The Straits Times, 7 January 1939

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    39 1 The Straits Times rESTA3USHED NEARLY A CENTURY. I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA 24 PAGES SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1939 PRICE CENTS The Straits Times U PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1939 I'RICE "i CENTS^ 4
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      302 1 eiftGAPOftC: -*0. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 54Tt>. MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ash for a trial order. i*m Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 SINGAPORE MOTHER GIVES CREDIT TO QUAKER OATS H tn.r.ts, has never been I \Lk. a n7> danh to the really < Vri > GRUEL EVERY DAY. ITS RICH
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      211 1 Findlater's Wines JJBI SPECIAL SAMPLING CASES CASK Or 6 BOTTLES (Findlater's Wines.) S 3^ [l^^^W bottle f' ndli er pp lt Dr Sherry 2.05 Cf I 1' Amontillado Sherry J. 15 df- CASE OF 12 BOTTLES (FlndUters Viincs, ctc.t JJriTIU 1 bottle FlndUter'i Tale Dry Sherry 2.«3 SHERRY 1 AmontilSdo
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      145 1 ;UALA LUMPLT* 23. JAVA ST. < 'PHONE 3883 > Madame Page, Late I*2. Piccidilly, London. OPENS NEW DEPI. Gowns Designed Created in Her work rooms. $5 $50 13. BATTERY aOAO, SINGAPORE. for HEALTH APPETITE -ECONOMY First of all Marmite makes food more appetising because of its delicious savoury flavour. Then,
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      50 2 DE SOUZA.— On January 7, 1939, at No. 9 Bassein Road, off Mandalay Road. Slngupore, Dcnzil Athelstane Bradford de Souzu, 42 years. The funeral cortege will leave his residence at 4.30 p.m. today for the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and thence to Bidadari Cemetery for interment. Deeply regretted.
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      453 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED IMMEDIATELY Two Lady Teachers to take charge of Primary classes. Minimum qualification Senior Cambridge. Knowledge of Music and Handwork with experience a recommendation. Commencing salary t5O. Good prospects. Apply with testimonials to The Principal, Premier English School, Batu Pahat. SECRETARY Applications are invited for the position of
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      845 2 I SITUATION WANTED EUROPEAN SALESMAN with considerable experience In provisions, wines and spirits, piece goods etc., requires situation. Willing to start on a reasonable salary and to travel anywhere. Can speak Dutch, Malay and Chinese. Box No. 441, Straits Times. DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND WORKMEN LET US SOLVE your servants problems
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      708 2 HOUSES FLATS, TO LET I NEW MODERN HOUSE, Meyer Road Katong, with roof garden, tennis r rart, etc I Reply to 168A. Cecil Street. Ist fl;or. i PUTNEY HEATH. LONDON, complete!: rum., Flat, Ist floor available 6 months (ran Feb. 1, 1939. 4 bedrooms, etc., gdn. and gar age. 6
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      545 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC IMPORTANT BRITISH COMMERCIAL" HOUSE IN MALAYA IS OPEN TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER. WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARS OF INVENTIONS, ESTATES AND INDUSTRIES. RErLIES TO 448 STRAITS TIMES. MOTORING LESSONS EFFICIENT DRIVING TUITION at less than quarter the price charged by others. 20 years experience In 3
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      510 3 P 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. .Inc »r.miT Kneiano. ORIPrITAI 8 N OO Mfll f A SSKNC.FR ANU CAROO REH V IC'Kf mnin with his auvrra OHDOII MR) FAR EABT MAT SERVIO OOTVAM NKM iomviv for CHIN* ANO JAPAN Due jo---. soor» v< ».r»N. Jan 13 n »«j< HI
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      364 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CL'NARD WHITE irTAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN VIA HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI. I ss HAKONE MARL 1 Feb. 8 ss HUSIM1 MARIJ Feb. 20 s.s HAKOZAK1 MARC Mar. 6 i WA HABt Mar. 20 m* TFRUKt'Nl MAR. Mar. 31 K«Min«J trip tlrket« for Japan
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      588 3 BANGKOK riN« CHINA/JAPAN UNB Luxurious One Class MotorsMpB. Most Big Carec ve.iselsjrltt umltea out comCablnf Have Adjolr.lr? Private Batb. fortabie Passenger Accommodation To: MAKSKILLtS lONUON. ROTTEKDAM. HAMBFRG AND COPENHAGEN. To: POET SAID. PALESTINE. BETMS FYvrr S'oore Malacca P S'ham Penan* ROtTH. ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM, SELANDI\ 17 1 17/1 1*1 19/1 1IAMBVRG
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      697 3 MANSFIELD CO. LTD. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements} Ocean Building, Coliyer Quay, Sinr;apor3 Tel. 5151.' Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel. 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE FAST WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON NORTH CONTINENT (In conjunction with the Glen Line) AND FAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MARSEILLES GLASGOW. One Sails FLINTSHIRE L'don, R'dam, HburR, Ant. Mborough Jan.
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    MOONEY TO GET FREEDOM
    286 4 Sun <»>..< nun, .l.vi. 7. CYFiU IHING points to the libeiS ation of Tom Mooney tomorrow. He has been fitted with a new suit of his own choosing for his journey to Sacramento to see Governor Olson who Is expected to grant a pardon. Us wife,
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    OFFICIAL INQUIRY INTO UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES
    59 4 Washington, Jan. 7. IT is officially stated that an investiga1 tion is being undertaken by the Department of Justice Into alleged violations of the criminal statutes by Nazis, Communists and certain other groups. The Investigation has bc;;un as a result of evidence before the committee
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
      139 4 Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Last algiit max. rain- bright mln temp fall s'shlne teint inches hri *F West Coast. Alor Star 89 Nil 7.3 72 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 0.04 8.1 75 Sitiawan 90 0.02 5.8 73 Bukit Jeram 89 0.04 4.6 72 Malacca 85 0.39
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      45 4 Malls from China expected tomorrow, Jan. 8, by Bangalore. Mails from China and Japan expected tomorrow, Jan. 8, by Manila Maru. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected tomorrow, Jan. 8, by Deucalion will be delivered on Jan. 9. at 10.30 a.m.
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      THREE BRITISH SHIPS BOMBED
      60 4 Ba'ctlona, Jan. 4. Three British ships In the harbour here were hit during an air raid this morning. The ships Included the Stan well, which was being repaired after being sunk last aiorth She suffered a direct hit. but Is believed n,ot seriously damaged. Other vtssels
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      BANGALORE
      26 4 The Bangalore has left Hongkong and is expected to arrive here at 10 a.m. on Sunday. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. wharf on arrival.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      136 4 KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Lch. Molek. Lch. Hilda. Lch. Sir H. Anderson. AnasUsia, Anadara, Lighter Arrang, Lch. Curlew. Oil Whart Nil Coal Whart Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS lanjonc ragai Albert Dock S.H.B. Hopper No. 4. Victoria Dock Koolinda. Kepprl Harbr-ir King's Dock Caisson No. 2.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      282 4 INWARD Wearnet: From Penanc, Ipoh. and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every eralng. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives THIS afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Left Dec. 31: Expected tonight. Left Jan. 3: Expected tomorrow night. Imperial: From Europe: Left London Dec. 31:
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      302 4 To«ay Burma (Talma) 2 p.m. Europe Great Britain (X.L.SI.) 2 Dm East, North and West India (.Talma) 2 p.m. Iran (X.L.M.) 2 p.m. Medtn (X.L.M.) 2 Dm Djambi (Togian) 3 p.m. North Borneo, Brunei and Labuan (Marudui 3.30 p.m. Sarawak (generally) Mtri, Sarikel Sibu Marudu 3.3a p.m.
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    PASSENGERS IN PATROCLUS
    236 4 Many Malayans Returning From Home (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 30. JI^ANY Malayans are returning from ***Home leave In the Blue Funnel liner. Patroclus, which left Liverpool on Dec. 24 and Is due in Penang on Jan. 19 and in Singapore on Jan. 23. Those booked
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    WALL STREET QUOTATIONS
    449 4 New i'ork, Jan. 6. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today: DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Todays Close Close Changes 30 Industrials 153.18 152.87 off 31 20 Rails 33.26 33.25 off .01 15 Utilities 22.96 23.64 up .68 40 Bonds 90.97 91.03 up .00
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    209 4 SWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets:— The quiet firmness displayed by the market today together with the lessened volume of offerings implies a probable early resumption of the advance. December sales of Sears-Roebuck were the best In the company's history. The decrease in car-loadings
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      470 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. > Incorporated id f'Jl.B.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S RAILWAYS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS IUnON Kr»ishi Mfl Passaer 5421 CANADIAN rr^ftc=PAciric i lasasj uora'.ea togsMM I tm. -tMfKtSS KOLTh uOfre TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES fto BONti, LL w direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN with* Ml cbanre—
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      69 4 McALISTER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) GRESHAM BOUSE. BATTERY BOAD, SINGAPORE. PHONE $173. ELLERM AN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In England) FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM A HAMBURG. Via »-ort» and Sues Canal OU* fMlit fCITY OF MANDALAY Jan. 30 Feb. 3 tCITY OF FLORENCE Feb. 27 Mar. 2
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      596 4 ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. (Incorporated in 0.8. A) BOSTON. NETV I ORE BALTTMORg VIA SUEZ CANAL One SaCs STEEL SCIENTIST Jan. 21 Jan. M STEEL TRAVELER Peb. 22 Peb 26 .KLAVENESS LInS (Incorporated in No is) LOS ANGELES, SAN KRANCISCO, PORTLAND, SEATTLE TACOMA Limited DUt excellent passengei Accommo. datlon Available. Fare
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      254 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 11 a.m. 10.4 ft. L. W. 5.08 a.m. 4.4 ft.; 5.50 p.m. 0.2 ft. Sunday H. W. 00.25 a.m. 9.4 ft.; 11.48 a.m. 10.5 ft. L. W. 5.52 a.m. 4 ft.; 6.32 p.m. 0.3 ft. Monday H. W. 1.04 a.m. 9.5 ft.; 12.38 p.m.
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    Kweichow's Share In Resistance To Japan
    377 5 Kweiyang, (Kweichow). "j£\VEICHOW welcomes foreign technical assistance in the form of experts," declared Mr. Cheng Tao-ju, secretary-general of the Kweichow Provincial Government, in an interview. Chicago-trained Dr. Cheng said that Kweichow is cognisant of the important role it is playing as an important base
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    REICH CALLS UP CONSCRIPTS
    105 5 DV order of the German High Command all Germans born in 1906 and 1907 must register themselves with the police between Jan. 16 and Feb. 28 with a view to their undergoing a medical examination and being called up for military training later in the year,
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    Japanese Build Blockhouses
    285 5 Japanese Build Blockhouses Shanghai. IAPANESE soldiers are busy build- ing blockhouses along all railroads in the Shanghai-Nanking district, according to a student whc has just returned to Shanghai after a two-week trip to Nanking. The blockhouses, which have twofeet thick cement walls, are built so as to look like Chinese
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      230 5 PERTUSSIN PASTILLES for out-door treatment In hoarseness, smokers catarrh. Valuable for singers and speaKers. Distributors, GRAFTON LABORATORIES and MEDICAL OFFICE Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. To Private Trustees. Carrying out the wishes of tdead friends is often difficult, laborious and thankless work, encroaching seriously upon time needed for our own affairs.
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      297 5 Look for the "DAIRY MAID" when buying butter. Stocked in 1 lb.. 2- Lb and 5 lb. packings by ail high class provision dealers. Sole Agents: GuTnraE?€b (INC. IN S.S. JJjff yMj[ 1 1 jHtJ IM !j lj^ Bill' in HWmmlTi liß ARRIVED 1939 STEWART -WARNER RADIOS WORLD WIDE RADIO
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      552 5 SINGAPORE TODAY Zlll. 225 metres. ZI1P 30.96 metres, p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert by Reller's Hungarian Band, directed by C. Reller Relay from the Adelphl Hotel. 1.30 Midday rubber prices. 1.32 Light orchestral concert. Relay from the Adelphi Hotel (continued). 2.00 Interval. 5. CO The Olea Oleh Amateur Party presents
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      336 5 Broadcasting EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSB tit? me/I (1S-91 OL>; OSO I7.V me [IUI ■>.); GSF 15.14 mc/» (19.82 GSJ 11.63 k/i (1S.91 m): G9O ll.TI me/* .'25 S3 m.) p.m 6.50 Big Ben. Steamboat."* Cast will include: Dick ?rancls as "The showman Lorna Stuart, Brian Lawrance.
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      259 5 12.50 Dance Music. Hugo Rignold and his Orchestra. 1.20 Big Ben. The News, Saturday Sport, an1 Announcements. TRANSMISSION 5 GSc 9.58 ne/i (31.32 m.1. ti-SB Ml ne/t (31.5S m.) GSL 8.11 inc/i (It li Ok) IB, 8.40 "London Log."* 6.50 Music ball.' With BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Chai.es Shad
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      202 5 NltOftf TODAY m.\ 604 mc's (49.1 m.l. PMN 10.26 me (29J2 m.). VIJB 11.86 me 1 (25.3 m VDB 9.65 me'f (31.20 m p.m. 4.50 Time signal. Programme preview. You will hear now 5. SO Andy Iona and hit Islanders. 6.50 Ancta news. 7.10 Hits of the month. 7.40 Interview.
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      Tin Shares Maintain Rises: Rubber Easier
      463 6 By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 7. LOCAL markets generally this morning are not so active as they have been in the past two or three days. Nevertheless there is a moderate inquiry for some tin shares and sellers of these are *?hf L^dof"
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      PLANTERS' STORES PROFIT RISES
      73 6 Dividend Increased To 30 Per Cent. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 5. PLANTERS' STORES AND AGENCi CO., LTD. reports a net profit o: £52.419 for the year er.ded Sept. 30 This compares with £41.037 earned ir preceding year. The directors propose payment of dividend of
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      BORNEO COMPANY PAYS PART PREFERENCE ARREARS
      58 6 fl'iom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 5. THE iHrei-tors of tile Borneo Com pany Ltd. have derided to pay ball yeari dividend of 3ni per cent, oi the prefererc* .sliares m *"eb. 4. This will hitaf th« dividend up t nud )noiudin p the
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      London Stock Exchange
      375 6 London, Jan. 6. THE Stock Exchange today was quiet and most sections tended to slightly lower levels. Gilt-edged rallied after early weakness. Kaffirs opened firm on Cape and local support but the gains were not fully held. Industrials were subjected to a little profit-taking— Reuter. The following
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      SPECULATION IN STERLING
      339 6 Foreign Exchange Deals To Be Scrutinised London, Jan. G. HTHE sharp improvement In sterling. 1 which was the outstanding feature of the Foreign Exchange market this morning, is attributed to the intimation, made to the banks and bullion market by the Bank of England at the request
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      MINING
      603 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Friday, Jan. 6, 5 p.m. All snare* quoted above are fully paid. ssue Vai FTaser b Co. Lyal) Bvatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin 3/10'/ 2 4/4>/ 2 3IV/ Z 4/U Asam Kutnoana 26/9
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      GENERAL
      437 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.30 1.40 2 2 do "Ifc* Prefs. 2.35 2.45cd 2.37 2.45cd 10 10 Atlas tee 5.50 6.50 5.50 6.00 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.50 0.60 0.50 160 10 5 B M. Trustee 8.75 7.50 6 75 7 50 £1 £1 Con
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      270 6 8% Maynard Co. Ltd $30,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 190) red 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 I02'/ 2 «Vi% '907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 108! i iV 2 7» 1901 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int Mar 31
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      RUBBER SHARES
      376 6 (Shares are SI unless otherwise stated Allenby AJor Gajah Amal Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borellt Brogas Brunei Dn Bukit Katil Bukit K B Bukit Kepong Bukit Tlmah U10) Changkat Serdatig Connerr.ara Glenealy Plan'a'ioaa Hamilton Paytor f tidragirt leram Kuantan (50
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 6 Friday, Jan. 6, Noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28»4 MM No. IX R.S.S. t.o.b. in cases January 28 5/16 28 I/M G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales January 28 28!fe I-.A.Q R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales January 27! i 2"?» FUTURE QUOTATIONS. No IX R.S.S. on
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      EXCHANGES
      183 6 Th 3 following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2/3 13/16 London demand 2/3 13/16 Lyons demand 2044 Switzerland demand 237 f 4 Hamburg demand 133 New York demand 54 Montreal demand 54%
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEALINGS
      274 6 Transfer Of Gold To Equalisation Fund London, Dec. 7. IT is officially announced In conncc- tion with the retransfpr. which took place yesterday, from the Issue department of the Bank of England, to the Exchange Equalisation account of £200 000 000 In gold. namely £350,000.000 sterling at
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      50 6 FD AM ITE (DUAL SEAL yjij 2 GALS. r I n p Sm'lUnillCUCD iiAlmuulDntn M, MARK 6 j I i ft uisher is the original As a unit of first-aid protection it is acknowledged to be the best available for e.vry type of industrial prcperly. Sole Agents McALISTER&CO.,LTD. WPS. 47
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    THREE F. M. S. TIN-DREDGING COMPANIES TO AMALGAMATE
    2294 7 r\sam Kumbang, Ulu Yam And Puchong Tin (ECONOMIES WILL BE EFFECTED IN ADMINISTRATION OPERATION THREE tin-dredging companies operating in the F.M.S. under the general management of Austral Malay Tin Ltd. will be amalgamated in a new company, to be named Austral Amalgamated
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    92 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Jan. 6, 5 p.m. Company Dividend TIN. Southern Klnta 2! 3 r i int. less tax Sungel Way 2H% lakuapa 6d. Books Clou Dec. 28 Jan. 3 Jan. 25 Date Ex. Div. Payable Date Jan. 20 Dec. 29 Jan. 12 Jan. 4 Jan.
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    RUBBER DULL BUT STEADY
    132 7 Guthrie And Company's Weekly Report Pa weekly report on the rubber market, issued yesterday, Guthrie and Co. Ltd. write:— With no serious outside factors to influence it. and with trading Interrupted by the New Year hoidays, the market has continued dull, with a steady undertone. The
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    AUSTRAL MALAY TIN PRODUCTION
    70 7 December Returns THE following particulars of tindredging ot companies in the Austral Malay group refer to December: Hours Yardase Piculs ore K. Kamunting Closed down Asam Kumbang 61 18.000 8, Ulu Yam Closed down Thabawleik Tin 621 155.000 903 Puchong Tin Closed down Pungah Tin Clos:d
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    64 7 Singapore. Jan. 6, 12 noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $12.75 White $12.25 Black $8 50 Copra Mixed $3.05 Sun Dried $3.35 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.18'/ 2 Fair $2.17' i Sarawak $2.12% Jelotong Palembang $7.50 Banja $800
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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      414 7 PUBLIC NOTICES GOVERNMENT AFTERNOON SCHOOLS. Victoria School. Outrun School. Gnylang English School. Rangoon Road School. Next term commences on Tuesday. Jan. IT. 1939 at 1.30 p.m.. when new pupils will be enrolled at the schools. ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have declared a Preference Dividend
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      243 7 BANK OF CHINA RANGOON AGENCY 55, Phayre Street, Rangoon. Telegraphic Address^— CHUNGKUO. RANGOON. opened for business. AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of Freehold »nd Leasehold Singapore properties. At the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Sen« It Co., Ltd.. No. 10. Chulia Street on Wednesday. January 11, 1939, at 2.30 p-n>-Lot 1.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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      293 8 HERE'S YOUR BIG WEEK-END SHOW JOIN THE CROWD TO SEE THE FIRST OF 1939S BIG LAUP.H HIT DAILY AT 11 A.M.. 3.15, 6.15 AND 9.15 P.M. ALHAMBEA W4RNER BROS. MOST LAUGH- PACKED HIT. PRESENTING THE POPULAR STARS OF "ROBIN HOOD" IN A MERRY, MAD, MODERN ROMANCE THEY'RE FOUR OF A
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      517 8 LOVELIES LET LOOM IN A STAID 'j*&sts- PUBLIC SCHOOL AND HOW! Jf PAVILION _#^T af tN TODAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 «.;->- < (AN HAY'S GREAT COMEDY SUCCESS I* ~-iJl\- 4 HOUSE i chu^ch.ll MASTER A PAVILION LTD. RELEASE -^f THE PLAY STARTED in <* M 1936 AND IS STILL J/f|ft
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      277 8 NOW IN GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOR! I Thrills as never before flamed across the Screen! The Crash of planes Great Battles in the Skies. Doe-fights above the fields of wartime France! Death-defying tests by Heroes of the AIR Highways! gr% a DTTA? I 3 shows today C AJrI IUL I 3.15—^15—9.15 PARAMCUNT'S
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    Likeness To Louis XVI Got Robert Morley Film Role
    997 9 Entertainment Review. By Straits Times Film Correspondent FOR the first time in screen history an actor appears in a picture in which a classic portrait of the character he portrays also is seen. So much like Louis XVI is Robert Morley,
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    3,500 Records Of "The Chestnut Tree"
    96 9 PREDICTED w succeed the now fading "Lambeth Walk" dance numbers, is the new novelty dance number "The Chestnut Tree." About 3,500 dance records of this tune loill be arriving in Singapore within this month for one single Singapore music store. Most of the first
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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      322 9 HOTELS 0 TONIGHT DINNER DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight also A DARING AND SPECTACULAR CABARET ENTERTAINMENTSKATING SKILL THE DAREDEVIL PRESTONS —THRILLS ON WHEELSDINNER $3.00 BOOK YOUR TABLE NON-DINERS $1.00 R I J S T T A F LL RAFFLES ORCIIESTBA Served today from 12.30 tfStSt p.m. Directed by Dan Hopkins
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      432 9 SHE GAINK1) 8«/» LBS. OF FINE, FIRM, FLESH. Took tasteless, flesh-fonninqr, tablets Here is a letter fiom a qualified nurse which brings new hope to all who are worried about their weight This lady i had actually lost nearly 10 lbs —yet In six weeks she got 8'- lbs. back
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  • The Straits Times SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1939.
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      OURSELVES AND GERMANY
      891 10 LOne of the strongest advocates of i Anglo-German alliance is the Marquess of Londonderry, who was Secretary of State for Air until 1935. He is the leader of a small but highly influential band of British men and women who are continually striving to bring about an
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      Malayan Amateurs
      307 10 A suggestion that aii Education I Eoard. consisting mainly of unofflcials I and having much wKer powers than j the present obscure and apparently imI potent Board, has been made ty a j Straits Times correspondent who is i dissatisfied with the lack of practical j training in
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    COLOUR BAR IN R.A.F.
    420 10 Singapore Youths' Experience A PARENT'S PROTEST To the Editor of the "Straits Times" Sir,— Your london Correspondent remarks on the poor results shown In recent recruiting returns for the British Army. The experience of two lads who tried recently to join up may be of Interest
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    DELHI DELEGATION
    231 10 Addition Of Mr. G. W. de Silva Advocated To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— There is still a little time left for making good what appears to me tc be a seriouj omission in the personnel of the Malaya:, delegation to Delhi, by adding an independent
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    NASTY ADVERTISING
    93 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— R.T.OL.'s spirited attack on the objectionable and indecent advertisements appearing in the vernacular Press, covering large and prominent spaces, certainly commands the support of all decent-minded people. The vernacular dallies are supposed to be under the control of the Chinese
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    JUNGLES OF BORNEO
    666 10 An Eastern Bookshelf Undergraduates In A. Bad Temper Borneo Jungle. Edited by Tom Harrison. (Lindsay Drummond 155.) lIT was Mr. Peter Fleming who flrst set the fashion of telling travel stories as if he were describing a readling party at Weston-super-Mare. Mr. Tom Harrisson (Harrow and Cambridge)
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    Best Horse Hair Petticoats
    121 10 Ninety Years Ago (From the Straits Times files of 1848.) CELLING in Singapore shops at Christmas 90 years ago were:— For the well-dressed woman "Corded musllnett and Horse Hair Petticoats and Bust Improvers; Elegantly Embroidered Muslin and Lace Dresses robed, tucked, flowered and tunicked; Finely Worked
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    802 10 A cross The Gulf QN a range of hills on the farther side of the Gulf of Siam, separated from the Malay Peninsula by 300 mile* of open sea, species of butterflies have been found in the last five years which exist nowhere else except In
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    HUNGARY'S "VERY STRONG" PROTEST TO PRAGUE
    167 11 HUNGAR Y'S "VERY STRONG" PROTEST TO PRAGUE Many Casualties In Further Fighting CZECHS RESERVE REPLY UNTIL AFTER INQUIRY Mixed Commission To Investigate Incident A VERY STRONG" protest has been made by the Hungarian Government to Czechoslovakia, following fighting on the border at Mukacevo yesterday. The frontier battle, in which it
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    UKRAINIAN VOLUNTEERS' PART
    598 11 Budapest, Jan. b. A SERIOUS incident took place today near Mukacevo, where Czechoslovak and Hungarian troops dashed in a border battle. A military commission has been despatchtd to investigate. An official Hungarian agency message Czechoslovak armoured cars, supported by nrtillery, led an invasion ot Hungarian territory at
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    700 Jobless Chain Selves To Fence
    95 11 London, Jan. 6. rpHE Unemployed Workers' Movemerit staged another publicity demonstration today when 70G unemployed chained themselves to I rai ings outfide the north London i residence of the Minuter of Labour, Mr. E. Brown. The chains icerc padlocked and the keys removed by
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    LONDON STATEMENI ON IRUN INCIDENT
    116 11 London. Jan. 6. IN order to remove any misapprehension the British Foreign Office desire to make Is clear that there is no question of any British diplomatic mall bag having been involved in the recent incident at Irun and that the courier service by which
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    FIRM STAND BY PREMIER
    270 11 If Italy Breaks Her Pledge Paris, Jan. 7. 'THE belief that if Italy were to show bad faith Mr. Chamberlain would show himself sterner than Mr. Eden is expressed by Figaro, discussing Mr. Chamberlain's coming visit to Rome. Describing him as a man without illusions and
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    DICTATORS AND AID IN SPAIN
    127 11 Berlin Warns Against French 'Interference' Berlin, Jan. 7. A WARNING that neither Germany nor Italy would remain inactive if an attempt were made by another country to displace the balance of strength of the two sides in Spain, is contained in Diplomatische Korrespondenz. Referring to
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    REPUBLICANS SAID TO BE RETREATING
    82 11 Saragossa, Jan. 7. GEN. Franco's troops yesterday captured the town of Vinaixa, 25 miles from Tarragona, and continuing their advance along the Lerida-Tar-ragona road, they entered the small town of Vilosell, five miles west of Vinaixa. The Nationalists also cut the road ten miles east
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    GERMAN WARNING
    69 11 Berlin. Jan. 6. A SUGGESTION that Belgiun neutrality is endangered by the shipment of her gold to Britain is made in the newspaper Voelkischer Beobachter. Quoting reports from Brussels to the effect that by March last year £62,000,000 worth of gold had been exported from Belgium to Britain,
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    'DID NOT KILL IN COLD BLOOD'
    216 11 Jerusalem, Jan. 7. "/CERTAINLY I did not kill the prisoner in cold blood; I had nothing against him or any other Arab; I hac. not met him before nor did we decide to kill him, declared J. Mansell. when the defence opened Its case
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    Mr. Hore-Belisha Replies
    346 11 Results Of His Work At War Office London, Jan. 7. THE results of the work done ac the War Office could not be attained by masterly i.iactivit>, amateurish superficiality and faltering courage," asserted Mr. rioreBelisha, the War Minister, in a speech at Plymouth yesterday, iebutting attacks made
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    MARKED PROGRESS IN RECRUITING
    171 11 London, Jan. 6. MARKED pi ogress in recruiting for the three fighting Services is shov/n by figures for 1938, now available. The advance is led by the Royal Air Force. Figures for the peri'd April to December show that the programme fo; Air Force expansion, announced
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    PALESTINE CONFERENCE AT END OF MONTH
    57 11 London Jan. 7. *JIO3T Interested parties have now submitted names of delegates to the Palestine Conference and it is hoped possible conversations will begin toward the end of the month. All Arab states will be represented and Jewish organisations have appointed delegates. Mr. Malcolm
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    DALADIER CRIES "HALT" TO TERRITORIAL DEMANDS
    754 11 Reiterates Determination Not To Surrender Any French Soil Algiers, Jan. 6. "WHEN I said I would main- tain the integrity of the French Empire I not only said I would not yield an acre of territory hut I meant I would not In? led
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    "ROOSEVELT SPOKE BRITISH MIND"
    111 11 l. no n. 8 j asserting that the ons statesman who can best speak the mind >. the Eritish people today is not 1 0 be j found among the British ministers at all b\il is the head of a foreign st: namely the President of
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    RAILWAY LINE CLEARED AFTER DERAILMENT
    736 12 Possibility Of Sabotage Not Entirely Ruled Out AMAZING ESCAPES FROM GRAVE INJURIES IN SLIM CRASH (From Our Own Correspondent) Slim River, Jan. 7. U70RKING at high pressure, F.M.S. Railway gangs cleared the line of the derailed south-bound mail train by nine o'clock last night and
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    AMUSEMENTS
    199 12 MNOtfOK KAH -r k. HOTEL Duiner Dance Formal i 9.45 lo Midnight. GAKKIOK 111! MXI. l-EYLANG Jeanette MacDonalu i;. The Firefly, also Dorothy Lamour In Jungle Princess 7.45 to 11 p.m. GRI I WORLD I Cabaret: 8.30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Globe Theatre: In Old Chicago. Sky Talkie: Cheating
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    EUROPEAN DRIVER ACQUITTED
    59 12 A EUROPEAN. G. R. Percy, who was charged In the Singapore Fourth Police Court recently with negligent driving along Mount Pleasant Road on April 4. last year at 8.35 am and also with driving with an expired licence at the same time, was acquitted by Mr. K.
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    18 12 Mr T. P. McGowan, of Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, has arrived in Ipoh on transfer.
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    Eye-Witness Account Of Duxton Road Shooting
    545 12 AN eye-witness's account of an rt alleged shooting incident in Duxton Road on the night of Oct. 3, in which a Hokkien sundry goods dealer received a bullet wound on his thigh, was given in the Singapore Third Singapore Police Court, yesterday, during a
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    COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENTS
    235 12 Taking Grip On Malayan Youth METHODISTS AND MORAL FORCES "QyTSIDE activities and commercialised amusements are slowly taking a grip on Malayan youth," declared Mr. G. S. Arunujum, secretary for young people's work in a report to the Methodist Conference in Singapore yesterday. "The age-old method of condemning youth
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    NO CHANGE IN CHINA'S POLICY
    134 12 Chiang Kai-shek's Cable To Mr. Tan Kah Kee ••"THERE will be no alteration in China's policy," declares Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, In a cable replying to a message from Mr. Tan Kan Kee, chairman of the China Relief Fund Committee, following Mr. Wang Ching-wei's attempts at
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    "PRESERVE BALI TREASURES" PLEA
    62 12 fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Batavla. Jan. 4. i A MEMBER of the People's Council asked that the Government take I steps to prevent the stealing of valu- ble objects dart from the temples of Bali. He alleged that there are people in I Ball buying stolen
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    Mysterious Sinking Of Twakow
    91 12 With 15 feet of its mast sticking out of water, a Chinese twakow, which sank mysteriously in 21 feet of water yesterday, is marked by a wreck buoy in the middle of the stream, opposite the F.mvire Dock entrance, Keppel Harbour. Port authorities yesterday were net
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    TRACTION WORKERS & STRIKE SETTLEMENT
    319 12 TRACTION WORKERS STRIKE SETTLEMENT Tributes To All Who Played Part In Peaceful Ending TRIBUTES to all who played a part in the settlement of the strike of Singapore transport workers last year were paid at theannual general meeting of the Singapore Traction Com- pany Employees' Association. It was resolved to
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    CANADA'S $50,000,000 FOR DEFENCE
    76 12 Ottawa, Jan. 7. I*HE new de:,.i.ce estimates will probably reach the highest figures since the Great War, totalling approximately $50,000,000, the main increase being attributable to the training of R.A.F. pilots in accordance with Canada's agresment with the United Kingdom. The principal flying school will be
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    TOY PISTOL ALLEGEDLY USED IN HOLD-UP
    69 12 A TOY pistol Is alleged to have been used by an Indian in the holdup of an Indian coffee seller plying in Connaught Drive late last night. After pocketing $1.20, the hawker's takings for the day, the robber ran down the road l\ t
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    CHINESE BARBERS TO CLOSE TOMORROW
    34 12 LJAIR clippers and scissors in 300 Chinese barber shops in Singapore will be silent tomorrow when the salocns close in sympathy with the Sunday-closing movement among Chinese business houses.
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    16 12 Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Miles, of Kuaia Lumpur, have returned to their station from leave.
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    GERMAN PLANE AT BANGKOK
    119 12 May Not Call At Singapore THE German light sports plane, 1 piloted by two German Air Force officers, which is making a flight from Tripoli, Africa, to Australia and back, has not yet left Bangkok in continuation of its flight. It Is probable, that the plane
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    GOVERNMENT AND CLERKS
    294 12 Maximum Age For Entry Reduced APPLICATIONS REGISTER TO GO I*HE S.S. Government has for some time had under consideration the revision of the maximum age limit for appointment to the General Clerical Service, and ha 3 now decided to reduce that limit from 23 years to 21
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    "JAPAN IS NOT GOING FASCIST"
    76 12 Tokio, Jan. 6. "JAPAN'S new Government is not going Fascist," declared Baron Dr. Hiranuma, the new Prime Minister, in a press interview today. "I have no desire to organise a single totalitarian party or to enforce national reorganisation." While Prince Konoyes policy is approved by
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    23 12 Mr. A. E. Jakeman, 0.C.P.D., Kuala Lumpur, left last week for Home on furlough. Mr. Jakeman was at one time stationed at Ipoh.
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    MAN WHO MAY BE PRESIDENT OF U.S.A. COMING HERE
    399 13 Philippines High Commissioner Also To Visit Saigon Bangkok PAUL McNUTT POWERFUL FIGURE IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY MR. Paul V. MeNvtt, the United States High Commissioner to the Philippines, will visit Singapore this month. Mr. and Mrs. McNutt, and their daughter, are due
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    SOUNDED HIS HORN UNNECESSARILY
    43 13 A EUROPEAN, J. H. Hedgcock, who pleaded guilty to a charge of soundLng hi£ horn unnecessarily while slowing oown his car at the Junction of Orchard Road and Tank Road was yesterday fined $2 in the Singapore. Traffic Court.
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    10 13 Raja Ayoub. Magistrate, Klang. Is shortly going on long leave.
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    Methodists To Hold Big Service Tomorrow
    105 13 Methodists To Hold Big Service Tomorrow T«E Methodist churches of Singapore will unite in a joint service of worship in Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, at 5.45 pm, tomorrow. Bishop Edwin F. Lee will preach on the subject. "Progress by Uplift or Upheaval." There will also ba special musical Items: An
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    TOOK CAR FOR RIDE, SAYS CHINESE
    105 13 STATING he took the car for a ride, a Chinese, Ng Sim Poo, who was charged in the Singapore Fourth Police Court before Mr. K. A. Blacker yesterday with theft of a motor car \alued $2,000 belonging to a European, I. Cameron, was allowed
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    Fishmonger Says Was Waylaid By Youths
    202 13 Fishmonger Says Was Waylaid By Youths ALLEGES MONEY WAS TAKEN A STORY of how a fishmonger was assaulted and robbed of part of his earnings was told to Mr. L B. Gibson in the Criminal District Court yesterday. In the dock were three youths, Daud bin Mohamed Shaik, Lau Ting
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    DEATH FOLLOWS BUMP ON HEAD FROM BEAM
    112 13 A VERDICT of death from natural causes was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter yesterday, at an inquest into the deatii of a 55-year-old Chinese woman. Loh See. who was picked up unconscious in her bathroom by her son and
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    58 13 Mr. R. Mlddleton-Smith, Assistant Ccntroller of Labour, Klang, is now attached to the office of the Controller of Labour, Malaya. He is acting Tor Mr. F. V. Duckworth, Deputy Contloller of Labour, who Is going to Penang to relieve Mr. J. M. Barron. Mr. Barron Is a member of the
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    30 13 Mr. R. P. J. Rycroft, 0.C.P.D., Klang will be going on home leave next week. Mr. Mac Donald, who is returning from home leave. Is expected to succeed Mr. Rycroft.
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    Two Happy Dutch Stewardesses
    43 13 Two happy Dutch steicardcsses in the Rotterdam Voyd liner Baloeran, Sfoukje (left) and Lydia Ficq, caught by the Straits Time.' cameraman as they were coming up for a stroll on the liner's boat deck before she left Singapore yesterday.
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    SUPPORT FOR CHINESE CHAIR AT MALAYAN UNIVERSITY
    215 13 THE Chinese language would be the first and foremost subject which should be taught if a university were established in Malaya and lha local Chinese to endow it with a Chinese chair, said Mr. Lee Kong Chian to a Straits Times reporter. Mr.
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    New Gymnasium For Blakan Mati
    47 13 The new gymnasium recently built on Blakan Mali for use of the msn of the 7th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery, stationed there, was first used for a public function xchen a children's party was held there this ic-eek. -~Straits Times Pictures. L-L:
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    FLYER WHO HIT COCONUT TREE TO PAY DAMAGES Wearnes' Air Services Awarded $200 In District Court
    660 13 FLYER WHO HIT COCONUT TREE TO PAY DAMAGES Wearnes' Air Services Awarded $200 In District Court A SINGAPORE Dutch airman, Casper Hernrich Balke, who bumped against a coconut tree while flying over Bukit Timah, was sued in the Singapore Civil District Court yesterday by Wearnes' Air Services Ltd., for damages
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    IMPROVEMENT TRUST GETS NEW MEMBER
    182 13 Mr. Tay Lian Teck Appointed QNE of lh(> two additional mem« bers o." the Singapore Improvement Trust under the plan announced last year of increasing the composition of the Trust from nine to 11 members is Mr. Ta Teck, a member of the Legislative Council,
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    FALSE EVIDENCE LEADS TO PRISON
    66 13 on a charge ol giving false evidence to the Poli.-. Indian. Arjan Singh, was sentemvel to two months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. W. J. Thorogood, In tho Sin Relief Court yesterday. He was alleged to have told the poli. that he gave another Indian $2n
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    14 13 Mr. L M. Smart. General Manager, F.M.S. Railways, is on a holiday in Java.
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    ACCOUNTS WILL BE PAID, AVERS ITALIAN JOURNAL
    166 14 Fiag Incident Brings Fresh Outburst Against France Rome, Jan. 6. /"*REAT prominence is given in the press to the alleged insuit to the Italian flag at Tunis last Tuesday when Tunisian and French demonstrators pulled down a flag outside an Italian tailor's shop.
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    Republicans Lose Key Positions
    181 14 VIOLENT FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS Barcelona, Jan. 6. THE loss ci two key positions on the 1 Catalan front is admitted in a communique which says that Artesa de Segre and Borjasblancas have been evacauted. "Violent fighting is continuing. Republican troops tenaciously resisting powerful attacks by
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    Deliberate Nationalist Attack On Civilians
    144 14 NEI YEAR'S EVE HUD <»\ BARCELONA Londen. Jan. 8. A LL evidence in our possession lndl- cates that the bombing of Barcelona on New Year's Eve was a deliberate attack on human life with bombs designed for that purpose," declares j the report of the
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    ROYAL SPEECHES IN CANADA
    42 14 O".::i\vu, Jan. 6. |Up. Mackenzie King. Prime Minis- ter of Canada, eimouneed today that several speeches are expected to be delivered Uy Ihs King and Queer. during their tsur of Canada. All these ipeecnes will be broadest —Reuter.
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    New Nazi Anti-U.S. Outburst
    210 14 "Sanctions Against Germany Planned" Berlin, Jan. 6. ANEW storm burst out in the German press this morning, alleging President Roosevelt is planning a sanctions war against Germany. Senator Pittman's statement that the question of revision of the Neutrality Act would be considered by the Foreign Relations
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    POPE TO LEAVE FOR CASTEL GANDOLFO
    118 14 Vatican City, Jan. 6. DOPE PIUS XI has notified his physician that he would like as scon as possible to return to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo where the air Is more beneficial to the Holy Father's present state of health. This stay
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    Col. Beck On French Riviera
    39 14 Coi Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister (right), who conferred with Herr Hitler at Berchtesgaden on Thursday, is seen here with Gen. Wieniawa-Dlogoszowski, the Polish Ambassador to Italy, daring their recent holiday in Monte Carlo.
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    GERMAN & POLISH ATTITUDE IN FRANCO-ITALIAN WAR
    187 14 GERMAN POLISH ATTITUDE IN FRANCO-ITALIAN WAR Berlin, Jan. 6. TN the course of a three-hour conversation at Berchtesgaden yesterday, Herr Hitler and Colonel Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, discussed their respective attitudes in the event of a Franco-Italian conflict, Reuter understands from usually well-informed sources. No information has been forthcoming,
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    NORMAN IN ROLE OF GODFATHER
    156 14 Prelude To Talks With Reichsbank Head Berlin, Jan. 6. »#R. MONTAGU NORMAN, Governor of the Bank of England, was present at the christening of the baby grandson of Dr. Schacht, President of the Reichsbank, in one of the magnificent reception rooms of the Reichsbank. Mr.
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    30 14 The Slovak State Government is n.vw preparing to issue its own postage stamps in order to euphasise in this way the constitutional change by which Slovakia has becom" autonomous. Trans-Ocean.
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    BRITISH OFFICER KILLED BY MOB
    154 14 Cut tack (Orissa), Jan. 6. I^fAJOK Reginald Bazalgette. ITI the Political Agent of the Orissa States, was killed by a mob outside the palace of the Raja of Ranpur. Major Bazalgette arrived at Ranpur yesterday following reports of a threatening situation as a result of
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    Chungking Warns Wang Ching-Wei
    277 14 Fresh Peace Move Will Bring Reprisals Chungking, Jan. 6. WHILE political circles here are wondering whether Mr. Wang Ching-wei will react in any way to the action of the Kuomingtang in depriving him of all his offices, It is learned from a reliable source that the
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    EGYPTIAN MILITARY MISSION TO BRITAIN
    70 14 Cairo, Jan. 6. IT is announced here that the Egyp1 tian War Office had decided to send to Britain another military mission, whose members are to undergo training in t*|i British Military Academy and afterwards at British Army Headquarters. This will be the third group
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    JAPAN FACING CRITICAL SITUATION, SAYS PREMIER
    219 14 Admission By Baron Hirannma: Need For Unity Emphasised Tokio, Jan. 6. I APAN faces a critical situation unprecedented in her anna's, declared the new Prime Minister, Baron Hiranuma, after his first Cabinet meeting. It was not impossible, he said, to overcome the difficulty if
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    A PREMIER REBUKES H. G. WELLS
    136 14 Strong Criticism Of Dictators Melbourne, Jan. 6. CTRONG criticism of dictators by the I famous novelist, Mr. H. G. Wells, who is at present visiting Australia, has incurred the public ivnsure of the Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph A. Lyons. In an interview Mr. Wells
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    GUN BATTLE ON NEW YORK WATERFRONT
    87 14 Naw York, Jan. 6. A harbour v aterf ront gun battle to- j day resulted in the arrest of six drug j traffickers after several policemen had been wounded. The fight, in which two dozen police took part and over 50 shots were fired,
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    24 14 The Prime Minister, Mr. Chamber- lain, will speak at a meeting of 7,000 women Conservatives at the Albert Hall on May 11.— British Wireless.
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    Where Japan Is Vulnerable
    176 14 Where Japan Is Vulnerable iCall To Great Britain For Action London, Jan. 6. THE Financial News, in a leader to1 clay, states that for the Western Powers to intervene directly in China now is obviously impracticable. "The defence of Great Britain's economic interests, however, is another matter," says the newspaper,
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    ALL PARIS CINEMAS CLOSED
    114 14 Protest Against New Taxation PftTlS, Jan. 6 /CINEMAS in the capital will remain closed for the th_rd day in succession today unless negotiations Between proprietors and tiie Government succeed. The closing of ths cinemas resulted from the proprietors' opposition to new taxation necessitating, they claim, an
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    PALESTINE CLASH
    39 14 Haifa, Jan. C> IT is officiary stated tares Arabs were killed and six others wsunded in an action south of Haifa between armed Araos and the Royal Dragoons and the R.A.F. Seven ,Vabs were taken prisoner. -H^jttr.
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    MODERATES ATTACK THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE
    484 15 "Utterly Unsatisfactory And In Many Ways Retrograde" Bombay, Dec. 31. MR. P. N. Sapru, member of the Council of State presiding over the twenty-fifth session of the National Liberal Federation of India yesterday emphasised that the Liberal party in India was determined, as any other
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    "DON'T VOTE FOR THE CONGRESS"
    217 15 Mahasabha Chief's Appeal To Hindus Nagpur, Dec. 29. MR. V. D. SAVARKAR, presiding ITI over the Hindu Mahasabha session yesterday, declared that Hindus should not give their votes to the Congress, but vote only for confirmed and merited Hindu nationalists, the reason being that the
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    IMPORTS OF BICYCLES & SEWING MACHINES
    96 15 IMPORTS OF BICYCLES SEWING MACHINES La.iore. CURVEY by the Punjab Department of Industries shows that India imports Rs. 2,000,00,000 (£1,500.000) WM-th of bicycles and sewing machine: and accessories every year. The Department was out to see whether there was any scope for developing this industry in the prrvince. The sur.ey
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    GOLD FIND IN GUJERAT
    34 15 Bombay, Jan. 2. According to the Times of India gold has been discovered in a wide area in Gujcrat and a company will shortly be formed to exploit the discovery
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    31 15 Bangalor?, Jan. 3. In honour of the coming visit of Lord and Lady Lii.lithgow, all Government offices, courts and educational institutions in Bangalore and Mysore will remain closed o\ Jan. 13.
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      Hindu-Muslim Tangle
      107 15 Mahalma's Faith In Early Solution Bombay, Dec. 31. THE position of the Congress vis-a- vis the Hindu-Muslim question was explained by Mr. Gandhi to Mr. H. V. Hudson, editor of the Round Table who had a long interview with him at Shegaon. Mr. Gandhi in the course of
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      FRONTIER DELEGATES TO TRIPURI CONGRESS
      117 15 Proposal To Send "Red; Shirt" Volunteers Peshawar, Dec. 31. I Fis reliably learnt that Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is arranging to send a strong contingent of effice-bearers of the "Red Shrit" organisation in the Frontier to the forthcoming session of the Indian National Congress at
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      ECONOMISTS CONFER AT NAGPUR
      53 15 Nacpur, Dec. 30. nR. GYANCHAND presiding over the All-India Economic Conference yesterday referred to the increasing subordination of economic considerations to political considerations by the British Government and urged that economic freedom must be an essential element in coming freedom freedom from alien control and power
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      ALL-INDIA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE
      51 15 Pandit Nehru's Sister Moves Anti-War Resolution New Delhi. Dec. 30. ■THE anti-war resolution, moved by A Mrs. Pandit, Minister, United Provinces, was unanimously passed by the All-India Women's Conference yesterday. The resolution expressed abhorrence of war as a solution to any problem and protested against the armament
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      PANDIT JAWAHARLAL IN CALCUTTA
      64 15 Calcutta, Jan. 2. DANDIT Jawahar'.al Nehru addressr ing the All-Indu Students' Conference said: "I have no sh_dow of doubt that in-.perialism cannot keep us down from achieving independence today. Fro.'-i a long point of view of history imperialism is l.ad." he i »ded. Pandit Nehru who
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      THE VICEROY IN CALCUTTA
      38 15 Calcutta, Jan. 3. ""PHE Viceroy opened the technological laboratories of the Indian Central Jute Ccmmittee today. The Governor of B;ngal and Sir Bryce Byrf, Chairman of the Indian Central Jute Ccmmittee attended the function.
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      REFORMS FOR SITAMAU
      81 15 Sitamau, Dec. 29. THE Raja Saheb of Sitamau 1 State (Central India) has announced the grant of reforms to the subjects. The new constitution will come into force in July 1939 under which a legislature called the "Praia Parishad' 1 will be constituted and given wide legislative
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      INDO-BURMA TRADE
      99 15 Bengal Chamber's Plea For New Agreement Calcutta, Dec. 30. FHE need for taking immediate steps for a new trade agreement being arrived at between India md Burma in place of the existing [ndia and Burma Trade Regulation Drder was urged by the Committee of the Bengal National Chamber
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      JAIPUR BAN ON MR. JAMNALAL BAJAJ
      68 15 Proposed Discussion With Mr. Gandhi Surat. Jan. 2. R4AKATMA GANDHI and party ar- i rived at Bardoli this evening and j was received by Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Jocal Congressmen. A New Delhi message says that Mr Jamnalal Ba.iaj is going to Bardoli tomorrow
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      JOINT ELECTORATES FOR LOCAL BODIES
      66 15 lie-solution Passed By Calcutta Conference Calcutta. Dec. 30. i "THE All-India Local Self-Government j Conference concluded its session today under the presidency of Mr. Satyamurti after passing a resolution recommending to the provincial governments and Indian States to Introduce the system of Joint electorate with
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      END OF CALCUTTA JUTE MILL STRIKE
      60 15 Calcutta. Jan. 3. yHE jute mill strike in the Tittagarh area which commenced en Nov. 16 involving 30.000 men following the dismissal of six workers of one mill has ended. All the six mills opened with the fuH complement of labour excepting the Madras!
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      GUESTS OF MR. N. R. SARKER
      51 15 Calcutta, Jan. 2. CIR Jagadish Prasad am' Sir G. S. Bajpai, Member ii charge and Secretary respectively of the Department of Education, Health and Lands. Government of India, arrived here th' morning and are staying with Mr. N R. Sarker, the Finance Minister of
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      18 15 Bombay, Dec. 30. Sir Feroze Khan Noon, High Commissioner for India in London, and Lady Noon arrived yesterday.
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    'VARSITY STUDENTS CONDUCT INQUIRY INTO RESULTS OF PROHIBITION
    447 15 Madras. i DEFORE Oct. 1937, some sections j of the labouring population of the Salem district spent a considerable proportion of their earnings on drink. The greater part of tlie drink bill of the district was paid by about 200.000 persons and
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    EUROPEAN COMMUNITY'S ATTITUDE TO FEDERATION
    616 15 Sir Edward Benthall s Praise For Provincial Ministries Calcutta. ADDRESSING a recent Council meeting of the European Association here the president, Sir Edward Benthall, said that the address by the Viceroy on the subject of Federation at the Associated Chambers' meeting had received the approval
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    VICEROY'S VISIT TO TRAVANCORE
    45 15 Congress Gives Up Pian Of Demonstration Trtrandrnm, Jan. i. •T*HE Council cf Action of the Tra- vancore State Congress has passed a resolution appealing to the people to refrain from making demonstration 1 during the Viceroy's vi c it. LORD LINLITHGOW
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    PROHIBITION MOVE IN CENTRAL PROVINCES
    63 15 A kola And Ward ha Become "Dry" Akoia. Jan. 2. A KOLA district was dec'ared "dr; by Mr. Bharuka, Excise Ministr Central Provinces, who arrived he: yesterday afternoon. An effigy representing a drunkai was taken in a procession all ever U city and burnt at
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    "HITLER'S METHODS" IN PALESTINE?
    49 15 Patna. Dec. 29. ■THE hope that England would realise timely that It was not In h true interest to incur the hostility or' MusMm countries by ushv, Hiller I Bethodi in Palestine was expressed bv Sir Raza All, presiding over the All India Shia Conference.
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    Three Biblical Kings: Were They The Forerunners Of India, China & Japan?
    1461 16 Three Biblical Kings: Were They The Forerunners Of India, China Japan? Today 9 s Sermon TN no country is the spectacle 1 of the returning light more lovely than in Malaya. Which of us have not sometimes risen early and noticed the darkness of night dissolve into day? Clouds becoming
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    Tomorrow's Church Services
    219 16 CHURCH M ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— First Sunday alter Epiphany. 6.CW a.m., Holy Communion and Matins; 8 a.m.. Choral Eucharist; 5.30 p.m.. Evensong and sermon Preacher; The Lord Bishop. ST. PAULS CHURCH.— Sunday 8 a.m., Holy Communion; 5.30 p.m.. Evensong and sermoo ST. HILDAS CHURCH, Katonß —Sunday
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    CONFERENCE OF MALAYAN METHODIST CHURCH
    661 16 J7XTENSION of the work of the Methodist Church during the past year was shown in reports presented at the opening of the forty-seventh session of the Malaya annual conference of the Methodist Church, at the Wesley Church. Singapore, en Thursday. The conference is being held
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    THE USE OF HORTOMONE "A" AS AN AID IN PLANTING
    2401 17 THE USE OF HORTOMONE "A" AS AN AID IN PLANTING Planting Topics Results Of Experiments Justify Use On Commercial Scale STIMULATION OF ROOT GROWTH ON BUDDED STUMPS By Our Planting Correspondent fAN the use of Hortomone A when applied to rubber stumps stimulate and increase root formatio If this question
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    SEMBILAN ESTATES MEETING
    276 17 Chairman On Quota Increase THE thirty-third annual ordinary general meeting of the Sembilan Estates Company Ltd., was held in London on Dec. 12. Mr. C. R. Gilliat (chairman) who presided, said: The Regulation Committee have though fit to increase the exportable allowance to 50 per cent, from
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    HOME SOCCER FIXTURES
    331 18 Third Round Cup Matches Today IUO first or second division fixtures will bo played in the Home soccer Leagues today, when the third round of the FA. Cup will be played. Many of the third division teams are also engaged in the Cup, an asterisk Indicating those
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    POLICE BEAT CRICKET CLUB 8-5
    345 18 pRICKET Club were beaten by eight points (a goal and a try) to five (a goal) by the Police in the rugby same played on the S.C.C. padang yesterday. F. G. Minns, former Singapore wing three-quarter, playing in the centre yesterday, gave a good account
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    S.R.A. SPOON SHOOT
    21 18 There will be a spoon shoot at Busit i Timah Range on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 8 a.m.
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    Farr To Stay In States
    302 18 New York. ■pOMMY FARR, visiting Mike Jacobs' headquarters recently was showered with congratulations by sports writers and boxing people for his game display against Lou Nova at Madison-square Garden. Walter St. Denis, an official of Jacobs' Twentieth Century Sporting Club, said Tommy is more popular
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    BRENTFORD SIGN NEW RIGHT BACK—£7,000
    24 18 BRENTFORD SIGN NEW RIGHT BACK— £7,000 Brentford, tttn a thrso months' search for a right back, signed W. C. Gorman, of Bury, for £7,000.
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    22 18 A SIKH PLAYS RUGBY. J. M. Singh, Police player, handles anS.C.C. vunl and ix about to kick to touch.— Straits Times picture.
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    S.C.C. LOSE SIX-ONE TO MANCHESTERS
    287 18 Coulourless Hockey In Padang Match THE Manchester Regiment hockey side were much too good for the SC.C. whom they beat by six goals to one on the padang yesterday in a colourless game of hockey. S.C.C. played one man short from the middle of the
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    CHINESE BEAT SCHOOLS 3-0
    218 18 OTRIKING their best form, the Chin- ese beat a Combined Schools hockey team by three clear goa's at the S.C.R.C. yesterday. The schoolboys looked like making a keen fight of it in the early session but were completely disorganised when the Chinese warmed up and forcefully
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    Track Work At Penang
    384 18 PREPARATIONS FOR TODAY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pen'ang, Jan. 6. TODAY'S work on the track practically ends the trains (or the Penang races but, of course, training never stops as with the end of the local meeting, horses will be got ready for the Taiping and
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    GUNNERS BEAT S.R.C.
    25 18 The R.A. (Changi) beat the S.R.C. "A" hockey team 2—o in a match at Changi yesterday. The scorers were Olivier and Roach.
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    PROGRAMME FOR TAIPING SKYE MEETING
    254 18 Norses handicapped, and the Official andicapper will be requested to meet their wishes in this respect so far as ne considers possib'e The racecourse will be officially open for training from Monday, January 16 No hacking will be permitted until all horses in training have
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    49 18 TODAY Rujby: Singapore vs. Service*, padang, Johore vs. R.A.F.. Johore; V.M.C.A. vs. S.C.R.C., Balestlei Hockey: S.C.R.C. vs. RE. (Changl>. Changl: Singapore vs. Selangor, Selangor: Duch vs. R.A.P. (HQ). Golf: Men's Monthly bojey, S.Q.C. TOMORROW Hockey: Singapore Ti. Negrl Sembllan, Seremban Golf: Men's Monthly i^nrev. S.G C
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    THIRD TEST MATCH
    82 18 Changes In South African Side COUTH Africa's team for the v third Test to start at Durban on Jan. 20 is Melville, Mitchell, Nourse, Vanderbyl, Dalton, Viljoen, Gordon, Langton, Wade, Davies. The last place probably will be filled by Rowan or Harry Sparks of the Orange Free
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    JOHORE POLICE BEAT SEGAMAT
    359 18 From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. Jan. 5. TWO goals scored towards the clo3B of the first half gave the Johore Bahru Police a hard earned hockey win over their Segamat colleagues, cv the Segamat town padang, today Play did net reach a high standard but the
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    Y.M.C.A. RUGBY
    67 18 The following have besn seiected to play rugby lor the V.M.C.A. against S.C.R.C. today at 5.15 p.m. on the Balestier Road ground: Robert Eu, Tan Lye Whatt, Fam Choo Beng. Chan Joo Tians. J. Ferguson. G. Ranatunga. W. Mitchell, F. Hutchinscn. Benny Fones, A. Lord. L. Lord. Seah
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    INDIANS BEAT GUNNERS
    20 18 The Indian Association beat th< R.A. (Chang!) 4-1 in a game o hockey at Balestier Road yesterday
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    COMMA & GANDERDOWN BEST BETS TODAY
    1175 19 COMMA GANDERDOWN BEST BETS TODAY Final Day Of Penang New Year Race Meeting A PROGRAMME of eight events today will conclude the Penang Turf Club's New Year meeting. Punters will do well to follow the form horses for this meeting but two good bets should be Comma, m the ponies
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    Selections From Penang
    98 19 TIC TAC Race I.— Empress Judith Anton. Race 2.— Monaveen, Debella. Race 3.— Harvert Festival, Brawny Lad. Race 4.— Swift Arrow. Danger- ous Lover. Race 5. Slieve Anierin, Koh Sabah. Race 6— Herbe Folle, Stuart Tartan. Race 7. Bombus, Saladin. Race B.— Bound Farr. Miss Zipp. Race
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    107 19 The following have been selected to play hockey for the V.M.C.A. against Colts on Monday, at 5.10 p.m., Anson Road ground: V. N. PUlay, Hutchinson, Ranatunga, jElkington. Suratta, Leembruggen. Sing Ching, Guan Kiat. Chin Chye, C. Reshty and Galstuan. Reserve: Jalleh. Against S.C.R.C. on Wednesday, at 5 10
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    32 19 Von Pcstel of the S.C.C. and a Manchester Regiment attacker in a tussle for the ball in yesterday's heckey match on the padang which the "Tads" won 6—l6 1. Straits Times picture.
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    GOOD BOXING IN LAST NIGHT'S FIGHT'S
    459 19 Hill's Impressive Display Against Mendiola TPHERE was plenty of good boxing at the covered stadium last night. Although there were no knockouts the exceptionally large crowd j was thrilled. Highlight of the programme was the excellent boxing of the English featherweight, Frank Hill, who
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    CLUB TAKE ACTION AGAINST PLAYERS
    153 19 London, Dec. 19. ACCRINGTON Stanley F.C. directors fined "Pongo" Waring £10 last night, ordered that he should be severely reprimanded, and that he should apologise. They decided to give fourteen days' notice to two other players Tyson and Jones. All three players had been temporarily
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    MALACCA BEAT JOHORE
    183 19 i From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. 6. lOHORE made their debut in State hockey this afternoon when they met Malacca today and were beaten 3—o. The visitors gave a good display, but lacked combination, as players from Kluang, Segamat, Muar and Johore Bahru were playing together
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    IRISH PLAYER WANTED
    117 19 /CHELSEA Is one of the London clubs whose talent-clutching tentacles are at work. They have been after Jimmy Waddell, inside forward of Linfle'd, noted Iris i League club. So f;r Linfield are not bitin_ But tales of Waddell's talent have rt thro !gh Irish football lik a
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    AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYERS IN INDIA
    83 19 Calcutta, Jan. 1. In an International Match at South. Club between India and America in men's singles Don McNeil (America? beat S. L. R. Sawhney (India) 8:2. 5;8, 63. Ghaus Mahomed (India) be*v O. Anderson (America) 63, 3;6, 6;s. In Men's Doubles Y. Savocfr ana
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    WANTS TRANSFER
    112 19 TRNEST COLLETT, Arsenal wing half, and a recruit of the late Herbert Chapman, has asked George Allison to place him on the transfer list. Mr. Allison has not committed himself, but, if Collett insists, and a fair fee is offered, then the player may move. The position Is
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    TELL-TALE FLASH LAMP TO ASSIST PUTTING
    944 19 Keeping The Clubhead On Straight Line London. IT will be generally agreed that the first-class golfer is the man who drives far and sure, finds the green with the iron shots, and putts consistently well. The player who excels in all departments becomes a
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    W. A. BROWN'S BIG SCORE
    70 19 South Australia defeated Queensland by an Innings and 20 runs in the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide. Queensland added 159 runs lor the remaining six wickets, and W. A. Brown, who was 91 not out. remained unbeaten with 175 to his credit. Scores South Australia
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    FOOTBALLER RECOVERS SIGHT AFTER 3 WEEKS
    123 19 After three weeks of blindness, Billy Simpson, 26-year-old North Shields F.C. player, walked to the window oi his ward In the Newscastle upon Tyne Eye Infirmary pointed to the street below, and said "I can sec that lorry. There are two men In It."
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    FIRST PENALTY GOAL
    70 19 OERE 6 a "new" one. Who scorea the first penalty goal? The spot kick was authorised by the Internaitonal Board on June 2, 1891, and the rule became operative at once. Alrdrieoui ans scored a penalty goal on June 8. 1 In n. Charity Cut -tie against
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      15 1 The Straits Times MALAYAN SPORTS SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1939 No. 18
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      COMMERCIAL LEAGUE BEFORE S.A.F.A. COMPETITION?
      796 1  -  Rodniim By Proposal To Be Made At Annual Meeting NO "BUSINESS" TEAMS TO COMPETE IN LEAGUE FORESHADOWING the Big Kick that will let loose a flood of more than 400 soccer matches from April onwards, is the annual meeting of the Singapore Amateur Football Association
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      Pros, For Wimbledon?
      133 1 WIMBLEDON, famous home of tennis, faces a crisis. Now that Donald Budge has turned professional there is not a single player of international repute left to attract the crowds. Fred Perry, Ellsworth Vines and Bill Tilden have all joined the professional ranks. It is uncertain whether Dorothy
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      14 1 The Johore Bahru Police Depot team uhich drew o—o0 0 with the Muar Club.
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      Australia Reject Time Limit Tests
      180 1 THE Australian Cricket Board of Control has decided that it would be against the interests of Australian Cricket to abandon the limitless Tests in Austral ia. The Board, however welcomed the suggestion from England that Tests there be of five days duration, providing this would
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      Today's Rugby Matches
      315 1 With the Malaya Cup rugby final being played next week end both the Army and Selangor will play matches today which can be regarded in the light of practice games more than anything else. The Army will play the Rest of the South minus the Cricket Club
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      34 1 While twenty-year-old George Bray, Burnley left-half-back, was playing against the revitalised Manchester City at Tuft Moor, his more famous brother, Jack, City's International left-half, was watching the game from the touch-line as 12th man.
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      Trial Matches To Pick South Hockey XI
      347 1 SINGAPORE WILL PLAY JOHORE THIS MONTH (Hy Rodmin) DEPRESENTATIVES of Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Johore and Singapore are actively preparing to bring out a hockey eleven worthy of representing the South in the match against the North on Feb. 18 at Kuala Lumpur. In
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      Rugger Season Was Not Good One For Perak
      1013 2 SIDE FINISHED BOTTOM IN NORTHERN SECTION OF CUP THE rugger season in Ipoh has ended and once again Perak had to tell a story of defeat. Time has passed when the State XV boasted of possessing the finest rugger side in Malaya.
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      Selangor Hockey Review By Video
      592 2 •THIS is the most difficult time of the year to write sports notes. With the Christmas holidays and Naw Year celebrations, there has been much "backsliding" among sporting teams both here and throughout the country. Further we had some abcnir.ab'e weather here for about three
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      Ipoh Team Prove Too Good For Penang
      754 2 Penang Hockey Notes ONLY LOSE ONE MATCH IN SIX PLAYED THE visit of the Ironsides hockey team, composed mostly of schoolboys, who have only met with indifferent success in Ipoh, served, more than anything else, to show how poor the standard of Penang
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      Johore Sports Review By Rover
      554 2 Johore Sports Review By Rover WORTH Johore meet a Negri Sembilan team at rugger today, at Genuang. The match was first fixed for mid November, last year, but it failed to come off due to the inability of Negri to make the trip. North Johore have played three matches S3
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      Singapore will Not Be Represented At Badminton Meeting
      516 3 Singapore will Not Be Represented At Badminton Meeting TJIK third annual general meeting of the Badminton Association of Malaya to be held in Penang next Sunday, is an event in which all state associations are interested. Although Singapore will not be represented at the meeting, the movements of the B.A.M.
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      Muar Hockey Review By Authentic
      623 3 (From Owr Own Correspondent) Muar. is th" standard of hockey in 1 Muar the highest in the State of .lolior.'.' This i.s a difficult question to answer but Muar can justl> claim the honour. Muar has the proud record that no club si.lr in Muar
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      25 3 i ndredj 0/ eoMJMtttora who took part m a cross-country de Bou'oync. Although the temperature teas many ireezinj point, nore of the competitors complained or
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      58 3 The Birmingham goalkeeper leaps to save against Arsenal in the match lehich the Arsenal wm 3—l last month. Sabu, the 15-year-old film act'.r, a very useful member of the Beaconsfield Rovers jootbail team. He hat an average r; one goal a match. The picture shews Sabu tniing his hand at
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      Inquiries & Objections At Penang
      368 3 Inquiries Objections At Penang |>".VA.VG race meeting will conclude (Ml afternoon and must go down as anything but a good start for the New Year. Objections and inquiries have been more numerous at thrs meeting than they have been for a long tvne at any centre. Penang seems to have
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      Cricket Association To Control Cricket Is Not Necessary
      231 3 THE Perak Cricket Association at their annual meeting will discuss a proposal made last year by Mr. Moreira to form a Malayan Cricket Association. This proposal is not likely to receive much support outside Perak. There is no contro'ling body in Singapore
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      INDIAN HOCKEY
      116 3 "THE announcement that will not be included in the 1940 Olympiad has been received In India with considerable resentment as India had thr best chance coming w rid champions The Indian Hoi key Federal a recent meeting passi <i a tton protesting strongly against i >■ decision Holland,
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      Negri Sembilan Sports Review By Audax
      621 3 AT Seremban tomorrow, Negri Sembilan and Singapore will m at hockey for the first time tli is season. Singapore, who play Selanjror today, will he travelling apcountry and judfrea of hockey form should take this opportuni'y to watch playtm forth" annual North vs. South
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        201 3 DIFFICULT YEARS FOR CHILDREN It's wher. children start, to -shoot u|S (suddenly, that they need your sperlak attention Children who are growings fast often tire easily, get pm<\ llstlM* and do poorly at school. The trouble Is that children have; double Job of work to do. They us« up energy
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      16 4 The hockey team of the Muar Club which drew o—o with the Johore Bahru Police Depot.
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      Disappointing Entries For Command Boxing
      911 4 Services Sports Review By Audio IT is rather disappointing to find that, among the 40 odd entries for the Command individual boxing championships, "H.M.S. Terror is represented by only one competitor —A. B. Pittaway whilst the Royal Air Force have made no entries. Until the
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