The Straits Times, 6 May 1937

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    25 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARL? A CKNTURY.J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      145 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. CFHONE 5471 V. MEKEDES-BENZ BRINKmfINNiCO fiIQNCI ROQO MODERNIZE YOUR HOME! Products from the world's greatest Electrical manufacturers await your inspection. Household appliances at most competitive prices, will modernize your home, and lighten domestic duties. A complete line of electrical appliances are now on display at our
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      141 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3689>, I cO URVOISI E/? 1 i /J^STAUDS FOR QUALITY 3 STAR PER QUART BOTTLE 2.50 1884 $10.00 NAPOLEON 80 Y.O $20.00 DUTY EXTRA. SOLE AGENTS ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. SILVER PRIZE BOWLS CUPS VLHt/ SPORTS PRIZES >^*^j_« TO AND FOR [I
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      994 2 FOR SALE FOB SALE. 5 cubic foot Kelvinator In working condition. Can be inspected at Mo. 6, Orai-ge Grove Road, C. F. Strickland, 54, The Arcade. Singapore. PEDIGREE SCOTCH TERRIERS for sale, imported Itoek, l.tter five bla k» one bundle o'trhes. Born April 26. Apply Ball*, Ulu Sxwah Estate, Hantau,
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      786 2 BOARD RESIDENCE Vacaaries at 'Lloy* INK.' t Ltov. Sd. 25« Orchard Rd. Beautiful Front Room. EAST ANGLIA 6 Oxley Rife Tele. 4390. WHITEHALL, 32 Ca.rnhiil Rd. Suite or Room. English. Garage. Phone 4747. SERVICE FLATS at "Lloyd House." S. Lloyd Road. Board optional Phone 4460 FLORA VILLfc 1 St rhuma.-
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      777 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of well-made, excellent design, solid teak household furniture of every description, crockery, glassware, cutlery, plants etc. To be held at No. 15. Buttcrworth Lain (crT Tanjong Katong Road) on Saturday May l>. 1937 at 230 p.m. On view Wednesday, 6th Instant. Catalogues issued. THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS
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      591 2 'SCHIFFNER'S' I ANDERSON KOAD IS the isaiw lot Milliner* underwear novelties, flower* ladles baga. dreuea etc etc New rnnd> cnmtt-ntlv arriving. Tel: 4768— open 9am to S n no. for CORONATIOF CELEBRATIONS You must necessarily look your best. *vo« disappoint- *17>-jS\ nvnt. See **ffO I.^ FIGARO J* *gp Ladies' Hair
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      181 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly 3.0« 4.00 2.50 j Quarterly 8.5* SI2.W 7.50 Half Yearly *17M «4.00 J15.00 Yearly $34.00 MB.OO 130.00 Viit'r. OutMation ihn|«n should include thr UMial bank diar««nt ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charfes and instruction* for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS art an undrr: 25 rents
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      711 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY 6 GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWAttD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage b pore 1937 BANGALORE 6 000 May
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      406 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON TUBBN KASHA) (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNABD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN VIA HONGKONG 6c SHANGHAI. s.s. HAKUSAN MARU May 16 s.s. IIARUNA MARU May 10 s.s. KATORI MARU June 14 s.s. KASHIMA MARU June 28 m.S. YASUKUNI MARC July 9 It,
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      656 3 B\NGKOK LINE FOR M\RSE!II.F: LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom From Prom Spore Malacca Port Penan? M 3 Sham FIONIA 18 5 18/5 19/5 21 5 LALANDIA 8« 86 9 6 11 '6 JUTLANDIA 29 6 29 6 30 6 2 7 MEONIA 20 7 20/7 21/7 23 7
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      281 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI, lUOJI KOBE AND OSAKA. s.s. TALMA 10.000 6th May 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special holiday return tickets interchangeable with P. It O. S. N. CO., Issued at cheap
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      1084 3 ISf mm B shi- rr l o NN E ti VJSSTm Th H Kh<o Ste.rn.hip <» «9M, LM. Steam ship Co, Ltd. and China Mutual The unard Whit, star Ltd Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) The Sarawak siranuhin r» iv Th c f s n r i miv s st m
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      145 4 Thursday, May 8. Skips aloacaMe the Wharves or expected 10 arrive. KMTH IHKHIIIK Main Wharf Tug Rose, Schouten, N. Base Liyr-tcr "X" 180. P3ngkor, W. B. Bertha, Lch. Heron. Makassar. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Whart NU VESSELS IN lIKI DOCKS Tanjong Pagat Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert
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      INDRAPOERA
      28 4 I.i Rotterdam Lloyd mail vcf.^c] (irapoera will be berthed alongside ihe S.H.B. wharves tomorrow at 7 a.m. nd will leave for Europe the some day 10 a.m.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      330 4 Today E'.irma (Karagola) 3 P- 31 (By Train) P- m Eart. North West India (Karagola) 3 pm tßy Train) 7 pm Sooth India (RajuU) ..3pm (By Train) 7 pm Ecngkalis. F. de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe. Siak S. Pandjang (Tinombo'i ..4 Dm Tandjong Pandan (Mijer) ..4 p.m
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      AIR MAILS.
      73 4 INWARD. Imperial: From Europe: Arrives this evening. Qantas: From Australia: Due Saturday afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives Saturday afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Sunday evening. OUTWARD. Qantas: To Australia: Mails close 7 p.m. today. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Hong Kong: Mails
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      FROM MALACCA.
      167 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X L.M." Malls wil elope at Malacca as follows' Tomorrow Irr.n. Amsterdam and London by air (Netherlands) g p Ceylon, Southern Mid Western India. Bombay, Aden, Mauritius Egjrpt. Europe, Great Britain, Ireland. U.S.A.. Canada
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      83 4 Mails from China and Japan today. May 6, by Tokushima Maru. Mails from Europe etc. (London) expected today, Apr. 6, by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 6 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow. May 7. 8.45 a.m. Mails from Europe etc. (London malls) expected tomorrow.
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION.
    166 4 YESTERDAY'S R UBBER AUCTION. *T*HE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1328 th auction, yesterday when there were catalogued 1.357.151 lbs. 605.87 tons: offered 947,591 lbs. 423.03 tons; sold 925.323 lbs 413.09 tons. Spot London 10 3 16d.! New York 21U cts. PRICES REALISED The next auction will
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    EXCHANGES.
    97 4 London. May 5. The loilowlng were mean ratef ruling at noon today: Paris 109 31 32 Athens 547V4 Hew York 4.92 Bucharest 672 Montreal 4 92 sen-" Brussels 29.234 Rio 41* Geneva 21.57' i sellers offlcia Araterdam 8.99 1 Belgrade 215 Berlin 12.27 4 Buenos Alref c Milan .93
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    293 4 Race (ju.ited per koyan 40 pu-iik. Other commodities quoted per picul except where othrrwise started. Singapore. May 6, 12 noon i Buyer Seller Gambier S 00 Hamburg Cube $15 0C Java Cube Ml. 00 Pepper. White Muntok $1800 White $1750 Black $10 00 Copra. Mixed $6.36 Sun
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    CLEARANCES
    49 4 Maj 4: Conte Biancamano (ItaL)' Chnkoh Maru <Jap): Rokan. Salawati. Kcpah, M. V. St. Aldegonde iDu:.>; Kinta. Anhul, Foylebank, Nam Yon», Kampar, Quebec City. Dalcairn (Brit.). May 5: Malacca, Tandjong Pir. Tandjong Balel, Sin A!!c Lee. I.ipis. Menelaus <Brit.); G'tav Dlederichsen Dan.); Mapia. Toirian. Singkel iDu'.i; Valaya 'Siam.i.
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      648 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in P.M. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGKMS F.N S RI.VS AND SIAM STATES BAILWAVS. TELEPHONE: Freight M33— Passa«e 5431 fi/^ffv4rWm EMPRESS B^^Hfu3^HHHl|ri^d 3nd Vancouver ...Direct or via HpT L~ 'WiVij^ 4r Honolulu snip's-slde rail oon.*+***m^^^*m&f your passage on Canadian Pacific's %hFBhOT WB%F great, white Empress ol
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      457 4 (Incorporated In Strslts Set'.lementa) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporateo in 0 S A.) Incorporated in England) BOSTON NtU YORK A BALTIMOKB VIA SUEZ CANAI "ELLERMAN' LINE Oi)( Cil|l FOR lIAVRC LONDON STEEL VOYAGER M.iy 30 June ROTTERDAM HAMBURG STEEL^RA V^R J^ g. VU Ports *nd Sun
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      486 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations yesterday Last nißht i max rain- bright mln temp, fall sshine temp "F ins. hrs. 'F West Coast. Aljr Star 86 0.12 2 1 75 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 86 0.35 1.4 74 1 Sitiawan 88 0.01 6.1 74 Bukit Jeram 89 0.28 11.1
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    NO NEED FOR PESSIMISM ABOUT INDIA.
    138 5 View Of Mysore's Financial Adviser. WHY the outlook in India should be viewed with pessimism, I cannot see," said Sir Charles Todhunter, private secretary and financial. adviser to the Maharajah of Mysore,! who is passing through Singapore on his return to India in the
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    26 5 j Kiaora Gold Mining Company. Limlt- cd. which was Incorporated in the iF.MS.. has been given notice by the I Government to give proof of operation.
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    DEATH OF MR. A. E. PICKERING.
    123 5 Former Member Of Prisons Staff. THE death took place at the General Hospital. Singapore, on Monday afternoon, of Mr. Aruthur Edward Pickering at the age of 35 yea Mr Pickering was an cx-Scrvlce man and Joined the Prisons Department. S.S. about eight years ago.
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    44 5 All samples of rubber not exceeding seven pounds In weight exported out of the Federated Malay States by parcel post and bearing a special "Rubber Sample" label Issued by the Controller of Rubber have been exempted from payment of export duty In the Federation.
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      339 5 ORKAT CLASSIC BECOMES THE MOST EXCITING SCREEN HIT OF THE YEAR A DRAMA OF FIERY ll^^to^^^^^jf^^J F.OVE AMI FIERCE A W j CONFLICT ttmm Fwrtmorr Coopers Immortal Classic THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS' ,n,,st thriUinn story made greater by a perfect cast! RANDOLPH SCOTT, BINNIE BARNES. HENRY WILCOXON. A Reliance
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      198 5 i Follow the crowd to Singapore's Premier Amusement Park THE HAPPY WORLD V GEYLANG GROVE ROADS.) opening TO-NIGHT DATE W I* DOORS OPEN— 7 p.m. GATE ADMISSION 20 cents HAPPY CABARET EXTENSION TILL 2 a.m. DUO ARTINELLIS DANCEUSSE DE GENRE NIGHT DANCES FROM 9 p.m. ADMISSION 50 cts. Tea Dance
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      124 5 FIGARO'S PERMAHENTS .Slav permanent Ask tho-i- whom wr have the pleasure to f vJP I *V v serve. y jt& C*LL TODAY TT^ FIGARO "Hfmi Ladin' Hair Dresser* *3£v' 9 Bras Basah Bd A Kaffirs Hotel PHONE *!S«8 MARLBOROUGH 6.15 TONICHT 9.13 THE TOOFAN MAIL GREAT WORLD SHOW TONIGHT 6th
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      314 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of enter* tainments. meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Ballroom i v served for St. Georges
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES-LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      625 6 BETTER DEMAND FOR TIN SHARES. RUBBERS FAIL TO REVIVE. Fran Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 6. The movement h\ tin this morning does not make one quite so giddy, the fall for three months being 255, and spot 10b. in London while New York is down hilf-a-cent.
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        MINING.
        666 6 Ml shares quoted above are fully paid ssue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall fc Evatt I Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers I 4 Ampat Tin i'l Asatn Kumbang £1 Austral Ma'.ay 5 Ayer Hitam 1 Ajer Weng £1 Bangrln Tin 1 Batu Selangor i'l Burma Malay il Chrnderirng GO Hi'.sm Tin
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        GENERAL.
        482 6 2 2 Alex Brick Old. 1 55 1 65 1 55 IM 2 2 t'o 7>4'/4 Prefs. 2.45 2 55 2.50 2.60 10 10 Atlas Ice iOC lUOOn 8.00 lOOOn 1 IBM. Broacicasting 0 89 0.85 0 90 0 95 10 5 DM. Trus.ee 8 26 7 00 <j
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        381 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated.) Fraser Co. Lyall Evat Mlenby 1.90 1.95 1.9C 2.00xd fUor Gaj-xh 1.40 1.47V- 140 1 50xd *mal. Malay 1. 97 'j 2.10 1.90 2 05 fVyer Hitam 1.50 1.60 150 1.65 ftyer M:>lek 1.35 1.45 1.35 1.45 *yer Panas 1.85 2.00 190
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    EXCHANGES.
    206 6 The following *re the exchange rate, j 'tii: mnrmnp according to the lUl\ itrvuiai ;s&jfi oi MM Hong Kong anoj Shanenai Bar.kinu Corporation. SKI I INC. London T T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1 10 London 4 months sight 2/4 Va Lyons demand 1275 Hamburg demand 141>/ 2
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    294 6 Noon, May 6. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Apr. 36y 8 37■,<„ Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Apr. 35 15/16 36 1/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Tone of Market: Steady, quiet. Latest Cable:
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    175 6 Ix>ndon, ?4r.y 5. The foilcwir.g arc today's closing ir.iddlc prices on the London S:ock Exchange:— Shares of Cl denomination un'.esi otlu-rv.-ise ststed:— a»» or Pan DomerMOD Loul S d c. 1944-C4 113-» Puiiamv jo»d 4 o.c. 1960-30 110\ War I<'a:i. :'j p.c 102 :om. I'nion Acrce. (DriiUi io'»
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    RACE HANDICAPS.
    199 6 Weights For Three Races Oil Saturday. The remaining handicaps for Saturday, the third day of the S.T.C. Summer Meeting, are as follows: HORSES, CLASS 2. DIV. I—l MII.ES: Vapour 9.0. Mountain Stream 8.12. Don Carlos 8.10, Elegance 8.8. Rostrum 8.7, Jack Druce 83. Oolong 8.3. ClimaU 8.2, Short
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    SPECULATORS AND RUBBER.
    523 6 DUN LOP DIRECTOR HOPES THEY BURN FINGERS. STABLE PRICES REQUIRED. "JF speculators come and Irv their hand m rubber I hope they burn (heir fingers," said Sir George Kehamll at the annual dinner of Ihe Institution of the Rubber Industry m London on Apr. 2«. "The industry
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    INDO-CHINA STEAM.
    118 6 Good Recovery In 1936. The accounts lor I^i6 of tne IndoChina Steam Navigation Co., state that the net balance of the steamers' wjrking accounts showed a profit of .€62,539. This compares with a 1 xs.-, of C 27.347 for 1935. After providing lor depretiu i-<ii oi 57,746 and
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    102 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. singap •ore, May b. Company Dividend I Books Close DM* Payable Ex niv Date Totai Mt tlnancia] ••:ir 10 law TIN Am pat Tin 5 0 Final Apr. 26 Lahat Mines 12', To Final M... 17 Sior.e 5% Int Apr. 29 Sunsel Kinta 5%
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      PROGRESS OF OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION.
      1284 7 Maiden Dividend Of 2\ Per Cent. After Four Years. COUR years after its incorporation the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. is paying its maiden dividend of 2\/-i per cent. After allowing: $203,656 for depreciation, the profit for the year ended Dec. 31, last, was $704,498 which
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      FORD MOTOR RECORD.
      344 7 TRADING PROFITS UP BY £137,600. i AN expansion m trading profits of £137.584. to the record level of £1.558,990, is announced in the 193tf report of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd. After crediting £6,912, against £63,106, exchange profits, and £24,198 interest over-reserved In previous years, there is
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      SEREMBAN RUBBER ANNUAL MEETING.
      1117 7 r Assessments On Budded And Replanted Areas. The seventeenth annual general meeting of the Seremban Rubber Estates, Limited, was held m London on Apr. 26. Mr. Clifford Figg (chairman ot the company) presiding. Mr. Figg said:— To fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Harrison's death the
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      621 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of membe-s is limited to the extent and m manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 ol the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Isiued and Fully Paid-Up $30,000,000 Sterling 6.500.000 Hong Kon a Currency $10,000,000
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      178 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m China by Special Charter.) It, Cacil Street Singapore Tiliphiim: Manager's Off ire M 44 Exckance Dept 6)41 General Office 5188-9 CaMe Address "CHL'NGKL'O" Paid Up Capital Ch. 40 000 000 00 Reserve Funds m excess of Ch. 3.500 ODO.OO Total Assets approximately Ch. J1.400.0W.000.0J HEAD
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      493 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter *****. •aid Up Capital In 000.000 shares of f5 rach £3 *****1 leserve Fund £3.000 on(1 teserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.003 HF\O OFFICE: 38. Bishonncatr London. B.C. I lmrit«»r Hone Konp Paigon llor Star Ilnilo Mn
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    NEW HOPE FOR EXHAUSTED MEN AND WOMEN.
    195 8 NEW HOPE FOR EXHAUSTED MEN AND WOMEN. Youthful Vigour In Tasteless Tablets. Many men 'and women, now dragKing out hopeless Htm. too weakened and tired to do more than exist, could be restored to vigorous enjoyment of life In a few weeks if they took enough vitamins For it is
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    EXPOUNDING THE NEW RELIGION IN GERMANY
    891 8 Hitler As The "Messiah." OPEN CHALLENGE TO THE VATICAN. THE many ceremonies throughout the Third Rekh which proclaimed Herr Hitler's birthday on April 20 marked another milestone m the progressive Nazification of every aspect of life m Germany. They shed a particularly illuminating light
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    NEW IDEAS IN BIG LINER
    389 8 FRESH WATER SUPPLY AS STABILISER. LESSONS FROM THE QUEEN MARY. THE Cunard-White Star liner No. 552, now being built on Clyeside, will be improved as a result of lessons learned from the operation of her companion ship, the Queen The new liner will be propelled
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      124 8 QRasa Gfkk Cb KhiMJUuCXJ (5 QOJMb of Dimjml, Q ,<? /Ahi dnxMk IL. jm L-»r^ V "p\ENTAL science warns that Germ J-/ Acids, cause of decay, form in every mouth. They come from fermenting food particles hidden beyond reach of the toothbrush. Ordinary dentifrices are helpless against them. m^ '"V
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      34 8 REPAIRS AND SERVICING To all makes of Radio, Amplifier Sound Systems and Equipments Consult us on your SOUND PROBLEMS WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO 119, North Bridge Road. Singapore. PYE RADIO FAMOUS FOR QUALITY, 100% BRITISH.
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      719 8 Broadcasting SINGAPORE EMPIRE STATION. mmmm Ll£^ ttu^ TRANSMISSION 2. TODAY GSH t1.4: Mr v (11J ml pnL GSG 17J7 Me* <l«t m) 6.00 Cantonese muatc. Gramophone records. mm osr 1814 7.00 Tamil music. Gramophone records. EOS m^ Ben. 'm the C'otsnolds.'* 7.40 Time, weather and announcements. 35 Trocaderc Cinema Orchestra,
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      513 8 BERLIN. DJB 15 2* Dt'i (It.? m.); DJN 9.M mt/» (51. 4 m.i DJE 15 M nci (16 89 B.) DJQ 15. 1S w/i (U.M m.); DJA t.M m«/i 111 M TODAY 6 15 Call DJB DJN, UJS 6.20 Concert ot li*n; 3>'u><c. 7 20 News m English. 7.35 Concert
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    British Warships Sent To Barcelona.
    677 9 FIGHTING NOW QUELLED. Evacuation Of Bilbao. London, May 5. The British cruiser Dispatch and the destroyer Hostile hare been sent to Barcelona as a precautionary measure to protect 200 British residents there. However, almost Immediately following a report of fierce fighting at Barcelona, the Republican
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    ARAB DEMANDS
    47 9 Jerusalem. May 5. The Arab higher committee has Issued a statement that it completely dissociated itself from rumours regarding the partitioning of Palestine and declared the Arabs are not wavering from insistence on the fulfilment of their dtmancls presented to the Royal Commission.— Reuter Wireless.
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    HITLER'S WARNING TO YOUTH.
    200 9 VEILED ATTACK ON CHURCH SCHOOLS. "SOWING DISSENSION AMONG THE PEOPLE." Berlin. May 4. HERR HITLER, addressing 100.000 of the Hitler youth, both boys and girls, in the Berlin Olympic Stadium on the occasion of the May Day celebrations uttered a warning to those "still hoping to
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    KING APPROVES NEW COLOURS FOR D.S.O.
    43 9 London, May 5. The King has approved the changi ing of the colours of the Order of th? British Empire to rose, pink and pearl grey and also has authorised certain I changes in insignia.— Reuter Wireless.
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    Draft Sugar Agreement Adopted.
    70 9 London, May 5. The draft international sugar agreement was adopted at a meeting of the International Sugar Conferen- It Is learned that the total requirements for the free market will be rals ,ed to 3.600.000 tons a year, comparec with the original estimate of 3.176.091 tons.
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    MANCHUKUO C.-in-C. ON VISIT TO INNER MONGOLIA
    152 9 "AUTONOMY" ARMY INSPECTED. Peiping. May 6. /\WING to the tenae situation In Inner Mongolia, Gen. Fu Tso-yl. Governor of Suiyuan, has ordered the] cancellation of all officers' leaves and their immediate return to thei'j garrison posts. The visit to Inner Mongolia cf Gen.
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    MORE TRADE BETWEEN BRITAIN AND U.S.
    142 9 Discussions On An Agreement. London, May 4. THE Increase in United Kingdom exports and re-exports to the United States was brought to the attention of the President of the Board of Trad", Mr. Walter Runciman, in the House of Commons today. Asked about the
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      307 9 HOTELS WE RESPECTFULLY ADVISE PATRONS THAT THE BALLROOM IS EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOR THE ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY DINNER DANCE TONIGHT GRILL CLOSED FOR ONE NIGHT SATURDAY-SPECIAL RACK WEDNESDAY NEXT-THE CORODINNER AND BALL. NATION DINNER AND BALL CABARET, CEDRIC and ARUNDA. Cabaret. Souvenirs. Balloons etc. EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. Community Singing. Broadcast
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937. JOHORE COURT AND KAMPONG.
    874 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937. JOHORE COURT AND KAMPONG. THE palace which is now being built for the Sultan of Johore at a cost of $600,000 is in keeping with the wealth of the State and the importance of its Ruler, but such lavish expenditure would certainly
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    Social and Personal.
    127 10 Invitations have been issued by the acting British Resident, Negri Sembilan, to an 'at home' at the Residency, Seremban, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 13. Mr. J. A. Danker, Inspector. Water Works, Public Works Department, at Johore Bahru has been granted two months' leave as from
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    Penang Bar Committee.
    47 10 The following have been ejected as members of the Bar Committee for Penang for the year April, 1937 to April, 1938. Messrs. C. D. D. Hogan (president), Lim Cheng Ean <vlcepresidentt, Ong Huck Lim, T. E. Conaghan, N. Raghavan and Mr. Gurcharan Singh (secretary).
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    A SERVICES LETTER.
    1361 10 Gunners' Realism At Larkhill Has Frontier Policy In India Failed Effect Of Rearmament. From Our Military Correspondent. London, Apr. 25. THE demonstrations at Larkhill, about which I wrote last week, continued over the weekend, the spectators being carried from one point of the ranges to another by
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    733 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. ONE MAN'S r.IEAT COMEONE who U evidently a n;vrcomer to Singapore has set m e a task which I find difficulty in performing. He writes: "Could you tell us something about the diet of the native peoples here Chinese dinners, ma-mi,' Japanese foods, where they
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    MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK IN BRITISH STRIKE POSITION.
    410 11 TRAMS AND TROLLEY BUSES STILL WORK. Miners To Meet Minister And Fusion May Follow. BALDWIN'S IMPASSIONED APPEAL FOR LOYALTY TO COUNTRY. HTHE London tramwaymen and trolley busmen have been instructed to remain at work, following an impassioned appeal by the Prime Minister, Mr.
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    FIVE NEW SQUADRONS FOR AIR FORCE.
    147 11 Units For Home Defence. London, May 5. j I'HE formation of five new squadrons announced in tht latest Air Ministry orders will, within the next few days, increase the strength of the Metropolitan Air Force— the home de- 1 fence coastal command and the
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    Censure Vote To Be Introduced In The Diet.
    91 11 Censure Vote To Be Introduced In The Diet. Tokio. May 5. 'THE election committee of the Seiyu- kai Party has decided to convoke > the first meeting of Parliamentary I members after the general election] next Tuesday, when a resolution 1 against the Government will be adopted. This decision follows
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    UNITED FRONT OF LABOUR.
    177 11 IMPORTANT MOVE IN AMERICA. HOLLYWOOD STUDIO STRIKE. Hollywood. May 6. •TWO rival trade unions, the Ameri- can Federation Labour and the Committee for Industrial Organisation, presented .1 united front yesterday m support of Hollywood's 6,000 strikers. "Union workers, no matter what their affiliation, should support the
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    Award For Norman Davis.
    37 11 New York, May 6. The award of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation was granted yesterday to Mr. Norman Davis. U.S. Ambassador at Large, "for his work in the advancement of better international relations." —Reuter.
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    CHINA IS VERY SIMILAR TO BRITAIN.
    192 11 CHINA IS VERY SIMILAR TO BRITAIN. Both Often At Last Gasp. DR. KUNG GUEST IN THE HOUSE. London, May 6. T\R. H. H. Kung and Adm. Chen Shao-kuan, leaders of the Chinese delegation to the Coronation, were guests of honour at a dinner given by the Parliamentary China Committee of
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    BRITISH INFLUENCE IN CHINA.
    96 11 POLICY STATED IN THE HOUSE. London, May 5. IN the House of Commons, Mr. Eden, the Foreign Secretary, announced that the Government did not intend suggesting a revival of the spheres of influence m China. He was replying to the Conservative Member, Mr. Morgan, who asked
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    7 FIELD MARSHALS AT THE PALACE.
    94 11 London, May 5. SEVEN Field Marshals ot the British Army were present at Buckingham Palace yesterday morning for the ceremony of presenting the King with a Field Marshal's baton. The King wore the full-dress of a Field Marshal and the staff was presented by
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    BROOK GETS THERE.
    83 11 CAPE-ENGLAND SOLO IN FOUR DAYS. RECORD CLIPPED BY 16 HOURS. HL. BROOK, the English flier, has broken the Capetown to England solo flight record, state Reuter and British Wireless messages from London. The airman landed at Heston at 3.20 p.m. yesterday, his time of four days 18
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    JAVA-CHINA FLIGHT BY CHINESE.
    103 11 Trip In "Home-Made" Monoplane. Shanghai. May 5. The Chinese aviator Khouw Kee Hlen arrived at Shanghai from Hong Kong this afternoon, completing the trip from Batavla in his own aeroplane He is staying in Shanghai for six weeks.—Reuter. Accompanied by another Chinese pilot, Mr. Tan Gan
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    Kwangtung's Gift Planes For Gen. Chiang.
    51 11 Canton, May 6 Eighteen "birthday planes" for Gen. Chiang Kai-shek purchased with funds subscribed in Kwangtung were christened at Canton yesterday, following which a formation fligh*. was staged. These will be shortly flown to Nanking and formally presented to the Generalissimo. Sin Chew Ji>
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    Sidelights On London's Coronation Celebrations.
    581 11 Sidelights On London's Coronation Celebrations. 6 Days To The Coronation. i I ONDON GOES GAY.— With only one week to go before the glittering ceremony of the Coronation. London has gone thoroughly gay and th? Coronation route has bee me a fairyland of bunting of all colours and red. white
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    33 11 FLYING RUMANIAN PRINCE. PRINCE CONSTANTIN CATACUZENE, who has abandoned his attempt to beat the England-Cape record, will attempt to take off from Aoulef, Algeria, with a full load for Paris, via Bucharest Reuter.
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    SEVERAL KILLED; MANY HURT IN CANADIAN TRAIN CRASH.
    40 11 SEVERAL KILLED; MANY HURT IN CANADIAN TRAIN CRASH. Halifax (Nova Scotia), May 6. Several are reported to be killed and many injured when a Halifavbound tram the "Ocean Limited" was wrecked in collision with coal trucks at Springhill Junction. Renter.
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    Italy Offers Crown Of Abyssinia To Son Of Negus.
    82 11 Italy Offers Crown Of Abyssinia To Son Of Negus. London, May 5. ACCORDING to reports received by the Daily Express from Jerusalem, the Italian delegation has arrived there in order to persuade the eldest son of the Negus. Prince A§fao Wosan. to accept the Abyssinian crown. Commenting on the message,
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    Increase In Italy's Naval Strength.
    89 11 Increase In Italy's Naval Strength. FOR EXPANSION AND DEFENCE. "Commensurate With Importance." Rom?. May 5. AN early increase m Italian naval power was foreshadowed m a statement by Admiral Cavagnari. Under-Secretary to the Navy, who, speaking m the Chamber, declared that Italy would increase her cruiser force and proportionately strengthen
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    SOVIET ARMS CAN SECURE VICTORY.
    134 11 Russian Press Attack On Western Powers. Moscow. May 6. AN article criticising France's policy with regard to Spain and casting 'doubts on the usefulness now to the 1 Soviet of the Franco-Soviet Pact api peared in Izvestia yesterday, the second anniversary of tne signing of
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    GOVT. SERVICES MAY GET TEMPORARY ALLOWANCES BACK.
    101 12 COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE. Deliberations To Begin Next Month. HONG KONG CHIEF JUSTICE AS PRESIDENT. THE possibility of restoring temporary allowances to those employed m the Malayan Government services is to be considered by a local committee presided over by the Chief Justice
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    31 12 HE.'s "FRONT DOOR" The main gates to Government House are now clad in their Coronation decorations and are perhaps the most striking part of Orchard Road's fine display. —Straits Times Photograph
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    "HIEROGLYPHIC" MINUTES OF K. L. SANITARY BOARD.
    348 12 Convey Very Little, Says Unofficial Member. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 5. JMI.M TKS of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board meetings were described as hieroglyphics and cryptic lanKuage by M Inofficial Member. Mr. J. R. Vethavanam, at today's session. Referring to
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    Singapore's New Cabaret Opens Tonight.
    151 12 Singapore's New Cabaret Opens Tonight. 'THE formal opening of Singapore's latest amusement park, the Happy World, will take place tonight. The ceremony, to which admission will be by ticket only, will be held at 5.15. At 7 p.m. the gates will be opened to the general public. Permission lor a
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    FILM REVIEW OF NATION'S HISTORY.
    199 12 At The Cinema. "For Crown And Glory"" it The Capitol. "For Crown and Glory." "Let's Make A Million" With Edward Everett Horton. Both Paramount. At tho Capitol. 'T*^ntieth Century Cavalcade" ive been another title 1 far "For Cr wn ard Glory." which turns ba^k the
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    29 12 His Excollency the High Commissioner has crantrd commissions as! Second Lleuter;\nts t.i the follow-; trial V-rnon Crowther-1 Smith. H.ir^'c! Percy Yates Geoffrey; Frank ('-in'>or ar.ii Eris Rcburtsor. Cordon Bruce.
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    29 12 AH accommodation m the enclosure near the SRC. for the members of the Eurasian community to view the Coronation Parade has been booked and no more seats are available.
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    Colony's Homage To The King.
    212 12 r VHE Loyal Address of the 1 Straits Settlements to His Majesty King George the Sixth, which is to be ceremonially read by H.E. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Monday, reads: "May it please Your Majesty, "On behalf of
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    AUSTRALIAN GIRL'S ACCIDENT AT K.L.
    105 12 Mentioned At Sanitary Board Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 5. REFERENCE to the recent accident m Klang Road In which MUs Alison Yatesley, an Australian visitor, was severely Injured, was made at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. Mr. J.
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    "Asia Overrun With United States Naturalists."
    249 12 "Asia Overrun With United States Naturalists. CHICAGO FIELD MUSEUM CURATOR IN SINGAPORE. '< ASIA seems to be overrun this year with United States naturalists" remarked Mr. Wilfred H. Osgood, Curator of Zoology at the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, on his arrival In Singapore yesterday from Bangkok. Mr. Osgood
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    Increased Cost Of Living.
    217 12 "TPHE allowances, introduced shortly after the War to meet the lncreasec cost of living, were m effect increases In salary. The increases varied from time to time, beginning at 10 per cent of salary and going as high as 40 per cent. In general, wi.en the
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    44 12 Mr. Owen Jones, manager of Kuala Perak Estate, Bagan Datoh, Lower Perak, accompanied by his wife and children, will sail for Home about May 10, and expects to return by the end of the year. During his absence Mr. Wodehouse will act for him.
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    35 12 YOLA AND PAUL The ice'.l-known Hungarian dancers, who performed before large and appreciative audiences m Singapore nearly a year and a half ago, will begin their season at the Tang.in Cub on Saturday, May 8.
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    High Power Broadcast Of Coronation.
    86 12 Best Times For Malayan Listeners. (From Our Own Correspondent) London May 5. THE Empire Transmitters will be increased in strength four times for the Coronation broadcasts. Six transmitters will be in use for the broadcasts. From 430 pjn, Malaya time, on the day of the
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    33 12 Inche Hashlm b. Mohee, O.CP.D, Muar, will be proceeding on transfer to Segamat on May 9 as O.C.P D. Segamat and Inche Ahmad O.CP.D. Segamat will take over duties as O.CP.D. at Muar.
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    SINGAPORE SETTING FOR BRITISH FILM.
    236 12 SINGAPORE SETTING FOR BRITISH FILM. Story Of Smuggling And Gun-Running. CINGAPORE is to be (he setting of a British film dealing with smuggling and gunrunning according to the Straits Times London correspondent. Nils Asther, suave Swedish actor, is to head the film unit, due to arrive at Singapore in August.
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    BRIGADIER ENJOYS JAPAN TRIP.
    113 12 {Back In Singapore After Six Week's Leave. BRIGADIER A. T Shakespear D.5.0.. 0.8. E. M.C., who is In charge of the Administrative StaiT. I Malaya Command, arrived back in Singapore yesterday on the Rajputana after seven weeks leave in Japan and China. "It was my first
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    If Shanghai Had Singapore's Government.
    305 13 If Shanghai Had Singapore's Government. Would Become One Of World's Richest Cities. H7ITH its 3' 2 million population, Shanghai ranked with the world's first half dozen cities. Had It a single administrative authority and sounJ government like Singapore it would rapidly become one of the world's richest cities. Thus said
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    Budget Pictures.
    66 13 Pictures In this week's Straits Budget, published today, include the weddings of Mr. G. Massle and Miss M. Massle: Mr. P. M. Theseira and Miss A. Thomas; Mr. C. R. Fh; r and Miss M. Smith: and Mr. Ong Ban Koh and Miss Tan Kok Hiong. Other photographs
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    RAJAH OF SARAWAK.
    28 13 HH. the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, arrived in Singapore yesterday and will, it is understood, leave fcr England by the Rajputana tomorrow.
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    MUNICIPAL NOMINATION SYSTEM 'SATISFACTORY.'
    137 13 S. S. (S.)A. Conclusion After Questionnaire. BUT ONLY 170 MEMBERS WERE INTERESTED OUT OF 450. THE Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association has decided that the present system of nomination of members for seats on the Municipal Commission is satisfactory. The question of relations between the S.S. (S.)
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    Various Views Set Forth.
    730 13 THE Committee meeting towards the end of last month, resolved, therefore, that in view of the result of the questionnaire the draft rules and byelaws submitted and amended at the special meeting held on Apr. 12 should be circulated to all members. These proposed amendments will
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    EUROPEAN ON CAUSING HURT CHARGE.
    71 13 N Englishman named H. Q. F. Willis was charged yesterday in the Third Singapore Magistrate's Court be.ore Mr. K. Blacker with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a Malaya'.ee, A Rahman bin Abbas. The offence is alleged to have been committed on May 4 at the
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    28 13 Dr. V. K. Thambipillay, A.M.O; Peaang. and Mrs. Thambipillay and children are on a holiday at Johore Bahru. They are the guests of the Hon. Dr. N. Mootatamby.
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    18 13 JINK J IN HARBOUR. An early morning picture of Singapore's anchorage for Chinese sailing craft. Straits Times Photograph-
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    U.E. CLERK CONVICTED ON FALSE ENTRIES CHARGE.
    984 13 18 Months' Sentence In Case Involving $11,000. r\n three charges of falsifiying United Engineers Ltd's., accounts, involving, it was alleged, a sum of $11,000. a 27 year old Chinese clerk, Wee Siang Yang, was convicted c.t the Singapore Assizes yesterday and sentenced to
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    HIGH EUROPEAN INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE.
    203 13 HIGH EUROPEAN INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE. No Cause For Alarm, Says Kuala Lumpur M. O. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. May. 5. ]y|ALARIA death rates and infantile mortality among Europeans were no cause for alarm, declared Dr. \V. E. Holmes, the Health Offircr. at today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur
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    WISE AND SMITH WIN S.C.C. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.
    664 14  -  "Echo." BUT PLAY DEPLORABLE TENNIS. VETERAN "PAT" THE BEST MAN OF THE FOUR. By AT long last, the S.C.C. spring lawn tennis tournament was brought to a close last evening with the final of the championship doubles event. Rain fell m mid-afternoon, and
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    RACE HANDICAPS.
    25 14 The handicaps for three races far Saturday will be found on Page 6. Those for the other five races have already been published.
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    12 14 V. ANDERSON in action in the S.C.C. donbles final. Straits Times Photograph.
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    PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
    286 14 Mr. Sime Presents Trophy On Eve Of Retirement. Following the match the prices won in the tournament were presented by Mrs J M Sime, wife of the president, who accompanied her on the occasion oi the last of many such ceremonies which they have attended, for they are
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    SELANGOR XI AGAINST NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    65 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. The following have been chosen to represent Selangor at soccer against Negri Sctnbilan at Seremban nn May 15. Kum Pak; See Hu. Kai Ban; Mori. Taib, Jahn Mohamed: Mahmood. Ismail, Henry, Soon Teck, Ah Chee. This is
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    R.S.Y.C. REGATTA HEATS.
    183 14 Rowing. Lieut. Christopher Returns The Best Time. There was plenty of keen competition in the first day's events in the Royal Singapore Yacht Club's second rowing regatta, held inside the breakwater last evening. Conditions were fair for the start of heats In the junior sculls, the tide
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    WOMEN'S DUFFERS' CUP.
    98 14 Golf Eleven Entrants In S.G.C. Competition. The following II the draw for women's Duffers' Cup competition of the Singapore Golf Club: Miss G. L. Pigott bye. Mrs. P. Wilson bye. Miss N. Clements bye. Mrs. W. Shedden vs. Mrs. I. R. Cameron. Mrs. H. E. Hughes vs.
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    23 14 A capital action picture of Mrs. Cantrell. She and Cherrington won their mixed doubles handicap tie at the S.C.C. yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    SOCIALS HOLD THE S. C. C. TO A DRAW.
    466 14 Abbott In Form In Friendly Soccer Match. THE S.C.C. fielding most of their first team could do no better than draw at 2—22 2 with the Social Athletic Party m a friendly soccer game on the padang last evening. The were
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    20 14 AH PANG, the Social A. P. goalkeeper, makes a clever clearance in the match aKain.it the B.C.C. Straits Times Photograph.
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    L. B. W. (N.) RULE NOW A CRICKET LAW.
    134 14 Major Astor Elected To M. C. C. Presidency. At their meeting yesterday, cables Rcuter, the committee of the M.C.C.— the "Parliament of ritket unanimously decided that, the experiment with it having been a success, the "Ibw. (N.V rule be incorporated m
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS.
    40 14 In order that the bowls preen at the S.C.C. may be top-dressed, only ono rink will be available today and tomorrow for tournament play but th?re will be no further play after tomorrow, until Tuesday, May 18.
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    BIG CROWD AT SECOND DAY OF RACES.
    1949 15 JOCKEY MARTIN'S FINE WIN ON BRUAS. MING SURVIVES OBJECTION TO PAY HIGHEST DIVIDEND. ■THERE was a very large attendance, yesterday at Bukit Timah for th: 1 second day of the S.T.C.'s Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting, i«* spite of its being mid-week. The weather
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    OWNERS AND TRAINERS TO ORGANISE?
    67 15 Messrs. Lee Kirn Puat and Cbee Soon Keng have issued invitations to a dinner at the premises of the Singapore Chinese Weekly Entertainment lub. Club Street, on Sunday, May 16. Following the dinner there will be discussion of the formation of the Owners' and Trainers'
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    GOLFERS MAY CARRY AS MANY CLUBS AS THEY LIKE.
    103 15 GOLFERS MAY CARRY AS MANY CLUBS AS THEY LIKE. R. and A. REJECTS THE LIMITATION PROPOSAL. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew's the governing body m British golf has rejected, says a Reuter telegram, the proposal to limit golfers to the use of 14 chibs, as submitted
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    S.G.C. WOMEN'S BOGEY.
    213 15 Coif. Mrs. Cowen Wins With 1 Up In "A" Division. The women's May bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukt Timah on Monday and resulted in wins for Mrs. R. W. Cowen in "A" division with a score of 1 up, Mrs. E.
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    WEEK-END RACES.
    90 15 Yachting. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club will tomorrow have tr.e usual afternoon races for the "B" and "C" classes, starting at 520 p.m. and 5.25 pm respectvely. On Sunday, the international 6metrc class will practice for interport races against Batavia. starting at 10 a.m. The "B" class will
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    M.S.C. FINALS.
    76 15 Table-Tennis And Billiards Events. The finals of the Municipal Services Clubs' three and four balls billiards championships ..rci the table-tennis singles championship will take place at the club premises. 1. Hindoo Road, as follows: Three Balls Billiards: Loo Cheng Swec vs. A. G. Valberg today at 730 p.m.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    647 15  -  "ECHO." Soccer "Incidents"— They Must Be Stopped The Tennis A Imanack How Golfers Will Celebrate The Coronation. Conducted By •"THE soccer "incidents" of which f there have been so many this season have not involved senior teams, a fact which suggests an explanation —that players possessed of
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    47 15 TODAY. Rouinc: R.S.Y.C. Reran.. finals, fours heats. 5.15. Sorrrr: SRC. W. Fort Canning, D:V. 11. padanc: Heap Enc Mot] I O.C 8., 8.H.L.. V.M.C.A. ground. TOMORROW. Soccer: S.C.F.A. II vs. H.M.K Div 11. Stadium; Bata vs. PS., 8.H.L., V.M.C.A. prulind. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. R.E.
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      18 15 MRS. LOVE-SWASH FA f. after winning her ninth successive tournament, said"l owe my 'vantage entirely to TIGER BEER."
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      150 16 ARE DOMINIONS LOSING OPPORTUNITY? Restricted Sale Of Goods At Fair. To The Editor. The Straits Tim*. OIK I visited the Trade Pair at the Great World on Saturday and again en Tuesday and must say that it is a magnificent show and one which nobody can afford to miss. One
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    20 16 EARLY MORNING SILHOUETTES. A family complete with baggage coming ashore at the landing near the Anderson Bridge. Straits Times Photograph.
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    WELL-KNOWN SINGAPOREANS IN MOTOR CRASH.
    214 16 FINE FOR KUALA LUMPUR TAMIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 4. A Tamil named Nadason was fined 925, or one month's imprisonment, by j Mr. W. J. Thorogood in the Kuala Lumpur police court yesterday, on an j amended charge of driving a
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    ANOTHER 1/2d ON PETROL.
    160 16 THIRD RISE THIS YEAR IN ENGLAND. London, Apr. 27. An increase of a halfpenny per gal- j lon in the price of petrol was announc- j ed last night by the National Petroleum Distributing Companies. Tt-e increase.' which takes effect today, brings th.' price of first
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    29 16 A colltctlon of remarkably cleveriy executed replicas of the British Crown Jewels is on exhibition at the Capitol Restaurant. In addition replicas cf the Coronation regalia are on show.
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    SEGAMAT PREPARES FOR AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
    270 16 iFrsm Our Own C.rrespondent.i j Segamat. May 4. 1 Segamat and District Second Annual i Agricultural Exhibition will be held on I the town padang on July 1 and 2. There will be 12 section padi fruits vegetables, strings and ropes, food products. eggs, village
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    NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES IN COURT.
    148 16 Cheating Charges Against Penang Tambies. 1 From Our Own Correspondents Penang. May 4. JOHN Anthony Arokiasamy. alias Anthony, erstwhile tamby of the Pinan? Gazette press, charged with forging 53 racing coupons for the purpose of cheating and with the theft of types and racing coupons valued
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    BANGKOK SUSPENDS RECORD BROADCASTS.
    63 16 1 From Our Cwn Correspondent.* Bangkrk. May 4. The local broadcasting authorities hav^ suspended for the time b2lng inceding in their programmes gramophone records cf certain makes which demand payment for reproduction. This matter is under further negotiations, because the manufacturers of suc'i records are now
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    Chinese Christian Assn. Meeting.
    68 16 The combined bi-monthly religious I meeting of the Chinese Christian Association, with the Girls' and Young Mens' Friendly Bands, the Boys' Brigade (Ist Co>, and members of Prinsep Street Church and Sunday School, will be held in the Straits Chinese Presbyterian Church in Prinsep Street, at
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    Selangor Unemployment Fund.
    78 16 Mr. John Hands. M.C.H.. the honor- j ary secretary and treasurer of the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Committee, who Is on a holiday in England is expected back in the middle of July. Subscription to the Selangor Asiatic unemployment fund will be received at the offices of the
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    LETTER SENT TO . AN M.P.
    277 16 LETTER SENT TO AN M.P. "PRIVILEGE" PLEA CHALLENGED. •"THE question whether privilege can be pleaded in criminal proceedings when a constituent writes a letter to his member of Parliament and it contains an alleged libel on another person was raised in the Court of Criminal Appeal. Mr. Harry Rule, engineer.
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    Sharp Sentence For Illicit Samsu Charge.
    76 16 ■From Our Own Correspondent' Segamat. May 4. A sharp sentence of four months' rigorous imprisonment, with the alternative of $600 fine, was passed by Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate on Monday, on Ngoh Yang, an old Chin- j ese who admitted
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    MANILA CARNIVAL IN SINGAPORE.
    36 16 Tait's Manila Carnival cf fun and frolic on Raffles Reclamation ground j is in full swing. Among the features of the sideshows are hula hula and Mexican dancers, and an athletic display.
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    THE WORLD PREPARES FOR THE CORONATION.
    1342 17 Celebration Plans Of Empire Capitals. WEEK OF REJOICING FESTIVITIES. London. TELEBRATIONS on a wider scale than have ever before been seen have been prepared m every part of the Empire m nonour of the Coronation of King George VI. While m London their representatives
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      345 17 THE 25 MILLIONTH FORD HAS NOW BEEN BUILT IT HAS never occurred before in auto- year than last year more each year mobile history that 25 million cars of than the year before. They have every one make, bearing one name, have right to. The experience gained in been manufactured
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    COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MORRIS CARS.
    810 18 Kotvj For Motorists. Trial Run In A 14 Saloon. •THE wide rang-.- of Morris models— sir: between eicht and twenty -five horse-power— makes Morris car selection cpecially easy for the potential purchaser. For the Motoring Correspondent who tries to pick one car which is representative
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    32 18 A Ford V-8 cutaway chassis now on display in the Champion spark plug exhibit at th* British Trade Fair. This display is iutcresting as it shows the mechanisms of the presert-day automobile.
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    Insurance Premium Rates May Increase.
    381 18 'THERE is a threat of dearer motor I insurance. Chairmen at annual meetings of In surance companies, tariff and nontarift*. have all stressed the mounting costs of claims and the decreasing margin of profit in motor insurance They laid particular emphasis on the very high
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    THE NEW SINGER NINE SALOON ON TEST.
    620 18 iOO long as the existing methods of motor-car taxation continue the car of low horse-power will predominate on our roads The motorist of moderate means is naturally attractea by the small car. but motorists who already run big saloons also are becoming Increasingly
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    PLANE TO RAM BOMBERS MOOTED.
    324 19 DESIGN FOR NEW FIGHTER MACHINE. AKMOIR gLUGLD TO PROTF.C7 PILOT. A EROPLANES specially designed for the ramming of bombers are suggested by an anonymous writer in tlie '•Royal Air Force Quarterly." April. The machine suggested is of the I Interceptor fighter class. To enable the
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    NO UNDUE RISE IN COST OF LIVING IN U.K.
    100 19 Still Well Below Pre-Slump Level. London, May 4. Replying to a question on the rising cost of living in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said with in- creasing prosperity and improved em- ployment there
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    Success Of Plan To Condition Recruits.
    160 19 Success Of Plan To Condition Recruits. 1"» HE success of the recent "Army ex- periment in "conditioning" recruits who tailed to reach the necessary physical standard for enlistment has led to the creation of a permanent depot for this purpose. The new recruit development depot. If temporarily quartered at Badajos
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    MECHANISED UNITS LOSE THEIR POLO.
    252 19 Allowance For Horses Being Withdrawn. A PRIVATE war is going on between the War Office and the officers in units which have been de-horsed under the mechanisation programme, says the Sunday Referee. The War Office is taking away the officers' chargers and withdrawing the allowances
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    33 19 THE CORONATION ARMY Men of the Royal Engineers and R.A.M.S. pitching tome of the many hundreds of tents that will form -part of the biggest camp ever seen in London, in Kensington Gardens.
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    R.A.F. OFFICERS NOW MARRYING EARLIER.
    142 19 R.A.F. OFFICERS NOW MARRYING EARLIER. NO RULE, BUT NOT APPROVED. SACRIFICE OF LIFE IN SQUADRON. ■yOUNG officors of subaltern rank in the R.A.F. am now marrying at an earlier age. Before the war it was exceptional to marry before the rank of captain, or its equivalent, had been attained. Cases
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    NEW BRITISH WEAPON.
    282 19 Gun-Howitzers From 18-Pounders. TPHE new gun-howitzer, which, it baa just been publicly revealed, is to replace the present 18-pounder, will have many advantages over that famous piece. It will concentrate m one weapon the essential qualities of the gun. with its long range, and the searching flre
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    GENERAL CONDEMNS OLD STYLE ARMY.
    163 19 "THE British Army rank-and-file arc bo longer reenrited from the dregs of the population, nor its officers from the half-wits of the aristocracy (as Wellington's were), so way retain the penal regulations as to leave, dress, and personal liberty or the old deadening promotion by
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    FRENCH CAPITAL.
    114 19 Moderation Encourages Repatriation. London. May 4. Faced with the necessity of meeting very heavy losses in the Paris Bourse settlement and encouraged by signs of moderation displayed by the Left, Frenchmen have recently been repatriating then* capital. The franc has appreciated sharply in terms of sterling and dollars,
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    LONDON'S BIGGEST ANZAC DAY.
    114 20 AUSSI'i BUGLERS blow the lull in for the Anzac Day parade and church service at St. Pauls Cathedral, the presence of the Australian and New Zealand Coronation contingents making the celebrations the most Impressive ever held in London. TO HELP EMPIRE VISITORS: A smart corps of
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  • in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT.
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937 No. 69.
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      Do We Leave Too Much To Amah?
      1214 1 Do We Leave Too Much To Amah? Those First Impressionable Years Need Watching. IT would be a dull subject indeed about which there were not two opinions. The bringing up of children is such a interesting one to those of us who have any and even, or so it seems
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        Australia's Educational Facilities.
        139 1 Australia's Educational Facilities. .To The Editor, The Straits Times.. CIR, I have often heard in Malaya discussing the problem of sending their children to school and I have heard one or two mention schools in Australia. It was not, however, until I and my husband visited the British Trade Fair
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      Use This When Your Skin Is Tired.
      93 1 IT often happens that just as you are looking forward to a really special party you realls? that your skin is looking its very worst. For use on such occasions there s a new kind of foundation preparation which covers up a multitude
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      Fashion Review. 1937 Evening Gowns Are Glamorous.
      997 2 Fashion Review. 1937 Evening Gowns Are Glamorous. Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Apr. 22. JT is always a difficult matter to summarise a season's fashions, for, with the exception of one or two main uniform trends, all the designers express their diverse individualities m the styles shown at their dress
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        207 2 SCALP ERUPTIONS quickly heal DANDRUFF disappears Cuuoira insHßt], rclitves irrin- luiurant growth. ftama Fonow These Directions: OINTMENT ____.K[|| Important Discoveries affecting the health of children The Verdict of Experiment (See The Medical Officer." 30.3.35). A precisely controlled series of investigations was carried out in London VCcllare Centres to determine the
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        113 2 Sleep the /SleepT)fHealth v r X° feally heallh -g ivin g and refreshing slee P must deep, natural and un- troubled. The best way to ensure such xSJ regular and perfect sleep is to drink a cup of delicious 'Ovaltine' every night just >v before you go to bed. \v
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      STYLES FOR SINGAPORE BATHING BEAUTIES.
      168 3 STYLES FOR SINGAPORE BATHING BEAUTIES. liOW <:o you like these three bathing suit?'' They ere three ef the latest styles from American fashion hvscs and cbtainabic in at the stores which tpeein < 'o.'/ics Jrom the U.S.A. Simplicity and smartness arc the I e$ of this season's bathina wear as
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      OUR INQUIRY BUREAU.
      352 3 QwUkM NKUtfag children, the nursery. '»> u^ h <^ MMfeMent, marketing, cookery and l other natten; will be answered by woM contributors who have had many years of practical experience in Malaya. Utten should be addressed to the Inquiry Bureau. Straits Times Singapore. Where a confidential reply
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      Linseed Oil Will Preserve Your Paint.
      191 3 Linseed Oil Will Preserve Your Paint. |%ARK Urown paintwork on doors and skirting boards is apt to lose its gloss after a time. Doors, especially, become finger-marked and slightly greasy. The paint may be made as good as now again If it is wiped over with a chamois leather wrung
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      Puddings Without Egg-Whites. HAY DIET HINTS
      218 3 Puddings Without Egg-Whites. HAY DIET HINTS Dr. Hay contends that ire eat far too much protein and the amount which he suggests as adequate is very much tower than that stated in ordinary diet books. What grounds has he for this assumption? In the usual diet of mixtures of foods,
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      WATCH THOSE WRINKLES!
      110 3 TKC trootte with home ber.u;y treatments is that amateur fingers are apt to stretch the skin. and so wrinkles are encouraged to appear instead of being kept at bay. This is especially true with regard to the skin around the eyes which netds very special care as
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        74 3 ATTRACTIVE NEW GOWNS 5. Stamford Rood. APITOL RI'Ii.DINC Phone 3838. Singapore. WILL BE SHOWING ON SATURDAY Bth. A NEW SHIPMENT OF GOWNS TOR ALL OCCASIONS CHOSEN SPECIALLY FOR THE FORTHCOMING CELEBRATIONS. MAYNARDS BUILDING, PHONE 4974 11 BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE Wear Kaysei* Mir-O-KW* hotel Their sheer, glaxnorous silk snugs the leg,
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        296 3 "BooHoo. I'm an ORPHAN' Refrigerator— I was the cheapest one could buy and for a year I managed to keep the drinks cold but now, 800-Hoo, I've gone wrong. My cheap inside ha* worn out and my manufacturer is no longer in existence. The agent got "d-up a long time
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      Singapore Likes Highland Produce.
      270 4 Singapore Likes Highland Produce. (By "Housewife") Singapore, May 4. •T^HE season for China vegetables has now practically finished, and in consequence the prices of locally grown products have soared. Several of the Orchard Road Market stalls had difficulty in supplying their usual customers today, beans, lettuces, long beans, marrows, white
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      845 4 (Special To The Straits Times.) THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Times by a Singapore housewife and gives last Tuesday's prices. Thoi*e prices are only approximate, but they will be useful as a general guide both for women who do their own marketing
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        215 4 For BACKWARD W^ BABIES |B n Btby iwcKward and not c*» ing weight «MCh«r on tnm brmmu. of eh« ftoute t4d Mctl* Srwcal •> thm fmd*. tt n orobftbty ivfMC #ov ««rv making for*'* Br«stof Is o*cno»d 4iM otmmt* •mulslon fees -orrnpondinf m composition to cht :ream in br«sM milk,
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        173 4 CHRISTIE. 19, Stamford Road, Phone 2526. Just Arrived. Evening and Dinner Gowns. Garden Party and Afternoon Frocks. Linen Costumes, VoUe Tuaies and Morning Dresaee. Hate. Handbags, Belts and Flowers and lingeries. Smart and Reasonable. aJ*k*" »^Bfecy< ■gf^ SLOHDI iZwm YOU can all be PLURfI lovelies. X shide tor every jh»oe
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