Malayan Saturday Post, 5 April 1924

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  • 26 1 The Malayan Saturday Post ILLUSTRATED The only Illustrated Weekly Paper in Malaya. Published every Saturday. Vol. I. No. 12. SINGAPORE, APRIL 5. 1924. Price 15 Cents.
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    • 156 1 Under the Most Distinguished Patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught T.S. R.H. Prince Princess of Teck I By Appointment To By Appointment To 3j 11. M Tru- King ot Siam H H The Sultan of Johore 19 for JEWELLERY PRECIOUS STONES, visit &GiW&* j Branch al )l 6i &63
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    • 296 2 y y ty I BURFORD'S A A I PRIZE No. I. (We regret our advertisers have omitted to mention what the prize consists 01. We are however, quite willing to accept any FIRST PRIZE that may be offering I Editor, M.S.P.) fl Slazenger's lI^UITEAIUAV ,^k S,a ef S I Tennis
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    • 196 3 "Tootal" Famous Fabrics b s r*'\£| rv fDBMCQ THAT CLEANSES Mill THk i> TOBRALCO .provides reliable wash wc ar fof ill ti.e family. Easy to wash —mO starch needed. Sow double width 38 ins. wide for women aiui children's wear. Price $1.25 per yard i|fo32 In* „>r n BMrtl Pyjamas
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    • 110 3 Gbe flbala^an Satuvbav fl>oet <The only Illustrated Weekly in Malaya.) h PRICE 15 CENTS. APRIL 5, 1924. Contents. Page 5. Illustrations 6. do 7. Rev. J. H. Lewin Sport of the Week 8. Cricketana Clippings The Method of Evolutioa Sir O. Lodge and Man's Progress 10. Rubher 11. Sparkles U.
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    • 218 3 INDEX TO PRINCIPAL ADVERTISERS. Prcnt Page. lessrs B. P. De Silva— Jeweller. Philip Thayer kCo Peppermint Chewing Swett. Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd. Shell Motor Lubricating Oil. Page 2. McAlister Co., Ltd., Burford's Prize No. 1. Whiteaway Laid law k Co., Ltd.— Electro Plated Ware. Rackets, Footballs. Page 3. John Little
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    • 339 4 HI Z7 y CIGARETTES. The Coupons found tn each Hn of tS cf SO Cigarettes can be exchanged for the following valuable presents: 81. Electro Plated Nickel Silver Cigarette Case (Plain) 20 large or 40 small Coupons. E2. Ribbed > <^^^^^^±^^'^J^^) E3 (),10ti, Fountain Pen with Clip 40 80 -^S^^t^^^
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    • 38 4 6, BATTERY ROAD. Telephone 88. Telegrams SWEETS." WEDDING CAKES OUR SPECIALITY CATERING CAKES, ICES, SWEETS Etc. FRESH EVERY DAY We bave The Tea Kiosk in tbe Botanical Garden* CHARMING SPOT I OVERLOOKING THE LAKE. G. H. SWEET SHOP.
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  • 599 7 (Contributed) Xm Methodist Mission and the Arfetian Community very greatly ..ret the homegoing of Rev. J. H. Zri and Mrs. Lewin. This news _*e f* 2 reat sur P rise t0 the .dicers of Wesley Church, some days 0 when two physicians gave opin\\\\u to
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  • 1216 7  -  Argus A REVIEW AND COMMENTARY. By A gloom has been cast over the soccer season at its very outset by the unfortunate accident to Marshall, the S.C.C. forward. Playing against the Sussex Regiment in what was in several respects a remarkable match, he fell awkwardly, and,
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  • 176 7 Keen Pupils in France. The Taylor system is now being applied to Association football as it has already been applied to tennis, and the first film was shown before the French Federation of Association Football. The film, which took an hour to show, started with the
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  • 110 7 Success of a Ceylonese. Ceylonese boxers have of late been doing remarkably well in English I boxing and among those who have been successful is Mr. C. J. de Saram, son of Dr. Gerald de Saram, whose I most recent successes include the j following, all in the featherweight
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  • 759 8 Various Shades of Amateurism. The question of the terms under which the members of the South African team will visit us this year is a matter which concerns only themselves and the S. A. Cricket Association as the two contracting parties, but It is never-the-less one in which followers
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  • 216 8 Doctors doubt if there is any connection. An interesting question for cigar smokers is raised by the suggestion at a recent inquest in Hammersmith that death was due to cancer of the throat caused by excessive smoking. The opinion of a cancer specialist is that as excessive
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  • 346 8 Now that declining February bids us begin to think again of the possibilities of cricket (writes a correspondent) to the Manchester Guardian we ought to take some cognisance of the bold action of the old cricket club of Cobham, in Kent, which has decided to inflict on its
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  • 101 8 Among a host of novelties at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition is a wonderful new lighting device which its makers claim will completely supersede ordinary candles and nightlights. A "candle" which will last for ever is the description given to the 44 Aladdinette which is a handy
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  • 139 8 Dance that ended in a Fight. Glasgow police had to be called to a dance hall in the Partick division of Glasgow to deal with a disturbance which arose through rivalry between six young men who wished to dance with an attractive young woman. The rivals, it appears,
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  • 526 8 :o: The smartest thing in millinery h tho hat with an appropriate picture painted on it. An appropriate picture would be that of Hubby when the bill comes home. A miserly old mm visited one of his relatives uninvited. One morning his little niece of fivo summers approached him
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  • 1075 9 liv Dr. J. C Willis, F.K.S.. and C. Udny Yule, F.R.S. lln the following article, supplied the British Sconce Guild, the Itbors give a summary of the evifegce of their theory that the evolution of species is not due to the slow
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  • 28 9 It is understood that negotiations lare proceeding with the Minister of Public Works through intermediaries for a peaceful settlement of the difference with Mr. Howard Carter.
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  • 690 9 An Amazing Medley of Good and Evil." Sir Oliver Lccige read before the National Council of the Evangelical I'ree Churches at Brighton yesterday a paper on the "Development of Man/ 1 He pcrfaced his paper by the observation that the conllict between religion and
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  • 1193 10 The Malayan Saturday, Post. April 5, 1924. WILL THE DUTCH COME IN? Once again the rubber situation is oeing affected by rumours 01 cooperation in restriction by the Dutch indies. This time the talk is not not exactly of straight co-operation ji the scheme as applied in Malaya and Ceylon,
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  • 219 10 Mr. Low invites criticism when he lays into the Dutch shipping lines for cutting their rates so that Java commercial firms are given a big advantage over their Malayan competitors, and Dutch ships are filled with cargo while British ships are feverishly touting for business. Surely the
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  • 134 10 Dr. R. 0. Winstedt, acting Director of Education, has in preparation a new book on Malay Magic, which, while on a much smaller scale than the monumental work of Skeat, should certainly appeal to a wider public. Mr. A. W. Still, editor of the Straits Times, and Mrs. A. W.
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  • 864 11  -  Quiz Being Smiles of the Week, By •'And, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along." The quotation applies somewhat aptly to the Big Case now keeping few lawyers busy (and wealth*-; up Selangor way. One estimaU is thai it has another fortnight to run, alter which all
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  • 100 11 Bluish-white rays from a Medium. A medium who emits strange bluish-white rays is said to have been discovered by Professor Gelly, of the Metaphysical Institute of Paris. He is an Italian wine merchant named Erto. Stripped, washed, X-rayed to show he had not concealed or swallowed anything, Erto
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  • 198 11 MALAYA CHINESE CHAMPIONSHIP. The Malaya Chinese lawn tennis championship, organised by the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club, Kuala Lumpur, in competition for a challenge cup presented by Mr. Alan Loke, held its first meeting during the last Christmas holidays. The inclemency of the weather and the refusal on the
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  • 246 11 Mr. Bryant on behalf of the members of the Perak Bar welcomed the new Acting Judicial Commissioner, Mr. Justice P. A. F. David. Mr. Bryant said that His Lordship came as no stranger to Perak where he had held several Government appointments including those of
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  • 206 11 Ghastly Tragedy On Tea Estate. A fatal accident to an estate Cooly lis reported from Kellie Group, Dolosbage, Ceylon. It appears that a cooly named Arumogan, with his jwife, was engaged in quarrying stones on the estate cart road which is under repairs. The man was Working
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  • 197 11 Hooi Hye to Play at Wimbledon. Mr. Khoo Hooi Hye, the Malayan lawn tennis champion, has booked his J passage for England by the s.s. City j of York, leaving Penang about April I 6. Mr, Khoo Hooi Hye is going to England to represent Malaya in the
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  • 1380 12 "Variety Alone Saves The World." The Prime Minister was the principal guest at a Welsh National banquet in celebration of Bt David's Day at the Connaught Roome, London, last night. He was accompanied by Miss MacDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Alister MacDonald. The function was intensely
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  • 601 12 Has there ever been, such a Ministry of bookmen as that now installed in Whitehall?" asks "The Londoner" in the Evening Standard. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is the second professional author Disraeli was the first to become Prime Minister, and with startlingly few exceptions each member of
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  • 72 12 The Broadcaster to His Love. My mind becomes a vacum tube Whene'er I think of you; My heart gets quite cc-static, My headband goes askew. Your eyes that flash like unquenched sparks, Your hair like copper wire, Break down my high resistance Like a transformed amplifier. I really think we're
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  • 432 13 Scandals and indiscertions about famous men and women crowd the pages of 44 Uncensored Recollections," lv an anonymous author (Nash and Grayson, 12s. 6d.). On the indiscreet side it is a book that need fear no comparison with any volume published in this century, and this, of course
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  • 73 13 Polices of assurance amounting to £320,000 on the life of a well-known peer who was born in May, 1863, and whose name was not disclosed, were offered for sale on Thursday by Messrs. 11. E. Foster and Cranfield. It was mentioned that the policies
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  • 40 13 o From the Morning Post 44 Punctuate the following," ran a question in an examination paper o other day: "It was and I said not or." No one supplied the correct solution, was: "It was 'and' I said, not 'or,'
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  • 635 13 Govt. Buildings to Fay Rates. Solution of Assessment Problems. Dealing with the assessment of Government buildings, the Financial Relations Commission (Colombo) in its report, states: 44 We feel very strongly that all Government lands and buildings with certain exceptions which will be mentioned later, should be assessed, and that Governmnt
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  • 491 13 REFEREES, ROUGH PLAY AND SOME REMEDIES. "Secret Police." More attention is being drawn to rough play in Rugby this season than has ever been the case before. Let me at the start explain that I do not hold any more brief for a referee than I do for a player.
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  • 374 13 Greatest Power in the World." Sir Charles Higham, speaking on 44 Advertising at the To-morrow Club, Caxton Hall, Westminister, said: Advertising pays. In fact, it is the greatest power in the world, particularly if it is used in the modern widely circulated newspaper. I have found in
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  • 65 13 When attending the funeral of her second son at Rydc, Isle of Wight, Mrs. Bevis, wife of a painter residing at Geo-ge-street, collapsed at the side of the grave. She was removed to the cemetry lodge, but died before the doctor's accepted." Her son, aged 26,
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  • 1245 14 Wc cannot read the New Testament thoughtfully without realising that women rather than men were the most faithful and devoted follower! of Christ. We instinctively feel that had they been pfssenl with Him in Gethsemane ih» >y would not have slept during His sore agony; but
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  • 63 14 *g*> No one builds himself by tearing others down. Progress always means leaving some things behind. The measure of our giving is what we have received. Light is the only thing that will destroy darkness. When Heaven speaks to earth, it waits for an answer. Life's ecstasies are warnings, premonitions,
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  • 1270 14 Sincerity in Jesus Christ was the pervasive Quality of His whole life. Some virtues are like separate flowers, they beautify the spiritual landscape; a few are like the climate, they are th. atmo iphefJ in which all the other virtue- grow. Sincerity was the climate of the
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  • 65 14 The sunlit passages of life are not always the most profitable. The science of life hinges upon turning mere movement into progress. The next step in human progress ifl always the invasion of the impossible. A wise leader sets an infinite value on the welfare of his most lowly follower.
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    116 16 Ph -ji Miss laab< IMa I rrf Mr. H Macdonald, our present Prime Minister, b sen ng down very quicklj lo her many new and She ie much m -re.it home now al 10, Downing Stn t, which -it tirst -hr ril»e< i .t- "ver> complicated. The Reservoir, Singapore Nakajima
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