The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 March 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SA FRIDAY. MARCH 22, 192!K NO. 12,673
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    269 1 The Nanking-Wuhan dispute in China has come to a head and war is described as "inevitable" Page 9. Yesterday Sir Eric (.eddes had an informal conversation with members of the Legislative Council on the question ef Singapore and the England Australia air r:>ute Page 8. There were
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    A ZEBRA IN SUSSEX.
    879 1 A man near Smarsden who keeps a menagerie was so appreciative of art that he presented me with a zebra. Longshanks decided that he would ride it, but because his legs trailed along the ground he abandoned the idea. The beast seemed to dislike me, for
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      271 1 L SWALLOW ARIELL'S ROLLER FLOUR IN SLB. BAGS I Raffles Hotel FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION 1 I I tfa SPECIAL CABARET DINNER 1 DANCES DORIS MANTLE AND CLIFF DANCES Monday KENDALL Tuesday IWEDN-SDAY THURSDAY K AND WILL APPEAR DURING ft v AND !2 Sf p ALL TEA DINNER
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      283 1 lUf /j^^ awwEiTESjyesHOKHiar I p// KMNYMENWHOCOUUIWBL I jfij II if AFFORD MORE EXPENSIVE j I 1 -WHOM QUAUTY ISTHEONDT M jj^ 11 e*» iill 1 A\* i r ll tm I n I I 5-v O Ift I I f II I \Qi /x \)s ill II _tf ~L lr
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      94 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Beware influenza Page 7. The Investor's Guide Page 6. Notice re shipping surveys Page 12. Amatsuchi Watch Co's new branch Page 2. Lux preserves the beauty and life of silks Page 3. Reasons for Plymouth superiority Page 13. William Jacks and Co. for all types of collapsible *?ates
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      11 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S I Biscuits and Cakes I ARE WORLD RENOWED 1
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      163 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 22nd. Hiph Water, 7.54 a.m., 7.5, 10.1 p.m., 7.6. Horn. ward mail. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. S.R.C, S.C.C. Panvard Company, Theatre 9.30, Other Men Wives. Saturday, 23rd. Hitrh Water, 9.7 a.m., 8.3, 10.28 p.m., 8.0. Fraser and Neave's meeting 67, Trafalgar St. noon. Haytor meeting— Evatt's noon. Cricket:
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    FARM AND CAMP LIFE.
    506 2 For Mining Lads Who Won Prince's Sympathy. A new movement to help those in the •distressed mining areas ll certain to be of special interest to the Prince of Wales (writes an Evening News correspondent) for its first effects will be felt in Bishop Auckland, near
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    IMMORAL BOOKS IN BRITAIN.
    275 2 73 Prosecutions Since I9SS. l^ndon March. I. "Wnen people talk about the Home Secretary censoring books they little realise that if he abrogated his legal powers England would be flooded with filth from the Continent particularly. I am sorry to say, from one of our great
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    WOMEN PREFER MEN M.P's.
    133 2 Mary Pickford a Candidate. < la Rpite of tht extension of the franchise J to women of 21, the three political parties have, so f«r beea able to find only 51 wo- j men candidate* n>r the 615 constituencies < in the coming general election. Those
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    165 2 Whilf w. welcome the increased numitn l Of native police in Tawau we cannot welcome th«ir mode of dress when in mufti. For instance a somewhat bulky Ousun from Bundu Tuhan who^e native drest* is only oi the most meagre description, does not look really well in patent leather boot*
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    BEAUTY WITH NO AMBITION.
    115 2 Winner of l*oland's First Contest. The first beauty contest in Poland for the title of "Miss Folonia" has been won by Kostako-wna. a charming blonde, ajjed twenty-one. "Mis** Polonia" i.s a typist employed in the Municipal Savings Bank of Warsaw. She earns only £4 15s. a
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      260 2 NEW STOCKS. BEMAX. The New Vitamin B. Food. TAKY DEPILATORY. NONN TONIC TABLETS. ESPANOL SOLVENT. The New Reducer. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite Post Office, SINGAPORE. Quality Service Price Economy. f "alhambra 1 TO-NIGHT mi An ExceUent FOX 3-Feature X IS Programme. v Wm a Ull N. A ;il m WW-'^'-'^W
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      330 2 VICTORIA HKATKK 3_-___o_r-__o*aa MmMMMMm of tl__t Sanviri English Comedy Co. A SEASON OF THRILLS AND LAUGHTER. To-Night and To Morrow at 930 pm. "OTHER MENS WIVES Mon. and Tues., March 25th. and 26th. "THARK" Wed. and Thurs., March 27th and 28th. Saturday, March 3t)thv "THE JOKER" 4< THE BEST PEOPLE^
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      475 2 ALHAMBRA fe Clmmm "X ttt. P_nnw_^., I PROGRAMME I COMMENCING MARCH 19th. AND ENDINC ma_ I 1 ™ARCH 24t\ I In the Second Shew at 9 nm I THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS I Sammy Cohen I I The Inimitable Comedian I Plastered in Paris I A roaring, riotous rhapsody of
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    MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD.'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    1103 3 MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD.'S WEEKLY REPORT. I Singapore, Mar. 19. 25 With the price of ruODer continuing to X j i.ine slowly but steadily during the week S .nc market has been passing through a ■omewhat depressing phase and tne general S tons is less optimistic, atoeu toe actlUIJ _n*l
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    CANADIAN IMMIGRATION GAIN.
    128 3 S Ottawa, Ont. With immigration to Canada amounting to r>..')ls persons in December compared with .."UG in December 11*27, the total for nine montha of the fiscal year to December 81«t was brought up to 144,113 compared with 128,928 for the same period in 1027. The in
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      131 3 mm mmm. mmam k-nUi_HL Reserves thc life m-m&heoUkq dt* l\ 7 11/ li\\ The dainty garment in I rml i Wli\ l\ 11/l pleasure can be preserved I li7l^_^ir j 4'VV\^^ e nevv vv^shing it I ■j W~^^^ again and again in the soft I A -J) X^^^^^a^tT and it
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      186 3 The 1 Estate Trust Agencies 1 SS?** I (1927) Limited. M___f__. M I BRANCHES: I 111 UIS 1 21, First Cross Street MALACCA -r.»-^ m _a S I 11, Light Street PENANG rjpm 1 Registered by and Security deposited with the Sj lIIIIC I Straits Settlements Government. is obtained by
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    THE GROWING-PAINS OF EMANCIPATION.
    159 4 Sex Comradeship. That a greater freedom of companionship and comradeship between men and women might prove to be the most important change resulting from women's emancipation was the main point in Miss Evelyn Sharp's address on Feb. 13 to the Fabian Society's Women's Group. The history
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    MORSE-CODE PATTERN.
    430 4 earlier generations were content to talk about their theories a number of young people nowadays were acting on then*. "We were theoretically very bold in our day" she said, "but most of us sneaked off to the altar." Probably the number of young men and women who nowadays
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    BROUGHT UP TO BE A BEAUTY.
    193 4 A Newcastle mother decided that her three-months-old baby daughter Betty is to grow up to be the most beautiful woman in the world. All the aids of modern beauty cultur? and science are to be invoked to bring aboat the realisation of her ambition.
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  • MOODS MOODES OF EVE.
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      TABLE TALK.
      776 4 At the Dutch Art Exhibition the other morning:. I noticed that most of the women admiring the pictures wore pearls as necklaces or earrings. But, in many of the pictures, they were shown to far better effect. Choker pearls seemed to have been the generml adornment in Holland
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      GREEN TULIPS.
      102 4 English florists have found a way to J paint the tulip. There are three dozen tulips of an ex quisite shade of pale green on my desk as I write. They were bom as -White Hawk" tulips. An horticultural expert at Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, found a way to make
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      DAINTY FOOTWEAR OUT EAST.
      832 4 [Special to the Free Press.] i use our American cousins word advisedly as it embraces every kind of cover for the feet and is entirely comprehensive. Formerly it was said that only Frenchwomen knew how to be neat and trim about the feet, but latterly and
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      CRADLED IN A PIANO.
      143 4 Famous Musician Plays for 8.8.C. Urtonera-io had an opportunity recently of hearing that old-fashioned instrument, the harpsichord, played by a musician who had a piano for a cradle for the first few days of her life. ni SH iS .u M^ e anda who has! played
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      BOUDOIR AND BOULEVARD.
      509 4 Among the original evening models paraded by beautiful mannequins recently, was a gorgeous frock of lilac satin, a fabric which is having considerable popularity just now. It was made with a full skirt, to which large roses of pink silk were appliqued by means of metal thread
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      BEWARE OF SKINNY ELBOWS
      380 4 Arm beauty is not easy for the sports girl to achieve. Strenuous exercising too often upsets the delicate outline. Then, exposure to all the varying changes of weather is apt to play havoc with the skin, and give it a rough appearance. And more often than
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    "INFERIORITY COMPLEX" OF WOMEN.
    127 4 "INFERIORITY COMPLEX" OF WOMEN. Cigarettes to ~<W-* f>o women suff or f rom >lex? Have they a h **lW when work.ng £st£ nen? n? s »de h y sj 5 Of H. Miss Dorothy Evans a ■he Association of Women S2 _*"*>.! -anes, thinks that the\ J ks an <*
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    SPORTS FROCK.
    303 4 tion— l think most women DVtr fc* a inferiority complex. The modern flapper from 1' to 2* does doknow what an inferiority complex ii Mm were the girl** brought up in the atn mff. of war. Their mothers w^rc- mununr. vw_ers or in Government office--. The, i.J_tf feel
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    U.S. VISIT AT TWELVE HOURS' NOTICE.
    261 4 Financier (.rant* Girl Novelist'* Wish. A girl novelist. Miss Inc.* Holden. who* first l)ook la soon to be published, left jj the United States in the Olympic in M royal suite, although a few hour- bt** she sailed she had no idea she MMM
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    EDUCATION IN CEYLON.
    665 5 What Languages should -be the Medium. At the educational conference held at Gampaha on March 2, under the auspice* of the Gampaha Training College Union, Mr. P. de S. Kularatne, Principal of Ananda College, Colombo, spoke on the "Medium of of Instruction." Mr. Kularatne said that just
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    "MY VOTE IS MY FORTUNE, SIR..."
    267 5 "MY VOTE IS MY FORTUNE, SIR..." Campaign to Woo the New Electors. The drums of war are rolling. A great recruiting campaign, organised by women for women, will shortly be carried into every town and village in the country. The Women's Organisation of the Conservative Party is conducting it and
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    28 5 On February Ist four old seamen of Sarawak, Nandak, Jeman, Seman and Hassan retired on pension. They were very capable jeragans despite lack of theoretical knowledge. Sar. Gazette.
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    FROST HAVOC.
    265 5 Reports from the whole of Germany Ull I a terrible tale of the havoc wrought by the I frost wave, in whose icy grip Central Europe has now been for close on two months, says a mail week paper. The Baltic Sea is almost entirely irozen over, and
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    THE DOCTOR'S PROSE.
    119 5 A man accused of drunkenness at Marylebone Court said he was going from hospital to seen a specialist and felt queer. Someone gave him a nip from a flask. "This," he said, producing a letter Trom a doctor, "will prove my bonafides." The magistrate (Mr. Hay HalketO
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      304 5 M NESTLE AND ANGLO -SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO 4 _K ________r L A New Product of which J J we are justifiably proud. 4 I VXOU are invited to test this J J I wonderful new brand of J W Natural Milk at our expense. M fl_ J l f
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    INVESTORS GUIDE.
    467 6 X.— Many Uses. ■Hy "S.-.irchhphtr, „u r sraraiag; as caatisas investor.., ll: ,r Is one thing to produce your crop ami mother to sell it. Then* must be demand to meet supply before you have a genuine business pro position. Thnt ia the point which all shrewd man
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    THE HONG KONG FRE.
    1444 6 GRAPHIC STORY BY EYEWITNESSES. Heartrending Scenes. The following graphic account of the disastrous fire at the King Edward Hotel in Hong Konr; in which ten persons were killed a::U five Injured is ,^iven by th China Mail. The official Police list of the ten persons killed
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    341 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier _uS__T_ daily. Also the bc^V V° lum >» »ng. Delivered with W\ lUni ff U nt morning. LattT T,l W* and Latest Announce, 2? **<*£* and Tin Price Cable* special features, TH^"***^ Chsaj] Note,, Serial St^fe^^ Cable Address* n^^ ett Communications r*U«" hRT ISF.R»
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    WANAMAKER'S MILLIONS.
    37 7 [Reuter's Service.l New York, Mar. 21. According to papers filed at Philadelphia I the late Rodman Wanamaker, head of the s John Wanamaker Company, left £11,500,000 including over £1,250,000 in insurances from 60 separate policies.
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    CANADIAN RAILWAY FATALITY
    28 7 e [Reuter's Service.] Toronto, Mar. 20. Seventeen persons are dead as the result of a head on collision of two trains near Parry Sound. f
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    MARSHAL FOCH DEAD.
    753 7 PASSING OF A GREAT SOLDIER World-wide Tributes. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 20. Marshal Foch died unexpectedly and suddenly from syncope at 5.45 p.m. The doctors in the morning were less anxious m regard to his general condition. He had resisted with "iron determination" in his long illness
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    INDIA'S COMMUNISTS.
    165 7 SPRING CLEANING BEGINS. Wholesale Arrests. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay, Mar. 20. In pursuance of anti-Communist measures raids by the police have been carried out so far as is known in Calcutta, Bombay, Poona, Lucknow and Allahabad, 120 search warrants being issued in Bombay alone. Elaborate precautions were taken to
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    CHINESE QUARRELS.
    278 7 Wuhan General's Opposition. [Reuter's Par Fa-*tern S^rvV-e.l Shanghai, Mar. 21. The official Nationalist Newsagency states Hu Tsung Tu, garrison commander of Hankow, and the two others previously mentioned, have wired to Nanking asking whether the Central Government intended to despatch troops against those on the upper Yants/e in
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    COTTON GRADING.
    101 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. 21. The Universal Cotton Standards Conference has decided to issue tentative types illustrating the preparation of long-staple cotton in strict middling, middling, strictlow middling grades, for permissive use for the next two years. Representatives of European Associations objected to the inclusion of the Japanese
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    ANTARCTIC FLYERS LOST.
    75 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Mar. 20. Anxiety as to the fate of three members of Byrd's Antarctic expedition who have been missing: for nearly a week since setting out by air to establish an advanced base or. Rockefeller Mountains, has been alloyed by a wireless message from
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    THE PESHAWAR BOMBING TRAGEDY.
    59 7 THE PESHAWAR BOMBING TRAGEDY. [Reuter's Service.] Peshawar, Mar. 20. Major Harrison has been ordered to be severely reprimanded in respect oi the second charge against him namely of neglecting to take proper precautions to ensure the safety of the squardon of the Poona Horse which was aerially bombed. Fiying office
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    REPARATIONS BANK PLAN.
    22 7 [Reuter's Service.l Paris, Mar. 20. The reparations experts committee has finally approved the scheme to establish a reparations bank.
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    LONDON-SIDNEY FLIGHT.
    18 7 [Keuter's Service.l Malta, Mar. 20. The Australian airmen Moir and Owen arrived at 4-30 this afternoon.
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    HARDY BRITISHER.
    778 7 WORLD WANDERER SEEKS A JOB. Amazing Life. Amateur boxer, Rugby player, ex-Captain public school. 30 year-* single world travel] ei urgently require.- moans livelihood nutdoors, not selling. Willing to do manual labour. A remarkable st.ry of the adventures of a rolling stone lies behind this advertisement in an
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    BACK TO AMANULLAH.
    46 7 [Reuter's Service. m New Delhi, Mar. 20. An important revulsion of feeling in favour of Amanullah in South-East Afghanistan is reported in consequence of the discontent and prevalent disorder. There is a growing belief Amanullah has repented oi his unorthodox measures of reform.
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    NEW BELGO-AMERICAN TREATY.
    20 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. 20. The United States-Belgian treaties o conciliation and arbitration have been sign cd.
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    THE DISARMAMENT COMMISSION.
    23 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 20. Lord Cushendun will represent Great Britain at the forthcoming meeting of the League Disarmament Commission.
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      538 7 BUSINESS CARDS. i SEVER BE WITHOUT META 1 b MEMORIALS. I GAPORE CASKET CO. 1 JONUMENTAL MASONS. 1 Telephone No. 75. B Established 1912. Tele. 5492. I MASSAGE I MR. MRS. FUJIMORI 1 JAPANESE BONE-SETTER 1 so 19. Dhoby Ghent, Singapore.! Hours 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. M OM^&SISa\ i^tmMMMMMMmmMMMMMm
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      663 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on:— March 29th, Friday March 30th, Saturday Easter Holidays. April Ist, Monday ORIENTAL TELEPHONE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom). Telephone Subscribers are kindly requested to note that on and after Monday next, the 25th instant, the Company's Office
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      754 7 BEWARE INFLUENZA GUARD YOUR THROAT RRON'CH IALS WITH PEPS. Influenza, colds, chills, and other ■•h****.t and lung troubles are due to countless invisible disease germs. These, breathed through th*** nose and mouth, find lodgment in the throat an 'i bronchial tubes and soon find out any 'weak spot.' Unless you
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 22. 1929 MARSHAL FOCH.
    517 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 22. 1929 MARSHAL FOCH. By the death of Marshal Foch, France has lost one of her most distinguished sons and a notable citizen there will be universal sympathy with her in that loss and world-wide tribute to the illustrious dead. Marshal Foch was the most
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    INDIA'S CRISIS.
    360 8 The development of troubles in India signalised by the wholesale arrest of noted Communists and others, is merely what has been expected for a long time. Extremely sharp criticism of the inactivity of the Government in this regard has for a long time been passed by those, whose
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    194 8 As Mr. W. N. Gourlay was indisposed yesterday, Mr. W. Wilson, the Second Police Court Magistrate, dealt with cases arising in the Third Court. A literary meeting of the Hindu Young Men's Literary Union will be held to-day at 7 p.m. in the Ceylon Tamils Association Hall (No. 11 Dhoby
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    SQUATTERS MUST GO!
    529 8 DICTATION OF ANTI-MALA-RIAL CAMPAIGN. Municipal reply to Chinese. In an interview with Dr. Dawson, Deputy Medical Officer to the Municipality, and also Dne of the heads of the Anti-Malarial work _eing undertaken by that body, a represen:ative of the Free Press was given a detailed reply to
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    85 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 21. 4.10 p-m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £222 14/16 (unchanged). Forward £223 3 16 (down 11 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices
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    QUARREL OVER RICE.
    260 8 The sequel to a stabbing affair in a godown on the quarantine island was heard in the Fouifh Court yesterday when a newly ar-. rived Chinese deck passenger was chargod with voluntarily causing hurt. The prosecution stated that on the li>th. inst- a Chinese deck passenger in
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    TO AUSTRALIA BY AIR
    275 8 SINGAPORE'S p Ucp Ax THE ROUTE N Sir EnT^ers with Councillors. Sir Eric Geddes, who hu. h__-_ visit to Malaya and leaves to <__? 7 by the P. C. Hooft, ItmMmmTSml Hon* ot the Legislative Council Secretary's office. n<? r oloni»l The meeting was of luiu
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
    584 8 The annual meeting of the Child Welfare Society takes place to-da\ at .'*.t."i p.m. in the supper room of the annexe ta Government House. Lady Clifford will preside. The annual report states, inter alia: The work is intended to he primarily educational in giving the mothers some
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      157 8 II EXQUISITE FACE I POWDERS Delicately perfumed j ta suit mil. V DIPITuTbROTHERS, LTD,^ Sole Acenta (Wholesale.) fl -:654 EASTER HOLIDAYS. Friday, Saturday, and Monday, March 29tli and 30th., and April Ist., 1929. T. K. K. f S WELL BASE BALLOON TYRES. 30 x 5.25 $22. Tubes $3^o. 31 x
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      6 8 To-day's Feature. I LADIES. I «9®®<s®_-^^
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    WAR INEVITABLE.
    125 9 CHANG'S WARNING TO WUHAN. Another Outbreak. K« -ut* ar Eastern Service.] Nanking. Mar. 21. m fctlieved war is inevitable. Chiang r N thu eveniag issued an unofficial T.tK»n reviewing the Hunan situation .^v«-nly condemning Hut Sung Tu and £(li«ad other Wuhan leaders. Chiang foyk point* out the Nationalist
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    MARSHAL FOCH.
    156 9 0 Lie in Honoured Company. I ft uter*a Service.] Paris, Mar. 21. remains of Marshal Foch will be ..-•thi- afternoon to a room on the ground r of hi** residence and the public will be ..-...<>. U Journal says Foch will lie in Uin th.* Arc de Triomphe
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    AIRMAILS LAST YEAR.
    279 9 Steady Growth. Bnti.h Radio Official Service.l Rugby, Mar. W. Postmaster-General communicates nation n warding the British air mail iin 1928. He says the use of air mail •..r.ues to grow and during the year n 37.0^0 pounds of letter mails were •v.. bed from this country, representing
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    THE KARACHI AIR-MAIL.
    51 9 Renter*! Service.] London. Mar. 20. tends that certain details to be .-ettled regarding the i ;a air-mail service to Karachi inauguration on March 30. are now in progress and it is cted outstanding questions in time to permit the depar- first nail aeroplane from "»<iin u to
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    LIBERAL ELECTION-EVE GAIN.
    42 9 Neuter's Senriee.] London. Mar. 21. Bbury bye-election the result (Liberal) 10,223. XKI FENGWICK PALMER (Cons) 8,931. u I liberal gain, the seat Defi r, ar;int wi ng to the death of Major 1 -ston (Conservative). lEsrUer cab: on paße
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    14 9 r to woman witness yesterday tho police station Witness: ,le «a*n took me there.
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    ROUTING THE REDS
    259 9 SCENE IN INDIAN ASSEMBLY. Thirty-one Arrests. [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi, Mar. 21. The tedious debate on the Finance Bill ended yesterday evening, the President I applying a closure and adjourning the sit- 1 tmg in consequence of the Opposition shout- mg down the Finance Member, Sir George
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    HOUSEBREAKING AND ASSAULT.
    630 9 A Lot of Lies Told. Before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay at the resumed sessions of the Batu Pahat Assizes the following eases were disposed of. The Deputy Public Prosecutor. Mr. R. Moor, M.C.S., appeared for the Crown. Hui Kan, a mining contractor from Bukit Medan. and three
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    DELAYED CONTRACT CASE.
    655 9 MISAPPROPRIATED WOOD STORY. Plaintiff in Witness Box. Mr. S. Muthucumaru, the contractor, residing in Racecourse Road, Singapore, who, as reported in yesterday's issue, is sueing Messrs Alkaff and Co., Land Agents and < Estates Owners of the Arcade, in the i Supreme Court, for nearly $500,000 over
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    ASSIZES POSTPONED.
    224 9 Accused Missinp in Last Case. No one answered when the name of Tan Liang Thong, the accused in the last case, was called at the Assizes yesterday. Mr. N. H. P. Whitley D.P.P.. applied for a warrant for his arrest to be allowed, which Mr. Justice Deane granted.
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    ROYAL FAMILIES UNITE.
    195 9 PRINCE OLAF PRINCESS MARTHA MARRIED. Two Nations Rejoice. [Reuter's Service.] J Oslo, Mar. 21. Crown Prince Olaf of Norway and Prin- cess Martha of Sweden were married at (jj noon to-day in the Church of St. Saviours, vith the Duke of York as best-man, while J 3slo
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    CHINA COMMUNIST MENACE.
    88 9 CHINA COMMUNIST MENACE. <j Bishop's Appeal for Help. <J [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Canton. March 21. The Lazarist Bishop O'Shea. wires from v Banchow in south Kiangsi on March 19: 'Communist uprisings everywhere. Several /j nissions burned Nananfu. Foreign mis- > ■ionaries forced to flee. Local Chinese gen- ?ral admits
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    ELECTION APATHY.
    52 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.) London, Mar. 21. /j All the political parties are mystified over > the political apathy which is being display- V ?d by the public over the coming general .lection, lt has l>een agreed to avoid con- (J :ests for the vacancies at Wigan and
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    THE KING.
    46 9 IFREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] Ixmdon. Mar. 21. It is now disclosed that the King's weight went down to 6^ stone during his illness. He is still undergoing luminous ray treat- ment. The Medical Research Council say t that the treatment is of little value.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    179 9 UPPER HOUSE TO RECEIVE PRINCE HENRY. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. March 20. The House of Peers has adopted a resolu- tion to entrust the President, Prince Toku- gakva, on behalf of the House, to arrange matters concerning welcome entertainments on the occasion of Prince Henry's visit I to
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    FRANCE AND CHINA.
    38 9 [Havas Service.] Paris, March 21. The Chamber rejected by 342 votes to 233 a labour motion for suppression of the French Expeditionary Force to China, M. Poincare, fighting the motion, asked for a .onfidence vote.
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    SPRING IS THERE.
    26 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] -London, Mar. 21. Spring opened this morning with the warmest morning of the year. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    57 9 Noticing a number of Chinese women with children in arms in his Court. Mr. Wilson asked the Court usher to "Take these cases first or we will have the children crying in a minute. They have been very good so far, but we cannot keep them here all day, they
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    81 12 The Halvard arrived from Swatow yesterday with 939 deck passengers. Included in cargoes arriving yesterday were coal by the City of Melbourne from Lourenco Marques; 300 sheep and goats and 80 live birds by the Tilawa from Calcutta. Heavy gun practice will take place from Fort Siloso on
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    TWO 10,000-TON CRUISERS.
    310 12 British Government's Decision. The two British cruisers which are to be laid down before March 31 will, contrary co expectation, both be vessels of 10,000 tons each. They will be the first 10,000-ton cruisers to be laid down by the Admiralty since September 1927. The five years'
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      697 12 MAIL, DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kualj. Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      518 12 PASSENGERS LEAVING. The following passengers leave by the P. and O. Khiva, sailing at 9 a.m. to-day. Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Bean, Lieut. G. H. Peters, Mr. J. H. T. Downes, Mr. J. W. Bowler, Mr. H. S. Godwin, Mr. C. N. W. Joyce, Eng. Lt. W. J. Hardy,
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    THE WORLD'S WEATHER.
    714 13 Readers of The Daily Mail who have followed my scientific work during t_e past! few years will not have been surprised, I imagine, by the fierce onslaught of the; winter through which we are passing writes the Abbe Moreux, the distinguished astronomer of Bourges Observatory, France. It
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    LUXURY TRAIN FOR THE POPE.
    229 13 Rome, F«b. 17. Designs for a special Papal train a conciliation gift from the Italian nation will shortly be submitted by the Italian State Railways to the Pope. When the Pope has approved of the designs construction will be started by the Milan Railway factories,
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    THE MAN BEHIND GSNERAL BOOTH.
    284 13 For some time it has been clear to the public that the championship of General Bramwell Booth against the High Council of the Salvation Army has been undertaken by a competent and vigorous personality. General Booth's supporter is Mr. G. A. Pollard, a prominent City
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    75 13 The death took place on Feb. 21 at Jesselton, of Mother Stanislaus, the Lady Superior of St. Francis* Convent, Jesselton. Mother Stanislaus was born in Lancashire and was one of the first Sisters to work for the conversion of the pagan tribes in Borneo. She began her work in the
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    MALAYA AT THE FAIR.
    858 14 Why the Queen Turned Back. [From Our Own Correspondent.! I_ondon, Feb. 19. The Dominions and over-seas colonies have been very well treated at the British Industries Fair. They have been given positions close to the entrance Hall and to reach the other Halls everyone has to
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    27 14 Mr. T. Naraindas, J. P., general manager, Wassiamull Assomull and Co., has returned from a holiday in India and will assume the charge of their Singapore branch.
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      125 14 DAVID COPPERFIELD lIS PICTURES. by Arthur Moreland. No. 48. Miss Trotwood's mysterious encounter. PAUL'S CHUCcAyaro; WWO DEALT WITH INTHE^G^ W D^l^T PAY Io MUCH^THOU^S •WN&G SHE AHD DAVID W^^ DOCTORS Xffi. 5* HER, ANO OROVE AWAY IH ACOACH lSn L o ES V_ S ,C^ L OF^AFR^ KuNDsTrW I His
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    227 15 Singapore, Mar. 21. J Since thc date of our last report the decline in pi -ice has been continuous and at 37% the local market shows a fall ot I* an balance. To-day's cables quote London at 11 %d and New York at 23 H fold, these prices
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    FRASER & CO.,- EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    855 15 FRASER CO.,- EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, MARCH 21st. Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang 44s 45s Bangrin Tin 39s 40s Batang Padang ($1) 40 45 Batu Caves 1.54 1.57% bukit Arang ($1) 2.05 2.15 burmah Malaya 41s 42s Chenderiang 7s 6d 8s 6d Uhin Chin ($1) 15 Mil Eastern Siam 7s
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 March It. Bank 4 m.s. 2|3 29-32 Bang demand 2|3 20-32 Private credit. 3 m.s. 2,4 13-32 New York, demand 56 1(16 Credits 90 day* 58 France, demand 1431 India, T. T. 153V 2 Hong Kong, demand 12 "4 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 123 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    227 15 March 21. Tin 200 Tons $112V 8 Pearl Sago Small 8 Copra Sundried 9-60 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. t. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 t_ occ Rice, Rangoon Sioku *oo Rice, Siam Broken No. 1. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    59 15 March 21st.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard. Q.C.F. Spot Standard R.S.S. Spot AH on Tender April 38'_ M* Mav Sf Apr-.lun- It 39 K July-Sept. 40 tOtt Oct*- Pec. sf% Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 1 1 \d. per
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT
    219 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT Singapore, Mar. tl. Rubber.- London ll a sd. %d down. Cloeinc Price Spot 87%, April 37%. April June 88% July-Sept. 39. Oct.-Dec. 39% (Steady). Tin.— London £228 15s. 22s 6d down. Mining. -Dull. S. Way 3.05 3.15. Kuyhais 138 1.41, Kinta Dredge 1.46 1.50, Klang River
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    473 15 MALAYAN COLLIERIES REPORT. The following is the directors' report for the fifteenth year of the Malayan Collieries company ended December 31st., to be presented at the annual meeting- on March 27th. at noon at Kuala Lumpy r. The working of the collieries is reviewed in the reports
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    TIANG GUAN LIQUIDATION.
    74 15 A special meeting of Tiang Guan Brick and Tile Company was held on Wednesday at which the voluntary liquidation of the Company was proposed and agreed to, Mr. B. lowick and-or Mr. E. Beeching, of IS Battery Road, boing appointed liquidator. It was explained that the Company
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    SUNGEI LUAS.
    45 15 Messrs. Fraser and Co., have received telegraphic advice from Messrs. Osborne and Chappel, Ipoh, that the Sungei Luas Tin Dredging issue has been heavily oversubscribed and that the application lists which opened yesterday the 21st instant at noon were closed an hour later.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    136 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Hong Fatts *3H MH Kuchai 1.39 1.41 Pontianaks° 06 10 Rahman Hyd. 1.35 1.40 South Taipinj? 40 42' a Sungei Ways 3.15 8.20 Talam L5tH LOTH Ayer Hitam 8s 6d 9s 3d Bangrin 38s 3d 39s 3d Hong Rons Tin (fully) 13s 13s
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      588 15 ASSETS OVER $8,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British lite Assurance Companies Act
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      392 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hon? Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling 6,000.000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D.
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    BOXING.
    479 16 LOCAL ASSOCIATION FORMED. A meeting presided over by Mr. D. Santry, was held in the Victoria Theatre yesterday evening at which it was decided to form a Singapore Amateur Boxing Association. The Association have obtained the use of the Victoria Memorial Hall for one year and will erect a
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    101 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. H. Elphick and Burton scr. beat J. R. Strachan and W. Rodger plus 1 w.o. Dr. Madgwick and Dr. McOwan plus 1 beat D. J. Sandys and K. C. Brvant plus 2 6—3, 6—3. A. Hannigan' and P. Buschow owe 4 beat R. Crawford
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    CRICKET.
    188 16 S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. on Padang. The following will represent the S.C.C. against the S.R.C. in a match on the Padang commencing at 6 p.m. to-day and continuing to-morrow at I p.m: P. H. Stewart Brown, C. H. G. Clarke, Col. Dickinson, D. R. A. Hoblyn. W. X. Hansell (Capt.),
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    59 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 20. In the Scottish League, Division I, Queen's Park beat Kilmarnock by 2 to nil. I .ond on. Mar. 20. In an English League. Division I match. Bury beat Birmingham by 3 to 1. In the Third Division (Southern), Exeter beat Newport by 6
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    41 16 Onh fixtures are: Sunday April 14th., Match against Bukit Tipiah away; April WW and th Medal (Bogey); April Srt M d 2^ Men S Medal < Bo^ A?ril 28_h' m L oursom^ competition; April gft. Men's Shanghai Foursomes cimpeti-
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    11 16 to k'u*!? I MunKO Park returned to Kuala Lumpur from leave.
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    COMMERCIAL CUP.
    311 16 REPLAY WIN FOR A.P.C. A Penalty Goal. A.P.C. 2; Macalister's 0. Finding good form in the second half of the match, A.P.C. beat Macalister's by two clear goals, in the replayed Commercial Cup tie on the S.R.C. ground last evening 1 and thereby qualified to meet the United
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    S.C.C. FRIENDLY.
    87 16 S.C.C. 2nd XI 2; Aston Athletic 0. leading by one goal to nil through the good work of Reade. in the first half, the S.C.C. 2nd Eleven added another goal through Bromley-Davenport U-fore time in their mateh with Aston Athletic at the Padang last evening, without reply. A
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    B.A.T. PICNIC AND SPORTS.
    452 16 On Saturday and Sunday last, the staff and dealers of the British-American Tobacco Company held their fourth annual picnic at "Sandringham Villa," the charming seaside bungalow belonging tu Mr. Lee Phan Hock. On Sunday atiernoon, in spite ot intermittent showers, sport.. were held and were thoroughly
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    28 16 On the. 25th inst., the King of Siam will proceed to the Chapel R6yal of the Emerald Buddha to place the new seasonal fcOvering on the image. **ift_r*"*
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    THE FIFTH TEST.
    714 16 MACARTNEY'S OPENING COMMENTS. Fine Innings by Hobbs. The following are the opening comments by C. G. Macartney on the fifth Test match in special cables to the Times of Ceylon: Melbourne. Mar. 8. The weatner was cool and unsettled at the commencement of the fifth and final
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    FIELDING MISTAKES.
    758 16 Melbourne, Mar. 12. The weather, was fine and warm, and the wicket in splendid condition when the fifth Test was resumed to-day (Monday). Leyland batted brightly immediately on the resumption, while White defended well, the last-wicket partnership proving troublesome as well as expensive. A noticeable fault in the
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    GRAND NATIONAL.
    264 16 Result of Turf Club Sweep. The following was the draw in the Singapore Turf Club sweepstake on the Gram, ,lo°^ 1,: 1044 Ko >* 1 s P° rt l<*s Grakle, 1-13 Rampant. 1242 Harewood. 1350 Sprig 13,2 May King, 1559 Sandy Hook, 1624 DelaBMw, 1651 Master Billie, 1653
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    MOTOR-BOAT SPEED TESTS.
    82 16 [Reuter's Service.l Miami. Mar. 20. Piloting Miss England in a race which is preliminary to the world championship. Segrave beat Miss America Vllth. The latter in the third lap was leading by half a lap but broke her steering quadrant and was eliminated. Segrave completed the twelve
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    37 16 Members of the Lourdes Recreation Party are reminded that the annual Badminton league tournament will commence early in April, entries for which close on Saturday. The rules governing ,the tournament are posted up on the notice Aboard.
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