The Straits Times, 31 March 1937

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1 4 The Straits Times
  • 38 1 The Straits Times [BBTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 715 1 —^7 CPRS BRINKmRNNiCQ cimici ROiD JCa \JF JL CT 9 A\# JWI \J Ktl\S wW iti^M^-^^^. M ..KM rifr mm THE FAIRFAX" WHITE BATH TOWEL. p^^fIPPTQ E FAIRFAX THE DRIWAY i^Sfe, SUPERIOR QUALITY. TERRY HAND TOWELS. MW^\ Th' R WE> t T^ ERC( d AT from iT^^ff American cotton with
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    • 5 1 Scots (L'blsky Th» eastern »,»nc..»ltd
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 483 2 LOST LOST. On Sunday, Mar. 28, from 40 AmI ber Mansions a straight haired tcmate dug. colour black, and white. Reward to Under Phone 6018. SITUATIONS VACANT CLERK for Indexing and recording, must tx accurate with figures, apply personally with written application In own handwriting to 68. Robinson Road. WANTED
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    • 857 2 _MOTOR VEHICLES CASH buyer for 8 H.P. Ford or Morris in good condition, small mileage. Box No. 1000, Straits Times. SJ4I9. Austin 12/6 two-se*tei 33.000 miles. Good condition. Owner «otag on leave. Write P.O. Bo» 869. USED Austins Fiats Citroen Morns. Singer Junior etc Eastern Autc Co.. Ltd. «9/79 Orchard
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    • 945 2 BUSINESS PREMISES lO LET OFFKXS at l *no 4-A Prince 8t aad n Rafflpf Place Apply Kob Ctirw Kee 119 Kllttne* Road. RODNEY ROUSE, It. Batter* R«aa. Stacapare. Comfortable modern offices and show rooms tc be let at moderate rentals Apply The British Malaya Trustee Executor Co. Ltd Pullerton Building
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    • 859 2 PUBLIC NOTICES CHOEN SENG CO. 50, <X«L3treet. Messrs. Oh Slow Yam and Soo Peng Lee have as fro.11 January 9, 1937 and March 1, 1937, respectively left the employ of the above company, and therefore have no authority to transact any business or act on our behalf. TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE
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    • 396 2 *S€HIFFNER'S' S ANDERSON ROAD h the address to, Hillinery. underwear, novelties, flowers, lad.c" bags,* drrvMsa, etc. etc. New roods constantly arriving. Tel: 47C8— open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. THE KING'S F.NGLISH
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 182 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Wl Malaya Pos-a^e Monthly 3.00 4.00 S 2.50 Quarterly S R.SO $12.00 T.50 Half Yearly SHOO $2100 $15.00 r«f* 34.00 S4g.00 $30.00 Note. Outstation cheques should include (hr usual dank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charees and instructions for CLASSIriEO ADVERTISEMENTS are a* under:— 25 ?cnls
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 737 3 P. 0. MUTISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. ilncorpoiaiec eugiandj MAP. PABSKNOKB CND CARGO SERVICES PFNINSULAR AND UMftNTAI S N Co DNDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MA.'fcSTYS GOVERNMENT AND KAH EASI MAII SERVICE. OOTWABD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN DM lonnase 3 per* i ',< RANPUnA ".000 Apr. 9 iomau Bjij
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    • 532 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated in Japan. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARI) WHITE STAR LTD. i TO LONDON. I Napm. nlarwilles, London Antwerp and Kot'.rrdam Vessels rennage Due Sail KASHIMA MARU Mai 31 Api 1 1 YASI'KLNI MARU 12. JUG Apt 13 14 HAKONE MARU 10.400 Apr 28 29
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    • 654 3 BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Clasf Mctorshlps Most Oab;ns have adjoining private bain. Excellent FOR MAR tCILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG A COPENHAGEN Prom Fron From From Spore Malacca Port Penans Sham ALSIA 6/4 8/4 7/4 9/4 BORINGIA 27/4 27/4 28/4 30/4 FIONIA 18/5 13/5 19/5 21/5 LALANDIA 8/8 8/6 96 11
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    • 302 3 TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULU From Arrive H'kong £>h Pres. Coolldg? Apr 18 May 4 Pres Talt Apr 21 May 11 Pres 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"ne 26 July 14
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    • 1059 3 Vg££~^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING > THt BLUE FUNNEL LINI (Ocean Thf ilua Khio« Steamship Co (UHI Lt*. Steam Ship Co Ltd. <nd China Mutual Thr ci-nard nhlti Sta- i.la Steam Navigation Co. id Thr Sarawak steamship to Ltd Thr StraiU Stramshln Co Ltd. Thr Australian Oriental Line Ltd. Tr.t China Navigation
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  • 269 4 Singapore. March 31. 12 noon. Buyei S- Her Gambler $7 50 Hamburg Cube $15 50 Java Cube $10 50 'evmi White Mvntok $20 00 White $19 50: Black *11 501 lovra Mixed $8 051 Sun Dried $8 35! "apim-a Small Flake $5 25 Fair Flake $4 75
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  • 107 4 The following v.v passengers for Singapore in the Hakozaki Mary. which is due trom iSurop-.' on Apr 17: Mrs. B. Japes, Mr. L. C. Damais Mr. and Mrs. O J. Day \4aster C G Day, Mr. H. C De Lace* Mr. H C Kreuger, Mr. L. Larsen. Mr. J.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
    • 161 4 To&mj \ledan (Both* P-«r i into* Paiembang (Thedens) 3 on, .■■jntlanak (Khoen Hoea) ..3 p.m Trengganu (Parcels only) (Larut) ..3.30 p.m oungun. Kemaman and Kemasek (Larut) P< m Germany (Parcels only) (Nordmark) 4 p.m Tburada;. April 1. Tarempa (Oeneraal Verspyck) 8 a.m Pengerang (Alk Soon) ..9 -.m
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    • 66 4 INWARD. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday evening. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Thursday evening. Qantas: from Australia: Due Saturday afternoon. OUTWARD. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. today Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. Sat n day Dutch: To Java
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    • 106 4 MAILS EXPEC TED. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today, Mar 31, by al. (Netherlands) will be delivered n boxnoiders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters and parcel.- at 4 05 p m Mails trom China to.lay Mar. 31. by Soudan. Malls from China and Japan tot*Mar. 31, by Toba
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    • 147 4 Wednesday, March 31. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive Entrance Godown Gate East Wharf Karoa 22 1 Bulan 19 1 Main Wharf Soudan 18 3 Bennevis 16 Oorgon 14 3 Mnron 12 3 Teucer 11 3 Kudat 9 3 Jevpore 7 3 Empire Dock
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    • 154 4 Correspondence for transmission by nr "via Netnerlands' must De special? ana clearly superscribed "By X L.M Malls will close at Malacca as .o'low«Tomorrow. Australia. Java and Timor by air i Qantas) 9 45 a.m China. Japan, East Siberia, Philippines. Western USA, and Western Canada (Java) 6pm Ceylon (Kashima
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    • 21 4 The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Mar. 21. was delivered In London on Mar. 29.
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  • 860 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. Effects Of Strikes In F. M. S. WESSRS. FRASER AND CO., In their weekly share report, Issued at the close of business yesterday write: With the greater part of the past week given up to anticipation of, participation in, and recovery from the Easter holidays little
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  • 138 4 Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mln temp, fall s'shlne temp *F ins. hrs. *F Superintendent, Meteorological Branch (Malaya). Meteorological Office, Singapore, Mar. 31, 1937. West Coast. Wot Star 3ayan Lepas (Penang) Sitiawan 3ukit Jeram Malacca .nland. Cuala lipis i Lumpur tluang Sast
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  • 125 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) j_iondon, Mar. 40. The following are today's 'bid' quotations lor Fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire "A" 24 0 British Empire "B" 11 0 British Empire Cumulative 18 3 British Empire Comprehensive 21 9 British General "A" 23 4VI British General "B" 20
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  • 49 4 Mar. 29: Kdvau, .\iarly (Nor); Flevo. Cuacam. Mentor, Meran, Tandjong Pinang. Sin Kheng Seng (Brit.); Hal'dor (Nor.); Sumatra Maru iJap.): Kampar, Klang, Klstna, Silver Gull (Brit). Mar. 30 Corato. Kangaroo. Klnta, Rahman, Jerantut. Gemas, Esmeralda, Hong Thong, Hong Kwong. TanJJong Balel. Hon* Lam (Brit.): Tomohon. Kulit, Anastasia (Dut.h
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 462 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorpcated In P.M. 8.) LLOYr. AGENTS:— COOKING AGFNTS P.M.S. RJ.TS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: F -eight M33— PMaage 5431. CANADIAN (Incorporated in England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offert TKANS MCIFIC SERVICES tU HONOLULU or dlreet EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN wlthont chance— thence by
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    • 126 4 JM.C /jl JL il 3 *tfcxt&' kWJ| f 4^^^ (Incorporated in Straits Sct'..emcnts) \V^^tf ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) "F.LLEKMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE. LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURU Via Porto and Snei Caoal Due Sails CITY OF BRIMINGHAM In port Apr 2 t'CITY OF CANTON Apr. 10 Apr. 12
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    • 220 4 ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP, COMPANY. (Incorporated in USA.) BOSTON NEW YORK A BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ CANAL Due Sails STEEL SEAFARER Apr 22 Apr. 28 STEEL VOYAGER May 22 May 28 STEEL TRAVELER Ji-ne 22 June 28 KLAVENESS LINE. (Incorpoiftito in Norway) LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND Limited but exce"-;it assenrcr Accommodation Available
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 172 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 00.30 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 1.30 p.m. 7.8 ft. L. W 6. 59 a.m. 0.7 ft.: 6.55 p.m. 2.9 ft. Thursday. April 1. H. W 1.02 a.m. 8.8 ft.: l.SS p.m. 7.4 ft. L W. 7.30 a.m. 0.9 ft.; 7.24 p.m. 3.2 ft. PORT SWETTENHAM
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  • 138 5 Athletics. Annual Meeting At S.C.C. This Evening. The annual genera; meeiing of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association will be held at the S.CC. today a", 5.30 p.m. The business will be as follows: 1. To receive the committee's report and statement of accounts for 1936. 2. To elect
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  • 201 5 Golf. Bradley And Harper Win Guillemard Cup. The fallowing were the results of the competitions played at Keppel Golf Club during the Easter holidays: Guillemard Cup Won by F. H. Bradley and J. M. Harper 73— 7«/ 2 =65',' 2 Stapleford System Won oy G. Tatton 25 12=37
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  • 155 5 Association Football. Three Matches Won, All By Four Goals To Two. During tho Easter holidays the occer team of the Junior Civil Service Association visited Muar and Batu Fahat. Mr. Choo Seng Quee was in charge of the party. The first match was against tho Muar XI
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  • 169 5 Lawn Tennis. Madhaven And Ramaiya Win The Doubles. (From Our Own Correspondent i Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. The Indo-Ceylonese lawn tennis tournament on the Tf- C A courts was successfully concluded with the men's open doubles and mixed doubles finals. There was a large crowd. In the men's
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 262 5 LAST NIGHT tWf MrfWSßft^i tT& EDWARD I -Tq\ t^M* ARNOLD Wl fc W is an Indomilable Adventure Who Became the Rlstiest Man In the World -Only To Have Gold Crashed and IWeared Him! 'SUTTEE'S GOLD' A Traversal Picture TOMORROW- H. G. WELLS' MOST FUNMEST COMFDY 'THE MAN WHO COULD WORK
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    • 181 5 ALHAMBRA OPENING TODAY AT 3.15 UNIVERSAL'S GREAT SERIAL FIRST 6 CHAPTERS OPENING TODAY Carl Loemmle presents BUSTER CRABBEFLASH GORDON From Alt i laymoadi lomeui mtpifii Ir.p Jynd.ioitd by Wn| fMtwrtt Umontl fulwr. "CAPTURED BY SHARK MEN" i JBL^^ m GLORIOUS NEWS! MrfJHA!IIUSICHCIS/^H DURING OUR EASTER SALE WE ARE OFFERING YOU
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    • 30 5 MELATi RADJA PERFUME The favourite Per/ume with a nice, gentle, lasting odour. At All High-class Stores at popular PRICE $1.25 per bottle Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS. 86, Robinson Road. SINGAPORE
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    • 348 5 i§bv MICROSCOPES UNOISTCRTCD J/g, MAGNIFICATION. FOR REPAIRS I N JEWELLERY WATCHE3 I S. de SILVA MANUFACTURING JEWELLIR 179. ORCHARD ROAD ~GIAN SINGH'S— CORONATION OFFERS represent OFFERS OF A LIFE TIME which will never be repeated. Be advised CALL TODAY without DELAY —4, BATTERY RD., SPORE— A WELL-PAID appointment a3. Accountant.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 117 5 THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outsland ing happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Coctttal) dance 6.30 to 8.30 p m. Intormai dinnei and dance,
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    • 114 5 RITZ, GAYLANG: Runterwalt (Hlndustani), 6.15. 9.15. ROW, KATONG: Sutters Gold. 6.15, 9 15. GARRICK THEATRE: Wild Women of Borneo, The Trial Beyona. and Breed of the BorOer, 7 4b 11 pm. MARLBOROUGH: Bar.sarl Bala P. 15. 9 15 p.m SUN THEATRE (New World): Ouster's Last Stand 7.30- 9 30 THEATRE
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 632 6 TIN SHARES STEADY: RUBBERS SLUGGISH. INDUSTRIALS STRONGER. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Mar. 31. The violent fluctuations in the price of tin continue, London falling 140s for three months' and 2405. for spot and New York falling two cents yesterday. However, the tin share market is no
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 573 6 LssiK* Va\ Fraser Co Lyall Buyers 8ellersBuyers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/- 6/6 6/£1 Asaai Kumbang 35/3 36/9 35/£1 Austrs Malay 54/- 56/- 54/5/- Ayei Hltam 28/6 30/6 28/6 1 Aver Weng 170 18C 1.70 £1 Bangnn Tin 24/- 25/- 24'1 Batu Selangor 1.80 1.85cd 1.80 £1 Burma Malay 28/-
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      • 428 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 2 2 do IVtVo Prefs. 2.50 2.60 10 10 Atlas Ice 8.00 lO.OOn. 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 10 5 B M Trustee 6.25 7.00 !100 £100 Cable Wireless "A" V/i r /o Non Cum Pref. Stock £29'/ 2 £30*2
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      • 208 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL M 1901 red 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sepi. 30 103 110 nom *V z "/o 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 Ill 114 nom 4'b'i 1909 red. 1955 iSi.JUO.iKJO Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 r.9 121 nom 4 f /c 1913
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      • 359 6 'Shares are »1 unless otherwise stated) Uleimy 2.20 2.30 2.20 2.30 Vior Uaiah 1.70 1.80cd 1.70 1.80cd Unal Malay 2 25 2.35xd 2.30 2 40 \yer Hitam 1.80 1.90 1.80 1.90 \yrr Molek 1.50 100 1.55 1.65 Vyer Panas 2.25 2.35cd 2.30 2.40 3assett 0.97 1.01 0.95 1.00
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    • 194 6 The following are the exchange rates thlt, morning according to the ially circular issued by the Hong Kong ana Shanehal Banking Corporation SELLING London r. r 2/4 1/ie London demand 2/4 i/16 London months sight 2/4 Vfe Lyons demand 1240 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57 1/1G Montreal
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  • 399 6 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Mar. 31. Company Dividend Tola! far Books Clow financial TIN Batu Selangcr >....... 7tt% Int. Apr. 8 Hong Fatt y/c Final Apr. 14 Hang Kong Tin 30% Int. K. Kamuntlnc 5% (60th) Mar. 36 ft 25% Bonus Kent 5% Final Killlnghall Tin 30%
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  • 326 6 London, Mar 30 The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Tester- Rise day. or Pall 1944-64 113V4 xi. funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 110*. xi. War Loan, 3!£ p.c 102% 3om. Union Assce. (Unite) ..10 >i
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  • 80 6 Noon, Mar. 31. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) March 45% 45% Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) March 44 9/16 44 11/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 45% 451-2 April 45% 451/2 May-June
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  • 98 6 London Mar 30 The following were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris 106 21/64 Athens 547% New York 4.88 23 32 Bucharett 667V4 Montreal 4.88 1/16 sellers Brussels 29.03 Rio «"4 Genera 21.45 sellers official Amsterdam 8.92 >i Belgrade 313 Milan 92 7 h Buenos Alns unowned Berlin
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 2275 7 High Tin Prices Reflected In Malayan Collieries' Profits. CHINESE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM CRITICISED. THE present labour troubles in Malaya, particularly those which had i occurred at Batu Arang colliery, and the system of Chinese immigration, took up a large part of the address to shareholders by the
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    • 189 7 FEBRUARY TRADE RETURNS. EXPORTS GOING AHEAD. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. Overseas trade returns for February, published by the Board of Trade, show that British exports are going ahead. It has been one of the regretful features of the returns of recent n.onths that a substantial increase in imports has only been partly
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 694 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colon; ot Hong Kong) The liability ot members Is limited to the extent anu in manner prescribed oy Ordinance No 6 ut 1829 ot tne Colony Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued ana Fully Pald-Up »20,000.000 Reserve Funds:— Sterlinß 6.500.000 Hone Kong Currency
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    • 200 7 BANK OV CHINA (Incorporated in C/.ina by special Cnarterj 12. i'eell Street. Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Ofßce 6444 Exchange Dept 6441 General Office 5188-S Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO" Paid Up Capital Ch. $40 000.009 00 Reserve Funds In ezce« ol Ch. 53.500.0C0.00 Total Assets approximated eh si 400.000.000 00 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
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    • 657 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. (Incorporates in Sngiana oy Royal Charier 1853 i Paid Op Capital in 800.000 shares of £5 each C3.r00 OiH) Reserve Fund t3 SOO.i 00 Reserve Liability at Proorleiors 13 000. D00 lIEAD OKI l< X; 38. Blihopsgate London. E.C. Z. Alor Star
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  • 4 8 (Continued from page 18)
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  • 79 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Segamat, Mar. 29. Forty empty kerosene tins wtri Drought as exhibits to the Segamat :ourt before Ungku Ismail bin Abdul itahman. the magistrate, when Lim 3hew Lim, a local Chinese, was charg>d with disobeying the traffic laws by :arrying the
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  • 275 8 ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF 900,000 MEN. NEW HEADQUARTERS AT MUNICH? ■yHE appointment, announced to take effect from April 1, of Gen. von Brauchitsch, General Officer Commanding the Ist Army Corps, stationed at Koenigsberg, to the command of a new army group, reveals the completion of an important phase
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  • 99 8 For The Children's Aid Society. It was suggested tv>.at a "Snowball"' idea should be inaugurated to supplement the very depleted funds cf tho Children's Aid Society— the first started at Mrs. LafTans home In BtdOUt Road, with a mahjong and bridj* party, all the guests contributing $1 p!us
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  • 112 8 LIKED THE BICYCLE— SO HE STOLE IT. (From Our O\mi Correspondent). Muar, Mar. 29. "I stole the bicycie becauie I liked It," said Ninggal bin Bari, pleading Ruilty to a charge of having Stolen a I bicycle. Court Inspector Yusof bin Ibrahim, who prosecuted, said that accused and the complainant,
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  • 88 8 'From Our Own Correspondent). Muar, Mar. 29. Toh Cher.g Leong was produced before the first magistrate, Inche Abdul Hamid bin Dalo Mustapha, and charged with the murder of a compatriot. Ng Hoon, by stabbing him on July 19. 1930, at Jalan Abdullah. Toh Cheng Leong said
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  • 76 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Muar, Mar. 29. For attempting to evade payment of customs duty of 30 cents on five yards of cloth, Yap Peng, a Chinese woman was fined $6 by Inche Abdul Rouf bin Mohamad Sa'at. It was stated that, when questioned at
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  • 33 8 A special Paramount News film of the Grand National was received in Singapore on Monday by air mall and was shown at the Capitol last evenIng with "The Jungle Princess."
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 173 8 i i STANDARD FORDOR SALOON WITH TRUNK 24-25 MILES PER GALLON. $1495/- (STRAITS) is the price at which we can deliver to you a Ford V-8 22 H. P. Standard Touring Fordor Saloon In London under British Triptyque. Write or phone for full particulars of THE FINEST HOME DELIVERY SCHEME
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  • 216 9 FOREIGN NATIONS PAY THEIR RESPECTS. ARRIVALS FROM THE EMPIRE. London, Mar. 30. rVELEGATIONS from overseas to the Coronation will include 32 Royal Personages, 29 Indian Princes, nine Foreign Ministers, seven Prime Ministers and several Commanders-in-Chief Among the Hoyal visitors will be the Count of Flanders, the
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  • 209 9 Coronation Visitors Arrive In England. Lor.dOii, Mar. 30. Despite the s:-verity of the weather nn<i forecasts of more snow in most districts, Easter was spent as an open-air holiday by larger number* Ihis year than ever before. Reports from patrols indicate a recora number of bicycles
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  • 179 9 Diplomatic Exchanges. Berlin. Mar. 23 It Is reliably stated that the doyen ot the diplomatic corps in Berlin, Nuntius Orsenigo, called at the German Foreign Office and that Dr. Hans Dieckhofl, Deputy State Secretary, took this opportunity to express the deep regret felt in the Wilhelmstrassc
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  • 27 9 Baghdad. Mar. 20. The Liniberglis, who are- returning to Europe from India by cxsy stages 'eft here yesterday for Aleppo en route mr Turkey.— Renter.
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  • 129 9 JOURNEY THROUGH BLINDING SNOW. ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRIVACY. St. Wolfgang, Mar. 30. MINE frozen Fritish and American journalists carefully shepherded by six local detectives comprised the whole audience when the Dake of Windsor arrived at Hausappesback after the eight-hour journey from Enzesfelrt. the latter part or
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  • 88 9 i,ondoi.. Mar 31. Preliminary raiiwaj. returns for 1936 show sross receipts from railway working amounting to 164.000 CPO and net revenue at £36,500,000. compared with t'33,700 000 end £32 300. 000 in 1935 and 1934 respectively. The numuer ct Dasneng*r journeys was 1,256.639 000.
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  • 51 9 Windsor (Ontario) Mar. 30. While the Chrysler conference is dragging on at Lansing. Michigan, the Chrysler Corporation of Canada yesterday announced their Windsor 'actories were closing temporarily, throwing a further 2.000 idle as the result of the shortage >>f materials normally imported from the United States' factories.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 209 9 HOTELS TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight FINAL APPEARANCE OF EVY and MARNY WELL-KNOWN SONG AND DANCE PARODISTS LAST NIGHT Non-diners Sl.OO RAFFLES CEL3IWATED ORCHESTRA I WHEN IN PENANG STAY Directed by Dan Hopkins. 1 AT THE E. O. HOTEL. ADELPHI iS|p
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    • 286 9 IT'S HERE AT LAST! ||i?|||i;j-; The Beer that made Milwaukee ItlH^«I famous now in cans. tlBH^ Health benefits obtainable in no other t|fg|2§||t:; beer... the only beer with "Sunshine I Vitamin— D." iiliiili "Sd** 2 Peer of Beers" CUT COSTS IN 1937 WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS if-" *-w ■t' I lV
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  • 748 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAR. 31, 1937. MUI TSAI AND THE PUBLIC. An appeal to the more progressive elements in the Chinese community to do what they can to hasten the obsolescence of the mvi tsai custom, and to co-operate with Government in carrying out the death sentence (it
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  • 330 10 Shareholders In Hong Fatt (Sungel Besl) Limited are seeking an explanation of the seemingly ultraconservative policy In regard to dividend distribution which has been adopted by the directors. For the year ended December last the company earned a net profit of $827,156 equivalent to 27.5
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  • 837 10  -  S. D. Luther. By A SOLEMN MALAYAN RITUAL. THIS is a record of school inspection of an up-country Government school in the near past. lhe educational Panjandrum was aoout to inspect the school and the Headmaster had prepared the staff against the arduous day. The
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  • 592 10 Among The Kedah Pygmies. A EUROPEAN GUEST AND HIS JUNGLE HOSTS. A meeting with a tribe of negritoes, the most primitive o/ all Malayan aborigines, is described in the 1936 report of the Surveyor-General, Mr. J. Dewar, which was published last week This description was written by the Assistant Superintendent
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  • 719 10 "KAMfiAU NOTES." lOHORE is a country of sur-r's-3. Some time ago we heard about th« lost Chinese colony of Yong Peng, which was later headlined throughout the world as though it had been a city of the ancient Incas. And now therj comes to light ft
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 216 10 Gold La<W Watches fully guaranteed from $5*— Opposite Clifford Pier. WORLD'S NO. 1 TYPEWRITER First in Speed First in Economy First in Durability. Phone 6275 for a demonstration of quiet typing in your own office and Compare the Work. R°N£<> LTD. (Incorporated In England.) 3. Malacca Street. SINGAPORE Phone 6275.
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    • 132 10 AMUSEMENTS SINGAPORE. GAKKICK THEATRE. GEYLANQ Wild Women of Borneo The Trail Beyond Breed cf the Border. 7.45—11 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Little Miss Nobody. GBEAI WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE Riders of Destiny. NEW WOKLU Side Shows. Cabaret. Danc:ng Talkies Theatres Cinemas. BITZ GEYLANG Hunterwali. A Grand Hindustani Talkie. 7.45—11 p.m. RAFFLES
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  • 416 11 BRITAIN'S ADVANTAGE AT PRESENT. No Reasons Given In Note Handed To Ambassador. UNFAVOURABLE COMPARISON WITH FLEETS OF OTHER POWERS. JAPAN has rejected Britain's invitation to limit naval armaments to 16in. guns because she considers the present limitation gives Britain an unfair advantage. This
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  • 183 11 EMPEROR DISSOLVES THE DIET. Tokio. Mar. 31.. IAPAN was confronted with a fresh political crisis this morning, when the Emperor, acting am the advice (.f the Premier Mr. R. Hayashi. issued an ordinance dissolving the Diet. The crisis has arisen ss a result ot the decision of
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  • 89 11 The laboui question formed a large part of the comments by the chairman of Malayan Collieries Ltd.. Mr. It H. Robbing, at the annual geneial meeting In Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The insufficiency of Chinese labour, the suggestion that the Chinese and Malayan Governments should co-operate on
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  • 218 11 Irish Heads Bruised In Easter Clashes. Belfast, Mar. 30. TASTER Sunday, which since the Eas- ter rebellion in 1918 has always been a day of anxiety and overtime duty for the Irish police was no exception this year, disturbances having occurred in many towns in Northern Ireland v.hen Repu^l'cans attempted
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  • 171 11 Gambling Fever Grips British Investors. London Mar. 30. refreshed by the Easter recess marked their return to the City today by staging a heavy bull attack on commodities. Moreover, even small the investor, who is uncertain how the Stock Exchange will react to the international situation and wondering whether the
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  • 439 11 Planter Scouts Inadequacy. INSOLVENCY JUST PASSED. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. REPLY to the criticism that planters are paying inadequate wages to rubber tappers was given Mr. W. G. A. Reeve-Tucker, the chairman, at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur District Planters' Association when he
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  • 85 11 TRIBESMEN ATTACK TROOPS. New Delhi, Mar. 30. Two British officers were killed and me wounded on tne R vrmak Road tocay Dy trbesmen, southwest of In addition two Indian officers were hilled and not wounded 19 Indian soldiers killed and 38 wounded and one British
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  • 76 11 ARREST OF TWO JAPANESE. Los Angeles, Mar. 31. Foreign espionage is believed to be revealed by the arrest of two Japanese following a knife fight. Police broke into a locked room in a boarding house and are understood to have discovered wireless equipment, maps of
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    14 11 FUNERAL OF SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN: The cortere leaving St. Margaret's Westminster, after the service.
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  • 552 11 Enmity Between Nationalists And Italians After Defeat Paris, Mar. 31. CERIOUS revolts have occurred among Franco's men in v Spanish Morocco and in Spain. The revolts are the outcome of a military conspiracy which has been developing for some time. At the Tetuan
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  • 286 11 Situation Not Helped. GOVERNORS' POWERS AND CONGRESS. New Delhi, Mar. 30. QFriCIAL circles take the view that Mr. Gandhi's statement that the Government had ended autonomy in the Provinces does not advance matters nor does it dispose of the situation as disclosed in the conversations which have
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  • 480 12 BUT SITUATION HAS IMPROVED. Tappers Back At Work On Three Estates. BIG POLICE RAID AT KLANG THIS MORNING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Today. WHILE the strike situation in Selangor continues to improve, there has, as yet, been no large scale
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  • 90 12 A COPY of today's Straits Times and a copy t f tomorrow morning's Singapore Free Press will be placed in a casicet cenrath the foundation stone M the new Supreme Court wliei. the stjnelaying ceremony is perfurmrd tomorrow. The prcs: ut Suprrme Court, the second to
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  • 231 12 AHe^dlv Gave False InformatiM. Dr. H. S. Moonshi of 42 Chang; Hoail a prominent member of the local Mohammzdan community and a medlc:<; practitioner, appeared before Cant. Nelson Jones, the Sir -.ipore Second Magistrate on a summons this mornn.4 to answer a charg? of "ivins
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  • 382 12 BIG MUNICIPAL PLANS FOR CORONATION. Special Facilities For Children. CINGAPORES Municipal Commis- sioners will hold a reception on the Padang in front of their palatial offices in honour of the Coronation of King George VI. Their chief guests will be H. E. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas.
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  • 74 12 CHIEF JUSTICE LEA VING. To Travel Extensively On Holiday. On a vacation trip to Great Britain, the CMef Justice the Hon Mr P. A McElwalne, will leave Sinsapon? by tr-e Ranchi on April 9. With deferred ieave Mr. McEiwaine !s entitled to be away unf'l the ?nd of February next
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  • 608 12 Strike Agitators At Work: Evidence In K. L. Cases. (From Our Ov.'n Correspondent Kuaia Lumpur, Mar. 30. «I AM afraid I cannot believe their story and I convict them all," said Mr. C. H. Dakers in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today at the end of the case against 13
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    56 12 PORT! <■! I sr: GOVERNOR: Senhur Artur Tamagnini Barbosa (left) who arrived a I Singapore by the Rotterdam Lloyd liner Baloeran yesterday on his way to become Governor of Macao for the third time. With him is the Consul-General for Portugal at Singapore. Dr. R. G. Alves Guerra, who met
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  • 284 12 "THE Singapore garrison will be raised to brigade strength three battalions with the arrival of the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, from Gibraltar by the transport Dorsetshire on Saturday morning. There will then be an Irish Regiment the Royal Innisicllling Fusiliers —an English one— the Middlesex—
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  • 223 12 SHOULD TIN CONTROL BE RAISED? Strong Criticism Of New Agreement. «J CANNOT regard the new Tin Agreement, as a Malayan producer, with any satisfaction. The position of Malayan producers has been allowed to deteriorate, and also our position as premier producer has b:c n completely ignored." Thus said Mr. Fran*
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  • 68 12 Mrs. Lam Tiang Sour., motr.er of Mr. Lim K<;e Chejk. suffered serous injuries in a tall in per i.edroom at her son's house, 378, Rai-couise Road last night und was taken to hospital in the ambulince. Although tnere are «thi grounds for anxiety, Mrs.
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    • 103 12 TELEVISION PIONEERS SPECIALISTS IN TELEVISION RECEPTION SB HaHH^HHk' ■Pi V mm HmEb B I The introduction of television in Londor has caused a considerable interest in rhis subject in this country. The 4?<SC! television receivers have established themselves in all parts of the service area in England and the public
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  • 541 13 COMMISSIONER QUERIES LOAN PROPOSAL $2,750,000 To Be Raised By Debenture Issue. CAN BE PLACED WITH CERTAINTY, SAYS PRESIDENT. VHAT the Municipality was not making the best use of the $5,000,000 credit balance that it has had for three years was the opinion
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  • 127 13 TIIK institution of a civil service 1 similar to the Srraits Settlements Civil Service, whereby graduates from Raffles College can be recruited so as to oe trained in ion sr of time to be iHicers of the Municipality, was urv»u by Mr. i 1: 11. i Kch
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  • 63 13 Municipal Committee's Ruling. "T*HE report of the Artisans' Wages Committee with r-commendations revising rates and irtV.il of wages paid to Municipal labourers, was tabled at yesterday's meeting. The report recommends the payment of 52 cents a day for unskilled labourers and percentage increases on that
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  • 96 13 (From Our Own C'j/rtspondent.) Seremian. Mar 30. The N?grT Semoilan Assizes began today in th- rfrpreme Court Li -fore the Ho>: Mr Jasuce J H Pedkw. Mr. C H Whitto, the T> P. P o< nducted tint cases for tlv Crown. The case ot robbery ap.ainst Sinnlah
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  • 384 13 Recommendation Criticised. DEAUNG WITH BILKING FARES. "RECOMMENDED by a majority amendment of part XIII of the Municipal Ordinance to provide that any person hiring a hackney carriage or jinricksha who refuses or fails to pay the driver, conductor or puller on dismissing or leaving the hackney
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  • 155 13 Municipality And Prize Allotment. Iv connection with the Coronation celebrations, the General Commitee of the Singapore Municipality had approved among other things, the offer of substantial prizes for the best displays in the Malay procession which, it was hoped, might be timed so as to synchronise with
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  • 77 13 (From Our Own Correspondent). Muar, Mar. 29. The wedding took place at the Chiang Chuan Association yesterday of Mr. Teh Boon swee, eldest son of Mr. Teh Kok Ee. and Miss Lee Seok Eng, eaughter of Mi L**e In it-e and niec? of Mr. Lee Thian
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    21 13 DUTCH SOLDIERS who passed through Singapore yesterday o.i the Rotterdam Lloyd liner Baloeran on their wa) to Java. Straits Times Photograph.
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  • 695 13 gINGAPORE is using so much water a day that extensive schemes to increase the supply are being mooted by the Municipal Water Department. The proposals are: An increase in the number of filter beds at Gunong Pulai to deal with all the water to go
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  • 283 13 SINGAPORE'S GROWING ROAD TOLL. Commissioner Wants Investigation. "I THINK I am voicing; ?!*e opinion of road users when I say that conditions an steadily getting worse and no action has been taken >o remedy matters," said Mr. K. M. F. Fergusson at yesterday.; meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, when
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  • 29 13 The new premises of tne Kwong Yik (Selangor) Banking Corporation. Ltd. Kuala Lumpur, will be lormally opened by tne British Resident. Belanßor, on Saturday, April 3. at 3.30 p.m.
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  • 822 14 Gunners Win League Match By Three Goals. AFTER their decisive victory over the Middlesex Regiment, the Malays faced the Royal Artillery hopefully in yesterday's First Division league soccer match at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday. They found the gunners, however, too good for them, and were
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  • 41 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. All soccer matches arranged for the Police Circle, F.M.S. Police Depot, B.A.S.C. and Selangor Club from Mar. 29 to Apr. 4 are postponed until the strikes are over.
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    35 14 Buckley, the R.I. centre-forward, who cot all three goals against the Malays yesterday, is h*re seen "hane "X around" in his usual opportunist fashion while Gimin, the goalkeeper, runs out to clear. -Straits Times Photograph.
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    23 14 Penanr defeated Selangor by six wickets in the interstate cricket match pUyd at KwUa Lumpur during the week-end. Here are the two teams.
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  • 864 14 CHECK TO VILLA'S BID FOR PROMOTION. Precious Points For Leeds. Yesterday's soccer games in the English League included two of importance. By defeating West Bromwich Albion, Leeds gained two very valuable points in their effort to avoid relegation; and Aston Villa, by losing at home to Newcastle, suffered a check
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  • 161 14 Two Goals Margin Over F. And N. In a Business Houses League match on the F. and N ground yesterday Nestanglo beat Fraser and Neave's 3—l.3 1. The football was of moderate quality. Nestanglo were almost as faulty as their opponents in shooting and oassing but
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  • 70 14 Golf. The Island Club's women's medal competition for March I played over the second nine holes yesterday, resulted in a win for Mrs. S M Simond, who returned a net score of 33. The following were some of the best cards returned: Mrs. S. M Simond 50
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  • 164 14 Perfect Pitch, Keen Crowd, And Lavish Hospitality. UK PERFECT pitch, an enthu- siastic crowd which appreciated every point in the game and hospitality which it would be difficult to equal altogether it has been a delightful four and a-half days we have spent in Singapore," said
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  • 101 14 splendid, especially Mr. W. H. Stuart Clark, the -^cretary of the Singapore Cricket Club," ~^aid Sli Fatten. '•I was surprtoei at the size of th« crowd which watched the match and at their kejn aDpreciation of the finei points of Ticket. "The pitch and fleid
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  • 39 14 Phelps Beats Barry By Six Lengths. London Mar. 29. Eric Plw ps beat Lou Barry b> six lengths over the Pufney-Mortlake course for th 3 English sculling championship. The time w.<s 24 minutes 50 seconds.— Reuter.
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  • 1020 15 Criticisms Of "A Marksman" Criticised. TO the observations of A Marksman concerning rifle-shooting, and particularly the Bisley Meeting, conee a vigorous reply by Mr. K. M. Robertson, of Rantau. Your correspondent A Marksman (writes Mr. Robertson) desires to see us become a nation of marksmen and
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  • 59 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 39. ?IE Perak eleven to meet Sir Julien Cahn's team has been chosen as follows: G. M. Brand (Captain), T. M. Hart, K. N. Whitaker, M. Y. BahaudJn, A. W. Moreira, C. A. Speldewinde, G. F. Rivaz, R.
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  • 37 15 FAMOUS INDIAN HOCKEY PLAYER DROWNED. Lahore, March 29. One of the world's foremost hockey player*, and a member of the victorious Indian Olympic teams in Los Angeles and Berlin, Mohamed Hafar, has been drowned here. Anrta-Trans Ocean.
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  • 45 15 TODAY. Soccer: S.C.C. vs. Marir.es, friendly, padang; S.C.F.A. m vs. Medical Services. Div. in. Stadium; V.M.C.A. vs. CSC. Dlv. 111. SUB. ground. Cricket: Victoria Behool vs. ACS. Lawn Tennis: V.M.C.A. tournament, handicap doubles final. AthWir«: Singapore A. A. A. meeting. S.C.C. 5.30.
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  • 536 15 Mrs. Namazie And Reshty Win Mixed Doubles. PLUS 15 HANDICAP HELPS A LOT. Before a good gathering of spectators, Mrs. Mirza Namazie and M. Reshty (plus 15) beat Mrs. McKenzie and I. B. Abed (owe 15) 6—l,6 1, 6—46 4 in the mixed handicap doubles final in the V.M.C.A. tournament
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  • 758 15  -  "ECHO." Conducted By Malaya vs. Cahn's Xl—More Comments —Sir Julien Should Have Declared -—Players Who "Made Good" Class Batting and Clever Bowling. JUST an additional reflection or two on the Malaya vs Cahi. XI cricket match; and to begin with, cordial agreement with the correspondent whose comments
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  • 1366 16 Work Of League's Eastern Bureau At Singapore. YELLOW FEVER DANGER. THE work of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau at Singa- pore was described by Dr. Melville Mackenzie, the acting director, in an informative speech broadcast from Station Z.H L. This speech is the first of
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  • 1204 17 Possibly Due To Excessive Speed, Says Coroner. MISADVENTURE VERDICT ON EUROPEAN AND GIRL. THAT the accident was possibly due to excessive speed was the opinion expressed by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. W. MacQuarrie) in returning a verdict of death by misadventure on Mr. Charles
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  • 142 17 Commitments Of $20,000. BRIGADIER LORD'S APPEAL. rE present annual commitments of the Salvation Army In Malaya require $20,000 from public subscriptions. In his annual appeal. Brigadier Lord, the Divisional Commander, states: "Our efforts must be more than just maintained. All around the needs of- men, women
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  • 42 17 Prior to his departure on leave the Hon'ble Mr. D. M. Tlbbs has presented a handsome silver cup for football competition in Johore. It Is to be competed for by the Mukim teams affiliated with the Batu Pahat District FootI ball Association
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  • 1712 18 Will Deanna Durbin Be New World's Sweetheart? (From Our Own Correspondent) Lonnon, Mar. 18. /""AMILLE," which I have already recommended you to see, Is bringing record business to the Empire Theatre. Leicester Square In 11 days 156.000 people have paid to see it and it is expected that, when its
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    • 101 18 CAR STARTING Obtainable from all dealets or from SOLE AGENTS: BORNEO MOTORS LTD. Singapore all branches. Advt. of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd. Oldham Lane, Singapore. m^^Hl ll ll il ll ll\ I I > STYLE ASSURANCE THE Packard 120 bears the distinguished radiator line that has identified every
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    72 19 Crowd gathering at the railway station in Peipl.ie to await the arrival of a train bearing the remains of Generals Wang Yi-chieh, Chiang Pin and Sang Hsueb-li who were shot dead by mutinous troops at Stan recently. They were murdered for refusing to countermand an order for the withdrawal of
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  • 801 19 "Death-Blow For Hong Kong," Chinese Journal Warns. Nanking, March 9. DECAUSE of its strategic importance and great economic potentialities, Hainan Island, China's largest insular possession off southern Kwangtung, must be defended at all costs, declared the Hsin Chin Jin Pao (the New Capital
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  • 48 19 A RAILWAY circling Hainan Island is being planned by the Kwangtung provincial authorities in connection with the development programme. Mr. Chang Haiping, a railway engineer at Hangchow, has been invited by Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, Mayor of Canton, to .proceed south to assist in the arrangements.
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  • 98 19 Maiden Road Trip. Nanking. GEN. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan and Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, attaches great importance to the forthcoming trip of a motor caravan from Nanking to Yunnanfu, capital of Yunnan Province. Upon his Instructions the Yuan has organised a special office
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  • 425 19 $200,000,000 SCHEME "Foreign Capital Is Welcome. Gen. Yu Han-mow. Canton, Mar. 20. CPEAKING at a meeting of the Provincial Government, Gen. Yu Han-mow, Pacification Commissioner of Kwangtung, said that foreign investment would be welcomed in the development of the resources of this province, and
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  • 52 19 In honour of the late Mr. Tang Tsal:hang, a follower of th.> constitutional movement, who in l»00 failed in tho revolution against the Manchus in Hupeh. the National Govcrnmint recently unveiled a monument In Hankow. Gen. Huang Shao-hsiung, Governor of Hupeh, represented Gen, Chiang Kai-shek at
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  • 105 20 HAVEN OF PEACE in tne midst of a busy commercial city Is St. Andrew's Cathedral, approached from traffic crammed roads by leafy averues, one of which is shown in this composite photograph taken by a Straits Times cameraman One of the most striking of the otty's churches Is
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
    • 14 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH SI, IM7 No. 82.
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    • 300 1 B. B. C. Has Elaborate Checking System 'THE BBC. claims tnat it takes as great pains over the pronunciation of foreign place names as It does over policy. Given sufficient time, in all possible cases, Professor Lloyd James, secretary of the 8.8.C.'s spoken English advisory
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    • 46 1 Malayan views on Empire broadcasts are discussed in the first number of the Short-Wave Magazine, a bright little Journal devoted to most phases ot short-wave reception and transmission. The first number includes programme notes, technical articles, listening hints, and notes on reception conditions.
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    • 188 1 Television by Telephone Nearer. POST OFFICE ORDER. TELEVISION telephones are being brought a stage nearer. A television film transmitter has been ordered by the British Post OClce for test purposes, foreshadowing the time when the television user will see the person at the other end of the line. The Immediate
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    • 67 1 "Close-ups" of the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family will be televised during the Coronation procession, following recent successful experiments carried out by 8.8.C. experts with the telephotolensed camera. Now the experts are busy selecting the best spots from which to
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      24 1 Mias Wynne AjeHo, the popular 8.8.C. ariUt. with a present which she recently received fr»«i an Empire listener in the Weat Indies.— B.B.C. Photo.
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    • 709 1 Licence For Each LoudSpeaker The Postmaster-General's appeal against the decision of Mr. Ivan Snell, the stipendiary magistrate at Marylebone police court, that loud-speakers in each flat in a block, plugged-in from a central receiving set, do not require a 10s. licence, was allowed by a
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    • 89 1 One of the most prominent artists yet to have performed from station ZHL, Mr. Clifford Huntsman, noted English pianist, gave a memorable recital last Friday nignt. His programme included a Debussy's, "Clalr de Lune," "Passepied." and "Ballade," Schumann's "Arabesque" and "Novelette in D," Poulenc's
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    • 369 1 Listeners' Query Corner. Conducted By "TECHNICIAN." QUERY: 1 use a car battery to work my radio set but find that the battery runs down quickly, which i> annoying, especially when it happens in the midst of an interesting programme. Battery charging is bemr done from the charging board of a
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    • 161 1 HALT CALLED IN PROPAGANDA FLOOD. In a speech at the opening of the International Broadcasting League, Btate Secretary Punk, urged that every international interference with the Internal conditions of other nations should cease. He added: "A success of Germany's endeavours in this direction is the conclusion if an agreement with
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      • 569 2 WEEK'S BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. TODAY SINGAPORE -ZHL. 1.333 kc/t (225 m) 6.00 Malay music (gramophone record*). Oh Iboe Ky. Miss Eradopln. Prntopan. Miss Soeplah. Boenga Pandan. Miss Fatimah Kasdl. Karewelan Roemah Tangga. Miss Soeplah. Terang Boelan. Miss Jam. Temen sekola. Misi Bulls and 8. Pramol. Burann Dara. Miss Eradopin.
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      • 492 2 I Presto (Mozart). Suite, La Cigale (The Grasshopper > (1) Waltz of the Whirl- I winds (2) Cantabil? (The Divine Kiss) (3) Variation* (By Moonlight) (4) Inter- I lude (Old Carol) (5) Grasshoppers' Dance (Massenet). Slavonic Rhapsody in O minor, Op. 45, No. 2 (Dvorak). 11.35 'Your Programmes from Daventry."
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      • 681 2 play in one act. By Bernard Shaw. 11.18 Cabaret and dance music. Relayed from the Continental Hotel. 12.03 Time ilgnal. Close down. nun. JZJ 11.80 Mc/S (25.4 tn.) p.m. 9 20 Opening announcement. 9 23 News in English. 9 33 Music or lecture of actual happenings. 10.03 News tn Japanese
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      • 660 2 Ian Ingram; Lola Lecey; Prank Potter; Olga Ordc: Owen Orley; Lucy LovaU. 11.60 The news and announcements. W 12.05 Greenwich time signal. I 12.10 Dance Music. t 12.20 Close down. BERLIN, p-m. 12.25 Call DJA. DJP. Oerman folk song. 12.30 Variety concert. 1.20 News In Oerman. 1.35 Variety concert (continued).
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      • 690 2 Club," and appearing by courtesy of the proprietors of Punch. Character*: General Sir Armstrong Porcunue, Lionel Nutmeg, late Malayan Civil Service, Retd.; Mr. Whelk, the secretary of Roughover Oolf Club; Jean Knippey, waitress at the Club; Ephralm Wobblegoose. hcuse steward; Admiral Sneyring-stymle, a member of the committee. Produced by Edward
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      • 522 2 No. 4 (William Balnes) Chelsea Reach (John Ireland). Romanian Walts; Wasps; Nocturne, Op. 42; Toccata (Josef Holbrooke) 10.35 'A Countryman's Diary.' A talk by A. O. Street. 10 50 Dance music* HaU-an-hour of Um latest dance tunes of today, played by Tommy Kinsman and his Band. 11.20 "The Wheels of
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      • 661 3 on the South Cornwall Joint Railway. Produced by Howard Rote. 10 35 The Olasgow Orpheus Choir. 11 00 The Army vs. The Royal Air Force. A commentary on the ir.ter-Service Rugby Union football match, from Twickenham. 11.18 The news and announcements, a.m. 12 OS Greenwich time signal. 12.20 Cloce down.
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      • 773 3 8.55 The Week's Good Cause. 9.00 Station Dance Orchestra. 10.00 Close down. EMPIRE STATION TRANSMISSION 4. a.m. 12.35 Big Ben. For the Children Bamboo Pipe Playing, by choirboys of St. Nicholas Church, Warwick, under the direction of P. J. Lees. •The Three Shooing Boys of Warwickshire,' by Walter de la
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      • 255 3 10 50 Opening ar.r.o mccment. 13.62 Light music. 11.30 Solos by members of the Nirom C.-ch. 11.48 Carillon. 11.50 Spanish music. p.m. 12 05 Popular progratciro by Nirom Orch. 12.50 Viennese potpourrrls. 1.10 News bull-tin. 1.15 Light music. 2.15 News bulletin. 2.20 Close down. 5.50 Time signal. Opening annouivmerit. 5.54
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      • 399 3 Andant? molto tranquUlo (3) Allegro molto e marcato. 6. SO A short religious service,* from the Studio. Order of Service: Hymn. The King of Love my Shepherd Is (A. and M., 197). New Every Morning, page 17. Psalm MS. John XXI. 15-24. Hymn. Come, ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (A.
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      • 317 3 1.20 News In German. 1.35 Oay introduction. 2.15 Greetings to our li tcners In Australia. 2.20 News and economic review in English. 2.35 Today in Germany. Sound pictures 2.50 Children's Hour: Till Eulcnspicjcl'j buffoonery 3.20 Orchestral concert. 4.20 Who Is laughing there? 4.35 Sports review. 4.50 News and economic review
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      • 573 4 Olchard Winthrop: Dale (his wl/e); Charles Murdock (Junior partner In Murdock and Son) Peggy Murdock (his newly -married wife); If In Bourne; Ted die Deakln; Julia Prlct; Herbert Price; John Sterling. JackMo; Smith. The action of the plav takes place, during the course of four hour*, in the small general
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      • 420 4 Of exchange. 8 00 News in Spanish. 8.10 Newt In Portuguese. 8.30 Close down. TFA 2 15 1* Me/% (11 m.) P»6.20 Concert relay from rtennea. 7. 05 Talk on current French tii»« .In Japanese) 7.20 News In English 7. 35 Conceit. Re;ay from Radio-Paris. 8 06 Talk on French
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      • 774 4 Henrv MrMulIan. Dells from Armaghcountry fiddling from Londonderry— a story from ryrune songs from Fermanagh and a glimpse of the County Down fishermen at work. This is one ol a series of programmes ol characteristic material from different parts of the British Isles. 7 20 A recital by Helen Just
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      • 1495 4 AMERICAN SHORT-WAVE STATIONS TODAY pm. 9 20 Hymns of All Churches Cincinnati W6XAL 6 060 4t S 9 20 Home Made Rhythm New York W2XK SiisM n'i i 1C .20 Prew Radio New» New York, Boston WIXK 9,570 31. S > a.m. 12 20 Henry Buue's Orchestra Chicago W9XF (100
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