The Straits Times, 11 February 1939

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    50 1 PiaJAI 1 riMTIAki KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST, FINAL EDITION cp.mone aesa). The Straits Times fESTABUSHED NEARL? A CENTURT.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1939. The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1939. PJUCE o CENTS. 21 PAGES. I"RICE 5 CENTS 24 PAGES
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      173 1 Singapore: iao. Cecil st. TPHONE 5471). Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. r\ m Coleman St. Singapore. PhODC 4816 X^f (Lv 1 I Kw Jl Wtim& P fc;, iftoiiir 'I mm m a^a^r Bl Hfl rIOH -'^Cy jr aya v factor dew--' 1 pi CJ^mOEmM
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      237 1 They're here! A WONDERFUL SELECTION Vj' THE LATEST 1)1 EVENING Ml t\ MORNING /i 1 AFTERNOON I H ll FROCKS ON DISPLAY AT ROBINSON'S ""^J RAFFLES PLACE 22A i^^ the wru/u genuine "short-head" brush Ttk was designtd by dental exf ;r s 'A is the only toothbrush that rtally jJßßg^HS^^^^aß.^
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      104 1 Madame Page. DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER Tailormades- Gowns for All Occasions in Stock $5 $30 13. Battory Road., Singapore. Tel: 6327. ,t Extract from Straits Times: "I also learned that a sample of ,1 crocodile meat has been tested at the f\ College of Medicine. Singapore, and j\\ I I has
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  • Obituary
    The Straits Times DEATHS
    21 2 The Straits Times DEATHS CHERBAKOFF— Madnm I. A. Cacrliakoff, mother of Mrs. F. U. BisseUer, at Harbin on February 6, 1939.
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      453 2 LIM. At the General Hospital, Singapore this morning. Mrs. Lim Chen? Bok. nee Wee Chan Kne. passed away peacefully at the pie of 36. Funeral today, cortege leaving the hospital at 3 p.m. for the Bidadari CemeterySITUATIONS VACANT When applying tot mv position advertised .n tliesr columns -end -«Bi" «t
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      345 2 SITUATIONS WANTED EUROPEAN CAN RECOMMEND Malay Syce. Available immediately. Apply Box No. 746 Straits Tlme^ ENGLISHMAN (33) just arrived from Hainc Eight fears' planting experience. Malay and Tamil language*. Requires position. Box No 737, Straits Times. EXrEKIENCED English Stenographer and confidential Secretary requires position. Would be pleased to start on
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      728 2 FOR SALE JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTOR 31 h.p. perfect condition. Price $400. Apply "The Ark Ponggol. PEKINGESE PEDIGREE PUPPIES. Both Sexes, Imported sire and dam. Apply M. Sbulcs. Bentong. FOR SALE, Complete English Make. Cutlery, Crockery etc. for a larre restaurant Apply Box 697 Straits Times. BJtANDNEW TTFEWRITEKS 2 L.C. Smiths*,
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      748 2 HOUSES FLATS, TO LET TO LET, 6 months, fully furnished modern bungalow. Chancery haw area, two bedrooms, dining room, lounge, wireless, garage, servants quarters and tennis court, available midApril, Rent tl'M pjn. Apply Box Ko. 7JB. Straits Times. COKNWALL. To let beautifully furnJihr-n bungalow facing sea S bedrooms. (II and
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      448 2 FINANCIAL TO LEND against mortgage of biases. In-tcre.-t varie.-/ f rora 5 per cent, per annum to 8 per cent, per annum. Full particulars iis to locality, title, area, monthly rent, etc, to Sox No. 739, Straits Thncs. TENDERS JOHORE GOVERNMENT TENDERS v ill C 3 received at the Office
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      118 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. PRINCE EOWARC CLINIC Wttfscal MsKftfte A Electricity M CmfihA Fhis PktflM I.Wt (Stini'ti Til Kd. C«.iii;;i) MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HANA 60 WATERLOO STREET Telephone 7467. IMPORTANT BRITISH I »■■!< HI HOUSE IN MALAYA IS OPEN TO RECEIVE AND CONSIIM It, WITH
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      516 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Li.rnrporated in England) PKN INSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co MAIL PABSENOER AND CAROO SERVICES orrwAßu HvOM u>»«*» N fOR CIUNA Tonnage Due Spore. RAWALPINDI 17.0 M P<'« BUBDWAN 6,070 Feb. 13 #-lV I i 1* 15,&0U U is CHIIKKL unnii AM 1 CARTIiACiE
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      494 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO RUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via «*enang, Colombo, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. KATORI MARU Feb. 16 M.S. YASUKUNI MARU Mar. 1. S.S. KASIMA MARU Mar. 16. S.S. HAKONE MARU Mar. 30. re isl Cl«s«
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      579 3 BANGKOK IStn CHDIA/JAr*«« t«»« Luxurious One Class Motorshlpi. Most Big Carirr vesseia wiw UnT.teo out cornCabins Have Adlolnlng Private B«tn. fnrtable o****t><w frron n.-vinttor To? MAKSEILLKS LONDON. «OTTKK- To: PORT SAID, PALESTINE^ ROTOAM. fIAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. TERDAM. HAMBURG COPENHAGEN M.9 From S nore Mnwcc« P B'harr. Penanj m SIAM frpm
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      706 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Orean Build ng. Coll.vet «ta> Sln B apore Tel IML Chartered Bank Rulldint Penan* -Tel 1361 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAS! SKKVKKS MARStILLKS. LONDON ft CONTINt.NT AMI GLASGOW (in conjunction rith the Glen Llntt Due Sail* SARPEDON Mars. L'don R'dam. Grow Feb 12 Feb 15 MENELAUS L'don. R'dam.
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    VESSEL BELIEVED LOST IN ATLANTIC
    112 4 N< w York, F eb. 10. R'he crew of the Larrinaga, which sent out S O.S. hate been rescued rect. An Official ot the Holland-Amerika ay .stated that the reports apparently resulted ;rom misinterpretation of B ine.s.sagr received from a pu» engei aboard the Noordam,
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    16 EXECUTION BY NAZIS THIS YEAR
    40 4 16 EXECUT IO N BY NAZIS THIS YEAR Dl: ii I CO. IU. Au onbUe uz. wed to death by a nnal for lommunicatln? mili- [wwer during M» pori'jd of military service, was ex1 v i tht Mxteenth R. fpr
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    AN ECHO OF ALLEGED 'FRONTIER' SPEECH
    74 4 Washington, Feb. 10. THE Military Affairs Committee will except military secrets obtained In future during its closed sessions. The committee rejected a motion that it .should hold open hearings regarding the Administration's defence programme. This is a sequel to a controversy created by reports
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    DEFENCE PLAN FOR RANGOON PORT
    60 4 Rangoon, Feb. 10. SIR Walter Gravely, chie: of the Defence Department, explaining the defence estimates to the House of Representatives, stated that work would begin noa on an Important scheme affecting the defence of the port of Rangoon. The dutence estimates amounted t > marly
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    31 4 Washington, Feb. 10. President Roosevelt la confined to bed with a .slight attack of influenza. He has a slight temperature and is exptctcd to stay in b°d during the '.voek-end. Reuter.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    448 4 New York, Feb. 10. THE following quotations were those ruling when the StocK Exchange closed today:— DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Todays Close. Close. Changes. 30 Industrials 143.89 143.88 off .31 20 Balls 30.00 29.93 off .07 15 Utilities 34.67 24.78 up .11 40 Bonds 90.26 90.19 off .07
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    49 4 WHITE, WELD AND CO., New York, report by cable to S. E. Levy and Co.:— Again there was minimum activity until the final hour when there was a mild rally under the lead of aircraft issues. We expect the market to open unchanged to slightly higher tomorrow.
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    130 4 Saturday, February 11. Ship. al»ng«Me the Whanreft or eipected to arrive. Entrance Exi Location Ship Godown Gate Gate KI.PPF.L HARBOUR Main Whart Lcn. Molek. Lch. Hilda Gorgon, Kinta, Van Heut3Z. Jil W liar I Nil Coal Wharl Nil VESSKLS IN OKV DOCKS I an Jon; rar.ar
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    U.S. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
    41 4 Chicago, Feb. 10. FIFTY-FIVE persons have died since Feb. 1 in Illinois through an epidemic of Influenza, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. It is reported that at least 5,000 are ill in the northern part of Illinois.— Reuter.
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    73 4 London, Feb. 10. T^HE vice-chairmen sub-committee of the Inter-governmental committee on refugees of which Lord Wlnterton is chairman, will meet in London on Sunday. The vice-chairmen are the representatives of the United States, Fiance, Brazil, Holland and Argentine. The committee will have before it a report from Mr. Rublee on
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      255 4 Today Aden (Imperial) 4 pjn last Africa (Imperial) P-m South Africa (Imperial) 1 P-b> Burma (Imperial) 3 P-bl Whole Canada (Imperial) 3 pjd Egypt, Sudan and Palestine (Imperial) 3 P-<n Oreat Britain and Ireland (taDerial) a O-» Europe ft Oreat Britain (X. L.M.I 3pm Europe except O.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      267 4 INWAKU Wearies: From Peaanc Ipoh and Koala Lumpur. Arrives even evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. Imperial: From Europe: Expected Wednesday morning. X.L.M.: frrom Netherlands Indies: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.. From Europe: Arrive* tomorrow K.N.LL.M.: From Netherlands Indie-: Arrives Tuesday afternoon.
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      FROM MALACCA
      97 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close trom Malacca as follows Today Java k Southern Sumatra by air (Netherlands) <J pm. Siam, Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt. Mauritius, Europe. Great Britain. Ireland, N. ii S. America,
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      U.S. MOTOR-CAR EXPORTS DURING 1938
      57 4 New York. Feb. 9. I*HE value of United States exports of motor vehicles during I'j3B c mounted to $283,000,000, according to the Department of Commerce. This represents a decline of 21 p?r r°nD. compared with 1937, but is still a -ove the average for the
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      34 4 Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected yesterday evening by P. O. (Rawalpindi); delivery today, Feb. 11, at 9 a.m. Mails from Holland etc. expected on Feb. 13. by Kota Inton
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    27 4 London, Feb. 10. j SIR Robert Hodgson, British Agent in Burgos who has been In England on leave, left London to return to Burgos today.— British Wireless.
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    BRITISH ATTITUDE IN SPANISH WAR
    221 4 Impartial Policy Now Bearing Fruit London, Feb. 10. MEWSPAPERS in London today generally express satisfaction at yesterday's developments in Spain and with the British Government's part in them. The Times says The real impartiality of Great Britain throughout the war has begun to bear fruit.
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    FRENCH TRADE PACT WITH YUGOSLAVIA
    98 4 Not Abandoning* Her Interests There Pans, Feb. 10 M. GENTIN? Minister of Commerce, sfated yesterday that a new commercial agreement between France and Yugoslavia will be signed today. He added that he hoped the signing, which follows closely on the agreement with Bulgaria, would be
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      403 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F-M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 PasMfe 5431 CANADIAN n^K=PACIFIC iiucotpuraiea in Engiauai rnt -EMfKtSS' ROUTE tffferi XRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES rta BONOI Lt w dll*el IMPRESS to VANCOCVER— ACROSS CANADA b, TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN with•ot chaßge-thenee b, CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND M the CONTINIM -all nnfler ONE
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      120 4 EXTENDED LEAVE! vhpn von fly ■OVAL DUTCH MR LlHff the smooth silent air line Don spend precious leave lime travelling Gel on a KIM plane and have a luxurious, nteresting flight in one ot the Jamous Douglas D C.3 air liners. Steward service on board Incidenta 1 expenses •re 'ess
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      459 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Daily Weather Report Stations Yesterday Las: alg.-it max. rain- bright mir temp, fall s'snine teinr *r Indies hrs West Coast. Alor Star 90 Nil 10.3 68 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 Nil 8.9 72 Si ti a wan 88 Nil 7.1 70 Bukit Jeram 87 Nil 7.5 70
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    THE SECOND GREAT ACT IN THE DRAMA OF EARTHLY LIFE
    1591 5 THE SECOND GREAT ACT IN THE DRAMA OF EARTHLY LIFE Our Sermon For Today WITH Sexagesima Sunday, tomorrow, we are introduced to the second great act in the drama of earthly life the entering of sin into a seemingly good world. For whilst, the first chapter of Genesis closes after
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      307 5 IT ANNOYS YOURSELF and EVERYBODY ELSE Pertussin Pastilles are an excellent remedy Effective immediately. Soothing and antiseptic. From all Chemists and DispensariesDistributors GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, and MeDICAL OFFICE, SINGAPORE. To Private Trustees. Carrying out the wishes of dcatl friends is often difficult. laborious Mid thankless work.
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      156 5 Gout, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Kidney trouble etc. cured with UROLYSAN. A ,'l*s«; of water and a tea-spoonful Urolysan effervescing granule diss -ivc:: the uric acid crystals and expel tiie pain making poisons from the b>dy. In a few days rheumatic swellings are reduced, stiff limbs are loosened and the whole body
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      456 5 ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT? A Quick Way To Put on Flesh If you are worried about loss of weight and fear that something worse Is on the way. do as so many hundreds of men and women throughout Malaya are doing today. Take Clotabs, the tiny, tasteless, flesh-forming
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      348 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY /.HL 225 metres. ZHP J».9S metre*. pan. 5.00 Krcnchongs. 5.33 Peiping dramas and their synooses— 22 (Mandarin i 6.00 -Songs from the stage." (Mandarin).* 6.30 Mandarin variety programme. I 7.00 Victor Celeste Trk>. 7.30 Time, weather and news anno-.nce-ments. 7.45 Musical Interlude.! 7.50 "No. 17." Relay from
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      341 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3, GSU 2147 me/* (13.81 m..; (.si. 11.;- mci (16.86 ul>; GSF 15.14 me* (l'J.SJ m. GSJ 81. S3 mc/» (13.93 <iSO tl.73 me i tt%M ml p.m. 6.05 Bis Ben Lucky Dip." 6.50 Empire feature programme.* 7.20 "Stop dancing."" 7.50 "Number 17."* 8.10
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      400 6 LITTLE CHANGE IN QUOTATIONS MORE INQUIRY FOR INDUSTRIALS Hv Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 11. COMMODITIES this morning show very little change. In London yesterday rubber finished the day khowing a loss of one-sixteenth of a penny at 7%d. but New York advanced one-sixteenth of a cent
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      GERMANY'S TRADE METHODS
      116 6 Not Beneficial To That Country London, Feb. 10 AMK R S. HUDSON, Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, speaking at Lincoln this evening, said that German export trade methods had not improved their position compared with oilier countries— they had merely served by the uncertainty of
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      COMMONS TO DEBATE DEFENCE QUESTION
      45 6 CO MMONS TO DEBATE DEFENCE QUESTION I-ondon, Feb. 10 I iood that the Opposition i;m <!,nnent lor u day iii < House of Co'nmons in order to q lestion of national dei.' ■lure the Mrriee dJ euiMd Individually i ate day t i discuss raid precau-
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        MINING
        583 6 All snare i quoted above are fully paid. asae Vax eraser u Co. LyaU Bvatt Buvers Kellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Am pat Tin 3/3 4/- 3/8 4/11 Asam Kum&ans 26/- 27/- 25/- 27/6 €1 Auatral lAaiay 40/- 45/-cd 40/- 50/5/- 4yei Milan 21/9 22/9 21/6 22/6 1 Ayei Aci.g
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        GENERAL
        453 6 3 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.40 1.32';, 140 2 U do 'W Prefs. 2.20 2.30 2 22V 2 2 30xd 10 10 Atlas Ice 4 75 5.25 5.00 5 50 l l B M Broadcasting 0 50 u 60 0.50 1 60 10 5 B M. Trustee 6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        272 6 %r. Maynard &Co Ltd $30,000 Int. Apr. SO Oct. 31 80 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% 1901 red 1840 $100,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 102 Vi 103" 2 norn *W? iW) red 11)47 f1.600.00U Int Mar 31 Sept 30 108'/^ 110 norn 4'iW W<k red 1955
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        RUBBER SHARES
        425 6 (Shares *r» ;i unless otherwise stated) Frasei b Co Lyali b Kv Allen by Aloi Uajah Amal Malay >\yer Hit-am Ayer Molek Ayer Panas 3aSiCtt Batu Llntang Bedford Bent a Borelll Brogas Brunei Un Suklt Katil 3uMt K B Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah '110) Jhangkat <3erJaiig CJonneir.ara LJIenealv
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
    87 6 Friday, Feb. 10, noun. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot iimsci ..26 MM No. IX R.S.S. r.o.b. In cases February 26U 26! i G.F.A.Q R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales February 25 7 i 26 K./t.Q R.S.S. lob in bale* February .25 25 'i FUTURE QUOTATIONS N<i IX R
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    EXCHANGES
    185 6 Friday, Feb. 10. The following are me 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 3 Montreal
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    London Stock Exchange
    408 6 Small Losses But Undertone Good London Feb. 10. ry* the Stock Exchange today weekv end profit-taking caused widespread small losses though the undertone in most sections was unimpairad. Home rails eased after the Great Western declaration of an ordinary dividend of one-half per cent, compared with 4
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    90 6 LDndon. Feb. 10 The following van today's closing mean rates Paris 177 l/M Athens 547^ New York «JMI Rio 3 1/16 I Montreal 4.70 sellers official Brusre's 27.78 U Belgrade .209 Geneva 20.6« Bucharest 660 Amsterdam 8.71 Buenos Aires 20.37 1 Milan 89'i Montevideo 18 C, Vfadnrt
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    18 6 London, Feb. 10. Jute was easier today in sympathy with Calcutta profit-taking and the absence of buyers. Router.
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    GOVERNMENT MAY AID SHIPPING
    165 6 TO MEET FOREIGN COMPETITION London, Feb. 10. THE possibility of Government assisf- ance to British shipping in cre'er to meet subsidised foreign competition was referred to by Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trad" today. Mr. Stanley was speaking at King George V dock
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    ANGLO-ORIENTAL GROUP RETURNS
    199 6 FOR FINAL QUARTER OF LAST YEAR HPHE (Mowing operating results of companies under the tech: i .U management of Anglo-Oriental "ialaya) Ltd. refer to the last qua' to 1938. The output includes carry-over stoW.s and Is shown in tons of concentrate! the cos.s are the working costs
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    KING VISITS AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT FACTORY
    61 6 London, Fob. lv ■THE King today visited a fa to:y on the outskirts 01 London, la Surre;. which is engaged on the manufacture of aircraft armament. The King spent more than an hour on a tour of inspection ar.o particularly interested in poured gun-turrets one
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    JANUARY DOMESTIC RUBBER EXPORTS
    43 6 PXPORT of rubber from the Malayan regulated arer in January totallt-fl 32.240 tons, states the Controller oi Rubber. This compares with an estimate of 32,000 tons given earlier In the month. and a proportionate monthly quota of 26,333 tons.
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      35 6 love everything thati eld -old fritndt, fid titnts, old manners, old books And need one say, the m&gnificent Whisky called "Old Rarity GUAHANTaD ISVtARS OLD McALISTER CO., LTD. 50/« Agmnt for S.S I FMS _f
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      ESCOT CHAIRMAN ATTACKS RUBBER COMMITTEE
      846 7 Quota Increase Last Quarter A Mistake NEW PLANTING PROVISION ALSO AN ERROR ADDRESSING shareholders n the annual meeting of Esi )l Rubber Estates Ltd. in London on Jan. 27. Mr. Haddon Owen said: It is. of course, far from satisfactory that after the international regulatio'i
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      CANADA'S TRADE AGREEMENTS
      530 7 People Willing To Collaborate THE outstanding event of 1938 In respect of Canada's trade policy was the simultaneous signature of trade agreements between Canada and the United States and between the I United Kingdom and the United i States at Washington on Nov. 17, I states the
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      GERMAN SHIPS FOR BRAZIL
      56 7 Payment Guarantee DV Presidential decree the Brazilian v Minister of Finance has been authorised to guarantee, on behalf of ihe Lloyd Brasileiro, the payment of the purchase price of four steamers ordered in Germany. The amount involved of 14.800.000 compensation marks may be paid either in
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      CHINESE CUSTOMS REVENUE FALLS
      390 7 $88,330,000 Lower At $254,570,000 A DETAILED statement of Chinese Maritime Customs revenue collection in 1938 has just been issued by Sir Frederick Maze, inspector- general of Chinese Maritime Customs. The Customs revenue, composed of import and export duties, interport duty, tonnage dues, flood relief surtax and
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      ESTIMATES OF "HOT MONEY" IN AMERICA
      148 7 Big Influx Of Foreign j Capital r New York. Feb. 10. TTJISCUSSING -hot money" in the' United States, the Federal Reserve Board indicates the belief that it does not amount to much more than $1000.000.000 at present, although estimates by the Treasury and other
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      JANUARY DOMESTIC TIN PRODUCTION
      106 7 THE domestic production as represent- ed by exports from the F.M.S., U.M.S. and Malacca, of tin and tin-ln-ore at 75.5 per cent, in January totalled 4,905 tons. Of this amount, 4,717 tons were produced in the F.M.S.; 87 tons In Johore; 21 tons in Kedah; 18
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      87 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore. Feb. 10. 5 p.m. vjomuany Divide UN. An ilral Malay 9d. No 48 3d. bonus Kuala Lumpur Tin 1/ rtwbawli ik 16 ■I .1 Boots Closu Feb. 24 Feb 17 Date Ex. Dlv. Payable Dau Mar. 3 Feb. 25 Feb. 17 Feb. 17
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      MORE SHIPS LAUNCHED
      427 7 WORLD TOTAL UP BY 12.7 PER CENT. BRITISH SHARE IN 1938 VERY LOW MERCHANT shipping launches at home and abroad In 1936 reached the highest total for 17 years, the figure of 3,033,593 gross tons being about 340,000 tons (12.7 per cent) greater than that for 1937.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      192 7 Singapore. Feb. 10. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler V 50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $13.00 White $12.50 Black 8 75 Copra Mixed $3.20 Sun Dried $3.50 Sago FlowNo. 1 Ungga $2.30 Fair $2.30 Sarawak $2.25 Jelotong Palembang $6.75 Banja $7.25 Sarawak $7.25 Tapioca
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      659 7 AUCTION NOTICES MORTGAGEES' SALE of Freehold Singapore Properties At the saleroom .of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng k Co.. Ltd.. No. 10, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. February 15. 1939 at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and house No. 1000 Hlghlanc Road (formerly Hillside Drive). Singapore, area 3 roods and
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      324 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China by Special Charter). 12, Cecß Street, Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office 6414 AaM. Maoacer's onicr 6442 Exchange Dept. 6441 General Office ..IS«-i Cablr Address: "CHUNGKUO." raid Up Capital Ch. S 4t.M».Ht.M Reserve Fund* la exceia af Chi ft£M,OO«.M Total Aawts approximated Ch. n.ttt.MO.oo9 M Tse-Vuna
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    Hepburn And Grant Star In "Holiday"
    845 9 Entertainment Review By Straits Times Film Correspondent f OLUMBIA'S Holiday," with Katharine Hepburn as Linda Seton and Cary Grant as Johnny Case, comes to the Pavilion Theatre next week. The film, directed by George Cukor, is based on a successful Broadway stage play by
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    70 Artists In The Marcus Show
    194 9 "T«HE visit of the Marcus Show to 1 Singapore five years ago will no doubt be remembered by all who saw the company at the Capitol. The company returned to America from Singapore and was re-organlsed, a large number of new artistes being added,
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    AMUSEMENTS
    172 10 SINGAPORE RAFFLES HOTEL Orchestral Conceit 1.11 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Sl Danes (Formal) 9.45 to Midnight. CARRICK THEATRE, GETLANG The Mystery Mountain. Whole Serial to be screened at 7.43 p.m. GREAT WORLD Cabaret: 9p.m. to Midnight. Olobe Tlieatre: Spawn of the North. Sky Talkie: Adventures of Marco Polo. HAPPT
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB. 11, 1939. THE LATE POPE PIUS XI
    788 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB. 11, 1939. THE LATE POPE PIUS XI An armistice had been iigned the War was over, when the gentle Pope Benedict XV died, crushed by the sorrows of his pontificate. Peace, however, had not yet come to the tormented world. Economic distress, moral disorder,
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    23 10 (This article teas written for the Straits Times by a Oatholic priest who icishes to remain anonymous. We are i/rateful for his assistance.)
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    Death Of Mrs. H. W. Keys
    86 10 The death took place In the Maternity Hospital, Penang, this morning of Mrs. Keys, wife of Mr. Henry W. Keys, editor of the Times of Malaya. Mrs. Keys, who was aged 26, came to Malaya from Sydney in 1937 and lived in Ipoh until
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    Volunteer Changes
    55 10 The following Volunteer announcements are gazetted: Mr. R. A. Goodchild, commission as second-lieutenant restored. Capt. O. O. Williams, transferred to Reserve of Officers. Second-Lieut. P. H. Steed, promoted lieutenant. Capt. R. E. Earle, appointed actingmajor while commanding Singapore Fortress Company, Royal Engineers. Pilot Officer S. J. Beattie (Volunteer
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    Malayan Visiting Agents
    60 10 Mr. Phillip Rogers, visiting agent, has left the service of Guthrie and Co., Ltd. and will join the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer in practice. Mr. Rogers' successor with Guthrie and Co. will be Mr. H. W. Foston, who has managed the Rubber Research Institute's experimental station
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    Sercmban Hospital
    34 10 Dr. C. T. MacCarthy of the General Hospital, Seremban, has bean trans- ferred to the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Dr. E. C. Vardy, of Singapore, has succeeded him says our Seicmban correspondent.
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    NEW TRAFFIC RULES
    707 10 i Government Reply To S. R. A. POWERS OF ARREST 1 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The reply of Government to i the Ratepayers' Association report adI versely criticising the proposals to grant extensive new powers of arrest in connection with traffic offences, has
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    STRAITS OPEN DOOR
    83 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, If it is necessary for Eurasians to volunteer in the event or anticipation of foreign aggression, they have the right to demand protection by legislation In times of peace against "foreign" invasion in the numerous and varied spheres of
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    HONG KONG IN HISTORY
    531 10 An Eastern Bookshelf British Settlement A Century Ago Hong Kong, by Ellen Thorbecke (Kelly and Walsh). FLLEN Thorbecke has produced a handy and attractive book of facts and figures, adorned with sketches by Schiff, which Is designed to tell the tourist and anyone else who is
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    Singapore's Fiftieth Birthday
    178 10 Seventy Years Ago The following extracts are taken from the Straits Times for the week ended Feb. 12, 1869. Extracts from the files of 70 years ago vrill be given in future, instead of 90 years ago, owing to the destruction of the files of intervening years
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    728 10 NOTES Of The DAY Under Aquarius HAVE been studying an astrological magazine published In Colombo and sent to the Straits Times for reAnyonc who was thinking or getting married on the Feb. 4 'ste "Notes of the Day 1 for Feb. 8), or who actually did get married on that
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    NO "DOG IN THE MANGER" COLONIAL POLICY
    357 11 Sir Samuel Hoare Raw Materials HOME SECRETARY ON THE ANGLO-FRENCH PACT Submarine Danger Now Less Than En 1914-18 l *THK British Government intends to adopt no 'dog-in-the- manjjer' policy with regard to colonies." declared Sir Sfeimtd Hoare, Home Secretary, in a speech at
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    "[Never Predicted War," Says Mr. J. P. Kennedy
    144 11 New York, Feb. 10. TWE United States Ambassador to London, Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, before sailing today for England in the Queen Mary, denied he had predicted the outbreak of war this spring when he appeared with Mr. W. Bullitt, Ambassador to
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    U.S. DISARMAMENT TALKS RESOLUTION
    53 11 Washington, Feb. 10. )Ft KINO nday introduced bis dL armament conference re- nuiinn in the Senate. He proposes tat President Roosereit be authorised toe of all nations to ronsider the limitat'on of annaThe Republican member for Illinois, \.r Church, introduced similar lejrfst. m in the House
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    WHEN DEATH DOES COME —THE POPE
    148 11 I'llK Pone remained an unremit- tint worker In spite of his seriMM illnesses. It is stated he had a special chair i i>n«. rutted in which lie could rest among his pMtows in the atttrnoon in nn atoatl iiprifht prs!tion. The Cardinals had the
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    India Votes To Quit Geneva
    132 11 N'f.-w Delhi, Feb. 10. npHE Congress Party resolution that India should immediately withdraw from the League of! Nations was passed today by the Legislative Assembly by 55 votes to 54. The resolution states that the Leag-ie has failed to implement Arcicle 16 of the Covenant
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    REPUBLICANS TO FIGHT ON
    241 11 Madrid Becomes Capital Madrid. Feb. 11. DR. NEGRIN. the Republican 1 Prime Minister, has announced: (hat Madrid will be the official beedquarters of the ftepubttvn r Govrrn;nent. Dr. Nc^rin, accompanied by Scnor dvl V:ivo. the Foreign Minister, arrived hrre yesterday from Toulouse. With the arrival of
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    British Protest To Burgos
    230 11 Bombing Of Minorca During Parleys Maneflta, Fc'>. 10. QAPTAIN Muirfcead-GoaM, commander of H.M.S. DcMinshirc telegraphed 1 > l?urgos tin Wednesday to proiosl against Ibe bMrihag of Min:fca by Italian war-plaits durinp IkcCatlatiessS for th? su-rcn'i-er of the island. According: to refugees who arrived aboard Devonshire, fighting
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    ROY KING OF SIAM
    21 11 ROY KING OF SI AM SEAM'S Boy Kins arrived at Marseilles yesterday on Ms way to school hi Switzerland, reports Reuter.
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    ITALIAN ATTACK ON FRANCE UNLIKELY
    66 11 London, Feo. 19. I ORD Sr.muel, former Home Scent- ary, speaking at Oxford, said na did not believe war was imminent. It was no doubt possible and at any moment, but that was not to say that it was probable, still less that It was
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    "JEWISH NATIONAL HOME MUST BE ABANDONED"
    529 11 Arab Delegates' Statement Is Issued In London London, Feb. 10. A STATEMENT issued by the Arab delegates to the Pales tine Conference claims that their case rests on the natura right of their people to remain in undisturbed possession ;>: their country, on their
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    World-Wide Tributes To Pope Pius XI
    822 11 WHILE there is mourning in the Vatican City for Pope Pius XI (whose death was annoonced in the final edition of the Straits Times yesterday), preparations arc being made tor the election of his succes»n. The Conclave oi Cardinals will meet mi or before
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    THE HOLY FATHERS LAST WORDS
    30 11 Vatican City, Feb. 10. A LTHOI7GH the Popes last words were not clearly heard, they are believed to have be«n: "Peace, peace. Oh Jesus.' —Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE VIEW OF HAINAN OCCUPATION
    356 12 Chinese Newspaper Sees Threat To Malaya -CHALLENGE THROWN IN FACE OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE" "THE occupation of Hainan Island by Japanese troops will mean that China is subject to a total blockade of her coastal areas and there is no doubt that Britain's and France's
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    NO FRENCH ACTION EXPECTED
    214 12 Questions Anticipated In Commons London. Feb 10. "THK French Government is watching 'the situation in Hainan states message from Paris. N T '> authoritative statement has ye<. been made concerning French int2iition.^. but it is thought probable no representations will be made un!ess the Japanese interfere
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    FLIGHT TO BURMA
    32 12 /^ominuing their Bight from Seleto Akyub Burma, planes ol Bomber.) Squadron tigooi r -in Victoria Poini Akyab «U1 be continued tomorrow (Bunday) and tlic aircraft will remain there until
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    REFUGEE FUND
    13 12 i bowing ol "Tlii' I raised as t.s |2 035 adver-
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    Keen Local Interest
    92 12 CINGAPORE Chinese newspaper offices were deluged with telephone inquiries throughout yesterday requesting information as to the position at Hainan. The kind ing of troops on the island caused a stir among the large Hainanesr community here. Some Ilainanese regard Japan's action as being partly a retaliatory move
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    "No Aggressive Designs"
    106 12 DUAL MILITARY OBJECTIVE loklo, Feb. 10. A N Admiralty spokesman In Toklo declared that Japan has no aggressive design* against French IndoChina and fully respite French sovereignty there. Admiral Kanazawa revealed that the decision to occupy Hainan was taken because It was Impossible to prevent seaborne traffic
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    FORT FIRES ON JAPANESE
    60 12 Tokio, Feb. 10. The Japanese have occupied Kiungj siian. capital of Hainan, and Holchow, the largest town on the island, without casualties, according to a military communique. The communique states the Chinese fort of Siuying. west of Hoichow. fired 'at Japanese warships covering the t landing,
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    TAMIL CHURCH
    57 12 The titular feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. will be celebrated at the Tamil Church, Ophir Road, tomorrow The low mass win be said at 6.30 and the high mass at 8 a.m. In the evening the procession of the niche containing the statue of Our Lady will
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    SHOTS FIRED AT CHINESE
    395 12 Attempted Murder Charges HOW someone fired a pistol shot at him and more shots were fired as he was running away, was related by Sim Gong, a middle-aged Hokkien. at a preliminary inquiry into a charge of attempted murder by shooting at 24 Canal Road, on
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    WUHAN SONGSTERS
    29 12 Further performances will be given by the Wuhan Songsters in aid of the China Relief Fund. They begin a weeks season at the Happy World Stadium tonight.
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    44 12 The ex-Kaiser beco.ue a yrcut grandfather for the first time by the birth of a boy yesterday to ex-Princess Kyra of Russia, the wife of the former Crown Prince's second son, Louis Ferdinand. Prince Louis Ferdinand and his wife were in Singapore last September.
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    Antique Vase Cited In Bankruptcy Inquiry
    394 12 THAT an antique vase— one of a set of 18 used when the court went into mourning after the death of the Emperor Yung Cheng in China about 200 years ago— which he owned, was worth $ip,ooo, was claimed by a European bankrupt, George
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    SOLDIERS ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO HOUSE
    196 12 Caught On Tricycle By Police Patrol CENTENCE was postponed until Mon- day, in a case in the Singapore District Court yesterday, when two privates from the Loyal Regiment: pleaded guilty to a charge of attempttng to break into a house in Orchard j Road
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    EUROPEAN ACQUITTED
    59 12 CLAIMING that the headlights of the complainant's car daz.ved him. a European engineer, Jacques Herbert Hedgcock, was given the benefit of the doubt, and acquitted by Mr. G. S. Rawlings, the Singapore Third Magistrate yesterday, when he was charged with negligent driving along Orchard Road on Oct. 14.
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    35 12 .1 iiuo Buddhist temple is being built at Outram Road by the Singmpon Buddhist Association It is expected to be ready by March, and wiV consist of a shrine room, assr.tn'ily room and priest's quarters.
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    WOMEN BOUND TO BED, GAGGED WITH ONIONS
    659 12 Alleged Robbery Described TWO Chinese women, alleged victims of an armed robbery, gave a graphic account, in the Singapore Assize Court liltrtlj'. of how five men, two of whom were allegedly armed with a pistol and knife, entered their apartment, gagged them with
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    TOWN HALL FOR CHINESE
    141 12 New Building Suggested NEW BRIDGE RD. PROPOSAL A $200,100 town hall for Singapore Chinese, to be built on what is now the S.C.R.C. ground. New Bridge Road, should be begun without delay, was suggested Mi. Tan Kah Kee, chairman of tii» Singapore China Relief Fund, in
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    AIRCRAFTMAN'S BODY RECOVERED
    100 12 PE body of Aircraftman Frederick William Evans, of Bournemouth, Hampshire, who was drowned near the Soyal Air Force Station. Seletar, cm Wednesday, when a canos capstzsd in i squall in Johore Strait, was recoversd by searchers yesterday. Evans and a companion were in the :anoe. When It
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    EASTERN INFLUENCE OF PORTUGAL
    111 12 I HAVE been pleased to see the strong traces of Portuguese influence in, the Far East an 3 to see the big part being played oy the Portuguese Missions," said Dr. Jess Bossa, Chief Portuguese Colonial Inspector on arrival at Singapore by the X.P.M. tatr Nieuw
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    Canadian Car Exporter Here
    52 13 ■;gcr of tin Ford Motoi Camoanv «l Canada, who has ttrrtved on an extended business viiit to Malaya Mr. Milliken incorporated the Fcrd Motor Comvony of Malaya. L f d.. in 1926 and this is hit first return niiit He is staying at Raffics Hotel. —Straits
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    St. John Work In Hong Kong
    189 13 SECRETARY'S APPEAL IN MALACCA Extra Ambulance \\dd\\ Needed (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Feb. 11. AN appeal to all Malayan Chinese I send donattoaj for (he pure ase of medical supplies for th? succour of refugees and wounded soldiers in unoccupied China was made
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    CYCLING RUBBER SMUGGLER FINED
    97 13 Our Own Correspondent.) Jo :ore Eahru, Feb. 9. ii^HILE on patrol duty near Tanjouj Langsat E-ute. a Customs officer saw a Chinese carrying a heavy load on his bicycle. He found it to be rubeta. The Chinese said he was asked to convey the rubber to
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    AMERICAN PILOTS FOR K.L.M.
    63 13 Onr Own Correspondent I Batavia. Feb. 11. ACCORDING to reports from Holland, K.L.M. is proposing to engage more American pilots, because of a shortage of DutcVi pilots. For the European line* of the company, four Americans will be engaged .shortly, bringing the total number to SIX.
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    MALAYAN CATHOLICS FEEL DEATH OF POPE DEEPLY
    374 13 Great Work For Missions Iri Far Eastern Countries SPECIAL SERVICES IN BLACK-DRAPED SINGAPORE CHURCHES THE death of the Pope is felt particularly among the very lar^e Catholic population ol Malaya, a country which has had relations with the Church of Rome for four
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    CHILDREN RUSH TO CONDEMNED FATHER
    112 13 l)»-uth SffclW K»I« Munlrr From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10 rj£ Brst death teritenee f'f "he veai vis prcnounced today in the Eelangor Assire? by Mr. Justice Gordon smith when Ramasamy, a fltte in the C-ntral Railway Workshops, was founn «uilty of
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    CHINESE ARTISTS
    88 13 THE Scciely of Chinese Art sts e.ec.ted the following commit c-> at Itl annual me?ting: president. Mr. Hsu; Hce-pretWent, Mr. H. T Lin- hon. treasurer, Mr. Yang N ;np Kwet: manager Mr. Yu-Chi Tcfca&T as*lmanager Mr U-Chow hen. secretary 101 Chinese. Mr. Chrn Khal. Hon. SecreUry fo: I
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    28 13 Cmdr J. A. L. Stokes, *ho was foi several years on Sungei »»a f .ani Estate Kedah, is now with the Mills Scaffolc Co Ltd.. of Hammersmith, London.
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    GOOD RESPONSE AT SERVICE BUREAU
    99 13 DOZENS OK BRITISH men and women have already visited the Emergency Service Enrolment Bureau in Raffles Museum. Singapore, before its actual opening; on Monday. The visits arc in the naturo of tentative inquiries thus far." said Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. M.C.S.. who is in
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    PETITION MADS TO COURT
    155 13 Alleged Breach Of Good Faith A PETITION for a r c\.: older, alleged to b? in breasn ci ";od faith, was adjourned for a vnit by the Chief Justice. S.S.. Sir Percy McElwalne, in the Singapore Bmkru;) c-j Court yesterday. Mr. R. Taylour. for the debtor,
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    TOUCH OF ROMANCE IN COURT
    181 13 Hundreds Of Ghiaese <\t Hpiiriiii» i HUNDREDS of Chinese pacKed lie veil of the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday and watcher) the proceedings of a case, which ac- cording t) counsel for one of the ac- j rated contained "a spot of romance.' In the
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    MALACCA NOTES
    153 13 ■From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 11. •THE annual meeting of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association will be held at 4 Fort Road, Malacca. at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The annual meeting of the Malacca Junior Civil Service Association will be held in the association premises. Banda Hilir
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    CHINESE WILL READ IN BANKRUPTCY COURT
    414 13 Judgment Reserved In Case For Receiving Order THE will of a Singapore Chinese stipulating that its beneficiaries would forfeit their shares if they became bankrupt was read before the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Percy McElwaine, in the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday in d petition
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    QUARANTINE FOR AIR TRAVELLERS
    77 13 >m Oui Own Correspcnduit 1 Batavia, Feb. 10. SPECIAL quair.ntine regulations for passengers arriving in the Netherlands Indies by air from overseas are planned by the Netherlands Indits Government. In the past the danger of carriage of disease by air was net regarded as very serious
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    RAF OFFICER'S LEAVE
    207 13 Schneider Trophy Pilot Sails VICE-PRESIDENT OF FLYING CU I* CEVERAL R.A.i Mio hava completed their service at Sir Kapore sailed for England and other stations by th.c P. and O. liner R:\iputana yesterday They Included Wlng-Commandi N Boothma'i. Air Staff Officer, R.A.I Far East, the former British
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    MALAYA'S NEW AGENT IN LONDON
    102 13 MALAYA'S NEW AGENT IN LONDON Mr. Cator Assumed Office Londo i. F( b KMVt a. E CATOR, ed to succe -d Mr. Vi-'- I as Malayan Agent In London, office today after a short holiday In I I England. In an Interview with a Strs ntatlve Mr. Catoi pleas'.ir? that,
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    DRINK MORE COFFEE.. PLEA FROM JAVA
    51 13 Our O\v. Corn Batavla, Fcb 1 1 lAVA hi's intensified pi foreign countries to port of coffee from Java. Thi< I suited In lane <>i de* for coif' Italy. However, regular ordt. from Italy are not expectfd becauw promoting a coffee Industry 1 a
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    P. & O. MANAGER
    27 13 P. O. MANAGER Mr. 11. F. llammo.id. a^istanl. manager of the P. and O. S. K. Compnn\ Singapore sailed on leave to I by the Raiputana yestei
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    ANTIWAR SENTIMENT AMONG JAPANESE SPREADING
    151 14 Rumours Of Unrest And Acts Of Sabotage By Workers Chungking, Feb. 9. ANTI-WAR sentiment is spreading in Japan according to foreign reports, says the Central Daily News Hong Kong correspondent. As a result of a so-called thought purge started by Gen. Sadao Araki, the Japanese
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    PLEA FOR WAR REFUGEES
    390 14 Pathetic Scenes In Interior Chungking. A NEW appeal to the people: of Great Britain and other countries for funds for relief work among China's war victhrfc was made in an address here by Mr. E. H. Scott, secretary for the International Red Cross Committee for Central
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    JAPANESE GIVE 365 PLANES TO NATION
    70 14 Tokio. Feb. 10. Ijl/AR material purchased with con- tributions from the Japanese people since the outbreak of the China Incident include 177 warplanes, 131 anti-aircraft guns, 566 machine-guns, 1,613 steel helrrets, 5,570 gas masks. 1.601 blankets and 1,063 horses for the War Office and
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    1,000 Sunken Ships On Japan's Coasl
    77 14 Tokio. Feb. 10. JAPAN is experiencing a shortage of scrap-iron, although she has in nearby waters heaps of iron, copper, brass, »old, silver and other kinds of meial. Her coastline is literally blockaded with sunken vessels of various sizes which can he raised. There
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    INDUSTRIALISATION IN CHINA
    191 14 Blockade Comes As A Blessing Chungking, Feb. 10. DEHIND the protective barrier created by the war. China's industries in the hinterland are thriving and at the same time learning how to become self-suffi-cient. Now due to difficult transportation, non-military imports have bean necessarily reduced to the minimum,
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    Japanese Base Bombed
    208 14 Japanese Base Bombed I Chinese Claim Warship Damaged Chungking, Feb. 10. j A SQUADRON of Chinese bomb- hi raided a Japanese naval concentration and also an aerodrome at Santsao Island, seven miles from the Portuguese colony of Macao, on Tuesday, according to a Chinese report received here today. Braving heavy
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    JAPANESE TRADE COMPETITION
    174 14 Action By British Government London, Feb. 9 i THE House of Commons today adopted an additional import duties order relating to insulated iron or steel staples, designed to meet Japanese competition. Mr. P. J. Noel-Baker (Opposition Labour) sakl the Goveniment had given I the least convincing or
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    TUNGKWAN BOMBED
    41 14 Chungking, Feb. 9. TWENTY Japanese planes yesterday 4 raided Tungkwan, the strategic gateway to Shensi Province, unloading more than 200 bombs and causing several big fires. Some 200 buildings were demolished- exacting a heavy civilian toll.— Chinese Central News.
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    "POWERS OF ARREST" CONTROVERSY
    1518 14 Memorandum By Singapore Ratepayers' Association "UNEQUAL APPLICATION OF LAW 1 CURTHER comment on the powers of arrest controversy 1 is contained in the Singapore Ratepayers' Association memorandum, extracts from which were already published in the Straits Times. The memorandum says it may be suggested that constables
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    BROADCAST TO RULING FOREIGNERS
    120 14 Told To Get In Touch With Gunboats Snanghai Feb 10. MR CARROLL D. ALCOTT, the welli known local American radio commentator. who was yesterday threatened with death as an alleged I pro-Japanese, today broadcast. Dy special request of Admiral H. Yarnell. Commander-in-Chief of the United i
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    151 14 Chungking IT is possible at present to hire a taxi for the journey from Rangoon to Kunming via the new Burma road, according to information from a foreigner who recently arrived in Running after completing such a journey. A cheap way of getting freight
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    50 14 Chungking. Feb. 10. •T*HE official Central Daily News pre- diets tFat the Japanese will soon forbid tlxe circulation of Chinese national currency in places under Japanese control. This move to undermine Chinese currency is doomed to fall, it is stated. —Chinese Central News.
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    DYING POPE RAISES HAND IN FINAL BENEDICTION
    596 15 Vatican Gates Closed And Silence P roclaimed Vatican, Feb. 10. Fis officially announced thai His Holiness the Pope died at 4.31 o'clock (G.M.T.) following the administration of the Extreme Unction by Monsigno- de Romanis,the Pope's secret .sacristan. Afl Mgr. Rcmania said prayers for
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    2.000 JAPANESE WOUNDED
    30 15 Hong Kong. Feb. 10. TWO THOUSAND wounded Japanese soldiers departed from Shanghai for Japan aboard a hospital ship on Tuesday morning, says a Shanghai report.—Chinese Central News.
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    "We Lost Him When We Need Him Most"
    43 15 New York, Feb. 10. THE Pope will to down in history as one of the world's truly great men. We lose him at a time when we need him most," said exGovernor Alfred Smith.— Reuter.
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    Anti-Red Pact As An Alliance
    191 15 London, Feb. 10. PIE News Chronicle says a secret Jappnese mission of three members is now aboard the Lloyd Trlestlno liner Conte Verde to present official instructions to a conference in Berlin at the end of February, which will take final steps to convert the
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    Invasion Of Hainan
    572 15 'No Breach Of Pact With France' Tokio, Feb. 10. TIIK Japanese surprise invasion of Hainan Island, it is stated, has for its object the strengthening of the blockade of Chinese waters in order to prevent transportation of arms to the Chungking Government by the sea route. Japanese
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    BIG FOREIGN LOAN TO CHINA?
    62 15 Hone Konr. Feb. I*. FOREIGN banks in Honr Rons are stated to be granting a loan of $60.004 000 (Hong Kong currency) t.» China, according to a I < rrport appearing in the China Mail, a British newspaper published in Hong Kong. i No ronfirn
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    ROOSEVELT ARMS PLAN ENDORSED
    42 15 Washington, Feb. 10. Most of President Roosevelt's 155?.000,000 defence programme 18 endorsed In a report adopted after a secret conference. The report, however, expresses ■serious doubts regarding the necessity and wtodom'j fliPj*tcndin<; defence lines as far wagßfFGtiani Reuter.
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    "POPE OF PEACE" DIES AFTEI 17 YEARS IN OFFICE
    1259 15 Hoi) Father Was Friend Of Great Britain (By A Catholic Correspondent) OIUS XI, the Pope of Peace," is dead. For 17 years he has held the exalted office which draws the willing, affectionate and spiritual allegiance of over 360,000,000 Catholics scattered
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    MR. SUBHAS BOSE CONFERS WITH HIS SUPPORTERS
    322 16 "Rightist" Wing Of High Command Will Also Meet Shortly Calcutta, Feb. 7. INFORMAL discussions to which Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose had invited his supporters in various provinces during the presidential election began at 5.30 p.m. at Woodburn Park. Over one hundred persons were
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    ASSEMBLY OPENS FOR BUDGET SESSION
    147 16 Adjournment Motion On Recent Train Disaster New Delhi. Feb. 3 T"HE Central Assembly, which re- assembled today for the budget session, passed without a division the adjournment motion moved by Mr. M thanlal Saxena on the Hazaribagh train disaster and the alleged failure ol the
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    QUESTION ABOUT KINGS VISIT
    41 16 New Delhi, Feb. 7. UK. Maxwell answering Sardar w Mangal Singh in the Legislative Assembly said that no proposal to request His Majesty the King-Emperor to visit India in next cold weather was under consideration at present.
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    "GRIM STRUGGLE" IN STATES AHEAD
    258 16 Sardar Patel's Hint To Bardoli Peasants Ahmedabad, Feb. 1. THE possibility of a grim struggle such as has not been witnessed before in India was envisaged by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, addressing members of the newly-elected Gujerat Provincial Congress Committee at Bardoli. This was the final
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    INDIAN MUSLIMS AND PALESTINE
    83 16 India Secretary's Reply To Muslim League New Delhi. Feb. C. IN conveying the British Goveniment's decision not to wide:; the representation at the Palestine Conference by the inclusion o: Indian Muslim representatives, the Secretary of State for India in a cable to Mr. M. A. Jinnah,
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    189 16 Defence Secretary's Reply In Assembly New Delhi, Feb. 6. DEFORE, during and since the Great War the possibility of connecting India with Burma by railway was investigated but not proceeded with on financial grounds, stated Mr. Ogilvie, in reply to Mr. B. N. Chaudhury in the
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    MORE "POLITICALS" RELEASED
    41 16 Calcutta. Feb 6. i /\N the recommendations of the Ad- i visory Committee the Government of Bengal released today from Dum Dum gaol a third batch of eight political prisoners before the expiry of their terms of imprisonment.
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      RAJKOT MOVEMENT IN FULL SWING
      95 16 Woman "Dictators" Come One After Another Rajkot, Feb. 7 MR. Devadas Gandhi interviewed his mother, Mrs. Kacturbai Gandhi, today at Ganosara, Durbargarh. to where he flew from Bombay. Twelve persons have been arrested for defiance of the ban on meetings. Two women who were arrested
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      PENGUIN PUBLISHER IN INDIA NOW
      112 16 New Delhi, Feb. 3. MR. Allen Lane, the publisher of Penguin books, arrived in Delhi irom Bombay during the week-end. Mr. Lane who is in India on holiday, accompanied by his sister, in the course of a statement to the press said he hopes to
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      Seth Jamnalal Re-Arrested
      121 16 But Also Released Again Jaipur, Feb. 7. CETH Jamnalal Bajaj who arrived at Jaipur on Sunday morning: with a view to defy the ban against his entry into the State was arrested that afternoon between Rengus and Sikar railway stations and taken back to Jaipur. Official reports
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      TROUBLE CONTINUES IN ORISSA STATES
      65 16 Calcutta. Feb. 7. THE Praja Mandu"s of the two states of Nilgiri and Hindol. both in Orissa. have been declared unlawful associations, according to a report received here following agitation on the part of the subjects. The ruler* of the;. 1 States granted certain concessions
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    OPEN AIR SCHOOL IN REFUGEE CAMP
    64 16 OPEN AIR S CHOOL IN REFUGEE CAMP lii this fASd ma puMishe-l test *Wh a pletan shov.ing the plight of poll lical refuse from the St.uo •>. Talcher, In Hw Orisia Province. Abhatm Gandhi in the course ot the article reproduced below refers to t.-«-proMem oi their distress. Hetan ikMi
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    Movement For Liberty In States Entering A New Stage, Says Mr. Gandhi
    721 16 Bombay. THE movement for liberty within the States is entering a new stage," writes Mahatma Gandhi in the Harijan under the caption The States." Mr. Gandhi adds, History is going to repeat itself. Talcher and Dhenkanal have led
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    THE USE OF FERTILISERS ON BUDDED RUBBER TREES
    1614 17 THE USE OF FERTILISERS ON BUDDED RUBBER TREES Varying Response From Different Clones VARIATIONS DUE TO CLONAL PECULIARITIES AND SOIL No Conclusive Results Yet Obtained From Trials On Estates By Our Planting Correspondent /"y\ the subject of manuring diffcrent clones it is. I think, generally admitted that Malaya has a
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    485 17 Planting Topics suit particular clones; what I have in mir.d particularly is 5.R.9 which does j so badly in some districts; this for one. j "From rather indeterminate results I have seen, it appears that a fairly heavy application of phosphate stimulates the foliage of this clone into most i
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    PLANTERS' BULLETIN
    129 17 THE first number of the Rub- ber Research Institute's Planters 1 Bulletin, which was promised by the director in July last, made its appearance today. It contains 16 pases with articles on oidium and storing sheet rubber. The Bulletin also contains notes on the staft at the Institute
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    201 17 FORMER AGRICULTURAL HEAD ON SOIL FERTILITY (From Our Own Correspondent) Teluk Anson. lyiK. W. G. FREEMAN, a formsr Director of Agriculture in Trinidad, j'.a,ve an interesting* address on atrriciillural problems, to ii gathering of planters at a gen< ra] l at the
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      91 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times SIR.— Your Planting Correspondent in the Straits Times of Dec. S4 describes a. visit to Merlimau estate. He referred to a Chinese coolie who cou'd make-up 30 ply cases before noon which he believed was a record for
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    HOW MALAYA AND HONG KONG R.F.C. DREW 19-19
    1227 18 Lead Changes Quickly In Fast Game Hong Kong, Feb. 6. In a game where the lead remained with one team this minute and the other the next, the Malayan rugger players drew with the Club at ]!> points each (two goals and
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    S.R.C. BEAT MANCHESTERS FOUR GOALS TO NIL
    368 18 Keen Play In Tanglin Match Yesterday IN a keenly contested hockey match played at Tanglin > estsrc'ay, the Singapore Recreation Club "jeat the Manchester Regiment by four goals to nil. Considering that the Regiment fielded what was practically an "A they did well
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    BOXERS RETURN FROM JAVA
    185 18 Eagle And Acquerro To Fight Here JOE EAGLE and Tcmmy Acquerro are returning to Singapore from Batavia on Monday. Both boxers have been very successful in their fights in jjava, particularly Eagle. Eagle is coming down espsciaUy to light Neil Hemchit, the hard-hitting Teochew who has
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    CRICKET CLUB SOCCER TRIAL
    91 18 The following will play in the S.C.C soccer trial today at Anson Head Stadium:— Colours. E. C Barnes: J. M Fraser, J. B. Stoddart; H. G. Riches, C. C. V/ebster <capt.\ Butcher: R J. Forbes. Cyril Smith. C. Milton, G. G. Dunbar, Lieut. T. G. Hazel.
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    WATERLOO CUP WON BY FAVOURITE
    46 18 H. D. Dennis's Delightful Devon at 5-2 on, won the Waterloo Cup, the Blue Riband in the coursing world and presented by Lord Sefton. beating Mrs. J. A. Dewar's Dutton Rock in the final at Altcar. There were 64 starters.— Rcuter.
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    KEDAH GOLF CLUB
    129 18 The following are the results of the Gold Medal (1938> of the Kedah Golf Club G. B. Kellagher (Winner) 37+34—10: 61 Che Azmi 44+43—24: 63 H. Pearson 46-44—22: 68 Syed Hussain 45+43—18: 70 R. L. German 51+43—24: 70 O. F. J. Watkins 43+41—11: 73 W. L. Davlson
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    75 18 Chinese New Year Competitions The following competitions have been arranged for the Chinese New Year holidays:— Sunday Morning Four-ball foursome, partners to be drawn by ballot. Entries to be entered up on the list posted up en the notice board. Sunday Afternoon Mixed foursome, partners to be
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    25 18 The hockey match between the S.C.R.C. and the 7th Heavy Battery was cancelled yesterday. The game was to have been played on the Chinese ground.
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    SINGAPORE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION FORMED
    228 18 Good Support At Inaugural Meeting Last Night TPHE Singapore Amateur Swimming Association came into being at a meeting at the V.M.C.A. last night when officers for the first year were elected. The units to be associated to the new body are the Singapore Swimming Club, Chinese
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    123 18 lOW HOCK KIAT. till Wmu 1 billiards player who retained Urn Clerical Union three ball billiard championship title on Thursday night has i distinguished record as a billiard player. He first tool: up game i.i 1323 aiU three years later wen the V.M.C.A. billiard Challenge Cup. In 1929 ho met
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    TAIPING HOCKEY
    223 18 Punjab And Association Team Draw One-All (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 0. IN their return fixture played at the Regimental Padang yesterday, the Taiping Hockey Association drew with the Ist Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment, each side scoring a goal. In the first match, the soldiers won by
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER
    29 18 In the S.C.C. snooker final played yesterday, E. H. Coleman and M F Cutler beat Major A. Nevill a-.id S Ldr. F. E. Watts, 253 to 67.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    53 18 TODAY Hockey: C.S.C. gala match, C.S.C.; S.C.R.C. vs. 6th A. A. Battery, Changl; Sappers vs. R.A.F. Garrison filial. Tanglin Soccer: S.C.C. trial. Anson RoaV Cricket: St. Andrew's 0.8. meeting. 4.30 p.m. Yachting: R.S.Y.C. regatta. TOMORROW Cricket: Straits Timei Press vs. Singapore Harbour Board, S.H.B.J.S.C. Golf: R.S.G.C. second
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    WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY
    367 19 First Day Of S.T.C. Spring Racing WEIGHTS for next Saturday, the first day of the S.T.C. Spring meeting, are: Horses. Class 1, Div. 1. 7 furs. Jack Druce P.04 Aerial Post 8.06 Tonroe 9.03 Blue Peter 8.05 Pure Gold 9 02 Roval Woilingtcn 8.04 Bombus 8.07 Herbe
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    S.C.R.C. BILLIARDS DOUBLES DRAW
    166 19 The following are the firit round tics in the S.C.R.C. billiards doubles: Feb. 13: John Lim and C. K. Pang f 70) vs. L. H Teo and Freddie Tan < —20 Feb. 14: Ng Cheng Kcon and Chua Cnoon Seng <— 80 > vs. K. T.
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    HOME SOCCER TABLES UP-TO-DATE
    1226 19 OSITIONS in the Home soccer leagues, during the we?k, are as below. including matches played ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION 1 P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Everton (14) ?7 18 7 2 55 28 38 Derby (13) 28 16 6 6 52 34 38 j W'hampton
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    39 19 THE LAMBETH WALK in enjoying s ich popularity in Hungary that skaters are now doing it on the ice. here are Hungarian skating stars Eva Botond and Cyorgyi doing the Lamncth Walk in Budapest on an open air rink.
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    THIS MORNING'S TRACK WORK AT BUKIT TIMAH
    715 19 SEVERAL excellent gallops were lees at this morning*! track work at the Bukit Timah Race Course, in preparation for nc"t Saturday's races. Of the upcountry horses entered at the meeting Trainer I nil Logue's charges have arrived and ffaet of the horses were
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    M. C. C. LOSE QUICK WICKETS
    56 19 Salisbury, Rhodesia, Feb. I#. IN a three-day match against Khodc»>ia, the M.C.C. have lMt tC2 for nine at the end of th? first day's play. The game is being played on a matting wicket. Scores of prominent batsmen were Hammond 43, Gibh 23, Yardlcy
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    SELANGOR GOLF CLUB TITLE
    71 19 (*rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lump-.ir, Feb. 10. A LARGE entry is expeeied for t 1 cualifyin^ rcund of the Selaiv or Golf Club championship which begins tomorrow with 18 holes medal play. The championship is open to all members, and th? best ei"!it cards will
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    Henry Armstrong Will Fight In London
    260 19 London, Feb. 2. IMMEDIATELY after the Boon- Danahar fight for the British light-weight title held by Eric Boon, promoter Sydney Hulls v.'ill sail ror America with one main objective in his mind— to bring br.rk Kenry Armstrong, the negro three-title sensation, to fight the
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    INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF POPE PLUS XI
    156 20 POPE J'HS XI, farmer 1 Cardinal Katti. a picture taken after he became Sovereign of the Vatican state by the settlement reached ten years a^o. In spite of ill-health, POPE PIUS XI insisted upon riving his Easter blessin' to the world last
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      12 1 MALAYAN SPORTS SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1939 No. 18.
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      Prospective Winners For Singapore Spring Meeting
      812 1 LIANDICAPPED with a minmum topweight of 9—l,9 1, the weights for the first day of the Singapore meeting, issi'cd yesterday, give the impression that each event is a wetter race. The 9—4 topweight might be a good idea, but there seems little doubt that
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      Garrison Teams Prepare For Soccer
      972 1 a quiet confidence that, now the team has had a rest after several continuous months of football in Shanghai and in Singapore, they will acquit themselves well this coming season. Lieut. Whlteing will not be available until mid-March and It is possible thai Sharpies will
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      Malaya To Play Hong Kong Today
      238 1 THE All-Malayan rugby team will play their last match of the tour this afternoon when they meet AllHong Kong. Up to the present Malaya have played two matches drawing one and winning the other. In the drawn game they played one man short from
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      North Should Beat South Next Saturday
      438 1 By Video T'HE North side against the South in the hockey classic has been selected and has given general satisfaction. This is the first year that this match is being played it used to be the F.M.S. vs. The Colony. The difference in the
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        137 1 .*v sbihii /31fif^_ f2i SI Jim l/^a Bi 91 HI iui2 sar^B but I don't JJB IBkQ ll see why, at my qfl age, I should piu up with secondbest For instance, I'm fond of the theatre; but, believe me, I'd rather stay away than an indifferent play. rtTM».i .htdiff?Si
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      Table Tennis Champions To Play Here In May
      835 2 SZABADOS AND KELEN TO RETURN TO MALAYA TABLE-TENNIS fans in Malaya will be interested to learn that Szabados and Kelen, the well-known Hungarian stars, will again pay a visit to this part of the world, arriving here early in May. Intimation of
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      Segamat Sports Review By Rover
      627 2 /"*OOD progress has been made in the Segamat district hockey league despite postponements, and another fortnight should see it at an tnd. Only two teams remain in the running for the championship. They are the Europeans and the Indians. The Europeans have improved tremendously In
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      25 2 G. M. La Porte (first) and G. Bwta'i isecond) in the nemcomers mile race at the cycling championships last Sunday. St r aits Times picture,
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      TOLLEY CUP COMPETITION
      146 2 Civilian Chances Improved C ABA. championships to be •^•held some time in May should provide boxing enthusiasts with good sport. At the S.A.B.V meeting last week it was decided that the Tolley Cup competition would not be run in conjunction with the championships. The Tolley Cup this
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      Badminton Match Between Singapore And Penang Leading Teams Possible
      618 2 Badminton Match Between Singapore And Penang Leading Teams Possible AX7ITH Penang as the venue of the next Malayan Championships, Singapore badminton circles are discussing the possibility of clash between the Mayflower Badminton Party of Singapore ami ths Limesteads Badminton Party of Penang. The local team is very keen to play
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      CORINTHIAN PLAYER MAKES LEAGUE DEBUT
      1534 3 Weekly Review Of Home Sport By Our London Correspondent London, Feb. 1. BRADBURY, a member of the Islington Corinthians world touring side, made his debut in English League football last Saturday. He appeared at inside left for Manchester United against Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge, and
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      DIFFICULT YEARS FOR CHILDREN
      104 3 DIFFICULT YEARS FOR CHILDREN Its when children start to shoot up raddcaly, that they need your special attention Children who are growing fast often tire easily, get pale, listless end do poorly at school. The trouble is that children have^a. double Job of work to do. They use up energy
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      Perak Hockey Team Return To Their Best Form
      856 3 Oi-HAK convincingly defeated Salangor by four goals without reply. Young Ferdinands was again top scorer with three to his credit. It was the Perak defence that bro ught victory to the State and Selanjjor forwards were helpless. There was no doubt that
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      Volleyball In Pictures
      92 4 ,ai:ic that receives very liitlo stipr-ort from the public is volleybal!. Attractive to watch the same should be more popular than it is at present. The pictures on this page were taken at the V.M.C.A. on Thursday when the Oldham Hall team played and beat the rJLCJL
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