The Straits Times, 17 May 1937

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 26 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY. MAY 17. 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      187 1 SINGAPORE: 140, CCCIL ST. CPHONC 84T1)7l w^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^g^^^^^^S^S^^^^^mal V9HHILH* MmVM [fif§l W |PVB9^| jF^^^^^\^^^^^^^^^\Y^^^^^^ I PT I AGENTS FOR MALAYA:THE BORNEO COl tTD, IHC O>^r\U->^ >^>^, —I SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA. ——i^^^^^^mbb W.P.S. 28X— m^^^^ Plenty of hot water whenevet we want it Th. *v m** -thanks to Mw^
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      181 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25. JAVA ST. CPHunl Jt>8i), "SPOTLIGHT" GOLF Which is your favourite Golf Course? Stoke Poges, St. n(^ r<liS or ""> other—here they all are. A complete round of golf may be played tcith real clubs, balls and /fl"/fl" power strokes. Your success or failure with each stroke is
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      672 2 WHITE.— At the Bungalow Tcbing Tlnggi Estate, sungei Kiulal. Kelantan. on May 11, to Jean, wife of L. E. White, a ton. HKKilNBOTHAM At the Ceneral Hospital. Singapore, on May 16, 1937 to Winifred, wife of R. W. Hlgginbotham, H. M. Naval Base, a daughter. M Wlndara. Toorak. Melbourne. May
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      651 2 MOTOR VEHICLES L'SED CARS: Austins. Citroen, Pord. Morris, Singer, etc. Eastern Auto Co. Ltd., Singapore. FOB SALE, Austin 7 Tourer in perfect condition. Recently overhauled. 43 m.p.h. $275. :63. Straits Times. WANTED: Secondhand 5 H.P. Petter or Lister Diesel Engine. Must be In good condition. Price and where can inspect
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      1551 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of freehold and leasehold Singapore properties At the saleroom of Messrs. Chcong Koon Seng Ii Co., Ltd.. No. 10. Chulia Street, on Wednesday. May 19. 1937. at 2 3« p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and house No. 38, Cairnhill Road. Siiigapore, area 41.837 sq. ft.
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      766 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. SALE OF FACTORY PLANT 6c MACHINERY ESCOT ESTATE Dste for receipt of tenders now postponed to May 30. TRINITY COLLEGE PI 111 IN ASSOCIATION Singapore Branch The Annual Dinner will be held in Singapore on Trinity Monday. May 24. 1937. W.ll any Trinity men in Malaya wishing
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      503 2 'SCHIFFNER'S' I AMUKKSON KOAU la the MMrrst fat Milliner), onderwrar uavtltie*. Oewrn isdier bags. dres>c» tie. eta. New caad* <-on»UnU» arriving. Tel: «7*S— opes 9 m to p m ANEW COIFFURE FOR YOU. Really Distinctive at *'i?fi^ > Really Low Price. I V f|s^ Call today. 'ISS? FIGARO Ladles Hair
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      556 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England" MAIL. PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES OUTWARD P ROM d IX>NOON POR W T. unage S^pore NALDERA l«*j» CARTHAGE »J«» JSne I BHUTAN c"ooo June 14 BEHAR »•s„ June it RANCHI Ju iy j SOUDAN ,v 5 KAISAR-1-HIND 1.000 Ju y
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      580 3 shippTncT announcements. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Inco.'jorated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Naplw. Marseilles. London. Antwerp «nd Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail 5 FUSHIMI MARU 10.900 May 20 27 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 June 9 10 1 TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 June 22 23 HAKUSAN MARU
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      748 3 SJ^^milPrH rPRESIDENiT I.INERSJ BANGKOK LINE TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS .uxurious One Clbas. Motorships. Most Ca- yIA HONOLULU in? have adjoining private bath. Excellent 'uisine F;om Arrive OR MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM |l kong S.t. HAMBURG COPENHAGEN Jane 19 From From From From pres Coolidge June s JU Spore Malacca Port Penang p^ wllson
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      663 3 SHIPPING rHE BLUE FUNNEL LINT (Ocean The Hoa Khiow Steamship Co (IMtl Lt*. Steam Ship Co. Ltd. and China Mutual The Canard White Star Ltd <\.7Z M.vlration Co Ltd I The Sarawak Steamship Co. Ltd. Tht Va'u^mshlp Co Ltd The Australian Orienta. L.ne Ltd. The Chin. Natation Co Ltd. The
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    198 4 Kice quoted per koyan 40 picuLs. Other commodities quoted per picul except where otherwise stated. Singapore, May 15. 12 noon Buyer Seller Gambkr S3. 00 Hamburg Cube S15 00 Java Cube $11.00. Pepper. White Muntok $18 00 White $17.50 Black $10 00 Copra. Mixed $5.80 Sun Dried
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    CLEARANCES
    43 4 May 15. Malacca, Tandjong Balei, Pulau Kidjang. Demodocus. Edendale, Islander, Ipoh, Gordon, Kola, Helenus. Tnrbo, Katong, Kajang, Medusa, (Brit); Foo Shong. (Chi.); Hai Hing, (Nor.); Havel. (Ger.); Senang, Kulit, Schouten, Patras, Tomohon. Tohiti, Toba. Toboali. (Dut.). May 16. Makasser, iDut.j; Bulan. (Brit.).
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS,
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      THE SINGAPORE HAKBOUR BOARD.
      121 4 Monday, May 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf W. B. Bertha, Tug Rose, Dredger Todak, Pacific. Oil Wharf Nil. Cosl Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjonf Facar Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock crane-lighter F. Victoria Dock Nil. Kepprl
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      321 4 Tuesday. May 18. Pengerang <S. Soon Hengi ..9 a.m. U.S.A. iParcel only) (President Pisrco 10.30 a.m. Ceylon iPresident Pierce) 11 a.m. Indo-China (D'Arta;nan) ..11 a.m. Hoihow iMuinami 1 pm. China (generally) (Hawaii Maru) 2 p.m. linn Kong (Hawaii Maru) 2 p.m. Japan < Hawaii Maru) 2 p.m.
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      AIR MAILS.
      82 4 INWARD. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due last evening: Arrived this morning. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Wednesday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due 'Thursday evening. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: .Mails close 7 p.m. tomorrow. Dutch: To Java and
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      130 4 Mails from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) expected today May 17, by air (Netherlands) delivery to boxholders at 10 a.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow. May 18, at 8.25 a.m. Malls from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow. May 18, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3
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    Cumberland Aground But Later Refloated.
    50 4 Shanghai, May ]<J. The Cumberland bound for Nanking with Admiral Sir Charles Mttle on board went aground at 6.23 this morning on the north tank of the Yangtse near Chinklang after anchor- ing in fog. She was refloated at high water at 9.45 a.m.— Reuier.
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    EMPIRE'S MINERAL RESERVES.
    132 4 Hopeful Outlook. The British Empire has a bright future as a mineral producer, according to a new survey made by the Imperial Institute. "In coal and iron ore the Empire has enormous reserves." states the Institute's report, "enterprising use of which should enable it to maintain a
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    VAN DER WIJCK INQUIRY.
    408 4 Question Of Deck Cargo. BaUvia. THE Council of Shipping has held its 1 first public sitting at the Navy Department to inquire into the sinking of the Van der Wijck which went down between Soerabaya ahd Semarang last October, with the loss of 55 lives. The
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      513 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporates in P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGINTS F.M S KL>> AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE: I reltht S133— Puur S431 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In Er~!and) FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First and Cabin Class from £102-18-5 Second Class From £70-14-9 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY O.P.R.
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      498 4 nSISTEReC?UIM (iPcorrvorstM in Stritt? Set'lenience) RR[w ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Inrnrunratea in USA.) dncoiporaiea in England) BOSTON NtW VOKK BALTIMOU VIA SUEZ CANAI ••ELLEKMA.V LINE I||s K)R HAVKt LONDON STEEL VOYAGER May 20 I A.....,,,,..... STFEL TRAVELER June 22 Inn* 21 ROTTLRDAM bAMBURj STEEL MARINER July
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      482 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations yesterday Last night max rain- aright mln temp fall sshlne temp 'F ins. hrs. °F West Coast. i Alor Star 87 1.10 4.9 75 I Bayan Lepas (Penang! 87 Nil 5.8 75 Sitiawan' 88 0 02 5.1 75 Bukit Jeram 88 0.87 2.5
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    SEGAMAT SPORTSMEN ON TRANSFER
    214 5  -  C. R. C. BY GIVEN FAREWELL DINNER (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seeamat. TTHE Segamat Police have lo.it a 1 valuable hockey and football player In Inche Abdul Khalid bin Dato Klenah. 0.C.P.D.. Labis, who has gone on transfer to Johore Bahru as Court Inspector. Inche Khalid
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    Selangor Girls' Schools Combine In Big Sports Meeting
    725 5 Selangor Girls Schools Combine In Big Sports Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. WITH Selangor having her first "away" soccer fixture at Seremban this week, the chief sporting interest is now centred on the cricket match between the State and Malacca, to be played on the padang over the
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    HARD FOUGHT SOCCER MATCH AT SEGAMAT
    78 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. IN a hard-fought soccer match, the Town Malays defeated the Segamat Police by one goal to nil on the town padang. This was the first time that these two teams have met this season and a fine game was
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    YACHTING IN A SQUALL.
    341 5 R.S.Y.C.'s Coronation Cup Races. As a climax to the festivities arranged by the R.S.Y.C. there was a record turnout of 20 yachts for the races yesterday morning for the Coronation Regatta Cups. In the international six-metre class Ella Dorothy 111 held an impregnable lead until a
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    STUDENTS SCORE FIRST GOAL BUT LOSE TO SEGAMAT C.R.C. BY 2-1
    373 5 STUDENTS SCORE FIRST GOAL BUT LOSE TO SEGAMAT C.R.C. BY 2-1 Association Football. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Scgamat. |N spite of the fact that they played with only ten men throughout, the Chinese Recreation Club proved mor,? than a match for the Oovernmens English School at soccer, on the school
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      439 5 A PRINCE AND PRINCESS IjJHHMPf P^ A ''jj^ffi^ OF ROMANCE IN THEIR I J[ W I GREATEST DRAMATIC lm^km^»*«^^^M AND ROMANTIC HIT bUBWII II llil 'TlMWWBrffgW T ROBERT BARBARA aylor Stanwyck in their most appealing performances: 'HIS BROTHER'S WIFE' A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture with JEAN HERSHOLT. JOSEPH CALLEIA Matinee Today THE
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      246 5 Opening 06 SINGAPORE MUSIC STORE 160, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. All kiadt of Musical Instruaeiiti, accei lories, strings, muiic, etc., at on tale at T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE can be had from u» at the tame price. A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF REX RECORDS IS ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK. USUAL PRICE
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      209 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance, 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and
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      81 5 THEATRE ROYAL: Orientals' Nalayani. 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. THE HAPPY THEATRE: Dinky, 7 and 9.30 p.m. AMUSEMENT PARKS, DANCE HALLS, ETC. Singapore:— GREAT WORLD CABARET: Dana 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. extension. NEW WORLD CABARET: Danct 9.30 to 1 a.m. HAPPY WORLD CABARET: Night dance. Extension to 1 a.m.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      214 6 DIVIDENDS FROM TONGKAH BATU LINTANG. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 17. All markets in Singapore are officially closed today. The only prices available this morning are Saturday's closing prices of New York rubber and tin. Rubber at 20% cents, is up one-sixteenth of a cent ami
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      GOLD IMPORTS TO AMERICA.
      206 6 No Suggestion Of lowering Price. IN their weekly bullion report dat:. Apr. 21, Messrs. Samuel Monta?;. and Son. London write, inter alia: The Bank of England gold reserv against notes amounted to £313.661 924 on Apr. 14. showing no change a: compared with the previous Wednesday.
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      EXCHANGES.
      97 6 London, May 15. The toilowlng were mean rales ruling at noon ocday: Paris 110 17 64 Atnens MfU Ne > York 4.94'» Bucharest 672 4 Montreal 4.93' 4 sei.--Brussels 29.32 Rlr I Geneva 21.60' s sellers oHiri:t Amsterdam 8.99'a Bclcrade ilb Berlin 12 30 Buenos Air** -.nouou c. Milan
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        MINING.
        608 6 Issue Val. 4/- Ampat Tin £1 Asam Kumbang £1 Austral Malay 5/- Ayer Hltam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin l Batu Selangor £1 Burma Malay £1 Chenderlang .50 Hitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong Kong Tin 5/- Idris Hydraulic 16/- Ipoh Tin £1 Jelapang 1 Jelebu Tin
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        GENERAL.
        443 6 2 I Alex Buck Old. 155 1.(55 155 1.6S 2 2 do 7'y.i Picfs. 2.45 2.55 2.45 2.55 10 10 Alias Ice d.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 lOUOn. 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0 90 0.95 10 5 B M Trustee 6 25 7 00 6 25 7 25
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        229 6 i:\J...ORE MUNICIPAL. S.i 1901 led. 1940 5400.000 Int. Mar. 31 S.pt. 30 103' i 105> 2 norn 4' 1907 red. 1947 51.600.000.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 107 110 norn 4' 2'2 t IEO9 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar ?l Sept. 30 115 117 norn 1913 red.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        367 6 riu.ci v^u. Liyau ti tv.'.L Allenby 1.95 2.00 1.90 2.00xd Alor Gajih 1.40 1.47'A 140 1.50xd Amal. Malay 2.00 2.15 1.90 205 Ayer Hitam 1.50 1.60 150 1.65 Ayer M>lek 1.25 1.35 1.35 1.45 Ayer Tanas 1.85 1.95 1.90 2.00 Bassett 0.77 2 0.82 Vi o.Bti 0.85 Batu
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    EXCHANGES.
    198 6 Singapore, May 14. Th 3 following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING. London T.T 2/4 1,16 London demand 2/4 1/16 1 London 4 months sight. 2/4*4 j Lyons demand 1275 Hamburg demand 141^ New
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    77 6 Closing Prices, May 14. No. 1 X. K. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) May 35* i 357/ 8 Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) May 34 9/16 34 11/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore :?.->' 35% May
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    BRITAIN'S OVERSEAS TRADE.
    150 6 Rapid Expansion In Firstl Four Months Of 1937. London, May 16. AN increase of nearly £10,000.000 or over 30 per cent, in value of British exports, compared with a year ago, is a feature of overseas trade returns for April. Exports of United Kingdom goods amounted iO
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    SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD EXPORTS.
    36 6 EXPORTS. Capetown. May 5. Gold exported from South Africa during the week ended April 30 totalled 217,711 oz.. valued at £1.527.152. compared with 246.055 oz., valued at £1.731.099, in the preceding week.
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    EOW SENG RUBBER COMPANY.
    216 6 Higher Export Crop. DRESIDING at the twenty-seventh r annual ordinary general meeting of the Eow Seng Rubber Co., Ltd.. held In London on May 6. the chairman. Mr. H. B. Yuille. in the course of hts speech, said that the profit for the year amounted to
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    91 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore. May 17. Xmpany Dividend TIN t^hat Mines tttt% Final Raub 10'; Int. Si'ngei Bagan b'.c Int. Rawang Cone 2 12 'j bonus J May 17 June 8 May 23 May 19 Boom urn Date Pa\«ble I T 1 June 14 May 31 1
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    LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE.
    247 6 LIVERPOOL LONDON GLOBE INSURANCE. Further Progress In 1936. 'THE report for 1936 of the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co.. Ltd., shows that the underwriting surplus, after providing for all outsanding liabilities and reserves for unexpired risks, increas3d from £663.839 to £688,179. In the fire department the premiums were
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    JAPAN SAVES IRON
    96 6 War Office Consumption Cut. Tokio. May 6. Dm War Office today announced a 30 per cent, cut in its estimated iron j consumption this year, in cognisance of the world "iron famine." Instead of using 22,000 tons in the current year, as estimated, 6.600 tons will be
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    GENERAL MOTORS TO SPEND $40,000,000.
    67 6 1938 Expansion Programme. Detroit. May 4. Mr William S. Knudsen, the new president of the General Motors, today announced a $40,000,000 expansion programme for 1938. The corporation plans to increase the production of subsidiary companies, and to carry out factory improvements in order to facilitate
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  • I FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      BRITISH -BORNEO PETROLEUM.
      158 7 Payment Again 17 2 Per Cent. British-Borneo Petroleum Syndicate. Ltd., earned a net profit of £69,590 in the year to Mar. 31 last, compared j w^h £71,957 In the previous year. f The final dividend of 5 per cent, and bonus of 7V 2 per cent., less
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      GLEN BERVIE RUBBER.
      63 7 At the meeting of Glen Bervle Rubber Co., Ltd.. on May 6, Sir Herbert Wright, the chairman, paid that, with a view to consolidating profits, the directors had sold approximately 9V* tons per month for 1937 at an average price of 8.53 d per pound and 7"A
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      TRUE & LEGAL COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS.
      1393 7 TRUE LEGAL COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS. Items Which Are The Acme Of Non-Disclosure. 11NINFORMATIVE balance sheets and the non-disclosure of information which would enable shareholders to assess the true value of their shares, formed the main part of the i»ddre»? °f Mr- r^°«" fj Carter president, at the annual meeting of
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      STERLING RUBBER RESULTS.
      82 7 The following results of sterling rubber companies for the year ended Dec. 31. last are notified:— LINGGI PLANT ATICNS. The directors recommend a dividend of 5 per cent, payable June 19. NORDANAL RUBBEB. A dividend of 6 per cent, has be.n recommended, payable June 19. UNITED SUA
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      THE CHERSONESE (F.M.S) ESTATES.
      407 7 COPRA RESULTS DISAPPOINTING. AT the twenty-seventh annual general meeting of the Chersonese (FMB) Estates. Ltd., held In London on May 6. Mr. A. A. Allen said: The profit for the year amounts to a round figure of £18.140. This shows an improvement of some £2.000 compared
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      LOK KAWI RUBBER. First Dividend Since 1928.
      53 7 Lok Kawl Rubber. Ltd., announces a dividend of 5 per cent, and a bonus of 2/2 per cent., both less tax at ss for 1936. payable on May 26. This Is the first distribution on the £89,703 caD'tal since 5 per cent, was
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  • Correspondence.
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      PROTECTION OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
      599 7 PROTECTION OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER. The First Step. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir— ln my letter of Mar. 1. pubIshed in your Usue of Mar. 4. I drew ittentlon to the danger that the chief rubber-consuming countries might ooner or later impose heavy import lutles on raw rubber
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      620 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony ot Hong Kong) The liability ot meinbe-s to limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of I»i9 oJ the Colony. Authorised Capital }5°°2S£X Usued and Fully Paid-Dp $20,000,000 R SnT ndl: £6.500.000 SSwKong Currency *l2l%2l%Si
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      681 7 BANKOFCHINA BANKING. Incorporated in China by Special Charter.) 12, Ce«U Street Singapore r^ MM MM M y^" M^^^^ ***** SSSoST...:.: 2* CHARTERED BANK OF Cable A < o%eg? ffiuNGkuO" INDIA, AUSTRALIA >aid Up Capital Ch. I 40.0MJMH AND CHINA. Seserve Funds in exeen Ch. S 3. 50» 000.M (Incorporated vi
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    DOGS INTRODUCED BY SOLDIERS.
    177 8 Malayan Writer On British Breeds. WARS waged by Great Britain in various parts of the world have been responsible for the presence in England of half the breeds of dogs now found there, asserts a writer In the current Issue of the Malayan Kennel Gazette. Sixty
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    NEW PAHANG COUNCILLOR.
    122 8 Mr. G. M. Peacock. J.P., has been appointed an unofficial member of the Pahang State Council In the place of Mr. V. B. C. Baker, who Is on leave. The leave of absence granted to Dr J J. O'Grady. Medical Office^ Malayan Medical Service, has been extended
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    "A NEWSPAPER TRUCE." APPEAL BY ITALY AND GERMANY.
    498 8 "A NEWSPAPER TRUCE." APPEAL BY ITALY AND GERMANY. "THE WEAPON OF CALUMNY." Rome, May 5. 'THE talks here between Signor Mussolini, Baron von Neurath and Count Ciano have ended on a note of European collaboration," and to this Is added an appeal to the world Press to stop polemics as
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    JALAN BESAR CARNIVAL. Riders Crash: One In Hospital.
    204 8 JALAN BESAR CARNIVAL. Riders Crash: One In Hospital. A crash in the last lap of the 19 Miles open race at the cycling carnival at Jalan Bcsar Stadium yesterday resulted in head and body injuries to two riders: Itam bin Mawl. thO Malayan champion, and Mohamed R ashed. Rashed suffered
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      62 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 Bridte Road. Singapore. ANY MAKE OF REFRIGERATOR SERVICED cv M. tfc NATHAh 25/28. ORCHARD ROAD. PHONE 4856 PYE RADIO FAMOUS FOR QUALITY, 100 o BRITISH. Health
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      34 8 ROGEE FROMY COGNAC The Grandest Liqueur THIRTY YEARS OLD. SmtAtoun uAe j throughout the world for their high efficiency, long life reliability. WILLIAM JACKS CO., (MALAYA) LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG. Hasten 5/37
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      328 8 Broadcasting. PENANG. TODAY 7.00 Sli'.n«l and announcement* (or the week. 1 05 Pottet Miscellanies < recorded). 7.45 News bulletin. 7.50 "■Tunes Everyone Knows" irediflused from BBC.) or reccrds. 8.20 "In Town Tonight' irediffused from B.B.C.) or recorded variety. 8 50 Recorded dar.ce mu:lc 9 00 Close donn. TOMORROW pro 7.00
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      647 8 TRANSMISSION 4. TOMORROW GSD 11.75 Me, s (25.5 m) GSB 951 Me/i (31 5 m.) a.ai. 12.40 'Names that Are History" 6.* 12 55 Musical Interlude. t 1.00 'From the London Theatre. 1 Presented by Bruce Belirai;j. 1 20 Big Ben News ami announcements TRANSMISSION 5. GSD 11.75 MC/« (25
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      692 8 4.50 News and economic review in German. 5. 05 German reconstruction. 5.35 Close down. 6.15 Call DJB, DJN. DJE. 6.30 Concert of light music 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Concert of light music < continued) 8.20 News and economic review in German. Call DJQ. 8.35 Appreciation of Women. Music and
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      186 8 ROME. TODAY 2 RO 11 81 Mr s (25.4- m 9.20 News in English. Symphonic concert. Sport* survey Vocal and Instrumental concert. News In Italian. 10 SO Close down. 2 RO. ROME. TOMORROW 2 BO 11.81 Me s (25.4 m.) p.m. 9.20 News in English. News in Chinese. Trio: Gasperoni,
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    SOVIET PURGE OF TRADE UNIONS.
    136 9 5 PROMINENT LABOUR LEADERS ARRESTED. PROVIDING FOR CONTROL BY MEMBERS Moscow, May 16. QYVEEPING new changes going •3 on in all Soviet institutions have now reached the trade unions which have been completely re-organised on the basis of the new constitution. Five prominent Trotskyite labour
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    POPE PROTESTS TO BERLIN.
    283 9 REPLY TO GERMAN ACCUSATIONS. Rome, May 4. The Vatican took advantage of Baron von Neurath's presence in Italy today to lodge a Note with the German Ambassador to the Holy See, protesting against Germany's anti-Catholic campaign. The campaign is itself Germany's answer to tlw Pope's Encyclical.
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    STATUE BLOWN UP BY TIME BOMB. Police Subsequently Find Arms Dump.
    149 9 STATUE BLOWN UP BY TIME BOMB. Police Subsequently Find Arms Dump. Dublin. May 13. •T^HE equestrian statue of George II on St. Stephens Green was blown up this morning. This is the second outrage to the statue which was damaged by a bomb on Nov. 12, 1928. The explosion shattered
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    Nanking's Thanks To Malayan Chinese.
    76 9 Shanghai, May 16. Mr. Wang Ching-wel, chairman of the Central Political Council, Nanking, has wired to the Singapore Chinese Consulate -General thankln? the Malayan Chinese for having contributed liberally towards the purchase of the Wan Cheng Yuan, Kirn Keat Road. Singapore, which was the home
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    CORONATION ENTHUSIASM IS STILL UNDIMINISHED.
    555 9 End Of Week Of Strain For The Royal Couple. London, May 16. A HUGE crowd waited for hours outside Buckingham Palace and cheered frantically when Their Majesties appeared on a balcony shortly before midnight last night and waved for five minutes. Coronation enthusiasm remains undiminished.
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    No Religious Lectures For German Students.
    33 9 Berlin. May 14. The Director of Berlin University has forbidden students to attend any religious lectures not approved by the University on pain of dismissal.— Reuter Wireless.
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR LISTENS IN TO THE CEREMONY.
    205 9 DUKE OF WINDSOR LISTENS IN TO THE CEREMONY. Paris. May 15 The Duke of Windsor ;istened-in to the Coronation broadcast at the Chateau de Cande. near Tours. A copy of the Coronation film ordered by him. was brought by special plane. The Paris Solr learns that the Duke received a
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    VISCOUNT SNOWDEN'S DEATH
    118 9 GREAT LEADER OF LABOUR MOVEMENT. London. May 16. 'THE death took place yester- day, of Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw. He was 63 years of are. Philip Snowden, born in a humble Yorkshire village, entered the Civil Service in 1886 and retired in 1893, when he gave himself
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    ASSASSINATION TRIAL.
    218 9 PARTY EXECUTIVE DENIES CHARGES. Wuchang cHupeh), May 18 The trial began yesterday of Lfa Lu-yin, suspended member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, who is charged with having instigated the assassination of Gen. Yang Yung-tai. Governor of Hupeh. He is also charged with having engineered a
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    AMUSEMENTS
    122 10 SINGAPORE. GARRICK THEATRE. GEYLANG The Merry Widow and San Francisco at 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE When Knights Were Bold. GREAT WORLD—THE SKY TALKIE A'r Hawks. NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret, Dancing Talkies. Theatres Cinemas. Xl 1 GEYLANG Joe E. Brown in Sons O'Guns. Also Goodbye Love. With Charles Ruggles.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. MONDAY, MAY 17. 1937. A WHIT-MONDAY COLLOQUY.
    964 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. MONDAY, MAY 17. 1937. A WHIT-MONDAY COLLOQUY. In his article last Friday the Straits Times military correspondent voiced the anger and horror with which Europe has learnt of the obliteration of the ancient Basque capital of Guernica by an air fleet and the subsequent ma-chine-gunning of
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    Social and personal
    104 10 I Mr. E. G. Holiday, a director of Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., and Mrs. Holiday will sail for home on leave on the Fionia tomorrow. Mr. W. M. Thomson has been appointed a member of the Board of Visitors to the Quarantine Station at Pulau Jerejalc.
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    GUERNICA.
    913 10 Aerial Barbarism Rears Its Head In Civilised Europe. DV one of history's pitiful ironies the name of Guernica, dear to generations of Basques, came on to the world's lips only in the moment of the town's destruction. So it may have been with Troy and what is of more
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    WHEN ENGINEERS LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.
    476 10 CIR Alexander Gibb, F.R.S., the distinguished civil engineer and this year's President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, in a broadcast National Lecture on "Engineering," not only showed the remarkable advances made by engineering In the past forty years but predicted the striking developments
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    698 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. OTOKICHI'S GRAVE. I»ODAY being a holiday in Singapore (for everybody except newspaper men and other indispensables), and post cclumirst fec'.ing distinctly jaded and sated alter so many Coronation junketings, and the public bin? in the same state of mind, it will o? .i welcome change
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    CONSPICUOUS HEROISM OF DESTROYER'S COMMANDER"
    522 11  -  Floating Mine. Struck By LEAPS WAIST.DEEP INTO HOT FLOOD OF OIL. Dramatic Rescue Ot Ratings Trapped In Wreckage. HOLE IN HUNTER'S HULL AT LEAST 50ft LONG BY 15ft WIDE. T EAPING through the shattered deck into the boiler room, Lieut-Comm. B. G. Scurfield, commander of
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    FASCIST HEADS TO MEET IN BERLIN.
    306 11 FASCIST HEADS TO MEET IN BERLIN. II Duce Returns Fuehrer's Visit, j PARALLEL AIMS OF THE TWO NATIONS. I ATEST significant move in Italy's series of attempts to woo Ger- man friendship is Mussolini's re- ported intention to visit Berlin at 1>K end of next month. There he may be
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    ANGLO-JAPANESE DISCUSSIONS.
    95 11 I Nankin Government TV Be Kept Informed. Shanghai, May 16. The British Ambassador in China, Sir Huche Knatchbull Huggessen, in- terviewed Dr. Wang Chung Hui, the Foreign Minister, yesterday and con- t v-eyed the thanks of the British Gov- eminent to the Chinese nation for its i participation
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    TENSION IN NORTH CHINA. TROOPS MASSING ON LUNGHAI ROAD?
    222 11 TENSION IN NORTH CHINA. TROOPS MASSING ON LUNGHAI ROAD? Shanghai. May 17. INTENSIVE military preparations and large-scale massing of t-oops in Honan— key Chinese province which borders in the North on Shansi. Hopei and Shantung— are believed to be the j cause of the virtual closing of the province. All
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    Death Of "Uncrowned King Of Manchuria.'
    274 11 Peiping, May 16. MAJ-OEN Dmitri Horvath, head of the White Russian community" in the Far East and president of the G.E.R. in Czarist days, died here today at the age of 76. He had been ill with appendicitis for a fortnight. When he was
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    CABALLERO WILL NOT FORM CABINET
    467 11 SOCIALISTS SUMMONED BY PRESIDENT WAR COUNCIL PLAN FAILS IN SPAIN. London, May 16. A MESSAGE from Valencia states that Senor Caballero is understood to have abandoned his attempt to form a Cabinet. Letters from various parties to Caballero, which are published in Valencia, show that
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    MAJOR STRIKE THREAT IN US.
    94 11 BIG INDEPENDENT STEEL CORPORATIONS Pittebur*. May 16. A STRIKE of workers in five big independent steel corporations employing 200,000 men may be called here by Philip Murray, in whom is vested authority to call such a "walk-out." It is hinted that this action may be
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    Death Knell Of Black & White Films.
    110 11 Death Knell Of Black White Films. TECHNICOLOUR FOR UNITED ARTISTS. Hollywood. May 17. MOTION-PICTURE history was made today when Samuel Goldwyn announced that the powerful United Artists Corporation had stopped making black and white films and would henceforth make only technicolour productions. This is the most important d:vc.cpment in the
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    MALAYA SELLS MORI GOODS TO GERMANY
    101 11 Sales In First Quarter Almost Doubled. Beriin. May 13 /"■ERMAN imports of rubber, oilseed, and other products from British Malaya were almost double and the imports of oi'secd and other products !from India increased by 25 per cent, for the first quarter of the
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    "DIVINE WIND' RETURNS.
    55 11 T HE "Divin <? Wind," piloted by the Japanese fliers, Tsukagoshi and Imuma, left Croydon for Japan at 8.10 a.m. on Friday and passed Basra en rout€ lor Karachi at 6.40 a.m., <8.5. T.) yesterday. The fliers Planned to reach Japan in a week on lneir return
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    MALAYANS AT BRILLIANT CORONATION RECEPTIONS.
    855 12 SULTANS AS COMMONS SPEAKER'S GUESTS. Blaze Of Decorations And Magnificent Jewels. RANEE OF SARAWAK WEARS NATIVE COSTUME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) T London, May 11. HEIR Highnesses the Sultan and Sultanah of Johore, the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, the Sultan of Pahang and
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    SINGAPORE AID FOR STARVING SZECHUAN.
    299 12 SINGAPORE AID FOR STARVING SZECHUAN. Relief Fund Up To $9,000. CINGAPORE Chinese are raising J money for a famine aid fund to relieve distress in Szechuan Province (China), where prolonged drought has ruined harvests. Hundreds of thousands of people are starving. The Central Government has done all it can to
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    THRILLS AND HUMOUR IN " ESPIONAGE."
    81 12 THRILLS AND HUMOUR IN ESPIONAGE." 4t The Cinema. '-Espionage." (VV.ih Edmund Lowe and Madge Evans). M.G.M. At the Pavilion. Produced in lighter vein than its title suggests, 'Espionage" yet retains the elements of mystery and excitement. Thrills on a minor scale, but mostly humour aboard a trans-conti-nental train on which
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    MR. YONG SHOOK LIN.
    46 12 In exercise of tlie powers conferred on him by Section 4 of the Rubber Regulation Ordinance, His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Yong Shook Lin as a member of the Assessment Committee, during the absence Of Mr. Choo Kia Peng, C.B.E.
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    Huge Crowd Attends Coronation Ball.
    206 12 I^HE Coronation Ball and costume parade. In aid of the Children's Aid Society, held at the Sea View Hotel on Saturday night was an overwhelming success almost erabarrasingly so, for many of the big crowd found it difficult to get tables and the staff had
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    FOUR BODIES FOUND IN VICTORIA ST. FIRE.
    94 12 TTIIK charred remains of two adults and two children were found by the police yesterday after digging deep for several hours into the debris of a fire-gutted house in Victoria Street. It Is believed that they are the family of a Chinese sub-contract-or,
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    Governor's East Coast Tour.
    166 12 Governor's East Coast Tour. LJ E. the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas, accompanied by the Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp, will leave Singapore for a tour of the East Coast by the s.y. Sea Belle at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, and return to Singapore
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    STRAITS' COMPANY'S INVENTION CLAIM.
    66 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 15. CIME Darby and Co., Ltd., have filed v an application for a grant of exclusive privileges in respect of an Invention entitled "Improvements in and relating to Rubber Packing Presses," which was communicated by David Anderson, '•'aiming to
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    2,500 SINGAPORE CHILDREN IN INSPIRING PARADE. March Past At Government House This Morning.
    211 12 2,500 SINGAPORE CHILDREN IN INSPIRING PARADE. March Past At Government House This Morning. SINGAPORE youth had its day this morning. Nearly 3.000 children of all races and creeds took part in a parade at Government House, marching past H.E. the Governor Sir Shenton Thomas. It was an inspiring sight, with
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    Where To See
    83 12 Today's Procession. I*HE pageant and procession organised by the Muslim community will assemble at Kampong Glam at 2 p.m. today and will take the following route: Sultan Gate, Beach Road. Arab Street, Weld Road. Jalan Besar. Bencooten Street. Bras Basah Road, Beach Road. onnaught Drive, Anderson Bridge,
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    TODAY'S MUNICIPAL RECEPTION. Special Arrangements If It Rains.
    109 12 TODAY'S MUNICIPAL RECEPTION. Special Arrangements If It Rains. •THIS afternoon's Municipal CommU- sioners reception will take place even if it rains. In this event or if the padang is too wet— the reception will be held In the long bank-like room of the Consolidated Accounts Department on the first floor.
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    Malayan Padre's Daughter To Wed.
    154 12 Malayan Padre's Daughter To Wed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. May_ll. •TOE engagement is announced today of Miss Ruth Stevens elder daughter of the Rev. O. N. and Mrs Stevens, of Redgrave, Diss. Norfolk and' Mr. Cecil Field, of 17 York House, London, 5.W.3 MLss Stevens Joined her parents at
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    F.M.S.R. Air-Conditioned Coach Withdrawn
    239 12 F.M.S.R. AirConditioned Coach Withdrawn Electrical Gear Damaged By Sea. QWING to the necessity of withdrawing one of the new air-conditioned railway coaches for repairs, it will not be possible to maintain a daily service of air-conditioned coaches between Kuala Lumpur and Prai for a time, the Federated Malay States Railways
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    MALAYAN EDUCATION OFFICIALS PROMOTED.
    62 12 (From Our Own Correspondent I London. May 7. THE Colonial Office announces that 1 Mr. MR. Holgate has b?en appointed Senior Education Officer A Malay-., and that Major J.B. Neilson has been appointed Senior Education Officer B. Malaya. Miss H.M.S. Buchanan. Miss X Jollffe and Miss
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    O.B. E. FOR PERAK CHINESE LEADER.
    106 12 Towkay Leong Sin Nam Honoured. 'From Our Own Correspondent) Hlpoh. May 15. IS Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the award of an Honorary Offlcership of the Order of the British Empir? (Civil Division) to Towkay Leong Sin Nam J.P.. M.C.H.,
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    Colony Holds Guillemard Tennis Cup In Easy Win. BUT MALAY STATES WOMEN WIN McCABE REAY TROPHY.
    1049 13 Colony Holds Guillemard Tennis Cup In Easy Win. BUT MALAY STATES WOMEN WIN McCABE REAY TROPHY. AS anticipated, the Colony won the Guillemard Cup and the iMalay States the McCabe Reay Cup in the Malayan lawn tennis matches, for men and women respectively, played in Singapore during the week-end. Owing
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    45 MOTORISTS COMPLETE COURSE IN 250-MILE TRIAL.
    562 13 Night Run Through Three States. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 16. A HIGH standard of driving was exhibited by 31 motorists and 16 motor cyclists in the long distance reliability trial organised by the Selangor and Pahang branch cf the Automobile
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    NEW NEGRI STATE COUNCILLORS. Mr. Francis Wright To Act.
    95 13 NEW NEGRI STATE COUNCILLORS. Mr. Francis Wright To Act. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 16. JJAJOR G. R. Percy, M.C., Acting State Engineer, Dr. J. H. Bowyer, rtHing State Medical and Health Officer, and Mr. H. R. Carey, Inspector of Schools, have been appointed official members of
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    DEPARTMENTAL NAME CHANGES. Fresh Legislation To Be Made Unnecessary.
    77 13 DEPARTMENTAL NAME CHANGES. Fresh Legislation To Be Made Unnecessary. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 15. WHEN changes li the name or description of a Government departmental office are made in future they are likely to be made without enacting an amending bill in the Federal Council in
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    BREMEN TO VISIT SINGAPORE.
    31 13 The Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Bremen, one of the Atlantic's proudest and biggest ships, is to visit Singapore in the course of a world cruise •arty n?xt year.
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    F. M. S. RIFLE CHAMPION IN FORM.
    307 13 Perak Holds First Three Places. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 16. pAPT. H. E. Creedon. Adjutant of the Perak Battalion, champion rifle shot of the Federated Malay States, today won the first and second itagtfl of the F.M.S. rifle championship with
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    3,000 WHARF COOLIES ENTERTAINED. Colonial Secretary Attends Party.
    139 13 3,000 WHARF COOLIES ENTERTAINED. Colonial Secretary Attends Party. The Chines; wayang and Tamil theatrical performances given for about 3,000 wharf coolies in celebration of the Coronation by Mr. Tan Chong Chew, manager of the Tanjong Pagar Labour Company, last night were attended by Mr. A. S. Small, C.M.G.. Co'onial Secretary,
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    TODAY'S NAPS AND SELECTIONS.
    127 14 "CAPTAIN DASH'S" DOUBLE: LOCH TULLA and HIGH DEGREE SINGAPORE. RACE 1. RACE 2 RACE 3. RACE 3. RACE 4 RACE 5. RACE 6. RACE 7. RACE 8. 1 "CAPT. DASH" BETH (NAP> Place Bet. Sky Raider POROET-ME-NOT High Form JACK DRUCE Red Dot LOCH TULLA HERBE
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    MAJOR PATRICKSON WITHDRAWS HIS RESIGNATION.
    70 14 MAJOR PATRICKSON WITHDRAWS HIS RESIGNATION. The Strait* Times understands that Major D. M. Patrickson, official handicapper to the Straits Racing Association, who resigned hit appointment recently, has, on further consideration, decided to withdraw that resignation and to stay on in Malaya as handicapper. This news will be received with considerable
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    Rifle Shooting. PERAK'S RECORD SCORE.
    130 14 Rifle Shooting. PERAK'S RECORD SCORE. Fine Victory In Osborne Shield. Selangor marksmaen failed for tt.e first time since 1931 to win the Osborne Shield competition. Perak ousting them from what would have been their sixth successive rictory, by scoring the remarkable total of 575 points. Selangor scored 559 points and
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    Golf. NAVY CUP.
    141 14 Golf. NAVY CUP. Today's Mixed Event At Bukit Timah. The following are the revised draw and starting times for the Navy Chall !Of« Cup competition to be played at Bukit Timah this afternoon: 2.45 Mrs. D. F. Brown and Comdr. H. C. Ainslie (Garrison) vs. Mrs. W. P. Douglas and
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    THE ACCEPTANCES.
    886 14 JJIGHTEEN of the 97 horses entered for today's races at Bukit Timah have not accepted and there will therefore be 79 going to the post. The biggest fields will be in Races 6 and 8, in each of which eleven horses will go to the tapes. Race 1
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    OWNERS & TRAINERS COMBINE.
    306 14 OWNERS TRAINERS COMBINE. Mr. Van Tooren The First President. "To deal with all matters conducive to the advancement of racing and the Interests of owners and trainers in Malaya." With that worthy object, the Owners' and Trainers' Association of Malaya was formed last night at an inaugural meeting, following a
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    "CAPTAIN DASH" REVIEWS THE RUNNERS.
    324 14 Herbe Folle Or Belle Edna For The Governor's Cup, y^ CUP and $2,800 with added money to the winner, is the attraction for the eleven acceptors for the Governor's Cup race today, the closing: day of the meeting:. The going will be heavy. H.E. the
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    WAR ADMIRAL WINS PREAKNESS STAKES.
    65 14 Baltimore, May 15. AR ADMIRAL, the favourite and the winner of the Kentucky Derby, won the $50,000 Preakness Stakes from Pompoon and Flying Scot. He won by a head; six lengths between second and third. The time was 1 mm. 58 2-5 tec. for the
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    MEN WHO GOT THE GOALS.
    167 14 Association Football, Goal-scoring honours in the English League in the soccer season which closed on May 1 were shared by Harston, of Mansfield, and Payne, the Luton leader, who scored ten goals on his first appearance at centre-for-ward for his club. They finished level with
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    Who Wins The Governor's Cup This Afternoon?
    2054 15 THRILLING FINISHES AND GOOD DIVIDENDS. $126 TO $13— AND AVERAGE OF $40 FOR WINNERS. (By "Captain Dash.") THERE was some exciting Sport at Bukit Timah on Saturday I _the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting. Five of the
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    S.C.C. MIXED DOUBLES TOURNAMENT.
    106 15 Play in the S.C.C. mixed doubles tournament will be continued on Wednesday, when the following ties will be played: HANDICAP W. H. Droogleever and Mrs. J. V. S. Brooke (15.3) vs. Mr. and Mrs. P. T. :Hutchings <scr). Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Millar (scr) vs.
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    FORM & PERFORMANCES OF THE FIELD.
    572 15 FORM PERFORMANCES OF THE FIELD. rvETAILS are given below of past performances of the candidates for the Governor's Cup race today, with observations on their condition and chances by Captain Dash." Vandal, 9.2, 5 years.— "Mr. Lightfoot's" br.a g. by Rossendale— Wallace Mischief. Trainer, M. Van Breukelen. Probable Jockey, J.
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    CLARKE CUP MATCH UNFINISHED: REPLAY PROPOSED.
    648 16 EUROPEANS LEAD ON FIRST INNINGS. MUTHUCUMARU SAVES THE REST FROM COLLAPSE. DESTRICTED to two days, with rain permitting only an hour's lv play yesterday, the Clarke Cup cricket match, Europeans vs. the Rest, had to be left drawn. It has been suggested that the
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    64 16 TODAY. The Turf: Singapore Races, sth day. Lawa Tennb: Colony vs. F.M.S.. V.M.C.A. courts. 9.30. TOMORROW Soccer: B.C.C. T vs. H.K.5.8.. padang. WEDNESDAY. S«ecrr: B.C.C. vs. Police, Dlv. I. padang. THURSDAY. The Turf: Singapore Skye Meeting. Ist day. Soccer: RE. vs. R.A.F., Div. I, s.adium: P. and
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    COURAGEOUS SAKAMOTO OUTBOXED BY MORTELL.
    848 16  -  Echo." "No Contest" Declared In Gabuco-Dalgo Bout. Pi: UK V little Johnny Mortell achieved yet another triumph at the New World arena last night, when his speed and skill earned him an easy points victory over a midget battler in the Japanese boy, Hajime Sakamoto.
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    BOWLERS ON TOP AT PENANG.
    426 16 PERAK WELL BEATEN. Only 268 Runs Scored For 31 Wickets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan;, May 6. AFTER being 31 runs behind on the first innings Penan* disposed of Perak in their second innings for the poor total of 30 runs today. Requiring 62 runs
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    WOMEN'S SPRINT RECORD.
    41 16 Cape Glrardeau. Mo.. May 15. Helen Stephens established a new women's world record for the 100 yards sprint today, covering the distance in lOb sec. The previous record, established by B. Brake of South Africa, was 11 sec.—Reuter.
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    DE VRIES, FINE KNOCK FOR MALACCA.
    284 16 Gill Near Another Century For Selangor, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 16. A STAUNCH innings by C. A. de Vries accounted for more than halt of Malacca's score of 135 against Selangor here today. Malacca, batting first, had scored 80 C. de
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    Boxing' WINDSOR WINS AT PENANG.
    110 16 Boxing' WINDSOR WINS AT PENANG. Tiger Dollah Outpoints Battling Khoo. (From Our Own Correspondent. > Penang, May 14. Harold Windsor, of Singapore, made his debut In the Penang ring tonight In the main event at Wembley Park and outpointed Nai Vee Chan, light and welterweight champion of Penans aver 12
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    PROTECTS WOMAN WHO SHOT HIM.
    246 17 Paris, May 6. POR reasons of "diplomatic r secrecy," Count de Chambrun, former French Ambassador to Rome, refused to betray the confidences of Magda Fontanges, the actress who shot and wounded him in Paris some weeks ago. Mme. Fontanges, deeply moved, sat quietly while the
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    Coronation Enthusiasm.
    44 17 London. May 15. Coronation enthusiasm has not diminished and a huge crowd waited for hours outside Buckingham Palace yesterday and frantically cheered Their Majesties when they appeared on a balcony shortly before midnight and waved to the crowd for five minutes. —Reuter.
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    MYSTERY CARRIERS OF YELLOW FEVER.
    319 17 Hope Of Discovery Within A Year. SCIENTISTS in two hemispheres are searching for the dditional insect "carriers" which, it is now knewn, must share the re oonsibility for he perpetuation of yello fever as one of the major scourges < f mankind. The need for
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    PRESIDENT'S POWERS Provisions Of Ireland's New
    94 17 Constitution Bill Dublin. May 14 The Dail yesterday passed the second reading of the New Constitution Bill by 69 votes to 43. Mr. de Valera said the new president's powers would at present be used for the purpose of Internal affairs, but could later
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    19 17 During March. 13,434 holiday visitors landed in Britain, including 2,254 from the United States. There were 8,172 business visitors.
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    304 17 Painless Dentistry By Hypnotism DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON HOSPITAL A REMARICABLE demonstration of the powers of hypnotism was given at a London dental hospital, when a woman was thrown into so deep a trance that she underwent the extraction of two molar teeth without being conscious of pain or of the
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    28 17 Mr. W. H. Noble, Chief Photo Lithographer, Survey Department, F.M.S. and S.S. has been granted seven months and twenty-nine days' leave with effect from May 7. before retirement.
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    RUDY VALLEE DENIES THAT HE IS A CROONER,
    598 18 He Just "Sings Quietly" To Reach The Heart. PVERY Thursday night, at precisely the same hour, for the last eight years Rudy Vallee has crooned over the radio to his American public. He arrived recently in London for a for.night but his
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    "Father Divine" Acquitted On Assault Charge.
    22 18 New York, May 15. The charge of felonious assault against "Father Divine" was yesterday dismissed. —Reuter.
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    25 18 The Duke of Kent has been nominated Captain-elect of Royal an Ancient Club. St. Andrews, succeeding Sir John Simon. He will play himself in September.
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    GERMANS GAOLED FOR LISTENING TO RADIO. Moscow Broadcasts And High Treason.
    120 18 GERMANS GAOLED FOR LISTENING TO RADIO. Moscow Broadcasts And High Treason. Berlin. May 15. rOR forming groups to listen to Mosr cow broadcasts, a number of persons were yesterday sentenced at Hamburg to various terms of penal servitude ranging from two to six years on a charge of "Preparing high
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    AEROPLANES WILL BECOME BIGGER.
    500 18 Flying Boats For Atlantic Route. London. THE next great step in the size development of aeroplanes is at hand. Work has begun on a 3S-ton Boeing flying-boat for Pan-Ameri-can Airways, the company which is to co-operate with Imperial Airways in a North Atlantic air service. Designs
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    VICAR'S DONKEY GETS ANNUITY. Question To Be Asked In House.
    192 18 VICAR'S DONKEY GETS ANNUITY. Question To Be Asked In House. AN annuity which, for more than 900 years, has been paid to the vicar of Pinhoe, a village near Exeter, "in fulfilment of a promise by Ethelred the Unready," forms the subject of a question to be asked in the
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    BRIGHTER NAVY FOR REVIEW.
    239 18 ACTIVITY WITH THE PAINT BRUSH. Portsmouth Preparations here for the Naval Rjvtew at Sptthead on May 20 are at their height, and ships or the Home and Reserve Fleets are being repainted and furbished. A large number of dockyard workmen are employed in the royal yacht
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    EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME.
    290 18 Inauguration May Be Delayed. ALTHOUGH Oct. 1 still remains rt the official date for the inauguration of the new Empire air mail scheme, it is understood that it is unlikely that the scheme will be put into force before Dec. 1 this year at the earliest.
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    Duke Of Windsor Healthier Than For Months Past.
    276 18 A FTER four and a half months from England, Edward, Duke of Windsor, is happier, healthier, and better-lookinjf than he has been for many years past. In the grounds of the turreted Chateau de Cande he Is fast putting behind him long
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    GIRL WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH A GANGSTER.
    393 19 Hoped She Would Be Able To Reform Him. FLAXEN-HAIRED, 21-years-old Violet Jones, ex-dance pro- fessional of High-road, Tottenham, fell in love with a gang leader and eloped. She thought she could reform him New her lover, named Brooks described by the police
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    COSSACKS IN RED PARADE.
    390 19 MAY DAY DISPLAY OF 825 'PLANES. 1,000,000 WORKERS DEMONSTRATE. Moscow. •TOE "Red First of May" was celebrated in glorious weather by a brilliant parade of the Red Army on the Red Square. This was followed by the usual rv^hly organised workers' demonBtratlon. More than 1,000,000 tookj
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    UNITED STATES & THE EMPIRE.
    469 19 UNITED STATES THE EMPIRE. MOVE FOR SINGLE PACT POLICY. "ECONOMIC WHOLE" SUGGESTION. A NEW step in the constitutional development of the British Empire would be taken, if suggestions are adopted that the United States, instead of separate treaties with each of the Empire States, should treat with the Empire as
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    46 19 The British Government have aci cepted the invitation of the United States Government to participate in the world fair to be held In New York in 1939. Prizes of $30 and $15 were awarded for the two best decorated houses at Kota Tinggi on Coronation Day.
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    Peer's Son With 2s. In Bank.
    704 19 HANDICAPPED BY HIS TITLE. |^ORD NAAS, eldest son and heir of the Earl of Mayo, has two shillings in the bank just to keep his account open for the day he gets a job on the films. Capital for that job is his thin,
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    Yam Tuan Salutes War Dead Johore Ruler At Cenotaph
    169 20 Yam Tuan Salutes War Dead Johore Ruler At Cenotaph SPECIAL STRAITS TIMES PICT I RES. H.H. the Sultan of Johore, wear.ng the uniform of Colonel Commandant of the Johore Military Forces acknowledges the cheers of the crowd in Whitehall before laying his wreath on the Cenotaph. riio Yang-dl-Pertuan Besar of
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