The Straits Times, 16 April 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.J THE LARGEST, AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS, The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      305 1 SINGAPORE 78. CECIL ST. PHONE 5151 >V 6.13 Tonight 9.15. BERT WHEELER, ROBERT WOOLSEY, and Dorothy Lee in v PEACH 0/ r RENO" Phone 5261-2. j SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK PfcV FROM THE FERTILE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF, SWITZERLAND SLEDGE fejNl BRAND FULL Ptn^^^^^^'l^t*! CREAM. Every tin of Sledge Brand Condensed Milk
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      128 1 KUALA LUMPUR I 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683)\ WORTH'S r'^B THE NAME OF /j < f\ HAS LONG BEEN {^S\ j\l A SYNONYM W*'l V^X A FOR EXCELLENCE r riSbd^h IN CORSETRY /p. J\w S3!^St AND THE jrX^ N*fliilt\\\ GRACEFUL //P%dl li^Ssl FIGURES X^Ld\ flii^H \V_ OF WEARERS Is^s§L\ k^\W%^^~^
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      19 1 «J5 laaight -%Mi^^masu I BERT WHEELER, ROBERT WOOLSEYi < and Dorothy Lee in S peach o: RENO Phone 5261-2. i
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      468 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8J». CO. UNDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S COVEKNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OCTWARD FBOM LONDON FOR < H AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due B'pore. 1932. CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. IB X BANGALORE
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      769 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. v r (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. JTASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Apr. 19 (0 XHAKONE MARU 10,500 May 4 6 §SUWA MARU 10,700 May 19 t0 SFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 June 2 8 HAKOZAKI MARO 10.500 June 16 16
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      418 2 BURNS PfflLP LINK (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AMD MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND t THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is ona of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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      402 2 THE BAST ASIATIC CO., UNITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone SS2S. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Fenang. ms. LALANDIA Apr. 2? Apr. 29 m.s. MEONIA Msy 18 May 20 m.s. BORINOIA June 8 June 10 m.s. FIONA June 29 July 1 m.i. ERRIA
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      1061 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean the SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Ltd. S «m^i«tlon VitdV TUE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. THE STRaYts STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. THE SUN SHIPPING Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION C<C Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN A ORIENTAL LINE Ltd. INSURANCE The Liverpool and London and Globe The Thames and
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      278 3 OCEANIC \ND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., BAN FRANCISCO. CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Franrlneo and Portland. 8.8. KENTUCKY sails from. Hong Kong Apr. 20 Ban Franrlnre aiid Lss Angeles. fi.B. GOLDEN STAR sails from Hong Kong Apr.
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      412 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LTNB dfad AMERICAN MAIL LINE WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? BECAUSE I Fresh California fruits and vegetables are served at every meal. 2 Every stateroom is an outside cabin. 3 Outdoor salt-water swimming pool on Deck. 4 Orchestra music for Tea-Dancing* Dinner and entertainments, 5 First Bun Motion
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      951 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: -t JJNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Vis forts snd Snet CanaL OUTWARDS. X) HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer: Due Spore. sj. CITY OF PERTH May 16 HOMEWARDS. ■j. CTTY OF PITTSBURG for HavTS, L'don, R'dam
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      1023 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCHE NEDERLANDSCII HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. Established 1863 at Amsterdasß. (Eat.bll.hed at Am.terda- 18M.) Authored Capital Glds. MMM (sbo« Psid op Capital Glds. 55,000.000 (shunt £4.6011,000). PAID UP CAPITAL FL 80.030,000 R< e M B^^4i«ffi (-UBTATUTORY RESERVB FL 40.016.0C0 HEAD CrnCE A.MSTKKDAM. HEAD
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      737 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There ara appro imately aeren words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 eenta per line per insertion with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted op to 10 a.m. on tb« day of issue. A fee of 26
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      743 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE THREE comfortable rooms, bath attached. Tennis, garages. 883, Straits Times. ROOMS A FLATS at PRE-WAR RATES. Jod. san. Call 9, Lloyd Road. (6 p.m. only). SWISS PENSION, first class cooking and accommodation, low rates. Apply 861, S.T. 2 AIRY BEDROOMS, baths attached, sitting room, garage, kitchen, private home, board
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      723 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET i o OFFICES TO LET, S4-B, Battery Koad, tl 2nd floor. Apply Quthrie A Co, Ltd. ai OFFICE, Sobinsoa Road, 3,700 aq. foot, b first class property. United Engineer*. g TO LET, two storied godown. Road and RiTer frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 424» Straits
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      193 4 MISCELLANEOUS IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS Overseas, have the Strait. Budget posted to them every week, |14 yearly, including pottage, outsid* Malaya (13.20 within Malaya). Orders, accompanied by remittance., should be addressed to the Manager, Strait* Budget, Singapore. PIANO TUNING REPAIRS, REMOVALS HIRE. E. CHARLES Phone 2902. *K Orchard
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      677 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. IN THE ESTATE OF MAHMOOD BIN HADJI DAWOOD, DECEASED Notice pursuant to section 29 of the Trustee Ordinance 1929. NOTICE is hereby given that all perrons claiming to be interested as creditors, tiext-of-kin, or otherwise, in the estate and effects of Mahmood bin Hadji Dawood, Deceased, late of
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      826 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. BATU PAHAT BANK, LTD. NOTICE is hore'iy jixen tlwit an application has been made to the Dineten M tin Company to issue duplicate scrip in plaro of the following share certificate which is alleged to have been lost: Certificate No. 38 dated Oct. 8, 1918. fer 20 shares
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    TRADE FOLLOWS THE R.A.P.
    759 5 Sir P. Sassoon's Tribute. PIONEER SERVICES IN MANY LANDS. The Royal Air Force presented its Estimate on Mar. II —a modest account for £17,400,000, which, like the bills handid in by the other fighting' men this week, rmst be taken as a special depression price, not
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    MUTINOUS PLATOONS
    179 5 Join Bandits And Loot Kwangtung Town. Canton, Mar. 31. Two platoons of General Chan Chaitong's troops in the Tsui Man district deserted and joined bandit bands early this week. The deserters entered Lo Fau, looted the town and then held 150 wealthy residents for ransom. Chaos prevailed and
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    AEROPLANE WITHOUT WINGS.
    346 5 Revolutionary Machine Dazes Watchers. London, Mar. 27. An aeroplane without winjfs has been made and flown in England by Senor Juan de la Ctarvs, who is famous for his windmill airplanes, says the Sunday Express. It soars with a run th;<t is negligible, and achieves greater tpewb
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    CLIFF HARRIS.
    132 5 London, Mar. 24. A sad story comes j"rom a little back street in Kentish Town, Ix>ndon, where in a back room sits Cliff Harris, the song writer, who made many stars famous with his lyrics, but who is new practically forgotten. Once he eamea £40 a week and
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      642 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS SPECIAL DINNER DANCE MONIA LITTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381 (10 Lines) SUNDAY, APRIL~I7— GRAND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT, 9.30 P.M. Featuring Twhaikowßky's "1812" Overture and (Jershwin'B "Rhapsody in Blue," with an outstanding Hymphonic programme MDMA LITTER AND HIS SYMPHONETTE ORCHESTRA AUGMENTED TO 18 PERFORMERS ADMISSION $2.
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      216 5 PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. H. LAZARUS, OPTICIAN may be consulted for SPECTACLES At THE REST HOUSE MALACCA on SATURDAY and SUNDAY' (April 16th 17th respectively) AUCTION NOTICE. AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold Singapore Properties. At Messrs. Cheon? Koon Scnu Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chuiia Strct, on Wednesday, Apr. 20, 1932, at
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      DAVID LLOYD GEORGE.
      714 6 "Whole Trouble with Liberal Party.' To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I should like to join with Radical in tendering my thanks to you for your very fair and appreciative article of the other day on Mr. Lloyd George. I should also like to take
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      ROAD vs. RAIL.
      510 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. !,ir,— The Road and Rail Transport Committe-j in their recent report state that in their judgment motor road transport should beat !'i> per cent, of the cost of the loads his cost t.) include interest and sinking fund charges on
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      HISTORY OF MALAYA'S RAILWAY.
      353 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In September last you published a ietter from me on the subject of Malayan railway history. Referring to a statement, quoted by your Kuala Lumpur correspondent, that the railway from Kuala Lumpur originally ran to a place called
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      DISTURBING RUMOURS.
      340 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Hardly has the air been cleared of restriction rumours, when it again gets stirred with stories as to how many "and what estates are closing down, thus again disturbing the minds of plant;, ig company directois and owners of rubber
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      CHINA AND JAPAN.
      264 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Anyone who has paid attention to the current events of the Far East might have noted tv.-o facts: One, the declaration of Japan disclaiming connection with the so- ailed Manchukuo Government in politics and military matter the other a
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      A TRAVELLER'S COMPLAINT.
      198 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— On April 3 I was a first-.-l;.. s ■HMfR to Penang on the s.s. Ipoh from Port Swettenham and was alone allotted a cabin on the lower deck and on asking for a cabin on the upper dick was
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      WHETHER OR ?
      149 6 WHETHER OR To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The Straits Times holds such a high position for its general make-up, that it should adhere to the strictest literal y or piammaticai purity. It errs in good eompaaj right round the Englishwritten worl I. but the errors of other!
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      DODGING DEBTS.
      111 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —An unnecessary amount of harm to the prestige of Europeans has Ijpn ('on? by people leaving this country waVn owing money in all dhections. 1 i eliev that in a great many cases such actons have been premeditated. On the
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      65 6 [The Straits Times is not responsible foi the opinions of it* correspondents. Correspondent! should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejeoted or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their oames and addresses, nut MMMftritj for publication but as guarantee
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    ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
    151 6 Edinburgh's Latest Enterprise. London Mar. 24. A hi orchestral society has just been fnurde<l in Ed.nburrh to manage the affairs of »n orchestra to be talk' 1 the Scottish Philharmonic. This is to be a band of -layers, about fort" in Dumber, to specialist in work mi table
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    "ONE MUST DIE !"
    142 6 ONE MUST DIE Husband and Lover in French Tragedy. Madame Dubarlc, yielding to the pressure of a persistent luver, named Raguigne, left her home and took her two children with her to live with Kaguigne a. Aubervilliers. The wife was deaf to Dubarle's entreaties to retrace her steps and return
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      93 6 SI the Date! ESDAY I China and Japan j A SPEC I A L SUPPLEMENT containing a complete J review of the Crisis in Manchuria and in Shanghai: I Its Causes and DevelopIment from the Inception up to April IS, together with Pictures and Maps, will be I given away
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      202 7 YES! OLD LEO IS J^^kJl H| SHOUTING 2m Bt A GA IN "^^^Q^MP He's out to tell the £dV WORLD and do you wonder? A Here's another TERRIFIC SUCCESS! LAWRENCE TIBBETT LUPE VELEZ In a Superb Musicale THE CUBAN LOVE SONG Now Packing the A LHAMBR A MATINEES TODAY, TOMORROW
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      216 7 JCAPITOL Everybody Agrees It's the best laugh -shoiv in town I Don 7 Miss It Positively Last Night I I TONIGHT WHEELER AND OOLSEY The Funniest comedians on the screen in their biggest success, "PEACH O' RENO" Cnn you imagine anything funnier than BERT WHEELER as a professional Co-respondent! THIS
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      443 7 'JBff!™^'' for good entertainment *'^ivw fSSKte' PHONE 6903. 'v^ft 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 MATINEES TODAY SUNDAY AT 3.15 CROWDED HOUSES EVERY NIGHT ENJOY THIS FIRST-RATE REAL BRITISH PICTURE. THE KIND OF COMEDY AN INTELLIGENT PERSON LIKES! RALPH LYNN— WINIFRBD^SHOTTER MISCHIEF that; said the prince of wales a british and dominions production.
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    THE NEW HELM ORDERS.
    821 8 SHIPPING NOTES New Device To Effect Successful Change. l'rei anitory to the change in the method of giving helm orders under th« Merchant. Shipping (Safety and Load >.ines Conventions) Bill, several device? l>eiug placed on the n^arket with the t of reducing any possible mistakes a.
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    SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
    96 8 M!owing ship* are in communication v. tii the Vykeliei Sta'i'ins at SingaA«lna. Agatha, Alaska Maru, taaetasia, ingi-lina, Ba-.dai Maru, Ben- rinaes, City oi KV< i Mg'ietaak, Corfu, < Dempo, Gaelic Star, ..ola, Manshu Maru, Nu.ssa, Patroclcs, Pyiia— Sea Belle 2, Remirarais, Silvenaapla, .Sipiruk, Ten* MBeat, War S
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      CHURCH SERVICES.
      613 8 CHURCH SERVI CES. ST. ANDREWS rATHEDRAL.-3rd Sunday after Easter, April 17, G5O a.m., Holy Comn. 7.30 a.m., Matins; 8 a.m.. Holy Comn. (Choral); 9.15 a.m., Holy Comn.; 5.30 p.m., Kvcnsong (Choral) and Sermon; Holy Comn. on Men.. Wed. and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues., farm. and Saturday at 7 a
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        MINING.
        429 8 Issue /al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. U £1 A»ra Kumbang 20/6 22/6 .1 £1 Austral Malty 18/- 20/-\l-bl- Ayer Hitmm Tin 10/- xrt. tl £1 Eangrin Tin 8/6 9/6 U £1 Batang Padanf 0.07 0.12H 1 1 Botu Caves 0.15 0.20 I 1 Bukit Anns 0.30 0.40n0m. •1 £1 Burmah
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        GENERAL.
        262 8 Issue k'al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. t I Alex. Brick Ord. 1.00 1.60 2 C Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.65 1.80 :i £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.12.6 3.17.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.20 0.30n0m 100 60 Chinese Ccm. Bank 70.00 75.00 !1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 16/- 16/9 :i
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        141 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-M 100 101 el. Singapore Huaicip«l t p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 100 102 nom. Singapore Municipal 4H p.e. of 1007 red. 1947 '11. 600,000 97 99 nom. Singapore Juunicipal 4to p.e, of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        384 8 Fruer and Co. and Lyall and Etatt's quotation*. N.B. Most of above rubber share quotations are now only nominal. Today'i Price Frmser Lyall A Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 \l..r Gajah ($1) 0.20 0M 0.20 0.30 A. Ilium ($1) 0.60 0.60 0.50 0.60 A. (tuning
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    204 8 Singapore, Apr. 16. SELLING. > London, 4 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/3% London, 60 days' sight 2 3 27/32 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 13/10 London, demand 2/3 25/ Hi' London, T.T. 2/3 "4 Lyons and Paris, demand 1075 Hamburg, demand 175 Ntw
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    PRODUCE.
    68 8 Singapore, Apr. 16. Gambler 10.00 (Cub* No. 1 unpicked) 16.M Copra 5.7 mixed 5.1 Haiti) flour, Sarawak 2.12 1 White Pepper 24.6u Black Pepper 20.60 Pearl Sago 4 :^6 small 6.00 medium p»arl r.ou Rice, Siam JifiO to 220 Saigon $155 t«M7O Rangoon $159 to 16» No. lof 125
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    95 8 Kerosene oil.— Par unit of two 4-rallor :ins Shall 15.18, Pish $4.93, Dragon $4.03 Crown $4.78, Croat $4,68, Karoaana prices for Crown and Croat in drums 96 eanta per anil leti than above. Davoa'a imp. Brilliant f 'ins $5.18, Sylvan Arrow $4.78 par 2 tins. Motor apirit par imp. gal.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    168 8 Today. Samarang and Sourabaya (Patrasi :i p.m. Rhio, Billiton, Java, South-West Sumatra, South-Kast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Buyskes) 4 p.m. South-East Borneo (Bclawan) 4 p.m. Ujambi (Teba) 4 p!nu Bcngkalis and Bagan Si Api Api (Toboali) 4 p.m. Tanjong Balei and Laboen Bilik (Jarajc) 4
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    758 8 Tonight's Concert From Saigon. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. The Ii«t of station* which may bt heai daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore time only is riven) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, PT.M, 82 metres, 6.10 to 6.30 p.m., recorded music 6.80 to 7 p.m..
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    215 8 Saturday. April 16. H. W. 4.56 a.m., 6 ft. 8 in.. 8.5 p.m., 6 ft. I in. Mrs. Alford'a In Blue Cabaret at Adelphl ■Hotel, 9 p.m. Tannin Tit-Bits at Victoria Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sunday. April 17. H. W. 6.44 a.m., 7 ft. 1 in., 8.40
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    MAILS FOS EUROPE.
    50 8 By Poelau Tello Athoi II Naldera Kota l'inang Baloeran Christiaan Huygent Carthage Slamat S'pore London Feb. 25 Mar. 19 Feb. 24 Mar. IB Mar. 3 Mar. 28 Mar. 3 Mar. 26 Mar. 11 Mar. 80 Mar. 18 Apr. 7 Mar. 18 Apr. 9 Mar. 24 Apr. IS
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    PASSENGERS
    243 8 The following passengers for Malaya arrived in Singapore yesterday i>y the I and O. Chitral, which left Lou dun un Mar. 18:— Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Beckett, Mr. B. NBroome, Mr. T. P. Cromwell, Mr. J. W. (hilton, Mr. L. H. Davis, Mr. T. H. Coociship, Mr. T.
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    AIR MAIL.
    37 8 Mails (left London Apr. 6) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express on Monday. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 7.30 p.m.
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    28 8 Communication with Kelantaji observes Sunday hours today Telegraph business from 8 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. Communication with Bangko/c and Tungsong has been restored.
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    Vessels Arrived.
    109 8 FLEVO, Brit., 124 tons, froui Rongat 16-4, for Renifat IH-4. KINTA, Brit., 509 tons, from Penan? 16-4, for Penang 18-4. LEMATANG, Dut., 1,476 tons, from Berauw 16-4, for Padang, u.ncertain. MALINI. Siam, 788 tons, from Bangkok 16-4, for P. Swettenhai.i 17-*. MEDUSA, Brit., ttt tons, from Lumut 16-4,
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      307 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. l P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative DirecMax. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. Force. Weather. F. F. in. bouri. m.p h. Redah Alor Star 86 75 0.03 4.4 75 WSW 2 Overcast Kclantan Kuta Bharu 92 74 0.02 7.1 55
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    174 9 More Local Inquiry For Rubber. TIN PRICES IMPROVE SLIGHTLY. (From Our Financial Cor respoAdenU Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices Rubber, ~>' t cents per Ib. Tin, 7.1 tons at $.">3.87'< 2 per picul. YesUrday's Prices Rubber, London. 17, d.,I 7 ,d., unchanged. New York. 2 15-16 cts., up
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    RUBBER REPORTS.
    393 9 Cffril i Peat (Singapore) Ltd., report a. 1 follows on Apr. 15: The only items of interest since our last report are the Colony stock figures and the American questionnaire figures lor March. The local stocks showed a decline of 5,612 tons, which, in view of the low
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    66 9 From France, by Chenonceaux, due at Singapore .■> p.m. tomorrow. From China, by (iange, due at Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Suisang, due at Singapore G a.m. on Monday. From China and Japan, by Tokiwa Maru, due at Singapore on Monday. From Holland, by Sibajak, due
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      CONTROL OF TIN OUTPUT.
      273 9 To Be Considered This Month. The International Tin Committee, at its meeting held in Paris on Mar. 22, considered a proposal for further curtailment in production. The official announcement now issued states that the committee discussed a plan for an additional cut of 8,420 tons a
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      464 9 The following publications were isseil r received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period from Apr. 2 te 8. inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building. Singapore. Application may be made by members of the public
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      SEPANG VALLEY ESTATE.
      525 9 Chairman's Review At Annual Meeting. The eißhteenth annual general meeting of Sepang Valley Estate, Ltd., was held on \pr. 6, 1932. at the registered offices, 50-51, Birch Hoad, Seremban, Mr. G. L. O'Hara Hickson presiding. The notice convening the meeting having been read by the representative of
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      EXCHANGES.
      83 9 Rugby, Apr. If. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam Uttt, Athens ;uO, Bombay Is. 6 1-lfld., Berlin 10\. HruspeU 26.90. Bucharest 6:;n Rio 1%, Buenos Aires -»6 r>-16. Copmifcann 18 5-16, Geneva 17 18-JB, Helsin(rfor. 21.",. Honir Konir Is. 27>..1..2 7 >..l.. Lisbon 10U*«, Madrid Milan 73\. Monte Video 29 nominal.
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      MARCH RUBBER RETURNS
      44 9 Brunei. 35,000 Ib. (40,000 lb.l. ("hangkat. 27,;>12 Ib. (4.M2 lb.i. lluytor. 16,76)! Ib. I 18.2V9 lb.i. Indragiri. -98,779 Ib. liiilratin. Tw.y.V.t Ib. (90,85:! lb.i. I.unu-. in, 1 fill Ib. (.i0,600 lb.i. Nyalas. 39,400 Ib. <:;;UOO lb.i. TupaV- 72,384 Ib. (.50,151 Ib.).
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 9 12 o clock noon, 16. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot IU 5H Standard R.S.S. on Tender May s*» June .V-» July-Sept. h\ f>" s Ott.-Dcc. 61.6 1 6U Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 1 Tid. per lb. New
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      NO OFFICIAL RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      781 9 What The Home Papers Said. The British and Dutch Governments have reached the conclusion, after protracted consideration, that it is impossible "to frame and operate an international scheme which would guarantee the effective regulation of the production cr export of rubber." The wording of this phrase
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      MARCH TIN RETURNS.
      29 9 Renong- Consolidated Tin (first half of Apr. i. -827 hour*, 123,000 yards, »59 pienla. Katu Tin (first half of Apr.).— 24o hours, 75,000 yards, 228 piculs.
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      THE JAVA RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
      423 9 Sir Herbert Wright And Pound Depreciation. Presiding at the annual meeting of the Java Rubber Plantations, Ltd., held at Bunce House on Mar. 23, Sir Herbert Wright said that it might reasonably be asked why an estate producing at a loss should not have suspended production
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      ESTATES TO CLOSE.
      282 9 British Companies In Dutch East Indies. Certain British companies operating in Java have, according to the Amsterdam Effectenblad, decided to cease production, states the Amsterdam correspondent of tho Financial Times on Mar. 24. In Sumatra, the first to close down their rubber estates will be the large
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      74 9 Programme of drill* up to and {or week ending Apr. 17, 1932 Saturday, Apr. 16, 2 p.m., Bukit Timath Range, "C" (Scottish) Co., T»Me "L" 2 p.!*., Farrer Runjre, S.R.E. (V), Table "A"; 240 a.m., Bukit Timah Police Station, Intelligent PI.. Prnctical— (Dress— Riding Ord«r). Sunday, Apt> 17,
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    HOME AND AMERICA STOCKS.
    220 9 Closing Quotations Ir London. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. li Closing quotations last night of principal British and American stocks given below Th« rise or fall is in relation to puice of Apr. 14. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise o! Fall. Conversion Loan 5'/o l(J.'i T
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    AMERICAN SHARES.
    40 9 (ieneial Motors Standard Oil Ex. pd. L.S. Stco! National City Bank General Electric Union Pacific Rail Ord. American Tobacco B. American (an U.S. Rubber Weohrorth Radio Corporation 11 ■< x:: 1 ISH i.-i MM 70 3tt I i 4
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR HOARD
    95 9 .Saturday, April 16J Ship! alongside the Wharvei or expected I arrive. Entran Godown Gal Main Wharf Azumasan Mar.i 11 3 G. (1. Paul Doumcr 8 Kmpirr Dock Penrith Castle 32 :< Silvercyprcu 46 4 Medusa 1- t Panirkor 4. 4 West Wharf Kin'a I I Haul. .lar.luif'B
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    COPRA MARKET.
    30 9 Barlov/ Co. report as follows o Apr. 11:— The market is slightly steadier an prices show some improvement. Cloi ing quotations are as follows: Sundric $5.70; mixed $5.M.
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      40 9 BUY ADVERTISED GOODS. Not all the advertising that is offered to the Straits Times is accepted. Every effort ii> made to safeguard readers' interests and ALL advertisers using the Struits Times arc, to the best of our knowledge THOROUGHLY RELIABLE.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1932. A MONK PROPHESIES.
    1007 10 The Str aits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1932. A MONK PROPHESIES. So numerous are the prophets who proclaim that they have discovered the way to universal peace that a book entiiled, Can War Be Abolished at first glance fails to excite much interest, even though the author bears so
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    144 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. P. N. Hayward has been appointed to act as Treasurer, Sarawak. Mr. A. E. Sanger-Davies, State Forest Officer, Perak North, is sailing for home on leave at the end of this month. It is now gazetted that Mr. F. N. Chasen has been appointed Director of Raffles
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    SHIPPING PROBLEMS AND EXCHANGE.
    1189 10  -  Q. A. Vallance.) Effects of Gold Standard Suspension. (By Striving desperately to maintain their sales in Great Britain, or to compete with j I British offers of tonnage, pro- I dueers and shipowners in 'gold' countries have been forced to cut their ou)n pricet a* a
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    661 10 WANTED— A RUBBER K COUNTER. We commented the other day on the) Strange difficulty experienced in obtaining rubber good* at shops in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Further testimony comes from a Kuala Lumpur reader, who writes ts follows: "Having acquired a puppy, I went to a
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    121 10 Singapore. ADELIMII HOTEL.—Mrs. Alford's \ln Blue 1' Cabaret. ALHAMBRA. Lawrence Tibbett and Lupa Velez in The Cuban Love Song. 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.—Robert Woolsey, Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee in Peach O'Reno. 6.15 —9.15. Phone 6261-2. EUROPE HOTEL.—Special Dinner and Dance. GREAT WORLD.—Wayang», Cinema, Donkey Rides, Zoo, Maxe,
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    PACIFIC AS AMERICAN NAVY'S PERMANENT STATION. JAPAN'S DESIGNS REVEALED.
    2711 11 General Ma's Telegram To Lytton Commission. ;t AMOY CRISIS. British Cruiser Sent To The Port 9 A Shanghai report states that a message from Washington declares that the IS. Navy Department in run- sidrrini; the desirability of stationing the whole of
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    WOMAN MISSIONARY MURDERED.
    67 11 Throat Cut in Warsaw Conference Hall. Warsaw, Apr. 15. Miss Grace Mott (40), a well-known American Protestant missionary, was found dead with her throat cut in the conference hall of the mission here. She came to Poland a year ago with the object of converting Polish Jews
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    "HONOUR SLAYERS."
    359 11 Poignant Evidence By Lieut. Massie. Honolulu, Apr. 15. A pcvprnant account of the attack upon lin. Massie was given by her husband, a United States naval lieutenant, who it* one of the accused, when he Rave evidence in "the honour slaying trial" today. Lieut. Massie told how his
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    LONG GAOL TERMS.
    141 11 Sequel To Attempt At Kidnapping. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 15. Loh Tai, Woh Fook and Cheah Kuan, who were arrested as a sequel to a raid on Pulai village last January when an attempt nas made to kidnap Chong Tak Hen?, a kepala at Kramat
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    REDUCED PASSAGES.
    95 11 Atlantic Conference to Be Re-established. Rugby, Apr. 15. At the end of a private meeting in London of British, American and European shipping lines, the following statement was issued last night After full discussion it was unanimously agreed that the Atlantic Conference be re-established forthwith, thereby stabilising fares
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    GERMAN AIRWOMAN.
    45 11 Leaving Bangkok on Way To Berlin Tomorrow. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 16. Fraulein Marga von Etzdorf, the German girl flyer who has been here for the last three weeks, is taking off tomorrow for Rangoon on her way back to Berlin.
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    GRAVE INCIDENTS IN MANCHURIA.
    492 11 Soviet Accusations. ALLEGED PLOTTING BY JAPANESE. Moscow, Apr. 15. Plans to stage "fresh provocation cateulated to cause a grave conflict between the Soviet Republics and the Manchurian authorities" are attributed to certain Japanese military circles ir Harbin, according to reports from Habarovsk published by the Tass
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    DISARMAMENT.
    267 11 Mr. Gibson's Plan Not Official. Paris, Apr. 16. Col. Henry L. Stimson, the head of the American delegation to the Disarmament Conference, called on President Doumer immediately on his arrival here, and lunched with M. Tardieu, the Prime Minister. Thereafter they discussed world topics, chiefly disarmament. Col. Stimson told
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    ANOTHER FINANCIAL SCANDAL.
    126 11 Directors Arrested. SEQUEL TO KREUGER AFFAIR. Stockholm, Apr. 15. The directors of the firm of Langc, Hulot and Holm have been arrested on charges arising out of the Kreuger affain and charged with falsifying the balance sheet and profit and loss account so as to give the
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    THREE RECEIVERS.
    197 11 Appointed for Middle West Utilities Co. Chicago, Apr. 15. Three receivers have been appointed for the Middle West Utilities Co, (the $2,500,000 holding company for the Insull Combine Utility Co.) namely, Mr. Samuel (naull, Mr. C. N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board during the War,
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    TRACK DESTROYED.
    111 11 More Mud Stream Damage In Java. Djokjakarta, Mid Java, Apr. 15. After working day and night for a week making repairs resulting in the resumption of railway traffic yesterday, a new mud stream has destroyed part of the track. Aneta. A previous message, dated Apr. 8 stated that
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    NO UNITED IRELAND
    129 11 Without the Consent Of Ulster. Rugby, Apr. 15. In the House of Commons this morning the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, stated that, some doubt having arisen with regard to a paragraph in the dispatch to Mr. De Valera, the Northern Ireland Premier, Lori Craigavon, came
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    IN SOUTH KIANGSI.
    118 11 Communists Again Said To be Active. Hong Kong. Apr. 16. It ia reported that the Communists are still very active in South Kiangsi and Fukien Province particularly in the vicinity of the Kwangtung border. One message states that they have oscupied the town of Yutu, which lies
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    WHY RESTRICTION FELL THROUGH.
    107 11 British and Dutch Object To Quota Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 15. Mr. S. de Graaf, the Minister of the Colonies, re -ealed in the Dutch Parliament yesterday that both the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Jonkheer de Jonge, and the British Government
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    PANICKY SELLING.
    238 11 Shares Change Hands At Bargain Prices. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 15. Some panicky selling of rubber shares has been taking place. For example Hidden Streams Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., have changed hands at 5s., although the latest balance sheet disclosed surplus liquid reserves equivalent to more than
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    MEMORIAL THEATRE.
    86 11 Opening at Stratford On April 23. Rugby, Apr. 15. The new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon will be opened on Apr. 23 by the Prince of Wales. At the luncheon Shakespeare's Immortal Memory will be proposed by the veteran Shakespearean actor, Sir Frank Benson, the other speakers being
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    MR. W. JOHN BURNS.
    123 11 Death of Detective Agency Founder. Sarasota, Florida, Apr. 15. The death is announced of Mr. William John Burns, aged 70, founder and former president of Burns' International Detective Agency. Renter. Mr. Burns was born in Baltimore on Oct. 19, 1861 and was educated at parochial and
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    BUDGET HOPES.
    171 11 Doubts About Income Tax Relief. London, Apr. 15. The hopes of harassed taxpayers that the budget will bring them relief in the form of a reduction in income-tax are rapidly waning and it is now believed that when Mr. Neville Chamberlain introduces his budget on Tuesday it will
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    CRIME ON THE INCREASE.
    402 11 Smashing Raids Cause Concern. FEWER MURDERS. Only Ten Out of 109 Unsolved. Rugby, Apr. 15. Reviewing the recent criminal statistic* during a House of Commons debate on the Home Office vote, Sir Herbert Samuel, the Home Secretary, said the public mild had recently been disturbed by
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    FORWARD MOVE.
    193 11 Britain's Policy In India. Rugby, Apr. 15. Lord Sankey, who was chairman of the Federal Structure Committee at both sessions of the Indian Round-Table Conference in London, contributes an article in which he says that the committee under his chairmanship is steadily drafting a federal constitution and finding
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    MORE RIOTING.
    186 11 Naval Reservists Called Out in Auckland. Auckland, Apr. 15. Queen Street this morning gives the impression of having been shelled with j-hrapm-l, 9br 250 plate-glass windows* have been shattered, the total damage being estimated at £100,000. Royal Naval reservists have been called up as a precaution and squadrons
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    100 DELEGATIONS AT GENEVA.
    259 12 Financial Problems. URGENT NEED FOR ASSISTANCE. Geneva, Apr. 13. BttidM the Disarmament Conference two other meetings of League organisatii.ns chaiactfri.se the renewal of activity at Geneva. Tlio I^eagui* Council met on Tuesday afternoon under the chairmanship of M. Tardieu in order to consider the report of
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    CHANDU IN WINCHES
    59 12 Bij? Seizure Last Night By Harbour Division. Ml <>f (H tahil.-; of non-government chandu valued at $5,200, was made on ihu Norwegian m.v. Hai Hing by officers of the Monopolies harbour division wh»n the vessel reached Singapore last night from Honj* Konjr. The chandu was found hidden
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    TRADE CONDITIONS
    52 12 "Not in Any Way Promising," Says Penang Chamber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanjr. Apr. 1G. The Chamber of Commerce report states that there wan no signs of an improvement in trade conditions at the end of 1981 and the prospects for 1932 do not a) pear in any
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    EUROPEAN INJURED
    33 12 A Kuropean, .Mr. A. C. Moore, is in the General Hospital as a result of a motorcar accident in Upper Serangoon Road when the car skidded and crashed into a tree.
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    80 12 At the animal general meeting of the hints- Volunteer Rifle Club, the following were elected office-bearers for the new ident, (ex-officio) Capt. S. Y Wong vice-president, 2/Lt. Wee Kah Kiat hon. secretary, C.S.M. Cheng Kane Nghee boa. ti'asurer, L./Sergt. Tan Mont Hen* hon. auditor, 2/Lt. S. F. Ho; rommittae, Lt.
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    GOVERNMENT CLERKS IN DEBT.
    471 12 Chairman's Warning To Members. The statement that the Singapore Q vernment Servants' Thrift and Loan Society was giving its members a last chance to get out of debt was made at the halfyearly meeting held in 'he Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. Mr. E. H. Valberg, presiding,
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    $3,304 BONUS FOR STAFF.
    74 12 George Town Dispensary's S40,216 Profit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 16. The report for the year of the George Town Dispensary Ltd. shows a profit of $40,216. A dividend of 10 per cent, is being paid and $3,304 is allocated as bonus for the staff.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    221 12 Wednesday, Apr. 13. In the morning His Excellency inspected a parade of the Straits Settlements Police at the Police Depot. Thomson Roail, and afterwards presented King's Police Medals to the following Inspector W. G. Porter, Inspector F. Farquharson, Inspector L. W. C. Byrde, Inspector D. W. I Macintosh,
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    MUNICIPAL LOAN.
    52 12 Scrip for Recent 4'/ 2 per cent. Issue Received. The Municipal Secretary, Singapore, announces that scrip for the recent new issue of the -I per cent. Singapore Municipal loan 11)70/80 will be available by Apr. 25, and will he handed to the lnoker through whom the application wit-,
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    PRISON FOR BEING EXTRAVAGANT.
    578 12 Bankrupt Sent to Gaol For Four Weeks. The chance;" of his health improving while he is undergoing simple imprisonment seem to be an excellent reason for that sentence to be imposed upon him," said Mr. E. N. Taylor, the assistant Official Assignee, at the conclusion of
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    "CUBAN LOVE SONG."
    325 12 Lawrence Tibbett Featured At the Alhambra. Lawrence Tibbett, the opera singer who proved such a success in pictures, has doru." nothing better than The Cuban Love Song," the Metio Goldwyn Meyer production now being shown at the Alhamfcra. Fine singing, and a romantic ftory presented by an
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    39 12 Sir Robert Ho Tung writes to the Straits Times that during his efforts to bring about unity in China it was Marshal Wu Pei-fu who asked him to delay the roundImm i oiifurf'ih t- and not li. Sun MB.
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    PRESENTATION TO MR. H. W. RAPER.
    812 12 Services to the Singapore Golf Club. The Singapore Golf Club made a presentation, in the form of a cheque, to Mr. H'. W. Raper, who was honorary secretary for over ten years, yesterday, when there was a arge gathering of members. The presentation was
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    FRED THACKRAY.
    63 12 Recovers Consciousness After 13 Days. London, Apr. 1. Mr. Fred Thackrav, Britain's premier amateur steeplechase jockey, whose mount in the Grand National, Gregalach, fell on him, regained consciousness today having been uncon.^ciojs for 13 days. Mr. Thackray immediately recognised his relatives who have anxiously waited at his bed-side
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    CAMOUFLAGED AS TOYS.
    49 12 $1,000,000 Haul of Drugs In New York. New York, Apr. 8. A huge haul of contraband narcotics, totalling in weight 24,000 ounces, valued at $1,000,000, was made when packing cases from a French liner, the He de France, were unloaded. Tho drugs wore oanioufiujfed as toys.
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    DANGEROUS LORRIES ON THE ROAD.
    191 12 Prosecutions in The Police Court. A campaign to reduce the danger to traffic and pedestrians caused by heavy motor-lorries in Singapore has been started by the Municipal Registrar of Vehicles Department and already a n.imber of negligent owners who have allowed their vehicles on the
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    MISTAKEN POLICY.
    357 12 Reforms Hampered By Agitation. Madias, Mar. 25. An appeal for co-operation was made by H.E. Sir George Stanley in proroguing the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon. The Mettur Project was ahead of schedule. The storage of water had begun and it was proposed to irrigate 28,000 acres during the
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    HULUTAO HARBOUR.
    106 12 Rival To Dairen Still Functioning. Mukden, Mar. 21). Despite the Japanese occupation of Manchuria the Hulutao harbour, which was commenced by the old Mukden Government as a rival to Dairen as the chiei port of Manchuria, is functioning. Though still only partly constructed, the port has been visited
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    NOVEL DEPUTATION
    130 12 Contortionists and Acrobats In Parliament House. London, Apr. 6. Staid members of the House of Commons hastily forsook the prosaic discussions on the Wheat Bill to crowd into a Committee Room tonight in anticipation of lighter entertainment in the form of acrobatic dancing and high-kicking by a bevy
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    THREE SLEEPING MEN BUTCHERED.
    211 12 Crime Reconstructed. < SEARCH FOR SUSPECT CHASED AND LOST. Following close.y upon the midnight murder of a younir Sikh constable in Ipoh onus news of another ghastly crime in the game district, in which three Chinese were butchered as they xlept. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh,
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    MURDERED CONSTABLE.
    48 12 Chinese Detained by Police On Suspicion. (From Our Own CORMpoadant.) Ipoh, Apr. 15. Suspected of being concerned in the murder of the young Sikh constable who was found stabbed to death a few <l;iy ago, a Chinese named Lee Meng has been detained by the police.
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    BOYCOTT ACTIVITIES.
    221 12 Anti-Japanese Move Under Investigation. Reports that pickets of the AntiJapanese Boycott Association have racomnenced operations again both in the International Settlement and territory under Chinese control adjacent to Shanghai on Mar. 26 occasioned considerable apprehension in official Japanese circles that the previously experienced difficulties will be renewed. The
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    WAR PREPARATIONS.
    154 12 Military Training For Wuchow Youths. Wuchnw, Mar. L'l. A very important proclamation has appeared on the streets. This notice, signed by the Provincial Government, is reputed to be the result of General Wang Shanliung's appointment by the Nanking Government as the organiser and Commander of the Home Guards.
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    MISTAKE WINS £70.
    151 12 Man Who Cannot Avoid Money. London, Mar. 27. Mr. John Barry Ryan is lucky, says the Sunday Express. He is grandson of Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan, the financier, who left 12f>,000,UU0 in I<J2B. He married a younger daughter of the millionaire banker, Mr. Otto Kahn. This is
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      S.C.C. LUCKY TO DRAW.
      1122 13 League Football. PULAU BRANI MISS PENALTY. S.C.C. 1 Pulau Brani 1. By missing a penalty kick during the last few minutes of their first division fixture with the S.C.C. on the Padang isterday, the Pulau Brani eleven failed to register a victory. Their draw of one
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      PENANG FOOTBALL
      27 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 16. In a Junior League match here yesterday the United Clericals beat the A.P.C. bj three goals to two.
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      CHINA RELIEF.
      102 13 Football, Basket Ball Ping Pong at Malacca. (From Our Own Corresponded) Malacca, Apr. 15. In aid of the China Relief Fund, a combined team of the Oversea-Chinese Bank Ltd. of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur T.ii Malacca will play football against the Chinese Football Association, Malacca, a' 1 Kubu "A"
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      A 'LONG" GIFT
      88 13 Arsenal Goalkeeper Wears Jersey From New Zealand. It is extraordinary how details are noticed by a football crowd. Judging from letters received, some Arsenal spectators are intrigued about the blue j(r?ey and its decorative badge worn by Moss, the Arsenal goalkeeper. It is said that the jersey
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      LOCAL TENNIS.
      406 13 Ties in S.C.C. and Tanglin Club Tournaments. No play was possible in the S.C.C. tennis tournament yesterday owing to rain, and the ties originally fixed for yesterday will be played on Tuesday as follows Godown Doubles Handicap (Semi-Fin»)>. R. F. Goodman and A. Swaine owe 3 vs. J.
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      DAVIS CUP.
      37 13 Illness Causes Finland To Scratch. Budapest, Apr. 15. In the Davis Cup, Finland has scratched owing to illness among the players, and Hungary receive a walk-over. They will meet Ireland in the second round. Reuter.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      234 13 Mixed Foursomes At The S.G.C. The April mixed foursomes held at Buktt Timah yesterday resulted in a tie between Mrs. MacDcnald and Mr. S. N. Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Moss. Fifty-six cards were taken out and the following 1 were returned. Mrs. MacDonald and S.
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      41 13 Ladies' Medal at Garrison G.C. The Garrison Golf Club ladies' monthly medal was played for during the week. The best returns were Mrs. S. P. Holmes-Smith, one down. Mrs. J. D. Breakey, two down. Mrs. P. Power, three down.
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      CRICKET.
      677 13 Raffles Institution Beat St. Andrew's. Good bowling by Raffles Institution resulted in the St. Andrew's School being beaten by 85 runs, after the winners had declared their innings closed at 130 for nine. That total was mainly l.iade up of a good 55 from M. Valberg, 25 from S.
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      OLYMPIC ATHLETES.
      185 13 Indian Team to Sail On May 1 from Colombo. The Indian Olympic Association has provisionally decided, subject to funds 'oeing available, to send a team of four athletes to the Olympic Games at Los Angeles, M. Sutton, R. Verieux and N. C. Mallik being selected from Bengal and
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      60 13 Results of Games in The Two Major Leagues. New York, Apr. 15. Today's basebal' results are National League. Yew York 6 Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 8 Boston 2 St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnatti 2 Chicago 8 American League. Philadelphia 9 New York 8 Boston 0 Washington 2 "hicagro
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      SCOTTISH CUP FINAL TODAY.
      457 13 Rangers vs. Kilmarnock. SECOND MEETING OF THE TEAM. The Scottish Cup final will tiike place today at Hampden Park, Glasgow, between the Glasgow Rangers and Kilmarnock, who will be meeting for the second time in the final since the Scottish Cup competition started in 1873. Kilmarnock
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      264 13 Saturday. April 18. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 1: Gloucester* Chinese. Anson Rd. Stadium; Raffles Institution vs. Johore English College, R.I. grd. Cricket: S.C C. vs. United Services, Padaiur; S.R.C. vs. S.CC. 2nd XI, S.R.C. grd. S.C.R.C. vs. I.A, S.C.R.C. grd. Golf: Island Club April Medal (bogey); Kjttong G.C. April
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      92 13 LAWRENCE TIBBETT Of all singing film stars there is none to compare, either for voice or romantic charm, with Lawrence Tibbett, whose latest film "CUBAN LOVE SONG" Created such a sensation on its first showing at the Empire Theatre, London, recently, and is now being shown at the ALHAMBRA THEATRE.
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      11 13 IOMDON J^j (til J\Mcu/CM ISfGNISii JJ^^^Sy 111 l LONDON. NOVEMBER 1931.
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    What They Say And Do In London.
    1527 14 By OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDENT. London, Mar. 9. j A N almost puritanical note is creeping into the dresses which are being shown for the coming season. As I sat at a dress show given by a ■well-known West Knd firm the other day,
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    Pretty Bridesmaids At A Military Wedding.
    39 14 rpHK weildirvx nf (apt. John klgVsJl drcnadier Guards, and Miss Hermii-ne Vi»ian, took place at St. X I'i-trr's hurch. K.'tnn Square, l.i.iuiin. Tile picture, taken after the ceresjiony. shows the charming bridal attendants.
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    New Coiffure.
    237 14 THE very newest Parisian coiffure is one which women can arrange for themselves at home The hair is parted at one side, but only for about two inches back from the forehead. Then another parting is made on the other side of the head, but forward from the
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    513 15 Death In London Of Lord Atkinson. Lord Atkinson, whose death has taken place in London, was for some twentythree years a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and for eighteen years on the Judicinl Committee of the Privy Counc'.l. He had previously been Attorney-Genera' for Ireland
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    JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2453 16 A Malayan Bookshop In London Limited Literary Field— Riches Of Raffles Library The Malaysia Room Watching The Second-hand Market-— Books Worth Buying, (By Oar Kuala Lumpur Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15. IE news that Mr. Ashley Gibson,, a former editor of the Malay Mail and
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    329 16 Disciplinary Action By Government Bombay, Mar. 28. I The Government of Bombay presented the authorities of the Ferguson College, Poona, with an ultimatum last week asking: the college to reduce the number of students to 1,200, failing which all Government support for institutions controlled by the Deccan Education
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    1184 17 PENANG LETTER People Who Walk Instead Of Riding Become Experts On The Signs In The Sky— More Bicycle*— Good Money For Gold Dog Muzzling Lavs Room For More Amusement Places Shows For Charity. Penang, Apr. 11. THK slump is responsible for many changer in the
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    263 17 Controversy Over Election Of President. Berlin, Apr. IS. A heated controversey has been caused by the action of the Prussian Diet which alth<.:.^rh Its term expires within a fortnii:* -met on Tuesday in extraordinary si iior and, by 228 to 1 passed a reSOnltion rro.iifying the standing orders
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    71 17 To Before The Hague Court. The Hague. Apr. 1J. The governments of France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan, through their diplomatic representatives here, have caused the Memel conflict to be tiled for hearing before The Hapue International Court. They have done so in the form of a complaint
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    477 17 Why "Pact" With Hindus Was Necessary. "As the forces of democracy in India are proceeding with rapid strides and as provincial autonomy will be in full swine very shortly, every community will have to adjust itself to the rapidly-changing conditions." This declares Rao Bahadur M. C. Rajah, M.L.A.,
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    224 17 More Than a Million Names Now Registered. The Sommo Memorial at Thiepval (to be unveiled by the Prince of Wales on Whii Monday* has, Major-General Sir Tal ian Ware, the Vice-Chairman, states in the annual report of the Imperial War I Graves Commission, closed that circle stretching
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    130 17 Resentment of Devotees At Puri Temple. Cuttaek, Mar. M. Tberc has ,beon a scarcity of niahapvasad (offering of food to an idol which is distributed among devotees) at the Jugannalh temple at Puri owinf to a decision of the cooks not to prepare anything bevond what is fixed
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    50 17 Bengal M.L.C. Slightly Injured. Calcutta, Mar. 2i). Rai Bahadur Kaminikumar Das. Public Prosecutor in the Chittagong political murder case and a member of the Benral Legislative Council, was stabbed by his cwitow, at his house, in Calcutta. The wound m not serious. The nephew has been arrested,
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    390 17 Amazing Scenes During Libel Suit. London. Apr. 7. Soenes unparalleled in the history of j the British Law Courts were witnessed today m the High Court during the hearing of a spiritualistic libed suit. The plaintiff, Mrs. Meurig Morris, a young trance medium, ,complained that
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    BENGAL CYCLONE.
    111 17 Villages Devastated Four Dead. Maniksrunj. Mar. 2-"J. Four persons have bcc-n killed and 50 seriously injuied as a result of a cyclone ■n East Bengal. It is stated that at the week-end the cyclone swept over the Wlages of Saidabad, Rupsha, N'ali. Neelgram, Darikanda. and other hamlet?. Heavy
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    99 17 JNew Zealand Youth's Terrible Confession. Wellington. Mar. 28. John Corrigan (23> awakened his brother and rate during the night and fcold them that he had shot his parents. Jchn Corrigan (64) and Ellen (50) while they were asleep in their farmhouse near Eketahuna (65 miles north-east by
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    67 17 Sends Congratulations To Hindenburg. Prague, Apr. 12. President Masaiyk, of Czecho-Slovakifc, who, next to President Hindenburjr is the oldest head of a State in Europe tolegraphed to the Reich President hearty congratulations on his re-election. This is causing some comment as M. Masaryk hatl no' sent a congratulatory
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    84 17 Officially Tested At Wellington. Wellington, Mar. 28. The Jubilee Dock, one of the largest in the world, which was constructed on the Tyne and was towed here, will be officially tested on Thursday, with the liner Ruahine, 10,870 tons. The Jubilee Dock is intended to accommodate vessels up
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    2878 18 ources Of Dissatisfaction Admitted. OSITION SOMETIMES HUMILIATING TO OFFICIALS. extremely interesting article on the subject of Crown Colony I Government appears in the April issue of "The Crown Colonist." P The writer is Lord Olivier, who was Secretary of State for India in 1924 and
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    31 18 I 'Other works which throw incidental light upon it are Sir George Fiddes' The Dominions and Colonial Offices, in the Whitehall Series, 1926, and Sir Anton Bertram'* The Colonial Service, 1930.
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    Political Control Of Railways.
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    254 19 Educating The Public On Sex Matters. London, Mar. L'l. A bureau whore men and women can ui.iiiin adv.ce on quertions relating lo ex, oducation and mam age has boen opened in London. It will be known tta ih<> "I'nsonal Problems Bureau,'' and will liav the backing o(
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    72 20 PRIME MINISTER OPENS 150-FOOT TOWER The Prime Minister opened Abbey House, one of the most imposing new buildings in London, with a 150 feel high square clock tower which houses a fine peal of bells. It is the headquarters of the Abbe y Road
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    44 20 TENNIS STAR TO MARRY Miss Phyllis Mudford, the Wightman Cup lawn tennis international and one of the leading Kn K lish girl players at Wimbledon, is to marry Mr. Maurice Richard King, elder son of Dr. and Mrs. King of Sutton, Surrey. (Planet News.)
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    43 20 faT. PATRICKS DAY IN DUBLIN :-JKr. Frank Aiken. Minister of Defence reviewed representative units of U>e lnsh iree State Army, at a great St. Patricks Day parade on Colle K e Green, Dublin. The photo shows Mr. Aiken taking the salute. (Planet News.)
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    47 20 PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED The Canadian steamer, Prince Dsv -d, was totally wrecked when it ran ashore off St. George, Bermuda, st riking a reef. The passengers and crew were rescued by the steamer, Lady Somers also belonging to the Canadian National Steamships, Ltd. (Planet New s.)
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    39 20 PALM SUNDAY AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL Bourne, head of the Roman Catholic Church in England, headed the Palm Sunday procession to Westminster Cathedral, London. The photo shows Cardinal Bourne blessing the palms at the ceremony ouUide the Cathedral. (Plenet News.)
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    39 20 THE IRISH GUARDS IN LONDON The customary celebrations of St. Patricks Day took place at the Irish Guards headquarters at Wellington Barracks, London, whr.i the Guardsmen received bunches of shamrock, from their Colonel, the Earl of Cuven. (Planet News.)
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