The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 March 1929
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Title Section13 1929-03-23 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, g& SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1929. NO. *****13 words
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Article269 1929-03-23 1 Grand .National result Page 20. 'I hrev motor accidents have occurred m Ipoh during the last few days, the last, on Thursday resulting m the death of a Chinese and a Sikh Page 10. Two English speaking Straits-born Chinese were charged m the Police Courts with abducting269 words
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Article943 1929-03-23 1 Quie^mfd ngmul honiiurs nostri fs f.ri'nyo I.Hulli .ium'l ;.l. "The tumult and the shouting: dies. n the barrackers are silent and have returned quietly to their homes, Duckworth may call "How's That" as much as he likes, Janline may be as funereal as he pleases, Larwood943 words
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Advertisement561 1929-03-23 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS 32, HIGH STREET. ♦> ii r i *44i c i V h^^bL In I I■II Ik ♦> Overture MARRIAGE OF FIGARO W.A.Mozart. V W^^^^^^^^WmttO ■|l ft V Symphonic Poem ON THE STEPS OF CENTRAL ASIA A. Borodin J^ fll Sx rjßfsE--lk\561 words
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Advertisement117 1929-03-23 1 > LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Austin cars are unsurpassed Page 5. Steel ropes at William Jacks Page 11. Sunlight Soap washes >now\ white Page 1. New shipment of model 509 Fiats Page 8. t 'The Oakland, atWlairtted a motoring triumph Page 18. New shipment of fresh fruit at Fresh Food Co. Page117 words
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Advertisement14 1929-03-23 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.14 words
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Miscellaneous165 1929-03-23 1 THE WEEK. Sottirday, 23 rd. High Water, 9.7 a.m., 8.3, 10.28 p.m., fi.Q. Outward mail due. Fraser and Neave's meeting 67, Trafalgar St. noon. Haytor meeting Evatt's noon. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. Oxford and Cambridge dinner— Sea View Hotel. Advertisement and Fancy Dress Pall Drill Hall. Banvard Co. Theatre 9.30165 words
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Article576 1929-03-23 2 In average company to-day it is almost a> much m one's Ufa is worth even to I BUSr&est thi*L love between man and womar. v not tht most, compelling force m ail this j world <•; oars. stau^ ltuiph Stock m Even- I in^ New L)ut576 words
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267 1929-03-23 2 SWISS FEDERAL RA ILWAYS ELECTRIFICATION. first rttfttre °i" the < 'at the s- a Fr pal Rail ay pieted: MI Urn main Hues, ecially the Intern railroads I V and m --t intr til ial cenl ti country, are nov pqui] Fed il Ra sin t< v. tI: for r267 words
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Article57 1929-03-23 2 Mr. .liho Augustus Harwood, who died on Feb. l», iIX The Orchard. Windlosham. Surrey, at Ua u^> of 83. was Solicitor-General V,n> l StTaiW Settlement* liom IHU6 to WUZ. He was educated at Merchant Tayr»r t and was caiied to th **r (Mid. r l a Y Sw retHr y57 words
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Advertisement361 1929-03-23 2 ALHAMBRA I J TO-NIGHT 1 jj An Excellent FOX 3-Feature X ti Progframme. II a *^BBW .^BB«jn«Bl^BBaSBaBB B^B^B^n^^^^e^B^ I'll H! M Bi^" < :<^B fiii id 111 l il. Sav^' \^H ll'i 'm M BS /^^^HH IBJ gnn^- jd^***v B I' Hiiß i 3ks BW bwE X, l Jbl Bg9361 words
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Advertisement356 1929-03-23 2 Eiumnotts [Success of tl*e Sawnri English Comedy Co. A SEASON OF THRILLS AND LAUGHTER. I To-Night at 930 pm. OTHER MEN'S WIVES" Mon. and Tues., March 25th. and 26th. I "THARK" Wed. and Thurs.. March 27th and 28th. Saturday, March 30th. "THE JOKER" "THE BEST PEOPLE" Monday, April Ist. Tuesday,356 words
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Advertisement271 1929-03-23 2 ALHAMBRA fe <*«« H«» Co., Lt«L, Proprietor.. PROGRAMME COMMENCING MARCH 19th. AND ENDING MARCH 2 In the Second Show at 9 pm THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS Sammy Cohen The Inimitable Comedian IN Plastered 'm Paris A roaring, riotous rhapsody of rifts with the Rifts. r depicting the hilarious adventures of271 words
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Article1156 1929-03-23 3 THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. Financial Advances. From Our Own Correspondent.] Ifciiifckok. March is. Kuvli < '1 itv«>rii at .he luncheon of Jam \!i;-iJvan A- oiialion of Malaya IfcSt week inscribed th.« Siamese as "a sturdy people who wcrt' working oofu f theiv own destiny vvith very1,156 words
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Article55 1929-03-23 3 A man charged m the Second Court on Thursday with a hawking offence produced a licence which did not refer to him. In imposing a fine of $20 or three week's imprisonment, Mr. W. Wilson remarked, "I will teach you people a lesson not to come55 words
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Article382 1929-03-23 3 Duchy of Cornwall Scheme. 'J he proposal t<» imd occupation foi at least a tow oi the unemployed miners m the cultivation of llowers suggests the sphere m which there is the greatest room tor a profitable extension ol the present Itmiu of production. Of food382 words
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Article13 1929-03-23 3 Messrs. P. Scott-Murray and X H. Elman have joined the Sarawak Civil Service.13 words
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Article184 1929-03-23 3 Oil-Scrubbing at Six a.m. Mrs. Meyrick, who was sentenced at the OKI Bailey for corruption and conspiracy, will servo tier fifteen months' imprisonment with hard labour at Ilolloway. Prison, an institution m which sht k has already served two sentences of six months each. As184 words
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Article140 1929-03-23 3 Executioner Found Shot Dead. New York, Feb. 19. l£ystery rarroundi the death of John W. Hulbert, ex-State Executioner, who had electrocuted 140 murderers. He was found hot dead m the cellar of his house on the 22nd instant. The Police authorities are not pertain whether it is140 words
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Article28 1929-03-23 3 Rev. T. Jesudian, Tamil Pastor of th*» Church of St. John the Divine, Ipoh, who wont on three months' leave to India, returned to Ipoh on Saturday last.28 words
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Advertisement196 1929-03-23 3 m^m^^L^^M^' Fo9K^m\—^mmmt m^m^m^m^m I IT^OLYNOS cleans your teeth, I XV youi gums— your entire mouth. Its germicidal ingredients I destroy dangerous mouth germs, safeguard against toothache, decay, I gum infection and ill health. I Try Kolynos on a dry brush and I notice how clean and refreshed your I KOLYNOS196 words
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Advertisement78 1929-03-23 3 PETROL PARAFFIN ENGINES GT-. RUBBER ESTATES PINEAPPLE FACTORIES PUMPING LIGHTING PRINTING Sole Agents: African s Eastern mum Ltd. Singapore Penang F WHAT IS THE LAST WORD THE "U. E. L" MACHINE U. E. L. SCRAP WASHER SIZE 200. SIZE 70 CAPACITY PER HOUR 70 LBS. PRICE SI 700.00. 100 M78 words
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Article251 1929-03-23 4 Trade Plan to Stimulate New Business. Is England to have a co-operative company wWc'i will purchase obsolete cars so that cai tnanulacVUrers shall have a continuous demand for their new products? One of the greatest problems that faces the motor trade m this country at the251 words
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Article236 1929-03-23 4 Writing m connection with the recent trial m Singapore the Malay Mail says: We think the moment is opportune to draw attention t<» the fact that certain of the .'Dads round Kuala Lumpur are m danger ot becoming death-traps for motorists. We may take the Klang Koad236 words
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Article954 1929-03-23 4 READING THE BOOK OF THE ROAD. I "Blind" Drivers. By THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. (Special to the Free Press.) Many of my contemporaries will remember a book which I read m my school days called "Eyes and No Eyes." Roughly, the book dealt with those954 words
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Article90 1929-03-23 4 The amusing competition, particulars of which may he found on the front page of the Morning Post reminds me of a double Malapropism related to me by a friend whoso maid's young man had been suffering from a severe attack of enteric fever. "His temperance," she said, "was 105,90 words
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Article539 1929-03-23 4 ARE CATS DETERIORATING A writer m the Manchester Guardian has been making a threefold panegyric on the character of the London cat. He said: (1) "It is far fiercer than its ancestors. Twenty years ago a cat that would deliberately face a dou and not run at his. approach was539 words
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Advertisement147 1929-03-23 4 > II I^ I I i I I S B^si^l I i 1 Who Knows Tyres 1 ft. T* Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that 3J i ordinary tyres cannot give, find the utmost tK |{j pleasure and satisfaction m Fisk Tyres. lg ft Fisk Balloon Cords147 words
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Advertisement149 1929-03-23 4 I I N all parts of the world and under all I I II v^ conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy I I I I Doty Pneumatic Lwrry Tyres are rolling I I up records of economy, endurance and lonu I I I I lons mileage. I I a Bsi. i149 words
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Article251 1929-03-23 5 Suspected Car Thieves Detained. A sixty miles an hour chase of five men said to be wanted m England on various charges took place m Lanarkshire on Feb. 16. One of the men is stated to have been m possession of a loaded revolver, while251 words
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173 1929-03-23 5 New York legislators are showing no sympathy with the demands of pedestrians that action be taken to penalise motorWv.. for reckless or bad driving. Mr. Edwin C Nutt, Republican member of the State Legislature from Yates County, has introduced a Bill m the Lower House,173 words
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Article297 1929-03-23 5 Rules and Recreations of the Kabuki. Moscow, Feb. 12. The Moscow Provincial Court has been unravelling the curious case of a secret society called "Kabuki," which grew up among the officials and employees of the Building Workers 1 Union for the sole purpose of promoting drunkenness297 words
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Article91 1929-03-23 5 London. Feb. 20. Lord Byng is making a determined effort to stamp out motor-bandits, whose numbers are increasing daily. He has outlined a scheme whereby the Police may be provided with very fast cars placed on the main roads m and out of London. This means that91 words
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Article72 1929-03-23 5 Response to Prince's Appeal. London, Feb. 19. In response to the appeal of the Prince of Wales, m his Presidential address at the annual meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution last year, the P. and O. Line has given £14,500 to provide a most72 words
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Article330 1929-03-23 5 Sight Most Important Sense. Much capital is being made once more m the daily Press of the fact that any oneblind, epileptic, limbless, or deaf— can obtain a driving license, and, strangely enough, deafness has been singled out as a special reason for withholding driving licenses.330 words
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Article551 1929-03-23 5 "We Are Inattractive To Women." The Communists are worried. The party has not btll a success as a "ladies' man." It has cast its heart and its promises at the feet of the British working woman, and the British working woman has merely sniggered am j551 words
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41 1929-03-23 5 Mr. Coolidgre has returned to his modest New England home m Northampton, Massachusetts, to settledown to journalism and fulfil contracts, one of which specifies a rate of 25 shilling's a word for articles of human interest.41 words
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Article511 1929-03-23 5 Goods Must Be Cheap. The following extracts are taken from the newly issued report on Economic Conditions m Siam for the third quarter of 1928 by Mr. W. W. Coultas acting British Consul General, Bangkok. The extracts relating to the Chiengmai and Singora districts are from511 words
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Article251 1929-03-23 5 Weather Prophets Described as "Charlatans." Paris, Feb. 17. "The best way ot predicting next season's Weather is still to toss up." states the Abbe Moreux. the director of the Observatory &1 Bourges. who contributes a surprising article to the "Petit Journal" this morning. Weather prophets, he declare-251 words
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Article179 1929-03-23 5 London, March 4. Kingston (Jamaica). The match between All-Jamaica and Mr. Cahn's XI. was left drawn, when the state of play was most interesting. 119 runs ahead on the first innings, the Jamaicans declared their second venture closed when they had 9 wickets down for 211,Reuter - 179 words
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Advertisement111 1929-03-23 5 I (8) The reputation of Austin I Cars is unsurpassed by 1 I *j_ i ft any other m the industry, I and the new Austin light Six is a fresh revelation m performance, comfort S I and reliability. Call and inspect this J "Sixteen" and try for 1 yourself111 words
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Advertisement228 1929-03-23 5 POMMERY CHAMPAGNE EXTRA DRY ai KSy y!S^ a^aS B*K*2a^F v *<TMaßlv^a?^^^B afl EfW i^^STSK^ aB Bto^ig tfft?Yr^ l s\X\ v iiiH [If l^| B^K (I B^B B yH Hfl| B^ j l llllfl B fi K|| Imfll i^B Obtainable from EVERY CLUB AND HOTEL OR RETAIL FROM EVERY GOODS DEALER228 words
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3703 1929-03-23 6 THE REMINISCENCES OF T. P. O'CONNOR. The Immense Power of Mr. Gladstone. In the coarse of his long narrative, an instalment of which appears bdo"' T P. O'Connor, the veteran journalist and politician, M. P. for nßarly halt a century, tells the story of Parliament3,703 words
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Article88 1929-03-23 6 London. Mar Nairobi.— A prominent KjkjJ' p tain, Kinanhui. who died >^ te o ft* ffaininp the risp«t of all *2J,^ community M a fine typi' ot tain received a curious burialAlthough h.' was a pairan. WJTJJ representatives of the jJcottl> j "pr*^* and Roman CatholicReuter - 88 words
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Article715 1929-03-23 6 Finishing the Perfect Dancer. IS SHE BORN OR MADE? [By Phyllis Monkman. Special to the Free Press.] is the perfect dancer born or made? It is a difficult question to answer, but I think it is impossible for anyone who is not a 'natural" dancer to hope715 words
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Article1046 1929-03-23 6 Points Which the Critics do not Realize. IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY. [By Harry Healless, < Blackburn Rovers.)— Special to the K m i» New football theories are put forward almost every week; some are sound, based upon actual knowledge of the same; others usually eominpr from1,046 words
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Article304 1929-03-23 7 Says the Ex-Services Association of Malaya magazine: More unmitigated nonsense is written m modern novels which deal with life m Malaya than there is even about the Malays themselves. A person ignorant of the true conditions of life out here for the Europeans, would, if he succeeded304 words
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Article15 1929-03-23 7 The Consul-General for Siam, H.E. Phya Pradibaddha Bhubal, arrived from Penang yesterday by the Klang.15 words
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Article435 1929-03-23 7 Singapore, March 16th. The price* quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak (Round) Kati 50 Beef etew or curry do 45 Pork, lean do 62 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) do 52435 words
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Article189 1929-03-23 7 In a farewell to Mr. H. L. Owen, Resident of the third division Sarawak, the chairman at a dinner, as instancing life m Sarawak, said: Some of them might perhaps think that life m Sarawak was dull and uneventful. Mr. Owen, he knew, could tell a189 words
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Advertisement190 1929-03-23 7 j CORK-TIPPE® CSGARETTES S i mT .^^V bm W *V Mm afa^af bI T -^b^bC EbK t I j v VP^ W I '^BBB>.^d^ v dST >fl Bl '^w^B^&T^ M^Si^^Mf Bf^ '^V A^BBBBB v^jy VHBbVb^bt 1 .^BaH^^Bßfi&ißf* A l V a IB B^Hb^.^bH W f <»• *9CXM43b l b^bf w190 words
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Advertisement201 1929-03-23 7 SQCDNY (Pronounced SO CO.- NY) a \h socqny m "Thafs the Spirit" STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK I (Incorporated m U.S.A.). I SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG I f^f-^ I ff ji I V I UTf JS% It* 1 r 7* l\ S X f^* /I V I 1201 words
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Miscellaneous90 1929-03-23 7 DAVID COPPERFIELD Pi PICTURES. by Arthur Moreland. No. 49. Mrs. Crupp, Buckingham Street. ~*^&m&* o'^0 m- 1 RCSECVE.TO BE CITED gU-J| 4~M RBP^^ WENT To BUCKWGMA W Th s HO4Ji *"i& oemolishco A Few %o qavi ds Question whcthc? a portion ofwis p«c- on such occ asjons k n l90 words
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Article435 1929-03-23 8 The following: 19 candidates of the Mercantile Institute were successful at the London Chamber of Commerce examination (November 1928) out of an entry of 21. Typewriting" 89 per cent. Pitman's Shorthand 75 per cent. Gregg Shorthand 100 per cent. Book-Keeping 100 per cent. English 100435 words
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Article86 1929-03-23 8 Indian Pioneer is the name of the latest addition to Malayan journalism. It is a weekly English paper published m Kuala Lumpur and edited by Mr. K. Narasimha Iyengar, who is also the editor of the Tamil Nesan, an excellent vernacular paper which is published twice a week. The Indian86 words
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Article521 1929-03-23 8 P Golf Club Meeting. I [From Our Own Correspondent.] I Malacca, Mar. 19. The Malacca Golf Club Ladies' Monthly Medal (bogey) competition was played on Tuesday last, ten cards being? taken out. Mrs. R. H. Finch (18) was the winner with i score of 4 up, Mrs. A.521 words
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Article246 1929-03-23 8 The following action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 4. held on March, 15th 1929. Accepted the tender of Ong Kay Swet for erection of four type "A"' quarters He. at Adam Road, the lowest tenderers having withdrawn. Decided that renewal of rubber factory licence at No.246 words
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Article164 1929-03-23 8 A Johore Bahru taxi-driver appeared m the Third Court on Thursday on a charge of causing hurt by a rash act. For the prosecution it was stated that on March 19th, a car with a Johore number ran into and knocked down a child m NewBridge Road164 words
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Article16 1929-03-23 8 Mr. H. D. Orr, formerly of Sun^-i Way estate, has arrived m Kuala Lumpur from Home.16 words
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Advertisement139 1929-03-23 8 I NEW SHIPMENT I I irS&Sßß^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Slt' "ns&£c\ jv wSx 111 111 I xfßu^x r^^ 1 11 I m I r H .^^HW. t B v f 1 t" I V H D INCORPORATED INT THE STRA|TS t— SETTLEMENTS I B inTj^^ PRE-EMINENT IN EVERY COUNTRY OF THE WOXU) !SC=Xr>»T '^qjp^r139 words
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Advertisement794 1929-03-23 8 NOTICES. ORIENTAL TEL^h^ ELECTRIC CO., LTD (Incorporated b tj» p^ Telephone Subscribers are kin*, to note that on and after Hn 7 V r "*«*t«d 25th instant, the Company. <> ffi y*s 2 Telephone House, Hill stnVt. Wl W SINGAPORE IMPROVEMeS; TRUST. l Singapore Improvement Ordinance, 1927 AMENDMENT NO. 2794 words
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Article445 1929-03-23 9 LABOUR AND INDIAN ARRESTS. An "Improper Question.'" {.Keuter's Service. j London, Mar. 21. In the House of Commons Mr. Thurtle (Lab. Shoreditch) requested a statement about the arrests m India. Lord Winterton (Under Sec. India Office) amid Ministerial cheers replied that 31 alleged Communists had been arrested445 words
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Article93 1929-03-23 9 Slavery Convention Signed. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. Mar. 21. The United States Government has deposited with the Secretary-General of the T eague of Nations, an instrument of accession signed by Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Kellotrjr to the International Slavery Convention of 1986 with a reservation m regard93 words
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36 1929-03-23 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 21. The British Government has decided t< nominate Sir Cecil Hurst as British repretentative for the permanent court oi m tcrnatSona] justice m succession to Lord Fin36 words
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39 1929-03-23 9 [Reuters Sorvice.l Moscow, Mar. 21. A hundred and fourteen are dead and eleven severely injured as a result of a lire which destroyed the cinema m the village f [golkino, province of Vladimir.39 words
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Article30 1929-03-23 9 [Reuter's Service.] I ondon. Mar. 21. At the Albert Hall m the British flyweight hampionship over fifteen rounds. Johnnie Hill (Holder) beat Ernie Jarvis (Millwall) on points.30 words
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Article38 1929-03-23 9 [Keuter's Service. I Paris. Mar. 21. The Chamber by 342-223 rejected the Sorialist motion to refuse a credit of 35,O00 O0C 'rancs for the army m China which M. Poincare made a vote of confidence.38 words
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Article397 1929-03-23 9 "WHEN WE ARE RETURNED TO POWER" Reply to Liberal Panacea. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 22. Mr. Baldwin to a record audience made a speech at Leicester which was relayed to towns m four counties. He claimed that no programme had ever been more rigidly followed than the397 words
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Article89 1929-03-23 9 [Router's Service. 1 London. Mar. 21. The Home Secretary m the House of Commons continued that the general election will take place on May :U)th. which means dissolution on May 10th. and nomination day >fay 20th. CONSKRV ATIVKS HOLD BATH. London. Mar. 22. The by-election at89 words
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Article76 1929-03-23 9 Atlantic Voyage m Small Boat. [Reuter's Service.] New Y«»rk. Mar. 22. At- adventurous attempt by the septuagenarian Dutch sea captain, Jacob Schuttervaei, to cr»>ss the Atlantic m an "unsinkable'' lifeboat named after himself has ended, the steamer Comillas picking up the Schutteva--1 r. captain and76 words
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Article46 1929-03-23 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Mar. 22. The contract has been signed for the sale of the United States lines. Chapman's firm will undertake to build two vessels of simi!ai* clasi to the Leviathan for a weekly mail-service etween New York and Channel ports.46 words
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Article23 1929-03-23 9 [Renter's Service.] London, Mar. 21. Seventy-eight hours after leaving Folkestone the Australian flyers, Moir and Owen, arrived at Benghazi.23 words
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Article100 1929-03-23 9 Cairo, March 4. Native lawyers have begun a week's strike as, a protest agai nn t the new law dealing" with remuneration for legal services which provides that all matters of discipline be tried by the Appeal Court. The law has been promulgated m consequence of100 words
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Advertisement514 1929-03-23 9 BUSfSSS CARDS, j W I IMPROVES I \JR HEALTH j I ONERALS. I SIN^ORE CASKET CO. 1 EXPEIf CED UNDERTAKERS. I Day an^ifht Service. Tel. No. 75. r >tablishl9l2. Tele. 3492. M lASSAGE 1 MR. MRS. FUJIMORI I JAPBSE BONE-SETTER S No. 19. ihoby Ghaot, Singapore, i Hon( 7 a.m.514 words
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Advertisement622 1929-03-23 9 NOTICES. iLniva^CSnHnV '-•'TICK is 1,,-rt-by gbt9n tint the TRADE MARK depict*-.! iWvi b the svopeity of PAUL PETEB MULHKXft, Pr^rWtor of tho K;:u <h« Cologne an«l J'rufunu-rie-Fnbrik, "Gloc'i'.':j;a.sse No. 4711," f3*>*»aß»r <ier Pferdepost '> i Frnl, Mulhens. at Csfasjae, (iermany, and is used by him m PMSWd <»f iN-rfumes, Soaps,622 words
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Advertisement737 1929-03-23 9 MACDNOCHIEIS MEAT6VKZTABU RATIONS AIIUHL BHIK Ntt^ 1 OOKOtty OCftXIS, CWoß^GKfomDdJUdiGißfy; stboconghly and nntrhkrusma^aD re»df cooked Ifdb MMTJWI ~t**dbM*«mbk>s**ds*ldmirtttmwmi*4hj*Ug»dS*r*s SHE WONDERED WHY. HE GREW INDIFFERENT TILL SHK 1 TOOK HERSELF IN RAND. I] Hero's a message to every woman who feel.her vitality slowly ebbing- ;i way— who is constantly tired and737 words
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Advertisement713 1929-03-23 9 SHERIFFS SALE. Writ of Seizure ft Sale Dated January 15th. 192 l» IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the Cjaise of Ban Lee Seng Co. Ltd. PlaintifTs V'-r-u* Chop Sin Ben*: Hin Defendants AUCTION SALE of STOCK-IN-TRAPK AND FI'RNJTI'KK. Comprising: Hrandy. prppe»-nint, Old Toir,713 words
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726 1929-03-23 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MARH 23, 1929. MALAYAN AIR SERVICES. We have been led to wonder occasionally during the past year or two, whether there is not growing up a trend m Government towards placing upon the unofficial element a much greater share of responsibility for the advocacy and support726 words
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Article518 1929-03-23 10 Sir Eric Geddes and his secretary left lor Home at noon yesterday on board the Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederiand" steamer P. C. Hooft. Mr. G. htmmant, M.C.S., resumed the duties of cnder Secretary, Straits Settle■icnta, on the 7th March. Mr. W. Bartley, M.B.E., resumed the duties of Commissioner of I-inds. Straits518 words
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Article158 1929-03-23 10 TWO DEAD IN IPOH SMASH. Three Accidents m Few Days. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Mar. 22. Following an accident at the entrance to the Golf Club Road this week m which a lady's car was thrown into a ditch m collision with a hire car, the158 words
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Article172 1929-03-23 10 Chinese Charged. Tan Keng Kuan and Ang Keng Chuan, two English speaking Straits born Chinese, were charged m the second Police Court with the abduction of a 17-year old Chinese girl. Inspt. Paulain m asking for a remand said two further charges of attempted extortion172 words
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Article552 1929-03-23 10 With reference to the notice which ha.-, been recently circulated to members re the Mayfair Four, the Committee regret to have to announce that a letter has been received from them from Penang, stating that owing to an alteration m their sailing: arrangements, they will Ik* unal»le to552 words
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Article603 1929-03-23 10 BOGUS DETECTE FORTUNATE. TAMIL WOMAN'S DEifH AT CENOTAPH. Magistrate's Opini!. The ex-police constable whe w; with Tamil woman when she jumpe« out of a car near the Cenotaph recently md frac tured her skull was sentenced to x months imprisonment m the Second Pt Je Q our| yesterday afternoon for603 words
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Article89 1929-03-23 10 The Governor m Council, says the Gazette has been pleased to prescribe the undermentioned scale of fees for the issue of a temporary licence for the experimental use w wireless transmitting and mvivintr :ipp« n tus. The fee to be paid m rosp*vt <>f renewal of any such89 words
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Article34 1929-03-23 10 The Government Health OfT.oo jjj turns for the week ended March 6th. Taiping Hill, (3.500 fot), JJT shade temperature 71.28 (4tf. F>; >v; tion .178 inches, rainfall 8.75 inf** •X?*i)®(?XS>(^®(S)(SX^^ 134 words
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Advertisement290 1929-03-23 10 I DHNHARD'S I j BERNCASTLER I I ESTATE WINE 1 The connoisseur will appreciate this Superb S S Wine —^The Product of the world-famous S S vineyards of the Berncastel District. s 1 CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO, LTD. I S (Incorporated under the Companieg* Ordinance* of Hong Kong). 'C jlf (Incorporated290 words
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Advertisement32 1929-03-23 10 WEE MAC It *hgmi* 9 WX CIQAgBTTg* M From ALL DEALERS. In ii li/iHTPfti ill. d. Will I£K| 1 TAILOR, I I BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. i fj Phone 188 P.O. Box 662.32 words
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Miscellaneous84 1929-03-23 10 COMMODITY MARKET. LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICK. COPYRIGHT] London. Mar. 22, 4.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £223 11 16 (up 17/6). Forward £223 2 16 (down 1 16). The market is dull. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's84 words
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Article172 1929-03-23 11 TH E ELECTION CAMPAIG OPENED. The Native Question. Reuter's Service. Capetown, Mar. 22. j r opening the election campaign frMfsl Hirtzog referred to the recent man;f «to of the Archbishop of Capetown and ther prominent people of the Cape Province Uptftlfef for support against the Government's Native172 words
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Article70 1929-03-23 11 A Press Opinion. IfKEE t'HESS SKRVICE COPYRIGHT.I London. Mar. TZ. The Financial Ncwi regrets that a good rostovcr of our electrical manufacturers ,r. the shape of the Shanghai Electricity r»,partmenr is passing into American hands •j,t when it was ripe for development. The ivmrknct- is not new, notably70 words
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Article103 1929-03-23 11 Motor Industry Booming. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Mar. 22. The Bank of America and the Bank of America Corporation, which are controlled j A. P. Giannini interests, have amalgaMH4 with the Blair Company. The new ->t;tution will have a capital and surplus OCMtaff $125,000,000. with total resources f103 words
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Article65 1929-03-23 11 Trouble Spreading. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay, Mar. 22. Considerable unrest is being evinced by the labouring population owing to Wednesiy's arrests. The mill strike situation is improving, the trouble is spreading to the railway workshops at Matunga, whence numerous ratal processioned the streets and conBicttd with the police. Six65 words
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Article123 1929-03-23 11 FBritish Radio Official Service.! Rugby. Mar. 21. The Kin# passed another good day. He *as wheeled m a bath-chair into the garflm of Craigweil House as usual for about IB hour. His Majesty walked further to-day than '^viously, for m addition to walking back to123 words
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Article42 1929-03-23 11 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 22. JW result of the bye-election for North tttrk caused by the death of the Conser*w« member, Sir Alexander Sprot. result- I as under. Jenny Ix* (Labour) 15,711 u>rd Scone (Conservative) 9,133 Mitchell (Liberal) 2,48*42 words
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Article40 1929-03-23 11 [Reuter's Service. j T Ix>ndon t March 22. Holland with Boston by-election re- iras* **fell (liberal) 13,000 WThite (Labour) 9,294 Vandenberg (Conservative) 8,257 ujnnis (Independent) 3,541 1 :s b a Liberal tfain. [Earlier cables on page 9.]40 words
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Article49 1929-03-23 11 Khae Chinese who was charged with 1( r df his employer and wife while asleep and then with injuring a M«d and man with the same hatchet, P produced m the Bangkok Borispah H«' pleaded not guilty. The Court evidence and committed the for trial m the higher Court.49 words
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Article455 1929-03-23 11 BRITISH TRIBUTE TO FOCH. His Unforgettable Services. [Reuter's Service.] D i^>ndon. Mar. 21. Fnnce Georg- will attend Marshal Foch's luneral. Mr. Baldwin and the British Government have sent messages to M. Poincare and the French Government respectively, expressing profound sorrow at the death of Foch and the irreparable455 words
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Article37 1929-03-23 11 (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHTI London, Mar. 22. The Budget will be considered on April 16. Mr. Churchill has already a surplus of £2,000,000 with nine days to go before the cloM of the financial year.37 words
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Article32 1929-03-23 11 [FREE PBCBI SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 22. The death is announced of Lord Wah>ingham, aged 89, a well-known Circuit Judge. Captain Clifford Bawden, who was wellknown m Chinese waters, died to-day.32 words
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Article26 1929-03-23 11 [FREK PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 22. The appeal of Mrs. Meyrick ("The Night Club Queen") against her conviction has been dismissed.26 words
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Article29 1929-03-23 11 [Reuter's Service.] Parnassus*. Mar. 22. Thirty-one are killed or missing- from Valley Camp coal mine, Pennsylvania, where an explosion buried 300 people. The remainder were rescued.29 words
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Article41 1929-03-23 11 rFREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok. Mar. 22. Fifteen officials of the Ministry of the Interior, by the King's sanction, are going abroad for further study for several years. Koenig the German flyer is still held up by bad weather.41 words
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Article227 1929-03-23 11 Marshal Chiang'* Manifesto. [Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service.] Shanghai, March 22. Chiang Kai Shek has issued a manifesto announcing that the Wunan affair is intolerable. Government demands obedience and mediation will be disallowed. The National Convention has passed a resolution in support of Chiang Kai Shek and227 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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426 1929-03-23 11 To the Editor, Sir, Dr. Dawson considered my correspondence dated 21st inst. was wrong m tone, but it was right m truth as shall be proven by the following facts. According to his personal explanation the remaining 100 or 120 acres of Ong Tiong Soon's426 words
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Letter98 1929-03-23 11 To the Editor. Sir, Your correspondent, "H.H.E", in your issue of to-day, appears to have rather extravagant ideas in the expenditure of oil for lighting. If a red lamp is placed on each corner of the trench, or obstacle, then why increa.se Municipal expenditure by98 words
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Article279 1929-03-23 11 Standing Not Enquired Into? The bail of two bailors was estreated m the case m which Tan Liang Thong: was charged on fourteen counts with falsification of accounts and on another indictment with criminal breach of trust at the specially adjourned Assizes yesterday. An inspector visited279 words
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Article949 1929-03-23 11 MRS. R. MANASSEffS SUGGESTION. Local Films on Local Babies. Though short, the three addresses given at the annual meeting of the Child Welfare Society, which was held m the Supper Room of the annexe to Government House last evening, gave a fine indication of the live949 words
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Advertisement192 1929-03-23 11 jf^, iIBCI Mil I w JfL v^3Bi^S^«i^AOODr j^^j^ i I Robinson Co., Ltd. I f The House for Fine Furniture f x Nothing enhances the appearance of the home so much Yas furniture of quality and distinction and it is im~ y X possible to procure finer pieces than those192 words
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Advertisement98 1929-03-23 12 IB I mm mm) I AW mmW mmW bB mmmw .^mmmmmmW MmW mm\ mmm ■^H^H ■H^^' -J Wj •Jr^ M- mrw^^^^mmlt^ mmmmmm^^^^^ mmmrn^. mmmmmr mmmmm .^mmmm^ mmmmmmm' Mmmm^m mmmm mmm* mm^^^^ mmm* m^^m^J^^ f mmml mmmmm^^^^^^^^ mm\ I \W MS I"* VK-'>~>>iS» \.\W V ff/VT^. Mr/ > /''j i I98 words
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Article295 1929-03-23 13 More Humane Than Lethal Chamber. Killing- dogs by electricity instead of by eas is being- contemplated by the Ceylon S.P.C.A. as being a more humane means of destroying unwanted and ownerless dogs. Mr. W. J. Thornhill, President of the Ceylon S.P.C.A., told a representative of the Ceylon Observer295 words
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Article154 1929-03-23 13 Ministry Not Satisfied With It Yet. London, Mar. 6. Interviewed at the Ministry of Transport to-day, Colonel Richmond, the chief authority on roadways, said that there was no intention at present of extending rubber roads to minimize traffic vibration, as no tests hitherto had been undertaken154 words
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Article214 1929-03-23 13 The Tawau correspondent of tht L.N.BHerald gives the following account oJ Mr. J. L. Humphreys* visit there: His Excellency the Governor arrived from Lahad Uatu m the early afternoon of February loth and after inspecting the 'Guard of Honour an«i meeting our leading inhabitants, visited the214 words
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Article156 1929-03-23 13 The following appeal has been issued m aid of the C. E. Z. M. S. funds. Since the year 1843 friends? m Singapore have helped this C. E. Z. M- School to maintain its work of giving a Christian education to Chinese and other156 words
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Article209 1929-03-23 13 Fruit season m the jungle. This is a wonderful year. An old old man munching lurian away m the Parenchangan hills told us that he could not recall a year when fruit was so plentiful Rambutan, Lansat, Taiap md Durian abound and add considerably to the209 words
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Article589 1929-03-23 13 4^L Qharfas(\\\ n+ r Mar. 24— Birth of Lord Lawrence. 118 On March 24th, 1811, John YEARS Laird Muir Lawrence, who was AGO. destined to become one of the most illustrious of our great Indian administrators, was born at Richmond m the English county of Yorkshire.589 words
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Advertisement578 1929-03-23 13 pOES YOUR MIX ACHE? —4 man mwkJl W^HBAn •■4lkr #n« Back*eks s*d btJW*. U U tfc. .o f overwork. Actually, that awfal unceasing aeh* is sots sign of doey Trouble. For this there bdo quicker. Lf r»ro**7 thaD De Witt's And BUdder Pills. Doctors use and Lnaend them, you will578 words
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Advertisement83 1929-03-23 13 Sedan (4 door) S 2945 {at Stngapitrcl N.V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING COMPANY (MOTOR DEPT.) SINGAPORE. MALACCA MOTORS, MALACCA. PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS f P BBs BB^ B^^ B 7 x. B^ .^^l Bfl BBBBBBBBBBBK^ VB^ BbVBShBL B/ BBa 88l 39 1 I s*W* H tbv Hft BB^w^^B I _-^Br M83 words
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Advertisement797 1929-03-23 14 Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER ft CARGO SERVICES i I ■XPREB* SERVICE MARSEILLBS, LONDON 4V N. CONTINENT FOBTNIGHTLY. 1 WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AMD N. CONTINENT, i I Twice Monthly Sendee Liverpool aad Glasgow. (Via Genoa mmd Havre.) I Route rabfect to alteration wtttMMt aaatoa. 1 WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N.797 words
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Advertisement484 1929-03-23 14 aierman BacknaU Steamship Co^ Ltd. (Incorporated is U.SJL) I fLLEHMMP LME FASSENGIX AND raUSIGHT SEHVICBS TO I UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT P (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). I FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. I tO HONG CONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Daw S>aa*av 1(1 im r s a CUT OF GLASGOW Apr. 7484 words
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Advertisement457 1929-03-23 14 Iritish Indi* aad Apwr Lines I (Incorporated m England.) I MAIU PASSENGER AND CARGO I SERVICES. U0 I ■ENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N m I UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOv'ernW^ 1 I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SFRVICE. lUTWARDS FROM LONMIfFOR CHINA AND upik I Due JAr /W. I457 words
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Advertisement687 1929-03-23 15 O. S. K. Line/ Destinations Steatnem. Arrive. Lea^. LomJen, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, punkirk and Antwerp via Colombo, Aden. Suez and Port Said. Alaska Mana A Du-l«n. P. Elizaoeth, Cape Town, Rio je Janeiro. Santos, Montevideo and PllfOl Aires. I Kound-the-World passage £150.] f Hawaii Maru Mar M Vu "7 jlomhasa.687 words
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Advertisement493 1929-03-23 15 TBAKEL^CX)MffMEr il2«Qfc DQULAR ijSHh. Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The spacious493 words
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Advertisement839 1929-03-23 15 NHmHLYKE PMETVMRT MMTSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA}. (Incorporated m kulland.) n UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub. connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Mannjrer's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penanf of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA.839 words
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Article92 1929-03-23 16 S.S. Gascoyne which arrived from Fremantle yesterday on her way to Java and W.A. carried a cargo of 1364 dogs. The Siam Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. have made a contract for the building of a new steamer which is expected to arrive m Bangkok by the middle of92 words
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Advertisement740 1929-03-23 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA r DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,876 tons) and the motor ve^el MALABAR (4,612 tons). The r.b. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading: to Australia.740 words
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Advertisement55 1929-03-23 16 s,s. NIEUW HOLLAND. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Australia (arrived March 15th) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godowns 11 and 12 on Wednesday, March 27th, 1929, at 9 a.m. Nc other survey will55 words
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Advertisement422 1929-03-23 16 Kerr Steamship Co. W 44» BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.SJL) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE. AND Its. SILVERBEECH doe Apr. 4 M.S. SILVERBELLE due May 8 Bails Apr. f M.S. SILVERMAPLE due May 25 M «y la M.S. SILVERHAZEL due June 15422 words
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Advertisement197 1929-03-23 16 BIBBY LINE LONDON ADDRESS: 22 PALL MALL, LONDON, S.WI of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenjrer Vessels betwwn RANGOON. COLOMBO. MARSEIIiI PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, with through connection from Singtpon and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. I Steamer. Leave Run* 198. OXFORDSHIRE May S LANCASHIRE May It CHESHIRE May H YORKSHIRE June IS197 words
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Miscellaneous766 1929-03-23 16 MAIL. DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei y Lembin and Knantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and n Friday 6 a.m. s Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. I Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 v.m. r Kelantan every766 words
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Miscellaneous621 1929-03-23 16 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per T.S.S. Gascoyne, March 22nd: Mr. A. T. Ahlston, Mr. W. J. Annear, Mrs. A. H. Annear, Mrs. A. Clifford and Miss Joan Clifford, Mr. P. W. Ikane, Miss L. Annear, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Fairhead, Mr. W. P. de Basagoits, Mrs. M. I de Basagoits, Mr.621 words
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Article1683 1929-03-23 17 ZIONISTS DELEGATES 9 ADDRESS. A Cheering Message. The Jewish community of Singapore turned m goodly numbers, on Tuesday afternoon, at the home of Sir Manasseh Meyer, to hear the message of the Zionist development of Palestine, as the Jewish Homeland, under the Mandate of Great Britain,1,683 words
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Article78 1929-03-23 17 Ottawa, Ont. For the calendar year ending December 31st., 1928, Canada's total trade amounted to $2,596,448,113, an increase of $270,548,17i> or nearly 12 per cent, over the figures for the year 1927, according to a statement issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Total exports exceeded imports78 words
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Advertisement254 1929-03-23 17 before baby is born I Protect your health and baby's during these months by making sure that your body is richly provided with that most important element, CaJdtall (lime), which nature needs for thj healthy growth of the expected child. A deficiency of calcium not only results m a weakening254 words
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Advertisement236 1929-03-23 17 ■'"'■''"i' 'jSaSB& .^j^H Bflftk ißr^ guarantee of Purity Quality m every Craven "A" cigarette Analytical report from Institute of Hygienes London Laboratory, on Craven -'A" Cigarettes: Analytical data obtained m our laboratories m respect of these cigarettes show that the amount of moisture m the tobacco of which these cigarettes236 words
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Article1173 1929-03-23 18 r,OOD RECEPTION FROM HUIZEN. GRAMO-RADIO E [From Our Wireles Three transmissions by the League of Nations station were received fairly well during the week, being relayed out by N. V. Philips Radio station PCL at Kootwyk, j Holland. The best reception was on Satur- day night1,173 words
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Article310 1929-03-23 18 'The 8.8.C. is waiting for Mr. Baird to notify any improvement m his television system. As soon as this is done our engineers will examine the whole apparatus once more with a view to determining its practicability for broadcast purposes. We cannot be more emphatic than this. The310 words
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Article375 1929-03-23 18 One of the earliest questions asked by a beginner with his first valve set is usually: "Am I likely to do any damage to it?" There is no likelihood of damage by ordinary usage once the set is correctly coupled up to the batteries. The greatest danger is375 words
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Article594 1929-03-23 18 An Ordeal for the Listener-in. "Well, what do you think of it all?" That was the question with which Lord Rosebery prefaced his speech on a memorable occasion. It is the question which listeners-in will be asking each other, now that they have had their first taste594 words
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Article65 1929-03-23 18 Listeners Sue the Owner of an Electric Motor. The German Courts are to be asked tr give a decision on the rights of privat< people regarding disturbance of their wire less receiving caused by electrical machinery m their neighbourhood. Several people m Burg, near Nagdebure: have united65 words
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Advertisement436 1929-03-23 18 au jik mtis Acclaims tt a Molbri'nq Triumph m Dalian and Per/ormancG v UAt^lllllil l i J \v Ilk. 11l Wl'l X v Ik sul 'If _K^^^. lilt! H IM BI^^HI «sa^^ "V^^W^E^HT A "F^ <S^ Ja/7 3345 B^k I w AL J/ Singapore) l^^ft M" sill Cosmopolitan Six by436 words
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Article801 1929-03-23 19 March 22nd.. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Ayei Weng 1#00 1Zb Batang Padang 45 5U p a l> C A aVes i- 50 bukit Arangs 2.00 2.10 Hong: Fatts |?J| Johan Tin 39 41V Kinta Tin Dred. 1.47V,l"o klang River 3. lr 62:> Kuchai 1 371., j j0i/801 words
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Article70 1929-03-23 19 March 22. Hunk 1 m.s. 2 •> 29-Sl Bang demand 2i3 25-32 Private credits :i m.s. 2 4 13-32 New York, deman 1 56 i id Croditf 90 day« 5^ France, demand 1431 India, T. T. M\% Hong Kong, dem-ind |f p. c Dis. Yokohama, demand 125 Java, demand70 words
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Article199 1929-03-23 19 Pepper White 114 Copra Sundried 9.60 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioku 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siaai ijlutinous Xo. 1 360 Rict 1199 words
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Article62 1929-03-23 19 March 22nd., 12 o'clock noon. K.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Standard R.S^. Spot. ."i)' 4 S9V4 Standard K.S.S. on Tender April 8»«4 :v.»» 4 May 40 40. Apr-.Jutw 10 40^ .'July-S.'pt. 11 IP, Oct-Dee. JP_. 42 Tone of Market: Steady Dull. l.:i«r>t Cable: London Spot62 words
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Article98 1929-03-23 19 Yesterday's Alterations. lJuyers Sellers. KiMit Tin (2») "> s 6d 6a 3d Malay Consd. 58 63 Petalii ">..'> 5.80 Puchonp I El 24s 25s cr. Sione < n 28a 3d 29s 3d Sungpei 1 aaa 10) 20 25 prem. T. Harbour 9.70 10.10 Kamasan i^l) 4.00 4.5098 words
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Article170 1929-03-23 19 Sharemarket Dull and Nervous. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT .1 London, March 22. The sharemarket is dull and nervous. Jobber! have widened prices m expectation of selling pressure l>ut these precautions are somewhat unnecessary as there is only a limited stock on offer. Some investors took the opportunity170 words
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Article223 1929-03-23 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, .Mar. 22. Rubber.- London 1 IT, Kid. I/Kid up. Closing Prices at r> p.m. Spot :> .M 2 April 40, April-June 40 1 July-Sept. 41&, Oct.Dec. 42 U, slightly easier. Tin. London £223 2s 6d. 12i »'»d down. Mining— Dull. SwtgH Way S.lO B£o, Knchaia223 words
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Article218 1929-03-23 19 Singapore. V.ar. 22. The prospect of heavy shipments again this month when it was thought that ihey wouid not exceed a normal figure of 40,u00 tens has had a decidedly weakening effect upon the market, and a heavy liquidation of all positions to the end of218 words
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Article142 1929-03-23 19 Singapore. Mar. 22. Liquidation has continued and tin* rubber market is depressed, Spot values having been run to a very low level while the premium on futures practically disappeared. There are signs of support at the prevailing level which is above the worst but the apparent steadiness of142 words
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Article56 1929-03-23 19 Harrison**, Barker Co., Ltd.. Pejmnjr. Agent*: Kamunting Tin, Output 6f>s pikul*; Hour* run 973. Guthrie Co., Ltd., Penang Agents.' Renong Tiri No. 2 Dredge 186 pikuis- \o 3 Dredge 157 pikuis. Teja Malaya Tin No. 2 Dredge 107 pikuK Dredge stopped for 4 days to rebu.h56 words
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Advertisement393 1929-03-23 19 ASSETS nm m ASSURANCE IN TOKCE OVER $30,000^00 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has «20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life ATTRA CTiv E393 words
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Advertisement281 1929-03-23 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Chaiter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of i's each £3,000 000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3.000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Harbin Tongkah Amritsar Iloilo (Bhuket). Bangkok281 words
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Advertisement614 1929-03-23 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong 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.614 words
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Advertisement39 1929-03-23 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.39 words
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Article291 1929-03-23 20 100 TO 1 CHANCE WINS EASILY. Top Weight Second. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 22. The Grand National Steeplechase of 4 miles 856 yards was decided at Liverpool to-day with the following result: Mrs. Gemmell's GREGALACH (T. Leader) 11.4, Everett 1 Mr. J. H. Whitney's EASTER HERO (Anthony)291 words
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Article283 1929-03-23 20 Mixed Foursome Competition. The above competition was played over the Bukit Timah Course yesterday and resulted m a win for Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wild who returned a net score of 34*4 46 cards were taken out and the following returned: Mr. and Mrs. R. H.283 words
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Article252 1929-03-23 20 Welcomed by Malays m Colombo. Among the passengers travelling to Europe by the P. and O. Macedonia," who arrived m Colombo on March 13 morning, was H. H. Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johoiv, who is the Patron of the All-Ceylon Malay Association and the Colombo252 words
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Article574 1929-03-23 20 TO-DAY'S CENTENARY CONTEST. Oxford Best Since the War. To-day's great Boat Race between the Oxford and Cambridge 'Varsity eights marks the centenary of the inauguration of the competition between the two Universities for it was m 1829 that the first race was rowed Hambledon Lock to Henley574 words
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Article288 1929-03-23 20 Cricket Club's Good Start. In the cricket match between the 8-C.C. and S.R.C. on the B.C.C. ground, which commenced yesterday, the Cricket Club have opened well, Marshall and I'ickinson being undefeated at close <>f play with 44 and 48 to their credit respectively. Although five S.R.C bowlers were288 words
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Article232 1929-03-23 20 TO-DAY'S CUP SEMIFINALS. Glasgow's Two Fixtures. The following are the English and Scottish Cups semi-final and League fixtures to be played to-day: ENGLISH F.A. CUP. Aston Villa vs. Portsmouth, (at Highbury). Bolton Wanderers vs. Huddersfield. (at Liverpool.) SCOTTISH F.A. CUP. Kihnarneek vs. Celtic. (at Glasgow). St. Mirren. (at232 words
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Article49 1929-03-23 20 Semi- Final at Stadium To-day. The following will represent the United Engineers against the A.P.C. m the semifinal of the Inttif CnwUffllll (up at the Stadium this afternoon at 5 o'clock: Lul>bock; A. H. Tim, Wilson (captain); Chester, Duff, Fennie; Springer. Clarkson, Cochrane, Fife and Saxelby.49 words
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Article368 1929-03-23 20 Nereid Wins Again. The eighth rare of the year at the Port Dirkson Yacht Club was sailed on Sunday at 11 a.m. Nine boats competed, crowing the starting line m the followi;.^ orderBarbara, Pippa, Buaya, Grampus, Killi.vake.' Rama-Rama. Wakll, Nereid and Stella Maris (disqualified). The first run368 words
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Article54 1929-03-23 20 At about 5 p.m. on the 12th inst., a little girl, daughter of a Chinese, fell off the bridge at the rear of the Bangkok Borispah Court into Klong Phadung. A teacher and a boy scout of the Pradumaganga School happened along, and both plunged m after her and successfully54 words
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Article149 1929-03-23 20 MAJOR SEGRAVE SPEED KING. Water and Land Records. [Reuter's Service.] Miami, Mar. 21. In the second and final heat of the motorboat speed contest Commodore G. A. R. Wood's Miss America beat Segrave' s Miss England by one and threequarter laps. After putting up a game fi^ht for149 words
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Article152 1929-03-23 20 Racing Classifications. The following 1 changes m classification of horses and ponies have been notified by# the S.R.A.: HORSES. Transfers: Lady Bounce from Class 2 to Class 3. Monreale fiom Class 2 to Class 3. Quicktime from Class 4 to Class 3. Stiflfy from Class 3 to Class152 words
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Article28 1929-03-23 20 YESTERDAY'S FINAL. Ladies' Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Zylstra and Miss Wallis owe 15.4 beat Mrs. Skey and Mrs. Jackson plus I 6 4. 6 S.28 words
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Article209 1929-03-23 20 MONDAY'S TIES. Godown Doubles Handicap. L. W. Byred and E. V. Smith plus 2 vs. Roy Smith and G. H. Daly owe 15.2. C. E. Winter and A. McKintosh owe 3 vs. C. Murphy and D. V. Gibson owe 1. G. H. Pinckney and J. R.209 words
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Article123 1929-03-23 20 Championship Preliminary J. S. Nathan vs. D. R. A. Hoblyn. W. Warden vs. E- Joy. R. M. Duff vs. E. J. Cassels. R. J. Collins vs. J. K. Hamilton. P. Buschow vs. H. S. Haskins. J. Duguid v?. R. H. Wild. J. S. Anderson vs. G. R. More.123 words
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Article72 1929-03-23 20 The Motor Cycle Committee of the Selangor Automobile Association propose to run a sporting event for motor cycles m the which might be unsuccessfully striven for, near future and, m order to gauge the general feeling of the public, has issued a circular letter asking members to make their choice72 words
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