The Straits Times, 3 April 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 29,053. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1929, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      156 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" (B.DA) WING LOONG, HIGH ST., SINGAPORE. B T\T?T f*^\mT TPII'P 9 All enquiries S^^^Sl for your summer cottage or yacht. e Shall «4t«11 ?>o-»»^k This compact electric light and power plant will Will iF.CIVIi «^u|i|APjH supply plenty of pleasant electric light for your house 5Bt"; HP oln<fl
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      8 1 4 FLORODOR M (BUji.) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR
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      537 2 P. i 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR UNES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CAtGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR BAST MAIL SBRVICI. OUTWARDS FROM LONDOB FOR CHIHA AND JAPAN. Tonnage dne Spore 1929 KALYAN 9.100 Apl. 6 JEYPORE
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      569 2 Shipping Announcements R v. B (NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessel. Tonnage Due Sail HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Apl. 11 12 t KITANO MARU 8,000 Apl. 26 26 HARUNA MARU 10,500 May 9 10 t KAMO MARU 8,000 May 23 14 KATORI MARU 10,000 June
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      521 2 p DURIfS PHILP LNK (Incorporated ia Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown stesmer MARELLA (7,876 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons). The as. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      624 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS DBBttS GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 8640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Dopts. and Manager. Desk. Representative! for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraries
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      574 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE THB OCEAN STBAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STBAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Fngland) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON AMS TERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAM BURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MAR SBILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.MARSEILLES, HAVRB, UVBRPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WBBKLT SERVICB— LONDOB
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      482 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelautan Bangnara, Telupin, Patent, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Cbumpon an-1 Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI In Port Apl. 3 VALAYA Apl. 8 Apl. 10 SUDDHADIB Apl. 15 Apl. 17 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      478 3 Shipping Announcements ELLZmm BUCKHALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporate J in England). "ELLEUMAN" LINE PASSEN'OEP AND FRETGH-LSEP.VICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. PBBKHH BIVTCM OUTV, Will* To Heng Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore j.i. CITY OF GLASGOW Apl. 7 s.s. CITY OF MOBILE M::y 10 ■mnwAWM M. CITY OF
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      456 3 MULAK STEAMSHIP OMB cAsrf AMERICAN MAIL, LIKE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON Arriv* Leave Leav* Spore E'pore Penang HIES. JOHNSON la port Apr. 4 Apr. 6 PRES. MONROE Apr. 15 Apr. 18 Apr. 20
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      549 3 DUTCH MAILS Btoomraart Maatschapplj Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Soothamptoa Marseilles Rotterdam s.s. Kon. der Ned. 8,200 S.M.N. Apl. B s.s. Insnlinde 10,000 R.L. Apl. 12 s.s. J. P. Coen 11,100 S.M.N. Apl. 19 m.v. Sibajak 12,600 R.L. Apl. 26 s.s. Prins der
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      452 3 coSks WAGONSa,ITS [WOP tD TiTAV^P SEWVICF) Passages booked by all Line* SO BOOKkNti FEB. Rail tickets issued for the principal railways throughout the world. No booking fee. Baggage, Furniture, Merchandise Shipped and Stored. Cook's Interpreter, in uniform meet the principal* steamers and trains at all chief porta. Insurances Life and
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      60 3 ■sT^B^ BT AM f£?^^^m ■k A model for every taste. A price for every pocket. Kodak Limited, (Incorporated in Engluml) SINGAPORE. t^^^^^^^^ >^s^ >^^^Br/' f ACCESSORIES jt_ J\. A| >N bbW^P^R^b^^BHsbbl *> l-NCiLANI) ISB^^BSBsiflsaas! >^'SJ^' THE CxENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR. I GENERAL ENGINEERS Installations
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    EXTRAVAGANCE IN DRESS.
    275 4 EXTRA VAGANCE IN DRESS. Disgraceful Allegations In Court An application wa* made at Westminster County Court in mail week by ChrisUbel Russell, Ltd., the dressmaking firm in Curzon Street, W., controlled '.iy Mrs. ChrisUbel Russell, for a committal order against Miss Iris Harrold in respect to a debt of more
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    SIAMESE LIQUOR IN US.
    78 4 Truckload Released to Legation At Washington. Baltimore, Mar. 15. A truckload of liquor labelled for the Siamese legation in Washington was seized en route to its destination to-day by prohibition officers. The consignment was later released by order of the enforcement authorities ir. Washington when they
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    15 4 Major K. B. Loder and Lady Loder arrived in Singapore from Java by the Plancius.
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    WASHINGTON AND DISARMAMENT.
    264 4 Hoover Awaiting British Election Result Washington, Mar. 16. President Hoover will take no action toward a reopening of negotiations for a new international conference on disarmament until after the general elections to be held in Britain this summer. The President is represented as feeling the British elections
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    MORE LIGHT FOR MALAYA
    249 4 Chinese Towkay's Peculiar Fancy. The General Electric Co., Ltd., in supplying us with the following news item, noint out that it is a far cry from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, to the Far East and state Nevertheless, the massive central electric lighting electrolier installed in
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    24 4 Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Elias, who have been away from Singapore for some weeks, on holiday in India, have returned by the Takliwa.
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      298 4 DENTIFRICES OF THE a BENEDICTINS jfJL OF SOULAC ABBEY rdtf JtrflSSk The only perfect Dentifrices rMf£BsVW«SfisL ELIXIR— PASTE \J[Jv^jH'agl SOAP— POWDER In troplcil climate thr care of the teeth 1* rao»t eMentlml. CHILDREN will brush their teeth night and morning providing the Paate or Powder has a pleasant taste. ADULTS
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      194 4 They say that troubles never come singly but it's not often that a trio of troubles will recur again and again. Your motor car engine may be the scene of a nasty "hold-up" costly and serious all through the troublesome trio Friction Heat Carbon FRICTION causes heat; the heat creates
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    USE OF TOTALISATORS AT CLUBS.
    2276 5 HOME SPORT LETTER LAW LORDS' RULING, j Astonishing News From Preston. ENURE TEAM ON THE TRANSFER LIST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 4 London. Mauh 7. The weather is still so far master of the situation that sporting programmes have been honoured as imicli in the
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    SECRET TELEVISION TEST
    74 5 The Post Office have issued the following statement concerning the secret test.* carried out in connection with the Baird television scheme The Postmaster-General was present at demonstration of the Baird Television system. The Post Office does not propose to make any statement on the subject. There are
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    ROMANCE OF D.G.A. LOWE.
    194 5 Famous Athlete to Wed A Danish Girl. Mr. D. G. A. Lowe, the most successful British runner of recent years, h engaged to he married. His finaneee is a Danish girl. Miss Karen Thamscn, daughter of the late Surgeon Einai- and Mrs. Thamsen, of Copenhagen. Their
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    CLAIMANTS FOR RING.
    134 5 Nearly Everybody In Glasgow" Competing. Edward Thomas Cassidy, aged 16, page boy and Barnard Cassidy, aged 18, porter, appeared on remand at the West London Police Court recently, accused of stealing by finding a diamond ring worth £30. Mr. J. H. MacDonnell, defending, stated that the boys
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S MEMOIRS.
    762 5 Prodigious Contracts. THE SCHEME OF SIX YEARS AGO. It was announced in London hi mail week, on the authority of Mr. Lloyd Qoorgl himself, that tne ex-I'ri,"o Minister had :it last d. cicleil to write his own Memoirs'"; and that he was "already busily i-nu'u.irel in
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    NOISY LATE-COMERS
    170 5 Action That May Check Concert Nuisance. A sharp rebuke to noisy late-rom»rn was dclivend by Biraor Arturo Toacmni:.i, the famous It-ilian conductor, at a fa hionable concert in New York. He was comlue-tinjr the well-known Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra at a matinee. The opening it <>m frequently had been
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      257 5 The Famous CYIUIA Specially presents a strong w IWIJ-"* Recommended and very. accurate "J *ai "fl f° r movement. M. JLL M. Hard Wear. PURE NICKEL HUNTER POCKET WATCH. Sold with the CYMA Factory's WARRANTY and the guarantee of your own local Watchmaker Special TRUSTY" Cyma— lo Jewel Movement. /JT
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      118 5 OVER 4 MILLION ..mbbmmmmmml tv* >s^Bp^mmHHm^^iHS I«^-M-BPBa$* HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SOLD TO A DISCRIMINATING BUSINESS WORLD. YOU SHOULD BE A USER! Remington STANDARD SINCF THE INVENTION OF THE WRITING MACHINFi Distributed exclusively by FRASER NEAVE, LTD. EX STOCK "EDINA" Power-Driven Winch iTnW'*! Illustration is the EDINA r>-cwt. HOIST with
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    NOVEL BY WOMAN BANNED.
    1093 6 H Sleeveless Errand." HELD BY MAGISTRATE TO BE OBSCENE. The summons arising out of the seizure by the police of 517 copies of Sleeveless Errand," the novel by Miss N'ura'.i <_. James, was ht aid at Bow Street. "London, in mail week, and the Magistrate found
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    LONDON-CHINA FLIGHT.
    53 6 Soha, Mar. 10. The airplane Amoy arrived here to-day and made a perfect landing. The Chino»e pilot When Lin Chen and his companion Johann.'en were enthusiastically welcomed by Bulgarian civilian anil military pilots. A public reception was held later and attended by a large number of officials of
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      216 6 Just cotnirler the outstanding features of Hmnll, lißht, elegant, coir, riient for thr po<!*it Kets itself in focus For instant use Sharp pictures at .<i> distances Ease and K|)"<-d <if hwcrtiag fresh lilm A snl/sl initial c;;:»«-ra. made for tic.«: Vet cM e;>ti«nally cheap. It's yours for $18. Apply to
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      164 6 Pop it into the Oven j i-i^^^ i Pop it into the oven cSLjjf and your task is almost ,-j *^^3 done there's no coal to ift^^^Liffi handle, no delay, no B^^;^ 7^) uncertainty with the plll^Hj* > clean, efficient modern E^>>:- Jr (xas cooker. The taps f*^' 1!:*1 <'t^<3r
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    PROSPECTS FOR GENERAL ELECTION.
    2093 7 FLAPPERS AND THEIR VOTE. Labour Party's Greatest Asset. CHANGES IN THE SOCIAL SYSTEM. In tin- current issue of the Fortnightly Review. Lt.-Om. the Hon. J. M. Kenworthy, R.N- M.P.. contributes a noteworthy article on General Election Prospects in which he dVals quite impartially with this interesting
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    ROMANCE OF SLUM BOY.
    252 7 Woman Hodor's Protege Now In the I.( S. A uuMi.n doctor's kindly :ic: 22 years tjfo jrai i. latcii to Hi' 1 Coronet at Southwark inquaat i KaJi >n l«d ,">;:, a widow, who died in Guy'a Hospital from ißjurftat received in a f 1. D;\
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    39 7 It i.- notified that telegram* for ptacea in Europe, North Africa and Amuric.-i will be arcfiptrd ;>t all telegraph oftios in the S.S. and X.M.S. for transmission by whelm between Bangkok and Berlin if specially routed "via Bane,!.'.!; Radio."
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      168 7 J TPI 1 [he finest B*k Fvor Marta w Framroz&Go. JW vsmSmSmtm f fC s rff f TnT 5 7Ff 1 ii 1929 fx 34f! PLANO-REFLEX <U MODEL The only Gramophone that gives the \hiil realism of (he original performance the only gramophnni that mak<-s you feel the actual presence
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      127 7 DURANT Old songs die -with tlic shadows of tyestrrday as a new xirain capture! our imagination. And <>l<i standards Sfii of motor rar performance arc for»ol- I ten as >on thrill to thr toneli of llio '^^ial!|fW atccrhtj wh<-«l of tlto new Diirant ''65". C'oni« in and drivr one. s
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    305 8 S\>dn.«day. April .1 H. W. ::.I7 a.m., 7.2, 7.10 p.m.. T, .0. Sun rises 6.5 ii.m., Ist* 0.1 1 p.m. S.iiKapure (iolf C lul> aim. inti.'., •>. 11l p.m. Y.k ht Club Dinner, Europe Hotel. Banvard English Comedy '.'<.., Other Mcn'i W:vev" Vie. Theatre, 'J.M p.m.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    230 8 Wedneaaa/, April Shipa aloucaide the Wharves or exprctrd to arrive. krPl'l.i. HARBOUR. viain Wliaif Crane P*ate*a Ko. t, lit Kilty I. Vynar Brooke. M Lighter Cross, Lch. Lady i-irord. ')il Wharf Nil ■»al '.Vlku f Dfclay. VESSELS IN f»l!V DOCKS. fanionu I'agar. Al'»ert Dock Cliona \.cioiia Daek
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    204 8 Monday. Imlo-Chinu I Vuiig I 2 |>.m. Djambi l.iltinit' I KcUntan Ma) iai p.m. Philippine lilsndi (Siantar) I i>.m. Banka Island, I'ladjoc vid I'alvmbaus (ThedciiM 3 .m. Banykalia, Slat ami Pakaa Bum (Van HoKviidorp) 'A p.m. North, N. East Hiui N. West Sumatra Van 11. l>.Hilava, s><iuth-Wc»t
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    74 8 The M. M. steamer General Metzinger is due here from Saigon to-morrow at 9 a.m. and will probably sail on the same day at 5 p.m. for Colombo. Adon. Djibouti, Port SaUl and Marseille. By Sphinx Cathgar ohan dt Witt ilimit Hlenra Juliana l.rll Arm. B'pore London
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      252 8 GAIETY CINEMA TO-NIGHT Junction Albert and Bencoolen Streets. Fron. Thursday, March 28 to Thursday, April 4, 1929. GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 29, NO SHOW. Grand Easter Programme Latest International News and Gump* Comedy. gHOME" JAMES! Starring LAURA LA PLANTE The funniest, most entertaining and allround amusing picture ever produced. Don't mil*
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      118 8 SURINA THEATRE North Bridcr Road. Phono No. «LM9. From Wcdncftday, April 3 l.i Thurada}, April 9. 1»29. THE GREATEST SPORTING EVENT OF THE AGE At S p.m. Latest I'alhe (Gazette and Comedy Sl'Ki TACII.AU BOXING For the Worlds Championxhip between KNOCKOUT REILLY and the Mexican Fighter KILLER AGERRA (JACK RENAULT)
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      289 8 ALHAMBRA Cgmmmcimg SATURDAY, APRIL 6 LEWIS STONE in F \*PhlN(* of THE S.S. POLICE BAND WILL TLAT AT KATONG PARK, 5.15 p.m. BOTANIC GARDENS, 5 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 5 TUESDAY, APRIL 9 PAVILION Sr From Thursday. March 28 to Wednesday, April .1. at 9.15 p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE
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      279 8 I NDRR TrtK AI'SMCFS OF THE SINfiA I'ORE MliNKllAlin ANi» TIIK |K)\f;; Of CONTROL AN EXPERIMENTAL CONCERT will he Kiven in tinMEMORIAL HALL ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7, at 9.15 p.m. V Proßramme (arranged l>r Mr. i:. A. BROWN) lo lie pul.liiilied later. Booking at LITTLE'S. Admission $2 (reserved), $1 (unreserved).
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      71 8 v.ktk"''°i <v<:i< \i report. KjMirt.inm KwfctiM Station. R> CnnrMv ml U«n«Mtl ll.-.llh Oflirv I r"«r Hi- II....;. i-iKina M Midnivhi on April 2. Max. »hnd« tcmppraliir* UO.rt K. Min. shH'l- lcm|i 'imture "1 K. Mean inuris temperature MJ K. Ma:. I..-: IN P. Min. iri»ss radiation "0 K. Matn wet
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    TROPICAL FOREST INDUSTRY.
    1197 9 Copal and Damar. VOGUE OF SYNTHETIC RESINS. Synthetic resins are now coming into vogue, and it locks as if these forests products were losing favour in some directions but I believe that, given accurate standardisation of the product, they will be capable of withstanding such competition. However,
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    SO PER CENT. DIVIDEND.
    31 9 The directors of the Internaticr-al Nickel Company, New York, have declared an initial quarterly dividend on the common stock, establishing an bO per cent, annual dividend basis.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      263 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, April 3. On London, Bank 4 ra/a 2/3 29/82 Demand 2/3 25/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 18/32 On New York, Demand 66 1/16 Private 90 S/a 58 On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. 1.13 4 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 11% p.e. disc. On
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      ANGLO-BURMA TIN.
      409 9 Mr. F. A. Robinson On Company's Prospects. The adjourned second ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-Burma Tin Co., Ltd., was held on Feb. 20 at Winchester ilou-.,-, E.C. Mr. F. A. Robinson (the chairman) presided, and in the course of h<s remark.! expressed regret at the delay in
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        146 9 Singapore, April 2. Rubber.—Local 30 cents per lb. Market Quiet. Tin.—London £220 7s. (id. Rubbers.—Steady. Malaka Pindas 1.952.05. New Scudais 2.20-2.25, Pajams 2.10-2.20, Mentakahs 4S'«.-•»«'-.• cents, Ulu Benuts :,u53Vs cents, Huytors 8-8.35 ex., Bulgownies 33.20, United Malaccas 1.80-1.90, Parit Peruks 3-3.20, Sungei Tukangs 1.15-1.25, KatOyaßf Bahrus
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        Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
        154 9 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, April 3. London.—Rubber 11' id., up 3-1 Cd. London.—Tin £220 7s. 6d. Mining.—Quiet. Sungei Way 3.05-3.15, Kuchais 1.36-1.38, Kinta Dredge 1.46-1.50, Klang River 3.10-3.20, Hong Fatts 624-674 cents, Malaya Consols. 58-60 cents, Penawats 85-87 cents, Petalings 5.70-5.80, Ulu Klangs 1.35-1.40, Johans 36-37 cents cd., Talams
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      SLIPWAY COMPANY.
      106 9 Dividend of Ten Per Cent. Declared. The forty-third ordinary general meeting of the Singapore Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of the company at Tanjong Pagur on Mar. 28, Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, Chairman and Managing Director, presiding. The accounts for the year
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      60 9 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the following cable dated April 2, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 2,652 tons. April 23.00, May 23.10, June 23.40, July 23.60, August 23.70, September 23.90, October 23.90, November 24.00, December
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      38 9 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London correspondents states that rubber stocks show an increase of 618 tons during the past week, the total now on hand being 88,509 tens.
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      77 9 12 o clock noon, April 3. Buyer* R.B.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 39 Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 39% a Ma V 4° June 40% May-June 40 >* July-Sept. 41 Vi Oct.-Uec. 41% Seller! 39 V, 40 40 tt 41>,4 40% 4l\ Ton*
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        469 9 Issue Val. Pd. El i'l Asam Kumbang £1 £1 if lM Tin 1 1 liatanr Pudan* 1 1 batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang Cl £1 liunnah Malay D £1 ChenderiaiiK I'l i'l Kastern Slam D i'l Haad Yai 1 1 Ilitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt El Huey
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        GENERAL.
        225 9 Issue ,'al. Pd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.07H 2.12% 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.45 2.65 :i £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.1.3 6.3.9 Canadian Eagle 10/- 11/1 1 Central Engine 0.70 0.80 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.60 0.65 os. 10s. Duff Development 10/- 11/l/Bd. Dunlop
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        117 9 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 Norn. S'pore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4 V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4H p.c.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        388 9 To-day's Prices Praser Lyall Co. Evatt \llenby ($1) \U.r Uajah ($1) llitum ($1) Kuning ($1) \m. Malay ($2) Molek ($1) Panai ($5) Ralitownie (.$1) Kuasett (ID Urogas ($1) Uruoei ($5) U. Jelutong Csl) li. Katil ($1) Bukit K. B. ($1) B. Kepong (*1) B. Titnah ($10) "h. Serdang
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      PASSENGERS.
      125 9 The following passengers arrived by the President Johnson For Singapore.— Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bailey, Mr. Arthur kjarry, Mr. Reese Curtis Bate-, Rev. Thomas and Mrs. Bowmar, Miss Florence M. Bowmar, Miss Margory G. Bowmar, Miss Mary A. Burchard, Maj. Richard E. Goddard. Mr. and Mrs. Goetz, Mrs.
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      15 9 und Mrs. W. McMullen, Master Hugh L. .McMullen, Master Joseph McMullen, Miss C. Lois Eea.
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      EXCHANGES.
      79 9 Rugby, April 2. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.10T», Athens 375. Berlin 20.465, Mombay Is. 5 31-32 d., Brussels 34.945, Bucharest 816, Buenos Aires 47 5-16, Copenhagen 18.215, Geneva 25.225, Helsingfors 192*, Hong Kong Is llttd., Kobe Is. 0 16-16 d., Lisbon 108, Madrid 32.125, Milan 92.75, New York 4.85
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      ROUND THE MARKETS.
      468 9 End of Rubber Decline In New York Predicted. In their report dated Kuala Lumpur, April 2, Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co. state Although the working period to be reviewed has been short owing to the intervention of the Easter holidays, it has provided quite dramatic emphasis of
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      KAMUNTING TIN.
      333 9 The Company's Promising Prospects. Another Eastern tin share which has been the subject of American buying is Kamunting Tin Dredging, says a Home paper. The capital of this company is £375,000 in ss. shares, having been recently increased by £75,000 by the issue of new shares which will
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      GAMAGE'S PROFITS.
      77 9 Dividend Raised From 6 To 7 Per Cent. The preliminary report of A. W. Gamage, Ltd., the athletic and general outfitters, shows a net profit of £65,435 (against £52,23!) I for the preceding year). The directors recommend a dividend of 7 per cent, on the ordinary share* iagainst
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      NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
      151 9 SHIPPING NOTES. Commencing with the Nagato Maru due here to-morrow all the funnels of the N.Y.K. steamers from the East will be painted white with two red bands. Company of Master Mariners. The badge and chain to be worn by the Master of the Honourable Company of
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      24 9 From Indo-China, by General Metzinger, due at Singapore 9 a.m. to-morrow. From China and Japan, by Tottori Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow.
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      IN MEMORIAM
      43 9 IN M EMORI AM In tender loving memory of Herbert Markham, who died at Bangkok, April 3, 1925. Rich fragrant thoughts of him will ever lie Deep down in the evergreen casket of mem'ry With all the most exquisite things of our lives.
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      REQUIEM MASS
      44 9 A High Mass of Requiem for the repose of the soul of Jacob Bernard K'Rozario will be sung at the Church of St. Joseph, on Thursday, April 4, at 6.30 a.m. The attendance and prayers of relatives and friendi are earnestly solicited.
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    MAMBAU (F.M.S.) RUBBER.
    49 9 Messrs. Mansergh and Tayler are advised from London under date Mar. 7 that the directors of the Man'bau t F.M.S.I Rubber Co. have declared, an interim dividend, on account of the year ending June 30, 1929, of 4 per cent, on both ordinary and preference •hares.
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      861 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts.. see page 20. WANTS, FOP SALE. ETC. BOABD-SEBIDENCE, single $70, central. 572, Straits Times. SINGLE ROOM for office girl. Full board, $60. 570, Straits Times. fc'AKTED TEACHII (male or female). 17, Stia.is Tii;,es. LESSONS in simple Malay conversation wanted. Apply 568, Straits Time*. TRANSPORT RIVKR
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    The Straits Times SINGAIORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. THE PORT OF SINGAPORE.
    929 10 The Straits Times SINGAI ORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. THE PORT OF SINGAPORE. In days when there is much discussion of Singapore's future as an air port and its importance on the route to Australia, people are liable to forget that the nist and most imperative need for improvement is in
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    JOIE DE VIVRE ON THE SCREEN.
    1132 10 Strenuous But Happy Daya At Hollywood. (By Douglas Fairbanks.) People often wonder and even question me as to why I keep on producing films r-iul why I should work twelve to fourteen hours a day all the year round, when I could very well
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    548 10 Mr. A. E. Bailey, of the Fi^k Rubber Co., has arrived in Singapore by the President Johnson from the United States. The Japanese Ambassador, the Siamese Minister, and the Chinese Charge d'Affaires attended the third Parliamentary dinner of the session given by the Speaker on March 1.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    792 10 A NEW PROFESSION Truly, one half of the world doesn't know how the other half lives. There is published occasionally in London it return of the people engaged in queer occupations in that city. We have no iclm when the next list is due, hut when
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    NO NEWS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
    275 11 Place oi" Forced Landing Uncertain. TORRENTIAL RAINS. Aerial Search for Machine Hindered. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, April 2. There is Btill no news of the Southern Cross airmen, who set out at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday on a n m-stop flight to Wyncihani,
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    CHINA FAMINE.
    67 11 Surtax on Goods to Pay For Relief. Shanghai, April 2. A Japanese report from Nanking state? that the Government has decided to levy, from April 10, a 2 >,i per cent, surtax on commodities passing through the Chinese customs over and above the present duties. The proceeds win
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    TURKISH POLITICS.
    99 11 Foreign Minister's Visit To Italy. Angora, April 2. After attending the Preparatory Disarmament Conference at Geneva, Tewfik Rushdi Bey, the Turkish Foreign Minister, will proceed to Rome and visit Signor Mussolini. The visit is believed to be in connection with the hitch which occurred in the negotiations between
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    ENORMOUS OIL PROFITS.
    95 11 California Company's Forty-six Million Dollars. San Francisco, Mar. 11. The Standard Oil Co. of California published its statement to-day for business of I'j-'s. The statement shows net profits wore about $46,000,000 which was an increase of $6,000,000 over the preceding year. The Company's gasoline production amounted to
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    SHANGHAI COURT.
    63 11 Proposal to Overcome A Boycott. Shanghai, Mar. 27. Mr. S. Fessenden, Director-General of the Shanghai Municipality, has written to the Senior Consul insisting that if the Chinese Judges of the Provisional Court persist in hiijnidllH Mr. Van den Berg, the Senior Consul's Deputy, the latter should be empowered
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    OIL RESTRICTION.
    41 11 Soviet "Interested" but Not Collaborating. Moscow, April 1. It is repotted that the Soviet Oil Syndicate, while wau-hinß with interest the Anglo- American effort to curtail the production of cil, will not rii'trict ihe Soviet output or export. Trans-Ocean.
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    AMANULLAH'S BID FOR POWER.
    107 11 Efforts at Peaceful Settlement. New Delhi, April 2. It is reported from Chaman that Amanullah's forces are estimated at 9,700 only, and their value is of very uncertain quality. The same, however, applies to Habibullah's followers. Actual fighting may be averted if success crowns the efforts
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    BRITAIN AND ITALY.
    107 11 Foreign Secretary Meets Signor Mussolini. Florence, April 2. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who is on holiday here, had a meeting with Signor Mussolini in the villa in which Sir Austen i 3 residing. A semi-official communique states that, in the course of a long discussion which was characterised
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    CONSULAR COURTS.
    187 11 Disappearance Forecast This Year. In connection with the preparations now being made by the Judicial Yuan for the institution of a Chinese Court to replace the Provisional Court for Shanghai, Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has stated that he understands the American Government is exchanging
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    TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
    65 11 German Criticism of Trade Delegation. Berlin, April 2. Referring to the British trade delegation's visit to Russia, the Moscow correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt declares that the delegation resembles a company of tourists. It is lacking in unity, and several members are apparently bent only on their
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    DANGER FROM FAR EAST.
    150 11 Inspection of Orientals at Port Of Origin. Seattle, Mar. 17. The Seattle Times, in an editorial today, urged that a thorough physical examination be made of all OrientuU embarking for the United States at the ports of departure, calling attention to recent cases of spinal meningitis
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    FAMOUS ENGINEER.
    70 11 New York, Mar. 24. The death has occurred at the age of 73 years, of Mr. Samuel Rea, the former President of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was one of the most famous railway engineers in the United States, having charge of the construction of a belt line tunnel
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    ITALIAN SUBMARINE.
    18 11 Milan, Mar. 30. The newly-launched Italian submarine Namelli reached a record depth of 351 feet- Trans-Ocean.
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    " FRIGHTFLLNESS " IN PROHIBITION.
    296 11 FRIGHTFLLNESS IN PROHIBITION. Another Incident. MILLIONAIRE'S YACHT BOARDED. New York, April 3. Another deed of f rightfulness by Dry agents has caused stir in the newspapers. A yacht owned by Mr. Stuyvesant Fish, a member of one of the oldest New York families, was boarded inside the harbour near the
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    MEXICAN WAR.
    63 11 Bombs Dropped on American Town. Naco, Arizona, April 2. The United States Government is expected to take stringent measures to prevent further incidents similar to that which occurred to-day, whtn a Mexican rebel aeropkine apparently by accident dropped two bombs here. An American citizen was wounded, and the
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    RUMANIAN THRONE.
    37 11 Prince Carol's Renunciation Definite. Bucharest, April 1. It is reliably stated that Queen Marie, after meeting ex-Crown Prince Carol in Paris recently, informed the Government that his renunciation of the throne was definite. Trans- Ocean.
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    BRIGANDS NEAR SWATOW
    35 11 London Missionary Premises Destroyed. Peking, April 2. It is reported from Swatow that brigands have capt' red Tingchow southwest of Fukien, and destroyed the premises belonging to the London Missionary Society. Reuter.
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    TROTSKY AS PROPHET.
    66 11 Conflict between Britain And United States." Paris, Mar. 30. The weekly paper Pax publishes an interview with Trotsky in which he asserts that there will be an early conflict between Great Britain and the United States. He states that the Kellogg Pact is part of the American
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    MOTH PLANE TOUR.
    62 11 Flying Officer and Wife Due. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, April 2. Flying- Officer Murray ar.d Mrs. Murray, who are muking an Eastern flight in their Gipsy-Moth machine, arrived here yesterday and left to-day for Singora. They will proceed to Singapore, Batavia and Sourabaya, and from the
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    CANADIAN APPOINTMENT.
    32 11 Ottawa, April 3. Mr. C. 11. Carroll, vice-chairman of the Quebec Liquor Commission and ex-Solki-tor-Gcneral of Canada, has been appointed Lieutenant-Goverrtor of Quebec in succession to Mr. Lomer Gouin. Reuter.
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    LABOUR TROUBLE IN AUSTRIA.
    35 11 Vienna, April 1. Following a lock-out in all the automobile factories, the labour situation in Austria is extremely critical. It is feared that the conflict may assume a political character. Trans-Ocean.
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    CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S PROGRESS.
    182 11 Approaching Hankow. GUNBOATS BOMBARD YANG-LO. Shanghai, April i. Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters at Kiukiang report that the Government troops captured Hwangchow, 20 miles from Hankow, yesterday and are rapidly advancing towards Hankow, taking many prisoners. Admiral Chen Chao-kwar. reports that the gunboats Tsuyu, Tsutung and Kiangching began to
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    MONACO DISPUTE.
    217 11 Agreement Reached On Vital Points. Monte Carlo, April 2. The constitutional dispute in Monaco was virtually settled at a meeting of Prince Louis and members of the defunct National Council. Agreement was reached on a number of vital points, notably the appointment of a conference of jurists to
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    EASTER IN ITALY.
    48 11 Revival of Many Old Customs. The Easter celebrations throughout Italy were marked by a revival of many old customs which lapsed during the estrangement of Church and State. After presenting Signor Mussolini with palm branches, a priest consecrated the rooms in the Palazzo Chigi. Trans-Ocean.
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    DUTCH AIR MAILS.
    55 11 Use of Irak Aerodromes Sanctioned. The Hague, April 2. It is officially announced that the British Government has sanctioned the use of the aerodromes in Irak for the Holland Dutch Indies air service. The service will not be resumed until September, and will then run fortnightly in
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    NON-STOP TO DURBAN.
    50 11 Attempt to be Made in R.A.F. Monoplane. Rugby, April 2. If conditions are favourable, a start will be made to-morrow by a Royal Air Force Fairey monoplane to fly non-stop from Cranwell aerodrome, Lincolnshire, to Durban. Flight-Lieut. Jenkins has been selected to pilot the machine. British Wireless.
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    "ROCKET" CAR.
    53 11 Successful Trial by German Motorist. Adenau, April 2. Thousands of spectators witnessed the successful trial of a rocket-car made by the German motorist Yolkharts. Accompanied by a lady, the motorist shot past the stand at the rate of 130 kilometres an hour. He afterwards made trials on a
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    COL. HOUSE ILL.
    27 11 New York, April 2. Colonel House, who was President Wilson':, adviser, has undergone a serious operation for an internal growth. His condition is excellent.—Rtuter.
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    15 11 A Tokio cable announces the death of Dr. Fuboku Kosakai, a well-known writer of fiction.
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    COLDER WEATHER IN ENGLAND.
    131 11 King Again Greets His People. London, April 2. The summer-like spring changed suddenly yesterday, when April showers ended the prolonged drought which made March the warmest since 1841. Cold northerly winds lowered the temperature 18 degrees, and colder weather is forecast. The King passed a good
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    LAUDER'S FREE JOKE.
    104 11 Travelled Second With First-class Ticket. Sir Harry Lauder, the Scottish comedian, has provided New Zealand with a new joke free, gratis, and for nothing, as the saying goes. Although holding a first-class railway ticket, he travelled second class for a number of miles bsfore he found out
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    REPARATIONS.
    60 11 Conference Proceeding In Friendly Spirit Berlin, April 2. In view of certain statement* in the foreign Press, Herr Schacht has declared that the Reparations negotiations have been conducted in the most friendly spirit. Their far-reaching imoortance necessitates prolonged deliberations, but provided that good-will and patience are shown there is
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    JAPANESE TRADE.
    127 11 Striking Increase of Exports To Africa. According to the latest table published by the Tokio Ministry of Finance, Japan's trade with Africa has made marked progress in the last few years. For instance, imports from Africa in 1921 amounted to Yen 76,997,000, whereas those in 1928 totalled Yen
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    THE HOLY SEE.
    65 11 Pope Not to Leave Italy This Year. Rome, April 2. It is confirmed that the Treaty with the Holy See will be ratified on June 24, after which the Pope will leave the Vatican for the first time. It is. however, denied that the Pope contemplates leaving
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    BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
    50 11 Record Capital Issue In 1928. Rugby, April 2. In the twelve months ended March the new capital issues made in the United Kingdom constituted a record and exceeded £373,000,000. In the previous twelve months, according to statistics compiled by the Midland Bank, the total was £335,000,000.— British Wireless.
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    STORMS IN U.S.A.
    43 11 Eleven Deaths and Much Damage. New York, April 2. Eleven deaths occurred and millions rf dollars worth of damage was done through heavy storms which swept a number of eastern and south-western States. Wisconsin also experienced snow and sleet. Reuter.
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    MOSCOW'S POPULATION.
    27 11 Moscow, April, 1. According to the last census, the population of Moscow is 2,285,100, showing an increase of six per cent, over 1927. T rani-Ocean.
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    SAFETY OF UFE AT SEA.
    214 11 International Conference In London. BRITISH PROPOSALS. Revision of Convention Expected. Rocky, April 2. Representatives of all the leading maritime powers will attend the international conference on the safety of life ai m a which will open in London on 1 April r>. Much importance is
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    LADY PINKHAM DEAD.
    216 11 Boy and Girl Romance Recalled. A boy and girl romance of over half a century ago is recalled by the death at U'alm Lane, Willesden. of Lady Pinkhani, wife of Lieut.-Col. Sir Charles Pinkham, chairman of the Middlesex County Council and of the Willesden Bench of magistrates.
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    GERMAN COMMUNISTS.
    50 11 Leader Arrested Following Street Scene. Hamburg. Mar. 30. The Communist Deputy Dettmann liai> been imprisoned following a street seem; which he approached a policeman in plain clothes and accused him of spying on Communist activities. The policeman was then fiercely attacked by a band of Dettmann's followers. Trans-Ocean.
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    MINISTER SNUBBED.
    133 11 The Word of Belgium To Germany. Paris, Mar. 2. The iG-erman Minister in Brussels received a distinct rebuff yesterday from M. Hymans, the Belgian Foreign Minister, according to the well-informed Brussels correspondent of the Temps. The German Minister had called at the Foreign Office to inquire into the
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    A NEW NEW BOND STREET
    139 11 Rebuilding to Begin in a Few Weeks. New Bond Street, London, W., which has been called the most exclusive shopping street in the world, is to be modernised so that it will bear little resemblance to its present state. The first changes will begin in
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    THE FORGOTTEN DIVIDENDS.
    451 12 What Is Their Value WHY BANKS MAKE NO STATEMENT. How many thousands of pounds are locked nway in Government securities, whose owners— through sickness, old age, or some other cause have forgotten to data their dividends or who have died without telling their heirs of the existence
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    NEW SLEEPING OUTFIT.
    125 12 c Mr. Cochran's Novelty for His Chorus. Mr. C. B. Cochran is introducing in his new production, Cochran's 1929 Revue," a form of night attire for the chorus girls which, he says, will doom pyjamas. He told a Daily Mail reporter, "It seemed to me that pyjamas
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    TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
    159 12 Compensation Paid by Motor Cyclist. The complainant in a Third Court charge this morning, against a motor-cyclist, of causing hurt by a rash act, was a Chinese boy agtd 11 years whose injuries involved a serious operation. The accused was J. Newman, a Eurasian, and Court Inspector Farquharson
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    155 12 i'rogramme of Drills up to and for April 7, 192'J Wednesday, April 3, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Rricade Signal Sec (Sinhalese), Section I'.u.uk- 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Eurasian Company, Officers and N.C.Os' Parade. Thursday. April 4, 5.16 p.m.. Drill Hall, S.R.A. I V Sir. Sec, Section Parade 5.15
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    SHOTS IN SAGO STREET
    201 12 Carpenter's Struggle With Assailants. A Chinese was shot in Sago Street last night, within half an hour of his return to Singapore after living in the F.M.S. for nine years. He was shot through the inn and one bullet glanced along the side of his head.
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    MUI-TSAI'S DEATH.
    277 12 1 Body Found in Singapore Identified. The police have unravelled the mystery of the Chinese girl whose body was found in an alleyway off Synagogue Street on Monday. Death has been found to have been due to natural causes. The marks on the head were apparently caused by
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    PENANG BANKRUPTCY.
    67 12 Liabilities $127,000 with $3,000 Assets. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, April 3. At the Supreme Ccurt to-day Mr. Justice Stevens allowed bail of $5,000 in two sureties to Lim Mah Poh, of Hong Moh Hoong Kee, who was arrested at Singapore for failing to appear before the Assistant
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    ANCIENT FIRES.
    147 12 Pottery Where They Have Never Gone Out. Fires lit 258 years ago are still burning in a pottery at the corner of New King's Road and Burlington Road, Fulham, S.W. They were started with tinder and flint in 1671 by John Dwight, the Fulham potter whose wares are
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    FIRE IN HAIG ROAD.
    62 12 The Singapore Fire Brigade turned out two engines shortly after eight o'clock last night to deal with a fire in Haig Road. The blaze from the town looked a very big one, but when the firemen arrived they found that five sets of attap-roofed coolie lines
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    MEMORIAL HALL CONCERT.
    115 12 Booking is now proceeding at John Little's for the experimental concert to be held in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Sunday evening next. It is hoped that the general public will give the concert generous support so that the room may be well filled. As already explained
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    THE AEROPLANE AND MEDICINE.
    234 12 Medical Aviation Congress To be Held. Sky-ambulances will be the most important subject on the agenda of the First International Congress of Medical Aviation, which is to be held in Paris for five days, beginning on Mar 15. The construction of hospitals with roofs converted into
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    SON SUES MOTHER.
    230 12 Heavy Damages Against Wealthy Woman. Damages of £1,000 and costs for libel' were awarded Horsley Jones, aired .'55. of Prestwich, Manchester, at Manchester Assizes, against his mother, Mrs. Clara Jones, of Prestwich. Mr. J. C. Jackson, K.C. (for the son), said Mrs. Jones was a person of
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    MUSIC HALL WAGER.
    198 12 "Full Dress" Revue Draws Paris Audiences. An interesting wager appears to be on the point of being won on .the Paris stage. MM. Dupenne and Varna, the managers of the Palace Mu« o Hall, made a bet last autumn that ti.ey would produce a revue which should
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    OTTAWA'S PEACE TOWER
    132 12 . Weird Phenomena During Thunderstorm. Ottawa, Mar. 26. The Peace Tower of the Parliament Euildings was struck by lightning during a rather weird meteorological phenomena rarly on the afternoon of the 25th. But only slight damage was done. There was a blinding blue flash which caused considerable alarm.
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    19 12 Sir John Jackson, Ltd., have invited applications for the post of sub-agent for the construction of Singapore Naval Base.
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    46 12 Mr. R. Moor, Deputy Public Prosecutor at Johore Bharu, had an unpleasant experience while being driven into town yesterday by his syce. At Bukit Panjang Village the car collided with a Tamil pedestrian, who died soon after admission to hospital. A coroner's inquiry will be held.
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    MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL AND CHINESE.
    129 12 Supreme Court's Refusal To Decide Case. Washington, Mar. 11. The Supreme Court of the United States, sitting here to-day, announced its refusal to rule or. an appeal case by Joe Tin-lun against a law of the state of Mississippi which forbids Chinese to attend the free
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    MANY LADY GODIVAS.
    182 12 Modern Peeping Tom Who Fell Into Their Hands. The inquisitive young man of Coventry who peeped at Lady Godiva finds a parallel in a younp man of Brooklyn who can sympathize deeply with him now. Fifteen Lady Godivas attended to him. In one of Brooklyn's suburbs is
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    THE WHITE TERROR.
    482 12 How China Deals with The Reds." More than 100,000 Chinese workers and 'peasants have been killed during the past year in the white terror instituted against radical movements in this country, according to the annual report of Lo Chao Lung, representative of the All-China cftbonr Federation, translated
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    52 12 Other Men's Wives," will be presented by the Banvard English Comedy Co. at the Victoria Theatre to-night. Knock Out Riley," with Richard Dix in the leading role, will be shown at the Surma from to-night. It is an excellent boxing picture in which many celebrities of the ring
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    21 12 Grove Road is to be closed to traffic from to-morrow for the construction and completion of the approaches to the bridge.
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    ESCAPED CONVICTS.
    82 12 Man Who Appeared At Pulau Übin. There have been no further arrests of the convicts who escaped from the Singapore Prison last week. The movements of one of the men, the returned banishee, have, however, been traced. Ho is known at hulau Übin and is reported lo have
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    SOLDIERS' STORIES.
    414 12 How Scotsmen Stand Together. There were some good stories told at the dinner of the London Fife Association in mail week. Most of the speakers were soldiers, and, although they may not be so eloquent as the politicians, they were distinctly more refreshing. Sir lan Hamilton had a
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      489 12 To the Editor of tne Straits Times. Sir, I value more highly Mr. Sidney Morgan's opinions on rubber than on share markets. I agree that some part of the Income Tax, not all, is recoverable. A short time ago, after continuous uml sustained effort over a period of
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      SINGAPORE LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
      1397 13 Season's Prospects. NEED FOR RESERVE DIVISION. (H> I.mikrr-On.") The S.K.A. LaaxM mumm epmed >■• tcrday with Saeond DhrWon Hatchet: am the opcnitiK match in tlie first 61 will be played to-day. The season cci tuinly looks like befog the BaOSt M inn for a number of years.
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      SINGAPORE FOOTBALL
      438 13 Three Second Division Matches. I«ague football began in Singapore yesterday when thre? Second Division cames were played. The Telephone Co. opened with a victory over Robinson's by the odd goal in three, while the Ordnance Corps and the Indo-Ceylonese shared a couple of goals. The S.C.F.A. A proved
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      TO-DAY'S MATCH.
      44 13 S.C.C. Team to Meet Welch. The following have been chosen to represent the S.C.C. at soccer at the Stadium to-day in their First Division game against the Welch —Barnes Woods and Brummitt Craik, Donald and Bell MeFarlane, Joy, Hill. Fyfe and Patterson.
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      S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
      109 13 The following ties are announced in the S.C.C. billiards tournament To-day P. Carmichael —125 vs. W. W. Speid scr. H. J. Frewin —175 vs. C, 1.. Wyatt —225. C. H. Davis —100 vs. K. I. Cameron —25. G. S. Lovett —50 vs. W. Swithinbank —50. F. Ziegele —25
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      A WOMAN'S BOOK ON GOLF.
      580 13 American Champion On The Game. Ladies in the Rough by Miss Glontia Collett, who was American national champion in 1922 and 1925. is a book which every golfer ought to read. One might go further, and say that there are portions of it which even
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      I. A. SUCCESSFUL.
      217 13 Easily Beat Kuala Lumpur Visitors. The Indian Association defeated St. Johns Old Boys' Association of Kuala Lumpur at cricket on the I.A. ground on Saturday. Batting first the visitors scored 64, their opening batsmen failing, and six wickets being lost for only 13 runs. Xavier, however, recovered
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      199 13 Conditions of Both Courses Improving. The report of the committee of the Singapore Golf Club for the year ended Dec. 31, 1928, shows a surplus on income and expenditure account of $3,361 as against $3,538 for the previous year. The club house has been maintained in a
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      94 13 Sheffield Wednesday Still Supreme. London, A|vril 2. The following were the .results of English League matches played to- lay First Division. Aston Villa 4 Lcieestci City 2 Derhy County .1 Bverton 0 HuddersfielJ T. 0 ShofBeM W. 0 Leed« Utd. 2 Sheffield Utd. 0 Arscoal 1 Newcastle Utd.
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      S.C.C. II AND JOHORE.
      199 13 Rain Stops Play At Singapore. The cricket match between an S.C.C. second XI and Johore. on the S.C.C. ground, had to be abandoned after Johore, batting first had made 66 for 7. A downpour of rain at 12.30 prevented further play. Scorvs JOHORE. /antes b More
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      SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
      287 13 Entries for Championship Competition. There are 11 entrants for the Singapore Chess Club championship, and they have been drawn by lot into twe sections. Section 1, consists of E. K. Colman. Kiong Chin Eng. Lo Kara Woon, M. Maachoieft", .1. McCabe Reay and V. C. Peck and
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      147 13 Wednesday. April S Billiards S.C.C. Tojrniunent. First Div. Football S.C.C. vi. 2nd W«)ch, Stadium. Sceond Div. Football H. Board ti. Police, H. Board ground. Second Div. Football A.P.C. vs. 2nd Welch, A.P.C. Friday, April 5 First Div. Football Seletar vs. R.A, Stadium. Cricket S.C.C. vs. 2nd Welch, S.G.C.
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      BOXING.
      98 13 Amateur Championship Results. London, Mar. 21. The Prince of Wales was at the ringside at the Albert Hall, when the finals of the Amateur Boxing Championships were held. The following were the results: Fly-weight T. Pardoe (Birmingham) beat A. Mints. Bantam-weight Lance-Corpora 1 Bennett (2nd East Lanes) outpointed R.
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      Draw in Belt Contest.
      81 13 London, Mar. 19. The spectators at the National Sporting Club to-night were astonished when he referee, Mr. C. H. Douglas, declared ■A draw at the end of a 15-round contest jetween Harry Corbett (London) and John Cuthbert (Sheffield) for the Lonsdale feather-weight belt. This is the
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      137 13 S.V.R.A. Spoon Shoot. The following is the result of the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association spoon competition fired on the Bukit Timah on April 1. Seven shots each at 200, 500 and 600 yards: Yds. Yds. Yds. 200 SOO 600 Total Lt. E. B. McCall 80 32 32 94
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      STRONGER LEGS FOR TENNIS STARS.
      329 13 Why Suzanne Gave Up The Game. Too little attention is paid by physical culturists and strong men to thosemembers which support the body. All the exercises are for the biceps and the, back muscles. A big neck ami a slender waist, together with bulging arms,
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      GOLF.
      27 13 Garrison Beat Naval Team. Victory for the club by si to l'j was the result of the match between the Garrison G.C. and a naval team.
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      22 13 The Singapore Golf Club monthly medal competition will he played on Saturday and Sunday next ard the ladiw' spooii competition on Monday.
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    470 14 Beautifying Rangoon Landmark. The Sule Papo.ln aj it stands to-day, the dwomtiva oaatn of Fytchc Bqoaca, tha ht-ait of modern Rangoon, is slrikintr in i!s lavish si'lcndour. It is luird to realise tli;tl years atf" it stood Ukc a lonely MntifMl a t-iniple |IUM spire rising
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    263 14 New Task of Canton Kuomintang. At a recent meeting <> f the Canton Kuomintangi a suggestion was made that committee be appointed to consider ways and means to educate the public out of their old superstitions practices. In nearly every instance t hi- origin of such
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    155 14 Lady Grey's Conditions Of Publication. Viscountess Grey of Failodon, of Wilsford Manor, Salisbury, Wilts., wife of Viscount Grey, and widow of Lord Glenconner, who died in November, left settled property of the value of iGG.OOO. In her will she left The cedarwood case filled with dispatch cases and
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    LESSONS OF FLYING BOAT CRUISE.
    3986 15 HISTORIC FLIGHT. (apt. Cave-Browne-Cave's Lecture. SLEEPING AND LIVING IN METAL HULLS. Croup Captain 11. M. < 'ave-IJrowne-Cave, D.5.0., D.F.C., who commanded th<j K.A.F. Far East Flight of four Soulijj amnton flying boats on their histonc cruise from England to Singe.p'jiv, tc Australia ar.d back, and
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    STRANGE BULLETIN ABOUT THE KING.
    2117 16 THE LONDON LETTER AN ANXIOUS MATURE Regency, of Prince Of z Wales. MR. LLOYD CiEORGE ON THE WARPATH. (Fnxn Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 7. After the lapse of a fortnight a bulletin has been issm'il fiom Craigwsjl H use concerning thf King's (MTOffrCM. It
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    CIVIL SERVICE PAY.
    258 16 Rises That Will Cost The Taxpayer £1,000,000. The 300,000 Civil Servants in Britain received on Mar. 1, rises in pay, which will cost the tax-payer £1,000,000. The half-yearly revision has resulted in an increase of five points in their bonus. Sept. 1 was referred to by Civil
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    RECORD FEE TO K.C.
    139 16 Mr. Birkett's £1,050 At Derby Assizes. Mr. Norman Birkett, X.C.. wfc» il considered to be one of the most-sought-] after members of the English Bar, re- ceived, recently, a fee of i' 1,050 when he successfully defended a wealthy man on a criminal charge at Derby
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    PROTESTS AGAINST U.S. TARIFFS.
    340 17 Argentine Threats Of Reprisals. Washington, Mar. 15. The Hoover Administration is facing a most difficult situation as a result of the flood of protests coming in from foreign nations against the proposed new tariff laws of this country. With hearings on the new tariffs already under
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    AVIATOR HONOURED.
    59 17 Washington, Mar. 16. The War Department has announced that Mr. Ernest Smith, a captain in the Flyinjr Corps, United States Army Reserve?, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his flight from California to Hawaii, demonstrating the possibility of aerial communication bet"■<><n the mainland of the States
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    WILHELM BACKHAUS.
    238 17 I Return of World-Famous Pianist. The return of Wilhelm Backhaus, the world-famous pianist, to London recalls his first post-war appearance before a British audience. This took place at the Deutsches Theater, Cologne, then the home of the British Rhine Army Dramatic Company. Capt. J. H. Haygath, the Rhine
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    LEGACY FOR YOUNG GIRL.
    233 17 Stopping Farmer's Runaway Horse. i Miss Megan Lewis, aged 17, of Llanrwst, North Wales, has been left 12,300 by a farmer whose runaway horse she stopped on a hill some years ago, saving his life. The farmer was Mr. George William Tinsliy, aged 81, of Pennant,
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    TOTALISATOR BETS AND CLUBS.
    1057 17 Not Liable for Tax. HOUSE OF LORDS JUDGMENT. The House of Lords decided in mail v.c c k that the proprietors of the Stadium Club, High Holborn, were not liable to pay hetiing duty in respect of wagers on horse races made by the members of
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      373 18 EASY I njiji y r>Yi to stop that COUCH And sure to give relief and comfort For over half a century children and adults, the world over, have been taking CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. It's pleasant to the taste; contains no narcotics or harmful drugs. It relieves coughs, colds and croup
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      510 18 SECOND TO NONE. Bar-Lock Typewriter Agency :>.j, STAMFOKD ROAD. SI.V; \!'ORE. Phone 7528. NOTICE is hereliy (fan that the Mark depicted above is the propeity of DAIDi. MAT(.H COMPANY, LIMITED, a Com!>any incoi|>nrHted in Japan, and is used Bl them as n Trade Mark in respect Safety Matches manufactured, imported
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      761 18 H.M. NAVAL BASE, SINGAPORE Twi,!. i- Bill I l :,i Urn <»iV.,-p (lie Kutwrintenttini! Civil Engineer, 11. M. Naval lias^, Svletar, Sinraßoro, u|> to noon ol April I!>2'J. for Ihe ronstruction an.l srvetlon ol I and nuthouses at the Naval Baac, similar in d^siun to t!utype n QBartOri ol the
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      540 19 t*m Assets over $9,500,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $35,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HBAD OrTICI i Winchester House, Singapore LONDOH OTOCB i IT, Old Je 17. B.C. The Company has 120,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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      541 19 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Roysl Chsrter 1868.) Psid Up Capital in 600,000 shares of 16 each 13,000.000 Reserve Fund 14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 13,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Harbin Seremban Amristar lloilo Saigon
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      698 19 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) Head Offlce HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $60,000,000 Issued and fully paid np $20,000,000 Reserve Funds Sterling 1 6,000.000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B.
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      263 19 INSURANCE THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE Sad floor, Hong Kong Bank Chrs., Singapore. New insurance effected in 1928 £17,943,000. Insurance in force exceeds £93,000,000. COMMERCIAL UNION, ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine. Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £61.000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Mansger and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. The Imperial
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      194 19 BALLANTINES WHISKY ♦■j_g r_.J_|iU= X3U*?CSkV ■OliMltt Pure Matured Scotch Whisky 10 years old. Sole Af enta ROBINSON CO., LTD., SINGAPORE AND K. LUMPUR. "NATIONAL" NIGHT-LIGHT Suitable for 230 volt A.C. or D.C. Gnaranteed Eight hoars to burn (or Vt cent. w National Electric Co., Ltd., 2. RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE. Stocked
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      736 19 AUCTION SALE of valuable 99 and 999 years' leasehold land and houses No. 94, Boat Quay and No. G6, Japan Street, valuable freehold land and house No. 6, Patani Street and No. 10, Selangor Street and valuable Statutory Land Situate at Changi, Singapore. To be held at the sale-room of
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      196 20 TALCUM POWDER NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. Enquiries Solicited. r LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. "Man and Lion" Cement Best Portland Rapid Hardening Supplied against the Singapore Municipal contract for several years. Used by leading European contractors throughout Malaya. Prices Low. Copic* of Official tests ««Dt on nqunt to. Sole
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      920 20 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. |l TO LET 607-5, shophouse, East Coast Rd., Apply 14, Market Street. VACANCIES at the Crescent Flats, TanI jote Katong. Apply Meyer Brothers. 1 TO LET two new bungalows at Orchard Road. Apply M. B. E. Angullia and Co., 4, Robinson Road. ROEDENE, 40, Stevens Road, to
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      231 20 HOMEWARD BOUND WE OFFER THE WORLD'S BEST "BARTMANNS" AND "SEWARD" CABIN AND WARDROBE TRUNKS REDUCED PRICES LARGE ASSORTMENT YOU PAY LESS AT FRANKEL'S Wardrobe Trunk Cabin Size $65.00. Cabin Trunk 34 in. Size $34.50. FRANKEi BROTHERS 875, VICTORIA STREET. TILLEY SAFETY LAMPS Burn Kerasene Oil (not Benzine) 1m J md
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      330 20 ZEISS BINOCULARS Opera Glasses and Pocket Telescopes* MINIMUM PRICES. Write or call for illustrated list. MOTION SMITH 14, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. THONG WHATT CO. Agents for THE IKESH FOOD AND REFRIGERATING Co., Ltd. Suppliers of Wines, Spirits and Tinned Provisions. No. 123. BEACH ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone 49G5. CHOICEST UMB, KUTTQK,
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