The Straits Times, 24 March 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,739. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. MARCH 24, 1928, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      97 1 Milkmtic* Sweetened j Full (rram Milk. I Safety Fir^t DELICIOUS RICH SWISS MILK is guaranteed free from infectious germs of any kind, and is highly recommended by the medical profession throughout the world. Quality— Purity— Richness Sole Agents for Malaya JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS, LIMITED t«td. la LONDON. A.D. IK*. SINGAPORE.
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      195 1 "ROBINS ONS" FOR SPORTS WEAR THE "SEYMOUR" Wjf "JAEGER" TENNIS SHIRT f^^^l^ar^n^^-^^ RE WOOL PULI jOyFAi With the new open collar in r^iHnilW?li<^l 1 1 U<^^^i White ro col ar> r strong white repp, well made Ijr/ fi\HfflV[lPT^f 9 I §§llfc2|il l'!"'"l V nrik lill Price $3.75 each. Price $10.50
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      4 1 Millr.v, -•cilaed Natural Milk.
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA.
    739 2 fcfrewell Dinner ttf Capt. fekdy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, March 19. On Sunday evening, the Chinese Co. of Malacca Volunteer Corps, met at their headquarters, Bona Vista Hoad, to offer a farewell to their Adjutant. Captain lioh Keng Bock presided over a large attendence and amongst
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    248 2 The following books have been added to the Library, and arp ready for issue: Ar:-:. Claude. The End of a World. Translated from the French by Jcffery E. Jeffery. Belloc, H. -A History of England. Vol. ill. The later Middle Ages. Bernstein. M.--Colour in Art and Daily Life.
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      173 2 X All the essential qualities of II E& J really good S? whisky are i^a«^ embodied in j^fciart.^ t^ l^ s su P er fi ne "<Ziari#a product j-____l THE DISTILLERS AGENCY ll|. EDINBURGH SCOTLAND today iVicy say THEY "-^the ever-growinf num. ber O f ,le osera who B* Agents
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      235 2 AKaNAu TOILEr j) The Refreshing Fragrance Of a newly opened cake of Cuticura Soap, combined I with its purity and emollient I properties, make it the ideal I Soap for all toilet uses. It I cleanses and purifies the skin I and helps to keep it clear, fresh I and
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      153 2 BIG BAB GAINS NEW STOCK OF GUITARS at ©14 SEASON CO., LTD. 11l md US. NORTFI BRIDGE ROAD. SINGAPORK. URODONALi The enemy of Gout Arteriosclerosis Aj£|A^^ *»<'*' '••'-•J Of tit fOOt J BUB The CHATELAIN'S Etablishments, 2. rue de Valenoiennoe, Pahs I Sole agents at S.nJ.pore F M DUPIRE BROS
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS
    993 3 Much Nervous Buying Reported. j Hiirlow and Co. report Singapore, Mar. 22. A slightly bettor tone has prevailed during the psi,t week and although prices ciw best London to-day at Is. OTsd. ritowa Mi advance of 'id.. New York at M an advance of cent gold j
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    TIN RETURNS.
    78 3 The Taipin..' Tin n-erl^int (I dredge*.).i.i,,,,i ya rd». Ihv North Taipinir Tin t>red*iu. 327 IKls.. MS hours. 40.(100 yards. Sciulh Taipinic Tin hrvtiKin* (1U221 M.urs. 40.H00 yards. Bntanz I'adanc Dreditinp (2 dredires) No 2 nrecljre lost 5 days repairs to ladder.— IS- pels., 500 hours, 45^00 yards. WjW
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      148 3 LOWER PRICES GREATER VALUE The following new reduced prices for Dodge Brothers four-cylir.der cars become effective today the Isth inst. STANDARD TOURING CARS §1,910 SPECIAL TOURINC; CAR .$2,030 SPECIAL ROADSTER $2 030 SPORTS TOURING CAR $2,075 SPECIAL SEDAN $2,250 UK LUXE SEDAN $2,125 dition to the price reduction above advised,
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      321 3 Careless Washing I Spoils Children's Hair Any child can have beautiful hair— healthy and luxuriant. It is simply a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing rnukes the hair soft aid 6. lky. It brings oit all the real life nnd lustro. nil the natural wave and colour, and leuves it fresh
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      667 3 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS WANTED SP"inlS P" inI Apprentices are required at Cential Workshops, Kuala Lumpur, for training with a view to becoming Chanremen and Lnderforemen. QUALIFICATIONS. Applicants should be over 16 and under 21 years of age and have passed the Oxford or Cambridge Junior Local Examination or possess
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      743 3 I NOTICE is herein- (riven t'i ;t the Trade I Murk depicted above ii the cxdu perty of THE TONG HING KNITTING FACTORY of Hong Kong Bad >- BMd by them in connection with Singlets manufactured by them which are obtainable in thr Stniits Si ttli-nu ".i <, Federated :m<l
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      506 4 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APGAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND I'ASSENCEK AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR ft ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDKK CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S QOVEBNMKNT, LONDON ANI> KAK BAST MAIL SEBVICE. OUTWAKOS (HUM LONDON' FOR CHINA AN!) JAPAN Tonrrnr* S'nnre MOREA I'" 11 S*«r. J4 KASIIC.AK 9.0U0 Apl.
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      591 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, An.werp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KASHIMA MARU 10,000 MHr. I'll 30 HAKONB M\RU 10.r.00 Apl. 12 II SI'WA MAR 11.000 Apl. 2« 27 FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 May 10 11 i IHKOZAKI \IAKU 10,500 M-iy 24 IT. HAKUSAN MARU
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      487 4 BURNS PKILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia I FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sniNnim by the wellknown steamer MARLI.I.A 1 7,875 tuna) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 t«M). The e.s. MARKI.I.A is the largest and finest ster.nier tTMltag to Australia. Cabins
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      606 4 K. P. 1. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Hollund) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Tei.|,hon No. :ifi4o, with siib-connectionr >o l'~^uge, Krpight, Transhipment Marine Dep'.*. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straits Settlement of the Official Tourist Burt-ai of J:'\;i. All informat on, detailed
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      584 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO.. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, WSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, BAMH!i:ii AM) BREMEN. GENOA MAS«EM LES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— EOSTON, NEW YORK AM) BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE- LONDON AND
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      462 4 THE SIAM STEMS NAY. G0 H LTD. ((Incorpurbtid in i-ikin) lANOKOI COASTING BIRVICB. For Kenniman, Krt-tav, Trancganu, iUlanlan, RanKiura, Tclupin, Pstaol, Singof*, Icaon. Bandon, Kohsamui, I.uiiK«uan, Clr..nu>on and Bangkok. Arrival De|Mir»tir« BUDDHADIB War. 24 Mar. i» Tho ittnin arc fitted tkroochedt with electric light and hac« excellent accommodation for Arat-claal
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      583 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMA* BJOKNALL STEAMSHIP Cfc, LTD. (Incorporated in Euir'and) "KI.I.KU.MAN JINK PASKKMi R W rBBIGHV SKUVICE TO TIIK UNITKD KINGDOM AND IMTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE (i: IWARIIS To ataal honi Shanghai and Japan Due S'|inre TITY OF KOtTBAIX Apl. 4 a*. CTTT OP MW'VSTLE May I s.s. CITY OP TOKIO
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      461 5 DOLLAR STEAHSHIP LINE HOUND-THE-WORLD SKRVIC1 NEW TORX and BOSTON via COLOMBO, FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLB. GKNOA »Dd MARSEILLES. Arrive Leave Liar* B'pore S'pore F«n*ng President Adaau Apl. I Apl. 5 Apl. 7 Prealdent Garleld Apl. 16 Apl. 19 Apl. II President Harrtooa Apl. 80 May 8 May 6 President Monroe
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      380 5 British-India Steam Nay. Co, Ltd. (APCAR LINE) For HONG KONG, AMOY, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and OSAKA S.S. TALAMBA (8,018 tons) Sailing April 3 This Textel has •xcellint modarn accommodation for flrst and aecond eJaaa passengers. For full particulars r« pkiiac*, ate. spply to ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LIMITED Hong Kong Bank
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      701 5 I SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE SPRING RACE MEETFNG Saturday. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Saturday. May 5. 8, 10, 12 and 19, 1928. j Nine races for horses (Plate) Three Divi-' sions. Twelve races for horses (PurKe) Four Division*. Twelve raceß for ponies. Four Divisions. Seven race* for Irish Maidens. AMATEUR
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      423 5 -Yeast is Life h irving's YEAST- Vi) Tbe Lightning Pici-mr-up. v <..i!.ti-is i... i utul Dru^s. Composed of pure Met Waal Yeast, ▼ttamina, and Uaata, as prescribed by Inarlii medical specie tl>e Teast when in contact with the gastric juice* of the tumata tanm a biimaiitmp, buoyant feeling of vij'O'ii-.
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      425 6 GAIETY CINEMA Junction Albert and Kencoolf-n Si reel BALAMAT TAHON BAHRL TONIGHTS (■rand Hari Kaya I'mjji ;in,i-,n- '..'<« p.m. FOREST WEALTH I'ir^inted h> Ihe New Zealand I'erp.tual PMtata, ltd. An Exceptional Super-feature MIRACLE OF TO-MORIIOW hVaturine an invcntiun that will revolutionise the lUX ELECTRO-MAN, AN IRONCLAD AUTOMATON. v I! The
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      121 6 SURINA THEATRE \%rih Mala* Kiiad. Trl. No. 28». lri>m \\ednesd;«v. Mirch 21 to Tuesday, March 27. 1925. At 7.30 Eulis Atjih, or Stolen Goods Bringeth Evil First itreat Malay l'ictur* made in Malaya Uawymaa, ttotrlag Malay Artistrs amid Malayan Surroundings. IN 10 I'ARTS. At 9.10 p.m. Tlu- RidiriK. I'iKhiinK Rearrat
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      241 6 VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 WILBUR PLAYERS A SEASON OF LAUGHTER UNLIMITED. To-day. Matinee 5 p.m. Tonight, al ».:10 p.m. CHARLEY'S AUNT lIKR WEDDING NIGHT Monday. March 26. Tuesday. March 27. ABIE'S IRISH ROSE. ALIAS THE DEACON Farewell Performance Wednesday, March 28. Kuiiirrtrt Mauglian'a I'amoiii Flay RAIN lw
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      190 6 MICHAEL 8TB0GOFF ('(lours. ]J^^^ r»l f lm;rs PAVILION, Tuesday, April 10. Every time you want your Dres* Shirt and Stiff Collan to thine, the Singapore Steam Laundry guarantees you salisfaetion. p i i WISHING oi It M17SLIM PATRONS BLAMAT NAB1 \> -^j JB rO-NIGBT AT TIIK PO NK.IIT TnCCUCHt OF
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    80 7 Saturday, March 21 H. W. oj p..:... U. Services. Tanirlin. lil (tarings) close- il p.m. v. Matinee Wilbur Players, 9M p.m. h 23 11. W. 11 a.m.. !t.O, 0.r.2 p.m., 9.4. .M.I p.m., Subjcci il Kingdon Wayth* Kui(,-iloni. r. March 26 ■I. U. Mt a.m., :i.O, 139
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    269 7 .March 21. tliijis alaagaMa Mm WkutM or «peeM lei urrir*. UTPBL HARBOUR I.iin V. i. W i! Kilty I, I.ch. c B Oil Whiirf Nil L'oal Wharf Si h i:.vksski.s in MR docks. TanjonK I'nfcar Albert Dock Kopah Dock Nil l\i|i|icl liarliour K t.k's I)»ck Nil Doe*
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    26 7 dajn ending mid. light Satard r I v RjM t rainfall .-15 inches. Taipini up. TIM t rainfall .70 inches. Fall M inches.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    72 7 SINGAPOR E MAIL S CLOSE. Today. ■2 p.m. I'alcmI |i.vi. I'.i'PL'k.Tlis Bagan 1 I p.m. •1 p tn. ing, Brtifckalit, Siak and i-r i 4 p.m. 1..4, Trirbilahnn and Indra■l |).m. ■<■ Borneo, Jolo •uilu) -I p.m. rrcnggaan (Boribat) 4 p.m. rak) 4 p.m. 4 p.m. o»a) 4 p.m. Lahaeaa
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    516 7 Selangor Amateur Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) K. .1 L tmfHt, Mar. II. lab UBstPD opened 1 llti were us follows ICacc I. «n D (four furlong 1. K K (Mr. Whittakei 1 2. GIPSY ;;IKI. .1);.,.. Sadawa) 11.7. Won by two nti'1 baif lengths; a nee i
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    SHARE MARKET REPORT.
    153 7 Rose Macphail and Co. Singapore, Mar. 21. London. Rubber 10. Id., up "td. Local 4>. cents. London.— Tin £239 155.. uo 30s. MiriiiK.— Steady. Kuihais l.ii? l -2.02">. MaUyi Consolidated 1.09-1.12, Taipin* 1.17-.-1.20, North Taipin? 1.08-1.11. South Tafplng .v,.r,7 cents. Hong Katts cs-W cents, K;nt:i Hredirc 1.15-1.50.
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    EXCHANGES.
    54 7 iFSTiSd IMPBU4& R*niO] Rugliy, Mar. 2:!. Foreign exchanges art Amnttrdum li.lfW, Ati.-r- ;rS :ionin 20.-11, Boinhuy I -.1 Bi Bm iwn Mlkiftl IH.LM, o l!'3 r 4. Hong Kong 10l .i 15-lfcL, Lisbon 2 1-12, Madrid W.OB'i, Illan 9L40, N Pmrit Il'i H--I i ■..■khfini is. I^.. Sh:imr irnii:.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    148 7 EXCHANGE. Biagaaeta, M.ir. M. On London, Bank 4 m a 2/3 15/18 Demand 2/3 jjj I'rivale 3 m. credit J 1 :i On Npw Yu;k. Demand 66 I U Private M d/» bl% On tranci', Bank T.T. 14.-6 On Indiu, Bunk T.T. IMM On Hong Kong, hunk
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    57 7 SINGAPORE CHAMBE R OF COMMERCE RUB BER ASS OCIATION. 12 oVlo'.i. i;oon Mar. L'l. Tone of Market :—Steady, dull Cable i—London fcpot Sheet Is. 1.1. par !h. Now York Spot Sheet U. i!-,:'s -J7 pel Ib. i: S S. cui,.! t., Stiimlar.1, Q.C.F. Standard i: s.s. Standard K.S.S. on Tender
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      MINING.
      447 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers 3*ll«rt £i ft Aaain Enmbaat £1 £1 Man;:riii Tin 1 1 liiiiin:;: Padans 1 1 Bata Cavoi £1 £1 Chendcriang 1 1 Chin Chin II II Eastern Shun £1 £1 Haad Yai 1 .1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Katt £1 £1 Hui-y Yot I'ruf.
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      GENERAL.
      177 7 BM Vsl. Pd. Buyers SelUrs £1 £1 B. Am. Tobacco 4.18.0 6.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.50 n r..\ 1 1 Cycle C«rrir.g« 0.77H 0.82K £1 £1 E. SnwltlAi Co. U.Ti l i.-j.-, 5 5 FlBMI NciVf 17.7D 18.00 LOO 100 Hammtr o. 180.00 l».i.0i) Hk. 125 125 H.
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      DEBENTURES.
      96 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 3% (1% pr«m. Singapore Cold Storage Deb. 7 p.c. $E35,00u 104 108 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c 1.878,000 of 1901 par. B prera. Singapore Municipal 4tt p.c. of 1907 $1,600,000 90 par, Singapore Municipal 4*4 p.c. of 1909 11,100,000 90 par. Singapore Municipal 4 p.e.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      390 7 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Kvatt'i quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Ljall A A Co. Evatt. Allenby («1) Alor Uajah (Sl> A. Hitam ($1 I k Kuning ($i Am. Malay (52) A. Moick ($1) A. Panas ($5i liiilfrownic (51 i BuMtt ($1) I iordk N. ($1) Brunei U.
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    340 7 The following passengers for Pcnang and Singapore arrived from Boma by the P. ;md 0. Morva. Mi. A. E. Adcy, Mr. .1. S. Anderson, Miss M. Aim, Mr. A. Kurgrss. Mr. I'lid Mrs. J. Boyd, 1.i.-ut-Coimlr. H. F. Ho.-anmiot, Mr W. R. Brawn, Mr. B. Bayky, -Mr. A.
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    80 7 By tho I', and O. Ku.slimir. on Frklaj in^'nir,,, there for England thre*< pupila el' S;. /or.. i-.!i'. In, '.ii'iti'i: who an groinj; to study at St. Josi-ph's Acadcpiy, th, London. They am Rob ;'h.nt Vain.son ni° Mr. Koh Tcng Chiang, Vivian la Salle, oa of Mr>. C. M. la
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      49 7 t^\ Wedding r^i Presents IN HALL MARKED SILVERWARE AM) CRYSTAL CUT GLASS FRANKEL'S (Watch Our Advt. Pairi- 16). THE High Street General Store 31 and 32, HKiH STREET. JUST IMPORTED Attractive IMPERIAL GLASS WARE with latest designs. Now displayed in our establishment. Cheap Prices 1 We srifcii-yowr tMttmfd »isrt.~
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      168 7 NOTICE I, tho undorsifrnecl, hereby (five notice :liat I have purchased the quarry at Puloe Übin belonging to Cheang Engr Yin of Chop Bnn Hin with the machinery and ether mii lcnu'nts for the sum of $14,000 whereof $4,300 was paid a* deposit on February 2t, 1928, and the completion
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      286 7 KHOO— TAN.- The engagement is announc el Mr. Klioo Kim Leone of the Amiri tan Ezprua Co., Inc., second son of Mr Mrs. Khoo Oort Siow, grandson of th< lato Mr. Khoo Thee Tiat of Penan;;, with Mil Ian Sitw L*», thin! dauehter ..f Mr ai .1 Mrs. T;m i'hrw
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      810 7 I LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified A •>!*.. sec page 16. WANTS. lOR SAI.K. ETC. GARAGE! TO LET. ipply nurlin K t..i.. rTRNISIIED FLAT TO LET, In town Entry May 1. Apply 518, Straits [OPHOITBE, I.loyd Ron.!". .i. enlrj April 1. Apply 7, I D« Boom Street. FOB S ILK y
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      48 7 mmOBOLOGICAL REPORT. Kandanc Kerbnu Station. (It. Coon- -y af EMMHMri Kf«llh OIBt«.) I ir Ihc M |i<>iir» rndinr al Midnixhl 00 Deg. «1» V. 70 P. X0.7 1- i K. < I 1 tempi M .s:; F. .in wct-bu!b Irmp W ,1 I :l lillibar) zi:s kaiafall (inrl n;i
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 24. GAMBLING IN TIN.
    561 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 24. GAMBLING IN TIN. While great attention is being focussed on the rubber industry which is anxiously awaiting the inte. >m report of the Committee of Civil Research, considerable concern still centres around the situation of tin which, like rubber, suffers but to a
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    349 8 Many of cur house boys have probably been too preoccupied of late in studying seditious literature to give much thought to the repeated efforts that have been made to put into force the law for the registration of servants. So far as Malaya is concerned the question seems
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    29 8 The Chinese visitors of St. John's Island are entertaining Dr. and Mr». G. E. Brooke to a dinner at the Garden Club, Tanah Mcrah, on Monday, at 8 p.m.
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    CAR TURNS TURTLE.
    226 8 Unconscious European On New Keppel Road. Mr. W. H. Daly, of Lyall and Reira. was found lying unconscious on the New Keppel Road at about 5 p.m. yesterdny beside his overturned two-seater MorrisCowley. Mr. Daly was found by some European gunners almost at the very place where
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    THE LATE MR. EBER.
    147 8 Brakes of Colliding Lorry Tested. The inquest into the death of Mr. W. Eber, father of Mr. R. L. Eber, a member of the Singapore bar, was Le>run to-day. The Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) was assisted by a jury of two Europeans and three
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    THE BOAT RACE.
    62 8 Excellent Time by Cambridge. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Mar. 23. Cambridge rowed an excellent fullcourse trial on a spring tide and beat the mile record by 12 seconds an.l the Jlammersmith Bridge record by 19 seconds. The time was 19 min. 31 sec. A full-aou'rse record of 18
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    THE POPE ON THE TYROL.
    81 8 [muter telegram] London, Mar. Jl. Vienna In an interview with a prominent Austrian journalist in Rome i n the Tyrol question, tho Pope, declarod th.it he had done his bes; in the matter of imparting religious instruction to German and Austrian Catholics in their mother
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    DEATH OF U.S. SENATOR.
    83 8 [REITER TELEGRAM] I.omlon, Mar. 2'i. Washington The death has occurred of Senator W. X. Ferris. Senator Farria, who was i:i hii seventyf.mrth year, wns principal of a business col-I'-Ci- and .-R-iuirniy fur MVaral Man and lut.-t It-came PmMnl of Vig Itnpiils (Mich. Bmrißgl Bank. He was
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    PENSIONS OF GOVERNORS.
    79 8 [RELTEK TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 22. The committee presided over by Earl Buxton, and including Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, which inquired into the position of Colonial Governors, with special reference to tensions, recommends that pensions for the four classes of i Governors should be at the following
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    NAVAL VISIT TO S. AMERICA.
    79 8 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 22. The British Admiralty have recently arranged for two cruisers to be present in South American waters during the major part of the year. It is probable that one of the cruisers will spend most of her time on the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    369 8 Sir Laurence and Lady Guillemard attended Mrs. Baldwin^ reception at 10, lowniiiK Street, on Feb. 28. Mrs. A. C. Wcntworth Lewis, widow of the late editor of the Straits Times, left for Europe on Thursday by tii<.' V.M. Sphinx. Dr. Chen Su Lan, delegate of the Methodist
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    "ROYAL OAK" INCIDENT.
    62 8 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 22. During the debate on the Navy Estimates, Cmdr. Bellairs declared that when Capt. Dev.ar and Cmdr. Daniel wire ordered home and left the Royal Oak, the whole crew ru:hed to the wide and cheered them as they departed. He mentioned that as
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    "POPPY DAY" RESULT.
    32 8 [REUTEK TELEGRAM] London, Mar. L'-'. The British Legion appeal fund announce that £504,000 was recehfi reaoh of the Poppy Day appeal in 1 including iOli.Slll from British communities overseas.
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    SUBMARINE IN COLLISION.
    38 8 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 22. The Admiralty announces that Submarine R-i, on coming to periscope depth, collided with the destroyer Thmster. The damaga appear! to be confined to both periscopes and one periscope standard.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    63 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable ilatcd Mar. 2J. their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices I Rubber exchanges .^ales to-day 1,050 I tons. March 27.80, April l'T.-io, M;iy ttM, June 27.70, July J7.70, August 87.80, September 27.80, October
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    JAPANESE BISHOP HERE.
    78 8 i Bishop Juji Nakoda, of Tokio, a leader I of the Methodist Church in Japan, arrived in Singapore this morning on his way to Australia and New Zealand. Bishop Nakoda. who tODMtimei called the Moody of Japan, will preach at WwlttJ Church to-morrow morning at 9.30, 011(1
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    MR. ORMSBY-GORE'S VISIT.
    880 9 THE PROGRAMME. EXTENSIVE TOUR OF MALAYA. FOUR DAYS ALLOWED FOR SINGAPORE. The provisional programme which has been arranged tor ths visit of Mr. W. G. A. 0 1 nd«r-Seeratarj fni-i' i Malayn. ha-- bow been .,1 and it ihowi that the distinguished visitor will portunttjr to Una;
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    RUBBER INQUIRY.
    118 9 SIR H. HAMBLING AS CHAIRMAN. I.REITER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 22. The Hague The committee of Dutch rubber producers formed on the 1st. inst. rfciiiled to get into touch with foreign producers and American consumers. Tho members will shortly visit England for this purpose, and subsequently a conference will
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    DISARMAMENT.
    338 9 Soviet Plan Labelled Impracticable. fRElTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 23. Geneva: The Disarmament Committee discussed a resolution showing the impracticability of the Soviet disarmament plan, which, it says', can only be realised when international organisation is strengthfiled as regards both its methods of pacific procedure and systematic organisation. Sajulion of
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    COMMUNISTS IN JAPAN.
    85 9 i L REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] Shanghai, Mar. ft The ar.ti-Con:munist raids ia Japan on the 1 ah. inst. were much more wide•anad than originally publicly known, owing to the vary strict Police ban on publication in the Japanese Press. Raids were carried out simultaneously in Tokio,
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    CHICAGO AND BRITAIN.
    86 9 [recter tklecijam] London, Mar. 22. Chicago: Months after the expiration of his tam of office, the School Board, by >< to 2. has voted formally dismissing Mr. McAmirew on a charce of "proBritish and anti-American" conduct. Mr. Me Andrew was not present. He lonjr ;ieo ceased attending
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    GERMAN PROPERTY IN CHINA.
    80 9 [REfTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 21 'I'm- Hoard of Trade has appointed Mr. J. B. knight, who is Controller of the Clearing Office with Germany and Administrator of Enemy Property, to be also Contulier and Custodian of Enemy Property in China from April 1. The Shanghai i>Hke
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    RIGHT OF SHIP'S CAPTAIN.
    158 9 NEW DECISION. SINGAPORE COURT'S FINDING REVERSED. [RIUTEB TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 23. The contention hitherto maintained by the Board of Trade that a ship's captain is not entitled to appeal to the law courts against the decision of a Board inquiry into a shipping disaster was overruled
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    CABLE AND RADIO.
    197 9 Mr. Baldwin's View Of Position. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. St. The Prime Minister answered in the House of Commons a number of questions regarding the wireless and cable telegraph services. He said the Government and the Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference had no previous knowledge of
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    COTTON RISES.
    127 9 Hectic Scenes on Manchester Exchange. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 23. I am afraid there will be some severe financial headaches," was the comment of a leading stockbroker regarding the hectic scenes on the Manchester Stock Exchange, which resembled the rubber boom of 1910. Dealings reflected a change of
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    ZINOVIEFF LETTER.
    116 9 Chicherin's Reply To Britain. [RE1JTIB TBLEGJUM] Lon Ion, Mar. 22. Moscow Chiclipiin has issupd a Ion? reply to Mr. Baldwin's statement in the House of Commons on the Zinovieff letter. He <iec lares that Mr. Baldwin's utterances relating to himself (Chicherin) and Zinovieff are slanderous and insulting fabrications.
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    SPAIN REJOINS LEAGUE.
    74 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 22. Geneva It is announced that Spain has decided to rejoin the League of Nations. London, Mar. 23. Geneva Replying to the Council's irritation. Brazil says the Government's high esteem for the League has not diminished in spite of its retirement, and. notwithstanding
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    BRITAIN'S AIR SACRIFICES.
    460 9 LIEUT. KINKEAD. "MORE AT STAKE THAN SPEED." [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 23. Sir Samuel Hoare, speaking at Birmingham, referred to the recent air tragedies. In regard to the loss of Flight-Lieut. Kinkend, he said Does the pursuit of speed justify the sacrifice of human life If
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    KING AMANULLAH.
    266 9 Honoured by Oxford University. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 23. To-day t!ic King and Queen of Afghanistan motortd to Oxford, where the honorary depree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred upon King Amanullah with traditional ceremony, i )io proceedings were conducted us u:-a>al entirely in Latin. The
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    NEW YORK STOCKS.
    87 9 Intensive Struggle On Exchange. [KIUTCB TELECRAMj London, Mar. 22. New York I The record number of 4,007,0C0 shares was so.d in the stock market to-day, when an intense struggle between the opposing speculative forces resulted in at least a temporary halt in the violent upward swinjj wriii-h
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    TRADE WITH CHINA.
    166 9 GREAT STRIDES IN TWO MONTHS. [REITEB TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 23. Capt. I). Hacking, Minister for the Home Department, speaking at the Wool-vric-h Chamber of Commerce, said China seemed to be.waking up, and subsequently there was now more export trade to China than since 1925. Probably more business
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    Cable News in Brief.
    405 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 23. The Port of London authorities announce a very substantial reduction in rates on exports shipped from their quays from May 1. London, Mar. 23. Athens A Graeco-Rumanian NonAggression and Arbitration Pact has been signed. Mr. Henry Getty Chilton, Envoy Extraordinary and
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    COAL MINES BILL
    150 9 Position of British Miners. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 23. The House of Commons, by 154 to 127, rejected the Coal Mines Bill, introduced by a Labour member, which was intended to repeal the Eight Hours Act of 192G and restore the seven-hour day in mines. Replying to
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    U.S. ELECTION.
    56 9 [RELT-R TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 2-. Washington To members of the Republic party in Wyoming who requested President Coolidge to waive personal preferences and consent to continue for another four years in that leadership which had brought honour and prosperity to the country," the President telegraphed thanks and appreciation,
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    THE SINGAPORE BASE.
    457 9 COMMONS DEBATE. FURTHER LABOUR OPPOSITION. MR. MARDY JONES AND THE CAUSEWAY. [reuter telegram] London, Mar. 22. On the report stage of the Xavy Estimates ip the House of Commons, ('onulr. Kenworthy (Lab.) said he did n. t lay the whole blame for failure, at the Naval Conference
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    DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    136 9 Liability to Home Taxation. [BIITTEB TELEGRAM] London. Mar. fg. The Hague The Second Chamber rejected a resolution by Heer Kleerckopri Social-Democrat, asking the Minister for the Colonies to take up with the GtoveraorGeneral of the Dutch East Indies tlv question of the desirability of considering the abolition
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    SHANGHAI BIGAMY CASE.
    83 9 [UVTEK TEUECBAM] London, Mar. L'2. The Recorder to-day reduced the sentence on John Diphy Palmer, who was charged with bijjainously marrying Miss Hilda Rooson. :i Shanghai nursv, from li.i- years to tour. The Recoiled stated that he had Riven the sentence further consideration, and, while retaining his
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    EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
    48 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. -o. Mexico City: In spite of the \ioiiMv,nf Wednesday's caithquake and its extension to twelve states, only two people were killed and less than a score injured. The muddy sub-soil of the capital, acting like a cushion, saved it from destruction.
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    DR. G. E. BROOKE'S DEPARTURE.
    646 10 COLLEGE AT HOME. (JATHERING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS. Dr. Gilbert F. Brooke, who has been oinucted with the College of Medicine, Singapore, since its foundation, and who lias lii-cn known to the later generations 11! students as the lectirer in hygiene, WM entertained at an At
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    170 10 Murderer Sentenced To Death. At the A»sizo Court on Thursday before Mr. .Insticp Deane the case was conrlmliil in which a CMmn, Njr Pin, was charged with the murder of a CMneae police informer who was found in the CWmm cemetery in Thomson R->a<l barW with his hands
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    SULOH RUBBER MEETING.
    100 10 Cost of Production Reduced. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 21. At the Masai annual BMtiag of Suloh mnpany. hold at I|>oh to-day, Col. Roe, presiding, referred to the report in j which the halnm-c at i radii m shown as 1 I1MM V;l< V(.tv tO carried
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    389 10 Payments to Local Fire Brigade. Action taken at a meeting of Commit:.i No. I beM »n March Hi, included the toll wing Disapproved proposal that payments thould be made, out of the Rural Board contribution, to the officers and men of the Kiv 'iiiLMck- .wlending fires outside Municipal
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    TOWN AND COUNTRY.
    20 10 There is an outbreak of measles at Blafan Mati. The military authorities axe taking the necessary precautions.
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    31 10 Mr, Itm Eway Bong, the well-known artisL, Iff: yesterday for Penang to arrange hi* play The Fortune Teller, i>> be performed there by members of the Merrilads diuinjr the Easter holiday.
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    34 10 We arc askpd to state that Mr. T. S. Babramanya Ayer, M.A., of the Indian Educational Service, Madras, will speak on Che Ethical Basts of Co-operation, ati the Indian Association to-day at 8 p.m.
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    30 10 Our Penang correspondent wires that the half-yearly meeting of the Government Servants Co-operative and Thrift r. «!>«■ reported that the investments" amounted to $9,000, whilst there was $8,000 on current account.
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    38 10 Sirhe, Darby's Ipoh office was entered on .Mar. 20 and tabU?3 rifled, but tho only articles removed were a pocket camera and a pair of eye-glasses. The safe was untouched. It is believe.l the were disturbed, and decamped.
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    39 10 Wong Ah Cha:, an old boy of the AngloChineae School, Malacca, began a world bit --le Ofl Mar. 19 and recehed umpur on Mar. 21. He is makintot Siani first. He hopes to complete his enterprise in ftve years.
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    24 10 Barlow and Co. report The copra, market is slightly easier. Approximately 677 tons were shipped. Closing quotations are as follows :—Sundried $11.40, ■rfxed 111.10.
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    LIQUOR LICENCES.
    246 10 Singapore Visiting Justices Meet. A meeting of the Visiting Justices was held in the District Court on Thursday afternoon, and heard ap.^'ications for liquor licences. The District Judpe (Mr. N. D. Mudie) presided and the other members were Dr. r. S. Hunter (Health Officer) Messrs. U B. Raynor,
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      SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
      343 10 Malayan Chinese Defeat Shanghai Students. A match in which the final score is nine goals to two 13 usually somewhat diflcult to tit-scribe, as in the ordinary way it would be a one-sided affair, with or.ly one team in the picture. Yesterday's came at the Stadium between the
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      TENNIS.
      363 10 S.C.C. Tournament. Thursday's results tiodown Doubles. United Engineers beat Win. Gossage and Sons. 6— 4, C 1 Commerce I'nion Assurance Connany beat Secretariat. G. 6—1, 8 6 Et!in and Company beat Straits Trading Company, fl 2. 2— R. 6— 2 McAlister ami Company beat Royal Engineers, w.o. McAuliffe, Da\k:
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      THE WILBUR PLAYERS.
      184 10 The Wilbur Players scored their usual success at the Victoria Theatre when they presented Three Live Ghopts on Thursday and "The Family Upstairs" last night. Three Live Ghosts is a wartime conitdy in which Alfred Jenkin, Michel Dupre and Earle Hodgins played i throe returned soldiers very
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      237 10 To-day's F.A. Scottish Cup Matches. The following are the English and Scot- tiah Cup semi-finals and league matches to be played to-day English Cup. Huddersticld v. Sheffield United at Man- Chester. Blackburn v. Arsenal at Leicester. {Scottish (up. Hibernian v. Rangers at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Celtic v. Queen's
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      300 10 Heavy Scoring at Tanglin. Heavy scoring was a feature of the match between the Services and the S.C.C, which began at Tanglin yesterday morning. At the close of play no less than 150 runs hau !>een registered. The Services took the first knock and scored the safe total
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      S.C.C. Defeat S.C.R.C
      54 10 Playing on the Padanc yesterday, an S.C.C. eleven defeated the S.C.R.C. by three wickets. The S.C.K.C. batted first and com piled 101, to which the S.C.C. replied with 131 for seven. The cricket match between the Indian Association and the Railway Institute will be played on the
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      HOCKEY.
      89 10 A fast game of hockey was played on Thursday on the V.M.C.A. ground between the V.M.C.A. and the gssfsslstll (a combined team of O.R.A. and R. I. players). The result was a goalless draw. The following will represent the V.M.C.A. against the R.A.M.C. at hockey on Monday on the
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      19 10 [Router Telegram.] London, Mar. 22. In a third division (Southern) match Newport beat Exeter by I—o.1 0.
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    41 10 The dicitors. of Sungel Choh Rubber Co. recommend the payment of a dividend of 7 per cent, for the year ended Dee. 31, to reset vt a.-oount £4,000, to write off for depreciation f2,00f1, farwurd t<> me current year's aoounts '.vt;.
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    106 10 Four Hours, To Kill A Tiger. rFrom the S. T. of Man h 22, 1878.] The tifcer presented by H.H. the Maharajah of Johorc, to the Muwum. was ;;i!ed at the Istana on Tuesday, and inow in the. process of being: mounted. It will form a very
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    61 10 A diorama that has just "hern finished for Uie Imperial Institute shows a Malayan house set against the white cliffs of a blue river and a bamboo bark laden with tin going down stream, while a polite crocedile swims out of its way. The lompnnion piece shows a creeping dredger
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      257 10 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, The Government GazeUes of the Colony, the Federated and Unfederated Malay States, as well as the Calendars used in this part of the world had published to all concerned that Friday. March 2-1, 1928. was to bo Hari Raya I'uasa,
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    TRAFFIC IN ARMS.
    259 10 Ship's Painter Smartly Captured. few days ago we reported several casts of unlav. ful peMtMion of an:v b) Chines;: offender* v no xrme severely sentenced by the District Judge, Mr. N. D. Mudic. On Thursday there was another case in the District Court in which a Cantonese,
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    NURSES QUARTERS ARREST.
    301 10 Seditious Documents Charge Against Hylam Boy." i 5 Not to be turned away from their i purpose by the arrest of the leader of > the South Seas Revolutionary Movement, but rather to extend the anti-British t movement, was the theme of a commu- < nicalion found
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    48 10 The new programme at the Gaiety I in the first show, Forest wealth" picture of New Zealand Perpetuai Forests, Ltd., and "The Mira.le of To-morrow." In the second Khow are Sndd!< .Jumpers," a Western featuring Dirk Ilu'tun, and Husband Hun story of the stage with a notable caste.
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    THE NEW FORD.
    872 10 TO-DAY'S DISPLAY AT UNIVERSAL MOTORS. The now Foni has ma.le it-- appcaraiu in Singapore and to-day at Universal Motors then- ha- hei n a stream of motorists, keenly interested in thr ear. Descriptions, which have been issued recently, jrave plenty of Indication that no effort had bata
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    68 10 Vyr'.c Kings ley will ling nt tomorrow eveniii in addition t. Signcir Bonavlta an.l Mr. C. Pajknits, The programme will Ik- as follow! Unfinished Symphony (Schubert) Songs from I.a Bohemc vi Bonavita Solgt, Yals-e E Happy long (Khan), Mm tiio for plan cello. Klpjfie (Tsch»ikowsky), M. Litter, J.
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    JOTTINGS FROM JOHORE.
    1107 11 Prospects of New Club House. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Mar. -<>. That His Highness the Sultan is enjoyinir far better health than for some months past will perhaps be shown from the following incident which was related In me hy an eye-witness. My informant was
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    TELUK ANSON RUBBER.
    895 11 Adverse Effect of New Assessments. The annual geneial meeting of the Ti-luk Anson Rubber Estate. Ltd., was held at the offices of Derrick and Co., Hun'/ Kong Bank Chambers on Thursday, the chairman, Mr. A. E. Baddeley, presiding. There were also present Messrs. J. R. Crawford, C.
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    KUALA LUMPUR HOSPITAL CASE.
    144 11 Mr. Pat Zilwa Exonerated. Readers will remember the recent casein the Kuala Lumpur Police Court of alleged trespass at the special ward of the General Hospital. It will be recalled that, us the result of a lengthy hearing in which a niass of contradictory evidence was
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    NOTES FROM JAVA.
    942 12 Ex-Servicemen's Association Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bntavia, Mar. 17. Two annual general meetings held during the past wei-k will lie of special interest to Old Batavians now resident in Singapore and the F.M.S. The West Java Biitish F.x-Sorvice Men's Association held their meeting at The Box
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    STORY OF THE DAY.
    42 12 "Do you think a penny would make it better said a benevolent old frenUimun to i little boy who had bumped his head. I )unno," said the weeping but honest «*hia» "'bttt'l'd Ifce to %*y.*"~ r t> '•>* I
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      368 12 THERE is no worry or anxiety in rearing Baby healthfully and happily, even in a tropical climate, when Glaxo is used as Baby's food. Glaxo is the food that, has been used to rear the children in five Koyal Nurseries. Court Physicians see that Royal Babies have the beat and
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    AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
    378 13 Notes for Singapore Motorists. A correspondent sends us the following notes regarding the Singapore Automobile Club und its value to local motorlota The membership uf tt.e Singapore Automobile Club is slowly increasing, but there is a undency to regard a Club of this kind as offering very little
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    423 13 Lean and Co's Weekly Report. I.i :.n iirnl Co. report Tenant;, Mar llJ Tin has steadily declined throughout the week and closes to-day at £225 spot OS7.fi three months showing a loss on the period under review of £5.5 and iS.10 respectively. The Tin share m:irk<t. though
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    THE DIRECTORY OF MALAYA.
    153 13 The l'J2B edition of the Directory of Malaya, which made its first appearance last year, has been forwarded to us, and is an even more comprehensive volume than the first edition. Considering that it is a book of 1,400 pages, and sells at $5, the publishers
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    69 13 Programme of Drills up to and for March 25, 1928 Saturday. March 24, 2.30 p.m., Drill Hall, S.R.E. (v) Sicnals and M. C. Platoon, Assembling for Camp; 3 p.m., Bukit Timah Rang*, "C Company, Muiketry Classification Drill Hall. S.R.A. (v), Tcit Layer. Ban>e.. Sunday. March 25. 8
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      900 14 AUCTION SALE of valu.-.lili- Singapore t»wn properties At Messr-i. fliironjr Koon tag Co"» »alero. No. 30, L'huliH Strut, en Wednesday, March 28, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold hind and compound dwelling huun known as Lisvaiie No 74, Kings Road otT the 4'- miles Kukit Timah Read, Singapore, area
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