The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 March 1931

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    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press no. 13,297. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE^ S.S. MONDAY, MARCH 307 1981. 20 PAGES DAILY 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    329 1 It is reported on good authority that agreement has been reached between the Conservative Party and Lord Beaverbrook —Pace 11. The legislation for enforcement of the tin quota scheme has been gazetted Page 11. At the annual meeting of the Swimming Club yesterday the proposal to charge
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    THE FOOL HATH SAID.
    1113 1 •'God. said Plato. "Is truth, and light His shadow." If I am to judge by many articles, both in newspapers and in the literature of the day. this doctrine would be found somewhat ridiculous by the intelligentsia of our time. They do not admit that God
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      210 1 <VFA»*S OF n MKA( TURING LEADERSHIP h" KEI VINATOR „\s KVER WORN OUT gfj BROS. CO., 53 Robinson Rd RAFFLES HOTELI EXCKMENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN I SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS I THIS EVENING 6.15. I TEA DANCE I MOM A LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I I "grTll'room I I THE BEST FOOD
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      196 1 AT LAST 7 \J "ink «ik Tnfll BiNOS ft ««oo COSE* 1 ANO 6ERRARD TM£ t;p tmat binds all CftSES" THE GERRARD WIRE TYING MACHINE CO. sou agents NUUST£R&C9L T s.^apok s.s. EUROPE^HOTELI "Renowned by Recommendation" S j W DANCING: After dinner every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and ffi j SATURDAY. S
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      95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Cinema announcements Page 2. Some insurance facts Page 18. Robinson's for perambulators Page 1 1 Dainty table linen at the Gift Shop Page 1. Dollar bargain week at Whiuawwy'c Paee fi. IaMMMMMBBHH m v _a m s a m b a LOW INITIAL COST j Your house in
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      17 1 17 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP NO KELVINATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT GETZ BROS. CO., 53 Robinson Rd.
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    CONDITIONS IN CANADA.
    343 2 Business Improvement Expected. General trad" m Canada shows the Usual pre-spring quietness without any imprc.venu nt. although thf undertone of confidence is fnulinu clear expression in the more marked activi'y on the stock BOfffceU. This may primarily be ascribed to the conviction that an improvement in general
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    HOW TRADE IS LOST.
    332 2 Sheffield Cutlers and Neghctod Market. How Slmfnt'ld has lost its South American markets in cutlery and small tools to the United States and Germany Ls .shown in the report, published by the Department of Overseas Trade, of a trade mission which visited the leading South American
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    RUSSIAN OIL.
    49 2 A Protest from the Soviet. M<wcow. Mas. 18. Thr Commisiiary for Foreign Affairs, M. I.ltvinoff. ha.s sent a Note to the International Danube Commission protesting vigorously a«ain«t Rumania having closed Oalatz Harbour U> import* of Rusclan oil. which he declares Is a brrach ot the Danube Convention.
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      404 2 PRICE $5.00 EACH. Spare batteries and lamp bulbs. MEDICAL HALL LTD. Opposite O.PO. Singapore. I Rapid Service j Excellent Cuisine j 5 and Charming j Surroundings j i These three features ensure i dining in town at its very best that is why we i insist that your choice should
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      174 2 I victoria theatre!! i I I Jo-Night at 6.15 9.30 j A MUSICAL PICTURE jj I witK a Story 5 MELODY MAN I I mi S The OLD MASTERS. 1 A PICTURE YOU WILL ENJOY. I' 1 I Booking at Little's $2, $1 and 50 cts. j> MBIBIBIBfBIBiBIBIBIBIBIi^^ i Positively
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      275 2 I [6-15J TO-NIGHT |'9.'i| I EXTENDED FOR TWO MOKK M(;iriv I |j Thousands have seen it -.1 I; Thousands arc going to sec h l l I RE IN THE RUNNING I I I COHENS I S KELLYS I i AFRICA! |j (UNIVERSAL PICTURK) W y; Hy far the Funniest
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      149 2 THE WEEK. Monday. :<olh. HiK» Wat.r. 062f». 7 1 ft.. 2120, 7.0 it Footrx.N: Uiv I KA.F. vs. SC.F.A.. Stadium. SCC. Tournament. Tucday, 31st. HiKh WaUT. 08.03. 7.7 ft., 2149. 7 C It F'K tbiiU Div. I: Pulau Bruni vs. RA, Stadium. Ret: Div. Chinese A vs. I.C.F A SHB.
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    THE JAPANESE DIET.
    2050 3 FROM THE GALLERY. A Sitting of the House. The white granite pile which in a y ear two will house the Imperial Diet is the most conspicuous edifice in Tokyo. Only its exterior is completed, and the Legislature still inhabits a shoddy structure at the foot of
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    MUKDEN POLITICAL SENSATION.
    154 3 Nanking. Mar. 20. A political sensation, which might liave far reaching fleets on the military situation in Shantung:, has been caused by Japanese telegrams from Mukden sating that General Chang H;:ueh-liang has ordered the detention of Geneial Shih Yu-shan. Ml influential Shantung Divisional Commando with 10.000 soldiers
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      166 3 I THE fffjf Imported 1 1 I g^AL iil'ifl! FROM j; IDF VON 111 Dem ii I.WUcohoHc.) fe^^^g FOfm 1 1 I pHce B n|cd ii pfeiSFRASERi Dozen pM^ F £iT and 7oz. L^r^yj NFAVF i BOIIIOS l^f[iSvs*' i^^iS*^) LTD. i| yy*/&s*s/s)(tt®(^&<^^ MM N HAKE YOUR NEXT HOLIDAY Ni AN
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      365 3 p»»!ri!rHf»ai!lWW>fi<fi«^ I Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. 1 1 BRANCHES 1 tfj n, First Cross Street MALACCA. W 11, Light Street PENANG. S g 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. j j£ Registered by and Security deposited with 3 the Straits Settlements Government. g g Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers,
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      Instalment One.
      2391 4 CHAPTER I. At The Landoyle Races. NEVER had there been such a crowd as congregated upon the Landoyle race-course during the second day of the May meeting. A crowd showing many different layers of people: the peasantry and small farmers of the immediate MtghtoOUrtMOd, who regarded it as
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      CHAPTER II.
      867 4 THE OSI'LLIVAX AT HOME. When Terence parted from Lady Bridget, who had given him a lift to the park gate, and walked up the drive of his own house, he crossed the lawn through a shrubberv to the side of the house: thinking that he would go in
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      CHEAPER III.
      1755 4 TERENCE COMES TO A DECISION. After Terence O'Sullivan left his grandfather following upon the struggle with the scoundrel of a jockey he passed through the spinney and park across the few fields which separated the O'Sullivan estate, Clonmalkin, from the Blakeneys 1 place, Fermagh Park. He made his
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      284 4 M VK/ Mf IN TMOUSANDS OF MUMEI %gF N A *-L PARTS OF THE WORLD ■OLD 4k RECOMMENDID OMk wX V A W BY STORKS EVERY WHIR* OldeEndlish V. R. VICK CO, m m ■ONQ KONG BANK CHAMIU& \M #%1«TY1 I O /H 1111 PKMAMa ii acclaimed "The Aristocrat of
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    THE GLORIES OF THE GEORGES.
    811 5 THE GLORIES OF THE GEORGES. RARE COLLECTION. Wonderful London Exhibition. At Sir Fhilip Sarsoon-s house. 25 Park Lanr -itself a relic of Victonan London in *hat is now a parade of Ameru o Anglican block a/- i chitecture-you can march through Georgia for a moderate fee. which goes to the
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    QUEEN'S TASTE IN FROCKS.
    117 5 Medium Length Preferred. The Queen was among visitors to ihe Artificial Silk W [lon tne Britisn Industries Fair M the Albert Hall. Her Majesty, while watch-, ing the mannequin parade, remarked: "I like frocks of medium length: the frocks that come just abov- the ankle. These
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    THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
    101 5 THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Sir William Jowitt Taking a Rest. Rugby. Mar. 10. The condßldß cf Mr. Snowden. Chancellor of th; Exchequer, who WM Mlfltrtaf tttm cystitis following influenza, was reported to br. inchar.^'d. The Attorney-General. Sir William Jowitt. left L< :don to-day to take a complete rest at a Masidc resort
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    MORE DREYFUS CASE REVELATIONS.
    636 5 THE REAL TRAITOR. A German General's Vindication. Any one whose blood thrilled It the dra:n of Dreyfus' trial, conviction, four years' imprisonment on Devil's Island, and ultimr-.c vindication, will even r.cw, thirty y^ars af.er. jump at the news that "Schwartzkoppen has spoken." Zola, the author of
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    £50,000 A YEAR FOR CADETS.
    339 5 Lord Allenby's Appeal. Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby. the President of the British National Cadet Association, discussed with me, writes the Morning Post Military correspondent, th? c-fforU made to ke-p alive the National Cadet organisation and the success which has so far attended them. "The withdrawal by
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    21 5 Cartain Shackc'. State A.'Julant. Perak. having completed his period of service with the M.S.V.R.. will be leaving for home next week.
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      318 5 ECHIGOYA'S I j Special Cheap Sale j Commencing To celebrate our Monday 30th 28th anniversary j Continuing to we of fer a discount 1 hriday 3rd April of 20% on every I 5 days only article sold, j ECHIGOYA Co. 54, 56 Middle Road. I I TUNNELITE j BRITISH I
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      132 5 A True Beer |W^^^^ Bill Beer IHiUS^^^^^gl colour— see the rich mm^*** o^ Bill's Beer. To taste it TRY A BOTTLE once is to insist on it TO-DAY. •ss. G.H.SLOT&Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. PENANG. I jCHEF BRANDS PROVISIONS I Embody Good Value. 1 1 SAUCE ASSORTED JAMS I MIXED PICKLES MARMALADE
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    SIR M. CAMPBELL.
    635 6 Speed Knight Tells King of His 245 m.p.h. When Captain Malcolm Campbell visited Buckingham Palace and received from the King the accclade ol knighthood, conferred upon him for achieving for Britain the world's motor speed record ol 245 miles an hour at Daytona Beach, a larti- crowd
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    44 6 Mr. g. s. Hrfflngi, M.c.s.. Collector of Estit» Duty. Official Assignee and Registrar of Companies, is going on leave early in April. Hls place is to be taken by Mr. R. S. JervoLse. M.C.S.. who. prior to goiny on leave, was Magistrate at Ipoh.
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    TORY H.Q. CHANGES.
    390 6 How the Evening News Sees It. Drastic changes are being made in the per.sonnel of the staff of the Central Conservative Office, the G.H.Q. of the Badwinites. The reorganisation has been made n-'cessa.y by two things, both of which are closely connected. There has been a heavy
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    KING GUSTAV AND BETTY.
    163 6 KING GU STAV AND BETTY. Miss Nutthall Invited to Play in Sweden. Nire. Feb. 11. Miss Betty Nwthall has been invited by th<« King of Sweden to DOOM to his country MSI summer, before or alter Wimbledon, to nlay exhibition matches, and also to partner the King himself in tournaments.
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    32 6 Mr. J. A. Goetzee. manager of Messrs WMttaway. Laidlaw and Co., Ltd., Penang will be leaving on home furlough next month and Mr W Price will act as Manager during his absence.
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    HEART OF MONTROSE.
    343 6 New Light on l<m ReKc. One ol tbt "nat. r i Rebellion may be <■ d ti of Captain Henry Btuari sident of the Royal atartyi i An embalmed h.ait gallant Marquess ol ttontl ed in 1650 for his devotion t.» th. R has just been entrust,
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    "A MONSTROUS THING."
    58 6 Abusive Cabauui'a M Pw ■n is ;i monstroui tl burled ;it you becau p(i or Dunk- he i Mr Btngle) ;tt the M n in Oninc John BUn* Btokesley-street. Bhtphei B ibuarft huifUßf? lo Copula <■ Orsett-t TTSCe Hivswat' I A witness staled thai tin the tfrtt
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    30 6 The Ron M. '< N Aumt. Western rSrovtaa bv Mrs Th;un. ti *M m PW 7' by It* Mh.hu., rhfj ■Till of the Pedemted fctota) buu arc asotlttCd ft* iIHsVP"" K
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      181 6 WHITEAWAYS tf^fl Famous Dollar Bargains May be Procured All This Week. fl > < An Enormous Variety are now Displayed on the Ground Floor. Call yourself and inspect them. There must he something amongst this Selection you are Requiring. \v X 4^ y/ I B *^b- Colours, red. ELITr n'"
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      28 6 Ask Your Chemist PRODUCTS (PACKED SPECIALITIES ASPIRIN, CASCARA SAGRADA, SACCHARIN, QUININE, VEGETABLE LAXATIVE, ETC. TABLETS, AMPOULE PRODUCTS, "REGAID" SURGICAL DRESSINGS, ETC. tTHE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD., •INGAPOfcK— irOB— PENANG.
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    LADY FRANCES BALFOUR.
    874 7 AITIIOR AND SPEAKER. A Champion of Women. Lady Frances Balfour. whose death took phut- in mail week, had many claims to distinction. Shi" was a woman of letters, with a delightfully light touch and an attractive style. She was a clever and persuasive speaker. She had lons
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    51 7 An English school with pfimary classes ir, be opened at Christmas Island for the :hildren of the employees of the Christmas land Phosphate Co. and as a result of disOXtt between the Oorvemment and the Oompany the Government has agreed to proI t -acher while the company will provide thl&g
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    93 7 An 80 year-old inmate of the Tai Wah Ward c <cr -pit Chinese at tbe District Hospital. Lumpur, was found dead in the ward > i< 1 o'clock this morning, says th^ Malay I of Thursday. The man had been an I Of Hit Ward for 11 years. He was
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    NO SERIOUS THREAT TO MONARCHY.
    792 7 SPANISH^ SITUATION. Declaration of Admiral Prime Minister. The followine a rUc e> he K iven U> the Pr^ s of any new Spanish Pr.me Minister, was written by Admiral Aznar for the North American Newspaper Alliance. By Juan Bautista Aznar. Captain-General of the p Minister
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      503 7 WILLING SPIRIT— WEAK FLESH* (,v\ Fit now and Knjoy Life t:,i.<i 'jjm H imaMi to stand the UMI j 'in down, bt'^in to lit ii;.\» do ■ppetttt that's ajajc you have \jtt:\ t;\\uu', your vitality too „:,vm(;»1 tnafiy »asl ba replaced. Nature'! InfltrrTlMl m\v But don't <'.■ \y.\w —it's dangerous.
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      180 7 S^m 1 >^- if HhY USH HIS .'jH ''SflßuSF' '.*•>;■:•;•; ■;*x*;"'-*--- ■■■'.■'.•v I H m. 11l I I I I < :-::<:- >:[: $>•'■:&:'■:■ :W< ■>§&:■:<■ VV I II I IA M vwS' >!-!\-.- ■■■•iv- ''ftvV- >.-.-. AIXJL k. jm^ w/ m a I. 0* Lux Toilet Soap is used
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    THE READING MURDER MYSTERY.
    540 8 POLICE ON NEW LINE. Visit to Broadmoor Asylum. Scotland Yard officers h^v opened a new line < Inquiry into tbe murcier ofl Mr Alfred Oliver. V. tobacconis:, who was found dead in his shf p in Cross-street. Reading, en June 22. 1929. Cbtef Enipecta Bent c.'.d
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    AN ART IN CLAY PIPES.
    654 8 London's Oldest Maker Has Never Smoked One the war." said Mr. Henry Hawley sadly, "almost every working man used to smok" a clnv. "Publicans would gladly give you a clay. "People writ- so proud of their rlays that we Used to have colouring competitions. "I
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    65 8 Mr. K. O Padmanabha Iver. Supervisor, Government Telegraph Department, Penang, who retired owing to ill health after 20 years' service, is proceeding to India by the Rajula. Mr Iyer was very popular both in official and social circles. He took a vei*y keen interest in the steps taken by the
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    GOODYEAR TYRES.
    39 8 The iiiiinuiiu tun- ol tt> at the teetocy ol tin bor Co. (On* BriUinl, i W was ■nmwmnl m mall week i Partriduc nmna^inu director lar K est ever mud. In toftond vehicle, and wetfhi ii')" 1
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    44 8 On his return from tew Ml M.C.S.. will |0 10 Kual.. K omce. iir. a h No*, who h Kubu. .ill p. to Kteni then- and Mr J I Krmp take charw ol tbt Ku:,l, K In succession to Mr I proceeding on IMVC
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      175 8 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS^^^s. 1 fILL OVER THE JTRfIITS YOU WILL FIND IT IS I Customers I are assured of the CHOICEST qualities 1 when purchasing 1 Haddock— Herrings Lemon Soles from !j /I 1 FRgSH JFQCD 1 REFRIGERATING* Co., LIMITED I Gloriously Alive —Al way s Not a car* in th«
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      270 8 After me The reason why Lactoger. =io make bone and muscle and fl<:sn often act* when everything else has and to get a good grip on lite, failed is this. It is mill., which is And "L&CtOgen" is ricn full-cream nacure's own food for Baby There country milk with all
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      517 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nm. 1 A 3, Penhaa Road. iff Lavender Street Phone 6075. 1 < BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE ft 11* -t CUsb Work Lowest Rates \JJDLAVf BUILDING— Phone 7898. TO LET. Offices to let. 24 8 Battery Road, 2nd floor. t ppiy Guthrle
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      627 9 TENDER& SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or ervices, and that particulars of such tenders nay be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal OHiees: Installation of Sanitary fittings at the following premises: North Bridge Road Nos. 330, 332, 334.
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      421 9 NOTICES. PERAK TURF CLUB. EASTER AMATEUR MEETING Saturday, the 4th. of April 1931 Monday, the 6th. of April 1931 ARRANGEMENTS AS USUAL Programmes may be obtained from the Secretaries of all Turi Clubs. THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Notice i.s hereby gtveti that the Rubber Market will be
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      440 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE Of UNREDEEMED PLEDGES AND JEWELLERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co.\s saleroom. No. 30 Chulia Street. On Wed., April Ist, at 10 a.m. On Thursday, April 2nd, at 10 a.m. On Tuesday, April 7th, at 10 a.m. On Wednesday, April Bth, at
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      359 9 rOR 100 WRAPPERS (LARGE SIZE) 200 WRAPPERS (SMALL SOD aa J^ r^»N^ Gold and Silver GIFTS-FREE/ UREE GIFTS for the hcakhy! Gold wrisr and pocket 1 watches! Gold cigarette cases! Exquisite enamelled coffee spoons! Heavy solid silver hand mirrors! It is worth being well to get these splendid gifts! a^t\
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    17 10 BATES.—At Singapore on March 28th to Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Bates, —a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 30. 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    702 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 30. 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT. The news that common-sense and true patriotism have triumphed in Congress at Karachi over the fanaticism of extremists is undoubtedly the best we have had from India for a long time now. Although Mr. Gandhi had definitely staked his political reputation
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    221 10 A Committee meeting of the Mi:slim Students Aid Society will be held to-night at 7.15 p.m. at house No. 25. Lorong 29 Geylang. A general meeting of the Ceylon Tamil's Association will be held at the Association Hall at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Members are earnestly requested to be present.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    34 10 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 28, noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 3%d (3 7il6d). Forward 3%d (3%d). The market is auiet.
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    246 10 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gittins. well-known in Bangkok, are leaving England next month for Fiji, to visit their son John, who is the Resident of one of the smaller islands there. Mr. John Gittins is to be married and his father and mother are taking out his bride. They are
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    LADIES AT THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    1533 10 SUBSCRIPTION PROPOSAL. Turned Down by Annual Meeting. The question of th" admission of lady numbers at a subscription of $J per month was discussed at length at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Swimming Club, at the Club headquarters yesterday and after a free
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    236 10 RCBBER KKSTKK HOY To the I dii'.i c'ir. How much lonuer in M pofaf to i>ut up with Restriction IdMM which pi the hands of the Dutch and M us down. Having visited Dutch Estates and lo t money in Dutch Rubber Companies. U» I know
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    LAW NOTICES.
    46 10 Cases to »>«' IfclH to -day. Before the Chut J Summons in OtMUMbd Bi'f«»re Mr AMtfa W peal No 5. Rtx V. Summonses Before Mr Just.. n'B monses in Chamber- M and SuH No M§|M foe fUrtJ (Halxsah bintc Nrasn.tti Mohamod Amin bin H I
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    IPOH EX- SERVICEMEN.
    46 10 The Sommr IHnnt \rr;inu«'rmnts Ottoa our Own Don ip..ii H*« The annual awetlni the i Association to-day elected chairman and rwtfred to run this year. The neeUnf dl to confine the Booune dl participated In U* *mm favoured u being open to I
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      202 10 SOLE AGIXTS: CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong*. {Incorporated in Shanyliai) u I Pure Fresh Cow's Milk 1 FROM I OUR OWN DAIRY FARM f I OBTAINABLE AT I P" COLD STORAGE td I ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. LITTLE'S ANNUAL FURNITURE SALE Drastic reductions on
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      110 10 I IMPORTANT I NEW BOOKS I I My Early Life by W. Churchill $12.60 v Byron by Andre Maurois 7.50 I Don Bradman's Book 7.50 I Jim Redlake by F. B. Young 6.00 With Lawrence in Arabia by L. Thomas 2.10 The Universe Around Us By Sir J. Jeans 7.50
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    TORIES SETTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES.
    110 11 EMPIRE TRADE. tgreemcnl Pdowi Meeting with I {caver brook. I R< liter's Service. I "fifiof, Mar. 29. <!' r.My elated in well-informed I tall MlllnMlll of th«- internal In tIM Conservative Party, which I ted at the St. George's ;il,x>iJt to bt achieved. I that feu
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    KAYE DON FOILED.
    79 11 Knuhind II in 4 *Hot Water." Service] BaCMM Aiirs. Mar. 2!). frustrate i Um attempt by i -it the world's ;.r>?or boat sjK'*'d I 'Mid II He hopes to make •'!i Tuesday. Uure of the water etrcidatton became overheated, rau.sing >■> null. It appeared thai the boat
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    99 IN THE SHADE!
    69 11 Sweltering in Record Heat. Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh. Mar. >K. isly vMth the record temperature :<<! at [poll yesterday morning, rain '■'i the top of Kledang Hill at terday evening, preceded by a h;til. which surprised the occubungalows The hail-stones were .Hid tJif tell ill
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    BRITISH RAILWAYS.
    77 11 Electrification Report Before Ministry. I British Radio Official Service.l Rugby, March 28. Herbert Morrison. Minister of Transport. h last night announced that the ry of Transport had received a report < ommittee which has been studying <»l electrification of the railways publication would be a matter for the
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    FATHER TIERNEY DEAD.
    50 11 Captured by Communists in November. ltd Far Eastern Service] Shanghai. March 29. tamban'a Ifiwion here has received init Father Tierney died in captivity rch 5. No details are available. rney, Superior of St. Columban's Chang, 80 miles South East of was captured by communists in the November.
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    BANGKOK DOCK.
    48 11 Gloomy Outlook of Chairman. I'KESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 liungkok. March 29. hainnan Oi the Bangkok Dock Company v. tcrday attributed the loss on king mainly to the motor depart-ix-lieved tlic slump was just beginning i am! foreshadowed no dividend for Uniteen ;nv large stockholders in the
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    AIRMAN'S ILL-LUCK.
    42 11 Plane Wrecked in a Snowstorm. I Reuters Service. 1 Athens, Mar. 29. i h Airman. Ford, who k on a solo lianuhai in a Gipsy-Moth 'plane was ta snowstorm and fell at Tatoi. The i (hstroyed but the airnia.i escaped.
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    FRENCH FAR EASTERN FLIGHT.
    33 11 Kurtin and Moenche at Peking. lß«*ut<>r'- Far Eustcrn Strvipp.l Peking. Mar. 29. >h airmen. Burtin and Moenche '<• •'< thi.s AftcrnOM from Seoul I Earli. r mMM on jratfe 12 J
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    CONGRESS AND IRWINGANDHI PACT.
    747 11 BIG MAJORITY IX FAVOUR. Furious Fighting Reported From Unao. I Reuters Service. J Allahabad. Mar. 29. Tiie rioting at Cawnpore has spread across the Ganges to Unao. where furious battles are reported to be raging between the villagers. Many bodie? have been thrown into the Qaiifee.
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    A GOLD STRIKE.
    61 11 Important Discovery in South Africa. I Reuter's Service. Johannesburg-, Mar. 28. The possibility of a great accession to the world's gold supply is foreshadowed in a report that the missing Main Reef is thought to have been struck 15 miles from Krugersdorp. Intense interest prevails and 420
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    "WORST MENACE TO PEACE SINCE 1918."
    183 11 AUSTRO-GERMAN UNION. Alarmist Speeches in French Senate. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Mar. 28. Grave views on the Austro-German agreement were voiced in the Senate in the course of a debate on the Foreign Affairs estimates M. Briand declared the announcement of the agreement had given
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    BERLIN PRESS VIEWS.
    518 11 First Step Towards Unification of Europe. Berlin. March 21. The Austro-German Customs Treaty is naturally the main topic of conversation in political circles and the Press comments are in general very favourable. The Berliner Tag-biatts commentary may be taken as typical. Hie Democrat organ writes that this
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    RUMRUNNERS' RUSE.
    106 11 Bogus S.O.S. Distracts Coastguards. [Reuters Service.] New York, Mar. 28. A dozen destroyers, and many motor-boats scurried fruitlessly through the fog off Barnegat, about <W miles down the coast, as a result of a fake S.O.S. sent out by rum-runners from Hoboken to get the coastguard out of
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    MR. TIM HEALY.
    49 11 King's Message of Sympathy. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. March 28. The King has sent a message expressing his sincere regret at the death cf Mr. Tim Healy. He says: "AM first Governor-General of the Irish Free st:ite he fully justified the confidence imposed IP him."
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    OPERATION OF TIN QUOTA SCHEME.
    422 11 OPERATION OF TIN QUOTA SCHEME. LEGISLATION GAZETTED. Constitution of State and Central Committees. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipch, March 29. The long-awaited tin quota legislation ha* been gazetted, constituting the full definition cf the scheme, entitled tlie Tin ad Tin Or- Re riction Enactment, "to giv 2 effect to tht
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    AN AIR TRAGEDY.
    49 11 Australian Liner Falls [Router's Service.] Melbourne, Mar. 28. Despite the efforts of a score of rescue aeroplanes and thousands of searchers there is still no sign of the missing air-liner and it is now thought possible that it fell in the sea at Port Philip Bay.
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    47 11 A National Airways machine with two pilots and five passengers flying between Sydney and Melbourne was last sighted at 3.30 on the afternoon of Mar. 22 at Vangaratta, 145 miles north of Melbourne, flying towards the mountains. Five planes searched for her all day long without result.
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    A STATE OF SEIGE.
    102 11 Berlin Deals With Political Rowdyism Threat. Reuter's Service. Berlin, Mar. 28. A virtual "state of siege" has been created by the emergency decree issued by Government against political rowdyism owing to the recent conflicts of Nazis and Communists. The decree temporarily suspends some of the principal
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    IRISH FREE STATE.
    92 11 Advice on External Administration. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 28. It is officially announced in Dublin that the Irish Free State will henceforth advise the King direct on matters of external administration and will possess Its own Great Seal which the King will affix to all documents hitherto
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    JAVA APPOINTMENT.
    38 11 Mr. Fitzmaurice Leaves Chiengmai. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bangkok. March 29. Mr. Fitzmaurice, Consul-General Chiengmai. who has been appointed to succeed Sir Josiah Crossby in Batavia, left for Java yesterday. [Earlier cables on page 12. 1
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    NO REDUCTION OF DUES.
    113 12 SUEZ CANAL DECISION. Would Prejudice Company's Interests. OOVBNMDfI SIIOI'LD HELP. IReuter's Service.] Paris. Mar. 27.* Th< Su< Canal Company has m:»de statement In reply lO the complaints ot the height »>f its dues. The statement says that the company is not prepare*!, anyhow at present, further
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    MR. ARNOLD BENNETT.
    174 12 Death of Famous English Novelist. [Renter's Benrlee.] li mli.n. March Mi Ai r.old Bcni.t It died to-day. [British Radio Official Service. Rugby. March Alter -<\»!i w»ek.s Of illness. Mr. Arnold B* nMttt tin- novelist and playwright, died last niuht at Ins home in London BSjed H3. At
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    268 12 Enoch Arnold Bennett was born in North Stafloidshire on May 27. 1867. Educated at Newcastle Middle School he studied law but abandoned it in 1893 to become assistant-editor of Woman, succeeding to the editorship in 1896. In 1900 he resigned in order to devote himself exclusively to literature. Previous to
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    MOULDY ROT.
    350 12 Fungicides Must be Standardised. The attention of the Department of Agriculture has been directed to the necessity which exists for the standardisation of disinfectants Which art approved ior use in the treatment of Mouldy Rot on rubber plantations. In the future in all notices served by the Department
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    21 12 A lull mown Uga which w;us shot, by a local Chinese sportsman was brought into i,x>h o»> TueMtaj morning iroin Chi-mor.
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    563 12 SELANGOR RACES. Greenut Springs a Surprise. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.; Kualu Lumpur, Mar. 28. The Hnal day of the spring meeting saw a very large attendance.* including the Chief Secretary. The poing was good and favourites generally won though Grecnut sprang a surprise. Hortts Classes 1 and
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    AERIAL TOUR OF RUSSIA.
    43 12 Mrs. Edwin Montagu's Expedition. FReuter's Service.] London, Mar. 27. The Honble Mrs. Edwin Montagu left London to-day on an aerial tour of Soviet Russia and Banal in a Gypsy Moth plane accompanied by an amateur pilot, Mr. Rupert Beville.
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    THE LEGION OF HONOUR.
    37 12 Mr. Charles Chaplin Decorated. fßeuter's Service.! Paris. Mareh 27. Charlie Chaplin was decorated to-day with the insignia of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by M. Philippe B-rthelot at the Quai DOrsay.
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    LORD STAMFDRDHAIYI.
    31 12 Condition Not Quite So Satisfactory. IE-itish Radio Official Service.] Rugby. March 27. Lord Stamfordham did not have a eood night and his condition is not quite so satisfactory to-day.
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    67 12 The iollmving v.ill rtrD:<:.:»ent the Pen&ng ChiiMM Swimmiaj; Club in swimming and water polo at the Malayan Chinese sports meetin« to be held at Singapore during the Easter Holidays: Goh Eng Chuan. Goh Cheng Eng, Tan Wah Ham. Khaw Joo Tit. Foo Meow Fong Urn Locn Teong, Lee Ycon Thean.
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    THE FIGHT AGAINST THE MOSQUITO.
    876 12 ANTI-MALARIA MIXTURES. Results of Medical Officer's Experiments. Writing to the F.M.S. Malaria Advisory Board on the subject of anti-malarial oils and their specification Dr. Barclay Barrowman, basing his remarks on a series of experiments, says: Early in 1928 there appeared evidence of a ,'omparatlve ineffectiveness
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    TRADE DEPRESSION.
    106 12 Economic Reactions of the World. Paris, Mar. 19. Commenting on the failure of the economic conference in Geneva, the Journee Industrielle stresses the unfavourable element that can only be ascribed, not to individuals, but to the world crisis, against which all countries react defensively by instinctive protection. Nations
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    82 12 W. H. Ponsford's bat in the third test was found to be too wide by Umpire W. G. French; the matter was put right, by the bat being trimmed down. W. G. Grace's bat was once found to be the same, much to W. G.'s concern and amusement to others.
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    MATTERS OF MUSLIM INTEREST.
    442 12 STUDENTS' AID SOCIETY. Need for Financial Backing. (By Our Muslim Correspondent). A meeting of the committee of management of the Muslim Students' Aid Society will be held to-day (Monday) at the residence of Mr. M. S. Marican, the honorary secretary and treasurer of the Society, No.
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    PERUVIAN DEFAULT.
    53 12 Unable to Meet Interest on Debt. IReuter's Service. 1 New Ycrk, Mar. 27. The Peruvian Minister of Finance has informed Messrs J. W. Seligman and the National City Bank of New York (Peruvian Government fiscal agents) that Peru will be unable to pay the full interest charges on
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    "SILVER FISH" IN A FLAT.
    387 12 Judge Puzzled by an Insect. London. Insects described as "silver fish" found in a Kensingtcm flat were discussed before Lords Justice Scrutton, Greer and Slesser in the Court of Appeal, when Mrs. Rita Rhodes of St. Mary Abbotts-terrace. Kensington, W.. appealed unsuccessfully against a decision
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    35 12 Brother Henry, the former Director cf St. Michael's Institution, Ipoh, who some time ago went on leave to France and later was posted to Burma, is now the Director of St. George's! School, Tpiping. I
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    ARSENAL KEEP THEIR LEAD.
    981 12 WIN AT MIDDLESBROUGH. Villa Still Close Behind. The positions In the English and Scottish Leagues including 1 the resu'ts of Saturday's matches (v.hich appear on pe^e 20 arc as follow: Goals. P. W. L. D. r. A. Pts. Arsenal 35 23 4 8 111 54 54
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    PENANG CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    147 12 At a general mfUlttng of the Members of th? Penan* Chines- Chamber Of Commerce held an I March If, the follow in« wen elected to oflkfor 1931-1932:— President. Mr. Yeoh Chcanu Ann; Vice-President. Mr. Lee Tian Si»w; H-in. Treasurer, Mr. Khoo Btan Ewe: Hon. Auditor
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    UNSETTLED SPAIN.
    134 12 POLITICAL FERMEN T Humours of Another Dictatorship. nrraucAN /icnvm M.i<lr;«l \> Signs ol political rermeni bean ma for the pa* arising The etlMte ol Ifadri heavily patrolled b> polk* other military dictator i. mediate cause of the i\< ttem £12.000.000 Which the Mm.,-. iHTotiatccl with Am.nrai. in coiinertion
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    THE SCREEN
    191 12 Slightly Scarlet it the Capitol. Slightly Scarlet, the nook opened at the Caplto' on s. 1 tingutßhed by etem directing-, pk tuid artistic letting*, The p|,,t a straightforward Bjanntr, the on] inn as to whether the hero I detective. Perhaps the »>.■ t p v plausible way in
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    THF MELODY MAN AT THE THEATRE.
    251 12 A really tine character study I St. Pills in TIM Melf.-dy Man v i.i. b a season on Saturday niuht at the Theatre. St. Polls hi in;-,s v\\\ w\\ the d powers Of which he is ca;;.ble in the n»lr ol Von Kemper. an
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    MANCHURIAN BEANS.
    157 12 Petition for I.outi of 850,0(10,000. Miikrtin. M.ir Owing to the •orld-wlde ttn eronomlr r ri.sis, Manchun; 1 ii i:'<'- in her special bean trad.- with the 0 and other fanlpi eoantrti <" financial situation m Harbin, dl I Mukden is extremely dull and the C i traders as
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    51 12 Thr Ipota in. Brtgadi received i call from ;-n mm -n I rveniiiK. The Brigade was pranptlf ed to the sc.iu <•; the Bl« end, <" there, it a.is found th.u u>«- Mtale tmd «as weu ablaae. Ibe Brifadi rni'icr any ■eattance owing to tii»* I water supply vui.s nol
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      BOXING.
      636 13 What Pettier Must Learn. Old heavy-weight champion i:k<> Billy WtfU and Jack jUoomfleki wiiu hare been to watch Jack Pettlfer mutt be Itchiri u u kv u har(Mn c Wm« writes H. G e wis m the ■venini Ncus. Pettifex hxs had seven c< nteat*, and it la now
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      A PETTIFER PUNCH.
      244 13 A PETTIFER PUNCH. In his rights with Dempsey, Tunney employed his right mainly to hook and to upper-cut. He could never flash over the right cross to the jaw with which Carpentier won all his fights —that punch simplv wasn't there. Probably [Fettlfer will never squire that. But he can
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      N. Z. CAPTAIN.
      117 13 T. C. Lowry, t ie popular captain of the Hew Zealand eWk* team wnicn is to tour England in the .dimmer, escaped from serious injury during the earthquake in Napier, although he has considerable business interests there. He must be fortunate indeed if he did not suffer
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      60 13 The results in the Amateur Cup in mail week included Ilford. ne holders, routed by Bishop Auckland by all-conquering V/imbiedon beaten on their am* ground by Kayes. the only Athenians left 11 tne competition; Wycombe Wanderers continued their goals glut by defeating Romford by 6—2; other results according to form;
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      SKATING.
      311 13 The English Style Championships. L D 4 r E v •tofcwtone, of the Ifanchest i championship (i Gl n hi^ Ai:t style at the la c,,b. Westminster, in maU week. He hud v ;:e rival to face, R W Br^ ci the Bfc ciob, Wimbledon, a rains irromismc skat
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      CARNERA vs. THE CHAMPION.
      161 13 World Title Fight on the Riviera. Nice. Fob. 19. Mr. Frank J. Goulci. the American multimillionaire. Ls willing to put up £160,000 in guarantees for a world heavy-weight championship boxing match on the Riviera, the contestants being Primo Camera and Max Schmeline;. or whoever holds the
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      THE DERBY SWEEP.
      122 13 lOd. to Join Danzig: Club. London, Feb. 16. Thc syndicate which is promoting- the big sweepstake on the Derby (Brooms International Sports Association* is makinu its headquarter* at Zoppot. in the Free State of Dan^m. "Zoppot has all the possibilities ol Monte Carlo." said Mr. John J.
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      OLYMPIC GAMES.
      150 13 The financial report of the British Olympic Association shows a deficit of £129 on th: 1 years working. The association, however, still have on deposit £6.900 as the nucleus of the fund with which to send a British team fo the? next Olympic Games, to bo held at
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      S.C.C. SNOOKER TOURNAMENT.
      50 13 MONDAY. IfarCfl 3(kil. T. M. Smellie and G. Pritchett vs. E. A. Hudson and A. S. Owens. J. B. Williamson and W. Hardy vs. A. S. Banks and J. C. Grant. T. B. BOgen and A. L. B. Perkins vs. E. R. Olden and L. W. Byrde.
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      102 13 The news that George Bailee has joined th Maidstone Borough Police Force will disappoint Kent cricket supporters, who thought he would soon make a name for himself with the County eleven. Be.slee has bejn on the strfl fci serveral years, and during the past three season, has made frequent appearances
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    112 16 Selangor. Brit. 445, from Lumut 28, for Lumut via Ports 30. Medusa. Brit. 323. from Malacca 28, for Malacca 30. Phemius, Brit. 4750. from Norfolk U.S.A. 28, for Yokohama 29. Kinta, Brit. 509, from Penang 28, for Penang via Port Swettenham 30. Karuah. Brit. 112, from Muar 28,
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    148 16 marine campaign are. conveniently condensed into four Appendices, in which will be found the statistics of shipping losses, the effects of con- I voy, the numbers of German submarines built and lost, and the means by which each sub- marine met its fate. We learn that out of 345 German
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    528 16 Britain's Perilous Plight. The German Submarine War (Constable, 365.), with a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe, is ar. authoritative account of that under-water campaign which, as this book reveals, brought us in April, 1917, within measurable distance of defeat, writes the Morning Post Naval
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      PORT HEALTH.
      172 17 following is the Health Bulletin of the Nations. Eastern Bureau, for the ..-.< 'i March 2 1st. Bafkdad: 3 piaglM rases and 3 deaths. I'.. m»».i\ 1 plague ca.se and I deaths and 1 case and 1 death. < ii< utt.t: 102 chosen caeea and <>8 deaths as
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      A LUCKY ESCAPE.
      274 17 A LUCKY ESCAPE. Six Shipwreck Survivors Picked I'p. terdaj morning (Sftfl the Bangkok Times Mar 23), a.s dawn was breaking the Norweteamer Hervar was coating in from the I making for the Bar and her wharf in igkok river. The Chief Officer was in on the bridge, and the Captain
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      CAPTAIN H. G. GREY, R.N.
      228 17 Work in Suppression of Slave Trade. "am Harry George Grey, R.N., whose taken place »t Putney in his 79th cousin of Viscount Giey of Fallodon, presumptive to the baronetcy. was toe son of Mr. Charles S. Grey and 00 of the Hon. Sir George Grey,
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      THE NAVY OF TO-MORROW.
      1527 17 Plea for Maximum Gun Power. The following is a review by Admiral Sir Reginald Custance of "Navies of To-day and To-morrow" a book that is certain to be widely discussed, and of which the author is Captain Acworth, the Morning Post Naval Correspondent. This bock is
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    FOR THE FAR EAST.
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    WOMEN MOBILISED INTO INDUSTRY.
    430 18 RUSSIAN LABOUR. 1,600,000 Wanted from Kitchens for Factories. Mcsccw, Mar. 8. An intensive mobilization of women for industrial employment to-day signalized the nationwide celebration of the annual International Women's Day here. Much 8 for years has been the occasion throughout the world for mass meetings of
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    310 18 Sir Philip Chetwode's Forecast. New Delhi. Feb. 25. "The creation of an Indian Sandhurst will be an accomplished fact before very long," the Commander- in -Chief in India, General Sir Philip Chetwode. declared, in the course of an important speech before the Council of State to-day on the
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    KING ALFONSO'S DAUGHTER.
    128 18 To Marry an Italian Duke. Rome. According to reliable information the engagement is likely to be announced in the near future cf the Duke of Bergnmbe. cousin of the King cf Italy and Colonel of a Savoie regiment of oavalry, and Princess Maria Christina, younfeer daughter of
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    41 18 Mr. G. H. Gillman, of the Vacuum Oil Company. Kuala Lumpur, is proceeding on leave to Europe. The Malay Mail understands that he will not return to Kuala Lumpur as he is leaving the service of the Vacuum Oil Company there.
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    TIN'S FUTURE.
    1424 19 Probable Consumption in i he envsneo of the EntarnaUonal Quota Agreement Si the DOrrelatlon Ol world production and imptton ami the grade*! reduction of the Luting ex< e I i\e sto< ks It ls thus of particul u urlve at an initial estimate ol whit utUEUmptton VM in
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    BOVRIL, LTD.
    388 19 Prosperous Year in Face of Depression. PresMfcßf at the tb'rtv-lcurth annual Bjtnat> :il sjMatlng of Borril Ltd held in London, on February 19th. Lord Luke of Pavenham < chairman» said that the directors met tin* sliareholdcrs again with pleasure, and wore able to present B satisfactory report and
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    81 19 The provisional governor of the State of Para Issued a decree on January 27 removing the exportation tax on crude and manufactured rubber. The action has been praised by the Para press as a progressive step, encouraging the development of new plantations and aiding them to compete with production tn
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      207 19 March 28 SELLING. London 4 months* sight j(3 ***** London 3 months' sight 2)3 13|16 London, 60 days' sight 2|3 25(32 London 30 days' sight 213 314 London, demand 213 ***** London. T. T u j 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234% New York, demand
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      PRODUCE.
      204 19 March 28 Tin 150 Toils $61 U Garnbier jo i 4 Pepper White 38 Pepper Black 20 Flake Tapioca 4.10 Pearl Sago Small 5.25 Copra, Sundried 5.80 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mar* Red Eagle (New) §.ao Rice, Siam old No. 1 S2O Rice. Rangoon
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    930 19 SATURDAY, MAR. 28TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. iJuyers beiiem. 21s 6d 22s 6d x.d 19s 20s Ayer Hitam Tin (5s > 12s 3d 13s Ban grin Tin Ids 6d 14s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 40 50 Bukit Arang ($l l 36 40 Burmah Malay
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT.
    185 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Mut. Z*. The DMlfcH Is almost completely idle this morning and with confidence so badly llttkn) by the unchecked decline in rubber, there are all round sellers of most rubber shares. There appears to be little strength to the tin market, so that mining shares
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    WORLD'S RUBBER SUPPLY.
    326 19 WORLD'S RUBBER SUPPLY. Dr. George RaeN Survey. In a paper an "The World '.s Supply of Rubber.** read at Birmingham before the members of the Midland Section of the Institution of the Rubber Industry. Dr. George Rae. of Harrisons and Crosfield. Ltd.. said that the total area under plantation rubber
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 19 Miinh iXth.. o'Hork noon. Buyers Sellers. RS.S. equal to London Standard, Tone ol Market —Steady." Lat-est Cftble: London Spot sheet I\<L per Ih New York Spot Sheet G.cts. 7 per lb. Spot 10- 11% Standard R.S.S. on Tender April Hn 11\ May 11 11 April-
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    PERRAK PLANTERS.
    188 19 Rubber Enquiry Suggtrttoa Turned Down. From Our Own IliiiaaiMlllllaWl lp;>h. Mir. JK. Mr Braddon** aottoi „f Motion ;u n« vt wcrks p.am meeting lor as oflfctaJ nm! ■Job of enquiry Into tb<> rubber attoaftftoa dlaeuMed by Um OeatnU Perak f» a to-da> Mr. C. FfiotiuM-. i»rrsidinK. the nuvtir.u
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    FORD'S BRAZIL PLANTATIONS.
    409 19 No Intention of Withdrawing. Officials of the ]%rd Motor Comp.mv mi February 7 denied emphatically a MWI d; .patch Ironi Para to the effect that the 6.000.000-acn-rubber growing concession on the Tapajos River would be abandoned. The original slateminl declared that the Ford interests had found the
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    GREATER TYRE OUTPUT.
    187 19 Ford President's Prediction. ■dad B. Fun!. pruMnnl Ol the Foir M Ownpany. wa ;i VttHot to A.':ion on ./:< i < :j.i r v 24 and 25 and made a 'our of the BaCtOTlei <>! the Fin-sttuif The and RuMw QMpn] with Ru.s.s«'ll and Harvcv S F'ir«*stonp.
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    28 19 A Juclkc rules that a husband mu.-»t diwdr his salary with thus wife. 50-60. Well, it's hlfh time the poor old husbands wt-rv getting a break Murun Tel^yraph.
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    SCOTLAND'S MEMORABLE VICTORY.
    459 20 ENGLAND BEATEN. Record Crowd at Hampden Park. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, March 28. Scotland 2: England 0. Scotland to-day at Hampden Park made the 1930-31 international football season memorable by overcoming the handicap imposed upon them by the ban which deprived them of the assistance of
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    GOLF.
    166 20 Singapore G. C. Win Wei Hai Wei Cup. The Singapore Golf Club defeated Keppel Golf Club in the final round of the Wei Hai Wei Cup competition at Bukit Timah yesterday morning by four matches to three. The Singapore G. C. victories were won by Hardie (who had a
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    S.C.C. VS. R.E. AND R.A.
    257 20 Representative Players in Form. In an interesting whole day match at Blakan Mati yesterday an S.C.C. side defeated the RE. and R.A. by 49 runs. S.C.C: H. B. Noon st. Taylor b Neville 77; T. M. L. Redmond c Rye b Phillips 19; P. S.
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    S.C.C. VS. CEYLON SPORTS CLUB.
    22 20 Y, t.nt;.. s Padang match between LheSCC and Ceylon Sports Club wa.-; abandoned owing to i a.i.
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    ARSENAL'S WHIRLWIND FOOTBALL.
    335 20 VILLA WIN. Spurs' Due! With Cup Finalists. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 28. The fact that the Villa made no mistake about securing victory in their home match against Blackpool coupled with the Arsenal's brilliant victory at Middlesbrough kept the position at the top of
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    THE RESULTS.
    247 20 Reuter cables the results as follcw: Cup Finalists Well Beaten. Astcn Villa 4. Blackpool 1. Bolton 1, Manchester C. 1. Chekea 1, Leeds 0. Grimsby 4. Birmingham 1. Huddersfieid 1. Blackburn 1. Liverpool 3. Portsmouth 1. Manchester Un. 1, Sheffield Un. 2. Middlesbrough 2. Arsenal 5. Newcastle 2,
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    INTER-SERVICES RUGBY.
    137 20 Air Force Outplay the Army. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Mar. 28. The Royal Air Force defeated the Army in the last match of the inter-Services Rugby fmrnament to-day by 16 points to 5. the result i.aving no bearing on the championship, which has already been
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    S.C.C.-SELANGOR CRICKET TRIAL.
    528 20 TEAM SELECTED. Marshall Carries His Bat for 63. After Saturday's trial on the Padang the following side was chosen to represent the S.C.C. against Selangor at Kuala Lumpur at Easter: R. N. Hamilton, P. H. Stewart-Brown. H. B. Noon, Dr. H. O. Hopkins, K. H. McFarlane, Capt.
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    S.C.R.C. COLLAPSE.
    253 20 The S.C.C. Tail Wags. The S.C.R.C. collapsed rather badly in their first match with the S.C.C. at home on Saturday and were beaten by 35 runs. Fortunately lor the S.C.C, who batted first, their tail wagged. S.C.C: C G. Windle st. Evan Wcng b Siew Hian 6: R.
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    HIGH SCORING.
    234 20 There was high scoring at St. Joseph's Institution on Saturday. The School batted first, made 124 before the loss of the first wicket and accumulated 164 for 7 wickets (Keng Hock 86). The S.C.C. replied with 150 for 3 wickets (E. A. Hudson 50. J. C. Cooke 34
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    GLOUCESTERS LOSE TO MALAYS.
    702 20 AN IMPROVED DISPLAY. Last Minute Goal Decides Match. Malays 3: Glouresters 2. The Gloucester* showed much improved form when they met the Malays m the First Division of the League at Jalan Beaar Stadi»m on Saturday. The game was fast and exciting and it was only
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    CLUB RUGBY.
    147 20 Blackheath Well Beaten by Bristol. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. Mar. 28. Each side lost a man injured and several other players suffered minor hurts at Blackheath to-day, owing to the hard ground Bristol were the visitors and they won convincingly by 16 points to nil. The game
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    INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY.
    39 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPY: IK -HT 1 London, Mar. 28. In the International hockey match a1 Perth to-day England defeated Scotland by 2 goals to I. In the women's international Scot] nd defeated Wales 3 l I
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    ENGLAND'S CROSS-COUNTRY WIN.
    34 20 Londc... Mar. 28. The annual cross-country champ nship nine miles) took place at Dublin to-d>» and resulted as follows: England 32; Prance 102; Scotland 102; Ireland 112, Wales 184, Belgium 201.
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