The Straits Times, 24 February 1939

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    40 1 The Straits Times FINAL EDITION [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 2(\ i»a(;es, SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      396 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST (PHONE 5471 For Up-to-date TAILORING. MIEN CHONG You are assured of real satisfaction. ni Colernan St. l Singapore. Phone 4816 *^JL Prior to Stocktaking. *{J24*J iUf life CLEARANCE Toa can arrange this for yourseU— peace of mind and comfort In retirement on I<■ BBH B*3ll f^
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      29 1 SINGAPORK PHOTO CO. High Street SINGAPORE MALACCA Riverside: I MUSHROOMS IX^&mk. GREEN PEAS SARDINES Tfili^ift LALAD Oil. BUTTER Ifl^m SALMON TOMATO OLIVE OIL A. CLOUET CO., LTD. V/.P.S. 17
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      162 1 KUALA LUMPUR* 25. JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683) Madame Page. DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER railormides towns for All Occasions in Stock $5 $30 13. Battory Road.. Singapore. Tel: 6327. MARMITE makes tastier SANDWICHES Good sandwiches made with Marmite butter are so easy to prepare just mix Marmite with three times as much
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    The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH
    71 2 The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH D'ARANJO.— On February 24, 1939 at No. 17 Teluk Kurau Road, Singapore. Noel Clay ion Lucas D'AranJo, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Kitto, at the age of 34 years. The funeral cortege will leave hb residence at 7 a.m. tomorrow February 25,
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      772 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WheD applying loi an» position advertised in these columns send roples of testimonial* Do 00l tend orl»ln»l» BOX No. 694. Applicants for office assistant thanked: position filled." WANTED: Linotype Operators, Compositors and Printers. State salary required to Box No. 831 Straits Times. "CHINESE YOUTH with good knowledge or
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      674 2 BOARD RESIDENCE AT SUNNYSIDE 7 Oxley Rd. Tel. 6675 small nicely furnished flat also single room, private bathr attached. H. C. water every possible comfort. ON THE SEA. The CJrove.' 103 and 109 Meyei Road Katong, near Swtmmlnß Club large ilry rooms, tennis gardens garages, at tractive oosltlon Mod terra*
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      686 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of modern Dutch polished Teak Household Furniture of every description, English centre carpet. curios, rattan chicks. crockery, glassware, 1 RCA Radio set 1 Gas Stove. Etc. (The property of Mr. C. Verdonk. Chief Engineer, i X P.M.) To be held it No. 17. Mount Elizabeth, (off
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      491 2 EDUCATIONAL ENGLISH SCHOOL. Boys and Girls 5—13.5 13. Highly recommended by the Legal Adviser. F.M.S. and other parent* In Colonies The Gabl: s. Old Town, Bexhill on Sea For further Information apply Box No. 731. Straits Times. 1 i MISCELLANEOUS VIENNESE BEAUTY PARLOUS Hairdressers removed to 332, Tanjong Katong Road
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      713 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. This is to notify the public that Mr. Goh Teck Watt and Mr. N3OII Cheng Tong are from this day no longer In our employ and are not to receive any money or act In any way on our behalf. PROPRIETOR, THE LANKA STORES. 28, Riverside, Malacca.
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      266 2 BUSINESS CARDS Eto^ "BERESFOHD STORK" SKI I- I'KIVUM, CENTRIFUGAL PUMPB ALLIANCE ENGINEERING 00.. LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. LEGAL NOTICE! NOTICE. IN THE ESTATE Of HAJI MOHAMED BI.N HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN otherwise died HAJI MOHAMAD BIN HAJI ABDI L RAHMAN or MOHAMED BIN HAJI ABDLL RAHMAN, Deceased. PURSUANT TO SECTION t\OF
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      649 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. t li.corporsu.ed in England PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJN Co MAIL PASSENHER AND CARGO SERVICE OLTWAHD tr.OM LONDON tOR CHINA AND J Tonnage Due Spore. CANTON 15 500 Feb J kAmMI 6.800 Mar. 10 CORFU 1 5000 Mar 10 CHITRAI 15.000 M CARTHAGE I*™
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      524 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. cmcorooreted tn JaDtni GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO LONDON Penaoc Colombo. Aden. Sues. Port SaW Naples, Marseille*. Gibraltar. London, Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg vessel; Tonnage Due Sail t YASUKUNI MARU ..J1.900 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 KASIMA MARU 9,900 Mar. 15 16 HAKONE MARU 10,400
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      694 3 HOLIDAY CRUISES TA/ rim.KOR SAIGON By Luxurious One Class Motorshlps TO. Ne D| J^SlS TMf rromPenang P. Shan Matoor. S>« Kggffl- gg| M Sg g NEXT HOLIDAY CRUISE Febrnary 25th. 1929 to March 17th. 1939 M.S. "JUTLANPIA" (n.IOO Displacement Tons! An cabins hare ad joining prirate bc'.n. Enjoy days vacation
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      594 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Bnlldint. Collyei Qoaj Singapore Tel 51S1. Chartered Bank Building Penang Tel IMB. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON. N. CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (la conjunction with Ui« Glen Line) Du* Sail* DEUCALION Mart, L'don. R'dam. H'burg, Grow Peb. 28 Mar 1 OLENEARN Mars, L'don, Dunkirk, Adam,
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    Wall Street Quotations
    412 4 New York, Feb. 23. 1*HE following quotations were tnose ruling when the Stoctc Kxehange closed today:— DOW-JONES AVERAGES Saturday'* Today's Close Close Cnanges 30 Indu-'triab 142.64 142.93 up 29 20 Rails 29.81 29.83 up XI 15 Utilities 24.83 24.76 orf .6 40 Bonds 90.08 90.84 up .16
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    197 4 OWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets The stock market displayed a firmer tendency with advances exceeding a point until late in the session when a recession developed. Trading was light. Favourable influences Included the firming steel p'ice structure; improving car-loadings; a sharp advance In
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    FROM MALACCA
    127 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By K.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca at follows: Today. Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) 6 pjn. China, Japan, East Siberia, Philippines and Western VSA. (Canton) 0 p.m. Hong
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    44 4 Washington, Feb. 23. Business interests In America have no need to worry about new taxes and nay hope for an improvement In the present taxation position to help business, declared Mr. Henry Morgenthau, j Secretary of the Treasury, addressing a press conference today.— Reuter.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      279 4 Totaj Aden (Imperial) 2 D m bit Africa (Imperial) 1 run SouUj Africa (Imperial) I PJH Burma ilmoerlaJ) ora Whole Canada (Imoerlal) 1 cm Egypt. Sudan and Palestine imperial) I Dm ureat Britain and Ireland ilmDcriali 2 O-Ot Europe except G Britain and Ireland Imperial) .-2 am
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      289 4 Air Mail Arrivals And Departures ■MM Wearies: rrom Pt-naat Ipoh. and Koala Lumpur Arrives ever* evening K.L.M.: From Earope: Arrives Sunday even in«. K.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. QanUs: From Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon Imperial: From Europe: Doe THIS morning: Expected tomorrow moraine. K.N.1.I..M »rom Netaerlanoi Indlec: Arrivrs
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      63 4 Mails from Europe (London malls) expected today, Feb. 24, by P. O. (Canton) will be delivered to boxholders at 9 a.m. General delivery of letters at 9 a.m. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected today, Feb. 24, by P. O. (Canton) will be delivered tomorrow, at
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    U.K. HAS ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE £55,000,000 LAST YEAR
    227 4 U.K. HAS ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE £55,000,000 LAST YEAR London, Feb. 23. FE United Kingdom in 1938 spent abroad £55,000,000 more than it earned, compared with £56.000,000 in 1937. Recalling the fact that the aggregate deficit on visible trade and Government transactions at £390,000,000 was £56,000,000 less than in 1937, the
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    GOVERNMENT HELP FOR CEREAL CROPS
    59 4 London, Feb. 23 Additional Government assistance to growers of barley and oats was indicated by Major Sir Reginald DormanSmith, the Minister of Agriculture, In th: Commons tonight. He said that when long-term policy was settled it would be applied retrospectively as far as practicable in
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      645 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in FM8.1 TELEPHONE: freight 5 "S3 Passage 5431 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE 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
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      353 4 DUNLOP FORT _Jh« TUT I'VTJP \A7TTX_f HIBHEST |k.^aas^al IriL IYKL WIIH irnir.ru,.,. fV^ll Sf 000 TEETH im tybe v*s WF Dvrlon Rubber Co.. iSS.) LW. CONSTRUCTION IN^S jW i m m DUNUV-ifaa trMd I 11 asa 1 H -It R TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Tenders are Invited for the supply
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      391 4 THE LATEST 1939 SINGEB TWELVE •Th« British Twelve with th« •mazing performance" ft H without doubt, the mott complete combination of power, {race of design, and luxury of equipment yet produced except t a much higher figure. CYCLE CARRIAGE CO.. (1926) LTD. ORCHARD RO.. SINGAPORE. DIAMOND! SHEET STEEL EQUIPMENT mxL
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      234 4 TIDE TABLE SINGAPORE Today H. W. 1.15 a.m. 9 ft.; 1.34 p.m. 8.7 ft. L. W. 7.20 a.m. 2 ft.: 7.32 p.m. 2.3 ft. Saturday H. W. 1.43 a.m. 9 ft.- 2.10 p.m. t.l ft. L. W. 7.59 a.m. 2 ft.: 8.0S p.m. 2.9 ft. Sunday H. W. 2.16 a.m.
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      495 5 Beauty Expert 10ST 26ibsUGl¥FAT T~~M^~~iFr" Thojc who desire to be fit, flahbinm. It also ended my rhtumati-rm, nomaih tr.mblr, acuity and cminpalwn. I am aimplimrwed on my bob. I'toplt say K'htrt hat yotir (at urme > I fed 100% btllcn full o] pep! «nj Irel 2u yean younser." FAT GOES
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      384 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 225 metres. ZIIT 30.96 metre p.m. 5.00 Malay drama .t 5.30 Malay extra turns, t 5.45 Malay vocals, t 6 00 Teoehcw selections from Toh Boon Khoon." Tniah Khlm and 1 Slang Sze." t 6.45 Teochew drama, t 7.00 Children's programme. (English). 7.30 Time, weather and
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      632 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. OSH 214} rae/a (13.91 m.)s G3Q Itt me (16.86 m.)| GSF 15.14 mc/i (19.82 m.) GSJ 21.63 mc/i (13.91 m.lt G8D 11.75 tic (IS Vi ml p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. Message* to the Scouts of the Empire, by Lord Somers, Deputy Chief Scout
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      477 6 BETTER INQUIRY FOR INDUSTRIALS REPORTED BID FOR PAROI TIN By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 24. AIT, markets generally lack interest but there seems no question that the London Stock Exchange is displaying a firmer undertone. Sterling tin share prices appear 1,0 have reached a level which
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      LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      143 6 London, Feb. 23. THE Foreign Exchange market today was i,ulet apart from some activity 5n the bclga which offered owing to continued nervousness regarding the Internal political situation and a revival of talk of devaluation. The Control pegged the spot rate but thne months lorward discount widened
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      MINING
      594 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Thursday, Feb. 23, 5 p.m. issue Vai traaet Co. Lyall Si Evatt Buyers filers Buyers Seller* i/- Anipat nn 3/6 4/- 3/6 4/5/- Austral Amal 4/6 5/II Austral \U.ay 40/- 45/-ccl 40/- 50/S/- *yex mian
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      GENERAL
      444 6 2 2 Alex Brlcfc OrcL 1.30 1.40 l.32'/ 2 1.40 2 2 do ?1 /2 r Prefs. 2.20 2.30 2 22Vj 2.30xd 10 10 AUas Ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 5 50 1 1 B M Broadcasting J 50 0.60 0.50 1 60 10 5 B M. Trustee 6.75 7.50
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      269 6 1% Majnara Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL IWJ) red 1940 5400.000 int Mar 31 Sept. 30 102 Vi 103 Vi norn VjV. i 907 red 194? $1,600,000 Int Mar 31 Sept 30 108'/^ 110 norn i\ 2 ?e \Wt
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      RUBBER SHARES
      366 6 Fraser ft Co LyaU Evatt Allenby 1.22'i 1.30 1.2a 1.35 Alor Gajah 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 Amal Malay 1.35 1.40 145 1.55 .\yer Hltam 0.85 1.00 0.90 0.95 Ayei Molek 0.84 0.94 0 90 1.00 <Vyer Panaa 1.15 1.30 122'j 130 Bassett 0.45 0.50 046 0.51 Batu LJntang
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
    82 6 Friday, Feb. 34, noon No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28U 28?< No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases February 28 3 i 2«*t, G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales February 28 28'^ FJI.Q. R.S.S. f.o.h. in bales February 37 3/16 27 5/10 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S.
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    RUBBER PROSPECTS MUCH BRIGHTER
    207 6 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued this morning, Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd. write: Since the recent decision of the I.R.R.C. that the export of rubber from the controlled areas should remain at 50 per cent, of the
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    WILKINSON PROCESS PAYS MAIDEN DIVIDEND
    509 6 Product Finds Increasing Sales For Aircraft Purposes ADDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Wilkinson Process Rubber Co. Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Mr. H. B. Epmont Hake, the chairman, said l'tou will observe from the accounts that the gross profit increased from $47,248 to
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    London Stock
    462 6 Exchange Quiet Market But Prices Steady London. Feb. 23. /\N the Stock Exchange today Home w rails, industrials and gilt-edged attracted a little buying interest in an otherwise quiet but mainly steady markets. Cable and Wireless stocks strengthened on better sentiment regarding the traffic outlook—Reuter. The following are
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      35 6 F-^?""^ BOOTVQRniSH II 'SPEED STRAIN- M SUN -IMMERSION- FRICTION. ..these |B .gf play havoc with 1 [ordinary varnish |P^ 6a t BERVAR Hj J> >*P^ laughs at them! *3SS* McALISTER CO., LID. (Incorporated in S.S.)
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    RUBBER QUOTA DECISION RECEIVES WARM APPROVAL
    1031 7 RUBBER QUOTA DECISION RECEIVES WARM APPROVAL ;ig Stocks Cut And 9d. Price Level Expected J I.R.R.C. ANTICIPATING DECLINE IN U.S. CONSUMPTION? (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Feb. 15. 1 1. WING Lane and London 1 rubber-producing interests are lighted by the International ibber Regulation Committee's cision to maintain the export
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
    764 7 SMALL TURNOVER BUT STEADY UNDERTONE MORE CONFIDENCE APPARENT IN a weekly report on the rubber mar- ket, issued at noon yesterday, Stan ton Nelson and Co. Ltd., write: Holidays in Malaya and America have combined to produce slack markets, but the undertone is very steady. The pull
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      136 7 Your zest for life regained &jk ATKINSONS k EAU DE COLOGNE Illjp toil Cm B^T Whi-:n your spirits arc at their lowest ebb, your nerves a-jangle and your energy fading, JW a touch of Atkinsons Eau de Cologne, behind wLWem t^ ic cars anc^ on l^ c tem P^ es
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      589 7 [OVERSERCHINESE BUNKING I CORP. l|lfp Undertakes banking transactions of every description. Places at your disposal the multifarious services of its institution with branches all over South Eastern Asia connections in all principal cities of the World. Welcomes consultations on financial 3nd investment problems and assures you of personal, responsible and
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      171 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China o? Special Charter) 12. Cecil Street Slnrapme. Telephones: Manager's Office 844« Asst. Manager's Office 614S Exchange Dept CHI General Office 518S-» Cable Address: -CHUNT.KUO." Paid Up Capital Ch S 40.0(10.000 M Reserve Funds in excess of Ch S :>.*fio unn.M Total Asset* approximate!? Co
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      317 8 HERE'S YOUR MERRY MUSICAL BEST! COME MEET "SALLY, IRENE MARY" Three sirens in search of social security TODAY AT 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P. M. 'jpM ALHAMBRA I 20th Century-Pox Big Laugh Hit presenting ALICE FA YE |^P^^ I TONY MARTIN in jC^k*l "SALLY H" '***J IRENE Hp*^H MARY" I""" with
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      252 8 LAUREL HARDY IN THEIR FUNNIEST M. G. M. LAUGH SENSATION i "THE BLOCKHEADS" NEXT WEEK AT THE CAPITOL CHIP SENG HOTEL CAMERON HIGHLANDS. —Telephone 249 C.H.— The management have pleasure in announcing that they hare removed to MODERN PREMISES Nos.3&4TANAHRATA,CH. They can now offer their numerous guests well furnished and
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      203 8 POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT don-t miss his best null HHHBj PAVILION cT.^' c M^ "DAILY TELEGRAPH AM) MORNING I'OST" I^^Wj "MR. LAUGHTON'S BEST FILM ONE OF THE BF< EF2W& rfMHI PERFORMANCES OF HIS CAREER. i, Jzfl CHARLES LAUGHTON 1 IN CLEMENCE DANE'S SHhB 'ST. MARTJNS LANE 1 WITH VIVIEN LEIGH REX
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      150 8 From the Thrills of CHINA as Marco Polo To The Wilds of Wyoming as the Cowboy >vho «as "lasf^d and branded by a Lady!" t* a nvnn#%r 3 shows today V AJrl A UJL 3.15—6.15 9.15 TWO GREAT FAVOURITES... TOGETHER IN A NEW UNITE'S ARTISTS COMEDY! A Fascin.'.iir.g .sijry of
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    FRESH BRITISH PROTEST TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
    278 9 Tokio Makes Formal Apology For Hong Kong Bombing London, Feb. 23. THE British Ambassador in Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, who made representations on Tuesday to the Japanese Foreign Office concerning the dropping of bombs on the New Leased Territories of Hong Kong during a
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    Death Of Bengal Governor LORD BRABOURNE
    145 9 Death Of Bengal Governor LORD BRABOURNE Calcutta. Feb. 23. "THE death is reported at Calcutta of Lord Brabourne, Governor of Bengal, who was taken ill at the end )f January and *-hose condition, following an internal operation an Saturday, had been critical. He was 42 years :ld and had led
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    FIRMER ATTITUDE TO JAPAN
    131 9 London, Feb. 23. THE British Ambassador in Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, will make a second and stiff protest against the bombing of the New Leased Territories, according to the Daily Telegraph diplomatic correspondent. This time the protest will be made formally on behalf of the British
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    MACDONALD QUIET ON REFUGEES
    80 9 London, Feb. 23. I INEFFECTUAL attempts were made in the Commons to draw a statement from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Malcoiom Mac Donald, regarding the proposed admission of 10,000 German- Jewish refugees, children and old people, into Palestine. The Colonial Secretary merely
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    ITALIAN AERODROMES IN MEDITERRANEAN
    79 9 London, Feb. 23. IN the Commons, Mr. J. J. Davidson (Lab. Glasgow) asked if during the recent exchange of military information between Britain and Italy the Government received definite assurances regarding aerodromes established on the Mediterranean coast. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler,
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    HOLLAND TO BUILD FORTIFICATIONS
    44 9 Hague, Feb. 22. A STATEMENT that Holland would shortly start construction of a great number of light fortifications along all her frontiers was made by Der Heer J. van DIJk, the Defence Minister, speaking In the First Chember today.— Reuter.
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    NORMA SHEARER IN HOSPITAL
    58 9 Honywooa, uai., *eD. zz. TfIROAT infection which resulted in her admission to hospital tonight, prevented the film star Norma Shearer from attending a banquet where she was to receive the award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the best performance of the
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    ITALIAN PLANES USED BY JAPAN?
    98 9 Nine Shot Down In Lanchow Raid Chungking, Feb. 23. T*HE Chinese air force authorities claim that the Japanese planes shot down during the Lanchow air battle yesterday were Italian Savoy 79 twin-engined bombers carrying a crew of seven each. It is claimed that, out of
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    ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE OPTIMISM
    81 9 Berlin, Feb. 23. WELL-INFORMED German circles are optimistic about the progress of the trade talk* K Mng conducted by the economic ad to the Foreign Office, Mr. Ashtor.-._watkin. According to the present arrangements, Mr. Ashton-Gwatkin will see Dr. Funk. President of the Reichsbank. today, and Field Marshal
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    ITALIANS TO STAY UNTIL FINAL VICTORY
    69 9 Rome, Feb. 23. SIGNOR Mussolini and General Franco exchanged telegrams on the termination of the campaign in Catalonia. Franco's message conveyed a "most affectionate greeting" and alluded to the "victorious armies of which the valorous and glorious Italian legionaries form part." Mussolini reciprocated the
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    FAMOUS METALLURGIST DIES IN ENGLAND
    45 9 London, Feb. 23. TPHE death is announced of Emeritus- Professor Henry Louis, 84, famous metallurgist and author of many book* en mining. About 50 year? ago he made a study of gold and tin mining in Malaya ant: Slam.— Reuter.
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    Terrorism In Shanghai
    412 9 JAPANESE HELD TO BE RESPONSIBLE London. Feb. 23. ONDON newspaper comments all reveal indignation at Japan's pretensions for greater control ol the International Settlement, emphasising that the Japanese themselves are primarily responsible lor the murders, through the breakdown of law and order and the general absence of
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    47 EUROPEANS STAY AT KULING
    106 9 Japanese "Will Not Be Held Responsible* Shanghai. Feb. 23. FRTY -SEVEN foreigners, including 19 Britons and 11 Americans, seven Germans and three Belgians descended from Kuling Mountain today and will go to Shanghai by Japanese military transports, according to an official Japanese communique Forty-seven foreigners
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    HELPING FRANCE IN AN EMERGENCY
    148 9 Premier 'Question That Cannot Be Debated' London. Feb. 23. ASKED by Lieut-Corn. R. Fletcher (Lab., Warwick) in the House of Commons whether it remained the Government's policy that there was no need to enlist a large number of infantrymen with a view to service on
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      316 9 Tonight Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p. m. DINNER AND DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight OUTSTANDING SUCCESS OF NEW CABARET PROGRAMME BY MIMI JOSE PRESENTING A DELIGHTFUL REPKRTOIRE O* SONG DANCE NUMBERS Dinner S3.M. Non-diners SIM. Tomorrow-Book Your Table Tuesday Next-S.S. Empress of now for the special race dinner. Britain
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1939. TIN CONTROL—A GRIM PHASE
    1075 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1939. TIN CONTROL— A GRIM PHASE Lengthy extracts from a leading article which appeared in the Straits Times on Feb. 2, dealing with the subject of tin control, were reproduced in the Financial News, London, and have prompted a reader of that journal
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    JAVANESE DANCERS HELP CHINA
    77 10 London, Feb. 22. The Chinase Campaign Committee announces that for the first four months the collection for the international peace hospital in China averaged £400 a month besides £900 profits from the recent display by Javanese dancers and a special gift of £700. The Committee is
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    52 10 GIRLS' SCHOOL UNIFORMS: A defence by a Chinese parent. BARKING DOGS. A resident of the Bukit Timah suburb complains. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. More differing views on school closing hours S.C.B.A. NOMINATIONS. Comments on contrasting announcements in the Press. IN ANNAS OR CENTS A comparison In favour of
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    Singapore Indian Function
    43 10 The Indian community's tea-party in honour of Mr. R. Jumabhoy, C.H., J.P., M.C., will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall at 5.15 p.m. today. The Acting Colonial Secretary. Mr H. Weifberg, will attend. The Police Band will play selections.
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    VOLUNTEERING IN PEACE
    866 10 The Corps In First I Days Of War i "KEY MEN" WANTED ELSEWHERE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A sentence in the letter by "Horse-Sense" in your columns made me pause and think. This particular I sentence read: "Whilst the Volunteer units of the
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    IN FLANDERS AGAIN?
    838 10 IJMITED LIABILITY' IN NEXT WAR By Our Military Correspondent London, Feb. 14. •THE Prime. Minister made a statement of policy this week which may do much to adjust the balance of power in Europe. He said that in the case of a war in which the two
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    751 10 NOTES Of The DAY Kelantan Colours A NOTE In this column on the dyeing factory which is to be established at Kuala Trengganu, for th« benefit of the Malay weavers Oxn, liaa had a sequel, in the shape of a very interesting letter on simllat work which is already being
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    HALIFAX" EMPHASISES ANGLO-FRENCH SOLIDARITY
    1053 11 Foreign Minister On Premier's Statement "THERE IS NO WAR PARTY IN BRITAIN" Foreigners Misunderstand Aim Of Rearmament AN IMPORTANT speech was delivered yesterday A in the House of Lords by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, who was replying for the Government in a debate started by
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    BRITAIN'S RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
    164 11 London, Feb. 23. BRITAIN'S relations with France, Germany and Italy are at present claiming attention from diplomatic I observers and considerable Importance is attached to the statement regarding Anglo-French relations which the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, made in the House of Lords. In regard to Anglo-Italian
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    RECOGNITION FOR SPAIN
    180 11 Expected Early Next Week London, Feb. 23. CIMULTANEOUS recogni- tion of Franco Spain by Great Britain and France within the next few days is the generally accepted view of the diplomatic correspondents of the morning newspapers. The Times says it i3 Ihought that the British Cabii^t at
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    SECRET MESSAGE TO LEBRUN
    76 11 Paris, Feb. 24. PMMCI HUSSEIN, delegate to the Palestine Conference in London, who has been in Paris for some riavs, was received by President I/ebrun and handed him a message from his father, the Imam of Yemen. Considerable Interest Ls displayed as to the nature of
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    INFORMAL TALKS ON PALESTINE
    151 11 Lc:idon. Frb. 23. PIE meeting which was forecast yesterday between members of the British, Jew, and Arab delegations opened at St. James' Palace today, when 14 delegates sat round one table for the first time since the conversations opened. Authoritative quarters emphasise that the meeting was
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    CHIEF SCOUT IS 82 YEARS OLD
    38 11 Nairobi, Feb. 24. LORD and Lady Baden-Powell celebrated their eighty-second and fiftieth birthdays respectively by attending a Girl Guides celebration at Government House. Nairobi. The Chief Scout was In excellent BDlrlts.— Reuter.
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    TORPEDOED SHIP MYSTERY
    224 11 Identity Of Vessel Is Still Unknown London, Feb. 2a. npHE source of yesterday's S.O.S. message from a vessel described as PECC, that she had been torpedoed by an unknown submarine 200 miles south of the Azores, remains a mystery. The possibility that a stray floating mine had
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    RED SOLDIERS SWEAR TO BE VIGILANT Moscow, Feb. 23.
    66 11 RED SOLDIERS SWEAR TO BE VIGILANT Moscow, Feb. 23. HTHE Soviet Red Army today celc- brated Its "eomlng of age." The day was marked by the entire army and navy, from commanders down to the rank and file, takins a new oath under which each soldier vows to be "honest,
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    THREE DEAD IN INDIAN AIR COLLISION
    38 11 Karachi, feD. zj. T»WO Indian National Airways planes collided while on a flight to Lahore. Both Indian pilots, who were brothers, were killed as well as an Amorican passenger named Davidson.— Reuter.
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    TWO BIG CRUISERS FOR HOLLAND
    41 11 The Hague. Feb. 24. Fis authoritatively learned that the Netherlands Government has ordered two new 8.350-ton cruisers, which will be the largest warships In the Netherlands navy. They will have a speed of 33 knots.— Reuter.
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    21 11 It is official by announced at The Hague that the Netherlands Government has decided to recognise Franco de Jure, reports Reuter.
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    More Interest In Pacific Islands Shown By Great Britain
    239 11 London, Feb. 24. I COMMENTING in the Commons on the supplementary estimate lor £3,044,000 for Colonial and Middle Eastern services, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, referred to a sum of £7.500 required for Gilbert and Ellice
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    Training Ship's 3,000 Rifles Mentioned At Trial
    141 11 Training Ship's 3,000 Rifles Mentioned At Trial London, Feb. 23. A DOCUMENT regarding arms aboard H.M.S. President, a training ship moored in the Thames near Blackfriars, was mentioned when the 18 men, charged with conspiracy connected with the mysterious explosions in many parts of Britain in January, reappeared at Bow
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    Japanese Action At Shanghai
    145 11 Agitation For Mopping Up By Military Shanghai, Feb. 21. A GITATION by the local Japanese press for independent action by the Japanese army so as to rid the International Settlement of terrorists is increasing. One journal which is regarded as the mouthpiece of the Japanese army
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    43 11 Berlin, Feb. 23. WITHIN a fortnight from today, Jew of German nationality and Jew without nationality must have sur rendered for sale to municipal pawn shops all objects In their possession o gold, sliver and platinum as well a precious stones and pearls.
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    NAZI ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT
    294 11 Secret Anglo-U.S. Understanding? Berlin, Feb. 24. 'U/E Germans are unable to discover in President Roosevelt's face the lineaments of the Angel of Peace but only hatred against those States who regard Bolshevism as a deadly enemy of mankind," says Boersen Zeitung. The newspaper maintains that the
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    EFFECTIVE FOR 45 MINUTES
    391 12 Windows Closed Blinds Drawn ACRES* ENT moon from B cloudless, starlit sky shed a pale glow on a blacked-out Singapore last night, when the island's first complete A.R.P. trial was held. The black-out, which lasted from 6 o'clock to 8 o'clock and affected all Singapore Island
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    AMUSEMENTS
    184 12 SINGAPORE i;\i 1 1 i- no j 1 1 Cocktail Dane* 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner Dance Informal i 9.30 to Midnight. GABBICK 1111 VI Kh. (.K VIANG Maid of Sr.lcm Let's Sint; Again ;il 7.45 p.m. GBEA1 O1U.U I 8 4S 30 to Globe Theatre: Algiers. Skv izen.
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    COMPLETE DARKNESS IN TODAY'S BLACK-OUT
    400 12 Early Morning Experiment Very Successful HOW SINGAPORE HELPED IN TWO A. R. P. TESTS AS was to be expected, today's black-out from 3.30 a.m. to 6.30 a.m. was even more successful than that held last night. With few vehicles on the road and most people
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    45 12 Altiwugh these children icere in an inside room, their parents took the precaution of having them do their homework by candlelight. The candle is seen in front of the girl of the left. The cameraman's flashlight gave them a split second's brilliance.— Straits, Times picture.
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    View From Mount Faber & Gap
    62 12 View From Mount Faber Gap J7KOM Mount Faber, the highest point near the city, lights could be seen at various points, but compared with the glare from street lights and advertising signs when the black-out ended, they were not numerous. From The Gap, the city appeared to be in total
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    CHINATOWN HELPS THE AUTHORITIES
    303 12 Patriotic Songs Chanted In The Dark Singapore's south end, largely occupied by Chinatown, took the black-out calmly, if curiously, and in some cases somewhat indifferently. At a quarter to seven, lights blazed from shops and one had its sign above the doorway brilliantly lighted until police
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    CROWDS IN STREETS
    371 12 Good Response By Asiatics r^IVEN out-of-doors by curiosity. dense crowds lined North Bridge j Road and High Street, peering ex- pcctantly into the star-lit sky. A trickle of lights percolated along the thoroughfares as cars with side-lights j only, omnibuses and trolley-buses with shuttered windows and rickshas
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    JOHORE BAHRU DOES ITS PART
    71 12 lOHORE BAHRU co-operated splen- didly in last night's black-out. Shopkeepers and householders did their part in covering openings In buildings to reduce to a minimum light which could be seen from outside. Because of its proximity to the naval and air bases, complete blacking-out of
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    IN HOTELS AND CLUBS
    53 12 iiOTELS and clubs co-operated well in the black-out last night. At clubs members sat in inside rooms chatting or playing cards while blinds prevented much light from ihowing through openinss Restricted lighting was used at hotels. At least one covered with a black cloth all bulbs
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    BOON STOPS DANAHAR IN FOURTEENTH ROUND
    387 12 London, Feb. 24. £RIC BOON retained his British lightweight title, beating Danahar in one of the most thrilling fights seen in Britain, when the referee stopped the fight in the 14th round. Both fought tooth and nail after the eighth round. Until then Danahar
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    BOY SCOUTS' H. Q. FUND
    175 12 "A Long Way To Go"— Mr. Sands I*HAT the fund to build a new boy scout association headquarters was not getting on as It should was announced by Mr. F. C Sands, Commissioner for Malaya, at the annual meeting of the Singapore Boy Scouts Association
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    BAND POSTPONEMENT
    16 12 The Police Band ty-rformance arranged at Katong this mnlnf has b^en postponed until Tuesday.
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    SCRATCHINGS & ORDER OF RUNNING
    109 12 SCRATCHINGS ORDER OF RUNNING Scratchings and order of runnin? lor tonorrows races at Bukit Tlmah are Race 1. Horses, class 3, dlv. 1, 6 furs Drift On. Race 2. Horses, class 3, dlv. 1, 9 furs Drummer Boy. Race 3. Ponies, class 1, div. 2. 7 furs Miss Wcdy, Shoot
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      125 12 STREET I'iG*HTING A WITH K^ OSIRA X^^^, LAMPS i Made in England). MODERN MALAYA CHOOSES OSIRA I MERCURY VAPOUR LAMPS IN PENANG Approaching Malaya OSIRA greets you IN IPOH OSIRA lights the heart of the town THE KINTA VALLEY and on the Tin dredges— the heart of the tin industry.
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    MISSION AND MINISTER SUED BY CONTRACTOR
    529 13 Claim Over Chapel Built In Balestier Road ACTION FOR WORK \M) MATERIALS THE Kov. l\ M. .lackson and (he Assemblies of God Mi*sion>. Malaya, were sued by an Indian building contractor, N. R. Pereira. in an action before Mr. Jvttfec Home, in the Singapore
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    Tug Built In Singapore
    32 13 The powerful new d'csel tug Vulture, bvilt for Petwng by the Singapore. Harbour Board. The tv<j is pcuered by hrtu 221 h.p. Crossley diesel entjines. Straits Times picture.
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    CHANDU FOUND IN GOOSE EGGS
    244 13 Carrier (>hcn Benefil Of Doubt A Chinese. Cheng Mong Kck. who was accused of smuggling chandu Into thi< Colony by stuffing the drug In false goorr eggs, was given the benefit of tlio doubt by Mr. L B. Gibson. In the Singapore Criminal District Cowl
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    WOMAN BOUND OVER
    73 13 AM YEAR-OLD Cantonese woman. Wong Ah Kkv p!«aded guilty be fr.rc Mr. X A B. u-k>u -k> r. in the Sin23cth Police court yesterday, to a i-hr.r'-'r r theft of jewellery it Sozn. belonging to n Chinese wom-in, r.im Bwes K< I 2. She the mm of
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    GAOL FOR ROBBER
    50 13 «T\KING into consideration your record and your youth. I sentence you to four months' rigorous imprisonment, which Is a very lenient sentence for the offence." said Mr. L. B. Gibson yesterday, in the Criminal District Court, convicting a 20-year-old Hokkien. Ton Loon, on a charge of robbery.
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    At The Cinema MUSICAL COMEDY AT THE ALHAMBRA
    88 13 At The Cinema MUSICAL COMEDY AT THE ALHAMBRA •Sally. Irene and Mary" (Alice Faye. Tony Martin and Jimmy Onrante) >6th Century-Fox. At the Alhamhra. THIS story of the rise of three show- srirls to stardom has some good comedy and several attractive new tunes. Alice Faye heads the showgirl team
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    "COWBOY AND THE LADY"
    94 13 -The Towhoy and the Lady" i With Gary Cooper and Merle Oneron). Cnited Artists. At the Capitol. ipARY COOPER and Merle Oberon both give good performances in I this likeable film of a wealthy girl who I falls in love with a cow-hand. After quiet, opening,
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    LEGAL ADVISER'S APPOINTMENT
    144 13 <Kr"m Our Own Correspondent) Kuala l.umpur, Feb. 23. AFTER Just over a year In Malaya, Mr. Rexinald Montagu Tlufr. at present Assistant Legal Adviser, Federated Mnlay States, attached to Selanjor. leaves soon for Tanganyika, where he has be«u appointed pul n» Jndire of the High Court. Mr.
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    ALLEGED STABBING DUE TO NOISE!
    145 13 CooHe Charged With Causing Hurt ■'*T*HE complainrnt rr?eivcd four stab ■> wounds, one of whl"h penetrated p lune. nnd for a thne his life was In danger. said Chief Court Inspector Ni»nn in the l Criminal District Court, yesterday, at the outset of a case
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    "SMUGGLERS MUST BE DETERRED"
    189 13 •IT is the duty Of this court to deter you people from smuggling. Don't associate yourself with such pe->Dle .n future" commented Mr. O. S. Rawlings. Singapore Third Police Magl^trate, yesterday, when he imposed fines of $300 each on a Malay and Chinese, convicted on a
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    FALSE REPORT GIVEN
    73 13 "AN account of your age and Inj I will treat you with exceptional leniency and give you the option of a fine." remarked Mr. Conrad Oldham, Singapore Second Police j Magistrate, yesterday, Imposing a fine of $30 on a 17-year-old Tamil coolie, i Gopalan. who pleaded guilty
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    27 13 Dr. N. A. C. Slotemaker de Bruyne, Netherlands India director of Aneta news services, passed through Singapore yesterday afternoon on his way to Europe by K.L.M. plane.
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    Alleged Murder In Street
    290 13 WITNESSES' STORI RECORDED Suspected Man Still Al Large WR X A BLACKER, in the Bln- gapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, recorded depositions of Witnesses In connection with an alleped murder, on Ancr. 4 at 330 p.m at the corner of Ava Road and Balestier Road when,
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    JAPANESE FINED
    64 13 r»HAROED with belli? aliens In the v Settlement, and falling within 48 hours of their arrival from Johore to report to the Registrar, on Feb. 19. two Japanese. Tomsl Honda aand Hlsashl FukusMima. M, w=re produced separately before Mr K. A Blacker In the Singapore Fourth Police Court
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    Marriage At St. Andrew's ADDIS-SKELTON
    64 13 Marriage At St. Andrew's ADDIS-SKELTON AT P* Andn late Mr. T Addis ami V- wn man W A f-'< rr and 1 The bi white marocaln with pane! Inserted In i-i, tun I i I 81 spas shoes wen The h son an') Griffiths nn-J Mt P I < Af*er
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    WEALTHY MUSLIM'S ESTATE IN SINGAPORE
    854 14 Court Decision On Settlement Made 38 Years Ago Suit brought by alkaff trustees QUESTIONS arising out of a 38-year-old Indenture of Settlement made by a wealthy Singapore Mohamedan, Syed Shaikh bin Abdulrahman Alkaff, who died 28 years ago, were decided by a judgment delivered by
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    CARPENTER KILLED CROSSING ROAD IN RAIN
    265 14 Aircraftman Exonerated At Inquest ALIGHTING from a trolley-bus in Bukit Timah Road in pouring rain, on Feb. 3, a Chinese carpenter, Chan Kam, ran across the road and was knocked down by a motor-car and died the same day at the General Hospital as
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    15 14 A Reader's Photograph: A striking pfctere cf a Malayan sunset taizen on the Singapore coast.
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    EUROPEAN FINED
    41 14 E. G. L. Russell, a European, was yesterday fined $1 in the Singapore Trade District Court when he pleaded guilty to a charge of parking his car in a prohibited area In Battery Road on Nov. 1 and 2
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    PROTECTING GIRLS' FAMILY LIFE
    302 14 Judge's Comments On Kidnapping KIDNAPPING was a serious offence and the legislature took such a serious view of the question of intimacy that it had recently increased the age of consent from 15 to 16, pointed out Justice Pedlow In the Singapore High Court yesterday when
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    NEW LIBRARY BOOKS
    189 14 The following new books will b; available at Raffles Library tomorrow: NON-FICTION Ego 3., Illustrated, James Agate; The Arab Awtiening, George Antonlus; O. P. 0., Illustrated, E. T. Crutchley; The Danger Zone. "E. 7"; Son of the Mountains, Illustrated, Julius Kugy; Edgar Wallace, Illustrated, Margaret Lane; A
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    IMPERIAL MAIL LATE
    29 14 Tha eastbound Imperial Airways plane which was due at Singapore this morning will not arrive until tonisht or tomorrow morning, together with the next outward plane.
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    27 14 The Chinese Christian Association will celebrate lta 49th anniversary with a meeting at 8.15 p.m. tomorrow night in the V.M.C.A. HaU. Orchard Road. Admission is by ticket
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    IN ANNAS OR CENTS ?
    436 15 IN ANNAS OR CENTS Malaya Compared With Madras RAMASAMY'S WAGES To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— "S.R.S. writing in the Straits Times of Feb. 15, put up a case for the planters and sided Mr. 8rinivasa Sastn. Perhaps if he had held a r.ood appointment In India and
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    COLOUR PREJUDICE ATTACKED
    188 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— lt has to be admitted that the lengthy letter by "Eurasian Woman" ana anotner in support by "An Englishman" are the two best statements or trutli and facts that I have ever read in your correspondence columns. Many thanks
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    DO THE STUDENTS WANT CHANGE ?
    203 15 DO THE STUDENTS WANT CHANGE To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— A great deal has been written of late in the local papers about school hours and school children, and I ask for a little space in your widely read newspaper to ask why St. Joseph's Institution, the
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      UNIFORMS FOR LOCAL GIRLS' SCHOOLS
      734 15 Chinese Parent Disagrees With Criticism To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ln your issue of Feb. 16 "Anak Singapura" made reference to "the dreary uniforms of blue tunics which are compulsory in Raffles Girls' School and the black-and-white uniform which has been adopted
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    AFTERNOON IN SCHOOL
    344 15 SINGAPORE PARENTS DISAGREE To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— "Sympathisers" letter suggests that I "know all the answers." which Idea I must hasten to correct. I know no more, perhaps very much less than he or "Parent" or the others do. Rather is it Just
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    BARKING: PROS AND CONS
    238 15 Noise And Nerves In Suburbs To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Will you please ask "Anak Sinsapura" to stop barking. No one attempted to convince him there was any Justification tor dogs running loose at night. The point was that there was every Justification
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    NIGHT BARKING AT BUKIT TIMAH
    213 15 1 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I am pleased to see that "Anak Singapura" In today's Issue of the Straits Times has taken up the cudgels In defence of the doe In the house at night We also appreciate the wisdom of
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    MESSRS. T. W. ONG & YAP PHENG GECK
    162 15 MESSRS. T. W. ONG YAP PHENG GECK To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, As a Straits Chinese, and one deeply interested in the affairs of the city in which I live and work, my attention was naturally drawn to the announcement in your issue of Feb. 22 of
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    KRETA AVER ROAD DANGER
    193 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— During the last few years ire have noticed that the Municipal Commissioners have done much to improve the city of Singapore, particularly Collyer Quay, Battery Road and Raffles Square, rhe drains along Collyer Quay, which were the scene
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      General Strike At 'Varsity
      137 16 Mr. Saslri's Refusal To Revise Decision Chidambaram, Feb. 16. rERE was a dramatic development in the situation in the Annamalal University when a general strike was declared by the students consequent on the refusal of the Vice-chancellor (Rt. Hon. V. S. Srinlvasa Sastri) to revise his
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      NEW ADVISER TO WHITEHALL
      94 16 New Delhi, Feb. 16. A COMMUNIQUE states that the Marquess of Zetland, Secretary of State for India, has appointed as his Adviser, under Section 278 of the Government of India Act of 1935, Mr. E. Raghavendra Rao in succession to Dcwan Bahadur Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar,
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      BENGAL MINISTER RESIGNS
      155 16 Disagreement With Huq| Cabinet's Policy Calcutta. Feb. 16. MR. SHAMSUDDIN AHMED. Minister for Agriculture, it is understood,] has submitted his resignation to the Chief Minister on the ground that the iatter has failed to make his Cabinet agree with the programme of the Krishak Proja party, which
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      ANOTHER MINISTER -FOR SIND?
      28 16 Karachi, Feb. 19. IT is reliably understood that Sir 1 Ghulam Hussain Hldayatnlla will be sworn in tomorrow as the sixth Minister o! Sind.
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      MR. SUBHAS BOSE UNWELL
      98 16 Trip To Wardhaganj Cancelled Calcutta, Feb. 19. MR. SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE, the Congress President, is suffering from influenza, bronchitis, and high fever for the last four days. He is unable to Interest himself in his usual activities. He was a little better this morning but since
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      TRADES UNIONS IN INDIA
      117 16 Rise In Number Of Women Members New Delhi. AN increase in the number of re- gistered trades unions, coupled j with a decrease in the total and average membership in unions from whom returns were received, and an increase In women membership, recognition for the first
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      IRS. PANDIT TO GO TO RAJKOT ?
      70 16 IRS. PANDIT TO GO TO RA JKOT Recent Meeting With Mahatma Gandhi Bombay, Feb. 19. DRIVATE advices from Wardha show that Mrs. Pandit, Minister of the United Provinces, is reported to have expressed her intention to go to Rajkot to participate in "satyagraha" there. An earlier report stated that Mrs.
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      ANOTHER RAILWAY SABOTAGE ?
      75 16 ANOTHER RAILWAY SABOTAGE Allahabad, Feb. 17. A NOTHER case of sabotage in the E.I. R. Involving an attempt to derail the Bombay mail is alleged to have taken plate on the morning of* Feb. 15. It is stated that a number of fishplates were found removed from the permanent way.
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      NAHAS PASHA ARRIVING NEXT MONTH
      58 16 New Delhi, Feb. 18. MAHAS PASHA, Egyptian leader, has 11 cabled the organisers of the annual session of the Jamat-ul-Ulema to be held In Delhi in the first week of March that he expects to land In Bombay on Mar. 8. Nahas Pasha with other
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      'PLANE CRASH NEAR RANGOON
      42 16 Rangoon, Feb. 14. ONE of the Rangoon, Flying Syndicate's machines crashed today at Mingaladon aerodrome. I The pilot. Mr. Gosh, an assistant > aerodrome officer and a passenger— a representative of the Rangoon Gazette —all escaped with minor injuries.
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    UNITY MOVE BY AGA KHAN
    539 16 Prospects Said To Be Bright Bombay, Feb. 15. 'THE negotiations that were opened at Bardoli last month between Mahatma Gandhi and His Highness the Aga Khan for the settlement of the Hindu-Muslim question have made considerable progress. Immediately on his return to Bombay from Bardoli,
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    PATEL WILL CASE AT BOMBAY
    138 16 Mr. S. C. Bose To Contest Executors' Action Patna. Feb. 15. MR. SARAT CHANDRA BOSE has sent a telegram from Calcutta to Mr. P. R. Das, Barrister. Patna, who has been briefed on behalf of Mr. Subhas" Chandra Bose to appear before the Bombay High
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    MR. A. V. PATWARDHAN DEAD
    57 16 Poona. Feb. 15. fHE death occurred last night of Mr. A. V. Patwardhan. foundermember of the Servants of India Society, aged sixty-six. Mr. Patwardhan was a well known worker, in the cause of the States people and edited for thirteen years till his death a
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    27 16 New Delhi. Feb. 20. Consequent on the appointment of Mr. A. O. Clow as Communications member. Mr. M. S. A. Hydarl Is appointed to succeed Mr. Clow.
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    2,000,000 MEN MOBILISED IN KWANGSI PROVINCE
    439 17 One-Sixth Of Population Called Up: Million Sent To Fronts OUT of 12,800.000 inhabitants s kilometres of mountainous 1 or nearly one-sixth of the total 1 war. From the dour, industrioi gion more soldiers have already are standing by than from any < far as
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    2 Enemy Planes Shot Down
    152 17 Japanese Air Raids On Hainan Towns Kwcilin, Feb. 22. TWO Japanese bombers were shot down by Chinese troops yesterday at Chengmai, in north-west Hainan, when a squadron of Japanese Dtnl again raided Chineslines near Chengmai. When the Japanese planes swooped low, hidden Chinese machine-gunner-, opened
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    JAPANESE EMBASSY REPORT ON SHANGHAI
    76 17 Tokio, Feb. 23. MR. Morito Morishima, Counsellor of t^.e Japaness Embassy in China, made a detailed report today to the Foreign Minister, Mr. H. Arita, on the situation at Shanghai. Mr. Morishima, who -arrived here from Shanghai yesterday by plane on receipt of emergency instructions
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    SMUGGLING IN CHINA: COMMONS REPLY
    65 17 London, Feb. 22. IN the Commons a written reply re- garding smuggling in China by the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, stated thac while the British Government naturally viewed with disfavour all evasions of payment of customs duties in China, the
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    CANTONESE RETAKE TWO TOWNS
    34 17 Hong Kong, Feb. 22. TTHE Chinese have recovered Paoan and Namtau, six kilometres from the border of the British New Territories, near the mouth of tb.e Canton River. Central News.
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    MORE PUPPET REGIMES FOR KWANGTUNG
    31 17 Canton, Feb. 32. FLLOWING the establishment of peace maintenance commissions at Canton anu Tsunghwa, new commissions will shortly be established at Lungkcw and Sunkal. —Eastern News.
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    PUPPET COMMISSION FOR HAINAN PORT
    28 17 Hoihow, (Hainan). Feb. 23. j| PEACE maintenance commission was established here yesterday j under the chairmanship of Mr. Mao Ching-chen.— Eastern News. I
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    Chinese Success Near Hankow
    75 17 Enemy Communications Now Threatened Chungking, Feb. 23. /CHINESE forces on Feb. 16 occupied Wanglingchi, on the north bank of the Yangtse River south-west of Hankow, and also Chingkon, on the opposite bank, threatening Japanese communications in the Yangtse Valley beyond Hankow, a Chinese spokesman declared at
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    STABILITY OF CHINA'S CURRENCY
    74 17 Chungking, Feb. 20. CHINA'S wartime economy is more stable than Japan's in the opinion of Dr. Ma Yin Chu, chairman of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Committee. Speaking on "Legal Tender and War." Dr. Ma attributed the Chinese legal tender's stability, among other reason?, to
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    BAN ON SILVER EXPORT FROM CANTON
    77 17 Canton. AN order banning the export of silAverA ver or articles made of silver from Canton has been issued by the local authorities. It is specifically stated that it applies to foreigners as well as Chinese. Persons caught Infringing the order are threatened with
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    SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE FOR RELIEF WORK
    31 17 Chungking, Feb. 22. The Communications Ministry is issuing special postage stamps as a measure in raising funds fcr wounded soldiers and war refugees.— Central News.
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    DE SOUZA'S TEAM WINS S.R.C. SOCCER FINAL
    530 18 GUNNERS BEAT V.M.C.A. JUNIORS 6—o The 7th Heavy Battery proved too good for the V.M.C.A. Juniors at soccer and had no difficulty in winning six-nil on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday. The Gunners scored three goals in each half. Though they put up a
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    Home Soccer Fixtures
    245 18 gATURDAY'S fixtures in the Englisl and Scottish leagues are a below: FIRST DIVISION Birmingham vs. Orimsby. Bolton vs. Huddersfleld. Charlton vs. Portsmouth. Chelsea vs. Brentford. Leeds vs. Everton. Leicester vs. Aston Villa. Liverpool vs. Wolves. Manchester U. vs. Derby. Middlesboro' vs. Sunderlanfl. Preston vs. Arsenal. Stoke vs.
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    SANTA ANITA DERBY RESULT
    112 18 Arcadia, California, Feb. 23. Clencla won the Santa Anita Derby by five lengths in the time of lm. 50 3/5. Parapaclown was second, Impound third and Portersnite fourth. The Derby is worth U. 5.5100,000 and this year's race was favoured with clear weather and a fast
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    36 18 rODAT Soccer: 8.H.L., Joseph Tr»ver» v». Straits I Times Pres«, 8.H.8.; B.C.F.A. vs. I RAF. Anson Road; Slong 800 Athletic II Association vs. MenUl Hospital, Mental'" Hospital. Soccer: 3.0. 0. n vs. R.A.F.
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    Phillips' £1,000 Challenge To Farr
    65 18 Phillips' £1,000 Challenge To Farr MANAGER of Eddie Phillips, former cruiser-weight champion, stated that he can find £1,000 backing for a match with Tommy Farr. Phillips is now in light training, following an operation to his leg, and expects to be fighting flt in six weeks. Eddie has beaten Farr
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    R.S.Y.C. YACHTING
    112 18 Ella Dorothy won the six-metre class race to Ch*agl and back, over the Chinese New Year week end, having come in first on both days. Ann, however, was very close second, being only 10 seconds behind on the first day and 16 seconds behind in the second day.
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    SELANGOR WOMEN HOLD HOCKEY MEETING
    628 18 Abandon Bickering And Intrigue, Says President (From Our Own Correspondent) t Jn Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 23. y^ LARGE group of women hockey players heard tonight the British Resident, Mr. S. W. Jones, calling upon them to "Abandon all this bickering and intrigue and make a
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    SEGAMAT HOCKEY
    57 18 (From Our Own Correspondent. Segamat, Feb. 22. The Indo-Ceylonese made sure of the Segamat District hockey leagua championship today when they met the Europeans on the town padang in their last match and scored a fine win. ay five goals to two. The Europeans played two men short
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    CHINESE BANK WIN 3-1
    214 19 Uniteers Beaten In B. H. L. i DEFEATING Uniteers by three goals to one, the Overseas Chinese Bank, champions of the Business Houses League lootball table last year, thus notched their first win in the table this year, at the Anson Road Stadium, yesterday. Goalkeepers of
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    ADVICE TO NURSING MOTHERS
    81 19 ADVICE TO NURSING MOTHERS I%'ia very Important, doctors say, not to overtax your system Immediately after the birth of a child. When you are feeding baby yourself, you should take plenty of easily digested nourishment For that reason, doctors throughout Malaya recommend Horllcks. They have proved that Horlicks stimulates the
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    PROGRAMME FOR FINAL DAY OF SPRING RACES
    1011 19 pOMPLETE programme for tomorrow's races, the final day of the S.T.C. Spring meeting, is as below: Horses, Class 1 1 Vi nuks. 1 0 0 BLUE PETER 9 07 Major T L. Fox and Mr. F Handler Fox 3 4 1 JACK DRUCE
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    SPORT IN PAGE TWELVE
    49 19 Scatchings and order of run- i liing for tomorrow's races will be found in page 12 of the second edition if received before goinc to press. The rescit and report of the Boon-Danahar fight wiH be in page 12 of the first and second editions.
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    R.S.Y.C. EVENTS
    104 19 On Friday, there will be the usual afternoon races for all classes at the n.S.Y.C. Start at 5.25 p.m. On Sunday, the International slzr.etre class will sail the second and final race for the Mllner Challenge Cup; starting at 10 a.m. The "B" class will sail ona race
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    29 19 The Siong 800 Athletic Association soccer team will play against the Mental Hospital Sports Club at the latter's ground at Yio Chu Kang. today at 5.15 p.m.
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    ASTON ATHLETIC CLUB DANCE
    109 19 Memo? is of Aston Athletic Club are reminded of the tiffin and dance to be held at the Club House on Sunday. A .special attraction will be the well known Chop Slnga Orchestra who will provide special dance music. Special kronchongs and stamboels will also be
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    S.C.C. SOCCER
    51 19 The following members have accepted to play for S.C.C. 2nd vs. RAP. n today at S.C.C. J. A. S. Taylor; J. W. Muncey. J. M. Praser; C. H. White, A. Morgan, K. C. Glllett; D. Morrison, C. Smith, A. J. A. Goetzie, A. Praser and Lt. T. Q.
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    JUBILEE TROPHY
    42 19 The sixth race for the Jubilee Trophy will be held on Mar. 13. It will be held under the auspices of the R.S.Y.C. and will be open to the life boats of all merchant ships in port on that date.
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    41 19 A fine action study in yesterday's B usiness Houses League fixture between Overseas Chinese Bank and Uniteers, shows Cheng Seah, 0.C.8. goalkeeper, making a brilliant save while a defender (middle) and Hartley, Uniteers centre-forward, leap for the ball— Straits Times picture.
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    This Morning's Track Work At Bukit Timah
    296 19 CLOW and medium pace gallops were seen at this morning's track work on the Bukit Timah course, in preparation for tomorrow's races, the concluding day eff the Singapore Turf Club Spring meeting. The most impressive workout was j that of Nutcracker (McLachlan) who
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    Malacca Lead Jasin Club
    229 19 WISEMAN CUP GOLF (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 22. IN the first of the bi-annual matches to be played bat ween the Jasln and Malacca Golf club for the "Wiseman" cup, Malacca leads by four and threequarter points to three points as the result of
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