The Straits Times, 21 April 1930

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEABLT A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      58 1 SINGAPORE! TB. CECIL ST. ('PHONE B 161). Ny Carkberg Beer In bottle* and dratifht Bole laporUra EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. In Denmark) SINGAPORE BJ9w|Rjj»>. >aH -^-^"j^iS*^S9B^PJ B& lr ill 9Ba^^Bs»^w 7^ iv 4 IDal^Bwsß^^^Ba^H f r I Sole Agents for Malaya: JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS, LTD., (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE.
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      171 1 KUALA LUMPUR I 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) •"'M'H»»" EASTER El WEEK A special show is being made in all departments during Easter Week. Gifts and Novelties of all descriptions to please every individual taste. Whether it is something for HIM or something for HER, Robinsons have it. And of
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      13 1 Prime Portland "0 X" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE.
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      516 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJ». CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnacc due Spore. KHIVA 9,000 May 3 KANPURA 16,000 May
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      606 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) I TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due tall JATSUTAMARU 8,000 Apl. 24 £6 1 I i KASHIMA MARU 10,000 May 8 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Hay 21 22 jt SUWA MARU 10,700 June 5 6 3 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 June 19
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      450 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOUENE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly tailings by the wallknown «t«amer MARELLA (7865 toni) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4612 torn. The Mb MARELLA ia on* of the largest and finest •teamen trading to Australia, cablna
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      668 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAV. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 54S1, with Mb-connectloas to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore mat Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Baresn Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways. MAETSUYCKER—
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      573 2 I THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV. CO. LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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      515 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAV. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Jfretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure m^V A vT A A P J 28 AP'- a" MALINI May 5 May 7 The iteamen are fitted throughout
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      471 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Sloontv.-iart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rutterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Smmm Amsterdam Southampton Mars. ill. b Rotterdam Tonnage m.s. Sil.aj.ik 13.000 R.L. Apr. 26 Kon. L». NcderlamN'n s.L-nr, S.M.N. May 2 m.v. Indrnpcipra 12.0(10 R.L. May 9 I .J. P. Coaa 11.110 S.M.N. May
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      1453 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Incorporated in Norway) Direct Fast Monthly Service from CELAWAN DELI, PENANG AND SINGAPORE to SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, PORTLAND, ORE SEATTLE, TACOMA and VANCOUVER, B.C. Arrive Due Sails San S'uure S'puie Francisco M.V. SOMERVILLE May 4 May 10 June 12 M.V. BONNEVII.LE May 2!) June July 7 M.V.
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      481 3 HOLLANDEAST ASIA LINE KBGITI.AK, I KKI(;llT SKKVICK TO MDMA, KOTIKRIIAM, AMSTERDAM. ANTWERP. 11 \MKI C(. AND BKKMKN. HOMEWARDS Due Leave Tunn.ige Spore Spore GEMMA 8.420 Apr. 28 Apr. 29 ZOSMA •s.UH May L'ti Muy 27 OOSTKKRK H,\2.) Jum- .Ilii^- U Also calls at Marseilles. Steamers calling at Penanf if inducement
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      331 3 EARTHENWARE SUB-SOIL PIPES For ANTI-MALARIAL WORKS Sizes Stocked 4 to 8 Inches. Other Sizes Made t<, Order. ENQUIRIES BOLKITED. THE ELKAYES POTTERIES Office 40, HIGH STREET. LATEST BOOKS" Tin: BAKNANTYNI SAl'l'llllds. 1,, 1 Ilird. LNCHANTED 111 ST. by Frances Noeatla IHK lIKViII H..VH. b) rtjndhan v.rnn AN EVE FOX AN
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      30 4 I..\MBERT- At her residence. 8, Orchard Road, Singapore, on Good Fridty, April 18 :;i:,n, Athea, widow of the lat.- -Mr. Jeau Rudolph Lambert, of Singapoie, aged K9. Deeply iet;retted.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      28 4 Hi. W. Lambert and Miss L. Lambert wWk to il.nnk relatives and friends fjr theii Kind attendance at their mother's funeral ai.u also those who sent wreaths.
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      618 4 ItVIT. At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on April 21. 11)30, to Mr. and Mrs, a. W. Levit (Thelma Clumeck) a son. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any poaltloa advertised In im. »e colnmns lend coplea of teitimomilt On vet e«nd orglnale. WANTED. LINO-OPERATORS. Apply 65a Straits Times. WANTED, young lady
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      612 4 >♦«♦«»«♦»♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦««««♦♦♦♦«»»♦■♦ MOTOR VEHICLES ITALASIA, LTD., Fiat Concessionaues announce reorganisation of their second-hand car department, and therefore better value*. Every car receives proper overhaul and reconditioning before disposal. Favourable prices always allowed for the trade-in against new Fiats of the small European car class with capacity 1,000 c.c. or under. MISCELLANEOUS
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      722 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, 68, Prinsep Street, immediate entry. Apply 75, Cairn Hill Koad. TO LET. 3, Ramsgate Road, off Grove Road, and close to Katong Park. Rent $110. Apply Tel No. 7080. TO LET, compound house, No. 14, Rose Lane, Tunjong Katong Road. Apply No. 14, Market Street.
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      618 4 EFFICIENT shorthand-typist wanted. Only first-class note takers with extens4«a knowledge of English need apply. Reply, in first instance, stating age and salary required to 318, Straits Times. GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of April 25, 1930, for the following works 1.
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      736 4 MUNICIPALITY OF MALACCA Ordinance No. 135 (Municipal). LAY-OUT SCHEME FOR BLOCK No. 12, MALACCA. NOTICE is hereby given under Section 100 that the Municipal Commissioners of the Town and Fort of Malacca have prepared a scheme showing the streets, backlanes and open spaces that they deem necessary to secure proper
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      611 4 NEWLY IPNTED Do you want' to b* kaW*? Buy Bento without delay. It is n newlyinvented article which has had such a big dt-mand in Europe that it BSM only recently heen possible to introduce it into Malaya. When unseed to the air BeptO destroys bacilli automatically and removes all
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      905 5 MORTGAGEE'S SALE of valuable fret-hold and leasehold Singapore |>ru]>< rties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co'i saleroom. No. HO, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, April 18, 1930 at 2.3* p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and •hophouse dwelling- known as Mo* 1. 1 IA. it), SC, Loront < Baylang K«>:i«) ami
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      484 5 AUCTION SALE of handsome well kept Uak household furniture, gramophone, etc. To be held at No. 28, Balmoral Road (off Bukit Timah Road) on Saturday, April 26. ltM at 2.M p.m. C.iniprisint; one double spring Motor hornless cabinet gramophone in teak case bjuThc Gramophone Manufacturing Company, London, very comfortable teak
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      427 5 IMPORTANT NOTICE RE TAI TONG PAWNSHOP L IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS <• SETTLEMENT OK SINGAPORE. Suit No. 114 of 19S0. Between CHOP TIIYE ON TONG. Plaintiff, •< nd TAI TON« PAWNSHOP. Defendant*. By »n Order of Court made herein on I Lpril 8, 1930, Cheong Koon
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      379 5 RUBBER SEED THE PAMANOEKAN TJIASEM LANDS, SOEBANG, JAVA. (THE ANGLO DUTCH PLANTATION? OF JAVA, LTD., LONDON) offer for A. Hevea Seed from the Company'! isolated budded Seed Garden! at WangoenredJa ("Tjikadoe Seed") particulars of which will be found in the November 1927 lisa* of The 125 Guilder cents per iced
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      94 5 SAVE FREIGHT ON YOUR RUBBER BY INSTALLING THE G. E. W. Toggle Baling Press Used by leading Rubber Packers and Shippers. I May we quote for your requirements SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 2717. w-44 The re 3 nofhrnij n*&rc ref reshmtf Phoenix KODAK FILM has certain definite attributes that
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    SHOUT PRICES AT PENANG RACES.
    1486 6 Favourites Again Prevail. THREE WINNING MOUNTS FOR DAVIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 20. A:i might have been expected a much lut-gor crowd attended the second day of the Pcr.an»r races. H.H. the Sultan 'of I'erak anil suite were again present. Owing to mailer
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    962 6 3 Oldham's Lapse Brightens Chelsea's Chances. The following are the positions of clubs in the English and Scottish League tabtcs after mntches played on Friday and Saturday last First Division. T. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Sheffield Wed. 36 22 7 7 87 46 51 Derby County
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    INVITATION TO INDIA.
    43 6 Hockey Team Asked to Tour England in 1932. London, Apr. 10. The English Hockey Association has invited the Indian Hockey Federation to semi a team to tour England in 1932, the matches to include an international between England and India.
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    TODAY'S RUGBY DUEL IN PARIS.
    545 6 France's Chance to Win Championship. Today at Colombes, Paris, thousands of Rugby enthusiasts will gather to witness the tinal struggle in the international championship between France and Wales. The event will be doubly popular, owing to the Easter holidays, which always attract a large number
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    SWIMMING.
    129 6 Local Chinese S.C. Overwhelm Penang C.S.C. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Apr. 20. The Singapore Chinese Swimming Club nerwhelmed the Penang Chinese Swimming Club at a gala tournament yestcr'ay. In spite of their X ng journey, by train, :hc visitors showed surprisingly good i p orm. In the water-polo
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    WIGHTMAN CUP.
    57 6 The American Team Selected. Brookline, Apr. 10. The American Wightman Cup team will be composed as follows Miss Wills. Miss Moody. Miss Helen Jacobs, Miss Edith Cross, Miss Sarah Palfrey and Miss Mary Greef. Miss Mi&nne Palfrey, the elder sister of Miss Sarah Palfrey, is also going to
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    THREE-RUN VICTORY Johore Win on The S.R.C Ground.
    283 6 THREE-RUN VICTORY Johore Win on The S.R.C Ground. An exciting finish and a win by three runs fcr the visitors was the result of the match between Hie S.R.C. and the Johore C.C. nlayed on the S.R.C. ground on Saturday. Johore won the toss and batted first. They were out
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    TRIUMPH OF AGE.
    50 6 Sexagenarian Wins Military Drag Hunt's Cup. London, Apr. ii. The sexagenarian Cornmander-in-Ohief of Aldershot, Lieut.-Gen. Sir David Campbell, won the Military Drag Hunt's Gup at Aldershot by a short head, against field officers averaging 23 years of age. Sir David Campbell won the Grand National in 1896.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    224 6 Vnnday, April 21. Fenanc Rues. M.S.V.K.. B.R.A. Rifle meeting at X.1.. Third Day of S.C'.C. vs. Seiangor Match, S.C.C. Golf: Keppel G.C. Easter Competition. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Johore, Johore Bahru S.C.C. vs. S.C.n.C, S.C.R.C. Tuesday, April Ti r««tttail: S.C.C. Ist XI vs. R.E.. Pads**; JJ..S.K.A. League Ist Div.,
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    17 6 The co-operation of Club sccretar'es la requested in keeping this diary of SMrtinc c\cnts accurate and up-to-date
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    AUSTRALIAN RACE. RESULTS.
    125 6 Odds-on Favoyrjqu Win At Randwick. (From Our Own Correspondent) I Sydney, Apr. 1!). The following were the results of th<? principal race: at Randwick Autumn Stakes. NIGHT MARCH 1 AMOUNTS I DONALD Betting Night March II to 'J on, Amounis 10 to 9, Donald .10 to 1.
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    TENNIS.
    248 6 S.C.R.C. Tournament. Further results in the S.C.R.C. tournament were as follows Open Single* hampionxhip. Chia Tack Yam beat Wck Kne Yons. fi 2, a HaatSi Handicap. Lai Kwontr Chjn ln-.a Kvan Wong, 0 J, A Doublet Handicap. John Lim and I. 11. Hasßtst aaa* C K. Paag »»4 Tan
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    REMARKABLE FEAT.
    46 6 One- Armed Man Holes Out With Tee-Shot. London, Apr. 7. At the Prince's golf links, Sandwich, against :in adverse wind, ("apt. C. K. Wilson, who lost his right arm during the War, holed out at the fifth— a distance of 198 yards in one.
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    S.C.C. Snooker Tournament.
    65 6 The followinjr ties have been arranged in the S. C.C. volunteer snooker tournament fo:- Wednesday next (apt f. DMTdm and I>. R. Ctmeron v>. A. S. Bar.V« and C P. Burke D. R. A. llohlyn an.l Paul Storr rs. V. C Marmtita aad 11. w. Kuemlcr K.
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      32 6 WATCHES Punctuality ELEGANCE The watch preferred by 20 million people. Wholesale RENE ULLMANN Capitol Building. SINGAPORE. laW^^t" 4^^ =k *rsa y.. 1 r af^ M ■nf >\ {cti tj*"" M RbVl__aV"~\ Z*> .///4m
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      17 6 VICHY WATER Source Celestins Stocks of Quarts, Pints Splits A. CLOUET Co., Ltd. 2-1, RAFFLES QUAY, SINGAPORE.
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      80 6 I llHiSMK^^^^H J^ PROD UCT of science, j^^HP^^, KLIM comes to you a iHu^ I creamy powder, in special >^\X 1 vacuum seaI «l cans— as pure t and safe and uniform ""'k > v r !H! H supply as the world affords. yi^nift^^S^fc^^^^^ I 1'" rr t 1 whole
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      282 7 ALHAMBRA ?e° o n a Extended until Monday, April M. Change of Programme Tuesday, April 22. SINGING CHORUS OF 60 DANCING ENSEMBLE OF 100 I SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF 75 I S^WIILIAM FOX presents the first Vfennes»^^ H^^ALL SINGING DANaNGTALKJNG^^gB SONG HAROLD MURRAY NORMATERRIP^ AND GERTRUDE LAWRENCE STAR OF MANY STAGE
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      311 7 VICTORIA THEATRE To-night at 9.30 p.m. CARL LAWSON Presents THE BANDMAN COMEDY CO., with HILDA DORRINGTON TO-NIGHT TIES, and WEI), APRIL 22 and 2]. MEET THE WIFE Th «ii»n l^uxwf B, LYNN STARLING. JNJJAND^ TH tw?nYfds IDAY APRIL 2S freoerJck jackson THE DOVER ROAD D, FREDERICK JACKSON. mlNf s GUEATBBT
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      296 7 READY FOR TALKIES SHORTLY THE MARLBOROUGH Western Electric Equipment Installed. Up-to-date Ventilation. First-Clas* Productions. Watch for Opening Date. and C thclr r csh rTlllCOljUKy S juice of ripe I blackcurrants Glycerine &Y%]l CVfi 17^1 They are V BlackCvmnt STIX^ 1 lilbiJU delightfully soot hi n Obtainable from aY Chemists, Stores
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    CHANNEL TUNNEL REPORT.
    1631 8 Committee Favours Its Construction. The report of the Channel Tunnel Committee, issued on March 14, states that such a tunnel could be built and operated at a coat which would permit of traffic rates not higher than those on the short cross-Channel route. Although some interests would
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    PASSENGERS.
    631 8 The followins passengers arc leaving the Straits for Home by the Sarncdon, sailing ironi Singapore on Tuesday Mrs. R. H. Pitts, The Hon. Mr. A. S. 3«iley und Mrs. Baile-, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. A. •VindVhtt. Mr. K. H. Mackenzie. Mr. B. R. )lden. Mr. and Mrs. K.
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    SHIPBUILDING IN EUROPE.
    925 8 A U.S. Naval Architect's Analysis. The economic phases of modern shipyard practice bearing on the problem of the higher cost of ship construction in the United States and in Kurope, especially in Great Britain, were discussed by Mr. William B. Ferguson, consulting naval architect and marine engineer,
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    BULLION REPORT.
    712 8 Messrs. Samuel Montagu Co.'s Weekly Letter. London, Mar. 19. The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £151^73,749 on March 12, las compared with £151,601,773 on the previous Wednesday 1. and represent* a decrease of £2,0.12,566 since April 2D, IMS, when an effective gold standard was
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    42 8 A sale of work was held by the Malacca Church Workers' Association in the new three-storey building of the Mohamedan Hindu Endowment Board, a very fine building nt the junction of Mill Rop.d and Wolferstan Road. The sale brought in about $200.
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    53 8 Mrs. Chan Hong Kwce (nee Tan Siew Neo), wife of the late Mr. Chan Hong Kwee of Malacca, died at the age of 62 years at 9.15 a-m., on Thursday, after being ill for nine days. She leaves two sons, Messrs. Chan Liang Hin and Chan Liang Swee, three daughters,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    143 8 Moii<lay, April Ji. Skip* alongside Ihr Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf I.nliin>, Dredger Kuantan, Sri Tunda. I.M.S. Hoppers 1 and Mutiiirn. Melanin, I'»l".nOil Wharf H.M.S. Hi-rald. Coal Wharf Patrol. VESSELS IN DBT DOCKS. Tanjong Paf «r. Albert Dock PiUlinir. Hopper lilp N.». ML
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    Vessels Arrived.
    275 8 AZAY LX ItIDKAV. French. 7,"lrt tons, from Haiphong 21-4, for Marseilles tl-4. BAN HONG UONG, Brit., 70H tons, from Samarang 21-4. for Chcriuon unc. CIRCK, Brit., HI-I tons, from I. DiekMß 21-1. for P. Iliekson 22-4. KDKMIALK Brit.. 1.001 tons, from Batavia 20-4. for Blinjoc 21-1. GIANG SKNG,
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    59 8 Mr. C. V. Brandon, of Messrs. B. ABarbour. Ltd., Scremban, is spending a holiday at Fraser's Hill. On his return he will proceed to Malacca to take over charue of the Malacca branch of Messrs. E. A. Barbour. Mr. K. V. N Shutte will take over the Sorcirban branch from
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    72 8 The marriage was solemnised on Mar. 26, at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Jcssclton, of Mr. Albert M. Andrews, Assistant of Messrs. A. Clouet and Co., Singapore, son of the late Mr. Francis Michael Andrews, former Government printer of North Borneo, and Miss Juliana Mary of St. Francis Convent,
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      547 8 SHIPPING NOTES. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Tanjong llaruni Surveying Beacons. From now onward ur.til the end of October, unlightcd surveying floating beacons surmounted by black flngs arc being moored by 11. M. surveying vessel Herald in connection with hydrographic ■work in an arra the centre of which is 89 miles 250
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      268 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright I Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. fall, thine. Humidity tion. L P. P. im. hour*. m.p.h. Alor Star 92 73 0.06 9.0 IS < ;i 1 m Fine Kota Bharu 90 73 Nil 9.1 76 SW 5
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      299 8 ARRANGEMENT FOR THE WEEK. Monday, April 21. J H. W. 2i."> a.m., 7 ft. B'fif, 5.W p.m., 6 ft. Public' and Bank Holiday.'' The Randman Comedy Co., "Meet the Wife," Vic. Theatre, D.3U p.m. Tuesday, April 22. H. W. 3.29 a.m., C ft. W in., Tu'» p.m.. C ft. 1
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    NET PROFIT AND NET LOSS.
    812 9 NET PROFIT AND NET LOSS. False Ideas Conveyed To Shareholders. Mr. P. D. UaVe, F.C.A., writing In The I"in«<|ci«il Tim«», gays that the question, "Whut is net profit?" w«* raised in a reeent leading article published in The Financial Times. It was there pointed out that to state a proftt
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      A UNITED FRONT.
      841 9 Rubber Restriction In Sight. Exactly a month has pasted since the international gathering of rubber-producing interests approved the Anglo-Dutch proposal to cease tapping during the month of May next, says The Financial Times. In a circular to its members; issued a few days later, the Council of
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      RUBBER INDUSTRY PROBLEMS.
      1114 9 Review of the Solutions Proposed. Messrs. Wm. J. ard H. Thompson writes as follows in the Rubber and Tea Quarterly The outlook for the rubber plantation industry is, by general consent, more problematical t'-day than for many years pabt. Prices have fallen to the lowest level tor
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      DIRECTORS' REPORT.
      259 9 The Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd. The report of the directors of the Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd., to be submitted to the shareholders at the I twentieth annual geneial meeting of the company in London, is as follows The directors submit their report ana accounts
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    REACTION IN CANADA.
    415 9 Trouble of Selling The Wheat Crop. After five years of steady expansion, rising indices in every branch of production and general prosperity, Canada is now witnessing a temporary decline and clouded outlook, principally owing to the complex problem of marketing the abnormal surplus of exportable wheat at
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    DUTCH TAPPING.
    174 9 Some Companies Will Not Stop in May. The committee for the protection of the interests of Dutch rubber producers lia* sent a communication to rubber producers as i follows I "Up till the present 134 Dutch rubber comI ppnies representing a production of 45,251 tons, and Belgium, French,
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    HIGHLANDS & LOWLANDS
    268 9 HIGHLANDS LOWLANDS The report of the directors of the Highlands and Lowlands Paia Rubber Co., Ltd., submitted to the shareholders at the twentyfonrth annual general meeting of th« company on April 8 in London, is as follows The directors submit their report and accounts for the year ended Dec. 31,
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    McKENNA DUTIES AND. MOTOR-CARS.
    671 9 Manufacturers State Their Position. The motor industry's position regarding the McKenna duties and the horse-power tax is given in a statement issued by the British section of the Sociefy of Motor Mai nufacturers and Traders. "A non-political inquiry on the operation of the McKenna duties, particularly
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    CROP FAILURE
    109 9 Great Distress in South J* Siara. Tie rice crop in most place in South i is reported to be an almost complete failure. Apart from some favoured districts, for example, around Patalung, where a harvest it sorts has apparently k een reaped, not more than ten per cent,
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. APRIL 21. COOLIE CO-OPERATORS.
    1153 10 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. APRIL 21. COOLIE CO-OPERATORS. Several days ago the Straits Times published an appreciative account of a moving picture film which has been made in order to intioduce the co-op jrative movemen to Indian estate labourers, and it may bt useful, both to the planting community
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    WHAT'S WRONG WITH MALAYA ?
    1611 10 WHAT'S WRONG WITH MALAYA A Disgruntled Citizen Airs Some Grievances. In the following article a Selangor correspondent unburdens himself of grievances which have accumulated during Home years' residence in the F.M.S. No doubt t,he authorities he criticises could raise more or less satisfactory defences to the charge) made, but the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    260 10 Dr. J. \V. Scharff is appointed to act as Chief Health Officer, Singapore. Mr. G. E. Cator replaces Mr. G. G Wilson as Commissioner of Currency. Major A. A. Lermit, 0.8. E., of Malacca was a passenger arriving by the s.s. Mantua. Dr. J. S. Webster, radiologist,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    821 10 \THE END OF THE WAR. Once more they come, the-okl familiar prices. The Petrol War has ended, and the cost of motoring: In M»^iv:i returns to what has to be regarded us normal. It was too pood to last, of course. Kveryone knew that only for
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    SIX LIVES LOST IN ATTACK. CHITTACONG ARMOURIES RAIDED BY INSURGENTS.
    1164 11 SIX LIVES LOST IN ATTACK. CHITTACONG ARMOURIES RAIDED BY INSURGENTS. Grave Situation Now In Hand. REBELS FLEE. Safety of Women And Children. I 1.0 gr*wta« talc «.f disorders in India culminated on Friday night m M attack <m the police and ra. way :il -m.>..rie* at CMttafMf h> I hand
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    AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND FLIGHT.
    114 11 Smith and Shiers Reach Bima. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Apr. 20. The Australian airmen Dave Smith and Wally Shiers, who are attempting to fly from Australia to England, resumed their flight from Wyndham today and arrived at Bima.— Straits Times Copyright. The airmen originally left Sydney on
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    NOT "NEAR" BEER.
    128 11 Prohibition Official Charged. Washington, Apr. 19. Pklawr CnwM4 the national Prohibition supervisor, has been granted leave of absence pending the investigation by a grand jury regarding the "arrangements alleged to have been made with him by the representatives of the Cereal Beverage Company of New York, for
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    MURDER BY WIRELESS
    90 11 Peasant's Fiendish Plan. Prague, Apr. 11. Murder by wireless was the fiendish plan devised by a peasant. Riding to Warnsdorf. he climbed or. to the roof of the house of his brother-in-law, mrainst whom he had a grudge, fixed a wire to the wireless antenna? and flung
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    GERMAN COMMUNISTS
    44 11 Collision with Police In Leipzig. Leipzig, Apr. 20. Young Communists frcm all parts of ih« country who wei\? making a demonLtration this afternoon came into collision with the police. Both sides u.sed firearms, and one policeman and two Communists were killed. Reuter.
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    SOVIET AND UKRAINE
    84 11 End of Great Conspiracy Trial. Riga, Apr. 20. Th; great theatre of Kharkoff was well fill'd for the- trial of 45 members of the Union for Liberation of the Ukraine, who are charged with plotting to overthrow Soviet paver in the Ukraine. The trial was conducted in
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES
    38 11 Embarks at Port Said For Marseilles. Port Said, Apr. 20. The Prince of Wales has arrived here from Cairo on the conclusion of his holiday in Africa, and will embark tonight for Marseilles. Reuter.
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    ROYAL VISITORS.
    121 11 Uncle of King of Siam A Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 20. Pi fnee Damning, uncle of lI. M. the King of Siam, is expected to arrive at Penang tomorrow by train and to sail for Europe on Thursday by the s.s. Lalandia. l'lincc Pamrong is
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    PETROL WAR AT AN END.
    223 11 Big Jump in Price. FROM 23 CENTS TO 80 CENTS. Two or three hours on Saturday saw a drastic change in the price of petrol in Singapore. When motorists were on their way to the office in the morning, and bought petrol, they were charged
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    JAPANESE COTTON.
    196 11 Protest Against Indian Duties. Tokio, Apr. 19. It is understood that the Foreign Office, in compliance' with the request of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners, is making representations to the Indian Government regarding the so-called discriminating duty on cotton imposed in India. The proposal of the Department
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    "IN WORST OF TASTE."
    126 11 IN WORST OF TASTE." Impertinent Biography 01 The Queen. London, Apr. 11. In refusing to print extracts from what it describes as "an impertinent biography of the Queen," written by Mrs. Charlotte Cavendish, who is said to be the widow of the late Colonel Cavendish, of the Indian Army, the
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    MR. CHARLES SCRIBNER.
    87 11 Death of Well-Known American Publisher. New York, Apr. 20. The death has occurred, from heart disease, of Mr. Charles Scribner, who founded Scribner's Magazine. Reuter. Mr. Scribner was 76 years of age. Since 1875 he was identified with the firm of Charles Scribner and Sons, which was
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    FAREWELL FUNCTION
    117 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 19. The staff cf the Universal Car (Ford Company) entertained their popular managsr, Mr. Milne, to a farewell party on Wednesday night on ths eve of his departure for Home on leave. The spacious ::howrcom was well decorated and illuminated and a
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    DOMINION STATUS IN INDIA.
    159 11 Mr. Lansbury's Warning. SITUATION EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. London, Apr. 20 Speaking at Bournemouth Mr. George Lancbury, the First Commissioner of Works, declared that the situation in India was extremely difficult. He emphasised that the aim of Labour was to nccord Dominion status whenever we arc able to
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    JAPAN'S DIET.
    82 11 Lively Opposition in New Session. Tokio, Apr. 20. Tom-rrow will sec the opening of the special session of the Diet necessitated by the dissolution on Jan. 21 and the general election on Feb. 20. Although the Government Party was reVuincd with a clear majority, the threeweek session is
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    NAVAL PACT.
    71 11 Tokio Gives Instructions For Signature. Tokio, Apr. 20. Instructions entitling Mr. Wakatsuki to sign the Naval Pact on behalf of Japan were dispatched to London this evening after careful study by the Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the ViceMinister for the Navy ?nd other high officials
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    85 11 Speedy Effect of Resumed Relations. Moscow, Apr. 19. Since the resumption of relations between Great Britain and the Soviet, Russia has placed orders in Britain for £10 000.000, according to the report of trie head of the Soviet trade delegation in London. The orders include tractors and
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    BRITAIN & WEIHAIWEI.
    40 11 BRITAIN WEIHAIWEI. Agreement for Rendition Signed. Nanking, Apr. 10. It is officially announced that an agreement for the rendition of Weihaiwei t.: China was signed last nitrht by hir Miles Lampoon, the British Minister and Dr. C. T. Wang.— Reuter.
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    JAPAN AND CHINA.
    35 11 Terms of Tariff Agreement Approved. Tokio, Apr. 19. The committee appointed by the Privy Council to examine the new tariff agreement between China and Japan has expressed approval of the proposals.— Nichi-Nichi.
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    RAILWAY MYSTERY.
    104 11 Gruesome Discovery at Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 21. A gruesome mystery is occupying the attention of the Kuala Lumpur police. On Good Friday morning the lower part of the left arm of a man, apparently Tamil coolie, was found near the raitway track,
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    48 11 Th? annual function lold in honour of St. George will be held at the Malacca Club on Saturday, when a fancy dress ball will bo givtn. The music will be supplied by the Welch Dance Band cf Singapore. It is anticipated that thero will be a large attendance.
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    TERRIBLE FIRE IN CHURCH.
    94 11 Hundred Worshippers Perish. Bukharest, Apr. 19. About a hundred worshippers, mostly women and children, died following a fire in the village church of Costesti during Mass. The outbreak was caused by the flame f one of the candles carried by a member of the congregation. Panic
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    FLIGHT TO AFRICA.
    356 11 Duchess of Bedford's Success. Cape Town, Apr. 19. The Duchess of Bedford and Cant. Barnard, accompanied by Mr. R. Little as auxiliary pilot, have accomplished a flight here from London in just over nine days. Reuter. The mac hine is the same as that in which the
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    DUCHESS REMANDED
    129 11 Charge of Attempted Suicide. London, Apr. 11. The Duchecs cf Leinstjr pleaded not guilty, at the Lambeth Police Court today, to a charge of attempted suicide. She was remanded till Monday. Bail was refused. Mr. Stanley Williams, whose home is at Middlesbrough, but who had been living for
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    VATICAN'S ANXIETY.
    143 11 Gandhi Movement and The Catholic Church London, Apr. 11. The Vatican News Agency declares that the Gandhi movement is being followed with particular interest by the Holy See, bec-au-e of the effects it might have on the petition of the Roman Catholic Church. Ecclesiastical authorities are said to
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    HOW CLEMENCEAU SAVED FOCH.
    2163 11 A Stirring Defence in The Chamber. WAS HE UNGRATEFUL? Overhauling the High Command. In this further instalment from his posthumously-published book '•Grandeur ind Misery <>r Vl<tor the late M. O.emenceau deals with •he roprcu^ions «f the disax r-.n-loss of the Chemin dos Dames, which Ml almost
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      50 11 I TODAYS FEATURES. Political Diary of the Week IS What's Wrong with Malaya 10 Malayan Exhibition at Kuala 1 Lumpur Home Football Results II i I Malayan Coif Championship II Selangor-Sinjrapore Cricket 13 I i M.S.V.R. Rifle Shooting IS Penang Races Australian Race Results II i Malaya March Rubber Statistics
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    PROPAGANDA AT THE SHOW.
    3016 12 Modern Mothercraft In Poor Homes. MALAYA'S BABIES. A Discovery of Artistic Enthusiasm. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kaala Lumpur, Apr. 20. A visit to the Malayan Exhibition on Saturday evening was an adventure. The dense motor traffic was handled as well as the lay-out of the locality
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    E. L. CONCERT.
    106 12 Interesting Programme Given At Malacca. Malacca, Apr. 20, Last" night at the Assembly Hall of the Suydam Girls' School, a large crowd of Epworth Leaguers were assembled to watch a concert given chiefly by Singapore Leaguers. A very interesting and enjoyable evening was spent despite the fact
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    POOR RESPONSE FROM CEYLON.
    447 12 R.G.A. Comments On Tapping Holiday. London, Apr. 11. At the annual meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association today, Mr. G. H. Masefield stated that larger offices for the Association were being: negotiated. They were partly required to' accommodate the new Commercial Research Department. Dealing with the
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    NEW CHINESE CONSUL.
    162 12 Expects to Bring Europeans And Chinese Together. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 21. Penang's new Chinese consul, Mr. Nieu Tsu Yang, who arrived by the President Van Buren, was met at the pier by many prominent Chinese, including the retiring consul. Interviewed, Mr. Nieu Tsu Yang
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    S.V.C. EASTER CAMPS.
    190 12 Gunners' Strenuous Week-End At Siglap. The outskirts of Singapore witnessed considerable military activity during the taster week-end. Yesterday at Seletar A (Scottish) Company and "B (English) Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps fired over a thousand rounds in musketry practice. The S.V.R.A. went into camp at Siglap
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    71 12 A mail from Batavia by aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The regular 8.1. vessel due to carry the homeward mail on Thursday, having been withdrawn, the mail will be dispatched on Wednesday, by the s.s. Talma. On Thursday, a supplementary homeward mail will be
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    M.P.A.A. MEETING.
    425 12 Firewalking and Sunday Tapping Discussed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 21 Presiding at the annual meeting of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association yesterday, at the Caledonian Club, Nibong Tebal, Mr. J. W. Kennedy said that Malaya no doubt continues to be attractive to the Indian labourer, whose
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    55 12 At the Pavilion tonight Harold Lloyd will be seen in Get Out and Get Under and Adolphe Menjou in Marquis Preferred at 7.15 p.m. Married in Hollywood,*' the operetta of the talking screen, is still attracting large crowds at the Alhambra. It will be screened tonight for the
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    44 12 Among the visitors to Malacca during Eatter wsre Mrs. Bcstock of Singapore, Messrs. Bell and McDonald of Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Fry (C.D.0., Muar), Messrs. E. V. Montandon and G. L. Hill of the National City Bnnk (Singapore), and Mir. W. K. Darby of Singapore.
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    VICTORIA THEATRE
    55 12 Bandman Comedy Company Opens Tonight. Tonight at the Victoria Theatre. Mi Carl Lawson presents the Bandmai Comedy Company in Meet the Wife t open their season. This piece was pro viously played a few months ago ii Singapore, and was well received. Th< caste will include Mr. Carl
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      STERN STRUGGLE FOR RUNS.
      822 13 S;C.C. on Top. SELANGOR BATSMEN FAIL BADLY. With a couple of strong baltinjf sidc-i out, the S.C.C. and Selanjjor match was lonfidently expected to bring a jtlut of runs and a draw, but Jupiter Ptuviui upset all forecasts by making the wicket iiin- and soft, and
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      TODAY'S PLAY.
      589 13 S.C.C. Make 246 in Second Innings. A hot sun had made the wicket easier for the batsmen when play was resumed this morninfr. Hamilton and WiKßlesvorth continued a;:;;inst the bowllnjr of Bostock-Hill and Cill. With the addition of only three runs, Hamilton, in attempting to drive BostockHill, misjudged
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      PENANG SCORE 226 AT IPOH.
      607 13 Pcrak All Out For 161. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 19. Play in the annual inter-State cricket match batmen Pernk and Penang bejran this morning. Pcnang won the toss and chose to bat. M:'.-. hall and Anthony, the opening hr.tnricn, both started cautiously but
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      SINGAPORE POLO.
      185 13 Royal Johore Beaten By Polo was among the various holiday sport attractions offered in Singapore, and those who visited the Polo Club yesterday saw an interesting match against Royal Johore. The result, at the end of three chukkers, was a win for Singapore by 2 i. The Sultan's
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      INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
      71 13 Scottish Team Chosen to Meet England. The Scottish team to meet England m the men's international golf match, at St. Andrews, on Saturday, May. 24, is J.K. Bookless (Inverness), W. Campbell (Cambuslang), J.A. Lang (Erskine), W. Willis Mackenzie (Mortonhall), S. L. McKinlcy (Alexander), E.A. Ruvie (Leven Thistle), J.
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      M.S.V.R. SHOOTING MEET.
      918 13 Burma Rifles Marksmen Doing Well. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 20. The' serious work of the Easter meeting of the M.S.V.R. Battalion Rifle Association began on Saturday morning with the Services lAggregate Shoot, divided into four events, followed in the' afternoon by the superiority of
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      TWO DAYS' RESULTS IN GOLF MEETING.
      350 13 Upton and Kyle in The Final. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuiln Lumpur, April 20 The Malayan golf championship meeting openad at the Stlangcr Golf Club yostordny, with a faiidy representative entry of 35, including the holder, R. Craik, and three cx-c'hampions, E. P. Kyle,
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      NO LARGER WICKET.
      145 13 Australian Tourists', Dictum Causes Surprise. The Ausl.-alian bUNM for England wll not have tht larger wicket in any of their matches before the final Ti'^t. This surprising (kfision follows a cabled inquiry by the County Cricket Advisory Committee to which fie Australian Board of Control have replied
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      NEW TENNIS HOPE.
      83 13 Worcester Girl's Success In Wightman Cup Trials. London, Apr. 10. The Wightman Cup tennis trials at Wimbledon have revealed a new Knjjlish hope in Miss Doris Round, of Worcester, who, at the age of 19, is regarded as little inferior to Suzanne Lcnglen at the same age.
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      KEEN FIGHTS FOR PROMOTION.
      297 13 Oldham Drop ftack. CUP-FINAL REHEARSAL ENDS IN DRAW. London. Ap.'. 19. The following were the results of English and Scottish LeagM ganitt played today •s HirmillKhlim 1 I'lirtsninul ll Blackburn R. 0 Baeffl. M Wed. Grimsby Town 2 Derby Couaty Haddenfeld T. Arsenal Leicester City 3
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      LOSS TO RACING.
      139 13 Well-known Indian Racehorse Destroyed. Doml ay. Apr. 10. Du-k Kacshaw, betM whiili gave such i .i-.ii.iise in Urn recent racing leaaon in Calcutta, had to be shot on Sunday in I'oona a.< a result of a serious accident. It appears that the animal, which »as in the
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      BIG FEE DECLINED.
      118 13 Q.P. Rangers Refuse to Tart With Goddard. A record transfer fee for a southern footballer has been made by a northern First Dhriaion dub for George GoddaH. Queen's I'ark l: ..niters' free-ee«tag centre forward, and refusid. The offer was made after the match between the Rangers and
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    BOND ST. FASHIONS IN MALAYA.
    575 15 An Interview with Lady Peel. Imljl and Clothes in the Kast" was the subject of an interview with Ijidy iV<-l recently published by the Daily Mail. The jungle almost adjoins her garden (wrote the interviewer) and the cries of its fearsome inhabitants may somtimes be
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    10 YEARS INJUSTICE
    172 15 Frenchman Escapes Fronv Soviet Prison. Warsaw, Mar. 27. A vivid story of his experiences during ten years in Soviet Russia, including his (Miipe from a Bolshevist prison, is told by Michel Chambcllas, a Frenchman, who has just managed to cross the frontier into Poland. Chamhellas. who had
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    LONE VOYAGER
    134 15 To Start His Travels Again In New Craft. Paris, Mar. With the completion approaching of the .second Fire Crest, the new cutter which is being built for Alain Gerbault to replace the much-battered craft in which he .--ailed alone round the world, curiosity is itrowin 1 in its
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    1872 15 Liberals Afraid To Defeat Government— A Complete Volte Face— Mrs. Snmvden's Luncheon— What Does It Presage?— Liberal-Labour Pact Unlikely— Another Left Wing Revolt— Arthur Henderson's Straight Speaking —Linking Up Singapore By Air. (By Our Parliamentary Correspondent.) London, Mar. 25. POLITICAL interest during the past
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    FIGHT TO CONTROL MALARIA.
    1486 17 A New Factor. IMPORTANT PART PLAYED BY SOIL. The condition of the soil as a contributing factor to the incidence of malaria was a point emphasised by Professor K. B. Williamson in an address delivered before the annual meeting of the British Medical Association (Malayan branch)
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    THE BROTHERS' SCHOOLS
    314 17 Old Boys Foregather In London. The Association of Old Boys from the Brothers' Schools in Malaya held its third annual reunion dinner at the Pinoli Re- staurant, London, on Tuesday, March 18, with the president, Mr. S. G. Pillay, an old boy of St. Joseph's, in the
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    140 17 (From the Straits Times of Apr. 24, 1880.) The Perak Cinchona and Coffee Company. We are pleased to learn that an enterprise under the above designation has been entered upon in Perak, and considerable nurseries of coffee, tea, cacao, Liberian coffte, etc., are already established, whilst the
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    27 17 The Chinese Dental Association and the Chinese Athletic Club, both of Penang, are called upon by the assistant Registrar of Societies to furnish proof of their existence.
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    36 17 The Colonial Engineer is calling for tenders for the construction of quarters for six married attendants at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and eight quarters for assistants to the Professors of the Medical College at Sepoy Lines.
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    47 17 The chief steward of the s.s. President Hayes went to sleep in a taxi on Thursday and when he woke up he found that $50 in American money was missing from his pockets. The driver and cleaner and car were searched but the money was not found.
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    RAISING WAR FUNDS.
    304 17 Another $40,000,000 For Marshal Yen The pro-Nanking generals Han Fu-chu and Chen Tiao-yuan are struggling t* maintain their footing in Shantung. Presidont Chiang Kai-shek is reported to be much perturbed. General Ho Yaotsu was sent to Tsinan last night to mi diate. He arrived at midnight. General
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    118 17 Underground Terminus To Cover 35 Acres. New York, Apr. 11 A gigantic thirty-five acre underground railway terminus in the centre of New York, costing hundreds of millions of dollars, accommodating 150 trains hourly between New York and New Jersey, is one of the big industrial plans which
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    81 17 Forced Labour in Chinese Sand-Pits. Budapest, Mar. 19, Rumours have come to ear lately that hundreds of Hungarian war prisoners, who were not able to return to their country after the war, have been taken prisoners by the Chinese and comiclled to work in Manchurian rand-pits under the
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    29 17 We have received a copy of the St. Joseph's Magazine and Chronicle for 1929, which contains much matter of interest to past and present pupils of St. Joseph's Institution.
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    283 17 40 Strikers Wounded When Police Open Fire. Madras, Apr. 11 A general strike of surface and underground coolies at the Kolar goldfield is in piogrsss, and mining operations have been completely suspended. The strike, which originated among the contractors' coolies in the Oregauni mine, last Friday, spread
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    252 17 Navy League Overseas Relief Fund. A report issued by the Navy League Overseas Relief Fund in mail week shows that between 1910 and 1!»2« nearly £500.00J was expended in granting general relief and educational assistance to the <r|>h^n< and other dependents of those in the Royal
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    201 17 The Tax a Blessing In Disguise Mr. Frederick T. Marwood, writing in the Blackburn Times, says Mr. Gandhi has apparently delivered his 'Message of Salt' and has declared war on the Salt Tax in India. Quite recently I furnished Mr. Gandhi with full particulars of the suggestion
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