The Straits Times, 29 March 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 pac;es SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      215 1 Singapore: 140, cecil st. cphonc 54ti)< 1 b ■^1937 JOHNSON SEA-HORSE OUT BOARD m%\ motors P DEPENDABILITY Johnson Sea Horses continue to lead in public /C*^CT> acceptance. This is due to their proven Dependability, their Style, their Balanced-Construction, it f Models 100, 200, K. 80 and many other fine mechanical
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      58 1 VACUUM RACHED -***^"^H^j| Obtainable from all Good Dealers ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. FOR nwMt ""^B? DEFECTS OF VISION Consult HEzehieliLSoip EslabUshrd o»ei Jl rear* Qoallfled Ophthalmic OpUcttnt Zl^ 9. RAFFLES PLACE. Stereotyping ShortKand Machine rh Xi ix Full particulars from the SOLE AGENTS DUNCAN ROBERTS LTD SINGAPORE -K.UALA
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      62 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Scots Oiblsky k* tMtM liiiiciii Ltd £05 ANNUAL CASH Hi BEGINS THURSDAY APRIL Ist FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY BE FINANCIALLY PREPARED FOR THE GREATEST SHOPPING EVENT OF THE YEAR. GREATER BARGAINS THAN EVER BEFORE 100 PAGE SALE CATALOGUE SENT POST FREE. JOHN LITTLE
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      143 2 OANTER.— At Button, Surrey, on Sunday Mar. 21, to Irene, wife of J. S. Ganter, Batu Sablas Estate, Remban. a daughter GRAUTOFP.— At the General rtospital, Singapore, on March M, 1937, to Marianne, wife of K. B. Grautoff, a son. SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED English girl as Nanny (or boy 2
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      303 2 WANTED LADY travelling England "Cathay" requires assistance with baby year old trom 2nd clan passenger, knowledge of children. 979. Straits Times. WANTED: Good Second hand Diesel or 8eml Diesel Oil Engine 10 HP. with Dynamo 110 volt 55/60. amp. D.C. Lowest price and where seen to Box 990, Strait* Times.
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      303 2 FOR SALE FOB SALE. Substantial commodious seaside bungalow, No: 40-A Tanah Merah Besar. 4 bedrooms with bathrooms attached. Large kitchen tc 4 rooms for servants. Also Caretakers quarters, concrete pavilion bathing pagar. Freehold. Area 60.719 sq. rt. For further particulars tele. 7998 or apply to Messrs. Cheong Kocn Seng Ac
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      303 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET FULLY furn. flat B. Heeren Bulg. Suit bachelor or married couple. CORNER SERVICE FLATLET (one or two bedrooms) available In Chancery House. Mt. Rosie. Cool situation, tel. tennis, garage. Open to inspection. Tel. 3369. TO LET, No. 331, East Coast Road (SVi mile Stone) 4 bed-rooms
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      303 2 MISCELLANEOUS lOU CAN BAY* THE SUNDAY TIMES deUTered to you every week lot three months for $1.60 General Manager 3undaj rimes tW YOU BAVK BBLATIVEB OB FBIBNDB. Overseas have the Straits Budgst pocw) to them every week $14 yearly mcludiwi postage outside Malaya $13 JO within Ma tiara Orders accompanied
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      618 2 'SCmFFNER'S' S ANDEBSON BOAD. is the aMiess for Millinery, underwear, novelties, flowers, ladies' bags, dresse*, etc.. etc. New goods constantly arriving. Tel: 47(8 open 9 a.m. to 8 p. si. BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Misa HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. THE KING'S
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      724 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CAKGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N Co TJNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJtSTY S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAII SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore 1831 RANPURA ".000 Apr. 9 SOMAU
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      557 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan > GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARI) WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles. London. Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tcnnage Due Sail KASHIMA MARD Mai 31 Apt 1 t YASUKUNI MARO 12.000 Apr 13 14 HAKONE MARU 10.400 Apr 28 29 5 SUWA
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      653 3 M SI BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorshlps Most Oabins have adjolnlne private bath. Excellent CuiMre FOR MAR KllltS. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG COPENHAGEN From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Sham ERRIA 31/3 1/4 ALSIA 6 4 6/4 7/4 9/4 EORINGIA 27/4 27/4 28/4 30/4 FIONIA 18 5 18
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      300 3 IPRES.DFJNJT LINERS) TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOI.rir Prom Arrive H'kong Sr Pres. Coolidge Apr 18 May 4 Pres Taft Apr 21 May 11 Prcs. Hoover May 1 Ma> 19 Pres. Lincoln May 19 June 8 Pres. Coolidge June 3 June 19 Pres Wilson June 16 July 6 Pres Hoover J'ine 26
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      1034 3 SHIPPING THfc BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Thr Hua Knlow Steamship Co. (193!) UK Steam Ship Co Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard WhIW star Ltd Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd The Strait* Steamship Co Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co. Ltd. Thr
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    NO RETURN TO GERMANY.
    313 4 JAPAN'S MANDATED ISLANDS. Tokio, Mar. 29. Replying to written interpellations by Mr. Yuklo Ozaki. veteran Independent and former Minister of Justice, written statement were submitted in the House of Representatives by the Prime Minister, and the Navy, War. Foreign and Finance Ministers. In their joint reply,
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    North China Economic Mission To Japan.
    40 4 Shanghai, Mar 27. The Kodama Economic Mission leaves today on its return to Japan Mr. Kodama disclosed that the Hopei-Chahar Political Council would shortly send an investigation mission to Japan. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
      134 4 Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mln temp, (all sViine temp *F ins. hrs. "F West Coast. Alor Star 94 Nil 9.9 74 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 89 Nil 9.7 75 Sitiawan 91 Nil 9.8 74 Bukit Jeram 90 Nil 9.1 73 Malacca 91
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      128 4 Monday, March 29. Ship* alongside the Wharres or expected to arriTe Entrance Godown Gate Main Wharf Kistna 18 3 Kinta 15 3 Deucalion 13 3 Kangaroo 9 3 Jeypore 7 3 Empire Dock Lossiebank 30 3 Pleaiantville 32 3 City of Birmingham 34 3 Marudu 38
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      NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
      21 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM The air mall disputcnea rrom •Jingapore on Mar. 20 was delivered in London on Mar. 27.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      294 4 Tuesday, March 3*. Pamangkat. Sambas and Singkawang i Tomonon 9 am Pengcrang <Aik Soon) ..9 a.m. Java. South-West Sumatra, S -East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas Timor Diily (Baloeran) 2.30 p.m Bauan 6i Seiat Panajang (Hong Thong) S p.m Beugkalls and L. Blllk (Rokan) Fort de Kock. Padang. Pakar
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      AIR MAILS.
      64 4 INWARD. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives this evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrive* tomorrow afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday evening. OUTWARD. Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 1 p.m. today. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 1 p.m. tomorrow. X.L.M.: To
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      105 4 Mails from Europe etc. (Amstrrdan) expected today. Mar. 29. by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 7.30 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow Mar. 30. at 8.25 a.m. Mails from Eastern Australia today, Mar. 29, by Marella. Mails from Holland etc. tomorrow. Mar. 30. Baloeran. Malls
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      DELIVERY OF MAILS IN LONDON.
      21 4 Mail dispatched from Singapore on Mar. 5 by Karoa was delivered in London on Mar. 27.
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    S.V.C. PROGRAMME OF DRILLS.
    223 4 The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills for this week is as follows: Tomorrow: 5. 1S p.m., Headquarters, Ist Bn. 8.8.V.P. Signal Section, Drill and Musketry; 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, Ist Bn. S.S.V.F. Int. Section, Unit Training; 6.15 p.m., Headquarters, "A" Coy., M.G. TrainIng; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters,
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    NO MORE FIGHTING IN EUROPE.
    79 4 Gen. Chiang On Value Of The Bible. Shanghai, Mar. 26. An Easter message from den. Chiang Kai-shek wm read at today's service of the Methodist Church in Shanghai. The Generalissimo stressed the value of the Bible, saying "I have diligently read the Bible since I
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    FLIGHTS ACROSS ATLANTIC.
    127 4 Opening Iceland Route. Copenhagen. Mar. 26. Test flights between Iceland and .Europe will be made this summer as a preliminary to the inauguration of regular air services linking up American and European air routes. This nas been the outcome of negotiations that have been going on at
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    Tribesmen's Attack On British Pickets
    51 4 New Delhi, Mar. 23 Tribesmen unsuccessfully attacked a picket from the British camp at Damall on the Northwest Frontier on Sunday. Pickets from two other campo A?re heavily fired on aim an attempt waa also made to hliw up rtw bridge >ver Urn Toch.l Piver.—
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      433 4 BGUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGFNTS F.M.S. RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage $431. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First and Cabin Class from £102-18-5 Second Class From £70-14-9 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. Interchange with P.
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      652 4 IS3I ER^ ©^!E 'tflik <: (Incorporated in Straits Set'leaiente) iirh ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) -EIXEBMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE. LONDON ROTTKKDAM HAMBURG VU Parts aad Sm Caual Dut Sails CITY OP BRIMINGHAM In port Apr. 2 t»CTTY OP CANTON Apr. 8 Apr 12 tCITY OP DERBY Apr.
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      222 4 ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. (Incorporated In U.S.A.) BOSTON NEW TORK BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ CANAL Due Sails STEEL SEAFARER Apr. 22 Apr 28 STKEL VOYAGER May 22 May 28 STEEL TRAVELER June 22 June 28 KLAVENESS LINE. (Incorporated In Norway) LOS ANGKLES SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND Limited but excr-M'-nt oMKOfir Accommodation Available Fare
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      327 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 12. 17 p.m. 8.7 ft. L. W. 6.01 a.m. 0.8 ft.; 6.10 p.m. 2 2 It. Tuesday. March 30. H. W. 00.10 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 12.49 p.m. 8.3 ft. L. II 6.28 a.m. 0.7 ft.- 6.30 p.m. 2.6 ft. Wednesday, March 31. H. W.
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    WHAT IS ON TODAY.
    283 5 THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance. 6.30 to 8.30 pm. Informal dinner
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    BRADDOCK TO MEET SCHEMELING IN BERLIN?
    343 5 BRADDOCK TO MEET SCHEMELING IN BERLIN? German Promoters Bidding High. Berlin, Mar. 25. Negotiations between the holder of the world heavyweight boxing title, James Braddock, and Deutschland Hall Incorporated, Berlin, which proposes to hold a championship bout between Braddock and Schmeling, former champion, in the German capital, have now reached
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    INDO-CEYLONESE TENNIS TITLES.
    269 5 Suppiah New Singles Champion. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. D SUPPIAH, the Tamil P.C.A. lawn tennis player, won the men's open singles event of the second All-Malayan Indo-Ceylonese lawn tennis championship held at the T.P.C.A. courts over the Easter week-end. He defeated C. Madhaven,
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    CHINESE CRICKET AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    193 5 Penang XI Draws With Selangor Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28. The Selangor Chinese di^ew with the Penang Chinese Recreation Club in a two-day cricket fixture on the Pudu Road ground today. The Selangor Chinese, taking first lease of the wickets, put
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    FLAG WAVED BY QUEEN MARY.
    243 5 Armistice Day Relic In War Museum. A tattered Union Jack in faded taffeta, bearing a label in Queen Mary's handwriting, Is shortly to be displayed at the Imperial War Museum, now settled in its new quarters. The flag is part of the Windsor Collection given
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    42 5 Tientsin, Mar 23. Frequent trips have been made by Japanese military attaches to Peiping, Tsingtao, Tsinan, Taiyuan, and Kalgan fo.lowlng the arrival in Tientsin tronNanking a few days ago of MajorGen. Klta, chief Japanese military aitache in China. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    WHO'S WHO OF CRIME.
    323 5 LABELLING EVILDOERS FOR CORONATION. JUBILEE LIST BROUGHT UP-TO-DATE A LARGE illustrated "Who's Who" of notorious criminals is bein? issued by Scotland Yard for the information of all police officers as a preliminary to the safeguarding measures for the Coronation. It contains the names of all persistent
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    WHAT DICTATORS EARN.
    191 5 Europe's dictators hav e big Incomes, but they never have any pocketmoney, mainly because they don't need any. Another strange factor which emerges from a survey made In Geneva is that the dictator whose territory is the largest— Stalin, head of the Soviet Union.— has the smallest
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    AUSTRIAN SAUSAGES STANDARDISED.
    169 5 The latest victim of the passion lor standardisation and discipline which afflicts all Fascist States is the Austrian sausage. An authoritarian State must be for ever making a display of authority, and the Fuehrer of the sausage department decided that something must be done to Instil the
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    39 5 Canton, Mar. 23. Preparations have been completed for the issue in Kwangsl of $9,000,000 worth of bonds for the construction of the branch line linking Kwellln, capital of Kwangsl. with the Canton-Hankow Railway in Hunan.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      287 5 1 \M NIGHT B^^-fffld VOI SHOULD NOT MISS 1 T-\"A.V JMr\ THE BEST OF ALL 4. 9 F W CHARLIE (HAN PJTI k J ft\ wh MYSTERI PICTURES ■^^■BgPMMMHBMK&i^ 'CHARLIE CHAN at the RACE TRACK* 20th Century-Fox Picture with WARNER OLAND TOMORROW— THE FURIOUS DRAMA OF MEN AND NOTIONS GONE
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      199 5 Britain's Place In Civi! Aviation. The British Empire has climbed to second place; In the world in civil Hying. Air Ministry figures show that I'.S.A. has ?.•>?•) 'plants— l 73 of them liners. British Empire has 2.765 'planes— 412 of them liners. France has 2.116 'planes— l 93 of them
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    BARK THICKNESS ON BUDDED RUBBER.
    1330 6 Correspondence. New Method Of Obtaining Proved High-Yielding Trees. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l have read with great interest your Planting Correspondent's answers to my views on budded rubber. I am sorry that I cannot agree with him. that only one of
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    EXAMINATION LEAKAGE.
    131 6 10,000 Indian Candidates To Sit Again. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 18. Owing to the leakage of a question paper for the high school, intermediate, and teachers' training examinations conducted by the Board of High School and Intermediate Education, m Central India. Rajputana and Gwallor. thp examinations
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    30 6 Tenders will b? received at the Resident Councillor's Office. Malacca, up to noon of April 2 for the erection of a police station, barracks, pound, and latrines at Kandang, Malacca.
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    THE OUTLOOK FOR THE TIN INDUSTRY.
    1666 6 Danger Of Forcing Price To Scarcity Levels. I JNTIL quite recently tin had not taken part in the .-harp upward movement of metal prices. Between Dec. 31. l«3o and Feb. 15, 1937 the cash price actually showed a small decline— from £233 to £229
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER DANGER.
    589 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— May I ask you for a little space to reply to ycur correspondent GfcE.'s letter of March 10 in your issue 01 March 13? He seems to have heard about my letter of March 1 in your issue or
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    CONSUMPTION OF TIN RISING.
    162 6 INCREASE IN OUTPUT OP MOTOR CARS TINPLATE MARCH PRODUCTION 13,600 TONS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Mar. 26. THE bulletin of the International 1 Research and Development Council estimates that world consumption of tin in March will be 15,668 tons compared with 13.237 tons in March 1936,
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    OIL PALMS MALAYA CAPITAL INCREASE.
    78 6 From £600,000 To £750,000. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 27. i"|IL PALMS OF MALAYA LTD. at an extraordinary general meeting, convened for Apr. 2, will consider resolutions increasing the nominal capital of the company from £600.000 to £750,000 by the creation of 150,000 ordinary
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    ESCOT RUBBER INCREASES CAPITAL
    53 6 By £75,000 In 2s. Shades. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 27. AN extraordinary meeting of shareholders in Escot Rubber Estates Ltd. on Mar. 25, approved a resolution Increasing the company's nominal capital to £225.000 from £150,000 by the creation of *****0 shares of 2s. each.
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    STRIKERS EVACUATE WORKS.
    69 6 Position In Chrysler Plants Easier. Detroit, Mar. 25. The strikers In all the Chrysler plants except Jefferson, where voting is proceeding, and Kercheval, have voted for evacuation. Mr. Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers' Union is sure that all p ants will be evacuated by
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    22 6 Seven people recently lost their lives In floods caused by landslides in Java, which alsu put the radio station out ot action.
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      25 6 RQYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. 'Incorporated in England A.D. 1720) FIRE, MARINE LIFE, MOTOR CAR, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered B»nk Chamber*, Singapore. APB 1.
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      196 6 pngg SLOGAN COMPETITION. "OLD RARITY" WHISKY. $250 in PRIZES As Agents for Bulloch Lade Co. Ltd.. Glasgow Distiiitrs of the famous De Luxe Whlsr* "Old Rartty" we ofler 10 Frizes toi the oest advertising slogans submitted The slogans must oe original suitaole for publication and should not exceed eight words.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      675 7 I.T.C. BLUNDERS. U.K. STOCKS LIKELY TO BE VERY SHORT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 12. QN Friday last the price of tin went soaring skywards, accompanied by heavy American buying. Consumers over there had been holding aloof for some time past either because they were too
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      NEW ANGLOORIENTAL MINING.
      70 7 Private Company Registered. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 27. ANGLO-ORIENTAL MINING CORPORATION LTD. was registered as a private company on Mar. 24. with a nominal capital of £100 In £1 shares. The objects of the company are to carry on business as financiers, mining and general
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      CESSATION OF TAPPING ON ULU BENUT.
      1076 7 Reasonably High Price For Export Rights. DROPOSING the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubber Co. Ltd., in Singapore on Mar. 24, the Hon. Datoh S. Q. Wong, the chairman, said: The profit for the year
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    PENGKALEN LTD. LOW COSTS.
    359 7 £40 PER TON OF ORE. •pHE directors of Pengkalen, Ltd., have- issued their annual report, for the period ended Sept. 30 last. The company is one of the celebrated Redruth-Malay group of tin enterprises, the chairman of which is also Mr. Frank E. Mair. The accounts
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    STERLING COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
    76 7 MAMBAI RUBBER. The dividend on the 8 per cent, preference shares for tr.p year ended Dec. 31. last was paid on Mar. 12. TERBAU RUBBER. An interim of 4 per cent, on account of the year enaing June has been deoi.irpd nettle tm Apr 5. RUBBER ESTATES
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    GOPENG CONS PROFITS RISE.
    411 7 FROM £48,000 TO £65,000. FINANCIAL POSITION SATISFACTORY. T*HE directors of Gopeng Consolidated, Ltd. have issued their annual report, and the annual general meeting, was held in Redruth last Wednesday. Of this company Mr. Frank E. Mair is chairman. The accounts cover the 12 months ended Sept.
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    N.MALAY RUBBER NEW SHARE ISSUE.
    72 7 N. MALAY RUBBER NEW SHARE ISSUE. At Premium Of 6d. Per Share. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 27. THE directors of North Malay Rubber Estates (1931) Ltd. propose to I issue to shareholders 298,489 shares of 2s. each at a premium of 6d. per share, in the proportion of
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      600 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. incorporated in the Colony ol Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 ol 1929 ol the Colony Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-Dp $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:— Sterling 6.500.000 Hon B Kong
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      170 7 BANK Ot CHINA (Incorporated in CKma by special Cnarter.j IS. Cecil Street. Slmapor*. THrphonw: Manacrr's Office 6444 Exchange Dest. M41 Generai Office 5188-9 Cable Addreas: "CHUNGKIOPaid Up CaplUI Ch 140 000.000 00 Reserve Funds la exeeas at Ch. S3.5M.M«.M ToUl AawU approximate!) Ch. SI ;U0.0W 000 «t HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
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      540 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OV INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHiNA. Incorporated in ingiana ov Roval Charier 1853 1 Paid Up Capital m dOo.uoo sha:es ol £5 each £3.000 000 Reserve Fund £3 000X00 Reserve Liability of Proprietors C3.UOO.000 HEAD OFFICK: 38. Bbhopvr.lr London. E.C. i Alt.r S:ai Hong Kong Sa.pon Amnuar Hollo
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    45 8 The Duke and Duchess of Kent durinr their stay at the Villa Sparta. in Florence, with PrlnccM Irene of Greece, visited th« Barfello Museum where they inspected the exhibits. Picture shows the Duke and Duchess of Kent with friends during their tour of the museum.
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    INTERPRETERS WHO DECIDE CASES.
    574 8 An Ipoh Conviction Quashed. IMPORTANT RULING BY CHIEF JUSTICE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 25. "I have often said that in cases where a person cannot speak the English Language it is essential that the exact words from the plea should be taken down. However,
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    38 8 It Is estimated that charities in Victoria. Australia, will this year receive £150.000 from totallsator profits. During Oxford vs. Cambridge boat race Mar. 24. pilots of aircraft were requested not to fly over course lower than 2,000 feet
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    Gun-Proof Premier.
    84 8 A £5,000 secret annexe has been built on to the official residence of Japan's Prime Minister in the Nagatacho, Tokio's Downing Street (writes the Daily Express Tokio Correspondent). The object is to protect the Premier if another rebellion should break out. The wing was built, under constant police
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    POLICE BAND. Performances During April.
    80 8 POLICE BAND. Performances During April. The Straits Settlements Police Band will perform In public during April as follows, under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M., R.M.S.M. Tuesday, Apr. 6, 6 p.m. Telok Ayer. Friday, Apr. 9. 6 p.m. Kitong Park. Sunday, Apr. 11, 8.30 p.m. Botanc Gardens.
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    WOMAN'S FEAR OF CANCER.
    134 8 MAN AND WIFE FOUND DEAD. ASSURANCE OF CURB SENT SAME DAY. A woman's mistaken fear that she was suffering from cancer Is believed tn be behind the discovery of a young married couple dead In bed at West Hartlepool. The victims of the tragedy were Jamss
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    12 8 Four brothers, named Fright, are seeking election to Minster-in-Thanet (Kent) Parish Council.
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    RUSSO-CHINESE PACT ALLEGED.
    130 9 MOSCOW TO GIVE UP SINKIANG Shanghai, Mar. 28. A SECRET agreement has b.en reached between China and Russ a, according to Japanese pre;s reports. The terms ol the reported pact include: Soviet recognition of Chinese jurisdiction over Smkiang Province, which since 1933 has been virtually une'er Moscow
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    FRESH INCIDENT IN NORTH CHINA.
    127 9 Alleged Assault By Chinese Soldier. Tientsin, Mar. 28. The Japanese Tientsin Command. it is understood, has demanded the withdrawal of the 29th Army garrison stationed outside the south gate of Tungchow. capital of the so-called Kast Hopei Autonomous Government This followed the alleged assault on
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    SOVIET SABOTAGE TRIAL.
    127 9 Three Accused To Die. Moscow, Mar. 28. In the Novosibirsk sabotage trial. Kuramzhin. Khomchik and Karitonoff have been sentenced to death and Amtroii, the night watchman, to eipht years' imprisonment and two minor accused to three years. The twe of the other accused were acquitted. Reuter Wii
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    Prison Terms For U.S. Racketeers.
    60 9 New York, Mar. 28. Sentences totalling 2.398 years have hpen passed on seven restaurant racketeers who are alleged to h.ive extorted £400.000 from famous New Yoik restaurant keepers. The trial lasted ten weeks. The accused and their womenfolk screamed, sobbed and cursed when the iury
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    MR. WU TE-CHEN'S POST CONFIRMED.
    77 9 May Be Succeeded By Canton Mayor. Nanking. Mar. 24. Mr. Wu Te-chen's appointment as Governor of Twangtung, in succession to the late Gen. Huang Mu-sung, was confirmed yesterday by the Executive Yuan. Mr. Yu Hur.g-chun, secretary-general of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai, was appointed to
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    Bees Disturb Court.
    73 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 23. Lahore Court officials had to shelter under tables and desks and work was suspended for half an nour when a swarm of enraged bees flew into the courtroom and attacked everyone In sight. A man was stung so severely that
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    She Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAR. 29, 1937. Time For Action.
    698 10 She Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAR. 29, 1937. Time For Action. With all the earnestness at our command, we urge the Malayan administrations to do something useful about the labour troubles which threaten frequently recurring crises throughout the country. The position is serious in its present effects. It is far
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    142 10 S.S. APPOINTMENTS. Honorary A.D.C. To The Governor. The following appointments are notified in the SJS. Government Gazette: Flight Lieut. J. N. Jefferson, R.A.F., to be an Honorary Aide- de-Camp to His Excellency the Governor vice Flying Officer M. D. Thunder, R.A.F., resigned. Mr. E. V. G. Day, M.C.S., to be
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    26 10 Honorary Danish Consul For Singapore. The King's Exequatur, empowering Mr. Eigil Koch to act as Honorary Consul of Denmark at Singapore, has received the King's signature.
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    30 10 Chinese Advisory Board Singapore. H.E. the Governor has nominated Mr Chua Keh Hai to be a member of the Chinese Advisory Board for Singapore, vice Mr. Yap Geok Twee, resigned.
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    34 10 Po Leung Kuk Committee. Penang. H. E. the Governor has nominated Mr. Khoo eye Hean to be a member of the Po Leung Kuk Committee. Penang. in place of Mr. Tye Shoo* Yuen, resigned.
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    33 10 Po Leung Kuk Committee. Singapore. H.E. the Governor has nominatsd Mr. Ong Piah Teng to be a member o/ the Po Leung Kuk Committee, Singapore, in place of Mr. Yap Geok Twee, resigned.
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    26 10 New J. P. For Penang. Mr. E. E. H. Beck, Chief Police Officer Penang, has been appointed to be a Justice of the Peace for Penang.
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    20 10 kNew Volunteer Commission. commission as lieutenant in the Its Settlements Volunteer Force has i granted to Mr. W. L. Donaldson
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    48 10 On a motoring holiday through the Peninsula, Mrs. Gan Ho Chiong, wife of Dr. Gan Ho Chiong, of Penang, left Singapore yesterday for Kuala Lumpur after having spent three days here. She is accompanied by her sister. Mrs. Ong Suan Sim, and Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Wee Llm.
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    Songs Of Canton.
    1356 10 SIR CECIL CLEMENTI'S TRANSLATION. Of the literary works of Sir Cecil Clementi, late Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Malay States, none is less known in Maiaya than his translation of the Canton 3se Love-Songs," published in 1904 by the Clarendon Press, Oxford.
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    The Wounded Spring.
    127 10 The bird cries; the flower falls; the spring has a hidden wound. The man in old age, as he muses over the bruised flower, feels broken in spirit. Green spring itself believes that there are those who pity its sadness: Yet I fear that we, playthings of
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    768 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. SULTANS' SUBJECTS. IS it possible for anyone who Is not a Malay to be a subject of a Malay sultan Mr. Sastrl thinks not. for in his report he says "It appears that not even in the third or fourth generation can a non-Malay attain
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    CHURCHES OPENLY DEFY NAZIS IN EASTER SERVICES.
    337 11 BISHOP'S APPEAL FOR OPPOSITION. Huge Crowd's Enthusiasm Quite Evident. UNITED FRONT FROM CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS ALIKE. A UNITED front against the Nazis was shown in Germany by Catholics and Protestants alike during Easter services. An appeal for open opposition to the Nazies was
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    AGREEMENT IN SIGHT.
    265 11 U.S. MOTOR STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS. Lansing (Micingan) Mar. 29 NEGOTIATIONS lor a settlement of the Chrysler strike continued today the fifth successive day. Before opening the meeting. Governor Murphy indicated that only the matter of phraseology stood in the way of an agreement on the demand of the
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    20 11 London. Mar. 27. The death is announced of Mr. Henry Pegram. R.A., the sculptor, at the age or 75.— Reuter.
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    BELGIUM AND NEUTRALITY.
    167 11 KING LEOPOLD'S CONVERSATIONS. MAIN POINT ALREADY CLEARED UP. London, Mar. 28. THROUGH two conversations between King Leopold of the Belgians and the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Belgian standpoint on neutrality has so far been cleared up that the further negotiation can be beft to ordinary
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    35 11 Latest Reut«r reports state that all is quiet in the floodel areas on the English Fens, but that there is a possibility of danger from spring tides. This photograph shows a flood-isolated farmstead at Welney.
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    HOW BRITAIN AIDS INDUSTRY.
    87 11 London, Mar. 28. QUBSIDIES paid and estimated to be paid from the Exchequer to British agriculture and industry between October, 1931, and the end of this month amount to £38,786,000 the total being built up as follows: Beet sugar £17,720.000; Payments to cattle producers £9,921,400: Milk
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    THIS MORNING'S PLAY IN BIG SPORTS EVENTS.
    471 11 Exciting Finish Anticipated In Cricket On Padang. A CLOSE and exciting finish is in prospect in the big threett day cricket match between Sir Julien Cahn's XI and Malaya, which ends today on the Singapore padang. The fact that rain allowed only half-an-hour's
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    Scoreboard.
    73 11 Up to 12 30 p m MALAYA. First Innings 161 Second Innings Total for three wickets 40 F. P. H. Pears?, l.b.w. b Walsh 12 KB. Noon, b Crisp 6 T M. Hart c Maxwell, b Crisp 0 Dr. H. O. Hopkins, not out 19 J. E. Slarie. not
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    PATERSON'S GOLF TITLE AGAIN.
    304 11 WIN OVER KELLY. GAME ENDS AT FIFTEENTH. M. M. PATERSON beat S. N. Kelly four and three In the final of the Malayan Golf Championship this morning, and gained the crown for the third time. lie won the first three holes, and lost the fourth and
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    FAMOUS INN GIVEN TO NATION.
    55 11 London, Mar. 28. The famous old London coaching inn built in 1676 The George of Southwark— has been handed over for preservation to the National Trust by the London and North Eastern Railway Co. to whom it has recently belonged. The George will be continurd
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    POWERS AND SPAIN.
    312 11 MADRID ATTACKS LORD PLYMOUTH. GERMAN SUPPORT OF ITALIAN STAND. London, Mar. 28. The international situation is providing the chief source of comment in the Madrid Press at the moment and Lord Plymouth, chairman of the non-intervention committee, is the general target for most of the Press gibs
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    ETHIOPIAN MASSACRE.
    261 11 "Most Horrible For 50 Years." STRONG WORDS IN COMMONS. London, Mar. 28. POREIGN AFFAIRS occupied the debate in the House before the Easter adjournment, particularly the recent executions of Abyssinians by Italians. Mr. Arthur Henderson opened the discussion by declaring that the American representative in Adrtls Ababa had
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    STRIKES DUE TO WAGES NOT FOLLOWING PRICE RISES.
    1185 12 LONDON OPINION OF ESTATE STOPPAGE. Tappers State Their Case For Better Conditions. GROWING DESIRE FOR OWN ORGANISATION REVEALED. COMMENTING on the present labour troubles among Chinese coolies on estates in Malaya, the Financial News says that dissatisfaction is due to the reluctance
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    33 12 The cheerfulness of soldiers of the Malay Reßiment sent to do guard duty at Batu Aram; during the strike last week is clearly revealed in the picture taken by a Straits Times cameraman.
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    SUNSHINE FOLLOWS RAIN IN SINGAPORE.
    179 12 SUNSHINE FOLLOWS RAIN IN SINGAPORE. Bat Johore Bahru Had None. AFTER Saturday's terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by a torrential downpour of rain, Singapore enjoyed fine holiday weather yesterday and this morning. Although the rain allowed no more than half-an-hour's play in the big cricket match between Malaya and Sir Jullen Cahn's
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    HERBERT MARSHALL WITH YOUNG STAR.
    123 12 At The Cinema. "Make Way For A I^dy" At The Pavilion. •"Make Way for a Lady." With Herbert Marshall, Anne Shirley. Gertrude Michael and Margot Grahame. An K.K.O. Radio film, at the Pavilion now. A notable cast interprets "Make Way for a Lady." a story
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    EVADED $1 CUSTOMS FINED $20.
    71 12 EVADED $1 CUSTOMS FI N ED $20. (From Ou r Own Cj: respondent) Johore Bahru, Mar. 28. Pleading guilty to a charge of evading the payment of the duty of a dollar on three "batik" sarongs, which she had purchased in Singapore a Chinese woman was fined twenty times that
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    PUNJABIS TO TOUR STRIKE AREA.
    56 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. TWO companies of the Ist Battalion of the 2nd Punjab Regiment, who were last week despatched to the F.M.S. strike area and are now in the Federal Capital, are. it is understood, to make a motor-lorry tour of
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    DR. DIECKHOFF.
    76 12 To Be German Ambassador At Washington. Berlin. Mar. 28. Dr. Dieck-hoff. Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, has been appointed German Ambassador to Washington. It is expected Dr. Luther, whom he is replacing, will resign from the diplomatic service. Dr. Hans von Mackensen, Minister to Budapest, who
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    73 12 ON GUARD IN THE COALFIELD: When the Malay Regiment was called out last week to assist the civil authorities in maintaining order in the Malayan coalfield at Batu Arane. it performed this service for the first time in the history of the battalion. The only parallel In recent years was.
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    Estate Clerks Want Better Conditions.
    423 12 "WE ARE FORGOTTEN", SAYS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 27. DISSATISFACTION with their present conditions was stressed by speakers at the first annual general meeting of the All-Malayan Estate Asiatic Staffs' Association composed largely of members of the clerical profession employed
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    Japanese Mission To Britain And U.S.
    65 12 Tokio, Mar. 29. The Miyako Shimbin reports that Mr. Chokiuro Kadono, chairman of the economic mission to Britain and the United States, is urging Government and business circles to take concrete measures for the readjustment of trade between Britain, Japan and Manchukuo, particularly between
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    MALAYAN COALFIELD AT WORK.
    131 12 Estate Situation Improves. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Today. the serious clash between police and strikers in the Malayan coalfield early on Saturday morning, in which one was killed, the situation underwent a marked improvement and this morning all labour is back at work at
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    28 ARRESTS IN NEGRI
    131 12 OVER WEEK-END. Planters Reply To Strikers' Demands. The Straits Times Seremban correspondent telegraphs this morning mat official information was given last evening of reports that 100 tappers have resumed work at Sengkang Estate; that all Labu Estate tappers are Dart at work; that work has been
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    Position In Palestine.
    73 12 London, Mar. 28. The situation in Southern Pal'.stlne is 'not abnormal. stated Colonial Secretary. Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, in the House of Commons. in Northern Palestine, he added, a number of arrests had been made, and also in Jerusalem itself. These, however, were rather precautionary in character. A
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      76 12 WHICH 1 1 \T H I OST\C iOAMTTE IN THE DA f f A quarter of an hour co go before dinner) waiting for the couple who are a wayt late, sipping a Martinh looking dver^youc glass at someone you have met for the first time, wishing you could ihink\of
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    22 13 .Mi.ss Lee Nee Chia and Mr. Chia Poll Chiang photographed after their wedding at the Chinese Consulate on Sunday. Straits Times Photograph
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    Magic Circle To Help Local Education.
    611 13 ANNOUNCEMENT AT DINNER TO CRICKET TOURISTS. TTHAT the proceeds of their magical show to be staged in May would be devoted to the creation of a nucleus for a fund for the education of poor children in Singapore, was announced last night by Mr.
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    26 13 The Resident Councillor (Mr. A. M. Goodman) declares the Balik Pulau Padi Show open. On the table may be seen the handsome silver cups for presentation.
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    Human Hand Seen Sticking Out Of Swamp.
    320 13 STORY OF FINDING OF BODY IN MURDER CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Mar. 28. I_IOW he saw a human hand sticking out of a swamp and later found the buried body was described by police officer at an enquiry lasting three
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    SELANGOR SULTAN'S CARES IN EVENING OF LIFE.
    825 13 Rotary Governor Hopes Solution Will Soon Be Found. APPRECIATION OF ROYAL INTEREST IN MOVEMENT'S WORK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 27. "COR the second time we have been honoured with the presence of His Highness the Sultan of Selangor. We do
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    DOG EPIDEMICS SWEEP BANGKOK.
    83 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 78. A very severe epidemic of distemper, which is racing in Bangkok at present, has resulted in the loss of valuable dogs, white old animals which have already come through distemper are being again affected. Five cases of rabies have
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    PORTUGUESE VICEROY.
    77 13 Third Governorship Of Macao. On his way back to Macao lor his third term of Governorship. His Excellency Slgnor Tamagninl Barbusa arrives In Singapore by the Balneran tomorrow morning. Signor Barbusa, when he left Macao a few years ago after his second period as Oovernor. returned to a
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    33 13 Mrs. Riches has resigned her appointment as Secretary of the Kuala Lumpur Book Club and has been succeeded by Mrs. R. Nixon Mr and Mrs. Riches are leaving Kuaia Lumpur for Bahau shortly.
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    24 13 Miss Lina Ai Khoon and Mr. Tan Chin Chok taken at the Straits Chinese Methodist Church after their wedding on Saturday. Straits Times Photograph
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    COUNCIL'S . FAREWELL TO SULTAN.
    283 13 COUNCIL'S FAREWELL TO SULTAN. Pahang's Ruler Leaves For Europe. A MEETING of the State Council of Pahang was held at Pekan on Mar. 18. The following are the main Items of business transacted: The Gold Buyers (Amendment) Enactment, 1937 was passed. The Council confirmed a Cy-law which had been passed
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    55 13 With Major Kidd's transfer Mr. Hay will take up his appointment of Deputy Legal Adviser. F.M.S.. relieving Raja Musa who will revert to his substantive post of Registrar, Supreme Court, now heid by Mr. W. Thorogood. who becomes First Magistrate. Kuala Lumpur, enabling Mr. C. H. Dakers to go on
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    MALAY WOMEN MEET MEN AS EQUALS.
    214 13 MALAY WOMEN MEET MEN AS EQUALS. Pen Friends Conference. jyiALAY women and men met on an equal footing on Saturday at the fourth annual conference of the Persaudaraan Sahabat Pena Malaya (Malayan Pen Friends Society) which opened at Victoria English School. Most of the 23 women pretnt had come from
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    RADIO SPEECH TO EMPIRE.
    185 13 MESSAGE FROM KING FOR DOMINIONS. London, Mar. 28. The Duke of Gloucester will open the r-ew wing of the World Headquorters of the Overseas League in Loncon on Apr. 4. The main feature of the ceremony will be the link >ip by radio-telephone between London and
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    20 13 Dr. J. H. Bowyer, Health Officer. Malayan M;dtcal Service, to be an Officer of Superscalc Grade B, Malayan Medical Service.
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    MALAYAN BOWLERS DO WELL AGAINST CAHN'S XT.
    1870 14 KEEN FIGHT LIKELY TODAY. BOLD HHTING GIVES TOURISTS A LEAD. HPHERE should be some rare cricket on the padang today. Malaya have a chance of defeating Sir Julien Cahn's XI, who will have last use of the wicket At close of play yesterday
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    526 14 Gill 11 2 34 1 Hassan 6 0 30 2 Ah Lum 2 0 5 1 SELANGOR 2nd Innings D. R. Gulland c Robless b Khye Soo 3 V. Ponniah b Hogan 21 B S Gill not out 120 E. J Perimpanayagam c Stewart b Laßrooy 11
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    240 14 ALL-MALAYA H. 3. Noon c Maxwell b Crisp 4 F. P. H. Pearse c Lyon b Walsh 29 T. M. Hart c Reddick b Butterworth 45 H. O. Hopkins run out 18 J. W. Slade b Butterworth 7 F. K. MacNamara b Butterworth 9 K. Muthucumaru
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    PATERSON AND KELLY IN MALAYAN GOLF FINAL.
    1176 15  -  ELKINS LOSES AFTER BEING FOUR UP. ISHER WOOD PA YS PENAL TV OF ERRORS. By "Echo." WINNING their first round and semi-final ties in the match- play stage yesterday, M. M. Paterson, twice holder of the title, and S. N. Kelly yesterday qualified
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    TEST MATCH DRAWN.
    225 15 Hadlee Saves New Zealand From Defeat. Wellington, Mar. 27. THE Test Match between England 1 and New Zealand was drawn, the tourists losing an exciting battle with the clock by minutes, despite some fine l>owling by Allen, iVoce, Sims .".nd Hrmmond. Batting first England put up 427,
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    BOGEY COMPETITION.
    254 15 Won By V. P. Barbat With 3 Up. A bogey competition yesterday was von by V. P. Barbal with a score of 3 up. The ball sweep for the first nine was divided between H. I. Yamamoto. A. Leach, E. J. Munro, K. C. Eu and R. J.
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    23 15 Patcrsoa (left) and Isherwood, golf semi-finalist.. The former won 5 and 3 and met Kelly in the final this morning. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    1134 15 TROY STICK BRIGHT EYES HEAD TOTE RETURNS. Heavy Going At Perak Skye Meeting. (From Our Own (orr-spondent) Ipoh, March 27. A HEAVY shower preceded the opening of the Perak Skye Meeting i today and it was drizzling when the first race was run. The rain cleared before the second race
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    57 15 TODAY. Cricket: Malaya vs. Cahn's XI. padang. The Turf: Sfcve Meeting. Ipob, 2nd day. TOMORROW. Soccer: R.A. vs. Malays. Div. I. Stadium; S.H.B. vs. Casuals. Dlv. 111. S.H.B. ground; F. and N. vs. Nertanglo, 8.H.L.. and N. ground. Cricket: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. Midds., Anson Road. Water r-olo:
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    TODAY'S RESULT.
    51 15 The result of the Inai played this morning, will be found on page 11. Paterson won the champioii.sl'ip in 1932 and 1933. and has vv~ral times been runner i:i. iiu'ludrag last year, when Elkins defeatrd him by one hole at Kuala „umpur. Kelly has not won the honour
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    ASTON VILLA BIDDING FOR PROMOTION.
    997 16 DESULTS of matches in the Home soccer leagues on Saturday, as cabled by Reuter, with the league tables up to date ENGLISH LEAGUE. DIVISION I. Derby Get The Points At Grim Birmingham 1 Preston 0 Cbarltoo 4 Wolverhampton 0 Chelsea 0 Huddorsfleld (i Grimsbv 3
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
    429 16 mvisiUN 1. Hearts Well Beaten By Aberdeen. Aberdeen 4 Hearts 0 Celtic 1 Parttek 1 Durdee 0 Motherwell 0 Falkirk 0 Arbroath 1 HamJiton 5 St. Johnstone 2 Hibernian 0 Dunf ermline 0 Q of South 1 Clyde 2 Queen's Park vs. Albion not played Rangers vs. Kilmarnock
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    SWANSEA BEAT HARLEQUINS IN FREE SCORING GAME.
    99 16 Reuter cables results of Rugby Union matches played at Home on Saturday as follows: Bristol 11. Leicester 0. Cardilt 16, Barbarians 3. Gloucester 15, London Welsh 0. Llanslly 20. Devonport Services 8 Neath 32, Northampton 3. Plymouth Albion 6, Old Merchant Taylors 14.
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    PENANG SPRING MEETING.
    408 16 The Turf. The Handicaps For Saturday. The following are the handicaps for Saturday, tne first day of the Penang Turf Club's Sprins Meeting: Horses, Class 3, Div. 1, 6 Furs. King of Hearts 9.0. Eastern Wave 8.12. Kuala Laddie 8.11. Burranecr 8.9, Rex 8.8. Abbot's Temptntlor. 8
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    SCOTS AMATEURS WIN
    26 16 Scotland met Wales at Bangor on Saturday in an amateur international soccer match. The Scots won by two goals to nil, cables Reuter.
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    INDIAN STARS MAY VISIT SINGAPORE.
    114 16 Lawn Tennis. Sohny And Party Going To Japan. There is a probability of a strong Indian Lawn tennis team visiting Singapore during May. The Indian Lawn Tennis Improvement Association has accepted an invitation to tour Japan. If the tour materialises the following players will travel
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    DEAR RETAINS TITLE.
    253 16 Easy Victory Over Butcher. J. Dear, the holder of the Brltlsi professional championship, easily re talned his title at the St. Johns Worn; Club on Feb. 8 by defeating D. O. Butcher, the former champion. In tht second half of their challenge maMi by 3 games to
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    DOYLE WINS FIERCE BATTLE.
    130 16 Dutch Champion Takes Terrible Punishment. Jack Doyle, the spectacular fighting Irishman, was forced to stay in a ring longer than ever previously when beating Harry Staal, the Dutch champion, in the sixth of a ten rounds bout at the N.S.C., Earl's Court, on Feb. 15. The
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    STATE'S 50,000-ACRE FOREST IN EAST ANGLIA.
    466 18 Millions Of Trees. SPECIAL AREAS TO BE USED. Thetford. Four million Corsican and Scottish pine trees, as well as a million oak, ash, birch and beech saplings have been planted around here a:.d at Brandon, on the belt of meagre soil which runs through
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    FAKED CORONATION TICKETS.
    119 18 Fak3 tickets for Office of Works Coronation seats are in circulation. The Lawn Tennis Association, which, like other bodies, was allocated a block of seats by the Office of Works, found soon after the tickets were Issued that forgeries were being printed, says the Dally Mail. The
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    THE QUEEN MARY'S DAMAGE SECRET.
    184 18 PIECE OF METAL IN MACHINERY. nrilE Queen Mary failed to capture the Blue Riband of the Atlantic during her early voyages because she damaged her machinery when making her speed trials in the Firth of Clyde. This secret came to light in a paper read
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    150 HOSTS AND HOSTESSES FOR CORONATION. BRITAIN OUT' FOR WATER SPEED RECORD
    543 18 150 HOSTS AND HOSTESSES FOR CORONATION. BRITAIN OUT' FOR WATER SPEED RECORD Empire Visitors To Be Entertained. Entertainments for overseas visitors during May and June will help to make the Coronation season one of the most brilliant of the present contury. Over 150 hosts and hostesses have arranged a long
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    43 18 Mr. Richard Johannes Sandier, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, arrived at Croydon recently on a visit as guest of the British Government. He was met at the aerodrome by Mr. Anthony Eden who conveyed the invitation to him in Geneva in January.
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    OXFORD COCKTAIL PARTIES.
    248 18 Proctor's Warning To Students. Comments on the effervescence of undergraduates and their tendency in recent months to hold more and more sherry and cocktail parties were made by Mr. C. H. 8. Flfoot, Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, in his valedictory address to Convocation as senior retiring
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    SWEDEN BUYS PLANES FROM BRITAIN.
    155 18 Air Defence Of Stockholm. The Swedish Government has been negotiating for the supply of a large number of British aeroplanes, and it is expected that a contract will be made shortly for fighter planes from the Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd. The actual number of planes
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    26 18 Six tankers of 12,100 tons each havfc been ordered from Britain by th 3 Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, two each from Tyne, Glasgow, and Bellast yards.
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    22 18 A single page of the Gutenberg Bible (worth £20.000 complete) fetched £53 at Sotheby's and a first edition East Lynne." brought £135.
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    NEW MISTRESS OF THE ROBES.
    264 19 QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD APPOINTMENTS. Appointments to the Household of the Queen were announced in the London Gazette recently. They follow the list of King George's household which was Issued a few days before. The Duchess of Northumberland is "Mistress of the Robes." She will have Important
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    BRITAIN'S FIRST CRUISERS WITH HANGARS.
    689 19 Aircraft Defence Twice The Normal. VESSELS OF GREAT POWER AND SPEED. H M.S NEWCASTLE the firs t of Britain'g new cruisers of the Southampton class, was commissioned to full complement at Devonport recently. H.M.S. Southampton, the name ship of the class, has arrived at Chatham
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    106 19 Mr. Edward Clyne, Manager, Rosevale Estate, Kuala Selangor, and Hon. Secretary of the Kuala Selangor District Planters' Association, and Mrs Edward Clyne are proceeding on Home leave by the Scharnhorst on April 3 from Singapore Mr A H. Oomm of Pilmoor Estate. Kuala Lumpur, will act for Mr. Clyne during
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    SCANDINAVIA'S POLICY IN WAR.
    433 19 NEUTRALITY MUST BE PRESERVED. RUSSO-FINNISH RELATIONS. DECENT developments in the ex- treme north of Europe have attracted much attention in diplomatic circles and there is an Increasing interest in the attitude of the Scandinavian countries to the general situation or the Continent. In an article published
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    TAMPERED WITH ALLEGIANCE.
    392 19 STUDENTS LETTER TO R.A.F. MAN. "STRUCK AT SAFETY OF THE REALM." An 18-year-old University student was sentenced at Leeds Assizes to 12 months imprisonment for tampering with the allegiance of an aircraftman. The youth. Ronald Hugh Stowell Phillips, son of the Rev. R. S. Phillips, vicar of
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    55 19 Miss Mary Pickford. the famous film star who recently arrived in London, went down to Den ham film studios with Mr. Alexander Korda, the famous film director. Picture shows Miss Pickford having lunch with Charles Laughton, who is wearing the costume he uses for the film "I. Claudius" which is
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    SEATS FOR V.C.'s
    142 19 Providing Disabled Men With Chairs. Arrangements have been made to reserve on the route of the Coronation procession a limited number of seats at 15s. each, chairs at 2s. 6d. aech, and standing places (free) for holders of the Victoria Cross, the Albert Medal in Gold and
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    FIGHTING FLOODS IN FENLAND.
    78 20 The town crier was called out at Haddenham. ten miles from Ely, to get all available men to help in strengthening the bank at Aldreth Causeway, during the recent severe Fenland floods. Farm hands carrying sacks of clay with which to strengthen the bank at West
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    An Emperor Mourns.
    159 20 AN £„vii'£rfiOit MOUi.hu: I'he nm,,.... 1 and Empress of Ethiopia were present; at a Requiem service for the late Ras Deata and other Ethiopians killed in the War. The Dean of Winchester ga%c the address, at St. George's, Hart St. KING IN SOUTH-EAST LONDON The King early
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