, P.W.D.. Penang, is expected to arrive in Singapore by the Suwa Maru on March 21. He left for England 1" August. 1929. and after obtaining his degrees did post-graduate work
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    33 10 Mr. J. O. Sanders. Transportation Manager, F.M.S. Railways, has returned from home leave. During his absence Mr. W. H. Elkins. 0.8.E.. Divisional Superintendent of the same Department, has been acting aa Transportation Manager.
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    A SERVICES LETTER
    1377 10 Central Heating in Barracks What the Sergeant-Major Thinks New Role For the Rifle Brigade. By Our Military Correspondent. London, Mar. 1. The first to go, under the barracks slum clearance scheme, will be the artillery barracks in Edinburgh, Brighton and Newcastle, and the ancient barracks at Chatham.
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    543 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. R.I. FOR A BECGAR. IT may be instructive today to consider the case of Wong Peng, who was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment for "beggingf for alms" by the Taiping magistrate on Mar. 3. His story was that .i« had Just been discharged from
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    "A PIGEONHOLE AND A PIGEON."
    162 10 Lines on reading the leader in the Straits Times of Mar. 8 (with apologies to Mr. S. W. Nelson, late of the Minis-try of Transport, London.) If the Government has a pigeon Then the Straits Times has a grouse About this bird or monster That's
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    JAPAN DESIRES CO-OPERATION WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
    547 11 MERELY PEACEFUL AIMS IN CHINA. Foreign Policy Defined By New Minister. RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA AND COMINTERN. A desire for close co-operation between Japan and England was expressed by the newly-appointed Foreign Minister in Japan, Mr. N. Satoh, in an address in the House of
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    "GODLESS RUSSIA" A FAILURE.
    106 11 Moscow. Mai. 11 The end of the anti-God moveni3nt Is statistically foreshadowed In an official statement that the members of the Bezbojnlks, or militant Godless league, has fallen fnm 5,000.000 In 1933 to below 2.000.000 and many ar.tireligious organisations are threatened with disintegration. The Commissariat for
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    CHANGES IN IRISH CONSTITUTION.
    122 11 REFERENDUM ON DAIL BILL. London Mar. 11. The new Constitution Bill which Mr. de Valera proposes to place before the people in a referendum after it has been approved by Parliament, was formally introduced in the Dail yesterday. It is understood the referendum will be taken
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT TO START IN MAY.
    54 11 London, tiar. 10. Experimental flights across the North Atlantic will, it is hoped, start toward the end of May if conditions in Newfoundland permit the operation of flying boats. This statement was made by Sir Philip Sassoon. Under-Secretary for Air. in the House of
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    Anglo-American Trade Conversations.
    42 11 Washington. Mar. 11. Informal conversations are progressing regarding a trade agreement between Britain and the United States, according to the Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Roper, who added. "The closest and most intelligent study is being made of possibilities."— Reuter.
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    35 11 Canton, Mar. 10. One of the officials in charge of collection of funds in Canton for the relief of the war-sufferers in Sulyuan is reported to have absconded with over $10,000.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    36 11 A photograph of Mr. N. Satoh. newly-appointed Foreign Minister of Japan, taken at the house of Mr. Senda, the Japanese consul, when the former was passing through Singapore recently on his way to Japan. (Kawa Studio).
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    INDUSTRIAL WAR IN U.S.
    137 11 INDUSTRIAL WAR IN U.S. MORE STRIKES AT ST. LOUIS. New York, Mar. 11. The war on the United States industrial front continues. The Chrysler officials have filed a suit against the United Automobile Workers for an injunction to evacuate the sit-down strikers from its plants, where 65,000 workers are idle.
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    REFORM OF U.S. JUDICIARY.
    86 11 Real Fight Begins. Washington, Mar. U The real fight over the Roosevelt proposals to Increase the Judges of the Supreme Court began yesterday, when the Senate Judiciary Committee considered proposals. Attorney-General Cummings. urging the adoption of the proposals, was closely questioned by Senator Borah, who, inter
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    47 11 Lisbon. Mar. 11. The Mar CanUb-lco. the motorfreighte- reported tc have been sunk by the cruiser Canarlas. (after an exciting escape from New York at the beginning or the year), has reached Ferrol and Is being unloaded. accordIng to a broadcast by Gen Qulepo de Llano— Reuter.
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    DISTRIBUTION OF RAW MATERIALS.
    166 11 Conference Concluded. Geneva, llftf 11. The raw materials conference concluded yesterday with a general discussion. It was decided to establish three subcommittees, firstly, to investigate the statistics of production and distribution of raw materials: secondly, to examine existing legislation in countries producing raw materials and other
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    Chinese Delegates To The Coronation.
    51 11 Nanking. Mar. 10. Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Minister, the :hief Chinese delegate to thp Coronation, has tentatively arranged to leave for London on board the Victoria, sailing on Apr. 2 Dr. J. Heng Liv, director of the National Health Administration, will accompany Dr. Kung.
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    FIGHT FOR MADRID.
    518 11 Rebels 9 Big Offensive. TROOPS SUFFER FROM COLD. London, Mar. 10. ANE of the heaviest actions in the Civil War which may play a great part in deciding the fate of Madrid is being fought about 65 miles northeast of the city. Reinforced insurgent troops are following
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    ANOTHER DUTCH SHIP TAKEN TO CEUTA.
    56 11 Hague, Mar. 11. The captain of the Dutch freighter, Serooskcrk, ex-Rot-terdam for the East, cabled yesterday stating a rebel warship had ordered him to Ceuta. The Dutch Charge d'Affaires at Tangier has emphatically protested against the seizure of Dutch ships. A later message stated
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    26 11 One of Spain's many Amazons, who have proved as food soldiers as men. A girl among the defenders of a sand-bar barricade on the Madrid-Valencia road.
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    MR. BALDWIN WILL GO TO LORDS.
    109 11 RAMSAY MACDONALD MAY ALSO GO. London, Ivfar. ;o. It is now definitely, though tot officially, stated that Mr. Baldwin, will retire from the Premie.sip immediately after Whitsun, presumab.y about May 26 as the Premiers engagement list for the preceding week is full, including a
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    CANBERRA TURMOIL.
    189 11 Hot Cabinet Dispute. MINISTER RESIGNS. Canberra, Mar. 10. A SENSATION has been cauS- ed by the resignation of Sir Henry Gullett, the Minister j directing negotiations for trade treaties, which is understood to have followed a sharp difference of opinion on trade policy at a Cabinet meeting. Mr.
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    Hitler's Portrait For New Stamp Issue.
    47 11 Berlin, Mar. 9. The German Post Office announces that instructions have been given for the design and issuance of a speciil stamp on the occasion of the Fuehrer' 3 birthday. It will bear a picture of tha Fuehrer's head.—Aneta Trans Ocean.
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    WRITTEN CONSTITUTION BEING FRAMED FOR SELANGOR.
    856 12 SEQUEL TO DISPUTE OVER SUCCESSION. One Of Main Points In Sultan's London Talks. MALAY PRESS COMMENT ON MONSTER PETITION. AS a direct sequel to the bitterest political controversy in Ma'ayan history, Selangor is to have a written constitution and this, according to Wart a
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    LORD TREDEGAR BACK FROM BALI.
    161 12 Island )f Unalloyed Enchantment. VISIT TO CAMERON HIGHLANDS. Tredegar, artist, poet, writer, traveller and politician, accompanied by Lady Marian Cameron and Captain H. Ware, has returned by plane to Singapore from Netherlands India. Lord Tredegar spent more than a month at Bali, which he found
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    SINGAPORE WOMAN'S DEATH IN ENGLAND.
    91 12 Mrs. J. L. Sinclair. Mrs. Sinclair, wile of Captain J. L. Sinclair of the Singapore Pilot Association, died yesterday at Bournemouth, England, according to a cable received in Singapore today Captain and Mrs Sinclair went Home on leave in September ot last year and were
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    JOHORE BAR COMMITTEE.
    106 12 In yesterday's issue of the Strait 3 Times thcrj appeared a report of n Judgment given by Mr. Tustics Laville in the Johore Supreme Court on a motion by the Johore Bar Committee. In that report we stated: "Following the judgment, th? Johore Bar Committee, repr.'sonted by
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    Budget Pictures.
    73 12 In this week's Sirails Budget, on sale today are a number oi pictures of the departure from Singapore of the l«t Battalion, Inniski lir.:* Fusiliers, to take part In Hong Kong manoeuvres, and the arrival of the advance party ol the 2nd Battalion. Gordon Highlander;.. Other pictures Include
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    19 12 M.ssrs Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par have givrn the children's Coronation Committee 43.000 packets of Tiger Balm.
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    'Madam Butterfly' Draws Big Singapore Audience.
    443 12 'Madam Butterfly Draws Big Singapore Audience. WHAT is the reason for Madam Buttei fly's outstanding and lasting popularity Is it the comparatively modern setting and the story that is still enacted only too often in real life in the Orient Or is it the lovely lyrics Or the musical theme
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    Siamese Premier To Take A Rest.
    62 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 16. ACCORDING to the Siamese Press, Premier Phya Ballot's latest holiday is necessitated by reasons of health and not of politics. After four years' leadership of his party he is looking forward to a weil-»ariwa rest, especially as
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    TWO KILLED IN WOODLANDS CRASH
    86 12 SERIOUSLY INJUR MAN DIES. 'THE second death in the serious motor-car accident at Woodlands Road on Tuesday afternoon occurred yesterday when Neo Poh, the other occupant of the twoseater motor-car which skidded, struck a curbstone and a telegraph post and rolled down a deep incline,
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    24 12 Clulurcn in the drew circle of the Victoria Theatre enraptured by the opera "The Barber of Seville" at the performance riven specially yesterday afternoon.
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    Singapore's Cultural Taste Not So Low!
    200 12 Singapore's Cultural Taste Not So Low! THERE is a legend that Singapore is the most low-brow place in Asia that it has no time for music, art or opera. But the iconoclasts will need a lot of fresh ammunition now. There can't be much wrong with the cultural taste of
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    COLONY RUBBER STOCKS.
    34 12 Port and dealers' stocks of rubber In the Straits Settlements on Feb. 28, nti".p(1 47 440 tons an Increase of Jusc over 7,000 tons on the January figure ox 40,414 tons.
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    NO NEW TOWN HALL YET!
    164 12 May Have To Wait Years. ONLY $40,000 IN HAND FOR PROJECT. gINGAPORE is not to have a new public hall yet. The proposal to build one is likely to remain in abeyance for several years the funds in hand amount only to $10,000. At the
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    Airmail Delayed.
    54 12 TTHE outward bound Imperial plane, conveying mails despatched from England on Mar 3 and due at Seletar this evening, has been delayed and is not expected before tomorrow evening. The time of delivery of mails in Singapore is uncertain. The departure of the Qantas machine for Australia tomorrow
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    "I HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.... I AM COMMITTING SUICIDE."
    688 13 "I HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.... I AM COMMITTING SUICIDE." Dance Hostess's Letter Read At Inquest. DEATH BELIEVED DUE TO OVERDOSE OF OPIUM. THE death of an attractive 20-year old Hokkien dance hostess, as the result, it is believed, of an overdose of opium was the subject of an inquiry before
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    22 13 Mr. Ching Kee Sun has resigned his position on the committee of the New Life movement. Slrgapore, owing to pressure of work.
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    36 13 Mr. T. C. Shedden, of Harrisons and Crosflelds, Ltd., Medan, and Miss Rath Morrison, of Newkuids, Glasgow, were married at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Penan*, on Mar. 4. The group picture was taken after the wedding-.
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    ALLEGES HUSBAND ILL-TREATED HER.
    336 13 PETITION FOR MAINTENANCE ORDER Alleging that her husband had come home late at night, had illtreated her and had even forced their servant to hold her by the hand, Karrupiah Ammal, a young Indian married woman, petitioned Mr. Tan Thoon Lip, the Singapore Fifth Magistrate yesterday,
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    Prima Donna With A Sense Of Humour.
    228 13 Prima Donna With A Sense Of Humour. Laughs With Singapore Children. *T*HE prima donna soprano of the Gonsalez Italian Grand Opera Company, Signorina Sanchioni has a sense of humour which is not always possessed by operatic artists. During a special performance of the "Barber of Seville" yesterday afternoon for schoolchildren,
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    Empire's 100,000 Trained Ambulance Workers.
    457 13 Empire's 100,000 Trained Ambulance Workers. TTHE difference between the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the St. John Ambulance Association and the origin of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, formed the subject of an address to the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday, at the Adelphi Hotel, by Col. J. L.
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    ENGLISH PIANIST'S SINGAPORE VISIT.
    135 13 Mr. Clifford Huntsman's Sunday Recital. Mr. Clifford Huntsman, the celebrated English pianist, is due in Singapore on Wednesday next and will give two recitals during his stay here. Owing to an extension of the Gonzalez Opera Company's season at the Victoria Theatre, Mr. Huntsman has had
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    CAR'S FATAL PLUNGE IN BENTONG PASS.
    99 13 CAR'S FATAL PLUNGE IN BENTONG PASS. One Dead Two Seriously Injured. (From Our Own Cone p.m.. n;.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. ?ix Chinese were in f in a motor accident r.t Benlong Pass, during Ihe *< end when Ihe hir? car in whic i they were travelling skidded vX the
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    INDIANS USE POPPY FOR MAKING TEA.
    171 13 Now Listed As "De*eter?ous D^;;^," B. S. Mohideen anil AwUul Kudar. partner of B. S. Mohideen and Co., appeared before Mr. H. A. Foner in the Criminal District Court ycjterday charged with dealing on Feb. 17 in part of the plant of the species
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    43 13 H.H. the Sultan of Perak will Inspect and witness a demonstration of trainIng at the F.M.S. Police Depot at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 13. Members or the public interested are cordially invited to attend, and should arrive not later than 7.45 a.m.
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    S.C.C. ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER THE AIR FORCE.
    1020 14  - S. C. C. ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER THE AIR FORCE. "Echo." By GOOD GOALS AND LOTS OF LUCK. SHOOTING MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. f F easy chances and nearlies were goals, the R.A.F. would have beaten the S.C.C. by about 11 to 6 in yesterday's friendly soccer game on the padang.
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    17 14 Tayiour, S.C.C. goalkeeper, taking a high shot with an R.A.F. forward hopefully in attendance. Straits Times Photograph.
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    25 14 The Koyal Air Force soccer team (including several reserves) who were beaten by the S.C.C. in yesterdays friendly game on the padang. Straits Times Photograph.
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    Wolves Again Draw With Sunderland.
    127 14 EXTRA TIME IN REPLAY. Duns' Adventure Ended. In the replay of their F.A. Cup sixth round tie, at Sunderland yesterday, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers again drew, cables Reuter. The score was 2 2, and extra time was played without a decision being reached. The third
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    47 14 TODAY. Soccer: Midds. II vs. Indiana (Dtv. II). S'adluir-: R.A.F. n vs. port Cannt"g (DIT. II). Tanglln; Nestanglo vs. P. Simon-! (B H.L.). V.M.C.A. ground; SRC. vs. M.H.0., padang! I>«i«W V mC A ton -nt. Water Polo: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. H.M.S. Hermes, 4 p.m.
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    Player Sent Off In Division III Match.
    262 14 TWO POINTS FOR THE MEDICALS. Unpleasantness developed in yesterdays^ S.A.F.A. League tnM division match between the Medical Services and the Ceylon Sports Club, won 3—l3 1 by the former, on the S H B. ground. It culminated in drastic action by the referee,
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    BIG OFFER TO BRADDOCK TO FIGHT SCHMELING IN BERLIN.
    54 14 BIG OFFER TO BRADDOCK TO FIGHT SCHMELING IN BERLIN. New York, Mar. 10. The latest move in the heavyweight situation is that Schmelin?, on behalf of promoter Walter Rothenburg, has offered Braddock £50,000 for a title bout at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin in June. Gould, Braddock's manager, will not
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    HOME SOCCER FIXTURES.
    261 14 Fourth Round Of Scottish Cup, On Saturday t!.e fourth round t!ea in the Scottish Cup competition will be played. The ties are as foUowa:-. Celtic vs. Motherwell. Morton vs. Queen S uth St. Mlrren vs. Clyde Hamilton vs Aberdeen The league fixtures are as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE.
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    NEW ARRIVALS TO RUN AT KUALA LUMPUR
    482 15 THE past performances of the new arrivals that will run for the first time at Kuala Lumpur on the second day (Wednesday next) of the Selangor Turf Club spring meeting are as under: Market Boy. 6 rears, eh.e.g.. by Tremolm-Kenya.—This English gelding ran
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    GRAND NATIONAL RUNNERS.
    150 15 The Finhl List Of Non-Acceptors. Reuter cables that the final nonacceptors for the Grand National (March 19) are Potentate, Drinmore Lad, Battleship, Thierry, Davy Jones, Double Crossed, Blue Prince, Bachelor Prince, Provocative, Sea Rover, Sphinx and Capitulate. The runners (with jockeys where finally engaged) are therefore as
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    READY CASH DOUBTFUL.
    35 15 Ready Cash, the favourite, may not run. He hit himself during training and the injury received may keep him oul of the race. A decision will be made on Saturday, says Reuter.
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    30 15 Mrs. Oliver and Chua Choon Leon* (on right) with Mrs. Jemmett and Marsh, whom they defeated m the handicap mixed doubles in the Y.M.I .A. tournament yesterday. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    Aizawa Leading in Unfinished Singles Tie.
    681 15 THUTT PITT WON THE FIRST SET. A very hard fight was seen in an open singles tie In the Y.M.CA. tournament yesterday. The players were Chong Tnutt Pitt and the Japanese newcomer Aizawa, ex-champion of Formosa, and they failed to reach a decision, failing
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    681 15  -  "ECHO." Conducted By Allen's Team Record Of The TourNot Too Good 'More Players, Please!' Tiny Bostock Reynoldstown 's Third Fall Famous Soccer Players "Sacked." AFTER the ttraln and disappointment of the final Test the MC.C. team did not take the matches against a Victoria XI and the
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      'EURASIANS ADVANCE.'
      700 16 Support For Suggestion Of A Regular Unit. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I am sure I do not stand alone among Eurasian readers In expressing sincere appreciation of your leader of Mar. 3. For some unknown reasons, we assume that military service Is being unjustly
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      "A NOISY NOISE ANNOYS."
      343 16 "Screeching, Howling, Groaning And Shouting." To the Editor of the Straits Thnes. Sir,—lf our legislators were to live In Katong they would have no need to waste time looking round for new methods of taxation. Let a few of these gentlemen be compelled to live and
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    47 16 Over a hundred members and their friends entertained Mr. S. Boudville C.Q.M.S. in the F.M.S. Volunteer Force, to a dinner followed by a dance at the premises of th* Belli*' wn t ••"■•""•ti Association last Thursday to celebrate the recent M.8.E., conierred upon him by the King.
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    MEDICAL PIONEER. What The Local College Owes To Dr. Ong.
    535 16 MEDICAL PIONEER. What The Local College Owes To Dr. Ong. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Having followed the recent Singapore Press controversy over Capt. Hashlm's plea for a Malayan university and the references to the history of the Singapore Medical College, I find that the most salient
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    Judges Lose Own Appeal.
    84 16 Judges in Saskatchewan, Canada, who gave judgment against and then appealed to the Privy Council against their own decision, lost their appeal. The Lieutenant-Governor of the Province referred to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal the question whether the Judges were liable to pay provincial Income tax
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    MERRILADS MUSICAL ASSOCIATION.
    245 16 Office-Bearers For 1937. At the annual meeting of the Merrilads Musical Association held at Dr. Chia Keng Hoe's residence, 25. Sea Avenue. Katong, the following were elected for this year Patron The Hon'ble Mr. S. J. Chan vicepatron, Mr. Chua Bock Lwee hon. president; Mr. lim Kirn
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    Moslem Sect Plans Big Reforms.
    276 17 PROPOSALS BY AGA KHAN'S FOLLOWERS. More Freedom For Women. Nairobi, Feb. 28. I EADERS of the Ismailia sect of Moslems, which numbers about 10,000 of whom the Aga Khan is spiritual head, have recommended at a conference here sweeping reforms of the Ismailian community. The
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    ANTI-MALARIA STUDY IN SINGAPORE.
    192 17 Next Month's PostGraduate Programme. A COURSE of post- graduate instruc- tion in malariology arranged by the League of Nations, will begin at King Edward yil ColUge of Medicine, 'Singapore, on Apr. 19 this year. The object of the course which will comprise two stages, is to
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    MALAYAN ITEMS.
    206 17 Special Rail Fares During Easter THE F.M.S. Railways are issuing special cheap tickets from all stations for the Easter Holidays, from Mar. 26 to Mar. 29. New clubs which have been registered since Feb. 1 are the Perak Medical Club ,Ipoh, Wye Khuan Khooi Lok Pool, Taiplng, Malay
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    INDIAN CRIMINALS CAUGHT.
    283 18 KIDNAPPERS' MANY YEARS' ACTIVITY. BIG GANG BROKEN UP AT LAST. (From Ou r Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Mar. 1. The first blow in the Government of India's drive against a gang of kidnappers whose activities have ranged through the Punjab and the United Provinces was struck when 18
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    IS BRITAIN PAYING DEARLY FOR WAR 'PLANES?
    802 18 IS BRITAIN PA YING DEARLY FOR WAR 'PLANES? Prices Far Above Those Of Civil Machines f find a growing feeling in the air industry that the nation is paying excessively high prices for many of the airplanes it is now buying under the rearmament scheme, writes Victor Burnett in The
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    THE LAW'S DELAY IN CHINA.
    160 18 BRITISH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS SUFFER. London, Max. 8. In the House of Commons. Mr. Hanbury called attention to the serious damage to British commercial interests in Shanghai due to the impossibility of obtaining prompt redress from Chinese courts in the case of default in repayment of
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    WILD WEATHER IN N. ATLANTIC.
    40 18 New York, Mar. 8. Seven trans-Atlantic liners from Europe, including the Queen Mary, have reported delay .5 from 12 to 72 hours owing to storms described as the worst of an exceptionally severe winter.— Reuter
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    THE LATEST THOROUGHBRED CAR.
    619 18 Motoring Notes 1937 Jaguar 2i Litre Swallow Special. THE SNAPPIEST CAR IN MALAYA! That is the opinion I formed on Tuesday afternoon after having been at the wheel of the 1937 2' 2 litre Jaguar open tourer, an opinion I venture, to predict will be shared
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    49 19 Col. J L. Sleeman, Chief Overseas Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, who is visiting Singapore (left) and Dr. J. S. Webster, radiologist at the General Hospital and chairman of the Singapore St. John Ambulance Aesociation which to about to form ambulance and nursing divMons. Straits Times Photograph.
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    STRIKE MOVEMENT IN BRITAIN.
    94 19 "Red" Agitation Blamed. London, Mar. 10. That the preeent strike movement In Britain is solely due to the agitation of communist agents is the assertion made in a statement Issued by the Labour Union of Engineering Trades. The statement point out that the labour union itself
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    COUPON PAYMENTS ON FRENCH LOAN.
    77 19 French Banking Agency Not Required In U.S. Washington' liar. 9. It is Just disclosed that the French Government recently proposed to establish a banking agency in New York to handle coupon pay in U on Mm new French loan. Mr. MofveaMMii, SeonUry to the Vwmmmv,
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    BROADCASTS THAT ARE NOT WANTED.
    264 19 BROADCASTS THAT ARE NOT WANTED. The anxiety of the 8.8.C. with regard to Injurious propaganda in English from foreign stations was expressed by Lady Bridgeman, a member of the Board of Governors c/ the Corporation, speaking at a luncheon of the Conservative Women's Reform Association. There Is perpetual competition between
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    Many "Debt" For Coronation Courts.
    180 19 Coronation year, with its throng of brilliant and distinguished visitors to London, may bring a temporary disappointment to a large number of British debutantes. About 500 of them may be unable to secure presentation at the three Courts this summer. More Empire debutantes than ever
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    Battleship Malaya's Long Stay In Dock.
    54 19 London, Mar. 10. So serious was the damage to the battleship Malaya caused when it was involved in a collision with the Dutch steamer Kertosono in the Mediterranean recently, that she is likely to be In dock for several months. The Malaya has been
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    EMPIRE AND PEACE OF WORLD.
    252 19 Discussion By Imperial Conference. London, Mar. 8. The influence of the British Commonwealth of Nations on world peace will be one of the major subjects for discussion at the forthcoming Imperial Conference, said the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, In a speech at Aberdeen. It
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    AUSTRALIAN VOTE RESULT.
    120 19 Federal Proposals Rejected. Melbourne, Mar. 10. Australians in a nationwide referendum overwhelmingly rejected the Commonwealth Government's proposals to alter the constitution to enable it to legislate for the whole country In matters concerning air navigation and aircraft. The Government contended it was ridiculous that air transport should
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    Hospital Banishes Germ.
    30 19 Petersfleld Cottage Hospital. Hampshire, emptied by Streptococcus hsemolytlcus, a germ which causes cuts to become septic and make* operations dangerous, has been reopened this month following fumigation.
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    40 20 After driving through all kinds of bad weather, 81 of the 133 competitors in the Monte Carlo Rally arrived at Monte Carlo in brilliant sunshine. A general view of competitors arriving at Monte Carlo at the end of the Rally.
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    47 20 Visitors to London for the Core-nation will see many changes in the face of the city. Marked among these will be the new Bank of England building which is now rapidly Hearing completion, after six years' work. It will be the strongest bank building in the world.
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    41 20 -miual "Ilercss Djy' ceremonies, in memory of Germany's War De ici, took place on Feb. 21 all over the R"elch. Herr Hitler, General Blcmberg (right) and Field-Marshal von Mackensen (left) saluting at the Unknown Warrior's Tomb in Berlin after placing wreaths.
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    43 20 The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, who were married in London on Jan. 27, received a great welcome when they arrived at Arundel Castle, on their return from their honeymoon, me Luke and Duchess of Norfolk being drawn through the town by firemen.
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    65 20 Forty -one planes are taking part in the Desert Air Rally at Aimaza. Egypt, including t. BOClish sisters, the Misses Sheila and Mabel Glass, and Miss Lily Dillon, (above) The Misses Sheila and Mabel Glass, in front of their D. H. Moth, at Aimaza and (below) a view of the
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1937 No. 61.
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      Beauty Of Singapore's Secluded Beaches.
      1358 1 WHO amongst us, looking out along the cool stretch of the Johore Straits, has not found the imagination running ahead of eyes, in and out of that redoubtable wall of rolling scrub, rubber and mangrove, seeking where a little beach might be hiding that would
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      SINGAPORE BEAUTY SPOTS
      85 1 WITH the acquisition of Chang' and it* lovely beaches by the military authorities, one frequently hears the complaint that there is nowhere to go for picnics. In this article a woman correspondent tells of beauty spots along the Straits of Johore and brings their charm to the
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        100 1 Fashions, Society, Gossip. 2 I Doggie has a wistful eye. |g jjjsjUFisH Hit fond of AYLMER. too. HEfIBH IHe he.ives-a sigh, barks gruffly: "Why m9h I Can't there be plates for two?" 1(0^^-* j >sA NATURAL FLAVOUR that's what make* Vi -if* ,y^| AYLMER Soups so much more dtliciouj ~-^T^:^^J^aM
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      Dresses That Really Look Like Spring.
      1082 2 SPORTS WEAR FOR SUMMER BATHING BEACHES. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. Straits Times, Office. Fleet Street Feb. 25. CPRING is coming, and this time it is not the flowers that bloom nor even the Coronation preparations which are heralding that long-awaited season. No, this week
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        391 2 PEACEFUL SLEEP FOR Thousands brought to tht I MB I B^ of nervous breakII Mm I I *»ra by sleepless nights H^v Iml AdC£ been tave( ty tht unrivalled healing power J I I^l °f vt cur a treatment. SUFFERERS Wash the affected part night and morning with Cuticura Soap
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        200 2 KNOW LA CROSS Creme Nail Polish STAYS JUST as BRILLIANT IN HOT WATER! No »»u fading, ncclln* dUhpan nalhl The creme element makes thta •motional polish How on and flay on lair inaly liutroual Unlike other poll*he», even hot WMpj water does not harm its peerlna luster And It la*U
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      MAKING BABY'S BASKET A THING OF BEAUTY.
      1029 3 Useful Hints For Malayan Mothers. By Marianne. AT Home the baby's basket Is an expensive item whereas here it can be a "thing of beauty" for a few dollars and If one has patience and the inclination to do the Job properly there
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      HALO OF CURLS.
      92 3 IN the halrdresslng world, thick cur's and rolls have been discarded In favour of a much lighter effect. The newest idea Is to have your hair well thinned and to dress it In a series of small, rather thin curls set flatly around the head, with perhaps
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        275 3 FRIGIDAIRE for usability The FRIGIDAIRE cabinet Is wide and roomy... in fact a REFRIGERATED PANTRY. Ample space here for bottles and bulky foods. -=-^-6 1 -r y. El I I d m\ I II 1 ill A This picture compares a Frigidaire with another refrigerator having the same cubic foot
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      OUR INQUIRY BUREAU.
      595 4 Questions regarding children, the nursery, household management, marketing, cookery and other matters will be answered by women contributors who have had many years of practical experience in Malaya. Letters should be addressed to the Inquiry Bureau, Straits Times, Singapore. Where a confidential reply is requested, a stamped,
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      Fruit Salads For Hot Days
      370 4 Fruit Salads For Hot Days (By Housewife.) Singapore, ll»r. 9. WITH fruit so plentiful in the markets just now, let us turn our attention to the preparation of cool fruit salads for these hot days. There is an art in mixing a fruit salad, and it is a great mistake
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      880 4 (Special To The Straits Times.) THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Times by a Singapore housewife and gives last Tuesday's prices. Those prices are only approximate, bat they will be useful as a general guide both for women who do their own marketing
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      THE HANDY TIN OF SALMON IN THE STORE.
      334 4  -  Marianne. (By IN spite of the convenience of the Cold Storage a tin of salmon in the store Is never a white elephant. The pound size is the best standby as it can be made into a main dish for four or
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