The Straits Times, 5 April 1934

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    41 1 The Straits Times [w/fta m .thhici t NKARLY A OEN^TORYJ THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934. PRICE 10 CENT!
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      173 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE C151). pvou i CAN NOW BUY GOOD FURNITURE CHEAP AT PASKOE'S I 25-19. Orchard Ed. DO YOU KNOW ONE POUND OF MONSANTO SACCHARIN is surnciENT to sweeten ae.ooo cups of coffee? r Ir/VAr ONE OK THE USES FOR IL CABBOIIC ACID (~t»oc) Blj 15 IN
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      195 1 mrnm ibm *m »t j/ro\ #V> cpworfr OVERTURE TO NEW FABRICS ROBINSON'S LATEST COLLECTION OF PRINTED SILK AND COTTON! PRESS FABRICS PRESENTS A DISTINCTIVE GROUP OF PLEASANT DESIGNS WITH NEW COLOURS BLENDED TO PLEASE THE MOST DISCRIMINATINGj FLORAL PRINTS THAT COMBINE THE QUAINT CHARM OF THE VICTORIAN. ERA WITH THE
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      630 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AHD ORDXNTAL SJJJDO. (jNDER CONTRACT WITH HIK MAJESTY^ GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL. SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHIHA AND JAPAN Tonnage Spore BANGAIORE 8,000 Apr. 12 CORFU 15.000 Apr. 13 MANTUA H.OOO
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      623 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated hi Japan) TO LONDON. Naples, MTSOIIIes, l.inls.. Antwerp Rotterdam and MllBnllUlb. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail BUWA MARC 10,000 Apr. It 20 PUSHIMI MARC 10.900 May 3 4 HAKOZAKI MARD 10.500 May 18 17 TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 May 29 30 S May omit Rotterdam, t
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      672 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED. (Incorporated In Denmark} PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, tUMMBMQAKD COnMBAQKH. FlUBl WrCBi PlUtU PlUOl 8'pore Malacca Fort Pcnanf Swttt t ERR1A 9/4 10/4 11/4 13/4 LALANDIA 1/6 1/5 2/5 4/6 MBONIA 22/S 23 5 33/5 25/5 ALMA 12/6 13/6 13/6 15/6 BORINGIA
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      262 2 i presi^Fnt liners £71.12.— FROM SINGAPORE TO EUROPE. VIA AMEBICA. Thwj rate includes: (a) 2nd class passage Singapore to Hong Kong. 1 (b) Tourist elasa acre* the Paeint (c) Ist class ral aerssa Aaacrica. 1 (d) Tearbt class Atlantic ka the new and I famoaa li. ManhatUn or s.s. Wash-
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      1181 2 SHIPPING. THE BLI E FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HL'A KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO, Steam Ship Co^ W4. and China Mutual *****1 LTD. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARI) STEAM SHIP CO.. LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    152 3 TCTTORI MARU, Jap.. 3,708 tons, from Nagoya 5-4, fur Bombay via Colombo 6-4. PATRAB, Dut.. 1,181 tons, from Sourabaya 5-4, for Bawean. Ball, Java 7-4. BAN HO OUAN. Dut, 965 tons, from Sourabaya 4-4, for Sourabaya 7-4. MAGNET. Brit., 307 tons, from Sungei Liat 4-4. for S. Llat
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    NIGHT SIGNALS.
    38 3 On the Time Ball mast on southeastern slope ol Mount Faber, the night time signals consisting of three white electric lights arranged vertically are not working at present owing to the clockwork being out of order.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    124 3 Thursday, April 6. Ships alongside tlic Wharves or expected (c arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf T.S. Cable, Lch. "Lady Clifford," Lch. •Alert," W. Bt. "Sweet." Oil Wnart NiL Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjont Par»r. Albert Dock S.H.B. Hopper No. 4, Pile Pontoon, Scott Harley.
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    £3,000,000 ORDER FOR BELFAST.
    378 3 Four New Ships For Union-Castle. It is announced by Mr. F. E. Rebbeck, chairman of Messrs. Herland and Wolff, Ltd., that the four motorshlps ordered from the company by the Union-Castle Line for their passenger and cargo services to South Africa will be built at Beliast.
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    OLD SYSTEM REVIVED?
    82 3 Commissioners For Foreign Affairs. The system of Commissioners for Foreign Affairs, which was abolished at the end of 1920, is being gradually revived, says a Peiping message. A Chinese telegram from Nanking states that on the recommendation of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President of the executive Yuan and
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    ROYAL ASSENT.
    83 3 The Central Space Committee of the Liverpool Cathedral announced on Mar. 13 that the King and Queen had assented to their own f.gures being portrayed in a series of statues on the great porch of the Cathedral facing St. James's Road. This is not the first association their
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      287 3 INSURING YOUR ABILITY TO RETAIN YOUR INSURANCE I Many persons, though fully appreciating the benefits of insurance, have refrained until now from taking advantage of these benefits for fear of the future possibility of being unable to continue premium payments. $496 per year (less than $10 per week) under the
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      811 3 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— •BOOKING AGENTS, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. F.M.S. RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freiffat 5433 PaaMge 5431 CANADIAN PACIFIC. I STEAMSHIPS— RAILWAYS HOTELS— EXPRESS. (Incorporated in England). REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE, First Class From £106.4.6 Up Connecting with Canadian Pacific Atlantic Expresses. Second
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      446 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Vim Ports and Saei CanaL Due Sail* Steamer Spore S'pors. CITY OP BAGDAD Apr. 14 Apr. It CITY OF LILLE Apr. 30 May 1 For HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAtt. Steamer Due B'poro, CITY OF EASTBOURNE
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      216 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. °F hrs. *F Alor Star 91 Nil 11.0 71 Sitiawan 91 0.01 84 74 K. Trengganu 88 Nil 10.8 71 Bukit Jeram 89 0.01 9.3 73 Malacca 86 Nil 9.3 75 Singapore (Mt. Faber) 88
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      142 4 SITUATIONS VACANT kW.ui «piH)ii.s Iw tun aaaltien sever- lised u> ibeec tetoauM send espies el lestl- uiuiiuU llu aei smml arigsaal*. WANltl) bj 1.... .cat < Apply WA N ..I. WAN I tl. hAI taMAh Isdgfi man r*siAniASj in. 'inurm^ I No SITUATIONS WANTED. AMAI lOWN AMI H BOARD-RESIDENCE II
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      518 4 MOTOR VEHICLES UBCO OAR8. Baby kuMa*. Wale, UatiU Muni. Mi*ur Oytlei, Artel, A J.B.. Trtumph. Butarn AitU> Co.. IM 6D/7U Orchard Road. Blnaapore. HOUSf.n A.-, km Bungalow*, AniuUla Bar*, Aagullla do TO IJFT. SHOP, PLAT. Aatbar ItaiuloM Appl) B'porc BuiUtMf Oorp.. M Market Bt »ilir 11 in To 131. Orchard
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      588 4 MISCELLANEOUS Vest can nave mb SUNEUV IIMKS skilv- ...i lv you .M.« fti«k fin Duo* iu..uli u MM II M Manaser aui.day Tsms H» YOU HAVE RBUmVKS OM MdbW* ovenaa* nays the BtralU Budget posted to tnaes neiy week. 114 yearly .ncludlna Mesaaa. MUkte Malara 111 30 .Ithln Malaya Orasrs,
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      596 4 SHIPPING NOTICE S4. PKMBKOKESHIBB, ABsUVBU ON MAB. 18. 1814. Outulguees from i .....1..U are liertUy natlAed ral Bu ..go landed In a damaged i. uullltou will be held at Oodown Nns iday. Apr. 1834 at Ula am No luru... „.....> »iii i. v BOUSTSAO Ac 00, LTD. orfMrated In tbe
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      828 4 BUSINESS CARDB MASSAGE HALL FIGARO MANICURE AND MASSAGE. th* M t u>>a Ura. HABli aad Mats HANA >8 PERMANENT WAVE "z:: :;z 81 Braa Buta Bead Telephone 7467. mONEI FERM I ■niT^^l IS, VUa-mabni, Kobe. W. 8, New Grand Bltf. Yokohama. K^^L^^y EXPORT ENQUIRIES INVITED le^Bswa^stswawßß^Bßßßßßwawa^Sws^sl THE STRAITS TIMES siatMi
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      136 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Hiugupora i.iu OuUlde Without Ma' Mates P-Mta«« Muulhly ilH I IM f t.M I M HIM I IM Half toil) II1M M4.M lit M r,, r II4.M Mil* II M N.U -OuUUlfcm clwauca sktmla laclufe il.r u.unl bank «tn— ADVERTISEMENT RATES ItU ItMliyilMH* lift «'•■*»*»■>• i I I
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      276 5 HOTELS TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER CLASSICAL MUSIC 8.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. DANCE (formal) 9.45 to Midnight WITH THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN DEWYNE RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. ADELPHI HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET BY THE MEZEY REVUE ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME COSTUMES "Tea view hotel BALL ROOM FRIDAY
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      517 5 PIMPLES ON WRIST VERY MATING Produced Watery Fluid. Could Not Use Hands. Cuticura Healed. "My trouble first started with small pimples on my wrist. When they got hot they became very irritating and produced a watery fluid. They spread to both knuckles and in between my fingers and I could
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      113 5 I a«1 t\*J^ si I Articles may be handed in for SPECIAL and EXPRESS LAUNDRY SERVICE Dry Cleaning Waterproofing Invisible mending undertaken. WEEK DAYS, HOURS 7 A.M. -2 P.M. 4-6 P.M. SATURDAYS, HOURS 7 A.M. 2 P.M. RECEIVING DEPOT SINGAPORE STEAM LAUNDRY LIMITED. 255 ORCHARD ROAD OPPOSITE COLD STORAGE B.S.L.
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      214 5 Wireless Programmes. PHOHI Holland Following Is the programme jf Phohl-Holland (wavelength 25.57 M.) TODAY. 8.50 p.m. Dutch National Anthem. 9 The Residentle orchestra conducted t»- Leo Ruygrok. 9.10 Talk, by Prof. C. A. Josephus Jltta. 9.35 The "Residentle" orchestra. 10 Oudgast. 10.20 The "Residentle" orchestra. 10.50 Epilogue. FRIDAY, APR. 6.
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      365 5 8.8.C. PROGRAMME. f TODAY. 6.20 a.m. Dance Music with variety Interludes. 7.20 A Broadcast Review of the L Past Month. 7.50 Saxophone Recital by Walter Lear. 8.5 Th 3 News. 1.35 p.m. Playing The Game." 2.35 Choral Interlude. 2.50 Organ Recital. 3.20 The News. 7.20 The Rutland Square and New
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    FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF PLANTING HISTORY.
    2951 6 FORTY- FIVE YEARS OF PLANTING HISTORY. MR. D'ESTERRE DARBY'S MEMORIES. A MALACCA FIRM. Doyen Of F. M. S. Pioneer* Going Home. (Special to the Straits Times.) Mr. H. D'Esterre Darby, the last representative in Malaya of the pioneer planters of the early nineties, left Singapore on retirement by the s.s.
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      140 6 CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) HAVE ENGINEERING materials! OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR DISPOSAL AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. TEL. 5471. i IB i 'VS i I I B 1 j FRANKELS 4 j QUunoxoLbL I Selection of American j Made Ladies' Dresses I and Hats. Creations of i I
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      258 6 llffrn^jp^gg j DOJit BK HUB I Only jcirs cf service In Mill I extreme climate will determine the I merits of an Electric Refrigerator. I There are many Krlvinators in I Malaya which hare been aperatI int since 1925. Low prior*, easy I terms aad repurchase ecntr.ut*. I together with
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    INTER-PORT HOCKEY MATCHES.
    698 7 Strongest Possible Side To Meet Malaya. Hong Kong, Mar. 29. An alteration was made to tiie programme for the Interport Hockey s rles against Malaya at the meeting of the Hong Kong Asoclation last night at the V.M.C.A as the result of a proposal following a long
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      562 7 I SINGAPORE RIDING SCHOOL and LIVERY STABLES. Located near 25 miles of excellent riding tracks, within 15 minutes drive from Singapore. Riding lessons given by qualified j J European Instructor. Terms moderate. j Apply Riding Master, M4-BA, Bukit Timah Road. GREAT WORLD SHOW" NOTE THE DATES! APRIL 6, 7 B—
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      233 7 IBUMMmuHaHHHiiMMmumauaaHMHHa ■■■■■■■cs»a nBJJOI^H^KajJEH 6th DAY! *di|j PAVILION By all means see "Friday, the 13th" J (or an excellent story, plenty of Incident and flrst -class English acting. TRIBUNE MONDAY. J I GAINSBOROUGH'S ALL STAR j SUPER-ENTERTAINMENT iKS M FRIDAY THE 13th"! STARRING JESSIE MATTHEWS g and GORDON lIARKKK. KDMI XII
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    185 8 Rubber Steady Despite Shipments. (Prom Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Apr. Today's Prices: Rubber, 17% cts., up Va ct. Tin, $117.50, up 12'/i cts. Gold, £6 14s. 3d., down lid. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London 5 9/32d., up l/16d. Market Tone: Quiet. New York, 11 5/16 cts., unchanged. Market
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    PRODUCE.
    202 8 Singapore, Apr. 5, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambier 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.75 While Muntok Pepper 30.00 White Pepper 29.00 Black Pepper 15.50 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundried 2.60 Copra, mixed 2.10 Small Flake Tapioca 4.50 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.40 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.40 Small Pearl Tapioca
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    91 8 Rubber Benefited By A Rumour. London, Apr. 3. On the Stock Exchange today giltedged securities were a feature of strength on the excellent revenue returns. Business in other sections was not fully resumed after the holiday, but gold minings have shown renewed prominence and. among West Africans, Bibianl
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        450 8 Issue Val. Pd. I/- 4/- Am^al Tin El £1 Atbir, Kumban^: £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Aver Weng El £1 Bangrin Tin Buyers Sellers. *79 1'?0/- 41/42/- 43/6 cd. 14 9 15 6xd. 1.82V4 1.921/j 34/6 35/6 £1 £1 ChangkatTin £1 £1 Chenderiang
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        GENERAL.
        288 8 Issue Val. Pd. rfuyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.75 0.85 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.45 1.55 El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.18.0 6 2.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 El £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 26/9 27/9 El £1 Con. T. S. Ord.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        142 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V& p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        374 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Co. Fraser Lyall Evatt Allenby ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.05 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 1.. Hitam ($1) 1.15 1.30 1.15 1.25 A. Malay ($2) 2.15 2.30 2.15 2.25 A. Molek ($1) 0.62V6 0.70 0.60 0.65
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      214 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 5/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 9/64 London, 60 days' sight 2/4V 8 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 7/64 London,
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      EXCHANGES.
      89 8 Rugby, Apr. 3. Foreign exchanges today were: Amsterdam 7.65 Athens 535 sellers. Belgrade 225 Berlin 13.01 Bombay 1/6 3/32 Brussels 22.13 Bucharest 510 Buenos Aires 36Vfe sellers official Copenhagen 22.39'/ 2 Geneva 15.98 Helsingfors 226>/2 Hong Kong 1/6 Lisbon 110 Madrid 37 27/32 Milan 60 1/16 Montevideo 37% sellers
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      102 8 The rate of issue is Rs. 155=5100 The rate of payment Is Rs. 159 =5100 The rate of payment is the rate current on the day of receipt of the Money Order Advice by the Straits Settlements Post Office. The rates of Issue of Money Orders drawn on
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      AIR MAIL.
      64 8 The local agents of the Netherlands Air Mail Service notify that the outward aeroplane Is expected to arrive at Singapore at about 4 p.m. tomorrow. Provided that this Information proves correct the mall will be available to boxholders and window delivery ticket holders at 5 p.m. Correspondence for
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      OUTWARD MAIL.
      40 8 Malls from Europe, (London malls dispatched Mar. 15), ex 8.1. Rajula will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.4S a.m and delivery by postmen will commence at the same time.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    133 8 Today. Rangoon, Northern, Western and Eastern India, Aden. Egypt. Europe, Orcat Brltala. Ireland, Canada and U.S.A. (Karoo) (B. I. Mail) 3i'ia. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalts, siak Pakan Baroe, Fort de (Cock and Padane (Tidore) 4 p.m. China, Japan. Korea, rormosa. East Siberia, Western Canada and Western States of
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    33 8 m Ranpnrn Karagola lohan de Witt Rawalpindi '-a;oa Spar* l.or.don Feb. 16 Mar 12 Feb. 22 Mar. 17 Mar. 2 Mar. 22 Mar. 2 Mar. 24 Mar. 8 Mar. 31
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    71 8 Noon, Apr. 5. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) IT"m 17 11 16 (F. 0.8.) 17% 17% Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. April 17 11 16 17% Apr.-June 17-Ti. 17" a July-Sept. 18'/« 184 Oct.-Dec. 181 o 18-li. Tone of Market:
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    28 8 From Philippine Islands by President Van Buren due at Singapore daylight on Saturday. From China and Japan by Bengal Maru due fct Singapore daylight on Saturday.
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      82 8 THE ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON Head Office of th« ROW EXCHANGE ASSURANCE IMCQMOftATtO -A OiJ/ia Tne Corporation was lonnded ovrr 21* yean aco and Is the oldest composite Insurance Office in the World. The Head Office has occupied the shore site In the heart •< the City of London for aa
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      68 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Today, April 5. Recital by MUs Toshlko Selciya, Victoria Memorial Hall, 9.30 pm. Lecture by Mr. Song Ong Slang, CCA. Ha) 1 Prlnsep Street, 8.15 p.m. Frldaj, April 6. Singapore Flower Show. New World, noon to midnight; Y.W.C.A. Jumble Sale, Raffles Quay, 4 p.m. Saturday, April
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      301 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 4. Closing quotations today of tht principal British stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Apr. 3. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 5% 116* 14
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      £75,000,000 LOAN.
      83 9 Holland Beats Her Previous Record. Amsterdam. The Dutch Government announces that, with a view to reducing the service on the national debt, it intends to issue a loan of Fl.900,000,000 (£75,000,000 at par). This will serve mainly for the conversion ol the five per cent. 1919 loan, the
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      COMPANY RESULTS .
      54 9 COMPANY RESULTS Toyo Tin Pays A Maiden Dividend. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Apr. 4. Toyo Tin.— Maiden dividend, interim, of 10 per cent., payable Apr. 12. Rubber company results: Sungei Krult.— Profit for 1933. £1.151; forward. £3.515. Kombok (F.M.S.)— Profit, £687; forward. £10.673. Klanang Produce. Profit. £3,367; forward. £10,215;
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      PALM OIL.
      92 9 Following are buyers' prices, received by cable by Guthrie and Co., Mar. 29, for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels. Palm Oil in Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York/ Philadelphia 2. 55 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.l.f. landed weights U.S.A. Pacific Ports 2.50 cts. (U.S. currency) per
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      BUKIT KEPONG RUBBER ESTATES.
      664 9 "Grave Danger If There Is Not Control." At the first annual general meeting of Bukit Kepong Rubber Estates, Ltd., held on Mar. 27, the chairman said:— Since we met 12 months ago, we have enjoyed the benefit of a steadily improving market and the effect of
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      PERMATA RUBBER.
      356 9 Corner Has At Last Been Turned." The twenty-third annual general meeting of the Permata Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on March 7 at The Bund, Shanghai. Mr. J. Frost presided. The Chairman said: You will notice that our accounts are presented in a somewhat different form from those
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      WORLD TIN STOCKS.
      48 9 Visibles Calculated At 21,950 Tons. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 4. Strauss and Co. calculate a decrease of 3.220 tons in the world vlsib'.j stocks of tin in March, and that visibles now total 21,950 tons compared with 51.700 tons at Mar. 31. 1933.
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      RAWANG CONCESSIONS.
      37 9 The date of the financial year-end of Rawang Concessions. Ltd., has been altered from May 31 to March 31 and the current financial period will, therefore, cover a period of ten months to March 31.
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      SEPANG VALLEY ESTATE.
      375 9 Dividend Of iy 2 Per Cent. Recommended. The report of the directors of Sepang Valley Estate, Limited, to be presented at the twentieth ordinary general meeting at Seremban, on Saturday, April 21 states: The balance on profit and loss account brought forward from the previous year was
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      266 9 Effect Of Labour Unrest In America. The rubber report of Goo. White, Yuille and Co., Ltd.. dated Mar. 21, from London, states: Business throughout the period under review has been extremely active. During the first three weeks prices continued to rise under the influence of heavy trade and
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      KAMPONG LANJUT.
      42 9 The date of the financial year-end of Kampong Lanjut Tin Dredging. Limited, has been altered from the June 30 to the March 31 and the current financial period will, therefore, cover a period of nine months to the March 31.
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      677 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In Hons Kong). The liability of members Is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1920 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authortoed Capital J500M.000 Issued and fully paid up 120.000.000 Reserve Fund*:— Sterling 6,503,000 SUver
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    AMUSEMENTS
    16 10 Singapore. Dane, ctartt AtaAM^aucJ ttocw*. Oret* N1**n In RH R Xt> l&nUp'coiman tn Cyn»r« 15-
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934. BY AIR.
    956 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934. BY AIR Announcement Is made today of the pending Introduction of the first regular aerial distribution of news papers In Malaya. The event is noteworthy only in so far as it applies to this country, where the development of what Is known
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    703 10 SWEET *EASON. In the current Issue of The Malaysia Message, the official organ of the Singapore area of the KtethOdlst Episcopal Church, there appears a heading "Methodists and ProhlbiMcn Beneath that heading is the following quotation from the Report adnn'ed by the Indiana Conference." the Jlqttot
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    597 10 mm Hi* Cllty Attssrnn The 1932 winner o/ the Ladles Singles championship or Wimbledon Is Jar jrom being the "Melt number" rumour would Rare us believe. She has Jully recovered Jrom the Illness Which prevented her Jrom dcJendlng her title fax' year, and ice again fit to
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    SINGAPORE BASE IN EXCHANGE FOR COTTON MARKETS.
    241 11 JAPAN'S PRICE FOR TRADE CONCESSIONS. Negotiations May Be Revived In New Conference. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ■r London, Apr. 4. Writing of the breakdown of the Anglo-Japanese cotton negotiations, the political correspondent of the Financial News says he understands that Jap; n is
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    NOT HITLER CONVERT.
    149 11 Denial By Herr Carl Severing. Berlin, April 5. His convers.on to Hitlerism has been stoutly denied by the ex-Socialist Minister, Herr Karl Severing, who repudiates the alleged passages in nisi forthcoming book, which have been I quoted as the basis of his change of belief. Herr Severing
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    KREUGER'S DIARY.
    77 11 To Be Burned Despite AH Offers. Stockholm, Apr. 4. Tlu famous diary of the Match King. Ivar Kreuger, is to be burned, the trustees of his bankrupt estate have decided. The diary, which was one of the chiel keys to the police investigations, contained details of his fraudulent
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    SUGAR COMMITT.
    66 11 Inquiry Into Possibilities Of State Aid. London, Apr. 1 A Government committee has been appointed under the chairmanship of Mr. Wilfrid Greene, K.C., to Inquire into the condition of the sugar industry in the United Kingdom, Including home grown beet sugar and imported sugar. The committee, particularly, will
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    CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    71 11 Alekhine Defending His World Title. Baden Baden, Apr. 2. The first game In the series for the world's chess championship between the holder, Dr. Alekhine, and the German champion. BogolJubofT, was drawn after 65 moves. A maximum nu b?r of 30 games will bs played and u It
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    NEXT YEAR'S NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    104 11 Germany And Revision Of Versailles Treaty. Berlin, Apr. 5. Germany expects to participate In next year's Naval Conference with a view to procuring some revision of the Treaty of Versailles so as to obtain greater naval security, according to today's newspapers. The newspapers, however, publish official
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    CHANGE OF ATTITUDE.
    92 11 Dutch Social Democrats And Militarism. The HrJ;ue, Apr. 4. Abandoning its former standpoint against militarism and armaments in the Netherlands, the Sccial-Democra-tic Labour Party, the second largest in the country, has decided to work for disarmament only on International lines and participate in the Government if so
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    GERMAN CENSUS.
    92 11 Nearly 3,000,000 Increase Since 1925. Berlin, Apr. 4. The result of the national census in June 1933 gives the population, excluding the Saar, as 65,189,000 against 62,411.000 at the census in 1925. Males increased 4.9 per cent, and females 4.1 per cent. The female surplus, which is declining,
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    ANTI-FASCIST GROUPS.
    57 11 Unearthed By Italian Authorities. Milan, Apr. 3. A Jewish anti-Fascist organisation has been unearthed by Italian authorities, according to the Italian newspapers. The Italian authorities got wind of the existence of this antl-Fasclst group when early this month two Jews named Levl and Segre, coming from Switzerland, tried
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    SIX WORKMEN KILLED.
    52 11 Dynamite Explodes Before It Was Expected. Namur, Apr. 1. Six workmen met their death on Saturday almost on the identical spot where King Albert of the Belgians was killed. The men were engaged in stone quarry blasting operations when a charge of dynamite exploded earlier than was
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    PRISON FOR SPIES.
    44 11 Budapest, Apr. 3. Three men, a Rumanian, a Czechoslovaklan and a Hungarian, have been sentenced to 7. 13 and ten years' lm prisonment respectively by the Hungarian Supreme Military Tribunal for espionage in the Interests of a neighbouring State.— Reuter Wireless.
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    CHURCH DISSENSION SEETHING.
    208 11 German Policy. REICH BISHOP CALLED A SECOND POPE." Munich, Apr. 5. The church dlssjrsinn Is ctlll seething. The suppression of the Rhenish evangelical churches by the German Christians is evoking condemnation of Reich Bishop Muller, whom Dr. Beckmann, of Dusseldorf, described in a protest meeting last night
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    GIANT CUNARDER.
    179 11 May Be Launched This Autumn. Rugby, Apr. 3. A band of pipers playing Scottish marching tunes led the first contingent of men to resume the work on the giant Cunarder known as Number 534 to the building yard of John Brown and Company at Clydebank this mornIng. It
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    IDEAL HOME SHOW.
    85 11 New Steel Found Having Innumerable Uses. Rugby, Apr. 3. The Ideal Home Exhibition, which has become an increasingly popular annual event at Olympla, London, was opened today. The latest developments in housing, decorating, furnishing and gardening make a most interesting and attractive display and one feature of
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    TRADE PACT REVISION.
    83 11 Chinese Note To Great Britain. London, Apr. 4. The reply to the Chinese Note asking for revision of the Anglo-Chinese commercial agreement is not likely to be dispatched to Peiplng for some time as the whole question (Reuter understands) is complicated. Other considerations besides trade enter into
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    PRINCE GEORGE.
    44 11 Lays Foundation Stone Of N. Rhodesia's Capital. Lusaka, Apr. 3. Prince George today laid the foundation stone of the Government buildings In the new capital in Northern Rhodesia, Lusaka, which is replacing Livingstone, which Is Insufficiently central and too southerly.— Reuter Wireless.
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    15 11 President Masar*-k of Czechoslovakia a picture taken last month when he celebrated his 84th birthday.
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    SIR JOSIAH CROSBY.
    245 11 Appointed Minister At Bangkok. London, Apr. 4. Sir Josiah Crosby, British Minister at Panama, has been appointed Minister at Bangkok, says Reuter, In succession to Mr. Cecil Dormer, who has been transferred to Oslo. Sir Josiah Crosby. K.B.E., C.I.E., O.B.E., who has been at Panama since 1931,
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    GIRL GLIDER.
    107 11 On Way To England From Germany. Brussels, Apr. 3. The first stage of a glider flight from Germany to England by a young Englishwoman, Miss Joan Meakin, was successfully completed today when she made a perfect landing on the aerodrome two minutes after the rope had been cut
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    MRS. E. S. CUNNINGHAM.
    58 11 Death Of Wife Of U.S. Consul-General. Slurghai Apr. 4. Taken suddenly 111 at Hangchow, where she was spending the Easter holidays, Mrs. E. S. Cunningham, wife of the American Consul-General In Shanghai, died at 10 o'clock this mornIng after two days' Illness. Mrs. Cunningham (nee Elizabeth
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    MLLE. MARYSE HILSZ.
    45 11 To Attempt Nanking-Canton Non-Stop Flight. Shanghai, Apr. 4. Mile. Maryse Hilsz, the famous French airwoman who recer.Jy completed another Paris to Toklo flight, left for Nanking this morning after a week's sight-seeing. She will attempt the direct flight to Canton from lanklng.—Reuter.
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    BRITAIN'S FINANCES STRONGER.
    439 11 Exchange Fund. ACCOUNT TO BE MADE PERMANENT London, Apr. 4. The Government's latest funding operation has been generally w-?li receive* as a further proof of the growing strength of Great Britain's financial position The Financial News points out that i the aiinunt of the loan Is Identical
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    LETICIA DISPUTE.
    116 11 Another War Looms In S. America. London, Apr. 3. Another war in South America, In addition to the Bolivian- Paraguayan dispute over the Oran Chaco, is threatened owing to the breakdown of the conference at Rio de Jane'ro between representatives of Peru and Colombia with regard to the
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    PAPAL BULL.
    44 11 Holy Year Indulgences Extended. Vatican City, Apr. 3. A Papal Bull has been Issued extending the Holy Year indulgences throughout the world. The Bull instructs Bishops to name special churches In each diocese which Catholics must visit to obtain indulgences— Reuter Wireless.
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    MORE EMPLOYMENT.
    54 11 London, Apr. 3. Employment of insured persons in Great Britain between 16 and 64 continues on the upgrade. Rather over ten million were employed at Mar. 19, being 117,000 more than a month before and 644,000 more than a year before. But there are still 2,200,000 wholly or
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    FRENCH ECONOMY CAMPAIGN.
    398 11 Premier's Plain Speaking: To President "NO HESITATION.' 1 Avoiding Financial Disaster. Paris, Apr. 4 Exceptionally plain speaking marks the letter from M. Doumergue, the Prime Minister, to President Lebrun in connection with the Government's economy programme, which was adopted by the Council of Ministers tonight. M. Doumergue
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    TRADE DELEGATION.
    42 11 Australians Arrive At Sourabaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Apr. 5. Mr. J. G. Latham, Australian Minister of Industry, and members of the Australian trade delegation arrived at Sourabaya yeste'day afternoon. The delegation left for Djokja this morning. Aneta copyright.
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    REICHSBANK'S COFFERS.
    98 11 Depletion Said To Be Only Matter Of Time. Berlin, Apr. 4. In view oi the Impending meeting of German creditors the latest statistics of the Relchsbank are of considerable Interest They reveal a loss last week of more than 10,000,000 marks, gold and foreign currency at present totalling
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    JAPANESE SOPRANO'S SECRET AMBITION.
    374 12 Miss Toshiko Sekiya. FUTURE OF OPERA IN EUROPE. "I am so happy to be on my way back to Japan." With these wards Miss Toshuo Sekiya, coloratura soprano and Japan's leading operatic singer, greeted friends who went to meet her on board the Trrukunl Maru upon
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    WHITE GLOVES.
    88 12 No Cases At Malacca Assizes. tFrom Our Own Corrcipondent) Malacca. Apr 4. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) The April session of the Malacca Assizes opened this morning but there being no criminal cases on the calendar, the Chief Police Officer. Mr. N. L. Lindon. on behalf of the AttorneyGeneral,
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    BUFFALO MEAT.
    66 12 Butchers' Profits In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Apr. Buffaloes past the working staee are being killed In the abattoirs for sale In the markets for human consumption. Hitherto the price of these animals prevented slaughter. Today's purchase price per kilo Is cheaper than bulloc)- meat but
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    CHINESE CUSTOMS.
    97 12 The following is a translation of a communication received by the Chinese Consulate General from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nanking: "In pursuance of Notification No 1485, dated January sth, 1934. regarding the temporary postponement ot levy of customs duty on rice, oats, wheat, barley, flour and
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    CAR OVER RAVINE.
    33 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, April 4. A motor car left the road at the 19th mile. Rcmbau, and fell dwon a ravine yesterday. Four of the passengers were Injured.
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    WORLD BUSINESS RECOVERY.
    833 12 Optimism Of Canadian Trade Commissioner. Mr. B. C. Butler, Canadian Trade Commissioner, addressing the Rotary Club yesterday, was emphatic that business In general, throughout the world, was on the mend. Commenting on the mistaken slml- i larlty wnich was frequently drawn between Canadians and Americans Mr. Butler
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    POLICE DISCOVERY OF DYNAMITE.
    404 12 Chinese Charged. SUBSTANTIAL BAIL GRANTED. The two men alleged to have been in possession of 1,000 sticks of gelignite, a high explosive dynamite, a larger number of detonators and a safety fuse, were produced In the second magistrate's court before Mr. N. Orlce yesterday afternoon. They
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    DEATH OF MR. BONG TECK SWEE.
    50 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 4. The death has taken place at Bukit Tembok, Seremban, of Mr. Bong Teck Swee, a well known member of the local Cantonese community, at the age of 61. I The funeral will take place on Apr. 11.
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    I.S.P. SECRETARYSHIP.
    70 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 5. It is understood that Mr. T. H. G. Philipps, acting Secretary to the Incorporated Society of Planters, has resigned his position after only a short tenure of office. Mr. C. A. Matthew, the secretary, went on leave in the middle
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    ASTRAEA AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    364 12 Takes Off With Following Wind. j An air taxi service was Inaugurated by the Kuala Lumpur flying club last month, and flights to Penang and Qopeng (for Ipoh) were undertaken by members of the public. In the Club's report for March the opinion Is expressed that
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    ALLEGATION AGAINST SOLICITOR'S CLERK.
    592 12 Said To Have Obtained Credit By Fraud. C. E. E. Edlin, a solicitor's managing clerk, appeared before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district judge, yesterday on three counts of obtaining credit by fraud while there were unsatisfied judgments, totalling over $250, against him. Mr. C.
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    START OF AIR RACE.
    190 12 Time Tentatively Fixed. The time for the start of the Melbourne Centenary air race has been tentatively fixed as 6 30 a.m. on Oct. ae. The Royal Aero Club is confronted with the problem of arranging a starting procedure, as there will be at least 10
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    31 12 The Tamil Church Workers'. Association annual sale this year will take place in St. Andrew's School Hall on Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. when Mrs A. B. Jordan will declare It open.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    593 12 MONEY WHILE YOU WAIT! An interesting item in the Amsterdam (the meeting of the I.TC on Thursday) is that the 8.000 tons of the original tin pool's holding of 21,000 odd have now been "liquidated" and that, I take it, means that the 8,000 tons
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    NEW YEAR RITUAL.
    136 12 Custom Among Secret Societies. That a ritual was observed among Chinese secret societies for the Chinese New Year when the leaders of societies exchanged cards of greeting among themselves was mentioned by Mr. R. C. Blair Wiltshire A.S.P. before Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, this morning,
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    POLICE BAND
    50 12 The band of the S.S. Police under the direction of Mr. F. E. Minns will play the following weather permitting at Katong Park tomorrow at 5.15 p.m.: Overture, Mlrella, (Gounod); Ballet. Coppella, (Delibes); Waltz. LustigBruder, (Vollstedt); Fantasia, Nautical Moments. < Winter); Selection, Gipsy Love, (Leiiar): Characteristic, The Butterfly,
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    CLAIM FOR SHARE IN LOTTERY PRIZE.
    1101 13 Petition Writer And Ticket In A Syndicate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 4. The $l-ticket private lottery run by the Selangor Turf Club and the winning of the first prize of $28,587 at the last October race meeting were mentioned In a
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    CHILD RUN OVER.
    48 13 The two-year-old child of the proprietor ol a coffee-shop in Hock Lan Street was knocked down by a small car last night. The front wheel of the car was said to have passed over the child who was taken to hospital In a critical condition.
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    CONSULAR CHANGES.
    48 13 Changes in the Japanese Consulate in Singapore are pending. Mr. Teljiro Tamura, Consul-General, will leave for Toklo shortly. His new position has not yet been determined. Mr. I. Shibata, an official of the Foreign Office, will take his place pending the appointment of a hew Consul-General.
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    ARMED ROBBERY.
    57 13 A report of armed robbery was made to the police by a Teochew yesterday. He stated that at 11 p.m. he was riding a cycle along Changl Road when three Chinese accosted him, struck him on the head with a rod and robbed him of a small sum
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    EARTHQUAKE FUND.
    24 13 A bank draft for Rs. 718.6.9 collected by a Kuala Lipls committee has been sent to the private secretary to the Viceroy.
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    158 13 Mr. Riddel has returned to Batu Oajah from home leave. Mr. E. W. Waters J of Kuala Pllah Estate, has gone on home leave. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. M. Robson are travelling home by the Hakone Maru. Mr. J. P. Edwards, Deputy Conservator of Forests, has
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    STRONG OPPOSITION TO BUFFER POOL.
    465 13 Telegram To Governor. S.S. (S.) ASSOCIATION'S ACTION. At a recent committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Assoclf*tion, copies of a letter to the Colonial Secretary and Chairman, Chamber of Commerce, and a telegram to Mr. Maire and telegram by the Colonial Secretary, at the
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    111 13 Jump In Death Rate Last Week. The number of deaths in Singapore during the week ended Mar. 31 rose from 169 in the preceding week to 197, the rate being 21.20 compared with 18.18 and 17.21 In the corresponding week of last year. One European died during the
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    MRS. L. A. THOMAS.
    45 13 New Commissioner Of Girl Guides. The Imperial Headquarters, Girl Guides Association, London, have appointed Mrs. L. A. Thomas as Commissioner of Girl Guides in Malaya, in place of Mrs. P. M. Robinson who Is leaving for Europe in the near future
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    58 13 Calls attended by the Singapore ambulance service during March numbered 190, and of those 13 were to cases outside Municipal limits. The cases are classified as follows:— motor car accidents 18, motor lorry accidents 12, motor bus accidents 9, trolley car accidents 5, collapse cases 14, attempted suicides
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    MR. LI YEN INJURED.
    41 13 Mr. Ll Yen, Vice-Consul for China, sustained superficial Injuries to his nose when his car, driven by a Chinese syce, came Into collision with another at the Junction of Bras Basah Road and Prlnsep Street last night.
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    HELPING DISCHARGED PRISONERS.
    242 13 Singapore After-Care Association Report. During 1933 subscriptions amounting to $640 were received by the Singapore After-Care Association irom fifty members as against $565 from thirty- nine members In the corresponding period of last year. While the membership and subscriptions have both increased slightly during the year as
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    CENT COSTS $30.
    185 13 Chandu Sold To Unregistered Smoker. (From Our Own Correspor.cJent Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 4. The first magistrate today fined a Chinese woman, Yong Ah Cheow, $30 or, in default, one month's rigorous Imprisonment, for possessing and selling Government chandu to nonregistered smokers, thereby naklng a profit of one
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    DR. E. DECRUZE.
    56 13 On Monda^at thejUr View flytel. a. difineP wB "given by Ihe* subordinate staff of Tan Tock Seng Hospital to Dr. E. Decruse, the Deputy Medical Officer In charge of the hospital, who will soon be leaving for Penang on transfer. Dr. E. Decruze has been attached to
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    Second Division Footballer's Feat,—Annual Meeting Of S. G. C.
    667 14 Second Division Footballer's Feat, Annual Meeting Of S. G. C. EXTENSIONS A T SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB. Extra Nine Holes To Be Added. A scheme to extend the Bukit Timah course to 39 holes there are 18 on the main course and 12 on the relief at present was announced at
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    SELANGOR ROVER SCOUTS SPORTS MEETING.
    218 14 The Rover Scouts of Selangor held their first Athletic sports on Friday on the Victoria Institution grounds In ideal weather. The individual championship was won by Rover Scout Bedih bin Mohamed of the Selangor Malay Rover Crew and the runner-up was Jaffar bin Badu also
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    CENTREFORWARD SCORES FIVE GOALS.
    318 14 straits Cattle T.F.C. 5 R.A.F. 0. Hussain, the Straits Cattle T.F.C.'s centre-forward, was mainly responsible for his side's victory in the Second Division football match played agninst the R.A.F. at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon. Play was fairly even in the flrst period and the
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    81 14 Pulau Brani vs. Chinese At Jalan Besar. Pulau Brani will meet the Chinese in a First Division Match at Jalan Besar this afternoon. The teams will be as follows: Chinese (selected from): Ah Kow, Cheok Wah, Boon Lay, Guan Yam, Kfk Soo, Chwee Chua, Hor Khoon, John Then,
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    HOME RUGBY.
    78 14 London, Apr. 3. Rugby results today Included the following Bath 8 Head ngley 0 Bristol 6 St. Bart's Hosp. 5 Newport 8 Barbarians 11 Cardiff 12 Coventry 9 Gloucester 47 Bradford 3 Pontypool 16 London Welsh 0 Reuter. j The following have been selected to 1 play for
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    SELANGOR AND PENANG RACE ENTRIES.
    451 14 Entries for the Selangor Turf Club amateur meeting on Friday and Saturday next are as follows: Hones: Class 111. (5 and 6 furlongs) The Crisis, Brass Knob, Kail, Bonnie Breaker, Sea Aerial, Sea Storm, Devoir, Tida-Apa (late Woodwake), Shilleleagh, Golden Maize, Fortune Star, Hannah's Garden,
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    MAX SCHMELING HURT IN TRAINING.
    40 14 Barcelona, Mar. 31. As the rseult of Injury received in course of training the ex-world champion. Max Schmeling, was conveyed to hospital today. The bout between Schmeling and Paolino has consequently been postponed indefinitely. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    WOMEN'S SPOON AT SEPOY LINES.
    223 14 The Sepoy Lines Women's spoon competition was played on Monday and Tuesday and resulted in a win for Miss 3. Lucas with a Han ol 43 12—31. The following cards -.ere return' Miss S. Lucas 43—12—31 Miss M. Evan; 43 -11—32 Miss Famell 50—18—32 Mrs.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    123 14 Today. April 5. Football: B. A. P. A. League, First Dlviilon, Chinese vs. Pulau Brani, J. B. Stadium. 5.15 p.m. (Mr. O. R. NesbiU Third Division "A." Abattoir vs. Medical Services A.R. Stadium, 5.15 p.m. (L Cpl. Hagger) Friday, April 6. Footbal S.A.F.A. League. First Dhrtrion, I.C.F.A. vs.
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      397 14 SINGER SUCCESSES OVERSEAS LE MANS 2 4 -HOI R RACE, 1933. One Sing.r entered, and CHttlSfCHi kCH (N.Z.) HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIPS. was the only unsupercharged British car under 1.100 r.c. Open Class Singers took First. Third. Fourth andl F.tth ever to cualify for the Rudge-Whltworth Cup. places. Srorts Class: Sng
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    Suggested Reason For Jardine's Refusal To Captain England In Tests.
    1770 15 Suggested Reason For Jar dine s Refusal To Captain England In Tests. morning he was as imperturbable as ever and it came as a surprise when Jans.^n beat him with a genuine ofTbreak. J. D. Hussey is another old up-country stalv art and played sound cricket for his 31. He
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    23 15 in tiic exhibition at the S.C.C. yesterday (left to right): Yong Loon Cbeong, Ch«a Choon Leone, Lim Bong Soo, Yamagishi, Fujikura and Nishimura.
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    Japanese Davis Cup Players At S.C.C.
    1125 15 Three of the four players who have been selected to represent Japan this year In the Davis Cup competition (European Zone) were seen In action at the S.C.C. yesterday when a series of exhibition games were staged under the auspices of the Singapore Lawn
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    27 15 A view of the No. 1. Court at the S.C.C. showin* the Japanese players. YamaKishi and Fujikura, in action against Yoag Loon Ctaeone and dram Oioon Leong.
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    11 15 Nishimura who took two sets from Bong Soo, the Malayan champion.
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    Australian Tourists In Colombo.
    85 15 Colombo, Apr. 4. The Australian Test team on their way to England arrived in Colombo on the Orford this morning and played a one-day match against Ceylon. The Australian touring team made 284 for 6 (declared), to which Bromley contributed 80 not out. Brown 56, and
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    FOOTBALL TEAMS.
    104 15 The following have been Invited to play football for the S.C.C. against the Malays M.F.A. on Tuesday next on the padang in a First Division Match: E. Cherrington; J. W. Muncey, F. A. McCaffery; T. Robertson, D. R. Harper, A. Donald; W. S. Morgan, E. A. Joy, Y.
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    WHITEHALL HINT TO JARDINE?
    65 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I London. Apr. 4. Tom Clarke, cabling the Daily Mall from Colombo, suggests the possibility that D. R. Jardine's refusal to captain England against the Australians was the result of a hint from Whitehall following conversations between J. H. Thomas, Secretary of
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    302 15 The following have been invited to play cricket lor P.S.L. and I. vs. Services In the S.C.C. Tournament on Sunday at 10 30 a.m.: Dr. HO. Hopkins, C. N. Reed, A. L. Hill, A. E. O. Blades, F. P. H. Pearse, Dr. J. M. A. Lowson, O. R.
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    CANTON-HANOI AIR LINE AGREEMENT.
    296 16 Invalid If Not Sanctioned By Nanking. Thai an\ Jij'ieemelil for (he I *veon niton md llunol will fw In Milld unlexs If receives Mie lion of the Ontrnl I ni-mont, Ih (ho gM of nn official Nanking Htntcment. Hal Api r > t agree- i Ing
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    PLANE CRASH.
    38 16 .('hlnese-BalU Machine. Kofi. mghtU, Apr. On Its return Pi-. hi from how I" Vhani'hi'i, the plt-U'l} (he pllol, \\h<> 1 i OH lii- >^:i> In Sbiinjrhiil for 111 1 on I men t. Kin Kirn Miii.
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    CHARHAR FIGHTING.
    137 16 Utack launched On Chinese Positions. Shanghai .pi i llo.slllllli b)okc out Uil:. nioruli d to Pclplng r I mil] tary supplies. A Marichuktyo army lisln ■< mi hang Dlsti '>rres Japarroni Mukden Indicate dial .ir situation Is wursonlns Mongols in Chart ur are rrpiirt.cd t-j be clvlng the
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    DEMANDS REJECTED.
    75 16 Knilan Miners Threaten Vlo!enc\ Mai Apr. 4. having been turned duwn by the cm ploycrs. Hundreds of workmen surrounded the office of Mr. Tau Shansrnltm. special udi officer of the Luan mid Tukwna areas, this luurultiK and den hould Intel their b«h*lr. I ice if tic tailed to
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    AUDACTOUS ESCAPE.
    45 16 An audacious rscapo from Bilbao prison v "i» Mar. 12 by nine convicts serving sentences for armed assaults. Tin- prls> peni/trutlng Int j the l.i through a hole In i thi'y mixed with the crowd of visitors nrid walked ou( unnoticed by anyone.
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      SAFRTY FIRST.
      267 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The other evening I was an lad spectator of shunting operations at the goods section ot the railway station. I would like to ask, through the medium of the Straits Times. (1) Is the system of shunting approved by the
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    LIBRARY NOTICE.
    299 16 Department Of Statistics Announoempnt. rcoelvoU b> iKOt <>l BUU»tl<», I a l i rlod m.»,i, 1; to 23, Inclusive, aiul >le (>ubll< SB n'l'v I'l'iV K 8.8 Fro. (0. 40): Exports of Rubber by Statei mid Bettlrnicnu of Origin, f-b (I t. 1 I i parlment Durum Report
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    U.S. FISHERIES HIT.
    55 16 Japan Subsidising Fleet Off California San Diego. Mar. 22. Owing to complaints from An Is, Mr. Lawrence T. Hopkins chief fisheries Invi:sMg:itor for tli«' United States TarUT Cam tnlulon. Is Investigating reports that Japan Is subsidising Japanese fishing boats operating In California waters. says n San Diego
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    ROOSEVELTS GIFT.
    61 16 A valuable watch, awarded by the i of th( United States to Mr. A. B. Malcolm fur having saved the life of another In great danger, lia.s it, according to th« rei ci'lvcd by llin Rhunghal Pull' watch, a Waltham. with wliltt face and bl.i >f old design,
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    SCHOOL LEAVING.
    47 16 Teachers f'rjjc Raisin* Of Age limit. Rußby, Apr S. Tlic conference of the National Union of Teachers at Brighton 5 day carried a resolution urging crnrm-nt to pau without delay a 131!! to raise the school leaving age from It l.i IS yc:ir.i British WlrcleM.
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    USING MORE RUBBER.
    1176 17 ITS TWO ENEMIES. Although employed tor various car component* for many years notably the tyres— lt Is only recently that rubber has taken a really Important place in the list of materials used In car construction. It Is estimated says The Motor, that the average mediumsized automobile
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      Plan For Medical Ban.
      232 17 An Important' medical announcement on the t rerentlon of serious road accidents is made by Dr. Charles 8. Myers, I Director of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology, in the current Issue of the Lancet. It is too often assumed, he says, that accidents are due
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      EXPANDING SALES.
      138 17 Morris cars topped the registrations for all makes— British and American —in New Zealand for the month oi January, an excellent New Year's beginning In one of the many overseas markets in which these cars are so popular. This news is but one indication of the world-wide approval
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      A MALAYAN ROAD TRAFFIC ACT.
      873 17 THE OPEN ROAD WHAT THE A.A.M. HAS DONE FOR MOTORISTS. (By the Motoring Correspondent). AMONG the many matters of interest mentioned In the second annual report of the Automobile Asso- elation of Malaya is the road sign question. The Association, it appears, is endeavouring to
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      30 17 A V i« h U i* h P throu si r cliff, of ice and snow nearly 20 feet high near the top of the Grimsel Pa-. In the Alps.
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      Commercial Transport.
      467 17 The Fargo truck, a Chrysler product marlu the return of a popular type of commercial vehicle. The new types are replete with many modern features, and the finish of the controls accessories, and general mechanism rivals that of a passenger car, so far as can be Judged from
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      5000,000 ENGINES.
      56 17 At a dinner held in Coventry by lorris Motors Ltd. Engines Branch, he managing director, Mr. L. P. Lord, nnounced facts regarding current utput. The Coventry factory has already j reduced over 500,000 units, and every ear handles some 15,000 tons of metal, I ising machine tools of
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    HEAD LAMPS FOCUS. WASTING LIGHT.
    213 17 Considering the amount of night driving which is done U is surprising that so fc. motorists pay real attention to the correct focusing of their head and side lights. When a new car leaves the factory the lamps are adjusted as well as possible, but
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    TYRE DAMAGE.
    333 17 EFFECT OF CARELESS DRIVING. The main reason for the great improvement in tyres lies in the construction of the casing, or cord foundation of the cover, and in the better compounding of the rubber tread with tc.ghemng agents. Ihere are still occasions, however, when, through careless driving or
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    WHEEL-SPRINGING.
    25 17 The full range of cars produced by the General Motors Co.. which were exhibited at the New York Show were tittr-l with Independent wheelspringing.
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    2303 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) i Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Mar. 12. I AM writing to you on a wet evening of England's early spring. As I look out through the wide opened window of the attic which I have made my study,
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    REGULATIONS AMENDED
    67 18 Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary of the Navy Department, has Issued an executive order amending the reculations so as to permit the supply of alcoholic liquors at U.S. Navy shore stations. Including the Marine Corps, 1 says a Washington report. The changes do not affect prohibition aboard :hlps. although
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    POSTAL ORDERS
    25 18 Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster General. Is considering introducing a system under which postal orders of low denominations can be obtained it books.
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    FARMER'S FINDS
    24 18 A fine archaic stone statue m Herakles and terra-cotta figurines were fourd by a farmer recently while digging near Kyrenia. In Cyprus.
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      123 18 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) across. SSJS/EX.SZu 26. Oulds 1. Remembrance 81 crogg current 4. Go on board i 3 Gladly JJo*.? o 0 court aceT 33 Proficient "<5J«y M. Animal 13. Belonging to you 16. Happiness 18. Mooring Iron 19. Indolent g; |Sr a Solution Of Yesterdtiy** aa. Threshing inclement
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    Grand National Pictures
    163 20 A VIEW of the crowded Alntree course on Grand National day, Mar. 23, when the treat steeplechase was won by Golden Miller, the favourite. (Planet News.) GOLDEN MILLER, owned by Mis* Dorothy Facet, passinr the wmii .i< post, five lengths in front of Delaneige. (Planet News.) TAKING
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