The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 March 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, fi& FRIDAY. MARCH 29^ ***** NO. 12,679
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    MINISTERING ANGELS.
    1934 1 "When pain and anguish wring the brow A Ministering angel thou!" Sometimes. There are visitors to the sick room or hospital who barge m, and remain, chattering m raucous voices, consciously, or unconsciously, wolfing the patient's grapes, or black currant lozenges, r whatever it is of soothing that
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    284 1 Another treacherous execution has taken place m China, Le Chai Fsiun having been shot Page 9. The Kuomintang Congress has ended. Chiang Kai Shek made strong appeals for unity and co-operation Page 9. The British trade delegation to Russia has been met and welcomed at Moscow Page
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      238 1 PURE CHILLED CREAMERY BUTTER "SNOWFLAKT A TASTE OF HOME. Raffles Hotel j J FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION 1 TEA SPECIAL CABARET DINNER 1 DANCES DORK MANTLE AND CUFF DANCBS I monday KENDALL Tuesday THURSDAY and WILL APPEAR DURING AND ffi 1 1 „!E£J I«. ALL TEA DINNER DANCES
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      148 1 I PINK t&j ..^^^^^^^^^B lT^P'^a Ssff ALWAYS IN THE LEAD JEOIOFE (p HOTEL] S TO MORROW I 9 MORNING MUSIC ON THE VERANDAH FROM 11.30. 1 AFTER DINNER DANCE. I S Freeh from Home: -'j S I Emtfish Sainum, Soles, Quail, Grouse, Plover, etc. (lU I THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
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      87 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Edam cheese at the Cold Storage Papre 8. ■~Carpro notices re Carnarvonshire and Khk>6— Pa*e 12. Great Eastern Life for attractive assurance plans Page 15. Auction of unredeemed jewellery pledges by Cheonsr Koon Sener and Co.; Notice re Malaya Consolidated Tin; Secretary wanted for Chinese Chamber of Commerce;
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      13 1 WOOD'S I FAMOUS SELF RAISING I FLOUR FOR SCONES AND I CAKES. I
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      199 1 WUU TB7TH M. MMMjt tt nnil. Friday, 29th. High Water, 0.32 a.m., 8.8, 1.10 p.m., 8.3. 3ood Friday. Public Holiday. No issue Straits Times. Malayan Polo Assn. mtp., Penang. Malayan Golf Meeting. Football: Johore Malays vs. Penang Malays, Stadium 6 p.m. Saturday, 20th. High Water, 0.58 a.m., 8.7, 1.49 p.m.,
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      337 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. [uality Service Price Economy. tm mid lift tm the ffufk Sea Hemmf Q »y^^^>^ chamjs mocttut COMING SOON! m I BT^w SJ Si I B^BB)
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      278 2 To-Night and Nigbtly at 9^30 pm. Stn?»r4 English Coaedy Co. To-Morrow at 9.30 pm ';Tliet Best, People Easter Monday* April Ist. L t THE RINGER. V BY EDGAR WALLACE. Tuesday, April 2nd. > Wednesday, April 3rd. ROOKERY NOOK. OTHER MEN'S WIVES. Thursday. April 4th. Friday, April sth. THE FANATICS. THE
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      516 2 ALHAMBRA^ Tarn Chac Em A Co, LtA, Pr» Pri eto«. Programme ComnenciiiK Monday, March 25th. and Ending Saturday, MIn the Second Sh»w at 9 pjn. I THE M.G.M. WORLD'S NEWS THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS VTLMA BANKY "THE AWAKENING" with LOUIS WOLHEIM and WALTER BYRON A symphony of love, passionate, pulsating,
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    ART OF CARICATURE.
    875 3 Memorial to Honore Daumier. Paris, Feb. 23. Th" fiftieth anniversary of the death of the great caricaturist, Honore Daumier. ha? fust been celebrated by the fixing of a commemorative tablet upon the old house, at No. 9 of the Quai d'Anjou, where he worked 'rom l»4tf to
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    DISAPPEARING SUN.
    224 3 250,000,000 Tons a Minute Wasting Away. The sun is disappearing at the rate ol 25,000.000 tons a minute. Put amateur gardeners, banana plantationists, np-river] boat builders, tomato irrowers, and ice-cream merchanti nwd not fear. An audience of working men who listened to Mr. H. T. Tizard, of the
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    DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES.
    13 3  -  Arthur Moreland by No. 54. David is m love.
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    THE WIDOW'S SECRET.
    172 4 Lesson of Experience. "Oh! those widows! those widows!" wails the Girl. "Not only do they get a first husband, but two, and even three and we here we remain, pining alone. What is their secret? What are their wiles?" And off she goes to learn another jazz
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    FOR THE BEACH.
    563 4 her appearance at the clubs and restaurants, and her dashing vitality carries him along with her until he feels a gay Don Juan But One day she takes him to dine m her studio. "Come along and pig it with me," .she says. "It'll be great fun."
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    41 4 an Trou^a d his po P ular Hawaii- the vr?° UrS Te ivin a retu and thevHhouW they rul X A Vt?n m re SO this ™**™> *ith them Tv^ Und DaVWI KaUi a'vav m. V well kn ™n «nifer B have
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  • MOODS MODES OF EVE.
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      BOUDOIR AND BOULEVARD.
      563 4 Shopping- m a West End salon the othei day, I jaw a tweed coat which included BUM] ideas. It was m brown arid rust-eolourer tweed, and was well shaped at the waist. A* either side were pockets cut like sugar bag! and stitched on the slant. The
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      THE FUN WOMEN HAVE.
      356 4 Can it be proved that women are temperamentally happier than men? Statistics cannot show a state of mind, but they reveal the fact that barely thirty per cent, of the people who take their own lives are women, for they numbered 1,500 out of the f>,ooo
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      TABLE TALK.
      547 4 Nowadays, most tasteful housewives dis like many pictures m their rooms. The mo dem way is to have just a few, choice pic tures. Another sign of the times, is ade sire to change the wall decorations frequent ly. Luckily, the new pictures need not o< costly, and
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      SCHOOLGIRL HOWLERS.
      324 4 In the latest issue of Overseas most amusinp article appears on •'Schoolgirl Howlers." for it appears that schoolgirls make quite as Rood howlers as do boy.-, or even better. We take a few example*: The whole world, except the United States, lies m the temperance zone. In 1661
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      METAMORPHOSIS OF SPRING HATS.
      657 4 [Special to the Free Press.] Almost as great a metamorphosis In hats as m dresses is taking place. Despite her affirmations to the contrary, woman is now growing her tresses; cropped heads are going out of fashion and with the new dictum, large hats are once
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      WHILE THE HAIR GROWS.
      42 4 This hat of dark straw is particula rly interesting m showing how growing tresses may be trained to curl around the brim. This shapely model is of eire straw m a deep cerise, trimmed with velvet to match.
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      BOOK REVIEWS.
      399 4 High Pressure by Colonel Lionel James. '.8.E., D.S.O. (John Murray 12s). It is not easy to pick out any particular chapter as being the most interesting m this very interestingly written book of memoirs, written as the title justly states "at high pressure" and often under embarrassing circumstances.
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      NEW WALK DECREED.
      542 4 The Boyish Gestures are Gone The new line m dresses and coat, bringing about a new walk, says v h paper. The mannequins always ada, tfk selves to their clothes very guic kl V^Z amateur is slower to realise that the. be a change m deportment when
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      BEAUTY FOR THE BACK.
      159 4 Too-slim hacks are In-iim treated by lOQjdfag Mayfair beauty specialist at her Dover-street saloon. "Most women especially young pr.rls— are dismayed to find that backless evening gowns are unbecoming to the too-slender back.*' she said. "Women with bony hack* often suffer from open pores as well.
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      WHITE PIQUE.
      84 4 gritty pore-wash, which UftOTOUf the skin. For this 1 advise a Turkish linp g-love or a small Turkish toW m the water. Avoid too ■trcOUoM njW^j which irritates the sensitiw back. t(; "Heavy powdering: will draw »tU« A a too-slim back rather than dis*Ui* liquid powder, carefully applied
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    BRITISH AND AMERICAN IDEALS.
    401 5 Lord Ebbisham on Human Relations. Lord Ebbisham. President of the Federation of British Industries, was the guest of the American Chamber of Commerce m London at a iunche >n at the Hotel Cecil. Mr. F. E. Powell presided. Replying to the toast of his health, Lord
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    OUR HUSH LETTER.
    1279 5 THE POPE'S VISIT TO IRELAND. Growing More Likely. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Dublin, Feb. 25. Main intelligence from Rome would indicate that the hope that the Pope will visit Ireland if he visits England is being: strengthened. In Irish Socialist circles, there is much chagrin expressed at
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    DIVORCE FOR VIOLA DANA.
    100 5 Charge Against Her Cowboy Husband. Miss Viola Dana, the film actress, has been granted a divorce at Los Angeles from her husband, Maurice Lefty Flynn, the 6 foot 4 inch, cowbody film actor and former Yale footballer. The court upheld Miss Dana's charge that her husband
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      180 5 y^ur a «tliigl»stas^ Bnttds op Strength An g ,er's Emulsion is strongly recommend for co^umSi ANGIERS ENULSKNI Of all chemists and stores. ENDORSED BY TMS MEDICAL. P«OFESSIOi*— fl lu ttj BSHI^4K b T~?is J J/ A l^M h yj jh h^ I The Gift of Vigour It is yours to
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      263 5 NESTLE AND ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED Mil X CO J W i^IvILLIANI achievement and steady progress kivr \».nii,>tl M lor trie name of Nestle tlie premier place m the realm of J W milk production. m Sterilised Natural Milk, our latest J achievement, combines the results ot over 60 J W years
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    THE FIFTH TEST.
    725 6 GRIM AND DETERMINED STRUGGLE. Comments by Macartney. The following is a continuation of C. G. Macartney's special cables to the Times oi Coy Ion: Melbourne, March 14th. The weather was fine and cool and the wicket m good order for the most part eaily this morning (Thursday).
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    AUSTRALIAN SOUND POSITION.
    650 6 Melbourne. Mar. 15th. Die weather wu fine and cool and the ■;< ir failk good condition, though the low ball waa perceptible now and again, eft- ciaily when Ta'" Mid Geary were opera! ■nv. Austialia's position was sound at the concluttOflj of play the previous <lay, and
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    "RILES WILL HAVE TO BE REVISED."
    161 6 Macartney's Caustic Comment on Slow Test Scoring. Melbourne. Mar. 12. C. 0. Miuartney's Special Cable to the Times of Ceylon states: Rut for Hi adman's excellent and day.hinjr display, the total of runs made during today's play m the fifth Test match would have
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    ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIAN INNINGB COMPARED.
    76 6 Considerable advene comment has hoc passed «>n the rate of scoring m tho present Tost match. It is therefore interesting to compare the following times: England: r >o runs In 90 minutes, LOO ii r?0. 200 m 255, 990 m 360, 400 m 176, SCO
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    CRICKET.
    237 6 The following will represent the 5.C.R.4 nuainst the Johore Sporti Club on Sundu; at Johore. Play to be^ri ;it 11 a.m. Cheoig Chee Lira, Chua (hum Leong Chua Choon Sim. I H. Ito-a-Hing, Lim Chii .100, J. Lee Kenn" Tve, Onjj Slow Mian, Ta., Linn Teck, Woon Chow Tat.
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    R.S.Y.C.
    175 6 The following: races will be sailed on Sunday next. Skippers are asked to note the alteration m starting times. A Class. Club Trophy: Start 10 a.m.; handicaps' Jean 4 per cent, Joy 8 per cent; course Club course. B Class Club Trophy: Start 10.10 a.m.; course Club course. Low
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      764 6 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: March 29th, Friday March 30th, Saturday > Easter Holidays. April Ist, Monday PROPOSED FORMATION OF CAMERON'S HIGHLANDS ASSOCIATION. Will everyone who is interested m procuring land or Cameron's Highlands for the purpose of building a house, farming or planting be
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    IMALONE LESSONS.
    372 7 NEED FOR REVISION OF TREATIES. Was she m ILS. Waters? [Keuter's Service.] Washington, Mach 28. The official report of the British Consulate at New Orleans on the sinking of the Imalone was received to-day at the Canadian Legation where it is stated the only points which have hitherto
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    RECOVERY OF NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
    147 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York. March 27. The opening of the Stock Market waj widely discussed and anxiously awaited. Before the opening optimism. Inspired by the declaration of leading New York bankers, paved the way for the expected rally which started late yesterday afternoon and
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    DEATH OF BISHOP C. H. BRENT.
    135 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York, March 2K. The death has taken place m Switzerland :>f Bishop Charles Henry Brent, at the age of r>7 The son of the Rev. Canon Brent, he was bom m Canada and studied at Canadian, American and British (Glasgow) universities
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    STEEL PLANT FOR MANCHURIA.
    53 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 27. The South Manchurian Railway Company has placed an order with Krupp to supply a complete plant for a steel-rolling works. The Company apparently intends m future to manufacture a great part of its own railway material. It is expected the plant
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    NEW U.S. ASIATIC FLEET COMMANDER.
    26 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. 28. Rear-Admiral C.B. McVay has been appointed to command the Asiatic Fleet m succession to Rear-Admiral Bristol.
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    PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.
    23 7 t [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 27. The House of Lords has adjourned to April 16 and the Commons to April 15.
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    RESTRICTING OIL OUTPUT.
    210 7 SCHEME TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION. Enormous Cute. [Reuter's Service.l New York, Mar. 27. Sir Henri Deterdingr has arrived to attend a conference of the American Petroleum Institute on plans to curtail oil production m the United States, Mexico, Northern and Southern America. Sir Henri said the meeting was
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    KING RECEIVES THE ARCHBISHOPS.
    104 7 Interview With Premier. [Reuter's Service.] London, March 27. The Kinjr carried out his first official ceremony since his illness by receiving at Bognor the new Archbishops of Canterbury and York who swore allegiance. Mr. Baldwin read the oath. The King; descended m the lift from his
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    S. AFRICA AND HOME GOVERNMENT.
    107 7 [British Radio Official Service.] RuKby, Mar. !fi. The Dominions Ofliei- announces that Capt. Clifford, Secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa m London, has been appointed representative m South Africa of His Majesty's Government m Great Britain. Capt. Clifford has been acting m the
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    THE CHINA COMMANDS AMALGAMATION.
    91 7 THE CHINA COMMANDS AMALGAMATION. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. 26. The War Office announces that the North and South China Commands will be amalgamated next month. Major-General A. E. Wardrop, at present commanding of the British Thoops m North China, will return home, and the combined command will be
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    EAST AFRICAN TERRITORIES.
    62 7 [British Radio Official Service/) Rugby. Mar. 27. Mr. Amery. the Colonial Secretary, stated m the House of Commons that he proposed to ask Mr. Samuel Wilson, Undersecretary for the Colonial Office, to proceed to East Africa as soon as possible to discuss the recommendations made by Sir
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    SETTLED AT LAST.
    37 7 Tsinan Agreement Signed. [Reuter*s Far Eastern Service.! Nanking, Mar. 28. The Foreign Minister Mr. C. T. Wang and the Japanese Plenipotentiary Mr. Yoshizawa signed the agreement settling the Tsinan incident at 10.30 a.m. to-day.
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    FRANCE'S RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE.
    33 7 TReuter's Service.] Paris, Mar. 28. With the exception of one bill relating to Franciscans the Chamber has passed all the religious congregation bills, authorising missionary orders to settle m France.
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    MADAME FOCH'S PENSION.
    33 7 [Reuter's Service/! Paris, Mar. 27. The Government tabled a bill m the Chamber providing Madame Foch with a special pension of 100.000 francs yearly m addition to her ordinary pension.
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    THE FIRST PARLIAMENT.
    675 7 MILLENARY CELEBRATIONS. Iceland and the Althing. It is announced that Icelanders m America have already booked two Cunard liners to bring: them to the celebration of the thousandth year of the Commonwealth Legislative Assembly, the Althing of Iceland, which is to be held m the summer of
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    MINIATURE BATTLE AT JUAREZ.
    128 7 Witnessed Across the Border. tendon, Mar. 10. El Paso.— After the first alarm, when citizens scuttled to safety to avoid the hail of hullets falling m United States territory. Americans, from sheltered vantage points, had a vivid "close-up view of a miniature battle across the frontier
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    ATTACK ON FREEMASONRY.
    64 7 German General Fined. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 27. General Ludendorff, who is spending his declining days fighting Freemasonry and Judaism and propagating the worship of the old German Gods, has been sentenced at Hamburg to a fine of £40, alternatively sixteen days imprisonment for libelling an army
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    57 7 The little town of Temoh burst into a blaze of electric light on Saturday when the Kinta Electric Light Distribution Company turned on the current for the first time after months of preparation for the 'newlight. It was a great day with the shopkeepers and the Company also put on
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      700 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of UNREDEEMED PLEDGES OF JEWi. <LKKY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION To be held at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co.s saleroom. No. 30 Chulia Street, Singapore. On Tuesday, April 2, at 10 a.m. On Thursday, April 4, at 10 a.m. On Saturday, April 6, at 10 a.m.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    22 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. DAWSON. At th<- Msternitj Hotpital, 8i»It^rt, on March Mth. IMii t<> Mr. m"«1 Mrs. .1. I. Daw-on. a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1929. THE GROVE ROAD BRIDGE.
    732 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1929. THE GROVE ROAD BRIDGE. We feel the greatest sympathy with Mr. Alsagoff and Mr. Laycock m the protests made at the meeting of Municipal Commission on the matter of the Grove Road bridge. There has been a number of*disquieting rumours regarding this construction
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    375 8 Mr. G. D. A. Fletcher has been recognised as French Consular Agent, Penang. The Penang Automobile Club is called upon to furnish proof of its existence. 1 ne f'enang: Automobile Club is called upon to furnish proof of its existence. Mr. N. A. Worley has been admitted to the Eurcpcan
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    TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    439 8 THE LATEST PLAN. Ingenious Switch System. The mysterious construction at the junction of Stamford and North Bridge Roads, near the Cathedral, which has been attracting so much attention during the last few days, has resolved itself into a traffic control experiment of an ingenious nature. It is being
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    BARON KOENIG'S ARRIVAL.
    451 8 Singora to Singapore. The German airman, Baron von Koenig. who has been at Bangkok for some time past m the course of his Eastern flight, arrived at the Seletar Air Base at 4.20 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Leaving Singora at 6.45 m the morning the young airman
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    178 8 THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S VISIT. Perak Arrangements. [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, Mar. 28 The Perak programme for the visit < H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester .how;, kl will be received at Penang by the H F th Governor, H.H. the Sultan of Perar.Ji the Rulers of Kedah
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    BAD WEATHER IN IPOH.
    44 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 28. The week-end weather is likely to t*> wet promising: heavy going; for the amateur races which is the only local >portin^ ev* n t as the Perak cricketers an- play me at Penangr.
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    AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN PERAK.
    36 8 [From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Mar. 28. The local Agricultural Association hadecided to hold a small show m August. The Association will invest $8,000 m the M.A.H.A. stadium scheme at Kuala Lumpur
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    SELANGOR ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY'.
    45 8 SELANGOR ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY'. [From Our Own Correspondent. j Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 2» At St. Andrew's Society meeting petterday evening. Mr. C. J. K. Griew was i-Voleo Chieftain for the year. The retiring Chieftain. Mr. A. M. Macphail. wa pr nte: with a drinkine 1h»w!.
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    THAT "UNSUITABLE PLAY."
    284 8 Even Performed m Birmingham Mr. (Jilmore, Manager ot" the V Theatre, commenting <»n the objection which was lodged by a Municipal Commissioner at the monthly meeting on Wednesday to certain play recently performed there, tola a representative of the Free Press ye.-terda> that all pla\s appearing at
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    73 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [PftSl PRKSS BCRVICE. COPTEId London. Mar. 2S. ;U"> P Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus ami SjM notify to-day's tin prices M follow >• Spot £220 6 1(5 (down 6 16). *f. ward £221 10 16 (down 1 l«. market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair
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      8 8 a To-day's Feature. I OUR LADIES' I pant
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    CIVIL WAR AGAIN.
    209 9 LI CHAI SUM SHOT. I>espite Safety Promises. K< liter's Far Eastern Service. 1 Nanking, M«r. 28 ga fhm\ U Ohai Sum, Chief of Staff to Gonnm of Canton, who was largely jtgfowibie for the Anglo-Chinese rapproche- n r ;r uth China, was shot here at eleven this
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    TSINAN SETTLEMENT.
    184 9 The Terms Detailed. iter'i rar Eastern service.] Nanking. Mar. 28. i:\lly announced the terms of the HMD settlement are: Firstly, at not more rue months after signing the agreetkfl Japanese Government shall with- troops from Shantung 1 Thy Nationalist Government after uithshaJl near full responsibility for tectm* all
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    SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE.
    126 9 Alleeed Theft of Hired Bicycles.! When a charge against three soldiers of three bicycles was mentioned m the ond Police Court yesterday. Court Ctor Meeton said he understood the *as to have been withdrawn but the' mer .General had since refused to do so. rwitly, however, the
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    SIR C. WAKEFIELD GOLD TROPHY.
    167 9 SIR C. WAKEFIELD GOLD TROPHY. U»t Major H. O. D. Segrave, has the world's car maximum speed rea«ere«t centres on the Sir Charles Gold Trophy, which was prerent- donor to the Royal Automobile be awarded to the driver of the ►which is ascribed the highest speed accepted and recorded. lea
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    49 9 tion of his commission m the 1 rv« of OfTic-ors of Second-Lieut. 1 has b«en accepted. fat i ac donald has resigned his post Mnt*H 2? stat(>s Ltd.. and has been aptife X of Bukit Sembilan EsX( 'iah K<Jtll > South Kedah. He left for laesday, says the Malay Mail.
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    EASTER HOLIDAYS.
    88 9 IDEAL WEATHER LIKELY. General Exodus From Town. IFIIEE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT .1 B. London, Mar. 28. thi Str^ ln c °ntrast to a few weeks ago holid W iS ideal and the Eas^ r holidays are being eagerly looked forward There will be an exceptional exodus of people
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    THE DUKE'S DEPARTURE.
    144 9 Nearly Misses His Train. [Router's Service.] London, Mar. 28. m contrast with the reception awaitin^ him m ceremonious Japan, the Duke of Gloucester's departure was most informal. 1 he platform at Victoria was thronged not merely with the ordinary boat-train crowd hut with many Easter holiday-makers. The
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    BRITISH TRADERS IN RUSSIA.
    73 9 Moscow's Welcome. I teuter's tie i vice. Moscow, Mar. 28. The British commercial delegation has arrived m Russia. It was met at the frontier by the chairman of a reception committee and welcomed here by the leading commercial body and the Society for the Promotion of
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    AFGHANISTAN NEWS.
    69 9 [Reutei's Service.] Peshawar. Mar. £8. Five Russian aeroplanes arrived at Kabul on March 21 and have now evacuated three Soviet embassy members, four Russians and three Turks. Nadir Khan and his brother are actively enlisting the support of the Mullahs at Khost m favour of Amanullah. It is
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    MEMORIAL TO SIR H. WICKHAM.
    65 9 [PftEE PRKSS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] I^ondon. Mar. 28. The memorial to the late Sir Henry Wickham, the father of the plantation rubber industry, is to take the form of a marble bust. This will be placed m the Royal Empire Society premises and Mr. Smith, the
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    DUKE OF YORK'S NEW APPOINTMENT.
    27 9 [FEKE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] London. Mar. 28. The Duke of York has been appointed Lord High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland.
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    ZEPPELIN HOME AGAIN.
    25 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Mar. 28. The Graf Zeppelin has returned to her base at Friedrichshafen. The Graf Zeppelin's cruise lasted for hot*?"
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    MR. HOUGHTON LEAVES.
    28 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 28. The retiring American Ambassador Mr. Houghton, departed for Baden Baden prior to going to America. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT.
    113 9 TUESDAY'S TIES. E. J. Cassels owe 25 vs. N. G. Bishop owe 25. E. R. B. Upton owe 100 vs. C. H. I. Kent scr. K. H. McFarlane owe tS vs. W. P. Day Dewdney owe 75. H. E.Howe owe 100 vs. W. H. Follenfant owe 25.
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    KUOMINTANG CONGRESS.
    179 9 PROVINCIAL JEALOUSY DECRIED. Sittings End. (.Renter's Eastern Service.] Nankin*, Mar. 28. me Kuomintang Congress concluded its sessions to-day after continuous daily sittings practically without incident. Chang- Kai Shek, describing the reactions of the Congress deliberations, said one teason for dissensions within the Kuomintang party was the growth of
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    242 9 Convention Over: War Measures Continue. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai, Mar. 28. The convention concluded to-day and deprived Li Tsi Sun, Li Chung Jen. Pei Chung Hsi and others of membership. The Kuomintang has circulated a telegram praising Chinese abroad who have rendered .service
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    82 9 Heat Wave m Formosa. [By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.] Tokio, Mar. 27. An untimely heat wave is now raging throughout Formosa. The thermometer registered yesterday 95 degrees (Fahrenheit). A CABINET REFORM CONTEMPLATED. Cabinet reform is stated to be the most urgent problem of the Premier.
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    HOME HOLIDAY FOOTBALL.
    138 9 To-day's League Fixtures. Division I. Arsenal vs. Blackburn Rovers, Bury vs. Manchester Un. Liverpool vs. Cardiff Manchester C vs. Bolton W.. Portsmouth vs. Birmingham, Sunderland vs. Everton, West Ham vs. Burnley. Division II. Barnsloy vs. Stoke, Blackpool vs. Bradford, Clapton O. vs. Bristol C-, Grimiby T. vs.
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    56 9 One Nai Boon or Kia So has been sentenced, by the Bangkok Criminal Court, to imprisonment for four years and eight months fer uttering counterfeit notes m Trok Tao on the 17th ult. He was arrested three days later and there were ten bogus notes of the twenty-tical denomination found
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    LICENSING JUSTICES.
    917 9 THE RIVIERA HOTEL. Application Supported by Admiralty. The support of members of the contracting firm of Sir John Jackson's Ltd., and of the Admiralty was forthcoming at a meeting of the Board of Licensing Justices held m the District Court yesterday afternoon, when Mr. H. B. Layton applied
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    57 9 St. John's Church, Ipoh, has extended its activities amongst Chinese Christians m Ipoh and Kinta. The Rev. Mr. Chan, who arrived here fron. Singapore a week ago, is the first Chinese Anglican pastor to be stationed m Ipoh and, with the aid of Rev. Graham White, the first Chinese service
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      444 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated lit U.S.A.) 'fIIEMJUP LIE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Spar*. 1»2». s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Apr. T 8.8. CITY OF MOBILE May 10 HOMEWARDS. s.s.
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    686 12 A consignement of 205 bullocks was brought by Prachatipok from Bangkok. Captain E. Freyberg R.N., Master Attendant, returned on board H.M.S. Somersetshire from Hong Kong. The M.M. mail steamer Chantilly is due here from Madras on Saturday at 6 a.m. and will probably sail the same day at
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      657 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known ttefcmer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor ye -el MALABAR (4,612 tons). Th« Mi MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Aabtimlia. Cabins
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      730 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY STEAMER TO .MORROW. b Sarawak Kuching 8 a.m. Java, South- West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly and Western Aus- s tralia Gascoyne 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Chuan 9 a.m. Djambi Toh Lam 11 a.m. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Philippine Islands,
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      437 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per P. and O. Khyber, from China to-day: Mr. E. Damm. Mr. G. June. Mr. W. Wittich. Mr. H. Stein. Mr. H. Jouske. Mr. H. Kastens, Mr. P. Kampfs, Mr. C. Dosner. Mr. F. Tisbury. Per Lalandia. March 2Sth.:-— Mr. and Mrs. Bell; Mr. and Mrs. Swanstone and
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1207 13 OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH MALAYA. A Successful Business Year. [From Our Owr Correspondent.] Bangkok, Mar. 20. The new Straits steamer Pangkor which arrived during the week had a good dusting on her maiden voyage up the gulf, and her steadiness was well tested. Incoming passengers speak well of
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    38 13 Dr. P. H. Hennessey, the popular and sporting Medical Officer of Ipoh, is leaving for Home on furlough at the end of this week. It is understood that Dr. G. D. Gordon will act for Dr. Hennessey. T.O.M.
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    MATTERS INDIAN.
    573 14 Mariamman Temple Renovation. (By Our Indian Correspondent). The adjourned meeting for the election of the new Panchayat (Management ommittee) of the Mariamman and Perumal Temples took place at the temple premises m South Bridge Road on Monday the 18th, Mr. E. E. Colman, secretary of the Hindu and
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    SUMMER WEATHER AT HOME.
    242 14 Temperature of 95 dejj. m London. L<;ndon, .Mar. 10. V. ith the ice still remaining on many onds ;iT.d canals. Gieal Britain yesteroay was visited by SumUMT, an<i the populace i ii w off theit overcoats and hurried h< me to make up the leeway m
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    PO LEUNG KOK.
    110 14 Third List of Subscriptions. Previously acknowledged 14*500, Aw Boon Haw. $1.i 00. Singapore Weekly Entertainment club r )0i» Tong Jin club si 17. Teo hieu Fresh Fruit Association £100, Sic Hai Tontf Bank $100, Ho Hong Hank Ltd.. $100. Ho Hong Company $ii)o, Loke Van Kit, Sio:
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    PENANG AND THE AIR SERVICE.
    217 14 Commenting on the mgtitoj Imperial Airways service and the rumoured cost, the Pinang Gazette says: The project is for the l>em fit of Singapore and our own Settlement will be compelled to contribute its proportion m hard cash. We are aware, md we agree, that
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    HILL STATION RECORD.
    50 14 The Government Health Office gives return for the wteek "ndine: March 23rd. Penang Hill (2,loo 'feet average mean «hade temperature 71 80 (deg. F) evaporation .343 ins. rainfall .723 ins. Taiping Hill (3,500 feet) average mean shade temperature 72.05 (deg. F) evaporation .184 ins. rainfall 3.92 ins.
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    59 14 Prince Saionji and Upper House. [By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNfehi Shimbunsha.] Tokio, Mar. 26. It is stated that Prince Saionji. the only elder statesman, will shortly visit Tokio where he will meet leaders of various political parties and discuss the position of the Upper House which,
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    TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
    56 14 It is opined here that an early reviv.il of trade relations between China and Japan is unlikely to ln> realized m view of the unresting situation of the Yangtse Valley, although the anti-Japanese campaign m China is likely to be called off us the result nt
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    NEW BRIDGE ROAD GAMBLING DEN.
    142 14 Fang Ah Huang was charged before the Fourth Magistrate yesterday with occupying a house for the purpose of gaming m New Bridge Road. Inspector Minns stated that with some police he raided the house at 240 p.m. on March 24th. and found a number of
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    SWIMMING FIXTTRES.
    55 14 V.M.C.A. members are informed that entry forms are now available for the handicap swimming carnival on Saturday, May 4th The Singapoie Chinese Swimming Club will play the Penang Chinese Club at water polo on Sunday at the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club at 2 p.m. Following this there will
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      154 14 How do you manage to keep thin Jim m this beastly climate* *lalwaysI always drink Whiskey and fblly which contains natural gas and does not blow one out? /^4\ ApoUinarts to H M. Ihc Kin*. f^^^H fl Easiest— Goes Furthest— Lasts Longest" SOLD EVERYWHERE. In tins of all s zes.
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      33 14 H. R. H. Prince Yugala is returing to Siam and has booked his passage outwards by the N.Y.K. Kashima Maru. He will arrive m Bangkok probably on May 11th by train from Singapore.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    126 15 WEDNESDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 909 th. auctior on Wednesday, when there was catalogued 1,608,436 lbs.; 718.05 tons. Offered 1,435 674 lbs.; 610.93 tons. Sold 1,275,620 lbs.; 569.47 tons. T A SPotl^ondon lid. New York 22*4 cts. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    221 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Mar. 28. Rubber. London lid, unchanged. Closing Prices 5 p.m. Spot 38, April 38^4, MayJune 38%, July-Sept. 39 J Oct.-Dec. 40. Dull Steady. Tin. London £221 15s 17s 6d up. Mining. Quiet. Sun^ei Way 3.0.'> 3.15, Kuchais 1.35 1.3H, Kinta Dredge 1.46 1.50, Klang River
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    83 15 Singapore. Mar. 28. Prices sagged away still further but support was fourthcomin^ at the lower level, the market recovering slightly towards the close. There is little inclination to do business owing to the pending holidays and the undertone remains uncertain, with Xew York a potent weak factor. U.K.
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    JACKS' REPORT.
    313 15 rrmde all <>v«.«r tht» world continvefl to improve especially m xhv basic Industries. The improvement seemi t<» be based on solid business, and to be likely to last for tht usual trade cycle of seven \c-ais! Copper. Although the product ion m January had to be artificially curtailed
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 15 March 28. Bank 4 Tn.s. 2f 1 -'t. r Bang" demand 2|3 25-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 13-32 1 New York, demand 56 I|l6 1 Credits 90 days 53 Franco, (to'n-ind 1431 India, T. 1. 1 5*5 Hong Kong, demand 11% p. c Dis. Yokohama, demand 125 Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    225 15 1 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 I Rice, Rangoon Bin tan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rico, Siam Glutinous No. 1 360 Rice, Siam Glutinous Nr. 2
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 15 March 28th., 12 o'clock tvtun. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot S7tf S8 Standard K.S.S. Spot .'l7'.. 'As Standard R.S.S. on Trader Apr. ;*s May SBtt :;<.» Apr-.luiu- |g M July -Sept. :V.n 4 Bt% Oct-Deo. 3V» 4 40 4 Tone of Market: Steady. Latest
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    BRITISH EGGS DEMAND.
    331 15 Success of National Mark Scheme. The demand for National Mark eggi already exceeds the supplies at present available from registered packing statiuiM. A Daily Express representative was ir.forwed by an official ot' the Ministry ot > Agriculture that foreign egg producers are already beginning to feel the
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      39 15 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIC.iI I.] London. Mar. 28. The rubber shaTe market shows few variations m prices and the amount of trading has been exceptionally small. The tone however is steady m sympathy with the commodity.
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      LATEST DIVIDENDS.
      24 15 The following dividends are announced: Mengkibol 2V 2 Damansara '4, Selangor 4. Bandjasarie (Java) 7Vi, Kajang 10. Alor Pongsu passed its dividend.
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      MENGKIBOL PROSPECTS.
      55 15 Speaking at the meeting- of Mengkibol Mr. Philip Turnbull, the chairman, said that with rubber at its present price he had no fears as to the Company's ability to work at a profit, indeed it might reasonably be anticipated that tho Company would continue to appear m the
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      TIN DULL.
      30 15 Although there has been a modest rally m the tin price the sharemarket has not benefited, and there is a very small enquiry. Kamunting and Tronohs are steady.
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      TYRE PRICES CUT.
      28 15 Michelin Tyre Company announce cuts m tyre prices from 4 to 13 per cent. Dunlops state that no decision regarding cuts has been reached yet.
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES SHARES.
    63 15 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2N. At Malayan Collie*, ies meeting yesterday the Chairman reported very material progress and moved a dividend for the year of 35 per cent plus an extra five. Discussion took place on share splitting two members suggesting the difficulty of
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    329 15 Singapore, March 28. Irregular conditions nave influenced the market during the past low days and prices have fluctuated considerably. A heavy liquidation of bull accounts depressed juices rapidly early m the week, but this has been followed by a recovery which may be due to the
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    BARLOWS REPORT.
    184 15  -  Dean Inge Singapore. Mar. 28. Throughout the past week the decline m the price of the commodity continued with little, check till yesterday, when there was some recovery following in'ttt-r r.d ices from London and New York. To-day's cables quote London at lid and New York at 21
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      65 15 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. Clerk at "W illesdc-n: This woman* appear? to have been deserted
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    869 16 THE PENANG MALAY TOUR. Visitors Successful. Darul Aihsan, 2; Darul Taalam, 1. The Penang Malay League champions avenged the previous day's defeat of the Association at the Stadium yesterday when they won the cop presented by Haji Manjoor Sahib. Among the gathering present to witness the match was
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    TO-DAY'S MATCH.
    208 16 The customary guarantees having been exchanged between Tengku Temenggong AJvmad, D.K., (m the absence of a Johore Malay Football Association) and the M.F-A. Penang, securing that both sides shall be iuily representative m fact as well as m name, visitors to the third Inter-State match at the Stadium
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    284 16 PERAK AMATEUR MEETING. Saturday's Weights, The following are the weights for the first day's amateur racing at Ipoh. Ponies Class 3 Div. 2 (5 Furlongs):— Gipsy Girl 11.12, Brown Laddie 11.7, Jangei. shak 11.5. Fireworks II 11.3, Sydney 10.12, Burok 10.10, Silent Meg: 10.7, Whippet 10.7, Old Bill
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    AMERICAN GOLF.
    63 16 [Renter's Service.! Pinehurst, Mar. 28The Pinehurst open golf tournament was won by the brilliant young American Ryder Cup player Horton Smith, who is shortly leaving for England with the team for the match against Britain at Leeds on April 26, with a score of 287. Armour was 289
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    HOME SPORT.
    28 16 Inter-Varsity Golf. [Reuter's Service.] London, March 27. At Rye, m an Inter-'Yarsity golf matcft, Cambridge beat Oxford by 9 matches to 5 one match being halved.
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    ARMY WIN INTER-SERVICES RUGBY.
    22 16 At Twickenham the Army won the interServices Rugby Championship defeating the Air Force by 27 points to 0.
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    23 16 [Reuter's Service.] london. March 27. In a Division I, Scottish League match Hamilton beat the Rangers by :i to 0.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    176 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Championship Doubles. Lt. Dearden and Lt. Waring vs. G. F. Murphy and M. G. Marriott (postponed). C. E. Winter and W. C. Hill boat J. Duguid and C. B. Terdre. G— o, B—6.8 6. R. F. Goodman and A. A. A. Peterson beat J.
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    29 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Ladies' Doubles Handicap (Final). Mrs. Zylstra and Miss Wallis owe 15.4 beat Mrs. Atkin Berry and Mrs. Newell »lus 1, 6—2, 5—7, 6—3.
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    EASTER IN SINGAPORE.
    761 16 BUKIT TIMAH GOLF MEETING. Malayan Championship. The most important event over the Easter week-end m Singapore is the Malayan Amateur Golf Meeting and Championship which is being played off between Friday (to-day) and Monday at Bukit Timah. To-day a bogey competition (18 holes under Club handicaps) open
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    106 16 On Wednesday the V.M.C.A. met the Electrical Department of the Municipality on the V.M.C.A. ground at Anson Road. Right from the kkk off the V.M.C.A. assumed the aggressive and only weak finishing prevented them from obtaining a lead before the interval. After the change of ends the home
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    36 16 The following: will represent the Singapore Swimming Club against the Penang Chinese m a water-polo match at the Swimming Club at 3 p.m. on Easter Monday: Bessem, Iken. Wmdle, Gagan, Brcdie, Bromley-Davenport and A. N. Other.
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    STUDENTS ON STRIKE.
    429 16 TROUBLE AT VAN CHIN SCHOOL. Ringleaders Expelled. Singapore students have been quiet since the strike of the Singapore Chinese High School, several years ago* when students demanded the removal from the principalship of Mr. Loo Shih Tee on account of some grievances but trouble has recently, arisen
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