The Straits Times, 1 April 1934

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  • 19 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSP.. £ft IN MALAYA. No. 119. Sunday, April Ist., 1934. Price 10 cents.
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  • 535 1 SPORTS WEEK-END MARRED BY THE RAIN A NEW RULE INTRODUCED ON INUNDATED GOLF COURSE CINGAPORE'S EASTER HAS BEEN MARKED BY A 43 GREATER EXODUS OF HOLIDAY-MAKERS THAN FOR YEARS PAST. Eight extra sleepers had to be added to the night mail for Kuala Lumpur
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  • 204 1 WHISKY BETS STORY "LIKE RUSSIAN NOVEL" "This rather squalid sort of business is more reminiscent of some Russian novel than what you would except in the East End," said Mr. h L. Guthrie, the East London coroner. at v Slepncy inquest after hearing a description of whisky drinking bets which
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  • 95 1 When the wily rook descends in future on Lincolnshire crops he may encounter a stuffed cat. Col. O. Sutton-Nethorpe. of Scawby Hall, has been experimenting with the effect of such scarecrows for the past two years with remarkable results. In a letter to the Brigg branch of the
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  • 306 1 AIRMAN'S STATEMENT The action in which Capt. W. H. Hope, the airman, claims damages for alleged libel against the "Daily Mirror" was resumed before the Lord Chief Justice. Lord Hewart, and a special jury, in the Kings Bench Division, London. Capt. Hope in January. 1933,
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  • 161 1 HAS OTTAWA POLICY BEEN A FAILURE? THE FIRST YEAR London, Saturday. rpHERE has been improvement in some quarters in the exchange of Empire goods notably .between Great Britain and India and South Africa, but no marked expansion in the volume of Empire trade as a whole, declares a Financial Times
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    25 1 The holiday spirit infects men bars of the aew Taiping Harriers club which was founded a week ago by Mr. Powell-Evans of the Taiping Police.
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  • 147 1 HALVING SHIP'S FUEL BILLS Probably one of the most amaiinu and efficient marine engines yet produced, which may mark a new era In steamship propulsion, has Just been successfully tested of! the Tyne. It saves engine-room space and reduces fuel consumption, whether coal or oil, by over 50
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  • 134 1 FOR BRIDE OF YOUNG EMPEROR The Vatican has granted a dispensation for the marriage of Marie N'guyen Hu-Hao, a French subject and Catholic, to the young Emperor Bao Dal, of Ar -~m. Both the Emperor and his bride, the daughter of a wealthy Cochin China merchant, were educated in
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  • 358 1 HUSBANDS EXCHANGE FAMILIES HARMONY REIGNS AT HOME NOW rpwo husbands (stepbrothers) who exchanged wives and families are living in complete harmony side by side at Spring Wood, Calow, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. They are Ernest Street, aged thirtyfive, and Cecil Lowder, aged thirtyfour, both miners, who work at the same colliery.
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  • 30 1 The Evening Standard publishes the following exclusive statement from D. R. Jardine: "I have neither intention nor desire to play cricket against Australia this summer." Reuter.
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    11 1 Pearse and Hopkins who put up a fine performance for Singapore.
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  • 227 1 HOW SHE WOOED AND WON A HUSBAND The monkey house at the London Zoo was recently the scene of an amusing wedding, when a new pig- tailed monkey was introduced to a young animal bred In the menagerie. The bridegroom is a large fellow aged about nine years,
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  • 95 1 REMARKABLE CRICKET INTER-STATE MATCH rE Inter-state cricket at ■nfaaon yesterday— between Singapore and Selangor— had several remark features For Singapore Hopkins scored 13.? runs and Pearse i>3 but the next highest score put up was five There were two ducks and three ones." One wicket fell for 1, two wickets
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  • 126 1 PHONE CHARGES PROBABLE REDUCTION IN GREAT BRITAIN Telephone rentals may be .educed before the end of this year. The new Post Office Board is meeting for the first time this month, and one of the matters to which it will devott early consideration is the advisability of attracting additional subscribers
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  • 157 1 Diphtheria, scarlet fever and measles are filling many hospitals throughout England, and in some cases which are not of a serious character, arrangements are having to be made for them to be treated at home. Many of our hospitals are practically full," said Dr. F. Barry Lambert, the
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  • 70 1 Singapore Reader Wins A Hundred Dollars With nine correct results out of tea, Mr. Y. Walter, of 42—2, Buffalo Road. Singapore, wins The Sunday Times Football Competition No. 34. No entry was received giving a correct forecast of all the games and Mr. Walter, therefore, receives the prize
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  • 406 2 1 NOTEWORTHY feat has just l>een performed by a Penang schoolboy in passing the Junior Cambridge examination at the age of eleven. This brainy youth is Oliver, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phipps, of Anson Road, Penang, and a pupil at St.
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  • 1761 2  -  THE WANDERER By ously before we let our sons depart from England. The L.S.D. Viewpoint. I should explain that Mr. Sidney Is here discussing the question of what sort of an education a boy should be given in England to fit him for wor'c in Malaya. It
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  • 462 2 ivhich has so long been a monopoly of immigrant races. A Malay Scientist. INCIDENTALLY, Tunku Yacob is one of the very few Malays in the Peninsula with a scientific agricultural training acquired in England. There can be little doubt that if educated Malays show any sort
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 126 2 WHEN you *ear a "LUVISCA" Skirt and Collar, you reach the nineteenth hole atifl fresh and easy. These garments silky in appearance, well-rut and strong are made expressly for good service. Obtainable in patterns giving the right tour' to both sports and business wear. The day ended, "UJYISCA" Pyjamas are
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    • 55 2 V^R)b\cw^H Vsi^ Con»iitent high quality that W*\fa\^V new varict and a wide range of VsvS\>)V &Sj§Wf deltdou* flavour* have ensured \^VB/ universal fame for Chivert* WS Jelliea. Delightfully cool and appetising, they arc, at the same time, very wholeaome and nmrithtng Scart using them So-day! ChiversJellies IfvTRTvK^^^OjnioTSGnCONGTANi^rHATTHERS^^ AGENTS SINGAPORE. (SANDILANDS,
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  • 282 3 Asiatic Hotel At The Highlands Hill Holidays For All (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. Following the completion of a European hotel at Cameron Highlands, a Chinese hotel fc to be built. This enterprise has been undertaken by a syndocate In which the principal figure is Mr. Leong Sin
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  • 139 3 THE MEANS TEST DENOUNCED IN ST. PAUL'S PULPIT The Meanj Test was denounced as en inquisition from the pulpit of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, by the Rev. Father St. John B. Groser, Vicar of Christ Church, St. George's-ln-the-East, London. "Can you imagine," Father Groser asked the congregation, "what It means
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  • 605 3 GRAND OLD MAN OF NEGRI Good Work For Good Causes (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, r ar. 23. •THE Grand Old Man of Negi Sem- bilan. Dato Wong Yick Tong has Just celebrated his 75th birthday here, quietly. He received the congratulations of his children, grand-children and friends and of
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  • 145 3 1. Where is the Gulf of Ouinea? 2. What does "bijou" mean? 3. What arc woodwinds? 4. Which is farther south, Boston or Paris? 5. Who wrote the words of "The Marseilles Hymn"? 6. Where are the cervical vertebrae 7. Is Canada a member of the League
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  • Article, Illustration
    36 3 There is a mistake in this picture. Can you find it? It is simply that it is printed upside down. The view is of the Taipinc lake gardens on a remarkably still day.
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  • 51 3 WARSHIP UNDER SAIL ENGINES DISABLED BY STORMS DURING FLEET EXERCISES With her engines rendered practically useless by the storms, the submarine depot-ship Lucia arrived back at Gibraltar from the Fleet manoeuvres with awnings rigged as sails. She had been under sail for 36 hours, limping home at a mere three
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 477 3 Where To Stay When Home on Leave "I NEVERMIND TRYING ANYTHING ONCE" you will hear paople say. But once they have tried the Plaza, they will, like Oliver Twist, ask for more; because (1) it is such a marvellously central spot, "one minute from anywhere," so that you never have
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 180 3 Our Crossword Puzzle *L a-il, (CLUES.) w Kiks: 21. Immers« ACnuna. 22 Required 23. Slander I. Character 25. Round piece 8. Hind 27. Madman 9. Inn 30. Empty 12. Augury 31. Lake. 13. Strips of cloth 14. Part of electrolyte R KT rant fPUow Solution Of Last Week's 18 Checked
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  • 5056 4  -  R. F. FOSTER By Our Short Story I WENT down to breakfast to find Ravenhill busy with The Planet file. I had surmised he would be in bed, for he had had a big story to write up for his paper, and when he had
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 115 4 o uound and Natural Sleep SLEEP induced by drugs or sedatives is neither natural nor refreshing. "Ovaltine" is the recognised best "nightcap" all over the world because it ensures sound, refreshing sleep in a perfectly natural way. Of equal importance is the fact that, while you sleep, the food elements
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    • 125 4 v qu clt 4fc£. ■ogiovi nngwarm g*rm. finf lignt arc itch- V relief Abtorfomc it kitk rh« g«rrm, r*li*y*i and Htalt. 4»^^™^^V -^iV/ MAR6O or NEEM wkJt'K^^v^^UrT^HiHM' oat 0I iUOS i P"puiar herbal plant medically used S^ every part of it from its root WQ^nßrXMi flowers The oil ot this
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  • 410 5 PINEAPPLE KING SAYS..... We Must Put Our House In Order ILfl EET Mr. Lee Kong Chlan, Malaya's 1T pineapple "king." Mr. Lee owns 5,000 acres of pineapple land on the way to Kota Tinggi and another 3,500 acres somewhere else in Johore. Two years ago Mr. Lee decided he could
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  • 71 5 The answers to the questions In Page 3 are:— 1. On west coast of Africa. 2. A Jewel or trinket. 3. Wooden wind Instruments in an orchestra. 4. Boston. 5. De Lisle. 6. At the upper end of the spine. 7. Yes. 8. Thor. 9. Exodus. 10. The
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  • 920 5  -  Ely Culbertson By CAREFUL D UMMY PL A V I HAVE frequently emphasised the compelling necessity of the making of a plan of the play the moment the opening lead is made and the Dummy's cards are spread on the table. In the making of plan the
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  • 192 5 16 YEARS OF INDIGESTION ured In Eijjht Weeks. For sixteen years this woman auitered agony from Indigestion, dyspepsia, gastric ulcers and colitis. After eight weeks she was cured by a famous doctor's formula— by a treatment any chemist can sell you. "Sixteen years ago I had indigestion badly" writes Mrs.
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  • 302 5 CORPS D ELITE OF JAGAS Small, Natty Malay Commissionaires (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. The Malayan idea of a watchman Is a bearded gentleman who sleeps on a charpoy, carries a heavy cudgel, and lends money to clerics. In London, however, a "Jaga" Is a gorgeous personage known
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 56 5 PYRAMID Regd. HANDKERCHIEFS FOR MEN Pyramid Handkerchiefs, like all Tootal Products, are completely reliable. Each one guaranteed to give you satisfaction or to be replaced. See the delightful variety in both men's and women's sizes. You*d know them by the Pyramid label. A TOOTAL PRODUCT WJham Jack* frCo. Vttalana Itdffi
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    • 29 5 FOR —EVERY OCCASION ..WEDDINGS BIRTHDAY etc. A PRESENT from RENE ULLMANN is ALWAYS APPRECIATED WATCHES JEWELLERY SILVERWARE SMOKER REQUISITES CLOCKS etc., RENE ULLMANN Capitol Building and Raffles Place, Singapore.
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  • 2089 6 PICTURESQUE CEREMONIES AT NEGRI SEMBILAN ENTHRONEMENT The first enthronement of a ruler of the Negri Sembilan confederacy teen since 1898 wW be performed on April 24. With ancient and elaborate ceremonial the new Yang di Pcrtuan Besar, a young man who is a
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  • 820 6 HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN Refreshing Despite It BY OUR DIARIST. npHERE Isn't much to do, not many places to go to, at holiday time In Singapore. Such Is the prevailing thought among Europeans marooned on this peculiarly dissatisfying Island and seeking relaxation. Interesting, novel relaxation, at Eastertide. "How different," as
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 235 6 Learn CONTRACT by Example! This NEW BOOK "60 CONTRACT LESSON HANDS" 1 60 PAGES By ELY CULBERTSON teaches you both bidding and play at CONTRACT BRIDGE. $1.25 A COPY By special arrangement with Mr Ely Culbertson, the world's greatest player and authority on modern Contract Bridge, this paper Is enabled
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    • 115 6 1 fflFcV CO AN ?A(N son,-! jfr 2 -*"-<. J[ tfi.ir*«:ou« how /-.y B>y 7, y\ o*u» -<«*apoe»rt wh«»ii y H^ i fU f~ ;wtr imp of n Better I J L oceanic it's J 'JP liquid FIGHT COLDS Ml Wbea rough*, ooldft, or j Btronetuti* attack tbe lystea >
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    • 378 7 Jfe Jj AllCl not Jatibfied wtlh the leSult of (ju/v Accent Chum up ScUeA, in> Spitz of haw/up on jetwuzl dayffo elate, ihedcuiA and /teyidate the fiowofcu&fam&id. 7h&ie is Mill aqdumlil^c^j/wpJOitedpcvcb) but oth&iuHAe Aoundin all departments which he m&i&tA must fe clea/uzd at any price ffiA policy has always 6eento
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    • 418 7 Blue Pencil Sale at WHITEAWAYS j TUESDAY APRIL 3rd TILL SATURDAY APRIL 21st. THE BLUE PENCIL HAS ALREADY D9NE ITS WORK A fTJj AND PLAYED HAVOC WITH PRICES W^/ THROUGHOUT THE STORE TYPICAL EXAMPLES ■fttPfft 1 F WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW. r COA#£ AWD s££ W/M T f 1 THE
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    • 299 7 "ICEIT tG AUTOMATIC ICE CREAI FREEZERS. 4 Quart Size. Usually $i.VSO. BLUE PENCIL SALE PRICE $9.75 Each FLORAL MADRAS CURTAIN NEI. Yellow or Vieux Rose Ground Widtl 48" Usual Price $1~3. BLUE PENCIL SALE PRICE $0.93 Yard FLORAL CRETTONNES. Assorted Designs on Various Coloured Grounds Width 30". Usua' Frice $1.65.
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  • FOR WOMEN
    • 496 8 Seen In Singapore BIG SOCIAL WEEK 'LADIES' NIGHT A "LADIES' night" at Raffles, at which a lovely prize will be given to the woman judged to be the most attractive "dancing lady;" A magician show at the name hotel; The "Mezey Revue" at the Adelpiil and Sea View Hotels; and
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    • 40 8 That plaited silk coronets in gold or sliver are being worn in the evenings. That pleated skirts are the latest notion for dance gowns. That flat belts of twisted coarse string are being worn on sports frocks.
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      30 8 Dainty blouses to wear in the afternoon. Both button down the back and are draped at the waist, and both may be expressed in crepe, satin, or smart cravat silk.
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    • 388 8 Gowns trimmed with lace demand a certain amount of attention. Other wise the trimming soon becomes soiled and dingy, and frequently visits to the cleaner are not only very expensive but also apt to spoil the lace. For this reason. It should be carefully looked after week
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    • 674 8 WAISTS MAY BE LOWER THAN NORMAL (By Our Fashion Correspondent Sunday Times Office, Fleet Street. THE general tendencies of the coming seasons' fashions are fairly evident. There is no very obvious change in line, but angles and straight lines are giving place to sen curves and
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    • 629 8 (By A Woman Correspandent.) "WHITEAWAYS are having another ".special sale next week." I overheard a shopper remark to her companion. Paying a visit to this well-known store In town myself one day last week, I discovered that the manager of tne firm had been busy marking goods.!
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    • 252 8 Marrow Soap. Wash and cut up a young vegetable marrow (white) without removing skin or pips. Cook till tender in salted water, to which half a small onion has been added Strain well and pass all through a hair sieve. Add salt and return to the saucepan with a
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    • 184 8 HAND-PAINTED LINGERIE Withstands Soap And Water k LONDON specialist in lingerie, with an Inventive turn of mind, has introduced an effective and practical decoration for underwear which neither wears out nor washes out. This new "embroidery" consists of hand-painted floral designs, the paint being of a special nature capable of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 67 8 gn^ ft a mmim i m mbb m^ MAX FACTORS E j jface powber, The outstanding favourite of the screen stars and distinguished women, preferred above all others for Its lifelike naturalness, posi- tive purity, superfine texture and all-day-long adherence. 9 shades to harmonize with every type of complexion. Agents
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    • 166 8 NOTICE THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that on and after Apr. 7, 1934, our Agency for Singapore, BouU>3rn Malaya and Sarawak Is tnnifamd to JACKSON 3t CO.. LTD., 55, Robinson Road, Singapore. (Bigned) COW At GATS. LTD.. Ouildford, England. 4B\ What we wish to convey it W2tettfj|^ A Special Shipment
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  • 527 9 ADVENTURES OF A JOURNALIST Far Eastern Front. By Edgar Snow. Harrison Smith aid Robert Hass. New York. U.S. $3.75. •pHE latest book dealing with the epochal events in Japan, China and Manchuria Is Mr. Edgar Snow's absorbing "Far Eastern Front," which tells in graphic sequence of
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  • 539 9 4 'Dark And Pagan Orgies A WOMAN LOOKS AT THE BULL RING Matador. By Marguerite Steen. Gollancz Bs ALTHOUGH Miss Marguerite Steen's new book is unevenly written and far too long, it retains much of the power which made "Stallion" such a memorable publication. Her picture
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  • 180 9 ALWAYS WRONG NOVICL WITH ENDLESS COMPLICATIONS Eva and Adam. By John Glyder. Jenkins' Colonial Library. TH3NY CLEAVER is one of those Idiotic persons, full of good Intentions but always doing the wrong thing and getting into impossible situations. Being misunderstood is the breath of life to such people, and they
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  • 124 9 elmanism and Health Culture. Arranged by Dr. William L. Anderson and Appleton A. Mason. Werner l.mnr 3s t)d THE Pelman Institute, believing that complete mental efficiency can be attained more readily if the body is in a state of health and vigour, has for many years given to
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  • 277 9 ANNE-MARIE A TALE WITH A MORAL Goodbye, Hell! By Eve Ellin. Werner Laurie. 3s. 6d. "r«OODBYE, Hell!" is 4 moral little "tale about a beautiful young girl who made a fortune as an active member of a high class Parisian mais. >n close, and then went out into the great
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  • 113 9 The War of the Humans and the Mosquitoes. By Lt.-Col. G. Jelly. C.1.E., M.8., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. and H. Macmillan. 6d. HERE is the in: totalisation of an extraordinarily clever idea which should commend itself to teachers in every country where the mosquito is known. The sub-
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  • BOOKS OF THE WEEK
    • 979 9 WHEN IT IS GOOD FUN TO BE MADE FUN OF The Biffin Papers. By Harry Graham. Illustrations by Patrick Bellow. The Bod Icy Head. 7s. 6d. *T f O the younger 'generation. Harry Graham's character of Reginald Drake Biffin is probably no more than a na.-ne, for
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  • 429 10 This issue of The Sunday Times will find readers in holiday mood. The vast majority of them will be concerned as participants or spectators in one or other of the hundreds of sporting fixtures which are taking place throughout the country, and we know full well that In
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  • 1366 10 THE ASSERTION OF ANANIAS. srWFTWe Many Happy Returns of the Day to you All. What a pity Sir Cecil dementi is out of the country And poor Mr. Haynes, too. They've both gone, just at a time when I have a most marvellous idea for them. The brain-wave wasn't ray
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  • 591 10 PAT PERMANG DISCUSSES MUDDLED MUSINGS rpHE obvious fascination which ballroom dancing exercises over a really sophisticated public has always been something of a puzzle. Let us begin at the beginning so that at the end we may not be ginning to drown our despair with the beginners
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  • 130 10 I daren't keep the money for myself again this week. People get SO annoyed! I'm going to send the ten dollars to K.S.P. of Singapore, for his nerve in asking you to believe this Sapphira went to the annual jamboree of the Singapore Flying Club Royal Singapore Flying
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    12 10 "So you are my wife's first husband! Lord, how that woman exaggerates!
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  • 88 10 (Ananias News Factory). London, Saturday. i have made careful inquiries at the War Shop, the Treasury and the Bricklayers' Arms with regard to the recent cuts in the pay of the troops and I regret to say that the matter which is perplexing the authorities at the moment
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 196 10 ALHAMBRA TODAY 3.15-6.15 9.15 MATINEE TOMORROW at 3. 1 5 LAUREL and HARDY AT THEIR BEST IN THEIR NEW FULL LENGTH FEATURE COMEDY WITH CHARLIE CHASE ani»ininm'""""""f M \TINKKS TODAY TOMORROW JESSIE MATTHEWS IF m mm jtm Gordon Marker, Edmund Gwron, j Sonnir lUle. Muriel Aked. Eltot j MaKeham. I'rsula
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    • 110 10 ENTERTAINMENTS Singapore April 1, 1934. ALHAMBRA Sons of The Des?rt With Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel. 6.15—9.15 p.m. CAPITOL The 4 Marx Bros, in Duck Soup. 15— 9.15 p.m. MARLBORO CC.H Leila Majnun. 6.15— 9.15 p.m. PAVILION Friday. The 13th With Jessie Matthews. 6.15—9.15 p.m. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret.
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  • 663 11 SHE PREFERS WESTERN CLOTHES MISS WANG OF BADMINTON FAME "Sport Comes First In My Life" FOND OF CLASSICAL DANCING (By Our Woman Correspondent) BADMINTON comes first in my life," Miss Wang Slew Eng told me in the course of an interview yesterday. She was
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  • 81 11 JEWISH FILM STAR BAN MAN WHO BEAT SCHMEUNG Berlin, Saturday. The American Aim The Prizefighter and the Lady," which has been showing with great success for ten days, has been banned because the chief part Is taken by the Jewish boxer, Max Paer. Baer a few months ago defeated the
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  • 123 11 Mr. A. R. Maunders, of Cator Street, Peckham, is a self-avowed Communist who prefers Russia to England. Mr. A. L. Bateman, c oservatlve M.P. for Camberwell North, is anxious to help him to live in Russia. He I has booked him a passage on
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  • 175 11 TTHE European Volunteer force Is *30 per cent, under prescribed: strength, the Sunday Times was offl- dally informed yesterday. The authorities are perturbed. This serious diminution in num- j ben cannot be accounted for by business retrenchment except In the case of Malacca. On the other hand, Malaya's
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  • 86 11 WILL BOYCOTT OLYMPIAD China's Threat IF MANCHUKUO SENDS COMPETITORS That China is prepared to withdraw from the coming Far Eastern Olympiad rather than agree to the participation of Manchukuo athletes, which woull mean virtual recognition of Manchukuo's independent status, is the gist of an official statement by the Chinese Athletic
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  • 173 11 LABOUR BOYCOTT ADMINISTRATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ACT By a majority of one, the Parliamentary Labour Party made a decision which means virtually that organised Labour will boycott the future administration of the Unemployment Bill. The party decided not to move an amendment to the bill on behalf of the Trades Union
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  • 442 11 One of the most interesting and by far the most unique spotting event in Singapore this Easter was the first j annual athletic sports of the male leper settlement at Trafalgar yesterday. This, watched by Dr. Chambers, actIng Director of Medical and Health Services, S.S. and F.M.S.,
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  • 72 11 INSULL WELL STRONG GUARD IN SHIP Istanbul, Saturday. The Turkish pilot who went aboard the Malotis stated he saw Insull the American financier, who was well and was guarded by four men. The Maiotis is bound for Batum where Insull will go overland to Persia. The captain of the Malotis,
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  • 227 11 BANNED PLAY SEQUEL AUTHOR'S MOTHER SUED BY THEATRE A sequel to the banning of a play by the Lord Chamberlain was heard in the King's Bench Division, London, when Messrs. E. R. Abrahams, Ltd., proprietors of the Fortune Theatre, sued Mrs. Violet Glass Underwood, of the Meads, Letchwcrth, mother of
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  • 121 11 "RUBBISH!" SAYS BANGKOK Story Of Base On Kra Isthmus (From Our Own Jo- -i-ient.) Bangkok, Saturday. The Government announces that i* sees no necessity for taking notice of what is described as the "silly gossip" published in the London Dally Express last week regarding the possible concession of a site
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  • 171 11 FOLLOWED OWNER PARROT FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH An unusual story of a parrot that dug a way of escape from its cage to get near the body of its owner has been revealed at Ynyshir, Rhondda. William Hicks, Standard View, Ynyshir, bought the parrot in Cardiff five years ago. Three years
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 172 11 The OLD RACE COURSE SECOND ANNUAL LIVESTOCK TRADE EXHIBITIOI TO BE OPENED BY H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT. APRIL 12th 1934 AT 4-30 p.m. OFFERING THE MOST WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF SIDESHOW EVER GATHERED TOGETHER IN ONE EXHIBITION. INCLUDING:— Wonderful Aquarium, Chinese Wayangs, Malay Opera, Trick Cyclist, Zamba the Illusionist,
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    • 45 11 $0s ANNUAL CASH SALE BEGINS ON TUESDAY FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY THE GREATEST SHOPPING EVENT OF THE YEAR GREATER ■U THAN EVER BEFORE 100 PAGES SALE JrfP^^^*B CATALOGUE SENT POST FREE JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (incorporated in kngland SINGAPORE, KUALA LUM PUR, PENANG and IPOH.
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  • 149 12 CHINA MAY BUY RUBBER To Compete With Japan's Goods (Form Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. A GROUP of Chinese business men are at present touring Malaya ■tudying the possibilities of introducing Malayan rubber into China and building r .ctories in the !arge cities of the -public tor the purposes
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  • 149 12 STOPS HEAT INSULATING PROPERTIES OF NEW FOIL The construction of ships, railway coaches, motor-cars and all kind of building may be revolutionised by the discovery of a new material which looks like cigarette foil. Its remarkable properties were demonstrated by Dr. G. P. Crowden. of the department of Industrial Physiology
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  • 338 12 The Government Monopolies Sports Club sports were held at the opium packing plant. Pasir Panjang. In the presence of a large crowd. "C" Division of the Preventive Service won the team championship, while the correspondence and audit department were runners-up. Champion athlete was Ang Ann Hoe, with a
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  • 197 12 Plans For Invasion Of Mongolia Shanghai, Saturday. Chinese authorities in Peiplng are said to have received information from an undisclosed source alleging that the Japanese have decided to render abortive the Nanking plans for the establishment of autonomy in Mongolia by seizing the territory. In
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  • 42 12 $5,000,000 LOAN FOR PURCHASE OF ARMS A foreign report claims that Gen. Ll Chung-yan, the commander-in-chlef of the Kwangsi armies, has obtained a loan of $5,000,000 from French interests. The funds will be devoted solely for the purchase of arms and munitions.
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  • 60 12 FIERCE BATTLE SIKANG INVADERS' PUSH Following a lull In the fighting on the Tibetan-Sikang border, the Tibetans have renewed their Invasion of the latter province. A fierce battle Is under way at Bahon. Indications are that the Invaders are gaining the upper hand The fighting originated in a dlspu over
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  • 86 12 LABOUR RECRUITING HOPEI GOVERNMENT POWERLESS In contradiction of Chinese reports that 70,000 Chinese labourers had emigrated to Manchukuo during the past month, the Japanese Legation at Peiplng has informed the Pelplng (Chinese) headquarters that only 5,000 had been recruited for construction of roads in Jehol Province. Meanwhile, the emigration ban
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  • 42 12 NEW PORT WILL DIVERT NORTH CHINA TRADE The Hulutao Harbour preject is rapidly nearing completion. Situated in Manchukuo territory near the ports of Chinwaagtao and Tientsin, It Is expected to divert a big portion of the trade from the two Chinese ports.
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  • 153 12 MR. HAYLEY MORRISS WANTS TO MARRY 17 YEAR-OLD GIRL A suggested marriage which had been entered in the official records at Fulham Register Office will not take place. The particulars lodged with the registrar showed that Mr. Hayley Eustace Morriss, 46, farmer, of Pippingford Park, Sussex, intended to take as
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  • 20 12 The closing date for all entries In the second annual Livestock Exhibition has been extended to April S.
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  • 91 12 CAPITAL OFFENCE M.P. s WANT TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY Major Attlee— and Lady Astor are among the all-party backers of a bill to abolish capital punishment for an experimental period of five years, which Mr. Vyvyan Adams (C, West Leeds) is presenting shortly. For murder or treason the penalty proposed
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  • 233 12 EASTER IN THE CHURCHES Following are today's Church Services: ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— S 3O a.m.. Holy Comn.; 6.15 a.m.. Holy Comn.; 7.30 a.m., Holy Comn. (Choral); 9.15 a.m., Hcly Comn.; 10.30 a.m.. Choral Matins; 11. i 0 a.m.. Holy Comn.; 5.30 p.m.. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. 8. CHRISTOPHER. Johore Bahru.—
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  • 71 12 'FLU WAVE TONBRIDGE AND RUGBY SCHOOLS AFFECTED A notice posted in the porter's lodge at Tonbridge School recently stated that about 160 boys were HI with influenza. As a result boys were sent home on Mar. 29, and the annual sports ar-ranged-for yesterday and Easter Monday have been scratched. About
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    • 132 12 SINGAPORE RADIO Following is the wireless pro&r;.mme of Station "Z.H.1." Singapore (wavelength 49.9 m.) (operated by Rad 1 Service Co., of Malaya Ltd., 2 Orchard Road):— WEDNESDAY. 6 p.m. Recorded Music. 6.30 Relay of Dance Music by Raffles Hotel Orchestra (directed by Dan Hopkins). 6.45 News Bulletin supplied by Straits
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  • 126 13 NEGRI SEMBILAN CLUB'S PROGRESS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Saturday. fhe Negri Sembilan branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya has made very good progress and today the active membership of the branch numbers 177. Much of the credit for the good work done goes to the two
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  • 143 13 To the Editor of the Sunday Times. Sir.— With reference to Wanderer's remarks in The Sunday Times regarding the bull- frog nuisance, I well remember anathematising the man who had introduced these batrachians into Singapore while in the company of the late John Edmund Cooper, a friend of mine,
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  • 105 13 Jtiß. HIN'S party played a friendly ITA game with the Kampong Sclav nig Party of five doubles at the latlert court and won by 4 to 1. Scores <Mr. Hin's Party mentioned first): Richard Lim and J. Pang Kah beat !Abd. Rashid and Idris. 21—13, Deuce
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  • 1057 13 13th Anniversary. The thirteenth anniversary celebrations of the United Chinese Amateurs were held at the seaside residence of Mr. Lim Hock Seng, 323, Siglap Road, The programme started at eight in the morning. After breakfast the members adjourned to the annual general meeting. The meeting opened with
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    • 1097 13 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR TEN RESULTS— OK $100 FOR BEST FORECAST. Home Football Competition With No Entrance Fee. In this week's Sunday Times football competition Five Hundred Dollars is offered for ten correct results. In the event of two or more entries predicting correctly the results of all the matches,
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    • 556 13 BTUDY IN YOUR AT I BPARE HOME E M TIME 1 1 v^ N l 1 CAN HAVE A COLLEGE TRAINING IN ALMOST ANY CAREER FOR A FEW SHILLINGS MONTHLY. MATRICULATION! There arc many waya of rommaaring a career, bat Matrlndatioa la the Jumping-off bawd f or all the beat
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  • 172 14 YESTERDAY'S HOME FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS AND TABLES UP TO DATE gELOW are the results, cabled by Reuter, of yesterday's League football matches. The League tables include results of yesterday's games. Aston Villa 1 Blackburn II Chelsea 3 West Bromwich 2 1 Huddersfield 1 Manchester C. 0 Leicester 3 Newcastle 2
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  • 1145 14 Rangers 1 St. Johnslone 0 St. Mirren 3 Motherwell 1 1 Everton (11) 35 11 11 13 53 52 35 Portsmouth (9) 35 12 12 11 42 45 35 W. Bromwich < 4) 35 13 14 8 62 59 34 Stoke (P.) 36 13 14 9 47
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  • 134 14 TESTS SURPRISE. G. O. Allen Not To Play Cricket This Season. i London, liar. 14. Lady Allen, mother of O. O. Allen, the England and Middlesex fast bowler, stated yesterday that It Is unlikely 1 that her son will be able to play cricket this season. This means that he
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    • 18 14 OPENING ALHAMBRA NEXT CHANGE A GREAT 600K-A yj?r~> GREATER a fiAOUEL TORRES j£ J 6BETA NISSENHi urn I ><■*>
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    • 973 14 A Real Advance in Motor Car Engineering NEW FORD V-8 FOR 1934 De Luxe TUDOR SKDAN. one of many handsome nest body types, an available equ ipped with a choice of three engines: V-« 30 hp 4 cylinder 14 h.p. or 94 h.p. New dual Carburetion and dual intake manifold
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    • 103 14 SINGLES TITLE SOLAR ATHLETIC UNION The following are further ties in th« badminton singles championship tournament of the Solar Athletic Union. Today:— (A) O. Soo Kher vs. T. Kiia Koon; (A) T. Soo Alk vs. C. Teow; Chuan; (B) F. Siak Chuan vs. T. Kirn Guan; (B) L. Say Hln
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  • 783 15 HORSE DESTROYED AT IPOH Heavy Going At Amateur Races (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 31. Steady drizzle persisted throughout today's amateur races up to the end of the sixth race when it cleared up. The going was extremely heavy, resulting in Royal Property straining a tendon, though finishing second,
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  • 637 15 Singapore Beat Penang At Swimming There was a good gathering at the Chinese Swimming Club, Amber Road, yesterday morning to witness the swimming and water polo matches between the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club and the Penang Chinese Swimming Club. There were three events on the programme but only two were
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    • 88 15 SILK fly HOSE BEST MATERIAL LOVELY SHADES ONLY *A p|) AT: 4HI-OU C1 PER 9■ PAIR CONVINCE MKKSKLF BY A VISIT AT: SHOE STORE CAFITOt BWXnOTG. SINGAPORE. When your whole head feelt stuffed up and sore, turn to Chan beriaiiA dMsl ttKBtOMP ni Cough Remedy. H soon opens conges- I
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  • 1357 16 STATE MATCH PROVIDES GREAT CRICKET HOPKINS AND PEARSE DOMINATE DE SILVA'S FINE BOWLING (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) THE first Singapore vs. Selangor State match opened on the S.C.C. Padang yesterday under almost ideal conditions, and at the close of play Singapore were in a very strong position, having made 274
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  • 223 16 BOWLERS ON TOP LOW SCORING AT BALESTIER ROAD In a three-day cricket match between the Tamilians' Physical Culture Association of Kuala Lumpur and the Ceylon Sports Club, which commenced yesterday morning at Ba:estier Road, bowlers held the upper hand to such an extent that 20 wickets fell daring a little
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  • 181 16 (Form Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. Today's match of the Singapore Y.W.C.A. hockey team, who are the guests of the Kuala Lumpur Wynsomers during the Easter holidays, had to be postponed till tomorrow owing to extremely the waterlogged condition of the ground. Nevertheless in order
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  • 47 16 Following will represent B.C.C. vs. Wiltshire Regiment (Ist. Division League Match) on Tuesday at S.C.C. E. Cherrington; J. W. Muncey, F. A. McCaffery; A. Donald. C. J. Bembroke, D. R. Harper; J. E. King. N. Fyfe. Y. W. Brand, E. A. Joy, W. 8. Morgan.
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  • 413 16 FRESH EGGS PROBLEM BY OUR POULTRY EXPERT npo oiler for sale eggs of various types and sizes Is certainly not a difficult proposition, but to offer eggs that are of uniform size and of guaranteed freshness, laid by hens fed hygienically, is another proposition. In Malaya it is possible to
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    • 170 16 stfmJffik^ you seen <^^A_ the new Saloons in our show rooms? The MENTONE A Six Cylinder Car The MONACO A Four Cylinder Car Both of these cars are the embodiment of all that ii modern in automobiles Speed and power they arc renowned for, but their comfort and eaay riding
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    • 1128 16 $2,000 Bournville Cocoa Competition Result The result of the voting in the Bournville Cocoa popularity Competition resulted a* follows 1. All British Product 2. High Cadbury Quality. 3. Low Price. 4. Strength Giving Properties. 5. A Fine Stimulant. 6. Delicious Taste. 7. Suitability Old or Young. 8. Pleasant Aroma. 9.
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    • 44 16 LIVE STOCK AND TRADE EXHIBITION. Begin to prepart your poultry for tnto Exhibition NOT" KOSSOUAN POULTRY TONIC will bring them Into the pink ol con>. dlUon. TI Mate rw 1 lb. Tin. Mt AfeaU: MEDICAL HALL BATTERY ROAD. Complete ranf* of Poultry medictaMß ctorked
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  • 865 17 SINGAPORE DOES WELL AT K.L. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. SINGAPORE representatives did well in the qualifying round of the Malayan amateur golf championship at Selangor Golf Club today, no less ♦nan five players qualifying for the first around. Singapore also won
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  • 104 17 STATE CRICKET POSTPONED PERAK AND PENANG (From Our Owi. Correspondent.) Ipoh, Saturday. Today's inter-State cricket match between Perak and Penang was postponed owing to heavy rain which rendered the pitch unplayable The match will commence tomorrow. The players are Perak.— W. O. N. Jonklaas (captain), L. Roy, A. Hazaarl, Parlnpanayagam,
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  • 373 17 BADMINTON. MAYFLOWERS BEATEN Sunnydale Spring A Surprise (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. The Mayflower Badminton Party, one of the strongest teams in Singapore, faced the members of the Sunnydale Party of Kuala Lumpur last evening. Few persons in Kuala Lumpur had hopes of the Sunnydale achieving success, and
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  • 699 17 SELANGOR RANGERS HOLD CHINESE IN FRIENDLY SOCCER Conceding a great deal in weight, the Selangor Rangers managed to hold the Singapore Chinese In a friendly game on the Anson Road Stad'.um yesterday by two goals all. The Chinese, however, did not use their superior weight to any advantage and rather
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  • 16 17 At Tanglin yesterday the Wiltshire Regiment beat the S.C.R.C. by 191 runs to 82
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    • 31 17 HAPPILY SB^l^t livnUnLU* cm /<//¥< MALAYA'S SIGN K^y l FOR HAPPY TIMES J^K l|^vL ■SByi^if BEER WIT BOTTLED HAPPINESS MALAYA 'S BEST V*_ M J AGENTS:- N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING CO.
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  • 1510 18 THE FOREMOST PLAYERS OF 1933 MEETING OF SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR RIVALS (Form Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur,. A LARGE crowd of badminton enthusiasts is expected at the V. I. Hall to witness the mitch between the Jolly Ones B.P. and the Mayflower B P.
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  • 366 18 GREENLAND LOSE EVERY GAME In v friendly n.ulch of four doubles which took place at Klang the Lucky Star Badmin.ui. Party (Klang) defeated the Gre inland Badminton Party on th. latter's courts by 4 games to nil. Results (Lucky Star Players mentioned flrs»t):Yeoh Seng Kok and
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  • 685 18 MR. TAN 800 TECK PRESIDENT OF LOCAL ASSOCIATION There was lively discussion on the report presented by the committee at the fifth annual general meeting of the Singapore Badminton Association held at the premises of the Young Men's Christian Association. The report was finally adopted after amendments. The election as
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    • 104 18 English Ducks Long Island Ducklings English Chickens English Australian Capons English Pheasants English Quails English Pigeons it Englith Partridges J Continental Teal I Woodcock Pigeons Icy T TO HI 1 1 selected birds of J I fine quality SINGAPORE i COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. 1 I W.J.HI. 126. i Eli
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  • 1035 19 NO ROOM FOR PRO* SOCCER GREAT GOLF WEEK-END SINGAPORE THE best golf talent in the counuyi Is participating in the champion-) ship meeting of the Malayan Golf j Association at the Selangor Club thfSi week-end. Prominent among a strong Southern J contingent are J. T. Smith, who nar-j rowly missed
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  • 750 19 SELANGOR Europeans And The Rest (From Our Own Correspondent). THE Weather Clerk again marred some of the cricket last week-end but he was of a kinder disposition on Sunday, making it possible for the two-day fixture between the Europeans and the Rest to be played.
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  • 437 19 BID FOR STATE CRICKET LAURELS ASSOCIATION BEING FORMED MALACCA <Form Our Own Correspondent.) SINCE the Teachers' Association ousted the Police (the present holders In the Government Shield Competition) in the first round, they have become favourites for this year's football tourney. But the second j round draw has not gone
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  • 447 19 INCREASED PADANG FEES RUMOURED ON TO THE "THOUSAND RUNS" NEGRJ SEMBILAN (From Our Own Correspondent) Acpjiu^s ÜBquiajag I find that the local pitch which is under the control of the Seremban Padangs Committee, has not been booked as yet for any State or trial games. It is to be hoped
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  • 246 19 GOOD PROFIT REPORT OF SELANGOR CHINESE CLUB Following are extracts from the annual report of the Selangor Chinese 1 Recreation Club The membership on Dec. 31. 1933, amounted to 601. In spite of a general tendency towards the revival of trade during the year, we have suffered a severe drop
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  • 184 19 Only One Remedy Needed Having rheumatism so badly that she could scarcely walk, this woman began to put on a load of superfluous flesh. In a letter Just received, she writes: I had a severe attack of rheumatism in both knees. It was so bad
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  • 18 20 The Leading Sunday Newspaper in Malaya. Sunday, April Ist., 1934. Price 10 cents. No. 119.
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  • 118 20 Great Sports Week-End THE SELANGOR TEAM returning from the field. I<eft to right Bos t o c k-Hill, Cooper, Hussey, De Silva, Vanderholt. At the close of play Singapore were in a very strong position. The match is described on page 16. MISS WANG, the girl badminton champion of Singapore,
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