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Title Section19 1931-05-01 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,321. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE. S.& FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY 10 CKltfS.19 words
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Article552 1931-05-01 1 Air Commodore Kingsfci d Smith antMl yesterday m the Southern Cross brinfUft the first official Australian air mail; he^ leaves this morning and returns with the* outward malt which he is to pick lip at Akyab— Pa*e 11. A political crisis is threatening m China Page 11.552 words
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Article1013 1931-05-01 1 These are times of standardisation. No tint realises the fact more kttnly than thx- intelli--oent traveller who aspires to be something more than an ordinary tourist, but has not the time te go far afield, or for various reasons is unable to plan a journey off the1,013 words
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Advertisement285 1931-05-01 1 17 TEARS OF MANIFACTURING LEADERSHIP i KELVINATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT fIBTZ nß° s co 53 Robinson Rd RAFFLES HOTEL I EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITARY 1 ARRANGEMENTS I I Friday, May Ist, at 6.30 p.m. I The KELVEY Mannequins I CLEVER ACROBATIC BABIES AND I IN NEW NUMBERS I285 words
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Advertisement385 1931-05-01 1 "'n^Tn'fi'Tin'rrrn"fi>rfi mii niT i rpn i?iPn i fi i n i iFji^ri'fiMrn^Bgiriig EI)ROPE4*)HOTELi i i by Recommendati»n" I I SPECIAL NOTICE. 1 SATURDAY, MAY 16th. i SPECIAL RACE DINNER AND DANCE. 1 j I Dancing tiH j.45 ajn. g j I MUSIC on the VERANDAH t**m 7.45 p.lta. to 8.30385 words
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Advertisement92 1931-05-01 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Cinema attractions Page 2. Watch the Box to-day Page 6. Keep Zam-Buk always handy Page 18. Notices by Municipality and C.P.O. Page 9. Eczecia Ointment from Medical Hall Page 2. All forms cf Insurance by the Ocean Page 20. Cerebos Jellies are easy to make and delicious Page92 words
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Advertisement15 1931-05-01 1 I 17 MARS OT m *lANU¥ACTI RING f LEADERSHIP I \cfcTZmm%S. CO., 53 Itotoon Rd15 words
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Article457 1931-05-01 2 Singapore. April 29. Routine Orders by Lieutenant-Colonel M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Camps The following Camps are published for information: Place Unit Assemble Disperse Siglap "E" (Chinese) Co. May 2 May 3 Siglap S.R.E. (v) May 16 May 17 Rauytes— The following Ranges are published457 words
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Article40 1931-05-01 2 Southend man: I have been going past the same spot about t*n days a week, for the past Jtve years. Lorry driver at West London: I kept a aharp look-out txjeau*;© I saw the car was driven by a woman.40 words
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Advertisement264 1931-05-01 2 ECZEDA OINTMENT. Excellent for Eczema and all diseases of the skin. Allays itching and relieves irritation. PRICE $1.25 PER TUBE. Agents MEDICAL HALL LTD. Opposite 0.P.0. Singapore. j THE CAFE OF CHARM j j and Distinction j I Recognised by all as J the finest m Malaya You will appreciate264 words
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Advertisement188 1931-05-01 2 Victoria Theatre PROFESSOR MARTENOT will give I Two Extra Conceits I on his return from Java June Ist and 2nd at 9.30 I o U O O O__Q__O__O__G__Q__Ol o| li 1 „JW IBa I 1 lo^ V PHONE 5261-5262. "The Big Theatre with the Big Pictures" j Special Gala Matinees188 words
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Advertisement251 1931-05-01 2 Ihe Lottery Bride" Is on the Wiv I \6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 j Smashing Musical Entertainment j Nine Superb Song Numbers i The Queen of opera m a naunting romane j Grace Moore "new moon I |j I Reginald Denny A j Wallace Been Ul LADY'S I SUNDAY J j£ DOUBLE251 words
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Miscellaneous250 1931-05-01 2 THE WEEK rridav, Mn l*t. Uiah Water. 00.46, 8.7 ft., ?1.55. 8.4 ft. Rotary tiffin Raffles 1 pm. Football: Div. IT S.H.B. vs. Straits Cattle. 8.H.8. 001/: Robinson Cup (LmUm) begins. Garrison OC. Satarday, May tni. High Water. 10.35, 9.0 ft.. 22.25. 8.6 ft Roblnton's ai-nual m« cting Chartered Bank250 words
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Article591 1931-05-01 3 TOUR IN GERMANY Vivian Stranders' New Activities Captain Vivian Stranders, the former British staff officer who, four years ago, was arrested m Paris as a German spy, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, has again moved into the limelight of international politics. He is travelling through the country591 words
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Article194 1931-05-01 3 The Legion of Honour is not Pleased Paris, Mar. 31. Military members of the Legion of Honour who earned their decoration on the battlefield are intensely annoyed because the Cross of n Knight of the Legion has been bestowed by the French Government on Mr. Charles Chaplin.194 words
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Article132 1931-05-01 3 A Tomb Plundered by Robbers Cairo, March 2. The largest sarcophagus m the world, weighing about 1,118 tons, has been discovered by the Pennsylvania University expedition near Cairo. Dating from the fourth dynasty, about 2,500 8.C., it was found m a chamber which was partially uncovered by Professor132 words
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190 1931-05-01 3 Here's a pleasant way to put on healthy flesh. Undue thinness will undermine your strength and stamina any doctor will tell you that. No man, woman or child who is under-weight can expect to be as fit and energetic as he or she190 words
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Article394 1931-05-01 3 500 HANDSHAKES Liaisen Officer for the Empire Reference was made m a cable last week to a speech which the Prince of Wales made m Sao Paulo, Brazil, which "brought down the house." He spoke of his part m Britain's trade push; he appealed394 words
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Article225 1931-05-01 3 "Time to Face the Facts" Says Sir H. Lawrence "It is time that we faced facts; time that we realised that the prosperity of this country rests on our ability to manufacture at a price which will make our products not only competitive m world -markets,225 words
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Article90 1931-05-01 3 In the Supreme Court. Penang. before Mr. Justice Whiiley. Mr. C. R. Samuel submitted the name of Mr. David Reos Williams and moved that he be admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supremo Court of th? Straits Settlements. He produced the necessary papers to show that the Singapore90 words
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Article99 1931-05-01 3 Old Bill the Sole Survivor i ii <!«.!•. April 19. Owing to*the cieulh of Lightning, one of the British wartime carrier pigeons, there i» now only one survivor cf those veterans. Lightning, v h j bek Q| 'd to .t d »i service m r.»1499 words
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Advertisement266 1931-05-01 3 iPHILIPS I High Voltage I 30. 40, 60, 75 100 I vvatt Lamps are f I REDUCED 15% f J m price. *t* For Better Lighting; !philips"lampsl f f Sole Agents fUiiited Engineers Limited. I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) J ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. I i SINGAPORE and BRANCHES. V V266 words
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Advertisement317 1931-05-01 3 yiHai?JHli!fiifT«i«fii^^ i I Estate Trust Agencies I II (1927) Limited. I 1 1 BRANCHES 21. First Cross Street MALACCA. S I J. Li «n* Street PENANG. 2 14. KJyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. j£ I Registered by and Security deposited with ■g the Straits Settlements Government. S g Act as Trustees,317 words
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Article763 1931-05-01 4 MOODS MODES OF EVE THERE are very few women who do not take a pride m a nicely dressed dinner table. I do not mean merely on the occasion of a dinner party, but who give the attention which should be paid day by day to well appointed surroundings for763 words
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Article965 1931-05-01 4 WHEN Leonora Wodehouse sent us 'The Mysterious AfT^r of the Skyscraper," we thought because it was her first contribution and because she is the daughter of P. G Wodehouse. our readers would want to know something of ber achievements. So Miss Wodehovse obligingly wrote the followine965 words
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Article289 1931-05-01 4 Things to Remember when Shopping THREE very important things must be remembered when choosing poultry or game; it must be young, fresh, and m good condition. A young bird is supple, it has soft feet and a tender beak; whereas an old bird has stiff, horny-looking feet,289 words
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Article374 1931-05-01 4 WHATS IN A NAME MAKE-UP I 17ERY few secrets of the toilet remain secret m this day when a continuous commit the offence against good taste of limited time to do it m make oppor- tunists of as all. Young girls are not the only ones who i commit the374 words
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Article, Illustration1110 1931-05-01 4 The Mysterious Affair of the Skyscraper j""a""london occasion ■COME of the bridal attendants a the wedding at the Guards' Chapel ■Wellington Barracks, London of Cap ■tain William Forbes, Coldstrean ■Guards, and Miss Elizabeth Vesej NOW that mystery is the fashion the air is so filled with the rich contralto screams1,110 words
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Article322 1931-05-01 4 WOMEN earners soon learn, if they do not start with the premise, that good looks are good business. Mary Constance Ford, writing m "The I Independent Woman" supplies a scale of weights accepted by Dr. Lillian Gil- breth, of President Hoover's Emergency Committee on Unemployment, as322 words
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Article, Illustration320 1931-05-01 4 JANE DIXON - JANE DIXON Dame Madge Kendal Disapproves (By The passing of the old-fashioned girl, frequently regretted by reactionary men who resent a diminution of their power of command, is rarely deplored by the woman who knows the joy of captaining her own boat. It comes as a distinct320 words
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Article438 1931-05-01 4 A LONDONERS JOTTINOr f|n this model frock, a iv -\v version] of the leg-of-mutton sleeve is out-J toned from wrist to elbow, all the| fullness being concentrated near the| shoulder. The richness of the black .atin[ from which the frock has been nadftj is emphasised by438 words
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Article689 1931-05-01 5 MAKLGNE DIETRICH A Star With a Charm of Her Own I }ike M.irlene Dietrich, declares a home cor--KBondent. j n j h< r to-day. She is. I think, the 378 th SU r I have met. Some of the other 377 ha \r liked, some689 words
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Article179 1931-05-01 5 King's Cousin Takes Up Social Work London. April 19. O\er 50.000 people of London's artisan class eventually be under the care of the King's KNtttn, the Marquess of Carisbrooke. who is preparing to take charge of the social work 8008 ctod with the numerous estates controlled I179 words
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Article124 1931-05-01 5 are now being taken to provide the -an ana with its first municipal aeroKintrstcn and Barnet are both seeking rile r -vate atroplane owners are particularly I ni the Kingston scheme. :tiva north of the river is well served, Baton, Hanworth, Hendon. and the new West aerodrome,124 words
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Article674 1931-05-01 5 WHEN THE BELL RINGS 1,100 Cigarettes a Minute m London Factory An indescribable smell— fearsome at first dank like those ghost-tenanted wells beloved of Dr. James, and then— like strange vintage wine Many little girls m pinafores, pretty as pixies carrying armfuls of brown674 words
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Article306 1931-05-01 5 1*™••••••••••••••• "REVIEWING" WAR JUNKS i 1 WATCH FOR CAPTAIN BICKFORD'S STORY OF THE CHINA AND JAPAN J 1 WAR. TO-MORROW. £1,303,308 Profits Last Year Morris Motors. Ltd.. the fpmous firm of v.hich Sir William R. Morris is chairman and managing director, made net trading profit and interest amounting306 words
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Article345 1931-05-01 5 TEN MONTHS IN PRISON "Now I am Going Back to my Children" Onagh, April 2. After enduring the agony of three trials for murder Mrs. Mary Ann Sproule. the tragic Tyrone widow accused of poisoning her husband, v.as to-day found "Not guilty' at Omagb Assizes. Twice previously345 words
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Article252 1931-05-01 5 Resemblance to a Huge Arum Lily Horticulturists should be interested irs a new pot plant which was brought into Ipoh by a Chinese who is believed to have discovered it growing m the hills. The name of the plant is, of course, unknown to us. says the252 words
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Article317 1931-05-01 5 Advice to be Allowed by Government The Ministry ol Health has decided to allow women to receive advice on birth control where there are medical grounds to justify it, and when it is given m maternity centres. In a letter which has been sent by the Minister to317 words
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Article18 1931-05-01 5 Mr. C. J. Bedc-Cox, the well-kncwn Kiiita miner and lawn tennis player, and family have returned from Home.18 words
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Advertisement233 1931-05-01 5 Great Strides Sometimes you can tell the difference milk at its best. All the cream m it, all all over the house within a day or two the vitamins. Rich farm milk, so treatof giving baby "Lactogen/ A nagg- ed m the "Lactogen" process toat it ing anxiety has gone.233 words
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Article222 1931-05-01 6 Operation of the New Laws London. April r* The increased number of motorists using the roads during the Easter holidays gave an opportunity of testing the effect of the abolition of the speed limit under the new Road Transport Act, which came into force at the222 words
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Article235 1931-05-01 6 '•Scotland Yard Needs Shaking Up" London, April 19. A robbery m London has stirred some papers to call for prompt measures to ensure that gunmen's methods are not introduced into the capital :f the Empire. A street sweeper m the early hours saw a man helping himself to235 words
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Article401 1931-05-01 6 Reply to Dehra Dun Municipal Address Viceroy's Camp. I>ehra Dun. April SI. The following is His Excellency the Viceroy", reply to the Dehra Dun Municipality's address. Mr. Chairman. I am indeed grateful to you and the members of th^ Municipal Board of Dehn Dun for the cordial greeting401 words
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Article119 1931-05-01 6 Calcutta. April 20. The Sealdah railway station was the scene of i.rin" at half-past five this evening, when four Bengali youths attacked railway clerks preceding to the cash office with two bags containing Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 5.000. respectively, and credit notes for deposit. The money was119 words
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Article195 1931-05-01 6 The Mosley Group Criticised London. April 18. There was I piquant situation at West Bromwich yesterday evening when Mr. Ma^Donald. fresh from his victory In the House of Commons, invaded the Moslev stronghold of Birmingham and addressed a large meeting at thr Town Hall of West Brormvich.195 words
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Article283 1931-05-01 6 Wi heartily congratulate the few hundred persons who have drawn prizes m the Irish Grand National Sweepstake, and even more heartily— being brothers m affliction— do we commiserate with all the millions whose expectations have been dashed. London has been especially fortunate, perhaps because London283 words
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Article569 1931-05-01 6 "GREAT TRIBULATION" Buried Together m Bagdad War Cemetery IBy Air Mail. I London. April 14. Sir Fabian Ware, Permanent Vice-Chairman of the Imperial War Graves Commission, who has just returned from a special inspection of the British War Graves m India and Mesopotamia,569 words
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Article354 1931-05-01 6 7,300 People Killed 177,800 Injured Last Year IBy Air Mail.T London. April 14. Home Office figures issued to-day reveal that during 1930 500 people were injured every day oi\ the roads of Great Britain— 2o of them fatally. In England. Scotland and Wales 7.305 people were killed during354 words
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Article940 1931-05-01 6 i YOU COME EAST IN A HUGE J J LINER. i J READ WHAT CAPTAIN BICKI'ORD i HAS TO SAY ABOUT COMING J J EAST IN WINDJAMMER DAYS. J TO-MORROW. MR. PETER DAWSON A Chat on Board the Ormonde Peter Dawson. the world famous bas.sbaritone vocalist,940 words
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Article69 1931-05-01 6 The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company deeply regret to announce the sudden death of Mr. J. B. McKechnie P.1.A., Vice-President and General Manager of their Company at Toronto on the 27th instant. Mr. McKechnie joined the I Company as a junior clerk In the Actuarial Department at Head Office m DOS69 words
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Article395 1931-05-01 6 PLANS FOR MEETING Major's Co re- ,„,.,<•,„,, Former An English a Ornnan oOon I adversary at v forward to it. The English offlo m Llandudno-reeeiwd Hitter von Moravir- the German M r, food visit him. The reply, which haa M follows "'My Dear Ooaradc395 words
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Article273 1931-05-01 6 Japan Annoyed With CMmm Attitude T<.k»o. Vpul 1" The Chinese Oovernnv nl JanajMM newspaper cor I here as little short ol chalK tig) of the Pr^.s. So onnrrialTT have against Japanese and other tOH respondents m China that it ~s have not been m a posit273 words
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Advertisement108 1931-05-01 6 j WATCH THE BOX! a f ft t I THE BOX WILL BE j I OPENED t X V T P T |H H vl Ir I AT ill H y ♦J. 4 k^v^ J .J <« A V I •aa»»^r^Tffgwawßa»Ma«M«^wM»wwwwMMßWi M^^.>"^»"uiMOTM«—i—— w < f f t f f I108 words
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Article894 1931-05-01 7 £40,000 GAMBLE Sir Oswald Stoll Transforms the Coliseum Sir Oswald Stoll sat m the stalls of the Coliseum watching the greatest transformation ever known m the history of London's entertainment. He was embarking on one of the biggest gambles of his life, writes Hannen Bwaffer894 words
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Article148 1931-05-01 7 Meeting to Consider its Future Yet another West End club is facing a crisis. There is a serious danger that the Cavendish Club m Piccadilly will have to close its doors. Its fate depends on a meeting of members called /or early next month u> e3148 words
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Article360 1931-05-01 7 A SUPER BEAM Inch-Long Aerial for Channel Talks St. Margaret's Bay (Kent). World telephone calls for a penny! This is one of the possibilities of a new "micro-ray" discovery m connection with wireless telephony— the triumph of eighteen months' secret tests m huts on the360 words
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Article394 1931-05-01 7 SUN -RAY TREATMENT If Monkeys Have it Why not M.P.S? Miss Ellen Wilkinson, the bright Socialist member of Parliament for Middesbrough, has set the House an interesting littl? problem sum. The Zoo provides sun -ray apparatus for its monkey-cages, she has stated, and this has had a marvellous effect on394 words
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Article84 1931-05-01 7 Harrow Man Sent to Prison for Assault John William Darker, aged 30, of Northoltroad, Harrow, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at Wealdstone for assaulting his wife and his 2 1 J years' old son. It was stated that he attacked his wife when she came84 words
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Article49 1931-05-01 7 Thirty-four Years m the I.C.S. London, April 2t. Sir George Seymour Curtis died at Dinard on April 17. Sir George was formerly m the Indian Civil Service, fnni wiKch he retired after 34 years m 1922. lie had since been Vice-Consul at M I49 words
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Article17 1931-05-01 7 Mrs. R. Walker was operated on early this week and is i Hospital, .say^ the Malay MalL17 words
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Advertisement126 1931-05-01 7 ring i A n* £rfl,l" iSI-JL3^ JJffii— fill OVER THE STRAITS 1 YOU WILL FIND 1 'TIS Jtlf hbsKbßT 1^ scotch |l£^ BAA; Motor Cycles art machines with an Intermeans the certainty of 1 TTSi Bf'mA. It \vl treme conditions of weather \i^^ IKI i kH^b! MOTOR CYCLES uJmESSrP* WRITE126 words
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Advertisement103 1931-05-01 7 m^fcw m X 71 QUICKLY/ relieved/ DIGESTIVE disorder is nearly always due to excess stomach acid which ferments food, makes painful gases form, and attacks the lining of the stomach. To overcome the acidity and tnus conquer indigestion there is nothing so quick or so sure as 'Bisuratcd' Magnesia. This103 words
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Advertisement421 1931-05-01 7 B g&S&r __-*_^^fl^i EjHn,^V Cs^si^ V microscope, g BdT Bft^V §GE B Note the fi HT .^fc^T^^^^^^ j»H As^ Al well devclfi^H BVK^V^I chu-tly comffi&- Bk^ -tsjs B^BaUfi pojK-il of CalVvvl ftiter Calcium has been wit hj£ Hk^^Bv!^ drawn. The f%£\ HvEafl nucleus is ■■^l^Bfli^lHß^B shnvelled up. Revolution m the421 words
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Article324 1931-05-01 8 THOMAS A BECKET CUP New Treasure for America One of the most precious historic objects of art m this country the famous Thomas a Becket Cvp is to be sold by auction at Christie's on May 12. It is now m the possession of the324 words
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Article397 1931-05-01 8 Attempt to Avoid Duty Sophie Tucker (Mrs. Lackay). the music hall and cabaret artist, of Grosvenor House. Park-lane. W., was summoned before Mr. Gill. at Westminster m mail week, for being knowingly concerned m fraudulent attempt at the evasion of Customs duties on three silk dres«=*s at397 words
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Article238 1931-05-01 8 "Eating into the Nations Life and Courage" "Unemployment is *.he only feature m the life of this country ol which I am afraid," said Sir John Ferguson, M. P. former president of the Institute of Bankers and a member of the Government Unemployment Grants Committee, when addressing to-day members238 words
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Article421 1931-05-01 8 RIO DE JANEIRO City of Luxury, Beauty, and Pleasure Rio de Janeiro, where the Prince of Wales and Prince George stayed on their South American tour, is often described as a "fairy" city. Its rapid growth thirty years ago it was described as a "town that is421 words
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Article236 1931-05-01 8 Secret Debates of the 25 "M.P.P.s" London, Mar. 31. The Parliament of Pawnbrokers holds its last sitting of the winter session m a London restaurant to-morrow night. Only a select few people know that such a body as the Parliament exists, and a still more select few are236 words
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Article88 1931-05-01 8 Members of the Penang Club on Saturday night gave a farewell dinner to the Hon. Mr. E. W. F. Gilman. Resident Councillor, Penang, who is sailing for Home preparatory to retirement on May 2. Mr. J. V. C. Davis, President of the Club, presided and had the guest of honour88 words
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Advertisement214 1931-05-01 8 BY SPECIAL H M# THE MNG i APPOINTMENT TO ffISEJST lAM I ESXD <^fac^rici&rcM& 1872. A PRESENT THAT MEANS REAL PLEASURE 1 AND EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE 1 vi j-' I '■^SriiiiM RI^H i i >^ _!l«-rii^BB^ TRAVELLING SUIT CASES WITH STERLING SILVER FITTINGS BEAUTIFULLY ENGINE TURNED AND IN NEWEST SHAPES. I214 words
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Advertisement75 1931-05-01 8 -t&yifcsgHK Mom* THE READVTO SERVEPOODS AND DAIRY PRODUCE OP sim. Insist on St Ivel foods. The quality is always reliable. The flavour of each kind is deliciously natural Soups, Fish, Sausages, Entree*, j Hams. Bacon, Jama. Cheese. All the best Stores m Singapore sell them. I Made farAPLIN BARRETT *j75 words
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Advertisement365 1931-05-01 8 ,B j I 111 R/ *^V T\O you suffer from weakness? HB^r/^^^vS Are long rests necessary to Bi^^^li^ 1 x get you through the fatigues of l^^/^^^i) Vv N the day? Don't you wish that flES^^Sr you could have again your old jS^ vr T t i' 11 1 energy365 words
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Advertisement466 1931-05-01 9 Garble merchants. gINGAPORE CASKET CO. No«. lAS, Penhaa Road, a ff Lavender Street— Phone «075. EXPERIENCED HELP MASSEUSE fROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. ,02 Middle Road, Colonial Garage. Phone 3729. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY gj, NUGENT BUCKERIDGE flf(heflt CLvi Work— Lowcrt Bat at |,aIDLAW BUILDING— T»hon« 78M. j T0 RAVELLING466 words
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Advertisement754 1931-05-01 9 TRX DERB. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICT is ne~«>bv oil-** tK»> erwoea, and thru parttc.iars of su<-h tenden ™ybe obtained m the Tender Room Munlcip" ScUtag of nftirtmnm inside the Jala* Construction of a semi -permanent drain from ctlr 1 ROtd tO SUnßei Whampoa Closing 4 p.m. May 15th, 1931.754 words
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Advertisement683 1931-05-01 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Tl* establishment of B. P. de SUva Ltd jewellers, is closed to-day m celebration of tht Buddhist festlvnl the full-moon day of WesaJc. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership hitherto existing between the undersigned under the name of Pennefather and Wheatley at No. 2683 words
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Advertisement569 1931-05-01 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Singapore Improvement Ordinance No. 10 of 1927, as Amended by Ordinance No. 13 of 1930. AMENDMENT NO. 9 OF 1931 TO THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. Notice to Owners or reputed Owners of property affected by the plan. Whereas the Singapore Improvement Trust has considered it necessary569 words
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Advertisement631 1931-05-01 9 auction sales. ~^ucton~Tale of VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD TOWN COUNTRY PROPERTIES To be held at The Saleroom ol Messrs. Chins Keng Lee A Company. Limited Rallies Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore ON MONDAY, MAY 4th, AT 2.30 P.M. 1 Particulars ESTATE OF TAN ENG CHYE (Deceased). Lot I.— Valuable Freehold land631 words
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777 1931-05-01 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931. POLITICAL CRISIS IN NANKING It is notoriously difficult to obtain any correct and comprehensive view of the situation m China from such news as is published from Chinese sources, whilst the European agencies upon which we are accustomed to rely have not the777 words
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Article273 1931-05-01 10 Mr. W. A. Griflin, Assistant Traffic Manager. F.M.S. Railways. Bukit Mertajam. leaves for home on furlough on May 2. Mr. A. H. L. Lanmann will act for him during his absence. His Holiness Hazrath Maulana Shah Muhamed Abdul Ale?m Saheb Siddiqui al Quadri of Meerut, India, has kindly consented to273 words
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Article298 1931-05-01 10 Mr. K. H. McFarlane and Miss Marjorie Arne Mr. Kenneth Harkness McFarlane, (son of Mr. and Mrs. W. McFarlane of Girvin, Scotland) of Messrs Evatt and Co., Singapore, and who is one of the best known local sportsmen, was married to Miss Marjorie Arne, (daughter of Capt. Arne298 words
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Article868 1931-05-01 10 WATCHMAN'S MURDER Coroner's Verdict Against Three Sikhs A verdict of murder was returned by the Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) against the threo Sikhs Tara Singh, Bhagat Singh, and Babu Singh who had been arrested by the police m connection with the death of a868 words
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Article64 1931-05-01 10 Man Killed m Rochore District Last Night In a shooting outrage which occurred m the Rochore district last night one Chinese was shot six times, being instantly killed, whilst another was hit four times and is m a very serious condition. The shooting is understood to have64 words
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Article121 1931-05-01 10 I A Bengali sailor of the City of Khios fell from the mast of the ship on to the deck below and sustained a simple fracture of the spine. He was at once taken to hospital. The Manager of the Prudential Assurance; Company writes as follows: In your Wednesday's I121 words
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Article101 1931-05-01 10 PUBLIC MEETING Ratepayers Association Proposed [From Our Own Correspondent Malacca nr u •> An important meeting of the ftn ments (Malacca) Association has v* for Monday. Matters on the a-end-Municipal flavour. They are Munic lna w/ and a whole-time Municipal Pr>«, d revision or rescission of Section101 words
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Article278 1931-05-01 10 How Inspector Obtained Statements During the course of the hearing of a or. minary enquiry before the Seond m\l Mr. G. E. Clayton, yesterday, into chaJ, armed gang robbery against sevrn BerL? counsel for the defence, Mr. Goho tive Inspector Judge, who mtvd, th,--how it was278 words
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Article222 1931-05-01 10 Rajputana's Notable Passengers With a Colonial Governor, two Resides Councillors from Malaya, Hire Tungtaa 4 Kelantan. a Colonial Judge and Colonial Tretsurer from Hons Kouq. and I Judge British Court m Shanghai on b vi tBJ P ufi O. Rajputana will baft rnthtr nrr< than lie usual sprinkling222 words
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Article40 1931-05-01 10 Friday May 1 Before the Acting Chief .lii-lice I Summonses m Chamber. O ';init: mons and Motion. Before !Vlr. Justice aTN.kftt Tfrrdl a.m. Bankruptcy Pet it ion Order. Application for Oompotit tion under Section 31 and Prtbttc I40 words
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Article78 1931-05-01 10 On Saturday week. May 9t! Hotel. Mmc Natalie Mta ber of the Russian Imperial m 1917 by the Russian Court. interesting song PtCIUI m »bi dances of various land* top priate costumes are a tettaw m 17 languages and her cost and she baa received \ory78 words
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Advertisement183 1931-05-01 10 HARVEY'S WORLD FAMOUS SHERRY. "BRISTOL MILK" bottled and shipped by JOHN HARVEY AND SONS LTD. BRISTOL, Wine Merchants to H.M. King George V. SOLE AGENTS: CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., {Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong). {Incorporated m Shanghai* 90 ROBFNSCN ROAD. TELEPHONE 62*8. i Pure Fresh Cow's Milk183 words
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Advertisement105 1931-05-01 10 Bentley's Second Phrase Code This code is a thoroughly up-to-date successor to the widely used "Bentley's Complete Phrase Code" SPECIAL FEATURES Ample ranges of COMMODITIES, BANKS, PORTS SHIPPING LINES, ETC. Entirely new scheme for transmitting: N UMER ALS STERLING U S CURRENCY. THREE TIMES AS MANY PHRASES AS IN BENTLEY'S105 words
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Article200 1931-05-01 11 SOUTHERN CROSS ARRIVES To Bring: Outward Letters Fron Akyab The Southern Cross, famous for its long distanrr flights, anircd at Sctetar. carrying thf ftr>t official air mail from Australia to England, at 11.45 a.m. yesterday, piloted by \ir Commodore Kinjrsford Smith, who m .lurvr 1929. brought200 words
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Article605 1931-05-01 11 No Official Subsidy I J A Canberra message received last I stated that Mr. Scullin h~d lourced that he had informed Imperial Airways and the Dutch Air Company that Australia will be S bie to subsidise air mail services Tins announcement appears to have ide following the605 words
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Article492 1931-05-01 11 POLITICAL CRISIS IN CHINA HU HAN-MIN REACTIONS 1 Kuomintang Convention Threatened IReuter's Far Eastern Service] -ru a Shanrhai, April 30. oJr r f SltUatiOn has boiled '-rln TT Ca "tonese leaders are heading a (X/uled t mPt to UPSCt thC Pe ple S Convention scheduled to MM ln Nanking on492 words
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Article123 1931-05-01 11 392 People Killed m the Caucasus (Reuter's Sevvice] Moscow, April 29. Over 100 are reported killed and injured m an earthquake which shook three districts m the Soviet Republic. In Nakhichevan m Transcaucasia several villages were completely I destroyed and m others more than half the houses were123 words
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Article60 1931-05-01 11 An Hour m Windsor Castle Grounds Reuter's Service 1 London, April 30. For the first time since his arrival at Windsor the King went outdoors to-day m brilliant sunshine and spent an hour m the Castle grounds. Accompanied by the Queen he walked half a mile60 words
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Article114 1931-05-01 11 GROWING DEATH ROLL Relief Workers' Gruesome Task [Reuter's Servicej Cairo, April 29. Forty-one peoole were burned to death or fatally injured by Jumping off the train, and 41 were injured m consequence of the CairoAlexandria express catching lire. Ten children are among the victims. All were natives except114 words
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Article161 1931-05-01 11 Attempts to Find Augustine Courtauld [British Radio Official Service] London, April 29. Efforts to succour Augustine Courtauld, member of a scientific expedition, who volunteered to remain alone throughout the winter on the Greenland ice cap. took a definite shape to-day. Captain Ahrenberg, the Well-known Swedish airman, was161 words
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Article140 1931-05-01 11 Students Inflamed Against Dictator [Reuier's Service] Lisbon, April 30. It is authoritatively stated that hitherto there has been no fighting m Madeira. Operations against the rebels have been interrupted as a result of the Bishop of Funohal's efforts at mediation. The Spanish revolution and the rebellion m Madeira140 words
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Article106 1931-05-01 11 The Dato Bentara Stia of Kelantan [From Our Own Correspondent] Penan*, April 30. The death has occurred suddenly of Inche Wok bin Mohamed, Dato Bentara Stia, first A.D.C. to the Sultan of Kelantan, aged 29 years. Inche Wok came to Penang with the Sultan to bid106 words
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Article90 1931-05-01 11 Mr. H. Dove's Criticism of Malaya's Industries [From Our Own Correspondent] Penang-, April 30. Speaking at the half-yearly meeting of the Penang Mercantile Employees Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Mr. Harold Dove said: "I have endeavoured to show that thrift is largely a matter of character, but, having90 words
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Article89 1931-05-01 11 Wireless Phone Service With Siam From To-day [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bangkok, April 30. A daily wireless telephone service between Bangkok and Copenhagen will be operative from to-morrow, (Bangkok time) between the hours of four and seven m the evening. The service is expected to be largely used89 words
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Article103 1931-05-01 11 LABOUR DAY AH Workers to Take a Holiday fßfuter's Service! Madrid, April 30. Spain's "Labour Day" to-morrow promises to be a record rest day. It is semi-offlcially announced that all workers except those engaged m electricity and water supplies are expected to take a holiday.103 words
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Article299 1931-05-01 11 Sentence on A. M. Ford Reduced [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, April 30. Ihe full Court of Appeal was occupied for some time to-day hearing the appeal by the hon'ble Mr. S. N. Veerasamy on behalf of A. M. Ford, former accountant at the Federal Dispensary, Kuala Lumpur,299 words
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Article90 1931-05-01 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, April 30, 5.43 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £104 9|16 (£lO7 9|16). Forward £105 15|16 (£lOB 13|16). The market is easier. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's90 words
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Article148 1931-05-01 11 Enormous Strength of Financial Position [British Radio Official Service] Ruffby, April 29. The debate on the Budget was resumed m the House of Commons. Sir Herbert Samuel, the Liberal member for Darwen. said the chief point which struck him was the enormous strength of the financial position148 words
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Article96 1931-05-01 11 Century Old Link With the East Severed [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Penan*, April 30. A farewell address was presented to Mr. E. W. P. Oilman by the Junior Civil Service Association. In his reply Mr. Oilman said "One does not sever the associations of a lifetime without96 words
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Advertisement308 1931-05-01 11 I LATEST DESIGNS IN HALL MARKED I SILVER CUPS. fThe Athletes of Ancient Greece and Rome strove for a wreath of laurel. The symbol faded even more quickly than the glory of V which it was the mark. When the prize is a Silver Cup or Trophy its value increases308 words
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Article306 1931-05-01 12 How Indian Boycott Affects Lancashire [fteutefe Beivtue] Londt<«v April 29. Sr- y Conservative Peere and :.lp.v Including lord Peel. Sir Samuel Koare, Mr. Neville Ch;-mberlai:\ ad other nr WnhjtCTi. nililij m the House of Commons and received a deputation (ran I :mcashiie Ngsrding India and Ihc >tton306 words
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Article516 1931-05-01 12 A CURIOUS STORY Charge of Dishonest Possession SJgstaUS allegations were made against a detective m the OQUtSO Of a case that came before the Second Mice Magistr^e (Mr. G. E. Clayton* yesterday morning. The detective, an Indian named Kamla, was gfflng evidence on a charge of beinjs516 words
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Article161 1931-05-01 12 Attack on Attempt to Reduce Rates Router's Service 1 Atlantic City. AprU 2». A Vigorous attack on attempts to reduce worktm* wages was made by Mr. Robert Lament, Secretary of Commerce, opening the session or the United ■tales Chamber of Commerce Mr. I.umont pointed out that the161 words
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Article80 1931-05-01 12 Large Sums Due to London and New York [neuter's Service] Canberra, April 39. A further New South Wales default is antuownead. Mr. Lin^ has informed Mr. Scullin that £83,000 due m New York on April 29, on the 4 per cent. loan, and £110,000 due m London on80 words
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Article428 1931-05-01 12 ACADEMY SENSATION [Renter's Seivu;?! London, Apiil 29. The incomprehensible action of a well-known artist m submitting as original works for hanging at the annual Royal Academy Exhibition what were really painted-over photographs has created a great sensation. The incident is all the more extraordinary m view of428 words
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Article85 1931-05-01 12 Expected m London on Saturday 3i itLsli Radio Ofncial Service] Rugby, April 29. The ex- Viceroy. Lord Irwin, and Lady Irwin, will reach London on Saturday afternoon. At Victoria station their ccarhes will be disconnected from the rest of the train and will be drawn to the platform85 words
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Article53 1931-05-01 12 Lord Athene Guest of President I British Radio Official Sonic?) R«suy, April 29. Lord Athlone. Princes Alice and Lady May Cambridge returned to Constantinople on Monday after a visit to Angora as the guosts cf the Turkish President of ths Republic. The visit was highly successful and marked53 words
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Article420 1931-05-01 12 VALUABLE WORK Arduous South American Tour [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, April 29. The Prince of Wales and Prince George left Lc Bourget, Paris, this morning on the last stage of their homeward journey. They travelled m an Imperial Airways liner City of Glasgow which had420 words
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Article206 1931-05-01 12 No Progress During Past Month [Re liter's Sen-ice] Leaden, April 29. That the filiation regarding the proposed A't.jlo-France-ItaJipn r.aval agreement har> not advanced iince the beginning of the month is shown m a statement by Mr. Arthur Henderson at question time m the BOOM of Commons that the206 words
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Article455 1931-05-01 12 E. A. BARBOUR LTD. Management Scheme That Failed Ail mraeuaJ action was commenced m the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice a'Beckstt Ten ell, m which Mr. E. A. Barbour sued his brother, Mr. R. A. Barbour, for $47,671. 70, the amount due on ten promissory notes455 words
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Article58 1931-05-01 12 7,000 People to be Expelled (Filter's Servi-c 1 El r-iso, Texas, April 30. Seven thousand Americana are shortly being expeiled from Mexico, according! to the Texas Herald-Post, as the Mexican Government disrered that they were living m Mexico withcut authority, having: outstayed their sij j months visas58 words
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Article294 1931-05-01 12 KUOMINTANG'S POWKRS AH People Equal Before the Law I PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS Iffetnter'l Far Eastern 6»-r.i< Nanking, AjtH The draft is published of Chinas pt constitution, *hich will be submiiuj People's Convention at Nanking on 1 u-^i^j ff discussion and adoption. The preamble states that t'm- Nati eminent294 words
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Article251 1931-05-01 12 Plan for 40 Now Provinces Bnagkal, !i The plans Of the Nankin G I establishing permrr.ert price I ing the complete unification of the countty er.ii its linances. WCIf outlined by 6 'i <»t Finance, Mr. T. V. Soong. m the OOUIIC I i inteeViev with251 words
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Article103 1931-05-01 12 Mukden and the National Convention 5 rl M Sha^'i Div:-:. MlMUKtefi DOW 1 Peking to attend tlw inVw »iriinl General r v of the Mtochurian Gcven m n-n eiToit. to reach a totllUoo oi I affnh-h of North-Western chn.v Oeseral CtitAg h I htm IDußbal Chlung prooMd to103 words
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Article87 1931-05-01 12 Sir Josiah Stamp on R Dumping [Reutcr'a Sc Not v >J Warn la 1 return to the irld n -> reate dill wbo is return »ad. He ■r, v/h-!e Wwtihin dux market vill \o m obstacle to economic rorovor.. H less be a serious problem. export grain markrt87 words
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Advertisement73 1931-05-01 12 FIRST AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND AIR MAIL ARRIVES The first official Australian air-mail, including two bags cf letters for Singapore end fatten V~ inland Great Britain, arrived yesterday morning m the famous Southern Cross aeroplane niloted by Air S-T modore KingsTord Smith, who has already flown the machine round the world including a73 words
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Article553 1931-05-01 13 A Summing-Up of the Outgoing Season IBy Air Mail] London, April 14. Excepting for some outstanding club games and the seven -a -side tournaments, the Rugby football season is, for all practical purposes ended now, writes Astral m a home paper. From the international point of view553 words
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Article127 1931-05-01 13 Wasps Finish the Season without a Single Defeat Although most of the junior clubs have finished for the season theii seniors are stiil m the field. The Easter holidays proved a strenuous time for home teams, but an enjoyable one for those on tour, though Blackheath lost all127 words
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Article255 1931-05-01 13 Informal Conversations with British and Welsh [By Air Mail| I From Our Own Correspondent! London. April 14. I understand that on April 25 a meeting will be held m Paris at which every Rugby club m the country will be represented, to discuss ths management, control and255 words
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Article51 1931-05-01 13 Miss Connie Mason (Middlesex Ladles), the British two miles champion and record-holder, won the two miles walking race amongst members of the Middlesex Ladies A. C. London Olympiades and Polytechnic Ladies A.C. at Perivale, m 16 mm. 25 2-5 sec. thus clipping 1 mm. 24 2-5 sec. off her previous51 words
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Article405 1931-05-01 13 Victory for Superior Tactics (By Air Mail) [From Our Own Correspondent] London, April 14. The Lawn Tennis Association is to be heartily congratulated on the success of its first International Trials' Tournament, which was brought to an end at West Kensington on Saturday So great a draw was405 words
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Article296 1931-05-01 13 When Amateur Status is Lost [By Air Mail) [Flom Our Own Correspondent I London, April 14 At the annual meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association which was held m London on Saturday. Mr. D. G. A. Lowe was appointed honorary secretary of the Association m succession to Sir296 words
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Article188 1931-05-01 13 Why is Collins Not m British Team Why has one of the finest doubles players m Great Britain been omitted from the Davis Cup trials I refer to I. G. Collins, who. with J. C. Gregory, has won every Cup-tie m which they have played together. The188 words
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Article89 1931-05-01 13 A Brooklands racing driver wars fined on April 12 for breaches of the safety regulations. He was Mr. W. Y. Craig, who, driving Mr. I. S. Pollock's Bugatti. won the Founders' Gold Cup. value £100. m a race of about nine miles, at a speed of 106.24 miles an hour.89 words
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Advertisement567 1931-05-01 13 [i/MM Cf REBOS JELLI£ s fWmVP are easy to m ake, V^llilr: et QU»ckly and are < jyjMW delicious to the taste. X^WjW/ They are obtainable m -£f^X f variety of tempting < ■^-^rj fresh- fruit flavours— f ■X' Str awberry, Raspberry Xv g. herr y. Greengage! < i Pineapple567 words
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Advertisement521 1931-05-01 13 BUY BRITISH GOODS I U^R&j flH^Qi c^3^sL m« j i mJJ t!S^ I rr s j— lifr* Z7 5 I eH pus^l I jb I Tit I j te^JMIJ Int fju tarnsafif Lc j I Australia's Health-Giving Wines. S RICH RUBY PORT TYPE— BURGUNDY jjj RICH WHITE PORT TYPE— CHABLIS521 words
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Advertisement841 1931-05-01 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. express service marseilles, london n. continent fortnightly, weekly service London and n. continent. Twirr Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa ajid Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails. PERSEUS For Marseilles, Casablanca, London, Rotterdam841 words
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Advertisement564 1931-05-01 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) v "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer I>oe staf»p«t«. BA. CITY OP BATAVIA May 18 s.s. CITY OF CORINTH j UDe 9 HOMEWARDS. OITY564 words
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Advertisement414 1931-05-01 14 P. £r> O. British] •India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FKOM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN D Do, Tonnage. Stafapore. Tannage s.nraoor. 1931. KARMALA 9,100 KASHMIR414 words
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Advertisement694 1931-05-01 15 0. S. K. Line. SANYO MAW LOB ANC.KI.ES and NfcU YORK v .-jasis: H MABI MOMBASA. Z a M ,ibar. D.u -„-Sal :an, L. lIWIII Marques. Durban and Beira M si (l no.MiiAY n. ta,! ;md ColomlX) m l Q l l I Xl S MAKI KOMIJAV v,a Ecl^an D*694 words
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Advertisement488 1931-05-01 15 tn.. --^^waußaMßßßHißvaavßiavavßiH^^Maa OF FAMOUS Mi PRESIDENT LIXKKS ff| TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. FBOM SINGAPORE AND PENAXG via COLOMBO. SUEZ PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES AM) GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore-. Penang. New York. Pres. Harrison May 11 May 14 May 16 June 23 Pres. Hayes May 25488 words
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Advertisement776 1931-05-01 15 K. P. M. RONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. r ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA (Incorporated In Holland UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight*. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Managers's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and PenAag> of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION776 words
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Article215 1931-05-01 16 O.S.K. to Extend African Routes Tokio, April 15. An extension of the South African route of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha has been indicated by the Communication office m order to compensate for the cancellation of the South American Eastern Coastal Line due to the agreement between the O.S.K.215 words
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Advertisement63 1931-05-01 16 LEA* PERRINS SAUCE ON EVERY TABU FOR EVERY MSN WATERPROOF CANVAS. Beautiful Green and White Blinds and Tarpaulins of First-class British manufacture, including stitching with eyelets and rope complete. Durable white canvas stocked. PRICES VERY MODERATE. Write for quotations. MOHD. BIN HOOSAINSAH, 66. ROBINSON ROAD. Phone No. 2454. SINGAPORE SffIPCHANDLERY63 words
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Advertisement538 1931-05-01 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. I QC (Incorporated In U.fcJ.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (yia Suez). M.S. SILYERTEAK May 1 May 4 j, MJS. SILVERSANDAL May 19 May 25 MS. SILVERWILLOW June 2 June 8 M.S. SILVER YEW June 16 Jime538 words
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Advertisement116 1931-05-01 16 THF AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INT. I (Incorporated m U 8 A International BANKING and TRAVEL SEKVHtS Travellers Cheque Letters of (rrdit. Mone? Orders. Drafts. Tran«!rrs of Fund> by Mil and Cable Tours. Cruises. Steamship RrserTatl Railroad Tickets. Baggage Insurant SINGAPORE No. 1, Collar Qua! FREE SERVICE Passages booked by all116 words
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Miscellaneous210 1931-05-01 16 Krppel Harbour. King's Dock: Lucerna. No. 1 Dock: Tug Rose. General Ver>pyck. No. 2 Dock: Kepong. VESSELS ARRIVED Franken. Ger. 4821. from Yokohama 30. for Belawan 1. Ho Sang. Brit. 3293. from Calcutta 30. for Hong Kong. Japan 2. Kelantan. Brit. 562. from Malacca 30. for I Malacca 1. Meonia.210 words
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Article851 1931-05-01 17 SURVEYORS EVIDENCE "Bad Practice and Dangerous" was called yesterday morning 1 which a Chinese is suing the meat and the Singapore Slipway I Co. for the value of a three>inf junk. Hi aOasM it filled a; k m a result of damage be wu jmu on851 words
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Article704 1931-05-01 17 PASSENGERS^ ORDEAL Difficult Rescue From Bleak Island Wrcrked on a bleak uninhabited island off n m 1 COBSt near Wench <>w. and marooned m coid foggy weather for nearly 18 hours, the passen^n, and crew of the Chinese steamer P,l n"?' I<7 t nS Were rescued the704 words
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Article115 1931-05-01 17 Per President Adams yesterday: Mr. B. C. Van Buren. Mr. A. E. Shumate. Miss Lotta L. Bland. Mr. I. L. Dasvani. Mr. I. E. Richey. Mrs. A. Planten Merten. Mr. M. C. Elliot. Mr. i J. Blitz. Mrs. J. Blitz, Mr. G. P. Harrington, 1 Miss Harrington. Mrs.115 words
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Article1911 1931-05-01 17 CRASHES IN A FOG Passengers and Crew Saved The West Australian gives the following account of the loss of the Malabar at Sydney. Sydney, April 2. The motorship Malabar (4,512 tons), which was bound from Melbourne to Darwin and Singapore, via" Sydney, is a total wreck on1,911 words
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Advertisement485 1931-05-01 17 See the Loftiest Peaks PILES CAN BE m the CANADIAN ROCKIES CURED. BtS^^^^ll- Via This NeW Route fi*«*»Mt That Is Oifftrent 4rsaciP^^>.^SM A J Ur y >OUII lOn^ remember tlm lirnir, .nffariaf tortar- ol Ptl.. a«4 > across the Canadian Rockies at the low- Uadrad allaiMti, aad hay. triad .ran485 words
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Article846 1931-05-01 18 PROGRESS PREVENTED A Steel "Chief" On Need for New Designs It is high time we regarded a building as a commodity, not as a permanent monument, and that the law stopped compelling us to put up buildings which are bound to outlast their usefulness." Mr. C.846 words
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Article198 1931-05-01 18 Mr. L. C. Docker Disagrees with Lord Harris The declaration of Lord Harris tfcat the pubhe must not Mk for brighter cricket was discussed by Mr. L. C. Docker, priding at the Warwickshire C.C.C. meeting "I believe." he said, "that Lord Harris mm speaking as a practical198 words
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Article339 1931-05-01 18 EaiTs Nephew m Car Crash Charge A nephew of the Earl of Rosebery, Charles Robert Archibald Grant, aged 27, of Epsom, i was alleged, at Marlborough-strqet. to have driven a sports car m Cambridge-circus W., at 40 miles per hour and crashed into a taxicab, injuring a339 words
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Article85 1931-05-01 18 The Manrh.-sur Guardian has thU story with a happy ending about a lo,er In the Irish Z p h? ri A domestic asked Mio had come m with an evening newspnp,, tf her friend Mfcs Blank had drawn h<,rs m he sweepstake. The list was examine*85 words
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Article245 1931-05-01 18 First Visit for Elffcfcea LmAn V" I Cttulifl >tae will be heard b I n In ■ten open this •r. It I since the).'. Russian Opei the nu t;\ polls, but tn i ChaUapiiae hi icgulai member numbers ha all 140 ill bate ti teaaon al245 words
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Advertisement316 1931-05-01 18 I mF&2&3 I BOILS- ABSCISSES -CHRONtC SO'MS-/JaM I I X^\ B rf Sr/N<:^ ■SPRAI*ib-RHllJ*l4ll>M\Mr M I r $1 50 g box Agents. -The British Pharmacy Ltd North Bridge Rd Singupore. I KEEP m 1 STRONG lO^/ H < AN D M l^- 'I JjL < WELL^^^Bfetf lX: I When the316 words
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Advertisement406 1931-05-01 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3 000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Ei&hopsgate, London. E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star jHong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo406 words
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Advertisement332 1931-05-01 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF j INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3.000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,666.845 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelf ord, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart.332 words
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Advertisement162 1931-05-01 18 INSURANCE. THE SOUTH rkti}' BRITISH Xj|^ y INSIKAMK COMMMT. LIMITUi FIRE. MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED LOWEST CURRENT RATES L C. MARGOLIOUTH. Office: 2. Finlayjon PERSONAL ACCIDENTS. FATAL ACCIDENTS an- HAVE you made ptXWrltlOß lor of your dependents should overt:tke you? IT only costs $15 yearly to fcaJu162 words
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Article384 1931-05-01 19 Latest Librar} Addition nring publications were issued or the Department of Statistics, S.S. during the week ended April 22nd. liable for public use m the Referrv. Pttlterton Building. Department:— I ion. Imports and Exports of and Settlements. March Iftl, i art of Rubber as Declared. md Values, States384 words
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Article238 1931-05-01 19 Stii! Popular In Spite of Increatoi Cost April I, letters to Europe sent local residents m postag?. than prior to that date. i no decrease m the use of the )rding u> Hong Kong Post Office of 20 cents per 1 oz. if via and 12 cents if238 words
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Article316 1931-05-01 19 Ilritish Printing Contract Opposed Peking. April 8. The Director of tl.e Plinttaf and Engraving Bureau gave a reception to Chine?? pressmen yestfvioy afternoon, when he informed them that the Postal Administration had entered into an agreement with a British concern to print stamps for the Po.~t Office. Be316 words
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Article92 1931-05-01 19 [British Radio Official Service) Ruffby, April 29. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.09%, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 13-16 d., Berlin 20. 42 1 Brussels 34. 95 1 Bucharest 817. Rio >\t%, Buenos Aires 35 9-16, Copenhagen I 18.1C Geneva 25.25, Helsingfors 193 i. 'Hong Kong 11%, Lisbon 108.25. Madrid92 words
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Article397 1931-05-01 19 Significance of Recent Note Issue Shanghai. April 24. The belief that Mr. T. V. Soong's announcement regarding the issue by the Bank of China of notes expre seel m terms of gold units "as a measure of convenience to importers m the payment of Customs' duties," heralds397 words
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Article429 1931-05-01 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES April 30 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2,3 27)32 London, 3 months' sight 2)3 13]16 London, 60 days' sight 2:3 25J32 London, 30 days' sight 2[3 34 London, demand 23 23J32 London, T.T. 23 lljl6 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234 Vi429 words
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Article908 1931-05-01 19 THURSDAY, APRIL 3»TH CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang (£> 20s 32s 6d Austral Malay (£> 18s 6d 21s Ayer Hitam Tin vss> lls \2s BanßTin Tin 13s 14s Bateag Padang (sl> It 15 Batu Caves ($D 35 40 Sukit Arang (SI) 36 40 Burmah Malay (f)908 words
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Article119 1931-05-01 19 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION The Singapore Chambs r oi OomnM rcc RuMm i Association hHc 1 its 1.015 th. jmrttwi yesterday, when th?re was catalogue:' 1.471.317 lbs.; 656.8:1 tons. Offered 1311.282 lbs.: 500 iv) tons. Bold 1.136.034 lbs.: 507.15 to s Spot. London 3 is itsu. New York 5 t PRICES119 words
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Article154 1931-05-01 19 MACPHAIL CO.,S DAILY REPORT Singapore. April 30. Tin, Dull.— Talam Mines 65 70 x.d Malayi Consols 15 17. Penauats 50 54. Kintas 91 9(5. Hitam Tin 15 20. Rantau Prefs. 38 41. Rahmans 62 70. Sungei Luas 97 1.00. Johans 20 23. Taipings 30 35. Petalings 3.90 4.00 c.d. Hon->154 words
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Article102 1931-05-01 19 Why Mexican Boxer Knifed His Rival London. April 1. That temptation proved too strong for him was the explanation given the police by Reginald Luna, a boxer, who was infuriated because he was getting the worst of a fight, say.s a despatch from Mexico City. He pulled102 words
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61 1931-05-01 19 April i'.Oth.. U o'clock nuon IliiTpr* Sellers. R.S.S. canal to London Standard. Spot 1% 8 Standard RA& on Tender May a 9'v June 9 July-Sept. 9 1 9 1 Ckt.-De< !l j 10 Tone of Market: Steady Q;-. «!i Latest Cable. London Spot slun't 261 words
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Article64 1931-05-01 19 With tho closing down of the Tsinan and Kaifen« Arsenals by Government order, the Ar.senal Administration of the Ministry of War is planning to convert them into productive organs. The Tsinan Arsenal is to b'^ turned into a mill for the extraction of cotton seeds64 words
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Article186 1931-05-01 19 A Record of Profits and Losses I FREE PRBBS SERVICE-COP* lUGHTI London. April .10, Extracts from latest rubber company report! are as follow Chul.a (Sclan-oi). Profit 00 1930 £6008 forward £7419. Straits Rubber: Net profit 1930 £9098 forward £96 BRG. Kapar Para loss 1930 £3867. forward credit £1186 words
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Article137 1931-05-01 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore, April :tO. Rubber lias again (Inclined to-day and Tin remains unchanged London but down 5 8 locally. There is no rift m tin- cloud of dep* over-shadowing the market and business dwindling away to nothing. Rubbers.— Seudais oiler at 79. Malaki Pindas at 67>.. Mentakabs137 words
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Article330 1931-05-01 19 Why it Cannot Increase Mr. g. Zannetto* writes to the Pmaneia] Times: Further to my letter relating to rubbei production by the native*, which was publish d m the Finanrial Tim -s of :>nd Aprl. my assertion that a labourer tapping callv ap. avrra«« of 400 trees can330 words
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Article129 1931-05-01 19 S UNGEI KINTA TIN DREDGING IBy Air Mail] London, April U. Report for year ende-d December 31 1930 states that during year dred K e treated IMI J(><» yards, which yielded 243 tons of tin ore equivalent to .50 lb. per yard. Area worked out amounts to 20.29 acres and129 words
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Advertisement76 1931-05-01 19 ilgifiti exceed $12,000,000. Assurance m force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (incorporated In the Straits Settlement*.) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry, EC Thi Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England snd compile, with the Brtt*h T^ ATTRACTIVE PLANS76 words
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Advertisement86 1931-05-01 19 a am mmm m m m-m-mus-a: w I Be it I i Fire -Marine -Life or Motor Car g the unquestionable security of two hundred and eleven years progressive trading Is offered you. ■B jr Incorporated m A D. 1720 the Royal Exchince A.ssurjl ance has attained an unassailable position.86 words
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Article1327 1931-05-01 20 FINISHING GALLOPS Training Work at the Course There was a large gathering yesterday morning at the Racecourse to watch the work for the forthcoming meeting, and as it was cool and there was no miM the morning was a pleasant one. The course prcper was used with1,327 words
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Article353 1931-05-01 20 AYR'S NARROW ESCAPE Hibernians and East Fife Relegated [Reuter'e Service] LcnJon, April 29. The last match m the First Division of the Scottish League was played to-day, when Ayr defeated Kilmarnock at Ayr I—o1 0 and thus saved themselves from relegation to Division 11. Final positions (with353 words
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Article128 1931-05-01 20 Chinese Have Walk-Over From S.R.C The First Division match between the S.R.C and the S.C.F.A. was not played yesterday owing to the S.R.C. being unable to field a team, through players being ill with influenza, the S.C.F.A. receiving a walk-over. In tot Reserve Division match between the S.C.C.128 words
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Article289 1931-05-01 20 Xegro Boxer Regains Lost Title Ckve!a:i O'»in. April 14. oung Jr.ck Thompson, coloured Californian boxer, to-night regained the welterweight champ;onship of the world when he scored a technical knockout victory over Tommy Freeman of Hot Springs. Arkansas, m the twelfth round of their scheduled fifteen rounds bout.289 words
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Article80 1931-05-01 20 The following are the fixtures for May. May 1-15 Robinson Cup, (Ladies) 18 holes Bogey; Wednesday 6th, Andrew Currie Cup Ist round; Saturday and Sunday 9th and 10th. Men's Monthly Medal (Stroke) Wednesday 13th, Andrew Currie Cup 2nd round; Sunday i7th. match -vs. Singapore Golf Club (away);80 words
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Article, Illustration183 1931-05-01 20 HARD COURTS TITLE Miki's Bad Luck Against Hughes [Reuters Service] London, April 30. An Englishman and a Frenchman will meet m the final of the British hard courts championship. The Davis Cup player, G. P. Hughes, avenged Austin's defeat on Tuesday by beating Miki m the semi-finals183 words
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Article99 1931-05-01 20 Former Cambridge and England Cricketer Reuter's Service London, April 30. The death is announced of Mr. S. M. J. Woods, the former Cambridge and England cricketer, at the age of 64. Mr. Woods went up to Cambridge from Brighton and got his cricket blue99 words
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Article140 1931-05-01 20 The fcllowinc v ill ropresent the V.M.C.A. at cricket against the Ceylon Sport* Club o:i the V.M.C.A. ground commencing at 2 p.m. on Saturday: R. L;>ne (Captain-. F. A. S. Koole. A. Cassichitty, G. V. NfcufarttUMr, It G. Harvey! w. d. Kiley. ctnxi Cbooo Lbn, ii. p. Ridley, S.140 words
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Article116 1931-05-01 20 On Sunday, the "A" Class will sail the third and last race of a series for the Vice-Commo-dore's 1931 Trophy. The start will be at 10 a.m. and the course will be posted m the usual position on the morning of the race. Starting at 10.10 a.m. the "B"116 words
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Article109 1931-05-01 20 Another large and enthusiastic audience witnessed the screening of the excellent First National musical comedy "Paris" at The Capitol last night. The versatile performances of the two featured artistes, Irene Bordoni and Jack Buchanan, undoubtedly make this picture one of the most entertaining subjects yet seen109 words
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Article27 1931-05-01 20 A. E. Plumb the National champion, won the ten miles road walking championship of the North London Harrier* at Edmonton m 1 h 23 mm. 5 sec.27 words
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Article1011 1931-05-01 20 GOLF AND GOLFERS IN THE FAR EAST "EVERYONE DAFT ON IT" Peter Robertson Tells his Experiences Peter Robertson, the golf professional, who laid out the new Island Club links recently, gave the following Impressions on his return to a SpcrU Despatch interviewer Golf m the East seemed to have a1,011 words
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Article40 1931-05-01 20 [Rauter's Service] New York. April 30. Latest baseball results are as follow: National League Cincinnati i. Chicago 3 St Louis 7 Pittsburgh American Leairae Washington g, N eu York Cleveland 9. St. Lou;s 0 Chicago 3. De'roit 0.40 words
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Article23 1931-05-01 20 f Printed and Published by Reginmd Downing DAvrrs, at the offlce of the Singapore Free Press Limited. l~s Rabins* fUm6, Singapore Straits Settlements.]23 words
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