The Straits Times, 23 April 1930

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    35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. \r;»:s SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23, 1930 PK The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      521 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) If AIL 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. Tonnage due Spore. KHIVA 9,000 May 8 RANT'TRA 16,000
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      604 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naplei, Marseille!, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Veiteli Tonnage Due Mil t ATSUTA HARU 8,000 Apl. 24 25 KASUIMA MARU 10,000 Hay 8 HAKONE MARU 10,500 May 21 22 S SUWA MARU 10,700 June 5 KISHIMI MARU 10,900 June 19 20 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500
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      459 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly tailing! by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7866 torn) and I the new motor vassal, MALABAR (4612 tons. The S.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and fineit ateamera trading to Australia,
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      672 2 tK. P. M. ►YAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVU) (Incorporated in Hollan3) Under contract with ERLANDS INDIAN GOVKRNMKNT. Telephone No. S4SI, with ■■b-BOMBCtt— to Pansage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager* Desk. Representative for Singapore and Btraitt Settlements of the Official ToorUta Bareau of Java. Bookint Office Royal Dntcfc India*
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      569 2 I THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. 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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      493 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. I CO, LTD. (Incorporated in SUm) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For KreUy, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Siehon, Handon, Kohiamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure v'iPAV^ 01 In P° rt A P r 23 ma&Y The steamers are fitted throughout with electric light and
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      467 3 DITCH MAILS N.V. SlcH»mvaart Maatechappij Ntderland and N.V. Kolterditmsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton HaraatHaa Rotterdam Tonnag* n,.». S;i.a uk IMN RL. Apr. 26 h a. D. Ni-uerlanden BJM S.M.N. May 2 m.v. laihapana it^M RJL May y >s.J. p. Conn ll.liti S.M.N. May Ifl
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      1443 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP. CO., LTD. (Incorporated la Eaglaad) "ellerman" line passenger and freight service to the united kingdom and continent fki:k;ht service ol'twards To llnng Kong. Shanghai and Jaaaa Du* S'por* CITY OF CORINTD Apl. SO s.s. CITY OK MADRAS May 28 s.s. CITY OK DKLHI July t
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      467 3 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO. (Incorporated in Italy) SINGAPORE TO ITALY Calling al (IKIMKII, URINDISI. VKNICR and TRIKSTK hy the following up-10-datr l.incri. Tons Due FIUME L ISJM May 2 VKNKZIA I. H.tiHl May tit t These fast Motor Vessels have spnciou? and well appointed accommodation and luxurious saloon*. Cuisine is
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      333 3 V^mSi VIA VISIT JASPER NATIONAL PARK CANADA'S GREAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLAYGROUND. For boMris ami mftrmmtioA, writ*, j''"" i "> < "ll L L LAWI.ER, (Jcneral A«<nt, Hong Kong Bank Chamlwrs, Singapore. CANADIAN NATIONAL "^kc Lurgfit Railway System in AmtiUa COOKS WACOjNSLITS V»QI)t D~Th aVf'i ~~*> f RVIC C For everything
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATHS
      120 4 >'-. i.iui Man Seang at his residence Uuud at 3.3U a.m., on Tuesn:,y, Ai.nl 22, 1930, aged 48, leaving a widow Vi.ur tons, (hoon Jin (John), Chaon Ghee Uillimn i, Choon Te« (Charlif/, and baang H»w (Harry), four daughters, one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law (Mr. Sect ihe D i. and
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      REQUIEM MASS
      40 4 A Requiem Higb Mass will bo offered at St. 1 bureh, I'nrtuisucsi' HI r the repose of the soul of Mrs. BaUtirei and friradi an rvque t«d n ;ittor.d t.it service •rhieh w:ll Lc hchi at CM a.m.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
      139 4 Poh Watt. Chia Poh Heng and «;.-n iv expmi their sinociv thanka Mi nd Mmbtn vi 1,,h Si n in Umm v.ion. Tong Soon Kok ihoiij,- N'chcc Kok Aafociation, ;'i.- Wall Kok Attociation, TUni Choon on, Immilc Football Cl'jb. ball t lub. Yean Lvng Seng .Vtrher Kok Aasoriition, Thong
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      558 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORE To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. Please insert the following small advertisement for dayi 1 1 There are approximately seven words to a line and there ii a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per
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      681 4 FOR SALE MOTOR LAUNCH for tale. Capacity 20 Passengers. Measurement! 37' z 9.75' z 4.16. \ny reasonable offer will be accepted. Immediate delivery. 679, Strait* Time*. «l HHKK MACHINERY for sale, compiisy 1 Proctor oil engine 45 h.p., 2 cooling tanks, 2 *its creping machines, 1 set smooth machine, 1
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      735 4 BOARD AND LODGING RESIDENTIAL FLATS, 26a, Orchard Road. Modern sanitation, spacious, airy rooms with bc'iird. Tel. 3293. Terms moderate. PRIVATE FAMILY well-furnished rooms, bathroom, verandah attached. Every comfort, tennis, elevated position. 671, Straits Times. ATTRACTIVE Tanglin bungalow offers two well-furnished suits with board. Suit two or three European bcchelors. Available
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      659 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, No. 387-10, Victoria Street. Apply la the British Malaya Trustee Executor Co. Ltd. Phone No. 5959. TO LET, Monaco Villa. Holland Road. Furnished, electric light, sanitary installation. Apply Rodyk Davidson. TO LET. immediate entry. House, 3 bed-rot-ma, cac'.i with dressingroom and bathroom. Tennis, double zarage,
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      806 4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT. Construction of foundations for Goods Sheds, Carriage Shed, Engine Shed, Ash Pits and all sumps and Hume Pipes in connection wi:h the drainage of above to be erected at the Western Reclamation, TANJONG PAGAR, SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for pile driving, bakau and re-inforced,
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      827 4 THE TANGLIN CLUB. NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual meral Mectinic of the Members will uu hold in the Club on Wednesday. April :10, 1930, at 46 p.m. BUSINESS. (1) To receive the Committee's Report ami Statement of Accounts for the year ended Jan. 31, 1930, and if approved,
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      835 5 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold lnnd at Lorong 3, Gaylung and Ironing I, Tcluk Kuiuu Road, Sin^aMORTGAGEE'S SALE of valuable !IW years' leasehold land and house No. 33, Hu bag Sen Street and valuable 99 years''linsehold liind and houses Nos. M, 40. 4* an I 60. (anal Road and No.
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      372 5 NOTICE OF REMOVAL Patrons are hereby notified that the Central Motor Hiring Co. has removed to 315, Orchard Road, Motors Building). The Company has also added a number of New Hup mobile cars to its fleet of cars. SIANG LIM PARK Rent to be reduced by $5 from May 1,
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      247 5 CONSTOAIiON eg^^HGUTTEifsf This urf *J 1 Vegetable Pill EPH^^ffnH I will move t'nc bowels \JUI»iiSS without any pain and L ileprcssinp; after effects. Headaches, Indißestion and Biliousness ai'e relieved. Complexion improved. Children and adults can easily swallow Dr. Carter's tiny, sugar coated pi! ls. They are free from calomel and
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      177 5 Cuts, Abrasions and scratches are immediately soothed and rapidly healed by PUROL Tins 30 and 55 cts. Tubes 75 cts. /L /it "^JJ I *^flYi l»ponm Borixo SulMlr« "SPEEDEF A better Camera $18 black or brown. DIETHELM CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Switzerland) SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH BANGKOK. Why Feel Run Down?
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      106 5 APPLIANCE S^^ JL You may save thousands of Dollars by installing PYRENE LSI Fire Extinguishers. jfellP? Most effective on highly Y^^^f 1 inflammable material. A wide range of stocks arc held by the Sole Agents ,|J JII LiMMMap- I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. E— 3l The re 5 nofhr?i<f H**re
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    THE KING'S VISIT TO INDO-CHINA.
    1494 6 SI AM LETTER. Dr. Voronoff' s Experiments In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 12. On Sunday afternoon last Th: ir Majesties the Kinfr and Queen lift on the first part of their journey to Indo-China. They proceeded in the Royal yacht to Hua
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    133 6 PrafTMMM of drills up to and fcr week I ondinc Apr. 2? m idMmtar, Apr. *8, 5.1E p.m.. Drill Hall, Bde. Signal Section Indian i. Section Train5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "E" (Chinese i Co, M Yard* Ri'.njje. Thursday, Apr. IS, ."> .15 p.m.. Drill Hall. S.R.A. (V), Battery
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    TROPICAL PLANTING.
    376 6 Educational Facilities In West Indies. The current prospectus of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad, contains much that is interesting to those v.ho have leanings towards this branch of ->tudy. Built in 1922, it was originally intended as a purely West Indian institution, but as the demand
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    LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.
    56 6 Translation of Odyssey Half Completed. London, Apr. 7. Th. Daily Telegraph's diarist says that Aircraftsman Shaw (Lawrence of Arabia) has half completed a translation of the Odyssey. u arrangements concerning its pub- i lication arc being made by an American financier, Mr. Ralph Isham. who has just
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    HOW AL CAPONE LEFT PRISON.
    413 6 Copies Screen Exploit Of Chaplin. Scarface Al Caponc is discovering that a gang leader's life, like that of Gilbert and Sullivan's policeman, is no a happy one, writes the New York correspondent of a Home paper on Mar. 24. Three days have elapsed since he
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    43 6 Some time last week on an estate in Alor Gajah district three bodies were dis- i covered, two of Chinese women, who were burnt, and int of a Chinese man, who was i found strangled. The police are investi- I gating Um matter.
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    DUKE OF LEINSTER
    215 6 Divorce Petition Mentioned At Edinburgh. London, Apr. 9. A. divorce petition by the Duke of Lcinster against the Duchess was men- tioned in the Court of Session at Edin- burgh today. Counsel for the Duke asked leave to abandon the action raised by thq Duke in i
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    STAGE GIRL'S SUICIDE.
    228 6 Desperate Because She Was Getting Fat. London, Apr. 4. The track fate cf Miss Allyn King, once one of the famous Ziegfcld Follies, who jumped from the window of a 100m en the 50th story of a .skyscraper in New York in despeiation due, it is alleged,
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    CURRENCY QUESTION AGAIN.
    1037 6 \hONG KONG LETTER. Committee's Curious Procedure. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hoiifr Kung. Apr. 11. European? often make fun of the ChinCM way t f doing things "upside down" or 'wrcng way round," and the complaint if nth it is must no contagious. A :ommitt?c officially appointed to
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      73 6 AYAIVS BRAND /ffijTjM f^\?^\ PROVISIONS W fe^^p:^^ GUARAOTEE Sole Importer* A. GLOUET CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. MONIER REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES MADE IN ALL SIZES UP TO 8 FEET DIAMETER. Suitable for Road and tu* Railway Culverts /jjK\ Specially Constructed [If i' Cheapest. OVOID SHAPED _J —^JjB*sLJb^ Pipes for PRy \dy/aßr\ Sewerape
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      146 6 ODEON /£W ELECTRIC fS\ fijfj RECORDS (g-f Add to Your Repertoire from the following DR. WEISSMANN 212.050 I Rosenkavalier- Waltz (Richard Strauss) 12 in. -AAA A In 2 parts. DAJOS BELA ORCHESTRA 212.052 (Prelude in C. Sharp Minor (Rachmaninoff) 12in.-AA (Chanson Triste, Op. 40 No. 2. (Tschaikowsky) RICHARD TAUBER (l
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      439 7 PAVIUON j From Wednesday, April 23, to Monday, April 28, 1930, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. EVE'S FILM AND EVERYBODY'S REVIEW THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE MONTY BANKS in A PERFEa GENTLEMAN In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. WALLY WALES in WHITE PEBBLES Seals booked and not paid for will be
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      224 7 VICTORIA THEATRE 1 To-night at 9.30 p.m. CARL LAWSON Presents THE BANDMAN COMEDY CO., with HILDA DORRINGTON TO-NIGHT The Latent London Surreal BIRD IN HAND By JOHN DRINKWATER. THURSDAY, APRIL 24 FRIDAY, APRIL 25. b FR^mcKSsoN THE DOVER ROAD By IKhlll'.KK h JAIK.9UN. A- MILNE'S GREATEST SUCCESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 2S.
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      349 7 GOVERNMENT EVENING CLASSES RAFFLES INSTITUTION. Subject to there beinjr sufficient number of students to justify their formation, classes will hi held in the following subjects starting on Monday, April 28 TECHNICAL. COMMKIU I A L 1. Mathematics. Book-keeping. 2. Chemistry, Theoretical. 2. Typing. 3. Chemistry, Practical. 3. Shorthand (BtghHMkV, 4.
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    COASTAL COMPANIES CONSIDER MERGER.
    871 8 SHIPPING NOTES. American-Hawaiian And Dollar Lines' Pourparlers. The recent conversions between representatives of the American-Hawaiian <>nd Dollar Lines with a view to a possible arrngement of a working agreement which would eliminate a material portion of the overhead expenses of both lines are rel>oitc<l to have
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    37 8 The Sarawak Gazette says that March nan established a time record for the Kurhing-Sin*apor« run. The s.s. Vyner Brooke covered the 12!) miles March l-.T In Xi houi3 and 30 minutes, the avera-rc .-peed being 12.8 knots.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 8 By Ranthia F'orthoa Kalyan Johan do Witt Sirdhana Slamst Uft Arrd. B'pora Lnndos Mar. 13 Apr. 5 Mar. 20 Apr. 14 Mar. 21 Apr. 12 Mar. 21 Apr. 12 Mar. 27 Apr. 21 Mar. 28 Apr. 21
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      248 8 EXCHANGES. Singapore, Apr. 23. On I. "ii.! n, Bank 4 m 'i 2. 3 16/16 Demand 2 3*i Private 3 m. credit 2 '3;* On New York, demand MTi Private 90 d s 571, On France, Bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T. H4Vt On Hong Kong, Bank T.T, 82H
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        MINING.
        476 8 MM v I>d Buyer« Seller* i'l £1 A, am Kumbang 25/- 30/-nom. o-5 Aycr Hitam Tin 15 3 16/3 fl £1 Bimrrin Tin 26/3 28/3 1 1i: ii.m;- rattan? 0.16 0.20 1 1 Baiu Caret 0.97H J. 05 r 1 S nkit ATILn 0M 0- 70 £1 £1 Burniah
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        GENERAL.
        233 8 Val p <i- Bayers Seller* 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 2.20 2.30 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 3.00 3.10 fl fl Brit. Am. Tobacco 0.12.6 5.17.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.60 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.15 0.6S 10s. li)«. Duff Development 6/- 7A f> 3 Dunlop Rubber 11 '6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        98 8 ungapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 105 ci. >ingapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. S% prem tingapore Municipal 4ft p.e. of 1!H)7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 86 par lingapore Municipal 4V» p.e. of 1009 red. 1966 »1,000,0W 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        398 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Allenby ($1) Alor Gojah (II) A. Hitam l$l) A. Kunint <ll) A. Malay i $2 i A. Molck (*lj A. Pmu (SI) Bassctt lsl I Broinis M Brunei (S6) B. Jelutong ($1) n. Katil (*1) Hukit K. B. ($1) B.
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      95 8 Singapore, Apr. 23. Tin.--Weak. Kuchais 1.24-1.28. Kintas 1.2C1.30, Malay Consols. 261j-2S cents, Penawats M-4M cents, Hong Fatts 05-69 cents, Taipings 5«-ft9 cents, Rantau Prefs. 68-73 cents, Petalings .5.90-6, Puteh 51-59 cents, Killinghalls IU.-125., Aycr Hitams 15s. 3d.-165., Hong Kong Tins 20s. 9d.-21s. 6d., Southern Malayans 16s.
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      Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
      143 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Apr. 23. I/ondon. -Rubber 7\d.. down 1-lCd. Noon price I London Standard! Spot 24'i rents. London. Tin flf.4 10s., down fi 15k. XI mine Dull. Sunjrei Ways IJH.il, Kurhais 1.24-1. 20. Kinta Dredge 1.26-1.29, KlniiR Rivers 2.20-2.30, Hon* Fotts 6 r >-70 cents, Muluya Consols.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    62 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable lated Apr. 22, their quotations being in ?nld dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales today 525 tons. April 14.G0, May 11.80, June 15, July 15.20, August 15. JO, September 15.60 October 15.80, November 15.U0,
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    37 8 Proa Indn-('hina, by G. G. Roumc, due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Burma Maru. "iue at Singapore on Friday. From China and Japan, by Borneo Maru, 'luc at Singapore on Saturday.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    219 8 To-day. Sinjtora I Parcels) Suddhmlib I 1.10 p.m. Djambi (Noorebar) .2 p.m. Indo-l'hina and Hol.ow (Amb«ls«) 2 j> m. Kolantan (Suddbadib) 2 v, Banka Islan Piadjba and l'sltmbang (Thedens I 3 p.m. I'jper liurnia. North-K.ast India, Kfrypt, Eurojic, Canada and U.S.A. (Talma) 3 p m bouth-Kast Borneo
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    231 8 Wednesday, April 2:',. Ship* alongside the Wharves or rtpeetrd lo arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf. I.olijro. Dredger KuanUn, Sri Tunda. K.M.S. Hoppem 1 and MclanJa, Chaycr, Kho.-n-)lu<-n, Bore] is Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Patrol. VES3EL8 IN DBT DOCK* Tanjong Tatar. Albert Duck Nil. Victoria Dork Crenatula.
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    EXCHANGE.
    75 8 Kugby, Apr. 22. foreign exchanges arc Amsterdam 12.0' i, Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 13-16 d., Berlin 20.37, Brussels MJM, Bucharest 818. Rio 5 13-16, Buenos Aires 4:t 9-16, Copenhagen 18.16, Geneva 25.07',. Helsingfors 193, Hong Kong Is. 6\d.. Lisbon 108.30. Madrid 38.895. Milan 92.75, New York 4.86 6-16,
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      465 8 When on leave, slay at the HOTEL LONDON 1 3, Lancaster St., Lancaster Gale, London, W. 2. a quietly-situated private hottl, very convenient for theatre und shopping areas, ten min-. hy bus or tube from PteeadUly, two mins. walk from Kcinincton Park (iarilcns. Con Mam hut \v:itcr, gas-fires in bedrooms
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      733 8 NOTICE FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, SUNGEI SUKA ESTATE. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IX ENGLAND, CHANCERY DIVISION. Suit No. 4760 of 1929. IX THE .MATTER OF SELBOURNE RUBBER ESTATE LIMITED SELETAR PLANTATIONS, LTD., Plaintiff. SELBOURNE RUBBER ESTATES, LTD., Defendant. The undersigned has been instructed to receive on or
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      198 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. SLtion. Temperature. Rain- Sun-' RcUtive Direc^ lD< Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, thine. Humidity tion. i 1 AlorSUr Ii ft ra|m -»>• koU Bh.ru 91 73 Nil i,. 8 TJ SW 2 C oudy 12 90 83 (alm Cloudy If 0 11 88 i6
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      264 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday, April 23. H. W. 5.10 a.m., 6 ft. G in., 8.3 p.m., 0 ft. 5 in. Homeward mail by s.s. Talma closes at 3 p.m. The Bandman Comedy Co., Bird In Hand," Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Thursday. April 21. H. W. C.5. r a.m.. ft.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    739 9 Both Tin and Rubber Prices Decline. »—-DAMPER» DAMPER ON THE "BULL" ELEMENT. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 1 1 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber. 24 '2 cents per lb. Tin, 2.1(1 tons at $82. Yesterday's Prices ItuMier. London 7 J ,d. per lb., down 1-1 6 d.
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    INVESTORS' GUIDE.
    75 9 Australian Publication Lists Tin Companies. Messrs. Philip Print; and Docker issue a Cuidc to b item Tin Stocks which contains a iiinrd of the performances of the Australian compaoiai operating in Malaya and Siam and should be of great assistance to careful investors. The 19.H0 copy in just
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      TEMENGOR TIN MINING CO.
      2348 9 Increase of Capital Approved. The third annual g«n«Tal meeting of the members of Temeniror Tin Mining Company, Ltd., wb» held on March 21 at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C., Mr. J. G. Hay (the chairman) presiding. Mr. W. F. Mac Lagan, representing the secretaries (Messrs.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      61 9 Tone of Market F.aiier. Latest Cable London Spot sheet 7%d. per lb. New Tork Spot Sheet G. cents 14% per lb. I.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot May June Mui'-June July-Sept. Buyers 24 H 25 25 H 25 >4 26 Seller.
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      PAHANG CONSOLIDATED.
      24 9 The Pahangr Consolidated Co., Ltd., have declared on interim dividend on the ordinary shares of 5 p«r cent actual, payable May 31.
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      27 9 I The price of rubber for assessment of dilty for the period Apr. 18 to Apr. 24 inclusive, in the i'.M.S., is 24 !i cents ft pound.
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      GOLD AND GOODS.
      551 9 Use of Bank Credit As Capital. In the course of an address on Gold and Goods,",. delivered at Indianapolis, Indiana, on Ajar. 14, Dr. Benjamin M. Anderson, jun., said that there had been a great deal of recent discussion regarding a shortage of gold, and even warnings
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      CUNARD RESULTS.
      140 9 Profits Greatly in Excess Of Previous Year's. The Cunard Steamship Company, Limited, announce profits for the y*ar 1929, after full provision for depreciation' and interest charges, of £809,639, and the sum of £188,396 is brought in from the previous year's accounts. The net profit for the previous year
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      MORE UNEMPLOYED.
      101 9 Fifty-Eight Thousand Increase. The numbers of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain on Ma,r, 17, .were 1,114*400 wholly unemployed, 412,400 temporarily stopped and 93.000 normally in casual employment, making a total of 1,621,800. This was 57,993 more than a week before, and 439,346 more
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      DUTCH INDIES TRADE.
      92 9 Decline in British Imports. The official trade returns for the year 1929 {or Java and Madura show a falling off in imports from Great Britain, which amounted to 78,000,000 guilders, as against 83,500,000 in Imports from the Netherlands, Japan, the UniteS States and Germany, on the other
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      SOUTH PERAK RUBBER SYNDICATE.
      788 9 Dividend of 5 Per Cent. Declared. The seventeenth annual ordinary general meeting of the South Perak Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., was held on March 21 at Bunge House, 71, St. Mary Axe, London, E.C., Mr. J. H. Macadam presiding. The representative of the secretaries (The Rubber Estate
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      SPANISH CURRENCY.
      361 9 Reports of Unrest Greatly Exaggerated. The London Chamber of Commerce has received the following cable from the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain: The present depreciation of the peseta has, in the opinion of this Chamber, little justification in the economic and political conditions of Spain, but it
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    856 9 Future Holds Better Days In Store. THE DANGER OF FOREIGN CONTROL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 20. The feeling still runs strongly that the worst has been seen in prices. The cleariny-up of the disastrous speculation which brought a well-known house to its knees proved the
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    SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23, 1930. A MALAYAN ASSET.
    1039 10 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23, 1930. A MALAYAN ASSET. In the shipping and commercial world of Cintapore, where ttw term upccuntry ccveis everything r.oith of the Johon Causeway and all manner of territory from the Federal capital to the East Coast jungles, the Malayan Exhibition which is annually held at Kuala
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    ROBERT BRIDGES.
    1497 10 Some Personal Reminiscences. The news of the Poet Laureate's death will come as a great (back tn all who knew him. His vitality was so intense t and his capacity for work M considerable i even in recent years that tlvrp seemed every reason to suppose that he
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    248 10 Mr. E. S. Redfcarn, of the Malacca High School, has left for Europe on holiday. Mr. J. C. Wood, of Messrs. Ellermans Arracan Trading Corporation, left Bangkok by the International Express, on Home leave. Miss Mahoney, a niece of Lady Murison, to whom she has been paying
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    718 10 DR. ROBERT BRIDGES, POET LAUREATE (1844-1930). The per. is laid aside and closed the py<..» That garnered Njturp"s changing moods, and wove Her laughter with her sadness, trees I with skies, I And strewed the world with sympathy and lore. His was the master hand, that
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    CALCUTTA POLITICAL PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE. FURTHER UNREST IN CALCUTTA.
    540 11 CALCUTTA POLITICAL PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE. FURTHER UNREST IN CALCUTTA. Bazaar Rumours. EDITOR OF "ADVANCE" ARRESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 22. There was considerable unrest in Calcutta today, following a bazaar rumour that Subhas Chandra Bose and J. M. Sen Gupta had been severely assaulted in Alipore gaol.
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    "WE HAVE BECOME FRIENDS."
    2618 11 Naval Treaty Signed In London. STRIKING SPEECHES. Memorable Scene At St. James's. Three Math* of work in conferHMC MM brought to I successful < (inclusion yesterday, when the London NaraJ Treaty was signed at St. Ja«cs'l Palace hy the representation nl the United States. France. Great
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    OFFENSIVE STILL HANGS FIRE.
    174 11 Yen Shi-shan Making Preparations. Hong Kong, Apr. 22. Chan Chai-tong has dispatched artillery to Taiho, West Fuchow, The Cantonese arc concentrating at Kweiping, Kweiyuen iind Wangchow. Shanghai, Apr. 22. President Chiang Kai-shek is to leave for Har.kcw today in the gunboat Chuyu. Mr. Zan Li-tse declared
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    HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
    126 11 Schmelling to Meet Sharkey in June. Berlin, Apr. 22. Max Schmelling, the German heavyweight, will leave Berlin tomorrow en loute for New York to prepare for his light with Jack Sharkey for the heavyweiirht championship in June. He will train on a farm in New York State. Interviewed
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    THE POWER OF WIRELESS.
    154 11 How an Elopement Was Frustrated. Paris, Apr. C. Love may laugh at locksmiths, but not at wireless, as a man who eloped with his emplcyer'.s wife has discovered to his cost. A Paris wireless dealer's employee recently decamped with the dealer's wife, 1.'.0.000 francs and a
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    A SOCIAL EVIL.
    91 11 Archbishop on Relationship Of The Sexes. London, Apr. ">. Multitudes of our young people of both sexes who are supposed to be perfectly respectable are indulging, sometimes habitually, in a manner which would have shamed men's consciences in the past and brought most disastrous consequences to the
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    CLAIM FOR WAGES.
    119 11 A. J. King vs. Malay-Siamese Prospecting Co. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 22. At the Supreme Court today the hearing was begun of the case in which A. J. King, a well-known mining engineer, is suinjr the Malay-Siamese Prospecting Co., Ltd., for $12,137.33 alleged to be
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    AMERICAN TARIFFS.
    52 11 Competitive Foreign Goods Barred. Washington, Apr. 22. The joint congressional committee or. the Tariff Bill decided to bar from the United States all foreign competitive goods made by forced indentured labour which compete with American products. The Senate originally decided to prohibit all such goods, whether competitive or
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    VS. SHIPPING BOARD.
    32 11 Sweeping Investigation Ordered. Washington, Apr. 22. The Senate has ordered a sweeping investigation of ship sales and construction loans and mail contracts entered into by the Shipping Board. Reuter.
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    CHINA'S WAR.
    42 11 German Warning to Arms Exporters. Berlin, Apr. 22. In view of the renewal of civil war in China, the German Government has warned exporters and shipping companies not to participate in the transport of arms and munitions to China. Reuter.
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    REPARATIONS BANK ESTABLISHED.
    211 11 American Chairman. QUESTION OF SHARE ISSUES. Basle, Apr. 22. The Bank of International Settlements was formally launched at a [directors' meeting which unanimously adopted a report on its organisation submitted by the British delegate, Sir Charles Addis. Mr. Gates Magarrah (United States) was unanimously elected chairman, and,
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    CONVICTS TRAPPED.
    520 11 Scenes of Horror in Prison Fire. Co'.jmbus, Apr. 22. CaaitsVraHj over ;;00 people perished in the fire at the Ohio Penitentiary, which, as ahead* reported, b.oke out yesterday. Over a hundred nurse* aie sorely needed to attend to the injured ;:nd dying. The floors of the building are
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    AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND FLIGHT.
    366 11 Three Days on Malted Milk Tablets. Flying a Ryan monoplane, the Australian airmen Dave Smith and Wally Shins, who flew from Batavia to Singapore yesterday afternoon en route to England, left for Bangkok at 7.15 this morning. The aviators landed r.t Seletar at LM p.m. yesterday ten minutes
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    SWEEPING DEMANDS.
    64 11 Egypt Wants Control Of The Sudan. London, Apr. 14. The Daily Mail gives great prominence to .a sensational story that Nahas Pasha, the Egyptian Premier, has submitted new and sweeping demands concerning Egypt, together with a claim that the Sudan shall be lectgniscd as Egyptian territory and administered
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    AVIATORS' ADVENTURES.
    106 11 Surrounded by Cannibals In Abyssinia. Nairobi, Apr. C. Twice forced down by sandstorms and surrounded by cannibals, but unmolested, in Abyssinia, Vieomte and Viconttesse Sibour arrived here today by steamer and truin from Abyssinia, whither they had flown in a Gipsy-Mo'h aeroplane from England. They intended to fly
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    AFTER 30 YEARS.
    98 11 Boer Prisoner Returns From Bermuda. London, Apr. '<. Pris-ners in the Boer War who were confined at Bermuda are still occasionally returning to South Africa. One of them/ Mr. Ben Suanepoel, has just arrived in England en route for the Transvaal, whither he is returning at the
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    MARRIED UNDER WATER.
    120 11 "World's Wettest Wedding" In Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Apr. 5. The world's wettest wedding was celebrated here, when Miss Kate Wilson :aid Mr. J. V. Gutrick were married beneath the surface of the swimming pool at the Ambassador BeteL Wearing earphones and diving hoods the 1-ridal couple
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    THE COMING OF THE ARMISTICE.
    2433 11 Why The Allies Did Not March to Berlin. WAS FOCH A BOASTER? Britain Accused of Sparing Germany. The following instalment of the late M. Clemenceau's beak, (irandeur and .Misery of Victory." takes the reader from the disastrous du>s of the Chemin des Dames to the
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      49 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Psge Personal Reminiscences of Dr. Bridges It Preaching Thrift to Peasants in Malaya 12 Governor Arrives at Penang II Developing Recreations in Singapore 12 London Tin Market Reviewed 9 Letters to the Editor 17 Sheffield Wednesday Again Champions 13 Around the Markets, by the Financial Correspondent 9
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    COOPERATION IN THE KAMPONGS.
    2250 12 Preaching Thrift to Malay Peasants. NEW FACTORIES. Practical Lessons in Rural Economics. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 22. In an attnp shed in a coconut grove, luijrht with the colours of the Malay national costume, there was to bo seen at various times during
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    CAUSE OF CANCER.
    737 12 Defective Teeth Thought Responsible. American scientists of note and physicians and surgeons seem to agree on the possibility of the new theory being worked out by Dr. W. Ward of San Francisco, California, that cancer is caused by defective teeth. In a lecture before the Junior Red
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    26 12 The current issue of the Rafflesian which has been received by the Straits I'imes contains a variety of interesting matter contributed by past and present ■Mwta.
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    GOVERNOR ARRIVES AT PENANG.
    714 12 fi— Busy Morning for His Excellency. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 23. Penr.ng has been astir from an early hour this morning; to extend a cordial mienM to the new Governor and Lady Cirmenti, who are paying theft* first visit. Penarg residents fe?l that the
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    THE CALCUTTA SWEEP.
    222 12 Home Secretary and Sale Of Tickets. London, Apr. 12. It is understood that Mr. J. R. Clynes, the Homj Secretary, has written to Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, the Liberal member for Devonpcrt, on the subject of the Calcutta Sweep, explaining <: the exact position." The letter may be
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    ALLEGED BRIBERY & CORRUPTION.
    470 12 ALLEGED BRIBERY CORRUPTION. Trouble Among Indians At Military Base. Statements alleging bribery and corruption at the Military Base, Changi, were made before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday when the case against a former mandore was continued and adjourned. The accused, Amaradin, an Indian Mohammedan, was arrested on
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    SHOW ATTENDANCE.
    83 12 Over Thirty Thousand Pass Through Turnstiles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 22. The total number of visitors to the Malayan Exhibition was 37,187, made up of 12,947 on Saturday, 15,798 on Sunday, and 8,442 yesterday. The total is considerably less than that recorded when the Exhibition
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    MORE AMENITIES FOR SINGAPORE.
    527 12 Tennis and Swimming. TO BE READY IN FOUR MONTHS. Work has been begun on the conversion of the Mount Emily Reservoir into a swimming bath and in four months more this will be added to the tmuUtim pn>vided by the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore for public
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    73 12 Both the Bangkok Kara Muang and the Sn Kninit state that H.R.H. the Minister °L i I J lte nor wi issue a notice to officials of that Ministry pointing out the harm done by Rambling at the race meetings, and warning them not to go to tht> races to
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      WEDNESDAY AGAIN CHAMPIONS.
      1157 13 Grimsby Fighting to Avoid Relegation. London, Apr. 22. The following were the results of English League matches payed today Ftrat Division. Birmingham 0 Grimsby Town 2 Huddemfield T. 2 Manchester Utd. 2 Leeds United 3 Manchester City 2 Sheffield Wed. 6 Derby County 3 Second Division. Bradford
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      POLO IN PENANG.
      223 13 Colony Beat F.M.S. Local Side's Superiority. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang:, Apr. 22. In the polo tournament held here during the holidays the Colony defeated the F.M.S. by ten goals to two fo» the Mackay Cup. The game was of four eight-minute chukkers, with three-minute intervals. After
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    S.C.C. OVERWHELM R.E.'s.
    939 13 Some Good Displays. NEW CENTREFORWARD SCORES FOUR TIMES. S.C.C. .V Royal Engineers. 0. The S.C.C. obtained a well-merited victory !>y five :;oals over the Royal Engineers in ;i Fust Division match on the Pailang yesterday. The standard of plaf was ROM to high, this being due mainly
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    S.R.A. CLASSIFICATIONS.
    164 13 Amendments of liFt No. 3 of the Struts Racing Association's Classification of Horses and r"Oniei wai issued yesterday, and is as lollows HORSES. Transfer*. Golden Eve from Class 'i to lias- 1 Wallpaper from Class 'J to- Class 1 (ju:'iitico from Class 1 to Class Hopawmy from ("lass
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    THE SILVER BULLET.
    113 13 Kaye Don Intends to Try Again. It was recently announced that Mr. Kaye Don, the racing motorist, had abandoned further attempts to beat the world's speed record with the car Silver Bullet, following his failure to approach Sir Henry Segrave's record in his effort at Daytona Beach.
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    TENNIS.
    112 13 S.C.C. Tournament.' The following were the results of ties played in the S.C.C. tournament yesterday < h..:ii>i'i n hip Singlc-i. 1). H. Kli-inman beet N. A. Scdwick, r, 7, Championship Pairs. Roy Smith sad N. 8. Wm- brat U. D. B. Dcnn.ll ai.d J. A. Dean, 7, r, TOMORROWS
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    DAVIS CUP.
    29 13 London. Apr. 13. Gregory Austin, Lee and Collins will represent Great Britain against Germany in the first round of the Davis Cup at Queen's Clup Apr. 24.
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    SENSATIONAL START OF GOLF SEASON.
    259 13 Remarkable Play At Roehampton. London, Apr. 10. One of the greatest English competitive golf seasons opened sensationally at Roehampton yesterday when there were no fewer than ten scores of under 70 for 18 holes. Reg Whitcombe, with ,3 and 64 137— the best score ever
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    SINGAPORE BOXING.
    82 13 Guillermo and Y. C. Song To Meet. After a long interval, boxin? is to be staged at the Moonlight Hall, New World, on Thursday, May 1. The main event will be a return contest between Y. C. Song and Battling Guillermo. When the pair met some months ago
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    CITY AND SUBURBAN.
    125 13 27 Horses in First List Of Acceptances. London, Apr. 9. The following are the first acceptances for the City and Suburban (over l.i miles) on Apr. 30. The second acceptances will be announced on Apr. 22. Viutout Athford Saint Corentin 11. Ghost Train Sunnytrnce Masked Bandit Lion
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    FATAL MOTOR RACE.
    70 13 Driver Killed Passenger Unharmed. London. Apr. 13. The racing motorist, Berni, was killed during the thousand miles race while driving an Alfa Romeo, belonging to Count Vince, who was also in the car. The machine turned turtle and fell down an embankment twelve feet. Vince escaped uninjured.
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    RACING SENSATION.
    81 13 Trainer's Request to Owner Of Gregalach. London, Mar. 21. The sequel to Saturday's incident, following Gregalachs defeat, is that all Mr. and Mrs. (ienuncll's horses are leavin? Newmarket and arc probably being transferred to Wantage, where Mrs. Gcmmell already has some horses. Mt. Gemmell and Leader met yesterday
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    39 13 The Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's gymnasiam at the Victoria Memorial Hall will be re-opened for training at the usual time on Thursday afternoon. There will be a committee meeting of the S.A.B.A. on Friday, May 2, at 5 p.m.
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    219 13 Chinese Successful Against S.C.C. XI. The S.C.R.C. defeated a S.C.C. XI on Monday by 27 runs. Scores S.C.C. L. J. Brittain b Siow Us* 2(1. R. X. Walling lb-.v. b Siow Hi.in 0. L. V. Taylor c Siow Hian b Honhing 5. E. S. Bel! and b Siow
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    205 13 N idnrsd.iv, April. 2.1 Iootball: England vs. The Rest, Padang; S.A.F.A. League: Ist Div.. S.C.F.A. vs. 1.C.F.A., Jalan Besar 2nd Div., Ord. and Sigs. vs. Sime Darby, Stadium. Thursday. April 24 Football: S.A.F.A. League: Ist Div.. Welch vs. R.A.F., Stadium Reserves Div.. S.C.K.A. B" vs. J.C.F.A., S.R.C. S.C.C.
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    17 13 'The co-operation of Club secretaries is rrqaestad in keeping this diary of sporting events accurate and up-to-date..
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    FAR EAST OLYMPIC GAMES.
    594 13 India's Representatives In Singapore. A team comprising Indian athletic champions is now in Singapore en route for Japan where the tmt Eastern Olympic Fames are to be held next month. The party arrived from Calcutta on ths.s. Tilawa which is due to .->ail for Japan tomorrow
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    DAVIS LEADS.
    32 13 Falkincr 2,000 Points Behind In Title Tourney. London, Apr. 14. Today's close of play scores in tl.« professional billiards championship (firsLhcat) were as follows Davis (to play) 12.'J7 Kalku.er 10,810.
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    36 13 D. G. A. LOWE. W j \&lt; London. Apr. 14. It was revealed today that the Britis'i athlete and Olympic champion, I). G. A. Lowe, was quietly married on Saturday to a Danish rirL Mi&gt;s Karen Thoiusen.
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    4538 15 Rowdy Scenes at Soccer Match: Spectators Fight. RECORD BATTING IN JAMAICA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 27. Looking through my favourite evening paper last night, I spotted an article by one of my favourite writers, A. G. Gardiner, entitled The Epic of Lincoln.'' Here, 1 thought,
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    DEAD MEN'S CLUB
    81 15 Plans are being made by a number of Americans residing in Shanghai who are veteran^ of the World War to form a Dead Men's Club. The membership will be restricted to those veterans who, during the Great War were officially but mistakenly reported killed in action by
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    FRESH BANDIT OUTRAGE.
    73 17 Canadian Captured $200,000 Ransom Demand. Peking, Apr. 15. Bandits have captured a Canadian, Mr. A. Bridgman of the United Church of Canada, and a Chinese pastor at Chang?how, 60 miles below Chungking. They retired inland with the captives and demand $200,000 ransom. The British Consul at Ichang
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    RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
    22 17 35,914 Tons Used Last Month. London, Apr. 15. The American rubber consumption in March amounted to 35 t 914 tons.
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    JAVANESE LABOUR.
    397 17 Meeting of N. B. Chamber Of Commerce. The following extracts are from minutes of a committee meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce held in Sandakan on Mar. 28: The amendments to the Game Preservation Ordinance, 1909, were again discussed and the secretary was instructtd to convey
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    JAPANESE POLITICS.
    43 17 Emperor Opens Special Session Of Parliament. Tokio, Apr. 23. The oper.ing of the special session of Parliament was held in the House of Peers. Wearing the full dress of a Generalissimo, the Empercr read the rescript declaring the session begun. Reuter.
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    PERAK BOY SCOUTS.
    55 17 During the Easter holidays the Perak Boy Scouts have been holding a mixed troop" camp at Tanjong Malim and are planning to hold a large one at the same place during the August holidays. The Sixth Ipoh Troop has been formed at the Anglo-Chinese Continuation School •vith
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    20 17 The tender of $22,000, made by Mr. Tan Kc. Phuan, for alterations at the Criminal Prison, Singapore, has been accepted.
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    27 17 Father Fourgs, on behalf of the Catholic I Club, Ipoh, has objected to the Town Planning Committee's scheme necessitating a road through the Club's recreation I ground.
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES.
    157 17 Great Success of Annual Fair In Birmingham. We have received copies of the supplement published by the Birmingham Gazitte in connection with the Birmingham section of the British Industries Fair. This year the Birmingham section of the fair occupied- 450,000 square feet as compared with 250,000 in 1929,
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    104 17 Good Reception for "The Bishop Murder Case." The Alhambra has certainly scored another success with The Bishop Murder Case," which was shown for the first time last night. Based on a story by that wellknown writer of mysteries S. S. Van Dine, it is a gripping picture full
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      322 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Only one form of memorial seems possible for Sir Alfred l*ripp. His whole life can be summed up in the single lovely phrase, All sick persons and young children." Therefore to perpj tuate his memory i&gt;cst. lei D to
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    205 17 Bandman Co. at Victoria Theatre. It was a pity that such a small audience gathered last night at the Victoria Theatre to witness the Bandman Comedy Co.'s presentation of Bird in Hand by John Drinkwater one ot the most delightful comedies of English lifo seen in Singapore.
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    73 17 First Man Over Peking Wall To Retire. Washington, Apr. 8. Calvin Titus, known us the first man ovtr the Peking wall during the relief of the Legations in the Boxer rebellion, is to be retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of Lieut. -Colonel. After his
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    22 17 The current issue of Mirage which lies been forwarded to the Strait-! Timei contains inter^tinir Taster deuling with life in iiiri, iMrMwa*.
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