The Straits Times, 19 January 1939

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1 8 The Straits Times
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    39 1 The Straits Times r ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA x PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 2s PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      268 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone 5471). N1EN CHONG for SMART TAILORING t%m Coleman St. Singapore. Phoi.c 1816 (^yirail Kllli^ PI li W% OIL. MOLASSES. SAND. lliMlrll^^i' liriSiiSHir^ SLIME. GRAVEL AND V> licte tiiere is a pumping pb to be done, specify Gwynnes Pumps. There is a pump for ever>- type
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      73 1 > SEE OUR NEW SELECTION OF GOLF BAGST"^ CANVAS-Light Waterproof— $8.75 t0 525.00 LEATHER $29.50 to $55.00 GOLF BALL BAGS In Green Leather 6.75 In Brown Leather —$10.50 BRYANT'S BAGS for satisfaction! ROBINSON'S Sport's Dept BRITISH CEMENTS "RED HAND" PORTLAND "FERROCRETE" "SNOWCRETE" "COLORCRETE" Clorketi by Gurrmaggb (Incorporated in S.S.) EPH33
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      72 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 23. JAVA ST. CPHONE 3383^ Madame Page Late 92, Piccadilly London. OPE.VS Gowns Designed Created in hei work rooms. $5 $W 13, BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE. 1 y\ JSij/f JUST ARRIVED A iJv^, LOVELY COLLECTION ill// 4 OF SPRING FELTS II I Tlj^ J> SHAPES, ft TRIMMINGS fy THE
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      73 2 EDWARDS.— The death took place at No. 14 Marshall Road. Singapore, early this morning ol Mrs. Josephine Edwards, beloved mother ol Mrs. J. A. van der BceU ol SouiRbaia. F. B. Edwards. Mrs. J. F. Oalljtan and Mrs. A. R. Perelra of Singapore at the age of 64 years.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      42 2 CHEANG.— The family of the late Mr. Clieang Jim Kheng tender their heartfelt thanks lo all friends and relatives for their personal calU. attendance at the funeral as well as lor the wreaths and letters of condolence received in their bereavement.
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      705 2 SITUATIONS VACANT LEADING BRITISH LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY has four vacancies In Malaya for experienced new business Organizers. Salary full commissions payable. All replies will be treated in confidence. Previous experience record of new business must be stated. Box No. 545, Straits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED EUROPEAN LEAVING COLONY can personally recommend
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      783 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE. ELECTRIC GRAMOPHONE Very handsome and powerful Instrument. Apply to 496, Straits Times. ONE CONTAX MODEL II CAMERA for quick sale. $175. Apply Mr. Schauss 90. Robinson Road. Phone 7056. PIANO BY MOUTRIE. Only two years old and in very good condition. Cheap at $160 cash. Apply
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      644 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET. 194-A. Nallur Road off East Coast Road, T>i milestone, 3 storey. Seasiue Bungalow fully furnished and fitted with water electricity. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, garage, servants quarters. Apply V. S. P. Chettiar, 47, Market Street. "Phone 4739. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET BORSUMIJ BUILDING: to
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      726 2 AUCTION NOTICE ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of wcll-maclc-to-order modern European high-grade polished Teak Household Furniture of every description, H.M.V. table gramophone with dance records. Salgon-made twisted string centre mats, aluminium cooking utensil Etc., Etc. (The property of Mr. D. Lyscnaar, Immigration Officer, DUTCH CONSULATE* (N. B. The above furniture was speciallymade
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      208 2 I BARGAINS 2381 STANDARD 10 h.p. Saloon Deluxe fa •lmoet new condition blue duco and upholstery. A very attractive little car for $1,200. 2360 B.S.A. SCOUT 4-scater Sports tourer, 1936 model. Newly ducocd black, four new tyres. Completely overhauled. A very speedy sports car priced at $700. 2419 AUSTIN 10-1
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      609 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. arrcrporated In England* PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S^Ca HAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES OVT.VARD FROM LO^TOON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. -»VPTTP* 17.000 Jan !7 SM^mNDI JT.OOO Feb. 10 £™> S %^MI 6 00 Mar 10 CORFT 000 Mar 10 "HITRAL 15.000
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      520 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. r inroroorawd (p »ar»n> GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE bTAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU Jan. 21. S.S. HARL'NA MARl? Feb. 4 S.S. KATORI MARU Feb. 16 v M.S. YASUKUNI MARU
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      622 3 A I JM ntvcKHX UNI CHINA/JAPAN LOO SA.n i SS LL D I jfo s a^^pkSSK: t.: port •g&jpspgSi B^kf^A 8 Tfft IT W* x^HLiL"^ 1/J t/S F A^g S^g.s H an J ghaY raBAp'IIOLIDAi To'OTw'fa. BMlkOk. FAX EASTERN CKOTSf (7 we«ta> $*8t SaUon. Colombo, eto. For further nartlculars tootr
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      732 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. CoUyer Qoay Singapore ••••>• Trt. 5151. Chartered Bank Bulldin* Penanf TeL 1S««. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SEBVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON, N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen Line) Due Sit"* ACHILLES L'don, ,I'dam, H'burg. Hull. Gdynia Jan. 21 Jan. 24 AGAMEMNON Mars, L'don, R'dam,
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      U.S. TO BUILD 50 SHIPS A YEAR
      147 4 PROGRAMME of building 50 new ships annually for the next ten years to rejuvenate a largely obsolescent mercantile marine is in hand by the United States Maritime Commission. Having already in its first year (1938) either started construction or placed contracts for 50
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      41 4 Mails from Europe (London mails) expected tomorrow, Jan. 20, by B.I. (Rohna) will be delivered to boxholders at 9 a.m. G3neral delivery of letters at 9 a.m. Malls from Holland etc. expected Qn Jan. 21, by Poelau Bras.
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      CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS
      38 4 TPHE Chrlstiaan Huygens Is expected to arrive in the Roads from Batavia at 9 p.m. today. She will berth at the wharf at 7 ajn. tomorrow and sail for Belawan, Colombo and Eurpe at 10 a.m.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      258 4 LNWARI) Wearnes: From Penanc, Ipoh. and Koala Lumpur. Arrtret ever? evening. Qantas: From Australia: Ar rivet tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M. from Netherlands Indies: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Expected THIS evening. Imperial: From £urope: Expected tomorrow morning. K.N.1.1.M.: From Netherlands Indie:: Arrives Tuesday afternoon. K.N.1.L.M.:
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      373 4 Toaay Western Canada (Van Heutsz) 2 p.m. China and Shanghai (Van Heutsz) 2 p jn Europe Great Britain (K. L.M.I 7 oai Hong Kong (Van Heutsz) 2 p.in Iran (K.L U.) I p.m Japan, Formosa Macao (Van Heutsz) 2 p.m. Medan (K. L.M.I 2 dh Western U.S.A.
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      FROM MALACCA
      122 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" mustP be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By K.L.M." Malls will close from Malacca as follows: Today. Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) 6 p.m. Siam. 3urma, India. Iraq. Palestine, Egypt, Mauritius. Europe, Great Britai... Ireland, N.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    532 4 New York, Jan. 18. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today:— Yesterday's Today's Close. Close. Changes. 30 Industrials 148.93 148.99 up .06 20 Bails 31.88 32.01 up .13 15 Utilities 24.13 24.18 up .05 40 Bonds 90.58 90.72 up .14 Business dene—
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    PALESTINE ARABS' ATTITUDE
    124 4 Deciding Factor On London Parley London, Jan. 18. P 1 Is understood the question of Palestine was discussed at today's Cabinet meeting, and it is believed the attitude of Palestine Arabs !s likely to be the deciding factor in any decision for or against the conference in
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    CRISIS APPEAL ENDS IN NAZI CHARGE
    122 4 Berlin, Jan. 18. PASTOR MUELLER, leader of the Opposition Church, together with two other pastors are to appear on a charge i>f "misusing the pulpit." The charge follows Pastor Mueller's request to his parishioners on Sept. 30 (at the height of the crisis over
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    FOOD SHORTAGE IN CANTON
    19 4 An acute food shortage is reported in Canton and Honam. renorts Bin Chew Jit Vo\\.
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    CHESSBOARD MOVES IN EUROPE
    277 4 CHESSBOARD MOVES IN EUROPE Germany And Italy Woo Hungary Berlin, Jan. 19. /"•ERMAN and Italian moves on the European chessboard are being carefully watched in London and Paris. In Berlin an official communique issued at the conclusion of the visit of the Hungarian Foreign Minister, Count Csaky, stated that the
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    GENERAL STRIKE CALL IN BURMA
    111 4 Follows Round-up Of Alleged Agitators Rangoon, Jan. 18. A CALL for a general strike throughout Burma has been I issued by the Burma for the Eurmans party. The call for the strike, for which no date has y;t been mentioned, is regarded as a reply
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    FRANCO TROOPS PUSH ON TO CAPITAL
    163 4 Republican Threat To Nationalists Barcelona, Jan. 19. CUCCESSFUL Republican attacks on the Estremadura front are claimed by a Spanish press agency dispatch. It says the Republicans have captured fresh positions and are threatening the rear of Nationalist positions at Sierra Menadura and Tejonera. A
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    CHINESE LEADER HELD IN MANCHUKUO
    58 4 Hsingking, Jan. 18. MANCHUKUO authorities announce that they have arrested Lo Ming-sing, "commander-in-chief of the Chinese guerilla forces in Manchuria." and one of his principal [ollowers Meng Shao-ching Both will be tried for train wrecking, murdering Japanese officers and looting villages. Lo Ming-ching was appointed
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      627 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.S) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431 W tl"” "\tf\j I and Vancouver. Direct or via J' 'Hhillflw 1 Honolulu. .ships-side rail con*Tm jj iV/' nectlons at Vincoover mTrJMi^^mW^^^ lls tlme K0 vla Canaca Doot m' -jpi y' our aassa se on Canadian Pacific's F J^^d^l
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      462 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Last Qlg:.t max. rain- bright min temp fall s'shine temp inches br» *T West Coast. Alor Star 88 Nil 7.3 72 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 89 Nil 8.9 73 Sitiawan 90 Nil 11.0 72 Bukit Jeram 88 Nil 9.8 73 Malacca 86 Nil
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    BIG BATTLE AT JUNCTION OF THREE PROVINCES
    420 5 Franco Massacre Of Refugees Alleged By Republicans Lerida, Jan. 18. SOME of the bitterest fighting in the Catalan battle is going on at the junction of the three provinces of Lerida, Taragona and Barcelona. Only 40 miles from Barcelona, the Republican capital, the
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    HELP FOR BRITISH AGRICULTURE
    151 5 Premier's Promise To Farmers' Candidate London, Jan. 18. IN response to what he describes as a personal appeal from the Prime Minister not to split the National Government vote, Mr. J. F. Wright. Independent Conservative and th? farmers' candidate, has withdrawn from the by-election In East
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    GOT FAT AFTER HER OPERATION.
    212 5 Kruschen Restored Normal figure. It is quiie common to put on Mesti after an operation— especially U you are middle-aged. That Is what happened with this woman, who decided to throw It olt again. "Three years ago. 1 had a verjr serious operation," she writes.
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    FOR BACKACHE KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLE
    101 5 FOR BACKACHE KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLE Stop Getting Up NigUts and Feel Yovnget Here's one good way to llu;h harmful waste from kidneys and stop bladder irritation that often causes scanty, burning and smarting passage Ask your chemist for a 60-cent b.x of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsulesa splendid safe
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      87 5 NO MODERN HOME CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT iGRAFTOM CLOUDY HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA Invaluable in the Kitchen, Scullery i Bathroom I Useful in 100 different way*. HouMMom 7; ffi m 50 cents i P« qu*'* bo**' 1 -s.^-- Obtainable at S-SatoLs all leadwg Stores Product of GRAFTON LABORATORIES. and Kuala I.umpur.
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      107 5 HH|HHmore dependabilityH^^H I^^^^^Sand new beauty^^H HH|HH|BS|iHB I Dodge engineers created a motor '*\~r' car designed to perform heller than ?j{\psP.;. [B^^^^^^S^^^8 ever, designed to appear better than ever. To new streamlined body design > ''r Wagft*- ia teen added an impressive list of "^SJif^'' BBmJH el features, including Remote Control
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      380 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metre*. ZHF 30.96 metre*. p.m. 5.00 Cantonese selections. t 5.55 Cantonese orchestral reciUl.t 6.15 Mandarin children's programme. 6 30 Mandarin song recital. 7.00 The Hill Billies.t 7.15 A talk by Ida Klnloch. 7.30 Time, weather, and news announce menu. 1A5 G.E.C. military band. 8.15 Hawaiian
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      613 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. GSU tl41 rae/i (13.97 a.) I GSO 11.1' nut (16.8* m.); GSF 15 14 me 119.82 a.): GSJ Z1.63 me/1 UJ.9S m.C CSO 1L7S mc/t (SS.S3 m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. "Stop Dancing."* 0.33 "What's On Tonight?"* 7.40 Pianoforte recital by Maurice Ccle.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      450 6 RUBBER SHARES MEET SELLING PRESSURE OTHER SECTIONS DULL BUT STEADY By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Jan. IS). NOTHING occurred yesterday lo disturb the prevailing dullness .■nd very little business was reported in all sections. At the opening this morning commodities show little change and both tin and
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      MOTOR-CAR SALES IN AMERICA
      70 6 l'pward Trend And Need More Rubber r is reported that "retail sales ol automobiles are res. .-ting the usual M-usoimi downward tendency, write {Swan CulberUon and Fritz, in their cofflin m (,n the behaviour of New York limrki ts yesterday ■lime and say that con•umptton ol
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      MINING
      610 6 All snare* quoted above axe fully paid. tfsue Vai e.. _i jo iyaJ) Evatt Bit Buyers Seller? Ampat Tin 3/9 4 3 3/9 4/3 t'l Asani KutnDanfl 26/9 27/9 26/- 28/£1 Austral ila.a\ 43/- 4?> n 43/- 4f/-n 5/- \yet ttuan 22/- 23 6 22/3 23/6 1 Ayei iV:r.j
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      GENERAL
      434 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 LSSft 1.40 2 2 do '*s" Preis. 2.20 2 30xd 2.57 2 45cd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5 50 6.00 1 1 B. M Broadcasting u.50 0 60 i).50 > 60 10 B M. Trustee 8.75 7 50 S75 7
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      267 6 J% viaynara Si Co Ltd $30,000 int Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 aom SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL i% I'jUl red 1940 $400,000 Int Mar 31 Sept.. 30 102' 2 103' a aom *W> Wi red 1947 $1,800,000 Ir.t Mar 31 Sept. 30 108 1 110 norn iVjty, iy(.t
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      RUBBER SHARES
      370 6 snares are 51 unless otherwise stated) r'rasei L Co L.yall at Bvat Allenby Alor Gajab AmaJ Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek 4yc-r Panas 3assett Batu Untana Bedford Benta Borelli Brogas Brunei On Bukit Katll Buklt K B Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah i$10> Jhangkat S^rdaag Jonnemara 31enealy PlanUtioa* Hamilton
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
    83 6 I !:ursd;iy, Jan. 19, Noon. No. ix a.s.s. (Spot loose) 27 M 27 !4 No. IX R.S.S. r.o.b. in cases January 27% 27!<fc G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales January 27 27% FAQ. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales January 26! i 26% FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S.
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    EXCHANGES
    184 6 The 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 2050 Switzerland demand 239', '2 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54'/a Montreal demand 54V 2 Batavia
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    London Stock Exchange
    421 6 Firmer Close After Being Easier London Jan. 18. A BSENCE of buying on tha Stock Exchange today caused process U) drift lower In most groups though immediately prior to the close a slightly firmer tendency was discernible in some sections. Changes in the gilt-edged group were very
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    102 6 London. Jan. 18. IN the Foreign Exchange market to- day sterling continued Quietly firm In terms of other leading currencies. Reuter. The following were today's closing mean rates:— Paris 177 15/64 Athens 547Vi New York 4.68% Rio 3 1/16 Montreal i.11% sellers oflvla' Brussels 27.70% Belgrade 209
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    RAUB RUBBER TO LIQUIDATE
    70 6 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 18. OAUB RUBBER ESTATES LTD., pro- poses to liquidate and distribute its assets, including a small amount of cash, with its holding in Hoscote Rubber Estates Ltd. to shareholders. It was announced recently that the Hoscote oompany would take over
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    39 6 London, Jan. 18. pi the commodity markets today, Jute was very firm on scarcity of sellers In the face of good speculative demand based on talk of a coming reduction in Calcutta working hours to 40 a week.— Reuter.
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    PROTECTION OF STERLING
    192 6 STOCK EXCHANGE DEALS MAY BE AFFECTED London. Jan. 18 CONSIDERABLE discussion is taking place in Stock Exchange circles regarding the implications of th? exten. sion of the embargo on certain gold and foreign exchange transactions to dealings in securities Whi'e the interpretation 01 the Treasury's request will
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    NO MORATORIUM IN CHINA
    80 6 Wants Customs Revenue From Japanese CCnungking. Jan. 18. HINA wants to pay all her obligations on Bond issues, the service of which is secured on Customs revenue, and Is ready to consider any fair arrangement for this purpose, a spokesman of the Finance Ministry declared today.
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    SHELL TRANSPORT INTERIM
    70 6 'THE directors of Sheii Transport anc Trading Co. Ltd.. have declarec an interim dividend on the ordinarj stock of Is. 6d. per £1 unit of stock or account of the year 1938. according v Information received by the Charteret Bank. The dividend is payable free of ta>
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    BRITISH TIN ACQUIRES HOLDING IN SIAM MINE
    51 6 'From Our Own Com pondent.i London. Jan. 18 DRITISH TIN INVESTMENT Cor- poration. of which Capt. O. Lyttelton is chairman, has acquired a substantial interest in Pin Yok. a mine in Siam. which is owned by the British American Tin Corporation— Straits Times
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    MAJOR-GEN. HARADA
    30 6 Shanghai. Jan. 18. Major-Gen. K. Harada, chief of the Japanese Special Service Section, has been appointed to be the chief adviser to the Reformed Government in Kanking.—Eastern News.
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    NEWS IN BRIEF
    153 6 Reports that the German Ministry for Propaganda, of which Dr. Goebbels is the head, will shortly be dissolved are described in Berlin as a silly invention."— Trans-Ocean. For driving a car in an inebriated condition, Hermann NiehorT, of Brunswick, has been sent to a Nazi concentration camp.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      MALAYA'S TIN POSITION DETERIORATING
      1483 7 Straits Product's Goodwill Lost Through Restriction A. STRAUSS AND COMPANY'S MONTHLY REVIEW ]UALAYA'S gradually deteriorating position in the tin-producing industry owing to the effects of the International Tin Control scheme, is referred to by A. Strauss and Co. Ltd., metal dealers in London in its monthly
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      BASIC RUBBER QUOTAS
      340 7 OBJECTS OF LARGER ESTATE STOCKS PROLONGED negotiations were necessary before agreement was reached on the basic rubber quotas incorporated in the revised rubber regulation agreement which operates from the beginning of this year until the end of 1943. This is revealed in a memorandum prepared by the
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
      164 7 THE Singapore Chambsr of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.417th auction yesterday when of 1,415.765 lb. <632.04 tons) catalogued. 1.278.070 lb (***** tons) was offered and 993,371 lb. (443-47 tons) was sold. London, spot sheet. 7 7 gd a pound. New York. spot. 15 11 16 cents
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      U.S. TYRES AND TUBES
      308 7 BIG INCREASE IN DELIVERIES STOCKS AGAIN DOWN CUBSTANTIAL increase in deliveries and a further fall in stocks of American tyres and inner tubes occurred in November. .This development accompanied the rise in American automobile output to the highest level for more than twelve months. Deliveries of
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      RAND RECORD 1938 GOLD OUTPUT
      229 7 Over Million Ounces Per Month COR the first time In its history tin: Transvaal gold output during 1938 exceeded 1.000,000 ounce* monthly, a I record which has never been ap- proached by any other goldfield. Owin£ to the holidays and the Voortrekker celebrations the output
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      66 7 Singapore, Jan. 18, 12 noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $13.00 White $12.50 Black 9 25 Copra Mixed $3.00 $3.00 Sun Dried $3.30 Sago Flour No. 1 i Lingga $2.30 Fair $2.39 $2.30 Sarawak $2.30 $2.30 Jelotong Palembang $7.50
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    130 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. company Dividzud TIN. K Kamunting 3d Puirjah 9d. div 9d. bonus Petaling 5% final Southern Kinta t%% Int. less ta.\ Takuapa Sd BLBBCB. Books Close Jan. 27 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Die. 28 Jan. 23 Singapore, Jan. 18, 5 p.m. Total for Date Ex.
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      376 7 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. rimim. for refund ol wcmml on Vacant Houses. NOTICE is hereby given that claims for refund of assessment on vacant houses within Municipal Limits for the period from July 1 to Dec. 31. 1938, must be sent In on or before Jan. 31, 193t. Applications for
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      198 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated try China d? Special Charter i. 12. Cecil Street, Stinpurt l'rlrphmrs: M»n alters Office •«<« a Ant. Mamt»r°* Ohire «44* a K\chan«e Deft. (441 General Office SltR-t CaMr **JrcM: 'CHI N<;KH> Paid lp Capital Ch. S 4V.Nt.Ht N ■eaarve Fm* to MMM«t CIlS ».?M.IM.M ToUl Anet*
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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      168 8 I THE YEARS MOST LOVABLE PICTURE! OPENING TODAY AT 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P. M. WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT TREAT! mb4 i^fei Y0U O M M c\ WILL m m l0VE O NPl < I v KAY jfl| j^ BRAVE Th«r« wot 1 ,^P^ 0THER! V IB and ki.«abl* i &W REGINALD
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      329 8 [•COME AND SEE THE J MODERN jKASH M I R j i HAND EMBROIDERED EVENING J TUNICS BOLEROS j ii ParmananD I 42, HIGH STREET. s nf^^T&P THE KING OF j HEX RECORDS] JANUARY MID-JANUARY ISSUES. Billy Cotton Orchestra. 9421 love makes the world go round. I Between you and
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      289 8 M Merry Giggling Mirth from Metro Goldwyh Mayer ■H^lJ 616 1 OPENING TONIGHT. PAVILION mi ■F ~W "BETTKR THAN 'LIBELED LADY" Says DAILY MAIL P J^l 3 GRAND ROLES FOR 3 GRAND STARS! J I JANET GAYNOR ffifa ROBERT MONTGOMERY J FRANCHOT TONE IN METRO-GOLDV/YN-MAYER'S SUNSHINE SPECIAL mtimimiim^ imiiiiMt^ m^_
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    FRENCH DEMARCHE TO TOKIO ON CHINA'S POSITION
    214 9 U. S. Planes Arms For China Sent Through Rangoon Paris, Jan. 18. THE French Government has sent to Japan a note similar to the recent British and American demarches, asking fo/ further information on recent declarations by Japanese statesmen concerning Japanese policy in
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    Ministry Of National Service
    58 9 Ministry Of National Service London, Jan. 18. CIX Auckland Geddes, adviser to Sir John Anderson, Lord Privy Seal, speaking at Beckenham, disclosed that a Minister of National Service has already been selected and that he is a "young and active" man. He added it was no secret that the Ministry
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    CHINA'S APPEAL
    195 9 Pessimistic V iew Of The Times London, Jan. 18. "THE usefulness of Dr. Wellington j Koo's repeated appeals to the j League of Nations is doubtful," comments The Times, adding, "they tend chiefly to accentuate the political weakness of the League." The Times comes to this conclusion i
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    CHUNGKING PARLEY
    57 9 Chungking, Jan. 18. IMPORTANT items on the agenda of the nf eh plenary session of the Kuomintang include the strengthening i of military organisation, expansion of i the air force and increased co-opera-tion with democratic nations. Most members of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang have arrived
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    31 9 r.. >.•.; IPALS in the Anglo-Halim ta Il.s in Rome last week (from left) Co.iU Ciuuo. Lord UiliiSX, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and Signor Mussolini.— Luce picture received from the Singapore Italian Consulate-General.
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    Mobilisation Of Transport
    181 9 Mobilisation Of Transport Government Outlines Emergency Scheme London. Jan 13. A PLAN for the mobilisation o. Britain's goods transport and the immediate rationing of fuel in tbe event of war are outlined in a booklet issued by the Ministry of Transport. It appeals to the operators ot about 500.000 motor
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    Chinese Attack Wang Ching-wei's Secretary
    49 9 Hone Kong; Jan. 18. •TWO Chinese attacked Wang Ching-wei's secretary fn the heart of the city today with a hammer, inflicting serious injuriesOne of the men has been nrrcsted. Reuter. Wang Ching-wei was recently dismissed from the Chinese Government for advocating peace with Japan.
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    FRESH BRITISH LOAN FOR CHINA?
    48 9 Chungking, Jan. 18. IT Is rumoured that Great Britain is considering a further credit loan of £2,000.000 to China. She is stated to be waiting on America to take the initiative if economic pressure against Japan is to be applied— Nanyang Slang Pau.
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    JAPAN-CANTON SHIPPING LINE
    23 9 A Japanese shipping firm is planning to start a regular service between Japan and Canton, reports Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    SABOTAGE IN BRITAIN
    465 9 POLICE GUARDS IN WHITEHALL London, Jan. 18. THE gravity of the bombing attempts to cripple Britain's vital electricity services is becoming more obvious as fresh facts become known. Special precautions are even Deing taken in Whitehall and police are on duty on both sides of Downing Street.
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    BRITAIN CAN RE-ESTABLISH FAR EAST LEADERSHIP
    256 9 Chungking, Jan. 18. COMMENTING on the British note to Japan the spokesman of the Foreign Office stated that it expresses the attitude of justice." It showed that Britain's firm stand in the Far Eastern conflict remained unchanged despite the threatening statements repeatedly issued from
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 1939. Summing Up
    821 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 1939. Summing Up The recent correspondence in the Straits Times on the status and rights of local-born Chinese, Indians and Ceylonese in the Malay protectorates is brought to an end today with a letter from a Malay reader in Province Wellesley. It will
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    New House Servants
    341 10 It was remarked in this column some days ago that the Chinese houseboy wou'.d probably disappear from Singapore sooner or later and that domestic service would be regarded here, as in Europe and America, as a natural and proper occupation lor w;men and girls. That change is
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    $50,000 ORGAN
    237 10 More Werner Baer Recitals? i 3 MUNICIPALITY AND music To (he Editor of the Straits Ti.ncs. t Sir— As one membsr of the enthusi2 astic audience which attended the 3 organ recital given by Mr. Werner s Baer on Sunday last, I should l'.ks to endorse thoroughly the
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    THE HOOTING BAN
    221 10 To th 3 Editor of the Straits Tim*s. Sir.— l aeree with what "lorry Driver" says In your issue of the Straits Times of today with regard to tIH sounding of motor-car and lorry horns. which I understand will be stopped by I the Chief Police Officer.
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    ON SIGLAP BEACH
    185 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l understand that sand-llftlng j off the Singapore beaches is illegal. If jso why is the law not enforced? An occasional stroll by the police along jthe beach from 11 p.m. onwards will disclose the fact that much sand
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    LIBRARY BROWSING
    152 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A little time ago "Anak Singapura" advocated that Raflle3 Library should be kept open till a later hour in the evenings. Since that note appeared I have made inquiries, amongst people of my acquaintance, from which It would appear that
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    IN SINGAPORE TEMPLES
    781 10 True Buddhism And Superstition The following artic'e has been contributed to the Straits Times by one of the joint honorary secretaries of the Eiinlish section of the Singapore Buddhist Association, as an endeavour to promote a better understanding of the nature of Buddh'.sm. OUDDHISM as a religion
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    750 10 Bashers COME time ago I remarked on the popularity of ptn-tablea in Singapore coffee-shops, but I did not know at the time that these tantalising tune* are a source cf worry to the proprietor as well ns an attraction to customers A reader tells me that
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    CABINET DISCUSSES ROME TALKS AND SPAIN
    885 11 Italians To Remain Until Franco Wins WHITEHALL CROWD WANTS MUNITIONS FOR LOYALISTS Premier's Reply To Plea For Ending Arms Ban AFTER Mr. Neville Chamberlain had reported to the Cabinet yesterday on the results of his visit to Signor Mussolini in Rome last week, it
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    No French Arms For Spain
    209 11 No French Arms For Spain Military Reject Red Pi* m To Open Border Paris. Jan. 18. THE Chamber Army Commission! today rejected by an over-vIll-lining majority a Communist motion demanding that the Gov- tutnent open the Spanish frontier .■ml send war material to Spain. In spite of ihe increasing clamour
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    DAWES FORECASTS "ENDURING PEACE"
    75 11 Chicago, Jan. 18. yn.OKdlS defence of the Munich agreement was made today by General Dawes, famous banker, statesman and author of the reparations agreement, when tie made one of his rare public pronouncements. General Dawes. addressing the Chicago Association of Commerce, described Mr. Neville Chamberlain as
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    CHINESE AIR FORCE
    24 11 TPHE Chinese Air Force Is composed of 293 planes, including 96 planes at Naneheng, In Shensl, It Is r?ported.— Eastern News.
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    League To Remain Inactive ?
    106 11 League To Remain Inactive China's Appeal For AntiJapan Boycott Geneva, Jan. 18. TTHE question of the Sino-Japanese dispute raised before the League Council yesterday by Dr. Wellington Koo was discussed in private today by a committee of four, namely, France, Great Britain, Russia and China, but no decision has yet
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    LABOUR PARTY AND SPANISH WAR
    140 11 Mounted Police Baton Charge In Whitehall London, Jan. 19•TTHE National Executive Labour Party today adopted a resolution calling the atention of the British Government and people to the continued violation of the policy of non-interven-tion by t>2 Italian and German governments in support of Gen.
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    GUAM AS NAVAL BASE: SENATOR'S DENIAL
    74 11 Washington, Jan. 18. SENATOR BORAH declared today that he v/as convinced no attempt would be made by the United States, anyhow for the time being, to fortify the island of Guam as a naval base. This follows a Japanese admiralty spokesman's statement on Jan.
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    26 11 REPORTS from Harar, Abyssinia, state that Italian motorised troops have been passing through that city toward the British Somaliland frontier, says a Reuter message from Djibouti.
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    TRADE TALKS WITH REICH
    347 11 TRADE TALKS WITH REICH Meeting Will Be Held Soon London, Jan. 19. ANGLO-GERMAN trade relations and competition will be discussed at an early meeting of the Federation of British Industries and the German Relchsgruppe Industrie. It was announced last night that the Grand Council of the Federation has approved a
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    JAPANESE AIR RAID ON SHENSI CAPITAL
    51 11 A LARGE formation of Japanese military planes raided Slan, capital of Shensi, yesterday, reports Eastern I News. Hits were scored on the head- quarters of the Eighth Route (Commu- nist) army, military barracks and other military establishments, it is claimed. (OTHER CABLES— PAGES 4
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    JAPAN'S WAY TO PEACE
    349 11 London, Jan. 19. MX. M. Shigemitsu, Japanese Ambassador in London, in a speech at the dinner of the Japan Society in London last night emphasised his firm belief in open diplomacy, and regretted that so many publicists who were writing about Japanese affairs could neither speak
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    MINISTERS & ABBEY UNDER GUARD AFTER BOMBINGS
    450 11 MINISTERS ABBEY UNDER GUARD AFTER BOMBINGS Series Of Arrests Made In London And Manchester London, Jan. 18. UIGH explosives, pistols, rifle detonators and copies of a "Proclamation of the Irish Republic" were among the mass of material produced in Bow Street Police Court today when seven men were charged following
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    Canada To Begin Work On R.A.F. Planes
    65 11 Canada To Begin Work On R.A.F. Planes Montreal, Jan. IX. ]U|R. LEWIS OKI), Canadian ;iir expert, announced on his return from England today that worK on the manufacture of bombers fan Canada for the Royal Air Force would start within a few wee.is and continue throughout the present year and
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    U.S. ENVOY REPORTS ON CHINA'S POSITION
    58 11 New York, Jan. 13. MR. Nelson T Johnson, U.S. Amon.--sador to China who has been recalled for consultation. Is understood to *aye reported to Washington tha the: Chinese "are very hopeful I tual victory Mr. Johnson apparjntly first-hand Information to the jra Department from
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    BOMBERS WHICH FLY AT 280 m.p.h. FOR SELETAR
    379 12 Modernisation Of Malayan Squadrons In Near Future GOOD PROGRESS WITH WORK ON NEW AERODROMES DKISTOL BLENHEIM bombers, probably the fastest planes of their type in the world, will replace Vickers ViWebeeste torpedo bombers in No. 36 Squadron at the Seletar Royal Air
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    C. O. For Penang R. N. V. R.
    104 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 18COMMANDER C. C. ALEXANDER. R.N.. Retired., has been appointed Commanding Officer of the Straits Settlements Itoyai N.iv:il Volunteer Reserve (Penan- Division). He has already left Emiand by P. and O. liner and is dv: at Penanij
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    FIVE CHARGES OF CHEATING $5,000 Bail For Chinese
    109 12 FIVE CHARGES OF CHEATING $5,000 Bail For Chinese CLAIMING trial on five charges of cheating, a Chinese. Chow Vow Hens, who appeared in the Singapore Fourth Police Court this morning before Mr. K. A. Blacker, was allowed $5,000 bail. Accused is charged with cheating five dill'crent pawnshop managers by Inducing
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    BRUNEI RAJA BOUND FOR SELANGOR
    74 12 A .MEMBER ot the Brunei royal lam- i!y who is to vis t Malaya to represent the SuHan of Brunei at the coronation of the Sultan of Selangor will be entertained at a tsa-party at the residence of Mr. A. M Alsagoff. at Sigiap. on
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    41 12 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mr Ec Ber.j? Hkin and children beg to thank ail ic'.aiivt'i and frisnds for their r.i^ht ..nd kind attendance at the funeral of the Ute Mrs. Ei- Ben; Hian and also those who sent wreatba and screws, etc.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    169 12 -:■»<; M'Ottr. A DEL Pill HOTEL Special Dirr.?r Dane BAFFLES HOTEL mail 9 45 10 Mid:.. C.AIiKICK THEATRE. GEVLANU The Adventures of Marco Polo Varsity Show at 7.45 p.m. 081 M WORLD Cabaret: 9 to Midnight Globe Theatre: Tovarich. Sky Taikir: Girl Overboard Girl on tlie Front Page. ii
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    New Bombers
    44 12 A /ennation oj Bristol Blenheim monoplane* photographed at a height of 15,000 feet. Capable of a level speed, with- full load O7i board, of 280 m.v.h., the Blenheim, is easily the fastest bomber in service with any of the world's Air Forces
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    MR. P. McNUTT AT BASES
    160 12 Inspection Tour This Morning TRIP ROUND ISLAND IN FLYING-BOAT r THE United States High CommLs- sioner to the Philippines, Mr. Paul V. McNutt accompanied by his A.D.C., lieut.-Commander J. P. Rockwell, UJS.N., was conducted round the Naval and RAF. Bases at Seletar this morning. Mr.
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    MOTOR LORRIES FOR CHINA'S ARMY
    121 12 Engineer On His Wa: To Germany CENT by the China Automobile Factory, which assembles motor vehicles ior use in the Slno-Japaness conflict, Mr. Cheng Su-yuen, engineering superintendent of the factory, passed through Singapore yesterday in the German linsr Potsdam, bound for Germany. Mr. Cheng said
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    CORPORAL FATALLY HURT IN FALL
    53 12 ■From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 19. /""•ORPORAL Serdara Singh, who was cleaning the married quarters at the Police Depot, Johore Bahru, yesterday afternoon slipped and fell from the second floor a distance of about 30 feet. He died almost instantaneously. The funeral takes
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    Malayan Indians Must Not Be Divided, Says Pandit
    432 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. IF these people Indians who have not settled in Malaya who are criticised and who are supposed to be acting in a way inimical to the true interests of the j local-born Indians were
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    American And British Smiles
    43 12 The United States High Commissioner to the HtfUjptmm, Mr. Paul V. McNutt (left) chatting with the Gorernor, Sir Shcntcn Thomas, on Government House steps, before he left to visit the Navel and RAJ. Bases this morning.— straits Times picture.
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    GOVERNOR TO FLY TO SIAM R.A.F. Flying-Boat Trip This Month
    166 12 GOVERNOR TO FLY TO SIAM R.A.F. Flying-Boat Trip This Month TO VISIT RUINS OF ANGKOR WAT TT'HE Governor, Sir snenton Thomas, will leave Malaya on Jan. 30 on his proposed visit to Siam and Indo-China. Accompanied by Laciy Thomas and attended by Mr. L. H. N. Davis, private secretary, and
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    SMALLPOX PATIENTS MAKE PROGRESS
    70 12 I*HE two smallpox patients in hospital at the quarantine camp at St. John's Island are progressing f avoitr- ably. They are Mrs. Hazel Royer, the middle-aged Los Angeles woman who I developed smallpox on a voyage from Bangkok on the ship on which the Siam's 13-year-old
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    TUNGKU MAHKOTA OUT OF HOSPITAL
    39 12 THE Tungku Mahkota of Johore has been discharged from the Johore General Hospital after a week's treatment for pug and teeth wounds received when a Siamese panther jumped en him in his private zoo.
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    DARWIN TO FOLLOW SINGAPORE
    103 12 <Prom Our Own CcrresiKndent.) Sydney, Jan. 18 A COMBINED land and sea airport lor Darwin, on the lines cf the Singapore Airport, has been recommended jto the Civil Aviation Board. It is the proposal of Allan Collins, chief civil aviation officer for the Northern Territory, stationed
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    MARX BROTHERS NOW RESPECTABLE
    161 12 At The Cinema 'Room Service" (The Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller and Frank Alhertson). R.K.O-- Radio. At the Capitol. THE Marx Brothers have become re- spectable, too respectable, with the j exception of a few brilliant flashes reminiscent cf "A Night at the Opera," "A
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    CEREMONIAL OPENING FOR JOHORE ASSIZES
    54 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 18. THERE will be a ceremonial opening of the Johore Assizes en Feb. 5. Mr. Justice Mills will arrive at the Court shortly before 10.30 a.m. and will inspect a police guard of honour, accompanied by the Registrar
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    CHIEF AIR RAID WARDEN APPOINTED FOR CITY
    346 12 Hundreds To Begin Training In February PHIEF Air Raid Warden for Singapore will be Mr. J. E. Jeans, who is being seconded from the Straits Settlements Police. This appointment precedes the active training of several hundred wardens, which will begin on Feb. 1.
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    MAN TELLS OF CHASE WHILE HIS HANDS WERE BOUND
    786 13 Chinese Hawker Faces Robbery Charge At Assizes ACCUSED ALLEGED TO Bfe "MAN IN GREY' CONCERNED IN INCIDENT HOW, with his hands tied behind him and with a gag in his mouth, he gave chase to a "man in trey" who had
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    CHARGES AGAINST SOLDIER
    95 13 AN alleged incident in the Sin2apore Cafe, in Paya Lebar Road, on Boxing Day. had a sequel in the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday when Private James Burnett appeared before Mr. L. B. Gibson on charges of criminally intimidating a Malay lance corporal by threatening him with
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    CHINESE GETS SIX WEEKS' GAOL
    66 13 CENTENCE of six weeks' rigorous im- orisonment was passed on a 44-year- old Chinese. Soon Kam Lye, by the i Singapore Fifth Police Court Majiisjtrate, Mr. L. C. Goh, yesterday, when IIM convicted him of possessing housebreaking implements in Calrnhill Road on the night of
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    COURT SEQUEL TO STREET SHOOTING
    72 13 A SHOOTING incident in Canal Road on the night of Dec. 1, in which a Chinese was wounded, had a sequel in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, when a Cantonese. Tham Yew Chone. aged 24, was produced before Mr K. A. Blacker on a
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    CHARGE OF VOLUNTARILY CAUSING HURT
    63 13 AH HUAT, aged 60, appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore i Fourth Police Court, yesterday, chargjed with voluntarily causing grievous j hurt to Sim Chang Suan with a knife in Seletar Road on Jan. 15. It was stated in court that the
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    Wedding At St. Andrew's Cathedral
    276 13 Wedding At St. Andrew's Cathedral MR. F. N. ROBINSON MISS C. JARRETT MR. Frank Norman Robinson, of Malayan Tobacco Distributors, Ltd., Singapore, and elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson, of Manaccan Cornwall, was married at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday to Miss Con^ance Margaret Jarrett, youngest daughter of Major
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    INDIAN DRIVER ACQUITTED
    194 13 i M OHAMED HANIFF bin Shaik Baboo, an Indian driver, was acquitted by Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, yesterday, on a charge of cheating a Tamil, iRayappan. by dishonestly inducing him to deliver $3.90. Rayappan. the complainant, stated that at midnight on
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    GARRISON WIVES AT FLAGSTAFF HOUSE
    64 13 ABOUT 80 wives of officers, non- commissioned officers and men of the Singapore garrison— members of the military branch of the Mothers' Uaion— were at Flagstaff House yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Dobbie, wife of the General Officer Commanding, Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie, showed them the
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    COMPLAINANT WARNED BY MAGISTRATE
    436 13 IF you tell lies like this, you are going to find yourself in trouble some day," said Mr. K. A. Blacker to Lim Ah Moi, a complainant, in the Singapore Fourth Police Cour* yesterday, during the hearing of a case in which Lum Ah Kak was
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    EUROPEAN WHO OBTAINED LOAN WHILE BANKRUPT
    406 13 Sentence Postponed Pending Result Of An Appeal Case A STORY of how a European obtained a loan of $1,500 from a widow while he was an undischarged bankrupt was tolc to- Mr. L. B. Gibson in the Criminal District Court yesterdaj by the Official
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    WOMAN BITES WOMAN
    87 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Jan. 16. D ABIES has broken out in Batavia. It is three years since the last outbreak. All doss in Batavia must now wear muzzles for a minimum period of three months. If further cases occur the period v. ill be extended.
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    A.R.P. SCHEME FOR MALACCA Wardens To Be Called For
    209 13 A.R.P. SCHEME FOR MALACCA Wardens To Be Called For DIRECTORS VISIT TO SETTLEMENT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 18. MR. Edwin Tongue, Director of the Air Raids Precautions Department for the Colony, visited Malacca this morning and attended a conference at the Resident Councillor's office. Others present besides the
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    SELANDIA STILL QUARANTINED
    63 13 iF.om Our Own Correspondents Malacca. Jan. 13 THE Danish East Asiatic liner Sei dia. with the of Siam aboard anchored in the Malacca Roads this morning, but nobody was ;iil< jashore. owins to the quarantine regulations. The shin will leave tcnight. after loading a trial shipment of
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    41 14 In a letter published in page 10 a correspondent urjes the appointment of a city organist for Singapore, so that the musical public might get more benefit from the fine organ in the Victoria Memorial Hall. This organ is seen above.
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      CAPTURE OF MALACCA
      428 14 Last Portuguese Governor To Ihe Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -In "Notes of the Day" of Jan. 14, in the paragraph headed "Marx On Malacca," your columnist gave a quotation taken from Marx's book "Capital" which was sent to him by a Penang correspondent and he
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      NEW EURASIA
      460 14 Domiciled European Viewpoint To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, May I warn those who pose as Europeans In Malaya to watch their steps in the coming crisis and to take warning from what has happened to the domiciled European community in India and Burma? In these
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      MONOPOLY OF POSTS NOT ASKED
      1077 14 Spokesman Of Moderate Malay Opinion To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Your editorial of Dec. 16 headed "Malay Hotheads," has led many readers astray and I wish to make a few observations lest the impressions it created should further mislead readers of your
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    GAOL FOR FALSE EVIDENCE
    120 14 WILLIAM LOW, a Christian Chinese who was formerly a clerk in the Singapore Chief Police Officer's office, and who was serving a sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonment on failing to pay a fine of $100 for offering illegal obstruction to the police, was further sentenced
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    ARMY TO FIGHT WOLVES
    80 14 •pROOPS have been mobilised on the Norwegian-Swediah frontier north of Trondhjem. to defend reindeer. For wolves have launched a reign of terror against the reindeer of the frontier forests. It is not merely hunger, due to the exceptional winter, for one pack of 16 wolves was
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    Ex-King Of Siam In Egypt
    32 15 The ex-King of Siam and his v:ife photographed on arrival in Cairo recently from Naples. The ex-King rrocntly attended the wedding of his second son in London.
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    Bolivian Tin Industry Has Progressed
    169 15 Bolivian Tin Industry Has Progressed DESCRIBING tin mining m Bolivia, in a talk at the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday, Mr. F. JT. FltzGlnuon said that the ore iise;l to be taken over the mountains on the backs of thousands of llamas which marched ten or 12 miles a day, pasturing
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    SECRET SOCIETIES ARE NOW FRANKLY CRIMINAL
    906 15 Names Of Old Political Bodies Used To Trade On Fame •PROTECTION" OF VARIOUS TRADES LEADS TO GUN KNIFE FIGHTS By The Straits Times Crime Reporter CECRET societies in Singapore have changed considerably during the last 50 years or myre. No longer politically subversive organisations,
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    SLIGHTLY HURT IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
    51 15 'From Our Own Correspondent.' Malacca, Jan. 18 Mr. E. C. Martin, manager of Sime Darby and Co., and a Municipal Commissioner, was involved In a motor accident at Klebang Besar last night when his car was in collision with a lorry. He escaped with light
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    Malacca Commission And Electricity Company
    751 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 18. AT a meeting of the Municipal; Commissioners this afternoon i the President, Mr. G. W. Bryant, referred to the decision to termin-j ate the agreement with the Malacca j Electric Lighting Company on Apr. 22. 1942. The Commissioners,
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    WOMAN BREAKS DOWN DOOR WITH CHOPPER
    350 15 Court Story Of Sequel To Quarrel With Lover DECAUSE sha had found uer her one night after a quari open the door of the house wit some of his clothes, it was stat Fifth Police Court yesterday. The woman, Lim Chiok Lav, was charged
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    SULTAN'S VISIT DELAYED
    63 15 DOAD damage, following recent East Coast floods, has further delayed the Sultan of Trengganu's proposed holiday visit to Singapore. This Is the third successive delay to His Highness' plans owing to floods. The arrival of the Sultan at Singapore is now indefinite. When he does arrive, he
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    NO REPORT OF ROBBERS IN HIS HOUSE
    205 15 NO REPORT OF ROBBERS IN HIS HOUSE Carpenter Bound Over jTOR failing to reoort an armed robbery on the night of Feb. 23, when his house in Park Road wa.« entered by robbers who were armed with knives and stole jewellery valued about $50, and then locked him and his
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    $1,200 CLAIM SETTLED OUT OF COURT
    94 15 A CLAIM for $1,200 by Iim Lip Chong against Lee Choon Chin. Ler Choon Hock and Lee Choon Chwee had been settled when it came up before the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Percy M(*Elwalne, In the Singapore High Court yesterday Mr Mark Morrison, for
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    22 15 Four women attendants have been engaged by the Ipor. Internal Transportation Co., Ltd., as bus attendants for school buses arid service buses.
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    IMPROVING THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF SZECHUAN
    594 16 Fighting Drought And Floods In The Hinterland Chengtu (Szechuan). THE unprecedented $100,000,000 drought in 1936 followed by the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities on July 7, 1937, have stiffened the efforts of the people of Szechuan in the direction of progress. This new progressive spirit
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      109 16 fHItfA tM win the current conflict zeith the Japanese. Thin prediction icas made nearly 600 years ago by China's one and only recognised prophet, Lii Pel-wen, saps a Shanghai Chinese report. Liu's prediction, according to the report, was inscribed on a stone tablet, unearthed last month at
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      STABBED FOR NOT GETTING UP
      106 16 Shanghai. DECAUSE lie refused to wake up from a sound sleep and do a little gambling, a Chinese named Chang Hoong-to is today in hospital suffering from a number of knife-wounds. Chang had been lucky enough to win some money the night before from a
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      SHIPBUILDING ACADEMY FOR CHUNGKING
      44 16 SHIPBU ILDING ACADEMY FOR CHUNGKING Chungking. THE Chinese Government has ln- structed the Ministries of Education and Communications jointly to make preparations, within three months, for the establishment of a National Commercial Maritime Academy at Chungking to train men in navigation and shipbuilding— Reuter.
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    CHUNGKING'S WORKERS
    494 16 100,000 In Labour Service Corps Chungking. MORE than 100,000 Chungkinp workmen have been organised into various labour service corps under the New Life Movement Association as part of the mass mobilisation scheme for Chungking. They are divided up into different groups according to their respective trades unions and
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    SHORTAGE OF SALT Chungking Measures To Meet Emergency
    145 16 SHORTAGE OF SALT Chungking Measures To Meet Emergency Chungking THE Chinese Government is devising means to meet the present salt shortage following occupation by the Japanese of salt producing districts en the coast. Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to be dependent upon Szechuan salt at the present time.
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    PEIPING CITY WALL TO BE REPAIRED
    69 16 Pelplng. IN response to letters from the Bureau of Police for repairs to be made to Peiplng's city wall, the Bureau of Public Works has made estimates of expenses for various repairs to be made. The Bureau of Public Works has petitioned the Municipal
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    "MORE TALKS OF WAR AFTER THE MUNICH PACT"
    762 17 Pandit Jawaharlal's Survey Of European Situation "^COMPETENCY OF GERMAN FORCES" Bombay, Jan. 11. THE view that Spain could never be conquered in the real sense of the term was expressed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who addressed a public meeting yesterday evenm? on
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    SARDAR GOING TO EAST AFRICA?
    50 17 Bombay, Jan. 18. Sardar Yallabhbhai Pate!, former president of the Indian National Congress, will be going to East Africa in May this year at Mahatma Gandhi's reauest to organise a movement among Indians there agaiiM the return of the East African Colonie; to Germany. Reuter.
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    STRIKE SITUATION IN BATANAGAR
    94 17 Police Fire On Picketers To Protect Black Legs Calcutta. Jan. 10. POUR workers were injured as a 1 result of police firing yesterday at Batanagar where approximately three thousand employees of the Batti shoe factory are on strike for five days Firing was opened when, it
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    YUVARAJAH OF MYSORE IMPROVING
    51 17 Madras, Jan 10. *THE Yuvarajah of Mysore, who too!: ill four cV nuking satisfactory progress. His condition is mu;h better today. The Maharajah of Mysore, and the Dewan. Sir Mirza Ismail, who arrived here two days ago in connection with the Yuvarajahs illness, left for Mysore
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    MAHARAJAH OF MYSORE ON EUROPEAN CRISIS
    185 17 Mysore, Jan. 14. THE Viceroy and Lady Linlithgcv arrived her_> yesterday. Th Maharajah of Mysore gave a ban- (iuet in honour of Their Excellencies last night. The Viceroy replying to the Maharajah's welcome .said Your Highness has spoken tonight of the recent crisis in
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      SABU LEARNS SKATING
      87 17 Miss Cecilia Colledre. the British skating champion, was practising at Earl's Court rink in mail week for the European championships, which are beins he'd there on .lan. 23. Also on the ice was Bate, the Indian film star famous as the "Elephant Boy." He was P'act.sinc to
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      132 17 Terms Of Reference And Personnel New Delhi. Jan. 13. THE composition ot the Indian Sandhurst Committee is announced In a press note today. The terms of reference of the I Committee are to examine the progress 1 of Indianisatlcn of the officer ranks of the Indian Army
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      DROWNING TRAGEDY IN THE HOOGHLY
      128 17 Twelve Missing When Boat Capsized Calcutta, Jan. 9. ABOUT a dozen persons, including women and children, were drowned in the river Hooghly, off Serampore. yesterday, under unforeseen circumstances. Near th: place of the tragedy, thers was a char land in the middle of the river
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      POLICEMAN AMONG TRAIN CASUALTIES
      34 17 Calcutta. Jan. 13. Five bodies of those killed In the express derailment hitherto identified included that of a mounted sowar of the Calcutta police proceeding home to Peshawar on leave.
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      CONGRESS WORKING COMMITTEE
      100 17 Resolution On BengaliBehari Issue Bardill, Jan. 14. THE Congress Working Commitie? concluded its session last night adopting a resolution on Babu Rajendra Prasad's report on the Bengall-Behan controversy declaring that no distinction should be made be-ween Beharis properly so-called and Bsngali-spcak-ing residents of the province born or
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      38 17 A college for training In aviation will be shortly established at Jamnagar. where hangars and othnr facilities will be provided. The college Is expected to be opened in March and will bo run by I the Imperial Airways.
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    CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AVERTED IN CEYLON ?
    716 17 CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AVERTED IN CEYLON Mr. Banks Returns But Sir Baron Jayatila' a May Not Rewign Colombo, Jan. 10. MR. P. N. BANKS, the Ins pector-General of Police, has returned to the Island, but Sir Baron Jayatilaka, Minister of Home Affairs, will not resign. There will be no crisis, either.
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      556 17 Plan your EUROPEAN TOUR Climatically When do you sail In February? then you will arrive in f uropf whrn rlimatir nnfl- SJNNY RUT. ProU-rttd by thr massive harrier of lions in the north »re notoriously tnsUble. If you »o u,e Alps yon will be mmred of cood wralhcr and you
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    DESPARD TO CAPTAIN GENUANG C. C.
    373 18 (From Oun Own Correspondent) Segamat, Jan. 16. U. L DESPARD will again lead th c Genuang Club at cricket this season with R. A. If. Stradling to assist him. The side inUnds starling practices immediately after the close of the rugger season and the
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    JAVA TENNIS PAIR ARRIVE
    243 18 Exhibition Games This Evening OAMBOEDJO Koerip and Llm Djoe Djiem, Java tennis champions arrived in Singapore yesterday and will olay exhibition tennis at the Happy World In aid of the China Relief Fund tonight. The Manila champions.. Sanchez and Gavle. who were to come contracted smallpox
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    SAPPERS BEAT LOYALS 10 POINTS TO NIL
    639 18 Good Rugby In Seven- A -Side Tournament Games piNE place kicking by the 30th Company R.E. (Changi) was the highlight of their game with the Loyals "A" team in the S.C.C. seven-a-side rugger tournament on the padang yesterday which they won by 10
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    F.A. CUP DRAW
    85 18 FOURTH round of the F.A. Cup will be played on Saturday as follows. Teams to play in the Cup will not fulfill their engagements in the League. Notts County vs. Wall. Portsmouth vs. West Bromwich. Sheffield Wednesday vs. Chester. Middlesbrough vs. Sunder'and. Liverpool vs. Stockport. W'hampton vs.
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    Bradman Equals World's Record
    43 18 Sydney. Jan. 18. f)ON BRAHMAN, by scoring 135 not out, for South Australia against New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match, equalled the world record established in 1301 by C. B. Fry of scoring six successive centuries. Router.
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    NONDESCRIPTS WIN AT SEGAMAT
    265 18 fFrcm Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Jan. 16. The Nondescripts met the Past boys of the Segamat English School In a friendly hockey match, on the town padang. yesterday, and did well to score a hardearned win by the odd goal in five, after being two goals
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    Y.M.C.A. AND G.S.C. SHARE TWO GOALS
    123 18 The Y.W.C.A. second hockey team did well to hold the O.S.C. second team to a one-all draw In a hockey match at the G.S.C. yesterday. The O.S.C. forwards were slightly superior but their shooting in front! of the goal was decidedly inaccurate, and lacked
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    21 18 The R.A.F. hockey team, who beat the S.C.R.C. by one goal to nil at Hong Urn Green yesterday .-Straits Times picture.
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    SCOTTISH CUP STARTS ON SATURDAY
    315 18 Home Football Fixtures For This Week-End fHERE will be no play in the Scottish leagues on Saturday, when the first round of the Scottish Cup will be played. Complete fixtures in the English leagues and the first round draw of the Scottish Cup are: FIRST
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    ENTRIES FOR PERAK T.C. JAN.-FEB. MEETING
    583 19 Nine Furlong Run For Class Two Horses Cancelled /"\\VING to lack of entries the nine furlong race for class two horses at the Ipoh meeting to open on Jan. 28, has been cancelled. Good nominations have been received in all other sections. Complete li3t
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    43 19 This Navy player tried hard to get away from a Gunner's clutches, but failed, in the match between the H.M.S. Terror and the R.A. (Chanii) "B team yesterday in the S.C.C. seven-a-side rugger tournament, which the Terror won 3—o3 0. Straits Times picture.
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    Tomorrow's Skye Races At Taiping
    699 19 DKLOW is the programme for the first day's races of the Taiping Turf Club's January Skye Meeting tomorrow. Eight events are provided and the fields are on the moderate side. Two newcomers, Sunbeam and Cash, are making their first appearances on the Malayan Turf. RACE
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    COLTS LOSE TO CEYLONESE
    98 19 A Singapore Colts' hockey team was beaten by one goal to nil by a Ceylon Sports Club side in a hockey match 'played on the C.S.C. ground yesterday. Play was fast and evenly contested and a good standard of hockey was set. The winning goal came
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    HOME SOCCER
    26 19 Results of Home soccer matches played yesterday were: Southern Tpswich 2 Crystal P. 1 Bournmouth 2 Torquay 5 Northern Now Brighten 5 Hartlepools 2
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    HOSPITAL CLUB BEAT HORNETS AT MUAR
    178 19 'Prom Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Jan. 18. Giving a surprisingly good display the hockey team of the Muar Hospital Sports Ciub pleased their supporters when they held the Muar Hornets reputed to be the strongest side In Muar to a one goal margin when
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      426 19 WITH the object of bringing (he aquatic sport in Singapore under the control of a central body, a public mooting" will be held at the V.M.C.A. hall on Feb. 10 1o form a Singapore Amateur Swimming Association. It will be the first of its
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    AIR FORCE BEAT CHINESE
    224 19 THE Air Force beat the Chinese in p 1 the hockey match at Hong Lim Green yesterday when Peters scored the only goal of the match a few minutes before full time. The Airmen set the pace and played good hockey, but a wide awake Chinese
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    EUROPEANS BEAT MALAYS AT SEGAMAT
    93 19 i From Our Own Corrcspcr.k'nt.) Segamat-. .Ian. 16. A gcal scored, towards the close of the first half, by H. L Salmon, the Malacca State player who turned ou at centreforward for the Segamat Europeans, gave his side the decision in a friendly hockey match,
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    HOME RUGBY
    18 19 Home rugby matches played yesterday resulted: Bristol 3 Royal Navy 6 RAF. 11 Cambridge Univ. 6
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    49 19 TODAY Rufbjr: 5.5.C. seven-a-side. Boxing: I oyals Regiment Individual Cham- piensh finals, 9p.m. Tennis: Exhibition games, Happy World, 8 p.m. Ssccv: Gncisenau vs. M.P.H., Arisen Road. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. H.A.P. (HQ), S.C.C.: 0.8.0. vs. V.M.C.A. Jnrs.. Anson Road; V.M.C.A. Snrs. vs. Fort Can- j ntag, TwiKilii.
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT h PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JANUARY 19. 1939 Kn. 15&
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      .Indifference Or Love In The Eastern Marriage New Study Of Age-Old Problem
      546 1  - .Indifference Or Love In The Eastern Marriage New Study Of Age-Old Problem Indra Peiris 'THF. va\ of man With rf mayde is pnctfaoUj the same all tho world over, but the Aryan Asiatic, evei a realist unlike the sontimental Anglo-Saxon, faces the fact that sex is not onlj one of
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      Lilies And Satin For The Bride
      314 1 Lilies And Satin For The Bride THERE are Madonna lilies with chrysanthemums in the all white bouquets for brides which are so very much admired now adays. Arum lilies and white lilar are tied with large white satin ribbons. But the richness of the all-white bouquet, without green stems or
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      Names Of Wedding Anniversaries
      76 1 Na mes Of Wedding Anniversa ries P ,|sjr everybody except perhaps lit— Cotton. the most erudite among your j t Jrd '"'<h?r. Fine f..-»'»» tune many names of tr«Mln«i r t Sth—Cn anniverfnrie* they know, anri t*"> Flower. W& undoubtedly be thret Sth Wo 25th "<'<-pr, golden and diamond. rn
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        712 2  - King Queen Don't See "Tie To Tie" Alyse Allynghame i By- Opinions Sometimes Differ At The Palace THE Queen is expected to put in a good deal of shopping in anticipation of the Canadian visit. She recognises that once the London season opens and it will start this year a
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      397 3  - The Time Saving Two Duty Dress Georgina And Thea By HOW often have you to rush from a pahit party to a dinner or dance, without having time to change? Parties always seem to come together, and to be suitably dressed for two on the same evening sometimes presents a
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        1006 4 London, Jan. 11. WHEN I opened my paper on the Tuesday morning after New Year the first headline which caught my eye was entitled, "Dress Designers Select New Colours and Fabrics for Spring." I glanced quickly out of the window at the thickly
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      114 5 JHE needlework cast, conducted on Adjutant Lillian Kingston, makes many useful articles including baby clothes and embroidery work. (Sec sfory on Pave 7 for Salvation Armu scheme to train domestics.) POOD for the Salvation Army staff is cooked in th European ki'chcn ABOVE: These
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        139 5 V\Mit®$twHH£[ Baby Betty and the tin of Lactogen #W M are almost twins. For so much of Betty is Lactogen she was put on it from birth and her sturdy frame 1 has been built up from the sound nourishment that Lactogen gives. \l Try Lactogen for your Baby, try
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      358 6 Marion Morton Says FACIAL mask treatments have a very special place In present-day beauty care, and they certainly make an excellent treatment if you want to look your best, when you happen to be feeling you i* very worst. It is, of course, essential to
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      Modern Women Should Be Dynamic And Creative—Not Imitative
      731 6 Modern Women Should Be Dynamic And Creative Not Imitative Indian Woman Leader Attacks The "Prison Of Inferiority" W/OMEN should be dynamic and creative, not imitative. This is the mission of women, according to Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, who lectured to the Madras Women's Indian Association recently. Mrs. Naidu said that women
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      The 'Cut Wave' Is Here
      83 6 i lit iuiuoub "Cut Wave" has come to Singapore, after being introduced from New York to London. One of the leading hairdressers here de. '.are that the "Cut Wave" iuii only gives a most natural looking wave by the special way the hair 2a cut.
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      Salvation Army Scheme To Train Domestics
      708 7 CTRANGERS to Malaya often ask why Chinese men have a monopoly of domestic work throughout the East. The question is logical. Why ia it that Chinese women have never 1( placed the "boys," they ask Yes. why not Domestic woi^ is the obvious occupation
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