The Straits Times, 4 February 1939

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1 5 The Straits Times
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    39 1 The Straits Times fESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA PRK'E 5 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1939. The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS. i:i i'AGES. 24 PA(JES
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      254 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. CPHONE *****. Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. *\m Coleman St. Singapore Phone 4816 QUAKER OATS PRAISED BY BUSINESS MAN AND IN OTHtK tiOMt.i> in I W"' '^^fgtm J^yZ* WHY NOT DOAS THIS ADVERTISE VITAMIN B. THAT IT__SOOTHESy rJfCIK^ VfiW' ANOTHER
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      239 1 COFFEE W^^§KSBj^k MUST BE V%l^^l?P^ GOOD &P^t^p l M COFFEE w^ Ground Daily— The Secret "^wj^ /f" Sf 4^\ fy of the Finest Coffee in tj y, *tw y.\ X\.'i Loose Coffee $0.65 per Ib. ROBINSON'S COFFEE I^3 IS GOOD COFFEE ROBINSON 6s, CO., LTD, SINGAPORE. ARRIVED 1939 STEWART- WARNER
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      40 1 KUALA LVMPVTt: 23. JAVA ST. fPHONE 3383). Madame Page, DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER Tailormades— Gowns for All Occasions in Stock trom $5 $30 13. Battery Road., Tel: 6327. <<&&®*j^ §J ALL ONE PRICE $10.50 JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND).
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    37 2 LIM.— Mr. lim Cheng Bah passed away peacefully at his residence, No. 69, BuKit Arang Road, off Upper Serangoon on Feb 1, 1939 at midnight. Aged 46. Funeral will take place on Sunday the sth instant.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    75 2 Mr;; Chua Kch Hai (Nee lye Swee Har). Dr. Chua Chow Tcck. Mr. Edward Chua, and other members of the family thani all friends and relatives who so kindly attended the funeral of the late Mr. Ctoua Keh Hal yesterday, and also those who sent letters and telegrams of
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      526 2 The abatement is announced and the n.airlaße will take place In London on c Kcbiuary 9, between T. N. Cummins of i Kirby Estate. Labu, F.M.S., elder son of Mr and Mrs. H. C. Cummins, formerly of Singapore and Kathleen Howard youngest daughter of Mr. C. J. Tunks and the
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      438 2 SITUATIONS WANTED^ ENGLISH EUROPEAN NURSERY GOVEKNF.SS requires post, free now. Apply B<i* 149. Straits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED by Cantones* Dook and boy Apply 77. IJoyd Road LADY STENOGRAPHER, several years low) experience mercantile firms. Just returned from leave, desirei position. Box No. 681. 8. T. SCOTSMAN, 3S. single, seeks appointment
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      868 2 FOR SALE PEKINGESE PEDIGREE PUPPIES, both iexes. Imported sire and dam. Dogs $11.'.) Jitches $ICO. Apply M. Shutes. Bentong. ONE MOTOR CAB RADIO. American n:\ke. suitable for 6 volt battery. Reasonable iffer accepted. 38 40, High Street. Singapore. REFRIGERATOR. General Electric. Ferect condition. $100. Also 2 staples mattresses me as
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      841 2 AUCTION NOTICES STATE OF JOHORE. ESTATE OF NEO ONG HEE, DECEASED. AUCTION SALE of all that piece of land situate In the Mukim of Pa t Bakar, District of Muar, estimated to contain an area of 144 acres 1 rood OS polos or thereabouts and marked as Lot No. 677
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      384 2 LOST I LOST, Feb. 1. 1 Ladies' Diamond Platinum Wrist Watch No. 206 Swiss Made. 18 stone?. w.th black stiap at abt. 3 p.m. beirccn Capitol Alhambra TheaUes. alon-; Slnmford Beach Roads. Value abt. $125. Reward. Box No. 674. Straits Times. MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED for Cash, a used 1938 Ford
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      148 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC IMPORTANT BhITISII OMMKKCIAL MM IN MALAYA IS OPEN TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER. WITH A VltW TO DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARS OF INVKNTIONS. KSTATES AND INDUSTRIES. REPLIES TO 4*l TIMES. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARD and Miss HANA 60 WATERLOO STREET I Telephone 7467 EDUCATIONAL COUNTRY PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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      639 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i tr.rcrporated m England PENINSUt-AR ANU ORIENTAL U.N. Co. I [Alt PASSENGER AND CARGO SUtVICES OUI*AKO livOM LXJNUON *OR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore. T.AWALPINDI H.UOO PeO. 10 3URDWAN 6.070 Feb 11 CANION IJ-'OU F flj J4 SOMALI 6.8J0. Mar 10 CORFU
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      515 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Biroroorated id Tamo> GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN VIA HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI. U, HAKONE MARD Feb 0 S3 HUSIMI MARD Feb 20 S3 HAKOZAKI MARIi Mar 8 SA. SUWA MARU Mar. 20 ♦M.s. TERUKUNI MARU Mar. SI Hound trip UrfceU tor
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      753 3 liak flaß "7 I* MMW 1^ J r 1' I mV.^l Ml v > >w- > <>^>-^^^ H^ BANGKOK tJNC i CUTNA'MPAn LINK Luxurlou* One Class MotoraWpa. Moot Bl« Canrc Ve«wei« mHt Umitea out comCabin.* Have Adjoining Private Bath. fnrtable 0,,..^, p Act^trn.ndatlor T»: MAKBEILLKH I ONIM>N. atOTTKK- Ta PORT
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      663 3 MANSFIELD CO. LTD. Orean RulMini. Collver Qoat Rlniapnre ret Mil Cliartered Rank RnlMint Penana t»I n<M BLUE FUNNEL LINE. r.*ST SERVICES MaWUM lOWON !S (OMIMM tVIHM tM.nil (In ronrnndlnn «lth the Glen lint I l»ue «.<ii« NELETJS L'don, R'dam. H burß. Ant MWi In |HH Mk BARPEDON Man. L'rlon, R'dnm.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      FROM MALACCA
      96 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as fellows Today. Java tt Southern Sumatra by air (Netherlands) pm. Slain. Burma, India, Iraq. Palestine. Egypt. Mauritius, Europe, Great Britain. Ireland, N. t S. America, E.
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      WARTIME WORK OF CHINESE WOMEN
      181 4 Britain Told Of Their Heroism London. Feb. 3 MISS Fao-Sun Tseng, grand-daughter of the famous Viceroy Tseng Kuotan, founder of Ifan Girls' College, Changsha, who arrived in London from the Madras International Missionary Council conference, is the first Chinese woman to be televised in London.
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      PASSENGERS FROM EUROPE
      249 4 < •pHE following passengers for Malaya are in Antenor which left Marseilles on Jan. 27:— I Mrs Arnott and Infant, Mrs. Blair, I Mr. D. S. Blair. Miss E. Brooks. Mr. i B. de Burgh-Thomas, Miss E. M. i Byers, Mr. H. J. Cowie, Miss J. T.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      264 4 INWARD Wemrao: From Penanc, ipoh. and Koala Lumpur Arrives ever* evening K.L.H.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrlva THIS afternoon. Qinta.s: From Australia: Arrive* tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M. From Europe: Arrlvei tomorrow evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due TODAY: Arrival uncertain. K..N.1.L.M.: »rom Netherlands Indie*: Arrive* Tuesday afternoon. K.N.1.L.M.?
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      236 4 Today Europe Great Britain (X.L U.) 3Dm Iran <X.L M.) Dm Medan <X L M.) low Burma (Shlrala) 3 p.m. East, North West India (Shirala) 3 pjn. Djambl X Toengkal (Togian) 3pm North Borneo. Brunei and Labuan (Darvel) 3.30 p.m. Germany (Parcels only) (Sauerland) 3.30 p.m. Sarawak
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      GERMAN RAILWAY DIFFICULTIES
      96 4 Munich, Feb. 3. WHOLESALE cancellations of passenger train services are officially announced today. This is the latest development In Germany's increasingly grave railway situation. Already many express trains have been cancelled this year and passengers have been standing in corridors or left behind altogether through lack of
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      Wall Street Quotations
      609 4 New York, Feb. 3. TPHE following quotations were those ruling when the Stocic Kxrhange closed today:— DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today's olasc Close Changes 30 Industrials 144.34 143.55 off .79 20 Rails 30.20 29.98 off .22 15 Utilities 24.12 24.35 up .23 40 Bonds 80.08 93.27 up .19
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      51 4 Mails from Japan expectec. tomorrow, Feb. 5. by Buenos Aires Maru. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected today, Feb. 4, by Memnon. Mails froi-i China and Japan expected on Feb. 8, by Africa Maru. Mails from South and East Africa expected on Feb. 9, by London
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      TWO MORE BOMB OUTRAGES OCCUR IN LONDON
      201 4 London, Feb. 3. pOLLOWING two explosions, which occurred within a few minutes of each other early this morning in the Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square underground railway stations, the police were rushed to the principal underground stations in London and remained posted
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      499 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in FM.S) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passage 5431 CANADIAN n3pis=PACiric (incorporated in England) m -KMPIWSS" BOUTE offers TKANS-MCIFIC SERVICES Tto HONOI Lt direct IMPRESS to VANCOCVKB-ACBOSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN With•at change-tbenee b, CANADIAN PACIfK ATLANTIC BEBVICE3 TO ENGLAND at the CONTINKN'T ell under ONF MANAf-KMENT. ROUND
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      573 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE AYER WENT. (RAHMAN) DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTING CO, LTD. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) NOTICE Is hereby given that the Shar« Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from February 14, 1939, to February 17, 1939, (both days inclusive) By Order of the Board, KENNEDY. BURKILL CO., LTD.,
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      300 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 10.15 a.m. 9.8 ft.; 11.31 p.m. > ft. L. W. 4.26 a. m 4.4 ft.; 5.08 p.m. 0.5 ft. Sunday H. W. 11.02 a.m. 10.3 ft. L. W. 5.06 a.m. 3.6 ft.; 5.44 p.m. 0.4 ft. Monday H. W. 00.07 a.m. 9.4 ft.; 11.45
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    History Of The World Is Not Simply A Vain And Futile Tragedy. . .
    1809 5 History Of The World Is Not Simply A Vain And Futile Tragedy i CROM ancient times on Septuagesima Sunday tomorrow, the Church has directed her children to the reading of the story of the Creation as given in Genesis, the first of the books of the Bible whose very name
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      122 5 •*fi* 1 ALL Distributors MEDICAL OFFICE. STORE and GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. SINGAPOKE ANO Kl'ALA LUMPUR. OWTINE is Milk pliu Malt plus EGGS RETIRING RESIDENTS. 1 There is no need to withdraw your financial interests when vou go. The British Malaya Trustee Executor Co., Ltd., FULLERTON BUILDING. SINGAPORE, wis formed to
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      345 5 DIABETES 11 IV( HK( KKD ISAM TO l)l\r,lH hw-k it with thr reliable and *afc oral treatment of DR. JAMCS niRMWNJ LOBI'MNA prepared by the Government rnntrnlied Swl.« Scrum and Van mc Institute Innumerable testimonial* fro-n plusi.l.nn and public and the clinical test fully endorvi thr amazing results obtained with
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      268 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL 225 metre*. ZHP 'in 96 mrlres. p.m. 2.00 Interval. 5.00 'Songs of the Celestial Bodies 2 The Moon." (Malay), t 5.30 Peiplng dramas and their synopses, t 6.00 "Songs from the Show." (Mandarin i. 6.30 Mandarin variety programme. I 7.00 The Victor Celeste Trio. 7.30 Time,
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      198 5 11.35 News, Saturday sport and announcements. It .50 Greenwich time signal. 12 00 "Melody and Rh>thm 12.20 Close down. TOMORROW TRANSMISSION 4. GSO 11.75 Me (53.53 m.) a.m. 12.40 "London Log." 12.50 Dance Music. Harry Roy and his band. 1.20 Big Ben. News, Saturday sport and announcements. 6.20 Close down.
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      225 5 4.50 Programme preview. 4.54 Popular recorded music. 5.50 Compositions. f..2O Boswell slaters and Mills brothers. 6.50 News reports. 7.10 Hits of the month. 7.40 "Earnest and Humour In work." 8.00 Studio orchestra. 8.30 Song recital. 8.55 Studio orchestra. 9.20 Dutch cabaret. 9.50 Hawaiian Bin Boys. 10.20 Synocopations on the accordertn.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      424 6 QUIET OPENING AFTER HOLIDAY RUBBER SLIGHTLY FIRMER By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 4. THE local markets open very quietly after the holiday yesterday, but the rubber market has received some encouragement from the fact that the commodity gained ?v little in both Home markets yesterday. The
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
      129 6 461 Tons Sold On Thursday THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce r Association held its 1,419th terday when there were ued 1.182,908 lbs. 1528.08 tons) 1.104.282 lbs. <492.98 tons) 1.034.503 lbs. 1461.83 tons) Spot 7 13 16d. Sfork 13' cents PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb
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      MINING
      605 6 \:i snare.; quotad above are fully paid ssue Vai muei Co tyaJ) Evatt Buv.'rs 8f I si's Buyers Seller? Ampat Via 3/6 4 3/6 4/tl Asam KuniDang 26/- 27/- 25/- 27/6 Kl Austral -\laiay 40/- 45/n 40/- 50/5/- Ayei Miian 22/- 23/- 22/3 23/3 5 Ayei Sl'cr.g 0.55 0.60
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      GENERAL
      447 6 2 2 Alex Brick Orel 1.30 I.40 l.:<2" 2 1.40 2 'I do M r Prefs 2.20 2.30 2 22V& 2 30xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 5 50 1 1 B M Broadeasti:if> o 50 'f.6'J 0.50 1 60 !0 S B M Trustee *75 7
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      270 6 Mayn.ira Si Co Lta $30 UOU Int Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 IUO r.om SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL I i% 11-01 rea 1940 $400,000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 102U, 103'/ 2 norn iV?<7, i 907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int Mar 31 Sept 30 108 1 110 norn i\
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      RUBBER SHARES
      375 6 k CO I >ali Si L'V Aiienby Alor Uajah Amal Malay Ayer Hltam Ayei Molek Aycr Panas 3assett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelll Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil Bukit K B Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah (110) ;hangkat S^rdatiR 'onrsemara jlenealy Plan'a r .lons Hamilton w»ytoi ndragirt 'eram Kuantan
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RUBBER ASSN
    98 6 Thursday, Feb. 2, noon. No. IX II.S.S. (Spot loose) 26 S 26M No. IX K.S.S. f.o.b. in cases February 2(J; S 27 O.F.A.O.. R.S.S. r.o.b. in bales February 26li 26?A F.A.O.. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Febrnar, ISH 25** FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S. on Registered
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    EXCHANGES
    189 6 Thursday, Feb. 2. The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kone and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T 2/3 25/32 London demand 2/3 25/32 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 133% New York demand 54 Montreal demand
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    London Stock Exchange Quieter Market Bat Good Undertone
    419 6 London Stock Exchange Quieter Market Bat Good Undertone London, Feb. 3. THE Stock. Exchange today was generally quiet owing to end of account winding- up positions and prices in several cases were easier though the undertone continued firm. Gilt-edged, after an early advance, slipped back while among lorelgn issues Brazilian
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
    111 6 Manila, Feb. 3. r PHE following were yesterday's quotations and this morning's quotations for gold shares on the Manila Stock Exchange. All the shares have a par value of 10 centavos and the quotations are in pesos. Yesterday Today asked bid asked bid Antamok 0.43 4
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    RUBBER MARKET TREND LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT
    236 6 RUBBER MARKET TREND LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued this morning, Lewie and Peat (Singapore) Ltd. write: The stars in their courses arc not propitious for launching any startling movement on the world and for want of anything better to do, the dictators
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    January Rubber Shipments
    49 6 f\V 43,332 tons of rubber shipped Malaya in January, 21,504 tons were consigned to the United States; 9,127 tons to the Continent of Europe; 5,528 tons to the United Kingdom; 3,440 tons to British Possessions; 2,474 tons to Japan and 1,259 tons to other countries. v
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    EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEES
    178 6 Bill Passes Committee Stage In Commons London, Feb. 2. •"PHE House of C mnions today ','ave a second reading to a B;;l pvcviding for the taking cf a census of production and finished the committee stage of a Biil extending "he powers of the Board of Trade
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      33 6 "Oldßarity" Q Whisky 3^ GUARANTEE 15 YEARS OLD J^l^^^^^ JT^n BuHluch Lade's ff A "Old Ra**ity" is the Whisky tor real Connoisseurs. SOLL Mia t N TS McAUSTER CO., LTD. W.PB. 53 ~mm—
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      MIDLAND BANK ANNUAL MEETING
      1515 7 New Monetary System And Exchange Control MR. R. McKENNA ON EFFICIENCY OF NEW METHODS ADDRESSING shareholders ai the annual meeting of the Midland Bank in London on Jan. 2(5, Mr. Reginald McKenna, the chairiiian. said I prupoi to say something today upon a matter which l.as
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      6 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
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      INSURANCE FIRMS' FINE RECORD
      388 7 Canadian Companies Have No Losses Ottawa. /^ANADIAN insurance companies have a record unparalleled anywhere in the world, and policy holders in these firms have yet to lose their first five-cent piece, according to G. D. Finlayson, superintendent of insurance for the Dominion. The Canadian companies rode
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      CONTROL SCHEMES & TRADE RECESSION
      198 7 CONTROL SCHEMES TRADE RECESSION Bank Chairman Thinks Restriction Helps IN a speech to the annual me?ting of Martins Bank in Liverpool on Jan.: 24. Mr. F. A. Bates, chairman, suggest- j ed that the success of restriction I schemes indicated that progress had been made in evolving a technique to'
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET
      591 7 QUOTA INCREASE NEXT QUARTER UNLIKELY SYMINGTON, WILSON'S WEEKLY REPORT IN a weekly report on the London rubber market dated Jan. 25. Symington and Wilson write Since our last report the market has been entirely dominated by the political situation on the Continent. The news came through on
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      JANUARY TIN-ORE PRODUCTION
      22 7 TTHE following tin-ore produr.cior statistics refer to January: Hours Yardage Piculs or<Rahman 600 Satupulo 388 116.000 682 Malaysiam 207
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
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      456 7 BANK OF CHINA (incorDorateo in China ov dpuia' COtrtnta 12 Oril Strrrl Slnrinme telephone. Managri OfTI< c •> 1 1 Ami Mana«er« OITirr 6112 txrhanne Oept 6*11 General Office IIN-I Cahle Addiesv '(III M.KUU Paid Up Capital Ch I 40.0»0 01 Reser \r Fnnd< in exreu of < li kJtM
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      309 8 THE MOST TIMELY PICTURE OF THE DAY I Al UAIfDDA DAILY at IX a. m. ALHAMBKA i ts 6 lst 9 lspjx DarrylF. Zanuck's preat entertain- izA "S> aI A 20lh Csnlvry-Fox Picture with TeflW- YOUNG I Jl w 3OC AM NABELLA FM '■.','-i3t jSsKji J- Edward Bromberg Joseph I
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      337 8 EaYifooiiI 4 SHOWS TODAY mmmmil A.M. 3.15 6.15 9.15 "THE BEST FILM YET MADE" Evening Standard. "BEST AND BRAVEST FILM OF THE YEAR" j Daily Mail "THE CITADEL" IS MAGNIFICENT" Free Press. "FILM WORLD'S MASTERPIECE" Tribune. "THE CITADEL METRO-GOLD WYN-M AVER BRITISH PRODUCTION iKOBERT DONAT HOSALIND RUSSELL TEUPH9HE RESERVATIONS MUST
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      246 8 Have you seen this grand Adventure Epic? 3 SHOWS TODAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 AT THE CAPITOL RONALD COLMAN in Paramount s __T I __j_ 111 H U BASIL RATH HONE 6c J r J__f^_Q| I B Be*- i_ tHB-E -J—^—B SB^B -i?^^ _R*-^_i ■BbKk^ (Packed with Thrilling Adventure and HeartStirring
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    "Nudity Shall Not Be Tolerated"—
    1050 9 Says 11th Film Commandment "MUDITY with meretricious purpose, and salacious postures shall not be tolerated in advertising matter." So runs the 11th Commandment in the film industry's advertising Code of Morals and there in a few high-sounding words is the reason why publicity men today
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      276 9 HOTELS < T i .i TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 P. M. DINNER DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight Dinner SMI Non-diners $1.00 RIJSTTAFEL II RAFFLES ORCHESTRA Served today from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. jj Directed by Dan Hopkins SEA VIEW fjj HOTEL TOW. ROMAN! IC NIGHT IH.NNKR SERVED ON
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      228 9 Comfort, Style, Quality and Economy in Eyen-rar' Chargrs surprisingly low. Satisfaction Guaranteed. EVERBRIGHT OPTICAL CO. Qualified Eyesight Specialist* and Manufacturing Opticians. 19, CHULIA STREET C. S. ('hong. Dr. of Optometry. BEER British Products. obtain i oie from ALL HIGH CLASS DEALERS SOLE AGENTS for Malaya WAHHIN&CO. 61, ROBINSON ROAD, SIN
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. FEB. 4. 1932 DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE U. S.
    977 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. FEB. 4. 1932 DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE U. S. Public opinion in the United States has undergone marked changes since the European crisis of September last. Outward evidence of this is to be seen In the failure of President Roosevelt's political opponents to proveke any
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    AMUSEMENTS
    171 10 SINGAPORE RAFKirS HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Ac Dance (Formal) 9.45 to Midnight. GARRK K THEATRE. GEYLANG Three Musketeers (Whole Serial) To Be Shown) at 7.45 p.m. GREAT WORLD Cabaret: 6.30 to 9 and 3.45 to Midnight. Globe Theatre: Carefree. Sky Talkie: Gcldwyn Follies. HAPPY WORLD
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    R.N.V.R. Appointments
    49 10 The following Royal Naval volunteer Reserve appointments have been gazetted Sub-Lieut. H. G. G. G. Riches, to Act-ing-Lieutenant. Sub-Lieut. F. S. Cable, to ActingLieutenant. Acting Sub-Lieut. D. H. Christie, to Sub-Lieutenant. Acting Sub-Lieut. N. G. B. Bell, to Sub-Lie utenant. Acting Sub-Lieut. S. E. Dods, to Sub-Lieutenant.
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    Sikh Advisory Board
    49 10 The following have been appointed to the Sikh Advisory Board, Singapore, for 1939 Mr. E. E. H. Beck (chairman), Jemadar Bhan Singh (vice-chairman), Messrs. Jawala Singh (secretary), Sunder Singh Sawhny, Sohan Singh Vlring, Sunder Singh Wassan. Jiwat: Singh Raiser, Bhagat Singh, Partab Singh Mehna, Surain Singh
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  • Letter
    PROMENADING
    363 10 Why Motorists Are Irritable FAMILY GROUPS IN BEACH ROAD To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Please allow me to congratulate "Just A Motorist Without Parking Space" on his clear exposition of the problems, annoyances and nervewracking experiences that a motorist must endure in Singapore, thanks to the
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    AN AMBER ARROW
    225 10 Empress Place Traffic Lights Puzzle To the Editor of the St. -aits Times Sir.— lt Is desired to draw attention to the unique and pecu iar system of traffic control by coloured lights at Empress Place. I refer to the amber I arrow that permits vehicles going
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    ANOTHER SUFFERER
    97 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— According to your correspondent "Long-Suffering II" the standard of secondary education in Singapore is extremely low, so low that I am impelled to ask whether it is correct to say "beside arithmetic." I should also like to point out that
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    ONE P.M. CLOSING?
    49 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l heartily agree with "Displeased's" letter which appeared in your issue of yesterday. The Catholic schools should dismiss their pupils at one p m., as all the Government schools do.— Yours, etc., C. 3. SENG. -Singapore, Feb. 2.
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    An Eastern Bookshelf ORIENTALS IN LONDON
    615 10 An Eastern Bookshelf ORIENTALS IN LONDON Enjoying Moonlight, Snow and Fog The Silent Traveller in Londjn. By Chiang Yee. (Country Life. 10s. 6d.). Whispering Leaves in Grosvenor Square, 1936-37. By Yuki Yoshida. (Longmans. 3s. 6d.). It is a very gentle London that one finds in both these books. In it
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    Ninety Years Ago Big Changes At Telok Blanga
    227 10 Ninety Years Ago Big Changes At Telok Blanga {Frorri the Straits Times files of 1849). •THE great changes which have taken 1 place in late years in Singapore are nowhere so strikingly manifested as at Tulloh Blangah (Telok Blanga, Keppel Harbour), the residence of His Highness the Tumungong. A few
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    NOTES Of The DAY The U.M.S.
    735 10 NOTES Of The DA Y The U.M.S. •THERE seems to be no end to tin political and geographical muddles to be found on letters reaching this country. For example, a friend of mine has Just received a le'ter from Horn 3 addressed: Singapore United Malay States That Is what some
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    LORD HALIFAX ON BRITAIN'S POWERFUL DEFENCES
    1666 11 Foreign Secretary Herr Hitler's Speech MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S POLICY VIGOROUSLY DEFENDED Dangers Of Situation Are Not Under-estimated BRITAIN'S achievements in the sphere of re- armament were stressed by Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, in a speech at Hull last night when he commented on Herr
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    HUGE LOAN TO CHINA? Negotiations With Britain
    268 11 HUGE LOAN TO CHINA? Negotiations With Britain London, Feb. 3. |T is understood that the Chinese Government purchasing commission is likely in the near future to sign contracts for 300 three-ton and seven-ton lorries, payable from the British credit to China of £500,000 agreed upon in December, for service on
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    Baltic States For Neutrality
    44 11 Kaunas, Feb. 3. AT the termination of a conrt ference of the Baltic alliance today, a communique was issued affirming that the Baltic States favoured a policy of neutrality and work for peace in conjunction with all interested countries. —Reuter.
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    The Fuehrer's Deputy And British & U. S. Frontiers
    100 11 The Fuehrer s Deputy And British U. S. Frontiers Berlin, Feb. 3. vr pHE fortified zone in the west it our frontier not the Rhine," declared Herr Rudolf Hess, the Fuehrer's deputy, speaking here today. He added, Not one foreign soldier will set foot behind our frontier. Let Englishmen and
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    Roosevelt Brands Frontier Report As Deliberate Lie 'SOME BOOB MUST HAVE GOT THAT OFF'
    348 11 Roosevelt Brands Frontier Report As Deliberate Lie 'SOME BOOB MUST HAVE GOT THAT OFF' Washington, Feb. 3. HECLARING that many ftoriea circulated about American v defence and foreign policy were "pure bunk," President Roosevelt today told the pre>s conference that American policy had been covered fully in his messages to
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON SPAIN VOLUNTEERS
    137 11 "Germans Italians Will Not Withdraw" London. Feb. 3. UR. Lloyd George, addressing a meeting of the Council of Action in London today, predicted that German and Italian forces would not leave Spain until France and Great Britain accepted in tuhstance the demands made upon
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    PALESTINE TALKS ON TUESDAY
    216 11 To Be Inaugurated By Vlr. Chamberlain London, Feb. 3. ■THE Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, will formally inaugurate the Palestine discussions at St. Jnrnes Palace on Tuesday morning. The British Government will be represented by Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Halifax the Foreign Secretary; Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald,
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    DUCE SPEAKS TODAY "Only Routine Business"
    138 11 DUCE SPEAKS TODAY "Only Routine Business" WELL-INFORMED quarters in Berlin do not expect anything sensational in Signor Mussolini's speech in Rome today. Italian circles in Rome say the speech will only deal with routine business, reports Reuter. The Times Berlin correspond, a however, says that II Duce U expected to
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    MR. ARITA & A WORLD PARLEY IN TOKIO
    112 11 MR. ARITA A WORLD PARLEY IN TOKIO Japanese Told Not To Antagonise U.S. To!do Fo. 3 "THE poetlbiHty of nUng iv.i Inter- national conference i.i To... t I i order to acquaint in third Powers vim Japan's attitude t:vard th: China conflct was mentioned by Mr KarViira Arita. th: Foreign
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    WORK ON R.A.F. STATIONS UP-COUNTRY THIS YEAR?
    301 12 Bigger Vote Expected In £200,000,000 Estimates GROWING IMPORTANCE OF FAR EAST COMMAND A LARGER vote than the current year's amount of £612,800 for Royal Air Force extensions in Malaya is expected when the Air Estimates are presented to Parliament early next month. It
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    Princess Juliana Expecting Baby
    42 12 /•,;<■. rSS JVLIASA o; the Netherlands ?s expecting c other cab'; m August, it was announced officially in The Hague terday, reports Reuter. The Princess' first child. Princess Wflhe'mina Armr.aard. teas born a year ago on Jan. 31 1938
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    PRAYERS FOR PALESTINE
    163 12 Archbishop And Conference T.1E Archbishop of Canterbury, in a letter to The Times, askJ Christians in Britain to pray for the Palestine conference during its sessions. ■■Pray God may give right judgment to all who have a grave responsibility in participating therein, that It mny bring misunderstandings,
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    VIAGIC CIRCLE SHOW AT TAXGLIX
    85 12 T- ,ic Circle played to a Cull house at Tanglin Barracks' when they staged a two and a-half hour Bhow ot mngic and variety In aid oi the Children's Playground Fund. As a result of this effort sufficient funds were raised to make an immediate
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    NEW NAVAL STAFF OFFICER
    39 12 A passengers in the s.s. Anterior, which is due at Singapore on Feb 20. is Captain J. C. Westall. X M., who is relieving Major Quill as leer Intelligence i on the Staff niodort- Malaya.
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    MR. GANDHIS WIFE ARRESTED
    29 12 Rajkot, Feb. 3. MKASTURIBHAI GANDHI, wife ihatma Gandhi, was arrested I e today to take part in c movement, which In Ka;k«t State. scorted Reutei
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    TONG LAM EXTENSIONS
    53 12 •r v. i.am 6c co contractor! to 1 f and the War oiiice .--hip chandlers, estate sup- k< eperi huld i ji finises in .vi They have been 14 less and the cele■ld on account of the mpany's premises. ol the opening of k, the ualiy coin10.000
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    CAPT M. L. CLARKE'S NEW APPOINTMENT
    69 12 'THE appointment is announced by the Admiralty of Captain M. L. Clarke. D.S.C., to H.M.S. Courageous, in command and to H.M.S. Furious in command on transfer. Captain Clarke's last appointment was Comnicdor" Malr.ya, where he was succ by Commodore. T. B. Drew. Malta. Feb.
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    TIN EXPORT FROM PERLIS
    290 12 Increase Sought By Miners INDUSTRY IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE (From Our Own Correspondent i Penang, Feb. 3. THE Perlis Master Miners have peti tioned the High Commissioner asking that the Perlis exportable al lowance of tin be increased to aver the ruin of the State's tin
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    VICE-ADMIRAL NOT ON WAY TO SINGAPORE
    53 12 IT is officially stated that infomration which recently appeared in some sections of the Press to the effect that Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble had left Manila for Singapore In H.MS. Kent is incorrect. He has ieft Manila for Hong Kong and is adhering to
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    LIVERPOOL IS NOT COMING HERE
    26 12 H.M.S. Liverpool will not be visiting Singapore in March with the other ships of the East Indies Squadron, as previously announced.
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    Java-Malaya Pageant
    36 12 One of the rceties in the Java-Malaya pageant, nhich concludes tonight at the Happy World Amusement Park—Singa Bcrantai, depicting a Singapore raja of long ago cruising in search of Javanese invaders. Straits Times picture.
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    Malayan Quarantine Measures Criticised
    358 12 <From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 2. THE through passengers on the Danish Ship Selandia, in which the King of Siam returned to Europe, have a grouse against the Malayan medical authorities. One of them writes to the Bangkok Times from Colombo on Jan. 24 "The
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    Malayan Delegation At Madras
    80 12 The MalaiZ'i Ccv2rr.7r.snU 1 4tle§ati;n to India, ur.ich arrived in Madras on Jan. 21. was met on board the Raju'-a by Rao Bahadur B. Subbiah Naidu. Commissioner (Chief Executive Officer) of the Madras Corporation, v'm is Ksll-known to members of the delegation as a former Agent
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    MOTORISTS PUZZLED BY HOOTING BAN RULE Frequent Use Of Horn Needed To Avoid Pedestrians ?
    432 12 MOTORISTS PUZZLED BY HOOTING BAN RULE Frequent Use Of Horn Needed To Avoid Pedestrians rpilE sounding of horns by vehicles in Singapore, as J from Mar. 1, will be prohibited "except for the purpos< of avoiding an accident." Many motorists are wondering what exactly is the meaning of "except for
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    WUHAN SONGSTERS POPULAR
    85 12 THE Wuhan Songsters are continuing to receive enthusiastic support in Singapore, and their performance at the Victoria Theatre last night was again well attended. Among the new items were a soprano solo, "Three Wishes of a Rose." and '•Heroine," sung by Miss Pauline Chow, and new arrangements
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    FITZPATRICK FILMS SINGAPORE
    137 12 V[/HEN the famous James Fitzpatrlck, whose travel films have become one of Hollywood's most popular short features, visited Singapore in the Empress of Britain for M.G.M. he made a film of Singapore and Johore Bahru. Fitzpatrick's picture, in Technlcolour, was shown privately at the Capitol Theatre, where
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    H. G. WELLS
    53 12 The famous writer, philosopher and publicist will contribute another article in his series on world affairs to tomorrow's issue of THE SUNDAY TIMES Do not miss reading H. G. Wells' inspiring articles. They will appear weekly in The Sunday Times, which has secured exclusive Malayan rights of
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    FOR JEWISH REFUGEES Settlement In British Guiana?
    175 12 FOR JEWISH REFUGEES Settlement In British Guiana? ANGLO-U. S. PLAN COLONY SURVEY MEW HOPE for Jewish refugees fs contained in a Colonial Office communique issued in London last night. With the refugee situation in Shanghai being acute, it is feared that no more Jews can be accommodated in the Far
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    MALAYA'S POPULATION INCREASES
    156 12 2,500 i\for«- EwopeMM ALTOGETHER 1,824 people arrived at Malaya by air last year and 1.810 left the country by that means. Those who arrived included 1.538 Europeans, 177 Chinese. 63 Japanese. 15 Northern Indians ar>d 12 Malays and among those who left were 1,529 Europeans, 156 Chinese,
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    NEW COMMODORK FOR HONG KONG
    31 12 pAPTAIN A. M. PETERS has been appointed Commodore, Second Class, in charge of Naval Establishments, Hong Kong, in succession to Commodore E. B C. Dicken.— R'euter.
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    LOSS OF SINGAPORE MIGHT SEE BREAK UP OF EMPIRE
    288 13 Former Malaya Command Officer On Position NAVAL SUPREMACY VITAL TO BRITAIN IN FAR EAST (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jan. 25. "IF we were to be denied th« use of Singapore, it would lay open to any hostile power immediate approach
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    Indies To Spend Huge Sum On Defence
    93 13 Indies To Spend Huge Sum On Defence (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia. Feb. 3. DROVISION for expenditure of 120,000.000 guilders is made in the draft Estimates for Net Y -Hands Indies defence. Two lots of draft Estimates were submitted and the larger one was adopted Java newspapers approve of the
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    SINGAPORE JUBILEE FUND FINANCES
    90 13 DECEIPTS of the Singapore Sliver Jubilee Fund fcr the second half of last year totalled $51,011 and payments amounted to $51,122. Balance in hand at the end o.' the period was $2,849. Relief payments comprised $35,867 for general relief, $7,078 for rice. $4 631 for special
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    FAST MOTOR-BOATS FOR BATAVIA
    67 13 >Fr^:n Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Feb. 3. E*OR use when Qar.tas Empire nying1 boats alight at their stopping places in the Netherlands Indies. lour new last motor patrol-boats are beir.? built by the Government here. They will keep the alishtir.g areas cirar when flyingbcats arrive and
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    AIR-CONDITIONED PLANE
    43 13 IMPERIAL Airways passengers who fly from the frost of England to the heat of the equator will soon be unable to detect any change in temperature. Special air-conditioning and heating apparatus wiil change air in the cabins once every three minutes.
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    Kavadi In A Singapore Street
    37 13 A common sight in Malayan towns yesterday a Hindu devotee carrying a kavadi thiouyfr ffet streets as penonce connected with the Thaipuaam jest Hal. Other pictures in Paje 20.— Straits Times picture.
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    European Who Has Lived With Yogis
    266 13 DR. PAUL BRUNTON IS SINGAPORE A CLOSER understanding between the peoples of the East and the West would help in erery way, said Dr. Paul Brunton, Uie well-known Orientalist and author, who is now in Singapore to r Straits Times reporter. A journa'ist until
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    SOUTH AFRICA TO HAVE A WARSHIP
    156 13 THE British Government is lending the monitor Erebus. 7.200 tons, to the South African Government. She win be stationed off Robben Island in Table Bay until the fortifications of the Island, which will indude two 15 in. guns, have beer, comnieted. The Erebus will
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    ENTIRE VILLAGE TRANSPORTED
    55 13 'From Our Own Correspondent. > Batavia, Feb. 3. AN ENTIRE native village was trans- ported from Java to Sumatra unckr a land settlement plan. The village comprised more than 2 000 people. The reason for moving them was that the land at the former site of the
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    MALAYA'S SMALL EXHIBIT FOR NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
    266 13 Part Of Limited Colonial Display In British Pavilion (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 27. ALTHOUGH the Malayan authorities asked for 5,000 square feet to display the country's wares at the New York World's Fair this year, they have had to be
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    N.I. FLYING-BOATS BEING BUILT IN HOLLAND
    65 13 From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Feb. 3. PIGHTEEN Dornier seaplanes for the Netherlands Indies Naval Air Service are to be built at factories in Holland. This is only part of the big order for aircraft by the Netherlands Indies Government. Other Dornlers are being
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    ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE
    80 13 THE following is a list of successful candidates who obtained the Certi- flcate of the Royal Sanitary Institute, i London, at the examination held from I Nov. 23 to Dec. 2 Gccrge Albert Tlssingtcn, Katampatt Sankara NaraI ;anam Nair. Tan Ah Bah, Patrick Eric Taye. Archibald George
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    DAMAGES FOR PERAK WIFE Head Burned At Beauty Shop
    379 13 DAMAGES FOR PERAK WIFE Head Burned At Beauty Shop (From Our Own Corn spondent.) Ixmdon. Jan. 1?-1. lyiRS. Kathleen Bedc-Cox, wife of a Perak mininjr engineer. <m awarded £50 damages against Madame tSoMtance Arline and the Original Vegetable Beauty Pro* ducts, Ltd., of Knijrhtsbrkig.', at the West London County Court
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    INDIAN COLLAPSES AND DIES
    48 13 IS Indian mas collapsed and (.1 n in Stamlord Kuad at air.: o'clock yesterday moroi With a friend he had |wt com irom Raffles Museum As he walke Stamford Road he is stated to complained to his Irifr.tt cl pains. S'-iortly afterward he died.
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    520.000 IMPROVEMENTS PLAN FOR BATU CAVES TEMPLE
    269 13 A SCHEME which will cost the i authorities of the Mariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur, at least I 820,000 has been taken in hand with j a view to providing better facilities i jand protection against weather for the thousands of pilgrims who visit
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    IL DUCE TO STATE WHAT HE WANTS FROM FRANCE? Announcement Expected To Be Made In Rome Today
    593 14 IL DUCE TO STATE WHAT HE WANTS FROM FRANCE? Announcement Expected To Be Made In Rome Today London, Feb. 3. TIJK Times Berlin corresponrl.-nt cables today Well-in- formed circles here expe .t that tomorrow Signor Mussolini will state in concrete terms what he wants from France and that a crisis
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    Hitler's Pledge To Aid Italy
    63 14 Hitler's Pledge To Aid Italy Rome. Feb. 3. THF. Secretary-General of the Fas- fist Party, Signor A. Starace. has issued instructions to paste up in all offices and gathering centres of the Fascist Party throughout Italy those parts of Herr Hitler's speech which dealt with Italo-Ger-man relations and the German
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    Germany To Demand Colonial Carve-Up?
    95 14 London, Feb. 3. IMPORTANT changes in the form of a renewed German campaign for colonies will become apparent in the near future, says the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent. I learn that all branches of the Reich Colonial Association are being instructed to discontinue references to
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    PARIS 'OBSERVER' FOR BURGOS
    100 14 Refugee Problem May Be Discussed Paris. Feb. 3. ""THE French Government has decid1 ed to appcint an official "observer" to the Spanish Nationalist Government and M Leon Berard. Senator and former Minister, who has been nominated for the post, left for Burgos last night It is
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    HITLER'S FOREIGN POLICY
    89 14 Belgrade. Feb. 3. REFERENCE to Herr Hitler's "realist foreign policy" was made by M. Gaiencu. Rumanian Foreign Minister, in a statement following his talks with Dr. Stoyadinovitch. the Yugoslav Premier. II Gafencu declared that Rumania and Yugoslavia would welcome friendly interest by a great power whenever it
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    REPUBLICANS' LAST STAND Catalonia May Be Abandoned
    167 14 REPUBLICANS' LAST STAND Catalonia May Be Abandoned Perpignan, Feb. 3. A NATIONALIST communique claims the capture of the Catalan town of Berga, and foreign military experts here expect this development to be followed by the collapse of the Republican positions on the Westrapoll-Puigcerda Road, one of the three highways into
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    "RED ARMY HAS BEEN WEAKENED"
    199 14 Party Control To Be Curtailed London. Feb. 3. THE Times Warsaw corresponaen; states the central committee of the Communist Party has granted a request by the high command of thr Red Army and consented to curtail the power of political commissar.* over officers. New rules
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    UNREST AMONG THE JAPANESE
    74 14 Hong Kong. Feb. 2. ■THE Japanese military have recently carried out close searches of Japanese residents in North China, detaining many alleged anti-war agitators and Communists, it is reported Japanese Reds are said to be active also in Japan proper Korea and Manchukuo In Japan the
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    JAPANESE SUBMARINE SUNK
    40 14 Tokio, Feb. 3. T*HE Navy Ministry announces that the submarine 163 ;ollided witn another submarine in Bungos Straits yesterday morning while pa» f .lcipating in manoeuvres. The I 63 was sunlc. but rescue work is proceeding. Reuter
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    FRANCO SUES U.S. FOR SILVER SHIPMENTS
    77 14 Washington, Feb. 3. ■THE U.S. Department of Justice an- nounces that the Spanish Nationalists are suing United States Government agencies and a private steamship line to recover four shipments of sliver sent from Barcelona, which the United States had purchased from the Spanish Republicans.
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    TUNGCHI UNIVERSITY REOPENS IN YUNNAN
    74 14 Kunming (Yunnan), Feb. 2. THE National Tungchl University, which is the only school In China conducted on the lines of a German technical high school, reopened here yesterday after Its second removal since the war started. Among instructors in engineering and medicine are a few
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE SENT HOME $ 37,000,000 IN 1938
    469 15 OVERSEAS CHINESE SENT HOME 37,000,000 IN 1938 Reform Of National Economy During Past Year THE year 1988 has gone (low been not only a .significant tion in spite of the war, but ?1 lion of national economy. With the control of foreig the chief wartime measure. gradually perfected an econom
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    S. CHINA DRIVE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY?
    120 15 Japanese Massing Off Kwangtung Coast Hong Kong, Feb. 2. TTI'K milit.-.ry situation in the West Kivcr region, on the south-.-u.-iit of Kwangtung, remains tease, with Japanese warships in Toßgking li.iy preparing to land troops :^id Japanese pJanrs daily i;iiiins VVfst River cities. ,:is
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    FIGHTING ON NORTH BANK OF YANGTSE
    117 15 Chinese Take Yokou Feb. 3 AIOUGH mere is fighting on tne rangtoe, Chmese dispatches claim that no major engagement is expected there, since the majority of the Japanese troops in .i comprise the "Imperial Allied in r command of Gen. Liv X.v inner bandit
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    1.000 BOMBS DROPPED ON SHAOKWAN
    99 15 Japanese Planes Make 31 Raids Shaokwaxij Fet. 2. CHAOKWAN. strategic tr-wn along the Canton-Hankow Railway, about 200 kilometres north of Canton, has been bombed 31 times by the Japanese since the war started. In these raids Japanese planes dropped 994 bombs, killing and wounding 700
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    CANTON PEOPLE'S THANKS
    113 15 "Continued Aid Needed" Chungking. Peb 2. "THE iormer Mayer of Canton, Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, whose municipality at present is in Japanese hands, has cabled the International Peace Campaign expressing thanks, on behalf of C.inton's population for the protests utiUinst Japanese aerial bombardments. The Mayor also thanks the
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    Mongol Loyalty To Gen. Chiang
    112 15 *rince Sha 9s9 s Statement In Chungking Chungking, Feb. 2. ORINCE Sha, pro-Chinese Inner Mongolian chieftain and opponent of the pro-Japanese Prince Teh, has arrived at Chungking. In a speech at a reception held In his honour. Prince Sha explained that his visit to the
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    JAPANESE HUNT FOR SCRAP-IRON
    40 15 Hong Kong, Feb. 2. IT is estimated that between Dec. 23 and Dec 28 seventy truckloads of scrap iron were shipped to Japan from South China This scrap is presumably used for manufacture of munitions.—Central News
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    CHUNGKING FEARS AIR RAIDS NOW
    92 15 Anti- Japanese Weather' Coming To An End Chungking, Feb. 3. pKAKING air-raids the inhabitants of Chungking are becoming apprehensive as the good weather season approaches. The weather in Chungking, extremely cloudy and foggy during the winter, has kept the Japanese bombers away and is popularly
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    CHINA TRIBAL FOLKS TO BE MOBILISED
    35 15 Chungking, Feb •THE National Government has ac- cepted the recommendation of the Szechuan Provincial Government for mobilising the semi-aboriginal Mlao and Vi peoples of the South-West Nanyang Siang Pau.
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    MORE JAPANESE FOR CHINA CUSTOMS
    68 15 Bo :g Kong. FPb A s a result of strong Japanese presrk sure the Shanghai Customs Administration is increasing the Japanese staff, and has opened flvn now customs stations near Japanese-occupied Shanghai staffed with Japanese A Japanese demand for the increase of the number of
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    Foreign Reports Of Wu Interview Censored
    209 15 JAPANESE STATEMENT REPUDIATED Hong Kong. Peb 2. A TIENTSIN dispatch states the Jap- anese are still trying every Mm to induce Gen Wu Pei-fu, retired warlord, assume the post of chairman of the so-called Central Pacification Commission. The Japanese, it is alleged, instigated Peiping
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    "I WAS DECIDEDLY AGAINST HIS RE-ELECTION"
    396 16 Mahatma Gandhi's Reaction To Victory Of Mr. Subhas Bose Bardoli, Jan. 31. "MR, Subhas Chandra Bose has achieved a decisive victory over his opponent, Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya. I muse confess that from the very beginning I was decidedly against his re-election for reasons into
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    INQUIRY INTO TRAIN DISASTER
    140 16 Report Of Committee Corrected New Delhi, Jan. 23. M7ITH reference to a statement in the press that the Standing Finance Committee lor Railways at its meeting on Jan. 17 unanimously urged a public inquiry into the East Indian Railway disaster and agreed to certain suggestions regarding
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    REASON FOR TROOPS! IN ORISSA
    85 16 Communique By Officer Commanding Cuttack, Jan. 28. THE Government has issued a com- munique quoting extracts from the i order issued to the troops now in I Orissa in connection with the unrest in the States by the Officer Commanding. The orders emphasise that the
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    JAIPUR NORMAL
    31 16 Jaipur. Jan. 28. THE situation is calm. The city and suburbs continue to be patrolled by cavalry and infantry. The Muslim Mohalla is closely guarded and business is normal.
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    'VARSITY REOPENS AFTER TROUBLE
    157 16 Situation Normal At Annamalainagar Chidambaram. WORK at the University is going on peacefully. On inquiry, the authorities state that no student has been expelled and the only case of expulsion so far is that of Baladandayutham in November. The examinations held on the opening day of
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    BUDGET SESSION OF BENGAL ASSEMBLY
    49 16 Calcutta, Jan. 30. THE Bengal Assembly commences the budget session on Feb. 15. The budget will be presented on the opening day and the session will be called upon to deal with a dozen official bills. The session will continue up to Mar. 30.
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    PANDIT NEHRU MEETS DR. TAGORE
    36 16 Santlniketan, Jan. 31. O-^NDIT Jawaharlal Nehru, accom- panled by his daughter, arrived here this morning. Soon after his arrival he saw Dr. Tagore and In the afternoon opened the Hindi Bhawan.
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    Dr. Pattabhi On The Election No Truth In Report Of Resignations
    300 16 Dr. Pattabhi On The Election No Truth In Report Of Resignations Bombay, Jan. 30. THK report that Sardar Patel. Dr. Sitaramayya and seven other members of the Congress Working Committee have resigned their membership as a sequel to the presidential election is emphatically denied. Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose polled the
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    COUNCIL OF STATE ADJOURNS
    38 16 New Delhi, Jan. 30. TPHE Council of State passed the Mo1 tor Vehicles Bill with certain official and non-official amendments and adjourned till Feb. 13. Earlier the Income-Tax bill was passed with certain amendments.
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    SERIOUS TURN IN BURMA STRIKE POSITION
    99 16 Rangoon A TURN for the worse in the strike situation occurred with the temporary closing down of the BO.C. refinery at Syriam and the British Burma petroleum refinery at Thllawa. as the workers failed to turn up. Police and troops are on duty. News
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    KIDNAPPED PERSONS RESCUED
    55 16 Bannu, Jan. 28. DRITHVI CHAND and his son Wazlr Chand, kidnapped two months ago from Urbashl Banda within the Jurisdiction of the Gurguri police station in Kohat District have been rescued from their tribal captors without payment of ransom through the influence of Khalifa Mehrdil, an emissary
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    SIND SMUGGLERS FINED RS. 300,000
    49 16 Karachi, Jan. 30. piNES aggregating nearly three lakhs have been Imposed on six silk dealers of Sukkur by the District Magistrate on a charge of habitually smuggling exciseable articles from Slnd borders, specially Bsski silk from Baluchistan resulting in a heavy loss of revenue.
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      ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT!
      40 16 Cawnpore, Jan. 30. DERAILMENT occurred of the engine of the Delhi mail yesterday morning between Athsari and Kunwar stations. East India Railway. The arrival of the train was delayed by six hour-; There was no serious damage.
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      VIDURASWATHAM FIRING INQUIRY
      136 16 Costs Mysore TaxPayers Rs. 50,000 Bangalore. Jan. 25. A BOUT Rs 50,000 expenditure was incurred in connection with the inquiry committee appointed regarding the police firing at Viduraswatnam which resulted in some casualties was the answer furnished by Government at question, time in the Mysore Legislature which
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      ALIPORE AIR DISPLAY TRAGEDY
      84 16 Three Passengers And Pilot Injured Calcutta Jan 29. AMONOSPAR machine whi:h was participating in the Allpore uir display today had a forced landing ne»iAndul (Howrah* as a result of which three passengers including the pilot S N. Saigal received slight injuries It is reported that one
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      NEW MADRAS JUDGE
      42 16 New Delhi. Jan. 30. A COMMUNIQUE states: His Majesty is pleased to approve the appointment of Sri Boduguru Somayya as Puisne Judge of the Hish Court. Madras, in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Justice Sir Madhavan Natr
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      The Vidyamandir Agitation
      130 16 Forty People Court Arrest So Far Nagpur, Jan. 31. A SECOND batch of ten Muslims was arrested yesterday at the entrance of the C. P. Secretarial building. The demonstrators marched In a procession to protest against tliu Vldyamandir scheme. They were declared an unlawful assembly and asked
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      DARING HOLD-UP AT NEW DELHI
      102 16 Rs. 30,003 Lost Near Business Quarter New Delhi. Jan 30 JEWELLERY and ivory curios worth Rs. 30,000 are reported to have been lost in a daring hold-up last night near Chandni Chowk. a business quarter of the city Other valuables worth Rs. 75.000 were also
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      EMERGENCY ORDER IN RAJKOT
      78 16 Measures To Meet Fresh Agitation Rajkot. Jan. 30 AN emergency order has been issued by the ThakoreSaheb of Rajkot t> deal with the "satyagraha" movementin the Stale, acccrding to which j. person taking part or abetting the agitation is liable to dp sentenced t~> imirisnnment up
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      139 16 escapes "^^^^^^ft^ Tek toothbrushing •••••:.••>■• m^ A normal mouth houses 32 t««th how impossible to judge (heir cleanliness from the look of the front ones in the mirror! Behind, out of sight to left s^S N and right, are a host of crevices har- > > bouring food-particles, and wry
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    64 17 A close view of the young buddings (clone Tj 1) on Sungei Tamu estate. Poles show the height the black and white markings are one foot.. The clearing was planted in October 193" and this picture was taken on Sept. 3, 1938. t'»«"--'l Hem in Hie budded eleiwiiu on s
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    Planting Topics
    1832 17 SHOULD BUDDING BE DONE IN FIELD OR NURSERY? System Employed On Sungei Tamu Estate EXCELLENT GROWTH OBTAINED IN REPLANTED CLEARING $200 An Acre To Bring To Productive Stage By Our Planting Correspondent TV) you prefer the practice of planting budded stumps or stump buddings, to that of budgrafting
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      191 17 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, In the course of the chairman's speech at Ayer Tawah meeting he Is reported as stating: "In pawing may say that the small trial area of 9% acres planted and budgrafted In 1932 has <" veloped very satisfactorily and
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    NEWZY TO WIN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON Last Day Of Perak Turf Club Meeting
    1416 18 NEWZY TO WIN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON Last Day Of Perak Turf Club Meeting •THERK is a possibility that the going for today's races at Ipoh will be yielding or even soft. The fields are mostly poor in quality but make up in quantity. N'owzy is chosen as the best bet
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    FOOTBALL CONTROL BY PROFESSIONALS
    1005 18 Not Likely To Be Approved By Association London, Jan. 26. PERIODICALLY there are demands made in various quarters that professionals should be entrusted with legislative and administrative powers in sport. Probably the demand is more insistent with regard to Association football than any other game. Recently
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    Pros To Play At Wimbledon ?
    74 18 Pros To Play At Wimbledon THERE is a strong possibility that a professional lawn tennis tournament will be held under the auspices of the Lawn Tennis Association and the Wimbledon Championship.. Committee next July. The.matter is to be discussed by the L.T.A in the near future, and and if they
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    ROUGH. PLAY IN TAIPING HOCKEY
    261 18 Tigers Beat Old Georgians (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Feb. 1. In their return encounter at hockey yasterday. the faiping Tigers defeated the Old Georgians 4—l thus avenging their previous defeat of I—2, suffered sometime last month. The mat-h. though keenly contested, was marred by
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    CAMBRIDGE HAVE BIG CREWS Order Practically Determined
    466 19 CAMBRIDGE HAVE BIG CREWS Order Practically Determined London, Jan. 26. QWING to the fact that Cambridge have a larger term to keep, they started boat race prac- j tice the better part of a week before Oxford. With the recent change of Buxton for Sherwood, the order of the crew,
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    AUSTRALIA BARS A BREAST STROKE
    140 19 AU STRALIA BARS A BREAST STROKE Record May Not Be Recognised Sydney Jan. 20. THE much-debated "butterfly"' breaststroke, after a "worid-wldG" trial, seems in danger of official extinction In Australia. The English representative, J. G Dav.es. won the Empire championship and established an Australian record of 2m. 51.45. using this
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    SOCCER LEAGUE TABLES UP-TO-DATE
    826 19 DELOW is the position of the teams in the English and Scottish Leagues including matches played this week. ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION I P W L D F. A. Pts Derby (13) 27 16 6 5 50 32 57 Everton (14) 26 17 7 2 52 28
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    PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
    100 19 The Earl of Athlone. the newly elected president of the Football Association, sent the following I message to the football world: "I greatly appreciate the honour conferred upon me by the Football Association Council in unanimously electing me as their president I have been inundated with letters and
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE (Div. I)
    350 19 Aberdeen (6) 28 15 8 5 73 47 35 Celtic (1) 27 13 7 7 77 41 33 Hamilton (13) 28 14 10 4 52 51 32 Q. or South (17) 28 13 9 0 49 47 32 Falkirk <4) 28 13 10 5 56 51
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    84 19 A soccer match to bid farewell to, S.'Ldr. D. Messenger who is leaving Singapore on transfer will be played j between the R.A.F. Jst XI and the S.C.F.A. Ist XI at the Air Base. Se'.etar, I un Saturday. The S.C.F.A. team will be chosen irom the following: Pak
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    80 19 TODAY Batby: Annual 3t. Andrew's Old Boys vs. Rest, Fairer Park, 5 p.m.; Johore vs. H.M.S. Terror, Rengam. Hockey S.C.R.C. vs. BE. (P. 8.), Pul»u Braci. Golf: R.S.G.C. men's mo.ithly medal and gold medal stroke. Tablr-tennis: Singapore annual meeting, S.C.R.C. 2.15 p.m. Meeting: St. Andrew's Old Boys
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    Malayan Badminton Players In England
    209 19 From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 3. "POOD and climatic conditions were the two things which troubled A. S. Samuel most in England but from his recent performances he seems to have got over the difficulties," Isaid Mr. Benedict Pnsnlah. CCS. of jst. John's College.
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    GOAL KICKING COMPETITION
    139 19 FO of St. Andrews Old Boys best rugger players, the Ferguson brothers. John and William were winner and runner-up respectively In the first OB A. place kicking competition held at Farrer Park yesterday for the Johnston Cup, presented by Mr. J. H Johnston, coach of the team.
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    INDIANS BEAT SCHOOL TEAM AT TAIPING
    203 19 Six Goals Scored In Football Match (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Feb. 2. IN a keen game of soccer payed at the Schoo'. Padang yesterci?y, the Indian Association defeated U King Edward VII School by 4—2. Although th>; soccer seen was scrappy, both sides
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    TAIPING HOCKEY
    101 19 Customs' Good Win Over Police (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 2. The Customs XI scored a good win over the Police at hockey yesterday, winning by 2—l.2 1. The Police gained the lead early in the first half, when Pilus dribbled throuph, to beat Megat Yassim with
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    OLD SOMERSET CUSTOM
    119 19 Cricketer And Bride In Chains THE brilliant young Somerset cricketer 1 Harold Gir.iblett and his bride, Miss Maruerita Burgess, were chained together after their wedding at Watchet Methodist Church, Somerset, recently. The children who bound them would not let them go until t'r.ey had paid "Luck Silver"
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    WORLD TITLE FIGHT
    49 19 New York, Feb. S. Tiger Jack Fox. the Spokane Negro, meets Melio Bettina, from Beacon, New Yorlc, In tonight's 15-round contest for the world's llghtheavy-welght championship as recognised In New York State. The National Boxing Association still i ecogr' i John Henry Lewis as champion.- fte\rter.
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    NO HEAVYWEIGHTS OF CLASS IN BRITAIN
    593 19 London, Jan. 20. Tommy Farr continues to lose fights but frain in popularity in the most remarkable manner in America, the situation amenj? the heavyweights at home has become hardly less extraordinary. Instead of Phillips and the other younger men seizing upon the opportunity
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      12 1 MALAYAN SPORTS SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1939 No. 17.
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      NORTH vs. SOUTH HOCKEY WILL CLOSE SEASON Leonard-Williams' Exclusion May Be Regretted
      538 1 NORTH vs. SOUTH HOCKEY WILL CLOSE SEASON Leonard-Williams' Exclusion May Be Regretted THE North vs. South hockey match to be played at Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 18 brings the hockey season to a close. It is the biggist match of the year and upcountry enthusiasts are lucky to have the
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      27 1 The "A'' and "iJ" team* of the S.C.f.a. football Icativ.e uho drew l—ll 1 in the final maich of tliu cwjm Mtoß on Thurziay. Straits Times picture.
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      CRICKET MEETING
      78 1 A meeting of Cricket conveners will be held in the Singapore Cricket Club on Monday afternoon, when fixtures for the coming season will be decided. Most Clubs have now held their cricket meetingj and with the exception of the Services it is understood, officials for the coming year
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      Last Day Of Perak Races
      166 1 WITH today as the last day of the Perak Turf Club's meeting, interest will centre in the coining Singapore meeting for which entries will close on Tuesday next. Track work will start in earnest next Thursday when the usual arrangements for coffee will be made.
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      Muar Hockey Review By Authentic
      487 1 Muar Hockey Review By Authentic MUAR hockey enthusiasts were greatly disappointed this week when the greatly looked forward to match between Johore Bahru and Muar fell through due to the inability of Johore Bahru side to travel up to Muar to filial the engagement. Johore Bahru sides have the knack
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      Malayan Rugby Team Match Of Tour Today GAME TO BE BROADCAST: HONG KONG TEAM
      772 1 Malayan Rugby Team Match Of Tour Today GAME TO BE BROADCAST HONG KONG TEAM WITH the South beating the North last Saturday, the Malayan rugby season came to a close but the tour of the Malayan side to Hong Kong has prolonged one of the most successful seasons that Malayan
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      Play First
      109 1 that will be played thi.j week might give rise to annual matches between the two Colonies and an invitation to Hong Kong to play in Malaya next year would mean an additional lmpeti's to the game here. The following is the team to play for Hong Kong Club
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        123 1 «L jiv^t B*B*BHBfTO<° jfljjjkii 4 Some people might call M me difficult. I prefer to call myself —particular. m I would rather have a i little and have that little "Sgl good. You have prob- .^^Jg ably heard me insisting —^JP* ff m B on White Horse Whisky 'Km well,
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      EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PENANG SOCCER STANDARD
      896 3  -  "Wing-Half") (By Community And Third Division Leagues NO REFERENCE TO ROUGH PLAY AT MEETING THE coming season should see a definite improvement in the standard of soccer in Penang, if all the proposals mooted at the meeting, last Monday, of the Penang Football Association,
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      Two Table Tennis Tournaments Will Be Held This Year
      806 3 }JOW many table-tennis players and followers of the gamm are aware that the 1938 local championships have not yet been completed although the tournament was in fall swing in the earlier part of last year? Other than those who are directly
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      30 3 J. k. smiM, of Aiitiwall in a tussle tcih a Qrtmtby defender in the Cup tie againct G'imsby on Jan. 23. which was drawn 2-2, Grimsby won the replay 3-2.
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      Clerical Union Cancel Badminton Tournament DECISION AT MEETING LAST WEEK END
      655 3 Clerical Union Cancel Badminton Tournament DECISION AT MEETING LAST WEEK END "pHE Singapore Clerical Union has decided to cancel its badminton tournaments this year. Although this step does not come as a surprise to those competitors who have sent in their entries it is a great surprise to the many
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      Negri Sports Review By Audax
      249 3 Negri Sports Review By Audax IUEGRI SEMBILAN has bc.-.un the cricket season and last week saw the first match being played. The match was noteworthy for the fine batting performance of Gurdlal Singh, who is better known w State bowler. Gurdial Singh, who was playing" for the Seremban Hillrangers, scored
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      13 3 Rose, one of the mainstays of the Uvat Hospital Sports Club hoc'cey team.
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      32 4 'he St. Andrew's Old Boys team who beat the Muar Customs 2—l at hockey this week. The Muar Hospital Club team who lost I—2 to the Mvar Police at hockey this week.
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      Selangor's Good Hockey Record For Season WIN OVER PENANG WAS SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION
      525 5 Selangor's Good Hockey Record For Season WIN OVER PENANG WAS SEVENTH IN SUCCESSION By Video JS predicted, Selangor scored a narrow win over Penang in their return hockey fixture at Penang last Saturday and incidentally registered their seventh successive victory, if we exclude the return match against Singapore which wa»
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      WOLVES ARE FAVOURITES FOR F. A. CUP
      1972 5 U7OLVERHAMPTON Wanderers have been installed firm favourites for the F.A. Cup. They were rated a 6—l6 1 chance before the fourth round ties but the odds shortened as a result of their emphatic victory over Leicester City and now they are ajrain drawn
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      Good Season For Penang State Hockey WIN OVER PERAK SIDE WAS HIGHLIGHT
      1152 4 Good Season For Penang State Hockey WIN OVER PERAK SIDE WAS HIGHLIGHT (BY FORWARD) T"HERE is only the North vs. South match left to be played, and the Malayan hockey season will officially come to an end. Penanjr of course concluded her season last week, but not in a blaze
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      Review Of Segamat Sport By Rover
      252 4 Hockey is soon vanishing from Johore and soccer and cricket are coming into their ov/n. Segamat will be behind the other districts in closing her hockey season for the annual district league ls unlikely to end till the end of the month. Johore heckey
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      Olympics Arrangements
      218 4 The Finnish Government has voted the sum of £1,000,000 for the Olympic games in 1940 and half a million pounds has been raised in the form of a grant from the Helcnski Municipality. Great Britain was the first to reply to the invitation to take part in Vie
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      Chance In Garrison
      41 4 "ffccrz Tay.or being assisted by r.c: fattier, ray! r, wtth her [acts, i ice during the Suropscn fLgvrt tka ::y c'a steps in London :^:t <-.'■. 'tar Police hockey lean uno ccai tht C ..o oj r M week.
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      THE BEST DIET DURING CONVALESCENCE
      113 4 THE BEST DIET DURING CONVALESCENCE .fter operations, or wasting and other isenses. you feel so weak and exhaustd that you wonder whether you'll ver leel really well again Everyoi.e rges you to eat. Vet food nauseates OU, Uiit yon simply must eat. Doc)rs all over the world have found that
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      More Players Given Soccer Programme
      753 4 Services Sports Notes By Audio ly/riCH of the stateness so towards the end of last paign should be obviated by ires' Association football Jhe most important of these was tht decision to make those playing in Regimental teams (whether in the S.A.F.A. first i 01
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