The Straits Times, 7 April 1925

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    13 1 The Strait Times No. 27,832 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1925, PRICE 10 CENTS;
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      90 1 OFTEN -WHIPPED" NEVXB BIATIN Cross-word Competition (See Page 8.) The result of this competition will be f< und on page 8, m the Borneo Company's space. Medusa WHITE Jgj| CEMENT Used for Facing ri^ 'y*PsMl Hting used for new Ocean Uuildinjr. Singapore Tost Office. William* jacks co. "ITS PURE WHITE
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      225 1 ROBINSON CO., LTD. Just Received MSII New Millinery am mJ \\j kj %3 j£, I FOR *%c, i*^ Race Wear I and all Occasions ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) SINGAPORE. WEDDING BIRTHDAY ANCK OR GOLD and "SILVERWARE Tl/ BRAND CUT GLASS T-v i! <-1 JEWELLERY and Lf 7UvJ/J
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      4 1 LACTOGEN FOR JfOUR BABY
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    BRIGHTER PICCADILLY.
    395 2 The New Tube Station Below The Circus. Piccadilly has ever been one of th I Rights of London, and on the completion of the schemes to provide it with the traffic facilities it deserves, London will be able to claim it as one of the sights of the
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    FISH AS A FOOD.
    364 2 Need to Educate Consumers As To Dietetic Value. "It is clear," states the report on Sea Fisheries (England ar.d Wales) a review of the five years ended 1923, which was issued on March 7. by the M iris try of Agi iculture and Fisheries "that fish
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    136 2 Programme of drills up to and for April 13, 1925. Tuesday, April 7, 5 pjn.. Drill Hall, Chinese Co., Recruits' Drill* 5 p.m., Drill Hall, Band Practice. Wednesday, April 8, 5 p.m., Drill Hall, Chinese Co., Recruits' Drills 9 p.m., Drill Hall, C (Scottish) Co., Practice* Highland
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    30 2 Orders for week ending April 10, 1925. Tuesday, April 7. Signalling Claas, 6.15 p.m. Headquarters. Thursday, April 9.— Band Practice, 5.15 p.m. Headquarters.
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    27 2 Mr. A. J. Cassidy, Building Inspector, Perak North, will be leaving Taiping on April 11 for home. It is unlikely that Mr. Cassidy .will return to Malaya.
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      569 2 FOR SCHOOL OR BU SI N ESS —SP ELD LEARNING OR EARNINO Handsomer than gold A Pten with a 25-Year Point a as smooth as a polished jewel hearing, and a black- /J N tipped Lacquer-rid barrel with Over-fize Ink Capacity Created by GEO. S. PARKER 1 'of\ I inventor
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      253 2 Luxuriant Hair Due To Care and Cuticura Shampoos with Cuticura Soap, preceded by little touches of Cuticura Ointment, do much to cleanse the scalp of dandruff, allay itching and irritation, arrest falling hair and promote a hair-growing condition. Saw. Otatxaat, Talna Mid throaatexit th. wotU Briliih bipot: T. Wawb.iT a
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      202 2 "The Master tone" TRIPIJE-SPRING MOTOR B5U' a^Hfiifr c Latest tone-arm and sound |H Piano polished mahogany case. [i Size 41 m. by 20y 2 m. by 18 m. Ulaatratcd cataluga* on application. Monthlj instalment systems can rw arranged for local emaioMr. 0 SEASON CO., LTD. 111 ft US, NORTH BRIDGE
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    THE STATE OF KELANTAN.
    663 3 Duff Development Company's Action. The hearing was lesumed before Mr. Justice Tomlin, in the High Court of Justice, on March 6, of the application by the Duff Development Company, Limited, asking that all further proceedings re an arbitration between the Duff Development Company, Limited, and the
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    LONDON MARKETS.
    287 3 In their report dated London, March 11, Messrs. William Jacks and Co. states Markets during the past week have been influenced to a large extent by the increase m the bank rate. Reports from most of the industrial centres, although not good, show that there is a feeling
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    Seeing Stars.
    102 3 How many stars are there Survey the heavens on a cloudless and moonless nifrht and you will probably get the impression that the number visible to the naked eye is almost infinite. This impression, however, according to the Scientific American, is quite erroneous. The greatest number of stars
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      363 3 JJNBREAKABIJE PULLEX AND MILL GEARING COMPANY, LTD. Easy Transmission of Power SHAFT FITTINGS DOUBLE ARMED and HHHBBBaHHsI pulleys nHRfr^SK^H OF ALL Ir iH DESCRIPTIONS W JBMI bibb sSKRWtKt VjIMMMNhp Diam. 91 vV JJal/nWuil JRi? 3. vH Inchm sßwflS MSB Fat 3£ HuKfiPsftltS J '*f jfSjß BREADTH OF FACE asm laVsaH
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      539 3 DON'T NEGLECT YOUR CHILDREN'S COLDS. Wjth p»b>> Own Tablet? in the Home You can Quickly Avert Their Danger. Colds are dangerous because they often lsy the seeds of consumption and other futms of lung trouble. When the first symptoms of a cold are noticed pive the ch !<i a hot
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      323 3 STEAMER SAILINGS MORDDEUTSGHEH I U.OYI PASSENGER SERVICE. Accommodation available Cabin and Inter mediate Class to Genoa, North Continental Ports and LONDON (with transhipment at Genoa) cabin class only. BASIC FARES. Cabin Class Intermediate Class M 5 To Genoa (4* £72 To London or North Contiaental ports. MS Dae Singapore s.s.
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      392 3 STEAMER SAILINGS COMBINED SERVICE OP THE OCEAN S.S. GO., LTD. blue jramna. line (Incorporated m lOng.'snd) THE WEST* AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England.) Fortnightly Serrlce taking cargo aai Paaaengers from Singapore. BATAVIA AND SOUKAIIAYA NOBTH-WEST AUSTRALIA r<»KTS AND FREMANTLE (PERTH.) Approximate Sailing*. MINDEROO Apl. 11 GORGON Apl.
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      796 4 STEAMER SAILINGS P. ©.British India Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England.) 1 TZ3E3 MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICIS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. Tonnsge
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      775 4 STEAMER SAILINGS THI OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED THB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD, (Incorporated m England) The Bine Funnel Line REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL, AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL, AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on
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      812 4 STEAMER SAILINGS K. P. M. (BOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDU GOVERNMENT. Telephone Nos. Passage Dept. 111, Freight Dept.. 1202, Marino Dept. aad Transhipment Dept. 1457. Managers Deak IM2. REPRESENTATIVE for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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      469 5 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. I (laeorporatad ia England) "ELLERMAN" LINE Passenger ttid Freight Serried TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINBNT yiA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL FREIGHT SERVICES HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG a*. CITY OF CANTON dua ApL 17 a.s. CITY OF ATHENS M dun May 27 a.i. SUTTON
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      721 5 STEAMER BAIUMBS BLUE ELLERMAN FUNNEL <■— BUCKNALL LINE W S. S CO LTD (laeorprrated m England) JOINT SERVICE to BOSTON NEW YORK and BALTIMORE via SUEZ er PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK Rteaaaet Dae Spore Bont* For t SUTTON HALL May 3 Suei Phillipines »nd Hongkong. For BOSTON. NEW YORK and
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      515 5 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD. (Incorporated m England) APCAR LINE S.S. TALAMBA (8,000 Tons) For HONGKONG, AMOY. SHANGHAI and KOBE. The above fast oil-burning vessel is due to leave for the above ports about noon, on April 8, 1&25. She has modern and luxurious passenger accommodation. For
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      637 6 EMPIRE CINEMA Tuesday. April 7 to Wednesday, April 8. In Urn Kir it Show at 7.:i1) p.m. sharp. FOOD FOR SCANDAL Featuring the mo I charminc nctr«s- Wnnd:i l!a« ley. ."> parts. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE Featuring JACK HOLT and B~E DANIELS m a heart-thrilling drama. In 5 parts.
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      263 6 Happy Valley Ltd. THE ELITE CINEMA To-night I To-night /WTF 1 PAYMENT ONLY npp 1 1 IN X NEW SERIAL SK X \JLMj NIGHT ONLY URjU THE DAREDEVIL STUNT QUEEN EDNA MURPHY IN "HER DANGEROUS PATH" Packed full of sensational stunts and teeming with hairbreath escapes, romance and thrills. For
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      97 6 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. mNDAY NEXtTaPRIL 13, at 9.30 p.m. THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES MADELINE ROSSITER AND HER LONDON COMPANY IN Monday, April 13. SWISH A Farcical Fantasy of Fun new to Singapore. Tuesday. April 14. FLARES AND FLASHES Introducing Madeline Roasiter's lateat Dance Creation Dunce O' Mania." Wednesday. April 15. PIERROT
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      299 6 Shrewd Judges SMOKE ORLIK PIPES IN TWELVE DIFFERENT SHAPES. Orlik Pipes are .fitted with a patent aluminium scoop, which absolutely ensures a dry cool smoke. Agents 2tikyßanPJB& SINGAPORE. ♦»»♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦«««♦« Ask for and see that you Ret l_u%|!o MARSEILLES ROOFING TILES 4|i_i RIDGES AND VENTILATORS. J^^fUmtr HEART BRAND These Tiles have
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    162 7 FIXTURCS. Tuesday, April 7 High Wati-r, 9.8 a.m., 9.58 p.m. Amateur Win-less Society Meeting, Union Building, 5.13 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 High Water, 9.48 a.m.. 10.22 p.m. Australian mull closes. Robinson and Co. Mtg., 12. Straits Strain-hip Co. Mtg., 12. Sungei linn Co. Mtg., 2.15. Thursday, April
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    290 7 Tuesday, April 7. Ships alongaide the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEI. HARBOUR. Main Whr.rf The Cable. Hermes, Juno, .loan 1 Oil Wharf H.M.S. Brisbane Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCK. Tanjong Pagar Sheers Wharf Barentcz Albert Dock Kocmai Victoria Duck Bun Hone Liong Kenpel Harbour
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    140 7 To-day. Siam except Western Siam 3 p.m. Mnlacca 4 p.m. South and East Borneo ..4 p.m. To-morrow. Pjambi 9 a.m. < Jr.vH, South-Went Sumatra. South- East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly and Australasia 9 a.m. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, For- iniisa, Ea«t Siberia, Philippine I Islands, U.S.A.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    42 7 By "hantilly Kaibmir Kllenca I'.jerim.i ['j>i-Um>» i'. Juliuim Left Arrd. S'pore London Feb. 23 Mar. 90 Feb. i(7 Mar. SI M.r. 4 Mar. 'M Mar. II Mar. 31 Mar. Apl. 4 Mar. IS Apl. 4 Mar. IS Apl. 6
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    223 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, April 7. On London, Bank 4 m/a 2/4% Demand 2/4 Private Bm. credits 2/4 19/32 On New Yoik, Demand 55% Private an a/. 57% Fuvate 90 d/s On France, Bank 1,000 On India, Bank T. T. 155% On Hongkong, Bank d/d 1 p.c. dis. On
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    67 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. 12 o'clock noon April 7, 1925. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Spot Spot April April May-June May-June July-Sept. July-Sept Oct.-Dec. Oet.-Dec. Tone of Market Quiet. Latest London cable? quote Spot sheet Is. 8d. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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    MINING.
    244 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 45/- 46/1 1 Batang Padang O.GO O.ci^ 1 1 1 HiUm Tin 1.65 1.70 £1 £1 Idris Hydraulics 31/- 22/1 1 Johan Tin 0.48 0.50 10/- 10/- Kampong 41/- 42/£1 £1 Kamunting Tin 56/- 57/- cd. 10 10 Kinta Asso. 6.20
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    GENERAL.
    143 7 £1 £1 B. Am. Tobacco 6.12.S 6.17.8 10 10 Central Engines 4.50 5.60 6 5 Central Motors 0.75 1.25 nom. £1 £1 K. Smelting Co. 8.75 8.85 5/- hi- Elec. Tramway 4/- 479 non£ 10 10 Fraser A Neate 50.00 61.00 t 100 100 Hammer Co. 180.00 185.00 100
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    DEBENTURES.
    108 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 10 p.e. pm. Spore Electric Tramway, 6 p.c. 80 £850,000 Spore Municipal 5 p.c. 1,878,000 par 10 p.c pm Spore Municipal 4tt p.e. of 1907 $1,600,000 2H p.c. dis-par Spore Municipal 4H p.d. of 1909 $1,000,000 2% p.c.
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    383 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatfs QnoUtknat. To-d»y'i Prices Frasar Lyall Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.45 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.10 1.20 1.10 1.15 A. Hitam ($5) 11.00 11.50 11.00 12.00 A. Kuning ($1) 0.35 0.40 0.35 0.40 Am. Malay ($2) 1.80 1.95 1.80 2.00
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      569 7 At the NEW WORLD SHOWS OR TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 7. MM. Kelantan Mak-Yong, Kronchong-an, Chinese Wayanjr, TONO CHIA SOON. Open Air (inema. New Picture*. etc.. etc., etc. and THE CITY OPERA will present a very Interesting Javanese Play KHOODADOST Numerous Extra Turns. Mins Beatrice will sinjc English Songs. THE STAR
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      202 7 HOW TO GET WELL AND KEEP SO. Use the famous Ayurvedic and Zoenon Herb Remedies for curing chronic diseases, such as Consumption, Asth-.>a, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Indigestion, Kidney, Liver or Heart diseases, Blood poisoning, Rheumatism, Appendicitis and Piles, or any other known complaints. My wonderful herbs will not only give immediate
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      713 7 W' FRENCH PERFUMES jT^J'w Flavours of ALL the FLOWERS, L I*?/ Hxtra Old and Amber EAU de W fUK COLOGNE a SPECIALITY \j at RENE ULLMANN, W U HIC.H STREET, SINGAPORE. [j? Sole Importer and Distributor for \L%A KRUN BARBIER AND AMBOISB LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see page 16.
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      506 7 j LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see page IU. MISCELLANEOUS. JELLY MAUMALADK, Perfection Marmalade, Strawberry Jam, Uaspbi-rry Jum, Cherry Jnm, Red Currant Jelly, Raspberry Jc-lly, Gu:iva Jelly, etc. 11. Bolter, Direct Importer, flp) BERIO'S OLIVE OIL, the best for quality; guaranteed pure. Tins of 10 litres, 1 gal., gallon end
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      72 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPOftT Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office). For the 24 houri ending at Midnight on \pril fi, 1925. deg. Max. simile temperature 82.5 F. Mia. -haJr temperature 74.5 F. Mian sl.ade temperature 77.8 F. n; si;n radiation 147 F. Mm. grass radiation 72.5 F. Si a
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    The Straits Times TUESDAY, APRIL 7. MR. DAS'S CONVERSION ?
    1106 8 The Straits Times TUESDAY, APRIL 7. MR. DAS'S CONVERSION The Earl of Birkenhead, as Secretary of State for India, had some sound advice to offer Mr. C. R. Das, the Swarajist leader m India, and his disciples during the course of a debate on India m the House of Lords.
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    28 8 Last year 24 companies operating m M&iayu were incorporated eleven m KagfcukL eight m the Stiaits Settlements, tv/o m Scotland, and one each m France, Hongkong, and Shanghai.
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    36 8 We have received from the Osaka Publishing Co. a copy of Greater Osaka illustrated m colour and describing the activities of this Manchester of the East, which has now become the largest city m the Orient.
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    50 8 The annual general meeting of St Andrew's Church Mission will be held on Friday, April 17, at 5.30 p.m., m St Andrew's School Hall. Agenda To receive and pass reports and balance *.heet for 1924. It is hoped that all well-wishers of the mission will make an endeavour to attend.
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    24 8 On Good Friday, there will be no issue of the Straits Times. The paper will l>e published as usual on Saturday ar.d Easter Monday
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    22 8 In Penang Road, Penang, on Sunday morning, a motor-car knocked down a Chinese womap, fracturing one leg. She was sent to hospital.
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    30 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 154=5100. Thu rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 159= 5100.
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    38 8 After a 'holiday of two years m Surat, Mr. N. Tyebally, founder and head of the local film bearing his name, and accompanied by his second brother, ariived yesterday from Bombay via Calcutta by the 8.1. steamer Talamba.
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    33 8 Since 191*. the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., have spent $12,000,000 on improvements and additions to their various properties, not to mention $5,000,000 written off for depreciation, and nearly $4,000,000 transferred to roscrve.
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    47 8 The Rhodes trustees are appointing a ropiesentative Empire Community Settlement Coirmittee, to which the Secretary of State for the Colonies will be a-ikici to appoint an official as liaison officer. The committee will generally repres3nt the interests of would-be migrant-; with moderate incomes, not necessarily as agiiculturists.
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    69 8 After two days' hearing of ihe caM for the prosecution, the Shanghai Magistrate (Mr. G. W. King) on March 28 committed for trial Mr. L. K. Kentwell (a British Barrister) on charges of possessing and uttering forged notes of the Bank of Communications. Mr. Kentwell, m reply to the Magistrate,
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    72 8 French and Italian police are searching for the Italian convict, Raimondi, who was arrested i.i 1922 on 75 charges, ranging from theft to murder. Raiirmndi was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment, with hard labour, but he escaped during his transference from Genoa to Turin. In accordance with the Italian law,
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    81 8 The M.M. steamer Compiegne, with the homeward French mails from the north, arrived at 7 p.m. yesterday, and left at daylight to-day for Marseilles via the usual ports of call en route. The Compiegne left Saigon at 930 a.m. on Saturday, and she .should have arrived here yesterday morning, but
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    77 8 At the special request of the Agricultural Department, F.M.S., Mrs. W. E. Kinsey, wife of the State Forest Officer, Xegri Sembilan, is dispatching (35 bottles of various preparations of pickles, chutneys, jama, etc., made out of Malayan fruits, for the Exhibition at Wembley this year. Mrs. Kinsey sent some of
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    98 8 Toastguardsmar. Hitchens. with three other Cornishmcn and a wireless opeistor, will leave the Thames during the first week m May to circumnavigate the world m an open lifeboat, hoping to cover 38,000 miles m two and a half years. The lifeboat has already had 30 years' -ervite, and has saved
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    114 8 .Ye have received the March number of the Malayan Agricultural Journal containing a report on the Nipah Palm and the production of alcohol m British North Borneo, by Mr. J. H. Dennant. It is estimated that the alcohol could be sold m Singapore for motor fuel purposes at a price
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    102 8 An interesting indication of the popularity of wireless broadcasting at ho«ie is afforded by the announcement thet the total number of annual broadcasting licences issued from November. 1H22, when the service was introduced, until the end of January of this year amounted to nearly two million. Of this total about
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    135 8 A new method of using radium m *he treatment of disease which has been tested by the Middlesex Hospital with excellent results, was described by Dr. Cortauld at the annual Court of Governors on March 25. He said emanations from radium had t>een captured, purified, condensed and bottled m tubes,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    512 8 Mis. A. V. Brown is a passiiiKcr from Marseilles by the Morea due n Singapore about Apiil 24. Mr. A. W. O. Allen has Uk.-n the plac of .Mr. A. Ross as manager of the Hong koii..;' and Shanghai Bank, Malacca. The Senate of Edinburgh University has
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    London Rubber Stocks.
    37 8 Messrs. Lewis and I'cjt's (;i'.>lu receive I from their L... .Inn office, to-day ghra I.imd.m Rubber stocks 1,500 tons dawn for the week ending April 1. The total now on hand is 16,518 tons.
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    Y.W.C.A. Jubilee Fete.
    52 8 The public are reminded of the fete which id being held on Saturday, May :i, m the Government House grounds to mark the jubilee year of the V.W.C.A. m Singapore. Arrangements art K»i"K on apaie and full information will soon lavailable m regard to the amusements .md
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    Mails Expected.
    74 8 I'rom China and Japan, by the Kit-ilia, due ;tt Singapore ,~> p.m. to-day, by tha VunK'.'-ala Manj, due at Singapore to■onw Md by tht- jfantaa, dot bert mt 7 a.m. on Thursday, the l»th Instant. lrom Holland and Germany, by tho Goentoer, due at Singapore on Thursday .noniing
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    Presentation to Chief Justice.
    80 8 The Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw) leaves for Kngland on retirement by [he P. and O. Mantua on Thursday or Friday, with Lady Shaw and Mis; Shaw. An address will be piesc:ited i > Mis Lordship by the menilieis of thtBar to-morrow. Mr. Justice Sproulr, who
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      490 8 sale: NOW PROCEEDING TROPICAL SUITING Sale Price 95 cts. per yard. .W'l VlKi Made < xiictly like the Palm Reach, imtttAjß FasL shade, improves m washing. i JWhH 'i yards hiakt-.s a complete Suit. ■J^^UbW yards niak<;s a Coat. made to measure 7.50 a made to measure $12.00 AUTO LINEN
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      161 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS m THE THIEF OF BAGDAD m 12 Reels. TOPICAL BUDGET In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. WILLIAM DESMOND m THE BEASTS OF PARADISE In 16 Episodes or 30 Reels. Episodes N'os. 7 and 8 and a Two-reel Western Drama. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD, Proprietors.
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      69 8 »♦♦«»»♦♦♦<««♦ On Other Pages, p«i«. Duff Development Co. Cu»e :i Finance and Commcrn 1 T Shipping and the Mails 7 Mrtvuroloeicul Hcport 1 Renter TclrkTSina I It ■lilway Link with India Diwlg* Minim: Di've hipinrn' I I.ibel Action '■< Thice Men Stabbed on Ship V Sporting Intelligtnct 10 Ahead of
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    FRENCH CRISIS.
    576 9 I Contributions from Capital Wanted. Finance Minister's Proposals. [■DM TKLEGP.AM.J London, April C. ParU M. Demonzie submitted to the C'.-ibiiift the bills by which he proposes to Improve the financial situation. The Statf Treasury will first authorise the Manque 'I' 1 France to issue four milliards of Ml
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    American Grand Fleet.
    81 9 drcat Concentration At San Francisco. [KEITEB TELEGRAM.] London, April fi. ■u flit bn The United States jjnmd fuvt of KIT warships of all kinds and cUissvs, stretching in single file for twenty-tive miles und lvpresonting the ImbhI i-.-iicentration of naval power the dnlilti- (!;itc has ever luiiliourtHl,
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    The Prince's Tour.
    149 9 Enthusiastic Welcome At Freetown. [REUTEB TELEGRAM.] London, April G. Freetown, Sierra Leone H.M.S. Repulse arrived in glorious weather. The Prince of Wales had a most enthusiastic reception on landing with the Governor, the crowds cheering tremendously and the puns of the battery booming. Four days will be
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    The China Station.
    66 9 Temporary Commander-in-Chief Appointed. [IEUTEI TELEGRAM.] London, April C. Rear-Admiral David Anderson has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the China Station temporarily in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir A. F. Everett. Rear-Admiral J. E. Cameron will succeed Rear-Admiral Anderson in the Yangtze region. It was recently announced that ViceAdmiral Everett
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    Russian Trade Unionists.
    145 9 Conference Opens In London. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 6. Behind closed doors the representatives of the British and Russian trade unionists met in Eccleston Square to discuss ways and means of facilitating the affiliation of the Russian trade unions to the Amsterdam International Federation of Trade Unions.
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    Geographical Society Awards
    105 9 [BIUTXB TCLIURAM.] London, April 6. At the Royal Geographical Society meeting the President announced that the King had approved the award of royal medals as follows Founder's Medal Brigadier-General Bruce for lifelong geographical work in exploring in the Himalayas, culminating in the leadership of the Everest expeditions.
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    Arctic Exploration.
    86 9 [IBDTU TCUCRAM.] London, April 6. Washington President Coolidge has approved the proposal of the Arctic explorer McMillan for exploration, with assistance of Government aircraft, in the region between Alaska and the North Pole in the hope of finding; the Arctic continent long believed to exist thereabouts. It is
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    The Colour Question.
    134 9 General Hertzojr and the Mines Bill. [MUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 7. Cape Town On resumption of the debate on the Mines Works Bill in the Assembly General Hertzog expressed appreciation of General Smuts' attitude. He said the time had not yet arrived to abolish the differentiation between
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    France and China.
    102 9 i Favourable Turn in Indemnity Negotiations. [BELTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 6. Paris With reference to the report that the Franco-Chine: e agreement with regard to the French share of the Boxer indemnity will be aligned on the 15th inst., the Quai d'Orsay states that the negotiations begun
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    North Irish Elections.
    58 9 [REUTEK TFLEfRAH.J London, April G. The Xorth Irish ejections resulted in the return of 32 Unionists, 10 Nationalists, four Independent Urvia.-ist*, 1 tliiW Labourite?, two Republicans and hne FanniT. The Government lost seven seats, the Independents and the Labourites each gained three, and the Fanners trained one,
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    American Railways.
    56 9 [RELTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 7. Richmond, Virginia The minority shareholders in the Chesapeake— Ohio Railway Company are about to taks new steps in the Virginia courts to suspend the execution of leasing the property to the Nickel-Plate Company, on the ground that the tarms of the lease arc
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    British Shipbuilding.
    55 9 [MUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 7. In the House cf Commons, replying Mr. W. Windsor (Labour), Mr. A. M. Samuel, Parliament Secretary 'or Oveiseus Trade, stated that the result of inquiries with reference to the recent failure of British shipbuilders to compete with Dutch shipbuilders showed that the latter
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    Belgian Elections.
    46 9 [BBUTU TELICRAM.I London, April G, Brussels: The outstanding feature of the elections so far has been the Socialist gains throughout the country. The Catholics have also advanced and the Liberals are apparently the principal sufferers. In both cases definite results are not yet available.
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    German Presidency.
    39 9 [tEUTEB TELEGRAM.] London, April 6. Berlin Gcrcrul Hindenburg has declined to .stand, and Dr. Janes will once again be the candidate of the Nationalist combine. His rumination in this connection may be expected to be •nmtaced shortly.
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    Trial of Sadoul.
    97 9 Russian Ambassador Gives Evidence. [REITTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 6. Paris A sudden silence signalised the appearance of the Russian Ambas*s*dor, M. Rakovsky, to fcive evidence at the trial of Sadoul. Ralovsky refe red to the intelligent farsightedness of Sadoul." He declared that before and after the treaty
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    Palestine.
    61 9 IBCUTEB TELEGRAM.! London, April 6. The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent says Lt.-Col. Sir Matthew Nathan is being mentioned in some quarters as a possible successor to Sir Herbert Samuel, whose term of office as High Commissioner of Palestine will shortly expire and who is unlikely to seek renewal of
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    Singapore's Epidemics Bureau
    62 9 [BXUTKB TELEGRAM.] London, April 6. Geneva The health section of the League of Nations has received the first message from its Epidemics Bureau in Singapore. The messages will be rstrans-! mitted to the health organisations of the' world, together with information with regard to epidemics in the
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    Storms in Florida.
    45 9 Lrcuteb telegram.) London, April C. Miunii, Flo; i'la Rain and a hailstorm considerably damaged the cut coast of Florida, especially the White Belt dairy, near here, where three people were killed and 23 injured owing to a minor tornado demolishing the buildings.
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    The Bombay Murder.
    25 9 [REUTER TELEG1UM.] London, April 6. Bombay All the nine accused in the Bawla murder case were committed for trial at the Sessions.
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    Fight on a Ship.
    283 9 Deck Passenger Stabs Three Men. A Chinese quarter-master and two Bengali policemen were stabbed by a Chinese passenger on board the Tangistan while this vessel was lying in the roads at Singapore yesterday. This extraordinary affair occurred ai o.oO yesterday morning. The wounded quarter-master states that
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    Railway Extensions.
    668 9 First Link m the Burma, Siam And F.M.S. Line. The first step m the new railway line which will eventually link Burma with the railways of Siam and the F.M.S. was completed on March 28, says the Rangoon Gazette. The informal driving m of the last spike to
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    FERRERS V. STRAITS TIMES.
    93 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, April 6. Sir Lionel Woodward, Chief Justice, reserved judgment to-day m the application m chambers m which the defendants m the Ferrers-Straits Times libel action, applied for an order to set aside a previous order allowing the service of the
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    PENANG TRAMWAYS.
    77 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April C. At the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to-morrow, the President will move for an advance of $150,000 from the Municipal Fund for the tramway department, for the purpose of renewing the track. Interest would be at 5 per cent. The $60,000
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    78 9 The death occurred m London, on March 27, of Mr. G. Morton Smith, of Messrs. Dodwell and Co., Hongkong. He was appointed to" the firm's office m London m 1900, and m the following year came out to Hongkong. He remained m the Colony until 1922, when he was re-transferred
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    Dredge Mining.
    958 9 Bucket Versus Suction Cutter Dredging. In view of the controversy which is at 1 present agitating the mining community of Malaya m regard to thi- respective merits and advantages of suction cutter dredging as compared with dredging by buckets, our reporter called yesterday morning on Mr. T. L.
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    91 9 PrlX r,u° ff u the Committee for Pnvileares of the House of Lonb thai Sir Edward Hamilton Seymour has established his claim to the Dukedom of Somerset ends a lengthy dispute involving the story mf romantic marriage between Colonel Francis Seymour an ancestor of Sir Edward, i.ml Hudson, the widftw
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      GOLF.
      898 10 Mal;i\;:n Championship at Easier. Sir-irapoi" will be the scene of the Maliiymi K"lf championship over tho Easter holiday and the indications are that there will tx lep.-esentative entry for this important event. It is several years IBMS the championship was contested here, and in the intervening period th<: line
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      FOOTBALL.
      239 10 S.C.C. Beat Aston. The S.C C. were not strongly represented when they met Aston United on the padang yesterday afternoon, but they won by three goals to one. The Chinese team, which is visiting Kuula Lumpur at Easter, did not give a convincing; display, and the Club would have
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      CRICKET.
      177 10 Easter Match at Kuala Lumpur. The annual Easter cricket match between Singapore and Selangor, which will be played at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, April 11, and Monday, April 13, is boin;; looked forward to with much interest. The Selangor team was picked on Saturday evening (writes our Kuala Lumpur
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      116 10 S.C.C. Tournament. The S.C.C. courts are again unfit for play to-day, and ties are postponed until to-moirow. Forthcoming: ties are announced as follows TO-MORROW'S TIES. Profession Pairs. Bailey and Moss v. Bell and Hoblyn. Cameron and Hewitt v. Nathan mtl Nathan. Webster and Davidson v. Green «nd Whitley,
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      WATER POLO.
      66 10 Chinese Visiting Penang. The Chinese Swimming Club are sendin tr water polo and relay race teams to visit the Penang Swimming Club during the Easter holidays. The visitors will be Chia Kim Siong, Chiu Kim Yam, Tan Hock Liat, Seah Tong Ann, J. E. Tan, Chia Poh Chong,
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      Y.M.C.A. ACTIVITIES.
      374 10 Association's Work Amongst The Schoolboys. Amongst the activities of the Y.M.C.A. those centring around the junior department are not the least important. This department deals with schoolboys between the ages of 14 and 16, and iv ta becoming increasingly popular, thanks to the Euiopean supervision and tuition which
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      Singapore and the Tests.
      92 10 The Brisbane Courier of March 18 said The result of the test matches greatly surprised at least one section of the British Empire, and that was the small colony of British people in Singapore. Passengers by the steamer Marella stated that the odds against the Australians
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    COUNTING THE ATOMS
    582 10 Why the Sky is Blue and The Sunset Red. A centuiy ago Robert Brown, the botanist, detected a curiously erratic movement of small particles suspended in gases or liquids, a phenomenon to which the name "Brownian Movement" was subsequently giver.., and which remained unexplained until about l'JOO.
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    "Lure of the Dance."
    123 10 Lure of the Dance." At the Methodist Conference at Adelaide, on March 5, there was a spirited discussion on what was termed "the lure of the d;.nce." The following motion was passed This Conference deplores the tendency towards questionable amuMment, particularly the dancing hall;" One of the clerical speakers said
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    A Tamil Kidnapper.
    242 10 Prison for Abducting Chinese Girl. Sentence of one >ear's rigorous imprisonment was pas.seu by the District Judge (Mr. Ralph Scott) ihis morning on a Tamil named Syed Ahi.med, who pleaded Ruilty to kidnapping a 12-year oid Chinese girL The facts of the case, as related by Court
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    CHARGES AGAINST INDIAN.
    342 10 Formerly Engaged in Business In Singapore. The hearing of the case in which Hakim Kaiim Bux, of the. Indian Mosque, is charged with practising medicine without being registered and with illegal possession of poisons, was resumed at the Kowloon Magistracy on March 30 before Mr. E. W.
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    "RIGGED" WOOL MARKET.
    250 10 Bradford Blames Australian Growers. The London newspapers give prominence to a statement by the growers from Australia, that the Bradford interests are responsible for bearing the wool market, also a counter-sugges-tion that the growers should act as a check on the tactics of buyers. The feeling is
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    Bukit Timah Road Cemetery
    110 10 The old cemetery m the Bukit Timah Rnad has been closed- for some time past, and burials there are only allowed to those who had previously reserved lots. We are informed by a correspondent, who is arways observant, that since the completion and occupation of the
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      117 10 Singapore, April 7. Kubber.— London Is. 7T4d. Quiet Local 70 cents. Tin.— London £234 15s. Rubbers. UUn Simpans are enquired for :it 2.05 with sellers at 2.10, New 1 Ciaigieleas arc quoted 62-65 cents Malaka Pindas are unchanged at 1.5 iMs-1.55. Mining. Easier. Kinta Dredges are
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      Lyall and Evatt.
      136 10 Singapore, April 7. Tin.— £234 15s. down 55s. Local $U7Vi 150 tons. Rubbere. Is. 7%d. unchanged. Local 70 tents. Rubbers. Haytors are -wanted at 4.80. Ciaigieleas have buyers at (>2Mi cents with fe.v' shares offering. Hamiltons are in demand at 99 cents and Nellmays at 38 cents.
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      Rose Macphail and Co.'s Report.
      190 10 (L. R. Macphail.) Singapore, April 7. Rubber. Is. 7 7 '<<d. 70 c«i:ts. Tin.— fi34 15s. Tin has experienced a further setback but mining share quotations have no. j been affected. Rubber is unchanged and sh?.re quotations in this section aro steady. Industrials continue fum
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    TWO KILLED BY A RHINO.
    276 10 Woman Charged by The Wounded Beast. A Nairobi message of March 10 say* A wounded rhinoceros has killed a man end a woman, Mrs. Green, of Dublin, and Captain E. D. Atkins, a settler, and a notable sportsman, and captain of the Kanyuki polo team.
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    Fatal Boxing Bout.
    123 10 Following a boxing bout which had been intended to settle a dispute regarding the merits of the two political parties m Pangasinan— the Consolidado and the Liga Popular Nacionalista,"—Sebastian Dracolan, a Liga. man, died as the result of injuries received from the hands of Teodofico.AndreB, a Consolidado
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    12 10 Tho V.M.C.A., Swimming Pool will bt closed to-morrow und Thursday for cleaning.
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    Ahead of the Mail.
    810 10 Proposed Reform of House Of Lords. (Aneta Radio Service to Java.) Nauen, April 1 Mr. Montague Norman has been re-'.-lected Governor :if the Bank of England. In the House of Commons, a eommittes on industrial questions il drafting a ivw bill demanding higher protective tariff for
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    SEQUEL TO A COLLISION.
    97 10 F.M.S. Government Sue Local Firm. An action was heard in the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Spnoule, in which the Government of the F.M.S. sued Messrs. Hammer and Co. for $600 -damages caused to a Government launch in a collision. Mr. C. H. Smith
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    59 10 The death occurred at Calcutta on March 15 of Mr. Percy L. Wait, late chief subeditor of the Indian Daily Mail, Bombay, at the age of 50 yearn. The late Mr. Wait was at one time connected with newspaper work m Ceylon. He left for India and returned to Ceylon
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      Traffic on Collyer Quay.
      185 11 To the Editor of the Strnits Timon. Mr, What is the reason for the present trart-i' muddle <n Collyer Quay? Have the authorities given it up as a probi«in beyond their solving? It would seem so, for during the 'rush' hours traffic conditi< ns 111 this
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      Dangerous Driving.
      488 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -On Saturday at about 2.15 p.m. I happened to be point; through Cavanagh Kuad towards Orchard Road, when, after I had just (tot over the hill by the large gate leading into Government House grounds, I ramc upon three big
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      Rubber Smuggling and the Law.
      493 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -This vexed question ha« so' raWd the public mind-both tho" mediately Intonated m the Rubber In-! dtMtar as well ns others direct! v or "■directly dependent on its prosperity!! that no time .shouul be lost m taking
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    "Victoria Day."
    357 11 I Mr. K. J. H. Sidney has addressed the .following letter to the Victoria Institution OJd Boyj Association: It has always been my earnest desire to see greater co-operation between this School and its Old Boys. For n-.any months I have been considering schemes whereby it wi.l be
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    Jeram Kuantan Rubber.
    309 11 The report of the directors of the Jeram Kuantan Rubber Kstate. Ltd.. for the twelve month* ended December 31,' IU2I, states that the profit and loss ac- count for the year shows a net profit of $18,841.17 as against $37,092.53 for last year. The balance brought forward
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    Machine Gun Platoon, S.V.C.
    141 11 During the Kastsr Holidays the Machine Gun Platoon. S.V.C., will go into camp at F ulau Brani for four days, and will cany I out firing practice during each morning' from i) a.m. to 12 noon. The kindness ofi the Royal Engineers m accommodating the Platom
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    95 11 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending: March 28, shews a total of 54 (K-ath- as males and 15 females— the death-rate being 21.11 per mille per annum, cumpaied with 20.72 m the preceding week and with 27.98 m the corres|x>iuliß<r week of last
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    923 12 The League Positions. The positions in the English and Scottish Leagues to date are as follows Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. W. Brom. 36 21 8 7 54 31 49 Huddersficld 35 18 5 12 59 24 48 Bury 36 16 6 14
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    Observance of King's Birthday.
    163 12 In the House of Commons, Sir Frank Nelson (Cons,, Gloucester, Stroud,) drew attention to the inconvenience caused to commercial communities m India by non-inclusion m the annual list of public holidays issued 'by the Government otf India, usually m November of the previous year, of the
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    103 12 Considering: that 'he reputation of Sir John Cowans has been besmirched by the evidence given m the Dermiatoun ease, Lord Rirker.head, m a tetter written to The Times, declares that thos» knowing; Sir John Cowans best simply could not believe that he acted m the way alleged. Sir John Cowans'*
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    SARAWAK AND ITS PEOPLE.
    519 15 Interesting Lecture by Mrs. Charles Hose. A land of .magnificent scenery, inhabited by savages of noble physique living pastoral, and in most respects, inoffensive lives such was the picture of Sarawak presented, on February 16, to Bristol j members of the Royal Colonial Institute by Mrs.
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    ARMY MANOEUVRES.
    301 15 The First to be Held Since The War. It is officially announced that Army manoeuvres will be carried out m September m Hampshire and Wiltshire, and m parts of Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex and Dorset. The t:oops engaged will comprise four infantry divisions, one Territorial iiifar.try brigade, one cavalry
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    Ancient Egyptian Tomb.
    196 15 Mr. Allan Roue, an Australian, who went to Egypt some years ago m seaich of work, was the fortunate discoverer at Gizeh of the fourth dynasty intact sarcophagus, which is believed to- be the tomb of Senofru a discovery which has providtd a sen.-ation, and rivals the
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