The Straits Times, 10 February 1939

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL 1 NEWSPAPER fN MALAYA 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1939 price s cents The Straits Times 20 PACJES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      282 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. ('PHONE 5471 For Up-to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG You are assured of real satisfaction. Ail Coloman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 Retired on a year for «/-e You can arrange this for yourself peace of mind and comfort In retirement on a private income, drawn in monthly cheques
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      250 1 t* FINAL EDITION A Jk mrum: i-i&!8!S£;, The cyclax Take all yout Skin Problems to 'mm f'--,' 1 Cyclax Salon. She will show /^IM^U /^Bff"~^Jiß» ■Klfl iM you the Cyclax way .to |m| a H|L?S- *f^^H $1 25 ite 1 Ij^^lji' 1 Course of Five 5.00 ~^H fm The Cyclax
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      37 1 Madame Pag:, DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER Tailormades-6owns for All Occasions in Stock $5 $30 13, Battery Hoad.. Singapore. Tel: 6327. COME TO THE TOOTAL RF.GO. MANNEQUIN PARADE TO-MORROW 10.30 A. M. JOHN LITTLE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England).'
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    58 2 flic fLnc.al of the late Mr. Ch:'n Khay Thook ii. Messrs. Chan Kok Lccng, Kok T< ng, Kf Khon-; and the faiher-in-law of Cheng Sianr;. Koh Tian S?:i<j n Lye Hce and grand-father-ln-tew of Mr. lim Teow Him will take plnco on February 11, 19:13 at 10 a.m. l
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      694 2 KING- A. th M... cnltf Hospital, Singapore on Feb. 3, 1!>39. In Hazel, wile of E. H. Kinf, of Imperial Alrw.iys, a daughter. English papers please copy. PEREIRA-MIRANDA.— A marriage has been arranged, and will take place on' Fe'o 15 1939 in Tnmoxore, between Mr. S. ,G. rercira of Tarun
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      881 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE BUILDING LOTS on nice seasitfe land at Loyang and TUnah Merah. Apply Box No. 623, Straits Times. BLACKSTONE DIESF.L GENERATING SET 10 h.p. direct coupled to West. Dynamo V) Amps US V. complete with Dirt, board perfect condition $90D. Apply Tann 287 Orchard Road. GULONER DIRSEX
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      964 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOB SALE, DODGE 1937 DE LUXE Touring Saloon, Regular serviced and In perfect running condition. One owner Price $1,550. Offer Box 716, Straits Times. 1933 FORD 8 H.P. Saloon, one owner only, S new tyres, excellent bodywork, Taxed comprehensive Insurance. $458 cash. Lim Motor Garage. Phone 66:3. 1934
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      754 2 FINANCIAL TO LEND against mortgage of houses. Interest varies from 5 per cent, per annum to 8 per cent, per annum. Full particulars as to locality, title, area, monthly rent, etc., to Box No. 739, Straits Times. educational" ENGLISH SCHOOL. Boys and Girls 5—13. Highly recommended by the Legal Adviser,
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      563 2 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. WATER DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS Alterations and Connections to large sized water mains to be carried out between 6 a.m., Mondaj, Feb. 20. and 6 p.m.. Tuesday, Feb. 21, will result in reduced pressure of water in thufollowing a ras TELUK BLANGAH PASIR PANJANG ROAD ALEXANDRA
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      645 2 BUSiNEi' 3 CARDS Etc CLEAR/ CE SALE Making room jar new goods. DRESSES from 50 to $20/M A V i< A I X 9. StamLrd Rcj Phone 3183. PLANTERS EHGMEERMS CO., LTD. RUBBER ESTATE MACHINERY AND FACTORY EQUIPMENT. ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO.. LTD SINGAPORE Si KUALA LUMPUR. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE. To
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      662 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i li.corporaled in England 1 I.AR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PASSEKOEH AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD InUH LONDON tOH CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due S pore. RAWALPINDI n.OUO ?eo 10 EUUDWAN 6,070 Feb. 13 CANTON 15.500 Feb 24 SOMALI 6.800 Mar 10 CORFU
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      529 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. incoroorat«a in Japmc) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO LONDON Penanc Colambs. Aden. Suez. Port Said Naples. MaroeWea, Gibraltar. London Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg Vessels Tonnage Due Sa'J SKATORI MARU 9.800 Feb. 16 16 J YASUKUNI MARU 11,900 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 KASIMA MARU 9,900
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      753 3 HOLIDAY CRUISES TO BANGKOK SAIGON Bj Lnxarlaoa One Clan Motonhlpa Dlnpla«ement Tons From Prntne r. siiam Malacca S"porr ms. "JCTLANDIA" (IJ.IM) 11/t ttft 83/J lsfl IU "MEONIA" <ll.tW> 14/3 15/J li/J IS 3 m.s. "ALSIA" (»,5»8) 4/4 5/4 i/4 t/4 NEXT HOLIDAY CKL'ISE Febrnary 25th. 1933 to March 17th. 1939
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      581 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean R-jildint. Collyet Qaat Sinfaport Tel Sill. Chartered Bank Building Penang Tel BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON. H CCKNTINEM AND <M \S(JOW (In conjmetlon with the Glen Llor) Due Salk) SARPEDON Mars. L'don. R'dam. G row Feb 12 Peb IS MENELAUS L'don. R'dam. H'burg. Hull.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      PASSENGERS IN RAJPUTANA
      387 4 TTHE following passengers left for Europe in Rajputana this morning or will be leaving from Penan? tomorrow afternoon: Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Allan, Lt.-Col. and Mrs. R. G. R. Atkins, Mrs. J. G. Anderson and two children, Mr. J. W. Archibald, Mrs. B. A. L. Braid
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      273 4 INWARD Wcar<Mi: Frwm Penanc. Ipoh and Eaals Uapw Arrives ever* evening Qantas: From Australia: Arrives THIS ■■■ana Imperial: Fran Europe: Expected Umorrow ■MM X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Sunday evening. K.NJ.L.M.: From Netherlands Indie*: Arrives Tuesday afternoon. K.N.LL.M.: From
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      296 4 loaay Java, South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo. Celebes, Moluccas Timor Dllly (Ophin 2.30 p.m Muntok lOohiri .2.30 pm BengkaJls. F de Kock. Padang, P. Baroe. Siak and Selat Pandiang oane i ..3 p.m i and Sibu (Angby) ..4 p.m (By Train) 9 p.m Scuth America (By Train) 9pm
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      FROM MALACCA
      113 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed By X.L.M." Malls will close from Malacca as follows: Today. Australia. New Zealand. Javr and Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) 6pm Hong Kong (Rawalpindi) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Mtdan by air (Netherlands) 1.15 p.m Java
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    Wall Street Quotations
    453 4 New York. Feb. 9. T*HE following quotations were those ruling when the S*oc* ttrrtlWigf Cl today:-DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today's Close Close cnanges ustrials 145.43 143.99 off 1.44 20 Rails 30.36 30.00 off .36 15 Utilities 25.29 24.67 off 62 40 Bonds 90.37 90.26 off .11 Business don?
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    214 4 OWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets Stocks lost most of tlie Drevious day's gains amid slightly more active trading. Declines ranged from fractions to two points. The aetback was attributed tn i apprehension concerning the Spanish] civil war. Cautious traders lightened commitments particularly In
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    SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
    63 4 Malls from Europe (London mails) expected today, Feb. 10, by P. &O. (Rawalpindi) delivery to box- holders at 9 a.m. General delivery of letters at 9 a.m. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected today. Feb. 10, by P. St O. (Rawalpindi) will be delivered tomorrow, at
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      725 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in P.M.S.) TELEPHONE: FreUht 5433 Passace 5431 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES siNGAPORETEUROPE First and Cabin class from £106.7.9 Second class from £74.14.3 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class From £181.13.4 From £125.19.8 Direct connection with Canadian
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      173 4 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. NOTICE Is hereby given that Arthur Road j between Wilkinson Road and Meyer Road will be closed to through traffic until further notice, for the purpose of constructing a sewer. BY ORDER Singapore. Peb 2. 1939 AVER HANGAT SYNDICATE LIMITED. (In Voluntary Liquidation). NOTICE is hereby
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      150 4 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE. Order issued by the Chief Police OBleer, Singapore, under Section 6 (1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (Chapter 24) as to the letting off of fireworks in celebration of Chinese New Year. The Chtef Police Officer, Singapore. In exercise of the powers conferred on him. hereby authorises
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      19 4 AIRPORT HOTEL OYSTERS DUE TODAY FROM AUSTRALIA BY AIR ARE NOW EXPECTED TO ARRIVE HERE TOMORROW SAT. FEB. XI.
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      374 4 Serious :^^f?] t^M Sore Throat I Then you should take a few Formamint tablets at once. Formamint kills the dangerous disease germs in mouth and throat, thus preventing serious Infectious diseases, such as Influenza, Diphtheria, etc. Formamint is absolutely harmless, more effective than gargles and does not irritate the inflamed
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      352 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Daily Weather Report Stations Yesternaj Las: algU max. rain bright mln temp fall s'shlne teui[ *r Inches on *F West Coast. Alor Star 90 Nil 9.5 69 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 0.67 9.8 73 Sitiawan 85 0.16 2.7 70 Bukit Jeram 88 Nil 6.7 70 Malacca 87
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      555 5 Beauty Expert 10ST 26lbsUGlY FAT r 3K 7T~I ThoM »ho doire to be fit, Ii active and healthy roust guard l^^^^ft^i against ciccsnvt fat. And to no J woman can fatness be a greater ■4 'j\ handicap or tragedy than to the fl^^BS? A\ Beauty Expert. Kead what Mrs. Bft
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      172 5 SILVIKRIN BRILLIANTINES (In forms of Liquid and Solidified 1 For restoring the Natural Brilliancy of the hair, also for dry and brittle hair. Of all Chemists. High-class stores and Hair-dressers. Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS, 111 -125 Cecil Street SINGAPORE. THE LATEST 1939 TWELVE "The British Twelve with the •mazing performance
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      446 5 ARRIVED 1939 STEWART -WARNER RADIOS WORLD WIDE RADIO CO. 98, Robinson Road, Singapore. TWO THOROUGHLY MODERN WORDS Output and economy, these are two words that the up-to-date man hear:, tpek day. The principle of economy.'" In every sphere, industry and undertaking, economy Is the order of the day and clever
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      188 5 HAIR-FALL If your hair fct thin or trow» slowly If 1| falls off in patrhr* or uenerally if yon encounter early keying of *amr if you hay« dandruff or feel an itching srnulinn on rour sralp. rln not wait fnr thines to gfv irorw. but (to rUht straight ahead and
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      557 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 125 metres. ZHF S0.96 metre*. p.m. 5.00 Malay drama, t 5.30 Extra turns, t 5.45 Kronchongs. t 6.00 Teochew dramas, t 7.00 Children's programme. (English). 7.30 Time, weather, and news announcements. 7.45 "From ttte studio armchair." 8 00 The request programme, t 8.50 News announcements. Relay
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      461 5 Charles Shady." gets down to wo an action picture it 'he conductor of the BBC Variety Orchestra, which frequently takes part in the programmes from Daventry. EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. USU tltt me/1 (13.9? OLl; GSO 11.1' mr (16.86 m.»; GSr 15 14 roc/i (19.82 m.) GSJ
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      450 6 ESTATES SELL RUBBER IN LONDON INDUSTRIALS DRAW MORE INTEREST By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 10. ESTATE and first-hand selling of rubber in London yesterday is given as the reason for some weakness in the price early in the day In that, market. Subsequently the price recovered
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      MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET
      71 6 Manila, Feb. 10. THi following were yesterday's tliis morning's )<_>' uojn shares on the •etc Excnange. All the shares 10 centavos, and an U pvaos. Yusii Today asi:cd bid C.4b 0.45 0.44'4.'. (1.47 0.47 0.46 0.33 0J3 0JS< 0.32" 0.67 0.6t> 0.65 0.64 I'.r. 0.17 0.17-
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      46 6 LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE London. Feb 8. ng were today's floslng ttei 547 88 13' 16 Bio ..3 t/lC odiclal 209 20 69 Bucharest 860 i. w Montevideo J8'«. .ii)lj«v 15 l»/16d jj, ..kiiliumu l'id i 1 1 Kong 1/2 15/18d. Oslo 8%d. Nommai i3 ,<]. BrltUb WtttlCM
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      MINING
      580 6 A!) snarej quoted above are fully paid 8£ue Vai. f'ra&et Ik Co. tyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 3/3 4/- 3/6 4/£1 Asam KumDang 26/- 27/- 25/- 27/6 El Austral M«ua? 40/- 45/-cd 40/- 50/5/- Ayei tiiian 21/9 22/9 22/- 23/1 Ayei SVcr.g 0.55 0.60 0.55
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      GENERAL
      438 6 3 2 Alex BrlcJt Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.32'i 140 2 2 do PrelS. 2.20 2.30 2 22',-. 2.30xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 5 00 5 50 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0 50 0.60 0.50 1 60 10 6 B M. Trustee 8.75 7.50 5.75 7.50 £1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      264 6 57c Maynard 4 Co. Ltd. 530.000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 57« 1001 red 1940 $400,000 int Mar 31 Sept. 30 \O2Vt 1034 3om 1907 red 1947 J1.600.000 Int Mar 31 Sept. 30 IQHVt 110 norn I^7c IWI red. 1955 SI. 000
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      RUBBER SHARES
      358 6 (Shares are £1 unless otherwise stated) Mlenby AJor Gajah Amal Malay i\yei Hitam Ayer Molek Ayc-r Pan&s Bassett Batu Lin tang Bedford Benta Borelll Brogas Brunei On Buklt Katil Bnlclt K B Bukit Kepong Buklt Timah (J10) Jhangkat Serdaiig '."onnemara IHenealy PlanU'.loo* Hamilton P.aytor indraglrt Jeram Kuantan (50
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
    86 6 Friday, Feb. 10, noon No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 26 26>4 No. IX B.8.S. f.o.b. in case* February 2ii' 4 26>i G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b in bales February 25 S 26 I A Q R.S.S. f.o.b In bales I-ebruary 25 25 FUTURE Ql OT.W1ONS No. IX
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    EXCHANGES
    181 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T 2/3 25/32 London demand 2/3 25/32 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54 Vs Montreal demand 54% Batavia
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    London Stock Exchange
    324 6 London, Feb. 9. The following are todays closing middle quotations, shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated. The quotations for American storks are in American currency. Con. Loan 5% 1944-64 111 Fund. Loan 4% 19G0-90 108 War Loan 3H p.c 97% Com. Union Assce (Units) 9't
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    INCREASED RUBBER QUOTA UNLIKELY
    343 6 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubber market. issued this morning, Lewis and Peat 'Singapore) Ltd. write: If it were not for rumour and guess work, the market during the week would have remained unchanged. Mussolini has not yet spoken, but
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    WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY
    307 6 First Day Of S.T.C. Spring Racing Weights for tomorrow week, the first day of the S.T.C. Spring meeting; are: Horses, Class 1, Div. 1, 7 furs. Jack Drace 9.04 Aerial Post 8 06 Tonroe 9.03 Blue Peter 8.05 Pure Gold 9.02 Royal Worlingotn 8.04 Bombus 8.07 Herbe
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    SECOND DAY Horses, Class 1. Div. 1 5½ furs
    64 6 SECOND DAY Horses, Class 1. Div. 1 5 furs Empiric 9.04 Wirklow Bay 8 01 Thebez 8.11 Saladin 7.09 Meadowman 8 08 Snokc Dream.-- 7.08 Beaudrkin 8.06 Go!d Point 7 04 Barford 8.06 Horses, Class 1, Div. 2, 5'i furs. Royal Hampton 9.04 Waetere 8.07 Con Con 9.02 Celestial 8.07
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      64 6 IP unDER-CQQT UU H IT E ii unquestionably the undercoat of most intent* opacity. It is first clan white 'enamel underti||||fc. coating and li»Jgua ran teed free from |||&S. adulterant* land extender*.*' A, i||\ Weight 19J lh«. per gallon. ,&f| Extremely finely ground. Drie* .Jp ll^s with a fine." smooth
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      GREAT BRITAIN'S REVENUE UP £10,007,000 IN WEEK
      324 7 Income-Tax And Motor-Car Duties Yield Well THE remarkable revenue gain ot £10,007,212 is disclosed in the Treasury return for the week to Jan. 28. Receipts totalled £42,795,904, as compared with £32,788,692. Income-tax takings, which rose £2,441,000 to £21,138,000, and motor duties, which jumped
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      131 7 Sin npore, l >i>. 9, nuon. Buyers Sellers Gambler S 7.50 H.unburp; Cubi? S13.50 Cube $12.00 White Muntok S12.75 S12.25 S 8 75 S3.2O Dried S3.5O Florr S2.35 S2.30 Sarav 12.25 12.25 u(i Palembang S6.75 S7.25 S7.25 Ta<> Small F'.nke S4.20 S3.70 Medium-Flake $4.50 Small Pearl $3.90
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      AUSTIN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SHOW
      102 7 Many Orders Placed A REPRESENTATIVE gathering at- tended the opening last week of the Commercial Vehicle Show at the Austin Works. Longbridge. Many foreigners were present and a large volume of orders was placed by dealers. The company has produced three types ot commercial vehicles— 30-cwt.
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
      370 7 NO RESPONSE TO BETTER POLITICAL SITUATION TURNOVER THIS WEEK VERY SMALL IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued yesterday, Stanton, Nelson and Co. Ltd., write Any lingering doubts entertained regarding the unity of the Western powers have now been completely dispelled, and what appears to
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      GUTHRIE'S REPORT
      122 7 fUTHRIE and Co. Ltd. in their re- j port issued yesterday say: With the slight relaxation of tension in the international sphere, the market appears to have transferred its attention to the impending I.R.R.C. i meeting on Tuesday. During the past few days there has been more inclina-
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      WHALE OIL SOLD
      103 7 Emergency Stocks To Be Replenished DART of the 100,000 tons of whale oil bought last year by the Government as a reserve in case of national emergency has been removed from storage. It is understood that a portion has been used by margarine manufacturers. No permanent depletion
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      MEXICAN OIL DISPUTE
      136 7 Discussions Likely TN spite of denials, official and un- official, the Mexico correspondent of the Agence Economlque says he has good reason to believe that negotiations are proceeding between the Mexican authorities and the foreign oil interests for a settlement of their differences. According to a view
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      INSURANCE SHARES TRUST
      169 7 Distribution Of 2.9089 d. London A PAYMENT of 2.9089 d. net per unit was distributed last week for the first half of the fifth year of the Trust of Insurance Shares, ended Dec. 31 last. Taking into account the higher rate of Income-tax deducted, this is the
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      93 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore. Feb. 9, 5 p.m. Books Total for Company Dividend Close Date Ex Dlv financial year TIN. PaynDle Date to datr Austral Malay 9d. No. 48 3d. bonus Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Feb. 25 5% Kuala Lumpur Tin 1/ Feb. 17 Feb. 17 5%
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      BRITISH AND GERMAN EXPORT MARKETS
      359 7 Berlin Views Berlin, Jan. 27. THE recent negotiations In London of Herr Hipp, representing the Relchsgruppe for German Industry, with the Federation of British Industries, of which the ultimate aim Is the conclusion of price and territorial agreements in markets where German and British manufacturers
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      Canada's Financial Position Last Year
      581 7 REVENUE SLIGHTLY LOWER AND EXPENDITURE HIGHER PRELIMINARY figures of the revenue receipts of the Dominion of Canada in the first eight months of the current fiscal year showed total revenues of $358,40?,000 as against $360,331,000 in the corresponding period of last year, the large increase
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      U.S. COPPER CONSUMPTION
      44 7 New York, Jan. 29. pONSUMPTION of copper by United States manufacturers during December was 33,187 tons, against 52,708 tana in November. Deliveries were n,.853n ,.853 tons in December, with the result that plants received several thousand tons more than they used.
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      126 7 I Cli-iP pySitf JP|l|BL|^~j"rri NOMINAL CAPITAL: $40,000,000 ISSUED PAID UP CAPITAL: $10,000,00' BRANCHES throughout Malaya, Siam, Burma, Sooth Chins. French Inrio-China and Netherlands East Indies. AGENTS CORRESPONDENTS in all principal cities of the World. BANKING TRANSACTIONS of every description undertaken. MASTL"K I Head Colds A few drops bring ftii^ 1
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      174 7 BANKOFCmNA (Incorporated in China By Iptctti CtiartM>. It. CecO Street, Sinripme Telephones: Manager* Offlrr I>I4« a Asrt. Manager's on ire BMt Exchange Drpt (111 General Office ll B* Cable Address: 111 N«;hi <> raid dp Capital Ch I 41.00t.00t M Reserve Fond* Id excess of Ch 1 s.ioo.onn At Total
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      317 8 THE MOST ENTERTAINING MUSICALCOMEDY SHOW IN TOWN! TODAY AT 3.15, 6.15 AND 9.15 P.M. AillAMSftA Warner Bros. Nev: Movie Season Hit! I jinmie fidler says: "ifs the Best Picture in Many a Moon.. and IDo Mean PAT O'BRIEN ~Mtm*m JOHN PAYNE "'WfaOT FIDLER MARGARET LINDSAY w*-^^W r JOE VENUTI AND
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      237 8 I PAVILION 6.15 sis TONIGHT I ANOTHER TRIUMPHANT HIT! SEE IT FOR LAU6HS SAKE! *i^ir <4fe FOR SPECIAL ADDED I JjwTOw ATTRACTION! ■fe V CaJTffl WITH THE NATION BI A- a- I < t^m4tK ■■~*«m«*| MB LJWMJmAj al philharmonic I BANK I PUBLIC HOLIDAYScOMMENCE From Sab: after-noon, February 18, for
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      196 8 M A THOROUGHLY DELIUHTFIiL F!LK" Sinyapon Free Presr TODAY f A P g T fIT" 3.15 6.15 9.15 WHll lUL NOW ANDY HARDY'S in Love with 3 GIRLS ...and he becomes a Nervous Wreck! Don't miss this grand entertainment With the original cast of the former M.G.M. successes: "You're Only
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    GERMAN ANXIETY OVER THE POSITION OF BURGOS
    424 9 Reference To "Insidious Wiles" Of Britain And France A NOTE almost of nervousness is creeping into German comments of Anglo-French relations with Burgos. The newspapers speak of the "insidious wiles" of Britain and France which, they declare, will be unsuccessful, reports Reuter from
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    DEATH OF EX-TOKIO NAVAL CHIEF
    197 9 Admiral Kanji Kato Toklo, Feb. 9. THE death occurred today of Admiral 1 Kanji Kato, former Chief of the Naval General Staff and Commarder-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, at the asp of 59. Born in 1830. Admiral Kato graduated from the Naval Academy in 1896.
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    MORE ROLLING STOCK FOR YUNNAN
    110 9 MORE ROLLING STOCK FOR YUNNAN Chungking. TEN new locomotives and 200 wagons have been ordered for the Yunnan-Indo-China Railway, it is learned here. The new equipment is part of an extensive scheme to increase the capacity of the railway. Changes are being made in the traffic routine, to cope with
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    "Dangerous To Advance Too Far In China"
    57 9 Hone Kong, Feb. 9. TINLESS the international situa- tion was favourable, it would be dangerous for the Japanese army to penetrate too far into China. Lieut-Gen. Itagaki, the War Minister, is reported to have made this statement at a meeting of the military
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    LEGISLATURE IS CRITICISED
    195 9 Attack By Governor Of Burma Rangoon, Feb. 9. PRITICISM of the Legislature and the press during the recent disorders in Burma was made today by the Governor, Sir Archibald Cochrane, addressing the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Governor said it might seem that the democratic
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    BIG AREAS IN AFRICA FLOODED
    79 9 Johannesburg, Feb. 9. AT least 11 draths have resulted from floods which have devastated great areas in Natal, Transraal, and Swaziland. Police are invr ing a report that a number o: Europeans are missing in Swaziland as a result of the car in which they
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    GEN. GORT ARRIVES IN JERUSALEM
    43 9 Jerusalem, Feb. 9. /^EN. Viscount Gort. Chief of the Im- psrial General Staff, arrived in Gaza today by air from Ismailia, following a week's inspection cf Egyptian defences. later, he drove to Jerusalem, with a military escort —Reuter.
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    GEN. PET CHUNG-HSI BACK IN KWANGSI
    32 9 Shanghai, Feb. 9. Gen. Pel Chung-hsi, Kwangsi leader, has returned to Kweilin, capital of Kwangsi. from Chungking, where he attended the Kuomintang conference 1 —Eastern News.
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    BALDWIN REFUGEE FUND
    34 9 London, Feb. 9. More than £31,000 has already been received as a result of the recent Sta°e and Screen Day Appeal on behalf of Lord Baldwin's Fund for Refugees [British Wireless.
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    BELGIAN CABINET RESIGNS
    22 9 Brussels, Feb. 9. The Belgian Cabinet resigned today ifter M. Bpaak rec:ived three Liberal members in the Cabinet.— Reuter
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    Dr. Negrin To Resign ?
    374 9 Dr. Negrin To Resign THE PRESIDENT NOW IN PARIS Paris. Feb. 9. CENOR AZANA, President of the Spanish Republic, arrived this morning by train from Geneva. He was met at the station by the Republican Ambassador, and also a representative of the Quai d'Orsay. It is hinted in well-informed Republican
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    EX-PREMIER NOT TO BE TRIED
    249 9 Hungarian Objections To Czech Charges Prague 1 THE first Prime Minister of autonomous Ruthenia, Dr. Brody, who was arrested, after about 10 days in office, on suspicion of being in the pay of Hungary, will not be put on trial owing to Hungarian objections. The
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    £350,000 SHELTER FOR 30,000
    58 9 CROYDON Town Council recently approved a £350,000 scheme lor the building of an underground car park In the centre of the town which in peacetime would hold 810 cars and In the event of an air-raid provide shelter for 30.000 people. The scheme was passed in
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    Collegians And Rotarians
    305 10 The two undergraduates of Raffles College who addressed the Singapore Rotary Club on Wednesday made an excellent Impression, and it was a very ?ood idea to bring the college Into touch with a cross-section of the business and professional classes In this manner. This liaison is only
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    MORE RUBBER?
    320 10 "Hesitancy" In The Market SIX MONTHS AHEAD To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— -In your issue of Feb. 7 your Financial Correspondent writes as follows: The rubber market oponrd rather dull and a trifle easier this morning. It is likely that the present hesitancy will be
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    EAST MEETS WEST
    199 10 Singaporean Traveller In Japan To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— "Anak Singapura's" notes of Tuesday last remind me of the objectionable posinx of a certain class of Westerners out East. They are to be found principally in India and Malaya, while a few, before the
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    RADIO AND CARS
    146 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— As two more licensed listeners of the radio, we were very interested in the letter in the Straits Times of Feb. 6 headed Radio Co.np.aint We, too, have been great radio en- thusiasts and agree with your C3rr?spondent that
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    JOHORE'S NEW MACE
    112 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ln your account of the presentation of a mace to the Supreme Court, Johore Bahru, in your issue of Feb. 7, it is stated that "Johore is thus the first among the Malay States to attain this dignity." If
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    16 10 TRAFFIC LIGHTS. A motorist criticises the new control system in Stamford Road.
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    FIGHTERS Vs. BOMBERS
    910 10 BRITAIN'S STRIKING FORCE Mr-Commodore L. E. O. Charllon, who retired from the Royal Air Force some pears ago after holding teveral high appointments, discussed British air policy in a recent number of the Vnitzd Services Review, and extracts from his article are reproduced below. NEWSPAPER controversy has
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    722 10 NOTES Of The DA Y Straits Resurrection THOSE who contributed to the Btrattl Chinese Magazine some thirty years ago will be interested to hoar that their efforts are now to be found on the shelves of a library overloo Trafalgar Square. This has come about through a note of mine
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    JAPANESE TROOPS LAND ON HAINAN ISLAND
    674 11 Surprise Development In The China War ANGLO-FRENCH "HANDS OFF" WARNING RECALLED Attacking Force Continues Advance, Says Communique JAPANESE troops landed on Hainan Island early this morning, states an Eastern News message from Tokio, later confirmed by Reuter. This is regarded as the beginning of
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    VITAL IMPORTANCE OF MINORCA
    97 11 \7ii;in;j on the Nationalists' claim to rdominate almost the whole cf Minorca, n.Hiter'.-; diplomatic correspondent points out that France has been particularly concerned about the future of the island as its occupation by a hostile power would seriously threaten her commualcattoru with the French North African
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    "European War Not Inevitable"—Benes
    54 11 "European War Not Inevitable" Benes New York, Feb. 9. r\K. Bcnes, former President of Czecho-Slovakia, arrived here today on his way to Chicago to deliver a series of lectures. He told newspapermen he did not consider that war in Europe was inevitable, and declared his belief that the democracies together
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    FASCIST COUNCIL TO MEET TODAY
    65 11 Rome, Feb. 10. r[E Fascist Grand Council meets today for the second time within a week. It is unlikely that foreign affairs will take up much time, as it is considered these were exhaustively covered at the last meeting. No doubt, however, the Spanish question,
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    33 11 Berlin, Feb. 10. Herr Hans Thomen, who Is officially described as a "trusted Party comrade," has been appointed to the new post of head of the Nazi organisation for Germany )ty>y- Spain.— Reuter.
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    POPE PIUS XI DIES
    1129 11 Passing Of The Holy Father CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER'S CAREER THE Straits Times deeply regrets to announce that His Holiness the Pope Pius XI died at the Vatican today. He was 82, says Reuter. The Pope was unable to speak late last night and his entourage feared
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    ARAB TALKS BEGIN
    349 11 Defence Party Represented London, Feb. 9. A PICTURESQUE scene was presented by the arrival of the Arab delegates at St. James's Palace for the first Palestine discussions. The Egyptian delegation, wealing European dress, was followed by the Yemen representatives in white turbans and green sashes, and wearing
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    NEW HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE
    87 11 London, Feb. 10. OIR Horace Wilson has been appolnt- ed Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and official head of the Civil Service in succession to Sir Warren Fisher, who Is retiring next October. Sir Horace Wilson's name was prominently in the public eye at the
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    22 11 Further measures have been taken against the Communist party In Czscho-Slovakia and a number of Communist mayors of villages have been dismissed.
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    21 11 Sir lan Hamilton, who was 80 on Jan. 16, is finishing off a book of memoirs which will be published sx>n.
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    Britain's "Intervention," Says Berlin Press
    284 11 GERMAN SUSPICION ABOUT WARSHIP'S MINORCA VISIT <; rREAT Britain has embarked on an act of intervention v which is of very special importance," declares Lokalan Zeinger commenting on the action of the British cruiser Devonshire in visiting Minorca yesterday. The Berlin newspaper reflects the general
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    RECOGNITION OF FRANCO
    184 11 Paris, Feb. 9. JT is believed in well-informed poll tical circles that the French Government decided to recoj?nis« Gen. Franco's Government at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, provided certain conditions are fulfilled, the chief of which is the withdrawal of the Italian troops in Spain.
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    GROWING INTEREST IN NEW TRAFFIC RULES
    334 12 Keen Discussion Expected In Legislative Council COLONIAL SECRETARY REPLIES TO RATEPAYERS' PROTEST DUHLIC interest is mounting in the proposed Traffic Regu- lations, 1938, which, if approved, will grant powers of arrest to all members of the Police Force. Keen discussion is expected when the
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    BOMBAY MINISTRY TO RESIGN?
    61 12 Bombay. Feb. 7 A DECLARATION that the Congress ministry in Bombay may lay down the reins of office as a mark of protest against the paramount power's cond interference with Rajkot and other States was made by Sardar ibhai Patel in the course of a here.
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    AIRMAN'S BODY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND
    39 12 NO tra has been found of the body of Aircraltman Frederick Evans. of Bournemouth. re who was drown?d near 1 Air Free Station, Seletar, on Wednesday when a canoe capsized In Jeh^re Strait
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    AMUSEMENTS l . guuJ
    96 12 AMUSEMENTS l guuJ SINGAPORE l;\l IMS BOTH Coc!:tail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9.3C to Mkb (.AKKKK TIHATKE. GEVLANG Mystery Mountain. Whole reened at 7.45 p.m. OKI ..VI WOBLD it: 6.30 to 9 and 9.45 to Mld!i oi ths North. it Girl tx, Rain- iiic ii Mventum
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    Baronetcy For Five-Year-Old Boy
    94 12 London, Feb. 10. rpilE King has conferred a baionetcy o) the United Kingdom on a five-year-old boy. He is Andreio Ashton WalUr Hills, son of the late Mr. John Waller Hills, Privy Councillor, whose name would have been submitted to the King for the baronetcy in
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    STRIKE CUTS PROFITS
    137 12 Traction Co. Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Feb. 9. j nEFUTISING for the chairman, Mr. I** L. W. Hawkins, who was indisi posed, Sir Thomas Strangman, at the annual meeting of the Singapore Traction Company, emphasised that j the reduction in operating profit was I caused
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    NEW SCHOOL HOURS CRITICISED
    139 12 QPPOSrriON to the new school hours of Raffles Girls' School and St. Andrew's School is expressed by the Clerical Union, "on behalf of the clerical community," in a protest to Government. It is claimed by the union that by closing these schools at 1.15 p.m. instead
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    RUBBER QUOTA INCREASE?
    135 12 Opposition In London ADDITIONAL STOCKS ON ESTATES (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 9. QPPOSITION to any increase in the permissible exportable quota of rubber for the second quartei", which is to be decided by the International Rubber Regulation Committee at its meeting in London next Tuesday,
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    RECORD FLIGHT TO CAPE & RETURN
    142 12 RECORD FLIGHT TO CAPE RETURN Henshaw Lowers Time By 30 Hours London, Feb. 9. A LEX HENSHAW arrived at Grave- send at 1.51 p.m., beating the London to Cape and back record by 30 hours and 45 minutes. Henshaw's time was four days, ten hours and fifteen minutes, against the
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    STAFF BID FAREWELL TO INSPECTOR-GENERAL
    162 12 Mr. Onraet's Tribute To To Police Clerks TRIBUTES to the administration of the retiring Inspector-General of Police, Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet, and appreciative references to his sympathetic consideration for his subordinate staff, were made at a farewell tea party given in his honour
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    NEW JAPANESE DRIVE
    31 12 Peiping, Feb. 10. T^HE Japanese claim to have captured two towns, Ankuo and Horhienfu, in central Hopei Province, which had remained In Chinese hands since the hostilities started.
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    Malayan Rugger Team In Hong Kon<*
    39 12 Malayan Rugger Team In Hong Kon&lt;* Tile Malayan Rugby football team being introduced to the Governs: of Hong Kong, Sir Geoffrey Northcolc, prior to the match on Saturday against the Hong Kor.g R.F.C. The game was drawn 19- -aV.
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    HOPE REVIVED IN NEW DELHI LABOUR TALKS
    275 12 AFTER the Government of. lndia had on Wednesday in- formed the Standing Emigration Committee of the Central Legislatures that the Indo-Malayan emigration talks had broken down, a dramatic resumption of conversations occurred yesterday, cables the Straits Times special correspondent. Prospects of an agreement,
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    CHINESE IMPRISONED ON INDIAN HEMP CHARGE
    64 12 AS a sequel to a seizure of a large quantity of Indian hemp, valued at 51.015, a Chinese, Ng Koon Poh, was sentenced to 17 months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. L. B. Gibson, in the Singapore Criminal District Court, yesterday. Poh was arrested in
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    SINGAPORE AND HAINAN
    176 12 Serious View Of Japanese Action BIG COMMUNITY PERTURBED T*HE report that Japanese troops have landed at Hainan Island (see page 11) is regard id In defence circles in Singapore as a serious development of the Far East conflict, but heads of the Services are reluctant to comment
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    31 12 As a sequel to the expulsion of Sir Stafford Cripps from the Labour Party, Lord Parmoor has requested the Labour Party that the whip b? no lonaer sent to him. Reuter
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    STOP PRESS
    91 12 Tokio, Feb. 10. THE Foreign Office spokesman at a Press Conference today stated that Japanese attack on Hainan Island is due to "military necessity and does not in anyway infringe the Franco-Japanese agreement of 1907. Reuter. Foreign banks at Hong Kong are stated to be granting a loan
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    MOTHER PLEADS FOR SON WHO KILLED HIS WIFE
    772 13 Chinese Gets Two Years' Gaol For Culpable Homicide CANNOT TAKE LAW INTO OWN HANDS, WARNS ASSIZE JUDGE A PLEA to Mr. Justice Home in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, to take into consideration that the accused was her only son, was made
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    "PERSECUTION" OF JAPANESE
    109 13 "THE recent arrest of some Japanese nationals in Singapore must be regarded as the first step in Japan's decision tr&gt; risk a frontal clash with Great Britain." says the newspaper Kokumin Shimbun. according to a British I'nited Press message from Tokio. The newspaper urges "the return of
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    TRAFFIC SIGNAL DISOBEYED
    91 13 A EURASIAN, R. R. DAY, yesterday appeared in the Singapore Traffic District Court, charged with failing to conform to a traffic signal at the Junction of Hi?h Street and Empress Place. Secondly he was charged with driving without a licence, and thirdly driving without being covered by
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    Japanese Freighter That Does 21 Knots
    56 13 OOQ-to Kinka Mam 0:c of the Japanese Kokntttt Lines jieoi of It nc;: high-speed Jretahters, ortvec at Singapore 011 her maiden roya;e yesterday. It: her trials, the motor trsscl maintatnei an average speed of ?.I.C knots. She if being operate* en. the Orient-Hew York
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    Does Bricks Section Include
    373 13 Tiles As Well? chief justice to give rulim; Is that section of the Btaffcpore j Municipal Ordinance forb-ddlng the manufacture of bricks without! a licince intended to include tiles 1 1 On tbil question of law. the Crown i appealed before the Chief Justice, 5.9., Sir
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    COURT STORY OF STRUGGLE FOR GUN ON ISLAND
    371 13 Chinese Faces Prclitiiinar\ faquir} into Murder Charge A STRUGGLE betvreca lw» for possession of ;t Him WM do xiihed l&gt;eforc the Singapore Second Police Court Magirtrate, Mr. Convad Oldham, yesterday, during a preliminary inquiry into a charge of murder preferred against a
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    WARDER STRUCK IN PRISON
    136 13 Eurasian Sentenced To Two Months ALBERT CHOPARD, a 28-year-oli Eurasian, was sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Mr J. W H. Clarke, a public servant, while
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    MAN AND WOMAN FACE CHARGE OF EXTORTION
    560 13 AN ALLEGATION that the accused came to the house and dejmanded money from him, and that l otherwise he would be stabbed to death was made by Chia Chee Seng, a Chinese, during the hearing of a case in which two Hokkiens, Lim
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    A.A.M. RALLY ENTRIES
    283 13 Coming In From Up-Country CHINESE i\KW YEAR EEK-END ENTRIES for the Singapore i of the Automobile Association of Malaya at Chinese New Year (Feb. 19 and 20) are coming in not only from Singapore, but also from Kuala Lumpur and Johore. D. S. Ainger and H. W.
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    PARKING OFFENCE
    40 13 Tor puking h)s car wi ;f the Junction "f Bra&lt; md Beach Road, on Nov 11, a Eiiropein, A U. Lind. :o the rh- r ;r, 7 1 s yrsterday fim d S' in the Singapore Traffic I
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    "NO EMIGRATION EXCEPT UNDER CONVENTION"
    112 14 Malayan Indian Delegates' New Delhi Statement LOCAL BORN MEN MADE ALIENS BY DECENTRALISATION? (From Our Special Correspondent.) New Delhi, Feb. 6. WE are strongly of the view that no emigration of labour to Malaya should be permitted except under a written convention between the respective
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    REPATRIATION ATTACKED
    537 14 "We have been deputed", they say I by the association, to put before the Government and people of India the association's views before any action la taken by the Indian Government In regard to lifting the ban on the emigration of Indian labourers to Malaya at the instance
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    LORD MAYOR VISITOR
    50 14 SIR Samuel Roberts, a former Lord Mayor of Sheffield, will arrive in Singapore with Lady Roberts in the P. and O. liner Canton on Feb. 24. Passengers _or Penang in the same ship will include Sir Adam Ritchie, a director of the Borneo Company, and Lady Ritchie.
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    Rhio Military Chief On Visit
    146 14 To Singapore CALL ON DUTCH CONSUL-GENERAL *rHE Netherlands Officer Com- manding the Rhio Archipelago, which extends to Pulau Samboe, a few miles from Singapore, has been visiting Singapore with his successor to make a call on the Netherlands Consul-General, Mr. H. M. J. Fein. Captain
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    LONG SELANGOR ASSIZE LIST
    187 14 Expected To Overlap Next Session (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 9. THE first Selangor Assizes, now 3it1 ting, are likely to be the longest for more than 10 years. There are 25 cases on the list and it is expected that the present session
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    MALACCA NOTES
    230 14 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Feb. 8. lUltt A. H. C. Allen, commercial manlfl ager of Dunlop Plantations, Malacca, goes Home on leave shortly. The band of the Mala/ Ksgiment, Port Dlckson, will beat Tile Hetrcat on the Malacca Ciub padang fron; 4.45 p.m. on Friday Feb. 17
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    'FAIR TRIAL' FOR NEW SCHOOL HOURS IN STAMFORD ROAD
    259 14 Children's Safety Must Be Chief Consideration THE later closing of schools in the vicinity of Stamford Road in order to minimise tiffin-hour traffic congestion and to reduce the danger from traffic to children is to be continued until it has been
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    BAD K.L. CORNER TO BE IMPROVED
    177 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala LfflTpur, Feb. 8. ALTHOUGH approached from Kuala Lumpur by one of the widest roads in the town, Lornle Road, the corner near the Abattoirs on the Klang Road is a very bad one and has bsen the scene of
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    MALAYA REPAYS AN OLD DEBT TO CEYLON
    259 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 9. TJIR- Benedict Ponniah, the F.M.S. 1T Queen's Scholar who has secured an appointment in the Ceylon Civil Service, has been the guest of honour at two functions in Malacca at a tea party held by the
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    HOURS INQUIRIES CONTINUE
    65 14 INQUIRIES into early closing of shops and the working hours of shop assistants are still being carried out by the Chinese Secretariat and the Labour Department, the Straits Times understands. When all aspects of the matter have been considered a report will be made to Government and
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    CONDEMNED MAN'S HOPE
    176 14 Council Will Consider Case YEAR SINCE DEATH SENTENCE YEO Hock Cheng, 26-year-old Teochiu Chinese school teacher, who has already spent a year in the condemned cell for the murder of his 16-year-old sweetheart, Loh Koh, will know his fate soon. His petition for clemency, made through his
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    TENSILE STRENGTH TEST MACHINE FOR K.L.
    111 14 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 8. •THE Town Planning and Building Committee supported the Town Engineer's proposal to purchase a machine for the Government factory for making tensile strength tssts, it is disclosed in the minutes of the committee, which were passed
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    LOCAL-BORN INDIANS
    631 15 Overseas Versus Malayan Patriotism To The Editor Of The Straits Times. Sir,— After reading Mr. R. C. Pillay's bitter outburst under the heading "Local-Born Indians" in your columns against Indian immigrants, one is astounded at the lamentaole ignorance he betrays. His letter is a virtual tirade against two
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    TOKIO WAR VIEW
    265 15 Guerilla Bands Against Regular Troops To the Editor of the Straits TimesSir.— There was published in the Straits Times a few weeks ago the opinion of the Swedish archaeologist, Johan Anderson, who predicted that Japan is facing destruction if China holds out. The opinion of The Times
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      SINGAPORE MOTORIST SEES RED!
      1364 15 Sojne Observations On The Automatic Lights To The Editor of The Straits Times 1 Sir,— Your correspondent "Just A Motorist" etc. etc. asks what readers consider is "traffic control." That's easy: it means control of traffic, a thing we have never seen in Singapore and are
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      287 15 Cyclist agony wiHt GASTRIC W TROUBLE Every stomach sufferer will under- Mfr\^§sjS ttand how terrible was the plight of ijjgjft Mr. J. 8., whose letter is quoted below. -Jh J^fiSSJ When the least movement meant y' ji3m*&gt; *fm f torturing pain, he still had to carry V^lfcv_ fl^^^/1 on work
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    CHINA'S SUPREME NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL
    284 16 Gen. Chiang Kai-shek As Chairman Of Committee Of Eleven Chungking, Feb. 9. THE personnel of the newly-created Supreme National Defence Council, which will direct China's military and political party affairs during wartime, has just been announced. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is concurrently the chairman of the
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    Japanese Massing In Kwangtung
    141 16 Land And Sea Attacks In Near Future? Kweilin, Feb. 9. •TWELVE Japanese warships and one small aircraft-carrier with 12 Japanese naval planes aboard! are being concentrated near Wai- chow Island, in the Tongking gulf &lt;&gt;1T Fakhoi on the south-western! Kw -.ughing roast, which serves as! the
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    DUTCH AIR SERVICE TO HONG KONG?
    41 16 Hong Kong. Feb. 9. THE Dutch-operated Java-Saigon air- line Is extending the route to Hong Koo in order to connect with the Pan-American Airways Hong KongSan Francisco line, according to aviation circles. Chinese Central News.
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    GUERILLA SUCCESSES IN NORTHERN PROVINCES
    134 16 57,000 Japanese Troops Said To Have Been Killed In January Chengchow, Feb. 9. MILITARY reports reveal that the Chinese forces scored several successes in guerilla warfare in Shantung, Honan and Anhwei Provinces during the past month. A total of 256 engagements took place, with 56,920
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    'China's ArmyTo Amaze World'
    242 16 'China 's Army To Amaze World' "DEFORE very long China's Army will amaze the world with its striking power and capacity for strategical surprise." This was the statement made to the Daily Herald Hong Kong correspondent in an exclusive interview by a European who has arrived in the colony from
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    JAPANESE PLANE SHOT DOWN
    75 16 Nanchang, Feb. 9. A JAPANESE plane was shot down yesterday by a Chinese ground battery east of Kingtehchen. China's porcelain centre in north Kiangsi. The plane plunged to land in flames, the Japanese pilot Jumped out in his parachute. A Chinese search party is at present
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    MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN JAPANESE ARMY
    80 16 Chungking, Feb. 9. JAPAN Is facing a shortage of man- power. This has been suggested by the recent modification of the Japanese conscription law, said the Chinese military spokesman at the weekly press conference. The spokesman said that the Japanese conscription law originally was most
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    2 NEW RAILROADS BEING BUILT
    248 16 Burma- Yunnan Link Kunming (Yunnanfu). IMMENSE difficulties are confronting the army of labourers engaged in building two new railways which, if the war stretches into 1941, will serve as vital arteries for the inflow of munitions into China. Of the new lines, which is to
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    PEIPING STUDENTS HELD BY JAPANESE
    81 16 Shanghai, Feb. 7. OEVERAL students of Yenching University, an American-endow-ed missionary institution in Peiping, have been arrested by the Japanese, according to the Chine Press, one of Shanghai's four leading English language dailies. The report says that four Yenching students were detained some time ago
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    TOXIC GAS SHELLS
    36 16 Tungkan, Feb. 9. IT is reliably learned that the Tal- yuan arsenal in Shansi Province, now in Japanese hands, is manufacturing large quantities of incendiary bombs and toxic gas shells. Chinese Central News.
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    FRENCH CATHOLIC CHURCH BOMBED
    99 16 Japanese Air Raid On Wanhsien Chungking. Feb .9. pURTHER details concerning the disastrous Wanhsien bombing by Japanese planes on Feb. 4 disclose that foreign property was damaged, including the French Catholic Church and also its primary school which was totally destroyed although a huge French flag
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    "China Is Not Spain," Says Chungking Journal
    227 16 Chungking, Feb. 9. f HINA is not Spain," emphatically declares the official Central Daily News In an editorial, and a general impression prevailing abroad that the Far Eastern conflict and the Spanish problem are parallel In nature is most erroneous." Commenting on the
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      HINDU FESTIVAL IN LONDON
      110 17 IN A SMALL ROOM in the home of Dr. E C. Bhatiachcnji of Ktng't Cross Road, London, was installed on Jan. 25 the Goddess of Sarnsicati, the Hindu Goddess of Learn rig, Culture and of Fine Arts. The Goddess has been modelled by Vasavcndranath Tagore, an
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      BURMA RIOTS INQUIRY INTERIM REPORT
      141 17 Madras Press Comment On Findings Madras, Ftb. l. poMMENTING on th s Burma Riots Inquiry Committee's interim report, the H:.-du says: "Impartial testimony has more than Once proclaimed how great is the contribution made to the economic prosperity of Burma by Indian capital and Indian
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      20 17 Rajkot, Jan. 31. The city observed -'hartal" today as a protest against tlis reported b: uins ol leaders in gaol.
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      THE SIND CABINET TANGLE
      114 17 Three New Ministers Appointed Karachi. Feb 2 TTHE Governor of Sind is flyin" ha^k to Karachi from his tour n?xL wee&lt; in connectifln witti the oath-takin;; ceremony of tiie three- new Ministerto be included in the present Ministry. namely. Sir Ghulam Hussaln Hldaystullah, Mir Bunden Ali
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      THE CENTRAL ASSEMBLY
      42 17 New Delhi. Feb. 2. IT io learned from io s .b;: t?'X?, that th? Governor-General has disallowed the Congress Part; me:;dir.g that the life ot the Central &gt;ly should not be ext?nded OX the expiry of Its present term.
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    DR. TAGORE IN THE ROLE OF A POLITICAL MEDIATOR?
    813 17 Great Significance Attached To Bose-Nehru Meeting Last Week Calcutta, Feb. 3. HR. Rabindranath Tagore has imposed upon himself the duty of peace-maker, for he is anxious to see that the Congress organisation is not either weakened or split up at the
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    "INDIAN STRUGGLE" NEW EDITION
    109 17 Ran On Mr. Hnsr's Hook Removed? Calcutta, Feb. 2.IT Is understood that the United Pro- vinces Government has permitted a publishing house in the province to publish Mr. Bubhu Chandra Boss's book on "The India-i Struggle" which was first published in Europe but was b-mnerl in
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    BIHAR'S SEARCH FOR FRESH REVENUE
    107 17 Tobacco And Petrol May Be Taxed Fatna, Feb. 4. THREE fresh taxes, it is understood, will be levied rjy me Bihar Ministry. They are: &lt;1&gt; the petrol tax; (2) the commodities tax; and '3* tobacco t^.x. The petrol tax will be on the lines of
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    DRAW FOR ALL-MALAYS TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    685 18 TilK draw for the fourth all-Malaya lawn tennis tournament is as follows: OPEN SINGLES Hoiikr Yon bin Mian. H Kcmis vs. T.S. Ahmad. M.I. RubtX \o. S.M. Dalai. L. U M. Arlnln W. A. Waliab. H. H. Sir A Ail* vs. Tbdul Rahim. H. K.
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    TAIPING SOCCER Edwardians Lose To Malays
    110 18 TAIPING SOCCER Edwardians Lose To Malays (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 8. Making their first appearance on the soccer field this season, the Taiping Malays gave a glimpse of their form, beating the King Edward VII School on the School padang yesterday, by s—l. The Malays played with ten
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    POST OFFICE BEAT LOYALS' COMPANY
    50 18 The Post Office Club beat the LoyaU&gt; "C" Company by four goals to one at the club ground yesterday. At hall time the score was two-nil in favour of the winners. Goalscorers were Ibrahim (3) and Kerchot. For the Loyals Murphy was the enly goaleetter.
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    TENNIS ENTRIES CLOSING TODAY
    56 18 Entries close today for the open Invitation lawn tennis tournament, open to members of recognised Eu» ropean clubs or other players approved by the committee to be held on tht I Singapore Cricket Club courts, on Feb. 17, 18. 19. 20 and 21. Play commences at
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    SEGAMAT HOCKEY
    54 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Feb. 8. The Polles gave the Europeans a i-care in their hockey league fixture, on *he town padang today, when they led by two goals shortly after resumption. The Europeans rallied well towards the :loiing stages to score a hard-earned ivin by the
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    BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
    56 18 A bridge tournament will be held at th 2 Ade'.phl Hotel on Feb. 24. The tournament will be open to all bridge players and will start at 6.30 p.m. Entries close en Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. and should be sent to Messrs. Robinson and Co Ltd., who
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    15 18 Loyalt hockey team tchich beat the V.M.C.A. 4—2 yesterday at Aim*. Road- -Straits Times picture.
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    PETER KANE TAKES THREE COUNTS BU T RECOVERS
    363 18 London, Feb. 1. DETER Kans (Gclbonie), world flyweight champion, was knocked down thres times in the first round last night at Granby Halls. Leicester, but rallied admirably to out-point the Belgian title holder, Raoul Degryse, over ten rounds. I have nsver seen
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    LOYALS BEAT Y.M.C.A. 4-2
    98 18 J OVALS beat the V MCA. Juniors by four goals to two in a hockey match played at Anson Road yesterday. At half Urns the sccre was threeone Paque scoring for the Loyals and Leembruggen equalising for the V.M.C.A. Then Paque scored again and Byrne netted
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    S.R.C. SNOOKER
    51 18 The SRC will hold a volunteer snooker tournament in the near future for members. A list has been opened in the Club and members wishing to play are asked to sign as early as possible. Events will be a singles championship, singles "A" and "B" handicap and doubles
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    MUAR HOCKEY
    139 18 (Frrwn Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. Feb 8. After being on» goal down at half tme the heciey team of the St. Andrews Old Boys gave a greatly Improved display in the second half in which they scored two gcals and thus beat the Muar Customs by the odd
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    SEGAMAT C.C.
    50 18 (From Our Own Corresucndent) Segamat, Jan. C. P. S. Whatmore will lead the Segamat Cricket Club this season. This was decided at the annual general meeting of the Club held at the India Ceylon Association premises today, with Mr. A. J. Grade, the Assistant 'Adviser, in the cnatr.
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    MALACCA GOLF
    110 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Feb. 8. Mr. and Mrs. W. Martin won the replay in the Malacca mixed foursomes golf competition with a net score of 32. They originally tied with Miss Smith and C. V. Brandon when the net scores were 30. The February Gold Medal
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    SEGAMAT TEAM FOR JOHORE
    79 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.; Segamat, Feb. 8. The Segamat Old Boys' Association will visit Johore Bahru on Friday to play their return hockey match with the Police Depot. The teams are well matched and a good game should be se;n. The following will be the probable
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    HORNETS WIN AT MUAR
    72 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Feb. 9. The Muar Hornets maintained their reputation as the best hockey team in Muar when they beat the Malays by 2—o when the s des met for the first time yesterday evening at the Muar Hospital padang. A heavy downpour
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    HOCK KIAT WINS C.U. BILLIARDS TITLE
    184 18 D EATING Paul Domingo 500-350, Low Heck K&tt, ex-Malayan fail- Hards champion, last ni-jht won the Clerical Union thres ball billiard championship. This Is tire second year in succession that Hock Kiat has won the title and the third time in all. He has
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    HOME SOCCER MARKSMEN
    426 18 pOALS scored In the Home soccer i leagues as at Jan. 30 were as below: THE LEAGUE.— Division I. 1 Fentcn (Mid'bro') 23 Dorse tt (Wolves) il Lawton (Evertoro 20 Fagan Liverpool &gt; 10 Hodgson (Leeds) 17 Houghton (A.V.) 10 Wratcott (Wolves) 16 Brown (Ch'ton) lv 1
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    DIX NOT FOR BRENTFORD
    91 19 •MOT even for 20,00* That is Derby County's reply to Brentford's inquiry regarding the possibility of signing Ronnie Dix. Derby's international inside forward. .Manager Harry Curtis, of Brentford, said. "We made overtures to Derby but we were told Dix was not transferable at any fee. Meawnhilc,
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    MRS. ENGLISH WINS MEDAL
    213 19 THIRTEEN cards were taken out in I women's February stroke competition at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club. The result was a win for Mrs. B. F Home with a score of 47—18=29. The following cards were returned Mrs. B. F. Home 47—18=29 Mrs. J. S. English
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    CAR RECORD
    47 19 Caracciola. German motoring ace. drove a 3 litre Mercedes 3enz on a special stretch at a speed of 243.23 m.p.h. over a mile from a flying start and 247.46 m.p.h. over a flying kilobeating the existing international record by 93.84 and 92 33 m.p.h. r
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    Changi Sailing Club Results
    405 19 NYAMOK WINS TWO RACES TTHE first race in the February series for the Monthly Cup attracted an entry of 12 boats at the Chanpi Sailing Club. The start was rather a scramble as all elected to cress the line at the off-shore end, resulting in a
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    WHO IS BEST TENNIS PROFESSIONAL?
    180 19 Perry Likely To Beat Vines And Budge J. D. Budge, the Wimbledon chamj pion who recently turned professional, leaving the amateur world almost I barren of any really good man player, nas new played HE. Vines 15 times; ne woo ten times and leads on
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    Loyals vs. Y.M.C.A
    26 19 A Loyal's forward about to take a shot at the YM.CJL. goal at Anton Road. Loyals won by 4— 2.— Straits Times picture.
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    22 19 A mid-field incident in yesterday's match in which Loyals beat a weak V.M.C.A. team ty 4—2 at Anson Road.— Straits Times picture.
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    H. W.AUSTIN TO PLAY IN DAVIS CUP MATCHES
    318 19 Likely Winner Of Singles Title At Wimbledon London, Jan. 30. I_l W« Austin, considered '0 be the best amateur lawn tennis player in the world, has derided to return to Britain's Davis Cup team this year. Austin explained ih&gt; main reason for
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    SNOOKER FINAL
    29 19 The S.C.C. snooker final will be played today as follows: E. H. Coleman and If. F. Cutler vs. Major A N'eviil and S Ldr. F. E. Watts
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    ST. ANDREW'S CRICKET
    20 19 The St. Andrew's Old Coys* cricket meeting will be held at the school tomorrow at 430 p.m.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    23 19 TODAY Ho-key: SRC vs. Manchoslrrs, Tangl! S.C.R.C. vs. 7th Hvy Battery, S.C.R&lt; Swimming: V.M.C.A. meeting. Sncoker: S.C.C. final, 6.45 p.m.
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    FREE GOLF BALKS TO AMATEURS
    173 19 R. and A. Move Against Breach Of Rule The Royal and Ancient Golf Club have made another move to stop the practice of amateur golfers receiving gifts of golf balls from manufacturers Manufacturers have bern Informed that it is illegal for them to distribute free
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      ANSCHLUSS CREATES SOCCER PROBLEM
      202 19 Blending German And Austrian Styles When Austria was consumed Dy j Germany there were conjectures in both countries as to how their Association football styles would I when international teams would be chosen from bcth camps. In the smaller country there were j many regrets because
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      SEREMBAN GOLF
      202 19 Rnrr weight* trill be fouvrf in pa fte nix if received before going to press. i From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban Fob. 10. Th? following are forthcoming fix tures of the S?remban Golf Club: Feb. 12: vs. Jasin at Jasin Feb 14: Mixed F:&gt;ur;r&gt;ni"s (Shanghai) Feb 25 and
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      "DOPED WICKETS"
      178 19 O'Reilly Attacks Ene;lhh Policy London, Jan. 2rt. A trenchant attack upon thf policy or "doping"' wickets is made by w J O'Reilly, generally recognised as tin greatest bowler of his type la i!n world in a newspaper article O'Reilly attacks the copious over rolling and the use o|
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    KING OF EGYPT INSPECTS IMPROVEMENTS TO NILE DAM
    40 20 The King of Egypt listening to an explanation of the working cf the great Assauan R^jervo:r, when he visited that part cf the Nile to inaugurate the heightening of the dam there. &lt;
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    21 20 The po!ice ferry service in Princes Street, Ipswich, during the Hoods which have recently affected large areas of the Suffolk town.
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    51 20 (Above) In spite of the fair ground being under water, there were still some patrons for the swings at Maidenhead, while a small boy had a trip in a tub. (Right) Sir Reginald Dorman Smith, the n"w Minister for Agriculture, faces the newsreel camera as he leave j for the
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    20 20 The Reich Propaganda Minister. Dr. Joseph Goebbels, standing beneath a tuturistia «agU Nail •mbk.ra, casting to the children of Germany.
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