The Straits Times, 21 March 1937

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  • 38 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA FINAL EDITION No. 274 Sunday, March 21, 1937 Price 10 cents. THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper In Malaya. No. 274 Sunday, March 21, 1937 Price 10 cents.
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  • 650 1 Planters' Amicable Meeting With Strike Leaders REPLY TO WORKERS' FIFTEEN DEMANDS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. A SETTLEMENT of the Selangor estate strikes seems t be in sight, for relations between planters and strikers n Kajang estates improved considerably yesterday,
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  • 72 1 To obtain tfct 1..,.. ot efficiency in horsemanship set by the Cavlry Regiments of the Army ca. h recruit has to go ti'rnurh months of hard training. The new recruit's first lessons tike plac* on a *von<ien rocking hcrse. wh.ch goes through all the
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  • 237 1 "Scrupulous Honesty Essential" Mr> Justice Laville (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Saturday. "IT is essential for the interests of the community, and the honour of the Courts especially, in countries where the bulk of the populace is completely ignorant of the law and legal matters
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    61 1 f the Singapore Chinese Consulate-General yesterday: Mr 1 beat K.->.rg, who Is on the staff of Rotterdam .Trading Co., tid Sip<»pprn\ son of the late Mr Sect Ghee Kirn and Mrs. Sect Ghee Mm. rv.cl "WKs Cliua Swee Neo, dau !>tcr of Mr. PMia Kirn Tong and the late Mrs
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  • 87 1 STRIKERS BEGIN MARCH, BUT DISPERSE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday, p ARIA this afternoon, the Kuala Lumpur police received information that two to three hundred strikers from estates near Kajang were marching on Kuala Lumpur, and had reached the twelfth mile. Fifty police were sent along Cheras Road
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  • 83 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Saturday. ■yilK annual meeting of the Negrl Sembilan Planters Association was interrupted for one hour and a half, during which the Press were not present, 'or a discussion with the Chief Police Officer and the Protector of Chinese regarding the
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  • 109 1 Submarines And Aircraft To "Attack" Home Fleet 'THE Home Fleet Is now returning after a series of exercises with the Mediterranean and Atlantic fleets and as it nears home waters the opportunity will be taken to carry out a ser.es of practical training exercises in cooperation with the Royal Air
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  • 90 1 INNISKILLINGS MAKE LANDING IN MANOEUVRES Hong Kong, Saturday. In last night's manoeuvres Blueland again attacked the Colony at various points and landings were made at Taiwan Bay and Devil's Peak. However, Blueland destroyers came under fire from the Devil's Peak batteries and several were theoretically sunk. Meanwhile the Inniskillings (Bluelanders)
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  • 30 1 Calcutta. Satim*fry. The French airmen Pissavy and Cornet who are flying from Paris to T:>kio, arrived here, says Rsuier at six minutes past five this evening.
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  • 49 1 London, Saturday The sister ship of the 'Queen Mary," recently put on stocks, Is to be called the "Queen Elizabeth" states an announcement made here. The "Qjeen I Elizabeth" will have displacement of 1 90,000 tons and be the largest and 'fastest steamer in the world. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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  • 56 1 London, Saturday. Mori; favourable condltl' ns have s?t ir the F. n district and 1 he flood waters are diminishing, but the danger Is not yet past. The Royal Air Force and Cambridge undergraduates are reinforcing the local Inhabitants and authorities in efforts
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  • 41 1 Madrid, Saturday. Continued Government succors; s :n the Guadalajara sector are reported despite unfavourable weather. A lart^e number of the Italian "Black Feather battalion have been taken prisoner and a quantity of booty captured. Reuter.
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  • 52 1 An Aerial Line Out THE nine U.S. Army Marti: bombers which participate in the mass flight to Panam. Canal Zone, are here shown in manoeuvre which general headquarters of the Air Force officially designates as "The Ste Down Column." The bomber flew to the Canal zone as part ol routine
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  • 180 1 Advertised Weeded Out "Gold-Diggers" 'THIS advertisement appeared recent- ly in a Zurich newspaper: '•Millionaire university gentleman. ag<*d 46; two cars; own horses and yacht; sportsman; wishes marry young lady of good family who likes travelling anJ sport "Must be good looking and have a knowledge
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  • 194 1 Development Schemes SOONG GOING TO LONDON? Shanghai, Saturday. "THE Chinese Government will shortly open negotiations with the British and American Governments for assistance in the gigantic development programme, costing $2,000,000,000, which Nanking plans to embark upon in the near future, according to foreign reports. Mr. T.
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  • 77 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Saturday. RI'BRER: Quiet. COPRA: SI rait, si) Rot.. £21. COTTON: 7.79 d. GOLD: !',d SILVER: Spot 30 9 16d.. 2 mthi 20 9 16d. EXCHANGES: Paris. 106 V, New York, 4 85' i; Amsterdam. S92\d. All other commodities and exchanges unchanged from Friday.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 7 1 I Coming .Soon WARNER BROS. LAUGH HIT >
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    • 20 1 TONIGHTS CONCERT fJ[R- Clifford Huntsman, the well-known English pianist, is giving a recital in Victoria Memorial Hall tonight at 9.30.
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    • 58 1 3 MEN ON A HORSE Directed by MERVYN LE ROY. Watch For It ARROW DRESS shirts introducing comfort into Dresswear. No more wrinkled or buckled shirt fronts. Marcella Fronted and open at the back. Only two buttons to fasten and you are finished. In all usual sizes. **m Kj Kuala
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  • 1829 2 What the Singaporean Sees And What the Tourist Sees A Soliloquy On Views and Vistas AFTER the most exciting business week that Singapore has known since the depression, with rubber '.nd tin ees and quotas rising at a bewildering rate, it may be a welcome relief to consider
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  • 310 3 Singapore's Oldest Tricycle Gets Its Number Plate BOUGHT IN 1914 FOR $400: STILL IN USE IFAr back in 1914 a young man walked into a large store in Singapore and bought the rage of the day an adult's pedal tricycle. It cost him $400. Recently its owner, now middleaged but
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  • 74 3 PIE Sunday Times understands that a booklet containing instructions for anti-gas precautions has been prepared in Singapore by the 'secret" committee, the formation of which was revealed in The Sunday Times many months ago. The need for anti-gas precautions has begun to loom large in defence
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  • 145 3 WORLD VOYAGER SAFE AFTER BEING OVERDUE DWIGHT LONG AT JEDDAH 'A FTER being two weeks overdue, Dwight Long, the young; American who was in Singapore a few months ago on his way round the world in a 32-ft. ketch. Idle Hour, has been reported safe at Jeddah, uic port for
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  • 122 3 ON its way to the General Hospita with a Chinese woman knocked down by a motor-cycle, an ambulance early this afternoon picked up in South Bridge Road a male Chinese who had suffered severe head injuries through being struck by one of the
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  • 67 3 Noon, Saturday. Buyers Sellers No. 1 K. R.S.S. in cases (F. 0.8.) 42' k 42»6 Good P.A.Q. in cases 417/1G 4111/16 No. 1 K. R.S.S. Tone of Market Quiet, steady. Latest Cable London Spot ihel 12' d. New York Spot Sheet G. cis.. {411 kw.ird.ihle
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  • 128 3 TWO privates of the Ist Battalion, 1 The Middlesex Regiment, G. Bradman and G. Orme, appeared in court yesterday on two robbery charges. They were charged jointly with robbing a Chinese with criminal force of $47 at premises in New Bridge Road at 11.30
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  • 130 3 IN their dally report on the share market issued at the close of bustness yesterday, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state that the local price of tin fell $4 50 to $140.25. The tin share market was rather quieter and the margin between buyers and sellers came
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  • 51 3 The lady in the group picture of a farewell to Mr F. H. Leeon of thr Naval Base, appearing in last work. Sunday Times is Miss Hilda White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. White, and not. as stated in the caption to the picture, Mrs.
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  • 52 3 Mr. P. Kodanda Rao. M.A.. secretary of the Servants of India Society, who Is passing through Singapore will lecture in English on Mahatma Gandhi at th» >T CA at 8.30 p m. en Monday Mrs. Olivia Rodrigues cf Penan*:, who had been ailing for some time, died
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  • 46 3 •"THE question of holding a 1 military tattoo in Singapore this year is still under consideration. If it is held, it is likely to take place in August at Farrer Park and not at Jalan Besar Stadium, as had been suggested previously.
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  • 135 3 A FTER steadily declining for some years there were in Great Britain and Ireland last year 49 more millionaires, 2,030 more persons with annual incomes exceeding £2,000, while the aggregate income of all such persons increased by £17.175,138. These figures, based on sur-tax assessments made at September
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  • 24 3 There was a large and representative attendance at the funeral of Mr. Ong Cheng Seek, which took place at the Bukit Jeluto->g cemetery, Malacca.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 179 3 WANTED two bachelors or working girls in a select, finely situated Tlin residence (private). Two large rooms with baths ifurn.) together or singly. English food. Private service. Tennis, garage. Box No. N. Sunday Times. A BETTER INVESTMENT THAN EVER THE MOST ECONOMICAL CAR STILL MORE EFFICIENT SWEETER RUNNING -SAFER The
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    • 86 3 London 82 days Brisbane 3? days fW Fovr-eigined air liners leave Singapore for LONDON every Wednesday and Sunday— i for BRISBANE on Mondays ard Fridays. Passengers enjoy every coafort. I Nights are spent on land. m Hotels, meals even tips are included in the moderate fare. AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Booking*
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 658 3 IN SINGAPORE TODAY CINEMAS Mails from China and Japan on Tuesday by Buenos Aires Maru. Xo^. Malls from Holland etc. on Tuesday by J. V. Oldenbarnev.lt. AIHAMBRA: Streamline Express with Evelyn Venable also Between Fighting Men Vl lw<Z* yn Z Evelyn THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD Chen lii Yan* Kuel Felon
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  • 446 4 UNABLE TO AGREE A FEW DAYS AFTER MARRIAGE" Maintenance Order Against European SAYS WIFE WAS "JEALOUS AND DOMINEERING" "UY wife and I were unable to agree a few days after marriage. She was very jealous and domineering," said (ieorge Edward Pochney, a European warder of the Singapore Criminal Prisons, who
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    22 4 Althourh it's only a stuffed dog, Pyrenean, a .Mountain dog: seems very interested in Barbara Parson's toy doe at Cruft's famous show.
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  • 156 4 WATER INSPECTOR'S APPEAL Counsel Criticises Evidence TTHE appeal of Albert Schoon, a water inspector in the employ of the Singapore Municipality, who was convicted of receiving an illegal gratification of $3, was argued by Mr. E. M. Tampoe Philips yesterday before Mr. Justice Home. Mr. Tampoe Philips pointed to what
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  • 74 4 HONOUR FOR SIGNOR GRANDI GRANTED TITLE OF COUNT Rome. By Royal Letters Patent King Victor Emmanuel has honoured Slgnor Grandi, the Italian Ambassador in London, witn the title of Count. Contrary to the custom tcllowed in the British Empire and sometimes In Italy. Count Grandi will not add a place
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  • 29 4 The sudden death of Mr. Philip Zazardias, of Portuguese Btreet, Malacca. took place on Wednesday. The Rev. Father R. Dubois took the services at the church and the cemetery.
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  • 295 4 Mischief Conviction Quashed On Appeal THE story of how she was twice 1 warned to keep quiet during the course of a case in the court of the Assistant Civil District Judge and eventually taken out by force, was re-told in the Appeal
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  • 117 4 Corporal's Early Morning Tea For Troops PEARLY morning cups of tea for soldiers were spoken of at a recent Aldershot court martial. One soldier said Corporal Arthur Preeee, 24, of the Ist Worcestershire Rc(<t., brought him tea in bed for three weeks. One week he paid Preeee Bd. Battalion standing
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 318 4 MIGHTS Of Wt~^&& AGONY #*t*NH| caused by INDIGESTION Read this woman's account of how sbe rid herself of acute indigestion pains "I have found great relief In taking Digestif Rennie Pastilles. I think I have tried everything for Indigestion. I have really and truly been in agony \v) have tried
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    • 24 4 TODAY 3 IS-6.15-9.1S ALHAMBRA] Double Feature Programme EVELYN VENABLE VICTOR JORY in "STREAMLINE EXPRESS" with RALPH FORBES ALSO KEN MAYNARD IN "BETWEEN FIGHTING MEK"
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    • 95 4 BY SPEC lAL KKHI.-l Special Return Farrwell Visit To GARRICK GEYIVnV off "DJA's DARDANELLA" combined with Bandoeng Kronchonf Troubadours 3— LAST FAREWELL NIGHTS S All New Creations TONIGHT 9.15 1.8. TONIGHT PEARL of CAMBODIA (Return of Fatimma) HER LAST INCARNATION TOMORROW:— HIAWATHA. PRICES $1.50. SI. 6» eta. S« eta. CLOSING
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    • 142 4 An Excellent Stage Screen Double Bill With an Excellent TODAY new M.G.M. Mystery at Tbe CAPITOL One dmarinq JV murdei dttet |f flMj^^ OPENING at 3.15 tire under «us- r *^f 1 Special Return Engagement p |Ciod! Ro "^((Slfm v monce plus \L>lv W of The Internationally-Famous f, r ,jj
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  • 1422 5 FRASER NEAVE HAS GOOD YEAR Final Dividend Of 3 Per Cent. POLICY OF REDUCTION IN PRICES CONTINUES THE fact that the slight improvement in profit for 1936 earned by Fraser and Neave Ltd. might be considered as not commensurate •with improved trading conditions, was explained by the chairman, Mr. W.
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  • 598 5 Haytor Rubber Meeting REPLANTING OF 45 ACRES IVDUBTS as to whether the cost of manuring of rubber on a large scale would be jui, 'fled were expressed by Mr. F. A. Pledger at the annual meeting of Haytor Rubber Estates, Ltd., in Singapore yesterday. Proposing the adoption of the report
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  • 161 5 NEWS CHANGED HUSBAND'S VIEW SURPRISE IN COURT A SURPRISE awaited William Masters, of Stockwell Park Road, Brixton, at South-Western matrimonial court when he was summoned by his wife, Emily Masters. "Yes," he declared, "I admit I deserted her. No, I do not want to BO back to her." Mr. Clyde
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  • 95 5 POPE'S NURSE DIES AGED 86 GIRL IN FATHER'S MILL Vatican City.. •"THE Pope has learned with regret that Angela Manzotti, his old nurse, has died. She was 86 years old, and had been a working girl in his father's silk mill at Dcsio, near Milan, when only 10 years old.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 761 5 8 Here is t|^ssencefll r r i fj^- KC9 *"r" -i. till iv ciJd f fl-f Jn* BaVaT^aW |,;\j X/IGOUR comes with good health and fi good health comes with Brand's Essence *p When vitality is low, you get that sluggish I lack-of-energy feeling sure sign that you «g Brand's
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  • 68 6 Archaeological Research In Celebes (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavla. rvr van Stein CaUenfels U at prc»ent In Batavla. He begins archaeological research work in the Celebes in June. Messrs. F. W. Tweedie and H. D. Noone from Singapore will accompany him. as well as Dr. Wlllems of the Royal Bafcavla
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  • 364 6 New Buildings Springing Up In All Directions (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat. CINCE electric light was installed at Randar Penfgaram in 1934, the town has been steadily improving: and visitors are surprised at the improvement. The first work was done to the roads which
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  • 352 6 UNIVERSITY MR. TAN CHONG LEX We should have a university. It is far better to educate our youth in Italajra than to send our youth out to Hong Kcng or England. Parents with moderate means could afford the cost of sending their children
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  • 150 6 MR. TAN SOO CHI School fees should be reduced to the former rate. Most Asiatics have large families and are generally poor. Therefore, the education of their children Including the cost of books and transport Is a big item in their monthly expenditure. I think early education should
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  • 262 6 DOUBLED UP WITH STOMACH PAIN! Now A "New Man." Do you endure agonies from stomach trouble? Donou dread to eat even fhe simplest meals and lent; for relief from your pain? Then here Is good news for you. For sure relief !s at hard ai this letter proves It comes
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  • 727 7 Stamp Collecting By Fred. J. Melville HAVE received photographs of the three Coronation stamps which are to be issued next May by the Dominion of New Zealand. There are only three values, but as they will also be overprinted for some of the island dependencies In
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 399 7 Coronation Stamps I ™S^~JKT%S2ff in To be issuer, on Coronation Day. A^eoSS^hW'o.^llSl.'t^ The complete lot, from rrtct\ °9 po^TfrU 45 CROWN COLONIES MMHi Journal of Great Britain. comprVilng IGS stamps. Pjjg oiaes British Philatelic magaPriCe 27/6 POSt Free tine, now in itf »6th annual volume. Order now to prevent disappointment.
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    • 199 7 LONDON POPULAR WITH OVERSEAS VISITORS BOLTON MANSIONS HOTEL. Old Bromptcn Road, London, 5.W.5 Convenient for Earb Court, Olympia and all the attractions of London. 1M rooms fitted H. A C. running water. P. O. Phones. Central HeaUnt. Folly Licensed. Lift. Niffht Porter. Recommended and Appointed by A. A. and B.A
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    • 233 7 LONDON CAr.LS INSISTENTL) 0£C i COME! i 3 and enjoy at either ft*i^A HOTEL REMRRAHOI <^St^ South KensUißton. 5.W -»i_ facing the Victoria and aT4si>^ Albert Museum. W^k cr HOTEL /2M^ RUBENS /^KSv Buckmßham Palace Road. Vy facine Bucklneham Palace Every attention in pleasing surroundings PERFECT QUIETUDE THESE COMrORTABLE HOTELS
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1449 7 Today's Wireless Programmes jlnljArUKC. LnL. 8 M pini and his Tango Orches- TOKIO kms A talk by Profeuor R. Robert--1.333 kc/s (225 m) 9 05 clc>e down. 9. oo°a' recital by Alexander Klpnis (bats). &m J/J 118 a Mr/a C'il ml 9-20 LONDON— BIO BEN. IIS Sa^Uon Army Service. fr«n
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    • 213 7 CROSSWORD PUZZLE RESULT Three competitors succeeded in solving correctly Ihe Sunday Tlmea Crossword Puzzle printed in our issue of Mar. 7 and the $100 prUe Is therefore equally divided among them. The names and addresses of the winner* are: Y. C. Tan, 3. Peng Nguan Street, Singapore; Miss G. R.
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  • 154 8 16-Year-Old Daughter Of Chinese Weil-Known In Serangoon District NO MOTIVE YET FOR SUSPECTED MURDER THE irotive for the suspected murder of a young Chinese girl whose body was found on Thursday tied to stakes in a creek off Upper Serangoon Road, is still unknown, according
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  • 326 8 "Should Be Backed Up With Bonus" EMPLOYER ON THANKS TO STAFF TITANS and tambies, towkays and typists in Singapore would like to work for the Hong Kong Telephone Company. Then when New Year comes round there would be a bonus to support the usual honeyed words about "the loyalty and
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  • 29 8 The Red Indians in Canada are increasing at the rate of 1.200 to 1,500 a year, according to Mr. T. A. Crerar, Minister for Natural Resources.
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  • 31 8 CALLED A CLOWN The Belgian Senate sitting was suspended in uproar when Senators of Government and Opposition parties threatened to come to blows after one member had called another a "clown."
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  • 84 8 TPHE body was so decomposed that it could not be ascertained whether the girl had been injured in any way or killed before she was tied to the stakes and left to the sea to cover her at high tide, and show only the upper part
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  • 180 8 Mussolini's Secret Bodyguard Rome. CIGNOR MUSSOLINI'S bodyguard of 300 picked plainclothes men must be able to appear equally at ease in many uniforms. When the Duce recently visited the winter resort of Terminillo near Rome skiers were astonished at the number of Deginners there. They could r.ardly stana upright on
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  • 84 8 TO promote Sino-Siair.csa trade and friendship a S!no-Siamese association Is to be formed in Si.anghal next month. Members of the recent Chinese Trade Mission to Slam will take leading parts in organising the body At present. Mr Chune Pinthanon. of the Siamese Foreign Office Is paylng a visit
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  • 21 8 Thieves stole a number of valuable antiques from the Cognac-Jay museum, in the heart of Paris, near the Opera.
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  • 22 8 The Hamburg shipbuilding firm Deutsche Werft has declared a dividend of 6 per cent., compared with 4 per cent last.
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  • 23 8 An aeroplane from the British cruiser Apollo plunged to the sea of Tortola in the West Indies, and an officer was slightly injured.
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    24 8 A fine clearance by the 85th Fie'd Battery's horse Dick which won the British other ranks jumping class during the Delhi Horse Show, India.
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  • 95 8 Central Gcvernment To Take Action Nanking, Saturday. 'THE Central Government is planning to take diplomatic action in connection with the smuggling menace in South China, says a semi-official report. Dr. Wang Chung-hui, new Foreign Minister, has ordered an investigation into the problem, it i^ learned, to
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  • 114 8 LJARRY VARDON. the famous golfer. died yesterday says a Reuter message from London. Vardon was born at Grouvllle. Jersey, in 1870 and after a long series of golfing successes settled down at South Herts. Golf Club as professional, a post which he held until his
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  • 165 8 Elderly Men Made To Do Acrobatics NAZI METHOD OF TRAINING PRESS Munich. OI'.RR Julius Streichcr, the Nazi leader for Franconia and chief figure in the anti-Jewish campaign, appeared in an unusual rule on the music-hall stage during the rehearsal cf a musical comedy in Nuremberg
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  • 32 8 A contract of £210,000 for the building of two high-powered broadcasting stations at Ankara is reported to have been warded by the Turkish Government to Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co.
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  • 488 8 MALACCA NOTES NEWS (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. UH Trevor Hughes. M.C.S.. District Judge. Malacca, is proceeding soon to Penang on transfer. He identified himself closely with the activities of the Malacca Historical Society. Mr. and Mrs. Ec Yew Lin. Mr. and Mrs Ec Kong Guan and family will be
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    • 282 8 A grateful Sftnatogsn B\ I i^| user write* BJ L cjjjr "I am like niw-bom Hf M, W vith pUnly of energy A M^^^^^/gt and new vitality. V J a^rißi > M -flßfc It is ai if I wire -now LWi MfC^J^B en a new road to IfW "*^^^M .health.
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  • 1294 9  - Mainly About Malayans Rugg-er President Onlooker By The Perak's Royal Visitor To Singapore High Tributes To "Tai Jin" Planter Who Writes Comic Verses For Local Theatricals. DOYAL visitor to Singapore last week, the Raja Bendahars of Perak, who ranks after the Raja Muia in the line of succession to the
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    • 468 9 »j&^; v/£i BRINGS HEALTH AT EVERY MEAL I JTw9|ft^*^H Think of thp toM life in Ma'a.va must takn I ?t %F*^i^7S^^JMtfi °f your vitality. The hot damp climate, I ■\W*^Jr J^7^B^«^M the bastle from work to Club or games, the I NHt* Jj.t?» < '»>1 'pahit' party, and then almost
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  • 210 10 Sailor Who Could Hardly Walk For Pain. Rheumatism had so cnopled this old sailor that he could only make his way about with pain and difficulty Here he tells how a friend introduced him to a remedy which made him perfectly fit for the
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  • 295 10 THE opening of the new Singapore Airport has been postponed from May 15 to June 12. This is due to the fact that a Coronation opening would clash with numerous other celebrations. Races are being held by the Singapore Turf Club on May 15
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  • 505 10 Seasonal Movement Begins Earlier Than Usual INDIANS who a week or so ago were harvesting rice and millet crops in the fields around Madras are now arriving in large numbers in Malaya to offer themselves for employment on rubber estates. There has been an
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  • 128 10 MR. F. L. SHAW Leaving Johore To Go Home On Leave (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. DV the departure of Mr. F. L. Shaw, Superintendent of Education, on home leave on Apr. 23, the Johore Badminton Association will lose a capable president. Mr. Shaw came on transfer to Johore
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  • 168 10 European's Evidence A FATAL accident In Anson Road on the m^nt of Mar. 14 had an echo In the Coroner's court yesterday when Mr W. McQuarrie opened an inquiry into the death of a Tamil coolie named Muthusamy who was knocked down by a motor-car
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    50 10 Mr. Choonif Eng Choon and Miss Oei Chooi Gim after Uir.r marriage at the Pcrak Hokk'cn Kong Hocy, I». ;h. on Mar. 7 before a company of well over 200 gucsis, including several prominent Europeans and Chinese, and members of the Ipoh chettiar community who garlanded the bride and bridegroom.
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  • 25 10 Miss L. Thomazlos died last Sunday at Malacca. The Rev. Father Fernandes took the services at St. Peter's Church and at the Bukit Serendlt cemetery.
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  • 107 10 TV/£ inhabitants of Huangkang in east Hupeh are making preparations for the birthday celebration of the town's oldest resident, Chin Chung-yuan, who will be 100 years old on March 27. Despite his advanced age, the centenarian -to-be, who lived under five Marchu emperors and
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  • 169 10 Darwin (Northern Territory). CLEEPING in a coffin is the per- feet cure for catarrh, according to a Filipino resident of Darwin, Australia. His name is Igliasis; he is an 82-year-old ex-seaman, and he has been sleeping in a coffin for 30 years.
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  • 41 10 Dr. Wigforss, Swedish Minister of Finance said he was not contemplating making any change now or in the reasonably near future in the value of the crown, which for four years has been about 19.40 to the pound sterling.
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  • 37 10 Mr. Lim Leong Geok, managing partner of the Straits Typewriter Agency, and president of the Change Alloy Rubber Communication Office, died at his residence. 72, Cornwall Street. The funeral took place at Buklt Brown cemetery on Thursday.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 513 11 Books Of The Week Dictatorship Of Amazing Man Who Died In His Bed The Tyrant of th« Andes. By Thomas Rourke. Michael Joseph. 12s. 6d. THE tass of collecting material for a life of Vicente Gomez, who ruled Venezuela for more than 30 years, from
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  • 398 11 Busman's Honey»i«»««. By Dorothy L. Saycrs. Goilanr*. Bs. fed IN starting to wiite about the early married life of Lord Peter and his Harriet. Miss Say r., tackled one of the most difficult bookj of her career Hariet had been warned. Just before •she
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  • 356 11 D'ith in the (Jorge. By Lee Thayer Htarst and Blackett. Is. 64. Confetti for a Killing. By Charman Edwards. Ward Lock's Library. A NEW Peter Clancy story by Lee Thayer is always welcome, and "Death In the Gorge" is one of the best to
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  • 271 11 MIXED BAG OF READABLE NOVELS Who Killed Jefferson Broonie By Helen M. Keynes. Castle of Care. By Noeman Tucker. Thy House Was Clay. By Stephen Ronley. Melrose. 7s. Cd. each. What Shall We Do With Anne? By Marigold Watney. Hutchinson. 7s. 6d. LJERE is a mixed bag of readable novels.
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  • 157 11 Too Tough to Die By George Bruce. John Long. 7s. 64. "Red" Laccy sure Is tough; as smart at hitting a man over the head witn a life-preserver as he is at smacking a "broad" with the flat of his hano where it does most good; he gets
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    • 149 11 MALAYAN JINGLES 96 WHITE GOLD Heigho, my hearties: Tin's going up Let's gaily quaff the flowing cup. First you, then I, shall call a round As mounts the price by pound on pound. Three hundred need it falter there? Bold bull prevails o'er craven bear Four hundred (make consumers pay!).
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  • 1219 12  -  Nathaniel Gubbins By "ITfHEN I was. young I was taught three things, to speak the truth, to have a cold bath every day, and never to speak disrespectfully of women." Admiral Sir E. R. G. Evans. When we were young our nurse would say: "You'll have
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    • 403 12 -y/ Everybody cannot b« an exp*rt oarsman, but all must wiih to be <- <r**Ci as fit in bod/ and alert in mind as those who shine at athletics. j|c— X»^ c The way to every-day fitness is \So w f^the vSajlj&si#"<S °P en to A regular glass of 1
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    • 439 12 CONTRACT BRIDGE By THE FOUR ACES CINCE a recent illness has forced her to give up lawn tennis temporarily, Mrs. Oswald Jacoby has been developing her Bridge game with great success, as may be seen from the following hand, which she recently bid and played with her husband against two
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  • 1667 13 Regiment Which Was Raised By A Duchess's Kisses ARRIVAL IN SINGAPORE NEXT MONTH (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. THE skirl of bagpipes will be heard in Singapore on April 3 when the 2nd Battalion of the Gordon Highlander* disembark from the troopship "Dorsetshire" after voyaging
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  • 61 13 Honours Borne On The Regimental Colours The Royal lifer superscribed India The Sphinx superscribed Egypt Mysore Seringapatam, Ejmort-op-Ze* Mandora Corunna Faentes dOnor .limirn VittorU Pyrenees Nive Orthes Peninsula Waterloo South Africa 1» 1 OeUu 1557 Lucknow CharasU Kabril 18TS Kandahar 1880 Afthanbtan 1878-8* Tel-el-Kabir Ecypt 1882. ISS4.
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  • 312 14 FEW will dispute the right of the Bishop of Singapore to express cautious opinions on commercial and industiial problems, even though, inevitably, there are many who do not endorse those opinions. The more the church maintains •ouch with the harsh realities of the daily life
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  • 174 14 IS Singapore going to remain pusillanimously inert while Penang calmly robs it of its reputation for naughtiness Never let it be said That reputation may be unwarranted, but it has its undoubted value, for the globetrotter has a pleasing habit of spending good money in the endeavour to
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  • 941 14 A GREAT deal is being written on the subject of defence and armaments both in Home and loral papers. We hear about artillery, new battalions of this and that regiment, civil and military aviation and precautions against gas attacks. One very
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  • 1068 14  -  "AMYNEDD" BY True Story Tale Of A Rogue Seladang, A Brave Woman And A Small Boy JOHN Ambery rubber planter walked into his bungalow, threw his hat and cane into a chair and called to his boy tc bring breakfast. John was both tired and hungry. He
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  • 1214 15 Malayan Electrical Engineers Know Only Too Well WIRES WHICH SUPPORT MANY THOUSANDS OF BIRDS Their "Official Roosts" WHERE DO SWALLOWS GO IN THE WINTER TIME is not a question one expects to find answered in a Government departmental report. But in fact this question
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  • 177 15 MAE WEST is living up to her ITI screen nickname of "Diamond Lil." She has become a specialist in diamond trading and for some time has been buying and selling diamonds. She has calipers, forceps, small carat-scales, chamois bags, black velvet trays, a powerful electric
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  • 99 15 Dutch Royal Wedding Mistake WHEN Prince Bernhard married Princess Juliana both he and his mother, Princess Armgard, gave the date of his birth as June 29, 1911. When the official birth certificate arrived from the registrar at Jena. Germany, it showed that he was born on June 28, 1911. Now
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  • 261 15 Moscow. yLADIMIR DUDOV lies dead in Moscow— killed by a bear which he had trained to fulfil his every wish. He possessed a weird power over animals, was able to hypnotise even the most savage into obedience. But Mishka, his great Siberian bear, when he
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  • 25 15 Herr Brilz, leader of the Socialist party in the Danzig Parliament, has resigned his seat after being released from 22 months' protective custody.
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    • 19 15 DECREASED IN WEIGHT [CARL ZEJSs] INCREASED IN POWER Ql^J /jr Sclc AffftttS SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. 2. FINLAYSON GREEN SINGAPORE.
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  • 45 16 Made £47,600 By Staying Alive AN eighty-one-year-old weman bought an annuity bringing in £5,000 a year from a life assurance society in 1921. She paid £28,C50. She has just died. Her income from the annuity during the fifteen years totalled £76,250. Her profit was £47,600.
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  • 1385 16 Can They Be Absorbed In Service Ranks? SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUNDAY TIMES BY "EURASIA" 44 r«LERKS earning less than cooks." The Resident Councillor, Penang, used that phrase recently when speaking at a school prizegiving. He was referring to the low salaries obtaining in the clerical sphere
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  • 345 16 'Malignant Disease Widely Spread' PRISON FOR FORMER L.P.TB. OFFICIAL I ORD HEWART, the Lord Chief Justice, commented at Hertford Assizes on what he described as a "malignant disease" in the commrecial life of Britain. Robert John Crook, 60, formerly a timber inspector to the London Passenger
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  • 17 16 Miss Marie Wilson, the film actress. was critically injured in a Hollywood car collision.
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    • 197 17 $100 FREE ENTRY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Bff YOU KNOW HOW JOE USED TO BE ...THEN I BEGAN GIVING HIM NERVOUS. IRRITABLE QUAKER CATS EVERY DAY. IT 4PI HIS APPETITE POOR. V CONTAINS GREAT 11*^/7 tfk SYSTEM OUT fc^ JA QUANTITIES Of VITAMIN x^RJk. 0F OROER B< JTCERTA!MLY MAt>E Kit^^^ Nervousness, constipation,
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    • 604 17 MONEY PRIZES FOR CROSSWORD ENTHUSIASTS OUR WEEKLY "MUST BE WON" OFFER The Sunday Times offers today $100 for a correct solution of the Crossword Puzzle printed below. Should no reader succeed in solving the puzzle correctly, the $100 will be awarded in respect of the entry containing the smallest number
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  • 55 18 The motion of the ferris wheel wu g4a»Md »t l/lt6 second at fB. The exposure of the stiM loeoaiotiTe wHeel was 1/10 second at M 6. The wheel of the barrow was taken at f.B. cxp-^ut, 1/M seoMid, after a \**z study of lights and shadows and
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  • 888 18 PRINCESS CLAIMS PROTECTION FROM "ENEMIES WHO SEEK TO DESTROY HER" Strange Petition To House Of Lords EXTRAORDINARY allegations are contained in a petition which has been presented to the House of Lords on behalf of a widow claiming Royal descent, who now lives in the Inner Temple "the only place
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  • 295 18 "The world it a wheel." WHEELS man's first invention make photographic subjects of absorbing interest. There is a lot of fun in making a hobby of wheel pictures. There are so many kinds of wheels wagon wheels, spinning wheels, automobile wheels, locomotive wheels, water wheels, steering wheels, cog
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  • 110 18 Fell Dead On "Judgment Day" AFTER being warned that it would be his last day, Mr. Delols P. Teed, a Federal Relief Administrator, f c *l dead in his office at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mr. Teed, who was 40, was talking to an applicant for relief when he suddenly collapsed
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    • 225 18 t^ntt^rttfM a^aa ■'v'^^B Whatever your optical requirements NAN-SIN has exactly what you want plus efficiency and economy. Ring up 6383 for a convenient appointment complete satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back with a smile. She is always tired, Doctor. You think she should take WINCARNIS .^^^^^l^tt\\\\\\tW\\\\\\\^Si SB \vkf wBB WW
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    • 797 18 I fM C*nLE, POULTRY PIGS. "Imperial" Liter Mral ror Poultrj Pigs) Highly balanced prouin con'fnu Of 63 '.r: Fat 10% i. Minna Endorsed by Trade Abundant Ir Vitamins "Vlc-LJe" ConccnifaiMl OatU (for Cattle) An Idea) Cattle Llrg contains Calcium. Phosporous Iron Sodium Chloride lodide and Vitamin bearing substances Write or
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  • 357 19 Mirage Creating An Optical Illusion With Your Make-up THE art of using make-up literally means creating optical illusions. The goal is a mirage of perfection. The admirer may be aware that he is seeing a mirage, yet like the traveller in the desert who stumbles upon what seems to be
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  • 103 19 A TIN or bottle of raspberries, or raspberry jam. can be used for this. Put the fruit at the bottom of a greased pie-dish. Sift four ounces of self-raising flour into a bowl with a pinch of salt, and rub three ounces of butter in. Add an ounce
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    380 19 nearly straight with longer lines. The rouge, which gives your face highlights, can help with the contour by being put on with cross strokes rather than up-and-down. The breadth of the mouth must be accentuated, and the hair worn in such a manner as to give width.
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    • 19 19 ELIZABETH ARDEN ■Sal Arden Venetian \m^j^ Toilet Preparations I art on salt at MAYNARD CO. Ltd. BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE
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    • 525 19 Christie ANNOUNCES A NEW SHIPMENT HATS from PARIS chic creations. lovely for Afternoon Evening wear AFTERNOON RECEPTION and EVENING FROCKS. HAND BAGS of the latest designs, and a host of Europe's cutest novelties. 19. STAMFORD ROAD. CAPITOL BLDG. Thone 252 C. Children like kolynos The Antiseptic Cleansing Dental Cream that
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  • 655 20 Dapper In Line Jauntily Youthful Flares In Skirts PVERY woman will be pleased to hear that the new frocks, and coat-frocks, particularly, are dapper in line, jauntily youthful, and made with sliht flares in the skirts. These flares break below the hips, and, for all figures, whether slim or plump,
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  • 570 20 COPPER NECKLACES WITH NAVY BLUE FROCKS Vogue For Golden Beads CLOWERS need much care even after they have, perhaps, been grown from bulbs, and housed in suitably large and well-d esig n c d bowls. For instance, the smokey air of a party is not good for them. The next
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    • 497 20 BIOCEL...New Skin Food From Hearts Of Skin Cells Makes Women Look Years Younger In 28 Days Let your skin eat and keep it firm, fresfi. young and rosy —No more wrinkles ritin <oon b.comei li\\ I wrinklwd. tvtoA and ■•oral, in this new P*' K fUAUJP f|H •Id. skinfoed, it
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  • 797 21 CAREERS FOR GIRLS IN MALAYA VIII Photography Continuing The Series Written Exclusively For The Sunday Times IN spi^ of the fact that in Malaya so many amateurs of every race are interested in photography, as a craft it would appear to be almost the monopoly of the Japanese. Furthermore, there
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  • 343 21 SAVOURIES FOR THE PAHIT PARTY THE pahit party, at which a variety of drinks, both "soft" and otherwise are offered, seems to be as popular as ever it was. Often, however, this type of party has a habit of prolonging itself, until it is time to start for the theatre,
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  • 630 21 A GUIDE TO FEEDING AND TREATMENT IN HEALTH AND SICKNESS THE dog is naturally a hardy, healthy animal, and if properly fed and exercised, generally goes through life without much trouble or suffering, and lives to a good age twelve, fourteen, sixteen years, or even
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  • 206 21 /"^UT a pound of steak and a quarter of a pound of kidney into small square pieces. Roll in seasoned flour, using not less than a tablespoonful or the gravy will be too thin. Add half a chopped onion. Put into a bowl half a pound of .elf-raising
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  • 160 21 MOST people consider cabbage an uninteresting vegetable. It is, however, always cheap, and is one of the few green vegetables available in winter. This method of cooking it is most appetising. Boil or steam the cabbr.ge in the usual way, then dry off all moisture by sinking it
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    • 121 21 Charming Gown charming afternoon gown in navy I flP*f i*m vjH h^ j^Kw l.liis is tee .lmDOrtant rersom who meeds flpediiisf Wjttu Jra^^ I MU"s*)^Hl Si /dl l*2l W from a NESTLE FEEDER "^|||@jp Baby's feeding times come round quite quickly "Lactogen", too,* is simple to prepare: all enough but
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  • 1092 22 BY OUR MALACCA CORRESPONDENT ALMOST every sports organisation was engaged In cricket last weekend. The Seng Cheong Society is Joining the fray for, on Sunday they meet the Indo-Ceylonese Association A grand game Is assured for the I C.A. are undoubtedly a better team than they
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  • 197 22 5-1 Victory In Blakan Mati Game (From Our Own Correspondent.) Blakan Mati, Saturday. •THEIR moit optimistic partisans would never have prophesied so s nsational a victory as that which the Blakan Mati R.A. inflicted on the R.A.O.C. here today, when the Gunners
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  • 84 22 (From Our Own Correspondent > Malacca. TABLE tennis is exceedingly popular In Malaya 'jut Malacca seems to lag behind. The Singapore Table Tennis Association has its annual Inter- club and Individual tournaments Thtre Is plenty of talent In the Chinese schools, where table tennis Is much
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  • 56 22 Othman b. Tahlr well-known Johore weight-lifter, will make an attempt t-<--day to bettor the British records in the 8-stone class held by Boey Chu Chocn of Singapore The attempt will be made in the reading room of tne P.W.D. Athletic Association. Johore Bahru. at 4.45
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  • 131 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca OCHOOL teams have started football. The Anglo Chinese School second eleven defeated the Penuel English School second string by four goals to one recently. Again, last Wednesday the Tranquerah Youngsters drew with the Penuel English School first team at
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  • 2280 24 Clips Fifth Second Off 5| Furlong Event BETTERS TIME AGAIN OVER SAME DISTANCE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. JOCKEY J. DONNELLY was associated in establishing three new course rerords over the 5-1/2 and 8-1/2 furlongs distances respectively at today's races, th;
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  • 99 24 M. C. C. Do Well In New Zealand HAMMOND TAKES THREE FOR FOUR Christchurch, Saturday. A FINE century by R. E. S. Wyatt marked the second innings of the M.C.C. against the combined bides of Canterbury and Otago Provinces. The home side was dismissed for 157.
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  • 134 24 LEADING RETURNS IN MARCH MEDAL TOURNEY (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. Fifteen entries were received for the Kulim Golf Club's March M^dal (Stroke) and the following were the leading returns E. R. Daves 88—1R--70 Mrs. A. V Perrin 87—15=72 A V. Perrin 83—10 =73 T. Kltching
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  • 74 24 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seeamat. Playing their first home match of the season the S?gamat Cricket Club scored an overwhelming win over lbs Tampin Recreation Club in their cricket match. T' result was a win for Segamat by an innings and 17 runs. Tampin were
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  • 58 24 .'hamonix. The skiing competition tor military patrols over a 25 kilometre course was won by France in two hours and 47 minutes. Second and only other competitor in the race #as Yugoslavia which finished in threr hours, four minutes and 57 secorms The race was
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  • 61 24 The draw on the hi? sweep, value $87,511, resulted as follows: First: 633(54 Second: ***** Third: ***** Starters: *****, *****. *****. 52(533 *****, *****. *****. *****, ***** an-' *****. Double Totes The first double tote paid $1,162 or the sole winning ticket, and the se ond double
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  • 327 24 Decision Changed After Batsman Had Left 'THE cricket match between the 1 S.C.C. and the R.A. (Changi) J on the Padang yesterday, which ended in a draw, has one very unusual feature there are three not-out's on the R.A. side. What happened was this. Deane.
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  • 246 24 Middlesex .4: H.M.S. Terror 0. "THE Middlesex II accomplished a splendid performance by beating the H.M.S. Terror by four clear goals at Tanglin yesterday in the tootball league second division. The soldiers were below their usual strength. However, they possessed good forward line. Sheen was
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  • 107 24 This week's soccer fixtures in Singapore are as follows: Monday: S.C.C. vs. R.i.. (Changi). friendly padang; Publishers vs. Indians. Dlv. 11. Stadium; 0.C.8. vs H K.S. B", 8.H.1... Sri.B. ground; Bata vs. 0.E.C.. 8.H.L.. V M.C.A. ground; V.MC.A. vs. "B" Coy., M'ddls., friendly. Olllmai Barracks. Tuesday: RAF
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  • 400 24 FANCIED PAIR LOSE IN Y.M.C.A. TENNIS Yesterday's Ties ABED BEATS YOUNGER OPPONENT r\R. HARIDAS and A. Pakir de- feated a much fancied pair in Chua Choon Leong and T. W. Ong in the Men's Handicap Doubles of the V.M.C.A. tennis tournament yesterday. The match was quite exciting and the steadier
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  • 54 24 The Non-Benders cricket team to meet the Chinese at Hong Llm Green at 11 a.m. today Is H. R. Bartois. Col. Carrol. W W Dean. C. Howetson, W.A. Keyt T J Leijssius. Capt. Persse, Mai. Quill. E.J Riches (capt J N. Wainwright. E. G. Wheatlcy.
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  • 42 24 From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. In spite of a good knock of 37 by Krtshnan. the medium-paced bowler, the Johore B.ihru Cricket Club lost to the Singapore Recreation Club "A" team In their opening match 01 the season.
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  • 498 25 Victory Would Have Been Greater But For Gimblett Middlesex Rest 2. Royal Air Force 1. pi YIN(; their best display this season, the Mido.-'sex Regiment went all out yesterday in their First Division match against the Royal Air Force, and after an exciting
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  • 314 25 ni:si us of football games played in the leagues yesterday are. says Renter DIVISION I Arsenal 1 Birmingham 1 Bolton 4 W Bromwich 1 BrentlTd 4 Middlesbro 1 Derby 5 Charlton 0 Everton 1 Manchester C. 1 Huddcrsfkld 1 Portsmouth 2 Manchester U. 1 Grimsby 1 Preston
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  • 286 25 Sixty-live thousand peep c watched I England beat Scotland at Rugby rday at Murrayfield by six points to three. The weather was co!d and damp r.nd t 1 tart heavy after yesterday's rain. Enfe ,;nd's forwards wer? batter in j the early tages. The threequarters j vere
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  • 1098 25 Position.; of the leagues including yesterday's games are as follows: DIVISION 1 P L O t A PtS Charlton 34 16 '7 11 47 42 43 Arsenal <3 15 6 12 72 44 42 Portsmouth 34 16 9 9 56 50 41 Brentford 33 16 9 8 71
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  • 431 25 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Saturday. ""piIK cricket game between All-Ceylon and Sir Jnlien Cahn's team ended! today in a win for the tourists by six wickets: Scores: ALL CEYLON XI IST. INNINGS Bultjens b Crisp 10 Mendls c Peebles b Hall 31 De
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  • 248 25 Finals Of Opening Regatta A SLIGHT headwind, a slow fol- lowing tide, a fine sunny day. Under those agreeable conditions the Royal Singapore Yacht Club held the finalj of the opening regatta of its rowing season at the breakwater course yesterday. Duncan's crew won the Senior Fairs, over a one
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  • 203 25 VAN CUYLENBURG GETS 91 Wearne Brothers defeated the Khal.'a Club at cricket yesterday by 155 runs, thanks to a s;)!endid 01 by A Van Cuylenberg. Scores: UT.'.fXE BEOS. L. Suliirrai M. iingh b K. s Ban R. Milne b DharmaraJ 0 H. Van CuylenbTg c M Singh b DharmaraJ 43
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  • 198 25 Brooke's Three Catches From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Saturday. piRST cricket State trial for the match against Selangor begin today on the Esplanade between T. S. Anthony's and P. N. Knight's teams, each playing twelve men. Knight's twelve batted flrst and were all out for the
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  • 730 26 Need For Uniformity In Number Of Games In A Mateh Kuching Invitation Women Playing More BY OUR BADMINTON CORRESPONDENT THE game of badminton has now become so popular in Malaya that at this early date in the year when the official season has Just
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    19 26 A fTMip taken following a farewell dinner on the retiremsait from the Chartered Bank of Mr. Ngeow Nian Chin.
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  • 225 26 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Malaca. The, report and accounts of the Malacca St. Francis Association will be presented at the annual geceral meeting to be held today at 10 a.m. in the club premises. 4L. Koon Cheng Road. The previous association year saw only 50 names on
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    12 26 A group taken at the third anniversary of the Merridale Badminton Party
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  • 125 26 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Taipins. The badminton match l^tween the Talpin,; Rail?, ay Institute and the Sunlight Association on the latter s court resulted in a *in for the former by «ix matches to one. Re-' suits (Railway first): Singles: Mylvaganam beat Awang 15 12,
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  • 110 26 (Prom Our O.vn Correspondent.) Taipins. Tfce I ay Scholars B.P. beat the Jalan MeMntsn,, B.P. by six matches to one on the tatter's court. Results (Malay first): Singles: Moharred Hashld beat Teoh Ta:an Hoclc 15—12. 13—13 (5—2); A. Nassir neat Haji Ahmad 15—13. 15—3; Osman beat Mohamed
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  • 95 26 The office-bearers of the Malacca Badminton Association for 1936-37 are: President, Mr. P. O. Pamadasa; vicepresident, Mrs. Khoo Sian Eng; vicepresident, Dr. K. C. Kwong; hon. secretary, Mr. Tan Kirn Swee; hon. trcaBmwt.mtt. Koh Kirn Sun: hon. auditor. Mr. Tan Keng Tiong: members of the council: Mr. Khoo
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    13 26 A croup taken at the fourth anniversary celebration of the Hawks Badminton Party.
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  • 73 26 The present officials of the Indo-Ceylonese Association, Malacca, have been elected as follows: President, Dr. Richards; vicepresident, Dr. S. Thambi Pillal, hon. general secretary, Mr. N. B. Chandrapala: hon. sports secretary, Mr. T. K. Pillay: hon. treasurer, Mr. Ellathamby; cricket captain, Mr. T. S. Kajarcmam; badminton captain Mr.
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  • 115 26 The Batavia B. P. beat the Kampons Glam B. P. at badminton by six games to one at the home court last Sunday. Results Pata' a Ant): Singes: Robert Yap beat Md. Noor 15—7, 15—11; P. V. Sama Vet A. Slj3k la 9. 11.1;j .1; Nobert Oomes beat
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  • 93 26 In a friendly badminton match last Sirday the Roseiale B.P. beat the Why Worry B.P. by five games to two at the latler's court. Rejojta tiVieeiiale rirati Singles: H. Tun lost to Syed Salllm (9—15). (4—15); J. Lee beat Jaffar (15—7), (14—14) (3—0); A. Mattar beat M. Samadi
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  • 88 26 The V.A.P. held Its annual general meeting last Sunday and the following were elected office-bearers 10. 1937: President, Aw Sian Bin; vice presidents, Wong Sau Chlr.<» and Keng Yearning hon. treasurer, Wong Sau Van; hon. English secretary. Wong Shin Foot (re-elected); hon. Chinese secretary, Tan Be. Keng: hon.
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  • 107 26 A friendly badminton match was played last Sunday between the Oolden Eagle B.P. and the Japanese Club, which the former won by six games to one. Results (Gol-Jon Eagle fir^t): Singles: Wee Peclc Chonn brnt K. Shifcawa— ls— 2; 13—4: Chan Soh Wab beat A. Suzlikl— l5
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  • 100 26 The Coterie met the Excise Clerks' Cl'ib in a friendly table tennis match at the Utters premises last Saturday and lost by five games to one. Results (Coterie first): 3im Bock Choon lost to Tan Miang Kang 2 3; Loo Chung Chi lost to Tan Miang Cheng
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  • 78 26 At the annual general meeting of the ttapp.lads A.P. held on Mar. 14 the following were elected office-bearers for the year 1937: president, Mr. S. K. T'sal (re-elected); vice-president, Mr. Ooh Liang Nghee (reelected); vice-president, Mr. Koh Pway Chlm; hon. secretary, Mr. Chye Kirn Heng (re-elected); hon. treasurer,
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  • 26 26 The Malacca Badminton Association annual general meeting will be held on Mar. 23 at the Seng Cheong Society's premises, 20, Tranqueran, at 7 p.m.
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  • 248 26 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. Results in the inter-club lawn tennis tournament run by the Muar Lawn Tennis Association Muar Civil Service Club lost to Government School Tennis Clu-j. (Civil Service first): D. Headlcy lost P. C. Joseph 4—6. 2—6; Williams lost to Nasir bin Haji Baker 2—6.
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  • 107 26 At the 14th annual general meeting of the Gaylang Straits Chinese Association held at the residence of Mr. Llm Soon Bee, 46 Lorong 25, Oaylang, on Feb. 27, the following were elected office bearers for 1637: President, Mr. Lim Soon Bee (re-elected) first president, Mr. Tan
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  • 84 26 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat. A Batu Pahat district badminton association has been ftmad with the following officials: President. Mr. N. Rees; v'^e-pre-sident, Mr; A. Alfred: hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. K. lCrlshnan; ass., hon. secretary and tfMnntr, Abtinl Molok b. Bendahara; managing
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  • 65 26 SHANGHAI CHINESE TEAM DEFEATED 6 o Kcng Kong. The Shanghai Chinese Interport Soccer Team suffered an overwhelming defeat at the hands of the Hongkong Combined eleven by the one sided score of six to nil. The victors netted four goals In the first half and scored twice in the second.
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  • 151 26 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. The Malacca Teachers' Association cricket tsam to p!ay the Jasln Club toGay at Jasln will be selected from: C A. de Vrles (capt E A. H. Ellis. J. V. Chlnnlah. R. A. de Vnes, T. S Rajaretnam, O. Stouter. R. W F. Aerla,
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  • 94 26 Entries for the Malayan RM ritle sliccting comp-tition are not tcrthcoming in any great numbers as yet. but some gocd scores have been returned The following is the present position: ist. zna. 3rd 4tn. s'ii Cd. Cd. Cd Cd. Cd til. B. Longmore. 90 89 100 91 91
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  • 456 26 WEEK'S RESULTS AT MALACCA (Frcm Our Own Correspc/ndont.) Malacca. Following are the results In tha Maacca Lawn Tennis Association League. "A" Division or the Bryant Shield: Monday: Epworth League beat MmMbH Lawn Tennis Party by 3 sanies to nil. Ties (E. L. mentioned first):- Yong Pook KLng
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  • 85 26 Seating accommodation for a limited number of c-icket enthu- last! wirhinir to watrh the match between Sir Julicn Cahn's XI ana Ail-Ma.a.- a auiuij >.ne r-asier holiuayc in tttt Indian Association enclosure will be cy ticket and members of the Indian community who are likely to be in
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  • 445 27  -  "ECHO" BY Unlucky Muthu "T-HE All Malaya XI to ine?t Sir Julien Canns team in Singapore next week-end has been ieli»cted. The situation has be.n gradual.? •rystallisinß during the past w-eek or two and It was possible to anticipate the I :s' choice very
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  • 84 27 Gulland and Nalliah Get Good Scores (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. Playing hard against time, the p.WJ). beat the Selangor Club by six wickets on the Padnng this afternoon. "The Dog" batted first and were all out for 163, D. R.
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  • 190 27 The cricket match between the Ceylon Sports Club and the RAF at Balcstier yesterday ended in a draw. c.s.c. K Thillainathan c ONeil b Dnniell 13 B Dudley c Rldeout b Ci^.ter 23 M A. K. Hamid c Chater b Daniell 2 V. Sabapathy
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    14 27 A rro«p takes at the eiev«fith annivers*r> celebration of the Skmg 800 Athletic Club.
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    25 27 A croup taken at a farewell tea party Riven to Professor and Mrs. F.J.R Bottrall by the Literary and Dramatic Society of Raffles College Singapore
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  • 634 27 Negri Pleased With Denison-Smith's Selection The Malayan Rugby Union And The All Blues Cup A Report Contradicted (BY OUR SEREMBAN CORRESPONDENT) •pHEP.E is general satisfaction In sporting circles in Negri Sembllan over the choice of O. Denison Smith from Negri Sembilan for inclus. n in the
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    9 27 Charlie Chua, open uncles champion of the Rosrray B.P.
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  • 120 27 Europeans Beaten ]n Seven Matches (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Saturday. The annual tennis match between the Perak Europeans and the Perak Chinese began this afternoon. Eight singles were played and the Chinese won seven. Grut won the on.y match for the Europeans, beating Chin Kee
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  • 222 27 St. Andrew's Narrow Win Over Victoria OT. Andrew's School beat Victoria School on the latter's ground by 10 runs yesterday in a game in which the bowlers returned some good averages. Hoosahisah took six wickets for 17 for the winners and Lawther six for 23
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  • 207 27 EASY WIN FOR THE "RECS" VALBEGE'S 54 NOT OUT A WELL compiled 54 not out by A. M. Valberg enabled the Singapore Recreation Club to register an easy victory over the Indian Association on the SRC. ground yesterday. Scores: I A. H S. Bull run out 0 Tharam Singh b
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  • 12 28 A picture taken recently in the London Zoo elephant enclosure.
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  • 24 28 Press photographers wore gas masks at a demonstration of antigas precautions at the special school at FalfleM, G'os
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  • 51 28 r initiating the hardy human beings who break the ioe at the Serpentine for their daily swim, theae tigers at (he Whipenade Zoo, who apparently do not find the snow and cold of the northern dimes worries them, break the ice in Mm enclosure for a
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  • 49 28 -FTSHA GIRLS' SIT DOWN STRIKE: DELHI SHOW .•.a sit-down strike wave which has spread over America now in ful. farce in Japan, where striking geisha girls entrenched themselves in tin Grosuko Buddhist Temple in Osaka A lamer takes a peg in fine style at the recent Delhi horse show.
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    14 28 The start of a race for model yachts on the pond on Wimbledon Common.
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